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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-05

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The kindly Editor of the Sun tip
ped us off over the phone this a. m.
that he had received some spicy let
tiers in regard to the Dopist and his
literary efforts, and asked if we were
willing to have sample of these same
appear in his paper. We told him to
shoot; that we had our fling and
could stand the gaff. To prepare
ourselves to stand the shock we have
secured some of the Judges spirit de
Aqua Ammonia-now let's have it,
Mr.. Editor.
The Dopist has been silent, prob
ably as you have noticed, for a few
days, but as there have been numer,
Gus rumors as to his silence, and wish
ing to show the appreciative public
that he is willing to still risk his neck
to boost the game and to keep the
readers informed of what is going on
round the town, here we are again
look out!
The last three games have been
sufficient of themselves to inspire
the most languid Muse. We are wild
with the balance of the 3774, and just
must open the pop-off-valve. Say,
fans, what do you think of three in
a row from the league leaders? If
we are as good winners as we are
losers, we have the most loyal fans
in the world Did you see the no
tice from the Johnson City Staff?
They know and appreciate real folks.
We thank the Staff for their kind
words.
We notice that our Honorable
Board of Mayor and Aldermen have
reelected Marion daughters as Chief
of Police. This will De welcome to-
base ball fans and the public gener-
ally. The chief is always present at
our games which insures good or
der. We were fearful that we were
to lose our good looking Chief as we
understood that he was policing the
highways in the vicinity of Alton.
He now tells us that he has the SUI
burban situation well in hand and
can devote more time to the civic at
fairs Of our city. We congratulate
the Board on tier wise selection.
Wednesdays game was The best
exhibition that we have seen our boys
put up. The article of ball handed
out was par excellence and set the
fans wild. The boys have struck
their stride and we look for them to
make the rest Of the teams set up
and take notice, However, do no1
forget boys, that we are with you,
win or lose. Go to it-give us your
best efforts and when the curtain
goes down on Labor Day, we believe
that the team can unanimously say:
some town; some folks.
We have not space in this column
for a write-up Of each player; we re-
fer you to the box score as to what
each one Is doing, but the most out
standing feature of our teams im-
nrovement is probably shown by
Chic Addleburg. He has been field
:Hg in sensational style, and is hit
ing the ball with the best of them.
Big Aleck is also getting into his old
style form and going good
.
We have no more games at home
until the last Of next week, due no
lice of which will appear in the Sun.
There will probably be no regular
Dope Column until next week, as the
Dopist feels compelled to take lit
tie trip for relaxation the last of this
week. If he comes through this trip
as well as on his last expedition of
similar nature, he will have al added
punch to put into the Dope Sheet.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-05
BASE BALL DOPE AND
OTHER STUFF

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
HiIda. Abbess Of Whitbx.

In 1915 the world held it's breath
mute with horror. The Zeppelins hat
swooped down over Whitby, on til,
coast Of Yorkshire. A cry of ven
geance went up when 1t was Learned
that half of the ancient abbey o.
Whitby had been destroyed Founded
In the seventh century, 1t was Hilda'.
abbey. The majestic ruins through all
the ages could be seen as you climbed
the quaint little seaside town of Whit
by, its red-tiled houses seeming to lead
directly and only to that abbey on the
heights. Hilda was princess of the
blood royal, but early dedicated her
self TO the religious life. King Oswy
gave her grant of land and she erect
cd the celebrated convent, or abbey, of
Whitby. OF her sanctity and of hei
learning the men in high places In
church and state who sought her ad
vice and prayers attest in full measure
Caedmon, the earliest English poet
tarried in the monastery for monks
which she erected near her own con.
vent TO reform the religious life OF
friars. The famous council of Whitby
was held in the monastery. Could not
the Zeppelins have spared the sacred
and almost perfect ruins of holy spot
Ike Whitby abbey?-Chicago Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Has sleeping Influenza.

