davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1918-07-24
Race-About six furlonEs. For three
h RaceNFive furlongs. For two.year.

T1We--T W TO. oEHIT kVVTT' WI VHFTIN,
Winner, br T., by Enthusiastically Bush.
Owned by Col W. Z. Applegste. Trained
The sun., 1918-07-24
June Rug starts Drive.
Patsy P.'s Great Rush.

Patsy T., the fleet daughter Of J
Malcolm Forbes captured the 2:16 trot
in straight heats The summaries:
The sun., 1918-07-24
EMPIRE CITY ENTRIES.

First Race-Two year olds; handicap: about
six furlOngs: WIZ.
Horse WI Horse. W.,
Youneed .........lnISea Pirate ........,..lls
NuruCari ......,.,.,,ll4I
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02

iin6 es, neil ipir tie bur6 nnier ge4
%0antenloies Muslpred)em oes @ebal5
ties berntben.
81 lit es o,1b gel1au nit bent
3unfcn! @un5 ielten bort man 11tt-
ter oen %gebiloeten Wenid)en mebr
u@elgeH's @ott! iagen. SIS gilt ols
unfein, b61leriib. Sa bier 1tn6
al1d, tpie 10 oft, bie @ilben bie Def
ieren Menlden!" M1f bem Nalrbe
miro einem, in n1alden @egen6en
o1td) 11atr npdp ielten, nit einem1
v@ergelt's @ott" ge6anft! limo ood
lit oies Elm Gbef altf Die Seltgfeit!
Cine M%1hpeilpng in oas &o1rtoba1f)
unierer gltten @erfe, Die 10 etnen
3a1tpobs meiitens uobl bertrage1t
fonnen.
81 es Mnberen tpobl flo gebt! Mir
biipft tmner baa Ser5, me11n tdy folb
ei11en i6o1ten Dunf befomme! Oenn
l1nieren SerrgoH uls 3obler baben,
oort cine Meibe iolder &onten uffen,
ff0nnte n1o11 etne1r beiieren 9ebitor
boben! l1no 6us gtbt nn6 erbalt
man bltrh SOS 10 penig miibiame
init 8eoudt" reoem.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
Fatnilienkrei$.
9as barf ura1 nid)t tbnm!

@elfe Me1rge bon 5iinoen a1n0
@crbreden, mel6es MaB bon gleno
11n0 SSSanrter tuilroe oieies @ort
v9us Darf man nidt tbun!" - Der
biitel1, lpe1ln es ie0em &tlne 5ltr red=
ten 3eit geiagt 1pilroe.
Nher 1palln ut Ste redte 3eit! Die
red)te 3eit 81 oieiem M%fabn1porte lit
ie1e, in meldJer Oas &i1rD 5l1m erite1,
Wfalc etpas 5u tbl>1 ODER at reoen
I'M 9egriffe lit, 1pas niht gut nn0
ld0n lit oDer mo0nrd) es ou6 MIR
natb l1t1O nod 5ltm 9olen fonmen
f0m1te.
Gas fleinlte &ino auf oem Mrnre
ser M11tter, 1ueldes me0er reoen
nod} iteben fanrl 5eigt idon oft Den
groBten ltnapilen u1r0 %gagen1inn,
menr1 es 0inge nidt erbalt, rob Be-
men es perlaltgt, 1tn0 bier = betm
err item Scale, pe1n Dies borfonrmt, lit
oie redte 3eit, ibm nit ernltem glif,
nit ltrengem Son 1tno erboberrem
Singer 5u iagen: ~9as 0arfit ou nidt
buben!"
aonlr 0as &i11o ei1rmol Sd)ritte
lnud}en 1tn0 lpred)en, 10 miro es 51
@u1ti e l1no unoerS1po 1tod bem grei=
fen nn0 6os nebmen moaenL mas
gefaqt, uno nern es baS gum
eriten Male tbut, BARN lit 6ie redte
3eit, oem &tn6e 51 iagen: sos
Dart n1a1l nidt tbun." @enn mir
mollten, Bis 6as &i1r6 &e6t
l1no l1nredt ielb1t ltnterlhei6en f0nns
tie, 6nr11 mitrben MIR borbarii6 ge=
gen 6asielbe borr0eln, 6en1 mir lie
BEN bomit bos 8oie fr6ftige @11r5eln
idlagem pdbren0 es umgefebrt int
Seine eritidt miro.
@ero0e meil 6as &i1r6 ni6t milien
1pos &edt nn6 l1nredt, mii1ien
MIR es ibm 6ann idon iagen, tpenn
es etpas tbun mia, tpas 1ti6t gut lit.
S6er tper fatm mir 3eit 1t1r6 SsSabr
angeben, in meldem 6as &in6 ber=
itebt, mas es tb1t? @ir miiiien es
linn eben 5lt berlteben geben. @enn
mir ibm 6arn eintnal bonn lieben
Soft er5dblen f0nnert, Ser MIes ge=
madt fiat un6 9(lles iiebt uno Mes
peiB, 0nn11 iou 6os &in6 a1td) b0=
rem, 6uB eS 6as n1n1 ienes 6esbolb
tridt tbun 6arf neil es Ser liebe
SOFT 1i6t tpiu.
60 1ernt 6os &inn idon o11f 6en
lrmen Ser M11tter Sic 5eben @ebote
nn6 es lernt olt6 i6o11, ebe
3 III Ole S6ltle fommt, tpos Siin0e
#
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
8ie sic 9iitel bic Matipmalblnu1e Der
Sd)Dtten ip1trbe.

