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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10
How Yor Should Worry

Like an ele,hant and carry your
trunk.
Like a railroad track . and get
some new tbs.
Like a peninsula and stretch out
to see.
Like hat and order colored
band.
Like que and stick around.
Like 4 peanut and get roasted.
Like fresh clam and get tLe
lemon,
Like washboard and get full o.
wrinkles.
Lille button and get the hook
Like piano stool and 90 for a
spir.
Like raisin and go on a bun.
Like a ball and get bounced
Like a plummer and get around
the joints.
Like lump of butter and get
Istrong.
Like a pin cushion and get all
stuck up.
Like window washer and feel a
pane.
Like fireman and lose your hose
Like patrol wagon and do things
in a pinch.
Like q smokestack and get all
puffed up.
Like a chandelier and get lit up
every night.
Like an ocean and get fresh like
the lakes.
Like a rolling pin and gather the
dough.
Like a dice and get shaken.
Like a deputy and get member
Like pillow ani slip away.
Like the moon and get full.
Like rug and get walked on.
Like a chair AMI get sat upon.
Like a pool table and get all balled
up.
Like a rabbit and lose your hair.
Like a barber pole and wear strip
es.
Like mandolin and get picked
on.
Like comb and lose tooth.
Like a fish and get the hook.
Like a violin and have a beau.
Like a peach and get canned.
Like a lace curtain and get
stretched
Like policeman and beat it.
Like a shoe and get lacing.
Like a newspaper and get read all
over.
Like a frog and croak.
Like an orange and get skinned.
Like a gun and get loaded.
Like paving block and get trim
med.
Like a bottle and break your
neck.
Like a lemon and get squeezed.
Like a we'll and be pumped.
Like bird and lose a bill.
Like a tablecloth and get wrinkl-
ed.
Like a gum drop and get chewed,
Like an echo and repeat things.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10
Wanted to Help.

There. was disagreeable grind In
the left. rear wheel, and we drew up at
the roadside to investigate. A neigh
Dor Who was along went to nearby
fence and started to drag log toward
the. car. We watched open-mouthed
as he dropped 1t beside the wheel we
were going to take off. Being sensi-
Ave, we gently told him we had jack
for the car. "0h, all right" said he.
and reaching down with a mighty
heave he lifted the car from the
ground. "There," he painted. "can you
get the jack under now?"-Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10

Tie great favors of fortune come
to bit few, and those who have them
tell bus that the quiet, homely joys.
With are within the reach of us all,
arefntinitely the best. Then let us not
cas- them away, but treasure every
sunbeam, and get all the light and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10

From Mail Order Customer in
California.
To Ben Bear Co., DEBORAH, Iowa.
We received the suit in fine condi-
ton, q perfect fit and more than
pleased with it. Thank you for your
Eromptness in sending the suit
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10
As IL Goes,

"The first time put mortgage on
the house It was to buy an automo-
bile"
"Well?"
"And now have to mortgage 1t to
pay the cook"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10

Do not aspire to prominence by at
tempting to belittle others. Force
yourself above them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10

Good luck is like a lot of other
things. You never fully appreciate it
until you haven't it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10

To be conscious one is ignorant is
a great step towards knowledge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10

warmth from it that the blessings
hold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
SHALLOW OIL PAN IS
USEFUL SUBSTITUTE
May Be Used to Take Place Of
Wheeled Jack.
Car May Be Swung Around In Small
Garage Where Space for Turning
and Maneuvering Is Limited
Oil Not Good for Tires.

One of those special jacks with
wheels on II to enable cars to be ma
neuvered without trouble In close quar-
ters is handy thing to have, espe-
cially In the garage where several cars
are kept, and where II is necessary to
run them pretty close together in order
TO get them all in. Such jack merely
raises the front or the back end Of
the car and then the vehicle may he
swung around to the desired point, do
ing away with great deal of back
ing and turning and wheel twisting
where the car must be worked around
In the desired position under its own
power.
But II appears that car may be
swung around In emergencies without
the aid of jack of the kind mentioned
providing one of those shallow oil
pans, such as is often slid under car
to catch any oil or grease drip from
the motor or chassis, Is at hand. We
had stored our car in n garage where
the space for turning and maneuvering
was very small indeed and In the alb
sence of a jack with wheels on 1t. the
garage attendant merely backed the
car into the oil pan, which, by the way,
had slight film of oil and greasy ma
terial in IL, says writer in an eX-
change. With the rear tires standing
on the pan, he merely pushed the car
sideways and the tires slid across the
oiled surface of the pan accomplish
t.. t.safst
manner. And while II is not advocat-
ed that such use be habitually made
of the pan since 1t is none too good
for. the tires TO get them in oil, never
theless It is klnk worth knowing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

