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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
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Mrs. ]. Arthur Smythe was easily
the leader of Huntingdon's Four Hun
dred. She had established her right
to the title on hundred battle6elds,
and while certain captious and dis
satisfied persons still persisted in re-
ferring to the origin of her appear.
ance in the social whlrl. all such cap
tious critics found themselves most
embarrassingly placed and invariably
became exceeding sorry that they had
spoken.
In vain was II that those enemies OF
Mrs. Smythe or those opposed to her
sway. recalled that, after all she was
only the wife of old Jake Smith. and
that the foundation of Jake's fortune
was laid In the tavern down on the
crossroads In vain was II that her
opponents pointed out that the origin
of the fair Mrs. Smythe herself was
clouded In rumor and surmlse. For
after all question and rumor and sur
mise had done their worst, the great
fact remained that old Jake had made
his millions and had left them to his
charming widow. Also was 1t true
and evident that whatever her origin
Mrs. Smythe was woman of most
conspicuous talent and charm and her
executive ability was such that all the
other daughters of Eve In the town OF
Huntington had reason to fear and re-
spect her. In vain was 1t to inquire
how the good honest old name of Jake
Smith had developed into j. Arthur
Smythe. Those who had inquired had
found out even unto the fullness of
their several desre--and never in
Quired again.
Her parties were charming. So de.
ughtful was her tact and so great her
resources that everybody was glad to
go. They always were entertained
perfectly, and moreover, they always
heard the very latest bit OF gossip and
were Initiated into the very latest so
cial fad. Hence It was that on GER
tain evening Richard Sherry found
himself bowling over her fair hand In
the Smythe drawing room
why. Mr.. Sherry. this is a compll-
ment, indeed" exclaimed the hostess.
ITO beguile recluse and woman
hater from his lair Is a feat indeed.
The party Is assuredly success"
The man smiled gravely.
"One is always sure to be bright.
ened up and have ones wits sharp
ened here. Mrs. Smythe." he said.
What is II to be to-night--theosoph
a new artist, musical prodigy. vaude.
vile or literary lion"
"A poor guess she responded.
brightly. What would you say to
palmistry?'
''Palmistry," he repeated. "Ah,
see. Dark-eyed gypsy girl and all
that"
Still wrong" she replied 1--WE
found such darling. Do you remem.
Der the Raymonds who used to live
here and moved south or somewhere
five years ago? Yes. l thought YOU
knew them. Well. Dr. Raymond lost
his fortune and died and Mrs. Ray.
mond and her daughter are back here
again trying to support themselves.
The girl has developed perfect gen.
ius for palmistry and does quite bit
along that line. | have engaged her to
come here tonight and read palms."
He did not answer. His eyes were
far away and the hostess, thinking he
was bored with the conversation,
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ent or chronic disease; realize for cne

sHL " SuLOLllC uIaedse, reallZe lot enc
moment what a terrible menace to a
nation of civilized people. when one
kind OF beverage cripples the energies
and health of one-third the people who
use II.
We make the assertion adyisedlv
and suggest that the reader secure his
own proof by personal inquiry among
coffee users.
ASK your coffee drinking friends II
they keep free from any sort of aches
and ails. You will be startled at the
percentage and will very naturally
seek to place the cause Of disorder on
something aside from coffee, whether
food, inherited tendencies or some.
thing else.
Go deeoer in your search for facts
II your friend admits occasional men.
ralgta, rheumatism, heart weakness
stomach or bowel trouble, kidney com.
plant. weak eyes or approaching nery.
Gus prostration induce him or her tn
make the experiment of leaving ot,
coffee for 10 days and using Postum
Food Coffee, and observe the result
II VIII startle you and give your friend
something to think Of OF course. n
the person Is one Of the weak ones
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changed the subject and passed him
along to the bevy of pretty girls al.
ways to be found at her right hand.
He soon made his escape, however,
and passed into the conservatory
where he could struggle alone with his
thoughts.
Remember Florence Raymond!
What else, indeed. had he been doing
for the past five years. since he had
thrown himself at her feet and asked
her to be his wife. 1t had been the
one great passion of his life and he
had always felt sure that she returned
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Good in Little Thinus.

