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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
BURR OAK.
March 10. 1916.

March 13. 1916.
Ionia Pierce was a guest of Ine7
Sullivan last week.
The Wilbur Bros. are moving this
week onto the Sexton farm they have
rented.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Ward and Paul
Roberts went to DEBORAH Monday
and returned Tuesday bringing Mrs.
Roberts who returned from Mason
City hospital.
Mr.. and Msr. Frank Perry spent
Sunday at Jno. Masters.
Mrs. B. F. Shelley has been very
poorly the past week
Alva Pierce is on the sick list but
getting along nicely.
James Wade and Abe Pierce made
a trip to st. Paul last week for cat
tie, they returned Wednesday eve
ming with two car loads of cattle.
Jno. Johnson has resigned his po-
sition as butternaker for the S. c.
creamery and will leave here soon.
We dislike to lose Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson from our vicinity, but the
best wishes Of their friends will go
with them wherever they locate.
Banker Kippe spent couple of
days in Wisconsin last week.
The Rebecca lodge had special
work Wednesday evening after which
refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Nelson have
moved to Spring Grove, where he has
bought a barbe: shop. Their many
friends wish them success.
e. M. Reed is enduring the infiic-
ton of Job In the way of boils on
his neck. Well IL he just has the
marked Characteristic that Job had
he will come ou. victorious.
Nurse Logsdon of DEBORAH is caring
for Mrs. Erickson who is recovering
from pneumonia.
Mrs. Hubbell of Frankville will
be at the M. E. church Friday after
noon and evening, and give a tenn
perance talk. Everyone come.
A large crowd attended the L. A.
s. sale and dinner Thursday, the pro-
ceeds were over $170.
Frank Morrison was up from West
Union last week On telephone bust
ness.
1t was rumored Saturday that
there was a pair of fine twins at
Claude Headington's. of course the
telephones were kept busy for some
time extending congratulations un-
til it was learned all honor was due
to Mrs. Bossy Cow.
The l.. A. S. will meet March the
23rd in the rooms over the Mercan-
tile store.
Rev. Mettam and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. elise were over from Mabel
for the l.. A. s. sale.
Miss Ida Winters went to Dubuque
last week to spend some time.
Mrs. Ella Anderson and Miss
Janet Milne of Prosper took tea
Thursday with Mrs. Maude Reed.
Miss Laura Shipley was an over
Sunday guest of her aunt, Mrs. B. +.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
MADISON TOWNSHIP.
March 13, 1916.

March 10, 1916.
Stella ThronSon went to Ridge
way Sunday to commence a spring
term of school in the Boucher school
house two miles west of Ridgeway.
On Wednesday. March 8, Gunder
'Halvorson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
HalvoIson was united in marriage
ito Miss Esther Van Horn of DEBORAH
at the Synod Lutheran parsonage,
Rev. /. B. Torrison officiating. They
left the same evening for points IN
Minnesota and South Dakota for n
honeymoon trip. The young couple
will reside on his fathers farm which
he has rented. Congratulations.
Oscar Kirkeby visited his brother
John Kirkeby and family Sunday.
Ole Martinson and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nestle in Canoe
twp, Thursday evening.
Several of the young people at
tended the funeral of Otto Alstad al
DEBORAH Sunday.
A. T. Istad returned Wednesday
from a business trip to Madison,
Wis.
Mrs. Chris Dale visited Mrs. Nick
Engen Friday afternoon.
DR.. Leonard Of DEBORAH was pro-
fessional caller at NJ. ]. Drew's Sun
day.
Mrs. Ole Simonson called on Mrs.
Morrison's at DEBORAH Saturday.
Frank Pilgrim brought home a
car load of cattle Friday from st.
Paul, Mimi.
Mrs. Josvanger and Ida visited
Mrs. Sam Hanson Friday afternoon.
Stella Hovey of DEBORAH visited
home folks from Sunday until Mon
day.
Tinka Odden visited at the An
drew Ingvaldson home in DEBORAH
twp. a couple of days last week.
Live Belts
at 25c and soc. Just received at
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
Gust E. Haugen
Agent, DEBORAH, Iowa
CORRESPONDENCE.
HESPER.

