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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-08
SIMMONS FOR JUDGESHIP?
The Late Judge PurnelPs Mantle
May Fall on the Senior Sena-

tor.
Wentworth Special. 4tb. to Charlotte Observer.
the politicians in North Caro-
lima may be yet furnished with
the greatest surprise of their
lives before the North Carolina
eastern judgeship is definitely
decided. A gentleman who has
recently spent several weeks in
Washington says he would not
be surprised if President Taft
places the mantle of Purnell on
the shoulders of North Carroll
mas senior Senator, Furnifold M.
Simmons. ~
There is evidently a desire
on the part of President Taft, -
he further said, Judging from
his public utterances, to win the
South over to the new admins
tration and to do this he may ap-
point a few Democrats to office
and there is some intimation
that if several Of the influential
colleagues of Senator Simmons
who are close to the President
for instanceKnox, Aldrich, Lodge
and William Alden Smith, were
to request the appointment Of
Senator Simmons there nigh
be a vacant seat in the United
States Senate belonging to Nortl
Carolina"
Senator Simmons is counted ;
good lawyer in eastern Nortl
Carolina, and the political whee
has made more surprising turn
than his appointment, the fiftl
district for example.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-08
1t Saved His Leg.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

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and WE'LL" Infallible for Skin Erup-
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-08

Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
quickly, strengthens the lungs and e1-
pels colds. Get the genuine in yellow
package. Sold by all druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
Presidential Statistics.
Welcome Home.

1t is strange but significant fact
that the presidents of the United
States, on the average, live only
about thirteen years after retiring
from their duties as the chief execu-
tive of the United States. To be
more explicit, and more accurate, the
average life of the presidents after
leaving the White House is twelve
years, ten months.
~ Washington lived two years and
nine months after leaving the presi-
dency; John Adams, twenty-five
years and three months; Thomas
Jefferson, seventeen years and three
months; James Madison, nineteen
years and three months; James Mon
roe, six years and four months;
John Quincy Adams, nineteen years;
Andrew Jackson, eight years and
three months; Martin Van Buren,,
twenty-one years and four months;
William Henry Harrison died one
month after MS inauguration; John
Tyler lived seventeen years; James
X. Polk lived three months; Zacha-
ry Taylor died in Office sixteen
months after his Inauguration; Mill
ard Fillmore lived twenty-one years;
Franklin Pierce lived twelve years
and seven months; James Buchanan,
six years and eleven months; U. S.
Grant lived eight years and four
months; Rutherford B. Hayes, elev-
en- years and eleven months, James
A. Garfield died four months after
his inauguration; Chester A. Arthur
lived one year and eight months;
Grover Cleveland, ten years and sew
en- months; Benjamin Harrison,
eight years; William Mckinley died
in office.-Exchange
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
WELCOME, HOME.

The citizens of Decorah extend a
most cordial invitation to every resi-
dent of Winneshiek county, either
now or in the years gone by, to join
with them next week in the celebra-
tion of their first Home Coming Fes-
tival. The invitation is just as freely
extended to all the people of north
east Iowa, and it is the hope that it's
acceptance will be so general that it
Will result in the grandest event of
the kind ever held within the borders
of the state.
The preparation for the entertain
ment of our guests have been extern
sive and elaborate. Nothing has
been left undone through months of
preparation that it was believed
would add to the pleasure, enjoy
ment and comfort of the thousands
who will come home to Decorah.
Not alone in the large sums of money
spent to provide entertainments and
amusements of the highest class,
but in the little details which tend
to make such events success, have
the minutest attention been given.
The success of the event can only
be prevented by two things-the
weather and the people. and we have
every assurance that neither will fail
us.
The program will begin Monday
morning and end with the sacred SER
vice on Sunday. Every day will he
big day, with a program that will
please you. Plan to come in Monday
and Tuesday, and we will guarantee
that you will be here the rest of the
week.
Welcome Home
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
REHEARsING FOR THEATRICALs.
Edmund Carroll Company Assembled
and Preparing for Opening at
Mason City, August 3Oth.

