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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

over him, and in his agony he fears
the worst.
His trouble was acute indigestion,
brought on by overlooking his tired
stomach.
A couple of Rexall Dyspepsia Tab
lets would have given him instant
relief-and would have saved him
hours Of suffering.
Carry a package of Rexall Dyspep-
STA Tablets in your vest pocket or
keep them in your room. Take one
after each heavy meal, and indiges-
ton can never bother you.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets cure
stomach troubles by supplying the
one element, the absence of which In
the gastric juices, causes indigestion
and dyspepsia. They enable the
stomach to digest all kinds of food
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
Crops and improvements for 1908.

The Des Moines Register and
Leader for Saturday publishes table
showing the crop production of 1908
by counties. The entire value of all
crops of the state in 1908 is estimat-
ed by Geo. M. Chapel, director of the
Iowa crop service bureau, is 1885,
076,616. The crop production of
Winneshiek county is as follows:
Winter wheat, 1850 bushels, II
bushels to the acre; spring wheat
43,400 bushels, IA bushels per acre !;
corn 2,157,540 bushels, 33 per acre /;
oats 1884, 500 bushels, % per acre !;
rye 7,540 bushels, 20 per acre; barley
$4,000 bushels, 81 per acre, fax
seed 67,100 bushels, 81 per acre
tame hay $1,000 tons, Is per acre;
wild hay 1920 tons, % per acre.
Another table gives the building
and improvement record of Iowa
towns, DEBORAH appearing as follows:
College $4,000. II residences
$4,000, so blocks of cement walks
$3.50, AMI miscellaneous improve
ments $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
MEN ARE HELPLESS AS
CHILDREN.
When Taken Suddenly Ill-Here i
COmmOn-Sense Safeguard.

Big, strong man is as a helpless
infant when he is suddenly i'll.
The sturdiest chap in town usually
loses self control, and Is utterly I'M
able to regard his condition with the
common sense that characterizes his
everyday actions.
For example: He comes home tired
eats heavy dinner and sits down to
read and smoke away quiet even
ing.
Suddenly he notices a weight on
his stomach; then sharp pains around
his heart, and feeling of suffocat-
ion. Thoughts of heart disease" rush
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
University Extension Lecture Friday

On Friday evening of this week,
commencing at eight o'clock sharp,
the second number of the University
Extension Lecture Course will be
given at the Congregational church,
by Prof. Charles Cleveland Nutting.
The subject will be The Bottom of
the Sea- being a discussion of ply
sicial conditions in animal life. 1t
promises to be very interesting and
instructive lecture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
Joint Installation Tonight.

This Wednesday evening, at the
Post Rooms in the Engbretson block,
the annual installation of officers of
the G. A. r. and w. r. C. will be
held. The usual supper will be ser
we'd to the old soldiers and their
families.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
Free Gifts To Brides.

In accordance with our custom for
several years past, we will present
every bride who lives in Winneshiek
county after her marriage a receipt
for the Public Opinion for one year,
to encourage matrimony and the set
thing of newly married couples in
Winneshiek county. Send us your
name, residence and date of marriage
and we will send you receipt free
of charge. tt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
To My Milk Patrons.

In compliance with an ordinance
OF the Board of Health of the City
OF DEBORAH, Commencing with Jan.
LIST, 1903 all milk sold from my wag-
ons will be pasteurized. This means
that the milk will be heated to a
temperature that will kill all the
bacteria and leave the milk absolute
ely healthful
In consequence of the expense this
ordinance involves, the price will
be advanced two thirds of a cent per
quart. j. G. Beard. 53-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
u. l.. A. S. are Thankful.

