The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-12-26

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 26,  1918.
No. 28.
WHAT APPEALED TO CHINESE
Consideration   Accorded   Women   by
British Authorities Evidently Made
Deep Impression on Natives.
"If one were to ask a native of Wel-
hai-wel what were the characteristics
of British rule that he most appreciated, one would perhaps expect hin_
to emphasize the comparative freedom
from petty extortion and tyranny, the
obvious endeavor (not always successful) to dispense even-handed justice,
the facilities for trade, the improvement of means of communication. It
was not an answer of this kind, however, that I received from an intelligent and plain-spoken resident, to
whom I put this question," E. F. Johnston says in "Lion and Dragon in
Northern China."
"'What is it we like best in our
British rulers? "I will tell you,' he
said. 'Our native roads are narrow
pathways, and very often there Is no
room for two persons to pass unless
one yields the road to the other. When
our last rulers—the Japanese—met our
small-footed women . . . along such
a path they never stepped aside to let
the woman pass by . . . An Englishman, on the contrary, whether
mounted or on foot, always leaves the
road to the woman. He will walk deliberately into a deep snowdrift rather
than let a Chinese woman step off the
dry path. We have come to understand that the men of your honorable
country all act in the same way, and
this Is what we like about Englishmen.' "
WHY THEY ARE "DOUGHBOYS"
Origin of Nickname Applied to United
States Infantrymen Traced to
Mexican War.
The term "doughboy" as a nickname
for the American infantryman is a
very old one, dating back to the Mexican war of 1846. In that year the
United States regular soldiers first
made acquaintanceship with the
houses of mud-colored, sun-dried
bricks that are seen everywhere, even
today, in New Mexico, Arizona and the
southern part of California.
These bricks are called by the Mexican adobes (pronounced "dobies"), a
term also applied to the small, squat,
flat-roofed houses built with them.
When the American Invaders entered what was then Mexican territory, the infantrymen found these
dwellings—mostly deserted by their
panic-stricken Inhabitants—handy as
billets, and promptly occupied them as
such. But the cavalrymen, who had
to be near their picketed horses out
on the open prairie, were unable to
avail themselves of similar accommodation.
Partly in envy, and partly In good-
natured chaff, these christened their
more fortunate comrades "doble dodgers," afterwards shortened to "dobies,"
a good, round-sounding nickname that
was bound to stick, and which in
course of time became corrupted Into
••doughboys."
John Burroughs' Rabbit.
In July the woodchuck was forgotten in our Interest in a little gray rabbit which we found nearly famished,
writes John Burroughs. It was So
email that It could sit in the hollow
of one's hand. . . . We had to
force the milk into Its mouth. But in
a day or two It began to revive, and
would lap the milk eagerly. Soon it
took to grass and clover, and then to
nibbling sweet apples and early pears.
It grew rapidly, and was one of the
softest and most harmless-looking pets
I had ever seen. For a month or more
the little rabbit was the only company
I had, and it helped beguile the time
immensely. In coming in from the field
or from my work, I seldom failed to
bring it a handful of red clover blossoms, of which it became very fond.
One day it fell slyly to licking my
hand, and I discovered It wanted salt.
I would then moisten my fingers, dip
them into the salt, and offer them to
the rabbit. How rapidly the delicate
little tongue would play upon them,
darting out to the right and left of the
large front incisors, the slender paws'
being pressed against my hand as if
to detain it
TrI-Color Not of Equal Proportion.
It Is evident from the appearance
of the French flag as a pictorial decoration that many artists are unaware
that the trl-color does not consist of
the three colors, blue, white and red,
In equal proportion. When the famous
flag was adopted in the year that gave
the United States its Constitution,
1789, it was complained that due to
an optical illusion, the white, in tha
middle, looked narrower at a distance,
than the blue, which is next to the
staff, and that the red, on the fly end
of the flag, looked narrower than the
white. After numerous experiments,
the proportions of the colors were ordered to be, as they are now, "in every
100 parts, blue to be 80, white, 83 and
red 37."
Ladles Shave In Japan,
There are many things the Japanese do differently from ourselves. For
instance, ladies sit with their hands
folded palms upward In Japan. They
all shave. They never brush their
hair, but only comb it. For the English "a thimbleful" the Japanese speak
of "a sparrow's tear," and Instead of
; talking of putting a thing on the flro
\to cook, the Japanese speak of putting
the flre thFGU.sU it, A man never wishes
jhls wife good morning first—a truly
Oriental touch. She greets him and he
ifeplies. A woman never speaks of her
^husband as such. She speaks of "the
fco&se."