1t is sometimes good to be content
with doing little, the great and splen.
did occasions in which man can
benefit his country are few; the hum.
BILE duties by which her benefit may
be advanced are of daily occurrence.
Sidney Smith.
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OMISSION EASILY PUT RIGHT
seamsn's Suggestion Of Substitute
for Missing Initial

Seaman's Suggestion OF SUBSTITUTE
for Missing Initial
The skipper of Beverly vessel on
Grand Bank ran up alongside SKIP
per Nat High Of Marblehead and Sc
cured a spare anchor having lost
his out in a gale. AS usual In such
cases. he gave an order on the
shoresman owner and sailed away.
A while after, on re-reading the or
der, Skipper High exploded with;
Blast my eyes, men, but here is a
devil of a fire. didn't give him the
O., and my names Nat o. High"
Don't worry about that, skipper"
said Joe Vincent; you can easily
make that all right. Just run down
alongside and throw hoop aboard. "
Boston Herald
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during during bad ~ y
brought on 4 ny
{, cold, aching ~
limbs and pain ! 4 !,
back back and Elas',
Severe conge, stl'
the kidneys iolS'
Besides the to, !.
aching Their. ',
whirling head,,'
and l became A.
inplv ruaoi.
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Prize Goes TO Foreigner.

Prizes for the best patriotic songs
for the use of school children were
offered in Brussels. and the first prize
was won by Frenchman.
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The Coffee Debate.

The published statements of num-
Der Of coffee importers and roasters
indicate "waspy" feeling towards us
for daring to say that coffee is harm
full to percentage of the people.
A frank public discussion of the sub
ject is quite agreeable to us and can
certainly do no harm; on the contrary
when all the facts on both sides of any
question are spread before the people
they can thereupon decide and act in
diligently.
Give the people plain facts and they
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Ready with Helping Hands.

The sun does not always shine ia
stageland, nor does 1t anywhere; but
the jewellers in that land are always
ready to lend each other their um
brellas when 1t rains.-Mr. A. Van.
Tempest.
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A man, to be perfectly proportioned,
should weigh twenty-eight pounds for
every foot OF his height.
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Everybody get ready for Spring
Conference.
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Yrar THE FAMOUS
Perfectly Formed Man.

ross Hall Blue. Large 2-oz. package .
The Russ Company, South Bend' lnu'
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sumatrs Vegetables and Animals.

Sumatra has greater variety Of
animal and vegetable life than any
other region In the world.
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A COLD BROUGHT IT :,

Severe Congestion Of IN.
Soon Cured by poan's kId,.,N' ~
Richard M. Pearce, ~.
business man of 2S1 So os'Oa'
Newark, N. j., says: "Wors,sa
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and says II can't quit" you will have
discovered one of the slaves of the cof-
fee importer. Treat such kindly, for
they seem absolutely powerless to stop
the gradual but sure destruction of
body and health.
Nature has way Of destroying a
part of the people to make room for
the stronger. 1t is the old law of "the
survival Of the fittest" at work, and
the victims are many.
We repeat the assertion that coffee
does harm many people, not all, but
an army large enough to appal the in
Vestigator and searcher for facts.
The next prevarication of the coffee
importers and roasters is their state
ment that Postum Food Coffee Is made
OF roasted peas, beans or corn. and
mixed with low grade of coffee and
that 1t contains no nourishment
We have previously offered to wager
S1OO,OO0.oO with them that their state.
ments are absolutely false.
Ihey nave not accepted our waeer
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If you go to Conference be sure and
use the Salt Lake Route.
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will take care Of themselves.

