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Az soon as she was well launched
in society, Miss Deacon began making
strong friendships In the great world.
Some Of the most important people in
the Faubourg st. German set of Paris
became her intimates; in London she
chummed with the duchess of Marl-
borough, the duchess OF Devonshire.
the dowager duchess Of Manchester
and Mrs. Arthur Paget, all of them of
tremendous social advantage to Miss
Deacon
Sultors In Plenty.
Mrs. Baldwin had Lady Somerset's
house In Mayfair, London; a beautiful
little maison opposite the Chapel OF
Our Lady OF Consolation, In Paris,
and villa at Versailles.
With all these charms, 1t could not
be doubted but that Gladys Deacon
would soon have suitors enough to
satisfy even the most exacting deb
utante. The first soon appeared
to be precise, in 1900 He was Claude
Lowther, called the handsomest man
In England. Together they made a
striking pair, and the matchmakers
had them engaged-by rumor. But
1t was not to be. Gladys Deacon went
her way and Mr.. Lowther went his.
For brief period the prince of Lich-
tenstein was favored; then he was
dismissed.
Next in line came Lord Francis
Hope, who was even then getting his
divorce from May Yohe, the one.time
soubrette, who had run away with
Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong, son Of
the late Mayor Strong of New York.
But Gladys Deacon gave the noble
lord, who some day may be the duke
OF Newcastle, his congo, and he mar
ried some one else.
Then came the affair which nearly
brought about international complica.
tons. Only Miss Deacons natural
good sense saved the day. The Ger
man emperor, who wished his eldest
son, heir to the throne. to see some
thing in English life graciously con-
sented that Prince Fritz should pay a
visit to Blenheim palace, the regal
home of the duke of Marlborough and
his American bride, once Consuelo
Vanderbilt. The duchess, who wanted
to make his stay as pleasant as pos
sible, invited Miss Deacon to meet
him. The prince, always susceptible
to feminine charms, had already seen
and admired her on the continent.
Amid the congenial surroundings of
the English country life their former
acquaintance ripened rapidly. The
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until she had grown up and been
launched In society abroad.
Fitted for Society.
The nuns had done we'll with Gladys
Deacon's Unborn vivacity, cleverness
and tact. She was turned out thor
oughly French; in time she became
perfectly Parisienne.
The Deacons had plenty of money.
Admiral Baldwin was the richest of.
nicer in the navy, and when he died
splendid inheritance went to Mrs,
Deacon, or Mrs. Baldwin, as she pre-
ferred to be called. Married when II
years old, she was barely "a when the
scandal came; she was even more
beautiful as Mrs. Deacon than she had
been as Florence Baldwin, the bride
of Edward Parker Deacon, the re-
served, awkward man Of 40.
Europe took up the daughter Gladys
as 1t had taken up the mother a
decade before. Aristocratic society
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prince so far forgot himself as to
fall desperately in love, though well
he knew that he must marry royalty
to inherit the kaiser's throne.
Could Not Share Throne.
He Immediately proposed. Miss
Deacon knew very well that the best
the prince could offer her was a NOR
ganatic marriage, and she rejected his
suit. Thereupon the gallant emper.
or-to.be offered to renounce his rights
of succession and to leave Germany
forever, If need be, in order to marry
Miss Deacon on terms of equality.
OF course the kaiser got wind OF
what was going on.
The young lover was promptly or
dered back to Berlin. There stormy
interview took place. At first the
prince bravely stuck to his guns. But
when the emperor threatened to lock
up his eldest son in fortress the
heir capitulated.
To-day the crown prince is happily
married to a wife of his father
choice and is a proud papa to boot
A year went by and the chance OF
society threw Miss Deacon and the
duke of Norfolk together. The duke
a scholarly man well over so, heredi
tary earl marshal of England. a wild
over and without son who was men
tally fit to inherit his vast fortune
estates and the premier dukedom with
its privileges at court, became i'm
mensely interested in the brilliant
American girl
His sister, Lady Mary Howard, In
