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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
"A Reliable Tonic.

Many of the people around here
know a good deal about this splen-
did remedy; to those who do not,
we wish to say that Meritol Tonic
Digestive is the greatest strength re-
newer, flesh builder and nerve tonic
we have ever seen. For people in
poor health, weak run down and
played out, those not as strong and
vigorous as they should be, we rec
ommend this tonic. e. j. Parman,
Sole Agent. Sent
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
Remains Removed to Waver!y.

NJ G.. Mitchell, former Rock Is
land railroad man and resident of
DEBORAH about twenty-five years ago,
was here Friday and had the remains
of his daughter, Bessie e. Mitchell,
disinterred in Phelps cemetery, and
taken to Waverly for interment on
Saturday The daughter was eight
years old when she died and had
been buried in Phelps cemetery for
IA quarter centuary in the Odd Fell
lows lot
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
Arrived With Hudson Six.

Gus Sheggrud arrived home Satur-
day from Des Moines, bringing with
him fine Hudson Six automobile.
which he sold to John Estrem, of
rrankville township. Since taking
the agency for these cars Messrs.
G. Sheggrud have been en-
joying nice business with them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
Hand Caught i'm Ensilage Cutter.

While engaged in filing a corn
silo last week on the Peter Ramsey
farm in Glenwood township, II. A.
knutson got his hand caught in the
ensilage cutter, and lost the first
joint of the index finger On his right
hand, and also cut the middle finger
badly. DR.. Jewell attended him, and
he is getting along nicely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
VII Visit Postville.

4. fl. Conigisky of DEBORAH, the
we'll known optometrist, has arrang-
ed to make regular visits to Post
VILE. He is recognized as one of
the leading men of his profession
and is withal a pleasant gentleman to
meet.-Postyille Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
Will Visit Eye Specialist.

Otto Anderson, proprietor of the
confectionery and ice cream parlor
on East Water street, in company
with Frank O'Brien, of Button,
went to Milwaukee last night to con-
suit Dr.. Schneider, the famous eye
specialist, regarding their eyes. 1t
IS the sincere wish of their many
friends that the doctor will be able
to give them permanent relief from
their eye troubles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23

and is guaranteed to give perma-
nent relief for rheumatism. We
will gladly show you the formula
and explain its merits to you. f.
j. Parman, Local Agent. Sept.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-23
Meritol rheumatism Powders.

The unusually large sale of this
is the best evidence we
could offer you to prove its merit.
1t is made of effective ingredients,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
DISAPPEARING SHAKERS.

Another Shaker settlement, that at
Enfield, Conn, is about TO disappear
down the grooves of time and change.
The chief elder has given an option
upon all the holdings of this branch
of the sect to a Hartford tobacco syn
dicate, and if accepted the few re-
naming members at that place VIII
merge with those at Lebanon, n. Y.
Their land is assessed for over
800, 900. 1t covers hundreds OF fertile
and well-cultivated acres, and II OBJ
tained for the proposed use 1t VIII be
the largest tobacco plantation in the
State.
Like this one. other colonies OF the
order. when tending toward annihila-
ton. have gone TO the parent organ
ization at Lebanon, the first to be
regularly established, as it will prob
ably survive the longest, though the
first Shakers in this country settled
in Wotervliet, y, Y. For more than
a century and a quarter they have
been consistent teachers and eX-
emplars of the homely virtues OF
order, neatness, industry and THRIFT.
But they have outliyed the old order
that was charitable to their tenets
and favorable to their practices.
They represented the simple and
the restricted life, a kind of existence
that does not widely appeal to the
present generation. They have tried
In recent years to establish branches
i'm other parts of the country, but all
have been failures. There are per-
haps not a thousand left in the world,
and the question of who their final
heirs will be is doubtless one that
gives them many moments of serious
efiection.--Boston Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
A FEDERAL MERCHANT MARINE.

