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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
SURELY SAVED THEIR LIVES


There was nothing old Pomp en-
dyed more than telling stories Of the
tmportance Of his position n the days
-befo' de wah, " when he was con-
spicuous figure on southern planta-
ton OF the best sort. 'I brung IN
Marse Charlie an Marse william" he
often said, solemnly. ''Deir own
family lowed saved bofe DER lives
once, besides all de res done TO-
'em.
War jes' like dis: Marse Charlie
an Marse William, dey bofe TUX de
mos 'gretus fancy to young lady
dat come a-visiting de house; an
somebody had fill der foolish haids
all up wild talk about duels: an dey
1es' promulgated to hab one, an find
out which OBJ 'em was to hab de, young
lady. a
Marse Charlie he was seventeen,
snort an fiery, and Marse William he
was sixteen, slim an cool; but dey
was bofe sot' an 'termined on de
duel
Course deye didn't tell me bout It,
but 'spected 1t, same as I always
did, kase I looked after dem boys
10 deir paw an nav, when dere was
comply.
so | watched out, an follered. an
| crep up to where dey was beginning
to take p'sition TO de duel, ann /
jes' broke it up"
How did you do it, Pomp?" each lis
tener is sure to ask.
How did I do it, chile? Why, jes'
emptied pail o. water right on Marse
Charles haid. an I TUX an spanked
Marse William-dat's how.:-Youth's
Companion.
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Really Poor Penman.

There 10 certain Philadelphia ply
stefan Of considerable prominence
who 10 renowned among his friends as
the worst penAnan in the Quaker city.
He used to write them letters and
then feel hurt when they could not
read them. When he wrote to persons
who were not familiar with his scrawl
they frequently would not know whom
the letters were from. Some time ago
he introduced typewriter into his Of
fee, and this rendered the body Of the
letter Ineligible, but did not clear up
the difficulty over the signature. Now,
however, says the Record, he has had
made a rubber stamp bearing his
name and address in printing. He
signs. his name In the usual scrawl,
but alongside he impresses his stamp.
It Is little humiliating, he says, but
he no longer has any trouble about
persons to whom he writes not know
ing from whom the letters are.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04

Warren'S first and for many
years its only hotel. Best
location for the hotel BUSH
ness in the city. Is doing a
good business now. Con-
tainS 81 bed rooms "a beds)
Kitchen, dining room, office
and q large parlOr. Ifrented.
the party who rents must
buy furniture. This is q
good opportunity for one to
get into a good paying hotel
business at once.
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SET AVERAGE MAN THINKING
Could There % Anything Sarcastic
IN What She So Quietly Set
Forth3

How sad 1t Isl said the Average
Man to the Average Woman, ''that you
are tiresome creature-considered.
OF course. from q purely impersonal
standpoint" S~
Il am interested" said the Average
Woman. Pray go on-as far as you
like. I'm In the mood where real can
dor Is the only thing care for. Why
then, am I tiresome?"
because Of your limited range.
For example, your conversation IL ex-
clusively confined to babies and
bridge, servants and cigarettes,
clothes and cotillons." "a
"How Interestingly" exclaimed the
Average Woman" ~"and how true!
That suggests an idea. shall re-
form"
I'm what way"
She smiled ambitiously.
Hereafter" she said. II shall widen
my range of thought to include bust
ness. sport, woman and the quality Of
tobacco and rum, interspersed occas-
ionally BY the telling Of indecent sto-
ries.''
The Average Man had nothing to
say. Indeed. for the first time In his
life he was actually thinking.-Life.
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R. G. Marlette is down from Argyle

r. G. Marlette is down from Argyle
today.
Erwin Kezar commenced clerking in
the Warren post ofice this week.
Nick schantzen, Of Radium, went to
Crookst0n last night for the purpose
OF closing a real estate deal.
Miss Inga Iverson Of Boxville left
for Crookston Monday, to finish a
school course which she began last
winter.
Miss Christine Olson, OF McCrea
has returned from visit at La Crosse,
Wis. On her way home she visited
with her brothers at Moorhead.
Ole N. Nelson, L. NJ. Johnson, S. w.
Wright and J. A. Grindeland went to
Hallock in an automobile yesterday to
attend to business in their respective
lines.
Nels p Nystron and Miss Anna An
derson, from near Stephen, were mar
ried by Rev. c. A. jacobson in this
city, at the home of the pastor, on
Tuesday this week The happy
couple will make their future home at
Amick, Alberta, Can.
Mrs. J. P. O'Connell entertained a
number Of her lady friends last Sat-
urday afternoon in honor of Miss Fay
lone Latham, the elocutionist, who is
a Minnesota girl and halls from Mrs.
O'Connell's home county, the county
of Wright, where Miss Latham's Ia
Their has been a prominent attorney
for years.
The Evolutionary entertainment Civ
en- by Miss Fay lone Latham at the
opera house on Friday evening de-
lighted fair sized audience. She Is
so natural and unaffected in her rendi.
ton Of difficult selections that she fair.
ly charms and cativates her listen.
ners. All who heard her hope she
come again to disseminate cheer by
well trained talents.
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News
Wheat, No. 1, Northern

