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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20

signs of the times give me
faith to believe, that, through
our works, the story of th:
future will be as eloquent ot
the loyalty of our citizens to
the labors of life as is that ot
the past.
However, it is to say what
we think, it does not cost much
to make statements. But le,
us see what the ground of ou,
faith is: let US observe some ot
these signs of the times. We
see the trust begin to tremble
because it is not allowed to &c
on unmolested in exactina
tribute of the masses; we see
scientific principles being ap-
piled in agricultural and othe,
pursuits, so that many ot
natures gifts, so long hidden
are being yielded up for the
benefit of mankind; we see the
public conscience awakened ia
a realization of the proper re.
latiou between the thief and
the CRATER; we note the activity
in the ranks of brewers and
distillers because of the check
their business is experiencing
at the hands of a long. suffering
public; we see corporation tyr
amy b Ell ng overthrown by
those in whose interests cor.
porations exist, but whose
rights h ave too often been dis
regarded; we see the labor
union being brot back from the
suicidal career of exceeding it's
Legitimate purpose to an exer-
else of its original and proper
functions. These are some of
the signs upon which I build
faith that evils that seem to
flourish unchecked today will,
in the future, meet the resist
ance of an enlightened and
active Christian spirit.
The fact of your being here
tells me that when you go out
to take charge of the shoots
scattered over this county
something will be done toward
putting up the ideals that lead
onward and suppressing those
things that extend down ward.
While visiting one of your
classes the other day 1 hear d
your instructor say in effect,
IF the public mind is to be
freed from the all too prevalent
notion that the public treasury
is the legitimate prey of the
CRATER such e IN ancipation
must come largely thru the
public schools" 1 wish to say
l am in thoro accord with that
that sentiment.
General education has done
much in the past, but believe
the schools are entering upon
a career of service that will
bring greater results in the
usefulness, honesty and gener-
al character of our citizens.
They cannot serve their pur-
pose by ceasing to emphasize
the giving of definite know
ledge and the building up of
intellectual strength, or by de-
parting from fundamentals in
matter and method as deter
mined by the nature of the child
the materials about Us and the
legitimate demands of society
in the way of an educational
product. The new education
must be built into and about
what is worth preserving
in the old. However, there
seems to be less inclination
these days on the part of the
conservative to reject all that
is new as we'll as On the part of
the radical to cast aside alto
gether that which is old. Both
recognize that each contributes
something to society-one by
preserving what has proved of
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20

Address Of Chas. Hanson Before
the Teachers Training School
at Wahpeton, July
18th 1908.
In casting about for some
thing to say to you, few thots
were suggested that might per
haps be clustered around the
proposition that this is an age
of progress-that we are NOV
! ing forward increasing in abil-
ity to understand life and it's
problems. Our condition is H.
lustrated to some extent by
the story of little girl writ
ing to her father. The father
had been away for sometime
and she wrote; 1--WE are all
well and happy. The baby is
ever-so-much bigger than
when you went away and has &
whole lot more sense. Hoping
the same of you, am
Your loving daughter.
Now, we do not detract from
the honor due to our fathers
when we claim ourselves
relatively advanced position, if
we are in any respect superior
to them it is because we have
in a measure met the demands
: of our times by making use of
our greater opportunities, and
we can in no better way honor
them for giving us these by
living up to the opportunities
they had than by accepting
our inheritance aud making
use of it in fitting ourselves for
! larger life,
But while we have been
growing the activities of the
world have increased, and there
is abundant demand for the
investment of our increased
capital of body, mind and heart.
There is so much more of life
for US than there was for our
forefathers. There are 80 many
more points of contact to b..
reckoned with. The lives of
our fathers were deep, though
they touched the world in COM
paratively few places. But
that contact was effective in
bringing to US clearer as we i
as comprehensive conception of
what life contains. We have
not necessarily less depth of
experience because that exper.
ience is broader.
We must remember our FORE
fathers spent much time and
energy in discovering many
things that we have but to ac-
: cept as an inheritance. When
we have work to do we need
not invent a machine to do it,
the machine is already at hand
and we have but to use it. The
same principle applies as we'll
to the solution of social prob
lens. And, has been implied,
there is work to do, there are
problems to solve, there are
forces to control and direct.
When we read the papers
and note the questions there
discussed-tariff, railroads, in
junction, education. temper
ance etc,-when we hear, from
the street-corner, the platform
and pulpit tn e agitation of
these questions-when we note
in the conversation of those
with whom we meet an indi-
cation that they are thinking
on these problems-when we
see about us the workings of
the industrial, political, social,
moral and religious interests
Of our communities and our
country-when we observe the
constant contendlng of forces
that make for good aud those
that make for evil-we are in
clined to feel at first that We
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20
VELVET CHAFF.

