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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-02-13
A Crying Need in Decorah.

Once upon Time there was Town
that contained more than the average
number of Knockers The Excess was
quite Pronounced. One could hear
the Echo of the Hammers at almost
any hour of the Day or Night. At
times the Noise led one to believe that
flock of Woodpeckers had assaulted a
Feresvof Dead Trees. Well, it was a
Fearful loss of Energy-was this
Knocking. 1t used up Good Part
of the Vitality of the Town. One
day an Ingenious Citizen, appreciat-
ing that lot of that sort of Exertion
was Daily going into the sewer, In
vented Plan by which it could be
Utilized and Turned to Use. He
formed what he called The "Ball
Bearing, Self Acting Remedial Asso-
ciation,'' which was to perform a
service similar to that of Laboratory
in which Horns, Hoofs and other
things apparently Useless are Con-
verted into Articles and substances
of Real Value. Only Knockers were
Permitted to become Members of this
Association. Whenever Member
Knocked, he was to pay One Dollar
into Fund that was to be Spent in
Remedying the Evil against which
the Knock was Directed.
In this way, instead of Blaming
Others for being Remiss. they would
Provide a way for Assuming the
Responsibility Themselves. 1t was
Very Beautiful Plan. At the
end of the first Week, Three Hundred
and Sixty Eight Dollars had been Paid
into the Fund and Good share of it
had been used to Advantage. At the
end of the First Month, some of the
Knockers merely put in Minor Com
plants, just Big enough to incur the
One Dollar Penalty, as it had come to
be Something of Pleasure to he
Identified with the Work of the Eli
mination of Evil. At the End of the
Year. the Association had Multiplied
in Membership and was Acting as a
Unit in All Sorts of Activities to
Bring about Better Condition of
Affairs. The Knockers had all be-
come Boosters. and instead of Pen
alizing themselves for each Complaint
they Uttered. the Members Converted
the Fund into Free Will Offering
and Spent it like Princes in Promot.
ing the Welfare of the City.
Moral: Don't look for probabilities
in a Fable. Council Bluffs Nonpariel.
The boy who turns a trazen face to
a mothers grief never gets very far
on the road to happiness. When he
gets little older you find his name
on the police docket of various cities,
a little later the dark shadows of
stone walls loom up across his path
way. Without honor, home or friends.
IT'S sad picture, but it is painted
every day in every town in this broad
land. The pathway for the trans
gressor is one of rocks and thorns.
When you bruise your feet the world
will laugh at you just as you laughed
at your mothers appeals. There is
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-02-13

The average citizen of the United
States seems to have consumed one
half his own weight in sugar in the
year just ended" says a statement
issued by the bureau of statistics of
the department of labor. The average
per capita consumption was seventy
six pounds. The amount of sugar
consumed was IS, 900, 900, 600. OF this
enormous consumption, one-fifth was
produced in this country, another
one-fifth was imported from our island
possessions, and the remaining three
fifths, or 1864. 665, 66l pounds, from
foreign countries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-02-13
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

Why does President Roosevelt II
spite OF the advice OF many of hi
friends. persist In making Mr.. Cortel
you secretary OF the treasury He
stu chairman Of the Republican IA
tionai committee and II is not lon
ago he was collecting vast sums o
money from the Wall street banker
and from the life Insurance companies
controlled by the same interests. i
has been shown that the money re
celyed from the life insurance com
panies was filched from the policy
holders. and although public opinion
universally holds that the money wai
tainted and that restitution should be
made. Mr.. Cortelyou. who controls the
large balance-said 10 be sf00.000-ln
the hands OF the committee, has re.
fused to make restitution. In this the
president appears 10 uphold him by
rewarding him with the most impor.
tant place in his cabinet. Nor IL this
all. for II is an axiom OF political man.
agement that such political contribu-
lions entail fayors 20 be returned by
the political managers receiving them.
for that Is why such contributions are
made.
Does the president intend that the
Wall street bankers shall receive
favors from his new secretary OF the
treasury even greater than he has al.
lowed Secretary Shaw b. disburse TO
reward them for their contributions TO
his campaign fund in 1904? His per.
sistence In appointing Mr. Cortelyou
can hardly be interpreted otherwise.
This tainted money is cloud upon
the title OF the presidential Office and
a scandal that will never be cleaned
up until restitution Is made. and the
appointment OF Mr.. Cortelyou would
seem to indicate that the president Is
willing TO accept his share In the
scandal.
President Roosevelt evidently be-
lieves he can do things that other
politicians would not dare 10 do. but
can the Republican party afford TO
condone the receipt OF these corpora
ton contributions to its war chest.
and by confirming the appointment OF
Its national chairman assume the re.
sponsibility for the scandal brought
about by the receipt OF the life insur.
anes trust funds that rightfully be-
long to the widows and orphans OF the
policy hoidersy
The Republican members of the
senate will have to answer these
questions. by either rejecting the
nomination OF Mr. Cortelyou. or con-
firming him.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02
The Enalish Cabinet.

