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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

according to their reports. Oftentimes
small trees are sent to the homes
with glass balls, trimmings and candy
toys. and the donors, with the aid OF
their chauffeurs and the parents OF
the children, fix the tree while the lit
tie tots are asleep.
Though little known. Santa Claus
work in the slums of the big cities
is carried ON along systematic lines
to overcome any overlapping Of the
multitude of good intentions. In days
gone by, charitably inclined women
would leave 4 large basket OF pro-
visions in a house in ignorance OF
another basket hidden In the closet.
And II was not unusual Tor two or
three workers to meet in the same
kitchen at the one time. each bur
dened with good things for the one
family.
This is an error of the past; for
now the Christmas giving has been
systematized. Settlement workers OF
the various societies and representa-.
tives OF the wealthy private givers
compile a list Of those they will as.
sist. and all go over their lists care
fully together.
Although the Christmas giving is
all cut and dried few days before
the time, Santa Claus secret is not
given away. Half of the pleasure
would be gone II the families knew
that the visitors were coming with
food and toys In abundance. It is
true that those who are visited and
quizzed by the private workers have
n shrewd suspicion, after they have
told their tale of woe and received
the sympathy of the visitor. that
something substantial is to follow.
The regular settlement workers know
their ground pretty we'll; they know
which families have had hard road
to travel and are putting up C. good
battle against the tide OF misfortune.
The settlement workers have little
investigating to do before the holt.
days: their entrance into a home or
tenement is always greeted wit. sur
prise, for they generally make 1t a
point to go where they are least ex-
pected.
THE poor arc always with us" is
doubly true at Christmas time. Fam.
lilies who can barely exist. who do
not know where the next days bread
Is coming from, can certainly not af.
foHd any extras for the holiday sea.
son. They consider themselves for.
tunate II they have loaf or two of
bread and small piece Of meat for
the Christma1 dinner and coal for the
kitchen fire.
No one appreciates this seamy side
Of the bright Christmas story more
than the charity worker. She knows
that tribulations exist 1T Christmas
time as during any other part Of the
year. Years OF experience have shown
her how to use tact and good judy
ment on her travels and where she
cannot leave good cheer. she can
at least make the sorrows and
troubles easier to bear. The AN.
gel OF the Settlement" knows,
more than any one else. that there
are many cases when The word
Merry Christmas" would sound like
q mockery; where the hand Of death,
for instance. has been heavily felt
when it takes away the chief provid.
er Of q large family.
She knows, also. that the Christmas
spirit is cherished by the poor as we'll
as the wealthy. While they cannot
spend the day in feasting and merry.
they can st least forget Old
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
LIFE ONE OF TROUBLE
BANK or ENGLAND HAS HAD a
VARIED CAREER.
70 Mr. Credit Must BE Placed tho
settlement Of Many Crises In the
Nations Hlstory-Has Gone
Through Pantes.

More than once in her history the
''old lady Of Threadneedle street" has
held the fate OF the British empire
In her hands. Just recently Britain
has had much to thank her for-espe-
cially the way she averted an econom-
ic panic at the outbreak OF the war.
william III had not yet begun to
wear mourning for his consort. Mary,
when "the most famous and the rich
est lady in the world" as the late
Lord Goschcn styled the Bank OF Eng
land, was modestly Graded at Mer-
GERS hall one July day in 1904. with
that canny Scotchman, William Pater-
son, for godfather.
She was well lowered as infants go,
for the merchants Of London city sub
scribed IN ten days the comfortable
sum OF 100000 for her birth dowry,
thus enabling her TO begin life as q
full.born millionalress
But the child had not long to wait
for her first trouble.
When she was only two years old
the goldsmiths leagued themselves
against the interloper who was steal
ing their banking business from them.
A few years later the fears Of an
invasion by the Pretender brought
her horde OF enemies down on her
asuin, allied with the rival banks Of
Hoare and Child. and she was only
saved from disaster when the dukes
Of Marlborough and Newcastle and
many another noble hurried to her
help with coaches trimming with bags
Of boarded guineas. When she left
MERGERS hall-her original nursery
for the more spacious Grocers' hall
her staff numbered but 81 all told:
snd when her next migration took
her, in 1874, to the nucleus Of her
present palatial nome her capital still
TELL short of a modest $50,0O0.0O0.
Here. in 1850, she was compelled to
fight for her life.
Newgate had been sacked by RI
otous mob, large part Of the city
was in flames and she herself was
girdled by fierce thousands bent on
her destruction. But she had gal
liant defenders. Her roof was manned
by clerks, firing volleys Of bullets
nodded from the pewter of their ink
stands, which they poured into the
enemy with such deadly effect that
they scattered and fed.
Four years later, "old Patch" the
roguish son Of an old clothes man,
robbed her of 100000 by means of
forged notes, and he had so many imi-
tators that STAFF of 20 clerks was
kept busy in detecting them.
But the old lady's diary is crowded
with similar sensations and roman
tic happenings. When, for instance.
in the ASS" Prince Charles rebel
army had struggled as far south as
Derby, such was the general panic
that the bank was mobbed by anxious
crowds demanding money for its
notes. Payment was not refused, we
are told. but the Dank engaged a small
army Of agents to present notes for
which they were paid in sixpences,
the agents going out of doors with
their silver and bringing it back by
so that bona fide holders OF
notes. could not get near enough to
present them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

