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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-29

minute late shah hate you. CHRIS.
It would be impossible to describe
the heartrending effect of this letter
on Matt. When his debts were paid
he would have exactly SIP left IN the
whole world True. many a man had
succeeded with as little-wlth less
but that took time years and Matt
had no years to spare. The only thlhg
he could look to. the only thing that
offered him living WAS the sea.
He went out to search for the pr
vate car. impeled by forlorn nope
of regaininc his ring. Somehow, per
haps, this might happen. Seen IN the
retrospect. Mr.. Kay appeared TO be ms
friend. At any rate Kay had defend
ed him and held the door against his
enemies Mr. Kay might be terrlbed
or persuaded into returning the ring
Matt stopped at pawnbroEers ana
bought cheap revolver for So; stop
ped at hardware store and bought
ten .3S cartridges for 25 cents: loitered
under n tree and surreptitiously shov-
ed six of them into the chamber and
then went or with his right hand pock-
ct t llgins.
He WAS ready for anything was cool
and determined. But there was no
private ear to be found. He searched
the entire yard and questioned every
one. but the private car had vanished.
Nobody knew anything about prl-
vate car-nOthing,
Matt dlel about till it was time to
start for Fair Oaks. ldled and smoked
pipe after pipe and wished he had
never bought that confounded revolver
which weighed down his pocket like
brick. He walked all the way to save
the hire of carriage and waited again
at the entrance to the grounds to time
his arrival exactly for half past p
She had said she would hate him II
he arrived a minute late. So, watch In
hand. he dilly dallied until he could
make his appearance with the preci-
sion of Monte Crist0.
"Miss Marshall?"
"Oh, yes. sir! This way, please"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-29
WEAR YOUR CLOTHES EASILY
Getting This Effect 10 More to tho
Purpose Than Simply tho Wear
Ing Of Rich Clothing.

A little while ago q Frenchman
said that English women were get
ting 30 that they wore their clothes
more easily than they used to. He
rejoiced at the fact. Women should
wear their clothes easily. A beauti-
full gown worn stiffly is no. better
than an ugly gown worn graciously.
In fact, the beautiful gown In this
case is not SO good as the other.
Was there ever any sight more dis
tressing than that of a simple woman
dressed in all her Sunday best? Her
clothes were we'll enough. They were
we'll made and of good material. But
she looked afraid of them and wore
them stiftly. How much Better she
looked in gingham house dress, with
apron and sunbonnet, perhaps to
match.
And then there is the economical
young girl who wears her best
clothes always as if she had their
value in mind and was trying to take
care of them. She smoothes them
out and holds them well away from
furniture and neighbors, that they
the clothes-may not be contaminated
by touching anything. A young girl
always looks better in simple frock,
comfortably and therefore gracefully
worn. than in a really elaborate frock
which she wears stiffy.
Lovely clothes should be worn JOY.
ously, even indifferently. 1t is not
hard to do this now, for clothes are
soft and clinging and graceful, and re
fuse to let their wearers look stifl
and careful" So now. while fashion
is with you, cultivate the art of wear
ing your clothes as IL they were GLAD
you had them, as II they were joy
not burden, to you,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
TAN MAIL ORDER HOUSES.
Iowa Congressman Swamped With
an Avalanche OF Petitions Fa-
voring Bill Now Pending
Congress.

Washington, D. c. Nov. 17.--An
avalanche of petitions and letters IA
voring the bill how pending in Con-
gress which provides for tax on
mail order houses has swamped Iowa
congressman secretaries. There
have been petitions from practically
every town in the state, nearly all
alike, showing that it is an organic
ed plan of opposition, but still there
are enough thousands of names sign
ed to those petitions to warrant con-
sideration.
The bill the petitions indorse is
one fathered by Congressman Hine-
baugh of Illinois 1t provides that
all firms conducting a mail order
business shall make a report annu-
ally to the secretary of the treasury
showing the cash value of all goods
sold during the year in the various
states The secretary then is in
structed to impose a l per cent tax
upon the total cash value of such
sales, and the federal courts are en-
powered to enforce collection. 1t
is further provided that the treasury
department, after collection of the
tax, shall apportion the amount SO
collected among the states in the ra-
ito of the actual amount of goods
sold in each state. The states shall
expend the money in any way they
see fit.
The petitions from Iowans declare
that the local business men have
done their part toward building
roads and bridges, establishing
schools and colleges and farmers
institutes, and yet the mail order
house, paying no tax in the state,
comes in and reaps the benefit of
this work and expense. Legislation
also is asked to prove the deception
and misrepresentation in advertising
circulars sent out by these concerns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
HOW UNITED STATES
WOULD GO TO WAR
Continued from first page)


