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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-07
Wothes af1r Destitute,

I351e the atticsz8@9kmericasw were strip
ped Of their Tsedsclothfnf and It was
cleaned and repaired. every destitute
man, woman and child in F~rance,and
Belgium could have warm clothes this
winter. Ask the American Red Cross.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-07
No More Pillows.
Kmik S0cku

II you can't make shells for the
army, knit socks which the American
Red Cross will send toSa soldier.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-07
Harvey B. Gibson, genera, manager

Harvey D. Gibson. genera, manager
OF the American Red Cross will speak.
The object Of the meeting Is to ex-
plain nrst hand Just what the Red
Cross has done In France, Russia,
Rumania, and Serbia; just what re-
mains to be done, and how the Red
Purposes to do It.
These.two men, who are at; the head
OF y vast organization and its war
work. are touring the country in an
eftort to make the people of the coun-
try understand what is being done
with n 100000, 900 raised during
he campaign last summer and to
make them understand just what is
needed for future activities.
Red Cross Grows.
In the six days from October 81 to
November 2, 1s7 new chapters Of the
Cross YER organized throughOut
the northern division.
No More Pillows.
az On account Of the demand for sur
gical dressings and knitted garments
to be shipped Immediately to France
and Belgium, the Northern division
headquarters OF the Red Cross mas
been notified that comfort and frac-
ture pillows and knitted handker-
chiefs will no longer be shipped
abroad by the Red, Cross. Need Tor
the other articles IL so much more
imperative that 1t was thought best
not to cucumber tho shipping with
articles of luxury forfa time at least.
VI .tf."T" af-.Ht4l+G
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-07
Knitting Club.

: The: Belmont Knitting club was n
%tertained, last night by Mrs. Everson
and Miss Everson at their home 100
Walnut street. The club was organ
lied a few weeks ago. under the SUI
pervision Of the knitting committee Of
the Red. Cross chapter, and meets
two weeks. The majority OF the
members are knitting sweaters.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-07
Children Help.

School children Of Beaulieu, MINI.
are touring the neighboring towns
giving benefit exhibitions OF, amateur
Theatrical programs for the assistance
Of the Red Cross in their town. The
children arranged the program them
lAelYeal and rehearsed the parts with
1.-THE assistance of their teachers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Flowers Of the States.

Twenty-six states of the Union have
adopted state flowers-official or for
mally agreed upon emblems. Massa-
chusetts is not one of them, although
there is sort of growing idea, amount
ing almost to common consent, that
the trailing arbutus is our state flower,
says the Boston Transcript. If it is,
we have that emblem in common with
the province Of Nova Scotia. Connect
cut has a legally adopted flower, and
it is in many respects the finest pos
sessed by any state in the Union. It
is the mountain laurel. There are
flowers more beautiful than our laurel
Of the woods, but it's bloom is so easily
conventionalized, so bright and so dec
orative, that it is peculiarly fitted for
emblematic purposes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
CURIOUS LEGACIEs ARE LEFT
Man Wills Wife Farthing, to Be
Forwarded TO Her in an I'm
stamped Envelope.

A gentleman lately left "the large
laken Walking-stick with silver head
bearing verses abiding to it having
been a sapling grown from an acorn
planted on my great-grandfather'
wedding day." to his nephew, and to
his sister "the damask tablecloth with
figures and armorial bearings COM
memorating the marriage of Louis Nv.
of France"
A Liverpool lady, who died lately,
left to her nephew-nephews seem to
be specially favored-her doormats,
except parlor mats and the oilcloth in
the hall. Perhaps she feared he might
sell the oilcloth and go in for riotous
living on the proceeds.
The will of an eccentric lady con-
tanned the following clause: "As to my
sisters, nieces, nephew, brother-in-law,
cousin, nothing shall come from me
to them but bag of sand to rub them
selves with. None deserve even a good
by. do not recognize single one of
them" Dear old thing! Meanest Of
all, however, was the man who left
his wife a farthing, with directions
that it should be forwarded to her in
an unstamped envelope !-Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
HOW TO Remember THINGS
Simple Ways by Which the Memory
May Be Trained to Be Great
Asset to Possessor.

