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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20

(By Editor B.iornson.)


No nation will live up to its
best, nor long endure. that does
not enjoy the leadership of edu-
Gated men.
Practical politicians may laugh
at what they call the academic
ideas of the schoolmasters.
They may tell you that all
these beautiful theories are but
as so much mist in which is re-
Elected the rainbow Of the ideal,
and which vanishes into nothing
ness the moment that the winds
of adversely sweep over the hills
and the valleys of national life.
The practical farmer, the prac-
teal business man and the prac-
teal politician will tell you thai
what they want is the thing chat
brings results in bread and but
ter.
They will tell you that the
ideal does not appeal to them.
They want education to be
such as will best fit the boy and
TIE girl for life and by fitting
them for life they mean httlne
them for the race for riches.
Their idea of education is tc
take the pupil and pass over n:n
the magnet of commerciallsn
and thus charge him with The
current of the age that he mn,
attract filings Of gold. You nav,
seen the little horseshoe shape
steel. bar. the little toy that W.
commonly call magnet. Thu
magnet has had the power Of tn
loadstone artificially communlcet
ed to it and SO it attracts fci'
period as does the loadstonc.
| Our practical age has bees
passing our school systems unde
the loadstone of utllitarlanism il
Fan effort to charge the produc
with the power to attract wealth
There is not a school in tn
land but has been invaded Wit
this idea of fitting the pupil IL
the business Of making a living
We believe that every boy ;W'
girl should be fitted for the bus
ness Of making a living.
We believe that that yer
thing is one of the prime dutie
that the parent generation owe
to its posterity,
But making a living is not a
of life.
Some of the men who have b,
queathed to the world the gran,
est and the most priceless thing
that it owns have died of starv;
, ton.
E We despise the idea of "a liz
, ing" being the end of life.
Better. a thousand times. nevt
TO have been born than to hay
been born Just to make a Twin,
We can not conceive of a lii
, with that as the sole end in vie
!, as being worth the end in viey
|
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20

Read the Ads. It Pays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20
FARM BUREAU ELECTS
HOLLAND PRESIDENT


fContinued from r 2e y
lund. Brook Park: Aug. Wick
strom. Pine City; |. A. Ecklund,
Askov: l.. L. Musser, Brook Park;
Phil Wood. Brook Park: r. Down
ing, Pine City.
1t was necessary to elect the
directors at the annual meeting
this year as the units are now
under organization and not com,
pleted in more than half of the
county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20
OLD LICENSE STILL GOOD
Your Auto Tag~ Mark-! 1919
1920 Coed Until Action OF
Legislature Enicrrc>
Amendment.

A great many motor vehicle
owners have been wondering
what would become Of them If
they secured no new license tag
for their cars after the first Of
the year, when the 19lS-19-20 IL
cense expired. There has been
considerable amount of specu-
lation in regard to this, and
some aXiety but a letter recent
ly sent out by Attorney General
Hilton makes all clear and indi-
Gates that the old licenses will
be good until needed legislation
is passed by the present session
of the Minnesota legislature.
That there would be some nee
essary time elapse after the close
of 1920. and before the new law
could be framed and passed was
anticipated by the members OF
/ the 1919 legislature. To care for
this contingency. a law was
passed. known as Chapter 134
Laws of 1919. which provides
that present licenses shall be con.
sidered good until the needed lie,
gislation to make the good roads
amendment effective shall have
beeN passed. A letter to Attor
ray General Clifford l.. Hilton
brought the following reply:
1T is provided by Chapter 134
Laws of 1919, that all licenses IS
sued by the end of the year 1921
are extended until the legisla
ture. during the 1921 session
shall make provision for the re
licensing of motor vehicles ant
the issuance of newe registration
tags therefor
IF the newspapers of the state
will give general publicity t,
this situation. and each owner o
an automobile having occasion t.
drive beyond the borders of tn,
state will carry with him a news
paper clipping indicating tina
the present license tags are goo,
during the coming year until TIL
legislature shall make provision
for new ones, the situation vii
; be made known in the othe
Estates of the Union and the pres
ent license tags will be respecte,
by them in accordance with tn
usual of comfy
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20

heavens. and in New York they
have denounced the government
with great and singular REGULAR
ty for 1872 years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20

Want Ads in the American
are only lc word per insertion.
Minimum for any one ad &c.
Read the Ads.-lt Pays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20
American Want Ads pay.

