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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-28
WAR CLOUDS MADE TO
ORDER.
War talk is on in both branches o

War talk is on in both branches of
congress.
Resolutions have been introduced
demanding protection for American
citizens in Mexico.
The fact that Americans see fit to
take chances for the sake of financial
gain by remaining in Mexico where
several armed revolutions have been
raging for the past three years, is now
being made an excuse for armed in
tervention by the United States.
Under the pretense of protecting
the lives of a few Americans who
have persistently refused to seek
safety for themselves, the representa-
tives of Wall street are preparing to
loose the dogs of war in bloody
game played by American capitalists
which will drain the veins of millions
of workers and leave their bones to
bleach on the plains and in the noun
tain passes of Mexico.
If the lives of Americans were the
only thing at stake in Mexico, and if
those lives were wrapped in working
mems skins, those protectors of CAPT
talist profits in congress would not
be seriously talking intervention,
which means a costly war in both
blood and treasure.
Profits, sordid capitalist profits, are
the stakes for which the CORY game of
war is always played.
A greedy brood of financial Vul-
lures in Wall street wants possession
of the rich oil fields, the mines and
other natural resources in Mexico.
In order to secure these they must
own the government in Mexico to give
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-28
STATES OFFICIALS
AID MEXICAN ASSASSIN.

A recent press dispatch from Ell
Paso, Texas, reveals the fact that per-
mits were granted to the Hureta gov
eminent to export 100000 rounds of
ammunition and a thousand rifles to
Mexico.
This is in addition to 10000 rounds
of ammunition and 300 rifles already
permitted to cross. Rebel sympathiz-
ers have telegraphed to congressman
at Washington protesting against the
permission granted to the Hureta gov
eminent.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-28
WALT WHITMAN, POET AND
REVoLUTIoNIST.
(By Maynard ShipleyD
PART II.
Democracy as a Religion.


II say that the real and permanent
grandeur of these states must be their
religion. Whitman.
A true democracy according to
Walt Whitman, is commonwealth
founded upon the beneficent law of
love and mutual aid, the law of life.
even as the law of hatred is the way
of death, Such n society of comrades
would naturally develop an ennobling
spiritual background, with a new re-
ligion-or at least an old religion
made new, the religion of Jesus, re-
ligion in which love, fidelity, social
service, and generous comradeship
are the passwords of discipleship.
Whitman cared nothing for lip SER
vice and mere Puritanical piety, the
holiness of not doing certain things.
and yet leaving so many things UNI
done. what blurt is this about vir-
tue and about vice." asks Whitman.
His answer is that:
NudJ utudNtu WSll III lhO pdSt, VI
behaves well today, is not such a
wonder;
The wonder is, always and always,
how there can be mean man or
an infidel."
Religion in Leaves of Grass" is
very different from the so-called re-
ligion of orthodoxy. Whitman de-
clares he can learn more of true re-
ligion from a COW than from an &C.
clesiastic. The animals are SO 'placid
and self-contain'd" he could stand
and look at them long and long," TAX
ing example from them: Says he:
"They do not sweat and whine about
their condition;
They do not lie awake in the dark and
weep for their SINS
They do not make me sick discussing
their duty to God;
Not one is dissatisfied-not one is de-
mented with the mania of owning
things;
Not one kneels to another, nor to his
kind that lived thousands of years
ago;
Not one, is respectable or industrious
over the whole earth"
Ignoring the theologians, Whitman
asks:
"Why should I pray? Why should
l venerate and be ceremonious?
He chants the chant of dllation or
PRIDE" declaring that eve have had
ducking and deprecating enough"
Praying and generating, fearing hell
and lodging the devil do not make a
Christian, nor is religion composed of
sermons and Bibles and conformity.
Leaves of Grass" proclaims a re-
ligion of humanity, based not upon
traditions and creeds, but upon the
needs and aspirations of an enlight-
ened intelligence, upon the cravings of
the human heart itself. Whitman de-
clares that his is "the greatest of
faiths and the least of faiths" While
rejecting none of the prophets and
seers of the past who have contrib
uted in any way to the spiritual up
lift of man,
Taking them all for what they were
worth and not a cent more,
Admitting that they were alive and
did the work of their days"
Yet
discovering as much, or more, in a
Trainer framing a house;
Putting higher claims for him there
with his rolld up sleeves, driving
the mallet and chisel;
Not Directing to special revelation,
considering curl of smoke or a
hair on the back of my hand just
as curious as any revelation"
Nor does Whitman reject redeem
ers." They, too, are with us always.
We are redeemed
sEEzszsEskka'k q q
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-28
WALT WHITMAN.

