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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
Rheumatic Pains Relieved.

b. f. Crocker, Esq, now S4 years
of age, and for twenty years Justice
of the Peace at Martinsburg. Iowa,
says; Il am terribly afflicted. with
sciatic rheumatism in my left arm and
right hip. l have used three bottles
of Chamberlain $ Pain Balm and it did
me lots of good. For sale by Eng
bretson's pharmacy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
Contest i'm Fayette.

The Fayette county defamation
contest will be held i'll the college
chapel at Fayette, Iowa, on March
8th, 1907. This contest is for trophy
Ia boat made by Uncle Joe" Earle,
of West Union, Iowa, and given to
the high schools of Fayette county, to
be competed for by them, annually,
and to remain in the possession of the
high school whose representative wins
the contest, until the representative
of another school succeeds in wrestling
it from the high school holding it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

Andrew Carnegie has pledged 81, :
900 TO the Methodist church of Iowa
City as half payment on a pipe organ
to cost $4,000. Fire destroyed the
church and organ last year and the
Methodists are now building a $50, :
600 church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

In the greatest exhibition of actual
wrestling ever seen in Iowa, and the
breaking of all time records, Dan
Mcleod and Charles Hackenschmidt
wrestled to draw on Friday night
They battled for two hours and
three minutes without a fall or a
rest. then agreed to ten minute
respite. Then they went on fifteen
minutes more, when the match was
declared draw. 1t took place at Des
Moines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

"A severe cold that may develop
into pneumonia over night, can be
cured quickly by taking Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t will cure the most obsti-
nate racking cough and strengthen
your lungs. The genuine is in a yellow
package. Brunt q Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

A haul of 80, 600 pounds of fish
was made in the main channel of the
Mississippi river about a mile below
DeSoto, Friday, by Paulson & Bucha-
man, The fish were sold in DeSoto
and Melted them about 81 200.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
This is Worth Remember;,s

Whenever you have cough or cold,
Just remember that Foley's Honey and
Tar will cure it. Do not risk your
health by taking any but the genuine.
1t is in yellow package. Brunt &
Parman
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
letter, Salt Rheum and Eczema.

These are diseases for which Cham
berlain's Salve is especially valuable.
1t quickly allays the itching and
smarting and soon effects. cure.
Price, % cents. For sale by Engbret-
sons pharmacy
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
A Saturday Special.

Hereafter Blatz Milwaukee Muen-
chener Beer will be on draught at the
Phoenix Bar every Saturday. 1912
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

The remains of Victor Dolliver,
brother of Senator Dolliver, were
buried beside those of his wife, for
merly Miss Augusta Larrabee. at
Clermont ON Wednesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

Use Rawleigh's Mountain Herb
Liniment, free from anrodynes. T. h..
Johnson. Salesman. 43tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

"A large number of new Souvenir
Postal Cards at Brunt & Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

Special attention to embalming
and funeral directing. Fred Walter,
telephone 1873. 5tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

1t has been demonstrated by num-
Der of business men of Prairie du
Chen that there is good money in
the cultivation of sugar beets. They
have just struck balance on the re-
suit of cultivating As acres of beets
near that city last fall. There were
fifteen stockholders in the proposition
who paid into the treasury $50 each
and drew out profit of $50. 26 or
about 1876 per cent on an investment
of about six months, after paying $S8
per acre for the land aud hiring every
iota of the labor from the beginning
to the end of the Job
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
Lost Hand in Feed Mill.

r. L. Cagley, who operates feed
mill at Nashua, lost his right band in
an accident at the mill Friday after
noon. He had stepped up on sack
of ground feed to clean the rolls in
one of the grinders when the sack
slipped and in trying to save himself
from falling, in some way thrust his
hand into the rolls. He succeeded in
tearing himself loose from the deadly
machinery which was gradually draw
ing his arm and crushing it, leaving
part of his hand in the rolls.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

Miss Minerva Scott, who is con-
nected with one of the new railway
projects lowering about Waukon just
now, spent several days in Chicago
the past week, acquainting interested
parties there with the progress of the
work in this vicinity. She desires
it distinctly understood that the pro-
ject she is connected with is in no
way associated with the electric line
being promoted by W. p. Mason.
Landlord Depping has been notified
to be ready to receive a crew of sur
veyors who will commence work in
this vicinity next week locating a
line northward towards Winona. -
Waukon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06

The people of Cresco will learn
with sincere regret that as result
of G. G. Upton's recent trip to the
west he has decided to leave Cresco as
soon as he can close up his affairs here
and will locate at Spokane. Wash.
Arthur Barker, who has been associ-
ated with Mr.. Upton in the law,
will also go. Mr.. Upton and his
family have long been prominent in
the business and social life of Cres-
co. Possessed of sense of duty and
Willingness to be of service to
others they have done much for the
betterment of the people who have
made Cresco their home Success in
their new home is assured because
they have demonstrated that they
have the qualities that make for sue
cess. Times.
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28
i /
THE HALL OF FAME.

