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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

Seven million of the nine million
bales of cotton produced in this coun-
try are the product of negro labor.
However much of a menace the pres
ence of the black man may be to
America, it is very evident it would
be hard to get along without him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The hog is the mortgage-lifter, the
sheep the farm fertilizer, the COW the
barn-builder, and the hen the groc-
ery-bill payer. This quartette with
man and woman not afraid of the
work of caring for them, will insure
prosperity on any farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The wise men now say that salt is
the real elixir of life How about
those old Il dian chiefs who turned
a hundred years and never tasted
salt in all their lives?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

While oIeomargarine may be better
than some butter, it will still always
bear the same relation to butter that
a ticket of leave man does to the
honest laboring man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The best remedy for the so-called
cornstalk disease, which has destroy
ed so many cattle all through the
west this fall, is TO cut up the corn.
We never knew we'l-cured cornstalks
to either kill critter or even make
one sick.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

Sometimes the thorough-going and
careful hired man is SO everlastingly
and eyasperatingly slow and accom-
plishes SO small an amount of work
that At just tires fellow to have him
around. Coupled with thoroughness
should be reasonable promptness
and despatch, otherwise the careful
man IL an all-around nuisance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

Three times as much oatmeal will
be eaten in this country when Amer
loan women learn how to properly
cook it. You can put it down for q
fact that oatmeal cannot be cooked
in ten minutes so that it is fit for
even dog to eat. Like plum
pudding, the longer it is cooked, the
better it is.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23
We once had very fine climbing

We once had very hne CLIMBING
rose-a Prairie Queen-whicRw al
ways laid down and covered up fcc
the winter. We used straw TO cover
this bush one winter, and Wien we
uncovered it in the spring - Stems
were peeled clean of tar& by the
mice. Since then we. have used earth
and not straw for this purpose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

A western man was recently fined
$50 for selling lot of cholera-in-
fected hogs to his neighbor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

A new wrinkle is the pressing of
bran into cubic blocks to make it
easier of transportation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The city of Minneapolis shipped in
this fall and winter 100000 barrels
of apples to supply the trade of that
city and points in the northwest. All
these apples were raised in the east
or nearly all. They should have been
largely raised in Minnesota and Iowa.
They win be some day when men get
onto what may be done in apple.
raising in those states.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

One way to tell good COW is to
watch those that the dairyman does
not want to sell; and vice versa, we
might add.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The shade in the summer for stock
is not more acceptable to them than
is the sunshine in winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The beef and pork made from the
grass on your farm costs less than
that made in any other way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The value of the Christmas turkeys
eaten by the American people during
the late holidays is estimated at So
100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

The box elder bug is hardy fell
low, for we saw quite number alive
and well out of doors on Deem
Der Sth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-23

If you want to sell real estate
III you want to 6uy real estate
If you want a situation
If you want to make a loan
And have quick returns
Advertise in PUBLIC OPINION.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Mrs Anna Worthy of South Leonard street is enjoying visit with friends in Frekville, Pa.
 George Larkin of South Leonard street has recovered from an attack or typhoid fever and is able to be around once more.
 Miss Louisa Fisher of Riverside street, who has been i'll for the past seven weeks with severe attack of ty- phoid fever, is convalescing.
 Large crowds attended the ser vices at St Patrick's church yesterday, both in the morning and evening, in connection with the novena. Services are held in the morning at '. 80 and o'clock and in the evening at z :3O In the morning instructions are given by the priest and i'll the evening the rosary IS recited, instructions are given and there is benediction of the Blessed Sac rament.
 The St Thomas Cadets football team will play ill Torrington to-mor- row afternoon, where they expect to score another victory. Manager bun phy will probably take along fourteen play'rs. Yannigans will face the Cadets at the Driving park either on November or 10, while the Films probably will be their opponents on the Sunday following.
 The new catch basin under the railroad bridge has been placed in po- sition and is now ready to do little work. Some persons are very anxious to have heavy rain storm ill short time just to see how the new basin will work. They would like to see whether the additional basin will al- lcyiate the dlsgraceful condition which has prevailed underneath the bridge Whenever there has been a heavy storm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
C0RRIGAN'S DEATH. .
Coroner Finds it Simply Due to Care
 lessness.