THOSE who are partial to long
i coats and to double-breasted
models will approve the handsome suit
at the left of the two shown here.
With the authority of great Paris
ian name back Of II. Il can take its
place among many companions, with
shorter coats, secure In the knowledge
Of its origin and Its fine style. II Is
made Of velours In one of those new
strong blue shades, and black caracui
fur never found more effective back
ground 10 serve as foil TO Its rich
ness. Paquin Is among those who
have sponsored the long coat. and
She Is not alone.
In this coat there is at least hint
Of the Russian inspiration. II fustens
with a single large and handsome but
ton at the left side, its collar Of cara
cul is very wide. and its deep pointed
pockets OF fur are finished with two
buttons and 1eng tassel on each.
The loose. narrow belt Is extended
into a girdle and looped over at the
front, after the manner of belts gen
orally, and the plain skirt also follows
the paosla attending the increased
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
carry wounoeo Anu.

doesn't mean very much for a person
to say. SIN so sorry for you. my dear"
II that person won't do something to
show she Is sorry.
"'0f course. there are times when
people can't do anything to help and
when II Is very kind to say they're
sorry. for II shows they're sympathetic,
which means kind.
"But we can do something. We
can carry .our poor wounded cousins
on our backs.
"'of course we cam said Princess
Ant.
$50 the ants carried their wounded
cousins on their backs and got two
OF their friends TO carry the other
two. and they nursed them back to
health and strength once more.
"They were very much pleased at
what they had done. for they were
SO glad they had been able to really
help their fellow ants.
$50. from that day TO this. and that
day, meant to tell you. was long.
long, long ago. ants have helped carry
other ants when they've been wounded,
"They're the ants who do work such
as doctors and nurses do In the world
Of children and grown-ups.
"And. too, there are ants who act
as sentines and who guard the homes
and who look out for their own crea-
lures.
"But among the kindest OF ants to
my mind" said Daddy, "are the ones
who carry wounded ants on their lit
tie backs and who don't care how tired
they may get II they can help their
own creatures who are sick.
"Often II is hard work. but still
they are willing 10 do It. just as doc
tors are willing to work so very hard
TO make folks WELL"
They're certainly kind ants" agreed
Nancy. "and I'm glad started to talk
about our aunt, for 1t made Daddy
tell us this story"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

Il YER since the curtain rose on the
IL drama of fall and winter fash
ions the discerning. practical woman
has found reason to congratulate her
self IN the matter OF coat styles. They
are of a simplicity that warrants their
wear everywhere and of beauty that
makes glad the heart. Some of them
are nothing more than capes with
sleeves added, all of them are cut In
long and almost unbroken lines, ex-
cept those made of fabrics that initiate
furs. which follow the lines OF the
coats made of skins. yelours, duve-
tyn, bolivia, and similar soft and pill
able cloths give grace and comfort
to the coats for this winter, and high
fur collars, that fit snugly, top them
Off with the luxury of fur Occasion
ally there are cuffs of fur. and where
there is no fur at all. very ample
mufiler collars of cloth. or crepe col
lars, provide the same suggestion Of
comfort. aided by the fact that coats
are long enough to reach to The bot
tom Of the dress skirt.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