information as TO the lay of these
two large hill bound state capitals.
So much for Gen. Bliss task along
and beyond the Rio Grande.
Gen. Carriers campaign as mapped
out, might consist of two battles. In
the first, according to the Paper
plans, he would have the aid of
warships at Vera Cruz in landing his
10000 soldiers. Heavy fighting at
Vera Cruz is considered a remote
possibility, for the Mexican war de-
partment in all likelihood, would
lean shells of 1s4S, when mere Mex
leo City-some 800 miles distant.
There are two railroads leading
Vera Cruz to Mexico City, one of
them a small narrow gauge line.
Gen. Carriers task would be to Sc
cure control OF these lines and tran
sport his soldiers into the noun
tains that surround the beautiful
Mexican metropolis on all sides.
Will it be necessary to lombard
Mexico City? III the walls Of the
castle of Chapultepec today may
still be seen the marks of the Amer
lean shells of 1S4S, when mere Mex
lean boys, cadets in the military
academy at the castle, made a fight
against the invaders that deserves a
place in the annals of vars heroics.
BY the time this stage in the
trouble is reached it is believed that
the reading citizens of Mexico will
be willing to seek peace. The pres
en- rebels under the strong Vesusti-
ap Carranza, it is expected, will, by
this time, be convinced that the
United States seeks only peace in
Mexico, though at first it is probable
they will cast their lot with the reg
ulsr Mexican troops to resent inva-
sion. AS soon as Carranza's forces
are able to cont'ol the elements of
Huerta-so the plans of Washing
ton statesmn go-the Americans
: may withd wv.
I, CarranZd as things look now, is
to be thefg man of Mexico, with
the help Uncle Sam.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
STILL GRINDING
CONTINUED from first page

tContinued from first page.)
dered sold at public or private sale.
Ida .. Thompson vs.. Iugeborg
QUandahl. H. F. Barthell appointed
guardian ad Item for Ingeborg
QUandahl. 1t is ordered and adjudg-
ed that the defendant is a person of
unsound mind and incapable of tran
sacting her own business. Fl. B.
Hustyedt appointed guardian OF the
property of the defendant
Estate of John w. Mikesh. Will
admitted to probate.
Final reports were approved in
the estates of Hans Olson, o. X. Ha-
ga, Malene Anderson, Loretta w.
futile, Martha Olson, Patrick Ly-
ons, Tore Hendrickson Doe, Micaja
B. Ousley, Martin Hanson.
Est. of John w Mikesh. Will ad-
mitted to probate.
In the estates of John H. Plank
and Anne Frettheim. Continued for
service.
Objection to final report with
drawn in the estate of John Dvorak.
Estate of Narcissa Stewart. EXecu-
tor ordered to sell real estate di-
fecteQ IN Will.
Estate of Hannah Espeseth. Or
dered that approval of annual report
filed Oct. %, 1918, and all prior re-
ports are waived.
Estate of Owen Smith Claims OF
Mayme Carolan allowed in the sum
of SS16 as a claim of the third class.
Estate of Halvor Halvorson Bake.
Resignation of eXecutriX accepted,
final report approved and she is dis
charged. No compensation TO b. al
lowed. Upon petition of Martin II.
Bakken and in accordance with
agreement of heirs he is appointed
administrator with will annexed
upon giving bond in sum Of $4,000.
Estate of James Stringer. Final
report of John Greer, executor, APP
proved and he is discharged without
compensation. George l.. Stringer
con tinued as sole executor.
Estate of Charlie Stoen. Ordered
that the guardian of Charles Stoen
be authorized to expend from the
funds in his hands belonging to said
minor the sum of 1925 per year fol
his expenses in attending Luther
College.
Guardianship of Sarah Bidne Ell
al. Action of guardian in purchas
ing interest in real estate fer wards
and in their name approved.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Seem Widely Apart.

