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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23
POLAR EXPEDITION
ALMOST SUCCEEDS
LIEUTENANT sHAcKELToN, OF
THE BRITISH NAVY, PENE-
TRATEs FAR SOUTH.
LACKS ONLY 100 MILES
OF REACHING SOUTH POLE

Expedition Forced to Return Home
When Goal Was Within Reach -
Homeward Bound on Barkentine
Nimrod, After Explorations Of Two
Years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23

sNorHiNa sPAsMopIc
About the Times Republican" This
is the comment made by daily
readers of their favorite newspaper.
Not good one day, and poor the
next, but the best and little bet
ter every day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23
COMPARE THE T..R.

With other Iowa newspapers, and
observe its superior qualities il,
every department. No more com
pIete news service i. afforded by
any newspaper.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
A Compliment TO the Minister.

IN Albert Dawsons work Joseph
Parker His Life aud Ministry" there
are some anecdotes ~ the famous min
lister Of the city temple We are told
that what Dr Parker regarded as. jon
IT'S own peculiar way. The best com
pliment be ever received came from
an omnibus conductor The vehicle
was crossing UOlboru yiJduct. aud
when fl camc 20 the City temple a
passenger uiebtod
Chats lhr man. and that's the
place" mi0 thc conductor indicating
Or ParEcrs church 81 went tucre
once. and ! enjoyed myself so much
that I'm going uwu the first night 90
have Wc laughed aud wc cried.
aud wc bad rare time You sce."
the conductor continued. "nc dorsu't
make religion So -- serious
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
The End Of the Ride.

Coming out Of one Of the large de-
partment stores two we'll dressed wo-
men SAW Il group OF street urchins gaz-
ing at their automobile. aud one little
girl was heard 10 say. Wish could
have II ride In it," The women smiled.
and then the child was asked IL she
would really like a ride aud was help.
ed into the machine after ussuriu. inc
women that she would not be- m sscd
at home. Her companions set up n
cheer rs the machine started. and some
Of them were still on tie spot when IL
returned half am hour hter bringing
back thc little girl The women CON
graduated themselves ou having given
the little one nn cNtraordiuury treat.
but were discontinued when SO. tod
them that her father was chauffeur
and tut she liked his machine 20
grcac orr ,S' err Ncw York Irib-
uuc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

flow long are you and going to
play our little comedy, Mr.. Bailey2'
Well, IL is all over now Paul Arm.
strong rests in Casanova churchyard.
and this time there is no mistake.
went TO the funeral. because l wanted
TO be sure he was really buried. and
/ looked at the. step of the shaft
where l had sat that night, and won.
dered II II was all real Sunnyside is
for sale-no, l shall not buy Il. Little
Lucien Armstrong is living with his
step-grandmother. who is recovering
gradually from troubles that had ex.
tended over the entire period of her
second marriage. Anne Watson lies
not far from the man she killed, and
who as surely caused her death
Thomas, the fourth victim of the con.
spiracy, is buried on the hill With
Nina Darlington. five lives were sac.
ritced in the course of this grim con.
spiracy.
There will be two weddings before
long. and Liddy has asked for my
heliotrope poplin to wear to the
church. 7 knew she would. She has
wanted II for three years. and she
was quite ugly the time spilled cot
fee on IL. We are very quiet, Just the
two OF as. Liddy still clings To her
ghost theory, and points to my wet
and muddy boots in the trunkroom as
proof | am gray. l admit. bat /
haven't felt as we'll in dozen years
Sometimes, when | am bored. / ring
for Liddy. and we talk things over
When Warner married Rosie. I.iddy
smiled and said what took for faith
fulness in Rosie had been nothing but
mawkishness. | have not yet outlived
Liddys contempt because | gave them
silver knives and forks as a wedding
gift.
SO we sit and talk, and sometimes
Liddy threatens to leave, and often |
discharge her but we stay together
somehow. ] am talking of renting Il
house next year. and Liddy says to be
sure there is no ghost 70 be perfect
ly frank, ] nsver "eally lived until
that sumTier. Time has passed since
| began this story, My neighbors are
packing up for another summer. L.iddy
is having the awnings put up and the
window-boXes filed Liddy or no Lid
dy, I shall advertise tomorrow or n
house I'm the country, and don't care
II IL has a Circular Staircase.
THE END.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
Identifying the crulsers.

