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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Life insurance costs too much by
far in America. This is the great
lesson of the Equitable scandal. The
public may demand that the state or
nation run the insurance business.
In Germany the government indus
trial insurance is run at cost for
administration Of only per cent of
the receipts. in England the cost is
only per cent of receipts in the
government ordinary life insurance,
but in the average American company
it is 81 per cent. Out OF every dollar
paid for life insurance in this country
"a cents goes for expenses, while
government insurance in England
is run at one-fourth this expense.
America may well take a lesson in
life insurance from Germany. and
Europe. 1t is too sacred an institu-
tion to be allowed to continue with.
out suitable regulation in the interest
of insured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Prize Butter.

Interest in northwestern butter
making will draw to the Minnesota
State Fair of 1905 the most complete
collection Of b1tter making apparatus
as we'll as the largest quantity of but
ter in competition for the big prize
money ever brought together on any
fair grounds. The great sweepstakes
prize for creamery butter has heen
increased from $500 to 81, 900. and the
competition is open to the world.
Manufacturers of apparatus are strugg-
ling for space in the Dairy Building
lit will be crowded with the latest
things.
The Minnesota State Fair is held
ON the beautiful grounds midway be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis.
during the week of Sept 40. 1905.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

How'd you like to be the editor and
in the sanctum roost, and skin thru
old exchanges and write for Jones a
boost and give Young Sport calling
down, Old Skads ripping up; de-
scribe Miss Dash's new silk gown.
and praise Miss Sykes pup? To take
in three odd dollars and pay out sixteen
more, to scheme to make two dollars
do the work of four: to clip and paste
and sweat and swear and in your pants
big holes to wear to cuss your luck
and write hot stuff. be slow to anger
quick to bluff, dun old subscribers,
me- er get blue. go chase up news at
the :22? think it is lovely, and so.
no doubt do you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The Waverly Independent sagely
remarks as follows:
Just as we were settling down to
comfortable belief that the dust Of the
body Of John Paul Jones had been
buried to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned there comes fellow buttin'
in with the information that il
wasn't the dust of Commodore Jones
at all but that it pertained to the late
Captain John Smith! The fellow that
raises such questions should be sup.
pressed. What's the difference whose
ashes they are so long as we all think
they are those of John Paul Jones -
Sure enough, what's the difference
let us have peace.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

An exchange says: "A newspaper
subscriber remarks that he found it
much cheaper to pay for his paper in
advance that at the end of the wear.
In answ or to an inquiry he gave as a
reason that when he paid in advance
he was getting something new for his
money, but to do so at the end of the
year was like paying for worn out
clothing-there was none of the pleas
ure of anticipation in the transaction.
The mau was somewhat of philoso-
pher and had a level head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

An exchange finds the auto prophe-
sled in the scripture Nahum 2 "A
says: "The chariots shall rage in
the streets, they shall jostle one
against the other in the broad ways ;
they shall seem like torches. they
shall run like tightening. If this
does not refer TO automobiles, what
does it mean!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

She was a bright girl and they were
at baseball game. She had won his
enthusiastic heart understanding the
game right off and he loved her more
than if she had been his sister. 1T
reminds me of the household" he
says. "the plate. the batter. the fouls
and the flies. (" "And it reminds me
of marriage" she added. First the
diamond, where they are engaged. the
struggle and the hit. when the men
60 out. and finally the difficulty they
have in getting home. Then he sat
and thought and thought.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

A lady received the following reply
from a neighbor in answer to the
question why she allowed her child
rem and husband to litter up
every room in the house, and the
sentiment will find lodgment in the
heart for every home-loving person
in the land: 1.-THE marks of little
muddy feet upon the floor can be
easier removed than the stain when
those little feet 60 down into the
highway of evil. The prints of the
little fingers ON the window pane
cannot shut out the sunshine half
SO much as the shadow that darkens
the mothers heart over the one who
is but name through the coming
years. And if NV John finds his
home refuge from care and trouble,
and his greatest happiness within
its four walls. he can put his boots
in the rocking chair and hang his
coat mp on the floor every day in the
week. And il can stand it and he
enjoys it. cannot see that it is any
body else's business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

