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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
Keep the Streets Clear.

An occasion where little common
horse sense might be used to the
greater convenience of the public is
in the preparation for the construct
ion of the new bridge on Winnebago
street. The dirt which has been re-
moved from where the abutments are
to be placed has been piled up direct
ly in front of the foot bridge, so that
passers are compelled to wade through
the mud in the adjacent yard. AS q
result Mrs. McKay's lawn has been
ruined, the passage way is rough and
actually dangerous, and at night is in
total darkness. Had the dirt been
hauled upon the east side of the
street, or even piled up in the road
way, the sidewalk would not have
needed removing and there would
have been no inconveniece to the pub
lie. Two hours work now would re-
place the street in passable condition,
and possibly save the city-Eseveral
thousands dollars damages in case of
accident. We don't know whether this
matter is the fault of the bridge con-
tractors or the city. We don't care, it
is dangerous place and should not be
allowed to be in such condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
A Tribute to NOrsemen.

In recent letter to the Chicago
Record Herald William F. Curtis the
famous correspondent, gives words of
praise to the Norwegians and Swedes
who are such an important factor in
population of the Northwest. He
says: ~ suppose the Norwegias and
Swedes are the most prosperous of any
foreign born citizens we have in the
U. S. Their intelligence, industry
and frugality enable them to earn bet
ter wages and to save more of their
wages than the natives of any other
country, not excepting the Germans.
One seldom finds Swede or Norwe-
gian out of employment. You never
see Swedish or Norwegian tramp
Scandinavians are preferred to any
other race by the employers of labor,
because they are honest, sober, reli-
able and intelligent. If a census of
the jails, prisons and poorhouses were
taken the number of Scandinavians
would be surprisingly small. As
told you in my letters last summer, a
poorhouse is unknown in Norway
and Sweden and there are no litter
ates in either country. If a man or
woman cannot write it is because he
or she has forgotten how"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
STATE CONVENTION.

To the Republican Electors of the
State of Iowa.
There will be a delegate convention
of the Republicans of Iowa held in the
city of Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednes-
day, July 80, 1902, at IL O'Clock a. m.
for the purpose of placing in nomina-
tion a candidate.
For Secretary of State,
For Auditor of State,
For Treasurer of State,
For Attorney General,
For Judge of Supreme Court,
For Clerk of Supreme Court,
For Reporter of Supreme Court,
For Railroad Commissioner.
And for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
said convention.
ALI voters of the state who believe
in Republican principles and who en-.
dorse the policy of the Republican
party, are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the election of dele.
gates to said convention. The ratio OF
representation will be as follows:
One delegate at large for each county
and one additional delegate for each
200 votes or fraction of 100 or over
cast for Albert B. Cummins, Repub
lican candidate for governor at the
election of 1901.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
The Editors at Dubuque.

The editors who were in attendance
at the summer meeting of the North
eastern Iowa Press Association, held
at Dubuque last week Friday and Sat-
urday. were an unit in expressions of
gratitude for the splendid entertain
ment afforded them by the city of Du-
buque, and the excellent meeting held.
There were upwards of seventy five
editors present, about one-third OF
them having their wives with them.
During the day and evening of Thurs
day the meetings of the association
were held at the Stout Auditorium,
when papers were read on subjects ap-
pertaining to the newspaper business
and enthusiastically discussed, from
which much information of practical
benefit to men in the business was OBJ
tanned. In the evening a public meet.
ing was attended, when program of
music, address of welcome. etc. was
enjoyed, including splendid address
by Gen. S. d. Atkins, the pioneer
editor of the Freeport, Ill. Journal.
Thursday afternoon from three to five
O'Clock, the editors and wives were
given trolley ride about the city,
inspecting points of interest, and Fri
day morning were shown through the
handsome new Carnegie-Stout public
library building. At ten O'Clock on
Friday morning we boarded the stea-
mer Saturn, for a day upon the Miss
issippi river. The trip up the river
was most delightful one, stops being
made at several islands and at Cass-
willie, the historic town of Wisconsin,
which was a noted trading and ship
ping point in the early day. The hotel
at which we stopped in this place was
erected in 1888, and many other build
ings were built about the same time.
The day was one of the most pleasant
ever spent by the association, and the
cordial, generous entertainment provi-
ded by the city of Dubuque will long
be remembered by all who had the
good fortune to participate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The influence of the United States
as world power is seen in the re-
suit Of the recent appeal made to Wash
ington by China to use American in
fluence to cause the evacuation Of
Tientsin by foreign soldiers in con-
formity with the agreement made by
Pekin. 1t is alleged by the Chinese
government that the foreign officers
limited the number of Chinese police
allowed in the city with the idea of
having the job themselves of keeping
order at remunerative salaries. Sec.
retary Hay acted with promptness and
the powers have agreed to instruct
their generals to abandon the condi.
tions complained of by China.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30


