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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02


full and it required no little philosophy to convince
the inhabitants that the beautiful was inpreality the
useful The different uses to which ribbons could
be put was the result of profound study and natu-
raj ingenuity.
The lecturer related to them that in far-away
India the natives believed in the efficiency of red
ribbon to keep the mosquitoes out of their DWELL
ings, and also to protect them from the plague.
Such sound reasoning convinced the people of
Brownsville and Sycamore county that they must
indeed have ribbons II was after the lecture, at
the little informal reception, that the lecturer sug
gested the idea of society for identifying their
homes and later on demonstrate their efforts by
opening fancy bazaar.
That they were favored by fortune is undeniable,
for in the following week, store room that had
been empty for months, exhibited show window
fairly blazing with ribbons. There were ribbons of
silk satin brocade, some half cotton, half linen. in
every width, and the prices astonishingly low.
as to be within reach of all. So it was that the
ribbon epidemic struck the town.
The seeds of the lecture certainly fell upon fer
tile ground, for fortnight later the ladies of
Continued on psgeU.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

her desk pointed at twelve before Dottie even
looked up, but when she did, there was such a
merry little twinkle in her eyes, and such an en-
couraging smile on her lips, that it was evident the
Silver lining had been found. But it was not
until she had taken every hair pin out of her hair
and shaken it down, that she said softly to herself
"Of course ] can do it, and those ribbons will go
like wld-fre; Tom will be full-fedged merchant
in less than month. and wanting another stock of
ribbons. can anticipate the end easily. The ribbons
will be all sold the rich uncle will relent, the
lovers will get married, just as they do in fairy
tales, and live happy ever after. But won't Tom
open his eyes when tell himP
One morning the inhabitants of Brownsville
awakened to the fact that the town was flooded
with pink bills. They were on the sidewalks, in
the shrubbery, on the doorsteps and in the yards.
Like shower of leaves they had apparently fallen
from the trees, and at whatever angle they were
visible, the words "Free Lecture" were easily dis
cemed. And then followed "Come one. come all"
Never before to Brownsville, had been extended
such generous invitation. Twelve months ago the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
a Dral IN Ktbbo1ls
By Grace ida blanchard
Courtesy of Home Magazine.

this cloud, somewhere, and I am sure to find it"
Il am afraid this particular cloud is the excep-
tion Seems'to me it is black all through"
mo, Tom, only black from your point of view.
can even now catch a faint CLEAN of roseate hue.
How far IS it TO BROWNSVILLE"
Il don't believe am Equal to mental gymnastics
today. I'm sure the subject is remote enough. AT
rough guess, should say the town was about
forty miles in the back woods.
'Well, must say good-by, little girl, hate to
go, even for day. when things look so internally
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

rs no use, Dottie. to talk about making the best
of it. There is no best to it, when man is up
: against such proposition as this. feel as if
the world had suddenly taken drop, just the
wrong time, too for Atlas to lose his grip. Wish
he could have held out a little while longer. I'm
afraid there is no reviving hope now. Pandora
might as well take her box and move on.
"Why, you know Dottie, since was able to stand
alone, Uncle Ben has talked about the time when he
would take me into business with him. Called me
the junior partner before was out of kits, and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

little town had turned out to see Mrs. Jarley's Wax
Works. Then, as there had been no further induce
ments offered them by way of entertainment, they
had resumed their Rip Van Wrinkle sleep But once
more they were thoroughly aroused. The oppor-,
tunity to come without money and without price,"
was not to be ignored.
A week later the town was fairly futtering with
ribbons. In and out of the new ribbon store
streamed procession Of women and children. 1t
was not gala day in Brownsville, and yet rib
bons were everywhere Surely the town had gone
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

ribbon mad.
None can deny it
had grown brighter
and taken on new
business airs since
the lecture of recent
date, when a mere
slip of a girl, with
bright eyes and pink
cheeks, had address,
ed them on the sub
ject of beauty. Par
ticularly had s she
dwelt upon the dec
Grafton of the home,
and the art of beau-
tifying with ribbons.
1t was with intense
eagerness that she
explained how ma
ture had given man
the colors in the
rainbow, an object
of such exquisite
beauty that man had
attempted to repro
duce those brilliant
hues in fabrics, and
h a d obtained the
most satisfactory re-
suits in silk ribbons.
Never before had
Brownsville listened
to such an eloquent
plea for the beauti-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

