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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
CASTALIA

The play which was given at the
opera house Saturday night was we'll
attended.
Miss Blanche Harvey was a pass
enger to Postville Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Winn and Flossie Har-
very were callers at the X. and X.
hospital at Postville Thursday.
Mr.. Louie Koenig and family auto
ed to Ossian today.
Mr.. w. c. Winn was a passenger
to Clemont Monday.
Ole Tullefson who has been visit
ing at the Wagness home returned
to Nordness Monday.
Mr.. Dooley VIM spent the week
end with home folks.
S. A. Hunter received a box of
dried fruit and nuts from j. l.. Win
dali of California Monday.
Misses Maree Harvey and Marie
Haefner were entertained at the
w. H. Haefner home.
Mr.. Harry Harvey of Frankville
was a caller at the Mrs. Cora Har-
vey home Thursday. He was also
caller at the X. and X. hospital
at Postville.
Mr.. JOS Harvey was a passenger
to DEBORAH Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Harvey and wife spent
Sunday at the w. A. Harvey home.
Lyle and Dewey Tatro, Cartons
Meyer, Harvey Dahms and Herbert
See atsemdsd tti6ss snow nc Posfvi11e
Thursday night.
Mr.. Fay Harvey came up from
Randalia Saturday night to spend
Sunday with home folks. He return
ed Monday.
Miss Violet Harvey and Ethel Bar
ries were passengers to Postville on
Saturday.
Mr.. Harold Harvey and Ethel AL
len were entertained at the Frank
Cannon home Sunday.
Mr.. Verl Clough of McGregor is
visiting at the Chas. Winn home.
Misses Maree Harvey and Marie
Haefner were business callers at
Postville Friday morning.
Fay, Ray, Violet Harvey, Lila
Jones, Merle Stee and Morton auto
ed to Postville Sunday.
Miss Blanch Harvey was entertain
ed at the Cora Harvey home Satur
day night and Sunday.
Mr.. Earl Anderson and c. Tatr'
were passengers to Dubuque Thurs
day, they returned Friday.
Mr.. Chas. Schweinefus and Wayne
Harvey autoed to Ossian Monday.
Mrs. Chris Schweinefus and Mrs
II. H. Meyer attended the funeral O.
Frank Bushman at Ossian Monday.
Everybody is cordially invited Z
attend the Christmas tree and pro
gram at the M. E. church Saturday
Dec. oath at o'clock.
Miss Vienna Zimmerman was
passenger to Postville Tuesday.
Miss Lila Jones who is ATTENDING
school at Postville came home o
Thursday on account of sickness.
Mrs. Joe Wirching was a bushes
caller at Postville Thursday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14

Mrs. Joe Ehler was an Ossian cal
Ter Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Stevens visit
ed at the Ed Youmans home, near
DEBORAH Saturday.
Henry Breitsprecher and sons did
some shredding in this vicinity Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Wiltgen attend
ed the fiftieth wedding anniversary
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic
Wiltgen of Ossian, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Gerleman and
children from near Ossian pent Sun
day afternoon at Joe Ehlers.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rathburn of
Ossian visited at Mat Wiltgen's Sat-
urday.
Alfred Ehler spent Sunday after
noon at Joe Remke's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Steffes of st.
Lucas were guests at Ray Runkles
Sunday.
Emmett Stevens transacted bust
ness in Frankville Monday morn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Beautiful

new mufflers, new silk shirts, new
night robes, extra nice pouches anu
s,Iit cases. All these items are very
appropriate for Christmas gifts.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
DIG for Fish In Florida.

Izaak Walton scarcely would he
lieve his eyes if he were to walk
through the country near here, ac-
cOrding tn II telegram from New Smyr-
ma, Eta, aud encounter negroes dig
ging live fish from the ground as II
they were potatoes, and even persons
accustomed to the miracles of this age
would look twice and then set out in
search of an uculist.
But the mudtish, II queer member OF
the fnny tribe, inhabitS streams or
ponds which have mud banks or bot
toms. The fish is black and weighs up
to five or six pounds. When the water
in pond evaporates, as II does dur
ing certain seasons of the year, leav-
ing only mass of mud which on the
surface is practically dry, ii doesn't
worry the fish. They merely burrOw
into the mud to wait for rain and ap-
parently continue to live as long as
the earth is wet. The negroes locate
them by exploring the mud with their
bare feet.
The fish is edible, but Is not fav-
orite because of its stringy and coarse
flesh.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
DESTROY STICK-TIGHT FLEAS
II Is Necessary to Clean and Spray
Houses and Runs as Well as
Treat the Fowls.