We demand facts in this coffee dis
cussion and propose to see that the
facts are brought clearly before the
people.
A number or coffee importers and
roasters have joined a movement to
boom coffee and stop the use of Pos.
tum Food Coffee and in their newspa-
per statements undertake to deceive
by false assertions.
Their first Is that coffee is not harm.
full
We assert that one in every three
coffee users has some form Of incini.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
The Fruit of the Farm.

With the opening of the year 1905
Mrs. ID. ID. Hatch had 100 hens.
During the year these hens laid $500
eggs, of which she sold 800. so worth.
OF these fowls there were sold sos. 48
worth, making total receipts from
the hens of $685. 90, with 1870 hens left
as a starter for the year 1906. This is
something like the widows cruise of
oil and nearly empty meal barrel that
had such wonderful resources through
the beneficent agency of Elisha, only
that simply held out to the full
measure of the widows needs, while
Mrs. Hatch's flock of hens actually
increased. Her husband has record,
too, for COWS. The past year the
sale of milk from his seven cows
brought him $3.50, and the value OF
the milk used in the family and OF
the SKINNED milk returned from the
creamery easily brings the receipts
up to $40 per cow. The COW, the hen,
and the hog constitute trio that
places the Iowa farmer on prosperity
street and makes him smile with con-
tentment. Sumner Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
Congratulations.
Long Beach, Cal. Dec

Long Beach, CAL, Dec. 10, 1905.
Dear Nc.
Let me congratulate you, the g. r..
l. q P. and the Southern Pacific rail-
way company for the fine service and
quick time getting to Los Angeles.
We left Des Woines at noon Thursday
and arrived in Los Angeles within one
minute of schedule time, IL :55 p. IN.
Sunday-in fact had to kill time the
last twenty miles. l have the
authority to speak for all the tourists
on the train in saying to you and to
the Q. r. /. & P. company that we
thank you all for the fine service, fine
track and all the different features
that went to make the trip enjoyable.
Our baggage followed on second
section and we had it delivered in
three hours after landing. The train
from KANSAS City is solid Pullman
clear through and carries the Govern
ment mail. All the officers ana
employees that we met were courteous
and pleasant gentlemen. We are
certainly enjoying our trip.
Your old friend,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
What Constitutes Success.

A Kansas woman, Mrs. Al. Stanley
of Lincoln, has been awarded prize
of $3.50 by Boston firm for the best
answer to the question, What con-
stitutes SUGGEST" This is the thought
she wrote:
He has achieved success who has
lived well, laughed often and loved
much; who has gained the respect OF
intelligent men and love of little
children: who has filed his niche and
accomplished his task; who has left
the world better than he found it.,
whether by an improved poppy, a
perfect poem or rescued soul; who
has never lacked appreciation of
earth's beauty or failed to express it
who has always looked for the best in
others and given the best he had ;
whose life was an inspiration whose
memory benediction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
Killed by Soap.

John f. Braun, farmer near
Miltonvale, Kan, had about 100
prairie dogs ON his farm and started
to wipe them out. He used traps.
After he had caught about thirty the
rest got wise and would walk around
the traps. Among the thirty was one
that the trap didn't injure and he put
it in cage for pet. BY mistake
his children fed the prairie dog in the
cage small piece of common soap
one day. Within five minutes the
prairie dog was dead. He cut bar
of soap into small pieces about the size
of hazel nut and threw few pieces
into each hole in" dog town. The
next day there wasn't solitary prairie
dog left to tell rbe story. All were
dead. Ten cents worth of soap will
clear big farm of prairie dogs. =
Kansas City Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
Stork Visits Worth $4,000.

In the experience of George Cramer,
substantial German farmer of
Grundy county. this state, there is a
moral for President Roosevelt and all
others interested in preventing race
suicides. Cramer was very poor when
he settled in Iowa. When his first boy
came he wrote to his father, informing
him of the event and remarkiDg that
while he was proud of the little fellow
he could scarcely afford the luxury
of baby at that time. In reply his
father mailed check for 81 900 and
promised to duplicate the gift every
time the stork should visit his sons
home. As result the stork has been
joyfully received at Cramer's home
no less than twelve time, and $12, 600
plus accrued interest and earnings, re-
pose in the bank there to Cramer's
accOunt
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
TREE PLANTING.
The Future of Evergreens, Varieties, and
How to Raise them Successfully.

