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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

ne of the prettiest incidents of the
presi, IT'S trip was that at Denison,
Secretary Shaw's home. Just as Pre-
sident Roosevelt arose to speak flock
of one hundred white doves was re-
leased from under the platform and
a1ose in cloud Just in front of him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10
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Telephone No. Is.
CURRENT COMMENT

The State College at Ames gradual
ed class of eighty-two last week.
The college conferred the degree of
NJ. PHI on Robert B. Armstrong, AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

1t is on record that after creating
man God rested. We have never, as
yet, seen anything recorded either in
inspired or profane history which
would 60 to show that after the crea-
tion of woman anybody rested.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

The useful person isn't the one who
bemoans his lot and complains be-
cause of lack of opportunity. The real
ly successful individual is the one
who, when he undertakes to do some
thing does it, no matter what OBJ
stacles arise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

Nc: all the suckers are to be
found among the rrrai population, as
some are apt to believe. Inc Eler-
chants of Des Moines were worked
ny two grafters to the tune of $500 on
a railroad time table scheme. They
collected their money in advance and
never issued the printing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

President Roosevelt has returned to
Washington, after one of the longest
and most triumphant tours ever made
by any president. He was absent six
ty-five DAYS and made 265 speeches,
being received everywhere with great
cordiality and honor by the people Of
all classes, and making added friends
and adherents to his patriotic prin-
ciples at every appearance. He has
captured the hearts of the people,
and is today perhaps more generally
popular than any president has been
during his term of office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

Wipneshiek County, 3D.
/, E. II. HAINES. Treasurer of Winneshiek
county. Iowa, being duly swori depose and
say that the foregoing report is correct and
true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
E. K. HAINES,
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, t lis I'd
day of June 1903.
f. A. MASTERS, Co. Aud.
Approved June 5th, 1908.
NJ. j. NICHOLSON,
Chairman b. of S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

The newspapers of Germany, where
freedom of the press in its perfection
is by no means prominent feature,
are yet astonished at the recent press
law enacted in Pennsylvania, declar-
ing that cit is only fit for Russia and
not for free America. "
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

The frightful growth OF fatalities
among railroad passengers and en-
ployes the past year is the subject OF
much comment. A government pub
lication has been recently issued
whose figures present incontestable
evidence that the charge of negligence
is we'll founded. According to Acct
dent Bulletin No. 6. published by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
the number of passengers killed in
train accidents during the months OF
October, November, and December,
1902, was 266, and of injured. 2,7SS.
Accidents of other kinds, including
those sustained by employees while at
work and passengers getting on and
off cars, etc.. bring the total number
of casualties up, to l2,Sll. OF these
93S were killed and l1.S73 injured ;
from which we see that at the close
of last year our railroads were kill
ing people at the rate of 3,752 per
year, and disabling them at the rate
of AZ, 492, rate of 81, 244 deaths and
injuries in a single twelve months.
During the whole of the Boer war,
which lasted about three years. the
total number of casualties KILLED,
wounded, died of disease, and in.
valided home) in the British army
was 81, 1872, of whom 5,727 were killed
in action.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

Millions of fish in the overhowed
portions of Iowa are in danger of be-
ing stranded and left to die when the
water recedes, according to state
ment made by George A. Lincoln Of
Cedar Rapids, state fish and game
commissioner They are to be found
in thousands in the ponds and bayous
along the rivers of the state. Unless
some action for their rescue Is taken
Immediately they will all be killed
when the water subsidies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

"Don't fight unless you have to-
says President Roosevelt. 'but if you
have to, let the other man know there
has been fight This is my whole
doctrine in our foreign policy"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