Congress when it reassembles next month will have
only three months for legislation less the holidays
it may take In view of the vast importance of the
business of the session and the limited time it is
probable that the holiday will be made short as
possible The appropriation bills alone will
weeks of the session, and they comprise only part
of the program for legislation.
One vital measure left over from the first session
is the ship purchase bill. Private enterprise has
accomplished comparatively small results in the way
of an enlarged merchant marine The government
should In some way lend its hand. The lack of ships
is the great obstacle to manufacturers in taking
and filing orders from abroad Selfish interests
oppose this Federal enterprise but there should be
enough patriotic spirit well regard for the
nations commercial welfare in Congress to pass a
bill to meet the existing conditions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
COMMISSIONER KING Is RIGHT.

Commissioner Nathaniel King of the Board o
Education is positively and unquestonably right il
the stand he has taken against the construction o
the proposed administration building at this time.
The cost would be enormous, fully $1,OO0,0OC
With all things considered Commissioner King points
out
Financial conditions do not justify such an un-
deraking. tremendous when all features are looked
into.
With great sums to pay for the Passaic sewer i'm
provement and other obligations to meet retrench-
ment policy is imperative
Educational facilities must of course, be provided
but let efforts be applied to those things which con-
Germ education itself, meaning accommodations for
the children and leave matters that might come under
the ornamental and luxurious cassifcations await a
more propitious period.
Fine buildings and grand department offices look
nice sound well before the tax bills begin to
in. Then the aspect assumes chastened change The
tax bill stirs reflection and thought.
Again let it be said that Mr., Kings attitude is
the only wise attitude.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

Manufacturers desiring the name
and address of any inquirer may op-
tain same by writing to the Philadel-
phia Commercial Museum. Thirty
fourth street, below Spruce, Phiia-
delphia, Pa, referring to respective
file number
2225s-London, England (Galvanized
Fencing Wire, Vanished Fencing
Wire, Galvanized Wire, Bright Wire
Nail Wire, Netting Wire, Halrpln
Wire, Barbed Wire, Strand Wire,
Mattress Wire Weaving Wire, Hexa-
gonal Wire Netting, Woven wire
Mesh, Gas, Water and Steam Tubes
and Fittings, Boiler Tubes, Seamless
Tubes. Maileable Iron Fittings, steel
Shafting, Iron and Steel Hoops)-
aIJp to the outbreak of the war we
had. for many years, acted as agents
for German manufacturers OF the
articles mentioned above. Supported
by n connection of 25 years standing,
embracing all the leading iron ana
steel firms for the home trade, ana
all exporters domiciled In the Unlted
KingdAn, shipping to oil parts or the
world, we have done an exceedingly
large trade. Under existing clrculn-
stances il becomes necessary to ac-
Qlll1h I1GSn N'Ao
this regard we shall greatly welcome
your services. We have the unique
distinction, while having Represented
German works, of being C. British
firm to which the ADVANTAGE accrue
OF being perfectly acquainted with
German competitive methods and the
channels through which their busl-
ness has hitherto flowed here
22262-Paris. Fra nee Soldiers Knit
ted Gloves. Mems Underwear, Wooden
Blankets. Scarfs, Knitted Shirts,
Sweaters, Trousers, Body Belts,
Socks) II have a demand from the
French war office for knitted worsted
gloves for soldiers, and | am seeking
an important firm in this line to SEND
me at once samples of this article.
These gloves must be all wool, with
only two fingers (thumb and index
and other three together) or with all
five fingers, and should be cheap.
The price should be made, II posi-
bic. C. i. t. Havre, packing and trans
port included, or at least t, o. b. New
York. In the latter case the manu-
facturer must know about the cost OF
tbe TRANSPORTATION from New York to
Havre and the cost Of the insurance,
and communicate TO me this infnr-
nation, at the same time now
much ii would be on a gross
of gloves. Concerning payment,
the French government gener-
allv pays FIVE days after receipt
of merchandise, but in case these
conditions should not be satisfactory
to the manufacturer kindly advise
me conditions. I am acting solely as
selling agent, and commission of 1C
ner cent, for me has to be included
Ia the price. This commission seems
high. but there are eXtra expenses TO
be supported by me- The manufac-
turer should advise me how many
gross he is able to deliver weekly
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

