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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
NEW HAMPTON BUILDING co.
Object is to Erect Modern Homes to
be Offered For Sale or Rent.

New Hampton. Ia, March 3O.-An
organization that will fill long felt
want in New Hampton is the Fielder
Building association recently organ
lied in this city. The firm members
are: August Fielder, G. M. Bigelow,
F. A. O'Connor, Tim Donovan and
w. j. Kennedy. Mr.. Fielder will be
the salaried manager of the firm.
The purpose of this company is to
erect modern homes for sale or rent.
Five lots have been purchased for
the erection of homes this spring.
BY managing their own crews of
tradesmen' they hope to build and
sell at good advantage. No such COM
pany ever has been formed in New
Hampton and the need has been felt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Notice in Probate

To whom 1t may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the Court House
in Winneshiek Couty, Iowa, on the
9th day of April 1914, at 800
o'clock, a. m, to attend the probate
of an instrument purporting to be
the last will and testament of Mary
Seegmiller, late of DEBORAH Township,
in Winneshiek County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place you
will appar and show cause, if any,
why said will should not be admitted
to probate.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto subscribed my name and affix-
ed the seal of said office, this 2Sth
day of March 1914.
OLAF KALLEVANG,
Clerk of District Court.
BOICE & HOOK, Attorneys. 1873
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
WAUCOMA WHITE WOMAN DEAD
AUNT Julia" Sutherland Succumbs
to Year-Old Injury at Age of 81
-IOwan Since 1858.

Waucoma, Ia, March 30.-At 6
o'clock Monday morning Aunt
Julia" Sutherland died at her home
here as a result of injuries received
last December.
Mrs. Sutherland was more than "a
years old. She was the first white
woman settler in what is now the
town of Waucoma. Coming to this
section from Illinois with her hus-
band and family in 1858, she had
lived here ever since.
During all that time she had taken
an active part in all matters pertain
ing to the welfare of the town.
She is survived by an only daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edna Burleson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Isn't This Mean?

Two. ladies in our neighborhood
were talking about the coming OF
spring says the Tama News and one
of them said to the other: Il do wish
summer would come. We could get
out and see so much more of each
other" We don't know whether she
was limiting at the coming fashion in
women's wear or not, but If there is
to be much more exposure this sum-
mer than last there are going to be
some arrests made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Our Best Seller,

We are selling more of Meritol Ec-
zema Remedy than all the others
put together. This large sale is due
to the fact that it is a preparation of
unusual merit, made expressly for
one purpose, eczema in it's various
forms. II you are afflicted with this
lothsome disease, do not delay using
Meritol Eczema Remedy. T.. j. Par
man, Exclusive Agency. March
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Twelve Fingered Baby.

A twelve fingered girl baby has
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Keyes of Mason City. On one of her
feet are six toes while the other is
normal. An operation will be per-
formed on each hand when the child
gets a little older removing one OF
the fingers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
Il Marries IS.

A few days ago A. o. Rowley, who
had been operating a blacksmith
shop at Wilkie, Iowa, was married
to Mrs. Makepeace of Charles City.
The groom is II years old and the
bride a woman of some means and
of rs summers. Most interesting OF
all it looks like a love match. Mr..
Rowley is the father of Mrs. R. t.
Barr of MISUNDERSTANDING Recor-
der.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
FOR THE GRIP
Peruna Is Sometimes Used With
Good Results

A great many
people use Peru
ma for the grip.
Some use 1t as
soon as the griI
begins, taking |
during the acut,
stage of the dis
e G s e, claimin
for 1t great eff
cacy in shorten
ing the diseas,
a n d especial
in S h or I e n I'M
the after stage!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01

The problem of life with men is
to get enough to eat, with women,
to get enough to wear.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
VhAt Is @Funny" About n Broken Heart?
Bv WINIFRED BL ACK


