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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21

9ie fptnofe &tnbers
thinning greift in Ser Yfols, befpn
osts in Der 8egsnN bon 9anhHuhI
INNER peiier I'm ii6. Sn bret Drs
ten loaeu 0ieIer Soge etipu 90 Sinner
ar hiefer 8rantEit odrniensr. Qtii
N~uoronune osg @e5irtsdmtss ipurneh
bic 8oltsidultn III 9an0Hahl auf
nnbeftimmte 3eit aefhlofsn. Die
6duier. IN Stnsn EiH traNte aipoer
befinben, tragsn 9fafote mil. Ser Sns
IdriFt: .ainoerIdbmnne 3utritt
besboitn."
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21

-albonnirt a,if bos Sermanner
@~oIfsbIott.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21

pTsisiriehclS nm SnnlIfao Sen y.
9~fpuenibrr nti nieiHer 6oein @dnie uah
iiffpS iperben niis9cithUNeu. 6artprn
Slels stp, S,
AohM @1nh.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21
2sutemsbiIsSabrtcn.

@enn ibr cine autpmobile Sabrt ma.
den nput, oattn iuenbet cucb an 6 5.
aemper, Sermann, Mp. Selenhpne
III. Tretle nach Dem 3uitatib Der Roab.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21
Nfne Qn5eigen
Gil p~erfanfen.

~ qots All Ser meIti. z uu0 s.. 1troSe
e,tttcebcr cittaeln p6erols @nnses. Gyltte
8aitplnbc. SeYHiaun 9npp IL. &crmann,
Mto. at. 2.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21
3n @erfanfen !

elm @obnbaus mebit aOt. @adb5ufrager
IN Der Splfsblatt Office.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21

tpirsltnee, peribiebener b%etannter
Gebeu, ihparSe itttb rpei6e, gu $1.00 per
100, bel Sobn Grass, Sermann, Mp.
preisidiebcu aiu Sunutag, ben %.
Nopentber auf meiiler Sarmi, Mtebrere
lebenbe Shiueine iinb als Yreiie aiisaes
ieBt,
Carl 8aum tart +.
Slisfidlnitsr. Sd babe meme Schubs
mad1cr 8ertitdttc iiatb Senrt Sdlsners
@ebaube an Der 3. Strabe perfect.
SdIubbeiobleil, s.Slidarbeit nIlu. per6eu
prompt nnb 81 mdBieen 8reiien beiprat.
alpin & II Oh.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-11-21

Wonnirt aiif Sas Sernlanncr
! @plfsbIatt.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25
Bahlerltf.

vpu6, cine IoI6s 6ibs, bas if
9on ni4t mebr id0n! ODD nur feTte
oarauf IosgeraOeIt, mir RaoIer boben
IA unter Der Sibe tpeniger gu Itioen
dIs bic anoeren, neil uns INNER Elm
frtI6er 2uft5ug umfddeIt."
9ieIen 8etra6tungen ga6 ii9 Elm
Hotter iunger RaOler bin, Der an Ell
mem beiBen SOmmerna9mittoge al
leine ouf Der einiamsn g6auHee baz
binfubr.
Scr orme &erl ba borne bats
frsiIi9 nt9t 70 gut" meoitierte er
t%peiter. Der i4sints ia mG9ttg eiIig
gu baden, ober mas biIft allies Rens
neu, mir Robler iiberbolen ibn bod,
ebe er ii9's borIisbt. limb babel
ihtptBt Der &erI tpie Elm 8raten. Na,
oa babe i'd ibn ia i9on,"
Der Rabfobrer mar taum in bic
Qd6e bes 6uBgdngsrs getpmmer, als
oteier, elm Iebr gut gstleibeter iiinges
rer Serr, plDBIi9 lteben bIieb.
AN Seil!!" REF er benz Robler ents
gegen. Sic baben ia elm pdtentes
Rub."
Sic Iinb pobl aud Sportstames
rab2" fragte bieTer ,inbem CT anbieIt
unb BON Aabe fprand.
8oIb %entipnnu ii9 5tpiT9eu beiben
elm 8odgeiprd9, aus benz berbprs
gtng, oaB Der 5uBgdnger nidt nur
elm stfriger Sportsmann, fpnbern
aud 8eiiBer zines Dor3iigli9en &as
pes par. - Die beiOen iungen MGns
ner itelten It4 gesenIeitig Dor.
aGint, cand. med, fagts Der
6uBgdnser.
.@pmnaTalebrer ariiger," ertpi.
terte Der RabIer. = Man tam i'm
Beitergeben ouf bos @ebiet bes
&unifabrens utb galO 9~erieten beioe
in Observation-Disclosures, bic MIR
our9 prattti4e Beiipiele gu ent19ei>
ben mar. Der Gpmnaiiallebrsr fubr
einen tunitbouen 8ogsn, Der Mebi3is
ner fanO iebo9 ettpas baran au8suz
IsBen unO Bat I'm bic GrIaubnig, bic
Sour fabren 81 biirfen.
Sbne 8eOenten iiberIieb ibm arii.
ger bas Rab, mar bod Der Srembe
Elm feingebiIbeter, onI9einen6 febr
gut %Iituierter 9err, gegen ben er tein
Mibtrauen begen tonnte.
Der MebtStner fubr benn aud nit
Getponbbett Oenielben gogsn, bonn
ober grtff er pl6bli9 aus unb ents
elite nit ben @orten .GntT9ulbigen
Gle, t4 babe es eilig: i'm y@etBen
In gDenbOfeu itele i4 tbr
Rab elm"
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25