canal. The participation of the ma
tional government in highway improve
ment marked n departure from policy
which had been followed for nearly
the states on approximately n $3.50
basis has counted more than any other
factor, says Mr.. Macdonald, in initi-
ating highway construction that is be-
ing carried on under adequate super
vision. and In accord with program
co-ordnating local, state and national
needs.
Second only in Importance to the
size Of the present road-building pro
gram is the excellence OF the char
acter Of the roads heing built. Sixty
per cent Of the total allotment of fed
eral funds which has been approved
to date will be spent for roads of
such durable types as bitumlnous con-
crete. Portland cement concrete. and
vitrlfied brick. These roads, when
built. will increase by 1900 miles the
total of l4400 miles of roads of this
class which existed In the United
States before the federal-aid road law
was passed. But these figures by no
means represent the total mileage af-
fected.
In 1915 the total expenditure for
roads and bridges by all the states and
local governments was S267 900, 600
while this year the estimated funds
lah In ncf. ffsta
are nearly three times that amount,
or ,S633. 100000. In all. federal funds
TO the amount of $685. 10000 have
been apportloned among 4S states
without suggestion of favoritism-
so adequate are the provisions for a
just apportionment.
One Of the early and most far-reach-
ing results directly attributable to the
adoption of the federal-aid program
was the Creation of adequate state
highway departments In II states which
previously had either no state depart
ment. or departments insuflicieDtly
I equipped. Within one year after the
passage of the federal-aid road act
more constructive state highway legis-
lation was placed upon the statute
books than had ever been enacted In
Il similar period In the history of the
country.
The insistence of the government
upon the construction OF federal-aid
roads under the supervision OF engi-
neers of the state departments has re-
suited In placing much larger pro-
portion of road work under skilled
direction. In 1915, the year before
the federnl-aid act was passed, only
30 per cent Of the money for roads
and bridges built In the United States
was expended under the supervision
Of state highway departments. This
year these departments will exercise
control over fully so per cent of the
large sums that will be spent for road
building.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
DADDYJ EVENING
6 FAIRY IAEH
IKS@ftAEN QAHAMJA
MN BOWER MN
THE KIND ANTS.


Nancy had spent the day with her
cousins In the city. Nick had gone
on a picnic with some boys. so he
hadn't gone with her. but when Nancy
came home he wanted 10 hear all
about her trip. Their aunt had taken
her with her two cousins 10 museum
and they had seen many interesting
things.
81 just love my aunt" said Nancy.
"She gave us the incest day and we
had ice cream soda at wonderful
place where they gave us so much Ice
cream with ltr'
"Well." said Daddy. "as we are
talking about a kind aunt who treats
children TO good Ice cream sodas with
have TO tell you story about some
other kinds OF kind ants"
"Oh. Daddy" laughed Nancy. IT
am sure the kind OF ants you're going
to tell us about didn't give Ice cream
sodas"
mo, they didn't" said Daddy. But
still they were kind and speaking Of
The children laughed and Daddy be-
gan his story.
"Prince and Princess Ant were very
happy. They were happy because they
were busy and they were busy because
they had nice home In the ant hill
and because business was always Inn
proving.
"By that they meant that they were
always having good luck these days,
finding lots to eat and do, and having
no hardshlps and no accidents, such
as upset. walked-over ant hills.
'But one day Prince Ant and Pr'n-
cess Ant were terribly upset. Their
poor dear cousins had been hurt. Four
OF them had been quite badly wounded.
"'Oh. dear. oh. dear said Princess
Ant This 10 very. very sad
att Is very, very sad,' agreed Prince
Ant. but we mustn't stop to talk about
It.
"'But we shouldn't be heartless.'
said Princess Ant.
"'Of course not said Prince Ant.
We should do what we could. We
should help the ants In every way pos
sible. They are our cousins, Of our
own fine ant family. We shouldn't
Just use a few words such as sad,
and too bad, and so on.
"'We should really do something.
"'Words don't mean much unless
they're followed up by actions. 1t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
AUTOMOBILE
@lMF1UN'rSMA
The grade crossing must go.

