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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-27

In Russia New Years is especially
the children's day. Among the peas
renewed. 1t is practice among the
boys to arm themselves with supply
of shelled wheat and dried peas and
to 60 from house to house In the small
hours of the morning. They present
themselves unbidden in neighbor's
house, where the doors are always un-
locked, and pelt him with wheat or
peas till he offers cakes or fruit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-27
The Perfidy of the Republican.

The Decorah Republican, with the
same vindictive malice and utter lack
of business courtesy which it has
always exhibited towards this paper,
has through it columns the past two
weeks endeavored to create the im-
preston that we have been mis-
representing the facts in regard to
our exclusive clubbing rate with the
Chicago Daily Tri bune, and at the
same time have been taking an
undue advantage of the Tribune
company.
For several years we have been
sending in large numbers of sub
scriptions to the Tribune for our
subscribers, saving them nearly half
the price of the Tribune. Last wear
the Republican sneaked i'll on the
Tribune and got the same rate through
an unavoidable error in the office
of the latter, it being their policy to
give this low rate TO only one paper
in given territory, which tn
Republican must have known. Again
this year the Republican asked for
the special rate and were refused by
the Tribune III letter advising them
that we had the exclusive right to
the rate for this territory.
In the face of this fact, they have
the gall to advertise the Tribune
at the low rate and try to send in
subscriptions through other parties
having this rate or otherwise.
The Republican advertises the ex-
elusive right to the Inter Oceans low
rate, and we have not molested this
right or attempted to usurp it. The
Tribune company has notified the
Republican not to advertise the low
rate nor to attempt to send in sub
scriptions to that paper, that they
will accept no subscriptions sent in
by them, and that they are placing
the Tribune in very embarrassing
position by advertising any such rate
which cannot be fulfilled. This can
be nothing short of dishonesty
but no, the Republican can do no
wrong!
Under date of Dec 10th the Tribune
writes us that "The Tribune has not
authorized anv other publication at
Decorah to advertise special club
bing proposition in connection with
the daily Tribune and will decline to
accept from such publication any
subscriptions offered for this paper.
w. T. Adair, Circulation Manager. +"
Still the Republican. after being at
least twice notified not to do SO, has
the nerve to advertise the low rate.
Besides the perfidy of such action. it
is an admission of the superiority of
the Tribune ever other papers.
Meanwhile, now is the time to
subscribe. Remember that the Public
Opinion and Chicago Daily Tribune,
the worlds greatest newspaper, is
only $3. IS year, for few days yet,
and that we have the EXOLU SIVE
right TO this rate in this county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-27
"Eirst E0atinx.o

'First footing is an old, old custom
which still fingers i'm Ireland. 1t Is con-
sidered a lucky sign IL the first FOOT
Is fair man. A dark man, woman,
a red haired or squirting person is sup
posed to bring bad luck. In the north
Of England, however, dark man Isl
preferred as '6rst. sset,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-27
0eZe0ra0HG1 G10er1tocczaed

Our institution. the largest. best equipped and
instruction most thorough OF any In the country.
merous railroads. Demand for operators urgent.
We are able to fill only portion OF calls made
upon us. Expense for entire six months course
Tuition, board, room, stationery and Textbook
$93 This can be reduced. Catalogue mailed
free, which explains all. Home instruction also
Dodge's Institute, Monroe ST.. Valparaiso, Ind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-27
The Old Year
And the New

THE. clocks were on the stroke Of
twelve,
The moon was bright and
high;
A footstep broke the frozen crust.
A shadow passed me by.
saw veteran. lame and old,
Whose march was almost done.
The battered knapsack on his back
Was empty. like his gun.
The silver chimes began to ring.
heard bugle blow.
A dashing soldier. young and fair.
Came riding DER the snow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-27


The frost was on his cloak of blue
And on his yellow plume.
And on his sword he bore rose
A red. red rose-in bloom.
He hal,ed where the aged man
Had fallen IN the shows.
And ICY winds had made for him
A bed Of white repose.
He SET the bugle to his lips.
The notes Of taps" he blew.
And then | knew that | beheld
The old year and the new.
-Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
An Important Legal Victory.