#ais4sF" EHH n4sEaas5
af asssN III
mt ~
sa NtfIe8
ut Ms.fa
"a
MN
49, #1# IT,
tmfN atlNa
Matafm e#if
ltifa #ka mkf#EH
MNM n.alfn aH
0aH#
taWit. NlWtH ga NHH 8Hti
.H#l.fsfE NHm. HfHm tHW Hl
aH
Wfa NHfar tHafH shff
8atH fft Wfh#fsn Wlfb
f f8HH abuse saf al tsffa
88 tHt. tif Hat tfnia
HtHf iaHHf Esflf Ga .tfF
NfJfiflaf Ef aal {hf Halia.
aff8 Nlf6 N58 nfIfbilb 6at
um faft t5t itns fif6
T5t mi dHt u5fitmat bs6 MI.
tltif dtantff f gt Wfil i6a
hltl mlt.tfm mat t16 0iab Mai
tdtHulit Wut lt tltt cflW bra
.am9s
Gle dind a5nt iarslsm bnfb Bic.
E6mmttih mli Wtfi aslb hiBft
Gle Htuimle .liah rsHn i6 NTH
ihm In tirt 6mmffltifff elHu3.
allfln mil ION lfnH ih Mat iita
btun t1an latf m,iut qfaft 6sm
bmd. limb tanu mafu ib h6b rit.
'tfr mfltittun ans ulits mift amt
btm aIlm slonbmnli."
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25