"Stick- tight" teas breed In the
cracks and creyices of brood and
poultry houses; also In dry animal or
vegetable refuse, but will not breed
i'm damp or wet places; therefore. to
get rid of them 1t Is necessary to clean
and spray the houses and runs thor
oughly AS well as treat the birds. say
poultry specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Grease the comb and wattles OF the
fowls and chicks with a preparation
Of kerosene and lard-one part kerO-
sene 10 three parts Of lard-being
very careful not to use too much Of
the mixture or get any of 1t In the
birds eyes or on other places where
II Is not necessary, as 1t may cause
injury If used too freely.
Clean and spray the cOops and
houses thoroughly the same as for
poultry mites; also wet or spray the
yards or runs, especially any dry soil
about the poultry hIlses. such as dirt
floors or the ground underneath
board floor, with solution Of sat
and water, which helps to keep TIE
ground moist and prevents the f1eas
from breeding.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
MOVED PARiSlANS TO FRENZY
Proposal to Slightly increase Prevail.
inc Height Of Buildings Denounced
as Idea of Vandal.

An outburst of indignation greeted
the recent proposal Of NJ. Frantz-Jour-
dain, which, to relieve the housing
shortage In Paris, would authorize the
owners of buildings on avenues having
q minimum of 20 meters to add an
other floor. This would mean that the
Paris population would at once and at
comparatively low cost obtain fifteen
thousand new places of abode-a safe
estimate, with a reduction Of ~ per
cent In cost, since the existing roofs
and supporting construction could still
be used, and the purchase of building
lots, costs of eXcavating foundations
ETC., demanded by the most unpreten-
tious of new houses, would be avoided,
remarks rIlIustration, Paris, Grams
lated for the Kansas City starr.
Fifteen thousand dwelling places!
The recent census showed us that an
increase of 1900 would relieve the
present shortage. And the suggested
violation of the rule governing our pub
lie ways could be confined to only a
few exterior b0ulevnrds Surely the
beauty of Paris would not be jeopar-
dized by such provision.
Nj. Frantz-Jourdain, however, barely
had time to finish his explanation.
Newspaper editors, suddenly inspired
with the most overwhelming eSthetic
rage, denounced him as traitor. Ar
ticles fiaying the barbarian in our
midst imposed silence upon him. Hands
off the sacred roof lines of the Boule-
ward Berthicr or the Boulevard Gou-
vain-Saint Cyr The surplus of 5000
Parisians can wait. And most of the
readers of these articles breathe
sigh of relief as though the capital,
threatened by vandals, had narrowly
escaped terrible danger.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
DATES FROM "DIVINE RIGHT"
"star Chamber Proceedings" an Echo
Of the Days When Kings Could
Do No Wrong.

"Star Chamber Proceeding" Is an
expression now almost invariably used
to denote an official action which Is
conducted in secret and, usually, in
q high-handed manner.
The phrase comes to us from the
fact that centuries ago there existed
in England an all-powerful tribunal
consisting of a committee of the kings
privy council. The custom was either
instituted or revived by Henry VII,
In 1886.
This council had OmnipOtent powers
and was unfettered by rules Of law.
1t dealt with civil and criminal cases
alike by "bill and information" with
cut the aid Of a jury, and could inllict
any form of punishment short Of
death.
The original was "star chamber"
because In the room where the council
met were deposited the Jewish bonds
known as stars" from the Hebrew
word shetar, meaning q covenant
Brooklyn Eagle.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
The Opening Of a Lily.

The comparatively rare instances
In which the motions Of plants, such
rs the opening of buds into blossoms.
occur during a single brief period Of
watching, always give much pleasure
~ the onloOker.
An English botanist, who has spent
much time In India, tells of species
of lily, Crnum augustum, which In an
Indian garden opens with uncommon
swiftnssA Just after a shower of rain
In the evening he saw the pink
striped buds Of one Of these lilies, each
about four inches long, on the point
Of opening. Passing the plant shortly
afterward, he was surprised to find
the blossoms wide open, and In 20
minutes more the petals had curved
themselves backward like rams horns.
In an hour the points of the petals
had swept over an arc Of at least eight
or nine inches.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
WORLD PRODUCTION OF GOLD
Figures Given by the Director OF the
Mint Show Enormous Amount Of
Metal Mined.

