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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
As 1t Was on Earth.

Not long ago an old lady friend died.
Mary Agnes, who lived in the same
building, had for some reason been
chased from the steps by the old lady,
and so she got the impression that the
old lady was always chasing little chill
dren. SO one day after the woman died
Mary asked another woman in the
building if she thought tht the old
lady was an angel now. II ..ope So"
was the refF. Then little Mary said,
"Well, bet she is chasing all the little
ungels around up there"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Dick 1urnin.

Dick Turpin was a noted English
hlghwayman and horse thief, whose
imaginary ride to York, on his horse
"Rlack Bess'' is graphically described
by AinsWOrth in his "Rookwood." This
episode probably is taken from SIM
liar experience in the life of Swift
Nick Nevison," who, in 1876, is said
to have robbed sailor at Gad's Hill
at four O'Clock a. m. and to have
reached York at 7 go o'clock on the
evening Of the same day, thereby es-
tablishing an alibi. Turpin was born
at Hetepstead, England, in 1905, and
hanged for murder at York on April
10, 1879.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Ashore for a Day.

For three weeks it had rained con-
tinually, SO in a certain camp on the
Mexican border they had dug a deep
ditch around their camp to drain off
the water. One night the rain stopped
soldiers, so the next day soldier
asked for leave to visit nearby town.
This is the way he asked for his leave:
"Captain, may / have shore leave to-
day, sir?" 1t was granted him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati authority tells how to dry
up corn or callus 90 It lifts
off with fingers. j

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because e few
drops OF freezone applied directly u q
tender, aching corn or callus, stops sore
ness at. once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be-
lifted out, root and all, without pain.
"a small bottle of freezone cost very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take off every hard or soft
corn or callus. This should be tried,
as it is inexpensive and is said not 20
!rrltate the surrounding skin. -
I'll your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house. It is
fine stuff and acts Ike q charm every
time.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Editorial Weakness,

Man, even in his highest state Of in
tellectual development, has his little
human weaknesses and we notice that
as soon as an editor manages by hook
or crook to save up enough to get an
automobile, ringing editorials begin to
crop out in the paper pretty frequently
fearlessly demanding better roads for
the farmers.-Ohio State Journal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
SLACKERS OLD AND new
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
Of the Viailantes.

The papers chronicle day by day the
steady advance Of the British soldiers
northward through Palestine. Their
lines extend from the Jordan to the
sea and they are slowly but surely
driving the Turks before them in this
latest greatest and most decisive
crusade.
. II the followers of Mahomet can
make any stand against the followers
Of Christ it will surely be in the plain
Of Esdraelon, one Of the natural bat
tlef1elds Of the world. It is singular
how some places lend themselves in
evitably to conflict. The plain Of Jez-
reel, to give it another name, is one
Of these. It has been fought over con-
tinually since Thothmes there defeated
the Hittites in the dawn Of recorded
history. Jew and Gentle; Canaanite,
Assyrian, Babylonian, Scythian, Per-
sian, Greek and Roman contested for
its mastery in the East; English,
French, Italian, German, Arabian, and
Turk from Godfrey and Richard and
Saladin to Napoleon drenched its fer
tile soil with blood in more modern
times. May the forthcoming be the
last Of its many battles, and Allenby
the last of the long line Of crusaders.
One Of the most decisive of the con-
flicts upon that plain occurred in 1895
B. g. when Barak, the Lightning, in
spired by Deborah led ten thousand
men down the slopes Of Mount Tabor
in a successful night onfall and sur
prise Of the army of the oppressor,
Jabin Of Hazor, under the command
of Sisera. The Hazorites were disas-
trously defeated, driven in panic ter
ror down the narrow pass cut by the
Kishon,> then in full food, and killed
or drowned in large numbers.
Deborah made great song about
the triumph. One stanza runs this
way:
Course ye Meroz, said the Angel Of
the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabi-
tants thereof; because they came not
to the help Of the Lord, to the help
Of the Lord against the mighty"
No one knows where Meroz lay. No
ruined vestiges remain to identify It.
There Is no other mention of it in the
pages Of history. There is no ground
even for speculation about it. Yet for
over thirty-two centuries it has been
pilloried in it's infamy in that immortal
song. Whatever its prosperity and its
works, whatever its hopes and achieve
ments, the loves and hates, the sue
cesses or failures, of its people-they
are all forgotten in the blistering, with
ering condemnation of the singer. It
stands as place accursed forever.
Perhaps it's utter oblivion is the re-
suit Of the merited condemnation.
Shall there be written against our
city, against our land, the curse of
Meroz? Shall we apply to these and
to ourselves this slackers' text? Or
shall we come to the help of the Lord
today, tomorrow and forever, in the
great conflict now, and at all times.
being waged in Europe and everywhere
against sin and the devil?
Curse ye Meroz? Non nobis, Domino
MOT unto US, Oh Lordl
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Spread GOSPEL Of Hone

