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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
RISKS PERILs TO SAVE WIFE.
James Swineheart Reaches Burling-
ton After Facing Death in
Many Forms.

Burlington, Ia, Jan. 8.-The won
derful feat of James Swineheart in
carrying his injured wife to Burling-
ton for medical treatment, risking
death from floating ice in the Missis-
sippi river, death by drowning in the
swamps opposite his home, and
death from freezing at every stage of
the journey, has just become known
here, and is exciting admiration.
Swineheart and his wife live on an
island in the Mississippi river north
of Burlington. Tuesday Mrs. Swine
heart was overcome while doing
some washing, and fell across a red
hot stove. She regained conscious
ness with her clothing in flames. She
rushed out of the house and threw
herself into the snow, extinguishing
the flames. Then to save herself
from the opposite horror of freezing
to death she dragged herself to the
house, where she sank exhausted on
the door sill.
A family dogs barking brought
the husband who was short dis
lance away at work. He saw the need
of medical assistance. There being
none short of Burlington several
miles away, and the river being full
of running ice, he nevertheless es-
sayed to convey his wife to Burling-
ton, where she could be given assist
ance. He wrapped the unconscious
form in bed quilt, and then carried
| it to the river, where he placed 1t in
skiff and showed out into the float
ing ice. After a fierce struggle with
the ice his skiff became fast, and il
was only by superhuman efforts that
he succeeded in getting to lne Iowa
shore, and hauled the skiff upon the
bank with its suffering burden. He
picked up his wife and started for
Burlington.
His way was blocked by wide
slough, and in order to get around it
he had to walk two miles northward
from Burlington until he found low
place that could be waded. Then he
carried his wife three miles back to
the city, and finally arrived at the
home of relatives, where she is now
suffering from her burns and expos
ure.
Swineheart is q powerful fellow,
and makes little boast of his heroic
deed, but his accomplishment is the
wonder of the community.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
Regulating the Traffic.

New York American: Ninety per
cent of all men and probably 80 per
cent, viii drink stimulants more or
less. If you pass laws that make it
impossible for them to get the mild
stimulants openly, they will get the
violent drinks secretly, and you
make them drunkards. Make it very
easy for the hard working man to
get his light beer openly, socially.
Enable the sedentary man, the clerk,
the man whose muscles and liver
are sluggish, to take his light drink.
Realize that education and self-con-
troll mean temperance. Bigotry, in
tolerance, control of majority by
the minority, will cause secret drunk
enness, and never true temperance.
For many years the world has grown
gradually more temperate; drunken
ness has gradually diminished. Yet
the consumption of liquor is on the
increase. The people are becoming
educated. Less than 200 years ago
drunkenness was not only tolerated,
but rather admired among the great
est men. the directors of govern
ments. But now it is tolerated no
where"
1t is painful to say anything that
might offend or discourage those
who are earnest in driving out the
liquor traffic. There are not better
people living than those who are try
ing to discourage drunkenness. The
most successful way to discourage
drunkenness is by regulating the
traffic, for when this is done mild
beverages are used. Belgium, the
greatest beer drinking country in the
world, is the most temperate and the
most thrifty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
An important Promotion.

An item of local interest which
came to our attention week ago
was inadvertently omitted from our
last issue. 1t was to the effect that
Mr.. e. James Weiser, formerly of
this city, had been advanced from
the vice-presidency to the presidency
of the First National. Bank of Fargo,
N. D., upon the resignation of Presi-
dent L. B. Hanna. This is a distinc-
ton worthy of the man, recognition
of capacity and capability and in
fiuence such as anyone might covet.
To be placed at the head of one Of
the largest financial institutions in
the northwest and the largest in the
state, with business of nearly four
million dollars, marks him as one of
the leading financial men of the
country. We congratulate both the
bank and Mr.. Weiser.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
WANT STATE CONVENTION.
Clear Lake and Mason City Seeking
to Secure Next Republican
Meeting.

