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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
RACIAL ANTAGONISTS.
European Governments Have Never
Used Common Sense i'm Dealing
With These Conflicts.

The assassination of the heir to the
Austrian throne and his wife by a
Bosnian fanatic was a black crime.
Yet 1T is what might have been ex-
pected when Austria bagged Basnia
and Herzegovina and proceeded to
denationalize them and extirpate
their race traditions.
If you address printed matter to
a resident of Bosnia, it is held up in
the post Office under Austrian mill
itary guard, and censored for frivol-
Gus reasons. Race questions are
handled differently here Instead of
trying to stamp out the languages of
alien stocks, many cities buy Polish
Swedish, Italian, and other foreign
books for public libraries. The new
stocks are encouraged to save their
traditions.
European governments have new
er used common sense in dealing
with these conflicts. The races that
reach the top maintain their hold
with blood and iron. Bosnia and
Herzegovina have been the scene of
repression dogging the daily foot
steps of citizens with deadly suspi-
cion. The result is the murder of
two harmless royal personages.
In this country there is plenty Of
race antagOnism. 1t expresses it.
self rather harmleSsly in scrambles
for political Office, newspaper and
theatrical caricature, or occasional
broken heads. But never has there
been any attack on a public man that
could be attributed to race repres-
sion.
The success of the United States in
handling composite population may
we'll be the marvel of Europe. The
new immigrants enthusiasm for our
liberal government is almost pathetic.
Some day he will see the tawdry yell
low streak of dishonesty in our pub
lie life. But at least the United States
is several centuries ahead of Europe,
in the idea of fair treatment to all
races, and recognition of the valua-
BILE contribution brought by every
alien strain.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
The Gift for Speaking in Public.

Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
have just had their annual triangu-
lar debating contest. The newspa,
pers gave it about as much space
as would be allotted to an inter
class base ball game. Nevertheless,
this is a kind of contest that comes
home very closely to a college stu
dents future.
A debating contest is no matter of
pale faced and anaemic scholarship.
1t is real battle, where quickness
of wits tells just as it does on the
ball field. 1t is not the extent of a
mans knowledge that counts. 1t is
his ability to make his knowledge
available for instant use.
Years ago public speaking was
taught much more widely. Every
Friday afternoon the high school boys
were lined up on the platform. They
had their speeches by Burke or Pat
rick Henry to deliver. The girls
gaped at their fervid oratory. Occa-
sional delegations of parents saw WIS.,
ions of their darlings in the Legisla-
ture.
1t is considered nowadays almost
a public disgrace to have a son grow
up into successful politician. Com
paratively little attention is given to
training young folks in the art Of
public speech. Still of recent years
many colleges have done what they
could in these debating contests.
Some high schools have debating So
cieties.
Ability to think on ones feet and
to express his views coherently is a
gift Of enormous value. The bust
ness man who can state case con-
cisely is greatly helped in attaining
his ends.
The young aspirant for success
gets more recognition in this way in
a single evening than would other
wise come to him in a decade. The
fellow who can address public
hearing, welcome distinguished Wis
itors, lead sentiment at mass meet
ings, is an asset to any community
The schools should value this gift
higher and develop it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
Facts Worth Knowing.

The following list of accompani
ments for the various meats will be
valuable for housewives. Clip and
paste 1t in your cook book:
Roast lamb, mint sauce.
Roast pork, apple sauce.
Roast goose, apple sauce.
Boiled mutton, caper sauce.
Boiled turkey, oyster sauce.
Roast mutton, current jelly.
Roast turkey, cranberry sauce.
Broiled shad, boiled rice and sal
|ad.
With roast beef, grated horse-ra
dish.
Roast veal, tomato or mushroom
sauce
Broiled bluefsh, white cream
sauce
Compete of pigeons, mushroom
sauce.
Fresh salmon, green peas, cream
sauce.
Venison or wild ducks, black cur.
rant jelly.
Boiled fresh mackerel, sauce oil
stewed goOseberries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
DUCKS SUMMERING in IOWA.
Visions of Great Fall Sport Seen by
Iowa Hunters.

