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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
A MOTHERS PRAYER.

Somewhere across the infested sea,
Serving the cause of liberty,
Dear Lord, Is my brave son.
I know not how he fares tonight,
But keep him ever in Thy sight,
For I have but the one!
Thou gavest two to bless my life,
But one fell early in the strife
My first-begotten son!
He with his comrades marched away
And then a message came one day
Dear Lord, I have but one!
Then, while so sorrowed and bereft.
Though only he to me was left,
I could not say him nay,
Who urged that duty bade him go
His country called, he said, and so
How could I bid him stay?
But, oh, dear Lord, tits hard to bear,
With not another child to share
The hearth when day is done:
I can but kneel to Thee and pray;
Be with him through the hellish fray
And keep Thou safe my son!
I know the cause is good and true
I know that suffering must ensue
Before the fight is won.
Yet bear with me, o Lord, this night;
Be Thou my solace in my plight
And guard my only son!
Reuben Goldsmith in Chariot.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.

that railway securities shall be a
more attractive investment than
Fourth Loan Bonds, as he voted
against three resolutions fixing
the limit of governmental guar
anty to holders Of railway. stock
one by Senator Cummings of
Iowa, of 5 per cent. Knute said
nixy and Senator Cummings then
raised the ante to 6 per cent, then
to 7 per cent, but Minnesota s
railroad senator stood pat. He
voted against any limit. Knute's
loyalty appears to be measured by
the size of the war dividends OF
his corporation friends.
To us, Calderwood looks more
like a real patriot than Nelson.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19

him and sternly resent any in
reference with him and the
cleaning up Of Germany.
Congressman Miller, after a
trip to the front in France, pre-
sumably at the peoples expense,
perhaps has seen the light and
modified his views, as we'll as
changed his associates. Anyway,
another congressional campaign
has arrived and the Little
Giant seeks two more years of
salary and service at Washing
ton. Certainly there remains moth
ing for him to do but support
the President.
God forbid that another real
reason for Mr.. Miller's present
position is due to Count Won Bern
storff's absence from Washington
and his compulsory sojourn in
acknowledgement Germany.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
A BACHELORS PRAYER.

Backward, turn backward, o Time,
in your flight,
Give us q maiden with skirts not so
tight;
Give us a girl whose charms, many or
few,
Are not so exposed by much peek-a-
boo;
Give us a maiden, no matter what
age,
Who won't use the street for a VAIL
deville stage.
Give us girl not so sharply In view,
Dress her in skirts that the sun can't
shine through;
And give us the dances Of days now
gone by,
With plenty Of clothes and steps not
SO high.
Put turkey trot capers and butter
milk glides,
The hurdy-gurdy twist and wiggle-
tail slides,
And other such bunny hugs all on a
level
AS products Of hell. inspired by the
devil.
Then let us feast our tired optics
once more
On the genuine woman, as sweet as
of yore.
Yes, Time, please turn backward and
grant our request
For Gods richest blessing-but not
the undrest.
u. L. W:
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
POETS CORNER
THE FIGHTING DAD.


I used to think, when I thought at
all,
Success was a wad Of money,
Or a front-row seat in senate hall,
Or kings crown--ain't 1t funny?
But my eyes are open now, an say.
It's the gospel truth I'm writin',
The one safe brand of success to-
day
Is to win the war we're fightin'.
We can save our gold, we can lay
it by
Like the hoardin's of the miser,
But we'll never spend it, you an l.,
If we fail to trim the Kaiser.
NY blood runs hot, an feel it burn,
An my temper gets to sQuirmin'
To think of handin' the dough !
To a flat-faced, square toed Ger.
man.
An so I'm strivin' as best l can
To avoid such circumstances,
BY doin' my work like an honest man
An takin' no foolish chances;
For I've got youngster over there
Who counts on me as his hacker,
An since he's willin' to do his share,
I'm damned If I'll be Stacker.
I don't give a cuss for a holiday
Or the old-time union hours,
I've sold my watch, an I work away
To the limit of my powers.
I'm the fightin' dad Of fightin' son,
An here on the job I'm stickin'
Til the things we're battlin' for are
won
An we've handed Bill his lickin'.
Rufus T. Strom.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
COL. WEISS LAST CHANCE.

