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gilded bird.cage he was carrying
Possibly men do not like to carry
bird-cages through the streets.
The cage contained pair OF fine
canaries, and they had come to board
The young man set them down, with
a sigh of relief, and looked at Clarita
while his mother made arrangements
for their care, giving the girl all sorts
of careful directions.
"You Sec" she explained, I'm go
ing away for the summer and my son
here is too busy, even if he'd remem
Der to feed them, and don't believe
he would. | hate to leave them. !
wonder-I wonder if you'll write ME
now and then, just to let me know
they're all right?"
Clarita smiled amusedly. She
would, of course What was the ad.
dress? Mrs. James Tucker
The young man broke in, evidently
embarrassed
ooh l say now, mother, you can't
ask the young lady to do that. iii
let you know about the birds-l'll
drop in once a week or SO to see how
they are. I'm more familiar with
them anyway, it would be much bet.
ter"
We'll, perhaps-"agreed the old
lady. She nodded to Clarita. You're
very kind" she said. And please
don't forget about that cuttle.fsh
bone, fresh ever three days. Very
well. Good.morning!"
Wasn't that nice girl?" said Mrs
Tucker to her son, as they walked
down the street. I'm sure she'll be
good to Dick and Nellie"
"I hope they'll be good TO her
"murmured the young man. 81 should
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teeth and mouth after eating nuts. or
any sweet, sticky. or pasty food.
The teeth should be carefully cleaned
at bedtime, since the fermentation Of
food particles left in the mouth, which
leads to the decay of the teeth, pr
ceeds more rapidly at night, when the
mouth is still.
The child should be taught to brush
the teeth from the gum downward or
upward toward the cutting edge. Wien
the teeth are brushed crosswise. :he
tendency is to brush whatever is on
them into the cracks and crevices III
the teeth or under the edges of the
gums.
The inner surface of the teeth should
ne brushed up and down and the grind.
ing surfaces should be scrubbed in
all directions. After the scrubbing is
finished the mouth should be thor
oughly rinsed with warm water.
Some hard food like a stalk of celery
or a part of ripe juicy apple eaten
at the end OF meal scours the If.
face OF the teeth and leaves a fresh,
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a wife had left me heritage of under.
standing. had come to feel that intol-
erance is the greatest sin and moral
courage the greatest virtue.
II felt that my judgment of charac.
ter was better than that OF most VIC.
men and my confidence in myself was
unbounded. had earned my living
for many years by writing. My stories
had become very popular and qdiIe
profitable. had decided to walk calm
ly and enjoyably adown tho slope Of
til eother side of thirty and think no
more Of love-and then met him.
Il was delivering some manuscript.
at the office of wellknown magazine
when the boy at the door said, Mrs.
-, the managing editor wishes you
would step into his office for few
moments If 1t is convenient?
81 opened door marked private
and was confronted by small, slight,
very young looking man with the NEST
irresistible smile have ever seen on
human lips. He did not look we'll an0
immediately felt great desire to do
something for him. We spoke only
the veriest conventional business but
to this day can feel the grip OF mis-
hand as he clasped mine III parting.
"He made arrangements for me ia
write series OF stories for his maya,
zine and gave me very liberal ccn.
tract covering year. These stories,
which were to be written on subjects
to be suggested by h;msel. brought lis
good deal together"
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lean taste in the mouth.


Children should be taken regularly
to good dentist once or twice ycar
after the first set OF teeth is complete
Measles begins with cold and re
yer. After three or four days there
is headache and nausea.
During the period of the fever, gray
ish pinhead spots surrounded by a
red halo appear on the inner surface
of the neck.
An eruption in the form of small red
areas (Which soon become clustered
on the forehead) begins to appear on
the fourth or fifth day OF illness. This
rapidly spreads over the face and body
The disease varies greatly in It's
severity, but mild cases often give rise
to severe cases in others. The disease
is most serious in children under fivt
years Of age.
A child under five is many times
more likely to die from measles than
child OF 10.
The chief complications are pneu,
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/ THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Sign of the Purple
Parrot.
BY HlLoA MORRIS.

