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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
Ladies Waists at Big Reductions

A big lot Ladies Emb. White Lawn QOc
Waists. Reg. sold for 75c; now .......... O0O
95c, ST. % and $3.50 Lawn Waists, c.
emb trimmed, for ........... ......... wv
$3.50 Tailor made Poplin Waists, with OF.
detached collar; sale price .OJS
$3.50 Net Waists for $2.65 4.a e.
About 80 of these Ladies' Net Waists left. It's
like finding money to buy such values as these
for such small price. Come in cream, ecru and
white, and handsomely lace trimmed;d O. cEs
ALI silk and satin at same price.
$3.50 Ladies' Wrappers in percale and other
wash fabrics, full cut and well made; Or
sale price .............. ..~........... .OOS
$3.50 Black Heatherbloom r11c
OuueISKIIGS ~ 49,
49, Black Heatherbloom q OF
Underskirts YA.OO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17
Warships HOmeward Bound.

The American battleship fleet,
composed of sixteen warships, is
now on it's last run of its famous
cruise around the world. 1t left
Hampton Roads December 16, 1907,
and when it again anchors in that
port, February %, it will have been
gone one year and sixty-eight days.
No accident has marked the pro-
gress of the greatest armed fleet
that ever made such a long voyage.
The cruise has been in every respect
an unqualified success. The trip
has been watched with the greatest
interest by all foreign powers, and
wherever the vessels called, in South
America, Australia, Japan, China,
Ceylon, Egypt, and ports of the
Mediterranean, the officers and men
have been given a hearty official and
private welcome.
The fleet left Hampton Roads un-
der Admiral Robley ID. Evans, who
conducted it as far as San Fran
cisco. Rear Admiral Charles M.
Thomas then took command, but he
was succeeded May Is Dy Rear Ad-
miral Sperry, who brought the ves-
sells home.
Rear Admiral Arnolds and the
third squadron of the Atlantic fleet
consisting of the battleships Maine
Mississippi, New Hampshire. Idaho
and the scout cruisers Chester
Birmingham and Salem, will meet
Sperry's fleet in the Atlnatic about
a thousand miles from the coast and
then with Arnold's ships as an es-
cort the worldtouring vessels will
proceed towards Hampton Roads
where they will be reviewed by
President Roosevelt on Washing
tons birthday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

There are but two remaining weeks
of the sixtieth Congress and the
work for the remaining days has
been fully planned. Five appropria-
tion bills remain for enactment by
the House. The Agricultural AMI
Indian bills and the bill providing
money for the diplomatic and Con-
sular service it is expected will be
completed this week. The River and
Harbors bill it is thought will be
passed in the next ten days. The In
dications are that Arizona and New
Mexico will be admitted to state
hood this session but there are
signs of opposition in the Senate
which may prevent the consumma-
ton. The desire of Congress for ex-
tended debate on the Postals Savings
Bank bill favored by both parties
in their national platforms Will
probably prevent its enactment In
this Congress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17
Allison Monument.

General Grenville M. Dodge, of
Council Bluffs, chairman of the AL
lison Monument committee, has an
nounced a list of citizens of Iowa
to assist in carrying out the work
and solicit donations within the
state.
Five are named at large and every
county in the state is represented
upon the district lists. w. w. Nor
row, treasu~l4Aaf state, has agreed
to serve as treasurer for the Allison
fund in Iowa and all donations are
to be forwarded to him at Des
Moines. Each committeeman is au-
thorized by General Dodge to APP
point subcommittee so that a
thorough canvass may be made for
the purpose of securing funds for
the erection of a monument to Sena-
tor Allison at the state capital.
The committee for the Fourth
District are ID. ii, Bowen, Waukon;
II. 4. Stanberry, Mason City; w. l..
Turner. New Hampton; Herman
Ihm, Guttenburg; VIM. e. Fuller,
West Union; l.. III. Henry, Charles
City; j. C. Webster, Cresco; Il. s.
Fonda, Usage; III. J. Green, De-
corah; T. l.. Bingham, Northwood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

1t is learned that the inhabitants
of the Republic of Panama are OF
the opinion that the Americans are
stingy and they have taken great
offense that they do not buy of them
at their exbortitant prices. 1t is un-
derstood that one can live now at
Panama by buying of American mer-
chants, as cheaply as anywhere In
the United States. 1t is fact we'll
known by travellers that Americans
are looked upon the world over as
the lawful prey of shopkeepers,
hotels and cab drivers. If the Re-
public of Panama has been educated
to a different impression. there is
one nation, at least, that has made
good beginning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17
Editorial Meeting May 81.

