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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
Business of Soliciting Aims.

Begging has come to be a profess
sion. The country is full of people
making a business of soliciting aims,
all with some hard luck story and
many of them cripples. A crippled
person always excites sympathy, but
the fact is, everyone of these people
has or can have legal residence
somewhere, and in Iowa at least, the
dependent class are literally, even
generously, cared for. Every person
who has a dollars worth of property
is assessed for this tax, and accord
ing to the semi-annual balance sheets
of the different counties that we see
published in our exchanges, the poor
tax is not a small item by any means.
Franklin county has dispersed near
ly $4,000 out of its county poor fund
since the first of last January. besides
about $500 out of the soldiers re-
lief fund and about $1,000 out OF
the insane hospital fund, and other
counties make an equal showing. 1t
may seem hard, but the proper
course is for everybody to quit CIV
ing to beggars. AS it is now, the or
binary travelling beggar makes twice
or three times what an able bodied
laboring man does every day, and
the laboring man Is taxed to support
the INDECENT population Of his own
locality. Turn them down cold.
That is the only way. 1t is right
and justice, and no man should hest
tate to set a good example by so do
Recorder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
In Love.

Dearest, my love for you is strong
er than coffee or the kick of a COW.
When think of you my heart flops
up and down like mothers churn
dasher and visions of doubt creep
over my soul until i feel like an old
cheese board made full of holes by
shippers. Sensations of exquisite
JOY go through me like young goats
over a stable roof / feel as though
! could lift myself with my boot
straps to the heights of church
steeple. AS gosling swimmeth in
a mud puddle, SO do l swim in a sea
of delightfulness when you are near
me. My heart oscilliates like shak-
er in tanning mill, and my eyes
stand open like cellar doors in a
country town. If my love is not re-
ciprocated / will pine away like a
poisoned bed bug, and you will catch
cold over my grave.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
Another Sure Cure.

The bee sting cure for rheumatism,
often supported by the observations
of laymen, at last is vouched for by
a prominent physician, who tried it
on himself. He says he first tried
the baths at a celebrated watering
place without success in getting free
from his sciatica. Going back home
he determined to try the bee sting
cure as last resort. He admits that
he had little confidence in it when
he started. On Oct II he applied
seven or eight bees to the sciatic
nerve.
The next morning without limp or
pain for the first time in three
months, he was able to walk across
the floor. He returned to bed and
was stung half dozen times more
again that night. Continuing. the
treatment for days he found himself
absolutely free from rheumatic
pains. He still continued the treat
ment and cured himself. Writing in
the medical journals, he reminds the
members of his profession that he is
man 81 years old, who had been a
sufferer from rheumatism for years.
He says the pain of the stings was
not as severe as that of the disease,
and that he took no opiates, because
he wanted TO make q clinical obser-
walton of his case. He concludes
that there will still be proud skeptics,
who, like Naaman, will swear by
their ancient remedies, and despise
the humber Jordan, but as for him
he is content with anything that eff
fects the cure.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
Solar Electric Generator.

What boom it will be to the coun-
try merchants when Cove's new in
vention to be known as the "solar
electric generator" has been perfect
ed and placed in general use. Cove
claims it is a mechanical device
which is placed on the roof and de-
signed to generate electricity directly
from the rays of the sun, and to store
it up for lighting and for small power
plants. The machine can be built
for 500 and one day of sunshine
will store enough electricity to light
a store building three or four days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
No Place for Idle Tears.

Tenderly she laid the silent white
form beside those that had gone be-
fore. She made no cutlery, she did
not weep. Such moment was too
precious to be spent in idle tears.
But soon there came time when it
seemed that nature must give way.
She lifted her voice and cried long
and loud. Her cries we're taken up
by others who were near and it echo
and re-echoed over the grounds.
Then suddenly all was still. What
was the use of it all? She would lay
another egg tomorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
REPORT cf Conditions of the Great
Kansas City Stock Market.

