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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-21
her fathers fountain pen to answer TIE

My Dear Mr.. Duke: However in tie
world could you make such mistake.
I've been laughing ever since 1 got your
letter. but I'm vexed too. He's nice, al
right; he's just fine, but 1 don't want hiIcl
And think how annoyed Lark would be if
she could see IL. / am not engaged TO
Jim Forrest,-nor to any one. It's Lara.
certainly didn't say it was 1, did !?
We're all so fond of Jim that 1t really %
a pleasure to the whole family to count
him one of us, and Lark grows moro
deliriously joyful all the time But =!
know you're awfulIy busy. of courtv,
and l hate to intrude. but you must writs
one little postal card to apologize fsr
your error. and I'll understand how hs-d
you are working when you do not write
again.
Hastily. but always sincerely.
CAROL.
Carol jumped up and caught up her
hat and rushed all the way downtov n
to the postoffice To get that letter
started for Danville. Illinois, where ii e
Rev. Mr.. Duke was located. Her fac e
was so radiant, and her eyes were 40
heavenly blue, and SO sparkling bright
that people on the street turned TO
look after her admiringly.
She was feverishly impatient until
the answer arrived and was not at all
surprised that it came under special
delivery stamp, though Lark lifted her
eyebrows quizzically, and Aunt Grace
smiled suggestively. and her father
looked up with sudden questioning in
his face. Carol made no comment, only
ran up to her room and locked the door
once more.
Carol, you awful little scamp, you did
that on purpose, and you know it. You
never mentioned Lark's name. Well, if
you wanted to give me the scare of my
life you succeeded. or course, / don't
want to lose my little chum, and 1 knew
very well that no man in his proper
senses would allow his sweetheart to be
as good a comrade to another man as l
want you to be to me. OF course l was
disappointed. OF course / expected to be
busy for a while. OF course 1 failed to
see the sterling worth of Jim Forrest. I
see it now, though. L think he's prince,
and as near worth being in your family
as anybody could be. I'm sure We'll be
great friends. and tell Lark for me that
am waxing enthusiastic over his good
qualities even to the point of being in
articuate. Tell her how happy L am
over 1t, good deal happier than I've been
for the past several days, and 1 am wish
ing them both a world of joy. I'm hav-
ing one myself. and / find IL we'll worth
having. i could shake you, Carol, for
playing such a trick on me. can just see
you crouch down and giggle when you
read this. You wait. my lady. My turn
is coming. I think I'll run down to
Mount Mack next week to see my uncle
he's not very well. Don't have any dates
Sincerely, d. d.
And Carol laughed again, and wiped
her eyes.
The Rev. Mr.. Dukes devotion to his
elderly uncle in Mount Mark was a
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-21

year or so ago Mr.. Bowser read
In magazine what many of thousands
of others read. 1t was an article by
celebrated musical composer, who
stated as fact that there was chord
in music which would appeal to every
living thing, from an elephant to a
flea, and from a vulture to a canary
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07
WantColu1nn

RATE cent per word per inser-
ton. Minimum Is cents.
Cabbage. Carrots. Onions, Pars-
nips for sale.-A. Bobjerg. SET
For Sale Several pigs. ready
to be taken next week. -Niels
Andersen. Askov. 25w9-lt*
Wanted to trade a colt coming
three years old for mich cows or
young stock. -JenS Gregersen.
25w9-1t*
If anyone has a motor from a
Ford car which has gone thru
the fire and you want to sell it.
let me know. X. S. Sorensen,
ASkov. 2Sw9-lt*
For Sale Eighty acre farm,
with new buildings. Reasonable
terms. Three miles south of
Askov. Call or write c. w.
Johnson. Askov. MINI. sets
For Sale35 head of pure-bred
Duroc pigs and 3 aged sows, and
one yearling boar. Frank c.
Maxey. q miles west of Bruno
and Z miles northeast of Askov.
30w-8-2t*
For Sale-One high grade Hol-
stein bull, Z months old, excel
lent quality. half and half black
and white; also 4 high grade Hol-
stein heifers, coming fresh in
spring. color and quality about
same as the bull. Three hogs,
ready for butchering, weight
about 200 pounds apiece, six
months old; and also 10, or more.
fall pigs. Z weeks old the Goth of
Nov, at which time | will take
$40 apiece for them.J. X. Lar
sen, 2 miles north of Askov.
8lw9-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07
BIDS WANTED

