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Puss in Boots
. j.. !. Jr. !.
By David Cory.
w JAKE up, wake up! we're
N off again.
" Over hill and over plainl
The Arkmobile on sea or


Can still away at our command.
Again the weathercock awakened
little Puss Junior on board the
Noah's Ark. where we left him In
the last story. you remember. It
was the morning after the circus,
and he probably would have slept
much later had not the faithful
bird, as usual, sung his bit of verse
lou see, this wonderful weather
sock was just like an alarm clock
"whuere's the ocean, asked Puss,
cooking out OF the window. Why,
we're travelling on land"
of course we are" answered the
Weathercock. Didn't you see the
wheels on the bottom Of the Ark
Yesterday
so I did" admitted Puss- I'D
forgotten all about them"
well, how did you like my poe
try? You see, ! make up a new
verse every morning so as to be
sure to wake you up"
Il think you are a great poet,
answered little Puss Junior, smiling
until his whiskers curled up at the
ends like a cayalryman's.
The Weathercock got very red In
the gills. l guess that's the only
way he could blush, don't you think
so?
So let the rain or sunshine come,
Across the land well swiftly hum
We are prepared for rain or shine.
For dusty road or foarny brine.
"HurrahI" shouted the Elephant
from down below. Bravo, Sir
Chanticleer!"
You'll have to excuse me now,
said Puss Junior to the weather.
cock, "for must pull on my red top
boots ard brush my whtskers Iou
don't have to bother about such
things, you know. That's one eo-
vantage In being a weathercock.
After breakfast, as they all sat IN
the cabin, Captain Noah remarked:
.T'm getting a trffe worried. You
see, I can't tell by the barometer
whether the Ark is floating or
wheeling. Now, that is rather i'm
portant. II we keep on In this way
] shall have to get a speedometer.
II wouldn't be very nice TO be ar
rested for breaking the speed laws
ana he locked up in Jail"
Mrs. Noah turned pale, and the
Weathercock shifted about uneasiiy
on the top Of the hagpole- NO, IN
deed" he cried. II don't want 10 be
a jailbiror'
well what's the best thing TO
do" asked Mrs. Noah.
Count the telegraph poles as We
20 along suggested Ham. Il think
there are about thirty to a mile
and see how long ii takes TO pass
them"
THAT'S a good idea" said Mr..
Jonah. But when they looked out
Of the portfolios they couldn't una
any telegraph poles.
And just then all OF a sudden
pistol shot rang out clear and loud.
The ArkmoUIle came TO a sudden
stop and a voice outside was heard
to eXelaim:
"WheTe's the chauffeur
Captain Noah rushed up on deck.
followed by his family, Mr.. Jonah,
and Puss Junior. Whats the mat
teri" asked Captain Noah looking
about to md the owner OF the voice.
oh, that's what they all say
came the reply. You know jolly
well what's the NATTER And in
the next story you shall hear what
happened after that.
Copyright. 1918. David Cory.
n - Continued
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Fuel Waste Is
Costly
By Loretto o. Lynch.