wealth and opportunities, is the best
in the world. Our finances are now
upon the solidest rock, and our bank
system the best the United States has
ever enjoyed. The individual, firm
or corporation failing at this time TO
read the onward and upward sign
In tho business trend will let slip a
future harvest of gigantic dimensions.
The Republicans and the South.
From the Washington Star.
Already, it is said, friends OF men
whose names are mentioned in con-
nection with the Republican nominal
ton for President are canvassing in
the South for delegates to the next
Republican national convention. Wei,
this Is a free country, and to that
extent the South Is a free field in
politics. The South will be represent
ed in that convention, and there is
nothing improper In soliciting sup
port down there.
At the same time there is Just as
good an argument now why no can
didate for the Republican leadership
in 1916 should make Southern sup
port important in his calculations as
before Southern representation in
nominating conventions was reduced
The matter of numbers does not
change the aspect Of the case. IT is
still true that there are no electoral
votes for the Republican party in the
South as conditions exist. Why. then
should the South be an influential
factor in making ~ nomination to
which 1t could render no service at
the polls?
1t is besidS he question 20 go into
the reasons why 1he Republicans
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
GUARDING VENUS DE MILO.

August % almost the last soldier
had left the Paris streets, and the
curator Of the Louvre had taken
every possible preeaution to insure
the safety of the works of art under
his care. The Venus of Milo has
been placed in a strong-room lined
with steel plates-a sort of gigantic
safe-and stands in absolute secur-
ity from any stray Zeppelin bombs
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
is also protected by armor plates
Mona Lisa once more smiles in dark
ness. The Sale Grecque, containing
masterpieces of Phidias, is protected
by sandbags. Many unique treas
ures of statuary and painting are
placed in the cellars. Similar pre-
cautions are taken at the Luxem-
bourg and other museums. The up
per stories of the Louvre, rooted with
glass, have been turned into hospi-
tails, so as to enjoy the protection of
the Red Cross flag.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
WAR AT NIGHT.

Censors failed to delete for some
reason a caBled report late in August
that "the German artillery used port
able searchlights to find the position
of the allies infantry. which have
bivouacked near name deleted)
and hundreds of men taken by sur
prise were killed, the searchlights
playing constantly over wide zone" !"
Numerous understandable outfits
are being used by the armies of both
sides. Like the wireless field outfits,
the engine of the motor truck on
which they are carried generates the
electrical current for their operation.
The searchlight is mounted on four
wheel platform truck with rubber
tired wheels, which enables the aux
iliary searchlight truck to be quickly
and easily demounted and remounted
and drawn independently by men or
horses If required, and enable the
motor truck to be utilized for other
purposes. These portable search
lights being thus self-contained, inde-
pendent power plants have permitted
the dreadful night battles of which
censors have undeleted enough to let
our imagination portray the horror
of sudden nocturnal attacks at close
range.
These portable searchlights and
tkeir allied motorized aerial observa-
ton ladders have indirectly served as
terrible allies of death and destruc-
tion. The aerial observation ladders
are carried on long-wheelbase fast
motor trucks, and in general appear
anoe are like the motorized hook and
ladder outfits of modernized city fire
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Magazine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

have no strength in the South. The
story is old, long and familiar. 1t
has several angles; but ii is a con-
dition, not "a story that counts, and
the condition is that the Democratic
party is not only the dominant force
in that section, but practically the
only force that exists.
The election of q Bull Mooser to the
House from Louisiana, OF a Repub-
lican from North Carolina and of one
from Virginia We need not consider
as impairing the force Of the general
Proposition. In Louisiana the sugar
men registered a kick against the
President for his having caught them
two years ago with "a spread OF
molasses." Even sugar men object tC
being caught by sweets. In North
Carolina and Virginia the Republicans
have always had little strength II
the gloomiest period of their expert
enee with the victorious opposition.
But, nevertheless and nothwith.
standing, when 1t comes to the ma.
tional equation-the presidency an6
all the power that goes with thai
office-the States OF Louisiana, Norti
Carolina and Virginia are as safelS
Democratic as Mississippi and Soutl
Carolina, where a Republican eandi.
date for any office could not be lifted
in with a derrick.
The next Republican nominee foi
President should have strength IN
those sections where there is a rea
contest before the people. Unless hs
has, his candidacy win be foredeomec
to failure. A nomination dictated by
the South holding the balance oi
power IN convention would not be
worth .. straw,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

