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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The largest annual congressional
seed distribution ever made by Uncle
Sam was begun this week, says the
Washington Star. Within the next
three or four months over 1000 tons
Of garden flower and field seeds will be
distributed among the people Of every
state and territory in the Union, at q
cost Of $3.50. 000-the amount appropri-
ated BY congress at it's Lass session for
this purpose.
Joe Trigg, in the State Register,
gives the home merchant prescrip-
t,on for holding his trade againts the
encroachment Of the catalogue houses.
He says: "The country merchant
would help his trade il he would pub
lish In his local paper his own priooa
and with them those Of the catalogue
houses. One North Iowa merchant
who has tried this says 1t 10 . great
success In holding trade.
The high-water mark in pensions
has been reached. Reports just COM
pleted for the year ending September
80. give the number of veterans and
their dependents on the rolls as 200.
78l. an increase of $780, ovsr last
year. Tie increase ia due In some re-
spects to the now famous Order No.
78. The amount paid out last year
was la. 982. .9S7.74. There will. Of
course, be an increase Of several hun
dred thousand dollars this year. but
the officers Of the Pension Bureau now
say that hereafter the amount will be
less. The veterans are dying at the
rate of 100 q day. and about all who
fought In the war who desire 1t have
been placed on the rolls. While IL has
increased the amount paid out to the
veterans. Order No. 70 has reduced ex-
penses in other ways. No more money
10 paid out for medical examinations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

DR.. John B. Murphy-a noted
surgeon-in reporting 2.000 cases of
appendicitis which had been operated
upon. cites but two cases where any
foreign body had been fonnd in the
appendix. This pretty conclusively
proves that grape seeds, etc., play a
very limited part in the causation of
the disease. DR.. Murphy believes that
II all cases OF the disease were operat-
ed upon. at the proper time. there
would be worry few deaths.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

We met q. Norwegian citizen the
other day. resident Of Wagner town.
ship, who insisted that Judge Parker
and not Theodore Roosevelt, was
elected on Nov. 8th. and when we
asked him to state his reasons he re.
piled: "Republicsn man say before
election to as farmers,' "Ef Parker
be elected dan prices Of farm products
20 vay down but ef 'Taddy' be elected
den prices 60 oop." We hogs. oats.
CORE. cattle ct al 60 way down since
election. dan Parker must be elected.
republican man not liar. Republican
man carry George Washington hatohet
all time. Democrats lie lax hal. -
Elkader Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

Besides the omission of the word
"Iowa" in the biennial election
amendment, which some contend will
result in it being declared illegal,
another much more grave error has
been discovered. The constitution Of
the state of Iowa provides that amend
ments to the constitution must be sub
mitted to the voters separately, but
this amendment included dozen other
propositions besides that o. biennial
elections /; for instance. it extended the
terms of Office of several officers whose
tenure is determined by other sections
of the constitutional amendment
which the bionnial election amend.
ment amends. It is claimed that it is
unlawful to submit an amendment
which includes q dozen different
amendments to different sections Of the
constitution. treating of different sub.
jects. A voter. it is said, might have
been in favor of biennial elections but
opposed to extending terms Of Supreme
Court judges. What the outcome will
be remains to be seen. Il is, however.
thought that the matter will not be
brought before the courts, and that the
amendments will become effective.
The third session of the Fifty -ei ghth
Congress convened Dec. 5th, the first
Monday of the month, and will ex-
pire by Limitation of law on March 4.
1905. In that interval of time though
matters of prime Importance will be
releRated to the rear, there will still
be bills and resolutions Of interest for
the Senate and House to consider.
The Calendars Of both the House and
the Senate have been prepared. and
show that many important measures
are pending that may be called up in
either the Senate or House. This bust
ness IL left over from the session
which closed on April % last, when
1890 bills, acts and single and joint
resolutions passed the House. leaving
46S to be disposed Of. The total num-
Der Of laws Of the Fiftysighth Congress
thus far is 216O. or 700 more than the
best previous record. In the first and
second sessions Of the Fifty eighth
Congress there we're private reso-
luton, SO public resolutions. 1854 pub.
lilo laws and 1895 private acts signed
by the President. The 6rst two ses-
sions of this Congress numbered IA
days during which time 1856 bills
were introduced.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The influence of the press of north.
eastern Iowa will be materially
strengthened by tine addition of Hon.
Emory II. English, o former prominent
member Of the Iowa legislature from
Polk county. who has purchased the
controlling interest in the Mason City
Daily Times s-Herald from Will v.
Tufford. Mr.. English is . brilliant
young man, brainy and successful
editor, and an all around good fellow
who does things. Mason City 10 for
tunate in securing him az one Of it's
citizens.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07
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ana the City Of Decorah.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
A Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, Ky, Nov. 28.-(Special)-
It has long been claimed that Diabe-
tes is incurable, but Mr.. E. ]. Thomp-
son, teacher in the Hinton school,
has pleasing evidence to the contrary.
Mr.. Thompson had Diabetes. He took
Dodd's Kidney Pills and is cured. In
a statement he makes regarding his
cure Mr.. Thompson says:
Il was troubled with my kidneys
for more than two years and was
treated by two of the best doctors in
this part of the state. Thew claimed
l had Diabetes and there was little
to be done for me. Then | started
to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and what
they did for me was wonderful. It
Is entirely owing to Dodd's Kidney
Pills that l am now enjoying good
health"
Many doctors still maintain that
Diabetes is incurable. But Diabetes
is a kidney disease, and the kidney
disease that Dodd's Kidney Pills will
not cure has yet to be discovered.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
CONTEST CLOSES
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Miss Virginia Allen, Daughter of
State Auditor, Wins Medal.

