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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11

Send picturesque DEBORAH" to
your friends. No better way to adj
vertise DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11

As cure for rheumatism Cham
berlain's. Pain Balm is gaining wide
reputation. D. b. Johnston of Rich
mond, InG., has been troubled with
that ailment since 1852. In speaking
of it he says: III never found any
thing that would relieve me until
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. II
acts like magic with me. My foot was
swollen and paining me very much,
but one good application of Pain Balm
relieved me. For sale by Brunt d
Parman, druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11

w. w. Mayhem, Merton, Wis,
says, II consider One Minute Cough
Cure Almost wonderful medicine, quick
and safe" 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results
1t cures coughs, colds, Group, bronchi-
tbs, grippe. whooping cough, pneu-
monia and all throat and lung diseases.
Its early use prevents consumption.
Children always like it and mothers
endorse it. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11

Saloons, NewsStands, General Stores and BARRIERS
Shops They Danish pain induce sleep, and prolong life
One gives relief No what's the matter one will
do you good. Ten samples and one thousand ,est-
monals by mail any address receipt OF price
by the Rpans Chemical Co, Spruce ST. New York City
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11

London, April Tt is officially an
n0unced that the British casualties ia
the Boer ambush near Sannas Post
total up $50, including 173 missing.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
TERRIFIC HEAT
IN Phoenix Has No Terrors for ANY bus
Women and Cats.

Nu FhOenx mas No Terrors for Any bur
Women and Cats.
Inc cottonwoods have shed their
caterpillars; there has been a thunder
storm; mesquite wood has fallen in
price; Indians are selling bows and
arrows; the rose and the oleander have
long been out; oranges are in bloom;
the umbrella tree is putting out its
leaves; last summers suit has been
cleaned and pressed; the small boy has
gone swimming in the canal: the wise
man stays UP nights and steals irriga-
ton water from his neighbors; alfalfa
Is most ready to cut; strawberries have
been shipped; mulberries are nearly
ripe; summer will soon be here. and
the Phoenix summer bedroom will
o be a necessity. Phoenix sleeps
out of doors in summer, and the bed
room Is born of that necessity. 1t is
on stills, is built of wire screen of fine
mesh, for the Phoenix mosquito is mi
croscopic in size. 1t is furnished &C.
cording to the taste of the occupant,
with interior curtains to keep out the
morning sun, the gaze of the curious
and the sandstone. The bed is a cot
or canvas or woven wire, covered, per-
haps, with a sheet, but even a full
sheet feels like a feather bed on a
Phoenix summer night. The bed COW
ering is the roof of the bedroom. and
careless folks who consult their COM
fort only don't wear nightshirts. Phoe-
nix is proud of its climate during eight
months of the year, but it doesn't talk
much in public about its midsummer.
1t is a right warm day when the gov
eminent weather bureau doesn't know
what the sun temperature is, and is
unable to determine it, and that
is how hot it gets in Phoenix. I call
ed on Observer Burns one day last
July and asked him what the "official'
temperature was in the sun. He said
he didn't know, and the government
couldn't afford to experiment to that
end. He said he had attempted to
catch the sun temperature during the
summer of 1898, and had broken a
three-dollar thermometer in the at
tempt. To please my curiosity he
hung a thermometer in the sun, watch
ed it until it registered 1876 degrees,
and then took it in, fearing it would
break. The dryness Of the atmos-
phere relieves this great heat of any
terrors to all living things except wo-
men and cats.-Arizona Graphic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