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Returns on
Liberty Loan
Following are the returns from
the Fourth Liberty Loan from
this end of the county as handed
in to R. B. Millard, county chairman. The name of bank, number
of subscribers and amount subscribed follow:
Buckman State bank of Buck-
man, 286, $16,600.
First State Bank of Genola,93
$7,550.
Lastrup State Bankof Lastrup
140, $11,950.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
of Pierz, 332, $32,800.
Age Limit Set to 17
The Navy Department thru
Lieutenant George A. Tread well,
Recruiting: Officer for Minnesota
and North Dokota, again continues its appeal for men to man
the Fleets.
The age limit for apprentice
seamen has been reduced to 17
years.
Information relative to enlistment will be given immediate attention. Men desiring to enlist
are requested to see their local
Postmaster or communicate direct with the Navy Recruiting
Station, 408 Seeond Avenue
South, Minneapolis. Transportation will be furnished applicants who have been examined
by their local doctors and found
physically qualified.
Tiie Nation Goes Under
Prohibition July 1,1919
By signing the Agricultural
Stimulation Bill with its prohibition amendment the President has insured national prohibition Julv 1,1919. Beer brewing stopped December 1, 1918.
The prohibition provision reads
as follows.
"That from and after June 30
1919, after the approval of this
act and during the continuance
of the present war, for the purpose of. conserving the manpower of the nation and to in
crease the efficiency of the production of arms, war munitions,
food and clothing for the army,
it shall be unlawful to sell for
beverage purposes, except for
export, any distilled spirits,
and no distilled spirits held in
bond at the date of the approval
of this act shall be removed
therefrom for beverage purposes."
America's Food Facts
According to food administration calculations the world will
be far below its normal supply
of fats for at least two or three
years. Those calculations include our present output and the
estimated splendid efforts of
producers for the future.
-The farmers of the country
are notified by the food administration that more mill foods are
in prospect and wili be available
about the Christmas holidays.
The return of all-wheat bread
to general use, the relamation
of the substitute regulations, the
recently increased purchases of
flour bv the food administration
grain corporation for export, the
cancellation of the so-called
"millextraction rule", which as
a war time measure diverted into flour a considerable proportion of the wheat berry which
ordinarily was used for feed; all
have combined to increase the
mill feed output fully one-fifth.
In theface of this increase, however, the food administration
warns against two great optimism since, it is declared, there
will be a continued shortage of
mill food compared with prewar years and continued conservation will be necessary.
Fined $50 for
Netting Fish
Brainerd Dispatch: Andrew
Hedin, a retired farmer of Little
Falls, paid $50 and costs as
punishment for breaking game
laws. He pleaded guilty before
Judge Geo. Garrety to netting
through the ice of Lake Alexandria near Lincoln. The arrest
was made by Deputy Game Warden A. P. Cardie of Brainerd
and H. C. Bldred of St, Cloud.
Hedin had a net 90 feet long
and 6 feet deep. A long slit
was cut in the thin ice, the net
dropped in and held down by
sinkers. Next morning a little
chipping along the net line
would release it and the fish
could be hauled out.
IA Letter From
Somewhere in France
County Seat Callings.
Mrs. Katherine Kerich left
Saturday afternoon for Minneapolis to spend the Christmas
holidays with relatives.
Jos. Boser of Pierz was operated on for masteroids at St.
Gabriel's hospital.
Miss Clara Measure left Monday for St. Paul to visit relatives.
The case of the state vs. J.
Harsch of Genola was brought
before Judge Geo. Gerritz Friday. The complainant was
Mrs. Henry Hennen, who charged the defendant with assault.
He was found guilty and fined
$5 and costs.
Mr. and Mrs. A M. Stoll
drove to Cushing yesterday to
see Mrs. Stoll's grandmother,
Mrs. Katherine Gorman, who is
in a very critical condition from
a stroke of paralysis from which
she suffered a few days ago.
This is the second stroke Mrs.
Gorman has had.
A locol doctor reported this
morning that he had been called
outlast night on six new cases
of influenza, Five of the cases
were at Flensburg.
Wm. Blake, Who is touring
the south and west with a band
form Camp Dodge, is now \t
Central City, Neb., the band
having recently started on its
tour.
Creameries of Morrison Go,
There are 18 creameries in
Morrison county, 15 being cooperative and 3 independent.
