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They eat the proper food in quality
and in quantity. They are not afraid
of the criticism of the masses; they
know they are right and they are salts
fed with knowing that virtue is its
own reward.
They are the benefciaries of prophy-
Tactic treatment and they live long and
happily. They are full of right living;
it is seen in their faces. Their lives
are free from the ills of those who
fail to act in accord with their con-
victions. They treat with preventive
treatment.
Palliative treatment is not of much
benefit. 1t is only for immediate re-
lief and is a makeshift. 1t does not
restore health. 1t does not remove the
cause of defective health and hence it is
not curative. 1t is the treatment that
should be discouraged because it inter
feres with curative as well as proven
tive treatment. Patent medicine is the
most striking example of palliative
treatment and it is a sure sign Of ig-
norance.
Curative treatment is sure path
leading to health. 1t is for those who
have lost health by straying from the
straight and narrow path Curative
hn Of
health and gets US back to where pre-
ventive treatment will keep US on the
high ground of that greatest of all
treasures, the wealth of health.
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Military M.r,h.I..

Like many other French words re-
latfng to war and hunting. ''marechal,"
In its older form 'mareschal," Is Of
purely Teutonic derivation In both its
parts. and the word has had a curious
history. Some words rise In the world
with the passage Of the centuries and
others fall This Is one that from the
very humblest of beginnings has come
to great estate.
The marshals do not owe their name
to Mars, though they are his votaries.
In the olden times they were about the
humblest men in an army-horse serv-
ants, or grooms. Then they advanced
to the dignity Of being horseshoers,
and those highly respected artisans
are still "marechals" In France, though
"ferrants" has to be added to make
their calling clear. And, while mare
chal de France" Is a magnificent title,
there are also "marechals des logis,"
who are in cavalry regiments only
what "sergeants" are In infantry regi-
ments.-Exchange
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How Buffalo Bill Got His Name.

Many years ago. when the Union Pa
cific railroad was completed, the ques-
ton arose as to how all the laboring
men were to be fed on meat, as meat
was thought necessary to make muscle.
General w. E. Webb had the con-
tract to feed the men, and in talking
the matter over one day with some Of
his subordinates one Of them suggest
ed that he call in William Cody, then a
famous government scout on the
plains, to help solve the problem. Co
dy suggested that he be allowed to hire
men and kill buffaloes for the railroad
men.
This plan was adopted, and Cody be-
came later world famous as Buffalo
Bill. In those days the buffaioes were
so plentiful that it Is on record that
more than one engineer had to stop his
train until herd had crossed.-A. G..
Hegeman in New York Sun.
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THE NEGRO Elbow III Up
LEAGUE.

The Negro Fellowship League will
hold short business meeting at the
Reading Room, 3OO5 State ST., Sunday,
February IS at $3.50 o'clock. All mem
hers are urged to be present promptly
on time, after which time we will ad-
JOurn in a body to Quinn Chapel to at
tend the celebration of the Tooth ami
rersary of the birth of Frederick Doug
lass.
Last Sunday the League united with
the Federated Organizations in its cele-
bration of the same event at Bethel A.
NJ. I. Church. Our president, Mrs.
Barnett, also addressed the meeting of
the City Federation of Colored
WOmen's Clubs at St. Marks NJ. E.
Church.
The League is working tooth and
nail for the nomination of its candi-
cate, F. L. Barnett, for alderman of
The End ward on Primary Day, Feb
fOaty 81.
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A PROHIBITION COMMISSION.

New York, n. Y.-Amazed by mag
azne and newspaper stories illustrat-
ing the failure of Prohibition to pro-
hibit, a famous scientist suggests to
the New York TRIBUNE that before
the National Prohibition idea is even
talked of seriously, a commission
should be appointed to see how the
"dry' law actually works. The TRIB-
UNE article says:
DIR. Thomas Sewall Adams, professor
of political economy in Sheffield Scien-
tifc School, Yale University, told the
life insurance presidents, convened at
the Hotel Aston, that there ought to be
not only a PERMANENT COMMITS
SION to take the tariff out of politics,
but one also to study the effects OF
prohibition.
"a permanent commission, he said,
instructed to ascertain with cold
bloodcd impartiality the effects of tar
if Legislation, could go long way
toward taking the tariff out of politics.
THE SAME is TRUE OF PROHIBI-
TION. 1t would be a comparatively
easy matter for A BOARD OF SCIEN-
TIFICALLY MINDED MEN to ascer-
tain with reasonable accuracy how far
prohibition does actually prohibit IN
particular places"
Professor Adams subject was "The
Increase of Public Expenditures and
Taxes" which he found a well-nigh
universal phenomenon the world over.
And the fundamental difficulty, he
thought, was the inability of the public
TO ascertain the value of a public serv-
lee. He proposed the creation of eff
cheney commissions to measure their
value.
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NEGRO RAZoRS WHITE MAN ON
SAME CAR SEAT.

