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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
OBSERVATIONS"
(By Our Man About TOWN.

(By Our Man About TOWN.
How nice it would be if all en-
ployers and all employees understood
each other and were working all the
time toward their mutual, instead
of individual advantages.
This condition, ] imagine, will be
realized right after the millennium
The thought was brought to my
mind the other Cay as l was watch
ing a freight train switching in the
local yards. Box cars were pound
ed around in a terrific way, and
imagine some pieces of freight il
them have since been the cause OF
more than one complaint for dam.
age" being filed. Was II the train
crews fault? | don't know. I'm
not railroad man. That may be
the way the company wants freight
handled / hardly think so.
You have seen other men-ard
handling their employer
property with carelessness. So have
II. And both of us, just as truly
have known of employers treating
their employees wholly unfairly
Way?
Why can the landlord and his
tenant not work to each others ad,
lvantages-or the lady of the house
and her help-or the business MAJ
ard his help? Some of them do, to
be sure, and it is in such business
houses, in such homes, or On such
farms that success in lts greater
measure is found. That employe who
is not giving his employer what his
conscious tells him is a square deal
is not going to be a success. He can"
not be. Nor is that employer who
does not share a feeling of mutual
interest with his workmen going to
reap the greatest returns from that
workman's labor.
AS stated, / think this problem
finally will be settled to the salts
faction OF alright after the mil
lennium'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
NEWSPAPER IN THE KITCHEN

always have a neat bunch oil
newspapers, cut to convenient size
hanging handy in the kitchen, and
find it very useful, says good house
wife.
To wipe greasy dishes, pots and
pans. before washing.
To wipe the greasy stove, imme-
diately after cooking and frying.
To spread on the kitchen tab!t
while preparing meals, thus savina
much scrubbing of table.
To wipe boots and shoes before il
dries.
Also, | use strips of newspape.
for pantry shelves, cutting the edges
fancy, and renewing often.
place a number under layers OF
carpet. / pack the winter clothes
away in newspapers TACT, use
newspapers for all kinds or packing,
for / find it fully as safe and much
cleaner than sawdust, excelsior, hay
or straw.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
CLEAN HANDED JOBS.
Two Men Discussed Relative Pay in
Different EmploymenTs.

Two men were discussing the
other day, in the hearing Of the
writer, the question of relative pay
in different employments. One man
was a book-keeper, and one was i
locomotive engineer. Apparently the
first was getting something ike
$3.50 a day, and the latter nearly
twice as much.
"Everybody's getting pretty tired
of the wayyour crowd is hogging, it,
was the way the book-keeper put it,
after his dander had risen several
degrees. 1T takes just as much
brains to be a book-keeper as to be
an engineer, and yet you get nearlg
twice the pay 1t raises the cost OF
living for every one else"
The above mentioned dispute
raised question that this newspap-
er could not try to settle. About all
you could say is that the two callings
require two very different types of
brains. One may not be superior to
the other, though as things go one
is in greater demand. The engineer
would have mussed the other mans
books in a hopeless tangle of wrong
credits. The book-keeper would
scarcely have known the hell rope
from the steam gauge.
Not many years ago bookkeeping
jobs were deemed more gentlemanly
A book-keeper could belong to select
clubs from which the red flannel
shirted engineer was excluded. But
now the presence OF women in cleri-
cal work has lowered wages. Any
thing that can be done with pen,
ink, and typewriter, women can do
as well as men, and often with a
more methodical accuracy.
The trend of the times is to drive
men into more constructive work,
even if billed" shirt is discarded
for overalls. The man who Crap
pies at first hand with steam and
steel and electricity usually gets
higher pay than the man who sits
in an Office and who merely records
the things that other men have
done.
Wherefore don't be afraid to get
your hands dirty, boys! Remember
that it's world of dirt and dus.
and smoke The farther away you
get from all the CRIME, the less your
share of it's rewards is apt to be!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
THE DIFFICULTIES OF ECONOMY
Increasing Size OF Tax Bills, Local,
State ana National Condemned
by the Tax Payers.

Congresses, legislatures and city
governments are cons ,antly exhort.
ed to he more economical. The in
creasing size of tax bills, local, state
and national, is condemned and re
sented by the tax payer. Yet of the
people who complain the most loud
| ly are the same ones who demand
the most liberal appropriations for
purposes in which they take a per-
sonal interest.
No kind Of public expenditure is
more sharply condemned than the
lavish appropria ions for government
buildings. Yet if ones own town is
awarded a building, there are lot
of people who Will denounce the
government for its parsimony il
brick is used in place of costly stone
The Have the Best of Every
thing spirit runs through all our
public finance. 1t is felt to be I'M
worthy Of town, city, state, OF ma
ton, if the economy spirit is shown.
Layishness is considered essential to
dignity.
Public finance is no exception.
Banking, insurance and other COM
panies also pay their none layishly
for marble and bronze. l. is believ-
ed that lavish display Of fine stone,
metal and wood work uraw in
enough additional business to pay
for their cost. Perhaps they do.
But no government ever needs to
advertise its business. No more
children come to school merely be-
cause a higher grade Of fancy brick
is used in the building.
Cheapness never pays in public
construction. Poor material and
poor work are th2 mos costly. But
the tax payer gets 10 benefit from
lavlshness. If ono town does it, the
neighbors emulate the example, and
they all might just as we'll have used
plaiaer material. Il til increase OF
tax bills is ever ID stop, the people
r.u>t be satisfied wl,Il u degree Of
that will seem bare and
rlain to many.
Congress, just now is being lectur-
ed on the duty of economy. Most peo-
PIE believe in it til :Cretically except
;Or their own districts. And every
one knows wei enough that at each
session the appropriations of the pre-
yions Congress will be exceeded It's
the national spirit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
WHAT BECOMES OF THE CENT

A farmer comes to town with
thirty apples, which he sells three
for a cent, getting of course 10 cents
for them.
Another farmer, also with thirty
apples, sells them two for a cent,
getting Is cents for his. They get %
cents in all.
The next time they come in they
meet at the edge of town and put
their apples together making sixty
apples. One man having sold two
for cent, the other three for cent,
they decide to sell them five for two
cents.
They do so and when they're
through find cut they have received
but "a cents.
The problem is:-Why did they
not get as mucn for their apples sell
ing them five for cents as they did
when they sold them separately or,
what becomes of the cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

The L. j. Anderson Feed Barn on
corner of Washington and Broadway
must be sold at once. Call or see
GEO. MIZENER,
lott Admir-. L. J. Anderson Estate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29

The new Novelty Neckwear, SOC
BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
THE CHILDREN'S TEETH
Font Wait Until They Have Lost
Their Teeth to Look After
Their Mouth.

Crooked, twisted, knarled and de-
formed teeth arc source of danger
to the child, family and state as well.
Buck Teeth Ben soon gets too sensi-
i've to be in touch with his play
mates. and he stays in the back
getting further and furth-
er away from his fellows.
The child is in danger of being g
Irecluse, backward Dentists are to
be found all over the land Call or
them.
In every state, in almost every
county you will find people, societies
calling the attention of mother to the
necessities Of dental cleanliness.
Clean the teeth. You will find that
a clean tooth never decays-you will
find dark spots on the teeth under
which Turk small germs that eat
holes in the teeth Get little orris
root and good brush and rub your
teeth. Get a brush for the boy ana
one for the girl. When you find the
teeth and gums sore, bleed, the teeth
falling into holes, the gums separ-
ate from the teeth, black spots on
the tech inside and outside of jaw.
there is bacteria on the teeth; a lit.
tie fluid ergan will destroy the germs.
If the teeth are in the last stages OF
decay, see a dentist.
Don't wait until you have lost your
best teeth to look after your mouth.
Watch the boys and girls mouth
Disease often comes from decayed
teeth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
MISBRANDED MERCHANDISE.
Commission Sees Great Need of Stop
ping This Form of Msrepre-
SentatiOn.

A bill has been introduced iii
Congress to check still further the
misbranding of merchandise. The
Federal Trade Commission sees greal
need Of stopping this form of mis-
representation. But it does not feel
that it has sufficient authority under
existing law.
A shoe dealer was speaking the
other day of some typical adulterG-
tions in his line. There are certain
classes of trade that use a good deal
of so-called split leather. This is
made by taking heavy piece of COW
hide from mature or cid animal,
and splitting it INTO several thick
Inesses. These layers are apt to be
hard and 'tinny" AS they do not
contain the full fiber or the hide
they are apt to tear and crack easily.
For many years shoes or these split
layers were sold under the name "a
Calf" The dealers who bought the
goods knew perfectly Wen what they
were. But the goods and the boxes
containing them were marked A
Calf Probably the public thought
they were getting a genuine calf
skin shoe. In a similar way, there
are a hundred tricks by which paste
board, or pancake made OF ground
leather chips etc, is used in place
OF real leather. Then the shoe IS
stamped "all leather" Black ink
and wax skillfully applied cover
many sins. In almost every line Of
merchandise, such receptions are
practised.
The American people nave been
buncoed many times. The more in
telligent people become III detecting
fakes, the more skillful dealers be-
come in making adulterauons. X
the statements of one noted writer
are accepted. America is known III
France as the country of paper soled
shoes.
No doubt this last statement is
unjust to American business as Il
whole, which seems to grow more
honest. In particular, retail mer~
chants, who depend for their patron
age on the community immediately
around them, have to be frank and
honest or get out OF business. They
will never resent a law against mis-
branding merchandise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
WANT COLUMN.
Rates-One Cent per word. Moth.
ing less than ten cents.

ing less than ten cents.
| s..,....,.....s....'n.
FOR SALE-Farm, 95 acres. For
price and particulars write All
gust Teske, DEBORAH r. Z. Tele-
phone at house. loft
FARMS-Your address, and you
will receive a reliable farm list of
over 70 farms in East Central,
MINI. Write l.. p. Larson, Bra
ham, Mimi. 5-11pd.
FOR SALE:-Seven room house in
Curtin's Addition. Good we'll and
barn. Lot has $50 foot front. In
quire of George Frye, r 4, Decor
ah. 6-tf
FOR SALE-Second hand organs,
extra good ones, cheap. Rud Bros.
DEBORAH. 6-tf
FOR SALE-House and two lots.
Mrs. Jacob Anderson, Alp River
ST. 9-tf.
FOR SALE-A few small houses.
cheap and on easy payments. En-
quire Worth's Music Store. 8tf.
BARRED ROCKS-Prize winners
wherever shown. Both matings.
Eggs for Matching three dollars
| for fifteen. f. w. Cutting, Decor
ah, Iowa. 9-tf.
FOR SALE-The McCraskey store
building will be sold cheap to
close up the estate. Inquire OF
Christen Bros, exclusive agents.
lift.
FOUND baby's ring. Call at this
office, 1872
FOR SALE-Tloroughbred White
Orpington eggs. 10 for rs cents.
100, $500. Roy Kneeskern.
Frankville, Iowa. 13-1pd.s
FOR SALE-White Plymouth ROCK
eggs for Matching from prize win
ners, fine strain, also cockerels for
sale. Phone SIS White. VIM,
Aders, DEBORAH, Iowa. 13-4pd.
FOR SAI4E-Seyen room house
blocks from postoiiice. Enquire IL.
II Tracy 1872
FOR RENT-Room in new Hutchlr
son building. Phone 394 for IN
formation, 1879
LOST-At the Gymnasium March i
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
BLUFFTON.

The weather is fine but oh the
mud.
Mrs Lizzie Cassel and her son
Sammy were Button shoppers the
first of the week. Mrs. Cassel called
to see her daughter Gladys, who is
working for Mrs. Jackson.
August Bergman Jr went to Burr
Oak the first of the week to buy some
ground feed.
On account of our increasing bust
ness it would be appreciated very
much if our country correspondents
would get their news into this Office
early in the day every Monday.
Henry Wernet's family is in De-
corah for medical aid Mr.. Wernet
is still on the farm.
Mrs. Fred Walters and son How
ard were Bluffton callers Tuesday.
Mrs. H. Shelley took sick Tuesday
moon with the pleurisy in her side,
but is now on the mend.
Mrs. Willie Dinger called On Mrs.
Shelley Tuesday afternoon.
john McCauley and family made
John Thyne's a call the fore part OF
the week.
Elmer GreenslaGe has been buying
some COWS.
Miss LOgsdon the nurse, called on
Mrs Shelley Tuesday afternoon, went
to DEBORAH Wednesday. The McCau-
ley family she has been nursing are
coming out fine.
Harrison Mercy is working for
Chas. Burgess today.
John Koran is visiting his brother
Pat Koran today.
Pat Koran and Elmer Greensladc
went to Prosper Thursday on bust
ness. Mr.. Koran hauled Mr.. Britten-
dali some flour.
Lena Bergman visited Mrs. Daisy
Bergman Friday.
Luke O'Brien hauled straw from
Tom Carolans place Thursday.
A heavy snow fell Tuesday night
The mail man Dave Baker did not
make it to Bluffton Wednesday. He
attempted to, had to turn back.
Friday was very sloppy day. The
snow all melted, water ran through
the streets stream, which kept the
most of us in doors. August Berg
man improved his time greasing his
harness. That's right get your har-
ness and machinery ready, seeding
time will soon be here.
The roads were SO bad Saturday
the mail did not reach Bluffton.
Mrs. Terry Mcconnell has been
visiting her folks, the O'Briens, Mr.
Mcconnell went after her SATURDAY
Guy Bently has new mich COW,
the calf died.
The cream man Mr. Emery was
through here today.
Claud Merton and family were
visiting T. Murdock's yesterday.
Guy Bently and family were in
Button yesterday.
Dave Cassel and Will Halse are
helping Fred Lenheart with wood
saving today.
The wild geese were flying thru
here yesterday making their way
northwest.
Mr.. Tayler is making his way 20
Gordon Bakers today
Ralph Taylor is working for Frank
McCaffery.
Mrs. George Bentlys father, Mr..
Void. lives in Seattle, Washington.
Mrs. Gently got word from there this
last week that her father had to have
limb amputated, but he came out
from under it fine.
Ernest Bergman is visiting his
father today.
Ed Fuchs was in town this NOR
ming, says his well is caving in, fears
he will have to have a new well dug
Elmer Greenslade has the cream
route to Prosper, we see him headed
that way this morning.
Henry Bergman and his sfste"
Marie called on Virgie and Benice
Mercy this morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
Which costs most
painting or waiting :?

After your house needs painting, every
year you wait it will require more paint and
more labor to put it in good condition. And
every year you wait, your house is worth less.
"A little paint-money is good paint-insurance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
Why SmokeIess Powder is Price
less Secret.

Smokeless powder, which has pe'
come such a necessary factor In
modern warfare, is OF innocent ap-
pearance, and a small stick OF 1T may
be held safely in the hand while IL
burns with vivid yellowish lame.
There is no danger of IL exploding
or decorating like gun-cotton, and
vet it is made from gun-cotton, treat
ed by a. colloiding process that is one
of our jealousy guarded military
secrets. Foreign governments wouio
give millions to know exactly now
this powder is made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29

i am at present located in my old
office with DR.. Clark, doing exelu-
siyely eye, ear, nose and throat work.
Dr.. Swezey. Gift
Evening journal., 1916-11-29
SON OF sussex COUNTY
ENGINEER CUM INJURED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Nov. %. - Falling
from a wagon upon which he had
Jumped to take a ride. George Mas
sey Gum. son OF County Engineer
Morgan r. Gum. sustained a injury
TO the left arm and leg.
Register Of Wills Oliver D. Robin
son. has granted the following let
ters Of administration On the es-
tate of John w. Allen. Seaford hun
dred. TO Ira A. b. Allen estate OF
George II. Donovan. Georgetown hun
dred. to Charles H. and Samuel r..
Donovan; estate Of Benjamin f..
Nichols. colored. Seaford hundred, TO
Jane Thomas; estate Of Isaac j..
Polk. colored. Little Greek hundred.
10 Justice Of the Peace Arthur $.
Hearn. Of Laurel.
Stockholders OF the Lewes Gas
Company will hold a meeting on
Monday. December II, for the purpose
OF electing a board OF directors for
the ensuing year.
Miss Lottie Bunting, telephone
operator at AIillsboro. and Elwood
sturgis. Of Dagsboro, were married
On Sunday
Evening journal., 1916-11-29

Greetings OF Children
Written for THE Evening JOURNAi
BY JAMES y. cRoz1ER

or all the people who pass by my home
There is none more highly prize,
Than the dear little children, colored
and white,
With the soul shining out through
their eyes
1t touches a chord way down in my
heart
That IN words ] can never express;
II is precious to me. brings sweetest
Of JOY.
And hope they viii never grow
less.
The dear little girls from hye years
old mp.
How sweet are their hand-wayes TO
me,
They are like unto blessings that come
from above
When the sweetest Of smiles I can
see
They make me more happy than an
other things.
7 am glad they all care for me so.
And the words Of those children arc
precious TO me,
I receive them wherever / 90.
The color or creed makes no differ
ence 10 me
The smiles are alike from each one
And I hope I shall get them the rest
Of my days
Here, until my journey Is done
I hope there is coming some sweet,
blessed day
When t'll meet each one up in that
Home
Where joys never cease but will ever
Increase,
And whore m night ever shall come
I am glad 10 believe We shall some
day receive
A welcome in sweet Beulah Land
n we're faithful each day as they pass
away
And hold on TO that dear loving
Hand
His promise Is yea and amen 70 each
one
Who shall trust and accept Him ss
King.
He will bring us all home and then
near the throne
Our glad hallelujahs wen sing
Evening journal., 1916-11-29


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Evening journal., 1916-11-29

Gioyanne, OF .Marydel, Nd we're mar
ried in Holy Cross Catholic Church
by the Rev James C. Comiskey.
Fire Of unknown origin totally de-
stroyed the dwelling on the farm OF y.
ID. Symonds. half a mile west OF Hart
ley, late yesterday afternoon. Most
Of the household furniture was saved.
Evening journal., 1916-11-29
RUMANIANS MAY
TURN Retirement
into A VICTORY
CONTINUED From First Page.l

lContlnued From f1rst Fase,I
defeat Small local successes were
paid in sanguinary sacrifices.
There was nothing important on
Prince Leopold's front
Repulso of an attack by a British
company near Givenchy and southwest
Of Lens. made in a dense fog, also was
announced i'm today's Official state
ment In the Somme sector the report
said hostile fire increased during the
evening hours along the north bank
Of the Ancre and in st. Pierre Vast
wood
Evening journal., 1916-11-29
sLAYS CAPTURE KIRLIBABA.

BY The United Press.
PETROGRAD. Nov. 29.--The ridges
and he ghts eastward and southwark
of Kirlibaba were captured by Rus
sian troops, todays official statement
asserted
Kirlibaba is in southeastern BukO-
wilma, in the Carpathians.
Evening journal., 1916-11-29
DWELLING NEAR DOVER
DESTROYED BY TIRE

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Nov 29.-Samuel Iagreca.
es GarheiG \. j., and Mary Castro
Evening journal., 1916-11-29

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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-10-16
NORMAL ECHO OUT.

The first number of the Normal Echo, the bi-weekly publication of the students of the State Normal School, for the present school year made it's appearance today. The Echo is filled with interesting articles and school gossip and has fine ad- vertising patronage. The staff is composed of the following: Joseph A. Day, editor-in- chief; Clifford Fry and Jewel Coventon, associates; J. T. Boyce, business manager; J. B. Con- aster, mailing manager, William J. Park, athletic editor, Orion Wray, local editor; Edna Hoffstatter, as sistant local editor; Marion Plunkett, exchange editor, Beulah flames, Y. W. c. A. editor; H. M. Lewis, Y. M. C. A editor; Yulu K Salters, Nika- tina editor; L. k. Dowd, Wingo edi- tor; Berta Daugherty, Theophanian editor; Emmett Vaughn, Clary editor; Lucille McCarroll, Crestomath editor.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-10-16
CAMPBELL SHOWS
 MAY COME HERE

The Campbell Brothers shows, said to be the largest travelling carnival attraction in the country will prob ably be brought to Conway for the first week in November, according to Arthur Davis, representative of the shows, who is spending today in Con- way. MT Davis said the carnival would probably be given as a benefit for the fund with which to purchase an automobile fire truck for the city. The company, he states, requires a train of 25 cars and carry between 400 and 800 people. It has IF shows and two riding devices.
 The company is appearing this week at Van Buren and will go from that place to Hope. MT. Davis stated that contract had just been closed with the Commercial Club of Hope, whereby the company would make its winter quarters in that city.