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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Mrs. W. T. Symonds Injured by Fall.

Mrs. w. T. Symonds suffered a
severe injury Monday morning.
About siX-thirty she had start
ed for the chicken yard in the rear of
their home on the West Side, and
slipped and fell on the icy ground
Two bones just above the ankle in
her left leg were broken, and her
ankle was badly sprained. DR.. Bar
of attention. Her many friends in
DEBORAH and all over the county will
be panied to hear Of this injury -
her, and we sincerely hope she will
enjoy a speedy and complete recov-
cry
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Capt. r. a. ROssing Injured.

Capt. T. A.. Rossing, of the West
Side, fell Friday on the icy wall.
about a block east of the J. j. Marsh
home, and sustained a broken rib
and fractured two more. The Cap
tain's many friends will be sorry 10
hear of his accident to him, as 10 a
man of his age, it is an injury which
will confine him to his home for
long time, no doubt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Il. Ii. Whitney Breaks Bone i'm Leg.

President l.. b. Whitney of the
National Bank Of DEBORAH, sustained
severe fall Friday morning as he
was leaving his home for the bank.
He slipped on the icy steps leading
to the side walk, and fell, breaking
a small bone in his left leg just
above the ankle. DR.. SweZey was
called and attended him, and we un-
derstand the injury will lay Mr..
Whitney up for couple of weens
or more. 1t will no doubt be pretty
hard on l.. b. to remain inactive
that long, but nevertheless his many
friends will be pleased to know that
his injury is not any worse and that
he will be out soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
James NARROW Family Coming to
DecOrah

1t will be good news to the many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mar
low to know that they will soon be-
come residents of DEBORAH. On Sat
urday Mr.. NARROW purchased the
James Reardon residence in Curtin;
Addition and will make their home
there, about March first. Mrs. Mar
low has been in poor health for
some time, so they decided to give
up the farm work and come to De-
corah, where they will be made most
welcome. They will hold an auction
sale, Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reardon are looking
for another residence, but as yet
have not decided where they will
move.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
HOME FROM MARKET.
Harry GraCeman Arrived From New
York This Morning. Will Hold
Style Show Next Month.

Harry Graceman arrived home
this morning from New York City,
where he has spent several weeks
selecting his new spring stock of la
dies ready-to-wear goods. He states
that he has purchased an exception
ally beautiful line of ladies ready-to-
wear garments, and some of them are
already here and on display at the
store. He will have one of the fl
nest and most up-to-date stocks he
has ever carried. all personally Sc
lected by him in New York. He states
that spring suits for street wear
have flaring skirts several yards in
width. These skirts are untrimmed
generally, save for patch pockets of
the same material, while the jackets
are shorter than the redingote affairs
of the past few months. They come
well below the waist, however, with
long, slim sleeves and high collars.
The fullness that would ripple below
the shoulders, if allowed it's freedom,
is laid in simple, loose plaits and is
confined at the somewhat elevated
waist line by belt. A military eff
feet is given to some by frogs or SIM
ulated military fastenings done in
gold embroidery. Many of these lit
tie jackets reach to a point in front
and back and are shorter on the
sides over the hips
Separate skirts for wear with the
new blouses are attractive in them
particularly the new covert
cloth tailored skirts. They are fitted
smoothly over the hips, form a natur-
al waist band and are gored, flaring
toward the bottom of the skirt; but
tons to match may be used effective
ly as trimming and suspender
pieces over the shoulders are features
OF some of these separate skirts.
Aside from this extremely popular
material-covert cloth-which has
been out for some time. there is
used for separate skirts and for suits
the usual light weight materials
such as summer serges, poplins,
rough mixtures and black and white
shepherd checks.
| Shirtwaists of the simpler kind for
everyday wear are not astonishingly
different from those that have been
worn for some time past. New mater
ials are attractive and all have the
long plain sleeves finished with cuffs
and collars high in the back if not in
front. Some have yoke effects, some
have the fullness coming from the
shoulders.
Evening and dress waists are of
4 white or light colored chiffons and
silks and, as usual, some of the most
fashionable are of black and white
carefully combined. Black and white
is daintily the color motif of the
spring styles.
Mr.. Graceman's big stock will all
be here soon, and the ladies will have
a varied and beautiful line to select
from. Arrangements were made in
New York by Mr.. Graceman for 4
living model spring style show to
be held at his store between March
LIST and 18th. He has made arrange
ments for a special feature, which he
will not divulge now, but will come
as surprise to all the ladies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
In the East Buying Goods.

