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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Full Particulars,

A small boy who had recently pass.
ed his fifth birthday was riding in Q
suburban car with his mother, when
they were asked the customary ques.
ton. How old is the boy?" After
being told the correct age, which did
not require fare. the conductor pass.
ed on to the next person. The boy
sat quite stu as If pondering over
some question and then. concluding
that the full information had not been
gwen. called loudly to the conductor
then at the other end Of the oar:
"And mothers thirty-ons. Ladies
Home Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Ever Notice This,

You have looked at q clock thou.
sands Of times and yet not know that
the four rs which are in place of the
usual Nv. are there because of the OBJ.
stinacy of a king Of France. When
Henry de Wick carried to Charles v.
the first really accurate clock, the
monarch informed him that the Nv.
was wrong, and should be changed
to iii. Wick said, You are wrong,
your majesty" Whereat the king
thundered out. II am never wrong!
Take it away and correct the mis-
take!" From that time to this day
the four rs have stood a. the mark
Of the fourth hour.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
/ L q
Could Not Look piou..


A young man who had secured a po-
sttion in q mercantile house in Phila-
delphia had at the recommendation Of
fellow employe engaged board and
lodging in private family. The fam.
lily were extremely devout Before
each meal long grace was said. To
their dismay and horror the new
boarder sat bolt upright while the 9th
ers at table reverently bowed their
heads. When the second day passed
and the man from the south evinced
no disposition to unbend the good
lady Of the house could endure the sit
uation no longer. "Atheism?" asked
she sharply. mo, madam" humbly
responded the Few boarder. boil" -
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
SPREAD FEAR or WHITE RACE.
Crafty Arab Leaders Worked on II.
noranee Of Followers.


There 10 q passage in one Of the
ancient Arab histories to the effect
that ''the white people come from the
other side Of the sea-" This statement
has become 20 distorted among Ger
tain tribes Of natives of the Sudan
that they believs that the white men
come from the bottom of the sea. A
willy Arab leader once informed his
followers that they had nothing to
fear from the white men, as they
could not live away from the water.
The fact that high official took his
bath daily was further considered con-
firmatory evidence of the submarine
origin of the white man. The Arabs,
in order to retain their influence over
the natives, spread broadcast the re-
port that the white men we're canni-
balls. The fact that they did not eat
black men was explained as due to
their devilish cunning. They wanted
to make themselves strong in the
country before beginning their horrid
practices, but as they could not alto
gether do without this kind of food
they brought human flesh with them
In cans. In west Africa a French En-
pedition had the unfortunate expert
ence Of finding portion Of human
fnger-cut of, no doubt, by some 40.
cident-in a can of meat. Here was
fresh and conclusive confirmation Of
the story, in which the people had al.
most ceased to believe, and it was
only after a considerable lapse of time
that the idea was at length eradicatsd.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Brain. Of Noted Men.

William Makepeace Thackeray
wrote his wonderful novels with Q
brain that weighed flfty-one and TIVE.
thirds ounces. The brain Of the fam.
GUS physicist siemens tipped the
scales at exactly fifty ounces, and
that of the phrenologist spurzheim
eighed forty-eight and three-fourths
, unces. Among other notable brains,
nth weights. were. De Morny, states
nan, forty,seven and one-half ounces:
Daniel Webster, forty-seven one one.
half ounces; John Campbell, lord
chancellor, forty-seven and one-third
ouncss; Helmholtz, psychologist, for.
ty.six and three-fourths ounces; Ma
poleon III, forty-six and three-fourths
ounces, and Louis Agassiz, forty-six
and throe-fourths ounces.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Chinese Etiquette.

Strangers meeting in China may
freely ask one another their names.
provinces and their business pros.
poets. 1t is always considered COM
pliment to an old Chinaman to ask
him his age, but the middle aged do
not as rule care for the question.
and their answers can rarely be de-
pended upon. 1t is also good form in
China to ask the number and sex OF
q mans children, also if his father
and mother are still living. His wife
however, must not be mentioned.
even in the most indirect manner.
Friends meeting, either or both in %.
dan chairs, stop their bearers at once
and get out with all possible expedi.
don. The same rule applies to 40
Quaintances meeting on horseback.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Twice Bitten.