The Union Ladies' Aid Society re-
quests us to thank the people of
DEBORAH for their liberal donations
at Christmas time, and especially the
Elks lodge. They were enabled on
this account to make many homes
happy.
The annual election of officers will
be held on Tuesday, Jan. 18th at 8
p. M, at the residence of the presi-
dent. Mrs. F. w. Conover.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

quickly convert it into rich red food.
We know what Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets are and what they will do.
We guarantee them to cure indiges-
ton and dyspepsia. If they fail, we
refund your money.
Price, 25 cents per full package.
Sold only at our stores by mail. The
Brunt & Parman Drug Co.. DEBORAH,
Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

Geo. M. Cohan. the author Of
both play and music of Little John
ny Jones'" which will shortly be seen
In this city, is but twenty-seven years
of age. The great success scored by
Johnny Jones" last season has made
great fame and big fortune for this
young author. Little Johnny Jones"
will be presented here by a company
of seventy-five people and with the
entire original production.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
A New Years Resolution.

Resolved, that | will take better
care of myself this year, especially
with my eyes, and will commence by
consulting Karl d. Fisk about them
at the Winneshiek hotel, January
10, IA and 18th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

For a first class hair cut or
shave go to the Central Barber Shop,
Hauswirth & Shima proprietors. We
now have a four chair shop and can
give you quick service. Shoe shining
parlor and baths in connection.26tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

Henry Reeves, the old reliable
hog buyer pays the highest market
price at all times, and handles more
hogs than all the buyers of northeast
ern Iowa combined. See him at the
Winneshiek County Bank or C. M.
& st. p. stock yards. 23tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
Married i'm South Dakota.

DEBORAH friends will unite with us
in congratulating Edward Dahl, who
was married on last Thursday at
Spearfish, S. d. to a charming young
lady of that place. His mother went
out to attend the wedding.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
ossian Wins Basket Ball Game

Ossian WINS Basket ban Tame.
On New Years evening the Decor
ali and Ossian basket ball teams
played a game at the latter place, in
which Ossian was victorious by the
score of 80 to "a. Quite a number
went over from here to see the game.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

Chicago Daily Tribune, Record
Herald, Inter Ocean or Examiner and
Public Opinion. both one year. only
-S376.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06
NnticA Of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Halves G. Armstrong. real estate
dealers, has been dissolved by NUT
ual consent.
Ia Halves & Armstrong
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

Painting, paper hanging and
decorating done on short notice.
prices right. H. A. Prastmark & Son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

If you have anything for sale.
try the Public Opinion Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-06

Our Want Column will find any
thing you want. It's the best detect
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
ouletjno Him Down

A farmer sued q cattle dealer for
damages In the local county court.
when I bought the BULL" said the
complainant 'he told me it was gen.
tie and perfectly harmless-a child
could play with it. in fact Half an
hour after ! got the animal home he
disabled couple Of my farm hands
and then turned on mo-"
Perhaps the animal was excited by
his strange surroundings" suggested
his honor. lis he quiet enough now?"
well, yes; but you see'-
"Ah." remarked the defendant, then
my description was correct, after all.
! said II he did get excited at first he
would quiet down."
"Yes," responded the PLAINTIFF grim
~, but you didn't tell me / should
bave to shoot the beggar to quiet him
down. That's what l had to DOR
London Scraps.
Stf-yr.k r.,>.~sCsS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12

One Of the most peculiar things IL
tine whole history Of signs Is the fact
that while all other shopkeepers were
patronizing the embryo painters the
tobacconisr always called upon the
woodcarver on the continent as we'll as
In England. As long ago as Eliza.
beth's reign the wooden image Of the
black boy was the favorite sign of
the tobacco dealers. Later the Gus
tomary sign was the highlander or a
figure OF Sir Walter Raleigh. In Hoi-
land. for some strange reason, the to-
bacconists adopted the dairymaid as
their sign. with the motto. "Consola.
tion for sucklings." The Indian. nat
urally enough. has always been the
predominant signsin this country, al
though once IN awhile reversion to
type crops out with the ancient black
hoy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
6lundsrs Of tho Types.

