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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
Preparing for Next Year.

1t seems rather early to think OF
buying goods for next year, but new
ertheless the old saying is "the early
bird catches the worm," so on Sat
urday night Ben and Edward Bear
left for Chicago where they will buy
their line of II. S. & M. clothing for
rext year, 1917. This we'll known
store has made it a custom to bug
far enough in advance to get first
choice of the best goods, and be in a
position to supply their patrons with
the latest and best when they want
them most
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
Congregational Church.

Communion service next Sabbath
morning with short sermon appro-
pirate to communion and in the eve
ming the subject will be "The Prob
lem of Suffering from the Religious
ndpoint-Thrust Upon Us by the
European War" Good music by the
quartette in the evening. All are
cordially invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
HUGHES EPIGRAMS.

America will not hold her own
| by defamation"
eve should have investigation be-
fore legislation, not legislation be-
fore investigation"
"If you go through the Democra-
tic platforms for the last fifty years
you will feel as though you were
walking through cemetery conse-
Grated to departed constitutional
theories"
Il do not covet power; power
means responsibility. do not covet
Ihonors; l have enjoyed great honors.
l simply desire to serve the Ameri-
can people,"
Il do not want Office simply for
the sake of holding the job"
We've got to get over the idea
that ANYONE is good enough for a
job in this country
Il want to see our public admin
istration an honor to American abil-
ity."
LET our watchword be America
trained to do her best. >"
when America hesitates the
working man is apt to lose his job"
THE Republican party in its poll
cy does not depend upon foreign
war to save this country from disas-
ter"
Weakness breeds insult; insult
breeds war. Honest, firm, consis-
tent, determined defense of known
rights establishes peace and respect
| throughout the world"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
Just for an Advertisement.

On Saturday, Nov. 4th, we will sell
one hundred sacks (only) of Sweet
Cream flour at special price. We
have a car load of Pure Sweet Cream
flour due Friday and as we are
crowded for store room we will Of
fer this high grade -four at $3.50 per
sack. This flour is unsurpassed in
quality and the price under the pres
ent market offers you a saving of at
least % cents sack. Don't forget
the sale quantity is limited, and for
sale at the above price on Saturday
of this week only.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
Methodist Ladies VIII Hold Sale.

The ladies of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church will hold home bak'
ing, apron and miscellaneous sale
in the front windows of l.. r. Morri-
sons furniture store, Saturday, Nov
4, beginning at one p. m. All ladies
interested in this church are earn
estly solicited to provide articles
suitable for these salestables.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
FRED j. ROSENTHAL

Teak wood is used in India for
house and ship building, for bridges,
furniture and shingles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

There are nearly 1000 stitches il
a pair of hand-sewn shoes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

The uses Of whale oil are more nu-
merous at the present time than ever
before.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

Detroit packing houses kill $780,
coo hogs every wear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

Vote for Chas. A. johnson
for County Recorder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

There are $4,000 seeds in a bushel
of wheat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

Vote for 0. 0. EiIingson
for Sheriff.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
cHILD's SKELETON IN CAVE
Interesting Discoveries Made on a
Farm In Dry Rock Canyon
in Utah.

Vernal. Utah.-A cave in which on n
solid rock wall there Is the imprint Of
II human hand MS If 1t were made when
the rock was plastic has been discov-
cred on the fnrm of John w. Weist in
Dry Rock canyon. eight miles north
west Of this town. On the rock are ull
sorts of hleroglyphics and the cave
contained the skeleton of child
wrapped in bark. Indian fashion.
In removing ush heaps West found
corncObs. few gruins of corn and
a.. arrow Of cnne spiked with grease
wood He regrets now that he did not
preserve the kernels of corn and plant
item in hope that corn Of an ancient
culture might be again produced. hut
ut the time he thought. of course. their
presence among the ashes precludcd
the possibility Of life germs being re-
TUNED. The arrow was kept. but the
bark-wrapped skeleton was put into q
fve-gallon can and buried.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
TROUBLES OF MELON GROWER
Frequent Loss Caused BY Anthrao.
nose Attacking Plant-eIiqhts
Foliage and Spots Fruit.

