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Newark post., 1919-03-26

nevertheless suggestive of the
charitable intentions of t h e
authors he feels very much like
a man who has left home and upon
returning finds some one else in
stalled in the best chambers and
the word welcome" on the cellar
door.
One state is planting trees for
us, another naming pigs for us, all
the hens in another state laying
eggs for us, and someone is plan
ming to make New York policemen
out Of us. Some governors are
calling politicians together and
proclaiming that something has
got to be done with us, and COM
mittees are being appointed with
salaries) to look into the matter.
Some are recommendations that all
of us be sent back to the farm, and
others that we be hired by the Gov
ernment.
What a tremendous awakening
is in store for all these dear people
when the soldier sets foot again or
the old sod, shakes the dust of bat
tie from his clothes, and wades
into things with a breeze that viii
blow all the charity boards anc
governors committees out of his
way forever Stars and Stripes
| Editorial.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
Healthy-appearing
Animals Often Have "TB''

No cattle owner can afford to
live in doubt as to whether his
animals are afflicted with tubercu-
1osis, say officials of the Bureau
of Animal Industry, United States
Department of Agriculture. Un-
like most other infectious diseases,
tuberculosis has an insidious way
of working under cover, and often
times animals of the most healthy
appearance are found to react to
the tuberculin test prescribed by
the bureau. When slaughtered, the
final proof that the tuberculin test
was accurate is found in the dis
eased organs of the animal.
Careful experiments in practical
work have shown that tuberculosis
can not be detected to any great
extent among animals by physical
examinations. The most reliable
method is the tuberculin test ap-
piled by trained operator. Tuber-
culin, while regarded as the most
accurate diagnostic agency known
to science, is safe only in the hands
of a trained and skillful operator
who is acquainted with it's limita-
tions and with the symptoms it
produces in the animals to which
it is applied. The tuberculin test
is prescribed by the Bureau of An
imal Industry in the cooperative
campaign it has begun to eliminate
tuberculosis as an animal disease
in this country.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
CHATEAU -THlERRY Is BUSY
WITH RECONSTRUCTION
ALREADY A MECCA FOR sICHrsEFRs
WILL KEEP MANY BATTLE MARKS TO SHOW WHAT SHE
HAS SUFFERED

There is a great Gathering of
hammers in Chateau-Thierry to-
day where in the yesterday of last
summer machine gunners ham,
mered ear-splitting echoes be-
tween the burning buildings and
against the hill above the Marne.
The Germans are in Chateau
Thierry again, but they are mailing
boards on the sides of wrecked
shop fronts and stringing tele-
phone and electric light wires un-
der the direction of French guards.
The bridgehead Of the Marne
looks across a new Bridge, but it
is temporary wooden Bridge
mounted on scows. The stone
buildings at both ends of the
bridge still are fresh with the
bridgehead 'battles-great ragged
gouged places in the walls where
shells struck, scarcely a square
ward that is not bored and Clipped
from rifle and machine gun bull
lets.
Chateau-Thierry is busy with
her resurrection. New glass is
taking the place of hastily nailed
boards on the shop fronts, the shell
holes in the roofs are being SPAN
ned with new tiles, and weakened
walls are being stiffened with con-
crete and stone. Most of the in
habitants are back, although rows
Of roofess houses tell plainly that
many have not returned.
Ready for New Invasion
But even in her work of rehab-
ilitation, Chateau-Thierry is con-
scious of her place on American
history. She knows she will be a
center for pilgrims from across
the ocean, and the past few weeks
she has seen the beginning of that
great tide of travelling Americans
which will soon be pouring in upon
her.
A hotel is already open-you car
even find it at night among the
wrecked houses, because it stands
out whole-walled and rooted. The
shops which have scarcely finished
moving the wooden barricades anc
replacing the panes are already
full of battle souvenirs intended tc
appeal to Americans. The name
Newark post., 1919-03-26
The Cock A Gallo Symbol
Much Revered By The French