During the past summer, as an
nounced in these columns several
weeks ago, force of men have been
busy manufacturing a car load of
special scenery and equipment for
repertoire theatrical company, which
has been organized in Decorah, and
On Monday the rehearsals of the plays
and the assembling of the cast be-
gan, at the Grand opera house.
The company will be headed by
Mr.. Edmund Carroll, an actor Of
recognized ability and standing
throughout the entire country. Mr..
Carroll spent three seasons with Wal
ker Whiteside, and starred two sea-
sons in the 1--WE Are King" company
with splendid success. Previous to
this he appeared with Frederick
Warde and Nance Oneil.
The company will be managed by
Mr.. B. B. Morss of this city, a the
atrical man of long experience. For
three seasons he managed the I'VE
Are King" company, and previous to
that was with the MY Wife's Fami-
ly' company. Mr.. C. S. Mckay, also
of this city, will be the advance man.
With the company will be found, be-
sides the above, some actors of high
standing in the profession, among
them being Miss Victoria Miller,
leading lady; Mr.. William ". Miller,
heavy man; Mr.. William Klug, utili-
ty man; Mr.. James Birdsell, comed-
ian; Ethel Birdsell. characters; the
Rosemond Sisters, soubrettes and in
genue; a character man and a piano
player.
They will play weekly engage
ments in only the better towns of
this vicinity, as may be shown by
the bookings of the first few weeks.
They will open at Mason City Aug
ust 80, and spend a consecutive week
in each of the following cities: EN-
mettsburg, Sioux City, Iowa; Nor
folk, Neb., Mitchell and Sioux Falls,
S. ID. Bookings are closed for all
but three or four weeks of the seas
son, and they are all in splendid
towns. They will show in Decorah
holiday week.
The repertoire consists of series
of the better class OF plays, such as
are not presented by repertoire COM
panies. They are The Stowaway.o
a melodrama, The Chauffeur" COM
edy, Hearts of the Blue Ridge" a
story of the Kentucky feud, North
ern Lights" semi-military play on
the order of 'Strongheart," David
Garrick,' costume comedy, and
Mothers Husbands" farce comedy.
All of them are particularly adapted
to Mr.. Carroll and his company, and
it would seem that the enterprise
would be success from the start.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
COMRADES OF THE OLD DAYS.

One of the most delightful fea-
Home Coming next week, will be the
meeting of old friends who have not
seen each other, some of them, for
years. Anyone who has been pres
ent at state encampment of, the
G. A. r. and witnessed a meeting of
old comrades who fought side by side
in the dark days of the rebellion,
must have felt deeply the impressive
ness of the occasion as these old fell
lows who had not seen one another
since the war, effusively greeted
each other with tears in their eyes,
joy in their hearts, and with tongues
all atremble with emotions of the
moment called into play by the mem
ories of the past.
Something like that will be the
meeting of old friends and neighbors
who formerly lived in Winneshiek
county. as they encounter one an
other Home Coming week in De-
corah. We are assured that our
guests will come to the old home
from pretty much all parts of the
United States, and not a few from
Canada; and what meeting that
will be as they get together and chat
over the old times when they were
among the pioneers of this county;
men and women. some of them grown
old, others still in the prime of life,
and many more, perhaps, who never
saw the places where their parents
lived before they-the children
were born. Oh, it will be all right,
thousand things will be talked
over by the old folks, the days when
they struggled in comparative power
ty and at great disadvantage with
the numerous obstacles that had to
be overcome, as they have to be in all
new countries. Fever and ague, hard
work, self-denial, distant markets,
poor prices for produce, cold, some
times hunger, nearest neighbor miles
away, and yet brave and jolly hap
py in the midst of it all; the men in
the field and the women in the home;
and they won out over every impedi-
ent they met up with in their strug-
giles Ter successv---And now they are
going TO see one another again and
talk it all over. God bless the ia
theirs and mothers of Old Winneshiek
county; may their days be many and
their lives always be happy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Walt Mason on the Sunday paper:
l spent five cents for the Sunday
Dart, and hauled 1t home In a two
wheel cart; I piled the sections upon
the floor, till they reached as high as
the kitchen door; I hung the chro-
mos upon the wall though there
wasn't room to hang them all, and
the room was Uttered some ten feet
deep, with comic sections" that
made me weep; and there were Sec
tions Of pink and green, a woman's
section and magazine. and sheet of
music which IL played, would make
an audience quickly fade; and there
were patterns for women's gowns
and also for gentlemen's hand-me-
downs; and false moustache and a
rubber doll, and deck of cards and
a parasol. Now men are busy with
dray and cart, a hauling away the
Sunday Dart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
The Newspaper and the Hotel.