Everything of interest and import
ance to the life and comfort of a
home maker in the summer time, from
golf to bathing suits and the various
ways Of serving cherries, is touched
upon in the Midsummer Number of
the New Idea Woman's Magazine.
"Parasols and Sun Umbrellas" are
reviewed by Kate Wallace Clements; /;
Frances Dana sets forth the vogue in
Summer Gloves and Mitts,' and
Walden Fawcett tells "How to Make
Porticoes Attractive. - "The Fourth
of July in Luzon" is charmingly de.
scribed by l.. Mclaughlin, and a
page of humor delightfully."- illustrated
is an excellent feature for the hot
weather. The patterns set forth the
latest vagaries of fashion, and the
stories are extraordinarily interesting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

The State University has adcel the
department of scandinavian languages
and literature to its college of liberal
arts. This is done in response TO a
demand from students interested in
Scandinavian work Old Morse, a
course of study OF the old Norse-lce-
landic, to he given two l.oa:s "a week ::
history OF the scandinavian
languages, a course of lectures one
hour a week; an elementary course of
two hours week in Morse; an ele-
mentary course of Swedish, accom-
panied by lectures on the different
periods of Swedish literature, and a
course of lectures on semasiology
with special reference to the Scandi-
navian languages, in which the main
problems in the science of the mean
ing of words will be discussed, are
among the new courses offered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

The Register man called on Secre-
tary Shaw at the treasury department
at Washington last week. He is
smoother than ever and told three of
his famous yarns in the five minutes
we spent with him. Iowa never
turned out more adaptable or. suc-
cessful statesman than the Denison
banker. Other men want things
Shaw gets them. We also spent a
pleasant half hour with Geo. Roberts,
director of the mint, one of the very
best representatives Iowa has at the
capitol. He ranks among the bright
est aad ablest of the public men at
Washington. Both these gentlemen
inquired after the "Iowa Idea," and
we informed them that while it was
not dead, it was sleeping, and would
not wake up until after the next pres
idential election. ROCKFORD Regis
ter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
H. J. GREEN,
Editor and Proprietor.

The Only Official Paper of Winnesheik
County and the City Of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-10

EXPENDITURES OF THE COUNTY
as per warrants issued from JAN 1st, 1908. to
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19

relieve bad back and cure it-cure ev-
cry kidney and bladder disorder, from
backache to complicated cases.
Mrs. Sarah Walmer, widow Of the late
Jacob Walmer. the wagon maker of Union
Deposit. who spent thirty-one. years Of her
life in that corporation, but is now living
with relatives at the corner of North Sixth
and PETER streets, Harrisburg, Pa. says:
walk in my yard about sixteen years ago,
when l injured my back. l had any amount
Eackache very near all the time. It hurt
me. to stoop or lift ANYTHING Of ordinary
turn in bed on account Of sharp pains:
Medicine did very little to relieve. and
had about given up taking any when ! saw
such glowing accounts of Doan's Kidney
Pills. l concluded to try just once again.
and I got box OF them at Forney y
knouse's drug store. on Market street.
They did me wonderful amount of good
and relieved my aching back
Doan's Kidney Pills sold at all drug
stores; so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buff
falo, N. Y.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
COurtsl,iD in Caracas.

After the meal is finished the 'pa.
Dire" may go to his club OF cafe, while
the ladies betake themselves to tile
large open bay window. Lamps are
placed near them, and as you wander
through the streets YOU plainly sec
everywhere. at the height of your own
eyes and quite near enough for Il hand
shake, long rows of these groups of
women, now gayiy ard even brilliantly
dressed, thickly powdered and be-
Gecl1ed With the quaint old jcwclry Of
the country.
Then, by and by, young man APP
pears in front of almost every window
and converses with those inside. In
most eases he is the suitor for the hand
OF one of the daughters of the house
Evening after evening he thus pays his
respects to her family, standing for
hours on the sidewalk, till the day ar
rives when the mother OF his adored
one believes the fact of his cour;iu2
her daughter sufficiently advertised tG
the neighhors, as we'll as to the COM
munity ut large. Then only the doors
Of the house are thrown open to him.
Otto Won Gottberg, in Harper's Mag'
azine.
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The "Dead- Beat" and the rass.