Since Columbus landed In America,
the director of the mint, the world
production of gold through 1919
amounted to more than Y billion troy
ounces. The estimated amount is the
equivalent of 20,44S.92 tons of the
precious metal. occupying 49,1OO.S3
cubic feet. and worth more than l7A
billions of dollars.
This tremendous volume Of gold
must he measured by n bigger unit
than the gold dollar If Its magnitude
is to be appreciated. II geld were
cast in gigantic dollars" one foot
thick and having u diameter of approx
imately ~ feet inches, each would
weigh l6l. 81 tons and be worth 100
million dollars. The worlds gold pro-
duction since 1892 would make III
such dollars" and leave more than
half enough for another. II stacked.
therefore, these gnrgantunn coins
would form tower Is feet 9 inches
in diameter, more than 1T feet high.
Since 1903 the average annual world
production would have added about
four and n half of these "d0llarS' to
the stack each year, but in 1918 ana
1919, the latest two years for which
statistics are complete, the output
would have made less than four of the
100 million-d0llur pieces each year
National Geographic Bulletin.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
WISDOM OF TAKING "DAY OFF"
Leisure Time, That Has Been Earned.
Means Better Health and Better
Work Afterward.

'"There is nothing that clears the cob
webs so effectually out Of ones brain
as q day OFF," the Young-Old Phlos-
opher was saying. just as we plan
our work, we should plan our play;
only, most of us, in the clamOr Of the
times, forget that to loaf occasionally
Is as necessary as to drudge; and we
confuse leisure with laZness.
II know In my own case how difficult
II is for me to make up my mind, def
nitely and unbendingly, that ! require.
now and then, morning away from
my desk.
$50 II the day Off means so much
to us. mentally and physically, whv are
we afraid to take II when the oppor-
tunity arrives? like nothing better
than to see. in the big town. group
OF midde-aged men Fastening out in Il
motor car Oh some crisp morning. their
golf sticks piled beside them, while
others trudge to dreary tasks. They
have earned their liberty, no doubt
will be all the better tomorrow for
tnOSe rev hours or dellghtful sport ana
health-giving freedom.
'"Too soon the curtain Is rung down
on this glowing world we live in; and
II is heartbreaking to consider how
many spots there are close at our gates
which we never find the time to see
and enjoy. Partly 1t is our own fault
The green earth cries out to us TO
come and tread the corridors of the
countryside; instead. we cling to the
granite of the city, and pace deSolate
hallways-the more desolate because
they are crowded with people we do
not know. And all Of them are hur
rying-where?
VI wonder. And so, no doubt do
they,"-FrOm the Outlook.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
E)OII>IM
E Xxx
Different BREEDS OF HENS
Leahorns and Minorcas Are Best for
Eggs, but Are Poor Sitters-srah-
mas Best for Meat.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Chickens, for convenience, may be
classified as egg breeds, meat breeds,
general-purpose breeds, and fancy or
ornamental breeds.
The egg breeds include the small or
medium sized fowls which are very ac-
tive, quick to mature, producers OF
white shelled eggs, usually nonsitters
or at best but poor sitters, and rather
poor mothers, say poultry specialists
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture. The varieties of LeghOrns
and MinOrcas are good representatives
of this class. Because they are poor
sitters some other breed, or at least Il
few other fowls, should be kept If nat
ural methods of incubation are to be
employed. On account Of their earl!
maturity 1t Is not uncommon for indi
viduals of the egg breeds to begin lay
ing at the age of four and One-half
months. These breeds do not fatten
as readily under ordinary conditions
us the larger and less active breeds,
and are rather sensitive to low TEN
perature because OF their large combs
and Wattles.
The largest fowls, represented In
the meat class. are especially suitable
for the production of large roasters.
They are slow and somewhat sluggish
In movement. have little desire for
foragins are easily confined by low
fences, rather slow to mature. persist
ent sitters, and rather Indifferent lay
,.rS ur hruWn-ahelled eggs. Many poul-
trymen, however, are getting very fair
egg yields from them. The BrahmaS.
i.angshans and Cochins may be men
ioned us belonging to this class.
The general purpose breeds include
fowls which are of fair size and which
will also produce II good quantity OF
brown shellcd eggs, making them es-
pecially adapted to the person wish
Ing supply of both eggs and meat.
As one has 10 make frequent sales OF
flesh In the shape Of surplus cnrkerels
and hens, the carcass as well aS egg
production should be considered. The
general purpose breeds are usually
good Sittcr> and good mothers. They
have medium sized combs and wattles
ANA endure cold weather well. They
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
MADE FIRST METALLIC PEN
Unfortunate Frenchman, Victim Of
courtesan's Enmity, Was the In
ventor, According to Historians.