Following are  the  Co-opera
tive creameries in the county:
Buckman Creamery Co. Pierz,
route 4.
Elm Dale Creamery association, Royalton, route 4.
Flensburg Creamery Association, Fiensberg.
Freedhem Creamery, Little
Falls, Route 7.
Farmers' Creamery at Little
Falls.
Farmers' Creamery Company,
Motley.
Lastrup Creamery, at Pierz,
Route 1.
Little Rock Creamery Comp.
Royalton, Route 2.
Pierz Farmers' Creamery at
Pierz.
Ramey Farmers' Creamery,
Ramey.
Randall Creamery Association
Randall.
Royalton Creamery Association, Royalton.
Sobieski Creamery Sobieski.
Swanville Creamery Association, Swanville.
Upsala Creamery Association,
Upsala.
The following are independent creameries:
Pierz Creamery, Pierz.
Central Creamery Company,
Little Falls.
Sylvester & Nichols, Little
Falls.
November 5th, 1918.
My Dear Sister and all!
Got your most welcome letter
of Oct. 11th and was surely glad
tp hear from you again. Am in
best of health, and hope of you
the same. This is the main idea
and as long as you hear this,
you ought not worry. Got your
other letters and also Mathias'
which I've answered already.
Suppose you have got those sou-
veniers by this time. You might
have been waiting to hear of me
sooner, but you'll have to excuse
me, because I didn't get to it
sooner. Will write as promptly
as I possibly can, and think you
will hear from me oftener after
this. The way you write Sister
Anselma didn't get my letter
yet, have answered her letter as
soon as I received it. She must
have received it by this time,
but anyway one letter wouldn't
make much difference, as I always can write another.
Say, I am getting along all
right, am going to school for interpreter. This surely beats
horseshoeing or any other hard
work.
Have been in several battles
already and got out without a
scratch. It isn't as bad as one
realizes. You know "Jerry" as
we call the Germans, has to go
some to catch us with his gas,
because we are too fast for him
with our masks. I don't mean
to write a whole page or two of
war news, as it will be time to
tell you when I get back, which
might be very soon.
Nick  wrote me that if a German should accidently loose his
helmet, I should  sent it to him.
I'll write him different though.
I could send him hundreds, even
some  that I helped  capture.    I
don't  think  we   can  send  any
more home now, there would not
be room enough on the ships.   I
bet Mr. Bohnen was glad to get.
Herman   back, as I  know  how|
hard  it is  for  him  to keep-up \
with. his work,   as he  can't  be
jumping   about  like  us   young
guys.
We are having fine weather
here. It don't get as cold as it
does in Minnesota. My pencil
is getting rather short, which
makes it rather difficult to write
very nice, but hope your satis-
fled anyway.
I thought Jake was going to
write for Tom B. but I think he
has a good job where he is now.
Hope he will stick to it. I am
pending a little souvenier to
grandma in a seperate envelope.
I was   promoted   as corporal.
Well my dear sister, I think
this will have to do for this time
as we can talk all about France
when I get back and am no more
needed "over here-" Give my
love and best regards to my
dear parents and also to grandma and to all my dear ones at
home. Remaining as ever your
loving soldier brother.
Corporal John A. Billig.
Soldiers Will Keep
Their Uniforms
The indications are that congress will speedily take action
to permit the American soldiers
to retain their uniforms.
Congressman Knutson on
Wednesday telegraphed Chairman Dent of the Military committee of the houseurging action
to this end. Wednesday he received the following reply.
"Military committee took favorable action on uniform bill
today."
It is to be expected that congress will grant this request of
the soldiers.—Journal Press.
It was due chiefly to the efforts
of Congresman Knutson of this
district that this ruling was a-
dopted by the officials in Washington.
Road Cost $1,956.15 per Mi'e
That satisfactory roads can
be built exclusiyely of earth has
been shown in North Dakota,
which, in cooperation with the
Federal gevernment has built
several hundred miles of such
highways during the past year,
all of which, according to the
recent reports of government
engineers, who have just completed a survey of the situation,
are in operation and eminently
satisfactory. The total cost ot
these highways has been estimated at $1,956.15 per mile.
Watch next week's Journal
for the big sale ad.    Adv.
Paul Eller of Greenwald
is here spending a few days
with relatives.
Platte News.
Miss Mary Wolff was Employed at the Theo. Rychner home
Wednesday.
The party which was given at
the Gallus home Thursday evening was nicely attended.