| ~AsSN 0SoSOS "A a . II q
James Shea has a fine crop OF
the new "velvet chaff" wheat
that is destined to work re.
volution in grain growing in
NORTH: Dakota.
A carload of this wheat sold
yesterday in Minneapolis for
milling purposes at $1.23 per
bushel and it has caused a
thrill of excitement among
those who are interested in
wheat, has had many enemies
and few friends but the fact
that the millers paid such a
premium for it is considered an
endorsement that will 20 q
long way toward establishing
the wheat permanently in this
section.
1t came to the north from a
winter wheat country and was
exploited because of it's yield,
which was uniformly 25 per
cent greater than that of the
best wheat. But it-had it's
enemies and tests showed it
inferior to other spring wheats,
and hence separate grading
was demanded because of the
large amount of it that was be-
ing raised. At the recent
me eting of state inspectors
they could not agree on wheth-
er or not to give it a seperate
grade. Now those who cham
pion velvet chaff are jubilant
over the recent sale, which
shows that ,nillers are willing
to buy it knowing what it is
and with their eyes open."
"The wheat has come to
stay" said a Minnesota grain
inspector speaking of it yester-
day. ut is going through the
same transition as does all
wheat that comes to this
northern country and is chang
ing its character. but keeping
its yield. Even the shape of
the berry is changing and it is
only a matter of short time
when the best inspector could
not tell it if it was mixed with
other grain, so we might just
as we'll make up our minds to
grade it with the springs"
The crop which Mr.. Shea
has raised of this wheat is on
his south farm. 1t was the
first wheat headed out in the
valley and has kept ahead of
all the other wheat fields of
that vicinity from the time it
was planted.-Forum.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20

For first class watch ard
clock repairing 60 to Albert
Schriber.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

LAST month at Phonix the terri torial republican convention adopt ed a resolution declaring a right in county central committees to fill Va cancies in the territorial central committee caused by death, resig- nation, removal from the territory or county of any member of the territorial committee, and the proxy of committeeman will not be recognized unless held by some republican residing in the county from which the committeeman giv- ing the proxy was selected. That will put a stop to carpet bag attor- neys and tramp politicians getting on the territorial committee, and after they are gone from the county and territory sending their proxies to men who have no residence nor interest in the county they assume to represent. Santa Cruz has suffered in that way four years now. In all probability no more political tramps will be given recognition here, but if they do succeed in getting upon a commit tee their membership will cease as soon as they shall have passed along.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

southern district, including the lines Of Che company In southern California, Arizona and New Mex. ico; A. D'lleur, district engineer; w. II. Averill, division superin. tendent of the lines in Arizona; and MT. F. D. Naumann of Tucson, resident engineer in Arizona and New Mexico. The special bearing the distinguished visitors remained but short time and started on it's return to Benson, thence to El Paso.
The oasis., 1908-09-12
Auction Party.

The "auction party" given by the ladies of St. Andrews Guild in Masonic Hall yesterday evening, was well attended and those pre- sent enjoyed the evening; but the main feature of the evenings en- tertainment was omitted-or post poned to later date. The as- sembled guests were entertained by the ladies with musical selec- tions, Misses Bessie Fowler and Lola Bonillas rendering piano solos; Mesdames Crowell and Car ney duet; Master Jack O'Keefe a violin selection, accompanied by Mrs. F. B. Chase; and ballads were sung by Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Kingsley.
 The postponed auction will be given at later date, of which due notice will be given.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

BgFoeg thc end of 1908 Nogales will celebrate direct rail connec. tions with Cananca and all rail service to Mazatlan, the latter 500 miles away. Each will benefit the inc city greatly and both will do it a heap of good.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

Sunday Nogales was visited by a number of prominent Southern Pacific officials who come in tour of inspection on special train. The party consisted of Mir. R. H. Ingram, superintendent of the
The oasis., 1908-09-12

Save money by having your Articles of Incorporation drawn and all details arranged by THE OASIS BUREAU OF INCORPORATION" "*
The oasis., 1908-09-12
For Justice of the Peace.

