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Evening star., 1943-08-31

cream as one of the ingredients
should be soft and soothing to the
skin. You'll find it fathers freely
in hard water. A box of 20 cakes
will last a long time and is not
expensive.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

Relax in cushioned comfort with
crocheted foot soe The adjustable ties
you VIII find resfu the soes
quickly made too You Incidentally
AUS not 100 early start thinking about the
Pattern envelope complete
understand directions making
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Evening star., 1943-08-31

very much to have q recipe for
Russian Dressing.
-
THIRST QUENcHER-Iwo
REQUESTS.
Thanks to J. M. ", Saper Spinc.J
! quart cold water.
n cup molasses.
] teaspoon ginger.
Juice of ! lemon.
Mix thoroughly and serve yery
cold. More molasses and lemon
juice may be added II desired.
Perhaps this is the ginger drink
requested by H. S. L.
I would like to make two requests.
One is for recipes using dried soy
beans. The other recipe for max
Ing candied ginger. Thank you very
much. The Clearing House really
has been helpful.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

me recipe for making preserved
watermelon rind and also for pick
les? Thanking you. The Clearing
House is fine and helpful idea and
I appreciate 1t so much.
MILK FORMULA STAINS.
REQUESTED By Mrs. II. r. S.,
Hyattspille.)
I've found a great many helpful
tips in this column, and am appeal
ing to some one with more expert
ence than I've had to help me with
a problem which distresses me very
much.
1t seems that the canned milk
formula I feed my baby leaves
stains on her shirts and other
articles If I don't get a chance to
wash them in cold water immedi-
ately after the article becomes
soiled. Scrubbing and boiling Just
will not remove these stains. and
though they are not terribly notice.
able, I do want to keep my baby's
things snowy white. I should be
very grateful to find a way to re-
move these stains without using
strong bleaches and am sure that
some one must know how.
\ X X
RUSSIAN DRESSING.
requested By Mrs. d. S. H.,
Ddmascus)
I think your Readers Clearing
House a splendid idea. would like
Evening star., 1943-08-31

Our 6o-page muicolored Book Needle
ner for dressing home and including
nse Tree patterns Send this
sted below nclosng 20
charges - - "
Evening star., 1943-08-31
CHILL SAUCE.

Thanks to Anonymous, Arlington.
4 quarts ripe tomatoes, peeled and
chopped. Place in kettle with /
quart vinegar, 2 tablespoons salt, 2
cups sugar, "a cup horseradish, l
pint onions, chopped; tablespoon
each OF ground cloves, mustard, ALL
spice, Q tablespoons cinnamon,
tablespoon celery seed, l TABLESPOON
white mustard, l teaspoon black
pepper. teaspoon red pepper. Mix
thoroughly and cook slowly 2 hours.
Stir occasionally. Pack in sterilized
Jars and seal at once.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

Send II (co)
1ne washington STAR Post ONCE Box i72 Station
Evening star., 1943-08-31
MANY WOMEN 0vERJoYED over THIS Improved"
Feminine HYGIENE
Modern New "BAcTERI0STATlc"
Hospital Tested With Splendid Results

Hospital Tested With Splendid Resultsl
Many doctors today recommend the
regular use of douches for women
who want to be rcJreshtngly clean,
for women troubled with offending
odor, discharge and minor irritation.
Some products may be harmful
germicides which burn, harden and
damage sensitive tissues. The regu-
lar use of strongly alkaline douches
may cause irritation and injury, too.
But NOT Lydia E. Pinkham's
SANATIVE WASH! Instead, this Is
4 mighty effective "bacteriostatic"
(ths msdern trend) 1t contains the
same type beneficial ingredients
which great numbers of Doctors and
skilled chemists say Is one best
Drtneaple Of douchinG. II disoouragss
Askov American., 1943-12-23

the yellow center of the scarlet
foliage clusters. There is a white
bracted variety developed in recent
years.
This Christmas when we know es-
pecially what it is to be hungry for
peace on EARTH, we may well con-
slider that even our Christmas dec
orations include something which
may stimulate peace within the
hearts of men. The symbol of the
Madonna, for anyone, whatever his
faith, speaks more of the serene joy
of inward peace than any other
Christmas symbol.
A Madonna statuette be it expen-
sive or a ''five and ten" creation
appropriately placed with small
evergreen spray, will give the de-
sired effect. A picture of Our Lady,
even one cut from magazine, pasted
on cardboard, and surrounded by
evergreens, with a few small cones
or red berries can be made a love-
ly decoration. Remember the Ma
donna colors of your figure or pic
ture and use restraint when COM
bining with evergreens so that the
greens do not become dominating.
Flower Grower.
Askov American., 1943-12-23
Mistletoe, the shrub of many ira