Howard Wintzenburg and
Miss Compton called at the
Frank Wolff home Sunday.
Those that called at the Math
Valentine home Saturday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. Christ
Reese and Son Christ, and the
Misses Mary Wolff, Mary Gallus
Delia Hayes and Bros., and Paul
Wolff,Joe Kainz John and Peter
Gallus. A good time was reported.
Wm. Raat/.'visited with the
Frank  Wolff   family   Monday.
Christ Reese and son Christ,
were Pierz goers Saturday.
Theo Rychner made a trip to
Little Palls Wednesday.
$8,331.83 For Fire Fund.
Christmas in Peace.
Christmas was once more eel-1
ebrated in tbe old fashioned
way this year. The day was
nice and calm and the writer!
hopes that there was no shot
fired to hit oii the European
battle fields during the day,
which was the most impressive
thought we could have had. j
Prayers had been offered during the day that the peace conference would turn out to be
a most satisfactory one and
would make an everlasting
peace. We hope with all our
heart that if we will continue
our request, it will be a fruitful
one. But we, in return, must
not forget to thank HIM always for everything we enjoy
and all things we possess.
The following reports from
various banks of the county in
regard to donations towards the
relief fund being raised for the
fire sufferers of the northeastern
part of the state have been received.
The amount raised in Morrison county up to now amounts
to $8,331.83.
The various banks of the
county have turned in the following amounts since the last
report:
John Gosiak  $5.00
D.H.Campbell, Swanvll..    3.00
John Nagel, Pierz     5.00
G. Schlentz.Swanville.... 3.00
W. T. Page,Swanville.... 2.00
FirstStateBank, Royalton. 4.00
Aug. B Dehler,Buckman.
Aug. Dehler, Buckman.. .
Math Mueller, Buckman.
J. F. Marshik, Bnckman.
John Hortsch, Buckman.
G.F. Kowitz, Buckman..
Jos. Kinzer, Buckman ...
Freedhem Red Cross  200.00
1.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
5.00
1.00
Local Happenings
Of the Week
Last Sunday morning the
thermoneter went down to _.
below zero.
Watch next week's Journal
for the Big Sale ad.    Adv.
Tony Kobilka is visiting
friends aud relatives during
holidays.
Rev. Xavier, who is staying
with the Kapsner family went
to Duluth fora visit last week.
Jake Girtz cut a deep gash
in his foot while choping
wood last week.
• Owing to the 5 of January
being on Sunday, Dr. Klimek
will be in the Hotel Pierz on
Monday, January 6th, 1919.
Aug. Kapsner and'Ed. Ko-
arrived from the Camp this
week for a few days furlough
and have left again for the
camps yesterday.
Fred Preimesberger has been
taking up stock for the Morrison Co. Lumber Co. at Hilman this week.
It is said that the fifth Liberty Loan is likely to be called Victory Loan and will be
called about April.
Bring us your furs and get
the most money for them.
The Leader Pierz, Minn. adv.
Lambert Meckenstein, who
is attending college at Col-
legeville, Minn., is home for
a Christmas vacation.
J. J. Boser has put an enclosed top on his Buick six
and is now ready to give
first class service in the livery business, especiclly in
this cold weather.
Mrs. Adeline Sykora, who
is employed in the Farmers
and Merchants State bank
spent the Christmas holiday
with her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Stoll, at Little Falls.
Miss Frances Virnig, who
has been visiting at the home
of her brother, C. P. Virnig
of Little Falls, returned to
her home here Thursday.
All wheatless and meatless
days as well as all other food
restrictions were declared off
Monday.
Mel Wermerskirchen, who
is employed at Great Fall,
Mont., is here spending a
short vacation wife relatives.
Frank Langer, who is employed at Moose Lake as depot operator was here to
spend the Christmas holiday
with relatives and friends.
On account of the shortage
of labor, Frank returned to
Moose Lake Wednesday afternoon.
There was an error in the
Journal of last week which
stated that John Zwak of
Hillman sold his farm. He
has not yet sold his farm but
has bought one at New Ulm.
George Sigette has rented
the lunch counter and bowling alley from John H. Grell
in the basement of the saloon
building in upper town. Geo.
is now in charge of the place
and is ready to serve you
right." :	
WIGS ONCE THOUGHT SINFUL
Puritans   Held   That   Men   Had   No
Right to Interfere With Dispensations of Providence.
Having last night heard that Josiahj
Willard had cut off his hair (a very]
full head of hair) and put on a Wigg,!
