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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-05-14
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Ser. Gonaro 9nttelton. 9il:ltor
Ser ~berii6mten SduIe bon Gitn,
GneIdno, iaste in elmer aeoe III Neits
minTter: Die eusliite RatioN cat
lein Aedt, BON 0sutidlauo stpas IN.
oeres gu eripartsn. Die Geuti1sn
Fno iiberSeust, paB mir INNER rnn
Woral Iprsdsn uno ME oana6 ben
oeIn, oab mir BON llnintere6isrtA:it
Tpreden uno babel cine @eltmodt
aufbaueR, bab mir nit u~niegeu
ioealiitifhsn prdtsniipnsu Den Wsn.
Ifen nur Sano in pie @usen i~treuen.
aGRaen ipir Our6 uuiere 9anbIunss.
ipeiie 9eutItlano niht oas 9egen;eil
bsipeiIsn, bnnn bot 9eutihlano redt.
Ha6 einsr tpeitsren MeIoung fiibrte
osr DIRECTION in ieiner 9r2Bes Iuflss
ben erregen0m Re0e nod foI9enoss
aus: Rihts BON benz, mas mir tun
%t0nne1, nm ben 6risoen in Guropa
aufSur;6ten, tpiiros hen %gerin9isen
@ert bGben, lpenn mir ni6t ~beipetitn,
baB mir tereit iino, mad oem 9r;r D.
Jag 81 b%anosln, 0ub ieoe gtotion oIs
len onoeren poles 8ertrauen eni9ez
os%nbringen uno Der Sit snt9eaeuisbfn
lol, in Der es ibr erlaubt lem p;ro,
na6 ibrer Wsiie oos Qeben gu ents
tpideln. Wenn England nitt rors
:ritt uno fit erbOtig maht, aus benz
IeIben 8runoe, Den es anoersn aufs
5pingen mil, ieinsrieits 8On3ehiprsn
gu maiden, 10 piiroe man es nit
3sdt fir sinen GrSbeudler ertIdgeu.
8ebeutenbe Mdnner tparen oofir. CAP
England, psnn bic Sntsrnationolifis,
runq pes aisler &anals perlangt nit
os, oomit oas 8eriprehen perbinOen
Ioue, aud Gibraltar 81 international
liiieren. Nn0ere einfIuBreihe Wtdns
ner, oensn er bieien pIau por9etraeen
babe, meinten, @nglnnb tonne nt5ts
tun. poourd bic Stdrte pes 3ettss
beeintrdhtigt piir0e. Wenn Gngs
LAMB an alsm fsltbGlt, mas es iid
in Der @ergon9enbsit on9esignet hat,
oaruuter an 8eliBun9en. Die ourA
Ishr fragpiroige Mittel erporben
pprben iino, uno srtIdrt. bnB es tel
men Sol oes 8oOens unO tein eiI5ia
ses 8orredt aufgeben nil. 10 iagt es
Ii6 bon Den 0runoidBen oes @briz
Itentums log. England lit perpfiihs
tet, teinen 3peifel oarii6sr gu iois
len, OoB, lpenn bie0ele9enbeit tommt,
IS ipillens 1T, Die Rolle Der rerlGBli-
den Rotion gu l~pielen. Die 5u 0picrn
tereit lit.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-05-14
S6gel nno SlngScug.