I
m
and
h
live
Of
he he
family
happys she how Of heart!
/ triumphant and
proud; he IS on
thrilled ALL
wedding
like
now.
chaish each
how bitterly it must have
of
lie
my;a a
him
with
winse
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
'tWanting to Know Aids Natural Growth

interesting character unless some we'll
meaning but pitifully misguided per-
son discouraged his curiosity. That al
ways strikes me as one of the real
tragedies of life. the encouragement OF
perfectly righteous curiosity.
1T makes me unhappy to think OF
the stunted geniuses from such dis
couragemenL Wanting to know Is the
most natural and normal desire 1t
Is the fundamentals attribute of life.
The moment our curiosity dies, that
moment we cease to grow, either men
tallyor spiritually.
What has been the inspiration of all
the discoveries and inventions of this
world but the underlying curiosity. the
desire to know?
THE child should be encouraged to
ask questions. When I hear petulant
mothers-I know they ere often over
worked and tired-scold their little ones
for asking why is this and that, feel
like trying to make them understand
how necessary 1t is for the future Of
the child that he Is given the chance
OF ask and be answered.
And speaking of children, amt they
the most fascinating studies? I believe
that I have learned more Of the real
art of acting from them than from any
other source. They are so exQuisitely
natural Some of the best sketches
have ever made have been pictures Of
kiddies have met on the streets, little
mothers of the tenements, little grand
ladies of tho avenue.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Pope says Tho proper study Of
mankind Is man. He surely knew what
hs was talking about feel willing to
wager he was a questioning child. He
had the genius for finding out. He had
a beautiful curiosity.
Humanity Is tke only study know
of which Is never ending in its possi-
bilities. The more one studies the less
one really knows about human nature.
They say 1t is the same the world over.
but who knows. after all. what the
same means?
did you over know any two persons
who saw the same object exactly In
the same way2 never did. Perhaps
human nature Is the same, but the
human viewpoint differs with each In
dividual.
"a very lovely looking young woman
with the features OF marble statue
and a form which might make Venus
envious, came to me not long ago and
said she was entirely discouraged. She
said that everything she tried in the
way of business went wrong. Some
times I hate myself, the world and
everyone in It, she said. Then know
what was the tralble. It wasn't the
business that went wrong. 1t was the
girl herself. Here is my own secret
for getting along with comfort and
happiness 1t is simple and easily re-
membered. It is just this: LOVE HU-
A1ANITY."
copy't. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
EAA

7 SAW such a funny headline in the
newspaper this morning. Afraid
i he'd carve her. Mrs. Somebody
Something declares her husband
used to threaten to cut her to pieces
with the butcher knife. If she didn't
have dinner ready on time
Side splitting. isn't it? l laughed so
hard II made me almost dizzy.
There were several other headlines
Of the same character in the same
newspaper-every one of them humor-
GUS or supposed to be-and all of them
about divorces
The man who wrote the headlines
seemed to think divorce was the fun
niest thing in the world.
There was funeral down the street
this morning, the funeral Of a little
child
The little white coffin was covered
with a pail of lilies of the valley, and
when the carriage with the child's
-,
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Flower Painter
Left Collection
Of Great Value
Bv FLORENCE E. YoDER.

If you want a thing bad enough to
work for it you can get 1t.
A little girl born in q log house on
a farm in New York State moro than
sixty years ago, wanted to travel she
longed and wished with the same hope
fulness that we all have as children.
but the usual country school teacher
of sixteen, sixty years ago. did not
have much chance of travelling all over
the world.
But this was an unusual little six
teen-year-old school teacher. Adelia
Gates, really wanted to study flowers
and travel So she worked in a cotton
mill at Lowell. Mass, and taught
school in the winter time, and finally
made enough money to go to college
at Antioch, Ohio. A year later tshe
had kept her eyes opeD she went as
a companion to a Kansas girl, on her
first trip to Europe In 1857.
When fifty years old, she undertook
the study of flower painting. peing at
the same time interpreter for friend
who was studying in Geneva, under
the noted flower artist, Madame VouSa.
in Washington. is an exhibition Of
water color plant studies presented to
the Smithsonian Institution by her
niece, Miss Eleanor Lewis.
The subjects treated embrace a wide
range of foreign and domestic plants.
Though widely scattered after her
death, the paintings of Miss Gates were
in time gathered and form a valuable
collection of about 600 studies.
She had visited every portion Of the
United States. the Algerian desert.
Egypt. Palestine, and had gone as far
north as Iceland. When more than
sixty years of age, ever propelled By
the same steadfast hope. which made
her first efforts so telling. she was
still a traveller and explorer.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