AS means of regulating the speed
of automobiles on the highways the
device has been adopted in Massa-
chusetts Of making ridges in the road
at short intervals. The ridges do not
inconvenience ordinary travel and are
easily surmonted by an automobile
driven at reasonable speed, but they
make such discomfort for racing
automobilists that he is glad enough
to slow up when he approaches a
ridge. The prime merit of this plan
of regulating automobile speed is that
it is self-acting, doesn't need the
employment of watchers, and is
effective.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The Braymer (Mo.) Bee brought
suit against a delinquent subscriber
recently for several years back pay.
The case was tried before jury with
eminent lawyers on both sides. The
defendants plea was that he had
notified the postmaster to discontinue
the paper and refused to take it from
the office. The jurymen were out but
for few minutes when verdict was
rendered in for the plaintiff, together
with the amount of the costs, making
a total of S22. The way to stop a
paper is to pay all the arrears and
notify the publisher either in person
or by letter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

OF all the booms we know of, the
good is the boom in Young men. 1t
is their day. They are in demand,
every where. The farmer who has
half dozen or so, and can keep
them with him, is good deal better
off than he would be with lot of
the stock of some mining speculation
awav off, nobody knows where. We
believe in the boom for boys and girls.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Every young married woman
should know how to make bread,
said writer on economies. Yes
and every young man should know
how to furnish the dough.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Flies settle in numbers ON screen
doors. and in passing through the
door often thew will come inside and
soon fill room. But if the door is
thoroughly rubbed with solution of
kerosene. it is quite preventive.
because they do not like the odor OF
kerosene,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

An old gentleman walked up to a
pretty girl attendant at the counting
room of daily paper Office few
days ago and said "Miss, 1 would
like to get copies of your paper for
a week back. lyon had better try
porous plasters, she ..abstractedly
replied lyon can get them just across
the street. n-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

1t is only when a man gives up in
his own mind that he fails. The man
who keeps on fighting, no matter what
the odds againts him. is always in
the way Of seeing his hopes fulfilled I;
is always facing victory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

lake within driving distance of the
city. This and many other reasons
which we will be glad to explain to
anyone. is our purpose in ask ing you
to cooperate with Us in this public
enterprise.
w. H. BURTIS,
Manager, Decorah Electric Light Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

A Brooklyn judge has granted a
divorce of two years with privilege
of remarriage at the end Of that
time. The return coupon is new
thing for divorces.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Norway is still hunting for king.
We respectfully call Norwav's at
tention to the efficacy Of our "HelI
Wanted" columns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The discovery is announced of new
war terror which leaves dynamite in
comparison harmless substance. 1t
is named dunnite. after its inventor
Major Beverly w. Dunn. Its great
merit lies in the fact that the she'll
will pierce armor plate and explode
in the interior of the vessel. In a
trial at Sandy Hook it was demon
strated that though the she'll would
fall twenty feet short of its mark.
it would still crumple the side of
the heaviest armor clad vessel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The successful man is the fellow
who gets his second wind when pros
poets are dark and discouraging
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The Russian peace commissioners.
are to be allowed salary of 5000 &
day and 81, 500 for oth.r expenses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Mark Twain has added two new
maxims to the world already valuable
collection. They are as follows
"We ought never to do wrong wher
people are looking, and "No rea
gentleman will tell the naked trutl
in the presence of ladies'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

| The fact that there are but ten
commandments to be broken is quite
a handicap on the ability of some
men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
ELLIS ]. HOOK,
COUNTY SUPT. SCHOOLS.

School Officers Blanks and Rec
ords, Secretary's Order Books,
Treasurer's Account Books, Di-
rector's Enumeration Records,
Teachers Daily and Classifica-
ton Records, always kept on
hand. Teachers Examination
the last Friday and Saturday OF
each month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Peoria, ILL.,. has six distilleries
which last year paid revenue of
$S4. 600. 600. If these distilleries were
constantly running at their full cap
acity it would require each day 1000
acres of corn yielding 40 bushels per
acre to supply them. An average of
1000 barrels of whiskey day is
made
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

There must be no eavesdropping on
the telephone in California, that
state having passed a law making it
an offense punishable by Imprisonment
to eavesdrop and then speak of it
afterwards. Telephone eavesdropping
is no better than keyhole eavesdropping
anywhere.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Current Comment.

Wanted. national bank system
that will nip defrauding in the bud.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Office, Northwest corner ground floor
OF Court House, Decorah, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The voting of the electric franchise
to the electric light company next
Tuesday thus insuring the construction
of a concrete dam and large lake east
of the city, means more than any
public enterprise in MANY years, and
costs no voter cent. There is no
possible excuse for voting "no.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The anti-spitting ordinance in var
ious towns does not impose a penalty
for the fellow who spits on his hands
and goes to work. It is intended for
the fellow who won't work-mostly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

The more man studies railroad
transportation and freight problems
the surer he becomes that no infiexible
code of rates can ever be made that
will afford justice to either company
or patron. A thousand things must
be taken into account which none
but the expert can unravel, and
nothing but experience and actual,
every day contact with its problems
can bring TANGIBLE solution-cost of
labor, fuel and construction. climate,
stress of weather. connections. amount
of patronage in passenger, freight,
mail and express traffic, terminals, in
terest rates, taxes, thousand things
which can "make or break" And two
parallel lines ten miles apart may be
confronted with Numerically opposite
conditions. Competition must make
the rates.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Subscription Price $l.50 a Year

0mce..817 West Water Street.
Bsth Telephones Humber IS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Cigars by the box; Trycinski's.
2s-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Omctal Paper of Wtnneshetk County
and the City Of Docorah.

