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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Contrary to long standing theory
water taken with smeals Ia now rec
commended. For years II has been
taught that water should not be drunk
with meals. becanse- such n procedure
weakens the secretion Of gaatric Juice.
also that digestion would be delayed
or Inhibited. But II has now been
proved that the drinking Of water with
meals stimulates the secretion of gas.
trio juice. and that It causes Inhibition
Of the growth of Intestinal bacteria,
that II produces m improved liver
function, that II decreases Intestinal
putrefaction. and that II enables the
food to be Utilized more ecOn0mIcally !:
further. the saliva acts more efficiently
As an amylOlytic agent when diluted
with water. For all these reasons we
may infer that II IL beneficial to drink
water with meals.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
MAKE QUICK TRIP TO WORK
How Miners In Tennessee "Ni6e the
Rai," Down Long and aassp
Mountain Side.

The miners Of the lnman enal dis
trict Of Tennessee live on the .fnoun-
tain side. long distance from the
shaft openings Of the mime In which
they work. How they contrlvei to In
vent process to reach the mine In
the valley below speedily and without
fatigue II quite an interesting story.
One day some clever fellow dis
covered that q mule shoe would ~
over the top of the Trail that market
the course Of the railway.
The next step was 10 attach a. short
board and then slip the mouaiain rail
sled over the track. Then. all the
miner had to do was to ait down. rick
up his feet and transport himself and
dinner PAIL down the mountain to
work.
Early any morning the stranger can
see the miners come along with their
mule-shoe toboggans. calmly take a
seat and begin To descent. A pick
handle, a stick or even the boot serves
rs brake to regulate the speed Of the
sled. Sometimes 4w6 daring coal dig
gers will rice on opposite rails from
top IA. bottom. But generally they
take the trip carefully In order not I,
interfere with the rights Of tire road
that may belong to neighbor n
front OF or behind them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
RUINED BY TIGHT PACKING
Why There Should De . Certain
Amount Of Looseness Allowed
In the Book Case.

MANY good hook has been ruined
by the way 1t is kept In the case Pack
ing books SO tight that they have to
he pulled out by the loose binding at
the top Of the back Is ru!nous. The
binding sOea breaks. 1t also tends to
loosen the backs Of books To pack them
tight. as they will cling to each other
on The shelf and the binding works
away from the pages. Don't pack
your books so tight that they cannot
be pulled of the shelf without effort.
new book should he handled very
carefully. Never open the book sud-
denly. This Is sure way to break
the back. Begin by laying the book on
the table, opening first one cover,
then the other. and then open a very
few pages mt time. laying them al
ternately fiat on each other until the
center of the book has been reached
In this way the glue on the back Of
the book is cracked gently and evenly
and the pages will not separate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

George and Eric Rydberg re
turned home Monday.
The Ladies Aid met last Wed
fesday with Mrs. Haglund.
The Danforth farmers have
been busy hauling spuds to Sand
stone.
Mrs. August Anderson spen!
last week with her son Oscar
Swanson at Sandstone.
Andrew Rydberg and wife
spent several days last week al
the A. G. Rydberg home.
The farmers club will meet
Friday plight. Nov. 26th. Every
body is invited to attend.
Mr.. Nolte and Mr.. Gabrie, OF
Duluth, visited II ursday an,
Friday 1t the Hendricks hone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock went tC
Duluth Monday to attend tn
wedding Of their daughter, Mary
Ed Smith who has been visit
ing at the G. E. Hendricks home
returned Thursday to his home
in MINNEAPOLIS.
Peter Tynskov of Osakis, Ninr
visited his son here LIST week
They spent Sunday at the An
gust Anderson home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
" HY
Costly Funerals Ar ~
coined in Chm