In England the cabinet is an extra
legal creation. Nominally II is one of
the committees OF the privy council.
whose functions are 10 advise the
sovereign, but this is simply n surviv'
al OF mediaevalism. The cabinet Is
under the sole control OF the premier.
unhampered by royal or other inter
ference: but-another suryivai--no
member OF the cabinet may make pub
lie any matter discussed by the cabi'
net without the express sanction OF
the sovereign: and when the premier
issues n summons TO a cabinet coun-
ell. which meets at irregular inter
walls. according TO the exigency Of pub
lie business. the minister is request.
ed TO attend a meeting Of his majes-
tvs servants" English cabinet min
listers. says A. Maurice Low. In Apple
tons. are human. and. although they
are seldom garrulous. they have been
known. even without the sovereign's
permission. to tell cabinet secrets.
Lord Melbourne was q delightful Cos
siper. as everyone who has read Gro
ville's memoirs recalls.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02
(6WWHATYOUBUY
You Can See Quality and
Quantity in the Local
Stores.
PAYS TO TRADE AT HOME
The Purchaser Must Take MalIorder
House Goods on Falth--keep
the Money Of the commu.
nifty at Home.

When the consumer buys mcrchan.
disc he Is interested in three things
quality. quantity and price. When he
goes into the store Of his local mer-
chant he sees the goods that he Is 10
pay for displayed before him: he can
determine whether the quality is FIRST
class. and whether the quantity Is all
that Is claimed. These two points
settled, he should have a fair idea as
TO whether the price asked Is fair
one or not.
But how Ia Il when he attempts 10
buy OF the big mall order houses OF the
citiesf The only guide he has to the
quality and quantity they are offering
Is what the catalogue says. and the
catalogue is prepared with the one OBJ
ject In view of selling the goods.
When the consumer buys Of his
local merchant and finds the goods he
has purchased were not as represent
cd he can promptly take them back
and receive his money. When he buys
Of the mail order house In the large
cities he has practically no recourse
but to take what he gets and look
pleasant at the results.
II In cheap goods and short weight
that II making mail order house
profits They can buy but little. II
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02
Freedom Of the press.

New York Republicans are prepar-
Ing q bill for the coming legislature to
compel editors ito print daily. In .
conspicuous place. the name OF the
responsible owner. and also the name
Of the editor responsible for utter
ances In the editorial and negs col
umns." II the corrupt Republican
ringstcrs think they can stop honest
newspapers from denouncing and ex.
posing their corrupt political doings
by that kind Of q blur. they are GER
tainly mistaken. Honest politicians
are but rarely attacked In the news
papers. and n they are. unjustly. they
always ind defenders. even from edi-
tors who are political opponents. II
10 the CALLED jades who vince and the
editors and publishers Of newspaper
would be delinquent In their duty n
they did not tell the truth about them.
This back IRE against the newspapers
may be aimed az the great dailies or
the country press. but the latter very
generally give the names OF both pub.
fishers and editors. and In any event
it 10 common knowledge In the com.
munity who IL the owner. publisher
and editor. This Republican effort 70
try and restrict the activity OF the
prcss has always failed and win
again. for the right OF free speech,
which includes freedom Of the press,
y - Of our cheftshed liberties.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

