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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
some Of the company were lodged n

some OF the company were lodged n
a large store pointed out by the
Frenchman, who then led the way to
a church, near which Lord Wellington
and his STAFF were standing. But No
sooner had the guide stepped into the
building than he started back, crying
"Sacre blue!" and ran out in the ut
most alarm. The Welsh captain. how,
ever, went on, and perceived that tho
church had been used as a powder
magazine by the French; barrels
were standing round, samples of thefl
contents lay scattered on the pave;
ment, and in the midst was a fire.
probably lighted by some Portuguese
soldiers. Captain Jones and the ser
geant entered the church, took up th&
burning embers brand by brand, Dor,
them safely over the scattered pow
der, and out of the church, and thu
averted the most terrific disaster.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29

Everyone has at times known
the bracing, stimulating feeling
that comes when looking into a
face which reflects a noble, pure
soul or a brave, strong one. IL
may be the face of stranger, but
the unconscious influence of that
fine character is not lost on the
passer-by. 1t is character
which counts in life, noble mo-
tives and high thoughts which are
worth having. With these pos
sessions and that sweet maidenly
reserve, modesty and delicacy
which go with reflnment, a girl
will not only be more charming,
but will have an influence over
all her associates.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29

st. Paul recently, when she was
awarded the Handsome Prize Cup
offered TO the state making the
ment in educational methods in
the year just passed.
Twenty-hree states contested
for the prize, but North Dakota
because of her Better Farming
state aid for agricultural rural
schools law passed by the legjs-
lature was selected by the COM
mittee representing the Bankers
Agricultural and transformations
ference as a commonwealth whic h
had made advancements more
marked han those of any Other
states.
For some time the COMPETE
ton has been open. Many states
in the northwest have been COM
peting, but it has remained for
North Dakota to take the lead
over all.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
GETTING CLOSE 70 MATURE
AZ One Who Understands Il. John
Burroughs Writes Of the Beauty
Of the Country.

To take the birds out OF my life
were the looping off SO many branches
from the tree: there is that less sur
face of LEAKAGE to absorb the sunlight
and bling my spirits in contact with
the vital currents. We cannot pursue
any natural study with love and en-.
thusiasm without the object of it be.
coming part of our lives. The birds,
the flowers, the trees, the rocks, all
become linked with our lives and hold
the key to our thoughts and emotions.
certainly have found good in ev.
erything"-in all natural processes
and products-not the good" of the
Sunday school books, but the good OF
natural law and order, the good of
that system of things out Of which we
came and which is the source of our
health and strength. It is good that
fire should burn, even If it consumes
your house; it is good that force
should crush, even If it brushes you;
1t is good that rain should fall, even
If it destroys your crops or floods
your land.
Plague and pestilence attest the con.
stancy Of natural law. They set us
to cleaning our relations to outward
nature. Only in live universe could
disease and death prevail Death is
a phase Of life, redistributing of the
type. Decay is another kind Of growth.
The show and splendor of great
houses, elaborate furnishings, stately
halls, Cypress me impose upon me.
They fix the attention upon false val
nes, they set up a false standard Of
beauty; they stand between me and
the real feeders of character and
thought. A man needs a good roof
over his head winter and summer, and
q good chimney and big woodpile in
winter. The more open his four walls
are the more fresh air he will get, and
the longer he will live.-John Bur
roughs, In the Century. !,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
We need the beautiful
Dress

We need the beautiful. Dress
and live as savages and we would
soon become savages in action.
The cit or village totally void of
beauty would be the abode of the
sensual, immoral and lawless. A
community Of taste and beauty
must necessarily be composed of
refined and cultured people, and
true culture leads o niger moral
ity. There are about our city
many things that commend it:
There arethings that are capable
of Improvement. Public senti-
ment will do much toward beauti-
flying our dwelling, our streets
and alleys. Neatness, taste and
beauty will help us all. Our moral
life would be higher and our So
cial life purer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
TAFT SENDS MESSAGE OF
CoNDoLANCE TO BOOTH

Washington, Aug. 2i-Presi-
dent Taft today sent the following
message of condolance to General
Bramwell Booth of the Salvation
Army in London:
In the death of your good
father the world loses one Of it's
most effective, practical pMilan-
thropists. His lonk life and great
talents were dedicated to noble
work of helping the poor and
weak and giving them another
chance to attain success and hap
piness. Accept my deep sympa-
thy
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29