The democrats and independent
voters Of Northern Minnesota
have viewed with deep sorrow
and regret the desertion of Col.
A. C. Weiss to the ranks of Burn
quist.
Col. Weiss was a leader of
democratic forces in Minnesota.
He suddenly deserted and went
over to Burnquist. He may have
done so through a mistaken sense
Of loyalty but, if so, he proved
disloyal to those having greater
claim on him.
President Wilson, with con-
fidence and gratitude, ever gave
the journalistic wizard of First
street access to the presidential
ear. The welcome sign ever was
displayed for Col. Weiss on the
mat by the Whitehouse door. Joe
Tumulty had imperative instruc-
tions to drop all other business
when Col. Weiss knocked with
out.
Fred H. Wheaton made a most
marvellous showing in behalf of
democracy in the last presidential
campaign. Had he been properly
backed up, Minnesota easily
would have been carried for
Wilson.
Today, when Col. Weiss should
consider tia pleasure and a duty
to aid in every way the man who
so successfully furthered the Will
sonian fortunes and brought
respect for democracy in Mime
sofa, he is eating pie in the camp
of Burnquist. This is a hard fact
for democrats, independent voters
and believers in loyalty and
gratitude to ever forgive and for
get.
Now again comes Clarence B.
Mueller, seeking another term in
congress from the Eighth district
Of Minnesota. He rarely visits
his district and then usually when
seeking ''just two more years. -
The boosted Little Giant owns no
home and maintains no family
here. It has not been shown that
he pays one single dollar in taxes
here. He certainly has ceased to
be of and from the Eighth district.
This absentee landlordism, so to
speak, could be forgiven if Mr..
Mueller had not rocked the boat
at Washington when he should
have been pulling bravely at the
oars. There is ample indication
that the withered hand of the
Beast Of Berlin has touched his
complacent person. He has
steadily and consistently snapped
at Wilson and sent forth senti-
ments entirely in harmony with
the insidious, tSeacherous Bern
storffian propaganda.
Today, President Wilson badly
needs a big, strong, able, depend
able man from the great Eighth
district. Clarence B. Mueller has
been weighed in the balances and
found sadly wanting. He even
has failed to satisfy the men who
| toll with their hands-men who
| are the backbone of the body
polite.
William L. Carss is such a man
as Wilson needs and desires. He
is the candidate of the people.
| Widely divergent elements are
firmly united on his candidacy.
William L. Carss is no eleventh
hour convert to loyalty and
patriotism. He is a genuine Amer.
lean. He ever has been a vii
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
MEASURE OF NELSON'S 10y.
A Atty.

Washington reports are to the
effect that Senator Knute Nelson
is very sensitive about the fixing
Of railway dividends to stockhold-
ers, in the war revenue law, says
Editor Peterson, in the Bear River
journal.
Knnte, it is plainly evident, is
opposed to any limit, preferrins
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
SPEAK THE TRUTH.

Speak the truth, and what care we
For Kissing and for scorn,
While some faint gleamings we car
see
OF freedoms coming morn.
Let liars fear, let towards shrink,
Let traitors turn away;
Whatever we have dared to think
That dare we also say.
james Russell Lowell.
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ALL OF A KIND.


There was me and pap, and some
more of the crowd,
Was settin' around In Jimmerson's
store,
When Bill Hawkins told a tale he
lowed
Would set the fellers all in a roar.
Says he: when I was out in the
West,
Along on the edge of Ioway,
I knowed a Teller there that made
A hundred dollars in half a day.
1.-THE old Missoo' got on raise
A regular old Missouri flood
An this Teller thinks he sees a chance
In catchin' floatin' logs of wood.
$50 he advertised for fifty men
In the Roarin' City Weekly News
TO meet him on the river bank
With skiffs an boats, or with Ca
noes.
can he hired them fellers to ketcb
that wood,
An all that mornin' the wood they
fetched,
An the pay he caves where the joke
came in
He gave them half, of what they
ketched."
And the fellers laughed at old Bills
yarn.
Laughed and said they thot it
grand
Yet all of them fellers that cackled so
Was workin' on shares on rented
land!
-Indianapolis Journal.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
BAWLING ABOUT BORGEN

