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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10

If there were no fools in the world
lawyers would die Of starvation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10

%A1AAA Rka1heS lOF u1&E1y
years and cannot tell
what agony + en-
duFed from backache.
MY limbs were swoI-
len twice natural
size and my sight
was weakening. The
kidney secretions
were discolored and
had "a sediment
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10

II there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than anotherit
IL surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a
contradiction that there are hun.
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women In our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
Hary and many have been avoided bv
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10
RAISED FROM A SICK BED

After Being an invalid With kidney
DisOrders For Many Years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10

John Armstrong, Cloverport, KY,
says: RI was an invalid with, kidney
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16

We acknowledge receipt from DR..
dent of the Iowa State Association of
Optometrists, of copy of bill to
define and regulate the practice of
Optometry and for the creation of a
board of examiners in optometry,
which will be introduced at the next
session of the state legislature. The
purpose of the bill is to prescribe
regulations for the practice of OPP
tometry, and a similar statute is
now in force in a states. 1t requires
Optomietrists practicing in the state
to hold a properly registered certifi-
cate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
A Christmas Warning.

ain giving Christmas presents to
children" said Mrs. Frederick Schoff.
the president Of the National Mothers
Congress. 'our first aim should be to
transport, to overjoy, to enrapture.
81 once knew little girl who, on fire
with excitement, rushed in from her
bedroom to see her presents on Christ
mas morning and after one look burst
into loud sobs Of disappointment and
disgust.
ut was some such experience, I have
no doubt, that had befallen little girl
friend Of mine.
"'Are you going to give me anything
for ChristmasT she said one day to her
aunt.
"'Yes. If you're good the aunt re-
Piled.
'"The little girl gazed at her aunt with
wistful earnestness. Then she said:
Please, auntie, then. nothing use
full "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
CHANGES in CITY MANAGEMENT.
Mayor Will Have Much Greater
Power, and More Responsibility
i'm The Future.

The next election will put in effect
the important changes in the law
passed by the Thirty-second general
assembly for the government of the
cities and towns of Iowa, says the
independence Bulletin-Journal.
In the first place the election will
occur hereafter biennially instead of
annually. Elective officers will there
fore hold for two years. 1T is pro-
vided that the council shall consist
of one member from each ward and
two members elected at large. In
cities of the second class there shall
be elected a mayor, solicitor, treas
urer and assessor, except that in cit
les with less than 1000 population
the solicitor shall be appointed by
the council, as is also the city clerk.
All other officers are to be appointed
by the mayor, holding Office during
his pleasure and removable at his
option. The places to be filled by the
mayor under the statue are: Health
physician, street commissioner, mar
shall and as many policemen as the
council shall direct by ordinance,
and all other employees provided for
by ordinance. The election is to be
held the last Monday in March of
each biennial term.
The object of the law is to center
responsibility on the mayor rather
than divide it among the councilmen.
This plan has been generally follow
ed all over the country during recent
years and has brought about a
marked improvement. There is no
doubt, either, that reducing the num-
Der of ward aldermen and giving all
the voters a chance to register their
wishes as to the two aldermen at
large is move in the right direction.
Hereafter the mayor in Iowa towns
will be, much more than ever before,
the business manager of his
community.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
Bring Children up To Work.

My ideal of boy is one who will
grow up and be able to support him
self and a wife and children.
To be fit to be an American cit
izen he has got to preserve his self
respect and conduct himself so as to
wrong no one. Fathers need the
most preaching Frequently the
mothers who have had hard lives
take the unwise course in attempt
ing to benefit their daughters and
sons by bringing them up free from
hard knocks. Next to hardness of
heart the least desirable quality is
softness of head, and the mother
and father should not try to bring
up their child in that way. You
don't get the right stuff out of those
children for the next war, or you
don't get decent citizens when there
isn't any war. Bring them up to
work, so that they shall recognize an
obstacle is not something to be
shirked, but to be overcome.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
DEBORAH Farmers Cooperative
Society.

At the recent annual meeting of
the DEBORAH Farmers COOPERATIVE
Socitey, all the old 'officers were re-
elected, and report made of the
business transacted. Since Oct. 18th,
when the society commenced busin-
ess, they have handled 1870 head
of hogs, amounting to $2S,197.27,
and all expenses have been paid and
a small profit made. The showing is
very satisfactory, the company not
being organized primarily for profit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
Decorah's Federal PostofiiCe.

A Washington dispatch says that
$4,000 has been designated for the
construction of the federal postoffice
in DEBORAH, and $4,000 for the
furniture. 1t will be remembered
that the appropriation was 100000.
Also it says that the plans for which
appropriations were made at the last
session of Congress, will not be de-
termined until spring, which will de-
lay the construction of the building
somewhat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
$2s15 Damages to Helgeson.