March 13, 1916.
Although the sun may be quite hot,
Pray do not think the winter gone
'Twould be disastrous if you got
Your others out and put 'em on.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
Live Belts

at 25c and soc. Just received at
BEARS.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-12

AGAIN THE NUTS ARE BUSY
Wel-meaning but ignorant reform
ers are about to crusade for "a law"
to prevent the marriage of 'defec-
tives. The proposed law will pro-
vide for a mental and physical ex-
animation of all persons about to be
married. At first blush that sounds
reasonable, but it makes one think a
bit if he stops and minute and asks
this question: Who'll make the ex-
animation and who will decide who
is defective?
So-called civilization is too igno-
rant yet to give such powers to any
body. And this country and this
state are too full of fanatics and
bigots to risk granting to any set of
individuals any such power. Some
good might be accomplished, but the
danger Of incalculable harm is too
great to take the risk.
A prohibition fanatic, whose mind
is drunk with prejudice, might con-
slider any man or woman who took a
drink of beer or wine a defective.
And a boozedealer, with a mind
drunk with self-interest, might con-
slider a prohibitionist a defective. A
bigoted Protestant might consider
all Catholics defective, and bigoted |
Catholic might put all Protestants in
the same class. In the heat of a po-
Iitical campaign Republican office
seekers seem to consider Democrats
as detectives, and Democratic Office
seekers return the compliment. Any
citizen Of Chicago who has read the |
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political abuse Of the past few weeks
might, with some show Of reason,
consider Lowden, Hull, Smith,
Dunno, Brinton, Northup, Miller,
Thompson, West, Deneen, Lundin
and Sullivan defectives-and yet all
Of them are as sane as the rest Of us
except when they go crazy in a po-
litical fight.
All of us are too intolerant to be
trusted with the power to judge 9TH
ers-even as to their effectiveness
mentally. Doctors might pass ir8
physical effectiveness, but 1 know Of
no class fit to decide who is mental
ly defective and who is not.
We are so intolerant that most Of
Us are ready to thump the man who
doesn't think as we think. We no
longer burn them as witches, but
we have other forms of punishment
quite as cruel in effect. In many
respects the law is no more humane
than it was in the time Of Jean Val
jean. Society would still fail the thief
who steals q loaf of bread and pin a
rose on him who steals "a railroad.
With<a daw for detectives the bread
thief would be barred from matri-
mony and the railroad thief could.
keep harem.
Inotice that darned few of the re-
formers who always want to pass "a
law" to punish somebody sing low
when there is attempt to do some
thing to save somebody. You can
get a hundred men and women to
favor a law Furnishing detectives,
where it's hard work to get dozen
to do anything to change an indus
trial system that persistently makes
detectives.
Reforming society might get
somewhere if there were fewer four
f1ushers among the reformers. Some
Of tho I.ofOrpo ora mho ora ~, rrrriy,,-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-12

WOMEN PROSECUTORS. And
now some Of our advanced female
thinkers demand a woman prose-
cutor to prosecute women murder
ers. The point to it is that no hus4
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cerned and for many years woman to
me was only q plaything to be bought
like other pleasures.
III you should despise me for tell.
ing you this would still have to tell
you all.
you are my conscience. am afraid
! have been long without one. for un.
til you and your sweet friendship came
into my life, I, like the sea. was blown
into great passion by every passing
wind.
II hope you will read my books. I
am glad that you will recline in my
hammocks and rest on my chairs, and
Margie. think that every man when
he gets as old as I feels lost without
the responsibility Of children. When
he begins to think of the journey to
the Great Beyond he wants to leave
behind something or someone that will
perpetuate his great memory.
"Will ever have this great 10y? I
do not know
DO you think, Margie, that any.
where on this earth there is a dear
good woman who could love-
"Your friend,
MALCOLM STUART"
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acid eye-bath beneficial for eyes thas; |
are not ailing or infiamedf" AZ Is
Normal eyes are supplied with suts
ficient washing apparatus Of their own.
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
Of Mrs. chappen, If Fi,. y..sJ
Standing. Relieved b. cardai.

