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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-01

Mrs. Theresa Buehler, an old resi-
dent of this city, died Friday morning
at her home, 922 South Eleven tn stree,
aged 10 years.
She was born in Baden, Germany,
and at the age of years came to this
country with her parents, who aettled d
on farm in Kossuth. After livir e
there many years she moved to Ch 5
city.
The deceased is survived by two sons
William and Joseph, both of this cit !,
and also four grani children and two
great grand children.
The funeral was held Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock from ST. Bonifat g
church. Interment was in Calvary
cemetery.
Mrs. D. Meyer died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. II. Jarr, last
Thursday morning, aged 80 years.
Tne deceased was born in Bavaria,
Germany, and came to this country in
1852. The family settled on a farm
in Kossuth. She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. j. Il. Jarr. Her hus.
band died y years ago.
The funeral was held Saturday morn
ing from st. Bonifaoe church. Inter
ment was in Calvary cel etery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
WHAT THE SMALL ADVERTISER
CAN DO.

People who do a small business
sometimes say it is of no use for
them TO advertise, since their notices
will be obscured by the much bigger
space taken by larger concerns. That
point of view is often the principle
reason why their business remains
small, but the remedy is in their own
hands.
Their feeling does not accord with
the every day experience of people
who have made q study of the adver-
Using game. In most newspapers
there is a. certain class of small mott
cos that attract attention entirely
out of proportion to the space TAX
en-.
The reason is apt to be that the
proprietor of the store writes the ad
himself. The proprietor of the big
ger concern is apt to delegate the
work to a subordinate, who may or
may not do it well. But by taking a
large space he gets public attention,
even if no exceptional knack is shown
in writing the copy.
IT is a fact that no one can talk
so well about business as the pro-
prietor himself. His mind is full OF
it, he sees the strong points of his
line better than anyone else who
does not know it as well, and he can
really grow quite eloquent on this
subject If he will write the notice
himself, he usually makes good
one, unless he commits the error Of
filling a small space with too much
fine type.
If he feels he can afford only a
small space, he should just pick out
one or two things, describe them,
and give the price. Every newspap-
er has specimens of advertising SO
we'll done in small space as to be ex-
ceedingly effective. II is not that
any special wit or cleverness is
shown. 1t is that the writer has
simply put into them the same every
day wisdom that he will put into the
terse talk with the customer in his
store.
Done in this way, an advertise
ment has flavor of everyday sense
that interests people, and they turn
to it as to a favorite feature. Many
businesses that were small and OBJ
scure at the start have grown great
and prosperous in this way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
A LACK OF FARMERS.
No Man Need Starve on Good Land,
But May be Sold Out for Debt.

The price of food as viewed by
the consumer is alarmingly high.
And yet one can not step outside the
limits of any great American city
without seeing land that is poten-
TALLY foodproducing lying idle.
One can find adjoining it, indefnit ?
acres doing but half work, and be-
yond this, great areas of good soil
the pillow has never touched.
If the acreage within twenty
mile radius of Minneapolis were
cultivated as Belgium was cultivat-
ed before August 1914, Minneapolis
could not begin to consume its food
product.
If northern half of Minnesota
were cultivated as well as the south
ern half, and the southern half as
we'll cultivated as is France, Mime
sofa alone could feed the French
nation. America will not soon
starve for lack of fertile soil.
Neither America nor Minnesota
lacks farms. They lack farmers.
Northern Minnesota has vast idle
acres, because America has so few
landiess farmers. 1t was once sup
posed that any man might become
"a farmer. The average man believ-
ed that, if he failed at everything
else, he could at least make a liv-
ing as farmer This is now an ex-
ploded theory. No man need starve
on good land, but he may be. sold
out for debt.
Farming is both science and a
business. If done at all, it must be
so managed that it will show bal
ance on the credit side. Flour may
cost an unskilled farmer more than
it costs shop worker. A pig may go
to market "a bankrupt, because his
carcass won't pay his feed bill. A
cow may be only a boarder,. and a
hen pauper. Few men not born on
the land can successfully live on the
land, and half of the farm-born are
failures at farming. Good Minnesota
land is idle, because so few men
know how to put it to work at a
ofit.-Minneapolis Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
WANT COLUMN.
Rates--One Cent per word. Moth.
ing less than ten cents.


