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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Jim Hill in speaking to an as
semblage of North Dakotans the 9TH
er day pointed to Iowa as an example
of the best in farming and urged the
citizens of that northern state to
emulate the good work of this state
He pointed to the fact that only a
few short years ago the farmers of
Iowa were attempting to accumulate
fortunes by raising wheat and other
grains, without rotation of crops or
the breeding and raising of live
stock. He showed how they soon
learned to know that the soil de-
Perforated in value by over use as
to one crop, that they discovered
that corn, by little more work than
they were devoting to their wheat
and oats, would double their income
per acre, and then by feeding their
corn to hogs and cattle they might
double the income again. This Is all
true, and the North Dakotans can
piOil HiuSu Wy loIioW wins the eAdIiplS
set by the people of Iowa, and though
they may never be able to develop
king corn to the extent it has been
in this state there is no question but
that their acres are destined for
higher returns to them than they
can make alone from the small
grains. Jim Hill was speaking not
only from a keen and intelligent In
terest that he has always taken in
agricultural interest, but from
business standpoint, knowing that
the more Dakota raises the more the
railroads that he is interested in,
will carry
Iowa is excelled by none, and the
farms that are now rated the best
will soon be only common. With the
greatest agricultural school In the
west, and the best brains of the
country moving toward the farms,
the possibilities of Iowa are just be-
ginning to be developed. When Iowa
ceases to waste as much as the
ordinary state can raise, and con-
serves and adapts her wonderful soil
to its greatest possibilities, then,
will she stand out in her own true
right, the best state in the union
Mason City Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

both to herself and to all the men,
bers of her household.
Practically every advantage Mr..
Soyer claims for his paper bag meth
cd of cookery over the present greasy
rot and pan system of cooking l
have found by actual experience to
prove out. But as Mr.. Soyer, him
self says with engaging candor: THE
success of the system depends entire
ly on how it is carried out. Some
people have imagined that all urge
amounts to a general use of the bag
in place of the ordinary saucepan,
without any attention to the condi-
tions that are essential to good cook
ing. Good cooking requires time,
care, attention to detail, taste and
temperature suited to the particular
dish being cooked. The paper bag
does not abrogate any of the rules
that apply to efficient work at the
Kitchen table" 1t is true beyond
peradventure of doubt, that paper
bags will never cook fine meal off
their own bat, as it were; but my
experience has taught me that the
bags, plus moderate use of brains,
trifle of experience and certain
deftness of manipulation that comes
with experience, will unquestionably
simplify the problem of living by les
sening sensibly the cost and the
drudgery or the kitchen. The use of
the bags must be learned the same
as any other art of the kitchen, but
| repeat, to the housewife who brings
common sense to bear upon this mat
ter the time of learning will be sur
prisingly brief
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

One fellow is lazy and watches the
clock, and waits for the whistle to
blow, one has a hammer with which
he will knock, and one tells story
OF woe; and one, if requested to
travel a mile, will measure the
perches and rods; but one does his
work with a whistle or smile; he's
the man who delivers the goods. One
man is afraid he will work too hard,
the world isn't yearning for such (;
and one man is always alert, on his
guard, lest he put in a minute too
much; and one has a crouch or a
temper that's bad, and one is crea-
ture of moods; so it's hey for the
joyous, rollicking lad-for the one
who delivers the goods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

The next republican state conven-
ton will be held at Cedar Rapids,
the city in which Secretary Shaw and
Senator Cummins were each first
nominated for governor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Iowa furnishes another man of
senatorial calibre, in the person of
II. A. Smith, formerly of st. Ansgar,
who is candidate in Oklahoma for
United State Senator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Some men never make mu,h pro
gress until they get tied down to @
woman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Man proposes, but very often 1t is
papa who disposes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Nothing is absolutely certain but
death and taxes, and that the cosr of
living is higher.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

The man who cheapens himself is
pretty sure to be marked down by
his neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Most men find it easier to hold a
runaway horse than to hold the
tongue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Few things are harder TO put up
with than the annoyance of a good
example.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

The salt may be coarse without
being the least bit Objectionable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Pussy folks strain at little things;
and so, too, does the careful dairy
man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

Few of us can stand prosperity.
Another mans, we mean.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20
NEWS FROM cSs|ToL
Iowa Man Goes to Washington Z
Writes For Iowa Papers.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Mr.. Geo. A. Wood, Former Iowa
Newspaper Man, Will Write Brisk
News Items For Public
Opinion Readers.

