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New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

that Widow Hasper was stricken with pneumonia. She
Law Ill for week nursed the while by her loving daugh
ter Then she died.
Two days after Mrs. Hasper fell sick, moved by
prenOntOn, she summoned her lawyer and made her
will She made bequeStS OF her POSSESSIONS 10
her daughter Bertha she left the Orrtt farm and all
1t contained.
The dav after the funeral Bertha drove to town by
herself consulted her mothers lawyer and, prompted
by love and sense justice, thinking her partial
way that he best of all entitled to it. conveyed to
her husband Joseph all her right title and interest IN
and the Orrt farm aforesaid together with all its
appurtenanCes.
When Joseph was informed of what his wife had
done he took her in his arms and said The clergyman
told me when he married that Bertha meant bright
and beautiful; but say the sweetest wife that
ever was.
Next the young man. with the full consent Of his
wife invited his father forgive and forget and offered
him home for life
The father, crushed in spirit but improved IN temper
by the experience that had impoverished him. meekly
accepted the invitation and the offer.
1t vas five months day from the time that James
Orrtt with bitter mpreCatOns drove his son away from
the farm that he himself returned to 1t, pensoner
the iaI bounty OF the young man. That's the end OF
my story.
Well" commented the doctor, g." that beats the
drama for happy solution all around.
And the best part OF it, said the lawyer, is that all
of it is true"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
TWO-DIMENSIONAL VISION

MOST people do not know that they ought to be very
1~I thankful for having both eyes IN one plane IN
stead Of having them each side OF the head It
the latter obtained no one could tell that object
had more than two din nsons until experience and
the sense Of touch educated the brain to it. Anyone can
tr it for himself Shut eye and look at different
objects They appear fiat. With binocular vision two
views each object are obtained and neither is exactly
ike the other; so the idea of depth comes IN.
The most easily shown example OF the difference IS as
follows: Take ring and hold it about two feet from
the eve With one eve closed it viii take at least five
trials to thrust pencil through the ring whereas with
both eyes open It can be done on the first trial
All animals with eyes opposite sides OF the mead
labor I11e this Disadvantage as do all insects 1t Is
called twodirensonaI vision the idea OF depth IS
not possible All this Is account OF the image thrown
on the retina of the eye being in only two dimensions
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

TGr-E -- were chatting at the club near mid
I -- ..- -lelSallC enGIngS 70 complicated tTOu-
f-as had been 10 the theateT and had come
f-s-- ----. Story II the drama In II everybody
ee.7- --.. % was made happy ID the last act
"-r The way II plays and novels, pro
-P-- HE" interrupted the broker wrong
---s- night. and even IN the exceptional
case r -e does triumph, Il gets only part OF It's
-.- s ..., z Dessi-1lisr' demonstrated the law
TO- human nature Al It's worst, dealing as do
5- r- crime. a-- I tel YOU that the world at heart
49, and -la- there's lots OF love lett IN It.
orr and .-ar. Too. the good come into their own
..- Z case n point. ot which I heard when
7z-- .- s- E4ca-l0r. L has happy ending; and
81 r- .z q. our mutton as Il were As We'll as
iar-- .- ---- side u life. The story IS short. II
1---- .-. -.-a clock strikes twelve
IL Clay County knew the big Orr1tt
fs-~ fertile q tract as there was n that part
0+ The - / had me improvements the latest ma
chine. "a -aa-Gance OF stock. L was well worth
@7- --- 5qrne3 II for rl1ir-v-eigt2r years, He
a1E d. s--- On Il when II was n the rough, and
tre.- T. together until they brought II TO high
s-s-. ....--.cr. Then sne Giet-pOOr thlng.-a
mon --.. -.a mortgage was cleared
---.- ------ death. C----C coUlCu stay on the
1-z.- moved 70 Gown. three miles away. He LETT
r .-- the --.--- his six-eer-vea--od son Joseph
The L. 81. assist hi-n , man and his wife and two
e Years Joseph ran ne farm; subject OF
lis fathers direction. but generally acting
on -.----re. He worked early and late. Herlade
goo -1le crops. tat cattle, and increased fer
ti-. services he received only his support and
-a.-.-. vance gf pocket mOney- But he supposed
rl-- -----5 only child he was practically work
InE=.- ..--- So he made no demand for hire.
--r.- --z- Ortiz te n love with Widow Hasper.
H ---. his =,-i- with a-50r. He won her troth 70
~ 70 ---r1-St man on top Of the tootstool- sad
It w-a- .- -E0w gave her consent and he kissed her
= ..- gr.
-W--- .--5n learned Of the old man engagement.
he took notice 70 gec out and DO for himself. Ac-
c1-z-- - sze5 his father 10 settle UP with him Tor
the .sz- ears since he was OF age
"0--- .-1- few into rage, refused 70 give Or-1tt
JUNO Lax ,-15raded him as thankless cur. and
C--l---
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

