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4 Boy with a Future.

Farmer Jeamss was q ski1fiint. He had
already put by thirteen pounds in thir-
teen years. and confidently expected 10
die q millionaire, says Tid-Blts.
One day he hired a country youth to
help him with his work and as the boy
turned up at 6 o'clock, he was at oace set
down 10 breakfast.
After the boy had eaten his Ill. the
farmer suggested that while they were az
Il they should eat dinner The lad agreed
and managed 10 get down g little more
Seeing that his new helper was by this
time quite replete. the foxy Jeames sug-
gested eating supper. and thus get the
meals through and done with.
Right-o!" mUrmured the boy. and sEal-
lowed half a crust OF bread.
And now,r cried the happy farmer,
thinking with glee Of the saving in food
that he had just effected. Tets get 10
work"
''Oh. no." answered the boy. slowly: Y
never work after supper! ! 90 70 bedF'
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katherine Prescott WorTneley, whose
father was a rear admiral IN the British
navy, and whose mother was q niece Of
Commodore Edward Preble. one of the
founders Of the American navy. Is the
author OF numerous serious books, among
them q lie OF Balzac. and a history OF
The work Of the sanitary commission. with
which she labored indefatigably during
the civil war IN addition, she has trans
lated into English the works OF Balzac,
Noliere, and other French savants- Born
IN England seventy-eight years ago. Miss
Wormeley Is passing the winter Of her
life IN the little town Of Jackson. y H
Leaving Julia Ward Howe out Of consid-
eraticn-her father was banker with
unusual breadth and Hberality Of educa-
tiOn-Miss Wormeley is probably the dean
OF the literary talented daughters OF to-
day
Mrs. Robert Small. the elder Of the
daughters Of Rear Admiral Charles D
Sigsbee-he who endeared himself in the
hearts OF his eOuntrymen by his conduct
when the Maine was blown up in Ha-
vana hErbOr-eontributes regularly to the
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SHE MAKES WEDDING CAKE.
Most of the Smart Weddings sup
piled by One Woman.


piled by One Woman
The wedding cake for most OF the smart
weddings Of the season came from the
kitchen OF q woman who recently went
into the business Of baking cake for suca
occasions. says the New York Sun
She is one Of the rather large army OF
zentlswonnen who nowadays find < neces-
sary 70 do something for q living When
the necessity confronted her of finding
something 70 do. she remembered Jhat she
could make very good fruit cake, and TO
that talent her friends could bear testf-
nOny.
So when she told them that she wanted
70 make welding cake and have them and
their friends buy T. they came % her as
sistance Loyalty. with the confidence too.
OF getting something very good The cake
continued 70 taste just as well to these
purchasers as il had in the past. and her
business has steadily grown. Now she
has 50 many orders for cake that she Is
required TO keep two assistants
But she does not leave 70 them any OF
the details that are important in the max
ing OF the cake She knows that her own
personal skill was what brought her sue
cess. and she is too grateful 10 her Gus
toners not 10 give them what they ex-
pect from her n filing their orders
She Is able 10 compete with the caterers.
too, il the matter Of dainty boxes, and
has been able 70 get exclusive designs
Also. she IS able TO Undersell them. al
though it Is not so certain that she VIII
continue 10 do It even if she can AFFORD 70.
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best-known orchestras. Miss Wsgnalls
other talent Is that OF writing. her books
and stories most frequently dealing with
musical people and situations
Queen Maud OF Norway, daughter Of
Edward VII whose talent for world diplo-
macy has lately been stril,tngly apparent.
numbers among her talents that OF music
N brief. she IS held 20 be one OF the clev-
crest women n Europe. both inside and
beyond the pale OF royalty. In this con-
nectiOn Il IS interesting &c note that the
present Queen OF Spain, whose father, the
late Prince Henry OF Battenberg, was
rather talented. wrote a play and had II
staged while Yet she was a princess Her
talent for handling q sailboat IS that OF
an expert. and she delights (Or did before
she ascended the Spanish rhroneg in per
forming feats Of seamanship that would
put her IN the professional class any day
she chose 20 enter IL
Directs Research Work.
A talented daughter who is continuing
the life work OF her father Is Miss Cor
neIia Horsford. OF Cambridge, Mass. Her
father dying fifteen years ago. Miss Hors-
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CheapIy Held.
Fudm judge

