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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
STATE HAS OLDEST PIANO.
Instrument Manufactured i'm 1884
Stands i'm keokuk Public
Library.

Keokuk, April 22.-Sought by
many curators and museums over
the country, the oldest piano in
America stands in the Keokuk pub
lie library-the object of attention of
thousands of visitors every year. 1t
is valuable old musical instrument,
but has long since lost it's musical
powers, and is now only an ornament
and curio. The owner is George O..
Higham of Keokuk, who has turned
down many offers of between $500
and 1000 for possession of it.
The piano is small, square one,
made of mahogany which came from
the manufacturers in the year 1884.
Its construction is unique, the piano
resting only on two legs, which
branch out at the base to resemble
lions claws. Over the keyboard are
nine oblong panels, four of which
contain landscape scenery of ancient
gateways. These panels are formed
of what at one time must have been
very beautiful buried white wood.
The pedal rack is made to represent
the Tyre bird. On each is represent
ed the head and neck of the bird
coming down in such a manner as to
form the tail design of the same
bird. The first pedal to the left is
loud, the second soft, the third a
either accompaniment and the fourth
to be used in accompanying the
drums. In this respect it is possibly
the most unique in construction.
The piano was completed by w.
Haterfield in the year 1884, accord
ing to the inscription contained on
it, which establishes it's age. Mr..
Higham, the present owner, came in
to possession of it from his mothers
people, who were among the early
settlers of New York and Virginia.
Mr.. Higham traces his ancestors to
Robert Cation, an officer in the war
of the revolution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
Rights and Privileges.

The legal department of the April
25th issue of the Iowa Homestead
will discuss among other things the
rights and privileges of a renter to
haul manure from a rented farm. 1t
also takes up the question of moving
line fence that has been establish
ed for more than twenty years. An
interesting case is also discussed
where daughter pays note against
a parent with the understanding that
allowance must be made for this
payment after his death. The Home
stead and this paper are dubbed to-
gether at the rate of $1.75 per year
for both papers. Subscriptions may
be left at this office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
Retribution Seldom Fails.

That Tile way of the transgressor
is hard" is we'll illustrated in the
career Of the travelling man, Dickin-
son, who was prosecuted for the
death, from a criminal operation of
Irene Blydenburg of Eldora a few
years ago. While he escaped convic-
ton, belief in his guilt was general,
and his wife cast him off. Later he
married woman in Kansas, who on
hearing of his record, also cast him
off, and few days ago he died
penniless in a hospital at Topeka.
Not a friend left to claim lis body,
it was turned over to a medical col
lege. Whatever man sows, that
shall he also reap"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
TRUNK AND MONEY WENT.
Recovered Later With All But
Twenty Dollars Intact
Investigation.

Five Greeks appeared before local
attorneys this morning to see if
there was any manner in which sus-
picion of taking a trunk from one
of their number and who lives with
them at 10 Powder street, might
be removed. 1t seems that the young
man lost his trunk Saturday, and
with it roll of bills amounting to
$3.50, and two gold rings. The
trunk and its contents were found
in the road in front of the house
and under a rock near there the
roll of bills, with $40 missing. The
oJner boarders were unaware of the
loss until informed by the young
man and desire to remove all pos
sible suspicion from them Mason
City Globe-GaZette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
Where Helm Must Come.

Perry Andreae: 1T is from prac-
teal men, not dreamers of Utopian
dreams, that the solution of practic-
al problems must be expected. Our
would be reformers, who think by
mere stroke of the legislative pen
they can destroy temptation and at
one stupendous leap bring this
world of ours to state of perfec-
ton, forget that temptation is the
Almightys handiwork and not mans,
and that man cannot destroy it.
Those who are so busy to improve
and correct the Creators work inn
agine that the temptation in which
this life of ours abounds, lie in ex-
terror circumstances surrounding us.
Temptation is a condition of mans
nature, not of the circumstances
that surround him, and the attempt
ed correction of this condition, by
lettering the free will of the indi-
vidual, can no more alter the weak
and unstable characters of those VINO
are liable to succumb to temptation
than the prison bars can transform
the criminals place behind them in
to honest members of human So
ciety."
1t has been found that where eff
forts to remove the temptation from
the drinker have been made, excess
sive use of drinks has followed. In
other words, the most temperate
communities are those where the
traffic is properly regulated. The
regulated traffic means the ousting
of "bootleggers" and dives Our
teachers and ministers should devote
their energies to the teaching OF
self control ana moderation rather
than to attempt to eliminate the
traffic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
A Difference of Opinion.

