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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
STATESMEN SAW GREAT LIGHT
Few Remarks Made by senator-EIeet
Convinced Them They Had No
Protest Coming.

"A mild-mannered and genial Ten.
neseean, named Galloway, was elected
to the state senate from Shelby coun-
IT," said Secretary Dickinson of the
war department, himself from Tennes-
see, but there was protest over it
because, It was claimed, Galloway had
been concerned in duel in his young.
er days. The time came for swear.
ing In the senators and the clerk
called the roll by counties. When
Shelby county was reached Galloway,
wearing a long frock coat, stepped
into the aisle.
'Mistuh president and senatuhs.
he said. I have heard Of this yere
protest against my sitting In this body
as a senatuh because l once engaged
in an affair Of honah. Now, sub,
want to say that I did engage in an
affair of honah in my younger days
in the state of Mississippi, and latuh
in another affair of honah in the state
Of Arkansaw. Once again I engaged
in an affaih Of honah as second. not
as q principal. in the state of Missis.
sippi.
"I contend. sub, that the state Of
Tennessee has no jurisdiction ovuh
what Is done in other states, and l am
here to say. sub, that if any senatuh
thinks otherwise and does not vote
for ME at this time shall call him
out, by CAD, suh!-call him out and
hold him personally responsible to ME.
sub. That's ALL
"And they all voted for him. Sat
turday Evening Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
EIetcherism and Walters.

"Fletcherism may be good for the
digestion of the diner, but it is bad for
the pocketbook of the WAITER" said a
restaurant proprietor. People who
chew according to Fletcher sit at the
table so long that they keep other GUS
toners away, and so cut down the
number of tips. You don't see many
of these scientific eaters at Inch
time-even the Fletcherites don't have
time to keep tab on the movement Of
their Jaws then; but at night there
are many people abroad who eat by
rule. You can pick them out in
any restaurant. They count as they
masticate.
Il have two regular customers who
chew exactly 100 times on one bite Of
bread alone. At that rate you can
figure how long it will take to get
through a meal. Also, you can un-
derstand that the walters don't think
much of Fletcher and his disciples"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
Deadhead's Nerve.

Cscat Asche. who. with his wife.
Miss Lily Brayton. is on his way to
Australia. his native land. which he
left IS years ago. remarked just be-
fore he set sail, apropos the slump in
theatsrs. that the deadhead is de-
stroyer OF drama
While | was touring with a Ger.
tain highly respected manager we
We're playing at long famous old
playhouse in an ancient town. We had
billed Macbeth for the Friday night.
but during that day the theater was
burned down. For our next week
there our chief contrived to borrow a
playhouse little way out of the dis
trict. On reaching there to rehearse
on Monday the manager received a
letter saying that the writer had been
given two dress circle orders for the
performance of Macbeth but as that
play was not performed owing to the
destruction of the theater, the writer
surmised that the manager would re-
NIT the money value of those orders"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
MANY WORKED on WIRELESS
AZ Far Back as 1853 Lord Kelvin Was
Experimenting with tho
Principle.

Wireless telegraphy has many dis.
coverers. AS has been so often tho
case in any branch of physics. wheth.
er pure or applied, the name Of Lord
Kelvin is associated with the discov.
cry. In 1853 he gave forth the theory
of oscillation. In 1865 Maxwell pfo-
pounded the theory Of electrical
waves, and in 1888 Hertz practically
discovered them. Sir Oliver Lodge
was looking for the waves at the
same time, and was successful In
finding them running along wires in
the same year that Hertz discovered
them going through space. In 1890
he was able to take a further step.
developing the receiving arrange
ments for the detection Of these
waves by means of the principle
which he decided to call syntony.
At the same time another word,
coherer, was added to the language.
In 1854 he was able to give demon
stration before the British association
of signaling across space without
wires, and about the same time he
published a book.
In 1895 Admiral Popoff Of the Rus.
sian navy and Capt. Jackson Of tho
English navy carried the idea little
further, and then in 1896 Marconi took
up the matter with great pertinacity
and marked success.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
PRESENTED WITH A BIRTHDAY
Henceforth John Pruitt Will Celebrate
Natal Day with Others on the
Glorious Fourth.

