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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
Mo Two Snowflakes Alike.

For 80 years Wilson Alwyn Bentley
of Jericho, VT, has been studying
snowflakes. In that time he has made
$500 acknowledgements of snowflakes
and has found that no two Of them
are exactly alike. AS result Of his
exhaustive study he firmly believes
that the snowflake is the most eXquis
tie example of natures art.
His photographs have been intro
duced into several universities. and
have also won n niche in the arts and
sciences. as well rs being used foI
designs in aircraft shops and fol
jewelry designing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
These Nettles Deal Death.

Any species of nettles is unpleasant
enough to handle roughly. but some OK
the foreign ones are most formidable
plants. Several Of the East Indian
forms are truly dangerous, for, after
the first itching sensation has passed
away ii IS often followed by that Of
hot irons being rubbed on the flesh,
and the pain increases 10 such an ex-
days-the patient is seized with symp-
toms like those following influenza and
lockjaw, while sometimes death re-
suits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
Hinh Blood Pressure Durable.

High blood pressure can be overcome
in most cases by exercise, says the
Canadian Life. This cause of the many
reflections in life insurance is not usu-
ally permanent disorder. 1t can be
cured by exercising, gently at first,
and increasing up TO reasonable
amount. Clients who have been re-
jected on this account should be adj
vised to take up some moderate form
Of exercise, and in the course Of a few
months they may be acceptable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
Task for Chemists.

The technical chemists of the world
are asked to solve very tempting
puzzle. They are told that if they can
only discover how to get 1t out. there
is to he had from Jerusalem artichokcs
substance which can be turned into
a sugar sweeter than cane sugar
he higher than the yield Of beet sugar
per acre of beet, and higher than the
average yield of cane sugar per acre
Of cane. Truly an alluring bait, and
an opportunity TO make the land flow
IL not with honey, at any rate with
something not unlike it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
TiGcs Move siu nuildinn.

The historic Tower of London moves
four times daily ms the titles of the
Thames river ehb ana flew. The
movement is most pronounced In the
part nearest the river The move
ment is dc 10 the fact TINT many tons
OF water penetrate rn1c: the fonda
ITEMS wiTh The rising tide. which move
mont has The e!frcy of moving upward
the whole mass Of the tower.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
Tree Marvelously Preserved.

Holman iron mine near Taconite.
Mimi, not far from the source of the
Mississippi river, of the trunk and
branches of prehistoric tree In an
excellent state of preservation, with
the cones on it. The tree is not petrI-
fed and the wood is perfectly sound.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

A new substitute for glass or fos
lacquer has been invented in Germany.
II can be cut with shears or with q
knife and, when heated to more than
100 degrees Centigrade, ii forms a
kneadable mass which resumes its pre-
vious hard state on cooling. 1t IL
known as "cellon"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
Wheat and the Consumer

'The mills of the gods grind slowly"
remarked the ready-made philosopher.
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntcseel
~ reckon IL we had to depend on
them, The price of -four never would
Gene down."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
lmnerfectlons Have Use.

All things are literally better, love
lier, and more beloved for the impsr-
fections which have been diyinely APP
pointed, that the law of human life
may be Effort and the law of human
Judgment, Mercy.-RuSkin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
The SUPERVISORS
TOWNSHIP Roam REPORTS

Township road reports, showing dis
bursements for road purposes in the
various townships of which the follow
ing is a synopsis, were received and
ordered filed.
The review., 1921-03-31

NOT ALLOWED TO BE PESTS
City Of Boston Has Strict Regulations
Governing Construction and Main
tenance Of BiIlboards.

The. following regulations are in ef-
the use Of billboardss
No outdoor advertising Shall be per-
mitted on any location within 500 feet
of town or city parks, Fairgrounds,
metropolitan parks parkways, state
reservations or public buildings. .
No outdoor advertising sign shall ex-
ceed an area Of ten square feet II
within 500 feet Of any public highway.
No outdoor advertising sign, wher-
ever located, shall exceed an area Of
100 square feet, and all such signs
shall be rectangular in form.
No outdoor advertising shall be pers
mitted upon any rock, tree or natural
object of beauty.
All fields and backgrounds of out
door advertising shall be of neutral
colors, and the fields, backgrounds and
letters thereon shall not be discofdant
with surroundings, and. nothing shall
be placed thereon except letters of
the alphabet and numerals. =
No outdoor advertising shall be al
lowed within the area between inter-
secting streets and within a radius of
$50 feet from the point where the cen
ter lines of the streets intersect.
The structure and the materials of
all outdoor advertising signs shall meet
the approval of the department Of
public safety of the state as regards all
questions of fire hazard.
No waste Or other rubbish resulting
from any billboard or outdoor advertis-
ing sign shall be allowed to accumulate
on or in the vicinity of the premises
where the same is located.
Bottoms of all signs shall be at least
three feet from the ground.
No outdoor advertising shall be per-
mitted or allowed to be maintained
without an annual state license.
The review., 1921-03-31