A system of Identification has been
adopted by the Pacific fleet 30 desig
nate what division and to what posi-.
ton in the division each ship belongs.
The identification consists OF one or
more black stripes painted on the up.
per stacks of the ship. The number
of stripes denotes the number OF the
division. The smokestack on which
the stripe or stripes are painted indi.
Gates the ships position in the di.
vision
AS there are four ships in each di.
vision and four smokestacks on each
ship the system OF Identification
works out very vel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
seeds Planted In eaashelL..

Fil mIf 1000 cgg-hc' with good rich
earth. stick in seed or Two. stand tnp
she1 up IN hoN 0t curtb. gc,u 90
warm and moist aud then. wuru You
think You can trust Che weather ouJ OF
doors and the seeds have sproutod. You
knock tho she'll oG and put the little
ball az earth into Mother Earth and
there YOU arc Not q root has been
disturbed ana b. YOU choose 90 favoun
bic time for transplanting there VII
not be- wttcd lcaf Co rctard tie
growing Of the plant
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
Veteran Composer of Church Music

The veteran composer of church
hymn music, Luther o. Emerson. has
Just observed his eighty-nlnth ami.
versary, and is yet able to walk about
the region of Hyde Park, where be
lives, and visit Boston.
II is said that he has collected more
than seventy books of church music,
as well as directing more than 300
musical festivals and conventions At
his family party he sang THE Ivy
Green" and another song Mr.. Elmer.
son belongs with w. h. Bradbury and
the rest of that day whose style of
music is sure to recur in use after
the popular religious iingles OF the
last thirty years are forgotten.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

Residents and Citizens Of Blue
field wno have friends back home"
in other communities, may con en- d
fayor TO both them and US by Civ.
ing us their address so we can mail
them our circulars. Good S.eno.
eraphers and Bookkeepers are al
ways in dcman1 Students may on
Ger any time Day and Night SEES
'ions all the year Blueheld Normal
and Business College.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

"a 81 tr> AEu i.rruu,N''iouS a Suth-
,rs,udt fdNard 81 t.ugiiSh music critic.
rH"r,l> taat after the peace OF 1878
il used to- - the rule for every nuSSar
to wear a btIR lnuSJache. aud those
whqlIad eftlor a navG muSIacnr urr
n faireonS WhkIlA hey could dye we're
required 30 mint lhr Srmhlauce ot
black -luuSt;iche on their upper np
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
The ouiek Mnted sharn.

Mrs. SHARP 80 YOU tuld MIR. Jones
YOU wished yoN was single once more.
did you: Sharp wilh quick Wit
Only that | might have the happiness
Of marrying Nou uvvr again. darling
boston transcript
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
Domestic Bliss.

Mudume-l don't know where our
ron gets nil his faults from. I'm sure
he doesn't Set them from me. Mon
Sleur- No. you're right there; YOU
haven't lost amy OF yours.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

Trust men and they will be true to
yea. Treat them greatly and they will
show themselves great Emerson
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

FOR RENT - One seven-room
hiuse for rent on BlueReld avenue.
Prof. T. II. h. Christie
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04
CLASSIFIED |
COLUMN |

The Leader is the best advertis-
ing medium in this section.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

FOR RENT-Two furnished front
ROOFS, all conveniences. SO Noger
street 277-3t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

Mr. and Mrs W. W. Logan Of
WEIGH are shopping in The city
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

oh, you bargain hunter. send us
$500 and the Leader is yours for
~eaf
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-04

The Blueneld Evening Leader is
the best advertising medium in ri
section.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01
TIRED OF TARIFF AGITATION.

