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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

was most turribly in love with Dolly,
an he bein' dapper, handsome young
Teller. why Dolly jist materially fell in
love with him, too.
We'll, things went on prosperously
for Jack, an ter make a long story
short, one evenin' at supper Dolly told
her pap she was a-goin' ter marry
Jack.
Now as I remarked before, that law.
suit affair want jist like baa'm in
Nevis memory-fact is he still cher
ished leetle tech O. hard feelin' agin'
Jack an his pap. So when Dolly
spoke O. splicin' with Jack he went
off like gunpowder.
"'Whut? You a-goin' ter marry tibet
finickin' dude? Not If l know myself
you haint! Jist Because he's been ter
college. an got high-falutin' idees, an
parts his hair in the middle like a
gal. Why in tarnation will We insist
on bein' so alfred foolish when fine
young fellers like Zebidee Perkins is
around jist waitin' fer a chanst ter
marry ye? Zebidee is no dude, and
he'll be left a 300.acre farm O. prime
5-ttcm-land enc O. these days.
But. papa sed Dolly. kinder
pleadin' like. I love Jack and you
wouldn't wish me to marry a man
don't love. would you?'
"'Whut's that? Love, did you say?
We'll, didn't think a darter O. mine
could be so superstitious as that! You
must a took that arter yer ma. Love!
|. Why darter. they haint no sech thing.
FITS jist another name fer a lack o:
coed common sense, thet's ALL
"'Well, do love him, and will
marry him., says she, quietly.
40, We will, will We? I'm much er.
biged fer the information! reck.
on Ill see. howsumever, IL can't have
somethih' ter say about who my own
darter'll marry
The next Sunday after meetin' he
saw Dolly a-talkin' ter Jack, an he
was furious. Said he'd see If he
|;cculdn't bring this thing ter a halt.
Next day he gathered up his traps and
packed out ter his place seven miles
up kentry, an took Dolly with him.
He inkeriged Zebidee Perkins ter call,
an Zeb did, but he was so alfred
green an awkward that he didn't
even have that dangerous mite o.
knowledge necessary to show his ig.
ncrance, as some poet once got of. He
jest sat there GRIMM like a punkin.
, .hcst pow'ful admirin'.
Dolly cried considerable the fust
few days. One evenin' Jack came out.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
The Courtship of
Zebidee Perkins
ByplcksoN Torlml-
Observation-Disclosures
Copyright, by Ford Pub. Co.

A very eccentric and determined.
looking old man strobe into the
crossroads general store, and after
some very close bargaining, left, with
a basket of provisions on his arm.
"Old Newt seems ter be gittin' ruth.
sr free-handed O. late" yawned my
fellow loafer. 'Took him only 26 min
utes ter buy them goods, usually hag-
giles longer'n that"
Economical, is he?"
IF We want ter call 1t that. Tight
est OIL screw in Pawpaw township.
Never heered of him, Stranger" con.
fessed that had not. and my inform.
ant, long, many-jointed, cadaverous
man, settled himself with an air Of sat
isfaction at having an audience, and
In good-natured. lazy voice which
suggested long familiarity with his
theme. began:
IF Newt Hills ever got afoul O. the
tdee that black is white. or anything
equally probable, nothin' short of an
earthquake could change him. Reason
an argyfyin' was useless. Yer could
not tell him. He knew.
He cherished constable hard feel
In fer Squire Bentley ever sence the
squire decided that case agin' i'm.
Newt an Lem Henshaw both said they
owned the same shoat. an the squire
decided in favor o. Lem. The 'squire's
son Jack had jist returned from COL
lege. Looked kinder sporty an citi-
fed sence he came back, an Newt
looked askance at i'm as a dangerous
chip O. the OIL block. He certainly did
look good ter the gals. though, jist
the same.
Nov Newt he'd a darter, a peart,
clipper leetle gal. as sweet an win.
some as ye'd wish ter see. She's the
kind story book'd call bewitchin',
an all that sort O. thing.
Jack Bentley, havin' been ter col.
tege, didn't act green like the others,
an I reckon that was why she liked
him best. He wasn't scared ter prance
right up ter her, jinks, spruce as ye
please. an talk ter her. The other
fellers hated Jack wuss'n pizen, they
was so alfred jealous of him; he did
not give a fig, ruther enjoyed 1t. He
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Not Looking for a Fee.