cred this in telegraphing news from
London TO his paper m Italy At the
beginning Of the war he used Italian.
Then when all languages except Eng.
fish and French were forbidden he
took French. Later, finding that
French. though accepted by the post
ONCE. seemed to cause delay, IN
changed TO English. and to his sur.
prise he finds that he is saving quite
a lot Of money in telegraph fees owing
TO tho superior brevity Of the Eng.
lish language as compared With
French or Italian.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
TELEGRAPHESE BEST TO USE
Correspondent Finds English Ian
Suase 70 Be the Tersest In
Europe.

Which language makes the best
teiegyaphese? At 20 much word one
might hasten 70 say German. because
o. IT'S purely typographical Device OF
sticking a number Of words together
to look like one compound word. We
really DO exhcily the same thing ~
English. only ne print lbe elements Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
The Manic Mashinn Stick

AGENTS WANTED: The Magic Washing
Stick is not soap nor washing powder, but
. truly wonderful article which makes dirty
clothes clean and SNOWY WHITE without
q bit Of rubbing. Price 25c. Money back II
not satisfied. Big money for agents. Write
for particulars. Address Mr.. Woodrow, p. o.
Box go, Sherman. Texas-Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
ENtravauant.

Clerk-Mr. Goldbug, as am to mar
ry, l would like more salary.
Boss-How much more do you want? ?
Clerk-Ten dollars week.
Boss-My gracious! How many
women are you going to marry?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
The Rafnrt courteous.

9Fitannia-H will be a cold day
when 1 cease 10 TuJe the waves.
GeFmania-The kInd OF day you
meet the enemy in Chile WntcTSf-
baltimore American,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

When the rooters applaud the um.
pire's decisions 1t means that the visit
ing team is getting the short end Of 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

II YOU wish beautiful, clear, white
clothes. use Red Cross Ball Blue. At all
good grocerA Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

homes OF the poor and the suffering on
Christmas eve can realize the pleasure
OF bringing happiness and sunshine
into these homes. Many settlement
visitors. who have given up the work
for some reason or another. but who
return to assist with the Christmas
distributions, give generously from
their own purses that the baskets may
be larger and more families aided.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

YOuR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL 700
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Ned Weak. WaIeEy
eycs ana Gnnulaisd Eyellas; 70 smhItinE-
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

You can blind some men by throw.
ing dust in their eyes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
A Slam.

10 you believe in dreams?"
Il did till met ou."-Harvard
Lampo0n.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17
BRINGING TIE HOLIDAY :
SPIRIT TO TIE poor 2G2Nz

T IS q question whether the
families helped or the work
ers helping them get most
Joy out OF tho Christmas dis
tribution. A real settlement
worker, one imbued with the
right spirit, will tell you that
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
IOWA CENSUS NEXT YEAR.
They Will Know Just How Many of
us There Are i'm the Best State
i'm the Union.

Des Moines, March, 23.-The
complete enumeration of Iowa peo-
pie will be attempted next year. The
governor and state officials are al
ready giving considerable time and
thought to the plans for making the
taking of the state census as COM
plete as possible
There is general belief that most
of that which has been featured cen
sus work, it is regrded as certain
that if there is a fun count next year
it will show that Iowa is not suffer
ing in any way.
Governor Clarke is already taking
steps to secure the cooperation Of
all the authorities in the state to the
end that Iowa shall have a perfect
census enumeration. The county
officials must be largely relied on for
the enumeration in the rural dis
tricts and it is here that the greatest
losses have been reported in the past.
But in the cities the commercial or
ganizations will be asked to help.
Nearly every city and town of the
state has a commercial club of some
kind. Each community is interested
in having a proper count of it's peo-
pie. 1t is hoped that some plan can
be worked out SO that these CONNER
cial organizations will be able to
make certain that there is in every
city and town of the state an emu
meration that will not be questioned
as to it's completeness and accuracy.
The enumeration is a part of the
census taking and is under the di-
rect control of the state executive
council. A special agent will be
placed in charge to handle this work
and nothing else.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
BOE QUITS WALDORF COLLEGE
President OF Forest City School May
Re-enter Ministry.