publishing this week a second paper Walt Whitman, the
editor out the of his predecessor IN the
1t his hope however that the little introduction
TO Leaves of Grass afforded by the contributions will
fail of certain appreciation All Socialists should know and
garous old rebel they do not his point
Comade Maxim Gorey declared that
Whitman America lie meant that only the bold
defiant Whitman toward all bourgeois convention
supersous could America from dsgustngy
ypocrica puansm tempered with adultery and the Nray skirt
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-28
WILL APPEAR IN NEXT ISSUE.

a of excellent
file in the Commonwealth office which will be printed succeed
of this paper 1t will require publish
them ALL live first place. and the space
limited. We need ei9htpage paper right
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-28
SHIPLEY- GOLDMAN DEBATE.

1t expected that report OF the Shpeyodman debate
printed this of the Commonwealth but this matter
until number of accepted contributions from
readers shall have published.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
THE USE OF HUMUS.
Some Side Lights on Fruit Tree
Nourishment by II. Il. Hodges
i'm Farm and FireSide.

Does a fruit tree get nourishment
from the subsoil? Try scraping the
top soil from a small patch and
planting garden on it. l say
small" for it is not necessary to
waste lot of space or time. Avail
able plant-food is usually found only
near the surface, where air, sun
shine and fresh rains have worked
on the soil, and where plants have
decayed TO make humus.
A tree sends it's roots deep chiefly
for water, not for food. The feed
ing rootlets are near the surface;
and unless the surface soil has the
food elements In available form, plus
the humus, the crop will be less than
it should be.
The Minnesota Experiment Sta
ton found that soils containing five
per cent, of humus hold twenty per
cent more water, and lose it less
rapidly in dry weather than those
containing three per cent. of humus
OF the soil with five per cent humus,
.06 to .0S per cent. is phosphoric
acid, soluble and associated with the
humus, while in the soil with three
per cent of humus only .02 per cent
leads them to believe that humus is
an active. agent in making that acid
soluble.
If the soil is exhausted by repeat
ed cropping, potash and phosphoric
acid must be supplied from distant
sources. But nitrogen and humus
may be grown on the field where they
are to be used.
A farmer of my acquaintance had
a young orchard planted to peas.
Nodules formed on the pea-roots and
fixed the nitrogen from the air in
coming years. The crop was sold
TO the cannery at present to pay for
the use of the land and this much
fertility was lost.
But the vines were plowed under
as soon as picking was finished. This
furnished the humus needed to con-
serve moisture through the dry sum-
mer, while the nodules supplied the
element most used by the trees and
the most expensive to buy, nitrogen.
Get your nitrogen in this way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
professional call in this vicinity

professional call in this vicinity
Thursday.
George Allen and family were en-
tertained at the Isaac Duff home
Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Henry Ginapp and sister
Amanda and Mrs. l.. d. Burrows
spent Thanksgiving at Rae Runkles.
Mr.. Henry Buggenhagen and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nefstad
of near Castalia spent Thanksgiving
at Charley Ginapp's.
Will Peckham of near Castalia
was seen in this vicinity Sunday.
Little Carrie Anderson is or tho
sick list.
Mr.. Archie Jones and family were
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Jones in Ossian Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wiltgen were
entertained at the Dominic Wiltgen
home in Ossian Sunday.
Mr.. Glen Einck and family and
Miss Eta Stevens were guests at the
Ed Youman's home Sunday.
Messrs. Theodore Daniels and Joe
Ehler autoed to Spillville Tuesday
on business.
Mr.. Teddy Uhlenhake of near Fes-
tina was a caller at Will Wiltgen S
Wednesday,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
Poor Preacher-Poor Church.