Following a quarrel with Claude
Simmons of 346 East Fifty-third street
over mutual occupancy of a cross seat,
dubbed by the straphangers' union ga
10 cent seat" in Forty-seventh street
car Tuesday afternoon, w. B. Benson,
a Negro, of Thirty-sixth and State
streets, slashed Simmons and an uni
Identified man.
Benson asserted the white man was
not giving him a fair share of the
seat Argument ensued and suddenly
the Negro pulled his razor from his
pocket and slashed Simmons. When
the second man tried to overpower Ben
son he was slashed and jumped from
the car and ran.
"I'm a-goin' to kill lot of white
folks" announced Benson as passen-
gers sprang from their seats and rushed
toward the front of the car. Another
unidentified passenger, standing or
the rear platform with bundle of
curtain poles, struck the Negro several
times over the head with the package
and finally succeeded in driving him
from the car.
Benson was booked at the Hyde Park
station on a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon.
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TREATMENT AND HEALTH.

Health is wealth. 1t is the best of
all possible possessions. Any living
creature will forsake everything for
life. Health and life are inseparable,
even in the final analysis.
There are those who know the laws
of health and will not follow them and
there are those who will follow them
if properly informed. The fundamental
laws of health are generally known;
they are of great antiquity; they are
preventive and called by medical men
prophylactic treatment.
They that are in health need healthy
associations in order to continue in
health. They that are sick need a ply
stefan. Many are sick but do not know
that they are sick. 1t is our duty to
watch for each other in this matter.
Treatment is divided into preventive,
palliative and curative. Preventive
treatment is the principal treatment
but unfortunately it is given least con-
sideration by the majority of the peo-
pie. An old and a true saying it is
that can ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure.' Those who enjoy
health are those who take preventive
treatment seriously. They practice the
laws of fundamental health and are
rewarded for their practices. They live
clean, careful, sensible lives. They go
to bed early and arise early. They live
simply and clearly.
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THE ALPHA SUFFRAGE CLUB.

The Alpha Suffrage Club will hold
its regular fort-nightly meeting at the
Y. w. c. A, 1924 Rhodes Avenue,
Wednesday evening, February 81, at
which time the report of the committee
on the revision of the bylaws will be
submitted. This committee met at the
home of Mrs. Laura Beasley, 3245
Forest Avenue Monday evening of this
week. All women who wish to keep in
formed on. suffrage matters are urged
to attend the meetings.
Mrs. Barnett, our delegate to the
League of Cook County Clubs, attend
ed its board meeting last Saturday and
presented the case of DR.. Giles, asking
the clubs to take action on the viola
ton of Civil Service Laws by which he
was dismissed from the tuberculosis
Sanitarium. Mrs. Barnett was also re-
elected director of the board of the
Women's Protective Association for
the term of two years. This associa-
ton gave its annual dinner at the City
Club Thursday evening of this week at
which time the Alpha Suffrage Club
was represented by its president, DR..
Fannie Emanuel; recording secretary,
Mrs. J. E. Hughes; Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
nett, Mrs. Bertha Cook and other mem
bers of the club.
Ida B. Wells Barnett.
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Masters of Tool Making.

Are Anglo-Saxons conceited about
their pre-eminence in matters Of ma
chinery? A book, English and Amer
lean Tool Builders" by Professor j.
W. Roe Of Yale, answers the question
thus: Practically all the creative work
in tool building has been done in Eng
land and America. The
French have shown an aptitude for
refinements and ingenious novelties.
The Swiss are clever artisans,
but have excelled In personal skill.
Germany has developed splen-
did mechanics, but the principal ma
chine tools had taken shape before
1870, when the empire began. The
history of English and American tool
building therefore covers substantially
the entire history Of the art"
The broad ax., 1917-02-17
MosELEY TAKES THE PLATFORM
Chicago's Leading Attorney to Speak
at Grace Presbyterian Lyceum Sum
day.

