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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-04
Americas Record Breaking Fleet.

Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, Comman Chief
FIRST DIVISION.
CONNECTICUT, Capt Hugo Osterhaus
KANSAS, Capt. Charles E. Vreeland.
MINNESOTA. Capt. John Hubbard.
VERMONT, Capt. Frank F. Fletcher.
SECOND DIVISION
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, Commander.
GEORGIA. Commander George ". Kline.
NEBR 14sIbA Capt Reginald gin, F Nicholson
NEW JERSEY, Capt. William H. H. Switzerland.
RHODE ISLAND, Capt Joseph B. Murdoch.
THIRD DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder. Commander
LOUISIANA, Capt. Kossuth Niles.
VIRGINIA, Capt Alexander Sharp
OHIO, Capt. Thomas B. Howard.
MISSOURI, Capt. Robert NJ. Doyle
FOURTH DIVISION.
Rear Admiral William p Potter, Commander.
WISCONSIN. Capt. Frank E. Beatty.
ILLINOIS, Capt. John NJ. Bowyer.
kEARSARGE, Capt Hamilton Huschins.
KENTUCKY, Capt. Walter C. Cowles
ITINERARY OF THE FLEET.
Left Hampton Roads December 16 1907
Arrived Rio De Janeiro January II, 1905
Arrived Punta Arenas January 81. 1908
Arrived Caao February 90 1908
Arrived Magdalena Bay March H. 1908.
Arrived San Francisco May 6, 1908
Arrived Honolulu July 16, 1908.
Arrived Auckland August TO- 1908.
Arrived Sydney August 90 1908.
Arrived Melburne August %, 1908.
Arrived Manila October 2, 1908.
Arrived Yokohama October Is, 1905
Arrived Manila, First Squadron October 81, 1908.
Arrived Annoy, Second Squadron, October 80, 1898
Arrived Colombo, December II, 1908.
Arrived Port Said January 5, 1909.
Arrived Naples January TO- 1909.
Arrived Villefranche January II, 1909
Arrived Malta January IA 1909.
Arrived Marseilles January Is, 1909.
Arrived Gibraltar January 81, 1909.
Arrived Hampton Roads February %, 1909
Total Distance Covered-42, 227 miles.
Time COnsumed-One year. two months and six DAVIS
Foreign Countries Visited-Fifteen.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-04

Fortify now against the Grip--for it comes
every season surel Preventics-the little Can
DIV Cold Cure Tablets-offer in this respect n
most certain and dependable safeguard. Pre-
yentics at the ''sneeze stage" WILL as well,
also su RELY head off all common colds But
promptness is all-important. Keep Prevent
les in the pocket or purse for instant use.
Box Of is for 25c. Sold by all dealers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
ROSY AND PLUMP
Good Health from Right Food.

It's not q new food to me-" 70.
marked Va. man. in speaking Of
Grape.Nuts.
About twelve months ago my wife
was In very bad health, could not keep
anything on her stomach. The Doctor
recommended milk half water but 1t
was not sufficiently nourishing.
"A friend of mine told me one day
20 try Grape.Nuts and cream. The re.
suit was really marvellous. My wife
soon regained her usual strength and
to-day is as rosy and plump as when
girl Of sixteen.
"These are plain facts and nothing
1 could say in praise Of Grape Nuts
'9"nld exaggerate in the least the
value Of this great food"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read THE Road to Well.
v::..ie.' in pkgs There's q Reason"
t,."r read the above letter: A nev,
""""w-s from time to time. The
genuine, true, and full Of human
.erest.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
pear we'll in the eyes of women de-

pear we'll in the eyes of women de-
serve far more serious and respect
full consideration than is ever accord
ed to them. We have only to con-
slider for a moment what would hap
pen to our great god Business were
all these qualities eliminated by "a
single stroke. The entire dry goods
trade, wholesale and retail, would at
once go down in hopeless ruin. The
Broadway restaurants would be
closed, the jewelers. would go out Of
business and prison-made shoes would
be our only wear. It is my firm con-
viction that it Is foolish qualities
rather than wise ones that keep the
breath Of life in our commercial sys-
TEN. Therefore be lenient with one
who is telling honestly the story of
what these qualities have led him
into.
During the earlier stages of my &C.
auaintance with the countess we had
but little in common. tried to in.
terest her in tales of fashionable life
that l had heard from the lips of the
fashionable widow, and can afford
to smile now as l recall the gravity
with which she used to regard me as
l babbled my simple tales of newspa
Per made society. But very soon
noticed that she always lost interest
in American millionaires when she
found that I did not know them, and
it was not until I told her Of a dis
.tant relative of mine who. having
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
CENTER OF OUR POPULATION.