"He will be easy to influence. After
| have refused him | can try some one
more difficult"
Thus Miss Wellington began her
career as a flirt. That evening Reggy
came to the house. He found Alicia
wonderfully interesting. She talked
about c~otillon figures, pretty girls,
Judges and golf. Reginald was in de-
mand as a c~otillon leader, he was a
chevalier des DANES, an expert chatting
dish cook, and an inspiring golf player.
"Gwacious, l never thought she
knew so much" he said to himself. as
he left the house. But this was only
because Alicia had displayed knowl-
edge of the subjects with which Reggy
was conversant, for he had always
known that she was intellectual"
1t was scarcely a week before Reggy
again presented himself at the We'll
lingtons. He asked for Miss Yelling
ton, instead of for 1.-The ladies'" He
was unconscious of the neglect of Mrs.
Wellington, but wary Alicia smiled
when she, alone, was summoned to the
drawing-room.
20, Mr.. De Greve," she said-hereto-
fore she had called him Reggy-"I
know you can help me solve something
that has been worrying my poor
brain"
She took a seat beside the young
mar and submitted her Something
that had been worrying her. 1t was
only a charade, an intricate one, how
ever, to which Alicia knew the answer.
Reggy did not suspect that he was
good at puzzles. He solved this one
easily, and explained the elaborate
process to Miss Wellington.
Thank you, Mr.. De Greve, you are
so clever" said Alicia, exactly as she
had heard Lottie say the same words
to different men at least a hundred
times.
That evening as Reggy went away
his predominant thought was, "She
thinks me clever"
In the curse of time Alicia con-
WINGED Reggy that she was
ly pretty, agreeable, not too wise. and
altogether charming-just the woman
to preside over his house and help him
spend his rather large patrimony. She
also convinced him that he was clever,
witty and manly. Indeed, under the
u of her approval he grew wonder
fully until he was quite a different
Reggy.
At last the schemed-for proposal
took place. Satisfied with himself, and
much more than satisfied with the ac-
Alicia, Reggy asked her
to be his wife. Alicia foresaw the
offer, of course. She made
ready to refuse it. She even chose her
victim, William Giles, a lawyer OF
skill and renown. He would be diff
cult to enthrall. but a foeman worthy
Of her steel
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
Not Superstitious.

Even ancient superstitions are not
respected by the modern woman of
fashion. She has herself photographed
n her wedding dress before she is mar
ried, has her trousseau marked with
her new initials instead of her maiden
name, and otherwise flies in the face
of traditions which, to her grandmoth-
er, were sacred because Of their very
antiquity, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
At the present moment the most ia
vored gem for mounting as a charm
is the opal, the stone banned for years
as an omen of bad fortune to the wear
er. Now you find opals in the rough,
as we'll as polished, being mounted in
every style for wear on neck
chains or on bangles. There is only
n other stone which can rival them
in popularity, and that is the pale
green jade.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

A New Jersey farmer tells this re-
markable story to the Evangelist, and
Vouches for its truth: Il had more
pigs than wanted to keep, so | sold
one to a man living in the neighbor-
ing village. The little pig had been
living in the pen with his brothers and
sisters, and had never been outside of
1t until the man who bought him put
him in a basket, tied down the cover
and put it in his wagon to carry to
the new home. Late in the afternoon
the farmer who sold it saw something
coming across the swampy meadow
below his home. He watched it strug-
Cling through the wet places, climb
ing the knobs, until he could see that
it was his little pig, all covered with
mud and very tired. He ven straight
toward the barn, against which was
the only home he recognized. The
money was returned to the man who
had bought it, and the little pig stayed
at home"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
Pllonics!

A Brookline Mass family was sim
ply Mortified recently when a small
daughter Of the house broke forth into
song with the words, "To hell with the
birth of Christ" The amazement was
intense, and they very naturally put
a stop at once to such irreverence.
Upon questioning the child, they
learned that she had been taught the
song in school. and an investigation
quickly followed to determine what
manner of teacher had the oversight
of their W little darling and of other
children, as we'll. 1t vas soon learned
that the teacher, a most competent
and careful one. had been i%nstructing
her pupils in the words Of a Christmas
carol. which were: ITO Herall the
Birth of Christ" This Was different!
The innocent young one, not under
standing the meaning Of the correct
words, had sung them as they sounded
to her. Did this happen, or is it sim
ply a bit of jollying at the expense Of
Superintendent Dutton? Probably
the latter.-,Ionrnal of Education.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
ALICIA'S EXPERIMENT.