4ntniipfsno an neuere unteriu6uns
gen oes beOeltenpen Sierflugtenners
Brpf. glitter Bonn lam man Die
2eiitungen oss natiirli6en uuo flint
li6en 6luges 9enauer pergleihen uno
fommt babel gu Grgebnilien. Die adz
gemeine 8eadtung peyoienen. BE
tanntli4 lo1en iid Die 9runOlo9en
%unIerss droopnomiIden 6luses aus
bem Sierfluge herleiten, oeTen tiefsre
Grgriinoun9 erit neuerOings 9eIan9.
8ergIeidt man nun Die junee &unit
oes oDnamiihen Wenihenfluges nit
Der olten Utrtupiitdt Der 6lugtiere.
Defenders Der @roBflieqer ooer 80gel.
10 ertennt man, baB nod INNER Der
SunItflieger i'm Nod)teil 1T, obtuoaI
Die meni6li6e Slug 5ehnit 10 gtoBe
SDrtlhritte qemaht Bat uno Der jeBlge
WeIttrieg obne 6lu9seuge faum mil
Grfolq burhFiibrbar pdre. 6rd9t
man iih, inlpieipeit oie 9oqel in ibren
QeiItun9en oen 5Iu93euqen ooraus
limo, 10 muB man 3unoait nit Be5a9
auf bic Observation-Disclosures Ter
qan8en 8onItruttion u~nbeoinQt Die
qroBe uebsrleqenbeit ber Naturilie9er
anertennsu. NiemQls lit betanut &C.
noroen. oaB 809el 0Ir6 9erioqen
ibrer Wustel (Motorsl pper outh
Jluoslbrii6e perunglId,eu un6 baB
ein 0o9el@@ leitflug itb ettpa gum
perbdngnisOouen 4bitur3 geitaltste.
ipie Dies ones bel unieren Stigma
idinen INNER nod portommt. Nbos
Ieben BON Der OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
hires Msdanismus fino bic Ratar@
ilie9er 0sn menihlifen 5lugjeugen
ober nod ooourh tbeyIegsn. Dap lie
ihrs MotorIeiiturgsn uno Sdpsbtge
i6minoigteiten in psiten @ren3sn
pinfiirlih gu 0nosrn b%ermoasn. ferner
BARN. onb ibrs 5liosl cine rsIntio
eroBsre Traefdbioteit bsiibsn als Die
GroafId6sn Der 5lug3suae, unb sno
lid in Der 5d6igteit. BEL alien Glsit=
esipihtsftOrunasn rai6er ourh ollios
mdtiide Steusrbsipequn1en renqirsn
gu t%onnen, als oies irqsnosinem Slug
3sugfii9rer m0alih If.
Reue pbnfiologiihe llnteriuhunGsn
.reobsn nit gs3ug auf ben Isbtsrsn,
fir bic StabilitGt b.s qnn5en Slug
msddnismus Gubsrft pidtigen llms
ftanb, oob Der W.nia i'm 8srIaufe
elmer Setuno. bofitens 10 Biz II Be
tpeguneen a~usfihren taHn. Der 8og.I
bngeo.n nit i.inen Oiet rdidersH
Wust.ln biz 3u 20 .%injslne 8efpeeEna
oeu gu l.iften oerm1g, oie nod bnsu
rsfi,ttOrifd. 5. 3. obns getsilierng
beg 6robbirns - nj, 8eriu6s mil
80a.In, oenen BAG GroBbirn b.rauss
1snommsn tpurbe, lehrtsH - our69es
fubrt tperben. QIs qI.i6Dsrtig akr
t0nn.n nod pittsr go9sl uuo 5luqs
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-05-14

