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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

When you see boy who utilizes
most of his time for self-improvement
grasping every bit of knowledge that
is calculated to be of benefit to him
and desire to do everything he un-
dertakes to finish, you can put it
down that he is trying to be some
body in life. He has aspirations to
rise above the common level, and with
this determination to accomplish
something and a firm resolution tC
make success he will be haunted by
no such word as fail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

The happiest people in the world are
those who keep out of debt. out OF
politics, out of office, shun notoriety,
make an honest living by honest
means, follow the golden rule, num-
bly, serve the living God, pursue the
"eyen tenor of their way" and neg
lect no opportunity of doing good.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Like unexpected flowers which
spring up along our footpaths, full
of freshness, fragrance and beauty, so
kind words. and gentle acts, and sweet
dispositions make glad the sacred spot
called home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

The census of the Philippine Islands.
carefully made by government emu.
merators. shows the aggregate popula-
tion to be about 10000. This is sur
prise. as the population was roughly
estimated at from 5000. 900 to 10,OOO,
600.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Miss Jessie Peabody of Denver, Col.
is the only woman colonel in the
United States. She has received her
commission from Adjutant General
Ball and will accept the position. She
will be member of The military staff
of her father, General Peabody.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

A Clinton young man promised a
young lady that he would buy her a
carriage should she marry him. She
did so. He kept his promise and is
now pushing the vehicle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

1t is said "a man needs iron in his
blood, sand in his backbone and starch
in his upper lip" A little gold dust
in his jeans is also very helpful. Come
in and pay up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

The new Republic of Panama has
an area of S2.3S0 square miles, and is
therefore nearly as large as the state
of Maine. Its population is about
2S5, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

He had just told her she was jewel
when her father turned OIL the light
and remarked: "That she had pecu-
liar color and poor setting.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

A report from Washington says that
the Panama patriots executed a coup
d. etat. The Columbian government
executed non compos mentis, and
Uncle Sam will doubtless execute a
"Go-to- the devil l-and- shake-yourself,
in rag time music, as soon as he gets
ready to dig the big ditch, and they ii
90. Britt Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

American newspapers every year
pay in wages $50. 900. 900 and receive
$50, 500, 600 for subscriptions and
S95, 900, 900 for advertisements.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

A Kansas papers renders it thus
"Strike it rich and the whole world
is with you; go broke and you will
toddle down the pike alone"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

No matter how humble the abode.
if it be sweetened with kindness and
smiles the heart will turn longingly
toward it from all the tumult of the
world. and home, if it be ever so
homely, will be the dearest spot be-
meath the circuit of the. sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Don't worry. A careful perusal o
patent-medicine almanac shoul,
convince any one that there is
remedy for everything.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

The cost of the pension roll is $1.75
year for every man, woman and
child in the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Because women are not angels is no
reason why they don't like to have
people say that they are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

The Pope is the head of over 250,
600. 900 human beings, or nearly one.
seventh of the population of the globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Success comes when man has some
thing to do and then does it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

If we look closely within our own
four walls we may find greater need
than any which lies beyond.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Congress convened in regular session
on Monday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Happiness for many woman de-
pends upon her ability to stir up
trouble among her neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

For 100 years the number of patents
registered by balloon and airship in
ventors averaged more than three each
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

The only way the socialists and
populists can get on the Iowa official
ballot next year will be by petition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Senator NJ. A. Hanna declines to
accept the craftsmanship of the repub-
lican national committee and the
management of next years campaign.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

There's nothing better in this world
than usefulness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

An exchange says that the truthful
standing of an editor is appreciated
after death. if not before. A lawyer
recently sent the following words OF
an editor to a nearby town: dear
Madam: l can not tell you how
panied | was to hear that your hus-
band has gone to heaven. We were
bosom friends but can never, never
meet again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
Subscription Price $3.50 per year
Omce-e17 West Water Street
Telephone No. Is.
CURRENT COMMENT

Cola cash has burned many man S
fingers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

An exchange says that every paper
in the state should publish the fact
that burnt corn is sure cure for hog
cholera and adds: 1t WIS first dis
covered by distillery in Peoria. ILL.,
IL was thrown to the hogs and eaten
by them. Before that time a num-
Der had been dying each day with
cholera, but the disease Immediately
disappeared. 1t is so simple remedy
that it can be easily tried.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
s.The woman who sneers at decent

