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are drawing out the thread Of life.
when the young John Alden ap-
peared before her, with hat in hand
and wearing a doubling look, why
did the pretty Priscilla blush as she
answered his 'good-day'? Only that
she was surprised; for no good girl
then would be spending her time In
wanton thoughts, wondering and
wishing that the one she loved, or
might love, was at her side.
Alden's Errand.
John had an errand, and how
was he to tell it? He was love S
messenger, coming from Myles
Standish-Myles. who was the cap.
tain of Pilgrim soldiers, ready at
moments warning to buckle on his
sword and fight. He was 36 years
old. How old!
1T was not easy to tell his errand,
we may well believe. That he
brought in the name of the captain,
told of his virtues, was certain: but
when he said, And Capt. Standish
likes you, Priscilla we can see the
toss of that head and the glance of
the demure eye at the hesitating
John.
"'He likes you, and wants to
marry you
Nonsense, John! Don't talk such
things to me-
but he does; I speak the truth;
and he has sent me to say so to
you
Then Priscilla jumped from her
wheel and ran out of the room,
leaving John to wonder. Was she
angry? Was she willing? What was
he to do? For he must carry back
an answer.
"She soon came in, but her face
told no tale. John must renew his
message.
"'But he is so old! she said. And
then he is short. and his hailAis red,
and he has freckles.'
"But he is so manly and 50 brave,
and so many believe in him and
depend on him, and all men and
all women look to him in the hour
Of danger
"'But he is so old! again.
But
But Then Priscilla looked
out of her dark gray eyes at the
handsome young fellow, with a little
bit OF coquetry-can we doubt it?-
and said: 'Prithee, John, why do you
not speak for yourself?" And he did.
Organized Descendants.
Recently when the writer was
looking over two index volumes of
the Society of Mayf1ower Descend
ants he found thousands of names
OF persons who could trace their an
cestry back to this sturdy New Eng
land stock. These societies are To-
Gated all over the country, and we
have one here in the District of
Columbia as well, which was char
tered on March %, 1898. It's char
ter members were William L. Marsh,
William w. Case, Nathaniel E. Rob-
inson, Hattie Lucinda Alden, Sher-
burne G. Hopkins, Thomas Smell
Hopkins. William T. Alden, James
Bowen johnson, Henry P. r. Holt,
Algernon A. Aspinwall, Israel Sar-
gent Chamberlain, Mary L. Robin
son, Emily L. Robinson, Marcus
Benjamin, Rev. John Louis Ewell,
George c. Gorham, Frank Birge
Smith, A. Howard Clark, Harry
Weston Van Dyke, William P. Met
calf, Edwin A. Hill and Ellen H.
Smith.
Other District members listed in
1899, included Mrs. Helen (Avery)
Stetson, Mrs. Jane S. Keim, Thomas
Blagden, Charles L. Sturtevant,
George Lyman Fox, M. D.; Joseph E.
Bradford, Mrs. Priscilli lie Baron
(Goldsborough) Slaughter, William
H. Aspinwall, Mary Elizabeth Terry,
James o. Pierce, Mary l.. Peterson,
Rev. Calet R. Stetson, Mrs. Susan
(Stetson) Fletcher, Mrs. Carrie
(Avery) Claflin, Mrs. Corneia
(Hubbard) Hascy, Marion o. Barnes,
Mrs. Rose (Wright) Smith, George
Rockford Stetson, Jerome F. John
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Leyen Picturesque City of Netherlands Shared Settling Of
War Reminds
Country Of
Colonial Days
Famous Courtship
OfMiles Standish
Is Recalled
By John Clageft Proctor.

