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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-12

Miss Marie Oster is home from
Avoca for a few days.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
THE PUBLIC PRESS NO LESS TRU
CEMENT PRICES

Taxpayers of Whatcom County will
spend a half-million or so for con-
crete roads this summer, following
the decision off Messrs. Mcmillan and
Slater of the board of commissioners.
With all this money headed in the
direction of the cement company's
pockets, the people who will have to
pay it are showing not little int
crest in the following item from the
news of the past week:
-Four officers of Oregon cement
companies pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court at Portland last week, and
were sentenced to pay fines aggreg-
ating $4,000. The arrest and pros
scution of these and other Officers of
cement companies is under the anti
trust laws. They were charged with
unlawfully fixing the prices of Gem
ent and of apportioning the territory
to which each cement company was
Ii lited, thereby absolutely prevent
ing competition. The men fined last
week were all connected with that
branch of the organization control
ling the State of Oregon. 1t is re-
ported that the government will now
proceed with the prosecution of men,
bers in Washington"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
Good Time to Prove II.

The children We're giving a surprise
party to a boy new to the neighbor-
hood, and Harry wanted much to go,
so he sought his fathers consent. The
first question dad put to him on being
approached was:
"Have you asked your mOtherG"
Yes, SIR
"What did she say?'
'She said l couldn't CO." was the re-
spouse. "She doesn't like the new boy"
Then" demanded the astonished and
indignant father, "what do you mean by
coming to me to ask to do thing your
mother has told you you could not dot''
well. dad" replied Harry, Il heard
you say the other evening that you're
the boss of this ranch, and thought it
was about time for you to prove IT,
Brooklyn Citizen.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
- The
Scrap Book
MAKING a Colonel.

A group Of northerners at hotel In
Louisville were poking fun at the par
TALLY of southerners for the titles OF
colonel" major" and Judge"
What is a colonel hereaboutsr ask
ed one Of the group, and there immedi-
ateIy followed discussion Finally a
colored attendant was drawn In.
well, gents" said the negro, "dere's
lots Of ways to answer dat question.
Is knowed folks what was born kun
nels-it Jest run in de blood fob ginera-
tons. An rs knowed folks what was
Jest app'inted to be kunnels an yit
others what was made kunnels by bein'
kind to niggehs. Why, gents, any man
dat gives me dollah is kunnel to me
hencefoth foheveh !"-Everybody's.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
IMPROVING THE FAIR

Such educational gatherings as the
Housekeepers Institute held in Lyn-
den this week, should be encored en-
Enthusiastically, and should be made
annual affairs. Some years hence,
the county fair will have less nag
racing and cane board about 1t, ami
more short courses in farm and home
topics. And people will attend even
if the track is wet.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
Her Social Ear Wac Closed.

The minister knocked at the door.
There were sounds of swift footsteps
and splashing water, as though wash
tubs were being cleared away. Think
ing he had not been heard, he knocked
louder. Faster went the footsteps, and
there was noise as of moving chairs
and tables. Waiting reasonable
length Of time, he again knocked vigor-
ously.
In a few moments smiling woman
came to the door and exclaimed ooh +
I'm SO glad to see you, but you must
excuse me. 1 did not hear you the first
two times you knocked" Christ ian
Herald.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
Maybe He Would.

DR.. Pitcairne, once famous Scotch
physician and philosopher, was not a
frequent churchgoer but on one occa-
sion he took refuge in church from
a shower of rain. The sermon was
commonplace, but the preacher was
emotional, and he wept copiously and.
as 1t seemed to Pitcairne. irrelevantly
He turned to the only other occupant
of the pew. a stolid countryman, and
whispered, what on earth makes the
man weep?" You would maybe weep
yourself" was the solemn answer. "if
you was up there and had as little TO
say"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

We have been reprimanded by the
Public Mind for allowing contributor
to pervert Tom NIoore's famous lines
into tue following version:
You may break. you may ruin the vase
IL YOU will.
But the scent OF the flowers viii hang
round II still.
1t Is pointed out that the poet said
.'shatter" instead OF ruin" and ~roses''
instead of flowers" On that point
there will be no quibbling What We
want to know Is whether; the, Public
Mind Is going to raise a! fuss with this
department every time. ii misquotes
Thomas Moore aad let other misquOta-
lions go unnoticed. And IL so why?
Who is Thomas Moore. thar he should
not be misquoted, same. as Shake
speare. Byron, Burns, and the rest?-
Kansas City Star.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

