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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Love in Eishdon1.

This is no ''fish" story as the term
is usually referred to, but it is story
about fish. Jim Foster, student Of fish
affairs, vouehes for it's authenticity.
Jim has collection Of big live fish
in a small aquarium in downtown
restaurant and for u hours every night
he watches them perform.
"The fish are very affectionate," de-
clared the fish student. "They are
good-tempered and kind toward one an
other. See those two largest fish?
They are married guess; or else in
love with each other. They always
kiss each other good night and nibble
affectionately at each others mouths.
The female Of the two never puts her
cold fins on the male ones back. And
in the morning-say, it's amusing to
watch them yawn and stretch them
selves. Detroit Free Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Henry cIax,s Diplomacy.

The following is an instance Of
Henry Clay's readiness in getting out
of a difficult situation. On one occa-
sion vote he had given in congress
offended one Of his constituents who
unbraided him for it and declared he
would never again support him for
congress.
Meeting this constituent on the court
green Mr.. Clay said to him: Il am
sorry you will not again support me
for congress because of vote l gave
on a certain measure. When your
rifle misses fire do you throw 1t
away?' "No," replied the constituent,
4I do not throw 1t away" what do
you do with it," asked Mr. Clay. why,
/ pick my flint and try it again" re-
piled the constituent. swell" said Mr..
Clay, "are you going to throw me away
because I have missed fire once? Won't
you let me pick my flint and try again
Won't you treat me as you do your rifle
when it misses firef"
This ready reply satisfied the con-
stituent and completely won him over,
and he was ever after one of Clay's
most faithful supporters in his candi-
dacy for congress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
How Would You Tie a cameIl

Because of its peculiar swaylng mo-
ton in walking the camel has been
called the ship OF the desert" This
tile may also have some reference to
the extreme stupidity ana passivity of
the animal, which submits to great
loads, which it will often carry for
days at time without stopping for
food or drink, with no more urging
than a ship would require from the
hands of its pilot, says the Popular
Science Monthly. The manner in which
the drivers hobble the camels when
they stop for rest is interesting.
They do not depend upon stakes driven
In the deep, yielding sand, but simply
double back and tie one Of the fore
legs of the animal, so that 1t can lie
down or rise up, but cannot. move from
the spot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
ALL HAVE THEIR UNDER-D0GS
Good Reasons Why Peoples Sympa-
thies Are With the Fellow Who
Is Temporarily DoWa.

Our sympathies naturally travel the
line of llkes-that is, the things we feel
in ourselves, we feel in othe6. We APP
plaud the under-dog, because we so
often have been the under-dog. We like
to lift the other fellow up when he is
down, because we also have been down.
Sympathy starts at home-or else 1t
isn't sympathy.
Your periodic moods of failure and
disappointment are your under-dogs.
SO, instead Of walking past these
under-dogs of yours and casting no
sympathy their way, pause to give
them your heart and your hope, and
soon the picture and fact will be your
over-dogs-your victories and your
genuine achievements.
No under-dogs can possibly appeal
In Importance to the under-dogs of
your daily experience.
Perhaps you viii applaud alone the
under-dogs of your personal glooms
and shadows, but what of 1t? As Low
ell says: "Dally, with souls that
cringe and plot, we Slnais climb and
know 1t not" What difference, what
odds, so long as over your manhood
bend the skles?"
Courageously cheer the under-dogs
Of your experiences and stay proudly
by them until their fight becomes a fac
tor of your kingship.-George Matthew
Adams, in Good Housekeeping.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Sheen Has Wooden Leo.

Charles Krauter, living near Bucyrus,
o., had lamb get tangled up in a
fence and injure it's leg. The veterin-
airy told him the leg had to come off.
Krauter did not want to lose the lamb,
so minus the leg he nursed it back
to health and then fixed up peg leg
for it.
Now the lamb has grown to be a
sheep and still stumps around on the
wooden leg. Occasionally the wooden
member becomes loose and falls off,
and the sheep then hobbies over to a
soft spot and waits until some one
comes along to fasten the leg on
again.
The wooden leg doesn't interfere
with the sheep growing wool, Mr..
Krauter says, and wool is wool now
adays.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Russia and tn. United states.

