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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
Strange New Year Celebration.

What probably is the strangest New
Years rite is held in the Cevennes
mountains, in southern France. At the
last evening mass Of the old year the
herds and flocks of the peasantry are
gathered before the portico of the little
stone church high up on the mountain
side and are blessed by the priest and
sprinkled with holy water by the AGO.
lyte, who follows him In order that this
the sole wealth Of the countryside may
increase and prosper during the year
to come. The sight at the holy hour Is
wonderful. AS the church bell tolls
above them the frightened animals
bleat and below and try madly to es-
cape. First the oxen are blessed, then
the cows, next the sheep and lambs
and finally the goats and pigs.-Chica-
go Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29

said almost every year of his life: "Oh.
this year it will be different. I'm not
going to bust 'em this time" This is
the crisis Of the disease; now comes
the slow recovery.
So many persons suffer In this coun-
try from the disease that it might al
most be called a national question. Its
seriousness lies in the effect upon some
Of the largest industries of the coun-
try. Manufacturers Of expensive femi-
nine apparel, cigar stores, hundreds of
other institutions that give our coun-
try its enyied reputation of being pro-
gressive and enterprising, land of big
business and mammoth industries, are
hit and hit hard. The fact that in
most cases the recovery is exceedingly
rapid is the only redeeming feature.
Few of the resolution makers have
been known to remain in dreamland
later than noon Of Jan. /.
Perhaps, one reasons, officials of the
affected industries have made no effort
to have the government take measures
to prevent the spread Of this New
Years disease to the younger genera
ton, and to try to effect its cure I'm
the case Of present victims Is that
with recovery comes an increased adj
diction to the articles in question. This
is another generally recognized symp-
tom and Is secondary and psyche
logical effect rather than a primary
and physical
In from five minutes to one week.
statistics show, the disease usually runs
its course. The victim becomes him
self again. He draws himself to his
full height, voices the thought. saw.
what's the useY and resumes his nor
NAL mode Of life with renewed ardor.
If he's smoker he smokes more often
for a few days; then gradually habits
become normal until the next attack
gives a new impetus. This is shown
by the consumption of cigars. During
the first few days of January fewer
are smoked than at any time during
the entire year. The consumption grad
ually increases as patients recover and
reaches its maximum Jan. 8, after
which is a gradual falling off to nor
mal.-Albany Knickerbocker-Pre
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
LIMBURGER AID TO HEALTH.
Green County, Wis, Has Low Death
Rate-Attributes it to Use
of Cheese.

Monroe, Wis. Dec. 27.-The eat
ing of limburger cheese has resulted
in Green county being the healthiest
in the state of Wisconsin, according
to physicians of that county.
Green county had the lowest death
rate in the state last summer and
the physicians attribute this to the
fact that great deal of the cheese
is produced and consumed there.
Green county last year produced
3,04l ,465 pounds of this cheese.
The quarterly report of the state
board of health, just issued, gave
Green county death rate of IL per
thousand, compared with 90 for the
state at large.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
A $6,27O,465,OOO CROP.
This is Showing in Principal Ameri-
can Yields, Reports Depart
ment.

Washington, Dec. 20.-This years
principal farm crops are worth S.
go, 465,000 at December l farm
prices, the department of agricul-
ture announced.
The value of the principal crops
announced are as follows:
Corn, $1,755,859, 700 winter
wheat, 1922, 100000; spring wheat,
$30S,290,000; all wheat, $930,302,-
600; oats, $555, 700.
Other details Of crop are:
Production-Corn, 1854, 535, 900,
acre yield 2S.2, December l price
SIS. Winter wheat, 655, 945, 900;
acre yield 1862; December / price
95. Spring wheat, 356,460,000; acre
yield 1873, December l price S6.5. All
wheat, 100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
A NEW YEARS APPEAL.
Prisoners For Debt Used Day to Tell
of Their Unfortunate Condition.