SD. Guer Gr5susnS." ilQ:e sr ents
~riiItet. lid bate siuen Gfiljjey. eineu
8eamten u~uieres 3aren Sen @ott
idiBen mogs - beiieasn polen? =
HiemaIs.."
Der S6srit sog einsn peiben Brief
ous Der Soits. Dem er Ion9iam Elm
9unosl 3ubsliheius entnahm. 9alpeI
Semionoiu itisb eineu 5reuoeuIdrei
nus: n@ott iei eelobt. Guer 8na0en.
nas lit ia mein 0elo. mein 0eliebtes
@elol Guer 9ofpobIQebpren ielber
baben serubt. mein @sIo 81 iinoen!!"
.Sa," fnste ser Sberit, On freher
asrI, auf meinen Shreibtii6."
Semionpp idlug iid nit Der Suno
0 ben 4opf, oaB es tnaate:
SD GIcl. ib alter Narr.~ idrie
er. .iiberaIl babe i'd oos GelO QeIudt,
ieoss @dben in meinem 0ouie babe
i'd um9etebrt na6 meinen perI6puns
benen o~rsitauieno 8ubeIn, sur @oIi
sci bin i'd eslnufsn. uno oubsi babe
i'd es bel Guer 9ndoen perQsien!" -
Der 9oriiBenoe erbob lidl.
Isle rpo1en Der ppiijsi ben Ger
Init esmsIost bobeu9 @o oenn?"-
.Sn meinem 9eSirf, Guer Griels
ems iagte Der Setreioehdnoler., youf
bos Mmt in Der Yrofubtnaid bin i'd
tpie Elm 8srriidtsr eelaufsn unb bob'
ben 8erluit ongs3si9t = 10 lpobr i'd
rehtglGubig BIN"
Der Rihter ipintie einsm Ser @ens
onrmsn, Der our 9iir eiue uno balo
nit BEN 9ei6eio ipiebertnm, Der 0err
YoliSsitpmmi1dr lieBe iagsn, oob
beute frub Der &oufmann Semionom
erfhiensn lei unb oos 9erIhpinoen
bon oreitouieno Hubeln Ydpier1eIo in
einem lpeiBsn Brief orbnunasnlGBi9 Su
prototpu 9e9eben babe.
Die Ridter itedten Ole &opfe sll=
fammen. oann ertldrte Der 9oriissnoe
ben Nngetlagten fir frei9eiproten.
gu benz Sberit qetpenoet, Ilgte er:
.9arf ih um ous 8elo bitten, 6err
Sberit, oamit i'd es Dem Saufmann
Semionoip bier dusbdn0iqen tann2"
Der Sberit iiberreidte Sen llms
i6lo9 Dem 0~oriiBenoen, Der Elm Yro-
totoa o~ittierte uno Yaipel Semionon
gum llnterihreiben on Den Slid rief.
Damn qob er Inn ben llmI6luQ nit
Dem 0elo uno iagte freunolid:
Ser 8dufmnnn Semionop, sic
tonnen oeben!"
llno YopeI @. Semionoip ainq I'M
ter tiefen Ysrbel9ungen CUR Sbir.
Die trofeno hintsr ibm ms SdIoB
Dit itilIem Gtmun3eln iu6ie er
in BEN 5alhen oes YelSrods. bis er
in Der Snnsntaifs ben Brief fans.
Gr Soq ibn eraus uno lisB, BALI UNI
befpuBt 5G6leno, Ole 6unoertrubels
iheiue burh oie Singer oleitsn. plot
lid blieb er itsben, rib Die Muqen nuf,
i~tterte nuf 0en Weq, Den er oetpmmen
ipar, unp Damn ouf Die 6eniter oes
8eri6tsgebduoes, binter oenen er eben
nod geitanoen bate. 8ieoer uno
pieoer Sdblte sr oas GelO in ieinr
6dnoen, fhiittelte BEN Sopf uno Idt
fi6 UNI, Damn 0urdtpWhlte or Die
Saihen - ober dies 3dhlen unb Gu-
den half nittS. 9enn itutt Der orei.
taufenb Rubel. sic er beute friib aus
Dem 0eloidront oenommeu bate.
belt er nur nod 8ebn 9unoertrubels
fdeine in Der Snnol -
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-05-14

9ie fdmeoii8en Gdiiben
ruAmten iiA iepr ibrer lleberleQen.
belt iiber Die &aiierIid}er. neil lie
nIf)t 10, Ionosrn MIR y Winuteu
gum Vaoen brdItteu.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
POSED AS MILLIONAIRE.