Prom Judge
Mrs. Dewten-I do think Mr.. Hankiason
is the meanest man I ever heard Of. with
ont exception
Mrs. Jeukins-Why. what's he been do
I ing?
Mrs. Dewtell-Sued man for alienation
Of his wife's affections and set the dam
| ages at only SO.
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TALENTED DAUGHTERS OF TALENTED MEN

A RefHtatiOn in Part That All Wealthy Young Women
Are Social Butterflies, for Among Other Women
There Is the Really Serious Work of Miss Morgan;
the Wives of the Whitney Boys; Mildred HoVeHs,
Daughter or William Dean; and Miss Clara Clemens,
Who Recently Made Her Debut in Concert.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26

The work of building and construct
ing said cement sidewalks to COM
mence on the 9Th day of October,
1908, and shall be completed on the
9Th day of November. 1908.
The cost of building and construct
ing said cement sidewalks is TO be
assessed to the AUDITING property
owners and certificates issued to the
contractor for the amount thereof
against fund to be derived from a
tax to be levied under Sections 779
and S41 of the Code of 1907, as
amended by Chapter thirty of the
Acts and Resolutions of the Thirtieth
General Assembly, and Chapter forty.
Acts and Resolutions of the Thirty.
Second General Assembly, which Ger
tificates shall be accepted by the con-
tractor in payment of said work.
All persons interested will take due
notice and govern themselves accord.
ingly.
Dated at DEBORAH. Ia, Ang. 5, 1908.
+. w. Daubney. Mayor.
Attest; f. M. Hughes, City CLERK.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26
Ant Merchants.

Ant merchants, clad In leather un-
derwear, are to be found in Paris,
London and several other European
cities. Wherever pheasants are pre-
served the ant merchant is In demand.
1t is not, however, ants, but the eggs
Of ants, that t e man chiefly deals In.
From every part of Europe ants are
shipped to him. and he keeps them In
ant runs-places similar in their nature
to chicken runs-and he feeds and
tends them carefully, so that their
health will keep fine and they will lay
generously.
The eggs he packs in wooden boxes
and ships to various earls, dukes,
counts and other game preserves in
different parts Of the world. And the
ants themselves he Stays as soon as
they cease to lay, pressing them and
selling them In black blocks similar
to plug tobacco to dealers in birds and
bird food.
1t is interesting to be an ant mer.
chant, but leather underwear is essen
tial to the business, as the little crea-
lures bite unmercifully.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26
Ordinance No. 229.

An ordinance establishing sidewalk
grade on the east line Of Oak street in
Otis and Stevens addition 10 the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Section /. That the sidewalk grade
points, on the East line of Oak street.
in Otis and Stevens addition to said
city, shall be and the same is estab-
lished as follows, to-wit: Commence
ing at the center line of East Broad
way, in said city. which is Station 0,
elevation 90 %; thence south to Sta. 0
plus 40, Ell. 56. 20; Sta. plus 20. Ell.
GA. 10; Sta. l plus so, Ell. 66. 70; Sta.
plus rs. Ell 68. "a: Sta. 2. Ell. SO. 80
Sta. 2 plus 90, Ell. II. SO; Sta. 2 plus
rs, Ell. 1854; Sta. 3, Ell. 70. 80; Sta 8
plus %. FL. 73.4S; Sta. 3 plus so. Ell.
70. 10; Sta. plus 70, Ell 1887; Sta.
4. FL. II. 10; Sta. 5. FL. 60. II; Sta. 5
plus %, Ell 80; Sta. 8 plus 10, Ell.
81. "a; Sta. 6 plus %. Ell. DOT; Sta. 6
plus so, Ell. CO. 81; Sta. plus 70. Ell.
LOO; Sta. 6 plus 94.7, Ell. 81. "a; Sta.
2 plus %, Ell. SO. 90; Sta. plus "a,
Ell. $500; Sta. s plus 10, Ell. 7l.69;
Sta. y. Ell. so. 90; Sta. 8 plus 70, Ell.
SO. 90; Sta. IL, Ell SO. 80; Sta. ~, Ell.
104. 40; Sta. Is plus So. Ell. ILL., %, and
there terminating at the line between
Sections Is and %, T. SO. N. R.
s W. 9Th P. M.
Section q The profile of the county
surveyor on file is by reference hereby
included and made part of this or
dinance and all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication, as
by law provided.
+. W. Daubney, Mayor.
f. NJ. Hughes, City Clerk.
Passed Aug. 9TH. 1908.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26
Coincide nce.