The hunters of South Muscatine
and Muscatine Island are very much
pleased with the results of the new
game laws, which are already show
| ing their effect. Several South
Muscatine hunters who recently spent
day fishing in the waterways of
| Muscatine Island state that wild fowl
are abundant on the island and that
ducks, birds which formerly were
seldom seen there at this time of
year, are there in abundance.
1t is the prediction of these men
that next fall the hunters of the VIC
unity will experience better sport
than they have enjoyed for many
years. Early in the spring many
of the hunters of this region were
very strong against the new law,
but now after seeing the bad effect
of it they are very enthusiastic about
it and appreciate the good it does.
1t is planned by some of the
hunters of this region to form a pro-
tectiye league far spring hunting
against some of the outsiders, who
in disregard to the law come to
these regions and kill birds. 1t is
thought by the coming spring a lea
que of this kind will be formed, as
many of the hunters are land own
ers on Muscatine Island are much
in favor of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
The Elk,

You never saw an Elk who was not
generous.
You never saw an Elk who was
not polite to women.
Yo never saw an Elk who was not
a booster for something.
You never saw ma Elk who was
not ready to help the needy.
Most Elk lodges have Christmas
offerings and help the poor and make
everybody happy. The Iowa City
lodge spends a thousand dollars a
year in local charity and their Christ.
mas treats are looked for with anti
cipation by hundreds of children.
Look up the man who sneers at the
Elks, and you will find a human sc
small that he receives the silent
contempt of everybody who knows
him for what he is, a narrow mind
ed bigot.-Iowa City Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
NOrwegians Nominated in North
Dakota


Grand Forks, NJ D. July T.
Among those nominated for state
Office on the Republican ticket a,
the primary election last week were
the following of Morse birth or ex.
traction:
United States Senator-Asle J.
Gronna.
Congressman First District-H
T. Helgesen.
State AuditOr-Carl o. Jorgenson
State Treasurer-John, Steen.
Attorney Contradictory J. Lin
de.
Railroad Commissioner-O. P. B.
Anderson.
On the Democratic ticket there
is only one candidate of Morse ex-
traction, Marthinus F. Hegge, who
received the nomination for state
treasurer. Frank o. Hellstrom, Swe-
dish, formerly warden Of the state
penitentiary, was nominated fol
governor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08

MRS. HELENE Il. OPSAHL
CHIROPRACTOR
Hours 900 to 1900 a m 200 to 500 .. u
Phore 4S1 White.
403 Jefferson st. DEBORAH. Iowa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
The City "Rube"

The person who catches and keeps
more fish than he can use Is called
a fish hog.
What are we to call the spring.
time joyrider who tears off more
wild blossoms than she needs; who
loots the country roadsides, the
forests and unguarded flower beds
like the allied soldiers looted PEEK
in-just because the looting was
"good?"
To be sure, it isn't done malicious,
ly. 1t is done in about the same
spirit in which the average city per
son PUSHES into a farmers orchard
or potato patch or garden, when out
hunting or camping and takes ar
armful, because it's handy.
The farmer, by the way, is expect
ed to stand for that kind of thing
as token of his hospitality. But
If the farmer should walk into the
city persons jewelry shop and pro.
coed to pocket diamonds, wouldn't
there be a roar?
The trouble with the city person
in the country is that he, or more
often she, is liable to be a good
deal more of a reuben than the
country-man in town.
Most town comedians, on the stage
and in the funny columns, have
turned the hose of their humor rath.
er too much upon supposed rural &c.
centricities and have failed to make
as conspicuous as justice requires
the equally ludicrous insists of city
folks when in the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
IOWA.
(By DR.. Frank Crane. }

