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The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
NOT WISE ABOUT osYHus,g,sI> {! =
Grave Difficulties Seem to $Gar..a;..,
Scheme Devised by soldicl psi,c
Wants q Mascot. =

The snachine-yun sergeant al Doug.
las who wants an ostrich for mas
cot and is willing TO hatch It himself
If somebody will provide him with an
egg, does not know much about us.
triches or the tash in which hc pro
poses to enlist, in the opiuiqr Of 'le
Arizona Republican. If he gets ;',.-
egg and is nat otherwise restricted h,
might as well be mustered OF: G. iii.
service. The Germans will br reur
so Ear as he is concerned.
lie las perhaps been rl!s.rH l.,
stories he has heard of th" car,.ies
irresponsible way in which H.: ostrich
race is pcirrluatc'!, by the laying OF
The egg in the sand. where it left 20
its Owu devices until ii becomes 81
ostrich. That may happen IN africa,
where there is l'l"l.iv nf Sal'd and !l2a,,
but it will nj wori; il tire cliu.a;e. OF
Douglas, wherc, though there is no
lack of sand the sun cani.ot be count
ed upon to assist In the business OF
incubation. The sergeant would have
to 20 to setting.
Moreover, the ostrich is bird Of
slow growth. 1t would be ii long
time before one coming forth from
the egg could become potent influence
in the struggle between autocrac" and
democracy. BY the time II would te
in readiness to be taken TO Berlin the
war would be over and only historians
would yet be talking about it.
We would recommend some other
kind Of mascot, one of quicker though
even Of less sturdy and magnificent
growth.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
CONSIGNED FLAG TO OBLIVION
Youngsters First Burned German En-.
btem and Then Soiemnly Buried
the Ashes In the Earth,

THE war Is making a wonderful i'm.
preston On the mind of American
childhood" remarked DR.. Edgar De-
Witt Jones, 81 Bloomington (nl.) pas
tor, discussing current topics with
some friends the other day.
Doctor l"2cs relates a little story
about f!a jo"n- Ion, age ten, to illus.
trate. in 1910 ,he pastor made a tour
of Europe and brought home with him
a flag of every nation visited. Occa-
sionally th"y would he brought forth
to exhibit to visitors, hut for the last
two years had been kept undisturbed
in q box in The Doctors study. One
day two months ago the little son
very earnestly said to HIS father
'Papa, haven't you German flag?"
The pastor rrp'i"a that he thought
there was one in his collection. ut the
same time explaining to the lad that
the Teutnnic banner was not popular
these days ans! was not to be exhib-
tied.
A few days iatrr the little son was
more insis(cnt. "pupa," he said, II
want that German flag; please get it
out for me"
Il got lh'. boy the flag" said Doctor
Jones, "und through the window of my
study watched what followed. First
the boy called his sister, Dorothy. The
children took the flag into the yard
and with much ceremony burned 1t.
When 1t had been reduced to ashes
the children carefully gathered them
and put them in cigar box. Then
they dug little grave and buried the
ashes. There is little mound In
tn. yard to show where the ashes of
the kaiscrs coInrs are resting. Ihave
never mentioned the incident to the
children and they do not know that l
watched them" News.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
WHO CAN RISE TO OCCASION?
Name at Man Capable Of Formulating
"Umbrelia Regulations" VIII
live In History.