Clear Lake, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Some
people may not take it seriously at
first thought, but they will have the
second thought coming. This city
very much desires, in conjunction
with Mason City, to entertain the
second republican state convention
This is to be held in the heated part
of the summer, and there is nothing
specially alluring about a big city.
Clear Lake and Mason City have
ample accommodations for fifteen
hundred or more, and the pavilion
here would be just the place for the
big pow wow 1t is expected that the
commercial club of this city will set
the ball moving right away and Ma
son City's commercial club will glad
ly cooperate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
Norske selskab at spring Grove.

The annual banquet and social ses-
sion of the Norske Selskab held last
Friday evening was decided sue
cess. A supper consisting of the
choicest of Norske edibles was serv-
ed and thoroughly enjoyed. DR.. X
Bergh made a short address and ap-
pointed John Gran as POSTMASTER
who responded in his happiest vein
Then there was splendid address
by Rev. Johnson, several fine songs
by quartet from the Luren of De-
corah, consisting of DR.. o. Boo, Emil
Johnson, A. Woldum and N. N. Guam
dahl Then there was several selec-
tions on the violin by Prof. Odden
and Otto Evenson carried off a gen.
erous amount of applause with some
popular airs on the ACCORDION. The
event proved to be one of the most
enjoyable in the history of the club
Spring Grove Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
DAIRY INDUSTRY PROGRESSING
Enormous Sum Realized i'm State
From Cows Shown by Conn
missioner Barney.

Iowa is making notable progress
in dairying. State Dairy ana rood
Commissioner w. B. Barney told a
dairy mass meeting of short course
students at Ames that figures just
compiled in his Office for 1911 indi-
cate that the cows of the state pro-
duced 2,700,0vO pounds more butter
last year than in 1910. IF we add
the increased ice cream production
to this" he than said, 1T is safe to
say mat Iowa COWS produced at least
100000 pounds more butter fat in
1911 than the year before.
There's a reason for that" he
went on. Its because the farmers
of the state are improving their dairy
herds, and they're taking better care
of their cows and feeding them more
intelligently. 1t is safe to say that
, more pure bred sires have been
brought into Iowa in the past two
years than in any ten years before y
And yet, Iowa is not beginning to
make the most of its opportunities
for dairying.
That fact was hammered home by
Hugh Van Pelt of Waterloo, secre.
tary of the Iowa Dairy association
who followed Mr.. Barney on the pro.
gram.
| There are thousands and thou.
sands of farmers in Iowa who are
milking their cows 700 times year
for a dollar a head" is the way Mr.
Van Pelt put the situation. There
are thousands of others who are
milking their animals wholly for fun
because they are making no profit
from them. Iowa milks 100000
cows. Someone has estimated thai
they produce an average of lac
pounds of butter fat per head pei
year. Experiments in various parts
of the state show the average to be
really less. The records of 10000
cows in the northern Iowa Dairy I'm
provement association show an aver
age of only 1874 pounds and that is
much nearer right. Considering that
there are thousands of cows in the
state producing 800 pounds, and
more than thousand producing 400,
scores over 500 pounds, and dozen
over 900 pounds, there must be many
SOWS III the SIdtS plOOuSiii5 lCSo thCii
134 pounds or nearer 100.
Now what does a 100 pound but
ter fat COW do for you? Her butter
fat is worth $40; her calf, skim milk
and manure are likely to pay for
barn room and the work of feeding
her; maybe you can raise the feed on
high priced Iowa land for 500, but
you can't feed COW as she should
be fed on that much; that leaves 81
to pay for the work of milking twice
a day and at least 700 times a year.
Iowa farmers, many of them, COM
plain about the trouble they have in
making anything on high priced
land, yet they will milk 700 times q
year for dollar. They must love
the exercise!
Contrast this 100 pound cow with
a 400 pound cow, which will produce
butter fat worth $1.20 a year. 1t
may cost $50 to feed her, but even
then she leaves profit Of $50 with
out any increase in labor. You can
milk one COW like that and make as
much money in year as by milking
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
FOR AGED PEOPLE.
Selection of Regulative
Medicine.


