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The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
NAPLES URGED AS A SUGAR
RESOURCE.

There is a serious shortage Of su-
gar. Sugar is needed as food by
soldiers at the front and by work
men who are building ships, making
war supplies, operating railways, etc.
Hence. sugar-saving is helping to win
the war. There are three sugar-bear-
ing crops which Minnesota farmers
can grow and use at home IN @the
place of sugar purchased from the
store. These are maple trees, sugar
beets, and sorghum. Of these the
maple trees produce the finest syrup
or sugar and that easiest to manu-
facture at home. There are thou
sands of "hard maple trees scat
tered through the hardwood groves OF
Minnesota. Every one of these should
be tapped next spring as soon as the
sap begins to flow, and the sap boiled
down to syrup or sugar. Either the
old style open kettles or newer gal
vanized iron evaporating pans may
be used.
If the sap is boiled down until it
shows a temperature of 219 degrees,
the syrup when cool will weigh II
pounds to the gallon and will not
grain on standing. This is the best
strength for maple syrup. If sugar
is desired, continue the boiling until
the temperature is 234 degrees, #
soft or 'tub-sugar" is desired, or 24O
degrees, if hard "cake-sugar" is pre-
ferred. At these temperatures, re-
move from the fire, and stir vigorous
ly and continuously until the sugar
'grains,'' and supply of the finest
sugar known will be obtained. Such
sugar sells for from 25 to 30 cents
per pound. This is a source Of rev.
enue and of sugar conservation which
ought not to be neglected by any 10y
al citizen who owns maple trees. Be
gin now to prepare necessary .Splles,
buckets, and evaporating Kettles or
pans.-R. w. Thatcher, dean of the
Department of Agriculture, Univer-
sity of Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
alive who can remember where there

alive who can remember where there
were no motor cars.
Has there been any voluntary con-
troll of the automobile waste here
vet? While you wait impatiently for
the stream of motors to pass SO you
can cross the street it might be well
to mediate upon the poster IN the
window behind you on which the Uni
ted States government, quartermast-
er's department, announces that 1t
wants (and evidently finds it hard
to get) thousand chaffeurs. If you
will linger a half hour or SO, more
than that needed number will pass,
driving ladies whose figures would
be improved by walking.
Whv wait for Mr.. Hoover to put
us on bread cards? We might ask
for them-unless indeed we are so
sure of our powers of self-restralnt
as to know we don't need them. When
YOUR club steward or your boarding
house keeper or your restaurant pro
prietor continues to give you wheat
bread, why not ask. for corn! why
trv to put the inforcing OF economical
food measures upon somebody else
it isn't Georges war, it is your war.
It will not be someone's else peace
when it comes, it will be your peace.
Never until the great war came
have the individual and the indlvld-
uaPs performance of his patriotic
duty seemed so important. This IS
what is meant when we say Amer
lea is at war. There is no humble
and obscure sacrifice of any Amer
lean citizen which does not count,
which does not go to make up the
sum total of American effort. Ii 1t
is the day of brave and gallant deeds,
of supreme devotions, it is the day
too of the small virtue. And 1T is
the small virtue as much as the great
which will win the war for US. In
Germany there is nothing too small
to be worth doing. We fight vigi-
liant and determined enemy Are we
vigilant and determined? In Berlin
thew are not wasting electricity and
gasoline and food. What must they
think of us who are? They think US
soft, boastful, money-loving. Are we!
We say we wish the war was over;
Well, then, let's pull together and
end it.-By Harrison Rhodes of The
Vigilantes.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
ct see in the napers last mite that

