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The Republican journal., 1911-07-27
Over Half-Century.

Humphreys Specifies have
been used by the people with
satisfaction for moro than 80
years. Medical Book sent FREQ.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Work toy Extinction Of Tuberculosis

Work foy Extinction Of Tuberculosis.
Exhibitions showing in graphic form
the prevention Of consumption have
been shown in every state in the
Uuited States. except Nevada, Arizona,
New Mexico and Wyoming, and also
in most of the Canadian provinces and
in Mexico, Porto Rico and Cuba, ac.
cording to statement made by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis. There
are now 25 states and 16 cities hav
ing permanent and travelling exhibits
besides the two operated by the Ma.
tional association itself, and the total
number of similar displays is over
200, including about $50 small school
exhibits. The first tuberculosis ex-
hibit in America was shown by the
Maryland tuberculosis commission In
January, 1904. In 1906 there were
four such exhibits.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
PLACING the Halter

With two fence staples fasten an
old harness snap from which the
spring has been broken to the left
side of the horse stall at convenient
height above the manger, says a
writer in Practical Farmer, and see
that the boys hang up the halter
whenever the horse Is taken out.
When he is brought in, his halter Is
neither under his feet nor In the man
ger under his feed. but just where 1t
can be reached most easily and quick
ly. The point Of the snap should be
hammered in slightly to prevent the
horse catching his halter upon 1t or
injuring himself by rubbing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
ECZEMA ON HANDS AND FEET

I'm the latter part of 1889 my face
and head broke out In little p1mples.
My doctor gave me some medicine and
a salve. | used them for months but
did not receive any results. In the
meantime 1t broke out all over my
back and chest. l then went to an
other doctor and he told me the same
as my own doctor-that 1t was eczema
He also gave me medicine for eighteen
months. All l could see was that he
moved 1t from my face and body to
my hands and feet, and although did
everything, could not heal my hands
and feet. My hands would split open
on the joints and would be SO sore that
l could not use them at times. Then
I started to use Cuticura Soap and
Ointment in July, 1893, and before 1894
l was fully cured. l therefore recon-
mend the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
to any person having skin disease. AS
soon as | began to use Cuticura Soap
and Ointment I found relief at once.
my sister, Miss Rebecca Jackson,
had a breaking out on her face and
hands the same as myself. She used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for seven
or eight months, and was cured entire
ly." (Signed) Samuel F. Jackson, 1917
Pine ST., Philadelphia, Pa, May 5, 1911.
His sister writes: What my brother
says is quite true, and you can imagine
how l suffered and how glad l was to
be cured by Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment." (Signed) Miss Rebecca Jack
con, 18 Delaware ST., Trenton, N. ].
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to CUT
cura," Dept. 25 X, Boston.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
MORE EXCELLENT
REPORTS FROM
WESTERN CANADA
Grains Are Heading Out
Rapidly and Harvest Is
Now Approaching With
a Great Demand for
Harvest Help.

