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Impressive Exercises Will Be Held This Morning,
 With Class of Twelve.
RENEWAL OF VOWS
 TO FATHERS FAITH
ShahuOth. the Jewish Pentec0st, Is Important Religious Holiday With Hebrews, Observance Con.
 tinuing for Several Days.

With the setting of the sun last ev- ening Shaduoth, the Jewish Pente- cost, or Feast of Weeks, began, and religious ceremonies will be celebrated today in the Jewish synagogues thru out the world. The name of the holi- day is derived from the fact that it is celebrated fifty days after the Passover. The festival lasts for seven days in the reform synagogues and for eight in the orthodox.
 That the feast was originally of an agricultural nature is clearly indicat- ed by all of the biblical injunctions as to how it should be observed. It was festival of thanksgiving for the first harvests of the year that the fields had yielded, beginning with the barley harvest at Passover and extend ing to the wheat harvest at the be- ginning of summer. The ceremonial offerings prescribed were symbolic of the garnered gifts of the soil.
 A new significance was given to this feast in post-bilical times, when it began to be observed as the anniver- sary of the birth of Judaism with the pronunciation of the divine law at Si- mai. On this "day of giving of the law" as it was called by the rabbis, the reading of the Ten Command ments constituted part of the Scrip tural reading in the synagogues. The n-agricultural life that the Jews were forced to lead for centuries brought the emphasis to bear upon this historical significance of the feast.
 With the introduction of the rite of confirmation by the reform synagogue the Pentecost, because of it's tradition al association with the ancient reve- lation, was selected for charging the Jewish boys and girls, thru an in- pressive public ceremony, with the meaning of the Jewish faith and with the duty of leading a high religious and moral life. In the reform syna- gogue this rite has become important. replacing the former ceremony of Barmitzvah.
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Every mother realizes, after giving her children "California Syrup of Figs" that this is their ideal laxative, because they love it's 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 Iundigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have well, playful child
 again. When the little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomachache, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem- Der, a good "inside cleansing" should always be the first treatment given.
 Millions of mothers keep Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know teaspoonful today saves sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist
 for :5o-cent bottle of "Californ'a Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, children of all, ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Be- ware of counterfeits sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by California Fig Syrup Company" |-Advt. :.
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gotten, for at this season it was GUS tomary to decorate the home and synagogue with plants.
 Confirmation Exercises.
 At the Temple Anshe Emeth, the Shabouth confirmation exercises will be held this morning, beginning at 9:30 o'clock, at which time class of 12 boys and girls will be confirmed in their expressions of renewed faith by Rabbi Raphael Goldenstein.
 The members of the class are as follows:
 Henrietta Bluthenthal, Annette Dreyfus, Elizabeth Feinberg, Goldye Franklin, Jack Gugenheim, Roy Lett ner, Doris Meyer, Mamie Reinberg, Irene Rosenzweig, Annette Rutsaein, Rose Schlossberg and Ohren Smulian.
 Order of Services.
 The order of services is as fol- lows:
 Organ prelude, "In the Morning" Mrs. F. F. Renfrow
 Festival service, U. P. B., vol. 1, page 165.
 Hallel service, page 197.
 Confirmation service, page POP.
 "The Crown of Good Name," class motto. There are three crowns: The crown of the King for power; the crown of the Priest for holiness; the crown of the Scholar for learning; but the crown of good name is bet ter than all.-Aboth IV-17.
 Processional, "Praise Ye the Fath- CT" (Gounod).
 Opening prayer, Ohren Smulian.
 "Flower Offering," hymn No. 97, choir.
 Taking the scroll from the Ark, page 202 rabbi.
 The "Berakah," Mamie Reinber- ger.
 The lesson from the "Torah," :" rabbi.
 Scripture reading, page 211, Ohren Smulian.
 The "Haphtarah," page 213, Jack Gugenheim.
 "rhe Lord Is My Light" quartette. The Floral Crowns, Doris Meyer.
 The crown of the King for Power, Annette Dreyfus.
 The crown of the Priest for Holi- ness, Roy Leitner.
 The crown of the Scholar for Learn ing, Elizabeth Feinberg.
 The crown of a Good Name, Annette Rutstein.
 "Father See They Children" hymn No. 1O1, choir.
 Gems in the crown of good name: Honor-Daisies, Irene Rosenzweig. Fathers Love-Hyacinth, Henriet- ta Bluthenthal.
 Wisdom-Pansies, Mamie Reinber- ger.
 Mothers Love-Deep violets, Goldye Franklin.
 Reverence Variegated roses, Oh- ren Smulian.
 "Blessed BeYe Who Come," hymn No. o6, choir.
 The Diadem of Duties, Rose Schloss- berg.
 "The@Vow of Faith," hymn No. 9S, choir. :. The crowning of the "Torah," Jack Gugenheim. Declaration of Faith, class.
 Replacing of the scroll in the Ark, page 222, rabbi.
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HOT SPRINGS COUNTY
 WOMEN ARE ENTHUSED