1t isn't everybody who can give a
birthday present like William E. Bern
er gave to John Pruitt, colored, a
couple OF days ago.
Berner is the marriage license clerk
at the county clerks Office. and as
such he encounters all kinds OF queer
situations. The other day Pruilt came
in to get license to we'd Eliza Gin
kenbeard. Before license can be
procured nowadays one must answer
in writing all kinds of foolish ques.
tons, among them being the date Of
birth.
Pruitt scratched his head when
asked his natal day. Fact is. All
don't know" he said.
Don't know how old you are?" Der.
ner asked.
mot for sure. Somewheres near
40, l guess"
Haven't you birthday"
Never had a birthday"
well, I'll make you present of a
birthday right now" said Berner.
Everybody should have birthday.
You are 40 years old and you were
born on the Fourth Of July" And
Berner wrote it down on the marriage
license papers that way.
"Now, remember" said Berner
when Pruitt started to leave. you
were born on the Fourth of July and
you mustn't forget to celebrate your
birthday when it comes around"
II won't" said Pruitt, highly
pleased.-Indianapo News.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
Wonderful Human Tongue.

Some remarkable facts regarding
the tongue have been recently pre-
sented by the eminent surgeon. DR.. E.
Souchon of New Orleans. The doctor,
after stating that the tongue, the nose
and the skin are the only organs Of
special sense which perform other
functions, remarks that the tongue Is
the only organ except the heart which
presents base, body and an apex,
and that no other organ can assume
such a variety of shapes or is nova
BILE, says Leslie's Weekly. Its pa.
pillae, though similar to those of
other mucous membranes, are larger
and more specially developed. The
tongue presents a dual structure in
accordance with its dual functions,
motor and sensory, varies in color
more than any other organ, and is
more solid than any other viscus. 1t
is the only organ presenting the three
kinds of nerve, namely, a nerve of
special sense, one of ordinary sensa-
ton and one of motion.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
Epicurean Literary Man.

M. Marcel Provost, the French nov.
elist and the latest elected academi.
clan, seems to be something of Lu.
cullus. He likes ortolans. but they
must have been fattened for six
months in cage in my own house."
A certain "estouffade de boeuf" seems
a simple dish, but it must have sim.
mered slowly for two days." When
NJ. Provost has roasted saddle of lamb
at home he will eat only lamb that has
been brought up since birth by two
ewes, devoted entirely to the service
of that one lamb"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
Fish Flew in His Boat.

A. Paladini, the local fish merchant,
the other day exhibited flying fish
which had been brought in by his fish.
ing steamer, the Henrietta.
Flying fish are numerous in the wa.
tiers Of southern California, but they
are rarely seen in this vicinity. While
the Henrietta was steaming along
about five miles beyond the Far
allones the fish flew upon the deck
and Capt. Alexander brought it into
port. 1t is foot long and weights
nearly two pounds.-San Francisco
Call.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02
Absent Minded.

"Wilkins is the most absent minded
cuss l ever met"
"How so?"
"Why, the last time he got into the
BARRIERS chair he pinned the newspa.
per around his neck and began to read
the towel"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

