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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
A Man With a Clarinet.

A Partisan journal tells the story of
a beggar who presented himself regu-
larry at certain coffee house with a
clarinet under his arm. "Will you al
low me, gentlemen" said he In a
humble tone Of voice, ito play tune?
I am only an amateur, and IL you pre-
fer giving me a trifle / will spare you
the annoyance of listening to me-"
Every one felt at once for few stray
coppers, and the musician departed
with a profound reverence. This he
repeated several evenings In success
sion. At last one evening young
man who had never failed to contrib
ute to the wants of the itinerant must
clan asked him In a friendly manner
to give them tune, let 1t good or bad;
he wanted to hear him. But / am
afraid, sir, shall disappoint you"
"Never mind that; give us a tune"
"But / am very poor player, and
have a very poor instrument" mo
matter for that; want to hear you"
"Well, sir, since you insist upon it,
said the poor man, II will tell you
that don't play at all. carry this
clarinet merely for the purpose of
threatening people with my perform
ance." =.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
Verdi and tho Priest.

Verdi when boy had a gift for
Latin, and the village priest advised
him to become priest. Meanwhile
the lad became an Office boy in Barcz-
zis wholesale grocery store and for a
little over 81 year played the organ
In the church at Roncole, but one day
1t happened that Rev. DR.. Seletti. who
had decided that the boy should be a
monk, was officiating at mass while
Verdi played the organ. The priest
was struck with the unusual beauty Of
the music and at the close Of the serv-
ice expressed desire to see the organ
list. Verdi appeared, and the priest
recognized him as the pupil whom he
had sought to turn from music to the
ology.
Whose music were you playing?"
asked Seletti. 1T was beautiful
Verdi said shyly that he had brought
no music with him that day and had
been improvising. $50 I played as I
felt" said he.
"Ahw exclaimed Seletti. 81 advised
you wrongly. You must be no priest.
but musician"
After that the way was easier. The
priestly influence on his side opened
many q door to him.-London Saturday
Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
The Doom of London.

The question, "What will be the
doom of Londony' seems a not unrea-
sonable one. What will be the end Of
the great city? What will bring about
the ruin over which Macaulay's New
Zealander is to cast his moralizing eye?
Several answers may be given. The
destruction of London at the hands Of
a victorious invader is possible, but ex-
tremely improbable. London may be
besieged, even bombarded; she cannot
be destroyed.
Flood? This again may be dismissed
as most improbable, and one calamity
only remains to be considered, namely
fire.
Now London has suffered more than
once terribly from this cause, and in
1866 the city was practically wiped
out. Every one knows this. But it is
not every one who knows that the
great confagration was predicted fif-
teen years before by Lilly, the astrolo-
ger, and by another astrologer, Nos
tradamus, century before that. Nos
tradamus cast his prediction in a
French quatrain, the gist Of which was
that In 1866 London would be visited
by conflagration which would destroy
st. Pauls and eighty-nine other
churches. Saturday Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
LIFE ROOT IN ZOA.PHORA
Proof Of the Value Of This Important Medic
inal Agent.
FOR WOMEN
Great Physicians Recommend II for the
Cure Of Woman's Ills.

The National Dispensary is medic
al work of nearly two thousand pages,
acknowledged as standard authority
by the medical profession everywhere.
1t was edited by such world-famed
physicians as Hobart Amory Hare, M.
d., professor of therapeutics and ma
terra medica in the jefferson Medical
College of Philadelphia, Henry III.
Rusby, M. D., of Columbia Univer-
sity, New York, and others of equal
prominence.
This great medical authority de-
scribes the action and use of the best
medicines recognized in the pharma-
copeias of the United States, Great
Britain, and Germany, with numerous
reference to others. In discussing the
properties of Life Root, this best of
action of this medicine on the deli
cate menstrual organism OF women.
The remedy favors an increased dis
charge when the menses are too seem
ty ard painful, and regulates the
menstrual function when irregular or
too profuse. Notice that the effect is
to regulate and restore normal func-
tions OF these organs, no matter
whether the trouble be suppressed
menstruation. or its opposite, profuse.
This medicinal plant, Life Root,
with others of equal value, are found
in Zoa- Phora. Your druggist will
supply you with this remedy, already
prepared, compounded in just the
right proportions, and put up in
sealed. sterilized, dollar bottles. Ask
him for Zoa-P hora-no further explain
alton will be needed. Each package
contains complete and explicit direc-
tions for using the medicine, also a
copy of DIR. Pengelly's Advice to
Women,' little book of great value.
explaining about the various forms of
womanly weakness and disease and
the proper treatment for their cure.
III you desire more information
about Zoa-Phora, the Zoa- Phora Com
pany, Kalamazoo. Mich, will cheer
fully answer all inquiries. No higher
authority regarding the value and use
OF medicine is known than that
above mentioned In addition, and to
prove conclusivelv to the most skep-
tical, the value of Zoa-Phora. we
have the personal experience of DIR.
Pengelly. the formulation of ZoaPhora,
who used this prescription constantly
in his private practice for many years
in treating the various diseases and
ailments to. which the delicate organ
ism OF woman is singularly subject.
$751;
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
Which Are You?

