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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

ccEnes Of being president &9 b liteRFs
club Rut you are the only one, Sid.
ney, who had the rare and kindly judy
meat to appeal 10 the weman and not
to the club president. Because am
interested ii 4 serious literary move
ment II need net follow that want my
whole life 10 be overshadowea BY the
giants Of the Kingdom al letters. Al.
though | would not dare confess II To
Mrs Peabody or Mrs Kitchens. there
are times when like 10 apand an AFT.
ernoon with an old,fashioned love
story. Yea are bachelor, sidney, and
AS for me, have long since ceased To
blush at the casual mention or old
maid II was not for Us to know the
blttersweet experiences OF courtship
and marriage. and you win remember
that we have sometimes pitied the
neadlong infafaatlon of sweethearts.
and have felt rather superior In our
freedom And set, Sidney, II We chose
10 be perfectly candid with each ether.
u dare gay that both Of IN would con
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17
WAS NOTED EDUCATOR.
SANDSTONE, MINI.

Daniel Kirkwood, theoretic SCI
enlist of large attainments, especially
in mathematics and astronomy, was
horn in Bladensburg, Md, 100 years
ago. After graduating from the
York academy, in Pennsylvania, he
was for some years an instructor in
mathematics at that institution. He
went TO Delaware college in 1851 and
for several years was president of
the college. In 1855 he accepted an
offer of the professorship of mathe-
MATES at Indian university. He
continued to I'll this position for
thirty years, with the exception of
the two years following the close OF
the Civil war, when he was profess
sor of mathematics and astronomy
at Washington and Jefferson college.
Doctor Eirkwood retired from Indi-
ana university in 1886 and resided
at Riverside, Cal, until his death i'm
1895.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

end to shopping hardships. II guaran.
teed him a Christmas TO his own
liking.
He was bound by family custom TO
buy Christmas presents for his rela-
tiyes. He had promised his sister that
he would remember every one I'm the
list. But he was under no obligation
to give presents which would be vel.
come. Why not give to each Of hts rel
attves some present which would be
entirely useless. inappropriate and
superfiuous? IL would serve them right
for involving him Ia the childish per.
formances OF the Christmas season. IL
would be burlesque ON the whole
nonsensicaiity of Christmas giving. 1t
would irritate and puzzle his relatives
and probably deepen their hatred OF
him. At any rate, II would be satire
on a silly tradition, and thank good
ness, IL wouldn't be conventional.
Mr.. Sidney Payson went into the
first department store and found him
self al the book counter
Have you any work which would be
suitable for an elderly gentleman Of
studious habits and deep religious con
victions7" he asked
We have here the works of Flavias
Josephus in two volumes replied the
young woman
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

If you have anything for sale
try the American as an advertis-
ing medium. -...-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17
lcopYrish.. -. Pc Z 60 81

r'-------"ss r. SIDNEY PAYSON was
1 - N I fall Of the bitterness or
Christmas-tide Mr.. Pays
II III son was the kind Of man
49, - who loved to tell inyaIids
S9IGS that they were not look
a ~ ing as we'll as usual. and
$500 who frightened young hus-
bands by predicting that
they would regret having married. He
seldom put the seal of approval on any
human undertaking It was a matter
of pride with him that he never failed
to find the sinister motive for the act
which other people applanded Some
OF his pious friends used TO say that
Satan had got the upper hand with
him, but there were others who indi-
Gated that IL might be bile,
Think OF the seething wrath and the
sense of humiliation with which Mr..
Sidney payson set about his Christ
mas shopping! In the first place. 10
60 shopping for Christmas presents
was the most conventional thing that
anyone could do, and Mr.. Payson
hated conyentionalities For another
thing. the giving OF Christmas pres.
ents carried with II some testimony OF
affection, and Mr.. Payson regarded
any display OF affection as one of the
crude symptoms OF barbarous taste.
IL he could have assembled his rela-
tives at a Christmas gathering and
opened few old family wounds, res
minding his brother and his two sis
ters OF some of their youthful folIies,
thus shamlng them before the chill
dren, Mr. Sidney Payson might have
managed TO make out a rather merry
Christmas. Instead of that, he was
condemned to go out and purchase
gifts and be as cheapiy idotic ais the
other wretched mortals with whom he
was being carried along No wonder
that he eaafed and rebelled and vanity
wished thai he could hang crepe on
every Christmas tree in the universe.
Mr.. Sidney Payson hated his task
and he was puzzled by 1t. After wan
dering through two stores aud looking
In at 20 windows he had been unable
to make one selection. 1t seemed to
him that all the articles offered for
sale were singularly and uniformly In
appropriate. The custom OF giving
was farce In itself and the storekeep-
ers had done what they could to make
1t a siekening travesty.
aIll go ahead and buy lot of things
at haphazard," he said to himself. Il
don't care a hang whether they are APP
propriate or not"
At that moment he had an inspira-
ton. IT was an inspiration which
could have come 70 no one except Mr..
Sidney Payson. II promised speedy
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17
Railway Time Table of the Great
Northern at Askov

