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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13
FARM EXPERIMENTS,

Boone, April SC. J. Cottrel1, the
farmer at the Appalachian Training
school, is planning some experiments
on the school farm. He has laid off
six acre lots on which he will plant
this season the following crops: Corn,
crimson clover, potatoes, soy beans,
sugar beets n oats. He will use a
bag of phosphate on each acre. In
1917 the crops will move from left to
right Oats will take the place Of
corn and corn will follow clover and
SO on. A clover crop of rye will be
sown in the fall after potatoes was sub
beets and cats This plan was sub
mitted to T. B. Parker director o.
farmers" institutes. and he offered no
criticism.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13
LIST OF BOOKS RECENTLY
RECEIVED AT THE LIBRARY,

Side of the Angels by King; The
Conquest, by Nyburg; Held to Answer.
by M~cFarlane; The Way of These WO-
men, by Qppenheim; The Real Adven-
ture, by Webster; Just David, by Por-
ter, (author of the "Pollyanna books,
Clipped Wings, by Hughes; In Search
of a Husband, by Harris; Memoirs OF
q. Baby, by Daskam; Laddie, by Por-
ter; Garden of Allah, by Kitchens; The
Littlest Rebel, by Peple; Molly
Browns Jr. Days. by Speed; Molly
Browns Sr. Days. by Speed; Fugitive
Freshman, by Paine; A Midshipman in
the Pacific, by Brady; Baby Elton
Quarterback, by Quirk; American
Pioneers, by Mowry.
Library hours: 10 t 1890 a. m. and
z to $50 p. N.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13
n. C. ORPHANS ASSOCIATION
RAISED $4,000 FOR ORPHANS

Raleigh, April 6.-How q small or
ganization, with total receipts in cash
for a year of $50, has been able in its
first year to raise more than $25 :
900, was told in the Senate Cham
Der of the State Capitol at the
annual meeting of the North Carolina
Orphans Association.
The meeting was presided over By
its president, Rev. ZadOk Paris, who
advocated government nj State aid
in caring for orphan children, calling
attention to the fact that the govern
ment expends enormous sums of mon
ey in. looking after hogs and cattle and
is at loss for millions of dollars
with which to chase bandits or erect
public buildings. He advocated moth
er's pensions and stringent child labor
laws.
he praised the work done by the
Church and fraternal order orphan
ages in the State, which now care for
$500 children, but said the State
should aid.
The association originated the
movement for the giving of one days
salary or wages Thanksgiving Day to
some orphans and the publicity COM
mittee was charged with the work OF
getting the matter before the people.
In the report by Chairman M. L
Shipman, praise and thanks were ten
dered the newspapers of the State for
service rendered.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13
JINGLES"
tHE HUMOROUS D

Thehumorous side is always good.
humoI smooths the way and helps us
with Or spiel. You can't succeed and
be a crouch. I care not what your
gameI and he that's always out Of
sortsIhas but himself to blame. A
joke,la smile, a hearty laugh, will
throw you into gear, and kill the pes
simi4c bug and down the phantom
fear. So put it over with a joke.
DonIsee the other side. Cut fret and
worn with a laugh, and you will turn
the de. The anxious man is not the
Oneb whom you pin your hopes. He
sha9w boxes till all in, then foun-
derdon the ropes. He's always 60
ing some, and yet he don't seem to
arr1e. His poise is out of killer, and
he bn't know he's alive. He hits at
all the wide ones, he has lost his
batting eye, nobody home and no one
cans for any such a guy. Just culti-
vat a sense of fun, you'll find it
woh your while, the world reflects
th@unshine, and will reproduce your
SINE. If you should find that you are
sh1On n of humor dope, just play
yoahave it, learn to laugh; it is your
ont hope. The man who laughs is
weome thrice, for him we have a
pl3e. But let the Crouch grow whis-
KEEL so that he can ". @.
hid his face. ~7NV CrSS0A
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13
Get Good Impression of Your Town by
Reading Home Newspaper
DATRoNIzE YOUR HOME, NEWSPAPER!

DATRONIZE YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER!
knowledge is power" the bard tells us. No one can
hope to become a USEFUL CITIZEN and an INFLU-
ENTAIL MEMBER of a community without first familarizng
himself with the things that are going on about town. To be a
BOOSTER one must KNOW THINGS.
ALL GOOD CITIZENS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE DETAILS OF
THE TOWN AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE AWARE
OF CONCERTED EFFORTS BEING MADE BY THE BOARD OF
TRADE TO SECURE NEW ENTERPRISES, TO INDUCE FOREIGN
MANUFACTURING PLANTs-THosE THAT EMPLOY SKILLED
LABOR, PAY GOOD WAGES AND BRING USEFUL CITIZENS TO
TOWN.
All GOOD CITIZENS must be aware of the erection of new
homes. They must know of all real estate transactions-the
buyer, the seller and the price. They must be able to show the
citizen one must take part in all efforts to create a GOOD I'M
PRESTON Of the town in the outside world. One must lend a
helping hand to movements which will better the town from an
industrial. civic, social and educational standpoint.
THERE Is BUT ONE WAY TO GAIN THE NECESSARY INFoR-
NATION TO BECOME A USEFUL CITIZEN. THAT IS BY READ
ING THE NEWSPAPER. 1T is THE DUTY OF EACH NEWSPAPER
TO WORK FOR THE RETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A
WHOLE. THIS DUTY Is LARGELY PERFORMED BY THE DIS
TRIBUTIoN OF USEFUL INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS.
From the home paper one learns of new enterprises, of capital
largement of this or that corporation, of improvements made by
the town council or by the county authorities and of all things
tending to make this a BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN.
CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THE HOME
PAPER. WHICH COSTS BUT A FEW CENTS A WEEK?
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13

! What claims to be an un~breakable
watch crystal has been patented, made
of celluloid and held in an undercut
groove in a watch beZel.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13

proportion to population among
cits in the United States, Cleveland
hattie greatest number of telephones
an New Orleans the fewest.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13

The oil contained in onions is an
enemy of the germs that cause colds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
COST OF PAPER INCREASING.
State Executive Council Lets Con-
tract at Much Higher Price.

Des Moines, April 10.-Owing to
conditions brought about by the Eur
opean war, it has become difficult to
secure paper from the mills, repre-
sentatives of the Carpenter Paper
Company of Des Moines, told the
state executive council yesterday as
an explanation why certain grade
of paper jumped suddenly from 10
to IS cents pound.
This company has the state con-
tract for paper for the year ending
|1917. Fortunately most of the paper
which will be used during the life Of
the contract had been delivered to
the state. According to the agree
ment, the variation in the wholesale
price is taken into consideration iE
fixing the price of paper to the state.
When the price of one grade of pa
per jumped 8 cents a pound on a
small order, the state officials de
manded an explanation. The con-
tractor said that the jobbers are hav-
ing great difficulty in getting paper
from the mills and that the mills now
are accepting orders without stipula-
ton as to price. The quotation on
the day of delivery is to govern.
The Des Moines company said that
regardless of contracts with the
mills, it is becoming more difficult
daily to get a supply of paper and
that conditions may become 50
strained that some grades of paper
will be absolutely unobtainable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
Ossian Won the Cup.

The .Winneshiek county high
school declamatory contest was held
at Kneeskern's hall at Castalia last
Friday evening. Ossian and Casta--
liza schools were the only contestants.
The judges were Prof C. c. Gamerts-
fielder, Decorah; Supt. H. B. Hetzler,
Lawler and Mrs. Marten, West I'm
ion. The prize was a loving cup CIV
EN- by Ben Bear four years ago and
had been competed for each year
since.
The first year it was won by De-
corah, and for the past three years
by Ossian, and the Ossian school now
keeps the cup. The Ossian business
men have volunteered to give anoth-
er cup for contest to be held under
similar conditions. Next year special
inducements will be offered, a gold
medal will be given for winners in
each class, and possibly a money
prize for the one ranking first over
all. The next contest will be held IN
Decorah
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
1.-THE MESSIAH" TO
Be GIVEN SOON
Chorus of 124 and Orchestra of 30,
Under Prof. Carlo A. Sperati
Has Reached High De.
gree of Perfection.
LOVERS OF GOOD MUSIC
SHOULD PACK THE GRAND
The Solo Parts Will be Entrusted to
Singers of National Reputation,
Who Are Sure to Please.

Arrangements are rapidly nearing
completion for the coming production
of "The Messiah, which is to be CIV
en- in the Grand Opera House, on
April oath.
The chorus of 124 and orchestra of
80, under the able baton of Prof
Carlo A. Sperati, has reached de-
gree of perfection in this work great
er than ever before. This is true be-
cause "The Messiah" is beloved by
all who participate in it. So many
of the musicians have taken part in
it so many times that they are very
familiar with it.
The solo parts will be entrusted
to singers of national reputation.
They have Ill been previously nam
ed in these columns, and it is not
necessary to repeat them at this
time.
The Decorah Choral Union is an
Organization which does not seek to
make profit on it's concerts. That
is not the reason for its being. 1t is
simply to give to those who wish TO
study the great oratorios an oppor-
tunity of doing so. In fact, in the
past, as well as this season, the men,
bers have each made cash donation
to make these concerts possible, AMI
thnf he, -
within the means of those who desire
to hear them.
Tickets for this concert have been
placed at . cents for the first rows
in the parquet and the second bal
cony, and the balance of the house
will be sold at S per seat.
Lovers of good music should pack
the house on this occasion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
National Organizer for American
Woman Suffrage Association.

an editorial writer of wide reputa.
Mrs Benedict was chosen by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president Of
the National American Woman Sui
frage association to be her personal
representative in the Iowa campaign
and for that reason she has been
working in the Fourth congressional
district, in which Mrs. Gait was rails
ed. She is soon to leave the distric-
however, for a speaking tour in the
large centers. DecCrah suffragistS
feel that they are fortunate to be able
TO have her here, before it is too late.
1t will be the duty of every Iowa
fifth of June. 1t is time every one
was making up his mind whether or
not woman suffrage is going to be
good thing. Mrs. Benedict and our
local speakers are just the ones to
show us the affirmative side OF the
question. The meeting is entirely
free and both men and women are
invited. 1t is 4 fine chance for all
the opposed and Indifferent, as WEI
as those who already believe in wo-
man suffrage to hear an inspiring ad-
dress.
The admission to the speech is
free A fine musical program will
also be given. The Misses Helen
Hjerlied and Jennie Edmunds will be
the soloists of the evening. A large
crowd will no doubt take the oppor-
tunity to hear the suffrage question
discussed by so able woman as Mrs.
Benedict.
Following are the local officers:
President, Mrs. Elvie n. Logsdon;
Vice-president, DR.. Harriet B. Amy
Secretary, Mrs. Blanche Duncan;
Treasurer, Mrs. A. j. Swezey.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
A One-NIan Duel.

Three jefferson boys learned
something" while practicing target
shooting with rifle down in the
woods the other day. They put mp
loaded 32-caliber cartridge as a
mark to shoot at, sticking it bullet
first into a post. They shot away fer
some time and finally one OF them
hit the mark. There was no question
about that, for the shell of the 32-
cartridge came right straight back a
distance of 25 feet, and hit the
marksman in the leg, tearing a hole
through his trousers and making a
ragged wound in his leg, so that the
blood ran down into his shoe. He IS
not the first person who has learned
to his sorrow that the bullet in a
cartridge is not the only thing that
goes" when the thing is exploded u
the open. Fortunately no serious
harm was DONE Jefferson Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
Why You SneeZe.
Governor,

There is more than once cause for
sneezing, and persons may differ in
their susceptibility to them" says Il
specialist in diseases of the nose ana
throat.
"A bright light will cause some
persons to sneeze, the pollen of GER
tain plants will affect others, and
most people are likely to sneeze in
the presence of dust. Such sneeziag
is due to superficial irritation.
THE sneeze caused by the effect
of cold is different. 1t is an attempt
of nature to cure you. She makes
you sneeze for the same reason that
she makes you shiver-to generate
heat for warming the blood and pre-
venting you from taking more cold
to help to relieve the cold you have.
THE sneezing from cold is not an
act of the nose alone, this being
merely the part of the body where it
eXplodes. 1t is an act of the entire
body, during which every muscl9
gives jump. The body is affected
by a spasmodic effort to warm the
entire system and throw off cold"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
Flour Made from Bananas.

1t is not generally known that
-four can be made from bananas; but
from very early period the natives
of tropical countries where the ban
ana grows-Jamaica, Canary Islands,
the Malay Archipelago and Africa
have made flour from the fruit.
Stanley, the explorer, found the
natives OF Africa making it by drying
bananas over wooden gratings and
grinding them to powder He found
the flour wholesome and easily di-
gested. Once, when attacked by dy-
Isentery, he took a thin cruel made
from it for day, during which he
abstained from other food, and OBJ
tanned prompt relief.
The South American Indians make
a flour or paste from bananas, and
so the banana in that part of the
world, as in Africa and the East In
dies, takes the place of cereals. The
flour can be easily carried about, and,
as needed, made INTO cakes and fried,
or mixed with water and drunk.
Banana flour contains one-third as
much protein matter, one-fourth as
much fat and a little more starcr
than wheat flour
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
Another Candidate for Recorder.

Magne Forde, of Highland town
ship, was in the city yesterday, and
has announced as a candidate for
county recorder on the Republican
ticket. Mr.. Forde was born in
Pleasant township. Some years ago
he clerked for the late c. n. God
dard, and afterwards went on the
road as travelling salesman,
selling shoes, position he held for
20 years. He resigned from the
road about four years ago, and since
then has made his home in Highland
vile. Mr.. Forde's announcement
now makes three candidates in the
field on the Republican ticket for the
nomination for recorder. The three
candidates are all we'll known and
the race will no doubt be merry
one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
WEEK OF APRIL path
IS "CLEAN-UP week
Governor @ Designated Time
For Stat lie War on Dirt.
ISSUES AN Oh LETTER
TO I e LE OF IOWA
Executive Takes Ac. Ss Upon Re-
quest of the Iowa Feo 'on of
WOmen's Clubs-ThA ~
clamatiOn.

Upon the request of the Iowa FED
Grated Women's clubs, Governor
Clarke has issued the following let
ter suggesting that the week Of April
oath be designated as Cleanup
Week."
ITO the People of Iowa: I desire
in this public way to call the atten-
tion of the people of the state to a
movement by the Federated Wonens
clubs as a Cleanup Week begin
ming April oath. Sixteen thousand
women are behind the movement and
are inspired only by an unselfish de-
votion to the public welfare. They
want to make Iowa as clean and as
wholesome place to live as possible.
They are anxious to bring about
higher ideals, better civic standards.
better sanitary conditions, to mini
mize dangers from fires, to make the
homes of the state and their sur
roundings more inviting and beauti-
full.
Il hope the people of the state will
cooperate with these women AMI
help them in every way possible. The
proposition certainly has my un-
qualified endorsement and am will
ing to give it all the encouragemen
I can.
"It would be very helpful if the
mayors and newspapers of the cities
and towns of the state would call
special attention to the week to be
devoted to said purposes and urge
that meetings be held in that behalf
and also if the women of the state
would see to it that the purpose and
value of the movement be not lost
in any community. Very respectfully,
G. w. CLARKE,
Governor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
---O----
THE WAR AGAINST SCARLET
FEVER.

People were not always as scarry
about a case of scarlet fever in the
family as they are now. Some years
ago, a child with pronounced symp-
toms would be considered to have
merely a harmless scarlet rash, '
and allowed to go to school and play
with comrades. Now people often
go to the opposite extreme Of alarm.
Hence there will be much satisfac-
tion if it proves true as announced,
that a Boston pathologist has isolat-
ed the scarlet fever germ so it can
be combated with vaccine.
If it is announced that there are
few cases of such disease as scar
let fever in a town, many persons
will avoid visiting the place if pos
sible Merchants often say that they
have at times lost trade through pub
lication of such reports. Yet the
danger that visitor can catch con-
tagion merely on the streets or in
stores is very trifling. And frequent
ly when such scares start, there are
no more cases than occur every year
anywhere.
Newspapers are frequently asked
to suppress news of such epidemics.
Whether they should do so is an open
question. Undoubtedly the knowi-
edge that there are cases of any such
disease as scarlet fever does lead
people to avoid a town.
If this disease is looked after as II
ought to be, it is an expensive mat
ter to have a case in ones family.
The money cost will be large, but
the Inconvenience of quarantine
are often worse. With the record
of this malady in leaving behind
deafness and susceptibility to other
disease, it is not thing to be fooled
with. III vaccine can now control
these after effects, it will be great
blessing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
SPEAKER
COMING TO GRAND
Mrs. Elsie V. Benedict, a Speaker OF
National Reputation Will Speak
for the Suffrage Cause
Wednesday, April 10.
Is FREE.
ALL ARE INVITED
A Fine Musical Program Will Also be
Given. Misses Helen Hierleid
and Jennie Edmunds Will
be the SOlOiStS.

The next big event On the suf-
frage calendar will be the big meet
ing Wednesday night, April 10 at 5
o'clock at the Grand opera house.
Mrs. Elsie Vanregrift Benedict of
Denver, Colo, will be the speaker
of the evening. Mrs. Benedict is
a young woman voter who can tell
from experience of what votes for
women" do in states where women
are enfranchised. She is national
organizer and a speaker of big repu-
tation. At one time she was clerk
of the senate in Denver, and since
has held important positions on two
of Denver's largest newspapers Her
husband, Ralph Payne Benedict, is
MRS. ELSIE V. BENEDICT.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
LIGHT VOTE CAST MONDAY.
Only 1,211 Winneshiek County Vot.
ers Took Advantage o; the
Presidential Primary.

Monday the presidential primary
election was hell in Iowa. The Win
neshiek voters did not go TO the polls
| in very large numbers, and the Re-
publican and Democratic voters were
about even. 53S Republicans and
521 Democrats voting for the heads
of the tickets. In all there were
1,211 votes cast, but evidently some
failed to vote for the head of the
ticket, while some voted for two
candidates. thus spelling their bal
lots. The purpose of the election was
to ascertain the sentiment of the vot-
ters in the respective parties as to
candidates for president and vice
president of the United States and
for electing delegates and alternate
delegates to the national conventions
of the respective parties.
In the neighborhood of $4,000
republican votes was cast in the state.
Cummins was the favorite, while
Chief Justice Hughes polled in the
neighborhood of 10000 and Theo-
dore Roosevelt was third in the race.
The names of the latter two were not
printed on the ticket but were writ
ten in by the voters.
In Winneshiek county Roosevelt
received about "a votes, and La Fol-
let was also given few. In the dem
ocratic field Champ Clark and VIM.
J. Bryan were remembered with a
few votes, while President Wilson
naturally received the majority.
About the only contest was in the
democratic party for national COM
mitteeman, between w. w. Marsh
and Ed Dunn. The latter lost out.
Winneshiek county, though, gave
him majority over Marsh,
John T. Adams of Dubuque was
elected Republican national commit
teeman by big majority over his
opponent.
Following is the result Of the vote
in Winneshiek:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
PREPAREDNESS.

In one of the southern states the
colored people are great patrons OF a
matrimonial agency. One colored
man, anxious to find wife for his
son, went to this agent, who handed
him his list of lady clients. Running
through this, the man came upon his
own wife's name, entered as desirous
of obtaining husband between the
|ages of 2S and 50.
Forgetting about his son, the dar-
ky hurried home to announce his
discovery to his wife. Sne was not
lat all disturbed.
Yes, she said. l done give him
my name. | puts it down when yoIi
was so sick in de winter an de doe
tor says we must prepare for de
worst.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12

President Wilson says the RepuD-
lican party hasn't had a new idea IN
thirty years. Well, anyway, a few
good, solid, logical 30-year-old ideas,
are worth more to this country than
"a whole presidential headful of the
fiip-fop ideas the present Democratic
administration has sprung on us ana
as quickly repudiated during the past
few months. Yes give us the stable
and tried 3O-year-old ideas, with a
few changes that would naturally
come about during 3O-year period,
says the Waverly Independent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
Iowans Must Register Before June
Primaries

Davenport, April 10.-Iowa voters
must register for the June primary
this year because of the woman suf-
frage amendment which is to be vot-
ed on.
This was the response from the
office of the attorney general Thurs
day in answer to a question put by
the Scott county attorney. The at
torney general holds that the fac,
that the woman suffrage amendment
is to be voted on makes the primary
q special election also.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-12
Iowa Women Demonstrate They
Know How to Cast Votes.

Brooklyn, Iowa. April 13-Women
of Brooklyn, smarting under the in
sinuation that women do not know
how to vote, held trial ballot for
women only" last Monday. They
conducted the voting under exactly
the same circumstances as did the
men, with the result that only one
womans ballot was spoiled, while
several mems ballots were spoiled a..
the mems election.