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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

If one seeks a country where 1t IS
never very hot and never very cold,
where no blizzard, snow, thunderstorm
or cyclone ever comes, he is quite likely
to find the fact Of living reduced to
very commonplace sort Of proposition.
1t is the contrasts Of life which fur
nish its elixirs. A living easily won
and iazily enjoyed will not evolve a
very high type Of manhood. =
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The effect of hard and dep freezing
IL the soil during the wiiter, while
ometimes injurious to Glove and trees,
i nevertheless of great beHfit to the
oil and the succeeding croi which it
reduces, good yields almost Invariably
blowing hard winters. Such freezing,
,r one thing, locks up the soian pre-
ents any loss of fertility By erosion.
also tends to open up the susoil and
tus promotes mderdrainage(nd the
Tation of the soil. II Is alwaAharder
I d keep land fertile and prtuctive
We're the ground never frees than
It's where il does.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

Along about the last Of April we no
ticed many punches Of sweet clover,
which had made the greatest growth
of any plant 1t stood nine inches nign
and from a forage standpoint looked
very inviting. Stock will eat 1t at that
season of the year with considerable
relish, but It soon becomes woody and
unpalatable 1t makes very fine Dee
food, and we think may have a place
as a soil renovator where II Is dif1cuit
-, - .'~-a- We should
like to see it tried In this way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

The new plan of working the earth
Dads implies doing little work on
hem often, and it is this thing which
the secret Of the success Of the new
Ian. A woman combs her hair every
Jay to prevent its getting snarled up,
md very properly and logically does
lot wait until it is all snarled hefore
he combs It. A little work done on the
|irt road often prevents II from getting
hto a bad condition Heretofore we
AVE only fixed the roads when they
|ecame impossible. BY the new way
BE will keep them from getting i'm
|assable. ,S;Eks,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
TEMPERANCE FACTS.

The temperance people of Helsing-
fo,s. Finland, are giving course of sci
entific lectures and certificates are given
to those who pass examinations.
In almost all the great fraternal Or
1e,s being engaged in the manufacture
Or the sale of intoxicants is bar to ad-
mission. And we should all be glad that
it is SO.
During August 2,495 persons were sent
to prison from Glasgow for minor and
maj or crimes. Glasgow is the city where
'@n.unicipalization" is said to have set
tied the liquor problem.
A. H. Berg, past grand chief templar
Of Sweden, is said to have delivered TO-
$50 lectures on the subject of temper
notwithstanding any competitor for
number Of speeches save John B. Cough.
Danish physicians Of Copenhagen, fol-
lowing the lead of Paris and Madrid, have
placarded the walls of that city with
warnings against drink, which begin
with the striking sentence, alcohol is a
Supplying poison"
At a special election held lately under
the Beal local option law at Irondale, O.,
the "drys" won by majority Of 16.
With Irondale dry" all towns on the
Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad have
abolished the saloon.
The steady and substantial growth of
temperance sentiment in England il
shown by statistics relative to the Con-
gregational clergymen there. Twenty
I've years ago anly 1853 out of 1000 cler-
gymen were total abstainers; to-day
$500 out of 5000 are.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
HE WANTED A CHANGE.
And His Long-Suffering Helpmeet
Sprung New Dish
on Him.

''Beef again." said the head of the
house, discontentedly, as the platter was
passed before him, relates the Chicago
Daily News. do you know, my dear,
there are times when beef begins to pail
on me?"
eve had lamb yesterday" said his
wife, ''and on Monday you know we had
a roast loin of pork"
ooh, know. That's just it. Beef,
mutton and pork; pork, mutton and
beef. One monOtonous round"
you don't care for chicken
ooh, get tired of chicken, that's all.
What l would like is little change"
1--WE had a rabbit stew last week
thought you enjoyed that. If you like,
I'll have it again Tomorrow
MY DEAR said the head of the house,
81 don't see why you imagine that be-
cause l happen to eat something with a
tolerable relish l can stand for it seven
days in the week. Let the rabbit rest
for awhile. Beef"
eff l had known you wouldn't care for
it might have had some fish"
you can't get any fish that has the
kept on ice"
Its pity that some new animal cant
be invented for you" said the long-suf-
fering housewife, rebelling. Il was
reading the other day that they ate
iguana in South America and that the
Digger Indians considered ants eggs q
delicacy."
Il don't think am hard to satisfy, -
said the head of the family. perhaps
| had no right to hint that an occasional
variety in my diet would be-what is
this?"
What is which," asked the lady, as
he masticated slowly and analytically.
"This-this is meat
! ''Its venison steak. The red currant
Jelly is to the right Of you"
| Il suppose you think that's funny
said the head Of the house.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
STUDY OF CHINESE.
COURSE AT COLUMBIA STIMu-
LATES INTEREST HERE.
Advanced American Students APP
pointed by Insurance Com
panies to Posts in
China.