In his case at Mason City last week
Ed. Helgeson received verdict
awarding him $2S15 damages against
the E. B. Higley Co., for injuries to
his arm in an elevator, while work
ing for this company. He sued for
$4,000 damages, with the above re-
suit. The case will probably go to
supreme court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
TONY PASTOR AS SANTA.
Veteran Actor Was the Friend of tire
Stage Children.

SId9e Sniloren.
There are at present engaged in diff
ferent capacities on the stage and in
the theaters about 400 children to
whom the holidays usually are days
Of toll, and many of these little folks
are breadwinnerS for younger broth
ers and sisters. 1t was for them that
the late Tony Pastor and his wife,
Mrs. E. l.. Fernandez, and aunt
Louisa" Eldridge, now dead, inaugu-
rated the Christmas festival which
has become a perennial affair.
The little ones, all less than twelve
years old, provide the stage entertain
ment on these occasions, and there
never is any interference by the au.
thorities. Christmas, 1907, was Tony
Pastors last appearance as the chill
dren's Santa Claus, and this year they
will miss his genial face and kindly at
tentions. Last year he was master Of
ceremonies and introduced his tiny
''top liners" AT the end of the act he
presented to each of the girls beau
tifully dressed doll and to the boys
boxes of candy or appropriate toys.
Admission was by invitation only,
and when the programme began the
balcony being given up largely to
poor children of the east side. Some
of the actors were mere babies, but
they went through the business like
veterans, and the gravity Of most Of
them when singing their comic songs
was immensely amusing.
One Of the players was presented as
Baby Esmond, perfect cherub, who
piped love ditty and danced with
one foot held in the air, Mr.. Pastor
said she was Of this years crop" and
when she had ended the performance
he asked her to tell the audience her
age. Without shrinking from the Ques-
ton, as her fellow actresses do, she
lisped, "I'll be four next January"
Another Of the same mature years
was miss Miriam Jackson" If you
please. She came out with a Teddy
bear In her arms, sang a song and did
such clever capering that every wo-
man in the audience wanted to hug
her.
Lillian Tobin, herself no bigger than
doll baby, sang Poor John" and in
vfted the audience to join her In the
chorus, which 1t did with a will. At
the end Of the programme Mr.. Pastor
announced that a banquet was await
Ing the children In the basement of
Tammany hall.
After the little ones had been salts
ned In that respect they were sent up
to the main hall of the building. and
there the really big feature of the
evening took place. On the stage
stood three Christmas trees, bending
over from the weight of pretty things,
while the stage itself was heaped with
toys.
After that there was a second dis
trfbution for stage children only in the
committee room Of Tammany hail.
Most of the children had written re-
quests for certain articles, and as they
appeared one by one and gave a name
corresponding with that on Mrs. Fer
nandezs list the present asked for was
delivered. Some of these were OF
costly quality, having been purchased
with money donated to the cause.
Mrs. Fernandez said the children of
the stage nowadays ask for useful
things rather than for playthings.
Since these events were inaugurated
It is estimated that more than $4,000
has been spent for gifts.-New York
Herald
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
A Christmas Hone.

We do not pretend to be prophets,
but we can all dare to hope. And this
Is what we hope: That some day the
strong will help and not exploit the
weak; that some day fraternity will
be more than a rhetorical flourish; that
some day love will beget justice rath-
or than charity. And Christmas Is
the one day in the year that such a
venturesome hope seems more than q
will-o'-the- wisp.-World Today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16

Steel passenger coaches are to be-
come the standard in use on the Ill
inois Central road. The company is
considering plans for nineteen all
steel passenger cars, order for which
probably will be placed in few days.
The Illinois Central was the first
road to use steel under frames in
connection with its passenger equip
ment and it is the first road out of
Chicago to adopt the policy of abol-
ishing wooden cars entirely. The
new cars are expected to cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 each, as COM
pared with from $4,000 to $4,000
for wood, but it expected that from
longer endurance they will be cheap
er in the long run. The new cars will
be wider and longer than the old
style, ensuring better ventilation.
Rumor says that some of the first of
the new steel coaches will go into
service on the Iowa division of the
Central. Independence B u e t n
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
Guilty of Counterfeiting.

Passing counterfeit money is no
worse than substituting some UNI
known worthless remedy for Foley's
Honey and Tar, the great cough and
cold remedy that cures the most OBJ
stinate coughs and heals the lungs.
Engbertson' Pharmacy I'm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
Edison and Victor.

Don't let this Christmas go by
without getting a Victor or Edison
Photograph. There is machine for
every purse. $40 to 500 and easy
payments can be arranged if desired.
M. j. Soukup, Jeweler. Att
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16

Use Big 10 flour for your holiday
baking as it will hold the moisture
in your bread and cakes longer than
any -four on the market, 1t contains
more gluten, and is from strictly hard
Scotch Fife wheat. Sold by Geo.
Bernatz. 50-2.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds
that may develop into pneumonia
over night are quickly cured by Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar, as 1t sooths in
famed membranes, heals the lungs,
and expels the cold from the system.
EngbertSon's Pharmacy I'm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16
A Christmas Hymn.

