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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

A Silver City girl is so much inter-
ested in labor problems that she in
sists on wearing union suit Red
Oak Express.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

Figures recently published in
Christiania show that the amount of
money sent home from the United
States by immigrants from Norway
last year was SO, 7S0, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

People who live in glass houses
ought TO take panes not to cast refec-
tions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25
Subscription Price S1.5O per year.
Omce-817 West Water Street.
Telephone No. l6.
CURRENT COMMENT

Society is like salt water. Good &C
swim in but hard to swallow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

A prehistoric stone axe weighing
31A pounds, heavier by about ten
pounds than any heretofore discovered
has been secured by the State Histor-
ical society. 1t was plowed up by a
farmer in Louisa county, and he solu
it for ST.. so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25


Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, and
from every point of view the people
of Winnesheik county should be thank
full. On the farm, in the store, in
the workshop, everyone has been busy
and happy. Every man VINO can and
wants to work has steady employment
the products of his labor bringing
greater rewards than ever before. We
have been visited with no great pes
tilences or catastrophes during the
year. With all our people prosperous,
with our larders full for the coming
winter, with health, peace and com
fort OH every hand, we should be
thrice happy. Let us all give up our
usual avocations for a day, and devote
the time to heartfelt thanksgiving for
the manifold blessings which have
been bestowed upon US as upon no
other people.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

Entered at the post off1ce in Decorah
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

DR.. J. f. Cole of Oelwein received
the appointment of Deputy Grand
Chancellor of the X. of p. for the dis
trict comprising ten counties of north
eastern Iowa. The doctor is up in
Pythianism aud will make capable
and efficient deputy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25
&%Gc Ckios1pm
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
8 H. J. GREEN,
iitor and Proprietor.

al Paper Of Winnesheik County
and the City of Decorah.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
PUBLIC BATHS OF

Conservative Dislike Of Water Out
wardly Applied Hard to Overcome.
Al curious little print has come
to light through the publication
of a report in the French Bulletin
Official Of the number of people
who have profted by public baths
to give themselves an elementary
wash. It is needless to say that
the number is not startlingly
large in proportion to the popula-
ton. The use of the bath makes
but slow progress among the
French, except in the upper class
es, among whom it is an honored
institution-in Paris, at least.
The provincials are a little behind
hand in their love of water out
wardly applied, and still speak of
a 'bain de proprete" or a balm de
sante" as a remedy to be used but
sparingly.
French wOrkingmen are more
apt to adopt habits of personal
cleanliness than working women,
who are strictly conservative in
these matters, and look upon
these matters with deep suspi-
cion. Nevertheless they are in
one respect more enterprising
than the men. Only one man in
every thousand, according to the
Bulletin Official, takes swimming
lessons from the bath keepers,
while one woman out D. every if
teen does her best to acquire the
art. But this only proves, what
the philosophic observer of man
kind has long suspected, that
women are even more anxious
than men to be always Gin the
swim"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
gAp8WRsr HONE

are Simple ana Easly Constructed
Aafs Without Doors 81 Hans
"a Japanese ousee0nsistsintha
main Of a post at each corner and
D roof, says the Detroit Free
Press The roof may or may not
be covered with heavy ehanneled
purplish tiles-it makes little diff
ference in The long run Whetherit
is 81 IS not, for it it is not tiled
the first typh0on that comes along
removes 1t into somebody's gar
den anything up to a quarter Of
a mile away, and il it is tiled heav-
lily enough to resist the typhoon
so much the worse for the people
underneath it when the first gen
uine earthquake arrives. But the
odds are that it viii be burned
down before either happens, as
the Japanese use very cheap
lamps and very fiery petroleum
and are regular children about
fires. OF course something else
is done to the four posts and the
roof before they become houses in
which births, marriages and
deaths can take place. But really
remarkably little is necessary,
Cross beams are naturally added
to support the weight of the roof.
grooves are made i'm the cross
beams and in the platform raised
a foot or two above the ground
which constitutes the floor. A
japanese house is all on one floor
generally-in fact, one might say
it is all on one floor. Between the
grooves in the floor and the
grooves in the cross beams are run
shutters with paper panels to di
vide the houses into whatever
number of rooms the owner may
choose, which depends on the
number Of bedrooms he may re-
quire. There are no doors or pas.
sages in a typical Japanese house,
In it every room acts as a passage
into the room beyond it and for
the door you slide back the panel
that happens to be nearest to YOU.
For this sliding there are little
bronze sunk handles in the wood.
en- frames of the panels. The out.
side paper shutters do not come
quite to the edge Of the platform
floor, the grooves along the edges
are filled at night or in severe
weather with wooden shutters,
each of which is held in it's place
by the one that follows it, the last
one being secured with a fimsy
wooden bolt.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
TASTES IN TOBACCO.
Differ Among the Nations as They
Do Among Individuals.