Through the medium of the moving
picture entertainments most of the
children of the present American gen
Grafton have become accustomed to
see a large white rooster as the tall
piece to certain reels produced by
big French corporation. In more ma
ture minds it has come to symbolic
France. without, however, being en-
tirely separated from the idea OF
amusement. So it is not strange that
the American troops billeted and
fighting in our country along the
Marne should be astonished at seeing
their old friend of the movies calmly
perched on the pinnacle of our church
steeples.
The casual observer decided that 1t
was merely a "weathrecock,' but
manv a lad soon realized that "at
home" they were more often found on
barns than on sacred edifices, and the
reasants in our district have been pes
tered TO death with pourquois, follow
Cd by much pointing and many sug-
geStive pantomime.
Eventually the question was refer
ed to the chatelaine.
Now, the chatelaine, being an
American woman, and none other than
the writer of this little paper, had
Q ways had vague idea that the COCK
was Gallo symbol, much revered by
the French: but from that to his being
the chief ornament on every churcn
.op in the vicinity from the Marne te
Sossons-in fact, when she came to
think of it. all over France-was a
,,nu stride.
Hes our national emblem was the
very general reply from several
freedmen of better education tc
w1"m ! put the question
had GUESSED as much, but 1t was
not until | had had visit from ar
army chaplain that the real explana
unn v". forthcoming.
"Nhr, madam" he said, smiling
9Th" Greeks and Romans took the
col, as he emblem of vigilance, actl
witty and courage. After the conques
Of JuliJs Caesar, the Gauls adopted
the cock as a national emblem, ant
with the coming of our Saviour th'
Christians preserved it in remem
rance Of the extraordinary part n
played during the Lords passion
from that moment the bird was take1
up by Christian art, and there is scar
ceIv steeple in France without one
Such explanations delighted tn
Americans, just as did the discover,
'hat -Thierry, for which the
struggled and died So gallantly, wa
the birthplace of La Fontaine, tn
man who h@, delighted their yout
Newark post., 1919-03-26
NERVOUSNESS
OFTEN CAUSED BY
BODILY DISCOMFORT
Tight Clothing Distracts At
tention and lmpairs
Work

Every faithful worker has a
right to be comfortable and every
worker must be comfortable in
order to get the best results from
his or her work. Some of you know
of the great advance made, since
the twentieth century began, IN
providing comfortable working
conditions for factory girls. They
are given more light, more air,
Newark post., 1919-03-26

in one industry are urging equal
wages for women, thereby expect
ing to get their jobs as they feel
that employers would rather hire
men than women. Women over
here have learned independence
and they will stand together for
equal treatment in the industrial
world"
Newark post., 1919-03-26

with his Fable of the Fox and the
Crow. When, in the midst of the de-
station, they found his statue vir-
III; lily intact, one of the boys said,
Gee! How he must have laughed at
the Germans, and how appropriate he
must have found his own fable about
th, frog that tried to swell up and be
as big as an OK, and then BURST"
Frances Wilson Huard.
Newark post., 1919-03-26

more space than was the case 20
years ago. Often they have a
pleasant room where they can eat
their midday lunch with a cup of
tea or chocolate provided at
nominal cost. The employers
motive is partly philanthropic and
partly selfish. He wants to do the
best he can for the girls who work
for him or he wants them to do
their best for him, something that
is impossible if they are uncom-
Portable.
In many cases, however, it is the
girl workers own fault that she
must struggle against the handi-
cap of discomfort. A young teach
err went to her doctor and asked
him if he would give her some
thing that would help her to get
through the year. She confessed
that she was growing so nervous
that she was afraid she would
break down unless relief came. She
limited timidly at some tonic.
The physician asked a few ques-
tions, watching her intently all the
while. Then he said, "Take off your
collar"
The teacher looked surprised,
but obeyed. 1t was a time when
high linen collars were in fashion
and this when removed, left a
crimson line upon her throat.
Further down, the stiffly starched
edge of the shirtwaist encircled
the girls neck with another Grim
son band, which at intervals al
most raised to a blister. The doc
tor put a small mirror into his
patients hands and made her ex-
anime the angry lines. "You don't
need a tonic," he said, "but you do
need comfort. 1t is no wonder that
you are nervous"
Tight shoes are responsible for
a great deal of discomfort among
workers. Many girls suffer agony
for the sake of squeezing their feet
into shoes size too narrow or
too short. The difference in ap-
pearance is hardly discernible and
yet in order to wear a smaller shoe
they will submit to being uncom.
Portable all day. If when you get
into the house your first impulse
is to remove your shoes, you may
be sure that you are not properly
fitted. Your soldier brother has
discovered what it means to have
his feet comfortably shod and hi
will be- more exacting in the mat
ter of footwear after his return tt
civilian life than ever before
Shoes that. pinch or are uncomfort
able because of high heels accoun
, for many a failure among cir
workers generally.
If you have a piece of work t.
do, stop to think if you are as com
Portable as you can make yourself
Is there any part of your clothin,
which binds or presses on discom
modes? If you are seated, have
, comfortable chair and good light
Some girls are so accustomed t
, little nagging discomforts tina
they hardly realize that they ar
not comfortable. Yet their atten
tion is distracted thereby and tn
quality of their work suffers.
We have it on the highest auth
E ority that laborer is worthy Q
: his hire, and very good worker
t deserve not only pay in none,
e but also comfort in the doing G
n the work. 1t is your privilege an
e duty when you have a task to pei
: form, to make yourself as comfor'
: able as possible before you star
v For whether you consciously yiel
: to it or not, a sacrifice of comfol
n menas a. sacrifice of efficiency.
Newark post., 1919-03-26