The pastor OF struggling church,
behind his pulpit stood, and looked
out on his audience, just as
preacher should. But what he saw
discouraged hint made his heart
turn blue, for there were present his
flock a fiimsy twenty-five. The emp
ty chairs upon the choir, the rows of
vacant pews, the down cast look of
those who came brought on a cast of
blues. The sermon had but little
life, the singing too was fiat, the Of
fering-just thirty cents-and who
could live on that? Where were the
members of his church? the question
echoed loud, what is the matter with
the man-why can't he draw
crowd? The reason that some stay
ed away-his sermons were too long,
while others did not like the way
that he condemned the wrong Some
had a car and took ride, ssme
stayed at home to cook-the Sunday
papers some must read and some a
favorite book. A number to the ball
game went, others stayed at home
to Sleep, and yet the Word of God
commands the Sabbath day to keep.
If all the people of our town should
shun the church of God, if every soul
forsake the path our christian faith
ers trod. what man of you would
dare to live amidst the awful night,
which like a pail spreads over all
and hides the cross of night. You
would not live within a town where
is no house of prayer, and yet the
life you live, my friend, would wreck
it in despair. Then show that you
appreciate the stuff that makes
man, by standing by the church of
God with a loyal, willing hand.-W.
M. Rudolph in Anderson (Mo.) Re-
view.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
The Public and Aviation ThriIlers.


Lincoln Beachey, the aviator,
says the morbid expectation of SEN
sational accidents is the chief fac
tor of public interest in aviation.
Strangely enough, having expressed
this opinion, he decided to fly again,
and at the first ascension swept two
girls off hanger roof with fatal re-
suits.
Whether or not Beachey is right,
the public surely wants the spice of
danger. A legion of public enter
tainers are circulating about the
country doing the olive of Death, -
performing in the Gage of Death"
taking the Leap of DEATH" and
other like stunts. Arrangements
find that there are dollars in adver-
Using the word Death"
This puts the aviator in an ugly
position His trained eye and feel
ing detect perils in atmospheric con-
ditions that the average man can
not sense. Dependent on the per-
feet tuning up of a delicately adj
Justed machine, he does not care to
risk his neck until every last nut
has been tested and frightened.
The average spectator sees no
reason why an aviation exhibit
should not be run off like the rise
of theatre curtain. He has paid
down his good money, now let the
performer deliver the goods and
fulfill his contract. If it is a little
windy, all the better chance to dis
play skill.
Most aviators are not circus tent
graduates. They are scientific and
mechanical enthusiasts profoundly
stirred by new era of technical
achievement, but who value their
,wn necks.
To them aviation grows more
interesting the fewer chances of
disaster are assumed. The demand
of the public for flights at any and
all times, contrary to scientific judg-
ment, defeats the entire purpose of
such an exhibition. 1t tends to dis
courage them from experiments
performed under such illogical con-
ditions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
CENTENNIAL.
Dec. 1. 1913.

Dec 1, 1913.
Charley Allen spent few days
of last week with his brother Geo.
Miss Bernice Feltis spent Thanks
giving with her sister, Mrs. Will
Peckham.
Little Adeline Heiman is improv-
ing slowly.
A surprise party was held at the
Elmer Lennon home Tuesday eve
ming i'm honor of his 30th birthday;
at midnight a lunch was served and
then all departed for their homes,
wishing him many happy returns of
the day, leaving him fur cap in
remembrance.
Mrs. Uhlenhake and family of
near Festina and Mrs. l.. ID. Burrows
of this vicinity spent Sunday at the
Henry lehman home.
Ed Mansheim who has been work
ing for his uncle, Henry Holman,
the past season returned to his home
at Fort Madison Saturday
Miss Amanda Ginapp is spending
home near Castalia.
Mr.. Theodore Rosa who has been
visiting in Ossian returned home
Wednesday.
Joe Ehler and Theodore Daniels
were Calmar callers Friday.
Mr.. Clarence Miller who has been
visiting in this vicinity returned to
his home in Forest City Monday
Mr., and Mrs. Charley Ginapp and
family spent Sunday at the Henry
Buggenhagen home near Castalia.
Mrs Frank Boeckman is on the
sick list, we hope she will soon re-
cover.
Mr.. Will Boeckman was caller
at Rae Runkle's Saturday.
Mr.. Louie Schweinefus spent a
few days of last week at the James
peyer home.
The Charley Daniels family were
tests at VIM Rathbun's in Ossian
thursday.
George Duff Of Rockfalls came Sat-
Irday for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Carl Sersland departed for
Sioux Falls Wednesday where she
will visit relatives.
Mr.. Henry Schave and family
spent Thursday at the j. G. Meyer
home in Ravena.
Mrs. Ed Youmans is quite poorly
at this writing.
Us Phillie Wiltgen spent few
asst week with her sister, Mrs.
Boeckman.
]. A. Juen of Ossian made a
;sional call in this vicinity one
lay last week.
Miss Bernice Feltis was a guest
at the Will Peckham home near Cas-
Italia from Friday until Sunday.
DIR. Keisau of Frankville made a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
Original Notice.

