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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
A Smile From a Stranger.

Most of us owe debts of gratitude to
strangers whose kindly smile has sent
sunshine into our aching hearts and
has given us courage when we were
disheartened.
1t is a great thing to go through life
with smiling face. 1t costs little. but
who can ever estimate its value?
Think how the pleasure of life would
be increased If we met smiling faces
everywhere-faces which radiate hope,
sunshine and cheerl What JOY 1t
would be to travel in a gallery of liv-
ing pictures radiating hope and cour-
age.
Who can estimate what beautiful,
smiling faces mean TO the wretched
and the downcast, those whose life
burdens are crushing them?
Many of us carry precious memories
Of smiling faces which we glimpsed
but once, but whose sweet, uplifting
expression will remain with us forever
Success Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
NASSET.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Oct. 26. 1908.
TOO late for last week.
Wedding bells today.
Farmers are busy with corn huskine
these days.
Miss Oline Nesseth is staying with
her sister Mrs. T. Nesseth.
Mr.. Ole Ask finished his threshing
last week and Peter Roxvold expects
to wind up this week if the weather
allows.
Mr.. Morris woldum has been on the
sick list.
Those that were confirmed in the
United Lutheran church by Rev.
Fjelde Sunday were Carl Buer, Peter
Hendrickson, Emil Hanson, Selma
Rongnaas and Olga Berge.
Mr.. j. Heinan of Ossian, finished
concrete bridge last week in Supt.
Ooopers district in Sec. 3.
Mr.. Fred Amunrud visited with
home folks Sunday.
Miss Hannah Lee is visiting rela-
tives in Minneapolis these days.
Mr.. Jacob Lee worked for contractor
Heinan last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sherping are visit.
ing relatives in ALERT Lea.
Mrs. Il. Nessteh has rented her farm
to Mr.. j. Sivesind who will move on
to it this month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
She Was Deliberate.

1t Is said that Dinah Mulock Craik,
the famous author of "John Halifax,
Gentleman" made a habit of leaving
at her bank the manuscript of each of
her stories as soon as it was completed.
1t would remain there perhaps six
months, and then she would call for 1t
and see how the story affected her
after that lapse of time If 1t pleased
her, the manuscript was sent to the
publisher, Otherwise 1t was rewritten
or thrown away.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
BURR OAK
From Our Regular Correspondent
Too late for last week.

from Our Regular correspondent
(Too late for last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Sundayed with
their son Earl and wife.
The L. A. s. meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Julia Reed to elect
new officers for the ensuing year.
A small crowd attended the Demo
cratic rally Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Sharp with her cousin
Miss Edith Sharp of Cresco visited
friends couple of days in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Baker and chill
dren were visitors here from DEBORAH
Monday
Mrs. Bert Kimball enjoyed visit
Friday from her friend Miss Nettie
MILFORD from Canton.
Quarterly conference will be held at
the church Nov. 9Th.
News was received Saturday that
Mrs. Odell reached Omaha safely,
where she has gona to spend her re-
naming days with her daughter Mrs.
Potter.
with her husband and child visiting
from Arlington, Iowa.
Dave Price came up from DecOrah
for few days last week.
B. Morrison and E. Shelley did not
buy the meat market as was rumored.
but Vernon Shelley has rented and
taken possession of 1t.
Miss Short. blind lady from near
Lacrosse has been spending several
days at the hotel selling silver ware
cleaner.
E. Reed moves this week into his
home which now is completed.
Il. E. Roberts has returned from
two weeks stay at Arriba, Col.
Fall term of school closes this week.
Miss MILFORD goes to Minneapolis to
take business course. Mr.. Moore will
be back as principal for the winter
term.
Clifford Reed has a bad limb caused
by slipping and falling on an axe he
was carrying.
Mrs. Loretta Kimball goes to E'gin,
Iowa this week to spend part OF the
winter.
The young people enjoyed a party at
the Wicks home Friday evening.
Mrs. w. Erwin spent last week with
Harmony and Canton friends.
G.. H. Ward departed this week for
Sioux Falls, s. d. for several weeks
visit.
Mr.. Heath of Fayette has been doing
business here for few days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
SAVE RECIPE ANYWAY
PUT In A SAFE PLACE. FOR 1T MAY
COME In HANDY.
Mix This At First Sign. Says Homemade
Mixture is Easily Prepared. and Cures
Weak Kidneys and Bladder.