IL1A uOu yON u4NO q uEe-
NJ less eooker-' / asked q
wv woman who was hurry
ing off to sew for the
Red Cross. She had been complain
Ing about the wind II SIZE left the
window that the Autumn breeze
came In she knew the gas might
blow out under the stew she was
arranging to serve that evening.
Il get the use OF the gas. with
this furnished apartment, and Il
doesn't make much differences how
long Or how often use It" she
was saying, $50 why be annoyed
with q fireless eookerF
Cooperation is such a hard thing
to get Not difficult because people
do not wish to cooperate, but Diff
ficult-oh, so difficuIt!-because
people in the main do not realize
the necessity for cooperation A
most patriotic woman, who gave up
her home and everything she was
always used to because her husband
and two boys are in France, quite
surprised me the other day She Is
living at a small hotel. Upon Ieav-
ing the room switched off the
electric light She smiled and
switched II on again
Don't be SO good to the hotel
she laughed I'm being charged
enough for this room as 1t is"
Now, the woman who was hurry
ing off to sew for the Red Cross and
this other woman believe they are
thoroughly patriotic. They would
NAIaaA
10 say to them: "In your efforts to
get even with the landlord you
are aiding and comforting the
enemyp'
For the more coal-and Of course
both gas and electric current are
derived from coal-thAt must be
used to satisfy the fuel wants of
the thoughtless a. well IS the real
needs of the others. the less viii
there be available for use In manu-
featuring the real munitions OF
war
The housewife who has to pay
directly for the fuel she uses is, as
a rule. more careful than others.
But there are hosts OF people who
live under conditions where fuel Is
indirectly paid for in the form OF
rent or tax, and these folks must
do all In their power to conserve
fuel. not for the landlord or the
hotel keeper. but for the United
States Government
Many housewives are not suffi-
GENTLY acquainted with the simmer
burner of the gas range. Next to
the fireless cooker. IL Is a wonder
full saver OF fuel. Start that tough
piece OF meat a little sooner next
tire and cook it over the simmer
burner. The long slow cooking will
make IL more tender. A tablespoon
full OF vinegar or lemon Juice added
to tough cuts while cooking will
hasten the softening process.
There are a number OF places in
the home where a lamp OF less can
die power might be substituted.
Take, for instance, the bathroom. A
high candle power lamp Is usually
unnecessary in this room. Then, II
you will do the principal part Of
your cleaning In daylight, a lower
candle power light may be used in
the kitchen.
There are a number Of mantles for
gas burners which improve the
light and also conserve gas. It Is
advisable in this fuel crisis for
every housewife to look into these
devices. The gas companies a. well
as all first-class department stores
are showing thsSa
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BY FoNTAINE FOX,

Amer knowing him two weeks he
sailed for France. and when I re-
ceived his arrival card from tho
Red Cross / wrote him . letter,
This he has not answered yet, and
! am sure he must have received
II by this tims, / was out with
him several times and he seemed
to care a good deal for me. Do
you think / ought to write again
or should / give him more time to
answer my IsttsTg pNyou think
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An Uncertain Quantity.


am deeply in love with a
young man who is about to 20
away any day. At times he
shows his love for me so plainly
that my friends even remark 1t,
and AZ other times ] don't know
how 70 take him. When he leaves
ne, he says: "T'll cali you up.n
but he never does until I call him
up or see him. And, as he otter
rays he really loves me, / don't
know what TO do. kindly advise
me. BETTY
You have neglected to say
whether the young man is in the
service or not II he IS, he may
hesitate about asking you to marry
him before. he sails for SOver
There" As long as matters have
progressed to the point where he
has told You that he loves you, 1t
seems to me that a little less IN
certainty in the matter Is only due
you
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! am making a mistake IN caring
so much, as | have only known
him a short time? ANXIOUS.
One can never-bs sure whether
a soldier or n sailor receives his mail
with any degree OF regularity.
Sometimes they are weeks without
letters and then receive several to-
gether. Under the circumstances l
think II would be quite right for
you to write to the young man the
second TINA
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By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER UXIII.

Copyright. 1913 By King. Features syndi.
cate. Ine.)
"HERE Is a whole world Jim
- and I must bridge to md
each other. His viewpoint
about the robe made me
realize this To Neal Tom Mason's
giving II to me had been an in
Bult-to me the robe was an ugly
ghost ! was afraid would always
haunt me-but to Jim 1t meant
nothing!
It was when I made my second
attempt to discuss the matter with
Jim that I realized thiG For he
laughed at my seriousness and
said:
Come. dear. we'll stick the old
robe back in the chest and forget
It. OF course, you'd never wear II;
but IL you ever want to cut II up
for dust-cloths or a lamp-shade,
why. I'm game"
But, Jim, can't have IL here
1t haunts me It hurts my self-re-
spect," I cried
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Conldn't Do Il.

