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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-02-06

How Women Who Stay at
Home May Earn Money
By A. LIVINGSTON

By A. LIVINGSTON
ARTICLE,H.

be moderate and the cake will then rise
evenly all over. Do not move cake after IL
Is in oven, as any jar will cause a heavy
cake Be careful about taking cake from
pan after II is baked.
Ice cake the day after it is baked The
first icing is made as follows:, Take two
cupfuls of granulated sugar and cook with
one cupful of water, without stirring, I'M
til the mixture when dropped into cold water
forms a ball when nodded Then pour this
hot syrup over whites OF two eggs Just beat
en- for about two minutes, and beat the
mass until cool. Add two teaspoonfuls of
almond extract and pour over the cake.
Set in cool place to harden. Over this an
other icing should be put, using the whites
of three eggs to three-quarters of pound of
pulverized sugar. Be sure to see there are
no Jumps in it. Beat the whites of the
eggs and a tablespoonful of sugar for three
minutes continue to add tablespoonful of
sugar at time. beating same length Of
time until all the sugar has been used. AS
the mixture begins to get thick, add three
teaspoonfuls of vanilla extract The idea is
to thcken mixture by continued beating.
Be sure to spread the icing evenly over the
cake.
There are many ways of, ornamenting the
cake. One way is to make a cone of stiff
brown paper large enough to allow the
icing to flow through. With one hand twist
cone above mixture, guide the lower part of
cone with left hand, and force out the mix
ture by pressure and twisting with right
hand. In this way you can decorate top OF
cake. tracing wavy lines, scrolls, ETC., and
finish with artificial sugar roses and leaves.
which can be procured at any confectioners.
Meringues are favorite decoration
around edges of wedding cake. and are made
as follows Beat white of an egg to a stiff
froth. and add little by little teacup of
graduated sugar. Lay some white paper
on the bottom of pan and on this drop
the mixture with large spoon. Set pan in
top of oven, leaving door open. In about
thirty minutes these can be set around edge
OF cake, which should be allowed to stand
in warm room until the icing is dry.
MRS. G. l.. KINNEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

Of it. They told me in Bangor that it was
the joliiest possible kind of life. but think
they spoke in fables. I'm afraid was never
made for backwoodsman"
The afternoon dragged slowly away. and the
shadows Of night closed in over the drenched
earth, the rain Continuing to fall till nearly
morning.
A field-bed was made upon the foor-n bed
it could be called-conssting merely OF camp
spread, seven feet wide and twenty-five feet
long, and made of two thicknesses of heavy
cloth. laid upon the floor.
The men lay upon this uninviting couch with
their clothing unremoyed and similar spread
for covering. apparently with as much com
fort as though it were a. bed of down; but
to Rob it was hardship heretofore unknown.
His limbs ached as be lay, with, sleeplesss
eyes, and listened to heavy breathing. and
snoring of the men and the splash OF the
rain against the windows.
He was heartsiek as well as homesick, and
his fathers words. "Im afraid he's sort OF
failure" came into his tired mind with pain
full distinctness.
He wondered for what purpose he was Great
ed. and then at last merciful sleep closed bus
eyes, and the first night of Rob Archer's ab-
sence from home passed away, though ms
slumbers were fitful and broken.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Spiced Waters

There are dull times on the farm when the
boy has to turn the grindstone.
-Friend-"My young man. you play that
cornet as if you were paid for il"
Boy-3T am"
Friend-HHow's that"
Boy" Mother pays me to play it when she
ISN'T at home"
s-"Grand singer, isn't he" said the hostess
to one of the guests. Unfortunately, the
room is too small, and he cannot let out his
voice."
81 thing he ought to let it out; it would GER
tainly sound better outside, and it would do it
good to get the air"
--''It says in history that the early pioneers
blazed their path through the woods"
eyes"
seWhat did they do it WITH"
''With their blazers, l suppose"
Teacher holding up palm-lcaf to try to
get pupils to use "fan' as a yerb)-''What do
people do with this?"
Observing pupil-"Put patent medicine ads
on it."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29