rural as well as urban communities.
IF were today seeking how l could
give the most pleasure and do the
most pleasure and do the most good
in any rural community or in any city
stronghold" he declares in a bitter ar
raignment Of moving picture shows in
the Woman's World, the Chicago mag
azine which Is pressing the crusade
against the white slave traffic" and its
accessories, Il would supply the town
hall or the school with a completely
equipped photograph outfit" he adds.
Il would see that the supplies were
kept up to date and require the city or
school board to furnish he heat, light
and janitor service and keep the halls
open at least once a week during the
fall, winter and spring months"
THE development of the phono-
graph and the moving pictures place
within the reach of everyone the
greatest possible amount of entertain
ment good and bad. 1t will bring to
the rural community something that
will satisfy the craving for natural
and decent amusement. In the city
it scatters distributing stations for the
dissemination of good, bad and indif-
ferent entertainment. So far these
two great features of mechanical edu-
cation have been rather ignored in
their effect upon t he public commun-
ity as a source of betterment for the
montal and moral DEVELOPMENT of the
community.
Pictures and music speak univer-
sal language. In them are the latent
possibilities for the molding of public
opinion and the public morals" The
harm done by the moving pictures
shows of the cities is painted in the
blacklist coloys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
REAL ESTATE IN WAYNE coUN.
TY AND RICHMOND.

Few people realize what a good in
<estment the real estate of Richmond
and Wayne county is. In the first
place, this section of the country has
passed the boom period, as that there
Is no likelihood of sudden deprecia-
ton of real estate values as in certain
lamentable cases all over the country.
The fact that Wayne county and
Richmond have larger percentage
OF wealth per capita than any other
town and county in the state, means
much to the value of real estate in
the future beside being a commentary
on its value in the past
Nor is this wealth in the hands of a
very few individuals--it really is very
literally distributed, which is the sig.
nificant fact. For when tenants are
to be found for various rentals it
means all the difference between pro-
fit and loss that the tenant have the
money wherewith to pay his rent.
The question Of taxes has been SO
much mooted recently that the citizen
may have gotten the idea that the
town and county has an exorbitant
rate. That this is not the case is cas-
lily demonstrated by the last report OF
the state statistician- Richmond and
Wayne county are below the average.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
A MATTER OF SPECULATION.

The exclusive news story which the
Palladium in Fridays issue printed on
the propose/ absorption Of the c. c..
& l.. in the great c. & o. system has
many points of interest to Richmond
people outside the fact that men we'll
known in Richmond are credited with
the deal.
1t is we'll to remind Richmond read
ers that the story like all others
though true enough is not one to be
counted on as a sure thing, owing to
the vicissitudes which befall the plans
of all railroad manipulators.
But as matter of fact though this
particular thing may fall through it
will surely only be a matter Of time
until the c. c. & L. is made part of
a great system with a seaboard con-
nection. Entries into Chicago are not
bagatelles to be played with for the
amusement of dealers in railroads.
n
a force which few people give prop
er estimation to. That force is the
new Baltimore"
Baltimore. since the fire is a very
different place than the Baltimore of
ten years ago. The struggle that has
gone on for more than a hundred
years between Philadelphia and Balti-
more-before the days of railroads
even-in the time of the canal is at
work still. It has been revived with
new vigor. The same spirit is at
work which prompted the state of
MARYLAND to sink millions in the i'm
possible feat OF building q canal over
the mountains.
In the 0ariod a1ter tho Mar thu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

projects in the south. but it failed
when it was whispered around in con-
gress that certain land owners, act
uated solely by self-interest, were try
ing to raid the land fund" This may
have been an adroit move to keep the
work going in another field, but at
any rate it put a quietus on the Dis
NAL swamp proposition. and since then
many thousands Of acres in the west
have been brought within reach of
settlers. who reilly don't care a rap
who conducts the work as long as it is
conducted honestly and well.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