The remarkable occurrence of a
man and his wife being buried in a
double grave (the second instance of
the kind within two weeks in Mar
ion county, at Knoxville was witness
sed by large concourse of people at
Be,Ifountain cemetery, last Friday,
when Grover c. Mathews and wife
were consigned to their long rest.
One of the mourners at the funer-
al was Mrs. Mathews brother, a
young man named Dyker, whose
home is north of Oskaloosa. This
young man was just recovering from
influenza. At the funeral it was MOTTO
ed that it was almost impossible to
keep the young man awake, rela-
tives taking turns at shaking him, or
walking him about the house.
Since that time friends at Harvey
have received the intelligence that
she boy is afflicted with genuine
Sleeping Influenza" and that he has
scarcely aroused from his lethargy
more than once or twice since the
funeral of his sister and brother-in-
law.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Increased Use Of Coffee.

Whether prohibition has or has not
increased the use of coffee, 1t is al
least fact that the people of the
United States are now consuming more
coffee than has been their custom an6
are paying far greater sums for II thar
ever before. A statement by the Ma
tional City bank of New York shows
that the quantity of coffee brought into
the United States in the calendar year
1919 will probably be greater than ever
before. Notwithstanding the fact that
the cost is about three times as much
a pound as formerly. The imports fol
the ten months ending with October
approximate 1.140,OOO,OOO pounds
against 94O.OoOOOO pounds in the same
months of last year, and LIP 10000
pounds in the corresponding months OF
1917, the former high record years In
Importation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
BIBLES IN STRANGE BINDINGS
Almost No Limit to Variety Of Cover
ings That Have Been Afforded
the Scriptures.

"a Bible ZOO sounds most puzzling,
but 1t is nothing more startling than
collection of Bibles bound In the
skins of a great variety Of animals.
We so often find that when q mans
life is given to any particular work he
is apt to be interested In the curious
side of this same work. 1t Is small
wonder then that the kings printers Of
England should have collection Of
Bible curiosities.
There are many Bible readers who
delight In having their own particular
Bible bound in binding that is out Of
the ordinary. Hence not only the usual
animals have been requisitioned for
their skins, but the unusual ones as
well--reptiles, fish and beasts Of prey.
Often these Bibles are used for Christ
mas gifts.
II Is strange to think of huntsman
in the wilds of Asia killing the bear or
sailor In some northern sea catching
the seal, that gives the skin with which
Bible shall be eventually bound TO
grace the desk of some fastldlous
woman or an eccentric millionaire.
Yet such is often the case, and rather
expensive luxuries they are.
One Bible Is covered with a long,
thick, soft hair. so shaggy that the
shape Of the book is hidden. This was
taken from no less beast than a
grizzly bear. Another is made from
the skin of a serpent. which seems not
at all inappropriate when we recall
that to the Oriental the serpent has
always been the symbol of wisdom. A
gray, beaded surface, quite resembling
glass, is presented by another binding
which upon inquiry we find came from
a man-eating shark. Delicate, indeed
is the soft, snowy, fluffy cover given by
white lamb. There Is badger Bible
and a skunk Bible, the latter looking
for all the world like lady's muff
After moments study we recognize
In reddish-brown binding the skin OF
squirrel. The Persian sheep, the
Himalaya sheep and other foreign va,
rieties of the family have been called
upon to furnish Bible coverings. Goat
skin tanned is morocco leather. But
there are some people who like q bind.
ing with the fur left on the skin. 1t is
fine shaded gray and seems substan,
tial. But most curious Of all is Bible
bound in the skin Of a giraffe. OF
course, no more delightful binding can
be imagined than seal.
And even though none of us might
care for Bibles bound in any of these
curious covers for our Christmas gifts
still 1t is interesting to learn what a
few Of the 'other half of the world
delight I'm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
THE HIGH COST OF BABIES.
Bill i'm Congress Now Offers Public
Protection of Motherhood and
Infancy.