III congress were to ofer me my
choice of any state in the Union az
a reward for my worth and modesty
l should say unhesitatingly, "Give
me Iowa"
Because Iowa is the most Ameri-
can state in the Nation.
There are few millionaires, few
paupers No scum. no dregs, to
speak Of They are just plain Unit
ed States folks.
Iowa buys more first-class reading
matter than any other state, except
New York.
Every ten miles or so in Iowa there
is Chautauqua in the summer time.
And where you find Chautauquas
you find the people of the Western
world at their best
If any foreigner wants to see
what real, genuine, dyed-in-the-
wool United Stateser is, let him at
tend Chautauqua.
Iowa is the new New England. New
England is not the new England any
more. 1t is swamped, diluted, and
washed out by immigrants.
There is about as much of the old
Mayfower stock left in Massachusetts
as there is old Colonial furniture in
Nantucket.
Boston is Irish, Worcester is
everything
Iowa is where the New England
ers that had snap have gone to.
In a recent financial paper note:
That the farms are worth more
than the farms of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New
Mexico, Montana, and Wyoming COM
bined.
The increase in value of Iowa farm
land in the last ten years is greater
than the increase in value of all farm
land in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Oregon combined.
The Iowa corn crop is greater in
value than the wheat crop of Canada
or Argentine Republic.
The annual corn crop of Iowa is
worth more than the annual yield of
either iron ore, anthracite coal,
petroleum. products, or the products
of all the gold, silver, or copper
mines of the United States.
Iowa farm property is valued at
s3,745,00O,0 900.
Iowa farmers own farm machinery
valued at $95,447,0O0.
Value of Iowa cattle, $11S,S64,-
900.
Value of Iowa horses, 1851, 900.
Value Of Iowa swine, $69,693, 900.
Value of Iowa mules, 1851, 900.
Value of Iowa sheep, $5,74S,0O0.
Value of Iowa poultry, $23,4S2,-
coo.
Iowa last year made 93,911,906
lbs. of butter in creameries, Of which
all but 6,97S,O00 lbs. was exported
from the state.
Iowa hens produced more wealth
than Colorado's mines.
Iowa's per capita wealth, 1888.
SOME STATE, BELIEVE ME!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08

Little Willie was left alone with
sisters beau.
Mr.. Chumpley," he presently
said, what is popinjay?"
Sisters beau wrinkled his fore
head.
"WhIwhy, popinjay is IA vain
bird"
Are you bird, Mr. Chumpley?"
Certainly not
That's funny. Ma said you was
a popinjay, and pa said there was nc
doubt about your bein' a jay, an
sis said there was small hopes OF
your poppin', an now you say you
amt bird at all. That's funny"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
Some of Our Fall Goods.

are already arriving for that season
and because we never carry any goods
over from one season to the other.
We are offering wonderful values in
mems suits, boys suits and children's
suits as well as special offering in
mems shirts. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08

Rudolph Building, DEBORAH, Iows
~ - FIRST CLASS WORK
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
Let Us Show YOu.

If you are sufferer of piles or
hemmorhoids in any form, come to
our store and let us show you Mer-
itol Pile Remedy. 1t is one of the
best preparations we have ever
handled and is sold on positive
guarantee. E. j. Parman, Local
Agency. July.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
DIXON & LINZENMEYER

HARNESS. ROBES,
BLANKETS. WHIPS, ETC
Oiling, Etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08

Calls answered promptly. day
or night
Hog Cholera. Prevention. and vac
cination, Given Special Atten-
ton.
Office Phone 4O7
Residence Phone 11S DEBORAH, la
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-08
He Is an Ornhan.

Mrs. Newwed-"If you don't eat
my biscuits shall go home to moth
err" Newwed-"And If do eat them
I'll go home to my mother"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
CHEAP SAVORY MEAT DISHES
Effective Substitutes for the Higher
Priced Cuts Are at the Com
mand Of All.