Differ Among the Nations as They
Do Among Individuals.
1t is a peculiar fact that no two
countries import the same sorts
Of tobacco. The French reggie, or
government, tobacco department
takes several different kinds
from the United States, their to-
Ntal yearly import being about 3d..
0O0, 600 pounds. But two things
they insist upon-that the stem
shall be free from mold and the
leaf loose enough to open freely.
Piebald, or cherry-red, leaves
are the German favorites, says
Stray Stories. The German to-
baccO manufacturers like a heavy,
gummy leaf, and they prepare this
by treating it with what are
termed in the trade "sweet
sauces." This makes the leaf
black. Most of the leaf the Ger.
mans buy comes from Tennessee
and Kentucky. Quantities of
"spangled" tobacco are also i'm.
ported into Germany. This is a
pretty yellow leaf, with red span
giles. Much of this spangled to-
bacco is imported into Bremen,
where it is repacked in lighter
casks and sent on to Russia.
Italy, Austria and Spain all
possess government monopolies
of tobacco, but in each case their
acquisitions are quite different.
Italy likes a very long leaf, as
much as 26 inches in length, of del
icate fiber and dark brown color.
1t must be elastic and strong. 1t,
ally uses a large quantity of very
coarse Hungarian tobacco.
Austria also manufactures
much of the cheap Hungarian
leaf, but her choicer brands and
cigars are made of very good
American tobacco. This is of
firm texture, and beautifully
glossy.
Spain, not being one of the rich.
est of countries, purchases cheap
tobacco. A nondescript leaf OF
light type is largely bought, and
is not cut, but powdered. 1t burns
very quickly, and is hot to the
tongue.
Black, fat and heavy tobaccos
suit the Dutchman; but the Meth.
erlands buys a certain amount OF
what is known ais Clutch Sau.
GER" a fine cigar wrapper Of 9
silky type, which is used for max.
ing Dutch cigars.
Going further north, Denmark.
Norway and Sweden all have
very similar tastes.
Heavy tobaccos, cured by fire
are their favorites; and these
leaves, before being manufac
tured, are dipped in sweet mix
lures of liquorice and sugar.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
Paper Stockings.

Paper gloves and stockings
are now being manufactured
in Europe. The stockings have
been carefully examined by
experts and they are loud
in their praise Of them. Let
no one assume, they say, that
these stockings, because they are
made of paper, viii only last few
days, for they will last almost as
long as ordinary stockings. The
reason is because the paper of
which they are made was during
the process of manufacture rem
dered into a substance closely ne.
sembling wool, and then woven
and otherwise treated as ordi.
nary WOOL
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
a lEnrderoua Horse.

a remarkable story comes from
MellOr, near Blackburn. Al man
noticed a horse cfrcling eontinu-
ally round a lamb, urging it to.
ward a fence, and finally thrust.
ing it through a hedge into a food.
ed dyke beyond, at the exact spot
where another lamb was drowned.
The horse was diverted from its
m%urderous design with great dif
fculy.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
PRoFIT IN MUSHROOMS.
A Good Cellar the Best Place for a
Profitable Bed.