FOR SALE-Brood sows. Phone
Line %. Archie w. Hoyt, DEBORAH,
r. A. 10-2pd.
FOR SALE-Billiard hall and lunch
counter, Water street, DEBORAH.
good location. Enquire Public
Opinion Office. low
FOR SALE-The c. F. Anderson
place, Of II acres on West Side,
Modern house, barn, chicken
house and corn crib, etc. eff
ron SALE--White oak fenre posts
12c each. See Ed. X. dovden or
K. A. Wick. 9-2w
FOR SALE-Black Minorca roost-
Nels Wemark, Ridgeway, Ia. 90
FOR SALE-Seven room house,
good cellar under whole main
part 20x28; electric lights all
rooms; city water, sewer and tot
let. Cheap, if taken at once. G.
w. Payne, 703 Mechanic st. 9-2pd
FOR BENT---Good fiat on Water
street. Enquire Mrs. j. G. Lamm.
6-tf
FOR SALE-Kitchen cabinet, kerc-
sene range and buffet. Enquire OF
Henry Jansen. o-tt
FOR SALE-SiX room house with
bath, hot and cold, soft water.
Modern throughout. Inquire at
this Office. 6-tf
FOR SALE-Second hand pianos, in
Al condition, Uprights and
Grands; also organs, in good con-
dition. Rud Bros, DEBORAH. 45st
FOR SALE-Second hand pianos and
organs. Marsh Music House. De-
corah 44tf
FOR SALE-House at 81 North
Mill st. Inquire of Henry p. Eide
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
IOWA SEEDS BEST FOR USE IN
IOWA.
Botanist at University Declares That
Seeds from Other States Are
Not Adapted to Our
Climate.

If there is any thing in which the
practice of patronizing home indus
try should particularly be observed
it is in the purchase of seeds, ac-
cording to Prof. Bohumil Shimek,
head of the department. of botany at
the State University. Without refer
ence to the ethical side of the propo-
sition it is a mistake to leave Iowa
for seeds.
The trouble in buying seeds raised
in other parts OF the country is that
they are not adapted to the Iowa cli-
mate. Many people think that Min
nesota or Wisconsin seeds are ideal
for Iowa because they are accustom-
ed to cooler and shorter summers
than Iowa's. Many seed houses in
these states have been supported al
most entirely by Iowa patronage.
The fact that the moisture is much
greater in those northern states is
overlooked and when these seeds are
planted in Iowa the plants fire in our
hot summers.
Similarly. seeds from dryer eli
mates where the summers are longer
are not adapted to Iowa climate. as
was shown some twenty-five years
ago when much seed corn was i'm
ported from Kansas and Oklahoma
after a crop failure in Iowa. In the
thousands and thousaud of acres of
corn from that seed Nardly bushel
matured fully in the northern part
of Iowa. This applies to garden
seed, seed corn and other grains, and
fruit trees.
Il know of no instance where
Iowa seed is not actus NY better for
Iowa than any imported seed" Prof.
Shimek declares.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
16, 0S2,000 $451,3S5,000
January /, 1917
Number Value
$4,000 S166.O64,O0O
16,3S3,000 $534,312,0O0
On the Wire.

The president of one of the large
corporations in New York, whose
business is measured in hundreds of
millions of dollars annually, has no.
the temper of the angels. The en-
ployees, from the vice-president to
the Office boy, stands in holy dread of
him
There came one day a new te,e-
phone operator. The president
wanted to talk to some one in Wash
ington, and wanted him quick. He
got his party and was thundering
away when squa-wk-k, ping, s-s-s-tt.
And the connection was 'dished."
The president was near to exploding
when a competent little voice caryS
up from the switchboard:
well, / guess I'm the little gir;
who put the mess in message, amt ] ?
You just look out of the window. and
III fix it in ten seconds"
And he did. And she did. And
the little operator moved up ahead
of the vice-president in Office estima-
ton and is still at her switchboard.
New York Post
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
How Fish Can Easily Find Fresh
Water.

