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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
LITERARY NOTES.
Announcements Of the Leading Magazines
for the Current Month.

| The Youths Companion announces
among hundreds of other attractive
features for 1907 new stories by Jack
London, Hamlin Garland, Q. A.
Stephens, Emerson Hough, Grace
King, Charles q. d. Roberts, Norman
Duncan, Mary Stewart Cutting,
George Madden Martin, Sarah Barn
we'll Elliott and Ray Stannard Baker.
The Christmas number of The
American Boy is winner. From its
two-color front cover showing a
lively skating scene, to the last word
of the last page. it is replete with
matter to stir the heart of boy.
The December Delineator is typi-
cal Christmas number. 1t is suffi-
GENTLY premature to assist Christ
mas makers with its hints for Christ
mas gifts and holiday entertainments,
besides containing an abundance of
seasonable literature calculated to fit
in from now until New Years Day.
The first magazine to issue It's
Christmas number this year is The
Pilgrim, and we dare say that none of
the magazines will have prettier,
daintier, more attractive cover than
The Pilgrim. The scene is Christmas
morning when tiny baby girl awak-
ems to find her bed hung and strewn
with Christmas gifts, but the first
thing to catch her eye is Teddy
Bear" sitting on its launches, and she
is very much undecided whether to b.
frightened or not 1t is very happy
conception and is beautifully wrought
out in colors. The Pilgrim certainly
excels in the variety and attractive
ness of its colored covers.
The Ladies' World for December is
the first number brought out by
Charles Dryer. who recently resigned
the editorship of The Delineator. 1t
is readable magazine from cover to
cover, and in addition to the recrea-
tion it affords, the ladies will find in
it's Fashion, Dressmaking. Needle
work and Household departments
enough valuable materials TO pay for
the subscription price many times
over. The chief features ale A
Christmas Litany, by Edith Liv:
ingston Smith, Serial Stories by
Florence Morse Kingsley and Julia
Truitt Bishop; Christmas verse by
Harriet Prescott Spofford and Susie
NJ. Best, short fiction by various
writers, the departments mentioned
above and several others, including
one by DR.. Eleanor Rogers called
Good Looks. New York; Fifty
cents year,.
The Christmas Everybody's is full
to OVERLOOKING with the holiday spirit,
as indicated by the character of fic-
tion, essay, and verse, but at the same
time the serious undertakings of a
purposeful magazine are not neglect
ed.
The New Idea Woman's Magazine
for December contains an article of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
An International
:. Incident :.
I HOLIDAY celebration that will

4 HOLIDAY celebration that will
~ long be remembered in the
4 American navy IS the Santa
Claus dinner" given in the
wardroOm of one of Uncle Sans
gunboats of the Venezuelan coast.
The plan had been to have the affair
on Christmas night, but as the vessel
was then at sea the event was post
pOned until New Years. 1t was on
this occasion that an italian battle
ship commander, with warlike inten-
lions toward the United States and
all their inhabitants, was beguiled into
peaceful thoughts by good American
punch, which the American officers
dealt out to him in such quantities that
he finally said he would like to settle
in the western hemisphere.
1t happened that the Italians man
of-war and the Yankee gunboat arriv-
ed in southern waters at about the
same time. There was the usual inter-
change of courtesies. Then occurred
the incident that aroused the Italian
captains ire. A South American news
paper printed cartoon representing
him as being blown out of the water
by the United States gunboat In this
OF course. there was no sense what
ever, as Italy and this country were
on the friendliest terms, but the for
eign skipper, being both eXcitable and
suspicious, took the matter to heart
The Americans heard that he even ac-
cused them of inspiring the cartoon
and that he had complained to his
home government.
New Years day came due while the
gossip was at its height For weeks
the wardroOm officers of the gunboat
had been making preparations for a
grand feast. They decided at the last
minute to invite the Italian and his
staff as guests Of honor.
A refusal, Of course, was out of the
question, but when the guests arrived
their attitude was cold and distant, es-
pecially that of the captain, who look
ed as though he expected to be thrown
into irons. 1t was said afterward that
he had ordered his vessel to be ready
for immediate action In case of treach-
cry. At any rate, he sat down at din
ner without a smile for his hosts, and
for awhile things looked gloomy.
Gradually, however. the younger Off
GERS of the gunboat succeeded in fore
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
Famous Cartoonist Secured.

