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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04
CHAPTER II.

A few days after the sale, just as
they were sitting down to the eve
ming meal their attention was arrest
ed by call from the outside.
Hello! the house," and the per-
son who possessed a title to the voice
was at the point of alighting from
his horse as the door swung open
and the honest visage of the trusty
Amaziah was thrust outside peering
into the gathering darkness.
The two hounds at once set up a
great clamor drowning the voice of
the traveller and threatening him
with instant destruction.
Down thar jeff down Cinthy!
What in tar yoh maxim all this hub
bub fur, tarin' aroun' like oil satan
hisse'f was arter ye, yo-all drive a
man plumb crazy by yoh barkin' an
howlin an yoh carryin' on; down!
| say and quit yoh noise or I'll cut
yOh throatS l lay
This emphatic admonition Mr.
Badleigh sought to enforce with a
vicious kick, which, had it landed
would doubtless have broken Jeff's
ribs; but that willy hunter had toe
often felt the effect of his masters
wrath to be caught mapping, even
in the dark; so he effectually avoided
it on the present occasion by prompt.
ly side-stepping, thereby displaying
a philosophical knowledge which did
him much credit.
| Finding his efforts to quiet the
| hounds rewarded with success ANA
ziah saluted the traveller after the
! fashion of the times, requesting him
to alight, which was done at once
and with alacrity.
Pass into the house mistah, while
| put away yoh boss. he looks like
he'd come a right smart piece, | rec
kon maybe he'd feel lot peateh fol
a drink o. watah an some foddah.
So saying, Mr.. Badleigh led away
the horse with such remarkable
squirt of activity, that his wife was
astonished and wondered what had
come over Am SO sudden as to make
him act like that"
After the meal had been disposed
of and the table cleared, the guest
offered his host cigar, which thai
gentleman was in no wise slow &c
accept for to him it was luxury he
had not enjoyed many times in his
life.
Your name is Bradley" abruptly
remarked the stranger, eying the
settler with a searching keenesS
that seemed TO disturb him, anC
cause him to move uneasily in his
seat, while he stared at the other in
evident alarm: induced, doubtless by
the unpleasant rumors already re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04

mouth in a further effort to remove
his wifes objections to a temporary
absence from the house, he noticed
with alarm that his guest was in
tently gazing through the window
at some object outside.
"Wha-what yoh lookin' at? What
is it Mistah?' he inquired with evil
dent trepidation; his fears aroused
most likely by the ever present dread
Of nocturnal visit from some of
his affronted fellow citizens.
20, nothing, | must have been
mistaken responded the guest-"I
reckon there is no cause for alarm"
This was said in such voice and in
such a way as to strengthen rather
than abate the fears of his host,
knowing full we'll that in working
upon Amaziah's fears he was smooth
ing the way and making it much
easier for a satisfactory outcome to
the business which had induced him
to make a long tiresome journey to
reach his man.
Mr. Badleigh, he continued.
so as not to be overheard by the
woman, who was at the moment oc-
cupied with her household affairs
Il have come to see you about lit
tie job in which | require some as
sistance. / need the aid of man and
his wife, especially the help of the
woman, and from what | have alrea-
dy seen of your wife l am convinced
that she would suit me we'll, in fact
she seems to be just the sort of wo-
man | am looking for, and as you are
about to leave this section of the
country, / thought perhaps you
might be willing for a reasonable
consideration to join me in carrying
out my plan, because your absence
from these parts will be exactly what
| most desire; will your good lady be
agreeable do you Think"
why, as to that, Mistah What-yo-
like, / reckon it all depends on what
yoh little job"-Amaziah got no
farther in his reply for at this point
his attention was again suddenly arr
rested and his words cut short by
the manner of his guest who with a
guilelessness which was highly cred
liable to him, was staring with bulg-
ing eyes in we'll simulated wonder
at the little window where he once
more endeavored in a well-planned
and well-eXecuted effort to increase
he succeeded in his purpose is be-
yond question for Amaziah now thor
oughly aroused, cried out in his tel
ror-"What in h-?"
stop that! Am Badleigh, stop
that | say! l wont have no cussin' in
my house; / callate you know that,
| done tole you often enugh,' inter-
rupted his indignant wife uncon-
sciously dropping into the Tennessee
provincialism in her anger
20, well now, Randy, | shore
! didn't go fur to mean no wrong, /
was just flung all of a heap ovah
this heah Mistah What-yo-likes bein'
so badly shuck up at what he seen in
in the windah that l war a breakin'
out with-what in heavens name did
yoh see Mistah? them war the very
words Randy, oil gal" Then turning
his attention to the man, Amaziah
with what little outward calm he
was able to summon-resumed the
conversation which had been so eff
fectually interrupted.
LAS ! was a sayin' sub, it all de-
ponds on what mout be the natur o.
that thar little job yoh was a speak
in of, an what the with o. that
thing yoh call confoddah somethin',
mout be"
CONTINUED next week.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04