vited Miss Deacon to visit Arundel
Castle, Norfolk's ancestral home, and
rumors began cropping out every
where that 1t would end In Miss Dea
cons wearing the strawberry leaves
of a duchess. By reason of Norfolk's
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In France all the matchmaking
mammas have had their eyes on
young De Charette. AS his wife the
baroness would step into premier
position in Paris, where Nine. la Ba.
rome has an undisputed position. For
all her high position in royalist so
ciety, the former Miss Polk Is intense.
ly American and delightfully."- demo
cratic. In her salons many an Ameri.
can has made her first bow to fashion.
able Paris.
The future Baroness de Charette
will become chatelaine Of three lovely
homes-an apartment in Paris, a villa
at Cannes-where the tragedy took
place, strangely enough-and charm
800 years has been the home Of the
de Cigarettes.
1t is at Basse-Motte, Chateau Nef,
Ille-et-Vilaine, near st, Malo, and only
eight miles from Dinard one of the
most fashionable of all European wa.
tering places. Here at the old chateau
Nine. de Charette entertains such i'm
portant persons as the king OF Naples,
Queen Amelie. the widowed queen OF
Portugal; Prince Won Buelow, Prince
Won Hohenlohe, the princess of Wales,
the Duchess d'Eu. the duchess of
Mecklenburg-S chwerin and Mrs. Rob.
ert Goelet
Miss Deacons fiance ia only ~
years old-tall, handsome, broad.
shouldered like the Americans, with
Bourbon features and patrician man.
ners.
The wedding takes place at the
fashionable season in Paris and will
be one of the social events OF the
year And then the matchmakers can
no longer play fast and loose with
Gladys Deacon's heart and hand.
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~ her. 1t took an official announce
WEt from both sides to stop the talk,
en4 even then there were those who
peueved it to be true-that young
pee Fritz was desperately smitten.
~ xhen there was the duke Of Nor
premier peer of England, and
prince of Lichtenstein and Lord
pike and Lord Francis Hope and
Hon. Claude Lowther were report
as about to marry the vivacious
erican girl, to say nothing of as
y more, all lights of considerable
snitude in the social armament.
9lt everybody was wrong--at least
<png in that Miss Deacon would mar
{yAny of these most desirable men.
Would Have Taken High Rank.
e the wife of the duke of Nor
'9ls she would have taken precedence
avery peerless in England; as Lady
Pfeoke or Lady Francis Hope she
"oqld have irreproachable position at
cogft.
8ladys Deacon is the eldest daugh-
teF9of the late Edward Parker Deacon,
n BOSTON and New York; her mother
Nas the lovely Florence Baldwin,
aH9ghter of Rear-Admiral Charles H.
'4iu win, U. S. N. Society even now
raspers of the tragedy that clouded
' W. lives of Gladys Deacon and her
Yoanger sisters.
was Just 16 years ago-to be pre-
s'ss' February II, 1S92-when the wires
'asned the news from one end of the
e'Ftized world to the other-Edward
1AtAer Deacon, an American, had shot
'o Killed M. Emile Abeille, a well.
HHo~n Partisan, whom he had sur
st'7eu In his wife's boudoir, Abeille
*+7l 10 hide behind sofa, but Dea-
~ unerring bullet sought him out
he indignant husband was arrest,
~ nhed and imprisoned for brief
h3'iod' Mrs. Deacon resumed her
''aioeh name and became Mrs. Bald
Eventually Mr.. Deacon lost his
'l'ru and died In a sanitarium at Wav.
efly Mass.
course there were squabbles
@enpt the children, and finally little
1'eqys was sent to a convent. There
s'e'ueu from the outside, she grew
~ " utter ignorance of the tragedy at
,. <,''nes and the scandal that followed
''p i's heels' She did not learn of II
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Instantly, as If performing in az cir
Gus, the eight great beasts raised their
trunks and poured heavy stream OF
water on the wreckage.
Back to the river went the eight
elephants. Back to her task of rescue
proceeded Bacil. Beam after beam
the mighty beast lifted, while at in
tervals her eight fellows returned from
the river and quenched the fire.
Suddenly great cheer arose from
the onlookers. Bacil had removed
the last beam, and amidst the spray
ing of water by the living fire engines,
the driver, drenched to the skin, un-
hurt, and speechless with amazement,
arose and moved into safety.
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WONDERFUL RESCUE