 New Haven, Oct 25.-Coroner Mix returned his finding in the case of the death of Edward F. Corrigan of Will limantic, the Yale law school student, for which Henry Macdonald Sedley, Sheffield scientific school freshman, has been held by the authorities.
 Stripped of it's legal verbiage the document specifically stated that there was no quarrel between the two young men; that while words were earnest, they were not of a harsh or angry nature" Tn fixing the responsibility for the occurrence, the coroner an nounced i'll the formal finding that Corrigan came to his death by the careless act of young Sedley. 1t be- came known today that the report of the medical examiner drew attention to the fact that Corrigan's skull, as discovered at the New Haven hospi- tai, was of exceptional thinness.
 Mrs Henry Sedley, the mother of young Sedley, to-day went to Willi- mantle to see Mrs Corrigan. Since the event the Sedley family has received assurances that the members of the Corrigan family sympathized most heartily with them. and have ex- pressed the wish that the matter might be dropped.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
UNPARALLELED FEAT.
Woman Goes Over Niagara Falls and
 Is Alive.

NIAGARA EsAL.-,5 \. l., Oct. 25.- Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor, fifty years old, went over Niagara falls on the Ca nadian side yesterday afternoon and survived, a feat never before accom- plished and indeed never attempted eX- cept in the deliberate commission of suicide. She made the trip in barrel. Not only did she survive, but she es- capped without broken bone, her only apparent injuries being scalp wound one and one-half inches long, a slight concussion of the brain, some shock to her nervous system and bruises about the body. She was conscious when talk en out of the barrel. The doctors in at tendance upon her said that, though she was somewhat hysterical, her con- dition is not at all serious and that she probably will be out of bed within 9 few days.
 Mrs. Taylor's trip covered mile ride through the. Canadian rapids before she reached the brink of the precipice. Her barrel, stanch as barrel could be made was twisted and toppled and buffeted through those delirious wa ters, but escaped serious contact with rocks. As, it plunged through the smoother, swifter waters that rushed over into the abyss it rode in an al- most perpendicular position, with it's upper half out of the water. As it passed over the brink it rode at an angle of about 45 degrees on the outer sur face of the deluge and descended as gracefully as barrel can descend to the white, foaming waters 15S feet be- low. True to her calculations, the an- yil fastened to. the bottom of the barrel kept it foot downward, and so it land- ed. Had 1t turned over and landed on its head Mrs. Taylor's head must have been crushed in and her neck broken.
 The ride through the rapids occupied eighteen minutes. It was 4:23 o'clock when the barrel took it's leap. It could not be seen as 1t struck the water be- low because of the spray, but in less than half a minute after 1t passed over the brink it was seen on the surface of the scum covered water below the falls.
 It was carried swiftly down to the green water beyond the scum, then half way to the Maid of the Mist land ing, where it was caught in what is known as the Maid of the Mist eddy and held there until'it reached so close to the shore that it was reached by means of pole and hook and drawn in upon the rocks at 4:40 o'clock, or seventeen minutes after 1t shot the cataract. Ten minutes later the wom- an was lifted from the barrel, and half an hour later she lay on cot at her boarding place on First street, in Ni- agara Falls, on the American side.
 The barrel in which Mrs. Taylor made the journey is 41a feet high and about feet in diameter. A leather harness and cushions protected her body. Air was secured through rub Der tube connected with small open ing near the top of the barrel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
CONVENTION DELEGATES.
Allan w. Paige Nominated by the
 Bridgeport Republicans.