No tramp of marching armies,
No banners flaming far;
A lamp within a stable,
And In the sky a star.
Their hymns of peace and gladnen
To earth the angels brought
Their Gloria In Excelsis'
To earth the angels taught
When In the lowly manger
The holy mother maid
In tender alteration
Her babe OF heaven laid.
Born lowly in the darkness
And none so poor as he,
The little children of the poor
His very own shall be.
No rush Of hostile armies then.
But just the budding sheep.
The angels singing of the Christ
And all the world asleep.
No flame Of conquering banners.
No legion sent afar;
lamp within a stable,
And In the sky a star.
Margaret L. Sangster in Golfers Week
ly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-16

The genuine imported Bay Rum
can now be purchased at Brunt &
Parman's. SOB
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22

An outcome of Secretary of the In
terror James r. Garield's tour Of the
Hawaiian Islands recently is the visit
which J. W. Pratt, Commissioner of
Public Lands in the islands, who ar
rived yesterday on the steamer Ala
media, will pay to Washington.
Mr. Pratt said that the purpose of
his visit to Washington is to look into
the methods used by the United States
Land Office, to the end that the sys-
tenn of caring for public lands in the
islands may be improved.
Lands in Hawaii are handled under
the Hawaiian law and not under the
Federal law of the United States" said
Commissioner Pratt THE law at pre-
sent is too cumbersome. There are
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22

too many loopholes for fraud in set
Element. During Secretary Garfield's
visit to the islands he accompanied me
over a large territory and suggested
that we could later take up matters
that would be of advantage to the
people of Hawaii. That is the reason
for my visit to Washington. We want
to have our laws pertaining to lands
made as uniform as possible. We also
have in view the reclamation Of large
areas. In some places It is impossible
to realize on crops of sugar, coffee,
pineapples and other products until
four or FIVE seasons after their first
planting. BY improving those back
ward lands we hope to attract the
settler"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22

GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Sunday school, 0'lb a, M Service
II q, M, Pastor Felmy
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22

Pine Job Printing, star once,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
CITY'S CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH.

First Methodist Episcopal Church,
408 Beretania avenue, David w. Crane,
pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m; Richard
H. Trent, superintendent. Interna-
tional lesson, "The Friendship of Da-
vid and Jonathan"
Morning worship. II a. m. Sermon
by the pastor, THE Government of
God"
Epworth League, $3.50 p. m; NJ. G.
Johnston, president. Topic for study
THE Sinner Made Right and Made
New"
Evening service, at 1880 Sermon by
the pastor mo Room For Christ"
Prof, Lewis will preside at the or
gan and direct the chorus choir Spe'
cial music will be rendered.
Those having no other church obllga
lions are cordially invited to meet ant
worship with us,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
SHOULD BE KEPT IN EVERY
HOUSEHOLD.

As result Of saving my child / re-
gard Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy as a medicine which
should be IN every household-John
Adams, Merchant, Gold River, Nova
Scotia, For sale by all Dealers, Ben
son, smith g. Co., Agents for Hawaii,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
HAWAIIAN LANDS
UNDER HIS CHARGE
]. w. PRATT ON HIS WAY TO
WASHINGTON TO STUDY ME-
THODS.

The San Francisco Chronicle Of Au-
gust IL gives a portrait Of ]. w. Pratt
along with the following notice of his
arrival at that city:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
,sr YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.

Capital paid Up).. Yen $4,000, 100000
Reserved Fund. $1,000, 100000
Special Reserved Fund 1000, 100000
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
Claus Spreckels. VIM. G.. Irwin.
ClaUSSprGCkGlS
BANKERS
HONOLULU, H. T.
BANKERS
HONOLULU,

San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCo-The Nevada Ma
tional Bank of San Francisco.
LONDON-Union of London & Smith
Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
ERLIN-Dresdner Bank
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA-The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of New Zealand, and Bank Of
Australasia.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER-Bank
of British North America.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received, Loans Made on
Approved Security, Commercial and
Travellers Credits issued. Bills of Elk
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTING PROMPTLY AC-
COUNTED FOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
RAILROADs' INCLINATION.