Melon growers frequently suffer
:'ss from nnthricis,st,. II disease which
hliglts the fOliase and spots the fruit.
The leaves are covered with irresulnr.
dark. dead spots, and may die before
the melons are ripe. The trouble de-
velols Oh the fruit In the form Of wa
ter s0lked. and later sllnkt.n slnts Of
varying size which hive pink CEN
ter.
The fungus which c;luses wnter.
melon nutllrncnOse attacks cucuIlil,prs,
cslnlalOuus. ana stluaslles. Warmth
and moisture or rainy weather are
especially favorable to the spread aud
Development of the disease Ii can
lie largely controlled or prevented by
spraying thoroughly with fresh home
made bordeaux mixture.
The disease usually appears when
the fruit IL nearly grown. Watch
carefully for the leaf spot and spray
as soon AS 1t appears. II the weather
IS favorable for its development. spray
Two weeks before tile melons lngin
to mature. nIisl make u SECOND uppltCzl-
ton u week utter.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08

chance. The bee IL y faithful and Dc.
serving creature.
Furnish . neighhOr bee Keeper With
n few gtNNi hives. with frunieH ind
comb foundation starters. AMI l,iy MIN
for hiving o few swurlns In them for
you.
buy good. strong colonies Of :,ees
In hives with strIighf Combs. These
should he secured from someone
known to he reliable ind experienced
In bee keeping.
Buy few nuclei from u reliable
bee-supply man. A nucleus In u ,mrt
Of colony Vt bees secured Ivy tiivid-
ing up strong colony into Two.
three or four parts. putting ench iairt
In u seImrate hive to build up into o
tull colony.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
TO PREVENT POTATO BLIGHT
Disease Can Be Controlled to Ger
tain Extent by Spraying With
Bordeaux Mixture.

1t Is not always possible to prevent
the blight. but you can control 1t in
large measure by thorough and fire.
quent spraying with bordeaux mixture.
The first spray should be put on when
the potatoes IRE about six inches high
and should be repeated Mt Intervals of
ten days to two weeks as the new
leaves appear.
To make the bordeaux mixture dis
solve six pounds sulphate of copper in
25 gallons of water. In another vessel
slnke six pounds Of fresh stone lime
and dilute to 25 gallons. Strain the
lime solution and mix the two together
when you are ready to spray. Do not
attempt to keep from one spraying to
another any of the unused mixture.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
OLD STRAWBERRY BEDS
Dead Leaves Around Old Crowns
Should Be Removed.
Plants In Center Should BE Trimmed
and Rest Thoroughly Cultivated
With Hoe-Give Young Plants
Chance to Start
by e. p sANDsrEN. Colorado Aericul-
.ual Col eye. Fort Collins. Colo.D

tBy e. sANDSrEN. Colorado Agricui-
'uial College Fort Collins. Colo.)
As soon as the picking season liz
over. the strawberry he'd should he
moved and raked of. The dead leaves
around the old crowns should also he
removed and burned. The rows ARE
generally crowded with plants In the
center. ind these should he thinile'l
out and the rest thoroughly cultivated
with the hoe. Then the beds should
he given II cmltIng of well rotteti burn
yard mnnure and worked into the
ground. und a liberal supply of wnter
applied.
In many cases where the rows are
heavily matted and the young plants
have taken root between the rows II
liz advisable to plOw up the center Of
form the new row.
Strawberry plants produce the heav.
lest mt tile first seasons fruiting ana
decline very rapidly after that time.
For this reason. 1t ia advisable to re-
move the old plants and give the
younger ones II cllnnce to develop. The
old plnnts cnn easily he told from he
young plants by the roots. Old plants
have dark-c0lOred roots. while young
plnnts have light-cOl0reti. Also the
crowns Of the old plants become binck
and elongated. while on the y0un.
plants the crowns nre short and light
rOlOretl.
Good fruit growers will ordinarily
not fruit the beds more than two sen.
sons. II bping cheaper and more prof
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
FUNGUS DISEASE OF BEANS
Both Wax and Green Varieties arr
Troubled With Anthracnose-
Spray With Bordeaux.

AnthracnOse is fungous disease OF
both wax and green beans. appealing
first as small purplish discooriitions
but later developing into large. dnrh
spots surrounded by light brown
ring. These spots often run together.
a pink mass Of spores forms In the
center Of these spots The fungus
penetrates through the pod and into
the seed. causing II to become spotted.
The most important method Of control
Is by seed selection. II the disease
appears curly. the plants cun he spray.
ed with $3.50 formula Of bordeaux
mixture. Crop rotations and the burn
ing Of the infected plants Is also very
important.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
POKER CHIPS RUNNING SHORT
Gard Players May Get Relief Through
Discovery of Large Deposit Of
Barte in Texas.

