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The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

Very soon we did. Then 1 said to
Tom:
what do you make out of this smell
that's coming from him. Tomf"
kerosene, sar," said Tom.
81 thought the very same" | said
Tom beckoned me to go with him to
the galley, and showed me several
quart bottles OF water standing on
shelf
1.-Two of these were kerosene" he
said "and suppose Cap made II mis-.
take :" for one looked as clear as the
other.
Then took one of them back to the
captain.
"Was It n bottle like this you mixed
with the claret?" l asked.
''Sure 1t was. sir" he answered.
writhing hard with the cramps.
But mani" / said. Couldn't you
tell the difference between that and
waterf"
81 thought It tasted funny, boss, but
! wasn't used TO claret."
And then we had TO laugh again, and
! thought old Tom would die.
"A nigger's stomach and his head"
said the commandant, ARE about the
same. / really don't know which Is
the stronger"
The captain didn't die, though he
came pretty near to It. In fact, he
took so long getting on his feet, that
we couldn't walt for him; so we had
practically to look out for new crew,
with the exception of Tom. and Sailor.
The commandant proved a good friend
to us in this, choosing three somewhat
characterless men. with good "char-
acters."
As we said goodby. with n spanking
southwest breeze blowing, l could see
that he was a little anxious about me.
Take care of yourself" he said.
for you must remember none of US
can take care OF you. There's no set
tlement where you're golng-no tele-
graph or wireless; you could be muir
dered. and none of us hear OF il for
a month. or forever. And the fellows
you're after are u dangerous lot. take
my word for 1t. Keep good watch on
your guns. and Wen be on the lookout
for the first news OF YOU. and anything
We can do Wen be there, you bet"
Continued next week.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

paper SyndicatsJ
The West side is the arisiocratic
side. ma'am. There's lovely places on
Price Hill avenue. but just beyond
there there's little stretch of com
mon streets before the nice ones begin
again"
Miss Elisabeth Brown. aged sixty
nve. and her young niece, Phyllis
Firth. were leaving the big uptown
hotel. where they had stayed their
first two weeks In California. TO look
for rooms In quiet district.
Price Hill avenue. high and beauti-
full. overlooked the city They had
considered tasteful and luxurious
suite Of rooms in ii private house, with
the most exquisite fuschias climbing
to the top Of its porch, and had prom
ised to telephone whether or not Fhey
would take the rooms. when Miss Els
abeth caught sight Of u long. winding
flight Of steps that led TO the street
below.
Wondering at her sudden within to
go down them. Phyllis patiently sc-
companied her down the wearying
flight. Beside the bottom step where
sat long resting bench provided by
the city. stood tree. as big AS hear
Ing apple tree.
"Auntie-Auntie Beth see that 90
Phyllis cried out 'Why. It's a cas-
tor bean plant, It's 80 mild here the
winters haven't killed 1t. and it's
grown to tree"
Miss Ellsabeth's black pansy eyes.
as soft and yelvety as girls lighted.
There was always Il clump on the
side lawn when ] was girl" She
touched the thick grayish green leaves
OF the tree. 1T might almost be one
OF those that grew In our yard. by the
white iron bench. alive all these years.
i was so happy then. so happy. Phyllis.
for Il little whlle.'
Phyllis hardly knew the familiar
face; II was young. as young as II
some tender memory had smOothed
away the touches Of time.
I'D like to stay near here" Miss
Elisabeth murmured. I'VE could find
rooms on the street. perhaps. Phyllis p
TIT doesn't look very proml--
ingr Phyllis stammered.
The houses were scattered and
small. Across from the hill-steps was
a short row of tin-roofed shacks, with
lines full Of bleaching shirts outside.
and industrious Cinnamon bent over
smoothing-irons within.
There's a nice-lookIng house over
there. Phyllis"
But this-thls isn't very styl sh
street. Aunt Beth. and you-you-''
Phyllis hesitated. 1t didn't seem quite
right for her TO suggest to her aunt
that she could afford to live ON the
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
New Delicious Fruits

