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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
Kennard, Nebr.
Johan Wilhelm-TIelan.

,.Gamle Melan" kaldtes han
gerne / de senere Aar. Han saa
just like saa gammel I'd men
hans patriarkalske Skikkelse, Diet
yerdige Fuldskeg, de graa Lok-
ker og Diet adle, smukke An
sigt gjorde ct saadant Indtryk
af Verdighed, at det faldt ma.
turligt at f6ie ct Tillag I'll hans
Navn, eft Tillag, der slet like
skulde antyde Adler, men Abel
skab. Han var fodt j Rodholte
Sogn oe BY / Presto Amt paa
SHETLAND, hvor hans Fader, Dam
nebrogsmand Carl Melan. var
Larer i Al Aar. l 1911 kom han
til Verden og opdroges af for
standige og kerlige Foreldre.
Han talte ofte og med megen
Agtelse og Kerlighed ON sin
Fader, fra hvem han haydc ar
vet saa meget af sin egen tro.
taste og kerlige Natur. Han
.rejste med sin Forloyede, Marie
Kirstine Larsen, til Amerika i
.Juni Manned 1873, og den 20.
JUL samme Aar bley de gift.
De bosatte sig j Brown Co. i
Wisconsin, og efter II Aars For
lob flyttedc de til Adams Co,
hyor der den Gang fandtes frit
Homestead Land. Landet yiste
sig at yer langt ringere end
de mango Danske, son j de Aar
flyttede ind, hayde tenkt sig,
log der hostedes like Guild i de
lendelpse gronne Skoye af Jack.
Pine, som Adams Co. bestod
af. Hen boede de i tilsammen II
Aar, og der yoksede op ON dem
en- Borneflok, hyoraf dog de 4
dode for Faderen, og kun 3 over
leyede ham. Herren havde gi-
vet Melan en- god og fast Sang
stemme, derfor var han altid
seiyskreyen Kirkesanger j de Me.
nigheder. han tilh9rte. Hans ker-
llge og vindende Made og ma.
turlige Anleg til at undervise
forte ham til at were den selv-
skreyne Leder / SondagsskoJer-
ne, hvOr han opholdt sig, % hans
ldybe og alvorlige Kristentro og
hans Indsigt j Guds Ord satte ham
It'll at v@re en- asndelig Leder /
sin Kreds. Han Yidste, hvad
han troede, og hyorfor han tro-
EIDE, derfor rokkedes han like
Ii de voldsomme Kirkekampe, der
lgik hen over Big Flats i Adams
Co. i den danske Kirkes Split.
telsesdage. Han var selyskreven
Formand for den Part af Me
nigheden, som blev tro mod
den lutherske Bekendelse og hev.
dede Bibelen som Guds Ord.
ON jeg husker ret, har han visit
nok veret Menighedens Formand
Ii henved 80 Aar. Han var aret
selv af sine Modstandere, og
iblandt Guds Folk var han ell
sket og aret som en- af de ,,tro.
taste j Landet." Jeg gledede mig
altid we'd at bes6ge ham og tale
med ham ON Guds Rige og Guds
Corning linden for wort Samfund,
som han trofast elskede. Paa
IGrnnd af de smaa Forhold og
Naturens Karrighed kom han 10
like meget uden for den lille
Kreds, hvor han boede og blew
like ret meget kendt udoyer
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
LEBANON"

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Afrika, Yerdens NEST forsemte
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ret. Proyenumre faas frit. Skriy
til Marius Jorgensen,
3016-East Lake Street,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
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Far9erne.

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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08

E. A. Hjortsvang.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
P~igehjalp a9ges.

En- like belt ung Pige, som
vi tjene Herren blandt de
smaa, s9ges paa Elm B|ernehjem.
Skriy efter ngrmere Oplysnin-
ger til: Mrs. Max Matthiesen,
Elk Horn, Ia.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
The Annex

122 Evangelical Hymns,
translated and original
for use in Lutheran churches ano
homes.
Boards 80 Cts.
Sample copies sent for exam
nation and quantity prices quot
ed upon request from pastors ant
teachers.
Dan. Luth. Publ. House.
Blair, Nebl
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
What's wrong
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A new Book on some Of the
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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1920-12-08
Moder og Gudstienester.