= WAS talking with a manager of
a big house furnishings depart
ment the other day. and he told
me about the way most women
buy utensils. He said they all
come into the store and asked for a
pot They called everything in
which a vegetable was boiled or a
food cooked Except the frying PAM
q pot and they never had much
knowledge Of how large a pot II
should be for definite size family,
etc. / gave an attentive ear and
sympathized with him and his
troubles. and vowed to write a little
screed on the right shaped utensil,
and the difference between kettledee
and kettledum
A pot" was once the name given
the deep, heavy iron pot depicted in
old drawings which was set down
into bed of Goals, and which still
survives in the modern. large ham
kettle. But in modern, technical
histology there is no such thing as
pot. .,>, ..,,,o,,, - oil
fits notifications. This is generally
more shallow than deep. There is
the French saucepan, and various
other shapes, and all have long
handles at one side, and are gener-
ally perfectly flat on the bottom.
These are used to make sauces,
gravies and small entree dishes, also
for heating small quantities. OF
poaching eggs
Then we have the large group OF
Berlin kettles" These are deeper
than wide, and have a bail ham
die, and rounding bottoms. These
are for boiling vegetables, and come
in sizes from one to sixteen quarts.
There is the double boiler, which is
distinct enough never 10 be confused.
Then there is the frying pan group,
and their first cousins, the French
omelet pans, which one might easily
mistake for a frying pan. The ONE
let pans have flarinS edges, and
come In attractive small sizes, and
are much lighter than the fry pans
and much better. only, alas! too
few women know 1t,
Our modern fuels Of gas and cleo
tricity. and perhaps alcohol, are all
distributed over a wide surface, and
not concentrated, as with coal, This
wider distribution is increased by
the use of hot plates" OF various
kinds which still further widen the
heat area Now, since this is true, it
follCWS tn9l our utensils nluSl DC
shaped to meet these heating condi-
tions: that is, We must have broad,
shallow pots rather than high, mar
row ones. If we measure two pots
holding the same amount each, but
find that one has a base eight inches
across. and the other one of only
FIVE, we will find on further expert
ment also that the utensil with the
eIght-inch base will heat faster than
the one with the five-inch base
which means saved fuel. Therefore,
ergo, and thus, II we wish to save
fuel-and who does motive must
choose shallow, nat and broad uten-
sils. Particularly for boiling and
stewinG is this true. as then We
need the wide heating surface
And Just a word about handles
the bail" kind is not as efficient
because il gets hot as 1t hangs over
the edge Of the pot. The long, metal
handles, or those Of wood. we'll
fastened and riveted to the side, are
better. And another word about
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

eormenung sorToW.
Yet sorrow really = an obnoxious anc
unnecessary demon that preys upon It's
solitude. Nothing more dtverts It from
its sad visions OF the other world tsaar
to call 1t at moments back to this
The busy, serious. efficient person
with high resolve and nne purpose nas
NO time for tears. He bears both fhe
torments and the sorrow that, to pay
grief, must Of poor patience borrow.
Disappointed joys are too many. II Il
the vile daily drop, drop. drop taai
wears the soul out like marble with
petty cares.
Dismiss each unfuldlIed wish, each un-
conquered task, each disappointed pleas
ure at once and forever. Prof. Elliot
and many other young-old men, al.
tribute with justice their long anc
healthful life to the fact that they
When joys are poisoned. when hope
u turned into despair. distinctions rui
In your way. and all sorts Of unexpected
obstancles block your ambition, youi
nfe's desire. your loves. your yearnanss
calmly turn away into another psfh anc
raise new plan and structure.
One fire burns out anothers burning
one pain II lessened by anothers an,
gutsh; one desperate grief cures viii
anothers languiSh- Take then SONS
new infection to the eye, and the rani
poison Of the old win die.
Iner6 II NO Sek&SSs EcdSO1s JucdAN6
ton. glory, health, or beneficence In
sorrow. AnEction II the old woman
who lived in q shoe and had 50 mani
people she didn't know what to do
Each painful throe. each sign OF sorrow
bears other sons. ugiier than theh
brothers.
Happy feelings mako healthful ma \
lures. Joy should dispiace eyerybody'i
sorrow. It u tho handspring OF all for
ward movemeut. Without II stagnattor
ana retrogresston In strength. vitality,
working power. and the capacity to livs
fellow.
Tho soul, secure In her existence
should smile at the drawn dagger ans
defy its point Tho stars may fads
away, all lovers, hr1endss and dear ones
90, the sun himself may dim with age
and nature sink In years. yet the hu
man spirit should flourish happily a.
q green bay treA
The wrecks Of matter. tho crush q
worlds, the war Of the elements shouh
give q calm, helpful mood, not the an
archistic ono Of sorrow.
CDpy'G liza Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
There Is No Word Like
"Pot" in Dishology
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

