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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06
Hague Happenings
Cor. of the Record, Dec. Sd.

Cor. of the Record, Dec. Sd.
Miss Ketchum spent Thanksgiving
at Linton with friends.
H. C. L. stands for high cost Of
living, what does Hcl stand for?
Mr.. Joe Volk, student of the Alb
erdeen Normal, came home for visit
with home folks.
Messrs. Pete Bosch and Pete HUM
motored to Linton with the formt-
car for short business interval.
Miss Annie Amundson, who is at
tending the ,Strasburg school, was
home few days to visit her parents.
A card received by one of our boys
from Ed. Miller indicates that Mil
waukee Splits is still bein::. manufac-
tured. .
| Miss Seifert, our loca lschool teach
er, went to Linton Thursday accom-
panied by Mr.. Jake Volk, as chat
feuer.
Cheer up and don't stlmh.e! Hague
will have electric lights tefore the
last day of December has passed into
oblivion. !:
Latest swear word in Hague is
BONNER WETTER! sIEBEN LICH-
TER SOLLEN BREMEN! HE'LL
SOOL SEM!
Egidi Kellar, bookkeeper at the
First National Bank and future pres
ident, spent Thanksgiving with his
parents at Strasburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Skinner and
Miss Lizzie Fischer were at Strasburg
over Thanksgiving, guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Hem.
Messrs. Kundert and Weisenburger
went to Linton for their Thanksgiv-
ing dinners where they took in the
dance in the evening. They report
good time as usual.
! Our congenial electric light man.
Mr.. Kludt, has packed his ;ent and
like the Arabs, silently moved away
Mr.. Kludt sold the electri: light plant
to our people and will be back as soor
as the plant arrives.
Messrs. Edwin We're and John Fri.
son went to Wishek last Saturday
evening, returning Sunday evening
They reported a cold trip. but ths
warm treatment in the formers HON,
town wouldn't let the cold soak in.
Mr.. John Fischer, for the past tw,
months sojournsr of Aberdeen
came homo for Thanksgiving dinner
II every day eats tasteA like tn,
Thanksgiving dinner, Mr.. Fischer viii
decide to permanently keep his fee
under his dads table.
The Thanksgiving Dance at Hagu
was well attended in spite Of the fac
!. that many Of our young people wen
|. to other towns for their turkeys. PEG
! pie from Pollock and Herreid were il
attendance and went away please
with the courtesy Of the Hague enter
!, tanners.
Mr.. Edwin We're, for the pas
two years an employa for the Thomp
son Yards, has been assigned tn
managership of their local yard. Mr.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06
Hartford items.
Cor. Of the Record. Dec. 8. ~

Cor. of the Record, Dec. 3. ,aa
We are having snow storm this
evening, Dec. 3.
Mrs. Inez Buck has been visiting
at Mr.. Bucks for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longwell were visit
ing Mr.. Brooks snd family Sunday
Mr.. Mikelson, of Hazelton, took
supper at Mr.. Longwell's Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mausehund ate
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Weller.
Mr.. Ed. Brooks and family were
entertained ut a Thanksgiving Dime,
at Mr.. Ray Little's.
Mrs. McLaln ana son, Clarence
were callers at Mr.. Brooks Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck and son, Merrill
also Mrs: Inez Buck, were callers al
the Longwell home Monday evening
Gls
Mr.. and Mrs. Longwcll and son
Mr.. Earl Noyes and family, Mr.. ant
Mrs Stone, Marion Morford and son
Malcolm and Verg, Greer ate Thanks
giving dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
Ornda Noyes. Mrs. Noyes know.
how to get up good dinner, al right
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06

Continued on Page Six.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Rose AIdrich's luck In hunting
a job in the chorus of a musical
comedy and what happens after
ward is described with thrilling
emphasis In the next INSTALL
ment.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
SINGING CALLED LOST ART
1t Is Now Confined Chiefly to Profes.
SIGNALS, Drunkards and Phono-
graphs, Says Writer.