There are many real freaks of
nature in natural formed substance.
| The same natural elements combined
in apparently the same way do not
always form the same result. There
are about seventy elementary sub
stances in nature, which, combined
with one another, form the various
substances on the earth. The curl
osities are the products of the same
elements, nothing differing but the
arrangement of the atoms. Diamonds
and coal! They seem to resemble
one another not at all. And yet
they are combined from the same ell
ements and in almost the same way.
Carbon is the base of both of them.
The white of an egg and rattlesnake
poison are as widely different in eff
feet as two substances could posi-
bly, be. Yet they are both made of
albumen and are formed almost iden-
tically with the same amounts of
the same elemenlS.' VII OF roses anu
common coal gas are both formed
alike, being composed of hydrogen
and carbon in the same proportion.
Sugar and gum arabic, two entirely
unlike substances, are brothers be-
cause they are composed of the ele-
ments of the same weight and tex
ture. All hydrocarbons are alike in
their composition, being composed
of ten atoms o. carbon and sixteen
atoms of hydrogen. Yet they are
all entirely different in effect. Some
of the hydrocarbons are oil of orange
lemon, clover, ginger, and black
pepper Other peculiar things are
noted at the union of two substan-
ces. Hydrogen gas is odorless. So
is nitrogen gas. Yet, when united
chemically, they form ammonia,
which has an exceedingly strong
odor.-Scribner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
BEET INDUSTRY IS HIT.
Tariff Schedule on Sugar Causes
Proposed Factory at Mason City
to BE Temporarily
Abandoned.

Mason City, Nov. 17.-Clear Lake
has learned that on account OF the
proposed tariff schedule OH sugar the
contemplated project of erecting a
beet sugar plant there would be tenn
poIarily abandoned. At the same
time Waverly officials notified the
people that the $4,000 contemplate
ed improvement this year on the Iowa
beet sugar factory, would not take
place. 1t is all occasioned by the UNI
certainty of conditions.
Meanwhile the black smoke is roll
ling out of the Iowa factory and from
the $500 acres of beets providing
the raw material for this maket
they will manufacture 100000
pounds of sugar. Sugar beet raisers
i'm this locality are confidently hop
ing that tariff affairs will be adjust
ed by spring so that it will not inter-
fere with next years crop. Most of
the crop in this locality has been har-
vested.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Christianity's Understudy.

Mohammedanism was founded
centuries after Christ by Mohammed,
who put his teachings in a Bible he
called the Koran, and after convert
ing Arabia to his views, organized
his most Jealous followers into an
army that went out to compel other
peoples to accept his beliefs. Thus
Mohammedanism was extended into
large sections of North Africa and
into the Balkans at one end of Eur
ope and Spain at the other. The
Turks, small tribe, were so warlike
that they became masters of all Mo-
hammedans, including the Arabians,
and Constantinople came to be their
capital. The Christian church of ST.
Sophia was taken as their chief
mosque. They name as great pro-
phets, Abraham, Moses, Christ and
Mohammed. In seeking to win
Christians, they say complimentary
things of Christ AS DR.. Zwemer
says: They betray the Son of man
with a kiss. Christian Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
START CHICKEN RANCH.
Thriving Chicken Ranch Being Oper
ated Near Nashua by Two
Young Men.

