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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17
FIRE PREVENTION DAY NAMED.
State Executive Requests That Peo-
pie of Iowa Take All Precau-
tions to Remove Possible
Flame Causes.

Governor Clarke has issued a
proclamation proclaiming Thursday,
october 8 as the annual Fire Preven-
tion day in Iowa. On this day peo-
pie will be expected to clean their
back yards of all rubbish Under
the direction of Ole O. Roe, state
fire marshal, programs will be car
ried out in rural and city schools
dealing with the possibilities of ev-
ery-day watchfulness in the care of
property and natural resources of
the state.
THE people have been in a great
hurry to gather in the natural wealth
of the country" the proclamation
reads. They swept across the CONT
nent, building hurriedly, negligently
recklessly. In neither city, town,
or country was there thought of fire.
proof materials or permanency !
have thought it necessary therefore,
in accordance with a custom already
established, to set apart a day called
Fire Prevention day and do hereby
proclaim Thursday, October 8, 19-
13, as such day and urge upon the
people of the state, especially in the
cities and towns, to observe 1t as a
day to consider conditions existing
as sources of danger from fire, both
inside and outside of buildings and
with special reference to buildings
where large numbers of persons
work, to the end that there may be
not only very great saving of prop
erty loss but also that we may be
spared the appalling disasters in the
loss of human life that sometimes
occur"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17
Suicide With BichlOride of Mercury.

SulCluc WIN DhSihohiuC VI NASASAs'
Some weeks ago considerable pub
licity was given case of accidental
poisoning from bichloride Of mercury
tablets. The case was so featured
as to lead the public to infer that
corrosive sublimate poisoning was
not only sure but also painless
route to the other world. Since this
accident, the papers have chronicled,
almost daily, cases OF suicide IN
which bichloride of mercury was the
drug used. There is no doubt that
many unstable persons who, In nts
of depression contemplate suicide,
are restrained from taking the IA
tai step by the dread of the un-
known agony they may suffer IN
committing it. To such, the knowi-
edge of a sure and painless meth
Cd of death removes the only re-
straining influence left. 1t is fitting,
then. says The Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association, that the
public should know that there are
few modes of suicide more pain1ul
and in which the agony is longer
drawn out than that due to the tax
ing of bichloride of mercury. IL
this fact were given the same pup
licity that was accorded the case OF
accidental poisoning, there Is little
doubt that the corrosive sublimate
method of self-destruction would
cease to be the fatal fad it has re-
Gently become.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

An Iowa legislator introduced an
amendment to the automobile law
of that state worded as follows:-
when two autos meet, both shall
stop and neither shall start until one
passes the other" This is about as
good as the Minnesota solon who In
troduced bill which made 1t unlaw
full for a girl to teach school unit
she had two years experience. Smar
fellers. some of those lawmakers
Osakis Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

The Traer, Iowa, Star-Clipper,
one of the notable newspaper sue
cesses of Iowa, comes to our table
the occupance of new
home. with the thirty-fifth anniver-
sary addition of that paper con-
tanning also a small reprint of the
first issue of the paper. 1t is all
very unique and fitting to the occa-
sion. Bro. E. E. Taylor, with his
splendid newspaper of 5000 circu-
lation in a somewhat isolated
country town of probably less than
2,O00 people, with plenty OF the
worlds goods to provide almost
anything that heart could wish,
with the confidence and esteem OF
his people, has certainly made
good" May the fiftieth anniversary
edition find him as we'll and as
happy as he is today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

