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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-05-26

-Conigisky optician, VIM. Blk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-05-26

A vivid imagination combined
with an unbridled tongue is the GER
tain forerunner of trouble.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Arrested, EShe Took Her Life.

Wichita, Kan, May.-Mrs. Helen
Yarbough, who is supposed to have
lived near Springfield, Mo-, and has
been sought by detectives since April
Is, when she Is said to have murder
ed John Bullette, a wealthy Indian,
In q rooming house In Claremore,
Ok, killed herself here. She took
strychnine after she had been arrest.
ed by detectives.
She was about to start for the
county jail with the sheriff and the
detective when she asked to be allow
ed to 60 into another room to ar
range her clothing. As she did not
return at once the officers entered
the room and found her In convul-
sions. She was taken at once to a
hospital where she died In q few
hours.
Mrs. Yarbough said that Bullette
was attentive to her and then desert.
her. She came here last Tuesday
with man, and they registered as
J. Jerome and wife, Kansas City, Mo.
The man left Wednesday saying bis
vile would remain here indefinitely.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Ginseng in Henry County.

While In Calhoun last Saturday We
met up with Zsy Rsiney styled the
Ginseng King Of Henry county. Two
years ago Mr.. Rsiney put out bed
OF ginseng 60 feet long and 10 feet
wide. Oicourse, 1t IL the dried roots
from which the ginseng raiser derives
his revenue. Nevertheless since put
ting out his ginseng MIR. Rainey has
sold $40 worth OF seeds and has $50
worth now on hands The roots sell
for So per pound, and the seeds bring
u penny each. Mr.. Rainey expects
80 enlarge bis business and is conf
dent an acre OF ginseng properly
propsgated will make "a millionaire
OF any man.-Leeton Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

That's the end OF the story"
WAS there not something more
lew years ago? Did you not get Cole
Younger pardoned, senator?'
"Oh, yes. | helped to ges Younger
out OF the penitentlary," replied
Senator Elkins. But what he had
done for the man who saved his lie
Was another story, and Senator FL
kius seemed so have lost interest,
/ Cole lounger's story Of how he
saved the life OF Stephen b. Elkins
differs from that told by the senator
in only q few minor details. "Oi
course, said Younger, "while Was
talking to QuantreIl about Elklns
and letting on 80 him that Elkins
was ii noncombalant, and telling
MIN all about the Eklnses who were
wish the South, knew very well
thas Steve's sympathies were wish
the North, and had heard, too, and
was pretty well sure it was true, shat
Steve had gone to the Northern
army, which he had.
ut WAS many. u lOA- year alter
ward before MIR. 'Elkin-, now u Uni
led States senator, got liz chance SO
show that he appreciated my srgu'
mens Tor him wish Z II tre!l. | was
-erving my lie sen.euc,' Tor the
Northtield bank robbery and the Kill.
,ug ui Haywood, and She WAY is look
ed for years had IN idea that |
would never be pardonel. Finally |
aeurd that Senator Elkins had stsrt-
al 50 Use his iuhlence Tor me because
had saved his Ne wish Qusntrell.
snd it is largely due to him that |
I'm now free man instead VI sers.
Ing IA lie sentence at saltwater
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Want to be strong?

Eat more Quaker Oats. Eat it for
breakfast every day. This advice is
coming from all sides as a result of re-
cent experiments on foods to determine
which are the best for strength and en-
durance 1t has been proved that eaters
of Quaker Oats and such cereals are far
superior in strength and endurance to
those who rely upon the usual diet of
heavy, greasy foods.
When all is said and done on the
cereal food question, the fact remains
that for economy and for results in
health and strength, Quaker Oats stands
first of ALL. It is the most popular food
In the world among the foods sold in
packages.
All grocers carry Quaker Oats. It
sells at l0c for the regular size package,
2sc for the large size family package
and 30c for the family package contain
ing fine piece of china.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