Ever since the introduction Of type.
setting errors, weird or comical, have
emanated from printers Offices. The
mistakes are not always to be shoul-
dered on to the compositOr, for bad
handwriting must be taken into &C.
count Here are a few instances of
actual blunders collected by q proof.
reader In the course of his daily work:
His blushing BRIDE was transform.
ed into "his clustering bride"
A major was stated to have SERVED
With destruction in the army" The
writer thought he used the word dis
tinction."
"The Galley Love" was the descrip-
ton Of a picture entitled "The Galley
Slave"
Speaking Of theatrical folk, q critic
wrote that nearly all have husbands
or wives" The paragraph printed
read hundreds OF wives"
"They sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered a
small italian" should have been
sighted small island"
One more in conclusion. HE takes
delight in talking on his family shame"
was a shameful thing to say when
"favorite theme" was meant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
Winthrop CnUe-e
SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.

The examination for the award of
vacant Scholarships in Winthro, Col
lege and for the admission OF new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July 2, at
a. m. Applicants must be not less
than fifteen years Of age. When sschol-
arships are vacant after July 2, they
VIII be awarded to those making the
highest average at this examination.
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants for
Scholarships should write to Presi-
dent johnson before the examination
for Scholarship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September Is, 1909. For f,lrth-
er information and catalogue, address
Pres. ID. b. johnson, Rock Hill, s.. c.
w. & S. to 1900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
Dropsioal Oysters.

With a sneer the oyster opener point
cd to q brownish smear upon Saddle
Rock shell.
Some fool" said he, has been try.
ing to fatten up batch Of Saddle
Rocks with cornmeal. You might as
well try to invigorate flowers with
corned beef hash. But It Is a common
error to believe that cornmeal or oat-
meal will fatten oysters. I continually
find oysters with their shells stained
with those grains. 1t makes me laugh.
AS u matter Of fact, there Is no such
thing as fattening oysters. All you can
do Is swell them up with water, pre-
cisely the same as water swells a
sponge. You put them In fresh water,
which. being less dense than the soft
they are accustomed to, by the princi.
pie Of osmosis penetrates and distends
their tissues-gives them. as you might
say. dropsy. For my part, l don't like
fattened oysters. Orleans Times
Democrat, .~ru
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
A Three Lesaed 1ison,

In 1857 Small Eyes, a Blackfoot who
bad come down from the north and
Joined the Arapahoes and lived with
them, told Black Kettle a Cheyenne In
George Bent's lodge, about having
killed, between the Cimarron and
Beaver creek, tributary Of the north
fork OF the Canadian, q buffalo bull
which had only one hind Veg. Accord
Ing to Small Eyes story, It did not ap-
pear that the bull had lost one of It's
hind legs. but rather that 1t never had
had more than one. The hind leg was
very large, seemed to be in the mid
die Of the body instead Of at one side.
and there was no sign Of any missing
leg. 1t looked as II the two hind legs
which the buffalo ordinarily has had
In some way fused together.
The war party with which Small
Eyes was travelling was passing along
near q hollow when the bun came up
out Of II, and some Of the men ran
ahead. got around II and shot It with
q gun. It was not able to run fast
ept rather hobbled alons.-Forest and
Stream
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
Archimedes.

AS a mechanician Archimedes pro-
duced the correct theory Of the lever
and invented no less than forty inter
esting devices. including the endless
screw, the pump. the organ and the
burning glass;" with which latter
novel weapon he is said to have set
fire to the ships of an enemy's fleet
from a considerable distance. The sto-
~ Is probably fabulous, but none the
less interesting, as exhibiting the faith
OF the people In the man and as indi-
eating the character Of his pursuits.
AS engineer Archimedes was looked
upon as hardly less than q magician.
He produced catapults which threw
enormous stones and heavy pixies ut
long range into the ranks Of the enemy
or into his ships, and great derricks
were built by him with which to lift
the attacking craft out Of water or to
upset 1t, destroying oil on board. His
proposed use of the lever meant the
production Of the inconceivable inven.
tions In machinery and engineering
construction, and his own estimate of
Its importance was expressed by the
familiar quotation, "Give me whereon
to stand and I will lift the earth"
Archimedes was the first and perhaps
the most inventive and greatest of
early engineers. His lever still moves
the world, and his spirit is inherited
by generations OF the men who have
made modern civilization possible
Casters Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12