A traveller on a morning train re-
Gently recounted portions of CONVEX
sation he heard while riding from
Council Bluffs east: "What state is
this" asked the first man who was
coming east from Idaho. "Why," re-
piled the other, "this is Iowa. Don't
you see that corn? There is none
other like it in the country, have
been away from here for seven years.
I've been out in Oregon. My but
that field looks fine." Then the other
replied that he had heard of Iowa, but
had never been in the state before.
sit is a blacker dirt than they have
west isn't it, looks like it would
plow we'll, too, wonder if it rains
much or do they irrigate?" "Irri-
gate" ?"smiled the other man, "well,
should smile they don't. The only
irrigation here is the tears from the
eyes of fellows like me who are glad
to get back. Irrigate, I should say
not. .
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

General Jacob H. Smith has been
placed upon the retired list of the Ar.
my by the President, as result of his
verbal orders relative to the Samar
campaign. The Presidents action has
been commented upon by Republicans
as complete vindication of the ac-
tion of the majority in the Senate
when this matter was up for discus
sion. The order of the President retir-
ing General Smith, shows that while
he regrets the necessity for taking
such action, in view of General
Smiths long and brilliant war record,
he has no thoughts of whitewashing
the affair or making the facts other
than they are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
The Battle Ground of Modern Thought.

The Chicago Record Herald has con.
ceived the unique idea of assigning a
page of its Sunday edition to the pub
lie for the free discussion of impor-
tant questions of the day. Under the
head "The Battle Ground Of Modern
Thought" an opportunity is offered
to the public for the same discussion
of all problems engaging the attention
of the American people. Writers of
ability present their views on subjects
not generally treated in the daily
press, and Record Herald readers gen.
orally are invited to join the debate.
The fairest most forceful and original
contributions are published. The fol.
lowing are few of the subjects which
have been discussed since this depart
ment was first established.
els Blacklisting Within the Law"
TRUSTS and the Proper Way to Reg
ulate them.
Great Peril That Besets Pagan
China.
Liquor and its Evil Consequen-
ces.
''Are Free Books Wanted in Public
Schools?"
Inhumanity to Animals.
The Record Herald disc laims any
responsibility for the dogmas upheld
the theories advanced or the panacea,
advocated, 1t reserves the right only
to preserve order, to keep out person
alities and rancor and to see that goot
temper and candor characterize the
discussions 8l-1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
The Railway Age, in reviewing Il

The Railway Age, in reviewing the
conditions of the railways of the
United States at the end of the first
half of 1902, shows that never before
have the roads been in such pros
porous condition. The total mileage
under receivership is but 2,S10 miles,
with an aggregate capital of $6l, 600,
600, showing steady reduction since
the disastrous year 1894, the panic
year, due to the Cleveland free trade
regime, when 40, 800 miles of railroads
were in the hands of receivers with
an aggregate capital of q, 500, 600, 900.
The comparison of these two sets of
figures affords striking picture of
the manner in which the railroads
have participated in the country's gen.
eral prosperity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

Anent Minister Wu's retirement
from Washington, it is remembered
that he insised from the time Pekin
was isolated from the rest of the
world. that the American, English,
and other foreign embassies were safe,
and his faith in this belief remained
unbroken, even when practically all
hope had been given up by our own
officials. To Mr.. WI Secretary Hay
entrusted the message to Minister Con.
ger, which was delivered in that time
of horror through Mr.. Wu's good rela.
tions with the southern Viceroys, and
through him the State Department re.
ceived in cipher the response which
thrilled the nation like voice from
the grave, and gave to the world the
first official news that he foreign re-
presentatives were still alive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
MaCCabeeS Picnic

On Sunday the Maccabees of Waukon
and Decorah held joint picnic at
Glenwood Caves, both lodges were
we'll represented. The day was spent
in viewing the beautiful scenery,
visiting, games of different kinds,
music. and as cameras were plentiful
there will ne some fine pictures as
souvenirs by which to remember the
occasion. On the return home the
Decorah lodge gathered at the resi-
dence of Samuel Goettelmann and had
picnic supper, after which they all
returned home feeling that the day
was well spent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The latest announced discovery is
process for making malleable glass.
We hope there is no mistake ON the
part of the discoverer. Hail storms
will have hard proposition with
malleable windows. The baby might
dent u goblet and you could hammer
it smooth again. You could throw
the lamp chimney at the hired girl.
If it missed her and struck the stove.
no harm done. You could bring it
back to shape with the poker or the
tack hammer. -Terril Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
THE PRICE OF CIVILIZATION.

