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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
To the Editor Of THE STARS AND
STRIpEC.-

A. Sometimes, about once or twice
.every now and then, copies Of THE
STARS AND STRIPES find their way
up here to No Woman's Land and are
Instantly devoured by the news-hun-
cry gang, searching for information
Regarding their comrades and general
conditions in France, where we be-
flonS, but, through Fate were sent up
to this part of the world to quell Boil
shev1sm' and guard the Northern
Lights.
We are so far north that the dog
1 gone sun works only when 1t feels
inclined to do so, and in that way it
lis like everything else in Russia. The
moon isn't 30 particular, and comes
ffsup. usually backwards, at any time of
the day or night, in any part Of the
5eky. 1t having no set schedule, and
often it will get lost and still be on
the Job at noon. Yes, we are SO far
4 north that 30 degrees below will soon
4 be tropical weather to us. and they
/ will have to build fires around both
$cowB before they a milk them.
Probably about next month at this
\ time some one will come around and
ssay We will be pulling out OF here in
q day or so, U then, the days will
~ ~ months long.
4 one issue Of your very popular
BV4poe we noticed a cartoon, PITY the
/ Boys IN Siberia" but what about us,
Nov, up here in this tough
Town there are 26s.S3l Inhabitants,
$500 s3eS,Se5 are dogs. Dogs Of every
Ea9er3ptton from the poodle to the st.
8SplkA ana from the ~wolfhound to
6a38breed dachshund, which II
gg1kaCefman ana half Bolshevik and
Al1S ) part
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
THE o N
(Frnyr T,cs1iosc

There seems to be a twilight zone
between the presidents conception of
a league of nations and that Of the
Allies. There are indications that the
differences can be r%econciled so that
an can emerge from the twilight, by
agreement upon the principles Of a
league Of nations, recognizing an ex-
listing league between Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and the United
States, and building upon this as the
course of events will permit. We are
confined in this belief by Pichon's
statement in the French chamber of
deputies that his government has ac-
copied the principle Of league OF
nations and will work for its effective
realization"
President Wilson'S public record
indicates that it is his method to>,de-
mand at the outset everything he
wants and then to accept what he can
get, provided the principle involved
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
so THIS IS RUSSIA!

Northern Russia""-and tell them not
to leave out the word Northern"
We also read in THE STORS AND
STRIPES that the boys in Italy had
some tongue twisters and brain wor-
riers, but listen to this. Confines and
sous and francs may be heard to
count, but did you ever hear Of a
rouble or a kopec? A kopec is worth
a tenth Of a cent and there are a
hundred Of them in a rouble. AS you
will see, that makes a rouble worth a
dime. and to make matters worse all
the money is paper, coins having gone
out Of circulation since the beginning
of the mix-up. "A skopec is the size
Of a postage stamp, a rouble looks
like a United Cigar Stores Certificate,
a rs rouble note resembles a porous
plaster and a 100 rouble note the Dec
laration Of Independence.
When a soldier in search Of a meal
enters g restaurant, he says to the
waitress, "Barishna, zakajreetyeh
bifstek, pozhalysta,' which means,
AN order Of beefsteak, lady, please"
You see. you always say "barishna"
which really means girl" and until
a young lady is married she is always
a "barishna" and is always addressed
in that manner. She will answer the
"ASAAS 80 .E III OCACll
sojalaylu, shto unau nyet yestnik
prepasoy syechas (simple home cure
for lockajaw), meaning. '.i-am very
sorry. but we are right out of food
today" He will try several other
places. and il he is lucky he is apt to
stumble across a place where he can
get something to eat, but when he
looks at the bill Of fare and learns
that 1t will cost him about $3.50 for a
sandwich and a cup OF coffee, he
beats It back to the barracks.
Every time you get on a street car
C"dramvay'') you have to count out
90 pokecs for your fare. and most
OF Us would rather walk than be
jammsd in the two-6yfour buses
and Ash for, the money. Before
boarding Lear each passenger usual
Y hunts UP. 2 couple Of i've gallon
milk cans market basket or two
and Sbeg Of smoked herring, 70 they
vii ~ thsir kopec6 worth out Of
the lids, be01des making the atuao1-
pliers moe and pleasant tor the, feSt
OF the paAee1GegA II ron should -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
FOR THE
(By Jean Prescott Adams