How salt water fishes determine
where they are, and why fresh wat
or fishes can always find their way
into rivers is made clear by Drs. V.
4. Shelford and e. IS. Powers. Their
studies of the resistance of salt wat
er fishes to the decayed and decom-
posed things has led to an explana-
ton OF their habits.
II appears that herrings can sense
differences in heat and cold as small
IS quarter of degree or less. They
appreciate the fact that only trace
OF an acid or alkali is present in wat
er. SO sensitive are herring said to
be TO acids and alkalis that the scien-
lists propose that these and other
fish be used to detect the chemicals
of the litmus paper, which chemists
use, and in the same manner that
canary birds are used to discover
traces of poison coal gas in mines
and elsewhere.
In connection with the entrance
of salmon into rivers and other boz
dies Of water. Drs. Shelford and Pow
ers say it is evident that they find
their way by virtue of the presence
or absence of acids and alkalis.
Fish are said to be able to deter
mine the direction they must go to
fresh water even when hundreds of
miles out at sea and find their way
to bays, harbors and inlets when
their mating season demands it by
the chemical conditions of the water.
IT is not necessary to appeal to Gin
stinct" to explain the return of GER
tain rivers or the running of her.
rings in certain localities. These
new chemical discoveries are said to
make it all clear that smell and
touch are the senses most concerned,
and these are highly developed in
certain species.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
Dressing the Table,

At all of the latest flower shows
Of the first magnitude prizes have
been awarded for the best dressed
tables. The idea is to impress upon
the public the part that flowers and
plants may play in adding some psy-
Geological effect to the routine mat
ter of eating.
The most ordinary food, served
with some punishment of flowers,
takes on an added zest and the big
flower shows have sought to develop
taste and interest in making the ia
BILE something more than place to
put food. The first prize table at
one of the most important shows had
a centerpiece of flowers, with indivi-
dual stands for. each guest.
The harmony of the floral offerings
won the prize for the
successful exhibitor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-Eight room residence
and extra lot on Main street. Lot
sold separate if desired. Enquire
M. j. McAndrews, DEBORAH. S-tf.
FOR RENT-After March 1st, my
house and three acres Of land IN
West DEBORAH. Inquire of Mrs. r.
G.. Opdahl. Tiff.
FOR RENT--A part of my house.
Mrs. T. B. Hauge, st. Lawrence
ST., loft
NANTED-Salesmen and collectors,
apply at Singer Sewing machine
Office, DEBORAH. 1O-2w
FOR SALE-Seyeral small farms
close to DEBORAH Also houses and
lots for sale. Enquire at Worths
Music Store. Loft
HOUSES FOR RENT--Enquire at
Worth's Music Store. loft
FOR S3LE---Good team, Rud Bros.
loft
FOR SALE-Barred rock cockerels
three dollars, T.. w. Cutting, De-
corah, Iowa. 10-1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
Not every peach Of girl becomes
4 well-preserved woman
Free Newspaper Space.

The following article from the
Janesville, Wis.,, Gazette is going the
rounds of the press and all "the
boys are giving it a hearty amen,
When other folks donate a hall,
donate the lights, donate the heat,
donate the music, donate the speak
ing, donate the decorations, donate
the feed, donate the invitations, do
note the programs, in fact everything
connected with the entertainment,
and no charge is made for admission,
or there is nothing to sell, it ought
to be clear to all fair-minded people
that then it is perfectly fair to come
to the Gazette and ask it to donate its
service in bringing the crowd that is
necessary to make a success of the
affair.
How many times will it be neces-
sary for the Gazette to explain that
when thing happens it is news? An
nouncing ii before it happens is plain
and simple advertising. service
which the Gazette is pleased to offer
for sale at very moderate pr &C.
just the same as a merchant offers
his goods for sale There is no more
reason for the Gazette giving away
its advertising than there is for the
merchant. 70 stand behind his c9un
tiers and give away his merchandise
to ell who come and ask for it,
THE Gazette is not finding ia1lt
with anybody, because the public is
rot to blame. For years some news
parers have simply gone down on
their knees, so to speak, chased folks
all over a ten-acre lot, and begged
them to carry away their advertising
write-ups. free Conditions have 50
changed that this generosity is ne
longer possible even if it was sengi-
BILE"
The man with the largest library
usually has the least time to read.
Ever notice il
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
Making Things HUI min Rome.

The Romans had three recognize
methods OF applauding the bombus,
the imbrices and the testate. The
word bombus did not carry any allu-
sion to explosives. On the contrary,
this form of applause was the most
decorous, inasmuch as it colsiste
merely OF a humming or buzziny
hoise. Thus in way the Romans
were the first ito make things hum"
i'll a public assembly. The bombus
was not the chief feature the Ro-
mans had-to offer in the way of APP
plause. The imbrices meant a dem
Onstration made with the hollow of
the hands. The testae meant the
striking together of the fiat portions
OF the hands. From this we may con-
|clude that the Romans clapped, but
there is no certainty on this point.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
Irvine Made from Paper.