Running newspaper is just like
running hotel, only different
When a man goes into a hotel and
finds something on the table which
does not suit him, he does not raise
hades with the landlord and tell
him TO stop his old hotel. Well
hardly. He sets that dish to one
side and wades into the many dishes
that suit him. 1t is different with
some newspaper readers. They
find an article occasionally that
does not suit them exactly aud with
out stopping to think it may please
hundreds of other readers, make a
grand stand play and tell the editor
how paper should be run and
what should be put into It. But
such people are becoming fewer
every year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
"Bill lnSide."

A Kansas paper tells the following
on Bill Jones, local merchant who
went to Kansas City last spring to
buy goods: THE goods were ship
ped Immediately and reached home
before he did. When the boxes were
delivered at the store his wife hap
pened to look at the largest and ut
tering loud cry. called for ham,
mer. A neighbor, hearing her
scream, rushed to her assistance and
asked what was the matter? Mrs
Jones. pale and faint. pointed to an
inscription on the box, which read as
follows: "Bill inside"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
DO YOur Duty.

Don't be afraid to do your duty
because some one ridicules or op-
poses you. A man who has opinions
of his own and the courage to ad-
Vocate them will be sure TO have op-
position in this world because he
runs across or contrary to other
peoples opinions; but just keep
right ahead if your cause is right
and your conscience clear. Don't
worry about what other people say;
life is too short for that Some will
abuse you through envy. others for
the want of principle and some be-
cause they honestly differ from you;
but If you keep right on openly,
manfully and intelligently and with
your proper dignity of character,
honesty of purpose and self-respect,
those who differ with you will re-
spect your opinions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
Champions RehearsinS.

The members of the old Decorah
Drum Corps have been very prompt
in attending the rehearsals during
the past four weeks and they have
successfully revived again all the
great pieces which were heard by
thousands in a half dozen states and
with the assistance of Frank Cole
man, Fred Thompson, H. Hanson, Nj.
Brown. C. Montgomery, L. Geller-
man. c. S. Marsh, and many others
they believe justice will be done to
it's former reputation. The Corps has
invited Col. Thrift of Dubuque and
Gen. c. S. Bentley of Chicago to at
tend the reunion; both of these dis
tinguished gentlemen were always
warm friends and admirers of the
Decorah Drum Corps and the boys
feel very much indebted to these
gentlemen for past favors and it is
sincerely hoped they will both be
able to accept the invitation.
On the Drum Corps last trip to
Chicago in 1898 Gen. Bentley tender
ed the boys brilliant banquet at mis-
own elegant residence which was en-
joyed and appreciated very much by
them.
A Drum Corps reception committee
consisting of F. NJ. Hughes. chair.
man, with &. j. Weiser. o o. Lomen.
Fred Reum and b. B. Morss assist
ants will be present at the depots at
the arrival of trains to meet the
Home Coming members with beauti-
full reunion badges and as often as
possible the entire Corps will be pres
ent to greet their old comrades.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
Going the Limit.

Decorah is certainly going the lin
it. They are spending $4,000 for at
fractions for their big Home Coming
and County Fair. The news came
Tuesday that they have contracted
with Anson's Colts and the Logan
Squares. two crack base ball teams
of Chicago. to play three games for a
purse Of $1,000 per cent to the
winner, 40 per cent to the loser
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
August Gath, 25th and 26th. This
should wake up all the fans in north
eastern Iowa.-West Union Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Ex-Gov. S. r. Van SAINT of Mime
sofa, a former Iowan, was elected
Commander-in-Chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic at the National
encampment at Salt Lake City last
week, and Mrs. Jennie l.. Berry of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. was chosen
President of the National Woman's
Relief Corps. Bully for Iowa!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

George Bernard Shaw is coming
over from England to talk about the
unemployed. Too bad to make Dusty
Rhodes feel that all that makes life
worth living may be taken away.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

When it comes to strenuosity, that
$4,000 mile trip of Mr.. Taft looks
good. He will look like the pictures
of those who have taken anti-fat
medicine by the time he gets back.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

A real peach of hat, resembling
pot of flowers. rested on the porch
balustrade of an Arkansas villa. A
fool gardner turned the hose lose on
1t and downed $50 with one copious
squirt. He is looking for new job.
jefferson Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

