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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-11-07

The scarcity of help during this busy
time makes the question Of your sons
schooling problem. AS rule, the
country lad is quick and alert and will
make good for his enforced absence
from school If properly encouraged at
home to look at his education in the
right way. No natter what your boys
future career is to be, whether lawyer
or storekeeper, minister or farmer, he
cannot afford to give up his early
school days, and he shouldn't be asked
or allowed to give up that which is
necessarily and rightfully his.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-11-07

Will yOuI pdTtlCuldT IdcllItleS, can De
done best, then stick to it.
Some Of the so called buttermilk re-
tailed In the cities and elsewhere has
never even associated with a lump of
butter. 1t Is made of skim milk, 1t be-
ing claimed that very good quality of
buttermilk can be made by allowing
the milk to just sour, then placing in a
churn and agitating until the curd Is
broken up into very fine particles and
reduced to fine consistency. This
buttermilk would hardly satisfy one
who has been used to the good home
made kind, rich with particles of but
ter left after the ehurning. In the same
way do some people delude themselves
into thinking that they can make maple
strip out Of brown sugar, water and
birch bark extract. 1t all goes to show
the power Of a name.
TITS funny what little things will
make us show the white feather some
times. We can tackle the big jobs with
courage, vim and even enthusiasm, but
we recoil from some of the minor calls
Of duty with an unconquerable dread.
1t is these same little things that act as
our disciplinarians, wearing down the
rough corners and refining the uneven
surfaces of our natures.
The little brown owl which has its
home in your barn or in the hollow
tree by your house is the best mouse
and rat catcher around your place,
worth more than even the cats and
dogs. Neither will he ever bother your
poultry, so don't be foolish enough to
shoot him or let any one else do so.
He will also keep the sparrows thinned
out, for he knows how to get them
after they have gone to roost.
Although possessed Of the largest for
est area Of any country in the world,
Siberia imported all the timber used
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26

Mamainse Solitary Evidence of
/: Rash Mining Venture of ~
" English Capitalists.
Special to The Journal.

special 70 Line journal. ~
Hancock, Mich, Aug. 25.--Hidden
behind the precipitous, rocky bluffs Of
T Point Mamainse, on the north shore Of
village Of Mamainse, now deserted. It
stands in the midst of thick woods,
and except for an occasional hunter,
prospector, or woodsman, it is never
visited. 1t has some fifty dwelling
houses, besides other buildings, nearly
all constructed of fine white pine, and
in the aggregate it represents an ex:
penditure of many thousands Of dollars.
There is a big boarding house capable
of accommodating 200 men, also shaft
house, and stamp. mill and reduction
works. :=5S =, E.5 r
Near the town is an old Sand aban-
existence of the village, the last vestige
Of the folly of an English corpora ton.
Backed by setmint of money! ap-
parently, the company SOUGHT make
the earth yield up a portion of its
store Of the red metal before it was
ascertained what values lay hiddenzbe-
meath the surface. The outcroppings
of mineral were rich, and on the
strength Of this showing, even before
the shaft was start I'd that was to open
the supposed copper deposit, the cor
reduction works. More than million
dollars was expended in this way, and
at one time there were more than 200
men on the payroll, included among
these being high priced laborers from
Cornwall. Money was spent lavishly.
Long and beautiful drives. were laid
out in the virgin forest, and a steamer
line was established between the town
and Sault Ste. Marie, But copper was
lacking and the enterprise was aban-
donedt The corporation which at
tempt&d to open the mine at Point
Mamainse was called the Quebec-Lake
Superior Copper Mining company.
1t was not expected by the last
the place that the village would be de-
serted. In fact, the majority of the
houses were left furnished and the big
general, store well stocked with goods.
For time watchmen were employed
to protect the property against thieves,
but finally they, too, were recalled, and
all was abandoned to it's fate.
r. AS soon as it was discovered that no
one was left to take care Of the mill,
shops, stores and houses, a systematic
spoliation was organized. and plumber
from the town was taken away by the
hoatload: Two men. who stole the
thieves, and with their booty were
afterward captured at Marquette, being
taken back to Canada. tried and con-
victed and sentenced to extended terms
! in the Kingston penitentiary.
A remarkable fact sis that altho
never painted, the houses. today look
almost like new buildings. The
plaster, too, remains white and clean,
uncracked by frost or rain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
CANADIAN PREACHER
HAS BEAVER FARM
Beavers Thrive Under His Pro.
tection-They Now Number
Over 200.
Special to The Journal.