b CAtRa svesy item az extaaan =
welcomed ~ relatives Of I deaA 80
go. Indeed, 4 h srark g great -
grid FOR the deal parent ohonld !
Chinese contract eslofm0ua de&s u -
administration Of the Liant ritea.
A truly good son viii effect enough
debts b keep him 4 slavs % tho
memory Of HE dad parent for yeArs.
Tue funeral must be accompanied With
On the pomp the sou con- AFFORD fer
borrow. Not only must the funeral az
The father or smother b pompoaa, bat
the Oldest son Of the family must also
nsalntain the honor of his ancestors
and spend all the worldly goods he
has accumulated to take care az such
grave hills ~ he can claim Belonging
to those ancestur&.
~ : result OF the Obligation OF
reverence to the dead New Years. day
h set for the annual visit to the grave
yard By the family. In most cases Il
b the occasion OF . family reunion far
AID vide TO join 10 the ceremony. For
days prior 10 the time their carts and
wAeelbarr0ws con be seen In long pro-
cession along sthe narrow roads. At
night the sQueaking Of the vehicles.
never CREASED, sings Z funereal dirge.
When the family 10 assembled In the
town nearest the graveyard. tho old
est man leads the processlon to the
dirt hill under which his father rests.
Long prayers, Ia which the son accuses
himself OF not being worthy at bile
parent and asks the fathers aid IN
combating the evil spirits that follow
= Chinese on his every step: m Offer
ing Of rice. dried fruit and nsh follows,
and finally bunch Of money paper"
II placed under ciod Of dirt on the
pinnacle OF the pyramidal hill. sdonsy
paper" In nne tissue specially made
for ancestral worship. II In supposed
to help the deceased to obtain favors
Ind small comforts from the good spirs
it, Of the other world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

The ancieDts kept their wines In
casks. and II was drawn on az want
ed. When bottles first came into use, q
primitive material used as Shoppers
consisted Of the root Of liquorice.
which, was cut and formed to the
shape of corks. These roots are
still often used In this country for
the making ~ bottle shoppers. and
II was moi uli the manufacture of
glassware became general that the
prnctice arose Of storing wine 10 bot
ties. and then the vaiue Of cork as q
stopper for hotties became generally
acknowledged. Thence came the say
ing. This wine IL corked"--meanin
II tastes Of the cork. ImpervIousDess
TO air and water Is q rare quality
which cork possesxt'x over any other
kpOyp material. ann II conveys no
disAgreeable taste or flavor. TO the
liquid.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
SHEEP REQUIRE PURE WATER
Regular Daily supply 10 important II
Winter - Well % Summer tes
Best Neoulto.

Some farmerx seem 10 think that
sheep do not need water and will do
just a. we'll without II. Although not
heavy drinkers sheep certainly need
regular daily supply Of water in
winter ~ we'll ~ In summer. II they
cannot get clean water they will and
dirty water. or In winter. viii eat
SNOW.
Experienced sheep men 80 TO 4
that water for sheep h always and
easily accessible. The best " feed
ing with hay and grain n useless With
out water. The body suffers without
water. the appetite II iessened and Z
poor. run down animal n the result.
Besides water. the sheep need salt.
All these things are necessary IT, ktev
sheep In good condition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

phts osaN ereNero = oloW llex-
- nakiao uleaey.


Tho pinto Nan growers q this
stete have earned eoz.000 h aNdlticnal
psolts IRON their mo crap shruUxh
their co~eperative ssarke{i1g Asaoeia.
Hon tnitiate9 ~ speeialista u the
bureau II marietta united states -
partment Of agriculture was the
rccent statement made hgya New MGR
leo pinto bean grower.
nefore The association Was formed
me beans wsss pureAAsed b. local
buyers who practically controlled tho
mar,ret and therefore paid almost any
price tAsy chose. These buye1 were
rartdfy deettoyinG the possibilities
that Slfere6 n tn marketing 81 pinto
bsans through tho tack Of care h
grading and packins. Choice ~.
cleaned pinto heane wae technical
trade nams that came - mean moth
Ing, f0s the beans often contained
splits and dirt. a. result Or which
the trade could NOT depend upon the
Quality o. tlle product.
Now tho farmers 10 thelr own
marketing through the asaociatiun.
Sixteen warehouses, properly equipped
with grading and packing machinery,
have been erected The beans apo
carefully graded and then packed n
new. overweight lO0pound barn,
which ars neatly sswed and branded.
The association demands clean carr
from the railroad. and II loadlnx the
sewed ends Of the sacks face one way,
The association believes ID the bnreau
Of markets. proved theory TINT when
buyer throws open the door ~ car
M II Instantly impressed n the con-
tents present Z clean, orderly appear.
ance. The New Mexico association
has hoo members and marketed 80
carloads Of beans last year. II 10 con.
sfantly calling On the hureau u
markets for assistance. which II cheer
fully given.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
Town Of Norman