Kansas City Stock Yards, July 20.
1909.-Railroads have restored their
disabled portions from the floods of
last week to normal condition
again, and the run of cattle here to-
day is $4,000 head, including 1000
calves, heaviest run of the year.
The small run of cattle here last
week enabled the owners to clean up
close to the end of the week. and
practically everything in the yards
today is fresh arrivals. The market
on country grades did not change
much last week, although prices now
when compared with those of a few
weeks ago show a substantial de-
cline, nearly everything selling I'M
der $500. Stock steers range from
1896 to $4.65, feeders $500 to
$3.50. The big cattle run today
marks the opening Of the range cat
tie season here, and runs will grow
heavier from week to week from
now till the climax of the heavy fall
business is reached, sometime in
or October, and will
gradually decrease thereafter till the
end of the season, the first of Decem-
Der. The proportion of stockers and
feeders in the supply will increase
each week till the end of the sea-
son. Buyers still favor yearling
classes of killing cattle, fancy ami
mails in these classes selling here to-
day at $7.35 to $3.50, to heavy steers
today $685., Kansas grazed westerns
of good weight $500 to $685.,
quarantine grass steers 1915 to
s5.35, grass cows $2.75 to $4.25,
bulls $2.75 to $500, calves $3.50 to
1925.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
FACTS ABOUT IOWA COUNTIES.
Fayette the Largest County Ever Es-
tablished. Other Interesting
Items of History.

The July number of The Iowa
Journal of History of Politics,
published by the State Historical
Society of Iowa contains some in.
teresting facts concerning Iowa coun.
Ties, in an article written by Profes'
sor F. H. Carver, of Morningside
College. For instance, it is shown
that the counties of Iowa were all
established before the close of the
year 1857. Moreover, the ninety.
nine counties now in existence, only
fifty-five were established since Iowa
became state in 1916.
Another interesting fact is that
the whole number of counties es-
tablished in Iowa since 1884 has
been one hundred and five. Six
counties were entirely blotted out OF
existence by acts of the legislature,
and their territories were given to
other counties. I'm addition to these
six counties which were blotted
out" writes Professor Carver.
There were seven Dubuque, De-
moline, Fayette, Buchanan, Benton,
Keokuk, and Pottawttamie) which
may be called temporary. In each
case reference is made to the county
as the first established These seven
counties as first created were of very
large size and were otherwise pecul-
lar in character. The territory of
four of them (Fayette, Buchanan,
Benton and Keokuk) belonged al
most entirely to the Indians. All of
them were merely temporary juris-
dictions and were soon subdivided.
In the process of division thecOunty
name was kept and applied to part
Of the former county"
The size of the counties of Iowa
varies to a considerable extent, as is
also pointed out in the article.
Louisa county is the smallest, with
an era of 396 square miles; while
Pottawattamie is the largest, with
9S4 square miles. The largest coun-
ty is practically two and one-half
lines as large as the smallest 1.-THE
largest county ever established in
with Iowa." continues
he writer, was the temporary coun-
y of Fayette, created in 1897 by act
# the legislature of the territory of
1t covered most of the
erritory of the two Dakotas and
Minnesota, together with a fourth
,art of Iowa. It's area has been es-
mated at 100000 square miles.
nearly three times as large as the
present state of Iowa The small
est county ever included within the
limits of Iowa was Slaughter fnow
at it existed between
he act OF January II, 1889, and that
If January 25, 1889. During this
'eriod it contained nine square town
hips of 324 square miles,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
Size of Some Circuses.

The following from the Show
World gives the comparative sizes OF
the many circuses by the number OF
cars used to transport the shows
from place to place.
Barnum & Bailey, "a cars.
Ringing Bros, "a cars
Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill, As
cars.
Hagenback-Wal As cars.
John Robinson, 38 cars.
Sells-Floto, 80 cars.
Campbell Bros, 25 cars.
Cole Bros, % cars.
Norris & Rowe, 22 cars.
Gollmar Bros, % cars.
Howard Damon, 20 cars.
M. l.. Clark, 10 cars.
101 Ranch, Is cars.
Yankee Robinson, IL cars.
Rice Bros, IL cars.
Gentry Bros, No. 1, 10 cars.
Gentry Bros, No. 2, 10 cars.
Sun Bros, 10 cars.
Dode Fiske. 9 cars.
Welch Bros, cars.
John H. Sparks, cars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