 The Litchfield Enquirer, discussing the proposition to elect ex-Goyernor Charles B. Andrews as the local dele- gate to the convention, urges his unan- imous election by the voters of Litch- field. The Enquirer notes that Judge Andrews was opposed to the calling of the convention and does not agree with the editor of that paper as to the change in town representation, but, nevertheless, believes that his services will be valuable in the many matters of vital interest that will be brought before the convention. Judge Andrews has always been an earnest republi- can, but the Enquirer holds that, if elected, he would go to the conven- tion, mot as a republican, but as citizen of Litchfeld, to represent, as far as possible, the views of all her voters, regardless of party"
 The Winsted Citizen learns that the recent of ex-Governor George E. Lounsbury to ex-Governor Cooke was in reference to the constitutional con- vention. Both will be candidates for election and the Citizen reports rus 1 nor that ex-Governorf Lounsbury is slated for the presidency.
 At Norwalk Lieutenant Governor E. o. Keeler is slased for the republi- can nomination. Democratic candi- dates are ex-Congressman Levi War her, who represented the fourth dis trict in 1S77-1S79, and Attorney John J. Walsh.
 Two nominations are reported. Ex- Speaker Allan w. Paige has been nom- mated by the Bridgeport republicans, and at Colchester, Wednesday night, both parties united in a citizens eau GUS and nominated Harley F. Buell. as a non-partisan candidate.
 New Britain names mentioned for delegate are ex-Congressman Robert T. Vance, democrat and State Senator Sloper. republican.
 Southington republicans may nomin- ate Judge Marcus IT. Holcomb. who has been an earnest supporter of the constitutional convention plan. The anti-convention republicans may be in- clined to favor another candidate.
 At Wethersfield. which went strong ly anti-convention, the republicans will hold their nominating caucus on |. Thursday or Friday evening of next week. The candidates most Dromin- ently mentioned are Senator F. S. Goodrich. General Fem, Frank Will lard. and Ransom Hewitt.
 East Hartford candidates for con- vention honors are reported to be At torney Percy s. Bryant, Judge Stoughton, Joseph o. Goodwin and w. l.. Hunting.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE.
County Commissioners Have Been
 Kept Pretty Busy.

The following have appeared before
 the county commissioners for q renew
 al of their liquor licenses and testified
 to having conducted their respective
 places of business during the past year
 as required by law: Edward l.. He'll
 mann, Bank street; Timothy Brennan,
 Bishop street; Michael Mcdonald,
 Third street; Thomas Quinlan, 339
 Bank street; Michael A. Delaney, 6S
 East Main street; Mortimer Heffer-
 nan, 537 East Main street; John J..
 Lunny, 42S East Main street; William
 Byron, 797 Bank street: Marcus He'll
 mann. 5S Grand street; Frank Staple
 ton 769 North Main street; Charles
 Stoczkus, S46 Bank street; Ambrose Narr 20 Scovill street; Thomas Ty-
 nella, TIC Bank street; Benedict E.. Hausdorf. Vine street; Luke +. Sta pleton. 324 Meadow street; Frank Ri
 chetti, 57 Bank street; Peter FitzHen-
 ", 161 Washington avenue; Joseph ". Rochon. 21 Grand street; John Mil
 lerick, Bishop street. Patrick Staple ton, North Main, corner of Cherry street; Patrick Hackett, East Main street; Michael Moynihan, 124 East Liberty street; Eugene J. Mccarthy, 594 South Main street: Thomas E.
 Guest, 95 South Main street; Thomas Finnegan, 27 North Elm street; Pas ternak Bros, 213 South Main street;
 and 293 Bank street: Arthur J. Casey, TIP East Main street; John NJ. Condon,
 290 Baldwin street; Patrick Dunn, ITO South Leonard street; Patrick w. Con-
 nor, Kingsbury street; Otto Book (beer) Spring street; Richard Fitzpatrick tho- l teD Oakville; Alma Olsen, 34 Grand
 34 Grand street; Christopher A. Dun phy, 925 Bank street; Joseph Perrault,
 766 Bank street; Bernard F.. Reed, 652 South Main street; Mathilde M Blan- chette, 25S South Main street; Thomas
 H. Hayes, East Main street; Timothy | Brennan, Fuller street; James E. Watts, South Main street; John Shan
 nahan, 63 Railroad Hill; street; Jo- seph k. Fitzpatrick (druggisD 695 East
 Main street; James Donahue, 45o 1 North Main street; NJ. M Colloty, 32a
 Bank street; Mary A. Delaney, (hoteI l Wateryille; Angostino Pallidin, III
 Meadow street: Daniel T. Mack, 31 Phoenix avenue; Joseph Danisievicz l S39 Bank street; Emma J. Cook, IF l Meadow street; James w. Hodson 1 Exchange Place; Thomas O'Neill, 25
 Lafayette street; James Longworth 1 154 Baldwin street; Dennis J. Delaney l 240 Baldwin street; Ottilia Hellmann | 1O4O Bank street; M. J. Dillon, 16 Penn.
 berton street; Robert McGrath, 54 l East Main street; Patrick J. Coogan
 B Washington street; Keron Brophy
 193 South Main street: James T. Finn l 276 Dublin street; w. H. Batchelder l Plank road; Daniel T. Hart, 15S Bank ! street; Thomas Vinnregan, 109 Bald. win street; Daniel Murphy, 435 West
 Main street; Maurice H. Noonan, 27 1 Chatfield avenue; William F. Brophy 1 ITO East Main street; John H. Dunphy
 39 Wolcott street; Thomas Kane, Cole 1 street; John O'Brien (beer) Baldwin
 street; James A. Duggan, 69 East Main street: Daniel Sullivan, 60 Bridge
 street; Thomas O'Connor, Fuller street James Nally, 699 Bank street; Charles
 H. Denver. 379 South Main street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
AT '. NJ. c. A.
Colonel Fred Lindsay of New York
 Will be Sundays Speaker.

