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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
MASTERY OF THE NILE.
The Method by Which the Flow Of
Water 10 Controlled.


The Method by Which the Flow Of
Water 10 Controlled.
Every morning from little room of
a great white house on the eastern
shore of the Nile at Assouan Is clicked
by telegraph to Cairo the question,
How much water?" The answer
comes so many thousand gallons more
or 80 many thousand gallons less. a
button Is pressed, the water which
flows under the iron bridge at Cairo is
increased or diminished some ten days
later In accordance with the telegraph.
&c answer, and the intervening valley
between Assouan and Cairo has a lit
tie more ora little less water ON its
surface. The man at the button may
bring JOY or sorrow to thousands OF
little farms-it is all according to the
message he receives. en- ri,
From the great white house there
extends across the river granite wall
or dam $50 feet high. Halfway IN
this wall and stretching its entire
length a line of shutters opens OK
closes by a pressure of the button
In the winter months a huge lake ex-
pands to the southwark, which has ey.
cry appearance Of being a food, for
in certain places the tops Of palm trees
are discernible above its surface, and
the SUBMITS Of inundated ruins appar-
emily mark the sites of sunken cities.
AS the days go by and Cairo demands
more and more water the palm trees
and the ruins seem to rise from their
watery beds until in June and early
July the river flows freely with all its
historic indolence.-New York Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04

The Rexall Americanitis Elixir is tom
ic nerve food composed chiefly of free
Phosphorus, g lycophosphates, Iron Pyro-
phosphate and Calisaya.
The wonderful results of this remedy arc
due to the fact that it supplies Phosphor-
Gus to the nerve cells in condition in
which it can be Immediately and easily
taken up by them.
The Carbohydrates, actual nerve-tis-
sue builders, are one OF the most recent
and valuable additions to this branch of
medicine and unquestionably a more eff
Gent remedy than the well-known Hypo-
phosphites
The Iron Pyrophosphates are the most
easily assimilated form of iron which give
tone and color, and the combined alkaloids
most all the functions of the body. 76c.
and 81 30 bottle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04

A few oftf. 800 famous REXALL
Remedies, one for each human i'll,
are:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
About Digestion.

1t is not the quantity of food taken
but the amount digested and assimi-
lated that gives strength and vitality
to the system. Chamberlain Stomach
and Liver Tablets invigorate the
stomach and liver and enable them to
perform their functions. The result is
"a relish for your food, increased
strength and weight, greater endur-
ance and clear head. Price, 20 cents.
Samples free. For sale by Engbert-
sons Pharmacy. Inn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
"HExALL" 0RDERlES
The New Laxative

If you suffer from constipation or a
sluggish liver, we want you to try this
newest member OF the Rexall family. 1t
has never failed.
"Rexall. Orderlies have all the virtues
and none of the defects of those laxatives
and cathaltics already known. They are
harmless vanilla-aavored tablets that effect
a re adjustment of Natures functions
no gripping, no rausea, no purging. :.
Pleasant 20 the taste-they give immedi-
ate relief.
A trial will rrove to you that they ara
~. baSt laxative and cathartic ever pre-
s,IiheA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
An ObIiaina Cyclone.

People who want something bright
and original may be referred to the
story Of a Texas cyclone that picked
up letter and delivered 1t to the per-
son to whom 1t was addressed, twenty
miles away.-Toledo Blade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
Reversed the Process.

Eyes, sir. the major went in swim
min, an I'm blest eff Teller didn't
come along an steal all his clothesw
"An' what did he do then?"
"Broke the record by goin' home in a
barrel, instead O. the barrel goin' home
In him."-Atlanta Constitution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
Shocks to the Ear.

