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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18

1T TAKES NINE BATHsT TO GET DOWN
~ hriDhfMi0
when we got here all we have had to do
is to battle the dirt off in layers.
1t takes nine baths to get down to
American epidermis, and the last bath
has a jackplane'to go with it, and a thing
they scale fish with. But we are all
right now, with rooms in the hotel, and
rested, and when we go home we are
going to be sailed down and given
chloroform and shipped as mummies.
Dad insists that he will never cross a
desert or an ocean again, and | don't
know what is to become OF us. Anyway,
we are going to enjoy ourselves until we
are killed off.
The first two days we just looked
about Cairo, and saw the congress OF ma
tons, for there is nothing just like this
town anywhere, There are people from
all quarters Of the globe, the most out
landish and the most up-to-date. This
place is an asylum Tor 1akirs n rob
bers, a place where defaulters, p~rlbers,
murderers, swindlers n clippers
are safe, as there seems o be
no ~extradition treaty that cannot
be overcome by paying money to the
officials. found that u the nrst day,
and told a we should nave no stand
ing In the society OF Egypt unless the
people thought ne mad committed some
gigantic crime and NED his country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18
All the women wanted 10 dance with

AL the women wanted TO dance with
dad in the hotel dance. and because they
thought | must be heir TO all the oil
billions, they wanted to hold me on
their laps. and stroke my hair, as though
was ii. | guess We are going to have
everything Our W way here, and II
dad does net get eloped with by some
Egyptian princess. | shall be mistaken.
The Egyptians are pretty near being ne
groes, and wear bangles in their ears,
and earrings On their arms. You take
II in the dark, and let a princess put
her arm around you, and sort Of squeeze
you, and you can't tell but what she is
white. only there is an odor about them
like "Araby the blessed, - but in the light
they are only negroes, a little ~bleached,
with red paint on their cheeks. II | was
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18

"a &%Esh x 1eAsf $4,000
Bad Boy" etc.)
Copyright. 1905. BY Joseph b Bowlesl
Cairo, Egypt.-My Dear Old Irish
Vegetable: Gee, but yoS ought to see dad
and | right now, at a hotel, waiting for
q chance at a room, when a bride and
groom get ready to vacate it, and go
somewhere else. This hotel Is full OF
married people who look scared when
Ever there is a new arrival, and | came
pretty near creating a panic by going
into the parlor of the hotel, where a
dozen couples were sitting around max
ing goo-goo eyes at each other, and get
ting behind a screen and, in a disguised
voice, shouting, Il know all! Prepare
to defend YOURSELF"
The women turned pale and some said,
Eat last At last!" while others got
faint in the head, and some fell on the
bosoms of their husbands and said;
Don't shoot" You see, most of these
wives had husbands somewhere else,
that might be looking for them, | have
warned dad not to be seen conversing
with a woman, Or he may be shot by a
husband who is on her trail, or by the
husband she has with her.
Well, sir, of all the trips we have had
anywhere, the trip from Constantinople
here was the limit. For two or three
days we were o dinky steamboats, with
Arabs, Turks, negroes and all nationali-
ties camping on deck, full of fleas, and
with cholera germs OF them big enough
to pick like blueberries, and all Of the
passengers were dirty and eat things
that would make a dog in America go
mad. The dog biscuit that are fed to
American dogs would pass as a delicate
confection on the menu of any steam
boat we struck, and | had rather lie
down In a barn yard with a wet dog for
a pillow and a CASTOR blanket from a
smallpox hospital for a bed, than To
occupy the bridal chamber of any steam
boat we struck.
And then the ride across the desert
by rail to reach Cairo was the worst in
the world. Passengers in rags, going to
Mecca, or some other place of worship,
eating cheese a thousand years old made
from old goats milk, and dug from the
Pyramids too late to save it, was what
surrounded us, and the sand storm blew
through the cars laden with germs of the
plague, and stuck to US so tight you
couldn't get it off with sandpaper, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18