The grade crossing must go.
A 4O-horsepower automobile in Eng
land costs $4,000.
In Massachusetts there are 10000
people licensed to operate morot vehi-
cles.
In many makes Of wire wheels the
greatest care must be exercised in put
ting the locking devices In place.
In filling the radiator of the car al
low enough water to pass into bring
the level over the end Of the vent
pipe.
Abuse the car In its first thousand
miles of service and 1t is likely to
show the effects of the VI treatment
throughout its career.
One motorist who has driven null
tiple cylinder engine 6,000 miles, with
out having carbon cleaned ascribes II
TO the constant replacement of his en-
gine OIL
After the water has been drained
out of the cooling system the engine
should be run Cor few minutes thor
oughly to evaporate all moisture re-
naming.
There may be anti-freezing mixtures
for sale which are not injurious. but
most of them contain calcium chlor-
ide, which eats away the solder hold
ing the radiator together.
Quiet operation In the rear axle
drive gearing is obtained by using
angular teeth gears. This is also
called skew bevel gearing. and NOISE
is eliminated because there is very
little play or backlash between teeth
OF this design.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
GOOD
ROADS
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
Operations Aggregate in Length Nine
Times Distance From New York
to San Francisco.

The unprecedented stimulus given
highway construction IN the United
States in the four years that have
passed since the federal government
entered upon its policy of aiding road
Improvement. is shown by the fact
that road operations under the federal
aid road act thus far initiated aggre-
gate In length nine times the distance
from New York TO San Francisco. ac-
cordlng to Thomas IL. Macdonald.
chief of the bureau OF public roads,
United States department of agricul-
ture. The federal governments share
in this stupendous undertaking is
greater than the cost of the Panama
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

length of skirts to at least the shos
tops.
The suit at the right Is as unusual
as TO It's coat, as its companion. This
coat is noteworthy because OF its full,
rippled skirt, which begins at the
front by adopting the average length
Of coat, but adds both length and full
ness as II progresses toward the back.
Imagine II In brown cheylot with the
large motifs about the waistllne EN-.
broidered in silk to match. or In any
other Of the seasons favorite colors
that look well with sealskin. which is
used for the wide collar.
1t has narrow belt of the mate
rial, which follows the lap-across fash
ion at the front. In this suit, as In
the majority of others the skirt. It al.
most goes without saying is plain. a
little longer and little wider than
those that preceded II In the early fall.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

Designers who must produce va
rlety while they preserve simplicity
of line introduce ingenious cutting and
unusual management OF details and
accessories for this purpose. An ex-
ample appears in the handsome cloth
coat shown In the picture. In which
capacious pockets are formed by
means of panels inserted under arms.
These pockets are curved at the top
and finished with machine stitching.
The second coat Is one of those WOW
EN- fur garments that look so much
like sealskin. Women who like the
richness of fur, but have scruples
against 1t ought TO be pleased with
this model, for II Is hard to dlstin-
guish the fabric from the pe!t. Real
fur is used for the wide collar. plain
cuffs, and shaped bands on the pock-
cts. and there are many kinds that
might be employed, as skunk. squirrel,
fox. beaver. The coat hangs almost
straight, with slight fare toward the
bottom at the back, emphasized by
band of fur placed as border.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
LITTLE SCHEME SAVES TINE
Modern Car With Paint Of
Different Colors.

A little dodge that saves much time
on occasion is the marking of the
numerous electric wires on the mod
ern car with different colored paint.
Simply band one wire with red, an
other with green, third with blue,
etc. In this way when 1t is necessary
10 trpce down the various wires to
locate some trouble that has devel-
oped, there is little hardship in con
ducting the search.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
Surprised the Younoster.

It is my custom to walt at the front
door for Jack. When he appeared
around the corner, inquIsitlve little
Jean next door said TO me I; "Is that
your brotherY
mo" answered. That's my hus-
band"
"Oh." she replied. ~ didn't know you
were lady. thought you were only
q little girj."-Exchange
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
TO OBVIATE WEAK STARTING
Lack Of Strength to Turn Over Crank
shaft May Be Supplemented by
Adding Another Battery.