In an article about a man with a
great memory, in the American Maya
zine, a writer says:
"'Any test which trains your mind
to really see things at quick glance
will help q lot returned Horgan.
'One of the best tests I know is to
stand in front of the show window Of
store and glance quickly at all the
articles in the window and then turn
away and see how many you can re-
member. Practice will make anyone
pretty adept at this.
"'Look at the passengers opposite
you in a street car. Then shut your
eyes and try to visualize each one Of
them. Glance at the advertising pla-
cards over their heads. Close your
eyes and see how many you can re-
member. All these things will help
you in remembering a mans features
from a quick glance; it would be inn
polite and usually impossible to stand
and stare in a mans face for three or
four minutes.
"'Meet all the people you can.
Watch them. Keep lists of their
names. Sit down at night and check
up the people you have met that day;
see how clearly you can call up the
image of each.'"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Latest of Poets.

The LATEST of British poets and
possibly the LATEST of men, was
James Thomson, who won a place in
English literature by his two works,
'aThe Seasons and ''The Castle of In
dolence." He is spoken of as an Eng
lish poet because his work was done
in England, but he was Scotch by
extraction and by place of birth. He
was born at Ednam, in Roxburgh-
shire, Scotland, in the year 170O-nine
years before the birth of Samuel
Johnson. At the age of twenty-five
he went to London to make his way
in literature. He was tutor, writer
for the press, dramatist and poet, but
he is remembered today by reason of
the two poems already mentioned. He
died at the age of forty-eight. 1t is
related of Thomson that he seldom got
out of bed until noon and often not
then. Most of ''The Seasons" and
nearly all of 1.-THE Castle of Incidence"
were written in bed. Thomson excelled
more in descriptions than in episode
or reflection.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Curious Timekeepers.

To ascertain the time at night, the
Apache Indians employed a gOurd on
which the stars of the heavens were
marked. AS the considerations rose in
the Sky, the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. BY
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order in which the constellation
might be expected to appear
The hill people Of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number Of
guilds of betel-nuts chewed. 1t will be
remembered how according to Wash
ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as
senbly was invariably dismissed at
the last puff of the third pipe of to-
tacco Of Gov. Wouter Van Twiller.
A Montagnis Indian of Canada will
set up a tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead of friends who are to
follow. He marks with his foot the
line of shadow cast, and by the change
in the angle of the shadow the On-com-
ing party can tell, on arriving at the
spot, about how far ahead the leader
is.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Putnam's Camp.

About two and q half miles south
east of Bethel, Connecticut, by q road
that winds through rolling farm cOun-
try and then plunges into succession
of tight little wooded valleys, lies
Putnam Memorial camp, better known
as Putnam park. During the summer
and fall this is more or less q resort
for folk from Danbury, Bethel and
Redding. But in December it lies well
nigh deserted and still as it did when,
in ITS, "Old Put selected it and two
neighboring sites for winter quarters
of the weary right wing of the CONT
mental army. Though this park was
begun in 1887 and practically COM
plete by 1890, it is much less generally
known and visited than Valley Forge
park, in Pennsylvania, which was not
begun until 1893.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
WOMEN WEAVE STRAW HATS
All People of Island Depend Upon
Earnings of Few Cents Day
Each for Their Living.

Next to the transshipment activities
of Mount Pleasant, the weaving OF
straw hats is the chief source Of in
come of the people, says Commerce Re-
ports. The hats woven are of cheap
quality, the standard selling in 1916
for from $1.3O to SLAB per dozen. The
straw for these hats is at present inn
ported from Venezuela and Colombia,
but the Dutch government is attempt
ing to raise it in Dutch Guiana.
The hats are woven by the women
and children in their homes, and by
moderate industry woman can COM
plete a hat in one day. All over the
island from early morning until after
sunset the weaving goes on. The Sy-
rian purchasers, who collect the hats
from house to house, pay about ten
or eleven cents each. Although the
straw for a hat costs the weaver from
five to seven cents and the amount
realized from a days work is very
small, many of the people depend en-
tirely upon their meager earnings from
this industry
In the government school hat Weav-
ing is taught and some of the natives
attain a high degree Of skill, producing
hats said to equal the best made in
Colombia. The better grades do not
enter into the export statistics of the
colony, as they are bought by tourists !;
the quality of the standard hat does
not improve.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Time to Work Hard.

