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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1919-09-25
@uer %aafinftiges 6eim

Barnm fomrnen Sic nidt nod
Dem id0nen &ana6a, in cine beutibe
&olonie, no quite fatbolii9e &ir9en
un6 S9ulen iin6> 1tno no Sic bas
Bette 2nn6 nabe our giienbabr fir
$500 Big $500 ben Mder faufen
f6nnen? &ommen Sic peri0nlib o6er
ri6ten Sic ii6 f6riftli@ nm ndbere
an
@eurD Drumming,
Mdinfter, Sasf, Canada.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1919-09-25

Sic 2ebbaftigfeit oes Iitfprm Stills tritt bier gut ber<
beden, ino Elm interelianter Ebeil oes 2anin9. 8ea9ten
@e ben @irtel uno Die auBergeu6bnli@e Eaidan=@ombiz
nation an benz TDbb.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1919-09-25
Ole &phLenuDt.

uMber Gra1 RempiH, no laufen
oenn nit De 5mei Bfannen bin?"
nSalten 5' mi net auf, Jrau Na-
tpratil, int NeunerbaIs IS a 3im=
merfeuer a11sgebrod'n, 6a m0dt /
no mel MittageIien fo6'n, bebor Die
e~yener1pebr fommt!"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1919-09-25
.ohlecmeintc marnnt1e.

SSn elmer an oie beute feds Mil=
lionen 5dblen6en MitgIie6er Der
l@riegsiparmarfen -l@eieqidaften I'M
San6e geri9teten &otidnft bes Di=
reftorS @m. 8. Motber bon ser
n@abings 9ipiiion" oes S9abnmts=
Departements beiBt es, tpie folgt:
SSn ben bei6en ndbften Wonoten
nuB es iib 5eigen, oh Die 8ereinig-
ten Stnate1 IN Dem @eltfriege einenl
Sieg errungen, o0er cine getpaltige
Nieberlage erlitten baben. Ger @rieg
bot biele tauien6e mertpone nmerifn=
|nii6e 2eben nnb 8iqionen l6mer ber-
6ienter Collars gefoitet. Dieier &ei9-
tum tpdre bereeblih nl1fgetponbt,mem
ben 2ebren bes &riegeS IN Sen Ser
et11igten Staaten feine prnfti16e SOL
ge gegeben tpir6. Miittels Ser @pnr=
inmfeitsmetbo0en, 5n tpel9en ii9 I'M
1er boroem 10 beri6men6erii9es 8oH
pl0blt6 befebrte, batMmerifn es m0g=
lid gema6t, ni6t aqein fei1en ma6-
tigen &riegsapparat 5u finan5ieren,
for6ern audi ieinen n%otleiben6en Ser
bin6eten @abrung 5u5ufiibren. 5par=
iamfeit lit eS, Die aud in Ser fritz
i9en Observation-Disclosures BEN Sieg
berbeifubren miro.
Sod gegentpdrtig 5eigt li6 feline
[9pariamfeit, tpennglet9, tpie BrG1i-
Bent @il1on erfldrt bat, mir 19mie-
bertptdeltere u116 tpeniger
lei6t beritdn6li6e Mufgaben 5u I0ien
ols es 6ie 6es &rieges tparen.
Gins Der i9tpierigften 8roble1ne Der
Observation-Disclosures 1T 6ns Ser
Serabiebung Ser Soften Ser 9ebens=
baltung. Die @efabr labt ii9 ni9t
our9 @inanftreiben Der MrbeitsI0bne
Inn ibr gu begegnen, muB
oie @r5eugung ben 8erbra119 ein5u-
bolen iu6en, mas 1ib nl1r 6ur6 ber-
Itdn6ige &egelung Ser Musgoben nn6
Germei6ung ieoer 8eri6apen6ung err
IdBt.
MISUNDERSTANDING bat
nine unteriu6ung bon @eieqiduften
in Mngriff genommen mel6e Mftien
BON i6pinoelbaften Oelunternebmun-
gen anf 6as Brblifum ab3ula0en
Diefe @on5erne iin6 nur 6nnn
arfolgrei9, tpenn @el6 Ieibt gu baben
it 11n6 menrt 1i9 6te 2eute 6ur6 Ser
ben Sang gum @epinnen
ibneuen Mei9tums aneignen.
Ser v5abings Dibiiion" Des 8nn-
oesibabamtes geben aus bielen Eei-
EN- 6es 2an6es MeI6unge11 git, onB
Tn;hn yoh,;n Ss;,.4,1o,1 Sio 0rffin,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1919-09-25
Gbrpniide Sartleibigfeit.

