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The broad ax., 1915-07-31
Badly shrunk

The loser OF an election bet IN Bal
timore one time had to wheel the win
ner several miles In q vheeIbarrcW,
with the provision that every time the
man stopped to rest I'VE inches were
to be cut on the LEGS Of his trOuserA
He stopped four ttmeA
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
AnHmoay.

me- use OF anthony y 30 naruen
the softer metals, such as TN ana leao'
n TIE manufacture Of shrapnel sbeiS'
Rabbit for machinery bearings. ppe
metal ana castings Of al kinds In irs
uure state Il cannot be employed fot
any useful purpose. owing TO its eH-
trema brfttleness tn valne IN aloy-
fnT. howevsr. b great not only because
n hardens metal ban because o. IN
low mating point
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
Oh EnoIIsh customs.

The ladies Of Edward Tvs oms
dined at IL In the morning and were
IN bed shortly after 8 At night Psr-
haps none Of the old English customs
has undergone such q change a. the
number Of meals taken a day and ths
Zines Of retiring % rest
The broad ax., 1915-07-31

PATRON Van der DOnck. In the y@D
after 1e42. lived such q serene and TO
bust LIFE on his Hudson DIVER estate
that the Dutch villagers called bis
manor farm de JonkheerS landt-thS
eentleman's land. later cCmpresssd b.
the frugal English into YonkerA
The broad ax., 1915-07-31

The teacher was drilling the class IN
mental arithmetic.
Now, boys" be said. here r. an
cay ona A man desiring % 50 into
business borrOws $1.Ooo.OO0 AZ Is PEI
cent for four years. What's TIE ~
Rlti QuiekF
Fifteen hands shot ID ana hfbeen
voices shouted n chorus:
Tia man goes broke.H-SG L0uis
FostDispatch.
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
Poisonous Fish.

Poisonous nsh ara rare here. but
common IN the tropics. A japanese
ash. fugu, has deadly poisonous roA
Zoe OF PIKE and meat Of Surgeons are
poisonous when spawning The bile ana
liver Of many nsh ara poisonous But
most nsh poison e due 70 decay.
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
o.vs,tse slia

MadameL don't know where 0r
son gets an his faults from- Tn sure
ne doesn't get them from me- Mon
Eieur-No. you're right there; yoa
haven't Lost any Of yourA
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
Mlohtv sDIash.

when a Pinch shell strikes the va
Ter It throws up splash higher than
battieship's mast This 'splashr
weighs about 1000 tons enough %
drown a small ship
The broad ax., 1915-07-31

Mans chef wisdom consists Z
knowing bis fOIlisA-ROehsfOucaulA
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
Paaara Vsrsion.

On the last day Of school prizes were
distributed at Peters school When the
little boy returned home the mother
was entertaining callers
well, Peter" asked one Of the cali
En-. did you get prizer
no" replied Peter, but got hor-
rIlsla mention. York Times
The broad ax., 1915-07-31
BIuR.

sBahY' meered the blustsry man
-BluR Il the thing. A man can bluR
has way through lie"
But" said the conservative. II you
eouldn't swim and Ten IN you couldn't
nluR H. river eoe . ssecnd'-LAxng-
IN LAneA
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-27

The king of England is said to own
distillery in Scotland. Thus he is
in position to keep his subjects in
good spirits,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
LAWN OR GARDEN ANTS
Do Not Injure PIants-May BE Easily
Controlled