The undersigned respectfully announces to the public that he is candidate for nomination by the Republican Convention to the office of Justice of the Peace in Nogales precinct. L. c. CoNwELL.
The oasis., 1908-09-12
NOTICE.

TIE OASIS will be found on file
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
His Support.

A young colored man in Washington
who passed with credit a civil service
examination was Immediately certified
for appointment TO the treasury de-
partmcnt. His old mother, n darlly OF
che antebclum type, insisted upon ac-
cOmpanying him to witness his taking
Of the oath of Office. When the official
charged with the swearing in of the
new clerk put TO him the usual formula
with reference TO supporting the con-
stiutlon of the United States the old
ladys eyes were seen to bulge with as
constituent. But she said nothing till
she and her son were outside. when,
turning TO him, she solemnly observed:
81 didn't wanter say nothin' in there,
Joe. but deed, honey, ! don't see how
youse goln' to suppote de United States
when you amt been able till now TO
suppote your folkses."-St. Paul Pio-
ueer Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
A POOR GROCER.
eudubon's Lame Attempt TO Succeed
as Merchant.


II Is not generally remembered that
the worldwide reputation Of Audubon
,Ns a naturalist incidentally is due to
his failure 20 establish himself perma
nently rs a Missouri grocery merchant
and dealer I'm the best brands OF Ken
lucky whisky.
In 1910 he and Ferdinand Rozler Of
st. Genevlcve loaded keel boat at
Louisville, Ky. with $40 barrels OF
whisky and groceries and started down
the Ohio and Mississippi 10 st. Gene
We've TO open a grocery store. The trip
was made during the winter. and the
streams were 50 full Of Ice that the
boat was drawn up against the bank
and winter quarters we're established
just below Cape Glrardeau. When ST.
Geneyleve was reached, after the open
Ing Of navigation. the firm OF Audu-
bon & ROZier opened their store and
did a prosperous business. But the
business was done by Rozler, for Au-
dubOn preferred the woods 10 the coun-
ter and devoted more Of his time to
sketching and stuflng birds than he
did 10 marketing the $40 barrels OF
Kentucky bourbon or any other gro
cerics. This led to a dissolution of the
partnership. On April II, 1911, Audu-
bon. convinced OF his unftness for
business, sold out to RO2ier and took
up the work for which he was better
fitted than any one who had lived be-
fore or who has lived since and from
a fourth rate grocer became the great
ornithologlst. The grocery business
which Audubon abandoned grew until
finally It extended throughout all OF
upper Louisiana. kansas City Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
A WOMAN OF QUICK WIT.
Susan e. Anthony Never Lacked a
Ready Reply.

Few lives so lend themselves TO dra-
matte narration as Susan B. Anthony's,
says the Delineator. 1t ranged from
tragedy to comedy, with scattered bits
Of melodrama, she ever i'm the center Of
the stage. With her everything was
always intensely realistic-not acting.
Miss Anthony had a peculiar faculty
Of condonsing whole speech into Il
single sentence. For instance, when
she heard men lamgnting that the pro-
fesslOn Of teacher was not respected as
much as the other professions, do you
not see that SO long as society says
woman has not brains enough to be
doctor, lawyer or minister, but has
plenty to be n teacher every man Of
you who Condesccnds TO teach tacitly
admits before all Israel and the sun
that he has no more brains than wo-
manW And when Horace Greeley said
to her at Albany, you know the bal
lot and bullet go together-if you vote,
are YOU ready to fght| instantly she
retorted, eyes, Mr.. Greeley, just as you
fought i'm the late war-at the point Of
a goose qullw Again, when she was
talking on divorce and the Rev. A. ID.
Mayo, thinking to annihllate her, said,
"You are not married; you have no
business to be discussing marriage"
"Weu Mr.. Mayo" she answered, you
are not slave; suppose you quit lee
turing on slavery!
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
POSTAGE STAMPS.
Waste and careIessaess That Enrich
Uncle Sam