Der ShuImnHn lisf NIT lauitn
-6alt Ruitn, bic isbod uismano
hortt, elm Stid binier tbm ber. nns
tarlt4 triolglos, uu0 itbit oann az.
eerlth Itinn Ntg fort. Sin folder
0aluulel murmeltt Ct Dor fd bin.
~Ntm i0a man Bonn nun nod traus
IeH} Der Wtuid maate bob BEN be-
ten Giuotud, ieiu gtnsbmsn 3siats
ben %gebiloeteH Damn, sin armer Seus
tel its ana nidt, iein 8riaautrina
uno feline goIoens ltbr iino sntI6isosn
edit, uno ouun = isinsm tbrli6en
Btiiht bate i1 alIts auDertraut =
uno nun bod r~eiHgtfaIlenl Ra, bic
6enoarm.n psrben i6n boffeutli6 ers
.ptfhen. un0 oann nod bteier 6obn;
.sr enti6ulbigt Ii6 uub nil i'm r@eis
ben 9amm" einiteleu!
WiBoergniigt marI6ierte Der iuuos
Utann peiter, bis er en0Ii6, na6
Observation-Disclosures Dan0erunq in
Der Spnnenbibe, in Gbenbofen ans
fam.
g III ia natiirli6 unfnu," Ioqte
er ft6. nober eintebren f0nnteIt gu
bod einmaI i'm g@eiBen 2amm". Der
5olunte 1T ia Ii6er iiber ale gerge."
qergerlid i6lenberte er in bas
itattlide @aitbaus binein unb lief,
trDboem er ole 9offnung a~ufgegeben,
initinttiD bic 8lide our9 bas gerGus
3inmer f4peifen.
@ie, ioIte er ieinen Qugen trauen?
9a tanb ia isin Sab, ani6eineno
unberIeBt!
Sn benz augsnbIid no er Ti6 niez
berbeugte, i'm es gu unteriu6en, trot
Der bebdbige 8irt Elm. = rQ6,~ REF
er, rSie iino nobt Der 5err, benz bas
RaO geb0rt2"
pQ1er0ings! Ser DEB bat es nun
bier 8uriidgelaFen2"
n9m, Elm 9ieb mar bas gerabe
eripiberte Der 0trt nit einem
a~ugen3ptntern. Der 6err i'd
Jpn gut - muBte nm ieoen
ben 3ug erreiden, Der Dor elmer
Staaoe abging, ma urb bo--"
nSo unb Oa itibibte er mein Rab!" !,
Pun, nidtg fir UNCUT; er Idbt
Sic fh0n griiBen unb bat mir ben
auftrag ge9eben, fir sic elm 5Idf9s
Ten Wioiel tolt3uitetIen. Sic piirben
dion buritig fem, bat er CEMENT"
r9la unD DBL" rief Der RobIer La
9enb. pqber auf iein Bobl trinte i'd
bic Glof4e nidt!" fubr er fort, aIs
Der 8irt eini4entte, nba3u bat CT
mid gu ie9r gefoppt. 90 Elm S9pes
ga, Iaiien Mrs ibm binges
4uf msin ROb! IS lebe bic ebIe
RabIerei!"
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25
paS Ro@bn@.

9ie GerfaIferin zines neuen Ro6s
budes bate i6ren 8erIeger beranIaBt,
bic Re3epte nit Defenders brettem
aanbe gu berieben, bamit bic Sauss
frau neue Re3epte oOer @erbeiferuns
gen etntragen tpnnte. lin fef3ufels
len, Oh bic 9ausfrauen bas aud ges
tan, taufte ie iid elm ontiquarif6es
@rempIar unb nabm es nit nod
9auie. aIs ie bas Bud GrgerIi&
3uidlug, fragte ibr @otte:
nSaft 9u trgenbneI9e Rotiaen
ober ae3epte 9efunOen?"
r9lein." antportete iie dr9erIi6.
2lIs Der @otte einmol 8ufdniq in
benz 8ude bIdtterte, fan6 er sobI.
rei9e @intragungen lauter Mit.
tel gegen 9pspepIie unb anIeitungen
fir Magenleibenoe.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25
Bic 1adleit DER esatrier
er8agIlma gon 8nLins anopf.