Jefferson City, Mo: The Central
Missouri Teachers Association closed
a two days session here Saturday,
ond adjourned to meet next year at
New Haven, after electing the follow
ing officers: President, G. o. Cole,
Union; vice president, o. C. Lynch,
Upton; corresponding secretary, Ed
gar Chase, New Haven; recording
secretary. Emma Ettmueller, Jefferson
City; treasurer, Superintendent Kin
kead Of Kirkwood.
An interesting feature was the elo-
cutioLary contest between represen-
iatives of nine different high schools,
sold medals being awarded to Miss
Virginia Allen Of this city, daughter
Of State Auditor Allen, winner of the
girls contest, and to Oscar Duemler
Of Union, winner of the boys medal
The judges were Senator William ]
Stone of this city, Doctor J. r. Rice
of Westminster College, Fulton, and
Professor R. L. Shepherd of Missouri
Valley College, Marshall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
DECISIONS BY MISSOURI
SUPREME COURT
Opinions Are Handed Down in Twen-
ty-one Cases.

Jefferson City, Mo-: The Supreme
Court, Division No. 2, delivered TWEEN
ty.one opinions, all criminal cases
excepting one.
Jen Nunly Of Butler County was
sentenced to the Penitentiary on the
charge Of corrupting a Juror. He gets
three years.
James Meals OF Monroe county was
convicted Of seducing Clara Belle
McNcar under promise of marriage,
she being under Fl years OF age. The
lower court gave him three years in
the Penitentiary and the Supreme
Court afIIms the judgment.
q. II. Lent, a lawyer of Poplar
Bluff. Mo-, who was convicted in But
Ter county on a charge Of embezzle-
ment, and sentenced to two years in
the Penitentiary, is awarded a new
trial, the Supreme Court reversing
and remanding the judgment, the
court saying in its opinion that Even
though a lawyer, he should not be
convicted on mere suspicion"
William Alexander of Nodaway
County had appealed from q sentence
of Ave years in the Penitentiary for
robbery in the first degree. The SUI
preme Court affirms the judgment.
Tie case of State vs. John Williams,
a negro, charged with murder in the
second degree, was reversed and re-
manded to the Circuit Court of Penis
cot county because of a defect in the
information.
Three Hungarians, John, Henry and
Antoine Neighbaker, were each given
ninety-nine years in the Penitentiary
for numbering one Harry Kowallio
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
Connect wIth could Lac.

Joplin, Mo-: The grading force of
the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf rail.
road, to be built from Joplin to the
gulf. is now working between Hen
ryetta and Austin, l. t. The grade
is already finished from Muscogee to
the Slate Rock crossing on Deep Fork,
from which point the survey runs to
Henryetta. The engineers have locat-
ed the entire route, 1t is said. The
road connects with the Missouri Pa,
cife at Grand Falls, four miles south
OF this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
FINDS
YOUNG ELoPERS
GaIIatIn Bankers Son Weds School
Teacher In Kansas City.