usual way down In the hollow.
"'Why did you bring him to mo to
be bothered With he cried. why
didn't you kill him and done with
it?'
Turning TO Younger, Qnantrell
said, sharply, well you seem to be-
In earnest and ii you vouch for him
you may have your way.
"The men seemed TO be sorry they
had not killed Inc as they watched
me still wearing my boots and over
coat. Younger came up and ordered
them away, telling me TO get ready
to join the rest of the band. He
seemed to be a sort OF lieutenant OF
Qusntrell's and had some authority
When we mounted our horses kept
as close TO him as | could, for II | had
lost him all would have been up wish
me.
"When We were about to say good
by he said TO me: You know where
the forks OF she road are, don'sy on?
And | was quick 80 say that | did
know well. When We get there, ht
continued, you DO your best and
don't stop until you are miles away.
"'W has about these fellows?
asked, mc aiming the five VINO still
eyed me sharply.
"'I'il take care Ct them II can,
he said 'Bus You ride as you never
70 l. before LIS ;, " only chance
"Ny horse, Bold Hornet, was q
gDod one, and | knew they woul-
not catch me II | had fair show. S.
waited for the crossroad. When VT
came to 1t was eff IKE a shot, anC
| followed Cole Iounger's instruc
lions to the letter and got away.
AT HOME OF A SLAVE OWNER.
"Down the road hall a dozen mile
was al old slave owner who was re
lated TO my family, and | made 10
his house. When got down ther
they took me In and gave me goo
meal. OF course they were anxiou
to know where ! came from, an,
after q little told them had bee
captured by Quantrell. Then ther
was the greatest excitement. TIL
old gentleman alternately scolde'
and cried over me; they put me Int
the best room In the house and th
negro servants kept me awake stea
ing up to she door TO look at me
Next morning | got back to kansa
City, within the Union lines, an
never for any reason left them again
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
A Nervous Breakdown.

cured, and 1 am all o. X. yet, SO kno
| am cured"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Tobacco in Kentucky Mountains.
Louisville Courier-Journal.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
Not only will the creates crop OF
tobacco In history be grown In Gen.
trail and Northern Kentucky, which
has heretofore comprised the hurley
belt OF the state, but from reports
which have reached here the noun
tain counties OF Eastern Kentucky,
stimulated by the high prices which
the organization OF the Burley socie-
ty has recently secured, will this sea
son take up the growth OF the weed
and the creek bottoms OF the noun
tains will be dotted with little patch
es OF hurley tobacco. A resident OF
this city who recently returned from
a trip through Clay and Owsley
counties states that many farmer sin
that section have planted tobacco
beds and are getting ready to plant
their rich bottom lands and newly
cleared hillsides In tobacco. Hes says
that the crop from this new territory
will this year form no uncomfortable
quantity. There will be no danger
from night riders In that vicinity,
and the planters expect to ship their
matured crops of tobacco to market
down the creeks and rivers by rats
and small boats to Frankfort OF
Louisville for sale.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Can Now Eat Anything.

Mr.. J. w. Pritchard, Columbia City,
Ind, writes: 81 am pleased to say that
I have been cured of Cafarrh of the
stomach by Peruna.
81 could hardly eat anything that
agreed with me. Before l would get
half through my meal my stomach
would fill with gas, causing re much
distress and unpleasant feelings for an
hour or two after each meal.
"But, thanks to your Peruna, l am
now completely cured, and can eat any
thing want to without any Of the dis
tressing symptoms. l can now enjoy
my meals as I used to do, and 1t is all
due to DR.. Hartman and his wonderful
medicine, Peruna.
at has been one year since was
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Lived 1852 Years.

VIM. Parr-Englsnd's Oldest man
married the third time at 120,
worked in the fields till 1872 and lived
20 years longer. People should be
youthful at &C. James Wright, Of
Spurlock, KY, shows how to remain
young. 81 feel just like a 16-year old
boy" he writes, latter taking six
bottles OF Electric Bitters. For thirty
years Kidney trouble made life bur.
den, but the first bottle OF this won.
deriul medicine convinced me / had
found the greatest cure on earth. "
They're q godsend to weak, sickly
rundown or old people. Try them.
SOC at F. T. Clsy's drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
The U. S. After Night Riders.

