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His mother called him greedy because
| he always ate all his share of cheese and
| wanted more when he was tiny mouse.
When he grew older and could go hunt
ing for food with his mother and father,
Greedy was always the last to leave when
! there was danger, because he could not
bear to leave anything good to cat.
One day when he was grown up, ms
father told him he would come to grief II he
did not overcome his grcedlness Eat all
YOU want when YOU are in the pantry, but
try to bring away only what you can
carry easily. You will be caught If you
keep on"
Greedy listened to all the advice his
father and mother gave him, but did not
stop being greedy.
Every night he went to the pantry and
ate cheese or anything he could find, and
one day he tried to carry of the trap that
had been hit by the maids broom and the
little springs made harmless.
"It is shame not to have all that
good cheese" said Greedy, looking
through the little holes but not putting in
his head, for he was too wise for that; 1t
might spring after all
IF | could get in our house ! am sure
we could get the cheese" he said as he
tugged at the trap.
Ills mother happened along just then
and when she saw him she gave loud
squeak of alarm which frightened Greedy
SO he ran into the hole in the wall without
looking To see what fri yhtcned him
What do you think Greedy was doing
in the pantry" his mother said, when
she came home later. ''ie was trying to
carry off a trap
You will come to grief" said his
father Take warning from me and let
things alone in that pantry. Eat all YOU
want but do not drag things away"
But all this did not stop Greedy from
carrying off food and one night he found
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HUNGRY AUSTRIANs PROTEST.

London, Aug 0.--There is widespread
discomfort in the large Austrian towns
by recent rise Of llG per cent IN the
price Of bread, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Zurich today
Meetings Of protest have been held
in Vienna, Prague and Gratz. CorDpli-
cations are feared, the dispatch adds
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OLD RUSSIAN FLAG BACK.

Kandalaska, Russian Lapland, Wednes-
day, Aug Aboard the vessels on which
they arrived here recently, American
Ambassador Francis and other allied
representatives and their staffs left for
Archangel today.
When they arrived here, the vessels
few the Red ensign Of the Soviet Re
public; now they are flying the old Rus
sian colors with the consent of the volun-
teer crew which sympathized with the
new government In the territory of the
north.
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A Single Application Will
Danish Objectionable Hairs
aids To Beauty

Here is home treatment for removing
hairs that is quick, painless and in
expensive: With some powdered della
tone and water make enough paste to
thickiy cover the Objectionable hairs.
apply and after 2 or 3 minutes rub off,
wash the skin and it will be left soft,
clear and hairless. This treatment will
not mar the skin, but to avoid disappoint-
ment, be careful to get real delatone.
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for sprinkling on hams to be baked: for
adding to griddJc cake batter to make the
cakes brown: in caramel frostings; in
cookies and gingerbread, brown bread and
baking powder mixtures Of all kinds, ex-
cept white cake Brown sugar is Just as
wholesome as white sugar, and can be
combined with syrup in sauces for pud-
dings and similar uses
Glucose does not spoil, and can be
bought cheapest in large amounts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-09
Delaware Grapes in Market.

Delaware grapes appeared in the
commission markets yesterday. They
were grown in Kent county and are of a
good variety. The cold weather affected
the crop In some sections.
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Go to Pacific Coast.

Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stubbe formerly
of Washington Heights, have moved
connected with the traffic department
Of the du Pont Company here
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pr De la the or
O r pen
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Every Evenings classified advertise
ments br ing results. Proved TO the satis-
faction Of many and will be 10 you.-Adv
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SOLITARY confinement, bread and
water," was the grim reply Everybody's
Mapaziue
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SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. Walker.
GREEDY MOUSE.

Copyrjcht 1913 by McClur. Newspaper
Syndicate. New York CITY.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Harris Pearson.