To Minneapolis and points west:
No. II might Express) leaves 1:3S I'm.
No. % Zenith SpeciaD 4" 1928 am.
X No. 10 Gopher State Ex-
press) leaves. ....,..,..... 5.2i pm.
This train does not stop at Askov
for passengers, but takes and delivers
mail Stops at Bruno and Sandstone.
To Duluth and the Range: 4
No. Is Might Expressl leaves $50 a m.
No 20 Gopher State Ex-
- pressl leaves .........,.. 1928 pm.
X No "a lZenith Special leaves 81 =. IN.
xDees not stop at Askoy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17
culture.

Taking culture In the individual a.
meaning q development OF All the fac
uIties 4 follows thai the most cnl.
fnred nation II that Iii which there ID
tns greatest number Of all round men.
And II this be true we must at once
realize how hopeless Il the task 81
attempting TO estimate the extent of
culture In various nations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

fess to having known something about
that which men call love. We might
confess that we had felt It's subtle In.
fuence. at times and places. and with
a stirring uneasinsss, as one detects d
draft We might 60 so FAR as To nd
nit that sometimes we pause In cur
lonely lives and wonder waat might
have been, and whether II would not
have been better after all. am afraid
that am writing this like sentt
mental school girl, but you must know
that have been reading your charm
Ing little book. and II has come to me
as q message from you. Ii II not real
~ q confession, Sidney? You have
made me very happy, dear brother. i
feel more closely drawn to you than al
any time since we were all together
OF Christmas. at the old home. Come
and see me. Your loving sister,
GERTRUDE"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

"All right. IN take them. ne said.
Il want them for my nephew Fred. He
likes Indian stories.
The salssgirl looked 1t him wonder.
Ingly.
Now, then, | want q love story
said Mr. Payson. Il have maiden
sister who Is president of d Ruskin
club and writes essays about Bud
shism | want to give her book
that tells about d girl named Mabel
who Ia loved BY Sir Hector Something
brother Give me i book that is full
OF hugs and kisses and hearing hos.
onls and all that sort or rot. Get Just
rs far away from Ihseri and Howells
and Henry James as you can possibly
ret.
Here In a book that ell the girls In
the store say Ii very good. replied
the young woman. Ell Is called wiz
gie's Betrothai; or The Stranger nc
Brentwood Manor. It's BY Imogene
Sybil Baancierc.''
III tie what II sounds to be. It's aust
what / want said Payson. showing
his teeth AZ the young woman with q
devilish glee you say the girls here
in the store like it?''
Eyes. Miss simmons, in the hand
kerchief-box department. Gays It's Just
grand"
"EIal All right, III take it,
He felt his happiness rising as be
went through the store. The JOY shone
Id his face as he stood at the skate
counter.
Il have q brother who Is forty-six
years old and rather fat. be said to
the salesman. Il don't suppose he's
been on the Ice In twenty-five years.
He wears q No shoe. Give me q
pair or skates for him..
A few minutes later he stood at the
silk counter.
what are those things p he asked,
pointing TO some gayly eolored silks
folded In boxes.
Those are scarfs.
Well, II you've got cne that has all
the eolers OF the rainbow In 1t. I'll take
II. want one with lots Of yellow and
red and green In 1t. want something
that you can hear across the street
You see, / have q sister who pridea
herself on her quiet taste. Her COS.
tunes are marked by what you call
'unobtrusive elegance, think she'd
rather die than wear one Of those
things, so want the biggest and
noisest one In the whole lot"
The girl didn't know what 10 make
Of Mr.. Payson's strange remarks. but
she was too busy to be kept wonder
ing.
Mr. Payson's sisters husband is the
president OF a church temperance so
ciety, so Mr., Payson bought him i
buckhorn corkserew.
There was one mere present 70 buy
LET me see. said Mr. payaon
what is there that could be of nd
earthly use 70 a girl ofssix years old Il
Even as he spoke bis eye fen on |
sign: Bargain sale of neckwear."
Il don't believe she would care FOL
crayats. he said 4 guess I'll bu,
some for her"
He saw box OF cravata marked ''2l
cents each"
why are those so cheap he asked
well, TO tell the truth, they're out
of style
That's good want eight OF them
--oh any eight will do. ] want them
for small niece Of minea little CIR
about six years old.
without indicating the least sur
prise, the salesman wrapped UP the
cFayats.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

