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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26
False.

He was a country cousin on a visit
to London, and as he sat in the
theater he observed that a long
silken tress was hanging down the
back of the lady in front of him.
"Excuse me, MISS" he said, lean
ing over, "but your hair is coming
down."
She turned upon him face acid
enough to make several gallons Of
homemade lemonade. Y
'My hair" she asked icily.
But the country visitor was not
80 verdant as his native fields.
II beg your pardon" he said,
with all humility, II thought it was
your hair"
Fortunately the band struck up
Just then and dnwned the fair
maiden's reply.-London Answers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26
The Blind Man, LAUGH.

A blind man was sitting with a
number of persons. When they
laughed he would laugh also. Some
one asked him, "What have you
seen that you should laugh so
heartily" The blind man said, 81
am only echoing your laugh" 1--WE
are laughing at you," some one said.
'"Then / am laughing at myself y
the man replied.-From the Chi
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

Nice Furnished Rooms and
Board. 902 6st.-
F. Anbanem 10 visiting at
Perham, MINI.
For Dentistry go to DR.. d. S.
Brogunier, Schiller Block. If
Moss Ethel Sheppard OF Nor,
rie MINI. is guest of friends IL,
our city.
R"lah Cameron is home on =
short visit f1.n, the Minnesota
University.
Miss Cora Mckinney of Finly
N ID is the gues, frirrde and
reaat, res during HOLIDAYS
~Irs. Chris HI unis was cali
ed t" St. ,P.uI SATURDAY, on nc
count at the illness of her
mother.
Clarence Dow uf Velva N. ID.
is i'a>ing his farther and moth
er VIZ. aud Nrs. Judge Dow y
short visit. y,
Mrs. Henr-tta Chezik of
Fargo ia the guest at the hon e
Of Nr. and Mrs. J Simonich
this week.
Miss Martha Thompson, who
is teaching school near Christ
inc, is spending her vacation
at home in this city.
A tickling. cough. from any
cause, is quickly st"pped by DR..
Shops Cough Cure. And it
is so thoroughly harmless and
safe, that DR.. Shoop tells moth
ers everywhere to give it with.
out hesitation, even to very
young babes. The wholesome
green leaves and tender stems
of a lung-healing mountainous
shrub, furnish the curative
properties to DIR. Shops Cough
Cure. 1t Gains the cough, and
heals the sore and sensitive
bronc b i al membranes. NJ,
opium, no chloroform, nothing
harsh used to injure or cup.
press. Simply resinous plant
extract, that helps to heal ach-
ing lungs. The Spaniards call
this shrub which the Doctor
uses, "The Sacred Herb" AL.
ways demand DR.. Shops
Cough Cure. Sold by all deal.
ers,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26
THE TOAD.
No Eyes and lie Venom and the
channina Of tie Skin.

showing slowly through the long
grass is Il small, rough skinned crea-
ture, almost the color of the earth
that shows at the roots of the
trees" writes nature observer. cit
is a toad just emerged, somewhat
tardily, from his winter hiding
place IA hole about as Dig as him
self and only now awake to ex-
ternal influences. Lethargic and
sleepy though he is, he is quite suf-
ficiently alert to know that 1 am
looking at him and wondering to
see how his skin has lost all its color
from the long absence Of the light.
It is hardly possible to trace any
shade of olive green and dusky yell
low OF ashen gray and brown upon
the warty surface of his back. I'D I'D
the darker markings which some
times form irregular bands over the
back and legs are merged into the
general dullness ana dustiness of
the soil which has covered him for
so long. As a rule, toads and frogs
and other alternating animals are
seen in the open as soon as the first
warm days of spring restore their
lowered temperature.
"Some people wonder what
Shakespeare meant by the precious
jewel in its head The brilliant
eyes with their yellow rings, like a
gold setting to the onyx, are as
gems laid upon its head. Wonder
full eyes they are in their range of
vision and able to see meal worms
placed to the rear far quicker than
when some distance ahead. The
venom of the toad, which is an
acrid, milky fluid concealed in the
glands at the back of the head, has
been many times described by nat
uralists us harmless unless it
| touches some abrasion of the skin,
when it causes local irritation. But
though not particularly virulent
when swallowed by another animal,
yet injected into a wound it is very
active and causes liberation and all
the symptoms Of irritant poisoning.
A dog which has once seized toad
and tasted this bitter fluid and
burnt his tongue will never attack
one again. Snakes will starve rath-
4 a. %hon cwallou, a food
"During the warm weather the
skin is sloughed, and the ponderous
toad shakes off the thin film that
covers him and energies in IL new
skin, fresh and bright. So also do
the frogs change their skins in the
course of the summer, assisting in
the process themselves. The old
cuticle divides down the center of
the back and the two halves grad
ually fold and rccede farther a.ld
farther from the center. BY con-
tinued twitciling the folds are
brought down the sides, and then
the hinder legs, first one and then
the other. arc brought forward un-
der the arm, which presses down
upon it and thus draws off the old
skin inside out"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26
Singular and Feminine,