Shrubs beautify and protect the
premises.
A hunger strike Is boycott against
the appetite.
Even the biggest fish began life on
a small scale.
The dread Of censure Is the death
blow of genius.
Politics Is generally the defense when
II is an offense.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04
PENFIELD

N. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Naylor are
moving into the tenant house on En-
nest Packard's farm in Chatham. Mr..
Naylor will work for Mr.. Packard
this summer.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nay
lor, Jan. 20, son, weighing 8 pounds.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Welsh
of Litchfield, Jan. %, 9 IL pound
daughter. Mrs. Welsh lived in Pen.
field before her marriage.
Mrs. Esther Hopkins died at the
home of her son M. L. Hopkins, Mon.
day morning about S o'clock, age s.
years. The funeral was held OF
"Wednesday afternoon at the home O
her daughter, Mrs. c. E. Haulk in Ii
Grange.
Ross Luke has purchased the Ber
Keeling farm on North Main street
and will move there as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. Luke is going to build {
garage and repair automobiles.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04
GRANGERBURG

J. G. Indoe, G. 2. Ganyard, Geo.
Dunsha, E. J. Young and Sidney Uhn-
ich are attending Farmers Week in
Columbus.
Miss Daisy Davis from Wooster
spent the weekend with her parents,
F. O. Davis and wife.
Jim Crooks and wife spent Friday
night and Saturday at Walter
Young's, taking in the Mothers club
entertainment at the school house. The
entertainment was surely fine and a
full house attended.
Albert Indoe who made a short
visit in California returned to Me-
dina Monday after a fine trip.
Margaret Henning spent the week
end with her sister, Jean in Seville.
DR.. Reed and wife spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Eugene Man
ning's in Akron.
Fred Ganyard visited in Granger
one day last week.
Don't forget the combined Farm
Bureau and Mothers club meeting at
the school house. Everyone invited.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04
CHIPPEWA LAKE

Mrs. E. F. Moore and daughter Vel.
ma spent the weekend in Barberton
Mrs. J. K. Ritter was in Lodi Satur-
day visiting her niece, who is in the
hospital.
The small pox condition is about
as 1t was last week. There are nc
new cases.
Our schools are closed this week OH
account of the smallpox scare.
Q. K. Derhanmer is the new health
officer for the township.
There is talk again of incorporatin:
our city. We hope it will be decid
ed soon one way or another.
Wednesday is woodchuck day ant
we are wondering if the gentleman
will see his shadow.
A. H. Leohr was in Akron on busi
ness Tuesday.
J. E. Gault and A. D. Miller ar,
in Columbcs this week attendin,
Farmers Week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04

.H. . h . A. ~
Mesdames VIM. Widdinmeyer and
Ed. Neumeyer were callers last
Thursday at their brothers, John
Hitzelberger's.
Geo. Maxworthy and family Of Err
hart spent over the weekend at Lor-
ren Kemp's.
Ed. Kemp and family of York spent
Sunday and Monday at Joe Kemp's.
The Misses Elizabeth Goldman and
Grace Frombach, Carl Frombach and
Richard Lister, motored to Cleveland
TO see Henry Frombach. He is doing
nicely and in tbout two weeks will
be able to come home,, if he continues
to gain.
Fred Griesheimer and family call
! ed Oh his father Sunday afternoon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04

.
Eeveryone is, welcome to the Mont
vile Institute next week, Feb. II and
12. at Grange hall. The 26th year OF
its existance should mean q larger
crowd than usual. The program fol-
lows:
FRIDAY, $3.50 A. M.
Music
| Invocation
Address Of Welcome
Pres. e. s. Koppes
Music
| Programme by the Schools
Talk Miss Constance Hanna
Good Drainage Fundamental to Crop
Production VIM. Med. Stone
| Appointment Of Committees
Music
| Dinner & ~
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04
OBITUARY

Henry Murray died at his home in
Wadsworth on Saturday night, Jan.
22, after an illness from ulcers of the
stomach for about two months. He
was the son of Mr., and Mrs. John
Murray and was born in Wadsworth
Jan. 80, 1883, his age at the time Of
his death being 81 years, II months
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04
ABBEYvILLE