"If we waste other things the way
we do stamps" said n stamp clerk the
other day. I'VE Americans are just
about the most wasteful people on the
face OF the earth.
"Unc'e Sam is much more than half
a million dollars I'm pocket every year
as a result Of carelessness In the use of
stamps. The government never lores
anything by such carclessness ana al
ways gains.
How many stamps do you put loose
IN "A dra wer Of your desk or I'm corner
Of your pockctbook and never think OF
again until you come across them aged
and torn. while rummaging about
months later? Then they are tossed
into the wastebasket.
Lots Of people are careless about
putting stamps on envelopes and paper
wrappers. The result Is that often be
fore the stamp has been Cancelled ii
has fallen off and the letter Is held up
at the other end of. the une until post
age is paid.
~ great many more folks put on too
much postage. They slap on two or
three stamps to a package that re-
quires only one. They are too busy or
too indolent TO take the trouble to
have the package weighed and find
out how much postage the package
requires.
"If too little postage is put on let.
ter, Uncle Sam simply holds 1t up at
the other end until the postage due
has been paid. But If too much is put
on Uncle Sam simply pockets the ex-
cess to which he is not entitled and
says nothing. Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19

Much has been written concern
ing the late Martin Cheney Day and
none are more pleased than the
writer, who knew hIm well, to thus
see his brilliant talents and comPan-
ionable traits so generally appreciai-
ed and recorded The following
from the New York Evening Post
shows a commendable phrase OF his
character. 'He made of the JurnaI
office an effective school for young
reporters just out Of college and
there are today scores Of newspaper
men in this and other cities Of the
country who refer ahectionately 10
Mart Day as their first city editor
He was always ready to assist ms
fellow workers and his friends in
any way he could, and thus we ac-
count for his great popularity
Though a man Of more than ordI-
nary ability and standing for years at
the head Of particular line in his
profession in this city, he was not
spoiled. He did not allow himself
to become conceited and through he
passed through many vicissltudes
and made many mistakes, still his.
friends were loyal to the end, and as
some one has said he leaves behind
hlm ga fragrant memory.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
Bird Structure.

Birds belong to the vertebrates, or
backboned animals. They are distin.
guishcd from the rest OF the yerte-
brates 10y the graceful outlines of their
bodies, 10y their clothing of feathers.
toothless jaws and the fore limbs, or
wings, being adapted to dying. Nature
has made many wonderful provisions
In the bird, especially In the formation
and arrangement OF the bones. These
are compact and I'm many cases hollow,
thus combining llghtness with strength
The first bone of the backbone is so
freely jointed 10 the skull that birds
can turn their heads around and look
directly back.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
Aims From a Tomb.

a remarkable custom which has
been uninterruptedly In force for 800
years is yearly observed at Ideford, a
secluded parish few miles from
Chudleigh. IL is that OF picking up
aims from the donors tomb In the
churchyard The rector and church
warden stand at one end of the tomb.
upon the fiat top of which they place
coins. The recipients of the charity
come up one 10y one To the other end
Of the tomb and pick up the money
London Standard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
HIS TURN CAME.
Tho Way the Liquor Man Got Even
With the Bank Teller.

