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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
POinsettia Popular
At Christmas Time
DR0BABLY the most popular Of all
Christmas plants is the poinsettia

DRoBABLY the most popular of all
Christmas plants is the poinsettia,
often called the Christmas rose.
This is priced for its dazzling rosette
Of scarlet leaves which grows high up
above the equally beautiful dark green
foliage.
These scarlet leaves, which measure
from four inches to a foot across. are
usually referred to as the flowers, but,
correctly speaking, they are not flow
ers. When these great heads of scarlet
leaves are fully grown they will re-
main In this condition from ten to
twelve weeks. The poinsettia is very
easily cultivated. 1t grows in any
good sandy soil and delights In warm
atmosphere.
The flowers will be much larger and
ftler if the plant is given little stim-
ulation in the form of liquid manure
for few weeks previous to its bloom
ing. After it has stopped towering
about the middle Of February-it should
be dried off and turned on its side in
a warm place until May. The cellar is
suitable If there is a furnace; if not
select an upstairs closet. The plant
will become just like dried stick,
but will be alive nevertheless. When
fine spring weather comes put the pot
outside and water it well. It's surpris.
ing how quickly it will start to grow,
but before 1t has made much growth
cut 1t back to the stump. Next shake
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
A Christmas Heaven
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n GAMBREL roof in a sheltered lane
" And a laughing group therein.
4 n The winds may below with might
and main,
And the storms may clash and din,
But it's Christmas, Father Christmas,
Hath the keeping of his kin.
Outside traveller in the snow,
And glad "Hello" once more;
Within hearth fire all aglow
And dear face at the door,
And it's Christmas, Father Christmas
Giveth greetings o'er and DER.
The circles, wonderful circles, where
They are gathered today;
The kindness, beautiful kindness, there.
And the welcome words they say,
For It's Christmas, Father Christmas,
Turns no prodigal away.
Frank Walcott HUT in New Orleans
Times Democrat
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
How to Adorn
The Church For
The Holiday
NHURcH decoration should be start

.NHURCH decoration should be start
~ ed at least a week before Christ
mas. Better be early and do the
work deliberately rather than leave it
and rush and slight the undertaking
at the last moment.
Have decorations light and use color
sufficient to make them cheerful. Work
in plenty of red and white.
Everlasting flowers are good for the
purpose. Bunches Of immortelles can
be broken up, wired into small punches
and used In various ways. These can
be had in white, red, yellow and other
cOlOrs.
Work color into the garlands at prop
er intervals to relieve the somber et-
feet Of the heavy dark green wreath
ing. Pampas plumes are excellent
where they can be used away from gas
lights or danger OF fire.
Holly branches are most useful and
appropriate. Laurel, lockwood, wild
smilax, branches Of evergreen trees
and tissue paper wreaths. bells and
gnrlands oil work in together efrec-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
Mrs. Santa CIaua
Pray, who 1t is has a reason

Pray, who II is has a reason
To be sorting pretty toys
That will go this festive season
To good little girls and boys?
Pray, who Is II that Is hurried
To the point where she cries, Laws;
declare It has me worriedv
Why, It's Mrs Santa Claus!
She is such busy woman
My, but she's a busy woman!
Such a very busy woman
Why, she has to fix the labels
On the things in Santas pack!
Toys and books and muffs and sables
Soon he'll carry on his back
And, since men are so forgetful,
All his clothes she must prepare,
For when men are cold they're fretful,
And then children must bewarel
So she's quite a busy woman
My, but she's n busy woman!
Such very busy woman.
From the pot there comes a SAVIOR
That betokens best Of cheer
She cooks things to curry favor
While he's currying the deer.
] have heard-'tis merely rumor-
That old Santas tempers bad
She must keep him in good humor,
Or the children would be sad,
So she's quite busy woman!
My, but she's busy womanl
Such very busy womanl
-Grif Alexander IN st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

velvet curtains you may find in the
house. Take the spangles off some
fancy dress costume. Now sew the
fringe on the carpet and faster on the
spangles. The completed cravat will
delight the heart of auy young man
who can afford not to wear it.,
A ten carat diamond is suitable gift
to a fiancee If you can't afford the
diamond try a touring car.
a set of NIilton's works mays please
a ten-y ear-old boy.
'Note the "may."-C. B. Quincy in
New York American.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

If 1t is true, as stated, that Amer
lea pays fourteen times as much for
each soldier as the enemy, the boys
have man-size jobs to measure up to-
the pattern cut for them. But they'll
do ID.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

At present it appears that the prin-
cipal task this winter will be to make
one lump of coal do the work that
two formerly did.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

Domo cream separator is made out.
Of Swedish metal, and you know
what that means. Emil Peil.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

Women in the Saddle in New
York. Headline. Yes, and man
fashion" at that.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
The fellow who always has kick
coming sometimes gets it.