had been forthcoming to stay the
course of the fire. the work Of rescue
must have ceased. Even this cry
had been anticipated by tho trainer.
The remaining elephants were return
ing from the Monongahela river, which
lay short distance from the line.
Drawing them up. the trainer shouted
word of command.
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HAS BEEN RESTORED IN ALL ITS
PRISTINE GLORY.
That is, Model Has Been Carefully
Constructed Which Shows Fa-
nous Structure as II Was In
the Long Ago.

The London bridge of history is not
the London bridge which the traveller
beholds as he visits the great English
metropolis. but the old London bridge
which for 600 years was the very
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hand. Her engagement to
young Baron Antoine de
arette is announced. For five
rs Miss Deacon has been one
HE most-talked-of young women of
Hety on both sides of the Atlantic.
ii gossips have had her engaged to
6ozen eligibles, from princes down
Iplain "misters." But all the time
\ had been laughing up her sleeve
81 were all wrong. of course.
here was the young crown prince
Germany, for example. The credu-
= had him head over heels in love
ID La belle Americana" and will
b to renounce his claims to the
Fone of the German empire for love
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lucky FRENCHMAN
4 HAS WON THE LOVE
OF GLADYS DEACON
Tier the Affair of Smitten Prince
and a Duke Turned Down."
4 Comes the Triumph of Young
4 Baron de Charette, and An
other international RO-
d nance Is Launched

EW YORK.-At last Miss
Gladys Deacon, of New
IL York and Boston, Lon
. don and Paris, has found
u the man upon whom she
can hestoW her heart
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30
Work Progressing at the Dam.

We made trip to the new power
plant of the Upper Iowa Power Co.,
ten miles down the river one day last
week, and were surprised to note the
immensely of the structure that is be-
ing erected. The work is well under
way. the foundation of the power
house, and large retaining walls and
dam on the north side being COM
pleted, while the forms are in place
and the excavations made for the COM
mencing of work on three of the con-
crete piers between which the nine
big fainter gates will be placed. An
immense amount of work has already
been done and it is expected that it
will be completed during the month
of November When it is known that
the retaining wall dam north Of the
power house stands twenty. five feet
above water level, and that the power
house will be fifty eight feet high, OF
solid concrete, some idea of the size
of the dam can be gained. Over 1000
barrels of cement will be used in the
construction Everything works ON a
perfect system, and in full days
work they put about 200 yards of con-
crete into the forms. The water will
be "a feet deep in front of the dam.
and behind it will be beautiful
lake, running three or four miles up
the river. In some places it will be
nearly a mile long by quarter to a
half mile wide Power for operating
the machinery used is sent down from
the steam plant at DEBORAH. The pole
line, fine triple wire system, with
telephone wires below, has been COM
pleted from DEBORAH to the dam and
from there to Waukon, and wOrkmen
sare busy rebuilding the wiring sys-
ten,s III those two cities, SO that
everything will be ready for business
as soon as the dam is completed. The
machinery is all on the ground ready
for installation, so that there will
probably be no delay on that score.
1t is certainly an ideal location for
such dam, imbedded in solid rock,
and the surrounding scenery is magni-
ficent. A trip to the dam is well
worth the time any of these days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30
NORTHWEST CANADA.
Continued from first page)

not over five years it has sprung from
a struggling village to a prosperous
city of 1000 people, with three trunk
lines Of railroad, wide streets, splen-
did modern buildings. elegant hotels
and residences. and surrounding
country that is developing into one of
the best wheat producing sections of
Canada. 1t is wholesale and retail
market place for large territory, and
is destined to become large city. D.
H. and Alfred Telford have a real
estate Office in Saskatoon. and are
doing thriving business. The even
ing was spent here in viewing the
city and in attending reception and
dance rendered the editors at one Of
the public buildings of the city.
We left early in the morning and
ran up to Rosthern, another prosper
Gus town on the branch to Prince AL
bert. where the conditions are some
what similar to those at Saskatoon,
and coming back to Warman, left on
the main line for the west. running
through splendid farming country
along the north branch of the Sas-
katchewan river, through the beautiful
valley to North Battleford, arriving
there at noon Thursday. Here is a
growing town of 1900 people only
three years old, just across the river
from the original town of Battleford,
the first capital of the territories of
Canada. We were given a fine dinner
at the hall. which was followed by
some splendid addresses by the citi-
zens of Battleford and members OF our
party. There is a large Indian in
dustriai school at Battleford, and it
is the headquarters for the mounted
police of that district. 1t is also
railroad divisional point.
Crossing the North Saskatche wan
we ran through a rougher country.
with patches of small timber. dotted
here and there with farms, but for
the most part fine grazing country
to Lloydminster, town but five
years old, founded by an English
colony led by Rev. l. M. Barr. The
country around here is quite produc-
tive and is making splendid progress.
1t is directly on the line between the
provinces of Saskatchewan and
Alberta.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30