~"0N1+"fu "@N DA+AAH oftNFft
So mar uuf benz pradtioen Cans
pdgna : S9lob 6es gonte RafFaeIe
Qroore. Die Oret 6reunoe oes 6ras
fen pdren nab oen ippigen Diner
in Den berrlidsn part ipa3iert, Der
NIT ieinen BON griinem Qaub um0ahs
ten, t~unitpoaeH Gtatuen an oas qIdns
3eHOe aoriaidloB Miramare ges
mubnte. Run faben ite nil Dem 0dits
gefer auf ben anttten Marmorfben
Ger brsiten @eranoa, BON I6attens
fpsnoenoeH palmen gegen ben Sons
nen6rdn0.
Rube ringsum! Mdr6enIim.
mung, bic Oas Ieb6aFte Sc
plduOer oeritummsu lisB. Sin ieoer
Der bier aapaliere ergab Ti9 Der
Beibe Der Stunoe, hing feinen @es
oarjen mad oosr oa6te i~iber6aupt
nitt. BIS Der 9raf 6as S6peigeu
unterbrd9.
gGs iino beute geruoe pier3ig Sab
re-, Ipra6 er unb itri9 ben taItpsis
btn, %itruppistn S6uurrbart, .6aB
bier oas GntfsbIife gei9ab. 9itIe
3at, Die ods Sdlob our gin00e
nanoelts, bis es mein Batter BON
Dem 9eiibsr taufte, Der nab BEN
idauoerboaen Grei9nis nit Ieinsr
5amiIis StaIisn OerIofsn bate uno
mad S~iofruntrei4 iibergeIeosIt
ipa..
Sd min Gu9 oieIe blutige Sc,
iAi4te er3dbhn, tpie i4 Iis BON meis
mem Batter gebort uao ben 3eitungen
unIeres ar9tDs entnommen babe, bic
bdmaIs DieI barber gei9rieben bas
BEN.
Der Mar9sfe antonio 5ugtni,
Dem oisIss S9lDb gsbDrts, mar elmer
Der ret9Iten @roBgrunobsFBer bss
eanOes. Sin ItolSer 5err, Der in bo'
benz anieben itau0 unb bonn Slid
%peripobnt mar. 3par bate oas ge'
Ibid ibm einsn Stammbdlter Ders
Tagt, absr feline 9u6ter Beatrice mar
70 liebrei5eno, 70 gsI6miidt nit alien
9uben 6es Settles un6 Der anmut,
CAB &c ii6 aImdbIi9 nit Dem @es
ennteu perI0bnts, sinen 2eibeserben
entbebren 3u miiHen.
Gs tonntc natiirli9 ni6t febten,
Oab lid OieIs anseIsbene 8epsrbsr
I'm 0os f96ne uno rei6e M6oden
t%inFanoen. @insr bon linen, GraF
R%utigGiani Elm bsreits GIterer Munn
bon bartem, tnorrigem DeIen, rails
ben Manieren uno oiiitsrem QusIes
ben, tpdr 70 dusbduernb in isinsn
Berbungen, DAB er ii4 foear Damn
nidt 5ufrieoen CAB, aIs Die fd0ne
Beatrice i6n gang uu5peibeutig 5us
riidgepitIen bate. ga, feIbIt als es
befannt nuroe, DAB Beatrice ii1 eis
mem iungen, frii9sn @osImann, Dem
@toDanni Q1ge[la anpsrs
lpbt, perIu6te er nod einmal NIT
bti i9r fem Slid. nnb
10 SuSringIi9, oaB bas I90ne WlGos
Zen ibn oerb 3uredtipeifen muBte.
Man rprad oaDou bab tie ibn NIT
&eitserte tns GsIidt eeIhIaosn
Inn Ii4 isiner gu srtpebren. Gri
pa sog sr l4 Snriit, 9roasnO. tisf
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25

Hltiltia lsasa fa 81
H
eis ftt8a Hs.H1 aI
ia 8 M
afl
Na ff# 8as Atftih#
aaA fei
tWast
H0f HHit hHH atHta@ aa8
a nft ilH h#
At nnN .fi# m N.
a.N ffffIftH Hl.flt Ef
am tat H tN
~ an b@ 6tas m
mfHHf
tt. aIsltA. maltlL
atm iN t "a iHt
iN0H
mN hi8ft fs ~ wfnfaM.
flmut Hilm hf tistil W'Ifs
teftih
uin fitH Hia itHatB bu|
anru Httn BE NitIf ustl
tHiu ttirdua lf BIZ ataaff ulliI
Wittm eHlitiuh msllt hm
ftmtm BIZ Nldat rom tsitt ttls
htn dtft mii WHttihafif mis
ninh u 90 too ubb IN ndhHm Hat
atntlIt hot W nit itntm WaItttu
ptfl6mhbih gluf bt Watft mli
BET utttl1ltn Wtldll taiitb ia sus
tutailaNtn.
Wldn l6lua bdB raIt Ga6 btiidit
lda %bafunlit, cine i8udtN
bi1&it atu otm Utitl. obut Zee
btnfidbtn iail, lloft a1t @t
mHbunam itu Bum elbtn An tttptts
Ten, upitim ih ala ufolaloa ulau
battle ibu Ia Sem Rtbmlimmu us
o.rHtIt #-..
Eit brtuHbt ot1 grduliaam8 ltbs
ten Den Worbtrn uab, dbtr ffint
pur perriti lptihsn Wtg lie atnums
men haittn. RitmauO battle ft in
benz Iumuli ots 1tfts %torigt6tn
Das tiH5iat, lpds ft 5uradaelaHm
mar bic masIiertt quppt TIM
lltbm3immsr, NIT Der It gttommen
,porsH.
aue Gnitrtngungtn, Die man mahs
t. nm Die WlorOtr 30 tntOeden. pas
rem D%srgtbtus. DIR gerod6t fisl nas
urgemab auf Den grafen RutiQlidni,
lbsr e. ionute nd6psilen. Dab Ct
ii9 an jenem 5age in Dem iIeinen
Orte Qrs3jo nobe 6lorsr5 aufgebals
ten babe Dobin CT fd i9on isit
Dlonaten 3uriidg9Ogsn bate.
Da ss iid troB aler Ra6forIduns
zen ais unmogIi9 eripies, bic beioen
OsreH 8eii6t ia niemano ges
bate, ausfinoig gu MAIDEN, 10
Die bIutige 5at ungsIibut uno
PURGE damdbli4 BON mitneIt uno !
DsrssFen. |
Die Id6ne Beatrice na6m Den
s4Ieier uno Der Mur6eie Qntomo {
berlieB nit ben Seiniqen oies
es S9lob, NORM ibm Der Qufents
alt our4 ienes grauIige greignis :
Inleiblid geporosn mar.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25