The Des Moines Register and
Leader announces that it has contract
ed for the exclusive services of J. N.
Darling. better known as ding"
who won wide popularity as cartoon
list for the Sioux City Journal.
"Ding's" daily cartoons dealing
with the affairs of the state and nation
will be warmly welcomed by the
readers of The Register and Leader.
The approaching session of the state
Legislature will furnish him with ma
terial for many clever sketches on
state issues and public men. The
addition of Mr.. Darling to it's staff
will further strengthen the position
of The Register and Leader as the
best newspaper in the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
Be a Booster.

Do you know there's lots o. people,
Sittin' round in every town.
Growlin' like brood chicken,
Knocking ever good thing down.
Don't you be that kind o'cattle,
cause they amt no use ON earth
You just be booster, rooster
Grow an boost for all you re worth.
If your town needs boostin' booster;
Don't hold back an wait to see
If some other feller's willin'-
Sail right in, this country's free.
No ones got mortgage on it,
It's just yours as much as his;
II your town is shy ON boosters,
You get in the boostin' biz.
If things don't just seem to suit you,
An the world seems kinder wrong,
What's the matter with boostin'
Just to help the thing along?
Cause if things should stop goin',
We'd be in sorry plight
You just keep your horn blowin'
Boost 'er up with all your might.
If you see some Teller tryin'
For to make some project go
You can boost it up trifie;
That's your cue to let him know
That you're not goin' to knock it
Just because it Amt your "shout",
But you're goin' to boost little,
Cause he's got the best thing out.
Ii you know some feller's failin's,
Just forget 'em cause you know
That some feller's got some good points
Them S the ones you want to show,
"Cast your loaves out on the waters, ),
They'll come back" IS sayin' thrice.
Mebbe they will come back, buttered, ;
When some Teller boosts for you
Homer Clark Bennett.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12

ing the visitors to partake of the punch,
and with each glass the suspicious cap
tain grew less suspicious. In an hour
he was affable. In another hour he
was affectionate. BY the time the real
celebration began, while the coffee was
being served he had forgotten the car
toon and was drinking healths to the
stars and stripes every thirty seconds.
When the ceremonies, which had been
carefully arranged, had been in prog
ress a few minutes he was proposing a
joint expedition by his and the gun
boats crews against the Venezuelan
capital.
Even if the incident of the Italians
conversion had been lacking the dinner
would have been an affair to be remem-
bered The first part of the closing cell
ebratien was the appearance of a
Christmas tree, which of course should
have been called New Years tree 1t
was a big tree, too. one that anybody
might have envied. and the tars had
made a trip ten miles inland to get 1t
on the previous day, AS 1t was borne
into the wardroom Ii reached up into
the dome-like window ut the top. For
this window, forming sort of tower
space to the wardroom, naval men
have technical name, but no landlub-
Der could hope to get II right, so let 1t
be called simply window. The tree
went all the way up, and from every
branch there hung gifts for the merry
diners.
Just as the New Years tree was fas-
tened into its place on the center of the
table there appeared through the high
window a real Santa Claus, with beard
and furs and red coat of approved cut.
Down the chimney-like opening he
crawled, finally leaping upon the TIA
BILE with such force that half a dozen
glasses went crashing to the floor.
Amid the applause of the now hilari-
GUS party he proceeded to award the
presents, calling each name In gruff
voice from beneath his white whlskers.
When he came to the italian captain
he addressed him as "Your most pow
erful excellency Signor Captain -"
by which high sounding appellation
the signor captain was so flattered
that he bowed until his forehead
bumped into what was left of saucer
Of ice cream.-New York Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
some pages in length concerning the
painting of miniatures by American