SIuc are plIClcu TIC tcHlo SoiiPi 10
ing the Tanner Carnival, while op-
posite to them are the merry-go-
round and numerous stands and
concessions At the end is an enor-
nous tent in which j. p. Burns
shows International machinery, and
over near the Floral Hall is large
rest room tent for speeches, and for
ladies and children.
o., Floral Hall is a thing of beauty
N y been tastily decorated by the
ladie, eNt'.h booths around the
room am, .he center containing
displays by l. rchants, fancy work
and relics of various kinds, while
in one corner is a beautiful Japan
ese booth, where the ladies serve
tea to all visiting ladies during the
afternoon. The hall is we'll worthy
a careful inspection. Agricultural
Hall is also crowded with the best
exhibits we have ever seen there,
of many kinds and all interesting,
and it has been necessary to build
an addition to take care of the ov-
erflow. Here is also the exhibit of
the Iowa Agricultural College at
Ames, grasses and grains of all
kinds, model college buildings, etc.
and in Floral Hall the largest pic
ture in the world, of the college.
This exhibit alone is worth the
price of admission.
When we visited the fair yester-
day afternoon it was impossible to
get list of the exhibitors, for
many of them were just being in
stalled, but the show this year is
greater than ever, and every fair
visitor should see both these halls.
In the stock department there is
splendid show of horses and hogs,
and many were coming in while we
were there. The large hog barns
are full and outside pens have been
made to accommodate the exhibits
R. NJ Miller of Burr Oak township
has 21 head of Duroc Jerseys with
Red Tecumseh at the head, who
| took first at the La Crosse fair two
years ago. He shows also 3 sows
and 2l pigs, one of which took
| first at the West Union fair week
ago G. H. Willsie of Burr Oak
shows 2S, headed by Chief Defend
er, monster boar weighing SIC
pounds, litter brother to the
grand champion hog at the Mime
sofa state fair two weeks ago. Also
la fine yearling General Select
4 weighing $50 pounds. John Youne
of Hesper shows IA head of Poland
Chinas with Roosevelt Boy ant
some fine large young pigs. p. T
Ramlo of Burr Oak has 27 head, lee
by Iowa Chief and Big Price, two
fine animals, Lady Big Bone and
litter of March pigs one weigh
ing 222 pounds, and fall hos
weighing sos pounds. Iowa Chic
Is a litter brother to the hog which
took first at the Iowa state fair II
1912. E. w. Cutting of Decoral
shows Is fine Duroc Jerseys and H
& H. d. Paine 6 of the same breed
N. Richert of Hesper was unloadin
a fine lot of hogs.
In the horse department r. }
Ewing of Frankville shows Per
cheron mare and colt, P. T. Raml
a farm mare, E. l.. Beard & Son tw'
magnificent Belgian stations an
two other horses, Brandt Bros. o
Frankville two Percheron stallion
; and five mares, one spring colt an
four Shetland ponies, w. ]. Haus
wirth one Percheron yearling coli
Melvin Anderson one two7year-ol
Belgian colt, John Logsdon on
standard bred mare, ]. H. Logsdo
one standard bred two-year-ol
mare.
We did not get the list of cattl
Continued on page six.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17
News Snapshots
Of the Week

his title as national amateur
In Wisconsin and hunt In th'
that ordered a cup defender.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

phesies that within a few years that
the entire country will be covered
with cement roads.
Morgan Shows New Haven the Door.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

If women's skirts nowadays only
were rolled around the bottoms one
might get the idea that instead OF
cutting down fathers pants to fiji
Johnnie, mother had tried her hand
at making two garments exist where
but one was before.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

Old maids according to life insur'
ance men, are better risks than mar
ried women. One never gets indiges-
ton from living on hope.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

doctor, how can l prevent my
husband from talking in his sleep!
We'll, you might try giving him
few opportunities in the daytime
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

A man seldom knows who MS
friends are till he finds he hasn't
any.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

Some men are poor but honest;
some are just poor, and still oth-
ers are simply honest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17

Clothes may make the man, but
they sometimes break him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-17
Special Representative Will Keep
Public Opinion Readers Posted.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN
TO NEWS OF IOWA PEOPLE.
Interesting Developments Of Nations
Affairs Will be Described by
Former iowan for Iowa
Readers.
Public Opinion Bureau
Washington d. C. Sept. 16
lrning the Rascals Out"

