mm INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE SEVEN v... :t! estate fair will be kept for exhibit at the county* (Continued -From Page Two). fair. The state, exhibits will be returned to the\county OFTEN SO PREMIUM LIST fair. .:A *335- :-i Koochiching County Fair .* Read carefully on page 7 of State Rural School Prehistoric Japanese Canoe. Premium list how the winning counties are selected. Workmen engaged in the dry. rivet :':ih if .75 Ktoochiching county was fourth in 1916. Let Handkerchief, embroidered corner. 1.00 bed of the Ktomazne-gawa, Osaka pre* .75 us be first in 1917. v. Corset Cover 1-00 fecture, have unearthed a huge canoe .75 I1 Collar and Cuffs 100 Class 1.—Miscellaneous made of camphor wood. It has not yet Penmanship— Class 2—French Embroidery been completely uncovered, but the 1st 2nd 3rd .75 Centerpiece ... .. 1.00 part so far dug out measures over 40 Lot 1. 7th and 8th grades ..$ .75 $ .50 *. $ .25 HEROIC EFFORTS ARE BEINfl .75 i.r Dresser Scarf 1.00Doily feet in length, 6 feet in width and 26 Lot 2. 4th, 5th and 6th grades .75 .50 .25 .75 .1.00 MADE BY SEVERAL DIVISIONS inches in depth. There are traces of 1 Lot 3. 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades .75 .50 .25 .75 .|S-t,. Two Pillow Slips and One Sheet ... 1.00 OF THE STATE'S FOOD the canoe having been colored blue. For details as to what constitutes a block see .75 Lunch Cloth |-00 According to archeologists the canoe State Fair List for Rural Schools. COMMITTEE. .75 Night Gown 1-00 25 Is about one thousand years old, and Lot 4. Pen and Ink Drawing .75 .50 .75 Pillow Slips, one pair 1.00 Lot 5.Pencil Drawing .75 .5Q .25 though several similar canoes have .75 Towels ., 1-00 Lot 6. CrayOn Work 75 -50 .25 been discovered in various parts of the .75 Napkins Initial, set of six 1.00 THE STRAW MUST BE .50 .25 Lot 7. Water Color Work .. .75 .75 country, nothing like the present one a 1 0 0 .25 Lot 8. Crocheting .75 .50 SAVED FOR FORAGE .75 in size has been found.—East and I Collar and Cuffs 1.00 .25 Lot 9. Knitting 75 .50 .75 Table Runner and Six Napkins .... 1.00 West News. Lot 10. Embroidering 75 \50 .25 Class 3—Tatting Appeal Being Sent to Farmers to Keep Class 2—Geography, Map Work .75 Handkerchief 100 Flagmaker's Art an Exacting One. Lot 1. Map of Minnesota ... .75 .50 25 .75 Live 8tock if Possible and Not to Table Runner 100 The flagmaker's art is an exacting Lot 2. Product Map of North 7.5 "What is thn -white man's burden,* Centerpiece 100 Burn Straw. one and many modern descendants of .75 America .75 .50 .25 pn?" Doily 1-00 Betsy Ross site employed by the Brooklyn Lot 3. Relief Map of South .75 "Alimony, my child." Baby Bonnet 1-00 (Issued by the Minnesota Food Com* .25 .75 America 75 .50 flag master. Much skill is required mittee with the approval of the PubUe Collar and Cuffs 1-00 Safety Commission.) Lot 4. Relief Map of the .75 to make such a flag as that of Night Gown 1.00 United States .75 .50 .25 The live stock, crops markets .75 and Venezuela, which has a prancing horse Corset Cover With Yoke 1-00 She Knew Her Country. .25 Lot 5. Map of British Isles.. .75 .50 divisions of the Minnesota Committee upon it. A special machine has been In a kindergarten class flags were Class 4—Colored Embroidery Lot 6. Map of Africa .75 .50 25 of Food Production and Conservation .75 designed for cutting the white stars Centerpiece shown, and in answer to a question Note.—For size and other information relative are making heroic efforts to meet .75 the 'Doily 1*00 used in our own flag. These are of a little girl gave response that was expected to maps see State Fair List for Rural Schools, grave live stock situation la Minnesota .75 Lunch Cloth 1*00 eight sizes, and every year many thousands of her: page 4. and the northwest. .75 Table Cover 1*00 of such stars go into flags made "This is the flag of my country." .75 Class 3—Booklets Minnesota, Northwestern North Dakota Table Runner l-"0 by government employees. These stars "And what is the name of your country .50 Lot 1. Poultry 1.00 .25 Montana are and without roughage Class S—Hardanger Worlc vary from two inches to fourteen 7' was the next question. Lot 2. Dairy Cattle 1.00 .50 25 .75 for of the feeding live stock, and Centerpiece Inches in diameter. of TIb thee," was the prompt reply. .50, .25 .75 Lot 3. Potatoes 1.00 a result the termers are being Doily ... I S Lot 4. Minnesota 1.00 .50 .25 .75 This forced to sell their animals. Lunch Cloth J*00 .75 Lot 5. How to Save Steps in Dresser Scarf 1-00 means not only immediate loss to F. C. ROGERS Doing Housework 1.00 .50 .25 these farmers, hut a serious and longcontinued Class 6—Sofa Pillows Note.