We have a safe, dependable, and
altogether ideal remedy that is par
ticularly adapted to the requirements
of aged people and persons of weak
constitutions who suffer from consti-
patton or other bowel disorders. We
are so certain that it will relieve
these complaints and give absolute
satisfaction in every particular that
we offer it with our personal guar
antee that it shall cost the user moth
ing if it fails to substantiate our
claims. This remedy is called Rex
all Orderlies.
Rexall Orderlies are eaten just like
candy, are particularly prompt and
agreeable in action, may be taken at
any time, day or night; do not
cause diarrhoea, nausea, gripping, ex-
cessive looseEess, or other undesir-
able effects. They have a very mild
but positive action upon the organs
with which they come in COM. ct,
apparently acting as a regulative
tonic upon the relaxed muscular coat
of the bowel, thus over coming weak
ness, and aiding to restore the bowels
to more vigorous and healthy activ-
ity. Three sizes, 10c, Csc, and so
cents. Sold only at our store-The
Rexall Store. E. j. Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
Chfropractic.

The brain is the organ supplying
vitality or life to the body. 1t is
the generator of life as the dynamo
is the generator of electricity. The
nerves are the wires carrying life
current from the brain to every or
gan and tissue of the body.
Normal flow of this life giving cur
rent to all parts of the body con-
stitutes health. Any interference or
shutting off of this current from the
brain results in disease.
Pressure on nerve at the open
ing where it leaves the spine, by a
'subluxated vertebra. will shut off the
current from the brain and cause
disease in that organ or tissue,
wherever the nerve ends.
Chiropractic adjusts offending
bone, releases nerves and restores
connection between the brain and
tissue-health is the result.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the Appointment of an ad-
ministrator of the Estate of Anna
Anderson, Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
Administrator of the Estate of
ANNA ANDERSON,
late of st. Peter, Minnesota, and a
nonresident of the State of Iowa,
deceased, intestate, and has taken
upon himself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re-
CURED to exhibit the same; and per-
sons indebted to the said estate are
called upon to make payment to
w. M. STRAND,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Dec. 1s,
1911. STA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
Another winneshieker Returns.

Friends of Asa LANCE, who grew
up in Bluffton but for some years
has been at Seattle, will be glad to
know that he has purchased the old
homestead in Button and returned
to the 'auld sod" Ill health made
him think of his boyhood home, and
the strength that comes from outdoor
life, to which he has returned in
the hope of recuperation. If he likes
the change he will bring his family
here and conduct stock farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
ixty cows of the other kind

sixty cows of the other kind"
There is no other branch of agri-
culture that offers such chance for
development and money making, de-
clared Secretary Van Pelt. He point
ed out the way to Improvement to
be, first, by the selection of good
sires, with long line of good moth
ers behind them and then by intelli-
gent care.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
Another Coming Champion.

Jack Hagensick. the pride" of
Elkader made a whirlwind campaign
last week. On Wednesday evening
in Farmersburg he threw Emil
Akers, welterweight champion OF
Minneapolis, the first fall in ~ and
the second in 16 minutes, at Lamont
Thursday evening he disposed of d.
ID. Goldsmith. the first fall in As
minutes, the second in minute and
20 seconds. and at Gutenberg on
Friday evening it took him minutes
and seconds to lay VIM. Broessel
of Dubuque, the man OF iron nerve,
in the first bout and three minutes
in the second bout. and returned
home Saturday looking for another
match. His manager, Joe f. Cain,
accompanied. him on his tour, and
the boys have reason to feel proud
of their success. Jack is we'll on the
way to the welterweight champion
ship of Iowa.-Elkader Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10

Charles Durham, Lovington, III,
has succeeded in finding positive
cure for bed wetting. my little boy
wet the bed every night clear thro'
on the floor. / tried several kinds
of kidney medicine and was in the
drug store looking for something diff
ferent to help him when | heard of
Foley Kidney Pills. After he had
taken them two days we could see a
change and when he had taken two
thirds of a bottle he was cured. That
is about six weeks ago and he has
not wet in bed since" r. A. Eng
bertson. Jan
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
County Fair Meeting Tomorrow