Bids for the transportation Of
pupils on the four short routes.
beginning about Dec. /, 1918. and
continuing four months, will be
received by the undersigned up
to Nov. Is, at 500 p. m, at which
time the bids will be opened.
Plans, specifications. and contract
and bond forms will be on file at
the First State Bank and r. Ped
ersen.
The Board withholds the right
to reject any or all bids.
Given under my hand this 5th
day of November, 1918.
BY order of the Board of Edu-
cation.
Jeppe Sorensen. clerk.
OCT.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE WEEK

This column In for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges
ETC.. for the purpose Of announcing
meetings where no admission iB II
he charged. such meetings as are
held for social or educational plar-
poses and not for the purpose Of
earning money
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

at the Chr. Erickson home,
northwest of town.
Louis Olsen returned Saturday
from Chicago and reports good
success in disposing of his pota-
toes.
Mrs. julius Slot. daughter.
Dorothy. and son. Jens. are visit
ing relatives and old time friends
at Sioux Falls and Irene. S. ID.
Andrew J. Larsen, who was
among those that burned out
completely in the recent forest
fire, has commenced putting up
temporary buildings on his farm
north of town.
Henry and Michael Skow of
Springfield. and Miss Hannah
Skow of Minneapolis, were here
the first of the week to visit
their sister. Mrs. A. P. Jensen,
who is i'll, but recovering.
Andrew and Marinus Knudsen
have rented their so acre farm,
northwest of town. to Frederik-
sen brothers, in that neighbor-
hood. The Knudsen brothers will
dispose Of their personal proper
ty at auction Saturday, Nov. Is.
On account of the sickness at
the A. p. Jensen home the little
two year old Croft child which
has been staying at that home
since the death of it's mother,
was taken down to Springfield
again. last week. to he with it's
grandparents. Miss Esther Jen-
sen accompanied the child.
Andrew P. Edin of Sandstone,
while returning home from the
north end of the county yester-
day afternoon, = stopped off at
Askov and dropped in at the
American Office just in time to
hear that he was elected the next
county auditor of Pine County
by about 500 majority.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Clark re-
turned Friday from Brainerd,
whence they had been called on
account of the serious illness of
Mr.. Clark's mother and sister.
Both died few hours after the
arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark.
The old lady was rs years of age,
influenza being the cause Of her
death, while her daughters
death was partly caused from APP
| pendlcltis. !.
The Niels Andersen family re-
ceived a message yesterday stat
ing that Fl. H. Shredder, Mar
quette, Nebr., father of Mrs. An
dersen. had died, Tuesday. Mr..
Shredder was 80 years old, was
born in Denmark and had served
in the war against Germany in
1864. He had lived in America
1 about so years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andersen will leave tomorrow to
attend the funeral which will
take place Sunday.
The Jorgen r. Petersen family
moved onto the farm which they
recently purchased from c. P.
Nelson, last Thursday, and the
Nelson family moved onto the
place formerly occupied by the
Petersens. Our former postmas-
ter is now a fuIl-fledged farmer
and seems to like if first rate.
The vigorous outdoor exercise
agrees much better with him
than being cooped up inside in
smsll quarters.
The sickness in the community
appears to be subsiding now.
/ Carl and Niels Miller are both on
their feet and gaining steadily;
F, A. Holm is I'D and about. the
A. p. Jensen and Swanson fami-
lies are all reported better as
are also the Chr. Christensen, C.
Flint and Chr. Henriksen fami-
lies. Mrs. MAIDS Jorgensen, who
-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07


Magnus Hansen is building a
large barn on his farm northeast
of town.
Louis Jensen left last week for
a visit with relatives at Water
loo. Iowa.
Frank Krantz left yesterday
for short visit with relatives at
Minneapolis.
ID. J. Adolphsen left again last
night for Tyler where he will
busy himself awhile at husking
corn.
The ladies in and about Askov
shipped 66 children's suits and 2
towels to Mrs. Franks on Virgin
Islands, this week. The clothing
is for small negro children among
whom Mrs. Franks is dong much
good.
Bent Jorgensen has commenced
building nice living house on
his farm north of town. Geo.
Jensen is busy on the carpenter
work. This combined with the
large new barn which Mr.. Jor-
gensen recently completed,
makes 4 good set Of buildings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
l.A. Xzz7aAy
T. Il