some pages in length concerning the
painting of miniatures by American
women artists. In America, women
appear to have led in this branch of
act, which dates from the time of
Charles l. Interesting accounts are
given of the leading American women
miniature painters. amongst whom
are Miss Laura c. Hills, Miss Ethel
Blanchard. Miss Martha Baker, M ISIS
! Magda Heuerman and Miss Anna
Lynch.
Christmas is always celebrated by
the Kaiser strictly en- famille, says
Wolf Won Sutherland in the Decem-
Der Number of Lippincott's. The
Empress keeps special memorandum
book in which, year after year, are
noted down the presents made to every
member of the imperial household
(no matter how high or humble), as
well as to friends and relatives. The
careful study of this little book
causes her Majesty, for weeks before
the actual festival season, no little
thought and anxiety; for duplication
must be avoided at all hazards, and
the special wishes of each consulted,
as far as possible, while valued old
servitors must, of course, be specially
considered.
The Christmas McClure's contains
some of the most varied. picturesque,
and striking material which the mag
azine has ever gathered together in
single number. Perhaps the most in
teresting single feature is an editorial
article in which life of Mary Baker
e. Eddy and history of Christian
Science are announced, to begin in
January. Christian Science is move
ment on which all eyes are turned to-
day, and the announcement that a
true history of this great romantic
movement and it's leader is forthcom.
ing, marks an excellent stroke of
magazine policy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
Government Optician.

The u. s. Government is going to
draw on Peoria for an official govern
msnt optician and accordingly one is
to be chosen from this city. Mr.. /.
H. Oonigisy ought to obtain this ap-
pointment. as he is probably one Of
che finest refrationists in this coun-
try. and would be the right man in
the right place. He is a young man
and has gained an enviable reputation
in optics. Peoria. ILL.,, Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
AUCTION SALE.

On Monday. Dec. 18th, at 1000
O'Clock, the heirs of the estate of Mar
tin Lovstuen, deceased, will offer at
public auction on the premises, their
farm of 100 acres, located in Glen
wood tonship.
GUST SHEGGRUD,
49-2pd. FOR the heirs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
ABOUT fruit TREE SPRAYING.
An Exhibition Of Spraying Machines 10
Be Made al Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kans., Feb IA
On February 23d a number of
spray machine manufacturers,
seven or eight of them, will give
an exhibition of their apparatus
for the benefit of fruit growers
of central Kansas. Delegations
of growers from various parts Of
the state will be present, and a reg
ular ''sprayfest" will be held.
As there is a general belief that
if more comprehensive and wide
spread spraying of orchards was
done in this part of the state the
fruit pests would be driven out,
it is important that all farmers
and orchardists who can should
attend this exhibition and learn OF
the best methods of spraying.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16

National G. A. R. Chaplain Very Near
To Death.

Chapman, Kans., Feb. 14.-The
condition of Rev. Father John F.
Leary. Chaplain in chief of the
National Grand Army of the
Republic, and rector of St.
Michael's Catholic chruch here.
is still precarious. He vas taken
sick Monday night with acute
pneumonia accompanied with
severe hemorrnage of the lungs.
From the first there has been very
little hope of the Chaplain's re-
covery and the case was SO doubt
full that the last rites of his church
were administered to him in view
of his expected early demise.
Or. 0'Brien of this place and
DR.. Steadman of Junction City,
Kan, are in attendance upon the
distinguished patient.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
Public Sale.