The biggest day of the year is
planned for the Young Peoples Lyce'
um Sunday, Feb. Is, 5 O'Clock, when
Hon. B. F. Moseley, Chicago's leading
attorney will speak at Grace Presby-
terian church. His subject is "Negro
Migration North" Since Xmas Mr..
Moseley has given the question much
study and thought. He is chairman of
the Civic Department of Appomattox
Club which is handling the question in
a way to help the "New Corners" mi
grating north. He will be introduced
by Editor Robert s. Abbott of the
Chicago Defender, secretary of the
Civic Committee, Appomattox Club.
A special invitation is extended to
those who have come to the city re-
Gently. Miss Maude J. Roberts, chair
man of the Musical Committee, "Chi-
cago's Queen Of Song" has arranged a
splendid program. Sunday will be
known as exodus Day." Tell your
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A DARING voyade.

The smallest boat to cross the Allan
tic under her own sail was sailed by
Captain Andrews. This craft was but
fourteen feet long, but in it Captain
Andrews crossed the ocean in 1891,
landing at Palos, Spain. He Travelled
about Europe exhibiting his boat until
the Worlds fair in Chicago. when he
returned to this country and placed 1t
on view there. He had previously made
two unsuccessful attempts to cross the
ocean.
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friends to attend. The meeting begins
at 5 O'Clock. Cary B. Lewis, chairman
Committee, on Publicity.
PAPERS AND DROP LETTERS TO
RETAIN POSTAGE RATES.

Washington, D. c., Specially a
vote of 81 to "a the senate has refused
to suspend its rules and permit attach
ment to the postofice appropriation bill
of an amendment increasing the post
age rates on weekly and daily news
papers and magazines and decreasing
to l cent the rate on drop letters.
This is expected to end the fight on
the provision at this session.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17
COLORED SOLDIER WINS IRON
CROSS.

The Golden West, Hungarian mag,
azine, makes a note of the fact that
Leon Welchin, Colored soldier fight
ing in the Austrian army, has been
decorated with the. Iron Cross for
bravery under fire. Welchin led a
charge against the enemy and, although
wounded, pushed on until his aim was
accomplished. He is a West Indian
who has lived in Austria for many
years.
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JERRY ORDER NO MORE.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Special to The Broad
Ax.-Jeremiah Order, who died here
few days ago, was one of the best
known characters in the State. A
newspaper discovered" him, and for
a long while some of Orders quaint
sayings appeared daily. He was in
terested in the uplift of the race, and
was one of the first Colored Democrats
in the State. He was 60 years of age.
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VANS SEEK NEGRO VII o
WOUNDED WOMAN.

Des Moines, Ia, Special.-More than
100 persons have been engaged in the
pursuit of Holbert White, Negro, who
shot and wounded Mrs. Ida Kizer, also
Colored, as she stepped from a street
car on busy downtown corner here.
White escaped. Jealousy is believed to
have caused the shooting.
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CHIPS

Mr.. Hill, representing the Urban
League, will address the Bethel Lite
rary Society which meets at Bethel A.
NJ. E. church, 3Oth and Dearborn
streets at o'clock Sunday afternoon,
February is.
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China's Sugar Palm.

In the southern parts of French Indo-
China the natives obtain both food and
a certain kind of wine from the sugar
palm. Several varieties of this palm
are exploited by the natives. The tree
attains a height of fully twenty feet.
but cannot be tapped to any advantage
until it is fifty or sixty years Of age.
when it begins to flower The flowers,
which generally appear at the end of
branches, are cut open. and the sap
which exudes is collected in little b-m-
boo cups Sometimes a single flower
will produce a quart and half of sap
daily for a month. but the average is
about a quart each day per tree dur
ing the four or five months of in
florescence.
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4. Break strangle-hold of lawles,
resorts.
5. Defend homes and churche:
against vice surroundings.
6. Improve civic and industrial
conditions.
z. Promote progressive Legislation
in the Common Council.
s. Clean the streets and alleys.
9. Locate a bathing beach in the
Ward.
10. Maintain Ward Office, with oper
doors for Ward business.
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A Good Motto.

We've got a good motto for our pa
per-" said Kidder.
"What is it?" asked his acquaintance.
"'What we have we hold
"Oh, see! Referring to your circu-
lation. By the way. didn't know you
were q publisher"
"We're not; we manufacture fly pa
per."-Chicago News.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

DR.. S. D. Redmond of jackson, Miss,
one of the many regular subscribers to
The Broad AK, is at present rusticating
in Habana, Cuba, where he is enjoy
ing himself while basking in the warm
sunshine of that delightful cline.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

Rev. Father E. Thomas DENNY, of
Memphis, Tenn, Archdeacon of the
Protestant Episcopal church of that
state has for the past two weeks been
the honored guest of Mrs. Harry Stan
ton Brown, 3242 Calumet avenue.
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FIVE ROOM COTTAGE FOR SALE
AT A BIG BARGAIN.