10. Do not hang the corn in pig
pen or over stable or grain bin.
IL. Do not hang the corn out of
doors.
10. Do not use artificial heat in
drying the corn.
l3. Keep the windows of the room
where the corn is hung up open all
the time except during stormy wealth
er until hard freezing weather comes
IA. Open the windows during the
warm, clear days in winter.
10. Select two or three times as
much seed as you think you will
need.
Is. Do not depend for seed corn on
occasional good ears selected through
out the husking period. Save it all
now
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30

acres timber, good room house. new barn
with hay fork, etc., cattle barn, and other
improvements, granary, hen house, corn
crib, good windmill. Within l mile of
school, miles of church, ~ miles of
creamery. A dandy farm for anyone. $50
per acre Is cheap for the place. Let us show
II to you.
IL. One of the very finest farms in Winnie.
shiek county, in the village of Kendall
Vile, 100 acres, fine new modern house,
heated with furnace, right in town, gran
airy, good hen house, buggy shed. and
other improvements, creamery on farm,
river runs through farm, about 100 acres
cultivated, 40 acres pasture, few acres of
timber. 2e rods from church and school,
an ideal farm home and stock farm, just
the place to raise family. II will go now
at $65 per acre, which is considerably less
than IL Is worth.
Is. Here Is a fine DEBORAH home at bargain
The owner will sacrifice $500 to sell il quick
and best locations in the city go d brick
house, nine rooms, barn with room for We
horses, woodshed cement walk. everything
in good condition. II is cheap at 5000.
Let us show 1t TO you,
10. Forty acre farm ~ miles north of Deco
rah, 81 acres under pillow, 8 acres timb-r,
fruit trees, well and windmill. Sold on
easy terms.
q. A small home Just outside city limits. in
good loration. One acre of ground, good
house, barn and corn crib, anc consider
able fruit. Will go cheap II taken soon.
y. A ITO acre farm in Assiniboia, Canada, in
must dispose of. Will sell cheap or trade
for DEBORAH residence property.
%. 200 acres in Lawrence county Tennessee,
45 acres under pillow, rs pasture, so timber.
Five room house, good barn, room for 6
horses, 20 tons hay 1000 bushels corn: good
double granary and tool house; well and
spring water; apples, peaches plums and
grapes. Two and one-half miles from
town. Price, 5000: s., 900 cash. balance of
5000 In good rental, residence or hotel
property, latter preferred If deal Is made
Ia 30 days will include all growing crops,
two cows and calf. three horses and ali
farm machinery Better investigate this.
"a. $50 acres in North Dakota. olack loan,
with clay sub soil; for sale cheap. Will
take small dwelling part payment:
time on balance To suit purchaser
Is. Splendid paying newspaper in live north
eastern Iowa town. A good paper, has
been conducted by hustler who must dis
pose OF IL on account OF poor health. Will
consider either cash sale or trade for land.
20. Here's a good ten room brick house In one
OF the best locations In the city; corner lot,
6lx13O, cement walks throughout, fine
house In which TO live and keep roOmers.
Must be sold soon. See us about II.
Is. A nice little four-room house for small
family. In good condition, location first
class. Will be sold cheap An ideal home
for retired farmer and wife wanting small
house.
q. One of the most comfortable homes In De-
corah. In fine location, close In, high and
dry, rooms. fine cellar, furnace, cement
walks and curb, barn TO hold horses, 10
tons hay, buggy, etc., woodshed, 50xl2, one
half h0Ored. Ice house, and many other
conveniences. win sacrifice TO sell at
once. Best Of reasons for selling.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30
THE GIANTS WIN.
Carl Larson's Lutheran Publishing House
Giants Defeat the Posten's Invincibles.