Alicia Wellington was 26 years old.
and she had never received an offer of
marriage nor had a lover. Her two
younger sisters were both happily
misunderstanding to a young man
who had adored her from childhood.
and Lottie to an elderly widower who
had fallen in love with her at her
coning-out party. Gertrude had re-
fused three offers before marrying
John Nelson; Lottie, who wa born
a coquette. had received homage from
almost every man she knew from the
time she could talk.
Alicia was serious and rather
naughty. Her friends called her "in-
tellectual," and this same intellect
uality made her unpopular with men,
who were generally her interiors in
her chosen style of conversation If not
IN depth of thought. Until now Alicia
had affected to despise the other sex.
Lottie's fiirtations M Gertrude's CON
quests had seemed frivolous to her.
But she wished to be a w~ell-rounded
woman, and it suddenly occurred to
her that she knew nothing of love, al
though it was one of the chief things
OF life. The fact that she was differ
ent from other girls and their in
ferlor in one respect was brought
home to her by a meditation on love
and matrimony which followed the
receipt of a letter announcing the en-
gagement of the only unmarried one
OP hnr o1Orcra "a r. - .o;o
was younger than the other girls, but
she had come out the same year.
1T is all very well not to marry"
she said to herself in conclusion, but
1t is odd not to attract a single sutton.
lhere must be something lacking in
me. | have always known that I didn't
like men, but 1t is strange that men
don't like me. | can accomplish al
most anything il | make up my mind
to it. l will have a lover. | need not
marry him, of course, but l will have
him desperately in love with me, so
that shall have an imprisoned offer;
then l will refuse him."
Alicia cast about her list of male ac-
quaintances with a view to selecting
a suitable man for her experiment.
Finally she chose Reggy De Greve.
Reggy was a year younger than Alicia.
He was as frivolous as any girl, and
decidedly effeminate in his looks and
Ways. He had been one of Lottie's
numerous admirers, in an impressive
way, but he had never gotten up cour
age to propose to her. He had not
been sure that he wanted to do so.
Now he came to the house rather be-
cause he was used to coming to see
the ladies'" once in so often. Alicia's
mother was fond of him, for she had
known him since he was in dresses,
and she regarded him as a boy. OF
Alicia he stood somewhat in awe.
"Reggy will be a good one to begin
with" thought the young woman.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
President j. ii. Raymond.

President Jerome H. Raymond Of the
University of West Virginia, under
whose presidency marvellous things
have been accomplished, has felt con-
strained to resign because some of his
important recommendations were not
acted upon by the state board. Most
men who had accomplished so much
as he has in five years would think
themselves in great luck, but DR.. Ray
mond has high ideals, AMI prefers not
to put in his time and energy unless
all conditions are favorable. No man
of his years has made such a record
as his has been at Morgantown, and
all who are familiar with his work
there will follow him into whatever
field he may enter with great inter-
eSt,-Journal of Education.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

But she did not think of William
when Reggy proposed. She watched
the boy" as she called him In her
heart. with a curious pride. How we'll
he does It," she thought. Love has
made a man of him. He is desperately
in earnest; he is charming-he is
adorable"
Why, Reggy," she said aloud, to
her own establishment, Il believe l do
love you. Yes, l will marry you, after
all-yes, yes l will"
The happy Reggy did not notice the
peculiar wording Of Alicia's acceptance
or his heart and fortune. He had won
her, his joy seemed complete. No
one but his wife ever knew that he
had been the subject Of an experiment.
Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
June Weddings

this year are very numerous, but not
greater in number than the advantages
offered travellers by the Union Pacific
Railroad.
No line in the west can ever hope to
equal the time made to all eastern
points by the Union Pacific, and it Just
as far excels in the elegance of it's
equipment and the perfection of its
service.
If these are facts, and an investiga-
ton will prove it, why not select as
your line of travel the "Great Overland
Route" thereby making your trip one
not only of convenience, but real
pleasure and solid comfort.
A prompt reply will be given to any
communication addressed to Ell. M.
Clay, General Agent, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
Watering the CON-

