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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30

meeting with Grace Draper.
This is quite like scene from
the inevitable garden party Of the
English novel" Lillian announced
when we had brought cigars down
from the screened porch 20 the
shade of the big oak NJ the edge Of
the tennis court
And IL did indeed look like de-
scripuons 4 had read OF English
iaWns The high hedges sheltered
us securely from the curious glances
Of Dassers- by. and formed am eff
feetiye background for nay flower
beds now gorgeous with autumn
colorings The tennis court was
green and smooth. was glad
! had purchased the tea wagon. and
serving tea TO us after our games,
would add just the right touch.
Yes. the stage is set" said Harry
Underwood dramatically. who is
tc enter the heroine or the vile
.lainesse"
Dicky flushed. lillian bit her lip
IN an enCrt not to smile. and I was
also amused Inn spite of a troubled
feeling Evidently Harry Under
wood was not i'm the secret of che
reason for Lillian's visit and had no
mixing of the real state Of affairs
AS IL the words had been a stage
cue Grace Draper appeared at the
gate She had been enectu~ vs. con-
cealed from us by the hig hedge
and rer tennis shoes of course
made no sound on the graveled walk.
Good afternoon. ] hope I haven't
kept YOU waiting" she said i'm her
rich contralto voice 1 ungrudging-
B. admitted that her poise was per
feet She could not have helped
hearing Harry Underwood's query.
for his voice is loud and penetrating.
but there was no trace of the knOwl-
edge i'm her manner
Bless You. Ny Children"
had never seen her look so beau
tifu1 Her costume and mine might
have been cut from the same par
tern-white serge skirts. white sport
waists white tennis shoes. and white
hose But with the touch of daring
originality which always marks her
gowninS. she had draped a crimson
scarf Carmen fashion around her
waist and hips. and at the throat
of her sport waist Haunted crimson
silken tie Her Panama hat had
another scarf OF the same shade.
while on her waist and on her
stockings were clockings OF the same
color.
OF course. it was theatrical. and 1
would never have dared TO wear
such costume. Indeed, ] am very
sure Dicby would have strongly dis
approved of my doing so. But IL was
martellously effective. / saw that
I'm the looks of admiration which
both Dicky and Harry Underwood
east upon her as they spraug To
their feet I'm greeting
But Mrs Underwood was the first
10 erasp the girls hand
I'm so glad YOU have come. she
said efusively airs Graham has
just been telling me Of your tennis
games this week. IL must he so
nice for Won girls TO live 50 near
each other
Mrs Graham has been very
kind the girl murmured conven-
tionally and turned from us 20 the
TWO men VINO stood openly admring
her
How do Won do. AIR Graham o."
She extended her hand 70 Dicky
with coquettish little gesture that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30

The Ladies Aid society OF the
Gloria Del Lutheran church held
their meeting Thursday afternoon
an POtswatomie park. D. was strict
Is a business meeting. no program
icing rendered The society will
hold its next meeting i'm two weeks
Thursday, Sept IL. at Studebaker
park
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30

&c. a good look at these pretty new
things in one of our show windows
then come inside and admire and buy
them New novelties all the time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
BOARDING FOOD.

Quit boarding food. It's unpatriot-
ic, besides you are apt to get into
trouble with your Uncle Samuel. DR..
Ladd, state food administrator, sends
the Independent new food regulation
with the information that any person
who wilfully boards any necessaries,
shall upon conviction thereof, be fined
not exceeding $4,000 or be imprisoned
for not more than two years or both.
These regulations went into effect
Jan. %, and as far as -four and sugar
are concerned, here they are:
Sugar: People in towns and cities
may buy from to 10 pounds at one
time.
Farmers living long distances from
stores may purchase Is pounds at one
time.
Ranchers or others who live long
distances from stores and who employ
4 large number of men may purchase
100 pounds at tIme.
The government considers limit OF
three pounds of sugar per person per
month a reasonable amount.
Flour: People in towns may pur-
chase not to exceed so pounds.
Farmers may purchase not to ex-
coed 90 pounds at one purchase.
Ranchmen with large numbers Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR ELECTED