Entered at the post offlce In Decoraf
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09

Prominent among the many names
which have been mentionedFfor the
next governor. is that of ex-Gov. Lar
rabee. That Mr.. Laarrbee would fill
the bill goes without saying. His
record in the. positions of trust to
which he has been called by the people
of Iowa in the past is sufficient
guarantee that he would make good
again If called to the executive chair,
and it is a well-deserved compliment
that his name should be mentioned
once more in connection with that
Office. Nevertheless. while this parer
has no authority to speak for him.
we venture the opinion that he could
not be induced to take up the burdens
of public office again under any cir
cumstances. The quiet of his beauti.
ful home at Clermont has greater
attractions for him, most likely. than
any further public honors which
might be offered him, and which
would require long continued absences
from home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
EDITORS ENJOY OUTING.
Annual Meeting of Norwegian Danish As.
S0ciatiOn of America Held Here
Last Week.

While the attendance at the annual
meeting of the Norwegian Danish
Press Association of America held
here last week Thursday and Friday
was not as large as was expected. yet
| there were quite number of the
ablest editors of Norwegian and DAN
ish papers of the United States pre-
sent, and the various sessions and en-
tertainment made che gathering very
enjoyable and profitable one.
They arrived on Wednesday night
and during the day Thurdsay On
Thursday afternoon a business session
was held in the rooms of the Norske
Selskab in the National Bank building
and on Thursday evening they were
rendered banquet by the citizens of
Decorah at the Marsh hall After a
sumptuous repast Editor j. B. Wist
OF the Posten in a felicitous address
of welcome introduced Editor B.
Anundsen of the Posten as toast
master. the duties of which he per-
formed in his own inimitable and
pleasing style. The responses to the
various toasts were all particularly
fitting to the occasion and included
the following: Atty. E. P. Johnson.
Decorah. Norwegian Pioneers - S.
Sorenson, Minneapolis. NORWAY -
Peer D. Stromme, Minneapolis,
"America - B. B. Haugan. Mime
apolis. "Idealism. - There were also
informal remarks by J. J. Marsh,
H. Engbretson, j. Jackwitz and A.
F. Anundsen of this city and Chr.
Brandt of st. Paul. The evening was
greatly en- joyed by all who participa-
ted in the festivities.
Friday morning business session
was held at the Winnesheik Hotel,
and shortly before dinner the visitors,
together with large number of
citizens drove to the beautiful sum-
mer home of Editor B. Anundsen.
Bjorkholt, six miles east of De-
corah, where they spent the day en-
joying an outing in one of the pref
tiest spots along the picturesque Up
per Iowa, where the generous hos
tpftafity of Mr.. Auundsen had full
swav, and they came home in the
evening. delighted with the enter
tainment accorded them. departing
at night for their various homes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20

If
cts that hold which
interesting all
through the bringing Hama fertility
fertile noisy
that Lebanon
than wads that The the
SOUTH
complete the tale of Syrian Hama the
which
Rising
through O oil
Httes,
Antioch
three of the the world.
winds and twists through
of
standing
sporting
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20

pit which had been made for this oc-
casiOn. A narrow strip of board
fastened to the pulpit pillars formed
the reading desk on which was spread
the Bible. from which came his inspira-
ton. The memorable sermon was
preached to little band of about
twenty people, but such was its eff
feet that then and there was created
the nucleus of a religious body which
was destined to become one of the
most powerful in the world.
1t is indeed crude affair-the
Strawbridge pulpit, as it is termed
but 1t has had most interesting his
tory. For quarter of century it was
utilized by many ministers and carried
from place to place in Maryland where
services were held. Among those who
occupied it was the famous Bishop
Ashbury, another pioneer of Ameri-
can Methodsm. The little pulpit was
taken to the dwelling of John Evans,
where it was first utilized, and stored
away to be forgotten for nearly a half
century. A few years ago it was ac-
cidentally discovered by clergyman
who was visiting in the Western part
of Maryland and who was familiar
with its history. He carried it to Bal
timore, where it was given the place of
honor among a number of other relics
of the church, including the first por-
trait ever made of Bishop Asbury and
the saddle bags in which were stored
the Bishops Bible and his food when
he went from place to place preach
ing the doctrine of his denomination.
When the great fire occurred which
laid so much of Baltimore in ruins the
building containing these precious me-
mentos was destroyed. Two Metho-
dist clergymen, however, endeavored
to rescue them, and even while the
structure was on fire. bravely entered
the building and carried the relics to
place of safety, trundling them away
in a wheel-barrow.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
Naming the Cars.

