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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
BUTcHERING ON TIE FARM
Has il Became II Art on
Majority of tn Farms.

Old farmers, brou up on farms
will gain more amt ent than i'm
formation form buheun issued from
the federal department of agriculture
describing in detail the process of
butchering hogs on the farm. The
description is complete to the pic
lures of hog hooks, sticking knives
and scrapers and cut illustrative
of the process of scalding in bar
rel
To those elder men it will be
scarcely credible that such pamph-
iet of information is needed. Butch
ering was not lost art 80 years
ago.
Yet farm butchering seems to be
so nearly lost art that it appears
o the farm department of the gov
ernment necessary to describe every
detail of the process OF killing and
curing a hog and to urge the farm
ers of the hog belt to do some butch
ering for themselves and for market
Time was when not only farmers
but village and small town people
butchered their own hogs and picl1led
their own pork, made their sausage,
and smoked their own hams. The
smoke house was a feature of the
farm, was common on the village
acres and where it did not exist the
family often made shift with bar
rel wherein a couple of nams OF
shoulders might hang in the smudge
carefully tended and guarded. The
housewife did not sniff at the lard
she used then. She "tried it out" or
her own cookstove and stored it in
big eight gallon crooks.
Yet remain many farmers and
farms in Iowa that "butcher." But
the common sight of three or foul
hogs hanging white and clean from
the gambres as seen by the passers
by on the road has become am pr-
common one. When did you see g
row of porkers hanging in the back
yard of farmhouse waiting there
to lose "the animal heat" before
cutting up and manufacture into side
meat, hams, sausages and lard?
Line up the young fellows ~.
farms! How many of you can do {
really decent job of butchering anc
preparing pork? Hold up your hands
please.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Where The Tax Dollar Goes.

Herbert ID. Brown, Chief of the u.
S. Bureau of Efficiency, has calculat-
ed the governmental expenditures of
taxes in the terms of the individual
dollar, based on the appropriations
for this fiscal year, 1921.
Sixty-eight cents goes for past
wars as expenditures for pensions,
interest on the public debt, and Fed
eral control of the railroads ex-
penses.
Twenty cents is spent on the army
and navy.
Twelve cents is spent for the sal
aries of the president, the vice ( :
dent, members of congress, justices
of the supreme court, and all other
Federal office holders, for harbor i'm.
provements, roads, education, and the
peace time activities of the govern.
ment in general.-Indianapolis Real
tor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
SHORTHAND 1000 YEARS AGO.

Two thousand years ago, and going
stronger than ever! Such is the amaz-
ing record of shorthand. Marcus Tul-
Illus Trio, Cicero's slave and secretary
was busily taking down his masters
orations in a shorthand of his own in
veption some eleven centuries before
a Norman soldier set foot on English
shores. In fact, the world today
would know little of Cicero's oratory
but for Tiro's ingenuity and industry.
And ever since those remote days
shorthand has flourished, with q
growing band of devotes which to-
day numbers millions Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
EFFICIENCY.

Efficiency is confined to no class.
Tine day iabureI can be as rfflcfent
as the professional man. Each is
efficient in his own particular way.
A man with a job can be as eff
cient as man with a position. And
whether you receive salary, makes
no difference. Efficiency is just
making good.
1t is a state of mind-the posses
sion of adequate skill or knowledge
for the performance of a duty, occu-
patton, or calling.
Efficiency implies action; and our
actions are the index of our mental
and moral character they are the
interpreters of our thoughts. Life
is working day; to be happy we
must be busy.
And whether it be by pick, plow,
pen, press, profession, platform, or
pulpit, the fact that it is work, and
work worthy of our best efforts, is
what counts.
And an added value is given tc
our work if it is performed with the
skill and graciousness that comes
with superior knowledge, whethel
quarried from the rich bequests Of
others or dug out of our own practi
cal experience.
Not only does efficiency give ;
higher marketable value to our ser
vices, but it improves us physically
mentally and morally.
The efficient man is the man wit
the healthy body and trained min
Ia properly drilled and skilled pei
son
And even as want of physical eS
ercise results in disease, so ment;
laziness initiates against efficiency.
The efficient man is the able ma
the man of skill and intent.
Moral qualities enter largely int
the makeup of the efficient man. HI
criterion is conscience-his rule
reason-his tape measure truth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
THE SCHOOLMAMS'
AT CARROLL.
School Board Says Teachers Must
Not Attend Sunday Shows And
FOrbids Dancing.
RULES LIKELY
TO CREATE FRICTION
The Beard Argues That Teachers
Are Examples to the Young,
Not a New Argument,
BY the Way.

