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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Kills without Hitting,


What is lyddite? The high explosive
thus called from the name of the small
kentish town and gunnery center
where the experiments with 1t were
made Is nothing less than picric acid
brought into dense state by fusion.
Picric acid is bright yellow SUBJ
stance freely used in peaceful indus.
tries for dyeing purposes. 1t is OBJ
tanned by the action of nitric acid on
phenol or carbolic acid. 1t burns very
violently, and, owing to the tremen-
dous blast produced by the explosion,
the destructive effect of bursting
she'll filled with it is some IL times
greater than that of shell filled with
powder.
All lyddite shells are equipped with
percussion nose fuses only; hence their
explosion takes place on impact in the
following fashion: The percussion fuse
ignites picric powder exploder, which
IN turn ignites the bursting charge of
lyddite, the defamation of the fuse and
of the two explosives inside the shell
being instantaneous. The picric pow
der exploder, we should add, Is insert
ed In a recess left in the lyddite for
that purpose. Lyddite shell is to some
extent less barbarous than shrapnel
exploded by powder, for, though wide
spread, It's death dealing effects are
due more to air conclusion than to the
wounding effects Of the flying frag-
ments. In other words, In the case Of
lyddite shell bursting in a group of
men, the greater number will be killed
not by pieces of the shell, but by the
blow of the suddenly compressed air.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS,

Sept. 29-Democratic County Convention.
Sept. l9-Lew Newcomb In "Who's Baby
Are Your" at the Grand opera house
500 p. m. each Friday evening, open all
concert by DEBORAH City Band.
April 2, June 4, Sept. 8, Nov. ID Board OF
Supervisors meet in regular session.
May 7, Sept "a, Nov. 26-Times of hold.
ing court in 1900.
Sept. IL, lS-Bible Institute at Hesper, by
Rev. +. A. Marshall, of Chicago. Be
ginning in the afternoon, and closing
Tuesday evening.
Sept. 10 and 20-Bible Institute at Castalia.
by Rev. e. A. Marshall, of Chicago
Beginning Wednesday afternoon and
closing Thursday evening
Dec. 6th-Hoyts "a Texas Steer'' at the
Grand opera house.
Companies which are booked at the Grand
next season, dates not yet announced:
"The Little Minister
"Quo Vadis'
"Miss Hobbs
Chattanooga"
County Fair''
"The Hottest Coon in Dixie"
"The DEVILS Auction
Under the Red Robe'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Gold Medal Awarded.

Not all good things are I'm Paris, but
some times it is necessary to go to Paris
to find out what a person has. l.. j.
Anderson of this city invented check.
hook for a harness, and sent in to secure
patent on the same. His attorney
thought lie had such a good hook
that he pursuaded him to send it to
the Paris exposition. A few days ago
l.. ]. received notice that his patent had
received the gold medal. We quote a
portion of the letter: "We beg to in
form you that after the patenting OF
your invention our institution has con-
ferred upon you the title of Member OF
the Academy with award of the first
class diploma and the great gold medal,
(gilded.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
New Mail R0ute.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the postmaster at DEBORAH, Iowa, until
Sept. IL, 1900, for carrying the United
States mails from Quandahl, by way
of Highlandville, Satire and Canoe, to
DEBORAH, % miles and return, six
times a week from Oct. Is, 1900 to
June 80, 1908, by schedule of six
hours running time each way, leaving
Quandahl at 6 a. m. and arrive in
DEBORAH at II m. Returning leave
DEBORAH at 2 p. m. and arrive at
Quandahl at Sp. m. Proposal blanks
and further information can be secured
at the post office in DEBORAH, Iowa.
CHI. EMERY SMITH, p. G.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Equal Suffrage.

The first meeting after the summer
vacation will be held next Monday
evening Sept. Il, at the residence of
Mrs. Hughes. 1t being the annual
meeting; new officers will be elected
and other business of Importance
transacted. All members are partic-
urlarly requested to be present.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Spreading Happiness.

Il have but one rule that l follow all
solutely in this life. and that is to make
other people as happy as possible"
"Well." he replied. you ought to be
gratified then at what heard a young
lady say the other day"
"What was that?"
"She said that whenever she saw you
dancing she had to laugh. Chicago
Times Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Letting Well Enough Alone.