We are very much pleased to
announce to our readers that we
have engaged the services of
Mr.. Geo. A. Wood, a former
Iowa newspaper man, to send us
weekly letter of news items
from the national capital at
Washington, d. c. Mr.. Wood
is in position to get the facts
first hand, and during this most
important session of congress,
preceding a national election,
his letters will be unusually in
teresting.-The Editor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-12-20

1t is easier to stay out than get
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
EIGHT INDIANS KILLED
Band Believed to Have Murdered
Four Stockmen.

Reno, New, Feb. 2S.-In battle
Sunday, sixty miles west of Tusca-
rora. eight Indians and one police
man were killed and the other mem
bers of the Indian band were cap
tured The battle took place at Kel-
Fly Creek, Humboldt county, twenty
five miles from Galconda in a north
erly direction.
The Indian band, twelve in number
began the fight when the state police
force came upon them. For three
hours the battle ragged 1t ended on
ly when ed Hoyle of the state police
force and eight Indians had been
killed. Then the remaining four In
dams surrendered. Not one of their
band escaped The police had been
trailing the Indians for week, be-
lieving they were the murderers Of
! four stockmen whose bodies were
found some ten days ago in DESC
late part of canyon on the western
slope of the Sierras The victims
horses had been taken, and ponies
which had been ridden by the muir
derers were found shot nearby the
outlaws apparently counting on their
own stock being too weak to keep up
with them in their flight. Traces of
the white mems stolen horses were
found later and residents were as
sured the Indians were the murder
ers.
When Captain Donnelly of the
state police and his force approached
the Indians started their regular war
dance and then opened the fight.
Some of them were wounded in 8
running skirmish which extended
over a mile. The remaining Indians
hid in the brush and continued to
fight. Four bucks. two squaws and
two children were killed and one
young squaw and three children cap
tured Ed. Ho1e, a member of Cap
tain Donnelly's posse, was killed
None of the others we're wounded
The property taken from the stock
men was found by the posse aftel
the battle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
BOLD DA YLIG HI
ROBBERY NETS
THIEVES $1,000
Two WOrkmen Who Recently
Repaired House Suspected
GAGGED WOMAN SERVANT
Carried Her up Three Flights Of
Stairs and Tied Her to Bed
With knotted Sheets

New York, Feb. 2S.-Two armed
men forced their way into the Har-
lem house of Cesareo Virgil, a we'll
TODD tobacco merchant, yesterday,
gagged the servant, Kathleen San
chez and escaped with $1,000 in jew
elry and diamonds. Two workmen
who recently repaired furniture in
the house are suspected. Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil met them on the sidewalk
as they left the house yesterday to
go shopping down town. When the
maid opened the door to answer a
ring half an hour later one Of two
men stuck revolver into her face
and warned her not to shout. Stiff
with fright, she stood in her tracks
while the second man gagged her.
Both men then carried her up three
flights of stairs to a bedroom, where
they bound her to the bed with
knotted sheets and blankets and left
her. She worked herself free after
struggling for nearly an hour, tore
the gag from her mouth and rushed
to the skylight Just as her screams
for help began to draw attention two
men walked out of the basement
door.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
TOO MANY POOR DOCTORS
Medical Profession overerowded by
the Survival Of the Unfit

Chicago. Feb 2S.-"The medical
profession is overcrowded. It is not
overcrowded by the survival of the
fttest, but by the survival OF the I'M
IT." This statement was made yes
terday by DR.. Alexander Hugh Fer
guson, president of the Chicago Medi-
cal society, in an address of welcome
TO members of the association of Am.
erican Medical Colleges, which began
three days meeting today.
With a population Of about 90.
100000 in North America, we have
at least 10000 doctors who are leg
ally licensed to practice medicine"
continued Dr. Ferguson. This is
about one to every 500 inhabitants.
In England the proportion is one to
1850; in France one to 2l75; and in
other countries the proportion is still
more favorable to the medical profess
sion. To sum 1t up, we don't need
more doctors. but we do need a bet.
ter brand. It is my deliberate opin-
ion that this evil, which is due to
large number OF irresponsible medical
colleges would be remedied by free
medical education. The latter must
be standardized. systematlzed and
glorlAed."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
BOOKMtAERST
ATTENTION TO
BASEBALL
Betting Syndicate Has Organic
ed in Kentucky
LEAGUES WILL FIGHT IT
Officials viii Endeavor to Keep Sport
in Present Clean and Healthy
Condition