The Carroll school board has laid
down certain rules for teachers.
Among them is one denying the
privilege of attending Sunday pic
ture shows and one forbidding them
from attending dances on week days
which have a school day following
the dance
The rules are likely to create fric-
tion between teachers and the board.
I School teachers feel that they have
as many rights outside their hours
of employment as other public SER
wants.
Yet the board has done the fair
thing by announcing its rules before
the annual contracts are signed.
The teachers may refuse to accept
contracts which carry such rules and
go elsewhere to school boards that
do not draw such definite rules of
conduct. The board argues that
teachers are examples to the young,
not new argument by the way, and
that teachers who dance into the
wee sma' hours of the morning are
not in condition to give their best
to their work next day.
Seems like that prohibition as to
dancing should extend also to the
pupils. The pupils who dance late
lacks energy for the next days work.
| This might be extended to cover
great many things that interfere
with the school work of pupils. If
the teacher who trips the light fan
I1ta..t.l is to se frec why not expef
the pupil also, thus completing the
effectiveness of the proposition?
Still, the scheme has its appeal.
If special legislative session might
be called and the rule extended thus
to cover all public service and to
include not only dancing and Sunday
movies, but poker parties and little
gatherings held after the agent pro-
curative got back from Canada, and
so forth and so on, the school
ma'ams would not feel lonesome
and that they had been selected as
scapegoats for public service. Take
our Legislators themselves with the
mighty burdens of their high Office
upon them and the drastic labors of
the day before them, how much bet
ter it might be if rule sent them to
bed at p. m. sharp and forbade dal'
lence of any character during the
sessions. Their acknowledged lead
ership should be exemplary to their
constituencies. And think how
bright and snappy they would come
down to the statehouse of a morn
ing to fight over an increase in {
clerks salary.
But so it is to be in Carroll. Whei
: the thing gets to working right th'
ordinary observer will not be able t,
: differentiate between nuns, deacon
esses and schooma' 'ams in that trim
5 little city which is the pride of tn
: Lincoln highway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Liberty Bond Holders

There are, or were at one time,
66,O00,O 900 separate Liberty bonds and
Victory notes in the possession of
the American people, representing
the loans made by them to the gov
ernment during the war, according
to tabulations made recently by the
treasury department.
Some of these bonds, of course,
have been lost and their owners will
never collect on them. There will
probably be several hundred thousand
bonds unaccounted for when the time
comes for the government to pay
back Some have been stolen and
destroyed, others have been lost
through fire, flood and miscellaneous
accidents.
Of the 66,0O0,000 separate bonds
and notes, 54,OO0,0OO were made up
in denominations of $50 or $l00.
That is more than so per cent of the
entire amount. There were $780,
900 Liberty bonds and Victory notes
of the face value of $500, and but
13 per cent of the entire issues were
in denominations of $1,000 or more.
The statistics, brief as they are
offer basis for the inference that
nearly 80 per cent Of the millions
who bought Liberty bonds and Vic
tory notes were of that class Of
Americans sometimes called tht
"plain people"
There are now outstanding ap
proximately s2O,O0O,0OO,0OO, worti
of Liberty notes and Victory bonds
reckoning their value at par, but a
market value these notes and bond
would bring little more than $4,000,
100000, today. Des Moines Register
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
WORKED IN THE KITCHEN
From There to the Highest Honor
In School Society.