Horses and mules for sale. John
Wolberg, Alvarado, MINI.
The Wednesday club met last eve
ming with Mrs DR.. Anderson.
Miss Ella Lundgren and Miss Lilly
Mattson visited at Oslo last Friday.
You men don't have to turn to the
last page this week. It is only for
the ladies. Peoples Store.
FOR RENT.-Two nice warm rooms,
suitable for small family or for stu
dents. Apply at Sheaf Office.
Don't forget the oyster supper,
Nov. 10. See these columns later for
place and date.
Do you like oysters? Well, come
to the oyster supper. Nov. 10. See
later for place and date.
The Ladies Aid of the Swedish
Luth. church meets with Mrs. Fred
Johnson on Friday afternoon, this
week.
Mrs. Victor Peterson, of Oslo, went
to Grand Forks Tuesday, to see her
husband, who is employed as a printer
there.
Mrs. John Dagoberg and daughter
Miss Lydia Dagoberg, of Alvarado, re-
turned Tuesday from a visit at Cham
berlain, S. D.
The ladies will be interested in the
"ad'' headed For Two Days Only" on
the last page. Turn to it and see
If you are not.
A basket social will be given in the
Boxville school house, Saturday eve
ming, Nov. 9Th. Everybod welcome.
Josephine Bourque. teacher
The registration fee on letters was
increased from eight cents to ten
cents on Nov. LIST. The indemnity in
case Of loss was also increased from
$25. to $50.
J. B. Croker, Of Minneapolis, is
here today visiting his brother L. r.
Croker. He is an old timer in the
state, having come to Owatonna in
1857, and to Minneapolis in 1870
Rev. Nels w. Knutson, of Rhinelan
der, Wis, arrived this week to take
charge of the United Lutheran church
in this city as its pastor. He is &C
companied by his wife and her sister
Mrs. Jennie Nelson.
The marriage Of Halvor P. Lund
gren and Christina M. Anderson was
solemnized at A. J. HogberSs, in Fol
dahl, last Saturday, Rev. r. o. Chel:
gren officiating. After the ceremony
a dainty wedding dinner was served.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04

The Dlwe and Whiso II 0eaaas 80
Tho Greek hag 81 u unpretentaous
Disee Of blazony csnsisting ok ntne
stripes Of blue and whtte alteenaAely.
with white cross On : blue s1ound
s. the left hand corner. The Ivy
nag has . golden Crown = - g.
ter Of the Cross.
Blue and white ~ ~ nat1cn.1
colors Of Bavaria ana werD alopted
sby the Greeks o delicate eemplt
nent 70 the Prince sef Bavaria, Who
accepted the invitation % ascend tie
throne OF Greece when tAat country
had sslcreeded n wrestling her fnAS-
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SWEDISH LUTHERAN
n rhAlaeAa nanSA.

e. o. chelgren, Pastor.
Services held in the Vega church
next Sunday morning.
Warren at 7.30 p. M.
The Ladies aid of the Swedish Luth.
church meets at Fred Johnson's Fri
day afternoon. The young ladies aid
meet there nthe evening. All are
welcome
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04