Doxbow, Sask., Aug. 25.-On the farm
Of Rev. W. e. Christmas, a few miles
from this town, exists one of the few
beaver farms Of Canada. Within the
limits Of the farm are five large dams,
peopled by some two hundred beavers.
The banks Of the Souris river, which
runs thru the farm, are fringed with
poplar trees, supplying the beavers with
the best of building material and also
with daily bread.
According to law passed in 1896,
it is illegal to kill beavers until the fall
of 1908, consequently this colony is
Having been protected from the trap
pers for the past ten years, the beavers
are becoming very tame and do not
seem to mind a casual onlooker, altho
they do most Of their work by moon
light.
One night these beavers cut down
fftytwo trees, according to Rev. Me.
Christmas, who takes great deal of in
terest in his little tenants and watches
carefully to see that no harm comes to
them. These beavers are very indus
trious and have no use for one of their
number who refuses to do his share
Of the work. When such a member of
the flock is noticed the others drive
him away, to live in solitude as
It takes the beavers only short time
to fell large-sized tree, and they are
able to throw it in any direction de-
sired. When once felled the tree is
quickly cut up into lengths for houses,
dams or food, as may be required. The
housesof the beaver is built on the bank
of the river with it's entrance under
water. Once having built the entrance
the rest of the house is started, the
whole colony working at the house I'M
til it is finished, and when it is com
peted it is warm, dry and cosy.
A beaver family usually consists of
four or five and comes into the world
with it's eyes wide open. The young
ones live with their parents for two
years and then they are ready to shift
for themselves. The fullgrown beaver
measures about two feet in length,
with tail some ten inches long, which
he can use as spade or trowel as well
as a paddle. The average age is Is
years, altho some have been known to
live to be 20. When the animal is
years of age it's pelt is at it's prime
and will fetch from $40 to $l2 in Min
neapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
WOODS A GOOD MAN
TO HEAD COMMIT TEE:
Chairman of Republican State
Central Body Has Long Been
Active in Politics.. g.
Sracial to Tho Journal


Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 25.-ln
was recently elected chairman Of the
republican state central commit tee,
Governor Cummins, for the first time
in his gubernatorial campaigns, has a
state chairman who is in sympathy
with his progressive ideas. R. H.
Spence of Mount Ayr, chairman for the
last eight years, owed allegiance to the
Blythe element. .....
Mr.. Woods has been resident Of Els
therville for twenty years and has al
ways been active in Emmett county pol
itics. He was born at Sharon, Wis,
forty years ago, and was educated at
the Northern Indiana Normal school at
Valparaiso. He is now member Of
the firm of Woods Bros, which has an
extensive real estate business and is
interested in several northern Iowa
banks. He is not married.
MIR. Woods election to the office of
state chairman was the result of spir-
tied contest. It having been practically
conceded that the progressives would
organize the committee, several pro-
grressiyye. members sought the. office
of chairman, and it was Cover
personal preference for Woods that de.
cided the day for him. The election of
Mr.. Woods to. the state committee was
also the occasion Of a lively contest in
the tenth district caucus There were
two other candidates in the field,
George |. Long of Manson, and R. G..
Clark of Webster City. It required
eleven ballots to settle the contest, r..t
The state committee also; placed: more
power than usual in Chairman Woods
hands, He was authorized to select all
the subcommittee and appoint man.
ayers of the different. departments OF
the campaign headquarters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
STRANGE PEAK. IS
A WYOMING WONDER
Devils Tower Rises Almost Per
pendicularly from Plain to
Height of 600 Feet.