Here is simple homemade mix
ture as given by an eminent authority
on Kidney diseases, who makes the
statement that it will relieve almost
any case of Kidney trouble if taken
before the stage of Bright's disease.
He states that such symptoms as lame
back, pain in the side. frequent desire
to urinate, especially at night; pain
full and discolored urination, are read.
lily overcome Here is the recipe.
Try it:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half
ounce; Compound Kargon. one ounce /;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Take teaspoonful after each
meal and at bed time.
A well-known druggist here in town
is authority that these ingredients
are all harmless and easily mixed at
home by shaking we'll in bottle.
This mixture has peculiar healing
and soothing effect upon the entire
Kidney and Urinary structure, and
often overoomes the worst forms of
Rheumatism in just a little while
This mixture is said to remove all
blood disorders and cure the Rheuma.
tism by forcing the Kidneys to filter
and strain from the blood and system
all uric and foul, decomposed waste
matter. which cause these Affections
Try it if you aren't we'll. Save the
prescription. 45-1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
A Good Liniment.

When you need good reliable lini.
ment try Chamberlain Pain Balm.
It has no superior for sprains and
swellings. A piece of flannel slightly
dampened with Pain Balm is superior
to a plaster for lame back or pains
in the side or chest 1t also relieves
rheumatic pains and makes sleep and
rest possible. For sale by Engbertson' 8
Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04

"You didn't use my manuscript" said
the visitor severely.
at was not adapted to our purposes.
We couldn't use It,"
SLOW about the stamp that was in
closed"
ooh, that was all right. We used
it."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04

-Foley's Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat, soothes the infiamed men,
beranes, and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs
are healed and strengthened. and the
cold is expelled from the system. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-04
CLAY HILL
From our regular correspondent.

COITVbPOIfWOHVs
TOO late for last week.
Oct. %, 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dinger and Miss
Ruth spent Sunday with friends in
Franklin Prairie.
Messrs. Carl Erickson and George
Griebel departed Tuesday with Grie-
bells car of household goods etc. for
Billings, N. d.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
SKIPPER S FIGHT
WITH WHALE.
Revolver Shot Didn't stop Mig Man,
mails Attack on Small Coasting Craft.

(From the San Francisco Bulletin)
From the deck OF the little coastin z
steamer Coos Bay Capt. James Bowen
wagcd battle with a mammoth
whale while his vesse! was off cay
ucos on her way up the coast Tho
whale was observed making straight
for the steamer and Bowen was oblig-
ed to put his vessel upon different
course to avoid collision with the
mammal Even this action of the Skip
per did not suffice to keep the Coos
Bay out Of danger and drawing a re-
volver the captain opened fire upon
his enemy.
Twice he empticd the contents of the
revolvers chambers, but the leaden
missiles apparently had little effect
upon the mammal. as 1t renewed It's
attack upon the vessel. Finally in a
last effort to escape from the whale
the skipper of the steamer ordered
full speed ahead, and gradually the
Coos Bay crept ahead OF her pursuer.
Speaking of the experience shortly
after the Coos Bays arrival in port
one member of tho crew said:
For some moments 1t looked like
the whale would surely hit us and
considerable excitement was caused
aboard the ship. The mammal was all
of 100 feet long and seemed of n par
ticularly vicious species.
Even when Capt. Bowen discharged
MS revolver at It the whale kept COM
Ing after us. although the water was
dyed with blood. But for the fact that
the old Coos Bay was able to crowd on
little steam we would have come IN
10 port with some scars where the
whale hit us with his nukes
The first time we caught sight OF
the whale was OF Cayucos, and IL
kept following us right along the
coast. sometimes almost abeam Of the
snip and but a hundred yards or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
The Improvement in General Bus.
mess Is the Slowest in
She East.
Is BEST IN SOUTHWEST
Agricultural Results Better Than FIX
pcctcd--Bcttcr supply of Labor on
tho Farms Than Last Year
Siovemcnt CT Crops Giving
Railways Business.

