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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19

"We'Il Give Them a Good Storm"
did insult it, yes they did, and I'm IN.
CRY, I'm absolutely furious"
They were all raining harder than
ever. They had become so excited.
'"Tell us just what made you so es'
pecially angry, King Of the Clouds"
they said.
Didn't you hear those people saying
that the rain was still keeping up?"
eyes, we heard that" they said.
."You are used to such things nov we
thought, as we've said before. Why
did you mind that?"
Because" said the King of the
Clouds, "they were insulting my work.
They were saying that the rain was
keeping up. Now everyone knows that
the rain goes down; it doesn't keep
up. How can it keep up when it's rain
ing?
'They did not stop to think and Sc
they insulted my work. The very idea
of my doing things upside down. No
when it rains, it rains down, and II
doesn't keep up. That's too absurd te
even talk about. AS if it could keel
up when it's raining down." he scoldec
angrily.
"You said the right thing when yor
said it was too absurd to talk about,
said the army Of raindrops, "but wei
give them a good storm as a punish
ment anyway"
"My fine army" said the King o
the Clouds, who was happier now. AM
a good storm they certainly gave tn
earth people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
f10nE TOWN
Ill S :.
TO DISTRIBUTE GARDEN CROPS
Disposition of Vacant Lot Produce in
Cities Will Be Systematized This
Coming Season.

In every city where the vacant lot
gardening movement received atten-
ton the past summer-and the num-
Der is represented most accurately by
an atlas Of the United States-there
has been in full sway a movement hav-
ing in view the preservation and con-
~servation and wise distribution Of the
abundant crops produced. Demon
STATIONS in drying, canning and pre-
serving of fruits and garden produce
were given all summer from one end
of the land to the other, so there seems
little danger of the wastage or loss of
the city lands abundance. And that
is not all.
City officials and civic organizations
have actively concerned themselves
with plans for next year. Fall plow-
ing was provided for. Needed enrich
ment Of the soil and the securing and
proper distribution of fertilizers are
being considered. More systematic and
more thoroughgoing methods for the
direction and handling or the city gar
dening movement are being worked
out. In a word, the thought and in
tent of the city jewellers Of the United
States are for q still more abundant
harvest next season from the vacant
lots and waste places of the congested
communities.
The men and women Of American
cities, joining hands with the men and
women of American farms, are quiet
ly and consistently setting about to
prove that it is not yet possible to
Starve the civilized world, much less
America, while soil and rain and sun
shine last.-Mac Lean Libbey in Col
lier's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
HcARDIFF GIANT" PURE FAKE
Had Its Origin In Hoax Which Is I'm
derstood to Have Had Its
Inception at Chicago.

Andrew D. White gives some of the
particulars of the Cardiff Giant" In
q book entitled "The True Story Of a
Remarkable Deception" The Cardiff
giant was the huge stone image of a
man which Farmer Newell Of Cardiff,
N. Y, claimed to have unearthed while
digging a we'll in the autumn OF 1863.
After 1t had been sold to q joint-stock
company formed to exploit the wonder
for show purposes, Barnum tried to
buy it for his own museum, but his Of
fer was declined. The Snowman then
had an imitation made, with the result
that two Cardiff giants were on eXhl-
bition at the same time, the dup!lcate
being shown to the public as 1.-THE only
and original" Doctor White attributes
the exposure Of the fake to professor
Marsh OF Yale; in another account II
was DR.. John v. Boynton Of Syracuse
N. Y, who laid bare the fraud. Inc
original Cardiff giant was carved or
chiseled out of a gypsum block III q
stoneyard in Chicago and was trans
ported thence by rail and wagon TO
Cardiff. According to Doctor White,
scientists rs well as clergymen were
much impressed with the colossal lig-
ure, DR.. James Hall, state geologlst'
issuing n statement in which he de-
scribed the giant as 1.-THE most remark
able object brought to light in TINS
country" and as observing the atten-
tion Of orchaeOloCiStS."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
Public Health Too Much Neglected.