With the passing of each rainy day
1t becomes increasingly strange that
no benefactOr of the race has been
prOdded. gouged or spattered into pre-.
pairing "NIanual of Umbrellas" Poo
pie have been carrying some sort of
protection against the rain ever since
anybody can remember, yet the only
thing they have really learned to do
we'll is to lose umbrellas. No swo
persons, not even lovers, can walk I'M
der one umbrella without getting wet,
and raincoats probably were first de-
vSed by man who tried to carry an
umbrella over his wifc's hat. What
excuse is there for the person who
goes through a crowded street holding
an umbrella before him in charge
bayonets fashion? An apology does
not exactly meet the requirements
after the tip of an umbrella rib has
been thrust into some ones eye.
Folded, the umbrella is just as dam
gerous, when some one comes plung-
ing along the sidewalk holding the
umbrella ut an angle Of about As de-
grees ahead Of him. tripping every
one but himself. Then there is the
person who tucks the handle under
the arm. so that an innocent person
may become speared on the sharp end
which sticks out like a 60foot tele-
phone pole on 15-foot truck. Fur
thermOre, wet umbrellas never were
intended US partitions between seats,
even at motiOn-picture thcatcr.
There is no desire to distract TIE best
brains of the country from consider
alton of war problems, but seine sort
of umbrella regulations are needed.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
TOUCHED BY SERVICE FLAG
Younoster on Brink of Disgrace Re-
solved 70 Be Worthy Of Emblem
Displayed in His Honor.

"Why the service fiag? Is an old
question, but from one of our middle
West towns comes new answer.
A wealthy family in an Indiana
town had son, who had never done
anything to reflect honor on his fam
ily-a family which was proud of its
famous ancestry. He didn't enlist
when this war broke out, and then
tried to evade the draft, but was COM
PEELED to 60 in recent call. He EN-
tered a training camp u few miles
from his home town.
Rules and a regular life were hard
for him. Smarting under q we'll.
deserved reproof, he one night decided
to desert. He slipped away from the
camp and, under cover Of darkness,
made his way to his home in order to
get his civilian clothes and better ef-
feet his escape.
Just as he was ready to scale the
front veranda of his home he noticed
the service flag In one Of the houses
great front windows. There it was
In the most conspicuous place the
house afforded-a great silk flag with
its one blue star.
TITS for me-. the boy thought.
Through his mind passed the mem.
ory of his life--a failure in winning
any Of the honors his family had
wanted for him. No college diploma,
not even u high school one, had he re-
ccived-nothing except this one star
in this flag had he ever let his people
claim as his contribution to the family
famous name.
He turned back toward the sidewalk.
"They'il get to keep that honor" he
told himself. "I'll make it bigger, too,"
and he slipped back to camp, elated
to find that his absence had not been
discovered,
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
GET SALT FROM SEA WATER
Old Method Of Obtaining Necessary OF
Lite Is Still Practiced in
Various Places.

The use of salt for seasoning SllQ
preserving foods is SO ancient that
the earliest written records refer to
1t, says u writer in Popular Science
Monthly. For many centuries: prac-
tically all tho salt used 10y the human
race was procured by the evaporation
Of sea water.
This method of obtaining salt is
still employed in many localities where
the conditions are favorable. !. flat
stretch Of sea coast and Il hot aud
Hfy climate are .ncccsS:.ry if salt is
10 be got from sea water. An ideal
locality for this industry is the coast
on the Bay Of Cadis. Spain.
The Sea water is allowed to collect
in shallow basins, barely above h.gl,-
water mark. AS the water uva,,o.at,sj
the various salts contained in t;.c SOL.
water crystalline out and fcrlu 8. frus.,
which is removed and saovv;cG in
small heaps. There the salts a.Aiar..
the first stage Of publication. ~,
The edible salt is drained frau r::s
ether salts which constitute th,s g'e. t..
or part of the impurities. TL1. ,s,ut,,:5
salt erystallizes cut first, VIZ 1t.,.
othc: salts relaia The water a.. 2De,.,
q concentrated brine which is ;,.;c,.a,..
to run iato bitches duS for t..ss rUr.
pose. -.
The pa Il pE3'i fcd salt is thna -.
cred inio lurgc heaps. Ot, t,u,.4no.
rains WASH out the mere easily soiv'.s..
Impurities, aad the hot anu ti;..>s, l.t.:
salt Oh the surface of ,la u. =. -a..-
though 1t stu contains about J., t,e.
cent OF Impurities it, is #!.i;;,-.. J.,
large quantities with AT furih -, ;..zg.;.
ing.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Uncle Sam Is to Conserve
Geld Only by Distributing
1t For the Essen:ia! Uses
Need a new gold tooth?

