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Douglas Island news., 1911-07-05
What She Wondered

A girl had gone to dinner in New York with her steady The young man noticed speek of what appeared to be lint on her shoulder. When she wasn't looking he attempted to knock it off with his finger After several futile at tempts, he took hold of the line and started to pull it off. He unraVeled several yards of the heecy stuff and when he seemed te have it all off threw the wad under the table. That night the girl told her mother that she had had perfectly lovely time. HBut," she added, q have just been lying here in bed, mother, and wondering what be- came of my union suit."-Kansas City Star
Douglas Island news., 1911-07-05

"Et was on very dark night and my friend was riding home on his bicycle, which was minus lamp. He came to a cross. roads, and was in doubt which way to turn. After some fun bling in his pockets he found lone match, and with it in his teeth he proceeded to scale the sign post to read the names of the two forking lanes. The pole was an unusually high one, but he managed to reach the top and striking hismatch, read the words, Wet Paint"
Douglas Island news., 1911-07-05

Chimney Blocks made in Seattle of e4inkers and cement. Much superior to. brick or concrete ehimneys. The only block approved by the insurance companies at Seattle and other coast towns. For further information and price, write or calb at the Luneau Marble Works. James Hogan .-..s
Douglas Island news., 1911-07-05

Julius Jensenr the Second street hardware man, has stock of ffreless cookers on display. He takes pleasure in explaining them to- his customers Ef you never saw one. they are really worth inspecting
Douglas Island news., 1911-07-05

Keep clean and you will be healthy. The bath tubs at the Douglas Hand Laundry are at yoar service. Try them for your annual bath
Douglas Island news., 1911-07-05

Try a Lawrence Barrett Mild Havana Cigar and you will be regular smoker of this brand Sfor 25c.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
FROM DOVER TO OSTENO.

American tourists visiting London for the
coronation festivities should avail them
selves OF the facilities offered by the
Dover-O Ostend Royal Mail Route for trip
to the Continent. BY this route Ostend,
the popular Continental seaside resort, can
be reached in less than five hours. and
Brussels the capital of romantic Belgium.
in two hours railway journey from Ostend.
The new turbine steamers OF the Belgian
government make the sea passage in less
than three hours. They are undoubtedly
the fastest and most luxurious Channel
steamers afioat. their speed being more
than twenty-four knots an hour. There
are three services daily between England
and the Continent by the Dover-Ostend
route. leaving London ,Charing Cross re-
spectively at Q a. m, 2:2v p. m. and y. m.
Excursion and tourist tickets at reduced
fares are issued from London to the prin-
cipal towns on the Continent, and the five
and fifteen days season tickets enabling
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
Trips Abroad No Longer Hard

French. even If you think you're letter per-
rect and hope to impress the people with
the fact that YOU are native. The game
VIII not work. Americans should know
TINS Tor having the English language in
common. and that as great advantage,
they can never with any degree Of success
masquerade as Englishmen in England.
Therefore. speak the language of the
country II you can only TO those who can't
speak American. but when II comes to
shopping use your own language. for YOU
will require an extensive vocabulary to get
what you want at the right price The
European retail merchant shows his re-
gard for his American customer by
charging him American prices. II you give
what he asks, you will receive In return a
deep bow from the salesman, who may ad-
dress you as baron" 'euer G'naden."
m lord" or some other title. But you will
have more money in your pocket and less
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

and chauffeurs with a knowledge of tie
various popular tours in Europe are in
demand annually. The rules governing the
importation of machines from America
for touring purposes are not uniform in
Europe. When landing in France, at
Havre. charge will be made by the
customs authorities Of Sl7J for A touring
car and 500 for limousine. which amounts
are returnable upon leaving the country II
within a period OF one year.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
Old POINT COMFORT.