Public health work in this country
is still in it's infancy. All tests applied
showed the health departments in the
smaller cities to be weaker than those
in the larger cities. Perhaps the most
surprising finding is that the Southern
and Pacific cities have better devel-
oped municipal health departments
than the Northern cities from the
Rockies to the Atlantic. The Central
Northern cities stand at the foot OF
the list. A recent report concludes
that the appropriations granted most
health departments In this country
are grossly inadequate for the new
functions modern science requires
them to perform. 1t is stated that
health departments should be allowed
a "minimum wage" of so cents per in
habitant per year, as compared with
the present average allowance OF q
cents.-Government Bulletin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
NDYS SEWING
EA|RY TAL[
G CLOUD KING.
81 NARY GRAAAN 0NNR

"Go on, little ra~in-drops," said the
King Of the Clouds.
Hurry up, Nurse Fog, give the Mist
grandchildren an airing. Let them see
the earth for a time, and let them
keep the earth people from seeing far.
You must help them with that, Nurse
Fog. There is no one who car do that
work better than you" ended the King
of the Clouds.
eyes, sir" said Nurse Fog, "Tve al.
ways been pretty famous for the way
I manage the Mist grandchildren and
the way I look after my business.
When I get to work people can't see
far. They say, Isn't the fog terrible
this morning? We can hardly see
across the street.
"Yes, I like to do my work well. 1t
/. gives me a great deal Of pleasure. And
it makes no difference whether the
earth people can see or not when
there is a fog, though l really am glad
they can't, when I can see perfectly.
It's so easy when one is the fog one
self" And Nurse Fog looked very
happy. Only the King of the Clouds
and his friends would have known
though that Nurse Fog vas so happy
for the others could not have seer her.
But the King of the Clouds was wear
ing his magic fog glasses which make
the fog quite clear to him. Imagine a
fog being clear to anyone! 1t shows
how magic are his glasses!
go on, little grandchildren, do just
as your good old Nurse Fog suggests
every time. We've had her in the fam
lily always and we're not going to lose
her, so mind her, grandchildren, mind
her." the King of the Clouds said.
"And do more work, rain-drops," he
continued. Eyes, all of you work and
play for all you are worth. want to
have q good storm, 1 do"
Just then some people down on the
earth looked out of their windows and
said, as the rain-drops spattered right
on their heads:
"Oh dear, the rain still keeps up,
doesn't IT."
Well, wasn't the King of the Clouds
mad then!
"Did you hes chat, Nurse FogT he
shouted.
"Did you hear that rain-drops, my
fine army, my mist grandchildren"
And they all spattered and said, 1--WE
heard it, Your Majesty"
'Then just punish them for that"
the King of the Clouds said. THAT'S
q pretty thing to say about my work,
Just twisting it all upside down-up-
side down." he muttered GROSSLY.
''Why did that make you so angry?
asked the army of r%ain-drops. aren't
you used by this time to hearing such
things from the earth people? We
thought it didn't make you angry any
more"
"You don't understand" said the
King of the Clouds. "You don't real
ize how they insulted my work. They
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
REFUGEES IN RICH ATTIRE
EnoIish Writer Describes Grotesque
Figures He Saw During the
Italian Retreat.

Amid all the chaos of the Italian re-
treat one kept on meeting utterly In
congruous figures, for alongside OF
others road-worn, shabby and dirty, TO
be clean and we'll dressed is to be
g%rotesque.
Amid this multitude Of haggard, un-
washed, unshaven, dead beat males
I noticed two Italian ladies treadlng
delicately over the rough ballast OF
the railway track. They had naturally
brought with them in that flight the
most valuable of their possessions
which were OF O kind conveniently car
ried on their persons. Against TINS
gray background Of mud and rubbish
and q disbanded army their two ng-
ures glittered with a brilliance Una
would have been conspicuous In the
Rue de la Paix. ,
Heavy sable furs and muffs almost
bowed their shoulders; each finger q
two or three rings that flashed In tine
light; round their necks were golo
chains hung with pendants, and YET
instead of the air Of self-satisied os'
t~entation that might we'll have gone
with a display so lavish, they were only
two pathetically little, frightened, per
plexed faces, and an uncertain gait
that did not promise much further
progress along that ankle-wrenching
railway lIne.-G. Ward Price in the
Century MAGAZINE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
KNOWING What You Want

The girl who always knew what she
wanted would be too wise Tor her
years. Often when she is surest it
she were left to follow her w path
it would near bitter disappointment.
It is well for q girl if she has faith
enough in those who have her welfare
at heart, to believe what seems rather
hard on The face Of it, that they know
what she wants better than she knows
hersclf.-Girl's Companion
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
No Boys Job.

