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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03

FOR RENT-Good store building,
20x40, with basement and cellar,
east of n. Fl. Adams seed house.
Inquire of Chas. Trzcinski.
FOR SALE-Six head thorough bred
Shorthorn bulls. ten to thirteen
months old. W. A. Kennedy, one
half mile south Of DEBORAH, on the
Ossian road. 4-2pd
HARDWOOD LUMRER-Wood and
Posrs-For sale. Will be i'll camp
from 10 100 a. m. to 100 p. IN. ex-
cept Saturdays. A. Lincoln. Stiff
ROOMS FOR RENT -Four good
rooms over Hedges & Thompson's
bakery. for office or living rooms.
Enquire of Emil Rosenthal. 45tf
MANAGER WANTED-In this coun-
ty and adjoining territory, to repre-
sent and advertise an old established
wealthy business house of solid
financial standing. Salary $21. 90
weekly, with expenses additional,
paid each Monday by check direct
from headquarters. Expenses adj
vanced and horse and carriage
furnished when necessary; position
permanent Address Secl etary, 600
Monon Building, Chicago, Ill. "a
HOUSE TO RENT-In West DEBORAH.
near college gate on the corner east
side OF the road on North street.
Two lots, garden, barn, nine rooms,
wood shed. we'll and cistern. Mr..
Griswold has been living in said
house over two years and is going
to Hesper. Has been keeping roomers
and has some now. The roomers
wish some one to move in when Mr..
Griswold moves out so they can stay
there. Mr.. Griswold will move out
about the first of January next.
Joel Dayton If
WANTED-Soveral Industrious per-
sons in each state to travel for house
established eleven years and with
large capital, TO call upon mer-
chants and agents for Successful and
profitable line. Permanent engage
ment Weekly cash salary of 1924
and all travelling expenses and hotel
bills advanced in cash each week.
Experience not essential, Mention
reference and enclose self-addressed
envelope. The National. 1872 Dear
born ST., Chicago 5-S
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.

Feb. 4-Auction sale. Geo. Il. Perry,
miles southeast of Burr OAK.
Feb. 5--Auction sale. 0. I. Olson,
Bluffton township.
Feb. 9-Auction sale by Frank Giles,
miles northwest of DEBORAH.
Feb. ll--Annual Dance of M. W. A.
Foresters at Steyer's.
Feb. 12--"David Harum" at the
Grand.
February l2-Lincoln's birthday,
Friday.
February 14-Valentine' day, Sunday.
February 17-Lent begins.
February Washington birthday,
Monday.
Teachers meetings:
Feb S-Kendallville.
Feb. 15-Hesper.
Feb. 2l-22-Decorah.
Feb. 29-Children's party. by Luren.
March 2-Lecture by Clark. the veteran
Pinkerton detective, at Grand opera
house.
March list. Patrick's day. Thurs
day.
March 2S-City election.
April Good Friday.
April 3-Easter Sunday.
April 29-Arbor day, Friday.
May 30-Decoration day, Monday.
June 4-l6-June race meet.
June 17-High School commencement.
July 4-Independence day, Monday.
Aug. 23-26-Winnesheik County Fair
September 5-Labor day, Monday.
October Halloween, Sunday.
October 3l-All Saints day, Monday.
November 8-Presidential election
day, Tuesday.
November 24-Thanksgiving day,
Thursday.
December 25-Christmas, Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Ida Oxley visited in Waukon
last week.
YESTERDAY was ground hog day,
and it was corker.
Rev. j. o. Haugen went TO Wyom-
ing, Iowa, on Monday.
Maurice Daubney went to Chicago
Monday, for few days visit.
Miss Pearl Pollitt went to Cresco
Monday. for few days visit with
friends
Mrs. Fl. j. Giesen of Calmar visited
at the parental home of George Ber-
natz last week.
Miss Lottie SERVER returned to
Elkader Saturday, after two weeks
visit with friends in the city,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Bingham of
Northwood have been visiting old
friends in DEBORAH and vicinity.
Mrs. Ben Bear and Miss Gertrude
went to Lafayette, Ind, Saturday, for
a visit with relatives in that city.
About hundred pairs of mems
oversh YES, bought at a bargain. at
your own price. L. r. Morrison. "a
Mrs. Thompson returned home to
Lyons, Iowa, Saturday, after visit
at the home of her son, Fl. F. Thomp-
son.
Mr. and Mrs. r. +. B. Portman
spent Sunday at the home of their
daughter. Mrs. J. H. Duncan, in West
gate.
You read the Want Column. so do
about 10000 others. Your little
wants can be satisfied there promptly
and cheaply.
We now have competent man to
do upholstcring, and guarantee you
satisfactory work. Give US trial,
F. @. Sobek & Co,
david Harum'' the play which
delighted a large audience at the
Grand last year, will be seen here again
Friday, Feb. 18th.
The publication of the regular
proceedings of the Board OF Super.
visors for the November session in
Crawford county occupied twenty five
columns.
Mr.. J. W. Shelby of Mason City,
division travelling freight and passen-
ger agent of the Milwaukee, was in
the city Monday and yesterday, look.
ing after business for his road.
S. NJ. Cox will have charge of the
DEBORAH Marble and Granite Works.
lately purchased by J. +. Steele. of
West Union, Mr. Steele also having
an establishment of this kind in West
Union.
The Board of Supervisors met in
adjourned session on Monday after
noon. adiourning again yesterday
afternoon. The official proceedings
of the meeting will be published in
this issue. The next meeting will
be the regular April session, the first
Monday in April.
Anderson Bros. yesterday morning
shipped three cars of fine horses,
which they have been buying through
out this section, to Fred Post. at East
Williston Long Island, where he will
put them up fer sale at big auction
he is preparing for. They left Decoral
in special train of Lackawanns
palace horse cars. and will 60 right
through by express.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03
New Pump and Windmill Shop.

