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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-07

Have you seen the smoke signal yoL
der?" And he pointed across the bay.
"Ycs. T0llcmachc found 1t again
twenty milUtes since"
"It means that eleven OF our men
are there expecting rs TO save them.
Hoist the ships answering pennant
from the main yard swung out 10 star
board. Ruild small Dire on the poop
and throw some oil and lampblack on
ii. If they don't recognize the pennant
they will understand the smoke. Get
some food and water slowed In the
lifeboat and offer f5 q head to six men
who will volunteer for trip ashore"
81 go in charge, of course, sir:" said
Boyle
You remain here and take command
during my absence. want two re-
volvers for q couple of the crew. and
shall take my own gun. Please make
all arrangements promptly. am go
ing to my cabin for five minutes and
shall start Immediately afterward."
This was the captain speaking. His
tone admitted of no contention. Boyle
Hurried off, and Courtenay went into
his quarters.
? what do you think Of it?" Chris
tobal asked Tollemache as the latter
appeared to be .sauntering after the
chief officer.
''Courtenay is hard man to STOP"
said Tollemache. vanishing down the
companion. The Spaniard was left
alone on the bridge. He paced to and
fro deep in thought. He scarce dared
probe his own communings. So COM
pick were they, such queer amalgan
of noble fear and base expectation,
that he could have cried aloud in his
anguish. Big drops of perspiration
stood on his forehead when Courtenay
came to him.
For Gods sake. don't co." said he
hoarsely. DO you know you are plac-
Ing me on the rack?"
Your shfferings are of your own
contriving. then. Why. man, there's
no reason for all this agony. | have
written to Elsie briefly explaining mat
,ers. Here is the letter. Give it to
ler If l don't return. And now pull
yourself together. | want you to cheer
her. Above all things, don't let her
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-07

At New York Hiram Percy Maxim
gave the first public demonstration of
his newly invented device for render
Ing the firing of a gun noseless. TAX
ing nordinary 80 caliber rife which
had been remodeled to fit his muzzle
device. he fred a bullet into a city
directory in the presence of several
persons. Strictly speaking, the shot
was not noiseless. There was q click
Of the hammer and slight smothered
"bong," which. however could not be
heard in the next room. The test was
made in the rooms of the Society For,
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
1t happened that in the last month
of the reign of Charles l. certain
ship chandler Of London was foolish
enough to busy himself over barrel
of gunpowder with q lighted candle in
his hand He paid the price of his
folly. \ spark fell into the gunpowder
and the place was blown UP. The trou-
BILE was that the man who did the mis-
chief was not the only one to perish.
number of people who were killed was
not known. In one house among the
fifty q mother had put her baby into
its cradle TO sleep before the explosion
occurred. What became Of the mother
no one ever knew, but what became Of
the baby was very widely known. The
next morning there was found upon
the leads of the Church of Allhallows
young child in cradle, baby and
cradle being entirely uninjured by the
explosion that had lifted both to such
giddy height 1t was never learned
who the child was, but she was adopt
ed by gentleman of the parish and
grew to womanhood. She must surely
all her life have had a peculiarly ter-
est In that church.-sir walter Be
SAINTS "r Nndon" N
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Horse Sense.

Ii you work for a man, in beav-
ems name work for him. If he
pays you your wages that supply
you your bread and butter. work
for him, speak we'll of him. think
we'll of him, stand by him, and
stand by the institution he repre-
sents. If put to the pinch, an
ounce of loyalty IS worth a pound
of cleverness.
If you must vilify, condemn and
eternally disparage-why, resign
your position; and when you are
outside, DAMN to your hearts
content. But, pray you, so long
as you are part of an institution
do not condemn it. Not that you
will injure the institution not
that-but when you are disparaging
the company of which you are a
part, you disparage yourself
Elbert Hubbard.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Outing Magazine
Accepts Captain
Marsh'S Book,
St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 4. 1908

ST. Louis, Mo. Nov. 4, 1903.
Capt. Grant 2. Marsh,
Care of |. P. Baker, Bismarck
Outing Publishing Company
accepts your book on royalty,
basis. Congratulations.
Joseph Mills Hanson.
The above telegram received by
Capt. Marsh shows his efforts have
met with favor.
The Outing is first class
Magazine, and it will be big ad
for them to handle this book.
We predict big demand for it
in this country.
The Leader as well as this COM
munity wish the Captain great
success in the sale OF his interest
ing book.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Northwest Looses ..Puu''