BY John LIagen Proctor.
The distressing news that has
reached this country recently of the
capturing by the Nazi forces of that
quiet and peaceful country known as
The Netherlands, but generally re-
ferred to as Holland, and the fleeing
OF the royal family to England,
brings to the writer's mind a visit he
made to this kingdom of canals and
dykes few years ago, when every
thing there was peaceful and tram
quill, and no one could have pre-
dicted this horrible, monstrous war
in Europe.
The writer's visit to Holland was
made with a touring party, and the
first city visited after crossing the
German border at Zevenach was
The Hague (taken from the word
hedge), where among the many in
teresting sights was the Temple Of
Peace for which Andrew Carnegie
gave $1,500,000, though the Ameri-
cans had to pay 20 cents in United
States money just to enter the
grounds.
However, the most interesting
thing that attracted our attention
in Holland was a simple bronze
marker, fixed to the wall Of
church building in Leyden, one Of
the old cities Of Europe, particu-
larly noted, from an educational
standpoint, for its university of
that name. Indeed, 1t was here
that President John Quincy Adams
received part of his education in
his youthful days, when his father,
John Adams, the second President,
was sent to this far-of country in
1882 as Minister Plenipotentiary to
negotiate loan, which he not only
obtained but in addition negotiated
q treaty of amity and commerce and
further treaty relative to recap
tured vessels.
Leyden in History.
Leyden is picturesque city and
unique, because in the last sew
eral hundred years its population
has decreased rather than in
creased, since we are told that in
the 17th century there were 100000
people living there, whereas at pres
ent its census would probably fall
10000 short of these figures. But
1t is an attractive city and should
be very dear to us because of the
part it played in the third great
successful settlement to take place
in our own country.
But as to the bronze marker. The
bus with its party of tourists was
travelling fast as it passed through
what seemed to be narrow, back
street in this quaint city, when all
of a sudden the writer's eyes fell
upon a large bronze tablet fixed to
the wall of church building. OF
course, under the conditions, the
inscription could not be read, but
enough was seen to indicate that 1t
was in English, and prominently
standing out was the name John
Robinson"
Recalls Mayfiower.
Sensing that this was something
of unusual Importance, the writer
requested the driver of the bus to
wait until he could go back and see
what particular historic spot had
been marked in our own language
in this distant city, and upon re-
turning to the church, to his
amazement and qualification this is
what he read:
"The Mayfower, 1920
In nlemOrU OF
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IN MEMORIA AETERNA ERIT
JUSTUS.

Erected by the National Council OF
the Congregational Churches OF the
United States OF America AID. 1891" !"
Naturally, a note was made OF
this historic spot, and in due time
the records of the National Council
of Congregational Churches of Amer
lea were looked up for the details of
the placing of this memorial tab
let in foreign city, preserving. as
1t was intended, for all time, his
toric information involving an
epoch of the peopling and upbuild-
Ing of the Great American Nation.
American Report.
Research work to many might be
fascinating, but it is not always
easy. However, persistent search
brought forth an account printed in
this country shortly after the plac-
Ing of the marker on July "a, 1891,
which said:
Early in the afternoon a process
sion was formed at the Hotel du
Lion dor, and moved to the ST.
Peters Church, on the outer wall
of which is the tablet, and opposite
to which is the site of the dwelling
in which Pastor Robinson lived and
the Pilgrims were accustomed to
worship. The procession was headed
by Rev. c. r. Palmer, D. D., and
Rev. Morton Dexter, representing
the Committee of the National
Council, and Principal A. M. Fair
BARN, D. D., representing the in
vited guests. On arriving at the
church, where large company had
assembled - including delegations
from the International Council OF
Congregational Churches, which had
Just closed its sessions in London
the Congregation Union of England
and Wales, Yale University ano
Mansfield College. Oxford, and also
many of the citizens of Leyden. not
less than TOO in all-the dedication
exercises were held"
After prayer by the Rev. Alex.
ander Mackennal, D. D., DR.. Palmer
announced the formal unveiling o.
the tablet and the covering wa.
partly removed by, Miss Palmer
revealing it to sight, although still
partly hidden by the three nationa
ensigns which dropped above 1t
Meanwhile" according to the &C.
count, "a military band in at
tendance played tee appropriate
Evening star., 1940-05-26

In memory OF
REV. JOHN ROBINSON, MA.
Pastor OF the English Church
1Dorshipping over against
this spot, AID. 16O9-1625,
phence at his prompting vent
forth
THE PILGRIM FATHERS
To settle NeU England
in 1920.
Buried under this House of Worship
March 1929
AET XIX Years.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Most of us do not like to think
very much about sad accidents, but
There is a good reason to turn our
minds toward such things now and
then. BY doing so we may save
ourselves or other persons from such
Ill fortune. Every accident is a
warning to be more careful.
A news item told Of 3-year-old
child named Jeannette who lost both
of her hands in the laundry Of her
home. She had caught them in a
washing machine wringer which
was turned by electric power.
Ten days after the accident she
was taken to a hospital, suffering
from "gangrene." Treatment was
tried for this, but the doctors could
Hot save the little ones hands.
Any wound or injury which may
lead to gangrene should be treated
BY q doctor as soon as possible.
Most laundry wringer accidents
are not reported to the newspapers
There are many of them. A doctor
Evening star., 1940-07-13
"A Little Saturday Talk