The Dean Lung department OF chi
nese at Columbia university mas al
tanned unlooked-for success during It's
short career The results have COL
WINGED Prof. Friedrich Hirth, head OF
the department, reports the New 1orK
Sun. that interest in the study OF the
Chinese language and literature Is rapid
~ on the increase throughout the Unlteo
States. There has been much CORE
spondence between the department and
those interested in oriental matters
throughout the country, accompanied by
a demand for lectures on Chinese sub
tects. such as were instituted by Pro1.
Giles, of Oxford, a year ago. The num-
Der of students registered in the Chinese
school at Columbia has been so great
as to tax the present facilities of the
department.
Among the students may be men
toned Chin Yung Yen, of Canton,
China, author of Chinese book which
discusses the elements and development
of western civilization as a pattern to
Chinese reform, and Prof. Ernest F.
Fenollosa, for many years resident OF
Japan, who took courses in the liter
ature of Chinese art. A number OF stu
dents from the Union theological semi
nary are taking work in the department
preparatory to missionary work in the
east
Another OF the advanced students has
spent five years in studying the Ian
guage while a resident of Nankin, with
er he intends to return after his work
in New York. OF last years students,
one has left to travel In China ana
Thibet and several others have received
appointments from American insurance
companies to represent them in China.
The announcements Of the depart
ment for the first years were calculated
to show only what it was prepared to
offer, and, therefore, covered a wider
field than beginners were expected to
enter upon at once; the greater number
of the courses, however, were taken by
at least some of the students anxious
to obtain advanced instruction in the
Chinese literature, art or language.
The university library has been for
tunate in receiving a large number of
books, pamphlets and manuscripts for
use in the department. The most val
liable acquisition is copy of the Ency-
clopedia "T'u-shutsicy'ong." This con-
sists of more than 5000 native volumes,
which we're bound in European style by
the Chinese government and presented
to the university.
It is, outside of serials, the most vol
luminous print ever published in the
world Prof. Hirth is authority for the
statement that it's translation into Eng
lish would furnish no less than 100 vol
umes of the size of an ordinarily thick
encyclopedia.
The department was established sew
eral years ago through the gift of $780,
| 900 from Gen. Horace w. Carpenter,
! who said, at the time of the gift, in a
letter to ex-President Seth Low, that
the money represented his savings by
his abstinence from the use of tobacco
and spirits. The fund was increased by
second 100000 from the same donor,
and an added $4,000 from Dean Long,
the valet Of Gen. Carpenter, in whose
name the department was founded.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
CHIMNEY OF WARSHlP.
Smokestack Of Confederate Vessel Al
bemarle Kept by North
Carolina,