It is charged that the Chisholm
candidate for the state senate has
been busying himself with the cir
culation of a campaign lie to the
effect that Walter Fl. Bergen, st.
Louis county's next auditor, has
admitted defeat and that he
merely runs for the remainder of
the campaign to better learn the
ropes so that he can make another
attempt four years hence.
It is needless to say that this
Chisholm Ananias is a faithful
turnkey Of Odin Halden, the dis
credited courthouse king.
Walter H. Bergen not only is
in the race to win, but he will
win, by grace of the votes Of the
people. He ever has been in
tensely in earnest in his candi-
dacy. He has avoided entangling
alliances. He has vigorously, hon.
orably and ably prosecuted a cam
paign, positively, enthusiastically
confident of election. Any state
ments to the contrary are wilful
campaign lies.
Months ago, there was another
rotten lie to the effect that Mr..
Bergen really was a Halden man
but that he was running to head
off other opposition to Halden.
Such a story was false as we'll as
harmful and unjust to an honor
able, efficient, deserving man.
Then there was that wild, weird
tale to the effect that Hon. Anton
Bergen was sneaking in at the
back door of the courthouse, daily,
to confer with Halden and boost
his cause.
The facts are that Anton Ber-
gen and Halden have not pulled
together politically for some
years; that Mr.. Bergen did 60 in
at the back door Of the courthouse
once and then to pay some taxes
or see about some taxes. He has
not talked to Halden for many
months, to say nothing Of visiting
his office and making political
medicine.
If, as in the case of Ananias of
old, all the cheap prevaricators
were struck dead, there would be
more funerals over Halden's cam
paign liars than over fire suffer-
ers.
Sly, slipper, spidery Halden and
his funkeys shake their heads
sadly and bemoan the fact that
Walter H. Bergen is $50 young"
He is, approximately, IS years Of
age. He is fully five years older
than Mr.. Magney when elected
mayor. He is only a few months
younger than j. A. O. Preus, Hal
denis political beau ideal, and
Preus has been auditor of the
great state of Minnesota for nearly
! four years. Mr.. Bergen is older,
wiser, more honorable and more
efficient than was Halden when
first elected county auditor.
Walter H. Bergen has scored a
perfect record as city clerk. He
has been prompt, correct and ca
pable. He has handled many and
highly important elections, per-
fectly and with complete satisfac-
ton to republicans and democrats,
vets and dries, Jews and Gentiles,
white and blacks, protestants and
! catholics.
Walter H. Bergen not only will
be elected, but he will make a
faithful, efficient, popular audi
tor.
The only thing really the mat
ter with Mr.. Bergen in the eyes
Of the aged Halden and his gang
is that he is seriously and success
fully opposing the pie-counter
champion for office.
To sensible, discriminating, pa
triotic. citizens, that is a virtue,
not an offense.
A RICH EDITOR.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
SYMPATHY FOR SUFFERERS

Once more old Mother Nature
has gone on a rampage and devas-
tated forests, farms and fields in
the region tributary to Duluth.
Even the city felt the ravages of
the devouring flames. Hundreds
of lives and millions Of dollars in
property have been ruthlessly
wiped out. The horrible Huns
could have done no worse.
Our sympathy goes out to those
afflicted with bodily injury, the
sudden. destruction Of loved ones
and the utter loss of worldly pos
sessions. We have lost with them
in a financial way, for hundreds
of the fire sufferers were our loyal
and appreciative patrons. Their
reduction to perjury means a cor
responding loss to this great fam.
lily journal. They and we are
brothers in distress, but their dis.
tress and loss are so great as to
make ours seem mere trifle.
We hope that heavy percen-
tage Of the sufferers from fires in
the hinterland will find aid and
possess courage to return to their
ruined homes, to again rear
hearthstones and to once more
make that blackened wilderness
produce doubly what it produced
before.
Prosperous settlers in Duluth s
hinterland are the greatest need
Of this city. The future prosper
ity and the cost Of living in Du-
luth depends more on those be-
yond the hills than most people
appreciate.
Nothing is too good for, brave
men and women who face the
chilling blasts, surmount the drifts
of snow and combat the other
forces of a harsh Mother Nature in
this latitude. These pioneers laid
low the deep forests, pulled the
stubborn stumps and built roads
where trails did not exist before,
They have withstood food and
drouth and bravely awaited q
better season when frosts black.
ened their little fields.
To permanently conquer Thu
cruel Mort HAND is a task harder
even, than conquering the horrible
Hun. 1t means many more years
Of time, unstinted financial re
sources, brave and stout hearts
human flesh and blood and, pos
sibly, future devastation.
But this rugged, rebellious hin
terland must be conquered. Thu
coming generation needs the
room, the high sky, the free winds
and the generous products of the
soil for their sustenance and
those in other regions.
He who makes two hills'of pota
toes, two stalks Of grass, two tons
of hay, two domestic animals Of
two good roads exist, where but
one, or even none, existed before
is as much a benefactor of man
kind and the nation as the soldier
who fights in France to make thu
world safe for democracy. Thu
best fighters, in fact, for democ
racy come from environments sim
liar to Duluth s hard hinterland
Time will heal saddened hearts
bereaved families and the scar.
left on the countryside by the de-
vouring elements. Better farms
better homes, better products ano
better citizens are bound to fol
low this terrible tragedy. May
strength, courage and financia
means be equal to the need Of
those who perform the heroic task
MEASURE OF NELSON'S 10y
'1 Atty.
Mo CHI NAN o>@n l.
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The First National Bank Of
Brainerd has increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to 100000.
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A RICH EDITOR.

