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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a we'll, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 80
cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
NESBIT AND HIS POEM

HAS Wilbur D. Nesbit written a
new national anthem in his poem,
"Your Flag and My Flag?' The SIM
pie, stirring verses are now sweeping
the country, and one enthusiastic ad-
mirer pronounces them the best ex-
preston of American sentiment since
Drake wrote his famous poem begin
ming when Freedom from her noun
tain height" Still others declare the
song to be more American In its ex-
preston and more In tune with ma
tfonal thought of today than "The Star
Spangled Banner" OF even America"
In some respects the words Of the for
mer might be considered out Of date
Nesbit's poem is for all time.
Without entering into discus
sion of its merits as compared with
other national songs and poems, it is
interesting to note that no poem pub
lished in recent years has so thorough
ly taken hold of the American people.
The first stanza may be quoted:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
THEY'RE All Alike.

tus Thomas. at the Players club In
New York. ito elevate the stage would
be an easy enough job If there weren't
so many people like the new Shake
speare club,
II said to the treasurer Of this or
ganization:
"T understand your new Shake
speake club is great success
"'Great success? You bet your
sweet life it's great success he an
swered warmly. why, We accumulat-
ed enough in fines for nonattendance
during the first month to take us all
to q box party at the musical comedy
of Back Up, Bettina.'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
'CASCAREIS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, blliousness,
bad taste Or constipation
BY morning.
Get Z io-cent boz.

Nct lV.Ceut oo1s
Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean. pure and trash
with Cascarets. or merely forcing 4
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills. Castor Oh Or
Purgative Watersf
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach. remove tho sour
and fermenting food and foul gases.
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out OF the system Ill tho
constipated waste matter and p0isons
In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning They work
while you sleep-~never grippe. sicken
or cause any Inconvenience. and cost
only 10 cents box from your store.
Millions Of men and w6mcn take i
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache. Hiliousneas. Coated
Tongue. Indigestion. Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
His Helpful Wife.

Tie young physician was tired but,
as he settled back in his easy chair,
and his newly welded wife took seat
beside him. he asked affectionately
"And has my little wife been lonely"
ooh. no." she said intimately; "at
least, rot very. I've found something
to busy myself with
Indeed :" he said. What Is itp'
ooh. I'm organizing a class. A lot
Of young girls and married women are
In. it, and we're teaching each other
how to cook
What do you do with the things
you COOKE"
I'VE send them to the nelghbors."
Dear little woman said he, al
ways thoughtful of your husbands
practice"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
HE COMES FROM MEXICO

The new Mexican ambassador to
the United States, Ygnacio Bonillas,
seems likely to fill vacancy in Wash
ington's diplomatic blue book left by
the recall of Count Won Bernstorff.
Both men have American wives,
both speak perfect English and both
are broad men Of the world. But here
the parallel is broken.
Count Won Bernstorff was an aris-
tocrat to his finger tips. Senior Bo-
nillas Is a democrat with the smallest
3D." willing to go the limit In taking
from the landed Mexican classes to
help the peon.
Count Won Bernstorff liked the
newspaper men, and was the most pop
Ilar diplomat i'm Washington among
them. Senior Bonillas, according to
newspaper men who have encountered
him, regards both the newspaper and
the newspaper man as fifth wheels.
All who know the Mexican am
bassador agree that he Is charming,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
Nineteen Sons In Ten Years.

Frank Scott and his wife of Ken
sett, Ark have been married ten years.
Nineteen sons have been born to them.
Six died at birth. OF the ID living
there are three sets of trfpfets and
two sets of twins. The parents have
been partial to the letter "A in the
naming of them. Ashbell,: Archer and
Austin are four and one-haH years, cid.
Arthur and Arnold three and :one-half;
Alfred, Albion and Adolph, eighteen
months, and Abel and ,Abner, six
months,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

York state health
Island published
ton
1t of his 70
the history medicine birmingham
100000 available fund by the Metropolitan Life
health
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which
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
CLEAR YOUR COMPLEXION
While You Sleep With cutlcura oeap
and Ointmsnt--Tria Free.

On retiring. gently smear the face
with Cuticura Ointment. wash on IN
five minutes with Cuticura Soap and
hot water, and continue bathing few
minutes with the Soup. The influence
Of this treatment on the pores extends
through the night.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. cuticura, Dept. u
Boston. Sold everywhere.---Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

Conscious virtue Is the only founda-
ton Of all happiness; for riches, pow
er, rank or whatever. In common me-
ceptation of the world, IL supposed to
constitute happiness, will never quiet.
much less cure, the inward pangs OF
guilt.--I.ord Chesterfield.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
The speschlesa Wives.

