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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-24
LOCUST.

From our regular correspondent
Dec. 20, 1902
John Kern marketed hogs at Decorai
last week.
Alvin Pfister returned last Monday
from few days. visit with friends ant
relatives at Hutton, Mimi.
Invold Grindeland of DEBORAH wal
business visitor in our mel ghborhoot
last Thursday.
John Severson returned home last
Tuesday from two weeks sojourn in
Dakota and Montana.
Wedding bells will ring again in
the near future.
Miss Lucinda Nelson closed heI
school last Friday and returned home
for vacation.
Chas. Falk and Philip Pfister trans.
acted business at DEBORAH on Thurs.
day.
Willet Pfister who attends school al
Fayette returned home today to spend
the vacation.
Henry Hover was DEBORAH visitor
Thursday.
Last Wednesday, December II, at
the home of Mr.. John Barth, their
youngest daughter, Mary, was united
in marriage to Mr.. Jacob Young by
Rev. Seehuus. The bride and groom
are favorably known and respected
The wedding was attended by host
of friends who after the marriage
ceremony sat down TO groaning and
overladen tables of goodies. An en-
joyable time was had by all. Many
serviceable presents were left as a
token of esteem. A long ana happy
welded life is the wish of the writer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-24
Our Hardware Stock Is Now Quite Complete

During the past week we have nearly doubled stock of
Hardware and carrying everything that
called that ne shall continue add rapidly this
line until it is complete every detail handling only the
reliable goods and making them at that is lower than
you accustomed to
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
NOTES OF NOTABLES.

\. G. Vanderbilt's fine residence,
Oakland. at Newport, is to be offered
! for sale next season.
Henry Mercer Babb of Rensselaer,,
Ind. is the only man living in Indiana
who is q son of the American Revolu-
ton by direct descent.
james Albert Washington Green OF
Nottoway county, Va, who had seven
sons who fought with him in the Con-
federate army, is still living.
Mr.. James \. Jarvie, who has erected
library building for Bloomfield. \. j.,
ut a cost of 100000, has added an
! endowment fund of $4,000.
Henry NJ. Rogers, the Standard Oil
millionaire, has erected and equipped
a new Unitarian church at Fair Haven
as memorial to his mother.
DR.. Daniel C. Gilman, president OF
the Carnegie institute, has been elected
the first president Of the Geographical
Society of Baltimore, just organized.
Washington Irving's home on East
Seventeenth street, New York, in which
the author lived for a number OF years,
has Just been sold by relative, Henry
| Morris.
Bishop Potter's new book, "The East
of Today and Tomorrow" Is dedicated
to J. p. Morgan, who furnished the
funds to permit the bishop to make the
! trip to the orient.
/ Robert Maxon Greene Of New York
has been appointed structural engineer
Of the st. Louis worlds fair. He Is a
graduate of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
institute of Troy, \. y.
Charles 4. Locliard and John o. Nye,
two white mon of Syracuse, y. \, nave
been adopted as members of the Seneca
tribe of Indians. Two other whites
Uriah ana Palmer Cummings, have be
come chiefs and controlling spirits IN
the Seneca Nation.
Colonel NIarchand of Fashoda fame
is about to be presented by his French
admirers with n map Of Africa, done
in blue enamel. with the two route'
followed by him in his explorations
done in brilliants. Fashoda VIII p'
marked by large diamond.
Otto Gildmeister, three times mayor
Of Bremen. made that city seapor
and had time besides to devote tt
study. He translated some Of Shake
sspearc's dramas. all of Byron's works
and Dante's Divine Comedy" this las
especially being an excellent piece o
workmanship.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
SHORT STORIES.