The Cowlitz Indians will receive
$4,000 apiece from the government
Can any reader furnish us with the
name of the sage who uttered the
line. "Lo, the poor Indian?"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
A
"White Elephant"
Peddler

Let The Tribune peddle the white elephants around
your farm, the things for which you have use,
and which you would be glad to get rid Of. An ad
in the Tribune will cost you only twenty-five cents
the first week. and as low five cents for follow
ing weeks And these little ads have sold thous-
ands of dollars worth of property in this district.
BE A SPORT! RISK A QUARTER, AND THE
RESULTS WILL SURPRISE YOU.
Unlike lot of the prominent citizens Of this dist
riot, The Tribune doesn't make a practise OF blow
ing it's own cornet. 1t merely points with lot OF
pardonable pride the fact that it carries in its
classified columns more want-ads than the ten 9th
err weekly papers of Whatcom County combined.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
THOUGHT.

THOUGHT.
In every epoch Uf the world
the great event. purent Ut all
others, Is 1t not the arrival Of u
thinker In the world?-Carlyle.
Thoughts are so great. aren't
they, sir? They seem to lie upon
US like u deep food.-George
Eliot.
Every thought which genius
and piety throw into the world
alters the world. - Emerson.
Among mortals second
thoughts are wisest. -Euripides.
Men possessed with an idea
cannot be reasoned with
FrOude.
The thoughts that come often
unsought and. as II were. drop
Into the mind. are commonly
tho most valuable of any we
have. and therefore should be
secured. because they seldom
return again. Locke.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
Aspiration.

To live for common ends is to be common.
The highest faith makes still the highest
man,
For we grow like the things that We be-
lieve,
And rise or sink as We aim high or low.
No mirror shows such likeness of the face
As the faith we live by the heart and
mind.
We are In very truth that which we love.
And love, like noblest deeds. Is born Of
faith.
-HrowDinR.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

One may be thankful that this is
Washington. In West Virginia. law
is proposed that would require ali
men between 16 and 60 to work.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

In Chicago, $125.O0 was paid this
week for a ten-pound box of Calif-
ornia cherries, and they weren't set
with diamonds either.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

plant the limit is the latest slo-
gan, and after inspecting some Lyn-
den gardens, we are ready to assert
that the crops will be the limit.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
The wise potato grower IS the
boy who is putting in a crop of beans.

To date, only 1928 parodies have
been written on Il Didn't Raise My
Boy To Be A Soldier"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
Why looka

Mrs. JenkinS. a regular visiEVr IN the
Doctors consulting room, started ON
the long story of her troubles. The
doctor endured it patiently and gave
her another bottle. At last she start
ed out, and the doctor was congratu-
lating himself when she stopped and
exclaimed:
why, doctor, you didn't look to see
IL my tongue was cOated!'
81 know 1t isn't" YEARLY replied. tho
medical man. you don't find grass ~
race track" -Epworth Herald.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

"Now, Willis" anpo'.lmeeu mother
tonight We are goirg to- entert ain sew
eral of the Y. NJ. c. n. secret aries al
dinner, and unless yen can behave bet
ter than usual ysih will have to eat
with Mary in Tia, Kitchen
I'll behave.." asserted Willis hastily
Mary's company was little to his liking.
The dsaaer progressed favorably.
Willis lost his young heart to the gen.
ial guests and got along fine. with only
an occasional error. But while wait
ps for dessert bis gaze unfortunately
wandered arOaad the table. Every
man, from his father down, had one or
both elbows, planted firmly on the cloth
while they iseened to a friendly argu.
ment on W4ys and means.
Elbows, orr shouted Willis in a
happy consciousness of virtue for
once), 1--WE caught 'em that time, didn't
we, mether!"-Christian Herald.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10
EVENING.

Then Is the time
For those whom wisdom and
whom nature charm
To steal themselves from the
degenerate crowd
And soar above this little scene
of things:
TO tread low thonghted vice be-
Meath their feet.
TO suotlie the throbbing pas
sinn& into pence
And wou 'une quiet In her silent
nnlkS
Thomson
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
The Worst wav.