"What are the wild waves sayingw
murmnred the woman, as she stood on
the silver liningsof the mighty main.
Nothing, Maria replied the man,
hoarsely; ''they are like some people
we know. They mike great deal or
noise. but don't shy anything"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
LIN 1rIEIE lLIENIL[Ll(6[El1l
TO CONDUCT NOTABLE WORK

DIR. Donald b. Armstrong, who has
been selected by the National Tlber-
culosis association tn conduct the
"FraThingham experiment" liz Penn
syiyanian from Easton, with the de-
grees. Phi. b., Nj. D., M. A., and NJ. s.,
the last named conferred on him by
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology in 1918 for special studies In
biology and public health. He Is q
member Of the half dozen national
health and medical associations. and
has been particularly prominent In
New York city in public health work,
largely In connection with the Assoc
citation for the Improvement of the
Condition of the Poor. @
He has been member or chairman
of at least dozen municipal commit
tees touching food or health matters
and lecturer In three Of the great coli
leges of the metropolis. He has
worked In cooperation with the Unit
ed States pnblfc health service the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

The srnugglers' harvest time has
come again. Daring hands OF borderers
slip back and forth across the frontier,
dragging sledge loads Of light goods
medicines, chemicals and dyes--for
eager Russian markets. This winter
no audacity OF the smugglers actually
has Increased, because the grip Of war
has pinched supplies OF certain htah
priced commodities almost to famine
point In Russia. During the last year,
Sweden has been steadily adding to
the list OF things which must not be
exported: and NIL these things also are
forbidden to be sent from ether coun.
tries via Swedish railroads to Russia.
Archangel IL closed. and the new Ice
free kola port Is not ready: Russia's
only route to Europe Is over Sweden.
Munitions are too bulky to be SNUG
gled, but drugs and dyes are light, and
the sale prices have risen by from 900
to 2,ooo per cent. 1t Is to Russia's In
terest that these things should be
struggled out of Sweden, but the mass
or smugglers are regarded as spies,
who bring military news Into Sweden
for German use. and the imperial hor-
der guard war ON them with unsparing
hand. Sweden is helping by forbid.
ding subjects without special permits
to transport goods the expectation Of
which Is forbidden to zone ten miles
broad along les frontier.
One of the Swedish papers has fig-
ured out a new division of the year
into months, which II holds much su.
perior to the present arrangement. The
paper admits the present arrangement
Is greatly superior to the one which
preceded 1t, but says that the time has
come when another forward step
ought to be taken. The new plan
proposed Is that the year shall be d.
vided into 13 months Of % days each.
That would leave an extra day, which
shall not be included In any OF the
months, but shall be free and inde-
pendent, This day shall come Mt the
first OF the year and shall be Il general
holiday. Every leap year there will
be two extra days. and the second
shall come between November and
December and shall also be declared n
general holiday and not be included In
any one month. The advantage OF the
new calendar, says the paper, consists
In this that every month will have ex-
aetiy four weeks: that every week and
every month will begin with sun
day and end with Saturday. and that
the same date each month falls on the
same day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
New Conception 81 .cu,tlvat,oc.~

Cultivation generation ago meant
acquaintance with letters and flne
nrts, and some knowledge OF at least
two languages and literatnres. and of
history. The term cultivation" Ii now
much more inclusive. II Includes
elementary knowledge Of the sciences.
and II ranks high the subjects or his
tory, government, md economics
Charles w. Elliot, In the AtlantIc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22


Bassett Digby, who recently visited
Denmark to obtain first-hand infor-
nation as to political conditions, In
of the opinion that Denmark will not
be driven into the war. He learned
that the nations sympathies are some
what divided, but that there IN abso-
lutte unity In desiring to keep out OF
the war. The nation lis enjoying great
prosperity and realizes full well that
war would mean disaster. The Danes
have no territorial ambition that there
Is reasonable chance Of having graft
fed says Mr.. Digby. They have not
a reasonable chance Of getting back
Schleswig. There Is nothing to gain.
There remain two alternative posi-
bllities. Denmark might be invaded
or she might be forced to enter into
the war, either by the entente or by
the central powers. One Of the peri
odical stand-bys of the German pro-
pngandists In Europe In general and
Denmark I'm particular IL spreading the
report that the entente intends to
choose Its moment and then land an
expeditionary army In Denmark with
which to invade Germany through
Schleswig. Morally and strategically
an entente invasion of Denmark, con-
shutting n gross violation Of Danish
neutrality, Is unthinkable. The risk
OF transporting a great army across
the mine~strewn and submarine In
tested North sea to point within
stones throw Of the main German naval
bases would never obtain the sanction
Of sane general staff. Morally the
entente could never again hold up Its
head after deliberate reproduction OF
Germanys violation Of Belgium. The
entente could never 20 through Den
mark, or attempt TO go through Den
mark, without Denmarks permission.
and the Danes never will give their
consent. Whether Germany chooses
to overrun Denmark, the Dane re-
CARDS purely as matter Of expedi-
ency. 1t depends, I'm his mind, on
whether Germany. weighing the pros
and cons, believes she has more to
gain by violating or by not violating
Denmark's neutrality. The Danish
army and nRvy do not even intend to
try to defend Jutland. or the islands Of
F'unen. Laaland or Falster. Only the
island Of Iceland, on which stands
Copenhagen, will be defended.
The city council of Horsens has re-
solved to try to relieve the distress
due to a lack of dwellings by looming
money to people who wish to build
small homes of their own. The loan
may run as high as % per cent Of the
cost of the house, which must not be
over $1,000.
All sorts Of footwear were given n
price boost of about Is per cent the
first Of the present year. and Ii liz
feared that the prices will go still high
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
Lucky,