tqopright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
~ LARITA EVANS had always low.
ed birds. ever since her child.
hood on the farm. She used to
spend long hours alone In the woods,
watching them and trying to initiate
Their calls. Later. some one gave
ler bird.book. and she learned to
know their scientic names. When
she went to college she took course
IN crnithology, which she enjoyed
more than any other part OF her work.
$50 when her father died suddenly,
ht the end OF her sophomore year,
eaving her with no relatives and only
little money she resolved to start
p bird.store in the city.
Clarita had ideas. A number OF her
friends had started gift-shops and
tea.roonls which we're more or less
'artistic." Clarita visited all such
hops that she could find, noting their
ylcyer decorations
~ don't see why a bird.store can't
| fc as attractive as any sort OF gift
Eop," she argued. Mine shall be
~ that all the old ladies in town will
rant to give canaries to their grand
children for Christmas"
II proved to be an attractive shop,
tt different" as the most modern dec.
Jration could wish. After all there
s nothing more decorative than
pirds, with their bright colors-or
else Why should we often see them
irawn and painted? Clarita's real
bfrds, arranged among green plants,
ming against gray walls. in quaint
vi oanese cages, furnished all the dec.
ptatioh one could wish. Two dove
eiray sparrows with rose.colored bills
Jrng in the window, and an artist
|friend of Clarita's painted gay
wooden single with these words:
The Sign of The Purple Parrot"
The shop succeeded, of course. PEG.
Pile always come to stores that look
kew and clever and attractive--espec.
lily when they are presided over by
pretty auburn haired girls like Clar.
"a. Her voice was as sweet as any
{ her birds notes, and her own
bright coloring and fresh gowns quite
rs decorative-though in different
Ray. People did buy birds for Christ.
mas, and most Of them were as we'll
>atisfled with themselves for having
couraged the enterprise of such a
ce girl as they were with their pur-
bases. They even bought birds after
)ristmas.
1hen in the spring Clarita had a
~ idea. What would the many peo.
le who were going away on trips or
hotels do with their birds? She
ot her artist friend to letter sign
pr the window that read. Birds
parded." 1t was surprising how many
Lrds wished to find summer quar-
ers. A number of Clarita's former
battered pets came back to lodge
I'D the little shop was filed with
bng and color and soft fluttering.
Dne June day little old lady came
ito the shop, followed by a tall
pung man who appeared to be her
bn. He was very tall man quite
unnecessarily tall for one so hand.
pme to begin with. but he seemed
p be rather embarrassed by the large
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monia, ear disease and the lighting up
of latent tuberculosis.

monia, ear disease and the lighting up
OF latent tuberculosis.
The infectious agent is contained
in the discharges of the nose, throat,
eyes and ears and infection may appar
emily be communicated at least cvo
days before the eruption appears O.
the face.
The germs usually remain active in
these discharges for only two or three
days after the rash begins to appear,
so that measles is usually not con-
municable after the fever has sub.
sided
The fine scales on the body do not
transmit the germ and the infection
is probably air borne except in the
sense that droplets thrown out IN
forced breathing or coughing or sneez
ing may convey it.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Miss R. P: 81 use my eyes lot and
often they feel tired and hot and dry
What can do TO relieve them"
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HEALTH HINTS

Until child is old enough to use
a toothbrush himself, the mother
should wash his teeth every day.
AS early as possible, however, tra
child should learn to care for his own
teeth. Children should be taught that
1t is of special importance 10 wash the
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Each The
S. Brobst,
Cut them out them. Todays recipe is for
COCOA PINWHEELS
NO cuo flour tho TEASPOONS shortening, oncha teaspoon salt
tEo teaspoons melted butler onat
cold milk
Silt -four salt and baking into bowl add shortening
very lightly add enough cold milk make dough be rolled
one-tour'h inch thick Brush with melted butter sprinkle with and
roll same jelly roll inch pieces put in we'll
ed pie plate side down. bake moderate Is
ues remove from before the hadens The
used instead of cinnamon because the value in cocoa
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