j. A. Ogilvie made a business
trip to Bruno last Saturday.
F. Darnell is busy hauling
cordwood TO Bruno these days.
Henry Inhofer called at the
Darnell home one day last week.
Raymond Wilde spent Sunday
afternoon at the F. Darnell home.
Mrs. Art Wood and children
spent Tuesday at the Grin Eaton
home.
Mrs. Art. Sandgren spent Sum-
day at the Charles Sandgren
home.
Mrs. C. Wilde called at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Ed Pc
terson last Friday.
Miss Correne Sandgren gave a
birthday party Sunday. A larg,
number Of her friends were pres
ent.
There will be Sunday school
at the Messenger school house
Sunday at two o'clock and church
at 3 o'clock.
Gilbert Ogilvie came over from
Shell Lake. Wis.,, last week to
spend a few days with his par
ents and friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
H0ULAvA HAS SPREAD
AN " DESOlATION OVER

, OHSOtAAIlON Owl
FERTILE HAWAIIAN LAND.
-Aiilions Of tons Of lava. which
nave been pouring from the
great volcano Of Kilauea during
the past three mouthA have
buried approximately twenty
nve square miles Of country IN.
der . coating averagtng 100
FEET IN thickness. The great
nowa, streaming In every dlrec-
tien from their source In the old
rfft of 1863 still are moving
slowly forward aud at one point
are within two miles OF the 80.
and twelve miles from the foun-
tain head.
The gllttering foods e Grim
son lava are coming from the
southern flank al Kilauea. What
was formerly q quiet expanse
OF sandy waste, dotted with
green oases. now II q smoking
tract of ruin and des0latiou. A
few charred fragments mark the
sites Of former forests buried
deep beneath the torrents Of
molten stone elected By the
volcano.
Trained observers who have
watched Kilauea for many years
say that II IL extremely difIicult
to fiud their way about or pick
OUT the old landmarks. Where.
In former days, stretched the
level sandy plain. plentifully
sprinkled with olivines and vol
CAME rock, now there rises n
lava dome three miles In length
and upwards Of 90 feet In
height.
Yelling from an earthquake
rift. flows have piled on top OF
flows the crest creased by hot.
cherry red cracks some Of which
emit gus flames. At the sum-
NIT OF the dome is large lake
Of lava, nearly half q mile In
length. having an average
breadth Of 800 yards. From the
surface Of the lake lava foun-
tains are continually playing.
Evidences Of tremendous de-
struction are to be found In the
section where the lower forests
used to stand. Tall CHA trees.
now charred wrecks. but In some
cases still burning. rise fOrlorn-
" amid the general des0lation.
In one place there Ia to be
seen the remnant Of a heavy
stone wall. which, before the
last flows started. marked the
boundary OF the Kapapala ranch.
The moving lava surged against
the wall. pushed 1t over and
buried the greater length Of II
under the molten food.
The stretch Of country across
which the present lava streams
are moving Is mass Of under
the-surface tubes and tunnels
formed by old flows. mostly In
the great eruption OF 1868. The
present molten rivers, running
through these and entering
sealed eaverns are continually
blowing up the cavern roofs with
loud explosions and showers III
red-hot rock. which make de-
tailed. examination hazardous.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
SYSTEMS or FEEDING FOWLS
Danger Of Bowel Trouble LsSsensd
Whsrs "ory" Plan 10 Ussd--
Also saves Labor.

There are two systems In nse for
the feeding Of fowls, In one of which
all tire feed IL given dry md In the
other Of which Que or more of the
daily feeds consists Of a molstened
mash. For convenience they may be
termed the "dry-feed" aud the mash"
systems. although In the dvy-feed sys-
TEN dry mash In often fed. Dry
feeding Ia used by many where II u
not convenient to make and feed .
molstened mash. The grentest advan-
iages tn be derived from the dry sys-
tenn are the saving 0f labor and the
lessened danger Of bowel trouble re-
sulting from sloppy or sOured inashes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Painted wood marked aud stained
may be cleaned with tea leaves. After
the tea has been made and used. take
the leaves from the pot and place in
basin. Pour boiling water over them
and let them remain In this for ten
minutes. Dip clean piece ri flannel
IN the liquid end rub over the stained
pieces. WheiT the marks have been
emovesi the surface sh9uIsh he rubbed
rim dry cloth md an arId~ation of
liquid vaseIiDe applied. Rub This. 10
20 the 1nai eject 10 not greasy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
A Difference.