The farmers are equally sure
they will not put in large acreage
of tomatoes at the present high
prices of fertilizer, labor and seed
unless they see some daylight
ahead as to a fair price for their
crop.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
TRANSPORT RUNS AGROUND
VESSEL STUCK FAST ON SAND
BAR NEAR NEW YORK.
All on Board Are Safe and Many
Ships Standing by to Render
Assistance.

New York, Jan. 2.-The United
States transport Northern Pacific,
which left Brest Christmas day carry
ing 1890 sick, wounded and we'll Amer
ican soldiers, sailors and nurses, which
went aground on a sand bar off Fire
Island, is still fast, but in no danger
Weather conditions have been such
that removal of the troops aboard was
impossible, and efforts in this direc-
ton were given up.
A wireless message from Captain l..
J. Connolly, U. S. NJ, commanding,
said: Relatives of soldiers and crew
need have no fear for their safety.
The soldiers in all probability will be
landed whenever winds shift to north
ward or west.
The naval authorities are taking
every precaution, however, to guard
the lives of more than 2,400 soldiers
aboard the transport, nearly LOO Of
whom are sick or wounded. A
breeches buoy has been rugged from
the shore to the vessel ready for use
at any time if it seemed best to risk
further injury to the stretcher cases
by removing them from the craft,
while 13 destroyers and naval tugs
are standing by to lend assistance in
emergency.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
Strange Power of Metals.

The Importance of the remarkable
surface actions that distinguish metals
generally was noted in q lecture by
Sir William Tilden at the British scien-
tific products exhibition. The property
of platinum of causing the combina-
tion of oxygen gas with hydrogen and
other cOmbustible substances was dis
covered by Davy Just 100 years ago,
but other metals show still stranger
powers. One Of the most valuable is
the power possessed by nickel of caus-
ing hydrogen to combine with heated
Oil, converting it into fat that is
solid when cold. A substance acting
by it's mere presence in this way is
termed a catalyst, and catalytic actions
are now turned to account on large
scale in making sulphuric and nitric
acids and ammonia, in the surface COM
bustiOn of gas, in obtaining fats from
whale oil and in variety of manu-
featuring processes. A great field is
open in the study Of catalytic effects.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
SOUTH AGRAM

Dec. 81. J. j. Drummer and daugh-
ter Eva and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Duschner were among the Pierz callers
Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Ripley and
Frank Ripley of Minneapolis spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ripley.
Mrs. Oscar Guenther and son Herman
Of Morrill, town were among the callers
at the home of Mrs. Herman Terhaar on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bolster and son
John and daughter Susan and J. j.
Drummer and son Adam were visitors
at William Leidenfrost Tuesday eve
ming.
John Meyer Of Genola is employed
by Kippley Bros, for the winter as
choreman.
John Eidenshink and son Edward and
John Janoski called at the Drummer
home Tuesday morning.
Joseph Kippley entered the Little
Falls business college Monday for an
indefinite period.
Miss Mary Inholst, who is teaching
in Dist. 46, is spending the Christmas
holidays at her home in the west.
School district No. 131 will begin
again OH January 6, with Mr.. John
Scheweleger as teacher.
John and Mary Janoski of Pierz are
visiting at the home Of John Eden
schinck.
J. J. Drummer and Kippley Bros. are
the owners of brand new winter buses.
George Redding had the good luck
last week to get jack rabbit. He was
accompanied by John Bares of Pierz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Isaacson Of Vaw-
ter were guests at the home Of VIM
Leidenfrost Sunday.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
EnqIish-Grown Belladonna.

