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toms leading hotels. Henri is an import
ed article. fact that can be easily
noticed. not only by his soft purring
lingo. but by his dainty. a la Paree NOUS
tacheS as we'll
Henri was at the national food show
at Convention Hall last week. Did you
see him? In fact, Henri was the whole
show for one evening.
Henri is plump and good to look at.
He wore a long white apron and
Starched cap-the latter claimed to be alb
soluteiy necessary for a first-class chef,
whether he cook snail's eyebrows COM
mon everyday bean soup. Henri had as
sistants, too. but none of them wore as
high caps as Henri himself.
Yes. Henri licked his finger. Awful,
wasn't it? But Henri says this is quite
proper. and that it was done merely as
a means of testing the concoction, not
because he was a victim of vulgar hun
ger. Henri certainly is an adept in the
art of making soup. He was preparing
his "onion au gratin" before a throng
of woman vistors-and one man-at the
food show. The one man wore spectacles,
and his wife was one of those large
women who carry a heavy umbrella,
while gentle, sweet-eyed hubby struggles
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do. such delightful people TO meet 10
renew the old bonds of friendship ana
forget all the interludes is something TOT
which to be thankful besides having
Commander Peary here the great part OF
the winter. | have come to washington
faithfully ever since 1 broke up my nome
permanently, and last year L spent the
winter here rather lonely and In sus-
pense, and looking back on those Gays
will make these the fafrer.
-
''rhose who come to know me Will.
fear, find me entirely of the average and
to meet the requirements. AS young
girl l was fond of books and read and
studied more perhaps than most girls
My father was a linguist In the Smith
sonian Institution and was a man OF cru
dftion and wide culture Naturally, such
environment made its impress. and l have
always revered learning and scientific
investigation and intellectual victories
But | never took any spec1ai interest IN
polar exploration. So far from being the
wife which fate had reserved Tor my
husband-filled with intutive sympathy
for what was to be his life career was
of an opposite trend of mind
Il intended to follow a business career
and for this end l took course in 10
cal business college ard had graduated
with moderately high averages. After my
marriage I soon became interested In
what my husband liked. Having been as
ISOLATED with my father. who esteemed in
tellectual worth SO highly, 1t is not sur
prising that from sympathy with my
husband l grew to study his ideals and to
know things on my own account AFTER
/ went north. of course, familiar knoWl-
edge of polar conditions-the actual eX-
perience with the dangers and doleful
aspects of an explorers life-could not
but make a grave IMPRESSION.
''Since that period I have looked on the
frozen deep as an old friend, as we'll as d
vast phenomenon to be solved. OF my life
there and my intercourse with the Es-
kinos l have treated in my book. 1t
is with me as 1t is with every other house.
hold where the head of the family is the
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disputable evidence of the interest OF
Washingtonians in this festal holiday
Materially, Thanksgiving is still day of
turkey and other gastronomic delicacles-
as tour of the markets will prove.
Fifty thousand turkeys will grace Wash
ington tables this Thanksgiving-wild
ones, tame ones, corn-fed, chestnut-fed
or just fed. In all sizes. from that OF 4
fair-sized chicken to a ponderous bird OF
thirty-five pounds, they are yours to COM
mand, if you have the price.
Young pigs in various degrees of ro-
tundity are quite plentiful. Some are
hung up to view, while others repose upon
their backs with expressions of aston
ishment and reproach upon their porcine
countenances. The willy possum has its
coterie OF admirers also. and these are
by no means limited to the colored ele-
ment, for the individual who has once
eaten a good southern dinner of roast
possum and sweet potatoes. baked apples.
thick gravy and accompanying vegetables,
with delicious pumpkin pie and good cider.