A young girl applying for q posi-
ton at q provision store learned
that the salary" would be $3.50
per week.
The proprietor appeared to be
very particular, asking her II she.
could do this. that. and the other.
finally ending up with the question:
"Can you dress a chickenT'
girl
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Unreasonably Jealous.
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

H<AEN Al4oC = A4fSH IA.
.- have a girl friend whom
dearly love and who, IN turn
loves me, but often see her
poe speaking to different men and
A. = result we quarrel, which
makes life unhappy. kindly
advise me ~ / should keep her
company or break with nor.
II. b.
II am 20 take your letter liter
ally at its word value and the
young lady did nothing worse than
talk to different men. your Jealousy
seems entirely unWarranteJ to me.
d. you think because you. are In
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TO THE
LOVELORN
Inclined to Be Familiar.


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Recently have been invited By
q friend TO the house Of q friend
OF hers. and there met q young
soldier who seemed to take an in
tsrest in rue. He made an en-
gagement with me for the follow
ing evening to have supper at his
sisters home. I went. but he In
sisted on acting very familiarly.
He wanted TO kiss inc, and OBJ
tscted to this, as IL was only our
second meeting. He seemed TO be
angry and did not ask to see me
again. kindly let me know
whether my conduct was proper
under the circumstances.
A READER
Your conduct was quite proper
under the. circumstances A great
many young men make II q point
to treat girls with this lack OF re-
speet TO try them II the young
mans interest in you is genuine he
will not be 'rebuffed because you in
sisted on respectful treatment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the battle of Brstow Station
Va in 1853. when the rearguard Of General Meade's
Federal Army, under General Warren defeated greatly
superior Confederate force The Confederaes under Gen
eral A. P. Hill made determined attack but were COM
pletely repulSed- Losses were heavy both sides.
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love with a girl that she should
give up speaking to all her o;hsr
frlends7 IL. however, you imply
that she becomes acquainted with
strangers without an Introduction.
that 10 quite another matter,
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Shall She Write Him.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAXI
was introduced to a young
man At . party two months ago.
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The Date a Highly NOurtshing Food.

THE date is now being urged concentrated nOurish-
ing food Nearly so per cent of the date consists of
sugar which is easily dgested and aSSmated by the blood
and quickly Yields energy in the form Of warmth and mus
clar activity. Further. the date SSO contains protein
or building material
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MRS. PRANK p BROWN.


E0n our our EArn Jan
stored twenyn Of pt ID the to Wa lard Com
uo for be- egsbl
% the y Of
DIN Stamps nsaAk caI pn1eWt
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DAKOTA BRIEFS.


Spilling OF a can OF gasoline in an
open hot air register started blaze
that practically destroyed the O. R.
Rosenuist general store at Ethan. The
loss is placed at about $4,000, most.
ly insured
The new postoffice building at Madi-
son rapidly is nearing completion and
is expected to be ready for occupancy
February l. Postmaster William
Lowe has been appointed custodian OF
the building and will have charge Of
1t In the future.
The owners OF the Philip light and
power company have offered to sell
the plant to the city and there is q
possibility that the offer will be &C.
cepted and that Philip will plunge in
to municipal ownership to this extent.
At their annual business meeting of
the Newell volunteer fire department
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: Chief, Joseph An
derson; assistant chief, o. ]. Soma;
secretary, Benjamin F. Judy; treas
,rer, ]. T. Richard.
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NAVY RECRUITING
OFFICER HERE
TAKING ENLISTMENTS FOR ALL DEPART.
MENTS OF The SERVICE.

