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Labor ID discovered to be the
reat, the grand Gendueror. enrich
,s and building Up nations more
ure1y than the ,krsudes4 battles.-
Ia Anfr1k.
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Success is easy. Just go where
lot of people with money are
idle and set up some kind of
quack.
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Lesson for June Is

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
leCted and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
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PAUL REVIEWS HIS LIFE

LESSON TEXT-Philippians 1:12-14.
n-24: 3:12-14; II Timothy Al. 8.
GOLDEN TEXT have fought a good
fight. ] have finished my course. l have
Kept the faith.-I1 Timothy Al.
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kept the falth.-u timothy Al.
Self-examination may be a most
profitable experience if carried out
In the right spirit and for a good
purpose. 1t may be very hum
bling to look at ones experiences
and accomplishments III honest APP
praisal, but the very humility which
Is thus brought about may be the
first step toward better things and
may prove to be a real means Of
blessing.
Paul, whose life we have been
studying together for the last three
months. made a review of his own
life and experience in various places
In his epistles. We cannot study
them all. but in the brief portions
before us we find that the apostle
had laid hold Of those certainties
without which life is largely mean
tngless and useless. He had found
victory over both himself and his
Gil cumStances. He was perfectly
clear about his eternal destiny. He
had a goal toward which his fife
was directed in earnest endeavor,
and he had in view the reward
which was to be his when he met
his God. What an excellent oppsr-
tmity we have to bring out the truth
as related TO OURSELVES o. this coSfa.
ing Lerd's Day.
I. Living Above Circumstances
(Phi1. f,l2-lN.
Paul had been imprisoned for the
gospePs sake. Bio that stop him?
No. for he made the very guards
who were assigned TO watch him
at his house the objects of his mig.
istry and they, m turn. became mis-
sion&Taes OF the cross. He sought
to win each enc as Ae took his des.
ignated period Of guard service and
then sent aim out as testimony to
''the whele Praetorian guard and 70
all the rest ". rs, R.. W. What
a consistent and glowing Christian
life Paul must have lived day by
day.
Not only were some Of his Chris
tian brethren encourag ed by his ex.
ample to preach the gospel. but we
note in verse Is that others, taking
advantage Of the fact that Paul was
in prison. went out to preach just
to show that they were as good as
he. making their very preaching
an expression of their envy OF his
popularity. Paul showed victory
over circumstances by thanking
God that the gospel was preached,
even though 1t was done in a wrong
spirit.
ii. Facing Eternity With Joy
(Phil. l:21. "a.
To Paul. departure from this life
would mean his entering into per-
feet fellowship with Christ and TN.
limited service for Him. He there
fore had strsng desire to depart
and to be with the Lord. He would
not. however. turn away from his
present privilege and duty. Il it
was Gods will that he should abide
in the Hesh, he purposed that IL
should be literally true Of him that
10 live is Christ. II that be true In
a mans life. thea 1t must aeces-
Barily follow that to die is gain. The
reason men fear death is that in
place Of saying TO live is Christ"
they say Ito live Is money" post.
tion," pleasure" or even "siH."
HI. Pressing Toward the Geal
(Phfl. 3:l2.ID.
These are the words Of tie man
who pessrbi3 was the greatest chxiss
nas ana chpisSfas worker q a.
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Another nice thing about devot-
ing your life to the service Of
others is that you never are out
of a job.
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Representative Lambert Alden
sof Denver, became so excited
when three years old moved with
that he swallowed his lighted CT
gar.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
Harris

Oliver Sorenson and Ned Ashmore
went to Barnum Wednesday of last
week.
Emery Pansak of Brookston, Wis
tied from Wednesday of last week
until Tuesday at the Geo. Sorenson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashmore went to Hol-
yoke Friday.
Harvey Sorenson and Dad Bovee
attended the card party given at the
South school Wednesday evening of
last week.
Louis Pryor visited his sister at
Manitou Falls last week.
Charlie Sorenson spent Sunday
with his brother, George.
Laurance Van Guilder of Clear
Creek was in Harris Saturday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ashmore and
Leslie of Superior, spent the week.
end at the Ashmore home here
H. A. Rodewald of Superior, came
back to Harris Tuesday.
Dad Bovee, the relief agent at Har-
lis, went to Balm Tuesday evening
on the 500 flyer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