will retain last memory of that dinner
as a red-letter event.
The gay fruit and vegetable stands
with their brilliant array of gorgeous
corr. are the most attractive spots In the
pig market Rosy-cheeked apples, golden
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The making of wheat into biscuits took
but few minutes in a process demon
strated throughout the show. The raw
wheat was steamed and then pressed into
pulp. After this it was shredded by a
seemingly simple machine and the shreds
were toasted over fire. Many were the
comments on this machine. One large
woman, with her husband in tow, ac-
costed one of the woman demonstrators
with the words:
Say. miss, please fix up a nice dish Of
that stuff for my husband here. Put
plenty of cream and sugar on it. You see,
he is the head of our family and whatever
he likes l have to cook. Now don't L,
Henry
Henry picked up a fallen package, re-
placed it in his arms among the dozens
of others. and replied:
Yes, my dear.
The head of the family ate his biscuits
from a spoon in the hand of his wife,
Henry's arms being too full for extensive
use of those members. He then remark
ed that he liked the dish very we'll. Of
course. il did not make any difference
whether his wife liked il or not They
probably had the mixture for breakfast
the next morning-maybe.
Did you ever eat spun sugar?
This was one of the most attractive
booths at the exhibit. There they made
a sort of candy out of graduated sugar.
right before the staring eyes of the audi
ence This spun candy, or sugar, looks
very much like cotton, yet it tastes
mighty good. A half bushel of the
sweet, spider-webby stuff is equal to a
nickers worth of ordinary mixed, ac-
cording to one youngster who was de-
vouring candy of every color with a
never-failing appetite.
The spaghetti booth had its attrac
tons Two sailors from the Etruria. the
Italian warship, bounced on this spec
tacular booth as though they had found
a home. From that time on their stanc
was in front of the boiling kettles. They
ate all kinds of spaghetti-boiled. stewed
fried and poached-and at II o'clock one
of the Convention Hall police kindly in
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own property. The role of the woman
who waits in agonizing suspense has been
think that I fill it actually instead of by
the grace of those who sketch my char
acter | often ask what could l do but
wait. ! went once to the frozen north,
but such an experience as that twice In
one short lifetime was not to be con-
sidered.
Il question whether any woman, unless
she be tremendously ambitious, a regular
Catherine the Great or some such type,
would select fame with all the stings and
heartaches and disappointments which it
brings so close rather than a peaceful.
prosperous life with all her dear ones
around her hearthstone. When a man
goes out of the beaten track he possesses
qualities which mark him from the medi-
OGRE. and when he blazes a new path and
writes his name in big letters his
times. then every one must concede he is
neither commonplace nor conventional.
But his wife, IL he has one, is generally
patterned after womankind in all times
and ages. She loves her home and her
husband. and fame purchased at the cost
Of imperiling both does not as a rule APP
peal to her When the fame does come
once more running smoothly she realizes
an immense satisfaction, especially If she
has placed no obstacles in the way. There
are few women who depart from the
beaten track either in deed or in thought
without jeopardizing that domestic con-
tentment which every married woman be-
lieves she has a right to expect.
IT do not claim to love home or do
mestic pursuits any more ardently than
most women but certainly l appreciate
such snatches Of peace and tranquility
as 1 hope this winter will prove. My SUI
preme thought that my husband had
reached the pole was not that of jubila-
tion, though I did rejoice over that. 1t
was. however, of deep thankfulness that.
having attained the goal Of his ambition,
such perilous trips would no longer be
necessary. Then in Washin gton there is
such contentment, such pleasant things to
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By Margaret B. Downing.