| There seems to be a rather excep-
tionaI abundance of the common little
lawn ant. probably what is often called
the garden ant (Lasius niger this year.
These little ants. yellowish brown in
| on lawns and pastures in enormous
numbers. often a dozen or more to the
square yard of surface.
Other species of ants may be con-
cerned, some of them black in color but
| the common species widely distributed
| throughout the Northern States is the
one named above.
/ Very frequently these ants are noted
! on roses and other ornamental plants
! and on garden plants, and fears are
| ing the plants, and any damage which
| the plants may exhibit from other
causes is naturally ascribed to the ants.
| Usually, however, a a careful examina-
ence of plant lice, the presence of which
| attracts the ants. These plant lice eX-
| crete a sweet liquid, of which the ants
are very fond and which they collect
to the latter. For this reason plant
| lice are very frequently termed "ant
cows" The presence of ants on plants,
| therefore, is usually an indication of
the presence of plant lice or related
| insects. which may also eXcrete sweet
ish liquids. The relation of ants to plant
! lice is very intimate, and the little
| lawn ant discussed has a record of har-
| boring in its nests over winter plant
lice to return them to an appropriate
corn root aphis, for example, has been
! found by Professor Forbes and others
in nests of these ants In this role
ants can be considered as injurious, in
| that they assist in the overwinterng
and subsequent dissemination of injuri.
Gus plant lice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
A NEW AMUSEMENT PARK
THRILLER

The latest thriller for amusement
parks and similar institutions is So
called bowl of death" which turns
from horizontal to a vertical position
and then back again as the rider drives
his motorcycle at high speed around
the rim. A picture of the device ap-
pears in the August Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The bowl is made up of
segments of perforated steel, is Is
feet in diameter, and is hemispherical
in shape except for a flat section at
the center and a sharp inward curve
at the rim designed to furnish the
rider some degree of protection against
the danger of running off the edge.
When the motorcyclist begins his ride
the bowl is horizontal, with the open
side up. AS soon as the machine at
tains sufficient speed to ride on the
vertical edge the bowl is slowly swung
to position in which the open side
is vertical
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
NEW ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE
MOVING PICTURE FIELD

Two ingenious developments in the
art of motion picture projection have
recently been made which may add
somewhat to the spectators pleasure
as well as broaden the photoplay
field. Each achievement, while in a
manner related to the other, is differ
ent both in purpose and means of exc
cution One makes it possible to show
a film in a sun-filled room, while the
other enables pictures to be displayed
in open air at night under the full
glare of powerful electric lights. Both
methods are fully described In the
August Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
Women's and Children's
Underwear and Fine
Quality Hosiery Reduced

Womens 25c white cotton ribbed plain and fancy
yoKeS Speclal LOG
25c white Isle Cufy ribbed regular extra
sizes special 1Oc
19c white ribbed shaped vests. Special 1910
Soc white Isle union suits; sleeveless and knee length
.u...
Childrens white ribbed union suits sleeveless and
knee length Special .... goo
Women's 25c black fiber silk seamless hose Buyers Sale
Price 1Sc
Women's 25c white silk Isle seamless hose BUYERS
Sale Price Observation-Disclosures. Observation-Disclosures. 1Sc
Womens 25c white and black silk Isle hose seamless
and fashioned feet Buyers Sale Price .......... 15c
Womens Soc black fiber silk seamless hose Special 35e
Women's 10c black hose, seamless Special . &c
Children's 125c fancy top seamless. Special Sc
Children's 25c fancy top seamless Special 15e
Pomeroy & Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
Cotton Dress Weaves in
Colors Specially Priced
in the August Sale

20c fancy madras shirtine in
white grounds. Buyers 1C1Z
Sale Price, yard ...... AZ /ZC
15c ginghams, 80 inches wide; In
.seersucker stripes. Buy 01Lo
.ers' Sale Price, yard -. - /ZO
15c Plisse crepe in rosebud and
large kimono designs. IN
Buyers Sale Price, yard. AOS
12ac Bates ginghams In plain
stripes, checks and fancy plaids.
Buyers Sale OIL
Price, yard ....... Q /ZC
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09

6ec French voiles, 40 inches
wide; choice printings. OO@
Buyers Sale Price, yard. 80.
25c voiles, 36 inches wide In
floral stripes and polka dots. Buy
ers' Sale Price, 1Ec
yard-
2Oc voiIes, SO inches wide, in
floral and fancy stripes IL
Buyers Sale Price, yard. -. = ~
121kc lace lawns. in white
grounds, floral designs. 71ho
Buyers Sale Price, yd.. E. ~
30c ratine, SO inches wide. IL
Buyers Sale Price, yard. = ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09