To Howard F. Barthell, Harriet /.
Barthell, John w. Barthell, So
phia A. Barthell, Sophia w. Bar
thell, II. F. Barthell, as admins
| traitor of the estate of John G.
Barthell, deceased, and G.. Jor-
censor, as treasurer of Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, Defendants.
You are each hereby notified
that there is now on file in the Office
| Of the clerk of the district court of
Iowa, in and for Winneshiek coun-
ty, the petition in equity of Charles
e. Barthell, plaintiff, praying that
it be ordered, adjudged and decreed
that a certain tax sale of lot one of
sub division of north half of block
nine of DEBORAH, Iowa, had on to-wit,
December 4, 1906, and the certifi-
cate of such tax sale, and the subse-
quent payment of taxes Hereunder
are void so far as creating any lien
or charge against said real estate
whatever, and that the same be can
celled by order of court; on condi-
ton the court does not believe such
order or decree would be proper then
plaintiff asks the court to by specific
order designate the manner and
amount OF payment required of
plaintiff as a redemption of his in
terest in said real estate from said
tax sale and subsequent payment of
taxes so that plaintiffs rights may
be fully protected. Plaintiff bases
his cause of action on the following
alleged facts:-December Is, 1898,
enc p. c. Peterson, executed to
I John G. Barthell mortgage on
said real estate for twelve hundred
dollars. On November 3, 1895, H.
f. Barthell, as attorney for John G.
Barthell, commenced an action to
| foreclose said mortgage. On Deem
| Der 2, 1905, II. +. Barthell, as at
torney for John G. Barthell, COM
menced an action in equity to re-
strain collection of a certain side
walk tax as assessed against said
property. Said purchase of said prem
ises at tax sale was made by II. F.
Barthell while he was acting as at
torney as aforesaid for John G..
Barthell. John G. Barthell purchas-
ed said property at said foreclosure
sale, is now deceased, and this
plaintiff owns an interest in said
premises as one of his heirs On
August 21st 1913, II. F. Barthell
caused to be served on plaintiff a
notice of expiration of right of re-
demption and that he would claim a
tax sale deed in 80 days thereafter.
A temporary writ of injunction has
been issued herein restraining g.
Jorgensen, as treasurer of Winnie
shiek county, Iowa, from executing
tax sale deed until such time as the
court may make order as to the
rights of the parties.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend on or before noon Of
the second day of the February,
term, 1914, of said court, which will
commence on the End day of Febru-
airy, 1914, at the court house in De-
corah, Iowa, default will be entered
against you and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon. 49-4
r. w. CUTTING.
Attorney for Plaintiff
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
Original Notice.

To Sophia A. Barthell John w.
Barthell, Harriet l. Barthell,
Howard F. Barthell, Sophia w.
Barthell, and w. F. Baker, as
Trustee, Defendants.
You are each hereby notified
that there is now on file in the Office
Of the clerk of the district court of
Iowa, in and for Winneshiek coun-
e. Barthell, plaintiff, praying that it
be ordered adjudged and decreed
that certain five thousand dollar
promissory note executed by plain
tiff and Ida NJ. Barthell, his wife, on
to-wit, May 20, 1895, to John G.
Barthell, now deceased, and payable
two years after date has been paid,
settled, satisfied, cancelled and dis
charged in full and that the same
has been and is absolutely barred by
the statute of limitations, and furth-
err that said promissory note at this
time has absolutely no validity, force
or effect as against plaintiff or as
against any of the money or property
formerly owned by John G. Barthell,
deceased, and included in a certain
trust deed executed by said John G.
Barthell, deceased, to defendant, w.
F.. Baker, as trustee, and of date
August 4th, 1911. A temporary writ
of injunction has been issued herein
restraining defendant, w. F. Baker,
as trustee, from making any settle
ment in said trustee proceeding or
distributing or paying over any mo-
ney or property belonging to said
trust fund, now or hereafter COM
ing into his possession until such
time as the court shall fully deter
mine as to the validity or present
binding force Of said five thousand
dollar note.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend on or before noon of
the second day of the February
term, 1914, of said court which will
commence on the End day of Febru-
airy, 1914, at the court house in De-
corah, Iowa, default will be entered
against you and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon. 49-4
K. w. CUTTING.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
The Man Who Neglects Himself.