New York. July 3l.--R. G. Dun & Co. s
say:
Trade reports continue to indicate
moderate gains each week although pro-
gross Is Irregular. Some sections make
much better exhibits than others, the
Southwest leading. while Improvement Is
slowcst at the East There is also a
similar irrcgularity In returns from the
industries Tho net result, however, is n
larger volume of business and com
parisons with this time last year are
especially cheering. when IL is con-
sdered that year ago all records up to
that time were being cclipscd Agr-
cultural results are surprising early OK
pectations, harvest work making rapid
progress. with little interruption from
the elements, and the supply of labor is
better because of the contraction in
manufacturing activities. More plants
have resumed wholly or In part. but there
are still many unemployed The railways
are extending operations to meet the re-
Quirements Of crop moving and increased
Industrial operations and earrings thus
far reported for July were only 1871 per
cent. less than similar returns for 1907.
Commercial failures this week In the
United States are Pa against $50 last
week, 80 the preceding week and 1S2 tho
corresponding week last year. Failures
In Canada number % against q last
week, 80 the preceding week and 20 last
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
AMERICAS BAR
GAIN-COUNTER,
The String of Strange Shops that Line
the boardwalk Mt Atlantic CITY.

III that Englishman OF Iowells. whoss
notion of America was that Of a great
stretch of bargain-counter strung along
the seaboard. founded his conception OF
the United States upon n glimpse from a
schooner or Atlantic City. neither You
nor anyone else would blame him. Tho
boardwalk Is a string Of shops on one
side facing the sea, and they arc next
to the thousands Of promenadcrs, the
most interesting things there. You may
have hurried away from the towny shops
back in Atlantic avenue when you noted
that they sported grossly material things
like heads of cabbage and sides of beef.
but out hero among the boardwalk shops
you will nnd nothing on sale except
everything in the world that you haven't
the slightest real uso for. They've
thrown away the fronts Of the shops so
that YOU the better may see tho near
japanese gimcracks that our studios and
specialized and sauve little brown broth
ers are selling through the medium OF
wcll-groomcd white auCt!oneer. who re-
peats tho bids offered as though he
were revealing n great secret sorrow.
Here are Persian. Syrian and Turkish
rugs. some designed and built In post
village like BaEdad centuries ago. no
doubt. and many more that were design
ed there centuries ago but only recently
have been built for the western rich In
the applied art centcrs of Camden. which
is IN New Jersey. Toy-shops fairly en-
brace one another. picture postcards
am oven moro numerous than around
the Hotel Venus at Santiago-rows and
racks of them that litter tables and
climb ceilingward along three walls
Frank W. O'Malley, In the August
Everybody.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06

States produced $4,000 tons of asphalt.
valued at s2,S26,noo. against imports OF
100 600 tons valued at SEAS. 900. -Four years
ago the total production and importations
Of the United States amounted to 10000
tons, In 100, the total OF production and
imports amounted 10 3s3ooo tons, show
Ing an increased use Of over 10000 tons.
In 1857 only 400 tons were produced IN
the United States, and in lS9, less than
5000 tons
Deposits Of the various forms ~ as
phalt are found in Kentucky, oklahoma,
Utah. California. Texas. Wyoming, Kan
sas. Missouri, and West Virginia. The
location, character, and general features
Of these deposits are described In IN
advance chapter from Mineral Resources
1907. on the production OF asphalt and
bitumlnous rock by j. A. Taft. now
ready for free distrib ton by the United
States Geological Survey.
Although asphalt is used chiefly In
street paving, it Is also applied to many
other purposes, such as for waterproof
ing metals. papers and fabrics. for pre-
serving wood. in briquetting and in con-
crete construction.
The hard test of asphalt manufact-
ure is said to be in providing pavement
for a climate having been variations
in temperature. If made OF a consistency
to withstand great heat in summer with
out melting OF becoming so soft as to
be useless II Is likely become eX-
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
REPUBLICAN PRESS AGENT.
a New York sun Correspondent t.
Handle All Literary Work,

