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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-06

THESE "get-rich.quick" plans and
propositions should all be taken home
over night and discussed with good,
conservative wife, If you are fortunate
enough To have one. See if you can
paint the thingin all its brilliant colors
to her, as the smooth promoter has to
YOU.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-06

GEO. WILLIAMS, the veteran race
horse man of Galesburg, ILL.,, and own
or of Axtell and Allerton, is dead.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-06

IF. j. Lang for Sign Painting.
The Conservative, 1901-11-21
Tbe Conservative.

It was eommandant so brave,
Who armed himself, the day to save,
With instruments galore.
He measured carefully the rsnge.
And. noting down it's every change,
Called it aloud, tho tbs not strange
Twas drowned in the uproar.
1t was thousand men or more,
Who laughed and danced and shot and swore,
And beat the foemen back.
With due respect then honor Schley;
Nor pass the gallant Sampson by,
But heroes?-Well, just rest your eye
On dear old greasy Jack.
The Conservative, 1901-11-21
APPEAL TO PUBLIC OPINION.
BY HENRY w. LAMB.

B1 W.
1t now appears probable that the dis
cussion of questions relating to our
foreign commerce will be most prom
inent during the approaching session
Of Congress, and will occupy public
attention as we'll. These are:
First. The treaties of commercial
reciprocity, for which the administra-
tion has stood sponsor.
Second. The measure to remove pro-
lection from some Of our extortionate
trusts proposed by Congressman
Babcock, of Wisconsin.
Third. A shipping bounty or sub
sidy bill of somewhat doubtf ul par
entage.
AS in the last two years the Free
Trade League offers it's services in
procuring articles for newspaper pub
lication from our eminent public men
best qualified to treat these subjects
from the standpoint of the general
welfare. There is no danger, there
never is. that the standpoint of indi-
vidual interests will fail to be pre-
sented in either Congressional or
newspaper discussion. The real dan
gers are, unless the popular interest is
properly stimulated and directed, that
narrow views of these broad public
questions will be too generally taken,
that they will be regarded as involv-
ing merely those branches of trade
which actively support or oppose
them, and that the bad measures will
therefore succeed, as they usually do,
when conflicting business interests
a"e induced to compromise, while the
good ones will fail for lack Of support
from public which does not clearly
understand how it is affected.
Public opinion in the United States
is still the most powerful influence in
controlling legislation and, if thor.
oughly aroused and informed, it will,
in the long run, prevail against the
The Conservative, 1901-11-21

papers Of the country have it in their
power to awaken, to educate, to con-
centrate public opinion until it be-
comes overwhelming. 1t was concen-
trated effort in the papers which
made Congress refuse to enact the
ship subsidy scheme, in direct hostil-
ity to the great mass Of public opin-
ion. 1t was concentrated effort in the
papers which SO held public atten-
tion to the evident tariff protection of
great trusts that 1t refused to be
turned aside even by the absorbing
issues Of presidential election, but
grew and strengthened until Congress-
man Babcock saw that Congress would
have to give heed to it, and brought
forward his bill as remedy.
In the exposure of the evils in the
ship subsidy this League took some
part, and perhaps rendered good
service. The other discussion, how
ever, it has made for two years it's
particular province. The League may
fairly claim that the Babcock bill is
the result Of it's efforts to keep up, in
spite of the political pressure of other
issues, q newspaper discussion which
insisted that, whatever the merits OF
evils of trusts, one thing was plain
that the tariff protected many Of them
in getting extortionate prices-and one
remedy was not only plain, but just,
to remove every duty which pro-
tected ''trust. -
The League now proposes, while
continuing it's discussion Of the other
two issues, to pursue the same course
in treating of reciprocity. Some Of
the writer's will treat Of specific lines,
others of the principles involved,
which are, it may be said, not gener-
ally comprehended as yet; and
throughout the discussion every
effort will be made to show the con-
nection Of tn e subject with the public
welfare, the only interest which
the League wishes to promote.
The series of articles which the
League has edited during the past two
years may be accepted as guarantee
of the tone and value of the discus
sion this year. Its articles have been
quoted with approval, not only in
parts of the country remote from New
England, but by eminent public men
in Europe, and even in far off Japan.
It's officers have felt that it would be
some return for the respect which
their papers have received, even from
opponents, if the limitation "New
England" should be dropped from it's
name, and it should be henceforth
called the American Free Trade
The Conservative, 1901-11-21
FROM "THE GOD OF THE POOR -