The old fashioned molasses taffy
was almost forgotten before we en-
tered the war and sugar became
scarce but during the past ear it has
again come into fts own We see
taffy in the candy shops, rel now
that sugar is no longer SO scarce as
it was a few months ago. But OF all
places the. old fashioned molasses
"candy pull" is the correct setting for
this delicious sweet. No o enjoy
able entertainment can be provided
for young people than a candy pull
especially during the colder months.
The making Of the sweet is quite as
enjoyable as eating 1t when made.
MoIasses Tafy.
&c. molasses
2-3 C.. sugar
3 tbsp. ofeomargarine or butter
l tbsp. vinegar
Melt oleomargarine in kettle and
add molasses and sugar. Stir until
sugar is dissolved. Boil until when
tried in cold water the mixture be-
comes brittle. Add vinegar Just before
removing from fire. Pour into well
buttered platter. When the edges be-
gin to cool work up toward center,
and as soon as cool enough to handle
pull until porous and light in color.
Handle with tips of fingers and
thumbs. Cut in small pieces with
sharp knife.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
"THEMAN yHO DIDN'T COZ,

Everybody but the man who didn't co. 10 enjoying
himself in these days Of returning heroes and expanding
democracy, says the Literary Digest. That poor Chap
lady joins in the paeans OK Welcome and does his best
o help the boys realize the grand part they played in
he terrible conflict abroad. But he il beset with dread
hat his staying behind VIII put him in BAD with the
elbows who don't understand why he was not on the FIR
for being back home" and Treat EN-
Rough. the magazine published in the interest of the men
f the tank corps, and edited by Arthur Guy Empey.
makes a fine plea for proper consideration of the unfor-
innate stay-at-homes. We quote:
In this hour Of world rejoicing, when the In
dividual must needs lose his identity in the well
fare of mankind, we want to stand at attention
a moment and pledge a toast to that army Of
men who steadily did their work. stayed at their
posts, so that others might go across while they
remained.
1t is natural to be thrilled at the sight of the
man with the service stripe or wound stripes or
medal. to talk of his hardships and suferings
and the dangers he has gone through, and hard
to realize, perhaps, that the greatest suffering Of
all is that which is not physical, but mental-the
sinking Of all that a man holds most dear in
complete and absolute self sacrifice.
Thousands and thousands of men often the
drst to answer of their own free will their coun-
try's call. patiently, day after day, sought to
make themselves and others fit for the supreme :
test which never came to them. Some did not
care to go or couldn't go. but the man who was
physically, mentally and morally At, who
pledged himself to his country, heart, soul and
body, but who through the exigencies of the sit
uation never had a chance to really answer the
call Of his soul, We pledge a toast to that man.
He truly offered everything and in cases made
tremendous sacrifices for which he will never
be recompensed in this world, and yet the great
est honor of all did not come his way.
When the returned troops march proudly
up Fifth avenue, and it seems that our hearts
will burst With pride and thanksgiving, don't
forget the man who didn't go. If you see him
standing, watching with frightened jaw and per-
haps a suspicion of.moisture in his eye, give him
a. cheer, even though it be mental, for he is the
silent hero, and the band and flags to him are
a sign of %unfulflled sacrifice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
MORAL COWARDICE.

(senator VIM. E. Borah, in Leslie's.)
Democracies tend to make moral
towards Of public men. Unless the
people rise TO the situation, unless
they awaken to the task, and demand
high ideals-and truly American stand
'i~slatures, from spineless congresses.
or listening and, trimming officials.
The greatest b%enefactor in, the country
todayi is the man or men who are
seeking to arouse and build up a deep
seated love of country. a reverence
for American institutions, and all In
all a sound and Wholesome, a sane
and forward looking public opinion. r
Herald want. Bring results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31

by Edgar A. Guest-
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
MEDAL.

THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
MEDAL.
His colonel pinned it on his coat. and
said
His country honored him and
wished to show
Her pride in what he'd done. His
cheeks turned red
AS Flanders peoples in the sunsets
But afterwards. when all the crowd
And all the gold-laced officers had
We talked it over. he and I, as one,
And tried to solve the mystery Of 1t.
Who was His Country that was proud
Who picked him. out from all the
splendid rest,
Because he'd done his bit Of service
To pin a shiny medAl on his breast?
Who was the colonel speaking for,
just then?
The president? He'd eve seer his
face.
One hundred millions Of his fellow
Not fifty Of them knew about his
case.
We boiled it down. The strangers
wouldn't buy
A medal for a chap they'd never
seen:
And then there came a light into his
eye.
IT think" said he, II know now
what they mean:
The colonel said MY country wished
to show i
Her pride in me- you heard him
say it, lad;
We'll, he was talking for the folks I
know.
The kids at home, the mother and
the dad
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31

gold holdings of tho UNITED States at a third of the whole
worlds stock Of the metal.
Several reasons have been given why the United
States may be expected to speak the deciding word in
shaping the world peace. One reason is given above. and
It is highly important.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
LONG VOYAGE COMPLETED.

New York, Jan. 31.-What is de-
clarsd to have been the frst voyage
OF q merchant ship from the far east
to the American Atlantic coast by way
OF che Suez canal, since the war ;endsd,
wAs terminated here today with the
arrival Of the British freight steam.
ship TTa6ord Hall, IN from Calcutta.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31

IS not abandoned. He did this notably
mendable effort to secure the enact
ment OF a banking reform bill. He
has not hesitated. on numerous oc-
casions, to say that he had ffttle re-
spect for the mai who would not
change his mind.
There is still hope for modification
Of his lofty ideal Of the league OF ma.
ttons to meet those of his astute and
experienced critics on both sides OF
the senate. We invite Nj. Hapgood's
consideration to. this fact.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31

Herald Wants Bring Results.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
cartI. c.nina.HooIsY.

On the west coast Of Ireland stands
a castle bearing the euphoniOas name
Of Carrig-a-HOoley. Several centuries
ago this was the favorite castle Of
Grace 0FMalley, an Irish amazon, who
took unto herself the title Of queen,
and ruled over several counties in a
fashion not at all in accordance with
sixteenth century ideals Of femininity.
Home rule in Ireland was demanded
even in those days. When Queen Eliza
beth offered to make the Irish maid q
countess. history reports that she an
swered proudly, Il consider myself a
great a queen as your majesty"
On her voyage from the English
court to her mountain domain, Queen
Grace stopped at HOwth castle. and
being but coldly received by the lord.
she proceeded to teach him hospitality
by abducting his son and heir, return
ing the child only on the promise that
the gates OF H0wth castle were to
swing open always at the dining hour.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
ALWAYS A PLEASANT FRIEND
Il 10 True, Of courss, That -Money
Is Net Evsry.aIna.s Bat See what
q win %.

Money Isn't everything" says the
spendthrift Is be scatters his wages
to the four winds.
Then he reaches middle life. with
old age In the foreground. vainIy wish
ing for the return Of the mlsspent
coin.
II may be true that money isn't
everything. but one thing Is absolute
ly certain. Old Man Money. Il he IS
cultivated through life. win not de-
sert the friend who has cultivated
him. When every human friend has
ned Old Man Money sticks. You can
start him on with I've or ten cents a
day IN early life and keep feeding
him that amount all through life. and
In old age yOu will have on your
hands q financial FrankensteIn. albeit
4 pleasant and highly agreeable one.
II you ind the rigors Of the FORTH
ern winter too severe. you simply tap
Old Man Money on the shoulder, and
he HES you to Palm Beach; II you are
sick another tap on the shoulder
brings you the best nurses and special
lists the world affords Hes an agree
able old man. never disputes orders
and Is always ready for duty. he
makes the proyerbial busy bee and
the equally Industrious ant look like
pIkers. for he never rests. He's one
size when you go to sleep and larger
when you wake up. The older he
gets the stronger he becomes. II you
are a stranger In a large city, Old
Man Money opens the doors Of the
best hotels and stakes you to the best
the town affords.
But money isn't everything. at that.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
THINK HIGHLY OF LANTERNS
Chinese Make Them IN hCay Attrae-
tive Forms and Pay Big Prices
for Them.