Men differ widely in their native ca
pacity for hope. De Quincy said Of
Goldsmith: "He had constitutional
gayety of heart, an elastic hiIarity,
and. as he expressed it, a knack Of
hoping" Other men are like Burne-
Jones, who sadly confessed: II am
born without much of the quality Of
hOpefulness." The Goldsmiths must
help the Burne-Joneses along.-New
York Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Windshield for Rance.

The draft from an open door or win
dow Is often disastrous to the fame Of
an open gas burner. A windshield
may be quickly made by slipping two
clothespins, heads down, into the graf
ing Of the stove top and placing In
them a piece Of heavy cardboard or,
even q folded newspaper. BY saving
the openings deeper the shield will be
brought closer to the base, making.
Sc still more effective,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Chariots in Ancient Warfare.

The Egyptian and Roman chariots
served not only to bring the soldiers
to a desired point and to overvhelm
advancing masses Of infantry, but also
as a bulWark, Il sort of imprOvisel
fortress behind which markSmen
sheltered themselves in the thick of
the fight. The curved front of the
carriage body served as Il shield even
though 1t was ut least nineteen CEN
turtles behind its modern cousin, the
1ron-plated, self-propelled motor tank.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Powerful Arabian Perfume.

The Arabs around Alden love power
full perfumes, and are highly skilled
III their preparation. Their favorite
Is called "Oodi." 1t is made from q
wood called "ood," and is so powerful
that when burned in incense pots the
smoke will impregnate the garments Of
those present to such an extent that
the perfume will remain upon them
for days, even after they have been
laundered.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
SOULS

BY HAROLD CRAWFORD sTEARNa
Of tho vlqllantes.
I have a German neighbor
Who has q son
Twelve years old.
Yesterday afternoon
He was playing In tho yard.
Some other youngsters passed
And called out:
'Hey, Joey, you Germans are going ia
get licked.
How do you like being a German. Joey7"
Joe's cheeks famed
And his little fists clenched.
II amt q German, seel'' he cried.
And there were tears in his voice.
And his soul7
Were tears there, too1
We and ours
Must be very careful these days
About the souls
OF youth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19

Tea or tablets. Carlson Bros.-Adv.
You should take thoro, purifying,
cleansing laxative once each month.
Decay matter in the stomach and
bowels generates poisons that go to
every part of your body unless re-
moved-Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea cleans, purifies the stomach and
bowels. Carlson BrOs.-Adv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Locomotive Fire Cost.

The cost Of kindling fires in locomo-
tives is said to range from 68 cents to
$1.14, according to the size of the en-
CINE. These figures represent the cost
when dry shavings, the cheapest kind
Of kindling, are used. Multiplied by
$4,000, the number of locomotives in
this country, the difference between
the cheapest and the most expensive
kindling would naturally amount to
millions of dollars annually.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Some Consolation,

After carefully examining the dress
her mother had made for her out of
her older sisters dress, Ruth said,
Mother, weren't you the next to the
oldest sister in grandmas family?"
Upon being Informed that such was
the case, she said, swell, then, you
know what it means, too, to have to
wear madeover dresses"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Korean Woman Status.

