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The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
OLE BULLS COLONY
NorWegian's Dream of Model
 Home Now Scene of Ruin.
Recalls Misplaced Confidence and Made All the More Tragic Because
 of Splendid Ideals.

Only the ruin of the villa "Valhallos remains of the ill-fated Norwegian col. ony established by Ole Bull in Pennsvl. vania in the late DOS. The story os the colony, says the Kansas Cstv Times, is one of misplaced confidence made all the more tragic because os the splendid ideals that led to it's eS. tablishment.
 The great Norwegian violinist. al. ways an admirer of America, wished to obtain a location for a model colonv of his countrymen. He bought thou. sand acres of a firm of land dealarS and soon afterward brought to thia country several hundred Norweclans A clearing was made, the village If Oleana built and, in an address to the townspeople, Ole Bull set forth the hopes that had inspired his mission.
 The address follows:
 Brothers of Norway! From tha cline where the north wind has it's home; where the maelstrom roars. and where the aurora for half the year takes the place of the genial sun, we have come to find home. When we were among our mountains, and war was bringing want and famine upon us, we heard there was country in a mllder climate where liberty dwelt and plenty reigned. Upon looking over our records, we found that our country men, under Thorfin, had discovered that land more than eight hundred years ago, but that they were met by cruel and savage Indians, and had left no record of themselves, except some traces of their sad history engrayen in the rocks of Fall river, and one tem. pie which they raised to God on an island at the mouth of Narragansett ! bay. All other record of them had | passed away.
 How different is our reception from | that which Thoriin and his followers received. No savage Indian startles us with his war whoop, but kind friends meet us on every side, taking us by the hand and giving us welcome to our new home.
 Brothers of Norway We must not disappoint this confidence, but by lives of industry and honesty show to our new brothers that they have moi misplaced their friendship.
 And now, to these gentlemen of New York and Pennsylvania, who have so kindly assisted by their counsel and advice In this work. l return my most sincere and heartfelt thanks, and cast ing ourselves upon the goodness of our heavenly Father, resting secure upon his promise, let us go on in the daily performance of every duty, and he will bless us"
 There was a pathetic aftermath Hardly had the pioneers got well un der way with their homebulding when 1t was discovered that the viollnist had been victimized. The company thai sold him the land had no valid title to it. The people of 0ieana scatteFsa some of them penniiess and with !ea friends in the new country. Ole Bun with splendid loyalty to those he haa brought to this pass, gave public con certs to raise money for their relief
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
 ADMINISTRATiON SAYS:

There Is no royal road to food conservation. We can only &C., complish thls by the voluntary action of our whole people, each element h proportion to its means. it is matter of equality of bur den; a matter of minute saving and substitution at every point In the 20,o0oo00 kitchens, on the 2o,- 100000 dinner tables, and in the 100000 manufacturing, whole sale and retail establishments of Che country.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
Should Eat Mushrooms.

Wild mushrooms are a food that should be more largely utilized in this country now that food is scarce, ac- cording to William A. Murrill, assist ant director of the New York botan- ical gardens, who thinks the people should be taught how to distinguish the poisonous from the wholesome va rieties. Wild mushrooms are eaten in thls country almost exclusively by the forelgn-born population.
 Wise Gertie.
 Mamma-Oh, Bertia, here you are again all covered wlt.2 nud from head to foot.
 Bertram Gin tears)-It isnae my fault. l was sailing on a plank, when Willie Meigs gave me a push, and over I went.
 Mamma-Well, what are you cry ing so about? Is it painful to be eov- cred with mud?
 Bertram-No, it ain't; but I thought that if l came in laughing you would V Wnlp Me.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
His Case.

'I know q man who knows perfect ly how to manage q wife in every par ticular."
 ''Ele may know how, but does he de lt?"
 No, because they won't let him out of fhe insane asylum long enough to try"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22

May Keep U. S. Prisoners in Frame.
 Germans captured by United States troops may be kept in France to do farming and other necessary work in that nation. France has made tnis request of America. and, as the ex- pense of transporting prisoners will be great, the request doubtless will be granted.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
POWER OF FBOLSHEVISM
GROWING IN GERMANY
Spartacus Group OF Radicals Would Prolong
War and Destroy All Ordered
Society.