HousewOrk. such as sweeping and
bedmaking is extremely good exercise,
and good brisk walk, with head held
high and nose smiling the fresh air,
when you 20 TO do your household err
rands is most wholesome. says writer
in Mothers Magazine. At the risk OF be-
ing considered a bore, | want to urge
again that the easiest way To growing
old is TO let yourself become Il bore.
That Is one of the great dangers-the
danger of narrowing ones horizon,
ones subjects of conversation, ones
interest in the larger things of life.
1t is a mistake 10 confine your thoughts
To the limits Of your own town, n big
ger mistake to limit them to your own
household, and biggest Of all is the
fault of being interested in people only,
not In the current events of the day.
If you have never found the newspaper
interesting, now, as middle age is
creeping upon you. learn to he inter
ested In 1t. Get from the library q
good magazine which reviews the pol
itics, the history, the scientific advance
of the past month, and read II and talk
about what you read.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
Communal Cooking Is Urged.

How long shall we have TO wait be-
fore communal cooking becomes COM
mon In every class Of society? the Lon
don Chronicle asks. The need OF some
system of catering on these lines con-
stitutes the felt want of the moment.
In residential neighborhoods in every
town. in every village throughout the
length and breadth of the land there
is an opening for supply kitchens
worked ON really practical business
lines where well cooked food Of the
plain and wholesome variety could be
bought at reasonable prices-all ready
10 serve or merely requiring to be
heated up.
Not only would such system ma
terially help TO solve the servant diff
Guilty, but 1t would insure an enormous
saving In coal, in labor, In time and
money-to say nothing Of lessening the
waste Of food that is so fragrant a
scandal in hundreds Of homes today,
while at the same time 1t would set
free numbers of woman war workers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

Building-up for the Spring Attack at
the Front In o good deal like putting
the body In condition for an invasion
Of the germs Of grip, pneumonia or
Spring fever" here at home.
At this time of the year most people
suffer from a condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired. worn
out, before the day Is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches and
sometimes "pimply" or pale skin and
white lips. The reason for this Is that
during the wintertime. shut up with
In doors, eating too much meat and
too little green vegetables. one heaps
fuel into the system which IL not burned
up and the clinkers remain to poison
the system-a clogging up Of the clrcu
lation-with inactive liver and kidneyA
Time to put your house In order.
For an invigoraung tonic which win
clarity the blood. put new life In the
body. sparkle to the eyes. and Q
wholesome skin, nothing does so well
as a glyceric herb extract made from
Golden Seal root, Blood and Stone
root. Oregon grape root and Wild
Cherry bark. This can be had In con-
yenient, ready-to-use tablet form at all
drug stores. sixty cents, and has bean
sold for the past fifty years a. Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. By
reason Of the nerves feeding on the
blood. when the blood II pure the
nerves feel the effect, and neuralgia or
other nerve pains disappear because
such pain Is the cry Of the starved
nerves for food. When suffering from
backache. frequent OF scanty urine
rheumatic pains here or there. or thai
constant tired feeling. the simple way
to obtain DR.. Pierce's Anuric from
your druggist. In tablets. sixty centA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

There is an advantage in the choice
Of knitting as n work for the soldiers,
because women can carry this work
with them wherever they go. And
nearly all people who knit say the
work is fascinating and restful, rath
err than tiresome. But, If it does be-
come monotonous or "gets on the
nerves." there are other things TO do,
In entirely different lines, that will
eefresh the tagged knitter.
Business women, who cannot md
time to accomplish much with knitting,
find the making Of scrap books for con-
yalescent soldiers I'm the hospitals,
quick and easy work. and immensely
Interesting. These scrap books are to
be filed with pictures, cartoons, humor-
GUS camp stories post cards. and any
thing that Is cheering or Interesting
but never long. The pictures must
be cut from books or magazines that
are printed on a good quality of paper.
Kodak pictures and post cards that
represent places OF interest anywhere
In the world, and, Of course, pictures Of
pretty girls and little children are sure
10 please the soldier no matter what
his degree In the social scale.
In making these scrap books for the
soldiers we are cautioned against
putting in anything that will produce
Inconsistencies Pictures and stories
that suggest family reunions on holt
days like Thanksgiving and Christmas
are to be kept ont. The soldiers en-
Joy most jokes on 'rookies" and young
officers and funny cartoons of camp
life.
To return TO our knitting, those who
can turn out socks have II right to
be proud Of this accomplishment. and
right to the gratitude of the less
efficient but willing people who can
only knit less difficult articles. Among
the latter. abdominal bands are recon-.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