A friend once asked uncle Joe"
Cannon for information as to the
prospects of politician who was at
that time generally thought to be
ION the ragged edge"
HE seems to think he's getting
on all right" said Uncle Joe, but
others entertain decidedly different
opinion. His situation brings to
mind the story of the old lady up in
Maine. When she was asked as to
the whereabouts of her husband the
dame replied:
IF the ice Is as thick as Henry
thinks it is, he is skating; if it's as
thin as | think it is, he is swim
ming. "-Lippincott's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
A Mothers Care,

A careful mother will not give her
child a medicine without knowing it
is pure, contains no opiates, and has
healing and curative qualities. Such
a medicine is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for Group, whooping
cough, bronchitis, and all affections
of the throat, chest and lungs, Best
and safest for children and grown
persons. Contains no opiates. r.
A. Engbertson. Apl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24

A. B. RUM, S13 w. 4th ST., Des
Moines, Iowa, wishes others to know
what Foley Kidney Pills did for him
a short time ago. II suffered in
tensely, while my limbs were greatly
swollen. After a few doses of Foley
Kidney Pills the pains and swellings
left me and am now rapidly getting
well again. | recommend Foley Kid
ney Pills to all suffering as | did,"
r. A. Engbertson. ADJ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
A Good Liniment.

Ii would be a waste of time for
you to try to find a preparation that
is equal to Meritol White Eminent.
Muscular and rheumatic pains,
sprains, swellings, lameness and sore
ness of the muscles are promptly re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24

lieved by Meritol White Liniment.
This liniment reduces Inflammation
and soreness wherever found in about
one-third the time required by the
usual treatment. Sold by e. j. Par
man, druggist. ADJ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
THE MAGNIFICENTLY BRED STALLION
HERBERT PAROLE
55a
Record at a yrs. old,
2:19 ia on half mi.
track in winning
race and triaIed in
2:12.

HE WON HIS FIRST -FOUR
RACES THAT HE STARTED
IN IN 1910 AND WAS SEC
OND IN HIS FIFTH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
WIMPLE'S YELLOW DENT
EARLY WHITE DENT
EARLY MURDOCH
DAKOTA GOLD NINE
NORTH DAKOTA SPECIAL

We have the growers statement
showing in what county and just
where these varieties were grown.
Our contract is with one of the fore
most seed corn growers of Dakota.
We have handled Dakota seed for
good many years and with the eX-
ception of 1910 when the planting
season was bad, it has always done
we'll here. There is no other reason
why the above splendid varieties,
grown right in this latitude should
not always do we'll here. This seed
is brought subject to our test. WE
GIVE YOU THE SAME PRIVILEGE.
Take ten (10) days to test it and if
not satisfactory we will gladly refund
your money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
SEED CORN
$500 PER. Blu.

If you can't get good varieties that
test high grown in your own neigh
borhood, we can supply you with the
following splendid varieties of Dako-
ia Seed Corn and you may have ten
days to test the seed and return it if
not satisfactory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24
WE EXPECT THIS DAKOTA
SEED CORN NEXT WEEK. and

would suggest that you place your or
der early as large part of the ship
ment has already been spoken for.
For our customers further south,
or for those here who wish seed-corn
of high test for silage or other pur-
poses we have Nebraska grown va
rieties as follows:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24

WOOdfOrd Mamb.
Record 2:21 "
Sire of IL and
dams of "A in $3.50.
Bicara
Dam of
Bezant :. .2:21 "
ETC., etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-24