The use Of bank checks Is almost as
common in Mexico as in the United
States Twenty years ago 1t was al
most unknown there.
Captain Mckenzie of the whaling
bari; Platina recently captured pure
white whale the first he has seen in
the twenty-five years that he has fol-
lowed the sea.
The three Swedish pioneers in Mime
sofa. Oscar RoOs. Carl FernstrOm and
August Samlahl. have just bad monu-
mcnt erected to their memory at New
Scandia. M!nn.
The Nye family Of which the famous
humorist. Bill Nye. was a member
formed an association at Sandwich,
Mass. recently and will hereafter hold
yearly reunions.
Mexico possesses the record smallest
newspaper in the world. This Is Fl
Telegrama. which Is but four inches
square and contains four pages. 1t IL
published IN Guadalajara.
A turtle was killed some time ago on
the Atlantic coast of South America
which was seven feet long. The shell
weighed nearly 1000 pounds and was
fifteen feet I'm circumference. 1t waf
OF the kind known as sphargis.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05

complaints. Bruin had one eye closed
and was covered from head to heels
with Jumps and knobs and knots.
What cheer" gayly cried the wood
man as he drew nearer.
"Bees," moaned the bear.
"But nature gave you a coat Of fur
to protect you from the stings Of bees"
so she did" answered the bear, "but
she also made me fool enough to want
honey Just the same when was she'd
ding my coat, and every sting would
lift me a foot high"
Moral.-None of US is ever satisfied
with half a loaf.
One day after the hounds had given
the hares a long chase and destroyed
many of them an old hare sneaked out
of her burrow and called a public
meeting to protest against further af-
fairs Of the sort
"As hares we have inalienable rights
that the hounds are bound to respect"
she asserted.
Hear! Hearp cried the other hares
in chorus.
Where would your rabbit pies be
but for the rabbits?"
"Hear! Hear
'And what would the world do with
out our furT
"Hear! Hear"
"And in my opinion the time has
come for US to assert ourselves. II the
hounds can chase the hares, why
shouldn't the hares chase the hounds"
"a bully idea" squealed hundred
hares together.
Then let us proceed to chase and as
sert ourselves"
They proceeded. and they asserted,
and as the leader of the hounds looked
around after the slaughter he quietly
observed:
at is the same in the eud whether
the hounds go to the hares or the hares
come to the hounds
Moral-When the taxpayer becomes
a retOr;ler. he only changes ends Win
the stick.
After thinking things ever one day
and coming to the conclusion that the
world was all wrong the eagle set out
Hrd found the buzzard and saio 70
! u
a.f th~rp have hcru t:m,' whoa
l..y4 pa.. i ~ by wi.-~i' a-inod ''iiu
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Dan DAILY is to star in 'The New
Clown"
Paul Arthur Is to star in THE Altar
Of Friendship" in England.
Richard Mansfield has recently con-
tracted for a new 10000 private car. ,
Oscar Wilde's play "SaIome" has
been forbidden production in Germany.
Bertha Galland's chief ambition. she
says, is to make Il tour round the
world.
The new play Of J. M. Barrie. to be
produced shortly in London. has been
named The Admirable CricbtOn."
Negotiations are in progress for a
London presentation by Mrs lie Moyne
Of the new play Among Those Pres
ent" late next spring.
Harry Lacy plans to return to the
legitimate stage next season in the
principal role Of new romantic play
that be is dramatizing from a novel
Blanche Booth. niece Of Edwin
Booth. has dramatiZed the book Of
Job and will girp readings from II. as
Tcll rs from S.ia sesDcarc this season.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
LAFAYETTE IN AMERICA.
incidents of the Noble Frenchman's
IffC1t In 1924.