Mr.. Gordon w. Randlett has been
elected director of the Agricultural
Extension Department Of the North
Dakota Agricultural College = the
same position that he held before 60
ing to South Dakota to take similar
position two and half years ago.
Mr.. Randlett, while in North Dako-
ia, gave special attention to corn
growing which he encouraged in sew
eral ways, but especially through the
boys and girls club work which he or
ganized. He furnished the club men,
bers with small quantities Of accli-
mated seed corn so that the possibil-
tiles of corn growing were demon
strated all over the state and seed
corn furnished that could in couple
of years be increased so that con-
siderable acreage could be planted.
The State Corn Show was another of
the projects that he started as we'll
as the Boys and Girls Institute and
the Farm Information Service.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
THE PRICE OF BRAN.

When wheat is $500 per bushel the
price of bran in carload lots will be
$3.50 and when wheat is $2.O5 per
bushel the price becomes $26.22 at the
mill in bulk, according to ruling BY
the Food Administration. This is ar
rived at as follows: Take the aver
age price of the wheat going to the
mill the previous month. To that add
the one per cent Grain Corporation
commission. From this determine the
value of ton of wheat. Thirty eight
per cent of this amount will be the
price per ton of the bran in bulk at
the mill in carload lots, with wheat
at $2.05 this will be $26.22. Shorts
$500 higher or $28.22. Mixed feed
(Which is not mixture Of bran and
shorts, but includes the bran, shorts,
middlings and red dog four) $500
more or $30.22. Flour middlings 500
more or 1892 and red dog flour
$500 more or $41.22. In less than
carload lots so cents more ton may
be charged.-N. D. Ayr. College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
Attorney Arth for further investisa

GlOn.
Hoffman claims to have invented =
machine that can be operated witheat
coal, steam or electricity, and came -
Washington, he says, to secure gov
eminent protection for his invention.
He sought interviews with Secrs-
tary Baker, Secretary Daniels and the
naval consulting board. He also VS.
tied the commissioner Of patents and
several members of Congress, it is re-
ported
The inventor today told Deputy
Marshal O'Mera that he was born in
Germany and received technical e.
ucation there. He came to America,
he stated, in 1890, and made declare
ton Of intention to be naturalized in
1897 He has not completed his nae-
uralization, he admitted. Hoffman
has relatives in the German army, it
was stated.
Hoffman declared he knew nothing
of the order excluding enemy aliens
from Washington and said he came
here at the direction of government
officials to whom he presented his in
vention last November. He tried h
get in communication with Senator
Gronna, whom he said he knows.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

Senator Gronna has probably secur.
ed the release of J. H. Hoffman,
known as the Minot inventor, who
was recently arrested at Washington,
D. c., and held as an alien enemy.
Hoffman doesn't come from Minot at
all, but from Stanley, the county seat
of Mountrail county. He has been re-
garded as exceedingly pro-German in
his sympathies before the war. We
wonder just how we'll acquainted the
Senator is with Hoffman and just why
the North Dakota Senator should take
it upon himself to secure the release
of the man. It's cinch Hoffman is
not wanted running at large in Wash
ington, but if it is dangerous for him
to be running loose in Washington,
could he not do equally as much dam
age elsewhere? If Hoffman is turned
loose at all he should be given the
freedom of Washington, the same as
any other city in the United States.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
SAVING A LITTLE EVERY DAY
COUNTS UP.

Saving a little every day in each
home in the u S. will make big to-
tai. If little butter is wasted at
each meal-if it only amounts to a
tablespoonful for each day-for the
the United States this amounts to
115,OOO,0OO pounds a year, it will take
half million cows to produce and a
whole army of men to feed and care
for. Waste no butter and thus re-
lease this army from this useless
work. If half a cup of milk is wasted
a day not much when divided into
three meals and among a whole fam
lily, yet it would take nearly a half
million COWS to produce it for the fam
lilies in the United States.
An ounce of meat a day is not much
and especially when divided among
the members of the family and for a
whole days meals, yet for the United
States it would take over a million
head of cattle or nearly four million
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
NEW STATION DIRECTOR.