Oscar Hammerstein. at theatrical
dinner in New York. told some rem.
tniscences of theatrical deadheads.
"Then there was Blank" said Mr..
Hammerstein. Blanks impotence
was second only to that of a waiter I
heard about the other day.
Look here, WAITER said a guest:
this fish is not cooked properly
"I know it, SIR said the waiter:
but you told me 1t was for your wife,
"'Well, what Of that?" asked the
surprised guest.
Why said the waiter, I knew
that If the lady was your wife she
couldn't be very particular"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
NEW LIFE
Found In Change to Right Food.

After one suffers from acid dyspep.
sia. sour stomach, for months and then
finds the remedy is in getting the right
kind of food 1t is something to speak
out about.
A N. Y. lady and her young son had
such an experience and she wants
others to know how to get relief. She
writes:
For about fifteen months my little
boy and myself had suffered with sour
stomach. We were unable to retain
much of anything we ate.
After. suffering in this way for so
Tong l decided to consult a specialist
in stomach diseases. Instead of pre-.
scribing drugs. he put us both on
Grape-Nuts and we began to improve
Immediately.
1T was the key to a new life. l
found we had been eating too much
heavy food which we could not digest.
In a few weeks after commencing
Grape-Nuts I was able to do my house.
work. wake in the morning with a
clear head and feel rested and have no
sour stomach. My boy sleeps we'll and
wakes with a laugh.
I'VE have regained our lost weight
and continue to eat Grape.Nuts for
both the morning and evening meals.
We are we'll and happy and owe it to
Qrape-Nuts." There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road ia
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above lstterS A new
oao appears from time to time. TheS
me- genuine true. and full Of kumaS
lAtoF0Ot
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
The Comparison.

Towne-Yes. my wife is able to
dress on comparatively little money.
Browne-O! come now! Compare
lively little.
Towne-I mean a little compared
with what she thinks she ought to
have.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Every Morning.

Paul, at the age Of four, was asked
one morning by his papa: what is
the name of the first meal of the
day."
Oatmeal" responded little Paul
promptly.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Not. Ambitious.

Not Ambitious.
Had you no higher ambition in life
than picking pockets?" asked the Wis
tor at the prison.
"No. ma'am." answered convict
41114. Il never had no hankerin' t.
be a porchclimber."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

Sympathy with 4 Sting to Il.
Weeks-The true American always
saves the under dog in the fight.
Wise-Yes. and then gives him
swift kick for being chump enough
to get into It.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
SIMPLY GREAT.

He said of safety razors,
I'D like to rise and state
I've used one for a year or more
And they are simply great"
His listener looked upon his face
To see If twas as stated,
And found it was; it looked to him
Like it was simply grated.
Houston Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Nearly All On.

Nearly All On.
Hurry up. TOMMY" called mother
from downstairs. We're late now.
Have you got your shoes OFT"
Yes, mamma-all but one"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
E buy Eurs & Hides: Write for catalog les
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
New Sect Discovered.

New Sect Discovered.
a man who had been playing golf
with a clergyman, heard him swear
two or three times under his breath.
suspecting the lapse, he could not be
sure of it, until one monosyllable
came out with unmistakable clearness.
After he had finished the match
friend of his said:
Il saw you playing just now with
the Rev. Mr.. Dash. OF what denom-
inatiOn is hep"
Some people say he is a Congre-
gationalist." replied his late oppo-
nent, but should call him a Pro-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Transcript.
A New Experience.
Il wonder what Millyuns, who had
so much money while his wife had so
little, Is contesting her requests for?"
II heard him say he didn't care
picayune for the money, but he wanted
for once in his life to feel what 1t was
like to dispute her will."-Baltimore
American.
Mule on tho Gridiron.
Here is a Philadelphia mule that
kicked q man and then whirled about
and bit him."
"say, what a football player that
brute would make!"
How so?"
"Why, it would be equally agrees
live at both ends. Plain
Dealer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

Feet Ache.gse Aliens Foot-Ease
Over testimonials. Refuse imitation0 Send fno
7fee trial package. A. 8. Ollnsted. LIE Roy. n. z.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Necessary Streak.