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skole X. 9,15, Gudstieneste X.
1890 og Engelsk Aftengudstje-
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Anna Andersen d. ID. December.
Alt I'm Gud vi.
Kennard, Nebr.
Gudstieneste hver 2den og 4de
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
POE MANUSCRIPT

From the New York Telegram.
 Edgar Allen Poes manuscripts bring high prices at New York auctions. More than ss,ooe was paid for Poe sketch the other day. One-tenth of that sum would have made Poe the willing slave of any publisher for life
 Probably no writer had worse "deal from fate during life, and the growing craze for his manuscript merely serves to emphasize the misery which Poe suffered from lack of ap- preciation in New York editorial of fees during his brief career.
 Poe never whined over life's outlook. When he had been insulted by the of fer of a miserable sum for one of hIs stories. he returned to Ais lodgings and wrote. King a Paragrab," in which he indulged in little satire at sdi- torial expense.
 But the extent of the bittsrnsss be- hind those few lines of satire can be imagined by the reader who knows what Poe received for his work as compared with the prices which so many less worthy writers receive to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
SOUTH AND THE PRESIDENCY

at home in connection with the San Francisco nomination The republicans of the state are showing more local pride In United States Judge Pritchard they have an able man, and they are booming him for the Chicago nomination. His chances may be slight. but the home folks are doing their duty.
 In Carter Glass, Virginia has man who for some years has been a figure of force in Congress. On the strength of his record in the House he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury. and on the strength of years service in the treas ury department he was appointed United States senator It has been great many years since the Old Dominion figured in a rational convention asking for recog- nition for one of her sons. She has a very worthy one in MT. Glass. Wfll she present him at San Francisco? Or, as usual, content herself with looking on, and. later, giving her electoral votes to the nominee?
 Considerable political unrest in the south is reported Many democrats are quoted as impatient with their party's s national leadership, and of a mind to change their affiliations. Is any of this feeling attributable to the long self-ef- facement of the south in the party's na- tional management? For some years after the civil war that course was dictated by prudence and good politics. But the civil war ended ffty-hve years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24

From the Washington Star.
 1H vIDENTLY the south is in an indif- lH. ferent mood about her sons and ~ the San Francisco nomination. Her thoughts seem to be of the sons of other sections.
 True. at the eleventh hour, Georgia has bethought herself of her senior senator a good man. of presidential size. Hoke smith has been a national figure for quarter century. and influential at home. He is lawyer of distinction. But the suggestion of his name now is weaKenea by the fact that MT. McAdoo, Champ Clark and Vice Presidential Marshall have received, and declined, requests from Georgia for the use of their names. 30 that MT. Smith may not care overmucn for the belated compliment. Besides ne Is A candidate for reelection, with good prospects of success. and the Senate IS a forum which suits his talents.
 Alabama is mute about Mir Underwood. Eieht years ago he cut an attractive hs- ure at Baltimore, and is even stronger Ill inc esteem of the country now than ,nei sll His large experience in national allalrs wopld stand him well in hand in the White House But Alabama will give ner support at the national convention to some outsider.
 Tn her senators, North Carolina has two strong and capable men. They are play ing nroninent parts on Capitol HILL They
 aosnra un to the duties of the presi- ldancv But neither has been meheioheu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

A man is always willing to admit that his feet and his faults are not as large as those of other men.
 No wonder bride blushes. She has just got through promising to ''obey'' what she married.
 And what has become of the old-fash- on button? A husband often wisheS that his wife was as sweet all the time as she is when there is company in the house.
 If you could wear silk underwear where everybody could see it, every girl would wear silk underwear
 Leave it to any man who has made a success in life and he will inform you that in this world we get just what we deserve.
 Some men regard circular letter from a candidate as an urgent appeal to them to come to headquarters and direct the campaign.
 Remember the old tad who used to hunt up a big, dirty cobweb every time he cut his head? What has become of kim?
 A man finds 1t so hard to save money when he is single that he quits trying after he gets married.
 It is wrong to say of wife that she insists on having her own way. She doesn't. She simply has it and lets it go lat that.
 Ever notice that a whole lot of girls would be good looking if it wasn't for their faces?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
Clouds Were Hanging

At the meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Civic Association re- gently we had very much fun at the expense of several new members" said C. l.. Harold. 'E. c. Horton, the United States weather observer in this city, attended his first meeting and the board passed a resolution eommending him for the splendid weather he had given Birmingham during the past week. In view of the fact that clouds were hanging over the ctiy the resolu- ton was railroaded through. as it was feared if 1t was delayed the weather would change and it would then be inappropriate.',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
BANKHEAD MEMORIAL