He was a new member Of the harbor
board in a seaside town, and was at
tending his first meeting. The board
was discussing a proposal to place two
buoys at the entrance to the harbor for
the guidance of mariners. II beg to
propose as an amendment" said the
new member, that one man should be
placed Ihere instead Of two boys, as
the latter are too young for such g
responsible position"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19

even though IL Is
not always visible
to the eyes Of men
A Christian need
not b%laspheme,
nor commit muir
der, nor theft, mol
adultery, to be o
b~ackslider. He
need only exalt his
own reason above
the Word Of God,
or n egl tho
house of God, OF
begin to fellow.
ship with the
people who do not
k n God, to
make him q back.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
Appealing to the
Backsllder
ByREV. JAMES M. GRAY, ID.
Dean Of Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TEXT-Ch Israel, return unto the Lori
thy God, for thou hast fallen by thin,
~iniquity. Take with you words and turf
to the Lord; say unto him, take away
our iniquity ard receive us graciously; Sc
will we render unto thee the calves OF oui
{ will heal their backsliding. I will low.
them freely; for mine anger Is turned
away.-Hosea 14:1-14.
I.-Backsliding in q religious sense 1:
falling away from ones profession
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19
smes ulu Sores. o,!.s. ae,,edies Won't curA

The worst cases. no matter CT row long standing
IRE cured by the wonderful, Old reliable Dr.
porter's Antiseptic Healing OIL. 1t relieve,
pain and Eeals 1t the same Ii:.e. 25c. SOC. Sl.1
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-09-18

Frank r. Jameson, w. A. Palmer
and A. ID. Breyfogle of Canadian, Tex
as, were here the first of the week en-
route west to do some work toward
advertising and boosting for the DC
ID Highway. They were accompanied
on their trip west by Chas. Owens,
Glen kirkpatrick and H. ]. Johnson as
chaperones to protect them from the
desperadoes that are fighting pitched
battles in the streets Of Pueblo, Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver-also other
things. The new highway has proved
n wonderfully popular route this sea-
son, showing heavy gain in traffic
over last year, and without its aid the
tourist business might have shown
decrease here, instead of the big gain
over previous years.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-09-18
The Rodln Collection.

France has at last accepted this col
lection offered by the great sculptor
Rodin. 1t took her three years to dc
eide. She always hesitates when au.
thentic riches are offered her. or II
IL . question OF horrors like those
amassed by the late Chauchard she
Jumps At them. Rodin has collected
many antique marbles. but he has not
admitted the terra cottas of Tanagra
or Myrrhina into. his gallery. "One
may be easily deceived" he said. 1T
IL % easy to mold an ancient original
In clay. And how are you to detect
the fraudf Henri Rochefort had two
glass cases filled with Tanagras which
were false. The fraud was discov.
cred by analyzing the earth of which
these statuettes were made. This sub
stance. said the biologists. was found
In the suburbs Of Paris. So It was not
certain that the Greek decorators
would have gone there for their clay"
Among other antique fragments Rodin
possesses the marvellous hand OF q
statue. This is signed Phidias," he
said one day to an American who had
come to visit him. The American
turned the hand over to discover the
precious stamp. He could not find 1t.
All" said Rodin. the signature is
only visible to the eye OF the artist"
lie Cri de Paris.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-09-18
WHIP-POOR-WILL IS SERVANT
Flee at Night and Catches eues and
Beetles That Are Enemies to
-s Farmer.