The old autocratic government of
Russia was always particularly friend
~ to the United States. During the
Revolutionary war Russia offered to
mediate for peace and her offer was
accepted by the United States but de-
clined by Great Britain. Russia was
one of the first governments to recog-
nize the independence of the United
States and continued TO show her good
will by making treaties of amity and
commerce with the United States. Sew
eral of our early presidents in their
messages referred TO "tfe continued
friendship of Russia" In 1923, Rus
sia proposed a friendly adjustment
through diplomatic channels of the
boundary line between American and
Russian possessions in the Northwest
and President Monroe authorized the
United States minister to Russia to at
tend to the matter. In doing so he
said: 'The government of the United
States has been DESTROYS by this friend
lily proceeding TO manifest the great
value which they have Invariably at
tached to the friendship Of Russia and
their solicitude to cultivate the best
understanding with that government"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
GLASS STAINED BY x-RAYS
Experiments Have Shown Theoe Pro.
duce the Same Effect as the
Light of the Sun.

1t is well known that glass exposed
for long to sunlight acquires violet
tint. In very old houses the windows
facing south are often distinctly VIC
let. Experiments recently made in the
laboratories of the General Electric
company at Schenectady with X-rays
prove that these can be used to dye
glass in many colcrs. principally an
amethystine violet and an amber yell
low, but also green and bright yellow.
These colors, according TO Mr.. Ro-
seminal, who conducted the expert
-ments, are due to notifications of the
physical structure of the glass and not
to chemical alterations. The color can
be made to penetrate to any desired
depth, from mere surface tint to
complete coloration of the entire sub
stance. And the same method can be
applied to tinting porcelain, enamel
and precious stones.
An interesting and important fact
about this glass that has been colored
by long exposure to X-rays is that it
becomes impervious to the radiations
that have transformed it. Thus it can
be used as a protection against the
glare of the sun or the snow and
against the X-rays themselves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
CULTURE HERE BEFORE 1892
tlon Come From Egypt7 Is
Now Question.

Prof. Elliot Smith developed In an
extraordinarily interesting manner the
thesis that the pre-Columbian civiliza-
lions Of America-or at least many inn
portant features in those civilizations
were not truly aboriginal, but came
in a cultural wave from Asia across
the Pacific ocean, the original starting
point of the most remarkable charac-
teristic being Egypt.
Professor Smith believes, says Sci
ence Progress, that the extremely pc
culiar culture of Egypt was spread
eastward by mariners, mainly Phoeni-
clans, for several centuries after B. G.
he thinks that ''the essential elements
of the ancient. civilizations of India
(the pre-Aryan civiliZations), further
India, the Malay archipelago, Oceania
and America were brought in success
sion to each of these places by mari
ners, whose oriental migrations began
as trading intercourse between the
eastern Mediterranean and India some
time after 500 B. c., and that the
highly complex and artificial culture
which they spread abroad was derived
largely from Egypt (not earlier than
the twenty-first dynasty), but also in
cluded many important accretions
from other sources, and that after ira
versing Asia and Oceania and becom-
ing modified on the way, the stream
finally continued for many centuries
to play upon the Pacific littoral of
America, where it was responsible for
planting the germs of the remarkable
pre-Columbian civilization"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
WAYS OF KEEPING YOUTHFUL
Old Really Has Only to "Make
an Effort"
! see It, in my changing hair.
I see II N my growing HeIF,
Nv craving thirst for early news


1t is a fact, I am growing old.
And so growing old is just case of
finding what ones looking for, observes
the Minneapolis Journal. A man de-
cides that the time has come for him to
be old, and so instead of bracing up,
ignoring the symptoms and finding
some other explanation for the change
in the color of his hair, he neglects his
dress, walks with stoop, uses cane,
stops taking exercise, eats too much,
INDUCES in "reminiscences, retires from
business, and in general acquires the
foolish habit of growing old.
| He should remember that it is posi-
bic to keep a youthful spirit, an active
mind an interest in current events and
a purpose to serve his fellows, and that
he who does these things will always
be young.
The fact that women generally de-
cline to contract the old-age habit and
that some men have also resisted the
temptation to full into it would seem
to indicate that iflthose who do yield
to it would only take the advice of
Dombey TO his wife, and snake an eff
fort" they would learn how foolish
and how unnecessary it is to grow old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
HAROLD SCHLATTER
IN BROOKLYN

