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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

1t Is pretty good thing for De-
corah people to have some one at
the state capitol to look after them
and see that they get the best going
when they visit the chief city in the
state. and as such Capt. Thos. Gra-
ham Is par excellence. The ladies
especially are Toms long suit, and
he will walk any day from one end
of Des Moines to the other to do a
favor for some lady from DecOrah.
Even with such q crowd as was in
Des Moines Taft day, he searched
out the Decorah party and saw that
they we're given every possible cour-
tesy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

The state university Is about to
establish a regular course In politics.
The young men will learn politics
soon enough in Iowa when they get
into the battle OF life. Teach them
readin.' ritin.' and 'rithmetic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
Ourselves as Others See Us.

An eastern man visiting in Iowa
wrote to his friend as follows: "MOst
Of the streets are paved, grains of
corn being used for cobblestones,
while the cob is followed out for
sewer pipe. The husk when taken
Off whole and stood on end makes
a nice tent for the children to play
in. 1t sounds queer to hear the feed
man tell the driver to take dozen
grains over to the livery stable. II
it were not for the soft deep soil
here l don't see how they could har-
vest their corn. as the stalks grow
up in the air high as a Methodist
church steeple. However. when the
ears get too heavy their weight
presses the stock down in the ground
on an average Of ninety-two feet and
thus brings the ear near enough to
be chopped of with an axe"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

How many persons know what the
public debt of the United States is?
1t is $2,64S.402.S46. which includes
3.059,869 of certificates and
treasury notes, Offset by an equal
amount of cash in the treasury.
The available cash balance in the
treasury is $94.206.114. The aggre-
gate debt increased last month was
$2,O5S.235. but excluding the ST.
353,059.S69 in certificates and notes
which is Offset by cash. the govern
lment debt amounts to $1,295.542,-
977, an increase of only $97,235 for
SepteR.ber,~ ..,.--,-.. >--''s;s: &C:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

st. Louis is celebrating it's one
hundreth anniversary this week on
a grand scale. One thousand may
ors of nearby cities have been invit-
ed to participate. DR.. Cook. dis
coverer of the North Pole. has been
engaged for $4,000 to deliver two
lectures. and Curtiss, the aviator,
will fly in his aeroplane. There will
be big "doin's" throughout the week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Cotton is at the highest price for
30 years. Crop failures mean no
loss to the growers. who get better
prices for their short product. It
is only the consumer who has to ante
up the difference.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Some of the state newspapers are
persistent in their evident effort to
drum up a candidate for the nomin-
alton for governor against Gov. Car
roll at the primaries next June.
John Cownie of the board of con-
troll is the man now talked Of; few
weeks ago it was j. U. Sammis of
LIE Mars. No criticism worth while
can be made of the dignified. con-
servative administration of the af-
fairs Of the governors Office by the
present incumbent, and We expect to
see him accorded the customary re-
nomination without opposition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

For the first time in the history
of the state. the governor IL making
a personal inspection of the state
institutions. with q view TO learning
their needs and better fitting him
self to make recommendation to the
legislature Cor their government and
support.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

A lawsuit has just been settled In
Mexico after $40 years. This looks
like poor judicial system, but 1t
would have its advantages. 1t would
tend to make people save money by
settling disputes out of court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

We don't hear quite 30 much now
adays as we did few years ago
about Taft being progressive" and
the distinctive chosen leader of that
section CT the republican party.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Stomach pumps have been used to
feed English Suffragets who refused
to eat in prison. TO these martyrs
this seemed more glorious than
staying at home and filling their
husbands stomachs with well baked
bread.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
FAKING NEWSPAPERS.

1t has long been mystery to us
how people will continue to buy cer-
tain metropolitan newspapers that
over and over again have been con-
victed of persistent taking. The i'm
preston prevails among the un-
thinking that the newspapers in the
smaller cities and the country towns
are cruder examples of newspaper
work than the big metropolitan dai-
lies of New York, Chicago and other
cities. On the other hand, the
truth is that the big metropolitan
papers are infinitely more careless
in their collection of news than the
newspaper Of the smaller city or
country town.
The metropolitan newspaper man
is more or less of an outlaw anyway.
His hand is against every man and
every mans hand is against him. To
him it is infinitely worse to be
scooped than to print fake. II
there is chance in three or four
that story is true he will print 1t
preferring to run the big risk of
printing fake rather than run the
small chance of getting left. But
that sort of thing does not go In the
smaller city. The newspaper worker
\ M
know where he lives and IL he be-
comes careless about printing unin-
vestigated rumor they get after him.
What you see in the great metro
politan newspaper may or may not
be so. it's very much of a gamble.
What you see in the home paper is
as near accuracy as it is possible for
painstaking workers to get 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Wall street did not like Taft's talk
about controlling stock issues. The
railroads still think that the govern
ment should concern itself with al,-
pointing postmasters. and not bait
in in matters where it Is the public's
duty to take whatever s;ifts the COM
bines may generously hand out.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