"A few days ago a man who works
in the kitchen of one of the univers-
ity's fraternity houses was elected to
Phil Beta Kappa, the great honorary
scholastic fraternity" says the Daily
Iowan, student daily at the Univers-
ity of Iowa.
perhaps he has not been able to
cultivate the social graces as the men
whom he serves, but who is to say
that his time as student was wasted?
Let boys of lank purse come to col
lege with their sleeves rolled up.
There is a long line of men famous
in the history of the world who went
about classrooms in the seediest of
coats"
"The Iowan takes issue with the
attitude taken by Thomas A. Clark,
dean of men at the University of llli-
nois, who, basing his judgment on
long experiences, concludes that the
man who works his way through a
university is wasting valuable time,
because only the exceptional student
can do justice to both studies and
labor and because the student who
works is losing chances for rec
reation in play, reading, and cultiva-
tion of the social graces.
"The man who works has certain
distinct advantages" maintains the
Iowan. "He is, by his limited funds,
exempt from temptation to indulge in
expensive, time filling, profitless rec
reation; he is forced to take stock
of his resources and under pressure
of circumstances to come to the gold
en- discovery of his own capacity for
work; and in the grind of his routine
he appreciates the education which it
takes that grind to get.
"a large number of men could not
go to college at all if they did not
work, and it is to be hoped that boys
in high schools and out of them who
contemplate college training and are
not in plentiful finances will not be
frightened"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
BALL Team IS
A GOOD ASSET
Good Base Ball is One of the. Best
Conn., -cial Assets THAI
CoN unity Can Hay
1T TAKES rs OF
FiM NcIAL BACKING
Where You Have e ood Team visi-
tors Come i'm FrOnE Jany Miles
Around, Use 4 as
Business Cen.
And Trading
Point.

Where YOU find a good ball team,
you find the people gathering for
one of the most healthful pursuits
in which man ever engaged. There
is something about the game that
is a physical and mental tonic.
Some people feel that the players
are the only ones who get physical
benefit. Yet the cheering crowd get
healthful stimulus from the mere
yelling and consequent expansion of
the lungs. The sentiment of jollity
and good cheer helps people forget
their troubles. 1t sends them out
with better courage. A lot of peo-
pie who gulp down doctors bitter
medicines, would do better to take
time off and go to the ball games.
Furthermore, wherever you have
a good team, visitors come in from
many miles around, and they use the
place as a business center and trad
ing point. Good baseball is one of
the best commercial assets that a
community can have. When con-
Quoted on a high plane of sports
manship and fair play, as most ball
games are now, the sport sets an
example of manliness and self con-
troll to all young men.
Yet III spite of these and many
other advantages, probably not more
than one city or town in five has a
team worthy of its population and
resources. 1t takes financial backing.
A suitable field must be found, and
-fie1a.g SSmA god deal Of gradipa
must re -aore. 1t must be easily
accessible. Grand stands and bleach
ers must be put up. And there must
be fund available to pay players
salaries in case of bad weather, run
of i'll luck, etc.
The smaller places can get along
with amateur teams, but even they
must have money for care OF
grounds, uniforms, seating arrange
ments, railroad fares, etc. 1t is the
ususal experience that the players
themselves can not raise the money
1t is something the business mer
must take hold of.
So much remains to be said OF
this subject, that we must adjourn
further consideration of it until g
subsequent issue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Lisbon, Portugal,
Sund Sy, May 8,
Mothers Day.
Dear Mother:

Dear Mother:
Went ashore this morning with a
party to an English Presbyterian
church. (The Chaplain is Catholic).
The Portuguese seem to have a very
effective line of information about
Americans for vendors met us at
the dock with choice flowers. The
significance did not dawn on US for
bered. One poor fellow bought a
white one and then broke down.
| We had dinner with different Eng
! lish and American families whom we
met at services. At 4:30 p. m. we
went to see the National Sport,
bull fight. Here they cover the horns
with leather guards and use colored
paper bandelleros instead of swords
and spears. No horses are injured
and no bulls killed and no men hurt.
1t was an exhibition of wonderful
horsemanship, wonderful horses and
acrobatic agility. OF course the
matadors were very much in danger
but they were quick and cool and
mocked the bulls, which were al
most too tame and lazy to make it
exciting.
| heard when | returned on board
that the Pittsburgh will go to China
after a two months Baltic Sea
cruise. Don't | bring terrible luck
to ship?
Am so sleepy and tired l can't
keep my eyes open but will investi-
gate that dope and write soon.
Please forward names, addresses
and specifications Of any relatives,
friends - enemies of our family in
N9rw 1 expect to see it soon.
ras.hy happy returns of the day.
Lovingly
Carl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Women Manipulators Of Politics