report the figures for 1906, average,
51.66; Wayne county, 1855. For 1908
the average was SOIL and Wayne
county's tax rate remained the same.
AS for Richmond the average for
cities all over the state was 1856 in
1906 and 2.O37 in 1907-Richmond
during that period had tax rate OF
1.6s in 1906 and of 1.76 in 1907.
That is not a bad showing.
The figures are not at hand for the
last year but they can not have chang
ed tremendously.
In the matter of fire insurance
rates a great change in the future
seems probable although the average
man rarely thinks of that when he
builds 1t Is no more than fair to say
that there are many other places in
the state which are worse off in this
particular than is Richmond.
Above all Richmond has the repu.
tation of being place which is good
to live in-that is no mean asset
What is true of Richmond is by the
same token true of Wayne county.
This county's corn crop is a convinc.
ing argument in the matter Of farm
lands.
Altogether for safe and eminently
sane investment Wayne county and
Richmond real estate is a good thing
and not a gold brick.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

southern seat of trade saw herself de-
spoiled by the Pennsylvania, saw her
own 3. & o. absorbed by forces mimi
cal to her and only pretense of her
foreign trade left in the semblance of
few tramp steamers and the frag-
ments of the North German Lloyd
Baltimore has no route to Chicago
which is worthy of the name. All the
freight is shipped over the northern
routes at the expense Of the Baltimor-
cans who are now ready to fight for a
route.
But lay all this aside-what would
it mean to Richmond to be on two
seaboard systems? A little north and
south railroad such as the c. c. & l..
can never become a potent force in
many respects until it is attached to
trunk line which taps the coast It
is for this reason that sooner Or later
such change is bound to come.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
uPL|FT IS PROPOSED
Equipment of Town Halls and
Schools to Combat De-
bauching Cheap Shows.
NEEDS OF FARM AND CITY

Chicago. Jan. 23.-Talking machines
and moving pictures as means OF the
uplift, as equipment for town hall or
city school to combat the immoral
cheap shows, and to lead young people
to knowledge and good citizenship by
attractive paths; this is the startling
novel proposal made by Robert B.
Armstrong. former assistant secre-
tary of the U. S. treasury, an Iowan
who knows what conditions are in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
Certain Members Anxious to
Dip Their Hands Into
This ''Pork Barrel"
BUREAU CONTROLS FUNDS.
CONGRESS, IT Is SUSPIclONED,
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS
SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT
LAID ON THE SHELF.
BY Guy w. Finney.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Unless the
move is halted before it gains any con-
siderable Roadway, there is likelihood
of congress changing the policy which
allows the reclamation service to spend
many millions of dollars without the
law making body having direct con-
troll of the expenditures. On the sur
face this appears to be perfectly rea-
sonable, but underneath is a desire on
the part of certain other members to
add another pork barrel from which
the hungry of both legislative folds
can feed
May Be a Suspicion.
This may be mere suspicion. and
the members of the house committee
on arid lands may have praiseworthy
object in view in desiring to annex the
reclamation service. but when it is
understood that there are under con-
temptation by this service projects in
volving some SS5,O0O,oOo, then the
matter takes on a different phase.
Maybe the arid lands committee has
no intention of making this recommen-
cent statement of Representative En-
glebright Of California. member of
this committee. that he thought con
gress might be disposed to alter the
policy toward the service" was merely
handed out to scare the heads of the
reclamation bureau: but. anyway, the
impression has gone out that the sit
uation relative to the reclamation fund
presages the opening of third pork
barrel" the other two being the rivers
and harbors and the public buildings
bills.
But Little Jealousy.
Aside from the ordinary objections
to large fund being disbursed by al
bureau not responsible to congress,
little jealousies have cropped up from
time to time because projects in the
west have claimed the major portion of
the reclamation fund, amounting toI
about 100000. appropriated up tol
date. The south has had certain de-
mands for irrigation and reclamation.
but Director Frederick Fl. Newell. OF
the reclamation service following the
Judgment of his expert engineers in the
field. has elected to spend the money
to reclaim arid lands in Arizona, New
Mexico, Idaho. Nevada. California and
Washington. An attempt was made
some time ago to divert some of this
fund to reclaim parts of the Dismal
&U4Mn oeeE5rxinteeondrofh similar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
The Wrong Word.