Mrs. Lucy Critz returned yesterday from Malvern, where she assisted in holding the first home demonstration school in that section of the state Wednesday and Thursday.
 Mrs. Critiz stated that great en- thusiasm was shown, there being an average of 100 women daily at the demonstrations. Only ten of these lived in Malvern, the remainder liv- ing from five to 25 miles in the coun- try. They did not stay in Malvern, but made the trip to town each day.
 Sixty-four delegates, one each from every school district attended, and will teach the women in their communities what they learned at these demonstra- tions.
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MERRILL HIGH SCHOOL
 GRADUATES BIG GLASS
Faculty Announces Names of Boys and Girls Who Have Received
 Valuable Technical Training.

Commencement exercises for the
 Merrill High school for negroes vii
 be held at the negro Masonic temple heginning at 8 o'clock, on Tuesday evening. and it is expected there Will he a large attendance of the pupils and their parents and friends, to w.t. ness the ceremonies. The school has had an exceptional ly good year, with large class or ora raduates, and with an enrolment greater than ever in the past. Pro1. William Townsend, principal ot the school, has made most favorab!e ana optimistic reports to Prof. Junlus Jordan, city superintendent of educa- tion and to the school board, showing among other things that the school IS giving valuable technical training to it's graduates.
 Professor Townsend reports to Pro- lessor Jordan that as result ot the training received at the Merrill Hlgh school. the school faculty can highly recommend the following graduates as being capable of doing good plain sew ing: Bernice Beckwith, 619 North Spruce street; Idalla Brack, West End station; Janice Fitzpatrick. 1921 West Scull street; Beatrice Roberts, West est End station; Christova Stiger, l262 l26622 Virginia street; Olivia Henderson, 42o North Cypress street, and Sadie OW- ems, 317 North Elm street.
 Domestic Science Graduates.
 Professor Townsend reports also that the following is a list of the graduates of the domestic science de- partment of the Merrill High school:
 Victoria Rufusetta Byrd, Corrlnne Anjuleaner Billingslev. Idalia Marie Brack. Bernice Balize Beckwith, Eliza beth Lazel Charleston, Janice Valeria Fitzpatrick, Leroy James Furguson, Olivia Brunette Henderson, Ozetta Marne Lassiter, Sadie lone Owens, Carlos Eugene Patillo, Beatrice Ev- anne Pogue, Jeanette Beatrice Rob- erts, Vera Maonice Smith, Christian Azalia Stiger, sammie Felecia simms; Luther Moody Stafford, General Washington Smith. Thomas Lucius
 Stevens, Leona Maudena Williams
 Hazel Aleia Williams, Ruby Gwen dolyn Williams.
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like different woman, and now have healthy little baby girl and do all my house work. I will always praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to women who suffer as 1 did." Mrs. ALTON D. CAKES. Fort Fairfield, Maine.
 When remedy has lived for forty years, steadily growing in popularity and influence, and thousands upon thousands of women declare they owe their health to it, is it not reasonable to believe that it is an article of merit
 If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Go. (confi- dentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened and read by women only.
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The Priestly Blessing, Rabbi ka- p'iS1i( Violin obligato, Meditation" Jo- seph Cinquemonia. Alienation
 Conclusion of service - Aooratioh' page PA. ,.,,o oho;r and congregation.
 Benediction, rabbi.
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C1osinp nrayer. Roy Leitner.