New York, Feb. 2S.-There were re-
ceived here yesterday by express
from Kentucky, circulars of betting
syndicate which offers to accept bets
on the outcome Of the approaching
pennant races in the National and
American baseball leagues and the
American association, and also on
club-against-club series.
The circular caused some uneasi-
ness among the local baseball men,
who were quick to denounce the
scheme and it is understood that i'm
mediate steps will be taken by the
officials of the National and American
leagues to check, if possible what
they consider a menace to the nat
ional game. Gambling has long been
taboo In professional baseball and
the feeling seems general that If 1t
is now brought into the game it will
be TO the detriment of a sport that
is now clean and healthy.
Some persons attribute the new
scheme to- bookmakers whose reven-
ne has been cut off by the passage
of anti-race track betting laws. The
syndicate announces in its circular
that ii is willing to accept bets OF IS
or over, which shall be sent by ex-
press, telegraph or telephone. Ac-
cording to the book it has planned.
eight to FIVE is offered that New York
does not finish first in the National
league race. That the Giants do not
finish second place, three to five ia
offered and against them taking third
place one to four is quoted. In the
American league Philadelphia is the
favorlte at six to FIVE, one to two and
one to five.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
AN uNFoUGHT DUEL
How the Father OF His Country
Avenged Blow

1t is narrated that on one occasion
in his early manhood Washington
came very near the settlement of
dispute, so common in those days, by
fighting a duel. But as he was the
one who should have issued the chal-
lenge he had the still greater cour-
age to apologize and admit that
he was in the wrong.
It was in the town OF Alexandria,
where the young Virginia colonel was
quartered with his troops, that an
election dispute occurred, and in
the heat Of the party excitement
Washington told a MIR. Payne that he
lied. That gentleman at once replied
with a blow that knocked the young
colonel down Word having reached
the barracks that their beloved com
mander had been killed, his soldiers
rushed to the city to avenge him. He
met them, however, quoted them and
they returned to hteir quarters.
Mr.. Payne on receiving a note
from Washington the next morning
asking him to call at his lodgings,
supposed it was, OF course, to give
the colonel opportunity to demand
satisfaction" for the blow he had
received the day before Imagine
his Surprise when, instead OF finding
pistols or swords ready for duel,
Washington greeted him with out
stretched hand. saying Il believe !
was wrong yesterday. You have al,
ready had some satisfaction and, II
you deem that sufficient. here is my
hand; let US be riendsl"-From II
A. ogden's "Washington's Ten Mar
row Escapes" in March ST. Nicholas
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
ATTACK ONTAFT BY
SENATOR BOURNE
OF OREGON
Says President is Playing Poll
tics for denomination
READS PATRONAGE LETTER
Would Have as Much Respect for
Ward Heller as for President
Who Abuses Appointive Power

Washington, Feb. 2S.-President
Taft, by inference, was charged last
night with using his appointive power
to intimidate members of Congress
and build up a machine to bring
about his denomination. The attack
was made in speech in the Senate
by Senator Jonathan Bourne of Ore
gon
Mr. Bourne read the famous patron
age letter written by Secretary Nor
; ton to an unnamed Iowa Congress
man, when President Taft was at
Beverly last summer. In it Mr.. Nor
n declared that the president had
withheld federal patronage from GER
tain senators and congressman, but
would discontinue that practice.
"The natural inference from the
Norton letter is that the president of
the United States used federal pat
ronage to influence the action OF
members of congress- he went on
This is charge which 20 citizen
can discuss without regret. yet the
whole subject is OF such vital impor'
lance in the preservation of repre-
sentative government that | would
feel remiss in my duty if | failed to
call it to the attention of the country
and place in available form such in
formation relating thereto as may
come to my attention. The undenied
statement indicates deplorable and
despicable subservience on the part Of
the legislative branch and danger
Gus and demoralizing usurpation up
on the part of the Executive.
II would have as much respect fol
a common ward heeler who buys
votes at the polls as for a Presiden
of the United States who uses hi
appointing power as a means of fore
ing or persuading members of Con
gress to determine or change thei
course of action. One transaction i
as dishonest, as corrupt, and as de
PRAYING as the other, but the latte
is more dangerous, more insidious
more penicious than the former, be
cause it strikes at the very founda
ton of free institutions, sets a. pre-
cedent for corrupt methods in all o.
fetal life, and marks the beginning @
dictatorship and decadence of tn
Nation"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
or Second Masonic District at Man
chester Center March 9