ed. Liebknecht is hero at one with
Trotsky. Accordingly. the SPAR
Jacus Group Is concerned with the
world revolution quite as much]
as with a rcd terror in Germany.
and IT would not be averse 10 an
armed occupation OF German terri-
tory by allied troops. Propaganda Al
along Bolshsyist lines pmonr1
French. British. Italian and Amer
lean soldiers in Germany H. one q
the aims Of Liebknechts party
There is another extreme group.
more eNtrema than the Independent. .
hut not quite 80 violent as the
Spartacus people. that has thrown
its influence with Liebknecht This
Is known as the International :
Its Chieftsin is Franz Mehring. an
able, honest and dangerous fanatic.
and his lieUtenOnts are two women
Rosa Luxembourg and Klara Zetkin
Both these fCTy fUTics OF revolt will
probably become household names Ia
all countries before the German
revolution has run its course. Meh-
ring recently wrote a letter 10 the
BolsheyIki organ PrHvdR, IN Mos
COW. declaring his complete solidar-
ity with Lenin and Tr0tsky. Frau
Zotkin has mad, q sim lar declares
fiOu-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
CHAPTER
| 10
| Suffer the Terror of Be-
ing Watched and Followed
and Learn Fear.

The theft of the ring proved to
me that one set Of conspirators,
searching for the location Of the
sunken jewels, had traced the clew
from the Queen of Smiles to me.
The return of the ring, together
with Jim's letter, reminded me that
might be in constant danger.
Now, that the thief OF a week ago
had learned by personal investiga-
tion that the chart was not in the
ring. 1t occurred to me that the very
safest hiding place for that chart
was back in the ring. took the
wee fold of thin, tough paper from
beneath my pinCushion. shut it in its
lapis casket and went down to din
ner.
Just as the dessert was placed on
the table. in rushed Eloise, white as
ever she could have been when she
first faced the Hun beast four years
ago.
"Pardonnez-moi," she walled. I'm
voleur, Tn hOmme-en haut-dans
lie boudoir de Nine. Jeanne, Jai
peur, Bien sur. madame. jc Iai va
Get homme en- Belgique!"
The butler. not at all understand
ing what Eloise had cried out to
him as she ran down stairs. had fol-
lowed her into the dining room.
"A burglar" translated for
Daddy. I'm my room"
had a hUnch as to what that
burglar wanted there, and l would
have followed the men upstairs to
see him, if possible. but mother
called me back. Eloise had col
lapsed in a heap on the floor.
After We had revived her and put
her to bed. l ran to my room. As
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
ADVISES ALTAR
IN GIRLS ROOM
DR.. Gordon Says Young
Women Should Also Have
Ideals Picture.

Tribulations OF a girl alone in Wash
ington were described by DIR. James
l. Gordon. pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, in his sermon.
The Bachelor Girl in Washington
and How She Lives" last night.
DR. Gordon declared that the great
est sacrifice the girl alone In Wash
ington had been forced to make was
the surrendering Of her personal pri-
yacy-being Obliged to room with one
or more other girls
Every girls should have a room 10
herself" DR.. Gordon said. in which
TO develop her soul. One hour a day
alone at least is essential to the
formation of a character. and every
girl Is entitled to that one hour"
The room should contain an altar,
the speaker said, and a crucifx, with
a picture or two and bookcase.
Have a picture" he said. of your
ideal. either hero from history or
from fiction. Let the picture be of
Napoleon, saying farewell to his be-
loved France, or OF Abraham Lin
coin.
Perhaps If you come from the
South you would choose the picture
OF Robert E. Lee. I doubt il any girl
could have an ignoble thought with
the gentle face OF Lee always before
her"
On the walls OF the girls room
should hang the picture OF her father
and mother.
Il believe" the speaker said, that
father means as much TO the girl as
mother means to the boy"
The bookcase should hold a dozen
books or so, OF the fiction and poetry
the girl loves best in clear type, but
small enough so that the entire con-
tents OF bookcase shelves could be
carried in her suitcase. Above all he
declared, the girl should keep a note
book, where she could paste her favor
lite bits of poetry and prose and pic
lures OF her favorite heroes anu
heroines.
A picture OF the sea Or. Gordon de-
acrlbed as an essential part Of the
room of either a man or a woman. the
sea typifying eternity and endlcs s.
space.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