When fortune begins to smile upon
you is the time you will have to
spunk up most. Then it is that most
folks begin to take it easy-and fail.
Getting into the public eye is chale
lenge to make good. There are thou
sands of others in the same business.
You must surpass them or remain one
of the crowd. If the place you occupy
gets crowded you must spunk up a
little more. Put on little more steam,
q little more brains and push are
needed. Maybe the other fellow is at
his limit now. Keep Oh pushing to the
front The courage with which you
strive will receive its reward. Work
with brain and hand and the victory
is bound 10 bc yours Penns ylvonfa
Grit,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
FULTON
ply and Prosperous New Year.

Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Stanley Fessenden is home for the
holidays from Beloit.
o. P Murwin was in GAINESVILLE one
day last week on business.
Edward Attlesey has been doetoring
sick horse the past week.
Peter Halverson is able to be out
again after a months illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Lee and sons
were in GAINESVILLE Christmas.
Fred Ellefson was home from Camp
Grant for the Christmas furlough.
Oscar Ellefson was up from Chicago
to spend Christmas with his family.
Miss Emma Berg is home from the
Whitewater normal for the holidays.
Misses Edith and Lou Raymond were
Jaresvile shoppers one day last week.
Church services were conducted by
Rev. Sayre of Albion last Sunday morn
ing.
Baxter Sayre, Morris Thomson and
Harold Pratt are home for the holi-
days.
Mrs. Alice Mead and sons are visit
ing in GAINESVILLE through the holiday
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Bentley and
JAS. Bentley of Beloit spent Christmas
with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Kramer of
Lac du Flambeau, Wis, are visiting
their parents for a few weeks.
4 good many farmers have their to-
bacco down in this section, casing
weather lasting for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Bush and Miss
Ruth Bentley were up from Chicago to
spend Christmas with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Spike and daughter
and Miss Amanda Pergande were the
guests of relatives here Christmas day
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Biggar and
daughter of Walkerville, Ontario, are
visiting relatives here for the holidays.
Red Cross chicken-pie dinner at the
hall tonight, Dec. 28th. Served from
O'Clock on at 35c. The local society
needs your help and money to buy yarn
for more sweaters, etc.
At the Red Cross meeting held last
Friday night the same officers were re-
elected. Mrs. w. N. Lee, president;
VIM. Gardiner Sr., vice president; Miss
Lou Raymond, secretary; A. K. Wal
lin, treasurer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Humoring People Isn't Pleasant.


'HumOring man" sounds like a
pleasant and comfortable thing, but
when one links humoring with the
question Of who makes the money, it
does not seem very 1attering to the
humorer or the humOree. And what
Il lamentable sight is that Of the hui
nlOree, what deep inequality it implies
and what an absence of any real re-
spect or understanding between two
people in whose lives humoring is
part of the daily routine. When the
one to be humOred is q woman it may
mean that q man has been forced into
the craven part of doing anything for
the sake of peace. There are few con-
cessions some men will not make to
avoid a domestic storm. Some unfor-
tunate men there are who even give
up vital friendships, legitimate forms
of recreation and even their own indi-
vidualities in this unworthy cause
Woman Home Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
SINGING is LOST ART TODAY
In This Age IL Is Largely Confined to
the Professional Performers, Even
In the Churches.