Necessary Streak.
"A football player can't be any good
If he has a yellow streak" remarked
the 'soph.'
yet football rooter is no good
unless he has a yellow streak" re-.
piled the junior.-Kansas City Star.
6revity's Value.
An author should always strive to
use short words" said the man who
admires literary simplicity.
Yes" answered the busy magazin.
list, when you get a dollar apiece
for 'em, the smaller they are the big.
ger the profit "-Washington Star.
He k>1ew.
"Why is It," asked the teacher of tina
class in chemistry, that there is more
1utrfment In beans. for example, than
there is in pork?"
Because" answered the boy with
the bad eye. when you order 'em at q
lunch counter you get a plateful OF
beans and only half bite of pork
Chicago News.
Cheering Thought.
Il suppose it is a great disappoint.
ment to you that your five children
are all girls"
We'll. yes. in way; but I am al.
ways cheered by the thought that
they will never have themselves pho.
tographed in the track suits."-Chicago
Record-Herala.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Eaa Ends.

No matter how prodigal autumn may
be with her gold, the days will get
short
models Of composition, until they come
up in breach of promise suit.
ugly as sin," we say. Yes, but
doesn't sin know how to fix herself
up?
When a man forgets himself he
usually does something that makes
others remember him.
The difference between some writer's
and an old hen is that the hen
scratches for living and gets it.
No, Henry, butler does not wash
windows and NOV the lawn. A but
ler's duty is simply to buttle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

Never insist on having your own
way; Just have it and say nothing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Down on tho Styx.

Down on the Styx.
"Charon is having his troubles these
days." said the tall shade in the ferry.
What is the trouble now?" queried
the new arrival.
'Why, lot Of grafters are trying to
steal his souvenir postal card privi-
lege."-Chicago News.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Explained.

Explained.
Gentlemen Tin railway train)--How
did this accident happen?
Guard-Some one pulled the cord and
stopped the train, and the boat express
tan into us. It will take five hours to
clear the line for US to go ahead.
Gentleman-Fiveh hours? Great Scott!
was to be married to-day.
Guard "a married man, sternly)-
stopped the train?-London Tit-Bits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Mental Arithmetic.

Mental Arithmetic.
1.-TWO years ago asked Aunt Jane
to visit us for a fortnight, and she has
not gone home yet"
TITS blessing"
whats a blessing?"
"That you, didn't invite her for q
month. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
Advice to the Young.

Be kind. Above all. love the poor.
This costs nothing and is good for
the heart.
Be charitable. This costs some.
thing, but not much If you work it
right, and is very good policy IL
shrewdly applied.
Be liberal. This applies especially
to the matter of personal expenditures.
Liberality Is not the same as gener.
osity. The rich are known by what
they spend on themselves.
Be dignified. Nothing gets the
money so easy as dignity. The most
confirmed agitator will fade away in
the presence Of eighteen carat dig
nifty.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

Invitation.
Alice. aged four. on the arrival Of
her aunt, said: "Now, Aunt Mary, do
make yourself at home while here"
Her aunt replied: what must I do
to make myself at home?"
Little Alice said: pitch in and help
mamma Observation-Disclosures,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25
SKATING CRAZE STRIKES THE
MISSOURI SCHOOL FOR BLIND

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 21.-The stu
dents at the Missouri School for the
Blind have taken to roller skating
and have insisted on Superintendent
S. NJ. Green moving all the furniture
out of the gymnasium, which they
have turned into a rink. Half the
older students, both men and women,
spend several hours each day skating
In the gymnasium. Persons present
would doubt that the young people
were blind. The fact that they skate
without accident or collision is due
to their remarkably developed sense
of hearing.
Since the craze began last week
not one of the skaters has met with
an accident, excepting a few falls
which resulted from colliding with
skaters who rolled too fast, losing
track of the speed to be maintained
in the hall. The students glide by
each other as II they could see.
A modified game of football will
be a feature of the athletics for the
present term.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25
BIG FOREST FIRES
ARE FIGHTING FIRES
THAT DESTROYED WISDOM
SIN TOWNS.
Gagen and WOodboro Burned-20OO
People viii BE Rendered
Homeless by the Flames.