Babies cost more in the United
States than in many other countries.
No, We do not refer to the fact that
III women In pioneer section of a
northwestern state paid over s25
each for confinement fees alone, or
that 2S women in that same section
paid 500 or over for the total cost
Of childbirth.
The cost to which we refer is not
so easily put into dollars and cents:
Babies cost the lives of more than
1900 mothers each year; they
themselves die yearly to the number
Of about quarter million.
Federal aid makes it possible fol-
every farmer today to combat sue
cessfully the pests which waste his
crops anil livestock; federal aid will
make it possible for the farmers
wife to help cut down the appalling
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
and needless waste of human life and

and needless waste of human life and
health.
The Sheppard-Towner bill, now in
congress, offers public protection of
motherhood and infancy. 1t provides
for public health nurses, health cer-
tiers, hospital care and medical at
tention, instructions for mothers
both by demonstration and by simple
clear literature written by some one
who understands her problems.
The cost to this country will be
about s cents per person and 20 cts.
per birth for the first year, and this
sum will be gradually increased year
by year until it comes to something
less than $500 per birth. The sum
is not large, and the saving will not
only be money-saving but will also
be saving of health, efficiency and
happiness to thousands of families.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
FARM BUREAU NEWS.
Wool Growers Realize Good Prices
Have Better Marketing Con-
ditiOns.

Through the efforts of the Farm
Bureau, a county wool growers as
ISOLATION was organized last spring.
Among the purposes of this organi-
cation were the improvement in
methods of wool marketing. Many
wool growers made consignments
through this united effort Although
in some instances men were worried
because of the delayed payments
they have not received their remit
lance. We do not know whether all
consigners are satisfied but have rea-
son to believe that everyone should
be.
The wool was sold on its merits
and was paid for according to grade.
A few feeces were sold for 70 cents
per pound. The grades were sold at
all prices below, averaging about 60
cents per pound for all wool from
Winneshiek county. Some of our
wool growers who did not consign
through the Wool Growers Associa-
ton may have received 60 cents per
pound locally or otherwise. For
them we merely wish to say they owe
this price to the Wool Growers As
ISOLATION. 1t was universally ac-
cepted that wool prices were not to
exceed 40 cents per pound early in
the season but through the efforts o.
the Wool Growers Association in
cooperation with similar associations
from other states, prices went up to
so cents per pound. Without the unit
ed efforts on the part OF interested
wool growers throughout the diff
ferent states, these good prices would
not have been possible. The consign-
ers of wool received at least so per
cent more for their wool than would
otherwise been the case. Other wool
growers received benefits also. Wool
growers through the entire country
are more than pleased with their re-
suits. We hope all ours are likewise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
other people to do it.

other people TO do 1t.
The best time to work is, ac-
cording to an old song, in the morn
ing hours, during the daytime, when
the dew is falling, or when some
thing is falling due.
The bee does II differently. The
busy bee improves only it's shining
hours; we shine only when we I'm
prove all of ours.
Also the bee huns as 1t works. be-
ing like humming bird, which buzz
yes as it works.
Here is an old saw which says
that the devil is a self-appointed en-
ployment agent for idle folks. This
keeps the devil too busy nowadays
to do much mischief himself
America made the world safe for
democracy-bu it will take lot of
work to make America safe for the
Democrats.
There are two kinds of people tn
the world-people who work and
those who don't. And then there are
the bolsheviki.
There are two kinds of workers
you and land second story workers.
The latter get away with theirs
Cartoons Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
STEAM vAPOR
BATHS

and Scientific Massage, eliminates
impurities from the system and
therefore prevents disease. Full
Compress Baths. Friction Baths and
Sitz Baths are also great and safe
disease preventing appliances.
These agencies and appliances
skillfully and anderstandingly APP
Piled relieves internal congestion and
balances the blood and lymph circu-
iation Of the whole system, and also
eliminates (expeIist from the body
the waste and disease producing
causes.
Such baths, massage and magnet
lie treatment will cure colds, prevent
Cneoming disease. take away aches,
pains ard melancholy feelings, and
produce a freshness of both body
and mind.
The undersigned has many years
CT personal and successful experien-
ce in this line OF work.
These vapor steam baths and
other baths as above named. mas
sage, etc. are given by the under
singned at 408 Day street, DEBORAH
iowa, in the big brick Bucknell
building every day from ten O'Clock
in the forenoon until ten o'clock in
the evening. Try me.
o. C. OLSON. DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
Geo. v. Puntney Rounds Out Century
Mark at Home in Cresco.