PRISONERS for Debt Used Day to Tell
of Their Unfortunate Condition.
The newspapers of century ago af-
ford ample evidence of the cruelty and
futility Of one of the laws of the day
namely, the punishment of debt by
Imprisonment, says Alice Morse Earle.
1t was an utterly hopeless task for any
imprisoned for debt ever to expect
to be released save by pardoning, and
the sufferings of such prisoners was
extreme, as they had no charity funds
to draw upon to mitigate the woes and
misery, the filth and horror of their
surroundings. These unhappy men
often chose the opening Of the new
year-a time of gladstone hope to the
world in general-to appeal for aid in
their utter forlornness, and in the
newspapers at the close Of the year APP
peals for help printed through the pity
Of the publisher of the news sheet, and
in early January sometimes humble
thanks for gifts from generous citi-
zens. Here is an advertisement from
the New York Gazette, January, 1751:
Thrice happy. whose tender Care
Relieves the poor Distrest.
When Troubles compass them around
The Lord shall give them Rest.
We, the poor Prisoners confined in the
Gaol of the City of New York, do take
this publick Opportunity Of returning our
most humble and hearty Thanks to our
generous but unknown Benefactors for
relieving US this severe Season when we
were almost perich'd with Cold and Hun
ger, by sending two Quarters Of Beef one
Cord of Wood. Twelve Shillings In Money
and three dozen of Loaves Of Bread.
which was fairly and justly distributed
between us. And that God Almighty may
give them Health and Happiness in the
present Life and Eternal Happiness in the
next are the sincere wishes and Desires of
THE POOR UNFORTUNATE PRISON
ERS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29

DEZOLVE furst, lie never fight
X less ime fought.
"A Receive two, lie never agin
sas Teacher less she GIFTS on MY
nerves dretfully. lie try being Pa
shent in School.
Receive three, lie never eat anuther
bite after inc full Enuff is enuff fer
Any Ole persin.
Receive foar, lie try to live so as to
be elected Some Day as kaptin of Our
football team. It's Honorable Job,
and 1 want to be honorable most al
ways.
Receive five, lie never, never tell
stories. The old Bad Man has got it
in fer fellers what Fib to their Maws
and Paws.
Receive six, lie not make ugly
faces ner laugh at gurls Any More.
They kant help being Gurls. hatcher
made en- what they are, and Boys
should feel sorry for EN-.
I CESS this Is enuff fer This year.
So lie ring off and shut up my Re.
zolve book till next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
The Market For Feathers.

Mason City Times: When Mason
City's largest poultry house in Iowa
is completed in the spring it will have
a department set aside for feathers,
and will make more of a speciality OF
this by-product than has been done
in the west. II farmers in northern
Iowa can be induced to grow tur-
keys in greater numbers it is possible
to build up here new industry in
feather busters. This year there have
not been sufficient fowls of the tur-
key variety to supply the demand
made by the boy scouts. Feathers
are an important part of poultry
concern, although prices this year, on
account of the war and the free trade
policies of the administration, are
not sufficient to pay for the storage.
Chicken feathers, except the body
feathers, do not sell at any price.
Duck and goose feathers which are
not suitable for busters, are used
for stays in womens garments.
Feathers from rooster tails are used
for adjoining hats after they have
been colored and made to look like
plumage from birds OF paradise. Ac-
cording to Manager Wilcox of the
big poultry concern, the feathers
from Iowa poultry travel long distan-
ces to be worked up into a salable
product, and then are brought back
and sold at very fancy prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
NO DEMOCRATS THERE.
Wilson Picks Republican Nasty for
Roland, Iowa, Town of Nearly
a Thousand.