- ..,es7,;-q of home. Il was a virtu-
~ W l,o-,7e life. this. and a strenuous one.
-, t,;ri,est idealism pursued these chill
-, -. -s7ertlesslv. Here indeed was
- - of the civic virtues, Just as much
- every bit. as any Of our vlTtuous
s. F-,c1srG homes. even though the
= ri the grand care took the place
-, s--7v # Emerson. and bareback
q - -f,,, mysteries Of the bake oven
- s--e- all. Il makes no difference
- one studies; i IS the spirit IN winch
-oas +. And | went away remen-
S,-,--r the -org.eur OF Notre Dame, the
- wavsi5e 1uggleT, who, having be
- brother. used TO Juggle before the
90 - # n--- LADY. its being the tl71ng IN
. o. - -..o-s5 +e could do the best. l went
- ,--, - my regret. Al the moment when
- ,yr--a horse, which looked the IN
1.--S-.r- . rf al domestic virtues, was
- Id INT. The lIttle circus rlg for the
- IN --artiSe at bareback hiding.
11----.-7 -,res-5.- see that Il was true indeed
=. -----f-ts-- was their education likely
- =, .-,-s------a5. as n less well regulated
.-.,-.s NV last C--cu-e Of them en-
- ~-s- --- hostess brother II law
49, - and fro with his little Six-vear-
80 ~ 80 s..-s--E On one hand, his little
- curved v5-. perfect grace upright
over his -.--.. head
T. NAV re --a-. # I had seen Xavier only
| az saw ---- II The performance that
- viii .rE1e-e5 face, / might not
Is Is -s-- him when I saw him
- ~ -. he'd vaudeville comedian
60 s-- 20 the gaiety Of nations;
-. -r- -.-e was an airy grace IN
- 49, waved his hand. his manner
= r-------- .-s the TIT Of his head that
- f--r. -.5. me know him anywhere
- = -. seen him but once and that
80 --. --ze II q clown. I looked
=. --..-s-- --e program. and naturally
e-CuE- resl-SS -H@Nl NleI oS-
80 ve- ru- rrs- as . shot II the
49, s--- - How, ! wished 10
I-~-v -- and Nine EOssinet and
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
By Louis w. Reilly

As there had been no agreement for wages and
Joseph had accepted without denlur what was given
nm year after year there was no law Tor MN TO coect
cent, he had been willing to sue his father,
which he not.
WTHEN the wedding dav drew near the prudent
w widow requested Orritt put into writing in the
form marriage settlement his pledge to endOw her
with half his property. This had been one OF his induce
ents to persuade her take him. and she keen
enough not TO become dependent his bounty. When
she reminded him OF his promise IN the matter, he eX-
plOded with wrath broke of the engagement, and made
exasperating charges Of greed.
Before ID sign over half my property to you, he
shouted. ID see YOU IN Jericho or farther
Widow Hasper had temper OF her own When the
gossip Of the whole county had irrtated It beyond en-
duranCe she sued her rcreant lover Tor breach OF prom
Ise She laid her damages at twenty thousand dollars
'Orrict went to 4 lawyer about the case, But
when the attorney advised him either TO make up with
the widow or TO try to effect compromise with her out
Of court assuring him that she almost certain to
win out, ne went into another tantrlln-
" never give the old bag red cent! III let her
sue and be dinged to her, Everybodys against me and
aft = nv money Even my lawyers -Or the other
side. I won't take any such advice, III manage my
affair myself
When the trial took place the county seat, the
widows attorney made out her case There was praC-
tcIv no defense. The verdict for fifteen thousand
dollars and costs.
Promptly the widow levied on the Or-itt farm and
al the property pertaining thereto As It was not the
defendants homestead he having domlclle IN town
and voting there his legal residence the plantation
was subject 20 Judgment So Mrs Hasper with the
Sterifs help, took possession Of the place an went
there 10 live.
Specifies with indignation James Orritt went back
10 his room the hotel IN town Wife was gone Home
was gone Son was gone He had only two hundred
dollars IN bank
MEANWHILE young Orritt had lost his heart to
I~A Bertha Hasper only daughter OF the widow. HIS
love was returned Thinking j plague on both your
houses and not even waiting to see what would be the
result OF the trial he married the girl and took her to the
county seat where he had found employment IN store
The next event IN this Kaleidoscope narrative Is
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