incidents of the Noble Frenchmnn's
ptf1t In 1924.
Lafayettes arrival in America was
the signal for one prolonged, brilliant
Fourth of July celebration. The pupils
VI the institutions throughout the coun-
try were prominent participants in .hn
festivities In his honor.
A little Maryland girl who, aft.-'
much drilling, had mastered q poem
with which TO greet him, beginning
Welcome. welcome, Lafayette,
Thee We rcver can forget,
was not permitted 10 get beyond the
second line 81 her recitation, the baby
llps being scaled at this point by an
effusiye kiss from the enthusiastic
Frenchman.
or the cou.piaisance which charac-
terized him during his progress through
the states an old lady, now q resident
Of Baltimore, who Joined In singing
odes to him In Norfolk, Va, gives the
following illustration:
Locks OF hair instead Of autographs
were then fashionable as souvenirs,
and as we passed in review before him
little girl at my side ventured um1dly
to say, General Lafayette, Win you
please give me piece Of your hairr
In an instant the red wig was In his
hand. but the terrified suppliant. to
whom he would have presented "
thankful 10 escape with her own scalp.
had disappeared in the crowd"
The hero's personal appearance was
never, even in his palmiest days, his
strongest point, and with the added
pounds which had come with years, the
limp from the wound received during
the battle OF the BraDdywine and.
above all, the disHguring red wig. he
was scarcely a model Of manly beauty.
Philadelphia Press
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
UNCLE CLrS !
FABLES As ss !
Some Pointed Stories, With Morals,
by Wise Philosopher {
Copyright, 1902, by c. B. Lewis.l

copyright 1902, by c. B. Lewis.l
"A FARMER who had suffered the
Ia loss of several sheep from
Il U the depredations of a wolf
dug Il pit with the hope OF
capturing the animal. Great was his
ioy when he went out one morning
and found the wolf at the bottom Of
the hole. He was gathering rocks to
pelt the captive to death when the wolf
observed:
81 make it a rule to attend to my
business and let other folks do the
same. but in this case l want to say
that YOU have made serious mis-
take"
81 don't see how" replied Josh.
"Why, this pit is so shallow that the
lion can easily spring out of it."
What lion?"
1.-THE one who will soon eat your OK
unless you trap him. Come down here.
I will help you to dig it deeper. Had
the lion fallen in here he would only
have laughed in contempt"
"By gum, 1 never thought Of THAR
exclaimed the farmer. He jumped
down into the hole and began digging.
A moment later the wolf vaulted light
ly upon his shoulders and from thence
to the edge of the pit and made off.
Moral.-What's the use Of catching a
mouse when there are rats to be trap
ped?
A woodman who was passing
through the forest came upon a bear
who was rolling over and over on the
ground and uttering the most dismal
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
FISCHER

[ have just returned from New York
and other points East where / have been
buying goods for the Holidays and also
throungout the store.s The finest for Hol
iday will be of ofexceptionai interest as they
ar very numerous, and will comprise some
very exceptional novelties. Some of which
will be rare pieces and in fact most of them
entirely exclusive. In addition to this line
we will show some very interesting and en-.
tireIy exclusive novelties in Table and
Fancy linens. Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas.
Furs, Silks, Rugs, all of which were especi.
ally selected for the Holiday season.
These goods are now on their way here,
and will announce their opening soon, when
we would be pleased to have one and all
call and see them.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
The MonocIe In Berlin.

There has been an unprecedented de-
mand for monocles in Berlin since the
officers have learned that the kaiser
uses one. His majesty's monocle was
first discovered last week while he was
sitting at table on his special train en-
route to visit the Prince Vondhona.
According to the dispatches, when the
train stopped at a station observers
saw the kaiser reading a paper with a
monocle in his right eye. The kaiser
was never before known to wear a
glass. He is farsighted in his right
eye. It is said that the monocle is be-
coming the rage among the officers,
who always slayishly initiate the en-
pefor.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-05
ser,nuu Mnfrer.

so he's trying TO live on other peO-
pies brains" said the publisher indig.
nantly.
whats the trouble? Has some one
been stealing the ideas from your
booksT'
81 suppose so. But that's a minor
matter. They're trying to coax away
the man who writes my advertise
mentR"-WashingtOn Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
FLOWER AND TREE.

Palms never live more than 25O years.
Ivy has been known to live $50, chest
nut $50, oak 1000 and yew 1850 years.
Nothing is better for house plants
than to be set out in a gentle. warm
rain, but cold rain and wind are any
thing but hopeful to them.
In planting trees an important point
not to be forgotten is pressing the soil
down upon the roots so that they will
come in close contact with it.
A pot Of flowers in bud should re-
ceive all the sunshine possible, but
when the buds open keep them in
shade. and they will last longer.
The largest apple tree in New Eng
land is in Cheshire. Conn. Its trunk
measures one foot above all root ex-
largelnents, Is feet inches in circum-
ference.
Ana orchard, whether young or old,
should not be allowed to grow where
heavy crops of grass are taken every
year. 1t is weakening to the soil and
detrimental to the trees.
In Ashanti there grows tree resem.
bling in appearance the English oak,
which furnishes excellent butter. This
vegetable butter keeps in perfect con
dition all the year round in spite Of the
heat
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Drinking Through the Nostrils.