AA4<8AAe @Fea
Mushroom growing is one Of
the latest fads that has struck
Washington, says a Washington
letter, and interesting storiesare
told Of the financial results of this
peculiar kind Of farming. 1t ap-
pears that there is a large de
mand for mushrooms, which will
increase as the people come back
from the seashore and mountains
and take up their burden Of enter
tanning in their homes.
The fact is a course dinner is
not usually complete without
mushrooms in some form, and the
marketmen are sometimes driven
to their wits ends to supply the
demand. Numerous private grow
ers Of mushrooms have lately met
with good success, if the stories
told around Center market are to
be believed.
observation-disclosures Of a brewing
establishment in the northwest
section are reported to have been
transformed into beds for mush-
room growing with almost as good
profits as were formerly realized
from the beer. Several have
made use of their backyards for
the purpose with satisfactory re.
salts. The mushrooms are easily
grown, the yield is prolific, and
their sale is good.
According to the figures given
by a dealer in the market, a Is.
foot bed will grow about 80 pecks
of marketable mushrooms. The
cost of the bed is about So. The
growers receive rs cents a peck
for the best, and so cents a peck
for the second grade, the size and
quality determining the price.
He figured out that three women
of his acquaintance were clearing
each about $55 a month out OF
mushrooms grown in the cellars
of their homes.
The marketman said a good
cellar was the best place to raise
mushrooms. He said the things
necessary to success were few
First the cellar in which they are
to be grown must be kept at q
temperature of about IS degrees
and should be well ventilated, and
arrangements should be made tC
have the soil moist.
Good manure, rich in phos
phate, must be used to form the
foundation of the bed, which vii
be built preferably upon a dir
floor. Two loads will be NECESSARY
for a bed Is feet long. The mus6
room spawn can be procured il
the shape of bricks from the flor
lists and purserymen. The tenn
perature Of the bed must be test
ed, and no planting must be don,
until it is below 05 degrees. Their
the bricks can be broken in half
inch pieces and distributed evenly
over the bed.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
Moaey il - Lettera.

Over 100000 pieces Of mail
matter, covering 44s,6 43 in money
and $1,498,O 600 in checks and
drafts, reached the dead letter Of
fee during the year.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

Hunting and trespassing is hereby
forbidden on the property Of the Du-
Lac Plantation 8 Manufacturing Co.,
Limited, 0n DuLac Plantation, Grand
GALLON WiolatOrs viii be dealt with
according to law.
DBLAC PINT. s. MFG Co, LTD.
Per 10. II. LOTTINGER.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

The public is hereby forbidden to
pass through or trespass on my boy
kim plantation. Persons passing
through the place without my permis-
sion viii be treated as trespassers.
BANNON BONVILLAIN.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
Trsspass Notice.

The public IS hereby notified not to
hunt fish, pick moss, trap, go through
otherwise trespass on the KlOndyke
n antation, and all land belonging to
mas. J. Champagne and Adam BOquet
under penalty of the law.
GHAS. j. CHAMPAGNE.
ADAM BOQUET.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

The public Is hereby notified that
iuntn t~respassing o mOss-picking
on tle Waubou, $50. George or Julia
plantations, IS forbidden, under pens
ally Of the law.
JOHN Is MOORE PLANT. Co, Ltd.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

Hunting or other trespassing is
hereby forbidden on the properly Of
the Estate of 81. O, Jackson, on lower
Bayou Black. Violators viii be dealt
with according to law.
JACKSON BROS.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

The public is hereby notified that
hunting, moss-picking and trespass-
ing is hereby forbidden under penalty
OF the law on the Goatheld plantation,
Lower Bayou Black.
SCOTT HATCH.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
Notice.

All persons ( hereby notified not
90 hunt or fish ON the following plan
1aaons SouthdoWn, Hollywood, Con-
cord, Walerprool Laarel and Rose
dale I0BN ID. MINOR,
WM MINOR
Estate H C. Minor
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
rs the public.

The public is hereby notified not to.
hunt, pick moss, or trespass on Ara
gon plantation under penalty of the
law. j. i. LEBLANC.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

Hunting, trapping, moss-picking and
other t~respassing is hereby prohibits
ED on the plantation or in the swamps
Of the Pointe Farm Plantation, Lower
Ierrebonne. V~iOlators viii be dealt
with according to law.
Al. r. VIGUERIE.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
= DENTIST


The public is hereby prohibited from
4~raspassing on the Presquile planta-
tiQn 81 the swamp lands belonging to
said plantation. GUENO BROS.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

BY PROF LUIGI LUZZATTI,
ThFes Times Minister Be lie Italian Traasurq.