From the Nashville Banner.
 The late Senator John H. Rankhead of Alabama was the author of legislation that provided federal aid to road build ing. The senator had a practical turn Of mind and always took great interest in projects of public improvement He rec ognized the necessity for good roads and devoted much of the energy he put Into his work in Congress to measures favor ing highway construction.
 The state of Alabama, inspired no doubt in large measure by Senator Bankhead' enthusiasm In this manner of work has recently voted to issue s25, 100000 in bonds, the proceeds to be devoted to building roads within the state, every county seat to be reached by modern hard surface. highway.
 It is natural and altogether proper that a Bankhead Memorial Highway should be suggested.
 In teelgram sent to Judge B. M. Allen of Birmingham, Ala. president Of the Bankhead Memorial Highway Associa- tion Charles Lathrop Pack. president of the American Forestry Association, urges that the Bankhead highway be made road of remembrance'' in honor of the late senator, who did so much Tor gooo roads not only in the south, but through out the country, The United States Good Roads Association will meet in Hot 1 Springs Ark. on April 12 to 10. and the Bankhead Highway Association will meet
 there April Is and +.
 The telegram to Judge Allen says: 1 What finer memorial can be erected in memory of John H. Bankhead than the huilding of road of remembrance, planted with memorial trees in honor of the man who did so much for good roads? | At an appropriate place on this highway
 it may be that memorial can be erected
 The suggestion of the American Forestry Association that roads of remembrance he planted in honor of the men wno served in the world war has been taken
 m in all parts of the country. Why not make the Bankhead highway memorial to Senator Banlxhead by letting the peo- ple plant memorial 4rees along the road
 CHARLES LATHROP PACK.
 President American Forestry Associauon.
 The suggestion is apt and appropriate IJohn Hollis Bankhead did Alabama long and valuable service, and in the matter of highways, as well as in other respects the nation is his debtor. He was Con lfederate soldier throughout the CIVIL war, and three times wounded. He was twenty years in the national House of Repre-
 sentatiyes and thirteen years in the Sen
 ate. He was strong and rugged char acter, who served well his state ana country, and the proposed memorial is | due his memory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
THE CALL

Nt rrow Mayo, in the Home Sector Wiser were those who Fclung to the
 shore, safer than these who roam; But better a grave on an ocean wave
 than to make fast atshom- Put out. There's gale&6f wind tonight
 and near tide running free; List to the clang of the mooring chains
 as I swing to the rolling sea, My riggipgs shriek in the grip of the
 gale and my spars are snapped
 away;
 Once my lovers have battled the storm
 where are my men today?" This Is the challenge that sweeps ashore to the hearts of restless men; This is the call of the yesterdays-and
 want to go back again! want to go back to the sea again,
 want to go back to the ships; For the smell of oakum is strong tonfkht
 and the chantey is on my lips. My fingers ache for a marlinspike and
 the ends of a parted line And oh, to be fighting below tonight with
 the men that were pals of mine! I yearn for the feel of steering wheel
 and the string of the flying spray: I long for the thrill of throbbing shin
 as she steps to the open way. Put out, The green seas yawn asterns
 ahead the gray seas leap; Has any man blue water known and not
 returned to the deep? Aye! we whom fate has anchored ashore.
 we may not answer the call; But. Lord, the lead has sounded my
 depths-I want to go back to 1t aul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
BARBADOS SUGGESTED PAWN

hot, dusty city of about 5000 people. It is especially Ldsy on Fridays when plant CTS flock to town for business and buy ing. It's cathedral was built principally by funds obtaned from lottery author ized by the legislature after the original building had been blown down by nur- rican in 17so.
 "A natural curiosity of Barbados IS the Animal Flower Cave the so-caiied How CTS being sea worms. Not so agreeanie are the nauchineel, or poison trees, along the shoes, where leaves blister the skin and contaminate the water.
 Labor is so plentiful that men com pete with beasts of burden. But this con dition was greatly improved by the use or considerable Barbados labor in building the Panama canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
About Labor

An Ancouraging report on the laboi situation has been issued by the fed eral reserve board" said Dan B. Dimick. Conditions are characterized as be- ing fairly stable generally throughout the country, and the board goes on to say:
 The most unfavorable aspect of khe labor outlook is the tendency re- ported from various districts toward restriction of output Even in those cases. however, where this tendency is noted, the opinion is occasionally ex- pressed that the effect of the restric- tive policy in injuring those who prac- tice it is beginning to be better under stood.
 ''In eastern manufacturing districts according to the report, notable in creases have occurred in the numb CT of men employed, and factroies are ad vancing toward capacity production 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Rar Rnnhton

Ray Rushton
 Ray Rnshton will succeed Senator Bankhead" says L. s. Betty. "He will win the race because of the fact that the people throughout the state rec ognize MT. Rushton as one of the ablest men who has ever offered for the sen atorship in Alabama. He is big law yer a good business man, and true democrat"
 Mr. Betty of Montgomery is for mer newspaper man, and one who is considered familiar with political con ditions He declared that he believed the people of south Alabama would vote for Mir. Rushton by large ma jority.
 MT. Rushton is not politician" Mir. Betty says, land this is what ap- peals to his many friends. They know him to be above the type of the aver age office-seeker. They believe him to be a man of ability, honesty and absolute fidelity to the ancient and honored tents of democracy. As law yer he is recognized as one of the foremost in the country. and he has achieved fame In this profession which is nationwide.
 Ray Rushton's friends declare he is the type who is in every way worthy to succeed such men as Morgan, Pettus and Bankhead," MT Betty continued, "andS they are confident that he will not only represent Alabama ably in the Senate but the country at large. Rushton Supporters are numerous an, they are determined that he shall wli. the race for the short term.
 Business men, large and small, are supporting Ray Rushton because they are convinced he is the strongest man in the race" Mir. Betty concluded. They know that he measures up to the standard required, that he Is real senatorial timber. and that he will ably represent Alabama in the highes, legislative body in the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
Made a Difference