The Indian sages do not practice
their breathing exercises simply for
the sake of repOse and, sleep. During
tn inbreathing energy is increased.
These Indians are not the only people
who believe that with the inbreathing
of pure air there comes something still
more vital than oxygen. But the Indi-
ans have developed the art of breath
ing more than any other people.
One Of their favorite exercises is to
inhale through the left nostril, to hold
the breath for a time and then exhale
through the right nostril.
Another of their exercises is to drink
water through the nostrils, and after it
has been retained for short time it is
expelled through the nostrils and the
mouth. This is said to cool the head
Chambers Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
The RIGHT THING TO PUT ON.
(Benson's Plaster Is Pains Master.)

From tho natural impulse to "put some.
thing on painful spot all applications
for tho relief Of pain have arisen.
The most successful have ever been poul.
tees or plasters, and the best of these Is
Benson's Porous Plaster.
No other has anything like the same
power as curative agent; it is highly and
scientifically medicated, and its standard
b advanced year by year.
Use Benson's Plaster for coughs, colds,
chest diseases, rheumatism, grip, neuralgia,
kidney trouble, lame back, and other all
ments that make Winter season of suffer.
ing and danger. 1t relieves and cures
quicker than any other remedy.
Do not accept Capsicum, Strengthening
or Belladonna plasters in place of Benson's,
as they possess none of its curative power.
Insist On having the genuine.
The people Of every civilized land have
testified for years to the superlative merit
of Benson's Plasters; and 5000 physicians
and druggists Of this country have declared
them worthy of public confidence.
In official comparisons with others, Benz
sons Plasters have been honored with
Uty.fDs highest awards.
For sale by all druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States on the receipt of Csc. each.
Accept no imitation or substitute.
6oabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Health Notice.

The season is now at hand when the
city should be thoroughly cleaned of
the winter accumulations, and the
health department desires to urge
upon our citizens the necessity of
prompt and thorough work. 1t is
hoped it may not be necessary to serve
special notice upon any one, but that
all will cheerfully comply with this
request. Considerations of health, as
well as comfort and appearance
should be sufficient inducement to have
rubbish of all. kinds carted away.
By Order, BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
FARMER JoE'S SPEECH.
It Was Short, but 1t Crushed the
Rum nriou. XounDafor

1t Was Short, but 1t Crushed the
Bumpsious YOungster.
"You may get the better of an oppo-
nent in debate" said an old time ora
tor. 'by sheer force of convincing argu-
ment-that is to say, you may score
and win on points-but if you want to
put your man down and out at single
coup just make him ridiculous. Only
succeed in doing this, and all the logic
of the other side will explode in vacan--
cy like so many blank cartridges.
'Once when was serving term up
the state in the legislature bumptious
youngster who had just been introduc-
ed was laboring through his maiden
effort. He was attacking a man who
was, his senior by at least score and
ten years and thought to make hit by
referring to him as that little gray
beard from Herkimer.' Rymal of Mag
ara rose to reply. He was an old timer,
who never spoke unless he had some
thing to say and so was always sure of
an attentive audience. Farmer Joe, as
he was called, got up slowly, gradually
expanded himself to hissfull height of
6 feet 4, thrust his left hand behind the
tails of capacious and somewhat
shabby frock coat, held up the index
finger of his right hand, cleared his
throat ominously and solemnly began:
"'Mr. Speaker, the honorable gentle
man who has just spoken has never
read Pope's essay. If he had, he would
remember that the "soups the standard
Of the man." And, sir, fifty such souls
as that Of the honorable gentleman
who preceded me could be put into the
skull of flea and have as much room
there as two frogs in Lake Superior
HE didn't have to say more. The
chamber went into a CONFUSION of
laughter which lasted for several min
utes after the tall farmer had resumed
his seat. AS for the youngster, he did
the best he could. He wriggled about,
got red in the face, tried to look uncon-
cerned and kept his mouth closed dur
ing the balance of the session."-New
York News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
A Card.