and pulled his feet up on top and sat
there like a frog on a pond lily leaf.
My iackass only stepped his feet In the
edge, and dad wanted ne to swim my
jaekass out to the camel and let him
fall OF nto the jack. but | knew cad
would sink my jack IN a minute, and !
wouldn't go in the river. We'll, the
came!s drank about an hour. with dad
sitting there meditating. and then the
dragomen got them out, and we started
on for the pyramids. which were in
plain sight like the pictures you have
seen, with palm trees along the Nile, and
Arabs camping on the bank, and II
looked as though everything was going
to be all right, when suddenly dads
camel stopped dead still and wouldn't
move a foot, and all the rest of the cam
els stopped. closed their eyes and went
to sleep, and the Arabs went to sleep,
and dad and the jackass and | were ap.
parently the only animals in Egypt that
we're awake.
Dad kicked his camel In the ribs, butt
wouldn't bulge. He asked me If |
couldn't think up some way to start the
procession, and | stopped my jackass
and thought a minute, and told dad !
had it. | had bought some giant fire
crackers and roman candles at Cairo,
with which | was going to fire a salute
on top of the biggest pyramid, to cele-
brate for old America, and | told dad
what | had got, and | thought II | got
off my jackass and fired a salute there
in the desert 1t would wake them up.
Dad said "all right, let er go, but do it
sort of easy, at first, SO not TO oyerdo it,"
and | got my artillery ready. Say, you
can't hre OF fireworks easy, you got to
touch a match to EN-, and dodge, and
take your chances. Well, | scratched
a match and lit the giant fire cracker,
and put it under the hind legs of dads
camel, and when IL got to fixing lit my
roman candle, and as the fire cracker ex-
ploded like a l6-ineh gun, my roman
candle began to spout balls of fire, and
| aimed one at each camel, and the
whole push started on a stampede for
the pyramids, the camels groaning, the
Arabs praying to Allah, dad yelling to
stop 'er. and my jackass led the bunch.
and was left in the deser. to pick up
the hats.
guess | will have to tell you the rest
or the tragedy in my next letter.
Yours with plenty of sand,
HENNERY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18

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faces at me on my jackass, and finally
dad wanted TO change works with me
and ride my jackass, but told him we
had left the stepladder back at Cairo, 20
dad hung to his mountainous steed, but
the dust blew SO you couldn't see, and It
getting monotonous when ths
queerest thing happened.
You have heard that eamels a I'LL up
with water and go for a week without
asking for any more. Well, guess the
week was up, and 1t was time to load the
cameis with water, for as we came TO
the Nile every last camel made a rush
for the river, and they went in like a
yoke Of oxen on a stampede, and waded
in clear up to the humps, and began 70
drink, and dad yelled for a life preserver
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18
The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in
Cairo-At the Hotel They Meet
Some Egyptian Princesses - Dad
Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and
Meets with Difficulties.

BY HON GEORGE ". PECK.
Ex-Governor Of Wisconsin, Former Editor
of Peck's Sun, Author of "Peck's
pad pnv - atn
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1905.

E. c. Mansfield. the post off
&c inspector who is in the terri
tory in connection with the let
ting of the contracts for the
star mail routes. returned to
the city from Prescott. He left
for Holbrook and the district
south Of that point to investi-
gate the case Of one of the mail
carriers named JurgesOn. 1t
will be remembered by the read
erg Of the Republican that Jur-
geson mysteriously disappeared
some eight months ago and no
trace of his body was ever
found. He was at one time
traced to the opening OF Canyon
Dial bio, but a terrific snow
storm made further efforts to
follow him impossible. Jurge
son was never settled with by
the government for his quarters
salary and he never made set
tlement with the postmaster at
his initial point for considera BILE
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07

of an item in the way of sup
lies. To adjust that will be
Mr.. Mansfield S work. .-Phoenix
Republican.
If our memory does not fail
US. the oody of Jurgeson was
found in Canyon Diablo last
spring.
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07
New Cure for Cancer.