told me that hardly a week passed
without his having to treat some one
for injury from this cause. He has
a machine Of q special kind and
uses it to give electric treatment
to persons whose hands have been
crushed.
There are safety releases" on the
better type Of wringers sold today
and they have cut down the danger
a great deal. Yet every one should
take care when near wringers run
by electric power. There Is danger
Of the hair being caught as we'll
as the hands. ~.
Some washing machines are fitted
with "spinners" and these do the
same work as wringers. One kind
Of washing machine washes clothes,
rinses them and dries them to 4
certain extent without the house,
wife doing anything except to pour
in some soap flakes and turn . lever.
No wringer Is needed with this ma.
chine. A woman who saw 1t work
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Don't Take Ny
Word For 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
Humble

Adj. Modest: mild; loply:
mean.
1t is not good usage to pronounce
today's word with the ''h" silent. as
"UM- bile" The little girl next door
invariably makes this common error
whenever she sings Home, Sweet
Home:
Be id deverse oh wum-bull,
There sno-o-w play sly comb.
Since the initial "h" Of humble,
humor. human, humane, humid,
ETC., must be plainly aspirated, it Is
incorrect to use the indefinite ar
ticle "an" before these words, as
"an humble man." The form AN
should be used only before words
beginning with a vowel sound 1t
is correct to say IAN empty home,
humble home, an honest man
(the "h' is silent, therefore honest
begins with a vowel sound, ON -est)
a human being, an honorable act ~
Correct pronunciation, 'HUM-b1
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented.)
Question-Some one recently sent
you the word SYZYGY as the
| worlds ugliest. What about PLY
SICIST?
Answer-IW declare physicist,
pronounced 'FIZz-i-sist," as run
ner-up. Any other nominations?
Test your pronouncing I. q.
For free pronouncing test, send
stamped (3-cent), self -ad.
dressed envelope to Frank Colby,
care The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

said It ought to turn the clothes
out ironed as well, but that is ask
Ing too much at this time.
Ironing machines also have roll
ers which are = danger If . person
does not take due care. Small chill
dren should be kept away from
any machine which has the power
OF harming them.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
TRAIN WINDOW

West opened the king Of hearts,
and South ruffed. Declarer's next
step. very farsighted one, was to
ruff a club in the dummy. Then he
returned to his hand with a trump
and continued by ruffing two clubs
in the dummy and two hearts in his
own hand.
When he ruffed the fourth club in
the dummy, South did not make the
mistake of ruffing out dummys last
heart-the queen. Instead he dis
carded diamond West won and
had to return diamonds, thus allow
hng South to win a trick with the
diamond king.
Note that South had to strip out
both hearts and clubs before giving
the lead to West. for otherwise
West could exit safely and South
would be forced to tackle the
diamonds himself. Correct timing
required that South begin the hand
by rufflng club rather than draw
ling the only outstanding trump. BY
winning II tricks, South managed
to stave off slam without any loss
Rt all, for his honors counter
balanced the penalty.
Yesterday you were Oswald Ja-
. coby's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
Evening star., 1940-07-13
1~A Ra4

II you wish to join the 1910
Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club, send
me = Scent stamped envelope,
carefully addressed to yourself.
You will receive . membership
certificate, . leaflet telling how to
make . scrapbook and . printed
design to paste on the cover Of
the book. Address me In care
Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

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tract bridge send with your request to
stamped t3-cent), self-addressed.
large-size envelope and you will receive
an outline without any charge
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-03-14
NO TEAM is SAFE IN
! TOURNAMENTS, BUT
SQUAD is GOOD

