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The Dolores star., 1916-05-26
saMad.QM Sermon.

But the man who invariably looki
before he leaps never acquires much
of a reputation as a leaper.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26
Mlliennial Mualnua,

What a great thing 1t would be II
flies pulled up dandelions and dande-
lions poisoned flies.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26

Self.confldence Is one OF the besb
brands on the market
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNSQlOOL
LESSON

tBy T: o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
Suhday School Course OF the Moody
bible Institute Chicago)
'Sopyfsht. 1916. Western Newspaper Union. }
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26
Particulars Wanted.

Lawyer-Are you married?
Lady Witness-No; I'm unmarried.
Lawyer - What Judge unmarried
you?
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26
LESSON FOR MAY %
THE COUNCIL At JERUSALEM,

LESSON TEXT--Acts 15:l-25.
6ol.LEN TEXT-For freedom di
CHRIST set US free.-Gal. 81.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cro0
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-26
Two Dollars, Please.
What would you recommend for
somnambulism, doctor?"
well, you might try insomnia"

Peculiar.
PA, what Is a hypochondriac?"
"A man whose idea of treat is 0
treatment"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Has Fiye-Leeged Calf.

Guy Goodspeed, north of Hawk
eye, has calf two months old which
has five full sized legs and six hoofs.
Many such freaks have but a small
so-called leg but in this case the two
legs which grow where one should
be are as large as any of the other
three legs. The hind legs and the
right fore leg are normal and straight
but out of the let fore shoulder grow
two full sized put crooked legs OF
which the calf has no use. The calf
Is thrifty, grcwthy, active and
playful as any animal of it's age, and
will be we'll cared for so as to show
it at fairs.-We3t Union Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Takes Fathers Old Position

New Hampton, July 10.-There
will be an unusually romantic setting
to the housekeeping of Superinten-
dent Percy C. Lapham and his bride,
when they come to New Hampton 20
make their home this fall. Mr.. Lap
ham has been elected to the superin-
tendency of the New Hampton public
school for the ensuing year. He and
his bride, Miss Eltha Dygert, of Lin
den, whom he married on June %, at
her home, were in New Hampton and
made arrangements for their new
home. 1t was in New Hampton, in
the early eighties, that Mr.. Lapham' s
parents began their married life and
established their home. Mr.. Lapham,
Sr., was county superintendent CT
the Chickasaw county schools al
that time. The family has not lived
in New Hampton for many years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
SETTING THE TABLE.
There Is Only One Right Way to
DO 1t.

There is only one right way to
set dinner table," says Profitable
Farming Magazine, ST. Joseph, Mo-,
quoting the instructors of the Kan
sas agricultural college, here it is:
THE knives are placed in the or.
der in which they are to be used at
the right of the plate with the sharp
edges turned inward. The spoons are
placed at the right of the knives with
the bowls turned up. The forks are
at the left of the plate, with the tines
up.
THE glass has a correct place at
the tip of the knife but slightly to the
right The napkins are laid at the
left of the plate with the loose edges
parallel to the edge of the table and
the forks.
when guests come and place
cards must be used to seat the guests
easily, they are placed upon the nap
kins. A plain white place card is al,
ways in good taste. Simplicity is the
keynote to table decorations"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
BEST RURAL SCHOOL.
Alta Lays Cornerstone of Largest
Consolidated Building in
State.

Alta, July 10.--The cornerstone OF
the new 100000 school building at
this place was laid with appropriate
ceremonies by the grand lodge of
Iowa Masons Wednesday. The depu-
ty grand master of the state was
present and conducted the exercises.
Joseph E. Morcombe, of Storm Lake,
acted as chairman of the day. Hon
Carl F. Kuehnle, of Denison, deliver
ed the address. More than 200 Ma
sons marched in the procession from
the Masonic hall to the school house
end 1000 people saw the exercises.
The school building will perhaps
be the best and the largest CONSOLE
dated school in the state of Iowa, be-
ing 10 feet in length by seventy
two feet in width, and four stories
in height, of fire proof construction.
1t is being built by Thomas Parks,
of Storm Lake. The district will
have about $50 scholars. James n.
Potter is superintendent, and he has
a staff of ten teachers to assist him.
1t is planned to have the building
completed by March 1 of next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
ROADS AND MERE POLITICIANS.