The shops Of the lantern vendors In
the Chinese cities are usually very
gay and attractive. All varieties Of
lanterns are to be seen-the large
silken ones 3 and feet high, gor-
geOusly painted with variegated colors,
embroidered In gold and silver or dec
grated with deep fringe n the same
material, and common small horn and
paper lanterns used by the coolies, &C
cording to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The mode Of making horn lanterns Is
very ingenious; the horns are cut in
to remarkably thin slices, which, by
means Of heat and pressure, are
Joined together and formed into vari-
Gus shapes-round. square, hexagon,
octagon and some shaped to resemble
an hour glass.
II Is usual for servants efter sun
set to carry before their masters large
lanterns made either Of horn or high
ly vanished paper, with the name,
title and dIgnities painted In large let
tiers thereon.
At the Feast of Lanterns, which
takes place in the early part Of the
Chinese New Year, these lantern shop
propri etors reap a rich harvest, as II
Is customary for parents to make
pre- sents Of lanterns to their children,
brother to sister, friend to friend, in
feriOr TO superior. and vice versa.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
s~ore by Their whlsksrs.

II the beard has any standing In the
world today, II is undoubtedly be-
cause OF the Jews, who held their
whiskers to be sacred, and sWore by
them. Later, the Turks did the same.
The sultan's followers used to comb
their whiskers after prayers, catch
the hairs that came out, break them
In two and bury them, on the theory
that in some mysterious way the hairs
helped to make soft walking to the
gates Of paradise. This the Turks
firmly believed. And they were great
ly shocked when, In 1872, Sellm I
came to the throne without a beard.
His smooth face was regarded as a
deliberate affront to all the bewhisker-
ed patriots Of all ages. and the high
est priest was sent to remonstrate
with him. Sellm could not be made
to talk seriously about II. Il have cut
on my beard" said he. $50 that my
vizier may have nothing to lead me
by"
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
TOMMY iaAkES AN APOLOGY
His Work Of Ar Was Not Apprs-
eiatsd and Ne Endeaxors. to
Set Matters Right.

The New York Times Is response
bic for the following:
Dear Teacher: Ny mother says I
hafftO apologize for drOren your
plekchure on the bored as II you was
an oiled made with cuFls and a long
wissker on your chin witch you could
not help or me neither.
II was meen thing to doc and ]
am sorry I did Il but ! could not
help 1t bEecaws you stood thare look
Ing 30 naeherl with the curis and the
wissker and all and Jenny Ames
dared me TO doc II az recess.
/ doc not blame you for wippen
me becaws Il looked 50 mulch like
you you had a purfeck rite to be mad.
II was you would be mad too.
Ny mother says nobodJis 50 semi
sitive about her looks as a lady teach
er espeshuly II she Is a lettle oiled
but this was not to 90 In the letter.
II you only understood what il In
side Of boys heads maken them be
mischefuss you would be sorry for
them for II Is not exackly their fault.
I know you feel worse about II than
1 do becaws my wippln does not hurt
now but a plckchure does on forever.
Teachers have a hard ernun time
goodness knows without beln shode
how they look with whOal school to
Ian at.
Sometimes II you do not care l win
drore you on the bored IoOken swete
and yung and put your name under 50
everybody win know who Il Ii and 50
no more for the present froum your
troo friend and skoller.
TOMMY.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
ANSWER TO OLD coNUNDRUM
AZ Last 10 Explanation Made as TO
%Nhy Does Hen cross
the Roadf"

Now that a savant has given serious
thought to the behavior and motive
Of a hen crossing a road. an ancient
eoBundrum, one Of the best known In
the world. receives plausible solution.
Whoever has closely observed hen
must have noticed that her eyes are
so placed that she looks on both sides
but does not look straight ahead Her
left eye, for example. sees an ap-
preaching automobile, and her quick
decision is to run away from II. But
she cannot take her eye OF the dam
gerous object. Instead Of fleeing to
the right, which would take her OF the
road, she runs to the left, constantly
watching the automobile, and so
crosses the road directly in front of It.
The ssvant approaches the conundrum
from a point of view different from
that Of the wag 10 Miller. who is said
to have invented il, but the conclusion
seems to be much the same. The hen
wishes to cross the road, although It
might be added that her desire de-
ponds very much on her way Of look
ing at things.-Christian Science Mon
itor
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
A Mountain Camp.