worse than sleeping under bush or fence,
with stone for pillow. :, -. !,
The storm had ceased during the night, and
stars were shining through the riffs in the
scudding clouds.
AS they ate their early breakfast Of pork
and damp bread-a counterpart OF the two
former meals-Mr. Stoddard said:
"I'm 'fraid the water in Bull Creek will be
too high to ford. an we'd better go round
by the old Sawyer's Road. There's bridge
there
'Ive driv across the ford with tote-team
when the water was higher'n It's now" said
Bill McGregor t'Ef you go round the Saw
yer Road, you'll hev to go five miles furder
over the wust road in the State O Maine:
.'P'raps ye're right, Bill; but Pm thinkin'
ever, eff you want to go that way, Tn willin'. ("
''There hain't a bit otrouble," asserted
Black Bill, though Reddy White shook his
head.
II tried to go through there last fall" said
Reddy, "after a big rain, an we kim mighty
part O. the load off in the water. The hosses
got stuck, an one on 'em laid down, an it
took five Of us to git him on his feet again" All
'Them hosses O. yourn amt no good. They d
drownd in duck-pond," contemptuously re-
torted Black Bill. who was determined to carry
his point.
At daybreak they started on their journey
again. Less than half the distance lay be-
fore them, but it was much the more diff
cult portion of the road and the heavy rain
had rendered it soft and miry.
The signs of civilization were slight as they
moved slowly onward. and Rob,s heart felt
heavy as lead as he trudged along in the rear.
They passed by deserted clearings, where the
second7growth saplings had begun to reduce
then the. limbs, of the towering trees would
meet and mingle above them as they made
their way YEARLY through long stretches of
forest.
Nh. Mountain had regained in great measure
bis former jubilant spirits, though his head
still retained painful reminiscense of its
contact with the floor. and the glory of his
collar and waved moustache was clean gone.
s"This is beautiful scenery" he said after
a long silence. during which they had passed
another deserted farm, where poplars and
spruces grew thickly among the decaying
stumps of the ancient forest trees, which some
strong hand had battled with in years gone
BY. =,
ed to detect the irony of Mr.. Mountain.
s'Oh, of course. know it's detestable. look
at It from one point of view" said the man,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Horsepower

define horsepower as
tM "the unto standard, by which the
AV1 capabilities of steam engines and
JsSlSS3. other prime movers are measured;
- estimated as $1,000 pounds, raised
one foot IN a minute" The text
books then go on to explain that, as horse
can exert such force but Gix hours day,
one machinery horsepower is equivalent to
that of four and four-tenths horses.
Men have often specialized on where the
breed of horses is to be found that can keep
at work raising $4,000 pounds one foot
minute, since it is natural to suppose that
the unit of measurement was based on what
horse could really do; but it was only part
ly so The horsepower unit was established
by James Watt, and the figures were fixed
In curious way.
Watt found that the average horse of his
district could raise 22,OO0 pounds one foot a
minute, and this was the actual horsepower.
But, at that time, Watt was employed in the
manufacture of engines, and customers were
so hard to find that it was necessary to
offer extra inducements. So, as method of
encouraging them, Watt offered to sell en-
gines reckoning $4,000 foot pounds to a
horsepower. And thus he was the means Of
giving false unit to one of the most import
ant measurements of the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

HE men were reused long before day
light. Rob rose with a dull head
ache and a general feeling Of lassl-
tude. Mr.. Mountain declared that
lying wedged in as he had been be-
tween two stalWart lumbermen was
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
CHAPTER v.

BENEATH THE WATERS OF BULL CREEK.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
NATIONAL TRIBUNE HEADQUARTERS
AT SARATOGA.

In accordance with its usual custom
The National Tribune has secured head
quarters at Saratoga near to National
Headquarters for the convenience of its
subscribers and friends. Its headquar-
ters will be parlor and rooms 50 and
20 in the United States Hotel, directly
along the piazza from the C. a r. Ma
tionaL Headquarters 1t invites all it.;
friends to meet there, and to make its
headquarters convenience for receiv-
ing their mail and papers and for meet
ing their comrades. We need not say
that such a place will be very desirable
for comrades coming from long dis
tances to meet one another. They can
by correspondence make appointments
to be at National Tribune Headquarters
at such an hour of such day, and this
will save them the tiresorne and fire.
quei-,ly discouraging hunts that they
have to make to meet their long-sepa-
rated comrades.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
MuNIcIrAL OWNERSHIP.