Dear Brother: Greetings TO yor
from the happiest household I'm town
thanks to generous Santa Claus 10
the guise OF Uncle Sidney. mus. be
gin by thanking you on my own ac.
count How In the world did You learn
that Roman colofs had come In again!
] have always heard that men iid no
follow the styles and could not BE-
trusted TO select anything for d won
an, but II Is libel, base libel, FOR
the scarf which you sent Ia quite the
most beautiful thing | have received
this Christmas. ! have II draped over
the large picture In the parIor, and IL
is the envy OF every one who has been
In today. A thousand, thousand thanks
dear Sidney. II was perfectly swee,
OF you to remember me. and call II
nothing less than stroke OF genius Ia
think OF anything so appropriate and
yet SO much out of the ordinary
John asks me to thank you---but !
must tell you the story. One evening
last week we had little chafing-diss
party after prayer meeting. anc I
asked John to open bottle OF olives
for me, Wei he broke the small blade
OF his knife trying to get the cork
out. He said: III live to get down.
town again. I'm going TO buy cory
screw. Fortunately he had neglected
to buy one. and so your gift seemed I'd
come straight from Providence. John
is very much pleased, Already he has
found a use for IL. AZ II happened
that he wanted TO open bottle 81
household ammonia fhe very firss
thing this morning.
AS for Fred's lovely books---thank
goodness you didn't send him any
more story books John and / have
been trying to induce him TO take M
more serious line OF reading. The
Josephus ought to help him In the
study Of his Sunday school lessons.
We were pleased to observe that he
read u for about an hour this morn.
ing.
When you were out here last fall
did Genevieye tell you that she was
collecting silk for doll quilt? She
insists that she did not, but she must
nave done so, for hpw could you have
guessed that she wants pieces OF silk
above anything else I'm the world Fred
and Geneyieve send love and kisses.
John insists that you come out to din.
ner some Sunday very aoon--next sun
day II you can. After we received your
presents we were quite ashamed OF
the box we had sent over to your
hoesl. but we will try to make up the
difference In heartfelt gratitude. Don't
forget--any Sunday. Your loving sis
ter. KATHERINE !.
II would be useless to dwell upon
The reflections Of Mr.. Sidney Paysoa
after be received these letters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17
eut Mot a. 'That

However. the city chap who imag-
mes he could set rich raising chick.
ems en- q two acre farm may Be per.
fectly zane On all either subjects.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

Dear Brother: The secret 10 out. !
inspected II all the time. II Is need
less for you to offer denial Some
times when you have acted the eynic
have almost believed that you were
sincere. but each time have been re-
lfeFed TO observe something I'm you
which told me that underneath your
assumed Indifference there was q
genial current or the romantic senti-
nens OF the youth and ths lover. How
can ! be in doubt after receiving a
little book-a love story?
Il knew, Sidney dear. that you would
remember me al Christmas. You have
always been the soul OF thoughtful
ness. especially to those of us who nm
dersto0d you. ! must, however, con-
fess that expected you TO do the
deadly conventional thing and send
me something heavy and serious !
knew Il would be book All Of ms
friends send me books. That's what
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17