Last week 1t was pointed out in
these columns that there would be a
yield of about 200,00O.000 bushels Of
wheat throughout Western Canada, an
increase of about 1OO,O0O,OOO over the
previous year, and that the demand
for farm help was very great. Con-
firmation of this news Is to hand and
the cry still is for more help. The
Canadian authorities are hopeful that
the friends of the 100000 or 100000
Americans who have gone to Canada
Turing the last few years will come to
the help Of these people and induce
as many bodied men as they pos
sibly can to take advantage of the
ow rate which Is being offered from
all points on the Canadian Boundary.
and particulars of which can be had
from any of the following Agents Of
e Canadian Government: M. v. Nc
lnnes, 176 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit,
Mich; c. A. Laurier, Marquette.
Mich: ]. s. Crawford, Syracuse, N.
Y; Thos. Hetherington, Room 202, 70
fremont Street, Boston, Mass; H. M.
Williams, 413 Gardner Bldg, Toledo,
Ohio; Geo. Arid, 216 Traction Termin-
al Bldg. indianapolis, Indiana; c. j..
Broughton, Room Alp. M. L. & T. Bldg.
Chicago, ILL.,; Geo. A. Hall. End Floor,
125 Second Street, Milwaukee, Wis;
E. T. Holmes. 315 Jackson Street, St.
Paul. Mimi; Chas. Pilling, Clifford
Block, Grand Forks, N. D.; ]. B. Car.
bonneau. Jr.. PIT Main Street, Bidde-
ford, Me-: ]. M. MacLachlan, Box
1877. Watertown, s. D.; w. v. Bennett.
Room 4. Bee Bldg, Omaha, Neb.;
w. H. Rogers, 125 West 9th Street,
Kansas City, Mo-; Benz. Davies, Room
6, Dunn Block, Great Falls, Montana; !;
j. N. Grieve, Auditorium Building.
Spokane, Wash.
Every facility will be afforded men
of the right stamp to secure advantage
pose to go, 1t may be said that they
will have this splendid opportunity of
securing first hand information as to
the excellent producing character of
the lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. They will have the op-
portunity OF seeing some of the great
est wheat fields in the world and prob
ably the largest yield of wheat oats
and barley that has ever been grown
on the Continent. And all this on
land some OF which cost the settler
only the $1,000 necessary to enter for
his homestead, or, If he purchased,
in some cases, costing him from $500
to $1,000 per acre, but which is now
worth from $500 to $4,000 per acre.
Even at these prices the land is re-
markably cheap as will be realized
when the statement is made that from
20 to 25 bushels per acre and over
of wheat are grown, netting the farm
er from $500 to $1,000 per acre; and
this on land that he got for nothing
or paid merely nominal price. In
fact the production shows that $500
to $4,000 per acre would be a nominal
price for land that would produce as
these lands produce.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
No Luck,

II never do have any such luck as
the other boys!" complained young
Harold.
Why, I am surprised" answered
his mother. You have roller skates
a bicycle, a football suit. and a ticket
to the gymnasium. Some boys would
think themselves very lucky If they
had those things
Yes. but Willie Swaddlings house
burned down, and he helped to save
things! Tom Anderson's house was
robbed and he heard the burglar.
And Jack Turner is sick, and the
neighbors are carrying ice cream and
stuff to him."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

| let his calves lose what Is known as
calf fat" 1t Is we'll known that young
animals gain more rapidly in proper
tion to their live weight and to 100
pounds Of food than do older animals.
That is, they not only made more
economical use Of their feed than the
older animals, but they take shorter
time to make certain total gain. The
man who turns off steer that weighs
1000 pounds. has, II that calf weighed
100 pounds at birth, been given 10 per
cent. Of the total weight by the dam.
while the man who keeps the animal
till 1t weighs 1880 pounds has been
given only 8 per cent. The man who
can make steer weigh 1000 at IL
months has more return for his
trouble than the man who keeps It
"a months, with an additional weight
Of only ESQ pounds.
Butchers, too, have changed to suit
the demand of the consumer AL
though meat is generally considered
a luxury in the diet Of the poor mans
family, 1t still remains an absolute
HeCeSSlty III Iu6 UleI OI Iu6 DetleT
classes. But where people formerly
ordered large roasts and steaks, they
are ordering steaks and roasts now
that are from so to rs per cent. small
er on account of the advanced prices.
They find that If they get a small
roast from large animal that 1t Is
long on bone. The butcher then to
suit the demands for smaller bone de-
mands smaller animals, and during
the last few months they have been
willing to offer, not a premium on
smaller steers so far as dollars per
100 is concerned. but they have
brought the price Of small steers up
so close to that of the large ones that
there Is really premium on little
steers when we consider the cost of
production.
We do not think that the 1900
pound steer will ever be entirely
eliminated from the market, but we
do think (if conjecture is allowable)
that the baby beef animal will con
tinue to increase in popularity In
those districts where men do not wish
to dairy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
The Delicious Sweet Pepper,

Your garden ought to be we'll sup
piled with that most palatable vege-
table, the sweet pepper. Many peo-
pie imagine that all peppers are too
hot to be eaten with comfort, but
this is a great mistake. The only
hot portions are the seeds. and they
can be removed before cooking.
Green peppers are cooked In a va
riety of ways. and there is no vege-
table that produces more table en-
joyment than these vegetables II a
little study and care is given to their
growth and preparation for the
table.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
The Man Who Sued the Widow.