piled. II hope, unknown to me, that
Dan has already dispatched those let
ters. The arm OF the law is long,
Grams on. It's easy to forget that fact
up here. It will reach you in the
end"
Cranston turned through the door.
into the kitchen. He was gone long
time. Lennox heard him at work !;
the crinkle of paper and then a pour
ing sound around the walls Then he
heard the sharp crack of a match. An
instant later the first wisp Of smokes
came curling, pungent with burning
Oil, through the corridor.
"YOu crawled from your couch to
reach that gum" Cranston told him
when he came in. Lets see you crawl
out now"
LennoXS answer was a curSe-the
last, dread outpouring of an unbroken
will. He didn't look again at the gilt
tering eyes,, He scarcely watched
Cranston's further preparations: the
oil poured on the rugs and furnishings,
the kindling placed at the base of the
curtains Cranston was trained in this
work. He was taking no chances on
the fire being extinguished. And Len
nOx began to crawl toward the door,
He managed to grasp the corner Of
the blanket on the divan as he went,
and he dragge it behind him. Pain
wraeked him, and smoke half-blinded
him. But he made it at last And by
the time he had crawled one hundred
feet over the snow crust the whole
structure was in flames. The red
tongues spoke with a roar.
Cranston. the fire-madness on his
face, hurried to the outbuildings.
There he, repeated the work He
touched match +o the hay in the
The review., 1921-03-31
Trees Public Property.

The pioneers planted forest or
shade trees when there was scarcely
an argument for their ing-when
they were hemrned in and surrounded
by virgin forest, writes G. f. Bley in
the American Forestry Magazine Of
Washington. Today we are enjoying
the fruits Of their devotion, wisdom
and fOrethought. Shall we edo less
when there-is so much more 'need-fOr
the rising generations and for those
yet unborn? Not every husbandman'
has appreciated the value of shade
trees, witness the ruthless cutting
down and making into cordwood Of
whole lines of noble, stalwart sugar
naples! A legal enactment In every
state providing that every tree now
or hereafter standing within the legal
road boundary shall be considered.
public property is sugge sted.
The review., 1921-03-31

sauce, teaspoOnful Of Worcestershire
sauce, two tablespoonfuls Of olive oil.
and the juice Of half lemon. Into
this dip the slices of boiled tongue,
and when we'll covered, roll the slices
in sifted bread crumbs taken from the
center of fresh loaf. Arrange in a
well-oiled broiler and broil until the
crumbs are nicely Drowned. Serve
around mound of hot string beans
well buttered and seasoned.
Luncheon SaIad.-Cut cooked car
rots and turnips in shoestring strips,
add roast beef cut in small cubes. US
ing one cupful of each. Add One-half
cupful of string beans cut in small
pieces. Make dressing of two table
spoonfuls of vinegar and four table
spoonfuls of oil, add one-half tea
spoonful of salt, one-fourth tea
spoonful of pepper and pour over
the salad ingredients. Mix thor
oughly and allow tO.stand an hour or
longer. Arrange Oh crisp leaves Of
lettuce; garnish with peas and slices
of cooked beets. Serve very cold.
Almond Pudding.-Cream one-half
three eggs that have been beaten
thick. Stir in one-fourth of a pound
of almonds blanched and ground fine
in the nut grinder. Beat in the stifay
beaten whites of two eggs with one
fourth Of cupful OF powdered sugar.
Bake in creased timbale molds. in a
pan Of water in hot oven. Serve with
fruit juice slightly thickened with ar
row root or cornstarch.
coconut lce.-Take one-half pint of
coconut milk, one cupful Of sugar and
one pint of water. Boil the sugar and
water together five minutes, add the
coconut milk and cook two minutes
longer, then cool and freeze. If a
large quantity is desired soak freshly
grated coconut In milk for TWO hours
and drain off. This makes a more
highly favored ice. -
The review., 1921-03-31
CHAPTER III.