Turning the RaScalS Out"
The policy of the Administration
in holding civil service examinations
for postmasters throughout the coun-
try, brought an inquiry from Repre-
sentative Madden, an Illinois Repub-
lican: "Why spend money for exam
nations, when this thing is bound to
be done anyway" Mr.. Steenerson,
another old time Republican from
Minnesota, is not quite so liberal in
his views, and believes that a post
master of fifteen or sixteen years
satisfactory service to the patrons Of
the office, should be continued. To
this Mr.. Bartlett, a southern Con-
gressman, retorted that there had
not been a postmaster from the Po-
tomac to the Rio Grande appointed
within sixteen years upon the recon-
mendation of the patrons of the Of
fee or of the Congressman. Repub-
lican Leader Mann asserts that the
Democratic policy in reference to
postmasters favors the spoils sys-
TEN and he charges they lack the
nerve to put it upon the law" How
ever, Mr.. Hefflin of Alabama says
that Democrats will be appointed
in his state for the reason that no
Republican is competent to take the
examination, and Mr.. Fitzgerald OF
New York, who also speaks with au-
thority for his party, sees solution
through civil service, because Dem
ocratic Congressman know that the
men they recommend 2 for office art
so highly qualified that they can
pass the civil service examination. =
And thus statesmen, like the men
who control ward affairs, beat about
the bush in relating how rRepubli-
cans are to be routed from theil
feathery nests.
The Lincoln Highway.
| 1t seems that we are to have
Lincoln Highway after all. 1t was
: originally proposed that the Lincolr
Highway should be backed by the
Government as a monument to the
great Emancipator. However,
memorial in Washington has beer
settled upon, and now private indi
viduals with headquarters in De
troit have taken up the movement
and they propose that there shall b.
great highway from the Atlanti
to the Pacific named in memory o
, Abraham Lincoln. One of the great
est internal questions of the coun
try is that of better roads, as Illus
I trated in Iowa by such movement
, as contemplate the Great Whit
Way and the River to River
: road, which are proposed to becom
part of a movement such as tn
Lincoln Highway. The Recent dem
, onstrations in Kansas and Missouri
of what the citizens can do in secur
ing better highways has undoubted
ly stimulated other states to NOR
, active efforts in reference to bette
roads. The great wizard Edison pre-
The Newark journal., 1913-05-30
NOTICE OF SALE OF LANDS

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned, as guardian of the person and estate of E. J. Magness, a person of unsound mind, in obedience to an order of the Independence Probate Court made at it's regular May 1913 term, will on
 SATURDAY., JUNE 7th, 1913 at the Front Street end of the town lot hereinafter described, proceed to sell said property, at public auction to the highest bidder, on a credit of three months, for the purpose of main taining said ward together with his family dependent on him; said lands are described as follows to-wit:
 An undivided one-half interest in and to Lot Three t3) in Block one (D of the East Division of the Town of Newark.
 The purchaser will be required to give note with approved security and lien will also be retained on said lot for the purchase money.
 LEONE MAGNESS, Guardian
 May ', 1913.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-30

D. Ward King, the noted good roads builder, will be in Newport tomorrow Saturday. to address the good roads convention, and will give a demonstration in road building. Everybody interested in better roads should attend this meeting.
 Here's to the meat eaters that enjoy their meat fine and fresh and clean. When they eat and know its clean they go to bed at night and have a happy dream; and when they get up next morning its back to McSpadden's butcher shop they go again.
 Prof. and Mrs. J. C. Wynne ar rived Sunday from Richmond and will spend a few weeks here with the lady's parents, MT. and Mrs. w. w. Magness. Prof Wynne will attend the State Normal at Con- way this summer and will go to Winthrop to begin a school in the early fall.
 ". Y. Gibbs, Iron Mountain agent at Cushman, was in town Monday on business. Mir. Gibbs says the Martin Manganese Com pany has recently shipped quite a lot of ore from Cushman to the Alabama Iron Company at End ersville, Ala, and he thinks the prospects very bright for a revival of the mining interests around Cushman.
 Volney Sellers is musician of national reputation. He was a member of the original Theodore Thomas orchestra. His compost tions are played by leading bands and orchestras. John Laubetta is one of Italy's greatest harpists. Musical critics pronounce him enc the very best harpist ever heard. Don't fail to hear them at the AL len Hall Thursday, June F.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-30
Mrs. Minnie Balmaz
NEWPORT, ARK.