- HE United States is, to quote the words Of Lucretius
She blooming youth Of the world There the char
actersics of FL the better European races are fused
together and connected with the bond Of liberty and
- democracy. s.
6NNN8AM The result is a nation which, from the economic
@ point Of view, possesses the initiative skill of the Ger
mans and English, and a territory vaser than the
whole Of Europe, with all the advantages of diversity of climate and
rich mineral resources bound together by more miles of railway than
the whole Of Europe can boast The United States Of America have
drawn from the protective system applied to. industries nearly all the
advantages possible to a nation which has never allowed itself to slum-
Der on the pleasant road Of high customs, but with its usual marvellous
activity seeks BY degrees to suppress them entirely.
With the frankness Of almost unlimited power, the United States
now declares its intention to make commercial treaties, especially with
those states Of Europe which will maintain reciprocity Of tariffs, and,
feeling themselves formidable they are negotiating the dimnution Of
those duties which they find no longer necessary. 1t is evident that
Europe ought to receive amicaby and to examine thoroughly the eff
fects Of these new tactics, 50 much the more because the duties on
American produce being reduced, the trusts will become invncbe as
competitors, and the United States already rulers Of the agricultural
market and preparing to become the bankers Of Europe, even Though
the excess of their exports over their imports, will also rule the industrial
market
All this may be inevitable and in that case the United States in
spite Of all foresight with regard to commercial policy, will take the
highest rank among nations.
The greatness Of America is founded, not only on her trade and
means Of transport, as was the case with Holland and Venice when
they had created a supremacy Of maritime power, both naval and mer-
camille, but on her vast productiveness and her people, which are a selec-
ton from European races set in a more Proptous atmosphere.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
Sunset Limited

OF the Southern Pacific, giving special
through service to San Francisco.
Tickets and full information concern
ing the above can De had Of agen0
Of the Central" and connecting Inca
A. II. HANSON q. 81 A. Chicago.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
THROUGH WEEKLY
TOURIST SLEEPING CAR
EVERY THURSDAY

For Los Angeles and San Francisco
without change. The car is personal
~ conducted by a competent agent
whose sole business is to look after
the welfare Of patrons. The Limited
also connects at New Orleans daily
with Express Train for the Pacific
coast, and on Mondays and Thursdays
CATER December 1st) with the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Whitney, Wadena; Fanny A. Co.'S
grove, Minneapolis; Stella E. Mel
son, Eva M. Nelson, Cricket Mel
son, f. G. Wolfer, Saltwater; Mrs.
81. w. Hill, Miss Agnes M. Hill,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Frost, Mime
apolis; Harry Mines, Duluth;
John began and family, Mrs. Ed
Driscoil, Mrs. Ebert Rogers, Mrs.
VIM. Mcdonald and daughter,
Mrs. Patrick Sullivan, Elmer Sta
din, Saltwater; Mrs. McBeth and
daughter, Duluth; Mrs. Curtain
and daughter, Minneapolis; J. S.
Monroe, Chicago; Albert N. Lib
by, Milwaukee; B. s. Potter, Mimi
eapolis; Lottle Scanlan, Leila Scan
Ian, Geo. Ell. Leahy, Racine, Wis;
T. ]. Sullivan, T. ]. Raymond Sui
Ivan, McG Oregon, Iowa; Raymond
Kitty. Saltwater; Mrs. Bertha
Peters, Chicago; Miss Viola La
Mont, ST. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Warden Bridges, of the state
penitentiary at Charlestown, Mass.
is responsible for an innovation
in the line of exercise for prison
ers, says the Cleveland Press.
He has organized two baseball
mines from the prisoners in the
institution, who play every Satur-
day, and those Of their fellow con.
victs that have earned the priv.
ledge by good behavior are per.
mitted to witness the game. Pc.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Nothing has been announced re-
garding the date the work will
commence on the addition to the
dollhouse. Brick for the purpose
is arriving daily and Sinbad has
taken up the sod on the place
where the new wings will stand
but the digging has not yet been
started. It is probable, however
that it will be under way in few
weeks and will be rushed to com.
pletion as rapidly as possible.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