Roland, town of nearly a thousand
people and the only postoffice in one
of the rich and thiCkly populated
districts in the county, is so thor
oughly in politics that President Will
son was unable to find a democrat
who would accept the job as post
master and he has sent in the nom
ination of Osmond o. Stole.
Stole is one of the old-time rock
ribbed republicans and has held the
office for the past two terms. There
has not been a democratic postmast-
er in Roland for the past twenty
years and there appears to be little
prospect of another in many more
years.
In fact democrats in that locality
are as scarce as hens teeth. At the
last primary election Maurice Con-
molly for United States senator polled
one vote and Ed Meredith three,
while John Hamilton had four for
governor and McGinnis, just because
he was Irish, failed to score in the
Scandinavian territory.
What few democrats there are in
the neighborhood are so busy MAX
ing money out of the productive soil
of Howard township to bother with
a job as postmaster and Mr. Stole
who has been accustomed to the job
is welcome to it so far as the demo-
Gratis are concerned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
New Years Day In March.

New Years day used to fall in
March, not In January, and there was
good deal Of sense in this, for, even
as the worlds first year was supposed
to have begun IN the sprouting of leaf
and grass, so each New Years day
was set for the season when Nature
began to wake after her winter sleep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
Dispatch Printing Co.
St. Paul
Brothers Wed Same Day; Ask Di-
vOrceS.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 27-The
same luck in matrimony was shared
by H. A. Miskell and w. E. Miskell,
brothers, who were married on the
same date and who yesterday filed
petitions for divorce in the district
court here.
Fl. A. Miskell was married in Chi
cago January 8, 1901, and W. e.
Miskell at Fairfield, Iowa, on the
same date. Both brothers charge
their wives with desertion and al
lege the assertions occurred the
same week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
Pope's Welcome to New Year.

1t is the universal custom among the
Jesuits to hold New Years eve serv-
ices in their churches and chapels
throughout the world At the Gesu
church, in Rome, the pope always at
tends the service in person. The serv-
Ice consists of "Tbe Miserere" and the
benediction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-29
Old Songs Re-twisted.

The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year,
But we may help conditions some
BY smiling twould appear.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
BUSINESS NINE TO
PLAY ALUMNI TEAM
Grads Have Strong Combination to
Put Against Orange and Blue
at Outing Friday.

The Business High School baseball
team and nine made up of graduates
are TO cross bats on Friday next at the
Marshall Hall ball grounds. The Bust
ness team will be made up of Blundon.
pitcher. Wassma nm, catcher; r. Wise
first base: B. Wise. second base: T.
Wise. third base: Gerard, shortstop
Hawk, left field: Dowrick. captain. center
field. and Culhgan. right field. The
grads will probably put the following
team on the field: Rawlings or Brennan.
pitcher: Hinwood or Dom. catcher: King
or Wood. first base: Eiseman. second
base; Donnely. third base: Dodge or
Bornett. shortstop: Kengla or Whit
marsh. right field: McNulty or Hurst
center field. and Scott or Schramm. left
field
The game should be interesting as
some Of the oldtimers are playing reg
ularlr with amateur teams The game
will he called as soon as the 2:3o o'clock
boat docks. After the game there will
be running races for men. women and
children.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
plan HORSE TROTS
FOR ROCKVILLE TRACK
Six Events Will Be Pulled of Mon
! day at Fair Grounds Classy
Mays Are Entered.