Closing prayer, Roy Leitner:
 Sermon, Rabbi Raphael Goldenstein. Violin solo, Joseph Cinquemonla. , Solo--Selected, Miss Ethel Schloss- berg.
 Address, Superintendent of Sunday School Sam M. Levine.
 Presentation of certificates, Presi- dent Ben E. Well.
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London, May 26.-The question of adopting the metric system in place of the present system of coinage, weights and measures, is being vigorously agi- tated and the committee now investi- gating it has been strengthened by the addition of several prominent scien- tific and commercial men.
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bACkACHE SOON :,.s DISAPPEARED
Could Not Do Housework Till Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
 Removed Cause.
Fort Fairfield, Maine. ''For many months suffered from backache caused

by female troubles so 1 was unable to do my house work.
 1 took treatments for, it but received no help whatever Then some of my friends asked why l did not try Lydia E. Pinkham 'sV ege- table Compound. l did so and my back
 ache soon disap- peared and I felt
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Hungarian gypsies have fled te Spain to escape war service.
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The relation of the festival to the garnered grains, however, was not for gotten, for at this season it was GUS tomary to decorate the home and cvna UoUIa with n1antc
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The paper industry i1' Spain is se- riously affected by the war:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
FIRST GRADE OR, CLERICAL
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
announces an open competitive exami-
nation on Sept. 6, 1917, at Valley City,
North Dakota, to secure eligibles from
which to make certification to fill va
cancies in first grade or clerical posi-
tlons in the custom service, internal
revenue services, quartermaster corps
and any other branch of the field SER
vice Except the post office), as they
may occur in the United States CLASH
fed service, unless it is found to be in
the interest of the service to fill any
vacancy by reinstatement, transfer, or
promotion This further examination
is necessary in addition to the one
held July 20 owing to the insuf1ciency
of applicants in that examination to
provide for all the appointments likely
to be made. This examination will
take the place of the annual November
examination which will be omitted il
sufficient applicants are secured in this
instance. This examination is open
to all citizens of the United States who
/ meet the requirements. Applications
must be properly executed and filed
with the district secretary in time for
him to arrange the examination. For
application blanks (Form 1871 ad.
dress the secretary of the local civil
service board at Valley City, North
Dakota or the secretary, Eighth U. S.
civil Service Dist, St. Paul. MINI.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23

4 5 : 80 gI g s y. d. y
DR.. C. J. McGurren, of Devils Lake,
secretary of the State Board of Health
has sent out the following letter to
all the county superintendent of
schools of North Dakota:
Il desire to call your attention to
Section 425 of the compiled laws of
1918, which reads as follows: Each
parent or guardian having the care,
custody or control of any minor or
other person shall cause such minor
or other person to be vaccinated."
The state board Of health under re-
cent ruling fixes the time by stipula-;
ing that all children shall be vacci.
mated before being admitted to school.
! would ask you, therefore, to kind
ly enforce this mandate in the terri
tory over which you have jurisdic-
ton by notifying the different school
board and. teachers, requesting them
to inform the patrons of their schools
to have all children vaccinated, who
do not present evidence of recent vac
cination, before entering the fall term
OF school. The teachers should be
further instructed and ordered to ex.
clude any pupil who has not complied
with the vaccination law.
Any violation by school directors
or teachers in allowing or permitting
children to enter school without com.
plying with this requirement will be
subject to prosecution.
Trusting the state board of health
may have your immediate co.opera.
ton in this matter, am,
Yours very truly,
&C. J. McGurren,
Secretary and Executive officer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
Sudden Death Of Ole Aryes

Hastings Times: Another pioneer
of the Hastings territory has finished
his work and laid down his burdens at
the close of long and useful life. Ole
Arves passed away on Friday, Aug. 10.
at his home in northwest Ransom
county, at the age of 70 years. He had
been afflicted with Bright's disease
for some time but had not been very
sick at any time and the end came
suddenly and unexpected He was
around as usual until about two days
before his death.
He was born in Tune, Sogn, Nor
way, April 8, 1914, and married to-
Miss Matea Erickson in 1871. They
moved to this country and settled in
Muskegon, Mich, in 1880, and home
steaded near the present home in 1882.
Ten children came to bless their
home, nine of whom are living, as fol-
lows: John, living near the old home
south of Hastings; Helena (Mrs. Ly-
man .Fairbanks,) of Lisbon; Anna
(Mrs. Olaf Hagen) of this. village; Car
RE, at home; Jacob, of Kathryn; An
ton, Hastings; Milla, in New Mexico;
Mary, in Fargo; and Henry, at home
Janna (Mrs. Otto Jensen) died in
1904. This family has played part
in the development Of this part of the
northwest, in the humble role of till
ers of the soil, home makers and ar
tisans.
The funeral services were held at
the North LaMoure church on Sunday,
Aug. II, at 8 p. M, by Rev. o. X. An
derson, of Fort Ransom, and the re-
mains laid to rest near that church.
The pail bearers were C. T. and B..
Smershammer, A. E. Rockswold, A..
Kjelby, John Mennis and A. A. Gergan.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23