Among after dinner speakers Joseph
Jefferson ranks as one who can tell Il
good story in a dry, delightful way
His stories Zeal principally with the.
atrical subjects. Here is one Of his
best:
While starring through Indiana sev.
eral years ago." he said at il dinner
the other night, my manager was NJ.
preached by man who had the local
reputation of being Il pass-worier or
dead beat. He told the usual yarn
about being an eX-actOr and ended IS
asking for professional courtesics.
81 would be glad to obliga you,
said the manager, but. unfortunately
l haven't card with me- Just then
a happy thought struck him. and he
added: IN tell you what Ill do. |
will write the pass where it will be
easy for you to show it,
Leaning over, with a pencil lie
wrote Pass the bearer on The fell Nv $
white shirt front. and signed his name.
The beat thanked him and FASTENED to
the gate. The ticket-:aker gravely OK.
amined the writing and let him take Il
few steps inside, then he called him
back ard said in loud voice:
"'Hcld OH, my friend; forgot. II
will be necessary for you to leave that
pass With me! "-Collier's Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19

SULTAN AMI HIS PLAYERS.
Actors Have Military Organization and
Are Subject to Immediate Cali.

Actors Have Military Organization and
Are Subject to Immediate Cali.
The sultan of Turkey has MS own
vay of taking his theatrical pleasures.
An account of the performances given
before him was recently made public
oy one who was long attached to the
palace staff, and it reads like .Ae en-
agSerations of comic opera librettist.
The power that controls all these
performances is Arturo Stravolo,
known simply as Arturo, who came
rom Naples some years ago and set
lied with his father, mother, sisters
ind brothers and sistersin-law in Con-
stantinople. He was formerly a die
ect comedian in Naples.
He is prime favorite with the sal
AN. The other actors are called to
The palace to perform no. oftener than
once month. Arturo acts at least
weekly.
AS the sultan is very fond Of variety
and will rarely consent to witness the
same performance twice it is neces-
sary to provide constant change. To
do this one of the Stravolos is always
travelling through the European capt.
tails at the expense of his patron seek
ing novelties.
All of the sultan's actors must wear
certain uniform. They have a mill
tary organization. Angelo is licuten.
ant; the violinist, Luigi, is captain:
the baritone, Gaetano, is major, and
the tenor, Nicola, is general The
performances take place at no fixed
time, but whenever it appears to the
sultan that he would like to see a
show. Thus the company like sol
diers, must always be ready to march.
Frequently the director of the or.
chestra, Amanda Pasha, will be mott
fed in the middle of the night that
he must come to the palace as quickly
as possible. He learns OH arriving
that his majesty desires to hear "Un
Ballo in Maschera," or some other
opera. AS the sultan's wish is a COM
mand, the opera begins within half an
hour.
The sultan sits entirely alone, as a
rule, and if any point in the action of
either play or opera is not clear he
halts the performers until it is ex-
planned tn him
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
Ten LAYERS of History.

For the first time the whole history
Egypt has been opened before us; dat
ing from the beginning of the kingdom
and ending with almost the last of lis
native kings-from Mena. about 1902
+. c., to Nekht -hor-hab. $40 3. G. His
tory is here laid out before us i'll
strata. from which the past can be
read as we lift them away one from
another.
In order to read. however. ono must
know the alpha bet of the subject. and
that has lately been learnt. from thu
pottery. the tlints. the beads. which
show. each. the age to which they be.
long. Excavation on 4 site With long
history is mere destruction if each
stratum is not read and interpreted
inteiligihly as it is opened: unfort!-
ratcly. this has never been done before
OH any such site. On the earliest s;.-
cred site Of Abydos. the first capital Of
Egypt. temples had been piled one o,
the ruins Of another until ten ages Of
building stood tackled together in
about twenty feet depth of ruins. Each
temple had become partly ruined aftcl
Il few centuries. and then at last was
pulled down, leaving 4 foot or two Of
the wallis and fOunda tons, and Il new
temple of different plan was then
erected OIL tho ground. America is rot
old enough for this to be done even
once. but London stands on 4 mound
of over twenty feet of ruins. from
which its past will some day be read
as we now read that of Egypt.-Pro.
fessor Flinders Petrie, in Harper
MagaZine.
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A Statuette $500 Years Old.