Perhaps the most remarkable Of all
the relics of the civil war which North
Carolina has in it's museum at Raleigh
is the smokestack Of the Albemarle,
vessel which had a unique history
and sensational ending. There are.
as we'll as can be picked out, 100
holes in the smokestack, those made
by 6, 10 and Pinch guns being yawn-
ing ones.
The vessel was built of white oak
and pine in a corn field belonging to
Peter E. Smith, Of Scotland Neck, and
when completed was launched In the
Roanoke river.
Mrs. Smith says the Albemarle was
built under a contract made by GIL
bert Elliott & Co., of Elizabeth CITY
N c., with the confederate navy de-
partment-
The vessel was hastily built, but the
work was substantially done. The
cannon for her armament was sent
from the Norfolk navy yard, which
the confederates had taken in June
1861, upon its abandonment by the
federal forces. The iron used in plat
ing the vessel was rolled at the Trede-
gar iron works, at Richmond, the ma
terial used being railroad iron, which
was taken from the side-track Of 9
road or two In North Carolina, and
sent to Richmond for this purpose.
The vessel was relied upon to drive
the federal forces from northeastern
North Carolina, where they had taken
| possession.
The Albemarle sank, disabled q
captured several federal vessels, but
was finally sunk at her wharf al
Plymouth, by the daring of Lieut.
Cushing, the boy ofncer of the United
States navy, who after weeks d
watching, lying In the marshes, sue.
ceeded one night in getting torpedo
over her boom and under her. The
explosive did the work and the Yea,
sci sank to remain in the mud.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
FRAUD EXPOSED.

A few counterfeiters have lately
been making and trying to sell imita-
tons OF DIR Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, and
other medicines, thereby defrauding
the public. This is to warn you to be-
ware OF such people, who seek to profit
through stealing the reputation of rem
edies which have been successfully cur
ing disease for over IS years. A sure
protection to you is our name on the
wrapper. Look for it on all of DR..
Kings or Bucklen's remedies, as all
others are mere limitations. III. e.
BUCKLEN & CO, Chicago, ILL.,, and
Windsor, Canada
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
A TWICE TOLDTA1E

We wish to repeat what We hava
SAID once before in these columns tn at
Eillott's Emulsified Oil Llniment ia
the best hniment ever produced for
use In the family and on an;ma,s
nes' 10. rheumatism, lameness, stiff
LESS ana soreness OF joints or muscles
Best Tor bruises, contuslons snrs;a ".
ana evenings. You get a fnli h.is
pint ior 20 cents and get your mona.
mended to do. fecom-
E. T. Whitehead f. IL
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Chance to Fall.

Tho Nebraska farmer with wnom .
w.s staving over night grew conhdentlA
enough during the evening u .nd
that he was going to town next Jay % a,a
begin a breach of promise SUIT loi a nA'
daughter. laying damages at $75'ooo.
"Aren.t those figures rather high! !
inquired. coo
Eyes, mebbe," he replied, but you 80. W.
T have an object. l begin big SO as "
have q chance to fall. If Sally can se'
AK 600 she is willing to take $50 IN CASH
and a secondhand bike. -Cie'ei"A1
Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Family Record.

AS family record the following woulo
be hard to beat: In the town OF Inurso
an old man, 81 years of age, still follows
his duties as superintendent OF some
flagstone quarries. Among the WORK
men he has seven sons, six sons-in-iaw'
20 grandsons, four grandsons-ln-ia"
and two great grandsons. Forty-nlne
members of one family, all connected
with the same trade, employed in the
same works, and living in the same dis
trict, is something decidedly out OF the
common.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
CPAMRERLAIN'S COUGH REM
EDY THE MOTHERS FAVORITE.

The soothing and healing properties
of this remedy, its pleasant taste and
prompt and permanent cures havf
made it favorite with people every
where. It is paca'iy priced b,
mothers of small children, for colds,
cronp and whooplng cough, rs it al
ways affords qnick relief, and IS 1t { Dill
tains no opium or other harmful drug,
it may be given az confidently to a
baby as to an adult. For sale t'y all
druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Experiment in Iiu Jitsu.

When a footpad approaches you
seize him by the center of the arm and
press your thumb violently against a
nerve in the inner elbow joint The
footpad will then probably shoot five
bulletholes in you while he shrieks
with pain. This is jiu jitsu.-St. Louis
GlObe-DemOcrat.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Peerless 1904.

1t may have passed unnoticed that dur
ing the year just ended the king has not
made single peer. No peer or his de-
scendants will ever be able to say that
his peerage dates from the year 1904.
Since 1880 100 new peers have been Gre
ated, and in the same period Is peera ges
have become extinct. The last year in
which no peer was created was in 1883.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Sweet Potato Patt;es.