Baron Rosen, the Russian a1nbassa-
dor to Washington, is one of the most
accomplished musicians in Washington.
It is New York gossip that Charles
M. Schwab Is finding no satisfaction
in his new $35OO,O00 palace on River
side drive and that it is on the market
for sale at $1,00O,O00 less than the cost.
The old war horse Of General P. A.
Cronje, which carried the Boer leader
through many campaigns, has been
added to the stables Of A. r. Peacock,
the retired millionaire steel man Of
Pittsburg
The Duke of Atholl, in Perthshire,
England, is the only one Of King Ed
wards subjects who maintains an ar
my, his force consisting Of $50 men Of
fine physique, the average height being
over six feet.
r. J. Goodwin Of Kansas City de-
clares that in the last twenty years he
has filed $4,000 saws and walked 65,-
600 miles. He has carried with him a
ing thirty..two pounds.
| John W. Gates knows horses as he
knows men, and he frankly says he
| likes them better. He is interested in
all the games and sports that take one
outdoors. AS a trap shooter he ranks
close to the professionals.
Chancellor MacCracken Of New York
university, who started the movement
year ago which resulted in reform
ed" football, is an enthusiastic lawn
tennis player. This is about the only
sport in which he Is interested.
The Earl of Portsmouth's interests
are not by any means confined to poll
tics. He is devoted to music and is a
regular attendant at the opera. He is
noted for his courtesy and his high
sense Of duty, both social and political.
Burrett B. Mitchell, who went to
work for the Vanderbilt railroad sys-
tenn forty years ago as Office boy at
So per week, is now general freight
traffic manager Of the entire Wander
! bilt lines at a salary Of ,$25,OOO an
nually. "
J. P. Morgan thinks more of his col
lection Of miniatures than all Of his
other art treasures. He seems never
to tire of talking about them to his
friends, and now he is having them
copied, SO that they can be reproduced
In book.
Lord Rosebery seems to be as dis.
tinguished in stock raising as in poll
tics, literature and horse racing. There
was much interest lately In the sale Of
forty-four of his Jersey cows and heif-
ers at Dairy Farm, Mentmore, the
highest price being $21O, paid by Lord
Rothschild.
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28

chusetts, but Hartford, Conn, was his
home from early boyhood to manhood.
He graduated from the Lawrence Sci
entific school in 1887 and from Yale
university in 1891, afterward taking a
postgraduate course at Yale. Then he
entered the bar and practiced law for
several years. He is quite an athlete
and is a leading member Of President
Roosevelts "tennis cabinet" His re-
port on the devious ways of the Stand
ard Oil company is filled with ginger
and evinces great familiarity with the
history and methods of that monopoly.
Mr.. Smith has been up against big
corporations in such way as to know
the evils enlanating from their inf1u-
ence in politics ever since he sat in
the Connecticut legislature during his
political apprenticeship. At that time
he rubbed elbows with agents Of cor
porations, one Of whom wanted to re-
tain him as counsel, which, as he was
a lawyer, was proper. But Smith re-
fused to be retained.
There there was the usual railroad
fight. A certain railroad wanted a
'llttle BILL" The bill would do away
with competition in railway building.
Smith led the scrap against it. The
bill did not pass.
1t was a great mystery to the rail-
road lobbyists. Here was poor young
man who refused to be retained and
who did up their bill. They did not
know that Smith had been left a little
fortune by his maiden aunt and was
not really poor at all. Smith was very
close mouthed about that He just
smiled, kept a good conscience and
passed up their money.
But the scandal spread, and it soon
became known to number of people
that Smith would not take a bribe.
Through President Hadley of Yale it
came to the ears of President Roose-
welt.
And that is why In the summer of
1908, while corporations were busy
with congressman arranging to fill the
new Office with "a good man." Smith
received a letter from Oyster Bay ask
ing him to call. The rest Is familiar
history.
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28
SHORT STORIES.