They may sail through the dis
trict and regional to earn place
in the state tournament, or they
may be ambushed along the way
and reduced from the limelight to
the gallery.
But whatever the outcome of
the tournaments: The 1910 Car
dinal basketball team is quite a
team.
IFS no secret that the Red
wood Falls High school club
won all but one of its IL
games this season, but there
are many more statistics,
equally interesting.
They have scored an average of
36 points per game, four over a
point per minute and held their
opponents to % 1i3 points on the
average. In only two games have
the Cardinals failed to score 20
points-they beat Marshall with
l8 and lost that game to Spring
field with 18. In only two others
have they been below 30-they
scored 81 against White Bear and
20 against Sleepy Eye in December
games. Twice they have piled up
over SO points and five times they
have scared into the, forties but
generally speaking the thirties
have been safe.
Only two opponents have con-
trived to get more than 80 points,
Glencoe with 35 points and Hut
Crimson with 33. Springfield,
Tracy and Sleepy Eye climbed in
to the upper twenties but in six
games, opponents failed even to
reach the 20 mark. =
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IL per cent of the Cardinal points,
"A baskets and % of AZ chances
at the free line, SIS per cent
average. His total is III points:
his fouls only IL.
Bill Stensvad, a guard, has ga
points including 38 field goals
and l8 of SO free throw attempts.
Another man with less than a
foul a game average, he has COM
mitted IL for the season.
Fourth among the first five
players is Elmer Diekmeier, for
ward who often draws the tough
est defense assignment. Dick
meier had nine games without a
field goal and three without point
during the early part of the sea-
son but has become a scoring
factor in recent games, accounting
for 50 points with 10 baskets and
ID of Is free throw tries, a so per
cent average. Howard Hoffman
who missed several games in mid
season because of pink eye has
scored IA baskets, 20 of As free
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Gaylord 81, Morton 20

A clean swish of the net by Carl
Seeman of Gaylord in the first
minute of the overtime period
won an exciting battle from the
fighting Morton team Friday
night.
GAYLORD commanded a 9 to 4
lead after the initial quarter and
led IL to 9 at the half. Morton
tied the count at 18 to begin the
final frame.
Sutten put the Granite team
ahead % to 20 with five minutes
of play remaining but Gaylord
rallied to lead 81 to Is with a
minute Of play left. Sutten tied
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-03-14
Free THROW Line Ability
One of Cardinals Virtues

One strong point offensive
ly has been ability at the free
throw line, another has been
clean play which has cut
down The cppcicnts' foul
chC'S.
Redwood has had 277 chances
from the free throw line and has
connected in 156 cases, an aver
age of Sc per cent. In the same
II games opponents have been
awarded only ITS free shots and
made but AZ per cent of their tries
-33 points. Redwood has made
slightly over nine points from the
gift marker, per game, while their
foes have averaged under five.
Several times those four points
were important Redwood COM
mitted 156 personal fouls, their
opponents ZIG.
Lest the idea get around that
these lads can't make field goals
here's the record, Redwood Falls
228; opponents 157. These, with
the free throws, give Redwood
6l2 points, their opponents 397.
But there is one odd basket in the
total, the one a confused Morton
lad contributed to the Redwood
cause.
One thing coaches like
about the Redwood team is
that anyone on it can score;
so much SO that sometimes it
has seemed the lads were
taking turns dropping in the
buckets.
Paul Duea heads the list with
155 points, almost Is per cent of
the teams total. He's connected
SO times from the floor and has a
nifty record at the free throw
line, At of 70 chances for 63 per
cent. He committed 10 fouls.
: Ellis Lang at center has made
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tries for 48 points. He has COM
mitted 20 fouls, Diekmeier 80.
Among the reserves, Burton
Hustad has the enviable record Of
81 per cent of his free tries, nine
out of IL, which with IA baskets
gives him a scoring record of 81
points. He was guilty of seven
fouls.
Norman Otto has "A points with
10 baskets and six of 10 free tries;
Charles Young, Is points with sew
en- Of Is free shots while Bill
Inglis has % points, nine baskets
and four of 10 free shots and Earl
Storts, 16 points with six baskets
and four of 10 free shots. He made
ID fouls, Otto 8, Inglis 8 and
Young 10.
Six of the first ten players Of
last season are on the 1910 SQUAD
and have improved their records.
Last year the district champs won
IL of 16 games, scored ssh points
to 1872 for their opponents. The
Continued on page six)
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Sanborn 90
Walnut Grove 26, Franklin 22