The review of New York's history
in the Hudson-Fulton parade was a
mighty good thing. The bigger a
city is. the less local pride and the
less its citizens know Of it's past.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

It's a playful little game OF Ring
around a Rosy" that the aviators
are playing with the statue of liberty
in New ork Harbor, but the grim
fact is ever in the back ground that
the forfeit is death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

In view of the difficulty of sending
wireless messages 5000 miles to
Europe. the idea of wireless talks
with Mars 35,OOO,00O miles away
seems to have no significance out
side the columns of newspaper hu-
NOR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Several fatalities of late in the
aeroplane business hold out hope
that some of the automobile Joy rid
ers may find aerial sport to have
superior attractions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

The world is just learning the
uses of gum. Cook pleased the Es-
quimos with gum drops and doomed
the trade in that confection. Our
politicians, too, work mostly in gum
shoe camjaigns: BY gum!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

1000 at the Hudson-Fulton BAN
quet at the new Ast0r. Gosh, Mrs.
Astor must have had to sit up all
night pairing potatoes for that
bunch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

T. RS dollar-a-words to be used
by the magazine only begin to look
like penny a lining besides Cooks
$4,000 for two lectures in st.
Louis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

If that Chicago professor who dis
covered the South Pole of Mars has
left his proofs cached up there. the
usual relief expedition may be some
time finding them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

This claim Of Canada that the
Pole is their hinterland is nervy.
All they could get on that theory
would be merely a pointed segment
with one point only touching the
Pole.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Great preparations are being
made for the seventh annual Iowa
corn show in the new coliseum, Des
Moines. Nov. 29th to Dec. 18th.
Exclusive of special trophies. over
$4,000 in prizes will be offered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

RI. A. e. Rennett of Upper Iowa
University. Fayette. is another can
didatc for state superintendent. He
is abundantly qualified for the posi-
tion and will doubtless be generally
supported in this part Of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Iowa has between 5000 and 5000
corporations which are subject to the
corporation tax of the Payne tariff
bill. according to the estimate made
by the federal officials who have been
at Des Moines for several days list
ing the Iowa corporations subject to
the tax.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Mars is now 15,OOO,000 miles
nearer than usual. but our slow as
tronomers can't tell whether the
markings are real estate men laying
out new streets or foot ball grid
irons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Strange to say, the Hudson-F Fulton
floats failed to represent the most
controlling force In New York to-.
day-the rkMnSAy rfgSf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Now they are naming babies
Peary Cook. This Is fitting to poor
little innocents born into a cold,
cold world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

9 With free art, the European In
dustry of palming of $40 chromos
for 100000 Corots on our parvenu
millionaires will get quite q boost.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

How College boys lack individu-
ality. Last year they were all
wearing derby hats; this year. they
all go bare headed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

The American people cannot pos
sibly hold their breath until next
spring, when DR.. Cooks records will
be dug out Of the snow at Etah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Having received enough North
Pole poetry to I'LL our Poets Corner
for year, We are forced to cry,
whoa, Pegasus"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

1t used to be said that President
Mckinley kept his ear to the ground
but Mr.. Taft put both ears 1900
feet under at Butte.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

There is now a hush of expecta-
'tion. to see II Peary will break the
record for the hammer throw.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

The new rules were supposed to
have reformed foot ball. but they
won't stop slugging until they get
an umpire for every player.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
THE
Northwestern Pant0rium|
VfR nAuGSt, Prop.

u prepared to do all kinds
k1 French Dry Cleaning,
Pressing and Repairing In
!: ! 6rst class manner at most
reasonable prices. Our work
9 guaranteed to be. OF the
best.
y ~ ~ tks asxt time that ssit
e net1b pseseln6 q cleania6
nnoDhlAk ueuse Dloel
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
Current Comment.

The Teddy Bear is to be replaced
by the Esquimo Baby.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

The American army of school
children numl ers 100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Mr.. Taft in Utah has been visiting
the original home Of anti-race sui
Gle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
Entered be Post Once In Decosah, low
81 ND Class Mail Mater.