Not quite one person in a million Is
killed by lightning.
Gas in mines in hard rock often
shows marked increase in flow when
the barometer is low.
A verdict Of $4,000 for the loss of
"the lower third" of a young woman's S
leg has been given in New York
against a railroad.
The New York fire department has
two hand fire engines still in use.
They are stationed with engine COM
pany 40 on Blackwell's island.
One of the large concerns in Kansas
City has papered its entire office with
$4,000 down to $1,000 and total over
$9,OO0,OO0.
A Manila newspaper says that any
Japanese officer detected sketching the
Notifications in the Philippines ought
to be compelled to reveal where he
found the Notifications to sketch.
According to conservative estimates,
the United States contains 100000
to 100000 inhabitants Of German
blood. The census Of 1900 gives 1885,
900 as born in Germany and over
100000 whose parents were born
there.
Colombia is at last waking up. The
Girardot railway now has eighty miles
under operation, and several other lines
are being built. Bogota is to have a
new sewer and water system, new
pavements and 1000 workingmen'
model houses.
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28
GEMS FROM THE TALMUD.

The act of a foolish man can never
be precedent.
It is easy to lead man on the way
which he desires to go.
God looks first into the heart of man
and then into his mind.
He who destroys the reputation of
his fellow is murderer.
If your wife is small, bend down in
order to listen to her advice.
The soldiers do the fighting, and the
kings are glor1fied as heroes.
Devotion with little prayer is better
than much prayer without devotion.
That which a child says beyond the
house 1t has learned within the house.
Scrap Book.
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28
Facts From France.

Eight hundred and ninety French
umbrella manufacturers turn out over
100000 umbrellas yearly.
French engineers are directing SUBJ
marine boats by wireless messages
sent to the navigating officers.
There are In Paris seven free eating
houses for poor mothers. Instruction
is also given in them as to the proper
feeding of infants.
An experiment In local income tax
has been started In Satnt-Ours, a
French commune Of the Puy-de-Dome.
Out Of 1.479 inhabitants 1900 are tax
able. This new method of levying
local taxes has caused a great sensa-
tion In the department.
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28
HERBERT KNOX SMITH.

slis Report on Standard Oil and His
Previous Services.
Herbert Knox Smith, the new COM
missioner Of corporations, whose Stand
ard Oil report has been under discus
sion, is winning the title Of Hard
Knox Smith on account Of the heavy
blows dealt the oil monopoly in his ar
raignment Of its methods. He sue
ceeded James r. Garfield as commits
sioner of corporations when the lat
ter went into the cabinet as secre-
tary Of the interior. He had served as
deputy commissioner, and his promo
ton was in line with the principles OF
civil service reform. Before his ap-
pointment as deputy commissioner he
was solicitor for the bureau. He was
born thirty seven years ago in .Massa-
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28
A NEW ENGLAND BEAUTY.

Miss Marguerite EIiane Sylvan, Win
ner In Boston Herald Contest.
Judges have decided who is the most
beautiful woman of New England and
who Is the most beautiful woman Of
Chicago. According to the decision
made in the beauty contest conducted
by the Boston Sunday Herald, Miss
Marguerite Eliane Sylvan Is the most
The Havre herald., 1907-06-28

beautiful woman in New England.
She Is resident of Manchester, N. H.,
is twenty one years old and of the
brunette class. Her beauty Is OF the
Greek type, and had she lived In an
cient days IL Is thought she might
have been taken as model by Phydias
or some other sculptor OF classic times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
In the Senate on the
Negro Question.
And Wound Up His Performance b,
ApolOgizing to the Senate for
Attempting TO be Funny.

Washington. Jan. 22.--Few features
of the spectacular we're missing from
the proceedings in the senate Monday
The Brownsville affair was the sub
ject OF controversy and the day begar
with the announcement of compro
mise resolution which brought both
republican and democratic senators
together on the basis of ordering an
investigation of the facts of the ARRAY
without bringing into question the
authority of the president to dismiss
the negro troops The resolution was
submitted 10 and approved by the
president on Sunday.
When the harmony" testimonials
we're all In, Senator Tillman delivered
q speech in reply to the recent criti.
cism of himself by Senator Spooner.
This speech began with satirical pic.
ture of the senate as "A minstrel show,
which Mr. Tilman later said was his
first and last attempt &c bS funny"
an attempt which at It's conclusion
: brought a singing denunciation from
Senator Carmack in resentment of al,
lusions to him.
This was preceded by serious re.
ply from Senator SDooner on the at.
titude taken by Mr.. Tillman on the
race problem, finally resulting in n
session of nearly two hours behind
closed doors.
The secret session was followed by
brief open one in which Mr.. Tillman
made a profuse apology to Mr.. Car.
mack. to all senators whom he had
brought into his first essay in the
line of humor," and finally TO the on.
tire senate. II very much regret that
ever undertook to he funny. and |
will never do so any more" Mr.. Till
man then withdrew all he had said In
his funny essay" and said Il would
not appear in the Record.
This apology was at once accepted
by Mr.. Carmack, who regretted he
had questioned the motives of his
friend, and he, too, withdrew words he
had uttered in protest
Mr.. Foraker made final attempt to
get vote ON his resolution. but OBJ.
lection was made end the matter will
be taken up up to-day.
House.-The house pronounced
unanimously in favor of enlarging the
field and coast artillery.
An interesting political discussion
grew out Of the passage of the So
called political purity" bill prohibit,
ing corporations from making money
contributions in connection with po.
litical elections.
A bin was passed authorizing the
secretary OF commerce and labor to
investigate and report upon the lin.
dustrial, social, moral, educational
and physical condition of women and
children workers in the United
States" The measure has already
passed the senate. The house passed
the District OF Columbia appropria.
tion bill.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
Refused to pootpone the Election.