We recently saw one of our citizens
going home with small basket Of fruit.
A few evenings later we passed him
again and he had small package OF
candy. On both occasions we were
walking with the same gentleman who
remarked to us that the man with the
candy was good fellow but blew in all
he made so foolishly. We merely smiled
in reply, but could not help, in our own
mind, as we walked along, drawing a
contrast between the two men.
One was smoking cigar that cost as
much as the candy. Burning into ashes
and blowing out into the air the money
the other spent for nick-nacks that
brought as mile Of happiness to the cheek
he once thought so rosy, and gladdened
eyes that still sparkled like a thousand
diamonds with their tell-tale love for
him; carrying home, one by one, the
sweetest memories Of life; building even.
ing after evening an image in little
heart of "Home, Sweet Home" that no
time, even into eternity, would destroy.
Nourishing and kindling new love that
would in old age look back to those
happy home comings and bless his
memory as the dearest papa that ever
lived. But what Of our friend, the critic?
Yes, what Of him? Which Of the two had
you rather have been? Which of the
two are you? Eek
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10

Maud Muller on winters night
Sat reading by the lamps dull light.
She had a book upon her knee
Ger which she studied carefully.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Filed in the Office Of the County Recorder
for the Week Ending July
9th, 1907.

Michael Moser and wife to Wentzel
! Kohout, lots and 5, block ii, join
T. Clark add TO Fit Atkinson: con
sideration $780,
Anna Martinez to Michel Moser,
lots 8 and 6, block 13, Jno T. Clark {
add. to Fit. Atkinson; consideration
1866.
Frank Drtina and wife to Jos Sobo-
lik, block z. orig. Fit. Atkinson: con-
sideration $500.
+. A. Schneider and wife to James
Puffer, lot 3, block ID. Jno. L. CLARK
add. to Fit. Atkinson; consideration
$500.
Anna Martinez to James Puffer, lot
4, block 13. Jno. T. Clark add to Fit.
Atkinson consideration S164.
Frank A. Lloyd and wife to Ellen
Reynolds. east one-half of lots s and
8. block 1, Wheeler's add. to DEBORAH
consideration $3.50.
S. G. Hawks and wife to A. D..
Nesheim, east one-half of s r IA,
Sec. 34-l0o-S; consideration 900.
Chas. p. Lemon and wife to James
B. Lemon. N 30 acres, N w Ia. and
strip N w, S w IA, Sec. 33-99-10
consideration Sc, $50.
James B. Lemon to NJ. s. Lemon,
lot z. w IA, Sec. $500; considera-
tion Sl5c.
w. w. Carter and wife to David
-Weitgenant, w 1-2, l. 3, block 3. and
N AZ feet of lots and 8 in block 3,
orig, Ossian; consideration 81, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
Maud Muller And Her Nav.