tended, If so I'll bet / had Just as
good time, although 1 haven't the
mosquito Jumps to show as you likely
have.
got letter from Ashton Gregg
yesterday. He seems to like it a lot
better here in the east. think
J folks it would improve your health
to very great extent if you could
come east within the next few weeks.
but after that the weather might be
bad, because 1 think we will be leav-
ing soon.
am going to send you one of the
many writeups in the papers of Elk
Mayo Mitchells death. You see
they had to have all the great men
present for the burial, so naturally
the Armed Guards were there. Gee
the 20 planes that dropped flowers
on the grave was>a pretty sight. Our
chief said he'd just as soon go as
high as. the machine could go. that
is If one foot was kept on the g.ound.
Some aviator he would make, bait
at that he would be as good as he is
chief.
You said in your last letter that
you thought some fellows got more
burroughs than others, and then
asked why, It's like this. If you
send telegram that somebody or
something was dying maybe l could
get a leave, as foc instance send me
"a telegram Bob is in dying state"
and if the Exect. officer doesn't ask
what relative he is to me / might get
one, but you know some have a bet
ter line than others and that helps
good deal in a case like this.
Well think had better ring off
as have at least three moe to write
and have a lonely dime fo, four
stamps, SO now if you get notice
anytime in the near future for a let
ter being held 70: postage. You
know it wasn't neglect, but a neees-
sity. Ha! Ha! Now please get busy
and scribble a few lines even though
the field mice do give you the night
mare.
With love your son,
HAROLD SCHLATTER.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24


shall knowingly expose another person
to infection with any of said venereal
diseases or perform any act which ex-
poses another person to infection.
Eleventh: All information and re-
ports concerning persons infected with
venereal diseases shall be inaccessible to
the public except in so far as publicity
may attend the performance of the du-
ties imposed by these regulations and by
the laws of the state.
Twelfth: These resolutions are in full
force and effect from and after this
twenty-eighth day of May, One Thou,
sand Nine Hundred Eighteen, MAY Is
l9lsl.
GUILF0RD Fl. SUMNER,
Secretary Executive Officer,
Iowa State Board of Health
Done at the Capitol in the city of Des
Moines, this 2Sth day of May, 1918.
Adopted July IL, 1918.
E. J. HOOK,
Chairman Board of Health of the City
of DEBORAH. Iowa.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by Eng.
bretson, to adjourn as a Board of Health
Motion carried
J. McANDREWS,
Secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Man Has COPIED Nature,s work.

Marble, in nature, owes its crystal
line structure to volcanic heat. But
ingenious man uses heat to counter
felt the volcanic rocks. BY such means,
with suitable materials, he makes
bricks and crockery, which are artl-
fetal stones. The processes employed
in the manufacture of chinaware are
merely Worship limitations of those
used in the laboratory of nature.
Volcanic rock-granite, trap or what
motifs the very symbol of imperisha-
bility; but the artificial stones (such
as brick and chinaware) produced by
the fusion of particles under the action
of heat are among the most enduring
of known substances.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Beware of Gathering Rust.

Any machine, neglected and left
standing idle, soon gathers rust. As
the rust accumulates it exercises "a
corrosive action. 1t eats into part
after part of The machine, which pres
emily is good for nothing. Had it been
regularly used that piece of machin-
cry would have lasted much longer.
Idleness has been its destruction. SO
is 1t with the human machine.-Ey
change.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
With love your son,
HAROLD sCHLATTER.
Suicides Among Japanese students.

