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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
Notable Anniversaries of 1912.

This year which we have Just
entered will bring notable conten-
mails and semi-contennials of import
ant events and births" says Leslie's
Weekly. ION June IS, 1912 congress
declared war against England. 1t
was the last of the wars between us
and that country. Committees have
been appointed in the United States,
England and Canada to arrange for
the celebration of the hundred years
of peace between those countries.
Obseryances will take place in all of
them. Some of these will come in
1912. The most important, however,
will be in the latter part of 1914,
for ii was on December "a, 1914,
that the treaty of peace was signed
at Client, Belgium The battle of
New Orleans, in which Jackson over
whelmed Packenham, took place on
January 8, 1915, two weeks after
the signing of the peace, but several
weeks after the news of the signing
reached here in the slow moving
sailing vessels of that day.
During 1912 will arrive the semi
centenaries of many important bat
ties of the civil war. These include,
among others, Grants capture of FIT.
Henry on February 9Th and Fort
Donelson in February; the fight
between the Monitor and the Merri-
mac, March 9th. Shiloh and the
death of the confederate leader, AL
bert Sidney Johnston, April 9Th, the
capture of New Orleans by Farragut
and General Benjamin F.. Butler,
May LIST; Fair Oaks, May 31st; the
seven days battle in June and July;
the second Bull Run, August Goth;
South Mountain, September 14th;
Antietam, September 18th and Fred
ericksburg, December 18th"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

This is the season of the year when
mothers feel very much concerned
over the frequent colds contracted
by their children, and have abund-
ant reason for it as every cold weak
ems the lungs, lowers the vitality and
paves the way for the more serious
diseases that so often follow. Cnam-
berlain's Cough Remedy is famous
for it's cures, and is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by all medi-
cine dealers. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
His Funniest Joke Book.

In one of the Milwaukee theatres
fellow came out on the stage the
other night and made a hit. This is
the way he did it: He pretended to
have forgotten his part and called
TO one of the stage hands to bring
him his best joke book from his
dressing room. The helper came in
Immediately with a Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul time table. 1t is
needless TO say that the audience
saw the point, for there is not a
greater book of jokes on earth than
the st. Paul time tables. Elk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
A Large Institution.

A statement of the condition of
the First National Bank of Fargo.
N. D., E. j. Weiser president, comes
to our desk 1t shows footings of
S3,407 ,160.14, and deposits of ST.
S2,269.70, an indication of progress
and stability that is very gratifying
to the friends of that institution and
its officers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
A Warming Against Wet Feet.

Wet and chilled feet usually affect
the mucous membrane of the nose,
throat and lungs, and la grippe,
bronchitis or pneumonia may result
Watch carefully, particularly the
children, and for the racking stub
born coughs give Foley's Honey and
Tar compound. 1t soothes the in
famed membranes, and heals the
cough quickly. Take no substitute
r. A. Engbertson. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
THE SHORT COURSE MEETING.
Large Number of Farmers and Citi-
zens Show Much Interest in
Proposed Course For
This County.