It's Migration Westward Remarkably
Uniform in Rate and Direction.
The Center Of population in 1900
was in the State Of Indiana In 1890
the center was twenty-three miles
east Of Baltimore, in the State Of
Maryland, or virtually on the Atlantic
shore line.
Its migration has been slow and re-
markably uniform, both in rate and in
direction It has lowered for 10
years along the goth parallel of lati-
tude, and its total variation in lati-
tude has been less than one-third of
one degree.
The westward movement has aver
aged less than degree in decade,
Notwithstanding the incredibly swift
occupation Of vacant continent by a
movement Of population westward,
The easter1y position Of the center of
reputation Is in part due to the fact
that the eastern part of the continent
was first settled and was settled from
the east The easterly position of the
center Of population is also due to
the more evenly distributed and more
abundant resources of the eastern
half of the United States.
1t should not be forgotten that the
geographical center of the United
States lies some hundreds of miles
west Of the Mississippi river. The
eastern half of the country therefore
embraces the Atlantic lowlands. the
prairies and Great Lake plains. the
Gulf low1ands and the forests and
minerals of the Appalachian Noun
tains and Appalachian plateaux. Over
against these are the arid and noun
famous areas of the West.
Certain areas will be reclaimed to
Incredible productiveness, and the
mineral wealth Is vast; but the cen
Ter Of population may be expected to
remain permanently to the eastward
of the geographical center. of the
land.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
WOMEN I'VE PROPOSED TO
By JAMES L. FORD.

imagined that the German baron and
the Austrian professor and the gal
liant and amusing young Frenchmau
at the other table had all desired to
marry her. do not know how old
the countess was, but at that time
l believed her to be a shade over
thirty. I believed this, not because
that was really the number of her
years, but because had reached the
tmpressionable period of life when
one estimates the age of q woman by
counting from the year in which she
says she was born. The wrinkles in
her face, a certain hardness revealed
by the lips when in repose and a
touch Of gray at the roots of her hair
she accounted for by the troubles
through which had left a deeper mark
than mere years.
thought that I was in love with
this most agreeable of women, but I
sec now that it was the whole scheme
Of French life and its point of view
which charmed me; and If had been
fascinated by it as reflected in Nine.
stouvenals boarding house, what
could expect to find in the Fauborg
St. Geramin? In my day dreams
began to see myself, with the count
ess on my arm and perfected
French accent en- my lips, strolling
through the lcgitimists' salons. con-
versing with duchesses, marquises
and countesses on question of art and
lnffnr icki h1J
in loyalist plots-.nany of which were
in the air.
I am willing to admit that l was
profoundly impressed by the title
borne with SO much modesty and dig
nifty by my friend the countess, and
firmly believed that it would prove
a passport to the highest society in
Europe. Once asked her, efficiently
and in tones intended to suggest that
l was talking merely in the abstract,
if under the laws of France foreign
or who married countess became
count in his own right. She gazed
at me thoughtfully and curiously for
fully half manufacturing, no doubt,
to fathom the depths of my callow
igEorance-and then replied with
perfect gravity, "lnais certainment."
1t may seem to those who have
paid me the great compliment of
reading these chronicles of dead and
gone loves that such incredible folly
and vanity and ignorance as was mine
is not worth the setting down on pa
per. But for my own part l think
that those very qualities of foolish
ness and variety and desire to ap-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

interrupted me and begged. me to- lis
ten to song. Then she sang the let
ter song from LA Perichole'-''Nfon
cher amant je tie jure que je t'aime de
tous mon coeur''-and at it's close her
voice broke and she ran hurriedly
from the room
The next evening found card Of
farewell from her. She had left the
boarding house and gone away, no
one knew where. Broken hearted, I
hurried to the hotel where the bon
homme was staying, but found that
he, too. had gone that very day, and
also without leaving an address.
Their announcement cards reached
me q few days later. having been
engraved in New York and mailed
from o town in the far West.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
Mink Farm In Oregon.