In Korea women occupy a place in
society which has no parallel else
where in the Orient. They are both
better and worse off than in China or
India or Japan-better off because
there are more fields open to them,
worse because they are overworked,
often ill-treated, and until recently
were actually enslaved.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Todav's Possibilities.

There is only one way to enjoy life.
and that is to enjoy it in pieces-a bit
mere and bit there. And a great many
little bits make up a big bit. We all
know that the richest people are not
the happiest by any means. After all,
what have they that takes the place
Of youth and health, of work and play?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
japanese RICE Cultivation

Twelve thousand square miles-7,-
$4,000 acres-constitute the rice land
of Japan, which feeds a nation of
about 100000 people on an average
of a pound day for each person. It
takes 1876 days to grow a crop of rice,
and in Japan the laborious work of
cultivation is done almost entirely by
hand.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Women Are Immune.

"OnTen NrS INIfuUuSe
Psychologists have recently found
that certain patients are afraid of mir
rors-a result of watching the change
in appearance as emaciation pro-
crosses. When dyspeptic is cured
his horror of looking in mirror per-
sists. This is called catopterphobia.-
Popular Science Monthly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Ink Eradicator.

To take ink stains out of cotton, silk
or wooden material saturate the spot
with spirits of turpentine and let it
stand for several hours, then rub it
between the hands. The spot will dis
appear without injury to the color or
texture Of the fabric.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Purife8 Water.

An enterprising company In Califor.
MIA has found that water winch Is dis
tasteful because Of sulphur gas can be
purified by blowing the gas out of it.
The water is forced to escape from
the reservoir through inch holes into a
long trough. It also falls over two
shelves of laths. The process atomizes
the water and with the help Of a slight
breeze entirely removes the sulphur
taste,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
On Tour.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bitterness and daugh-
ter Alpha left Tuesday on an automo-
bile tour. They will visit in Mankato.
Albert Lea and Mason City with Mr..
and Mrs. F. B. Miner and Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Miner. Before returning, they
will go to Camp Dodge. The trip will
be made in a week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Araentina's Wealth In Furs,

There Is no country in the world
except Argentina which has 10 differ
ent kinds Of fur-bearing animals, in
Guiding the otter and the chinchilla. If
there is no one in the country who can
compete with the European houses in
the manufacture of furs, the establish
ment of government fur markets,
where exporters could learn the true
value of their wares and receive a
price commensurate with their real
worth, would seem advisable.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Sweet Arc tho Uses Of PerversIty.

TWeet mo tno OUeS OF ForVeTSUy.
Abstractedly, I disapprove Of fish,
Ing; hunting I think barbarous; The
who wantonly treads on a worm Is no
friend of mine"; and yet fish. I do
not merely carry rod and reel; use
them. 1 suppose it is like smoking;
that seems to me feeble-winded habit
and yet smoke. Working, too, seems
sometimes as foolish, and yet work.
Some pessimists have convinced them
selves that living is waste of time,
and yet, so fur as I have observed,
they continue to live. Sweet are the
uses of perversity.-Robsrt Nj. Gay, In
the Atlantic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
AndelS of the Koran

According to the Koran the four
principal angels are: Gabriel the angel
Of revelation; Michael, the friend and
protector of the Jews; Azrael, the an
gel Of death; Izrafel, whose office it
will be to sound the trumpet on the
last day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Chinook Salmon.

The Chinook salmon, scarcely known
commercially seventy or seventy-iv
years ago, is today one of the most i'm
portant food fishes in the world. It is
sold in sealed cans in nearly every
market. All individuals of this spe-
cies and the blue-back salmon, closely
allied to it, die after spawning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Three Causes for GIadness.

Boobies father had been out of
town for a fortnight and the small
lad missed him much. Upon his retrun
Bobbie was at the station to meet him.
and as greeting said: use so glad
you's here and I'm here and that old
trains gone"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
China Has Women Soldiers.