A succession OF noises means sue
cession of shocks, says Country Life.
The ear, unlike the eye, has no lid
under which 1t may go to sleep, and
indeed it has been proved that the
sense of hearing is at work just after
sleep comes on.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
aExALL seq" HAIR TONIC

The famous Rexall 1897 Hair Tonic -
Temp ,sed in chief Of Resorcin, Beta Naph-
thol and Pilocarpin.
Resorcin is one OF the latest and most
effective germ-killers discovered by science,
and in connection with Beta Naphthol,
which is both germicidal and antiseptic,
combination IS formed which not only
{! ,stroys the germs which rob the hair OF
5 nutriment, but creates a clean and
healthy condition OF the scalp, which pre-
vents the development OF new germs.
Plocarpin is well known agent for re-
storing the hair 20 its natural color, where
the loss OF color has been due 10 disease
OF the scalp. 1t is not ooloring matter or
dye.
This combination of .curatives mixed
with alcohol as a stimulant, perfects the
most effective remedy for hair and scalp
troubles known today, Per bottle, 0oc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
efoR cArAaRA- TONE

The chief ingredients of Mucu-Tone are
Gentian, Cubebs, Cascara Sagrada, Glyc-
crime and Sarsaparilla.
Gentian is recognized in medicine as ono
Of the greatest tonics ever discovered. II
combines the tonic powers OF all known
''hitters," with none of the disadvantages
applying TO any,
Cubebs have long been recognized as a
SPECIFIC in the treatment of all catarrhal
conditions. Its action Is prompt and its
benefit almost invariable.
Cascara Sagra1a is especially introduced
for its unapproachable laxative properties.
The combination of these with Glycerins
and Sarsaparilla makes Mucu-Tone .
remedy that attacks catarrh from every
tissues. Bottle, soc.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
A Thing of Many Names.

The Thames has been the cause Of
much controversy. Its name has been
variously stated as Tameses, Tamese
Tamiscs Cat the juncture of the Isis
and Tame, near Dorchester), Tamisa,
Tamesa, Thamisia, Thamesis and final
~ Isis (where it flows between the Ok
fordshlrc and the Buckinghamshire
shores. Thus at oxford it Is still of
ten called the Isis until it receives the
shallow river Tame just below Doches-
ter, from which point it is called
Thames. Historians trace this error
to an early attempted division of the
Latin word Tamesis into two words,
Tame esis or Tame isis, suggested per
haps by the existence of the Tame in
BuckinghamShre. The SaXonS called
it the Thames, ancient maps and docu-
ments designating it Thamesis Fluvius.
From "In Thamesland."
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
A Catch Question.

OF Bishop Short who held the see of
st. Asaph, many curious stories are
told. Occasionally he put questions to
candidates for ordination that appar
nelly had no connection with the dis
charge of their parochal duties. They
tested probably their wit or tact, two
necessary qualifications to public men,
but nothing more. one such question
proposed by the bishop was the fol-
lowing: (Which has the greatest num-
Der of legs, a cat or no catT
AS might be expected, this created a
litter, but the bishop would not take a
laugh as the answer, and consequently
he repeated the question and desired
some one to solve the problem. AT last
one of the candidates, smiling, said, 81
should think, my lord, cat"
NO" retorted the bishop; "there you
are wrong, for cat has four legs. and
no cat has five."-London Telegraph.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Tho puffed Out Chest.

.01,ho nuffed out chest is a deiusioi
u.hicb has succumbcd to sc'ehtinc
knowledge of the human body saiu d
ar,I, oG,cer. at came into existence
nurolv for show reasons or from iaise
pnoloov 1t was seen that men deep
IN the chest were strong men, anu w,
old drill sergeants probably imas .,,n
that by making men throw OUT 'nen
chests they would make them suons s
"a we'll MS make them look s'lons,
witch Is n complete mistake. ihs'I''.
Of strengthening Il man. i,""'" ~
u ost tonds TO weaken him. as II
throws a strain upon the near. ,s
nnu toll men to he sure and not pun.
~ ~ +ho,r chests. If you pun out !"'''
chest and do dumbbell exercise s ;,'o
oro 70 hold the breath. nat Strains ''i'
, -" neort ANY exercise that preN e.,''
nreothlng freely is bad. kno''ea ' nun
o,os are also wrong You see " ''' "r
With immense chest muscles anu ',o p
hans you think he is really an an sd
trained man, but such muscles S',.,, ),
h,nd the chest and tie the neal' wv"
Reader Magazine
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Line Breeding.