Gin @un6srtino. Be-
fut: n9ann oenn Der RIeine I9oa
nader re4nen2"
Batter: n9er2 Sd fag' Sbnen
tpenn Der anfdngt gu odbIen, Der bort
Sbnen nidt eber auf, aIs Bis sr -
Orsi gsad4lt bal"
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25

3ieier rei5euOe Clip, Der babel ba
qlem unO einfa9 lit, lam nit ODE
obre So6dufdlag geutndt perben. Sit
9un6ric, 3atioot, 8tmitb, 2atDn ooes
0eioe lit oieIe8 Wooel Ie6r niinihenss
inert. IS tanu ais lluterfIeio fir eiN
aleiO aus Sect, Clifton ober getIiug
benuBt tperoeu, poer nls Elm oireft aut
Dem G0rper 3u tragenoes @epanO be-
nuBt per0en, lpeuu es aug 2inaerie oes
mndt lit. SpiBeu, Stiderei ODER 4atlfex
tUnHen ais 8eiab benllBt perOen. 60
tant NIT ooer obne So6mfIdIag herr
geiteIt perben. 8as MuIter lit in 5
@roBen geidnitten: 81, SO, SO, 40 uno
AZ 3oa 8ruItpeite. So beu0tiQt 6M
9ar6s 3650a. 5toff fir Die 8o36qi9e
@r6Be.
Sreis bes @uiter8 10 Gents.
rgtracr SriibiabrS. nno Gummer.
SatalOg nit alien neneiten @oSen
ickt ferttg. Seoer 2cicrin Der Gina.
ia Sribine fir 10 Gentg 5n1eianOt.4
SeFeNaRsss 4anetinRsea;
GieTe ysrVter tperDen an ireeuS
cine Aoreie 9e9tn ginIenouna bes
Breties geIftdt. Rm eebe Wummer
nno @roRe llno bic nole GbreHe Deitts
lid an unb 1hide ben COUPON nebis
benz oben ertpd6nen 8reis an 6ds
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-08-25
1911 Spparb e.,

Drs beutfde RormoI ) 2i6ts
NAB TT neun3ebntsI Der iHtsrnatiDuas
len asrSenItdrte
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
SCRAMBLE FOR OIL.
The World is Using i'm Year the
Oil il Took Ages to Produce.

