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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08
GENERAL DIRECTORY.

/. dEN EtIAA DANNOAOAtAs ~
CONGRESSIONAL. .
senator's So. Lyman Casey, Hansbsongh 4 bssi
Governor. .......... Andrew H Burke. Bismarck
lisntsnsnt. Governor Roger Ailin
secretary. John Flitue
Treasurer. ........... .....L \ booker
Attorney asnsrsl...: &C Spencer, Grafton
Commissioner Of Insurance. .".;: "A L Carey
Commissioner Of Agriculture. ...H Helgeson
supreme Court ludges. Alfred Wailin, Fargo;
new, Fargo.
Forks; w H Harmon, Mandan; Andrew
Slotten, Wahpeton.
Judge Fourth District......... william LAUDER
LEGISLATIVE.
state senstor..:. E Rola Ink, Wahpsto% ct q
aRspisss, Wsspetcn; larson, ASersromS,e
COUNTY.
Register Of Deeds. .Math Brake, Wahpeton
Treasurer........ .......'.... '..S ID "a EInoo ~ ~,
Sheriff Sheriff.. Walter Pelham
Clerk OF Court .sonm shippam
Sssnss sa%ss Of qts%
Coroner. ........... .... v Benedict, Lldgerwood
Justices Of tue Peace..... G L Mayer, Wahpeton; /;
J Ulds, Paramount; A. Bessie, Wahpeton;
MartlM Galchutt, Abercrombie.
Commissioners 90. George Van Arnam, barrie
Hankinson; Peter Kramer, l.dgerwood; Jacob
SchOen bol n, chairman, Wahpeton.
CITY.
Mayor. .......'ames rGruoM M
Auditor. ...SE :, Del.ong
Treasurer. ..............NW W nealy
nssssscr wright T. 6rcS,t
.,l..r 80 D,,I;.o lOhn DOn;lyOn
C01el OF fOnco.
Chief Of Fire Department. H. f.. Rico
Aldermen 80. First ward: Anton Mkscle, H. H.
Walker. second ward: b = Lounsbury, q
Aibrecht. Thlrd ward: NJ 4 Stevens John
Nelson
Board or Education. J. p. Reeder, three years; |;
r ] McCumbrr. \ J FUrmalieck, two years;
q. II. sleeper, NJ. II. Morrill,, (presi.ent,I one
year.
Secretary. d. VOwels.
PrincIpal-M II Robinson.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

SCHUI.ER T. SCHUYLER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALITY.
Office: New quarters IN Burnt District.
WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08
pEpoRT OF THE CONDITION OF
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.

ut Wahpeton, in tho State of North Dakota III
the close of business, September 25lh, 1891.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

r B. EyERDELL,
- ATrlo1EtsNEIY !1ts!I At 4! Law,
EAHPEToM, YAKoTA, AMP RtHEckkENR1DdE,
M!NNEsOTA,
WaApetaa office with Geo. 7. Proper, over
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

g H. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Money TO Loan on Real Estate ChattcI
{" Security Once in fticlI's Block.
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WAHPErON, N. DAKOTA.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

EIRsr CoNGREG GATIoNAI.-Co Wiscon-
T. sin Avenue and Fifth Street. Sabbath SER
vices. II a. m. and p. M. Sunday school IL III.
PS q T. Sunday evening. Prayer meeting
ut y O'Clock Thursday evening. Rev. ). NJ.
In isuch. Pastor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

DAPrIST- Corner Pembina Avenue and Fifth
ID Street. sabbath services, II II. m. and s
D. m. Sunday school at IL m. Prayer meeting
ut = O'Clock Thursday evening. Rev. J. W..
Luke, Pastor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

F.and A. M.-WAHPETON LODGE, NO. IS.
"A. Regular Communications second and
Fourth Friday IN every month ut 1:30 p. IN.
Louge room over Bee Hive Store.
FRANK GRAY, W. NJ.
B.F. LoUNsBURY, Secretary.
C.ot v.-Sumner Camp. No. 6-meets ut Odd
- Fellows Hall on the second and fourth Fri
day Of each month. K. l.. KINNEY,
i. II. BIsHOP. Captain.
. First Sergeant.
~ L. s. WAHPETON LODGE NO. 3.-Meets
". the first ami third Tuesday in every month
ats, p. NJ. Lodge room over Beehive store.
Mrs. p. ]. McCumber, Secretary.
Mrs. B. L. Bogart, W. Nj.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-10-08

MccUMBEk 8 noGART,
- ATTORNEYS AND COUNsELORs
49, - AT LAW.
Special attention given to Coliections.
wAnFEroN, n. DAKOTA. xfr
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
Advice to a Young Man.