Allen S. Olmsted, of LIE Roy, N. Y, has
the courage of his convictions. He is the
inventor and proprietor Of Foot Ease"
well-known proprietary article of merit and
enjoying large sale all over the world. Mr..
Olmsted has been a heavy advertiser and,
backed up by the superior quality of the
article he has offered to the public, has been
able to make trademark Of great value
Others have noted this with jealous eye and
have sought, by underhand methods and by
copying, to steal-"steal' is the word ex-
actly fitting the crime-the benefits to be
had, from confusing the mind OF the public
Mr.. Qlmsted engaged eminent counsel and
brought his dishonest competitors right up
into the Supreme Court Of New York State
which recently granted an injunction with
. costs, restraining the offenders from max
ing or selling a foot powder resembling AL
lens Foot-Ease In outward form or design
or otherwise, the article which Mr.. Olmsted
had made a household word on two CONT
nents. This is where Mr.. Olmsted showed
the courage Of his convictions, for another
man might have smarted under the sting Of
Imitation, unfair competition and substitu-
ton, and accepted the situation with sour
grace without doing anything in particular.
The entire advertising fraternity Of the
United States owes a debt Of gratitude to
Allen S. Olmsted, Of LIE Roy, N. Y, the
owner of the trademark "Foot-Ease," for
taking this firm stand against the bucca-
neers of trade who, having no inventive
power themselves, are always willing to
profit by anothers brains and, by methods
akin to those of the bushranger, become
social highwaymen in stealing the benefits
Of long, extensive and clever advertising.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

well or pump at which you might
have bathed, near the servants quar-
ters."
ut is true" he answered, meekly.
"But where should my masters slave
live and move except upon his door
step? Yesterday saw little spar
row bathing in this same tub Of water.
And could be of less value to my
sahib than that little sparrow thing?
Surely notw
Then, after pause, he added, with
his most innocent air, II take great
care not to invade the Miss Sahib's
part of the building. The Miss Sahib
knows that"
He looked up with his sweetest, most
beaming smile. He had put the Miss
Sahib'' in her proper place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Reads Like a Miracle.

Moravia, N. Y, July 17.-(Special),
Bordering on the miraculous Is the
case Of Mrs. Benz. Wilson, Of this
place. Suffering from Sugar Diabetes,
she wasted away till from weighing
200 lbs. she barely tipped the scales
at 100 lbs. ssDodd's Kidney Pills cured
her. Speaking Of her cure, her hus-
band says:
my wife suffered everything from
Sugar Diabetes. She was sick four
years and doctored with two doctors,
but received no benefit She had so
much pain all over her that she could
not rest day or night. The doctors said
that she could not live.
'"Then an advertisement led me to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills and they help
ed her right from the first. Five boxes
of them cured her. Dodd's Kidney
Pills were God-sent remedy to US
and we recommend them to all suffer
ing from Kidney Disease"
DOdd's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Diseases, including Bright's Disease,
and all Kidney aches, including Rheu-
matism.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
A Pertinent Question.

The late Capt. Alfred Rice, the not
ed shad fisherman on the Delaware
River, was no less remarkable for per.
sonal cleanliness than for his unequal
ed handling Of the mile long seine.
Capt. Rice was not only clean and
neat himself, he insisted upon cleanli-
ness and neatness in his men. If a
new man proved to be sloven, he
very soon mended his ways under the
captains frank criticisms, or else be
sought another job.
There was new man one shad sea-
son who always wore a dirty white
shirt. In shad fishing 1t is best to
wear a black jersey. If, however, a
white shirt is chosen, there is no rea-
son why it should not be clean one.
So, at least, Capt. Rice thought.
He stood his new mans dirty white
shirts for a month. Then, calling tho
fisherman up to him, he said:
Friend, who the deuce is that you
always get to wear your shirts the
first week for you?'-San Antonio Elk
press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

