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desert OF time, a day whose limits seem
interminable. ..-
How many days is it until we eat
AGAIN. l asked hopelessly.
six and half" Lucille computed.
Then we get some orange juice and a
few kernels Of popcorn"
Then what?"
That's all for the first day."
A few kernels of popcorn! Can you
Imagine kernel of popcorn floating
hither and yon in all that sea Of water
and finally giving up with despairing
shrek when it finds there is no place
| to land?
"You mustn't think of things to eat
You're not really hungry. 1t Is your
imagination. Tighten your belt and
you won't know that you haven't
eaten"
followed her. advice. True enough,
the belt was quite loose. \ terrible
| thought struck me--a few days Of fast
ing and l would have to wear suspend
ers! | had always prided myself ON a
self supporting figure. as it were, and
had jeered at the fence rail build which
is obliged to hang all its garments
from it's shoulders. Already with one
notch in my belt
Along toward noon l noticed dis
tinct headache.
THAT will pass away" Lucille assured
me. Upton S. Clair says so, and he
ought to know"
why ought he to know"' snapped.
Did he invent headaches. or is he just
generaliZing from reading about some
body else's headache? This pain I've
got here has settled in my region Of
thought for long run, and l defy any
Upton s. Clair to drive it out"
Don't be cross" Lucille soothed. LET
me dip my handkerchief in this spring
here and wet your forehead with it."
She did, and while it didn't do any
good l always like to have her fussing
around me.
The spring is one that every one Wis.,
its who comes to the island, and there
is tin cup sitting OH a rock near by.
l started to get drink.
"YOu mustn't drink that water" Lu-
Gle stopped me. You must not drink
anything but distilled water while you
are fasting"
"Why not?"
Because when there is nothing else
in it the stomach Is particularly sus-
ceptible to disease"
That was more Of l.. S. Clairs maya
zine stuff. I knew it. Probably he got
about 5 cents word for it too.
THAT water, pure as it is, msv have
microbes in it," she continued.
What chance would microbe have
against my stomach?' l returned bit
terly. but l refrlined from drinking
the water In those days that woman
had me under her thumb.
At nightfall we sat around that white
table once more. / think even Lucile's
enthusiasm was wavering. 1t seemed
distinctly more Of an effort to be cheer
full than it had at breakfast. Her moth
err was frankly miserable and eyed me
with a glance which warned me that
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milk, cooking the flour in the hot fat,
then adding the milk. Baked potatoes
are especially good with this meat.
Roast pork left-overs finely chopped
and served with chopped celery In
salad makes fine substitute for
chicken.
COrnmeal pork fritters, with q rich
gravy will make breakfast dish
which is sufficiently filling for good
meal. Use cOrnmeal, one egg, q little
baking powder and sufficient milk to
make batter thick enough to dip the
slices of parbOiled and drained salt
pork in, then fry in fat and serve with
cream gravy.
Pork of any kind. salt or otherwise,
should be cooked long and slowly to
make it digestible.H
Fresh pork with carrots, onions and
potatoes baked in casserole is an
other dish which is well liked. A
small amount Of meat will season the
vegetables, thus making q most eco
nomical dish.
Sptced Shoulder OF Pork.-SOak the
shoulder In water for several hours
after washing well, being sure that 1t
Is we'll scraped, removing all the
smoked portions that might impart
strong flavor. Place in a large kettle
with cold water to cover; bring slowly
to the boiling point. then add pepper
corns. whole cloves and sage, a tea.
spoonful Of each, with a bay leaf, If
liked. a bit Of mace or nutmeg. The
sage may be omitted If the flavor is
not liked. After two hours of gentle
cooking, remove the skin from the
shoulder and put it in baking pan.
skin side up. Add half cupful Of
vinegar, two tablespoonfuls Of sugar,
and cunful Of water; use this to
haste the meat while roasting. Any
leftover portions are delicious. sllce0
| cold.
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! ATS Jonnston's launch" said Mrs.
Green.
We're We cannibals the laws Of hos
pitality would hardly protect one Of
my build.
Have some water, Mr.. Blainey. >
Lucille said.
Il won't drink another drop tonight
declared. unless l can have some
favoring extract In it,"
After that we sat around thinking
about sweet potatoes and hash and
steaks but talking about the latest
books and the moonlight through the
trees. But what is moonlight on an
empty stomach? Merely moonlight,
nothing more.
whats that?" demanded Lucille,
| straining her ears to catch some sound
out on the water. There was a faint
| 'put-put' out somewhere.
It's Johnscn's launch" said Mrs.
Green. II can tell because it misses
every tenth explosion"
Upton s. Clair says that fasting
makes all the senses extraordinarily
scute." Lucille explained.
| know Mrs. Green said So Upton
:. Clair" under her breath. but I did
not hear 1t.
II wonder what Johnson's boat can
i'e doing out here at this time Of
aight." Lucille specialized.
| HE must be bringing some one over
here" said her mother. ours Is the
,nly island for miles which is inhab-
ted as late AS this In the season"
| 1T can't be father" Lucille unused.
HE said he wouldn't be home until
| sunday"
So We went down to the dock 1t
was moonlight, and the old launch
coming in looked some way romantic
What was she bringing us? Some
hing within me suggested food
| The launch came alongside: Il man
with couple OF grips jumped ashore:
hen the boat hacked away and limped
oT again into the darkness.
why, Frank Boppv' exclaimed Lu-
,ile. greeting the newcomer. I'VE
weren't expecting you until next
week"
II know It." he said. but got two
weeks' vacation instead Of one. and
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; F R IDAY S
CHAPTER !.
Fast Ashore.