In the seventeenth century, when
Engifshwomen were still recognized rs
possessing an economic and political
status side BY side with Englishmen,
there was written an interesting entry
In the church warden's accounts OF st
Martn's-tnthe-Fields, proving that one
Elizabeth Bartlett was intrusted with
the casting Of the second bell and that
all the women employed thus were
paid at the same rate as men for the
same work. Another instance is to be
found In the records Of the Fleet pris-
on, Of which the first female warden,
appointed In 1917 on the death of her
husband Robert, received the same SAL
ary "as the said Robert had been &C.
customed to during his life" There
was no talk then Of confning the wo-
mans sphere to work that was paid
badly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12

Turks often get drunk. They cheat
their religion, the dogs. to do So" said
converted Constantinopolitan
"1ohammed forbade wine to his
followers, but raki Is made of mastic
gum. It was unknown In Moham-
med's time, or Of course he'd have for.
hidden It, too, for you can get fright
fully drunk on It. / know: oh, know!
It's 2 white drink, with a sweetish
taste. good deal like gin.
+. "A Turkish dinner Is mostly q vege.
tartan affair, II you can call raki a
vegetable. It consists Of such things
as laort a curdled milk spaced and
scented and bakalava cakes cooked In
honey. sprayed with rosewater and
coated with saffron Favored whipped
cream.
with each course you drink raki
II getting drunk, you get miserable
the thing TO DO Is to crush your glass
In your hand 20 as to give yourself
two or three cutA Unhappy Turks,
you must know. express their wretch.
edness BY cutting their hands. Look
ut these scara"-Minneapolis journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12

AZ low tide In midsummer on Ger.
tain partS Of the Breton coast men and
boys with baskets and hoes descend
the white beach to the seas edge.
They are angierA but the fsh they
seek i've on dry land. With his hoe
each fisherman makes swiftly In the
packed sand shallow parallel trenches,
very close together and about a yard
long. II the luck be good every scratch
OF he hoo uncovers three or four sill
very nah. the size OF sardines, that
leap up gi1tterinS into the air. They
must b seized quickly or at once they
bury themselves In the sand again.
They are called lancons The smaller
ones are used for mackerel bait: the
larger. with their beads cut on. make,
fried an excellent dish q good deal
IKE fried smeatS. With daylight tides
the lancons are seldom bigger than
mans middle finger, but with the
night tides. when promenaders have
not disturbed the sand. they run very
large indeed Then. their lanterns lash
Ing on the beach. the Breton fishermen
often capture lancons a foot long.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
MaIaprops.

The pious old lady who, returning
from visit to the zoo. announced that
she always did enjoy visit to the
theological gardens" and the servant
who. describing her masters last Ill
ness. explained that the doctors held
consolation and found that 1t was
something eternal" have found q re.
cent eQua! in the lady who observed
that when she w'as In Italy she "saw
so many people In the garbage Of
monks with tonsils on their heads"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
Death OF w. L. Brewer.

William Leslie Brewer, who enter
ed into rest Tuesday morning, May 4,
after a prolonged illness, came to
Hendersonville about five years ago.
He was born in 1867 in New York
city where he lived for many years
and where he was a communicate of
the church of st. Mary-the-Virgin.
He married Miss Nina Graham Of
Sumter. S. c., who survives him with
three children.
The simple, sincerity and Christian
composure Of Mr.. Brower's life caus-
&c everyone who was at all acquaint-
ed with him to respect him and those
who knew him to love him. Through
cut his illness and suffering his un-
complaining resignation to the will of
God was beautiful index to the real
ity of his faith and the purity of his
life. 1t was a privilege to have
known him and though he has. pass
ed from our sight yet his splendid
Christian example still lives and will
live for our benefit.
We rejoice that our brother is at
rest in Paradise with the Lord that
he so loved to serve, while we grieve
in sympathy for the afflicted mother.
widow and children, whom may God
bless and comfort
May he rest in peace.-Henderson
vile, \. G. Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
A Deal IN Gum