All surface cancers are now
known to be urable, by Buck
lens Arnica Salve. Jas. Wal
ters. of Dufield, Va. writes: Il
had a cancer on my lip for
years, that seemed incura BILE,
till Bucklen S Arnica Salve
healed it, and now it is perfect
ly we'll" Guaranteed cure for
cuts and burns. 25c at all drug
stores.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02
A Deed Of Bravery.

The New Hampton Courier has the
following kind words to say of one
of our prominent citizens:
"very many readers of the Courier
will remember the curteous and &C.
commodating Conductor L. L. Cad
we'll ON the q. M. & st. p. some
years ago In fact he was one OF
the first conductors on the and d
branch of that road. But few perhaps
know that he was q soldier in the
'60's and one Of those who received q
medal of honor for brave and dis.
tinguished service during the war fol-
the Union. The record reads
Luman L. Caldwell, Sergt. Co. B,
and N. Y. Vet. Cav. now Of De.
corah. Iowa. Alabama Bayou, La.
Sept. 2Oth. 1884, SWAN the bayou
under fire Of the enemy and captured
and brought OF q boat by means O,
which the command crossed and
routed the enemy.
The heroes are not all dead yet, tn,
men who did these things are cid nov
but the fruits of their daring and
courage are on every hand and every
lover Of his country takes pride ii
referring to these deeds Of bravery. ;
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02
CONSISTENCY.

]. w. Jarnigan in the Cedar Falls
Record: A few years ago the writer
occupied seat in the Auditorium at
Des Moines with a prominent citizen
OF Iowa county. The occasion was
the first inauguration of Governor
Cummins. He made splendid
presentation Of the needs of the state
and pleaded for exact justice to all
interests. He discussed the railroad
question and gave his views on the
taxation Of such corporations in no
uncertain language. He believed they
were not paying their proportion Of
the taxes and US he warmed up on
the question everybody applauded.
The man in the next seat grew frantic
and threw his hat in the air to show
his appreciation Of the sentiments ex-
pressed. Turning from the railway
proposition the good governor got after
the tax dodRer-the fellow who lies
to the assessor-the man whose pro-
perty is invisible, easily covered up
or smuggled awav, sailing under
bogus securities or covered by false
mortgages. There was no applause
in that vast audience because the
governor was hitting too many people.
There was more squirming than any
thing else. Our seatmate. who few
minutes before had been away up in
G, was as calm as an oyster. He
indorsed everything said about the
corporations. but when it came to the
individual things took on a different
hue.
A few weeks later the tax ferret
got busy in Iowa county. Among
the first fellows caught in the net
was the good, patriotic brother who
had responded so Loyalty to the gov
ernor's chastisement Of the railways.
He "couRhed up 81. .s40 in back taxes
and put in The next three months
cursing the tax ferrets and the law
that would permit such a system.
This man is type. His counter
part is scattered all over the country.
Dear reader do you know any such
fellows in your locality?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02
Local Paper First.

