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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20
Doctor
Million
By Don Mark Lemon
Copyright, by shortstory Pub. Coz

This time last year l weighed 275
pounds. l always thought that II
weighed but rs pounds would be in
heaven. Now l weigh only SO pounds!
Some stout ladies, know, would be
delighted to learn how l lost so much
weight in a years time. Now, these
are just the ladies wish to warn. He
called himself DR.. Million. He is a
tall, slender, dark man, and wears a
beard and mustache. He parts his
hair in the middle, and puts oil on it.
If he should come to your city, beware
OF him! True, he made me lose nearly
220 pounds weight in year!-but the
way he did it was dreadful. Dreadful!
l don't mean that l suffered much-T
can't say that and be honest, and
would rather be honest than be slen.
der. mean, the medicine he used to
make ME lose flesh was dreadful.
Dreadful to a high-spirited lady!
OF course, didn't know at first-in-
deed, didn't know until last month
what he gave me to reduce my weight.
But know now, and if ever meet DIR.
Million again. He called himself DR..
Million, l think, because he hoped
to doctor the mill:ons-I believe mis-
true name is DR.. Harvey. He was al
ways very polite, but the means he
took to reduce my weight were dis.
graceful! Outrageous!
A lady friend of mine-Mrs. Wilson
gave me his card. He had reduced
her weight so pounds in two months,
and she was very enthusiastic over
him. She gave me his card, and when
l kind of questioned her about HIM
that is, if he was gentleman, and all
that didn't want to be doctored by
quack, of course-she wouldn't let
me rest until had dressed up in my
black silk and gone with her to his
Offices.
He had fine offices. He must have
made lots of mcney-almost million,
do believe-while he was in San
Francisco. There are so many stout
ladies in Frisco. think must have
waited two whole hours before could
get to see him, there were so many
patients waiting before me.
At last my turn came, and when
met the doctor l was real pleased with
him. He was very affable and gentle
manly, and assured me that he could
reduce NY weight 100 pounds in five
months. without hurting my constitu-
tion the least bit.
hemmel and hawed while, but of
course fell in with my friends plans
at last-as l had intended to do all
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20
Ma.ons Bar Liquor Dealers.

The Masons of the state Of Washing
ton have placed ban on the liquoe
business as a means Of livelihood for
members of the order. The Grand.
Lodge at a recent meeting made An
ironclad ruling prohibiting traffic IL
whisky by Masons within its jurisdie-
ton. Hereafter to engage in the
LIQUOR traffic is to commit a Masonic
offense, punishable by expulsi Il, frou
which there shall be no appeal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20

man climbed out Of the buggy, after
which it turned and sped down the
road. She was aware the man had
mounted the seat beside her and that
they @.,te alone-they and the box
Where you been?" he was asking
again.
She clucked to the horse and turned
to him defiantly.
Il took my own horse an harness."
she said. I'm sorry had to borry
your wagon"
'That amt answerin' me. Where
you been?" he persisted.
She jerked her head towards the
box. Il been after Tom," she said,
simply.
Her husband caught his breath. She
half expected he would strike her. She
braced herself for the blow.
you don't mean to tell me you've
been there!" he cried.
Eyes, I've been there" she an.
swered, withou. emotion. Il got there
lest before dark. They was all real
good to me. The warden, he's a fine
man. an SOS the sheriff. He wanted
to send one of his deputies home
with me, but wouldn't have it. They
was some young fellers there that was
real nice, too. One Of 'em talked with
me an told him all about Tom an
how he used to be before he left home.
an another of 'em took some pictures
of me an the wagon. That was while
I was waitin' for 'em to bring out the
box. guess 1t was for the nswspa.
pers. probably"
The man beside her groaned. "Ain't
It bad enough, should like to know"
he burst out, without your goin' an
doin this? Amt there disgrace enough
already, without your addin' to it,"
Il s'pose you think care" she said.
"Well, l don't. don't care about
nothin' now I've brought Tom back.
You didn't darst do 1t. You'd a. let
'em bury him like pauper. You was
afraid to show your face there an
let 'em know who you was, because
he'd been hung on gallows. l.
warn't."
HE amt nothin' to me-" the man
said. angrily. Il disowned him years
ago. He's NO son Of NINE"
The woman said nothing. She moved
% far a. possible to her end of the
seat and urged the horse forward.
They came to fork in the road and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20
Smiths
Wife
Copyright. by short.tory Pub. Co,
By Howard D. Smiley