President Taft takes an hours
gymnasium exercise daily, though by
his recent handling of the Big Stick,
lie probably does not need club
swinging.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The Mexicans are worrying less
Roosevelt to be ambassador down
there. The swish of the Big Stick
would be mighty inopportune in
country where the motto is ''Never
do today what you can put off till to-
morrow"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The great Pacific extension of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
railway was completed on Saturday,
and train service has been installed
over the entire system.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Forester Pinchot warns against
water power trust. Uncle Sam gets
little for water powers and could well
afford to hold them for rise instead
of letting the spectators take the
profit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Historian Ferrere says Americans
have never yet learned to save. AS
the principal use of money is to
make your neighbors pull their eyes
open, automobiles and diamonds
serve better than bank books.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Mr.. Roosevelt told the East Afri-
cans that sentimentality is more than
brutality. The high tension of
strenuosity has not wilted hair un-
der the Jungle sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The crops will be worth $3.50. .OOO,-
600 more than last year. The "Reu-
bens" buying automobiles can laugh
at the Smart Alexis who get SIS per
for writing jokes about the "hay-
Seeds"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Someone suggests that voting be
done by mail. Next thing some one
will want to provide jobs for lot of
hungry patriots by having agents go
around and ask every man who he
wants to vote for.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

1t seems strange that Congress ad-
journed without giving every mem
ber an automobile. There is still
some money burning a hole in Uncle
Sam's pocket.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

King Edward is safe from the
poor house for a few months yet, as
j. p. Morgan gave him a tip that en-
abled His Majesty to clean up a mil
lion on Steel Common.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Six thousand veterans marched at
Salt Lake, in spite of temperature
of S5. Having met Gems. Lee and
Jackson on the field, Gen. Humidity
can not scare 'em.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

No more old men in the Weather
Bureau, says Chief Moore. 1t takes
the rainbow hued optimism of youth
to keep your nerve i'm the prophet
business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The Democrats in the Gulf states
get one-half of the new census ap-
pointments. This should reduce the
voting Republican strength in those
states about a half.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The Ossian Enterprise suspended
publication with its issue of last
week, which gives the Bee the field
undisputed. Ossian has never been
large enough to support two papers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Gutzon Borglum is to make bust
of Mr.. Taft. When you copy his
classic features, don't boggle EN-,
Mr.. Borglum
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

This permitting the initials ''V. d.
B." go on the Lincoln cents is the
most runious advertising competi-
tion the newspapers ever met.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

An Italian balloon has just ascend
ed seven miles, not much up in a
country noted for high flights of lit
erature and eloquence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The radiant suggestion of Septem-
ber some of these mornings is tinted
by the pale of black emptiness of the
coal bin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

lowans are buying autos at the rate
of forty per day. 1t will not be long
until they will be as common as
horses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

In Sweden even the grave diggers
went on strike. This must have in
terfered with the business of the doc
tors
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The army's new service uniforms
are olive colored. The army should
be true TO the traditions cf the olive
branches-a peace compeller.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The II Congressman who are to
investigate the water ways of Eu-
rope may investigate other ways not
provided by the water wagon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

kissing is permitted in the Balti-
more parks. Evidently the Balti-
more girl goes sparkling quite fire.
quently.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

There were 1176 people drowned
in the United States in June. Swim
ming makes foot ball look as harm
less as tiddlede winks
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Uncle Joe Cannon says he is going
to watch the corn and pigs grow this
fall. He must have seen the pigs
grow before he left Washington.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Beverly is reputed the baked bean
capital, but Mr. Taft has not yet hung
out c. Q. ID. signal because the
bean pot is empty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

It's long time since we've heard
from Clip Castro and Uncle Abdul
Hamid. Harry Thaw must have cut
them out as the popular hero.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Gov. Hughes of New York paid his
own fare in going to the Seattle
show. Mr.. Hughes seems to belong
10 an extinct era of politics.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Thus far this has been the hottest
August in fifteen years, the average
maximum temperature being 80 de-
grees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Champ Clark says the Democrats
are better united on the tariff than
for generation. Yes, united i'm as
saults on the grab bag.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

1t is denied that the New louisiana
railroad, the Roosevelt and Western,
is a rough riding lire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
Doing Everything Possible.

The Decorah people are doing ev-
erything possible to make Home
Coming week one great round of
pleasure.-Calmar Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

There are 26,OO0,00O widows in
India. Euchre ought to be the ma
tional game.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Efforts are announced to revive"
the New York Democracy. "Resur-
rect" would seem a better word
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Harry Thaw says the doctors are
crazy. Highly probable, II they've
been reading the reports OF his trial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
Current Comment.

Sundays joy riding is harvest time
for the undertaken
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

Washington minus Congress drops
out of sight as quickly as balloon
with punctured gas bag.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18

The Cuban cabinet has resigned
and everybody is resigned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-08-18
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