Belladonna. which before the war
came almost exclusively from Ger
many, is now being cultivated at Dork-
ing on scale that will prevent any
possibility of dearth In the future, and
doctors. who partially discontinued it's
use. may now prescribe it as freely as
they did before the war, says the Lon
don Times. The first of the Dorking
plantations was started Immediately
after the war broke out, but the diff
Guilty of obtaining the seed, and more
especially the slow growth Of the
plant. in the initial stages. prevented
the drug being produced in large guam
titles until this year. Next year still
larger quantity will be placed on the
market. Practically the whole Of the
plantations are on waste ground that
could not possibly produce food. If
the seed is sown in the open, it takes
four years before sufficient herb can
be cut to make paying crop.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
:, DARLING 3 z TOWN


Dec. 31.-Happy New Year to all Her
aid readers.
We hope that in the coming year
those having news items will hand
them to the correspondent earlier than
during the past year.
Darling during the past year had ten
deaths, six births and four marriages.
Sexton Nelson and Adolph Thelan-
der have returned home from the army.
We had real snow storm today and
the mail carrier will now be using his
sleigh. instead of his automobile.
From now on Southeast Darling and
East Darling will go under the heading
of Darling Town" News.
Christmas time is past and many
friends called to see Adolph, who has
returned fine and healthy.
Mrs. Fred Cook and Miss Bertha Pc
ter attended the funeral of the FORM
ers father at Young America.
Olof Forsberg writes from France
that he expects to be home soon; also
Arthur Regnell from England
August Blomquist did not ring his
bell as a young man was there Satur-
day and did some mischief.
School in districts "a and IS closed
Friday before Christmas with fine pro-
grams. They will open again Monday.
There were services at the Swedish
Lutheran church the evening of Christ
mas day, and at the close offering was
taken for Rev. Elof Peterson. who is
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
PALESTINE WILL HAVE
PROTECTION OF WORLD
Present Plans Contemplate lnterna-
tionaI Supervision Over
the Holy Land.

Paris, Jan. 2-France plans to as
sume the guidance Of the destinies Of
Armenia, Syria and Lebanon in the
new order Of world affairs growing
out Of the war, in conformity with
treaties signed with Great Britain and
Russia in 1915, if the coming peace
conference does not rule otherwise, ac-
cording to authoritative information
Palestine, with it's complexity of
nationalities and religions, would be
placed under international protection,
according to the plan under consid-
Grafton. England would be respon-
sible for the Arabian peninsula, with
the exception of the kingdom of He'd
Jas, which would be free.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
SWANVILL.E

Dec. 31.-There are about so cases Of
influenza in this village and vicinity.
A trained nurse arrived here on Mon.
day and is assisting: in caring for the
patients.
J. J. McRae ST., was a Little Falls
visitor on Tuesday.
John Long, deputy sheriff Of Todd
county, was a caller here on Tuesday.
MI. and Mrs. H. E. West and son
John spent Christmas with relatives at
Pillager.
Mrs. Schultz and Mrs. Swan Johnson
OF Culdrum were callers in town Tues
McRae's orchestra went to Clarissa
on Tuesday evening to furnish music
for the New Years dance.
Forest Glantz went to GlenWood
Monday to spend New Years with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Glantz.
The following new cases of influenza
are reported: stss. ~.
Mr. and Mrs Marcus Lenox, August
Shiffner, w: H. Cox, E. A. Flood and
Mrs. J. P. GALES and sons John and
Willie are recovering from an attack
of Influenza. s.
Mr.>and Mrs. J. G.. Wilson have been
ill the past week from influenza.
Tom Wylie of Burtrum is assisting
at the Marcus Lenox farm during Mr.
Lenox's illness from an attack of the
influenza.
d. H. Campbell of Culdrum was a
caller in town on Tuesday.
Ferris Harden and VIM. Kinney Of
Lake Beauty were business callers in
town on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkley of Seattle.
Wash, and Mrs. Robert Muske and
daughter of Little Falls visited here
over Sunday at the F. C. Muske home.
Albert Denim of Duluth spent Christ
mas here at the home Of his sister, Mrs.
J. J. McRae, Sr.
S. H. Adams Of Long Prairie motored
to this place on Sunday to take Mrs.
Adams home.
Mrs. Adams has been here nursing
her daughter, Mrs. J. J. McRae and
children who have been ill with the
influenza.
r. A. PETE and children, who have
been i'll from the influenza are recover,
ing.
August J. Meyer is ill with the in
fluenza.
Rev. Barlow Of this place held SER
vices in the Lutheran church at Sauk
Centre last Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Pulvermacher spent her
Christmas at Burtrum at the home of
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Born.
Larkin and Klyde Kaliher are recov-
ering from the influenza.
Mrs. Sam Martin and children, who
have been visiting relatives here. re-
turned to their home at Upham, N. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Raft are at the r.
T. Buelow home in Culdrum, assisting
in the care Of Mrs. Raff's parents and
brothers and sisters who have the in
fluenza
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
HAPPY IN POVERTY
Stern Pride That Is a Part of the
Japanese Character.
Educators Pathetic Story Of Mother.
Self Denial and Sons Appreciation
-Offer Of Aid Most Grace
fully Put Aside.