According to Rev. DR.. Sidney L..
Gulick, who lived long in the far East,
suicides among japanese students are
probably more prevalent than among
any other students in the world The
causes he mentions are, first, the high
strung nerves and exceptional sensi-
tiveness to anything that may be re-
garded as personal humiliation; and
second, the extraordinary competition
among students to secure places in
the government schools.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Who Built First Auto7

Just who built the first automobile
In the United States is a matter of
dispute. Elwood Haynes of the
Haynes Automobile company of Koko-
mo, Is one OF the claimants of the
honor. A machine built by him in
1884, which made successful trial
trip at the speed of six or seven miles
an hour July 4, 1894, Is on exhibition
at the Smithsonian institution ut
Washington.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

There is q vessel built of mahogany.
Her name Is Matchless and she is now
used by the coast and geodetlc sur
vey. she was built. by pirates near
Key West in 1850, Of mahogany stolen
FROM stranded merchant vessel. 1t
is said she was the last vessel to
bring slaves from the West Indies to
the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
RAYMOND HJERLEID
WRITES FROM FRANCE

everyone has all hopes and conf
dence in the American army, and it
will only be short time until it will
be all over. With love and best
wishes,
Your son,
RAYMOND HJERLEID.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
a RAPmLY-rrowing busin

Germ requires the services of a
capable, energetic : stenographer.
This is an excellent opportunity
for the right person. Apply in
own handwriting, stating age,
education and experiences
Address Box Ia Public Opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

1t is a fact, am growing old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

FOR SALE-One Avery Separator
1884 Blowe: weigher, carpenter
wing feeder. One full blood
Aberdeen Angus bull 2 years old.
My farm is for sale or rent, Call
2702 Burr, Oak. G. ]. Steno, Pros
per, MINI. r. /. 29-2w.
SECOND HAND--Ford Cars bought
and sold McCall's Garage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
SHIPPERS LEAGUE
LAUNCHED SATURDAY

An organization with possibilities
of good for Umatilla county and the
Inland empire was formed here Sat
urday and VIII be perfected at an
other meeting to be held shortly. 1t
will be known as the Inland Empire
Shippers League and the Immediate
object of the league will be TO ask of
the interstate commerce commission
"a rate TO tidewater based on the cost
Of such service. steps in this direc-
tion are already being taken, Ex-
Governor Oswald West acting as at
torney in preparing the case.
The league Is tri-state affair,
many influential Idaho men having
|Rlready signed up as well as some
from eastern Washington. At, the
meeting Saturday T.. L. Smith served
as chairman pro tenn and dG 3. Aid
rich, pro TEN secretary. These Off
GERS were continued until the next
meeting which will be held at call
The executive committee to handle
affairs will be composed Of repre-
sentatives from eastern oregon.
eastern Washington and Idaho.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16

and was sure giad to hear from ytli
Well. kid. this IS a grea, life bslt q
hell of a country but / am gettms
along fine, SO hadn't better complain.
When we first hit this country we
had Il pretty rough. but are located
now in fine camp and have every
accommodation. am sorry | never
got to go to the front but we had too.
much work behind and boy, I have
worked some since joining the A. 70.
f. but have enjoyed my trip Immense
~. My occupation at present Is the
same as yours, only not the var
nished" ones. Nothing to do but
some mighty long hours. Expect to
get bumped by the - soon
am in the same company with KAY
Kendall Haskell, Tommie Grant, Guy
Noreen and the rest of that bunch, so
when we salmon clubbers' as they
call us, get together we have some
time. | get T.. O.'s once in q while
and sure enjoy reading EN- and II
they get anything we hand them
Iaround. All the boys are working at
their trades and in fine shape, but
anxious to get home. l Just got
4 InfOugn
had nv supper. beans, tomatos, Jam
and tea. Old boy. won't it seem good
I to set down to mothers table aEaln'
These people are great ones. In or
der 20 be a ---- you have to nave
1 a bicycle and grow moustache.
The only part of their outfit like
/ is their wine. but don't drink much
of it, but their champagne Is GOOD
& francs or S1.61 i'm good money. Boy
they had some celebration here when
the good news came. Everything was
thrown wide open and wines ano
champagne flowed like water ahu
they set it up to boot. Bells ahu
whistles were tied down, parades, fire
works and again old France turned
an all her lights. I went out tha'
might and we were treated great. oui
engine went in with flags all over
pine trees and mistletoe. We ar'
sure ready to come home now pu
from the rumors we hear now We
may see some more of Europe Tht
is a beautiful country and have hat
a wonderful trip and seen man!
sights. I have lots of souvenirs t
bring home.
I'd better close and write to DouG
Hope your mother. is over her sick
ness and feeling fine. Best regard
to Theo and the little ones and all m
friends Tell everybody l am wei
and happy.
Love TO all.
BUTTS.
Private b. Il. Butler. Co. B 4lth Res
TIC. American r. F.. via New Yorl
a. p. O., 21S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
LETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER l6, Is