Cresco, Ia.-There's going to be
a big party at Cresco Feb. 81.
The whole towns invited and
eyerybodys going.
The occasion is the one hun
dredth birthday of an estimable
citizen, George veazey Puntney.
The Methodist Episcopal church
will throw open its doors from to
5 o'clock so the honored guest may
receive his friends, and regular
program will be held during the
afternoon.
Mr.. Puntney is looking gleefully
forward to his birthday party. He
is very spry, builds his own fires,
carries out his own ashes and does
various household duties. He lives
with his daughter, Mrs. L. p. San
born
He attributes his long life to alb
stinence from tobacco and intoxi-
cants.
"Never have / used the name of
God in vain and at my age I don't
think ever will" he says.
Mr.. Puntney was born near Nor
gantown, w. Va, Feb. 81, 1920. He
came to Iowa in 1850 and took up a
mill site where he farmed and sawed
lumber for several years. He was
married in 1854.
Five children were born. In 1868
his wife died and he remarked to a
Methodist Episcopal minister's
daughter in 1873, who died few
months ago.
He glories in "reminiscences of his
boyhood. He tells how, while on a
horseback trip through Ohio, he
first saw a railroad train and raced
his horse for a nearer view.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
High Prices and Birth Rate.

The number OF births in the state
OF New York last year was $4,000
below the normal, according to the
state commissioner of health. He
assigns the war and the high cost of
living as the causes of'this decrease.
The birth rate of the first eight
months of the year was 16 per cent
lower than the average for the pre-
ceding five years.
These are disturbing figures. But
they are nowhere near as disturbing
as the vital statistics of France for
recent years. The records for 1918.
the year before the war, show that
there were 604,008 births and 5S7.-
900 deaths in the whole country. In
1914 the births fell to $4,000 and
abe deaths rose to 647,000. without
counting the lives lost In battle. The
deaths from ordinary causes have re-
manned around $40, 600 annually for
the succeeding years. but the births
have fallen to $4,000 in 1915;
$4,000 in 1916 and 343, 900 in 1917,
the latest year for which the figures
are available on this side of the
ocean.
This is what war does to the popu-
1ation of country 1t cuts the birth
rate in half. One reason for this is
The forced separation of parents. An
other and compelling reason is the
depreciation in value of money
which destroys the ability of parents
TO provide for more children. The
war is the more potent cause in
France. The cheap dollar is doubt
lees the principal cause for the fall
ling birth rate of New York. It is
likely that when the vital statistics
of the other states are published they
will show a similar decline due to
similar causes.
Normal conditions will ultimately
be restored both here and in France.
they will be fastened If the pur-
chasing power of the dollar can be
restored to its pre-war state or if
the pay OF the saiaried man can be
increased so that he can buy with it
as much as he bought in 1914
Philadelphia Ledger.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
HELP FOR GERMANS.
Iowa Relatives Sending Increased
Mail to Germany.

North McGregor, IA big in
crease in mail to Germany has been
noticed here in the past few days
Hundreds of dollars of American
money is being sent to the Rhine
land to relatives and friends of Fort
Madison people.
According to those sending the
money, letters received from Ger
many tell of shortage of money,
food and clothing. The German peo-
pie are sending their relatives and
friends in this country petitions for
coffee, canned milk, sausages and
sugar. Many packages OF these foods
together with candies and dried
fruit, are going through the local
rostoffice daily.
In some cases sufficient money to
insure the passage of Germans to this
country is sent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Reoroanizino Chilean Army.