Bobbs-I see that a man has invent
ed typewriter that you just sit down
and talk to and 1t writes out every
thing you say.
Dobbs-I guess I'll keep mine. She
doesn't write everything I say, and I'm
glad Of it.-Baltimore American.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Excursion.

The b., c. r. Il N. R'y will run an
excursion from DEBORAH to West Union
tomorrow, Sept. 18th, for those wish
ing to attend Pawnee Bills Wild West
show. Round trip at rate OF one and
One-fifth fare.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Fl. J. Lang for Sign Painting.

- Lang iOi ElSu I diutiuS'
New line of tablets at the Rackt
Store
The rain Of yesterday was yer
acceptable.
Look at Spurr's gold medal exhibi
in Bears show window. %
Yesterday afternoon and today tn
weather is decidedly cooler.
"A. P. Book, of Waukon, was
caller at this Office last Thursday.
Miss Regina Low departed TO
Red Wing, Mimi, Saturday, to attenc
Seminary.
Good pasture for rent for cows; ad
jacent to city. Call on or address, It
F. Harrington.
II. j. Chinook returned on Friday
from a short visit in st. Paul and Red
Wing, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. a Frank Sayre
returned Saturday from a two weeks
WISH III CnlcagO.
Get your penny pictures, cabinets
and all kinds of photos. at b. ].
Reynolds gallery.
Mrs. Murphy, who has been visit
ing for several weeks at Northwood, re-
turned home last Thursday.
Rev. Aliens family enjoyed a very
pleasant call from Mr.. Floyd Cham
berlin, of Waterloo, last Monday morn
ing.
Il will be on the street Saturdays to
sell at auction anything you may have.
Confer with me if you have anything
to sell. T.. F. Harrington.
Just received a new line of well
fitting ladies' wrappers, direct from
the manufacturers. Come in and see
them. F. ]. Rosenthal 29-2
Will Hogle departed on Friday for
Lafayette, Ind, with the intention of
taking four years course in a mechan-
ical engineering college.
Mrs. j. j. Fisher, of Tillicothe,
Mo-, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. N. r. Croft, for several days, re-
turned to her home Thursday.
The proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors of Winnesheik county are
printed in full in this issue, beginning
on the first page and completing on
the second page.
The Whose Baby Company"
which plays at the Grand next Satur-
day night, will want three babies from
to 2 years of age, they will be needed
five minutes only. Fathers or mothers
may call at the stage entrance of the
theatre Saturday morning and make
Properly fitted eyeglasses mean
comfort to the wearer They re-en-
force the function of the eyes without
any undue strain, and their is a tax
that cannot be levied without peril
the tax on the eyesight. Only an ex-
pert optician should be trusted in such
4 delicate mission. DR.. Karl d. Fisk |
is an expert, having fitted 1000 pairs of
glasses in nine years. AT DEBORAH
Sept. oath to 2S. 3O.2
One of our young gentleman
friends at Frankville went to see his |
best girl few evenings ago. When
about to return home the conversation
to turn to art, and the young
lady said that he reminded her of the
Venus de Milo, whereupon the young
man was delighted, thinking it was
MS symetrical form to which she al
luded. When he arrived home be
an encyclopedia and learn
ed that Venus de Milo had no arms,