Singing, as far as most people are
concerned, Is lost art. Thousands
attend operas, recitals and musical
comedies, tens Of thousands wind up
monographs; but as for singing them
selves informally at their work or play
they have forgotten how. In times
past people Of all ranks sang together
as matter Of course. Sailors sang at
their work, peasants, shepherds, cow
boys-all had their favorite and ap-
propriate songs. The songs of chill
dren at games, the lullabies Of moth
ers are in the collected ballads and
folklore of many peoples, says the In
dianapolis News.
"The pastimes and the labors Of the
husbandman and the shepherd" says
Andrew Lang, "were long ago kind
of natural opera. Each task had its
own song; blowing, seeding, harvest,
burial-all had their appropriate bal
lads or dirges. The whole soul Of the
peasant class breathes in their bur-
dens as the great sea resounds in the
shell cast up on the shore"
Nowadays the whirl Of machinery
makes all the noise. The workers In
mills might find it unsatisfying to sing
at their work, but it is doubtful if they
would sing even If their voices could
be heard; while singing in an office or
store would pretty surely be stopped
by the boss" or the police. Thou
sands congregate every night in the
silence of moving picture theaters, and
even in the churches where singing by
the congregation used to be customary
the attendants now usually listen in
silence to paid singer.
Singing in this age is largely con-
fined to the professional performer,
drunken men and gramophones.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
CHAPTER XIV.
The World Alone.

Here's the first weeks rent then"
said Rose, handing the landlady three
dollars, land l think you'd better give
me a receipt showing till when it's
paid for"
The landlady had tight gray hair
and q hard-bitten Ratchet face. She
had no charms, one would have said,
of person, mind or manner. But it
was nevertheless true that Rose was
renting this room largely on the
strength of the landlady. She was so
much more humanity possible than any
of the others at whose placarded doors
Rose had knocked or rung +. ;!
The landlady went away to write out
q receipt. Rose closed the door after
her and locked II.
She didn't particularly want to keep
anybody out. But, In sense in which
it had never been quite true before,
this was her room, a room where any
one lacking her specific invitation to
enter would be an intruder-a condi-
ton which had not obtained either in
her mothers house or in ROdneys.
She smiled widely over the absurdity
of indulging in pleasurable feeling of
possession in squalid little cubbyhole
like this. The wall paper was stained
and faded; there was an iron bed-the
mattress on the bed was lumpy. There
was dingy-looking oak bureau with a
small mirror; handicapped black
walnut washstand and pitcher stand
ing in q bowl on top Of 1t.
As Tor the hurrying life she looked
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09

you'll have to wait till he's through
rehearsing," said the young man, and
then he came over to Rose.
The vestiges of the smile the duch-
ess had provoked were still visible
about her mouth when he came up.
May ] wait and see Mr.. Galbraith
after the rehearsal?" she asked. IF
I won't be In the way?"
"Sure," said the young man. "He
won't be long now. He's been rehears-
ing since two" Then, rather explo-
sively, "Have q chair"
He struck Rose as being a little
flustered and uncertain somehow.
It was a long hour that Rose sat
there in little folding chair-an hour
that, in spite of all her will could do,
took some Of the crispness out Of her
courage.
When at last, a little after six
o'clock, Galbraith said: Quarter to
eight, everybody" and dismissed them
with nod for scurry to what were
side Of the hall, the ship of Roses
hopes had utterly gone to pieces. She
had plank to keep herself afloat on.
1t was The determination to stay there
until he should tell her in so many
words that he hadn't any use for her.
The deprecatory young man was
talking to him now, about her and the
duchess evidently, for he peered out
into the hall, then vaulted down from
the stage and came toward them.
The duchess got up, and, with a
good deal of manner, went over to
meet him. Rose didn't hear what the
duchess said. But when John Gal
braith answered her, his voice easily
filled the room; you tell Mr.. Pike,
if that's his name, we haven't any
vacancies in the chorus at present. If
we find we need you, we can let you
know"
He said it not unkindly, but he ex-
ercised some power Of making it evil
dent that as he finished speaking,
the duchess, for him, simply ceased to
exist. Then, with disconcerting sud-
denness, he looked straight at Rose
and said: "What do you want?"
She'd thought him tall, but he
wasn't. He was looking on a perfect
level into her eyes.
Il want a job in the chorus" said
Rose.
"You heard what said to that 9th.
er woman, suppose"
EYES," said Rose, "but :"
"But you thought you'd let me say
it to you again."
EYES," she said. And, queerly
enough, she felt her courage coming
back.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Crows Holding Their Own.