—For information as to contents and scoring .75 live Cross Stitch 1*00 setback to -the stock industry of booklets, see page 5, State Fair list. .75 White Embroidery 100 of a the northwest, on which .75 Class 4—Weaving Colored Embroidery .. 100 a successful, permanent agriculture in .75 Filet 100 Pupils under 9 years of age. large measure depends. It means also .75 Lot.l. Rug 8x12 inches .75 .50 .25 Crochet Bands 100 PRACTICAL FURRIER the possibility of an acute meat shorts .75 Lot 2. Cord Hammock, not Crochet Medallions 1-00 nation's age. Herbert C. Hoover, the more than 15 in. long .75 .50 .25 Class 7—Cross Stitch Fort Frances, food administrator, says the world Ontario .75 Lot 3. Reed Basket, not more Centerpiece 100 faces an actual meat famine. 25 .75 than 6 in. in diameter 75 .50 Dresser Scarf 1-OJJ The state food committee, therefore, Lot 4. Raffia Bag 8x12 inches .75 .75 .50 .25 Lunch Cloth, four napkins 100 believes that it is of the greatest importance Class 5—Weaving THE OLDEST EXCLUSIVE FUR HOUSE Class 8—French Knots that the live stock of this .75 Pupils 9 to 13 years of age. Centerpiece 100 year's drouth regions in the northwest .75 Lot 1. Raffia Basket, not Towel 100 IN THE WORLD shall not be sacrificed on the block. .75 more than 8 in. diameter.. 75 .50 .25 Luncheon Set 1-00 It is to prevent such sacrifice, except Lot 2. Raffia Bag 8x12 inches .75 .50 .25 Class 9—Pictures and Drawings when absolutely necessary, that they 2nd 3rd 1st Class 6—Sewing are adopting extraordinary measures. $ .7'5 $ .50 Girls under 13 years of age. Oil Painting .50 Southern Minnesota Can Help. .75 Lot 1. Work Apron 1.75 Water Color 1-00 .50 1.00 .50 .75 The committee sees an opportunity Crayon Work 100 Lot 2. Hem-stitched Towel.. 1.00 .75 .50 .50 .75 to meet the situation in part in the Lot 3. Hemmed Patch 1.00 .75 Pen and Ink Sketch 1-00 .50 .75 .50 bountiful harvest which southern and Photographs .amateur 1.00 Lot 4. Stockinet Darn on- .50 .75 Stocking 1.00 .75 .50 western Minnesota are reaping. Taxidermy 100 .25 Lot 5. Three-cornered darn. .75 .50 Southern Minnesota can help to save Class 10—Miscellaneous $ .75 .Lot'6. Work Bag 1.00 .75 .50 the live stock of the northwest in two China, hand painted $1-00 .75 Lot 7. Doll Clothes (see the ways: Wood Carving 100 .75 State List) 1.75 1.00 .50 Cut Flowers Display 1.00 be By saving straw and hay to .75 Lot 8. Hem-stitched Handkerchief Raffia Work 100 sold tp the farmers of the drouthstricken .75 75 .50 .25 Rattan Work 100 .75 regions. With timothy Cut Work 100 Class 7—Sewing .75 be at $20 a ton—as it will in such Girls 13 to 18 years of age Irish Crochet J-00 .75 regions this fall and winter—oatsstraw Lot 1. Work Apron Hand Made Curtains L00 1.00 .50 .25 .75 will be worth $10 a ton for Potted Plant 100 Lot 2. Overhand Patch .75 .50 .25 .75 Lot 3. Buttonholes 1.00 .25 Potted Plant in bloom 1-00 .50 feed and wheat-straw $7.50 a ton. .75 Baby Layette 1-00 Lot 4. Three-cornered Darn .75 .50 .25 Such roughage shipped to north? .75 Lot 5. Work Bag .75 .50 .25 Best Dressed Boy Doll 100 western Minnesota, North Dakota .75 Best Dressed Baby Doll 1-00 Lot 6. Fancy Apron 1.00 .50 .25 and Montana, will enable the farmers Lot 7. Corset Cover .75 .50 .25 there, say the members of the Lot 8. Petticoat ....... .75 .50 .25 O N S O O E I I committee, in part at least to save Lot 9 .Hem-stitched Towel .. .75 .50 .25 Open only to the pupils of Koochiching county their breeding stock-r-their cows Lot 10. Plain. Dress "..... 