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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
PARENTAL PROBLEMS.

The bachelor editor of the Cedar
Rapids Republican is giving some
wholesale advice to parents as to
proper rearing of their children. 1t
furnishes an old maid elmpst as
much pleasure to advise a mother
how to bring up her daughter as it
pleases an irate subscriber to tell
the editor how to run his paper Both
are popular and harmless pastimes.
But if the editor of the Republican
had two or three children of his own,
he would find that it is not so soft
allowed a latitude that would have
thrown the generation of the ante
bellum period into nine back action
fits. The idea that boy or girl of
16 could go to a public dance at all
to say nothing of going unchaperon-
ed, would have been considered wor-
thy of settlement at a church trial.
Where mother used to have one silk
dress and make it last a lifetime,
daughter now has enough silk stock
ings and petticoats to fill dray.
The problem of finding a suit of
clothes that the average high school
boy will look at short of $25, is be-
coming one of lifes real perpleXities.
The average boy of today spends
more money every week On picture
shows and his best girl than his
grandfather frivoled away in a year.
When you attempt to draw the line
on your children as to their dress or
pleasures, you cut them out of their
set and earn conspicuous repu-
tation as a tight wad. The average
father and mother are between the
devil and the bright blue sea on
these matters, and usually compro-
mise with their conscience by taking
the line of least resistance. If their
children go to the devil, the parents
are censured by everybody in the
community who never had any, and
|if they wiggle through somehow and
come up decent citizens everybody
will be surprised and disappointed.
It's the way of the world, and edi-
torial preachments won't change it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Why He Couldn't.

He was a young lawyer who had
just started practicing in small
town and hung his sign outside his
Office door. 1t read: "A Swindler. y
"A stranger who called to consult him
saw the sign and said: My goodness
man, look at that sign. Don't you sec
how it reads? Put in your first name
Alexander, Ambrose, or whatever
1t is.
Oh, yes, l know, said the lawyer
resignedly, but i don't exactly like
to do it.
Why not? asked the client. 1t looi.s
mighty bad as :. is. What is your first
name?
Adam.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Kitchen Kinks.

Grapefruit is delicious on lettuce
leaves with little olive oil.
Fried clans on toast are an excel
lent breakfast or luncheon dish.
The scaling of fish is facilitated if
the fish is dipped in boiling water.
Try frying fish in fat that has been
saved from former frying; the flaw
or will be very much improved.
Banana and Peanut Salad-Cut
bananas in half by cutting across and
not lengthwise, roll in mayonnaise
dressing, with a little lemon juice,
then roll in chopped roasted peanuts:
place on lettuce leaves and cover
with mayonaise.
Stuffed Apples:-Pare and core
large apples; fill the centers with
chopped figs, or with chopped dates
and nuts; place in a baking pan and
bake in the usual way, by adding
little water to the pan and basting
occasionally. Serve cold with cream.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
DEBORAH Creamery Made Two Tons
of Butter Yesterday.

n. o. Bendickson, manager and
buttermaker at the DEBORAH Ice
Cave Creamery is certainly deserv-
ing of great credit for the work he
is doing here. Yesterday he made
two tons of butter-and we dare say
just as fine butter as made in the
United States. We have the finest
farms and most up-to-date farmers
of any section of the country. AT
the present time eighteen cream
routes supply cream to the DEBORAH
creamery from over 500 patrons.
Last week the creamery turned
out $4,000 pounds of butter, and
with the cool weather prevailing it
is most excellent butter. Most of
it is shipped to Chicago markets.
The two tons made yesterday is
worth in the neighborhood of $1120,
as the price averages about % cents
a pound at the present time.
lie OuIpuI VI lWO IOuo ySotCludy
breaks all records at this creamery,
and certainly is a fine record for so
early in the spring. The churning
was started at six a. m. and the
butter was all churned and packed
away at two p. m. Besides making
the two tons of butter, Mr.. Bendick-
son and his assistants made 256
cream tests, which demonstrates
the fact that there isn't much time
for play at this popular creamery.
At the present time the creamery
has little too much buttermilk on
hand daily, and as it can be pur-
chased for only Is cents barrel,
and makes great feed for hogs, it
would pay those living near town
to haul it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
GILBERT BEDE SAYS.