Singing, as far as most people are
concerned, is lost art. Thousands at
tend operas, recitals and musical COM
edies, but, as for singing themselves
informally at their work or play, they
have forgotten how. In times past
people of all ranks sang together as
O matter of course. Sailors sang at
their work; peasants, shepherds, cow
boys, all had their favOrite and apprO-
pirate songs. The songs Of children at
games, the lullabies of mothers, are
in the collected ballads and folklore
Of many peoples.
1.-THE pastimes and labOrs Of the hus-
bandman and the Shepherd says An
drew Lang, according to the Indianapo-
lis News, "were long ago kind or
natural opera. Each task had its
own song; planting, seeding, harvest
ing, burial, all had their appropriate
ballads or dirges.
'The whole soul Of the peasant class
breathes in it's burdens as the great
sea resounds In the shell mast 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, Thousands
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 q paid singer.
Singing in this age is largely con-
fined to the professional performer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
CORRESPONDENCE
ALBION

r. c.. Green is on the sick list.
Willis Stillman of Madison spent
Christmas at his parental home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Kelly spent
Thursday night with relatives at Nora.
The Academy students all went to
their parental homes Friday to spend
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Noble and daugh-
ter Beverly Jane are visiting James
Noble and family.
Cass Emerson and family of Milton
were Christmas day guests with Mr..
and Mrs. o. L. Coon.
Miss Bessie Ford of GAINESVILLE has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. f..
NJ. Ford and family the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Slagg of Osk-
kosk are spending their vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 2. Slagg.
Sidney Green, who is attending the
u. S. School of Military Aeronautics,
is spending the holidays at the parental
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gaines and
daughter, who have spent the last nine
months in Texas, returned here Sun
day night.
Martin Gunderson and family and
Claude Townsend and family took
Christmas dinner with James Herring
ton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Dates and daugh-
ter Kathryn spent Christmas day with
their daughter, Mrs. George Krucken-
berg and her husband.
Mr.. Nathan Reynolds died at his
home Dec. Is, at 80 o'clock. Funeral
services will be held Friday afternoon
at 80 from the home.
Mrs. H. c.. Stewart and daughter
Hattie went to Milton Monday where
they spent Christmas with Mr.. Stewart
and son Howard and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. d. Humphrey visited
at G.. D. Gray's near Milton Junction
Saturday o. m. and Mrs. Humphreys
sister and family near Albany Sunday.
A family gathering was held at the
c.. C.. Atwood home Christmas day.
Harley Saunders and family of Edger-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. HI. H. Babcock
were there.
Otto Rucks, road commissioner for
the eastern half of Albion, reports that
he has graded two and half miles of
road and hauled $3.50 loads of gravel
during the year.
The Red Cross membership drive has
been extended until Saturday night. If
there are any who have not Red
Cross Service Flag and wish one, send
or bring their dollar to the chairman of
their district or leave at the postoffice.
We would like to have flag in every
home in our township. The result of
the drive will be given in next week s
paper.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
NAVIGATION.

A ship at sea is constantly changing
it's position on the earths surface, and
it requires some skill to keep it in it's
prescribed path to its destination. The
oldest navigators were the Phenicians
These hardy voyagers sailed from one
end of the Mediterranean sea to the
other and out into the open Atlantic
without compass or chart, guided by
the sun by day and by the Great Dip
per at might. In those days the dip
per was much nearer the pole than it
is now and indicated the true north
fairly well.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28

In Brander Matthews volume of rec
objections he, repeats Mark Twain's
statement that at q certain age he was
able to remember some things that
had happened and many that had not.
and when he got little older he would
remember none but the latter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Someihinu Missing.

A small girl was visiting her aunt's
room for the first time. She walked
about and scrutinized everything with
interest. Finally she stopped before
an attractive picture frame which was
standing on the table, but was empty.
After puzzled moment she said:
"Auntie Ethel, what is it don't seer"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28

!. c.. Green is on the sick list.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
Fulton Taxes.

The tax roll of the town of Fulton is
now in my hands for collection. / will
receive taxes at First National Bank
in Edgerton Jan. s, Tobacco Exchange
Bank Jan. Is, at Murwin's store, Full
ton, Jan. %, at Bert Cox's, Indian
Ford, Jan. %, and balance of time al
home. Two per cent penalty after
Feb. !, 1918.
VIM. Willie, Treasurer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28