utensil bottoms-they should not be
so rounded that they will "wobble."
especially If tipped by heavy
handle The fiatter, straight bottom
is preferable. And there are false
bottoms in. utensils as well as in
trunks, Several kinds Of utensils
come with a false copper bottom. so
as to prevent any danger OF burning.
Then sizes-what is a pots real
bust measure?
IL pint to "a quart-for sauces,
warming can Of vegetables or
SOUP, milk or making cocoa.
2b quart to quart-Boiling vegeta-
bles. potatoes.
6 to s Siquart-for making soup or
boiling ham or large quantity OF
corn on cob.
6 qucrt-preserve making.
l to 4 quart for stews and casserole
dishes in shallow shape.
a quart is good for small family:
two quart and ono quart are
almost all that Is necessary
Copyright. 1914, by Mrs. Christine
Frederick)
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
TIMES BEDTIME STORY

Rabbit, then it won't be in the way"
No, ! will put it across So You won't
fall in any more holes" said Mrs. Rab-
bit.
That's a good idea," said Brer Rab-
bit. as he started out the door. side
ways
Mr.. and Mrs. Squirrel were seated
on the bank of the lake when they
spied Brer Rabbit coming
What are you doing carrying wood
at this time of night?' asked Mister
Squirrel. You look like a walking
woodpile."
I'm not carrying wood" replied Rrer
Rabbit That's my life preserver and
It will keep me from sinking IL I
fall in the water again"
''Ha! ha. ha"' laughed Mister Squir-
rel. That's a good one
II guess / won't go skating tonight"
said Brer Rabbit as he turned and
started home. When he got to his
house his wife said:
Did you have a good time"
NO answered Brer Rabbit. Mis-
ter Squirrel made fun of me lie called
me a walking woodpie''
You just get In bed and forget skat-
ing for a while" said Mrs. Rabbit,
trying not to laugh.
.Copy't 1aiA Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27


The bars OF the
drove He would
OF
playing in
"aweIthats And
bear
Humor-in Broken
little
She's widow mother of
whe he
Why fellow all
Of the
things looked the little
and
farce
of-ut a ago-he
o
do a
he
in
paper
Is broken heart?
a and
shadow children
and
uagenen-tus because they wee together ,, , -.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
By ELEANOR AMES.

<<YF 1t Is true that love makes the
world go round. then 1t is sure
curiosity that keeps It spinning"
says Florence La Badie. whom
many persons call Mary" because OF
the wonderful Interpretation OF the
character she gave in the film play
The Star Of Bethlehem"
Florence La Badie could succeed IN
a dozen different walks Of life.
She could be a successful executive.
senuine business woman. for she has
keen financial Judgment and under
stands human nature.
She writes poems that arc considered
by literary critics to have the elements
Of real poetry. and she draws well
enough to have had her pictures not
enly accepted for publication but liber-
ally paid for.
But her chief genius is curtosity-the
desire to find out, to get at the reason
why, to know the genesis of things.
II have always had the most profound
admiration for the boy who wanted to
see the wheels so round in his grand
fathers watch" says she. II wish 1
knew what ever became OF him. He
should have turned out to be a very
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Secrets Of Health
Costs
You Dearly
In Vitality
By Dr.. L K. Hirshberg,
4 =, - 4. II. =. (yehns Hspktas,

- ORROW. like
- lies or IRE,
~ gro " . by
whatit feeds
On There are many
good souls alive to-
day who feel that
their nual love the
respect for their
dear departed. the
regrets over past
errors. and the re-
m . m b r q n 9 Q Of
things gone By can
not be sincere with
out deep. dyed-in-
tas wool, heart
tormentinR sorrow.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Answers to Health
Questions