@DruHrgt V1r1Ittbt9tetf. nS0 lit
an 9ronii6er Sn%rtleibigfeit, aber
ieit6em i6 Gorni's Mlpenfrduter ge=
1tomrnen .babe, fiible i6 mild bou=
itanoig mobl," ibreibt @err 5rnn5
Sogler bon Nortpooo> Ohio. Dies be-
liebte &erduterbeilmitteI f0rbert sic
8er6annng nn6 regultert 6en Mngen.
.@s lit feline Mpotbeferme0i5in, ion=
bern miro bon beionberen 2ofnlngen=
ten geliefert. @egen naberer Mns-
ffnnft tDenoe man 1i9 an Or. Beter
5abrneD & Cons Co., 2501 @a1b-
ington 8lDb., @bicogo> Su.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1919-09-25
Merf,uiirbige Mntmprt.

uSie lin6 ia &un6efreun6 - ur-
Ter Sansmeiiter bot einen e6ten &att-
Ter: I'M $50 &ronen 5u berfaufen -"
uDos Gleii@ Is mir a biiiel gu
tener!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Britain Must
Work to Recover

/ see no indication that taxes are likely
to be reduced in the near future While the
armistice tends to bring down expenditures
there is still an immense outlay which it
will take years to become normal. No one yet
knows precisely how we stand, for we are
building merchantmen and preparing to
nationalizc the railroads. Also, eherc are
the claims Of retiring officers. on which Sir
Douglas Haig feels SO strongly that he de-
clines honors for his own services in the
field until proper arrangement is worked
out. The development of education will
require much building of schools. and 1907
600 cottages or other dwellings are on the
first and most urgent housing schemes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

and when the days work was through he
used to stand at the gate at the top Of the
little hill and, turning his eyes toward the
town, would sniff the evening air.
But surely, thought l, this is not what
that gentleman meant by The Bronx, and
again my memory played into my hands.
1t began at the Bronx Botanical Gardens.
1t was early morning, oh, very early morn
ing, hardly more than half-past seven. The
grass was still wet and the man who swept
the steps was on the third stair. In the
distance the soiled white jumper of the park
wastepaper gatherer winked in and out
between bushes and hedges as he went back
and forth with his stick with the sharp end
searching for yesterdays newspapers and
love letters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Objective:
CIaSOn Point

1t the meeting place of some subur-
ban society of bug hunters They met
once year at the Botanical gate, and
going with them. Presently they ap-
peared. The first, old gentleman, thin
to the point of swapping, carried a large
butterfly net and overcoat. He wore
spectacles far down on his nose and talked
in heavy grammatical polysylables about
"any further impedimenta," and the like,
and walked with slight limp. After him
came middle aged woman from South
Carolina, who wore a tight bodice, mttens
and pair of easy juliets. She was very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
n Bull Convalescent Doing Nicely, Thank Yo'

pected, provided always that labor avoids
cessation of work. I find few if any ndi-
cations of Bolshevsm and do not suppose
that we shall see any troubles more serious
than strikes. But, of course, everything
depends the government proceeding
resolutely with plans of reconstruction,
without allowing any conservative interests
to hamper whatever measures are needed
on the land and elsewhere. One misfortune
is that the government will be needed at
the peace conference just when its atten-
tion should be devoted to the scarcely less
urgent problems at home.
Against Germany there is a deep and, in
its way, very terrible anger. 1t is a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Mrs. Wilson
Didn't CurfSey

Evidently, the visit Of President w.
has been much appreciated. knowing "."'
of your political and other contro'e's''.,,
Britain regarded him simply IS the eise1u
representative of your nation ana s''a ~.
enjoyed his brief, clear and often WV.
speeches. So far as 1 can learn az P's's..
there was no hitch at all in the proceeaA'.
the only sensation being the dec's'o" =,
Mrs. Wilson that as the first lady o. ~
land it was not etiquette for her 10 CUE y,
st Buckingham Palace. This has imnsA's.
interested everybody and has by no |'..
given offence-on the contrary, it Is an w..
secret that the King and Queen nave ~
delighted with their illustrious '''' -,
whose wide view of life and democrs''s w. ~.
look were greatly appreciated. IN Nv NY
communications l hope to mention ' ..,.
matters which show how genuine Is n,
aims affection for the United Sts'ss u.
our horizon your country IS now Wv Is
new fact Your attitude toward .r.
watched by every one with care-D' .,t.
with solicitude. by most with entire W, " 4,
dence. A few are so foolish as W AZ,
terms of mistrust and Jealousy rorld
men suffering from nerve strain ~ '..,r
be we'll, think, if more American SIT ., b.
were heard in Britain. But they "'
men who understand our resereu .,.s
who will not be chilled by our re''ss' "a.
We are not as good listeners IS wv s;ns~
sibly We do more independent re' 10,
though this is arguable. Our eiup' les
highly developed. Our churches ~. .y
prominent in the national life. ANY ..,ios
am quite sure that our respective ,,'',om..i..
are drawing closer-that our dp'' ~ u
are working together for the peace n,
woodland that the great desire :.
Roosevelt, an entente, Is on 'a' r roul
would be a mistake to hurry J" ~ for
/ be still greater mistake not 80 WV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