then he went down cellar and butted
mis- head against a barrel of soft soap. /
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Al. Wooley was over from Ossiar
Sunday.
Peter Meyer was over from Calmal
last Saturday.
Miss Mae Mckay went to Chicago
Saturday evening.
Harry Hughes departed for Duluth
on Monday morning.
Col. Stewart was over from Wau-
kon last Wednesday.
Miss Maude Thayer is reported as
being dangerously sick.
Frank Cratsenberg was down from
Burr Oak OH Thursday.
e. T. Bawden, of Davenport, was
in the city over Sunday.
Ed. Halvorson arrived home Satur-
day for visit with relatives.
Henry Paine made business trip
to Lime Springs last Friday.
DIR. and Mrs. Topliff returned home
from McGregor last Saturday.
TX. I. Haugen went to Chicago last
evening to purchase new goods.
Miss Clara Beers left Monday for a
visit to her home near Ridgeway.
Miss Katie Baker went to North
field, Mimi, Monday, to attend college.
DIR. Roome, of Calmar, was trans
acting business in the city last Mon
day.
Ed. Bean was up from Cedar
Rapids last week, renewing acquaint-
ances.
Brick house for small family for
rent. opposite the Sisters School. H.
]. Jennisch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Kidder, of Har-
mony MINI, were Sunday visitors
with DEBORAH relatives.
Mrs. Dixson, of Manchester, is
visiting with her daughter. Mrs. c.
w. Burdick, this week.
The Grand Opera House manage.
ment have cancelled their engagement
of "The Wise Woman"
Miss Idella Haugen went to Red
Wing, Mimi, on Monday, to enter the
Lutheran Ladies' Seminary.
John Mott took possession of the
Mabel stage route yesterday, having
purchased the route from Wemett.
Misses Cecil Thomas and Pearl
Pollitt entertained their friends at the
Thomas home on Tuesday evening.
The Winnesheik County Medical
Society meets at the Court House in
this city next Friday at 100 o'clock.
"A family reunion was held at
Chris. Aims Sunday. 1t being Mrs.
Aims mother, Mrs. Arhess' 10th birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Void, who
have been visiting their son, Theodore,
at Winona, Mimi. arrived home last
Friday.
Miss Ruth Stiles accompanied her
sister, Mrs. Phil. Schildknecht, to her
home at Milwaukee, Wis, where she
will visit for few days.
Anyone wishing to buy land in
Southwestern Minnesota or South
eastern Dakota, call on or address F.
l.. Akers, DEBORAH, Iowa.
The German Ladies Aid Society
will give an ice cream sOciable this
evening at the residence Of j. Bieder-
man. Everybody is cordially invited.
The Ben Bear building being re-
paired does not interfere in the least
with our photo business. Call and see
us for the finest photos in the city.
b. j. Reynolds.
Mrs. VIM. Klencke departed last
Friday morning for Lacrosse, where
she will reside. Mr.. Klencke is travel
ing salesman representing hardware
firm, and makes his headquarters at
Lacrosse.
Miss Cora Heinberg and Miss
Rubie Hong departed for Chicago last
Friday evening. The former to en-
gage in the Millinery business, and the
latter to finish her course in the kinder
gartea work.
Mr.. Shanghnesy and Misses
Vaughn, Durgen and Walden, of
Lanesboro, Mimi, who have been
visiting at the Powers home and with
other friends in the city, returned
home Monday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
An Embarrassing situation.