Limo. Text has been several
years since open gambling WIS al
lowed in Texas. Even poker playing
Is becoming an almost lost nrt. Few
people realize that there now exist.
an unprecedented shortage Of poker
chips. due to the war across the seas
The knowledge of this threatened crisis
has caused II demand for the mineral
known rs bnrite. This fact c;uSet
search for barite to be instituted
here. with the result that a lurge de
post of the metal has Just been Ills
covered ten miles north of town. Tn,
poker chip supply will soon be re
plcnislied from this new source of raw
material.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08

nlr locks in which the mines nre
stored. two to u shoot. The mines
were discharged electrically from the
coming tower.
These mines weigh 100 pounds
Iontled and cost nbout $500 pnch. When
one of their horns is jarred by a
ships hull. glass vial In the inter-
Tor IL broken. letting loose liquid
which energizes battery. and the
mine explodes with terrific violence.
The craft Ia propelled by Diesel
l.cnvy-oil engines and electric nccumu-
Iutors charged before leaving port.
She crawls ulong ut speed OF only
six knots.
Her officers and crew numbered 10
persons in nll and they were very un-
comfortably crowded when their boat
was under wuter.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
TRAGEDY OF EARLY DAYS.
Find Bones In Cave Of Three Locked
In Many Years Ago and
Starved.

Velvn. N. D.-Whnt is believed TO
have been tragedy Of the early days
of the northwest was discovered here
when hunters pursuing Il bear made
their way into secluded cave and nft-
err removing great stone slab found
the skeletons of man. woman and
child in II second cave.
So cleverly was the entrance to the
second cnve concealed that residents
of 40 years. and even the owner of the
property. had failed to make the dis
covery.
Those who have been conducting q
close investigation think the three were
locked In the cave and starved to
death. perhaps by Indians.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
VALUE or GOAT RECOGNIZED
Animals Were Long Looked Upon AZ
Jokes In This country-Goat's
Milk 10 Health Giving

Goats huve long been looked on "a
jokes In this country. though, in some
foreign countries they have been re.
lied on Us sources Of ment. milk nnd
nuteriai for tive manufacture of .iD,h
Of recent years the henltll-siving quuL
tiles Of goats milk are being rec.Ig>
n1zeti. AZ well ns the Tulntibility Of kid
meat. und the silky-haired varieties
IRE being p,,stulvu On waste funds e
good advantage. The forestry servic<
IL using these animals to cie,in out the
dense brush on the reserves. 50 tllai
grass may get started.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08

hammOcks and other debris shot out
Of the open coming tower to q height
Of 40 feet. Thai there WIS this vent
for the explosive forces probably
saved the ship. hut rs II was she took
u gOpi deal of water.
Although the submarine had laid
no mines. two had been released 10y
the force Of the explosions and were
foul of the bottom Of the vessel. Com
tact with the ''hOrns." which jutteti
out nil around the mines. would have
set OF enough high explosive to wreck
u bnttleslIip.
A young British officer now per-
formed u highly difficult and danger
aus task. He wen: down In a diving
suit and mnde the mines safe by de-
tarhing the detOnatOrs. afterwards Sc
curing the mines IL snfe position.
This submarine IL the "UC-5.' and
c,lrried II mines. She was built In
five sections In Germany. brought to
Ze-brugge. on the Belgium coast. In
freight cars. and there put together.
She lisplnces 1916 tons floating and 10
submerged. She submerged by blow
Ing out certain turks and by the use
Of hydrOplnnes. Her length 10 ITO
feet.
Amidships Ia the coming tower. with
periscOpe and wireless mast. Forward
.'F tho coming tnw"r civ Si,~".,. ~
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08

torpedo tubes. built solely for mine
laying.
Some weeks ago British destroyer
was out exercising off the coast. When
she sighted this submarine. the Ger
man boat was In difficulties. 1t was
misty weather. The destroyer drew
close and the English seamen noticed
TINT all the crew Of the U-boat seemed
to he on deck.
The British commander called out
for the Germans to surrender. The
latter hauled down their flag and put
their hands above their heads. Al n
word from their commander they
Jumped into the water and swan for
denr life away from the ship.
Saves the Ship.
Internal explosions followed and Mt
the Inst and heaviest cascade of
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
CREAMERY GRADE ALL CREAM
Better Prices Stimulate Farmer to
Obtain Better cattie-Better
Grade Of Butter.
tBy L. q. R1NKLE.,

The American farmer who sells
cream should insist that the cren.,,..ry
Crude his cream. This will tend to
Gull out the poor quality Of cream and
mike possible II better grade OF hut
ter. Give the creamery good grade
of cream and they can mike good
grade of butter. Good butter sells for
a high price. therefore top prices can
be paid for the cream. Better cream,
prices stimulate the farmer In obtain
ing better dairy cattle and increase.
the desire for II more careful study OF
economical milk production.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
Aviator Says There Isn't Enough
to Do While Flying
AIoft.
1AR.LLINs TILES OF AIR
Sail for Hours Without Putting q
Hand on Lever" Says One
Clouds Most Deadly Things
They Have TO Fear.

