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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11
Aslov

Holger E. Petersen went to
Minneapolis Sunday to secure
employment.
Jens P. Bic left Wednesday for
Duluth. expecting to 60 on up
into the woods to work for the
winter.
Mrs. F. Clarey Nielsen left
Sunday for Tyler on account CT
the serious illness of her father
who is quite advanced in age.
Miss Mabel Pearson left yes
terday for Duluth to secure EN-
ployment. Her sister. Astrid,
has been employed there for
some time.
VIM. H. Barnick. Henry Petry
and two sons and Henry Darsow
from over Finlayson way, were
| in Askov Saturday to attend the
annual meeting of the Pine
County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company.
Albert Hedin, about "a years
old, and living with his mother
northeast of town. came home
yesterday from a lumber camp
feast of Bruno. infected with small
pox. The home has been quarin
tined and members of the family
as well as neighbors vaccinated
The local Rebekah and Ode
Fellow lodges had public install
lation of officers last night a
the d. B. S. hall. John A. Jacob
sen, Svend Petersen. Fred Han
sen, C. M. Nelson, Hans G.. Lar
sen, Louis p. Jensen and Ottt
Madsen acted as installing off
GERS and performed the worl
nicely. The ceremonies of install
lation lasted two hours afte
which a good lunch was enjoyed
Quite a number of visitors wer'
present. At the luncheon table
a few short talks were given.
! The Askov Band held their an
nual election of officers Tuesda,
evening which resulted as fol
lows: President. Thorvald Jen
sen; vice president, Albert Sor
ensen; secretary. Herluf Rasmus
sen; treasurer, Hans Mosb@k
revisors, Albert Sorensen and FL
mer Sorensen: director, H. Peter
lsen; and assistant director, Car
E. Sorensen. The weekly rehear
sails will continue as usual o.
| Tuesday evenings at the tow
hall. The next joint rehearsa
with the Sandstone Band prepa
ratory for a big concert in bot
villages, will be held at Asko
Tuesday evening, Jan. 23rd. il
the D. B. S. hall.
i L. c. Petersen was in Mime
apolis Friday where he attende
a state wide meeting Of banker
and farmers called for the pun
pose of discussing what could b
done to better conditions in agri
culture. Among other things
memorial was sent to congress
asking them to stabilize grail
prices. The idea is to get a fai
price for the product and let TIL
government take care Of tn
surplus as best it can in case sa
tisfactory trading relations arr
not established with European
countries. If prices on manufac
etured articles do not come dow,
to normal the prices on farm pro
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges
etc. for the purpose OF announcing
meetings where no admission is TO
be charged. such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for pecuniary gain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Askov Live Stock Shippers will
ship a carload as soon as enough
consignments have been re-
ceived. Notify J. p. Sorensen or
Hans H. Sorensen, shipper.
25w18-tf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Ungdomsmede Sondag Aften
den 14de Jan. Kirkens Undersal.
Pastor S. d. Rodholm taller. KAT
fe serveres for 15c per Kop.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

For Sale--Bull calves milk
strain Short horn. Some big
enough for service. Price $50.
Smaller ones cheaper. Pedigree
furnished with every calf. Call
on or write F. w. Stepan. Willow
River, Mimi. 33wl9-3t.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

The Vilstad Swedish Ladies'
Aid meets at the home of Mrs.
Chas. G. Lindstrom, Thursday,
Janury IS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

For Service now have a
registered Poland China boar. big
bone type, for service at my
placer. w. Pembleton. Willow
River, MINI. 25wl9-2t$
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Wood For Sale Popple, split,
kitchen stove lengths. s. per
triple box delivered in Askov.-
Hermansen Bros. 17w18-2t.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Gudstjeneste Kirken Sendag
d. ii. Jan. Form. XII 1890. Alter
gang. S. D. Rodholm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Annual meeting of the North
Star Farmers Club at their hall,
Friday evening, Jan. IL. Election
of officers.-C. Flint, Sec.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

For Sale--My 40 acre farm. 81
miles from Askov. For further
information apply to Frede Stot-
trup, Askov. 18w1S-2t.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Scout meeting Monday eve
ming at the school house.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Good Book where needed Rsv.
Ramseyer haa bean In that work
q years and spendA much Of his
time visiting lumber caInpA sai-
lors and he like.
A collection Of so was taken
up At the Askov meeting TO help
the good work along.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

Lost--A bunch Of keys at
Sturgeon Lake dance Pavilion
about August LIST. Finder please
notify l. B. McNelly. Bruno,
MIMI. for reward. 25wl9-lts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11
Want Column

RAIE-l cent ~ WseA Dos onaes.
t1oA MDnomum = sentn
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11

For Sale Stack of clover hay.
about Ave tons; price $4O.--Carl
F. Jorgensen. Box l3l. Askov.
25wl9-lt
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Educated Men Go Wrong at 40
Jealousy Sends Women Astray.