Land owners should realize that there
is a financial profit in planting trees,
and that it is duty. We do not live
for ourselves alone, and though we
may plan wisely for ourselves. we
should also plan wisely for the gener-
ations that come after us.
The day is not far distant when we
will realize more forcibly the necessity
OF tree planting. l came to Howard
county in the year 1856 when this
locality first began settling up. have
known and watched the growth and
progress of this vicinity (Decorah)
during the past fifty years, from the
time it was little village of few
houses, till it has grown to it's present
dimensions of beautiful, thrifty,
prosperous city, and when we look
over the field of progress which has
and is being made, we can't help
thinking what this locality might have
been had each land owner planted out
grove or windbreak of evergreens
on each farm. What investment can
a man make that will improve the
looks of farm for the same amount
of money that good evergreen grove
would cost? What protection from
wind and snow storms can a person
put around his buildings that cost less
than an evergreen windbreak? For the
value of the timber alonethis is good
investment.
All varieties of evergreens do we'll in
this vicinity and it would be about as
di sicult for me to name the best child
have as TO name the best variety of
evergreens, and when ask my wife
which is the best variety of evergreens
she tells me "any of them is better
than horticultural meeting where
the men do not take their wives
along.''
Some of the best varieties for wind.
breaks and timber are Jack Pine, be-
ing the rapidest grower of all ever
greens; White Pine, Scotch Pine,
White Spruce, Arborvitae, Norway
Pine and Balsam Fir stand next, and
any of these varieties with proper care
make rapid growth and are long lived
trees.
In planting evergreens care should
be taken to not expose the roots to the
sun or wind. They will net stand
the amount of exposure to sun or wind
that other trees will without killing
them. Good soil and thorough cul-
tivation or heavy mulching will insure
a good growth.
A. Z. BENTS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
Men Past Sixty in Daager.

More than half mankind over sixty
years of age suffer from kidney and
bladder disorder, usually enlargement
of the PROSTATE gland. This is both
painful and dangerous, and Foley's
Kidney Cure should be taken at the
first sign of danger, as it corrects
Irregularities and has cured many old
men of this disease. Mr.. Rodney
Burnett. Rock Port, Mo-. writes ::
81 suffered with enlarged PROSTATE
gland ana kidney trouble for years
and after taking two bottles of Foley's
Kidney Cure feel better than have
for twenty years although l am
now 81 years old. "-Brunt & Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
A Big Fur Business.

Sheplae Bros, of Clarion, shipped
over SO, 600 worth of fur last week,
nearly half of which was brought in
from that immeI late vicinity. The
shipment was composed in a large
part of muskrat furs, there being
81, 900 of these. Skunk and mink furs
were also plentiful, there being about
the same number of each. This is a
good season for furs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
For the Sake of Sweet Charity.

Mrs. Grace r. Spangler died at
Hopkinton recently and bequeathed
her fine farm of 100 acres to the de.
pendent poor of that county The farm
is to be operated under the direction
of the board of supervisors and
the net proceeds to be distributed
among needy poor. She also provided
for an annual dinner on March 18th,
the date of her husbands birthday,
for the poor and their guests, in
memory of her husband. She be-
queathed her home to the Presbyterian
church of Hopkinton for a parsonage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
Mason City Girl Gets 81, 500.