Charged with operating a gift
enterprise, a stranger about 90
years of age and giving his name
as John b. Stanton, and his home
as New York City, was lodged
IN jail at ElktOn, Wednesday
night on a warrant sworn out by
j. II. Jessup, of Sharon Grove. II
Is alleged that the man had rep
resented himself as millionaire
without any family or relatives
in the world and profeSsed TO be
looking about for worthy and
needy people with whom TO share
his estate, selling them, II is al
legged, shares in his estate at
Sums ranging from % cents 10
81 The authorities claim that
nearly $500 was secured from
people of the Sharon Grove and
Clifty neighborhoods of that
county, a number of people tax
ing a share for each member of
the family
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
SKULL IS OLD CRIME CLUE
Garfield Find Believed Head Of Ped.
dler Murdered over Seventy
Years Ago.

Passaic, N. William W Scott,
known throughout Passaic county as
the dean OF the bar. and who Ia also
a noted historian In the county. said
he believed the skull found by work
men IN Garfield was that OF a peddler
who was murdered more than 10 years
ago
Scott said his records related that
on the site Of No 20 Passaic street,
Garfield. where the skull was found.
there stood In 1928 Dutch home
stead owned by Tunis Van lderstein.
About that time there was great az
oitement In the neighborhood when
an old peddler disappeared and III
tie later the headless body OF a man
was found In the Pasaaic river
Scott believes the skull found was
the peddler's
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06

4 careful reading of the ads IN
this issue will help to reduce the
high cost of living, If you take ad-
vantage of the low prices Oilerc
Our city fathers will journey
lo Fulton one day next week 10
inspect that city's auto fire truck,
with a view to buying something
like Il for Hickman.
Manager Putnam Of the llick-
man Steam Laundry will put on
am auto delivery service IN the
near future. The rapid increase
in business demands greater and
faster service TO handle II.
The friends of Judge Bob Flait
/ are claiming that he wall easily
carry the four counties of the
| district for Circuit Judge. tn s
/ should be- a matter of gratlilca-
lion 10 our presiding Judge, anJ,
all things considered, looks like
1.-THE lion s share"
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
MOVIE" SHOW BURNS.

Union City, Tenn, May 4. -
This morning about 1880 o'clock
fire destroyed the building occu-
pied by the Gem Theatre on First
street. The building, a two,
story brick, was the property of
Ed Marshall, and the insurance of
$2700 will practically cover his
loss. 1t was occupied on the
ground floor by the Gem Moving
Picture Theatre, owned by Justice
w. c. Morris, and the office of
Justice Morris on the second
floor, together with the Gem
Pressing Club, John Church and
j. Il. Maveety, proprietors. Mr..
Morris loss of about $500 was
partially covered by insurance a
mounting to $500. The loss in
his justice of the peace office was
only about S75, his typewriter
and docket being saved. The
Gem Pressing Club sustained a
loss of its effects, together with
l6 suits that were in the place to
be pressed. Ii had no insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but il is throught that it caught
from a defective wire ON the low
or floor.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
CHERRY GIVES REASONS
FOR QUITTING RACE.

II. IL. Cherry, former president
of the Western State Normal
School, of Bowling Green, has
withdrawn from the race for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor. lie announced on a plat
form declaring against the sub
mission of a Statewide amend
ment 10 the Constitution by the
next General Assembly, but says
in his card of withdrawal that
mo man who knows me doubts
for one moment my loyalty TO the
temperance cause, but the pres
ent situation convinces me that
it would not Justify a man of lin
tied means, who is not willing TO
accept material help from any
source that would make him a
tool in the hands of someone else
TO continue in the race, and spend
every dollar he has in an effort
to secure the nomination in which
effort he many fail.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
TWILIGHT IN NAPLES
IPsnk Gov Tlnts Entire island
Of Capri
Mlsts Aso Chased From ssdes Of voa
oaso-hoisss OF NeapoIitsn Trsfso
Form Rude Contrast 10 Peace
Over the Wstera

