Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21

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COUNTY,
Congress will convene in specia
session November 9th, and proclama
tion calling the Legislators together IL
expected from the President within 8
few days.
That the harvesting of the crops OF
the world is a gigantic job become'
apparent from the estimate that II
takes ten million men and wUmer
nine months to gather them in.
An English scientist expresses the
belief that the tails of comets are
composed of radium. AS this sub
stance is quoted at one million dollars
a pound, the capture Of few comets
would be a pretty good speculation.
The wife of one of our young gentle
men friends makes him wear tucks il
his night gown, trimmed with pink
ribbon, so that the baby won't know
the difference when he walks the floor
with it at night Amt it a shame?
Many of the greatest men the world
has ever possessed started life as poor
boys, ana by their industry and ener-
gy made for themselves names that
the world can never forget. Their ex.
ample should encourage every young
man.
Since 1890 the area of the United
States has increased from S27, ,S44 to
3,622. 933 square miles, the number of
counties has increased from 307 TO 2,
SCI and the total population has in
creased from 1929, PA to 76, 303, 3S7, or
nineteenfold.
Representative Tawney, of Mime
sofa, has remarkable record. He is
the son OF blacksmith, the grandson
of blacksmith, and is a blacksmith
himself, having spent seven years,
after he was fifteen years old. in his
fathers shop.
Judge E. r. Seeds of Manchester,
now deputy auditor for the war de-
partment in Washington, is said to be
slated for the position OF auditor of
the treasury for the war department.
His many friends hereabouts will be
glad to hear of his promotion.
The story is told of one of the mail
carriers on the route that recently he
| found SIX unk in one of the mail boxes
on his route. He wrote the postoffice
department asking what he should do.
The reply came. "Turn them out
that's what we are doing down in
| Washington.
Any sober reliable farm laborer in
| Denmark, who has saved one tenth the
mortgage value of the little farm he
covets-this value not to exceed 81 100
ON buy the land by borrowing the
other nine tenths from a Government
fund He gives mortgage OH which
he pays per cent.
The G. A. r. posts of Iowa are called
upon by l.. B. Raymond, commander
of the Iowa department, to lend every
aid that is desired by the pension
committee of the national organiZa-
tion in it's efforts to secure an amend.
ment to the pension laws provided for
the payment of a monthly pension of
$i2 to every veteran over 62 years of
age.
"Do not ask questions" is the most
foolish advice which age can give to
youth. The youth or even the man
who never asks questions can be set
down as very dull. A little judgment
in selecting the proper time and place
for seeking information should be
carefully cultivated The honest.
earnest seeker after truth is the hope
of the race.
Secretary of the Treasury, l.. Nj.
Shaw, will make his opening speech
in Iowa at Muscatine, on the night of
Friday, October 23. He will speak
Saturday afternoon, October "a, at
| West Branch. Cedar county; and on
Saturday evening will deliver a
political address at Iowa City. He
will remain in Iowa from that time
on until the close of the campaign.
A rather swell wedding is off. the
girl backed out. The other night she
sat on the porch and listened while