Secondhand thoughts are like sec
ond-hand clothes-they are apt to
be a misfit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DR.. Edwards, a Well-Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. F. NJ. Edwards for IL years treated
scores OF women for liver and bowel
ailments. During these years he gave to
his patients prescription made Of few
well-known vegetable ingredients mixed
with olive oil, naming them DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets. You viii know them By
their olive color.
These tablets are woader.workers on the
liver and bowels, which cause a normal
action, carrying off the waste and poison
Gus matter in ones system.
If you have pale face, saiiow look, dull
eyes, pimpies, coated tongue, headaches, a
listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts,
inactive bowels, you take one of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time
and note the pleasing results.
Thousands Of women as well as men
take Dr.. Edwards Olive Tahlets-the sue
cessful substitute for calomei-now and
then just to keep in the pink of condition,
a0c and 25c per lox. An druggists.
lAdvertisementl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
SUFFRAGE BLACKLIST
If Defeated This Year. Women VIII
Fight Those Who Opposed 1t.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Recom-
mendation of the executive council
of the National Woman's Suffrage
association that in case a suffrage
amendment to the constitution is de-
feated at this session of congress a
vigorous campaign be waged against
the reelection next year of members
opposing the measure was up for dis
cussion at today's session of the asso-
cations convention.
Leaders were confident of a speedy
adoption of the suggestions. Nomina-
ton of officials for the coming year
was the principal business of the
afternoon meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
HUNS PREDICT VICTORY
Expect Sudden Clean Up of Allies on
West Front

Zurich, Dec. 14.-Frank admission
that the central powers are preparing
their greatest blow on the west front,
with enthusiastic predictions for its
success, filled German newspapers, re-
ceived here today
The articles declare that linden
burg, in conjunction with the Austrian
command, will Subject the allies on
the west front to the same treatment
melted out to Italy"
The great blow is expected to COM
pei the allies to submit to the Ger
man victors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14

Two thousand soldiers at Camp Upton
have pledged themselves to read chapter
of the Bible daily.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

other nations enjoy marked advan- tages in foreign trade from superior facilities and more effective co-opera- tion. That doubt and fear as to the legal restrictions prevent Americans from developing equally effective or ganizations for overseas business, and that the foreign trade of our manu- lecturers and producers, particularly of the smaller ones, suffer in conse- quence."
 Thus the Government assails mon. opoly at one point and encourages it at another-when it is in competitiol with foreign business.
 One of the lessons the nation is learning is that cut-throat competi- tion is not "the life of trade" The tendency is toward combination; and that is the proper direction-com- bination properly regulated. Nobody yearns for the return of the arrogant trust of twenty years ago. but it will be better to recognize the importance and necessity of the trusts in cheapen- ing the products of labor by efficient organization. Cooperation is a natu- ral growth and should be encouraged Ly every means within our power,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
WHAT CONSTITUTES SUCCESS.

TO picture yourself in the position that you most desire to occupy, to see yourself in the kind of house ill which you most wish to live, wearing the apparel that you would like to wear and associating with the persons with whom you would most like to associate, is one of the best ways of planting the seed from which the de- sired harvest may be realized. The clearer-the more distinct-you can make these pictures appear to you, the more inspiration you will derive from them, the greater the chance of realizing the ambitions which they portray.
 When the plan has been once de- velcped, however, the next thing is to put it into execution and it is here that the idle-dreamer fails. To con- struct a house, the preliminary step is to secure an architects plans, yet the plans alone are of little value un- less you have a builder to see that they are carried out. It is the latter who must attend to the details and :nake the structure haDitable one.
 In constructing career--in build ing the structure men term Success the same law applies. In fact, the planning" is the easiest part. ani will mean but little if we do not sue ceed in visualizing so clearly, or painting our mental pictures so en- Iticeingly. that we become embued with a strong desire to make them a reality.
 It is no weak, half-hearted deter .lination that will produce this result, The desire that rouses the will to ac- l tion that we denote as initiative must be so ardent, so keen, so d.ter mined as to oe practically Irresistible. It is when desire has bred this deter imitation in the heart, that the ordi- nary obstacles of life become but tri'- iialities, and we plough our way to sue cess, regardless of such factors as op- posing circumstances and adverse en- yironment.
 Ask any mar who has made a sue cess as to wnat principle he owes his advancement and, in nine cases out of ten, he will tell you that his rise from the ranks of the wage-earner was due to the fact that he not only mastered all the details of his business, but that he also showed his employer that h , could be depended upon to take the 1 linitiative--Ford Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1917
MONOPOLY VS. COMPETITION.