1 have purchased the pump and
windmill stock of Hanson & Co., and
moved the goods into the building
north of E. Rudolph & Co. on Wash
iugton street. Pumps, windmills and
supplies will be kept constantly on
hand. Repairs of all kinds made OH
short notice. G. e. Mckinney. "a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03
To the Public.

/ wish to announce that [ have
opened real estate Office over Reed
& Sons hardware store will sell
or exchange all kinds of property
either real estate or personal. If you
want renter or want 70 rent proper
ty give me call. List your proper
ty with me- d. E. Reed Aft
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03

1.-THE cloud maker says the world is
wrong,
And is bound up in an evil fetter;
If you're discouraged, feel blue all
day long,
Drink A. B. g. Tea, you'll get bet
ter
25c a package. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03
Auction Sale.

The undersigned having leased his
farm will sell his stock, machinery,
grain, hay, etc. at auction at his place
A miles southeast of Burr Oak, on We'd
nesday. Feb. 24th.
George F. Perry. 52
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-03

COLUMN

Ra,es-One cent per cord. nothing
less than ten cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
DISEASE is VERY COSTLY,
Laws Intelligently Framed Might
Prove of Great Value to
This Country.

BY careful calculation the cost Of
malarial fever in Texas alone is esti
mated by DR.. Woldert to be at leas
100000 a year, and probably nearer
$1,000, 900. One person in IL In some
places is down with the disease. What
a good business plan 1t would be to save
three-fourths or nine-tenths of this
wasted money by preventing the dis
ease, says the American Magazine. No
physician doubts the possibility; the
methods of prevention are well known
and are easily carried out.
The public, however, least, its law
makers-cannot be brought to realize
the wisdom of such economy. Money can
be found for "junketing tours" public
buildings Of political character, and
hundred less necessary measures, but
nothing or next to nothing for stop
ping the greatest loss to the community
that from disease. For every dollar
spent to pay public health officers and
the expense of preventive medicine
there can be $lOO saved.
1t is this financial aspect, unfortu-
nately, that must be emphasized, and
which, long enough and loudly enough
reiterated, may at last bring about some
attention and practical law-making on
the part of our legislative bodies Some
philanthropist should give a 81 900 prize
for the best essay on the subject, "The
Expense of Disease to the State" de-
signed to show the common people how
much could be saved by boards Of
health, II made active and powerful by
public money and support
Such pamphlet sent and repeatedly
sent to every voter should in time es-
tablish competent public health officers |
and then lessen the mortality rate by |
half and the morbidity figures by three
fourths. For every death there are two
years Of sickness, and even with our
present knowledge al least half of this
waste of money and life is unnecessary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
ARE TROUBLESOME PESTS.
Kidding Dogs Of Fleas Is Task
That Cannot Be Accom-
plished.