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 25.-In Devils
Tower, Wyoming has one Of the stran-
gest mountains on the continent. AS
mountain it is not large, being only 600
feet high and one mile around the base.
It's strangeness lies in its peculiar shape
and formation, shown in the accompa-
nying picture. For most of its height
1T is almost perpendicular, making the
ascent next to impossible. Arthur lobe,
mining engineer, however, recently
scaled the tower. On arriving at the
top he found that it was a flat sur
face without soil save disintegrated
rock, but bearing cactus, moss and fern.
It was large enough in area for q base
ball game to be played upon it.
The descent Of the tower was the
most perilous of the adventure. 1t was
necessary to crawl down backward part
Of the way, letting himself down inch
by inch by bracing his elbows and
limbs against the friendly columns. .s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
.DOW|E|TES PLAN 4
COLONY IN CANADA
Commission Has Been Looking
Over Land and Takes Hope
full View.
Special to The Journal.

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 25.-William
Mackenzie and F. C. Mercer, two full
fedged followers of Dowie in Zion
City, ILL.,, are now in the Canadian north
west making arrangements to settle a
large number Of Dowieites in Alberta.
They profess to be well satisfied with
the land they have seen and will at
once make arrangements for the found
ing Of large Dowieite colony. Just
how many people will come rp here
with the first party is not yet known,
but it is said the number will be sew
eral thousand, and if the community
proves a success more will follow. It
is expected the Canadian government
from the land granted the Dukhobors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
AGED HURON CHIEF
-. .r"
VISITS ST. |GNAcE
santigo, 103 Years Old, Takes
Part in Father Marquette
Celebration.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal ...-.-. !
intsrestRS g"' gu Mi'h in At9Rg KS 2SA9
celebration at st. Ignace in honor
Of Father, Marquette, :. the famous
jesuit explorer, was the aged In
dian chief Santigo, now some l03 years
Of the Huron tribe. He IS a descend
ant Of Chief Wawatam, who was the
leader of the attack on Fort Michila-
mackinac, Mackinac island, in 1853.
when most of the garrison were mas
sacred with their families after being
thrown off their guard by ruse, the
saYages gaining entrance to the stock
ade during the course of a game of Ia
crosse. This butchery was part of the
bloody plot known as the conspiracy Of
Pontiac. when that famous sachem
united the western tribes against the
whites In war of determination. It
rivalled in cruelty all other tragedies
enacted by the Indians in the early
days Of the lake region. ...r- =
naee IS hf the esRte at s tRe city FATS of St. I
commonly called the crock Of prophe-
Cyl In connection with the ''Great
Stone Face Chief Santigo relates an
interesting legend. Once, long time
ago, when the Indians had assembled
at the rock prior to starting out on the
warpath against the Chippewas, the
Great Spirit appeared on the summit
above them. He admonished them to
wipe the war paint from their faces
and bury the tomahawk forever, or the
time would come when he would give
this kingdom into more worthy hands,
He spoke to them this prophecy-tha
if they did not cease their warfare and
thereafter live as brothers, then when
the face Of the great White Mother
should be craven on this rock, would
their kingdom pass away. Several
years ago the profile Of a woman IS head
began to be distinctly seen on the rock
It bears striking resemblance to the
profile of the late Queen Victoria of
England. Thus has the prophecy been
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
SEES HIS FACULTIES .-~=*....
FAIL; GOES TO ASYLUM

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 25.-G. W.
Morehead, prominent resident Of
Sanborn county, South Dakota. volun-
tarily went to the state hospital for
the insane at Yankton and asked to be
admitted as a patient.
The old man calmly closed up his
business affairs and made, preparations
for his absence from home. This done
to his complete satisfaction, he took a
train for Yankton and proceeded to
the state hospit al for the insane and
applied for admission.
The hospital authorities, under the
law, were unable to admit him except
upon the order of the county board Of
insanity of .Sanborn county. In this
emergency the county board tele-
phoned to the authorities of the insane
asylum, that the necessary papers
would be furnished, and the old man
was admitted to the institution: -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
H|bb|NC HAS FINE
CHURCH PROPERTY
First Methodist Church, Improved
at Cost of $500, Just
...-. Rededicated.