Having sold my farm, | will
sell, at public auction on the 2Sth
day of Feb. commencing at 10
o'clock q. M, sharp, at the farm
TX miles south and 2 miles east
Of Ellinwood, all my farm i'm
plements, including new threshing
outfit, and power corn shelter. live
stock, including mules, brood
mares, and horses, and the best
kind of mich cows. Implements
are all standard goods and most
of them new. For terms, watch
for the big posters. Lunch will
be served on the ground. a
1t is to your interets to attend
this sale.
August Hahn.
Dennis & Sprinkler, auctioneers.
E. L. Smith, clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16

The catalogue is from the Hoi ing-
ton Dispatch press, and is a neat
bit of printers work.
Prof. B. G. Winslow of the
Hutchinson high school, has been
appointed to the position of ex-
pert chemist in the chief en-
gineerS' department of the war
Office at Washington, at a salary
of $500 a year, as long as the
civil service rules will let him
stay.
In mentioning the condition of
the various banks in our neigh
boring towns we gave Just the one
item of individual deposits. I"
The time deposits, added to the
other amount gives the total de-
posts. In the case of the Paw
nee Rock State Bank the total de-
posts are over $S1, ZOO. y ~.
St. John, the county seat town
south of us, has an auditorium
about completed, at a cost of
about $4,000, which amount
was subscribed for-most of it at
least, in about two days, bv the
wide awake bushes, men. Do
the people of Great Bend want the
impression to 60 out that our city
cannot-or will not-do even that
muchq
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16

Kock Of EllinTood, attended the
civic league meeting here Wednes-
day.
Miss Mead and Master Artbcr,
son Of Dr.. R. II. Meade, have
gone to Florida to spend the
balance Of the winter.
Barton county has never seen
Ladies Tailor Made Suit values
that would in any way compare
with the offerings in our Mill
End sale. See then, at the Lund-
blade & Bolinger Store.
In Justice Clayton's court, Tues
day, Peter EiteI, of Hoisington,
on compliant of his wife, was put
under $1,000 bond to keep the
peace until the next term of the
district court.
Eppstein has got it. The NOV
ing fever. He will move his
frame building off of the Odd
Fellows lot, corner Forest and
Williams, to the lot next west of
Brumbaugh's carpenter shop, on
Forest avenue.
When you can buy mems $lS,
$40 and $22.50 suits of clothes,
made by Hart, Shaffner & Marx.
for $685. it's worth looking into.
See them in the Mill End Sale at
the Lundblade & Bolinger Store.
1t appears that the rain Mon
day and Monday night was pretty
general throughout this county.
Although not a heavy, dashing
downpour, it kept industriously
at it, and will do a heap of good.
The state gun club meeting OF
shoot will be held in Great Bend
on April 18th, 10Th, and Goth.
Let all proceed to make ready
to show the visitors the usual
good time we are capable of show,
ing.
Some of the surplus money that
lis stored in the banks in this CITY
ought to be used in the erection Of
a few business blocks. Of course
it would help the general good Of
the town; but it might as well
be doing that as doing nothing.
We have received the catalogue
for the Seventh Annual Touna-
Ement of the Hoisington Gun Club,
which occurs Thursday and Fri
day of next week. Fe5. % and %.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
RYOREI CURES CATiRRH.
It's Healing RaISamS XIII All Catarrhal
GeFmS-SOId Under Guarantee by
Hooper Drug Co.,

1t is noteworthy fact that
among the many medicines and
treatments for catarrh, there is
only one which Hooper Drug Co.
sell under their positive guarantee
to refund the money if it does not
cure, -Hyomei, Natures remedy
for the cure of catarrh,.
No dangerous drugs are taken
into the stomach when Hyomei is
used. Breathed through the small
pocket inhaler that comes with
every Hyomei outfit to the most
remote cells of the throat, nose,
and lungs killing the germs of
caarrh, healing the irritated
mucous membrane, and making
complete and lasting cures.
The complete Hyomei outfit,
consisting of an inhaler that can
be carried in the purse or vest
pocket, a medicine dropper, and a
bottle of Hyomei, costs only 81.
The inhaler will last a lifetime,
while extra bottles Of Hyomei car
be procured, whenever needed,
for only so cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
THE FRISCO
This Time:

Columbus, Kans., Feb. IL
Frisco passenger train No. 1lS
collided with coal cars between
here and Neutral, Kansas, last
night at midnight. Three peoples
are dead and I've Injured as tie,
result. Excepting the sleeper,
the entire train was burned.
The dead are: Harry Round
tree of Fort Scott, Kansas; A. II.
Huxley, a restaurant keeper of :
Wier City dropped dead of heart .
disease brought on by the shock;
and an unknown passenger whose
body was almost consumed by the
flames.
The injured includes Engineer
Woods OF Fort Scott, and his fire,
man, each sustaining broken leg
by jumping.
The train jammed the coal cars.
into a heap. The engine was
demolished and the tender thrown
far of the track. The baggage
car was smashed and telescoped by
the chair car. Firemen could not
stop the flames, but the sleeper
was pulled to safety. The coal
cars which caused the wreck had.
been probably blown onto the
track by the high wind.
Later-Engineer Geo. Woods
died on the way to the Springfield,
Mo-, hospital. His fireman, who
was injured by jumping from the
cab, is w. F. Bunyan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
LOCAL NEWS
Charlie Pelter has a new bus.

Charlie Pelter has a new bus.
II. E. Dean has returned to
Kansas City.
O.. W. Dawson went to St.
John Monday to attend court.
Everybody moves but father,
and:he moves all the time. Your
next.
The First National Bank of this
city has been made a United States
Depository.
j Geo. Brinkman and wife re-
turned Tuesday evening from
Kansas City.
Miss Madde Luse entertained 8
large number of young friends
Tuesday evening.
Father Leonard of IPonriver,
. Michigan, visited Father Schultz
the first of the week.
J. H, Hanson has moved to the
corner of 10th and MorDhy streets
into one of Mrs. RowellS houses
A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to August Koriel anC
Veronica j. Schneider, both OF
Albert.
Mrs. J. D. Younkin of this cit,
suffered a stroke of paralysis Mon
day evening, snd is in a critica
a condition.
g Who will start the formation
of q stock company to build al
audi forum with a subscription o
$500 in stockl
w. F. Seward has gone tt
Kansas City to attend the. bi.
shoot tobe held there commenc
inc Wednesday. i-'
Dan Downey came in fron
California on Tuesday to visi
his father, who is confined to tn,
house by illness.
Wish somebody would bind tn
weather over to keep the peac
until we get this print shop moye'
into the new quarters.
SHOES! Shoesl If'your siz
is here there-is a bargain with it
in the Mil End Sale at the Lund
blade 6 Bolinger Store.
I. II. Brewer. and S. j. vii
eiams of Pawnee Rock, N.W.Klel
per, John Doherty, and job
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16

! dispositions to Attorney Genera
Hadley today. in the Missouri
custer suit against the Standard.
Mr.. Hadley today said:
With the evidence | have, and
what | shall get here, | shall
have complete and indisputable
case showing that the Standard,
and the Waters-Pierce and Repub
lie oil companies are conducted as
one company. The evidence will
convince any court Of this condi-
ton of affairs"
Kansas CITY, Mo, Feb. 1S.-
Discussing. the meeting of the
Southwestern Interstate coal
operators to be held here next
Saturday, a prominent coal opera
tor said today: The meeting is
for the purpose of preparing for
war. An erroneous impression
has gore forth that the operators
will lay down if the miners 90 on
a strike as they are apparently get
ting ready TODD. This is far from
true. | believe a comprehensive
effort will be made to mine coal
with nOn-union hands, and to
break up the unions. The opera
tors still hope the miners will re-
cede from their demands for a
wage increase. Saturdays meet
ing of the operators will be repre-
sentative of all the mines in the
Southwest"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
Next Saturdays Specials:

tin All you want OF it Saturday at Sc per ward