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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-22
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the Appointment of an
Executor of the estate of Frank and
Elizabeth Novak, Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, that the
subscribed has been duly appointed
Executor of the estate of
FRANK AND ELIZABETH NOVAK,
deceased, late of the County of Win
neshiek, State of Iowa, deceased, in
testate, and has taken upon him.
self that trust by giving bonds as
the law directs. All persons having
demands upon the estate of the said
deceased are required to exhibit the
same; and persons indebted to the
said estate are called upon to make
payment to
STEPHEN KRUCHEK,
Executor.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, February
2, 1911. GA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-22

Sedentary habits, lack OF outdoor
exercise, insufficient mastication OF
food. constipation, torpid liver,
worry and anxiety, are the most
common causes of stomach troubles.
Correct your habits and take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will soon be well again. For
sale by all medicine dealers. Feb.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-22
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-22

The horse that pulls the pillow
never knows what he is doing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

w ASHINGTON,-The public rebuke
w OF President Taft. In which he
stigmatized certain persons as small
Drained and narrow-minded critics"
following the withdrawal Of names OF
men prominent in the political world
up for membership in the ultra-exclu-
sive metropolitan club. has centered
the attention OF the country on the
snobblshness Of Washington.
A situation exists here that Is found
In no other city In America and IS
equaled In the display OF narrowness
and social bigotry in few Of the cap.
itals Of the old world.
Close observers assert that the I'm.
impetus given TO existing social condi-
tions dates from the Spanish.American
war. Before the treaty of Paris the
millionaire residents Of Washington
could be counted on the fingers Now
all the rich and retired. the famous or
otherwise, the representatives OF whis.
ky. sugar tobacco-every kind of trust
has his palace in an ultra-eXclusive
residential section and the womenkind
set up to be social leaders.
Money and influence in the gIlded
throng is the test which Washington
now applies to every ambitious public
man and his wife The clubs are ruled
by money, and men who have baked
the political or financial schemes Of
those who are high in Washington
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

fishes headquarters on some small
island, and therefrom as a base Of
operations conducts furtiye raids. II
successful. he becomes bolder, and
ventures further afield in quest Of
booty. Finding a ship in trouble, be
attacks It and murders everybody on
board. Coming across a village that
looks peacefully inviting, he sacks IL
massacreing all the adult male inhab-
itants
Then, with HIS load of loot, he does
not return to the place from which he
started. but seeks another island,
where, with his comrades, he remains
until they have eaten up or otherwise
disposed of the proceeds Of the expe'
dition Meanwhile to hunt down the
plratical band is much like looking
for a needle in a haystack, for the
Philippine group comprises many thou
sands of little islands, which toward
the south are scattered all the way
from Sulu to within sight Of Borneo
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Government to Wipe Out Moro Pirates

1T is somewhat startling TO learn
that piracy as bold and fierce as in
the days of Captain Kidd still -four
ishes under the American flag. The
Moro pirates of the Philippines have
begun their attacks on peaceful mer-
chant ships once more. A patrol of
American gunboats was maintained
over the Moros in the Sulu seas until
recently, and withdrawn in the belief
that they had been pacihed. The
Moros believed that the Americans
we're afraid Of them, and piracy imme-
diately famed out afresh. Now the
patrol will be re-established.
The Malay pirate of the eastern seas
is perhaps the most notorious of all
freebooting types. He eXcels Captain
Kidd in reckless daring and ruthless
cruelty. To kill a white man is al
ways a commendable thing, but to tor
ture him as a preliminary, cutting him
to pieces, bit by bit or by other in
genious means, is better. He never
gives quarter and he never expects
It. If he receives mercy he regards it
as cowardice. In action he kills to the
last man and takes home the heads of
his victims as souvenirs.
Instead of sailing bodily forth in
fleets of outrigger boats, after the old
time style, with a force numbering
hundreds of armed and intrepid war
riors, the Moro pirate of today estab-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