Good men he loved, and hated bad;
Joyful days and sweet he had;
Good deeds did he plenteously;
Beneath him folk lived frank and free.
Deus est Deus pauperum.
He lived long, with merry days;
None said aught of him but praise.
God on him have full mercy;
A good knight merciful was he.
Deus est Deus pauperum.
William Nor
The Conservative, 1901-11-21

At this distance, it seems that the
American jockeys were ruled off the
English turf, simply and solely be-
cause they rode not wisely, but too
well They claim that the Yankee
lads are good winners, but poor
losers, but after careful perusal of
the turf returns from the other side,
we make bold to ask how in the world
they ever arrived at the latter con-
clusioD.
long to see him, in the court on high,
Read his dread sentence in Saint Peters eye,
And, as despairingly he turns to go,
I'll say, as he now says "I told you so."
With thumb and elbow his sore ribs I'll prod
I'll slap his back and wink and grin and nod,
And comfort him by chanting sweet and low
His old-tme song, to.wit: II told you So,
AS nearly as can be gathered from
the testimony given in (or drawn ont
as the case may be) the commodore was
busy sending signals, which no one will
admit ever having received; the captain
was spending his time in drafting his re-
port and writing up the log, which was
afterwards amended by sundry erasures
and interlineations which completely
changed the tenor of it; the navigator
was as busy as cranberry merchant
keeping his ship from caroming off the
others, in which he barely succeeded
the petty officers were making copious
notes from which to compile estate
ments" for the press, each and every
one of which were most shamefully dis
torted, and ascertaining and announcing
the range, which turned out to be woe
fully inaccurate; but on the gun deck
and a'tween decks and allow decks,
from stem to stern, allow and aloft,
dear, brave, skillful, kind hearted, jolly,
greasy, swearing, fighting Jacky was
relieving Spain of her floating debt and
causing the mingled odors Of garlic and
Spanish onions to float lazily upward
over fair Santiago bay on that sweet
and memorable July morning, when
the gallant Cervera came out to get his
whiskers trimmed. All of which causes
us to muse:
It was gallant commodore,
Who heard the Spanish guns out-pour,
And saw the carnage dread.
No time had he to join the fight,
But all that day with main and might,
Sent fiutt'ring signals left and right,
Which no one ever read.
1t was captain brave and true,
Who fought the awful action thro',
(For him it was but SPORTY
AS stalwart as the mountain pine,
With instinct true and Judgment fine,
Twelve feet below the water line,
He drafted his report.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
MRS. KRUGER
Wife Of The Noted boer
Leader
DIED SATURDAY
The Great Political Ghiettan
Badly Broken Up.

Pretoria, July 21.-Mrs. Kruger, wife
OF former Pres. Kruger Of the South
African Republic died Saturday night
OF pneumonia after an illness OF three
days. She was 81 years old.
London, July 22.-'Owing to the
Sunday telegraph hours in Holland"
says despatch to the Daily Mail
from Hilversun. "Mr. Kruger was
not notified Of his wifes death until
the evening. The news was broken
to him by DR.. Hermans and Secre.
tary Boeschoten. Mr. Kruger, who
had just returned from Hiversuu
church, burst into tears and asked to
be left alone.
."He exclaimed, she was a good wife.
She quarreIed only once and that was
six months after We were married.
He prayed for a long time and now
is calmly sleeping, his Bible by his
bed.
1.-The Transvaal and Orange Free
State flags flying above the white villa
were draped and half masted. Shortly
before the news came crowd Of coun-
try girls had b.en singing folk song
outside the villa"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
RURAL DELIVERY

Montpelier, Jnly ~. - Early last
spring the Inspector from the post
Office department at Washington
visited Montpelier for the purpose OF
| 'oking over the several free rural
delivery routes with view to recon-
mending to the department daily in
stead Of tri-weekly service II the con.
diti' ms would warrant. He had only
inspected one route when he was sum-
moned TO Washington. He was ex-
pected to return and complete the
inspection early in July. ..
Postmaster Shedd has recently re-
ceived advice from the department
that none OF the inspectors had been
out since they were called. They will,
however, soon be on the road aud
Montpelier will be one of the first
places visited.
The inspector who drove over one
Of the routes last spring with Post
master Shcdd told him that if the
other routes we're as good as the one
inspected there would be no question
as to what his recommendation to the
department would be.
As the other two routes do even q
larger business than the one visited it
seems probable that as soon as the
red tape can be unwonnd the routes
leading from Montpelier post office
will have free rural d livery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
Special to the TELEGRAM.)