One of the better known sue
cessful editors in Kansas has
bought a war pig to raise. This
department is not given to boast
ing of it's connections, but we don t
mind saying that we knew this
captain of journalism when he
could hardly scrape up the funds
to buy a new linotype Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

eyes," and wonder when the inventive
genius of the human mind will cease.
A miniature model city is also exhib-
tied here that is work of art, be-
ing an exact model of a busy city
with everything working full blast.
The last of the Azetcs will be seen
on exhibition at the big Ten-in-One
show. This is the strangest little
human being ever born to live, and
is the only known survivor of that
strange race. Ten other exhibits can
be seen here for the one price of adj
mission.
For lack of space it was necessary
to combine three of the biggest at
fractions under one stretch of can
vas and one price will be charged for
admission to all. The three attrac-
lions are the Trained Wild Animal
show, Educated Horse and Wild West
Miss Dolly Castle with her troupe of
leopards and pumas, Capt. Dan Riley
and his six fighting lions and Madam
Rene's educated horse, Teddy, are
some of the acts that will please all
patrons. In conjunction with these
high class acts will be presented one
VI Tic jest VIII west 6Xn1DlClOQS seen
with carnival OF ganization. Twenty
head of outlaw horses will be ridden
throughout the week by some of the
best busters" in the business.
During this war with Germany the
submarine has played an important
part and Capt. Taylor is exhibiting
an exact working model of this wolf
of the seas, accompanied by an in
teresting lecture concerning it's
workings, at the Submarine show. A
large tank of water is used and the
submarine is shown submerged ready
for the attack that has proved so dis
astrous to allied shipping.
a Whip, Ferris wheel and Merry
Go-Round completes the list of shows.
All attractions will open each after
noon at two-thirty and each night at
seven-thirty, preceded by concert
on the down town streets by Prof.
ESlick'S band of twenty pieces.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Con. 7. kennedy's Great
Carnival Show Will Be In
Wausau For a Week
COMMENCING JUNE 18th
ii Comes Here Under the Auspices of the
Local Lodge of the B. P. O. EIks; The
Only Big Show Coming to Wausau
This Season

The Wausau Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks has made ar
rangements with the Con. T. Ken
nedy's Carnival show to give a week
of entertainments in this city, COM
mencing on the 18th day of June, and
arrangements are now being made for
exhibition grounds and means of TAX
ing care of this big show, which re-
quires a special train of thirty-two
cars to carry it about the country
The carnival will come from Oshkosh,
where it is giving a weeks exhibition.
Mr.. Kennedy has by hard work
built up an organization second to
none, which under his personal sup
ervision gains prestige every day.
The press and public in the various
cities visited this season by the Ken
nedy show have nothing but praise
for this amusement enterprise.
The predominating feature is the
autodrome or ''Whirl of Death" where
dare devil riders race around the per-
pendicular walls of a new creation
with reckless abandon, performing
seemingly impossible feats while rid
ing at the rate of eighty miles an
hour. Lester Knox gives an exhibit
ton of trick and fancy riding that is
hardly conceivable. Seated on a high
powered motorcycle he defies all the
laws of gravitation. Harry Baker, the
speed king, races Knox in an automo-
bile, and is the only rider today driv-
ing a car on a straight wall. The
cold chills will creep down your back
when you see Betty Ross, the only
10 n Gil rio in
sent her spectacular exhibition.
The Garden of Allah presents
meritorious entertainment depicting
the life and quaint characteristics of
the orient by natives of that far
away country. Amorita, surrounded
by company of capable artists, pre-
sents an entertainment of a diversi-
fed nature that is sure to please all
patrons. This particular attraction
has been doing capacity business, so
far this season and will no doubt do
the same here.
The Liberty show from the front
to the stage is a classy entertain
ment presented by vaudeville per-
formers of ability. As a concluding
number one of the best illusions of
modern times is presented, called,
| "Pharoh's Daughter" which is es-
pecially interesting to the ladies and
children.
Turner's Wonderland has on ex-
hibition freaks and curiosities from
all parts of the world. An interest
ing lecturer accompanies all patrons
to the various exhibits making the
attraction educational as we'll as en-
tertaining.
The Coney Island show offers some
scientifically constructed illusions.
You stand bewildered as they are
presented, fright before your very
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