Young men, in your youth either
split rails or work on canal-boat,
says Matrssey's Weekly. Then when
you grow older. the Presidential chair
may be yours. Do not dream of organ
izing a youthful band of faithful young
followers to go west and slaughter In
dians, for the red men, with the as
sistance of bad whisky and Govern
ment ammunition, are killing them
selves as fast as possible.
Always speak kindly to your sick
uncle. He may make will some day,
and perchance he might leave you one
of the family spoons. or, even better,
you might become the envied possessor
of his antique oak bootjack.
When your parents disagree on
some slight subject preserve a discreet
silence, and, if possible, leave the
room. for when your father comes out
second best, as he invariably will. he
may take revenge on your youthful
hide.
Do not cry when you have to stay
indoors and play with the little girls.
AS you grow older you will find that q
little girl is a great comfort. even
though she consents to be only sister
to you.
In sharing candy with your younger
brother always bear in mind that too
much would make the little fellow
sick. Remembering this, you will al
ways be justified in taking the largest
share for yourself.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
RELIGIOUS LIFE OF ARKANSAS.
Churches are Abundant but Generally
Inadequately Supported.

The religious life of Arkansas is
quantity sketched by Octave Thanet in
her paper on Town Life in Arkan-
sas." in the atlantic. She says:
Life in an Arkansas town has some
strong points of vantage; though. to be
sure the average villagers civilization
is at the cabinet-organ stage. An
amazing number of such musical in
struments is sold all through the State.
First comes the sewing-machine, then
the cabinet organ. The ambition of
rural mothers is to have their children
take music lessons. The Arkansan
has a great opinion of an education.
and will make many sacrifices to give
it to his children. Churches abound
fn all the small towns. They are, one
may say, almost too abundant. since
they are often scantily supported; the
town that might have one church in
peace and comfort keeping three in
discord and leanness. In consequence
the salaries of the clergy are always
small, and sometimes pitiful. In JUS
tice to the Arkansas layman, however.
l ought to say that he is not captious;
indeed. he is in general easily pleased.
a willing worker, and. to the limit of
Nowhere is the cloth more respected.
the makeshifts of a primitive conf
munity. If there are no pews. as
sometimes happens, there is placid
borrowing of chairs. One little hill
church had no lamps; so the congre-
cation Cor. rather those who remem-
bered it) brought their own lamps to
the evening service. and could be seen
gathering from afar, light to the
Gentiles, as their steps twinkled over
the hills. Such inconvenience are
taken in perfect good humor and seri-
business. In the same spirit, allow
ance is made for the habits of the wor-
shippers where they conflict with eccle-
siastical decorum. Thus, in a certain
church to which an Episcopal clergy
man of my acquaintance once minis
tered. the white wall behind the pulpit
was decorated to the right (very amply
and blackly) with the pious conf
dence. the Lord e0iH provide. and to the
left equally amply and blackly) with
the courteous request, please do not
spit on the floor O.
Numerically the Methodists are in
the van of all the denominations. es-
| pecially among the negroes, although
hard pressed by the Baptists. Of late
years the Episcopalians and the Roman
Catholics have made a marked i'm
preston on the African imagination.
In Little Rock there is a 1ourishing
colored chapel with a vested choir, and
very droll it is to hear one black mite
after another plead with the organist,
please, Miss Susie, cayn't tote de
CROSSE" Another little African-but
this story has nothing to do with the
subject; it is simply Thrown in." as it
were, to encourage the patient reader
rushed to the house of the rector oi
Fort Smith and frantically rang the
bell until he appeared; then gasped,
'Oh. Mist D.. Miz NJ. she's
dead, and she says for you and Miz
D. come over there right straight. y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
A School Teachers Yarn.