Colonel Fred Lindsay of New York
 Will be Sundays Speaker.
 Colonel Fred Lindsay of New York city, who comes to Waterbury with his wife to speak for the local Young Mems Christian Association next Sum- day afternoon at o'clock in the Jacques opera house, is secretary to General Ballington Booth and field sec- retary of the Volunteers of America. The colonel and Mrs Lindsay will leave for the far west next month to take charge of the work i'll that part of our country, with headquarters in Denver, Col. MT Lindsay will be re- membered as having come to Water- bury last year with Ballington Booth and his musical selections were great ly appreciated by the men at the meet ing. Mrs Lindsay has been engaged for the past fourteen years in evan gelical work in and around New York city. She is most widely known in this country by her former name, Pat tie Watkins, and she has the reputa- tion of having led more people to Christ by her singing than any other
 
 Wales, England, and came to this country when quite young and since she was fifteen years of age has been singing and preaching the gospel. She possesses sweet soprano voice and sings to peoples hearts. Mrs Lind. say is at present the superintendent of the tenement work of the volun. teers in New York city. Her topic will be Tenement Life in a Great City," The local Young Mems Chris tian Association deserves credit for in, augurating q second series of masi meetings for men which will oppr with the service next Sunday. Tho new series of gatherings gives promise of even deeper interest than last yeari which exceeded the expectations of the inaugurators. The average at tendance for the five months last sea, son was 467 men for each Sunday, Let there be large rally of Water bury men next Sunday afternoon tt greet the colonel and Mrs Lindsay.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-25
r,r1 Buys the Queen's Portrait,

LONDON, Oct. 25. King Edward has purchased NJ. Benjamin-C Constants s portrait of the late Queen Victoria, which was so prominent at the last Royal academy exhibition. 1t will be hung in the royal dining room at Wind cor castla-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-14
AL KITTSON WAS BUSY
SPENT SATURDAY NIGHT TEARING
DOWN BILL BOARDS.

While people generally We're sleeping
last Saturday night. Deputy Building In
soector Alfred Kittson was busy driv-
ing around the streets of st. Paul tear
ing down the one-Sheet bill boards put
out by the Grand opera house to adver-
tfse the opening night of this weeks
show. The boards are generally nailed
up Saturday nights and are taken in
again at o'clock Sunday nights. The
building inspectors office claims that it
is only complying with an ordinance pro-
hibiting the placing of these boards in
front of buildings on the public straet
In speaking of the matter last night
Mr. Mccormick. resident manager of
the Grand opera house, said that they
have permission to place these boards
from the private owners of the places
where the boards have been put out. He
stated that the building inspector has not
bothered them for the past three or four
weeks until Saturday. He also said that
these boards had been taken without the
person taking them down first ascertain
ing if the Grand opera house people had
been granted permission to put them up
or not
1t is not anticipated. however, that there
will be any trouble between the building
inspector and the Grand opera house
people When the season first conmenc-
ed the building inspector sent letter to
each of the theaters. notifying them of
the provisions of the ordinance relating
to the hanging of bill boards, hut since
that time there has been no trouble until
Saturday night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-14
CLEAR cASE OF INSANITY
THE CONDITION OF MRS. Hell
STROM is SAID TO BE
PITIABLE
VERDICT OF coRoNER's JURY
Mother Claims She Was Under Hyp-
Rotic Influence-Her Father Com
mitted Suicide in Sweden
While Insane.