William Gayer, who was SO un-
fortunate as to fall and injure his
back some time ago, is now able to be
out again.
Lawrence Kemp is entertaining the
chicken pox.
Fred Griesheimer, Sr., s returned
home from the hospital Saturday. He
is getting along fine.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04

and % days. His marriage to Miss
Agnes Bevan of Akron occurred in
that city in May 80, 1910. Two daugh-
ters and one son were born to this
union, who with his wife, his father,
two sisters and two half brothers,
survive. Funeral services were held
from his late residence Tuesday af-
ternoon, Jan rs, at 1 o'clock, and in
terment was made in Woodlawn
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04

AFTERNOON SESSION ! P. M. /
Music
Montville School Problems
County Supt. Of Schools, Mr.. Ulery
Music
Reading Violet Dyson
Pleasure and Profits in Improved
Farm Seeds VIM. Med. Stone
Talk District Supt., Mr.. Babcock
Music
FRIDAY EVENING 7:30
Music, Instrumental
Reading Bert Morse
Music
Reading Violet Dyson
Music M
Talk, The American Farm Bureau
Federation or the Farmer to the
Front VIM. Med. Stone
Music
SATURDAY, $3.50 A. M.
Music
Invocation
Cooperative Marketing
T. b. Phillips
Music ,.a NJ.
The Need of Agricultural Lime
VIM. Med. Stone
Music
Reading Violet Dyson
Music
/ Dinner
| SATURDAY, i p. M.
Election of Officers
State Bureau of Markets and the
Farmer T. D. Phillips
Music
Reading Violet Dyson
/ The Need Of Phosphorus in Ohio /,
! Soils VIM. Med. Stone
Talk r. H. Halderson
| Music ~
1 SATURDAY EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK
Concert by Scott's Harmony Jubilee
. Quartet assisted by Miss Helen Tay.
4 lor. aifs,s !. N, tssa. silsa, x,
4 Admission: 25 and Bic. ss;,,s
Music win be furnished by Miss Hell
en- Taylor, the greatest colored soloist
in Northern Ohio, who will be assist
ed by Miss Hazel Heath, an accomp
lished musician, and a humorous read
er, Miss Violet Dyson.
i Officers: Pres, E. s. Koppes; Sec
Mrs. $. H. Hoddinott; Treas. Geo
Rickert.
h Executive Committee: Mr.. an
Mrs. Ira Fleck; Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Clark; Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Jones; MI
and Mrs. Willard Kennedy.
The ladies of the church will serv
dinner and supper both days. 35c.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-02-04

SATURDAY EVENING 5 O'CLOCK
!. Concert by Scott's Harmony Jubilee
Quartet assisted by Miss Helen Tay-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
many has got to De licked because
them Junkers stands in the way Of

many has got to De licked because
progress"
She was calling on Miles and Bea.
early in autumn. They had received
her with cries, with busting of chairs,
and a running to fetch water for cof-
fee. Miles stood and beamed at her.
He fell often and %joyously into his
old i~rrverence about the lords Of
Gopher Prairie, but always-with a
certain difficulty-he added some
thing decorous and ~appreciative.
Lots Of people have come to see
you. haven't they?" Carol limited.
"Why, Be's cousin Tina m in
right along, and the foreman at the
mil, and Oh, we have good times.
Say, take a look at that Bea!
Wouldn't you think she was a canary
bird. to listen to her. and to see that
Scandinavian towheaJ Of hers? But
say, know what she is? She's a
mother hen! Way she fuses over
me-way she makes old Miles wear
a necktie! Hate to spoil her by let
ting her hear it, but she's one pretty
darn. nice-nice- He'll! What do
we care If none Of the dirty snobs
come and call? We've got each
other"
Carol worried about their struggle,
but she forgot it in the stress OF sick
ness and fear. For that autumn she
knew hat a baby was coming, that
at last life promised to be interest
ing in the peril Of the great change.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
Xxx.