Those who win the prizes are extoll-
ed and honored, while the losers are
often never mentioned. However, the
loser is often winner if he be good
loser. The good loser will come back
stronger than ever and by his exam
pie bring victory. to many whom ne
encourages to try again. A fine senti-
ment is revealed in the following:
1.-THE man who is strong to fight his
fight,
And whose will no front can daunt,
If the truth be truth and the right be
right,
Is the man that the ages want.
Tho he fail and die in grim defeat
Yet he has not fed the strife,
And the house of earth will seem
more sweet
For the perfume of his life"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
NUMBER OF COUNTY
AGENTS is INCREASED.

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Plans have
been made to expand Immediately the
cooperative extension work OF the
United States department of agricul-
ture and the state agricultural col
leges, by large increase in the num-
Der of county agricultural agents and
home demonstration agents. Women
agents will be placed for the first time
in the larger towns and cities. More
or less technical training in agricul.
ture and home economics will be re-
quired in this service. The appoint
ments are to be made on the recon-.
mendation of the director of extern
sion work at the state college. Ap-
proximately 1,400 men agents and 500
women agents are at present employ
ed. The, plans formulated contem-
plate the extension of the men county
the Union in which there is a need for
the work and the placing of an add.
tional agent in some of the larger coun-
ties already organized. They also
contemplate a considerable increase
in the number of women agents engag-
ed in extension activities. The num-
Der to be employed will depend upon
the number of trained men and wOm-
en- available. Proved ability in leader
ship as we'll as technical training will
be required.
The use of city agents in the con-
duct of the extension work of the de-
partment is a new departure made de.
sirable by the Importance attached in
the present food crisis of the world to
the conservation and efficient utiliza.
ton of foods. The city demonstration
work will be carried on by women
agents who will work in cooperation
with the existing organizations OF
women.
| The aim of the extension work is to
carry directly to as many people as
possible information in regard to
proved methods of agricultural pro.
ductiOn and home economics. Econ.
omy in the purchase and use of food
and methods of food conservation by
canning, drying, ETC., will be empha.
sized. The men county agents are
concerned chiefly with agricultural
production while the women are EN-.
ployed in demonstration work in
home economics. {.
With funds furnished in the food
production bill the states relations ser.
vice also will seek greatly to enlarge
the enrolment of young peope in the
boys and girls clubs which are de.
voted to increasing agricultural pro.
duction and conserving the food sup.
ply through canning, drying and other
means. r &
The service also will work out prob.
lens in the efficient utilization of var.
ious foods and will aid institutions de-
voted to agricultural education to plan
and conduct courses of instruction es.
pecially suited to the present emer.
gency.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
20 THOUSAND. AMERICANS
FOR CANADIAN HARVEST

Washington, Aug. IA. - Twenty
thousand American harvest hands will
lelp save Canada's grain crop and
nearly half as many Canadians will
dig potatoes in Maine, under an agree
ment reached today by representatives
OF the American and Canadian gov
ernments. immigration regulations
will be suspended by both countries to
permit the labor to cross and recross
the border.
American harvest labor, working
northward with the grain season, here
tofore has stopped at the Canadian
line and scattefed to other pursuits
throughout the United States.
The agreement made today contem-
plates their crossing to take the place
OF thousands Of Canadian workers
who this year cannot go to the west
ern grain fields because of the labor
shortage throughout the dominion.
Canada is counting on 100000, 900
bushel yield of wheat this year, the
second largest the country has grown.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
AN APPEAL FOR HELP