There are incidents" said q
destroy the dignity of~any occasion.
The other day oneyof our lady teach
ers was drilling some of her younger
pupils in forming sentences. She gave
the word 'trumpet.' Each member OF
the class was to form a sentence in
which the woitl occurred.
LAS start she asked an unusually
bright little fellow if he could form a
sentence with the word trumpet in it.
He was eagerly confident in his belief
that he could. and the teacher asked
him to proceci. This was his SEN
tence: i will trump it with spade.
This. of course, put the school room 10
a roar, and the teacher went with the
tide. ."-IoaOG Stste Register. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
Strange Nocturnal Clouds.

A curious discovery has been made
in Germany, and is gradually attracting
the attention of men of science through
out the world. 1t is the existence of
bands of luminous clouds visible at
night for long time after sunset, and
in the morning for a corresponding
time before sunrise. The clouds are
mere haze, lying in parallel stripes,
not less than fifty miles high. They
reflect the sunlight, and have a silverv
tint, sometimes blush.
Many photographs have been made
of them. They are seen only from the
end of May to the beginning of August
in the Northern Hemisphere. In the
Southern Hemisphere it has been found
that they appear in December and
January.
1t is thus apparent that for some
mysterious reason they follow the sun,
and their arrangement in long ridges
with cross bars suggests the play of
electrical forces in their formation.
They were first seen in 1885 near
Berlin, and they have been gradually
becoming fainter year by year since
that time.
No one pretends to know just what
they are, but many theories are
suggested to account for them. 1t
will be remembered that after the
great volcanic explosion that blew
away'half of an island in the Straits of
Sunda in 1883. clouds of fine dust,
hurled into the upper atmosphere by
the explosion, quickly encircled the
whole earth and produced. for several
succeeding years, magnificent crimson
sunsets and other beautiful atmos-
pheric effects. It has been thought
that the luminous clouds may owe
their origin to the same cause.
1t is also suggested that they may
have entered the atmosphere from
outer space, as the earth, owing to the
general motion of the solar system to-
ward the north, is continually advanc-
ing into new regions. and space is
known to contain great deal of scat
tered matter, varying in size from
large meteoric chunks to clouds of fine
dust.
What they are, their existence opens
our eyes to yet another proof of the
marvellous variety of nature. which not
only covers the earth's surface with
endless forms of life. and enlivens it
with the operation of ceaseless forces,
but fills even the upper limits of the
atmosphere with phenomena that,
while they may awaken mans wonder,
at the same time show him how the
globe he lives on is linked with sur
rounding space. Youths Companion
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
ANTICS OE WATCHES.
Broken Springs Said to Follow a Display
of the Aurora RoreaIis.

Decidedly the watch is very queer
thing. 1t possesses some unaccount-
able peculiarities. as the Boston Globe
rises to remark. Some time ago. when
there had been succession of fine dis
plays of the aurora borealis, it was
estimated that in single night in
New York the main springs of not less
than 5000 watches broke. The esti-
mate is based on actual inquiries.
Fine. sensitive watches are particu-
larly liable to be effected by electrical
atmospheric disturbances. During the
months of June. July and August,
when these phenomena are most fire.
quent. there are more mainsprings
broken than during all the remaining
months of the year. They break in o
variety of ways, sometimes swapping
into as many as twenty-seven pieces.
1t is fact that since the introduc-
ton of the electric light has become
so general, large number of watches,
some of them very fine ones. have be-
come magnetized. While in this con-
dition they are useless as time-keepers.
Tlns defect used to be considered in
durable, and because of it thousands
of watches have been thrown away,
after much money had been spent on
them in vain attempts to persuade
them to keep good time.
Among the methods resorted to
were washing the parts in garlic juice.
retinishing and passing them through
the fire. But all these devices were
entire failures, or only in part effective.
There are occasions when it is a
very serious matter to have your watch
magnetized. The captain of an At
lantic steamer, before putting to sea
on a recent voyage, was invited to in
spect an electric dynamo machine, and
examined its parts closely.
Soon after getting on board the
steamer he noticed that the compass
became strangely affected when he ap-
preached it. Whether he stood on the
right or the left, or Immediately in
front of the compass, the needle would
invariably point to him. The compass
was worse than useless when he came
near it. 1t was dangerous. and might
wreck the ship.
This phenomenon alarmed and puz-
zled the captain not little. At length
he recalled his visit to the dynamo
| machine, and the true solution of the &C.
centric behavior of the magnetic needle
flashed upon him. His watch had be-
come magnetized. When he removed
it the needle resumed its constancy to
the polar star.
Watches frequently become magne-
| tized in iron mines or machine shops.
where they are incautiously brought
near swift-running belts.
1t is a well-known fact among horol.
ogists that no watch will keep the
same time with two people. The
cause has not yet been definitely ascer.
tanned, but it would seem that in some
mysterious way watch is affected by
the temperament of the wearer. The
mere physical differences in gait and
movement between different people i:
not sufficient to account for all the
variations that have been observed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
Do Clothes Make a Boy.