The rolls of the war department
show that the deaths in the army en-
gagged in suppressing the insurrection
in the Philippines have reached the
number of 4, 155, of which 2,582 were
due to disease. The total number Of
dead and wounded, exclusive of those
who died of disease, was 4,470, or 81
per cent of the whole force engaged
since the beginning of the outbreak.
The average number Of troops in the
islands during that period has been
40, 900, although the total number sent
was 1873, 900, and the force in the ar
chipelago at one time was over $4,000
men. The killed in battle were about
per cent of the total force engaged
What proportion of the deaths from
disease is directly attributable to the
war it is impossible to estimate.
Compared with the mortality in
other wars that in the Philippines
has been small. The British losses
ON the veldt by disease or the rifles
of the enemy are larger, and those in
the campaigns of white troops in
countries similar to the Philippines,
like the French in Madagascar and the
Tonkin or the Dutch in Achin, are
three and four times greater. The
cessation of hostilities will mean a
tremendous decrease in the mortality
from disease. The troops will be con-
centrated at large posts, situated in
healthy spots, where they can receive
the best of medical attention and
where the experience of three years
occupation of a tropical country can
be used to advantage. Considering
the death list in the camps of volun-
teers before and during the war with
Spain tho small losses in the Philip
pines reflect great credit on the care
which the officers and surgeons were
able to take of their men.
If no good end had been served by
the loss of life in the Philippines the
death of only dozen men would be
an unmitigated calamity. But the
men who have died in the Philippines
fought in no mean cause and they did
not die in vain. They did not fight
merely in defense of the title of the
United States to the Philippines, but
they fought in order that the deceived
and misguided Filipinos might be
saved from the wretchedness which
would have been their lot had they
been abandoned to themselves. The
Filipinos, thanks TO the American
blood which has been shed in the is
lands, will enjoy peace and prosperity.
They will be educated. They will be
aided to make material and mental
progress. But for the American army
civilization would have been banished
from the Philippines and the inhabit-
ants have sunk into barbarism. The
Americans who died in the Philippines
died in the cause of Civilizations
cause for which Americans have been
fighting since they set foot on this
continent and had their first bloody
encounter with the Indians-Chicago
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The Nevada Journal says that a
young lady in that city has a special
talent for drawing She drew a hen
the other day so true to life that when
she threw it in the waste basket it
laid there. That's nothing. An
Ames man lays thousands of brick
every year, Boone man recently laid
a corner stone and the inhabitants of
Eldora have been laying dormant for
several years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

Bumper crops of corn and oats and
liberal yields of rice, barley, hay and
fruits are predicted by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The area in
corn is about 4 per cent larger than
that of last year, and crop conditions
for this grain are fine. Continuing
favorable conditions may result in re-
cord-breaking crops of possibly 2,6O0,
600, 900 bushels of corn and 800, 900, ,00C
bushels of oats. Wheat prospects are
good for a total yield Of 6SS, 900, 0OC
bushels
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

A small boy in one of our district
schools, relates an exchange, when
asked by kind old lady if he studied
very hard, said: "Oh, l don't hurt
myself at ii. f" "Oh," said the lady,
lyon must study hard or you will
never be president of the United
States. F" "No, ma am" replied the
boy" I don't expect to be; I'm q
democrat. ;"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

"News" is queer word-the initi-
ais of north, east, west, south, which
appeared on the earliest journals as a
sign that information was to be had
here from the four quarters of the
world. The sign was N E W S, and
gave us our word news.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

Iowa people believe in life in
surance, the amount now carried in
this state being in excess of 1884, 900,
600, on 3S2, 1854 policies and scattered
among 1913 companies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The output of gold in South Africa
has steadily increased since the arts of
peace have again been resumed. In
the Rand mines the product has in
creased from 80, 600 ounces, last Decem-
her, to l50,O ounces in June, valued
at about $3, 900, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
REPUBLICAN TICKET

For Representative in Congress, Fourth Dis
trict of Iowa,
GILBERT N. HAUGEN,
of Worth.
For Judges Thirteenth Judicial District:
l.. Z. FELLOWS,
Of Allamakee
A. N. HOBSON,
OF Fayette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

John W. Gates, who tried to corner
Chicago grain the other day, did turn
an honest little penny of about a mil
lion and half dollars. This was
not as much as Mr.. Gates had hoped
to make out of the speculation, but
it is thought that it will enable him
to keep the wolf from the door.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The newest fad among the girls is
to have their initials on the glossy
buttons of their shirt waists. The
buttons come in steel and gilt, are
rather large and highly polished, and
the initials are placed in the center
The stores send them out to the jewel
ers to be engraved, charging a few
cents extra for the work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The daily rations of big circus
like Ringling Bros. call for three
tons of straw, seven tons of hay, 200
bushels of oats and corn, 1,O20 pounds
of ham and bacon, twenty barrels of
potatoes and other vegetables, $50 gal
Ions of milk, 100 pounds of butter and
sixty dozen eggs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

