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Honey Earliest Sweet.

Until the beginning of the sixteenth
century honey was almost the only
sweet known and quite the only one
generally used, it being available with.
out preparation. The Old Testament
refers to Palestine as "a land flowing
with milk and honey" synonyms fol
richness and nourishment, and mutually
complimentary. Our pioneers located
"bee trees" and some of us still re-
member the midnight journey to the
tree, which was felled and its treasure,
a mingled mass of splintered wood,
broken comb and dead bees, brought
home to be strained and the wax melt
ed down. Modern beekeeping has en-.
tirely changed this crude proceeding,
and the ~ E.te-date apiarist handles his
bees alme / as freely as his chickens.
Exchange.
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send Them CANDY
Officers Advice to Women Wish
ing to Aid Soldiers.
Suggestion Explained by Fact That
Men Need More Sweets Than They
Get In Their Rations.

Somebody asked someone In tht
quartermaster's department what she
could do to make life for the soldiers
at the front, wherever that might be,
more attractive.
= DO they need sweaters, or wrist
warmers, or what can make them?''
she queried.
Don't knit" said the man quoted.
Make them candy. They crave sugar
and they need sugar..
So the young woman In question
promptly went TO the nearest candy
shop and placed an order that pound
Of candy be sent every other day to the
particular soldier in whom she was in
terested.
Years ago, when the Boer war was
raging, Queen Victoria once celebrated
her birthday or some other festal day
by sending package Of sweet choco-
late to every Tommy fighting in South
Africa. And some of her subjects stay
Ing safely ut home said to themselves
and each other: "Why on earth is the
queen sending sweet chocolate to men
who are giving their lives for us? Why
doesn't she send them something they
need?'
Today most of us have come to rec
ognize the food value that lies in
sugar. We have learned that pure
candy, II 1t is eaten us food, is
wholesome. 1t Is harmful when it is
eaten between meals, and so spoils the
appetite. We know, too, that the more
hard physical work we do. the more
sugar we need, because 1t is an easily
assimilated fuel food.
Hence today the quartermaster's
mandate that we send candy to the
front, although 1t at first seems
strange, is easily understood. The ra.
tions Of the soldiers are carefully bal.
anced, but still, many of them, living
outdoors all the time, crave more
sweets than they can get, and are bene-
fited by them.
So add to your list another chance
to help the men at the front-and send
them candy.
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Plato or Socrates7

If Socrates Is conceded to. rank as
the greater, or more influential of the
two philosophers, 1t is largely because
Of the devotion and ability Of Plato
his admirer and biographer. Accord.
ing to Plato's "Apologla," Socrates was
really the supreme man of his age
foremost In originality and in thought
Plato's great humanity-his uncon.
scious prophecy of Christianity was an
exhibition of that-his application OF
philosophy not simply to morals In the
abstract but to a nation, or a personal
ity, has won him great popularity in
all ages. and there are many who put
the Stagirite in the second place, and
consider Plato his exponent as the
greater, and more influential of the
two. Really, 1t is wise not to attempt
comparison of these great Grecians,
but to read thankfully what their wis
dom has given to the world.-Ex.
change.
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ABOUT SOME GUYS
Fastidious One Learns English
"As She Is Spoke"
Adds New Word to His Vocabulary In
Course Of His Conversation With
Two Business Men.

The elderly gentleman with the sill
hat and the white waistcoat up
preached the intelligent-looking, neatl.
clad young MN and addressed hin
with an air Of courtly grace.
Il beg your PARDON" said he, "bu
this Is my first visit to this town Ii
many years. Would you be kint
enough to tell me the name of tn,
gentleman across the street? His faet
looks vaguely familiar; and it is barrel,
possible that knew him In the year!
before l went abroad to'live.'
The young man shot an alert lool
at the elderly gentleman, and theI
smiled sympathetically. "Do you meal
that guy in the brown derby?' h,
asked. "That's my old man-Judg,
Smith,"
The elderly gentleman drew bacl
slightly. II didn't refer to that-er-'
He paused and brushed his hand ovel
his eyes. "Did you refer to him a.
'guy'?' he continued.
Sure replied the young man, will
a somewhat puzzled air. "Was tha
the guy you meant?'
"N0! Mo-" declared the elderly gen
tleman hurriedly. II referred to thu
-er-guy with the white goatee."
"Oh, that guy!" exclaimed the youn.
man. II don't know that guy. II,
came to town yesterday to do som,
kind Of business with the guy tha
runs the movie. Some Of these guys
around here ought to know who he Is;
though"
The youag man whistled shrilly, ant
beckoned imperatlvely to another pros
perous-l0oking young business maj
who stood c0nversing with friends OIL
the opposite curb. In response to th'
signal, the second young man crosse
the street and questioned the frs
young man with lifted eyebrows.
"Listen, Ed," said the first younI
man, "who IL the guy with the whit,
goatee across the street? Hasn't Ii,
got something to do with the guy tha
started the movie show?'
Search me, Jack" replied the sec
0nd Young man. Il never saw thu
guy before"
Closing his eyes as though in deeG
pain, the elderly gentleman stumble
off down the street, murmuring nough
save the words: "Thank you, guys.
"Who's the old guy2" asked the sec
0nd young man curiously.
"Some crazy guy, ! guess replict
the first young man, struggling HI,
shoulders.-"Two Guys and Guy" In
Puck.
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Ripe Bananas Not Harmful.