EX,oticio Recorder of Independence County, Arkansas, will, on
 SATURDAY, JUNE I, 1913, between the hours for judicial sales, at the postotfice door, in the Town of Newark, Arkansas, offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, the lands and personal property de- scribed in said deed of trust, o-wit:
 Lots l, ?, , and 1, Block 26; also one triangular tract of land lying on the south side of Lots l and , of said Block 26, all in the Eastern Division of the Town of Newark, Arkansas. Also all the land in the northeast quarter of Fractional Section 25, Twp. F, N. R. 1, W lying between Walls Lake and White river, con- taining 30 acres, more or less, and all of said lands lying and being situate in the County of Independence ana State of Arkansas.
 Also the following personal proper ty, to-wit Two black mare mules, five years old and II hands high; one two-horse, three-inch Mandt wagon; one two-horse steel beam blow; one set of double harness; 45 hives of honey bees and fixtures for hives.
 Said land and personal property will be sold for the purpose of paying the debt and interest secured by said deed of trust and the cost Of this foreclosure. Title to all of said prop erty said to be good but am selling as substituted trustee only.
 Given under my hand as such sub stituted trustee this 10th day of May, 1915 JOIN T. THARP,
 Substituted Trustee
The Newark journal., 1913-05-30
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas. it has pleased the great giver of life to call to his heavenly home our esteemed brother and classmate, Brother D. A. Brown, and inasmuch as Brother Brown was a faithful member of the Senior Bible class, always at his post of duty thereby exemplifying a most beautiful Christian character. Therefore be 1t
 Resolved, that not only we, as his classmates, but that the entire Methodist Sunday School extend our sympathy to his relatives who miss him most, and that we con- mend his devoted life to all as one we'll worthy of emulation.
 Be 1t further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be enter ed upon the minutes of the Sun day School, a copy trasmitted to his family, and a copy sent to The Newark Journal for publication.
 DR. T. A. BEvENS,
 MRS. s. P. CHANEY,
 ~..,,... MRs. J, X. RAWLINGS.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-30

Hear Judge Hays in Newark next Tuesday.
 J. 0. Douglas of DeCamp, Tex, spent few days here last week visiting friends.
 N. M. Wilson, Sam Self and Wes and Jack Northern left Sunday for Chattanooga to attend the Confed- crate Reunion.
 Childrens ready-to-wear clothes; also 10c corset waists and 10c drawers are specialities at the New Five & Ten Cent Store, Newport.
 Mrs. Jane Dodd, who held a position as teacher in the high school here, has returned to her home at Salado.
 Buy your ice teas, sodas, lemon ade and table tumblers, ice shavers and picks and all supplies for pie nic parties at the New Five and Ten Cent Store, Newport.
 The l. o. o. Lodge of Newark will hold their annual memorial services Sunday, June 8. Judge Stuckey of Newport is expected to be present and deliver an address.
 w. B. Headstream and J. s. Griffin have been appointed by Gov. Futrell as members of the Northeast Arkansas Tick Eradica- ton Commission from this county.
 Miss Nettie Reeves returned to her home at Oil Trough Saturday, after a pleasant visit here with rel atives and attending the closing exercises of the Newark High School.
 Mrs. Mary Evans, after spend ing a week here very pleasantly with her son, Dr. A. A. Evans and family, left Monday for Calico Rock to visit relatives before re- turning to her home at Barren Fork.
 We are putting in new lines as rapidly as possible in order to re- duce the number of phones on party lines, and in few days will be able to give better service to all patrons on party lines. White River Telephone Co.
 Miss Eugenia Moore, who had charge of the music department of the Newark High School the past year, left Saturday for Pop lar Bluff, Mo-, where she will spend a few days before going to her home at Ashdown.
 Geo. W. Allen, county demon strator and boys corn club agent, was here yesterday in the interest of this work. MT. Allen has 193 boys enrolled in the club work and expects to have something near $500 to be awarded in prizes to the winners in this county.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-30
TRUSTEES SALE