Waverly, Tenn, May.-The pros
ecuting attorney OF GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
received a letter signed by Tennessee
and Kentucky night riders. The
communication advised that II the
prosecutor wanted to live In peace be
must keep the soldiers always with
him. As the letter came through the
mail, the subject will be taken up BY
the federal authorities.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Mr.. Devils Zim, editor and proprietor
of asst. Augustine Meteor" writes:
"Any man in public work finds at
times that he is under a peculiar nerve
strain. found that with it lost my
appetite, and my brain seemed to work
increasingly during waking and sleep.
ing hours, so 1 was tired and worn out
in the morning.
"Tonics and invigorators We're sug-
gested and tried, but nothing was of BEN
eft to me but Peruna. That is cer-
tainly q remarkable medicine. ] was
restored in three weeks to my normal
healthy condition, my appetite returned
and my sleep was refreshing"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

In q moment that | had ridden into
part OF QuantrelPs band, and with
the reputation OF the aggregation
and their method of warfare fresh In
mind was not overioyed as the meet
Ing When came up 80 them they
had stopped playi' K, and as came
closer one OF them said so me, "Well,
where are you golng?"
=" Out looking for cattle and on
some business, answered, with the
best 'front.' | could In the circum.
stances.
Then they looked me over | had
q pair OF cavalry boots which came
high up over the knee and had cost
me SlI, which was a small fortune
In those days. My overcoat was II
good one and | rode a fine horse.
"'Pretty fine pair OF boots, said
one OF the men. They will do for
me.
"'rhe overcoat for mine, said an.
other, and a third laid claim 80 my
horse, all OF which fitted 80 we'll into
the programme OF procedure follow
ed by the Quantrell band In those
days when a man was captured that
my heart was in fair way 80 nc
company the cavalry boots to their
new claimant.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
The Horne Of Captain Hutchinson, Of Montpelier VI.
Chronic Catarrh and Throat Trouble.


and Throat Trouble
this this of the
hardly perform ordinary duties, the Pra
: am lmost rest o health
quite has helped chronic catarrh to
am subject. has also benefited my throat
alound medicine has
this
NJ Montpelier
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
HE MEETS COLE YOUNGER

hL MEElo NOlAL lOtNuER
"They had my effects divided
among them TO she satisfaction OF
the five and | was waiting for the Or
der to ride ahead which preceded a
bullet In the back, when a sentry
came TO the top OF a little rise and
beckoned rapidly for the party to
come in. This probably saved my
life. They told me to accompany
them and rode with the five to the
top OF the Hill on the road where the
sentry had appeared and into the
midst Of Quantrell's camp. The men
were scattered about over the green.
sward, some playing cards and 9th
ers at work, their horses tied nearby,
They seemed to regard me with Il
good deal OF interest.
Hardly had landed In the midst
OF the party than recognized Cole
Younger. We had been boys togeth-
er and was familiar with the trag-
edy which led the Younger boys TO
join the guerrillas and terrorize the
country. Cole Younger's father was
Judge Younger OF the county court.
One day the Seventh Kansas cavalry
came over into Missouri on scout
ing expedition and when they went
back they had killed old Judge
Younger and made his boys outlaws,
sworn to svenge their fathers death.
' "How In the world did you get
here, Steve?" asked Cole Younger,
coming over TO me. The Others
dropped back when they saw Young
er knew me, and we sat on an old
walnut log and | told him story OF
my being 50 far away from home
and finally getting caught by Guam
trell's pickets down In the hollow
Well, you can be sure | was pretty
glad TO see Cole and | made myself
AS agreeable as possible. He was my
one chance. He has since said | was
never so respectful. Just as soon ar
| got a good opportunity | turned
to him and said: well, Cole, what
are my chances|
Don't know, Steve, said he
Look mighty bad
younger wasn't very enthusiastic
but he said he would do what b,
could. While we were talking dap
per little man, with red pink cheeks
light hair and blue eyes came near III
and gave ME searching look, which
seemed to 60 right through me. TIT
others seemed to fall back as he pass
ed through, and asked Cole who
the man was.
"'That, said he, under his breath
why that's Quantrell, and he would
kill me just as quick as he would you
But l am going to talk to him.
"When Younger disappeared my
five csptors drew up again and be
gan to speculate on how my coat
and boots would fit, and | saw prep
arations for my funeral making rspiC
Roadway again.
THE GUERRILLAs ALARMED.
"Then q scout came galloping II
49, A. TTzt--
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
THE GUERRILLAS ALARMED.