The auditor of the treasury says
the new tariff decreases 6S1 rates
and increases 233. While this alone
is not conclusive, 1t establishes q
likelihood that the tendency is tow
ards a little lifting of the burdens.
As everyone knows, there were big
reductions in steel, hides and leath-
er. lumber and works of art. and
there does not appear to have been
any schedule where duties were con-
ststently raised to a corresponding
extent.
The best thing will be to try the
new deal few years and when man.
ufacturers that have had duties cut
find that they can still do busi-
ness, it will operate for an argument
elsewhere. General agitation of the
subject. in view of all the interrupt
tion to business we have just wit
messed, does an amount of harm al
together out of proportion to the
good that can possibly be secured at
present. So cheer up, and reflect that
the country is bound to prosper un-
der any kind of tariff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01
NOW FOR BUSINESS.

The season of extreme hot wealth
er has now passed, and we can all
settle down to business without fur
ther strain from the extremes Of
temperature. The fall Is the most
favorable season in the year for an
advertising campaign. Women are
already perturbed over their fall
clothes, and turn eagerly to the busi-
ness news found In the we'll written
advertisement. Household furnish
ings are faded and worn by the
strain of summer sunshine and sum-
mer company. and housekeepers are
wondering how much it will cost to
put them to rights once more. All
kinds of business enterprises reach
their highest tension ir the fall
months. factories run at their height
then or never. more money circulates
in the fall. and people will buy at
that time If they ever will.
No better opportunity for yigor-
Gus advertising campaign was ever
offered in this country, for the rea-
SON that again we are at the high
tide of prosperity. This can not last
always. Are you ready 70 pick the
plumb when it Is ripe, Mr.. Business
Man?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

tell a tale of pioneer hardship, Oa
struggle for something to eat ana
wear, and alike of love affairs Of
politics, of business and social He;
of the pranks of the rly days,
which would fill hun. eds of COLI
umns with interesting reading. nv.
erybody has his reminiscence to tell
of some event of the early days that
had been impressed upon his mem.
ory and everybody he met was glad
TO listen, for all were interested.
1t was altogether in every detail Just
such week as all hoped 1t would
be. The weather was perfect
throughout, the decorations, the
amusements and attractions, the
parades, the music, the ball games,
the races. everything was the best
that could be had. and was a pleas
ure and delight to the big crowds
that came to DecOrah.
In this paper will be found COM
plete list of the home comers" who
registered at headquarters. There
were naturally good many who
failed to registerssbut the list is fair
ly complete and shows that the No.
itors came frcm all, parts OF the
country.
The last issue of Public Opinion
gave full account of the weeks
up TO Tues day evening.
which is unnecessary to repeat. BY
the time we went to press the city
was filed with people. and the sue
cess of the Home Coming was as
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Parade Forming ON Washington St.
as they saw the beautifully decorat-
ed streets. the blazing display of
electricity. and the familiar forms
of old friends of the days gone by.
When they would meet they would
step up to each other quite formally
at first, extend their hand as a
greeting. and then their happiness
would bubble over and they would
grab each other by the arm or the
shoulder. and in hearty laugh and
joyous greeting at once tell some
story of the old times in Decorah.
1t was good to be here. Everybody
was happy. there was smile on
every countenance, and there was
scarcely the slightest incident to
mar the pleasure of the entire week.
II the stories that we're told about
the dining tables and in the sitting
rooms of the residences of the city
could BE- repeated here they would
@. .n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

sured. Each day thereafter brought
large crowds, by special excursion
and regular train, by automobile.
many of them. from as far west
as Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
north to the Twin Cities and
beyond. and the old town was
literally filled with crowd of peo-
pie, enthused and entranced with
the gaity, the merriment and jollity
of the occasion.
The Free Attractions.
1t is the universal sentiment that
the free open air attractions were
the very best that could be secured.
that each of them was high class
amusement attraction worthy Of
place among the best. Probably the
one which received the most praise
was Arnaldo and his den of perform
ing wild animals. The animals
were beautiful specimens of leop-
ards, jaguars and mountain lions.
and the numerous tricks performed
by them at his direction were free
ly applauded. as they deserved.
The Bottomley troupe of aerial
artists were far and away ahead of
anything we have ever had In this
section. The difficult feats perform
ed by them with grace and precision
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