New York, Aug. 2.-Richard V.
Oulahan. for many years the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
sun, will have general charge OF all
the literary work for the republican
national committee. This appointment
was made to-day by Frank II. Hitch
cock tho national chairman. Mr.. Oula-
han arrived in New York tonight and
Will begin his duties tomorrow. The
arrangements made for the consolida-
ton OF the press bureaus of the nat
ional committee and the congressional
committee, the preparation and dis
tribution of all Of the republican liter
airy work will be directed by MIR, Oula-
han who Will he assisted by Francis
Curtis of Springfield. Mass whose So
lection az editor was announced two
weeks ago.
Few callers were seen by Mr.. Hitch
cock to-day, the national chairman hav-
Ing spent the day In clearing up cor
respondence.
Mr.. Hitchcock Is spending the night
at the New Jersey country home OF Cor
nelius n. Bliss, former treasurer Of the
national committee. and Is consulting
with him about financial support for
the republican campaign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
MANY BUYERS GATHERING
Prospect of n Good JObbinE Trade In
First Week of August.

New York. July 31.-I3radstrects state
of trade tomorrow will sag:
Trade, crop and Industrial reports show
little change from last week but general
tendencies are in the direction of moder-
ate Improvement. Preparations for the
opening of fall jobbing trade in the fir st
week of August are making at all cities
buyers are gathering in large numbers
and a full representation with increased
buying is looked for. At few cities
July trade has not been up to expecta-
TONS but at New York, where a moder-
ate increase in activity is noted, there
has been a disposition to await forthcom-
ing large auction sales of cotton and
wooden goods as Offering a line on flu
ture demand. Retail trade Is still being
stimulated by reduction sales.
In industry there are evidences Of ex-
pansion In some lines and of contraction
ming simply on orders.
Money on call is stu easy although
crop moving necessities induce consider
able interior shipments. Stock specula-
tion is quieter, but values are firm or
higher. Collections still drag the country
over.
Business failures FOR the week ending
july 30 number 275 against 263 last week,
142 in the like week OF 1907, 40 in 1906, rs
IN 1905 and 17o in 1904.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
POSTMASTER At YEARS.
Smith Of Smiths Basin, \. ", Holds
the Record for That State,

The oldest postmaster In New York
State and perhaps the oldest in point
Of continuous service In the United
States. Is George W. l.. Smith of
Smiths Basin, Washington county n
little town with population OF less
than 800, situated on the Champaign canal
Postmaster Smith was appointed April
10, 1851. by Montgomery Blair post
master general during Iincoln's first
term, and has survived the democratic
administrations since that time.
Before his appointment as postmaster
Smith had served as clerk In the post =
Office for 10 years. giving him 81 years
OF continuous service Smith has really
served the postonlcc department one year
less than James G, Kerr, an octo-
Eenarian, who Is now employed in hc
Office of the superintendent of the mails
IN Chicago, but Kerr has never risen to
the dignity of being head of a post
office.
Smiths success In cllnging to his Job
through the democratic years was said
90 have been due partly 10 the fact that
there were no democrats In Smiths
basin who had the heart 10 terminate
the Veterans long service, and partly
10 President Cleveand's Discrimination to
do So Smiths Basin is as proud of the
postmaster's record as he Is, and once
when an unsympathetic democrat started
a petition for Postmaster Smiths Job
everybody else in town signed one ask
ing that Smith be retained.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
GOLD ON A HOUSETOP.
Putting Green in n billiard Room
Driving against Nets.

CTrom the London Daily Man.)
Aerial observers may see on the leads
Of large house looking over Regents
park "A sort of huge cricket net and rugs
of cocoanut mating In another large
house in the neiGhborhood the owner,
who is a member of the House of Lords,
has turned out his billiard table, stretch
cd mating over the floor and perforated
five round holes,
Both these strange spcctacles are In
dication Of tho still incrca sing prevalence
OF the golf habit. The net on the leads
Is for practice al driving; the billiard
room Is converted into a putting green.
A new and striking example of the hab-
1t was exhibited in the Royal Botanic
gardens yesterday, when the school OF
golf opened It's term. One OF the first
pupils was a famous Harley street physi-
clan, "A Scotsman. who put himself down
for a lesson at 7:l5 each morning.
The chief apparatus of the school con-
sists OF nets and putting green's, The be-
ginners undor the personal instruction Of
professionals, are almost completely en-
circled BY netting. but they strike free
ball and can tell whether Il Is sliced or
pulled.
For the advanced golfer forty foot nets.
stretched on telegraph wires and gigantic
telegraph posts. arc provided. and 1t is
calculated that good player can afey
drive at the net from IA distance Of forty
TO fifty yards No regular links are pro-
yided. but there is plenty of room for
short approaches
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
NORTH CAROLINA'S DIG CONVICT
FARM,
(Releigh correspondence Charlotte OBJ
Server)