As there had been no agreement for wages and
Joseph had accepted without derlur what given
him year after year there law for him to collect
cent even if he had been willing his father,
which he was not
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

RefngeratorS de luxe, with
erlmeled walls, &c; a to 10
inches high; so to rs lbs. ice ca
pacity; $3.50 to $3.50 the
prices
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
The Napkins

S-S5 dozen Satin Damask
Napkins, 70 inches TomOr- SIN
s1-SS dozen Satin Oamask
Napkins, 20 inches Tomor- ST "a
-----...------..-.-.---. AeUO
8 . dozen Satin Damask ST 10
Napkins Tomorrow Il Q
S2-75 dozen Satin Damask 6 y IN
Napkins. TomorTow--------. ~
SA35 dozen Extra Heavy
Satin Damask Nagkins- To- 81 IN
MORROW - v =
SIS dozen Double Satin
R Fs545 Napkins Tenor s4.98
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

go Satin Damask Pat
tern Cloths; ky yards ST OQ
-o---o-A y " $50 -------------- - y -
$50 Satin Damask Pat
t tern Cloths; 2x21z yaTds-S1 40
4oLlNEroFF -----------------.---. Z ~ ,
A5 Extra Fine Satin
Damask Pattern Cloths S = 40
4oHloTEON ...---.-.-------.----- ~ ,
$500 Double Satin Dam
2sk Pattern Cloths, TomOr-S4.0S
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23

somehow get more of these model
farms scattered about the state.
Twenty years hence it is claimed
that our wheat crop, if present meth
DDS are continued, will not supply our
home consumption. Where will we
get more, and If we can get it from
other countries, what shall we trade
for it?
Il might tell you that Iowa black
loan soil will produce 10 to 200
bushels of potatoes to the acre, but
that your average production is only
one-half of that. That with rotation
corn will easily yield 10 bushels per
acre, and that the average Of the
members of the Iowa Corn Growers
association is batter than so bushels,
but your states average is less than
&c bushels. That under proper con-
ditions an acre of land will support
a mich COW, and that the net profit
from COW should be $25 to $40 a
year. That apple culture, if the same
in the fancy orchards of Oregon and
Washington would return $700 per
acre per annum, and that the demand
for apples is greater than ever, and
the production, millions of barrels
less than few years ago because
of inferior methods of culture and
consequent decadence of orchards
in eastern states. That there are
celery gardens in Iowa which have
yielded an average of over $500 a
year for over six years. That water
melon growers around Muscatine and
Des Moines are doing better than
1925 per annum now, and that cab
bage growers around Bristow and
Woodward are getting $40 to $50
per acre out of their products.
That good country roads increase
the profits of the farm because the
cost of transportation begins at the
farm, and not at the railroad station.
But all such statements would be
telling you what you already know,
and set me up as telling you in detail
what to grow. l cannot do that. Ex-
pertinent, rotation and thorough till
age of the soil, analysis and intelli-
gent application must work out the
details.
LAS ! see it, what you business
men of Des Moines have to do in adj
dition to the example which those
who have farms must set, is to preach
the gospel of Iowa folks, stay home
You don't need 100 acres (the aver
age farm of the state), so acres prop
erly titled will make you just as
good a living and cost no more than
so in some other locality, and here
you have the advantages that are
found i'll the older communities
better schools, better churches, bet
ter roads and nearer neighbors.
IF you keep your Iowa natives
at home, you won't have to go out
side for people to take their place.
Iowa's population will not decrease,
but the size of her farms will. and
with less land to look after, cultiva-
ton will be more intense, and the
production larger"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
The Hog Shortage.