movement of The population
Prison Population. remains about
stationary. During the week one
prisoner, w. M. G., 5527, was dis
charged. There were no arrivals.
There are 573 inmates, of whom
All are in the first grade, Isl in
the second, and eleven in the third.
The Deputy's daily report for
Tuesday shows the following dis
tribution of inmates: Shop n, %;
K, 70; L, 102, and M, Al. To-
tai in shoe factory, 238. Shops A
and D, 48; B and E, %; G and F,
40; V, 81. Total working in Irvine
shops, 176. Engine and fire room,
26; dollhouse, 10; kitchen and Gel.
lars, II; storeroom and laundry, 20;
carpenter and state repair shop, IL
mess room, z.
| Nine are employed in the print
ing Office, library and bindery
three in the Usher's Office, two ir
the greenhouse, three about the
yard, two at the Warden's house
and barn, and three as orderlies.
| There are six inmates in the fe
male prison. Seven prisoners art
in the hospital, four in sick cells
three in crank cells, while two sicl
men are in the park. There art
two gatemen. One man is EN-
lployed as teamster, one as guards
barber, one to do odd jobs around
the Deputy's house and one in tn.
blacksmith shop.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
no INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
We wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this Office with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded In the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All In
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

The work Of constructing foun-
dation for the new engine goes on
apace. The excavating is fin
ished and the debris that has been
7littering the street is being re.
moved.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

NOTICE-The Usher has a let
ter addressed to Perry Oldfeld,
Chicago, ILL.,. signed Harry" II
will not be mailed until the writer
makes his identity known.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

General G. McC. Reeve, former
warden of the prison, was visitor
here Saturday. He spent some
time inside the walls and went
through the shops renewing ac-
quintance with guards and prison.
ora
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Thomas Hanlon, formerly super
intendent of the twine factory, WIS.,
tied the prison Monday. Mr.. Han
Ion is now superintendent of the
Irvine plant in connection with the
prison at Bismarck, N. D.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

The prison Bible class held it's
August meeting Sunday afternoon.
All the members were in attend
ance and the meeting was a most
profitable one. A paper was read
by a member and discussed by the
class.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
HELIOGRAMS.

A boodler in prison is worth two
in the Legislature.
Artificial beauty is like cheap
calico. It fades in the wash.
The one burning question be-
fore the public today is the negro.
Many an intellectual garden has
been ruined by too much irriga-
ton.
The professional card sharp al
ways gives the capper q helping
hand.
The naughty woman with stiff
upper lip generally has very linn
Der tongue.
America can't boast of Helen
of Troy, but we've got a Mary of
Montana who is a butte.
It use to be cheaper to move
than to pay rent, but that was be-
fore the truckmen organized a
union.
A foreign nobleman is not averse
to making goo-goo eyes at home
~ figure in petticoats providing it
has pretty figure in the bank.
Some people in the North who
are writing glibly on the race ques-
ton know as much about the SUBJ
/ ject as an Arkansas hog does about
/ Christian science.
] Geo. M. Nelson, an aged banker
of New York, has been sued for
breach of promise by a young
woman named Ida Wrestler. 1t is
evident that Miss Wrestler intends
to get full nelson on part of his
| fortune.
A millionaire who recently died
| in Ohio disinheirited his son. The
young man had the will set aside
on the ground that the old fellow
when he made the will had wheel
in his head. Now, that is what
call wheel of fortune.
i The st. Louis Humorist says
Germany has the most powerful
submarine navy in the world. Now
the Hnmorist man knows that this
!. honor belongs to Spain, but he al
! SO knows it doesn't humor some
people to tell them the truth.
a In seeking a legal separation
from her husband, an Illinois WON
an testified in part as follows: l
is true my husband poses as gar
dener in the vineyard Of the Lord
but I pick the potato bugs and d
all the hoeing in our own garden
An exchange says st. Louis ha
> the greatest collection of distin
> lguished mugs in its rogues' CALLER
: of any city in the country. S
4 Louis won't hold this honor lon
q after Justice Rip Van Winkl
70 awakens and gets to work in Phi
- adeiphia.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Guard O. B. johnson is away on
furlough and Guard Arsenault is
taking his place in the dollhouse.
Mr.. began returned Tuesday.