A quiet Christmas wedding of more
than ordinary interest to "Indepen-
dent" readers was solemnized at the
Methodist parsonage at Bowbells, N.
D., Dec. q at $50 p. m. when Miss
Ina Harris became the bride of Mr.,
Herschel Pearson, a former Surrey
young man. Rev J. More of the M.
E. church otficiated and Mrs. More
and Prof. Hyde were the only attend
ants. The bride is the charming
daughter of Mr.. Frank Harris, one of
the oldest and best families of Park
River, N D. She is a graduate of
Hamline University and for the past
two years has held the position of
assistant principal of the BoWbells
high school.
Mr.. Pearson is the son of Mrs. Lulu
Pearson, formerly Of Surrey, now of
jamestown, N. D. Since his gradua-
ton from jamestown college in 1916
he has been principal Of the Bowbells
high school.
1t was here that the little romance
started which eliminated so happily
on Dec 81. He had found his little
assistant so valuable that he decided
to procure life contract and secure
her assistance for the longer term.
Mr. and Mrs, Pearson are spending
their vacation with home folks in
jamestown.
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up and the first thing l know l was
in Moorhad. Just was lucky enough
to get off as train was going away
| take my cap off and scratch my head
on back little and started toward the
street car and the thing start off so l
get little information from police and
it was last street car that night so
| have to walk and find boys at Wal
dorf hotel. Some sailing ] claim,
Well | think this will be ali for this
time. I will let you know how I will
get to Minneapolis as we will start
out at 1870 p. m. ] ask at station
if train GO through St. Paul as |
might oversleep again.
Goodbye to all my friend and near
hearted souls.
MIKE DOVICH.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
MIKE HAD AN EXPERIENCE.

The Makoti Sentinel printed the fol-
lowing letter, verbatim, from a young
Russian, Mike Dovich:
Fargo, N. D., Dec. Is, 1917.
Dear friend:
| thot to drop you a few and let
you know that we enlist all but barber
he was turn down.
But let me tell you we have hard
time to enlist today but we made
them to take US.
That was no hard time at all to
what happen me on the train from
Valley City. take first class coach
as l was entitled for and rest of the
'oys take smoking car so l lay down
and thought | take a fat sleep and so
| did too and conductor he didn't come
to take my ticket and l sleep all l
was good for.
50, when we come to Fargo boys get
off and they sail me along and l wake
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
ME AND GOTT!

Two United States destroyers de-
stroyed a German submarine and cap
tured thirty-five members of the crew
besides several officers. Depth bombs
were used in wrecking the submarine.
The German sailors swan to the side
of the American destroyer, where
they were taken tenderly on board,
given hot coffee and sandwiches and
fitted out with warm clothing. One
was so weak that he could not hold to
the life line thrown to him and two
brave American lads jumped over
board and rescued him, but he died
soon after. He was given burial
with all of the honors. How different
from the manner in which our own
boys were treated by the Germans,
who after capturing them, cut off
their heads and carried them on poles,
according to reports. On one side Of
the life belts worn by the German
seamen appeared the name "Kaiser'
and on the opposite side "Gott."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

The supply Of nut sized anthracite
coal for the northwestern states has
been nearly exhausted and hereafter
North Dakotans will have to be salts
fed with burning Ignite coal almost
exclusively. There is no need to Wor~
ry on this score, however, for Ignite
coal, when one learns how to us2 It,,
makes an ideal fuel. Millions OF dol
lars worth Of this coal remain in vast
deposits beneath our soil and in many
places it is cropping out of the hill
sides. Anthracite or hard coal is now
used mainly by the ships passing thru
the war zone because it is practically
smokeless. Anthracite is used on all
troop ships and their conveys when
in this territory and it is also used IN
Italy on account of the fact that the
able bodied men Of that country are
nearly all fighting and their coal sup
ply has greatly decreased,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