y an apartment
house in what is 10.
cally known as
w a s h i n g I o n
II e i & h t s Com
mander Peary has
set up his household
treasures and Is
preparing to spend
the winter In civil
ization. If one may
Judge from ap-
pearances he is en-
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+ one be inclined to
c o IN p | a ! n ( h a t
Thanksgiving is be-
coming a nominal,
not a real, cele-
bration - far differ
ent from the old
fashioned ones Of
the past - let him
walk through any
of the city's mar
kets this week and
see for himself in
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ENRI licked h.

ENRl licked his
fingers!
That brings about
a new question OF
W h e t h e + 1t Is
proper to stick
ones finger in the
soup.
Henri did It!
Ever hear OF
Henri? Henri is
the French chef at
one of Washing
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oranges and purple grapes against a back
ground of crisp lettuce, celery and cab
baee-fanked on either side by trays of
late tomatoes and healthy cucumberS, to
say nothing of the huge piles of ruddy
eggplant and white cauliflower, inter-
:persed with rows of opulent grape fru t
ana luscious pears-form an exhibit
tempting enough to turn the most indif-
ferent into ardent vegetarians. From the
gay decorations it would seem as though
the Gods for miles around Washington
had leen stripped of all greenery and
beauty. for rare is the stand that does
not boast of its punches of red alder,
holly and bits of evergreen.
The market, the mecca of the house
keeper. is great crucible where the rep
resentatives of all classes and races are
unceremoniously jumbIed into. a mass
which evolves the shopper. They come.
some in rags and some in velvet gowns,
some with suit cases and Satchels to con-
ceal the real object of their trip down.
town. many with baskets and bags. but
more with only their purses and the deal
ers good will.
Milady of wealth who whirls up in her
stunning auto or her handsome turnout
and calmly sits back among her cushions
while her footman goes to summon the
butcher and his brother dealers to come
out and receive madames commands, is
not nearly so much a part of the Thanks
giving scheme as the little old lady in
her shiny black dress and rusty bon
hurries along in breathess anticipation
of the purchases she has darngly re-
solved to make.
The thin little purse, which has seen
many years of service. tells its own story,
and as she fits from stall to stall in the
hope that she may save enough for the
cranberries from the price of the turkey
she counts her little stock of change over
and over, hoping that a few more pen
niles will show up. Finally when her pur-
chases are all made. she stands aghast at
the empty pocketbook and. with a sigh.
half fearful of the consequences of such
wanton extravaganza, trudges off. MUIR
muring It's only once a year, and
John'll be home
Quite in contrast is the dame in purple
velvet with the white plumed picture hat
who finds the brick floor so rough and
uneven that she is forced to fairly hob
BILE along on her tiny French heels.
On the way to poultry stand she meets
an acquaintance, desirable to recognize,
and with appraised lorgnon and voice as
cending the scale, exclaims, MY dear
Mrs. Brown, SO charmed to see you. but
you are looking bit tagged, my dear. l,
oh. l am never we'll! 1 am a perfect
wreck! Just bored to death in this stupid
other season. Like marketing? Horrors.
j never come to this odious place. My
man comes. but he was ungrateful enough
to break his leg last week-so careless of
him after all I've done for him, too
When Mrs Brown has duly sympathized
and passed on, the "ennuied' lady moves
bit closer to inspect the-not turkeys,
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had hunted for lard in the pantry and
landed on fresh mess of violet-perfumed
cold cream which / had just made up the
day before from a sure-thing recipe out
of the 'Fireside Hints column.
"Oh, yes. that's what gave the pie crust
that delicious and elusive Whit of OrriS
root
The two women walked off toward the
ice cream booth.
Here ye are. Here We are. The latest
improved egg beaten. Best on the mar
ket 1t can't possibly splash the poultry
fruit out of the cup!''
1t was the voice of the vender Sort of
coarse voice. but it attracted the at
tention of the passersby, who stopped TO
examine the "wonderfur' invention of
criss-crossed wires. The egg-beater man
demonstrated the ability of his particular
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BY no means was Henri the whole
shining light of the exhibition newer.
Perhaps you didn't see him at all. The
real heroes-sure, they can be called
heroes-of the affair were the other dem
constructors. These persons, men and
women, were required to exude about one
thousand words on the good qualities of
the article they were demonstrating to
every teaspoonful for the palates Of the
hungry visitors Yet there was plenty
for all. While the orchestra in the bal
cony gave forth the strains of who
Don Gone Token My Choking" you
could eat every variety of cereals from
real wheat straw to corn stalks
Then there was the booth where the
temperance drink was dispensed to the
thirsty women. Man visitors did not ia
vor this booth overmuch. yet they tasted.
Just to see what it was like
Two women, their arms filled with pack
ages of samples. had just left the Henri
exhibit of artistic soups and were stand
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samples.
Henri had an interested audience
Henri first explained what croutons are
1t seems that no soup reaches the height
of artistic triumph without croutons.
Henri spent about three-quarters of an
hour in explaining that croutons are
nothing more than pieces of toast, but
Henrfs English was never of the best
it seems, and it certainly took him
long time to tell his audience that crou
tons are zee wee beets of stale bread
often zeen Violating and bobbing about
like zee little boats at zee top of zee
delicious coup
Then Henri done" it. Yes, he done
it,
He did not plunge his arm up to the
elbow into the ''zoup," of course not. 1t
was dainty touch, like that of a paint
who puts the last little finishing dab
on his masterpiece. He dipped in his
finger. The soup was hot. Then Henri
jerked back his plump digit and cast
loving glance at the trickling soup and
the burned finger. Then Henri licked his
finger,
There was a gasp among the woman
spectators. But Henri never batted an
eyebrow. He looked very much like the
sleek pussy after she has calmly swal-
lowed the biggest and latest mouse i'm
the pantry. The lone man in the au-
dience licked his lips dry, took firmer
grasp on his baskets OF samples and
edged closer to his protecting better
half.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
Carp Picking Factory.