1.00 50 .25 EXPORTER AND IMPORTER OF schools. and heifers. Lot 11'. Hem-stitched Pillow RAW FURS By saving corn stover, by put* .A DIVISION A Slip 4" .75 .50 .25 ting up every ounce of silage possible, DIVISION A—GRADED AND CONSOLIDATED See State-'List for details. SCHOOL EXHIBIT and by planting fall rye for Class 8—Rural School Manual Training. pasture—all this in order to provide Lot 1. Lot 1. Match Scratcher .75 .50 .25 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th an extra supply of feed to Lot 2. Pen Rack .75 .50 .25 $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 $4.00 :$2.00 1 take care of cows and heifers Lot 3. Brush Broom Holder .75 .50 .25 Because of the fact that Graded and Consolidated .25 sent to the markets by the farmers Lot 4. Nail Box .75 .50 schools are allowed many entries at the state fair, Lot 5. Sleeve Board (20 in.) .75 .50 .25 in the drouth regioqs and each school being allowed as many entries as all Highest Cash Prices Paid on Lot 6. Meat, Carving Board bought by the farmers of southern the rural schools of the county combined, the 25 (14 irt.) .75 .50 Minnesota to be fed through the graded and consolidated schools will not be allowed Raw Furs Lot 7. Bird House (rustic winter. Members of the committee to compete for individual premiums at the design) .. ,75 .50 .25 a believe that there will be county fair except when specifically stated that Lot 8. Bird House, shop made .75 .50 .25 large demand for such animals He will pay the duty and war tax on all furs from the United they may compete. The winning schools in the Lot 9. Hammer Handle .... .75 .50 .25 throughout the northwest next season .graded and consolidated class.will be determined ,25 Lot 10. Coat Hanger .75 .50 States and pay as high a price for them as any at advanced prices, and if tha by following score: Lot 11. Towel Roller .75 .50 .25 First prize won at state fair to count 25 points war ends, there will be an extra* house in the United States. Lot 12. Card of Rope Work second, 20 points third, 15 points fourth, 10 ordinary demand for such animals —8 pieces .75 .50 .25 points fifth, 5 points, the school having the greatest from Europe. Already Europe is .50 .25 Lot 13. Broom Holder .75 number of points being county winner. .25 contracting for breeding stock to Lot 14. Unclassified .75 .50 On account of lack of space, only those exhibits BE SURE AND SEE ME BEFORE YOU SELL OR BUY be delivered when the war is done. SECTION 3—BAKING, CANNING AND GARDEN winning premiums at the state fair will be exhibited The railroads are being urged to at the county fair, with the possible addition of FV C. ROGERS PRODUCTS make special rates In order to help one from each' lot. This section is open to pupils of High, Graded, meet this serious situation, and will DIVISION Consolidated and Rural schools. doubtless comply. SECTION 1—RURAL SCHOOL EXHIBITS Class 1—Canning Burning of 8traw a "Crime." 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th To meet the desperate situation the Exhibits to be displayed1 in pint cans. $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Lot 1. Canned Wild Fruits lve stock, crops and markets men of The winner in the rural sphool class will be determined (4 varieties) 2.00 .50 1.00 the state food committee are appealing as follows: Subscribe for the Press Lot 2. Canned Vegetables (4 to farmers throughout the state to A first prize won in the individual exhibits at varieties) 2.00 .50 1.00 save every particle of straw. They say the county fair will count 25 points for the school from which the exhibit was sent second prize, 20 Class 2—Cooking that to burn straw is to burn food and Girls under 8 years of age. points third prize, 15 points. The school having money, when others not favored with Lot 1. Loaf White Bread 2.00 1.00 .50 the greatest number of points will win first prize, such supplies are eager and filling to 25 Lot 2. Loaf Graham Bread .75 .50 the others following in order. buy it. One prominent farmer of 25 Lot 3. Chocolate Loaf Cake .75 .50 SECTION 2—INDIVIDUAL PRIZES southern Minnesota said to. members For Those Who Want A 25 Lot 4.