Through the retirement from
the house Of representative of
Marshall Of North Dakota the
northwest lost its opportunity to
secure the craftsmanship Of the
house committee on Indian affairs,
Of much Importance to the coun-
try west of the Mississippi. Mr..
Sherman, who is to be vice presi-
dent, was chairman of this COM
mittee, and later Mr.. Marshall has
been ranking member. In the
next congress the chairman will
90 to either New York or Nebras-
ka.
The northwest will lose the
chairmanship of the house COM
mittee on private land claims in
the next congress, Marshall hav-
ing filled that position several
years, He will be succeeded by
Cushman Of Washington.
Representative Steenerson will
retain his place as chairman Of the
committee on militia.-Forum.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

ion. 1t was decided to delegate
two persons to each district on the
morning of election to remind vo-
ters of the separate ballot paper
and urge them to vote for county
division.
Leo Yeager, of Coleharbor, N.
d., paid us pleasant call Tues
day. He intends pr"ying up his
homestead some time this week.
E. T.. ShotwelI. located six miles
west Of town. is visiting his nu-
merous friends here and intends
proving up on the 9TH inst.
The 500 line has a number Of
men employed between here and
Max fixing the roadbed and put
ting up snow fences for the winter.
The residence of Theodore Tay-
lor in the east part of town is
nearing completion.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Farm School to Open.

The following taken from the
Dogden News shows what South
Dakota is doing for its young far
mers:
The new school of agriculture Of
the South Dakota State College at
Brookings will open it's doors to re-
ceive it's first class on Nov. 3. T..s
school is planned to give the boys
and girls from the farms the es-
sential training which will fit them
for their life's work on the farm
and in the home, and the school is
open during the five months they
can be best spared from the farm.
DR.. A. A. Brigham of Maryland
is dean of the new school. and Miss
Jessie Hoover Of Topeka, Kan,
preceptress.
DIR. Robert L. Slagle, president
of the South Dakota State college
will return this week from Europe
where he has spent the past six
months in travel and study.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Benedict Banner.

j. w. Kramar arrived last week
from Roanoke, Louisiana, where
he spent the past summer. He
was not very we'll impressed with
that country and returns telling
that North Dakota is the place for
him. Louisiana is SO far behind
this state in progress, he says, that
it never will catch up.
III. Sabrovitch, inspector for the
Greatstone voting precinct, boarded
the train here yesterday for Wash
burn, where he went to deliver the
ballots. Forty-three votes were
cast at Greatstone. Marshall for
senator carried the precinct by
three votes.
Mrs. 81. G. Hanson. with her
little daughter Lois of Washburn,
visited with her sisterrin-law, Mrs.
=. G. Bliss, from Thursday to
Monday
Miss Selma Himle departed
yesterday for her home at Hay
field, MINI. having spent the
summer here with relatives.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Uncle Sans
Dreadnaught=-
North Dakota
Takes Water at Quincy, Mass, Amid
Cheers Of Thousands---MiSs Mary
L. Benton Of Fargo Sponsor.

Over 10000 people were gather
ed at the yard Of the Fore River
Ship building Co. Tuesday, Nov
10, to witness the launching Of the
largest vessel in our navy.
A distinguished gathering Of
officials from North Dakota, to-
gether with several representatives
of Massachusetts, naval officers,
and three foreign naval attaches
were present.
The Christening party including
Gov. Burke and Miss Benton, to-
gether with number of officials
and many ladies from N. D. went
in a special car and were the
guests of the Fore River Ship
building Go, after they left Boston.
Miss Mary L. Benton, daughter
of Col. and Mrs. John D. Benton
of Fargo, broke the be-ribboned
bottle Of champagne against the
bow as the huge hull slipped into
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

parsonage by Rev. j. K. Kirker.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Ross witnessed
the ceremony.
r. M. Hoenisch goes to Kief to-
day to take charge of the Kief
bank. Mr.. Hoenisch has secured
the position as cashier of this bank
and will enter on his duties tomor-
row.
The old school building was
purchased by the Parks school
district and moved out to that
district last week. Miss May Mel
son started to teach in it yesterday.
Walter Hoenisch left for Edgar,
Wisconsin, the latter part of last
week, where he intends to spend
the winter.
The thirteen year old daughter
of John Tenesenko was accident
ally shot by her brother on Mon
day.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

the water and said. Il Christen
thee North Dakota.''
The launching Of the ship is
held by authorizes to mark an era
in the advancement Of the navy.
No such single stride has been
made in naval construction since
the days when armor plate was
first used on the Monitor aud
Merrimac. For the policy en-
bodied in the building Of the North
Dakota is as far from that of the
other vessels recently built as her
size is greater than theirs.
The North Dakota is $40 feet
long and IS feet wide inside. with
"a depth of IS feet. Ithas 10000
tons displacement, which is 1000
tons more taken than any other
vessel in the navy. 1t will require
55 officers and S7S men to man
the vessel. The total cost to the
United States when completed
will be about $7.O0O,OOO.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
New Office Building Progressing.