Warensburg, Mo-: City Marshal
Ryan received a message Saturday
morning from Gallatin, Mo-, to locate
B runaway couple from that city. The
couple proved to be Homer Meade. son
Of n well-known banker of that place,
and Miss Georgia Lee Cruce, and
they we're found at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Norah Cruce, in
this city
Tho bridegroom is a mere lad, and
the bride is yet in her teens. Miss
Cruce had been teaching in the pub
lie schools of Gallatin. The two left
GRllntin Wednesday and went to
Kansas City, where they procured a
license and were married, then came
to Warrensburg to spend Thanksgiv-
Ing with the brides mother.
Young Meade says that he will take
his bride to Montana, where he will
paddle his own canoe"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
NOT HELD FOR
MRS. GAYS MURDER
Husband and Son ReIeased-Negro
Suspected Of the Crime.

st. Joseph. Mo-: Geo. W. Gay and
son Lester, who were held by Sheriff
Spencer for investigation in connec-
ton with the murder Of Mrs Gay last
Tuesday, were released Saturday even,
ing, the officers failing to connect
them in any way with the crime.
A telephone message received at
central police station at o'clock
Saturday night told of the discovery
of hat. The police believe that it
will play an important part in unrav-
cling one Of the most mysterious MUIR
der cases in the annals Of Buchanan
county. John Modrell, a farmer, who
saw and conVersed with the strange
negro who was seen in the vicinity
of the Gay home last Wednesday fore
noon. said that the hat which was
found by Harvey Pritchett, a neighbor
Of the Gay family, is the same one
that the negro, who was thought to
have been the assassin, wore.
There are two soft hats missing
from the Gay home, one Of which be-
longed to the father and one to the
son. When the strange negro was
seen at the agency. a half hour after
the murder, he was wearing a soft
hot
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
Missouri Doings
CITY INTERESTS
TO BE PROTECTED
United Railways Company May BE
Required to Give Bond.

st. Louis: At the meeting OF the
Board of Public improvements this
week the question Of requiring the
United Railways Company to give a
bond to protect the city in case Of
liability from accidents caused by the
United Railways Company's electric
wires will be taken up.
The fact that no bond has been
iiled. which is regarded as an over
sight, was discovered through the ap-
plication Of the United Railways Com
pany for permission TO string additional
feed wires.
The matter was referred to T. B.
Garter. Supervisor Of City Lighting,
Supervisor Carter took the position
that his Office had not been officially
notified of the passing out Of existence
OF the st. Louis Transit Company by
the surrender Of it's lease on the street
railway property in st. Louis controll-
cd by it to the United Railways Com
paLy.
lie sent to the City Counselor's o.
fee for information as to the legal
status of the matter. City Counselor
Bates was not in. and Associate City
Counselor Charles recommended that
the facts be ascertained and presented
to Mr.. Bates for his opinion.
Mr. Charles said, in a general way,
that he regarded that it would be
necessary for the United Railways
Company 10 show its authority for
the privileges for which it was ask
Ing. Mr.. Carter took no further &C
tlou.
Il is expected that the Board of
Public Improvements will have the
matter Investigated and submit the
facts to Mayor Wells. who will doubt
less call upon the City Counselor ior
an opinion.
The situation presents several legal
propositions, among them being whe-
ther any bond which may have been
given by the Transit Company or the
Central Traction Company, which OBJ
tanned the street railway franchise, is
still in force. and whether the United
Railways Company. or the Transit
Company. accepted the ordinance I'M
der which the franchise was granted.
1t is regarded by the city officials
that the liability Of any bond previous
ly given ceased on the surrender Of
the Transit COmpany's lease.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
THE AMENDMENTS
ARE ALL LOST
The Vote by Counties Shows All Were
Lost BY Big Vote.