. sHibbing, Mimi, Aug 25.-The Meth
odists at Hibbing are rejoicing over the
reopening Of their church and the build
The improvements on the church and
the parsonage have cost $500. The
dedication and reopering services were
in charge of E. &C.. Clemans of Duluth,
the presiding elder. He was assisted
by the previous pastors, Messrs. G. E..
Satterlee Of Crookston, A. r. Thompson
of Minneapolis, j. W. Robinson Of Du-
luth and J. T.. B.. Smith of Frazee. Rev.
Rupert Swinnerton is the present pas
tor, and it was he who has brought
to pass the much-needed improvements.
The property is now very valuable and
of the best in the Mesaba iron range.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
TWO GIRLS KILL A WOLF.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 25.-Two
young daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Olson, who reside on farm in Bon
Homme county, killed wolf with no
weapon other than common wooden
pail. The wolf was one of the largest ever
girls had been gathering berries, which
they placed il. a wooden pail. They
were followed by their two dogs. While
passing along a road which was skirted
by timber the dogs discovered the
wolf in some shrubberY.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
> HoLD-UP ARTIST ESCAPES.

i Webster City, Iowa, Aug. 25.-After
beating over the whole of Cass town
sh:p Sheriff Thompson and a posse have
abandoned the search for J. McElhaney,
who has been terrorizing the TOWNSHIP
for a week by hold-ups and attempted
murders. It is supposed that the bandit
has escaped out of the state.
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
GIRL OF FOUR WORLDS
STRENGTH CHAMPION
Weighs But Thirty Pounds-Can Sup
port Twenty five Pounds Weight
on 0utstTetched Body.

ST, CHARLES, Mich. Feb. 14.-St
Charles has the strongest little girl Of
her age in the world Her name is Ma
tilda Gage. and she is four years and six
months old
The little wonder now weighs but
thirty pounds but she VIII take five
pound dumbbeIl in each hand and hold
them out at arms length; she will put
one up fifty times with either hand
without stopping except to change from
one hand to the other-that is, each hand
fifty times.
She viii then pat up an eight-pound
dumbbelI ten times with each hand and
will raise a ten-pound dumbbelI from
the shoulder.
Another stunt the little girl performs
is to rest her head and feet upon two
chairs and hold a twenty-five-pound
weight in the center OF her body
The father, William Gage. was well
known in jackson ten years ago as
BILLY Gage. thu bantamweight pugilist.' -
1t is his ambition to have his daughter
become the strongest woman on earth,
and lie now claims for her the infant
weight championship Of the world.
At the age Of one year one-pound
dumbbeu was placed in her hand. and
now she viii with ease pick up a twenty
fivc-pouud dumbbell from the floor
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
WOOD ALCOHOL FOUND
IN COMMUNION WINE
New York Health Commissioner Finds
it a Concoetion of Poison, Ana
line Dye, and Cider.

NEW YORK. Feb. 14--Health Com
missioner Darlington VIII begin at once
ordering arrests for adulteration OF
food and drinks sold in New York One
of the cases viii be brought against
concern from which a sample was
bought of communion wine. which upon
analysis proved to be a combination Of
wood alcohol. analine dye. and a poor
quality OF cider.
Many of the arrests will be Of sellers
Of aduiterated syrups such as are used
IN soda water.
one of the most general forms Of
adIuIteration," says Dr. Darlington. is
that of Syrups. many of which nave
been found 10 be nothing but chemical
products AS TO the communion wine
in which wood alcohol was found. l
understand that IL was purchased in
the regular way at q large establish
ment and was sold IS q superior article.
Arrests will be made at first, as test
cases, one in each Of the principal class
es Of food and drinks In the case OF
the adulteration OF drugs. we shall wait
until the law Is amended by the Legis-
lature, a bin for that purpose having
been already introduced
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
MAJOR MILLER BETS
$4,000 HE WILL FLY
AiIship Being Built and in May He
Will Tackle His soo-Mile
journey Home.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Mator Mfller's
airship, IN which he will undertake TO
sail from here to Franklin, Pa. has
already been ordered from Leo Stevens.
and il is now being built in q Ninth
avenue loft. It's completion is promised
by May l. and under the contract 1t
must have a speed Of at least fourteen
miles an hour.
Major Miller knows little or nothing Of
The art OF an aeronaut, but he Is spend
ing 5000 on his dirigible balloon and to
learn to operate II in order to win a bet
of $4,000
Major Miller's $4,000 wager is that Re
Will fly the distance from New York
TO Franklin little more than 300 miles
without accident. and with only such
stops as are necessary to replenish the
gasolene fuel for the engine OF his air
ship he can carry so little fuel that
he will have to renew the supply nearly
every hour If all goes we'll on the voy
age, therefore, II Will take the major
from two to three days to reach Frank
lin, allowing him time to sleep.
Major Millers balloon win be of the
type used by Santos-Dumont and Ste
Vens, with one of which Ray Knabeshue
made several flights in this city last
summer.
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
CULPRIT KEPT IN CELL
BECAUSE OF EVIL EYE
Witnesses Feared Fortune Teller
"Spen," So Court Held Her I'M
prisoned During Her Trial.