The country that has good roads
is on the highway of success.
To man love comes after business
to pretty profitable business
The worst children, of course, are
the ones that aren't yours.
Some people gather knowledge
with the brain, others with the nose.
Everyone is inclined to give the
industrious, honest man a fair show.
We can't imagine what woman
wants with a husband whom she can
trail around at the end of her apron
strings.
We suspicion that some parents
lay the plans for an elopment to save
all the expense ond trouble of reg
ular wedding.
Some wives act as if they would
be the most surprised persons on
earth ii someone should tell them
how crooked their husbands are.
Nearly every family has kin that
they refer to with kind of awe and
others that they don't refer to at all
if they can help It.
1t is hardly wise to form conclu-
sions on a man upon what his wife
says about whether her re-
marks are lauatory or derogatory
matters not.
If others had the same informa-
|tion upon which to base an opinion
of US as we have ourselves, a lot of
US would not be considered so i'm
Iportant.
One of the easiest ways to swindlc
a man is to tell him that you have
a proposition that you wish to pre-
sent only to a hard-headed, cautious
business man.
We have just discovered how wo-
man got her name. When the Crea-
tor made her he said, WOE man" In
the Transition of languages the "e'
has been dropped.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Nothing To 1t.

Just after he finished running off
the paper last week a cheerful par
ty remarked to a publisher not a
thousand miles from here, well,
the PAPER is out. You can take it
easy for a few days, can't you?"
Yep. Nothing at all to do. Ab-so-
loot-ly nothing. Once the paper is
printed all any editor has to do is to
set around watching the little bills
come due, and gently shaking his
money bush until enough dollars
drop off to pay those, these or them
bills. When the editor is not run
ming off the paper his favorite pas
time is to recline on divan, smok
ing a fine full-flavored Clora de
Lima cigar, and watching the sub
scribers struggling with each other
to get on his list and pay the furth-
est in advance. If he becomes an
noyed, he puts out his cigar, slips
it into his pocket and saunters, nom
chalantly down the boulevard de
Main, just to hear the merchants
clamor for additional space as with
tears in their eyes they dog his foot
steps. And the way the news hunts
up the editor is pleasant to contem-
plate. When the paper is out the
editor goes to his desk, leans back
in his chair looks wise and waits till
the day before next press day, when
the people line Up in front Of his Of
Zee and then file past his desk and
tell him all the news of the week
He writes it up in fifteen or twenty
minutes and hangs it on the hook.
The compositors shake the copy ov-
er the cases, say few mystic words
and the type flies into place and at
ter a few passes, by the foreman the
forms are ready for the press again
and the editor goes down and depos-
its some money In the bank. It's
the greatest snap in the catalog. Now
if the editor could only DO away with
press day his joy would be complete.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Brought up on a Bottle.

A doctor while enjoying holiday
in the country took the opportunity
along with a friend to go fishing.
During operations, the doctors sink
er came off and was lost. He was in
a dilemma-no slnker, no more fish
ing that day. Happy thought; he
had bottle in his pocket. The bot
tie was filled with water, carefully
corked and sent down on it's mission.
After a few minutes interval the
doctor had a bite and pulled up his
line at racing speed, finding a fine
pair of fish, one on each hook.
Ha, doctor, twins this time! eX-
claimed his companion.
Yes, quoth the doctor, and brought
up on the bottle, too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Fayette Defeated.

The DEBORAH High School base
ball club opened the season here
last Friday in a great game with
Fayette, winning by score of to
8. 1t was one of the best games
played here in years, and the local
team demonstrated that, they have
got a fast team, and one that will
be hard to beat. Fayette has always
been considered their strongest RI
walls,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Luther Lost to Campion.

The Luther College ball team
went to Prairie du. Chen last Fri
day, and were trimmed to the tune
of to l by Campion college. The
next day they played Kewatin AGA
DENY there and won this game to
122...satOn Monday they journeyed to
Mortified and were shut out by St.
Olaf. The score was 2 to 0. To-
morrow, Thursday, the fast st.
Thomas college team of st. Paul,
will be here for a game. 1t will be
one of the best games of the season
and should not be missed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Prof. Sperati Leaves Saturday.

Prof Carlo A. Sperati, director
of the Luther College Concert Band,
departs next Saturday for San Fran
cisco, to get everything in readiness
for the reception of the band which
leaves DEBORAH next Tuesday. The
hand has sc members, and the
church choir of the F. n. E. L.
church goes also, and with other
residents of DEBORAH and vicinity
who are going with the party leav-
ing DEBORAH next Tuesday will num-
Der between $50 and IT'S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Oil Sprinkler Here.