There has been hostility between the
farmers and the crows ever since there
were farmers in New England, but the
number of crows, so far as anyone
knows, has not decreased. They are
efficient, they are able to care for
themselves and are likely to hold their
own, no matter how much the popula-
ton may increase. More than that,
despite the severity Of winter, each
crow looks sleek and well-fed, perfect
ly at home and contented with Its sur
roundings. The English sparrows and
the starlings may seek shelter during
severe weather, but, no matter how
cold or stormy it may be, one finds
the crow doing business as usual. If
the quail and ruffed grouse were as
hardy and intelligent and possessed
with an equally catholic taste for food,
whole volume of game laws might
be done away with.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09

comedy which was to be produced
at the Globe theater Immediately
after the Christmas holidays. "The
Girl Upstairs" was the title of it. 1t
was spoken Of as one Of the regular
Globe productions SO it was probable
Jimmy Wallace's experience with the
production of an earlier number in the
series would at least give her some
thing to 60 by.
Granted that she was going to be a
chorus girl for while, she could hard
ly find a better Place than one Of the
Globe productions to be a chorus girl
in. According to Jimmy, it was a de-
cent enough little place, and yet it
possessed the advantage of being,
spiritually, as well as actually, west of
Clark street. Rodney's friends were
less likely to 60 there, and so have a
chance of recognizing her, than to any
other theater in the city.
The news item in the paper told her
that the production was in rehearsal,
and it mentioned the name of the direc-
tor, John Galbraith, referring to him
as one Of the three most prominent
musical-comedy directors in the coun-
try.
When she asked at the box Office at
the Globe theater where they were re-
hearsing 1.-THE Girl Upstairs" today,
the nicely manicured young man in
side answered automatically, "North
End hail."
I'm afraid" said Rose, smiling a
little, I'll have to ask where North
End hall is"
mot at ALL" said the young man
idiotically, and he told her the adj
dress-Only block or two from Roses
room.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09

lowed a porter to carry her bag into
the waiting room. There she tipped
the porter, picked up the bag herself,
and walked out the other door; crossed
over to Clark street and took a street
car. At Chicago avenue she got off,
and walked north, keeping her eyes
open for placards advertising rooms
to let. 1t was at the end of about half
mile that she found the Ratchet
faced landlady, paid her three dollars,
and locked her door, as a symbol, per-
haps, of the bigger, heavier door that
she had locked upon her past life.
Strongest among all the welter Of
emotions boiling up within her, was
perfectly enormous relief. The thing
which, when she had first faced it as
the only thoroughfare to the real life
she so passionately wanted, had
seemed such veritable nightmare,
was an accomplished fact. The week
Of acute agony she had lived through
while she was forcing her sudden res
olution upon Rodney had been all but
uncomfortable with the enforced con-
temptation of the moment of partin.
which they brought so relentlessll
nearer. There had been terror, too,
lest when the moment actually came,
she couldn't do it. Well, and now it
had come and gone! The surgery of
the thing was over.
Rose busted the mirror with towel
"a reckless act, as she saw for her
self, when she discovered she was 60
ing to have to use that towel for q
week-and took an appraising look at
herself. Then she nodded confidently
there was nothing the matter with her
loOks-and resumed her ulster, her
rubbers, and her umbrella, for 1t was
the kind of December day which called
for all three. Then, glOwingly con-
scious that she was saving a nickel by
so doing she set off downtown afoOt
to get a job. She meant to get it
that very afternoon. And, partly be-
cause she meant to so very definitely,
she did.
On the last Sunday before Rose went
away she had studied the dramatic
section of the morning paper with
a good deal of care, and was rewarded
by finding among the news notes
an item referring to a new musical
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
The Busy Bee.

The bee is pointed out as a paragon
of patient industry. Few people, how
ever, realize the infinitude of energy
that must be put forth by a swarm Of
bees in order to store their hive with
honey. How much do you suppose it
takes to make, for example, pound Of
clover honey? The scientists calculate
that it requires the nectar from no
fewer than $4,000 clover blossoms. To
extract this nectar requires 2,75O,OOO
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Teachers Joys and Tribulations,

A teacher Of English tells in the
New Republic Of his tribulations, one
of them being that among the 10000.
600 words he has passed upon in stu
dents papers, athletics" has appeared
100000 times! On the other hand, one
of his pleasant memories is that of "a
delightful lass who defined esthetic
as something to kill cats WITH and il
Illustrated her definition by the SEN
tence, We gave the cat an esthetic.'"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Worth the Price.