The decision by the Board of Works TO make a
number of large purchases Of land in the Pequannock
watershed is in accordance with policy adopted when
the water supply plant acquired of gradually get
ting possession for the city of all the land that might
prove source Of contamination for NewarlSs water
The most extensive purchases since the city acquired
the original plant are now to be made.
New Foundland, near the Clinton reservoir, having
q hotel and other buildings and being summer re-
SORT has given the city authorities some anxiety
Years ago it was predicted by far-seeng member of
the Board of Works that New Foundland would have
10 be razed as the little hamlet of Charotesburg had
been It was the general conviction that the water
she'd TO be secure from contamination, would have to
be made forest wilderness.
This policy has been pursued Tract after tract
has been acquired The city got nearly two thousand
change for excess water, and its watershed holdings
have steadily increased until the total is much larger
than the forest lands owned by the State. This has
been the patient work of years prosecuted by every
Board of Works as a fixed policy.
With water supply thus carefully guarded at
very large expense TO the taxpayers would COM
NIT an act of egregious folly TO permit it to be
adulterated by an admixture of water taken from
any source not as virginly pure When Newark wants
additional water the resort must be to a watershed
similar to the Pequannock, and the precautions taken
now will prove of nestimable value to future gener-
ations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.
A. B., M. A., M D. (Johns Hopkins

Science Hears" Sounds No Common Ear
Can Hear.
There is a silly old phrase that says
walls have ears. This is always
stated with a knowing smile, as If TO
warn you of the universal danger of
speaking about things you do not wish
heard. Yet, there is more music and
more noise in the world than the hu-
man ear can hear.
Moreover, ears that are proverbially
musical and able to distinguish tones
nicely often cannot bear certain
whistles and deep sounds which a
coarser grained man of non musical
attainments hears plainly. Old groans
which ring aloud in old ears are often
dead silence to the youthful.
Men may be all ears to take in the
strains of some sweet harmony, yet
miss the piercing screams of o siren
or the music of the spheres.
Keenness of Hearing.
The limit of the perception of tones
and noise differs in different people,
races and ages. AS you grow older
your acuteness of hearing is said to
be less. This you misunderstood to
mean loss of addition. 1t is nothing
of the sort. Even in the twenties and
thirties you begin to lose the capacity
to perceive with fine distinction diff
ferences in the treble and bass
Sharply-toned, high-pitched whistles
can be blown and you fail to hear the
squeak. Yet children and others may
bear il.
The lowest musical note to the
human ear can come from air which
yibrates no fewer than forty to the
second. Thirty vibrations to the Sec
ond can he heard, but 1t IS far from
musical.
There are all kinds of possible COM
binations of sound, musical as we'll as
noisy, which occur in reality with
vibrations from one to twenty-nine
per second. There are myriads of
living creatures with sense organs
which man lacks that hear, perceive
and take note of such slow move
ments of the air.
Moreover, there are legions upon
legions of animals, and also possibly
plants, that perceive harmonies and
drummings of the air when its vibra-
tons go to any number above 10000
to the second.
On the other hand, there are hosts
of people who cannot perceive sounds
which come from 1900 vibrations.
Even the monograph and telephone.
as we'll as infants and old people,
cannot always hear the vocal "s."
How Science Hears"
1t might be asked how do sayants,
with ears no better than the rest of
humanity. discover that there are
such things as inaudible music and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
ABOLISH wAR-ANp PATRIOTISM