LONGFELLOW YELLOW FLINT
KING OF THE EARLIEST
PRIDE OF THE NORTH
REID'S YELLOW DENT
IOWA SILVER NINE
IOWA GOLD MINE
IMPROVED LEANING
SANFORD WHITE FLINT
WISCONSIN WHITE DENT
EVERGREEN SWEET FODDER
This seed is strong test, and if
the season is favorable to its matur-
ing will produce heavy crop.
All varieties in our test have been
running from 500 to 50 10, but test
them for yourself. These varieties
are the best known and most profit
table in the corn growing belt.
Call at 422 w. Water street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04

az seven. there We're rumors OF many
bodies, charred by the flames, being
taken out Of the wreck.
The locomotive. which was running
at high speed, went over on its side
after leaving the road bed. and the
boiler 10 all appearances. exploded, y
Engineer Clark was taken out alive,
but died soon after Joseph J. No
ker. his fireman. was crushed 10 death.
The baggage car and the four chair
cars next following II were overturned
and In these occurred the loss OF
life. The three day coaches. although
dcrailed. remained upright The
wreck carried down the poles and car
rying wires alongside OF the tracks.
and delay ensued before outside as
sistance could be secured.
The South Norwalg fire department
was called out and began working on
the burning cars and surgeons were
summoned from nearby towns
Meantime darkness had fallen and
q the work Of resuce Of the injured
passengers was slow. The IRE burned
ceveral hours in the wreckage.
. The dead. except the engine crew.
are all believed 10 have ben passn
gers IN the first chair car. Fears are
held that In this car many passengers
.pst their lives. as passengers who got
N fh" second chair ear say thar AZ
the time they escaped the flames were
running over the sides ~ the first
car
Under the wreckage were found the.
bodies Of Two women who died with
hands cIaspcd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04

viii show that James h Mcnamara
and John j. Mc\Imara. who are now
In prispn In California. one OF them
for murder. and Ortie G. Mechanical.
Who has pl, aded guilty. were active in
this dyuamiting and that all the pres
cnt defendants are guilty with them "
The governments statement con
tainen a fun history Of the cases and
named Boston. New York. Jersey CITY.
finboken. Albany. y Y Buffalo. Gin
cinha'L Cleveland. Chicago. Muwau-
ke". Omaha. Kansas city. Mo.. salt
Lake city. Utah. Los Angeles and san
Francisco among the cities wher. tie
defendants met 20 carry on consulr.
acy IN ivory handled umbrellas. i'm
scribed with the initials T. C.. Mr..
Miller said. would o., produced 90
show Thar Edward Clark visited a
place az ting. InfI where an explosion
was 20 take i.-D. and that Clark for
got IBIS ur .rs.Id. leaving 10 as "a
token 60. II visit FEB Dee found I'm the
wrock1Er The di-tr.rt .-ioruav said
il"rh'rt = llnckiu. successor Of J J.
Mcnamara as secretary OF the union.
visited Cincinnati 90 dynamite iobs
and that be- also conferred vffh Mich
ael y Young or l'1stuu and Frank G..
Webb of N'w York about Jobs which
Mechanical was to blow MP Boo ar near
those cities
Mr Miller said b. would Doe shown
that liocLiu paid Clark SI21 900 for "a
Job 100 Cincinnati. and that CLARK
himself blow 100 part o. a railroad
bridge over tHr Bf- Miami river at
DAYTON % using Ola. -.t,... ftf,l.r..fI.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04
EIGHT DEAD
tcOatiauod from first PAgs.)
MARK WHEELER, mail clerk.
ENGINEER CLARK and FIREMAN

MAhk WfEELEHt mail clerk.
ENGINEER CLARK and FIREMAN
MokER.
MRS. RANSOM.
The other two bodies have not been
Identified.
The Injured.
Mrs. q. l.. Wade OF Indianapolis.
Ind. ribs broken.
Mr.. o. l.. Wade OF same town. ribs
broken.
Phillip James. Of Lake Forest. Ills.
head and hands cut and bruised. Mrs
Phillip James. Of same town. cut on
leg. fingers and arms.
+. t. Hill Of 1909 North Fifteenth
street. Philadelphia. cut on head and
right arm.
Anthony y. Brady. The we'll known
traction man. Of Albany. and New
York City, suffered terrible afflic-
tion by the wreck. his daughter and
daughterin-laW being among those
killed.
The women of the Brady family.
with a party OF friends had attended
the funeral of Patrick Garveu at Hart
abroad and many friends from New
York and elsewhere went 10 Hartford
earlier Boo the day d. special train 20
attend tine funeral
After the express had been wrecked
great fear was entertained that the
sUFflhA NNN lNfA Nf-f'l Il. AN. Nlf q IN N 10 =
second section az Hartford. u was
not until a late hour that 30 was
definitely determined that members
Of the funeral party separated lt
Hartford. and James a.. Frady and
some relatives tDOh the Springfield
express. A. the first section had only
day coaches. the second section WIS
taken
Although the work of rescue was
pushed gs rapidly as possible. ~ was
several hours before the bodies iu
the first parlor car we're reached and
removed fo DO. WorEue Meantime
Wild rumors of ar,l' loss of life had
spread. and ~ VAS late tonight before
b was definitely buoWu that the death
list boz the train itself Was only seven
Even when the railroad officials were
making fh'Ir preliminary report of ths
accident placing fh" number OF dead
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04
HEAVY WEIGHT LANDS
ON TABLE: DESCENDS
FROM LOFTY HEIGHT.