Broken lines of $500 and $3.50 oxfords @1 Or
not all sizes. Buyers Sale Price $50. - Loo
Boys s3.Oo English oxfords in tan calf and gun
Ss1e @etali pr,aa Buyers S2.35
Boys $3.50 oxfords in vici kid, gun metal and
saie saE. pr5ee sHyers $1.9S
Boys $500 oxfords in tan calf, gun metal and
sse gstep5 Price Sol', 5.''rs......, Buyers $1.65
Dives, Pomeroy stewart-street Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09

$7.50 suite regularly.
Extra special in the
A ugust Furniture
Sale ........ $1,000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
Mems and Boys Fine Quality
Summer Footwear Very Low
in Price in the August Buyers Sale

Mems s4.OO English oxfords in gun metal patent
colt and tan calf. @ 0E
Buyers Sale Price e..................... VOsNS
Mems $500 English tan calf oxfords. with rubber
soes and heels. QQ 0E
Buyers Sale Price e.................... VOsGS
Mems $3.0 oxfords. GO Or
Buyers Sale Price Observation-Disclosures. 0AsOO
Broken lines OF s4.oo and $3.50 oxfords in gun
Bsssl BaSers 1nd sale tan Psie. 9s,f' ... $2.85
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
Willow Chairs without cushion Gas illus
trated) Observation-Disclosures. $2.49

Three-piece Library Suite of mahogany
upholstery in tapestry. August Furniture
Sale Price ................... $500
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Miss Christine sorenson Injured.

Sunday afternoon Peter Johnson
and wife and lady visitor at their
home and Miss Christine Sorenson
were out automobiling. On their re-
turn to DEBORAH, just this side of the
Frank Jewell home, tire blew out
on the car and it swerved into a
deep ditch. Miss Sorenson fell out
behind the car. The front wheels
went up on the opposite bank, and
then the car settled back into the
ditch and pinned Miss Sorenson to
the ground. DIR. Daily arrived on the
scene a few minutes afterwards and
assisted in getting her out of the
ditch and took her to his Office in
his machine After an examination
| it was found she had sustained three
broken ribs. The doctor attended to
the injury and relieved her suffering
and then she was taken to her home
and she is resting easier now. None
of the other occupants of the car
were thrown out, nor injured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Death Of Gilbert Nelson

Gilbert Nelson passed away at the
home of his father Knute Nelson
in this city last Friday, after an ex'
tended illness of ten months.
The deceased was born in Whine
shiek county on July 5, 1859, and
grew to young manhood in Spring.
field township. He was united in
marriage to Esther Solsten thirty
five years ago, four children being
born to the union. They are Mrs
VIM. Linzenmeyer, Prairie du Chen
Wis; Mrs. Walter Wells, DEBORAH
, Conrad Nelson, Minneapolis and Gil
/! bert, Deccrah. The wife and moth.
er passed away some years ago. He
is also survived by his father, three
sisters and six brothers.
The deceased was a we'll known
drayman here for a number of years
and during his long residence here
made many friends, and the sympa-
thy of all is extended to the bereaved
children in their loss.
The funeral services were hello
Monday afternoon from the SYNOD
Lutheran church, Rev. l. B. Tori
son, officiating, with interment il
the Norwegian cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
New Telephone Manager Here.

Mr.. l.. f. Orr, the new manager
of the Standard Telephone Co. in
DecoTah, has taken charge of af-
fairs at the office, and we Judge that
he is going to make good man for
the pace. He has been in the tele
phone business for years, has good
business ability, is accommodating
and the kind of man who will give
the best of service. Mr.. Orr is a
married man and has one child and
the family will make their home on
East Water street, in one of the new
homes erected by w. B. Ingvoldstad
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Vim. HausMirth Sold Farm.

VIM. Hauswirth sold his farm
near Trout Run last week to A. c.
Ingvaldson. 1t consists OF It's acres
and was sold for $40 an acre. Mr.
Ingvoldson has been living on the
e. T. Reed farm for some time. He
also conducts a milk route. We do
not know Mr.. Hauswirth's future in
tentions, but understand, he intends
to keep on farming, and viii buJ an
other farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
EDISON WEEK IN DEBORAH.
Will be Celebrated at Il. j. Parman's
Drug Store All Next
Week.