VIM. Willie, Treasurer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-10
SC - 1Oc


ohlo's "Flr
The term fire Ian,
tract or country IT,
After .he Revolutionary IS.
neeticut had caded TO
States her undetermined lunt
sions In the West, she reserved
embracing 100000 acres, now in.
In the northeastern portion Of Ohio.
do as she pleased with. The land
reserved was called the Western re-
serve, or Connecticut reserve. The
state Of Connecticut subsequently sold
y on easy terms to certain Of her citl-
zens who had suffered at the hands OF
the British during the war. Because
they had thus suffered, the lands par
celed ont to thea were called "suf-
ferers' land" and as most Of the SUI
Ierers We're made such by fires, the
lands were also called "tre lands"
The latter designation outlived the for.
mer and was current in the history OF
Ohio for many years. The fire lands
are now included In the counties Of
Huron and Erie.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-10

lie koranlwas given 70 his follow
fES-hot from The brain of Mohammed
rs the law revealed "a him through the
angel Gabriel No other man contrib
1ted 20 its dorm or substance. The Hm-
ited range of the knowledge and ex-
perience Of and suggestions to.its au-
thor necessarily limited It's scope 10
rules adapted 10 the relatively simple
conditions Of the people with whom he
was famiiiar IL failed to anticipate
aii the needs Of the rich aud cultured
cities Of Damascus. Bagdad. Cairo. Cor
oova and Seville and the millions OF
people inhablting the great empire he
founded. His purpose wss intensely
religious and eentered in the overthrow
OF All ldolatry aud the establishment
Of the worship of the one true aud liv.
ms God,-CRse s1d Comment -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-10

She moved the bed covers cautious.
ly and ne frst moFa sent q wave VI
pals oreF her. After "a. she was such
very nltie rFl. ana pain had been a
stranger 70 her until now. A Ittls
Vhiiaper came up 70 her lips. but she
stiaea L and looked eround the room
eariouslys i was her own room. ana
YET somehow It looked dinerenf. Ev.
eFyihing MAS 50 completely IN order.
4 little table had been moved up 10
tie bed and On Il stood a glass and
medicine bottle. A Dot o. mignonette
rat "a the window sill. end there IN
the low rocking chair sat mother.
JUST for the first moment did Kath-
sFine say mother. aud then she re-
haeinbered. Il vas not mother. Hadn't
she vowed never TO say that wordf
Ihis was the strange woman Rather
lEs had resolved not 70 know. What
vas size doing sitting in the low rock
iug ehairi What was she doing 10
HAS reoso She had never been here
rhen Katherine was ven.
Katherine tried 70 move again. and
this time little moan escaped her.
Instantly the figure IN the window
started up and came over 10 The bed.
-What Is It, denrg Are you IN
palnf You must Try 70 he sun II you
can. and soft, cool fingers gently
snekel Katherine's forehead. Grad
ually Katherine was beginning 10 re-
laenber sae had fallen downstairs.
She had been running away from
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-10

The eminent actor and the admired
playwright were la company with an
other man Of mark. The actor told a
story IN his best manner-a manner
justly celebrated on two sides OF the
Atlantic-a manner justly celebrated
as effective to say the least. The play
wright observed that the olher man
OF mark sat silent and glumly regard
Ing the opposite wall "That was a
good story Of Judkins. the playwright
said. May ask why you choose TO
confer upon it such a 0issaherlting
countenaneess "A good story - sha
other replied. explosiveiy. "Of course.
81 Is a good siory. / told that story to
jDdkins yesterday myself. And did be
iaughl He did not. And today the
nigtailed pirate tells ii back to me and
expects me 10 laugh. Not much. IN
choke trst. New York Evening Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-10

Holland-Boy Scouts OF Birchbarh
Gates-Nannette and the BABY Mon
key.
Jsekson-David cOpperfisId Rstold
Tor Children.
seton-Monarch. the Big Bear.
Seaman Sapphire signet.
Rolt-Wheeler-Boy With the O. 8
Indians; Boy With the U. g. Mail.
Steyenson-Chnd's Garden OF Verse.
PottAr-Pieling Hlaud; Ttmmy TiS
toes; Jeremy Fisher.
Trowbridge = Wireless Telegraph
Boy.
Tomlinson- scoutii.s Win Daniel
Boone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-10
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday
AT New York ., Cleveland 5.
At Philadelphia 0, St Louis 2.
At Washington 2. Chicago 3.
AT Boston-Detroit. rain.
6awes Today.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.