We are glad to note that the new
office building is progressing very
rapidly. The first story is about
finished.
Brick layers expect to finish
the brick work by next Monday.
Bids for heating and plumbing
have been made as follows; E. j..
Harrington 1886. 90 Fargo Plumb
ing and Heating Co. $1994.O0.
Frank &. Grambs 100000 Union
Mercantile Go. $2O45.OO E. j.
Harrington received the contract.
Bids for painting were made by
North Dakota Decorating Co Of,
Fargo for $4,000 and T. M.
Goven & Son Of Turtle Lake, NJ
D. for $4,000. T. NJ. Goven & Son
received the contract.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Governor Burkc'S
Congratulations
Are Numerous

Gov. Burke has received over
fifty congratulatory kilograms
from governors Of other states and
prominent men Of the country.
William J. Bryan telegraphed as
follows:-
Lincoln Neb., Nov. 5, 1908.
Gov. Burke, Bismarck, N. Oak.
Please accent my congratulat-
ions upon your reelection. May
your fame increase. w. j. Bryan.
Gov. Pindell Of Arkansas sent
congratulations in behalf Of Burkes
many friends there and said "In
1912 the south will nominate
you for Vice president.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Burke Of Bjorke.

At a meeting in Fargo once a
Norwegian speaker introduced
Governor Burke and told his audi
ence that Burke claimed to be an
Irishman but was originallya Nor
wegian and that his correct name
was Bjorke which had become
Anglisized and Irishized down to
Burke. The audience regarded
the statement as mere pleasantly
but the results Of the recent
gubernatorial election indicate
there were some former residents
Of the land Of the Midnight Sun
who voted as if they thought Burke
might have beeen more nearly q
Norseman and Bjorke than john
son. Forum. .ssas Il s
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Cat Carries Woods Mail.

Millinocket, N. Vt is often
that we hear of messages and
articles carried by dog, but it is
rather unusual for anyone to make
messenger of cat. There is a
cat, known by some as Peter the
Great, near Patten, in, the camps
owned by Mr.. Finch, that does this
little trick.
Mr.. Finch has two camps off in
the woods about three miles apart.
When message is to be sent from
one to the other the cat is hunted
up and the letter tied around his
neck. Peter the Great seers to
realize the trust bestowed upon
him and soon starts for the other
camp, where the letter is taken
from him.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Keep Your Temper,

Never lose your temper, 1t not
only takes a great deal out Of you,
but it places you at great ,disad-
vantage with the person to whom
you are talking.
OF course you cannot help feel
ing angry when just cause arrives,
but for your own sake try to con-
l,trol yourself.
= When angry we all say
things that later we would give
words to unsay.
We not only hurt those dearest
to us, but we find enjoyment in
doing 80.
Every time you lose your
temper you make q scar on your
soul. Apologizing is all very well
but it does not suffice for the ln-
kind words spoken. ...is.
II is, however, the only thing
you can do toward mending matters
o never hesitate to say you are.
sorry
The pride that urges you not to
apologize is q false and wicked
pride, 50 don't listen 70 il.
4
There are always certain natures
that act ass irritants on other
natures. " g.lSs
If you know any people who
specially irritate yon, keep away
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

from them as much as possible.
Or, if you can't avoid their So
ciety, avoid dangerous topics and
be on constant guard Of your self
control.
There is nothing that will make
you SO unlovely and age you SO
quickly as constant losing of
your temper. It draws ugly lines
in the face and sharpens the voice.
I have heard foolish girl de-
clare that the last compliment she
wished to hear was that she was
good-natured.
J1ood nature is very fine thing
and any girl should be delighted
at being told she possesses it.
If you ever lived with a bad
tempered person you will realize
the value of good nature.
The poor bad-tempered ones are
to be pitied after all. No one
seeks their society, nobody cares
for them, and they are miserably
conscious of the fact.
Bad temper can be controlled it
you will only take yourself well in
hand and realize that you have no
right to inhict your ugly humors
on others.
You may have many setbacks
and discouragements, but perserver
and eventually you will be able to
control your temper, even if you
can't altogether eradicate it
Beatrice Fairfax.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Mclean County
Scissored Sauce
Denhoff Voice.