One of the curious reactions of
matrimony seems to be that. in the
great majority of cases, it dulls the
| brightness and whithers the charm
Of those who enter into it. Some
| fine and ilIusive quality of mind
and spirit. some airy, fairy grace
| of soul appears to be crushed out
| by domesticity so that you rarely
| find a man and a woman who are
as attractive after marriage as they
were before.
This is true even of those who
are happily married and who have
no black disappointment to warp
their outlook on life. or kill their
aspirations Except in the solid.
plodding. work-a-day virtues. after
marriage the great majority of peo-
pie stand still, or if they progress
| they progress backwards, as an
Irishman might say.
Before marriage John was an om-
| niverous reader and nothing was
more interesting than to get him
talking about new books and au-
thors. Meet him fve years after
marriage. and he will tell you that
| he doesn't keep up with current
| literature, that he only has time
| for the newspapers and the stock
market. Or perhaps John was a
marvellous raConteur who could tell
a story, or do a bit of pantomime
as we'll as any headline vaudevillian,
but a few years Of matrimony eN-
tinguishes Johns sense of humor
and puts his little talent entirely
out of commission.
Before marriage Mary played and
sang almost like a professional.
Thousands of dollars and years of
time had been spent on her musical
| education. Ten years after mar
riage Mary can't play the Maiden's
Prayer, and when you ask for a
little music she says, why l
haven't touched the piano in, years
and don't believe l have sung any
thing but lullabies since my first
baby was born"
When you exclaim in horror at
| her having let her talent rust out
she says apologetically that John
doesn't care for music. When you
askk John why he doesn't read, as
he used to, he says that Mary isn't
interested in books and likes to
play cards of an evening. or that
he has given UP telling stories be-
cause Mary thought he made a buff
foon of himself
Neither husband nor wife intended
10 block the others development, but
| they did it just as effectually by their
Indifference as they could have done
! by a malicious plan. For the finer
| flowers of life must have the warm
sun Of appreciation shine upon them
if they are to grow and flourish, ana
this congenial temperature they sell
dom find at home.
OF course, II We brought any intelli-
gence to bear-which we do not-upon
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Copyright, 101S

suspected. il was Uttered from end
to end with my personal posses
sions. Even my calling cards had
been scattered. the thin sheets Of
tissue which protected the engTav-
ing had been slipped on into a
snowy heap. 1t was plain to me
that whoever had stolen the ring
from my finger week ago had just
searched my room for the key to the
location of the U-bOat.
"Eloise scared the scamp. ! sup
pose" said Daddy LOrimer. as mother
and | surveyed the havoc. Il guess
she kept him from trying out the rest
OF the house. He's taken nothing OF
James. so far as I can tell. That
comes. my girl OF your not caring
much about jcwelTy. Sensible. You'll
never have to cry over losses"
Daddy ordered some iron bars set
over my windows next day. and he
Tut an extra night watchman on the
grounds. Nevertheless, ! did not sleep
well
But Eloise felt much safer. No
wonder she tainted. il her eyes had
not deceived her She said that the
man she discovered at my desk was
one of her Hun prosecutors in Bel
GUM, She described him as having,
on the left cheek. the scar of a slash
from mouth to ear the scar of a cut
made by her own husbands sword {!
Mother AYERS that poor Eloise's bitter
experience has made her over-imaGi-
Eative. but l half guess that what
she says may he true.
At any rate. must have been hyp-
Noticed by her story. For now too
am afraid,
have terrible sense that ] am
being followed wherever / go ! am
prosecuted exactly as Mary Thomas
was. Twice my handbag has been
opened in a crowd. once my office
desk was rummaged. Certainly. get
ting into an intrigue is far easier than
getting out of 1t. Strive against it as
| ma. l am ohsessed with fear.
An | wish had my own man here
to take care of me-
ITO be Continued)
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1oIs.