The Kaiser's new peace terms are
an offer to agree to return to inter-
national boundaries as they We're be-
fore the war, and the possible recog-
milton of an indemnity partly to re-
imburse Belgium if the allies will con-
sent to abandon their demand for a
characterization of Germany. The
Kaiser would still be in a position to
bring on d second war similar to the
one in which we are now engaged, if
the Allies We're to accept his new
overtures. It is evident that Germany
lbs preparing to sarilice Bulgaria,
since the remuneration clause of the
Kaiser's terms debars Bulgaria from
securing any part of Serbia. But this
desertion of the Balkan ally would net
the Kaiser ample compensation if the
allies were to accept that nO-anneXa-
ton offer and restore MesOpOtamia
and Palestine to the murderous Turks.
The prestige of the Bolsheviki diplo-
mats is seriously compromised by the
Kaiser's terms. Russian territory in
possession Of Germany can only be
ransomed by return to Germany Of
her colonies held by Great Britain and
France.
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CHILE mine, is going to put 20 tons of
coal in his bin, instead Of a ton at a
time, as he was in the habit of doing,
as he says Freddie Baker is burning
it, up faster than he can haul it.
Anyone wishing to learn how to
raise Janets should consult C. A.
Brooks.
Paul Klimple and Nathan Smith
were visitors to Minot Friday.
There was a surprise party on Mas
ter Tracy Palmer Dec. 2Sth in honor
CT his 18th birthday. There were 80
of his school mates and Sunday school
class present and very pleasant #
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

War has been declared on useless
dogs. At a gathering of the Federal
Food Administrators Of southern
states held recently in New Orleans
the following resolution was unanl-
mouslv adopted: "The committee rec
ommends the placing of federal war
tax upon the dogs of this country.
The purpose is to do away with the
enormous waste entailed by worthless
ours and to materially increase the
greatly needed supplies of both NUT
ton and wool. 1t is a well known fact
that sheep raising is jeopardlzed ana
in many instances made Impossible
bv reason of the destruction wrought
bv dogs. All Food Administrators OF
the country have been asked to en-
list in this warfare against useless
dogs.
Dealers in feed stuffs must not
make more than a reasonable profit.
All such dealers are under federal IL
cnse and the United States Food Ad-
ministration has recently issued an
Interpretation of the rule regulating
the sale of feed stutfs as follows:
''The licensee in any sale OF feedlng
stuffs shall take no more than a reas-
enable profit for such sale over the
average cost of his stock Of any COM
modify on hand or under control, not
at the time contracted to be sold. In
arriving at the cost of corn and oats
he shall take into consideration the
gain or loss resulting from any actual
hedging transaction on gram eX-
change
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ternoon was passed. Light refresh
ments were served. He received many
useful and beautiful presents from his
young friends. Also a nice signet rim q
from his mother. Master Tracy is a.
little the worse for the rough spank
ing he received and says that tht
18th birthday is an event long to h,
remembered.
E. E. Diehl sold fine Collie pup to
Al Travis one day last week.
e. e. Diehl and Walter Klimple Wis
tied over Sunday at the home of Or
.ando Brown east of Minot and were.
business visitors in Minot Monday. Y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

King Winter is in control Of the
military affairs on the western front
and it is believed that there will be
very little activity on the British
front until spring. The heaviest fall
of snow known in thirty years
along the Italian front and the wea-
Their is considered entirely favorable
to the Allies. This ought to give US
a chance to straighten our lines and
get in good shape for the spring cam
paign. The United States forces are
being sent across as rapidly as pos
sibIe and we ought to be able to make
quite a respectable showing in the
spring. We have undoubtedly made
some grave mistakes but it is not too
late to speed IN our war program and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

No butter may hereafter be shipped
out Of the United States except to ma
tons associated with the United
States in the war The United States
Food Administration in announcing
the embargo requests butter makers
and dealers to use only packages like
tubs and boxes that are known to the
American trade and will find ready
sale in the United States. Pres9rva-
tives, favoring matters and other ma
terials frequently added to butter for
certain export trade should not be
used now, since these are not allow
able in home trade nor acceptable to
our associates. Butter should be put
up strictly in accordance with domes-
tic requirements and in compliance
with the provisions Of the Food and
Drug Law.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

has been great suffering in the east
on account of the boarding Of coal and
millions of dollars worth Of munitions
and supplies on board ships at the
eastern points, consigned to our Al
lies have been held up for lack of coal
to carry them across the Atlantic.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