In the shocking cases of perfidy and
Of unfaithfulness to the marriage vow
among our Weather classes, the root
of the matter lies, as IN so many other
sorts Of sin, in idleness. The absence
of strenuous, compulsory occupation is
in itself temptation to crime. The
idle man or woman whose sole interest
in life is the pursuit Of pleasure inev-
itably becomes stated with its different
forms. All Of the ingenuity which can
be expended upon inventions Of new
sorts Of food, new ways OF serving,
new entertainments, really avails lit
tie. After all is said and done a ban
Quet Is only banquet, cotillon is
only a cotillon, and even operas and
theaters after a few years begin to
seem strangely and duly alike. A new
emotion, a new sensation-something
which money cannot buy-this be-
comes Che only fresh and desirable
thing on earth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Stop the Modern Process of War.

Stop the Modern Process of War.
Since the armies Of the world have
been equipped with the latest and
most destructive implements Of war,
the Manchurian campaign is the only
great one in which two very large,
powerful armies have been engaged:
the campaign has been most colossal
and at the same time most expensive
in the loss Of life and treasure. The
lighting qualities displayed both by
the Japanese and by the Russians in
this war have been magnificent Are
not the fortitude, heroism, and sacri-
fee they have displayed worthy of
better cause than that of war? Mod
ern civilization is deeply concerned,
and the people Of all countries are d.
rectly or indirectly interested. It is,
perhaps, fitting that the tragedy now
being enacted in Manchuria should be
so appalling in suffering and loss Of
human life as to call for a termination
Of the process Of settling disputes be-
tween nations by cruel war. Nearly
all such controversies, in the past,
have been determined by the greatest
sacrifice of the young men Of the coun-
tries involved. Humanity, wisdom and
justice demand the transfer Of cause
from the arbitrament of war to an ar
bitration by a parliament Of reason
and congress Of nations.-General
Nelson A. Miles in Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

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No servant, however secure in the
affections Of his master, ever went
farther than little Pagal, who. says
Miss Cornelia Sorabji in 'Sun-Babies, )"
pulled the punka, or fan, in the pres
ence's' chamber. One afternoon the
mistress Of the house came homs ear
lier than usual, and there she found
Pagal on the lowest Of the steps lead
ing into the masters room. taking a
bath. He was gurgling and dancing
in his single wet garment, pouring the
water over his head, and trying to
catch it in his mouth.
A ring of angry servants stood
about him, scolding and threatening;
but Pagal cared nothing for them.
Eyes, yes," he said, "the water carrier
will have to fill the tubs anew in the
morning; but what Of that?"
And he ran round and round in a
ring, to dry himself. 1t was then that
the mistress appeared, and the SER
wants openly exulted.
4NONS a. 1dStS C1ICQ Lhcy, Will Inc
Presences know what manner of fend
thou artv
Pagal broke through the circle, to
fetch his livery, which hung on a low
reaching branch of a mango-tree. 1t
was an old union jack, which had
probably been used, in it's first estate,
as decoration for some street parade.
Pagal draped it about him toga-wise,
and then In moment was back before
his mistress and his accusers, standing,
in his usual manner, head bent, Scratch
ing the ground with his toes.
"Pagal," began the mistress, what
would the sahib say if he saw you?
You were visible from the drive, and
you SO careful about the honor Of
Jour sahib's housed There was the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Foundation Of Mark Twain's Fortur

Foundation OF Mark Twain's Fortune
Mark Twain says that in his earlier
days he did not enjoy the exceptional
prosperity which came later in his ca
reer. 1t is commonly the lot Of genius
to suffer neglect at first and expert
ence did not affect his abiding good
nature. IN a conversation with Will
liam Dean Howells on one occasion the
subject Of literature vicissitudes was
preached by the humorlst.
my difficulties taught me some
thrift" he observed. "But I never
knew whether 1t was wiser to spend
my last nickel for cigar to smoke or
for an apple to devour."
II am astounded," observed Mr..
Howells, that a person Of so little
decision should meet with so much
worldly success"
Mark Twain nodded very gravely.
"Indecision about spending money"
he said, sis worthy Of cultivation.
When I couldn't decide what to buy
with my last nickel 1 kept 1t, and SO
became rich."-Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