We note that the metropolitan
papers report that one of wealthy
men so wellmanaged his fortune
of twenty million dollars as to
double it in three years. Suppose
he has, what then? What has he
made by thus increasing his
wealth, except increased worri-
ment to keek the run of his in
creased wealth. With his in
creased wealth he eats no more
quail and turkey than he did when
worth ten millions. He dresses
no better and has a thousand
times less fun. We beat him on
the sleep and have no law suits
with tenants anu trespassers.
Robbers lay for him every time he
goes out of doors after dark. They
don't hink of us. The man with
sixty millions of dollars has sixty
millions of troubles. To keep the
run of his rents, bonds nd real
estate keeps him at hard work
fourteen hours day and yet he
only gets three square meals a
day, which is just what we OBJ
tain without any millions, and
tenants and only have to work
eight hours a day to credit up all
who pay their subscription.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
CARRIED FIRE FROM POWDER
Bravery and Presence Of Mind Of
British Soldiers That Averted a
Terrible Disaster.

On the taking of siudad Rodrigo, in
1912, by the British army under Wei.
lington, Captain William Jones of the
b2nd regiment, having captured a
French officer, employed his prisoner
in pointing out quarters for his men.
The Frenchman could not speak Eng
fish, and Captain Jones-a fiery
Welshman, whom it was the fashion
in the regiment to term Jack JonesH
knew no French; but dumb show
supplied the want of language, and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
RRAMvNELL BOOTH
GIVEN COMMAND
Son Of Late General Will Take
Fathers Place as Head Of
Salvation Army.

London. Aug. 21-In the pres
ence of all Salvation Army COM
missioners and principal officers
in London at the International
headquarters on Queen Victoria
street, General Booths testiment,
entrusted to the army's solicitor
% years ago, appointing the late
commander in chiefs son, to sue
coed him, was opened today and
paoA
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
Shows Much Feeling.


Bramwell Booth who has been
chief of staff of the Salvation
Army since 1880, accepted the
succession formally with much
fealing. His speech, prayer and
scriptural reading was followed
by an impressive service. Mrs.
Bramwell Booth and Mrs. Booth
Helbord and other we'll known.
army leaders were among the
participants. General Booths
funeral will be held on the after
noon of August 80, at Abney Park
cenemery, in Stoke-Newington,
where his wife is buried.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
CURIOSITY OF MODERN SLANG
Sharpness, and Admiration, Of
American Slang.

ego. either-when the only distinc-
lively American expression known in
this country was 81 guess" To say
II guess" and endeavor-not always
with success-to speak it through
your nose, was the recognized way Of
tmpersonating an American. 1t was
always sure Of an appreciative and un.
aerstanding laugh-the laugh that in.
hicates, Eyes, yes; I'm just as intelli.
gent as you, and know exactly what
you intend" Nowadays, we don't
lnow why, our common speech is well
Favored with transatlantic idioms. Not
Flways slang, we mean. American
Flang has it's uses. though the only one
we can think Of at the moment is that
it saves trouble. When one has clas-
gifted ones friends and acquaintances
rs "the limit" and "the goods" one
has been spared much labor of char.
Fcterization. Otherwise the argot of
the Bowery is more curious than beau.
tiful. But We go further. 1--WE fix
things up" Instead of finishing a task
I'VE are through with it." We do not
begin, but "start in" This habit is
spreading like canker through all
classes of the community-even to
those conservative gentlemen, the
lramatists, who name their new pro.
auctions "The Glad Eye or Looking
for Trouble" No doubt we shall be
told by apologists for the habit that all
the expressions we have noted are to
re found in Shakespeare or Milton.
FRAT may be, but we doubt if Miss Co.
;elii's predecessor at Stratford-o on.
Avon ever caused one of his heroines
to he called "lallapalooza. London
Globe.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
Tl1f Mahpftntt Ti11tra
By E. S. CAMERON

published at Wahpeton, N. D., on Thurs.
clay of each week, and entered as second
class matter under the act of Congress, of
March 3, 1879.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
Left Hin, Out.

i George" she said sweetly, I'm al.
most through housekeeping. But I'm
bp against a terrible problem now"
/; whats the matter?"
II can't find any place to hang your
blothes."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
MARSHALL
Observation-Disclosures Wilson.

II PFeSIuent-W O0dFOW wilson.
Nsgz.ss Rrasident-T. r. Marshall
-GGesidential- Electors-Thomas
c. Kelly, A. 3. Kerlin, M. d. Will
:, Hams, D. !. Armstrong, E. S. Cam
eron.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29
Democratic state and County
- A-i,,.t. Tickets.