of fact, has not been given any inkling
as to the actual reason for the wholly
unexpected transfer order.
From out the harbor of Kiel Ger
man squadrons have proceeded in the
direction of the Mediterranean for
what is soothingly called usual spring
manoeuvers." There is a widespread
supposition that good many of the
German vessels will remain in those
waters, using Spanish ports as their
basis of whatever future operations
may become necessary.
British warships are already cruis-
ing up and down the ocean between
Africa and Europe, and early this
week strong French squadron was
ordered to the waters close to Gibral-
tar. Whether these and similar moves
are mere gestures, or whether they
are prompted by developments with
which the public is not yet permitted
to become acquainted, is not known.
The fact that Italian troop move
ments have been reported near the
TyT6-
nees range of mountains-has not had
very calming effect in France where
it is still feared that Mussolini will
try to attack Tunis, French North
African colony.
Coming In, Going Out.
Albania, the country which couple
of weeks ago was wiped off the Bal
kan map by Mussolini, has a new
king, for Victor Emmanuel now has
been proclaimed king of Italy and
Albania and emperor of Ethiopia"
Zoghu Ahmed, the king of Albania
who was forced to leave his country
and his throne, is now in Greece with
his wife and newborn babe, and the
family is said to be preparing to go
to the United States, joined by the
ex-king's four sisters.
'Sic transit gloria mundi," the old
Romans said-"thus the glory of the
world vanisheth!"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
HIGHER UNIVERSITY
STANDARDS

Omaha Morning World-Herald)
Regardless of the appropriation that
may be made for the state university
public opinion will approve, we think,
the legislatures action in granting
university regents authority to set
up more stringent entrance require
ments.
These need not be too severe. But
the Nebraska high school graduate
who seeks higher education ought to
be able to demonstrate, through apti-
tude tests, his ability to do collegiate
work creditably, as well as the prob
ability that university training will
be of direct benefit to him in his
working life.
A good many youths enter the
university because they think it "the
thing to do" or because they are re-
luctant to begin working careers, or
because their parents have the money
to pay their way AS result colleg-
late enrolment is increasing by leaps
and bounds.
So the professions tend to become
overcrowded, and good many young
men get shunted into white-collar
careers where they fail, while they
might have been more successful, and
more happy in other fields. A good
many girls, too, 60 on to college for
the purpose, whether defined or other
wise, of catching husband.
A better plan of selection at the
start ought to result in higher stand
ards of college work, in greater pro-
ficiency among those who complete
their courses, and in less unhappiness
among those who get just enough OF
collegiate atmosphere to become mis-
fits in life
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
LET LABOR BE WARY
(Union Advocate)

That the warmongers and interna-
tional bankers are again up to their
bloody tricks should be apparent to
everyone. The tactics employed in
1916 are again being used to whip
the passions of civilization to the point
where reason succumbS to the law
of the jungle.
It does not matter much to the
warmongers what the pretext may
be. If religious persecution will turn
the trick-well and good. If racial
discrimination offers a more conven-
lent avenue, then racial persecution
is the thing. If these two means fail
the warmongers can always put full
reliance on that type of propaganda
which has to do with brutalities and
atrocities. This trick was used to
good effect in the Boor war, the Span
ish-American war, the Boxer Rebel
lion and most recently in the World
war.
Back in 1898 William Randolph
Hearst played up the Spanish afro
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

NEWS REVIEW
CONTINUED from PAGE ~

will mean that they will pool their
air forces-said to comprise in all
not less than ten thousand airplanes-
as well as their war materials and
their armies. This possibility may
perhaps, cool the expansionist ardor
of Germany and Italy.
Fleets Gather.
While negotiations are going on
between Great Britain and Russia
between Germany and Italy, also
solidifying their common front, ships
are moving.
Still unexplained is the sudden or
der to the American fleet to cancel
all its plans for activities on the
Atlantic coast and to proceed as
speedily as possible to the Pacific;
the announcement of that order was
published right on the heel of bulle-
tins to the effect that Roosevelt had
cabled Hitler and Mussolini and no
reason was given. Conjecture ranges
between many possibilities, one OF
them being that in case of an armed
outbreak in Europe, there will be
instantaneous repercussions in Japan
more or less firmly linked up with
Germany and Italy, and that in such
a case the British fleet would take
care of the Atlantic. But that's merely
guesswork. The public, as matter
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
Bass Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Swanson and
Evelyn spent Sunday at the Dave
Felt home to see the baby boy who
arrived at the Felt home Friday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Carlson and
Jimmy and Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Peter
son spent Saturday afternoon at the
Fyhr home near Friesland, the &C.
casion being Mrs. Fyhr's birthday.
Irene Sawatzky spent part of her
Easter vacation last week at the Vic
tor Carlson home.
A number of friends helped Mrs.
Gust Miller celebrate her birthday
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Carlson and
children and Irene Sawatzky spent
last Thursday evening at the Alfred
Johnson home.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson visited Mrs
Richard Swanson Tuesday afternoon
of last week.
A group of relatives and friends
gathered at the Elmer Nelson home to
celebrate Ernest's and Elmer's birth
day Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Clarence Swanson and baby
and Mrs. Richard Swanson and Eve
lyn spent last Thursday afternoon
at the Victor Carlson home.
Mrs. Walter Ekdale had an opera
ton at her home Friday morning.
Her many friends wish her speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Sawatzky and
Ruth spent Wednesday evening of
last week at the Victor Carlson home
Mrs Richard Swanson had the mis-
fortune of stepping on a nail Friday
and she has been unable to get around
very well the past few days. Her
friends wish her a speedy recovery.
Elmer Maxi is doing chores at the
Victor Carlson home as Victor is on
the sick list at this writing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
CRIMINAL ACTION

