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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

For with airy, fairy glances. each so lightly,
brightly prances
That I'm sure you'll think my Flowers are but
terfies.."
Then the Flowers so gay and bright-yeilow, pur-
pie blue and white,
Green and scarlet, orange violet and red,
Danced around upon the ground with q bound
that made sound
And q pretty little song they sweetly said:
SONG OF THE FLOWERS.
oh, pretty Flowers we,
Happy Flowers. a you can see.
At ev'ry chance
We gaily dance,
AS happy as can be!
Our Coiors all bright
While our feet small and light.
And SO you see
That really
Can dance each dance Just right!
Then. the Queen said TT is plain we are going
TO have some rain,
And of course that will be good for ev'ry Flower
But / do not think boy ever really could enjoy
Being out in any rainstorm shower;
But NV Flowers can all bend over you and IN this
way they'll cover you
And you then will be as dry as any bone
For nv Flowers such big fellows that they all
look like umbrellas
And they'll keep you dry till all the rain has
flown"
Then right over Fred and Ned. like roof above
their head.
All the Flowers now made a sort OF Ieafy cover
And the rain came drip. drip. drop. and for hosFD
it did not stop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

Of little girls we're screaming and
shouting with glee, SO no one noticed
her cutlery.
Richard placed the frecraeker On
the porch. pulled q match cut Of his
nocket-for he was the kind Of boy
who rejoices in carrying matches
around with him-struck it and held
it to the long fuse.
Poor Doris stood transfXed with
terror, balanced on her toes and with
her little arms stretched out tense be
hind her. She turned to speak but
could not,
The fuse sputtered and fixed.
Richard Jumped back and cried,
Look out, Doris! Come here
quick"
Doris started to, and then suddenly
she sat down on ths yeranda, right
close TO the arecracker, and began to
laugh-and laugh-and laugh.
This time, it vas Richard who was
frightened He rushed up. grabbed
her by the arm and pulled with all
his might-which was enough to drag
Doris. angry and protesting now. quite
a distance across the floor
She scrambled to her feet and
pushed Richard away.
you let go Of met" she exclaimed.
you're an old 'fraidy cat! ! wouldn't
he scared Of an old frecracker, like
you are so I Wouldn't
BY this time the fuse was burned
clear down-but there was nc explo-
sion. Instead. the cracker itself was
on ere and burning away n1errily.
Richard stood with his mouth open
and his eyes wide with establishment
Doris got one good look at him and
then fairly "hollered and screamed"
in amusement, with tears of laughter
running down her dimpled cheeks
Of course the other children came
running UP and surrounded them.
Then Papa Terrell arrived, caught
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

or confusion around her. Now
~ this was very sad for little Rob-
bic. because he was a youngster who
liked 10 make lot of noise, and the
more confusion around him the better
he liked it.
TITS ali right to try an be good
and quiet on all other days. but on the
Fourth" And Robbie looked his
disgust SO plainly thar Aunt Rose, who
had come TO live with the family. and
to nurse Mother, determined to think
out a plan by which the bow could
have a good time. even IL it had TO
be a quiet one
Cant I go over to the Public
Square and fire off few" he pleaded
Nc, dear" answered Aunt Rose
Your mothers nerves would suffer
If she knew, and she's too precious to
all Of us for us to put a stumbling
block In the way of her getting well. /"
rs there nothing can do TO show
the Spirit Of 1877" tRobbie had heard
his teacher use this expression. and
ne seized the first opportunity to re-
peat it
I Aunt Rose let II pass with smile,
and then she answered: Il remember
one July when I was young I was
/ prevented from having a noisy Fourth
/ on account Of sick neighbor.
Brother Robert"
The one 7 was named afterg" in
terrupted Robbie
THE very same. He showed me
how to make a blow pipe through
! which 7 blew bits of finely cut coIored
paper, and the effect was SIS good as
a pinwheel. without the noise and
! danger"
That sounds good to met" ex-
claimed Robbie. Show me how to
make one, please"
/ I'm go TO my room and try to work
| it out-you see all this happened ages
ago. and 7 almost forget how my
SELF
Pretty soon Aunt Rose returned 10
( the nursery with cardboard. scissors,
/ nucilage and coIored crepe paper.
/ Come here, Robbie, and we will
coneoct some home made fireworks.
Now watch carefully and follow my
+ instructions. First you take strip
Of this stin paper or card board. three
and a half inches wide and eleven
inches long. Cut a hole in one end.
and paste the two lenFthwtse edges
together, forming q hollow tube Then
pin Up the open end nearest the hole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
ne Safe and Sane Firecracker