Tom Staten has established farm
Tor tho raising Of mink at Rattlesnake
Point, on the upper klamath lake.
About hundred of the animals are
housed in cages or cabinets, and seem
to do well, and thrive in captivity, as
they are all fat and sleek looking.
The animals are so tame that they
will take food from, the hand, although
one has to be careful in handling
them, as the mink is tpeachsrous and
has very sharp teeth. As mink in
this county increase shout Eve fold.
Mr.. Staten expects to have something
over 500 in his cages next year. The
value of their. fur alone will aEgre-
gate about $4,000, but live female
minks sch for a nauch higher figure
han their hide alone is worth.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
Butter in Baskets.

Baskets containing butter shipped
from Queensland to Great Britain are
now made Of straw. A company has
been formed to work the business Of
straw box making in Australia. Butter
boxes hitherto have been made Of
pine, but the drain upon this timber.
owing to the heavy exports has been
so severe that the wood Is rapidly 60.
ing up in price. At present 5000 900
boxes are used in Australia annually.
costing $1.OO0,00O. The new hox will
save the dairy Industry about $500. 900
a year.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
A Domesticaed Princess.

The kaiser's new daughter-in.law
who is a sister Of the duchess O
saxe-Coburg and a niece of the kai
serin. Is very domesticated girl. Sh,
Is not specially good looking nor Il
she very smart. but she is exceed
tngly amiable and capable. She ha,
Gil her imperial aunt's love of HON,
apd has been carefully trained by he
In all her views. Like her sister, tn,
grand duchess Of Saxe-Coburg, tn,
Princess August is typically German
and prefers German fashions, Ger
nan literature, music and food. A,
matter Of fact, she has never beef
out Of her native land and canno
speak any English. It is the kaiser
~ish that all his sons should choos,
German wives, and so far they hav,
done so.-Lady's Pictorial.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
FIRST CATCH vova COON,
Then Cook Il After Tom Murrsy',
Recipe and Rejoice.

Then Cook It After Tom Murrsy'l
Recipe and Rejoice.
tom Murrey, who could cook any
thing and cook It q little better thar
almost any chef ever new" said an
epicurean New Yorker, used to Gay
that II you don't know how to cool
coon about all you'll get out Of 1,
1t you try to cook one will be q bic
lot of grease and bad smell.
tom Murrey's recipe insists that
you first catch your coon. The coon
is rowing. reckless, rollicking free.
booter, whose range covers miles of
woods and thicket and swamp and
ED. There is excitement and toll and
trouble. skill against skill, cunning
endurance against endurance, when
you have caught him you will be in
proper mood to eat him.
zone mistake that the ordinary
cook makes is assuming that the more
of the coon's fat is left upon It the
better. and that the coon should be
roasted whole in the oven. AS q coon
In good condition is covered an inch
or more thick with fat, the greasiest
kind Of fat, the result of such a man.
ner 70 cooking may be imagined.
when Tom Murrey cooked a coon
he cut off all the fat he could, Then
you cut the coon into pieces, cover.
ing them with cold water, made
strong with salt. This is to draw out
the blood. which is hot and super.
abundant in all alternating animals.
when the blood has been extracted
pour of the water and cover the parts
with fresh water to which handful of
saleratus has been added. Let the
meat remain in this water not less
than one hour nor more than two
tours. then remove It to fresh water
and boil it until the meat is we'll cook.
ed through.
"Have ready frying pan. with plen.
ty Of butter melted in it. favored with
onion. Fry the coon in that until It
Is nicely Drowned. It is then ready
to serve, and it is almost as good cold
as it is hot.
That's the way to cook a coon.
And when this misjadged provider of
something more than good to eat is
thus prepared the eater of It will have
q regular Oliver Twist look of eager
expectancy on his face as he passes
up his plate for more. Even the still
more despised woodchuck. treated &C.
cordtng to this same recipe may be
into dish that no fried
chicken that ever was, will be asham,
I'D to have mistaken for ITSELF"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