missed it for the rest ef ms ife'
have learned auch Il lot anstTllaet sueh
wonderful people. The best otall my
gains however. is that have learned
'what nut | ann and that am ohiS
a ''speek" after all.
Are you still in the same dlsBings
In partnership with old man SiF | y
drop in and have shampoo ana q
haircut some OF these days ana stahu
n little more jushng
The next time I write won Z
III be home In good old oregon.
Now give my regards to all and SO
long until | see you.
Yours truly.
ERNEST CROCISATr.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16

Miss Olive A, Ingal and Walter 5.
jacobson plighted their troth at a
simple and attractive marriage serv-
ice saturday evening. Both We're res
idents of the Greasewood vicinity and
the service was performed at o'clock
in the CROSSWORD church by Rev. a.
II. Hubbell Of the Christian church.
Each year tho Christian Women's
Board of Missions of the Christian
church holds &C. w. B. NJ. Day" pro-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
Tom Murphy writes.

A letter from Tom Murphy received
i'm Pendleton brings news that he is
safe and well. The letter was written
few days before the signing of the
armistice but the Pendleton boy says
the Americans were at that time ex-
pecting the signing of the armistice
at any time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
PRESIDENT MADE CITIZEN.
Continued from, page ~

IIOntlnueu ITOII, Vdse II
the man around whom the inteFpre-
tation of various principles at issue
viii be centered Mithourad's speech
was on the occasion of the official re-
ception to the president at the city
hau. Wilson, in brief address
thanked Paris and France for the re-
ception accorded him. He PAID the
tribute to Frances part in the war
Wilson and Poincare and their wives
appeared on the balcony of the city
hall, Thousands packed in the
square. gave an enthusiastic ovation.
AS the cheering continued, Mrs. VIII
son threw her bouquet, causing Q
great scramble for it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
Work on Levy starts.

Work on the IMPROVEMENTS to be
msdd in the ley-y near the Round-I Up
grounds will be under way tomorrow
and win be crowded as rapidly as
possible. 1t is not known yet how
many men will be employed. but will
be as many as can be worked to adj
vantage. The pay will be 80 cents an
hour
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
ARTHrR c. LEWIS RETURNING
no PENDLISTON.

In d card to J. z. Walker OF this
place. Arthur c. Lewis. former rem
dIeton man. tells him to hold all man
until his arrival in Pendleton, as nc
is on his way home. The card was
mailed in France November 81 Lewis
was some weeks ago reported as
wounded, but expecting to be back AT
the front again soon. 1t is presumed
since the signing or the armistice ne
has been listed for an carly DIS
charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-16
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! SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

Ilcge after the holidays because of her
health.
The enlargement is announced in
Washington. d. G., OF Clark Nye
SchuIts. son of Mrs. Jessie Shuts, son
of Mrs. Jessie Schults, to Miss Mary
Brumbaugh niece of Governor
Brumbadgh of Pennsylvania. They are
both i'm the employ of the govern
ment ana the1 bride-elect is one of
the few that were kept permanently
in the government civil service de-
partment. The wedding will take
place December 30 in Washington,
in c., where they will reside.
]. A. Kuhn is in the city today from
lone.
f, II. Hapgood is in the city, guest
at the Hotel St George.
Ralph Harper and a. NJ. Bum are
In the city from Portland.
/ p. c. Hunter is up today from
Echo, registered at the Hotel st
George.
George H. Kaiser, Portland l.
spending the day in Pendleton, stop
ping at the Hotel st. George.
Friends of Miss Ruth Taylor. wh'
has been seriously III at st. Anthony
hospital with pneumonia, win rejoice
20 learn that she is recovering.
w. Rietman and Edward Rletmai
are Pendteton visitors today from
Hone.