The strange story told by default
ing debtor of his being recognized after
he had been for six years trying to
live down the past is not so strange a
story as one which came within the
ken of Professor Jowett. A good man
went wrong, was caught and sentenced
at Liverpool to Imprisonment. After
the sinner had served his term Jowett
and others helped him, and he obtained
a colonial editorship where his past
was unknown. He did well; was a
new man. One day tornado swept
off the roof of his Office. Under the
roof was discovered a batch OF old
English papers which had been placed
there and forgotten after the mail had
brought them. He set members of his
staff to work to get out of the derelicts
anything which might be interesting
enough to print. The first thing that
they found was full report of the
trial and conviction of the man him
self, their editor at Liverpool all those
years before.-St James Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26
In Spite Of Hunt
Merrlvale.
BY ETHEL DOUGLAS.
Copyrighted, 1908, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham.
By ETHEL DOUGLAS.

Nancy started angrily as the porter
dropped a suit case into the front seat
of her section and Philip Graham fol.
lowed him to the seat
"'This is ungenerous," she said tense
ly when the porter had taken himself
off. "How did you discover that was
comingY
II am afraid that you will not credit
my protestations, said Graham sober
ly, "but | assure you that my surprise
equals your own. | was telegraphed
for not two hours ago. l had just time
to throw few things into the suit case
and run for the train. / was under the
impression that you were to remain
with your aunt week and that-last
night would make no difference in your
plans"
Last night had nothing to do with
it," disclaimed Nancy Father wired
for me. l am afraid that it is serious,
and you elect to follow me and annoy
me with your arguments"
II have already assured you of my
entire ignorance Of your presence on
the flier," said Philip stiffly. "In proof
of my good intentions l shall betake
myself to the smoker until l am able to
arrange an exchange of seats with the
conductor"
He raised his hat and stalked for
ward in the direction Of the cafe car,
leaving Nancy with her feelings sadly
ruffied. Only the night before Graham
had proposed to her and had been re-
fused. She was certain that her aunt.
Mrs. Merrivale, had managed to get
word to Philip that Nancy had been
telegraphed for. His presence here
was part of Mrs. Merrivale's match
making plans.
Had she been left to herself Nancy
would have accepted Graham; but, be-
ing a young person of spirit, she de-
clined to be forced upon Graham or
to have him forced upon her. From
the beginning Aunt Merrivale's plans
had been too obvious.
They were flying through the yard
now. She could not leave the train.
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OF course Philip would be back later
to explain that he was unable to effect
an exchange into another car Prob
ably he would spend the evening
across the section from her, and, un-
like the men, there was no place to
which Nancy could retreat.
She was genuinely surprised when
presently a strange porter came for
the suit case, placing another in the
seat In it's place. She smiled to her
self with satisfaction. 1t was plain to
be seen that she had shown Graham
how she had penetrated his plan, and
he had acknowledged his defeat Idly
she wondered If he would leave the
train at Philadelphia; then mentally
she scolded herself for taking any in
terest In Philip Graham's movements.
They were well past Philadelphia
when Graham passed her on his way
to the dining car, and Nancy rather
admired him for his persistence in re-
naming away from her. At least he
was too clever to betray his disap-
pointment that his ruse had failed.
The night had settled down. Lights
were dull, and reading was impossible.
Nancy had answered the first call for
dinner, and she resigned herself to
idling the long hour until the berths
were made up. The message calling
her home had been vague In the ex-
treme, and In its very vagueness 1t
was the more alarming. Her father
might be dying for all she knew, and
the thought bore down upon her.
She was peculiarly sensitive to
moods, and the atmosphere of the half
deserted car was depressing. Through
the closed door of the stateroom at
her back came the wailing cry Of
baby, to which was occasionally added
the more lusty note of growing child.
Across the aisle a man played innu-
games of solitaire, the sharp
whir of the shuttle punctuating his
grunting, half audible comments at the
run of bad luck. Just ahead two wom-
en- were discussing dressmaking In
shrill tones which rose above the
steady rattle Of the train, and here and
there some man leaned idly back In
his seat and turned his newspaper
with rustic that Jared on nerves al
ready at a tension.
Nancy felt that she must scream. She
had slept little the night before after
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26
Remedy for Diarrhoea. Never Known
TO Fail.