The annual communication of the
second Masonic district of the state
Of Vermont will be held at Manches-
ter Center on March with the fol-
lowing program:
Opening OF Master Masons Lodge
and call from labor to refresh.
ment-
Adoniram Lodge, No. AZ
]. r. Roberts, w NJ.
Call from refreshment to labor on
Entered Apprentice Degree and
exemplifying work Of same
Red Mountain Lodge No. So
S. C. Hard, w NJ.
Lecures.-By Adoniram Lodge No AZ
Review of work by r. W., David A.
Elliott, Grand Lecturer.
Call from labor to refreshment until
1880 p. m.
Banquet by ladies' of the o. Es S, at
pm.
Call from refreshment TO labor on
the NJ. NJ. Degree by
Tucker Lodge, No. As
Reception of Grand Lodge Officers.
Exempliicaton Of the NJ. NJ. Degree,
Tucker Lodge No Is
W. ]. Cole, w. NJ.
Review of work by Grand Lecturer.
Addresses by Grand Lodge Officers
and others.
Closing.
The district is composed Of the fol-
lowing lodges: Mount Anthony No
l3. Bennington, II. Il. Battles, w. NJ
Adoniram, No AZ, Manchester Cen
ter, ]. r.. Roberts. w. NJ; Tucker Nc
As, North Bennington, VIM. ]. Cole
w. NJ; Red Mountain, No. GO, Airing
ton, Seymour G. Hard, w. NJ; Bal
ance Rock, No. 1909. Readsboro, Frank
Crozier, w. NJ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
BLAMES SHEPARD
FOR DEADLOCK
At ALBANY
Tammany Leader Comes Back
at Retiring Candidate
ASKED FOR HIS SUPPORT
Charges Against Democratic organ-
zation in New York County
are Unfounded

New York, Feb. 2S-The usually
silent Charles f. Murphy leader Of
Tammany Hall, broke precedent
last night and issued a nine page
typewriter statement replying to
and bitterly attacking Edward NJ.
Shepard of Brooklyn, who character
lied Murphys dominance as a "vot-
ing trust" in his letter of Sunday
withdrawing from the United States
senatorship fight. Mr. Murphy holds
Mr.. Shepard directly to blame for the
deadlock at Albany and says that he
is inclined to believe that Mr.. Shep-
ard and his friends would not have
been so quick TO criticise Tammany
Hall had Tammany thrown its sup
port to Mr.. Shepard. To clinch this
assertion he says that Shepard's
friends begged his (Murphy's) sup
port. Their criticism OF Tammany
Hall is beside the point says MT
Murphy 1T is the old resort Of the
loser They know in their hearts
how unfounded are the charges which
they make against the Democratic
organization in New York county"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
Y. NJ. c. A. COMMITTEES
Appointments Have Been Made for
the Coming Year

At the last meeting of the board of
directors of the local Y NJ. C. A. the
following appointments of commit
tees for the year we're made
Executive-L. II. Ross, chairman;
II. W. Myers, A. NJ Torrance.
Finance-H. II. Webster, chair
man; A. J. Holden. Harrie C. White,
A. Sidney Edison, J. Lawrence Girls
void
House-C. NJ. Graves, A. S. Davis,
DR.. F. S. Pratt
Membership-Wm. T. Barrett, Fred
Austin, VIM. Andrews, Irving Allen
Albert Knights, Myron Jones. VIM
II. Myers.
Physical-Clarence l.. Holden, Nor
man Il. Greenslet, w S. Boynton
Warren Moore, F. II. Richards.
Social-P. T. II. Pierson, Herbert
Davenport, Harry Moore, Frank Phil
lips.
Religious-F. A. Pope, A. Sidney
Edison, VIM. II. Wills.
Decentralization /. Norton
II. b. Dickinson, Arthur HOLSTER.
Bowllng-Wills White, Fred Perry
Stephen Shippey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
Some Amusing Complications at the
Opera House. Friday evening