Little Mabel had often spoken to
her father over the telephone, but
she had never gone through the
formaities necessary for calling
him up.
At last, however, she wanted to
do this, so she took the .ccc::?c,
from the hook.
II want to speak to daddyt" she
shouted.
Number, please?" asked central
in that calm, passive,y resistant
voice which is to be found only in
telephone ladies.
Singular replied little Mabel;
surprised at the question am g, 1
|sS hs knowledge Of grammar.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

The New York Evening Post
plaintively asks "when will
money become easy?" For g
guess we would say, when the
Republican National Commit.
tee begins to spend the cam.
paign fund provided by 'the
trusts and corporations and
the national banks.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

The. Cortelyou annex of the
Post Office Department has
been turned over to the Taft
boomers, and youngman Hitch
cock can now attend to his legi
innate duties az Fret Assistant
Postmaster General.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

The Republican nomination
for President is degenerating
into a free for all with all the
old political hacks entering for
the race.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

We have all heard of Nero
fiddling while Rome was burn.
ing, but it is difficult to believe
that the Republican in con-
gress will standpat while the
people are suffering from the
tariff protecting the trust. :
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

Bank clearings have fallen
off more than one thousand
million dollars during the past
week, and yet the Republicans
declare that protection pro-
duces prosperity.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26
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LOCAL NEWS.

culars call at Times Office.
Butterine for sale, at Gus.
Weiner's. Try it.
Mrs. Joseph Forman is re.
ported very sick.
K. o. Lundberg was a pas
senger to Fargo Monday.
born, Friday Dec. Goth, tu
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Richels a
girl.
Mrs. Mary Wallace, of VII.
liske, Iowa, is IN the city tue
gust IF l.er SOU, George aud
iauu.iy.
"A great MANY vi our Ci.y
pnr'"'k ut The good old subioler
and Cranberry out of town.
= Christmas day
Mrs. Chas. Hardy, of Fargo,
was u guest at the home of Nr
and Mrs. Louis Fligelman's a
few days this week.
Editor Falley and family of
the Globe Gazette are eating
Christmas turkey with rela
tives in Minneapolis.
Misses Eva Vachon aud
Emma Voves are home from
their schools at Great Bend,
enjoying their Xmas vacation
We will sell 10 set of work
harness during January at alb
solute cost for cash or bankable
notes with interest. Farmer
Supply Co. At
IF you wish to rent a quarter
or a half section of we'll I'M
proved land, nicely located.
Call at my Office or write to
Louis Fligelman, Wahpeton.
Mics Charrilla Harker, of
Wyndmere, took the Milwaukee
at this point for Fargo and
Grand Forks, where she will
spvnd the holidays with old
school .chums
J. II. Brand and family aud a
MISS Coli, IF starLock, { anada,
lett tuesday for Hammond,
Wis, where they will be. the
guests of fri. ade and relatives
during TIE iiuiluays.
w ...- r$s''' 7hnvgv w
surrv IN our stock during Jan-
uary for cash or bankab,e
papers at price, ::s,u4 $40 To $25
less :.ist; our Usual ueur. Il.
Farmet Supply 90 4.
G. w Schultz, If Okaton,
South N:-hu;;s, - s,v.:.:ius a
few Gays III our c:;>, ana WINE
here he will eat Christmas din.
ner with his parents, sir. and
Mrs. O. III. Schultz and family
Harry Dowen of Dex,t ,
Township was brought in las,
Monday, and taken to proba,,
Judge uffice where be was pro,i.
Ounced insane and was TAX. u
to jamestown py Sheriff Rob.
bins.
In an interview with T. A
Baggs oi tne Dvwuey lam
concerning the outlook for g
crop next year he says all in.
dications lock favorable, as this
fall is a similar one Ia '93 when
there was bumper crop IN "a
W. T. Ve1de-, Of 9ankinson,
was in the city this week and
dropped one of those silver
plunks into the Times till to
aid US to buy few Christmas
presents for the children and
to shove his subscription along
another year.
Col. Hay who has been tour
ing the caste. n states the past
three months returned to Wah.
peton last Thursday. just as ia,
and saucy az ever, and reports
things back east is a little
panickey, and the indications
are that the big fellows are try.
ing to swallow the little ones
Z,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-12-26