Goshen, Ind, July 22.-Irene Can
ming IL years old says she was ab-
Quoted from the home Of Mrs. Parker,
Barre, February 18th last, where she
was taking private lessons in algebra
from Ella Martin. She says she was
taken by a hypnotist, DR.. Pease to
New York and placed in hospital.
that she was picked up in the road by
travelling man and placed in the
custody Of sheriff here.
She claims to have attended school
at Holy0ke. She speaks familiary OF
Barre and Montpelier and claims to
be heiress to three hundred Thousand
dollars. She shows education and re-
hntment. The officers here fail to To-
cate the glrlor any Of her relatives.
ohe refers to notice in the Barre
TELEGRAM Of March about her illne IS
10 New YORK and says she is known
1here. She sa, s her parents and inc
brothers are dead.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
SMALL P0x
Has Broken Out In Negro
Settlement
At cAs1Lt1oN
The Advent Of The Disease
Is a Mystery

Rutland, July PA bad epidemic
of smallpox has broken out near the
town of CastletoE in negro settle
ment. Nine Of the negroes are now
afflicted, the cases being OF varying
gravity.
How the disease was contracted in
the first place is not known. The set
tlement is iSoat d so there is little
chance of the disease getting away
from it. A strict quarant has been
established and the settlement is
guarded on all sides to prevent any of
the negroes getting out and spreading
the disea e.
Those in the colony not al'i cted
have been vaccinated by the village
authorities.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
IN TROUBLE
The Prohibition Sheriff
RA|DED CLERGYMAN
Baptist Preacher Had His
Room Ransacked

Portland, Me-, July 2l.-The. Rev.
A. H. Hanscom OF Boston formerly
we'll known Baptist minister but for
some time past engaged in business
will bring suit against Deputy Sher-
ifs Plummer, Leach, Skillings and
Stacxpole, for damages which he
claims to have sustained when they
raided Swett'S Hotel last Wednesday,
The deputies thought that liquor
was stored in Room IA and asked tnat
it be opened. Their attention was
called to Mr.. Hanscom' name on the
register and they were cold that he
was out and hao taken his key with
him. They were asked to wait for a
few minutes until he could be sum-
moned.
They declined to wait and went to
the room There the Rev. Fl. #.
skillings, one of the deputies, UNLOCK.
ed The door with key and searched
the room. The deputies opened a
travelling case, but Mr. okill!ngs says
they closed it again. They found no
liquor. When Mr.. Hanscom returned
ne found that some one taking advant-
age of the fact that his room mas been
left open had ransacked it. A gold
ring valued because of its association
was missing. Mr.. Hanscom had
talk with Sheriff PearsonS, but says
he was not well ceived and did not
gee any satisfaction. The deputies
h nv,f I 4
and Hanscom maintains that they
should not have gone away leaving
the door unlocked. The case will be
followed with 2 great deal OF Interest.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
FIRST TRAIN
Only A Few People Came
Down
FROM THE HILL
Claim The Round Trip Fare
Is Too Much

The first train from East Barre,
Granitevllle and Websterville over
the Barre Railroad to be run Satur.
day nights for while according to a
request OF the Barre Retail Merch-
ants Association was run Saturday
evening. 1t brought only "a paying
passengers besides afew section hands.
The reason for this small showing was
according to the statements Of people
on the hill. the high rate of fare
charged. The people on the hill
think that 40 cents for the round trip
too much and so they preferred to
S ay at home. They evidently think
that the railroad can afford to run
trains for almost nothing as they
say that round trip rate OF % cents
anne as used to be charged is high
enough.
The Barre Railroad more than kept
it's agreement with the merchants and
the people on the hill Saturday. They
ran train Of two first class cars in
charge OF Conductor Frank Place and
drawn by the "Muuntain King" with
NJ. G Sawyer at the trottle. This
train eft Barre at $40 and made the
run exactly on schedule time,
At East Barre there were only a
few people to see 1t come in and only
a part OF those got on board. AT
Webster there was good crowd
of people to see the train but only a
few got on. At Graniteville there
was the smallest crowd of spectators
and the largest number Of passengers.
The train ran around the hill and ar.
rived 10 Barre a minute or two ahead
OF schedule time.
There were on board exactly % pas
sengers who bought round trip tickets
and / who had single fare tickets.
The road did not take enough money
10 pay for the coal and oil used on the
trip to say nothing Of the services Of
the crew who ran the train.
There is some talk among the mer-
chants Of giving rebate TO customers
from the hill who shall purchase goods
to the amount of SIS or over that they
will pay their Car fare down and back
from the city. 1t is evident that they
must do something Of the sort to get
the people to come down here.
1t is repol ted that the train will
not be run much longer, as the rail-
road company have said if it did not
pay it would not be run. That is only
reasonable as the railroad cannot do
business for its health alone. 1t has
been suggested that the merchants
should purchase enough tickets for
next Saturday to give everybody a
chance to come down to this city that
want to. 1t is evident that some
thing must be done 10 attract the peo
pie here. 1t has also been suggested
that the merchants offer to pay each
purchaser OF 81 worth Of goods the 10
cents difference, making the round
trip cost only 25 CENTS the sum claim.
ed the people are willing to pay.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
THE MASONS PICNIC