Rhinelander, Wis, Sept. 21-Ga-
gen and Woodboro were destroyed
by forest fires yesterday. The fire
started in the woods yesterday morn
and quickly reached Gagen and
Woodboro. Men, women and chill
dren fought valiantly to save their
homes but without avail.
Gagen and Woodboro each had
about 1000 residents and nearly all
are homeless.
Burned out of their homes, the
people fed from the fire, which grew
more dangerous with each minute.
Women carrying children in their
arms and men and boys with packs
on their backs ran toward Rhine
lander, many falling PROSTATE In the
heat, only to be helped on by the
stronger refugees.
The fire is a fresh one, and not a
continuation of the fire which did so
much damage last week.
Many citizens have decided to ask
Governor Davidson to order out the
state militia to assist in fighting the
flames, which, because of the dry
condition of the woods, threaten to
destroy the forests.
If the wind should shift Rhine
lander will be in great danger.
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COURT |NTERFERES
FEDERAL ORDER AGAINST FISH
WARDEN-LIMITS ARRESTS
TO OREGON.
McAlIlster Faces Delicate Situation
In Enforcing State Statutes I'M
til Jurisdiction Is Settled.

Portland, Or, Sept. 21.-Federal
Judge William B. Gilbert has issued
an order restraining Master Fish
Warden McAllister, OF Oregon, from
interfering with any person or per-
sons engaged in fishing under the
authority of the State of Washing
ton.
The order means q temporary ces-
sation of hostilities between the Ore
gon Fish Warden and Washington
fishermen on the Columbia. How
ever. it only increases the difficulties
of that official and intensifies the
ill-feeling on the part of fishermen
on the Oregon side of the river. They
threaten to move their belongings
to the Washington side, where there
are no state restrictions.
AS soon as the Federal restrain
Ing order was issued. 1t was served
upon Mr.. McAllister and he in turn
Immediately notified his deputies,
who have been patroling the lower
river, to desist in their efforts to
stop the operations of fishermen on
the Washington side. He also dis
pensed with the services of the large
number of special deputies.
The duties of the Master Fish
Warden will be extremely delicate
as a result of the order of the Fed
eral court. There is only an i'm
aglnary boundary line between the
two states. courts having differed as
to where the jurisdiction of one state
actually ceases and that of the other
begins. He will arrest any persons
who may be caught fishing on the
Oregon side and in order to secure
a conviction he must establish
boundary line. Those on the Wash
ington side will be immune from In
reference as a result of the order.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25
Beveridge Will Visit the Northwest.

New York, Sept. 21.-Announce-
ment was made at the headquarters
of the Republican National commit
tee that Senator Albert j. Beveridge,
of Indiana, has been selected to make
a tour from New York to Portland,
Or, and make political speeches In
reply to William J. Bryan, Demo-
cratic candidate for President.
The Senator will speak in the Da-
kotas, Montana and Oregon and
make an address at Portland on
1.-The Navy and Oriental Trade" A
speech on the same subject will be
made at San Francisco.
Governor Hughes was here last
week and conferred with Mr.. Hitch
cock. The Governor is to give a
part of his time to the campaign In
Western states.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, who has
made 80 speeches In the East, left
New York for Chicago, where a
Western itinerary will be made up
for him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25

Reno, New, Sept. 21-The gam
blers of the United States will make
their final stand for freedom in Ne
vada next month. At that time a
special election is to be held in Reno
to give the people an opportunity to
vote on the question whether or not
the gambling houses of this city
should be closed.
For six months the fight has been
in the making, each side making ev-
cry preparation for the contest. Ne
vada Is now the only state in the
Union where gambling is licensed.
Montana legislated 1t out of exist
ence some time ago. Arizona fol-
lowed suit and the liberation which
kept gambling going in Denver and
Salt Lake has been withdrawn.
Nevada only remains and nearly
every prominent gambler in the
country is now located in this state.
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Careless Nurse Poisons Patients.