sell mine for hundreds of pounds more than
it cost to build. Furniture, too is at pre-
MUM. With manufacture suspended and
import difficult, everybody is short Of
everything that wears out Also, after so
many war weddings, young people are want
ing to set up homes. And they must make
use of second hand goods. The demand for
labor is enormous. One catering firm alone
could employ another thousand mattresses.
The mere overdue painting of ordinary
dwelling houses would keep that trade 60
ing for years. Apparently, the state will
find difficulty in ceiling munition fac
tories for conversion into private indus
tries. Great commercial activity is ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

"There used to be more Irish up here
than there are now
"Ah, the Irish," I enthused, what Won
derful people they are. You know 1 would
rather go to Ireland than to Paris. There's
little saying: Let you come now, I'm
saying, to the lands of Iveragh and the
Reeks of Cork, where you won't set down
the width of your two feet and not be
crushing fine flowers, and making sweet
smells in the air." said ], quoting. And
then I recalled what an old washwoman
had said to me once: It's demure they
were in them days, looking neither to right
nor to left, and the horses and the dogs
following them, and the doves dying as
they flew for their high envy"
.There are still farmers, though" he
answered, "and farm papers, too
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
On the Trail of
The Fiddler Grab

I shall never forget that ride. 1t was
the most mysterious and formal affair.
Every one was being introduced to every
one else. They seemed to have met for
several years, but in the space between
times they forgot each other, and some
of them giggled on being rentroduced,
saying things like
"Well now, do recall, you are the man
who had an aunt who had water on the
knee, and how is the dear old lady?" or:
John Matthews, John-oh, yes, it was you
who discovered that cryptogamous plant"
And bowling with great pride, the gentle
man addressed would answer: II am"
Finally they all climbed out, finging
themselves like bombs into the landscape.
One gentleman Immediately started a cry of
"Theres specimen" and kept it up for
the rest of the afternoon. Two of them
sat down among the rushcs and began
discussion on the merits of love and hate.
One maintained that love was stronger and
therefore better than hate, and the other
became enraged at the mere suggestion
and said that he had been concentrating on
hate since the hogs had been found dead
in 1900, and that his teeth had only lately
been successful in coming together on edge.
Suddenly the little thin lady screamed,
"Fiddler crabs fiddler crabs!" and John
Matthews rose slowly and menacingly and
approached them.
They were whrling around uneven
claws at the bottom of very shallow pool
almost mud puddle, nothing more.
This caused a great deal of excitement
for few moments; they seemed to have
quite forgotten that fiddler crabs could
hardly be called rare objects real dis
coveries.
One or two of them had wandered away
into the woods, one got lost and only wrote
to another member of the party six months
later that he had reached home safely.
Then there was the stop at the inn. A
-ceilnged house with six mounted deer
heads and a stuffed snake under a glass,
and a barkeeper with an immense set of
whskers.
Here I paused again in my memory say
ing: as this, then, what they mean when
they say The Bronx"
And I dropped this memory for one when
I was quite young and sneaked into Poe's
house, and creeping up into the garnet
found a little child's boot thrust away be-
hind beam. A dirty, worn little shoe with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

passion remote from mere revenge as
the awful fulminations of the old Hebrew
prophets. The incorrigibe cynicism with
which Germans have sent home our prison
ers, to die on arrival from maltreatment
and malnutrition, simply soidities the
country for stern justice. Men with life
long reputation for gentle behavior and q
merciful disposition talk Of Germany's
moral responsibility in tones of unaterable
resolution, and women--take, for instance,
we'll known and most kindly disposed Chris
tian Scientist-set their faces like adamant.
In his election speeches Mr.. Lloyd George
undoubtedly played on these sentiments,
which are largely responsible for his i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