Arrangements are being made for
meeting of the Northeastern iowa
Press Association, to be held at
Charles City May 9Th and 7th. The
citizens of Charles City are prepar-
ing to entertain the newspaper men
of this part of the state in a manner
that will reflect credit upon this
progressive city, and program OF
interesting addresses and discus
sions on subjects pertaining to the
craft will shortly be announced.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

There was nothing perfunctory
about the observance of Lincolns
centenary. Churches, schools, news
papers, gave lots of attention to
Lincoln because the people love to
hear about this great hero. Lin
coins intense sympathy with the
common man is a large factor in
this feeling. Many former soldiers
are recalling how Lincoln would stop
to pay attention to common soldier
anytime rather than speak to Il
senator or other high dignitary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17
Decision.

In a unanimous opinion the su-
preme court of Iowa rules that can
didates cannot be named by a party
committee after failure TO nomin-
ate in the primary election, unless
nomination shall have been made
and a vacancy occur after the pri-
mary. The decision means that
county, district and state commit
tees of the minority party cannot
wait to see who is nominated by the
majority party and then name a
candidate at committee confer
ence. 1t will settle disputes in sew
eral Iowa counties where this prac-
tice was followed last summer and
fall by the democrats.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17
HOME COMING SEEMS ASSURED.
Business Men Unit i'm Favor of
Holding Event in Connection
With County Fair.

A meeting of the Commercial Club
was held at the Grand opera house
on Friday evening, to consider the
matter of having a HCme Coming
in Decorah during the coming sum-
mer. There were quite number OF
the business men present and the
sentiment was unanimous in favor
of having a Home Coming, the gem
eral opinion being that it would be
best to hold it the same week as the
county fair, combining the two into
the grandest week of festivities ever
known in Decorah, with extensive
preparations and attractions that
would induce large crowds to visit
the city. Committees were appoint
ed to investigate preliminary mat
ters of necessity, and the meeting
adjourned to Friday evening of this
week, at the city hall, when every
business man and citizen interested
is invited to be present.
The Home Coming should be made
an event that will long be remem-
bered. Scattered all over the north
west are hundreds of former resi-
dents of Winneshiek county who
will welcome the invitation to re-
turn "home" for a visit with friends
and relatives, and the people of De-
corah feel that nothing should be
left undone to make their stay hero
a very pleasant one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

The child life of the country has
had about as little attention here
tofore in the maelstrom of politics
at Washington as a bunch of chill
dren would get on New York streets
amid the tangle of automobiles. But
at last a bill is to be reported for a
children's bureau in the interior
department to look after the in
tars.;,s taras,,s OF the little ones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Governor Carroll has announced
his staff as follows: Quartermaster
general, John C. Loper, Des Moines;
surgeon general, d. S. Fairchild,
Clinton; judge advocate, c. G. Saun-
ders, Council Bluffs; aids Crank OF
colonel, w. G.. Dows, Cedar Rap
ids; II. B. Hedge, Des Moines; G..
l.. Carton, Des Moines, and G. L..
Goodale, LennoX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

There ought not be much trouble
over the little difficulty of Mr..
Knox being ineligible for the state
department. The lawyers of Con-
gress who spend their lives tieing
up with the government in their
tangled knots know which string to
pull when everyone wants the thing
unrayelled as in this case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

For the first time in 1S6 years, an
English king last week visited Ber-
lin. John Bull would rather get into
hook than have to holler "hock der
kaiser"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

The wireless telephone is coming
The voice has been clearly carried
a distance of sixty miles in stormy
weather. In France a wireless tele-
phone service has been installed be-
tween Paris and Marseilles, dis
tance of six hundred miles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Gov. Magoon expresses confidence
in the future of Cuba. At least the
island will be all there after the
hotheads have been exploding fire.
works.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

There was lots of borrowed
plumage at the Taft reception at
New Orleans, where there has been
scramble for frock coats and silk
hats, unpopular in that climate.
1t would have been embarrassing
had any one raised the old negro
fitty, Monkey dressed in soldier
clothes"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