Not very much OF the story of Mad
anne Sherry" which comes to the Ben
nington opera house Friday evening
is revealed in the advance announce
ments. Mainly the thread OF musical
and other incidents OF this big musi.
cal success concern young New
York unmarried man about town,
sowing his wild oats on money sent
him by an uncle, who believes his
nephew married and the father OF
two children. The uncle unexpected.
~ pays a visit to the studio Of the
nephew, who to support his story OF
domesticity, is forced to gather unto
himself family. lie presses his
very unpatrician housekeeper into
service 10 pass as his wife, and gets
his own sweetheart to pass as one
of his children and an adult guest
in his homo to answer as his son. IL
Is from the comic embarrassments
growing out OF this first situation
that the fun OF the piece begins. or
course attendant mlsadventures con.
seQuent upon the first deception fol.
low one another throughout the play.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
COST OF STATE ROAD

Highway Improvements to the
Amount Of s27,9t4.e6
In reply to the Village Engineers
request to the state Department Of
Highways for a detailed statement
of the cost Of the state road construc.
ted through the village, he has been
informed that the final assessment
on the Hoosick Falls village street
road No 5OlO shows that the total
value Of the work done for which the
village pays is S26,5S5.GG to which is
added Si,329.29, engineering. making
the total cost to the village Of Hoo
sick Falls S2I9ii9i."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
Relntivo Valuea.

She took two weeks TO choose her winter
hat.
Ran here and there and tried on this and
that
Tho matter Of her hosb and lingerie
Was studied long. as weighty things
should be.
And when Il camo TO gowns sho pondered
DER
Each tuck and rufiio. bias nounce and
gore.
Debated well the style Of skirt and sleeve.
She picked husband In one moonllt eve.
Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
CITIZENS CAUCUS
viii Be Held at Apollo Hall Next
Friday Evening

viii Be Held at Apollo Hall Next
Friday Evening
To the legal voters OF the Village Of
Bennington
Notice is hereby given OF caucus
to be held at Apollo hall In said vii.
lage Of bennington on Friday even.
ing, March 3, 1911 at o'clock.
First. To place in nomination can.
dldates for Village officers, to be
voted for at the annual election on
March 2ist
Second. To transact any further
business found necessary when mot.
All legal voters OF the village, IRE.
spectlvo Of their political party afiill.
atoms who are interested In the hon.
est, economical and progressive ad.
ministration OF our village Affairs arc
invited 20 meet with US In this eau.
GUS
u. T. Griswold,
Q. w. Soule.
]. Q. Pellerin.
Citizens Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
PICTURES GIVEN CLOTHES
Eve CARRIED in Pajamas and Diana
In a Bathing Suit.


In Bathing Suit.
Albany, Feb 2S.-As result of the
efforts OF Rev. j. A. McCuaig, a well.
known purist, who recently made a
tour through Albany's underworld,
valuable oil paintings in an Albany
saloon have been done over" TO con-
form with the rules OF decorum and
the mandates of the police, when the
owner of the pictures was informed
by officers Saturday that his paint
ings must be either "draped or re-
moved" by yesterday, he hired an ar
list and put him to work. The result
was startling. Diana at the Bath"
said to have been valued at $4,000,
10 no longer shocking. Diana her
self has been clad in a bathing suit
OF brilliant hue. while her attendants
wear suits Of rainbow varieties. The
man in the painting appears in a
convict garb, wears a silk hat and
smokes a pipe. Another valuable
work, "The Awakening Of Adam"
has been done over" so that Eve
wears a suit of blue pajamas and AID.
am a pair Of overalls. Both have
on boxing gloves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28

seymour-what caused the Allcome
Life Insurance company to faili
Ashley-lt was altogether too free in
accepting risks / don't believe II
would have even refused to insure the
life OF a turkey the day before Thanks.
giying. Chicago News.