DO clothes make a boyP" No
clothes make clothes. What are
clothesP They are an expression of
character. A boy who respects him.
self will dress as decently as he can
simply and cleanly. says Hezekiah
Butterworth. in The Ladies Home
Journal A boy who respects the
worth of life will not dress conspicu-
ously even if he have the means. He
is best dressed whose appearance ex-
cites no special attention, and causes
no critical remarks. Conspicuous
dress goes with light head, and q
very indefinite purpose in life.
Dress does not make the boy. but it
often e1hibits him; theatrical dress in
society is in bad taste; but every one
owes it to look as we'll as he can. Neg
lected dress shows want of self-re-
spect, and lact of self-respect arises
as rule from sense of cheapness of
character. 1t is often impossible for q
poor boy to dress as we'll as he would
wish. But he can always express his
well-dressed character by making his
clothes neat and tasteful.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
RussIA's GREAT RAILWAY.
It VIII Cost S1s3, s25, 900, and VIII BE
Nearly 5000 Miles Long.

The construction of the worlds long,
est railroad is progressing rapidly
along the river valleys and across the
steppes of Siberia, says the Philadel-
phia Inquirer. The western extremity
of the road is the mining town of
MASK on the eastern side of the Ural
range. and its eastern terminus is at
Vladivostok. on the Sea of Japan,
making total length of 4, 785 miles,
which is nearly twice the length of the
Canadian Pacific. Its cost, including
surveys, grading. building, stations,
rolling stock, and. indeed. everything
needed for its construction and equip
ment. is estimated at $183, ,825, ,OOO-an
enormous amount, but profitably in
vested, and far less than the cost of a
useless European war.
The country through which the road
will run presents no great engineering
dlihcultles. and across the vast plains
it will hardly require the grading of a
road-bed. 1t is also for the most part
fairly populous, much of it being very
fertile and the rest rich in minerals; so
that along its entire route the road
will open up and develop country of
magnificent resources and of almost
inexhaustible agricultural and mining
wealth.
The various results which will event.
ually follow the completion of this
great work can not of course be fully
estimated in advance, but some of
them may be partially foreseen. One
OF these is that by means of this road
Russia leaps at a single bound into the
indubitable position of the most for
midable of Asiatic powers. Through
this road England is made insecure in
India, and, whenever the contest for
supremacy in eastern Asia is precipi-
tated, the whole northern frontier of
China will be open at every point to
the massing of Russian troops.
But altogether apart from its availa-
bility and Importance in war, les com
mercial, industrial and political pos
sibilities are simply incalculable. It
will bring the hidden section of Asia
into full connection with the rest of
the world. The Russian government
is now solicitous about keeping for
eigners out of the provinces beyond
the Ural mountains and the Caspian.
With the completion of this road a new
era will begin, travel aid commerce
will follow an unbroken route from the
west of Europe to Japan. the ideas of
civilization elsewhere prevalent will
be introduced and take root. and grad
ually those changes will occur which
will make Asiatic Russia a sharer in
the common progress of humanity.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02