China, first in many things, had wom-
en- soldiers long before they were
known in Russia. During the Tae Ping
rebellion, 1850, women, as well as men,
served in the ranks. In Marking, in
1853, an army of 100000 women was
recruited. They were divided into
brigades Of 1900 each and were COM
manded by women officer1. 5 .$sS s.z:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
OId-Time GEORGIA Siun.

At one time cotton men in Macon
thought that the presence Of a man
with hand organ and monkey on the
streets of that city had direct bear
ing on the cotton market, causing a
decline in price. At one time the Or
gan man was prohibited by municipal
law, but later was admitted on pay
ment Of a substantial ucense.-Tifton
Gazette.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
NOTICE..

Just to get acquainted and get Gus.
toners, will do watch repairing at
half price. Good work guaranteed.
Reuben Olive, 702 Second St. e.. VIII.
mar.-Adv
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Will Do Better Next Time.

II don't know" said the centenarian
to the reporter, "what has kept me
alive and in good health so long, but,
by gum! if ever have my life to live
over again, I'll bet find out some good
ways to shorten it.'-Kansas City Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
Isn't IL So7

Four-year-old Charlotte was having
trouble with her English, but she had
entirely passed her difficulties on one
point. II see how it is now, mother"
she said the other day. Hens set and
lay; and people sit and lie, don't they
mother?-Country Gentleman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19

Peacocks In SoIomon's Days.
Among the natural products Of the
land of Tarshish which Solomon's fleet
brought to Jerusalem mention is made
Of peacocks Il Kings 1922, and II
Chron. CPD.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19

Her Hubby Also Had Pen Name.
'Radley Jones'? Why, that's my
husbands pen name." said the lady of
the house. "Ain't it funny" marveled
the cook. my husband has one, too.
Up in the pen they call him 'Glycerin
George" Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
When Duty Gala

r Thus is man made equal to every
event. He can face danger for the
right A poor, tender, painful body, he
can run into flame or bullets Or pes
thence with duty FOR his guild I'm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
EaoIe aka pi~n;~

The Eagle Lake Ladies Aid will
give a sale Of fancy articles at P. w.
Peterson's Wednesday, June 26th. A
program will be given and dinner sery-
ed. Everybody welcome.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
Entertain Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. {. G.. Howland en-
tertained the members OF the Sum
nit City Club Friday night at Dor
mex Hills Country Club. A /
o'clock dinner was served, after
which the time was devoted to
games OF 500 and dancing. Top
scores were made by Mrs. Kirk
Dyer and Mr.. Homer Adams, both
of whom were given fayors. Con-
ISOLATION prizes were awarded Mr.
and Mrs. George Fish. Those in
attendance were Mr.. and Mrs. X. A.
+ OK, Mr.. and Mrs. l. s. Dolmar.,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Daiber, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fish. Mr.. and Mrs. P.
c. Dings, Mr.. and Mrs. !. w. Krue-
ger, Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Dyer, Mr..
end Mrs. James Barron, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Homer Adams, Mrs. Mary
Collier, Mrs. Sophia Butzow, Mrs.
Lucinda Treadwell and H. G.
Spaulding.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
Informal Dance.

The Misses Edna and Fanneitl
Knight and Ida Lee Sims gave 4
dance Friday night at the home OF
Hiss Sims, 422 Second avenue north
vest. During the early part OF the
evening two contests were held. In
the first Neal Ferrow was awarded
first prize and Miss Alta Fac Brock
we'll the second. In the second con
test Miss Nelma Waite received the
first favor and Miss Regina Schwartz
the second. Refreshments were
served. The guests included Nelma
Waite, Alta Fac Brockwell, Gussie
Schwartz. Neal Ferrow, Charles
Blight, John Lynch, Louis Craig,
Frank Turnbeaugn Lee Sims, Mr..
-LcChaon. Mr.. Casey, Mrs. Goddard
.Lrs. Shoemaker and Mrs. Sims.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
OUR POLYGLOT ARMY.
Forty-Sx Languages Used in Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces.