Five room cottage on the South Side,
toilet and gas, lot 25x125, east front,
one block from street car line, for sale
for $1,65o. Phone, Douglas 7047.
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Vary 1houuhtfuI,

Miss Askit-Did your husband smoke
those cigars you gave him for bis
birthday? Mrs. Nuwed-He smoked
one and said he would keep the rest
to remind him &c my kindness.
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Inhuman.

Gentlemen of the jury" said the
lawyer for the plaintiff, "the defendant
claims that when he ran over my client
his car was going but three miles an
hour. Think of the agony endured by
my client when being run over as slow
ly as thatp'-New York American.
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contrariness of the Sex.

"How was 1t your wife came to give
up housekeeping"
"Just her contrary ways. First she
broke down. and then she broke up
Baltimore American.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

Mrs. Florence Woodland, 3242 Calu-
met avenue has been seriously i'll for
the past two weeks but at this writing
she is rapidly improving.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17
National Forest Lands.

On about 100000 acres of national
forest lands grazing by domestic stock
Is either entirely prohibited or Is great
ly restricted to provide range for elk.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

Mrs. Louie Usselmann, wife of DR..
Louie Usselmann, the popular and up-to-
date jeweler at $3.50 S. State street. met
with a very painful accident the latter
part of last week which came very near
causing her the loss of one of her eyes.
A rubber band, with sharp metal end
to it, got beyond her control and it
bounded back with great force driving
itself into her face just below the eye,
which was very painful and requiring
medical attention for three or four
days and DR.. Louie is all smiles again
over the fact that Mrs. Usselmann is
recovering from the effects of the acct
dent and that her face will not be per-
manently disfgured.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

Mr.. Isaac T. Montgomery of Mound
Bayou, Miss, who belongs to the old
school of Southern politicians and
business men who in 1890 in the new
constitutional convention in Mississippi,
being the only Colored man as one of
its members, voted in favor of dis
franchising all the Colored people in
that state, has for the past week been
visiting his daughter and other friends
in this city.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

James H Harris, who was Union
soldier in the war of the rebellion and
who was member of the Grand Army
of the Republic, passed away at his
home, AGA Federal street, Tuesday
evening at $3.50 p. m. Funeral services
were held over his remains yesterday
afternoon from his late residence. For
many years Mr.. Harris worked for the
Mccormick estate and was well thought
of by the heads of that old Chicago
family. His wife Mrs. Eliza ]. Harris
has the deep sympathy of large cir
Gle of friends over the loss of her hus-
band.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

THAT girl made $4,000 in letters"
i "She doesn't look like she can write"
Neither can she. She got it from
the letters in her breach OF promise
baltimore American.
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

There IL no gate into heaven except
at the end OF the path Of duty.-Van
Dyke
The broad ax., 1917-02-17

F. L. BARNETT
CANDIDATE
FOR ALDERMAN
of the
End Ward
PLEDGED UPON A PLATFORM OF
MORAL ISSUES.
l. War on cabaret debauchery.
9. Drive out vice breeding buffet
fats.
8. Stop graft protection, and gamb-
ling.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07
Story's New Building
Pleases Mandan Well

Mandan, May 31.-Contracts for a
modern two-story brick business
block, 25x1OO feet, to be erected on
the corner of Main street and Second
avenue N. w. on what is know as the
Story property, have virtually been
placed and it is said that work will
be begun at once on the structure.
VIM. Story, who was in the city to.
day, would give no Information in re.
gard to the work, but from other
sources it was learned that the new
block will be right up-to-the minute
in design and will prove valuable
addition to the business property
It is possible that within a day or
two information will be given out as
to who will occupy the building, and
further particulars.
This will doubtless mean that the
Wynn-Hudson project for a double
store building on the property just
west of the Story lot will also be car.
ried out Arrangements have been
perfected with the Elks lodge for
the second floor of this building only
few details remaining to be settled
The three stores will represent an in
vestment of close to $4,000.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07
litchville High Gives
Eight Their Diploma:

Graduating exercises were held FRI
day evening for eight members of the
Litchville high school at the Litchville
opera house. Glass day exercises were
held Thursday evening and those TAX
ing part did exceedingly we'll. This
Is the fifth and largest class in the
history of Litchville high school. The
graduates were Helen M. Spencer,
Asiar Strand, Anna Hellesvig, Lydia
p. Stixrud, Ralphine Kluvers, Mil.
ford D. Christensen, christopher
Haarsager and Ruth E. Hanson. The
class colors were white and gold, the
class flower, yellow iris and the motto
Climb, though the rocks be rugged
The diplomas were presented by the
president Of the school board, Editor
j. E. Nelson. Miss Helen Spencer was
honored by being chosen to deliver
the valedictory.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07
Name Committees for
Home Coming Week

The executive committee of the
general Alumni Association at the
State Normal school has announced
chairmen of the various committees
to arrange for the big Homecoming
ceremonies on June 10. Nothing is
being left undone to make the occas.
ion one of the most enthusiastic and
impressive ever attended on the cam
pub. The committee heads named
as follows:
Mass Meeting-E. C. Hilborn and
l.. B. McMullen.
Banquet-Mrs. Henry Nelson.
Parade-W. M. Wemett and Louis
Marschner
Pageant-Advertising, H. G. Arms,
dorf; Grounds, L. B. McMullen; Fl
nance, P. A. Pickett; Costumes, Mis-,
Nellie w. Farnsworth; Dancing, Miss
Ruth B. Cranz; Music, Knute Froy-
saa; Color Scheme, Miss Mary G.
Deem; Designs, Miss Evalyn Riebe.
Picnic-Mrs. Thomas Benson.
Ball. B. McMullen; Music, Eu-
gene McFarland; Decorations, Miss
Edith Wittkopf; Invitations, Mrs.
Charlie Peterson.
Hocus Po.-Miss Nellie w. Farms.
worth
Housing and Entertainment-Mis
Georgia Baillie.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07
Cartoonist Baer Nominated for
Congress Race by Nonpartisans

900 sewer and water system. Mr.. Baes
was secretary of the commercial club
at Beach, manager of the county divt-
sion campaign, and later was active in
campaign for a farmers ticket
He married the daughter OF the late
r.. Smith, better known as the F1ax
King. After Mr.. Smiths death. M.
Baer assisted in looking after the
farming of over 5000 acres of land al
the J. R Smith estate near Beach He
became intensely interested in farm
ing
knowing the injustice put upon tho
farmers, he volunteered to give his ta&-
ent as a cartoonist without charge to
the Nonpartisan league. He was ap.
pointed postmaster at Beach under
President Wilson, but resigned to JOIN
the Nonpartisan movement and be-
come active as cartoonist for the Nom
partisan Leader, which position he
now holds.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07

Pontiac news of Enderlin Independ-
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fletcher and
daughter, Violet, Miss Sather and
Emil Ernst, all of Enderlin, Forded
over to Pontiac Sunday morning,
where they met Robert Lindemann
and children in their merry Oldsmo-
bile and the Kraft family in their tin
can" already waiting. From Pontiac
the three loads struck out for Valley
City, where they spent the day with
Misses Rose and Ella fletcher, who
are attending the Valley City Normal.
1t is needless to mention the picnic
dinner and the good time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07
GRADUATE FROM ST. GERARDS

Fingal Herald: Commencement Ell"
ercises We're held at St. Gerard's ON
Thursday evening for the class COM
pleting the eighth grade work. The
graduates were Theresa Sherman, Hill
da Benin, Agnes Schlagel, Stephen
Puhr, Leo Steinman, Mary Baumgart-
ner, Marian Huber, Lena Sherman ana
Paul Grumann Field Deputy O. A.
Barton, Of Valley City, gave an ad-
dress and presented the diplomas to
the class. A basket social was held
at the close of the exercises and =
pleasant social hour was spent
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07

County Supt. Nelson went to Pills
bury Thursday night to attend the
closing exercises and graduation ex-
ercises of the Pillsbury schools. Two
excellent operettas were given, one
by the primary grades and one by the
upper grades. Ten received dipio-
mas. Miss Nelson was accompanied
by Mrs. and Miss Williams and Miss
May Baillie.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-07

Bismarck Palladium: Miss Alma B.
Kjelland, teacher of the school in
Lena township, accompanied by her
father, who resides near Valley City,
visited friends in the city Monday and
Tuesday. Miss Kjelland will teach at
Wing the coming year, having accept
ed the principalship of the village
schools.