The National Civic Federation ap-
pointed Committee of 20 experts to
make an exhaustive investigation of the
question of municipal ownership in the
United States and Great Britain The
makeup of this Committee was in
tended to embrace men representing all
possible shades of knowledge and opin-
ion, and ranged from NJ. z. ingalls,.
railroad magnate. to d. ]. Keefe, Presi-
dent of the International Longshore-
mems Association. Others were editors,
professors. lighting experts. etc. The
Committee has at length made a report
in which all except three join; two of
the others merely made notifications.
while the third wrote report of his
own. The Committee is decisively of
the opinion that no public utility which
concerns the health and well-being OF
the citizens should be left TO individuals
In this class are included fire. construc-
ton and care of streets. parks and pub
lie places, the supplying of water, and
sanitary regulations. and the education
Of children
With regard to transportation or any
permanent occupation of public streets
or grounds, the municipal operation
should not be undertaken for profit;
and all future grants to private parties
should be terminable after fixed Pc
riod, with the cities retaining the right
to purchase the property for operation,
lease, or sale, payng its fair value.
The American cities are not nearly so
ripe for any extension of municipal
ownership as those in Great Britain
The reason for this is that in Great
Britain business men take a pride in
serving in the City Council and devot-
ing themselves to the improvement of
their city, which is moi the case in the
United States
The matters of producing gas and
electricity for light. heat or power and
the running of street railroads seem to
be far better arranged by individuals
with the prospect of making money
thereby than by any municipality, This
seems to point to using the incentive of
personal success and gain. which should
be carefully regulated by the municipal
Government SO as to secure all the
rights of the citizens
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
REIGN OF TERROR IN MOROCCO.

Conditions in Morocco rapidly be-
came terrible last week, by the procla-
nation of "holy war; by the ban
ditti chiefs and Mahometan priests
This means the letting loose of all the
wild tribes for an indiscriminate
slaughter of all Christians and Jews
Under ordinary circumstances the raids
of these rascals are for plunder. Now,
they have fanat.cism added as an in
centve. They are told that their re-
ligion is menace6 by the infidels, whom
they must slay wherever found Casa
blanca and other seacoast towns inhab-
tied by Christians and Jews have been
attacked, houses and stores sacked, the
men killed and the women carried off.
The foreign war ships have endeav-
ored to protect the towns with their
guns. and while they report having
driven off the marauders with heavy
losses. their shells have undoubtedly
added much to the ruin of the towns.
The only thing to bring actual relief
to the, situation is sending a sufficient
force into the country to crush the in
surrection and punish the tribes Their.
must be enough men to overcome the
hordes, wherever assembled, and COW
them into good behavior. This has now
become a task of great magnitude,
owing to this proclamation of a holy
war and will require good-sized army
equipped for long campaign. France
has already landed 3,0N1 or 1000 men,
and is probably actively preparing to
follow them with 10 or 20 times that
number. She has International COM
plications to regard. growing out of the
Algeciras Convention. She has been
given free hand by agreement with
Spain, England and Italy. but is not
assured as to Germany's attitude. The
French papers are unanimous that Mo-
rocco must be conquered as Algiers
was; that Germany should keep her
hands off, and the absorption of Mo-
rocco by France be made as thoro as
that of Algiers.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
ABSOLUTELY BAsELEss sLANDER.