ferred to and the hostile attitude of
his neighbors.
No sub, my name aint Bradley,
it's Badleigh, yoh amt got nothin
agin it hev We subj"
why, as to that, to be honest with
you. | can't say that admire it par
ticularly; you see my friend, it
doesn't begin we'll"
However that mout be, it ends
we'll enough don't it?"
"Oh, when it comes to that there
is certainly no objection to the way
it ends
We'll, then" said Mr.. Badleigh
with a chuckle, bad beginin' makes
a good endin', they say, SO lets talk
no mo- bout my name; whut mout
yoh own be stranger? yoh bin a pry-
in into mine; unkiver yoh own sub. "
There are a good many people in
Tennessee, replied the visitant,
whose ne mes are exactly alike. There
are many others whose names are as
diverse IS are those who bear them
in person and appearance, they came
honestly by their names and they
value them highly, they treasure
them as if they were heir-looms, al
ways sacredly guarding thems against
the unwarrantable intrusion of I'M
known persons into the secrets at
taching to their nomenclature.
"Whut?" cried Badleigh in great
perpleXity.
That it is of no consequence how
am called, the little matter of bust
ness l may have with you does not
require the revelation of my name
therefore you may call me what you
like" said the stranger.
THAT bein' the case mistah What
yo-like and SEEM as how yo-all is a
holdin' back in the traces on the
name yoh folks gin We, which l hope
yoh is not ashamed of, what mout be
yoh business with me, subj"
Before making my business
known to you l want to ask the ia
vor of little private conversation
just between us two" This was sale
| in a low tone of voice accompanied
with a significant glance in the direc
tion of Mrs. Badleigh.
"Ol' woman, just step out to the
stable a minute an see if Mistaf
What-yo-like's boss has got done
eatin of his foddah, will yuh."
Nav, l wont, Am Badleigh," re
piled his lady with decision, il
you're up to any more of your devil
tries you amt agoin' to rope me into
EN- without my KNOWN it. l tel
you, so you may as we'll quit i
afore you begin that's what"
20 now, Randy yoh don't need t.
git huffy ovah a little thing vol
don't know nothin' about, no mo
nor | do; this heah Mister What-yo
like has somethin to say to me tha
maybe amt fit fob no woman to heal
an he respecs yoh sect, he does.
This ingenious bit of pleading or
the part of the artless Amaziah fail
ed in its purpose however; his gooC
lady was not to he beguiled with sof
words, plausible as they might seem
She understood him too we'll for tina
as her response clearly indicated.
What aint III for me to hear ain
fit for you to hear neither, so let hin
do his talkin' out loud like any de
cent christian should
Now Amaziah happened to be seat
ed with his back to the only window
in the shack, little twelve by six
teen affair, cut up into small pane!
OF glass each of which was four in
ches square; while his visitor occu
pied position from which he wa
able to see, in q way, whatever nigh
be passing in front of the window
outside. Then it so happened tina
! just as Mr.. Badleigh had opened hi
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04
The RECOGNITION OF
JESSE BADLEIGH
Continued from first page)