made q great fortune In the Black
Hills. had returned to New York with
the avowed intention Of blowing in
his millions In quest of pleasure
that she showed any signs of real in
terest.
Her eyes sparkled at this, and she
declared with some enthusiasm that
a man of his sort ought to be tires
interessant." and that she should like
nothing better than to hear from the
lips Of zee bon homme" the story of
his adventures in the far West. At
her request made little fete," as
our table would have put it, and we
three-the countess, the bon homme
! and myself-sat down to a table
d'hote dinner that was then consid.
! cred marvel of excellence at the
price. and was much better than any,
thing that can he had in New York
today for twice the money.
doubt If Nine. de Stael herself
ever made q more fortunate selection
of guests than did on this occasion.
The countess was so beautiful, so
richly dressed and SO charming that
the bon homme declared that we
must have another dinner at his cost,
and in the very best restaurant that
the town could boast Of; and tho
lady found him so interesting that she
was sorry when the evening came to
an end, though she afterward admit
ted to me that he seemed altogether
lacking in the polish and cultivation
that enc might expect from a men,
Der of his family. 1t was thus that
she scothcd my rising jealousy.
We dined again together the very
next Sunday, and ON this occasion
there was something intimate in my
COUSINS manner of regarding the lady
opposite him. as we'll as in the lam
gushing glanccs that she cast in his
direction. that reused my jealousy to
the boiling Point and precipitated a
declaration OF love that had been ho-
ver.ng on the tip of my tongue for
nearly fortnight. She did not say
no. to my pleading. nor did she re-
sist when I took her in my arms in
the dark vestibule where had made
known my passion. but she sighed
dceply-and whispered to ME that she
could not give me an answer just
then. asked her if she liked me
better than the bon homme from the
Black Hills, and she told me that she
did, but" she added-and then she
said no more, and again it seemed to-
me that she sighed.
One evening. week later, found
her seated at the piano in the back
parIor, playing few chords idly and
gazing over the top of the instrument
with what is known among literary
toilers as "a far away look in her
eyes," l availed myself of the occa,
sion to renew my suit and was plead
ing passionately with her when she
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
4 Trust.

Little William had planted some
castor beans In the back yard, and ~
usual they grew very rapidly, Every
day he would take note how much
they grew. One day, while William,
his father and mother were seated at
the dinner table, William became 81.
lent and thoughtful, and after looking.
q long while at his mother. then at
his father. turning to both In turn;
he remarked: Mamma, you're not
growing - only me and the castor
BEANS"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
Crocodile. A,ena the Nile.

At the sound Of the shot the whole
of this bank Of the river, over the OK.
tent Of at least quarter Of mile.
sprang into hideous life, and my com.
panions and l saw hundreds Of croco-
dies, of all sorts and sizes. rushing
madly into the Nile, whose waters
along the line Of the shore were lash.
ell into white foam, exactly a. though
heavy wave had broken.
1t could be no exaggeration to say
that at least thousand Of these
saurians had been disturbed Ut q
single shot.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
Neurotlc Jelly,

Little Wilbur was eating luncheon
~!th his mother. Presently she no
Aced that no was eating his jell.
ai!h his spoon.
Wilbur, DEAR" she said to him
you must not eat your Jelly witt
your spoon"
4 have to. mother" he replied.
mo. dear. you don't have to. Pu
your Jelly on your bread"
4 did put it on my bread, mother,
said Wilbur, "but it wouldn't sta
there: its too nervous"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
WY not own LlaO2
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS u
MAKE MONEY Is TO INVEST
IN WESTERN CANADA,