Mistletoe, the shrub of many ira
ditions and of pleasant associations
with Christmas, grows as parasite
on the trunks and branches of various
trees. The mistletoe, itself an ever
green, is parasitic on both evergreens
and decideous trees. Its white trans
lucent berries are loved by the birds.
The seeds cling to their bills and the
birds help distribute the plant by
rubbing their bills against the bark
of trees where they alight, thus de-
posting the seed.
In England it most often grows on
apple trees. The common mistletoe
of the Pacific coast grows on oaks
from Oregon to South California and
Arizona. In other regions of the
United States it occurs on the red
maple, poplars, willows and other
trees. 1t does not grow this far
north as we know. The plant is slow
in growth, but hard to kill, its death
usually determined by the tree on
which it has established itself.
According to tradition, whenever
Druids, ancient priests of the Celts,
found mistletoe growing on the sac
red oak, they cut it off with a golden
blade and gave bits to the people
for charms.
It was an arrow made of mistletoe
which slew Balder, son of the god
dess Frigga. Early European nations
seem to have reverenced the para
site as ceremonious plant, a prac-
tice which is the probable origin of
kissing under the mistletoe."
The holly family contains about
180 species of trees and shrubs. The
common European holly is a low
tree or shrub, an evergreen, having
smooth, ash-colored bark. 1t occurs
in Great Britain and western and
southern Europe as high as 81 degrees
north latitude, in Norway to Turkey
and the Caucasus in western Asia.
In England it is usually small, prob
ably because of it's extensive use for
timber - but may attain height
of go to 80 feet. Some trees in Bleak
Hill, Shropshire, are said to be ID
feet in girth.
Holly will grow in almost any soil
not absolutely wet. 1t is rarely in
jured by frost in Great Britain
where foliage and bright red berries
render it valuable ornamental tree.
There are also varieties bearing yell
low, white, and even black berries.
There are fruitless varieties whose
flowers are highly fragrant.
Wood of the holly is even-grained
and hard, especially from the heart
wood of large trees, and almost as
white as ivory, except near the CEN
Askov American., 1943-12-23
ASKOV

Albert Thomson came from Du-
luth for weekend with his fam
lily.
Bernard Calvin of st. Johns Uni
versity, Collegeville, is visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Calvin, at this writing.
Robert E. Caldwell, helper at the
Askov creamery, has accepted a po-
sition in a cheese factory at Hutchin-
son and plans to start there after
the first of the year.
L. Byron Olsen of st. Paul came
Saturday to get Mrs. Olsen and
children who have spent the past
several months at Askov. The FAM
lily will again take up residence in
st. Paul.
Askov American., 1943-12-23
Church and Home
Everlasting Joy,
BY REV. M. MIKKELSEN

Wnlle one waits Tor the arrival OF
Christmas it is probably not a bad
idea to do little investigating work
and look into the condition of ones
heart to find out whether all hope
has been squeezed out of it. Not
that it will change the fact of its
coming, but it may come only as
bit of tinsel which has no lasting
value.
Everything in this world but our
faith and hope may be taken away
from us and still we possess all that
is essential to assure us of the ever
lasting joy which Christmas has in
store for us.
John the Baptist had acquired
some popularity among his own peo-
pie as an outstanding preacher, and
so ably did he accomplish his task,
proclaiming the new way of the
Lord, that the people began to leave
him in search of the Christ whose
glory had dawned upon them by
Johns message. Soon he was for
gotten, but he said, that his joy had
been made full. He did not care for
credit or glory himself His only de-
sire was to give to men that which
would glorify God in their hearts.
The apostle Paul was so anxious
that God be glorified among men
that he said he was willing to be
forgotten even in heaven. Thus we
sure that the preparations are not
left half done.
It is perhaps impossible for any
of US, under our circumstances, to go
all the way in preparing for the cell
ebration of the Lords birthday, such
as John and Paul did, setting for all
times a standard to be followed,
which we should be ready to greet
as an assurance that, although we
have failed again and again, some
day we shall accomplish.
Occasionally we hear people say
that this is going to be sad Christ
mas. Because of the war it will be
difficult to experience the fullness of
the joy which Christmas should
bring into our hearts. Somehow it is
possible to understand the preca-
rious situation which most of us face
at this time. And to understand is
to forgive.
But, is it not true that our hearts
have at times been too full with
the joy and pride of our loved ones,
that little space was left for the real
joy of God in the experience of a
joyful rebirth in our hearts of the
Christ-child and the Christ-spirit.
Wars do not block Gods glory
Nor does sorrow and pain stand be-
tween God and man. But the fact
that many who call themselves
Christians are unwilling to 60
all the way makes it wellnigh i'm
possible for any of us to enter into
the full joy of the experience of a
living Christ possessing our hearts
and filling our lives with love and
light.
We have right to expect that
God will fill again with abundant
joy the hearts and homes which
have been depleted by fate's cruel
hand.
How - is not for me to say. But
/ believe He will and can; there is
still a flickering ray of hope warm
ing my heart which belongs to Him.
l cannot see how the people who
suffer under the yoke of tyranny
can come out of this, unbroken in
spirit, but they can. 1t must be be-
cause the Savior, born in Bethlehem
these many years ago, has been born
again and again in the hearts of these
men, permitting them to expert
ece in the midst of sorrow and de-
preston the full Joy of Christ's pres
ence.
Askov American., 1943-12-23
ter of old trunks, where it is brown