Die 0iitel lit 6te Natio11alblume
Der Sdotte1n. Srtereiiant lit oie nr-
la6e, tpesbalb 0te genannte Bflan5e
511 lol6 bober CUNT gefommen.
@inmal 6ra11gen Die Danen in
AS6ottlan0 ein nn6 trufem IN aller
tStiue 6ie notbigen 8orbereitungen
511 einem mddtlifen lteberfaa. I'm
iid 1tidt 81 nerratben, madten tie lt6
barfuB ltnb betpegten iid poriidtig
11ab Ser Stelle at, BON meldber Der
ue6erfau ltattfinoen iollte, alS plob=
ll6 einer Der barfibigen Danen out
eine groBe 9iitel trat unb outs
5dnper5 etren bellen> fiirdterli6en
m1sitieB, mobnrd Ser lleber-
fall berratbe11 tm1r6e. Sic S6otten
griffen GIT Sen @affen u1O oie Ga=
mem mur0er1 geiblagen.
60 Dar cine Giltel Netterin Des
9atu0es getpor6er un6 Ste 6anfbare11
nabnnen tie ols Mational=
blllme ms 2atpbeslpappen altf.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
Rindert&e.
Sneenb nnb Mlter.

6olgenoe pbiloiopbiide @etrad-
tltngen iiber SSlpgen0 1l16 Sitter mad)t
ser befannte Ghrift1teqer Spen
Se6oin in 9e5ltg auf feline eigene
Ferlon:
gHs i] jung tpor, btl6ete ib mir
eill oues better als Sic Mlte11 51 per-
1tebet1, uber i6 bertrand etgentlid)
nibts. ssd tpar jung lir1b 6umm!
@ertped1elte mei11 eigenes Milerr
nit frembem; glo11bte, maS ib &C.
lernt, 1ei mems. @enm id) Elm 811ft
gelei en botte> gi11g id IN @el eQidaft
l1n6 gab 6as @eleie1re aus, als bobe
id's ielber geftn6en. S6 tpar ali
Elm Ylogiator, ser Sic @ei%l tesproouf=
te Mn6erer ols feline eige11en mtsgab.
Mber ih mar auh Ser &altb elmer
on6ere1r TG11id1tng; 6oB ih namli6
ones su Der teben glo1tbte, 1pas th
I'M @e6GhtniB hatte; ODER 6oB ih
mtBte, an 1pas id midi orgenblifli6
Sic 2ogaritbme1t 5ltm Set
ipiel beritan6 i6 nit bier5ebn Sob
rem miht; ober ih Terrific 6as @erfab=
rem mtstpen6ig nn6 benattte hie 60
qorifbmer1 oIs &i1fmitte1. @arltm
ale griife bei beren 6ie Summe Ser
3ablen 61tr6 orei getbeih mer6en
fann, 61trh 6rei eefiirat mer6en fo1A
1te11, berftqn6 ihp ri6t, lernte es aber
mtstpen6ig.
Menr mon sic @in5erbeiten elmer
@iHenidnft it1r6ieren miq. beqinnf
mort MotertoI at inrnme1n; ionit
nihts hero11s. Mber ser iunz
ne Mann oreift 6ie fdtpere @ifIenF
ff1oft 6es 2ebens obne @rfabrtnqen,
6os beiBt obre Moteriol, an. 9ar1tm
miro es 10, mte es miro. Sh iebe
midi iebt o1s i11ngen Stlt6enten.
hodmiitbiQ NOR ih' o1tf frent6cs
@iiien, oeborote Te6ern! @ie ber=
ih sic MIter1! 1tn6 6oh tpnr
nnes nos i6 o1ts Sen 8iifern Qe=
hotte. bon Sen MItert Qeftoh>
len, melhe sic 9ebrbitder qeidrie=
5en: sic Sturgeon ihrieben feline oebr=
1ither. 8 catqen6, o Thorheit!
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
8eoanfenlpie &e6ensarten!