In commenting on the live hog
shortgae the Chicago Live Stock
World says: How scarce hogs are
in the United States will be dis
closed during the next ten weeks.
During the first two months of this
year Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha,
st. Louis and St. Joseph combined
received only 2,577,00O against s.
100000 last year, a decrease of
$4,000. Chicago's supply since
January 1 is $4,000 less than last
year and $4,000 less than the first
two months of 1908. And it must
be remembered that the country has
resorted to premature marketing
right along and that when oats
seeding begins and muddy roads in
terfere with hauling hogs to loading
stations the real scarcity will be
disclosed. February receipts at Chi
cago were 10000 less than last
year, and March will show an even
larger supply shrinkage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
"a Curious Mishap."

The Donald Robertson company
of players, and there are no greater,
will present at the Grand opera
house, on next Tuesday evening
Carlo Goldoni's comedy, "A Curl
Gus Mishap." While the comedy
is an old one, it had never been
done in America until Mr.. Robert
son presented 1t at the Art Institute
in Chicago, some two seasons ago.
The success of the comedy was so
great that it has been in the roper
toire of the company almost con-
stantly since, and while Mr.. Robert
sons idea has been to present some
thing new each month, he has had
to give up that idea to an extent
because of the many requests for a
repetition of this now Justly cele-
brated comedy. The comedy is full
of laughable situations and keeps
the audience in good humor from
the unfolding of the plct till the
finish. The players Mr.. Robertson
presents in this comedy are the
flower of his large organization and
the management consider it their
best bill. Seats now at Brunt &
Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
Letters by Telegraph.

The announcement made by the
Western Union Telegraph company
a short time ago, which aroused
considerable interest, was that night
letters could be wired at the cost
of one day message, has now be-
come a reality. The ruling has
gone into effect and letters of fifty
words or less may be wired at the
cost OF a ten-word day message. The
reason for this is that the company
has all their leased wires under a
very light business at night. 1t is
their idea to give the public the
benefit of them during these hours
and also do a business then which
they would otherwise not be in line
for. The service will, for the pres
ent, be confined to the company
Offices in the United States. The
letters which are sent during the
night by this method will reach
their destination next morning al
the opening of business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Condition of Market as Shown by
Letter From Kansas City Stock
Yards.

Kansas City Stock Yards, March
22-The demand from the country
for feeders is stronger than ever,
and prices are 20 to 80 cents high
er than a week ago. This advance
was about half as much as the gain
on fed cattle last week, and though
present prices are the highest on
record, they look legitimate, in
view of the present good market for
beef cattle, and the indications OF
short supplies of fed cattle in May
and June this year. Feeder buyers
have larger supply to draw from
ket is barely steady, run 10000
head. Several trains of Colorado cat
tie are included, hay-fed steers
are included today, hay-fed steers
from the mountains. which sold to
feed buyers at S5.75 to $3.50. A
big string of 940b Colcrados sold
at 1925 today, and not many de-
sirable feeders sell under $500.
Stock steers range from $500 to
1925 fer anything above common
quality, although some outcast
steers sell around $500. Stock
heifers sell as high as $40 today,
and Illinois buyers put up couple
of loads of fairly good stock COWS
Thursday and Friday at $500.
Shipments to the country from here
last week aggregated 800 car loads
OF stock and feeding cattle and
calves, and the number held over at
the end of the week was 400 head
less than at the end of previous
week, indicating the force of the
demand at this time Beef steers
range from 1925 to 1925 here to-
day, including 81 loads of quaran-
tine cattle, mostly steers, which sold
at $685. to $3.50, and weighed
from to 1000 to 1,225fb. Good
bulls sell around $50, and bulk of
native cows and heifers range from
$3.50 to $685., veal calves $3.50 to
1925.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23

FARMS have for sale a number
of the best farms in Winneshiek
county, ranging in price from $40
per acre up. if taken soon. Call
on j. H. Blaess, DEBORAH, Iowa.
lift.
LUMBER-Sawedl lumber in lengths
from s to 80 feet for dimension
timber, in 2X4, 2x6 and 2xS. Phil
Halse, DEBORAH, Iowa, R4. lift.
FOR SALE-Good, all arond horse.
Eight years old. A willing work
er, and a splendid driver. Weighs
around eleven hundred. Will be
sold cheap if taken at once. Dab
lys farm, in West DEBORAH. Off.
FOR SALE-Bronze Turkey toms.
Big. husky fellows that will put
vitality in your flock. Three dol
lars each. At Dahly's farm, West
DEBORAH. Off.
WANTED-30 purchasers for REQ
and Continental automobiles,
which will be sold in the John
O'Neil building during the sum-
mer. Come in and see them. ].
c. Johnson. eff.
FOR SALE-My West DEBORAH prop
erty for sale at quite reduction,
for short time, or for rent after
LIST of April. Apply to C. S. Boice.
Mrs. w. o. Nordheim. SIS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
PRIMARIES MUST NOMINATE.
Officers Must be Nominated at June
Primaries, as Conventions
Have No Right Under
New Law.