OuI Anolan summer mas arrived, and
it is delightful.
You can start q savings account at
the State Bank Of Warren with one
dollar.
Mrs. X. ]. Taralseth and Mrs. II.
nj. Swanson left yesterday for Fertile
to visit Mrs. Ed. Mossefin.
W. H. DIXON, the popular auctioneer
has been employed to cry sale for
A. J. Waller. at ROLLS. on Nov. 10.
Albin Mattson left for his home at
Alexandria, Mimi, on Thursday last
week. to recuperate after his recent
Illness.
Howard Magladry.- of Rainy river,
visited Warren friends Saturday. He
has enrolled as student in the Argyle
school for this year.
Nels P. Nystrom, of the northern
part of the county, will leave next
week for Amisk. Alberta, where he
has a homestead.
P. H. Holm has received a new sup
ply of Victor talking machines, rang
ing in price from $40. to $125. Call
in and hear them.
The ladies of the Scandinavian M.
E. church will hold an auction sale
and serve COTE and cake at the church
Saturday evening, Nov. 10. All are
cordially invited.
Boney Tillotson, the mason, had the
misfortune to break his collar bone at
Newfolden last week while loading
building material for the Pioneer
Loan & Land Co. from old buildings
that were being moved onto fiat cars
for shipment to Warren. Mr.. Tillot-
son fell from the car with above re-
suit, and had to come to Warren to
get patched up. Next day he was
walking about as usual, and said that
as long as his legs are all right he
don't mind.
Peter Brown, father of county at
torney w J. Brown, arrived last Sat-
urday from Seattle, Wash, for an ex-
tended visit. He has not changed
much in personal appearance since
removing from our city about nine
years ago, and his geniality, cheerful
ness and good nature is the same as
ever. Last winter he visited with his
daughter, Mrs. Ira Brady in Texas,
but this winter he thought he would
try the invigorating Minnesota clim-
ate. His many Warren friends are
glad to meet him again.
Judge Grindeland, who is holding a
term of court at Mahnomen spent Sun
day with his family. Last week he
tried a murder case in which an
Indian chief was the party accused.
Most of the evidence at the trial was
given through interpreters. The chief
was acquitted. Mr.. Grindeland says he
learned that no cuss words are found
in the Chippewa language, the words
"you dog, being as mean as can be
applied. Therefore when the Indians
want to swear they have to do so in
English, which language is not lack
in epithets to express their warmest
feelings.
The Warren Machine & Iron Works
Co. has secured the contract to install
a heating plant in the Oslo school
house. The company has a large
amount Of work on hand at present
At Roseau a crew of Is men is EN-
ployed on sewer contract, and al
Hallock the interior plumbing remains
to be done, the outside work HAVING
been finished. Mr.. Johnson says he
had promised to install a heating
plant for Peter Nelson, his brother-in
law, a wealthy farmer at GUNNER
N. D., but says he don't see how he
can do it this fall.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
A. A. Myers, Pastor.

The subject of discourse next Sun.
day morning will be,'The Trumpet
Call of the Almighty" In the even
ing the Pastor will commence SER
les of special sermons to young people.
There will be something in these
addresses for everybody, but they
will be directed chiefly to young men
and women. The topic will be,
"Amusements." ss
Strangers and the Public will be
welcome to our services.
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SWEDISH MISSION
Chas. A. jacobson Pastor

chas. a. Jacobson, Pastor
Rev. A. Tornell will preach n the
morning 1880 and the pastor will
preach in the evening at 1880.
Rev. A. Tornell will preach at the
home Of 8. Roodquist, Vega, $3.50 P.
NJ. and at Alvarado. in the evening
1850.
Rev. Chas. A. Jacobson viii preach
at Viking Mission Church 1880, at
the home Of Mrs. Andrew Peterson,
Bristlet 800 p. M. and at the Warren
church IN the evening.
All are welcome.
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q the Instaflmsnt Plan.

On the lnstaflmsnt Plan.
y 4 dreamed last night hat beught
g me- set Of books. 90 much dow. -
nuch month.
sPshaw! There's n0gk1g ftnar1t
ahle about that People sotu4Ily q
that every Aay.'' 81
Walt Z minute I dreamed r.
Tied PAYING Tor thern. 8
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The Churches.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Grant Stroh. Pastor.

There will be the usual services
next Sunday, both morning and even
ing. --s.- ---z.-.
The Lords Supper will be celebrated
in the morning.
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LUTHERAN SYNOD.

Rev. A. Salveson, of Crookston, will
hold services In McCrea at II o'clock
A. NJ, and at Warren 1880 r. NJ. All
are welcome.
The confirmation classes will meet
Saturday in the church.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
MISSION CHURCH OF VIKING.
Werner Drotts, Pastor.