Forest City, March 23.-Lars w.
Boe, who has been president of the
Waldorf Lutheran College here since
its organization more than ten years
ago, will probably re-enter the min
istry.
He will not remove from the dis
trict and consequently will serve his
remaining term as State senator from
this district
Under Mr.. Boe's supervision Wal
dorf College has been organized and
built up into splendid school with
a physical equipment valued at more
than 100000 and student enroll
ment of more than 400
His resignation has not been ac-
cepted by the board of trustees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
PRODUCE BY PARCEL POST.
Will Collect at Farm Houses and L
S. Will Ship to Consumers.

Washington, D. c., March %
Steps were taken by the postoffice de-
partment today to perfect it's plan for
reducing the cost of living by hav-
ing the parcel post carry products of
the farm directly to the door of the
consumer.
Ten cities were selected to begin
the work of establishing direct con-
nections between producer and con-
sumer. Postmater General Burleson
having already issued an order per-
mitting the use of crates and boxes
for butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables
and fruit shipped by parcel post.
Orders went today to the postmas-
ters at Boston, Atlanta, St Louis,
San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit,
Lacrosse, Wis, Lynn, Mass, Rock
Island, H., and Washington ID. c.,
directing them to receive the names
of persons who are willing to supply
farm products in retail quantities by
parcel post. Printed lists of these
!. hes showing kind and quantity of
Commodity available will be distri-
buted among town and city patrons.
''By the use of the lists" First AS
sistant Postmaster General Roper
said today, 1.-The city consumer will
be able to get III touch with farm
er who will fill his weekly orders for
butter and eggs and other farm pro-
duce. The consumer will receive the
produce fresh from the country and
the personal relationship established
will no doubt tend to improve the
quality. The farmer will be relieved
of carrying his produce to market,
as the rural carrier will make daily
collections at the farmers door of
those retail shipments to city consul
mers.
The farmer may use inexpensive
hampers whose value would not war
rant their return, or he may use the
higher grade hampers for which he
may include an additional charge to
be credited to the consumer upon the
return of the hamper by parcel post.
The postmaster general believes
this plan is the one thing necessary
to enable the people to enjoy the po-
tential benefits of parcel post"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
Ride With Carriers.

Hereafter road commissioners will
be accorded the privilege of riding
with rural carriers for inspection of
roads. The new rule was announced
in the January supplement to the
Postal Guide and is as follows:
"Postmasters at rural delivery of
fees are instructed to permit road
supervisors or commissioners having
direct charge of the highway over
which rural delivery routes are in
operation to ride over the routes with
rural corriers when such road officials
are actually engaged in the perfor-
nance of their duties in connection
with the inspection of the roads,
The new rule will be of great ad
vantage especially to county superin-
tendents of roads who will be en-
abled TO inspect many miles of roads
daily without going to the expense of
horse or auto hire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

We are entering the equinox again,
the time of equal days and nights,
which means that the sun is crossing
the equator on its northward journey
From now until the 2lst of June the
sun will come northward, until it
will stand pretty close over our
heads. When the sun is on the equa-
tor we are apt to have disturbances
of the atmosphere, due to the distri-
button of heat and cold in the world
and the tendencies for the two TO
equalize.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
For State Representative.

Mr.. H. p. Nicholson, of Ossian an
nounces himself as a candidate be-
fore the June primaries on the Re-
publican ticket for state representa-
tive from this county to succeed Hon.
l.. Nj. Enger. Mr.. Nicholson is one
of the well known and substantial
farmer business men of Military
township, and is also manager of the
Farmers creamery at Ossian. The
south part of the county has never
been represented in the assembly,
and the residents of that locality feel
that they are entitled to something
at the present time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
PUBLIC OPINION NOT FOR SALE.

A Decorah man informed us the
other day, that because of the time
of the present owner being largely
taken up in Des Moines, he desires
to dispose of the Public Opinion at
Decorah. If that is the case there Is
a chance for someone to acquire a
mighty good newspaper proposition;
in fact one of the best in the state.
-Calmar Courier.
The above item which appeared in
the last issue of the Calmar Courier
is erroneous Public Opinion has
never been offered for sale and is not
on the market at this time. The fact
that its owner has accepted the posi-
tion of Supreme President of The
Homesteaders, which requires that
he spend portion of his time at
Des Moines, Iowa. does not affect the
Public Opinion in the least Several
offers of purchase have been made
to him within the past few months
but all have been declined with the
statement that the paper was not for
sale. 1t is true that Public Opinion
has for some years been the best
county newspaper in Northeast Iowa,
If not in the entire state, and it will
be our ambition to keep it so. 1t
will receive the same careful atten-
ton from its publisher that it has in
the past. The splendid twelve page
editions which have gone to it's read
ers thus far this year are evidence
of the fact that it is retaining the
same high standard and confidence
of the people it has always maintain
ed and continues to furnish it's read
ers with a newspaper that will bear
comparison with any similar paper
in the state of Iowa. Public Opinion
is not for sale.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
SYNOD DIRECTORS MEET.
business OF Church Organization
Transacted at Minneapolis
Sessions.