politely. q like lots Of noise. I do,
ore the Fourth of July! Humh. ]
ain't seen any big crackers round
hers!"
Doris looked hurt.
'And-end I'm going to show you
a real one, Doris" Richard continued,
reaching in his blouse. Here's d
frecracker that'I1-that'n - well I
guess it'u blow this house down. I'm
going to fire it right here.''
"Ohi OH" screamed Doris. But lots
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
lie LAND OF

And the King and Queen now said. to our friends.
young Fred and Ned,
You are welcome to our Lovely Land Of Flowers
And we're happy here TO greet you and the Flow
viii want TO meet you,
50 we hope you'll stay for many. many hours"
And then Fred replied politely, When you vel
come us so brightly
To your land fun of say and fowery beauty.
Well be glad to spend 4 day here and I'm sure
that while we stay here.
It's pleasure for both and not duty"
Then the Queen said Now the chance is to show
off our lovely dances,
And I'm sure my Flowers will give you a surprise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

teraIly yelling like Indians, they
swooped down and surrounded the
car. You may be sure there was an
interested crowd of spectators at the
car windows and on the observation
platform. Several Of the chiefs were
introduced all around and then the
tourists were escorted to the Indian
encampnent out on the open prairie
about a mile away.
Their tents, or. tepees. were pitched
in a huge circle, the diameter of
which must have been easily three
hundred yards. The tepees. in most
Instances, were of canvas. decorated
with strange designs in brilliant col
ors and stretched around tail poles.
Indian fashion. so that there was a
large opening at the top through
which the smoke from the fire in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

u he seemed 20 feel It almost a
Nv duty 70 overlook no opportunity
!. NAV prank upon someone.
Far example. one day when he went
e.lB7F with his mother upon an old
si5er lady who lived with six cats
s,s Loved every one Of them, Richard
-gstebed his opportunity and then
showed the sheet Of hy-paper off the
..bIs 50 that 1t fell upon one Of the
~ CURED upon the foor just under
~ table What followed may be
rsaa.lv imagined. And of course no
ors could say that Richard had done
Il on purpose
Again. Just after lunch one day.
vhen Aunt Sophia, the coiored cook.
was seated at her little table in the
ktchen enjoying a bowl Of chicken
broth. Richard pointed through the
window with one hand at something
trsnspirins on the street and. with
tho other all but emptied the red
nspper shaker into the broth.
All unsuspecting. Aunt Sophia told
him to run long. chile. en- don't pes
ter Wit me-" and then swallowed a
spoonf8I Of the soup. The next mo-
rsent Richard was willing, indeed
anxious TO run along. and Aunt So
phira would have given anything she
owned to have gotten her hands on
him.
Oh yes, Richard was full Of pranks,
But 8tas' az a Fourth OF jury avn
party at The home Of little Doris Fer
rsll Richard received a lesson which
Impressed MN deeply ana thereoy
hangs story you may like TO hear.
Things were going merrily at the
party that afternoon. The big. roomy
verands had been prettily decorated
with flags and flowers; and festooned
with strings OF japanese lanterns
which were to he lighted as soon as
darkness closed down.
papa Terrell and several Of his
men friends had set off hrecrackers
ard "zpit-devils' on the lawn while
tha children looked on and held their
hands over their ears. for the celebra-
tioa was a Safe and Sane" one.
On a table in one corner Of the We
randa Richard noticed pile Of huge
red hrecrackers with long fuses Fat.
round. bright red ones they were. and
he could shut his eyes and imagine
what a whoppin' big noise they would
make when ser off.
But Papa Terrell and the other men
seemed 10 have no intention of firing
Them. and even when 1t was an
nounred that all the day fireworks
rad been set eff and that supper
woald he ready IN a few minutes
even then this table of big, sleek.
y,-f4t.ea- King frerY9 ct<erS roma fY4ad
undisrurbed.
Now this puzzled young Richard
very much. Also. he decided that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