This is a fortunate day. according
to astrology. Mars. Neptune and the
Sun rule strongly for good.
1t is a day especially fortunate for
physicians. nurses and all who bring
comfort to humanity
Soldiers have a direction OF the
stars making for far-reaching bene-
fits. Industrial enterprises. profes-
sional opportunities and business
openings that will be provided for
thers will lead to many important
changes in methods and policies.
The stars seem to forecast that
through Mars will be established Gus
toms and reforms, perhaps suggested
by foreign service. but still novel and
radical
This is lucky day for making
plans as foresight is believed to be
impaired by the planets. Visions that
present themselves TO the mind dur
ing this ConfguratiOn may be real
lied, according TO the sCers.
PersisteuIy the stars are read as
pressginE some remarkable chanGe in
oil production. This may be the fore
shadowinE q a substitute, but as
tTologers declare that cheaper prod
uCts will be obtainable.
This is n favorable sway for all gov
ernment officials and heads OF facto-
ries or large industries. Neptune and
the sun are so aspeCted that far
vision and wise foresight are indi-
Gated
During this planetary government
search for positions or employment of
any sort should be successful. maxi
ing for right placing and future con-
tentment.
Again cooperation is foreshadowed
as one of the great movements that
will make the new era.
OcCultists declare that while the DAY
of Judgment has ended there will be
in the dawn OF the new day much to
hinder progress toward a millennium
in which harmony and justice rule.
French will be much spoken as a
fashionable fad, the seers declare, but
the French influence will be revealed
in many ways that touch the life OF
the American people
Persons whose birthdate il is have
the forecast of an active year with
appreclable gain in business affairs.
Children born on this day will prob
ably be talented, studious and indus
trious. These subjects of Capricorn
usually care more for intellectual than
for financial pursuits.
(COpyriglt 1871
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
British Can't Get Enough
of Yankland's Apples

Winchester. Va Dec. cs-CsbIe<
received from En-Iand dealing with
the first CONSIGNMENT OF boxed ap-
pies that went across recently and
which have been sold on the Eng7
hsr markets showed that 2s.lSs
boxes all sold al the maximum price,
fNod by the British Eovcrnmeut. re-
gsrdleSs OF quality and weight The
poor apples or "Iots and spOts--
hruu-hr exactly tho same prices a,
tn, very finest fruit indicating thaE
the British public is eager for Amer
lCan fruit. Word was also received
that the barrclrd apples shipped
from the Winchester district ar
rived in good shape and brought
the maximum prices The box sp-
piles are said To- have been shipped
from the Northwest
The New York market on Yorlc
Imperial apples, the chief variety
produced IN this territory. has gone
OF about 81 a barrel due to over
supply.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Should Husbands and Wives Develop Each Other?
By DOROTHY DIX
TIE WORLDS HIGHEST PAID WOMAN WRITER

I the great problem of how to he happy
though married, husbands and wives
would not be guilty of the crime of
hindering each others development irr
any line. They would perceive the
importance of introducing new inter-
ests, new enthusiasms, new sympa-
thies into their lives to take the place
OF the old ones of which time is bound
to rob them.
That would make a woman enCour-
age her husband to develop every pos
sible power of mind and body. to use
his talents, to study, to learn, to grow,
instead of sinking into a mere money
making machine or an automaton that
worked on shuttle between home and
Office, and has no knowledge or inter-
est outside of the shop.
It would make the man encourage
his wife TO keep up her little accom-
plishments. to practice her music, TO
keep up her painting and drawing. to
pursue whatever studies she had
taken up before marriage. to even 90
in for clubs and movements If she has
executive ability. or to become a
champion tennis or golf player IL she
has athletic tendencies.
He would help her develop whatever
facility she had into a faculty instead
of letting her degenerate into a habby.
peeVish. aimless creature whose whole
horizon is bounded by her own home
and a bargain sale.
Nothing would do more to eliminate
the dullness of married life than for
husbands and wives to try to help
each other to make the best of them
selves. instead of praying for grace
and patience to stand each other as
they do now.
Indeed, it is the duty of hus-
bands and wives to try to develop
each other. II a man marries A
girl who has had little opportuni-
ties of education and who is not
bookish. instead of giving up his
own reading and sinking to her
plane of illitersCy. he should read
to her. talk to her about books and
try to get her interested in them.
He should try to life her up in
stead of letting her be a milIstone
about his neck to pull him down.
Men are much to blame when they
have blockhead wives. for there are
very few wives who will not re-
spond to their husbands interest
in their development, and who are
not willing to work and study il
their husbands desire them to.
OF course ii must be admitted
that when husbands and wives up-
dertake to correct each others
faults they tread on dangerous
ground. because they strike a death
blow at vanity. Each likes to be-
lieve that he or she is perfect in the
eyes OF the other. and it is a shock
to discover that the one you sun
pose has regarded you as an angel
considers your taste in novels that
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Beer and Light Wine
Amendment Favored

Lansing. Mich. Dec. 2g-Submis-
sion to Michigan voters next April
OF a proposed constitutional amend
m"nt II permit the sale Of beer and
light wine was virtually assured
when the state Supreme Court de-
MED application OF the Michigan
Anti-Saloon League for writ Of
mandamus to prevent the secretary
of State from placing the amend
mcnt on the ballot
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
The Whisper That
Comes in the NIGH
The Glorious knowledge Women
GAIN When Wonderful Thought
Steals Over Them.