Led by quick shooting for
ward, DeMarce, the Walnut
Grove five defeated Franklin 26
to % in an exciting Thursday
contest. The count was knotted at
seven at the first quarter, the
winners led Is to Is at the half
and enjoyed a "a to 10 advantage
after the third frame.
DeMarce tailed 10 points and
Captain Dahne eight for the
Grove boys. Finley, Franklin's
outstanding center, found the
hoop for eight points to lead his
team.
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ScOreIeSS
RelVieW 90
Morgan 80, WabassO 20

Morgan made its initial appear
ance Friday night, when it de-
feated Wabasso 80 to 20. The
Morganites had trouble getting
started and were trailing 8 to 4
at the first quarter but they held
the Rabbits to a pair of free
losses while they ran their total
to 81 at the half. They increased
the margin to 81 to Is in the third
frame. Wippermann, lanky Nor
gan forward, was high point get
ter with II points and a team
mate. Loose, was second with 8.
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Eelview 81, GibbOn 20

Belview entered the finals by
winning a hard fought game 81
to 20 from Gibbon Friday night.
Belview held a 6 to 4 lead at
quarter-time but the count was
knotted at Is at the half~Whistle.
Gibbon out-scored the Redwood
county team to lead 26 to "a at
the start of the final quarter and
with two minutes left to play, still
held two point edge, 20 to 81.
Peterson tied the count and
very shortly before the final gun,
Gilbert Lange swished from the
side to gain the victory. E. Auf-
derheide of Gibbon led the scor-
ing with II points while Peterson
9arnered nine.
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Morton 20, Winthrop 26

On the long end of the count for
the first time this season, the
Morton boys surprised everyone
by holding the edge over Win
throp throughout their contest.
The final score of % to 26 pro-
crossed 'front.' to=4 at the quarter,
Is to 10 at halftime and Is to II
at the third intermission, with
Morton each time on the long end.
Then the count was knotted with
six minutes left, Morton took a
"a to 10 lead and Winthrop closed
the gap but Morton counted last.
Bidinger led the scoring with Is
markers while Neubarth paced
Winthrop with eight.
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WabaSso 40, Sanborn %

Finding their stride in the last
quarter the Wabasso Rabbits
raced away to take the measure
of Sanborn 40 to %. They led at
the end of the first playing stanza
6 to 5 and the score was IA all at
the half. Starting the final frame
with a 81 to 18 advantage, the
Rabbits found the hoop for 10
points in the last stanza while
holding the Sanbornites to three
gift shots. Fox established the
tournament scoring record with
IS points while .Dietz of Sanborn
led his club with IL.
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Gibbon "a, Echo %

A free toss made by Marshall
Bushard of Gibbon in the over
time, won the first game of the
sub-district tourney for the Sib-
ley county quint. Echo led Glib
bon 5 to 2, IA to IL and 81 to Is
at the intermissions. Then with
less than minute of play re-
naming Ernest Aufderheide, Glib
bon guard, tied the score with a
neat shot from mid-court to force
the game into the overtime. Gug-
isberg of Gibbon and Fiene of
Echo divided the scoring honors
with ten markers each.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-03-14
Golfers Look To
Spring; Set Date
OF Annual Dinner

April 2 is the date tentatively
set for the Redwood Falls Golf
clubs annual dinner and meeting.
Committees appointed by R. F.
Whiting, club president, at di-
rectors' meeting Friday night are:
program, Leon H. Brown, chair
man; Parker D. Sanders and C..
H. Burmeister; tickets, R. v. Ochs,
chairman; E. H. Helgeson, H. S.
Aune, Dale Byram and Mr.. Whit
ing.
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Delhi "a, Walnut Grove 20

Delhi gained the right to enter
the finals by defeating a favored
Walnut Grove team "a to 20 FRI
day afternoon.
The Grove boys led z to 6 at
the first quarter, IA to IL at the
rest period and were still in front
1S to Is going into the final STAN
"a.
Moldestad tied the count at Is
with six minutes to play. Walnut
Grove netted two free losses in
the remaining time while the
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Gaylord %, BelvieW 8

Gaylord repeated as champion
OF bracket A Saturday night Win
ming from BelVieW % to 9.
Led by Norman ZachoW who
garnered II markers, the purple
warriors jumped into a II to 0
lead at the quartertime, had an
18 to 4 advantage at the half and
added four more points during the
third Stanza while holding the
lucklesS Blue and White quint