The unripe banana consists largel,
Of starch; this starch changes init
sugar as the fruit ripens. and to sugal
IN Its most easily assimilated forms.
"The composition Of the banana anc
the potato says report, "shows ar
Interesting similarity both as regards
total carbohydrate and the amount Of
the different mineral constituents
While the banana can hardly be re
garded as potato substitute, the fact
that 1t has practically the same calorit
value as the potato is worthy of note
The doctors who made these expert
ments express the belief that whenever
Indigestion follows eating bananas Il
Is to be assumed that the fruit was
not ripe, for mo Ill effects, discomfort
or distaste were noted even after The
consumption of large quantities of ripe
fruit for several days."-Journal oi
American Medical Association.
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When Novels Were Really Long.

Though William de Morgan wrote
some Of the longest novels of recent
times, his efforts were coneiseness it,
self compared with the works of some
Of the seventeenth century romancers.
Mile. de Scudery's once famous story,
lie Grand Cyrus" for instance, fills
five folio volumes of 500 pages each in
the English translation, and her con-
temporary Id lalprenede, was even
more diffuse, his "cleopatre" running
into % volumes. The leisurely method
Of the early noyellsts is well illustrat-
ed In "Parthemssa," by Roger Boyle,
Earl of ,Orrery, In which the eight hun
dredth pnge finds the two chief char
acters still engaged in the process Of
Introducing themselves to each other,
begun on page one.-London Observer.
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An Anonymous Book.

Two young ladies Of literary tastes
were once discussing their reading,
when one Of them remarked: Il have
been engaged with a delightful work
for week past" "Indeed; what is
Iii" Anthony Trollope's autobiogra-
ply" "Who is the authorT' 'sReally,
don't know. ! have looked over the
title-page and through the preface. but
can't find any reference to the author
at all. Whoever 1t is Is charming
writer, and seems to have known the
novelist very Intimately 'fll get 1t
and read 1t. but 1t Is too provoking,
Isn't 1t, that SO many delightful au-
thors Of late are writing anonymous
lyY
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MUSICAL CLUB WAS
ORGANIZED MONDAY

Monday night the young ladies
Of the chorus gathered at the home
Of Mrs Watkins for the purpose OF
organizing musical club They
first decided the object Of the club,
which was to better and advance
the musical standard in and around
the town. Mrs NJ s Sweet was
appointed chairman and then the
several opinions were given by
those. present. The motion carried
that the meetings should be held
once a week during the month.
Two meetings to be spent in chor.
us practice, and one each in the
study of composers and social ey-
eniug. In this way every one
knows what the program will be.
The charter members will be those
ladies who participated in the Choir
lis, of whom there are thirteen
Each one of these may suggest a
new name to be brot up before the
club and voted on. in which no
personal dislike will be allowed to
interfere. However the suggested
ones will have to consult Mrs.
Watkins before being allowed to
come in
The officers were all elected then
who consist of: Mrs. Watkins,
president and director; Mrs. Hcw-
lit, vice president. Mrs. Moberry,
secretary; Mrs Norwood, treasurer;
Miss Marie Allen, pianist: and
Ruth Graves. assirtant pianist
These officers also compose the
constitutional committee swho in
their work are required to include
all the things talked over at the
meeting. These meetings are to
be held in the high school auditor
ium as it is central for everyone,
and the entertaining will be done
by committees to be arranged al.
phabetically by the constitutions
committee. In many ways does
this club hobe to be of use to the
community.
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EACH HAS ONE REGULARITY
That Of Mrs. BiIItops, Remarks Her
Spouse, Is Belief That She Can 90
Out in Rain and Not Get Wet.