In the very improbable event of
war with Japan, it would be in
teresting to see how many of these
Californian anti-Jap agitators would
suddenly have urgent business in
the interior.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

If the calls for warships for the
Pacific coast are needed, they should
carry ice for the heads of Cali
fornia legislators rather than gum
powder for the laps.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

The American cement companies,
having formed trust, should at
least be able to stick together, but
are they not carrying it a little too
far when they build concrete fences
around base ball parks without any
holes for the small boy to look
through?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

The duke of AbruzZi is to Climb
the Himalayas. But it has never
been know that there is an altitude
limit on Cupid's darts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

The worlds greatest sea fighter
takes the name of our smallest state.
Our enemies must be aware that
they should beware of the Delaware.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Our fleet travels $4,000 miles to
get around the world. The home
ward path after many other jubila-
tions is frequently circuitous.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Gov. Hadley of Missouri says saw
ing wood is the best exercise.
Lucky for him that the boys do not
have any votes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Jeff Davis of Arkansas is to pub
lish his speeches. Can book stores
that keep 'em get any insurance on
their stock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17
Q Offce..3l7 West Water Street
Telephone No. IS
Current Comment.

If California were only moderate
ly pacific she would need no Pa
cific feet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Andrew Carnegie has developed or
degenerated into 'furriner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

Advertising Rates:-Display, IS cents PER inch
each insertion, fiat rate. Contracts for
1909 inches l21a cents per inch. Locals
10 cents per line
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

EOR Ten Years This Paper Has
Had q Paid Circulation Larger
by Several Hundred Than Any
Other Paper in winneshiek Coun.
ty. Advertisers Here Get What
They Pay For
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-17

HAVE you Paid for Your Paper7
Remember. the United States
Government Requires All Sub
scriptions to Newspapers to be
Paid Promptly. The Address Tag
on this Paper Gives the Date to
Which You are Paid.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Ringing Brothers Circus.

Ringing Brothers Worlds Great
est Show is to visit Baton Rouge, La.
on Monday, Nov. s, coming this sea-
son with new laurelS won at Madison
Square Garden in New York because
OF the unprecedented excellence of
their performances. II is in all re-
spectS the very best circus that was
ever organized, and the two perform
anceS that will be given in Baton
Rouge will be given exactly as they
were presented in Manhattan, not the
slightest change having been made
since the season opened there.
There are no less than seven Sensa-
tons on the program, any one of
which is great enough to give a circus
distinction. There are the wonderful
Schumann horses which waltz on their
hind legs, drink from large glasses
and roll each other around III huge
beer barrels; elephants that use the
telephone, conversing with each other
over the wire from one end of the main
tent to the other; the thrilling double
SOmersaulting automobile act. per-
formed by young French girl: Ro-
blidello, the Mexican wire wizard: the
wonderful Torch family Of acrobats
and 100 other great acts that are new
to America.
This will be the only opportunity for
the people of this section to see Ring
ling Brothers circus, and probably
never again will such an array Of
European talent be seen under one
management, as the expense OF giving
such a program is almost beyond be-
lief.
The parade will be given at 10
o'clock in the morning and it is an
entirely new spectacle. Some of its
features are Camels, Zebras, Deer,
Elephants and Llamas driven in teams
like horses and harnessed to ornate
tableaux. The parade will be three
miles long. The menagerie, too, is
wonderful affair, greatly enlarged and
filled with strange specimens of the
animal world. At the head of the
menagerie is Darwin, the missing link,
which lives in a miniature house with
windows, electric lights, hot water
heater, chairs and tables. Darwin
eats with a knife and fork, drinks
from a bottle and shaYeS himself.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
NOt Only In ArkanSaW.

Not so very long ago." said
John f. Young, the actor, 81
was on a sleeping car going over
a certain road in Arkansas. My
watch had stopped. When the
porter came my way ! asked him
for the time.
~ haven't got a watch he
replied.
You are a beaut of a railroad
man without a watch, / insisted.
What kind of a road is this, any.
way?'
You don't need a watch on
this train, he informed me,
what you want is a calendar. ,"
Kansas City Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Sheriff's Sale.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of East
Baton Rouge, 22nd Judicial Dis
trict Court.
l.. Szabo VS.. 7. II. Daigre.
No.