Boil the desired number of pota-
toes, drain, season and mash; make a
sauce of one-half cupful of milk, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and a dash of pepper;
cook until perfectly smooth, then mix
with the sweet potato; fill shells with
the mixture and serve.-People' Home
Journal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23

How" asked tie Sunday school
teacher, "Waa a small man like Da:iG
able to overcome giant like Goliath ?"
"Canse he understood jim Jitsu, prompt
ly answered up-to-date little Jimmie
Jrnes.-Louisvlie Courier Jouarnal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23

It should be understood that the
national black sliding upon which ex-
President Cleveland Giscoursed was cI
a moral nature, ard in no sens. ap1li-
c..ple to political belie!s.-Dctro;: Free
P,cs3
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
THAT king IN T
THROAT

One minute after taking One Min
ute Cough Cure that tickling in the
throat is gone. 1t acts in the throat
not the stomach. Harmless-good
for children. A. L. Spofford, post
master at Chester, Mich, says: "Our
little girl was UNCONSCIOUS from strangu-
]atlon during sudden and terrible at
tack of Group. Three doses of One
Minute Cough Cure half an hour apart
speedily cured her. I cannot praise
One Minute Cough Cure too much for
what it has done in our family" 1t
always gives relief. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead f. Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Our Language.

OUT 1auSuHSe.
Conversation between Brother JON
a-.an" and Johnny Crapaud:"
B. GOOD morning. How do you
do?
J. C.-Do? Do What?
"How do you find yourself?'
II nevvair loses myself"
"Well, how do you feel ?
Smooth; you just feel me. "-Chica-
20 Record Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
AFRAID OF STRONG MEDICINES

Many people suffer for years with
rheumatic pains, and prefer to do Sc
rather than take the strong medicines
usually given for rheumatism, not
knowing that qnic!. relief from pain
may be had simply by Supplying Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and without tsk
ing any medicine internally. For sale
by ali druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23

Cattle are freezing by the thousands
on the Western ranges, and the heef
trust naturally wonders If the Surname
Court would take cognizance of thot
fact in case OF an advance in the meot
prices.-Washington Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Just q Hint.
Herrileigh.

Regg1e-A-a-h, Miss Merrileigh,
spweaking Of conundrums, do you know,
a-a-h, the differwence between a finan-
Gee and a f1nancier?
Shells there any? There shouldn't
be, Reggie.-N. Y. Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
DESERVED POPULARITY.

To cure Constipation and Liver
troubles by gently moving the bowels
aud acting IS tonic to the liver, take
Little Early Risers. These Famous
Little Pills are mild, pleasant and
harmless. but effective and sure. Their
universal use for many years is a.stronp
guarantee OF their popularity and Use.
fuIness. Sold by e. T. Whitehead &
Co
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Fitting Name.

Slug 13-I see they are going to
found home for aged proofreaders.
Slug 1s-I sppose they'll call it the
House Of Correction7-Yonkers states-
man.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23

The Soubrettee: So you consider
her a great actress, do you? The Com
ea;an. Sure. She has tried doze n
obesity remedies, but they don't seem
to have had any effect on her.-Chico-
CO News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
POISONS IN FOOD.

Perhaps you don It realize that many
pain polsons originate in your food but
81 me day you may feel twlnge Of
dyspepsia that will convince you. DR.
Kings New Life Pills are guaranteed
to cure all sickness due to poisons of
undigested food-or money back. 25c
at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'S drug store.
Try them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Whose BoysP

Our boys, as well as their fathers
and mothers, may well give serious
thought to the question asked on a
placard posted among the ADVERTISE
ments in street cars of some of our
large cities. The placard reads as fol-
lows: ga saloon can no more he run
without using up boys than a Touring
mill without wheat or a sawmill with
out logs. The only question is:
Whose boys? yours or mine? Our
boys or our neighbors'?'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
MANY CHILDREN ARE sICKLY

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, break
colds in 81 hours, cure feyerishness,
headache, stomach troubles, teething
disorders, and destroy worms. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed tree.
Address, Allen g. Olmsted, Leroy, N Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
Sc 30 ARD.
AIR LINE RAILWAY.