Mrs. M. NJ. Hegner, buyer for X
j. Haugen's Big Daylight Store, de-
parted Saturday night for the east
ern dry goods market to select spring
goods. Mrs. Hegner has proven "a
most competent and expert buyer,
and the patrons of this popular store
may expect to see a fine array of new
goods for the spring season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Prof. Laur Larsen Ill.

Prof. Laur Larsen of Luther Col
lege has been quite i'll for the past
week, but we ore glad to state l.,
feeling much better at this writing
His daughter Miss Karen of Sioux
Falls, Mimi, arrived yesterday on
a visit to him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Mission Drawing Large Crowds,

The mission which began last Sur
day at st. Benedict's Catholic church
continues to draw large crowds al
both the morning and evening ex-
ercises. The Missionary Fathers,
Straubinger and Schubert belong to
the Redemptorist order of St. Louis
Their sermons are of a high order
and are greatly enjoyed by the large
crowds present at every exercise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10

that Chiropractic has already achiey-
ed in the way of aiding Nature is
marvellous Among the successful
men of today, who endorse and
recommend
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10

Shirts and neckwear, all new at
BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
CHIROPRACTIC.

is Ebert Hubbard, editor of the
Philistine" published in the Roy
croft Shop, at East Aurora, New
York Mr.. Hubbard is widely known
as a master in the choice of language
and also as fluent writer. He takes
adjustments. Do you?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
gnblif Opiniuu.
BY HARRY j. GREEN.

DEBORAH, IOWA, FEB. 10, 1915.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

1t is a good idea to buy an extra
yard or so of the material selected for
a tailored suit. in order that the coat
or skirt, or both, may be altered and
the suit remodeled. Good fabrics out
last styles, and a suit is often regret
fully consigned to the discard, not be-
cause 1t is worn but because styles
have changed since 1t was made.
A suit that is required to do more
than one season'g service without any
alteration should be conservative in
style. A plain skirt of medium full.
ness, and a box coat or one of the
plain, semiftted models, if we'll made
of good material and fine finish. is
never out of the running.
A good model to follow in remaking
a suit is shown in the picture given
here. The skirt is made with an in
verted panel set in at the back and
front, and a narrow skirt may be wild
ened by the addition of such panels
Another good plan for widening a mar.
row skirt is to split it up at each side
to the swell of the hip. Here it is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

Someone whose occupation, or bust
ness. is the thinking up of pretty
things must have turned her attention
recently to artificial flowers. For these
cunning copies Of natures beauty-won-
ders are compelling attention every
where because they are used in new
and unusual ways. We are used to
seeing them in corsage bouquets and
replacing natural flowers in the limou-
sine. We are familiar with them in
girdles about the waist and in
wreaths about the hair, but these are
only mere beginnings of their useful
ness as 1t has been lately developed.
Everywhere little blossoms nestle
in bows and ~rosettes of malines or
lace, ornamenting collars and cuffs.
They dangle, in place of ribbons, in
hanging sprays from the girdle. They
are perched in bright sprays ON the
party or the shopping bag, and they
adorn the pincushion, the perfume
bottle and the powder puff.
A small bouquet set in a frill OF
gauze and suspended by narrow rib
bons that are tied about the wrist is
the latest adjunct but one of the party
gown. And that one is the spray Of
flowers which finishes an adorable
anklet of malines that is tied above
the slipper to fly with the feet OF the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