Dibbs Qacetiously)-This is picture
Of my wifes first husband
Dobbs-Great snakes! What a
brainless looking idiot! But didn't
know your wife was married before
she met you?
Dlbbs--She wasn't. That is picture
Of myself at the age of 20.-London
Fun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Churches.

BAPTIsT-The morning subject viii
be, "The Building of the Church," the
evening subject will be, SIN Training"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-12
Pay Your Taxes.

Have you paid your taxes? If not
do it this month. w. o. NORDHEIM.
3O-3 County Treasurer.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-05-03

xGr lou mir ,1,ir tpmmen,-- tsgr,e
Der alte 3err. ben Dumb bebe Ii ,auf
TIN! Sd mag nit ben 2euten ni1tS
gu tbun haben!" Nero seiste perft6rh>
nibpou bic SGbne.
~papa." rief nun aud @ertruboer.
rest. .bas nirit Ou nidt-bas tannf
Du nibt tbun!~
n@ut, bann f9r.ib' Tim, tpenn, Du
ibm tas gelb f4idft. bab er fi1 ni4t
! e%tnfaIen Iafen fol. 'iiber' meine
69pele gu tpmmen. gmpfdngen
.perb' i'd i'm nidt. babel bleibt's!1
9iermit erbob iih Der 9ofratb. unb
etns nit fsiten @dritten aus. benz
3immer, pie bas MGnner, tperrs fe
ben Trauen einmal traftpou ibre
Meinuns gefast baben, meiitens tbun,
Inn ben Gtnbrud na6pirten gu fafen.
Da aber Bel benz tpudtigen 64lieben
Der Sbiir- Der 3ipfel feines Shlafrodes
etngetlemmt nurbe unb Der e~r5iirnte
9ofratb ua9 einisem persebliden 3er<
rem erft no9mals DHnen mubte, 70
tpurbe bier Der nieberf9metternbe Gin.
brud et1pas absef9pGht.
rNber Mama," fagte @ertrub. .foir
f0nnen bod bic 2eute niat 10 por ben
Ropf ffoben."
~Ra, i'd bGdte. bas t0nnt. Der gan.
gen boamiitbisen Tamilie gar ni@ts
fdaben."
.Nber Ct bat fib bod 10 radfi&ts.
hoq babel benommen.~
.Das pirb fib tpobI 10 seb6ren.
ipenn Ct Dir ben tbeurer, 5ut aer,
euetf9t. Mlio mad ben 9ater ni9t
b0fe unb fAretb. Su tannft es ia
hOfi9 MAIDEN. aber turs!"
Ra9 bteien Worten erbob Ti9 auA
bic Srau 9ofratb unb cling. gertrub
blieb nit ibren @ebanfen anein.
@rnft blidte iie por ii9 bin. No9,
malls ba4te fe bas gauge Mbenteuer
bur9. Gin taft n%obltbu.nbes 9efIbl
bur9ftrDmte fe, als fe fi9 erinnerte.
ipie nabe ibr Der Na9bariobn einen
Nusenbltd setpefen mar, tpie fein pars
mer Ntbem fie seftreift batte - ba
f4raf fie aufammen: au5 Nero bate
trOftenb fein @efi9t ibrer Sanb se<
ndbert. unb feline Nafe mar unb blieb
nun etnmal talt.
Ser Oottpr mar einise Stunben
fpGter na9 Saufe eetommen. @ls
ct beinn Ibenbefen bic @ef9i9te ers
sdblte, rief Der 8ater: r9as 9elb
fir ben 9ut fdiden mir natirli4 bins
iber!"
IS, bas feb' i'd nidt ein," faste
Srau Homanis. nWarum ieBt iie
Bel benz Wetter 10 elm l1nsebeuer bon
9ut auf9 Sd bab's sefeben: ber
ysine @emiifegarten!"
ga, aber mir tperben uns bod ni9t
porperfen lahen. bab iie u~niertpesen
Soften"
.M6 mas, baben iie Dir ettpa boz
mails Sein @etpebr beSablt?"
mMber, Mutter," fiel nun ber 9ot<
tor Elm, lid muB bod etpas tbun.
muB mid bod entfdulbtsen-"
rNa, bas ma4ft gu eben gang
rubis fdriftlih ab. l1nb auberoem,
mas tannft gu benin bafir9 @enau
eenummen, but gu gar ni4ts nDtbis.
909tens tDnnte Der @ater in 9eirem
Namen-"
rS9g @oIte mir e~infaIen!"
.Na, bann mub eben &arl felbf
f9reiben. Mber re9t fibl. gerftebit
9u? &e9t tibl"
&arl mar eth bel gu seborfamer
6obn. dls baB er piberfpro4en battle.
@ber i'm Stilen faste er ii4, bab es
eisentIi@ bod Elm unsebGriser Son
tpdre.
IShIuc foInt
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-05-03

Cine S6ule oDne Iufga.
BEN unO obne Sider 1T in Gopen,
baaen begriinoet morOen. IS hanbelt
lid nm Die rSdule Der bdniihen ge.
fellidaft," bic i'm @ueuif B.. 8. ibre
@irtiamfeit begann uno por Sturgeon
nit elmer &eGe oes uniperIitdtsprofei.
TORS 9aralo S0fioins. feierlid einse.
tueiBt uuroe. Sic Organization fdlieBt
iih an ben befannten itanoinaniiden
Sl6jO- ooer Sanofettiateitsunterriht
all; tpdbrenb bic anaben lire Sola.
arbeiten aniertisen, tuerben iie miino.
lid inn &ednen. I'M TeutIden uno
gnsliihen unterridtet; 10 in ben Gle
mentartlaiIsn. udbreno fpGter befon-
oere Spradaunoen folaen. Nad Sauie
aber iperoen teinerlei Nufgaben mit-
segeben. Sic Soee 81 oieier 8erbinouns
bon 9anofertigteitsunterridt nit ion.
iiiaer Silouna III bon benz als pdoas
aosiider Gdriftneller betannien 8. &.
81. Starde ausaeaangen uno oieIe
G1ule Der odniiben GeIellihaft Der
erlie @eriud 81 ibrer 8ermirtliduns.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-05-03
Yaaanini uub feline Blfe. Gin
(sdlub folet.l