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report of Wisconsin Dairy
mems Convention.)
e. c. Bennett of Iowa spoke on how
to water the cow. He told of his ar
rangements for watering his COWS
summer and winter. The milk of the
COW is more than three-fourths water,
n for each quart of milk she gives
she must take in more than a gallon
or water, and the COW must thus have
a large supply of water; and II farm
ers in winter give their COWS ice water
they must not be surprised if the cows
will not drink all the water they need
and thus shrink in their milk.
He had found hat artificial ponds
are not good for stock watering, and
the man that has such a pond should
fence 1t in. 1t has been proved that
a cow will walk right through a cold,
clear stream and come to the water
tank filled with water warmed by the
sun, showing that cows prefer warm
water but not impure water.
Q.-Do you think that it will Day
the ordinary farmer or even the dairy
man with twelve to twenty COWS to
put in arrangements for watering in
his barn and warming the water?
MI. Bennett-Yes; because if the cat
tie go to the icy brook in the winter
We all know the results. l used to
lose much milk by reason OF my cows
having to go out in the cold to drink,
though they drank from the tank in
The yard and the yard is protected.
Q.-Will cows fed on silage need as
much water as COWS fed on other
kinds Of feed.
Mr.. Bennet-No, for the silage con-
talns a good deal of water.
Q.-How many times a day would
you water the cows?
Mr.. Bennet-The COW is a creature
OF habit, and will adapt herself to DIFF
ferent methods. | have watched a COW
n know that naturally she drinks
after each meal; but she can be taught
TO drink only once a day.
H.. G. Adams-I think that it is a
good thing to give warm water to the
COWS in winter, as they drink more
that way. For twelve years | gave my
cows warm water, heated to SO de-
grees, and each COW would drink from
tour to six pals of water.
Mr.. De Land-I practice heating the
water to so degrees
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

Salt Lake City still presents n of
the most ~absorbingly interesting
fields for the sociologist to be found
on this continent. The conditions
most vital to a peoples life are there
far beneath the surface and cannot
be com%prehended in a day, nor by a
sojourner who looks exclusively
through either Mormon or Gentle
eyes. Two generations have been
born into the Mormon religion, and
the traditions of the church are as
binding to them as those of century,
old creeds to their followers. The man
who you are told has broken away
from the faith you find upon acquaint-
ance to be half a Mormon still. The
good Mormon who is pointed out to
you will be found to be, in nine cases
out of ten, half Gentile.-New Lippin-
colt.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
Politics and Long Life.

Lady Georgiana Grey, who just cele-
brated her Tooth birthday, attributes
the wonderful preservation of her fac
ulties, says an English exchange, to
the calm which she has always been
careful to practice. She considers agi-
tation the great of health.
To a young kinsman of hers who Wis
tied her the other day she expressed
her earnest hope that he would not
enter upon a career of politics. at is
so agitating, my DEAR" she said.
why, if my poor brother had kept
clear of politics | firmly believe he
would have been alive today" The
brother referred to was the famous
third Earl Grey, who was long a prom
inent member of Wing cabinets. He
was 80 when he died.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
A ~VORACIOUS CAPRA.
GOAT Dined on the Horses Tail - Al
Amusing Incident.

"oat Dineo ON the Horses Tail - An
Amusing Incident.
henry Travers and Otto Koop, who
ives a few doors away, have long been
the closest of friends. But now they
never speak as they pass by, and it's
all owing to Travers' goat and Hoops
iong-tailed bay mare. The bay mare
mad a tail that reached the ground and
the goat an appetite that was indis-
eliminating and only limited by his
ambulatory and reaching powers. But
the horses tail instead of sweeping the
O as of yore, is now but a jagged
Dunch of hair, fully a foot and a half
away from the ground. The facts in
the case are somewhat hazy, but MI.
koop says: MY heart Is almost brok-
en-. Why, the tail Of hat horse was
the best part of it. l wouldn't have
taken $500 for that mare, but now look
at it! That COMPOUNDED goat of Tray
ers' had to come in here and chew off
its tail and disigure the finest looking
morse in Toledo. Why in heavens
name didn't Travers feed his old billy
goat, so that he would stay at home
instead of ~trespassing around chewing
up horses tails. It's a blamed shame,
and I'm going down town to see a law
yer friend of mine and see If l can't
get damages. No, the mare amt much
OF a runner or t%rotter, but you just
ought to have seen that tail. I'll kick
a lung out Of that goat if I get a
chance" "Kick a lung out of my
goat, will hep" Indignantly snorted
Mr.. Travers when told what Koop had
said. Just let him try it. Damages?
F1ddlesticks! How is he to sue me?
didn't eat the tail. Why doesn't he
keep his stable door shut if he is so
particular?"-Toledo News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
A TAILOR OUTWITTED,
The Victim Tells the Story at His Own
Expense.

