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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
"WITHIN THE LAW"
Proves Most Fascinating "CrOOk'
Play Ever Seen i'm Dubuque.
Coming to DEBORAH We'd
nesday, April 10Th.

The managers of the Grand have
booked another great attraction for
Wednesday evening, April 18th,
within the Law" The following
from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
gives an idea Of the plot and play:
An audience of large proportions
was kept in Jingle of excitement at
the Grand opera house Monday night
when within the Law, probably
the most fascinating "crook" play
ever seen inDubuque, was presented
by an excellent cast headed by Miss
Jan Gordon.
Thrills, not of the ten-twenty-thir-
ty cent kind, follow one another in
rapid succession in this great drama
of the minute Action is the key
note of all four acts and there is not
the least semblance of a dull mo-
ment.
The story of the play deals with
young woman who is sent to pris-
on for crime which she did not
commit and which results in her be-
coming the leader of an organized
gang of crooks" after she leaves the
prison walls and finds the police will
not permit her TO live straight"
Within the Law was first made
famous by Margaret Ellington and
there are now ten companies on the
road. With all due credit to Miss IL
lington, it would be difficult to ina
CINE how her efforts could surpass
those of Miss Gordon, who won a
home in the hearts of local theatre
goers Monday night.
Miss Gordon is finished actress
and portrays her role, difficult one,
in a manner which bars all criticism.
From the time she pleads her inno-
cence to a relentless employer until
the close of the play, when she bids
goodbye to the man she loves follow
| ing his confession of murder to the
police, she is always at her best. Her
emotional work is in a class by itself
and she wildly portrays her clever
ness as the leader of her gang of
crooks
There was not a single weak spot
in the entire cast. William Lambert,
as Joe Carson, and Daniel Sullivan,
as Inspector Burke, were immense,
while Eileen Wilson, as Agnes Lynch,
kept the audience in an uproar thru
her words and actions. Robert Tay-
lor, as Richard Glider, and Wilson
Reynolds, as elders son, are fin
ished actors as far as their parts are
concerned and Wescott B. Clark
made an excellent detective sergeant.
In the play are shown the meth
DDS of clever crooks" in obtaining
big" money as we'll as the third
degree" methods used by the New
York police One of the features is
the use of Maxim silencer, noise
less and smokeless revolver, and it's
noiseless and smokeless discharge
skaters a huge punch bowl into frag-
ments. Reserved seat sale will open
Friday April 3rd at a. m. Prices for
seats $3.50, $1.00, 75c and soc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Will Sell Lightning Rods.

w. C.. Ulmer has taken the agency
for the Electric Lightning Rod, man
ufactured at Cresco. Mr.. Ulmer eX-
poets to start out this week and take
orders throughout the county. The
rod is spoken of in the highest terms
by all who know its merits, and Mr.
Ulmer should do a nice business with
it. He has an advertisement in an
other column in this issue which
should be looked up and read.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
or ON Purchasing Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Larsen de-
parted Monday on a trip to Chicago,
where Mr.. Larson goes to purchase
another lot of rp-to-date furnishing
goods for the Easter trade. 1t is his
intention to purchase one of the fin
est lines he has ever shown here, and
his customers can expect some excel
lent things which will be in his store
during the next few days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

The base ball boys have their in
ming during the summer months; the
foot ball bays have their inning In
the fall; during the winter months
the basket ball boys and girls hold
the attention of the public; but just
at this season the milliners with
their spring hats and the chicken
chicks, have all the rest. Of us back
ed off the boards.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Fixing Up Barber Shop.

VIM. Zigelmeyer has been fixing
up his barber shop underneath the
DEBORAH State Bank building in fine
shape the past week. He has repa-
pered, painted and plastered the shop
and it now presents very hand
some appearance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Rev. Theo. Lerud Visits DEBORAH.

REV. Theodore Lerud, former
Luther College student who gradu-
ated three years ago, arrived in De-
corah Saturday ION a visit to old
friends. Rev. Lerud has been at
tending congregation at Bode
Iowa, for some time. He departed
Monday for Clifton, Texas, where he
will minister to congregation. His
many DEBORAH friends were greatly
pleased to see him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Little Girl Breaks Arm.