County FAR Meeting TOmOrrOW.
Tomorrow, Thursday afternoon at
one o'clock, the annual county fair
meeting will be held at the small
court room. Let every person in
the county interested in the fair be
present. Important business to trans
act.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10

Persons troubled with partial
paralysis are often very much bene-
fitted by massaging the affected parts
thoroughly when applying Chamber
lain's Eminent. This liniment also
relieves rheumatic pains. For sale
by all medicine dealers. Jan
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10

stomach and liver pill that will
not grippe, and give the desired re-
suits. Meritol Chocolate Granules
are the "pill that fills the bill. -
Purely vegetable and reliable, GER
tain and effective. Regulate the
stomach, liver and bowels. e. j. Par
man, exclusive agent. Jan
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
is a reliable family medicine. Give
it to your children, and take it your
self when you feel cold coming on.
1t checks and cures coughs and colds
and Group and prevents bronchitis
and pneumonia. r. A. Engbert-
son. Jan
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10
o which the
Grand Opera House, Monday, January 18th

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The Washington times., 1912-03-24
THE BURDEN OF PROOF
is ON AFFIRMATIVE

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Missouri wants positive proof that
the Christian religion Is a myth. His
demand is rather unusual as we'll as
illogical II is a well-accepted principle
of logic that the burden of proof rests
with the affirmative OF proposition.
The negative needs only to rebut tho
case made by the affirmative. 1t is the
unbeliever, then, who Is entitled to
positive proof" that religion is true.
So go to II Missouri" there are some
others who want to be shown, and IT. 8
up to you. Give some positive proor'
that the Christian religion-or any re-
ligion, take your choice-is true, and
will be only too glad to show you
where you are wrong. 1t will be re-
freshing as a change to have a little
reason and proof injected into the mass
OIL abuse, assumption, cant and bold
assertion that have made up your side
Of the case
Bring forward one solid, substantial,
convincing, logical argument in favor
OF your belief that l cannot overthrow
to the satisfaction of any intelligent
person not similarly blinded by super
stition and prejudiced by training as
the majority of religious adherents
whose letters have appeared in the Mail
Bag. and / for one will admit your
case. MILFORD HASTINGS.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
MANY DRAW PENSIONS
WHO DID NOT FIGHT

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The National Tribune and the Grand
Army of the Republic both assert that
there Is practically no graft in the
pension business! Yet positively know
of men (ex-Union soldiers) who are now
and have been for years drawing PEN
sions from the Government (at various
ratings), and who brazenly assert that
they are enjoying perfect health, and in
fact were never sick in their lives! And
this, too. long before the age act' be-
came a law! II this be true, then how
did they get their pensions, unless by
graft in some form? Because all PEN
sion laws before the age act became a
law) explicitly states that applicants
must show ''pensionable disabilities" in
some form or other, in order to entitle
them to a pension. And this class of
men are today making the biggest howl
for an increase, and hundreds, yes thou
sands, of them never heard the whizZ
OF a hostile bullet! And consequently
were never nearer a battlefield than
from 100 to 1000 miles.
/ served nearly four years IN the civil
war as a Federal soldier; was in many
engagements and had my hide perfo-
rated three times with rebel lead; am
drawing $l2 per month pension, and am
not asking for more! OLD YANK.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
MAY PARTIALLY EXPLAIN
HIGH COST OF LIVING

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
From President Tafts recent message
to Congress 1t would seem that the
savants are a bit puzzled as to the
cause Of the high price of living" The
following is merely suggestive; lack OF
space prevents amplifcation.
The reason why the average restau-
rant will favor you with about an ounce
of potatoes, and other edibles in pro-
portion, for Is cents, plus a tip to the
waiter, is that the number of consumers
are increasing more rapidly than the
ter believe that there is still room at
the top. The industrial fads and para
Siuoal occupations unknown a genera
tion ago are calling, with the voice of
siren and with the aid of the hyp-
motto powers of persuasive press agents
to the potential potato raisers and dairy
maids to enter their exploited get-rich-
where they, too, may hope to shine and
escape drudgery.
The Government clerk and others be-
wall the high cost of living" If their
salary does not permit them to indulge
in the methods, may we not say ca
prices, or worse, OF the next man with
a higher pay. and so on. ad infinitum.
the necessary food, clothing and shelter
that humanity, in decency, needs, and
the army of workers connected there
with? Does not so-called society treat
them with marked indifference, il not
with actual contempt? Why Is their
noble work considered drudgery, seeing
that many OF them wish to avoid 1t
and join the ranks of the parasites ?
Let us hear OF a remdy, and how to
apply il. DOGROBBER
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
Evening Services tn the Churches