The baby was coming. Each
morning she was nauseated, chilly, be-
bragg ed. and certain that she would
never again be attractive; each twi-
light she was afraid. She did not feel
exalted. but unkempt and furious.
The period Of daily sickness craHled
into an endless time of boredom. 1t
about, and she ragged that she. who
had been slim and light-footed,
should have to lean on a stick, and
be heartily commented upon by street
gossips. She was encircled by greasy
eyes. Every matron hinted, Nov
that you're going to be a mother,
deare. you'll get over all these ideas
Of yours and settle down." She felt
that willy-nilly she was being initial
ed into the assembly OF housekeepers;
with: the baby for hostage, she would
" escape; presently she would be
drinking coffee and rocking and talk
ing about diapers.
II could stand fighting them. I'm
used to that. But this being taken
in, being taken as q matter Of course,
I can't stand it-and l must stand
She alternately detestei herself for
o approaching the kindly women,
and detested them for their advice:
%iugubrious hints as to how much, she
would suffer in labor, details Of baby
hygiene based on long experience
and total Misunderstanding, super
stttious cautions about the things she
must eat and read and look at In pre-
natal care for the baby's soul, and
always d pest Of simpering baby-tal
Mrs. Champ Perry BUSTED in to lend
ben Hur," as d preventive OF future
infant immortality. The Widow Bo-
CART appeared trailing pinksh ex-
3~c1ainAtions, and how Is our lovely
little muzxy today! Ny. amt It just
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09

@HRE@A
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E23drHGue5
ALL IN THE GAME.

SO you're scraped your shin and
you've bumped your knee.
AND cure just as sore Is a boy
can be,
And they roughed you there when you
tripped and fell;
but all OF the hurts will soon get
well,
So don't fret over bumps you've had.
for they are all in the game, my lad.
They were stronger than you? Well.
I guess that's true,
For your little body is black and blue.
ANA they tackled hard when you had
the ball
And your shoulder hurts where You
CHANGED t o fall,
And some of them cheated-well,
that's too bad,
But that is all in the game, nv lad.
And you lost the game, but your dad
won't care
Il only f, you tell him your play was
Why. the little hurts will soon be
But the scar Of the cheat stays on
and on, -
So take this truth from your dotinx
dad &4S&s.t
It's better to lose than to cheat, my
lad.
Some S Sey.i T i,aa you're older grown.
You must stand to hurts of al sorer
kind;
Men WI oatter and bruise and cheat
And they'll stoop to things that YOU
mustn't do.
But you still must smile when your
heart Is sad.
For that's all a part Of life's game.
my lad.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
RATES ON CORDWOOD.,

Northern Minnesota people are interesting
themselves in securing, if possible, a reduction of
railway rates on cordwood shipments. The effort
will be watched with sympathetic interest by people
of North Dakota, to whom the cordwood supply is
d matter of considerable moment. 1t is a we'll
known fact that in the timber country of northern
Minnesota, there is an immense quantity of timber
available for fuel, and the fuel demands of the
prairie districts are too we'll known to need any ex-
PLANTATION. But the fuel remains in the Minnesota
forests and the North Dakota people are buying
coal at prohibitive prices, largely because of the
high rates on wood shipments. 1t is stated that the
owners of the timber tracts are anxious to market
their wood and that they can obtain a sufficient
supply of labor at satisfactory prices, but they are
debarred from the market because of the railway
rates. Lower rates would mean the prosecution
Of an important industry, the realization from a
valuable natural resource of funds which are urg-
emily needed, the employment Of large quantity Of
labor which otherwise will remain idle, and the fur
nishing of desirable fuel to those who need it at
moderate prices. For these reasons, the efforts of
those who are trying to obtain lower rates for this
class of freight should not only be watched with
interest from this end, but should be given all the
support possible. The subject is one which de-
mands not only interest but active effort.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
THE OPEN DOOR AND PEACE.