County conventions will have no
right, under the amended primary
law, to make nominations for coun-
officers. This is a decision which
has been reached by the state au-
thorities who have been investigat-
ing the proposition. In many of
the counties of the state the minor
ity party leaders had expected to
make no nominations at the June
primary, but wait and see who their
opponents named for the various
offices. 1t was their plan TO make
their nominations in the county
conventions following the June
primary. But this is not permitted.
County leaders are urged by the
state authorities to give heed to this
fact and to see to it that their party
makes it's nominations at the pri-
mary. Members of the same party
may, after the primary, place a tick
ct on the official ballot, but it can
not bear the appellation of any one
of the parties which took part in
the primary nor which are recOg-
nized as political parties in the
state. There is one exception made
to this rule and that is for nomin-
ations for judges of the superior
~ .1fr to
not selected under the primary law,
the county conventions may make
the selections. The fact that many
counties had planned to make use
of the convention for naming coun-
ty nominees makes it necessary for
party officials to get out tickets for
county offices if they expect to be in
the race as parties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
q L &c Il w o IL X.

Buying an automobile in four
opments in the motor car selling
business as it is done in North Da-
kota.
Joe Pierce, of Buffalo, walked in
TO the salesroom of the Fargo Auto
& Supply Co. on N. F. avenue at
exactly IL minutes past 10 o'clock
on a recent morning.
Good morning, Mr.. Workman"
said he, Il want to see that new
four cylinder Mighty REQ / have
so much about"
Here she isl said Workman
pointing to the demonstrator stand
ing on the floor. Hum" unused
Mr.. Pierce, that's $1,25O, is it?"
That's the price" said Work
man. The seconds licked off and
then Pierce drew out his check
book and said, "I'll take one to be
delivered May 1st."
lie decided very quickly and it
did not take Mr.. Peterson of this
city much longer to decide on what
car to buy after seeing how easily
and nicely the four cylinder REQ
pulled a disabled car through the
mud on March 18th. Neither of
these men made any mistake nor
would any of you if you buy REQ.
Buy it now. You may make a mis-
take by waiting too long.
Another carload of Reo's just re-
ceived and Continental's on the
road. Come in and see.
JOHNSON AUTOMOBILE CO.,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
Has His Hogs Vaccinated.

Byron McClue, a farmer residing
a few miles southeast of Lake City,
is making preparations to have his
large herd of hogs vaccinated with
cholera serum. Mr.. McClue was
converted to the idea in this way:
Last fall a large proportion of the
hogs in that vicinity died from
cholera. After a large number of
mis- had died, McClue and some of
his neighbors hired a specialist
from Ames to vaccinate few
against the disease, as an expert
ment. The trial proved so effective
that Mr.. McClue was won over, and
as a result will have the remainder
of his fine herd treated soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-23
ADVERTISING.

Advertising when properly en-
ployed, when truthfully done and
placed in the right medium-the
newspaper-carries man more safe
ly and more certainly to the haven Of
wealth than commercial genius.
Genius without advertising is apt
to limp about on crutches in this age
of enterprise if it should attempt to
eschew printers ink and well written
advertising copy. No man can exist
without food-no business can sur
vive to any noticeable extent without
publicity.
The little store of ten years ago
that did advertise is not the little
store of today-it is a great estab-
lishment, growing, throbbing with
life and activity-doing business in
the modern way, keeping time with
enterprising ideas and constantly
forging ahead
A business that does not grow is
going backward. For the backward
business there is but one safe and
sane remedy-advertisin done in
the right way in the home newspaper,
whether it's circulation be large or
small.
The very fact that a newspaper
exists is proof that it is read by
somebody and these somebodies will
read advertisements if they are in
the paper.