Back In the dark ages, when the
management Of the Erie railroad was
not all that ii should have been-the
rolling stock needing more oil and the
common stock less water-a west
bound passenger train jolted into Corn
ing one day two hours behind time and
halted TO patch up the engine and
take on such passengers as were in
no hurry and preferred waiting to
walking.
Just as the train was about to jerk
Itself In motion an excited individual
came rushing along the platf0ca. drag
ging heavy carpetbag with one hand
and waving telegram with the other.
''You must wait y he shouted,
breathlessly. I'm in IN awful hurry
want TO get To Buffalo the worst
wayw
"All right" sang out the conductor
OF the starting train. Hurry up and
Jump aboard. You won't strike any
thing worse than thisH-Everybody's
Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
Get MenthoI From Japan.

Before the war about half the men,
thol crystals exported from Japan
were sent to Germany. Since the OUT
break of the war the United States
has become the largest purchaser Of
these crystals, followed in order 10y
Great Britain, France and British In
dia. The price has varied from 50 to
$3.50 Il pound during the last five
years. remaining most Of the time near
the higher mark. Recent improve
ments in the process of manufacture
have kept the price within reasonable
limits I'm spite Of considerable in
crease in the demand since the begin
ming of the war.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
TOLD IN A PARAGRAPH

When he was between thirty-two
and thirty-six, whitman wrote Leaves
Of Grass.
Plans are being made to clear vast
tracts Of land In the Straits Settle
ments for the production of bananas.
Experiments are to be made at Hon
olulu. Hawaii, with the fiber of banana
stalks in the manufacture of bags for
shipping sugar. The necessary nachin-
cry was brought from the United
States.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

According to tests made In Europe
the durability Of bronze Is proportion
ate to Its content Of tin.
A pressed cardboard cover to protect
the tops Of desks Is the invention Of
a California school janitor.
Millions Of horses are being de-
stroyed In the present war. Since the
beginning of the war about 10000
have been sent from the United States
to Europe, and reports show decrease
of about $4,000 In the number Of
horses in this country for the year
1916 and 1917.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

will be allowed to charge the con-
sumer1 but the gross margin which
the retail dealer will be allowed to add
to the average wholesale cost Of his
coal in making retail prices.
The retail dealer Will be allowed to
sell coal to the consumer at a price
representing an advance of not more
than 30 per centsover the retail gross
margin OF 1915. In no case. however.
Is the gross margin from now on to
exceed the gross margin. Of July, lyl7.
III, for example, retail coal dealer
bought = particular kind Of coal In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
GARFIELD FIXES COAL PRICES
Fuel Administrator Announces Final
Decision, Which viii Be Bind
inQ on All Dealers.

Washington. = Fuel Administrator
Garfield announced regulations. effec-
tive at once, for the limitation of the
retail prices Of bituminous and an
thracite coal throughout the country.
The fuel administration has fixed,
in the conclusions arrived at, not the
tpecifc price which the retail dealer
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

1915 at an average of 50 a ton and
sold It to the consumer ut Sd ton,
his gross margin was 81. DR.. Garfield
now allows him to add 80 per cent to
this amount, making his gross margin
for 1917, $1.3c. provided that Is not In
excess Of his gross margin In July
last.
II the retail dealer now rays sB NV
erage OF SO for the same kind OF coal
I've will be allowed to sell II to the con-
suiner for not. more than $3.50 a ton.
Doctor Garfield selected 1915 Al
normal coal production year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
Fiow's This =?

We offer 10000 for any case OF catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLE CA
TARRII MEDICINE. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Is taken internally and acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces OF the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price &c Testimonials free.
r.. J. Cheney e. Co, Toledo, Ohio
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
ARRANGE FOR
MEASURES TO
RAISE MONEY
Joint Conferees on War Revenue
Complete Their Bill and Turn
in Their Report.
TAX LEVlES WILL BE HEAVY

Under Legislation Provided, Powerful
Corporations VIII Pay Their Proper
Share for the Finances That Must
Be Provided for the Successful Con-
tinuance Of the War-Best Efforts Of
Statesmen at Washington Have
Been Put Forward to the Accom-
plishment Of the Country's Ends.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
Don't Listen Too Much.