Dr. Booker Washington has contrib
uted to the Montgomery Journal q
long statement regarding the gradu-
atos OF Tuskegee. In which he again
declares that he Is unable 10 find a
single one who has been convicted OF
crime In either n state or n United
States court. OF such record any
institution might be proud; Il Is the
best answer TO the unenlightened
whites in the south who sun believe
that education harms" the negro. III
he had reported 20 per cent. OF Grim
inallty. there would still be reason
for his carrying on his work. says the
New York Post: that he has been
able to show SO clean rerord Is more
than ever a reason why his hands
should be strengthened. north and
south. DIR. Washington Is confident
that what is true OF Tuskegee. Is
practically true OF the other Indus
trial schools for his race in the
south. Certainly. Hampton has as
fine record. To his statement the
principal OF Tuskegee has appended n
list of his graduates and ex-students
who are now residing In Montgomery
city or county. or 40 such graduates
OF students who can be traced. all are
engaged In respectable and profitable
enterprises. They represent 20 pro-
fessions and trades. there being ~
carpenters, blacksmiths. . teachers.
IL farmers. Z clerks. s masons and
bricklayers. etc. Most of these ITO
own their homes and other property.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

In real or supposed imitation Of col
lsge youths. still more youthful stu
dents In high schools and preparatory
schools have adopted strange head
gears Instead OF the modest boyish
cap and the neat soft or stiff felt hat
for dress up" some fantastic boys
have topped themselves with SLOUGH
hats. variously distorted in the shape
OF the brims. and even decorated with
markings and devices. The principal
Of one high school has asked the boys
to cast on the crazy headcoverings.
The matter OF decency and simplicity
Of dress Is really important TIE COY
who deliberately wears something
that draws attention to himself may
be pardoned by encore with humor
enough to under,tand boyish folly.
Nevertheless. the habit Of upobtrus-
I've dress Ia a good one to cultivate
early.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

A New York company has begun The
manufacture of a specially made rope
for balloon purposes. One prominent
aeronaut has given an order for 10000
feet Heretofore these explorers Of
the upper regions have been com
PEELED TO import the rope needed for
their excursions. The kind now being
made in America is hand-spun from
the finest fiber and laid up with the
utmost care. so as to produce the
greatest possible tensile strength
with a minimum weight
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02
plutocrstIc Danger.

Leslie's Weekly In late article ex.
poses Its plutocratic tendency and
control when Il says: The present
outbreak against the capitalized In
dustries OF the land. fostered by dem
agogues on one side and by ambitious
reformers on the other. is proceeding
TO such dangerous lengths that great
uneasiness Is felt in financial circles
at home and abroad over the possible
outcome" II certainly does begin to
look as n the people we're waking up
to their opportunities to prevent them
selves from being plundered by the
corporations. but what has been done
II comparatively nothing 10 what
must be done In that direction. The
railroad legislation. for instance. has
effected nothing. as yet towards re-
vising unreasonable rates. which is
the real end of railroad legislation.
The trusts are still protected by the
tariff and are advancing prices. In
stead OF reducing them. and indeed no
steps have been taken by the domi-
nant party 20 try and proceed Ito such
dangerous lengths rs Leslie's seems
TO think Is already felt In financial
circles" Why. bless your dear old
plutocraiic soul. the corporations are
still In clover. but n they are wide
awake to the signs OF the times they
will set their houses In order. for I'M
less there Is a more equal distribution
OF profits there will be n cyclone ere
long that viii certainly upset a good
many people that now feel quite 60
cure on their prosperity perch. The
trouble Is the financial interests"
have overplayed their hands and fear
that the public will call" them.
For the past ten years the trusts
and corporations have had II all their
own way. with the Republican party
protecting them and In return being
furnished with campaign Doodle TO per.
petuate this copartnership OF plumber
ing corruption and graft Public opin.
Ion Is coming 10 the point where re
form vii. be demanded and the grea,
danger IL that In the effort 70 ensure
restitution. there may be some inter
ests injured that are innocent OF
wrong doing. The Democratic plan OF
abolishing monopoly and cease protect
ing the trusts and compelling the rail-
road corporations TO charge reason
able rates win be found much more
effective than the consiscation OF great
fortunes. with no revision Of the laws
10 prevent fostering such In the fu-
ture.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