A fine little New Years resolution
to make and keep: Il hereby resolve
to buy one twenty-five-cent govern
ment thrift stamp each day during
the year 1918" If you keep this res
olution, at the end of the year YOU
will not only have saved $9l.25, but
you will have the satisfaction Of
knowing that you helped Uncle Sam
win the war.
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the Congress is going at this PROPOSE
ton in the right manner. The ship
building program, the Enfield rifle in
cident, the fact that the government
has lost $150,OOO,000 on it's purchase
of wool, and the failure of certain fac
tories to turn out clothing for the
army on time, have impeded the work
of fitting out our soldiers. We may
consider ourselves in about the posi-
ton of the Missouri blacksmith who
had done good deal Of Dragging
about what he had accomplished,
when friend remarked, oval, he's
done right smart, but he could have
done heap more"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

Hold back your hogs" This is the
advice of j. P Cotton, head of the
Meat Division of. the United States
Food Administration to farmers.
Largely owing to transportation diff
ficulties in the East there is now a
glut of hogs in the Chicago Markets,
and more hogs than the packers can
kin and handle" says Mr.. Cotton
"The farmers and commission men
must help by holding back hogs tenn
porariy. Do not sacrifice your hogs
by dumping them on an oVercroWded
market. The price of hogs so far as
the Meat Division can affect them
will not fall below about $3.50 per
cwt. on the Chicago market"
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The Kaiser wants peace and we
don't blame him. Forty million CT
his subjects are in a starving condi-
ton. He has learned that America is
not blufing and realizes that within
short time our fresh troops will
face his war wearied soldiers on the
western front, more than offsetting
his victories in Russia and Italy. And
then perhaps a troubled conscience is
keeping this hardened old sinner, this
modern Bluebeard, awake nights.
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The government will hereafter deal
out severe doses in the form of i'm
prisonment or some other mode Of
punishment to the slackers in the
army who commit various offenses in
order to receive a discharge. Here
tofore they have been given but dis
honorable discharge An average Of
from 100 to $50 men have been dis
charged from the army daily.
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:. {. (. q q 8, q (, 9 g O. o @ (. g q 9,
- WILLIS TOWNSHIP. @
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Ed J. Walker, manager Of the Bel
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The nation is short 5O,O00,000 tons
of coal and now that the government
has taken over the railway lines, it is
predicted that the coal mines will
soon be taken over by Uncle Sam and
that labor will be conscripted. There
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

The Bolsheviki and the Germans
have finally agreed on peace terms.
The Russians are to evacuate enemy
territory Prisoners are. to be return
ed and diplomatic relations are to be
resumed and with it the exchange Of
commodities. No annexation is de-
sired, but such provinces as Poland
are to decide by election whether they
desire to become free countries 3r
with what country they wish to aftili-
ate
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

Bread should retail in North Dako-
ia for 8 cents pound loaf in the
opinion of the United States Food
Administration. In response to an in
quiry and official Of the Food Admin
istration says: Bread should GER
tainly not be retailed in excess Of 10
cents per pound loaf. In fact, this is
high as compared with other parts of
the country. In the eastern cities the
price is from 7 to s cents and in Port
land, Oregon, it is 9 cents. A price
of cents has just been established
in San Francisco after some contro-
versy. We would think cents about
right for your state
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opportunity to
glass or china
CUT GLASS

One-Third OF Regular Price
Libby, the best and finest glass
there is
Sugar and Creamers, Bon Bons,
Naples, Salad Bowls, Water Sets,
Bud Vases, Candle Sticks, at
One.Third of Regular Price
Complete your sets now Il,
Water Sets-Etched glasses and
pitcher, hold plenty of water, two
Regular $2.45, now----$1.25
Regular $3.45, now--$1.75
As low priced as the most common
Water Sets you can now buy any
where
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WHITE IVORY