We haye new lines of the popular BEDFORD
CORD SUITINGS in Blacks and Coors. Also, the pop
ular BOUCLE SMITINGS in all the desirable shades
and BLACK WOOL SERGE SUITINGS, HOMESPUN
in all shades in exceptionally fine qualities at 5Octhe very
best medium price Dress Goods sold in this or any
line of Colors and Black of beautiful
quality of Twilled Back Steam Shrunk FRENC BROAD
SUINGS pretty and good for Tailor Made Suits only
$1OO per yard equally good as formerly sold at from
$1.25 to $1.5O per yard).
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02

0'o Of s15ssi5sS nzsiesvs "7 "7FEIOLIDAY5NUVELTIES
TIME get them and ready to put into Fancy
Goods Department.-We will announce in due time our
regular opening of this Department. and we have every
feel just pride in saying to friends and Gus
that confidently believe have the most arac-
tive and extensive line of pretty things it has ever been our
pleasure to show
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
Love Among the Sioux.

To me, one of the customs of court
ing is very strangely in keeping with
the wild. yet romantic, life of the
Sioux. writes Warren K. Moorehead.
in Ladies' Home Journal. A young
man desiring to make love to the lady
of his choice. works patiently for sew
eral davs and constructs a reed flute.
There are five or six holes in the in
strument, and eight or ten notes can
be produced upon it. The sound is
wierd and plaintive. Some beautiful
moonlight night, about eight o'clock,
the young man leaves his home, and
stationing himself about one hundred
yards from the home of his intended.
plays for one or two hours a series of
strange melodies, all of them in the
minor key. The sound floats out on
the summers air. and. perhaps. prai-
rie dog on the plain near by, disturbed
by the music, may raise his small voice
in protesting barks; or, great white
owl, in a scrub oak. may hoot and
whoo in derision. The sound is as
of the lover himself. She listens at
tentively, and when she concludes that
he has played sufficiently long to as
sure her of his serious intentions, she
timidlv walks forth from her home.
Throwing the now useless reed upon
the ground, the young man rushes
forth. Then ensues scene such as
only those who have been lovers can
appreciate.
Wun Man is the name of Chinese
high-binder and general terror in Den
yer. All Tuf and Hood Lum are gen.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
The Street Gable system.

Halliday, the inventor of the cable
street-car system. states that the sight
of six horses vainly endeavoring to
draw car up a steep hill at San Fran
cisco first suggested to him the foun-
dation for his invention.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02

We offer A SPECIAL JOB IN HEAVY FINE
PRINT yard wide goods manufactured to
tail 1880 at the ridcuousy low price of &c per yard
These goods in great variety of styles and cooring
and particularly pretty for Wrappers Furniture Cover
ings Comfortables &C., &c. They VERY, cheap
have only 100 pieces of them They already going
off rapidly. Ask to them.
New Trimming Velvets in Black and Colors.
New Trimming Gimps.
New Armure Dress Silks.
New lines Dress Buttons
In word, new things in every department..
We can't enumerate quarter of the pretty new
things constantly opening up every day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02

Full lines of Chldren's and Ladies' Fine and Me
dunn Wool and Feecy Lined Hosiery and Jersey Rib n-
derwear in Wool and Cotton. You will find all the sizes
and qualities in stock and prices that correct
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02

Beautiful new line of White Curtain Muls, Embroi-
popular prces-Also, lovely styles Of Printed
Drapery Silkaline Mul-amost pretty as China Sk
at 1Sc per yard. We had such pretty styles ana
coorings before.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
OUR CLOAK TRADE continue

OUR CLOAK TRADE continues to tax our best
endeavors Our stock is still very large and we recev
ing things daily. We making large numbers OF
customers happy in Cloak Department every day
Don't fail to in and what do for you
are thinking of Winter Wrap.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02

Wun Man is the name of Chinese
high-binder and general terror in Dem
yer. All Tuf and Hood Lum are gen.
orally sources of annOyances in Amer
lean cities. Minneapolis Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02
@ 90 66mn@~
Nov. 25thL, 1891.

The goods purchased during my recent visit in New
whemed with business But rapidly getting things
shape and with increased force of saesmen hope
factory
Never before has store been so filled in all depart
mens with attractive goods of every descripton-and at
prices that constant surprise to purchasers.