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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-08
news AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

Rev. and Mrs. f. Jaastad at
Rushford, Mimi, have celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversa-
ry, and seven hundred friends
were present at the jubilee
gathering which was held in the
church of which Mr.. Jaastad is
the pastor. Mr.. and Mrs. Jaastad
were married in Hardanger, Nor
way.
Installs New Organ.
The new Swedish Methodist
church in Lindsborg, Kansas,
which was recently completed,
now owns one of the most mag
nificent organs installed in any
church in Kansas. 1t was dedi-
Gated last Sunday when Profess
sor Brase of Bethany college
played the first hymns.
Visit Postponed.
H. Arnbak, a Danish actor who
has made a reputation by Great
ing a comical part known from
one end of Denmark to the other
as "Seminarist Svaabak," had in
tended to visit his countrymen
in the United States during the
summer, but latest advices are
to the effect that his tour has
been indefinitely postponed
owing to passport difficulties.
New Weekly.
A new Norwegian weekly
paper, "Nord Dakota Tidende"
will begin publication in Grand
Forks, N. D., some time in June.
1t will be an organ of the Ma
tional Nonpartisan League, and
the capital behind the enterprise
is said to be $4,000 which
farmers all over the Flickertail
state are asked to invest in the
form of shares.
Rust is Unveiled.
A bust of George Flemming
Moore, made by the Swedish
sculptor, David Edstrom in New
York, was unveiled last week at
Dallas, Tex. The bust is placed
in the Masonic temple of Dallas.
Large Fund Established.
Danish merchants and manu-
factures have given one hundred
thousand dollars to Alexander
Foss of Copenhagen to be used
as a fund for distribution among
skilled labores who want to per-
feet themselves in their reSpec-
tive trades. Mr.. Foss who has
been visiting in the United
States on several occasions is
widely known here. He is one
of the leading manufacturers OF
his country.
Embezzler Sentenced.
S. Gudmundsen, a young Nor
wegian of Devils Lake, N. D.,
was last Saturday sentenced to
serve a year in the state peni-
tentiary after having pleaded
guilty to the crime of larcency
committed against lumber firm
in Starkweather.
Receives Victoria Cross.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Swedes are
proud of Sergeant George Oh
strem who has just returned
from France where he found op-
portunity to display unusual
heroism--with the result that
the king of England personally
decorated him with the Victoria
cross for exceptional bravery.
s'Oda to France.
The Danish composer and
symphony orchestra conductor
Carl Busch. Kansas City, has
Just completed new orchestral
cop,nosition entitled. ode stc
Evening star., 1919-05-04

Id crossed Chatham Square that I
gave up hope, But when the sleepy
eyed Shake McMane told me that
Toosey had been called out an hour
before by "singed cat" from the
Pmkerton Office | felt that my last
HE raft had sunk under me.
l stood in that sordid doorway that
winked like a crafty eye out on its
sord!d side street. as much alone in
the world as though | was the last
woman ON worn-out planet wheel
ing desolately about a worn-ou sun
| could feel my throat tighten AS a
weakening wave of self-pily swept
through me. Then, biting my lips to
keep from making fool Of myself
and blubbering to the obligato of the
I'd avenue l., turned about and
closed the street door, which seemed
to be shutting out my last hope IN
life.
AS | did 50 a shadow huttered across
that door and something fell on the
worn step. | did not look down to
see what this was. for | was startled
more by the transit of that shadowy
hgure of man which sulked away
ana vanished into tangled warren
OF cellar-ways.. Then CROPPED about
In the uncertain light and found a
small piece of brick wrapped in a
square of paper
unwrapped the fragment OF brick
Evening star., 1919-05-04

and turned 1T over and over in ay
hand. wondering what it could mean.
/ carried it with me as l moved some-
what appreh ensively away from that
lonely side-street neighborhoOd
reached the corner before it occurred
of paper. stopped at the street lamp
there and smoothed out that none-toe-
clean looking square. | saw that 1t
had writing on it. 1t was uncouth and
Uniformed writing. and In lead pencil
1t took me some time to make it out.
1t said:
trick for you-l know
"a friend"
That was all. But as I stood under
the street lamp frowning over those
roughly penciled words l at least felt
that somewhere in that vast and
sleeping city there was one human
atom who knew of my unhappiness.
and in some blind and foolish way
was trying to let me know that he
knew. And the very thought Of this.
if it did not actually lift the black
ness out of my soul. gave birth to
ghostly sort Of hope that the truth
they had marshaled against me wasn't
altogether the truth.
Copyright. 1919, by Mcclure syndicats.)
Evening star., 1919-05-04
A Better Version.