Yaganini pnb feline Bife. Gin
Drotliger Muftritt ereienete fi4 zines
9ases in elmer Muiitbanblune, uo
lid Der beriibmte @eisert6nie pasanini
nit spei Greulfoen bon bieiem urb
ienem unterbielt. Paeanini fab uno
bic 6reunce itanben um i'm ber. als
elmer jener italieniiden gerfdufer bon
@ipsfiguren bereintrat unb unter anbes
rem aud cine aana benlalte 0isur gum
Gaufe ausbot, bic pa9anini Dorfiellen
follte unb Der iueoer 8osen nod 8ioline
feblten. Ser fabrenoe Grdmer bielt ben
Mdnnern bas Srabenbilo Fin unt rief
nit nidt ~serinser &nitrenauna ieiner
2unae: raauft paaanini!" Ser Sig.
nor Wdfiro mari einen Ideelen 9lid auf
feinen tuanoernoen Qanosmann uno
ben idnaraen @edielbalg, ben Ct als
pasaninis Nbbilb in Der 6ano bielt.
Sic amei Greunhe %fonnten nidt umbin,
in Elm lautes 8elddter iiber nieien ion.
berbaren 3ufall a%ussubreden unc elmer
bon ibnen mics aui paaanini nit ben
Worten: rSiebe ba bas urbilo J.
Mllein Der Gipsfiaurenbdnbler, modte
CT nun fiblen, mie unmilltommeu er
mar, ooer nidt, idien teinesrpeas ae,
ionnen, lid gu entfernen; pielmebr
fubr er fort, nit Der 2euten isines
G6lages eiGentblmliden 3uorinslihs
felt gu idrcien: n&auft paaanini. er
1T iegr ihOn9 @nolih rib Paganini
Die Geoulo. grsrimmt iprans Ter
&iiniler BON feinem GiBe auf uno
idob ben auforinsliGea Sdnoler nit
Dcn @olten: uPadt gud, mir brau.
den teinen, ib pertauie mid ielbft I"
CUR Sbiir Dinaus.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-05-03

Elm fd0nsr Sraum unpieberbringlia5
babin. Benn tie i'm iebt aniab, mubte
fie tptrtli9 laaeln; er fab aus nie
cine S9ufIel rufiii9er Salat.
9a bielt cine Droi9te Dor Der
9austbiir. @ertrub eri9raf uno barg
bic 9utruine pieber unter benz Nlanz
tel. Sie Sbiir gins auf.
n@nGbises UyrGulein, barf i'd bitten
bier lift tie Srof9fe."
Sa, elm r,euer S9reden fubr ibr
bur9 bic Glieber: fe mar fir tiefen
Jan ni9t nit @elb perfeben! @r be-
r1erlte ibre @erpirrung.
r9abe i'd ste eri9redt, sndbisss
GrGulein9"
80 nein." %anttportete fie ettpas perz
lesen, lid babe nur-i4 ueib ni4t-
i'd bin niGt geniigenb-"
@ls @pmnaitaqebrer unb Pbilolog
~nerftanb ct au4 biefe ReSebruhftiide.
Mit mod etpas f9i9terner 9eberbe
lub ct fie elm, i'm Wagen Plab gu neb=
men, unb nit bem Woblgefibl, ba>
burh in cine Dirt pertrauli9en Ser
bdltnifes gu ibr gu tommen, bemerfte
ct babel halblaut: Der Waaen lit
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29
Mamsa1a gi1ot.
THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION

for the county of Marathon, is hereby
called to assemble at the Court House,
in the city of Wausau, in said county,
on Saturday, June 2, 1900, at o'clock
p. NJ, for the purpose of transacting the
following business
1. To elect 10 delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention to be held at
Milwaukee, June ~, 1900, for the cleo
ton of delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention.
2. To elect Is delegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention to be called
hereafter for the purpose of nominating
candidates for state officers.
8. To elect 10 delegates to the Demo
cratic Congressional Convention to be
called hereafter for the purpose OF NOM
mating candidate for Member of Con-
gress of the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict.
A. To elect chairman and secretary
of the Democratic County Committee
for Marathon county.
The basis of representation to which
each town and ward is entitled, is
one delegate for each % votes and the
major fraction thereof, cast for the dem
ocratic candidate for governor at the
LIST state election, as follows
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES.