FOUND small key. Apply this
office. 29-2
LOST-A self-flling fountain pen.
Finder please leave at this Office.
FOR RENT-Residence property on
West Broadway. Inquire Marsh s
Music House. 27-tf
FOR RENT-Residence at 5O7 Me-
chanic St. Inquire Mrs. e. R.
Acers, next door. 18tf
FOR SALE-Latest Pella stacker.
Will sell cheap. Gross Bros, De-
corah, Iowa. 27-2
FOUND-An umbrella. Owner may
have same by proving property and
paying for this notice Albert
Christen. 1872
FOR SALE-Business room and fiat
building now occupied by H. Jar
gers barber shop. 29-tf
SEWING MACHINE-Repairs of all
kinds at Fred ]. Rosenthal's.
14-tf.
WANTED-Buyers for 100 Iron
Beds, from $3.50 up. l.. r. Nor
risOn, East Water St., the man
who saves you big money.
FOR SALE-Pine dimension tim
bers, most any length, from 10 to
30 feet long. Phil Halse, r. 8,
DEBORAH. Phone DEBORAH or Burr
Oak. 22-13pd
LOST-You are lost in the saving
scheme If you don't go to l.. r.
Morrison's and purchase furniture,
etc. Several fine bicycles for sale
cheap, and hundreds of other ar
ticles at surprising prices. Just
call and be convinced.
FOR SALE-At a bargain, 5h
horse power gasoline engine. En-
quire Upper Iowa Power Co.
FOR RENT-The Aiken house in w.
DEBORAH. A modern 7-room cot
tage. Inquire at Winneshiek
County State Bank. 12tf
FOR RENT-Eight-room house on
Maple Ave. Good location, mod
ern improvements, up-to-date. In
quire of K. T. Reed. left
WANTED-Men to distribute adj
vertising matter; experience nee
essary. $500 per day and ex-
penses. No soliciting. For in
formation write East st. Louis
Chemical Distributing Co., 9th and
Missouri avenue, East st. Louis, |
Ill. PIP |
once, good reliable |
Scandinavian solicitor to sell our
line of coffees, teas, ETC., with |
premiums; liberal commission paid
to the right man and steady en-
ployment, IN DEBORAH, Waukon,
Cresco, Usage, New Hampton,
Charles City and West Union. and
other surrounding towns. None
but first class man need apply. Sin
clair Tea & Coffee Co.. Marshall
town, Iowa. 27-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

A maiden from the city tripped
lightly meath the trees, and shifted
the pungent odor that fioated on the
breeze, 20, tell me, ancient farmer,
with arms so brown and bare, what
is that wonderous flower that scents
the morning air?" Loud laughed
the ancient farmer, till the tears roll
ed down his cheek, "Why bless you,
that's a pole-cat, and I've smelt him
for a week"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
GET RID OF NOxIOUs WEEDS.
The Law Makes it Imperative on
Owners and Tenants to De-
strOy Them.