No man suffers in vain, if the events
of life slowly conduct him to the dis
covery in himself of the real and price
less treasure of courage. 1t may even
appear. in the long run, that the dis
coyery was worth all the price OF an
guish paid for 1t, since from 1t, ne
draws the weapons for a more endur-
ing victory. For the supreme need OF
life is courage. Courage, in some form
we must have, if we are not to fall
trampled beneath the feet OF circum-
stance. 1t is the coward alone for
whom defeat is final. For the cour-
ageous man, however, defeated, there
is always future.-Exchange.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Resistance Of the Wind.

Tests on a model Of the naval collier
Neptune made In the wind tunnel of
the Washington navy yard by Naval
Constructor William McEntee show
that If this vessel were steaming
against 3O-mile wind at IA knots an
hour it would require about TO horse
power to overcome the resistance Of
the wind. This is about 20 per cent
Of the power necessary to propel her
through the water.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09

TT IS not known when the sign
boards first came into use in Japan,
but presumably it was not long
a after the introduction of writing,
though that would not be necessary
among people where pictures and
designs preceded ideographs represent
ing them. Indeed, japanese writing,
like Chinese, consists of signs rather
than expressions of sound, says T..
Nakayama, NJ. COligny writes in the
Cincinnati Enquirer. The national
ideOgraphs are for the eye rather than
the ear; to be seen rather than to be
heard.
tory of the fact that in the reigns Of
Emperor Godaigo Q319-1339) each gov
eminent official set up door plate
signifying his name and occupation,
which may be regarded as the first
mention of signs in Japan.
The art of advertising seems to have
made considerable progress during the
Tokugawa era, especially in the va
riety of signs used. To foreigners
these signs are striking TO a degree,
though to japanese they appear per-
fectly natural. Those in broken,
antique or impossible English are, per-
haps the most remarkable, for since
the coming of foreigners every attempt
has been made to appeal to them,
though in many cases these foreign
signs are only to impress the native
customer with the idea that the shop
deals in foreign goods and, therefore,
sells reliable wares.
The most primitive form Of jap
anese sign is that wherein is depicted
the article for sale. The hemp dealer
hangs out bundle of raw hemp fiber /;
and the maker of grass or reed hats
suspends some of these hats before
his shop entrance, while the umbrella
maker does the same. The watchmak-
err has big round clock or watch over
his shop, either in tower on the roof
or on the sign over the door.
Sometimes the clock is real one
and sometimes only picture. Shops
that sell mirrors often do likewise.
The druggist sometimes has the pic
ture of huge paper bag over his shop,
as most Japanese medicines are sold
in that receptacle. Makers of tabi, the
Japanese sock, also have big tabi in
front of their shops. usually the pat
tern after which the sock is cut be-
fore sewing. Fan makers put out
half-finished fan, and so on.
Rouge and toilet powders are so ex-
'tensively used by Japanese women that
there are shops that deal exclusively
in this stuff, and are indicated by a
small red flag, signifying the color
which the powder will make the
cheeks. A shop with square piece of
wood on which is painted various
round dots Of different colors, tells the
'passerby of paint shop.
From very ancient times cedar
leaves have been used to represent
the drink called sake. The reason for
this is because the ashes Of cedar
foliage have been put in sake from of
old to give it a certain flavor liked by
the native palate. The leaves are ar
ranged in various forms, frOr, round
bunch to an oblong bundle. The cedar
foliage is not painted, but natural, and
is replaced by fresh ones as the old
fall away. Usually the change is made
with the appearance of new sake on
the market, especially at New Year.
When you see a paper lantern with
the painting Of the tree peony on 1t,
that shows the shop within deals in
wild boar meat. Sometimes lion Is
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Clock Has $4,000 Pieces.