An exchange tells of little island
of thirty acres in the Cedar river
near Nashua that has been trans
formed into a thriving chicken ranch
by two boys of 5 and % years old
In April they bought 500 worth o.
eggs, $25 worth of good breeder
chickens, and with one incubator Of
400 egg capacity they have raised
500 chickens.
They have about thirty old hens
twenty-three young ducks and sew
eral geese. All their chicken houses
and coops have been built by them
selves. Part of the latter are made
of dry goods boxes. They bought
one brooder house. The we'll was
drilled by the boys and an iron pump
put in. A narrow path leads from
the river bank around small corn
field to the chicken houses. The two
boys spend nearly all the daytime al
their ranch, and row back and forth
to their home not far from the oppo
site river bank to their meals. They
planted three acres to field and sweet
corn surrounding the chicken houses
The field corn is the highest and best
in that part of the country, and some
stalks have as many as five ears, al
extra large.
Not far away is potato patch
They keep two cows in a nice, small
pasture containing several hard wooC
shade trees. Their idea is not to sci
chickens or eggs for some time, bu
rather to increase the ranch. The
boys intend to raise most of the fooC
for the poultry on the island and Il
put in a vegetable garden another
year also.
AS some meat is required for the
poultry, the boys kill turtles on thu
river bank and this affords an ample
supply Another paying industr.
which they are carrying on on thei
island ranch is pearling and gather
ing clam shells. At one end of tn,
island are several tons of clam she'll
which they will haul across the ic,
in the winter to ship to button fac
tories, where they are paid from ST.
10 $40 a ton. Five fiat boats ar,
kept here and often one of the boy
accompanied by his brother II year
of age, goes up the river for clan
shells, often earning So day in thi
way. The clam shells are taken t.
the island and in trench holding
about one-half ton hot water is pour
ed over them to more readily opel
the shells and loosen the meat an
eXtricate the pearls.
There are numerous kinds OF clar
shells, such as rough backs, poke
books, crow foots, oyster and razo
backs and dozens of others in differ
ent parts of the country. Some kind
are much more likely to contai
pearls than others. At low water
for example, when a dam is being re
paired or during very dry weathe
they work with great effort as Will
the water is thus low it is much cas-
Ter to gather the clam shells.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
JEWEL FOR JESSIE WILSON.
House Members Buy Pear-Shaped
Pendant.

Washington, Nov. IA pendant
made up of one canary diamond
weighing six and one-half karats sur
rounded by eighty-five smaller dia-
monds, arranged in a pear shape and
attached to a neck chain in which
smaller diamonds are set, will be
the gift Of the house Of representa-
tives to Miss Jessie Wilson when she
marries Francis B. Sayre in the
White House on Nov. 25.
Republican Leader Mann, who
started the movement by which indi-
yidual members of the house con-
tributed more than $4,000 for the
gift, announced the description in a
formal statement He explained that
the committee, of which he is chair
man, studied many suggestions and
designs and had the advice and aid
of Miss Genevieye Clark, daughter
of the speaker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
"W-ANT ADS"

. Is just Another name for
. opportunities. Every one
>f the want ads that ap-
GEAR in Public Opinion is an
opportunity for someone
DO the man out of work, it
means position-To the
person who is dissatisfied
with his present location,
lit means a new home, or
a new room-To the person
with money, it means a 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, un-
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, 1913-11-19
founded Simple.

During lull in the conversation
the you'll man who was calling
made I'll announcement that he had
failed tkeep abreast of the scienti-
fic advye of the age./
"Fotstance," he said, 81 don't
know 'all how the incandescent
electrtight which is now used so
much produced"
"Olt is very simple" said the
up-tde girl. you just turn a
BUTT and the light appears. Lip
pines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie sale on the Gallagher farm bet
ter known as the Bowers place, 5
miles west and | mile south of Burr
Oak and 3 miles north of Bluffton,
|Winneshiek, Co. Thursday, Deem
Der 4th. Commencing at 10 a. m.
Cattle, milk COWS, steers, coming
2 years, ! good years bull, heif-
ers and two calves; Hogs, &c shoats,
2 old sows; Horses, bay mares .
and years old. 100 tons of hay,
more or less, corn, oats, farm ma
chinery nearly all new, chickens and
many other numerous articles. Terms
as usual in all sales. 47-2
CLIFF LEE,
KARL ID. FISK.
FRED C. SELLMAN, G. 0. LERMO,
Auctioneer. Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
HUNTERS ARE CARELESS.
:, Tony Won der Sit Shot in the Leg
Fred limp Loses Valuable
Horse at OSSian.