ter of old trunks, where it is brown
ish. 1t is employed for inlaying and
turning and, since it stains well, in
place of ebony, as for teapot handles.
From the bark of holly, bird-lime is
manufactured. The leaves are eaten
by sheep and deer and sometimes
used for fodder for cattle in France.
The berries cause severe vomiting
in man, but are eaten with immun-
ity by the birds.
The custom of employing holly for
decorative purposes at Christmas
time is not new. In olden times the
plant was called "holy tree, from
its use in churches and homes at
Christmas time. Holly is probably
corruption of that name. It was
also an old Teutonic practice to hang
the interior of dwellings with ever
green's as a refuge for sylvan spirits
from the inclemency of winter.
Several popular superstitions exist
with respect to holly. In some locali-
ties it is deemed unlucky to bring it
into the house before Christmas eve.
In some England rural districts the
prickly and non-prickly varieties are
distinguished as the che" and "she"
kind and in Shropshire the traditions
obtains, that according as the holly
brought at Christmas into the house
is smooth or rough, the wife or the
husband will be master.
Several North American species
have decideous leaves One of the
best known is the Virginia winter
berry, which is native to swamps
from Connecticut to Wisconsin, south
to Florida and Missouri. There are
number of other varieties native
to swamps from Maine to Pennsyl-
vania and Georgia, the southeastern
states and Allegheny mountains.
These decideous types lose their
leaves retaining the bright red ber-
ries.
The poinsetta is native of Mex
leo and Central America, named
after DR.. Poinsett of Charleston, S.
c., who introduced them to Amer
lean horticulture about 1885. In the
southern United States they bloom
from July to September. In the north
it is cultivated in greenhouses, ham
died such that it blooms at Christ
mas, at which time its bright red
foliage makes it so popular. The red
lance-shaped leaves of poinsetta are
called bractS, the real flower being
Askov American., 1943-12-23
TREES-Black Hills

TREES-Black Hills
spruce and Colorado spruce, up to
feet, 35c each; 4-6 feet, soc; 6-8
feet, 75c; also larger. State tree
tag included. We will wrap a 2-3
foot tree with state tag ready for
mailing for SOC. Evergreen wreaths,
ST and up. Evergreen boughs for
covering graves, &c per pound. We
will cover the graves, furnish
boughs and all for So each; two or
more graves on one lot at $150
each. Christmas flowers and plants
in good assortment. Place your
order early. - Ferndale Nursery,
Askov. 92w14-2t
Askov American., 1943-12-23
For a Wild Birds Christmas

(FloWer Grower - Dec. 43)
Make little wild bird happy,
Fix him up Christmas tree
Decorate with suet candles
And some seeds that he can see.
Tie stale bread up in the branches
And pastry star or two
He would like some peanut butter
Just as much as I or you.
Don't forget the birds at Christmas
They get hungry, frightened, cold
And when days are warm in spring.
time
They'll repay thousand-fold.
Helen Ruth Swanson.
United States Soldiers eat approxi-
mately twice as much as civilians.
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WANTED-Old or disabled horses for
fox and mink feed. Price according
to weight. Will pick up at your
place.-Jacob Jensen, Askov. Phone
11F110. 25w52-tf
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FARMS WANTED-If you want to
sell your farm next spring, see or
write United Farm Agency at
Sandstone. No charge for listing.
25W12-tf
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WANTED-Poplar, spruce, balsam,
pine and tamarack pulpwood. Will
buy at any station, at highest
prices, cash. Write Henry Pausen,
Isle, MINI. 25w15-4t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