A st. Louis man is suing widow
for 100000 for refusing to marry
him. He must be one of those iron.
gray whiskered men who want to sit
on the front porch of house that was
built with money earned by another
man.-Houston Post.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Spray for CABBAGE Worm.

A good remedy for the cabbage
worm which infests cauliflower and
cabbages Is an ounce Of saltpeter dis
solved in three gallons Of water. The
heads should be thoroughly sprinkled
and If this is done one application
will be generally found sufficient.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
important to Mothers
Wise.

WISE.
Bobby, didn't you hear mamma tell
in us to come In out O. the rain?"
yep. but I'm not goin' to do it till
I'm SO wet that she can't lay me
across her lap 'thout spoilin' her
dress"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

Lots of people who are thoroughly
convinced that we shall know each
other in heaven succeed admirably in
forgetting each other here.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
The Retort Courteous.

Manager-You prima donnas want
so much for your services.
Prima Donna-And you managers
want our services for a song.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Would Need Il.

Gracious, what is all that Grape
for?"
II had chance to get 1t at bar
gain. and, you know, my husband goes
in for the flying!"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup for Children.
teething. softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Indefinite,

did you have fun taking his candy
away from the baby?"
Fun? My dear boy, it was a
scream!"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
USE ALIENS Foor-EAsE.

The anti septic powder be shaken into the shoes.
IL want rest and comfort for ii red aching, OIL
len sweating feet Aliens Foot Ea Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and prevents blisers
sore and callous spots. Always use II to Break in
New Shoes. Sold every where, 25c. Don accept any
substituts For FREE trial package, address Allen
Olmsted Le Roy, NY.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

For trainwrecker no punishment
can be too Ip7er
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

IMPROVEMENT / MADE in MODERN
TYPE OF BABY BEEF ANIMAL
Districts Where Farmers Not Wish to Dairy
Vast Range Areas n West Have Been
Cut Up Into Small Farms
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02
LAND VALUES RAISED.
All Counties Are Raised From Seven
to Twenty-Five and One Half
Per Cent.

The state executive council seem
to think tLat the lands of the state
are not paying their proper share of
the taxes, at any rate they saw fit
to add from seven to twenty-five and
one-half per cent to the valuations of
farm land in every county in the
state. There is no raise ordered on
town lots.
The railroads are raised a total of
about $2,0OO,O0O.OO. No change was
made in the telegraph and express
companies. The telephone assess
ments will be taken up later. BY
making this raise in valuation the
state levy remains the same that it
has been, to-wit, 3.3 mills. Follow
ing is the per cent of raise in coun-
ties near here:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02

Many men are said to be self
taught. No man was ever taught in
any other way. Do You suppose a
man to be bucket to be hung on
the well of knowledge and pumped
full? Man is a creature that learns
by the exertion of his own faculties.
There are aids to learning of various
kinds; but no matter how many of
these aids a man may be surrounded
by, after all, the learning is that
which he acquires himself. Whether
he is in college or out of college, in
school or out of school, every man
must educate himself. And in our
times and in this community every
man has the means of doing it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02
WIDOWS SHARE EXEMPT.
Not Subject to Inheritance Law
Supreme Court Handed
Down Opinion.

A widows one-third share of her
husbands estate, as we'll as life in
terest in any property he may have
left her. is exempt from txation un-
der the Iowa collateral tax law, ac-
cording to an opinion handed down
by the supreme court recently.
The action bringing out the deci-
sion was practically a test case,
brought for the purpose of securing
a basis upon which to compute as
sessment under the collateral inheri-
tance tax act.
Philip G. Weiting of New York
state died leaving valuable holdings
In Iowa. He gave his wife an un-
divided one-third interest in all his
property, made several other gifts
and then provided that his wife
should have all that remained of his
estate after the several gifts had
been made.
The total value of the property in
Iowa was placed at $4,000. Treas
urersof State Morrow sought to col
lect the collateral Inheritance tax
upon this sum.
Mrs. Weiting, as executor, paid un-
der protest and an action was i'm
mediately begun in the courts by
her to secure refund of part of
the money paid to the estate.
She claimed that her one-third was
exempt. as was her undivided inter-
est in the residue of the property.
The lower court held her position
to be correct and the supreme court
upholds the lower court. A slight
modification in the lower courts de-
cree is made by reason of an error
in the computation of figures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02
Rack to the Farm.