Fast Aonoro.
wv YE eat too much" stated Lu-
nv cile definitely while we were
!" having tea on the front
I'VE certainly do" assented idly.
"Why not give our digestive appa-
ratus rest" she propounded.
"Why not?" rushed to my doom.
was having my two weeks vacation
and was too happy at being able to
spend it on the island to care any
thing about an argument.
II suggest that we fast for week."
A suggestion like that put me in
nice tx. don't mind stating that at
that time ! was about 30 pounds Of
eligible bachelor, aged thirty five, COM
fortably in love with Lucille. but too
old and set in the cOmplacent selfish
ness of single blessedness ever to pre-
tend to be Romeo. The idea Of fast
ing gave me a sinking sensation right
where there was the most room to
sink.
"What?" l calculated, forgetting for
the moment that had reputation for
ready repartee.
Il said, why not fast for a weekT
I read an article by Upton 3. Clair
about 1t just this morning. He claims
that fasting thoroughly rebuilds the
system, gets rid Of all toxins and in
creases the mental efficiency 80 per
cent
She picked up magazine which was
propped open face downward on the
lower shelf Of the porch table.
Listen to this" she continued. "'Eat-
ing three meals day is simply hab
1t. We have made tyrants Of our stom-
achs. They demand to be fed every
few hours. and IL we answer that de-
mand we are slaves There, that
sounds like the reasoning Of thinker,
doesn't it?'
1T sounds more like the reasoning Of
thinker than of an eater"
Lucille reproved my tiippancy. II think
1t would do us all good
But feel all right now" called
her attention to an obvious fact.
She dismissed my objection. You
can't be healthy unless you fast for
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thought I'd be welcome, SO l grabbed

thought I'd be welcome, SO I grabbed
the first train, and here am"
"Of course you are welcome Lu-
cile was wondering how she was going
to break the news of the fasting to
him.
"How are you, Monty?' He hailed
me with the nickname l most detest
and slapped me on the shoulder blade
where the sunburn was the worst.
assured him politely. but untruth-
fully, that l had never felt better.
Then we went back to the house.
All l had needed was the presence OF
this mosquito to be absolutely misera-
BILE. He knew more different ways OF
getting on my nerves, even when
was well fed, than any other indiv1d-
ual in the world. hated to think
what the next few days would be like
with Bopp and hunger for my compan-
ions.
Believe me-" Bopp was saying. Il
had some dinner on the dining car this
evening. There was some fried chick
eli, W anu SiuNy r.
tatoes, corn on the cob
isn't the moon beautiful|' interrupt
ed Lucille. Even she could stand no
more.
Looks like a great big pumpkin,
doesn't it?" Bopp blundered.
am going to put new verb In the
dictionary-namely. ito Bopp," mean
ing to speak at length on any annoying
subject.
Finally Lucille took him one side and
explained about the fasting. The idea
fascinated him, especially In its appli-
cation to me. He offered to wager me
huge sums Of money, which neither Of
us possessed that 1 couldn't last for
week, and If l did he wanted to open a
pool on my probable weight and waist
measurement at the finish. You can
imagine how much his talk amused me.
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week at least once year. Upton :
Clair says SO. Mother, you'll try IT,
won't your"
TRY what?"
Fasting for week"
why. yes. II you want to-" Her
mother picked up book as If she had
decided nothing more momentous than
4 question as to whether she preferred
cream or lemon in her tea. She bad
been used as an experiment station fol-
so many years that nothing surprised
her.
got up casually and tried to slip In
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country the nicely fatted
young pork sailed is
delicious eating. The ad.
vantage Of salt pork is
that 1t keeps indefinitely
and is an emergency
meat always available.
Crisp slices Of pork
parb0iled In water, then
rolled in cornmeal and
fried brown and served
with a uro WV ~ -four ond
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COUNTY OFFICERS
County Seat-Piue CITY
HAiLWAi TINE TABLE OF THE
"REAT NORTHERN At ASknV