Naples.-Tiigh above the strest, I
am sitting on rallied window ledge
about IL inches wide and six feet long,
Just large enough for a small chair,
says a correspondent OF an exchange
But great or small. thas perch sufices
10 command a most delightful view.
The sun Ia just setting behind the
promontory that stretches out toward
lhchia A pink glow is tinting the
island OF Capri. boldly visible across
the bay The long headland which
forms the southern natural breakwa.
Tar OF this most wonderful harbor,
with Sorrento glimmering near the
extremity. Ia beginning TO turn laven-
der. aud in the mountain shadows a
purplish tone develops as the light
wanes
Straight ahead Of me an | SIT IL
doublepeaked Vesuyius, It's sides per
fectly clear OF the mista that have
enshrouded them since early morn.
ing From the cone pours the never
ending column Of steam. Just now
somewhat mushroOmed In the calm
air OF evening. can see from time
TO time the Jets rising from the out.
or edges OF the great vent, TO Join
ihe Immense cloudllke mass above
North and south. like transfxing
shaft. n darker toned layer OF vapor
has drifted. spreading far beyond the
green height OF Mount somma on the
northeast and over 10 Mount st An
gelo on the Sorrento peninsula
There II no menace IN this aspect
Of the monster that has NO often ex.
acted its toll Of life and destroyed so
vast sum in man-made values. II
betokens the immeasurable force OF
nature and tells OF a latent power
for evil. but viewed from here II
seems only a shan volcano. some
thing pyrotechnic for a fiesta. and
not doing very well at that. The
knowledge that II Is vesuvius and
that II still possesses potency for
unlimited evil greatly aids the mind
In pictaring II as treacherously
quiet creature, likely at any time
TO demand a sacrifice.
Lately much anxiety has been fell
here regarding vesuvius A few
months ago II began to show marked
signs OF renewed activity. and wheI
young Englishman descended int
the crater TO take motion pictures h'
reported a remarkable condition. In
dlcative OF maleyolent energy. But tn
dreaded eruption has not occurred
and now II IL Etna that has contrib
uted afresh 10 the seismic records. b.
causing an earthquake that has dc
stroyed several Sicilian villages an,
taken scores OF lives. Meanwhile Va
suyius pours out its usual volume o
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
White Clover brand peas, ex'
ceptionally fine, per can zoe. -
Ezeell & Son.

White Clover brand peas, ex.
ceptionally fine, per can 2Oc. -
Ezeell g. Son.
j. c. Sexton, of the Courier,
let last night for Sturgeon, Mo-,
TO visit home folks for few
days.
Hickman's chautauqua is only
little over 30 days off. Let
get busy and make it a success
financially; that is, to pay its
own way, as no one cares TO
profit in dollars and cents by its
coming.
w. III. Hester, candidate for Cir
cuit Judge, is here from May
field this week attending court
and soliciting support for the
nomination he seeks. Mr.. Hes
ter was formerly commonwealth S
attorney and made a good one.
City court has been rather
quiet for the past week; only two
eases being disposed of. They
were Joe Kennedy, convicted of
gaming and fined 500 and costs,
and Vester Davis, breach of the
peace, $40 and costs.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06

steam. and presents the picture ! see
as ! write, daily mystery and a
familiar menace Of possible devastA-
ton.
The light Is passing. Capri has al.
most gone from sight and the glow
has faded from the Vesuyius steam
which has for some minutes been
shading through the most elusive
tones OF Are opal. The transfxing
spear OF darker vapor has melted. The
bay is as smooth as a ballroom floor.
dotted with boats. whitewlnged fish
ermen returning from their days ad-
venture with the nets, tiny motor
boats. rowboats a couple OF steam
ers with family glimmering mast
lights.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
COTTON TUMBLES AFTER
JAPANESE ACTION.