Saturday afternoon at the fail
grounds there was something doing in
the base ball line. when Carl Larson's
famous Giants lined up against the
DEBORAH Posten's Invincibles. The
rain that started to fall about 2 80 in.
terferred some, but it takes more than
little rain to stop these sturdy sons
of Viking. The game was advertised
pionship, not only for this year but
from now on And the Giants are
feeling elated because they rolled up
a score of ~ to for the Invincibles.
The Invincibles scored first, making
in the second, in the third and in
the fourth, scoring twice in the sixth,
three times in the seventh and once
in the eighth. The Giants never
found home plate until the fourth and
then they scored five times, and once
again in the fifth. and made five
more in the seventh, and one in the
eighth.
The game was a pitchers battle, l..
Rygg, of the Giants striking out four
teen men and Shema of the Irwin
cibIes four men. The Giants infield
was exceptionally strong and they
gobbled up every ball that came their
way. letting very few outside the in
field. p. Rygg, the Giants catcher,
was easily the star of the day. playing
brilliant game. The pasteing abil-
ity of the Giants was what helped
them, as most of them do more or less
pasteing in the Publishing House
bindery, and when they lined up on
the diamond they didn't forget their
pasteing ability s1d proceeded to
paste the ball right and left. The
rivalry between these two teams has
been tense for some years and Iat-
thing good game was played. The In
vincibles are not the least bit slow
and like u. Cubs played in little
hard luck, but nevertheless they
showed the leaders in the pennant
race that they could play some ball.
Carl Larson's Giants are just rs proud
as Muggsy McGraws, even if they
only won out by point or two. Fol-
lOuu;nn &c fba
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30
More Improvements at Steyers Hall.

IOTc Improvements al StcyCE
A few weeks ago we noted in detail
the improvements to Steyer's opera
house, including the installing of a
handsome steel ceiling on the ceiling
and side walls of the opera house as
we'll as under the balcony, and the
decorating of the same by A. M.
Kelly Workmen are now about to
start upon the remodeling of the hall
ways, which will all be renovated and
put in first class condition. The i'm
provements when completed will make
this modern building. By the re.
moval of the raised seats in the opera
house additional room is given for
dancing. and in the summer it will
be used for roller skating.
The Hart-Parr Traction Engine
Company have planned the erection
of large steel plant at Charles City,
work upon the same to commence next
spring. This will represent about
200 men ecessary to the erection of
the plant and is operation. including
the most skilled and experienced
specialists and workmen from the
Bessemer steel mills, and will mean
much for the future Of Charles City,
and this mererely a foundation for
more extensive operations along this
line.
Henry Reeves, the old reliable
hog buyer, pays the highest market
price at all times. and handles more
hogs than all the buyers of northeast
ern Iowa combined. See him at the
Winneshiek County Bank or O.. M.
& st. r. stock yards. 23tf
For first-class hair cut or shave
go to the Central Barber Shop, Haus.
with & Shema proprietors. We now
have four-chair shop and can give
you quick service. Shoe shining
parlor and bath rooms in connection.
26tf
A Photographer mistakenly speaks Of
"young men who realize that they
are a little shy on brains. There
"ain't no SIGH. When nature fails
to give brains it gives so much gall
that the victim never realizes the
lack.
A Rockwell City citizen, who has a
fiery team. says he will have to quit
driving out into the country, as he is
so frequently annoyed by farmers run
ming past him in autos and soaring
his horses
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-30
Public Opinion
Property Exchange

The
department this
Property Exchange.
Hyou have property which
if
IT, Ii won't unes
forget grow Everything
Public Opinion does
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Sunday school was opened prompt
ly at $3.50 o'clock by the superintend-
emit, Mr.. James Hurt. A large num-
Der of pupils was present and liberal
collection was raised. The lesson, "Je-
cus the Saviour of the World" was re-
viewed by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Clark,
who had just returned from Column
bus, o., where he conducted a most
successful revival After the lesson
review, the superintendent read the re-
port of the financial standing of the
classes for the month of January. Glass
No. IA was in the lead, while two
classes were tied for the smallest col
lections Of the month.
Tuesday night, although the weather
was Indictment a large number Oh
teachers and officers, with the pastor,
was out to the regular meeting. The
lesson, Jesus and the Woman of Sa-
rnaria" for Sunday, February 8, was
reviewed and many interesting points
were brought out. Mr.. S. P. Harrison
conducted the lesson. Benediction was
pronounced and the meeting ad.
Jcurned.