Subscription Price $50 . Year
Canadian Sebsesipsieas $3.oo Tear
Ome0..0l7 West water Street
Telephene -. IS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

Easy money" is the kind that al
ways comes to the other fellow.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29

Some New York creditors Of to-
bacco firm, consisting of two brothers,
which failed several years ago, are
feeling somewhat differently from the
average man who has an April fool
joke played on him. There was much
sympathy for the brothers who fell
into financial difficulties, and they had
no trouble in effecting a settlement at
80 cents on the dollar. In fact, the ad-
justment was regarded as specially
satisfactory under all the circumstan-
ces. The brothers left New York and
located in Canada, and in due time
they were almost forgotten in a quar-
ter where they had cut a wide swath
in their day. But April first they re-
appeared in town, hunted up all the
creditors with whom they had compro-
missed and, though under no legal obli-
cation, paid the full amount of the old
debts. The brothers had prospered
in Canada, and among other good for
tune had struck It rich in a mine. The
creditors think it the best April fool
joke they ever experienced.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29
Their One Glorious Bow

AS in other years, on the Goth day
of this May month, throughout the
land, old veterans march to the time
of the drum, children cover the
mounds of the dead with blossoms,
and the gifted orator of each commu-
nifty tells us what war was, what peace
is, and what the future of our country
is going to be. On that day our
thoughts go back to the struggles of
the men who battled and suffered for
a principle, and our hearts quickening
with that particular thrill, known only
on such occasions, the old tunes have
newer sweetness and the old flag
greater beauty. Then the day over,
the flags furled, we go our separate
ways again, struggling, battling, in
these times of peace, each of us intent
on the gaining of our hearts desire.
and the flag and it's glory must bide
till the next big day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29
Death Follows Oklahoma Rains,

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Five people
are dead, several thousand acres of
crops are inundated, many cattle have
been drowned, and every stream in
the northern, northwestern and east
ern portion of the state is raging as a
result of almost unprecedented rains
during the past "a hours in those sec
tons of Oklahoma.
The dead are:
Mrs. w. w. Brown and three child
rem of near Foraker, and Mrs. Matte
Jones, negro. The former were
drawned last night in Salt creek while
attempting to escape from high wa
ters and the latter dropped dead of
fright when the waters of Boggy
creek, near Enid, surrounded her
home.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29

A bride of three weeks, coming
from home of luxury to share the
humber fortunes of her young hus-
band, killed herself because the de-
mands OF work upon her young hus-
bands time caused her to feel, neg
lected. Mothers who bring up daugh-
tiers in idleness have much to answer
for, and not the least responsibility is
the selfish, dissatisfied dispositions
which their daughters carry through
life to their own disadvantage. A girl
who had earned her own living, and
understood the call of duty to the
wage-worker, would not have taken
her own life in a fit of pettishness.
The president of Mount Holyoke col
lege spoke truly in her approval of
the working girl as better wife than
the college girl or the girl who has
never known any occupation but kill
ing time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29
aAiI aets onIw

The wife of retail merchant, whose
name is withheld for obvious reasons,
was irritated by the non-arrival OF
certain articles she had ordered from
the butcher. She called up the butcher
shop. and the Zip youth who drives
the delivery wagon answered the
phone.
did you attend 70 that order for
Mrs. X g" she asked, indignantly
You bet your silk sox did," came
the reply.
What's that?" she gasped.
You can go and bet all your lingerie
pronounced as spelled) attended to
everything"
do you know to whom you are talk
ing?"
''Surest thing you know; I'm talking
to Kitty" (The maid.)
You are talking to Mrs. X" she
declared, sternly.
''Oh, well then" In apologize tones,
all bets are or"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29

Spain is going in on an extensive
scale for internal improvements, which
are to include public works, reforesta-
ton, irrigation and the construction of
canals, highways aud buildings for
public use. A bill authorizing a loan
of $2OO.O0O,0 900 for these purposes has
been introduced in the Cortes This
Is about the wisest thing that Spain
could do. The country has large pos
Sibilities in the way of development,
and the money, spent wisely. will add
greatly to the general prosperity and
foster material growth.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29