Little Inga Jergeson, daughter OF
Mrs. Nels Jergeson, had the misfor-
tune to fall while roller skating in
front of Logsdon & Hogan's grocery
store Wednesday afternoon and
broke her arm. DR.. Hoeg attended
her and she is getting along nicely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
An Easter Sale.

The ladies of the Episcopal church
will hold an Easter sale of aprons
and fancy articles on April Sd and
4th, in the Winneshiek hotel build
ing, in the room formerly occupied
by !. H. Conigisky. 1872
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
NJ. T.. Church Notes.

Sunday Services a. m.
THE Triumphant Christ" 1880 p.
m. "A Transformed Slave" Special
musice. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Foley Kidney Pills Successful fol
Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble.

Positive in action for backache,
weak back, rheumatism, kidney and
bladder troubles. p. j. Boyd, Ogle,
Texas, writes: after taking two
bottles of Foley Kidney Pills, my
and kidney trouble are
gone" Safe and effective.
Engbertson's Pharmacy. March
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

Fresh shipment of Huyler's can
dies just received at Parman's drug
store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

1t Is the natural bent of some
men to be broke.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

Subscribers will confer favor upon
us by notifying us at once OF fall
ure to receive the paper regular
ly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

This paper presented free of charge
for one year to Winneshiek county
brides who remain in the county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

Pure linseed oil and white lead
at Parman's drug store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

Our Want Column.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Globe Sights
By THE ATcHIsoN GLOBE

Any pauper can tell you how to get rich.
others.
Almost any one can figure = way to
save a million.
II we must worry, let us worry about
the income tax.
1t is also possible for a man to agree
with you without being agreeable.
Most Of the clothes of q woman with
grown daughters are worn by the daugh-
ters.
Some women's houses always look AZ
though they were in the miost of house
cleaning.
A father likes to say to his son: HE is
doing well, and shows more sense than his
dad"
Some men devote So much time discuss-
ing causes and effects" their wives have
to get up the COAL
SO much is asked of him by. his friends.
that it Is sometimes difficult for q report
er to be True Patriot.
You know SO much Psychology. why ts
1t that when q man becomes mad ne
madly wants to destroy something?
In popular fiction the hero and he4etic
ing birds. but in real lie. durn an alarm
clock.
What gives a congressman the hunch
| that his Constituents want to read q copy
Of the Congressional Record these long
winter evenings?
asked a friend to sing at her wedding.
The friend sang IF Thou But Knew"
spoken"
| II try to be cheerful. but the gent who
tries to scatter sunshine on my trail
crouch. is something Of a trial."-Rufe
| Hoskins.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
BY the Way
By HARVEY PARSONS,

The unfortunate nut who il throw
Ing away bread In Hutchinson should
not be sent to the asylum; he should
pc given q map of the city. with the
crosses. What he needs 10 guidance.
Nearly any religious loon can be put
to practical use If properly steered.
part OF having sickness in the family
IL not the doctors bills, but purchas-
Ing eggs for the convalescent.
When q woman starts out to get
friend husbands goat. she doesn't
care two whoops in hollow log about
the guilt or innocence of the girl she
decides to nominate for correspondent.
The nitro-suffragettes have blown
famous English conservatory. 1t
Is dangerous. In the suff zone. to live
in or adjacent to glass houses. whether
you throw stones or not.
A month ago. the chief Of police in
indianapolis. announced that HE
he considered necessary, and that said
reporters should get said news after
ne had spent two days in thinking the
matter over. Perusal Of the Indiana
polls papers convinces the exchange
Is two sass 0s ea hs R9se Tas was
be expected. The mystery is that the
said chief is still drawing his salary.
A mans idea of a woman's idea of
cleaning up his room; to remove
every thing from the place where it
was to some other place.
Saturdays special effort, according
to one OF the speakers, was to Rid
Kansas OF the Yoke Of Democracy. OF
course said Yoke hasn't been worn 30
long, but to a rank outsider who does
mt owe q kind word to either party,
it occurs that the Yoke OF Democracy
hasn't made any larger the blister on
the neck Of Kansas caused by the
Preceding Gangs collar.
It is with relief this department
| notes that Pick Smiths hunting stor-
les are being recognized by paying
publications" We have read whole
bundles of outdoor sport" magazines
| without finding anything that ap-
Pickemith reminiscence of his shot
gun days.
Every once in a while some preach
er attempts to define a model hus-
| band" Invariably he describes q
mythical he-being that resembles his
own opinion of himself. But he could
do no better If he tried: there is nc
such animile as a model husband
One woman's model husband is an
other woman's poison. One woman'a
a pink mustache and silky side cur
tains; another would not be satisfied
with less than 200 pounds of con-
| densed roughneck. In short, the va
riety of model husbands is bounded
only by the number of satisfied wives
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Jayhawker Jots