UNALAKLEET, Jan. 15.- (By Mail. Walter Johnson of the Bureau of Education arrived here last night and left this forenoon for Nulato. He will return in time to make the necessary arrangements for the reindeer fair at Shaktolik on February '. He left St. Michaels upon his semi-annual trip to the .Kuskokwim reindeer herds, visiting Bethel, Akiak, Hooper Bay, Good News and other reindeer centers, returning to St. Michaels by way of Mountain Village and the Yukon.
 The miners on the Kuskokwim are steadily working and fair output of gold is anticipated.
 Fred Willis and Victor Jacobsen (the Scurvy Kid) returned from St Michaels on their way to Ruby on January '.
 A rumor has reached here that a good new strike was made on Disappointment creek in the Marshal district.
 The coldest report from the Yukon during the cold spell was SC degrees below zero, one of the cold est of records.
 Natives reported that Marshal Jor- dan took native prisoner from Egovik, village fourteen miles to the west. It is not generally known what he was arrested for.
 MT. Johnson referring to an ar ticle in the Worker said that he was in favor of an hospital in Unalakleet and also in all large na. tive centers. Lack of the necessary funds was the cause of their ab sence.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25
WAR ZONE REPORTS
 SHOW RIGA ACTIVE

understood here that American mu- milton contractors were able to bring pressure to bear upon the British government to prohibit Hadfields from fulfilling the United States gov ernment contract. This, of course, would be easy as the threat to re- ject all Entente contracts would be quite sufficient upon the part of the American munitionists to secure the support of the British in this mat ter.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25
BREEZY NEWS LETTER FROM
 uNALAKLIK CORRESPONDENT

higher lands for new feeding grounds.
 
 Heavy winds all around the com pass with high tides have made the the trail all but impossible. Heavy snow fall followed by rain. upon the Portage and the Yukon have made the Portage slush pond. The re- suit was that the outside and St. Michaels mail arrived a day late. But F. Buson, one of the Nome car riers thinks that he will be able to make up the lost time and Nome
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

LONDON, Jan. 24.-Because Great Britain needs all the shells that can be turned out, the govern
 ment compelled Hadfields, Limited, to surrender their contract to make shells for the American navy. It is
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sians. The latter were taken en- tirely by surprise and compelled to retire but they failed to escape be- fore fifteen hundred were bagged by the Germans. The Germans are making a determined effort to capture Riga this offensive and are we'll prepared.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

will not have to wait for it's regular mail.
 A wave of emotionalism, working around Unalakleet during the holi- days and directed by the Mission resulted in an intense spiritual out pouring. Many of the congregation confessed their sins (no devious cases will be tried) and professed a belief that they were saved. Men and women, old and young seemed to be imbued with the same spirit.
 T. A. P
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GET TEE NEWS RIGHT. READ THE WORKER.
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MT. Johnson reports a food shortage possible among the coast natives owing to the high tides making the marshy lands brackish and driving the game towards the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-The Germans initiated determined fighting in the Riga region hurling powerful of- fensive against the unexpectant Rus
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

NEWS REPORTS pshrdl shrdl shrd
 NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Cabled dispatches from Petrograd via Lon don and wirelesses from Berlin 1n- dicate that the Russians with power full counters have compelled the Bull gars to withdraw in Dobrudja. Both accounts are lacking in important details
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

A new strike of considerable di- mensions is reported from the mountains back of Good News bay. It seems that for several years a small party was mining there but kept the news to themselves. This year the news leaked out but there was no stampede.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-German gains are reported along the Sereth The Russians are battling with determination along the entire Ru- manian front.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25

for new feeding
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-14
HIMB-sAH. SKETCHES
or THE MEN WHO
Run THE L. y. NAVY

WASHINGTON, April IA. The
nan who puts the teeth in The navy 5
lreadnaughts is Admiral Ralph
earle. chief Of the bureau Of ordi-
aanee.
His is the task OF building and
installing the giant guns for the
leet, He ii " Who must keen
breast OF the ceaseioss struggle OF
he nations for the "out-rangiag
I'M
Striving foEa the fraction OF ord
rance POKER wl.lch may mean sue
eeassor failure to 3 fleet. Admiral
Earle in Installing ia the navy the
biggest guns now known to naval
warfare Rumor has it that he is
even now planning 70 reach into the
future with bigger ones.
The ordnance bureau. under Earle.
has taken rapid strides in naval de-
velopment. The navy department.
briefly reports, he has discharged
his duties in a most satisfactory
manner.
Most satisfactory indeed. they
must be. that he IL retained n
charge OF the vital bureau during
this period of national preparation.
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FIGHT OVER THE D. A. X.
PRESIDENCY PROMISES
70 ne VERY LIVELY