ITO ~ away OdSA III IAAO
SOS, when a tiny child of tender
years, upon the death of my mother,
my father being in the Army of the
Cumberland, 1 was left in the care of
the widow of the late Capt John
Cleves Symmes (of arctic fame),
u. S. A.
Mrs. Symmes was the daughter of
an army officer, Col Pelchy, U. S. A,
and the widow, first of Capt Lock
wood, u. S. A, then of Capt Symmes,
and was most heroic army woman.
At the time of which 7 write she was
so years old, full of vigor and activity.
The civil war engrossed her entirely.
Everything she could do or say for
her beloved union she said and did.
Her energies were often directed to-
ward me, and we'll have cause never
to forget the flag. From the time 1
could bend my tiny body l was or
dered" to salute it.
Promptly at 9 a. m. we often went
on 'parade"-that is, we walked out
over the old streets of Newport, KY,
generally ending the day at the old
barricks (now destroyed), to hear the
band at the evening concert.
And then again she would tell me:
THAT flag has been the winding sheet
of my father, of my two gallant hus-
bands, and will be of my son and
grandsons now serving their country"
This always broke down my poor,
little heart, for had 1 not a dear ia
Their On the battlefield, marching with
Sherman to the sea?
One of my childish honors was
when, twice a year, we went to Gin
cinnati, where grandma" received
her pension from the government in
gold AS we would approach the build
ing on Third street, over which the
flag was floating, Salute the flag,
child" she would command. Then
she and l would make the French
courtesy-she was French-bending
from the waist, low, almost to the
ground, and in the most profound man
ner, which seemed to me a kind of
funereal performance. 1t always at
tracted the attention of surprised peo-
pie. She never noticed thea, but to
me it was a real concern which the
bright little gold dollar-my part of
the pension-could not wholly do
away with. Everywhere and under
any circumstances ISwould never fail
to salute that flag, and she saw to it
that 1 understood why this act of rev.
erence was rendered
1T is your country and later, cit is
the union it represents. for which So
many have laid down their lives to
save"
One day there came a letter to. me,
all to my own little self, from my IA
ther, written on the battlefield of
Shiloh. The envelope had little flag
in the left corner and had narrow
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29
Not = Petrihed Leo.

In one 1.-The 4leading cities Of the
middle west high church dignitary
is obsessed with the monomania that
one of his legs is gradually becoming
petrified. To test its condition he
pinches it at frequent intervals. At
q dinner party Of men and women he
made the usual test after the soup and
became greatly excited to find that he
felt no sensation from a most vigor-
Gus pinch. 'It has come, it has
comet" he cried in alarm; AT last
my leg is completely petrif1ed!" The
matron sitting next to him whispered
hoarsely: Excuse me; it is not pet
rified and it is not yours!"-New York
Press.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29

The navy certainly has cause to re-
sent the action of Judge who SEN
fenced a 17-year-old forger either to
enlist in the navy or go to reforma-
tory. The nation is proud of its jack
tars and of the personal record they
have established in the historic trip
Hround the world. and the implication
mat the discipline of highly honor
able branch of the service ma sort of
reform school for hayward boys and
embryo criminals is one which the
nation will side with the sailors in re-
senting.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-29
The Proper Salute to the
Greatest of All
the Flags
S6ssSs3SsSS2SsSSSSSI SsS SSsN2H2S2SSSs2i

border in blue and red around it. Sta
tionery was thus decorated in those
war days. He had been wounded
slightly in the shoulder and must go
to the hospital. He wanted to write
to his darling child" himself, so that
If his name appeared among the
wounded or killed in the daily papers
I might know the truth While he
wrote a large smooth chip of wood
served for his writing desk and his
back was braced against the huge for
est tree from which the chip had been
cut by some woodsman when the bat
tie began. This friendly tree protected
him as he wrote from the bullets,
which were still flying, although the
tide of battle had turned in favor of
the union.
My father did not write how he had
received the wound, but learned aft
erward. During the fight-indeed, at
the crisis-a standard bearer was shot
through the head and he fell to the
ground, bearing down the flag with
the STAFF broken in twain. MY father.
standing near, saw it fall, and rushing
to the spot raised the flag and carried
it with both hands high as his arms
could reach onward to the thickest of
the fight. The regiment rallied and
followed with all speed, and; alas!
was cut to pieces.
My fathers cap was shot from his
head and he was wounded in the shout
der, but his act, 1 have been told.
helped to save the day
That impressed me greatIy-the fact
that my father had risked his life to
keep that flag aloft Surely l thought
in my childish brain, as 1 tried to
reason it all out, it must be something
very, very great, and it would be a
very, very wicked little girl or boy
who could ever see that noble banner
and fail to salute it.
At that time it was not customary.
and few ever did it. Now it is gener-
ally Observed; the only question
raised is, What particular way is the
best? 1 have seen many different
forms of salute, and have read of manv
others, but to my mind there is none
sweeter nor quainter than the one
employed by a noble old lady and a
little child, bowling low from the
waist, with the right hand just raised
to the forehead, then brought down
to the right side in grateful and loving
salute to the greatest of all flags
the Star-Spangled Banner.