"The woman who sneers at decent
kitchen GIRL" says the Charter Oak
Times, fought to be made to do her
own work. To cook is highly re-
spected business, and to do good cook
ing requires brains, experience and
good sense Many good girl needs
the, wages. .to.be earned in the Kitchen.
but hesitates to 60 out to work because
some foolish. stuck-up person points
at her the finger of scorn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Iowa's fair in 1904 will begin
August 19 and end August 26. if any is
held at all. and there seems no reason
to doubt that it will be held as usual.
Opposition is purely problematical, is
not outspoken on the part of any OF
the fair directors aud if it develops at
all, will crop out at the meeting of the
State Agricultural society this week,
at which time the question will be
finally disposed Of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

With all mans enterprise and ambi-
tion in the line of making money there
is nothing which he gets which is of
so much real value to him as his
home. And there is this good thing
about the home-that it does not take
so very much money to make it a
pleasant spot. A man may be rich as
the world goes, have big bank ac-
count, bonds and mortgages, have a
fine house and be envied by his fell
lows, but If he be- mated to wife
with an ugly temper or have boys and
girls who 60 wrong. he, with all his
wealth. cannot know what home is.
There are lots of fine houses and poor
homes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Entered at tho post offlce in Docorah
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
2u%Ac Chimi'm
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
H. J. GREEN,
Editor and Proprietor.

Omcial Paper Of Winnosheik County
and tho City Of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09

Report of committee on final resolu-
tions.
After the report is disposed of the
Northeast ern Iowa horticultural
Society will become the guests of the
horticultural Society of Winnesheik
County and citizens of Decorah who
will give musical and literary enter
tainment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Nuotntion.

Money on call firm at So per cent
Prime mercantile paper. G per cent. Ex-
changes. $19l, 9S4.G54; balances, $12,O 37, 51S.
C1DGinp DriceS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-12
re Theatres.

peggy from Paris" George AIDES
successful musical comedy, is in its
last two weeks at Wallack's Theatre
and is being greeted at every perform.
ance by crowded houses. The u OF
this most successful musical comedy
could have been extended for many
weeks, but it has to make way for
1.-THE Country Chairman, tho new
comedy by George AIDE. BY special
arrangement between Henry W.. Saw
age and the management of Wallack's
Theatre the run of peggy from Par
is" was, however, extended two
weeks beyond tho original ten allott-
ed. A new Peggy will be seen this
week. Miss Helen Byron replaces
Miss Cherdiah Simpson who joius the
Sultan of Sulu" company.
The new second act has been recaiv.
ell with marked favor and the King
Janitoro song has made a big hit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-12
HANGED ElIMSELF.
William II. Hughes. mblyrnnE,
Found by his Wife Dying.

William II. Hughes. AsScTnblyrnnr,
Found by his Wife Dying.
TROY, n. Y, Nov. 12.-Assembly-
man William II. Hughes committed
suicide by hanging at his home in
Granville. He was found by his wife
hanging from a raftcr on the back
stairway and was taken down while
still alive.
Physicians were summoned, but their
efforts to resuscitate him were of no
avail, as the unfortunate man expired
a few minutes afterward. Mr.. Hughes
was declared a bankrupt last July, ana
it was undoubtedly his financial trou-
hles that led him to take his life.
General Hughes was thirty-nine
years Old and had been in the public
eye much of late. He was on Govern
or Blacks staff and there acquired the
title Of general. lie had been promi
nont in Washington county politics for
years. He had been an assemblyman
from the county for two years and
was reelected last week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-12

The right of an employer to hire O.
discharge workmen, so much discussed
nowadays, is specifically ~conceded>by
the miners in the joint agreement JUS
signed for Tennessee District, No. 10
After providing for full, and final ar
bitratiop of disputes without any
stoppagc OF work, this paragraph is
agreed to:
"The right to hire must also include
the right to discharge, and it is pot
the purpose of this agreement to
abridge the rights of the employer in
either of these respects. If, however,
any emf loye shall be suspended OF
discharged by the company, and it is
claimed that an injustice has been
done him, an investigation shall be
conducted rs herein provided, and il
it is determined that an injustice has
been done, the operator agrees to re-
instate said employee and paw him full
compensation for the time he has been
suspended and out of employment"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-12
New York Markets,