Hidden in the brush near the east
end of the Webster county wagon
bridge that crosses the Des Moines
river, six miles west of Stratford, is
an industry of unique character, and
according to statements of its owners
and other practical evidence, is one of
no meagre profit. 1t is nothing more
or less than a carp picking works, or
a picked carp works, as you will.
Last year Mrs. Cora Osborne placed
on the market her first consignment
of picked carp and met with in
Simultaneous success. This year over
1000 quart and pint fruit jars have
been put up and sold and the end is
not yet. Mr.. Osborn catches the
carp with trot lines and his wife does
the rest. The process is simple and
the product elevates the hitherto OBJ
noxious carp to higher standard of
usefulness. Huge watts of boiling
water await the thoroughly cleaned
fish. into which they are soused sew
eral times. then laid on long tables
and chopped into steaks a quarter
of an inch thick. These are quickly
packed into glass fruit jars, hot
spiced vinegar is poured into each
filled jar and the lid screwed on.
The jars are then placed in rows in
a large spring house and are ready
for service any time after being
cooled. The vinegar neutralizes the
bones and renders them the same as
canned salmon and the flavor is
much the same. Carp are the only
fish canned by the Osborns, with a
rare exception of buffalo in the
spring and fall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
Definition of a Baby.

A London paper offered prize for
the best definition of a baby. The
last one of the following was the
winner:
"A bachelors horror, the mothers
treasurer and the despotic tyrant Of
the most republican household
THE morning caller MONDAY
crawler, and the midnight bawler"
The latest edition of humanity,
of which every couple think they
possess the finest copy"
"A native of all countries, who
speaks the language of none"
"A few inches of coo and wriggle,
with and scream, filled with sue
tion and testing apparatus for milk,
and an automatic alarm to regulate
supply"
"A little stranger with a free pass
TO the hearts best affections.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
SDecial to West Union.

There is special service this week
over the Rock Island for the West
Union fair. This morning, tomor-
row and Friday the train leaves here
at five o'clock, leaving West Union
on the return trip tonight at eight
O'Clock, the other evenings at four
O'Clock. West Union sent up large
number to our fair, and DEBORAH will
doubtless reciprocate this week. Fri
day morning the DEBORAH Fire De-
partment will play the West Unicn
department a game Of base ball at
the fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
IOWA'S BIG CORN CROP.
2S6,OOO,OOO Bushels Estimated Yield
For the Year 1909.

Iowa's total corn crop, from pres
ent indications, based upon reports
to DR.. George M. Chapel of the
Iowa crop bureau, will total 1885,
464,S0O bushels.
This is a falling off from last
years total yield of 15,40S,35O
bushels. The falling off is due to
the decline in acreage because of the
flooded fields of the early spring.
Last year Iowa had S,399.61O
acres planted in corn. This year the
acreage as shown by DIR. Chappel's
bulletin, is S.213,2SO, a falling off
of 1S6.33O acres. The estimate for
this year is figured upon this latter
acreage, using thirty-five bushels an
acre as the average yield. If corn
goes as high an acre this year as it
did last year, when the average was
35.9, the total corn crop will be
293,856.752, which is only about s.
100000 bushels less than last year.
But crop experts are rather skep-
tical as to whether corn will make
35.9 bushels to the acre this year.
1t depends largely upon the effect
of the present drought. And so. in
making the above estimate of 1885,
AGA 500 as the total corn yield, the
first authentic estimate thus far
made, the average yield of thirty-fve
bushels to the acre was used.
That the drought is having
serious effect upon the crops is be-
coming more evident every day. In
central and southern Iowa the fields
are needing rains badly, while in
northern Iowa, corn is making bet
ter progress. Corn will deteriorate
daily in many sections of the state
until rain falls.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
Bows Limb is Broken.