When the starting motor for any
reason lacks power to turn over the
crank shaft 1t may be strengthened by
coupling on another storage battery,
connecting II In multiple so as not to
increase the voltage. II the conduct-
ing wires are of sufficient size from
the battery to the motor there will be
a considerable gain in power output.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
Air Lock Troublesome.

tion OF Drain COCK.
temporarily on reassembly. An afr
lock was found to be responsible, and
the change shown In the diagram was
made to overcome the difficulty, the
old arrangement at 4, and the new one
at Il.
Change In Piping.
A change in the piping was made,
ms shown, the other fittings being un-
disturbed. The regular discharge fit
ting was attached with tee. A pet
cock was placed opposite the dis
charge and an operating rod for 1t
was run up to the top Of the engine.
AS soon as the oil feed stops, It is but
a minutes work to open the petcock,
and allow small quantity of oil to be
pumped out. When this is then closed,
the oil flows through the discharge
pipe, whether the stoppage was due
to an air lock or to dirt.-Victor w.
Page, Bristol, Conn.,, in Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
Cut Corn for sllane.

The proper time to cut corn for sill
age is about week or ten days be-
fore It would be cut out for shock
Ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
Farmers Must Work.

Farmers must keep at work for good
roads. The development of the motor
truck makes them increasingly neces-
sary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
PUTTING Corn Into sllo.

Corn should be put into the silo
Just as, quickly as possible after II
Is harvested.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
Before UsInq PIow.

Before using new plow, remove
the varnish on the shares with lye
and water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
ARRANGEMENT OF
0IL|NC SYSTEM
Installation OF Drain Cock Over.
comes Frequent Stoppage
OF fabrication.
FIND TROUBLE IN AIR LOCK
In One Case Difficulty Was oversome
BY Making Change as Shown In
llIustration-Easy Task to
Open the Petcock.

Many Small automobiles are
equipped with constant-level splash
system Of engine fabrication In which
shaft-driven gear pump draws oil
from chamber cast in one piece with
the lower part of the crank case. This
pump discharges the oil through n
copper tube to a slght-feed fitting on
the dash, from which 1t goes to the
crank case by gravity.
Air Lock Troublesome.
Tn one such case frequent stoppages
OF the oil flow were experienced, and
when the parts were cleaned, little
dirt was found, and the system worked
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

Help Freight Congestion.
Good roads, short hauls. will clean
up the railroad congestion.
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-19

Miss Sarah Donroe of Bangor is
visiting Mrs. William Harrington
Mrs. J. F. Bradbury of Beverly,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
John B. Dean.
The Aces were defeated for the
first time at Sullivan last Saturday.
Score, 8 to 8.
An examination of teachers for
State certificates will be held in Ellis
worth on Saturday. June 26.
There will be a parish meeting of
the Unitarian society at the parson-
age next Saturday afternoon at 4.
There will be work at the regular
meeting of Irene chapter, o. f. s.,
next Friday evening. Supper at $50
Tinker's new dancing show, Rag
gle Dazzle" will be the attraction at
Hancock hall Monday evening,
May "a.
George c. Fernald of Augusta is in
Ellsworth this week in connection
with his duties as deputy bank COM
missioner.
Mrs. c. A. Hanscom, who has been
spending few weeks in Boston and
Baltimore, has reopened her Ellis
worth home.
There will be work in the third
degree on two candidates in Lygonia
lodge. F. and A. M, tomorrow even
ing. Supper will be served at $50.
The Ellsworth Athletic club base
ball team has games scheduled for
May 20 with the Easterns of Brewer.
and on June with the Radios of Bar
Harbor.
Miss Marion Bartlett entertained a
few friends yesterday afternoon in
honor of the eighty-tifth birthday an
niversary OF her mother, Mrs. Maria
Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph H. Patten,
with little daughter Dorothy and son
Jarvis, of Brewer, were Sunday
guests OF Mr.. Patterns parents, John
Patten and wife, on the Surry road.
Sheriff Ward w. Wescott attended
a conference of Maine sheriffs with
the governor and federal officers at
Augusta yesterday. with regard to
the enforcement of the federal pro-
hibition law.
Mrs. NJ ]. Drummey returned to
Woodfords Saturday, after a few
days visit in Ellsworth. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Drummey, who had
been in Bar Harbor for two weeks,
joined her mother here Friday, re-
turning home with her.
L. NJ. Carroll was in Ellsworth
yesterday, and expressed himself as
pleased with the progress being made
at the shoe factory. The factory is
now turning out close TO 1000 pairs
OF shoes a day. The force is being
constantly increased, and the weekly
payroll is now about $1,000. A
large coal shed and garage is soon