DR.. L. Van Els has been elected Di-
rector of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural Experiment Station. DR.. Van
Els has been head of the Veterinary
Department of the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural College 16 years. During
this time has was twice sent to Eu-
rope on special missions by the United
States Department of Agriculture and
to represent the United States at In
ternational Veterinary Congresses.
DR.. Van Els discovered a tuberculin
test for tuberculosis in poultry which
had for long time baffled the scient-
lists. He has also made extensive in
vestigations in swamp fever and hog
cholera.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

Secretary Baker has answered his
critics. He says that we will have a
half million fighting men in France
early in the spring and million more
available during 1918. The Secretary
declares that mistakes have been
made, but they were to be expected,
so gigantic has been the undertaking
of raising an immense army in such
a short period. He says that England
and France have an over abundance
of big guns and have offered their use
to Aemrica, realizing that it will be
better to use the tonnage in some
other way.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

Roosevelt has been telling the war
department some pointed truths. He
says that Pershing's army in France
is suffering for the want of sufficient
shoes and clothing and that our army
has had to borrow big guns and ma
chine guns from France. Teddy says
the war department sent plenty of
collins along. This is pretty hard on
the war department, but if it will have
tendency to make it correct any ir-
Irregularities and make it speed up, the
Colonel will have done the country a
great service America ought to know
The truth and Teddy never minces
words.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

The ministers of Minot are arrang-
ing for a go to Church" campaign
which will be inaugurated in the near
future. 1t will be unique and will
cover the entire city and ought to be
the means of getting large number
of us tough old customers to worship
at least once a week. We have a
large number of splendid houses Of
worship in Minot and an aggregation
of ministers who are hard to beat in
any of the larger cities. We ought to
make use of both of them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

hogs to make it up. II the ounce q
day is wasted by each family see what
an army Of men and what feed and
equipment it will take to make up foE
the waste.
A slice Of bread divided among the
members of a family for one days
meals makes very small portion for
each meal. For a pamily of four it
would be one-twelfth of a slice pei
person per meal. Yet for the U. S
it will mean one and half million
barrels of flour in year. It would
take seven million acres to produce il
and a whole army Of men and equip.
ment. When any waste is allowed il
means when totalled up for the homes
in the U. S. tremendous total OF
even if it is but one home in a hun.
dred it makes a big total
Waste should be cut out and what
would have been wasted will help feed
our soldiers and hungering millions
in Europe. Any waste allowed in ar
American home means making the
farm that much less effective in help.
ing win the war and it also means
that much more hunger to some hu.
man being who is helping us win the
war.
This also brings out the Importance
of cutting down on the use of wheat
meat, sugar and fat by using substi.
tutes. While the amounts saved ir
one home may not seem large, YET
when the total for the U. 8. is con.
sidered the aggregate becomes a
mighty factor in feeding our soldier.
and allies.-W. c. Palmer, N. D. Ayr
College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

The Independent learns that the
Ward county farmers are going to
take some part in the primaries in
June as to the election of candidates
for some of the county offices.
Whether they will endorse a candidate
for each office, or select only those
for limited number of offices, they
do not know at this time. A meeting
of the members of the nonpartisan
league will be called in this city in
February or March and the plans will
be decided upon at this time. 1t is
quite certain that they will endorse a
candidate for sheriff and for the Of
fees of county commissioners that are
to be filled. AS to the other offices, it
may be that they will make their Sc
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
men in their employ may purchase
not to exceed one barrel or 1876 pounds
at one time.
THE WAR SAVINGS PLAN.
@. What is the War Savings Plan :?