'''-S'i q aA~h SlOIi lIUtus
Going to we'd during the wa1i
Better order mat ring right away.
Expecting 10 invest in @o.,! li&nries? =?
Setter forget that--it can'l be GGne
during this mans war.
Yer our Uncle Sam has decided to
keap Il little red book on The gold sup
ply.
The sold administrator may not
come to rival the fuel administrator,
the food conscrvator and the gasoline
checker.
But gold--the colnmodity-wil! here
after be distributed in bullion as the
wholesale manufacturing jeweler and
the dentist and other finer craftsmen
set forth their absolute requirements.
Use Of gold. the commodity. will be
restricted to the essentials.
An officer of the assay Office ex.
plains us follows:
LAS far as we know, iirst instruc-
tions to stop exchanging gold bullion
for gold coin or cash has been rescind-
ed. We have resumed the exchange in
modified or restricted way. The fu-
ture course will be governed by the
drain that is made on the supply. 1t
will work out as; simply as the cam
paisHs to conserve sugar, wheat, fuel
and gasoline. And in close way the
plan follows the same general par
pose. The government will keep track
of its gold supply, see who needs it
and who gets it, and will stop any at
t;mpts to boar' it,
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
REQUISITE HOURS OF SLEEP
Acknowledged Fact That Brain Work.
ers Need Less Than Those En-
gagged in Manual Labor.

Periodic sleeping is undeniably az
essential to the continuance of life, but
sleep is required more as a means ol
recuperation from physical weariness
than from mental activity, an exchange
observes. The best thinkers are the
shortest sleepers and on the other
hand the manual laborers require the
longest periods of sleep. The classic
example cited to prove that the think
er does not need as much sleep as the
ordinary man takes is Thomas A. Edi-
son, who during the most active years
of his life is said to have slept only
four hours day. 1t is not so general
ly known that Herbert Spencer, the
philosopher. in his later life did not
average more than three hours of sleep
q day.
These instances should not lead to
ill-advised efforts to emulate the ex-
treme examples. One should not at
tempt to do better thinking by keep
ing longer awake, but the effort should
be made to do better thinking, which
will result in keeping longer awake.
For If the body be not fatigued or
drugged with poison, sleep comes chief
ly from the slowing down of the men.
tai processes until consciousness
lapses. II an adult is not tired or full |
of fatigue poisons from physical labor,
or If his system is not otherwise bur-
dened with poisons from faulty diet
or overeating, it is possible in many
instances to cut down the sleeping
period from 20 to 40 per cent Of that
INDUCED In.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
When to Cut Walnut Trs,s.

Warning as TO the proper time to
cut walnut trees is sounded in Il let
ter to the American Forestry ,Associa-
ton from DR.. Robert T. Norris, an
authority Of New York city. The black
walnut is destined to play a big part
in the war and President Wilson has
called upon the Boy Scouts to mark
the trees. From September to April
is the time to cut these trees, says
Doctor Norris, in his letter to the as
ISOLATION. IF the trees are cut at
other times the roots will die. It
is very important to observe this rule
70 safeguard our future timber sup.
ply."
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
7HOyGF? tiE WAS DIPLOMATIC
9ut S.sther OF FooSie Couldn't Juss
See FONT About His Sons s'Fi-
nanaiai ccnd;tion."

ihc piIltr day a rookie, just out of
college. married Il girl who lived in the
town where his company was in train
ing. The young man knew he must in
form his family of the event, and also
that he must do it in the most sooth-
ing way possible.
''Dear dad," he wrote, '"I always
thought that when I married would
choose a girl who could support her
self If necessary, and then if anything
would ever happen to me, you wouldn't
have to be burtieped with her. Now,
Marion is that kind of girl. She
knows all about my financial condition
and"
But when father read the letter, he
paused here to reread it. "Financial
condition." he snorted. "That young
cub hasn't any financial condition.
Why, he doesn't own the clothes on his
back. Nor did he ever own them.
Financial condition-wcn, III be
hangedy
Another rookie had likewise married
girl who was stranger to his moth
er, who boasts Of Irish descent. he.
too, wrote home-a letter to mother.
Il have told Frances oil about my
family, so that now she feels that she
really knows you. So I'm gclng 10 tell
you all about her. She is now an or
pllan. but when her father was alive
he was big railroad man"
Her mother commented to tie rest
of the family. "Don't be excited by
that" she advised them. "Your fa-
ther aud used to know a very fat
fireman"
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
siIvery Bark of TIE Ye,,ov Birch