Seien mir mai gar5 often! @ie
oft int Sage iage1t mir @orte, 6ere11
inboltrei6er Si1m 1pie Elm getpobn=
ties @erauid ant unierem DIRE por=
iibergleitet. @ir treffen ei1ren Be-
famten! uMb> gnten Gog!" S6on
0ie Ell tie @eoolrfenloligfeit. S0er
baber mir Dieleidt mebr babel ge=
oudt, ols 6ab MIR einfob mebaniib
cine Mnltan0spflidt erfiiQten? Sat-
ten mir 0abei mirfli6 6en @uni9,
es m0bte 0ieler Grub Ser gl11sor11d
eil1eS nobl1uolle116en @efiibls fir ben
Nr6eren fem!
8ir plau0ern gemlitbli6 Elm @eil=
den nno DerDen babel alG tbeilneD=
memo gefrogt: u@ie gebt es ST.
ne11?" - %, @ott lei Oanf, ga113
quit" - SS1 mie piele1t 6Qlen bon
9un0ert 0enfen mir babel an 6en
lieben @ott? @on6 auf's .&er5!
&aum in einen1. uno 6o9 fommt
allie Mugenblid oieier SaB Don I'M
iere1 2ippen: uN6 @ott!" uDu lieber
@ott!" Sos iin6 &e6ensarten, oie
mir in 1trrie @elpobnbeits=2 erifon
aufgenommem baben.
Ms @briiten iouten mir uns oo9
lda11le1, Ole Namen, pel9e n1s sic
beiligiten itn6, BEL ie6er pa1ien6en
uno u%npalle1poen @elegenbeit ge6an=
fenlos 5u gebruu6en! Doppelt Der
merfli6 nit 1ies I'M Sinblif uuf 6en
tiefinneren @ebalt, 6en bieie @orte
boben. 9preden mir tie NUT 8eoadt
m1s! &lingt ni6t ein ber5lib ge=
ipro6enes u@uten Sag" idorr tpie
elm SegensgruB ur6 erit 6as i60ne
u@ruB Did @ott!" un6 tnenn mir
uns trernen bieqeidh fir ldnge
Belt = gibt es tpobl ein iboneres
@eleittport als ein u8ebiit Sid,
@ott!?" Gin StoBieuf3er a11s Ser
aenstiefe - Elm @ebet tint S6ub
un0 @oblergeben lit es, Dos nit Bit
ten6en &Gn6en ii6 5um S9opfer
beb+! Mber ri6t imnter oringt es
5u ienen &0ber bes @egerts, bon De-
mem uns MenidenBfiin6ern Ser Born
6es @rbengDides flteBt! nDies
Soft ebrt MIDI nit Den 2ippem aber
ibr @er3 lift tpeit bon Mirl" iprtbt
Der Serr. Md ia, leere @e6ensorten
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
&er6tente Strafe.