Q. What is the War Savings Flan
A. 1t is plan by which you can
lend small savings to your Govern
ment at per cent interest, compound
ed quarterly.
@. How may this be done?
A. BY purchasing War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
@. What is War Savings Stamp?
A. 1t is a stamp for which the
Government will pay you IS on Jan
uary 1st, 1928.
@. What does it cost?
A. Between $412 and $4.23 during
1918, depending upon the month in
which purchased.
@. What is a Thrift Stamp?
A. 1t is stamp costing rs cents,
to be applied in payment for a War
Savings Stamp. 1t does not earn in
terest. The purpose of its issue is to
enable people to accumulate In small
sums the amount necessary to pay for
a War Savings Stamp.
@. Where can l buy them?
A. At post offices, banks and au-
thorized agencies.
@. Why should l buy them?
A. Every dollar loaned to the Gov
eminent helps to save the lives OF our
men at the front and to win the war
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

Farm labor is going to be mighty
scarce thruour the United States the
coming season. In North Dakota,
there is little doing on the farms at
present, except scraping together
enough feed for the stock, but in about
two months farming operations may
be expected to be in full sway. North
Dakota has lost some $4,000 of her
best farm workers, who have entered
the war, and more will undoubtedly
be taken. Idle men from the cities
and towns of the state should take
their place as much as possible. Farm
wages for experienced workers will
be high enough this year, no less than
forty or fifty dollars month, it is es-
timated. The Independent notices by
Kansas City paper that Kansas
farmers have paid as high as $500 a
month and board for farm laborers
during the present winter, but this is
away out of the question as far as
North Dakota farmers are concerned
They would have to let their land lie
idle rather than pay such a price.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

The Business Bulletin, the interest
ing Association of Commerce semi
monthly publication, has just issued
an unusually attractive 32-page num-
Der, showing the scenes Of many of
the coal mines of Northwestern North
Dakota. This is perhaps the best coal
mining advertisement ever gotten out
in North Dakota, containing as it does
the numerous views of the mines to-
gether with interesting matter per-
tanning to this great industry. Extra
numbers may be secured from the Mi
not Association of Commerce.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

A number of the farmer readers OF
this paper have asked the Independent
to publish some information concern
ing the new income tax law. 1t APP
pears that the law is rather compli-
Gated but we have copied an interest
ing article from the Kansas City Star,
which will give much valuable infor-
nation and it is we'll worth careful
study. The article appears elsewhere
in this issue.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

Gum Shoe Bill" Stone attacked
Roosevelt in recent speech, stating
that the Colonel, by his outspoken
statements, is doing the, country a
great injury and says the Colonel is
the Kaiser's best friend and the most
seditious American. Gum Shoe Bill
appeared to be a pretty good friend
to Kaiser Bill when he registered his
vote against the war.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
MINOT MAN HELD
AS ALIEN ENEMY

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2s.-Claus
J. H. Hoffman of Minot, N OAK, a
German matchmaker and inventor,
was taken into custody today as an
alien enemy. Hoffman is charged with
violating the exclusion order Of Presi-
dent Wilson by coming into Washing
ton January II. He was arrested by
a deputy marshal at a rooming house
near Union station and will be detain-
ed by order Of United States Assistant
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

Back several years ago there was a
certain Minot girl who just kept fol-
lowing a certain Minot lad around un-
til he finally married her. We noticed
the couple on the street the other day.
She is still following him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

The farmers must pay the freight
charges from ports and the state tag
fees, and payments must be in cash.
There is one thing that North Dakota
farmers do not have to buy, and that's
fertilizer. Still, hundreds Of dollars
worth of it goes to waste each year on
some of our farms.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

lections from the candidates already
in the field in the form Of endorse
ments. Whatever they do, they pro-
pose to cut some figure this year in
county politics.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

A great deal of fuel could be con-
served by making the women wear
more clothing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

The United States government has
just purchased fertilizer from Chill
to sell to the farmers of this country
at cost, $3.50 ton f. o. b. seaboard.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

See US before storing your goods.
Minot Warehouse & Storage, Phone
1908. 1-10-tf
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-26
Safety Of n Ship.