,,.SCUEDULE..
EFFECTIVE. JAN. s, 1905.
DIRECT LINE
TO Principal Cities North
South and Southwest.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23

A fool and his honey are soon mar
ried.--New York Press,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-05
SOMEWHAT OPEN QUESTION
The Chasm May Have Been Like
Aunt Elizabeth, a Trife
Weary.

Ever since the time of the famous
travelled parson" stay-at-home folks
have had their doubts at times about
the desirability Of having globe-trot-
tiers for frienas and relatives, says the
New York Times.
Old Miss Stanton, after sending her
nephew Edward through college, next
supplied him with funds for a years
travel abroad. On his return the young
man was possessed by a praiseworthy
zeal to- entertain his venerable and
generous aunt, as we'll as to make
plain to her that he had profited by
his advantages. Especially had he
during his visit of a month at Miss
Stanton's eXpatiated on the mag
nificence of Switzerland's scenery, I'M
til that lady found herself actually
c%herishing a grudge against the Alps.
There / stood, Aunt Elizabeth"
said the long-winded young man i'm
p~ressively, there I stood, and, be-
meath me that %stupendous abyss was
yawning!"
The long-suffering old lady broke in
at this point.
Edward" she said crisply, ARE you
prepared to say whether that abyss
was yawning before you got there, or
did it begin shortly afterwards"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-05
HENNERY.
STUDENT GUESSES POORLY
Man Who Acted Rational Was Insane
While Loud Friend Was a Far
Famed Author.

A student once asked the French
~alienist Esquirol If there were any sure
tests by which to tell the sane from the
insane. please dine with me to-mor-
row at six o'clock was the answer OF
the savant, The student accepted the
invitation. and found two other guests
present, one of whom was elegantly
dressed and apparently highly educated,
while the other was rather uncouth,
noisy, and extremely conceited. After
dinner the pupil rose to take leave, and
as he shook hands with his teacher he
remarked: The problem is very SIM
pie after all; the quiet. well-dressed gen.
tleman is certainly distinguished in
some lines, but the other is as certainly
a lunatic and ought to be locked up
You are wrong, my friend, replied Es-
quirol. with a smile. That quiet, we'll
dressed man who talks so nationally
has for years labored under the delusion
that he Is God, the Father, whereas tho
other a whose exuberance and self
conceit have surprised you, is M. Honore
de Balzac, the greatest French writer Of
the day"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-05

thy with them, and the business of four
million people is knocked gally west"
said dad.
We'll | guess they better let the
teamsters stay out, cause if they go back
to work there1l be a strike of nurses
week after next, and the teamsters will
have to go out again, and block things.
and ball up the whole business | told
dad, and | added; The only way to
stop those teamsters striking, is to pen
sion every one of them about a hundred
dollars a month, and lay them Off, and
hire somebody that is not looking for an
excuse to quit work and shy bricks.
Make them the leisure class, with bank
accounts, and they won't have so much
sympathy as to ruin the business of Chi
cago."
Here's something you wouldn't be-
%lieve," says dad, picking up another pa
per. Roosevelt is elected again, and is
off in the mountains for two months,
shooting jack rabbits and bears, and let
ting public business go to the dogs, but
he has heard of the Chicago strike and
a banquet in that town, and he is 60
ing to the banquet, and see if his pres
ence will not make the strikers forget
to fight, and you want to plug berths
for the train tonight. cause | have got
to see Roosevelt and report to him
about what we did for him in Turkey and
Egypt" and dad begun to pack up the
things the custom house officers didn't
find on him.
And so. old man, it won't be long be-
fore you will see me in your old grocery
and | will tell you things that will make
the Arabian Nights seem like an ac-
count of a church sociable. If | we're in
your place | would get a detective to
protect you. for | have got so | am liable
to shoot a ma on sight, and rob him of
all he holds dear. Scrub out and open
the windows, and put on that clean shirt
you have been holding for such an oc-
casion. for behold. the prodigal son is
on your trail with a real appetite.
Yours,
HENNERY.