home within a week. in the mean
time daily the two ladies made their
pleasure and shopping rounds
There was to be an international
social event that took the form Of a
masked ball and Walter learned that
the ladies we're invited guests. Those
attending were required to go in char
acter costume, or at least to wear a
mask. He secured an invitation. He
made a notable cavalier and envel-
oped in a long cloak as soon as a cab
had taken Nina and her chaperon
away from the hotel. jumped into a
second vehicle and joined their com
pany at a distance.
Suddenly he made a discovery. The
vehicle containing the ladies', after
pursuing the main thoroughfares lead
ing to the place Of the masquerade,
turned OFF into a side street. AS 1t
did so two suspicious occurrences
fixed the attention of Walter. The
driver of the former carriage swung
a hand towards Nina's driver, while
the latter kept straight on without
turning.
Stop" ordered Walter instantly.
Get sign-no." returned his driver,
with a shrug of the shoulder, and
drove on.
You scoundrel-this is some plct!"
cried Walter, and sprang from the
vehicle and was down the side street
in pursuit Of the other carriage.
1t vas well that he did so. The
days of brigandage were lot over in
the imperial city. Later Walter knew
that the practically unprotected Nina
and her aunt had been spotted by a
league of criminals. Her diamonds,
a knowledge of her wealth had
led to a plan to kidnap her, remove
her to a remote mountain fastness
and hold her for ransom.
Walter was hot in the wake of the
carriage as it drove into the court Of
an isolated mansion. The driver
sprang down. He was about to apply
a whistle to his lips to summon his
confederates within the building,
when Walter, close at hand, acted.
He had seized a heavy piece of a
wagon tongue lying in the yard. One
blow and the villainous driver went
down like a piece of lead. Walter
lifted his senseless form up to the
seat, sat down beside him, took the
lines and drove for the nearest police
station.
The alarmed Nina fell to a chair
stupefied as, reaching the station, Wal
ter told his story. She glided to his
side with contrite face and pleading
eyes.
"You-you were seeking me-" she
sobbed. 1T must have been So"
"At least found you" said Walter,
with a glad smile.
"Oh, Walter, forgive me, forgive
me! l have been cruel, wicked" she
faltered. Take me back, won't you"
Into my hearth" voiced Walter
softly. why, you have been there
always-and ever will be-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
OATMEAL BREAD AT ITS BEST
Recipe That May Be Relied On to Give
Satisfaction to the Most Dis
eliminating Palate.

One cake yeast. one-half cupfui
lukewarm water, two cupfuls boiling
water, two cupfuls rolled oats. one
quarter cupful brown sugar, two table
%spoonfuls lard or butter, melted, four
cupfuls sifted -four, one teaspoonful
salt.
Pour two cupfuls of boiling water
over oatmeal, cover and let stand ,un-
til lukewarm. Dissolve yeast and
sugar in one-half cupful lukewarm wa
ter, add shortening and add this to the
oatmeal and water. Add one cupful OF
flour, or enough to make an ordinary
sponge. Beat well. Cover and set
aside in a moderately warm place to
rise for one hour, or until light.
Add enough flour to make a dough
about three cupfuls, and the salt.
Knead well. Place in creased bowl,
cover and let rise in a moderately
warm place, until double in bulk
about II and Cne-half hours.
Mold into leaves, fill w~ell-greased
pans half full, cover ard let rise again
about n hour. Bake 40 minutes in a
hot oven.
One-half cupful of chopped nuts may
be added, If desired.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

youthful dancer. Only one ankle is
allowed this final touch of color and
%coquetry.
The corsage bouquet and the flowers
for the limousine have other business
in hand besides their important mis-
sion of beauty. They are determined
to be useful as well as ornamental. A
bouquet for the Limousine is shown in
the picture, made of two orchids and
many sprays of lifelike lilies of the
valley. In the heart of one orchid,
concealed by flower petals. is a tiny
box Of compact powder and the other
dares to harbor In this secret way a
box of rouge. Flower petals cover the
small powder puff that slips in each
box and the unnoticeable little ring
that is the handle of the pun is GOV.
cred with silk floss.
The stems of the flowers are tied
with a bow Of ribbon matching one of
the shades in the orchids in color. One
ribbon loop is sewed up along the
edges to form a case for a tiny mirror.
Look twice in the heart of the newest
corsage rose and the chances are that
you will findit harboring the same sort
of first aids to Cupid.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