LondOn.-The hardest. part about
flying In war IL the thinking that u
Tying nun hus to do. Here's the idea
in an English flying MINIS own words:
There isn't enough TO keep mans
mind busy In the mir since the war
has developed the aerOpane. In the
old days Of the uerOplane there were
NO many things flying man hud to
watch that lie didn't lluve time to wOr-
~ about what might happen to him.
But In these days sitting In your ma
chine IL about like sitting ON u log
und whiting for something to happen.
1--WE don't huve to use our hands
US we used to. There IL only one lev.
er, und you don't have to witch that
very closely. You can fly for hours
without having your hand ON 1t. You
can write or reud or smoke, und un.
less you touch the lever to clllnge Its
position you will lily along ut the s,.ine
level indefinitely owing TO the self.
stubilizati0n Of the machine.
Look Down; Watch Shells.
$50. with your attention only mildly
occupied. you keep locking down over
the edge to see what's happening. You
get to watching the wires and wonder
ing what would happen If u bullet cut
enc of them. You look ut the frail
irons and consider how fruil they real
ly are. Shrupnel Is breaking Mellow
you und around you. perhaps. That's
daily occurrence. There's no use
Of trying to dodge It. for by doing SO
you may only run into 1t.
$50 there you sit imagining ull sorts
Of horrible possibilities. You've been
told 10 go to certain place and then
return. Your route Is ull laid out for
you and your tlu.ies ure SO simple and
easy That while you're performing
them you have thousand times iUO
much spure time for Thought and wOr-
~. As for myself. I'D much rntller
liuve the aeroplane less simple uf-
fur, just to have my attention occu-
pied. An imagination Is curse 10 u
llier."
And then there's the problem Of the
whirling compass.
an uirlnun lies into u cloud; sud-
denly the finger Of his coinl,ass be-
gins to whirI around like clock
gone mad. Scientists sny 1t doesn't
whirl. but SO many English aIrimen
llave had the experience tint even
the scientific men ure wondering
whether the phenomenon isn't worth
studying.
How FUR are the clouds above the
earth7
As high nbove ms we wish to climb.
But the chief question with flying
man Is how low the clouds nre. A
crack English hier told the correspond
ent something about low clouds.
.You muy be walking ul0ng the
street on ii heavy day and, looking up,
muy think that the clouds ure miles
high. AS matter Of fuct they mny be
only 2OU or 3OO feet above you. 1lmt's
the kind of duy that the nirlmun
breads. I've been lost In cloud In
Erunce and come down out of II only
to find myself flying around among the
church steeples OF IL French town. with
good cllances of killing myself.
"In cloud you cum never tell wheth.
er you're over the enenly's lines. You
may come right down into his trenches
before you know 1t. Clouds, the low
kinds, ure tile most deadly things we
have to fenr."
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
Strange German Craft Is Caught
OFF East Coast Of
England.
DARING DEED BY OFFICER
Goes Down In Diving Suit and Dc.
taehes Decorators From Mines
Novel Boat Is Laid Up In
the ThameG

LOndOn.-A queer German subinn-
rfne. cnughi just as II was nbOut to
lay mines of the East const. has been
placed on exhibition In the Tiames
and viewed by hundreds Of thousands
of sightseerx.
This in not one Of the fast. big u
bouts which have preyed on shipping.
bnf ~ iittl" fellow without guns ~
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
Train Wreck erouoht Kids Jov.

Eldred. Pu.-When the Pennsylvania
fruit train headed for Buffalo wa.
wrecked by broken ruil neur here
and telescoped Is ours of waterineI
ons. the kids for miles around tn,
little town feasted the lest Of the day
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
Fine Point In oairylno.

To feed COW all she Will ent with
out overlooking her Ii the finest point
in dnirying. II IL DO fools job. hut
requires close observation and liscrs.
ton Of . high order.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
Mute Eeasts on Chicken.