At the first plaintivs notes of thu
whip-poor-will in spring. the farmer
says. ITS time to plant corn" The
bird is the corn planters calendar
Also it's the farmers insect destroyer
It flies only by night and catches the
moths and beetles that venture oui
after the sun goes down. Inasmuck
As many of these beetles and mothi
are counted among the farmers enc
mics. the bird IL q first-class friend. re
marks the Philadelphia North Amsri
can.
II sleeps all day. sQuatting nat or
the ground. or in the lowest branches
Of trees. You can approach quite neai
to It at midday and It won't wake up
II finally you interrupt It. the bird viii
fly q short distance away and settle
down on the ground for another nap
Since It turns night into day. twi
light is its dawn. and then It does mos
of its singing. So plaintive is the SOM
that superstitious persons have loni
associated It with misfortune. It doe.
mean misfortune to the moths ant
beetles.
from vantage point on q rail fenc,
at the edge of the woods II darts on
like an expert ny catcher. To aid II II
the hunt the whip-pOor-wilI has a bris
lelike beard. which is q barbed-wir,
trap for every insect which gets II
range Of the birds head.
1t doesn't go to the bother of build
Ing nest. You'll find the whip poor
willis eggs either on the bare groun,
or In a heap of dry leaves. UsualE
there are two yeliowish-white eggs
spotted with brown.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-09-18
CATS AS "ENEMIES OF TREES
Are 80 Because They XIII Birds, Say
the American Forestry
Association.

bHG SncTiCdn
Association.
A warning that cats are to be con
sidered enemies of tree conservation
because they prey upon birds which
destroy insects dangerous to trees. 4
issued by the American Forestry asso
citation of Washington. The warning
says:
June is the month for nesting o
birds. It is the month when by far tn,
largest number of birds Of all speclei
are raising their young. 1t is the month
when insect life abounds. when tn,
weather is mild. when storms are few
the month. by all odds. the most propi
uous for the birds to undertake to in
crease their numbers. It is a month
however. when probably the largesl
number Of birds are killed.
The maternal instinct, which know
not fear, bring many q mother bird in
to the claws Of marauding cat. Chic
among all the agents of destruction IL
the stray cat. and second we must put
the well-fed cat. Every cat is natural
" bird catcher and those that are
not sufficiently active to catch grown
birds find an easy prey in the newly
nedged young. 1t is during the early
hours Of the morning that most young
take the initial flight and It is at such
times that the cats go unrestrained
Every owner Of q cat. every cat lover
and every bird lover should see to II
that during this month. at least, cats
With hnn.a l,A
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-09-18

sour boy Josh wants an airplane."
SWELL" replied Mr.. Corntossel. "if
shoe leather keeps gettin' expensive
mebbs we'd all better get one"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Norwegian Luther;

norwegian eUInerdn
Services in Oakes May 10Th at II
o'clock and in Clement at o'clock.
j. H. Lindland, Pastor.
st. Johns Lutheran
Divine services next Sunday morn
ing at 1O:30. In the evening at 8
o'clock. Theme for evening service
will be "The Lip of Daniel"
Rev. H. Dierks, Pastor.
Presbyterian
The last of series of lectures on
"Why know the Bible to be the word
of God" will be given at the Presby-
terian church next Sunday evening.
These lectures have proven very in
teresting and you should hear this
last lecture. In the morning the pas
tor will have special service on the
subject of what the Oakes would like
to have their fathers do and what they
would like to have their fathers give
up. Don't fail to hear these messages.
"A. Wolfe, Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal
10 Glass Meeting. John Kennedy.
1O:3O Public Worship Whitsun
Sunday. "The Personality and Ad-
vent of the Holy Spirit"
1145 Sunday School.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-16
Andrew A. Fladaoer

Andrew A. Fladager was born in
Christiana, Norway, July "a, 1860.
There he remained until he was 81
when he came to this country, first
settling in Wisconsin,, where he en-
gagged in the shoemaking business a
number of years. He came to Lisbon,
Dakota territory, in 1887, and the
same year was married to Miss Bar
bara Illness, who survives him.
In 1889 he came to Dickey county,
filing on homestead near Glover,
where he resided until the time OF
his death. Seven children were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fladager, five of
whom are still living being. Mabel,
Viola, Ottawa. Chester and Flaws. Mr..
Fladager died shortly after reaching
Lisbon on his way home from st.
Paul, where he had been with load
of live stock.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-16
Junior Red Cross