Stewed Lambs Tongue. - Four
lambs tongues, one-half pint of young
onions and one large onion cut line,
one bunch of young carrots scraped'
one pint of stock or water, one bay
leaf, a bunch of sweet herbs and eel
cry, two tablespoonful each OF butter
and flour: salt and pepper. Boil the
tongues in clear water for IL hours.
Throw them into cold water. Remove
the skins. Put the sliced onion into
saucepan with the butter. Add flour
and stir until brown, then add STOCK
or water to cover and the seasoning.
Add the skinned tongues and simmer
very gently, covered, for two hours.
Have the young carrots and onions
ready boiled separately (any leftover
fresh vegetables may be used). Put
the tongues on hot platter. Strain
the gravy, bring it again to the boil
ing point heat the vegetables in 1t,
place them around the tongues and
pour the gravy over the meat. This
is a delicious dish.
If lambs tongues are not available
the lamb stew may be substituted or
a curry of lamb.
Some other cheap ind savory meat
dishes to use instead Of sirloin and
porterhouse steak and lamb chops are
fried brains and PANIED tomatoes,
served with hominy au gratin, lettuce,
French dressing; sponge cake and cof-
fee for dessert; or minced beef cakes
with fried bananas. potato hash. let
tuce and cream cheese balls, crisp
waters, a custard or whipped cream
and coffee for the finish
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
FOOD FACTS
What An M. D. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician went
through a food experience which he
makes public.
ut was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and I also know, from having
prescribed it to convalescents and
other weak patients, that the food is a
wonderful rebuilder and restorer Of
nerve and brain tissue, as well as mus
Gle. 1t improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly, just
as did in strength and weight.
II was in such a low state that
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains of this state,
but two months there did not improve
me; in fact, / was not quite as we'll
as when left home.
"My food did not sustain me and
1t became plain that I must change.
Then I began to use Grape-Nuts food
and in two weeks I could walk mile
without fatigue, and in five weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, TAX
ing up hard work again. Since that
time I have felt as well and strong
as ever did in my life.
CAS- physician who seeks to help
all sufferers, consider it a duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days Of Grape-Nuts, when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body, works wonders. There's a
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above ietters a new
one appears from time to time. They
are 4e1uiaes $xaes and fnll Of huEnas
sD4oRas$s
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
Smothered Chicken.

If you like onions try this smothered
chicken. Cut fowl in pieces to serve,
put in iron kettle casserole would be
better if you have one) with teaspoon
full of salt and boiling water to cover.
Let it come to boil on top of stove,
then put in moderate oven and cook
covered tightly five or six hours. If
water cooks away more should be
added. and if the top pieces get brown
turn them over so they will not be
dry But the water will not cook away
much if the oven is not too hot. An
hour before dinner peel pint of small
onions, not larger than a silver dollar.
and put in with the chicken. To serve
put the chicken on platter. skim out
the onions and season with pepper and
salt; then thicken the gravy and serve
in gravy tureen. Have boiled pota-
toes, cranberry sauce and squash pie.
For the next dinner put he chicken
Into the gravy and heat; have baked
potatoes, boiled celery and cranberry
pie. Serve the chicken in the gravy
like fricassee this time.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18

/ of architecture, gorgeously decorated,
standing in their own gardens and
| used as tea houses, sing-song houses,
theaters and restaurants, stocked with
| all those delicacies so dear to the
Oriental and calculated to stimulate
jaded appetite or produce a new
sensation.
In these places are to be witnessed,
nightly, scenes of unrestrained license
and Chinese enjoyment, of Chinese
profigacy and Chinese fastidious-
ness.
The Roman emperor who, in order
to improve his singing voice, fed on
song birds tongues had nothing on
the wealthy and extravagant China
men of Shanghai, for whom menus
are frequently provided in some OF
these restaurants covering over one
hundred courses. and including such
tid-bits as birds nest soup, bears
paws, skylarks' tongues, thrushes'
brains, sharks fins, canary birds liv.
ers, and other dainties too numerous
to mention.
Anu Wn6n Tell Inc TeaueT tudL
plate of birds nest sculptor q
starter-costs $25, he will have q
faint idea of the amount of his check"
should he ever visit Foochow road
restaurant and try to hit the pace set
by Shanghai Chink.
There is another, and equally inter
esting, side to Chinese life as seen
within the walls of the native-the
other extreme, in fact-where TEEN.
ing thousands toll all day, every day.
and well into the night, running at
high pressure all the time, in order
to earn enough to keep body and soul
together.
British There First.
Although the British saw 1t first"
and their commercial interests are
perhaps larger than those of other ma
tons, they do not by any means
dominate the place, as for instance.
they dominate Hongkong. and I hope
may, in passing, be permitted to re-
mark, that it Is quite as well they
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
Summer Rooms.