To Mime apOlis and no,n,s -.
No. y tNight Expressly leaves 1.sS
H "a. - 'Henith Specially leaves lO:2s a ~, M
NO. 10 Gopher State Expressl a. ILL.,
.Tb;s ,,,..'...... 5:2i D. m.
Ask tnis ,o tram n.ss does not stop at 49,
and delivers mail. Stops NJ lakes likes
and Sandstone. bruno
TO Duluth and the RANCE.
NO. Is might Expressly leaves aso
NO. 20 Gopher State Express, ''' d. m
.No 81 f1.n;tn ..l2.2s D. m.
.Does e nnt s spec,ai) leaves ASA p. m.
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W.. M4x~ were
0EEP-SiGHTED IDEA.

Crawford - Motorcars are very
dangerous.
Crabshaw-That's the reason I'm
going to buy one.-Judge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
GENERAL WISH,

whats the good word about tho
theaters?"
Il don't know, but I wish it wss
the password"
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PORK DISHES.

Salt pork is a wholesome meat which
Is found In most families. In the
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EXPLAIN Ed.

GLOW do YOU suppose that dog
came to bite me ~"
81 suppose he thought you were q
bonehead."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
TOWN OF WINDEMERE

Observation-Disclosures BackstrOnl, Carl
Dahlen. John w. Anderson.
Clerk ................. Anthem Kahn
Justice of the Peace. j. Brandt.
Natural Street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carlson, Charley
Anderson.
Roadmasters-Nels Larson. Ivar john
son, r. w. tombstone. Oscar Carlson
undmaSterS-David HammerQu s t.
Axel Johnson. Oscar Carlson. Martin
OdebralSki.
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& x x SSH
|ss, tits folly to

Where ignorance II bliss. It's folly to
be WISE"
One way to make the world happier
would be to turn ignorance into
bliss
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
TOWN OF FLEMING

Superyisors-F. NJ. RodenberGer' Albert
j. Quick. Nels Breiland.
r,Iari, ...... Roy Berd
Treasurer ...C. A. NeWcome
issaSsor Frank Olson
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TOWN OE STIRGEON Lake

Supervisors--Wm. Jamrock, John l.. kO-
losky, Chas. f. Carlson.
Clerk .................... 5. G. Baird
treasurer ............... lIeHl JuTeh
Assessor ........ SEVERN klOsowSki
Justice of the Peace-Jos. Luczak.
Frank Thillman.
Constables--Anton Chmielewski. Joe
Coke.
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TOWN OF BREMEN
TOWN OF BIRCH CREEK

SupervisOrS-Joseph Hrubes, chairman.
A. w. Larson. Oscar Oswald
Clerk F. r. Olson
treasurer ............ John B. Nelson
Assessor .............. p. r. Oyerom
Justice Of the Peace--Henry Paulsen.
c. A. Shoberg.
Constahles-T. f. Durkee. Ben Karlberg
RoadmaSters-JonS Johnson, Dist. No.
l. Rudolph Larson. Dist. No. 2:
Nels Liliedahl, Dist. No. 3: John
Swarmer, Dist. No. 4.
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Continued next week.
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TOWN OF NORMAN

SuperyiSorS--Geo. Hyatt. ChaS. Jacksoh.
J. A. Ogilvie.
Clerk " Arthur F.. Wood
Treasure .. II. G.. Messenger
Assessor . w. w. Ogilvie
Justice of the Peace-H. {. Messenger.
\. J. Larson.
Constable-Bert Forsyth. TheO. Kepler
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wv re eat too much" stated Lu-
nv cile definitely while we were
wv having tea on the front
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
TOWN OF BRUNO