Deep down in the nature of ever
Vroperly constituted man is the desir'
70 own some land" A writer in tn,
!. iowa State Register thus tersely o.
presses well-known truth. The ques
ton 10 where is the best land to b,
had at the lowest prices, and this tn,
same writer points out in the same ar
dcls. The fact is not disguised thai
che writer has a personal interest II
the statement Of his case. and there il
40 hidden meaning when he refers t.
Western Canada as presenting great
er possibilities than any other part q
the American Continent, to the MAJ
who is inclined to till the soil for 8
livelihood and possible competence
What interests one are the arguments
advanced by this writer. and wher
fairly analysed the conclusion Il.
coached that no matter what persona
Interest the writer may have had, hit
fsasons appear to have the quality O.,
great soundness. The climatic condi
tions Of Western Canada are fully a.
god as those of Minnesota, the Dako
Gas or Iowa, the producttveness Of the
soil is as great, the social conditions
are on parity, the laws are as vel
established and as carefully observed
In addition to these the price of lane
is r!uch less. easier to secure. So, with
cheese advantages. why shouldn't this
tile offer of Western Canada-b,
embraced. The hundreds OF thousand:
Of settlers now there, whose home:
we're originally in the United States
appear to be-are satisfied. Once IL
awhile complaints are heard, but the
Canadians have never spoken of the
country as an Eldorado no matter
what they may have thought. The
~r!ter happened to have at hand L few
letters, written by former residents Of
the United States. from which one O,
two extracts are submitted. These &C
to prove that the writer in the Regis
ter has good basis of fact in support
Of his statements regarding the excel
lency OF the grain growing area o.
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta
On tho goth Of April of this year w
z. Conley. OF Lougheed. Alberta, wrote
4 friend in Detroit. He says: "The
weather has been Just fine ever since
came here in March, and I believe
oGe could find II he wanted to some
SMALL lunches of snow around the
e;ge ct the lake. There is frost near
ly every morning: at sunrise it begin.
to fade away. then those blue flow
ers open and look as fresh as IL there
aad been no frost for a week. a..
There Is no reason why this country
should not become o garden of Eden
che wealth is in the ground and only
Deeds little encouragement from the
government to induce capital in here
There IL everything here to built
With: good clay for brick: coal under
meath. plenty Of water in the sprins
takes. and good springs coming out o
The banks"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

PLANT and . doctor told me would
never get more than temporary relief.
A dragging pain and lameness in my
back almost disabled me. Dixzy spells
came and went and the kidney score
lions were irregular. Doan's Kidney
Pills rid me- Of these troubles and
feel better than for years past"
Sold by all dealers. Soc box. Tbo
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
Good: Pay, Short Hours.

A certain cottage an its old mfstres,
had improved SO greatly in comfort
and appearance that a visitor shrevd.
ly surmised that the son Of the house,
a lazy ne'er-do-well. had turned over
a new leaf. He inquired about 1t.
Eyes. sir. my sons in work now"
said the smiling old mother Takes
good money. he does too. All he has.
to do is to go twice a day to the cir
Gus and put his head in the lions
mouth. The rest Of his time 'e.'as to
himself"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
BREAKS a. COLD PROMPTLY

Tho following formula. 10 Q. never
failing remedy for colds:
One ounce Of Compound Syrup q
Sarsapartllas one ounce Toris Com.
pound and onehalf pint Of good
whiskey. mix and. shake thoroughly
each time and use in doses Of table.
spoonful every four hours.
This II followed up will euro IN,
acute cold in e. hours. The inere..
dents can be gotten at any drug store.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14
Mabel's Wish.

Small Mabel-N1amma, they sell
-Areem at creamery. don't they?
aamma-Yes. dear.
small Mabel-If were to buy some
IAN at tannery. mamma. do YOU
'shlnk they would throw in . few
Greckles?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

fills, headache and other
symptoms Of kidney
disease. There 10 away
to end these troubles
quickly. Mrs. John H.
Wright. COG East First
st., Mitchell, 8. D..
says: II suffered tan
YearR With kidney com.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

Beauty may be Skin Deep" but I've.
seen q lot Of it that didn't strike. in,
that far.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
z buy Furs & Hides: Write for catalox 10
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

Those who feel their: own. pulse
often enough are bound to have .
fever some day.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

AS rule thieves display. more dis.
erection than honest men do.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

That is LAXATIVE BROMO OCffNINH. Loot ~,
me signature Of X W. GROVE. Used the WorsS
over To Cure q Cold in One Day. &c.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

The whisky still is responsible for
many a loud drinker,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

Most Of the average mans laughs,
are inspired by his own alleged wit.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

HIDES TANNED FOR ROBES 4 COATS.
Taubert Tannery. Minneapolis, MINI,