The restless eager boy may well
reflect. when tempted to leave the
often humdrum life Of the farm for
the city, with its salaried positions,
its tinsel and glitter, on the steps
which has been decided on by w. c.
Brown. There are so many men by
simple statement about him will not
arouse much interest. Well, the
Brown question was born on the
farm, grew tired of 1t, learned tele-
graphing, became an operator. then
agent, assistant superintendent, and
so on, until he became president OF
the New York Central. one of the
greatest railroads in the land. But
after a few years of the terrific grind
and responsibility he is going where
he started from, to the farm, to en-
Joy little quiet and peace and con-
tentment before it is too late. He
says that places of salary-those at
the tOp-are will-o-the-wisps, elusive
and disappointing and do not satisfy
the longing of the one who covets
them. He will soon retire to a fine
farm he has and there devote his
energy and brains to scientific till
ing of the soil and to raising the
finest of blooded stock. 1t is a
wholesome picture, and we need
more men possessed of this mans
judgment and the good sense to
carry such q plan into execution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02
INTRODUCES A PENSION BILL.
Cedar Rapids Congressman Has Bill
Of Interest to Old
Soldiers.

Congressman James w. Good in
troduced in congress house roll IL,
42O, entitled a bill granting pensions
to certain enlisted men. soldiers and
officers. who served in the Civil war
and the war with Mexico and amend
ing the act of April 19.190S. relative
to widows of soldiers. and 80 forth,
of the Civil war.
This Is one of the most liberal PEN
sion measures introduced in congress
and combines the good features Of
the Sulloway bill and the service
pension bill. The act provides that
any person who served ninety days
or more in the military or naval SER
vice Of the United States during the
Civil war, or sixty days in the war
with Mexico, and who has been hon
orably discharged, shall be entitled
to receive a pension as rollows: In
case such person has reached the
age of sixty-two years. $40 per
month; seventy years, $50; seventy
five years or over $50 per month.
The bill provides further that any
person who shall have served in the
military or naval service of the Unit
ed States during the Civil war three
years or more in the aggregate, or
the aggregate of whose service in
the late Civil war and the war with
Mexico was three years or more, and
who has been honorably discharged,
shall be entitled to receive a pension
at the rate of $36 per month, ir-
respective of the age attained by any
such person. A pension of $40 per
month is provided also for any person
who served ninety days or more in
the United States service during the
Civil war, who has been honorably
discharged. and who was confined
sixty days or more in any Confeder-
ate prison during the war.
widows OF hOnOrably discharged
soldiers and sailors are to receive a
pension of $12 per month during
wid0whoOd, the law being broadened
to include not only those who mar
ried previous to June 81, 1890, but
also those married subsequently,
provided such marriage took place
more than two years prior to the
death of the soldier or sailor.
1t will be impossible to effect any
pension legislation during the few
remaining weeks of the special ses-
sion, but at the opening of the reg
ular session next December Con-
gressman Good will be prepared to
press his bill vigorously for passage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02

The fate of the Canadian reciprOc-
ity act now rests upon the election
to be held throughout Canada on
Sept. 21st. The Canadian parlia-
ment has been dissolved without rati-
flying the pact, and the matter will
60 to the country, so to speak, that
is, if the Liberals carry the election,
the pact will be ratified.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02

1t takes but little push 20 start
a stone rolling down hill, and many
heavy-hearted human being has
been sent to the depths because of a
push in the wrong direction. 1t may
be because it is easier to push than
to pull that We move along with the
crawl, saying inwardly, leach one
for himself" and scarce think it is
worth while to lend helping hand
where it is most needed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02