That hunters are careless has been
demonstrated Sunday, when Tony
Won der Slit, living in Old Mission,
was accidentally shot in the thigh
and leg. He Immediately came to
Ossian, and it required good bit of
DR.. J. A. Juen's time to extract the
shot that had imbedded itself in
Tony's body, and then he didn't get
all the shot. We did not learn who
shot Tony.
On the same day Fred limp, living
on route 2, lost a valuable horse, so
we are informed, the animal having
been shot by hunters.
This is pure carelessness on the
part Of hunters. When permitted to
tresspass on other peoples land
hunters ought to be more careful In
what direction they shoot.-Ossian
Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Illuminated Auto Tags.

Keokuk, Ia, Nov. 17.-An inven-
ton he claims will be of great aid
to police is that of an illuminated
automobile license tag, invented by
Thomas Walden of this city, and for
which patents are pending. The tag
is fitted into frame which attaches
to the tail light of the car. BY means
of reflector the light is evenly dis
tributed over the number tag. In this
way the number can be read at any
distance. The inventor claims that
the tag will be of use TO policemen
in having to get the numbers of cars
which have been in accidents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

The man who has enemies
amounts to something. He is a live
wire. He is a fighter. A live man
can swim against the current; a
corpse floats down without hind
rance. God bless our enemies. We
love them. They make life worth
living.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Pick out 20 young men and not
more than five Of them are making
an effort to save money. The indi-
cations are that the poor house of
the future will have to be six stories
high with folding beds in every
room.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

What is the difference between a
pastry cook and billsticker.
One puffs up paste, the other
pastes up puffs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Many q mans head is oyelI
either by his heart or his stoIj
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Plush lined overcoats froi
to $500. S. Larsen.-Adv. |
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Short Course December S
ADV.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-13
WOMEN ARRAY CHILDREN
AND DOGS TO MATCH GOWN

LONDON Feb. l3,--The London so
ciety woman with wealth and taste is
now SO Keen on having all her sur
roundings TO tone with her costumes
and Jewels that she orders her chill
dren's dresses in the same tint as her
own.
The result 5 quite pleasing c~pe-
cially At tea time, when the smart
mother is to he found arrayed in some
fantasy she calls gown, with her
children brought into the decorative
scheme in little garments to match but
made with great simplicity The pet
dogs, too contribute The decorative
note. their neck ribbons and the Jewels
in their collars being chosen to- match
their owners get-up
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-13
SHH! LADIES! SECRET TO DARKEN
FADED GRAY HA|R---USE SAGE TEA

ten avoid preparations put up by
druggists. as they usually use too
rruca sulphur. which makes the hair
sticky. Get .'Wyeths." which can
always be depended upon to darken
beautifully and ia the best thing
known to remove dandruff, stop
scalp itching and falling hair.
BY using WNeth's Sage and Sui
phur no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair. II does it
50 naturally and eyenly-you moisten
a sponge or soft brush, drawing this
through the hair, taking one spall
strand at Il time, which requires but
. few moments DO this at night
and by morning the gray hair disap-
pears; after another application or
two its natural color IS restored and
it becomes glossy and lustrous and
YOU appear years Younger. Elkin
Drug Co, Special Agents
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-10-02
MR.. WORKMAN LIKES PLAINS
Former Secretary Of State BUSY
With Projects Near Lubbock
Predicts Great Advancement

II Hon. John l.. Workman.
former Railroad Commissioner
and Secretary of State, ever de-
ciies to break into politics again.
and has no hankering for the
governors job. he should be able
to qualify for Commissioner Of
Agriculture or head of the Irri-
cation Commission.
This is the conclusion reached
by a representative of The News
yesterday afternoon. after imbib-
ing steady flow of irrigation
truck talk from Col. Workman
who was IN Amarillo en- route TO
his farm home near Lubbock
after business visit to Hereford.
After making side reference
to such thrilling things as yellow
legged poultry and home dairy
cream, Col. Workman found
occasion to predict great develop
ments for the irrigation belt Of
the South Plains, particularly of
The Lubbock country. Amarillo
News.