The bark OF the yellow birch can be
compared with nothing "!ss. The tree
is unique among irces. The yellow
birch, often better called the S:ivcry
birch, has a bark more GnScl-l:l:e than
That Cf amy other tree. Ii seems to
have been made for camper, 10 ad-
mire, Or pcrllaps, in an emergency, 10
use to kig1!c She camp ,ir;. >ays I'd
ward F. Ei.:e:cw N Boy tiG:. IN;
90 not allow the upnra, tsipa a .u4
useful to overcome .rjl: jpUrrv!att5i,
of the beautiful. 1t is iruc that ffla
bark may ih;:.s be uS2d fOr t:inl,iag,
and it is also pip!,ahiy t'Nc that The
removal Of the loose b. TX docs nnt i'll
Jurc The trn@. bur such r,uUvu! tl4igres
the beauty of the tree, Us ypu he.l ,.c-
prlVc ii q. It's chief ch ac}riis;i" The
manner IN which the iar!; hs~pl:s on
the main trunk, expand aud rolls back
In r!bbonliic c,!l''. ard strips, which
long rcl:iain attached ard rustic in
every PASSING .:,czr, could not fail TO
elirit tho adj fa'a:' of Every lover of
the forest
1t is noticeable tha, ol old trunks
the character Of the bark is different.
as there it Is rnugEcned by irregular
piatniiia scales.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Taking the PhiIoso phic View.

II don't sec you out in your auto any
rnorc," said the first north slider to his
friend. Last summer you were gone
all the time; no day was too hot, 10
road too dusty, no storm too lard, &c
discomfort too great to keep SOu Il.
Eomc. -.--.-:-:. = ~. .es47-..
"Wcll, unused tho second, "..o pr,c,s
Of everything is getting so hlgl h;.c
auto rihn:; for pleasure is rol.i, .
luxury and not necessity, So shat !
WAS no trouble at al! for me 4i.j ~.
Wilc to find for the first time l,,s; syn
':icr lllhl the roads are hot ana u,t.. 4.
ihat 1T is Il whole lot OF tr. sig to
clean up the machine after a ], A. T. &.
that 1t is much better to sit iu ,o;lr
own rocking chair ON the con. Tru,t
porch at night, while the nor. wi,.G.
fans your checks, etc, ad in. W now
the car stays in the garage a as,at
deal more, there is no wear nft the.
tires and the mechanism is na, SUBJ
lcctcd to such strain as it usc.l TO be,
and the car will las, much lcuuer."-
indianapolis News.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
To Have House Painted

IL was simple boyisl letter writ
ten in London by 8 youth from Wor-
ccster, Mass, with a little bit of news.
httle pit of complaint, and great
Dig bit of confidence in what he and
the Americans were going to do; but
the better part by far was: II have
saved my pay for some time now, and
L want to give dad a surprise by hav-
ing the old house painted Won't you
please let me know how much it will
COST! and I'll send you the money and
leave the rest to you, but you mustn't
let dad know who is paying for it,"
mat same evening on u train, among
the missing and reported as q Prison.
er, J. read the name Of the aviator who
wrote the lettcr.-Ihe Outlook.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Popular Prince.