The Montgomery County Agricultural
Association, in view of the fact that up
ward of fifty highly bred harness horses
are in active training on the Rockville
track, will give tomorrow afternoon four
harness events, a hurdle race and . race
over the flat.
II is the intention Of the management.
IL their effort for Monday IL given prop
er Support, to give matinees at stated
intervals throughout the summer. Elab-
crate preparations have been made for
the events tomorrow.
The Rockville track has never been In
such fine condition since 1t was con-
structed. and fast time may be expected.
Admittance to the grand stand will be
free. and the first race will be called at
I D. m. Thomas Baldwin, of Washington.
has been selected as starter.
The entries in the several events are:
Class A. free for ALFRED RoeA. Les O61t; j.
Herring and Mis- kusaan. Clifton Park STOCK Farm
Don Co9ine. IT, Norman Cefbin; Edna O.. y. C..
G<txeudannr. 49,
Clas B, ..1 trot or pace-Hal BeslI b. G. Fsw-
cett; Mordeca ss~ell Hall; Jehnnie Csppsn.
Dorsey Dean: Lady May. B. Reagan; Don Costne.
IT,. Norman Ccrbin.
Class c. trot or FACE: prize. . cup-Wep de Oaa.
Dixie Bell. Charles Bell; J. Herring and Bonnie
Lacdie. Chft,n Park stoci Fam; Leon H.. Ders
nsrd Dausherfy.
Chs D. road race. county horses-Rsy, Miss Jen-
ME Seshg; Brethlyn Bell, =. c. Get.endennsr;
Patrick NJ. w. Z. Dsvuss; Emma w.. Gs0gs
Kelehner; lanes b.. William Butler: Han, n. J.
Ward: Bessie. s. Masrudes: Silver Msid. A. s.a
J. 8. Fields: Matilda K. Richard Davis: Bird. l.
c. Fawcetf.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30

The ourth-annual interclass track
and field meet of Galladiet College
which was staged at Kendall Green yes.
terday. proved in every way to surpass
all former meets held at the institution
Three standing records at the college
were broken. among which was tine 90
yard race. in which Frederick Moore, OF
Gallaudet football fame. made the dis
tance>fn b seconds fat.
The freshman class captured the tro-
ply, getting IS points to its credit. The
seniors came behind with Is IL points.
F. Moore, of the senior class, was the
conspicuous star of the day. making u
points Of the y 1-2 garnered by his class.
The events. with the three best con-
testants of each event, are in order as
follows;
Toward dash-Moorc. Mellis. Marshall. Time
10 rs seconds.
Shot put-Classsn. Marshall, Rrsddocs. Dis
tarce n feet
EVENT TWO.
Moore Mellis Trrnke. Time 2 seconds.
EVENT FOUR.
Running nigh Rockwell, R. wenser. Light.
Height, feet inches.
EVENT FIVE.
Ico-yarl hurIles-A. wenGer. Butterhaush Pear
s7n. Time :, % seconds.
EVENT STA.
Running broad trmr--M"orr. Schowe. Jacobson
Distance. % feet inches.
EVENT SEVEN.
lco-ysrd low bundles Moore. A. Wens-r. Schowe
Time Is seconds.
EVENT EIGHT.
ssoya-d uIn-Mellis. Davis. Trenke Time. min
utes. 10 seconds.
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Warren and Worthington
Feature of Tournament
Make Best Score of Field Of
twenty-five Golfers in the
Qualifying Round at Ban
nockburn Club.
MRS. B. L. TAYLOR FIRST

The drizzlins rain interfered somewhat
with the start of the holiday tournamen,
nj Bannockburn yesterday. but the course
was filled by O'Clock and about twenty
players were still on the course at dark.
Among the late starters were large
number of ladies who did not find il
practicable to start early in the after
noon. Mrs Bruce L. Taylor was the first
lady to finish nine holes with 20.
The best score turned in yesterday was
that of President John l.. Warren and
Gus worthington, each of these making
a a for the nine holes. which was good
playing in the face of adverse circum-
stances.
II is expected thae about sixty players
will start in the contest which will be
held tomorrow. and it is probable that
some low scores will result.
Considera BILE interest is being manifest
cd in the present tourney as ii is the
first ever held on the new course.
In order to complete the tournament
by the evening of MAY 81, the tournament
committee decided to have nine-hoie
matches After the qualifying round has
been completed the players will be placed
in flights of eight. and the first round
will commence promptly at $50 tomorrow
morning. Commencing this early will
make 1t possible to start the semi-finals
at .. m and the finals at o'clock.
Prizes will be awarded to the winner
of each eight runner-up. and consolation.
The following is the result of the cards
turned in yesterday in the qualifying
round John L. Warren. 81: Gus Worth
fngton. a.; Ben B. Hunt. IS: Bruce L.
Taylor, IS: George Cunningham. IS; w. C
50; John Speed Morris. 81.
John T. Harris. 81; William Mackie. 81:
DR.. j. r. DeFarges, -; DR.. :. n. Greene,
81; J. F. Day. 50; Hugo W. Hesselbach.
8: William Henry White, 81; J. Fl. Graves.
81; Mrs. Bruce l.. Taylor. 20.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
JUNIOR TOURNAMENT
FOR TENNIS PLAYERS
Dumbarton Club to Donate Courts fo'
Juvenile Tourney on
June 26.