The old master knew all about
"cribbing" as schoolboy and had not
forgotten the little tricks and lodges,
One day during an examination the
keen-eyed teacher observed one of
his pupils take out his watch every
minute or two. The pedagogue grew
suspicious. Finally he strobe slowly
down the aisle and stopped in front Of
Willie's desk. "Let me see your
watch" he commanded.
Eyes, sir" was the meek reply.
The teacher opened the front of the
ease. He looked somewhat sheepish
when he read the single word, "F'ooled. /.
But he was shrewd man. He was
not to be thrown of the scent so eas.
ily. He opened the back Of the case.
Then he was satisfied. There he read.
"Fooled again. THE Taller.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
TOO MUCH FOR THE POLICEMAN
Ne Had But DIN Ideas Of Symbols In
Public Library.

Ne Had But DIN Ideas Of Symbols In
Public Library.
Aunt Sally Freeman's education had
not been forced, and when she was
on her first visit to Boston. short
time ago, and was shown the sights.
the public library was not overlooked.
Just inside the entrance she spied the
brass figures Of crabs, fishes, bull, ETC.,
In the floor. After looking them over
for few moments. she asked the po.
liceman on duty why they were put
there.
"Well. madam" he replied, "whs.
I first came here and saw them, I
thought they must have been sent
BY the. meat and fish handlers union.
but hear that they call 1t the sin
Of the Soda Act. What that token u
I don't know. but they have one like
It in Washington that they use IN
making up weather reports, though
how they do It beats me."-Bostoa
Herald.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Real Hard Luck story.

Deacon Andrews heard a noise n
his cellar tother night about bedtime
and took a candle and went down to
see what the noise was, but a gust Of
wind blowed out the candle when he
got down into the cellar and before
he could turn around to go back up.
stairs after a match he knowed what
made the noise because he could
smell tit was a skunk which had
got in through the winder which the
Deacon had left open. The next day
the Deacon buried his clothes and took
bath, but anybody who has got Q
nose on their face can still tell that
the Deacon met up with skunk
when he comes around close to you
"Bingville Bugle" items in Boston
Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
MOTHERS WAGES WELL EARNED
For Work Well Done She Surely
Shall Be Made Rich.

With every infant born into tho
fanily comes the injunction from God
-Take this child and bring it up for
Ma When the Egyptian princess
asked Miriam to call a nurse for the
founding Moses, she called her moth.
q, and the princess said, as she
turned the child Moses over to her
to be trained for his future mission:
Il will give thee thy wages" The
mother was doubly paid. She had not
only the wages that made her safe
as the servant Of the royal princess,
but she had. the infinitely better wages
Of seeing her own son safe and hav.
ing the privilege Of caring for and
training him.
The highest wages in the world are
earned By good mothers. The mother
who does an honest days work, week
IN and week out. in faithful and faith.
allied care Of her children, is on .
large salary, and she will be rich
sooner or later.-Rev. DR.. Madison G.
Peters.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
:AE WOMAN WHO LACKS GRACE
Has Missed Useful Friend and Power
fuI Renefaeter. saya Writer.

J das Missed Useful Friend and Power.
ful eenefaetsr, says Writer.
1t is greater drawback to woman
- lack graciousness than It is for a
man, as far a. society Is concerned,
tor 1t is in the daily little matters Of
social life that It 10 most felt and, the
most missed.
It is not. however. only in her own
house and her place as the hostess
that lack Of graciousness in speech and
manner is drawback, says the Phila.
dslphia Inquirer.
Wherever her lot may be cast, and
among whatever people-whether she
q placed in q subordinate position OF
70 ct the head Of affairs. whether abe
% rich or poor. an idler or . worker, at
the beginning Of LIES Journey or we'll
On the upward road. It is the same.
n she lacks this gift she has missed
. useful friend and powerful benefao'
~. Without It she certainly may get
sn. but with It she 10 almost sure. to do
- and 1T the same time will gain
friends and win affection.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
TRUTH ABOUT THE LAND OF VI
District Of Busy Cities Filled wlth
Hum Of Commerce.