In the country villages it is the Gus
tom to give a kind of feast five times
in the year for the souls of departed
heads of households, and food and
drink, including wine, are placed on
the graves and afterwards given to
the poor. 1t is a high holiday for the
beggars, and they are not slow to take
advantage of the occasion.
In the country districts there is very
little use for money, as the farms, be-
ing small, are utilized for the produc-
ton of food for the winter. and this
consisting as it does, largely of wine.
brandy produced from plums, sauer-
kraut, potatoes, onions and the pods
of capsicum, known in Serbia as pap
rika," there is little need to sell the
produce in order to buy other COM
modities. All these and others are
stored in the cellars, but in the kitch-
ems of the one-storied houses, which
are the general rule, bacon, hams and
sailed meat are hung up to dry and
! to mature.
Although the houses in the country
~ nv 'SAy iai So thCiO u 5lill pIONl-
sion made for the guest, who may be
a perfect stranger but who is welcome
to the hospitality which is a tradition
with Serbians in the same way as 1t
used to exist in the Scottish High
lands. The industries of Serbia are
small, as compared with agriculture.
and this unfortunately is the result of
a settled policy, which until recent
years was enforced by the governing
classes. When Serbia comes to her
own again after the present war, much
in the national life will be changed;
the old order of things will have
passed away and the development OF
other industries besides those associ-
ated with agriculture is certain to
take place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

cording to the number of sheep they
possess.
The cheese produced Ia somewhat
bitter In taste and not unlike eve
milk cheese, which at one time was
produced so largely in the south OF
Scotland.
The national customs Of rural Ser
bia are very quaint. The marriage
ceremonies, for example, are Of the
most elaborate character; the bride is
selected by the parents of the BRIDE
groom, and this is looked upon as be-
ing quite in the natural order OF hui
man affairs; but all the ceremonies In
connection with marriage are of the
most elaborate and, for that matter.
costly character.
Christmas ceremonies also are very
elaborate and are reminiscent of Pa
gan rites. One of the customs is to
cut down a tree in the forest. and in
falling it must lie to the east. In
every household such a tree is cut
into three portions, and is looked upon
as being sacred and not to be touched.
There is much throwing of wheat.
which has a certain symbolic signih-
canoe, and the log is then placed on
the fire, while, at the same time, the
inevitable pig is roasted for a feast.
The ceremonies continue during
Christmas day, which is given up to
feasting, emingled with religious ex-
hOrtations, and only come to an end
when the night is far advanced.
People Are Superstitious.
AS a nation the Serbians are ex-
tremely superstitious, and this fea-
ture runs through the whole of their
national customs, whether it is in the
laying out of a house or in the prepa-
ration for death; but the Serbian
farmer does not fear death, as he
usually prepares the boards for his
own coffin and keeps thom In readi-
ness in his house.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
SPONGE BREAD OF QUALITY
Proper Mixture OF Ingredients lie OF
the First Importance In Its
Preparation.

One cake yeast, one and one-half
quarts lukewarm water. two table
spoonfuls sugar. four and a half
quarts sifted flour, two tablespoonfuls
lard or butter. melted, n tablespoon
full salt.
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in one
quart OF the lukewarm water, and add
zone and one-half quarts of sifted flour,
or sufficient to make an ordinary
sponge. Beat well. Cover and set
aside to rise for about one and one
half hours in a warm place.
When well-risen add the pint of luke
warn water, lard or butter. the re-
mainder of the -four, or enough to
make a moderately firm dough, and the
salt. Knead thoroughly; place in
creased bowl. Cover and let rise from
one and one-half to two hours.
When light, mold into loaves and
place in well-greased baking pans,
v and let rise again for about one
hour. When light, bake forty to fifty
minutes. reducing the heat of oven
after first ten minutes.
This recipe makes four large loaves.
The whole process takes from FIVE
and one-half to six hours, and If fol-
lowed closely will produce excellent
results.
II a richer loaf is desired, use milk
in place of all or part of the water
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
Held for
Ransom
By Augustus
Goodrich Sherwin
Copyright. 1915. by W. C. chapman.)