Did you ever undertake to keep dog
free from fleas, not a whining little toy
dog, but normal dog that runs about
in the grass and leads dogs life? It's
a thankless job. Every day or two you
have to sprinkle him with powder, the
smell of which is distasteful to you,
detestable to the dog and abhorrent to
the fieas. Some of the latter are made
deathly sick. some are manned and
many are killed outright, but, strange
to say, their public punishment does
not act as deterrent on the fleas that
are not caught The latter continue to
increase and multiply Just as II a flea
had never been brought to justice, and
whenever they get the chance they bite
q dog.
One dog furnishes sustenance for
many generations of fleas, the most
rigid police surveillance falling to dis
courage the young and active among
them. In a given length Of time you
will find a given number of fieas on
given dog. Ths7most vicious are the
ones that have been sickened by the
powder. They are also the hardest to
kill, as they don't mind It so much the
second time. In fact, after the third or
fourth dose they seem actually to enjoy
1t. This is a condition. not theory,
as Mr.. Cleveland used to say. No mat
ter how great your sympathy for the
dog may be, you can't help him. You
can't establish social settlements in flea
dom; you can't kill all the fieas in the
world.
II wouldn't be fair to kill all the doEs.
The best way is 10 let the doEz and tha
- aght q o1t anong thsmsalvoA y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
COUNTRY AIR AND VOICES.
Noise Of the City Has Much to Do
with Deterioration Of Vo-
cal Powers.

"Did you ever notice how quietly tha
countryman will speak and how harsh
In contrast sounds the voice of the
city mani" asked the observant man,
according to the Philadelphia Press.
III there were no difference in dress,
In the color OF the skin, no other line
to mark off the city folk from the folk
Of the countryside we could still
distinguish the one from the other by
the pitch of the voice. The man from
the country will always speak in low
tone and in the case Of the country
girl there is mellowness about her
voice which has proved an inspiration
Of the poet. Mark the sharp, rasping
voice Of the city man In contrast.
Even the voice Of the city woman.
while retaining much that is mellow
and musical, is yet pitched in higher
key than the voice of her country sis
ter.
"Nor need we travel far to find the
reason for this difference. The human
voice finds an enemy which Is working
ceaselessly against 1t In the activities
Of the city. Noise is probably the
more important factor in bringing
about the deterioration of the human
voice in the cities. Children, as soon
as they learn to lisp the first words of
Infancy, begin to pitch the voice in an
extraordinarily high key. They begin
loud talking and they keep it up
throughout life. The quiet of the
country, on the other hand, makes no
such demand on the voice.
"The child may speak without pitch
Ing the voice in a high key. There
are no sharp noises. no changing car
bells, rumbling vehicles or din and
whirl and rattle 10 arrest the melli-
1uous vibrations. Ee may speak cas-
ly and naturally without straining the
muscles Of the throat or expanding
he lungs beyond the normal limit.
Here we find the explanation of the
'triking difference between the voice
" the countryman and the man of the
ity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
Train Song Birds.

Yorkshire has at Huddersfield novel
English association, which promotes
the singing Of larks. Captive birds are
trained by being taken in boxes into the
fields. where they are left to pick up
the notes Of free birds as best they can.
Competition for prizes have Just been
held at various public houses, birds
singing for ten minutes or longer with
out a break. In this way &c or 81
in small prizes have been distributed,
and the contests, from their sheer
novelty. have proved an Infinite source
Of amusement. II not Of profit The as
soeiAtion has been In existence about
- ysars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
"rr IS NorH1Na.n,

Do you remember, long and long ago.
When griefs came-weighty griefs that
meet child
And you went In to her to sob your woe,
How patiently and soothingly she smiled
Do you remember how she healed each
bruise
And stopped the hurt that came from
slip or fall?
How suddenly the little pain you'd lose
At: "Itis nothing-nothing much, at all.
Do you remember how, long, long ago.
You would awaken, trembling in your
fright
When some fearsome things, which only
children know,
Were peering wildly at you from the
night?
Do you remember how she made you see
They were but waving shadows on the
wall,
And how she wove into lullaby
Her 1T is nothing-nothing much, atall?'
And you remember, long and long ago,
How every little fret Of night or day
Before her talisman, when whispered low,
Would vanish, would be driven quite
away;
And you remember, too, how each soft
word
A newer happiness to you would call,
AS though the joys Of youth came when
they heard
Her at is nothing-nothlng much, at all"
And can you hear 1t now? OF all the rest
That life has let us keep within our hold,
This memory must be the very best
This precious thing that is not bought or
sold
When days are dark and nights are sad
dened now,
Out from the shrouding silence does
there fall,
While her cool fingers seem to touch the
brow,
This: at is nothing-nothing much, at
all?"
w. D. N, In Chicago Daily Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
ANTIQUE CHAIRS TO ORDER:
Paris Woodworkers Devise Scheme
for Giving Furniture Desired
Worm-Eaten Appearance.