w. r. Chellis and A. E. Sole, de-
parted for Milwaukee last evening to
attend a meeting of the Wisconsin
association of Commercial secretaries,
Both will read papers at this meeting.
Miss Florence Kelly, who has
been visiting in Marvel, Ark, for the
past month, returned home yesterday
morning. She was met in Chicago
by her mother, Mrs. Frank Kelly.
Leon Koppa, who was home on
short furlough, returned to Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, Friday night,
where he is in the laboratory depart
ment OF the U. S. army service.
-Theophil Grauer, who is doing Y.
M. 9. A. war work at Camp Cody,
Deming, New Mexico, arrived home
last Wednesday noon for short visit
with his parents and friends. He will
leave again Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schlegel. of
Athens, autoed to this city Saturday.
and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Pernier, who accompanied
them to Athens, to spend Sunday, and
returned home in the evening.
MI. anu MrS. JOnn Wlnnlnger,
spent two days in this city, the past
week, departing for Chicago, on
Wednesday morning, where they will
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Winninger for short time.
Mrs. w. F. Neuling and daughter,
Miss Wilma, departed yesterday morn
ing for Unity, where they joined Mr..
Neuling, and where the family will
make their future home. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Draper will soon occupy their
home here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. E. Hutchins. Sunday at the
Wausau hospital.
Arnold A. Under of Chamberlain,
S. D., son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. x:
Under of this city, has enlisted in
the Spruce Forestry division.
Rev. and Mrs. O. A. Johnson of
Iron Mountain, Mich, are the par
ents of baby girl, born last even
ing. The mother is sister OF Mrs.
A. M. Petersen of this city.
Bailey E. Ramsdell has been COM
missioned second lieutenant in the
331st Machine Gun battalion, and Emil
Torgerson, second lieul enant in the
171st Infantry Brigade detachment
The Wisconsin association of Coun-
ty Clerks hold its annual convention
in Milwaukee on June II and 20.
Some have published that it will be
held in Wausau, but this is an error.
]. r. Green, who was injured about
a week ago, is still confined to his
room in the Wausau hospital. His
many friends in Wausau will be glad
to know that he is recovering nicely
and expects to leave the hospital some
time this week.
The Universalist Sunday school pic
mic will be held tomorrow at the fair
grounds. The youngsters of this
church are looking forward to a big
time, and we hope the weather man
will furnish them with ideal picnic
weather. There will be bus service
at the church at eleven o'clock.
Dana's Band of this city has been
selected for the 10th Regiment band
by Commander Marshall Cousins of
Eau Claire. This will give Wausau
one of the best bands in Wisconsin.
Frank G. Dana was for many ears
leader of the Third Regiment band,
and is considered one of the best
leaders in the country.
The city bathing beach is to be
opened Wednesday afternoon, with
John Hess as bathmaster in charge
and is in splendid readiness for the
accommodation of the general public.
The weather being fine, the water
warm and the service excellent war
rants good opportunity for all to
enjoy this recreative and hygenic
sport.
Tomorrow evening the sixty-fifth
annual meeting of the Sheboygan
classes of the Reformed church will
commence and continue throughout
the week. The meetings will be held
in the Reformed church on South
Third avenue. A large number of
pastors and lay members are ex-
pected. An interesting program has
been arranged for, besides the bust
ness sessions. Rev. H. Kattmann is
pastor of the local Reformed church,
where the sessions will be held.
The new rate of cents mile went
into effect yesterday. The increase in
freight rates does mot go into effect
until the 25th. -