Editor Askov American:
Now that we have the Federal
prison of Sandstone ready to be &C.
cupied, think we have here in this
cut-over country a bunch of "idioti(
criminals" that should be eligible fol
entry. think they should be put ir
there for about six months every
year until they have learned theil
lesson, say from about April /, te
October /.
refer to the idiots" who are al.
ways so handy to flip lighted matche:
or half burned cigarette stubs into
dry grass and then scoot like cow
ards and ''let her Co." never consid-
ering what damage it might do.
If some day l can find out who the
party was that started fire on my
land in section q Saturday, April Is
if a grown up person I will do my
best to have a room assigned to him
at the Sandstone prison or else q
room at some hospital. It seems as
this fire was started with view OF
doing me untold damage, as it was
started with wind directly in line
with my buildings and lumber which
we saved, but not without hard
fight. But as it was, it did consider
able damage anyway, in burning the
small pines. I had intended to lei
quite an area of this land grow into
forest again, but how can it be done
with such idiots" running loose? Four
of five years ago this spring, some
Idiot" did this same thing, started
a fire on my land in this same Sec
ton and killed thousands of small
pines.
If some of these fires are started
by children, it is time you parents
check up on them and find out if
they are doing any mischief. After
this, if some burning is to be done
on my land in section 81, wish to
do it myself, as there are days it is
safe to burn and other days not
safe to burn. Last Saturday, with a
bright sunshine and a southern wind
was the worst time to start fire.
Also would like to state that will
not stand for any more dumping OF
rubbish either on this land or along
the old highway 81. This roadway is
now private property, and could be
made and retained as beautiful
drive, but as it is, it is a disgrace
If there is anyone who can not cross
my land without degrading or dis
grazing it, he had better stay away
A. P. JENSEN.
Askov, Mimi, April II, 1889.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