Services will be held next Sunday
- Viking Mission church at 1880 A.
M Rev. Chas. A. Jacobson will preach.
The young peoples Mission Auction
will be held next Saturday at p. NJ.
All are welcome.
The Appeal., 1909-12-04


slruments of especially light weight are be-
Jug liberated and allowed to make their own
way IN the upper air currents By this way
tecoros at elevations of from 10000 to $4,000
1eet will be obtained.
On the kite and balloon field at Mount
weather is reel house or circular tower
mounted so as it can be rotated. It's double
ooors may thus be made to face in any direc-
tlon and this facilitates kite flying, no matter
Wnat the direction of the wind. The interior
OF THIS revolving tower is largely given over
10 the three horse power electric motor and
the monster reel of forged steel carrying the
lne upon which the kites are flown The ter.
r1nc strain involved in kite flying in high winds
served to break in quick succession two cast
iron drums which were installed, one after an
otner at Mount Weather, and each Of which
gave way under the pull of 10000 feet Of wire.
Dut now the kite flyers have installed forged
steel drum capable of carrying $4,000 feet Of
piano wire line, and believe that they are pre.
pared for all emergencies
The Appeal., 1909-12-04
Ine baI Butler.

Aearts of the artists for generations
past. Old mansions with quaint and
charming facades, old houses which
are surrounded by happy memories of
once noted men, fragments of his
tory all are quietly vanishing from
sight under the stern hand of prog
ress.
The Butler was above all others
the ball of the students.
Through it's vast doors passed many
generations. Grave and dignifed doc
tors, famous lawyers, celebrated art
lists and inspired poets did not disdain
to give themselves to the joyous en-
tertalnments of this dancing hall dur
ing their student days in Paris. The
erratic and fastidious Whistler, Bou-
gereau, Constant, Thackeray and end
less numbers of men whose works are
living monuments, have all partici-
pated in the gayeties that occurred
weekly at this brilliant dancing hall,
where the little grisettes, the pretty,
saucy models and the dainty little sew
Ing girls created an atmosphere of
lght-hearted beauty and effervescent
youth--the period where dull care has
no foothold.
The Bal Boullier has outlived theta
nous little restaurant, the Hole in
the WALL" where these famous men,
then unknown students, gathered for
their evening repast Then there was
The other cafe on the Boulevard St.
Michel-the "Boup Mich,'' in student
parlance, that stuffy little place where
Verlaine, the Bohemian poet, drank
abslnthe sitting at table surrounded
by boon companions and composing
his masterpieces.
The Bal Butler was first called lie
Prado," and later LA Closerie des
Lilas," and under these names is often
spoken of in the romances of the
1S50-6O period. 1t has outlived it's
rival establishments, such as the ia,
nous Valentino and Mabille. The in
vasion of English and American fam.
lilies in this sacred domain of the -Four
Arts" scattered the Bohemian stu.
dents. The long-haired, careless fel
lows, so numerous few years ago.
are now seldom seen The pictur
esque is vanishing. The charm is CIV
Ing way to commonplace, everyday
life.
The Appeal., 1909-12-04
Front View of Cathedral.

balustrades. Some rooms are finished
in Cuban mahogany, but there is very
little inflammable material anywhere
The heating is by steam and the light
ing by electricity.
The cathedral is three stories high
with a spacious basement. The ground
floor will be the banquet and ball
rooms, with galleries. The social
rooms are on the second floor, which
is also provided with quarters for la
dies. There is also room for the
Mystic Shrine. The third floor is oo
cupied by the consistory auditorium
which is arranged on the stadium plar
with tiers of opera chairs rising steep
ly, so that those in the rear seats can
all see the work on the large floor be,
low. There are seats for nearly 600
in this auditorium. The organ loft is
ito the north and at the south end
there is a spacious stage provided
with scenery, the work of St. Louis
firm.
The proscenium arch is elaborate
with the designs and emblems of the
several degrees. The decorative de
Isign and color scheme were the work
of a Chicago firm. The organ was
made in Rock Island at a cost O,
$4,000.
The Appeal., 1909-12-04
THE SWEET TOOTH INDICATED.

Sweetness is to the taste what beauty 10
to the eye, afirms DR.. Woods Hutchinson
natures stamp of approval and vindication Of
wholesomeness. Sugar, says this authority is
one Of the most universal favors Of food.
stuffs known. One-half of our real foods taste
sweet or sweetish. About onethird taste salty.
Not more than one-tenth taste either bitter or
sour. The experience of millions of years.
reaching far beyond even our arboreal ances.
TORS. has taught us beyond possibility OF for.
getting that, while there are hundreds Of
things that taste salty which have no food
value and scores of things that taste bitter
that not only have no food value but are even
poisonous, and thousands of things, like leaves
and sawdust and cocoanut mating which
nave no food value at all, there are compare.
lively few things that taste sweet which ara
not real foods. A very few Of these sweet
tasting things, while real foods, are also pot
sonous, but these We soon learn to detect "a
beware of-Current Literature -
The Appeal., 1909-12-04