Hearst's Chicago American of a
recent issue contained the following
editorial. which has created no little
comment on the part Of the press
generally because Of the fact that it
shows q spirit Of fairness which does
not always characterize the Ameri-
cans editorials. It says: =
1T would be misfortune to the
country If the few big papers in the
big cities should interfere seriously
with the publication of the valuable
and intelligent local newspaper-for
upon these local newspapers the vel.
fare OF the country very largely de-
pends. The metropolitan daily can
not possibly know the needs of the
various localities and small cities.
Only the local newspapers can pro-
tect local needs and influence local
opinion. OF course we are very glad
to have as many people as possible
read the Chicago American in the
big cities and the little cities. But
we hope that in every small town
and every village there will be enough
intelligence and public spirit on the
part Of the local inhabitants to sup
port earnestly and enthusiastically
the best local newspaper, giving en-.
couraging appreciation and good
living to the local editor. who alone
can represent and defend Justice and
public spirit among his neighbors.
The man is unfortunate who cannot
afford to take two newspapers at to.
days prices. He who can afford only
one newspaper, in our opinion should
display his sense Of duty to his local
| ity by taking the local newspaper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Mary had little lamb; that time
has passed away. No lamb could fol-
low mp the gait that Mary goes today.
For now she rides ON airshod wheels
in skirts too short by half; no lamb.
kin shares her airy fight. but you
can see her calf. But is there one
who can complain or cry in woe,
"Alas - SO long as Mary's calf's all
right the lamb can 20 to grass. So
all the men delight to gaze, their Joy
Is not sham, for while the other
critters ont they have no use 70,
lamb.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The Nebraska woman who has
opened up dress-making establishment
in the penitentiary ought to be an
authority on stripes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Each Of the rural routes in operation
means q monthly deficit Of cas-. that
being the average loss to the govern
ment on the operation OF single
route.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The Dutch name for automobile Is
said to be :. Snelpaardelo loozonderspoor-
wegpatroolrytipg, or. "quick horse
ess-open-ordinary- -road-running pet-o-
leum-carriage."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

An exchange says some people do
not trade at some stores for the same
reason thew do not attend some we'd
dings-- because they are not invited.
Advertise
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

BY direction of the Secretary of
the Interior, $1,000 acres of Indian
lands in Minnesota will be opened
to settlement August II. These lands
at present are partly in the Fond du
Lack. Red Lake. White Earth and
the Chippewas Of Minnesota reserva-
tion
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Bishop I. w. Joyce. one of the most
distinguished prelates Of the Methodist
Episcopal church died at Minneapolis
early Friday morning, after q pro-
longed illness. .
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The doctors tell the writer that this
is great bov year out on the farm,
lots more boys than girls being borr.
Possibly nature is doing something
to help remedy the hired help trouble
on the farm: State Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

A pound Of butter can be made from
the same amount Of food as pound
Of beef. The butter sells for 20 cents
and beef for 5 cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02
Current Comment.

One of the most bountiful harvests
Of grain Winneshiek county has ever
known is being Rarnered this week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

In all Of japan there are only 1000
square miles Of strictly arabic land.
How suoh . people could ever develop
ON such . very limited area Of pro-
ductive soil Is the wonder Of the GEN.
tury.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02
ELLIS ]. HOOK
COUNTY SUPr. SCHOOLS.

School Ofilcers' Blanks and Rec
ords, Secretary's Order Books,
rreasurer's Account Books, d.
rector's Enumeration Records,
Teachers Daily and Classiilca-
tion Records, always kept on
hand. Teachers Examination
the last Friday and Saturday OF
each month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Office, Northwest corner ground nool
Of Court House, Decorah. Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

oG0eoe.o17 Wooe Watos 0esoo>.
DoGA TOaoohs0oo uunbg -.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Iowa leads all the states in the num-
ber of banks, but owing to the fact
that Iowa does not possess any large
commercial or financial centers the
state takes eighth place in the amount
OF its bank deposits. There are 1896
banks in Iowa as shown by the
auditor report.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The Great Western railway will
run "iairy special from Dea
Moines to Woodruff August ., ., and
4. Fifty-minute stops will be made
at each station on the main line OF
the road and Prof. g. L. Mckay Of
the husbandry department at Amei
will lecture on modern dairy methods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Iowa veterans who will participate
in the national encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic at Dem
yer. this year, will cooperate with q
number Of sister states in the creation
Of new Office in the ofiiciary of the
Grand Army from the national en-.
campment down. The new officer is
to be . patriotic instructor, to have
charge Of the work Of patriotic in
struction in connection with the
schools Of the county. The plan is
to create the Office in the national
encampment. in the departments and
in the local posts, 90 that his labors
will be continuous and extend from
the local field into the national. For
merly this work has been done by the
appointment Of . star oficer in some
Of the states in others nothing Of the
kind obtained. For long time the
veterans have thought that something
should be done TO encourage patriotic
instruction in the schools. They
have vacations on Memorial day and
other patriotic days, but the days
are beginning 70 mean little to the
youth Of the land. Tho former 10 dc,
voted 10 sports and the Fourth o(
July 10 = daY for cannonading and
| the giving Of fSee rein to the viciou I
spirit Of destruction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