At Beauvais cathedral there is a
clock which is composed of $4,000 sep
arate pieces, having SO dial plates.
This clock gives the time in the big
capitals Of the world, as we'll as the
local hour, the day Of the week and
month, the rising and setting of the
sun, the phases Of the moon and tides,
as well as considerable other informa-
ton.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
ROSE ALDRICH LEAVES HER HUSBAND AND THE TWINS
AND GOES FORTH INTO THE UNKNOWN WORLD TO
MAKE A LIVING AND LEARN LIFE'S VALUES

Stanton living In modest cir
cumances wealthy Rodney Aldrich and for than
wear luxury anes This life dgusts her She plans
to something feels that the profession Of motherhood
big and looks forward eagerly to the birth
their Is taken entire
professional Intense dissatisfaction
with returns Rose She determines
ont and earn living She
dong husband the wife whm
she goes and described in this nstalment
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
CHAPTER XVI.
The First Day.

With her umbrella over her shout
der, Rose set sail northward again
through the rain, absurdly cheered.
The entrance to the North End hall
was pair Of white painted doors
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09

visits by bees who often have to go for
it distance Of one or two miles. Who
of us has the industry Of the bee?
And yet how else can the honey of lite
be stored biblical Recorder.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09
Same Weather Siona.

A deep blue color Of the sky, even
when seen through clouds, indicates
fair weather; growing whiteness. al
approaching storm.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-09

still had her back to him and went on
talking to the man.
Grant |" said John Galbraith again
and this time his voice had cutting
edge. "Will you take your place On
the stage, or shall suspend rehearsal
until you're ready?"
For answer she turned and began
walking slowly across the room. She
started walking slowly, but under Gal
braith's eye she quickened her pace,
involuntarily, 1t seemed, until it was a
ludicrous sort of run. Presently she
emerged upon the stage, looking rath-
er artiflcially unconcerned, and the re-
hearsal went on again.
But just before he gave the signal
to the pianist to go ahead, Galbraith
with a nod summoned young man
from the wings and said something to
him, whereupon, clearly carrying out
his orders, he vaulted down from the
stage and came walking toward the
doorway where Rose was still stand
ing.
But he didn't come straight to her
he brought up before a woman sit
ting in folding chair little farther
along the wall, who drew herself de-
fensively erect when she saw him turn
toward her, assumed look of calculat-
ed disdain, tapped a foot-gave, on
the whole, an imitation of duchess
being kept waiting.
But the limp young man didn't seem
disconnected, and inquired in so many
words what her business was. The
duchess said in harsh, high voice
that she wanted to see the director !;
very particular friend Of his had
begged her to do so.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Ripley were in the city Friday, en-
route home from the west, where they
spent the winter.
Leslie Gillette, who is with the reg
ulars at Duluth doing guard work,
was in the city over Sunday for a
visit with friends. He returned to Du-
luth Monday night. ...
Mrs. Roy Waite of Brainerd is in
the city for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. +. Rothwell.
Miss Nettie Rose of Excelsior left
Monday for Dent, after visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. julius Jetka.
Miss Viva Rasmussen of st. Paul
formerly of this city, was here the
first Of the week for a visit with
friends, the guest of Miss Merrie
Cornwell. s.....
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Jones of Chica-
go were guests at the Oliver Berg home
Sunday, enroute home from Mound
lake, where they spent a week.
Mrs. D. J. Bell was in Brainerd the
first of the week for a visit with
friends.
Judge A.. T." Cole Of Fargo was in
the city Saturday, enroute home from
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

in New Bedford, Mass, the latter part
of last week, after visit at the
Sherman Hall home east of town.
Ernest Stevens returned to Mime
apolis friday, after visit with his
parents here. He expects to be called
for service i- the draft army this
week. .
Joseph Vessel, U. s. marshal, was
in the city Friday for a brief visit
with his brother, L. 0. Vessel, en-
route to International Falls on bust
ness. .,
Clarence Artonowski returned Sun
day to the Great Lakes training sta
tion, after few days. visit with his
parents here. He is in the navy and
expects to be sent to Philadelphia the
first Of next month.
Mrs. George Lescault, Mrs. Walter
Quinn and Miss Alice Richie of F'ari-
bault arrived Friday for visit at
the home, Of Mrs. Philomene Brown.
They left Monday for Perham.
Miss Mary Schermerhorn went to
Livingston, Mont, Friday, to teach
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Clouse Of Fl.