La Hnbrn. Gala mule belonging
to Claude Itidgwny Of La Habra. and
which usually subsists on hay. was
found recently making away with Q
half-grown chicken.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
Keep Brood Sow ouIst

The SOW. while sucking her pigs.
should he kept as quiet as possible.
She should not be expected to root for
her living.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
GETTING PROFIT FROM BEES
serving Creature-6uy Nuclei
From Reliable Man

tFrom the Missouri College Of Agyiegt.
tureD
Have you b<es.x?
Why waste honey crOp3
Why let your neighl,Or's bees get
your crop?
Buy bees ny the pound. with . good
Italian queen.
Get few swarms OF your own
this summer.
Buy neglected stands Of beeA and
take cure Of them and give them n
World's cresset., 1916-09-21

Now the Reader has Johns
Revelation. and Isaiah's 3 testi-
monv on the same point, which
confirms (Luke Play and
with hase 0lain truths before US
we ara perfectly satisfied that all
clear minded men will clearly
see the fn'hllment of the cap
tivity of 10 fast pass ng away.
That it commenced when the
army of Titus surrounded Jern.
salem and destroyed Il. and will
be completed when Jerusalem
is built up again. For we are
proud to say to the Reader that
our next point is to prove the
point OF their hcing gathered
. home again. So we leave this
I point for The present as every
Intelligent Reader know the
jews has been in captivity, and
as there are TIE many VITO 90
not know anything about what.
| God has promised them 1.-THE,
ews) IN tie last days. cur aim
In the following subject shall be
to make the Raider see, this Sc
we pass to the Promises OF God
to them,
World's cresset., 1916-09-21
QUESTION NO. 16
WICK ED ONES.
TEXT.

The wicked are estrangpd
from The womo; they ga astray
as soon as they be born speak.
ing lies.
Their poison is like tha poison
OF o serpent: shey are like the
deaf adder that stoppeth her ear
Psalms. 5S -3-4)
Dear reader please ask your
preacher who God had reference
to? is it the little child? or who
can 1t have reference to? Preach h
ers please answer thru the
CRESSET or say by your silence
that you do not know. El,
World's cresset., 1916-09-21
Jews Led Away Cap
tive.

This subject. and Bible truth,
Is not a very hard thing; for the
people to believe. Fer the large
majority of them believe 1T all
ready. That is. they believe
that shortly after the death or
Christ, the Jews were taken cap
tive by the army of Titus, and
led away captive among all
nations. For just before Christ
death, Hc took His disciples out
to certain place, where 'hey
could look on the beautiful city,
as it stood in its gigantic fran"
ard as they viea ed its granduer,
Christ spoke and said, do you
see what manner Of buildings
are all these, and iE speaking he
gave them 10 understand, that
he looked Upon Jerusalem as a
desolatton. For ne said:
, And Jesus said unto them.
See ye not all these things? verl
ly | say unto you. There shall
not be left here one stone upon
auo,her that shall rot be thrown
down. (St, Matt, "a ~
Also read.
And Jesus wering said
unto him Seest thou these great
buildings, there mali OF be lof'
one stone upon another that shal
not be thrown down" (St, Mar
1922
Then read Luke,
"As for these things which yf
behold the day will come in the
which there shall not be left ont
stone upon another that shall no
he thrown down. (SL Luke. 2
-6.)
, Those three testimonies ar
, of ,be best, telling US wha
. Jesus said in regard to the des
World's cresset., 1916-09-21

olation of Jerusalem, And when
they heard Jesus say. that the
time would come that not one
stone should be left, one upon
another. They wanted to know
more about it, and when all
this should D., and He answered
and said
And they snall fall by the
edge of the sword and shall be
led away captive int, all nations
and Jerusalem shall be trodden
down CT the Genliles until the
time of the Genti'es be fullillt d. )
(St, Luke. q -24
Christ SAID 'hay should be led
away captive aud Jerusalem
should be trodden under foot Of
the Gentiles. until the fulness of
the Genti!es be come in. Thly
proves that the fu,neSs of the
Gcntiles is not here yet, 70,
Jerusalem il not bnilt un vet
John the Rev, speaks of this
same facts in this manner.
but the court which is with.
out the temple leave out and
measure it not for it is given un.
70 the Gentiles and the holy city
shall they tread under foot forty
and two months (R4v. 11-2.
The Reader will see that Johr
said almost the sane that Lux;
did, the two ulanaS it very pIai;
that there was a wide difference
between the Jew and the Cen
tile. And when Isaiah spoke O
the fan and the captivity. ht
spoke Of it in this manner.
Then said | Lord how long
And he answered Until the citie'
be wasted without inhabitan
and the houses without man ar'
y the land be utterly desolate.
And the Lord have remove
, men far away and there be
t great forsaking in the midst Q
/. the land" lisa. 6-11-12.)