A Beautiful assortment, complete
stock; just the time to to add that
Brush, Mirror, File, Powder or Puff
Box to the pieces you got for Xmas
Mirrors, $3.50, $500, $3.50 and up
ONE-FOURTH OFF
Combs, 35c, 40c, SOC, Coo, 75c, $1.00
ONE-FOURTH OFF
Hair Brushes 95c, $1.75, $3.50, $5.95
Special Bargain Hair Brush, solid
back, regular $3.50, now------$1.88
Files, all shapes and size handles,
35c to $1.00, now
ONE-FOURTH OFF
Powder Boxes, Puff Boxes, Perfume
Bottles, Manicure Articles, Picture
Frames, single or double, all sizes,
round or oval, from 35c to $3.45, !.
One Fourth OFF
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ONE.FOURTH OFF

Menthol and Spruce Balsam with
White Pine-never fails, we recon-
mend it SOC
All we'll known Cough Syrups in
stock here
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to order the ambulance driver to take
them back to camp. One sick soldier
was even then delirious, but the doc
tor told the driver to "tie him up" and
take them back Two Of the men
died. The trial records show that
while the base hospital was crowded
there was room for the nine men in
re base hospital
Keeping these cases in mind Secre-
t9ry Bater mig't reflect hat we have
a promising field for instruction in
democracy here at home and that
sentimental persons who really desire
tc inspect shocking cases Of atroci-
ties needn't search the ravaged ma
tons Of Europe to find them. We have
some excellent specimens in the
United Sta 'es II will be something
II Secretary Baker could assure the
public that these are the only cases
of the kind, but he can not do even
hat, and has requested Senator
Chamberlain to give him the names
IN letters on cases complained of to
him.
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BELL:ANS s
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c

hat is why Secretary Baker properly
asks for severe punishment for two
loctors found gully by courts mar
tlal and recommended for mere dis
missa'. 1t should bring more toler-
ance for criticism.
One Decor at Camp Funston was
found guilty Of having reprimanded a
soldier who reported for treatment
in an advanced state Of pneumonia
Tor failure to properly salute and sent
him back to duty. Trial records show
that the sick soldier making an un-
aided and unequal fight against
death rad been ordered to double
duty. He died few days later, and
so probably escaped doing two men 8
work for failing to "smartly" salute
the medical officer as the latter pined
to be saluted.
The other case came from Camp
Bureaugard, where the medical officer
IL charge of base hospital kept an
ambulance loaded with sick men dan
gerously III of pneumonia standing
outside his quarters for an hour in
cold and rain before he went even to
look at them. Then he went merely
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: Is & 81 " Is " y: ~ . ~ % ~ ~ m y
y WHAT DYE MEAN, WAR u.
~ SAVINGS? E
u n " ~ @ NJ & @ S n 2. a 81 " " II

War Savings Stamps are baby
bonds" Each stamp represents a
lean to the government. The stamps
can be bought at the postoffice, any
hank, and at many patriotic stores
There are two kinds of war stamps
The rs cent thrift stamp, and the S.
War Savings Stamp. II you can spare
only quarter today, lend It to Uncle
Sam, buy a Thrift Stamp. You will
be furnished with Tariff Card on
which to paste the stamp. Then buy
arother Thrift Stamp tomorrow, an
other and another until your card,
which holds sixteen STAMPS, Is filled
With card full of Thrift Stamps
worth $i) go to any Of the war saw
i!gs sales agencies and trade it, with
IL cents additional for a war saving
stamp. The war savings stamp which
costs you $4.12 now bears interest at
the rate of 4 per cent compounded
e,ery three months.
Your original investment will be
paid to you on the first day OF January
1898, plus interest, five dollars in all
II you should need money badly be-
fore 1923 you can cash the war saw
.ngs stamp or written notice at the
postoffce and get all that you have
paid, plus the interest that Is due you
Get the habit. Buy at least one thrift
stamp day. Help your country Ii
this the most practical and most dem
otratic financial plan ever devised.