The tracks of the oil promoter
are getting quite warm in this Mex
lean mess. The attitude of Europe
an governments is closely touched
by the hustle for concessions. Down
in Columbia, too, the British gov
eminent has been seeking to annex
profitable oil rights.
The world is using in year, the
oil it took ages to produce. When
the oil is taken out, nothing is left
in its place. The ordinary citizen,
who had been hoping to buy an au-
tomobile with his moderate savings,
sees the price CT its fuel constantly
advancing.
1t is reported that the British
navy hereafter be constructed on an
oil burning basis. Some of the lat
est battleship plans in this country
have the same arrangement. Mean
while oil comes more and more into
daily use.
Formerly it was regarded mere
ly as valuable for burning in lamps
Now it drives the automobile and
the motor boat, and warships, rail
roads, and factories use it more and
more. Some predict that soon the
little heater used for the living room
on cool day, will be displaced by
the oil furnace in the basement.
Cook stoves and ranges have oil
burning attachments.
[ The Western states, ready to take
up new ideas, are burning oil so
freely in daily life that there is a
saying in the trade that 1.-The Pacific
coast eats OIL
In the best days of the Pennsyl-
vania oil fields, it used to be said
that the oil was worth less than the
barrels it was put in. Now the
Pennsylvania oil production has fall
len in 20 years from 100000 bar
rels to 100000. With a demand
constantly increasing, the supply
constantly decreasing, the appetite
for new sources like Mexico becomes
simply ravenous.
Under these circumstances, this
rush for the oil supply is another
case of spendthrift waste of resour-
ces. 1t is particularly Objectionable
when it embroils diplomacy and in
PRODUCES a dangerous trail of COM
mercialism to South American coun-
tries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
Making Gifts to Men.

What raft of superfiuous truck
used to be given to men for Christ
mas presents. The traditional gifts
at Christmas donation parties to the
minister were slippers, often in heaps,
constituting a slipper reservoir for
life. But at least slippers were use
full, even those with tops of lowered
brussels. Not so much could be
said for many ether gifts, which
the men were supposed to receive
with jubilant faces.
One favorite present was calen-
dar with the days of the week and
month stamped in succession on rib
bon running through slots. They
had to be pulled down every day, or
the girl who gave it said you no lon
ger thought of her. Probably few
of them were kept up to date later
than Feb. 1.
The penwiper, still in favor with
womenkind, used to be a favorite
gift to business men. The modern
office man comes from Spotlesstown,
and no more wipes his pen on his
coat sleeve, and is too sanitary to
lick his pen with his tongue. but the
penwiper seems to have gone the
way of tail coats in the business office
AS for paper weights, blotting
pads, and other trinkets, the banks
and insurance companies litter the
business desk with this rubbish in
the form of advertising.
Any man welcomes and prizes a
gift made from real friendship. But
if you want him to value the thing
for it's own sake, and not to chuck
it out of sight at the first opportu-
nifty, you must study his tastes and
daily habits with some care.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
A Day of Cheeriness and Happiness
Throughout the Fatherland.

The German Christmas has local diff
Christmas tree is universal. for this is
its home. Al many places the whole
family go to early service, at ) or q
O'Clock, as the custom may be. and in
some parts of the country every one
carries lighted candle. These can
dies. placed on the backs of the pews,
sometimes make the only light in the
church. AT some places when the
clock strikes IL on Christmas eve the
bells ring and every house and church
is quickly lighted up.
Christmas is day Of cheeriness and
happiness throughout Germany The
presents are usually simple. Men and
angels and many kinds of creatures
are fashioned in gingerbread. 1t is
twisted into many grotesque shapes.
and sometimes 1t is guided Hans
Christian Andersen's story of the
''Honeybread Soldier will be better
understood by any one who has spent
Christmas in Germany.
In Hanover. just when the candles
on the Christmas tree are dying out,
there will be mysterious rap on the
door and bundle will be thrown into
the room. 1t contains little present
for every member Of the family and
comic verses for some of them.
In Oberammergau there is more
distinctly religious tone given to the
whole holiday. The Christ Child is the
guardian angel Of the time. 1t is he,
they say. who brings the Christmas
tree. He comes down from heaven on
Christmas eve. holding it in his hands
Two angels bearing presents fly before
him and two behind He puts the tree
on the table. rings bell and flies
away. He brings blessing to the
children that have been obedient
To the children of Oberammergau
st. Nicholas is an angel i'm disguise
He goes about from house to house in
ragged clothes and with a bag on his
back He gives loud knock at the
door and asks. .Are the children
good| If the answer is "Yes" he
leaves fruits and candies. If. the an
swer Is mo" he leaves stick.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10