The city received the new oil
sprinkler last week, but the wealth
er has been so cold that it was i'm
possible to use it yet. The oil is
here and everything is in readiness
to give all the streets good oiling,
which will be done in a day or so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19

The farmer who would like to
break the monotony of life for his
family by motoring thirty miles
away to the ball game but dare not
f6r fear that it might rain and keep
him from getting back by chore time
is paying tax for the hard surfaced
roads which he does not have. In
Ohio or Indiana every main travelled
road is graveled, macademized, or
paved.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Drove Car 245 Miles Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. l.. o. Eastman arriv-
ed home Monday from Chicago,
where they had been visiting a few
days on their return from Cleve-
land, Ohio. The trip was made in
their new Chandler car, which they
secured in Cleveland last week,
through Marsh & Qualley, the De-
corah agents. They left Chicago
Sunday, making a run of 245 miles
through mud and a high wind, a
good share of the way, to Mt. Yer
non, where they remained for the
might, driving to DEBORAH Monday.
.245 miles a day is certainly good
driving, and speaks we'll for the
Chandler car. m-Ca- r~f
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Chas. TrZcinski at Hospital.

Chas. Trzcinski was taken very
ill last Friday with an attack of
pleurisy and pneumonia. On Monday
he was taken TO the DEBORAH Hos
pital by DR.. Jewell where he is re-
ceiving the best of care. His many
friends hope for a speedy recovery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Peter Rud Dead.

Messrs. John and Henry Rud re-
ceived a message Tuesday evening
stating that their father, Peter Rud,
had passed away at a hospital in
La Crosse. The boys departed last
night for that city. Mr.. Rud had
been at the hospital for about four
weeks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Don't Be a "Grouch."

Many persons acquire reputation
for crankiness and grouchiness when
their dispositions are not to, blame.
Peevishness, irritation, morbidness,
biliousness, melancholia most often
are the result of impaired digestion
and torpid liver Foley Cathartic
Tablets make you light. cheerful and
energetic. Engbertson's Pharmacy
May.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Showed Snow Monday.

DEBORAH and vicinity has been
enjoying CD all kinds of weather
the past week-mostly cold wealth
err. Winter overcoats, which we're
stored away, have been ressurrected,
the moth balls taken out of the poe
kets, and the coats put in commits
sion, and all seemed to be doing just
as good work as in January. Mon
day night a light snow was report
ed here, but as the writer was not
up late enough at night or early
enough in the morning to verify this
report, we are just going to let it
go for what it is worth. The, St.
Paul papers reported two inches of
snow there Monday night, In, fact
snow has been reported falling Mon
day night in most of the towns
around here-but don't get your
sleighs out on that report. The
weather has. been cloudy, and brisk
wind has been on the program,
which no doubt prevented a genuine
freeze. We will have to admit tina.
California is not the only country
which enjoys a little furry of snow
and cold weather in May.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-19
Advertised Letters.

The following unclaimed letters
remain at the DEBORAH Postoffice:
NJ. S. Roberty, S. Hedge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-03

room over the kitchen, made him
take his meals there, and, lonely and
cold though he might be, never in
vited him into the better part of the
house. ..-........
For about a month the old man
had become greatly interested in the
war. Every afternoon after school
Ned Rogers brought the morning
newspaper from home and,he and the
old man would go up o~the wretched
room and he would read to him for
an hour, all war news. p.
"See here, Ned" spoke Mr..
Thwaite just now. 81 feel it my duty
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-03

Polishing Up the Rusted Old Musket
to go back to my old home and offer
my services to the army"
Why, Mr. Thwaite,' exclaimed
Ned, you're too old! Besides, that
stiff arm of your. And how would
you ever get there?"
I'D try it anyhow" replied Mr..
Thwaite, a dreamy expression in his
eyes. Pm pretty miserable here,
Ned. The folks don't care for me.
Now there was my other daughter,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-03
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AN OLD SOLDIER