Last Wednesday while playing with
some little fellows in the second
son of Atty. and Mrs. f. w. Cutting,
fell and sustained a broken leg. 1t
was Immediately. given surgical at
tention, and he has since been get
ting along as well rs could be ex-
pected.
Horace Tracy, son of R. H. Tracy,
recently sustained a fracture to one
of the bones of his left hand while
playing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
Nearly 1000 Pianos at Bargain

Lyon & Healy, of Chicago, known
everywhere as 1.-The Worlds Largest
Music House," are offering remark
able reductions on their great stock
of Upright pianos in order to make
room for carpenters putting in new
flooring.
In this stock are new pianos of the
highest quality, including nearly all
known makes.
Lyon & Healy are Offering this SUI
perb stock of pianos to the public at
20 10 40 per cent discount, in order
that it may be moved quickly and the
work of alteration facilitated there
by; SO here is chance to get much
better piano for any sum you have in
mind than you can ordinarily obtain.
Write today for the list of pianos
in this great alteration piano sale,
which is an event entirely unpre-
cedented in the history of piano-sell-
ing. Or arrange TO make visit of
inspection to their salesrooms, cor
ner Wabash Avenue and Adams
Street, Chicago. Four distinct plans
of easy payments for those who do
not wish to pay al cash.
not wish to pay all cash. 36-1
-Conigisky, optician, VIM. Blk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
DEBORAH District Conference, MethO.
dist Episcopal Church, Closed
Session Last Evening.

The sixty-fourth semi-annual ses-
sion of the DEBORAH District Confer
ence convened in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Monday evening. The
song service was led by Rev. F. b.
Shaffer of Usage. assisted by the
local choir. In the absence of DR..
Cooper, DR.. ID. NJ. Parker delivered
the sermon of the evening. Theme,
Study of a Face"
The convention convened yester-
day morning, Rev. VIM. Golbraith
conducting morning devotion. The
business session opened at $3.50, DR..
d. Nj. Parker in the chair. Rev. J. b.
Bird was elected secretary. Twenty
members of the conference answered
the roll call. The morning was taken
up with renewing and granting
licenses. The conference voted to
hold one session next year. Rev.
Crinklaw presented a plan for the
re-districting of the conference.
Afternoon session: r. w. Luce
delivered a sermon. theme, 1.-The
Call" After a lengthy discussion
the District Conference memorialized
the annual conference to request the
Bishop to reduce the number of dis
tricts to four. Rev. J. A. Young
read a well written paper entitled,
Utility of Church History" The
theme of Church Finance" was dis
cussed in an able manner by Rev.
Edwin Lee. Evangelism" was we'll
presented by Rev. ]. R. Caffyn, also
by Rev. j. S. Lilly, who discussed the
condition of the churches in Eng
land. Rev. Upton discussed 1.-The
Relation of Evangelism to the Work
ingman." Rev. Hadwin Williams
presented Summer Evangelism"
Revs. r. w. Luce and Robt. Upton
were recommended to the annual
conference for admission on trial.
Then followed a Book Review by DR..
d. M. Parker.
After song service in the evening,
led by Rev. F. F. Shaffer, Rev. Ed
win Lee delivered a most excellent
sermon, which was followed by Il
masterful address by DR.. Cooper.
This closed very profitable session
Of the District Conference.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
OF to Canada.

Frank Reum and wife departed
Monday night for their home in Out
look, Saskatchewan, Canada. To-
gether with them went a party of
Decorahians, who go to look up land
in that section of the country. They
were Lewis Blodgett, Walter Mackin,
w. G. Makepeace, Anton Bang,
Frank Jewell, G.. Steine, George
Baker and w. Feltis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
Married i'm Minneapolis.

Mr.. Roy Bernard Larson and his
bride, formerly Miss Cora Ella Love,
are guests of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Larsen this week. They
were married in Minneapolis on last
Wednesday, and came at once here
to visit his parents. The groom grew
TO manhood here, and is young man
who bears the respect and esteem of
all who know him. His chosen
bride is young lady Of grace and
refinement, and numerous friends
here join US in good wishes