The Government, in its attack on the Harvester Company lays down the contention that there is no such thing as good or benevolent trust' within the meaning of the Sherman antitrust law. The key to low prices according to the arguments of the al torney general, is to be found in com- petition, and the fact that the three component parts of the Harvester Co. are ill sense independent of one aE- other, is declared to be of no assur- ance of competition.
 The Governments brief has an irci- dental interest because it revives MT. RoOsevelt's distinction between good and bad'' trust in the campaign of 1912. The Colonel defended the liar vester trust of which George w. Per kins was the guiding star, as good trust, while he assailed certain other monopolies numerically.
 The supreme court of the United States is called upon to say whether r The former presidents distinction las any support under the Sherman act and it's ruling will be anticipated with some interest.
 It is the democratic doctrine thsi, competition and not monopoly is the life of commerce. but this doctrine, like a number of others long honored by the dominant party, has been se- verely shaken during the past few years, particularly since the war en- phasized the efficiency of combination and cooperation. The President hin- self favors the Webb bill, a measure which would supplement or in a sense nullify the Sherman law by per uniting American manufacturers to combine to drum up foreign trade. He recognizes the effectiveness of cap ital working in the aggregate toward single purpose and not against it. self in numerous units.
 The Webb bill is intended techni cally to "clarify" the antitrust law SO as to make "co-operatiOn in for eign trade" not only legal but advis- able.
 The commission concluded: That
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
This Day In History.

Feast Day of St. Marinus and Mar tyrs in Palestine; St. Emeritus and Spanish martyrs. St. Winwaloe, St. Lambrie of Scotland, St. Kunigundo, Empress.
 Maud, Queen of England, crowned in 1141.
 Battle of Granson. Swiss defeated Charles the Bold in 1476.
 Ponce de Leon sailed to find the Fountain of Youth in 1513.
 First Roman Catholic colony reach ed America in 1644.
 District of Columbia organized in 1791.
 Boston Daily Advertiser first pub lished in 1913.
 Territory of Alabama organized in 1871. Postage rate reduced to five cents for less than 800 miles; ten cents for over that distance in 1945.
 Florida admitted to the Union in 1845.
 United States Department of the h. terior organized and the Territory of Minnesota organized in 1S49. George Dewey made an Admiral of the United States navy in 1899.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

IF some food expert would only advance some scientific method Of preparing dogmeat so that it would resemble spring lamb the citizens oi Valdez would have enough food to tide them over siege of many years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

THE recent spell of fine weather has been of great benefit to our freighters and millmen who have been enabled to freight many hundred tons of supplies to their mines and pros poets within this vicinity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

OF course it is none of our busi- ness but we have often noticed that the sort of woman who will pay $500 for poodle wouldn't pay five cents for a baby.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

A MAN can stand on street cor ner alone for minute on cold day and be frozen to an icicle; but the same man can stand on corner with the mercury below zero and talk mush to a chicken and his temperature will be around 12O.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

PROSPERITY is evidenced by the fact that the American people are forced to eat dogfish, horsemeat and whale food while our T-bones and roundsteaks are sent to the Belgians and Serbians.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
Episcopal Church Services.

Rev. George John Finn, minister in charge.
 Services Sunday, March 4 1917. The second Sunday in Lent. Holy Communion and sermon at l a. m.
 Sunday School at 12 m. Vesper service at p. m. Special Lenten service on Wednes- day evening at p. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

WHALE meat is being sold in many cities Of California. the high prices "t meats preventing the poorer people from buying their usual Sunday roasts. Many tons day are sold in San Diego markets and it is said to be equal to the finest beef,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

IF YOU believe in war go and fight; your country needs you; but don't stand around making your fel- lowmen's life he'll telling them about it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
Christian Science Society.
Pioneer Hall.

Pioneer Hall. Sunday service II a. m., subjec; Christ Jesus" Sunday School 12:15. Testimony meeting Wednesday, g E. III.
 Reading Room open to the public Wednesday from ? until 3 and till D. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

IF history is as wonderfully inac- curate one hundred years from now as it has been in the past one hun dred years, an account of the present war is going to be mighty interesting reading.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
TUG CAPTAIN SHOT; WIFE
 HELD; HINTS SUICIDE

OAKLAND, Calif., March 3.~-Jos. Bliss, tugboat captain. lies dead in the mOrgue today with a gunshot wound thru the head, while his wife Jewel. is in the city prison unable to give coherent account of the affair. The police found there had been a struggle in the room. Mrs James, a sister of Bliss, said he had been de- spondent for some time and had often spoken of suicide.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
First Congregational Church. Rev. R. Domain Nichols, pastor.