Supervisors-S. d. Dye. Louis Llndstrom
Geo. l.. Bristol.
Clerk ... Earl HOwey
Treasurer ..... A. l.. Churchill
Assessor ..... Joseph Marihart
Justice of the Peace--H. J. Berglund,
w. G.. Otto.
Constables-Grant Gault, Ward Taylor
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TOWN OF KERRICK


A. Renfro S. c. john
son. Oscar Dahlgren.
Clerk ....... Bert L. Clarke
Treasurer ......... A. ]. Warren
Assessor ............... G.. f. Carroll
Justice of the Peace-A. G. Norton, G.
T.. BiSSOnette.
Constables-John Dahlgren. Joe Nc
Grath.
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VILLAGE OF BRUNO

President ............. y. II. LIiSI ch
Trustees-A. Markus. Joseph Marihart.
A. BigloW.
Recorder ................ "A. A. AVOk
Treasurer ... II. A. Bruins
Justice of the Peace 49,. n. A. Williams
onstables-Hiram Walsh. John Stat
ford.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-17
YOUR SICK CHILD
. IS CONST|PATEDI
LOOK At TONGUE
If cross, feverish or bilious
give California Syrup
of Figs"

No matter what ais your child. q
gentle, thorough laxative should Away,
be the first treatment given,
II your little one is out.of. sort.
half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-look. Mother see II
tongue is coated, This is a sure sign
that is little stomach, liver and bowel,
are closged with waste. When cross,
irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad. or has stomach-aehe, diarrhoes,
sore throat, full Of cold, give a tea.
spoonful OF California Syrup Of Figs"
and In a few hour. all the con,tipated
poison, undigested food and sour bile
gently moves out OF its little bowel,
without gripping. and you have a we'll,
playful child again,
Mother, can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
Il never fails TO cleanse the little one,
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom.
ach and they dearly love It's pleasan,
taste Full directions for babies, chill.
drsn OF all ages, and for grown. up,
printed on each bottle
Beware Of counterfeit iis ,yrups. Ask
your druggist for a SO.eent bottle ol
California Syrup Of Figs" then sec
that il is made by tie California Fis
Syrup Company"-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-17
GERMANS VISIT
TO GREECE May
PRECEDE ACTION
Presence Of Won Falkenhayn
at ElasSona Is Affirmed,

LONDON. Jan. H.--That General
Won Falkenhayn and not General
Baron Won Falkenhausen is on a mis-
sion to Greece, is affirmed by the
British accredited correspondent at
Saloniki who cites information re-
oeived in French official quarters
there to the effect tina, Won Falken-
hsyn is at Elassona. twenty-five miles
northwest OF Larissa.
The dispatch. which is dated Satur-
day, adds that the Greek troops which
the Greek government promised to
withdraw into Peloponne,us are NOV
ing not toward Peloponnesus but
northward, violating the neutral zone
where French and British detach-
ments for some time have been keep
ing the peace between royalist and
Venezilist troops
General Won Falkenhayn is sup
posed to have arrived in Greece by
submarine but the correspondent re-
lates that il would have been possible
for him to cross the entente allied
lines in an airplane and in any case
the object of visit which was at
tended with so much danger cannot
be mistaken"
For the last six weeks the cor
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END INDIGESTION
OR STOMACH PAIN
IN FIVE MINUTES
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes
sick, sour, gassy stom-
achs feel fine,