Maud Muller on q winters night
Sat reading by the lamps dull light.
She had a book upon her knee
Ger which she studied carefully.
She read OF bargains to be had,
Then told her mother and her dad.
There were pretty pictures in the book,
And now and then her" NAV" would look,
And Maud would call her "paw" and say:
We kin get those things II we send away.
Now smaw," she needs some shoes and q gowr
or course we can get them here In town,
But they ain't SO nice, the people say,
AS those we get from far away.
When, this book says, an guess It's true,
That merchants here. "they just rob you."
Now Maudie's" paw had sold some stock
And had ninety dollars In his sock.
SO Maud, she wrote and sent away
For gown. and shoes. and bonnet gas.
Two weeks later by fast freight
The goods came collect. $685."
When Maudie's 'mawr tried on the dress
Her heart was surely In distress.
1t 1T her like gunny sack,
And sagged and wrinkled in the back,
The shoes, they were a size too small
She coulden't get them on at all.
And Maudse's hat? 1t was a fright,
And Maud she shed some tears that night.
Next day she drove into the town,
Called ON the store of Merchant Brown
And brought dress and shoes for 'maw."
And an overcoat for her dear paw"
And after viewing this and that
, She got herself pretty hat
| At home that night around the fire
The Muller family filled with ire.
Looked at the book that caused their woe,
And soon II made the fire to glow,
And Maud, she said: mo more I'll pen
An order to the mail order men,"
Price Current
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
Was in Poor Health for Years.

Ira W. Kelly, of Mansfield, Pa. i,
writes: 81 was in poor health for
two years, suffering from kidney and
bladder trouble, and spent consider
able money consulting physicians
without obtaining any marked benefit,
but was cured by Foley's Kidney
Cure, and desire to add my testimony
that it may be the cause of restoring
the health of Others" Refuse substi-
tutes. Brunt q Parman. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-10
Best Medicine in the World for Collie and
Diarrhoea.

II find Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the world, -
says Mr.. O. l.. Garter of Skirum. Ala
Il am subject TO collie and diaTrhoea
Last spring it seemed as though l
would die, and think / would if
hadn't taken Chamberain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. l
haven't been troubled with it since
until this week. when 1 had very
severe attack and took half a bottle of
the twenty we cent size Chamberlain &
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and this morning feel like a new
man." For sale by Engbertson's
Pharmacy. I'm
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
FouIkes in Milwaukee.

Says The Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin:
Lefty Foulkes who has been pitch
ing in the Copper Country league the
past year or two, returned to the city
today from Calumet, Mich. Lefty has
refused to sign with Calumet for this
season owing to difference in salary
He viii train here for week or two
and endeavor to catch on with some
of the minor leagues.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
w, M Fergus SON

low 8; j. L. Smith, high 13, low Il;
Guptill, Aitken, high ID, low IL, Taylor,
one straight, low g. All of the pro-
fessionals participating were shooting
high.
Among the participants We're: Mes
srs. G. II. Toozier Omaha, Neb.; E. f..
Fletcher, Red Lake Falls, MINI; w N.
Smith, Grafton, state game warden for
the first district; Carl Tonager, Moor
head; A. Ulm, Marion; j. L. Smith, j.
e. Butree, c. H. Condit, Valley City;
w Diemert, Moorhead; A. G. Divet, e.
r.. Gamble, o. II. Leach and e. e. Bas-
sett, Wahpeton; J. H. Stair, Crooks
ton; d. Farrell, Warren; A. d. Baugh-
man, F. f. Fletcher, e. G. Cooper, COM
missioner of insurance, and Clarence
Hale, Grand Forks; H. ID. Bernhard,
Warren; Frank Sprague, Grafton; r.
D. Guptill, Aitkin; III. G. Taylor, Meek
ling, S. D. and j. c. Freeze, Wimar,
Mimi
Messrs. Guptil and Taylor are class
ed among the top notch shooters in
the United States.
Among the professionals attending
the tournament are: r. r. Barber,
Iowa, representing the American Pow
der Co.; III. G. Hirschy, Minneapolis,
representing the winchester Repeating
Arms Co.; j. l.. d. Morrison, st. Paul,
representing the u. M. c.; three of the
most noted professional shooters in the
United States w. #. Ferguson of
Crookston is also here, representing
the Peters Cartridge Co.
The officers of the tournament are
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
GRATIAS Won MATCH
Fast Mat Contest at the Roller Rink
Last Night in Which Minneapolis
Crack Was Defeated.