1T is my observation" said Mr.. Bill.
tops, that We all of US have, con-
sciously or unconsciously, some one
peculiarity In which our friends must
indulge us.
snow take Mrs. Billtops; the gen.
tlest, the most forbearing, the most
serenely patient person on the face
Of the earth. You wouldn't think that
Mrs. Billtops had any strange notion
in which she must be humored. But
she has just one, the same being that
1t Is possible to carry an umbrella over
her In such manner as to shelter
her completely. In this notion !
humor her as far as ! can, but l know
that whenever We 60 anywhere In the
rain am in for trouble.
II hold the umbrella way over on
her side, always protecting her hat as
far as possible, and calmly letting the
rain drip DOWN on my own hat and
shoulder. but no matter how l carry
1t simply cannot carry 1t to suit her.
I always carry it wrong in some way,
not far enough over or too high or
too low.
"'Can't you see that it's crushing
my featherT Mrs. Billtops says to me
in tone low but Of great concentra-
tion, at which / raise the umbrella a
little, and then moment later:
"Don't you see that the rain is
blowing in on my hatT she says, and
then l hold 1t little lower again, and
! keep right on all the time doing the
best know how, though the simple
fact is that no man living could
shelter any woman completely under
an umbrella unless ne had one as big
as the dome Of the capitol at Wash
ington.
1T Is time Of trial when 60 out
with Mrs. Bllltops with an umbrella
Its elimination coming after we get
home, when she shakes her coat and
her skirts and says: I ami just Soak
ingr But 1t is soon over after that.
you might think that these ocea-
sions would be dread to MI, but Ia,
fact is quite to the contrary :-fsr 1t Is
by these little human lapses on Mrs.
Billtop's part that I am mace to
realize more fully and gratefully thg
blessing of her all but perennial se-
renity.'
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Glug!

"Yes," said a travelling man, 81 was
once out Of sight Of land on the At
lantlc ocean twenty-one days"
Another man spoke up: "On the
Pacific ocean one time / didn't see
land for twenty-nine days"
A bald man knocked the ashes from
his cigar and contributed his bit:
Il started across the Kaw river nj
Topeka In a skiff once" he said, "and
was out Of sight Of land before
reached the other SIDE"
"Whatw demanded the man who
had spun the first yarn. "The Knw
Is not more than 800 feet wide at
Topeka
"Quite true" said the bald man
quietly. "The skiff turned over and
! sank twice."
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HOPE VIEW
BY Mrs. |. F. WlGGINS

L, H, White spent Sunday at
the |. T. Wiggins home.
Miss Frances Wilkin will leave
some time this week for her home
in Denver.
Mrs. Robert Neal is at the home
Of her parents, Mr., 4. Toyne, i'll
with measles.
Robert Meals friends are glad to
hear he is well enough TO leave the
|horpital.
Ruby Toyne. is recovering nicely.
from an attack of measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. L. Jones enter
tained the Young Peoples Class of
Peace Valley Sunday School, We'd
nesday night.
Bernice Wood spent Monday
and Tuesday with Bertha Rae at
the home OF ID. L. Jones.
Clarenc Wood is entertaining the
measles this week.
Mrs. Carlisle has been very ill,
but is reported better.
Mr.. Pyotte WAS injured seriously
in runaway. The team was
hitched to a drag, and became
frightened, running away, and thio-
ing Mr.. Pyotte under the drag,
bruising and mangliug him
The latest news from Henry An
drews from Washington was WY
encouraging. His health is much
better there.
The yourg people had u surprise
party on Mr.. Stork's people Friday
night.
The spake season is in full bla.t.
Robert Jones killed a rattler hid
two bull snakes in one Day.
Mr.. knudsen aud family and
brother notored 10 IT. Morgan
Sunday.
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Ruth Graves and Carrie Nicker-
son were afternoon guests of Mrs.
liQa &c Paine at the Paine home-
vel pMonday afternoon.

Adolph Dennig, one Of the boys
that We're called to Fort Morgan
two weeks ago, returned to Ray.
mer last week. He was taken to
Denver to take the phsical exami-
nation but did moi pass on account
as be said that they said be was toe
short, but says that he will go ev.
en- if he have to be stretched cou-
ple OF inches.
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Too Much Talk.