C's-corresponding to your Child's, are SO 7
undcrstaffed that clerks and typists often
get no lunch at all Tea which means so
much in England, is poor. For coffee many
people use little books of "sweet-leaf' or
prepared paper, the size of postage stamps,
which are supposed to serve as sugar.
Pending the arrival of my ration book l
took vegetable lunch which l think would
have emptied any eating place on Broadway,
but at tea there actually jam in the
cake and some powdered sugar on top. My
wife expressed surprise. Eggs and some
fruit are obtanable, but at prices which
for most incomes are prohibtive.
At London streets was astonished. They
were three quarters clear of traffic. Some
private automobiles are said to be running,
but up to date ] have not seen one. Motor
buses are few and far between and usually
full before they reach you. Occasional
taxis and resuscitated horse-drawn vehicles
complete the picture. Naturally, the side
walks are crowded with people who have to
use their own feet. The tubes also, with
much reduced schedules, are packed with
strapha Anglers. Yet amid it all the people
90 quietly on with their work, accepting
Inconvenience as part Of the job to be fin
ished, and supporting the government OF
the day with astounding readiness. Many
of them look worn. Even the young have
left youth behind. But there is no per-
I ceptibe wavering.
OF the women it is hard to write with
out seeming to exaggerate. There is little
obtrusive mourning, but scarcely costume
shows bright color Thousands and thou
sands are wearing old clothes, with stoical
Indifference to feminine coquetry, apd the
entire demeanor OF these subdued, grave
faced heroines suggests that they have no
time and no energy to think of their looks.
They proceed on their errands, quickly, de-
tcrmined to manage things somehow, and
expecting constant perplexity Many OF
them know that the war has deprived them
Of any hope of a husband and home Of their
own, which means that they have become
In n sense brides Of their native land, with
q patriotism more intense than mans be-
cause 1t is the one emotion left For these
women no work Is too hard. The idea OF
saving hands and complexion has long van
ished in the crucble Of war. Rough toll
has often hardened and wrnklcd the ap-
pearance, but unselGshneBs has made hearts
tcndeA which might have been far otherwise
under the former rvalries Of fashion.
There ID quite famine in houses. could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

mense majority. But he did not create
such feelings. They are inevitable. If
Britain had been populated by Americans
their impulses would have been the same.
And I am assured that while the financial
claims of Britain on Germany are S24,-
100000 900, or whereabouts, all our response
BILE leaders are agreed that we stand after
France, Italy, Belgium and Serbia. | don't
suppose that in the end we shall receive
cent.
Americans who still suppose that Britain
is stronger than ever she was" and richer,
must allow me to dissent from their view.
BY every material test she has made an
immense sacrifice and no colonies added to
South Africa or to Australia will be the
slightest economic compensation. I believe
that the nation will gradually recover its
fortunes, but it will be by hard work and
a continuance of strict self-denial. Doubt
less there have been profits made in certain
industries which taxation has not yet re-
covered for the community. Under state
regulated prices OF food the grocers and
other retail dealers seem to have done
handsomely. Where commodities have been
free from rations and selling schedules the
natural instincts Of mankind have led dis
tributers at times to exploit the necessities
of their neighbors. An income of $4,000
before the war is now worth $4,000, and
know of one case where a highly salaried
official has sold his house and his automo-
bile and gone into what Americans call an
apartment dwelling. That instance must be
typical of many others, and journals which
specialize on advertisements of country
estates for sale are full of attractive offers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
By Djuna Barnes

turned up toe and worn down heel. shoe
made Of red leather with two buttons miss
ing, and thought of the "Fall of the House
of Usher" and of the "Telltale Heart" and
shuddered with unbecoming pleasure, think
ing: "This is the shoe of that man, who
made my brother scream in his sleep last
night"
But when 1 got home mother laughed at
me and said dozens of families had lived
in Poe's house since his day, and no doubt
it was the shoe Of Mrs. O'Connor's baby,
the one who died of the collie last spring.
And then I thought of the quarries OF
Fordham. Would Fordham be considered
part of The Bronx?
I couldn't quite get away from Fordham
without memory of great and beautiful
negro who used to squat with drill all
day, turning and splitting on his hands, with
a background Of cranes and swinging
buckets and dust.
Up in the trees above these quarries a
black box stood chained to willow, with
the word Danger" written in red across
its tar paper. A box that we used to run
past with frightened breath. box that our
father had told us contained dynamite.
"What for?"
"For the basting.'
And in the afternoons standing on our
porch we could hear the warning cry "Fire!'
as the rumble of torn rock filled the air
with low moan and the odor of powder
drifted up through the ravines.
And could this be called appropriate to
the suggestion?
And there was the reservoir We used tc
walk around the rim of the reservoir wav-
ing our hands to the babies that passed
below on lower and far less exalted plane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