CONFIRMATION SERvCE-The bishop of Washington ST. Thomas
Church, p. m.
"WILL WASHINGTON PEOPLE JESUSr-The E.
the Capital Baptist Church, typographical Temple 4sS2S
G street northwest, p.
"GODS Temple Baptist Church.
7:45 p. m.
~THE POLITICAL PREACHER"The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe,
Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7:45 p. m.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON ITALYThe Rev. Albert ClOt the
Presbyterian Church, 7:45 p m.
ALLCONQUERING CHRISTThe Rev. Bernard
the Church of the Covenant, p. m.
SOVEREIGNTY AND SERVICE"-The Rev. Joseph
Hamine Methodist Episcopal Church, p. m.
Church, p.
"CASH AND CREDITThe Shera Montgomery
rOpOIitan Memorial M. E. Church, p. m.
"JESUS PETER AND JUDAS"Mgr William T. RUSSELL St Patcks
Catholic Church, 1880 m.
TEMPERANCE RALLY-Sixth Presbyterian Church, 3;45
"THE REFORMATION FRANCEThe Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow,
the First Congregational Church, p NJ
PROPORTION IN RELGIONThe Rev. Frank Goodwin, the Mt
Pleasant Congregational Church, p m.
CHRISTIAN UNI0NThe W. AbbeT the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, 7:45 p m.
FORWARD MOVEMENT FOR MEN AND RELIGION-1TS PROP
Err BkSEThe Rev. George Lawrence Abu the New Church,
Sixteenth and COrccran streets northwest 1880 p.
AMERICAN CITIZEN"SenatOr John D. Works
fOrnia, the Y. M. c. A., $3.50 p.
SPIRITUALITY AND PSYCHISMMrs. B. McGOTern, 1912
street northwest, s p. m.
EAMERICA IN 95O"James Hugh Kelley the Secular
Pythian Temple, p. ''' -
"THE BIBLE UNIQUE AMONG THE LITERATURES OF THE
WORLD"-The Rev. Randolph H. McKlm the Church the
Epiphany nj.
TO THE OLD PATHS"The Memorial Seventh Day Adventist
Church, 1880 p. m.
BISHOP SATTERLEE CONFEDERATION SERVICES-The Rev.
George F. Dudley, St Stephens Church, p m.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24

heretofore been put always, namely
that Of playing the bully? There is no
power on earth so foolish as to try
what England so ANONYMOUSLY failed
In doing in 1776 and 1872 IL is practical
~ an impossibility to conquer this
country, the more so as any nation try
Ing this would be thousands OF miles
from its home. America is the only
nation able to exist absolutely without
less resources. Why then a navy ex-
cept for the satisfaction of the ''jin-
goists?"
Germany. on the other hand, is de-
pendent on it's existence for a navy
capable at any time of defending its
commerce on which the nation lives,
from attack, also it's colonies This at
tack Will only come from a non-conti-
mental nation such as England, as
continental nations would hardly care
to try conclusions with the German
a powerful navy and IL II does not have
such, the life of the nation is placed In
jeopardy. As for England-lf that peo-
pie would be content to live and let
live, the whole trouble would be set
tied at once. But such statements as
that of Churchill show the attitude Of
the people-and who wonders then that
there is a constant irritation between
two people that should be, the best Of
friends as they are of blood relation?
Germany must have a powerful bat
but for protection against England
America wants a powerful battle feet
to play the part of the bully. Will the
people of this country permit that their
money be used for such purposes?
HERBERT MASS.