A fair type of the academic visionary who would
abolish by getting up clubs and passing resolu
tions is one Daniel Russell described a journalist
and sociologist. who is trying TO found interna-
tional society under the Patriots of the World"
His idea of ending warfare forever is to take the
geography of patriotism, and he argues that no
decision of dispute by force OF arms will be final
80 long patriotism has geographical racial linz
itations"-in other words, SO long as an American
abors under the delusion that America ought to
more TO him than England Russia. Take out
boundary and lines and what would be left OF
patriotism? After ALL Mr. Russell's creed is only the
familiar internationalism of the Socialist
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

unheard noises. The explanation Is
simple enough. The electric spark
gives out waves of sound so short and
nigh pitched that they cannot be
heard. 1t is, then, a. question to
ascertain the number of vibrations or
oscillations.
AT the end long, horizontal brass
tube the electric spark is arranged to
appear. Along it's length is sprinkled
little lycopodium powder. As the
sound waves progress along the tube
they set the lycopodium powder In
motion. 1t takes it away from the
creSts of the waves-the points of
least motion-and spreads 1t In the
trough, where most motion occurs.
This same method is used to discover
the velocity of sound in other gases
than air
The distance is measured between
the little heaps of dust produced by
any particular vibration or mote
since the product equals the fire.
quency of vibration. times the length
OF the waves, the velocity or unheard
tone can be found.
Sounds in this way have been meas-
ured, though inaudible to human cars,
up to 100000 to tho second. The
sound vibrations are double the elec-
trlc oscillations of this spark, because
two sound waves are given on. with
each oscillation.
Birds, insects and other creatures
have been found to perceive, pay at
tention. to and answer these mar
Veilously high-pitched sounds:
therefore it is known that these
prutes have more (auditory) sense
than all men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
Every Business Finger Board Points
Forward.

Every Business Finger Board Points
Forward.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The business tide rises higher every
day. At Gary 5000 men have re-
turned to work in the steel mills. an
independent wire company at Koko-
mo will resume activities next Non
day with 1000 men. a night shift
has started to work in il large Read
ing plant.
Philadelphia sends a cargo Of ccal
to Brazil Cotton which was selling
at Genus a pound has risen to near
~ ceurs upon the opening Of the
exchanges. Every one of a selected
list of 1t0 bonds has advanced in
price within a fortnight.
Tnere is a better quotation for
nearly all important stocks. The COM
narrative downward trend in bank
clearings has ceased. From all sec
tions OF the country come better re-
ports OF building operations.
Even more significant than any OF
these things i5 the astonishing inn
proveinents in our exports. During
October the excess of exports over
imports reached the magnificent sum
OF so7, 900, 600 and during the first hall
OF November exports exceeded i'm
ports by $26,O00.0O0.
For two years, or ever since the
presidential election Of 1912, business
has been headed the wrong way un-
til It reached a point of depression
not touched before in more than a
decade. But now the finger on every
sign boasd points forward.
AmericaR credit due to psaGe'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
THE TRADE THAT is COMING TO Us.

In the present situation of the worlds trade it is
hardly necessary American manufacturers to send
representatives foreign countries with the exception
OF Latin-America. Customers. from all European
countries at least, are coming to them. They are
sending purchasing agents writing letters many
Of these of an appealing character
The foreign trade bureau of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum is receiving letters by mail from
all parts Of the world from boards of trade, indi-
v5duals and firms making inquiries. The letters come
from England Denmark, Greece, Turkey Australia,
India and other countries. Commercial bodies give
Nsts of articles that will be bought. The British
Board of Trade furnishes a long list An Athens
merchant wants to buy 100000 soes for military
shoes A Copenhagen dealer wants horseshoes In
'Avery large lots" A Sydney merchant wants under
wear, hosiery and toys.
The Straits Settlements wants numerous articles
shat Newark with its wonderfully diversified indus
tries well supply, such corkscrews, saws can
openers serewdrivers pincers, padlocks, etc Prob
ably there Is hardly article in the lists trans
nittad by foreign dealers TO the Commercial Museum
and other American bodies that Newark could not
furnish on quick order
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
JUST AS GOOD"

The scene is music-sllop in little
German town. To the shopman enters
the conductor of the singing society.
Next month";" he says. comes the
anniversary Of the death Of Bach. !
must put something of his on my
program. What have you in stock ?''
Nothing at all" returns the shop
man, ''but here is a chorus from
Gluc< that nobody is likely to recog-
nize."
-"On the contrary" retorts the con-
ductor, II used il month ago in my
Mozart anniversary program. -
Jugend,