SSsn ei1rem @orten mar ein Sei6;
ol1f bent Seide tpare1 mebrere
SdpG1e> bie iaben i60n meiB ans
1tno i6tpammen fin nn6 ber.
Sn Sen @arten fu1nen bie1e 2ente;
sic iuben 6ie Shtpd11e nn6 fretten
iid) iiber 6ieielben. Sic Sdtpd1e mo-
rem gar nt6t furdtiam; tie i6tpam=
men an bos liter nn6 ioben Die 2eltte
an, ols tpoQten iie ingen: u@ebt TINS
6od 5n freiien!" l1nb bie 2eute mar
fen ol16 Stiifhen 8rot, Stiidder
Senmel u1t0 &l19e1t in Sen Sei6,
Sic gdtpdne fanen 1dnea berange=
l6tpommen nn6 fruBen Die Sfiifden
,auf.
ginmol NOR ELM il1nger Man11 in
0e1n @arten; Ser ging uu6 an Den
Seid, un6 ais 0ie 5dtpane ibn ia
berl fa111en ite geid1pin6e gei6mom=
men, benn fife bofften, ite piir6en
1pieoer ettpas befomn1en.
Ser junge Mann bielt a1td 6en
Sdtpamn Elm 5tiidden Sudden bin
6ie Gdtpdne freuten iid un6 i6napp=
ten ra6 6em SUDDEN. 9a 5og Der
Manr aber 191ren Ole 9an6 5urud
nnb bielt nit Ser an6eren Sa16 6em
Gdtpar ieinen SUIT BIN. Sen SUIT
fornten ia aber 1ie S6tpane ni9t ei=
fen, urb ser iunge Warm la6te Die
outs.
8ieoerum bielt er Elm 5tiGder
&Seuden fin, u16 1ie Sdtpdne i6napp.
ten banad uno pie6er goo er 1dneQ
6ie &or6 511riid, bielt mutt Der an6e=
ren &an6 ieinen SUIT bin nn6 ladte
Ole S6tpdne nod mebr aus.
Nob einmd bielt er etn, Studhen
SUDDEN FIN, un6 Ger Sdpa1u pollte
1pieoer 1a1pa6 idnappen. oils Der
Mann Nun mie6er 6en &1t6en fort
nobm nr1 ieine1 Suit binbielt,
l6moppte Ser S9tpan nod 6em Suite.
riB i'm bem Man11 aus Ser San6 1trf
idtpamm nit 6em Suite int S6nube]
fort.
@r idtpomm nod ether Sniel in
1em Teide, n1f tpelber er iein g6ef1
bntte, nn6 BORT legte ct 6er SUIT IN
ieirem Melte rieber.
Die 2e1te, tpelbe 6as iaben. ladyt
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
1oqor loqe, oub es MIDI gana arl

logar lage, oab es MIDI gan8 anA
gelrebm mar. Sebn Se, unlere
Site, sic iebn mer ia ieoen Sag,
I'M es bubt en- ar1ne 8teb gut, pett1l
nper email e paar an11ere Sebles
leblr bnDt.
@ie ser 8eoesueiler fort tpar,
logt sic 2i55ie, le bdtt gegen Die
aompeni gar nifs ein5llpenoe, ie
bebt m1r nit gleide, tpern ib en-
Subj aus mib made Debt, me1ttl
e @l1nm1en preient lpdr. Sd modt
1pilie, mte ie 0as meme oubt. Dte
2i55ie is c @l11nnle1n, tpp nter t1ie
nit u>tsfimpe oa1bt, mon1it i'd per=
bleipe Shine Sbrn lietper
8bilipp Sanerampfer.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02

ten ben Mann redt aus nn6 1agten:
nDem geihtebt gang rebt! @arum
bat er BEN 6btpa1u genedftt?"
Ger Wam aber ida1ltte iib nn6
mtBte obne SUIT nab Sallie nefen.
@ir biirfen ste Sbiere 11id)t nefer,
ouS gefallt ibnen mdt, mie es inns
nidt gefalIf, tue11t SSeman6 unS
redt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02

beiteben bleiben. Sic @dller tperA
6etr in gleid)er 8etfe partetiide 5diI-
6%erfelbem @reigmiie IN If.
rem fron5oitiden l1nterridts1ttnoen
lefen. @s lit gut fir 6ie Seele 6es
@rtpadiene1, iotpte fir sic gr5iebutng
bes @inbes at ge1didtlid)em Ser
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
co TO CHURCH SUNDAY
1t Shouldn't Be Necessary to Ask
Fathers to Go to Church