1t was whispered about
the foothills that they were Grimm
ally concerned in the robbery and
death of a planter, who, while de-
Tending his property had been cruel
ly murdered. Several other attempts
to rob neighboring planters had also
been alleged against them. These ac-
cusations at length became so fire.
quent and the attitude of the people
so threatening, Badleigh concluded
that it would be unsafe for him to
remain longer among so unfriendly
. people: he therefore one night,
when all things seemed favorable,
made a hasty departure for a new
home among a people, who for a
time at least, would, he believed be
more friendly Toward the end of
his fourth year in Tennessee howev-
er, he became convinced that he
could not much longer remain where
he was. Ever since his coming
among them, his neighbors had look
ed upon him with suspicion. They
had held themselves aloof from both
himself and his wife, having as little
intercourse with either of them as
circumstances would admit Of This
antipathetic attitude of their neigh
bors had so wrought upon the feel
ings of Mrs. Badleigh-who was a
woman of generous impulses, alto
gether unlike her husband, to whom
she had been married in an evil hour
that when he had proposed to sell
their place and go west where gov
eminent land could be had at dol
lar and quarter an acre, she not
only interposed no objection but to
his establishment heartily approved
of the plan. An unpleasant affair
which had come very near involving
her husband in serious trouble, no
doubt influenced her decision.
Just before they had turned their
backs upon the Blue Ridge, one of
Mr.. Badleighs moonshining associ-
ates had been discovered in the COM
mission of an offense which had so
aroused the ire of the citizens that
they determined to give him lesson
which he would not soon forget.
The elements of the proposed les
son were very simple, and very con-
venient They had often been used
for like purpose in other places
with good effect.
1t required only bucket of tar, a
sack Of feathers, fence-rail and q
dozen willing hands; all Of which in
the Blue Ridge country were easy to
be had. So it had come to pass one
dark night when the mountains were
shrouded in mist and objects were
invisible ten feet away, a sodality
of tar-heels had assembled at a
convenient point near their victims
cabin and at preconcerted signal
surrounded 1t while one OF their
number called the offender to the
door where he was at once seized and
carried away. Soon he was stripped
of his one much worn night garment
and treated first to a generous coat
of tar which was supplemented by
a profusion of feathers entirely con-
cealing his person from head to foot.
This good work accomplished he was
placed astride the rail, his feet tied
together under the rail, and in this
manner borne away on the shoulder
of his affronted tormentors to a place
from which he could make his way
across the mountains, which he was
advised to do as speedily as might
lie.
This unhappy event had made such
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04

In most parts of China wood is
very scarce and costly. Most of the
trees were cut down long ago, and
every year dry leaves and grass are
care.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04

BY working industriously a chain
of good roads can be completed to
the Pacific coast in time for the
Panama canal exposition, and the
incidental feat would be quite as
worthy to be celebrated as the main
event
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04

A certain amount of trouble is good
for man-all should get married.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04
STATEMENT
of the Con iiton OF
Citizens Savings Bank

Organized under the laws Of !owa)
Loessed at DEBORAH, County ofWinneshiek
at Close of Business
On the 28th Day ofJsn., 1914
made 10 AUDITOR of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18
THINKS HARDING'SA
 VIEWS ARE RIGHT
Hinton E. Carr Cites Great Moral Is- sue Involved in Solving
 Cotton Problem

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 A bishop of one of the great denomina- tions and a layman were sitting on a street car seat together. A lady passen- ger in front of them said to the conduc- tor: "I forgot to call for a transfer when paid my fare, please give me ono going west" The conductor believing che was telling the truth. used his discretion, vio- lating one of the rules of the company, and gave her the transfer.
 The bishop said to the layman: Tt Is an outrage and wrong for the company to demand from the public thing that the ordinance under which they do business does not authorize. I am no lawyer, but know they would be liable for damages if they refused to issue a transfer at any time a passenger demands it, to which the layman replied: My dear bishop, notion the spirit of criticism. but for the purpose of directing your mind to a great fundamental truth, piease liston to me: AS to the recovery of damages, do not know, that is, at law, but from sense of truth and actual damages, they should not.
 "All statutory laws are the creation of man, therefore, artificial, not possessing, so far as I know, other than those we happen to come in contact with, than has absolute justice and truth as 8 basis di- vine sanction. The company, therefore, has a right to enforce any rule that they desire in their business which does not trample or abridge the rights Of others. and which. by it's strict enforcement,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18
IF KIDNEYS ACI
 BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is sign you have been eating too much
 meat


 When you wake up with backache and dull misery in the kidney region it gem erally means you have been eating too much meat says well known authority. Meat forms uric acid which overworks the kidneys in their effort to filter 1t from the blood and they become sort of paralyzed and losgy. When your Kidneys get sluggish and clog you must relieve them, like you relieve your bowels; re- moving all the bodys urinous waste, else you have backache. sick headache, dizzy spells:, your stomach sours, tongue Is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of sediment. channels often get sore, water scalds and you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night.
 Either consult a good, reliable physi- clan at once get from your pharmacist about four ounces of lad Salts: take a tablespoonful in a glass of water be- fore breakfast for few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from tho acid of grapes und lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys. also to neutralize acids in the urine so 1t no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness.
 lad Salts is a life saver for regular ffneat eaters. It Is inexpensive, cannot in- jure and makes a delightful. efervescen, lithia-water drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18