In England, long before women had
the suffrage, they figured in politics.
They pulled wires Of personal and
social influence to get political re-
suits. In this country women have
arely sought this power But now
hat they have the ballot, some of
them may seek the advancement of
themselves and their friends through
the social game and feminine charm.
But the men who regard this as an
excursion outside of women's sphere,
should be reminded that men have
always been playing the same game.
The fellow who gets elected because
of his enthusiastic hand shaking, is
as much of a peril as the pretty wo-
man who gets her friends advanced
by her. coquettish ways.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Teacher Commits Suicide.

Nashua, Iowa.-Miss Nellie Fentch-
wanger succeeded in committing sui
eide by hanging after she had taken
iodine without success and after one
rope had broken under her weight.
Miss Fentchwanger was 23 years
old, music teacher, and no reason
is known for her act. Private funer-
al services were conducted Sunday
afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
DON'T BE A CHTNATATI! HELP
YOUR HOME AND HOME TOWN

lE principal reason why the people
OF the Pacific coast are not strong
for the Chinaman is that he sends
his money somewhere else. He
spends nothing but what he must in
the community in which he lives,
and sends the rest over to China.
Consequently he does but little TO
build up and increase the wealth Of
the pepful Pacific coast commun-
tiles.
You are playing the Chinaman
game when you do not trade at
home, You are helping build up
Chicago or some other city. Every
dollar you spend yonder is posi-
tive injury to your home and your
home town.
Don't be Chinamanl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08

Most of the people who are COM
planning about the farmer who is
holding his grain are hanging on to
whatever they have like death to a
dead nigger. Somehow we are all
alike in wishing the other fellow into
the front rank when somebody is to
be hurt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Never Knew Where They Were Made

An old lady, in London for the first
time in her life, saw a glaring sign
on the front of high building
which read: "The Smith Manufac-
turing Company"
''Laws-a-mercyw she remarked
to her nephew, "I've heard Of
Smiths all my life, but l never knew
where they made 'em."-London Tit
Bits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
CARL ARNESON
WRITES AGAIN
Decorah Boy Sends Interesting Let
ters From Gibraltar to His
Parents Here.
SAW CROWN PRINCE
OF JAPAN
Said He Looked Like PHILIPPINE
Mess Attendant in Masquerade
Uniform.
Enroute Gibraltar to Lisbon

fOrJugal, May ., lJZl.
Dear Folks:
Well, we passed three active VOL
canoes enroute Spalato to Naples.
Mt. Aetna glowed against the clouds
when we sighted her just before
dawn and later in the morning light,
threw up a white vapor matching
the snow that covers its upper half.
Stromboli sputtered smoke and lava
and the latter threw up steam as it
flowed into the sea. Vesuvius kept
itself shrouded with masses of vapor
and smoke and was a source of
evaporation, as we left on the des-
troyer Childs two and one half hours
after we first sighted the ancient
trouble maker.
Gibraltar was of little interest ex-
cept that the Crown Prince of Japan
came on board the Pittsburgh yes
terday and returned to see the NOV
les yesterday evening. All can
say for him is that he looks like one
of our PHILIPPINE mess attendants in
masquerade uniform.
Will write more from Lisbon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08

A chronic kicker" is harmless If
everybody keeps out of his way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08

If everybody played politics ;
few wouldn't have to work at it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-08
Gibraltar,
May 8, 1921.
Dear Enlks.