Walt Mason points out in the EN-
poria Gazette that the present trou-
bles Of the Mexicans are due to the
fact that they didn't shoot Huerta
when urged to do so by the Gazette.
Perspective. explains the Holton Sig
nal, is that which makes MAJ. think
when he is buying milk that five cents
a quart Is enough and when he Is milk
ing and selling 1t that ten cents q quart
Is too little.
Noting that a federal grand jury is
about to probe the breakfast foods: pods
Of us who have already probed the
same thing know that they are not
going to find much.
Related by the Leavenworth Times:
It was in the restaurant. What will
Mary have?" asked the host. who was
piled Mary. Needless to say, she was
a girl who believed in living up to the
letter Of the traditions.
The Chanute Tribune is not thor
oughly converted to the eugenics pro-
gram yet, but it does think the states
marrying of a slim. 90-pound man to
a fat 25O-pound woman. or that OF
#. in. woman to q 8 IT. In. man.
Have you ever noticed that a
doughnut and cup OF coffee will
promote as much sociability as a five
Western World. And sociability is
about the only excuse there is for
those functions where the eats form
the basis of the main stunt.
Used to know an old soldier, says the
Shawnee Chief, who re-enlisted reg
ularly because Of the exceeding great
Joy which comes with his Hon. dis
charge to the time-expired man. There
are many like him outside the service.
it seems: people who get into debt or
other forms of trouble for the pleasure
Of pulling out IT'S a strange world.
and few of us manage to get out OF 1t
alive.
| Probably the most notable example
of early day buildings in Kansas. says
the Osborne County Farmer, il the
small log house in Henderson'B Grove
| two miles south of Junction City. This
house stands on the site of the ancient
Indian village Of Quivera- 1t was
erected more than fifty years ago by
the late Captain Robert Henderson,, and
| tradition says that the first school In
the county was held in It. .e-s-
| Musings of The Village Deacon" by
B. p. Walker in the Kansas City Star,
as reprinted in his Osborne County
Farmer: The size of the mortgage on
it cuts no figure with the speed Of an
automobile. Neither can you
judge the size of Fathers income by
the swath Son Is cutting in society.
/. Suckers just naturally follow
some fellows around waiting for them
to throw out the hook. The most
satisfied being on earth Is the dog that
rushes out from the farmhouse and
barks at the passing train. He howls
returns calmly to his resting place un-
der the porch. He has chased the train
out Of the country all right. Men work
along the same line, too.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

THAT young Gadsby IL an amiable fsl-
low" ''Yes. He has to be amiable to
counteract the Irritating effect Of the
clothes he MISREPRESENTATION Age
Herald.
er at the bar!' Witness-"Never. your
Honor; but I've seen him when I've
strongly suspected he's been at it."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
what did he get fer confessing!" Inn
munity from the District Attorney. two
cents . word from the magazines. and dts
from his former friends.".Judge.
Hammels-"How much does Metsler pay
his late wife since she got her dtvorce7"
Fawcett-"Fffty dollars q week-twenty
for alimony and thirty for gratitude
LAfe.
The very sound Of some peoples voices
h exasperating." Quite true. Especially
-B1fmiuG ham AGo-Hereld
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
A NATIONAL BALLAD SEARCH.