81 see in the papers last mite that
government hez institooted a draft
and that in few weeks sum hundreds
av thousands av peecable citizens will
be dragged to the tented field. know
not what others may do, but ez for
me, l can't go. Upon a rigid eggs
aminashun av my fizzikle man l find
it wood be wus nor madnls for me
to undertake a campane, to-wlt:
'I'm bald headid and hev bin OBJ
liged to wear a wig these twenty
years.
81 have drandruff in wat scanty
hair still hangs round my venerable
temples.
II have kronic katarr.
81 have lost, since Stanton's order
to draft, the use av wun eye entirely
and hev kronic in1ammashen in the
other.
"My teeth is all unsound, my palit
aint eggsactly rite, and l have had
bronkeetis thirty-one years last Joon.
At present l hev koff, the paraxims
NV which is friteful to behold.
"I'm holler chested, am short winded
and hex alluz he'd pains in my back
and Substituting of David Ross
Locke.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
ELIMINATING THE PREFIX.
AS A MAN SEES 1T.
(3v Carl Storrsi

Prowling around a department
store with open eyes and ears, espec-
tally during crowded periods, IS
strongly to be recommended to those
who have no money to spend for en-
tertainment and conclude, therefore,
that the world is a dreary waste for
the empty-o of pocket. In one large
Minneapolis establishment the lace
department adjoins the jewelry de-
partment. A few days before Christ
mas a lively young man approached
the lace counter, waited until girl
behind the counter was at liberty, and
announced rapidly:
81 want a black lace scarf for an
elderly lady"
The clerk took scarf out of a box
on the shelf behind her, draped it
over one arm and held it up for his
inspection.
rs that all right?" he asked.
ooh, yes," replied the clerk. eve
are selling great many of this scarf
this season It's a very handsome
article and genuine Chantilly. We
have some others of different"
"How much is it," interrupted the
masculine shopper.
"Ten dollars" said the young wom-
an concisely. She smiled little, for
the first time during the rushing day,
perhaps, and her tendency to pro-
fessional verbosity was evidently
curbed by her customers brisk man
ner.
"I'll take it," he said, producing
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the money. The scarf was wrapped
and handed to him and with hearty
"Merry Christmas" he strode off, hav-
ing been in the establishment about
six minutes. His mother or grand
mother is now, no doubt, wearing the
scarf with pride and joy, more than
pleased with his appropriate gift.
"I'd rather wait on 20 men than
one woman" remarked the clerk as
she turned to her next patron.
AS the young man disappeared
large and worried lady approached
the adjoining jewelry counter and
asked to look at 50-cent necklaces.
"It's for my maid, JULIA" she un-
necessarily explained.
The weary clerk brought out a
basket heaped high with strings of
colored beads.
"These are our 5O-cent line," she
said.
Her customer dumped them all out
on the counter, picked them up one
by one, appraised them with keen
eyes and fingers, laid them down,
picked them up again, hesitated be-
tween blue, red, yellow and pink and
finally remarked:
81 don't like any of these; show
me some others"
"These are all we have at so cents" !"
said the patient clerk, "but we have
some pretty ones for 75."
81 don't wish to pay more than so,
was the reply, 'I'll look somewhere
else."
She swept away, the clerk piled the
scattered necklaces back into the
basket, put it away and turned to
wait on someone else, when the large
customer returned.
81 believe I'll take one of those
necklaces after ALL" she said. "That
little blue one, l think"
Out came the basket again and af-
ter long search the little blue one
was found at the bottom of the heap.
1t was slipped into an envelope and
paid for and the large and worried
lady went on her large and worried
way.
"Why doesn't she realize that Ju-
liza would see only the one necklace
she took home to her, and gratefully
conclude that it was the prettiest one
in town." cogitated one prowling OBJ
server, as he walked toward the door,
closely followed by the house detec-
tive.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
MERELY AN INCIDENT.

Harry Lauder, who is over in
France, and whose stories can be de-
pended upon for their truthfulness,
contributes the following to the Amer
ican Magazine:
The Huns do not know such word
as mercy. In one of our hospitals, l
found poor fellow who had one eye
and half his face blown away. When
he talked his mouth was so hideous
it was difficult to look upon him. 1t
was sickening to gaze at that poor
creature.
Yet, when l asked him how he had
received his injuries, he tried to smile
as he told me the story.
"It was a fountain pen that did for
me-" he said, 81 was one of the first
to reach a trench that the Huns had
just vacated, and looking down on
the floor of the dugout, | happened
to see a fountain pen. Thinking to
write to my wife and children with
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
ORDER LIMITING TINE TO FILE
CLAIMS AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.
Estate of Dallas E. Laird.

