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\nWriting in books is prohibited,and all injuriesto books beyond reasonable wear,and all losses,shall be promptly adjusted to the satisfaction ofthe Librarian.  \nA card holder is responsible for all books takenon his card.  \nBooks may be kept two weeks with privilege ofrenewal for two weeks,excepting seven daybooks.  \nThe drawer shall be subject to a fine of one centper day for any books kept for more than twoweeks,and no other book may be taken out untilsuch fine shall have been paid.  \nm8  \nB力1/  \n1  \n# PRAIRIE STAKES\n\nby  \nBERTHA KILLIAN  \nIllustrationsMary Lamb Lewis  \nNational Printing CompanyOklahoma City,Okla.  \nCopyright1943Bertha Killian  \nFIRST EDITION  \nGratefully dedicated to thatgroup of former co-workers whoso kindly assisted in selecting atitle for this volume of poems.  \n# FOREWORD\n\nMost of the contents of this volume waswritten because of my love of the West andespecially Oklahoma,for,as \"Prairie Mantle\"says,though a \"Tar-Heel,”I'm a child ofthe prairie.  \nMany of these poems have appeared inpoetry magazines and other publications.Grateful acknowledgment is made to theeditors of:Country Bard,Scimitar and Song,Reflections,Home Friend Magazine,FiresideChatter and Fiction,Candor,Beat of Wings,Vineburg(Calif.)Trading Post,AmericanAuthor,Ozark Life and Swapper's Friend.  \nThis book is offered the public withoutapology,though some may find imperfecttechnique.Never the less,they were put onpaper because of inspiration,not because ofrhyme schemes --I know little about suchdevices.Some of it might be classed as\"accent verse,\"upon which one eminent cri-tic and poet has put his approval.For whatthey are worth --here they are.","cbCaidMsLbrvAsUs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidMsLbrvAsUs","pdf",1725448,64,"English","# Dedication\n# Foreword","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of Prairie Stakes?\",\"answer\":\"The book is written by Bertha Killian.\"},{\"question\":\"When was this collection of poems first published?\",\"answer\":\"The 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