A NATIONAL BALLAD SEARCH.
A national search for old ballads
has been inaugurated by the United
States bureau of education. Con-
vinced that many Of the English and
Scottish popular ballads Of o1den
times still survive in the United States.
and that immediate steps are neces-
sary to rescue them from oblivion, the
bureau has commissioned Prof. c.
Alphonso Smith Of the University OF
Virginia, a prominent folklore inves-
tigator, to institute a nationwide
search for versions Of these old bal
lads that once helped to mold the
character of the men and women who
made up the larger part OF the CO.
lonial population of this country.
'If our American versions are not
collected Immediately they can never
be collected at ALL" Professor Smith
asserts. Many influences are tending
to obliterate them. Catchy but empty
songs not worthy Of comparison with
them, the decadence Of communal
singing, the growing diversity of in
terests. the appeal to what Is divisive
and separative In our national life. the
presence Of the artificial and SELF
conscious in modern writing are de-
priving our homes and schoolrooms OF
a kind OF literature which, for COM
munity Of feeling, for vigor Of narra-
tive, for vividness of portraiture. and
for utter simplicity Of style and con-
tent, is not surpassed in the whole his
tory Of English or American song"
A list of 305 Of the ballads. all that
are known to exist, has been dis
tributed to teachers and others by the
bureau Of education. Those who re-
ceive the lists are asked to indicate
whether they or their friends know
any of the ballads. The plan Is to
start a ballad collection for each state,
SO that state folklore societies may
be encouraged to take up the work
and preserve a body of valuable popu-
lar literature that threatens to become
extinct.
Among the ballads for which sur
vivals are sought are: Robin Hood,
the Beggar-Laddie; Bonny Barbara
Allan; the Crafty Farmer, Durham
Field, the Earl of Mars Daughter,
Fair Annie. Johnnie Armstrong; Last
Goodnight, Ladie Isabel and the Elf
Knight, Child Maurice, the Lass of
Roch Royal, the Mermaid. Rob Roy,
the Three Ravens, Trooper and Maid,
and the Wife of Usher's Well.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
QUAKER MEDTATIONs.
rFrom the Philadelphia Record

TFrom the Philadelphia Record
Hope springs eternal. but It doesn't al
ways prove the eternal fitness OF things.
Many a man has punctured his vanity
by sitting on another mans point Of view.
Perhaps the reason a woman can't keep
a secret il because time will tell anyhow.
Any dentist will tell you that many q
man has more gold in his teeth than he
has in his purse.
Even the man who tnherits wealth
doesn't regard money as ono Of the Ills
that flesh is heir to.
1t may be quite natural that the fellow
who 10 on the level isn't always the one
who climbs upward.
Honesty is a virtue remarked the
Wise Guy. "And virtue il its own re-
ward added the Simple Mug.
Do unto others as you would have 9TH
ers do unto you. and you will be taking
part In q one-sided game.
Many a fellow never gets along bscauss
he would rather have q lot of ancestors
than make q name for himself.
D'Auber-'T have come to the conclusion
that art doesn't pay" Wigwag-'T don't
know about art, but know lots of artists
who don't"
Tommy-'Pop.. what is procrastina-
my SON. is putting on till tomorrow the
things YOU can set somebody to do for
you today.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

In0u8n - let hlD mother - truly, ~
insisted upon staying . month, vowing
spot 10 nearly ideal 81 the ID, Ynmb-
ling Trainor homestead, set Ia wide
lawn1, and convenient to everything,
albeit remotos enough for perfect -uuiet,
Further. he needed rcst: had 1ust end
ed atrenuoua financial cempaign. HIS
had been @ mconvenientiv % % ver.caons 1i he :
would h.ve ces6 s;r Sfr.ct.s- ~, .
| I'M ~ hc,see -. 6.rr .,,S ..,,sst VAL
shnttere6 .nd weIi-sna-S.S ,, 'tssv v,ere ere
h,,,s'ss - - c.s1 ~
Uouno 70 narcor gentlemen iona OF
ws,,;r -5n ra.n-and !. otner eentiemen quite
III 49,, y ectn,oo.se - n.o tnem. aenry
- .,'nI Due.ea go me use wtnous meEcy-
S.. 1sa cvek A9 n1o AOuuu wase 70
tS0p pay0ent upon ceItaln cnecke:
dence hae yearning Tor the peace and
Quiet OF Jonesvtle. Hence also. In q
measure. his inthrallment. He had to
.aper on ON falling IN love from the
intoxtcatton OF gambling.
at first recoiled. Later she fell into
muses.. Eden noted them with cloud
Ing brows. He had taken Henry's
measure almost at first blush-knew
nlm TO De shallow. eelfish. eelf-indul-
money. position. 4 culture Of sorts.
ne coulo take Ms wife all the world
sover-and would do It II she but
Ane" now 10 play her cards Pompoue
anu se!i-concoited. he was still the sort
ed nim-iet her take him-though q
ne saio 20 20 himself, Eden sighed.
ne toio ner TO- setly ana without
WONT esand IN your way.
ne saio. But you'll have the devil'1
own Tune explaining to your mother
an-51W aunt.
flofa only smiled oddly. But later
sne sAl0 slowly. You needn't have
saio anytning. knew you were not
1. earne ana meant only to make
. @e"eF ior mo with Aunt mar
Dore ne cou!o answer Henr!
eu sS ner 70 30 10 the NIL top. anc
eHenSo watcn the sunset. Eden smil
go: put some timbre In the caller
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Journal Entries