Did you overlook someone for
whom you must find gift the very
last minute? How about prepared
order for some favorite bulb, plant
or tree to be delivered at planting
time. Plants make grand gifts - we
don't use them enough and many
would appreciate nothing more.
Askov American., 1943-12-23
Announcements

This column is free for use by
churches. schools, societies, lodges,
ETC.. for the purpose of announcing
be charged. such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for pecuniary gain
Askov American., 1943-12-23
APPLICATIONS WANTED

A helper is wanted at the Askov
Creamery. Full time work. For in
formation about job, see E. T. Par
sons, operator at the creamery. Ap-
plications must be in the hands of
undersigned by December %, 1943.
HANS M. NIELSEN, Sec.
GO
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WANTED TO BUY - Good late
model typewriter and Johnson
outboard motor, in good condition.
E. R. Nordholm, Finlayson.
25W15-2t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WANTED-Bay gelding horse, 1900
pounds, 6 to 10 years old. State
price. Write Tony Chmielewski,
Sturgeon Lake. 25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WANTED-A small 4 or 5-tube
table model electric radio.-James
Novek, Finlayson. 25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WANTED-20 to 25 tons of hay.
State price and quality. - Don
Lorentzen, ASkov. 25w15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

Christmas eve, December "a:
Service at o'clock, p. m.
Christmas day, December 25:
English service, 10 a. m.
Danish service, IL a. M.
Sunday, December 26:
English service, II a. m.
English Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Monday, December 81:
Children's Christmas tree, D. B.
S. hall, p. m.
Young peoples Christmas tree, D.
B. S. hall, p. m.
M. MIKKELSEN
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FOR SALE-About so Austra-White
pullets.-Wm. Potts, two miles
east, ASkoV. 25W14-2t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23
WANTED

- Windshield for 1926
Ford-Albert Jensen, Rt. 1, Askov.
25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

Danish Ladies' Aid will meet
Wednesday, December 90, at the
home of Mrs. Svend Petersen. Col
lection will go to Porto Novo Mis-
sion. Everybody welcome, including
the husbands.-Sec.
Askov American., 1943-12-23

The use of fir trees in connection
with Christmas is of Germanic or
Scandinavian origin. When the pa
gans of northern Europe became
Christians, they made their sacred
evergreen trees part Of the Chris
tian festivals and decorated them
with gilded nuts and apples in imi-
tation of the stars.
One legend relates that it was on
a Christmas eve IL centuries ago the
first Christmas tree was revealed
Winfred of England, who had gone
to Germany to spread the teachings
of Jesus, found a group of worship
pers gathered at the Oak of Geismar
about to sacrifice little Prince Asulf
to their god, Thor Winfred averted
the death blow and cut down the
blood oak. AS it fell young fir ap-
peared, which the missionary de-
clared was the tree of life or Christ,
of whose birth he then told the peo-
pie.
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FOR SALE-Six-shovel, Oliver rid
ing cultivator; 31s h. p. gas engine.
Reinhold Schoenrock, Star Route,
Finlayson. 25w12-4t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FOR SALE-Five geese, $3.50 each.
Harold S. Christensen, Willow
River. 25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS

GET YOUR SACRED Art calendar
at Russell L. Hills Funeral Chapel
at Finlayson. 25w14-3t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Restauran with tavern
in connection. Fred Matthes,
Bruno. 25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

NOTICE TO MEMBERS of Askov
Community Credit Union-Please
be sure to bring in your pass book
for reconciliation by January /,
1914. Remember our annual meet
ing Wednesday, January 10. -
Christopher Nielsen, Sec.-Treas.
35W15-1t
Askov American., 1943-12-23
Gardeners Nook
BY GARDEN CLUB EDITOR