A new law on the destruction OF
noxious weeds has gone into effect
1t is broader, more comprehensive
and more drastic than any laws we
have heretofore had on the subject
The new law makes it the duty OF
every person. firm or corporation
owning, occupying or controlling
lands, town and city lots, land used
as right-of-way, depot grounds or for
other purposes, to cut, burn or other
wise entirely destroy all noxious
weeds mentioned in the act.
The weeds mentioned in this law
as being noxious weeds and which
are required to be destroyed are as
follows: Quick grass, Canadian
thistle, cockleburs, wild mustard,
sour or curled dock, smooth dock,
parsnip, horse nettle. velvet weed or
button weed and burdock.
The law makes it the duty of town
ship trustees, or other officers, re-
sponsible for public highways in
every town or city of the state, to
destroy or cause to be destroyed all
noxious weeds hereinbefore mention
ed or unnecessary brush on the high
ways in such manner as to effectual-
ly prevent the production of their
seeds or their propagation in any
other manner, to warn out labor or
to employ labor for this purpose in
the same manner as for repairing
and for neglect or failure
to perform this work they shall be
subjected to the penalties of this act.
The law further provides that if
the occupant of any land adjacent to
the public highways neglects or re-
fuses to destroy the noxious weeds
upon his land, or shall fail to pre-
vent them from blooming or coming
to maturity, that upon complaint the
township trustees may make investi-
cation into the condition, and if the
said complaint appears to be we'll
founded they may fix a time within
which he is required to destroy such
weeds, and If he refuses to do so,
such weeds may be destroyed and
the expense thereof shall be recover
ed from the owner by a special tax.
The law further provides that
county supervisors shall call a meet
ing of township trustees and road
supervisors of the county to con-
slider the best methods of road
work and weed destruction, and in
the public interest may secure the
service of experts to give instruction
on road building and weed destruc-
ton. ns
1t is also made the duty of town
ship trustees and other officers d.
rectly responsible for the care of
public highways to cause to be cut
near the surface all weeds on the
public highways in their respective
townships at such time and in such
l manner as to prevent the weeds |
rom maturing. A violation of the !
provisions of the law will subject the |
yiolator to fine of not to exceed |
100. a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

One of the most important things
that a man owes to his family is
cheerfulness. He should cast all
trouble away when he comes to his
home. He is a selfish being who,
having trouble in his trade or calling
or profession, always brings his trou-
BILE home for the purpose of making
everyone else miserable. There is no
bravery or manliness in that kind of
a thing, no thoughfulness for others
happiness, no trust in God that all
will be for the best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
"A Chemical Barometer.

If you want to make a chemical
barometer. put small quantity of
pulverized alum into a long, half
ounce vial and fill it with alcohol.
When the atmosphere is dry and
clear, the spirits will be as clear as
crystal, but on approach of rain or
bad weather, the alum will rise in
the center in the form of a spiral
cloud. This is a sure indication.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
HERE is RELIEF FOR WOMEN

If you have pains in the back,
Urinary, Bladder or Kidney trouble,
and want a certain, pleasant herb
relief from Women's ills, try Mother
Gray's "AUSTRALIAN-LEAF." 1t is
safe, reliable regulator, and re-
lieves all Female Weaknesses, in
Guiding Inflammation and ulcera-
tons. Mother Gray's Australian
Leaf is sold by Druggists or sent by
mail for so cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co.. lie
Roy, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
Rhubarb Conserve.

Cut fine 81 pounds rhubarb Add
three pounds sugar and two lemons
shaved fine; one pine apple, shred
ded; one cocoanut, (groundD. When
sugar is melted and mixture is boil
ing all over, add a pound blanched
almonds ground, Il pound candid
orange peel ground; "A pound cit
ron, shaved fine; one pound sugar.
Boil thirty minutes until thick like
marmalade. Seal like jelly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

We have a very large stock Of
new and second hand goods of al
most every description. In stoves
and furniture our stock is especially
complete. We can fit you out with
anything you need at much lower
figures than elsewhere. Come and
see us before buying L. R. Morri-
son. 1Stf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

The virtues grow about the home
They cluster, bloom and shed their
perfume around the fireside. Love,
husband, wife, father, mother, child
and without those words the
world would be barren wilderness,
and men and women but british
beasts. The home is the nursery for
the virtues
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

After all, there are only two things
in life worth stri, ing for--your own
happiness and the happiness of
others
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

Sloan Star: Your true optimist is
the man who still has faith in the
world when the world is malign-
ing him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

The sweetest aeolian harp wouldn't
sound like music If it were used to
get man up in the morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
More Than Figurative

Alas" sighed Weary Wiggles,
gazing dejectedly upon his torn and
tattered trousers, I'm afraid these
here pants is on their last legs
Lippincott's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

Sometimes 1t happens that the man
who never crosses bridge until he
comes to it," has to swim.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

If 1t were as hard to tear down
a reputation as 1t is to build it up,
most men would pass the test of
respectability.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

Advertising In the newspapers is
the best and ultimately the cheapest
form of publicity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
WANT COLUMN.