The railroads say that they must
either cut wages or raise rates, and
their inclination seems 10 BIO 10 do
both Detroit News
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies:

DTdIOISo anu "SO"So
Toxic, Kobe, Osaka, Nagasaki, Lon
don, Lyons, New York, San Francisco,
Bombay, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Han
kow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Picking, New
chang, Dalny, Port Arthur, Antung-
Hsien, Liaoyang, Mukden, Tienling,
Chungchun.
The bank buys and receives for col
lection bills Of exchanges, issues Drafts
and Letters Of Credit, and transact a
general banking business.
Honolulu Branch 81 King Street
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22

minister; Amos A. Ebersole, assist
ant minister.
Services on Sunday, August %, as
follows:
Bible School, Clifton H. Tracy, Sup
erintendent, with classes for all ages
at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship at IL o'clock. The
Rev. Tsunetera Miyagama Of Japan
will preach; subject, THE Spread OF
the Kingdom of God in Nippon"
Stanley Livingston, conductor, will
lead the congregation in the singing.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
meet at $3.50 p. m. subject Character
and Courtesy" Leader Miss Jessie
Shaw.
Evening Worship at 1880 o'clock
Sermon by The Assistant Minister;
subject, Men and the Kingdom"
A cordial invitation Is hereby eX
tended 10 strangers, seamen, travel
ers, visiting friends and the public
generally TO attend all these services
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
OENTRAL uNION OHUROH.

Corner OF heFetanla Avenue and
Richards Streets, poremua aendder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

board in Japan. is now visiting in this
country, and will return to Japan in the
fall. The missionaries in Japan have had
to be men of intellectual ability and keen
ness or else they failed to make much of
an impression on the astute japanese. Mr..
Newell has familiariZed himself with
Japanese history, literature and customs.
He is able to look at questions from the
Japanese viewpoint. He is at present sta
toned at Matsupama on the island Of
Shikobu.
In the matter of education, he says, 1t
will be found that Japan stands we'll up
to Switzerland so far as illiteracy is con-
cerned. 1t is rarely that Japanese of
the younger generation is found unable to
read and write. The educational system
was developed in 1872, and now the coun-
try has over $4,000 public schools of all
grades and an enrolment of over 100000
pupils. The iinrikisha men and the fish
ermen on the shore are reading the papers
when they have leisure. 1t is the opinion
of Mr.. Newell that Intellectually the Jap
anese are the equal Of any people. They
have always been an intellectual people
and have had a high civilization since the
eighth century. Their universities are
fine, and an American physician who is
familiar with the best European medical
schools gives it his opinion that the
medical school al Toxic is the most highly
developed school of the kind to be found
anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
PREACHERS ORGANIZE.
Association Formed by A. M. E
Zion Church Clergvmen.

The local clergymen of the A. NJ. E.
Zion Church met at Galbraith Zion Meth
odist Church Friday afternoon and or
ganized a Zion Ministers Associa ton
with the following officers to serve for
one year: S. l.. Corrothers, president
II. w. Smith, vice president; c. c. AL
leyne, secretary; w. III. Ferguson, treas
urer; James w. Poe. Washington CORE
spondent of the Star of Zion, the Off
cial organ of the church, and reporter
to local papers; w. A. Ray, chairman OF
the committee on program and order of
business, with w. w. Barton, Logan
Johnson, ]. w. Martin and p. K. Fon-
vile as the other members. 1t was agreed
that local preachers. deacOns and Sunday
school superintendent be admitted as
honorary members.
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Zion Church, on
d street between I'd and Sd streets south
west. was unanimously selected as the
permanent meeting place of the associa-
ton, and Wednesday was fixed as the
day of meeting. 1t was decided that all
members may become members OF the
Washington Colored Ministers Interde-
nominations Union. DIR. Corrothers in
vited the association to attend the quar-
terly meeting service at Galbraith today
at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Qbe Smile Cure.
Minister Tells Local Congregation
He Has Discovered Remedy for Unhappi-
ness-The Doses and Their Action

without medicine claims that he has a
sure cure for the blues" This is his
prescription: IF you keep the corners OF
your mouth turned upward you can't
feel blue. No matter how you feel, smile
keep on smiling. don't stop smiling
We have had the Kneipp cure, and the
rest cure. and cold water cure, the blue
glass cure, and the no breakfast cure
and the sand cure, and now comes the
smile cure. and they are all good for some
diseases. But the cure that probably
goes farther and does more good than
any other is the smile cure. If you wish
happiness permit them to grow up think
ing it disgraceful to do any honest work
There is no better method than this.
But If you really wish them to be happy
teach them that they can only find it in
activity and service.
There Is story of king who gave
his son everything a prince could wish
yet the prince was not happy. He always
wore a frown wherever he went and was
always wishing for something he did not
have. At length famous magician came
to court and seeing the unhappy boy said
to the king:
81 can make your son happy. but you
must pay me great price for the secret"
We'll, said the king, what you ask !
will give"
So the price was paid and the magician
took the boy into a private room and
wrote something on a piece of paper, then
he lighted a candle and told the boy to
hold 1t under the paper and see what he
could read. This is what he read:
DO Kindness to some one every day.
The prince made use of the secret and
became the happiest boy in the kingdom.