BY virtue of writ of Fl Fa to I'M
directed by the Hon. Court aforesaid
in the above entitled and numbered
cause, | have seized and will offer fol
sale on premises of 7. II. Daigre il
Bayou Sara, La, to the highest bid.
der at the hour of Ii O'Clock a. m. or
Saturday, December 4, 1909,
the following property to-wit:
Lots No. l6xlS in So. 2 in Bayou
Sara, La.
Hot machinery used in Pop Factory.
l lot cases and bottles and all fix
lures.
/ wagon.
/ horse.
! set harness.
? shares Capital Stock of Bank OF
West Feliciana.
! gasoline engine, boiler and smoke
stack.
! iron safe, steam pump, / deep
well outfit, ropes etc, writing desk,
! heater.
Terms of Sale Cash with benefit OF
appraisement.
j. II. CLACK,
ShariH
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
The Family Reading Problem

To find reading that satisfies one,
craving for the bright and attractive
and Is at the same time perfectly suit
able for impressionable young people,
is at times difficult. The best maya.
zines are admittedly published for
mature readers only. The Youth
Companion alone is for all the family.
While the editors keep in mind the
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written as to fascinate men and wo-
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And this is true not only of the fiction
In The Companion, but of the entire
contents. The articles, by famous
writers, convey knowledge that is use
iul to the wiseSt and most experienced
as well as 10 the immature. In short.
The Companion solves the reading
problem for the entire family. It is
entertaining and it is worth while"
Every new subscriber will find il of
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Conditions Merely Changed.

An observer of the agricultur.
al situation well says: "A gloomy
state of mind, of itself is suffi.
cient to preclude success for
next season, unless it be chang.
ed. The combined psychological
effect is bound to he tremendous.
1t appears to me almost inpera.
tive for the press and pulpit, as
leaders, and every right-minded
and courageous man as a lay
preacher, to drive home the fact
that conditions for the future
are not desperate, or even very
bad-merely changed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Don't Sacrifice Your Property.
Pointe CouIee Banner

Pointe Coupee Banner
The present unfortunate con-
dition which prevails throughout
the parish is causing a great
many of our landowners to 90
things which they will later re.
greet. We hear of many sacri.
fees, which are unnecessary and
which add 10 their already
heavy burdens.
a great many strangers are
Hooking into the parish endeay-
.oring To buy up land at a sacri.
flee. Then there are those who
are taking time by the fOrelock,
and renting lands upon which
rice crops will be planted during
WV ''IiliHE afdI.
There is no use in getting
plnlcky; we are at present fac
ing a crisis, one which will ad.
just itself in time. OF course
there are those who will ask.
RITr,
What are We to do pending this
Adjustment" A natural cues
tion, and We want to answer,
that sitting around the country
stores, with the idea that there
Is nothing To do but talk "hard
times" and white away at a
useless piece of wood will not
help the situation any. If that
class OF people were to spend
half the energy which they spend
in whiting in cleaning and burn.
ing cotton stalks and blowing
their lands well for the coming
year, the trouble will be half ad.
justed, the lands at least will be
in splendid condition to cultivate
profitable crops during the COM
ing year. The next question is,
What shall we plant?" This
question is useless, since the soil
Of Pointe COupee is adapted to
almost any crop, and the profita.
bleness of that crop depends
upon the amount of energy spent
upon it. Select the crop which
you think you can do justice to,
and work it. Plant a sufficient
crop of some early maturing pro-
duct which can be marketed and
which will tide you over the
shoals until your main crop can
be harvested.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
The Board OF PardOnS.
Abbeville Meridional.

Abbeville Merdional
Extract from Grand Jury re.
port; I'm ferreting out actual
crime and presenting the offend.
ers for trial, we feel it our duty
to make mention of those things
which tend TO encourage crime
by holding out immunity from
punishment. Such i'm effect is
the attitude of the Board of Par.
dons to society. The trainers of
the Constitution. had no intention
of creating the Board of Pardons
a superior criminal tribunal TO
retry criminal cases behind
closed doors and upon ex parte
evidence in order to find pre-
text for liberating upon the com.
munity men whose guilt is nOtO.
riOuS and whose conviction has
been secured after many delays
and great exertiOn on the part of
the prosecuting Off Ger. We
therefore join with the public
press and law-abiding citizens
throughout the State in denounc.
ing the unwarranted usurpation
of power by the Board of Par.
dOns as a grave menace TO the
orderly and uniform administra.
ton of justice and the enforce
ment of law