Sunuay, MdrCH 4, 15II.
 II a. m. worship with sermon. Why Jesus Came"
 12 noon Sunday School.
 7:3O D. m. Song Service and Ser mon, Repentance"
 Mrs. Cook will sing the offertorv solo, "Ora Pro Nobis."
 Thursday afternoon, the Ladies Aid will meet in the church lecture room. Mrs. J. Merrifeld will be the hostess.
 Thursday, 7:30 p. m., Prayer and Study meeting. Topic, "The Message of Jesus to Our Modern Life" The Irinciples of Jesus"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

EVERYTHING has its compensa tion. Our wives do not use so much starch on their faces since the price of groceries went up.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

A MAN generally asks references before he will hire a girl and put her in charge of his office, but he never thinks of them when he puts her in charge of his home.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

TOMORROW President Wilson takes the oath of office, the inaugural ceremonies being held Monday, the fifth. MT. Wilson is the 34th presi- dent of the United States to be in- ugurated.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

THE man who would commit all most anything but murder to get money is the fellow who is always abusing the rich because they have it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

THE reason why girl gets so mad when her brother musses up her ha,r is because she would rather have some other girls brother do it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

IF the elevator to Success is not running climb the stairs. The exer. else will do you good.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

Hugh Dougherty, a member of the jury in the district court, came over from Seward on the Northwestern.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
Catholic Church.

CathO0C C0uFCT. Mass S:3O and 1O:3O a. m. Sunday School immediately fol lowing Mass. Evening Services p. m.
 Father A. Fletcher, s. J.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

George StriXncr left this morning with the launch Mary :.ee for the Port Wells district
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

Attorney l.. V. Ray of Seward. was an arrival on the Northwestern on business in the District Court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

week job can always tell you how the government should be run.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

IF you were the boss, what would you expect of the man on the job?
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

THE man who kills time serves ! stiff sentence for the crime.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

MT. and Mrs. A. Ammon left OF the Northwestern for Cordova en route to the copper country. where they will spend the summer doing de- velopment work on their copper prop critics. They took their horses with them and will freight in from CE;ti- na to the Interior.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

TAKE a mental inventory and you will scrap a lot of useless stock.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

STRIKE while the iron is hot-but wait for your temper to cool.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

A new stock of Al Fruit Tablets Candy Kitchen. tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

Officers of the Northwestern ru- ported very thick weather on the Sound yesterday morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

Have you tried our Boston Mints in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03

THE man who can't run SIP a
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-03
For Rent,

For Rent. Five-1oom house completely fIrD- ished. Modern conveniences. 2t ALASKA INV. co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
charge of the plant, while Hans Rus

charge Of the plant, while Hans Rus
tad, a practical baker from st. Paul,
has charge of the baking department.
The equipment thruout is new, and
consists in addition to the parapher-
MALTA usually found at any first class
bake shop of a Hobart mixing ma
chine operated by electricity, the only
machine of its kind in the state. The
Smallwood bakery makes a speciality
of special orders, and their delicious
CONNECTIONS, together with their bread,
is rapidly coming into popular favor
with Minot people. Already the bust
ness has outgrown their production.
! Scarcely day passes but they are
obliged to refuse orders as their pro-
! ducts are so much in demand. Groc-
cries are handled in connection with
the bake shop and besides they have
installed coffee urn and daily serve
hundreds of lunches to farmers and
local people who drop in for refresh
ments. This bakery uses only the
purest ingredients in their baked
goods and besides, another feature
which appeals to the fastidious, is the
fact that they use milk and cream
which comes from the Person stock
farm exclusively.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

family were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Madison Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Hogy, who is teaching
at Bottineau, was home for the
Thanksgiving holidays, returning to
Bottineau Sunday. K
Miss Harriet Cotton, who is a stu
dent at the Minot Normal, was home
for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Bob Bielby, who recently underwent
an operation at Minot hospital, left
Monday for Spokane, Washington, in
the hope that the climate there would
be beneficial.
Mrs. Justin L. Miller left Monday
for Seattle where she will spend a
few months visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Theurer were
the guests of Minot friends Sunday.
Charles Amundson of Wildrose anc
Arthur Amundson of Ray were visit
ors at the Joe Jacobson home severa
days last week, returning home Mon
day. They are brothers of Mrs. ia.
cobson.
DR.. Fuller, who recently came here
from Antler to reside, has decided tt
change locations and is preparing tt
move his family and effects to Plaza
We are sorry to lose the doctor ane
his estimable family and hope thai
even at this late hour he may recon
slider his decision and remain with us
To the casual observer it would seen
that Burlington would be splendid
point for a medical man and that hi
would most certainly enjoy a widel
practice here than at any of the res
ervation towns. We believe that Blu"
lingtonites are unanimous in having
the Fullers stay in Burlington.
Harvey Johnson shipped a car O
mixd stock to St. Paul Friday. Thi:
makes 38 cars Of live stock which
Harvey has shipped so far this fal
and winter. It would seem that tn
500 could afford to install some scales