An investigator Johns Hopkins finds that college
graduates proportion their numbers land in prison
often as humby educated brothers Lawyers lead
college their number Of prison records Doctors
come next Educated have advantage They rarely
serve two Uneducated go back to prison
peatedly
Usually educated keep out Of prison until forty
later failure leading crime Ninety per Of all
educated criminals church members That will surprise
and grieve you.
Also the that clergymen in proportion their
bers almost doctors and lawyers in law
breaking is most amazing.
All Johns Hopkins statistics shocking and
prsng Surprising Also to those that look science with
some suspicion is that ONE college professor
highly trained scientist is to be found in prison
Educated MEN usually in jail for forgery other
kinds of financial cheating profit college edu
cation rarely prison except for murder and jealousy
back of the murder usually Cruel the grave jealousy
wipes out education.
And by the the prisoners in California in
Hopkins experts studying 1000 prison cases.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

y HAVE just been reading i
new French translation OF
Polybius's History" which.
though written In Greek by
Greek, had for its subject the
Roman conquest of the world.
this great work Is the story of
HannibaI's singIe-handed war with
Rome. which has fired the mag.
tic admiration Of hundreds OF thou
sands of readers during the more
than two thousand years ELAPSED
since that marvellous struggle oc-
Cured. Polybius was born while
was yet in Italy, and he became
personally acquainted with many
Romans who had played q lead
ing part in that desperate war.
IL is interesting to recall that
Polvbius' book Gin transiationl
was the one which Napoleon, pris-
oner at st. Helena, desired above
ali others to have sent to him
from Europe. And when at last.
through all obstacles, 1t arrived.
ne H6IZ60 Ills CtSIG4<5A ~ ~ 0CNA Will
him and read 1t all night. What
a sight to have seenthe fallen
Napoleon reading about Hannibal!
Why should people waste their
time, and get themselves misled.
by reading historical novels"
when there are original books
like this, contemporary with. or
close to, the events treated Of?
The reason Is largely such e one
as these readers may not like to
be told Of; 1t is lack Of magma
ton on their part. If you can
not get vivid mental picture of
George Washington or Abraham
Lincoln, or Napoleon BOnaparte,
or Oliver Cromwell. or the en-
peror Nero. or Belisar1us the gem
eral, or Julius Caesar, or Hannibal.
without having them put together
with more or less stupid "char-
acters'' into a novel. where fool
ish words and acts are ascribed
to them, and their great fame Ii
dragged down to serve the petty
purposes of q tale. then you are
wanting in imaginative power.
In few pages, a few sentences,
Polybius has pictured Carthage
as all the elaborate frivolity OF
Flaubert's vaunted ''Salammbo"
fails to do. I have met people
who had learned all that they
knew about CoFtez's conquest Of
Mexico from a novel by Lew
wallace. They had never tasted
the delights Of Prescott's history,
which, even as q story, il in.
comparably superior.
Over and over In. his work POI
lybius insists upon saying that
the true method Of writing his
tory is to describe the causes, the
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
OPERA STARS
HERE EQUAL
EUROPE'S