sight Of the blazing arecracker.
jumped toward it and kicked it way
out on TO the lawn. Really. it was a
brave thing for him to dol
It exploded before it reached the
ground.
But there was no deafening noise
Instead. 1t exploded" from the
force Of the kick, not from powder
sat on hre-and pieces Of candy. de-
licious candy, few in all directions.
For the frecracker was only a
make believe" one -- and was filled
with candy.
There had been one-aud only one
for each little guest. to be given
to them after supper and taken home
as souvenirs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
Fourth Among the Indians

bons and native bead-work- With the
sun lighting up their nu1t-colored
garments and the wind whipping the
feathers Of their head-dress. Il was in
deed a gay 5cavaicade.
few hundred yards before they
reached the car they whipped sheiT
horses into a wild charge and. lit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

So Richard had none What was
left of his was scattered all over the
lawn, and the candy it had contained
was sl squashy and dirty
Which served Master Richard just
right. don't YOU mink
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

center of the tent escaped.
The visitors were invited inside one
of the tepees. through an Interpreter
and asked 70 seat themselves on the
ground in a circle around the tent
facing inward. Then breakfast was
served. And such a breakfast; There
was peculiar bread made OF corn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

like in figure one. Now we will make
figure two. Cut the card board four
inches across at the widest point
Slash the lower edges, SO. and pin
this pipe bowl in a funnel shape by
bringing the two sides together. Fas-
ten it on the tube, over the hole. by
gluing the flaps down on the pipe
stem, as il figure three Now we'll cut
the crepe paper into tiny bits and half
fill the pipe bowl"
Robbie then placed the open end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
F{s[

Of the tube in his mouth and blew
vigorously. The crepe paper blew up
in the air, and looked, as Aunt Rose
said, very much like fireworks.
Nov. sir, run out in the garden
and have your fun" said Aunt Rose.
kissing the tot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

woman closely connected with Ameri-
can history:
/. M--t-a -as-t-g-o-
2 D-i-y --d-#-n
9. -e-s- E--s
4. B-r-a-a F-i-c--e
AnsfCeys.
pRrP4RA TToNS; l. Decorate the
house ofth aecs and bAntirg and hare
lot OF 6recruckerS-
. Shy roesess, red tights and DC
sSetr Of frstcorks.
HISTORICAL WOMEN: l. MGrfa6
Washington 2, Dolly Madison; ..
Betsy Ross; 1. Barbara Frifehss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
FOURTH OF Jelly PREPARA-
fTTGNS
EAGLE PUZZLE.


FOURTH OF jelly PEEPARA-
TONS.
sohnuE Jones and Willie Green
sese discussing their plans for the
Fourth Of Jay.
what were ire preparations?
l. aeh1ny planned TO ats. use, ags.
'ls. We. ct. re, cK. 5e, the. no. vi. q,
a. NJ. %. 8, q. era, cor, II. ha, and.
:. sra
Wtuie's t6ea was to have OK,
ssa hts. &nd. ri. Of. re, 10, 1ig. a. sky.
~. sts, ely, 4. rks
HISTORICAL WOMEN.
rs fallewinE are the paraes Of four
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

Fred and Ned at last both chose that real modest
little Rose
AS the best OF all the Flowers that they had
seen
And this lovely Rose SO white and so modest and
polite
Was made real true princess By the Queen
Then the Flowers said to the Boys, 1t will add
10 all joys,
If we go TO see our cousins, for we have them By
the dozens,
And they all wear pretty suits, for our COUSINS
are the fruits,
And we'd like TO have you meet them, II you'u
promise not themi
For they all very sweet and they all are very
neat.
There's the Apple and the Pear and the Peach La
there,
And the Lemon and the Melon and the water
melon. too,
But II ycu Try to est them they viii get real mad
At yoUi"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

III 81 -lAI-4 y tFtt tlIt1 y kttesE " ItiIEsssa
W as odd a celebration Of the
Fourth Of July as, perhaps, could be
found in this country. To the Indians
it was a double celebration, for dur
ing the festivities they also presented
their annual Grass Dance"
The writer, with a large party of
friends. awoke with the sun on the
morning Of the Fourth to find their
Pullman car on the siding at Brown
ing From way across the prairie
came the Indians, over two hundred
strong. They were wearing their war
bonnets and regaIia. and their SPLEEN
did, wiry little horses were decorated
with brilliantly colored blankets, rib
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