The meeting at the court house
Saturday afternoon, called for the
discussion of the matter of securing
an agricultural short course for this
county next year, under the terms OF
the Iowa law governing the same
was unusually we'll attended, and
much interest was shown in the
proposition.
This matter was first taken up by
the DEBORAH Commercial Club, and
through Representative l.. NJ. Enger,
who has been much interested in the
proposition, and has given it consid-
cradle study and investigation, it has
progressed to the point where a
course is practically assured.
Gus Johnson of Glenwood town
ship was chosen chairman of the
meeting and F. E. Biermann of De-
corah secretary. Mr.. Enger was
called upon and addressed the meet
ing concerning the delails necessary
to procure and carry out a course,
the cost, the benefits to be derived
thereby, and the necessity for i'm
mediate action. His talk was clear
and to the point, after which a vote
was taken to see how many of those
present favored holding a course in
this county, and of some forty or
more in the room about thirty-five
voted for the course, the rest not
voting, so that it was practically
unanimous.
On motion a committee was then
appointed to select general COM
mittee from the various townships
of the county to have charge of the
matter, and the following were
Frankville-Will Linnevold, Geo.
Cooper, Sherman Bollman, Erick
Ness, Thos. Crawford.
lenwood-Gustave Johnson, A.
T. Holton, Norman Rocksvold, Jens
Frank Drew.
Pleasant-Valentine Barth, Nels
Faldet, August Teske, Dan Wise, A.
NJ. Thune.
Spring field-John Jordahl, John
Hegg, julius Brown, John Logs don,
Ole Hamre.
Madison-O. c. Olson, Andrew 4.
lstad, Cyrus Barfoot, Michael Drew,
Frank Pilgrim.
Decorah-E. L. Beard, l.. NJ.
Enger, Fred Gross, E. Brakeman,
lels Ramsey.
Canoe-Clem. Stortz, Phil. Stos-
Iopf, E. o. Ellingson, Phil. Halse,
?. B. Tillotson.
Burr Oak-J. B. Reed, Sam Rice,
J. A. Thompson, Thos. Sexton, Mat.
Knox.
Hesper-A. J. c. Wingate, Albert
Van Vliet, H. T. Ramlo, NJ. d. Whit
ley, o. M. Selnes.
Highland-Lewis Larsen, f. o.
'chjeldahl, George Pfister, VIII Cas-
erton, DR.. ]. d. Hexom.
This committee is called to meet
1t the court house Saturday, March
9TH, to complete arrangements for
the proper canvass of the
county necessary.
Representative Enger will hold a
Meeting at Castalia next Saturday
and at Ossian in the after
noon, to present this matter, when
additional members of this above
will be appointed He viii
also hold a meeting at Calmar in a
short time for the same purpose.
We are heartily in favor of short
course in this county. We believe
hat it will repay a hundred fold the
Tine and expense. The state of Iowa
has given the people of the remotest
parts of the state an opportunity to
have its state agricultural college,
the best in the world, at their very
door, and the people should take ad-
vantage of this opportunity. The
should have the support
and assistance of everybody.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
Buys Residence Property.

Mr.. l.. B. Willis has purchased the
Mrs. Cady residence on Washington
street, and will get possession March
list. This is good piece of prop
erty and will make a comfortable
home for Mr.. Willis and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

Rubber, next to coffee, is the most
important article of export from
Brazil. About 80 per cent of the
total value of Brazilian exports Is
made up of rubber and nearly AZ per
cent of the total is coffee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

The science of air pressure was
first developed in tunnel building for
subways. 1t is now proposed to APP
ply the same principles of compress
ed air to prevent the thrush OF water
when ship has been in collision, or
pierced by shot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

Come in and look over our new
spring suitings, the largest and fl
nest line we have ever carried, at
right prices. We will make you a
good suit for little money. All our
work is guaranteed. Carl o. Hagen,
Winnebago street. S-3
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
Those Who Knew

took advantage of our great $1,000
overcoat sale last week. We have
a few of them left at the advertised
price. There is an actual saving of
$1,000 on every overcoat purchased.
BEN BEAR,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

Foley Kidney Pills will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble not
beyond the reach of medicine. No
medicine can do more. r. A. Eng
bretSon. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

$500 will buy child's suit,
trousers and double breast
ed coat of a quality which is worth
$3.50. You save $3.50. BEARS.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13
Pocahontas Prohibition
Prosperity

A few years ago when the question
of voting saloons out of Pocahontas
was brought up the liquor people
claimed that if they were voted out
the town would be dead one, that
property would decrease in value, etc.
Let us see if that prediction has prov
en- to be true. Seven years ago, while
saloons were fourishing here a 3oXoo
foot lot, located just west of the Meier
building, was sold for $500, which was
considered fair price at that time.
Two years ago, since saloons were
voted out this same lot sold for 5000.
About two weeks ago L. E. Williams
paid $1,000 for the lot, and Wednes-
day of this week Joe H. DeClerk paid
ST 200 for it, Doesn't look much like
voting the saloons out caused prop
erty to decrease in value in Pocahon
tas.-Star Herald.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13
September IS, 1912.
Blood of the Fathers