President Taft has indicated to
callers that in his next message he
will strongly urge the Establishment
OF postal savings bank system.
Taft stands for the fulfillment of
national platform. He believes that
the money which is sent abroad
every year by foreigners. who insist
upon a government guarantee be-
hind their deposits, as we'll as that
which is hid away in stockings and
mattresses and not banked at all. is
what will be attracted by the postal
system. and will not materially eff
feet deposits in banks of commerce.
He is not, however, a believer in
government guarantee of bank de-
pOsits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Indianola has the champion rural
road horse in the state. He has
been on the road eight years the
first day of next May and has travel
ed over $4,000 miles and is good
for many more miles. This horse is
owned by George Tilton, carrier on
route 4, and is now Is years old and
apparently better than when he be-
gan service for Uncle Sam. The
owner of this horse, Mr.. Tilton. be-
gan on route when 1t was first es-
tablished and has travelled over so,
900 miles on the same route. II
there is another carrier and horse in
Iowa that can beat this record In
dian0la would like to hear from
them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01
Ideal Weather and Attractions of HIGHEST Class
Draw Large Crowds.
MOST PLEASING FEATURE
Iowa in the
Festivities Of the Week. Spirit Joliy Happi
Pervades Everywhere, an Fame
is by Creates
Week

For the next half. century the peo-
pie OF northeast Iowa and the hun
dreds who have been back home"
from all parts of the country during
the past week will set their stakes
and count time from the year of
the Home Coming at Decorah." That
DecOrah mas made good" is express
ing it mildly. 1t is the universal ex-
PRECISION on all sides, by people of
all classes, men who have travelled
the country over, who are in the
hatit of seeing similar events every
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Parade Forming ON Washington St
year, several times perhaps, thai
never In all their lives, even In elite.
of ten times the size of Decorah
have they seen such a complete pro-
gram of festivities, such perfection
in every detail, such elaborate,
magnificent, inspiring parades. such
open air attractions end amuse-
ments. all combining in one great
week of jollity and happiness and
friendly greeting. 1t is all express
ed in one brief sentence. and this
you hear everywhere: 1T was a
great success
1t has amply repaid for the months
CT preparation. the expense. the wor-
ry and the effort expended. There
is not a knocker in Decorah. Ev-
eryone is congratulating himself
that he is a part of town that does
not do things by halves, that what
ever the cost, she is there with the
goods" The various committees
and the business men generally have
relied the magnitude of the event,
and have done their share in making
it the great success it was.
1t would loosen up the heart
strings of the worst old crouch in
town to see the old timers come
into town, stroll up the street, the
grin on their faces as they stepped
off the train widening into smile
that made their countenances shine
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Denver is the last town to stop the
school fraternity business. They
think that kids just out Of
knickerbockers are not quite quail
fed to arrange social hierarchies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Harriman's son has gone to work
for $65 month on the Oregon Short
Line. If all the rich mems sons
were treated that way the college
student end of the police court BUSH
ness would be less active.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Last year the beet sugar factories
paid the farmers of the United States
$18,269,667 for beets. In the last
twelve years or since the beginning
of the beet sugar industry the farm
ers have been paid $121.O00.0O0.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

In q match race at Cleveland.
Ohio. Wednesday. Hamburg Belle
set a new worlds record for q trot-
ting race, going a mile in 2:O1N
breaking the record held by Cres-
ceus of 2:03N. After the race she
was sold to H. NJ. Hanna of Cleve-
land for $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

The only redeeming feature about
the big expenditure needed to At out
the army with aeroplanes, is that 1t
may cause Congress to question the
value of building Dreadnoughts that
will be back numbers in 10 years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