THICAG Drowned in the
hum, buzz and road of the
big cities and In the croak-
ing Of frogs in the country are
operate voices every bit as good
as those in Spain, Italy, France,
Germany, Austria, or Hungary.
Such is the conviction of
Myrna Sharlow, Chicago CIVIC
Opera soprano, discovered by the
noted Campanini, who told inter-
viewers that America was so
busy rumaging around in Europe
for it's opera talent that 1t couldn't
see the wealth of material 1t
had under its very nose.
She impaired the confidence
in telling why she hoped some
day to acquire a million dollars.
1t is not that she yearns for
diamond studded motor cars or
palaces too good for kings. Miss
SharIow would use such wealth,
she said, to search for talent
among budding young American
artists who must endure slavery
to earn the means or acquiring
artistic education and finish. She
1anc10S she WOuIO cSIdU4lSn OH
endowment fund which would pay
overdue rents and buy necessary
shoes for students.
America is rich in talent" she
said in an interview. There are
thousands of young people of
artistic bent, longing for careers
to which their gift entities Lnem,
vet broken in the days tight
for bread and clothing.
Everywhere you see people
of promise running their health
as they try to make a living and
at the same time study for a ca
reer."
That is not her imagination,
either, that pictures these things.
She is familiar with America by
virtue of Kentucky birth. Miss
Sharlow knows Europe, too. She
returned recently to the Chicago
Opera after three years abroad,
most of which time was spent on
the Island of Capri. From 1t she
commuted by boat to Naples for
her studies. She has spent four
years with the Chicago Opera
Company.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
~ CCENTRICITY of ideas and
conduct has made many
A woman notorious and q few


~ woman notorious and q few
notable.
But the woman who has at
tanned both these ends through
being different" Is q rare crea-
ture indeed-so rare that but one,
perhaps, in all the history OF
womankind stands out as both
notorious and notable.
She Is Lady Hester Stanhope,
an English woman. Although
nearly hundred years have gone
by since her death, her name
seldom is mentioned without the
significant word eccentric"
Lady Hester was the niece Of
the great statesman, William Pitt
with whom she resided all her
life.
Probably it was due to the
curious sympathy existing be-
tween her and a young and gay
stepmother that the noblewoman
developed a code Numerically
opposed to most Of the conven-
tons Of her day. She was ener-
seuc and impulsive and COM
pIetely disdainful Of social usage.
nevertheless, she prided herself
on her noble birth. Furthermore,
she lacked such balance as might
nave been hers through well d.
rected education.
Upon the death Of Pitt, she re-
celVed pension of about $500
annually-considered fortune
IN the late seventeen hundreds.
Immediately upon becoming
thus independent. Lady Hester
moved herself and all her posses
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

reasons and the enchantment 81
its events. This - obvious; the
statement is q commonplace; but
not many historians have lived
up to the principle az this old
Greek scholar and thinker did.
His history Of the Romans, az far
as we still have It, IL better than
any that a Roman wrote, while Il
seems perfectly Just to the Roman
nation and people.
One can easily see why Ma
poleon liked to read Polybius: It
was evidently because Of the his.
torian's thoughtful. logical method.
IT." he says, we neglect TO seek
out the causes, the means, the
intentions and the consequences.
whether they be fortunate or un-
fortunate, Of every event, history
becomes nothing more than play
and serves not at 81 for the in.
struction Of this reader; Il dis
tracts for the moment, but people
derive from II absolutely no
profit for the future"
Polybfus was writing practically
a world history for the time COW
cred, and he powerfully urges the
superiority Of that kind Of history
In revealing the essential connec-
ton OF all important human events.
{ "In history" he writes, nothing
is more necessary than to establish
the consequences OF fact, the cir
cuTnstances which accompanied Il,
and, above all, It's causes. Thus.
we find the origin Of the war OF
Antiochus in that Of Philip, OF the
- ToHatlf,. - IInr4Vafnfor
and Of the war OF Hannibal In that
of Sicily; and wc perceive that the
numerous and varied incidents
which occurred I'm the interval all
tended toward the same end. AL
this can be found and learned in a
universal history. but not in those
devoted to the recital Of each single
war"
History is, perhaps. the mast
enlightening and broadening Of
all the studies handled and pre-
scented in our schools. IT would
take a genius to teach IL as IL
should be taught-not an ordi.
nary genius, who is apt to be
injuriousIy prejudiced, but q
genius such as the perusal Of the
fragments of his great work.
1000 years after 1t was written.
suggests that Polybius the Area
dian was. And the reader Of his
history Is continually impressed
by the essential uniformity Of
human motives, desires, anibi.
tons and methods in all the ages
OF the world. We are not 90
different from the ancients as we
fondly think we are. 1t Ii that
fact that gives history ita i'm.
mense value. as well 40 tn un-
dying interest.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