FLOUR-DulI and nominally lower; Min
noaota patents, $lG504.75 winter stralghts.
$3.95Gc4.l0, winter extras, $3ft3. 40; winter
patents. $luA%5.
WHEAT-Opeucd frmer on covering
and smaller northwest receipts, but later
yielded to further local pressure on De
cernber; December. 84sQS5 3-16c.; May,
RYE steady; state and Jersey, 5Gd5Sc. 2;
No. . western, Gle. nominal, /. o. b., a1loat.
CORN-Rallied. having discounted the
bcariSh crop report; rains west had some
influence; December, 49AM q 1890. May, 4SH
0B 9-16c.
OATS-Nominal; track, white, state, 410
45Nc.; track, white. western, +1045kc.
PORk-otcady; mess, $l3@l3.75; family,
i1S.
LARD-Easy; prime western steam,
T.45c.
BUTTER Steady extra creamery,
CIIEES G-Steady; state, full cream,
fancy, small, coloTed. September. 11Ac. ;
late made. l02c.; small. white, September,
l1&.c.; late made, i0%c.; large, colored,
September. llHc.; late made, 104c.; large,
white. Septembor. 11Ac. late made, 10Ac.
EGGS-Firm: state and Pennsylvania
fancy rliA4d, 30U3ic.; state and Pennsyl-
vania seconds to firsts. 25@29c.; western
1irSts. tSH 90. western seconds, 25Q27c.
SUGAtt-RdW nominal, fair refining,
g 5-i6c. centrifugal, SO test. 3 Billie; re-
lined quiet; crushed, 5.S0c.; powdered, 4S0c.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; New Orleans, $40
&c.
TURPENTINE-Firln at 59MaGOc.
RlCE-Steady; domestic, 4QGc.; Japan,
TALLOW-Tirm; city, Age; country, AZ
,HAY-Dgll; shipping. o5q75c.; good to
choice, S5495c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-12

Two editors of the Vorwaerts, the
Socialist daily paper i'll Berlin, have
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
stating that Emperor William intended
to build and imperial fortress on the
island of Pichelswerder. Herr KAHN
ski was SENTENCED to four months, and
Herr Leid to nine months.
Three other Socialist editors in diff
ferent parts of Germany have been
sentenced to three, pur and six
months imprisonme! Jfor making
reflections on the Imperial family. "
At Oberrottendorf a young boy OF
fourteen was sentenced to one months
Imprisonment for the same reason,
after O secret trial.
This is not progress, but it shows
that not ever iails can keep the lead
ers of the German people from telling
the facts. y
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
TROUBLES OF COTTON MANUFAC-
THEIRS.

We are not surprised that cotton
manufacturers are complaining of the
fact that the prices of cotton goods are
not advancing as rapidly as the price
of cotton. Cotton is advancing by
leaps and bounds. Strange as it may
seem there are many manufacturers
who are without supply of cotton,
and the price they have to pay for it
now and the prices they are getting
for their products leave them but a
small, If any, margin of profit. And
the outlook is that the price of cotton
is going still higher.
The prices of their products ought to
advance along with the price of cot
ton, but ii appears that the demand
for cotton goods is not active enough
to force up prices. The only thing left
for them to do, according to their &C
count of the situation, is to close down
for few weeks, or else run on short
time for a few months.
At the meeting of the Southern Cot
ton Spinners Association at Charlotte.
N. c., the opinion was freely expressed
on Thursday that the manipulators of
the cotton market-that is, the future
market-exercise an unfavorable in
fiuence on the interests of the cotton
grower and the cotton manufacturer.
1t was pointed out that for the past
two years the manufacturers of cotton
goods have made very little money,
and la reraIxy FOR 40 % l.
vorable influence exercised on the cot
ton market by spectators.
1t Is probable that this complaint is
we'll founded, but how can speculation
be prevented? Indeed it is doubtful if
there is a very strong sentiment out
side of the manufacturers against
preventing it. There seems to be a be-
lief among cotton farmers that specu-
lation has the effect of stimulating the
market for cotton. AS long as this be-
lief obtains the farmers will not be
parties to an effort to put a stop to
speculation. And if an effort were made
the chances are that it would not be
successful.
The mills in the South are getting
along as well as, if not better than,
those in the North. In the latter Sec
ton there is more trouble with labor
than there is in the South. In fact, the
Southern mills can make money when
the mills in the North have to close.
If the mills shut down for a rev
weeks it is pretty certain that the
prices of mill products will advance.
BY reducing the supply the demand
will become more active.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
Personal.