The pungent smell of evergreen,
of wreaths, sprays, bouquets and the
tree, the spicy smell of cookies,
"pebber noder", fruit cake and what
have you, again ushers in the Christ
mas season.
No holiday season seems quite COM
plete without the plants or flowers
symbolic of the particular occasion.
Such an interesting group has,
through the centuries, become asso-
ciated with Christmas holly, mistle-
toe, the evergreen trees and poinset-
tas are the most universal. They are
cheerful, sturdy plants, imparting the
feeling of strength, courage and hope
symbolic of the yuletide season.
For isn't it the inspiration we re-
ceive, the giving and sharing of joys,
which in the final analysis really
makes our Christmas merry, the glow
lasting we'll into the New Year - to
Easter and another Christmas. True,
we sometimes overdo, eating too much,
sleeping too little, and ending up in
bed, all of which most certainly
shouldn't be necessary - but all the
same, we wouldn't do without Christ
mas. The undertone is still unself-
ishness and worship and hard as it
seems that our boys must celebrate
once more in the service of their
country, it is the spirit of this season
which gives them and us the hope
and courage to carry on despite tragic
times.
Askov American., 1943-12-23

THINK, DON'T GAMBLE-Se1l your
livestock at home and know what
you get. For highest prices write or
see Vern Anderson, Sturgeon Lake.
Always in the market. 27w20-tf
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FOR SALE - Clean-Easy milking
machine, used only four months.
Russell Emert, Rt. 2, Askov. Phone
13F310. 25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS iron, rub
ber and metals of all kinds. Yes,
it is badly needed now. Call your
dealer if you have " ton or more
and truck will pick it up on your
place. = Jacob Jensen, Askov.
Phone 11F110. 41W36-tf
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FOR SALE-Six hundred Christmas
trees, perfect shape, cut by experts.
Will sell at your price. - Peter
Zabaske, Denham. 25W14-1t
Askov American., 1943-12-23

FOR SALE-Finlayson dray line, in
Guiding 1888 Chevrolet 11s-ton
truck, together with Groom dwell
ing, warm garage. Reasonable.-H.
H. Miller, Finlayson. 25w14-3t
Askov American., 1943-12-23

JUST RECEIVED a supply of sew
ing machines. Some drop heads,
some upright. Some small size
overshoes from 11s to S, all new,
35c pair. Also few pair skates;
nice davenport and chair set. -
Smith Shoe Shop, Bruno. 38w15-1t
Askov American., 1943-12-23

SANDY-Ye might tell Maggie she
can hear her favorite movie stars
at GAS weekday mornings on Hol-
lywood Theatre of the Air over
KSTP (1500 or 1907. It's free
Jamie. 30W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

GET YOUR new suits and overcoars
while the getting is good. Your
cleaning and laundry is picked up
each Monday and Thurs ay.-
George Lindegaard, Askov.
25W18-tf
Askov American., 1943-12-23

A MERRY CHRISTMAS!-"Ma our
boys all be home before next
Christmas" We thank you for
your holiday business at Gamble
Stores, Hinckley-Pine City-Sand-
stone. 25W15-1t*
Askov American., 1943-12-23

Rate-l cent per word per insertion.
Minimum Is cents per insertion
Copy for want ads must reach the
American office not later than Wednes-
day noon to insure insertion in that
weeks ISSUE
Askov American., 1943-12-23

WE WILL CLOSE at 6 o'clock
Christmas eve and at / o'clock
p. M, Christmas day. - Madsen's
Cafe, ASkoV. 25W15-1t
Evening star., 1943-08-02

Dr.. N. 6. Cockey, 90, Dies
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 2 P,.-Dr
Melchior Gist Cockey, 90, of Salina
Kars.. surgeon general of the
United Spanish War Veterans, died
yesterday
Evening star., 1943-08-02
Hull Louds Humanity
OF Chino's Late President

BY the Associated Press
Secretary of State Hull expressed
regret today over the death of Pres
ident Lin Sen of the National Gov
ernment Of China, and said Ameri-
cans would feel they had lost a
stanch friend in the common battle
for just and humane way of life" 4"
President Lin died in Chungking
yesterday.
Mr.. Hull issued the following
statement:
Il have learned of the death Of
President Lin Sen of China with
feelings of the greatest sorrow. BY
his death China has lost leader
whose example inspired universal
respect and devotion. President Lin
impressed all visitors with his hu-
manity He was recognized as an
outstanding scholar, both In the
Chinese classical tradition and in
the realm of modern intellectual and
political movements.
President Lin's exceptional quail
1ties OF character and personality
lent great prestige to the position
which he held. Above all, his COM
mon judgment and resolute courage
were of inestimable assistance in
guiding the Chinese Republic
through the vicissitudes which it
has met and overcome. These quail
tiles were of peculiar value during
the critical years of the struggle,
which still continues, against a
brutal and rapacious enemy. Amer
leans will feel that in his death they
have lost stanch friend in the
common battle for just and hu-
name way of life"