are number of reasons for this. In the first
place, the study of the upper air. demanding
as 1t does, the of kites or balloons. re-
qulres locality with a high average wind We.
loclty-one where sometime during each day
there Is a strong possibility of having wind
of at least eight or ten miles per hour It also
calls for a location ten miles or more awav
from cities and electric light wires, since in a
populous section loose wires falling down as
the result of accidents to kites or ballons in
storm, would prove very troublesome, and even
source of danger. Besides, the surrounding
country for Is or 20 miles should be compara-
lively open so that lost kites and the costly in
struments they carry can be readily recovered.
Secondly, magnetic work of the most impor-
tant character is a feature of the operations
OF this laboratory, and this requires location
remote from cities Thirdly, solar investiea-
tons which are likewise included in the re-
search work call for place away from the
smoke and dust of cities and above the haze
or the valleys. Fourthly, the physical labora-
tory which is part of the institution must be
free from the disturbing jars of heavy traffic.
Added to all these specifications was the sun
Elementary consideration that it was desirable
to have this very important part Of the wealth
er bureaus work done as near as practicable
to Washington, In order that the central of1ce
may be as closely in touch with it as possible.
The varied requirements made it no easy task
to find an ideal site for the new institution.
but the domain finally discovered in the Old
Dominion seems to have proven itself DOS
sessed of exceptional qualifications.
One Of the principal buildings in the eroup
of new structures recently erected at Mount
Weather is the physical laboratory. This is
three-story structure of stone construction
throughout, and with immense pillars of solid
concrete supporting the portico. The whole
building is to be given over to scientific pur-
poses. Departments for the testing of instru-
The Appeal., 1909-12-04
Left Parson with Victory.

A west of England parson once re.
fused to read the Athanasian creed.
The parishioners complained to the
bishop, who told the parson he must
read it. Now it so happened that the
creed may be "said or sung" so on
the following Sunday the parson ad.
dressed his congregation thus: Next
follows Athanasius' creed, either to be
said or sung, and, with heavens leave,
i will sing it. Now, clerk, mind what
you are about After this they both
struck up and sang it with great glee
to a fox-hunting tune, which, having
previously been practiced, was well
performed. The indignant parishion.
ers sent word hot haste to the bishop
about what had happened, but he said
ne could do nothing, as the creed had
been sung, so the parishioners decided
to dispense with it altogether in fu
+ure.-London Opinion.
The Appeal., 1909-12-04

1Ae "nole pfoJect LOT Cn1s upper air explora.
ton station represents scheme so new and
untried that it feared for a time +ho+
there might be difficulty In obtainino tho on
preparations necessary for the rebuilding Of the
structures needed, but this did not materiaIize
and now the officials are ready to take nosses.
sion OF new home that is much more com.
pete ana pretentlous in every way than were
the old quarters. More than 100000 has been
expended upon the buildings of this lofty SEN
tlnel post-tne one and only institution among
the weather bureaus 200 station in all parts
of the country that is devoted especially to re-
search work. Best of ALL most of the new
buildings are Of the latest approved fireproof
construction, that the safe-keeping of the
valuable instruments and the invaluable rec.
ords to be obtained is we'll assured.
The restored Mount Weather observatory &C.
cupies the same site as the old. namely the
tract of II acres purchased by the government
in the autumn of 1902. AS has been said it is
in a decidedly isolated locality, some 20 miles
south of Harper's Ferry, and AZ miles In d.
rect line from Washington. Situated at an al
titude of 1,725 feet above sea level on the very
crest of the Blue Ridge mountains it overlooks
to the west the entire Shenandoah valley from
Strasburg to Harpers Ferry, while to the east
all that portion of Piedmont, Virginia, between
the Blue Ridge and the Bull Run mountains, Is
an full view. This extensive sweep of valleys
mountains and plains affords rare opportunt
ties for the study of storms, but the construc.
t1on of large buildings on this somewhat mac.
cessible site probably presented more puzzling
problems for builders and contractors than
nave been involved in any other governmental
undertaking of the kind Mount Weather, as
uncle Sam has christened his mountain peak.
as six miles from the nearest railroad station
that at Bluemont, Virginia. All the building
material had to be transported to the observ-
etory site by means Of six and eight-horse