Mrs. Charles NJ. Hoyt of Tif1n, o.,
has died, leaving quite comfortable
estate. A trust fund of 100000 is estab-
lshed and from the income $50 month
is to be devoted to caring for her cats
and dogs. The deceased apparently
thought twice as much of her father
as of her four-footed pets, for he is
to get 5000 month for life.
"A tall. slim man boarded a street
car in Washington wearing rather
flashy-looking get-up, consisting of
checked suit, tan shoes and straw hat
with a flaming red band around 1t.
The conductor disapproved of him au-
dibly, saying among other things:
Them dudes makes me tired" He
watched his passenger get off at the
British consulate, but refused to mod
ify his opinion when informed that the
tall man was Sir Michael Herbert,
King Edwards ambassador to the
United States.
President Roosevelt's tour of the
West recalls a story of the time when
President Hayes was in Kansas City
twenty-five years ago. His train stop
ped at Hutchinson for a few minutes
and crowd pressed forward to shake
him by the hand. Among the number
was an intoxicated man, who did not
know what all the excitement was
about. When this mans turn came the
President grasped his hand and said:
Glad to see you, my friend" Same
to YOU" was the genial reply, but
you have the best of me. Say, some
body Introduce me to this gen'rman.
New saw him before in my life
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
bright BITS.

He loves his home, doesn't he?"
Why, yes. 1t is almost as sacred to
him as his club. Life.
-Doolittle: Cuba must be a lively
place.
Roolittle: You bet! They raise cane
there all the time.-Harvard Lampoon.
Bertha: What do you think of my
new hat? 'Tilda says it is lovely.
Eunice: That's what l like about
'Tilda. She's so sweetly tactful, you
know.-Boston. Transcript.
Miss Woody: Really, you don't
think that I'd consider for a minute
a proposal for him, do you?
Miss hewitt: oh, no. OF course, you
wouldn't take that long phia
Press.
You don't mean to tell me he's
pugilist?"
Not at all, I said he was light
weight boxer"
'Well?"
We'll, he's packer of Strawberries"
Philadelphia Press.
You say his honesty surprised
your"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum
when l overbid the opposition for his
vote. he went to the trouble of giving
the other fellow his money back
Washington Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
SAVE THE COMMISSION.

1t seems that there is a movement
in the City Council to have the Park
and Tree Commission abolished. 1t is
based, as we understand it, on the dis
agreements and MISUNDERSTANDING
that sometimes occur between the two
bodies.
1t seems to us that it would be a
mistake to take such action as is pro-
posed We have no doubt there are
members of the Council who are cap
able of acting as a committee on marks
and trees, but the committee would
be changed with every Council, and
there would never be any permanent
plan of improvement One committee
would favor one thing and another
committee would favor another The
result would be that the. work of beau
tifying the city would be carried on
in a very unsatisfactory sort of way.
If the commission is unsatisfactory
to the Council let it be reorganized
The chairman of it Is willing to re-
sign, If it is the desire to put some
one in his place-at least we under
stand that he will resign rather than
see the commission abolished.
1t is a fact of course that the COM
mission has not dose as much as it
would like to have done, but it claims
the reason is that it has not had
enough money to do a great deal. Its
appropriation is rather small. and
much of it goes for labor. Still, it has
made a very good showing-so good,
in fact that visitors are pleased with
the city's appearance, and citizens are
proud of the praises which are lavished
on its beauty.
The Council should take a second
thought before deciding to take the pro-
posed step. Doubtless the difficulties
of which 1t complains can be overcome
and the commission put in such a
shape that in future there will be no
such friction as to prevent pleasant
relations between the two bodies.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-The Tomochichi Club;
Kalikus Klub.
Special Notices-New Vegetables
Groot's New Market; Three Acres in
the City For Sale, c, H. Dorset; at
Gardeners To-day; Watermelons, JAS
]. Joyce; Notice to Members Of the
Bar of the Superior Court.
Business Notices-Mackerel, A. NJ. &
c. w. West; Try This Coffee, Geo. II.
Ellis & Co.; Order for Tomorrow,
Jerry George.
A Careless Man-savannah Invest
ment Co.
Saturday Specials-Gustave Eckstein
e. Co.
Princess Early June Peas-The Del
monico Co.
The Best Pocket Timekeepers Made
-Waltham Watches.
Silverware-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Grape-Nut
Beer-Schlitz Brewing Co.; Anheus-
er-Busch Brewing Co.
Pens-Esterbrook Pens.
Medical-Pinkham Remedy; Paine's
Celery Compound.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; PERSONAL Mis-
cellaneous.