Copyright, 1915, by W. g. Chapman.)
Il shall never see your face again."
cried pretty but willful Nina Wilder
Estormily.
"All right" was the cool rejoinder
Of her iance, Walter Bross-"you1l
be sorry"
Il? never!" declared the wrought
up young lady, her quivering tones
lbetraying the necessity of emphasis
against the dictates of her real soul.
ri shall go away from you as far as
= can-clear around the world, but I'll
forget you!"
"Then I'll go, too" Walter assured
her.
Il shall take the opposite direction,
II you do" insisted Nina, and then
7 she rushed from the room and up the
stairs, and throwing herself on a
couch in her own apartment burst
into a violent fit of Mysteries.
X 1t was a foolish quarrel, for never
!. were two beings more felicitously
] adapted to make life bright and happy
together than they. Nina was an or
phan living with a widowed aunt and
/; possessed of a very liberal income
from the estate of her dead father.
/, Walter had just inherited a large for
: tune. He made no p%retense of active
business outside of being listed as
president Of a large construction COM
pany we'll patronized by political influ-
ence, all the real labor of its manage
ment falling to the lot of the subor-
dinate officers.
The trouble was-jealousy. Neither
had been in love before, both we're
young, fond of society, petted and
spoiled. Because they were mere
children of the heart they quarreled,
went through the luxury of ~reproaches,
then tears, then contrition, then a
lnew plunge into a happy reconcilia-
ton.
This time, however, the tiff" was
serious. In a spirit of reckless mis-
chief Walter had flirted outrageously
with a young lady whom Nina detest-
ed. In retaliation the latter received
the attention of an old discarded
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

TIME kingdom of Serbia is one
of the smallest in Europe, and
has been very slow in devel-
opment. Greater progress,
however, has been made during the
last ten years than for centuries be-
fore. The area of the country is 3d.
S91 square miles, the population being
over four and a half millions, mostly
protesting the Greek orthodox faith.
The inhabitants are largely devoted to
agricultural pursuits and, as a conse-
quence, there are very numerous small
farms in existence which belong to
the farmers, and by the law of primo
g%eniture descend from father to son.
Although there are two large towns,
Belgrade and Nish, most of the popu-
lation is rural, and IS per cent, at
least, are engaged in agriculture;
but it is Of a primitive kind, as may
be witnessed any day on the small
farms referred to where the wooden
plow used in the days of Xenophon
may be seen in daily use.
thAS AlhAlNlNO oldlC VI "Cullul Q
is largely due to the absence of any
organization or systematic agricultur-
al education. Modern methods have
only been introduced in a tentative
way during the last ten years. but
there are no agricultural colleges yet
in existence, although there are a
number of model farms which are sub
sidized by the state. and in which
technical instruction in d~airying, fruit
farming, silk cultivation. wine growing
and similar subjects is given. Tobac-
co is produced to some extent, but
is not very much exported, and in
deed the total exports from the coun-
try are comparatively small, the larg-
est amount being sent to Austria. Hun-
gary.
The principal crop raised is maize.
and very large quantities of this ce-
real are consumed in the country in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

trimmed to form a yoke, and an extra
piece is set in at each side by shir-
ring or plating it to the yoke. The
fashion for short skirts help make the
way easy in altering them, and Dor
ders at the bottom and bands set on
are useful for the same purpose.
Coats have been brought up to date
this season by the addition of full
skirts, set on at the waist line, and
by belts and pockets made in the new
mode. A collar and cuffs in another
fabric help out in the transformation,
and buttons supplement these with
the smartest of finishing touches.
1t is a great satisfaction to con-
vert an old style into a new one.
Whether one is compelled to be eco
nomical or not a remade suit made of
good cloth adds variety to the ward
robe and admits OF the exercise of the
individual taste in design.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
One-Dish Meal.

One round steak, one large carrot,
n small onion, one head of celery,
two large potatoes.
Wash, peel and cut up vegetables.
Cut meat into two-inch pieces and fry
in a little fat quickly just enough to
brown sides.
Put vegetables and meat in pot;
cover season and let simmer until
meat is tender. Thicker with flour
and empty into pudding dish. Put egg
cup in center and cover with pie crust,
bake. When brown, set where 1t will
keep warm, or If made in morning set
away and warm on back of stove be-
fore using.