The vast industry maintained in Paris
to pawn OF fake curios and antiquities
on unsuspecting Croesuses has hit upon
q new plan. Ticks" or wood fretters,
required to give psuedo-antioue furni-.
ture an air of old age, are now "culti-
waited" In large droves on potatoes.
Formerly they were hard to obtain, but
now there are millions OF the vermin.i
The fakirs let loose the wood fretternl
on the imitation furniture before II II
painted or vanished. They are allovsG
10 work" for about six weeks-if thaEs
worked longer, the chair, sofa, or tatdd
would fall into dust After SIX vssknl
The worms are killed BY q discharge oc
( rHyA Only then the piece Of furni-
lure IL painted and upholstersd e
lsaey for the antique psrior.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29
Two stvlaa

Mrs. Spenders-I wonder what will
We the popular styles In hats this sea-
on?
Mr. Spenders-My dear, women's
lats will be divided into two styles this
eason, as usual; the style you don't
IKE, and the style | can't aford-n-
ustrated Bits
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29

So 1t was decided. On the first.
day Of October Gus carried Tom and
bis little handful of belongings down
to Watauga in the wagon, and after
seeing him properly settled in his
new world. turned his own face again
toward Stump House.
1t was dark when the wagon rolled
into the yard. After the mules had
been stabbed and fed, Gus stood for Q
few moments looking silently across
the mountains as the night slowly
fell around them and blotted them
from view. In the window Of q
cabin across on Roundtop a red light
lickered, and there came to his ears
The sound Of girls mellow contral-
to voice singing an old corn-shu0k-
ing song.
"Leastways, III be near Annie" he
said, with almost sigh. Then he
walked slowly across the yard and
entered the house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-29

Even the wise man who thinks be
Knovs It all doesn'tknow why the siren
uouS old hen lays Al egg instead Of
Itanding Il On snd.-ChieAEO Daily
NOWA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06
lEVEE WORK..

Office Board of Commissioners, Levee
/ District No. ., Linwood, Jefferson
County, Arkansas. November 8,
1904
Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned until u o'clock
noon, Monday, Decemer 3th, 1904, at
the office Of c. W. Butt secretary,
iLinwood, Ark, for tn uowng de
sc.ibod leyee work, to-Ft:
From a point in u, eg part of Berry
Field to point il Maldstein place
near Mr.. Chas. Richmond's-being
station to 195 plus 81, both inelus-
i've
/ Plans and specifications may be
seen in the office of c. w. Butts, sec
rotary, Linvood Ark, or in the office
OF Charles +. Moore, engineer, a. Pine
| Bluff, ARK, where other information as
location and character Of work and
blank proposals may be obtained.
Terms-Cash on progress and com
/ pleti0n of sections, the board reserv.
ing 90 per cent till work is fully eX-
ecutad and accepted by the engineer.
Bond required, $1,000.
Deposit required, 5 per cent of bid.
The chairman Of the board reserves
the risht 20 reject any and all pro
rosas.
Work consists in enlargement of
CNisting levee for about sc miles,
Well situated to be done by wheelers
cv drag scrapers. Will probably
require $4,000 cubic yards of earth
work
BEN FRANKLIN,
Chairman Board Of Commissioners,
Ieyoe District No. .. Linwood and Au.
burn Levee District
c. w. BUTTS, Secretary.
CHARLES F. MOORE. Engineer.
t >.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06
Followed Instructions.

At a banquet in Raleigh, N, G., re-
Gently J. r. Young, state insurance
commissioner, told this story, which
an agent had given him of his expe
rience with cotton planter who had
decided to insure his life and was
filling in the usual printed list OF
questions,
when the came to the stereotyped
queries, Age of father. if living and
age of mother, if living he thought
little while and then put down his
fathers age at III years and his
mothers at 119.
by iove,' said the agent. 'you
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06
TAXES.
Tax Collectors Notice.