The board of directors of the Nor
wegian Synod met in Minneapolil
the first part of the month, for the
purpose of transacting business in
connection with the various institu-
tions of the church. The temporary
appointed teachers at Luther college,
reports the Lutheran Herald, were
reelected for another year. Miss
Tykesen of the Lutheran Normal
school was given one years leave of
absence and Prof. Aas was elected to
fill the vacancy. The Normal school
at Sioux Falls has had some difficult
ty with the school authorities in 9TH
er states in having their South Da-
kota certificates accepted. A COM
mittee consisting of Prof. ID. G.. ia
Cobson and Rev. G.. T. Lee was ap-
pointed to confer with other Luth-
eran schools and synod presidents of
tion in this matter and find out what
could be done to bring about legisla-
tion of such a nature that our private
schools would not be Disseminated
against, but be placed on the accred-
tied lists in the different states. This
committee was to prepare a motion
for the synod meeting. Prof. II. 6.
Hilleboe of Decorah. who had been
elected to visit the academies, gave
a report and among other things rec
commended more uniformity in the
courses and also of textbooks. The
board passed a resolution recon-
mending a meeting of all the acade-
my principals and the principal OF
the preparatory department of Luth,
er college to discuss this question fol
the purpose of obtaining uniformity
as far as possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
WILL PROVIDE OWN MEAT.
State to Raise Cattle and Hogs at
Institutions. Board of Control
Expects to Eliminate $780,
600 Beef and Pork Bill.

While the board of control now
buys annually nearly 100000 TBS.
of meat for the feeding of the in
mates of the state institutions, plan
is being worked out SO that each
institution, as far as practicable, will
eventually raise the cattle and hogs
required for it's own use. This
scheme will withdraw from the pack
ing firms their heaviest customer in
Iowa. The states meat bill each
year amounts to between $1S6,00C
and 100000.
The announcement of a contract
let last Monday by the board for
nearly 100000 pounds of meat for
the institutions for the six months
beginning April 1. 1914, caused the
inquiry why the board does not start
meat production itself. A. Nj. Nc
Coll, member of the board, answered
that the board has such a plan in
view and is now improving the herds
at the various institutions.
At the Fort Madison penitentiary
j. c. Sanders, warden, has already
begun the meat production plan. He
is now raising all the fresh meat the
GOO men of his institution eat. Five
years ago he started with three cows.
Now he has herd of seventy-five. No
calves are slaughtered. All are per-
mitted to grow to maturity. The war
den expects to be supplying the beef
his prisoners need sooner than other
state institutions can supply their
inmates.
The present board has taken the
economic view of the situation. 1t
is estimated that at least 10000 car
casses annually will be needed to
furnish meat for the institutions
This supply is taken from an already
short public supply. State officials
say that the public will benefit two
ways by going into the cattle indus
try: by a saving in maintenance
charge of the institutions, and by
aiding in increasing the lumber of
cattle and hogs i'll the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

The United States agricultural de-
partment is trying to educate the
American people into the use and ap-
probation of new vegetable, the
dasheen, which looks like a pineapple
and tastes like a potato, according
to the best authorities on the subject.
1t can be cooked, boiled, fried or
puffed." 1t is an all around new
member of the kitchen, and very
wholesome for the stomach. We
should welcome the new vegetables
and the new fruits as we'll as the new
ideas.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

A Kansas woman is pointed out as
a genius in high finance. When eggs
were 40 cents dozen she borrowed
all the eggs she could get in her
neighborhood and intends to pay
them back when the price drops to
20 cents or lower. And yet there
are people who think that women are
not financiers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

Sooner or later a mans illusions
develop into experience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

Mr.. j. f. Wall, of Des Moines, who
is in charge of the state inspectors,
inspecting the county offices through
out the state, spent several days in
Decorah last week, reporting on the
work of the inspectors, and found
everything in fine shape. Mr.. Wall
is republican candidate for auditor
of state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

1T will require lot of nerve for
any Californian hereafter to compare
the climate of Iowa with that Cod
forsaken, flood swept, earthquake
cursed and drought-ridden country
lying for a stretch of 700 miles along
the good state of Oregon declares
the Alta Advertiser.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25

The gender of the dollar, we have
discovered, is not neuter, but fem.
mime. Money talks.