There are many kinds of trim
blouses for the business girl (and near
ly all the girls Of today are fill
business) to wear with her trim
tailored suit. Some of them are so
new In design that we have not seen
their like before, and many Of them
are like the blouses of other seasons,
except that they have touch of "this
seasons style" stamped on them in
the shaping Of the collar or the man
Hgement of their trimming, or in the
construction Of the blouse.
Making one garment do the work Of
two is an idea that has found favor
this spring. and we have with us the
waistcOat blouse. 1t is the natural
outcome for blouses in a season whose
coats are nearly all fashioned open at
the front where they reveal the blouse.
Separate waistcOats to be worn with
these open coats made their appear
ance, usually In pique or wash SATIN
worn over the blouse. Then came the
waistcOat-blouse; waistcoat of white
satin combined with blouse of
geOrgette crepe in white or color, the
two made into one garment. Another
waistcOat-blOuse Is developed in white
wolfe in the effect of little cOatee
with waistcoat, roll collar and cuffs of
white pfdue
Speaking of roll collars, they dis
tingulsh the reason and prove univer-
sally becoming. They appear in all
the materials used for blOuses and in
pique. They are high at the back and
usually long in the front. Collar and
cuff sets of satin, plque or organdie
are sold separately and worn with
coats or attached to blouses where they
fulfill their purpose as finish and
serve to brighten the coat suit.
Gecrgette crepe, wolfe, organdie. ba-
tiste, linen and wash satin are the ma
terials that make the cool and love
ly blouses of this season. Straight and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

business and why he hadn't run up
some day to see me and give me a
motherly kiss. and I boxed him up
In fine shape.
Just as we left the table he re-
marked that he was going to bowl.
ing club that night and that we
would have to entertain ourselves.
When we got upstairs he was going
to make some change in his clothing.
I took him By his coat collar and
said:
Samuel BOwser, you sit right
down here and hear what l have to
say. II you go to a bowling club. 1
shall go with you! I don't know
what bowling club Is. but l want
to learn. II seems as If l had heard
that they shoot at nine pins or ten
pins at bowling clubs. but l am 60
ing along to make sure. 1t must be
very amusing and exciting. but l
want to see for myself"
you'd look nice at bowling club"
was Samuers mean reply.
I'D look just as nice as you would.
Yon are not the prettiest man in the
world. though you have got whole
CARLOAD of conceit about you. / can
be ready in two minutes"
"You needn't get ready, for l shan't
stir step"
ming here. There are lots of things l
want to talk to you about"
There will be no talking here" said
Mr.. Bowser through his clenched teeth.
IF don't go to the bowling club. I
shall go to poker club. My club has
a great game on hand tonight
"GOod!" l exclaimed. poker suits
me better than bowls. You didn't
know, did you. that l played poker?
Well, l do, and have been called the
best player in our town. l can fill a
straight or a flush nine times out Of
ten, and have held royal Pushes four
times In one evening. Why Samuel,
will play the coats off the backs Of
all the members of the club"
"There will be no poker for you
this evening"" said Mr.. Bowser. 81
won't go anywhere IL you are going
to tag along after me. Haven't you
any sense of propriety?"
"Heaps of It, Samuel, but you don't
get away alone this blessed night.
You need me to watch over you. Some
mOther-in-laws wouldn't care a cop
per IL their only son-in-law went to
destruction, but 1t happens that l do,
and so shall take good care Of you"
Mr.. Bowser settled back into his
chair to plan something. His wife,
who was at the head Of the stairs
and had heard our talk. threw me
down my hat and cape. that 1 might
be ready for any emergency. 1t was
very thoughtful of her. and 1t was a
help that come just in time. had
turned my back to look out Of WIN
dow when Mr.. Bowser softly sneaked
down the hall, and had got his hat
on when l discovered him. He had
not yet closed the door behind him.
when / was at his side. l had cape
and hat in my hand, and I put them
on anyway. At the gate Mr.. BOwser
started on a run and ! ran after
him. and soon overlook him, for no
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