actually m a de
mother send me off
to school when I
ought to have been
at home in my trun-
dle-bed ! tell you it
is playing it rather
low down to break
his W ord at this
stage of the game
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

were all right. ! haven't forgotten the contents,
it is written on my memory, word for word Here
it is, Dear Nephew Have shipped you this day
a stock of ribbons. Dispose of them at fair profit
and report later. Will then consider the partner
ship natter Why stock of ribbons7 Why not
carload of goose-yokes sunbonnets or hoop
skirts? ] feel like dumping the whole lot in the
lake. To-day second notice came from the ware
house saying they would not be held responsible for
solH0ble merchandise. / get it rubbed IN on all
Sides"
'What did you do about it, TOMB"
do? Why, swore of course; / can't move the
rubbish; don't know what to do with it. I might
as well open up cargo of palm-leaf fans at the
north pole.
What spirit of evil possessed Uncle Ben to try
my grit with stock of ribbons, when don't know
silk ribbon from piece of cotton tape. might
auction of the lot sight unseen, the way we boys
traded jack-lnives (but it would be taking an un-
fair advantage or turn it over to the church for
a rummage SALE"
tom, if you don't try to dispose of those rib
bons, I'll know it's because you don't care for"
'Dottie, little girl don't you dare to say it, or
cry either, unless you want me to make finish of
myself; / can't stand it.
I'VE have been engaged year now, and haven't
made start yet; that is, in way of accumulation.
and what's more, I'm fast losing my nerve.r
Don't worry Tom, there is silver lining to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

- @OAS AAS
hasn't broken his word with
you yet. He will take you into
business with him condition
ally"
"Conditionolly indeed, what
does the old fool think / can do
with a stock of ribbons? They
are a lively bunch, all right, but
l am not the man to handle
them,
when ! first opened up that
letter from Uncle Ben, ! actu-
ally pinched myself to see if I
was awake, then called the jani-
tor in and got him to read it.
] thought something was wrong
with my vision, but my lamps
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-11-16