First Scribe--~"So the editor took
one of your poems and then asked
you out to lunchg' Second Scribe
tYes---and the lunch only cost 81 more
than l got for the n!"-Life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

"Your flag and
And how flies
In land
And half a
Rose bred
Snow-whie
The good forefathers dream
true-blue,
The glored through the
and writer's
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
Thinu tc %.

my boat was arrested by tho incom-
Ing tide"
"Then suppose Won baled her out.s
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

Pure blood is essential to Good Health.
Garfield Tea dispells impurities, cleanses
the system and eradicates disease. Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

caught in Lake Maracaibo In Vene-
zuela.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
And She Fell for II

II am not easily battered" she said.
Indeed not" he replied. 1T would
be difficult to make you out to be more
beautiful than you really are" ~.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22


to be councils.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

All sorts of footwear were given a
price boost of about Is per cent the
first Of the present year, and Ii Is
feared that the prices will 90 still high
err before long.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

Sweden.
1t has been discovered that sys-
tematIc smuggling Of coffee from
Haparanda. Sweden, into Finland has
been going on. The authorities be-
came aware Of the fact that many
Firms were buying considerable coffee
I'm Haparanda and began an investiga-
ton. They arrested 16 Films and found
quantities Of coffee concealed in their
clothing. Two women who were ar
rested had on coats especially adapted
for smuggling coffee. one Of the wom-
en- carrying no less than 1870 ky Of cof-
fee.
Hugo Bergh. formerly connected
with the Stockholm post Office. who
Tns last fall arrested on the charge
Of rifiing the mails and who has been
In prison since, has confessed his guilt.
He admits taking cash I'm the sum Of
10000 crowns and papers valued Mt
10000 crowns. Bergh says that he
has burned half of the papers which
he stole.
The well-known Swedish Dubiicist,
stsn Graniund, died recently at the
age of fnrty-six. He was associate
sl.tr "f the Stockholm Dagblad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
THIS IS DAY OF GREAT
 DECISION FOR CANADA

Ottawa. December 1e.--With select i've conscription as the great issue, the voters of Canada will decide tomor- row whether the new union govern ment of Sir Robert Borden shall re- main in office or whether Sir Wilfrid Eaurier, the veteran leader of the liberal opposition, shall be restored to power The campaign. which has just ended, is considered the most import ant as well as the most bitterly com tested in the history of the dominion.
 There are approximately 100000 electors, of whom about 250,000 are soldiers overseas. The military vote al 7 ready has been cast in camps and trenches in almost every quarter of the world,
 Prime Minister Borden and his sup porters are standing squarely on tin. sconscrption issue and apparently have no fear of the result They maintain that the soldier vote and that of wom- en relatives of men in the service will he cast almost solidly for them. They have contended in their campaign that defeat for the union government would mean that Canada must drop out of the war for lack of men to keep her fighting forces up to the necessary strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
THAT MERIT WILL WIN PROMOTION IS
 NOW ASSU R E D
Every Enlisted Man Carries Stars of General in His
 Knapsack

With the American Army in France, December 1.-(By the Associated PressD Every enlisted man in the American army now carries the stars of general in his knapsack. Orders just issued by General Pershing and a plan announced today so provide for promotion from the ranks that any private may win com mission, and having won it, may climb rapidly up through successive grades.
 The latter feature is made possible by a section of the general orders which pointments and promotion in the Amer ican expeditionary force will be on se- lective plan as in the British army. Recommendations for appointments and promotion must be based solely on dem onstrated fitness and capacity of The man. The system of temporary appoint ments is one which the American army has not had previously.
 Under it a first lieutenant who has demonstrated special qualities and fit ness may find himself temporary cap- tain or even a temporary major. He would hold that position until he had proved himself worthy of the new rank when the appointment may be made per nanent The British have found this method excellent and by it have secured a great number of officers.
 It is announced also that regular re- ports on the fitness of all officers of all ranks are to be made for guidance in transfer and promotion. thus making sure that the soldiers are under compe- tent leaders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO"
 IS ALLIED SPIRIT Even in Hour of Their De- sertion Tolerant Attitude Is Adopted Toward
 BOlsheviki