Dear Folks:
At Gibraltar. A few days ago to
be here would have meant much, but
in spite of my past experience in
regard to the uncertainties of the
service, the fact that | am here is
quite a disappointment.
The eXigencies of the service de-
manded that z Yeomen from the
Olympia with over a year to serve
should be transferred to the U. s.
S. Pittsburgh. 1t lay between N.Y.
self and a married man, whose wife
is now on the way to the states,
to be the 7th man so | had to go.
The word came by wireless two DAYS
out Of Spalato and as soon as we
to the Childs and were on our way
within one and a half hours after
arrival. We were from Saturday
until Monday noon getting to Gibral-
tar and had fine weather. Reported
on board the Pittsburgh and was
assigned to the Supply Office, a good
job, but with prospects of being
transferred to Constantinople in the
near future. | say prospects, but l
have bare chance to stay and hope
to return on this ship in the next
few months.
More soon.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02
NOT UNTOUCHED By SORROW
Teacher Entirely Mistaken " She I'M
aoined Small Girl Had Never Elk.
perieneed Suffering.

Emily Margaret, six year-old Co
lumbus girl. has strnight blond hair.
This In source of much distress To
Emily Margaret, ms she Is not too
young To appreciat. the advantage OF
curly hair. and she particularly nd
mires black hair She was al Sunday
school recently. ana the teacher was
telling of the terrible plight OF the
children OF the war-stricken coun-
tries. by the way OF implnnting n
proper appreciation OF their blessings
In the minds of the children. the teach
or called their attention to the con
trast between their own condition aud
that Of the unfortunate youngsters
overseas.
Why" she concluded. you little
ones have no idea OF what sorrow
means" Emily Margaret was i'm.
pressed but she could not let the
statement 40 unchalleuged Sh" nd.
dressed the teacher thus Miss
blank. I'm awfully sorry for them.
but all the same do know what
sorrow means. Every time see lii
tie girl with dark curly hnir have
Ia shut my eyes To keep from crying"
indianapolis News
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02
ALL PAID TRIBUTE TO GUEST
And by No Means Least Were the
Words OF Praise Uttered by
GRANDMOTHER.

In New England they tell of u pas
tor who had boarded for 80 long with
IA certain family that when he WAS
called To new fields 81 labor that fam.
lily felt his loss keenly
The best pastor we've ever hnd In
this town" snid the head Of the fam
lily Il don't expect to see his equal
again"
such good company" snid the wife,
''nnd ~ sympathetic II the i.ast thing
went wrong
''lie wns ia" easiest man Ia cook for
ever knew" said the maiden aunt.
"Hc was always satisfied with what
he had and never grumblrd."
'iIo had such n nice disposition. =
said Que Of the younger members of
the family.
While grandmother ia her corner by
thc fireplace shook her head dolsfuliy
aS she added her tribute of affection.
I'm miss him dreadfuliy." she Oh.
served lie WAS the best hand ut
ketchlh moth miilcrs that ever ! did
eee Philadelphia Ledger
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02
Another versior

The evil thnt men do lives after
them: the good Is often misconstrue1
by the attorney for the other side
Southeast MissouriHn.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02
Women Like to Cool Feet,

About hnlf the women who drop
into shoe stores to try on new pumps
and the like hay. 40 Idea ~ buying.
snys clerk in one ~ the uptown
stores who has been keeping tnb On
customers. They simply want to Good
OF their feet. During the hot weather
the percentage Of nonbu..rs runs
high. New York sun.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

About the time an elevator boy gets
a llltls Way M ia the world som. one
Is sur. 90 call him down.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

Don't think hecnuse mun hns one
foot IN tbs. griSc that he isn't able 10
do lot of kicking
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

The heart II the best iogicinn. Wcr
dell Phillips
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

II n word % the wise T. sufficient
mort .'lerEa men must consider theil
cong e.R,lnns foolish
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02
Impulse.

Ue-if ] should kiss YOU. er. uh--
She-fes, .es, 20 on
business of going on
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

WHY isr'i - telephone girls occupn
tion cHliingf
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

Lots OF family trees bear mighty
poor fruii.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

The Greeks resumed last week their
offensive against the Turkish national
lists, and four strong columns advanced
far toward the Kemalist seat Of gov
eminent at Angora while fifth
moved north toward Ismid. which the
Turks were said to be evacuating. II
was reported again that the national
lists also were giving up Angora. The
Turks made stand nj the ancient
city OF Gordium. near the confluence
of the Pursaks and Sakaria rivers,
which was used as n concentration
camp by Alexander the Great when he
invaded Persia.