THE lid on the seething cauldron Of
l Indian affairs is loose 1t is to
be taken off without further delay by
Chairman Graham, of the committee
on expenditures in the interior depart
ment.
For years there has been endless
rumor and vague accusations Of graft.
trickery, jokers in legislation, of ap-
propriations nominaIly designed for
the Indians, but actually going to land
grabbing rings; of looting Of the In
dian estates ali over the country, Of
waste in maintaining the Indians and
policies that tend to pauperize them.
Mr. Graham has been removed from
the committee on Indian affairs to
chairmanship Of the probe committee.
Now he is going to find out whether
things are as bad as his experience in
the committee led him to believe.
The facts are to be dug out, If the
charges are true, they are to get light
If not, they are to be disproved. The
Investigators expect to stir up very
bad odor.
Where do the millions appropriated
each year in the Indian bill go? 1t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Influence of Money in Capital Clubs

clubdom are punished II they seek the
companlonshlp In clubs such as they
would obtain In their home cities
One OF the most exclusive clubs in
Washington keeps on its rolls a man
who deserted his wife and six children
10 el0ps with the wife OF a fellow
member OF the same club. while II ro-
fused admission TO a man who had de-
feated the ambitions OF certain high
officials. Ten years ago the late Gen.
Henry c. Corbin. then adiutant gen
eral OF the United States army. was
kept out Of this same club through the
efforts OF men whose Sons he would
not appoint to fat positions during the
Spanlsh-American war. s. many such
incidents have occurred in the past
decade that they cease TO surprise.
Time was that when n new cabinet
Official, a new senator or even a mem
ber of the lower house came to Wash
Ington. some courtesy was accorded by
society Now that richly clad dame
inquiries about the home status Of the
raw officials and II the report Is not
mp 20 the standard Madame Cabinet
Omclal or Senator or Representative
win have a lonesome time. unless she
has some personal friends in the great
realm.
The president and his wife will be
courteous, They will follow the ira
ditions, and will ask them to 'he
functions decreed by a century OF OBJ.
servance, But except to visit among
those whom their husbands rank
makes a natural alliance. they need
not hope for amenity from the real
leaders Of Washington, the wealthy
women whose palaces are clustered
up and down 10th street and Massa-
chusetts avenue and about Dupont
circle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Uncle Sam Issues a Million Patents

THE United States government will
/ soon issue its one millionth pat
ent for an invention Commissioner
of Patents Edward Bruce Moore has
been looking forward for some time
to celebration of the issuance Of pat
ent No. 100000, 1t was his hope that
this distinguished number should go
to some epoch-making invention
The United States patent Office will
be 1872 years old when the coveted
number is issued. The bureau was
established in 1890 as an adjunct to
the treasury department. Early in
1886 there was fire which destroyed
not only the building of the patent Of
fee, but every record, all the import
ant drawings and papers, and every
model owned by the government.
Prior to the fire the office had issued
9,937 patents.
The destruction Of the records com
PEELED an entire reorganization and
therefore the system of numbering
was started with No. again
The first strictly American inven
ton to receive a patent from the orig
inal United States patent office was
the cotton gin The patent was issued
March IA, 1794, to Eli Whitney. The
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