The local chapter OF the American
Red Cross is in much need of more
workers. The people of our city do
not seem to realize the great need for
Red Cross supplies. There is immedi.
ate need for surgical dressings, hospi.
tai linen and hospital garments in un-
limited quantities. The Red Cross
rooms in the X. p hall, over Chaffee's
store are open every afternoon from
2 to $3.50 p. m. Monday afternoons
are reserved for committee work: all
other afternoons are open to the pub
nc with some members of the commit
tee always in charge. Just now we are
engaged in shipping up waste scraps
to be used in filling fracture pillows.
Bring your scissors and help snip.
Every woman in Valley City ought to
be willing and able to give at least
one afternoon each week for this work.
Won't you come.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
PHYSICAL FITNESS
YOUR LITTLE WIFE

Who plans to make your future bright :?
Your little wife.
VINO cooks to tempt your appetite?
Your little wife.
VINO tells her women friends that you
Are one grand husband through and
through?
Who's the best girl you ever knew?
Your little wife.
who pats your cheeks when you get
home?
Your little wife.
VINO smooths the thin hair on your
dome?
Your little wife.
Who looks at you, her brown eyes,
clear,
And, smuggling to you, extra near,
says, This is payday, amt it dear?'
Your little wife. Anon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23

actions toward the army and toward
all the officers under whom he serves.
1t absolutely forbids dis0bedience
among both officers and enlisted men,
or disrespect toward those in author
ity.
Going step farther, loyalty gov
erns also the soldiers feelings and
actions toward his own regiment, his
own company and his own squad.
Without this form of loyalty there can
be no real comradeship; without IL
you will never feel that personal pride
and satisfaction in the service which
should mean SO much in your army
life.
OBEDIENCE
The second of the soldiers basic
qualities is obedience, based on dis
cipline. Without obedience and dis
cipline an army can not long continue
to exist; it will quickly degenerate in
to an armed mob. AS the Infantry
Drill Regulations put it, discipline is
the distinguishing mark Of trained
troops
Frequently the recruit, with his in.
born dislike Of being bossed, makes
the mistake during his. first few weeks
in the army of resenting the fact that
Immediate and unquestioning obed-
fence is required of him. He quickly
learns, however, that obedience en-
forced throughout the army Is in all
situations the chief safeguard Of the
rights, the comfort and the safety Of
every man, from the raw recruit to
the commanding general. It is a
guarantee that the small number of
unruly or cowardly men to be found
In every group shall be kept in check
and forced to comply with rules made
for the benefit of all.
Military discipline is always imper-
sonal. Obedience is required not
merely of you, but Of every man in
the army. 1t is required OF officers by
their superiors with fully as much
strlctness as it is required Of you. It
Will become your duty, whenever you
are given authority over. other men,
to demand from them the same full
measure Of obedience that others will
require of you.
discipline is not only essential in
developing the army, but also in de-
veloplng your own character as a SOL
der The soldier who is BY nature
Drave, will be discipline become
braver.''
PHYSICAL FITNESS
The third basic quality, physical fit-
ness, is so essential that large part
OF the time devoted to your training
wall be spent in building it up. Ply
steal fitness includes not only muscu-
lar development but good health and
endurance as we'll. It is a quality
winch every man who passes the ply
seal examinations can develop in
himself by reasonable care and by
obedience to instructions. This is a
subject more fully discussed in a lat
er lesson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-23
TRAITORS OF TRADE

JHAlI OhS VI JHAUe
The call has come and the men have
signed,
They stand in waiting line;
Scullion, cook and carpenter,
Brothers Of yours and mine.
unto their country's need
Honest of heart and brave,
But you who stand in the market
You are a crook and a knave.
You have sold your right to a battle
For paltry bag of grain,
While they go down to the lannon's
mouth
For you and your boarded gain.
And it's hell for them and wealth for
you; NJ
But watch We the turning tide, IA
For the men who bleed while you joy
in greed NM NV.
Are nursing hate inside!
For the breed we fight on the other
side
Is part OF your own black brood
While they drop shells on a sick mans
bed,
You're boosting the price of food,
But you who stand in the market place
Oh, watch We the turning tide, Z
For scullion, cook and carpenter
Are nursing hate inside!
Jay B. Iden in the Kansas City. Star.
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