Many years ago there lived IN Rut-
land. VT. two men who bore the same
name, which name we will call W. o
Jones. One Of these men was II dDp
per young bank teller; the other was
engaged I'm running a cigar store will
saloon attachment in the rear. This
was I'm the days Of prohibition In Yer
mont. Every three or -four weeks thc
latter Jones would be hailed into the
police court and fined for liquor sci.
ing, which was chroniclcd regularly iu
the daily papers. The bank teller grew
nervous about it, and one morning this
announcement appeared: "W o. Jones.
the popular young bank teller Of th"
Rutland National bank, wishes # to De
understood that he Is IN no way con-
nectcd with the saloon keeper and
hopes their names may not be con.
founded"
Now, it transpircd that a few months
afterward this young teller failed 10
appear one morning at his accustomed
window at the bank. Upon a hasty
examination it was found that $4,000
or more Of the funds Of tie bank had
also disappeared. The wires were
called into rcquisition Immediately,
and after few days he was located
In Denver. II was the old story. lie
was brought back, lncarceratcd, tried,
etc.
II was now the saloon Keepers turn,
and this notice was duly published I'm
the same paper that issued the pre-
vious one: "W. o. Jones, the widely
known business man Of Merchants
row, wishes 1t TO be understood that hn
is I'm no way connected with w. O
Jones, the dcfaultlng bank teller now
In Jail, and hopes their names may not
be confounded. Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
THE TURNED UP MUSTACHE.
II Originated In Spain at the Court Of
Philip ~.


The German emperor, William H., ia
generally regarded rs the inventor of
the turned up mustache. This is true
only as far as introducing It as fash
ion. 1t was invented at the court OF
Philip ", about 1925. That monarch
was the first to wear his mustachc
turned upward. From the Spanish
court the fashion spread over all Eu-
rope Charles l. of England, Philips
brother-in-law, ana many members Of
the Austrian IInpsburgs adopted It, II
came 20 Belgium and was introduced
into Germany by the Spanish soldiers
during the Thirty Years war.
IL was also found i'm Sweden as well
ns I'm France under Louis XIII. Under
Louis XIV. the beard went out of fash
ion, and during the time of Rocco the
elegant world knew only clean shavcn
brought the muslaChe again into use
But nowhere except In It's Spanish
home did the mustachc rise SO cXtraya-
rlntly as with the German emperor
nj his imitators.
In Spain all kinds of artificial means,
such as bandagcs ana coverings, were
employed TO compel the mustache to
Keep this unnatural upward position
and i'm looking at the paintings of We.
lasqucz or Murillo one can easily un-
dcrstand that without such coerciyC
measures true fun blooded SpauiavG
could never have realized his ideal
mustachcs.- Minneapolis Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19

An exchange says "New JerSey
IS the mother of corporations, oo45
of which will pay her taxes this yem
amounting to nearly $4,000, 900.
From a business ~ont OF view It
may be said that New Jersey has
"done wel". There is however
another side to the subject. Thh
state set fashion OF selling business
charters to any sort people who had
the money to pay for them. The
Standing ol those who were to eX'
pADit the concerns were not qucs-
toned or investigated. The idea
quickly spread to other states and II
has resulted in the swindling OF the
people of millions of dollars. Q.
course the question comes back Is
the state issuing the charters re-
sponsible? We should say that in q
sense they are. 1t is impossible for
states granting rights and privilege
to rotten and soulless corporations to
he absolved from blame. a state
should do all in its power to protect
the people and not in any way oe-
come partner in their financial un-
doing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
In tho hnnsn Of Commnna.

I'm the days of Burke. Pitt and Fox
members of the house OF commons
used TO relieve the tcdium of debate
10y sucking oranges and cracking nuts
while lying full length on the benches.
and Brougham made his great siN
hours speech on law reform in 1S2S
with Il hatrul of oranges 10y his side
for rcfrcshmeut Joseph Hume found
solace I'm pears, which he took from
his bulging pockets and munchcd by
the hour, leaning the while against his
favorite post No wonder oranges were
so popular. since their vcndcr zone Of
them. at any ratc) was picturesque
girl who used to sit with her wares i'm
the lobby, attired i'm a "spriggcd mus.
lin gown with glu2c ncCkcrChicC' OF
I'm the glory OF "clcGn white silk stock
ings. Turkey leather shoes and pink
silk petticoat. hecomingly ~short"-
Westminster Gazette.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-19
Travel as Teacher.

"Travel forms the young is French
proverb. SO ii does, and it also helps Il
is good for teachers professionally, be-
cause travel is teacher itself. But
travel is good for everybody who is
hale and sane. There's fools o fowk
what never havcs their toes off their
doorsteps, little brother" gypsy said
to me forty years ago. l am glad !
have never been one of those.-J. III
YoXall, NJ. r., in II. P.'s Weekly.