The Dallas (Tex.) Morning News con-
cludes long editorial abounding in mis-
Information as to the pension system,
with the following paragraph:
"1t is most unfortunate that the Pen
sion Office of the Nation should have
been permitted to become one of the
earth's most disreputable centers of cor
ruption and scandal. There are few, II
any, people in this country who are not
more than willing to have every dis
abled and deserving veteran of the
Union army receive a liberal pension
from the Government. The people of
the South have never protested in a
single instance against that. 1t is the
corruption and rascality of it which re-
fleet upon the deserving ones. that
stoops to a low and cunning method
of buying election with public money.
to which serious objection is expressed.
1t is revel in corruption that has not
been equaled in any other country, in
which the scandal of ii was made COM
plete by the sudden and unlawful pro-
vision for service pensions at the very
time when such provision could be ex-
pected to have its telling effect upon the
campaign"
This is even more incorrect than any
that preceded it. The Morning News
makes these scandalous statements in
utter defiance of well-known facts.
Whoever has taken the slightest trouble
to investigate the pension system has
had the conviction forced upon him
that in no department of Government
expenditures is there more honesty than
in the disbursements for pensions. Every
man and woman who receiyes a Densiou
has had to furnish evidence which in Il
murder case would have been sufficient
to hang him or her before any intclIi-
gent jury in the country We will re-
mind the News that the President of its
party, Grover Cleveland, came into office
with a sweeping proclamation like this
editorial against pensions and pension
ers- Then he turned the whole power of
the Government into searching investi-
cations to prove his words. Not only
the Interior Department, but the De-
partment of Justice and the Post Office
Department, had all their energies
turned into a grand fraud hunt with the
most disappointing result. Where in
the ordinary course of justice some 225
to 250 frauds were discovered among
the pensioners every year. President
Cleveland, tho he expended some mil
lions of dollars in Investigations. never
found as many as 500 frauds in any
single year. When we remember that
there are about 1000. 900 names on the
pension roll we can see the startling
paucity of this result. The frauds dis
covered and the amounts wrongfully
paid were everywhere insignificant, and
the result of the grand investigation.
lasting four years. was the most COM
plete and satisfactory vindication of the
integrity of the pension roll
The National tribune., 1907-08-15

Michael Mcdonald. long the leading
figure IN Chicago's semi-criminaI world
of gamblers and sports" is dead, leav-
ing fortune of something like s2.000.-
900. This is melancholy to record, but
Mike" was conspicuous exception to
the rule that a life of wickedness never
pays. AS rule, men of his stamp, who
may achieye striking successes in their
evil ways at times, usually die of some
loathsome disease in the hospital of a
poor house. While Mike was a man of
much ability and untiresome energy,
he was absolutely destitute of moral
scruples. He made the usual pretense
of being a ''high-toned gambler whose
games were always square," but those
capable of every trick and swindle that
the underworld practices. When he
went into any game it was to win, and
win he would by some means or an
other. He was as wanting and con-
scienceless in politics as in everything
else, and for long time was boss in
Chicago. leading all the corrupt ele-
Dy lOTCe OI VIII anu
death relieves Chicago of a powerful
force for bad, force which, say what
one WILL was always exerted against
decency and good morals. There will
be the usual sickening chatter about
his good heart" his many acts of 'un-
ostentatious charity but the fact re-
mains that Mike" was just as bad, as
selfish, and as mercilessly cold as all
gamblers are. Whenever he gave any,
thing away, it was for purpose. Either
he wanted to make show, or, being
superstitious, as all gamblers are, he
thought that his donations would bring
him luck. He may at times have given
with much show dollar or two to some
poor woman or some charity, but he
would not hesitate to play trick on
some poor man, to take the last dollar
from him and rob his wife and children
of bread and fire. A man who runs a
gambling house Is a thief at heart, and
would be a highwayman or a robber,
only he thinks that running gambling
den is safer and surer than the other
processes of getting money without Civ
ing anything for it.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
WHO BEcoME c1rIzENs,