Slips Of the tongue are to be put
down to bad luck - much perhaps AZ
to poor elocution. A young man who
tons missed IRE on 4 word and n
result was out one commission. He
stood In the front hall. explaining to
the lady Of the house the merits Of the
paper he was urging upon her.
1.-The circulation II enormous" hs
said. Every week this periodical
reaches something ike 100000 lire-
places"
The woman looked At him keenly. ~
don't doubt but what you meant 6re-
Sides" she said. But guess won't
take 1t today. thank you" Yoath'0
Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

The Earlham Y. M. C. A. by it's new
scale of prices to it's basket ball
games announces that the rate for
one boy unaccompanied by a girl is
fifteen cents, for boy plus one girl
is ten cents-but mirabile dictu-one
boy may take five girls for a quarter
of dollar.
By way of inquiry, is this a part Of
the ideal courtship-with-no-divo
guaranteed which was published in
Golfers and the Earlhamite concern
ing certain western Quaker col
lege?'
This brings to view an attraction
for coeducation which resembles the
proposed taxes on bachelorhood. It
would be interesting to find out the
rate for two boys who take one girl
by all the rules of cancellation they
should get in for nothing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

Mrs. Youngwife-I want i've pounds
Of sugar. please.
Dealer-Yes. ma'am- Shall We send
1t for you?
Mrs. Youngwife-No; I'll take II with
me II It isn't too heavy.
Dealer-rn make 1t AZ light N possi-
bic for you. ma'am
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

1t must be a terrible blow to Sena-
tor Tillman's press agent that he has
not been able to report any attempt
on the senator's life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

Mr.. Delavan Smith has room for
more exchange editors since he has
commenced to handle his Liberty of
the Press SERIES"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
THE CALIFORNIA SITUATION.


THE CALIFORNIA SITUATION.
Recently there were introduced into
the California legislature four bills
which, however their outward form
was concted, had only the purpose of
denying the equality OF the Japanese
on the western coast. President
Roosevelt Immediately wired Gov.
Gillet and requested him to stop &C
ton on the bills until communications
from the administration could reach
him.
This is not the first time that the
with the affairs on our western coast.
Two years ago very strained diplo-
matte relations were averted in the
school children case. AS a matter of
fact when the real war scare came,
the Californians were only too glad to
have the administration take the sit
uation in hand. 1t was through Mr..
Root and Taft that the affair was sue
cessfully averted. Japan came to her
senses and commenced what has been
eminently uccessful-namely the reg
ulation Of the immigration of the
coolies into this country. Many of the
coolies have in fact as the president |
said, already been slowly and unob-
withdrawn N1f c1ptont
with this the California legislature
has forgotten its terror of two years
ago and again endeavored to put the
Jap upon the plane which the negro
is held in the Solid South.
Any one who has the slightest
knowledge of treaties containing the
most favored nation clause" will see
the amount of damage that this would
work even among nations which are
inclined to be friendly under the most
trying circumstances.
The difficulty in treating the Jap
as the negro is treated in the south
lies in the fact that the Jap, unlike
his colored brother has an excellent
fleet behind him.
It is to be hoped that the Californ.
ians although their provocation may
be very real to them will consider |
that the very best solution is the
withdrawal of Japanese as already I'M
dertaken by the two interested gov
ernments
! In the interview which the presi-
dent held with the California con-
gressnen the other day over the sit
uation, the Californians said that they
thought the matter could BE- smoothed
over by successful diplomatic meas
nres"
The trouble with the Californians
Stems to be that they want to carry
on the whole thing themselves with
out allowing successful diplomatic"
measures to do their work. One of
the most unfortunate things about our
scheme Of government is that politics !
and diplomacy are hard to mix
Doubtless most Of the men in the leg
islature and the congress from the
state of California are in office on &C
count Of their anti-Japanese protesta-
lions and unfortunately they think
they must at least go through the
form of living up to them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24

OF course there was no reason for
the election.