Old Point Comfort. Va, April 29.-Many
people living in New York and Boston.
wishing TO escape the disasreeable weather
of between seasons, come To the Chamber
lin AT this time. where the cherry trees are
In full bloom and life outdoors is delight-
full \ large party of guests from the North
numbering over 80 arrived AT the hotel on
Tuesday night. TO spend several days. With
Robert c. Ogden as their guest OF honor.
they will attend exercises at Hampton In
stitute. Lady liadheld. of London. accom-
panied by Mrs. Randolph Williams, or
Richmond Va, is spending several days
at the Chamberlin. Rear Admiral Robley
ID. Evans was here for a short time las;
week. Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins. WIDOW or
Senator Ekins. accompanied by her father.
ex-senator Henry 6. Davis, has been
spending ten days here. Robert Olyphant.
Of New York. is also a guest.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

the hotel
of
said to be ire ohy
botel has q
With a IT'S re Aroer
hn they il which offers thoih an
of the most
Wine
rnde injury the Hotel iungar"'
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
WILDUNGEN
BAD NAUHEIM

Opposite the springs and the baths.
Vator. electric light, central heating.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

until August ii for s685 takes the passenger
via Gibraltar through Italy. by the Italian
lakes 10 Switzerland. thence to Germany
tbe Rhine. Holland, Belgium, France ana
England on this tour one may remain
FIVE days in Naples, four days III Hoihe'
three days in Florence three oaSe ~
Vienna. two days at Munich ana one al
Dresden. At Berlin four days can be spent
and two days each AT Amsterdam anu
BRUSSELS. For Paris and London iiVe days
each is provided These tours are men
toned 10 show what can be done ny tho
siehtseer in short time and with ihou-
est outlay of money.
only the more courageous tourists co'''
be Induced to visit Italy in the summer va
cation time until a few years ago "he"
trips 70 that country, and especially 10 'ho
lake regions. became popular one oi '"o
tours for that region arranged 10 iea'0
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

titles at the hands of the salesman II you
do some bidding down. because nearly all
retail establishments charge a figure higher
than the one they expect to receive when
their customer is an American
On the whole, the American tourist has
no difficulty in finding people who speak
his language. Railroad employees, hotel
porters, walters and under servants usu-
ally hold their places by virtue OF
knowledge Of languages. and even the
stores of the middle class in larger cities
have English speaking clerks The Eng
lish guide will ne found all over Europe.
He solicits employment and usually gains
as patrons. first offenders-men and women
who are making their first trip abroad.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

own inclination. Thus, men and women
who know nothing about their artistic
value spend much time and accumulate
neat amount of fatigue by wandering
through miles of picture galleries and
waste more valuable time i'm roaming over
old buildings the histories of which are
unknown tC them.
\ writer in one of the best guide books
advises that the tourist make up his mind
as 70 what he wants 10 see and then 10
see il thoroughly. taking in other things
as they present themselves and counting
them as good measure" As 10 hotels. one
has his choice in the matter of price in
England and on the Continent. and having
gone 10 one of the class in keeping with
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

While he knows the town through which
he desires TO escort you. he is to be avoid
cd. because he is usually in league with
shopkeepers and others from whom he re-
ceives a handsome commission for the
trade which he turns in their direction.
Touring agencies have made European
travel easy for all those who are willing
TO let others take the ordinary response
biities, and tours to meet the purse limi-
tatons Of all have been arranged IN past
seasons, and for the one which is now
opening one of the popular tours ar
ranged by the Cooks for $3.50 includes Ire
land Scotland. England and France. with
seven days in London and six days in Paris.
4 tour beginning on May IS and lasting
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

being It's servant and makes the tourist iee'
tAat il Is "A condescension on his part "heH
ne takes the tip which is his reward.
As rule. hotels in England are good
as an American wrote who was making
tour Of the Continent on s. a day. ANA
one usually gets his moneys worth II ne
refrains from kicking al things which are
new 10 him. The man, however, who with
crouch stamped on his face and chip
on his shoulder is ever ready 10 inform
'he hotelkeeper that at home we do So
ohd-so. at home We have no little coOps
VI elevators at home we do this and don't
~ mat, will end things uncomfortable
anu unpleasant because the people whose
..''"'uuons he criticises are proud Of what
'' nave and resent unfayorable comment
,Ne rort Of foreigners, even at the
oi Americans. their best patrons
N'n Kick. And don't speak German 0.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
Continued from second page.