UTHAT dire offense from
" amorous causes springs;
w What mighty contests rise
from trivial thingsEPope.
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness
makes
Error a fault and truth dis
courtesy.-Herbert.
Curiosity in children nature has
provided to remove that ignorance
they were born with. which, with
out this busy inquisitiveness, will
make them dull.
It isn't your position, but your
disposition that makes you happy
or unhappy.
If you want to succeed in the
world you must make your own
opportunities as you go on. The
man who waits for some seventh
wave to toss him on dry land will
find that the seventh wave is q
long time coming.
A mans value and progress in
this life must be measured, not by
what he gets outwardly, but by
what he gains inwardly.
Brevity is the soul Of wit, and
tediousness the limbs and outward
flourishes.
There is only one sort Of love,
but a thousand different copies
of it.
Those who are incapable Of COM
hitting great crimes do not easily
suspect others of them.
In order to be applauded for
what we do, we must not too
much applaud ourselves.
We are fond of conversing with
those we love. Why, therefore,
cannot man, who loves himself so
well, remain a moment with him.
self?
The great business of man Is
to improve his mind and govern
his manners-all other projects
and pursuits, whether in our
power to compass or not, are only
amusements.
Copyright, 1923. by Newspaper Featur
Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
MRoRNING hung a moist, gray
NV curtain against the win
i" 1ox.yu Tshrn,10h AZ trees

N FORMING hung moist, gray
NV curtain against the win
4v1 dows. Through 1t trees
doomed hike specters. It was al
most as IL the river beyond the htH
had overlooked the country. When
you looked upward toward glow
that you knew for the sun you felt
as IL you were seeing It through
''Beastly fog" complained one
Of the women. ''Chills you fright
fully and takes out your wave!
"oh. I don't know" unused the
other. "Have you noticed how
much Il seems like chiffon where
1t winds through the brancnesI
Sort Of jewe1ed, too. with drops or
moisture. I rather like 1t myselt.
I overheard their conversation
while we waited for the eight-seven
into the city, and was interested
enough to take the seat just BACK
of them in the train l love con-
trasts.
The first woman was q harmony
In brown and gold. Her embroid-
cred coat and fur scarf ana daring
little hat were tasteful as anything
ever turned out by Fifth avenue.
Her grooming was exquisite.
But the discord Of selfishness
was in her face.
She kept her eyes turned inside
the train-toward what other wonl-
en- CHANGED to wear, 1t seemed 10
me. she appeared to be apprais-
ing, adisapproving. If ever she
Glanced through the window at the
sweep of hills, autumn red and gold
under the fog. 1t was with utter
boredom.
She had a newspaper in her
hands. but she only glanced at
headlines and put it down without
interest.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
LUCY LOWELL ON COLORING
OUR LIES DESTINY
People Cannot Control Their Fates, But
His Lot Harmonious.

mo wonder she didn't see any
beauty in the fog" thought.
"She lives only inside herself and
is disconnected with what she finds
there, though che doesn't know 1t.
The beauty and drama Of the world
that belong to everybody mean
nothing to her. It is evident that
she has many material things to
make her happy-yet what q
pitiable figure she is!''
/ looked at the other woman
then, and she had the happiest
face I ever have seen. OF course
she had no occasion to worry
about the fog removing her wave,
for she hadn't any. She probably
never had been inside Q beauty
shop in her life.
From standpoint Of clothes and
get-up she might have been the
other woman's maid. But in all
else the other woman was over
Swallowed and colorless in COM
parison.
It was q serene face, this sec
ond one, vibrant with life and
interest. It seemed to confess q
joyous comradeship with every
one about, though for the most
Fart 1t was turned to the window.
The panorama Of countryside
appeared to be cause for special
satisfaction-fog and all.
Its all in the way you look 1t
things" decided finally. ETH
Reverend Arthur Wilde, the Swet
enborgian, says the Garden OF
Eden was state Of mind. He is
right. It was. So is happiness.
So is everything in the world.
Destiny may be out of our
hands, but we can color II un to
suit ourselvesr'
Copyright. 1898, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
JanitOrs Kick