Hiram" said Mrs. COrntVssel.
what bandwago.. are you going to
ride on r
"MehItabea." was the reply. Il know
how ! SIN g0in' 10 vote. but won't b.
fiOurishin' on any bandwag0n. am
not sufficiently prominent to have Z
seat and BIZ examined by the admiFins
pOpulace. I'm only one ~ the fellsrp
that are supposed to be proud and
happy II they are invited to climb
down every now end then and cruhi<
ND the car"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
Hls .AdIrendae,xa.~

Following ~ FROM thS San Diego
(Cal.) UniSn:
Here In m actual Happening at .
San Diego homo this week. a boy
came home and said that the pupii6
were Ill examined IN his room. His
mother asked him Whist ths political
M.D.s said. He replied: They told
some Ut ihesS TO wear glasses. som&
Of them TO have their teeth fixed and
some - have their Adirondaeks cet
ont 80
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

When was : small eirt hsarA
a good deal about the devil. and ny
curiosity was keeniy aroused. 0n4
day my grandmother t4ok mo % town
on shopping expedition, and Sudden
" missing me. she looked back There
I was. sprawied face downward On
IN iron grating In the sidewalk, anx !
iously peering through the bars. On
being questioned. announced that &
wanted to see Satan. Il had alway1
been given to understand that the In.
fernal regions were under The earth. y
Chicago Tribune.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Another new and growing work akin
to forestry. is tree Surgery. Ihis was
originated by nm Ohio man. who now
maintains school to train his work
ers, all OF whom find employment with
the company at the satisfactory com
LECTION Of the course. This work IL
interesting. scientific, well paid. and
gives boy a wholesome oui-of-doD
ife.--BOys' Life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
How Scouts May Aid Tree census

tree census in every state ut the
same time the 1920 population count
is made Is advocated by officials Of
the American Forestry association.
The census OF trees TO determine the
extent Of American forests. both In
the country and In towns and cities.
may be begun.
Block by block" listing including
the size and variety OF the tree. may
be done by Boy Scouts and children.
under supervision Of civic leaders.
Planting Of memorial trees. II 10 be-
lieved, will swell The figures by many
Thousands.
Planters will register new trees with
the association. which will also keep
the census records taken by chill
dren and scouts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

A lady h decollete besotsd ~
bolshsviki q dinner II washingtoa.
why" she cried. '.the latsst nows
from Russia u that thsja euse are ~.
iAg the very clothes "a ths woaon'd
Racks"
senator Joi.ason u Califoenla joseed
around the tab,s with s1nllo. AllaAs
ladies' gowns we're decol1ete. IN the
hack this decollstags wes Especially
marked.
The bolsheyika." 10 said. @woul6a'e
md much 70 nell At : fashioaabla
American dinner party. wOuld theyr'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Brazilian coconuf palms Tive from
$40 10 700 years. anh the date palm
from 900 tn .aD years. On the Mount
of Olives. Jersisainm. there are olive
trees kpown To have been h0urisiiing
~ iHs;
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Still. It Is a sweetly solemn Thought
That one can, II one must, GET along
without sugar.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Shouldn't there be an amendment tn
the constitution making crap shooting
q federal Offense?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Consider. too, how the sugar short
age has embittered the young NE o'
me matutinal grapefruit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

There Is probably no truth In the
r"morsthat sugar and coal are helhs
sold by apOthecary weight.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

1t doesn't cost much for fellow 10
nave his friends urge him to De
candidate for Office.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Jazz music is said to be dying. Inds'
ing by the noise 1t is suffering terribly
In the process.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Another way 70 cure bolsheyism Is
ny surgery. the amputation beginning
right behind the ears.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

In politics men and women should
ne neither Capitalists nor iaboreFs'
ihey should be Americans.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

n notA In my engagement h0Ok,
the absent.ninded professor remarked,
- fOemornndum Tuesday. lglw
Chaser wedding Evid~nfly Mlss
Chaser II 70 b. married. sEd II Ass1ra
to attend. but for the life of M can't
think who Il n ste n TO marry.
why. John. you ays to parry ~
youryeifl"
"Oh. nh. yes, n eoursef wander
'ul memory you have. my dear siatcr.~
n Point
r am told. Mrs. ThrigAn. yoae
husband 10 very strong 10 his coovIc-
tons"
"Yis. son. bst he's wake n his
head"
Hot Stun. i;
Teacher-An abstract & pm y 60
thing you can sec but tanx eOne1k
Nov. Winnie. give me ~ e<acsple.
wnIie-A scdrbSt Dolgss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Most Of the Injuries. and many o.
RI. s.-coIled comforts Of life, are no.
only no, indispensable but positive
hIndrouce. 10 the elevation Of man
kind With respect 10 Injuries ant
comforts the wisest have ever iivef
. more simple and meagre life thar
the poor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Habit is he approximation "t the
animal system to he organic v y
. confession, 20 .ai'rTr>in the hieoesi
fpnc,jnn of belng. which 'nsc'v's T.
,ernet,aI ,etermination. IN fun view
of all existing circumstances.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