II you expect to believe everything
that YOU hear, better not listen much
OF the time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

A wide fertile area will be reclaimed
by the construction of 32.mile canal
In MatanZas province, Cuba.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

One-tenth of the 2,OOO,OOO inhabi-
tants Of Uganda are Protestant Chris
tians.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

The first lead pencil. or graphite
pencil. was made In England In the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
A Question.

HE was b0asting that he did some
record flying abroad at the front"
Awaiting or running awayY
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
HEAVY NEW WAR TAXES HAVE HAD TO BE LEVIED
BY coNFEREEs APPOINTED BY SENATE AND HOUSE

washington.-The war revenue bill,
as finally agreed on by the house and
senate conferees provides for the rails
Ing OF approximately $2,6O6, 320, 900, as
foIInWc.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Extra Specials in Pure
Food Groceries

Extra fancy Jonathan apples, the kind you
pay all over $3.50, during this sale, per
box $2.1O
Good winter onions, yellow or white, 10 lbs.
for 45f
1212c grade Japan rice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1Oc
Hand picked navy beans, sells for 20 and
Csc per pound 17f
Laundry Soap, Electric Spark, Lenox or
Swift's Pride, 10 bars for -------------. 400
soc size package matches --- 27f
Canned Fruit, 2K size can, Baby Brand,
pears, peaches apricots, pineapples and
grapeS, per can G6f
Baby Brand Strawberries and raspberries.
per can FAC
Armour's oatmeal, large size package 27f
Quaker Toasted Corn Flakes, per pkg. So
Post Toasties, package --- 12hf
Dry prunes, large size, per pound -------- 16f
Large size r~aisins, 8 crown, per lb. -- lac
35c grade Royal Society Coffee, steel cut 29f
Csc grade Plantation Coffee ----- PIC
Carnation milk, large size can ------ Id
25c size Bakers chocolate ---------. 21f
Tomatoes, full standard solid pack, Nos
cans 19f
Canned corn, Baby brand, 18c grade, can 15f
Canned sweet June peas, fancy early pick,
per can 15I
Baby brand string beans ------ LOG
Sauer kraut, large size can, new pack, per
can 18t
Fine quality domestic sardines, per can nv
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Great Reductions in Wash Goods

r.E Ft-"U- Ha : az -.M-- HE
We won't quote any comparative prices
on this department as the regular prices are
well known.
Heavy outing f~lannels, good assortment of
light and dark patterns, the best grade
outing. Exceptionally priced at 16h&
stripes and checks, light body, a very good
material for warm undergarments 12Hf
Double fold Whitentown Bingham, 1870
36 inch percales, light or dark patterns, fast
colors, special price --- 14Kf
Zephyr Bingham and Egyptian tissues, spec
TAI pr1ce ----------------.- 24f
36 inch silkoline for quilts and fancy work,
Speclal b
SO inch floral sateens reduced to 22f
So inch fine mercerized sateens for dresses
and Innings, reduced to ----.------- 27f
Heavy fannelettes in a good assortment Of
colors, reduced to --------------- 15Hc@
Toile du Nord and Scotch Zephyr Bingham
reduced to- 1910
Apron Bingham, Amoskeag, the best grade
Printed dress goods ia blues, grays and reds,
browns and other fast colors -----.- 81
White outing flannel, good weight, % inches
wide 1AKf
So inch White outing flannel, = very heavy
cloth -----------.------ 8
Any of the items quoted under Wash
goods are higher at wholesale than The prices
W retail them for during this sale.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15

LADIES' SHOES
$500 grade ladies' high boot lace, best grade
black kid, French heel, plain toe, reduced
to $55.335
$3.50 dress shoe, glazed kid, button or lace,
reduced to
1895 ladies' dress shoes, gun metal or kid,
in button or lace, reduced to-$3.55
$3.50 ladies' shoes, a good roomy shoe, wide
ankle, reduced to 1910
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
NOTIONS and HOSIERY

Small items at big saving.
One lot Of 10c grade pearl buttons, white and
colored, three cards for ------. 1Of
Best sharp needles, per package ----..---- 40
SC and &c grade steel safety pins --------- 4<
Best grade elastic web, per yard --------- Sc
15c grade mems h'ndk'chiefs, soft finish, lie
SC grade ladies' handkerchiefs ------- So
15c ladies' embroidered handkerchiefs, lie
Merrick's best grade spool cotton -.---------- 4f
10c grade canvas gloves --------.-------------- 70
4Oc grade canvas gloves, leather lined, 29t
15c grade mems and boys Rockford gray
sox lie
SOC grade mems wooden sox ----------- $50
Csc grade mems half wool sox,--.-- Pie
45c grade ladies' wool cashmere hose in dark
gray and black 337f
Csc grade boys and girls heavy hose 100
SOC grade ladies' heavy fleeced hose---32f
10c spools Silkine crochet cotton-----~~-SHf
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Christmas Candies, Cookies
and New Nuts