Time it In five minutes all stomach
distress will 60 No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching Of gas, acid,
or eruotations of undigested food, no
dizziness, bloa,ing, foul breath or head
ache.
Pape, Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs. 1t
is the surest, quickest and most certain
indigestion remedy in the whole world,
and besides it is harmless,
Millions of men and women now eat
their favorite food, without fear-they
know Pape's Diapep,in will save them
from any stomach misery.
Please, for your sake get a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from
any drug store and put your stomach
right Don't keep on being miserable
life is too short-you are not here long,
so make your stay agreeable Eat what
YOU like and digestit. enjoy it. witho,x
dread of rebellion in the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one of the fam
| lily eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack Of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night, il is handy TO give the
quickest. surest relief known-Adv.
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As the car restarted, and passed US,
the taxi became stationary. ! peered
out OF the little window at the back.
The woman was returning in the di-
rection OF Waterloo road
Drive slowly back along Waterloo
road was my next order. Pretend
you are look ing for a fare; | will keep
out OF sight"
was borne back again upon my
course The woman kept to the right
and, once we were entered into the
straight road which leads to the bridge,
! again raised the speaking tube.
Pull up" said. "On the right
hand side is an old woman carrying a
basket; fifty ycards ahead. Do vol,
see herr Keep well behind, but don't
lose sight of her"
Just before she reached the place,
where the mysterious assault had taken
place, the woman crossed the road and
disappeared from view.
! leaped out Of the cab, thrust half
crown into the mans hand, and ran on
to the corner. The night was now far
advanced and knew that the chances
OF detection were thereby increased. But
the woman seemed to have abandoned
her fears, and saw her just ahead Of
me walking resolutely past the lamp
beyond which short time earlier she
had met with a dangerous adventure
She entered the gate OF a block OF
dwellings even more forbidding in ap-
, pearance than those which that night
had staged a dreadful drama.
As the figure with the basket was
lost from view | crept on, and in turn
cautiously entered the evil-smelling
hallway
l. Footsteps were recedlng up the stone
stairs ] could not see the woman, bu,
from the Sound OF her tread it was pos
sble to count the landings which she
passed. When she had reached the
fourth, ard heard her step upon yet
another flight, knew tha, she must be
bound Tor the ,opmost floor and OBJ
serving every precaution almost hold
ing my breath in nervous endeavor
TO make no slightest sound rapidly
mounted the stairs. .,
TO be Continued)
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men TO OPPOSE
E|chT-HOUR DAY
Brotherhoods Protest Against
Adamson Measure,

CLEVELAND, Jan, H.-Represen-
tative Adamson's absolute eight hour
dav bill will be opposed by the four
brotherhoods Of railroad employees,
President William G. Lee OF the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and William s. Stone, grand chief en-
sineer Of the Brotherhood of loco
motive Engineers Observation-Disclosures
son today that they would appear be-
fore the committee Friday to lodge
their protest
Grand Chief Stone declared that the
law does not meet the requirements
OF the trainmen in any respect
1T contains provision for com
puls0y arbitration and prohibits a
man from leaving his job without
thirty days notice, all OF which is
opposed by our men," he said in a
statement
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respondent adds, the royali,t govern
ment has been playing for time, using
every pretext to avoid displacing the
modified forces behind US. The ar
rival of Won Falkenhayn makes ii
seem that the Greek plans for COM
bined action are now mature"
Pedestrians in Philadelphia, New
York and the larger cities are re-
markably clever at being run over by
only the more expensive cars.
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British Red Cross
Fund $4,000, 900

LONDON. Jan 1.-THE Times
Red Cross fund which the other news
papers are also supporting has now
passed the $j0OO0,0OO mark.
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Next Week-"THE LIGHT OF MEDINEH."

Copyright 1911 by tho Moe Newspaper syndlcae)
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-24
STATE PRESS
No Joke.

Several of the Old Guard news
papers are all FUSED up" over the
fact that Percival w. Clemet has
been mentioned in connection with
the campaign for Governor next
year. The Morrisville News and
Citizen takes the situation seriously
while the Mortified News treats it
as a joke. Something like dozen
aspirants have been mentioned"
for Governor and Mr.. Clement can
always be considered as candidate.
1t is his ambition. But, serious,
would not Percival Vehement make
a pretty good governor? While he
does not "stand in" with the Old
Guard, yet he has many friends all
over the State who would give him
strong support. The Mortified
News may find out that Mr.. Clement
is not such a joke after all.-Burling,
ton Clipper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-24

ton, and kingdom against kingdom
but he that shall endure
unto the end, the same shall be
saved"
Bible students are familiar with
the militant Christ, he who drove
the money-changers from the temple
and Numbered against the scribes
the Pharisees and all false teachers
and prophets.
There comes time when the
meekest and most christian man
must fight or perish. 1t comes the
same way with nations. 1t has come
the same way with civilization today.
Roosevelt's soldiers creed"
might be printed in large type and
hung in every barrack, mess-hall
and recruiting station in America
today. 1t puts the conscientious OBJ
jector where he belongs.-Rutland
Herald.