New Orleans, May 5. - Cotton
dropped 90 TO 35 points, or more
than $3.50 a bale, in the early af-
ternoon session today, after news
was received that Japan had sent
an ultimatum to China. The
market was weak from the start,
but the news from the Orient
seemed responsible for the pro-
nomced break.
The market kept breaking low
er and closed at the bottom, 10
to A points, or almost $3.50 a
bale, down. Traders seemed In
consider the japanese ultimatum
to the exclusion of all other news
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06

Boss" Platt and Boss"
Barnes were all right until they
quit playing the game ROosevelt's s
way.
Bring us that order for let
terheads envelopes, statements
IN fact any kind of job work.
rlces right.
The cider cases seemed TO slip
through the juries hands like "A
creased ell. Its mighty hard to
get convictions in these cases.
Hon. j. c. Speight, ex-Republ-
can postmaster, of Mayfield, is
being solicited by his Republican
friends throughout the district to
become a candidate for railroad
commissioner.
While shipment of wheat, flour
and a large number of other agrl-
cultural products and commodities
from Canada to the United has
been prohibited, it was officially
announced today, except when
such shipments are intended sole
ly for domestic consumption IN
the United States and not for
reShipment abroad.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
MUSIC CLASS MEET.

Miss Marguerite Fuqua's s mu.
SIC class met at the home Of W l..
Lynch Tuesday afternoon There
we're eighteen members of the
club present, splendid musical
numbers being furnished by Miss
es Myra Faris, Mabel Choale
Lconora Ahberg, Mollie Monan,
Virginia Seay, Cyril Peck, BcNs
Choate. After the program was
rendered and the minutes OF uhe
last meeting were read, delightful
refreshments of cream ami cake
were served.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
Breakfast delight coffee.
Ezell 4 Son.

Ezell 4 Son.
Editor of the Courier: What
do you think of the Common
wealth S Attorneys race. - Old
Subscriber. We don't think of
it, if we can help it.
The thirtieth annual reunion of
the Old Southern Harmony Sing
ers will take place this year N
the beautiful court house in Pa
duoah an the fourth Sunday in
May, which will be the 23rd day
Of the month.
Billy Sunday says: "lf news.
papers We're suppressed, crime
would double in a day Then
isn't the newspaper worthy OF
the support of every good citizen
within the community
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
BARcARoLE

bAhCAhOLGs
small fingers on the silEen
strings.
Sunset and rising moon,
Far hills ~ lapis. whirr Of wings
or homing birds In June.
And thou vert there. the twilight
ON thy brow
o bitter IL the biwa's music now
Beneath the scented tamarlnds
ON some celestial trail
We drifted with the purple
winds
That filled our sampan SAIL
The purple winds blow once anu
aud not again
- bitter n the hlwa's tender
strain
-Harper's Weekly
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
Unworthy Of Consideration.

About midnight al an evening party
"a gentleman .Hs asked 10 sing lie
thnurhlnlly dc,Iiurd To do 81 on the
plea that IL w"ulu disturb the next door
uci-hlor.
"uh ur,rr miud the ucighburs' cried
the -IrI oi the house They poisoned
our dog last week philadelphis
lrdsrr
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT.

West Hickman NJ. Il. Church
next Sunday, May the 9th, at 2 80
p. m. children services and Z 80
p. IN. by the Presiding Elder, w.
C. Waters, and our series OF
meetings will be protracted the
following week with services each
day at 2:30 p. m. and Z 80 p. m.
for the entire week. Services will
be conducted by Rev. N. w. Lee,
of Milan, Tenn. The public is
cordially invited to come and
hear this devout man speak.-C.
A. Riggs, pastor.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06

German submarines sank sr'.
en- trawlers Monday, and Tuesday
they rounded up II, 500 Russian
prisoners.
1t looks as though China aud
Japan will become involved VI
war. China has been granted 10
hours TO make a reply 10 Japa
ncse demands. "Thc JapancN
government intends 10 possess
China, and will do so unless tn
world powers Interfere says Dr.
Anne Walker Fern, a medical
missionary.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06
MAY LEVY TAXES
FOR ROAD PURPOSES.