traveller should provide himself
-, .o,,e of the money Of the country
WI" no will land before sailing, and
when going from one country 10 ano,"ee
che pocket money should be changed SO
hat on arrival across the frontier ne may
ss,e the coin of the realm. Sightseeing
~ the object of the majority of the tourists
through the class which goes for rest and
range is growing steadily This latter
.,eat contingent often avoids the beaten
..ck q the tourist, not because the sights
70 pnjnteresting. but because they are an
"a story and appeal to them less than
~ did in former years The sightseer
=, his first trip often misses the things
,,bich he would enjoy most because he
,o,lovs the advice of fellow travellers,
.nide books and runners" rather than his
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

his purse he can find similar one at the
next place by simply consulting the head
porter ~ his hotel.
The head porter Of a European hotel is
the tourists guide. philosopher and friend
~ made So bv a small gratuity. 1t is in his
power 20 make ones stay at a hotel pleas
ant or otherwise He speaks English-"ith
more or less foreign acccnt-he is an ency-
ciopedia ass 10 noteworthy things IN his city
and. knowing the guests tastes, can dlrec'
them as to what to see. where 10 60 ~hat
trains 10 take. where to do shopping whal
beer % drink or in which garage TO store
automobiles He is resplendent in GoId
lace. pompous in manner. pays the hotel
company big royalty for the privilege OF
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

Private rooms with bath Magnificent vestibue, e.e
Prospectus Proprietor j. +. ALLETTER.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
GAY
OSTEND.

Ostend has charms
unequalled by any
other watering place.
There one rubs shoul-
ders with royalty
from all parts of the
world. To visit Eu-
rope without having
seen Ostend is un-
thinkable 10 those
who have once en-
joyed It's pleasures
and stayed at one Of
its superb hotels.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
ITALY AND SOUTH OF FRANCE.
n EN- OA. saS:': + S:s:I'.si s.:..
NJ EDEN PALACE. !"

tourists to travel anywhere in Belgium arc
remarka bly, cheap Full particulars OF fares
and services can be obtained. together
with attractive illustrated tourist pro-
erammes. at the office Of the London rep-
resentative Of the Belgian State Railways.
L. Defrance, No A. Cannon street, l.. g.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

fort, along the Rhine. Cologne, Boulogne,
London and Dover. This trip will be made
at cost of $40 for each individual
In recent years many tourists from this
country have made travel in Europe easy
for themselves by taking with them or
renting on arrival abroad a touring car,
and thus providing their own means OF
transportation from place to place, regard
less of timetables and railroad regula-
tions. This class is constantly growing,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

Florence, Rome. Pompeii. Vesuvius. Brn-
disi. Athens, Smyrna. Constantinople, Bel
grade, Budapest, Vienna Salzburg, Mu-
nich, Dresden, Berlin. Wiesbaden, Frank
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24
Street Improvement.

There is a piece of street between
the Treganza store and the c. NJ. &
ST. p. depot that is apparently un-
derlaid with feathers and when the
ground is good and wet it makes a
pOrridge that can be handled by a
tin dipper and carried away in pals.
This enables the street to dry rapid
ly after the porridge is removed, but
it is so sticky that it is hard to
make the dipper scour. The powers
that be have recently discovered
some soil that when properly mixed
with water is of the general APP
pearance of lampblack and butter
milk. 1t is thought that this will
not be adhesive and that it can be
handled readily with a syringe. This
will greatly facilitate the handling
OF the mud problem on this end of
Main street. A ten horse syringe
can be bought for few hundred
dollars and the porridge can be haul
ed away in tanks. No one on the
entire face of the universe outside
of Britt would have solved the mud
problem in more unique way.
Should any CT our readers know of
anything that will make more mud
or of finer quality than this dope
will make, please let us know We
want to get few hundred loads to
take the place of this after the syr-
inge gets in its work. Some claim
that the mud We have will run up
hill if we get plenty of rain.-Britt
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Representative Wilson of Illinois,
having had a disastrous experience
with homemade brand of cooking.
has introduced a bill providing for
the establishment of domestic
science bureau in the Department of
Agriculture. The proposed bureau
would teach economy of time and
labor in the kitchen and supply in
formation as to the kinds of food to
buy and scientific and economical
ways of preparing them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24
PROGRESS ON THE CANAL.
Worlds Greatest Engineering Enter
prise Rapidly Nearing Com
pletiOn Under Direction
of Uncle Sam.