At the prices we are quoting here you
will save from &c to &c per pound on any
of these items:
Fresh candies, 20 different kinds, regularly
sold at Csc, special ------:---------------. 22f
SOC candies reduced to ---.--------- 24f
New soft shell best grade California. wal
nuts 26f
Fresh almonds, soft shell :25f
Fresh roasted peanuts -.------- 17f
New Filberts 24f
Fresh Cookies, the largest assortment in
the city.
25c grade, special ---- 22Hf
SOC grade, special ------------ 27f
$500 Mems listers, large wombat
collar, half sheep lined, cut to $1O.95
$3.50 Ulster, 81 inches long, sheep lined
throughout, heavy moleskin shell, re-
duced to $3.50
$56.75 Kangaroo coat, full size skins,
. the first price on this coat was very
close, reduced to ---.--- $49.5O
$28.50 Chinese dogskin coats, heavy
quilted lined, reduced now to $24.5O
$3.50 Russian lamb coat, reduced
$62.50 Mems muskrat lined coats, fine
kersey shell, blended muskrat collar,
Northern Muskrat skins, reduced to less
than manufacturers price .95
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
EXTRA SPECIAL

One lot of ladies' and misses coats car
ried over from last year, some of the coats
are similar in style to this years make,
very serviceable materials. SO coats in all,
ranging in value from $3.50 to $500. Your
pick of any Of these IS
If you intend to secure a coat in this
fast at this price.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15

MISSES AND CHILDREN'S SHOES
1915 Misses shoes, reduced to ---------$3.35
$2.95 Misses shoes, reduced to------~--$2.65
$3.50 Misses shoes, reduced to ----------$2.15
$1.85 Children's shoes, reduced to ----$1.6O
$500 Children's shoes, reduced to-----$1.7O
$3.50 Children's shoes, reduced to------$1.29
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
LADIES' AND MISSES COATS

LADIES' AND MISSES COATS
Assortment comprises Plush coats, silk
lined. lamb skin cloths, velvet coats, Cordu-
roy velvet coats, all made in the latest style
pockets and belts, in brown, navy, black,
Burgundy and green.
$3.50 coat reduced to --- 1855
$28.50 coat reduced to --------$24.5O
$26.5O coat reduced to -------$22.95
$7.95 girls coats reduced to -------$6.15
1896 girls coats reduced to -------$7.75
$5.95 girls coats reduced to ----$4.95
S 8 4 children's coats reduced to $2.95
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Wool Storm Serges,
French Serges, Mohairs,
Cashmeres, Cheviots
and Heavy Suitings
in Best Staple CoIors

$l.25 Storm Serge, reduced to .---.. $50
$3.50 French Serge, reduced to $1.2O
CSC grade wool serge, reduced to zoe
$3.50 Mohairs, AZ inches wide, reduced
to $1.2O
1925 grade heavy suitings, 81 inches
wide, reduced to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $3.50
69c diagonal serge, reduced to --- $50
CSC Silk velvet, all c%olors, reduced to 79f
45c grade plaid goods, good assortment
of patterns suitable for children's dress i
es, reduced to $50
$1.25 Messaline silks, a very good quail
ity, reduced to $50
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Shoes and 0vershoes

MEMS DRESS SHOES
Gun metal, calf, vici, button or lace.
Freeman Shoe Co., one of the best makes in
the country.
$3.50 dress shoes reduced to ---------L$5.S5
r. P. Smith & Co. dress shoes, $3.50 values,
reduced to
Boys dress shoes, made up of good substan-
tial materials, all solid.
$685. shoes reduced to s. IS
$4.25 shoes reduced to ----$3.75
$2.95 shoes reduced to ---$2.55
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15

MEMS AND BOYS WORK SHOES
Every pair guaranteed to wear and give
satisfaction, at a reduction of
Is PER CENT