Fargo sports saw wrestling match
last night that bore every evidence of
being on the square. Roy II. Gratias
the local boy who has wrestled in the
twin cities this winter under the name
Of the Saxon Demon, was the victor
over Carl Mattsson, the crack heavy
weight Of Minneapolis.
The men We're quite evenly matched,
Mattson being slightly taller and
heavier. Gratias was apparently the
more powerful and in better condi-
ton.
The first fall was secured by Gratias
with a scissors hold on the body and
a combination arm hold after an ,ex-
letting struggle of sixteen minutes.
There We're no fake headspins and
fancy work. The men We're after each
other every second of the time and it
was one Of the fastest bouts ever seen
on a mat here.
When the men came on for the sec
kond bout, Gratias slipped and fell on
his back in the first clash and Mats
son was on him like q flash with a
scissors hold on the head from which
there was no escape by Gratias and
/ the fall was secured in a minute and
fifty seconds.
! The third bout was a terrific strug-
gle, scarcely as fast as the first but
even more in earnest. Mattsson
lseemed to be firing somewhat while
/ there was little difference in the work
of the Demon. After each man had
I the other in dangerous positions re-
lpeatedly, Gratias finally got a scissors
on the neck which, coupled with a
Ehammerloek, rolled Mattsson over for
/ the third and deciding fall in a little
over sixteen minutes.
In the preliminaries, Murphy and
Sheldon went on for three rounds in
sparring in which Murphy outpointed
his opponent. Cosnack of Moorhead
and Thorpe of Fargo gave three more
rounds that was rather clever in spots.
Eddie Barr of Cincinnati then threw
| three local wrestlers. Barber Keime,
the famous and skilled German wrest-
! Iler, lasted a minute and half, two
other locals made much better show
ing.
Barr challenged the winner of the
| Gratias- Mattsson mill for a match.
| 1t was also announced that there will
| be a boxing match at the rink Friday
| of next week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
TOURNAMENT IS
in full swing
GATE CITY CLUBS ANNUAL
SHOOT OPENED TODAY WITH
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND
IDEAL WEATHER FOR HIGH
scoREs-slx EVENTS SHOT.

The annual amateur tournament, un-
der the auspices Of the Gate City Gun
club of this city, opened today with an
attendance which was highly gratify-
ing to officers and members. The
weather conditions were ideal for good
shooting, i'm fact some Of the visitors
declared it could not be better and
there were many compliments express
ed of the clubs new grounds. The
shooting was to the north,
The programme today was the club
shoot, thirteen events, fifteen targets
in each, except the last one, twenty
targets, sixteen yards rise for all, no
handicap in any event. There was
also a contest for the Red River cham
pionship 100 targets, fifty today and
fifty tomorrow, open to all amateurs.
In addition TO his share in the purse
the winner at 100 targets will receive
a trophy proclaiming him champion
for 1907
Six Of the events for today were shot
this morning, this afternoon beginning
at No. z. @3s
Robbins made two straights, Jen-
sens high was IA, low IL; r, Sprague,
high IA, low H. r. G. Cooper, high 13,
low 8; w. N. Smith, Grafton, high 13,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
sernnlpa Ramsav - =

Silver Serumgard, Ramsey; H. E.
Plymat Rolette; j. M. Johnson,
steele; George w. Thorpe. Stutsman;
John j. Kehoe, Towner; Theodore
Kaldor, Trail; Van r. Brown, Will
liams,, and w. H. Thomas, Benson.
The list of auditors present: Chas,
w, Nelson, Barnes county: J. w. Oh
son, Benson; j. A. McGregor, Billings;
l. w. Healy, Burleigh; Arthur G..
Lewis, Cass; George G. Bope, Kidder;
Henry Sagehorn, Mercer; Jonas Bur-
Lesson, Nelson; William w. Felson,
Pembina; John Kellesvig, Pierce;
Emil s. Eich, Ramsey, e. S. Cameron,
Richland; James "A. Brown, Rolette;
r. p. Irving, Sargent; j. w. Fabrick,
Ward; Fred Dix. Wells; Hans Ander-
son, Grand Forks.
Following business sessions this
forenoon the auditors and states at
torneys will meet at the Commercial
club rooms at 1880 p. m. and enjoy an
automobile ride to points of interest.
AT $3.50 they will attend the races at
the fair grounds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
Leeds Fast Team.

Leeds, N D., May 22.-The Leeds
team won it's second victory over
Brinsmade on the latter's grounds be-
fore large crowd. The Leeds play
ers excelled at all points of he game
and won. by a decisive score.
Nelson's ands Johnson did fine work
for Leeds and the infield worked
|splendidly; Rife at short made three
hits out of four times up and fielded
in faultless style. Lent was batted
out of the box in the fifth and Hopper
who went in to relieve him was also
hit freely. Costly errors on the part
of Brinsmade however helped Leeds
materially
The showing made by the Leeds
team was very gratifying to its fol-
lowers and local enthusiasm runs high.
The Leeds management would like to
arrange games with fast teams in any
part of the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
HOTELS ARE CROWDED
Fargo HosteIries Are Filled to Over
flowing With Hundreds of
North Dakota Guests. .