Two miles across the ridges, Dan
and Snowbird saw a faint mist blow
ing between the trees They didn't
recognize it at first. It might be fine
snow, blown by the wind, or even one
Of those mysterious fogs that some
times sweep over the snow. 'z-
"But it looks like smoke" Snowbird
said.
"But it couldn't be. The trees are
too wet to burn"
But then a sound that at first was
just the fafntest whisper in which
neither of them would let themselves
believe, became distinct past all deny
ing. It was that menacing crackle Of
a great fire, that in the whole world Of
sounds is perhaps the most terrible.
'tIt's our house." Snowbird told him.
sand father can't get out" ~
She spoke very quietly. Perhaps
the most, terrible truths of life are al.
ways spoken in that same quiet voice.
Then both of them started across the
snow as fast as their unwieldy snow
shoes would permit.
He can crawl a little" Dan called
to her. Don't give up, Snowbird
mine I think he'll be safe"
They mounted to the top of the
ridge; and the long sweep of the for
est was revealed to them. The house
was a singular tall pillar of flame, al
ready glowing that dreadful red from
which firemen, despairing, turn away.
Then the girl seized his hands and
danced about him in mad circle.
Hes alive!" she cried. ''You can
see him-just dot on the snow. He
crawled out to safety"
She turned and sped at breakneck
pace down the ridge. Dan had to race
to keep up with her. But it wasn't en-
tirely wise to, try to mush so fast. A
dead log lay beneath the snow with a
broken limb stretched almost to it's
surface, and it caught her snowshoe.
The wood cracked sharply, and she fell
forward in the snow. But she wasn't
hurt, and the snowshOe itself, in spite
of small crack in the wood, was still
serviceable.
ssHaste makes waste" he told her.
Keep your feet en- the ground, Snow
bird: the house Is gone already and
your father is safe. Remember what
lies before us"
Cro BE CoNTIHUED.)
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barn, and the wind flung the flame
through it in an instant. The sheds
and other outbuildings were treated
with oil. And seeing that his work
was done. he called once to the prone
body of Lennox on the snow and
mushed away into the silences.
Lennox's answer was not curse
this time. Rather it was a prayer, un-
uttered, and in his long years Lennox
had not prayed often. When he
prayed at all, the words were burning
fire. His prayer was that Of Samson
that for a moment his strength
might come back to him.
The review., 1921-03-31
SEE VALUE OF FAIRGROUNDS
Cities Spending Much Money Now
for RecreationaI centers, Which
Might Have Been Saved.

Memphis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis,
Akron and Hartford have in the course
of the last year doubled their ap-
preparations for Fairgrounds, while
Dayton trebled it's appropriation the
year before. Detroit has issued $1O,-
100000 in bonds for parks and play
grounds; Portland, Ore, has issued
$5OO,OOO for the purchase Of play
grounds, and Pittsburgh 1891 900 for
the same purpose. With the increase
of congestion. in the streets Of Amer
lean cities the business of being q
child becomes more and more hazard
Gus. In this connection the American
City states that % children q month,
on an average, were killed in the
streets Of New York city during 1920.
Few blocks in the city have. provision
for play space OF the 15 play centers
planned by the layground@association
all but six remained closed because of
lacks Of funds. 1t is pointed out that
the policy of providing accommoda-
tions for play should be adopted in
connection with rebuilding and the
construction of new buildings.
The time to lay out Fairgrounds and
recreationaF centers IS before the town
has grown to an extent that makes it
necessary to- condemn property for
such purposes. Let there be a proper
ly understood, comprehensive plan fol-
lowed ain the development of the town
from it's start.
The review., 1921-03-31
Friday Was Columbus Fate.

1t was on Friday that Columbus
set out from Spain to seek new
world; oa Friday that he first caught
sight of land on Friday that he start
ed on his return voyage; on Friday
that he safely arrived back in Spain
on Friday that he first sighted the
American mainland ON his next yoy.
age: OF, Friday. that he first set his
foot up3n 1t. and again on Friday fflai
ha landed I'm his native land
The review., 1921-03-31

ing me. I am keeping house now and
am able to do all of my work. cannot
say enough for your medicine. 1t has
done more for me than any doctor. /
have not paper enough to tell you how
friends. You may print this letter If
you wish. - - Elizabeth C. CoRLEY,
care of A. P. Corley, Edmund, S. G..
Ability to stand the strain of work is
the privilege of the strong and healthy,
but how our hearts ache for the weak
and sickly women struggling with their
daily rounds Of household duties, with
backaches, headaches, nervousness and
almost every movement brings new
pain: Why will not the mass OF letters s
we have been publishing, convince such
women that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help them just aS
surely as it did Mrs. Corley?
The review., 1921-03-31
Appropriate Symbols.