Charles Campell, recruiting Of
ficer from Pierre, was in town
yesterday and today and called
at this office. Mr.. Campell has
served four years in the Regular
Army, and served two years and
seven months in the Philippines
during the insurrection and the
Moro campaign under General
Pershing. He was orderly for
Gen. Pershine in 1903 and was
given credit on his his discharge
for four battles and several en-
gagements. In one of the battles
there were 300 Moros killed and
60 U. S. soldiers killed and
wounded.
All branches of the army are
now open for enlistment. Regis
tered men cannot be taken with
out first getting permission from
Washington, D. c.
The following is a list of the
men that have enlisted since the
first of the month:
Gerald w. Gurnsey, Pierre.
George W. Esnay, Fort Pierre
Helever L. Elles
Francis S. Barber. Onida
Ernest Turner, Fort Pierre
Conrad Urbach and Walter
Parker, New Underwood.
Felex Frog, John Face, Ed
ward E. Red Feather, Amos Bear
Shield, Albert Bussel, Allen Kills
Warrior, George Eagle Elk, Elex
Brave and Jacob Douglas, Indian
School at Rapid City.
Chester w. Smith, Richard P.
Langdale, Guy F. Hastine, Leo
c. Davis, John Croft, George
Marquardt, Ralph A. Miller,
Clifford Biggs, Roger E. Lee,
Jack w. Wood, Ralph E. Living
ston, Flint H. Brown, Pete Lun-
mel, Robert E. Rutherford, Chas.
Twiss, FAIRIES Kennedy, Rapid
City.
Ward Hampton, Philip
Sergeant Campbell will 90 back
Pierre the last of the month and
stay one or two days, he then
has orders to 60 to Hot Springs
for five or six days and will pro-
badly get back to Philip for two
or three days.
He has call from Washington
for 1000 men over draft age for
remount service, men who have
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PUBLIC WILL NOT BUY INFERIOR
QUALITY PRODUCT At
HIGH PRICES.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts OF
the sunshine state.

Pierre
Potatoes should be graded before
placing them on the market, urges
the South Dakota food administrator
at Aberdeen, who authorizes the fol-
lowing statement:
American people in 1917 produced
the largest crop of potatoes on rec
ord, but unfortunately the quality is
not equal to the quantity.
Many of these potatoes are still
held by growers who are confronted
with the problem of moving them
before the next crop comes in. The
food administration is interested in
this problem because it wants these
potatoes in order to save wheat and
other foods that can be shipped.
In order that poor stock may not
be foisted on the people at high prices
the food administration and the state
bureau of markets are urging the
grading OF potatoes before they are
placed on the market.
Unless potatoes are SO graded that
the consumers are protected from an
influx OF frostbitten, injured, diseased,
and small, deformed stock, they will
rebel as they did ten years ago when
an attempt was made to force crop
OF inferior apples through the mar
kets at high prices. Use OF apples al
most ceased. Apple growers and
handlers lost millions Of dollars, and
thousands of bushels of fairly good
apples were never consumed.
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opened again on the afternoons
of Feb. 2, 4 and 5, in the Security
Bank Building. We hope every
woman who has not registered
will do so, as we do not want to
report Philip as a delinquent
town and thus spoil the good re-
cord she has already for patrio-
tisn. Mrs. May Nolan,
County Chairman.
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FORD CENTER ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Radway
took in the Waldorf sale Thurs
day in Philip.
George Wobbe and family took
dinner at the Frank Gebes home
Sunday.
Mrs. F. A. Hart spent Sunday
afternoon with her daughter,
Effie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Railway
spent Friday at the !. E. Cuttings
home.
Alden Jacobs and wife spent
Sunday at the Fred Fairchild
home.
Emery Jacobs and Harriet
Haagenson spent the week end
at the John Jensen home.
Mrs. Andy Doyle spent few
days with her cousin Mrs. F. A.
Hart.
Will Vankirk was a Philip
visitor Thursday.
Shilo Fairchild returned home
the fore part of the week from
LaMars, Iowa.
Alden Jacobs took a load of
to Philip Tuesday.
George and Harry Hart and
Ted Hertensen were in Philip
last week.
Fred Fairchild was a visitor at
the county seat Wednesday.
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army. Unfortunately the ratio
is not kept up everywhere.
Paul Bellamy, who has lately
returned from a visit to Camp
Dodge at Des Moines, reports
that every soldier on sentry or
other duty in the open these
days wears a Red Cross sweater
and helmet. Nor were the boys
in khaki slow in expressing their
appreciation. God knows how
we would get on without the
Red Cross" remarked of one of
them.
A complete tabulated report
on the latest shipment to north
ern division headquarters will
be given next week.
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WOMEN SHOULD
REGISTER AT ONCE
COUNTY CHAIRMAN AGAIN CALLS UPON
ALL WOMEN TO RESPOND TO CALL