admlrcr ~ the poetry ~ b dowager
emprcss aud l. - great an i~nnovator
as actually b. propose tie sanplihca-
ton OF Chinese hfefature ny the intno
duetion q a new alphabet u hfu let
ters In place Of some Gooo i~deographs.
or picture letters. now in use. But Il Is
believed that the logic q events com
pelleI the aged woman who holds the
destiny Of China in her hand 70 sum
mon him 20 her aid. One thing that
brought this about l. the growing hos
ulity between the M~anchus. who form
the ruling class in China. and The real
Chinese. To lessen this antagonlsm the
court has abrogaied or modified certain
customs Of ancient authority 50 as 10
lessen the distinctions between the
Manchus and the Chinese. Most sig
nlacant perhaps Is the decree pertain
ing To the abolition Of the binding Of
the feet OF Chinese girls OF the upper
class. This change IS closely elated TO
the change In popular estimation as 10
the occupation Of a soldier and the
growth of the military spirit. FOR
merly the soldier was looked upon as
belonging to the very lowest class In
the community. He was placed at the
bottom of the ladder along with the
poor fellow who gathered up the Ola
from the streets. But now that an
army of 100000 foreign drilled men
has been created by the new imperial
war department and the new national
spirit demands the service Of men able
to defend the empire a new honor has
been conferred upon the soldiers call
ing. The cry has gone abroad that a
woman who binds her feet is not fit to
become the. mother of a soldier; hence
the success of the crusade of the Vice
roy Chang Chi Chung and the Vieeroy
Yuan Shi Kal against the time hon
ored institution Of foot binding.
The impact OF western Ideas has
forced the Chinese to alter their ways.
their habits OF living. dress. methods
of work and even their religion. Yuan
Shi Kal and many OF his followers are
forsaklng the tenets of Confucius and
the customs founded upon them. The
visitor to China now finds Cinnamon
riding In automobiles. setting type In
printing offices. working Is telegra-
piers, engineers and surveyors, though
the time has not yet arrived for Chi
nese to build their own railways with
out foreign aid. Much of the progress
made In recent years Is due In part
no doubt to emulation of Japan, but
whether this BODIES well or i'll to ia
pan itself is a matter for debate. Some
think that 1t makes even less probable
than before any alliance OF defensive
agreement between the mikado's EN-
pire and that of the son Of heaven.
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LEMUEL Z. QUIGG. tended school. Lat
er he secured employment as a reporter
ON the New York Times. For a num-
Der of years he was a political writer
on the Tribune. Whitelaw Reid made
him press agent for the Republican ma
tional committee In 1892, and he be-
came a protege of Senator Plat. He
rapidly learned the inner workings Of
politics, was elected TO congress from
an uptown New York district in 1894
to fill an unexpired term and was re-
elected, serving three years. Then he
was defeated. For q short time he
was editor of the New York Press.
He was admitted to the bar In 1904.
Through his work in politics and as at
torney for corporations he has accu-
mulated a snug fortune and sports a
yacht and an automobile.
The recent outbreaks against Jap
anese and other orientals in parts of
the Pacific coast under British domin-
ion occasioned utterances from the
Canadian statesman, Sir Charles Tup-
per. that have called for comment on
this side of the border. Sir Charles is
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insignificant by comparison. These
r~ascals, | have no hesitation in say
ing, do not belong to British Columbia.
but are, as have said, foreigners
from the United States, and ! think
the government is well able to take
immediate steps to uphold the treaty
rights that we guaranteed to the jap
anese."
Sir Charles is one of the most emf
Ient of the Dominion statesmen. He
has been premier and has held numer-
Gus cabinet Offices. He was premier
of Nova Scotia at the time of confed-
Grafton in 1867 and declined a seat in
the first Dominion cabinet. He was
born in 1921, was created baronet in
1886 and has received numerous hon
ors from universities and other institu
lions.
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Ds"r courage. The oldest
In years. he was as spry as a sixteen
year-old girl eating hot popcorn. He
pranced around like a youngster."
Though the Right Rev. DR.. Arthur
Foley Wilmington Ingram, as head of
the populous diocese of London. is a
lord, he does not act In a lordly man
ner, and 1t is because he has done so
much for the people of the slums, is
so democratic in his ways and believes
in such things as clean and honest
sports that he won his popularity at
home and was elevated to his high
post. A newspaper nan who inter-
viewed him while ON a train journey
ing from New York TO Washington
found him with a pad upon his knee.
jotting down, reporter style. the ideas
be was Don to incorporate in a public
address. 1t was in allusion to such kab-
its that a London Punch poet wrote:
From morn till evening. from evening til
night.
l preach and organize lecture and write,
And all over London my gathered legs fly.
Was ever a bishop so busy as L?
When writing my sermons, the best of
my work II
Be lone in the trains on the underground
circle.
/ can write one complete. with a ffne
peroration.
Between Charing Cross and Mansion
House station.
For luncheon 1 swallow a sandwich of
ham
AS 1 rush up the steps of a Whitechapel
tram,
Or with excellent appetite will discuss
A halfpenny bun on a Waterloo bus.
No able Is snowy with damask for me;
My cloth is the apron that covers my
knee;
No manservants serve and no kitchen
maids dish up
The frugal repasts of this suffragan
bishop.
A president who is net often TALKED
about In this country. but who occu-
pies a position of no small Importance,
is Arthur Barclay, chief magistrate of
the Liberian republic in Africa. The
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-11-16

lawmakers whcn the house - reprc
scusatie~s as~cmties az Washington IN
ncermier. Dufinx The Interval H.
tween congressional sessions he has
put IN some moments tour
ing Ia the Tar northern possessions Of
the United States lie even crossed
over the icy seas 10 the Asiatic coas
opposite Alaska. aud IL was IN the
course ~ this cruise that be- had his
most hair raising experiences. For
thrce days Dc and his companions were
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quoted as saying:
There can be no
question that the
particular labor ele-
ment that caused
the outbreak came
from the south and
consisted of foreign
ers m~ostexclusive-
ly. The labor pop
ulation of Vancou-
yer is so large that
the mob of lawless
persons who took
part in the disturb
ances seems utterly
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-11-16