There have been found In the Phil
ippines two fruits entirely unknown
TO Europe and even to America. One
Of these Is the durian. which grows on
Il lofty tree somewhat resembling an
elm. is about a. large as coconut.
has a shiny shell and contains q
creamy pulp which combines some Of
rhe fiavors of delicious custard With
those Of fine cheese. American SOL
oilers in the Philippines have dubbed
the durlan the vegetable limburger. !"
The other rare fruit i- the mangosteen.
but the eXquisitely favored liquid II
contains has not yet been successfully
preserved Tor shipping.
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MAKE sIo SAVERS OUT
OF LITTLE sHAvERs"
Greatest Education In the World 10
Teaching Children How to Be
Independent.

Earn first. save second and spend
third.
That IL the brfefest and best rule of
economy the world knows. And every
country In the world knows the rule
bstter than America does AT the out
set Of the world war we were the most
extrsyassnt nation In existence II
the world war brought NO other good
end. It showed America the value of
thrift. From the least thrifty to the
most thrifty should be the American
ambition. beginning right now. And
there is no better place to begin with
thrift than with children
Since ths war furnished the realir-
alton of the need of thrift. az. the
Treasury Department. through War
Savinss Stamps. furnished the msthod
Of combined saving and Investment.
II IL up TO the parents and the teachers
of this country to see that the children
take advantage of these opportunities.
Through the Savings Division of the
Tenth Federal Reserve District every
child in this district 10 enabled to OBJ
tain war souvenir In the form OF n
hand grenade converted into a savings
bank. In order to get the grenade he
had only to observe the above rule
earn first. save second and seend third
II 10 simple rule and, II observed.
will revolutionire American habits. II
viii change as from . nation Of spend.
thrifts to one of thrifts; from dollar,
hounds to dime wstch-doss: from
waste so worth.
The new slogan Of the Tenth Dis
trict is Make Big Savers Out of Lit
tie Shavers'"
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cheerfuIly as though rheumatism
were fine thing for mail car
rler.
II wish you could stop work
while !" she spoke wistfully.
81 can't. my dear. II could. I'd
stop today and have a jolly rest be-
lieve I'd get kind Of young. But I've
got TO keep going as long as the gov
ernment let's me. and glad 10 get TO
go. You see. I've never saved up.
But don't you worry. my dear" he
patted her arm. don't you worry. my
dear"
Every day OF the seven days they
had been on Fr-mley street Miss Ellis
abeth had walked out and >nt for II
while each evening on the bench by
the castor bean tree. but usually she
sat in her room reading or sitting
knitting the lace work In her lap for
gotten.
"She looks like she's In some happy
dream" the girl said to herself; I'm
so glad she doesn't have to work any
more-that she's got time to dream
but wish my dear old postman had
half she's got. That would keep them
both In luxury. oh. things are so un-
evenly divided"
The next morning Phyllis went quite
early for an all-day auto picnic In the
mountains with her friends. and at
nine O'Clock Miss Elisabeth went down.
for the first time TO meet the post.
man. Standing OH the little porch she
watched him come across the street.
He was at least seventy, but he bore
himself vsliantly; he did not stoop.
and he held up his head Eallantly and
smiled when he saw her waiting. and
with his smile the ghost of youth came
in his worn cheeks. Something clutch
ed Miss Elisabeth's heart.
He held out sheaf of letters,
Miss Phyllis Firth Miss E. Brown"
Then she knew his voice.
"Oh. Darrell. Dsrreili" she was say
ing. where have you been all these
yearsr
He stared at her: the letters fell To
the floor. He was trembling and hold
ing out his hands.
"Dimpie. Dimpls, never thought
of Miss e. Brown as you, oh. my
girl, is II your"
That evening when Phyllis. a rsdi.