SYRACUSE, N. Y!-Is 1t part Of
a public school janitor's duties
to work until dawn cleaning up the
cigarette butts and other debris
left by couples who retire to va
cant classrooms for "petting par
ties" in the course of public dances
at the schools?
That question was before the
board Of education following Wig
orous protest by the Public School
Janitors' Association.
Mrs. Lucia L. Knowles, super
visor of park commission activi-
ties, and John A. Gee, superintend-
emit of school repairs, have sub
mitted reports in which they deny
conditions alleged by the janttors.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
HEROINES OF HISTORY
The EngLshuUOnan Who Lived in Regal SpLendOr
in Syria.
Rv MARK STTJYVESANT

sions to Syria, a land which APP
peared to possess q peculiar
fascination for the girl born and
bred to the comparative colorless-
ness of Britain.
She established herself in a
series OF palaces she built on
Mount Lebanon, filled her men,
age with a retinue of servants,
lived and was treated as a queen.
She, herself, was responsible, &C.
cording to history, for tales
spread Of her mystic powers. She
became famous as a magician,
protesting knowledge of astrology,
necromancy and demonology.
But despite the definite stand
she took on these cults, the sug-
gestion prevails that her grasp
that no one knew exactly what
her belief was.
There never was doubt, how
ever, concerning Lady Hester's
practical charity. Her residence
always was a place of refuge for
the oppressed. and after the siege
OF Acre several hundred persons
were crowded under her roof for
shelter.
In the END her charitable work
became her undoing. for free
handed giving involved her in
financial difficulties.
Finally, like others who have
been driven into a life known to
them only by casual contact.
Lady Hester herself became one
who needed aid after those who
administered Pitts estate discon.
tinued her pension.
Copyright. a923. by Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

Labor very naturally properly advocates the depositng
labor bank. There many labor banks care
fully managed and labor ought to them And apart
good savings banks that good interest that
safe you very particular there the Government
postal savings bank which, unfortunately does not do much 10
encourage depositors.
Don't buy wildcat stocks your friends that only
fool puts money into WHICH HE DOES NOT UNDER
STAND.
You know REAL DOLLAR when you see it. Put your
REAL DOLLAR IN REAL BANK let each dollar for
you four every year-four dollars every hundred
And when you enough to buy something worth while
something that you thoroughly understand BUY 1T.
Keep away from the wildcat schemers the getrchquick
rascas
Common sense would what is stolen, billion
dollars year. that would build the Panama Canal
four times every year.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

Custom exerts more influence
upon us than the Gospel.
A funny story becomes 4
tragedy when you hear 1t the
third time.
An income tax report reveals
a mans character more accu-
rately than his income.
From prices charged, It IL quite
evident that garage men got their
ideas from plumbers.
The feature that makes a piece
of music classical" Is the alb
sence of tune.
In a world where there are
ten falsehoods to one truth guess
ing is a hazardous pursuit.
Folks asking your advice mere
ly desire you to tell them to
do what they intend to do any
how.
The time II close at hand when
we will either have to widen the
highways or estaDIlsn closed
season for Ford cars.
Hez Heck says: ANY woman
would probably have done ex-
actly what Eve did under the
same circumstances
Copyright. 1924 Premier syndicate. NAL
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Pretty Tough

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio-Prohibi-
ID ton IL blamed for q marked
decrease In the amount OF money
found In rubbish In the local busi-
ness district. When this town
was a mecca for hundreds of
thirsty West, Vlrginians. after the
state went dry. much silver and,
sometimes, currency and watches
Uttered the cutters here. accord
ing to Street Commissioner Mo-
Connaughy. Now 1t 10 rare that
q penny Ii found.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Auto a Weapon?

CRYSTAL LAKE. ILLS an
automobile pleasure ve-
hicIe or a deadly weapon? This
question will come up in the trial
OF Ivan Hutchinson and A. Will
liam Henson, of Crystal Lake.
The young men were charged
with assault with q deadly weapon
or the person Of Leo T. Addison,
the deadly weapon" being an ALL
tcmobile. An automobile driven
by Addison was struck by a car
in which the two Crystal Lake
men were riding. Addison'H ma
chine turning over.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Novel Wedding

ELY, Nev.-Deep In the Lehman
- Caves, before the Bridal
Altar" a natural shrine in the
subterranean passages Of the ma
tlonal monument in the sides Of
MT: Wheeler, Miss Agnes Miller OF
Baker, New, recently became the
bride OF r. S. Wright, an Idaho
man.
Candles and lights glistened
among the huge stalactites and
stalagmttes Of the cave while the
wedding march doomed through
the hollow limestone tubes which
form a natural pipe organ.
This was the first wedding cere'
mony to be performed in the re-
Gently created national monument.