Copyright. by shortstory Pub. Coz
Wealth." snorted Bagley, kicking a
two-thousand-dollar sack of gold dust
under the bunk.
wealth." he repeated, in the tone
OF voice you used the day you went
nshing aud it rained.
What's consuming you?" in.
quired.
There amt anything consuming me,
and-and vice versa" he answered,
. cross as bear in trap.
vice versa" said L; who's he?"
"He!" answered Bag, in his rainy.
day voice. who said anything about
he" II you only understood the sim.
pie rudiments of the American tongue,
you'd know tina. vice versa means the
other way. There ais't anything con.
Stunning me and l ANT consuming any,
thing-that's fit to eat"
oh" said I, taking my feet off the
stove, IF. by that, you mean to infer
that my cooking"
Il amt casting any reflections on
your cooking" he Interrupted. You
can cook, If you only had the where.
all to do it with. That's what I'm
kicking about
Look at that" he continued, point
Ing at the sacks of golddast that were
piled up against the wall like cord-wood.
Wealth. wealth beyond the dreams
of John D. Avarice! But what good is
1t doing us I'd like to know? Why,
there is enough gol:: stacked up
against that wall to bvy all the ham
and eggs in York state, If we were
only there"
well, that's consoliug, amt it," I
said. We're going to start for there
Just as soon as Smith gets back with
that pack train. III tn.. meantime, just
calm yourself and have some BEANS"
"Beans!" he answered, out of his
mouth, with both lungs pushing. do
you think that all am made for is to
eat beans? want some pie and some
milk that is out Of real COW, stead
of a tin one, and want some
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20

coffee to put it in. I've been laboripg
in these diggings all winter, shoveling,
drilling, blasting, and washing, and
doing it all on beans. Beans for
. breakfast, beans for dinner, beans for
supper ct cetera, till am ashamed to
look the bean sack in the face It's
pie I'm hankering for now. Do you
understand? Pie!"
well, reckon you can have some,"
SAID a sweet feminine voice, coming
from nowhere in particular and most
any old place in general.
There may be few things left in
this mundane sphere that can stir up
my cerebro excitant enough to cause
a period of momentary alteration, and
that was one of them. When come
to, was on my feet with a AS Colt
in one hand and the frying-pan in the
other; Bag was under the table, and
in the doorway stood lady.
Try and imagine my feelings; there
was Bag and me in the midst of the
Seven Devils. with the free and inde-
pendent state of Idaho stretched all
around US, and not another living soul
within a hundred miles of US, that we
knowed of; and there was Bag hank.
ering out loud for pie, when, sudden
ly, out Of the midst of the solitudes
and without warning, that female
speaks up and says: We'll, reckon
you can have some"
would you mind" asked, as soon
as could get my voice back into my
mouth, telling an anxious inquirer
where in the hotel you dropped down
from?"
"Weiser," she answered. 1--WE got
your pack team here. I'm his wife,"
His wife," l asked, who's he?"
~"Why. Mr.. Smith, Of course, who'd
you suppose?"
wasn't supposing, was beyond
that. "Oh!" said I.
"Yes," she continued, mfr. Smith
and l were married in Weiser three
weeks ago and started for camp to.
Rether, but he broke his leg about
three days back, and l had to leave
him and come on alone. I've got him
fixed up nice and comfortable. though
with plenty to eat and my Bible, SOS
he won't get lonesome. He said for
me to tell you to pack up and start
back Just as soon as ever you could"
Eyes, ma'am," said l. thinking of
the Bible. Give me time and can
reconcile myself to most conditions,
but the idea Of her leaving that heath
-.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20
Cheap Ice for the Poor.

The problem of producing ice in
small quantities quickly and cheaply
has, apparently, been solved by .
French inventor. who has perfected q
machine which is cheap, simple of op.
Grafton. practically everlasting, and
thoroughly practical. 1t may be oper.
ated by belt connected with steam
engine. by small electric motor, OF
by hand cranks.-Mechanical World.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20
Exeusabie Sarcasm.