THIS GO TO CHURCH appeal made particularly to fathers
of families and to the young who seeking future
1t shouldn't be necessary to ask the man who has grow
ing son or daughter to GO TO CHURCH Ordinary common
sense teaches him that if he wants his children to tread the path
of righteousness he'll show them good example GOING ~
CHURCH Sunday. There isn't Christian father who Will
ask his boy girl stay from church He likes to see them
at divine service That boy girl will do tall thinking
however he she doesn't the father in church
FOR THE YOUNG MAN GOING TO CHURCH Is POSITIVE AS
SET HIS EMPLOYER WILL THAT HE IS GOD FEAR
ING AND UPRIGHT. WILL KNOW THAT THE YOUTH IS
HONEST AND STEADY HABITS If THERE Is A CHANCE FOR
ADVANCEMENT THE CHURCH GOING YOUNG MAN OF STEADY
HABITS Is SURE THE FIRST CONSIDERED IF THERE IS
A SOCIAL FUNCTION WHICH THE BEST PEOPLE IN TOWN
ARE INVITED THE GOING YOUNG MAN IS SURE or AN
INVITATION
Before the country wide GO TO CHURCH movement was
launched NINETY PER CENT OF THE CHURCHGOERS
WERE WOMEN Today 25 per cent Of the regular church at
tendants The have responded nob In most COM
munities FATHERS OF FAMILIES the first to heed the
call young however, have not responded they should
Some young ppany declare that he church all right for
old men and women Young boy you went to Sunday
school, you went to church II needed the church
and the Sunday school when you boy certainly need
them now that you to manhood and bset by the
temptations Of the world.
If YOU are the father of family GO TO CHURCH because
of the example will set your children If young man
90 TO CHURCH, because churchgong will prove the most
beneficial influence in your life.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
At the Local Churches
Presbyterian Church

JOSEPH C. STUART, Pastor
Morning Service 11:00
Evening Service $3.50
Sabbath School 1000 A. M.
Christian Endeavor 1880 P. M.
Prayer Meeting
Wednesday Evening $3.50
A cordial welcome is extended
to the public to attend all these
services,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
Methodist Church

JOSEPH B. RANDOLPH, Pastor
Sunday School Every Sunday 9:45
Fred J. Mcdonnell, Supt.
Sunday Morning Service HOO
Sunday Night Service $3.50
Mid-Week Prayer and Praise
ServiceWednesday Evening8:3O
A cordial invitation is extended
t. all to attend these Services.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
HOW TO WIN THE WAR.

Extravaganza costs blood. the blood
Of heroes these words were spoken
OF England.
Daniel Webster said. save yourself
man and be respectable and respected"
We must meet the extra demands
which war brings forth by using less
OF everything that is not absolutely
necessary II We do not save, the sac
'lhccS which our men have and are
making viii he in vain. The test OF
success Is the ability to save" II is
cas-! 10 save because you eau save by
small amounts. Save your pennies.
Won nay" - cents you can purchase "a
thrift stamp. When YOU have you.
thrift card full and a few extra pen :
MES You can exchange it for war
SAVING stamp. y war saving stamp is
= go"d Investment, for i, bears in
tsrest and hack OF every stamp is
the promise OF the United States gov
cfnment. II you put your money in
a toy bank it will not grow it will be
There and rest but if you invest =,
IN war saving stamps it will serve
a dual purpose, il is a good Investment
ment. ."
the nations of the once beautiful but
now devastated Europe are looking
10 NJ 10 help them and We must do it,
To-day If We w|rc in their sad plight
they would send MS food and soldiers
ana oiIer us refuge in their own fair
them. 900
II We q" not save We Will have moth
ing 10 send across the sea to our
boys, the boys that are fightiu- for
US HoihinG to send Ia France France
10 whom We owe much. If it had
not been for the brave French General
Lafayette to-day We would not be a
free and powerful nation
Are your dimes and dollars helping
10, TO nr'ns victory? There are three
Things we can do with n dollar: we
can hide il. we can Spcnd it, and wo
can invest II. Now q hidden dollar 10
q Stacker dollar because il is an idja
dollar and we don't want to earn ,ny
or that kind. but there Is somcthi,,s,
worse than this when we spend moncy
LOT Things We do not need We arc scrv
ing the enemy. and then your dollar
IS traitor dollar But there is still
another Kind or dollar and il is Inc
klnd we 81 want to own IT'S the
patriot dollar The patriot dollar is
ne dollar that's Invested in war saw
lnGs STAMPS and thrift stamps. The
doi!ar that's invested III Liberty bonds
ana Things that are absolutely nec.s
SaTy. Yes. that's the Kind of dollar
we all want 10 own The soldiers arc
giving their lives. shall we hesitate Ia
give our dollars? The United states
has never lost in war. Citizens ~
america. are We going TO let her lose
IN TINS one? Save our dollars and
save our boys should be the watch
word OF every true American
ELIZABETH LEWIS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
nuy ALL THE W. $. S. YOU CAN