T met an old railroad friend the other day" said Solon Jacobs. land re- marked, I reckon you fellows are about as happy to get your roads back as is child over a new toy.' I mo- ticed he did not brighten up very much as had anticipated, and I soon learned the reason why for he replied. ITO tell the truth, I am not as tickled as you might think, for while some of the boys were made glad I had lower title given me than the one I was per mitted to use by Uncle Sam. but I could have stood the loss of the dig nifty. but the thing which hurt my feel- ings was the indignity of lowering my salary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
Colby Nomination
 Confirmed By Senate

TN contrast to the political furry H caused by President Wilson's nomination of Bainbridge Colby to be Secretary of State, his confirmation by the Senate was without incident. It is understood that there was no ob- lection to the appointment. Mir. Col by made a Favorable impression" and it appears that any doubts the foreign relations committee may have had as to his fitness for the place were quickly banished.
 The President is given wide lati- tude in choosing his official family. It is a matter which is regarded as more or less personal and confirna- tion of cabinet officers follows as matter of course. MT. Colby's varied political career should not prevent him from making a good Secretary ot State. Party lines nowadays are not as strictly drawn as they have been in the past.
 Nevertheless, many an "old line" politician will follow the career of MT. Colby in the cabinet with an ap- praising eye and will be quick to say, q told you so," if he fails to meet the expectations of his friends. Fur thermore, it will be many day be- fore the kind of party man who be- lieves an outsider is akin to treason, recovers from the shock he received when MT. Wilson named progress sive-republican as the head of dem ocratic cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24

WV most interesting and less Well known of the possessions, which Wiliiam |G McAdoo would have Great Britain of- fer in part payment of her debt 10 the United States" says bulletin from the National Geographic Society
 ..Pear-shaped. solitary, farthest east or the West Indies, Barbados generally IS accounted the most healthful of the group. even though it is the most popu- |lous country in the world, per sauafe mile. except China, and George Washing ion carried to his grave the marks of the sn allpox contracted on visit there. ..Tha jsland-there Is but one despite the misleading plural name--is put an eiebth the size of Rhode Island, but has twice as many inhabitants per square
 mile as our smallest and most denseiy populated state
 "Seldom does a volcano become an as set Volcanic eruptions have contributed largely to the fertility of Barbados when | tbe sun was obscured throughout one day in May. 1912 the Barbados were pahic stricken, but when the gentle ram or black dust subsided, the deposit was found to be ashes from an eruption Of st' Vincent Soufriere, nearly loo mics 'o 'n0 vest. which enriched the soil
 "I.ong before that time, though, Barpa- dos was productive. Oldest of Britisn co- Ilonial possessions except Newfounoiahu' lit also was the first place in the bri'ish empire where sugar cane was pianteo' lIts average crop of this now hign-priced
 commodity is 5Oooo tons. It also has z'ooo
 acres planted in sea island or long staple
 cotton: raises 10000 punches yearly or tne Chinese banana, and exports molasses. "rhere are no volcanoes on Barbados' lnor are there any streams of appreciapie size. Water seeps through the porous scsi and reaches the sea by underground chan nels Fathers at F'reshwater Bay are apt Ito experience rocking sensation on the surf sands, like that at some of the tricA amusement devices of Coney Island or
 Luna Park. The undulations underfoot mark the outlets. below sea ieVei' v these subterranean streams.
 .ona nhenomenon of Barbados has not been accounted TOT. E VI S-~AS ~~
 called Barbados Coffin Story furnisnea a mystery which would interest present. Iday psychic investigators In the yaro of church near Oistins Town IS l church yard burial vault. hewn from rock and arched with cemented stone. A woman was buried there in lead COT fin according to Barbadan custom. sev- eral years later when the vault was op- tened again to receive another body the Iooffin had been removed from its origsnal l position. Upon the second occasion spe- lcial precautions were take seal the vault. Several times thers~-2 though Il seals were unbroken and there seemed
 no other mode of entering the solid rock
 and masonry, the coffins were displaced Finally the mouth of the vault was ee'
 uented, and when it was time 70 re
 ceive another body, officials or the
 lisland and an immense crowd gathered
 for the ceremony. Once more all the
 i,eaden casksts were found to have beer
 disturbed. and the family had their deae
 removed to another burying ground NC
 Isatisfactory solution of these strange oc'
 Icurrences has been offere.
 sBridgetown, the island capital IS I