l.EcRF.TARY DANIELS defending
other day;
Il have no patience with those re-
signed. do-nothins people who block
progress what can't he cured must
h. endured they vail
What cant he cured must he en-.
dured is "A very poor proverb. n
ought to be changed TO, What cau't b..
endured must be- cured
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Around the CitV

drop out with waggish intent until
the sign resolved itself into:
"St--able"
1t was good joke on the cafe, but
it couldn't have interfered with the
Vublie's appetite, for before the aft
ernoon was half over the good things
of the morning had given way to a
roast pig with red apple in it's
mouth and bowl of apple sauce on
the side.
A n Indian was among those present
in the shopping section the other
afternoon. His one concession to
tribal custom was an eagle quill in
his gray sombrero, and another sign
to show that civilization had not en-
tirely got in it's work of evoluting
him into job-lot citizen was a stripe
OF fiery red braid that famed down
the sides of his trousers.
He loitered along from store to
store and every now and then went
in At one shop he bought a gray silk
waist. marked down for that. day
only. and at another he selected
rolled gold cross and chain.
Then he came to glass case set
outside a door. In the case was the
usual idiotic wax face lady bust with
her front hair crimped to death and
curls behind let flow. On shelf be-
low was a blond wig on a head that
had no face at all. and displayed
around were more wigs and friszes
and fronts and puffs, with switches
cascading from hooks, and combs ana
fancy pins. some of fake amber. and
silver ones made out of tin. The In
dian looked them over and went in
side and bought a paper Of hairpins,
wire ones assorted sizes.
And while he was about it. two
women of the class we call the dear
common people had nothing better to
do with their time than to tag after
and discuss Indian nature with hu-
ency characteristic Of all OF us when
we talk of things we know nothing
about.
"Betcher that hair made him wish
He 'Vu'u s'diP iclhS Tue way NO
uster.
"Whatchu talkin about. Lule!
Don't you see him wearin store
clothes like everybody else? And look
at the way he spends his money.
gray waist inst tedder red. and a gold
chain when he coulder had beads
That's all right. but let me tell you
one thing. he's got that feather and
them red strips sewed down his
pants. ! ainter trustun' Indians, my
SELF.
And while they We're talking the
red man over he was cramming hair
pins aud the box that held the chain
in the overcoat pocket that wasn't
overstu1ed with the gray waist.
Oh. yes. he was an Indian all right.
and maybe his name was I.o. But no
poet could call him poor and by the
way he was managing his shopping
no one could accuse hip, Of having an
untutored mind.
DEAR newspaper man. take notice:
- A friend wishes you to know. via
tn. ~ds. OF the two-doilar hills it
would hav. killed of the hoodoo.
knowledge always comes in handy.
MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

nEAR newspaper man. take notice:
A friend wishes you to know. via
a nice note. that If you had clipped
tn. ~ds. OF the two-dollar hills it
" ould hav. killed or the hoodoo.
knowledge always comes in handy.
NANNlE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

~ OES anybody around here re-
member when "Picayune But
- Ter came to town and stomped
his foot un0p the prO,,pdr''
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CHAPTER vi
Making IL Hot for the Inips