HAMMOND. Ind. Oct
The board ~ director. Of tho
Indiana IIarbor National Bank
was 900 sost ION BOO fhe bank Of
hces when 235 pound Mary
Dopl fell through the -kylighf
and landed boo 20 sitting posi-
lion ON DO" Ions table anon.
them The directors scattered
BOO panic. thinking bomb bad
been exploded
Miss Dopa was not hurf She
bad been hangrr 600. t.t
clothes on 'he roof of uaIIl.n
ing building and bad fripped
and fallen through the bank
zAfliEht
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04
MUST TELL USE
OF DYNAMITE IN
NOW FAMOUS CASE
Judge Will Permit Introduction Of Evil
denee as to What Alleged Dyna-
miters Were Doing with u.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. oct. g Not
only evidence o. the alleged Illegal IN
ter-tate shipment OF dynamite and
HltrOgiycerine bur also evidence as To
what was done with the explosives
Will be- admitted a. tho trial 81 the a.
men accused az completely in the
dynamite plots.
Federal Judge Albert y Anderson
so ruled today. his decision thus open
ing 70 the prosecution the right 10
snow "a motive by going into Tho Diet
ais Of many explosions including that
which wrecked the los Angeles Timer
building. October 7. 1910 Then follow
I'd The eupdnelliug OF jury and e
severe arrainemeut of the defendants
In tA" opening statement D.. District
Attorney Chas " Miller Address
INK the jury and pointing bis finger ar
Frank VI Ryan and the - other men
seated three deep across the court
room. Mr. Miller declared the trial had
begun OF the insfigators OF the most
far reaching conspiracy iu the history
OF this country. iu which during more
than iiv" years property % iuc'lcuiablr
value had been destroyed and many
lives had been lost"
Eight farmers. TWO retired farmers.
one grocer and one grain dealer. all
residing in country towns or rural dis
ricts 300 Indiana. compose The jurs
The jurors are.
Samuel Morrison North Vernon r..
tired farmer. formerly 70 carpenter
j D Smith. Winchester. retired
grain dealer
Seneca Chambers Anderson farm.
or
VIM jackson. Green Castle. FARMER
Marion o. Dohhiu. Ne,V"H. farmer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04

West. lie detailed mty instances.
giving the names OF the railroads and
The numbers OF the trains on which
he sadi explosives were illegally car.
ried. one was that on December l..
1910. when McManical carried from
indianapolis through Chicago - quarts
Of nitro-glycerine for explosions on
the Pacific coast
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04
TURKEY AND
Continued from FIRST pag.)