Saturday Evening Post; Were all
the letters from the members Of
the American expeditionary force in
English the task would be much
simplihed for the censor, according
to George Pattullo. But there are
4o languages in the expeditionary
force up to date. How many more
will come TO light with the arrival
of fresh troops staggers the imagi-
nation.
| don't say that the boys employ
all those languages in everyday con-
versation, because they don't-the
American soldier uses English, no
matter how haltingly it comes TO
his tongue,-but they can speak and
write that many. The principal ones
are Italian, Polish, French, Slovak,
Bohemian, Little Russian and Cos
sack, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian,
Yiddish, Flemish or Walloon,
Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Chi
nese, Rumanian, Czech, Hawaiian,
Tahitan, Serbian, Albanian, Welsh,
Bulgarian and the Pacific dialects.
With such q babel OF tongues,
how can the censor pass on the
stuff? If man can write IN Chi
nese it is reasonable to suppose that
he can translate what somebody else
writes in Chinese. Therefore when
a letter comes in an unknown Ian
guage the base censor applies to
have the writer of it transferred TO
his department, after he has been
investigated by the intelligence sec
ton and found to be reliable and
trustworthy. In that way they are
prepared to handle all such letters
that come TO their mill.
They found corporal who could
write French. German, Armenian,
Syrian, Turkish and Arabic. A man
like that is far more valuable work
ing for the base censor than ne
would be with rife in the trench
es. And they picked up two pri-
Yates who were college graduates
and could read Portuguese and ltal-
ian readily.
Coal Found in Saghalien.
Japan Soceity's Bulletin: Kara
futo, or Japanese Saghalien, has wit
messed considerable development in
recent years. The island now sup
plies 1900 tons OF pulp, one-third
OF the amount required in Japan.
There are several Japanese compan-
les engaged in the pulp industry in
the island. The o-Japanese
Fishery company has begun fox
breeding, with a capital of 100000
ven. The Japan Fox Breeding COM
pany has been organized to take up
the industry with a capital OF l5O,0OO1
ven. The herring, salmon and cod
fishery is making good progress. The
Karafuto Fishery company and one
other company will begin cod fish
ing to meet the demand from Amer
ica. The coal deposits in the Jap
anese part of the island are esti-
mated at $4,000 tons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
RED CROSS NOTES.

The Red Cross made an excellent
record last week. Fifty-eight FIVE
yard rolls were made at Convention
Hall and 1898 2x2 wipes. Two
hundred and thirty-two many-tailed
bandages and 42O 2x2 wipes were
made at the high school. ~..
In tn First ward l9l 2x2 wipes
were made and at the convent 800
2x2 wipes.
A hox of fve-yard rolls, contain
ing $40 rolls, was sent from the
gauzs room, also box OF triangu-
lars and many-tailed bandages.
In the sewing room th:rty-seven
suits OF pajamas were made and
sixty-eight bed shirts.
Tn Third ward is TO have new
gauze room, open Wednesdays,
which will be under the direction o:
Mrs. Arthura Kyle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
Benefit Dance.

An informal dance was given
Thursday night at Miss Strayhorn' :
studio for the benefit Of the recently
organized Ardmore Fife and Drum
Corps. Among those who attended
were Misses Florence Gait. Majorie
,Nalcott. Lucille Butler Hattie Bur-
nit, Hettie Lee Davenport, Ernes-
-ine and Gladys Guillot. Wilma Lois
Ecberts. Louise Scivally. Gertrude
Thyng, Margaret Lake White. lnez
-rby, Una Mae Roberts, Dot Nc
Chee: Messrs. Lawrence Walling
Morgan Eddleman. Frank Thyng,
.Albert Lubervitz. Gerald Mobley,
Bloomer Sullivan, Linton Rean,
Vernon Collins, Dan Poland. Thom.
ss Larkin. Vivian Presnell. Dan Col
lins, Ellis Ledbetter. HALEY Wal
cott, Fred Jones, Frank Cleek. Lois
Soivally. Cubby Reams. Walter
Poole. Wilbur Fieldbinder. Ezra
Over and RUSSELL Weeks. Miss
S,rayhorn. Mrs. Henry Davis and
,dr. and Mrs. (. E. Gaillot were the
chaperones.