ca - In1Iqao1 ~ 1
mother % ollov = G
womAnhood - v1(oHoo0 ~
practical knpwlo0Gs q 49,
and it, reQuirenents 4 mnoforu ~
how easy her life may ~ ~. ~
her. how everything may - pgevi1o1
for her BY generous parents when -
begins her new career. nor how many
servants she may have at her call. Q
woman Is cruelty Handicapped Who
comes TO her own home without a
Intelligent conception OF its manage
ment. II is a popular thing In certain
smart sets" 20 scoff at the utility Of
housekeeping. but nothing more sure
Iy stamps the intellectual caliber Of
girl than an indulgence In such feath-
er.brained commonplace The girl
who believes she becomes fashionable
by being untrue 10 the best instincts
OF her sex is the girl who some day
wakes up 10 wonder why other wo-
men are so happily married, and she
still retains her single blessedness-
Wealth does not lessen the necessity
of a knowledge OF homemaking and
housekeeping on the part of the girl.
says New York Weekly. The largest
retinue OF servants requires a head.
and an intelligent one. Just as the
largest business requires q master:
and servants. whether In a home or In
IN Office. are quick to discover inca
paclty and take advantage OF IT, The
woman who comes closest TO the solu-
ton OF the servantgiri problem 10 the
woman whom her servants know 10
as capable Of doing their work as they
IRE themselves. Servants OF any kind
work best and only lnder direction.
and proper direction requires knowl-
edge. No study Is more vital to .
girl than this. Many girl after mar
rage has wished that she knew more
about cooking. The strongest love OF
a husband for a wife is not a safe
guard for the discomfort which IL sure
to enter a home where the wife DO
trays constant domestic incapacity.
n the husband be the master OF bis
business. he expects his wife to b
the mistress OF her. home. Writer'S
and public speakers have done much
harm In referring to cooking as .
homely art: on the contrary. no prac-
teal art exists which is more grace
ful. A woman who fills her home IN
every sense of the word elicits mere
true applause. worthy at all Of the
having. than the woman endowed
with any other quality.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

delay Is that they do not carry the
goods In stock. and must purchase
them after your order Is received. In
Chicago. for example. no mail order
house will sell 10 any person living
within the city limits. and he reason
for this Is that these concerns pur-
chase a large amount OF the merchan.
disc they are selling from the retail
stores OF the city. the proprietors OF
which refuse 10 sell them the goods
except upon the condition that they
are not TO sell to the people OF the
city.
Here Is the wall OF q mall order vic.
tim taken from the columns OF the
Crookston. MINI. Journal, which ex.
plains this point:
sir: ! want 10 register my kick
right here on catalogue houses and
their misleading methods. I am
frank TO acknowledge that have been
duped TO perfection. The only differ.
ence between me and the other vic.
Tins being that ] am a little deeper
In and that am willing 20 acknowl.
edge the corn.
ITO begin with. last fall I with her
who Is now my wife. decided to pur.
chase some stun TO furnish our new
home. Accordingly we ordered all
our furnishings OF a-cataiogue house
two weeks prior 10 our marriage.
which We thought would be plenty Of
time TO get the goods around. But
by the Internal planets let me tell you
right here that all the correspondence
diplomacy. appealing and pleading has
succeeded In landing only a kitchen
table and later a mirror from Pitts.
burg.
Our honeymoon has been q very
dramatic experience: cooking on an
old gas plate. eating on a dry goods
Dor. sleeping on the floor and borrow.
ing few necessary utensils OF friends
and neighbors. No moro catalogue
goods for us. We hope TO get enough
more goods by April TO celebrate
all fools day In fitting manner"
"A VICTIM
Mr.. Consumer. u 10 TO your sdyan.
tage In many ways to- buy honest
goods at honest prices OF your honest
local merchant. See what you are
buy.ng. Get what you are paying for.
Keep the money OF the community IN
which you live At home. and build up
your town instead Of tearing II down
for the benefit OF the mall o~Aof
houses Of the big cities
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