(Editor's Note-The editor Of
this paper has prevailed upon
his father, Rev. H. H. Green,
p. D., to write an autobiogra-
ply Of his life, to be preserved
- q matter of record among
his children and grandchildren.
While 1t was written with no
fntention Of being made public.
yet his life has been filled with
such varied experiences, dating
from his birth in England, boy
hood, soldier. clergyman, legis-
lat0r. etc., that we find much
which we believe will be read
with interest by the public, and
we will therefore from time to
time as space permits publish
sections of this autobiography,
should 1t prove Of sufficient in
terest to continue.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02
How it's Done i'm Iowa.

A Mahaska county farmer recently
went on trip north and west, ex-
pecting to buy some land if he saw
anything that suited him. He re-
turned without making any deals and
marked up the selling price of his
farm S5 an acre, thereby paying all
the expenses of the trip.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02
POWEROF CO.ATTORNEY
Last General Assembly in New Ac-
ton Gives More Power to
Official.
ONLY IN SERIOUS CASES.
May File Information Under Oath
Where Fine Exceeds 500 or
Thirty Days.

In response to some public resent
ment directed at the slow and some
times negatOry actions of grand jur-
les in criminal matters, the last gen.
eral assembly of Iowa passed a law
which, in part, reads as follows:
THAT from and after the taking
effect of this act, criminal offenses in
which the punishment exceeds a fine
of one hundred dollars or exceeds
Imprisonment for thirty days, may be-
prosecuted to final judgement, either
on indictment, as is now or may be
hereafter provided, or on informa-
ton as herein provided and the dis
trict and supreme court shall possess
and exercise the same power and
jurisdiction to hear, try and deter
mine prosecutions on information,
as herein provided for all such GRIM
inal offenses, to issue writs and pro-
cess and do all other acts therein,
as they possess and exercise in cases
of like prosecution indictment"
The act in section No. two, then
outlines the steps which are to be
taken where the grand jury is not
called to survey the matter. This
section is herewith reproduced: The
county attorney may file information
under oath, together with names of
witnesses and minutes or evidence
with some judge of the district court
or clerk of courts or his deputy. The
clerk of the district court shall then
cause a copy of the information and
minutes of the evidence to be deliv-
cred to the accused or his attorney,
at or prior to the time arrangement
Upon filing of the information the
clerk shall issue a warrant for the
arrest pf the accused. and the court
or any Judge thereof shall fix the
bail. IL bail be allowable. and in va
cation CT L. the atser &c os Judge In
term time. the clerk OF the court
shall fix such BAIL"
This act may be well grounded in
law but there is suspicion preva-
lent among lawyers, especially those
who are students of criminal law,
that the new procedure is contrary
to the constitution of Iowa. There
are two sections of the Iowa consti-
tuition which deal with this matter
and they seem to conflict. Section
No. 2 says in part: ''No person
shall be held to answer any higher
offence, unless upon presentment or
indictment by the grand jury, except
in cases arising in the army or navy
or in the military when in actual SER
vice, in time of war or in public
danger.
In section No 15 of the Iowa con-
stitution is found an apparent con-
tradiction of section No. and yet
no doubt forms basis for the franz
ing of the new act to allow the
prosecution of the more serious
criminal acts without resorting to
the finding of the grand jury" The
section follows: THE grand jury
may consist of any number not less
than five nor more than fifteen, or
the general assembly may provide
by law for holding persons to answer
for any criminal offence without the
Intervention of the grand jury.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02

'Yes, l am opposed TO American
girls marryin' furriners,' said old
Mrs. Sipes. I'm just that opposed
to it that If my girls can't marry
people Of their own sex, they needn t
marry at all. and that's all there is
about it. t."-Lippincott's
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-02

Nothing is ever gained by refusing
to face the truth. It's like getting
up In the morning. A man may
cover his head with the bed clothes
In the morning. but the clock keeps
running right on. He may be COM
Portable for q time. but he never
catches up with his work or some of
Il u never done.