The bearing Of the Prince of Wales
all through the lvar has wen him the
admiration, respect and affection Of the
British peoples. here and overseas.
We need not c:,"rGc upon this for
every one hnows that TO say SO is no
courtly forfn Of words. TIL" prince will
70 to lllt ovcrs.:"5 countries OF the
empire Ntcn the lne comes with the
unique advantage Vi h.Hjns seen With
his OWL uyaS Ia saigIDg qualities
revealed ,iltl'. - Ultimate test Of
c,laractrr--1f H." races dat make up
IL. c:ul,ra H. "ri 80, 100, for his
own instruction sad rnIi%h'cnncnt, rs
',s kin sa frankly of himself !ast
.nlr v},rl i '.i.'eia,iof, ed his visit.
:.4nJn. ''!t,s
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Nee&2 n~t~se
G. A. r. Organized in 1866.

The Grand Army of the Republic
war organized in Illinois in 1866 by
DR.. B. F. Stephenson of Springfield.
He was surgeon of a Union regiment
during the Civil war and afterward
librarian of congress for several years.
The object of the society was to pro-
mote the interests of veteran soldiers
and maintain the principles, memories
and associations Of the Union army.
The first national convention of the
order was held at Indianapolis Novem.
ber 20, 1865, the second at Philadel-
phia in 1853, and later ones annually
II many other cities.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Portable Houses Form Hosp,ta,s.

The United States navy, with knock
down houses contributed by the Amer
ican Red Cross, has been able to erect
base hospital Of 250 beds on an old
estate on the Irish coast. These port
able houses. ready to bolt together,
solved the problem Of lumber short
age. The hospital has staff Of 123
physicians and attendants and main.
eains its own vegetable garden, dairy
and poultry farm t...-<s zz,,,x,,.,,,,,:
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
In Vaudeville,

Draft men coming to Camp Kearny
recently S0r ,,Ajning decorated the rail.
road ears in "hich they travelled with
al! sorts Of 'nottoes and Inscriptions.
When they got there they were re-
quircd to wash them off. However.
one car got away from camp in some
unexplained fashion, While these words
still adorned its sides:
"Ihis is the bunch that's going to
make the kaiser whistle the Star.
Spangled Banner"
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07

Gh.- - gos4as,~r Of Arnsherg, Wet
-.ha!i.. rna,} ha"iu% failed in III
ru.il.n tp il, I4rr III" farmers; Of 'hp
height, r;col ~ h"ing i'll supplies.
PLACED this adj -r:i@ninant in The Lea!
ne.lsI" or ''ii'it. n'."jcipality will buy
all az. euitu.,t lroducts for cash at
sovernu,nr prices, Every person who
delivcrs 100 pounds of bread grain or
300 pound, o.! POTATOES: viii receive a
ticket emitting him to buy a l. Iile of
brandy or rum at reduced .pric'', from
the municipal CELLARS within ,Wenty-
four hours the cellars we're crtgty and
the residents Of Arnsh"rg enioEcd the
first square meal they had lad for
weeks.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Food for Thought

A woman would be mighty un-
happy TIED up for life to a man
she couldn't find fault with nov
and then.
A WOMAN is always wanting
something her husband can't af-
tord and u man always seems to
enjoy telling her that he can't
afford il.
The best way to win this war
is to send our soldiers so many
guns and shells that it won't be
necessary for them to have to
rise to sIperhuman deeds Of
bravery.
The fourth Liberty bonds
should go as fast as the Yanks
are going along the German
frontier.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Peculiar Cause for Divorce.

In divorce case at London, Eng.
land, the petitioner, lance corporal
in the Gordon Highlanders, said his
wife, an Englishwoman, refused to be
seen with him on the street because
she did not like him in q kilt. When
he was on leave later she greeted him
With "Oh. those D. kiltsi" The
husband was granted . decree.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Mothers Cook Book

What to Eat.