Estate of Dallas E. Laird.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood:-ss. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Dali
las E. Laird, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to B. E. Nelson;
1t Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
his estate in this court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to six months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Monday, the 9Th day of July,
1918, at 1000 o'clock a. m., in the
Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House in the City of Redwood Falls
in said County, be, and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the
examination, adjustment and allow
ance of such claims as shall be pre-
sented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the Red
wood Gazette as provided by law.
Dated January End, 1918.
A. R. A. LAUDON,
Judge of Probate.
Court SeaD 25-3t
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16

it, l stuck it in my pocket. A few
days later, having minutes time,
| pulled it out and unscrewed the cap,
and when l woke up was as you
see me now. 1t was filled with dyna-
mite, that fountain pen, and was just
another trick of the Huns to wound
and cripple our men. But Pm mighty
glad, sir, that they were fooled in one
respect, at least. They probably ex-
pected to bag half dozen of our
boys, but all they got was me-
Crippled, beyond description, suf-
fering the agonies of the damned, his
one consoling thought was, Cali they
got was just mel"
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
Espionage Law.

Sec. 3. Whoever, when the United
States is at war, shall willfully make
or convey false reports or false state
ments with intent to interfere with
the operation or success of the mill
tary or naval forces of the United
States or to promote the success of
its enemies and whoever, when the
United States is at war, shall will
fully cause or attempt to cause in
subordination,' disloyalty, mutiny, or
refusal of duty, in the military or
naval forces of the United States, OF
shall willfully obstruct the recruiting
or enlistment service of the United
States, to the injury of the service
or of the United States, shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than $1O,-
900 or Imprisonment for not more
than twenty years, or both.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Fl.
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION.
Estate of Catherine Cummins.

Estate of Catherine Cummins.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood-ss: In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Cath
crime Cummins, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed
in this court his final account of the
administration of the estate of said
decedent together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled; Therefore, You, and Each of
You, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, be-
fore this court at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the
City of Redwood Falls, in the Coun-
ty of Redwood, State of Minnesota,
on the 4th day of February, 1918, at
10 o'clock a. M, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this goth
day of December, 1917.
A. r. A. LAUDON,
Probate Judge.
FRANK CLAGUE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Court Seal) 24-3t
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
TWO THINGS TO REMEMBER!
Oath Of Allegiance.

l do solemnly swear that l will
support the constitution of the Uni
ted States and l do solemnly and en-
tirely renounce and abjure all ale
glance and fidelity to every foreign
prince, potentate, state or sovereign
ty whatever and particularly to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (name of for
mer ruler Of party taking the OATH
to whom | have heretofore been a
subject.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
State Of Ohio. City of Toledo,
I.llcaS Cnunfv aa

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of r. J.
Cheney Co., doing business in the City
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK 7 CHENEY
Sworn to before me ard subscribed i'm
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood ON
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free
F. j. CHENEY S CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16

An Englishman writes to know
where. the Americans got hold of
that useful word, "stunt." We have
~ lot of things over here for the
English to admire and copy. For
instance, the size of the rolls in our
jeans.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
ANY LIKE THAT TO-DAY?