Line breeding as practiced by poul-
trymen Is simply carefully conducted
inbreeding, females being continually
mated back to the best male specimens
OF direct descent from the original
male ancestor. The practical applica-
ton Of the system varies according to
the IDEAS and needs Of the various fan.
ciers. There Is no fixed rule. Use
only male birds Of the direct male line
from which you are breeding. Select
breeding birds for health, vigor and
quality. Pullets may be bred back
TO sires, grandsires or great-grandsires
or to other good males of direct descent
from the original male ancestor. 1t is
preferable to mate pullets with cocks
ana hens with yearling cocks or cock
erels instead Of mating pullets and
cockerels together.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
The Islander Of some people Is as
great a recommendation as the praise
of othen.-FIeldinR.
Irish Church Bells.

It was about the time or 81 fht
rick. in the fifth century, that bells
Logan to be adopted in the CHRISTIAN
cnurch, though their use in other Ill
rectlons was long anterior to CHRIS
family. as Mr.. Layard records having
found some in the palace of Nimroud'
The first Christian bells, like Patrick s.
weighed only few ounces ana lroi"
that day gradually Increased 'ill 'iic
greatest weight was reached at MOS
cow with 1913 tons of Beautifully en-
riched work, a strange contrast u 'ii I,
humble "Clog-an eadhachta Patralc'
mr. "bell of Patrck's WELL sometimes
referred to as the bell of Armagh WIN
its diminutive dimensions of SIX lhches
bigb by five inches broad, four lhcheS
doon made of thin sheets Of hammer
oil iron bent into n four sided iorih'
fastened with rivets ana Drlzeu ..
bronzed. This bell IS at once tue mos.
orthontic and the oldest Irish relic Oh
Christian metal work that mas uc-
scended to lis, writes W. }. fennep II,
,be Belfast Gazette, and is meh'lone,'
in the ANNALS" under the date OIL oo-'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
A GOOD HENHOUSE.
Structure Which Will Accommodate
More Than Fifty Fowls.

This is what G.. Arthur Bell. assist
ant animal husbandman of the bureau
of animal industry ut Washington. has
t" say of the proper quarters for the
hens:
The best house for fifty to sixty
fowls Is 20 by II feet; front elevation
Gl2 feet back elevation 51a. with dou.
Bile pitch roof of unequal span. The
roof if it Is Shinglcd, should have not
less than one third pitch. If the roof
ing paper IS used, one-quarter pitch
will answer. In the front or south
wall there should be placed two win,
doWS about one foot from the top and
three feet from the ends; s by 10 inches
IS good sized pane to use in a twelve
light sash, making the sash about 3
feet o inches high and feet )
inches wide. a door 2Ia by 6 feet
may be made in one of the end walls.
and also small door in the front
wall for the fowls to pass in and
out of the building.
The rooSt room should be placed in
the rear Of the house, extending the
whole length. The platform should be
about three feet wide and three feet
from the floor and the perchcs be
placed about eight or ten inches above
the platform. The nests should be
placed against the end of the house OPP
posite the door or under the roost plat
form and should he darkened. Sev-
eral small boxes for shell, grit, beef
scraps, etc, should be placed against
the walls about sixteen inches from
the floor. If cement or wood floors are
used Il dust bath should be provided
for the fowls.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23

There are several formulas OF feed
IN use for breeding ducks, but | have
round the following very satisfactory
curing the egg producing season, says
Miss +. f. Wheeler in Poultry Hus-
bandry. The measures are given in
bulk, not weight:
Two and half parts Of cornmeal
one and a half parts of wheat bran
one and a half parts Of ground oats,
one and a half parts of ground wheat
or barley, one and half parts Of beef
Scrap.
Add to the above in bulk onefourtll
part fine cut stripped alfalfa, while OF
course oyster shells, sand and charcoal
are kept before them, and water, with
light feed Of hard grain at noon.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
fSs PIGEON WISDOM. 7 Is;
me Valuable Hints For BREEDERS Of
the Feathered Beauties.