Austin, Tex. Jan. 22.--Voting on
the reelection Of a United States sen
ator will begin at noon to-day in both
houses Of the state legislature and
will he Jointly continued on Wcdnes
day, irrespective of real or prospec
tive Investigations concerning chargcn
preferred against Senator Bailey, who
is the endorsed candidate for rc.elec
tion. The house on Monday refused
to take favorable action on resolu
ton offered by the opponents OF Sen
ator Bailey, seeking to postpone the
election. ~ ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
Brewer Must Stand Trial.

New York, Jan. 22.---Wiliam A.
Brewer, jr., president of the Washing
ton Life Insurance Co., must stand
trial on indictments returned against
him charging perjury and forgery, un
der a decision handed down Monday
by Justice Newburger. Tho decision
denies a motion for dismissal of the
indictments. The indictments grew
out of the report of the company filed
with the state insurance department
for the year 1901, In which 100000
worth OF policies had been charged of
the report as having lapsed and the
day after the report had been filed
were re-entered in the books of the
company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
Slavery in Frisco.

Washington, Jan. 22.--"Chinese
boys and Chinese girls are sold in the
San Francisco market every day like
horses and mules" was one OF the
statements made Monday by Repre-.
sentative McKinlay, Of California, be,
fore the house committee on foreign
affairs which is considering the Per,
kins bill to modify the Chinese exclu.
sion act. Mr.. McKinlay urged that
only a few great companies, which
brought such young Chinese to this
country in practical slavery, would
profit by any notifications of the eX'
clusion act and said the majority of
Californians are opposed to any tam
pering with the present law.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
A Wonderful Escapc.

Mohilev, Russia, Jan. 23.-Chief OF
Police Rodionof was attacked Mon.
day while riding In the street By two
assailants and had a miraculous es.
cape from death. One of the men
emptied an automatic revolver at
Rodionoff, missed him, but mortally
wounded his coachman, while the sec,
ond threw a bomb, and although his
instrument exploded with tremendous
force, the chief Of police was not
hurt. The assailants were pursued by
the police; one committed suicide and
the other was captured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
Seven Candidates for a Judeeshi7.

Columbus. O.. Jan. 22.-These are
the candidates for the new federal
judgeship. so far as announced: j
Il. Gater. Columbus; j. J. Adams
Zanesvillc: Gilbert II. Stewart, Co
lumbus Sherman Mcpherson. Gin
cinnati; Judge o. u. Brown. DAYTON;
Judge John A, shauck and Judge A.
n. Summers, Of the Ohio supreme
court. d. Il. Watson and John NJ
Sheets, CT Columbus, arc also men
toned. The new Judge will sit at Co
lumbus all the time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
The River Falls,

Cincinnati. Jan. 22--After belns
stationary at 65.2 feet for time. the
Ohio river at this point began to re
cedc slowly Monday afternoon and al
dark had fallen to 65 feet. with all in
dications for continuance Of the fall
The aggregate damage Will run fal
into the hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars, this being distributed along sew
eral hundred miles of the Ohio river
and It's tributaries The cold weather
which assisted in the ending of the
high water was the cause of mucl
suffering among the thousands o
homeless people.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22
The Rock island Gets the Contrac.

Omaha. Jan. 22.--The Omaha post
Office has been notified by the govern
mcnt that from and after January 3
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railroad will carry the fast mail be
tween Chicago and Omaha. For e
years tho Burlington has held this
contract, as well as that for the trans
portation OF the fast mail between
Chicago and Denver. Whether the
Rock Island will get the Denver con
tract is not known here. Tho award
to the Rock Island was made on the
ground that its train reaches Omaha
from Chicago one hour earlier than
that OF the Burlington.