Hum Of Commerce.
We may gaze to-day, even as We
walk the streets of London and Paris,
upon immortal statues. and majestic
obelisks. dainty jewels Of gold and
delicate silver vases, exquisite signets
and vast libraries, maps and pictures,
school boy exercises and children,s
toys, some Of which were buried in
oblivion two thousands years before
Abraham was born. The land of Ur
was no desolate expanse Of pasturage;
1t was a hive of industry; district
of busy cities, the home of a thriving
commerce OF settled laws. 1t had its
schools and monasteries, wherein were
studied the lessons of an historic past
Of which its citizens were rightly
proud. Abraham and his family were
no mere Bedouin sheikhs-as Bible ar.
lists love to paint them-rueged. un.
couth, unlettered, but men of influence
and substance, whose wealth was
secured by written conveyancss,
whose transactions in land and stock
gave occupation to the lawyers. Only
the poorer reasantry were denied the
art Of writing, and there seems No
valid reason for resisting the broad
claim made both in the Talmud and
By Josephus that Abraham was
abreast of the intellectual movements
oe his day.-Sunday Strand.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Tho Worth Of ldea,.,'

There may be value in the flimsiest
notion. A man thinks of metal tin
for boots, and makes fortune from
It. Another. Of scientific bent, notes
that mineral refuse, thrown away a.
valueless. emits a strong odor when In
contact with water, and the result 10
acetylene gas. A trickling stream a
mineral oil In a Derbyshire mining
village was found by Lord Playfair 70
contain paraffln, and from his recoe.
milton of its worth sprang up the r..
gantic industry which has made for.
tunes in America. Every inventioa
opens out fresh fields for other inven-
tions.-E.c A. Bryant.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Health In IIou.ey,ork.

A woman cannot work at dressmais
ing, tailoring or any other sedentary
employment without enfeebling her
constitution, impairing her eyesight
and bringing on, complication a
eoraplaints; but she can sweep, cook.
wash. and do the duties Of . well-oe.
1ered house, with modern arrange.
nents. and grow healthier every year.
Daid Harriet Beecher Stowe. ~
nes when al women were healtAy
were the times when all women an
acrsc cr~rf pert, cf every day.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Tho Mic stripped Of Romance.

Capt. E. 9. Grogan, author Of The
Nile as Saw It." gives this descrip-
ton Of a bit of scenery near the head.
waters Of the river of Egypt: "A loES,
slimy pool Of putrefying reeds, where
foul fish foregather and great pythons
writhe and gorge themselves on hide.
Gus toads and slither, long, cleaning
bands Of gold, through labyrinths Of
foetid green and purple spume; where
the fireflies dance1 great butterflies
fash, dragon-hies CLINT, and the suck.
suck Of swamp, the roar Of huge.bel
lied frogs, the cicada's scream, merge
in a sad minor key; where in the
ceaseless struggle between fruition
and decay, death wins"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Sentiment in : court-MartIaI

ssntImsnt In 4 court-Martial.
4 court-martial was held the other
day at Chalons-sur-Marne on youth
fnl dssertsr. The prisoners father,
Q railway clerk in Paris. asked to
speak for him. Entering the court
room, the father saluted the Judges IN
military fashion. He made speech
urging the youth Of his son, the dis.
race that . long sentsnce would d,
let upon the :fsmily-its long record
e self-sacrifce and honor-and he q.
.uded to his own military service. and
inally undertook to be responsible for
d son for the next four years. The
/ curt listsnsd with Difference and
hen sentenoed the son, who was II.
4ble TO death, to three months d.
prisonment. Paris Matin.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
HAVE TITLES BUT NO MONEY
Arlsteeraey Of Italy, In General, .,
Miserably Poor.