I went to him this morning.   Told hisj
Mother what I came about, and shej
called him.    I enquired of him what!
Extremity had forced him to put offj
his own hair, and put on a Wigg?   Hej
answered, none at all.   But said thatj
his  hair  was   straight,   and   that .it]
parted behind.   Seem'd to argue that]
men might as well shave their hair off]
their head, u$ off their face.    I an-]
swered . . . God seems to have or-j
dained   our  Hair  as  a  Test  to   see!
whether we can bring our minds to be!
contented at his finding; or whether]
we would be our own Carvers, Lords,]
and come no more to him. . . Pray'd!
him to read the Tenth Chapter of the!
Third  Book   of  Colvin's  Institutions.]
. . . Told him that it was condemned]
by a Meeting of Ministers at North-]
ampton in Mr. Stoddard's house when!
the said Josiah was there. ... He 1
seem'd   to   say  would  leave  off   his
Wigg when his hair was  grown.    I
spake to his father of it a day or two
after; he thanked me that had dis-
cursed his  Son,  and   told    me   that
when his hair was grown to cover his
ears   he   promised   to   leave   off   his
Wigg.   If he had known of it, would
have   forbidden   him.     His   Mother
heard him talk of it; but was afraid
positively to forbid him lest he should
do it, and so be more faulty.—From
Judge Sewall's Diary (quoted in "The
Heart of the Puritans").  .
DENIED EQUALITY OF SEXES
Men in 1813 Had Decided Views as to
Woman's Intellect and  Her
Sphere of Duty.
There lies on the desk a book published and sold by Moses Thomas,
Philadelphia, bearing the date of 1813,
which makes it one hundred and five
years old. There are many strange
things in that book, which contains
"Selections From Foreign Reviews and
Magazines," all of which Is claimed to
be "the best thought of the ablest men
of the age." There is an essay attacking a French authoress who was
claiming an equality of intellect of the
two sexes. The reviewer remarks:
"Upon the whole, we do not think that
a little learning is always a dangerous
thing in a lady, so long as it has reference to her condition of life and the
sphere of her duties.
That is as far as the world had got
at that time in the education of women. About seventy years afterward,
when a woman became senior wrangler
at Oxford, which is the highest honor
in mathematics, there began a change
of opinion concerning the quality of
woman's intellect.
It was maintained In the entire
period by these "ablest men of the
age," that the "femoje intellect" was
entirely inferior to that of men, and
that her physical structure made it
impossible for her to comprehend the
great questions, such as that of war.
Since then a woman has written the
greatest war hymn of the world.—St,
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Nerve and Eye Strain.
Many nervous as well as other diseases are caused by incorrect illumination. The eye is a subject of prime
consideration in connection with our
health and happiness. Eye fatigue
spoils the disposition; as that is one
of the conditions given for inefficient
work, we find here again a reduction
in efficiency and a cause for more loss
of the workman's time. The first loss
was mechanical, the second is physical ; both, when reduced to a dollar-
and-cents basis, show a large percentage over the cost of lighting that
would be required to eliminate them.
As judgment Is dependent upon perception, and perception upon the sight,
then the laborer, to be efficient, must
be able to see fine details and small
objects at close range with sharpness
and distinction, to distinguish objects;
at a distance with accuracy, and to
have clear perception of all objects in
the intermediate space.
Famous Forth Bridge.
Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin
Baker, both Englishmen, were the engineers who designed the great Forth
bridge in Scotland, and the building
was done by several large firms of
steel structural workers, under their
supervision. The outside length of
the bridge is 8,098 feet, the central
cantilever occupies 1,620 feet, and the
two side cantilevers 1,514% feet each.
The headway of the bridge at high water is 150 feet. The bridge was 17
years in building and was opened in
March, 1S90. The Forth bridge is
much narrower than the Brooklyn
bridge, but it exceeds it 25 feet in
span and is considerably longer in its
overall length.
Great Sea of Wheat.
A sea of wheat replacing a sea of
water, 20,000 acres in one tract bringing forth the cereal of which Uncle
Sam and his allies in the world war
are in such great need, is a transformation accomplished on what was
overflowed land near Sacramento.
The huge tract formerly covered
with the flood waters of the Sacramento and the American rivers lies in
a fertile basin of some sixty-odd thousand acres, most of which has been reclaimed and turned to agriculture
through the efforts of the federal and
state government, at a cost of mil*
lions of dollars. '
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