. = = = = 3
BY Mary Gertrude Sheridan
.(COpyTight by w. G. Chapman.)
eff only had a gun" sighed old
Rufus Thwaite dreaTiIy..~
what would you do with it if you
had, grandfather" inquired little
Ned Rogers.
Ned was a neighbours boy and no
relation whatever to his aged COM
panion. Everybody in the neighbor-
hood called Mr.. Thwaite grandfather,
however. They were in fact more
friendly and indulgent than those
who had right to do so.
I'D go to war" replied the old
man with vehemence. 81 was a sol
der once in Wales. 1 belonged to
the English army. Look here" and
the rheumatic patriot sprang to his
feet with Unaccustomed agility,
picked up a long stick and went
through dimly remembered tactics
of the past.
It would have been ludicrous if it
was not sad. For ten years his mar
Tied granddaughter and her husband
and their family had simply tolerated
their aged relative as a helpless, wit
less old man.
They felt bitter toward him be-
cause he had lost several thousand
dollars in securities, which cOGsti-
tuted his sole resources and which
they expected to inherit.
One day in the long ago Mr..
Thwaite had gone to the city to see
the sights. He was missing for three
days and then the A1ertons received
word that he was in hospital, hav-
ing been run down by a street car.
They had brought him home to
find that he had suffered a broken
arm and almost a total lapse of mem
DRY. They could not find his precious
securities. He had not even a list
of what they were. They decided that |
he must have taken them to the city
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
Mrs. Ebert IN Sneak

At the meeting Of the Woman's
Civic Club at 3 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon, in addition to the regular
program, Mrs. Gale Ebert or Par
kersburg. will give talk OH ..'''The
Relation Of Suffrage to Women
Clubs" Mrs. Ebert has been identi-
fed with the suffrage movement of
this slate several years. but this is
the first opportunity that has been
offered Clarksburg people to hear of
her work along this line. Those who
heard Mrs. Ebert speak in FaIrniont
at the first convention for woman
suffra ge. which was held in that city
THURSDAY and Friday. will greatly APP
preciate hearing her again.
Thorough Familiarity with the sub
ject gives her an earnestness that
carries conviction to every listener.
and is SO combined with feminine
charm as to disaInl those with pre-
conceived ideas of suffraget.
ohm Sopher, or the Associated
Charities. will give a talk on Pow
erty5 and Depend ency..' This will give
everyone an opportunity to hear of
The work or the brotherhood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
OF lNTEREs7 i D " o M Ell Fl
Welsh R "a

Crate or shave half-pound Of
soft cheese; melt d tablespoonful Of
butter in a double boiler or cha tins
dish over boiling water and put
with 1t one gill OF hot water and the
cheese. Cover and while this IS
melting mix iii a cup + teaspoonful
celery salt and salt spoon dry mus
itard and pinch of cayenne pepper:
in another cup have ready one tea
spoonful each Of lemon juice anu
Worcestershire sauce; as soon as the
In the dry seasoning and then heat
in two eggs. whipped very light !;
when these are we'll blended with
the cheese Tin q bout three minutes
after they grain u. ad q the Wnrcasz
stershire sauce and slemo Juice.
Serve the rarebit ait once on toast III
Drowned crackers. MI:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13

l. / III
herself tina she could teach the school
safely through. One day had not
elapsed until Mrs Grump called on
Miss Bell and laid the law down to her
as to the course she should pursue
with her little SON
Although sliss Bell was "a good
teacher there sprang Up some jealousy
and then trickery to gee nel to re-
sign, failing in this and tinally Gull
minating in the burning Of the school
house. the scnoo1 ma'anl is arrested
for this I
The above is an Introductory an
nouncement concerning comedy en-
Titled The School ATa'am. written BY
~ S. Dennison. author of odds With
The Enemy Initiating Granger
"a Family Strike,f' and Borrowing
Trouble" etc.
The School Ma'am' will be played
by the sixth. seventh and eighth
grades Of the Northview school IN the
auditorium OF the fine new school
building in NorthvieW. The proceeds
will be placed to the piano fund.
The lovers of a comedy will find
many a laugh in this play. Sorrow
TOO. has its share in the piece Watch
the papers for further announcement
and the date OF the play.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
RECOUNT.
Of the the Vote for City Clerk is
to Be Begun by City
Council Tonight.