WASHINGTON. April ] Wash
;ngton Is looking forward TO q Lively
party when the National Society,
Daughters Of the American ReyoIu-
ion, gather here next Monday for
The twenty-sixth annual congress.
Four energetic candidates are IN
he race to succeed Mrs. William
Cumming Story of New York as
president general Mrs. George
rhacher Guernsey. state regent q
Kansas, has slight lead over her
opponents in pledged votes,
Eleven vice president generals and
d full ticket of national officers are
se be voted upon. with candidates
galore for each office.
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BOUCk WHITE GETS OUT
OF JAIL TODAY

NEW YORK. April Bonek
White, the self-styled antipatriot and
eunnysaek- CARRIED pastor OF the
church OF the social revolution. who
was convicted Of burning the Stars
and Stripes in a melting pot with
other flags here some weeks ago.
will get our OF jail after serving 81
days therefor, today
In sentencing White Judge Meia-
tyre said ne was sorry the sentence
was not for 80 years. White re-
Piled that ms iu6g nd neyes had a
arc pngag a iaa& siansg az bis bar.
He sssd TIE flag burning was syn
bolieal OF his ernationaliaal
that he was - good citizen ON TIE
World but a poor patriot of any
ee-s .s~~ -
yAssA@r WHITE viii substde since
ti1n has b.
c..ao ws2s il has become is not
.48Wn lhe police, however, viii
watch him.
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ARGENTINE SHIP sunk
ny GERMAN SUBMARINE

BTENOS AIRES, Argentina, April
1.-THE Argentina sailing ship
sunMonte Pretcgide has been SUNK
if European coast. according TO an
official announcement made mere
yesterday The announcement was
asde by the Minister OF Foreign
affairs. who said he had received
sffiesai Information % this effect.
The government Las ordered !
complete inquiry i4ts tae SINKING
Il the ship.
The news created greas seAaa-
~ in Rueaos Aires Aeeossss;is
tee pars tsa W4s
k by German aAnRla ne
It Is announced ahat ne ship
vice was Tired On b The saas Of
q submarine and that one member
& the crew was wounded.
After the news became known
excited crowd marehed tArougl,
tie streets shouting Down with
lie German assassifs.
Groups Of students paaedetl the
streets singing patfiatic songs
Two German Aa@ap eFs nablish-
II Raeaoa A.as i'll iW Of
ssFeats by Inc crowds, closed their
fflega.
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\ Here's some more patriotism =
y for you. 4 negro named Bates =
y Is making a crop on the shares =
= on Tobe Edmondson's farm =
~ near Forrest0n.- He is too =
y old to shoulder musket and =
= 80 marching on to war. But he =
" Is none the less patriotic be- =
H. cause 81 his aGe. Then. too. =
|A Bates has already done his bit =
r. II armed defenseof his country. =
X having seen aaFvice IN frontier =
y fighting yeArs xIo. =
Bates reade he Daily Light :
4sand other daily newspapers and =
~ Keeps well informed on the pass =
y ing events Of the day He has =
II been reading appeals in the =
X newspapers from government Of =
= ffcials for every individual cit =
~ izen to do something toward =
~ the support Of the government =
X during the present WEI crisis. =
|A Bates WAS touched BY these APP =
X peals. His patriotism was stir =
= red. He wanted to do some =
~ thing for his government. but :
= he realized he was too old to =
~ fight. =
~ He figured that il he could =
y not bear arms In defense Of his =
y country he could contribute to =
v Its financial support A few =
~ days ago he went to his land =
= lord and proposed to give the =
n proceeds frcm d l1alf acre % e
. corn to all Ia aglng war =
y asst sserf ay sIr. Edmond 8
y saa aaandee htm for this y
= oct ard told hin II that Naa 2
~ his desire he would give the e
= dt1faI halt acre and ths4 would =
s@tfsrmsa partnership, n warrins =
- the enemy 81
- = = = u - =
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MlNNEsoFa FARMERS Buy
A HUNDRED AfYOs r0R
POLITICAL csaP AIGs