One mans JOY il likely to mean an
Others sorrow.
Isn't it easy to be quick to realize the
mistakes Of others?
An annoying thing about gossip il
that there Is more or less foundation
for most OF it.
Much of the trouble in the world il
due to the willingness Of people to be-
lieve all they hear.
.
Old times are often pleasant to re-
CALL but the prospect Of better ones IL
what makes life worth living.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26


When. laughing round the leaping nre to-
night.
We think OF you. yet mover spsak your
Lest sudden sparks Of memory grow too
bright
And burst into . softly shudderins
To burn our happiness and leave It waste.
Do you then long to leave your mystic
lands
For one brief earthly hour. once more to
taste
The little human joys. the claspdns
OF those who loved you and would hold
you still
Dearer than friends who closely round
than press!
Or are you far away. and must We MI
Our aching dreams with fruit or bttterS
o Death, with hand fast clenched. we
Loosen thy grip and let ONE whisper
through!
-Wilfrid [. Randell. in the Living Age
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Euening Chat
Why Is Blue Monday.
BY RUTH CAMERON

WHY - 0AuO 01O11U0yS
II do hate Monday the Little
Stenographer Lady said to me the
other day. It's 20 hard to get back
into the routine. Everything drags. ev-
erything goes wrong on Monday. Other
days I am often surprised when s
o'clock comes, but Monday it seems as
I almost wish there weren't any break
in the week, it's 80 hard to get settled
down again."
1 think most Of US working folks have
often felt toward Monday as the Little
Stenographer Lady does. The familiar
phrase blue MONDAY" attests the un-
iversality of this state of mind.
It certainly is hard to get back into
the routine after break. Early rising
is doubly repugnant to us after Sunday
mornings luxurious laziness. Concen-
tration Of mind is doubly difficult to
accomplish after Sundays relaxation.
dull details are doubly distasteful after
Sundays freedom.
But is 1t entirely q fact that we
a day disliked? Aren't there other con-
siderations that make up the color
scheme of blue Monday?
For one thing. we haven't the keen
| anticipation of approaching freedom
that brightens the last two or three
O0y8 Oh Inc WEEK.. AS a Cu1lQ i INTENSE.
ly dfsliked school, and I used to mark
| or the school sessions toward that day
OF grace. Saturday, and yet I think l
often enjoyed Friday quite as much
as Saturday. lor on Friday rested the
golden haze Of anticipation.
But it seems to me that the most
potent factor which goes to make Mon
day blue is the way we spend our
Sundays.
In the first place we antagonixe our
stomach by entirely changing our time
| for eating. The stomach receives q
late breakfast and usually q much
heavier one than that which it is ac-
customed to handle. A few hours later,
instead of tie light noon lunch Of q
weekday, We present it with q very
heavy meal to digest. and, to cap the
climax, the light lunch which used to
be considered sufficient for Sunday
night Qn my childhood 1t consisted
chiefly of crackers and milk for all OF
us, with pie for the grown folks) Is
gradually developing into a hearty sup
per.
Then. besides over-eating, a good
many of US under-exercise on Sunday.
What wonder that between these two
offenses the system is upset?
What wonder that on Monday our
outlook is obscured. our intellect Il
clouded and our energy decreased by
the poison of improperly digested food
Again. while some people under-exer-
else. others try to crowd into Sunday
the occupations with which their
friends. who are not tied down to daily
work. I'LL a whole week. They crowd
every moment Of that day which should
be, above all things, q day of rest Some
| of them include a visit to some FASH
ionable church among their activities;
others have not time for even that
concession to the Lords Day.