Ny Dear Girls and Boys:
am sure that the members OF our
club are interested in var saving
stamps for w, are certainly patriotic
If nothing else. One OF the members
was in my Office Last week and told
be he had sold six Liberty bonds I
think that is something TO be proud
OF. Let's all OF US try and ge, he
mind the drive for ". S s. an see how.
many We can sell TO help our govern
ment take care of the soldiers at the
front.
can't tell YOU how proud am %
all that YOU are doing TO help take
care OF our war orphans. one member
sent dollar the other day, but ked
ne not TO print her name. | wish you
could see the beautiful drawing that
Elsie Rudd sent me the other day. II
IS colored. so OF course we can't print
II. but it shows so much talen, am
very proud of 1t. Guess how many UNI
signed drawings the trash sket got
this week? Fifteen.
YOUR EDITOR
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
OUR LITTLE FREN WAR
ORPHANS.
o Be Continuedo
BY GREER WELLS.

Somewhere in France in "a comfor:a
hle cottage lived man. his wife and
two sons. This family had lived han
PLY together until this war broke out
me father answered his country
call and took up his arms to go to
War The fanny circe had been brok en-.
me eldest boy had been working.
helping to take care OF his mother and
little brother. One day he came home
from work and asked his mother If
he might enlist.
Mother, l don't want 20 be a Stacker.
| want TO fight for my country
know ii will be hard on you giving us
both up. but | must gor
Go. my son. you have shown the
right spirit have given your fathe r
up and can give you. Help save
your country"
The boy enlisted and after months
At home his mother had been knit :
ting for the boys of France and work
ing trying TO make a living. She had
moved out OF her comfortable cot
taGe into humble one Here She
received the death OF her husband. He
mad been shot while leading a charge
against the Germans. She took his
death rather seriously. but braced up
ana SAID: Il would rather he die a
nero. than Stacker"
She was left alone with her little
son ana not being able to keen him
MS name had been added to the orphan
list tor adoption.
me T. -. g. C., members sent money
TO adopt him and soon We viii have
enough to keep him comfortable for n
time at least BE patriotic members
ana send in your dimes
MARIA BEAZJE,y
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
Editorial and Literary Department

i.orricne went. much to the sorrow OF
all o! the family.
on Christmas morning G.orricne had
written the i-awrenccs that she could
not come homc) Lester announced his
Intention OF taking the sleigh and
going for n ride.
by yourself" leased Olivia. cant
Not this time. Sis" and of he went.
The celebration Of the Christmas holt
days went on usual and no one
seemed conscious Of Testers absence
until dinner time. The afternoon
wansd and still he didn't come. As
everybody gathered around thc fire.
place for the usual Christmas stories.
they heard heavy step on the porch
aud minute later Lester entered the
room.
Mother" he cried. prepare your
self for surprise. I've just brought
home my future bride
What! eNcla lined Celia, 'oh my.
I'm so sorry I'VE set m. heart on
seeing YOU and l.orriene married. Why,
| thought you We're crazy about her.
"And so ! am laughed Lester. He
i.orricne, her eyes shining like great
stars.
ON how lovely, how perfectly love
II, Slucaicd olivia as she danced up
and DOM and then ran to lorrienc ard
claSn"d her n smothering embrace.
Bless YOU, my children" said MIR.
lawrence huSki!y. while Mrs Lawrence
whispered softly, just what | wanted,
dca:.'
(The Endl
ALICE. PEARSON
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THE FIGHTING FRENCHMAN.
uChapter I'D
The T1inl of The SnX

