Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-01-10

"A Key to Common Kinds OF
Trees is the title of publication
just issued by the Department OF
Agriculture. This is guide to the
genera of our common trees, pre-
senting such characteristics as may
be recognized by those who have
little or no knowledge of botany, and
is adapted to use in class or field.
This bulletin should be of special in
terest to farmers and lumbermen,
and should prove of great value in
public school work.
Mako. the rather questionable
stateme. Y, 1t he is the only hog
dentist in Il. world" citizen. of
South Oman. o.. written the post
master general, % all attention to
the efficiency of h o 'th treatment
for the relief of p>@ troubles.
He says that the depaA of ag-
riculture has been wono> 4ng what
has been killing off hogs, and that
he has the correct answer. Every
disease known to swine, he states, is
due to bad teeth, and his remedy is
as good for well hogs as for sick
ones.
Woman Is costing us about twice
as much as she used to, according
to figures just issued by the census
bureau. In the seven years including
1909 the value of millinery and lace
goods manufactured in the United
States increased from $29,77S,OOO
to $S5,894, 5000. In 1904 the value
of domestic goods manufactured was
$37 1000; in 1909 it had gone up
to $55,93S,000, an increase of 81
per cent.
Representative Howard of Georgia
in urging before the house naval af-
fairs subcommittee the reinstate-
ment of Lieut.. Col. M. C. Perkins of
the Marine Corps, declared that the
Marine Corps is rotten and that the
man in the moon must hold his nose
in passing over it's headquarters.
only 32 per cent of the officers of
the navy" he said, are in actual
service. The remainder sit around
Washington engaged in social pur-
suits. Naval battles are fought in
the clubs, where liquor takes the
place of the brimy deep, with a red
cherry as the ship and a toothpick
as the propelling force. The officers
furnish the wind"
In an executive order, just issued,
the strict rule is laid down that while
rural free delivery carriers shall have
the right to express political opin-
ions, they shall not engage in the
management of any campaign, or
otherwise participate in them. In
the event of a violation of this rule,
a rural carrier may be removed from
office or disciplined by the civil SER
vice commission. The same order
also provides that the civil service
commission shall hereafter certify
the names of three eligible candi-
dates to fill vacancies in the position
of rural free delivery, instead of but
one name as now practiced.
Asserting that the post office de-
partment has become huge politi-
cal machine, Representative Norris
of Nebraska has introduced a bill in
the house to place every employe of
that department with the exception
of the Postmaster General under the
civil service. Mr.. Norris declared
that a republican convention nova
days sounds like a list of second
class postmasters and every state
committee has post Office employees
for about two-thirds of its member
ship. The Norris bill will probably
receive favorable consideration at
the hands of the democrats, who are
already contemplating an investi-
cation of the post Office political ma
chine. The bill applies to the first,
second, third and fourth assistant
postmaster generals and would put
these high officials under the civil
service rules. The bill also provides
for the transfer of employees from
one post Office to another in making
promotions and makes it unlawful
for any employe of the department
to be chairman of any political COM
mittee or to have control or manage
ment of any political campaign.
Silk stockings were first manufac-
tured in Spain. When first intro