ed Carabello as its chief. He visited
the Moluccas and reached Spain with
n ship in 1922. thus completing the
circuit of the globe. He was appoint
ed second in command to Loaisa in
another expedition of five vessels
which set forth In July. 1925. but the
enterprise met with misfortunes.
Storm and disease attacked the party
while in the Pacific, and Cano himself
died on Aug. 4. 1926. The vessel in
which he completed his first voyage,
the Victoria, was long observed at
Seville.
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g race ppedomi-
mates in this repub-
lie, and President
Barclay is a colored
man. He was re-
Gently received by
King Edward VII.
of England at Buck
ingham palace. Part
of the business of
his European trip
was the negotiation
Of q treaty which
has been concluded
with France delim-
iting the frontier be-
tween Liberia and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-11-16
WATER NOTICE
Notice Of Application for Permis-
sion to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada

Application No. 761
Notice is hereby given that on the Sri day
of October, 1907, in accordance with Section
%, Chapter XVIII, of the Statutes of 1907,
one George Kump of Ely, County Of White
Pine and State Of Nevada. made application
to the State Engineer Of Nevada for permits
sion to appropriate the public waters of the
State Of Nevada. Such appropriation is to
be made from Big Greek Canyon, Nye Coun-
ty, Nevada, about 10 miles from a spring
known as the 'Crows nest" and about Is miles
southwest Of the Town of Troy, at points at
mouth of Canyon by means of a dam and
three t3l cubic feet per second is to be convey
ed to points on unsurveyed land by means Of
a ditch and there used for irrigation.
Signed:
FRANK r. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication October 10, 1907.
Date of last publication November 16, 1907.
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Tor lhe purpose OF
''accelerating" pub
lie opinion on mat
tiers pertaining to
urban ~transporta-
ton.
Born in 1868 in
Cecil county, Nd.
where his father
was q Methodist
preacher with a
large country par
ish and a small in
come, Mr.. Quigg
removed to New
York. where he at
tap1a1 ccbnal lot
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In a gasoline motor
boat among Ice
foes and In danger
OF being crushed
every minute.
I'VE crossed the
Bcrlag strait in a
gasoline boat own
ell by two fur trad
ers. said Mr.. Sui
ger. and visited a
number OF Eskimo
villages above East
.an. nAafF.u fh.
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"HERE Is comcthing u"ihe III
these days In china. At last
there Il an awakening In the
ancient empire. and things are
happening which nobody would have
dreamed could occur. Not only have
varlous measures of reform Of a rad
lcal character been promulgated, u
steps are actually being taken. under
the progressive influence Of the real
ruler. the dowager Empress Isl An.
for the formation Of an elective body
resembling IN ON ways a parliament
and for the adoption of a constitution.
The rest of the world awoke TO the
fact that strange things were occurring
in the Flowery Kingdom when a cable
dispatch from Picking nounc re
Gently that the dowager empress a
appointed Yuan Shi kai to be a mem-
Der of the board of foreign affairs n
n grand councillor of the fourth lass
and that he had been summoned to
Peking 10 consult with the empress;
also that Chang Chi Tung had been
appointed a grand councillor OF the
fourth class. Chang Chi Tung Is chi
mas greatest scholar. and Yuan Sill
Kai is the most liberal and progressive
of the Chinese statesmen The empress
In surrounding herself with these men
is %subjecting herself and her govern
ment to the advice and influence OF the
most learned and progressive minds In
her realm.
Hitherto Yuan Shi Kai has not been
popular at court because he is not an
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-11-16
THE WILD ROSE.

GINCE on my suit, alas.
- My lady dear doth frown
lay where she may pass
A Wild rose down.
DUT first. lest II should grieve
II Thus to be laid so low,
Into its heart ! breathe
All my hearts woe:
GHER nature Is so sweet
~ (Save only unto med
Even her little feet
Will not wound thee.
UXVHERE thine W color CLOVIS
w Warm on her dainty cheek.
She'll lift thee. happy rose!
Then. dear rose. speak,
((NTY intercessor be.
III And in her tiny ear
Whisper. He loveth thee
Who sent me. dearF"
Margaret Deland.
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VI ttfv tdtC
Mckinley from the
temporary resting
place in the recelv-
ing vault of the
West Lawn Gene
terry at Canton to
the memorial maui
soleum. While tho
body of Mr.. Nc
Kinley reposed in
the receiving vault
it was guarded day
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STATUE OF cAa0.
a werk % At n the Hsli Where Tan
Mas Wsieowed 70 Manila.