When his condition points to kid
ney trouble takes an unwise risk.
Backache, pain and soreness over
the kidneys, nervous or dizzy spells,
poor sleep, are all symptoms that
will disappear with the regular use
of Foley Kidney Pills. They put
the kidneys and bladder in a clean,
strong and healthy condition. Eng
bertson Pharmacy-Adv Dec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS. ].

-GEORGETOWN, TEXAS. ]. A.
kimbo, says: For several years
past Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound has been my household rene
dy for all coughs, colds, and lung
troubles. 1t has given permanent
relief in a number of cases OF OBJ
stinate coughs and colds" Contains
no opiates. Refuse substitutes
Engbertson Pharmacy -Adv.-Dec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
"W.ANT ADS"

Is just Another name for
Opportunities" Every one
of the want ads that ap-
pear in Public Opinion is an
opportunity for someone
To the man out of work, it
means position-To the
person who is dissatisfied
with his present location,
it means a new home, or
} a new room-To the person
with money, it means safe
and paying investment.
Want ads are not for any
} certain class of people
they are universal-They
mean as much to the million
aire broker as to the humble
laborer.
You'll never know the
good things that the want
ad" column hold for you, I'M
til you start reading them.
Turn to the Want Column
of this issue and you will
find an advertisement that
interests you, even though
you scorn the idea now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03

Italy raises one-siXth of the entire
European corn crop.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-10-30

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Gootengraberbanomcrf on Ser Wfnt.
tcriprode iibt?
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ciu v9oaroingbaus" fir sic &il16er,
uno &ater nno Mutter balten
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u@en1iitDlid)e" cines edten oeutlhel1
@cimes lit pielfah obDauoen gefon,=
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fennt infer iungcs @olf ni6t mebr;
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ser Ibeoter unb Ean5ialc. @ater
l11o Ml,tter nerlteben es eben ntbt
nid)t mebr, 6os v@eim" ser Sl1geno
gcniitblid) uno onge,1ebln gu mad)en:
scr gater geb0rt 81 peridieoenen
Nercil1el,, oitto sic Mlltter unb nidt
mi,loer audi Sic berantpodienoe SS,,-
9cno, uno So bril1gbt man sic Mbelrbe
pielfod i'm Gll,bbn,s ober I'M rMop=
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Tolgc lit: Slater l1no Mutter ltno
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entfrembet, ser engliidc @eiit 5iebt
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-10-30

Iertluorte, Iact un6 8eadtung Ser
Sd)eioe5ei9en, lartes uno bod nidt
idreienoes 2eien un6 @eiang obne
@ei9rei - 6aS linb BareQelen, beren
Germanoti6aft un6 medielmeiie iidt
bebingenoc @irfungen Sober leid)t
crIeben fam.
sat man bis iett nidt sic err
wiinidtclr Meiultote I'M @eiangunter-
ridt crreidt, 10 iage man iid nl1r,
Ser llnterridt muroc oa5u idulmd=
big, 5l lnidtern uno troden ertbeilt.
lt10 crit mie ltiefmiitterli6 lper6en
nidt sic id0nen 6eutlden @oltslie=
ser bebanoelt. Wan lingt liberties
nllr, me11n bic beltinmten Stunoen
gum Singen ga li1o, ionlt idtpeigt Scr
@ciang I'M gan5cn ltnterridtsplon.
gs lit als ob oie &inoer mn fir bieie
St11noe lingen lernen. u@are es nidt
me',idlidi don," ia9t &eaner, ~lpenn
ser 2ebrer Sic 6ii1e Der @efiible,
lpclde er our6 Den &eligionsunter=
ridt 81 ipeden %per1tanoen, aub in Den
&eligionsitun6en lelblt nit ieinen
@inoern our9 elm 2ieo n%nsitr0me,t
liebc, menn ct oen 5l1m 6eniter bin
eindugelnben 6riibling NIT einem
2iebd)er b%egriiBte, cine @eii9tser=
5ablung 6a6urd meibte, o6er Die
firhlide Soften nit frommen @eia11-
ger audi in ser Shule feierte? 0orm
miiBtcn sic &inbcr eber, iparl11n lie