Releigh correspondence charlotte OBJ
server)
Very few people know that the state
itself has tho biggest farm IN North
Carolina. II lies along the Roanoke river
and there are practically two farms IN
one. In the Old days before the war
there were more than a thousand slaves
on these farms, and with great labor
they had reared as breakwater against
the Roanoke river. which IS always
treacherous and subject TO enormous
overt,ows. a barrier dixie OF great height
and many miles IN length. This stood
for many years and upon It there arc
very largo trees, yet In n mighty food
not many years ago part of It was cut
away and the water poured through one
Of the richest belts of the vast farm.
~ The state bought this farm for some
thing more than 900 and has paid for
It. Tho land Immediately along the river
IL In large part abandoned. II Is pro-
posed to plant pecan trees along the
lower banks, and this ought to be done
on great scale. There are now over
%C0 convicts on this Roanoke river farm
and they have over 100 acres of cotton
to look after. even more of corn. not to
speak OF peanuts and all sorts of other
crops There are big warehouses for
storing crops, though the cotton Is
usually taken to Norfolk and ware
housed there. and everything is done on
a scale equalling that OF the vast Texas
and Louisiana farms Of the present day
and of the before the war period.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
NOMINATE COUNTY TICKET.
Republicans of Remington County
Hold Convention without a Contest.

Manchester. July 3O--The Bennington
county republican convention was held
here to-day. The convention organized
by electng Frank c. Archibald of Man
chester. chairman and George f.. Hawkes.
of Bennington. secretary.
Contrary to rumors. everything passed
off tremendously and the following
ticket was nominated without "A single
contest: South shire senator, DR. Ever
EFT L. Potter of Pownal: north shire SELL
ator, Edward G. Davis of Man
chester; assistant Judges. Norman J.
Madison Of Glastonbury and Charles b.
Kent of Dorset; sheriff, Frederick God
frey Of bennington; States attorney.
William ]. Meaghcr of Bennington; high
bailirf, Leroy Woodward OF Landsrove;
Judges of probate, Bennington district
e c. Bennett. Manchester district, W
b. EdGerton,
The following committee on rcsolu-
tions was chosen Frank L. Howe of
bennington, j. X. Simonds of Manches-
ter. f.. +. Potter of Pownal. DR.. Perry Of
Readsboro, and Il, ". West OF Dorset
The committee brought IN platform
which was unanimously adopted. which
reafflrmcd the national and State republi-
can platform, spoke favorable of the ad-
mnistratlons of President Roosevelt and
Governor Proctor. urged the Iegislat ure
| to make improvements In highways, the
need of reform in tax laws and the con-
| tinuation OF the local option law.
| The same county committee was re
| elected and Is composed of the following
men: George b. Sheldon, chairman of
Rupert; +. +. Battles. secretary, of
| Bennington: Reuben H. Andrews of Ar
| lington; A. Is, Gardner Of rownal w. II.
Roberts Of Manchester, Harlow A. Bot
tum of SALISBURY and f. c. Baker %
| Readsboro.
| Former Governor John G, McCulloush
| OF North Bennington was present and
made a short speech In which he con-
demned many parts Of the republican ma
| tional platform as we'll as the demo
| cratic, as without meaning and simply
the words OF politicians, He character
lied some of the clauses as vicious,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06

When you nave tried everything you
ever heard Of for that bad case OF dys-
pepsia without receiving any or very
little relief, and have about made up your
mind that your case Is a hopeless one,
don't give up. There Is remedy for just
such chronic cases. one that has been
prepared especially for cases Of Indiges-
ton and Stomach trouble that failed to
yield to other treatment, II is Barney's
Compound. The prescription was written
by Washington. ID. C., stomach special
ist and will relieve that soreness IN the
stomach and overcome catarrhal OF mu-
cous conditions Of the stomach and intcs-
tines very quickly As a last resort give
Barney's Compound trial ]. w. OSul-
Ivan. burlington. Stanley & Estey. Win
ooski.