II want to say few words for
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Disrrhoea Remedy. 1 have used this
preparation in my family for the past
five years and have recommended it
to a number of people in York county
and have ne.er known it TO fail to
effect cure in any instance. l feel
that i can not say too much for the
best remedy of the kind in the
world. IS. Jemison, Spring Grove,
York county. Pa. This remedy is for
sale by Engbertson' Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26

Notice is hereby given that the City
Council of the city of DEBORAH, Iowa.
will consider the following proposed
resolution of necessity at meeting to
be held at the council chamber. in the
city hall, in city, at 80 O'Clock p.
M. on the 10th day of September,
1908, said proposed resolution of
necessity being as follows:
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-02
HEALING POWERS CLAIMED FOR
CALIFORNIA WATER.
Pool Is Located in Indian Reservation
In Mountain Valley and Has
Long Been Known to Mis-
sion Tribe of Red Men.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Down in the Cali
fornia desert, $50 miles from Los
Angeles and around the spur of a
mountain, is little valley owned by a
canny Scotchman, DR.. Murray. The
doctor has brought the water from the
mountains near by and has created an
oasis in the desert" He has about
ten acres in oranges and alfalfa, and
nothing could be more pleasant to the
eye, after ranging over a sandy waste,
than this charming valley.
An Indian reservation adjoins the
DOCTORS ranch, and from them he
leases for 500 per annum rare
spring The pool formed by this
spring is about as large as good
sized room and is covered by rude
shack. The uniform temperature of
the water is 100 degrees, and it is
said to have many healing properties.
When a person first enters this poo.
his feet strike soft, sandy bottom,
and he is apparently in water about
Is inches deep All at once ripple
goes over the surface, much as If a
stone had been thrown in. and near
him he notices the sand has opened,
disclosing hole as large as the cir
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-
TO ABOLISH THE LoCKSTEP.
Reform Is Established at Blackwelrs
Island Penltentiary.

New York.-Blackwell's Island peni.
Tertiary, where minor offenders of
New York city's laws serve their sen.
fences, will know the striped suit and
the lockstep no more.
John V. Coggey, commissioner of
correction. announced the other day
that he has decided to put an end to
stripes and lockstep in the peniten.
tiary. as he believed that thet did
much to kill any smoldering spark OF
decency that may remain in the pris-
oner when he is brought to the city
prison. Commissioner Coggey said:
Il find that most of the progressive
penal institutions throughout the coun-
try have abolished the stripes and the
lockstep. | agree thoroughly with the
argument in favor Of this action, that
1t saves the prisoner from humiliation
which he never can forget.
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THE LIGHTS OF RDME
sTREET LAMPS LONG IN COMING
TO HISTORIC CITY.
Thieves and Footpads swarmed no
Place and Operated Under Cover
Of -Darkness-Gas introduced
M in Year 1886.

Monochrome until the second half
, Of the nineteenth century was the
worst lighted city in the world, and
yet, says an old chronicler, no place
needed to be well illuminated at night
80 much as Rome, as here the most
celebrated vagabonds of Europe con-
gregated
1t Is true that Examinations and
fireworks were of frequent occurrence
In the Eternal City--ambassadors,
cardinals and princes never missed an
occasion to light torches and bonfires;
: but these isolated patches of light
Z only served to bring out the contrast
Of the darkness in the surrounding
squares and streets, which was rarely
Broken save by some feeble flickering
Name burning before shrine.
"a The carriages of the cardinals and
mobiles were preceded by armed serv-
ants carrying lanterns, but the poor
+ pedestrian who ventured out at night
ran the risk of being robbed by foot
pads, who lay in wait on the steps
and under the porticos of churches,
privileged places where the arm of
the law could not reach. They stole
not only valuables but also articles of
apparel Cloaks were greatly sought
after by thieves in those days, as they
cost a considerable sum, and they
were made to last for couple of gen.
erations.
In 1706 the state of darkness in
which the streets were left almost
provoked a revolution. The king of
Spain sought recruits for his army in
Rome and ordered his agents to avail
themselves of the darkness in the
streets and press into service all the
4 young men they could lay their hands
on. The inhabitants rebelled, and, led
by the people of Trastevere, attacked
the two palaces and set free all the
prisoners, who carried their chains in
triumph to the Madonna of Ara Coeli.
In 1855 half-hearted attempt was
made to light the streets with the
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figure on the Democratic side, and II
an election had been held then no
name but his would have been heard.
But since then Bailey has fallen so
far and so fast that the recent cleo.
ton makes only one more station on
the way down hill, though to him it is
the bitterest blow of all. The minor
ity leadership was the object of his
immediate ambition. His humiliation
lowers in the senate. for it is nothing
less, hurts him more than anything
else.
The final drop in Bailey's cup is that
not only has he been cast aside, but
his bitterest enemy has been chosen
for the place he coveted Culberson
and Bailey are sworn foes. The en-
nifty between them originated with
Culberson. Bailey, who is the proud.
est and most unyielding of men, at
first so far abandoned his usual scorn.
full attitude in such cases as to make
overtures to Culberson. They were
rejected, and from that time the war
between them was relentless,
Culberson's friends warned him
against making a fight on the dominat-
ing Democrat of Washington and
urged him to accept the olive branch !;
but Culberson's thin lips only whitened
as he listened--a trick of theirs, which
his friends know well-and he made
no answer. So the war went on
which ended in triumph for Culberson.
1t will be the more bitter for Bailey If
'Culberson becomes chairman of the
national committee. There is sus.
picion that Bryan realizes this. Bailey
is no friend of Bryan's.
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LOSES LIFE BUT
SAVES HUNDREDS
TUNNEL TRACK WALKER OF NEW
YORK CENTRAL WINS
GLORY IN HIS DEATH.
NEWS KEPT FROM DYING WIFE
Tommy Ryan, a Humble Railroad EN-
ploye, Ground to Pieces Under
Wheels While Performing
His Duty