The Dumbarton Club has donated the
use of it's tennis courts to Washing
toms Junior tennis players. and a tour
IS at 10 o'clock.
The tournament is open to all boys
in the District under 10 years of age.
and the sole interest of the Dumbarton
Club is to promote interest in this
sport.
The courts of the club are among the
best in the city. and this is an excel
lent opportunity for those who play
the game.
Entries should be addressed to L. E.
Doyle or Ezra Gould. at the Dumbarton
Club.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
ST. TERESA DEFEATS
DRILLERY CLUB, 6 TO S
Churchmen Forfeit Game to School
Team. but Win in Play-of Of
Postponed Contest.

st. Teresa forfeited to Drillery today by
not having . team on the field at SIS
Later. the necessary men put in their
appearance and the two managers agreed
to play on game that was postponed
earlier In the season. st. Teresa started
youngster named Green. and though he
was wild in the first inning, he pitched a
good game The Churchmen won by .
6-to-5 count. Score:
at rERESA An D n N A r
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
Stops Baseball Pools.

Pittsburgh. Pa MAY e-Di--ctor Charles :.
Hubbard Of the department of public safety. after
questioning four Who said to have been
connected with baseball pool conducted by q
wilkeshs--. Pa. newspaper. issued statement
late today declaring there will he no baseball
pool gambling in Pittsburgh" The director said
there would r. prosecution arrests. all the
pools had agreed to cease operations
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
MOORE STEPS OFF 22O DASH
IN REMARKABLY FAST TIME

EVENT NINE.
Pole rau,t--A. Weneer X. Wenser. ButterbauSh
height feet inches
EVENT TEN.
HsH-mile wiik-F. Thonrron. Gilbert. Cuscaden
Time minutes and seconds.
EVENT ELEVEN.
Mile relsy-Sophonore. Preparatory Clan
Freshmen. Time. 3a5.
Points scorcd-Freshmen. o: Senior. 81 Scpho
mores liza; Juniors Il; Preparatory Gas. IL
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
WINS :.
FROM CAR DEPT. NINE
Morning Game in Terminal r. r. Y.
M. c. A. League Results in
to 6 Score.

game in the morning section of the
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. League
yesterday morning. defeating the Car
Department nine, to s.
The winners showed over five runs
In the third and won out in the ninth.
Tn ANaPQRIhTION Ar r. II. HO. A. e.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
CHESTNUT HILL IS
Beaten BY ST. ALBAN
Washington Schoolboys Capture Sec
ond Game Of Trip from Philadel-
phians by 8 to 4 Score, Pc

Philadelphia. Pa. May 2s-St. Al
ban Of Washington. defeated the
Chestnut Hill Academy baseball team
at st. Martins this morning. 8 to 4.
March pitched good ball for It. AL.
ban. holding them to four hits. Brew
er. the noted sprinter Of the Washing
ton school played third base and had
q double and single. Score:
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Kisinzer Goes to Chattanooga

New Orleans. La. May c5.-The New Orleans
Southern League Club has released the veteran
litcher RUIZ kisinrer. the Chattanooga Club.
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