A fiscal court may levy taxes
for road purposes under the good
roads law of 1914, even though
the Improvement is not let by
contract, and the levy is limited
only by the limit of the levy for
all purposes, so cents, said the
court OF appeals today in APPROX
ing a l5-cent levy made in Rus
sell county.
The Hickman courier., 1915-05-06

Chicago. Colonel Roosevelt"
brown mare presented by the expres-
ident To Miss Lucille Mulhall OF Ponca.
Okla, was electrocuted when II
stepped ON the third rail Of the Met
ropulitan Elevated railroad while In
charge OF stable boy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-11-03
TEAM RUNS AWAY

The w. L. Lussenhop team
caused considerable excitement
on Thursday afternoon of last
week by running away and fol-
lowing the M. & st. L. Passen-
ger west out of the railroad
yards.
It seems the team was being
used in hauling lumber and when
the railroad crossing near the
roundhouse was reached they de-
cided to run away, and the M. &
st. L. passenger west bound COM
ing along just when they decided
to follow that and did so, run
ming into it finally, when near
the trestle. One horse was
knocked down but not badly in
jured. The train was stopped
and backed back to the scene of
the accident, but no harm hav-
ing been done, went on. Pas
sengers say there was consider
able excitement on the train for
q few minutes however.-Mor-
ton Enterprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-11-03
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND
FIRE PRECAUTIONS

FIRE PRECAUTIONS
This department is anxious
that the rural and small-town
schools of Minnesota should be
as safe for the children as the
modern city institutions, and for
this reason desires to call at
tention at this time to the ne
cessity of precautions against
fire.
It has been customary from
year to year to urge school offi-
Gals to see to it chat the proper
construction is maintained in the
erection of school buildings, but
it is generally acknowledged that
in many of the rural schools lit
tie attention is paid to this mat
ter because the schools are US
ually of one story construction.
Several things should there
fore be considered not only by
the officials but by the lndivid-
ual instructors, to bring Mime
sofas rural schools up to a high
standard for the protection OF
the children attending them
First Fire drills are essential
and they should be conducted at
least once a month, and without
preparation, so that the children
will be instructed in two impor-
tant things: Order and rapidity
in leaving the building.
Second-At stated times dur
ing school hours, if possible, con-
duct a fire fighting program in
Guiding short talks by the teach
er on fire prevention and the
consequences of carelessness. 1t
is important that these lessons
be free from any exciting fea-
ture and addressed to the COM
mon sense of the pupils rather
than to their imagination. Stor-
les of fire horrors should be stu
diously avoided.
Third Principals and head
instructors should see to it that
all receptacles for waste materl-
al are made from metal and no
receptacle should be placed so as
to obstruct ingress or egress,
and should be near a water sup
ply if possible.
Fourth-All school buildings
of two stories or more should be
provided with fire escapes and
children taught how to use them.
All doors should open outward
and never be locked during
school hours.
Fifth-Have fire gongs pro-
vided for each school of a differ
ent sound than that of the one
used for dismissal of the pupils.
Sixth-In the erection OF
school buildings have the Chin
neys thoroughly built from the
ground up, and not from hall
way to the ceiling as in many
cases. Chimney fires may not
be the cause of loss of life but
reports to this department show
| that they are prolific cause of
much damage in the rural dis
tricts.
| Seventh-Ch Chemical fire extin-
guishers should be provided for
each room. They should be es-
pecially located close to the
stove, which appears to be q fix.
ture in many of the rural school
buildings.
If these suggestions are tax
en- they will tend to reduce the
annual loss from fire in Mime
sofa as well as improve the
mental condition of future gen
erations, who in years to come
will in all probability put into
practice in their business and
home life many Of the valuable
lessons on fire prevention thus
4 learned. Robert Hargadlne
i State Fire Marshal.
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