The Foreign Masons OF Barre en-
joyed their annual picnic Saturday
afternoon at Highland Grove and al.
though they were handicapped by the
electric cars becoming stalled early in
the m ,rning and remaining 50 all day,
by the assistance Of the steam cars,
Chelsea stage and other vehicles a
large crowd found the way to this
very pleasant picnic grove.
This year the foreign MaSons for
the hyst:time extendeda invitation to
all Masuns in the city and the result
was that the picnic OF 100! was the
most successful they have ever held.
1t was grand outing In which the
bonds Of brotherhood were still more
firmly c.mented together and 1t Was a
social event that will long be remem
bered by the members OF both Lodges.
There we're all kinds OF games,
dancing, music and general social
time.
There we're three girls races. In
the first one the winners were Misses
Jennie MARI and Johanna Morrison.
In the second one the winners were
Misses Florence Merchant, Rachel
Young and Nellie Smith. In the last
one was Misses Nellie Fraser Clara
Young, and Agnes Garrity. The
young men S race was won by James
Milne, George Madison and Alex Fra
ser.
One of the leading features OF the
day was the base ball game between
Granite Lodge and Operative Lodge,
the two teams being captained by
James R. Coutts and Thomas Brock
respectively. The Coutts team urged
on by the coaching of its captain won
by score OF Is to S. The Operatives
got back at them however when 1t
came to the football game which they
won'by one goal.
Music was furnished during the
afternoon by &c, rye Angus, W. Geak
and q. Patterson
Tue committee who had the affair
in charge consisted Of Messrs. Robert
Kynoch, Geo. Williamson. Geo. Troupe,
A. Ross, J. Glass, w. Birnie, A. Brock,
G. Yourgson, G. johnson and $. Reid.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
CITY NEWS

A marriage license was issuAd this
morning to G. r. Wood and Miss
Augusta LaFountain of Spring field,
the former we'll known trimmer for
Miss M. A. Miles.
John W. Nichols left this noon for
Bellows Falls.
Miss Gertrude Malone who has been
the trimmer for Miss NJ. A. Miles for
the past season left this noon for her
home in Shelburne Falls, Mass.
Carroll q. Griswold began his an
nual vacation from the Boston Bar
gain Store this morning.
G. E Ingalls, returned Saturday
night from weeks visit to Buffalo
to see the u-American. He resun-
his zee at Waterman's meat market
this morning.
II for an evening you will surrender
yourself to the mercy Of Neal Dow
Lodge, l. o. G.. T. who will appear
at X of p, hall Wednesday ev ming,
July "a, at O'Clock, you will enjoy
an excellent all ar und ent ertainment
aS that is what they propose to give
you. II each will contribute the trifling
sum of ten cents. Come and enjoy
s ,cial hour and listen to the music by
the Boys orchestra. Refreshments
ser ed 1t $780,
There will be a special communica-
ton Of Granite Lodge, No. 80, F 4 A.
M, held Wednesday evening at I
O'Clock. Work, lst degree.
George Leclair has applied for a Ii
cense 10 conduct lunch wagon near
Angelo Scampini's house Mr.. LIE.
clair has been in the hotel business
for the past Is years and has had a
good experience in serving lunches.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
IRENE CANNING
Her Whole Story Founded
On
HER IMMAG NATION
She Believed Herself An
Ashess Wien In Barre