Democratic Caucuses were held in
the different wards of the city today
from ll;30 until ! O'Clock and delegates
elected to attend the county conven-
ton to be held at the Court House next
Saturday afternoon are as follows so
far as heard from.
1sT WARD-W. Breitkreutz, Louis
Marchetti, Otto Menchow, John Ringle,
f. w. Kickbush ST..
I'D WARD-Ed. Kretlow, Coon Barn
hard, Geo. Steltz, John Sell, John Don
nelly.
I'D WARD-Phil. Stadler, Thomas Ma
lone, John F Lee, Joe Hildensperger
4TH WARD-D. L. Plumer, H. II Man
son.
9TH WARD-R. N. Larner, j. H. Refs
er, E. B. Thayer
7TH WARD-Anton Hirsch, F. w. Egg
gers, VIM. Weisbrod.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29
IRELAND'S BIG WIND.
Blew the Paint Or buildings and Drove
Straws Through Oak PIanks.

Blew the Paint or buildings and Drov'
Straws Through Oak PIanks.
Jan. 6, was the sixty-first anniver.
sary of the t'big wind in Ireland.
There have been other big winds. but
there never was one that equalled the
first one. Births, marriages and deaths
are fixed before and after this big wind
and there never was true-born Irish
man who mas not heard Of the might
of the big wind"
Many tales have been told about this
hurricane. According to the REALTORS
it came UP about o'clock at night.
1t came like summer breeze, but in a
very short time it becaEIe furious.
Some of the simple people of Ireland
said it was the work of the fairies, who
mad become displeased at the people.
So they crawled under the bed and low
cred themselves in wells to escape the
fury of the elements. The next morn
ing they came out to see what the
fairies had done. They said they
found that every haycock in Ireland
had blown down. They found that
straw had been driven through oak
boards as clean as a carpenter would
drive a nail, and there are some VINO
declare that a stone as big as a
freight car had been blown seven
miles from its resting place. They
found that the waters had been dashed
INTO such terrible state that huge
whales were lying upon the shores OF
the lakes, and that sharks end SINAI!
fish were found in the 5oTests miles
from their nome in the ocean. The
tale is told of the sailors who became
shipwrecked, and landed on the back
of whale supposed to be an island,
and the wind carried whale and sail
ors to place of safety. Every clock
on the public steeples was stopped. and
The wind blew the whistles on the
boats anchored at the wharves without
an ounce of steam showing on the
gauge. The people who remember this
terrible wind tell how it carried the
swords of the knights and Lords from
the scab1ards and left the powdered
hair OF the Queen as natural as the day
she was born, and they say that the
paint was removed from the barns.
leaving the boards as bare as the day
they came from the forest, and rocks
were carried from Mount Chevalier TO
the town, seven miles away. Others
say the bells in the churches and
schoolnouses clattered as they never
clattered before, and chickens were
found the next morning without
feather IN their tails.
Leaves were found driven into the
trunks of the trees, and corn was found
cleaned from the cob on the stalk.
Other terrible things happened sixty
one years ago on the might Of the big
wind. "-Cincinna Enquirer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29

SENATOR John G. Spooner got a cal
ling down from one of his Republican
colleagues yesterday that made the
party time-server and corporationisi
from Wisconsin vince.
Spooner was addressing the senate
ON his bill investing the president with
absolute power in the Philippines,
when Senator Hale of Maine took OBJ.
lection to one of Spooner's extravagant
statements, and when challenged TO re-
flute it Hale exclaimed with feeling;
''The lesson of fraud, peculation,
chesting, appropriation of revenues,
stealing, carnival in every direction of
corruption and fraud that is being
taught in Cuba is enough to bring the
blush of shame to the cheek of an
American"
This struck home. Spooners reply
indicated how hard he had been hit,
1t is little tireSome," he said, Ito
be called upon on this side of the cham
Der to reply TO democratic speeches"
Then came the crushing retort from
Hale Il do not recognize any party
obligation that compels me to assent to
corruption"
That was sumner for John. But he
win recover his equanimity. Spooner
served the corporations too long as 8
professional lobbyist to be long diseon-
certed by such pointed repartee. He is
the poSseSSor of gall monumental and
and hide pachydermatrous.-Milwa
kee News.