ST PAIL MIMI april Ia
One hundred autos were purchased
BY the National Non .Partlsan league
here toaay Tor use IN what probably
en- be The sreates, and the hotties,
tafnlelt political cafnpaign ever
waged I'll Minnesota
The cars viii he delivered within
i few days and with these aud
many others owned by the ioaeue
each nanned by non-partisaa
iss su- osgg alssrf sfy taFasr 4.
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he state viii be visited.

The league plans to organize the
state as completely as the North
Dakota farmers were organized whea
they captured the legislature last
year.
BY the time the next political
campaign arrives the league viii
have as members IS per cent of the
farmers OF Minnesota said a, g.
Townley, president of the league,
here today,
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Served her right. st. Louis re-
elected her republican mayor by
an increased majority, and the
event was followed by an earth
quake that shook the city from
center to circumference.
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CHICAGO, April iA.--The Befh-
lehem Steel team in the Lutheran
Baseball league has dlsbanded. Six
OF the players joined the cavalry
one the navy and the other three
haven't decided on the branch Of
service.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-14

Members OF the legislature who
remained over Ia Austin FOR the
aneclai session are To be permitted
10 draw their mileage just as II
hey hid gone home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-14

Speaking OF the many styles o.
dressing. divorce suits seem TO be
the most popular Of any worn nova
days
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Get busy. boys. and lei Us have
that team for the Central Texas
league. The best ball park in
Texas must not be permitted 10 re-
main idle during the entire sum
mer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-14

King George Of England seems to
te getting along very nicely and
slaooshIv with the minor part as
signed him in the present un-
pleasantness in which his nation is
3ngag ed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-14

The new automobile law makes il
little hard on the speeders. but
We do not look for IL TO prevent
JOY riding altogether.
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Texas always gets rain when she
reeds it, and sometimes when she
doesn't.
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Ne Noula I'D glad II some one
would explain to Us the wIgness
cs the thusness of situation liks
this Bacon is selling In Chicago
1T 2s cents d pound. and in WaAa-
haeEie at fifty.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-14

As the sinking Of vessels seems
to be the order Of the day. suppose
CIR boys try their hands on few
German scaoonevs.
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Yesterday was FRIDAY, the 18th
and still this morning finds n
alive. and getting along very well,
thank you.
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The German merchant submarine
called the Deutschland. seems tc
hrye suddenly broken Oft her bust
ness reiations with the ports OF the
United States.
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With one or Two more good rains
Texas will be able to feed every
body that gets hungry.
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SIX PAGES.

That was great circus and Ring
raaster Quaite covered himself with
gsory.
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The Tigers did not lose agar
yesterday. for the worry reason thai
tl.ey did not play. Too cold tht
dispatches tell us.
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Let N'axahaciaie offer handsome
prize, une wprth while, b the farm
~ wlae has 'ae eatess acreage
ii feed and looestaffs in proportion
to the number ot acres planted.
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Our boys will fight out this war
On the European plan: Sleep in
their tents and eat whenever and
wherever they can find anything.
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. H. Minneapolis boasts the
y 81 Minneapolis boasts the I
y biggest boy baby in the WORD. 4
. IN the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. 4
. Frank Mandzsak. He weighed
= II pounds az birth, March 20 4
= according 10 records filed with
y the city health department. To- I
. day. HIS parents are Polish. I
= Hrs father Is iaboref lie Is
= IN every way d normal baby
= esesr. los nis saisht
.
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II Il reported that German SUBJ
rlarinea ars lnFksns araand il tha
4.isif Oh Mexico. ] Iilaas' shouia Sc
Ii II tlsak TIP kess arc turned ~
sSIl he. looks On fsse Trinity
81 E.sasa4 49,