An officer, quite covered with uni
velsity diplomas, was recently sent to
Morocco. On arrival he found his col
leagues of the staff and with his hand
at his cap presented himself as Capt,
X, doctor Of letters" A young omcer
stepping out from the group saluted
the newcomer and said, coolly: Lieut.
T.. with certificate Of primasx
studies"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-20

Women Physicians At Meeting.
More than 300 women physicians %.
tended the annual meeting of the
American Medical association. which
vas recently held In Chicago.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-02-03

married a Swiss lady and. though
wealthy, lives very simply. AT Cascaes
during the bathing season his residence
is a homely villa close to the royal eta
del. and its sole luxury Is a piano.
The political parties and their repre-
sentatives in parliament had become
very corrupt. Although both houses OF
parliament have been dismissed and no
late has been set for new elections
md although the most violent of the
organs of the antagonistic parties have
been suspended, 1t is said that the peo-
pie Of the country in general do not OBJ
Ject so much to the dictatorship of
Franco as they did TO the rule Of graft.
Strange conditions have been created
In the royal family by the establish
ment Of the dictatorship. For years
the royal house has been In such a
condition of penury that 1t has been
reduced to all sorts OF shifts and ex-
pedients. Forty years ago 1t had to
sell the crown Jewels and later to mort
gage the crown lands. Then the king
had to appeal for advances from the
treasury. The debt OF the royal fam
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-02-03
ANOTHER WILLIAM ]. BRYAN.
New Senator From Florida and kid
Member of Upper House.

New Senator From Florida and "kid'
Member of Upper House.
1t is an interesting situation which
is presented by the appointment OF
William J. Bryan of Florida to fill u
the unexpired term of the late Stephen
II. Mallory in the United States SEN
ate. Senator Bryan's middle name Is
James instead of Jennings, but that
will not prevent his being often con-
fused with the distinguished Nebras-
kan, who, by the way, is not nearly
related to him. The William J. Bryan
Of Florida is much younger than the
William J.. Bryan of Nebraska and Is
even younger than the latter was when
he first ran for the presidency. The
Nebraskan statesman was but thirty
six when he was named as the Demo
cratic standard bearer in 1896. and his
comparative youth was then consider
ed to handicap him in the race. But
Senator Bryan of Florida was only
thirty-one years Of age last October,
and his smooth shaven face helps to
give him a boyish aspect. He is the
kid" senator, wrestling this honor
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Ter and ii. ii. Rogers have been COM
PEELED by age and infirmitles to lessen
their grip on the affairs of the concern
in which they were so long prominent.
Mr.. Archbold holds the title of vice
president of the company, but he is in
reality its managing head at the pres
ent time. He published a statement
not long since in which he undertook
to put Standard Oil in a different light
from that in which it has commonly
been seen by the general public.
In this statement Mr.. Archbold de-
Tended the policy of the company at
home and abroad in its dealings with
Its competitors, and the general public
and in speaking of its treatment of its
employees he said: lit has aimed to
the .contentment of its employ
ees by liberal and considerable treat
ment allied with a pension system as
surfing a competency for waning years.
About 5000 employees are or may be-
come eligible for this pension. and no
less than half a million men, women
and children are directly or indirectly
interested In the preservation of the
company. 1t may further be declared
that the rights and equities of not even
the smallest of its thousands of share
holders have ever been sacrificed"
Though Of small stature, Mr.. Arch
hold Is a man whose annearsnca Ia
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in general Is in a condition of tran
quillity. Nevertheless, IN the opinion
Of competent judges of the situation,
Portugal is passing through a history
making epoch. There has been a re-
volt against graft, and it is said that
until a halt was called in this direction
abuses fiourished which surpassed
even the revelations of similar evils In
the most graft ridden cities Of the
United States. The conditions would
have soon brought the country to bank
ruptcy. Among concerns which pro1ted
from the graft system vas the tobacco
monopoly. and conditions at last be-
came so bad that early in 1906 the
people invaded the chambers of parlia-
ment, and throughout the land the cry
was heard down with the tobacco
government 1t was then the fat and
jovial Don Carlos placed the reins OF
government in the hands of the so
called ''regenerators." The tobacco ques-
ton was settled, and others came up
for treatment in a similar mannc
The anger of the people at the condf.
tons existing caused many disorders,
and the premier, Rebeiro, applied to the
king for extraordinary powers, but the
monarch saw fit not to confer such
powers ON either Rebeiro or the leader
of the opposite party. Instead, he call
ed In Senior Joao Franco, almost an
outsider, and gave him the desired un-
usual powers. He is now spoken Of
as dictator, but he claims that his pow
ers are exercised with a view Of
Strengthening out the financial tangle,
abolishing abuses and giving the peo
pie an honest and efficient government.
He is a Liberal leader, is about fifty
years old, is a graduate Of the Uni
versity Of Coimbra, where he earned
the sobriquet Of the "cat killer He
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CALDWELL AND DRUCE CASE.
Tn. American Who Swore Bazaar
Keeper Was a Duke.