jefferson City, Mo-: The vote by
counties cast at the recent election
on the proposed amendments to the
constitution of the state Of Missouri,
shows that all were defeated by a
big vote.
The first, which was to pension dis
abled policemen in cities having a
population of 100000 or more, all the
burdens of which were to be borne
by those cities, though the entire
state had to vote upon it to bring
about it's adoption, was defeated by
a vote of 1852 to SS,796, majority
against it of 75,254
The second amendment, which was
defeated by a vote of 1874 to 1884,
2s1, was for the initiative and refer
endum. The majority against it was
$3.50.
The third amendment, which was
for the furnishing of free text books,
was defeated by vote Of 1856 to
1876, a majority against it of 3d..
POI.
The fourth amendment, which re-
quired the railroad companies in the
state to furnish free transportation to
members of the general assembly and
certain other state officials, was de
feated by S6,359 to $40, a majority
against it of 123,551.
The fifth amendment. to create a
fund for the construction Of a new
statehouse, was defeated by a vote OF
91,912 to 2O5,S22. a majority against
it of 1890.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
LESSON FOR WHOLE COUNTRY.
Meaning In Election Of Democratic
Governor In Massachusetts.


Meaning In Election Of Democratic
Governor In Massachusetts.
OF all the surprises, and they were
many and great, which the presidential
election gave to the country, the most
surprising was the defeat of the Re-
publican candidate for governor Of
Massachusetts and the victory Of his
Democratic opponent. 1t may be Just.
~ said Of Gov. Bates that the Old
Bay State has had no chief magis.
trate Of late more worthy to sit In
the seat Of its distinguished War Gov
ernor, Andrew. Senator Lodge, though
he is a rank partisan, fifty described
him as "a brave, honest man. as one
who has been a strong, able COVER.
nor" whose administration has beeL
an honor to the Commonwealth" All
that and more to his credit is true
of Gov Bates, and yet he was defeat
d by Douglas by the great plurality Of
1910 votes.
Massachusetts, gave President
Roosevelt a plurality of SG,279 votes.
The Republicans elected their candi-
date for lieutenant governor by a plu'
rality of upward of 10000; they SINH
larly elected all state candidates and
gained one Congressman. In New York,
New Jersey and some other states
the Republican candidates for COVER
nor were swept in by the overwhelm-
ing Roosevelt tidal wave, but great
and strong as that wave was 1t left
Gov Bates high and dry on the sands,
a defeated candidate. In Massachu-
sets the result was unprecedented,
and the Republican leaders and news
papers are still, in a dazed state. ask
ing how it happened.
Mr.. Douglas is one Of the largest
manufacturers OF Massachusetts,, and
also one Of the most resolute oppo'
nents OF Senator Lodges stand pat
tariff policy During the campaign he
made a number of stirring addresses,
the pcryading principles of which
we're tariff revision and reciprocal
trade relations with Canada. He gives
what he believes to be the reason for
his success. He says:
Il feel that in their choice Of me as
governor by the people of Massachu.
sets there is a lesson. It is a protest
against the failure Of the National
government in the past to heed the
call Of Massachusetts industries for
reciprocal relations with Canada and
other tariff corrections that are essen.
tial to our future success"
Mr.. Douglas stood from first to last
throughout the campaign for tariff re-
vision and reciprocity. Judge Parker
in his letter of acceptance fought shy
of the Dingley tariff, and il he had
strong convictions against it did not
declare them strongly. In Massachu.
sets the Democratic candidate for
president received 1GS,273 votes, while
the Democratic candidate for cover.
nor got 234,311 votes. When that fact
is considered, 1t is not improbable
that Mr. Douglas was right in saying
that his election is a lesson for the
whole country
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
NEW TRAIN SERVICE
TO HOT SPRINGS
The Thermal, Radioactive Waters Of
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Will be rendered conveniently accessI-
Bile by the new train service over the
Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron
Mountain Route between Kansas City
and Hot Springs, Arkansas, to be in
augurated on December LIST, leaving
Kansas City about noon and arriving
at Little Rock the following morning,
at the latter point joining the Hot
Springs Iron Mountain train from st.
Louis.
Returning. the Kansas City train
will leave Hot Springs about z p. m,
Little Rock about an hour and three
quarters later. arriving at Kansas City
about o'clock p. m.
This new Hot Springs train will have
connections southbound from points
north and west of Kansas City and
Osawatomie and from Little Rock for,
points south and east; returning, the
new train will make good connections
at Little Rock from the south and
cast, and at Osawatomie and Kansas
City for points north and west.
For the further accommodation Of
west to Hot Springs, there will be a
dining car attached to the new train
soutkbound from Kansas City to Cot
feyvilie, serving dinner and supper;
northbound, from Coffeyvllle to Kan
sas Sity, serving breakfast and din
ner.
The growing Importance of Hot
Sp' ings, Arkansas, as a health and
pleasure resort-attentlon to the Ma
tion's Great Sanitarium has recently
been stimulated by the discovery OF
radio-activity as one of the prime cura-
tive qualities Of thermal waters, to-
gether with increased hotel facilities
has called for increased facilities for,
travel from the great and growing
West.
With excellent connections, as stat
ed, through travel between the north
west and southeast will doubtless be,
quick to show appreciation of the new
route.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
Republican Party AhsnInts.