Some Of these little newsboys are n.
eourceful little mites. A day or two
ago q business man dropped silver
mounted fountain pen through the
grating In front Of a building on West
Third street They told him In the
store that there was no access to the
hoje from the Inside. he seemed to
b up against Il. Two newsies saw
him peefing down into the grating and
cot Interested.
TN g1t It out fer you, mister" spoke
up cne Of them, ~ you'll stand the ex.
pensA It'1I take about q nickel's
wosth q chswin' gum"
The man said be would finance the
gum echeme. whatever It might be.
A minute o. two later the boy had
dashed mto Z store and got yard
STICK He wa chewing hard ON an
entire o cent? worth o6 gum. A soon
- thu va property softened BY the
process of mAstication be placed Il on
The end Of the yardst3ck, stuck the
stick through the grating untfl the gum
met the pen and brought the pen up
With the utmost dispatch Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
ssvsd b. . Photograph.

A very remarkable incident occurred
at BIO de Janeiro.
A passenger on board one Of the
large liners took photograph Of the
harbor. It included small yacht
which had sailed In the morning with
two men In her, but returned In the
evening with one only. The survivor
said his companion had fallen over.
board, but his statement was not be-
ueved. He was tried and sentenced to
death. The matter had by this time
come 30 the ears Of the photographer,
who remembered that the picture had
been taken on the day Of the ''crime"
(or accidenO and that the scene en-
braced yacht On examining the
print more carefully be noticed q small
speck on the sail and In order to de-
termine what It was had an enlarge
ment made. It proved to be the figure
OF man falling. It was shown to the
authorities at once and the condemned
man was released.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
---s-
For a Brides OoWry.

There Is a very pretty custom In
some OF the northern parts of Europe.
There the white poplar In good soil
increases shilling in value every
year. The trees are generally cut down
at the age Of twenty years. as they
are then supposed to have attained
their full growth. When a daughter is
born In the family OF a we'll to do
farmer the father as soon as the sea.
son permits plants thousand young
trees, and these are to constitute the
dowry Of the maiden. (which grow as
she grows and increases in height and
value rs her virtues and beauty In.
crease"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12

1he gorilla and chimpanzee, which
8elong TO the higher order Of apes.
1--we many points Of resemblance to
1nn. bon there Is one thing they can
1oe do--that Il, twiddle their thumbs
= tho gorilla the thumb Is short and
'eocs Dot reach much besond the bot
IN OF the first joint Of the fQrefinger.
0ls very much restricted In It's move
51aatA .apa the animal can neither
twiddle his thumbs nor turn them
suund 30 that the tips describe circle.
nere are tho same number of bones In
- hand OF q gorilla as In the hand of
= man. but the thumbs Of the monkey
ave no separate hexor or bending
Ruscle. This Ii why q monkey always
eDsps the thumb on the same side as
- fingers and never bends Il round
Guy object that may be grasped. In
- gorilla the web between the Hngers
extends 10 Tho second joint. the fingers
tnpsr 10 the tips. and there IL callos-
~ on the knuckles on which the ami.
nnni rests whom walking on all fours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
Adam, Eve and Some Apples.
low many apples did Adam and Eve

eatf >-y~F~;G ~'7rrs--s..ss,-s r,,.,-r.
Seine Say Eve ! and Adam 3. a total
OF 10. Others say Eve and Adam
also; total. l 9. But II Eve 8 and Adam
3 2, the total will be 90. Now, If Eve
and Adam s 2 the total would be
sos. Then II Eve 9 1st and Adam 8 / z
the total would be 1898. Or, again,
Eve S14 Adam. Adam S1242 cbiige
Eve, total 80, ,OS6 Though we nd
init Eve 8l4 Adam, Adam, II ne S1Sl
242 keep Eve company, total, 8, 1872,
060. All wrong. Eve, when she 1872
many and probably FELT sorry for 1t.
and Adam. In order to relieve her
grief, S12; therefore Adam II he slS
142%0fy Ewes depressed spirit;
hence both ute 8 SOC. .864 apples.
kansas City Independent.