San Diego, Cal, Sept 19.-Four
deaths have already resulted from
the carelessness of Mary Arthur, a
1s-year-old nurse, at the county hos
pital, and four others are seriously
i'll, though their illness Is not ex-
pected to be fatal.
All were taken sick yesterday af-
ternoon and the evidence of poison
was so great that an investigation
was started, ending finally in a con-
fession by Miss Arthur that she had
neglected to throw out some water
in which there was a quantity OF
atropine, and that these patients had
got hold of it with their medicine.
She realized her mistake as soon as
they became Ill, but did not confess
her error until the investigation had
brought the deaths almost home to
hAr
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25

New Orleans, La, Sept. 21.-State
Superintendent of Education Harris
has new race problem on his hands,
quite similar to that California has
been wrestling with.
The child of a Chinaman, who
married a white woman, wants to at
tend the public schools OF st. Landry
Parish. The local school board did
not care to take up the responsibility
and put 1t up to Superintendent Har-
ris. The State Superintendent of Ed
ucation, wishing to be guided by the
letter of the law. has referred the
matter to Attorney General Guion.
Who will have the problem solved.
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Lumbermen to Combine.

Portland, Or, Sept. 21.-At the
monthly meeting of the Oregon and
Washington Lumber Manufacturers
Association, held in this city Satur-
day, the announcement was made
that the Southwestern Washington
Lumber Manufacturers Association
and the Pacific Coast Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association have decided
to unite with the Oregon and Wash
ington Association in a bureau of
grades and patterns on all lumber
shipped by rail from the Northwest.
Lumbermen regard this step an i'm
portant one, believing that 1t will
work to the advantage of both the
buyer and seller in making for uni
formity of the lumber product. Tho
three associations that have Joined
In the proposed bureau represent
practically the entire cut Of the Pa
eife Northwest.
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Evans Would Be Liberal.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Sept. 10
Fighting Bob" Evans, the retired
Admiral, came out today as an
advocate of higher pensions for Civil
War veterans. He made a charac-
teristic speech at the unwilling of
monument to the One Hundred and
Fifty-Sixth New York Volunteer
Regiment at Highland, opposite this
city, In the course of which he said:
BE good to those old men who
fought in the great war that our
Union might be saved. Don't give
them any more $12 a month boun-
ties. If you are going to starve the
men who all but gave their lives for
you, it would be better to do 1t at
once and not prolong the process day
by day and year by year, as you
have been doing
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25
WORLDS BRIEF NOTES
Interesting Happenings of the Week
i'm Condensed Form.

Secretary Metcalf has awarded the
contract for the construction of ten
torpedo-boat destroyers, authorized
at the last session of Congress.
The American Atlantic feet, un-
der the command of Rear-Admiral
Sperry, left Albany, West Australia,
Friday for Manila, $500 miles away,
where it is due to arrive October 2.
Pope Plus received thousand of
kilograms and addresses of felicita-
ton Friday from Italy and abroad
on the occasion of the 50th anniver-
sary of the celebration of his first
mass.
The Russian ministry of agricul-
ture has submitted a proposal to the
cabinet for the establishment of an
agricultural agency in the United
States for the purpose of studying
American methods of farming.
The house shown to tourists as the
ancient palace of the Capulets at
Verona, Italy, which was associated
with the story of Romeo and Juliet,
has been completely destroyed by
fire.
Anxiety is filling the heart of the
New England farmer for a drouth
which Is pronounced to be one of the
severest in many years has spread
throughout the New England states,
causing suffering to people, cattle
and crops.
The Asiatic cholera has taken a
strong foothold in the garrisons of
st. Petersburg and over 400 soldiers
have been stricken. In "a hours last
week there were 395 new cases of
civilians and 1875 deaths from chol-
era in the capital.
A gigantic robbery plot, in which
an entire store full of electric fix
lures and appliances, valued at more
than $4,000, was stolen from the
Western Electric Company, was re-
vealed last week In Chicago. The
robbers were employees of the cleo
trio company, and had fitted up a
store for the disposal CT their plum
der.