cities with blood curdling dispatches
of wholesale torturing of helpless
CubanS, massacres, burnings and what
not. In 1916 the propaganda mills
were grinding out identically the
same sort of grist, with lurid stories
of crucifixions, amputations, slit
tongues and brutal ravishings. Today
thes same propaganda factories are on
mass production basis, turning out
the same old product and all to the
end that this nation will spend bill
lions to build a war machine second
to none in the universe. The du-
Pont interests want to sell high ex-
plosives the Douglas, Lockheed and
other builders of airplanes want to
sell bombers and combat planes; the
steel interests, the shipbuilders, the
armament manufacturers and the
chemical vendors all want to sell
their wares.
The World war was glorified by
fictitious causes, most of them orig
mating in the fertile brain of the late
Woodrow Wilson, who had the knack
of coming pretty phrases such as
"a war to end wars" and "to make
the world safe for democracy" Just
what the catch phrase of the next
world war will be no one can assay
at this time, but rest assured that
it will have something to do with
freedom, democracy-or the right to
worship God according to the dictates
of ones own conscience. These are
fundamental causes and sure-fire bait
for any trap. No one will take the
time to consider that in the late
World war the democracies of the
world fought side by side with ancient
monarchies; that so-called Christian
armies were allies of pagans, Mo-
hammedans, sun-worshippers and
voodooists.
In all the hullabaloo now being
raised about the spread of nazism
and fascism, Labor will do we'll to
keep it's feet on the ground and its
head clear. 1t may suit the purposes
of the warmongers to inflame human
pdSolOilS, " IlS1tC IdSldA lioSAC cliO
blind, religious bigotries, but once
war is declared-it will be the COM
mon man who must bare his breast
to hot lead and liquid fire. When
war again comes to this troubled old
world it will be the mothers and wives
of toiling men whose tears will be
shed and whose hearts will be bro
ken. If anyone is to starve it will
be the children of the poor, no mat
ter what their creeds may be nor
what their blood lines are called.
And when it is all over again-it will
be for the unborn generations of hum
BILE folks to carry the brunt and the
burden of it all.
Let Labor remember the betrayals
of the last war lest it becomes en-
broiled in another that will be just
as senseless and just as unnecessary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Two hundred years before the birth
of Christ, in order to protect them
selves from enemies, the Chinese built
the famous Great Wall This wall ex-
tends across country for 100 miles
over hills and through valleys. 1t is
about 30 feet high and Is feet wide
on top, with towers for watchmen at
frequent intervals. Today this wall,
while feature of interest, is no longer
useful.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The village council of Askov, met
in postponed regular session on the
18th day of April, 1889, at 8 p. M,
in the council room. Minutes of the
regular meeting March 2, were read
and approved.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried to grant the Sebald Motor Sales
permission to transfer its gas pumps
according to written request.
On hearing delegation from Part
ridge township, it was moved, sec
onded and carried that the village
of Askov cooperate in the improve
ment of its part of the road running
four miles directly south of Askov.
A copy of motion is to be sent to
the boards of Partridge township,
Sandstone township and Pine county
commissioners.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
to renew present compensation in
surance policy.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried to request the Great Northern
Railway to improve the maintenance
of the local crossings.
The following bills were audited
and ordered paid:
Carl Dixen, meals for tram
SlentS LIS
Bertel Fisher, road and ditch
Work S.15
Helvig Serritslev, street mainte-
nance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50
Carl Eriksen, street mainte-
nance LOU
Peter Jeppesen, street mainte-
nance ------------------- 4.so
Fritz Holm, street maintenance,
$3.50; wood, 81; freight and
dray, $2.96 7.86
Axel Birkholm, cleaning toilets 800
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
hall and street lights 31.5O
Albert Andersen, janitor service 600
Edward F. Olson, fuel ------- 2.89
American Publishing Co., print
Ing ------------------- 2.OO
w. S. Mott Co., fire department
repairs Ito
VIM. Olesen, fire department re-
pairs S.UU
w. S. Darling Co., fire depart
ment equipment ----- 29O8
Pine Coop Oil Assn, fire de-
partment supplies ------- PIT
Paul N. Froker, phone calls - As
Sebald Motor Sales, fire depart
ment parts and repairs ---- 1865
The following receipts were re-
ported by the clerk:
State of Minnesota, cigaret Ii
cense fees ----$5040
State Banking Department, re-
fund on closed bank - SO
Partridge township, annual
share of hall expense $685. 41.76
Partridge Conservation club,
hall rent 100
Livestock Shipping Assn, hall
A dance permit was issued to
the D. B. S. Lodge for March Is.
There being no other business to
come before the meeting it was
moved, seconded and carried to adj
journ. PAUL N. FROKER,
Mayor
GEORGE I. GLEN,
Village Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

The United States is now leading
the world in the manufacture of shoes.
Over 300,000,000 pairs of boots, shoes
and slippers are made in our country
each year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

The Civil war was fought to free
the slaves in the South and this one
with ballots-will possibly free the
slaves in the North, I've heard in
ferred by a few fellows.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Now that the bridge season is about
over I might make known my in
vestigation of the game during the
past winter. First of all find that
a bridge expert is person who can
keep a kibitzer quiet all evening.
Then too, there's the woman who
redoubled when she caught her hus-
band leading a double life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

A "quitter" never wins; winner
never quits.-Advertise
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Who said history doesn't repeat
itself? In 1910 there possibly will be
another North and South war-but
this time with ballots. This time,
though, the President seems to be on
the side of the South q. the fishing
is better down there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Congressman Andersen from Min
nesota advises us that President
Roosevelt has urged the South to
compete with the North in dairying.
BY golly, thought those fellows down
there were having enough grief try
ing to make a living by raising cotton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Politicians of the future won't have
to have so many carbon copies made
of their speeches since there won't
be time enough in the campaign to
give a speech more than once.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

I've found that the definition for
"good old times" is "the days when
The Public Works was declarative
sentence"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

never thought the legislature
would pass any kind of relief bill
this session, but it has relief from
such long primary campaigns in the
future. The primary election will be
in September instead of in June.