Notice is hereby given that for the
purpose of receiving taxes for the
| year 1901. will attend at the voting
precincts of the several townships
of jefferson county, Arkansas, at the
places and on the dates herein spec
flied respectfully, to-wit:
Plum Bayou ownship-Sherriil,
Tuesday. January 3, 1905.
Dudley Lake wnship-Tucker,
j Wednesday, January 4. 1865.
Pastoria township - Pastoria,
i Thursday, January ) 1905.
Bolivar township-Kaufman's store
Friday, January 6. 1905.
Niven township-Watsou's Chapel.
Monday. January 3, 1995.
i Bo4y township-Cornerstone. Tues
day January 10, 1905.
Cid River township-Enelish. Wel
neslay. January II, 1905.
/ Nillemont township-Gocio's store
Thursday, January l.. 1905.
jefferson township = jefferson
'prinss, Saturday, January Il, 1905.
! Plum Bayou nship-AItheimer
Mond&.. January Is, 1905.
Huntington township-Wabbasek
Tuesday January Il, 1905.
Roberts phrey,
Wednesday, January is. 1905.
Victoria ownship-Fairtie.d Thurs
day. January 10, 1905
/ Melton tewnship-I.add's Mill Fri
day January 20, 1905.
Richland ownship-LinWood Sat
urday. January u, 1905.
! Spring towns hip-Lee Springs.
Monday January 23. 1905.
Rarraque ownship-kearney. Tues
day. January a. 1903
+ Barraque owns}1ip-Relfield W cd
nesday. January -, 1895.
WhiteviIe town hip--Macedonia,
Church Thursday, January 26, 1905
Talladega township-Locust Cot.
tase, Friday January q. 1905.
Washington township-Crenshaw
Sgriees. Saturday, January 2S. 1905.
Nsuaine township-Court House.
Monday. January 30, 1905.
(All taxes are due on the first Mon
Gay in January, and Must Be Paid on
or before April 10, 1905 to avoid pen
atty
From January , until April 10, 1898,
the Tax Books will be open in my Of
flee each day tSunday except
ed for the reception of taxes
for 1901 without penalty. AZ,
ter April 10 the law adds p
er cent penalsy and additional
costs on each delinquent, and the
books remain open for such collection.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Owing to the
great rush during the last thirty
days of tax paying do most earnestly
request any who may have lists that
they desire to leave in the office for
a later date to hand them in not later
than March 10th, as no lists will be
received for future work after that
date. If this is done it enables the
Office to handle the work to a better
advantage 10 all parties alike.
Respectfully,
JAMES GOULD
Sheriff and Hx-Omcio Collector, JET
ferson oounty, Arkansas.
Pine Bluff, November 80, 1904
LIZ VII
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06
COTTON BELT TIME CARD
Trains North

No. 2.-Leave Pine Bluff l25 p. m.
arrive St Louis 7;34 a. m; arrive
Memphis 7:30 p. m.
No. 4-Leave Pine Bluff l2 4o a. M;
arrive Memphis 80 a M Cairo Loo
p. m,
No G-Leave Pine Bluff lo:52 p. m;
arrive st. Louis ll:59 a. III.
Little Rock Train
No. 332-Leave Pine Bluff $50 p. m,
arrive Little Rock G:20 y. m.
No. 3l-Leave Little Rock S:o5 a.
IA: arrive Pine Bluff 1919 a. Ill.
Trains South
No. leave Memphis $40 a. m;
arrive Pine Bluff .: i5 p. M; arrive
Texarkana $50 p. m.
No. 3-Eeave Cairo so p. m; leave
Memphis 9:A5 p. M; arrive PjHe Bum
$50 a. m.; arrive Texarkana $40
a m.
No. 5-Leave St Louis 500 p. M;
arrive Pine Bluff 5:45 a. M; arrive
Shreveport 1901 noon.
p. B. A. r. Trains
Leave Pine Bluff 2:30 p. m.
Arrive Pine Bluff lo;lo a. m.
Sunday
Leave Pine Bluff 6 p. m.
Arriye Pine Bluff 8 a. m.
S NJ Diekey, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06
THOSE WHO MAKE 1T PAY.

Ten years aco the expenditures OF
the New York department stores were
less than one half of that of today
Twenty years AGO it was less than
ore-tenth. Thirty years ago it was
a minute fraction. Note how these
stores have prospered and broadened.
Does advertising pay?-Western Pub
Usher.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06

come of a long-livod family, doh :
you?'
"'Why, no, not particular, 'h7
planter replied.
"'But your father and your iiioe"
er-'
"'Oh, they're dead the planter ~
terrupted They died young, "
the paper asks for their age II liNin7,
SO that is what put it down. wv
bile Register
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-06

No modest girl will sit on a mans
lap unless she can hide her bushes
il the dark.