ant thing. came up the stairs. volney
Bronner (oh. volney Bronner didn't
care one bit II she did stay on q com.
mon streetD heard voices In her
aunt's sitting room. Lee opened the
door.
'I might never have seen him." whis
pered Miss Elisabeth when he was
called downstairs TO the telephone a
little later. ''if I hadn't seen that cas-.
tor bean tree and come TO stay on this
little street. II was Darrell that. used
to talk TO me on the bench by mother.
clump Of castor bean plants at home
Phyllis.'
Phyllis kissed her.
Hes going to quit carrying letters
Tomorrow" Miss Elisabeth went on.
He says he'd keep on a. II until h.
dropped II II was needful 10 keep me
in bread, but I've got all the money
of Reueis and Darrell is tired and
needs to rest. and so-snd so
.'And so whatr' asked Lee. coming
in.
Phyllis turned and kissed her 10y
Gus face.
And 80 they were married and
lived happily ever after"
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u was oAllof-1ts Jaws al mane
Throat.
down to my cabin and picked up the
manifesto" which had been forgotten
In all the turmoil. could not escape
a certain thrill as 1 read the sigma
ture-for II was: "Henry p. To
bias. Jr."
That night we made Harbour island.
and met that welcome that can only be
met at the lonely ends OF the earth.
The commandant and the clergyman
took me under their wings on the spot.
and. though there was a good hotel,
the commsndant didn't consider 1t
good enough for me.
liked the attitude they took toward
my adventure. Their comments on
Henry P. Tobias, Jr." and the paper
i had with me. were specially enlight.
ening.
THE black men themselves" they
both agreed, ARE all right. except. of
course, here and there. It's fellows
like this precious Tobias. real white
trash-the negroes name for them is
apt enough-that are the danger for
the friendship of both races. And It's
the vein of sort Of literary ideal
ism In fellow like Tobias that makes
him the more dangerous. He's not all
10 the bad"
Il couldn't help thinking that too. "
| interrupted.
"Oh, no." they said. but he's a bit
mad. too. That's his trouble. He'-
got personal. as well as an abstract
grudge against the British govern.
ment."
Treasurer" i laughed.
How did you knowf" they asked.
Never mind; l somehow got the
idea"
Take a word OF advice. Have q
few guns with you. for you're liable {,
need them"
II agree" ! remarked. "Tu take
the guns all right. but I'm afraid ri
need some more crew. / mean ri
want an engineer. and another deck
hand"
And, Just as l said this, there cam,
up some one post-haste from the vii
lage; some one. too. that wanted ths
clergyman. as well as me. for my cap
What on earth can be the trouble =
i said. but. the three of us, includint
the commandant went.
We found the captain lying In hi.
berth. writhing with cramps.
What on earth have you been doinl
with yourself, Capf" l asked.
81 did nothing. sir. but eat my din
ner. and drink that claret you wer,
kind enough to give me-"
''The half-bottle of claret7"
'Yes, sir. the very same"
'Well, there was nothing to hur
you In that" l said. ''Did you take Il
half and half with water. as / told
your"
81 did indeed. SIR
Its very funny" said. And ther
as he began TO writhe and stiffen.
called out to Tom: "Get some rum
Tom, and make II boiling hot, quick
Quick We must get him into q sweat.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

Thrift is the sureSt spd strongest
foundation OF an empire so sure. 50
strong. so necessar, th3t no nation
can long erist tha- di. .e.ards it,
Lord Hoaeh= r..
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Doing Penancs.

where's the old man. Binr
why his wife caught him show
cling in chicken pie at a swell restau.
rant and now he's eating humble pie
" tbs kitchsa-s
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

Little Street
By Q. B. HAcKLEY

Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure N.ws-
paper Syndicats)
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-12
INTEREST BEING
TAKEN IN SPEAKER