AS Germany has been unable since
the war to import in sufficient guam
titles the raw materials used for
making twine and string. German
manufacturers have turned TO the
production of these articles from
paper and have succeeded so well
that they now appear upon the mar
ket. Paper Irvine and paper yarn
cannot be said to be novelties nor
products of the war, as Japan man
ufactured yarn and textiles from
paper pulp over 100 years ago. Amer
lea some sixty years ago and Ger
many since 1890. The products re-
semble those made from jute or
hemp.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
IOWA LIVE STOCK VALUES.
show Decided Increase The Country
Over at Close 1916.

The report of the L. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, recently issued,
shows a very decided increase in the
value OF live stock the country over
at the close of 1915. In Iowa the
increase amounts to $50, 1927 900.
There are fewer horses in the state by
80, GOO than at the beginning of 1916,
due to the export trade in war hors-
es. Mules have increased to the ex-
tent OIL 900 head. Cattle have in
creased in number 81 900 head, while
swine number sol 600 more than on
January /, 1916. The combined val
ue of grain, hay, fruit and vegetable
crops in the state in 1916 was $597,-
165,673 The grand total for crops
and live stock for the year amounts
to $1,131,47 ,6-3. This does not
include poultry products, the value
of which is estimated to be in the
neighborhood of $35,00O,000.
The following table shows the
humber and value of live stock jan
uary l, 1915, and January 1, 1917.
To,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07

A girl with a wart on her chin gets
a husband of her own choosing,
while her dimpled sister may not
fare SO we'll.
Today, while we have on our
+cloaks of piety, let us not forget to
sympathize with the man whose In
digestion forbids him eating buck
wheat cakes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
THE BUNK OF a BUSY BRAIN
stray Thoughts That Leak From Ne
Editors Mind.

For Week Beginning March ).
An exchange aptly remarks that
here are few kids being licked these
lays because they do not clean up
heir plates.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07

A recent press dispatch told man
in Philadelphia flashing ten thous-
and dollar bill, and when the pro-
prietor of the place had him arrested
thinking the bill a counterfeit, the
fellow flashed nine more of the same
denomination. And they were gen.
uine! The press dispatch did not
say so, but we feel sure the fellow
was a newspaper man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
Facts of the Week.

Historical Facts OF the Week.
The Boston massacre occurred
March ), 1870.
General w. r. Sherman was born
on March 6, 1891.
Germany declared war on Portu-
gal March Sth of last year.
The battle of Hampton Roads and
the tight between the Monitor and the
Merrimac took place on March g.,
1862.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07

The story of the cow jumping over
the moon is becoming less a fairy
tale every day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07

The average woman will Jump at
the sight of mouse as quickly as
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07

The man with the largest library
usually has the least time to read
Ever notice it?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-28

OH October 9. 10, II and II, thai
Educational and RecreatiOnal Institu-
,Ioh, known as the Great Hager5tOWn
Interstate Fair, will hold its Sixty
second Annual Exhibition. 1t is known
HOW that the exhibits will surpasS in
number those of any past year, that
IT'S equipment is better than ever be-
Iofe, and that its management is thor
oughiy competent. All of which should
"'tract the public and propitiata the
weather dispenser, although with its
capaclOuS buildings and fine roads and
walks the people can see and enjoy
'IllS Great Fair even though the
weather be not favorable. With our
E"uhtry at war and the problem be-
I''t us OF feeding our own people, as
well as our allies, it will require that
every farmer raise things" more
, ,nan ever during the next few years.
70 man can afford to experiment at
'hiS critical time 1t is a time for
"c'ion. A time to put into practice
Iheth0ds which have proven success
i"l. lhls knowledge comes to you by
a visit tU this Great Fair Look at
NE exhibits. Ask where and how they
we're grown. Go home, do likewise.
zee the machinery Compare it with
"N1t !oI have. Think, reason.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-28
..ur frnm Manchester District.