New York.-A few laborlng men
dropped around to Tommy Ryan's
house on West Forty-ninth street ito
help pack up and move" They took
their hats of in the dark hall below
and walked up the stairs with muffied
feet. In the front room neighbours
daughter was trying to amuse two
pretty babies, one four and the other
two years old.
Tom Ryan, big, hearty, good.natured
Tom. who loved his wife and children,
was not there. He was buried and his
two babies we're cared for at the home
of neighbor while his friends fol.
lowed him to the grave. The children
do not know he is dead Neither does
his wife, who is sick unto death In a
hospital where for four weeks she
has been battling with typhoid fever
She thinks that she Is 80 sick that the
nurses will not let her see even her
husband. And no one. not even the
hospital physicians. have yet dared
take the responsibility OF letting her
know the truth
This story should interest those per-
sons who took the p. m. local train
for Westchester county from the
Grand Central. Their train went safe
ly through the tunnel, carrying them
to their waiting families In the
suburbs, but they never knew why.
They didn't even know that as they
passed the signal lamp at Eighty
sixth street in safety their train had
swept over the body of the man who
had saved them.
Thomas Ryan had been married
about dozen years. His Oldest child
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-02

DROPS AFTER LONG FLIGHT.
Carrier Pigeon from South Carolina
Falls Exhausted In New York.

New York.-A bedraggled carrier
pigeon beat it's way YEARLY across the
upper bay in the driving rainstorm at
noon the other day, lowering over the
Battery sea wall moment, and then
dropped to the coping of the Aquarium,
where 1t futtered to the ground. A
passerby picked up the bird. which
made no attempt to escape, and car
ried 1t inside the building.
Attached to the brass ring encir.
cling the pigeons leg was strip OF
thin wax paper, bearing the following
inscription:
Introducing Beauty record
breaker. Left Charleston, s. c., De
cember 8, bound for Cooper square
II am in trouble give me square
meal and pass me along"
Beauty got a square meal-fOr
which he seemed very grateful-and
after a rest and thorough drying out
he was taken outside again and tossed
into the air. After circling few
times to take his bearings, the pigeon
headed north on the last lap of its
700-mile journey, and was quickly lost
to view.
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BUG IN EAR FOR MONTHS.
Caused Boys Headaches and Came
Near Taking Life.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Surgical ex.
perts who opened the ear of nine-year-
old Somers Braddock. of Bakersville,
t. discover the cause of headaches,
which had been worrying the child for
months, found a dead beetle in the in
ner ear. Removal of the bug was fol.
lowed by immediate departure of the
pain, and the lads hearing will not
even be affected by the insects long
residence In his ear tube.
The lad was sitting on the porch
of his home one night last summer
when he screamed out that bug had
crawled in his ear His parents made
an examination. but failed to discover
the bug, and no more was thought OF
the incident until the child began to
suffer from pains in his head.
Surgeons who performed the opera
ton declare that, had the bug gone a
fraction of an inch farther into the
] child's ear. 1t would HAYS killed him