In his article Oil the TEN Temnl2s
of Abydos'' in Harpar's Magazine. Pro.
fessor Flinders Petrie tells of his dis
covery OF a statuette of ivory more
than 600 years old, and how he mAli
aged to preserve it.
Cropping in the thick brown orGani,
mud of this rubbish hole" says Profes,
sor Petrie, Il lifted out one by one the
priceless examples Of glazed work and
ivory of this earliest age of great art
IN art of which we had never under.
stood the excellence from the traces
hitherto known. The ivory was sadly
rotted. and could scarcely be lifted
without dropping asunder in fakes
So when l found that I had touched Il
:iece it was left alone. and other parts
were cleared. until ut last Il patch of
ground was left where several pieces
&C ivory had been observed. Cutting
deep around this l detached the whole
block Of sixty or eighty pounds of
earth. and had it removed oil Il tray to
my storeroonl. There il dried grad
ually for two or three weeks. and thea
Will IL CdLlel ltitlT paint III uSH W.
gan to gently dissect it and to trace
til, ivory figures. Not a single piece
was broken or spoiit by thus working
it out, and noble figures of lions. a
bear, large ape and several boys
came gradually to light. Suddenly 4
patterned robe and then marvellous
face appeared in the dust, and there
came forth from his Goodyear
sleep one of the finest portrait
figures that have ever been seen. \
single photograph can give but little
idea of the subtlety Of the face and the
expression, which changes with every
fresh light in which it is seen. Wear
ing the crown of Upper Egypt, and
clad in his thick embroidered robe,
this old king. willy yet feeble with the
weight of years, stands for the d!plo-
macy and statecraft of the oldest civil
ICED kingdom that we know. No later
artist of Egypt, no Roman portrait
maker. 10 Renaissance Italian has out
done the truth and expression OF this
oldest royal portrait, coming from the
first dynasty of Egypt"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
GOOD HAUL OF RATTLESNkkEs
Thirty-six Bagged In One Week by
Connecticut Man.

John c. Reeves, of Portland, famil
iarly known as DEL" and having q
national reputation as rattlesnake
hunter, has recently gained fresh lau
rels.
Last week thirty-siX rattlers, rang
ias from fifteen inches to four and a
half feet in length, were killed by
him in the Somerset mountains, stu
ated in the eastern part of Portland
Seventeen of various lengths were
killed within space of about fifteen
square feet.
Some of the large snakes had nine
or ten rattlers, while some of the
smaller had but one or two: The
snakes were beautifully striped. Ten
baby rattlers were found huddled to.
gether near their nest, which was a
rock crevice.
MIR. Reeves captures his snakes by
stealing up to them while they are
basking in the sun and pinning them
to the ground with forked stick four
or five feet in length. He then uses
a club.
Mr.. Reeves finds much sport in rat.
tlesnake hunting, and also finds ii
very profitable. One dollar an ounce
is realized for the oil. The skins net
him from Is cents to So, and occasion.
ally more fer an unusually large one
Hartford Ccurant.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19

suspecring foul play when she saw
the two take the path leading to the
house in the cornfield, she had in
stantly summoned help and followed
them.
Need I add that Ray married
Blanche? Scarcely. My story would
he incomplete without this ending.
They are happy. ar Ray wonders how
he could ever have thought any other
woman half so cllarming.-tiood Lit
traturc,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
Moose Track North.

According to observers in the AGE
rondack woods, at least three moose
lave been seen. recently, working
their way north into Canada, and it is
inferred that the attempt to stock the
north woods with them will fail, and
that moose placed there will take the
same trail to Canada that was taken
by their ancestors seventy-fvc years
ago
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
New Uses for SoIdie. 80

The British soldier in India is tc
become a baker and a butcher az
we'll. for recommendation were re
Gently called for non-commissioncd of
fcers and men from commandments
Of units with view to the formation
Of classes for instruction in bakery
and butche-y.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
Dream That Came True.