Writing under date of Aug. 6, 1862,
Petroleum v. Nasty voiced his opin-
ion Of, the Lincoln draft in the fol-
lowing fashion:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
Prices Today
I1Oc; 15c, Csc, 3Oc
DEFENSE
COUNCIL
IS UPHELD

Oklahoma City, Okla, July 2J.-
! (SpeciaL)-At special meeting of
the Oklahoma State Council of De
tense held Saturday two protests
were heard and in each case the ac-
tion of the county council was up
held. Judge ]. L. Robertson, repre-
senting six Kay county threshermen,
asked for ruling which would per-
nit Kay county farmers to pay any
prices above the maximum set by the
state and county councils for thresh-
ing wheat whlch the farmers will
pay The state council prices of
seven and seventeen cents were in.
creased by a cent by the Kay com.
ty council but it was claimed that
threshermen could make no money
and farmers were willing to pay as
high as twenty-five cents a bushel
for threshing. Judge Robertson was
referred to the Kay county council
which will be asked to allow no more
Ihdu ei6uteeh CeuIS u ne pau eA-
cept in very exceptional cases.
The Wagner county Council of
Defense was upheld in insisting that
Herman Fishincord, who was accus-
ed of wasting grain while threshing
and of refusing to thresh grain con-
tracted for by twenty-eight residents
of school district 20, continue to |
thresh the grain under his contract. |
Fishincords case was presented by |
an employe of the Case Implement |
company. County Food Administra-
tor L. B. Ellis and Chairman P. G.
Reed OF the Council OF Defense were
present
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
Admission
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
PAYMENTS

PAYMENTS
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
animation for Grady county to be
held at Chickasha on Aug "a, to fill
the position of rural crarier at Tuttle
and Minco and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from 9th
er post offices in the above mention
ed county, The examination will be
open only to male citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory of
postoffice in the county and who
meet the other requirements set forth
in form No. 1877. This form and ap-
plicatlon blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
Commission at Washington, d. c.
Applications should be forwarded to
the commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
During the continuance OF the
present war the commission will, in
accordance with the request of the
post office department, admit women
to rural carrier examinations upon
the same conditions as men.
The vacancy for which this exam
inatiOn is announced is caused by the
enlistment of the carrier formerly
employed on the route Upon his
honorable discharge from the mill
tary service of the government he
will be entitled to reinstatement to
his former position as carrier on this
route in accordance with the statute
July 2S, 1916, which is as
amy postal employe who has en-
tered the military service of the
United States or who shall hereafter
enter it shall upon being honorably
discharged therefrom, be permitted
% resume his position in the postal
department which he left to enter
such service"
However any person appointed to
this position may, in the discretion
Of the post office department, be as
signed to other parts of the postal |
service; or transferred to other |
branches of the classified service for
which he is eligible
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25

"7'he American Y. M. C. A. in
France has become a needed institu-
tion in many helpful ways during
these days of the distress of war
that 1t would be difficult to do with.
out 1t. |. have not only been ia per
sonal contact with number OF the
leaders Of the organization over here
from time to time, but have observed
the splendid work being carried on
in many places, both in the training
headquarters an dnear the front--ia.
deed, wherever our soldier boys are
located.
From its great Christian leader,
Dr. Mott, on down to its humblest
worker, everybody connected with
the association seems to have meas
ured up to the opportunities which
the widespread need has called for.
l not only am pleased to heartily en-
dorse its work in France, but cypress
the hope that support at home VIII
not be lacking to enlarge its benafi-
cent activities to whatever field the
call may be made
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25

prizes this year. or twenty replies
thus far received fourteen agree to
the proposal, four will have no coun
ty fairs, one agreed unless demand
is made for cash and the twentieth
stipulated that this would be done
except where the exhibit is expressed
to the state fair
Those county fair associations
which win boost w. S. S. sales in
this manner are Pontotoc, Grady,
johnson, Caryln, Okfuskee, Hughes,
Stephens, Love, Mcintosh, jefferson,
Comanche, Woodward, Mayes, TIL.
man and Woods. Grant county re.
ported no fair organization, but the
community PRICES at Aledford win
be awarded In government sscurI.
ties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
DANIELS TO
BOOST "Y"
WAR WORK