Prof. Muirhead OF Harvard 10 TAX
Ing an active interest In this country
In the furtherance OF Lord Monks
wells Atlantic union. formed to pro
mote friendly and social relations be
tween American and British states
men. artists. authors and educators
Among the council OF this union are
Ian Maciaren." Conan DOLE. Lord
Coleridge. the earl OF Aberdeen. II. A.
Jones. Anthony Hope. the earl OF FL
gin. and many other British notables.
Sir Walter Besant really founded the
union.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

Meneiik Is a man OF striking ap-
pearancc. Capt. Powell Cotton OF the
British army found him sitting on
cushions on dais. surrounded BY
about 20 attendants. and he thus des-
cribes him: His Is very dark. but
not black face. marked by smallpox.
rather even but not very white teeth.
n short. grayish beard and whiskers.
n face that Is fun OF strength and
shrewdness, quick In altering express
sion. and pleasant smile and hearty
laugh. His head was covered with
white muslin. drawn tight on the
skull. A hne rose-cut diamond In the
left ear. plain gypsy ring on the
right hand. white trousers. a coat Of
green and yellow striped silk. . black
satin cloak with gold braid and lined
with pink. was his costume"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

almost the exceptional order that Il
10 conducted On the theory that It IL
possible TO take m inferior Job and
foist II on a crcdulous people by
means OF a reduced price and the
honest reputation established by the
ncritorious original which II shame.
lessly carlcatures. These methods
have been crowned with success sole
ly by reason OF the fact that mall or
der houses put more skill, energy and
money into advertising than do the
manufacturers 10 whom the American
people are directly indebted for the
best vehicles on the face OF the earth.
The mail order business Is the
quack doctor OF commerce. II prom
lses much and guarantees nothing.
The directions are always on the In
side. and you have 10 buy a non're-
turnable package before you can find
out what they are"
A. q. Enderton. OF Walter. Okla.
writing to tho Shawnee. Okla. Union
Signal. says:
"s - The mail order houses
are the worst offenders OF the pure
food law that we have TO deal with
They are the people who use short
weight tin cans and every year the
American public is cheated out OF
thousands OF dollars by this alone.
I see where some mall
order houses Offer Yaiht At about what
good oil is worth. Now. does anyone
think that a mail order house can buy
good paint stun cheaper than anyone
else?
NOW suppose you fnd out what
crude petroleum.. like what is pumped
out OF oil wells cost. Very cheap, In
Il not? That Is the oil that is used
and what about the paint stun? How
about Spanish whitening. with Just
enough white lead to stick II together7
o."
The question Of prompt delivery is
another question which mail order
house patrons should consider. II Is
filed promptly. The reason for this
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02
caIla for Investigation.

II was, OF course. improbable that
the ship-subsidy bill could be expected
to become q Law without charges Of
bribery and corruption. Mr.. Alexander
r. Smith has been defending himself
from such charges. In the New York
Sun. and OF course denies H. He ad-
mits that money was needed. but
when l said that might be able 10
secure the funds 20 meet the expense
there was OF course no thought Of cor
ruption. Mr.. Smith very dtscreetly
omits to say where II was. or Of whom.
he thought he might be able to -
cure the funds" Before President
Roosevelt sends his special message
10 congress recommending the ship
subsidy steal he should investigate
who h spending money 70 plunder u
peopSa
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-02

For many years the earl Of Tanker
Vile has preached Christianity. and
now he has given practical proof Of
the sincerity OF his convictions. For
the purpose OF mitigating local dis
treas. his iordship has reopcned the
lead mines on his estate at Sailbeach.
Shropshire. and has offered the men
all the profits. while he contents him
self with taking the royalty and .
small percentage on the outlay -
machinery.