Letters received by Mr.. Sidney Pay.
SON In acknowledgment of his Christ.
mas presents:
Dear Brother: Pardon ME for not
having acknowledged the receipt of
your Christmas present. The fact is
that since the skates came have been
doyoting SO much OF my time to the
re.acquiring OF one Of my early accom-.
plishments that I have not had much
time for writing ! wish | could ex-
press TO you the delight felt when /
opened the box and saw that you had
sent me pair of skates. IL was just
as II you had said TO me: VIII, my
boy, some people may think you are
getting on Id years. but I know that
you're not suddenly remembered
that the presents which I have been
receiving for several Christmases were
intended for an old man. | have re-
ceiyed easy-chairs, slippers, muffers.
smoking.iackets, and the like. When |
received the pair OF skates from you
felt that twenty years had been lifted
from my shoulders. How In the world
did you ever happen to think OF thenf
Did You really believe that my skating
days were not over? Well. they're not.
! went to the pond In the park on
Christmas day and worked at II for
two hours and had a lot OF fun. My
ankles we're rather weak and I fell
down twice. but without hurting my.
self. managed 10 go through the mo
tons, and before I left | skated with
a peach OF a pretty girl Well, Sid. ]
owe this renewal OF my youth to you
Thank you many times. and believe
me to be. as ever, your affectionats
hrnfhar WILLIAM
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-13
jim CLABBY is
HERE Claiming
CHAMPIONSHIP

Claiming tne middle weight cham
pionship OF the world, and fresh from
a 2O-roUnd draw decision with Billy
MURRAY, Jimmy Clabby arrived on the
steamer Venture this morning. With
him are his manager Larney Llchen-
stein, Steve ketchel, Joe Wellings,
and Art Mcqueen. The party IS en-
route 10 Australia. where the ring ar
fist will perform for Snowy Baker.
Larney Lichenstein comes forward
70 claim the undisputed nIiddleweight
championship for Jimmy Clabby.
"Clabby is certainly entitled to the
honor by now reasons Manager
Lichenstein He holds decisions on
Mike Gibbons and McGoorty. and, fur
thermore, is willing to meet all COM
ers in twenty round bouts, the only
real way championships can be de.
cided. ! stand willing to guarantee
Chip, Gibbons or Dillon $4,000 for
each's end if he will come to the
coast to meet Clabby. There is no
question but that they can get more
money out there, but they insist on
staying in the east in the ten-rOund-
no-decision game.
"Clabby is willing to defend his title
against any middleweight in the
,, world, if the inducements are right.
Surely he should be recognized as the
champion"
Speaking of Tommy Murphy, who
fights Richie for the lightweight title
! April II, Lichenstein considers the
New Yorker one of the greatest ring
generals in the game today.
in fUn w.
round fight in 1903, with Bobby
I Flynn" he volunteered TT has never
surprised me that Murphy was not a
success in the east. A ring general
needs time and distance to show at
/ his best | don't think the man lives
! who ever beat Murphy in the last two
. or three rounds of twentyround go.
| Richie, however. is a great fighter,
| and look for great battle when the
pair come together"
According to fight fans on the Ven
, tura, the draw decision given by Ref
cree Jim Griffin in the Clabby-Murray
: affair was a big surprise. 1t was fig
ured that the former had all the best
of it, until the referee held both
gloves aloft.
J Referee Griffin said that he gave
Clabby nine of the first twelve rounds
and that he called the bout a draw
because he figured Murray did enough
damage in the last six rounds to off.
! set the lead gained by Clabhy in the
earlier periods.
Besides Clabby & Co. there are
aboard the Ventura R. Moore, ]. SIue.
gree, Tom Lee, and r. K, Ives, also of
the fighting game, and bound for work
in the Antipodes. Il,
| Tommy Burns and another lot of
boxers will be through on the next
boat.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-13
SOUTHERN STATES
HEAVY DEBTORS
Of OLDENGLAND
Associated Press !