MrA NJ Douglass. Kan.-O Il
there an absolute cure for myoedemai
Cd Is II hereditary? 0 What VII
stop puffiness under the eyes?
Thyroid extract and fresh thyroid
usually cure this. D No. CD Sount
sleep. II no serious malady Is present
W. 8. E.-What Is q cause and pro
ventive Of being muscle bound?'
There are several disorders which
pass muster under this name. Ono o.
them Is due to waste Of muscles from
disrse. Another Ii an internal, spfna
trouble Infectious diseases also Gauss
II. Altogether. however. Il Is more rart
than leprosy. You need scarcely fear it
8. C-what IL a remedy sor gasolens
poisoning?
immediately after Il has been tAkeI
give lots Of whites Of eggs, milk, ant
mustard water while You are waiting
for the doctor. Keep the victim away
from the fire.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

8. c-whst IL remedy tor gasolens
poisoning?
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
By GEORGE HENRY SMITN.
ONT you think it's about time
\ 1 went skating again." asked
Brer Rabbit of his good wife.
one night when the moon was

/ went skaUnC again :: asked
- Brer Rabbit of his good wife.
one night when the moon was
shining brightly.
Yes" began Mrs. RABBIT. If you
don't drown yourself like you did the
last time"
You are making fun of me-" whined
Brer Rabbit. That's part Of the fun
when you go skating.
What do you Inean?" asked Mrs.
Rabbit 81 don't think getting drowned
is much fun
Il mean it's fun getting wet" re-
piled Brer Rabbit.
We'll" said Mrs Rabbit. ''if you so
skating again you must tie piece of
wood to your back 80 that you won't
get drowned"
"All right" answered Brer Robot, as
he went over to the woodpile and
got a stick of wood. Tie 1t on
Mrs. Rabbit fastened the stick across
her husbands back with some twine.
Put 1t up and down." began Rrer
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-11
MERELY COMMENT

Peace to its ashes-it was killed in
the house Of its friends.
It stood by Special Privilege until
the last dog was hung-and was the
last dog itself.
It couldn't get circulation because
it served Big Business and then Big
Business wouldn't advertise because
it didn't have the circulation.
A new era is on in journalism. The
people, are getting wise. They are
learning how to kill off newspapers
that betTay them.
Two years ago the Chicago trust
press combined to kill of a few labor
unions.
Those unions will be alive and do
ing business when more Chicago pa
pers have been buried in the same
grave with the I.-O.
That was a sad ending Of the life
of Post of Battle Creek-One of the
bitterest foes OF. union labor in this
country.
He used newspaper advertising
space to roast trades unions, and
withdrew his advertising from papers
that wouldn't let him use for that
purpose the space he had bought to
advertise Grape Nuts and Postum.
He was one of the leaders Of Big
Business in a war on labor organiza-
ton.
But it didn't bring him happiness.
He finally took his own life.
And many of the newspapers that
he patronized with big advertising
contracts will now tell us what big
man he was.
Post worked hard, made money
and was, in the eyes of the world,
successful"
What was the end of that success?
He stuck the end of a rifle in his
mouth and pulled the trigger with his
toe.
lent II strange that a successful !
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success was his health. But he
couldn't swap his money for his
health. The final price he paid was
his life.
His money is still here. He didn't
take it with him into the next world.
It would be charitable to charge
Posts hostility to workingmen to the
effect of long illness on his mind.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-11


EVERY STATE REPRESENTED AT
BIG SOCIALIST MEET
Sixty-seyen delegates, represent
ing every state in the union, are at
tending the convention Of the ma
tional committee OF the Socialist
Party. ....-....
Yesterdays session was taken up
for the most part to organization
work. Oscar Ameringer was elected
chairman and Mrs. Ida Gallery of Ar
kansas was elected secretary. III.
1t is expected that there will be
punch in the report Of the COM
mittee on resolutions which will be
submitted today. The Colorado hor-
ror will be gone into and President
Wilson asked to demand the same re-
spect for the U. S. flag in Colorado as
the u. S. demands in Mexico.
Adolph Germef, vice president of
the Illinois Miners District Union,
who was in Colorado during the trou-
BILE. told of some of the outrages he
had witnessed.
In LUDLOW, ne SalQ, mlluamen
poured fire into miners tents on
which American flags were flying. In
Trinidad, when the women paraded
as a protest against the arrest of
Mother Jones a militiaman tore the
stars and stripes from the standard
bearer and then struck here with the
aagpOle.
Chairman Apneringer says the So
cialist platform this year will be
largely based on the 1912 platform.
Plans for a party newspaper were
debated for several hours yesterday
but no decision made.
Permission to loop the loop re-
fused Lincoln Beachy, aviator, by
South Park Board