Expense.
At the expense of himself a certain
fashionable Philadelphia tailor told
the following story: Quite recently a
man went into his establishment and
told him that Mr.. So and So, a prom
lnent customer Tin full standing) had
said that Mr.. Tailor had several mis-
MT suits to dispose of and as he needed
a new suit Immediately he thought
ned like to look them over. One was
found to fit him perfectly and he took
1t at the price, $50. But" he said,
Mr.. Tailor, l have not enough ready
money to pay you. | must have the
suit. Now do you know Mr.. Pancake,
the Chestnut street confectioner?
Well" on being assured that Mr.. Pan
cake was also a customer in good
standing, "he owes me some money,
which he has promised to pay this
afternoon, and if you are agreed l will
walk over there with you and ask him
to send $50 of 1t to you" Such a
proposition and the radiance of a bad
suit could not be overlooked, and
When they arrived at Mr.. Pancakes
shop, without preliminaries the man
said: you know that hundred you
promised to send me to New York,
Mr.. Pancake? Well, just send fifty
of it to Mr., Tailor and the other fifty
to the address l gave you"
That afternoon Mr.. Tailor received
a neatly done up package containing
so beautiful ream puffs.-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

Mrs. Alexander Capperton, who died
in Kirkhili, Scotland, the other day,
was one of the few links connecting
the present with the time of Sir Walter
fVott. She entered his service when
sixteen, and remembered hearing his
heavy football On the stairs at five
livery morning when he came down for
his buttermilk and p%orridge. She was
with him when he died and received a
lock of his hair from Mrs. Lockhart.-
Philadelphia Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

The special excursion rates now be-
ing quoted apply via the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad, "The Scenic Route
of the World" Two lines of railway
between Grand junction and Denver.
Passengers have their choice at no ad-
ditional cost. Four daily fast express
trains. New and elegant dining ears.
Pullman and ordinary sleeping cars
through to Chicago without change.
Do not miss the grand scenery on the
Denver and Rio Grande. Ask Your
agent for particulars and tickets via
the d. & R. G. r. r.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04
TO AMUSE THE SHAH.
Immaterial to Him who Was Exc
CuteU,

cuted.
Many stories are told of the shah of
Persia in connection with his last visit
to England. One of these tales, prob
ably more amusing than true, is that
he advised the Prince of Wales quietly
to make away with a certain extremely
influential duke, as the latter was
growing too powerful to be safe. But
a story which is vouched for is the ac-
count Of the shah's visit to Newgate
prison. While there he suddenly re-
Quested to see an execution. He was
courteously informed that at the pres
ent moment there was no one under
sentence. The shah swept away these
trlf1ing objections with a wave of his
nand. Take one of my suite" said
he. ANY n will do" And he was
woefully disappointed because the Off
Gals on the spot declined to comply
with his request. The shah had a mag
niicent collection of jewels, among
them being an emerald nearly as large
as a hens egg. The present shah will
make a continental tour this summer,
visiting England in July. 1t is said
that he is bringing with him a num-
Der of costly and beautiful gifts for
his royal and imperial hosts in all the
places he intends to visit. His tour
Will take six months. He intends to
stop in Russia, Germany, Austria,
France, Greece and England.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

One Of the most notable articles The
Century has ever printed is 1.-The
Problem of Increasing Human En-
ergy," contributed to the June number
by Nikola Tesla, the electric investi-
gator. Mr.. Tesla regards mankind as
a body in motion, and addresses him
self to the problem of increasing it's
force. This can be done in three WAYS:
by increasing its mass, reducing its
friction and adding to it's velocity.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-04

Ravenswood druggist named
r1uocninson was arraigned before
Judge Gary in Chicago recently OH a
charge Of selling intoxicating liquor
without a license. The Judge dis
missed the case peremptorily when he
round from the evidence adduced that
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Associa.
tlon's malt tonic. known as Malt
Nutrfne, the product on which the
charge was based, was a non-intox-
icant.