TNHE Frost Imps, after their first
i moment of surprise, took after the
: flying chariot.
Xxi VI What fun. we'll freeze you
az YOU rum" they shouted.
The Frost Inps certainly were swift.
The White rabbits SKINNED over the
ground at an amazing pace. pulling the
chariot along 30 fast that 1t lcaped
from one high spot 20 another. but "a
ast as they went the Frost 1nnps were
faster.
Go away. or We will have the sun
melt YOU" threatened Billy. But the
Frost Imps only laughed.
III yi, the sun Is In the sky. away
up high" they shouted tauntingly. One
OF the Frost 1mps caught hold OF the
chariot. i've got them" he shouted.
Then suddcnl his tune changed. Xxi
II. III vi. III yi!" he yelpcd. just like
dog that had suddenly been kicked.
And he had good reason to yelp. for
Billy had held the sun glass 70 that its
burning ray shonc directly on his head.
The ray was like q red-hot iron, and
1t melted n hole right through the 1mp's
forehead. The Frost Imp seemed to 20
crazy. for he let 70 OF the chariot.
clasped his head in his hands. and spun
around like Il top. all the time yciping,
"Kf vi III yi."
The other Imps did not know what TO
make OF this. but a second one seized
the chario. and he, likewise. felt the
sting of the hot ray. lie let go In n
hurry Tncn a third and Il fourth 20;
burned and by that time the lmps saw
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manship and you know your land. but
you don't know how to manage. You
reed to study business administration"
I; was long speech for Bruno Duke
20 make. but it certainly taught me a
few things and convinced me that bust
ness success depends on following def
mite business rules and not upon hard
work and luck.
We finally decided that should see
Lucas kellett and fix with him-if 1
cculd--to sell Cearvalc lots from his
Office and get him to take over the col
lection end Of the business and just pay
mc my share. That would leave me
NJ thing to do hut sell.
Qf course, I felt mighty blue over the
whole affair. for | would really be Il
salesman for Kellet. getting straight
commission.
| went around to his office. but he's
out OF town till Monday, so I've been
plugging hard for prospects all the week
Abercrombie is always on the job and
has three persons to take TO ClearVale on
Sunday.
told Able that Id have to give him
n weeks notice lie seemed real upset
and said:
"Chee. boss. yer need me. yer know !;
yer don't wanter give me der mitt."
but insisted ana promised TO try 10
find him a good place. As fortune would
have 1t. Francis Graham needed an Of
fee boy. so I fixed for him to go there
next Monday.
Francis was telling Bruno Duke about
his old auto TRUE Love" few days ago
You've helped Peter in his troubles
Now. help me to get rid of the miserable
wreck of a car"
That's easv," he laughed, and he sold
her today. Tomorrow I'll tell how he
did II
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nearer TO Fort o God each hour had
added to the brightness Of hcr eyes.
the gladness in her voice.
The change had come with Pierre.
ana az the bottom of it all was Lord
tltzhuEh Lee. Pierre had warned
him not to mention Lord Fit2hugh's
name TO Jeanne, and yet only a short
time before he had spoken the name
boldly before Jeanne, ana she had
betrayed no sign of recognition or OF
fear. More than that. she had assured
him that she had never heard the
name before, that il was not known a.
Fort o. God.
Philip bowed his head in his hands.
and his fingers ciutched in his hair
What did it all mean? He went back
70 the scene on the cliff. when Pierre
had reused himself ut the sound OF
the name: he thoug' al that had
happened since Or ':,l come tn
Churchill, and tho T. At; was a de.
liIum of though; tuu; made his
temples thgOb, lie was sure-noyy-
OF but few things, He loved jeanne
loved her more than he had over
dreamed lnat he could love a woman
uud ne believed tndt II would be i'm
puSsinl" for h"l to tell him a falsenood.
he was confident that she had never
heard of Lord Fitzhugh until Pierre
overlook them IN their flight from
churchill lie could see but one thing
20 do, and that was TO follow picrre's
advice, accepting his promise that in
the end everything would come out
right He had faith in Pierre.
He rose t. his feet and went to the
tcnt.fap. IN embarrassing thougnt
came 70 h'm. and he stopped. flush
of frveriSi color suddenly mounting
into his pale cheeks. lie had kissed
Jeanne in the 'chasm, when death
ihIuuereu in their faces. lie had
Kissed her again and again, ana in
those ,,lsses he had declared his luye.
He was glad, and Yet sorry; the
tuuWledg" that she must snow of his
love filled him with happiness, and yet
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oncd beyond thing He