Tho claim OF George Hollamby
Druce upon the title and estates OF the
Duke of Portland fell TO the ground
with a heavy thud when the omb OF
Tbomas Charles bruce was opened
and the assertion of the claimant as
to what the coffin contained was not
sustained. Had the exhumation so
,agerly awaited by the public revealed
the fact that lead was placed IN tDe
easket instead Of a corpse the conten-
tion of the claimant that bruce and
the fifth Duke of Portland were n
and the anne person would have re
reiyed the strongest sort Of coniirma
ton. But the bottom dropped out OF
the case Of George Hollamby Druce
completely when the opening OF the
tomb showed that the coffin contained
the remains Of an aged, bearded mar
lust such a mai as Thomas Charles
bruce was In his last days.
The plausibility of the bruce claim
depended largely on the sworn state
ment of an American, Robert Z. Cald
well. that he had been a party to
mock funeral and had witnessed tht
placing Of lead in the supposed cofiir
Of bruce.
Caldwell testified In court that M
had known bruce. the bazaar keeper
and that he was in reality the hftt
Duke of Portland. He had known TN
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-02-03

IMPRESSIVE. and he has a remarkable
head. marked with bumps indicating
strong personality. He is not quite
so bald as President Rockefeller, but
almost. He was born about hfty-nine
years ago in Leesburg. o., n dur-
inc his boyhood his parents moved 10
Titusville. Pa. He started in business
life as a clerk in a store. Then came
he oil boom, and with characteristic
prescience the young nan invested ey-
cry dollar he could save or borrow IN
that business. As n young independ-
ont operator he at first fought John ID.
Rockefeller and his South Improve
ment scheme, the first at
tempt at monopoly, but later came INTO
the Standard through the Acme OH
company, a subsidiary of the trust
and for his work in its development
no became one Of the Standard a
ers. When the first trust was organiz-
ed he became one of the trustees
Mr.. Archbold has a country place at
Tarrytown, not far from Mr.. Roeke-
feller's estate. and his family consists
of n son and two daughters. He is.a
very large giver. especially In behalf
of education, and to Syracuse universe
" he has presented more than three
quarters of a million dollars. He Is q
fighter. but he loves a laugh and can
see the funny side of things much
easier than can Mr.. Rockefeller or
Mr.. Rogers. 1t has been said that he
laughed his way to success. Like MT.
Rockefeller. he plays golf and Is up In
the p%arlance of the game. He Is pres
ident of the Knollwood Country club.
and once meeting al old acquaintance
whom he knew to have recently pur-
chased a place in the vicinity and turn
ed gentleman farmer he asked him
how he liked living in the country.
~ am delighted with the change"
the friend replied. ITO be out exer-
cising In the open air every day Is a
revelation TO me. | never before real
" knew what enjoyment life possess
ed. | put in eighteen holes yesterday
and felt no fatigue whatever
knowing that his friend was not n
member of Knollwood, he asked him
where he played.
"Play whatY'
Golf"
81 never played golf"
81 understood you to say that you
put in eighteen holes yesterday" said
Archbold.
$50 ! did, but they are post holes.
am going to run a division fence across
my pasture lot"
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In Portugal.
The Fat and JOyiaI Don Carlos
and Dictator Franco.
Penury of the Royal
House.