Next week lovers of the Edison
monograph will have the privilege
of listening to daily concerts at L.
j. Parman's store. Mr.. Parman has
the agency for these machines in De-
corah and has had a wonderful sue
cess with them.
October 81 is to be observed
throughout the world as Edison Day
At the Panama-Pacific Exposition a
special celebration will be held and
scientists will lecture on Edison IS
many inventions. October 81, 1879,
is the date on which Edison produced
the first commercially practicable in
candescent lamp. However, many of
his other achievements are to be in
cluded in tn Edison Day ceremonies
at the exposition. Among these will
be the Edison inventions to which we
largely owe the efficiency of the tele-
phone and telegraph, the motion pic
y,
Edison treatment of low grade iron
ore and a large number of Edison
chemical products. The principal dem
onstration will be of his new in
vention for the recreation of sound.
William H. Meadowcroft, who
has been Mr.. Edisons close ascot
ate for over thirty years, says: 81
think, of all Mr.. Edison's inventions,
this new pronograph is closest to his
heart. / believe he thinks more of
that achieve ment than of any other,
When Secretary Daniels came to see
him the other day with reference to
the work of the Naval Advisory
Board, Mr.. Edison took Mr.. Daniels
up to the laboratory music room to
hear his latest recreation of grand
opera before they got down to a dis
cussion of submarines and battle
ships
Although the original inventor of
the so-ca,led talking machine, Mr..
Edison has always had very poor
opinion of familiar kinds of talking
machines, and it has been his ambi-
ton to produce an instrument which
would re-create sound so perfectly
that the recreation could not be dis
tinguished from the original. To
demonstrate the fact that he has
accomplished this, Miss Christine
Miller, the great contralto, viii APP
pear at the PanamaPacific EXPOSE
ton during Edison Week to sing in
comparison with Edison's recreation
of her voice. This test was recent
ly made by Mile. Alice Verlet, of the
Paris opera, at the Astor Gallery in
New York music lovers. During Edi-
son Week Mr.. Robert Bo,an. of this
city, has arranged number OF
demonstrations of this new Edison
invention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Robert Keefe Thrown From Hors,

Robert Keefe, the eleven year ole
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Keefe, OF
Bluffton township fractured his left
elbow last Saturday evening. He
was riding one, Of the family horses
"Old Dan," and in some manner was
thrown, or fell off, with the above
result He was taken to Decorat
Sunday to the Office of DR.. j. j. DAILY
The doctors brother, DR.. w. t. DAILY
of Cresco, happened to be in Decor
all at the time and he assisted the
doctor in setting the arm. 1t is O
serious fracture, and will no doubt
cause Robert much Inconvenience
for some time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Bought Car Winneshiek Steers.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Evanson and
baby, of Calendar, Iowa, were
guests of his brother George on the
West Side several days last week
They returned home Saturday. While
here Mr.. Eyanson bought car OF
young steers, which he had shipped
to his home, and will feed this win
ter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
NJ. Il. Church.
C. S. Lakeland Phi. D. Pastor

&C. S. Lakeland Phi. ID. Pastor.)
Sunday Services, 1880 A. NJ
1.-The Supreme Test of Chris ian
Life" 1880 p. M.-"The Power OF
the Tongue" Special music by the
large chorus choir. In the evening
Madame Solem will deliver the first
of a series of selections from an
Aria by Bach. These will be render
ed one each month. All cordially
invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Gard of Thanks.

The undersigned desire to express
their heartfelt thanks for the man,
kindnesses and sympathy, durins
the illness and death of our beloved
father.
Mrs. VIM. Linzenmeyer,
Mrs. Walter Wells,
Mr.. Conrad Nelson,
Pd. Mrs. Sarah Hamre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Sold James McMulIen Farm.

1 Monday Christen Bros. sold the
James McMullen farm in Canoe
township to John Schnitzler, of Lo-
Gust. The farm consists Of 80 acres
and brought $3.50 an acre. Mr..
Schnitzler will occupy it soon. 1t is
bne Of the good farms of that part of
The county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
Helping Hand Society.