The specimens sent over by Mr.
Roosevelt seem to include every~
thing but the Democratic donkey.
But that patient beast was safely
bagged before he left home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Millions Of money make life more
restricted rather than freer. Miss
Elkins couldn't buy a place se>
cluded enough to give q quiet tryst
with her duke. while the little shop
girl gets hers for trolley fare.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

The Boston Herald suggests sub
ecripti0n to give the dear old Demo-
cratic party decent burial. Can
they find enough of the scattered
members to make a recognizable
looking corpse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01
NEW BOARD OF HEALTH RULES.
Regulations for Quarantine and
Many Other Rules Are Ma.
terially Modified.

Inc state board OF health has Is.
sued its new revised rules for the
government to the state, in accord.
ance with the provisions of the re.
cent legislature. Although the leg.
islature failed to include tubercu-
losis among the diseases subject to
quarantine. the state board of health
continues to forbid comsmmptive
ttaerts or teachers in any public OF
private school. But quarters occu-
pied by tubercular patient need
no longer be disinfected and in many
other respects the board has let down
the bars. To comply with the new
law it was forced to sacrifice many
rules and restrictions that have caus-
ed widespread complaint.
Only diseases subject to quaran-
tine. which are those specifically
named in the new law, are mention
ed. in the new rules. All of the old
rules requiring reports, placardins
or disinfection for measles, mumps,
whooping cough, chicken pox, ty-
phOid fever, consumption and pneu-
monia, are cancelled
These diseases now ignored by the
board. were declared to be contagio.
us or infectious under the old rules.
Mayors or township clerks were re-
Quired to report every case within
twenty-four hours to the state board
Of health. Placarding was ordered
for measles. chickenpox, whooping
cough and mymrs. In cases Gt ty-
phoid fever. consumption or rneu-
monia disinfection of the premises
was required
Local boards of health may still
continue the old rules but they will
not be backed by the state board
or by legislative authority and can
be enforced only in so far as they
comply with the new law and the
new regulations promulgated by the
board.
The only diseases over which the
authority of the state board now ex-
Ftsn4s are scarlet fever. diphtheria
smallpox, cholera, leprosy, epidemic
cerebro-spinal meningitis and bu-
bonic plague.
The board has gone farther than
the legislature and not only cancels
all rules relating to other diseases,
but materially reduces the number
of days during which families shall
be quarantined for diseases in the
list given above. Smallpox patients
may be released as soon as the peel
ing process is completed and Quaran-
time for scarlet fever shall be rails
ed on recovery, to be certified to
the health officer by the attending
physician.
Diphtheria patients may be re-
leased six days after membrane dis
appears from throat and nose, pro-
vided two consecutive cultures are
negative. The wage-earner in a
family quarantined for diphtheria
may go and come but must change
his clothes and bathe face and hands
with a disenfectant before leaving
the premises.
Homeopathists on the board have
won a victory by the appearance
the new variolinum as a legal meth
cd of vaccination. Variolinum is
administered by mouth as a substi-
tute for bovine vaccine virus by
many homeopathists. The Iowa
courts have recently held that it
constitutes legal method of vac
cinatiOn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

The Ballinger-Pinchct controversy
over conservatism of resources gets
hot. Uncle Sam made a start to-
ward stopping his spendthrift policy.
but like most prodigals he needs
watching lest he begin free spend
ing again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Mayor A. M. Henderson of Ma
rengo was found guilty of intoxica-
tion last week under the new Cos
son law and the judgment is that
he be removed from office. This is
the first case of the kind in Iowa,
under the Cosson law. passed by the
last legislature.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

Mr.. Hartman, able to manipulate
billions Of railroad capital, but un-
able to handle the 40 pounds of his
own physical constitution. is the
most impressive illustration of the
emptiness of wealth ever given.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01

The mayor of Toxic gives 10000
cherry trees to Washington's new
park. As Washington is place
where the plum tree Is regularly
shaken. so many cherry trees would
seem superhuous.