lily 10 the government was $1OO,OO0
when Franco came into power about
a year and n half ago. The latter stop
ped the graft. liquidated the royal debt
by decree. increased the civil list n
put into operation a system of account
ability which would end the practice
Of making advances to the king. His
measures aroused great opposition In
many quarters. and the young crown
prince, LUZ Philippe. took sides against
his father and Dictator Franco. There
have been rumors that he has zen on
this account exiled to the royal hunting
lodge at villa Viciosa. The spouse OF
Don Carlos, the beautiful, clever and
intellectual Queen Marie Amelie, has
recently been visiting England to at
tend the marriage of her sister to
Prince Charles of Bourbon. She and
the king have never agreed any too
well. and in the present crisis b
strongly disapproves his policy.
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York's "red light" district as an IN
envy Of vice and Is accustomed to be-
ing on the firing line in the war waged
by the church against all forms OF
~wickedness. He did not seek the west
ern bishopric, but accepted the APP
pointment as q soldier accepts duty
from his commanding officer. He Will
have no see house-in fact, no fixed
abode at all. and, as he expresses 1t,
my office Will be In my saddle" But
he is used to the Indians and the COW
punchers and their primitive ways.
His father, the late Right Rev. Dr.
John Paddock, was bishop of the state
of Washington, and the younger Pad
dock had a chance to find out what
life In a new community was like. So
he will know how to get along with
out vested choirs and churches with
stained glass windows and expensive
organs. He expects to conduct serv-
ices in saloons If necessary and to be
preacher, choir and organ all m one.
As for clerical attire, he will preach III
a cowboys costume if that will help
him to get any nearer the rough and
ready but usually good hearted mel he
wishes to reach. He knows how to get
close to plain people, as was shown
while he was vicar of the Episcopal
procathedral In New York, with head
quarters In the tenement district lte
started a wav of reform in this DIS
trict that had lasting results. In his
new jurisdiction he will have to cover
a territory embracing 10000 square
miles, in which the institutions repre-
senting religion and philanthropy and
education are at present few and far
between. He expects to travel for
days at q time without seeing a sign
Of a human habitation and to go down
into mines sometimes to find the ma
terial for his congregations.
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John D. Archbold,
Active Head of
Standard Oil.

MYTH the advent of John ID.
w Archbold TO leadership in the
Standard Oil company there a
come a change in the policy of that in
stitution. The traditional policy OF ST.
lenee and secretiveness has been ex-
changed for one of openness and conii-
dence. As a result the Standard IS
now replying t attacks made upon its
conduct of its affairs and is seeking
public favor. whereas in the past lis
policy was to ignore such assaults II
TO assume indifference as to what the
public might think of its acts and the
plan of its operations. with TINS
change in policy it is not so difficult as
1t once was to learn about the com'
ings and goings and the personal char
acteristics of the men ut the head
Of the Standards management. MI.
Archbold especially has come into the
Iimelight now that John ID. Rockefel-
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Notice to Creditors
In the Third Judicial District Court Of the
State Of Nevada, in and for the
County Of Eureka.

In the matter Of the Estate Of John Wilce,
deceased.
Notice is hereby giventhat the undersigned
was on the tenth day Of January, 1908. by the
Third Judicial District Court Of the State Of
Nevada, in and for Eureka County, duly APP
pointed sdministrator Of the estate of John
Wilce, deceased, late of said Eureka County;
that Letters Of Administration of the said es-
tate have been duly issued to the undersigned
by the said Court; that the undersigned has
duly qualified as such administrator; that a
summary administration Of the said estate
has been duly ordered by the said Court; and
that all persons and creditors having claims
against the said estate are required and direct
ed to file the same. with the proper vouchers
and statutory afhdavits attached, with the
Clerk Of the said Court within forty days Of
the first publication OF this notice.
II. G. MoTERNEY,
Administrator Of the estate OF John Wilce,
deceased.
Fl. X. Mitchell, Atty for Administrator.
First publication January 20, 1908.
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duke under both names. he said. and
had arranged the pretended death and
funeral at the dukes request. He
swore that the coffin contained instead
Of a body a roll OF lead weighing 200
pounds. In consequence OF his testi-
mony he is under a charge of perjury,
and when he landed in New York re-
Gently he was arrested, but was re
leased on bail and permitted to 90 TO
his home In Staten Island, where. IT
was afterward said, he was quite III.
Caldwell figured some years ago In
the 4. T. Stewart my stery. claiming to
have knowledge OF where Mr.. Stew
arts body was, and n this way he
won the title of ''the great American
affidavit maker"