:, is yaur ,lnty 10 he cheerful anS
min, IA. ~, Ssln.s bestowed on you
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

To he perpetually longing ana 'n.
,,.,;o,,Iy DESTROYS of anything. so that
Won cannot abstain from II. Is TO lost
cour liberty. and to become slave
20 meat. drink or smoke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

There is enough In the world 70
oo,nn!ain about and find fault with
u Won have the disposition. You often
ve, on a hard and uneven road. but
with cheerful spirit you NAV Walk
therein with great comfort AMI come
~ rho end ri your journey in peace
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

The ordinary healthy man Is quite
r,,ouscious Of the existence OF his
own physical mechanism. 1t is the
last thing he thinks about. This l.
,,ar,Iv dup Ia the fact that he ~
healthy. but his health in ifs turn II
nar,,y dne 10 the fact that he does not
worry about his interior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
RULING ON DELEGATES
AFFECTS THOMPSON
Chicago Mayor Among Those Who
Face Contests for Seats At
Republican Convention

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE right of
oversize delegations to the reppb-
lican national convention, elected by
several states, to sit in the meeting
will be decided by the contest COM
mittee.
Examination today Of the conven-
ton call dfscloses that it provides
that contests shall be deemed to exist
wherever a state elects more dele
gates than provided for by the call.
Mayor William Hale Thompson. re-
publican national committeeman from
Illinois, is among those whose right
to sit on the states big eight" will
be contested. The republican state
convention chose a big ten" instead
|of the eight delegates at large to
each Of the ten four-ffths Of a vote.
Missouri. Oklahoma. Arkansas. Ne
vada and Virginia have elected double
delegations. with half vote each, and
Texas Is said to be planning the same
action.
AS result of the national commit
tees ruling the fight between Mayor
Thompson and Gov. Frank O. Lowden
| may be injected into the convention.
but Thompson and Corporation Coun-
sci Ettelson were added to the gov
case comes before the contest COM
mittee. political leaders today pre-
dicted, Thompson and Ettelson would
be forced into the position of minority
delegates fighting the Lowden eight
| for seats.
| L. w. Henley, secretary Of the con-
vention committee, arranged for only
1884 seats for delegates and a similar
number for alternates, and no more
can be seated. he said. Only enough
badges will be provided for the dele
gates provided for by the call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
CONNECTICUT DELEGATES
SEEM TO FAVOR LOWDEN
Single Exception in Fourteen Votes
to Be Cast at Chicago May Go
to Hiram johnson.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Nay Is (Spe.
ciaD.-Indications are that the Con-
necticut delegation to the republican
national convention will have a ma
jority for Gov. Frank o. Lowden OF
Illinois for President. with the pos
sible result that twelve. if not thir-
teen, of the fourteen votes will be
cast for I.owden after all first pref
erences" have been voted at Chicago.
be John T. King of Bridgeport. re-
firing Connecticut member of the ma
tional committee, who is believed to
be for Senator Hiram johnson of
California
On the states delegation to the
democratic national convention nine
of the fourteen are believed to be
for Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer and one for McAdoo. with
four undecided. Thomas J. Spellacy
Of Hartford, an assistant to Palmer.
is one of the delegates at large, and
it is he that is largely responsible
for the majority for Palmer. He tried
to make the delegation solid for his
chief by putting through unit rule
vote in the state convention. but II
was defeated in the resolutions conn
mittee.
Gov. Lowden is to make a speech
in this city Tuesday before the Hart
ford division Of the Sons Of the
American Revolution. 1t will be the
second appearance Of presiden tia!
candidate in the state during the
present campaign, Butler having APP
peared in New Britain in FEBRUARY.
Senator Johnson has Cancelled an en-
gagement to speak in Bridgeport.
Where he Is said to have considerable
support in the big factories.
H. I. HORTON.