Study in hereditary criminology
may in time be responsible for the
construction of a psychological epic,
since it has already produced an in
stance of an allied literary type in DR..
G. Frank Lydston's four act drama,
entitled "The Blood of the Fathers"
now published (by subscription only
by the Riverton press of Chicago.
DR.. Lydston, who is a Chicago ply
stefan and professor in the medical
department of the University of Illi-
nois, has set forth in dramatic form
the effects of inherited degeneracy.
The play is to that extent similar to
Ibsen's "Ghosts," though the similar
ity does not go much farther. The
dramatic form, however, is chosen
merely as a vehicle for carrying facts
about the transmission of degenerate
features from one generation to an
other.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13
New York City's Liquor Bill

New York spends $365 100000 a
years., 100000 day-for drink.
1t equals nearly four times the an
nual gold production $Ioo,ooo,ooo
1t is six times the annual silver pro-
duction-$6o, 100000.
1t is more than half the total assets
of all the building and loan associa-
tons in the country-$6oo, 100000.
The city's drink money would pay
twice over the salaries of all the pub
lie school teachers in the country.
There is one saloon for every thirty
families-Ex
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13

In Bell county, KY, sixty-eight muir
ders in twenty-seven months are
traceable to the use of Intoxicating
liquors.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13

XAEA AITEn. Lady Agents for our famous Knittop
WAN U Ell Petticoats. Our many agents make
good incomes. Experience selling sight
every woman Write quick for exclusive territory
SPELMAN & CO., Dept J, CHICAGO, ILL.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-11-15

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-11-15

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ia, ! notice that whenever ahs uants
10 speak 20 any one q her chRaFeH
So has 70 panse a mO0eut bs,1fe sss
can select the riah' napr. md o''Vn
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terS nnuae instead ., ~ opn
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found. ~ ny O~H cas- a. least 10 y
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this and that. believe. is usuAin q
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which moss Of ~ ieeI oa~e IN uaIlR.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-11-15
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ATTRACTION
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-11-15

PoR BOYS Or ALL SIZES,
STUDY BUILT SUTB
THAT WILL STAND
.ROUGH AND READY
WEAR S2O 10 nO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-11-15

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-11-15

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duu'f have to hula ne uhoIr unieeros.
on yOur Kh0nld-rz thai Y you d
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-12
Cigarette PAPER.

Much cigarette paper Ia made from
waste untarred hemp rope.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-12
pound.

pOuTus
The manufacturing cost Of this
cloth in England is practically the
same &c here. yet the English manu-
facturer sells 1t for 1914 cents a yard.
the jobber at 1926 cents and the re-
taller at % cents.
Bear in mind that the difference in
cost of production at home and
abroad" in this class Of fabric repre-
scented by sample No. 81 amounts to
nothing, but the Payne-Aldrich tariff
on 1t equals $3.50 per cent. or sh
cents per running yard.
Fancy goods Of the type Of sample
No. 81 are products Of the Lippitt-Mc.
Coll class of mills. The Payne-Aldrich
bill raised the duty on this cloth
from 35 to $3.50 per cent. Is it any
wonder that Senator Lippitt and Mr.
McColl were interested in amending
the Payne bill while 1t was in Senator
Aldrich's committee when such
amendments would permit them &c
take a manufacturers profit Of 80 pei
cent?-New York World.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-12