MI. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chau{
pell OF this town, says: 81 suffered XII
five years with won1anly troubles, nd
stomach troubles, and my punIShmc1
was more than any one could ten.
tried most every kind Of medieine;
but none did me any good. y
read one day about Cafdui, die NO.
mans tonic, and decided to Nv ne 4;
had not taken but about six bottles uutiI.
] was almost cured. Il did mo more
good than all the other medicines I had
tried, put together. &
My friends began asking me why 4
looked SO we'll, and told them a6oul:
Cardui. Several are now taking IT,
Do you, lady reader, suffer ffom INV.
Of the ailments due to womanly irouhls.
such as headache, backache, sideacte.
sleeplessness, and that everiaStineiy tired
teeling2 {,
II so, let us urge you to give Cardui 4
trial. We feel confident II will help you
Just as It has q million other Women III
the past halt century.
Begin taking Cardui to-day. Yov;
won't regret it. All druggists. N
W,ifs 70: Chattanooga Medicine o.. ihllsj
ADVISORY Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, III SlSe}si
irifrseffsns on your case and 64-pago beck. tonl
treatment Tor Women" In plain wrappss. No. Ia
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

I slept last night, little book. lulled
BY tapping waters.
!. Eliene, the children and !, came on
board yesterday and we quietly steam
ed out to sea on Malcolm Stuart's
yacht.
The yacht was In gala attire when
we arrived. I rather expected to see
Malcolm Stuart and I am sure Dick,
who went down with us, did too.
His absence was explained by the
captain who said: "Mr. Stuart was
detained by an important message
from DR.. virlet."
II think Dick was rather disappoint.
ed lat not seeing Mr.. Stuart but 1t
seems fate was playing a queer little
Joke on both Of them by keeping them
apart.
I know that Dick is very prejudiced
against Malcolm but am sure II he
could meet him once he could like
him.
/, of course, am the guest Of Eliene.
No one but you knows that Malcolm
Stuart has been my constant friend
ever since l met him two years ago.
: And I am sure know more about him
Ibis real self-than many of his
friends who see him constantly and I
tave never seen him but twice in my
life.
In . letter that received yesterday
Just before I started for the yacht he
said.
Il Tomorrow, dear little lady Saliva,
u shall be very happy. for shall wake
with the knowledge that you and Ell.
cine are enjoying my yacht. I want
the sea SIR to mend your body and Ell
lone's soul.
"0f course. I do not know anything
shout your mind, but do know from
my dear friend, DR.. Virlet, that you are
mending physically.
Il am afraid that after the old yacht
has known tho soft rythm Of Eliene's
and your voices, and the tinkling
laughter OF the children that 1t will DO
tnexpressiveiy lonesome ever after.
! qlcve about decided to make It an
Auxiliary to my hospital. kind OF con.
valescent home as 1t were for the sick
little bodies that by good friend IL
irving 10 mend.
"Mnrgie-please let me call You
Margie-it may sound banal 10 ray
that only. since knew you ard Elienc
and Mollfe and Mary and your kind
have I realized that there were such
women IN the world.
Tho terrible experience I Lad In
my marriage made me an inco1rigible
pessimsit - far % your ser YVES nn.>.
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as well as importance. Therefore II
the restriction Of measles Is to be
brought about It is most important
that the early symptoms be known.
The early symptoms generally are
watery eyes, sneezing. bad breath, sore
throat, or a tendency toward sore
throat, accompanied by cough and fire..
quently fever.
The rash appears about the fourth
day, usually upon the back of the neck
or forehead in the shape OF small,
dark red spots. The appearance of
all or any OF these symptoms should
be sufficient cause for isolation Of the
afflicted persons Immediately and de-
velopments awaited. as they are also
the symptoms OF several other com.
municable diseases.
Measles is scarcely ever caught
more than once. Because Of this many
ignorant persons advocate exposing a
child to measles and getting It
through with" This, gradually is be.
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MANY IN EAIRMoNT
TRY SIMPLE MIXTURE

Many Fairmont people are surprised
at the QUICK action Of simple buck.
thorn bark, glycerine. etc. as mixed
In Adler.i.ka. This simple remedy acts
on BOTH upper and lower bowel, re.
moving such surprising foul matter
that ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost
ANY CASE constipation. sour stomach
or gas. a few doses often relieve or
prevent appendicitis. "A short treat.
ment helps chronic stomach trouble.
The INSTANT, easy action Of Adler.i.
ka Is astonishing. Martins Drug Co.
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mo, no; you are inhuman to con.
fuse me with Halden, that in all.
What are we dawding here for?
Gomez
81 can't" she gasped. my trunk
is on tho boat"
EMO matter. 1t is not your trunk"
said Perry, with rude and joyous
laughter, that am going to mar.
ry."
Her cheeks were tenderly flushed
and her lashes moist. I'VE shall al.
ways quarrel" she murmured family.
"And l." he answered, shall always
come out ahead In the second round"
He defied convention and the clod.
hearted onlookers, and put his arm
around her. n
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
More Than a Home.
BY KEITH KENYON.

Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicatn)
~ ERRY'S usual Friday evening
call on Miss Lamont had endur.
ed for five minutes. you do not
look like yourself tonight" he pro.
nounced meditatively.
A faint flush warmed her cheeks.
: Her emotions were always thus as
though sweet transparency.
1T is your hair" he said again.
"You haven't crimp or crul. And
that dark gown. plain around the neck
you look five years older. / don't
like It either"
She spoke her answer firmly. al
though her redness deepened. II
think Mr.. Halden likes It," she said.
"Halden?" he echoed. Lord! 1t
is for Halden? 1t disturbs him to see
you look so young-is that It? He re.
calls the days when he was your age
fifty years ago say" The look in
her eyes stopped him. They always
chaffed, but there was something diff
ferent In this-sotmething sharper.
II will not quarrel with you" she
said for We are too old friends" That
was true. They were the best of
: friends. He had lent his influence to
secure her the business position which.
, she held with credit born Of Off.
cheney. and she had in return sho xn
him many tactful, womanly little fay.
ors.
what is 1t about Halden, then,
Julia?' he asSed. whats up?"
Il think" she answered. 81 ought
to dress to please Mr.. Halden II can.
He would not like-his wife to look
SO much younger than himself"
"His-wife?"
HE has asked me to marry him, and
z have made up my mind that l will"
DO you care for him?' They had
scoffed humorously at love: they had
even proved to their own satisfaction
that there was In reality no such
thing.
Z II respect him"
you respect the memory of George
Washington, hope! Heavens! Is
that all you have to say, Julia?"
mo" she answered him. at is not.
am not afraid to tell you, my friend
mo, nor ashamed. I am going to
marry Mr.. Halden because IL want
Q home. I don't want this always"
The room was agreeable, but It was
conspicuously a clearinghouse par.
Tor.
He murmured. with frowning brows.
mo. Well?"
"Mrs. Denton-you met her, you
know-has sent for me to come to Bos.
ton and take a position her husband
has waiting for me. It is a better
one. and I should have gone. but
Mr.. HAfaep,' sgsi che sshesitated, had
spoken =, Jstss!slts.S "a
"You mentioned that" she remark.
ed tartly.
Z II could go to Boston," she said, cor
Ito London. or Paris, but that would
. not help me. should be no nearer
q home. am tired; that is It. want
somebody that shall have the right
to depend on and trust. What 1t would
be to have somebody always to seq Tn
checking my trunk and make bargains
with hackmen and-and always to pay
my street car fare-what 1t would
bel"
= He felt baffled. He suffered from
an unreasonable but burning spleen.
But" he cried with energy. Hal.
den! II there must be a victim, why
Of all men Halden?"
because he wants to be the victim
she returned.
Probably he thinks he does. Most
men have spasms Of mental aberra.
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HEALTH HINTS
Measles is distinctly children's dis.

measles Is distinctly children's dis.
ease.
1t is one OF the milder eruptive few.
ers ad is usually recognized by its
peculiar catarrhal symptims and its
characteristics rash.
The specific infection Of measles is
produced in the rash, which, contrary
to the common opinion, invades the
membranes Of the nose and throat as
we'll as the lungs and bowels. This
infection from within is much more
virulent and more difficult to control
than that from the skin, which is
easily destroyed by the use of disin.
fectants.
The infection from within escapes
in the secretions or discharges be.
fore any sign of eruption appears on
the skin. The rash, ordinarily sup.
posed to be the characteristic symp.
tom of the approach of'the disease, is
really only stage in the develop.
ment, and a stage secondary in time
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MANY MEN AND WOMEN OF
OUR HOME STATE