Good shelter Is half the food. No
matter how we'll we feed, If the shelter
Is not of the right order only half the
results will be produced.
The runt hen cross Is said to pro-
duce the finest squads, but at present Is
too high priced for the general market.
Give the loft a good coat of white
wash, and It is recommended that Il
little glue be mixed in It to prevent
the whitening coming Off on your
clothes.
f. C. Cummings says that 1t costs
him $1.30 per pair to build houses; 92
cents to feed breeders, and two men to
attend to 5000 pairs Ten cents per
pair will cover cost Of grit, charcoal,
salt, lime, sand tobacco stems, etc.
It will be found that those pigeons
that molted early will be the first and
best SQUAD producers.
It Is the hen pigeon that builds the
nest
The hen usually lays her first egg in
the afternoon.
Breeders under twelve months of age
should be avoided. Immature females
cannot possibly produce large, well de-
veloped squads, nor can they be de-
pended upon to produce squads entire
ly free from disease and ailments of
all kinds.
few odd cocks have been known to
DESTROY more Young birds In one day
than couple of rats would in whole
night
A damp house creates catarrhal and
bronchial colds, which later develop
into roup and canker
Filth poisons the air and becomes in
tested itself with disease germs, which
In turn contaminate the nest boxes,
communicating to both old and young
diseases which destroy.
As a good working pair Of breeders
will hatch the second pair Of young
within week from the time the first
pair were weaned, it Is essential that
proper food be given the old birds, that
they may keep up their own strength
and at the same time push their young
10 the market size.-Philadelphia Farm
Journal.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23

Inc incubator room must be kept
quite constant In temperature. a Gel
lar Is good place in which to run
ihcubators if it IS not 50 cold as to re-
quire the lamps to be run very high
III order to maintain the necessary de-
gree or warmth inside of the machine.
II several incubatOrs are located III
.he same room, great care should DC
taken to provide proper ventilation, SO
'nat the machines may be furnished
WIN clean, fresh air at all times.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Double MATING.

Double mating is a method practiccd
by breeders who wish to produce eA-
hibition specimens, particularly III ihe
rorti-colored varieties, males ana Ie'
males of direct cockcrel breeding line
he ing required to produce cockerels
which come up to exhibition require
nonts. The pullets obtained from
This mating are only of value as cock
.or,l breeders. Another special mating
of pullct breeding stock is necessary
to produce exhibition pullcts, and, as a
concral rule, the cockerels from such
n,otinrs ar, not Mt all available Tor eX-
hibition purposes,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Harvard Then a College Of Children

In 1859, when elected president of
Harvard, the Rev. Increase Mathcr re
fused to resign the pastorate of the
North church in Boston for the sake of
forty or fifty children" Therefore 30
ton to Cambridge charging to the col
lege the cost If shooting and batting his
horse and mending his saddle. Many
og these students were but twelve or
thirteen years old individual Train
lag In Our Colleges" by Clarence F.
Birdsevo,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
The Epitaph of Mary Lyon,

In the grounds Of Mount noiyoko
seminary, overlooking the beautiful
valley through which the Connecticut
Cows seward, IS a monument to Mary
Lyon, the Massachusetts teacher who
founded the college. On it Is Inscribed
q sentence of her own, "There IS moth
ing in the universe that am afraid of
but that / shall not know and do all
my duty"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Mamma the Baby,

They We're choosing a name for the
new baby
Il think Esmeralda is too sweet
said one of the infants aunts.
"Alfreda Is better and more uncom
mon," said another.
GLOW would Alvina do?" asked 6
third
Hardly" said the fond father. "Yor
seem to be getting away from the idef
that this is a baby and not new kline
Of cigar. "-London Graphic.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
The Basement Fowl House.