~ OBBIE's mother had been very
sick. and could stand no noise
III or confusion around her Now
y u this was very sad for little Rob
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

m rC8ARD wasn't bad boys he
was simply nischievous. And
n he seemed 20 feel It almost a
duev to overlook no opportunity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03

4 \ the Blackfoot indian reserva-
4 ton at Browning. Mont. the
i other year, the writer witnessed
AZ ODD a ~aIeH,ra441- oF .E.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
WILSON BUSY ON
DEFENSE PLANS

Cornish, N. H., Aug, 5.-With the
object of developing a broad and con-
vincing program Of national defense
which will meet with the approval of
congress. President Wilson Is plan
ming to cooperate with the chairman
of the military and the naval affairs
committee of the senate and the house
as well as with Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels of the war and navy de-
partments. before deciding on the
recommendations he will make in his
next message to congress.
Close friends of the president here
tonight said that while he made no
definite plans for consulting with the
chairmen of the committees interested
in the question of national defenses.
he would arrange to see them before
congress convenes in order to unite
on single program of action.
When the president sees the chair
men of the four committees. he ex-
poets to have before him the reports
now being prepared by Secretary Gar
rison and Secretary Daniels.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
LITCHVILLE YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE JOINED IN hA1Rlh0NY

Litchville Bulletin: Miss Hilda Ros-
endaal and William Van Werven, were
married at Fargo on Wednesday, July
28 VIM. and Miss Jennie Rosendaal,
brother and sister of the bride, acted
as witnesses.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Rosendaal, now residing in
one of the houses north of the Reform.
ed church, who come to this country
from the Netherlands only few years
ago. The groom is a member of the
firm of Van Werven & Beetles, car.
penters and well-diggers.
Wedding receptions were held at
the brides home Thursday and Friday
evenings, last week. The older folks
were invited to celebrate the event
the former evening, and about 40
guests were present. Friday evening
was set aside for the young people
Lunch was served, and the time was
pleasantly spent in various social
amusements. The newlyweds receiv
ed many beautiful and useful wedding
gifts.
The happy young couple will make
their home in one of the cottages OF
north Pine street.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
ROGERS WALKS
ALL OVER THE
LOCAL PLAYERS

A game of baseball was played at
the grounds north of the city Sunday
afternoon between the Rogers team
and an aggregation representing Val
ley City. This had been arranged as
a benefit game to close the season and
help out the depleted treasury of the
Valley City team. However, the plan
was not very successful and the at
tendance was small. The game was
too one-sided to be interesting, al
though there was some good baseball
in spots, but for the rest we will draw
the curtain. Wallace was secured
from Brinsmade to do the hurting for
Valley City, and some kind of catch
er dropped in from Jamestown to take
up the burden as receiver. When the
Rogers bunch was not hitting safe
they were helped along by juicy err
rors, and the score of Is for Rogers
and for Valley City is very accur-
ate account of the pastiming. A hot
one that took bad bound got by
Becker at third and run was scored
for Valley City, saving shut out.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
new SECRETARY
FOR CHAUTAUQUA

Rev. F H.. BuchWalter has been
chosen by the executive board Of the
Chautauqua association as secretary
and manager.
The new secretary is we'll known in
this section, having come to North
Dakota IA years ago and having &C.
ceptably served several pastorates in
the Methodist church, that at Coop
erstown having brought him to the
notice of Valley City people. During
the session just closed he served the
Chautauqua as superintendent of the
grounds.
Rev. Buckwalter's especial value to
the Valley City Chautauqua lies in the
experience he gained as field manager
for the great Redpath lyceum bureau,
in which he had charge of a large
number of summer sessions. This ex.
perience will no doubt enable him to
accomplish still greater results than
have so far been attained and the
Times-Record voices the sentiment of
Valley City and Barnes county in ex.
tending hearty welcome to the new
secretary and his family.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
The RED TRAIL BRIDGE
NOW UP TO JAMESTOWN