-Fruit Cake .75-x. .50 Each school is limited to three entries in ruraL of the committee that to burn straw .75 .50 Lot 5. Ginger Cookies, six ... At each lot and no more than this should be sent in. this year was a crime,—that on his Lot .6 Cocoa-nut Layer Cake .75 .50 ".25 1 Real Vacation All entries should be sent to the county superintendent own farm he was saving every wisp of schools immediately at the .close of the Class 3—Garden Products of straw for forage. Feed specialists Lot 1. Potatoes (one peck) school year. Every entry should have the name,, at University Farm say that oats-straw 2.00 1.00 .50 age, grade, school and postoffice address of the Carmen type fed with silage this year will be worth Lot 2. Carrots, table, six .... .75 .50 .25 pupil written plainly upon or firmly attached to all of $15 a ton, and that wheat-straw .75 .50 it—this is imperative. All of the exhibits will be .25 we suggest fed with silage will be worth as. much Lot 4. Onions .75 .50 .25 judged and the best in each class wil be sent to Lot 5. Pop Corn .75 the state fair* to compete for state fair premiums .50 .25 as $10 a ton. Yellowstone National Park Rainier National Park Note.—Products must be grown by exhibitor. Farmers Urged to Keep Live Stock. in the individual class. Material not sent to the The state food committee also appeals North Pacific Coast and Alaska directly to the farmers in the Chocolate in the Trenches. drouth regions to make extraordinary (_ PRffRftBEDNESS LECTUWT) This afternoon, everything being v..-. via efforts to keep their cows and heifers Quiet, I invited the neighboring section and not to sell unless absolutely compelled _/fiEMTLEMEN,TH6 li A uwaE a commanded to come and spend OF THE GOOO JUOOE, WHO WAS THEJ to. This appeal is based on IFIB5TMAW TO flHD THEBE WAS little time with me. In the trenches both patriotic and economic grounds, we rarely have anything to drink hut because the country needs such live wine and coffee, and, by the way of stock, and because they will be worth special feast, I decided to make some more next spring than they are today. chocolate. So I sent for a canteen of To aid farmers in northwest Minnesota water and poured some of the pre* in keeping their live stock, the clous fluid into my pan and devoutly state food committee suggests: emptied in the chocolate and sugar. The cutting of all the hay possible: It was simmering gently on my brazier, The saving of corn fodder, stover and I was just on the point of and straw. adding1 condensed milk, when someone The use of fall pastures. Special Summer Fares called me frOm the outside. It was The feeding of root crops. my orderly coming to see if I needed The purchase of hay and straw from anything. I invited him to join us, other parts of the state. Let me help you plan a Worthwhile vacation trip The utmost care to .avoid waste In but at the precise moment the stupid Send forjjfree travel booklets battery of a 77 began to spit Its* six feeding. Pressure is being brought to bear on shells at us. Two burst so near that bankers, merchants, and indeed all my faithful 'tjamponV stumbled in X. G. WHITNEY, Agent International Falls, Minn, war is awakening men to the truth about a lot nnfflS commercial interests with the railroads, fright and fell headlong, taking with J. of things besides Preparedness—and chewing tobacco to assist the farmers in solving him brazier, saucepan and chocolate— if j" A. M. CLELAND, General Passenger Agent, St. /Paul, Minn. is one of them. Soldiers are strong for W-B Cut the problem of bringing live stock and our chocolate so nearly ready,, which all aftd the facts are right before you. These shreds are forage together for. the saving of northern Pacific Railway our eyes were drinking so hungrily. •3f sweetening—rich tobacco, no gummy tobacco—more sap breeding stock, that the live stock industry The poor chap was most unhappy, so S3 in the leaf than in ordinary tobacco by a long shot.' i-" of the northwest may not suffer I laughed but I must confess my AmkriCa First— That's why it's so satisfying and so economical—a little a catastrophe, and that the people *iv -A laugh was a bit sickly. At that moment pf the nation, and particularly of Minnesota, bit goes along waj. ^0*0* a^k Yellowstone Park I detested the Germans worse, may be fed The appeal is ever.—From than a French Lieutenant's Ibis by WETHAH-BKUTON COMPANY, 11S7 New To* City hieing made by personal contact, Have You Bought Your Liberty Bond V-* I)iary in 'the Atlantic. through the press, by letters, axul ~r irisM" ,P., —mi h¥ qse of noatera.