The Harlan Republican says that
Harding's election has not settled the
Iowa roads question. Who was ever
fool enough to suppose that politi-
cal election could settle that ques-
ton? Good roads, or better roads
have been talked about by politicians
but they will never be built by them.
nor by political resolutions, nor by
laws placed on the statute books.
Good roads will be built, or better
roads will be made, which is a more
sensible statement, by the muscles
of actual laborers and by the tax
Ipayers digging down into their poe
kets for the money to pay with. The
labor can be provided, but it has to
be paid for and it is therefore large
iy mere question of taxes. We can
have roads paved with iron, as we'll
as good intentions and resolutions, II
we dig up the money for it. Our
troubles over this question have
largely resulted from the false no.
lions of politicians and dreamers.
We are always thinking of how we
can shift the costs on some other
man, through the false ideas of build
ling roads out of state or national
funds, without taking into considera-
| ton that the state and nation have
no funds except what they extract
| from the pockets of the people in the
| form of taxes. III we ask others to
help build cur roads this year, next
year we must help them build their
roads, and In the end it all amounts
to the same thirg-we have to pay
for our own 'pavements." When the
road takers finally take this whole
some fact into consideration we will
be on safer grounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
TRAVEL AS THEY PAY.
Residents of Buena Vista County to
Have Graveled Highways.

Buena Vista county will have bet
ter roads without higher taxes. They
are grading sixty-seven miles this
year and graveling thirty-two miles
graded last year. They will COM
plete 10 miles of county roads in
1918. The cost will be 1915, 900 for
grading, draining and crawling.
They will finance the work with
bonds. They will sell $4,000 of
bonds. Without any increased tax
leyies they are going to maintain their
roads. pay the interest and the prin-
cipal in nine years time.
The county engineer has made au
estimate showing that by adopting the
bonding plan in the townships about
500 miles can be graded, drained and
graveled in ten years time and paid
Cor with twenty year bonds. Without
a dollar of increased tax levies the
roads can be maintained, the inter
est paid and the principal retired.
Buena Vista county under this
plan will pay for the roads piecemeal
as she travels them, instead of build
ing them piecemeal and waiting for
them.
The experience of Buena Vista
county proves that it is cheaper to
pay interest on the cost of a good
road than it is to pay for maintain
ing temporary roads waiting until
they can be made permanent on the
driblet plan.
1t takes no more money to build
good road now than fifty years from
now. 1t is only question of wheth-
er it is cheaper to pay interest or pay
for temporary repairs on temporary
roads.
The experience of twenty-four
states that have good roads and pay
less taxes than we pay proves that
interest is cheaper than repairs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
PRIZE COUPONS AND TICKETS.

1t is an interesting business ques-
ton as to how far an article is made
more attractive to the public, by in
Guiding with it some coupon or tic
ket emitting the purchaser, when
lie gets enough Of them, to some spe-
cial premium.
There appears to be a growing
business sentiment against the prac-
tice. The National Retail Hardware
Association, which concluded last
week its sessions at Boston, endorsed
the so-called Austin bill, which will
make the distribution of such cou-
pons in inter-sta' e commerce unprofit-
able. These hard headed hardware
MEN seem to think a jacknife doesn't
become bit more attractive by en-
closing with it coupon representing
a twentieth part of the value of a
cheap colored photograph.
These coupons and tickets and
stamps can't be good advertising,
since the great majority of them are
thrown away. Some people start to
save them, but long before they get
the required nulnber, they are buy
ing some other line OF goods, and the
coupons they have saved are value
less.
OF course there must be some de-
mand for these coupons or the deal
ers would not include so many of
them in their packages. No doubt
a good many are redeemed. This
means an added expense, to be
charged up in the price of the arti-
Gle. The people who have no time
to spend in keeping track of these
coupons pay for prizes for other pur-
chasers. The premiums commonly
represent something that the pur-
chasers of the goods would not ordin-
Iarily have bought. so that their total
expense is wasteful, and an addition
to the cost OF living.
The best recommendation for
goods is to make the article just as
good as possible, spending a reason
able amount in publicity work to tell
the public what the goods are. This
wins more customers than coupons,
I rize tickets, or stamps.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Please Remember:

Whatever you buy here is good in
quality and positively low in price.
We have been your clothier for for
ty years and assure you that every
thing you buy must be as we repre-
sent it or your money is returned.
For this fall we have already made
extensive arrangements, and many
thousand dollars worth of goods have
already been received, and very soon
Mr.. Bear will leave for the East in
order to complete the purchases. We
want our customers to know in ad-
vance that there will be no stock Of
clothing such as ours to be found any
where in this part of Iowa. Our policy
will be the same now as it has been
for forty years, to sell only reliable
merchandise that we can guarantee,
with the further promise that prices
must be positively the lowest. Re-
member, we want to continue to have
you as our customer, and anything
purchased, no matter what it may be
can be returned if not satisfactory,
and we will gladly return the money
paid us. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
AGED 30, KANSAN HAS NEVER
VOTED.
Arthur Anderson, Chased Out o.
Mexico Will Stay Until After
Election.

Topeka, Kan, July 10.-Although
80 years old, Arthur Anderson of
1882 West Sixteenth street is eagerly
looking forward to voting for the
first time in his life in the primaries
Aug. 1. Anderson left Topeka for
Mexico when he was 20 years old,
and since that time has never lived
on American soil long enough at any
one time to obtain vote
Forced to flee to save his life, An
dirson deserted Tehuantepec more
than year ago, and came to Tope-
ka to live with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Anderson, until conditions in
Mexico improved. Last January he
made a flying visit to the trouble
ridden country, but found the out
look so discouraging that he imme-
diately returned to Gods country"
Since then he has been content to
stay in peaceful Topeka.
Previous to his first flight from
Mexico, Anderson had made his
headquarters at Rincon, Antonio,
Axaoca, in the peninsula of Tehuan-
tepec, where he was chief clerk in
the auditors Offices Of the Tehuante-
pee National railroad, railway
owned by London capitalists. Dur
ing his long sojourn in the Latin
country he worked for various rail-
roads, including the Mexican Cen
trail lines, and Lad occasion to Witt
practically every province of Mexico.
Reluctant to abandon his position.
Anderson did not leave with those
who took part in the first exodus to
the United States. But about year
ago, when the rebels tore up the rails
both in front of and behind repair
train on which he was riding, leav-
ing the train strar ded like scuttled
ship, the intrepid American decided
it was time to go.
Now he is all eagerness to cast his
first ballot on American soil, which
lie hopes to do this summer.
Il do not care to talk about Mex.
ico," Anderson said. 81 hope some
time to go back there, and | am ex-
tremely careful what l say"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
The Sensitive Cheek Bone.

what is the most sensitive part
of our anatomy" asked an ivory
carver.
THE tip CT the tongue" said ote.
"The finger tips" said another.
Wrong, both wrong. 1t is the
small patch of skin over the cheek
bone that is our most sensitive part
said the ivory carver, land in smooth
ing ivory we always test our work on
that patch of skin"
He took up large ball on which
he had been working.
Here" he said. TRY this. Is it
SMOOTH"
The two visitors tossed the ball IN
the air and declared it to be smoother
than satin or cream.
Now" said the carver, test it
with your finger tips and y>lr
tongue"
These tests were made, and the YER
dict was given, "still smooth"
"Now test it with your cheek
bone"
The visitors in turn rubbed the
ivory ball delicately over their
cheek bones, and uttered exclama-
tions of amazement.
"By jove, it feels rough" they
said. THE cheek bone must be sensi-
tive"
"Sensitive?" echoed the ivory cut
ter. "Why the cheek bone is the Only
part OF us that can lay claim to any
sensitiveness al all. "-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Many Allamakee Men Are Enlisted

Waukon, July 10.-Captain Sidney
Bowen, surgeon U. S. A, is with
General Pershing's troops. He is d
son Of former Speaker and Mrs. d. H.
Bowen. Oscar Anderson, a Lansing
young man, went with Company Z
First regiment [. n. c., at Charles
City, Of which he is a member. New
Albin furnished two recruits for I'm
Gle Sam. Ivy Arnold of this city en-
listed at Waterloo. Thos. Beard
more, a former Allamakee county
boy, is member of the Charles City
company and Captain Art Eaton, q
Waukon boy has gone with mis- South
Dakota company for services on the
border.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
THE CHURCH AS CARTERER.
Suppers, Cake and Candy Sales
Seemed Unsatisfactory to one
Earnest Church Worker.

visitor from another town, who
at home is an active worker in her
church, remarked that he labors for
that organization had seemed unsat-
isfactory this year. She had been
busy all winter with suppers and cake
and candy sales. Instead of being a
propagation Of religion, the church
seemed to have become catering
agency. Formerly the phrase Church
worker" referred to people active in
teaching Sunday school classes, or
conducting missionary meetings. Now
it was likely to mean one who gets
up suppers.
These suppers would be served for
anywhere from 20 to 80 cents, and
half the material, contributed by
members of the parish, would be left
over. Total receipts must have been
less than the value of the material
given. Also the labor of the work
ers counted for nothing.
1t was not merely the regular
church functions. The Boy Scouts
and the Campfire Girls and the
Christian Endeavor Society, etc., all
had to have their sales. About every
week she was called on to make cake
or candy.
Nominally ready cash profit is
made that could not be collected by
subscription. The men are willing
to see their kitchens raided for so
cents worth of material, when they
would not give 25 cents outright. So
the funds are raised by subterfuge
and an uneconomic method.
1t is the one excuse for this dubious
method of financing, that it promotes
friendly social life. A woman gets
better acquainted in cooking one
supper than she would in months of
stiff and formal calls. But while
the churches that have not gone mucl
into this form If life may be con-
demned as unsoeial, they may be do
ing more for the ends for which the
church primarily was founded
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Babe Chokes to Death.

Pleasantyille, July 10.-The l.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Calvin choked to death in bed yester-
day afternoon while it's mother was
attending picnic. The child was
found with it's head lodged between
the head of the bed and the springs
and with bed clothing around the
neck. The child's grandmother was
at home but was in another part of
the house.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Fell From Window.

Little Kathleen Long fell from the
second story window, distance OF
about thirteen feet, at her home last
Friday and escaped uninjured. Sne
was standing in the window, leaning
against the screen, when the screen
gave way, precipitating her to the
ground below. That she was not in
stantly killed is miraculous.-Oss
Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
NOTICE OF REFEREES SALE.

By virtue of an order of sale di-
rected to the undersigned referee,
from the clerk of the district court
OF Winneshiek County, Iowa, on a
decree obtained in said court, on the
25th day of April, 1916, in favor of
Gustava Johnson, as plaintiff, and
against Arne Tuskind ct al, as de-
PENDANTS, for the partition of the real
estate named and described in the
plaintiffs said petition, / will on the
tn day of August, 1916, offer for
sale to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
The North Eleven I'D acres off the
East half of the Northeast quarter of
the Northwest quarter of Section IA,
Township SO, North, Range 10, West
of the 9Th p. M. in Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Terms of said sale to be cash
Said sale to take place on the
Northeast corner of the premises
above described at the hour of 2 O.
clock P. NJ of said day, when due at
tendance will be given by the under
signed.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, July eth,
1916.
CLARENCE CHRISTEN,
Referee.
WILLETT & NELSON,
Attorneys. 2S-2w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Hit by Ball: Loses Eve.

New Hampton, July 10.-To lose
an eye, while attending ball game
was the mishap of the small son Of
Richard Donovan, of Lawler. He
was hit in the eye by batted ball,
and the eye was so badly injured that
it had to be removed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
New Wood Discovered.

Washington, d. c. July 10.-The
forest service has discovered through
tests, eleven new woods that give
promise of being suitable for the pro-
duction Of print paper, while a num-
Der of others will produce the pulp
necessary to the manufacture of
manila paper and box boards. The
forest service, in a bulletin just is
sued, points out that most of these
woods are confined to the west, and
it predicts that pulp-making plants
must eventually move to points where
they can obtain a plentiful supply Of
wood and an abundance of cheap
water power, two prime requisites in
the business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12
Bulletin No. E
Suppose this was Your Business!

asked plant supply
useful
valueess-would that arp
planning
o GU o n al
H. said December 81 1906
Iron dthe
Is o
exist emaketh offer to tn nted StatsG oyernn
The Bethlehem Steel Company will manufacture plate for the
plus such
depreciation the Federal
We will period the
Govern ma designate.
that rp The question before the United Senate
fua aRAeR Gs s Bethlehem Steel Company
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

-Winneshiek County Fair, Aug.
15-16-17-1S, the best and biggest i'm
its history. est
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

-Winneshiek County Fair, Aug.
15-16-17-1S, the best and biggest In
its history. 2Stf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

-Winneshiek County Fair, Aug.
the best and biggest in
its history. 2Stf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

-Winneshiek County Fair, Aug.
the best and biggest in
its history. esd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

Our Want Column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
NOTHING TO ARBITRATE'
Twenty Years Ago II Was the Pullman
Company That Took This Stand.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: You printed on August % an inter
esting communication from Joseph d. Holmes.
in the form of an imaginary letter, signed
Grover Cleyeland,"' addressed to Messr.
Garretson, Lee and others, which begins:
THE matters in dispute between the organ
izatons represented by you and the railroads
of the country must be settled by neutral ar
bitrators after all facts have been presented
to them"
Such letter" says Mr.. Holmes, "would
have assuredly been sent, regardless of its
vote getting qualities This assertion is
based upon Mr.. Cleveland's action in the
Pullman Railroad strike OF 1894, when the
President ordered the Federal troops into
Chicago over the protest of the Governor and
civil authorities of the state
In the light of facts on record before the
Congressional Commission which investigated
the strike of 1894 let US see why it is quite
safe to believe that Cleveland would stand
now uncompromisingly for arbitration where
twenty years ago he found martial force and
injunction the better weapons.
Eugene Debs, railroad strike leader, is on
the stand and in answer to the question
whether at the outbreak of the strike in Pull
man, H., the employees had been willing to
arbitrate, he testifes:
They offered to do so, but the company re
Piled we have nothing to arbitrate"
Later, when the railroads refused to allow
the government mail cars to be moved By
strikers unless Pullmsns were attached the
u. 4. L..
than that Mr.. Debs says: ave did not
even claim the right to name a representa-
tive on the board of arbitrators); We waived
that right entirely; we did not even ask them
to arbitrate. but we simply asked them 70
agree to have the question examined as 10
whether there was anything 20 srbitrsie
They refused that proposition
Twenty years ago it was the railroads who
had nothing TO arbitrate." "The Chicago
Times" of that date painted the situation D.
these words: This is a railway sdminisirs-
ton. SO promptly loyal has Cleveland proven
himself TO be that il is believed that should
the companies desire it they could have the
Executive Mansion for a roundhouse and The
White House grounds for switching pur-
poses.' Or more tersely put by one Of the
strike leaders when asked IL he favored Fed
eral ownership as a means Of avoiding
strikes: We'll. government ownership Of
railroads is not so bad as railroad ownership
of government"
This country has not infrequently knows
the greater evil it may we'll be that it is
about ready to taste Of the less.
NJ. DEwHURST
Forest Hills Gardens, n. Y, Aug. 26. 1916