hands with wild gesticulations. They
think to fright us. senior, bat they will
learn a lession We will fight, senior;
fight to the knife. 1t will not be
vivas they will shout-these Chilean
dogs-when the Peruvians come to
their country. Then they will be beg
ging on their knees for mercy. Sangre
de Cristo! but we will show them
what war means!"
l watched him earnestly, already be-
ginning dimly to perceive in all this a
possible opening for my own escape.
"War?" / repeated And declared
to-day? It has come suddenly, al
though l am aware there have been
months OF controversy. Did Peru ex-
pect such a result? Is she prepared"
He paused in his nervous walk his
hands outspread on the table, his dark
eyes glowing into mine.
Both yes and no. senior. We knew
well that nothing save war could ever
wipe out the Chilean insults to our
country. Yet we hoped for more time
in which to prepare. Cielo! it is not
lack of men-no. no! the army is
strong, valiant, senior; it will fight to
the death. But the navy! Dios de
Dios! we have not the ships, senior.
They come not yet. those we have
bought in Europe. 'Tis that which has
brought me here in disguise to Val
paraiso; tbs that which brings me now
to you"
l watched him closely without ven
turing response, and he sank into
chair, his elbows on the table
Isl, now | explain it all to you" his
voice falling so low | could scarcely
follow. I'VE know for two weeks past
war was to come. We have only
few warships, one, two, three; not
enough to fight Chile, or even guard
our own coast. We have the men suf-
ficient, but not the ships, senior. What
could | do? |, the admiral? There
was but one hope-the audacity of sur
prise. They must be taken from the
enemy; we must strike the first blow,
and at the very heart of the Chilean
navy. / come here incognito; / come
before war has been declared; | study
and observe. TO brave man chances
for action come, senior, and so l found
what l sought. You know about the
Esmeralda. senor?"
l sat up suddenly in my chair, grip
ping my cigar between my teeth.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
FALSE HUNGER
A Symptom Of Stomach Trouble Cor
rected by Good Food,

There is, with some forms Of stom-
ach trouble, an abnormal craving for
food which is frequently mistaken for
a good appetite" A lady teacher
writes from Carthage, Mo, to ex-
plain how with good food she dealt
with this sort of hurtful hunger.
Il have taught school for fifteen
years, and up to nine years ago had
good, average health. Nine years ago,
however, my health began TO fail,
and continued to grow worse steadily,
in spite Of Doctors prescriptions, and
everything I could do During all this
time my appetite continued good only
the more I ate the more I wanted to
eat--I was always hungry.
The first symptoms Of my break
down were a distressing nervousness
and loss Of flesh. The nervousness
grew so bad that finally it amounted to
actual prostration Then came stom-
ach troubles, which were very painful.
constipation which brought on piles,
dyspepsia and severe nervous head
aches.
The doctors seemed powerless to
help me, said I was overworked. aud
at last urged me to give up teach
ing, if l wished to save my life.
"Ilut this / could not do. I kept on
at it as well as could, each day grow
ing more wretched, my will-power
alone keeping me UP, till at last q
good angel suggested that ! try a diet
Of Grape-Nuts food and from that
day to this I have found 1t delicious
always appetizing and satisfying.
Il owe my restoration to health to
Grape-Nuts. My weight has returned
and for more than two years / have
been free from the nervousness, con
stipation, piles, headaches, and all the
ailments that used to punish me so.
and have been able to work freely and
easily" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. The Road to
f." IN plggs There's q Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears frUm time 20 tinta 'rhey
nre genuine, true, and fun of hutnan
AzteFest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Committee Is to Sift Indian Charges

has been constantly charged that they
go in large part to about everybody
except the Indians. For instance,
100000 was appropriated in the last
bill for irrigation of the Flathead
reservation lands. If the stories now
being laid before the probers are true,
this money is to be used, not for the
Indians, but for lands that have been
taken from the Indians and are held
by SPECTATORS The ella irrigation
project is alleged to present a some
what similar situation.
Another case that the committe is
going to probe is that Of the Grow
reservation in Montana. A case OF
Uintah Indians of Utah is going to be
taken up in the effort to locate re-
sponsibility for the woes Of this tribe.
The charge is that the Indians were
allotted their lands on a map, without
reference to topography. Some got
bottom lands and some got mountain
tops, and on these they were expected
to live while the rest Of the lands
were deftly manipulated into the
hands of enterprising white men who
managed the deal
The committee is told of a case in
which the attorney of record for one
Indian tribe, to prevent the Indians
being robbed Of their lands, is himself
defendant in a number of suits,
brought by the department Of justice,
charged with grabbing these same
lands
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