Interest is being awakened in the
coming of DR.. Edward A. Steiner, of
Grinnell College, ,Grinnell, Iowa, who.
will give the commencement address
June 20. His ability as a speaker and
grant problems were mentioned by DR..
Allen Thursday in chapel. DR.. Steiner
is a writer Of more than average abil-
/ ity. Miss Crane of the library has
very kindly prepared the statement be-
low Of the books and articles which
may be found there. {. RI.
'The books of, DR.. E. A. Steiner
which are in our library and few Of
the numerous magazine articles writ
ten by him are listed below. The COM
mencement address will be Of greater
interest if one knows something of DR..
Steiner's life, and Of the work which
he has DONE" .s. 4
h .E. Books 49, ,~', Z.
From Alien to Citizen; the Story Of
my Life in America.
f Matchmaking America. M. 49,
On the Trail of the Immigrant.
IT, Magazine Articles 49,.
Abraham Lincoln in Hungary. Out
look IS: 1924. s.
Americanizing New York. Review
.of Reviews 59:517-20.
# Cracow and Polish Patriotism. Out
look 20: 539-47. &. +
", Face Of the Nation. Survey 81:
1867.
# Friend on Deck. Outlook 1O2 :772-4.
His, Mine and Ourn. Outlook 80:
S277-9. AZ IS \
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With the lowering Of physical pow
err, comes the lowering Of the morale
and social standard 5of our entire coun-;
try. The nightmare OF all food ad-
illustrators during the war has been
the fear that lack Of food might break
down the courage Of our fighting men.
Why did the United States govern
ment restrict our diet !? So that our
men could have the proper foods to
keep their bodies in the best order and
their morale at the highest point.
Why are we asked to continue our
conservation? So those poor starv-s
ling waring countries may have food.
Lack Of food does not breed reform,
it breeds madness and all the ugly
distempers that make an ordered life
impossible. Belgium has lived on a
ration far below the average ration
required for good health. The result
is that all over Belgium and among
all races lacking sufficient food tuber-
culosis is increasing rapidly.
T. Are we going to let our coming gen
eration come to similar end. No
Enever. But what shall we dc? Preach
ITO every parent the gospel Of the right
kind of food for children. Tell them
of the necessity of regular unhurried
meals; of the need Of good breakfast
for the growing child; Of the harmful
ness Of tea and coffee and of eating
candy and trash between meals. S %
All foods yield energy. Some foods
are especially for repairing the It's
sues, some to give warmth, and 9TH
ers for energy. Some foods represent
ing each group should be served daily.
| Not only should the, parents be in
structed but we as teachers should
instruct the child when he comes to
school in regard to the workings Of
his body and the kind Of food he must
eat The school lunch is one of the
most valuable means Of teaching and
giving proper food, and can be carried
out in any school with success and at
very little expense. Experiments show
us that when the noon lunch is served
that marked improvement appears in
the children III nj s.@
If most. Of the deaths and diseases
that occur in our child population are
I preventable and if by teaching the
fundamental principles of life to our
children at, school, to our young men
and women, to the fathers and moth
ers, we can make this dreadful thing
impossible then, indeed the remedy
concerns US all and our failures ia
heed the facts puts us on the brand
of murder. Can there be a more pa
triotic duty than that Of protecting
the children? These children must
take their place in the operation Of
the affairs Of the world. y
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-12
HEAR
NOTED SONGSTRESS

The Normal school was well repre-
scented at Fargo last Monday evening
when a goodly per cent Of the faculty
went to hear Nine. CALI Curci sing in
the auditorium. All came back with
very favorable impression Of Cali
Curci and her singing. Among those
who went were: Fanny c. Amidon,
Susan Mccoy, Frances Sly, Esther
Clark, Lillian Healy, Jeanette Nc
Coy, Anna Cook, Josephine Wright
Mrs. Aslaug O. Wright, Esther Jor-
gensen, Emma Stevning, Helen Crane
and her mother, Mrs. J E. Crane, Mrs.
G. T. Williams and Mrs. Knute Froy-
saa. VI .s#S Il
"A large number Of the students took
advantage Of the opportunity, also,
especially those who are carrying
work in music. The Budget does not
have a list Of those who attended the
recital. 55 s.
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The { CALL OF The
CHILD WELL GIVEN
!: FLORENCE Brandt