Miss Lena Estby left on Tues
day morning for an extended visit
with relatives and friends at White
Earth, MINI.
Gottlieb Koepplin was hauling
grain to town for Geo. Reiswig on
Tuesday, and while walking along
side the wagon, he attempted to
climb on the wagon, but in some
manner he was thrown beneath
the wagon and the wheels passed
over both legs, breaking them. He
was given immediate attention and
is doing nicely at present.
P. O. Anderson made the Voice
Office pleasant call last week, and
advanced his subscription two
years. Mr.. Anderson harvested
$50 acres Of grain this season and
the land averaged II bushels of
wheat and II bushels of fax per
acre. This is one of the best crops
in eastern Mclean county.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses issued from
Oct. 1st. to date:
Henry j. Wiese, Washburn.
and Susan L. Mullen. Halliday.
B. H. Peterson. Washburn, and
Ida May Sans, Washburn.
William G. Maltzahn, Douglas.
and Fannie F. Myers, Douglas /.
Riley Branson, Goodrich, and
Bertha Springer, Goodrich.
Benjamine G. Cleveland, and
Minnie Mitchell, Wilton.
Willie Mikelson, Martin and
Christina Keck, Martin.
/ Herbert Whitcomb, Douglas and
Rochel Smith, Douglas.
Edward Fl. Tunnel, Dogden and
Evelin Foster, Dogden.
Martin Sonnenberg, Martin and
Fredricha Weltz, Martin. Il
Sam Samenuk, Benedict and Ida
Zackopiyka, Balfour.
Martin Dalos, Dogden and Gina
Egge, Dogden.
Paul Gregaryk, Wilton and
Mary Kabylink, Wilton.
Johnnie Hill, Roseglen and
Lena Kerzman. Blackwater.
Joseph Vincent, Wilton and
Anne Kanski, Wilton.
Gottfreid Kunze, Martin and
LYDIA Schmidt, Martin.
Friedrich Opp, Lincoln and
Katrina Schell, Mercer.
Max Enseleit, Denhoff and Lydia
Patzer, Denhoff.
Carl Hedberg, Douglas and
Louise Stefferud, Douglas.
Willis Heron, Washburn and
Jennie Lantz, Washburn.
Robrt j. Edgar, Underwood and
Lillian Reuter-, Underwood.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
McClusky Gazette.

Henry Kabele and Conrad Hahn
left Monday morning for points in
Washington and Canada on a land
seeking expedition, We wish the
boys good luck.
Henry Otteson Of Pelican proved
up on his claim, at the land Office
at Bismarck last week.
Harry Hartung, who was super
intending the work on the Wig
ellsworth farm south Of town, the
past season, left Monday morning
for his old home at Hooper, Ne
braska, where he will spend the
winter with his folks.
Mrs. Fish left for Barrett, MINI.
on: Monday mornings train to
spend the winter with relatives
there. 4
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

M. N. johnson was given a great
ovation in his home town Of Pc
tersburg whom his fellow towns
men learned that he had received
the majority for United States
senator. y
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Garrison Tines.

2sss The commercial club Of Garrison
had quite an enthusiastic meeting
on the eyeof election and discussed
matters pertaining 70 county divis-
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

The new 500 depot which gives.
promise .of being q fine looking
building, will soon he ready for
use. The stoves are mp and il isI
now being plaste tered.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Dogden News. $.

Postmaster 2. Il. Tunell and vol
editor, Evelin Foster were united
ia marriage on Thursday, Oct6
% %, 1908, al the g Congregation
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13
Valley City Normal Notes.