London, December 16.--While the Russians were continuing to make progress in the ratification of an ar mistice arrangement with the Germans the entente governments apparently were approaching an agreement Tor more sympathetic dealings with the Bolshevik government. The adoption of a more tolerant attitude toward Russia is said to have been urged by tho American delegates to the recent Paris conference and this viewpoint now apparently has been adopted py all tisc n,esubc IS, sot the nte>ste z Lord Nothcliffe's Weekly Dispatch says to- day:
 '"The belief here is that the Bol- shevik government is likely remain in power for a. long time. The prin- cipal aim of the entente henceforth will be to try to assist in every ef- fort to bring Russia relff from an economic collapse"
 Dispatches during the last A hours from Petrograd tell of further efforts by the Bolsheviki to consolidate their government in civil life and with the army, church and the courts and With regard to railway communlcatloh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
fI Am Innocent and Will Be Acquitted Says Nurse
 on Trial for Murder

[ Dedham. Mass. December 1S-Harriet A. varney believes she will be freed or the charge of murdering Mrs Pauiine Reyes after the closing arguments or counsel and the charge to the jury py Judge Philip O'Connell are given tomor- row. i,
 T am innocent and will be acquiteu' Miss varney said today. Evidence py inc c.fense that the pistol with when the the police claims Mrs. Reyes was shot was purchased by former salesman for George Fl. Reyes. the dead Woinan 2 who identified the weapon by number was an unexpected feature of the clos ing days of the two weeks of tes.i- mony. The prosecution had offered eV- idence that the gln was bought rom z Providence pawnbroker. who idenuIleu it as similar to one he sold to woman whom he believed to be Miss Varney. All of the evidence by the prosecution was circumstantial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
BTU MIN GU s MINES PRODUCING ONLY 75 PER CENT OF CAPACITY
Car Shortage Continues to Be Main Factor in Situation Shown
 in Report

Washington. December 16.-car shortage continues as the chief fac tor checking a maximum production of coal. according to statistics made pub. lie today by the geological survey Labor shortage and mine disability are given as other causes Bituminous mines the tables show, are producing only about E per cent of what they are capable of putting out.
 Transportation, it is declared, is inn proving slowly.
 "A general easing up in the short , age of cars was reported. said statement accompanying the statis- tics, from Illinois, Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. In West Virginia, or the other hand. losses due to inadequate transportation was se- vere."
 Washington, December 16.-Loss of about 4.Oo0.000 tons in bituminous pro- auction during the past week was at tributed in a statement tonight by the National Coal association to car short- age and congestion, augmented by un- favorable weather.
 Mines in Ohio. particularly were re- ported handicapped by lack of cars, the loss in production there amount { ing to some 100000 tons in one dis- trict. Tn four days one district rs- ceived 320 cars to haul q possible pro- duction of 115S carloads.
 In the Pittsburg field loss in pro- duction of about half million toas was reported and similar reports came from most of the other great producing fieSds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
Picture of ''No-Man's-Land' Found on This Soldier Did Not Violate the Rules

Camp sheridan. Montgomery, Decem- Der 16-{Special)-- sheridan has system of training trenches which has been nick named No Man Land and one inexorable military law is that no photograph may be taken of this system because it Is practical ly like the one used by the allies.
 A private passed several officers yesterday and another private was heard by several officers to remark sHe,s got a corking picture of No Mans Land" This started an inyes- tigation. One of the officers called upon the private to deny or affirm the accusation.
 .Yes, have picture which the boys call No Mans Land' he replied in answer to his superior's command.
 He produced batch of photographs. The officers looked them over one by one lThe private spied the particular picture. Here it is, he said and the officers eyes were trained on 1t, ex- pecting the evidence which would send the soldier to hard labor.
 It was a photograph of the Wom- ants College of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-17
Members of the Aero Squadron Burned to
 Death in Guardhouse
Gas Generated by Burning Tar Paper in Stove Thought to Have
 Caused Fire

Harrisburg. Pa, December l6.-E., F. Gallagher, Munhall, Pa; w. J. Kramer, Detroit, Mich, and w. l.. Wiley Rock ford Ill, all members of the 113th aero squadron, U. $. A.. were burned to death when the guardhouse at the government aero guardhouses at Middetown, near here, was destroyed by fire early today The fire was caused, it is believed. zy gas generated by burning tar roofing paper, which the men, the only inmates of the small frame structure that served as a camp prison. were used to heat the stove in the building.
 The men were confined for minor of lenses. Kramer was rescued alive, but died later in the post hospital. The others were dead when comrades dragged them from the burning building.