b When the. Titanic went down with
1000 souls, the cities of civilization
put on an inky cloak of sorrow. They
stood at the edge Of the sea calling for
the waters to bring their fellows
home. Mans power for them had
come to an end. "a slow moving, but
deadlier peril walks constantly with
us. but seldom arouses us to action.
4 It is the peril to the race that results
from the neglect of the physical needs
of the child. The child cannot reach
his highest possibilities mentally OF
morally il he is not properly nourish-
ed. There will not be sufficient energy
and vitality to function the body.
Such q condition is malnutrition. The
child not only loses his physical
strength but in turn his mental and
moral power deterioyate.
+ Malnutrition is beyond doubt 9 so
ciaI menace. Here is an example Of q
man who IS in prison for life. His
father was 3 well to-do lawyer. His
mother was progressive woman, 50
occupied with her club and church
work she had no time to plan the
meals. The food was therefore not
well combined, and like every child
who IS not adequately nourished he
was hungry. So he frequented the
candy store. Every penny he could
get went for sweets.
Presently he could not get enough
pennies. He ran an account, when the
grocer threatened to collect from his
father, the boy was frightened, and
stole the money to nay the bill. It
was the easiest way he had ever Sc
cured money. From that day on his
downward path was clearly marked.
A child who is suffering from mall
nutrition will have rough hair,
though not necessarily untidy; q
furred tongue; dull eyes; very pale
color; il easily fatigued and listless in
play and work. He has q weak per
sonality and is usually backward in
his school work.
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When we speak Of undernourish-
ed children our thought usually reverts
to the children Of the tenement dis
tricts, where life swarms out of all
proportion to food supply. But NAL
nutrition is by no means confined to
the poor nor to the cities. Many q
small foreigner with his thick slice
of dark bread, his almost solid soup
Of coarse vegetable and, fruit for
dessert is better fed than is the small
child Of the well do family who sits
down before table set with indigest-
ible dainties. The child Of the country
we think is properly fed, but this is
not necessarily true. What is it that
the country child is fed upon? Free
quently fried meats, fried potatoes,
soggy bread and heavy pies.
The child thrives not on what he
eats, but on what digests and assimi-
lates. Parental neglect and ignorance
are often responsible for under-feed-
ing, for pampering the child in his
food and failing to give attention to
the condition necessary for digestion
and assimilation. Improper clothing
aggravates malnutrition by robbing
the body Of it's heat.
Great physicians have said that
fifty per cent Of our ills come as re-
suit Of Incorrect feeding. The effects
Of malnutritien are, well illustrated
by the hook worm disease, tuberculosis,
ricketts, the result Of lime and phos-.
phorous starvation, BY the lowering
Of mentality and Initiative, by defec-
tive vision and hearing.
How widespread is subnutrition In
the United States probably it's fair to
state that at all times five per cent are
on the verge Of malnutri tion, and that
in times Of Industrial distress this pro-
portion may rise much higher. It is
estimated that about ten per cent Of
the school population are suffering
from malnutrition. OF two thousand
children examined in certain New
York schools more than thirteen per
cent were reported ill-nourished. "a
rough estimate has been made that
about two million school children in
the United States are suffering from
malnutrition,s and that three hundred
thousand children under the age of ten
years die every year from disease
caused BY nalnutrition.
From examination made ia several
OF our western cities we find that i'll;
nourished children are not few, for
there is not single elementary school
room in the entire country that does
not have ct least one child suffering
from mAlnutrition This not only Is .
health problem Of the first fmagni-
tude, it involves the intellectual and
moral development Of these children.
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DIR G. 4. WILLIAMS
rs CHAPEL LEADER