= The Normal buildings and
grounds are undergoing almost
continual improvement lately
Sidewalks have been laid, streets
graded, trees trimmed, lawns seed
ed to grass, cutters Strengthened.
and the campus generally beautifi-
ed. An order for four hundred
yards of cork carpet has been plac-
ed, and new floors are being laid
in the older buildings. A large
room has been built out of the
attic and fitted up for class use.
A new Winser piano has been in
stalled for the Auditorium and
three other new pianos have been
ordered.
In order to silence rumors that
the Normal Auditorium balcony
is insecure posts have been placed
under the outer edge in anticipat-
ion of the Nordica Concert. Ac.
cordingly all fears in this connect.
ion should be allayed. The staff
of ushers are, being rehearsed and
everything will be done to make
the concert a success.
Girls basket ball practice has
begun in earnest at the Normal.
Miss Bergman, who arrived here
last week to assist in the work of
physical culture, is training q
squad of very promising material.
Coach Lever expects to relieve her
of most of this work when the
foot ball season is over.
Professor POLLS lectured Sunday
evening in the Grand Theatre at
Fargo, on "The Movement for
Brotherhood". The lecture was
given under the Grand Free
Lecture Assn.
Miss Bertha Bergman, the as
sistant physical director, has taken
up her work. She comes from
Freport, Ill, and is one of last
years graduates from the Sargent
school at Boston.
Of the three new pianos recent
ly purchased by the Normal one
has been placed in the Cottage"
which is a dormitory annex, and
The other two in the main building
They add considerably to the
,quidpmer.t of the conservatory
and will be used for practice.
The Y, w. @. A. will send
:en delegates to the state convent
.on at Grand Forks Nov. Z and 8.
Miss HELEN M. Quincy, who
has been teaching at Island Park,
ILL.,, will come to the Normal short.
y to assist in the geography
department..
It won't hurt your neighbor if
,ou speak well Of him. It won't
lurt you either. It may he that
le doesn't deserve it but you don't
llways know. It is better to look
or good things about a person
han to look for bad, and, generally
{ is just as easy to find good things
{ you want to see them. Most Of
Is are too suspicious Of the actions
md motives Of our fellow men.
Of the dishonesty andgraft
n this world are. Just imaginary.
You can also make crooked BY con-
inually distrusting them. Try
lie other way for q while. Ex.
The Washburn leader., 1908-11-13

i.a|
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
The Man We Envy.

In one Of his plays. Bernard Shaw
remarks that the man with tho tooth.
ache thinks everyone happy whose
teeth are sound. and the poverty.
stricken man makes the same mistake
about tho rich man" so Il ix with
most things. One always feels that
tho thing one does no, posscss. or tho
thing one cannot do. Is the ono thing
essential TO happiness. The unsuc.
ecssful think tho successful must bc
happy. Tho invalids think II they had
health nothing else would matter. The
iaboring man thinks II he only had
leisure he would be content. but. for.
tunatciy. happiness is not the prcroTa.
tive OF any class OF people or station
In life. No doubt some are gifted with
q happier and morc cheerful tcmpcra.
mont than Others. says the New York
Weekly. but ones point OF view ia
really largely matter OF habit. and
tho thing TO do Ia TO try and got Into
habit OF letting ones thoughts dwell
on the pleasant things Of iifc as much
as possible and forget Its worries as
soon ms may be.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
NEURAIoIA

The real meaning OF the word Neu.
ralg;a is nerve-pain. and any one who
has suffered with the malady will not
be so anxious to know of It's nature
rs to hear of its antidote. Though
scarcely recognized by the profession
and people half a century ago. It is
now one Of the most common and pain.
full ailments which afliict humanity.
As now generally understood the word
signifies an affection Of the nervous
system. with pain in the course Of the
principal nerves.
The two great causes Of Neuralgia
are. 1mpoverishment of the Blood
and Deficiency Of Nerve Force; and
the treatment Of It is not SO obscure
as many would be led to suppose. The
first thing is to relieve the pain,
which is done more quickly and salts
factorily by ST. JACOBS OIL than by
any other remedy known; the second
object is to remove the cause. which
is accomplished by the abundant use
Of nourishing food. of nature to
strengthen and give tone to both tho
muscular and nervous systems.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03

II is inspiring to read that the Asso.
ciation OF Master Plumbers is animat.
ed by the noble desire to mitigate hu.
man suffering and lessen disease by
improving the standard of plumbing.
The enthusiasm with which the aver.
age citizen greets this sentiment gets
something OF Jolt. however, with the
further announcement that by giving
the people sanitary plumbing the or.
ganixauon will be able to command
prices that will pay its members for
the good work they do. Dear. dear.
and most OF us thought we had been
paying enough to secure that kind of
work all the time!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03


"A noblcman who becomes the hus.
band of an American hcircss enters
into the marriage with n proper re.
spec, for his bride. He does not crave
the alliance because OF the financial
reasons. but because he Is dominated
by tho overwhelming beauty and fair
moss OF the American girl. He Is car
ricd away by her philosophy. her logic.
her Irresistible and fascinating micn. ''
says an Austro. Hungarian visitor in
Washington. Bc-oo.,ifuli But why.
asks the baltimore American. is it
TINT only girls with the largest sort OF
fortunes have tho peculiar brand OF
philosophy. logic and irresistible and
fascinating micn OF appeal TO the for.
cign aspirants for American wives7