of the ultimate burden should there be any. If the full recognition of this truth is not convincing, thorough analysis Of the problem with the numerous other reasons and truths that could be given if space permitted. by anyone who believes in God will, in my opinion, do so.
 On account of the assertion being made that Mir Harding has Appreciated his prestige, by his interpretation of the plan, and practical suggestions to put it in operation, we deem it due MT. Harding to assert, not only positively. but confi- dentially that we believe 1t should in- crease it four-fold.
 In my opinion, the cotton problem, the war in Europe. the existing chaotic H. nancial conditions are all correlated, and arc sacred proposition, to be solved only by God.
 The expression In print of the views outlined are unusual To neglect the power of custom minimizes the efficiency of any sincere effort, am 1oing the best l know how to aid and further the so- lution of the condition. All are equally. materially interested therefore, feel that should say that am a layman. not ac- customed to preach or teach, abhor cant, but believe with millions of other laymen, by virtue of my faith, in truth. ever liv- ing, all abiding truth.
 Mr.. Harding needs no introduction to the people of Alabama. all know that he is pre-eminently a practical man, en- dowed with unusual mental ability, q thinker possessing the ability of concen- tration developed to a high degree. We know his material interests in Birming- ham equal. no doubt that of the richest. The Birmingham district, where his in- terests are. is the only one this state not exclusively affected by cotton. His critics, on account if for no other req son, of this, abundant evidence of his sincerity, should be fair and not charge that his prestige or usefulness had been impaired. It is an absolute fact that sin- core truth never operates detrimentally. It is the duty of all to aid in the solu- tion of this great problem No one has suggested any other solution, until they can or do they should not undertake to obstruct, but join with MT Harding in the request for immediate action and in- duce Governor O'Neal to take the proper and prompt action as suggested by MT. Harding In the premises.
 HINTON P. CARR.
 Birmingham, October r, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18
MRS. JOE J. ROACH Second vice president Nashville Suf-
 frage league

Howard Shaw, the national president, has condemned as suicidal, and which is ab- solutely contrary to the non-partisan pol icv long since adopted by the associa- tion.
 Another guarantee of excitement is the fact that there are several places on the national executive board to be hiied. IL is hoped that Miss Jane Addams, nrst vice president, will reconsider her de- cision, but Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, third vice president Mrs Joseph K. Bowen, auditor, and Mrs. James Lees I.aidlaw, auditor. are quite positive that other work will keep them from even considering a nomination. Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett, corresponding secretary, resigned in August and therefore will of course. not stand for reelection.
 If the friends of the congressional union should try to capture these places by assault, things would be very interesting. They are not likely to try, but, as Bernard Shaw says. one never can tell.
 pr. Anna Howard Shaw. that sturdy veteran, is ready to carry on the bur den of the presidency. and no one would seriously think of opposing her. There are rumors that Mrs. Grace Wll- bur Trout, the Illinois leader, and Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Massachusetts, will be candidates, but similar rumors have never failed in the past to be showed under by the votes for Dr. Shaw
 Whatever the differences. though, tho warm sun of southern hospitality will soften and mellow them. Nashville Is putting its best foot forward to wei come the suffragists and so Is Tennes- see.
 The small family unpleasantness which arose from other cities wanting the convention, too. is a thing of tfe past and state officials, business men and suffragists all over Tennessee are combining to give the delegates and other visitors a hearty welcome. On Thursday, November 12, Gov. w. B. Hooper, Mayor Hillary Howse of Nashville, Mrs. Crozier- French, presi- dent of the Tennessee State Suffrage association. and Mrs. Guilford Dud- ley, president of the Nashville Suffrage Association, will extend the freedom of the state and city to the women of the lcoLvention. The evening meetings, which are open to the public, will be held in Ryman hall, which seats 5000 people. Dr. Shaw makes her annual address Thursday evening and the convention will celebrate the victories winch suffragists have no doubt will be theirs November 3.
 1 Nashville women are arranging q parade-in itself, proof positive thsl suffrage enthusiasm has won over southern conservatism. There will be an old fashioned barbecue at Andrew many dinners and 1uncheons, and au afternoon tea at one of the beautiful country clubs. The southern womer are bubbling with hospitable plans and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce l the Business Mems association and tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18
cIRLIsH COMPLEXION
 NOW EASILY ACQUIRED

"A skin of blended snow. cream and rose" is the way an Ohio correspondent describes her newly acquired complex ion. She is one who has adopted mer- colized wax in place of cosmetics, mas sage, steaming and other methods. Many who have tried this marvellous wax report that it's effects are quite diff ferent from those of any other treat ment It produces complexion Of ex- quisite girlish naturalness. rather than one bearing evidence of having been artificially made over" One thaf is indeed Natures own" the result of gradually absorbing dead particles of surface skin, permitting the younger, healthier skin beneath to show itself breathe. Mercolized wax, procurable at any drug store in 6riginai o,ns-ouncs me ss cream and washed off in the morning.
 I have also had more fay favorable letters removing face bath which Irecommend- ed recently. # any have misiaid the olite, dissolved in. F pt- witch haxel.- Natalie" In the Woman Militant