number Of the Whitney patent was not
preserved. Neither was the number
Of Fulton's steamboat, for which a
patent was issued Feb H. 1909
Following the resumption OF a rcgu.
lar system Of serial numbers for pat.
ents the first important American in.
vention to be granted a patent was the
Colt revolver.
The next great American invention
to receive a patent was the Morse
telegraph instrument The patent, No.
1,647, was issued June 90. 1910 The
patent issued to Charles Goodyear,
June Is, 1874, acknowledged his in,
vention Of the process Of the vulcaniz.
alton of india rubber The basic pat
ent Of the pneumatic air brake was
issued to George W. estinghousa
April 13, 1S69s 1t bore serial number
sS,929.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
RIne for under Water AetIon.

When he is working in water infest-
ed by sharks and other sea monsters
likely to do him harm, the diver has
at present to rely for his safety on the
use Of a knife, or, failing that, on
quick return to the surface. Now
comes the invention Of Captain Grobl,
German diving instructor, who has
constructed a rife which can be fired
under water, and is designed for the
better arming Of a diver. The most
remarkable thing about this is that II
fires, not bullets, but water, which is
propelled with such force that it has
an extraordinary power Of penetration.
Indeed, the inventor himself has
pierced armor plate Of medium thick
ness with the water jet from his
weapon. The rife has a stout barrel
and is loaded with a cartridge cased
in india rubber
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
IN THE UP-To-DATE FASHION
Lecturer Found II No Trouble az Al
10 Answer Question Meant TO
Embarrass Him.

"Win you allow me 70 ask you a
question:" interrupted a man IN the
audience.
Certainly, sir" said the lecturer
you have given us a lot Of figures
about immigration. increase Of wealth.
the growth OF trusts and all that"
said the man. Let's see what you
know about figures yourself How do
you find the greatest common d.
visor?"
Slowly and deliberately the orator
took a glass OF water.
Then he pointed his finger straight
az the questioner Lightning dashed
from his eyes. and he replied, In a
voice that made the gas jets culver:
Advertise for IT., You ignoramus!"
The audience cheered and yelled
and stamped, and the wretched man
who had asked the question crawled
oit Of the hall a total wreck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

tied by his troubled face caused me to
smile again.
so senior, TO you 1t was all fun" he
said, gravely, gesticulating with vigor.
But / appreciate the danger. the
peril of discovery. Everywhere lurk
the spies, and what have to say is
not for other ears. Senor. l have ad-
dressed you as the Senior West, for
so was bidden; but the man l really
seek is not in truth of any such name" :"
his voice sinking to the merest whis-
per, as he leaned impressively toward
me across the table. 1T is Senor
Estevan."
crossed my legs in apparently care
less Indifference, my fingers resting on
the butt of the revolver in my pocket.
undecided yet whether this was to be
war or peace, but prepared for a bold
play in either case.
q am Jack Stephens; so you may
proceed, senior"
"Ah! 'Tis as l was told!' his face
Frightening instantly, his hands del
wing within an inside pocket of his
coat. This card--see; it is written in
the English-it will tell you If l be
trusted, if / be all right You know
the handwriting, senior, the man who
wrote it?"
accepted the bit of pasteboard
curiously 1t was the business card
Of well-known sugar firm. and ran
my eyes hastily over the few lines
dimly traced on the back: Bearer is
all he represents himself to be; you
may do business with him safely.-G.
P. L." | glanced upward at the anx-
ious face of the man opposite; he was
evidently tingliGg with excitement.
you know him, senior? You know
the handwriting? You believe him?
What is it he says? / read not the
English"
Yes; we are acquainted. He is
George Loring, a friend of mine He
says you are what you represent your
self to be, and that ! may transact
business with you in perfect safety
Now, then, what are you-an agent of
the police?"
He shrugged his broad shoulders,
spreading his hands deprecatingly
mo, no; Cielo, no. Does he not
tell you my name?"
shook my head negatively, my in
terest already deeply increased.
No! He was most cautious It
was best so; but now tell you, and
you believe" Again he leaned forward,
his voice sinking to mere whisper.
II am Don Emilio de Castillo"
My face must have expressed no
familiarity with the name, for he
sprang brisllly to his feet shaking a
fat, oficial-looking envelope before
my eyes.
What! you recognize 1t not? Car
amba! then | shall show you, senior.
You read Spanish, ST? This will tell
why | speak with the authority of my
nation See--I am admiral of the |
Peruvian navy. | have the power the
right the authority to say what now
speak to you. You believe that
senor?"
Yes. ! replied, soberly, by now /
fully awakened to the fact that this !
was to be no ordinary meeting. Il
believe all you say; more, now re-
your name, Don Emilio; but
what are you doing here? What is it
you desire Of me?"
You know mott You know not
what all this means?' he questioned,
with trembling finger toward
The window. Before could answer he
burst forth yehemently: 1T Is war
senior; war, disgracefully declared this
very day between Chile and my coun
pigs the towards! the bull
iesi' He sprang 10 his feet as II
'razed with sudden excitement and
'egan pacing the room, waving his
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