and children a-growin' up to make more
vegetables for the bad at heart"
We we're almost back at "the HUB" and
I said that I thought the best thing to do
would be to visit a cabaret-"S ennets,"
suggested.
We pushed open a green door and en-.
tered an empty hall, and backing into
another door we peered into the gloon
where waiter was busting the tables.
"Cabaret?" 1 inquired.
Bartender tell you," he answered, and
went back to his busting.
We walked into the bar. The bartender
shook his white head. "At eight tonight
not now"
"No four o'clock teas?"
"No, ma am"
$50 much for the living" I said lie.
US hunt up my old friend the stonecutter'
"He's gone; they have a young man up
there now who sells the old msus work
at a bargain--hard luck, eh?"
"Heavens, what became of the Old gentle
man."
"He married one Of your Irish women
and keeps a farm"
Back at the cattle chute I ran fer tram
and bumped into q woman reading book
of poetry.
"The days are gone, the fair good days ore
past;
And in their place leisure all distraugh'
With hurry and with unimportant gain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

round of face, jolly and determined on
specimens. She said, indeed, that she had
not found really good specimen since last
year at this same time, and that it was still
in alcohol, much to the disgust of her
unbotanical parent.
Then stout gentleman, with very tight
breeches and very red face, and who
struggled with three immense volumes, in
which he was going to press his discoveries,
came up behind the lady from South Caro-
lima A fourth and fifth and sixth and
final very thin small woman, ended the
procession.
1t seemed they were going to Clason
Point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
There's Something Besides the Cocktail in The Bror
They Check Your Baby for You in Front of Depart
ment Store or Carve You Beautiful
Tombstone

"Facts," said slowly. "My God. have
we come to that?"
"Wel, at least give them little talk
about theatres-there's the Art Theatre,
the Empire Theatre, Miners, the Follies,
Loew's-at least tell them about the Bronx
Opera House and where it is situated"
"Where 2" l inquired.
"Four hundred and thrty-six East 149th
Street." he answered.
"These things mean nothing" I said.
"The real Bronx has nothing to do with
facts, as the real Greenwich Village has
nothing to do with facts, as no real good
has anything to do with facts.
Why. the only reason people consent to
live in cities at all is because there, at
least, you may get away from facts
He looked troubled. "Tel them about
the clubs then-now there's"-
"No!"
"Well, then, the asylums and homes"
"Agan, no."
Homes for the blind, the irreconcilablc,
friendless, demented, aspiring, incurable,
enraged."
"Do not jest" warned.
"I'm not The banks, then; you must not
overlook the banks"
"No banks"
"Well, at least, then, you must write
something about schools-about the Hall of
Fame"
"Why should 1? I never went to the first
and will never get to the second"
ooh, indeed" he said scornfully. care
VOL, ooino, "a he Dl1reIv DerSOna1 ~
81 am-every one is who writes WE'LL
"What about the convent schools? Are
you going to leave them out?"
"At last" returned, "you have mentioned
something that is almost personal to me.
With a clear conscience I may write about
a convent school, one that stood UP on q
slight rise-quite a grim affair-where a
lovely girl, a red haired creature, was
brought up. All, truly she was lovely
thing SO pure SO white, so sad. She had
the most sorrowful mouth I have ever seen,
yet she was quite gay at times. But off and
on she wanted to die. Sometimes she
thought of being nun; once she wanted to
run away to the West and become a gold
miners bride-'Because they need some of
my despair she would say. All, yes"
continued, 81 could write endlessly about
that Bronx school. I can still see it, quite
a distance away from where I first stood
when I looked at it; few figures, about
the size of we'll used pencil, were walking
around, and my friend of the beautiful rec
hair no longer there"
"Where was she?" he said in an awec
voice.
"Married," | answered, married, and car
be found at almost any mass, dropping pen
MES into the poor box or lighting candle
"Have you seen the mothers checking
their babies outside of the department
stores?" he said, changing the subject.
eyes" I answered, "but before you go Of
about that ! want to add that she had
head of hair like a murder-you know wha
| mean-t lay all over the pillow like bloc
sort of divine, like Rossetti. What wer
you saying about babies ?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
"The Fair Good Days
Are Past"

"And them driving into market" I said,
noddng. "Ah, it's we'll I know them. AS
my washwoman used to say: There they
do be coming in the light of the dawn, with
their fair heads of cabbage and their
waving punches of onions, and them an
hour out of the dear earth only, and
them a-bumpin' and a-joggin' down to the
streets where those will eat them as has
no notion of the great beauty is in the earth
and air before they could taste them at all,
and men laboring and women a-toiling