II have a horror of being buried
alive" said local storekeeper.
"Well, for gracious sake, why don't
you advertiser" replied the friend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Bryan are
continuing that controversy and are
now at loggerheads as to who had the
honor of leading the Democracy into
the "shadow of predestined defeat. :"
This is splitting hairs. The Demo-
cracy's defeat, in 1896, was predes-
tined beyond any doubt, even had
ten Napoleons arisen to martial it's
forces.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
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AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Iowa ,s
Winnesheik Co.
We the undersigned, being duly sworn,
depose and say that the actual average
weekly circulation of the Decorah
Public Opinion for the twelve weeks
ending June Ia, 1902, was 2lo7, all of
which is true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
H. j. GREEN, Editor and Proprietor.
G. E. SYKES, Foreman.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of June, A. D., 1902.
tSEAL) NJ. V. SCOTT, Notary Public
In and for Winnesheik Co., Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

Some time ago Secretary Shaw re-
ceived from an old neighbor at his
former home in Denison a request
for letter of recommendation which
would aid him in securing a more
lucrative position. Secretary Shaw
was greatly amused on reading one
sentence Of the letter, which was
"Out here in Iowa, where both of us
are known, of course such q letter
would have no weight"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

Fayette county leads in the product
ion of butter, being credited with
2,797, ,566 pounds. The five other
counties producing 100000 pounds
or more are Bremen, Clayton, Jones,
Delaware and Kossuth, in the order
named. Palo Alto produced 1915, ,O7O
pounds and Winnesheik county is a
close second with only ALA pounds
less. Fourteen other counties produce
each over 1000, 900 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The railway commission has taken
steps to enforce the new law requiring
all railroads in Iowa to post in their
passenger stations bulletins showing
the time of arrival and departure of
trains. Senator w. b. Tallman of
Warren county was the author of this
act, which passed the last general as.
sembly and went into effect the first
day of July. The railway commits
sion has allowed nearly month to
elapse, during which time they have
noticed evidence of failure to comply
with the new provision. Now they
are sending out letters to all of the
railways in the state, calling theil
attention to the act and asking that
they be advised at once as to what
companies have made provision,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

The state board of control has an
nounced the location of the new state
hospital foI inebristes at Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, where it will be depart
ment of the present hospital for the
insane. Already the board of control
has received applications from at
least dozen presons for admission
into the new hospital, which bids
fair to become popular at this rate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30

A remarkable and convincing argu-
ment was recently made before a
country magistrate by a rural Ohio
barrister. The case was one in which
the plaintiff sought to recover dam
ages from railroad company for the
killing of cow. During the course
Of his argument the country lawyer
used this expletive sentence: "If the
train had been run as it should have
been ran, or if the bell had been rung
as it should have been rang, or if the
whistle had been blown as it should
have been blew. both of which they
did neither, the COW would not have
been injured when she was killed"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
2&Gc Ohinioos
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
H. J. GREEN,
Editor and Proprietor.

The Only Official Paper of Winnesheik
County and the City of Decorah.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-24
MEASURED PLANET MERCURY.
d.. see OF the Naval Observatory af
WashfnEfOn FINDS It's D1zneteF
TO BE z,65S EIEIeu.

+ Dr. See, Of the United States naval
observatory IN Washington, has Just
concluded a measurement Of the
planet Mercury with the large tel
escoPe Of that institution. Its diam
eter is found to be 2,65s miles. Dr..
See calls attention to the fact that
he has never observed any marked
spots on the planets disk, not even
when the sky was absolutely pure
and the image Of the planet perfect
" defined on the lens Of the tel
escope. His observation also is that
there is no diminution Of Brightness
at the edges Of the disk, such Is
would be produced by an absorbing
atmosphere. Although these results
agree in general with those obtained
at the Lick observatory, they dis
agree with those Of SchiajarelH and
Mr.. PerciTaI Lowell.
DR.. See has made another inter
esting estimate regarding meteOrs-
Every observer notes a considerable
number Of small meteors while he iB
engaged in telescope observations.
The field of view Of q telescope IS q
very small fraction Of the surface Of
the heavens, and simple proportion
based on the number OF meteors en-
ables an estimate to be made Of the
number Of meteors IN the whole
sky. In this manner, says the Wash
ington Star, DR.. See estimates there
are about 100000, 900 telescope me
teors appearing in the sky daily.
Between 100000 and 1900, 900 me-
teors, bright enough to be visible TO
the naked eve, encounter the earth
daily, according to the estimate Of
Prof. Newton.