Captain. said the general. as the
he was caught with three time ombs.
and was making for all the ammuni-
ton plantS?'
''Ie should he shot at sunrise" an
why should he?" asked young
French officer. who somewhat resem-
bled the German.
Why should he?" said the general,
why he tried TO blow up all the am
munitions that We had"
That's all right Dutchy." said the
At this very moment Brander and
Jean came up.
er " That j., is "a q s German" whispered
IF so yon and Jean seize him and
and We will have both of them court
martialed."
general"
They, went of to the right OF the
pretended officer and entered the woods
which was TO the righs OF them When
they came out of the woods they were
directly behind the little group. only
ABOUT three squares away.
YOU called out Brander softly
They then lay down aud began the
crawl. they soon reached within sight
the hands OF the French and Ameri-
can officers.
Watch behind YOU Carl" beloved
the German Internationally.
AZ THIS the supposed French officer
Whiried around and fred three shots
directly at the two ,nen, one Of the
and the other two hit perriot. one over
the eye. and other other on the left
arm. AT the action or this both troops
Of French and Americans and French
soldiers came running over to see
what was the matter. They soon found
out there was over twenty or thirty
German spies in the French army and
the French did not know it, Although
they still held on 10 the German spy
that they had first captured the other
got away.
before the court OF the army The
ruler heard the trial and ordered his
mead TO be cut of at sunrise.
All M, this time Btander and Perriot
lastly dying and Brander doing all
that he could for him G'erriop and let
, ins himself alone H3rander). When
the French and Americans went back
10 me camp they found that Brander
ana Perriot > ere mssig and they sent
out seon, parties TO ind them.
lhey soon began to return and every
one had returned without any sign Of
the wher>>oouts of the two missing
soihierS. when all at once the Ameri-
can officer remembered that he had
sent them to work up behind the Ger
man soldiers and capture Thorn. He
nad remembered the shot and heard no
more from either Branler or Jean. So
ne sent out bunch OF men TO find
then' They soon returned one man
carrying Brapder and the rest of them
were carrying Jean almost dead (therc
were only three in the party that went
TO searchl.
Brander and Jean were taken to the
hospital where Brander recovered in
very few days, but Jean never re-
covered for nearly three months They
were not expecting him to live SO thev
never cared for him as much as thcy
ana FOR those they thought would re-
cover
tTo Be Continually
BY GREER WELLS
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FRED THE PATRIOTIC nov


once there was n boy. named Fred
red was very patriotic. One day a
hoy passed Fre6s home. Fred was
nuttfng up nag on the front norcb
ING hoy mocked Fred and called him
= 1901. Fred was very mad, and told
ms mother about the boy. one dny AS
Fred was walking along he met the
boy. that Knocked him. Fred told him
now important it was for him 10 biv
Liberty bonds. and help win the war.
but the boy only laughed. 4 few years
after Fred was grown
One day as he was walking along
a handsome man told Fred that he was
inc boy That Knocked him, then the man
said. You were right. 1t is better
TO buy Liberty bonds than to throw
your money away in other things
Fred was old enough TO volunteer, so
he told his friend what he was going
20 10 90; Both he and his friend OVAL
that Knocked Fred. The war was over
before Fred and Walter had to go.
.fol were the cause OF it ending
VIRGINIA SPENCER.
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THE FLAG AND IT'S COUNTRY,

The nag was made by BETSY Ross
In making the star she went across
and across
Va an oId netticoat she made Red.
An ola shirt and bonnet she had
Blue and White
the King.
for the King had done a wrong
In sending an army over here.
ana letting America beat and ring
.,, III
Then comes peace
:, And men use grease.
For the roar OF the c,nn
Comes no more
GENE BRADLEY STAPLES