1--WE. the jury, find that Alice Lille
Helstrom came to her death, Saturday,
Jan. 2, by a bottle held In the hand of
Ter mother. Mrs. Matilda He1strom.
The above verdict was returned by the
coronerS jury, which sat at the inquest
of Alice Lille Helstrom, who was muir
dered by her mother, at the Lincoln fats
Saturday morning. The inquest was con-
Quoted by Coroner Williams at the coun-
ty morgue yesterday morning. The wit
neSses were Drs. Oberg and Hvoslef, who
had attended the child before life was
extinct; John Barquist. one of the first
at the scene; Prof. A N. Ozais, and Louis
Helstrom. the father. Mr.. Helstrom was
quite composed, when the terrible odeal
through which she has passed is taken
into consideration. He was only called
upon to identify the body.
A post mortem was conducted by Drs.
w. B. Murphy and Wang. They found
that death had been directly caused by
a blow over the right temple, and which
resulted in a fracture at the base of the
brain. The other injuries were a bow
over the left eye. two above the nose,
between the eyes, one over the right eye,
and one behind the right ear.
Mrs. Helstrom is at the county TAIL,
and her condition is p!tieble. She sob5
and means. and at times there are in
dications that he mental faculties are
about to return. This is feared by the
jail authorities. and she is hen put un-
der the influence of drugs Yesterday
afternoon. while conversing with Matron
WOODBURY., she said that she was under
hypnotic control when she killed her
daughter. She said that this influence
was exercised by some one IN the build
ing. 1t is not yet known what will be
done with Mrs. Helstrom. SOME dispo-
sition is expected today, but as it, is
such an apparent case of insanity, the
probabilities are that she will be taken
before the judge of probate.
INSANITY IN THE FAMILY.
1t was learned yesterday that insanity
has prevailed in the family of Mrs. Hell
strom. Her father was wealthy mill
owner in a village in Sweden. While his
mind was affected he committed suicide
in a peculiar manner. He went out int
the woods and chopped Gown a large
tree and placed himself in such a posi-
ton that the tree fell on him. An in
vestiga ton of the affair at the Tina
showed that the tree had been chopped
down with suicidal intent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-14
0'CONNELL's FEE BOOK
Just Purchased by the National Lii
brnry Of Ireland.

The trustees of the National library of
Ireland have just purchased the fee book
Of Daniel O'Ccnnel says the London
Telegraph. This little volume in its hun
dred pages or SO of parallel columns Ia
bcrleusiy prepared BY the hand of the
iiberatGr himself, shows in pounds shil-
llngs and pence his early strugg es
O.Connell was called to the Irish par In
liSS-the year of the rebellion-and seven
days later he got his first brief-frem a
brother -fn-laW. who retained him to draft
declaration on "A promiSSory note The
only other business he got that year was
also given to him by a kinsman-a cousin
and II was of the same kind. The fee
on each occasion was G1 IS Sd. 1t was
one of bis earliest cases that O'ConneiI
made the retort that attracted attention
to him. He was croSS-eXaminng an awk-
ward witness, who declared that he had
drank nothing but his share of a pint Of
whisky. ''On your oath, now" Numbered
the young counsel. was not your share
all but tine PEWTER"
O'Connell's fee book is an interesting
record of his rapid rise In the profession
For the first year. as We have seen his
income amounted to only co 5s Sd. Next
year he carried over ESQ. and the Year
after lie made over 800. According 20
memorandum made in his own hand
writing his income in 1903 was G465, and
III the following years S775, ESQ. e1.G77,
91,713. f2,19S, G2,T36, E2.951, 83.0f7 and
G3,S0S, respectively. This record throws
much light on the incomes al the Irish
bar nearly one hundred years ago. for in
1872. when O'Connell was making nearly
$4,000 year, he was still quite young
man.