,-..;1v strange things happen. Re
NV, three of the MelrOse eX-mer-
T.rfs met in front OF Mr.. Rogers
. Zpnu. who came from behind
sH, counter to take up printing and
.irhIi.nfng: Miller, OF Lineboro, who
ntrrr, a butcher business; and
ffnay. farmer, OF Bachmans Val
We are still sending out the balance
.. 1,arher SYMPTOMS Prophecies to all
,,-rn -end stamp for postage.
ra..rtIv We boarded the Pitts
...r,,1 FLYER" at Hampstead, and were
,r;rrnd through some rich, productive
.,'rr,ing localities and picturesque
,"..5.r.,,,r Lima beans seem to be
r,vnrjro. growing in value as the
.,r,rur realizes its prOductiveness.
nra farmer told me that he realizes
.,,raa times as much money from an
..,.,. nf beans a. from wheat.
I'm one Of the large stations in Bal
.i,,nrr we met a soldier who seemed
r.rv social 10 me as a stranger. Up
~, Questioning him we learned that
no WAS one of the "Regulars" station
- AZ Gpttvsburg. waiting for his wife
vtu had started from Texas the pre-
vfogs morning He had been station
Il IN Texas during the Mexican out
ira.k. had served Uncle Sam nine
wears and lOnged for the present
,rar IN cease, so he could again live
th4 uuirt life OF a civilian. The
-GruL" he said was excellent, and a.
IN rFr duration OF the present war he
said ueoule only guess that the time
,.iu come. We saw some sad part
fng- in the statiOns-just a little
,Ifmp-e Of what is taking place all
aver this beautiful land.
In Lexington Market we saw some
,boicc ham meat, and was some
what a,fonished when the lady of the
Isn't il nice ." Coming to the flower
noutus. noticeable among the cut
foVrr, were dahlias and golden rod.
which we're eagerly sought by the we'll
dressed woman. Potatoes are begin
ming to rank with the corn and wheat
,.rou Some Of our farmers have dug
from 300 TO $50 bushels, the minimum
nrica realized by those who sold a
uarf or all of their crop was SOC per
busMcI.
Scarcity of help on the farm can be
more fully realized by learning that
some fruit growers in Maryland and
adjoining states were compelled to
sell nice peaches at PC per bushel,
because the harvest was ripe and
the Iaborers few"
One of the newest inventions is a
ruutriyance which at a set time breWs
cap Of tea in the morning and
aruuscs the sleeper by an alarm
when the tea is ready.
That useful invention. the farm
tractor. has attained wide popularity
4.uoo are now used in the United
States
1t may be interesting to state that
statistics gathered the past summer
show that we have 40 Sunday schools
in carroll county. with $4,000 names
enrolled As the Sunday school is a
stepping stone to church, may it he a
power for good.
!. ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester. Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-28
4 Watermelon Party.

\ watermelon party was held at Ma
nln Springs. the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Green, on September Is. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Green. Mr.. and Mrs. James Tt. TrayeT,
Mrs. Roy Bowers. Misses TIOttie
Barnc@. Ni"gie Hoff. Lillian Barnes,
cora Green. Eva Ford. Gladys Green,
Virginia Trayer, Estella Bowers,
Gertrude Green. Marie Shauck. Bea-
trice Green, Messrs. Willie Sipe. Will
liam Phillip. Charles Hoff. Carroll
Ford. Donald Shipley, Robert Shipley,
ShermGr Barnes. Herman Shauck, Ar
thur Green, Nerman Green. Clarence
Capla. Clinton Can!a. Csten Green,
Sterling Green and Walter Green.
Owing to the rainy ni-nt. the party
was turned into Z house party and all
kinds Of plays and games were in
dulged in. Some fine music was rend-
cred on the piano ny Miss Estella
Bowers.
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MELROSE.

WentZ's Union Sunday school
closed for the season on Sunday morn
ing with appropriate exercises There
were 81 members present, The school
will receive a treat in the near future
St. Jerusalem's, Bachman's Union
Sunday school will hold a festival on
Saturday evening, September -, at
the home of Mr.. Horace Leppo. The
festival was to be held on September
H., but on account of the weather it
was postponed.
State Hill public school opened on
Monday morning for the ensuing year
with % scholars enrolled. Mr.. {. j.
Sauble is teacher
Mr.. Beniah Bankert received a let
ter from his son in Seattle, WASH,
stating that bacon was selling at SOC
per pound. butter - cents per pound,
eggs - cents per dozen. and flour SIS
per barrel.
Mrs. +. T. Crumrine, who intends
to quit housekeeping, will sell at pub
lie sale her household furniture on
Saturday, September 10Th, at II
o'clock. She intends to move with her
son-in-law and daughter, Rev and
Mrs. G. f. Shelter, to Chicago, in the
near future
The Ladies' Aid Society of BiXler's
t. B. Church will be held at the home
of Mr.. Dallas Barnhart on Wednesday
evening. October 3. Everybody invited.