There seems to be a general
misunderstanding in regard to
the registration of women. Re-
gistration was held every after
noon last week in Philip, and
there were at least seventy wo-
men who did not respond to the
call.
No service is asked or expect
ed of a women except what she
may freely offer, but she is ex-
pected and requested by the
government to register in any
case, that the women's war CEN
sus may be taken.
Women have had the protect
of the government as we'll as the
men. Should we allow the men
to 60 to the front and make the
Sacrifice of their lives while we
remain in the security of our
comfortable homes with no ef-
fort upon our part to do our
part too? No! A thousand times,
No! Here and now is the time
for every self-respecting and 10y
al American women to volunteer
her service, if not in position to
do this she should at least re-
spond to the requests of the
government, which are very tri-
val. Today everyone is either a
patriotic or traitor. There is no
longer any middle ground.
If we have no trained ability
we can all learn to do something,
so we can spare only a day or
half a day a week we can do our
bit willingly.
A card index of the women
power of South Dakota is needed
Washington wants to know
what the women of our state can
and will do to help win the war,
and our state wants to know
what her 10000 women over
the age of sixteen years can and
will do. All patriotic women,
loyal to the United States, will
register so that the National
Council in Washington may
know that the women of South
Dakota united do stand behind
the President in pushing to a
victorious finish the tremendous
war for democracy and liberty
for all.
The registration booth will be
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RED
CROSS
NEWS
4
!

The following parody on "My
Rosary" will be fully appreciated
by one who has spent hours in
purling and knitting, in dropping
stitches and the like, while knit
ing a sweater or a sock:
my ROWS AWRY."
The hours spent in sweater art
Are as a string of purls--l sigh
To count them over, every one a
part,
My rows awry! My rows awry!
Each hour purl, each purl takes
care
To drop a stitch let be stung;
| count, yes, count unto the end,
and there
A sleeve is hung!
O memories that bless and burn!
O ravelin9 out at bitter loss
| drop purl, yet strive at least
to learn
To knit across, sweet art To
knit across.
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had experience with horses, this
is a good chance for horse break
ers want to serve their time in
this country. They will be sent
to Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ington.
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Gem Theatre Program

Friday and Saturday, EXTRA
Charles Richman in a Patriotic
Photo Drama "OVER THERE"
and an all star cast including
Anna @. Nillson and Gertrude
Barkeley, The mother in War
Brides.] Admission 15c & 35c.
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 4
& 5, EXTRA II Reels, The Rail
road Raiders and JERRY. Five
episodes, the last of the serial, a
five weeks show all in one. Ad-
mission l5c & 35c
Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb. 9th & 9TH Tanning Target
Center" a live paramount Mark
Sennett Comedy. Motel This
comedy was just released last
Dec. 30th, Brand New. Polly
Morgan and a horse that caused
even the hardy, old thrill-comed-
ians of the Sennett Plant to gasp.
In the course Of the speedy Miss
Moran is called on to clean up
the Village in her well-known
impersonation of S H E R l F F
N E L L. Polly proceeds to do
it on horse back, in doors and
out; she gallops in a bar room
crowded with people, and trots
her pony upstairs, over a bal
cony and down stairs again.
What she didn't do remains to
be seen, There's no fake about
the stunts she pulls off" will
show "Another.'
Neptunes Naughty Daughter"
2 reels, that's great. 15c & 25c
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9th
and 9th, select picture, Kitty
Gordon in VERA THE MED
IUM."
Coming Mary Pickford in Ro-
nance of the Red Wood, Feb.
18th & 18th.
FOR SALE-A good upright
piano. Inquire at this office.
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The county chairman visited
the Black Hills Chapter at Dead
wood last week. That chapter
is turning out large amount of
work.
A new branch of the county
chapter has been organized at
Bowling. 1t starts with fifteen
members. M. P. Bowling is tenn
porary chairman. An early meet
ing is planned for the election of
permanent officers. At the same
time is it possible that a box sup
per or other social gathering
may be had. The date will be
announced later.
The county headquarters has
recently received and distributed
among various branches ten doz-
en- hospital bed shirts.
Haakon county, inclusive of
local organization on which we
have no report, has shipped to
Northern Division headquarters
at Minneapolis ninety-two sweat
ers. Were this ratio kept up
throughout the nation three
million sweaters would now
have been contributed to our
soldiers, or approximately two
sweaters for each soldier in the