A verdict for 81, $50 was returned in
favor of Miss Maude Vanderpool, a
young and pretty school teacher of
Cerro Gordo county, who sued Fred
f. O'Harrow for 5000 damages for
breach OF promise. O'Harrow is one
of the wealthy young men of this
section. The defendant not appearing,
default was entered and Judgment
rendered in favor of plaintiff in ac-
cOrdnce with above terms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
70 Land Agents and tIomeseekers.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month to April 18th inclusive,
sell round Tip tickets at only one fare
plus 80. 90 to points in the following
states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colora-
do, Florida, Georgia, Indian Ter
ritory, Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mexico, Mississippi. Missouri,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Wyoming, and Virginia.
Tickets at same rate on sale to points
in Alberta, Canadian Northwest,
Assiniboia, Manitoba, Montana and
Western Ontario ON the first and third
Tuesdays of March and April. For
further information apply to any
Great Western Agent or j. P. Elmer,
G.. p. A., St. Paul, Mimi. 2-l0
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
Fatal Tragedy at fayette.

Last week Monday morning early
the residence of Mrs. L. H. Yates was
found to be on fire. Neighbors hur.
rying to the place discovered Mrs.
Yates sitting in the snow just outside
the house, badly burned. She was
carried to nearby house in an un-
conscious condition and died about six
o'clock, soon after giving birth to a
child. She was frightfully burned
about the upper portion of the body.
A daughter about thirteen years OF
age succeeded in getting the children
out of the house, which was completely
destroyed, although freezing her feet
severely in doing so. Subsequent
developments showed that her hus-
band, who was in North Dakota, had
sent her $50 few DAYS before, and
she returned it to him, writing him
that he would do well to come to
Fayette, as when he arrived the family
would all be in their graves. He at
once sent the letter to his brother-in-
law, f. E. Baker, eujoining him to
keep watch over them, but the letter
did not reach Fayette until after the
tragedy 1t is believed that she at
tempted to burn the house with her.
self and the children, although in her
conscious moments she claimed the
fire was caused by an explosion.
mers of Winneshiek county spend the
largest share of their time at their
own firesides. 1t is the time when
most of them order their reading
matter for the year, renewing their
subscriptions for their old favorite
publications, subscribing for new ones,
paying for their local paper, etc. We
are glad to state that The Public
Opinion has made arrangements this
year, whereby we can offer our readers
that ably edited farm paper, The
Homestead, of Des Moines, Iowa, in
connection with our own paper and
other periodicals at exceedingly at
tractive prices. The Homestead is par
excellence paper for the intelligent
and wide-swake farmer. 1t is edited
by working farmers and publishes
every week articles by experiment
station workers, practical farmers
=
for the farmer and breeder and no
better medium in which to advertise
live stock, poultry, farm lands, etc.
It's departments include horticulture,
dairy, sheep, veterinary hints and
suggestions, home, Sunday School les
sons, current events, and every in
terest of the farm. GALL or write us
for subscription rates.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14

Thomas Minshall. postmaster at La
Crescent, Mimi. for forty consecutive
years, 1859 to 1899. is dead at the age
of SO years. He held Office the longest
of any postmaster in the United States
when consecutive years are considered.
AT the st. Louis and Chicago expo
sitions he received the honor of being
the oldest postmaster in the country.
He has twice been a candidate for the
Office of governor of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14

Owing to the fact that our library
proposition interferes with the De-
corah Public Library we have with
drawn the same. -Brunt & Par
man. 60
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14

1t is sin to su er with backache
and pains over the kidneys when a
single dose of Pineules will give relief
in one night. Suffering women should
heed these warnings ere it is too late.
Female troubles may result. Pineules
will strengthen the kidneys and re-
lieve the aches and pains of neuralgia
and rheumatism. -Brunt & Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14

"A neat, clean, inviting grocery
store is good thing for any town. 1t
means that the goods sold are OF the
same quality. When you phone an
order to Marsh's grocery, you don't
need to worry about the goods being
right. We don't keep any other kind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14

The Buchanan County Fair AS
sociaion has re-organized and sold
$1,000 worth of stock, the proceeds of
which will be used in Improvement of
the grounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-02-14
New Wall Paper.

Brunt & Parman's new stock of
wall paper is now all in and we invite
you TO call and see the incest lot of
papers we have ever had. Our prices
are lower than ever. BRUNT &
PARMAN. 6-2