BY ROBERT KENNETH MAcLEA.
Formerly consulting expert Of the tariff
board
New York, Aug-On not a single
one Of the ninety-fve all cotton sam
pies Of fabric taken as the basis Of the
tarif boards Investigations Of the cot
ton schedule was there an actual re-
duction of the tariff by the Payne
Aldrich law.
The samples were selected with
great care by the combined Judgment
Of the boards experts, Endorsed by the
leading jobbers Of the United States
as being representative of all classes
Of fabric in use in this country. each
sample being chosen because 1t was
typical OF the most used material of
It's particular weave or class. Ninety
five all cotton and FIVE silk and cotton
samples comprise the 100 that appear
in the tariff boards cotton report
Forty-seven OF the ninety-ave in the
all cotton class pay 1850 per cent
higher duties under the Payne-Al-
drich than they did under the Dingley
tariff.
Payne-AIdrlch "Jokers,"
OF these forty-seven classe Of ma
terial on which the tariff was increas-
ed nine are the fancy weaves made in
three or four New England mills COM
monty grouped as the "Lippttt-
McColl interests" This is the clique
Of New England manufaeturerpoliti-
clans who were permitted by Senator
Nelson w. Aldrich to write the cotton
schedule TO suit themselves
OF the nine Lippitt-McColl fabrics
the Payne-Aldrich law lacked up the
average duty from 1857 to 60,Ss per
cent In other words, the promised
revision downward" on these goods
was really q revision upward amount
ing to 64.s7 per cent OF the Dingley
rates.
The remaining thirty-eight classes Of
all cotton fabrics on which the duty
was increased were not generally the
product OF the favored New England
ring, Under the Dingley law these
thirtyNeight fabrics were assessed an
average duty of 1886 per cent Under
the Payne-Aldrich law they pay Ass
per oept.-a revision upward equal to
26.07 per cent OF the former rate as
compared with GAIT per cent. increase
on the manufactures OF the favored
few.
On 1ust three amenE the 100 samDles
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-12
From New York World.

Tne WorId had the findings of the
board on manufactures Of cotton dis.
sected from the practical point OF
view Of business, analysed in their re-
lation to the interest of the consumer
and the facts translated into the Ian.
suags Of the everyday man and
woman.
One hundred cloth samples pur.
chased in representative domestic mar.
'kets were made the basis Of the tar.
~ boards findings on the cost OF
cotton cloth produced In this country.
Mr.. MacLea used the same cloth sam.
pies a. concrete illustrations of the
workings Of the tariff and from these
exposed the very generally perpe
trated fraud Of selling American made
goods az imported, and showed why
the excessive tariff permits and fos.
'ters this imposition.
Recognizing that the tariff would be
q vital issue of the campaign and that
controversy would center about Presi.
dent Taft's "nonpartisan" tariff board
and itS work, the World undertook the
investigation Of cotton and sought an,
swera to the following questions,
Has the work Of the tariff board
justified the dSIay In reducing the tar
In and giving relief from the high cost
Of livInof
Whist have the people gained In the
three years under the Payne-Aidrleh
tassN IN RETURN FOR MORE THAN
$4,000 ooo, 900 TAKEN OUT OF THEIR
POCKETS AND INTO THE PocK-
ere OF PROTECTED PRIVILEGED
How honestly, lMpartlaiIy and thor.
osgs,.y did the "nonPartIsan" tariff
body undertake In task7
Several months before the cotton re-.
mort was completed Mr.. MacLea de.
oiaxes that he discovered sinister In.
fsuences In tbs tagiff boards workinR
To the fnvored few in the cotton mill
industry. Such suppressed informa.
ton as Mr.. McLes considers to be OF
vital importance to the cotton indus
try and the public has been presented
I'm the World. He has also explained
what the mass Of figures OF the cot
ton report signifies and presented
acme of the most important OF the
conclusions to be drawn from the 70
port, = work which the board saw al
not to attempt.
The story of cotton, as written by
Mr.. MacLea and published in the
World from time to time, form one
OF the most interesting and important
FEATURES of the present campaign.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-12

Less than per cent Of the cotton
fabrics consumed in the United States
comes from abroad, because the pro-
tective duties have been made so high
that importation is improbable.
Yet fully one-third of the cotton
piece goods going over retail counters
is sold as IMPORTED" or under
names implying a foreign origin.
This deception 10 generally perpe.
trated upon the consumer for the pur-
pose Of obtaining exorbItant prices for
domestic goods.
The consumer believing the goods
are imported and knowing that the
tarin adds excessively to their cost,
pays 90 to 100 per cent more than
fair price and does not suspect that
he 10 being cheated.
Drains the Pocketbook.
Let us go straight to a specific ex.
ample Of the operation of this fraud
Take the tariff boards cloth sample
NO b6, described as printed dim
ity." This is a medium priced cotton
fabric known to almost every Ameri-
can housewife. What woman or girl
hasn't possessed a dimity dress within
the last few years? And II she went
TO the cotton goods counter and
bought the material by the yard she
no doubt saw such signs as: