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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
DISEASES WE DIE OF.
1t Is Always the Unexpected That
Happens.

1t is always the unexpected that
happens. A man may fret and fume
for years over the possibility of fall
ing a victim to appendicitis, cirrhos-
| is of the liver cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts, or some other high-sounding
ailment that calls for special treat
ment and the extraction of fat fees,
only to meet a sudden end by falling
down the cellar stairs. A bit OF
neighborhood gossip to the effect
that some member of the Spoopen-
dyke family is sick of pneumonia
brings merely passing comment;
but if we glimpse a smallpox card il
their window we run for our lives.
Yet pneumonia claims it's victims by
the score for every one that dies OF
smallpox.
The press of the country has Of
late devoted much space and liberal
displays of black type to poliom-
yelitis, or infantile paralysis-the
name is enough to bring on an at
tack. 1t has furnished sensational
news of the kind so dear to the heart
of the hustling newspaper man
whose paramount aim in life is C
beat the other fellow to it.
Infantile paralysis is dreadful
enough, but possibly not the
'scourge" that enc might think af-
ter perusing the columns of the daily
press. Much ado has been made
over the report that New York City
has found nearly eight thousand
cases of it the last four to six months
Well, New York City claims popu-
lation of about five million persons.
Meanwhile for every case of infan-
tile paralysis that terminates fatally
hundreds die of other diseases.
There are a few cases Of poliomye-
litis in Iowa. An occasional death
has been reported. In June of this
lyear, according to the official report
of the state board of health, two
deaths were reported. There have
been several since. Meanwhile over
sixteen hundred passed into the be-
yond" from other causes. Organic di-
seases of the heart claimed TIA vic
tins, the record for one disease that
month. Apopleyy claimed las. Can
Ger and malignant tumors stood third
with 1876. The preceding month OF
May told similar but sadder tale.
Heart disease claimed 1874, cancer and
malignant tumors 1852, sapoplexy 800,
acute nephritis and Bright's disease
1876, pneumonia 1O6, and so on down
through long list.
The waste of worry is apparent
Also the folly of it. 1t adds neither
to health nor longevity, and it does
materially lessen the mental and
physical powers Of resistance against
the time Of need. If worry brought
preparedness in the way of attention
to those things which are conducive
to good health, some good would re-
suit, but it seldom does. Winter is
just around the corner. Weather va
carries and sudden changes will be
the rule for several months. With
thin shoes and thinner stockings, to
say nothing of bare necks and un-
covered wishbones, pneumonia will
reap a fat harvest and the seeds #
tuberculosis terminated in many
system. Yet the world will wag along
with far more consideration for the
dictates of dame fashion than for
comfort and common sense.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
Lamb with String Beans.

Get piece Of the forequarter of
a lamb, cook as pot roast. An hour
and a quarter before serving add o
quart Of tender, green string beans.
cut lengthwise. Cover and cook I'M
til done. Then remove the lamb,
and put in the middle of the platter.
Slightly thicken the gravy contain
ing the beans, and turn out on the
platter around the meat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

Superfluous lair. Moles, Warts, Bro
ken Veins, Lime Balls and other
facial blemishs permanently re-
moved by electricity. Best OF Ref
erencee so7 River st. DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
THE ENFORCEMENT OF PEACE
All Sorts of Plans Proposed for Re-
organization of World on
Peace Basis.

While Europe is fighting and
bleeding. America is watching and
dreaming how it can help the re-
currence of any such tragedy The
League to Enforce Peace is one of
number of organizations formed to
secure the world from the pitiful
sorrow of battle. All sorts of plans
are proposed for the reorganization
of the world on a peace basis.
The essential trouble is that very
great section of the world is not
peace loving. Here in America
where most people are convinced
that peace is at least desirable end,
we fail to understand more warlike
ideas and temperaments. In Europe
there are great peoples who believe
in war as an essential factor in the
making Of great nation.
When a nation takes that atti-
tude, it becomes terribly uncom-
Portable neighbor. By constant at
W wal PiCpdidllOuS, ny
training up a people with that end
in view, it can become almost in
vlncible over peace loving nations.
While they are passing their reso-
lutions and sending their delegates
to their declarations and parliaments,
the warlike nations are drilling and
making guns. When the clash comes,
1t is the equipped and drilled nation
that wins.
Unless certain European peoples
change this temper of theirs. it will
be exceedingly difficult for the peace
loving nations to maintain peace ex-
cept at the cost of interminabla
war. This involves militarism.
great ornaments, a constant drill
ing, and disastrous expense.
1t is very doubtful policy for the
united States to join any league
which should expect to make war on
6. European nation that broke the
peace. But the United States has
economic weapons in it's hands of
vast power. 1t should use them
freely. 1t should be willing to lend
It's moral and material support, so
lar as consistent with legal neu-
trality, to the nations that may
form league Of peace If it is ready
TO boycott and isolate any nations
that wilfully break the peace, it will
nave done much to convince the war
lords that war after all is not the
beneficent force they had thought it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

Kenneth was discussing the foot
pail team of which he was a member
and said to the girl:
You know young Barker? Well
mes going to be our best man before
long"
Oh Kenneth" she cried, What
a nice way to propose to me-"
ne (who has offended herr
Won't.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
A. G. WOODWARD. M. ID.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Special attention given to diseases
of women and children. Offices In
Public Opinion Building, Upstairs.
Telephones:
Office 1872 Residence 1913
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
G.. p. WILSON. ID. v. Nj.
VETERINARIAN

Calls answered promptly, day or
night. Hog Cholera, Prevention,
and vaccination, Given Special At
tention. Office Phone 407, Residence
118. DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

Office over New NARROW Building
DEBORAH, Iowa Phone 1882
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

II at first they don't succeed, most
women marry again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

have eleven years college train
ing and seventeen years Of expert
ence.
AGHASIE OSHANA, NJ. ID.
Mason City, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

Many a victor Is sorry he won the
battle after counting the cost.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
j. ID. HEXOM, Nj. ID.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Rooms s and 8. Office phone No.
sos. Residence 515. Office hours
Citizens Bank Bldg.
10 to IL. 2 to 5. Sundays IL to l..
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

Treatment OF rheumatism and the
Heart is my Specially.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
BUSINESS CARDS.
DIR. NJ. ID. JEWELL,
Physician and Surgeon.

Office in the Trzcinski building,
second floor. Office hours, 10 to IL
q. M; 2 to p. M; to 8 p. m.
Standard phone, 1872 for office;
257-3 for residence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

URBAN & URBAN,
oSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Offices over DEBORAH Bakery
Telephone No. $50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
Nj. j. SOUKUP
OPTICIAN.

Eyes examined, glasses fitted,
broken lenses duplicated.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
DIR. III. III. THOMAS,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
BOICE a. HOOK,
ATTORNEYS AT La

Office on Winnebago Street.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
A. Il. CONRAD, Nj. ID.

DAUBNEY OFFICE
Phone 241.
Specializes in Surgery, diseases Of
women, and Obstetrics.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
DIXON & LINZENMEYER,
HARNESS, ROBES, BLANKETS,
WHIPS, ETC.
MRS. PHOEBE LINCOLN, Specials,

First Glass Repairing, Washing,
Oiling, Etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
DENTIST

Telephone 358. Offices in Decor
nh State Bank Bldg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
DIR. G. HOEG,

DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
Given special attention. Office over
Citizens Savings Bank. Office hours
10 to IL a. m, to p. m. Phone,
Office 1872; residence 2S-3.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
] NY HUSBAND AND |
THE CRISIS
Jane Phelps

the upper part of the house, and the
faithful maid slept soundly after her
hard days work. Even Mandy, who
slept on the next floor, worn out with
the ''misery in her back, was asleep,
and heard nothing.
Clifford Hammond let himself in with
his latch key, his eyes CLASSY, his hands
trembling.
He stumbled over rug in the hall,
Knocked against the hall-raek, making
considerable noise.
? Mildred screamed.
He heard the scream, then the wild
sobbing that followed; but for few
moments could not locate it. He fumb-
led in his pockets for a match, lighted
a gas jet, then, as he passed the closet
door. he knew wthat the sounds came
from within.
He tried the door and found it was
locked on the inside. He pounded ang-
rily upon it, at the same time calling.
Unlock that door and come out of
therel'
Mildred heard, but for some mo-
ments did not realize that it was her
husband; and only screamed the more
loudly. Finally. when she did recognize
the angry voice, a new fear possessed
her-the fear of his displeasure, of his
ungovernable temper.
"Unloek that door, I tell you, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VI.
Mildred had not turned on the lights,
as in the dark she could leave the
shades up and SO watch for her husband
without being seen, even by him.
Recently it had angered him to find her
sitting up when he was late; and she in
tended to run to her room the moment
she heard his step.
Two O'Clock struck, then three. She
counted the strokes aloud, and became
frightened. sitting there alone in the
dark. She had always kept Mandy with
her when Clifford was out, so now,
when the loneliness became intolerable,
she started to go to her.
The Terror Of the Stiffness.
She stood up with trembling limbs,
and clutched the back of the chair to
steady herself. She faneied she heard
peculiar noises. She imagined someone
was in the room; she was sure she heard
someone breathing close TO her. In a
sudden, unreasoning access of terror,
she rushed into n small eloset-a smoth-
cred scream the evidence of her fright.
When she had turned the key her ex-
hausted nerves gave way, and, crouch.
ing on the floor, she cried as she had
never cried before; at times in her ter
ror screaming aloud; at other times
sobbing in broken-hearted way that
was more pitiful than her screams.
No one heard. katie's room was in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
Representative Of Forestry
Service in Special Work

Ray II. Chaplcr, who is associated
with the forestry service with head
quarters in Portland, left saturday to
resume his special work at Mt. St.
Helens, after brlst visit in the city.
Mrs. Chapler and the baby will join
him later at Portland.
Mr.. Chapler is the first graduate
from the o. A. c. forestry school TO
pass the technical examination, one re-
quiring a much higher grade of scholar
ship than that given for forest rangers,
According to Mr.. Chapler, he is as
sociatcd with district number I of the
U. S, Forest service, having in charge
the national forests in Oregon, Wash
ington and Alaska. His special work
is in the Columbia National forests of
Washington as chief of the Spirit Lake
district.
A lookout will be established short.
ly on the top of Mt. st. Helens, the
second hardest climb in the Northwest,
according to the Mazamas. Heretofore
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
CANADIAN THISTLE SPREADS

That the dreaded Canadian thistle is
getting start in Benton and nearly ev.
cry other county in the Willamette val
ley is the report of road supervisors.
The counties are realizing that forcible
measures must be taken to rid the farms
of the dangerous pest before it spreads
and gets beyond control. The Oregon
laws are very stringent and impose
heavy penalties on the owners of land
who do not eXterminate the thistle \
salesman of farm machinery who trav-
els over nearly all of western Oregon
stated that in the western part of
Clackamas and Marion counties the
thistle is getting firm foothold.-Hub-
bard Enterprise
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

come out!' he repeated
Turning the key with fingers that
trembled so she could scarcely use them.
she almost fell as Clifford violently
ierked the door open.
He grabbed her by the arm and pulled
her roughly from the closet, saying, as
he did so:
- At it again, you little fool are youf
What were you doing in that dark holef
You are nothing but blubbering cry
babyi"
With a long, shuddering moan Mil
dred fell at her husband g feet. She
had tainted.
Mildred's Child
y long moment he stood looking at
the erumped little form. then. lifting
her up, none too gently, he called
Mandy:
"Come down here you lazy fool. and
take care of your mistressl" then
stumbled off to bed.
Mandy, who had been awakened by
the commotion, was already part way
down the stairs when he called. Gath
ering the slight form in her AIMS. she
carried her to her room and worked over
her until she fell asleep.
Forty-eight hours later, after both
lives had been despaired of, AGldred,s q
baby girl was born.
(Tomorrow-Clifford Becomes More In.
differently
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
BY S. w. STRAUs
Prendsnt Amerioan Society for 7Hrif

earn money in the hours in which
they are not in school. A change
of occupation is what they need in
stead OF too much play. The
pleasures OF childhood are ephem-
eral but the lessons of thrift
learned are OF lasting benefit.
Delaware boys and girls recently
gave an exhibit and related how
they had made success OF plots of
ground by following the teachings
of the extension department of the
Department of Agriculture. A
young man named Harrison Black
stone OF Durham, Me, said that he
made $l45 on one and half acres
on which he had cultivated a crop
of potatoes. On an acre of beets
Crystal Waddell of Mapleton, Me-,
made SAL. 1t is reliably stated that
100000 boys and girls joined the
gardening and canning clubs last
year.
Says an authority on economics:
"a man who saves a dollar is a
benefactor; one who teaches an
other to save a dollar is a public
benefactor and should be knighted
by the state. A dollar invested
takes root instantly, it is not
parched or burned by droughts; nor
killed by frost or sleet. 1t cannot
be injured by heat or cold, by
famine or pestilence, by fire or
food. 1t will not be lost by hole
in the pocket, nor borrowed by
some pestilental friend or boon
companion. 1t is beyond the
reach of earthquake or lightning
accident, sneak-thief, thug or. mur.
derers."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

time they waste. 1t would be a
good idea, merely as an enlight-
ening experiment II for no other
reason, to provide oneself a time
account book, and exactly as one
keeps track of each penny he
spends, (and finds how many pen
nies he wastes) keep tab on each
minute and discover how many val
liable hours he wastes.
l venture the opinion that there
would be many an astonished in
dividual who has been known to
say with too much frequency, 81
haven't time" If he has any am
bition, a contemplation of these
wasted minutes and hours in which
he could have accomplished so
much, would serve to awaken it.
For each hour that is wasted Just
that much money is wasted also,
for time is money any way you
look at it.
Children should be taught to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
DOESN'T LIKE THE GOVERNOR
DAILY Astorian. Rep.N

DAILY Astorian, Rep.)
The present prison squabble is direct
ly in line with everything else Cover
nor WithycOmbe has had anything to
do with. There is no, use getting ex-
cited about it, or trying to excuse it,
and it needs no investigation as to
cause.-The cause is Dr. Withycombe In
every commission on which Governor
Withycombe sits, or has the power to
appoint, strife and inefficiency have
predominated. Even the important high
way commission has not escaped the
stain of his appointment ent-for-friendship
policy. He has turned the state depart
ments into pork-barrel grab-boxes and
the prison quabble-reeking with
charge and counter charges merely
the pre-ordained result of the bland
Withycombe administration, that's ALL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

Mt. st, Helens has been under the pa
troll system, hut hereafter will be un-
der the lookout system, with Bell tele-
phone connections. The climb to the
summit is so. difficult that the last
four and half miles are made by sled
ding only. The cabin to be erected
will be 10 by - feet, with an Is foot
tower and man will be stationed
there from the first of July until the
first September rain. As soon as the
cabin is built, Mr.. Chapler will return
to his headquarters at Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
Boy Drowned at Cello
Body Not Yet Found

The Dalles, Or, Aug. 2S.-Searchers
for the body of George Roos, age Is,
Portland boy drowned in the Columbia
river rapids at Cello, believed today
it had been carried far down stream by
the swift current. Roos perished when
a canoe in which he was padding with
his brother Walter eapsized in whirl.
pool. The boys We're journeying from
Lewiston, Idaho, to Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
SNEERING WILL
BECOME CHRONIC
EAST OreSonian.)

East Oregonian.)
Whenever prominent republican
comes forth for Wilson, as Jerry Rusk,
William Hanley, Emmett Callahan and
Others have done the Oregonian sneers
and attempts to ascribe false motive
TO the move; but if all republicans who
support Wilson are to be sneered at
the Oregonian will need barrel full.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
BAD ROADS

The roads that lead to Hayseed Center
make peoples tempers warm; in vain, in
vain, with voice of Stentor, clamor for re-
form The roads are full of holes and
ridges, that bust our costly tires, and there
are sway backed, creaking bridges, to-
gether tied with wires. We have lovely,
growing city, at which the tourists shy; and
it seems seven times pity bad roads must
black her eye Our city hall is rich with
gliding, we've churches and we've schools,
and our large new gymnasium building is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
EPIDEMIC WEAKENS.

New York. Aug. 2S.-Added evil
dence that the infantile paralysis
epidemic in New York is being gotten
under control was presented in tOday's
reports to the health department.
Only 43 new cases and 2l deaths
were reported today, the sharpest de-
cline since the epidemic started to
wane
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28
SEX AND SUICIDE

Official statistics of suicide show some strange ways of
the human mind
For instance, it appears that all other things being
equal married is much more likely to commit
suicide than bachelor. But who are single,
spnsters divorces widows to find life less worth
living than do married Neither ill health nor
alcohol is such potent of suicide as business losses
Even unfortunate love affairs do not much
WEAKNESS of life as does loss of money.
This is why there few suicides committed on Sat
urday Those who have worried through the week have
received their pay and the strain is temporarily relieved
or if being pressed hard in business AFFAIRS there is day
of immunity at hand in which something may turn up.
Monday-black Monday--is the day when those forced
by business disaster most disposed to give up the
struggle
The day when find their domestic troubles most
unbearable is Sunday And their commonest time for
suicide is between and IL in the evening.
Though married women do not give up to suicide as
much as unmarried do it looks if the husbands
being around home for whole day contributes to the
tendency.
Or perhaps, the Saturday night and Sunday drink
drives the wife to dispair and death.
But who there that analyze the which drives
women to death on the day that should be the most hap
py and peaceful of all the week.
We call women the weaker seX and yet in about 10000
cases officially recorded in this country in period OF
three years the suicide of ounumber that of women
two to one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

1T o Fl IL d
tim e." re-
marked an in
d Il 5 trio II s
man never
lose time" Ii
people would
form the hab-
it of keeping
strict account
OF what they
do every min
ute of every
d ay h e y
W oul d b e
amazed at the
a III o un t OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

fixed with swimming pools. We have bank and three
physicians, and in our public square there is stand
where our musicians play tunes beyond compare. We
ought grow and yet we're shrnken because roads
are bad for folks won't come-uness they're drunken
lovely grad And still we'll fool away our taxes
and have roads wreck, till we apply little axes
to some official neck
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

The Cherrians having done everything else maglnaoe
crowned the climax on the way home Sunday by taking
a straw vote on president The result showed Hughes
93 Wilson 45 but it does not want to be overlooked that
Saems sleght of hand expert Cooke Patton was on te
train.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

Those watching auto at Kalamazoo yesterday got
an extra thrill for their money when eleven out OF four
teen autos in the race piled up at the first turn during te
race Two are dead one of these decaptated and eight
others injured one of them probably fatally "Butchered
to make Roman holiday" tame expression to use
about the American speed sports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

An Ohio man has invented refrigerator to be used
without ce and if some one will next invent way to
keep food prices down of might be able to fill the
contrivance
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

The Coos Bay visitors, or the Salem contingent pre-
sented General Manager Scott vote of thanks for the
splendid service furnished by his company Everybody
signed it-and it was we'll deserved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

That railroad from Eugene Coos Bay said to have
cost $l 100000 1t may be some time before the company
gets adequate returns on its investment but it will be
great producer sometime Anyway it has performed
great service for the state in getting it together
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-28

Italy yesterday declared war on Germany 1t was
Sunday but would hardly come within the meaning of
the proverb he better the day the better the deed"