A Japanese educator tells the, story
of brothers In the agricultural college
of Sapporo, in the northern island Of
Hokkiado. One day one Of these boys
appeared wearing woman's yellow
and black striped padded coat, with
a velvet neckband, showing that the
garment was ordinarily worn to sup
port a baby carried Japanese fashion
on the back. There was much litter
strange garb and the instructors found
their classes somewhat demOralized.
At noon the young man was called into
the faculty room for an explanation.
His father was dead; his mother made
bare subsistence out Of small farm :
she had managed to save enough to
send her boys to school with clothes
for the summer season, and nothing
more. When winter came the mother
wrote that in vain she had tried to
save enough extra money to buy them
the necessary winter kimono; that in
spite of every economy she had been
unable to manage it-such was the
story.
$50 am sending you my own XII
mono and coat" she wrote. "You must
have your thin cotton ones washed
and mended, though know they must
be nearly worn out by this time. Wear
my heavy kimono," the boy went on.
'When I can I will send you some
money to buy new ones"
"But though have mehded my old
kimono," the boy went on, ut is too
ragged. There was only one thing
to do-wear this one on the outside" :"
He was asked why at least he had
not removed the telltale black velvet
band.
Last night" he replied, II took the
scissors and began to rip, but suddenly
I remembered how my mothers hands
had sewed those stitches, and how she
had taken off her warm coat to send
me, and how she was always working
for us and thinking of us here, lonely
for the sight of our faces, and I could
not rip out the stitches Of my moth
er's hands. l am sorry, sensei, but
/ had to wear it as it was.''
Those same boys were later invited
to live free of expense in a small dor
mitory donated by an American lady,
Gertrude Emerson writes in Asia
Magazine. The younger boy came to
thank her, but to explain that accept
ance would be out of the question.
my brother is very proud" he said.
"Besldes, you do not understand. It
Is true that the paper shutters are
torn and that sometimes it is cold, but
we like our poor room. It is true that
our lamp is small and the light is dim,
but we study very we'll that way. It
is for our education that we suffer.
We are quite happy
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03
Value In Skim Milk.

Skim milk is chiefly casein. and
while It is a food rich In protein It
was formerly fed to the pigs or thrown
away. Chemical research brought out
its value in paper sizing. In making
water soluble paints for interior use
and for many other purposes.
Another use for skim milk consists
under q patented process Of emulsify-
ing coconut oil and skim milk in water
and then stabilizing them so that the
product has substantially the same
food qualities as milk and cream, and
1t. looks and tastes like milk and
cream. The skim milk may be shipped
dried. and no COW is needed within ten
thousand miles.-lr rom Chemistry -
Ovsralls," By Arthur D. Little.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03

A petition recently circulated by
the people of the village of Aldrich
desiring the Water Power company OF
this city to light that village has been
approved. The electric light line run
ming from this city which supplies q
number of towns in that vicinity with
light runs within mile and q half OF
the village. Work will be commenced
in about six or eight months.
A unique vase has been sent to his
mother in this city by VIM. Rothwell,
who is in the army serving in France.
The receptacle is made from the Jack
ct Of large brass shell and Is en-
bossed on one side with the French
tri-color and on the other by the stars
and stripes. Hovering over these dec
orations is the American eagle, car
rying the American shield n its t.
Ions. q. .. ..= !.
Little Falls herald., 1919-01-03

sent Is Fort Smelling and later trans
ferred to Camp Cody. Deming, II n,
where he belonged to the 13ttA Inf.
Co. ]. He sailed from Camp Merritt,
n. J.. the latter part Of July and died
in France September 10th Of woundD
received in action Charley was well
known and liked by everyone. He was
the youngest from here to enlist and
will always be remembered as brave
little hero. $r.s&
Deceased leaves to mourn his loss be-
sides his mother, two sisters, Mrs.
Ralph Hall of Dykeman, Stella Gourd
and Lee, also Of this place. The former
is now serving in France. The family
have the sympathy of the whole COM
munity in their deep bereavement