Symbols are curious things. Our
languagee~fs full of them and so is re-
ligious ritual. the ceremonies of Sc
cret societies, and at times 1t is very
picturesque. When we wish to imply
that mans head is full of absurd,
chaotic ideas we say in sIa11g that
there are "bats in his belfry." Do
you not see how in a, 'lream a belfry
could symboltzesa hsad. and bats. NOR
bid. sinister and absard ideas?
The review., 1921-03-31
CHAPTER I-Continued.
IL

He came stealing across the snow
musher of the first degree. Very
silently and swiftly he slipped off his
snowShoes at the door. The door it.
self was unlocked, just as he had sup
poeed In an instant more he was tip
toeing a dark, silent figure, through
the corridors of the house. He held
his rifle ready in his hands.
He peered into Lennox's bedroom
first. The room was unoccupied.
Then the floor of the corridor creaked
beneath his step; and he knew moth
ing further was to be gained by wait
ing. If LennOx suspected his pres
ence he might be waiting with aimed
rifle as he opened the door of the liv-
ing room.
He glided faster. He halted once
more-a moment at the living-room
door 10 see If LennOx had been dis
turbed. He was lying still, however,
so Cranston pushed through.
Lennox glanced up from his maga-
zine to find that unmistakable thing,
the barrel of a rifle, pointed at his
breast Cranston was one of those
rare marksmen who shoot with both
eyes open-and that meant that he
kept his full visual powers to the last
instant before the hammer fell.
81 can't raise my arms" Lennox
said simply. Zone of 'em won't work
at all-besides, against the doctors
orders"
Cranston stole over toward him,
looking closely for weapons. He pulled
aside the woolen blanket that Lennox
had drawn up over his body. and he
pushed his hand into the cushions Of
the couch. A few deft pats, holding
his rifle through the fork of his arm,
finger coiled into the trigger guard,
assured him that Lennox was not
"heeed' at all. Then he laughed and
went to work.
II thought I told you, once,"' Len
nox began with perfect c0ldness, "that
the doors of my house were no longer
open to you"
You did say that" was Cranston's
cultural reply. But you see I'm here
just the same, don't you? And what
are you going to do about it?'
II probably felt that sooner or later
you would come to steal-just as you
and your crowd stole the supplies
from the forest station last winter
and that probably Influenced me to
give the orders. I didn't want thieves
around my house, and I don't want
them now. I don't want coyotes,
either'
And don't want any such remarks
out of YOU, either" Cranston an
swered him. "You lie still and shut
up, and I suspect that sissy boarder
of yours will come back, after he's
through embracing your daughter in
the snow. and find you in one piece.
Otherwise not"
If l were in one piece" Lennox an
sWered him very quietly, instead of
a bundle Of broken bones that can't
The review., 1921-03-31
S1!Od1:$ O.: !
L1111111e11t( (t9asedmn9


There came into church man who
Informed the parson that he wished to
be married On a certain day.
The parson inquired the mans name,
and it was given him.
Then he said: "And your fianceew
The man shook his head.
eve are not going to have any Of
that" he replied. cit will only be
quiet affair.""
The review., 1921-03-31

nt It's arms, I'd get up off this couch,
~ lludfmed as am, and stamp on your
lying lips"
Out Cranston only laughed and tied
We ~snnox's feet with a cord from the
window shade.
l., ne went to work very systematical-
- ~ First he rif1ed Lennox's desk in
on nVlng room. Then he looked on
-" the mantels and ransacked the
ttupooards to and the drawers. He was
.aunting and calm at first. But as the
nents passed, his passion grew up
~. hlm' He no longer smiled. The
ueht features became intent; the
narrowed 10 curious. bright WlftW
The review., 1921-03-31

Certain regulars and volunteers i'm
service between April, 1898, and July,
1902, and widows~and minor children
of such, are benefited by acts of June
s, 1920, and July 16, 1913; regulars
and volunteers in Indian campaigns
up to January, 1891, and their widows,
by act of March 4, 1917. Write Milo
B. Stevens & Co., attorneys, 627 r
st1eet Washington, D. C.-Adv.
The review., 1921-03-31
~ TIE
i kNNTEHEN q.
lEAHINE