Happiness in its most thrilling de-
gree comes TO woman with tho|
thought OF possessing a baby.
Every woman in the Joy Of coming
motherhood should prepare her sys4
TEN FOR the unusual strain. Three|
generations have found the Jried and
reliable preparation. Mothers Friend.
Of the greatest help at such a time.
BY its daily Use throughout the pei
riod. the skin OF the abdomen Is msds|
soft and elastic. expanding musclex|
relax easily when baby arrives. and|
pain at the crisis Is in this wsy1
avoided I
The inflammation OF breast gland
Is sOOthed
Obtain from your druggist. by slt|
means. this great preparation which
science has offered for so many years|
10 cNpectant mothers.
Write the Bradheld Regulator Como
paEy. Dept u. Lamar Building. Att
lsnta. Georgia, for their helpful and
interesting Motherhood Book. and bel
gin the use OF Mothers Friend II isl
for external use. IL absolutely safcl
and wonderfully effective.
And remember. there is nothing "a
take the place OF MOTHER&
FRIEND.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Robert Tasker Wounded
with Suicide" Battalion

Private Robert l.. Tasker. brother
Of Mrs. Emma Lowe. 2O3O I street
northwest has been wounded sevtrely-
in action according to the latest
casualty list. Private Taskcr enlis-
ted in the Twenty eighth regular in
fantry regiment. He sailed for over
seas service on August y last. and
was transferred upon his arrival in
France. TO a machine gun battalion.
Private Tasker attended the public
schools Of this city. lie was a tin
ner by trade. and worked for his
brother. II. c. Tasker.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

of a chambermaid, or the being
whom you have supposed regarded
you as a hero shudders when she
sees you eat peas.
Still the thing can be done il IL
is done tactfully and gently. Love
is an. anaesthetic under whose in
iluence even faults can be ampu-
tated without pain. and certainly
the marriages in which affectiul
and interest never die are those in
which the husband and wife help
each other to a mutual growth and
development.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
WILL JUNK RAILROAD.
K. C., S. & {. Not Paying Ex-
penses; Director Opposes Operation,

Springfield. Mo. Dec. 2q.-Becausc
II does not ray expenses OF oper-
alton the Kansas City, SpriU Eie d
and Clinton Railroad. 500 miles
Long. between this city and Kan
ssS City. probably viii be torn %
and junked. according 20 an am
nouncemcnt made by Regional d.
rector Bush.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Youth Gets Badly Burned
On Flaming Platform

Walter Robertson, Is years old. 6
GTeenNal" road northeast. Is in the
Casualty Hospital badly burned as the
result of an accident when operating
n hiEh-telsion electric switch i'm the
W, B. & \. substation at Bcnning
last night
The switch shOrt-cjrcuited. it is
said, and the platform on which il
was installed caught FIRE
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Profiteering to Be
Controlled in India

London-Steps are being taken to
stop untold profteering of food specu-
lators in India who have been reap
ing millions.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

All graduates and former students
of Wellesley. as well as Undergrad
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

Miss Elizabeth Rush Porter
daughter of Mrs. John BiddIe Por-
ter was married Saturday to Fred
erick c. Fearing. of New York, in
st. Peters Church. PHILADELPHIA. bv
the Right Rev. Philip NJ. Rhine
lander, assisted by the Rev. James
w. &. Stewart, assistant rector, Miss
Ellen Mary Cassatt was the maid
or honor. The bridesmaids were
Miss E Gwen Martin and Miss Dor
othy Hampton Barnes. The bride
was well known in Washington
where she made her debut a few
years ago at the residence of hel
grandmother on I street.
Joseph Lea Fearing, of Chicago,
brother of the bridegroom, was best
man. and the ushers were Francis
r. Biddle and Charles S. Wood, OF
Philadelphia; Andre Pilot, Frank
Halpin and E. Pennington Pierson,
of New York. -
The bride is a great-great-grand-
daughter of Benjamin Rush, one Oh
the signers of the Declaration of In
dependence and one of the founders
of the church in which the cere-
mony took place. Mr.. Fearing is a
graduate of Yale
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

Col. and Mrs. Robert Thompson will
be hosts at a dance on Thursday
nighs in honor OF Miss Elizabeth
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
HOROSCOPE.

.The stars IncIine. hut DO not compeI..
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

Copyright. 1871