The French think the English people
somewhat slow and serious. 1t Is all
a matter Of comparison. A sour, taci-
turn Scotia house painter, by the by
had been to England and returned
to his native town. The lady of the
house where he was working tried to
get him to talk.
"You have been to England, they
tell me. Alec"
AYE"
"Were you there longi"
Slower year,
"Well. what do you think of the
English?"
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Tales Of Birds.

The hairy woodpecker, says Ameri-
can Forestry Of Washington, ID. e.,
likes fat pork, while a tree sparrow
Just dotes on dog biscuit. Bread and
milk are the fayorite dish Of the mock
~ bird.
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Dan Wyatt, Thomas Wyatt and
Lawrence Ustick who left two
weeks ago to join the Coast Artil-
lery could not join on account Of
all being filed mp, SO they joined
the National Guards Of Colorado,
and were sent to tn, border Of
Mexico.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fox motor
ed 20 Haxton Sunday, bringing
back with them Miss Mabel Dun
bar.
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REV. P. D. GRIFFIN IS
GIVEN A SURPRISE

Last Thursday evening a crowd
OF about twenty-four youny people
approaced the parsonage for the
purpose OF surprising the man of
the house on his birthday. Altho
it was late in the evening a pleas
ant time was spent in playing
games in which every one partici-
pated. Even tho the number OF
sandwiches was inadequate for the
use of the company it was but for
a short time for a little Ford can
always be made use Of. It was
rather late when the time came for
departure, but the young people
departed for home and happy
dreams, wishing their good friend
many more such days.
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Elva Rea came up from Morgan
Saturday to spend short time
with her sister Bertha at the ID
L. Jones place
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Mr. Teller was appointed survey
or by the court and he is to pro
ceed with the work June 25, and
he is to complet it as soon as pos
sible and not later than Aug. 9th.
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Roy Fowler and w. W. DeHon-
ey started for Greeley Sunday,
bnt owing to punclures aud bad
luck they returned after going
about twenty miles.
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Howard Salmon and Bertha Rea
attended the dance Southeast Of
town last Saturday night.
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West Point In Denver
Is Plan Of University

The University Of Denver, with
its strategic position, its fine scien-
tific equipment and its strong fac
ult., purposes to put all its re-
sources of the men and equipment
at the service Of the government,
which has requested that the uni.
versities of the country become
West Points now, training men for
service"
The University is making full
response to the request Of the gov
ernment to rearange both calendar
and curriculum to meet the needs
Of the country at this time.
William s. Iliff is now on his
way 70 Washington for interviews
with tic St crctary of war and the
Lifted States commissioners of ed
IL Dtloh concerning matters Of first
consequence TO yola < men in these
L It's Some most iml .nrtant an
nuncements may bc expected in
.tlc course Of II We, k ur ten days,
which arc vital TO the life of the
nation.
Clifford Dannetl. Flor nee Scot
bud, Miss Norherg, ENJOY Hotf-
il and Madgc Knapp molored to
Morg. Saturday atl rnoon.
Mrs j. W. Hobbs returned .fom
Merino Saturday where she has
been visiting.
Mrs. j W. Hobbs expects to 90
to Missouri to visit old friends and
relatives there.
Albert Schmceckle and wife
Forded to Sterling Monday morn
ing
Frank Fritz lost IA valuable horse
last week from poisoning. The
one feeding the horses made mis-
take, feeding poisoned wheat.
Norwoods and Hewitts autoed
to Greeley last Sunday.
Roy Fowler and w. W. DeHon-
ey started for Greeley Sunday,
bnt owing to punciures aud bad
luck they returned after going
about twenty miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Beans went
out to the place Sunday.
Vim. Dunlap assisted by Attic
Gillespie, sheared the sheep last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs +. l.. Rhine and
daughter Ruth went to Denver
Saturday to get thu saother daugh.
ter, Dorothy who has been going
to school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Cutler, Mar
celia Knapp, George Cutler and
} O. Smathers were invited to a
dinner at Jay Miller's last Sunday.
d. G. Cutler started his Flour
City tractor Monday.
Mr.. Norberg and family lave
moved onto the Sweigard place.
Fred Knapp is expected home
from California soon.
T. V Addington, A. E. PischeIs'
and Geo. Winterrowds were all out
to- Otis Addington's for dinner
Miss Ruby Northup has moved
10 her homestead.
II is understood that Gene Du-
gan has gone to Denver to enlist. |
a.
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Dedication Of Weld county's fine
new court house will be combined
with the big Fourth Of July cele-
bration at Greeley on July 4th.
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Mr. and Mrs, G. K. Beans went
out to the place Sunday.
Vim. Dunlap assisted by Attic
Gillespie, sheared the sheep last
Sunday.
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A well attended dance was held
southeast of Raymer Saturday
night.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Frank Fritz lost valuable horse
last week from poisoning. The
one feeding the horses made a mis-
take, feeding poisoned wheat.
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Mr.. aud Mrs. Hewitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pischel, Mr.. and Snyder ard
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lacock, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood we're the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs White last
Sunday.
Messys. Sam and Earnest Sch
meeekle and Miss Twink we're the
dinner guests Of Mrs. Norwood a
week ago Monday evening.
Raymer is to play ball at Buck
ingham the Fourth Of July.
Fred Stevens came up from Ster-
ling Saturday to spend Sunday
with the A. B. Allen family.
In recent sermon Billy Sunday
said that If He'll was turned upside
down you could read on the bottom,
"made in Germany"
Mrs. F. G. Tighe cleaned house
and as result does not have to
clean lamp chimneys.
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Mr.. and Mrs f. L. Rhine and
daughter Ruth went to Denver
Saturday to get thf saother daugh.
ter, Dorothy who has been going
to school there.
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VIM. Dunlap and Mr.. Hellar
went to Denver last Tuesday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Norwoods and Hewitts autoed
to Greeley last Sunday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