MiserabIy Poor.
There is an old Venetian adage
which says "Conte che non conta non
eoata nient" ga count who doesn't
count money doesn't count for any.
thing"). And this cynical proposition
1t is said represents fairly well the
sentiment of the modern Italian. In
that country the general feeling to.
ward the titled aristocracy is of utter
Indifference. The lesser sort of titles
are regarded as almost valueless, even
BY their possessors..."'l have known"
Gays writer, "a case Of q noble lord
Who followed the interesting occupation
OF . street scavanger In a cafe in .
certain Italian town was habitually
served BY q waiter with the title Of
count aaA . name famous in Venetian
history. And am personally &C.
quaintsd with . lord Of ancient lineage
whose title descended from a father
engaged in the vocation of railway por.
ter. In general, the aristocracy Of
Italy is missrably poor"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
valps ef Neat Praml..e.


The editor Of q well-known mara,
zine in the East asked 500 business
men all over the country whether. In
their opinion, there is any financial
value In attractive surroundings to 4
business plant Ninety-hve per cent
Of those replying declare that tho
product Of . factory or business con-
oern 10 much more valuable when the
factory or once Is clean, attractive
and beautiful. and with the employees
can come IN daily contract with elder.
" surroundings. and see floral beau.
des on. the grounds. Furthermore.
they declare that such well-ordered
business concerns are decided CON,
msrcial beneat to the community.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Dramatic. Criticism

The best dramatic criticism eves
heard." said Will Wiach, the theatrl.
al press agent, "was made by man
Who was in his cups. The piece. a
&nglish comedy, was dragging aWL
fully. The curtain had been up near.
y half an hour. ! gssss, and nothing
had happened to check the yawns that
were seen on the faces In the audi
tsnce: ~ this point our slightly In.
itoxicated friend Strengthened up,
nwned. lookedfat his watch and said
u = voice heard through the theatre
ana on the stage. Say. what time does
this show begin :, "-Kansas City
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Etiquette Of Other pays.


An old manual Of etiquette shows
nat the people Of bygone days were
not. go different from those OF the
present, for the treatise thinks It
necessary to state that one should
never ask friend where she bought
her gown and the uttermcst farthins
Of its cost. To this rule, however, q
astonishing exception is made. One
might. ask these things. It seems. II
enc really wanted to get . gown ex.
actly like the one in question and
we're therefore asking sincerely for in.
formation. Evidently in these days.
when sisters thought It smart to dress
sxactly alike. It was considered q
compliment to copy friends gown.
Another interesting statement Of this
precious manual is that no lady looks
worse than when "gnawing . bone"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
kissed sIeenina poat.

Alan Charter, the French poet. n
the hero OF Q romantic legend. one
day he sat down in a public place and.
being weary and exhausted by the
heat of the day. fell into slumbse.
As he slept. Margaret Of Scotland, t.
wife of the Dauphin, afterward known
IN history % Louis XI.. CHANGED g
pass with her attendants. She glanced
Ct the unconscious man. and recoa
Hissd in him the poet whose verses
ahs 90 loved. Then. motioning 10 ~
Aaids to b sun. shS gently stsppo1
torward and. STOPPING. imprinted .
Hes on the sleeping post's hps.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
wife Second In tho Reward,

wife Second In the Rewards.
Way back In the early sixties a
great freshet swept down the Andros-
ooggin valley, and the farmers in
many cases lost everything but the
bad. After the waters had subsidized,
and they began to hunt for their fam
fes and stock, an old farmer. appeal
i4S. With tears in his eyes, to his
sympathising nsighbors, said: I'D
eiye 6 to knew where the old woman
q, and I'd give SO to know where
tha Old SOW II"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
japanese Flower Lore.

In the arrangement OF chrysanthe.
NUNS the japanese guard against
seven faults. Their stems must not
be Of the same length, q single flower
must not turn its back or present its
full face, the flowers must not be hid
den by leaves. or, should they be ar
ranged in the way Of steps, a full
blown flower should never be placed
ct the base Of the composition and
enc odd one must not be allowed to
Three flowers should not appear to
form triangle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
HUMBLE oN,on's MANY VIRTUES
Declared by Admirer to Be Earth's
Best Product,