"Then a scout came gallopiDg In
with news that the Union troops
were on the trail OF the guerrillas
and everything was confusion. Still
the five did not lose track OF me.
Younger came back and brought
little encouragement. Quantrell re.
sented being bothered with me and
cursed the Ave men who had captur.
ed me for not killing me In their
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
N.weomb'. Definition Of 4m.on.t"

Nsweomb's Definition Of "Maanst!"
Personally Newcomb was an agree.
able companion and a faithful friend.
His success was due largely to his
tenacity Of purpose. The writer's only
personal contact with him came
through the Standard Dictionary, Of
whose definitions in physical science
Newcomb had general oversight. On
one occasion he came into the office
greatly dissatisfied with the definition
that we had framed for the word
Smagnet"-a conception almost impos-
sible to define in any logical way. We
had simply enumerated the properties
of the thing, a course which inrthe alb
sence of authoritative knowledge of
their causes was the only rational pro-
cedure. But Newcomb's mind demand
ed a logical treatment, and, though he
must have e from the outset that
this was a forlorn hope, his tenacity of
purpose kept him, pencil in hand, writ
ing and erasing alternately for an hour
or more. Finally he confessed that
he could do no better than the follow
ing pair Of definitions: Magnet, a body
capable of exerting magnetic force,'
and magnetic force, the force exerted
by a magnet" With a hearty laugh
at his beautiful circulus in definiendo
he threw down his pencil, and the i'm
perfect and illogical Office definition
was accepted.-North American Re-
view.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
First Mortaaqs Bonds.

BY reason Of the insistence Of many
investors that their bonds be Of "frst''
mortgage it may be said that the i'm
portance Of the word "frst" is de-
pendent upon the circumstances, says
Moody's Magazine. A bond may be
first in fact. 1t may be SO only in q
relative sense in that it indicates the
order in which the bond was put out
by the issuing company or the use Of
the term "frst' in the name Of a bond,
undesirable and loose though It be In
such instances, may be upon the slight
ground that the mortgage Is indeed
first on some part of the property,
while on other parts it may have but
q third or fourth claim. It IL there.
fore obvious that the mere presence
Of this term in a title does not neces-
sarily make the bond an absolutely
prior lien. 1t has been estimated that
95 per cent in number and 95 per cent
in value of steam railroad "6rsts" are
first liens in name only.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
A Ludierous Experiment.

Holmes was one of the many emf
nent men who have attempted to solve
the riddle Of the universe. In his case
the result was ludicrous. From the
sublime thoughts that came to him
while under the influence Of chloro-
form he thought he might arrive at
some solution. Placing himself in his
armchair, with pen, ink and paper at
hand, he, inhaled the anaesthetic. AS
drowsiness stole over him the nature
Of things seemed revealed. BY a Wig
orous effort he seized his pen and
wrote-he knew moi, what, fJff' before
he had finished he fell back uncon-
scious. When he recovered he turned
with trembling anxiety to the sheet Of
paper, Or which, written in scrawling
characters, but quite legible, he found
the awful revelation, az strong smell
Of turpentine pervades the wholev-
London News.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
\. Old Time Quaekarx,

The eighteenth century was the gold
en- harvest time Of the quack, against
whom some of the fiercest shafts of
Hogarth's satire were directed. The
quack loved to surround himself with
an atmosphere of mystery, which was
calculated to impose upon the creduli-
ty of his victims. His room was be-
decked with skulls and skeletons. A
brisk trade in Quackery was carried
on by women. J. G. Wright in his
book, 1.-THE Good Old Times" records
the fact that in the year 1889 "a Mrs.
Joanna Stephens was awarded $4,000
by the English government for q
proper discovery made by her for the
cure of the stone.' This proper dis
covery,'" adds Mr.. Wright, consisted
of a powder, a decoction and pills. the
last named being formed from calcined
snails, with carrot seeds, hips and
haws, the compound being burnt to
blackness and then mixed with soar
and honey"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
DEATH LIST IS LARGE
Thlrty.seven Lives Lost in the.
Southern Storm.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 16.-With the
known death list already reaching a
total of t~hirty-seven, and with thir-
teen others reported dead, with scores
seriously injured and many others
painfully bruised and With the prop
erty damage running to $1,000, 900 or
more, the havoc and destruction of
the storm which swept Middle and
West Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
and portions Of Arkansas and South
Carolina grows hourly as reports are
received from remote points and as
normal wire communication is grad,l.
ally being resumed.
The storm was probably the worst
that has visited this section of the
South in years, being intense in it's
destroying fury and widespread in its
area. Halves of counties we're laid in
waste and ruin. Towns were de.
stroyed, plantations were greatly
damaged and from all sections of the
storln-swept area come reports of loss
If life, ruin and desolatian.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
William |. Buchanan Found on
a London Street.