No one needs to be told that there
is iron In the blood, but it has remain
ed for French chemist, Monsieur
Barruel, head Of the chemical labora-
tories of Paris, to make commercial
use Of the fact. He used to practice
medicine, and was accustomed to bleed
his patients In the old-fashioned way.
He extracted the iron from the blood
drawn from human arms and kept it
in the form Of minute globules or
pearls. At last he had enough to make
an iron ring, which he wears on one
Of his fingers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
TWO YEARS OF AGONY.
One Cake of Cuticura Soap and One Box
of Cuticura Cured Baby's Awful

One Cake of Cuticura Soap and One Box
of Cuticura Cured Baby's Awful
Humor.
when my sister was eighteen
months old a humor broke out on her
shoulders, extending clear across the
back. For two years it caused her in
tense suffering. 1t would scab over
and then crack open and a watery
matter ooze from it. Then the scabs
would fall off and it would be raw for
a time. We had several different doc
tors and tried everything we could
think of, but without effecting a cure.
Then we got one cake Of Cuticura Soap
and one box of Cuticura Ointment,
which cured her completely and with
out scar Or blemish. (SigneO Lille
Chase Walker, fremont street, Wood
fords, Me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

Two lines Of discussion are suggest
ed by the comment Of President James
Of the University Of Illinois upon col
lege athletics, one relating to the effect
Of training upon those who take part
III intercollegiate sports and the other
to the general influence Of such sports
upon the habits and pastimes Of the
whole body of students. 1t Is an old
story that excessive training Is injuri-
Gus, and it Is frequently said that the
college athletes instead Of showing
exceptional physical vigor after gradu-
alton appear to suffer from loss of
vitality. President James is reported
to have made an investigation into
this branch Of the subject, but we
have only his generalizations, not the
statistics upon which they are based.
AT most, however, only relatively
small number Of students are affected
by the entertaining, and while their
experience may serve as warning
and call for regulation, it does not de-
termine the more Important question
Of the influence that is exerted by ath-
letics on the college life. But Presi-
dent James states the case as though
the devotion Of the few to sort Of
professionalism excluded the many
from rational exercise. He says: A
score of men in college after untold
hardships are picked to represent the
college on football team. They are
kept under continuous strain for
months. All the rest Of the college men
play merely the part Of ''rooters," TAX
ing no exercise at all. The great
wrong here is that the incentive to
general and most desirable athletic
may be a fair description of present
conditions, but not many years ago
there was great string Of candidates
for every university contest, and the
competition between classes not only
developed the class crews, mines and
elevens, but Led to wide participation
in the preliminary practice work. In
other words, all this competition af-
forded the general incentive, and the
idea Of exclusion is a difficult one to
grasp, except in SO far as it refers to
the choice Of candidates. The mere
rooter might take exercise If he would,
and he would probably be Indifferent
to any incentive except some form Of
compulsion. 1t is pertinent to ask,
therefore, what the new incentive is
to be. At the same time it would ap-
pear that the most regrettable feature
Of the recent developments is a grow
ing tendency to professionalism as It
is seen in the employment Of coaches
and the scramble for good athletic ma
terial. The spirit proper to college
sport is being sacrificed to the over
whelming desire for victory
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Ston Rlbies' Tears.

Ninety per cent Of babies troubles
are caused by disordered stomach or
bowels. They can all be quickly
cured by few doses Of that great di-
gestive medicine, DR.. CaldwelPs Qax-
ative) Syrup Pepsin. 1t digests
curded milk, sweetens the breath, re-
duces fever and relieves pain. Abso-
lutely harmless to mother or child.
Sure relief in teething Sold by all
druggists at SOC and $1.O0. Money
back if it fails.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

Out Of the wreck and ruin Russia
will come less arrogant, much meeker
and all the better for being thrashed
It will probably no longer seek to play
the role Of shaper Of world destinies,
but the world will be none the worse
for that. The chief mission Of Rus
sia will be to reshape it's own institu-
tons, and if this is done wisely the
war will be viewed as Russian Bless
ing before the end of the present CEN
fury.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
TriOlet.