Is reported 10 have occurred on the
southeastern frontier Of Seryil iu "a
despatch from Belgrade. received los
a news agency here The Turks are
SAID 20 hay" lost 30 killed and many
wounded. white the Servian casualties
are given as TWO Killed and eighteen
wounded.
ST. PETERSBURG. oct g The
Russian government has received in-
formation that bulgarian troops are
crossing the Turkish frontier touieh.
rONSTNNTlNOPLE. oct. g. The
"'r minister. Nazim raoha. has been
appointed supreme commander OF the
Turkish forces
Feildbi" i'.,rmatiou reached here
this evening that III, Halkiu ulti
matIm demanding autolum, for
Macedonia viii be delivered Monday
BELGRADE. S~rv.l. oct q The
'NTaurIlu1f session u. tur ~kup-h-
tina tNHti"ual a~-'w'I.l. which was
'H have h'eu convened TOBIAS BIAS
hrru postponed NINTH Saturda,. This
N.i -It" 20" power. NOR, time. 200 ex-
"reisr fh'ir influence FOO th, direct
i'u OF peace.
COLOGNE. Germans. cor TIN.
'u..nn' Gal'tf. SAWS tnIt fI, fhr."
protective powers Great f,rifi.u.
irHu.r Hud 1;I--I. fr. planning fh.
f''D.IHtfi.r o. tr.f. fearing fIaf
greece. intends tu ar..f 900 s-rr..-
-.., r'Ir. with regard O.. fr-
Th. fourth protective. power Italy.
nilI r"f rlrff. 'r.tf.. fwfT. ft fH. Tue
r.u Italian rotations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04

ST. PETERSBURG. oct The
Russian government has received in-
formation that bulgarian troops are
crossing thc Turkish frontier tonight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-28

falls is Just what is needed Tor tne
/ fruit and the tree. The tree goes IN
TO winter quarters in the best OF con-
dition. hardened and matured. There
are enough rains in spring and sum
mer to make the very best lrult All
excess of moisture is not only harm
ful to the tree. but to the fruit, ana
is prolific of that dreadful pest, he
San Jose scale. Our climate Is such
that the scale is easily kept down and
eradicated from our orchards. One
spraying while the trees are dormant
and with three shallow diskings in
spring and summer is all that is nee
essary to the successful growing OF
the peach in Carter county, Oklaho-
ma. If the orchard Is headed ana
pruned out right in the beginning the
subsequent pruning is small matter
Other than the San Jose scale there
are practically no other pests. Tha
number of good crops Of fruit dur
ing the life of tree Is what really
counts, provided its longevity is
great.
Although have only been in this
section of the state II years, I would
be willing to risk my reputation that
not ten per cent of a well cared for
Elberta orchard would be dead at 10
years Of age. do not believe there
is any section of country to the east
of us that could make such a boast
and deliver the goods. The number
of good crops during the life of tree
| repeat. is what counts. Ny Elberta
orchard of 40 acres will be years
old next fall, from June buds.
At its fourth. fifth and sixth years
it had maximum crops, this year, its
seventh, 1t is loaded with fruit Dr.
Hardy's orchard is two years older
than mine and before my orchard
came into bearing his orchard of e.
bertas had borne two full crops. hence
YOU see there has been six consecu-
tive crop years, no misses, that have
given us maximum crops Of Elberta
peaches in this favored section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-28
cHAeRIs MAN TALKS OF COUNTY

r. ]. Shrader, one Of Carter coun-
tvs most enterprising farmers, was
in from the Chagris neihborhood a
few days ago and said that he be-
leves that we have the very best
crop prospects here that we have
had for years. All conditions, he
says, have combined to put the
ground in most excellent condition
and we have the best seed bed that
he has ever seen, and he has been
farmer for many years and
most successful one at that.
When asked what he thought of the
progress that Carter county has
made in the past few years he said
that the place where he lived could
be taken as fair sample of the
progress of the entire county. The
man, he said, who has not visited
Chagris for tine last year or 80
would scarcely know the place. Since
the land out there has been put on
the market by the government many
of the best farmers have bought
their own homes and have built for
themselves large and comfortable
houses.
While it is true that the feed
crop has been very short for the
past year, yet the gentleman says
there is that spirit of contentment
and industry in his neighborhood
that always marks the community
where the people own their own
homes.
Mr.. Shrader owns own home and
is one of the most optimistic thor
ough bred Oklahomans to be found
anywhere in days ride. He is an
ardent advocate of good roads and
says that they are the one thing
needed to make this the richest
county in the state. That it is only
the question of a short time until
the people here wake up to the
great benefits to be derived from
roads over which heavy loads may
be drawn to market at all seasons
of the year. Within the next five
years at most, this gentleman thinks,
Carter county will have the best
highways in southern Oklahoma and
the farmers and their families will
be driving into Ardmore in their au-
tomobiles the same as they do in
Kansas today. Good roads, good crops
and good farmers" Mr.. Shrader said
in conclusion, will make this the
richest section of the best state in
the entire southwest"