Uncle Sam" has taken stock of
what has been accomplished at Pan
anna after seven years of hard work.
May ended the seventh year of
canal construction by the American.
Only one-fourth of the great task of
excavation remains to be done, for
the ground hogs" have removed
138,000,000 cubic yards from the
line of the canal. That leaves only
44,000,000 yards to be cut away
The placing of concrete in the locks
is more than SO per cent completed,
the installing of lock gates has be-
gun and 70 per cent of the filling of
the Gatun dam, which will feed the
canal with water, has been done.
The lock gates are staggering in
their vast proportions when compar-
ed with the timber gates of the can
ais in this country. Each leaf, of
which there are two ingates, is sew
en- feet thick, 65 feet long and AZ
to 80 feet in height, there being no
less than 90 of these leaves. Special
hosting machinery has been INSTALL
ed to place these masses of steel
One of the unexpected obstacles in
the construction was the develop
ment of twenty-five slides in Culebra
cut within a distance of nine miles,
but it is stated these will not delay
the completion of the canal as the
earth can easily be removed by
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

The U. S. Bureau of Animal In
'dustry, of the Department of Agri-
culture. has purchased practically all
of the Morgan horses owned by the
Willowmoor farms, Redmond. Wash.
These animals are intended for the
department farm at Middlebury, VT,
where work is being carried on with
the object OF preserving and improv-
ing the Morgan breed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24
100000 Autos Running in U. s. A.

More than 10000 automobiles
were registered in the capitals of the
various states of the union on May
l. New York leads in the number
of registrations with approximately
10000. Pennsylvania and Califor-
MIA come next with 10000 each.
Other states having more than 10,-
900 cars are: Ohio 32,400; Illinois
10000; Iowa 24,200; Massachusetts
$4,000; Michigan 1S,059; New Jer-
sey 1900; Missouri 1900; Ne
braska $500; Indiana $4,000; Wis
consin $4,000; Kansas, 12,300; Min
nesota 1900; Connecticut 1000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Editors Note-The editor of
this paper has prevailed upon
his father, Rev. H. H. Green,
d. D., to write an autobiogra-
ply of his life, to be preserved
as a matter of record among
his children and grandchildren.
While it was written with no
intention of being made public,
yet his life has been filled With
such varied experiences, dati; 8.
from his birth in England, boy 2
hood, soldier, clergyman, legis-
lator, ETC., that we find much
which we believe will be read
with interest by the public, and
we will therefore from time to
time as space permits publish
sections of this autobiography,
should it prove of sufficient in
terest to continue.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

The Treasury Department will
soon hold an unusual sale, when ar
ticles will be offered at auction
which United States Consuls in all
parts of the world have sent in to
Washington from time to time since
1860 because heirs of decedent"
could not be located The list is
composed principally of penknives,
pocketbooks, purses, rings, charms,
papers, deeds and money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24
THE NATIONS DEAD
Order of Exercises for Observance
of Annual Tribute to
Veterans.
PROCESSION AND EXERCISES.
Patriotic Societies of City, Schools
and Citizens Will Join in Process
sion, Followed by Program
at Opera House.