The victory was too sweeping for
the good Of either the country or
the Republican party. For its imme-
date effect is to destroy, not the
Democratic party (for that is immor-
tall, but any effective opposition at
the present time. And this leaves the
country for the present at least, wholly
dependent on the wisdom and patriot
ism Of the Republican party. The stu.
alton is, therefore, not free from dam
ger. Power develops arrogance. and
such power as the Republican party
now has is likely TO develop a good
deal Of arrogance. II may. therefore.
become the duty Of the president to act
as the opposition to his own party in
many an emergency that may arise
in the next four years. We hope that
he will have the courage to do so II the
occasion demands. The only thing
that has limited his independence in
the past has been his own desire for
power and preferment. That influence
he has now freed himself from. And
we rejoice that It is so.
We do not see how any man. M
matter how self-assured he may be.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Massachusetts Political Party Sees Its
Mission Clear.

Mission Clear.
The future of the democracy, and
by that take it is meant the future
Of the democratic party. depends
largely, If not entirely, upon that
party itself. The recent election in
Massachusetts, wherein the President,
a radical Republican, and Mr.. Doug.
las, a radical Democrat, each received
4 large plurality of the votes cast Is
an unprecedented event in the history
of political parties, and is in my judg.
ment significant of the fact that a
large measure of independence has al.
ready been developed in each of the
great parties.
The Democratic party is, in my
judgment, an essential part of our
scheme of government. We shall con.
tinue 10 be ruled by parties, and the
practical side OF the political game
will continue to be the most potent
factor in selecting nominees and con.
trolling the choice of great public Of
fcials.
To my mind the mission of the
Democratic party is clear. It should
get back to its ideals as becomes a
party Of principle battling for meas,
uTes and not for men. Tariff reform
with its necessary corollary, the abol.
ishment Of the trusts, should be its
great and, in my opinion, its only OBJ.
ject at the present time. Educate the
people on the subject of the tariff.
The Republican party has all along.
and WILL as a party continue, until 1t
meets defeat, to advocate the protec.
ton theory. II the people are thor.
oughly informed on this great subject
through the efforts of the Democratic
party It will have performed a very
great public work, and that result
alone, in my judgment, should satisfy
every loyal Democrat.
But it is more than probable-it is
almost sure-that the Democratic
party, with tariff reform for it's object,
will, in a very few years, displace the
party Of protection, many of whose
members are hoping for tariff reform
at its hands and who are as certain to
be disappointed as the sun is to rise.
The spirit of independence is abroad
the opportunity of the Democratic
party is here. II has learned wisdom
from the past, and I, for one. am
ready to begin again and at once the
fight for a principle which is eternally
right and which must ultimately pro.
vail.--John ]. Flaherty, Democratic
leader, in Boston Globe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that a trial OF
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because It is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be SUI
perlor to any other brand, but because
each 1Oc package contains 16 ozs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
- ozs. 1t is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-08
He Fears the Worst.

THE senior editor of the Saccharine
(Colo.) Gazette went to Denver Tues
day" says the junior editor. HE is
probably married! We do not know
whether It was with malice and afore-
thought but It's done. Blessed be
the ties that bind We know nothing
of this. but had grave suspicious when
Monday evening he borrowed the only
white shirt this ONCE possessed"