Even at it's worst a bare room in
summer is a great improvement on
the same room clad in winter gar
ments. But, nevertheless, there really
Is no necessity for having it so bare as
to make it ugly. Little scrim or mus
lin curtains are too sheer to keep out
the breeze, and yet they save the win
dows from that bleak look which no
curtains at all produce. 1t is quite
right to cover the furniture to protect
it from the dust. but it can be covered
with chintz or cretonne instead of
plain denim. Then, too, the absence
of rugs makes room very bare, and
this is really unnecessary. Little rag
rugs are to be bought very cheap and
Just the thing for summer use. Two
or three will be just enough to make
The room look cool and without look
ing bare. These can be easily washed
when they become dirty.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
WAYS OF MAKING LEMONADE
Variations of Usually Accepted Meth
DDS of Preparing the Thirst
Quenching Beverage.

Egg lemonade is both nutritious and
refreshing. 1t is made by beating an
egg until almost thick and then adding
sugar and beating it again. To this
the lemon Juice is added and there is
more beating. Add now ice-cold MILK
beat again and pour the mixture into
a glass having little cracked Ice IN
the bottom. Crate nutmeg on the top
and serve Immediately. If one pre-
fers only the white of the egg may be
used.
In Italy they make a lemonade That
is especially palatable. For a gallon
of it pare two dozen lemons thlnly'
and press out the juice, which is then
poured over the peels and allowed 10
remain for about twelve hours. ADD
to this two pounds of granulated sug'
ar, three quarts of boiling water,
a quart of white wine and later a
quart of boiling milk. Strain the
whole through cheesecloth or jelly
bag, cool, and when serving pour IN
tumblers having a bit of shaved ice
in the bottom.
English Lemonade.-Like the ltai'
ian, goes to prove that foreigners take
trouble in preparing their beverages
and is made by pairing two oranges
and six lemons thinly and sleeping
them in a quart of hot water for four
hours Boil one and one-quarter
pounds of granulated sugar in three
pints Of water and add to these two
liquors the juice of six oranges ana
lemons and stir well. Strain through
a jelly bag and serve ice cold.
Lemonade to which has been added
grape juice is a change from the or
binary lemonade and is very good
For sea foam mix the pieces OF one
pineapple and one lemon with four
spoonfuls of mint leaves; cut into bits
and add half cupful of sugar. Beat
the whites of four eggs stiff, and grad
ually whip in the fruit juices. Add
four cupfuls of carbonated water ana
serve.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
SPIES INTEREST," KAISER'S SON
Crown Princes Brusque Query Some
what Annoyed the British
Ambassador.

The conflict between England and
Germany recalls an incident of an
Illuminating character between the
Crown Prince Frederick William and
the British ambassador at Berlin, Sir
Edward Goschen, which almost
brought to sudden end brilliant
dinner given in honor Of the kaiser's
heir at the embassy in the German
capital last February.
Over the coffee Crown Prince Fred
erick William turned to Sir Edward
Goschen and demanded brusquely:
Where are your spies?'
"Spies?" exclaimed the astounded
diplomat. Il cannot understand what
your highness means"
why" returned the heir to the
throne of the empire, your two spies,
your military attache, Colonel Russell,
and your naval attache, Captain An
derson.'
Neither the military attache," firm
Iy replied Sir Edward Goschen, NOR
the naval attache has anything to do
in the nature of spying. / can assert
that in the most energetic fashion.
The British government has formally
prohibited spying on the part of its
representatives and the attache has
not sent single report to London
which has not been examined by me"
Well" insisted the crown prince,
1--WE also have military and naval at
taches, and know what their reports
treat Of"
The British ambassador went on to
argue the point, but the crown prince,
not even half convinced, changed the
conversation and spoke of horses.