With all the members present, the
city council canvassed the returns Of
the recentBcity election. It found no
material change from the table pub
lished by the = elegram the day after
the election 85
Mayor Will FL. Cole then proclaim-
ed g. Harry Gordon mayor and the
various others as elected
Counsel for William r. johnson,
present clerk, served notice that he
demanded recount OF the vote for
city clerk. Counsl also appeared for
Albert J. Bishop. Repu b1ican. elected
clerk on the face Of the returns and
stated that Alr. Bishop was ready to
proceed with the recount. A motion
prevailed that the recount be begun
at n o'clock Tuesday evening. si
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
PERSONALS
NJ. C. Byers is here from G ration
n NJ. Hooker aM Of RurEhannnn

NJ. &. Byers is here from G ration
n. NJ. Hooker. OF Buckhannon. is
stransacting business here
Nv. B. Plaster. of Blkins, is a city
visitor.
+. d. Hagan. Of Grafton, is here on
brief business visit.
Earl A. Henry, Of Charleston. chief
OF the. state department OF mines, is
in the city on official business.
@ j. ID. Moore. Of Philippi. is a bust=
ness visitor here.
". @. Moore is here from Charles
tom
T. 9. White, Of Norgantown, IS =
visitor here.
Frank a shean. Of Morga ntown, is
here on a business mission:
IL. ii. Ross. Of New Martinsvi11e. Is
transacting business here.
Mr. and Mrs. F. r. Paxton. OF Al
bright. are visiting in the city.
F. r. Kingsley is here from Park
ersbur.
Mrs w Fl. Thompson. OF Washing
ion. p. Cts a guest at the home OF
her brother. DR.. Braxton Avis, in the
Baker apartments.
p. z. Butcher. OF Fairmont. visited
the city Tuesday.
Hugh Thompson was here Tuesday
from Wolf Summit
i Miss Flora Crosby. or Pittsburz.
who has been n guest or Mrs. David
B. Carper during Easter week. will
leave this evening for PittsburE
Mrs. Charles F'arrer and Mrs. Sale.
Ebert OF Parkers burg. are guests Of
Mrs. Phil r =. steptoe.
Mrs. zimmerma an. or Mnorefield. Is
= guest OF MI. and Mrs. William ~.
Vance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
True. Z Values q.
School Hn-am Arrested

Miss Bell applied for 4 school last
fall and was awarded the "deestrict
school, one room building il the
country This school has had the rep
ntation OF running the teacher out
every year. Although Miss Bell was
a young teacher applying for her first
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
parish house at g so o'clock Friday.
Iafternoon All members are asked
Waldo Hotel Music.

The Cadenza orchestra will pro-
vide the following music for the
Waldo hotel dinner tonight:
MarchL Mountain State Losly
Selection Chin Chin ". kalman
Vocal solo Selected jill Gus Smith
Intermen zo.'N Naughty Marietta.
. d. !. 8 Fl Herbert
Vocal solo Selected Gus Smith
Gems from Watch Your Step:
Hesitation-.'L Ppeme Lohr
March. H award ..f.#... Sousa
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
SOLlDERS
/ On Main ST., Retzgeen.
g End and 3rd

.tion Company lay rails and set poles
and pave between tracks on new
bridge as soon as possible after con-
pletion in order to resn-.rf service for
public benefit.
Those who voted for the resolution
were Flaherty. S#ager. Barnes, Ernst
Patton. Judge and ID oehm, and votes
against it were cast by Sut ton, Coma
way and Smith. 80
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-13
4 arse rs s. uders
II rsO ers.
Our Rugs and Curtains are Lovely The People are Coming to See IeI
Women 5 Finest NelO Spring
Slippers or Shoes

We are very careful in selecting orlr
own styles and already We have found the.
trade very favorable to the styles We are
showing for the fact that we are careful i1l
selecting models that will fit comfortably as
we'll as looks slightly On the foot
"DOMBY'' AT $500
.Prirn Pump. 4 This model IS il a me
dunn marrow, plain toe last. new leather,
Louis heel, small ornament Of cut steel
beads Patent kid, al dull OF patent With
grey quarter. "a very smart model for strict
" dress wear.
,. e Is. sends Us two styles that are
good. All patent kid, round toe, short va1np
patent instep strap Of broad patent. Same
pattern with grey quarter The arch fit
ting models at $500.
J. 6 IS. Tramp last Oxford, all soft Wei
KID blucher oxford, flexible weIted sole.
Ideal walking shoe, a sizes and widths at
$500