Geo. N. Remission, official business
agent of the National Parks Trans
continental Highway association, is in
the city and reports that he is on the
last lap on the campaign. He has
visited every town and city between
Glendive, Mont, and Fargo, and re-
ports that each and every city has
shown it's active interest in the high.
way by the lusty cooperation in the
matter of improving their local sec
ton of the highway, and further in
their generous contributions toward
Medora Bridge fund. Thus the ma
tional campaign for the purpose of Sc
curing funds for building the bridge
in one county is made necessary by
the fact that Billings county, where
the bridge is to be located, is in the
heart of the Bad Lands, and does not
have sufficient assessable valuation
to construct such a bridge under the
law and cost of $4,000, using the ex-
IRENE limit of levy allowed by the
law; namely, four mills. That what we
know properly as the Red Trail, has
been ascribed as the North Dakota
section of the National Park Highway
association. This fact on the
part of the association is contin-
gent upon the building of this bridge,
thus furnishing the only missing link
in the highway traversing this state.
This highway begins at Boston and
New York in the form of a fork meet
ing Albany, skirting the other shore
of the lakes, passing through the fam
GUS lake region in Minnesota, enters
North Dakota at Fargo and passes out
Of the state at Beach. Mr.. Remission
reports that if Valley City and James
town subscribe their equitable share
toward the construction of this bridge,
the route of the highway is assured.
More than $4,000 has been secured
thus far by Mr.. Remission, and it is to
be hoped that the $1,000 apportioned
to this city will be subscribed prompt
ly. Thus these two cities will close
the campaign, and Mr.. Remission is
very anxious that Valley City shall do
it's full share in as much as in his
opinion, the charm of our location here
will cause many settler, investor and
tourist to linger in our city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
LI1CHVILLE EDITORS ARE
HERE FOR A DAYS VISIT

Editors J. E. Nelson and J. w.
Jongeward and their better halves
came over from Litchville Sunday
morning in their little Ford for a visit
with county seat friends. Their first
stop was at the Times-Record office,
where they inspected the plant and
snapped few. The Litchville Bulle-
tin is one of the best weeklies in the
state, and the publishers are among
Litchville's prom. cts. Mr.. Nelson is
the postmaster and is still holding on,
as the democrats so far have been un-
able to agree on anyone to succeed
him. We are always pleased to re-
ceive a fraternal call from the news
paper folks whenever they are in town.
They are the biggest boosters in the
land, and are deserving of success and
a bigger volume of business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
CONSOLIDATED SCH00LS0F
Nd, Make GREAT SHOWING

new ones on the map before the open
ing of the schools this coming fall.
Professor Macdonald calls atten.
ton to one peculiar conditions in the
state and that is that the greater
number of consolidated schools are to
be found in the northern part of the
state. Cavalier and Towner counties
lead with 16 consolidated schools
each, while Ramsey comes in third
place with IA.
It is noticed that consolidation runs
in groups. That it, there are gen.
orally to be found several consolidated
schools in one county or in adjoining
counties. Professor Macdonald thinks
this is one of the most hopeful signs
as it shows that where a consolidated
school is once established it is only a
matter of time until the adjoining
districts take up the new idea after
they find out how it works.
Professor Macdonald has found that
there is only one drawback to
consolidation. That is transporta-
ton, which is often hard and dis
agreeable during the winter months.
However, this objection is more than
balanced by the advantages of better
teachers, better facilities, better work
in grades, and high school facilities.
Of 1000 children of the state, who
CONTINUED on Page 12.)
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
UNEARTH INDIAN BONES
IN MANDAN EXCAVATION

Mandan, Aug. 7.-Although it was
known that Indians had camped at the
east end of the city, no established
village has ever been recorded for that
point. However, when John Barron
was excavating a cellar for his new
home, he struck many relics of the
early days. e..
Two Indian skulls were found about
four feet below the surface. The skel-
eton of a buffalo, a skull with horns
and a big mass of clam shells were
also uncovered.
Last year when Jacob Wirtz was
building his home, workmen digging
the cellar found three skulls. The
Barron and Fritz lots adjoin and it is
believed are on the site of an old Ind
ian burying ground.
The site is in the block directly east
of the Custer school,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-12
PLAYING WAR GAME
!. ON ATLANTIC COAST

Newport, R. l., Aug. 1.-THE Allan
tic feet is again to be put to the test
of protecting the eastern seaport
from invasion by a supposed foreign
feet. General Frank F. Fletcher, its
commander, announced tonight that
officers of the Naval War college
were at work mapping out the prob
lem of another war game; to take
place after the target practice in Mar
ragansett bay next fall. -