Gradually there is coming about a better I'M
derstanding of the fact that the problem of the open
door and the problem of peace are inextricably as
ISOLATED. One of the most fruitful causes of war in
the past has been the desire of nations to possess
themelves Of special privileges in distant parts of
the earth, which privileges they have obtained and
enjoyed through the use of political authority over
backward and partially developed peoples.
The world is coming to a realization of the fact
that no matter how backward a race may be, it has
rights which must be respected and it must not be
made the subject of exploitation by those who are
more advanced, more intelligent, and more power
full. When this fact is given full recognition, and
there rs a definite understanding that political att
thority over races whose capacity for self govern
mcnt has not yet been developed, does not carry
with it monopolistic rights over the labor, the in
dustries, and the natural resources of such peoples,
but is merely an administrative authority consti-
tuting a sacred trust to be administered in the in
terest of the race Immediately affected, and on
terms of equality toward all the races of the world,
one of the most fertile causes of war will have been
removed.
If we can reach an understanding that the door
of China is in actual effect to be open at all times
and under all circumstances, to all the nations of
the world for purposes of legitimate trade, there
will have disappeared the chief incentive to the ex-
ercising of political control over China or any part
of it. When it becomes established that political
control over a remote island does not carry with it
monopohstic privileges over the industries and the
trade originating in that island, but is merely a
trust to be carried out in the interest of the local
inhabitants and that trade privileges must be en-
joyed and shared, and shared alike, with all the
other nations, there will be no race for first place in
the control of such territories.
These facts are of course truisms which have
been stated over and over again, but it has remain
ed tor the organization of the armament conference
at Washington and it's discussion of far eastern af-
fairs to bring these facts squarely and impressively
before the attention of the world. The prospect is
that out Of this conference will grow among other
things, a keener appreciation of the rights of the
smaller peoples and also of the equal rights of other
peoples to the enjoyment of whatever advantages
there are in fair, legitimate foreign trade.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF MAIN STREET?

Is 1t a true picture of life In a
small town in the northwest?
Are the people 1t describes real
people?
The Herald wants to know what
its readers think of Sinclair Lewis
story and is going to offer $50 in
prizes to find out.
HOW TO WIN A PRIZE
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aid, telling whether or not you
think the story gives . true pic
ture Of life in Gopher Prairie"
and just why you have formed the
opinions you express. 3
To the writer who gives the best
reason for Whatever opinion he "
she has formed, we will give a
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and for the next seven best letters
prizes of 81 each.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
INDIA.

During his present visit to Grand Forks Mr..
Miller, of the Y. M. C.. A. force in India, is giving
some very interesting information concerning that
interesting land which is so little known to most
western people. Perhaps no illustration which he
has used presents more forcefully the stagnant con-
dition to Indian life than his description of the ag-
r%icultural methods employed in the Punjaub, the
great wheat raising district, of India. There, like
his ancestor of more than $500 years ago, the peas
ant reaps his grain, handful by handful, with a
sickle, spreads it upon the earthen threshing floor
and drives his muzzled OK round and round over it
Until the grain is loosened, and has his wife toss
shaf and grain into the air to separate the grain
from the chaf by means of the passing breeze.
While in the western world there has been the
constant change due to the invention of new de-
vices and the employment. of new methods, the In
dian peasant has remained unchanged. Many fore
es have operated to c~rystalize Indian life into al
most irnr1ovable form. Temperament, density of
population, poverty, and other causes have con
tributed, but undoubtedly the most important cause
Of all has been the persistence of the caste system,
under which the status of the individual is fixed
beyond the possibility of important change short of
abandonment of everything which has made up his
life, and with which he has been associated.
Students, observers and workers are agreed on
thu point. Everywhere is there recognition that
TIL caste system is the one thing which, more than
aisy other, stands in the way Of enlightenment and
adyanccnent. Yet ii is also recognized that the
csste system IS so thoroughly a part OF the natives
life 30 81 separablc a part Of his religion, that efforts
toseradicAtc ~ nnustsbc made cautiously and tact
VIZ %X H - MN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
Was On Guard When
Lincoln Was Shot;
Dies AT Devils Lake

Devils Lake. N. D., Dec. 8.-Funer-
al services were held here for Samuel
Elliott. 81, Civil war veteran, who wse
on guard In Washington, D. CD when
President Lincoln was assassinated.
Mr.. Elliott enlisted in 1851 INF Cone
pany D. Second Wisconsin yolunteers,
and remained In service until thA Close
of the a g fought three days at
tho Battle Of Gettysburg and WIS
wounded three times. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09

fully. Three hundred million people are not to be
moved suddenly from the customs to which they
have been welded, and attempts to hurry the pro-
cess would lead to disaster.