The safety OF ship depends upon
Its stability. strength, water tightness
and reserve stability and 6oatablllty II
injured The strength Is due TO the
framing aud plating or planking. Wa.
ter tightness IL effected by calklng the
seams between plates and planks. The
seams OF iron plates are calkcd by
hammering the edge OF the uppermost
plates against the one underneath It,
The seams between planks are partly
dlled with oaknm. which Is forced In
and the remainder OF the seam filed
with pitch. marine glue or putty. The
reserve stability and floatability when
injured depend upon the position and
volume OF the interior space which Is
flooded. To reduce this volume TO a
safe point vessels are divided Into com.
partments by water tight bulkheads.
which extend across the ship ut inter.
walls.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-26
Llahtina London Streets.

In l4lD citizens were obliged to hang
out candles on dark nights TO illumi-
nate the streets. This WAS enforced
by an net OF parliament IN 1861. In
1854 Edward Iemlng, the inventor OF
oil lamps made n daring offer, which
was that for II proper consideration he
would engage to place light before
every tenth door on dark nights from
o p. m. till midnight. His proposition
was accepted. and he was given tho
exclusive right to light the streets as
indicated for term of years. But the
scheme provoked "A great upronr among
the people. Some of them cnthusns.
tically applauded II and hailed Hemlng
rs the greatest benefnctor tho city ever
had. Thousands Of other furiously de-
uOunced him and his scheme and de-
manded that the contract he Cancelled.
Iemlng held on, ana In time the peo-
pie became reconciled 10 having the
streets lighted. In 1896 the city gov
ernment assumed the responsibility.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-26
Muir Could Drive a Bargain.

Most people know thnt the famous
naturalist and writer. John Muir. left
a substantial fortune behind him when
he died, but few perhaps are aware
that during the ten years he dedicated
altogether 20 business he was known
as the hardest man At a bargain In the
whole OF California. "As bargalner."
writes Arno Dosch. John Muir was
pure Scotch. Muir had the biggest and
most dependable supply OF Tokny
grapes In California. The San Fran
cisco Jobbers bought his yield TO meet
their regular shipments to the north
and east. There were at that time
four big fruit Jobblng' houses In San
Francisco. and they tell tales yet In
Commission row of the bargains John
Muir drove with them. He was never
known TO name price first. Whether
he was selling grapes or land, he tried
first to find out what the other man
was willing TO pay. But he always
had price In mind, and he got It. 1t
made no difference what was the mar
ket price OF grapes. He made the Job
bers pay what he expected"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-26
Wlnks and Eye Baths.

Every few seconds we wink both our
eyelIds Mt once. although not purpose
ly. If we stop wlnking our eyes be-
come uncomfortable aud gradually
cease to work as they should. When
the eye Is open the front Of II In ex'
posed 10 dirt nnd dust and Is apt 10
become so dry that painful sttuglng
sensation results or would do so II
constant moisture were not provided
10 cleanse and soothe the tissues.
As matter of fact. each time we
wink we wash the eye. says the Popu
lar Science Monthly. Up above each
eye ls tiny bag called the tear gland.
aud all the time we are awake II
makes tears When the front Of the
eye feels itself becoming n little too
dry or dusty communication Is sent
for supply OF moisture. The eyelld
then comes down with tear inside
Il to wash clean the front OF the eye.
This Is the most gentle and perfect
washing IN the world.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-26
puffsrln,. Warning Dream.

There are many stories on record Of
the warning dream The late Lord
Dufferln when In Paris dreamed that
he was In n hearse being conveyed TO n
cemetery. A few days later az he was
about TO enter n hotel elevator he was
sta tiled TO observe that the attendant
was the living reproduction OF the
driver OF the hearse In his dream. He
stepped back. and the lft went up
without him. Before II had reached
the top OF the building some breaknge
took place IN the mechanism. and the
lift crashed down TO the bottom. every
one In Il being killed.