son-in-iaw can Outrun his mother-in-
law If she is determined to win the
race.
ut j. a pleasant evening, Mr.. Bow
SER" said as took his arm.
"Say, are you going TO make a holy
show of yourself?" he exclaimed as he
came to q stop.
Not unless you compel me to.
Sammy" replied in motherly tones
LET us stroll abOat little while and
see the moon and stars and learn a
little about astronomy. We will after
ward call at the residence of Mr..
Bowser. which Is somewhere along
here. Perhaps you have read Of Mr..
Bowser In the papers? He is an awful
nice man. but he has lots of whlms
and oddities. think you will like him
IL you become acquainted"
This is disgrace he said ia
desperation. not knowing what to do.
Don't take 1t so much TO heart
Samuel. You have got the best
mother-in-law in any four states. and
she is only being kind to you. II you
feel chills go up and down your back.
bone. and you probably do. let us 20
back into the Bowser house"
Mr.. Bowser came back without an
other struggle or word, and when he
| hung up his hat in the hall | knew
had him beaten. He gave gasp and
sigh, and fell into the nearest chaiI
like a bag of sand dropped from the
roof Of a horse barn. He didn't tall
much that evening but sat and glaret
at me, and once in n while he uttered
"humph" to himself. He didn't show
one bit of cOnceit. and he didn't swell
out his chest and try to play boss. ii,
was Just silent and very. very good
and when left home, after five DAYS
visit, he almost squeezed my hanC
when he said goOd-by.
As l said before, Mr.. Bowser Is
good man at heart, but there Is nee,
of brick house falling on him abou
once In six weeks, and / am that bricl
house and / shall continue to fall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

mended. They are plain bands worn
for warmth about the abdomen by
men who must stand in the trenches,
or are otherwise exposed to the cold,
and they require a knowledge of the
plain garter stitch and of purling.
They are made of white or gray wool.
Sox, sweaters, bands and wristlets may
well occupy our summertime for knit
ting, so that our army may face next
winter with reserve of these COM
forts in store for them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

Tor my dear daughter. He thinks l
will never come again, and that he has
finally got rid of the best mother-in-
law a man ever had. Mr.. BOwser has
. good heart. but he Is like a boy on
the sidewalk with a wheelbarrow. He
isn't content to make straight trail,
but he must wheel the barrow all over
the street, and bump into everybody
who doesn't get out Of his way. Being
q mother-in-law Is a mighty hard job
In one way, but there Is some fun as
IN Offset. II there wasn't I should
have taken to my bed and given up
the ghost long ago.
/ arrived at Mr.. Bowser's house
on one of my periodical visits the
other evening. AS l afterwards
learned. he had not yet reached his
gate on his way up to dinner when
q boy called out to him:
"Say. Mr.. Bowser. you've got COM
pany at your house."
"And who is 1T" asked Mr.. Bowser.
"Why. it's that old woman; guess
she's your mOther-in-law."
That was enough for Mr. BOwser.
All his pleasant thoughts vanished in
Q moment. He came up the steps
nike q man going up to the gallOws.
I met him In the hall as he opened
the door and held out my hand. and
called him Samuel and said / was
iust dying to see him once more. He
kept his hands to himself and when
be could speak he said:
"Oh, It's you. is 1t? A boy told me
back there that some old woman had
come to the house. Did write you
that we would be glad. indeed. II you
would pay US one Of your pleasant
visitsr'
mo, Samuel. you didn't" replied
RI did not need such a letter.
shall come here when I darn please
and shall stay as long as l want
to and you have got mighty little tC
say about 1t. Don't you begin to cu
Nd rusty at this early stage Of thu
game, or therell be row to call ou
the fire department."
Samuel turned pale. and bit of
what he was going to say and ave al
went down to dinner. 1t was ,
happy meal. Almost every word
spoke was addressed to Samuel. HI
tried to ignore me. but he couldn'
do It. No mother-in-law with al
iron bsel can be ignored by her son
in-law. I asked after his health. nj
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
Cretonne as Trimming.

One of the advance notes Of spring Is
that cretonne will be considerably
used as trimming for sports suits.
These cretonnes are striped and fiow-
cred in such way that they can be
cut away and used in any appliqued
way desired. Some of the dresses and
suits which originated in Paris are
trimmed with small bits Of ribbon or
printed material in which the small
flower ornament il outlined with gold
pmhrojdpry thread