It has been a tradition since the time
OF Nicholas I. to name the Czarowitzes
alternately Alexander and Nicholas.
But the murder of Alexander II.
caused his name to be considered I'M
lucky, so there will be no more Alex
anders on the Russian throne, as there
will be no more Pauls or Peters. The
Czarowitz was, therefore, named Alex
is, after the father Of Peter the Great.
He was powerful and successful
ruler.-New York Tribune. -l-.-4--,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20

the life of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, for it was first occupied
when this great religious organization
came into being in the State of Mary
land. The one who first discoursed
from it was the famous Robert Straw
bridge, who has been credited with be-
tng the organizer of the church re-
ferred to, for when he preached the
doctrine of John Wesley in the little
Maryland farmhouse he used the pull
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
A FAMOUS OLD PULPIT.
First Used by Robert Strawbridge
in Maryland Farmhouse.

One of the newly-elected Bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of
the United States recently preached
from a pulpit which is perhaps the
most notable in America. Its length of
service comprises as many years as
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20

"Are you going to send your daugh,
ter to boarding school this fall?"
''No; she is going of her own accord.
we don't presume to dictate to our
children. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
OF COURSE.

"Do you suppose" murmured th,
thoughtful Theresa that insects have
any sense of beauty?"
''Why, of course" replied frivolous
Fannie, don't the moths always get
into the prettiest clothes?"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
A BUM HERO.

pa" said little Johnny, what are
you readin' about?"
About hero named 'Horatius, my
SON."
"Was he baseball hero, pa?"
"No.'
"a football hero, then:"
"No my child"
"What sort Of hero was he, pa?
"He was neeo," replied the patient
father ''who held the enemy at bay
and saved his city from destruction"
"Oh. shucks."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
THEY AGREE.

Mother-"Oh, you careless boy Jusu
look at that new suit of yours. There's
no use telling you to keep clean"
Tommy-"Creat minds run in de
same channel, nom. Am been think
in de same thing. '-Philadelphi Pub.
lie ledger.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
LEAP YEAR AT THAT.

"She is the stiffest, most unbendins
summer girl l ever saw"
"How is that?''
"Why she won't even stoop to pick
up an acquaintance" Chicago Jour
nal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
CONSOLING.

Miss Slim-"Would you love me
more, dear, if I weren't so thin?
Her Fiance-"Of course not; the
nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat"
Detroit Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
THE REQUISITE.

Briggs-"Mrs. PAGER is a very
bright woman, judging from my inter
view with her."
Griggs-"What did she say?"
Briggs-"Nothing much. But she ap.
proved Of what 1 d."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
STI,ON

"Young man." whispered the old
spellbinder, there are some things
about this campaign that will take
your breath away
You don't say responded the
young man. Are you abiding to the
campaign cigar|-Chicago News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
WISE BOY.

Pop-"Bobby, if 1 were to give you
a dog and some one else gave you
cat, what would you have"
Bobby - "Trouble." Detroit Free
Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
EARMARKS.

"How do you know that they are nos
married?
'Isn't he carrying all the packages?~
Detroit Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
HE KNEW.

Mrs Benham-"What are the iirS
signs of insanity"
Benjamin. a man, MARRIAGE
Town Topics.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20

The dogs Of Constantinople, in sew
eral parts of the city, are now daily
being fed by the Turkish Government.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
HARD HEADED.

SHE'S got fine head for business"
"What business?"
"PlayinS football. "-Cleveland PlaiR
Dealer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
SHE GOT ALL.

He-"I hear you won your breach Or
promise suit. Did you get all the $16.-
O0O?
She-"Sure; married my lawyer"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
THE RESULT.

Johnny-"Papa what does it mean
when you say man is good at re
parteeY'
'It means he hasn't any frienGs,"-
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribu
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-20
15&fIifo5&l$ty
&MMIY"
SEesSS:ss;:..=..s;sssszE9
ONE GIRLS WISDOM.

He asked the maiden for a kiss,
But her answer failed to come;
She knew that silence gave consent
So she kept on keeping mum.
r. Chicago News.