The invention of the metallic pen
belongs to France, the first writing in
plemcnt of this character being used
by the famous state prisoner. La Tude,
who called down the wrath of Nine.
de Pompadour by his passionate let
tiers. La Tude WAS the natural son
OF prominent court official and WAS
brought up for II military career, but
i'm his mistaken youthful alteration he
mSinterpreted the smiles of Nine. de
Pompadour. In IN effort 10 prove his
fidelity his friends devised II harmless
toy which exploded nolsily when Nine.
de Pompadour opened it-aftcr receiv-
ing a letter from La Tude warning her
of impending danger from ner enemies.
When the contents of the box were
found To he nothing more dangerous
than alum powder, La Tude was
clapped into Il dungeon, where hd
spent 35 years. In order to occupy
his time La Tude tried To write his
memoirs by means of an improvised
fiShbOnp pen. When this broke he
begged a copper coin from the prison
priest. This he ground into the shape
of pen by rubbing il against the
cell walls. He also made the first
known ink tablets by preparing bread
crumb pellets with his own blood.
This happened about the year l74O,
according to the French researchers.
Metal pen points were not marketed,
however, until nearly 60 years later,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
Muslc "Howlers,"

The following are some blunders
written by some English schoolboys on
examination In music papers: One
boy, trying to explain the difference
between ( and IF wrote: "F means 40,
therefore IF means SO." Another boy
stated that he learned five scales and
one archipelago" obviously meaning
arpeggio. Another, asked what he
knew Of Signor Foil (the opera "star"
who died in 1S99), wrote: "Signor Foil
was interned In Italy and had low,
chesty notes, but otherwise he was a
man Of good character" Other howl
ers" were: "ContraltO is low sort of
music which only women sing" and "An
interval In music Is period for re.
treatments"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
TELLS OF LIGHTNING ZONES
an Impression That Has Become
Almost Universal.

II Is an old saying that most prov
erbs are only half.trutls. Some are
wholly contrary TO fact
For Instance, there is an anciene
saw to the effect that "ightning never
strikes twice in the same place" This
is absolutely untrue.
The United States forest service.
which breads lightning as frequent
cause of forest fires AYERS that light
ming has zones of frequency" where
in Ii is likely to strike whenever there
is an electrical storm. 1t suggests
that such zones might he mapped with
Il view to special precautions.
These zones have reference TO tolIog-
raphy, especially in mountainous re-
giOns. A hill much more likely 10 he
struck by Iighning than any area Of
IOWland because il Is nearer to the
clouds.
An isolated tree does not "attract"
lightning, as is commonly supposed. lf
1t be very tall lightning is more api TO
strike 1t Than to hit objects in its
neighborhoOd because of its height
merely.
For n like reason the Eiifel tower in
Paris is often been struck by light.
ming. The lofiy shaft erected in honor
of the father of his country In Wash
ington. Is frequent target for thnn-
derbolts. and has to he projected
against them ny an elaborate system
of lightning rods.
A high mountain top Is sure to he
struck frequently by lightning. But
not so If its elevation he great enough
to uplift II beyond the ordinary level
of thunderclouds. In that case il will
have Il lightning-struck zone lower
down. around its sides.
Often lightning-bot discharged
into Quartz rock or quartz sand meltS
the silica and forms a curious tie
pipe Of glass. perhaps an inch in
diameter and some inches In length.
Such pipes. called "fugurteS." are
sometimes found in large numbers on
mountain tops.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
SOME STRAIN ON THE EYES
Wall Paper Of Colonial Days Truly
Deserved to Be Called "Fearful
and Wonderful"