The Helping Hand Society will
meet Friday, Oct. 10, at the Yeomal
hall. A picnic lunch viii be served
all are invited.
P, s,;-Friends, do not wa ,oi
a special invitation, come o. tals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13

I, A Deanery meeting will be held
h st. Johns church, Dubuque, on
october 18th and goth, and the Rev.
tWn. McVettie expects to attend.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-20
REFORMING PRISON WOMEN.

Prison reform is always live topic and especially so
in Oregon where quite number OF new ideas were put
into effect bv Governor West and his parole board Now
we are to be assured that policy will be pursued but
the public is not vet enlightened as to the details.
Back in Illinois they have superintendent OF women
in the state prison. Miss Grace Fuller and she holds that
the debt which society its unfOrtunates should be
repaid by giving them every possible incentive to live u-
der normal conditions She is putting her theory INTO
practice and newspaper correspondent who visited the
institution asserts that the results have been gratifying
This visitor describes scene there as follows:
group of white clad smiling women stood about their
leaders in domestic science classroom lhey beat eggs
measured out sugar and did other things all according to
recipes written on blackboard by one Of them Laughter
and talk came easily as they worked
These women prisoners at the state pententaly
but they were transformed into happy persons by the
application of scheme Of revouonzing prison methods
In this work Miss Fuller has the cooperation Of Warden
Allen
Dress making rug weaving and other domestic actv-
tiles are included in the rule Of procedure for women
in this institution Everywhere is noticeable sense OF
contentment and absence OF restraint.
t is to give these women who did not have adequate
opportunities before they here an opportunity to
qualify for normal society that we are doing this work.
explained Miss Fuller Society should feel that it has
placed these here to help he not to take revenge
on them. This trying to do in giving them work
which will fit them they leave us, for fine, effective
living Their lives have in many instances been barren
of all interests before coming here We ought to supply
that interest"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-20
GREATER TELEPHONE PROFITS.

No matter what the depression may be in other lines
of business the American Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany keeps right making money Its annual report of
directors to stockholders at hand and here excerpt
from the financial part of it,
"The gross revenue in 1914 Of the Bell System-no in
Guiding the connected independent companies-waS S226
000 900 an increase of $000000 over last year Of
this, operation consumed $S1400O0O taxes, $l22OO0OO
or 154 per cent the outstanding capital obligations cur
rent maintenance $3 6OOOOO and provision for depec
alton, 4l,50O0OO
"The surplus available for charges etc, was $593OO
000 of which over $lS900000 paid in interest and
$30,300000 was paid in dividends
1t will be noted that after allowing SAL 100000 for de-
precaton which the report elsewhere admits millions
more than actually required there still surplus of
$59300000 of which $3O300000 dSbursed to stock
holders as dividends
The telephone trust has the greatest cinch Of any
opoy in America not excepting Standard OIL and the
queer thing about it they able to continually raise the
rates almost every town and city on the plea that the
phones they put in and the more business they do
the higher their operating expenses are for each nd
vidua telephone The main reason their dividends grow
steadily to be because they have been able to
make this faacious argument stick and have continually
boosted rates where other public service corporations
have been forced to make reductions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-20
"NOTHING LEFT TO LIVE FOR"

PhiadeIphan, supposed to be millionaire, has killed
himself leaving note saying: II ruined my health png
up my fortune; am bankrupt and there is nothing
left for me to live for"
What are wealth and position WORTH if ones life is
wrecked in attaining them?
1t seems strange that should rush toward their
goal at pace that dsspates their best faculties forget
ting that repose harmony peace of mind and recreation
are necessary for all really high attainment.
Two of the most beautiful we'll philosophical lines
ever written are these by the Greek poet Eurpdes:
"Contentment is the root of labor,
And labor is the root Of mankind"
What does the money-getter know of real life or
of real success? What to him are the finer sefcuure,
the attainment of personal happiness the higher educa
ton of life?
How can man who has trained himself only to grind,
to seize and to hold appreciate the sentiments that sway
the nobest souls? Wealth cannot buy the things the nor
NAL mind yearns for which the higher manhood longs to
attain Fine qualities cannot be reached by the check
book