You will help me--to save her
Until death"
Then You will go with us 10 Fort
o God. and from there you will go at
once to Your camp on Blind Indian
Lake"
Philip felt the sweat breaking uu.
over his fac" He was still weak. His
voice was unnatural, and trcmblcd.
You know" he gaspod.
Yes, | know, Msicur." replied
Pierre, Il know that you are in
charge there. and Jeanne knows. We
knew who YOU were before we ap.
pointed to meet you on tho cliff. You
must retIrn to your men"
Philip was silent. For the moment
every hope was crushed within him.
He looked AT Pierre. The half.
breeds eyes were glowing, his haSgard
cheeks We're flushed
And this is necessary"
1T is absolutely necessary. NJ sieur."
THEN J viii go. But first. Pierre. T
must know L;t,, more, ] cannot go
entirely bind. p" they fear my men
at Fort O Cod"
SO, Msicur'
zone more question. Pierre. Who Is
Lord i'uzlugh Lcr?"
For an Instant Picrrc'sIeye5 wideuel.
They grew black. and burned with Il
,trg.r.r-,. -,v.n..U. .Utr Gro II, VOC.
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struggled to a sitting posture. Then
he staggered 10 his feet. He could
scarcely stand. Shooting pains passed
like flashes Of electricity through his
body, His right arm was numb and
stiff, and he found that II was thickIy
handaged. His head ach,d, his legs
could hardly support him He went
10 raise his lcft hand TO his head, but
stopped il in front of him while a
SLOW smile of undcrS landing crcpt over
his face, II was swollen and covered
with liyid bruises. II" wondered If
his body looked that way. ana sank
down exhausted upon his halsam bed.
\ minute later Pierre returned With
cup Of broth in mis- hand,
Philip looked at him with less
ccycrish eyes row There was an uu.
accountable change in tho half.hrood' >
appearance, as there had been N
Jeann"'s His fac" seemed thinner.
There was a deep gloom IN his eyes, 4
detected droop 'o his shoulders Philip
accepted the broth. and drank i
SLOWLY. without -peak,ng. He felt
strengthened Then h" looked steadily
a, Pierre The old pride had fallen
from Piorr" Ike a mask. Ills eyes
dropped under Philips gaze.
Philip held UP a hand.
Pierre"
The haif.brced EaSpe4 i, and waited
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that Billys glass was really dangerous.
"Thc sun Is sending his rays down.
shouted some OF the more timid Imps.
But he has to send them through that
glass;" shouted bolder ones. Keep away
from that glass and freeze the rabbits
The bold Imp. dartcd to the front Of
the Rabbit team, and began to blow
their icy breaths upon the rabbits.
And now Peggy jumped into action,
She brought out her little looking glass
and flashed spot of light into the eyes
of the bold Imps. The lmps were daz-
zled by this light and alarmed when
they saw it jumping around among
them.
THE suns rays are chasing us they
shrieied. oh. how Il burns. How It
burns" OF course the spot thrown by
the mirror didn't burn, but the 1mps
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CCtN
A FTER lunch last Monday Bruno
n Duke returned TO the Office with me
and finished his plan OF action for my
real estate business.
There's only one Of two things 10 pc
considered friend Peter. and that II
make il smaller or give II up
Forget the giving-up part said
h9stily. how can make It smaller?
"As I suggested the other day-give
I'D the Office. get desk room with some
one. for preference Eellett, who owns
tho land. Give up the idea of having
saiesmen and just plug ahead by your
self and sell the lots. You couid. ne
Ncye make success that way ana II
YOU were careful with your money wouId
eventually be able to.sa enough 10 get
into business for yourself-properly. l
mean.
instead OF Wrestling time over collect
ing. YOU could collect most OF the pay
men,s by mail. But you want TO CON
slider the cost of collecting, which might
easily run to ten per cent
Don't think for a moment that you
can build business and make a proli'
out of lapses. know some novicrs IN
this business believe that IL pays them
10 have lapses. but the little money
gained does not pay for the cost OF sell
ing and trying to collect, for IL COSTS as
much to sell a lot Of land on which one
payment only liz made as II the whole
payment is made. =.
BY jimminy," I exclaimed. that II
so. but | never thought OF II before
"One big benefit 10 you OF starting
over again, az II were. in smaii way
IL that YOU can learn the economics OF
management"
Gosh. what's that
He laughed That is knowing the
true relation between profit and eX-
penses income and. outgo not the every =
day expenses. hut the future expenses
,nnd receipts That is the ability to see
nhead TO know what you probably VIII
DO and to plan so that your finances Will
keen pace with the demands on them
that a growing business makes 'That
is the dollars and cents OF business
that's what economies IL. \ very clever
college professor says that Economics Is
the science Of making living.
There are plenty OF people who are
spltndid statesmen who cannot manage a
selling Organization. There are excellent
plumbers who fail when they try to con-
duct plumbing business. Men who are
experts on Judging tea or groceries fan
as grocers and so on down tine line.
They know the technical side Of their
business. but they don't know the eco
nomics OF business They don't know
the rules of business. To succeed II Is
necessary to know the technical side Oi
business and business administration.
THAT IL the reason you haven't sue
ceeded, friend Peter. You know sales
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Without another word he left the
tent
For many minutes Philip sat mo.
tionless where Pierre had left him. The
earth seemed suddenly TO have
sropped from under his feet, leaving
him in an illimitablc chaos of mind.
Grcgson had deserted him, with almos,
no word Of explanation. and he would
have staked his life upon Gregson's
loyalty. Under other circumstances
his unaccountablc action would have
been a serious blow. But now il was
overshadowed by the mysterious
change that had come over Jeanne. A
few hours before she had been happy.
laughing and singing as they drew
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with it there was the feeling that it
would place a distance between him
and Jeanne.
Jeanne was the first TO see him
when lie came out OF the tent. She
was sitting beside a small balsam
shelter, and Pierre was busy over
fire, with his back turned to them.
For moment the two looked at
each other in silence, and then Jeanne
came toward him, holding out one OF
her hands He saw that she was max.
ing a strong effort to appear natural
but there was something in his own
face that made her attempt a poor
one. The hand that she gave him
tremblcd. Her lips quivered. For the
first time her eyes failed to meet his
own in their llmpid frankness.
ITO BE CONTINIED)
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DREAllLANDADVEiN7ylRES--ByD Daddy
'Waking.Jp Time