., Thare amt nobuddy but butterfly kan
Nv on buty and git phatt.-Josh Billings
Bananas, like everything else in the
food line, have scared in price, but
When they can be bought by weight
they are not very expensive in the
average market. Variety is the spice
OF food as we'll as life, and we need
to vary our menus as much as possible,
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Baked Bananas, surtana Sauce.

ooNS0 0aUdUdS, o0tEana Sauce,
Remove the banana from the skins,
scrape and return to its original place
~ the skin. Set bananas in an agate
saucepan to cook until the skin is
well blackened and the pulp is soft,
About 20 minutes will cook them in a
moderate oven. An hour before pre-
pa7ng the bananas put ree-fourths
o. cupful Of sultana raisins with
cup of boiling water on to cook, adding
more water as needed. Mix a half cup
OF sugar and two teaspoonfuls of corn
starch, teaspoonful Of butter and a
grating of lemon peel with the juice;
cook until smooth and pour boiling hot
over the peeled bananas.
BananaS added to Il custdrG Die or
r1ccd bananas put on top OF Il fresh
custard pie ana served ut once make
q very tasty pie,
Mashed bananas in whipped cream
for cake 1lli!ng is delicious, adding
sugar to SWcCteH.
Sananas Fried in Crumbs.
Remove the skin from six bananas,
scrape and remove the coarse threads;
cut in halves lengthwise, then cross
wise. Sprinkle with salt, pepper,
lemon Juice, Dip in flour, egg and
crumbs and fry in deep fat. Drain on
brown paper and serve garnished with
lemon ani parsley Serve with lemon
sauce.
Bananas as salad are SO well
known That it needs but I: reminder
that rolled in nuts and served with a
good dressing they are we'll liked. The
peclins itself may be used for nest
when serving
The Wahpeton times., 1918-11-07
Baked Bananas, Belgian Style.

Remove the peeling from eight small
bananas and scrape each to remove
the coarse threads. Lay them side by
side in a baking dish suitable to
serve from. Crate over them the rind
OF an orange and half of lemon;
mix the juice of half lemon, an or
ange and a half cupful of honey;
pour over the bananas; bake in a
quick oven until soft. Serve from the
dish. One banana will make a serving.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-10-02
A DO

The Service Flag OF thes Swedish
lutheran church was dedicated last
Sunday evening Professor Siostrand
spoke an impressive sermon. Songs
we're sung bys d duartette. solo ~
Miss Viola j ohnson. Miss Marie
Lnnflgren gave q recitation entitled
.YOnr Flag and nv Flag, and the
Service Flag, was unveiled by Miss
Della Dahlgren which had ten stars
including one golden star, representing
the following John, Arthur and viii
liam lien, Victor. Nelson, Pete Swan
son, Edgar Smith, Hiding Lindberg,
Arvid Lindquist, Ole Peterson and the
golden star for Henry Markuson, who
enlisted in the navy seven years ago
but died in the service last winter.
After the service, Professor Sjostrand
presented Rev. Lundgren and family a
purse containing sum Of money in
behalf of the Elm and AlvaraGlO con-
gregat tons. sI. 3} sz
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Loan purdue Oh luesuay At lhe.scnooI
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soiua - nei w - l eleu,
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a,.llel avellue anu alouhu me ploc ea
- NnelG slle ps'ntl q 81
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at the Trickev home Sunday. 80.
Martin Rloomsness and Harold
Iundgren left for Mfnneanolis Satnr-
day night, where they will he emnloy-
ed in a ammunition factory the com
inc, Goa con 8
MO SIohnso,, loft FOR ssask Canada
We'd adj ,nasd i IN a hns;nass trim 80
Mrs q Danie,son visited At the Ole
Gothic a. g Olson homes in the vii
1aoa. and at tho Nals Hanson home
sn,thwas+ of tha.vi1laoo Lost Saturday
Row eTnndpran and family warn On.
+artainod a. q dinner at Inhn Hnlm,s
home sunday and a. tha q q Olson
homo a., sumner. 81 %.,,s.> :. 81
Olga R1onmsness loft FOR sRadinm
Satnrdav evening whore Che will com
manca term of teaching n tho school
there -. = ~. e
Tho A1issos Alma Snronsnn Norma
Mo- ana H;Idur .Er;cksnn and Massrs
T;,1;,,s po,,1snn ond II;o11oor Olson at.
tended movies at warren sunday ev e
on;nn - -, - : = - =
prcfos,o,. ona NIrs-A1;l1o, profossor