LONDON. April 8 - Nine south
ern states Of the United States now
owe British bondholders total or
mere than $7500O,000, not including
interest. on account OF debts which
have been IN default from forty 10
seventy years. according TO report
of the Council of the Corporation OF
Foreign Bondholders.
This association. organized forty
years ago to protect the interests OF
holders of foreign securities, has fof
many Years had eleven foreign states
on it's black list but this year the
Republic of Guatemala, under pres
sure from the foreign office, has re.
sumed payments after a default eX-
tending over fourteen years.
The elimination of Guatemala"
says the report, leaves the unenvia.
BILE distinction of defaulters to the Re-
public of Honduras, and nine states
of the United States of America;
namely, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida,
Georgia. Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina and West
Virginia."
1t has not been possible to obtain
reliable information with regard to
most of these debts, but it is under
stood that the loans were contracted
for public improvements, and do not
include confederate bonds or war
debts.
With the exception of Alabama s
debt. of which no reliable informa-
tion is obtainable, the amounts owing
British bondholders are estimated as
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-13
SPENCER BOWEN
FINDS MEANEST
HONOLULU MAN

AS the result Of personal investi-
gaticn Saturday evening, Spencer
Bowen, manager of the Associated
Charities, now believes that he has
discovered the meanest man in Ho-
nolulu. The case involves a Spaniard
who, because a Porto Rican woman
refused to listen to his vile sugges-
tons and to accept his offers of
money-preferring to support her four
small children by honest employment
carried to the charities office a tale
TO the effect that the woman was an
undesirable, believing that, on the
strength of his story, the organiza-
ton would discontinue the assistance
which it has been giving the woman
for the past month.
The Spaniard went to. Manager
Bowen with the story Saturday after
noon. That evening the latter. in
company with plain clothes man,
visited the home Of the woman, a
small room in tenement on Aala
street Following a severe question
ing. the Spaniard was sent for and
when brought face to face with him
NllC lyman uSN lclI GU W w. DO" Gil
that at various times the Spaniard
had offered her money to sell herself
to him. According to Mr. Bowen. the
woman said the Spaniard had told
her he would get even when she
had refused to yield to his persua
SiOnS.
The details of the case of the wO
man show that her husband now is
serving a term in Oahu prison, and
| that She hos been left alone to sup
port her children. She has been work
ing cut, it is said. and has been earn
ing sufficient money to keep the chill
| dren in school as we'll as clOthp and
! feed them Miss Emily Farley said
this morning that the woman had civ
| en- every evidence Of wishing to dc
! right, and that tho charities will con
tinue to aid her and will seq that she
and her children are removed 10 bet
ter quarters
1T is Just o0o Of the cases We
handle every day." said Manager Row
en-, although a Iitti" different in d."
tails"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-13
VENTURA PASSED
RIvALSENROUTE
TO- HONOLULU

Passing the Pacific Mail liner 81
IBERIA and the United States army
transport Sheridan in succession on
the voyage, from San Francisco TO
Honolulu. the Oceanic steamship Ven
tura came to berth at Pier 10. before
7:30 this morning, Capt. J, L. COwell
reporting fine weather with smooth
seas as. an aid TO a delightful voyage
For "a hours, the Siberia and the
Ventura were neck and neck in what
was believed would prove a race to
the islands The Pacific Mail boat
was later seen to take a more south.
erly course and was then lost to view.
The Ventura officers predicted the
arrival of the Sheridan at Honolulu to-
morrow morning, judging from the
rate Of speed the vessel was making
when passed several days ago.
To be discharged of 325 tons OF
general cargo. the Ventura will re-
main. here until o'clock this after.
noon before dispatch for Sydney, n
5. W., by the way. Of Page Page. Fo:
Samoa considerable material wireless
telegraph equipment will be discharg
ed. Two officials to be identified with
the plant at Page Page are on board
the Ventura. ...r.
twenty-five cabin and four steer
age passengers left the vessel at this
port The through list of travellers
Is large one, a large percentage OF
second-class Messengers being theatri
cal people who are en- route to Aus.
tralia for an engagement over the
several vaudeville circuits. The pres
ence Of a dozen fistic stars of larger
and lesser MAGNITUDE proved an in
centive for visits from a delegation
Of local sports, The men are to enter
the ring In q series Of contests al
sydney, Melbourne, brisbane, AIDE
laide and, other Important cities.
The Ventura brought 260 sacks OF
late mainland mail, Joining the yes
Eel at Honolulu are about 10 cabin
passengers.
Dr.. II. H B. Montgomery is a new
medical officer in the Ventura, having
taken over the dutie OF DR.. J. C. Ev
ans who has Joined the United States
marine hospital service at San Fran
cisco, DR.. Montgomery comes to the
Oceanic line from the Atlantic sery
Toe OF the HAMBURG. American line.