London, Get. 1s.-William I. Bucha-
nan of Buffalo, N. Y, former. Au,eri-
can minister to the Argentine Repub-
lie and Panama, who had been closely
identified With several important
American diplomatic missions, met a
tragic death on a. London street.
He was found lying OH a sidewalk
in Park lane near the American en-
bassy in a dying condition, and died
on: the way to st. Georges hospital in
an ambulance. The cause Of death is
not known, but it is supposed that 1t
resulted from heart disease or apo
plexy. 4 ~
Il The body was plaeAdsi$ the hospital
mortuary and the police were mott.
fed. The identity of the desd man
~ -N s. ~ a~"-f y ~ Ia F+
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
An Accommodating Boy.

A Newark woman who lives in an
apartment house changed her iceman
not long ago., and the next day the
youth who drove the team for the new
man put the piece Of ice IN the dumb
waiter in the basement to be hoisted
up. She pulled away.
Heavens" she exclaimed, "that
new iceman certainly gives good
weightHH
After much effort she got the dumb
waiter up to the kitchen level. To her
amazement, there was a small boy sit
ting upon the ice. With what little
breath she had left she demanded:
what in the world did you make me
pull you up here forf
"Why," replied the youngster, 81
thought maybe the cake would be too
heavy for you to lift, so 1Ecame up to
help you of with 1t."-Lippincott's.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21
HORSESHOE LUCK.

An Old Myth That Goes Back to tho
Greeks and Their Sea God.
OF all the emblems for good fortune
the horseshoe stands among the first.
Everybody knows it is unlucky to pass
q horseshoe on the road without pick
ing it up. 1t is a luck emblem of the
greatest power. We are indebted for
this statement to old tales centuries in
Rage that have descended from father
to son, from mother to daughter.
through the years.
The old, myths repay research. The
luck of the horseshoe has a most re-
spectacle beginning. 1t is traced to the
religion of the old Greeks and their sea
god, Poseidon, who was identical with
the Roman sea god Neptune.
To Poseidon horses were sacred, and
to him they were sacrificed. Poseidon
was believed to have created the first
horse when he struck the ground with
his trident and a horse sprang from
the hole. which afterward became a
spring. The sea god vas the lord Of
springs. To him all springs were
ascribed. In the shape of a horse he
sometimes wandered by the shores Of
his ocean domain, and where he struck
his hoofs deeply there the waters gush-
ed out and permanent springs were
found. This is the aso why horse.
shoes are reckcned lucky. Going to the
root of the matter, n sees a nature
myth as the foot principle. From the
sea all rain comes, and to the sea all
springs owe primal origin. and to the
rain and the fresh waters, sea derived,
we owe all fertility on earth.
The old Greeks therefore worshiped
Poseidon as the fortune giver through
his springs. They gave him horses, his
precious beasts, and they adored the
footprints of horses when they found
them, for they might be the very foot
prints Of the god himself.
When the horses came to be shod the
transition of the luck emblem from the
footprint itself to the shoe mark, prac-
tically the same thing. was easy.
Pegasus. the winged horse, from
whose hoofs the water springs gushed
cop1OuSly when ne came to earth, Id
been credited with the origin Of the
horseshoe luck.
The horseshoe was a specific against
earthquakes. 1t would keep a house
safe from harm by earth shaking.
Again one perceives the sea myth
Poseidon was the shaker Of the earth.
Team Owners Gazette.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-21

was discovered through inquiries sent
out by the management of the hotel
where Mr.. Buchanan was staying.
Mr.. Buchanan, who had come to
London on a mission for the United
States government in connection with
the Venezuelan claims, had been here
for several weeks. He took up quar-
tiers at. Claridge's hotel, M of the
most fashionable in the city, which is
located about half a mile from Park
lane.
He left the hotel for dinner early in
the. evening, attired in evening dress.
No one has yet been found who: knows
where he spent the evening, but it is
supposed that he was walking home
when stricken. Park lane is a par
~ticalarly quiet street at might.