The arrangements are about COM
plete for the annual observance in
Decorah of Memorial Day, when the
nation pauses to pay just tribute
to the memory of the departed de-
tenders of the union. The program
for the exercises in Decorah on next
Tuesday is as follows:
Officer of the Day-C. o. Maltby.
Orator-Prof. j. c. Richter.
Procession will form at ten o'clock
on Water street, between Court and
Mechanic streets, facing east in the
following order:
Decorah Merchants Band.
Luther College Band.
Col. Hughes Post, G.. A. R.
Veterans not members of G.. A. r.
Sons and daughters of Veterans.
Veterans of Spanish American War.
WOmans Relief Corp.
Decorah Fire Department
Luther College Faculty and Students.
Decorah Public Schools.
Orator, Post Commander and Presi-
dent of w. r. c. in carriages.
Mayor and City Council in carriages.
Citizens in carriages and on foot.
Proces sion will move at 10:30
and march east to State, south to
Main, west to Monument, where
brief service will be held, at the
close of which the column will re-
form and march west to River, north
to Water and east to opera house,
where the following service will be
held:
Music-"Mufie the Drums" by Echo
Glee Club.
Prayer.
Reading OF Memorial Day Orders.
Music-"Lead Kindly Light by
Echo Glee Club.
G. A. r. Exercises.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress-Rev. H. H. Green, d. D.
Calling roll of dead.
Address-Prof. ]. c. Richter.
Hymn America" by all.
Benediction.
After the exercises at the opera
house there will be the usual picnic
dinner at the Post rooms in charge
of the Womans Relief Corps.
AT two O'Clock the members of the
G. A. r. will ride to the different
cemeteries and decorate the graves
of their deceased comrades. Citizens
having carriages or autos that they
are willing to place at the disposal
of the comrades will please have
them at the Post room entrance at
that hour.
A Union Memorial service will be
held at the grand opera house, Sun
day, May 2Sth, at 1890 o'clock.
Sermon by Rev. w. Nj. Lemen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Not every man who is Charming
and good fellow abroad is a
model husband at home. Many a
hat-tipping gallant compels his wife
TO split the kindling.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

A writer complains OF the ten
dency of seed to run out, and some
times wives are heard complaining
of like tendency on the part of
their husbands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Wiseacres advise us that there is
always room at the top, and the av-
erage man when he comes to fifty
is apt to find that there is room at
the top for more hair than he has.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

A visitor to Washington advises us
not to lose sight of Bryan. We
shan :, snd we shall also probably
not lose sound of him, either.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite Masons are beginning the erec-
ton of a million dollar temple in
Washington.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

The largest picture In the world
is Tintoretto's Paradise" in the
Doge's palace at Venice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Our fri .ds are like our clothes
-unlp,s they wear we'll we get little
satisfaction out of them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

If team of horses pull together
they are sure to accomplish some
thing; and the same is true of men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

\ Mr.. Spurgeon's sermons used to
be printed in twenty-three different
languages weekly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Stamped adhesive envelopes were
introduced in England on May s,
l1S40. Ns
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Several London churches receive
incomes Of $1,000 to $4,000 from
pew rents. 4Ft
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-04

SESSION Of BOTH HOUSES
LASTS ONLY FEN MINUTES
HokE SMITH or oEoBGiA SWORN
IN As NEW SENATOR AND
five NEW MEMBERS TAKE
OATH IN THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Staccato
raps with the gayel BY Vice Presi-
dent James Sherman In the senate
and Speaker Champ Clark In the
house At noon today set In motion
the first regular session of the 62nd
congress. The sessions Of both the
senate and house were brief. both
houses adjourning until tomorrow,
when the presidents message win be
received and read.
Fully f0urfifths of the members of
congress were present when the two
houses were called to order today,
five new congressman taking the
oath of office and two new senator's,
HOke Smith OF Georgia and Gardner,
democrat, of Maine, being sworn in.
The. house OF representatives re-
ceived today from the treasury de
partment the estimate Of Federal ex-
penses for the year 1913. which
shows an apparent saving of over
$21. .000. 900. Substantial decreases il
expenses are shown for the pensions
department, executive establishment
and the department. of agriculturs
but these decreases are practical,
offset by the increases demanded b,
the military and navy departments. i
this estimate is followed by the dem
ocratle house. the total appropriations
by congress may mean 81 .Oo0, 900. 600.