She tied my bow tie
And l stopped down and kissed her
Twas done on the sly
She tied my bow tie,
And l wished, with sigh,
That she wasn't my sister!
She tied my bow tie,
And l stopped down and kissed her.
Cleveland Leader.
Dilatory.
1t seems to be evident that the Sui.
tan of Morocco will have to raise his
bid of 81 apiece for the heads Of his
enemies. The enemies are very slow
about bringing in the heads and
claiming the reward.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

sidered. Among those to sound a note
of distress Is the Engineering News,
which suggests that if the movement
in the direction Of strictly technical
instruction continues there is a likeii-
hood that the profession of engineer
ing will be seriously overcrowded. The
same sentiments are shared by the le-
gal profession, the medical profession
and others whose members view with
alarm the army Of graduates turned
out annually, and who marvel that the
aspirants for professional honors did
not pursue some Of the other branches
which to them appear to furnish great
err opportunities. Within the last few
years there has been an undeniable
tendency toward adopting one Of
half dozen professions. Doctors and
dentists, lawyers and engineers, have
ben turned out in, wholesale numbers,
and their number increases in greater
proportions annually That this ten
dency should be viewed with alarm Is
not surprising, although much of the
fear appears to be unwarranted. The
opportunities to-day may not be as
great as formerly, but they are sull
there for the man possessed Of ability
and willing to labor for success. Com
petition Is the strongest spur to the
ambitious individual. The one who
can perform his allotted duties moro
satisfactorily than can his fellow man
finds his services in greater demand.
With the employment Of his faculties
comes a development Of talents that
increases his value and secures his po-
sition in the professional world. The
laggard must fall behind, however
slight the strife for existence. Of all
the men who leave educational institu-
tons each year only certain percen-
tage make success in life, but 1t
would be incorrect to attribute all the
failures to the overcrowding Of the
profession adopted. The man deter
mined to win gains recognition; the
one contented to drift along remains
in obscurity and views with alarm the
advent Of more ambitious persons into
the field which he has neglected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Infant Logic.

Dottie-My mamma had another
husband before she married papa, but
he died.
Willie-Gee! Amt you glad he did?
Dottie-Why?
Willie-'Cause If he'd lived he'd a.
been your stepfather an they amt
nice!-Cleveland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
A Valuable SACreH

Squire Hayrix-I seed a advertisement
In this paper 'tother day, sayin' ez heow
fer a dollar yew could learn heow t
make fence posts last; so / took an sent
on tn dollar.
Deacon Cornstack-An' did yew find
out?
Squire Hayrix-Yes, by hen! TIL fell
Ter wrote back an sed tn best way ter
make 'em last wuz t. make tn fence
furSt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

That the activities Of the coyote in
the West influence the price Of mutton
In the East is one Of the conclusions
nerivabl0 from a study recently made
by the Department of Agriculture; for
the pariah Of the plains is fond Of NUT
ton, and where coyotes are numerous
sheep-raising languishes. Science in
these days is discovering many such
cases Of interdependence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Ever Notice 1t?

"And that's no pipe dreamw exclaimed
the man who occasionally let's out an
audible thought.
whats no pipe dream?" queried the
party with the rubber habit.
"That man never realizes how near
Deaths door he is until he peruses a pat
ent medicine almanac" explained the
noisv thinker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

If the wife Of the German crown
prince has the same trouble in keeping
her crown on straight with hatpins
that the ordinary woman has with her
hat she is entitled to great deal Of
sympathy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

With the arrival Of the commence
ment period this year there came the
annual protests from various quarters
over the tendency toward adopting a
profession already overcrowded, the
line Of argument being based on the
point from which the situation Ia con-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Friendly Criticism.

Scribbles-I say, old man, I've great
mind to write a book.
Dribbles-I doubt it.
Scribbles-Doubt my ability to write
q book?
Dribbles-Not at all. Any fool can
write book but I'm doubtful about
your having a great mind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

The Gar has given Governor Gen
eral Trepoff power to suppress the rev.
olutionists. The Governor General
now has q Job at which, if he works
faithfully, he can earn his salary.