While in this city Mi S Irene Can
ming was known as Kate Canning
She came here from Eat Barre wnere
her parents still reside. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Canning, the lat
ter employed by the Young Brothers
Of this city. 5,
While here Miss Canning worked
for Mrs. j, Taylrr Parker, no South
Min street for her board, meanwhile
canvassing the city for the "Delinea-
tor. a fashion monthly, and a dress
makers chart. She told everybody
that she was az heiress OF great
wealth and that she would come into
possession of her property when she
was i. She claimed that her prop
erty was locattd at Galveston, Texas,
and that it had ben injured baoly by
the great II Cd She was a god hand
to work and was very smart about
Scma things.
Sac said that She was an orpha
and that her mother was mis- ION
ary. She denied that the people who
claimed her were real parents.
After leaving Mrs. Parker's house
she went down t. North Barre to
board saying that she was to attend
Goddard Seminary.
She was always claiming that her
guardian WAS going to send her some
m0ne!.
Miss Canning was very fond of
travelling and OF newspaper notoriety.
She left Barre In very peculiar
manner. She rode as faraS Concord,
n. II when it is alleged that she was
put f 9ecause sne had no money
There is no truth in the story OF her
being abducted as she left of her own
free viii.
She Claimed to have been married
While at Concord, n. H., and sent a
notice t. that effect to local paper
She also wrote a letter to a party
signing herself as "Kate Canning
Auley
Miss Canning has sister residing
in this city. All her people are report
ed as being ashamed OF Miss lrene's
actions.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
SUIT FOR DAMAGES

Montpe .ier, July - Deputy F
H. Tracy went to Marshheld Satur-
day where he served papers in two
sivil suits for damages, brought by
4 eison Gay and Fred Standlsh. ot
this city, against Chester Wood, of
Marshdeld, Gay setting up the ad
damnum at $4,000 and Mr.. Standish at
$1,000. This is the second chapter of
the fishing trip In which it is alleged
Wood knocked the bottom out Of the
tiShermen's boats and then it is alleg-
ed fiayed Gay with an oar. j. Il.
Wing appears for the plaintiffs Mr..
Wood was brought to this city Satur-
day afternoon by Deputy Tracy and
his bail fixed at $4,000, Edwin Lane
toing on his bonds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
EAST CORN III.

The recent showers we're welcomed
by everyone.
1t was lO2 In the shade Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The hay crop in this vicinity is re-
ported above the ave'age.
The foundation Of the Blake Me-
mortal Library is being laid. Several
men from Groton are at work on 1t.
G. R. Taggart will give an enter
tainmeut at school house hall WedneS'
day evening, July "a. ais popularity
in this section will insure good at
tendance.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
ROCCO loTT|
A Well Known italian Of
Montpelier
NEARLY KILLED
Was way|ald and Pounded
Last Night
Especial to TELEGRAM

Montpelier, July % Rocco Lott
was set upon last evening about II
o'clock by two Italians and badly
pounded. He was passing by Thomas
Eagan'S sheds when he was accosteo
by two 1t :lians. He says they both
had on iron knuckles.
After few words they began tc
pound him, knocking him down. His
screams brought assistance from an
electric car that was passing and his
asSailant fled
Lotti was carried 10 his house near.
by and doctor summoned. lie Was
found to be badly bruised about bis
mead.
He identified his assailants as Au.
gustus Sanguinitll and fellow name d
PiCcoli. WarratS have been iSSLed tor
their arrest but they have not been
captured as yet.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
FOUR MEN KILLED

White River Junctiin, July AT
crossing near Lebanon, Nh, about
six miles from here the Boston mail
train Saturday night struck a wagon
containing four men. All were killed
and terribly mangled The men
worked in a Lebanon mill. They had
been to Canaan and returning tried to
cross the track with the train almost
up n them. Their names were Nc
Ca5e, Goodwin Thurston and Burns.
The morse escaped unhurt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
E1aHTH VT. REUNION

Montpelier, July %. - The survi-
Vors OF the Eighth Vermont will hold
tnelr annual reunion in this city on
", Wednesday Aug. l4,during Old Home
week The secretary Of the associa-
Ilon will soon issue his circular giving
the details Of the exercises.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
pLAlNFIELD.

Among he recent visitors at the
home of Rev and Mrs l. f. Fortney
we're Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Pratt Of
Northtield, Sidney W. Warren OF
Williston and Mr.. Fortney's half
brother R~v. DR.. &. H. Shinn OF
Cambridge, Mass.
Mrs, Emma Benjamin and daughts +
Maud are visiting frirnds in North
field.
Miss Joanna Parks Of Barre is the
guest Of her cousin, Mrs. l.. F. Fort
ney, for few weeks.