The Oakes Public Schools have
been organized into Junior Red
Cross society under the Dickey Coun-
ty Chapter of the American Red
Cross. Last Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday were set aside for a drive for
membership. The pupils were urged
to join, the membership fee for the
year being Is cents per member. The
sixth grade, under Miss Matte Nit
chell, had the honor to go "over the
top" first with a 100 per cent enroll
ment on Thursday morning. The
seventh grade was a close second,
under Miss Reynolds, securing the
100 per cent enrolment Thursday
afternoon. In all 253 pupils have en-
rolled to date as members of the Jun
ior Red Cross. 1t is hoped the entire
school may reach the 100 per cent en-
rollment by the close of the school
year, May 81.
Mrs. Earl Bellinger has been ap-
pointed local chairman of the Oakes
Junior Red Cross and Miss Ruth
Nichols has been made treasurer.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-16

Dear Father, Mother and Sisters:
Received your letters to-day and very
glad to hear from you once again.
Have at your request, Fad my
picture taken and will enclose two of
myself and also one of a group con-
sisting of our officers and non-com-
missioned officers. Names are written
on back of the whole lineup reading
left to right. If you wish you may
have them printed in The Times but
be sure and have good care taken of
them as want them for safekeeping
in the near future.
am we'll as usual. Couldn't feel
any better and see. So you are all we'll.
Hope this letter will still find you in
the same mood, also see that you had
another snow storm. Nothing new for
North Dakota this time of the year but
presume it didn't last long
Whatever you do never get scared
of a little thing like that cloud that
came over as you say, and believe it
to be German aeroplane for you are
surely safe in your good old U. S. A.
If it were here it would be different
because you might accidently see one
and oh, how they do scare the people
here. But can't blame them for all
you see is small children and old wo-
men and of course you know how ex-
cited they get. Can just imagine all
that takes place about the time this
cloud came over. Also see by your
letter that there have more of the
boys left.
Well there will time come when
we can say that we have done our bit
to help win victory for our country
which we hope is soon; that Our
Country's Flag may wave in peace and
say we have won. Well, dear folks,
hope you will be satisfied with this
picture and have them printed in The
Times, but we will soon be right
among the rest of the boys and so do
your best and hope that you keep up
your good spirit. Help father along
until return and then let me do it,
for will sure be glad to. So dear
folks, will bid you fare we'll for this
writing. Hoping to hear from you
soon again with best wishes and love
to all.
Your son and brother,
Sergeant Chas. L. Schill.
April 6, 1918. Amb. Co. 1862.
A. E. F. France.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-16
Bishop.Li!e

Miss Thelma Bishop and Mr.. Hubert
ID. Lille were secretly married at Aber-
deem on December 2Sth, 1917, as they
announced to their dumbfounded
friends here Monday. The announce
ment was made when Mr. and Mrs.
Lille, who had met in Aberdeen over
the weekend. arrived Monday morn
ing and let their friends into the Sc
cret.
The marriage was kept secret
even from the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bishop of this city, who
were apprised of the fact only short.
time ago. Mr. Lille, who lives with his
parents on a large farm near Leola,
met Miss Bishop here last summer.
During the Christmas holidays Miss,
Bishop went to Aberdeen, presumably
to visit friends, and was met there by
Mr.. Lille, and the marriage consum-
mated. Mr.. Lille returned to his home
and Miss Bishop returned to her
school duties. without a person here
being the wiser.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bishop. well
known Glendale residents and has a.
host of friends who appreciate her
charm and manifold talents. She will,
continue with her work in the high
school, from which she will graduate
in the spring, when she will go to Le-
ola to be with her husband. Mr.. Lille,
though comparative stranger here,
is a young man of many good quail
ties, and is to be congratulated upon
his excellent taste. The happy young
couples many friends are glad to ex-
tend sincere, though belated, wishes
for a happy welded life.-Leader