Was Weiesmed 70 Manila.
There IS an Interesting work 81 art
IN the corridor % the Ayuntamienio,
or hall q sessions. az sisniia. where
Secretary TAFT vas formally WELDON
ei on his reccut arrival In the capital
city Of the Philippines II was In this
hall that the old spanish viceroys used
10 give audience. In front Of the
main entrance stands a statue OF Cano.
the Spanish navigator. Juan Sebas-
tan del Cano Is renowned as the first
TO circumnavigate the globe He was
born In Guetaria and became captain
OF a vessel trading with Africa n
the Levant. lie was In command OF
one OF the FIVE vessels composing Ma
gellan's famous expedition and after
Magellan's death succeeded the depos-
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aHERE's THE END OF DREAM
AMIN

HERE'S the end Of Dreamland; here's
Ii the Road OF Day.
Kiss me OF your kindness and let me go
my wayi
All the hours We ~squandered. all the
miles we went.
They were the gold OF Dreamland. and
all the gold is spent
Hard and hard. o Heart OF Me. overland
II seems
Lord, the pleasant palaces in the Land Of
preamsl
-Horatio Winslow.
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AL c. r. and night by regu-
lar soldiers. Never for a moment was
the place left ~unguarded by a repre-
sentative of the United States army.
1t was so when Grants remains lay In
the temporary tomb on Riverside drive,
New York. A soldier paced constant
ly up and down In front OF the hallow-
ed spot.
General Edwards. then a lieutenant.
commanded the guard which did duty
at the temporary tomb of President
Garfield prsor to the removal of his
body to the splendid monumental
structure erected for its reception In
the suburbs of Cleveland. General
was General Lawton's chief
Of staff In the Philippines and was
by that officer for the
brevet rank of major. lieutenant colo
mel and colonel in the regular army
md brigadier general of volunteers
because Of his distinguished gallantry.
Congressman William Sulzer OF New
FORK will have some unusually thrill
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-11-16

THE
question ~ who
won In the now
historic information
al tennis match be-
tween the lord bish
op Of London and
the president Of tile
United States has
been a subject Of
some debate. The
bishop has declared
that the honors were
his. At all events.
the agree
that ID was a hot
contest One writ
er. ia the slang OF
the sporting page,
described how the
lord bishop entered
the arena full Of
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Notice IL hereby given that the taxes on W.
proceeds Of the mines Of Eureka County ''
the quarter ending September 80. isV''"
now due and payable to me at my office IN ~
reka and the law In regard TO the same WIN
enforced. H.. @. McTERNEf,
Assessor Of Eureka County, NevsaA'
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.ChinaWakens

Something Doins These Days In the
TIoweD kingdom ks~ Reform
Programme Of the Dowaser I'm
press Isl An The Empires New
Constitution. - - -
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Famous Folk

The Lord Bishop and the President
Arthur Barclay Sulzsr In the Are
tic - brigsdier General Edwards
osias and the yellow Dog SIR
Charles Tvpper. -
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Tho pyoncb Ivory ARTHUR BARCLAY.
Coast. Legations will be created at
the capitals of the two republics as
one result Of his mission.
President Barclays father was a free
negro who lived in the British West
Indies. The present executive of Libe-
ria emigrated to that country from the
West Indies as a boy in 1865 and has
had o long career in the service of his
adopted land,
Brigadier General Clarence Il, Ed
wards, chief OF the bureau of i~nsuiaf
affairs, has been helping Secretary
Taft support the honors that have been
shoWered upon him OIL his trip to the
orient. He has been the secretary's
right hand man In his dealings with
the American insuiar possessions and
dependencies and Will be with him
during his stay in the Philippines.
The trip will enable the chief of the
insular affairs bureau to form a bet
ter Judgment of conditions in the Phil
ippines and the way in which his de-
partment can best cooperate Ia adj
vancing the interests of the Filipinos.
An episode In General Edwards ca
reer is of significance in connection
with the recent removal of the remains