cities this week.
Good work mare for sale.
Farmers Supply Co; If.
Dan Jones, ate Christmas tur-
key at Neenah Wisconsin.
One new $50 Kimball organ,
$35 takes it-Farmer Supply
Co. At
Miss Ada Albrecht is home
on vacation from N ID Uni
versity
Paul Mvhra is home from
S''f'",' f,r " short visit v it'll
par-'st-
MISC Mabel Forkuer ia home
for q abort atay from N. w.
University.
A F. Southam is spending
the lolidavs at his old home in
Ward County
Miss L-ta Shan Of Mayville
is a guest at the home G. L.
Harria and family.
Cards are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Mary Coppin
and A. n. Nelson January 1. O8.
Mrs III D. Lands and Miss
Allie Lein will be guests of
Minor friends during the holi.
DAYS
Miss Miller of the Midlsnd
Concert Co.. of Chicago was a
Xmas. guest at the home of
Fred Chezic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wichman
and family will visit friends
and relatives in the twin cities
a part of this week.
Rev. D. F. Thompson will
hold services at the Episcopal
church Sunday, Dec. Goth, both
Morning and evening,
Ernest Jurgeons and family OF
Edmore N. D. are the guests OF
relatives in Wahpeton and
Breckenridge this week.
We have four sewing ma
chimes, new. at prices from s1O
to $50 each. first come first
served. Farmer Supply Co. At
A. 6. Peterson a former resi-
dent of this city but now To-
Gated at Hankinson has secur-
ed a patent on cement cisterns
and tanks.
NJ L. Sprung was called to
Devll's Lake Christmas eve on
| account of fire consuming the
big Furniture Store of J Gold.
hergs Mr. Goldberg had just
-.'''"nt'v moved into his new
! :."::.':"ss aid one of the largest
stocks of Furniture in Devils
Ii kt.
! = O. Hage, of the Leach &
GanlLie whole sale house, be.
fore starting ON a two weeks
vacation at Chicago and vacin.
ity tossed US a coupl, of those
cart wheels which pushed hie
subscription away up into 'Os
and says letter keep coming
old bov-thanks.
When the Stomach, Heart, OF
Kidney nerves get weak, then
these organs ALWAYS fail. Don,
drug the stomach, nor stlmu.
late the heart or kidneys. That
is simply makeshift. Get a
prescription known to Drug.
gists everywhere as DR.. Shops
Restorative. The Restorative
ia prepared expressly for these
weak inside nerves. Strengthen
these nerves, build them up
with DIR. Shops Restorative
tablets or liquid-and see how
quickly help will come. Free
sample test sent on request by
DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Your
health is surely worth this
simple test. Sold by all dealers.
The Christmas Eve exercises
at the Congregational Church.
which we were fortunate
enough to witness, were we'll
carried out. A good orchestra
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
Mr.. TAFT and Mr.. Huohes.

The Chicago Tribune has completed
postcard poll Of 100 editors, congress-
men and chairmen of state and county
committees in eleven states of the central
west, as to whom they prefer for Presi-
dent Roosevelt's successor. The vote
stood as follows: Taft 544, Cannon 191,
Hughes 1874, Fairbanks 159, Roosevelt
1853, Cullom 80, Knox 10. The lead Of
Mr. Taft is what might have been expect
ed, in view of Mr.. Roosevelt's repeated
declarations that he was not a candidate,
but the most surprising part of the can
vass is the strength shown by Governor
Hughes in territory naturally strong for
Taft, Cannon or Fairbanks. All three are
men of national reputation and promi-
hence, while Hughes has only half year
as governor of New York to bring him
before the people. 1,435 of the 1,70O men
addressed answered and favored the pol
icy of the president and favored the NOM
nation of a candidate who will follow
along the same lines of policy. The
cheering part of it all is the fact that the
Republican party has two such strong
men it proposes to put forward against
each other next year.-Barre Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
SOUTH SIockRRlpGE