1 desire to express my sincere APP
probation of the services of our ex-
cellent fire department. upon the &C.
casion of the fire in my house on Sum
day morning. Not only was there a
prompt response, but the utmost skill
was exercised in checking the progress
of the fire-every man seemed to do
the right thing at the right time.
G. M. Boss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY

LUCAS COUNTY
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
county and state aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day or December, A. D..
1886. A. GLEASON.
SEAL ...... Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimoni-
ais, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. Han
son & Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Change of Location.

Having moved from the Keller cor
ner, building to A. Vessey's building,
on Third-st. I am ready to do any
tailoring work, either ia new suits, or
cleaning or repairing of gentlemen g
garments. Hoping to receive your
patronage in the future as in the past.
I remain, Yours respectfully,
Old NATHAN GOODMAN.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Growing Bananas.

Bananas are as a rule planted out
systematically in rows, the suckers"
being placed at an average of ten feet
apart. The banana plant bears only
one bunch at a time, but it is quick
grower, yielding its fruit in twelve to
fourteen months. When the plant is
about six months old, second suck
err or shoot is allowed to spring from
the root, third after. the ninth month,
and so on, so that after the first year
there is continuous crop being reaped.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Fan. In sh.ke.ueare.. Time.

Fans in Shakespeare's time seem to
have been composed of ostrich and 9TH
er feathers fastened to handles. Gen
tlemen carried fans in those days, and
in one of the later figures of the ger
man they now carry fans. According
to an old manuscript in the Ashmolean
museum, Sir Edward Cole rode the cir
cult with prodigous fan, which had
long stick, with which he corrected his
6auohterS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01

A meeting will be held at the City
Hall, in Sank Centre on Saturday,
May 10, at 2 p. M, to consider the
matter of organizing a cooperative
creamery. All persons interested are
earnestly requested to be present.
Do not forget the time and place
Saturday, May 10, at the City Hall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
A Card.

The registered Clysdale stallion
Fashion, bred by Mp. Clarke of st.
Cloud, will make the season at the
stable OF James Connolly in this city
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Satur-
days. Fashion is the sire of many of
the best young draft and farm horses
in this vicinity. Service fee $40; or SIS
for two. Ray Pangburn. 4-1O
Apply to Frank Dickerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Fiesler 4 MCNeiCe.
IMPORTANT.

AS we are about to retire from bust
ness IN Sank Centre, we earnestly
request all persons having accounts
and notes with us to call as soon as
possible - not later than -: May
15-and settle, as it will be pleasanter
for both them and us to settle directly
than to have them placed with others
for collection.
JACORJ RRoc g. MAcIx
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
or Mere Importance.

"Get my name right" said the proud
owner Of the LITE pound hog. Its
Judson Il. Bimm. My father was Colo
mel Hiram Hotchkiss Bimm Of Lexing-
ton, Ky. He came to Illinois in the
year.
Never mind that" interrupted the
secretary of the fat stock show. "Give
us the pedigree of the hog" Chicago
Tribune
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
A Card.

To the sympathetic friends and
neighbors. who rendered their kindly
assistance after the death of my be-
loved mother, desire to express my
sincere thanks Very truly,
GEORGE B. BOWMAN.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Occasional Relief.

Visitor to the Prison. suppose this
life of yours in here is continual
torture.
: Conviction, no! Not so bad as that.
We don't have visitors every day, you
know Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-05-01
Cement Work.

l am prepared to take contracts for
laying cement side walks, steps, APP
-proaches, curbing, yard walks-iu
fact everything in the line of cement
work-and will guarantee my work.
Martin Olson, Sank Centre. 40