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned, as substituted trustee in d certain deed of trust executed by c. E.
 Caldwell and Alberta Caldwell, his wife, on the 18th day of February, 1912, to w. W. Jernigan, Trustee, to secure the payment of debt of S553. g with interest thereon at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, due F. C. Hoyt, which said deed of trust Is recorded in Mortgage Record Book P2, page 5l4
 in the office of the Circuit Clerk and
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-07

Apparatus for Determining the Starch
Contents Of Potatoes.
may also be used In various household
appliances, both for lighting and heat
ing purposes with much more safety
than either kerosene or gasoline. It's
cost previous to the enactment Of laws
making it tax-free was such as to pre-
vent it's use In engines and motors,
consequently very little was done
toward their adaptation to its use. It
is, however, being successfully used in
both statiosary and traction engines
in other countries where it can be had
at a moderate price, and under similar
conditions of economic manufacture
would undoubtedly be SO used in this
country.
Potatoes have been successfully
used as a source Of cheap alcohol In
other countries and conditions in this
country indicate that large quantities
Of potato culls with the necessary
starch content are available for this
purpose at price which would permit
Of the profitable manufacture Of alco-
hol therefrom. Experimental work of
the agricultural department distil!ery
has shown how potatoes can be
economically handled and practical
instructions in the method Of manu-
facture can now be given. This work
laas been done in a small distillery
such as would be suitable for large
farms or communities Of farmers
working in cooperation. Farmers
may. If they SO desire, obtain from the
government data which will enable
them to convert frosted or inferior
grades of potatoes into a source of
revenue, as it has been shown by ex-
periments that these may be made
into alcohol at fair profit.
The percentage of starch in pota-
toes may me easily determined by
means of a specially prepared instru-
ment. An average sample OF the
potatoes is washed and thoroughly
dried. Exactly ten pounds are placed
ia the wire basket Zone potato may be
cut if necessary to get the exact
weight). The instrument with the
basket attached is foated in a tank
containing clear water at 53.5 de-
grees Farenheit. The stem is SO grad
uated that the percentage OF the
starch can be read directly from It.
Potatoes average from IA to 20 per
cent. Of starch and one pound of
starch in practice yields about e.671
gallon of absolute alcohol, or 0.079 gal-
lon OF denatured alcohol at 100 degrees
proof. One hundred pounds of an av-
erage grade Of potatoes containing IL
per cent. OF starch would yield approx
imately 1-3 gallons Of denatured alco-
hOl.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-07
FACE A SIGHT WITH letter

Moberly, Monty trouble began
with small pimple on the left side Of
my face and it spread all over my
face and to my neck. It would be scar
let red when got warm. My face
was sight. It looked very unpleas-
ant, and it felt uncomfortable. My
face was something awful; it just kept
me in agony all the time. Some said
1t was letter, and some said i: was
that awful eczema, but rather think
1t was letter. I had been troubled
with it for about two years and tried
many remedies, but got no relief until
| used Cuticura Soap and Ointment
when would wash my face with
! the Cuticura Soap and apply the Cuti-
cura Ointment it would cool my skin
and draw great big drops Of matter
out OF the skin. You would think l
was sweating; it would run down my
face just as though I had washed it.
| It itched and snarted and suffered
In the day time most. I used the Cuti
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for
a month and was cured of it." (Sign-
ed) Mrs. J. Brcoksher, April Is, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-07
FOWLS REQUIRE GREEN FOOD
TurnIps, Cabbage, eeets and All Such
Furnish Change That 10 Appre-
ciated by All Birds.

During the spring, summer and fall
It 10 not difficult to supply variety
Of green food for the fowls, as any
kind of tender growing vegetation Is
relished by them, but when cold
weather sets in, 1t is very different,
and things must be set aside during
the fall season.
Turnips, cabbage, beets and all such
make good food and furnish CRATE
full change, which the fowls appre-
ciate.
The scraps and Feelings may be
fed raw, or they may be put in a pot
on back of the stove and allowed to
cook gently during the day, and then
thickened at night with equal parts
of cornmeal and wheat bran, and to
be fed next morning as a mash, using
care not to give too much, as when
the fowls are satisfied they will stand
about and refuse to scratch and take
sufficient exercise.