1t is a rush season for the Fargo
hotels. With the big A. o. u. w.
meeting being held here, the Gate City
Gun club tournament in. progress and
the United States court in session,
crowds Of people flocked in yesterday
from all, parts of the state and at an
early hour last evening the local hos
telries were filled to overfiowing. Every
available room was occupied, the par
lors were utilized and in some cases
cots were placed in the halls and yet
there was not sufficient room to ac-
commodate all those who wished q
nights lodging. Many people We're
turned away ana the CLERKS were kept
busy endeavoring to secure a lodging
for those whom they could not ac-
commodate at the hotels.
In consequence of the rush here the
Moorhead hotels did a big business in
taking care of the overflow, many peO-
pie being obliged to cross the bridge
in order to secure beds for the night.
Not for many months has there been
so large a crowd Of visitors in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
BIG JOB FOR GORDON.
The Champion Will Attempt
Throw Five WrestIers.

Throw rive WTGSIleFSs
Minneapolis May 22.--John Gordon
heavyweight champion wrestler of this
city, will attempt to throw the best
five men in this city on Saturday night
at the Dewey theatre. The men are
Carl Mattsson, Tom Russell, the Sax
on Demon, and any other two men that
are in the city. Gordon will certainly
have his hands full, as all these men
are training hard and will be in fine
condition for Saturday night. Lovers
of the mat will witness one of the best
bouts that was ever seen in this city.
These men have been challenging each
other through the papers for the last
three weeks, but did not come to an
agreement till last night, when the
Dewey management offered a purse of
500, winner to take ALL Mattsson
has put up side bet that Gordon will
not accomplish this. Up to the pres
ent time Gordon has not covered his
money, but undoubtedly will do so
later The referee will be decided
upon later.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
Sporting

perfect and to @, r.. Robbins the visf-
tors felt greatly indebted for the many
things that go 10 make a shooting
tournament successful and enjoyable
Mr. Robbins Is first an enthusiast and
he is popular because he likes things
right and knows well how to get them
right and complete in every detail
The programme for tomorrow, the
secpnd and last day, win include the
finish for the Red River valley cham
pionship, and club contest, thirteen
events. The visitors to the tournament
expressed their appreciation of the
trolley car service out to the grounds
which was frequent and convenient in
every way. This afternoon a number
of ladies were out to the grounds in
carriages and on horseback.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22

The Globe Feather Cleaning Co
steam cleans feather beds and pillows
We collect and deliver the same day,
106 Fifth street south. Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 q
Colder Thursday.

q North Dakota and Montana Q
q Generally fair tonight and Thurs Q
o day; colder with light frost. y
o o
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
BASEBALL SCORES.
American League.

AuSFlCaH 6-Gd9uCs
St. Louis 3, New York O.
Cleveland 4, Washington /.
Detroit 0, Philadelphia 8.
Chicago 8, Boston /.
National League.
New York 2, Chicago 8.
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburg 2.
Boston Is, st. Louis 5.
Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 2.
American Association.
Indianapolis 4, Columbus 8.
Toledo 3, Louisville 5,
Milwaukee 2, Kansas City s.
st. Paul 10. Minneapolis 2.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22

George Backer, field captain; G. w.
Clements, secretary and g. y. Rob-
bins, cashier.
Frank Sprague of Grafton, one Of
the prominent visitors and an enthus-
last in the sport, alluding to the tour
nament declared that nothing too COM
plimentary could be said Of it, The
weather was all that the shooters could
desire and the new grounds are great
Improvement over the former ones.
Every condition and arrangement was
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
Fargo VS.. casselton.

Fargo high school will meet the Cas-
selton high school on the diamond at
Casselton Saturday. Both teams have
been playing good ball and close
game is expected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
spraina 0uickIy cured.

Battle the parts freely with Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and give them alb
solute rest, and a quick cure is GER
tain. For sale by all dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-22
A MARRIAGE License.

A marriage license was granted in
Judge Hanson's court to William Her
manson and Miss Lena Ingebretson,
both of whom reside in this city.