Announcement Of plans for a fur.
Their reorganization of the Chilean
army has recently been made by
the minister of war. The plans are
to operate along three distinct lines.
First, an organization Of a number
of civilian bodies is to be made for
the purpose of stimulating Interest
In and development of military aero
nautics. Second, an attempt is to
be made to increase the standing
army to $4,000. Third, number of
military railways are to be built
which are to have strategic character.
To aid in bringing about the latter
a number of japanese military rail-
road authorities have been retained.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25

Good work shirts at $1.25 for
trade. BEARS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Buy Now,

and get your first choice of the new
models of our spring suits. You can
guy a good all wool suit for $50
a quality that is guaranteed pure
wool. Also some fine worsterd suits
at $36.75. Our guarantee with every
suit and a further guarantee of a
$1,000 saving ON every suit purchas-
ed. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Stole 80 Pints whiskey

Ottumwa, Ia.-About the meanest
thief on record in this part of the
country, is the unknown one who
stole more than eighty pints of whis-
key, from the basement OF Sunny
slope sanitarium. The liquor was
Use in treatment of the tubercular
patients in the institution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Work.

Work was wished upon man as a
means whereby he should live by the
sweat of his brow. More effective
sweating methods is to look for
work, or try to escape it, or tell
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-25
Gasoline locomotives Now.

Gasoline locomotives that are safe to
use In coal mines have been invented
In England. their ignition taking place
inside of tight boxes and their ex-
haust through water.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
CUT OUT THE LAzINESS

A man may be born a genius, but
If he will not exert himself he can
achieve little.
Laziness is fatal to success.
History claims few instances where
sluggarGs have risen to the top.
All worthwhile results are achieved
by effort. usually by painstaking. per
sistent, unsparing effort
The lazy person let's things slide.
And when things are left TO slide.
they slide downhill.
Laziness is a quality inherent in
human nature.
Ignorance usually is a consequence
Of laziness
Mental Ignorance is more common
perhaps than physical laziness.
II is not hard to go on doing things
which require no mental exertion and
little bodily effort.
But hard, earnest. sustained mental
comfort is beyond the sluggard.
Laziness acts on one as a drug.
It tightens its grip upon one silent
ly steaithily. but, in course of time,
fatally.
1t can always find excuses for it.
self.
Poverty is one of the commonest
fruits Of laziness.
The path OF laziness is the straight
est of all paths to want and woe.
To combat It. cultivate a healthy
body and a sound mind, and once you
doggedly try you will he surprised
how much more fun there is in it
than in doing nothing.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Few people appreciated just how much
they helped the nation. Funny stories
were told concerning them; facetious
remarks were made in connection with
those who undertook TO grow a little
food in the backyard. But every vege-
table brought to maturity contribut-
cd just that much TO cutting the cost
If living for the producer.
There is no reason to believe that
garden vegetables will be cheaper
this year than they were last year,
There is every indication, in fact, that
they will be fully as high or higher.
II is going to cost just as much to pro-
duce the vegetables; labor is no cheap
er this spring than it was last spring
nor is anything else. SO it will be
well for people who have plat of
ground to begin figuring upon grow
ing something upon it, and this is the
season to do the figuring.
Start your garden this year, Just as
you did during the war times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
WHAT THESE BOYS FOUGHT FOR

Two years ago the streets of St
Josoph-and for that matter Of every
Missouri city or town. swarmcd with
our khaki-clad boys headed for the
German battle front Now il IS sell
dom that an army uniform is seen. As
We all know, with the exception Of
the martyred heroes who have found
eternal rest i'm honored graves, these
boys are mostly back among US again,
and the priceless uniform is classed
among the family treasures 4 re-
vamped and dyed military overcoat
now and then suggests what some lad
did for his country, and occasionally
a brawny youth wears his Uncle sam
trousers and spiral puttees while at
his labor, because they are easy upon
him. Military shoes. too, are COM
mon-but the brave array OF the try
ing days of 1918 is gone.
No more do the long columns Of
civilians march down Sixth street to
the Union station behind gorgeous
bands playing "Over There" and ac-
companied by Red Cross Workers in
fun uniform. no more do the troop
trains surge through our depots to-
ward the Rhine-trains loaded to the
guards with eager fighters anxious for
the Great Adventure.
These boys have drifted back until
now all-eXccpt those kept in the re-
gular army by their own will-are in
civilian life, and vast majority of
them in the American Legion.
We speak in reverence Of the days
when the great battle seemed in the
balance and when Uncle Sans native
pep" won IT,
We speak in wonder OF the congress
that hesitates to make a reality of the
very league for which these boys
fought-so many, many months ago.