Personally we do not care lol
poultry building with a basement says
= writer in Reliable Poultry journal
However, some two story buildings are
IN use that are very satisfactory Where
a comparatively low studded basement
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
The White Cochin.

\ great many persons who are IA
milar with the good natural points of
the Cochlns Duff, Black, White and
PARTRIDGE often express establishment
at the remarkable falling off in popu-
breed The cause is not hard to find.
One glance at the accompanying Illus
tration will tell the story. The bird
shown in the picture is the highest de
vclopment of the breeders art. He
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
FIRST PRIZE WHITE COCHIN COCK.

won the first prize at the New YORK
show this year. \ person Nhh half an
ave can So, tl.at It loWt So ridiculouSly
ftnthcred cannot by any possibility DE
a first class utility fowl. And there
can he no question either that once
upon a time-and not so very long ago
either--the Cochins were among the
worry best of the 50 called FARMERS
fowls" 1t Is merely another OF the
many examples of too much science
IN breeding.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
AnnearanCe9.

Never be Influenced by external ap
pearances In forming your judgment
of q persons worth. This Is an impor
tant rule, for many a noble spirit IS
covered by habiliments of poverty
while not infrequently snowy exte'
rior conceals villain Of the bases'
Lipd
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Provide Shade and II itter.U

If compelled to shut the hens M for
any reason do your best to make their
surroundings as nearly like those out
side as you can. This means give them
shade, plenty of good food, chance
to work for their living and a good
supply of drink-sour milk If you have
it, regularly
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Which Hens Laid?

1t is highly important that tbe nou,.
.!iiiah know the egg laid by each hen
III MS flock, This is practically impos,
Slblc without the aid of the tran nest.
Ii the breeder who has never given thn
Trap nest Il trial would seriously CON
slider the subject, he would see the
many advantages to be derived from
It's use.-R. III. Jones in Commercial
Poultry.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Keen Coops Off the Ground.

1t is Il good idea to have the floor of
the brood coop separate. and it should
extend well in front Placing the coop
on blocks three or four inches from the
ground helps to prevent dampncsS and
keeps rats and other small animals
away. A few dry goods boxes placed
here and there in the poultry yard are
n help for chicks to scamper into when
storm unexpectedly comes up.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Eqq Eatinu.

To cure egg eating in hens feed plen-
ty of cut clover and beef scrap and see
that the birds are well supplied with
oyster shell. If you can get them,
feed crushed eggshclls freely. Leave
few nest eggs lying about the pen
and provide birds with dark nests.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23

Is used with either wood or stone walls
and open to the south, being made to
serve as an open front scratching shed.
Inclined board runways provided with
cleats to give good foothold form the
best stairways for fowls.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
The Cooked Mash.

cooked mash is excellent for push
Ing broilers along to an early maturity.
but don't feed it to the growing pullets
that YOU want to make good layers
next fall and winter 1t Is too fore.
ting"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23

hullcd oats, ten pounds: cracked L,oH,
.''" seven pounds; broken rice, five
pounds; millct, five pounds; cracked
peas TWO and a half pounds: whole
haNsccd, one-half pound.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Chick Feed Mixture.

4he following mixture VIII prove
very satisfactory as chick feed if all
'he grains are reduced by cutting OF
cracking to chick size and the finer
meal sifted out: Fine cracked corn or
corn grits, fifty pounds; cracked wheat,
twenty pounds; steel cut oats Or cut
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
His Books.

Howell-Do you know that It has
been said you shouldn't read book
that IS less than year old? Powell
There's no danger Of my reading a
book that IS less than year old. AS
soon as | buy one somebody borrows
It and keeps lt.-Illustrated Bits.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23
Still a Dream.

Dolly = Molly Wocott told me
month ago that her new gown was
going to be a dream. Polly-Well, that
Is all it is so far. Her husband won't
give her the money for it.-Somerville
Journal.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-23

Mrs Henpeck Shame on you for
growing about DR.. Bolus. Didn't he
Just bring you back from the jaws Of
death and Henpeck (wearily)-And
back to the Jaws of llfe.