Frank L. Chadwick, Chief Clerk Of
the Naturalization Bureau of the Su-
preme Court Of Brooklyn. has compiled
some interesting statistics on the opera
ton of the bureau during the year just
ended, which was the first of the bu-
reau's operations. The first 1000 ap-
picants for declaration of intention
were divided as follows: Russia. $50;
Italy, 212: Ireland, .104: Germany. 95:
Norway. rs: Austria Hungary. 20: Eng
land, 81; Sweden. "a: Denmark. 20:
Scotland. 10; Finnish Russia. 1s; Rou-
mania, 8; Canada. Z: Polish Russia, A.;
Turkey, a; Syria, 8; Holland. A. Other
countries. 49,
Mr.. Chadwick gives some interesting
facts in regard to the character of those
who become citizens. and especially of
the larger proportions of those who are
Jews and Italians. He says:
THE old theory that the Hebrews
had about concluded to settle in Pales-
tine is refuted by reason of the fact
that Hebrews are coming to this cOun-
try from all parts of the world. With
out single exception all of the native
Russians applying for papers are He
brews. The proportion of Hebrews that
apply is nearly three in ten. while Italy
is second. The average Hebrew is be-
low the medium in stature and slight of
build. Few of them declare as laborers
The majority are tailors. peddIers and
small storekeepers. The sturdy sons of
Italy, are nearly all laborers. Their
physical condition contrasts strongly
with the Hebrew. There is about an
equal amount of illiteracy among the
Italians and Hebrews, and in fact nearly
all the illiterates that apply are from
these two races"
The immigrants are not becoming
citizens as rapidly as is supposed Those
who apply. very strangely. do not seem
to care to complete their papers. Out
Of every 1000 who make application,
only 144 take out final papers.
Under the new law, which became
effective last September. the candidates
are made to undergo rigid examina-
tion before Supreme Court of Justice.
with the United States District Attor-
ney, and catechising not only the ap-
piicant, but also the two witnesses who
are obliged to accompany him and t0s-
tify as to his fitness to become a citizen.
Usually this shows an ignorance of our
Government. which would be ludicrous
If it was not alarming.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
CATECHISM. FOR MANUFACTURERS
AND DEALERS

The Department of Agriculture is
perfectingo otis plans for a campaign to
execute the eiprovisions of the Pure Food
Law. BetKeen 80 and 40 inspectors are
at work in various parts of the country.
and the Department has perfected the
forms flor questions which are to be
asked of the manager of each factory
IinspectedalIJn substance these are:
Name of manufacturer. Location
of -factorylI Glass of products manu-
factured Sanitary surroundings of fac
tory. Number of employees. Health of
employees tuberculosis, ctc.) Cleanli-
ness and dress of employees. Provisions
for health and comfort of employees
Cleanliness and sanitary condition Oh
factory. Location and condition of
toilet rooms. Kind and condition of
floors. Condition of walls and ceiling
Light and ventilation. Condition of
storage rooms Kinds of raw materials.
Source Of raw materials. Condi-
ton of raw materials. Preservatives
used, if any. and in what Artifi-
cial colors used, if any, and in what.
Are any other materials used that re-
quire declaration? If so, what? Are
any materials used in violation of the
law? If so. what? Kinds of products
manufactured. Amount of output
uEIty VI pTOOuCtS. sanitary COnQ1tlOn
of products. Are products labeled in
conformity to law? General remarks
and criticisms"
The questions asked milk and dairy
producers are:
Name of manufacturer. Location
of factory. Address of factory Appa-
rent quality of the milk and cream
used. as to cleanliness and as TO resh-
ness. What proportion of the milk or
cream used is known to be from cows
certified by Il veterinarian as free from
tuberculosis? Is the milk or cream
pasteuriZed? If so. at what tempera-
ture and for how long a time? Name
of the pasteurizing apparatus used
What is the general grade of packing
stock tbutter) for renovating or ladling?
Is it new, or fresh. or stored? Source
and condition of the water used in
washing and materials or the product,
and the utensils. separators. watts,
churns. etc. Are all utensils properly
rinsed. scalded and aired? Describe,
method for cleansing receptac!es. If
steam is used. state in what manner
and for how long. Source of air for
blowing the butter oil. Name of the
finished product or products d. G..
cream. butter ice cream. renovated
butter. casein. etc.. stating apparent
quality OF each
The National tribune., 1907-08-15

Mr.. Thomas Speed Mosby calls atten-
ton to dangers in the present crusade
against child labor. There is no doubt
that long and exhaustive child labor in
the mines and factories is being stopped
by the arousing of public opinion, but
are we not going too far in the other
direction and increasing child idleness :?
Every child should be compelled to do
some regular stated labor every day,
increasing the amount with his years.
This is absolutely necessary for his
proper physical and moral development
No amount of education in the schools
will ever compensate for a lack of daily
physical tasks. 1t would be a most ex-
cellent thing If every boy was compelI-
ed to learn some useful trade before he
became of age. He would be far more
healthful, physically. mentally and NOR
ally, for the training. Penitentiary sta
tistics show that about SIS per cent OF
the convicts have no training in any
useful occupation. and where these were
taught trade inside the prison walls
only about IA per cent returned to
criminal pursuits.