A curious fulfilment of dream is
related by George S. Rowell of Wake
cid, Mass, who is 81 years of age.
but strong and vigorous for man Of
his years. He dreamed one night re.
Gently of the death of a friend in Glou.
cester, the next morning his friends
death was announced in the Glouces.
eer papers.
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{ up in sound health and strength.

- up III SOuAO AASdAtA dAo Sl1CHSIAs
1T had been a great sufferer from indigestion
for the last nine years" writes. Mrs. Margaret
Single, of Owings Mills, Baltimore Co., Md.
III was such wreck it seemed death was near,
but to-day can say feel like another woman.
have received much and lasting good from Dr.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery aud Favorite
Pescription.' have taken twenty five bottles i'll
all, and followed the advice of Dr. R. V. Pierce.
and am happy to say that life is worth living
now. A thousand thanks for your treatment"
Do not be cajoled into trading SUBJ
stance for shadow. Any substitute
offered as "just as good" as vGolden
Medical Discovery" is shadow of that
medicine. There are cures behind every
claim made for the IL Discovery"
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages, in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of twenty-one one-cent
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19

II dear" uttered a sweet,
distressed voice, so sud
denly and so distinctly
that Ray Braddon refined
in his horse with Il NUT.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15

In almost every neighborhood
someone has died from an attack
of collie or cholera morbus, often
before medicine couldbe procured
Or physician summoned. A re-
liable remedy for these diseases
should be kept at hand. The risk
Is too great for anyone to take.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy has undoubted-
lv saved the lives of more people
and relieved more pain than any
other medicine in use. It can al
ways be depended upon. For
sale by
J. FL, Goodman & Go.
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Too Angelic.

There was certain young minister
in Maine who on his first charge was
called upon to preach a funeral sermon
over q woman. 1t was his first funeral
sermon, and he laid himself out to
make an impression and succeeded.
The woman had had her faults, but
the minister forgot them. This was to
be expected, but he extolled her so
highly that the poor bereaved husband,
sitting there listening, couldn't recog-
nize her by the description. Finally, in
a glowing peroration, he pictured God
and the archangels and the angels and
all the hosts of the redeemed joyously
forming parade to welcome to heaven
this lone Of the very best of all wom-
en-" The husband could stand it no
longer, and, leaping up, interrupted
him with reckoning hand, gasping out:
mo, no, elder. Not quite that! She
was only bout middlin'."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15

The belief in prophetic dreams is not
entirely superstition. according to
the results obtained by two members
of the French institute. They point
out that at night when the senses are
at rest the brain Is affected particular
ly by organic feelings in various parts
of the body and that early symptoms
of advancing diseases give a particular
direction to the dreams. A familiar in
stance is nightmare, which indicates a
dyspeptic condition. Immoderate drink
ers see rats, snakes and insects in their
dreams before the actual outbreak of
delirium tremens, and so on.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15

Spanish dances have a certain resem-
blance to the dances of the east. In
our country ones idea Of a dance is
something in which the movement is
due to the legs. In Japan and in Egypt
the legs have very little to do with the
dance. The exquisite rhythms of Jap
anese dances are produced by the sub
tie gesture of hands, the manipulation
Of scarfs, the delicate undulations of
the body. In Arab dances and in the
danse du ventre the legs are more near
~ motionless. The legs are only used
to assist in producing the eXtraordi-
nary movements of the stomach and
the hips in which so much of the dance
consists.
1t is dance in which the body sets
itself to its own rhythm. Spanish
dancing, which no doubt derives it's
eastern color from the Moors, is al
most equally a dance Of the whole
body, and it's particular characteristic
the action Of the hips-is due to a
physical popularity Of the Spaniards,
whose spines have a special and unique
curve of their own.