The English novelist, III. g. Wells,
one Of England's well-known modern
day writer's, has written an educa-
tional novel, Joan and Peter" the
story Of an education. AZ week ago
Thursday DR.. G. T. Williams read part
Of the chapter. The School Of st.
George" in which Joan and Peter and
Miss Murgatroyd and Miss Mills fig-
ure largely.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-12

Little Falls, Mimi, JUNE Sew
5enth Day Adventists Of Minnesota,
opened ! ten-dAy camp meeting here
today. So
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-12
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EXPENDITURES

II kL(A1 GIANJAA
Paid for Losses ana Ad- #..,8
PAID Tor o M Ia Endiow- r. ~ =.
raS f1 IS ga 5:sSS a:s
icies - $50. 3.s71, oss os
Premiums Premium q: 4. !. d. IN 1so.111ss
holders 81. 3. - ~: s.477.424sl
hoiders p.iu ~ 4. 80: Z. 100000 90
&C. H. ps Sd B a Smmg .,,6 shs
ana ana salaries lH nm'.... s.o4s.ossss
s year pa a 4. ]. J.. 175.4oo74
cays f1l paid i for: Adivieiritiaa.
ing, printing and sta Z !. s84
tionery, postage, ftele- Z
M f prepa and sSi exeSanse s1sl5ss.ss
n Cash paid for committing !. !.
A@ as%%'s 81 III other cash &C..
Expenditures I'D. !. !. 1854. 14s.oa
total expenditures. i. ,21.5574 7s.ss
lf3 NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Whole number Of II
HI North Dakota III III 95 Il 35.S3
Total ai' Risks ks taken Eei during ss}
the year In North Da- I 5:s !. |. i. y a.
Total tai Premiums emit in. received 800 -'
during the he year n j. \ u =
the year IN North Da.S "
total tai Losses .,;.; Isl ii.,irr.d
during the year. y. 65.1 63. 81
;sTATEnOF NORTH DAKOTA, II
ONCE sof C0mmis ioner Of Insurance.
% q q olsne ss! con,mli ssioae1 of y IN
az Sersby certify rs t that the foregoing Is
!. q; true abstract OF the original state,
s;ment now on Me, in this once.
unto Is set ss my N.Y. hand and afixed the seal
of this once ct !, p Bismarck the First day
,9 es ,APEi9l, 8: ?, 1919. ]. n oLsNEss.
T. ", Commissions Of Insurance..
4 once 81 Commissioner 81 Insurance..
conPAsz zSf GEaHEEHEcArE e
The Union Central Life
- dbia n6S
& fice q sworn statement exhibiting its
& condition and business for the year end
s1 ths thio
state, regulating the business Of I -!'lE
shs ese 1hs std sops ss i ss
I IN compliance with the ,requiremsats Of
th Now, Thsrefors. I, 5. a.. oisness Com.
North Dakota, pursuant 70 the proyi.
3 that the above named Company IS fully
empowered. through .its authorizsd
state according to the laws thereof.
until the 31st day Of March, ~ D. 1920.
, ~ 81 ~ n n;s,
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Total Policy Claims y:
Net present value Of all.
i, outstanding policies.
'''Actuaries," per cent,
and American 81 per
cent and McClintOcks
31A per cent. :;
Dividends due during
1919 &.
Taxes due during 1919.
Dividends payable during
4 +. 1919 !s.t ". y. ~. !.
/ Amounts set apart pro-
Y visionally on deferred
X dividend policies.
( Amount Of all other Liza
bilities 2@. .i.5...,..
Total Liabilities. less
/. capital stock. and
surplus ....5... u. !.
Capital Stock, s., 900: 900;
Surplus, derived from
Non Participating Pol
" i icies, 1901 ,066.77;t de-
rived from Participate
ing Policies, $3.942.-
i 642.10 =. ...,.....,..r.,..
Total. y ) 80 z. &