Mrs. Patrick Campbell is not kindly
inclined to criticism Of her work. At
a rehearsal Of a new play, one morn
ing, her manager, Charles Frohman,
stopped Mrs Campbell and said Mrs.
Campbell it seems to me that those
lines should be delivered thus" repeat
ing the lines in question. Mrs Camp
bell drew herself up and said Mr.
Frohman, am an artist" That is all
right, Mrs Campbell" replied the UP
bane manager. 81 assure you I will
never reveal your secret"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
@S 30 S$5 59 o. -
An lnterestlnn Runaway.

81 read piece in your paper about
an automobile that run away with a
mans mother-in-law," a correspondent
writes the Adams (Ga) Enterprise,
"and I'm interested in that automo-
bile, and would like to know the name
and price Of it, or If the owner would
part with it for an extra considera-
ton? The only objection to the story
is that It doesn't go far enough; it
says the automobile ran away with
her. but doesn't say what happened
whether the runaway was fatal, or the
automobile changed its mind and
turned round and came back to where
it started from Can you throw any
more light on the subject, and. by so
doing, obHge a constant reader and old
subscribers"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Work for Extinction Of TuberouIosl0.

Work for Extinction Of Tuberculosis.
Exhibitions showing in graphic form
the prevention of consumption have
been shown in every state in the
United States, except Nevada, Arizona,
New Mexico and Wyoming, and also
in most of the Canadian provinces and
in Mexico, Porto Rico and Cuba, &C
cording to a 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
uonal association itself, and the total
number Of similar displays is over
2GO, 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.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
woad,s Coolest CITY.

Yakutsk, in eastern Siberia, is said
to be the coldest city in the world 1t
is the great commercial emporium OF
eastern Siberia and the capital Of the
province of YaKutsky, which in most
Of its area of 1,517063 square miles is
bare desert, the soil of which is
frozen to a great depth, Yakutsky
consists of about four hundred houses
of European structure, standing apart.
The intervening spaces are occupied
by winter yoorts, or huts of the
northern nomads, with earthen roofs.
The doors are covered with hairy
hides and the windows are Of ice.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Took Preoautlons.

"You ran into this man at 30 miles
an hour and knocked him 40 feet"
said the court.
THAT, or a little better, suppose"
answered the chauffeur
why didn't you slow DOWN."
Mere precaution, your honor. Once
/ shut off speed and hit man so gent
ly that he was able to climb into the
machine and give me Iieking."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
On the Levee.

"Lemme tell yer some'n. When All
calls er niggers buff his chest caves
in!"
"Huh When er rousterbout tries ter
call nah bluff Ah'm stone def! All
can't heah a word yer sayl"-Birming
ham Age.HeraId