The antique wall papers found In
the colonial mansions of Ports
mouth, N. H., marvelOusly preserved,
are too animated for restful compan-
ionship. Only nerveless race could
have gazed all their lives upon such a
monotonous variety Of incident.
Thomas Bailey Aldrch tells us that
typical paper, familiar to his child
hood, displayed over and over again q
group of English country people wear
ing Italian hats, and dancing on a lawn
which ended abruptly In sea beach,
: on which stood fisherman angling for
a whale, and wisely Indifferent to the
issue of terrific naval combat which
was being fought just beyond reach OF
his fishing rod.
Grander in scale, but as irrelevant
In detail, is q very handsome paper on
the walls of the athletic club, where
we behold gayly dressed ladies and
gentlemen passing under Nirginia's
Natural Bridge to get good view OF
Niagara falls. and turning from the
barbarous splendor of an Indian war
dance to witness a drill of West Point
cadets.
The painted walls of the Warner
house, discovered by chance In 1850,
present a wide choice of disconnected
subjects. Abraham prepares to sacri-
flee Isaac under the supervision OF
Governor Phipps. and foreign cities OF
impossible picturesqueness stretch be
fore the eyes of fair Priscilla at her
spinning wheel.-Agnes Repplier In
Harper's Weekly.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
Insistcnt Fish Tale.

My Robert said II Park avenue
wife to her husband, recently, do
YOU think there could he II dead rat
in one of our walls? The smell Is
very bad. | have hunted all over the
place, and can't imagine what else
II could be-"
ut Is possible" said the husband.
And he went out on the back porch.
The odor seemed to be particularly
strong there. Closer inspection re-
ycaled that the trouble could apparent
ly be pinned down to an Old coat.
Closer examination of this old coat
revealed u small fish in the last stages
of decay. Then the husband remem-
bered that when he was fishing he had
put the fish In his pocket until he could
wade to the bank and deposit 1t in his
et.-lndianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
Fish Nets From Spider Web.

Native to New Guinea is a giant
spider, its body as big as a hazelnut,
with hairy legs two inches long. 1t
spins web six feet in diameter and
very strong.
Advantage of this fact is taken by
the cannbals of the island, who set
up long bamboo sticks in places fire.
quented by the spiders, thereby offer
Ing an invitation to the arachnids to
spin webs across them.
BY this simple means Qf one Is to
believe the story) ready-made nets are
obtained which the cannibals use for
catching tish.-Philadelphla Ledger.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
WARNING Concerning Cancer.

DR.. Albert J. Ochsner urges in the
Annals Of Surgery the Importance Of
taking every precaution against can
Ger infection, notwithstanding the fact
that its infectiousness has not been
proved. Wise precaution can do no
harm, while Ii may do an endless
amount OF good, because in case the
disease is due to Infection every addi-
tiOnal case is n menace to others. He
considers the most convincing argu-
ment of the infectiOusneSs of cancer
TO be found in the studies of Smith,
who claims that cancer In plants is
due to u micro-organism which he has
been able to isolate and cultivate, and
which produces cancer wheN inocu-
lated upon healthy plants,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-07-21
JUST LOOKING FOR BUSINESS
ProfI Was Decidedly Secondary
Consideration With This Re-
markabIe Mississippi Negro.

Allen ]. Krebs, q native Mfssissip-
plan, who lives in Atlanta, has story
he likes to tell about an old negro
friend who came to him one day
when he lived in Mississippi and
asked for loan that would enable
him to 20 into business.
"Ah been workin' fur somebody else
all NAH life" he said, IAN All wants
To 90 out an be NAH own boss des
once"
well, Uncle Billy" replied Mr..
krebs, 81 think that is laudable am
btion, and | am going to help you.
| am glad to see you darkies doing
something for yourselves. What are
you thinking of doing?'
"Well, sur" said the old man,
Frightening considerably, "Ah fins All
kin buy wood cross de ribbcr at
dollar cord. All Ah has to do Is to
lighter it across and sell it right here
in dis town"
AS wood was selling at So cord
in Natchez, Mr. Krebs thought favor
ably of the venture and let Uncle Billy
have the $500 to start the business.
A month later Mr.. Krebs went down
to the riverfront, and there was Uncle
Billy Just arriving with lot of splen-
did looking wood.
"How are getting along, Uncle
Billy?" asked Mr. krebs.
"Des fine, des fine. cap'n," he re-
piled.
"What are you gettin' for wood like
that now"
"Ah git a dollar 'er cord" answered
the old man.
"Why, you idiot" said Mr.. Krebs,
"don't you know you can't pay dol
lar cord for wood, bring II across the
river and sell it at profit for dol
lar cord?"
"Lawd, Cap'n Krebs," responded
Uncle Billy, engaged in one Of those
bewitchlng smiles that characterize
the race, "Ah amt looking for no
profit. Ah'm des lookin' fur busi-
neSs."-Raltimore American.