Warwood, W. Va.-vI have learned
to depend on DR.. Pierce's remedies ana
found them reliable. used 'ravoriic
Prescription first and found it SO good
that / began using Golden Medical
Discovery with it. The general benc-
fit to me was greatest when these two
were used at the same time. My appe-
title improved, I gained in flesh and
felt stronger and more ambitious VII.
der this treatment. | finally decided
to use Pleasant Pellets also and they
were just as good as the other medl-
clnes. anu glad to say when l be-
gin to feel run down l always got DR.
Pierce's remedies and they do The
work for mc."-MEs. A. J. L.. 10Th 81.
Get good blood through the Use ci
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. the worlds proved b0od purifier.
It's not secret remedy for its iu-
gradients are printed on the wrapper.
Start to take it today and before an
other day has passed. the impurities
OF the blood will begin to leave your
body through the liver, kidneys, bow
els and skin, and in few days you
will know by your steadler nerves,
firmer step, Eeener mind, brighter eyes
and clearer skin that the bad blood
Is passing out and new, rich, pure
blood Is filling your arteries.
The same good blood will cause pim
pies, acne. eczema and all skin erup.
lions to dry up and disappear. It's a
tonic and body builder.
Harrjsonburr, Vat have had ex-
pcriencc with DR.. Picrce's Pleasant
Pellets and found them satisfactory. ]
know of no better remedy Of the kind"
Mas. FANNIE TRoBAUGu, East Mar
ket st.
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DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, cloth-bound, sent free to you
on receipt OF three dimes or stamps),
70 pay expense of mailing only. Address
pr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, 663 Main
Street, Buffalo, n. y. >;
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it. we have been fools for four years,
and that Is long enough, Julia"
She faced him with valiant resist.
ance. Il won't consider it," she de.
clared. ut is mental alteration"
"lf you say SO, but 1t is chronic. It
Is hopeless"
II should be cruel to take adyant.
age Of it-inhuman."
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BY BETTY BROWN.

Here is one of Nine. ALA Ripley's
models from the Fashion Art League
fashion show-and notice the oriental
drape at the bottom of the skirt-not
a "Harem" skirt at all. just gentle
hint of Turkish influence.
1t was noticeable in all the smart
evening gowns at the show.
The gown is Of azure blue soiree
silk with bodice of flesh color net.
A girdle Of silver cbro;dered ribbon
and narrow black ribbon form a CIR.
dlc-silver and blue are repeated in
the rose garland on the skirt and on
the girdle.
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HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
P. B. LIS use Of a daily boric
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ing uprooted by public health educa.
ton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
493 DESCENDANTS
Youngest Child is 10 Years of Age
and His Oldest is a Great Great
Grandfather

Biringham, Ala, March 4.-The
little town of Oneonta, tucked away
in the foothills of Alabama's miner
al district, has discovered why there
are so many Smiths in this region.
Uncle Josh Smith who lives near
that town, is hale and hearty at 80
and he has 493 children, grandchild-
rem, reat-grandchildren, great-great-
grandchildren and -great--great
grandchildren. They are all still
alive and will soon have family re-
union. Uncle Josh's youngest child
is Is, his oldest is a great-great-
grandfather.
Smith Manufacturing Co.
Here is the way it runs Uncle
Josh's son, Sam Smith; his son, Jas.
Smith; his son, Robert Smith; his
son, John Smith, and the latter's dau-
ghter aged 8. There is still a young
er son Of Uncle Josh, William Smith.
There is Johns son, Sam a daughter
of Sam, and her child, Sam, who is a
grandfather at the age of "a.
Uncle Josh is parson and still
breaches in the Primitive Baptist
churches in this section. He is ac-
tive, walks five miles any time, has
a fine appetite, reads several hours a
day and is still good horseman and
rifle shot
He came to Alabama shortly after
it was admitted to the Union. His
advent was thrilling A cyclone ov-
ertook him and he sought refuge in
a field where a hay pole stood. Ac-
cording to his story he held to the
pole and was blown around it like
a whirligig Finally the pole was
uprooted, but he hung on, and he
and the pole were landed 800 yards
on the hillside He's now living
within stones throw of the place.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
March 22-3-4-5
ALCOHOL AND PNEUMONIA

The United States Public Health
Service brands strong drink as the
most efficient ally of pneumonia. 1t
declares that alcohol Is the handmai-
den of the disease which produces ten
per cent, of the deaths in the United
States. This Is no eXaggeration. We
have known for a long time that in
dulgence in alcoholic drinks lowers
the individual vitality, and that the
man who drinks is peculiarly suscept-
ible to pneumonia. The United
States Public Health Service is a con
servatiye body. 1t does not engage
In alarmist propaganda. In follow
ing out the line of Its official duties
1t has brought forcefully to the gen
eral public fact which will bear
endless repetition. The liberal and
continuous user of alcoholic drinks
will do well to heed this warning,
particularly at this season Of the year
when the gruesome death toll from
pneumonia is being doubled.