Take a dash of water cold
And little leaven of prayer.
A little bit of sunshine gold
dissolved in morning air;
Add 20 your meal some merriment
And a thought for kith and kin;
And then as prime ingredient,
A plenty of work taroWn in;
But spice it all with the essence OF
love
And a little whiff of play;
Let a wise old Book and glance
above
Complete well spent day"
The review., 1921-03-31

woods, the chickadees and the smell Of
boiling sap in the open can never be
imagined If not experienced. There
are 50 many fine dishes to be pre-
pared from maple sirup and sugar
that the following may be enjoyed:
Maple Cream Pudding. -Sift togeth-
er one and two-thirds cupfuls of flour
with two teaspoonfuls Of baking pow
der. Cream one cupful of sugar with
two tablespoonfuls of melted fat.
beat we'll and add. the yolk of an egg
well beaten, two-thirds of a cupful of
milk alternately with the flour mix
ture Beat wen, add little salt and
fold in the stiffly beaten white Of the
egg. Pour into shallow pan and
bake in a moderate. oven. Serve with:
Maple Cream Sauce.-Take one-half
cupfui of maple sugar. one tablespoon
full of corn sirup, two tablespoonfuls
of water and boil to the soft ball
stage. Pour boiling hot over the
stif1y beaten white of an egg and beat
we'll Add a pinch of salt and fold
in one-third cupful of whipped
cream.
Maple Filling for cake.-Take one
cupful Of maple sugar, or sirup may
be used: if sugar. add one cupful of
soar cream; If sirup. use one-third
less of cream. Boil until waxy and
stir I'm one cupful or less of broken
hfckorynut meats. Beat until smooth
and firm enough TO stay ON the cake.
A buttered paper collar extending two
inches above the cake may be pinned
around it and the frostfng or filing
when quite soft poured ON. Allow It
to become firm before carefully re-
moving the paper. I'm this way thick
rrosting may be pIace1 on cake top
Mr.. ....O
The review., 1921-03-31

may suggest sOInetHIng
simpler which may be
prepared from the mate
rial at hand.
Tongue Slices. Beat
the yolk of one egg
slightly, add two table
spoonfuls Of French
mustard and one-half
teaspoonful Of curry
powder. Add gradually
a few drops of tabascO
The review., 1921-03-31

delicious siruo over a
pan of snow and eaten
the waxy deliciousness,
has indeed experienced
one of the joys of early
spring in the North
country. To be sure, the
sirup may be boiled. at
home and waxed on
snow or ice, but the sur
rOnndingS. the great
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Looking Backward.

Grandmother"
"Yes, DEAR"
'"NVas. grandfather ever a working
man?'
"No, my dear"
''That was taken evhen he marched
In an; overall parade. 1t was the
proudest mMment of his life. ."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
The review., 1921-03-31

Make a rule and pray God to help
you to keep it, never. if possible, to lie
down at night without being able to
say, IT have made one human being
at least a little wiser. a little happier
or a little better this day" You will
find it easier than you think and
Observation-Disclosures Kingsley.
The review., 1921-03-31

Watch Cuticura improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. IT
1s wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor compilations. dandruff.
itching and red rough hands.-Adv.
The review., 1921-03-31

TerGd every month";
/ was not able to do
any work and tried q
lot Of medicine, but
got no relief. / saw
your medicine adver-
tised in a little book
that was thrown i'm
my door, and / had
not taken two bottles
of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vege t able
Compound before /
00p,ld coo ID "a ho1N
The review., 1921-03-31
ResideR Few BELIEVE

Jud Tunkins says man who brags
about leaving Office poorer than when
he entered It merely irritates the bill
collectors.
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THE SAP is RUNNING.

Anyone who has had the thrill of
a visit to q sugar bush when the sap
The review., 1921-03-31
WOMEN WHO
CANNOT WORK
Read Mrs. Corley's Letter and
Benefit by Her Experience

Edmund, SET was run down with
nervousness and female trouble and suf-
The review., 1921-03-31
CHOICE DISHES FOR OCCASIONS

Whep entertaining, some of the fol-
lowing dishes will be enjoyed, Or they
The review., 1921-03-31

If truth Is stranger than 6ctton. II
In because fact ou:runs laAAwdnm9iOR