EASTON, Pa, Feb. 14.-Mrs- Clotilda
Lossinglitner a Teputed fortune teller.
who. IL WAS alleged, had swiudled Mrs.
Herman Rausch out OF $4,000, declares
she gave the money TO the woman on
the latters claim that she would re-
ceive an Inheritance from austria
Mrs Rausch and her husband pro-
tested against staying In the room when
the defendant was brought in at the
hearing They said she had an evil
eve'' aud that she had beWitched them.
They threatened to run from the build
ing but were prevented.
They would not agree even to have
the fortune teller in the adjoining room.
SO finally the hearing went on with the
defendant remaining in her cell II de-
veloued that Mrs. Bosstnglitner was
seen receiving letters from Austria and
taking money from them.
She was discharged on the embez-
Element charge, but Immediately ar
rested on the charge of fortune telling
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
BRIGHTWOOD CLUB
TO HOLD BANQUET

This evening at o'clock the members
of the Brightwood Driving Club will
hold a banquet at the clubhouse in
Brightwood.
The little fest will be a social af-
fair only, for the benefit of the mem
bers and a few select friends, who will
gather to celebrate the newly elected
officers of the association II is prob-
able that the conversation will be on
the success which has attended the
club in past years, and any points
which happen to come up tonight will
be made The subject of discussion at
the next business meeting
The Washington times., 1906-02-14

Threw TyrrelI Twice in an
Hour.
FIRS CLASS EXHIBITION
Both Men Game and Skillful-Defeated
Man Didn't Take Advantage
of Small Mat.

Score another for Rob Roy Maekeyi
The day of the young man in every
thing is evidently not at hand in wrest-
ling. for the veteran last night demon
stTated at COHCordia Hall in the best
match that has been seen in Washing
ton in a long. Long time that he was
still better than Harvey Tyrreu, who Is
his junior by many years.
Mackey gained the first fall In twenty
five minutes by a fun nelson. and the
second in seventeen minutes by a COM
oination arm and leg lock. That second
fail was largely surrender upon the
part OF TyrreH In order to prevent hav-
ing his arm broken, for If he had per
sisted In trying to bridge out the arm
would surely have snapped. AS il was
the endangered wing had not fully re-
covered by the time the hall was clear
ed.
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
MEETING WAS POSTPONED.

The annual meeting of the Washing
ton Jockey Club, which was TO have
been held at the Arlington Hotel yes
terday afternoon for the election of
officers and the transaction of business
pertaining to the spring meeting and
other routine matters. had to be post
poned until later, owing to the absence
of President Rowland who is at pres
ent in New York
The Washington times., 1906-02-14
Atlas Won Again.

In the main preliminary Young Atlas.
Mackey' s protege, beat C1eve Beckett. in
spite or Becketts hanging to the edge
OF the mat. Atlas got a full nelson on
Beckett, but couldn't turn him over.
instead, he began bearing down on the
neck, which VAS slightly twisted. and
the audience was unaware that ANYTHING
special was taking place until Referee
Pat O'ConnOr suddenly slapped Atlas
and pronounced him the winner. II was
then learned that Beckett's neck had
been twisted into eurley cue and that
If O'Connor hadn't butted In the visible
supply OF wrestIers would have been
reduced by one. Considerable massage
was necessary in order to enable the de-
feated to see before him once more in
stead of behind
In the first preliminary Jack Spaulding
took the place of Dixie, who failed TO
appear, and threw Yank Simpson a
youth of great willingness. but little
experience.
at Concor6ia Han on Friday night, was
introduced by e. Jenkins, who did the
announcing act instead Of 4. Lawrence
Phillips. and made speech telling how
real glad he was to. get back in the
game and assuring his admirers that he
would be in better condition than he has
ever been before. Ristie Leonard was
timekeeper.