1 have spent one perfect night on a
mOuntainside. Others were lovely
enough. but this one was the pure
Idyllic mOOnshlne, the dream come
true. We made a good stin run
through the day. Late in the after
noon we left Santa Fe to climb the
Glorieta pass through a country OF
rolling red hills, thick with cedar,
broken by cliffs and meSas, and cut
by the deep gorge Of a little stream.
We scanned the elearings with an
eager eye. Il last we found the thing
we sought.
1t was the ruins of the first church
built on American soil by the Spanish
fathers. Away back in 1850 Coronado
found here the thriving village which
encouraged him to pursue the con-
quest Of the new world, and here
commenced the civilization which lin
gers unchanged In the back country
today.oJOhn Breck in Kansas City
Star.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
ORIGIN OF FAMOUS DISHES
Sally Lunn, Who Gave Her Name TO
Tea Bread, Was a Real Person
aae-MuIlIoataWney.

Sally Lnnn was q pastry cook who
at the end Of 1900 USED to sell the tea
bread which bears her name In the
streets Of Bath, Stay Stories Q.On-
DOM says.
Sandwich is called after the earl of
Sandwich.
Mulligatawney Is derived from an
East Indian word meaning pepper
water.
Maearoni originated from q Greek
phrase meaning "the blessed dead"
In alluSion to the ancient custom OF
eating 1t 1t feasts for departed souls.
GOOseberry-fool Il a corruption Of
gOoseberry "fOule." meaning miIled or
pressed gOoseberries-
FOreemeat comes from the French
farce" meat. "arce" Is stunng,
thus Is fOrcemeat used for stufing.
Blanc-mange means literally white
eatsble."
Julienne soup was invented by a
Nine. Deschamps, a Paris market
woman who died about 1897, aged
ninety-four. She saw the allies enter
Paris after Waterloo and supplied veg
estables to the Tuileries during the
reign Of Charles X and Napoleon III.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
Mxstery Of Rain UnexpIalned.

The mysteries Of rain are not yet
cleared away. The forces Of electric
Ity, Of magnetism. Of radio activity. Of
ultra violet light and all the other
agencies which may collabOrate in the
production Of a dOwnpOur Of rain are
very obscure.
We know from Holy Writ that the
wind bloweth where II IIsteth- Moth
ing whatever can be more expressive
of the capriciOus and lawless char
acter Of the wind. And wind and rain
come together; and the changes Of
temperature make what we call
weather. In the South Sea Islands the
natives have no word which means
weather as the atmospheric eondl-
lions never change. The vast ma
jority Of human beings are In contrast
and unending conflict with the wealth
er. Hence the universal interest In
its causes, whether the noise and the
smoke Of battle fields or the ashes
from volcanoes or from the changes
OF temperature produced by vast con-
iagrations,' such as are witnessed
when a city IS consumed In flames
The broad ax., 1919-07-12
POVERTY IN SOUTH AMERICA
Appalling Conditions Under Which
Many Have to Exist In Latin
American Countries.

Consider for q moment the eondl-
lions under which thousands upon
thousands Of Latin Americans live.
Out In the country they can get fresh
afr. But in the city they live with one
window and q door. Seventy-hve per
cent Of the houses have no baths and
. per cent have no water facilities.
Eight to ten families use the same
faucet and toilet In the open court.
Men, women and children live In the
same room, without ventilation.
Now, Il Is bad enough for men and
women to live 50, but II Is worse that
children should grow up without any
memories Of q pleasant home. Yet
there are thousands Of children to
whom the necessaries and the deeen-
cies Of life are unknown and to whom
home" means an old freight car.
Many Mexican girls marry at thlr-
teen and have ten or eleven children
by the time they are twenty-six. The
men are employed at seasonal jobs In
the sugar-beet fields, on the railroads,
In the mines, harvesting beans. In
orange and lemon orchards and doing
construction work. Drunkenness Is
common. Babies are born into a world
which has no clothes for them and
shirts and Overalls are lacking for the
older children. Ignorance and super
stitiOn abOund.-World Outlook.
The broad ax., 1919-07-12

Hoofed OF ungnlate animals, such as
sheep, pigs. eameIs and elephants,
have given up using their fore limbs In
a handlike manner. and employ them
solely for progression. Consequently
tree climbing is out Of their line. In
Africa and Syria occur. however, GER
tain Representatives OF the order
known as rock rabbits. or hyrax, the
Syrian species being the one referred
to In the Bible as the eoney Cthe old
name Of the rabbIt). Certain African
hyraxes have. however. taken to tree
climbing. and the way they manage
Il Is this: In each foot the sole Is
somewhat cup shaped. and By the aid
Of muscular action the center can
be more elevated, 50 that when the
edges are applied to the bark the
foot acts Ike q sucker.