Evelyn Mills is sick with Inflammation
OF the bowels.
d. r. Newell has bought nice horse
OF party in Royalton.
Miss Lottie Newell returned to the Nor
NAL school at Randolph Monday.
Last week Wednesday, Albert Newell
and Harley Longley had telephones placed
in their homes.
Arthur Niles and son OF Rutland have
been calling on old acquaintance in this
vicinity the past week.
Presiding Elder Smithers will speak in
the NJ. E. church on Stony Brook next
Sunday at the usual hour.
F. A. Thayer of Woodstock was at the
farm Sunday, also his daughter, Mrs.
Leon Perkins, and husband.
Mrs. Schneider, who has been with her
son here for some weeks, returned to her
home in Newark, N. j., Saturday.
Gayles Eaton and two sisters of Roches-
ter and Mr.. Fifield of Hancock spent sew
eral days at Mrs. Belle Goddard's last
week.
There was pleasant gathering at VIM.
Williamson's last Friday night. The
young people enjoyed dance. Cake and
coffee were served.
Mr.. Mckay of Albany, N. Y, Miss
Mary Jones, Ralph and Orpha Mills of
Poultney came in an auto and visited at
H. l.. Mills recently.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
Vermont. a Model State.

The New England Magazine, under the
general heading, "What's the Matter
with New England?" is devoting INSTALL
ments to each of the six states in special
articles written by Frank Putnam. He
has already reviewed Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont. Maine and New
Hampshire came in for an excoriating.
the subtitle of the Pine Tree state being
ga Study in Undertaking, Tax Dodg-
ing and Isolation" and that of our east
ern neighbor, ga Study in Industrial
Vassalage, Political Mediavalism and the
Aristocratic Idea in Public Education.
In the September number he speaks of
our own state under the caption, ever
mont, Thrifty and Incorruptible, Model
State" At the start he says that maya
zine writers who come to Vermont may as
we'll leave their undertakes at home.
"There isn't any muck in Vermont. The
Green Mountain state is pure and clean
from the heart" He declares that the
population Of the state is as high grade as
any in America and that the ''sturdy VOC
manry' OF colonial days is still doing
business in Vermont. He says at one
point: "Today there is the greatest posi-
BILE contrast between the temper and spir-
it Of the people of the two neighboring
commonwealths-Ne Hampshire's cold
ly indifferent or shrewdly suspicious Of the
stranger within the gates; Vermont's cor
daily receptive and hospitable in a de-
| lightful blending of the western and the
southern manners
Vermont is referred to as the Iowa of
the East and suggests Kentucky in some
respects. Mr.. Putnam finds the state free
from political bossism and is laudatory OF
its general high standing and progress
siveness, stating that it leads all the other
states in its recent railroad and pure food
laws. He finds reasons for congratula-
tions in the movement for reforestation
and in the effort to build up the public
school system. The industrial state OF
Vermont, its three colleges. the Morgan
horse, maple sugar and various other sub
jects, including political references. come
into consideration. -Brattleboro Phoenix,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
How to ssns Items to This Paper

Readers and friends OF this paper,
desiring to contribute items TO be insert
cd under any OF the town headings, are
asked to hand or send them To the cor
respondent from that town, instead OF
sending them 10 the publication office,
Correspondent's are asked To forward
same with their regular news, II the items
are worthy OF publication.
BY following this system, great deal
Of annoyance and Misunderstanding VIII
be saved. To explain When items are
sent in with the request that they be
placed under a certain heading, Il is
necessary to go through the regular cor
respondents batch and see that the same
or similar items have not already been
sent In by him, which requires much
time, when time counts. II the items
or any OF them are found to be dupli-
Gated, one must be "killed," and which
one is sometimes problem to the editor.
In spite OF due care II quite often hap
pens that the same item gets in twice.
Then there has TO be correspondence TO
explain to the regular contributor how II
happened, and the reader thinks there
is carelessness somewhere.
Another eason;-The regular corre-
spondent Is well known as such in his
and is held responsible for
what appears in his column by that COM
munity. He naturally wants to control
IL exclusively, therefore, to the extent OF
knowing what is to appear therein. II he
finds items there that he did not send,
and which not infrequently cause him the
trouble OF making annoying explanations,
he "comes back" to the publication Office
with the request that he be allowed 10
run his own column very natural one.
Most correspondents accept with
thanks, items OF news given them, and
will see that they are sent in, II received
in season. II II appears that any eorr,-
spondent is cranky and won't send the
news form his section, fro personal rea-
sons, the editor would like to be in
formed OF it. But in order to spare the
editor great deal Of needless trouble he
makes the request that items be sent or
handed to the regular correspondents,
rather than sent in to him direct.
l. b. johnson.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
SHEER BURNE