New York, July 2j.-Official recog
milton OF the necessity for the re
cruiting OF 1000 Y. M. G. workers for
immediate service overseas. the Ma.
tlonal War Work Council, ia prosecil-
ting a tremendous drive, was given
when Josephus Daniels, Secretary of
the Navy, agreed to speak to pa.
triotic mass meeting in Carnegie
Hall, New York
Certainly I'll come" Secretary
Daniels told Herbert l.. Pratt, chair
man Of the overseas recruiting com
mittee. Il am heartily in sympathy
with the work the Y. NJ. c. A. is
doing in the army and navy.
think it's the biggest thing we have
and I'll give the Y. NJ. c. A. what
help can in the most essential work
which it is doing in the programme
npon which we rely to win the war
Mr.. Pratt gave out yesterday al
statement from Ambassador VIM G
Sharp in Paris. calling upon the
American people to support the Y. |
M. O., A. in whatever call the associa-
tion makes. The present call is for !
men above draft age to go to France
with General Pershing' army. Am
bassador Sharps statement follows:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
Why Present State Tax Laws Are
Unfair to the Oil Industry

Oil producers are now required TO pay 50 mill tax
property assessed 100 percent valuation. Other prop
ery assessed only 20 90 percent Of It's value and
tile Of taxation low mills and almost
high 20 percent. The politicians who voted this
fair upon the oil industry thought good politics"
procaiming it a Of reducing the rest
Of the people Had It done So it would still be unfair
and wrong depored by honorable But instead
taxes higher The last legislature spent $6000
600 extravaeantly and wastefuy Whenever it appears
to be good politics. discriminate against any other
class Of taxpayers that sort of politicians would not
hesitate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
Vote for Loyal, Honorable, IntelIi-
gent and Fair Minded Men

This advertisement is paid for by the Mid Continent
Oil and Gas Association first patriotic service and
second in e hope OF securing through the thinking peo-
pie OF the state protection against the unscrupuou poll
tican Good needed in state offices more than
ever before. This is no ting to let prejudice party
stand III the way Of III administration with the right
ideals The best man for t lgistureain your district
may be Of the opposite party. oltsis YOUR duty to vote
for the best man this wear regardless o politics The
majority will do this az the election tIs fall matter
who IS nominated a1r ggLAlU s9Ygr s s.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

There are a great many people
who would be very much benefited
by taking Chamberlain's Tablets for
a weak or disordered stomach. Are
you one of them? Mrs. NJ. r. Scarf,
Baldwinsville, n. Y, relates her ex.
perience in the use of these tablets:
Il had bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was troub-
led for two or three weeks with gas
and severe pains in the pit of my
stomach. Our druggist advised me
to take Chamberlain's Tablets.
took a bottle home and the first
dose relieved me wonderfully, and
kept on taking them until l was
cured" These tablets do not relieve
pain, but after the pain has been re-
lieved may prevent its recurrence
d&w ADV. -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
"Hungry Eyes"
5-ActsE I

<tCLO--O
A quick-on-the-trigger western dra-
ma Of soul and regeneration.
Based on the Elliott j. Clawsons S
story. His Wife in Arizona.
THE STORY
Somebody's got to settle with
me-" said Dale Revenal as he faced
group of cowboys. An unknown
hand had sent an apple-core in
Dale's direction while he was talk
ing with Mary Jane Appleton, the
ranchmans pretty daughter
Dale soon decided who he had to
lick and in another moment the com
batants had squared off in battle for
nation. And in less time than is
consumed in the telling Dale's an
tagonlst was sprawling on the ground
in attitudt of surrender.
Now you can see the finish at the
Kozy. It's a iamup western drama
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
Voters This Year Demanding a
Legislature That Will Be
Credit Rather Than Joke

Thinking first Of patriotic duty and he grave respon-
sibtes of those who represent the state in time
OF taking the legislature seriously ihis
year. The usual horsepay must give way to serious
business like efficiency It's matter of good govern
ment rather than good politics The people are in no
mood to support any candidate who does consider
winning the war the first and biggest thing in the world
today