II is understood that Gene Du.
gan has gone to Denver to enlist.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Albert Schmceckle and wife
Forded to Sterling Monday MORN
ing
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Mr.. knudsen and family and
brother notored 10 IT. Morgan
Sunday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Miss Ruby Northup has moved
to her homestead.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Mrs. j W. Hobbs expects to go
to Missouri to visit old friends and
relatives there.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-14

Clifford Dannctl, Flor, nee Scot
7and, Miss Norbe,g. ENJOY Hotf-
il and Madgc Knapp molored to
Morg. Srtnniay atl rnoon.
Mrs, }. w. Hobbs returned .fom
Mcrino Saturday where she has
been visiting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
RESIDENTS RECALL
DRILL FOR WOMEN

Columbia, No, Dec. 1s.-Women's
important part in the present great
war have recalled to the minds OF the
older residents Of Columbia the time
when company composed entirely
of women students of the University
Of Missouri shouldered their guns and
took practically the same military
drill as that given to the men. The
coed company was formed in the late
eighties, not because of pressing war
needs, but because the women stu
dents wished to avoid wearing the
.headgear which was pre-
scribed as a part of the women's uni
form. Twenty-fours women belonged
to the company, and they drilled twice
a week, using the same long muskets
which we're then shouldered by the
men on the other three afternoons Of
the school week. Lieut.. E. H. Grow.
der, now brigadier general, was the
commandant at the university and in
charge Of the wofnen's drill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
Courier classified ads 1c per word each Insertion.
TO
AID SOLDIERS
BRoTHERHoQo WILL BUILD RE.
CREATION HOUSES IN CAMPS
AND ALSO IN PARIS.

Rev. p. o. Bersell, Of the First Luth-
eran church. returned Tuesday from
Des Moines. where he attended a meet
ing of the governing board of the Luth-
eran Brotherhood of America. Rev. Der
sell is chairman Of the membership and
publicity committee of this organization
which includes Lutheran men through
out the United States.
The Brotherhoods attention is now
occupied with the problem Of providing
for the spiritual and moral welfare OF
the Lutheran men enlisted in the army
and navy. At the present time there
are about 100000 Lutheran men in
the service and the number is increas-
ing daily. The intention of the Brother
hood is to entablish builders in all the
cantonements, the first Of these build
ings being opened at Camp Dodge, last
Thursday, at which time Brig. Generl
Getty accepted the building on the part
Of the government. The building Is $50
feet long and so It. wide and cost
$50, 900 A plan to take over a hotel In
Paris to accommodate the Lutheran
soldiers on furloush is being worked
out.
Last evening Rev. Bersell gave a lee
ture at Stanton. under the auspices Of
the Farmers Institute. Mr.. Bersell Is in
Stanton attending a meeting of the
board of directors of the Lutheran
Orphans Home at that place.