knew that the ray from Billy's sun
glass burned so their imaginations
made them feel hot screening.
wherever Peggy's mirror spot touched.
And as they danced about trying TO
dodge the mirror spot. the chariot
caught up with them, and Billy put
the real hot spot on thcp with his
glass Then they did yell
Burn. burn. burn, rays, Of Father
Sun !' shouted Billy. -'
Xxi VI" yeiped the Frost Imps. Flee
for your lives. Father Sun Is burning
us up. To the North Pole! To the
North Polc!' .t s..
And away they went to the North.
Ticket y -skelter. forgetting their rebellion,
and anxious only to get to the Arctic
regions where the warm rays OF the sun
could not melt them. 80.
"Hurrah!" shouted Prince Bonnie
Blue Bell. And once more he placed
his trumpet to his lips.
"Springtime, spring,imc with bugle
! Calls to the earth: Arise Rejoice ="
Again there came the murmuring
trickle Of Snow Elves turning into
Water Drops, again came happy rust
ling Of wheat and grassy growing
things. again came the drowsy whisper
| Ing Of awakening trees. The whole world
was arousing from it's winter nap. From
! the ponds came n joyful frog chant
from the air came the gay singing OF
homeward bound birds coming from the
South
Hail. gentle Spring! Oh. how glad
am that everything IL waking up"
cried Peggy. And then, strange to say,
she went Unexpectedly to sleep herself.
not 10 awaken until long time later
when she found herself in her own bed
at home.
I'M the ncTt story. Pe11y receices
risit from the King Of The Wtld
7 Geese and his bride, the beautiful
Blue Goose -..-
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Msieur. Believe that ii is the dis.
tress Of the peril through which she
has passed a little later will tell
YOU all, and YOU will understand. But
ii is impossible now. confidc this
much in YOU. | ask YOU this--be.
cause -
Pierre's eyes were half closed. and
lie looked as though unseeing over
Philips head.
u ask YOU this" he repeated, softly.
because | have Euessed--that YOU
love hcr."
\ cry OF Joy burst from Phlip's
lips
u do. Pierre / do do"
II have guessed it," said Pierre.
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copyright
THE STORY THUS FAR

rhiiip Nhittcmore. working partnrr st
numerous lakes under u provisional IL
cense given by the Canadian Government,
finds himself opposed hy an unknown
enemy and sends for Grerson, an artist
friend. to come and help him out. The
one clue they have to the mastery IL q
letter addressed to Lord fityhUEh Lee,
GreRson begins 10 rave about local
beauty. and draws q sketch Of her. White
sweetheart. daushtrr Of his partner. and
presumably thousands Of miles away. hut
doesn't mention the fact to tireEson. In
hill. where he meets u half-breed. y white
girl, Jeanne, and q yolf-hound. lie falls
In love with the girl. Broknw and his
da aughter arrive. Jeanne and Pierre are
attacked By men who arrive on the ship
with them. Pierre " wounded md Jeanne
snrried Oft. Philip follows the kldnappers.
saves Jeanne and starts to take her to her
home. Fort o God. On the wry their canoe
Is caught in the rapids.
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FLOWER OF THE NORTH
By JAMES OLIVE CURWOOD
BY JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD

moment she had fallen upon her
knees beside him and clasped one oj
HIS hands in both of her own.
Il am so glad" she whispered. choy.
ingly.
For an instant she pressed his
hands to her face.
II am so glad"
She rose TO her feet, swaylng slight.
ly. She turned to the door and Philip
could hear her sobbing as she left
him
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Ny, Whitchedd trili dhs!rcr pour bnsihr8S
QUESTIONS on buying. selling. ddrcriiS.n0 dmg
,,irr Jii fLc facts Your correct name ana
Jru address mus. be 0ircn 10 dli Inquiries
,mD,rcrs IN f,ChJicnl ourStions tcii! bc srrt {
by 1rGiL Oihcr questions ri!l BE- dns'rcr,d
In thiS column. The most thtrr,Sf'h0 prop
icnS o. inoa!rcrS. tciH BE- rorcn INTO me
r,Ory Of Peter FiiEt.