much higher in the cities than in the
country. 1t has been asserted that
the average tax rate for farm lands
is not over 25 mills. Some say il
might be 80 mills.
Surprising farm lands actually pay
35 mills on the dollar in taxes, then
on the assessment of this year they
will pay 100000 in taxes. On
the same basis-that of 80 mill
levy-the farm lands last year paid
S14, 100000 in taxes.
Now, how much more will one
class of property pay this year than
another by reason of changed rela-
ton as to assessments made by the
assessors and adjusted under the re-
quirements of law by the various ad-
justing boards?
1t is readily seen that the increase
which the farm lands will pay on
this years assessment over last year
is about $5,10O,900. In other words
by reason of higher assessments and
higher local leyies this will be the
added burden on farm land.
1t will also be seen that the in
crease in taxes that will be paid by
the railroads will not be less than
100000.
But if the comparison is to be fair
then the latter figure should be null
tiplied by seven, because the farm
lands are seven times as much as
the railroad property in value; which
makes it appear that the increase in
railroad taxes will be greater in pro
portion than that on farm lands
The comparison would be as be-
tween $5,10O,000 and $500, 1000;
or as between s744,000 and $780,
600.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
PERILS OF IMPURE ICE.
Bulletin on Winter Harvest Issued
by State Board of Health.

Des Moines, Dec. Sin a bulletin
issued yesterday the state board of
health gives a warning to persons
intending to put up ice for domestic
use. Pollution of streams and lakes
from which the ice is to be taken
must be guarded against to escape
bad results, the bulletin declares.
by companies which put up ice
on a large scale for distribution, rail
roads and private individuals putting
up ice for their own consumption, the
ever increasing danger of putting up
natural ice from the streams and
lakes of Iowa should be borne in
mind" says c. n. Kinney, chemist
for the state board, in the bulletin.
1T is. a fact that the increasing
pollution of our streams and lakes
has reached a point that practically
all of them are unfit to use for
drinking purposes raw or untreated.
Freezing water diminishes much
of the impurity and therefore ice
made from impure water is much bet
ter than the original water or the
water left behind after freezing.
Analyses have shown, however, that
while large part of the impurities
are eliminated in freezing, some are
left in the ice. Such ice is subject
to the same danger as the original
water, but to less degree, as the
amount is less.
THE use of such ice in direct con-
tact with foods or for cooling drinks
by direct contact or melting in the
liquid is fraught with danger and is
a constant menace to users of the
same.
Storage of ice will improve its
quality from a sanitary viewpoint
and it is true that impure ice is bet
ter to use late in the summer or fall
than it is in the spring or early sum
mer.
There should be some regulations
as to where and how ice is harvested
and under what conditions it is dis
tributed. No ice should be allowed
distributed to the public that is not
free from danger and all distribut-
ing companies should be required to
furnish a certificate as to the purity
of their ice intended for distributor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
Cievonshire's Yule Loo,

In Devonshire the Yule log was rep
resented by the ashton fagot," which
was brought in and burned with great
glee The fagot was composed entirely
Of ash timber. hoped round with nine
bands, and while II burnt merrily on
the spacious hearth sports and run
were the order Of the night For every
crack which the bursting of the hoops
made the master Of the house was ex'
pected to furnish fresh bowl OF
liuuor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10

The kaiser is said to be hard up.
AS his income amounts to $7,0O0,O0O
a year Mr.. Bryan seems to have
some excuse for his complaint of the
high cost of living and Justification
for his incussion in to the lecture
field. But what in Sam Hill do you
suppose they spend it for? asks the
Marshalltown Times Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
A man lin a railway coach was el

A man lin railway coach was en-
deavoring with much earnestness to
impress an argument upon fellow
passenger seated opposite him. At
length, slightly irritated, he ex-
claimed in a louder tone:
THAT may be, replied the other,
with unexpected alacrity, "but l am
ID L F."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10

One of the largest incubators in
use for Matching chicks is to be
found in New Orleans. 1t is oper-
ated by electricity and the heat is
automatically controlled.