0eeIareo oy Admtrer to Be earth'o
Best Product.
The opinion is rapidly coming into
more favor on the tables Of all Glasses
OF people, as its many virtues are b.
coming known. ut is undoubtedly
the earth's best product" said leaA.
ing dealer the other day. at 10 Q
medicine. 1t Il q food, and it 10 .
narcotic.
Il used to be troubled with insom-
mia. My doctor said: Eat raw on
ion with a slice of bread every night
before retiring did so. peeled
the onion. I put salt on it, and de-
voured it with delight, for it was
good. | never had insomnia thereaf-
ter. Undoubtedly, raw onion taken
each night will cure the most obsti-
nate and long-standing cases Of this
disorder.
Onions as food are most nutri-
tious. The lentil comes first Of all In
this respect. then peas and then the
onion.
"As a seasoning the o.ion is as uni.
versal and as necessary almost a.
salt. Soups, sauce, rasonts, hardly a
dtsh OF the unsweetened sort would
be palatable but for the humble on.
ion.
III the onion cost about a dollar
the world would appreciate it; poems
would be written in it's praise. Be-
cause 1t costs less than q cent its yir.
tues remain unsung."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
Wood used by Ancient eriton..

Present-day Britons and their an
cestors of very long-vanished past
are brought into close touch by the
discovery in large barrow near
Leek, in Staffordshire, of some Of the
wood with which the ancient Britons
are said to have dyed their bodies.
The wood was found in the form Of
blush dust. In the same barrow,
which is being removed for building
purposes, has been found a funeral
urn containing some of the bones Of
q child, and q stone worked into the
shape Of heart. Some of the blue
woad has been found before In an.
9th .r barrow in the same part of the
country. :
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER
SHIP,

The firm of Schanhaar &
Rinderman has dissolved part
nership by mutual agreement,
and I will continue the busi-
ness at the old stand. I take
this opportunity to thank all
our friends and customers for
their liberal patronage in the
past and invite continuance
of their trade, assuring them
that they will always receive
best values and courteous
treatment in my store.
I have secured the services
of Mr.. G. J. Peterson Of st.
Paul, MINI. first class shoe
maker and I should like to have
you give us trial at either
repairing or new shoes to order.
Respectfully Yours,
OSCAR RINDERMAN,
The Shceman.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1906-01-04
HERALD OF ALL. REVOLUTIONS.

Feeling ef Fear indicates Wrong That
Must ee Revised.
All the old abuses in society, uni.
versal and particular, all unjust 90.
cumulations Of property and power.
are avenged In the same manner. Fear
Is an Instructor Of great sagacity, and
the herald Of all revolutions. One thing
he teaches, that there. 10 rottenness
where he appears. He IL . carrion
crow and though you sec not well what
he hovers for. there 10 death some.
where. Our property is timid. our laws
are timid, our cultivated classes aze
t1mid. Fear for ages has boded and
moved and ribbered our governmsnt
and property. That obscene bird q
not there for nothing. He indicates
great wrong which must be rsvissd.-
Emerson.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-11-22
CHINESE CRICKET FIGHTS.
How the COmbatants Are Trained and
pit:cd Against Each Other.

A. +. Parker has just returned
from trip to San-hui, large walled
city in Kwangtung Province, and
while there visited the guard house,
where he saw six or seven earthen-
ware bowls of fighting crickets.
He vas much amused as to the
description of the methods of sta
bling apd dieting these insects Dur
ing the day the female and male
crickets are separated, but as soon
as nigh! falls they are mated Their
diet consists Of water, boiled rice
and little ginseng, the latter being
to give them stamina.
In matching the insects to fight
they ale weighed, and a lightweight
would not be pitted agar st welter-
weight The insects are spurred on
to com bat with very iine piece of
rouses their anger.
Ths belief that crickets are dis
tinguished by pieces of colored wool
is a fallecy. They are recognized
by tn cir owners as we recognize our
canine pets. In contest the first
crick ot to run away Is fdjudged the
loser.
The officer in charge of the guard
house mentioned that dispute
which had arisen over cricket con-
tes* three years ago had yet to be
settled, each party holding that the
other mans cricket ran away first.
Some of these crickets are indeed
worth many times their weight in
gold, several hundred dollars being
sometimes paid for a real cham
pion.--South China Post.