Frank Bruce of Castleton is in town.
Willie Rounds was in Rutland Satur-
day.
Miss Alice johnson has returned home
from Rochester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oris Robinson of Ply
mouth were in town Friday.
Mrs. Frank Prior, who has been i'll for
the past few days, is gaining
Mrs. Lewis G. Hale and son, Joseph.
are visiting friends in West Woodstock.
Miss Eliza Cameron, who has been ill
for some time, is in the hospital at Rut-
land.
Raymond Hale and Raymond Simmons
are camping with friends at Lake Mac
cave.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Sheldon and daugh-
ter, Esther, of Nebraska are visiting rel
atives In town.
Mrs. Jennie l. Brown from Massachus-
etts is visiting Edward Currier and other
relatives in town.
Road Commissioner George Prior is
building the state road. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Johnson and daughter, Chris
tine, were in Bridgewater Saturday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29

Will mail you free to prove merit SAM
pies OF my DR.. Shops Restorative and
my book on either dyspepsia, the heart
or the kidneys. Troubles Of the stomach,
heart or kidneys are merely symptoms OF
deeper ailment. Don't make the com
mon error Of treating symptoms only.
symptom treatment is treating the result
OF your ailment and not the cause. Weak
stomach nerves-the inside nerves.
mean stomach weakness, always. And
the heart and kidneys as well have their
controlling or inside nerves. Weaken
these nerves and you inevitably have
weak vital organs. Here is where Dr..
Shoop's Restorative has made its fame
NO other remedy even claims to treat
tne Inside nerves." Also for bloating.
biiiousness, bad breath or complexion
use DR.. Shoop's Restorative. Write mo
To-Day for sample and free book. Dr.
shoop, Racine, Wis. The Restorative is
sold by Victor A. Grant. =
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
A Shocking Affair.

Governor Stanton was ringing his tele-
phone yesterday afternoon when he re-
ceived shock. "Thunder and Marspr
he exclaimed. II was an electrical shock.
1t went up one arm and down the other,
and the governor said he could feel it for
10 minutes. A hurry call was sent to the
telephone office and the trouble man was
dispatched post haste. He went all over
the telephone but couldn't find anything
wrong. Then he started over again, and
the result was the same. There was
nothing doing. 1t was later discovered
that Governor possibly Prouty was in
town. Hence the reason of the shock to
Governor Stanton was easily explained.
Montpelier Argus.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
STOCK BRIDGE

Samuel Bean was on the sick list last
week.
A. E. Baker was in Bethel day last
week
Mrs. julius Blackmer was quite sick
last week.
Harris Holland was in Boston several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Farrar were in
Bethel day last week.
Misses Maude and Anna Harrington OF
Quechee visited relatives in town recent
ly.
Misses Ruth and Bernice Putnam and
Frank Putnam, Jr., were at Mr.. Aldrich's
in Rochester Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Harrington of Bethel, with
friends from Philadelphia, was at Ro-
maine Hollands day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Allen of Dorches ;
ter, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen Of
Pittsfeld were guests at A. K. Bakers a
day last week.
There was ball game at Stockbridpe
last Wednesday between the Stockbridge
boys and the high school team of RocI-
ester. The score was IS to 10 in favor OF
Stockbridge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
A Hin In the Lutte.

1.-The suggestion OF the Montpelier
Journal in this connection seems excel
lent. The way to prove that the Proc
tors do not own the state is to do some
thing that the Proctors do not want.
Rutland Herald.
"Or, in other words, do some cussed
thing that has no inspiration or purpose
other than in self-confessed spite. o,
you little childrenw-St. Adams Messen-
ger.
Somewhere it is written, in effect, that
a dinner OF mustard greens and content
ment and harmony Herewith is better
than pair of stalled mules, necessitating
much profanity and party dissension.--
Hardwick Gazette.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29

The Central Vermont now says it will
pay any of its employees weekly who ask
for it that way. Some of them are doing
so, and Others will if they find that such
request will not prejudice them with
the company. But isn't this a peculiar
way of handling the matter? To say
nothing of the appearance it has of giving
reluctant obedience to the law, it must
mean good deal of extra work to keen
two separate payrolls, weekly and month
ly. The company claims the law contem-
plates special complaint by each work
man desiring his pay weekly, but the
state authorities think it is clear com.
mand to all corporations to pay weekly,
and that the complaint is simply a part Of
the enforcement machinery.