Rates-One Cent per word, Moth
Ing less than ten cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

Treat your wife as though she were
queen and that III help make her
one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

-Conigisky, optician, VIM. Blk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21

$4,000 will pay all your expenses for SIX DAYS sight
seeing at Seattle including all expenditures and
exclusively first-class hotel accommodations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-21
Are You GOine

To the Alaska ukon-Pac
Exposition? If so read this:
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-17
A CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN.

There is right now yawning befors
the young men Of this country the
best Of opportunities for winnins
something better than good lireE-
hood though that goes with the ress
that were ever 50 widely and per
manently offered in the history Of the
country. The nation is engaged in 8
campaign Of the enlargement Of pub
lie Improvements on a scale neyer
before dreamed of, and there is al
ready a great deficiency In engineer
officers capable of. taking charge os
construction work In his report t.
the secretary OF war last septembee
General MsrshaII. chief CT engineers.
states the situation 1t IS now neces
sary. owing 10 the scarcity Of com
miss'oned officers in the engineer
service, 10 combine districts and 10
place ensineers in charge Ct works
IN the conduct of which they have
never had experience even as assist
ants.
Now the point is this: This aeh-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-17

cheney IN trained military engineers
must be made UP in one Of TWO ways.
The Academy at West Point must
turn over all its graduates 10 the en-
gineering branch o. the young men
must come out Of the civil ranks. And
it IS Just this latter point upon which
The News wishes to lay stress. a,
the present rate Of increase in govern
mental work there VIII in few years
be places for as many as ore or tive
thousand qualified Young men. There
is no direction in which a young man
can more safely and certainly seek
employment and advancement than il
civil engineering rhe work is not
specially difficult, the salaries are bet
Ter than in corresponding occupation
in civil life. and the openings in the
early future viii continue to increase
for we'll qualified young men.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-17

be gave an ointment which was o
severe that Tny babe would scream when
u was put on. We changed doctors and
medicines until we had epent fifty dol
lars or more and baby was getting
worse. l was so worn out watching
and caring for him night and day hat
4 almost felt sure the disease was in
durable. But finally reading Of the
good results of the Cuticura Remedies.
! determined 10 try them I can truth
fully say was more than surprised, for
/ bought only dollar and a half's worth
q the Cuticura Remedies (Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills., and they did
more good than all my doctors nedi-
eclnes / had tried, and in fact entirely
cured him. ! viii send you a photo
graph taken when he was fifteen months
old and YOU can see his face is perfectly
clear q the least spot or scar Of any,
thing. If / ever have this trouble again,
l viii never think If dcctoring but viii
send for the Cuticura Remedies at once,
As It is [ would never think of using
any other than Cuticura Soap for nv
babe. You are at liberty to publish
this. II may help some distressed mother
as | was helped . Mrs. w. NJ. Coinerer.
Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. II, 1905
CWieura Soap C25c). Ointment C50c3, Resoivent
touc , ana thqcotfe Coated Pills i25cl. ARE sold
ihtuush0Gt the world Depots London % char
X lowns 4 Co. sydney South Africa Lennon
i.to, tape Town. N1fat etc Potter Drug & Chem
Corp. sole Props, tR5 Columbus a We Boston
- Mailed Ffee. Cateura BOOK on SKIN Dlseases
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-17
swepe over N.aqarz.

This terrible calamity often happens
eeca sse a careless boatmen Ignores
ne rivers warnings-growing riDpleg
and faster currents. Natures warn
ings are kind. That dill pain or ache
IN tht back warns you the kidneys
Aaed attention if you would escape
fatal maladies- dropsy, diabetes or
Brght's disease. Take Electric Bit
ters al once and see baekache. fly and
al your best felfngs retsIrn. after
long suffering from weak kidneys ana
lame back. one 500 bottle wholly
cured me-" writes J. r. Blankenship.
Of Beik, Tenn. Only soc at Roses
Drug stere.