I Uncle Sans sailors will eat the
choicest brand Of butter made in the
world the coming year. It will be
made in Iowa. The government has
contracted for 400. .000 pounds to be
made in this state. The big creamery
at Clarinda is busily at work filling
an order for 1000 pounds. while the
Monticello creamery has q similar
contract.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

A certain newspaper man in Iowa
relates an experience that might shed
some light on the mail order business.
He was at the town depot and saw q
farmer friend receive q set Of harness
from Chicago. He attempted to prove
to the latter that he was making a
mistake, as any Of the local dealers
would furnish him the same OF
better goods just as cheap and the
pro:i. would be kept at home. Butt
said the farmer, "this is the first
time I have heard that there is q har.
ness shop in this town. have taken
your paper for fve years and have
never seen line of advertising in
it about such an institution in all
that time. But you bet the Chicago
house has kept me posted. MAN
chester Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The other day man came into this
Office and stormed about and cussed
because he failed to get his Public
Opinion the week before and demand
ed an extra copy Of the issue. Some
how the mails had missed connections
and his paper was not delivered. He
was angry, because. he said, he didn't
want to miss single issue Of the
paper. This Same man has been owing
us for his paper for two or three years,
has been carrying our money about
in his pockets. It is possible that
when we send him q .'please remit"
he will fume and rail worse than ever,
declare he never subscribed for the
papor, never read it, and won't pay
for it. Maybe he won't do this. He
may be honest enough to saw that he
appreciates the courtesy we have ex-
tended to him. that we have used him
better in this respect than nine
out Of ten other business men would
have done, and pay his arrears and a
year in advance. The world has men
Of both types; to which do you belong!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

For the first time in ten years at
least. if not in rhe history of the
state, there were no commitments
to the state penitentiary in Anamosa
during the month of June. The
reason for all this is doubtless from
the fact that so any commit matrimony
during this month that they haven't
time to devote to the lesser crimes. =
Charles City Advocate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

There's food for thought for certain
enterprisinR citisens of this place
this week, in these remarks from an
exchange: IA town that never does
anything in public way 10 on ita
wav to the cemetery. ANY citizen
who viii do nothing for his town Il
helping dig the grave, man that will
curse his town furnishes the cofiin.
The one who 10 20 selfish a. to have
no time from his business to give city
Affairs is making the shroud. The
merchant who will not advertise Il
driving the hearse. The man who Il
always pulling back from some public
enterprise throws boquets In the grave
The man who is 20 stingv and sel6sl
/ - 70 DO always bowling hard time
preaohes the sermon and sinRs tn
|doxoloay and thus the town lies buriet
from I'll SORROW and care" /"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The story is going the rounds that
a country editor was dismissed from
church for singing in loud voice
during the singing of q familiar hymn
the following words: LET every
kindred, every tribe, on this terrestrial
ball, put down their dollars and SUBJ
scribe, and we'll receipt for all. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

It is not generally known that IL is
against the law to scratch match on
one Of Uncle Sans mail boxes, but
such is the case. Any marrinR or
mutilation whatever is misdemeanor.
The same measures are now in effect
in respect to boxes on rural routes,
and it is also unlawful to speak
disrespectfully of one of Uncle Sam s
rural mail carriers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The next trouble Of the railroads
will be to supply sanitary cars foz
health and convenience OF passengers.
A resolution was passed at the meet
ing Of the state board Of health de.
ploring the present conditions Of the
passenger cars and making arrange.
ments for cooperation with the state
boards Of other states and the rail.
roads to reach the desired end. The
idea of the board is not only for the
cleansing Of the cars but for the CO.
operation Of the roads in the preven
ton OF the spread Of disease.