4.5, Congress, First Districe-Ver-
a4ner Il. Lowell, Fargo; Second Dis
'triei-J. A. Mincker, Knox; Third
> Dis fiG@ Halvor l.. Halvorson,
49,. Minul.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
DIR. MARY WALKER NO BETTER
Noted Equal Rights Advocate Con
tinues Critically Ill.

NEW YORK, March 23.-There is no i'm.
proyement in the condition of DIR. Mary
Walker, who has worn a mans attire fo,
more than half a century. and who is now
seriously Ill. threatened with pneumonia
al the Hotel Gerard
y number of Christian Science healers
are IN constant attendance and pray AT
her bedside, and throughout their efforts
Dr. Walker herself supervises their OK.
hortations and probes the state of her
disease
Repeated attempts have been made bv
Mrs Nellie Y. Van Slingerland. who IS
taking care of the noted weman's rights
aSItatoT at her own apartments to intro
Glcc doctors into DR.. Walkers room Mrs
Van Siingerland succeeded in bringing
two woman physicians 10 the bedside yes
to-day. but the patient would permit
Them neither To examine nor to prescribe
The lucidity and strength of DR. Walk
or mind, IN this perhaps fatal Illness Is
a marvel 10 me-. one of the physicians
said. after watching the sick woman d.
rect the Efforts OF the hea lers for over an
hour Dr. Walker viii take no rest from
her prayers
The one compromise which Mrs Var
Slngcr!and succeeded i'm wrestling from
Dr Walker was the permission to apply
mustard plasters TO alleviate the terrible
pain IL her side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
TWO DEAD IN CAR CRASH.
Thirty Also Injured in Trolley Acct
dent in Indiana.

FOKTVILLE. Ind. March 23.-Two per-
sons We're killed and more than thirty
injured, many seriously. last night, when
two crowded cars on the Indiana Union
TRACTION Conpany's lines collided just
west of this place
The cars were running about twenty
miles IN hour, but the vestibules of both
were damned. crushing the life out of
each motorman- Short circuits OF heavily
charged wires and overturned heaters set
fire to the wreckage. The least injured
turned rescuerS, and carried from the
burning cars those who were unable TO
help themselves
While some gave attention to the safety
O. the injured men and women. others,
stifed by the odor of scared flesh al
tempted TO reach the bodies of the unfor.
tunate members o. the crews 1t was
almost impossible TO search the smok.
ing compartments, and some fear is fell
tEat other persons may have been burned
TO death
Officials Of the traction line say they
cannot account FOR the accident, as il
happened on "A straight track. The west
bound car. in which many We're standing
Wa running twenty minutes late. bu,
vas TO; under fell speed
Among those seriously injured are w
{. Robbins. Detroit. Mich. hip bro-:en
concusSion of tho brain; VI. l. Leisure
la1laaap polls. side badly cur: Robert Shell
burn, WorthinGtoE. Ind head and Shout.
DER crushed: Frederick L Babcock 81
Louis. jaw broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
ANOTHER PRIMARY BILL.
Senator Lee Will Probably Amend
Measure Before Legislature.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 23.-Sena-
tor Harper has worked earnestly from
the beginning Of the session for pres
idential primary bill. He introduced
one which has been prepared by ex-
Attorney General Straus for state
wide primary. the delegates at large to
be elected by the direct vote Of the en-
tire state After continually work
ing for this bill Mr.. Harper. as the
session was drawing to its close, made
a poll Of the senate and found his bill
could not pass because Of the fear of
the county senators for the big vote of
the city.
Thereupon Mr.. Harper requested Mr..
Straus to draft another bill embody g
the county unit plan,- such as is en-
plOyed in the nomination of candi-
dates for governor. This bill provides
for the instruction OF delegates by
the voters in a manner which Mr.. Har-
per thinks effective. There is also
provision for those who favor an unin-
structed delegation to express their
preference.
Senator Lee does not approve this
bill. He desires the bill to provide for
the selection of second choice as well
as the first choice. as in his guher-
material primary law. George Stewart
Brown has BILL which Mr. Lee ap-
proves, providing for first and second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
TEN-HOUR BILL PASSES.
Every Senator in Maryland Votes
for the Measure.

ANNAPOLIS. March 23-A number of
women who had waited patiently about
the senate chamber all day left in a.
highly delighted frame Of mind shortly
before O'Clock last night, when the ten
hour bill for working women passed the
upper house without a vote in opposition
Twenty-four senat tors recorded themselves
in favor of the measure, which, having
already passed the house of delegates,
now goes to the governor for his sigma
ture. Senator Campbell tried hard to get
several amendments into the bill but was
unsuccessful
One of his amendments provided that in
mercantile establishments females may on
Saturday in each week be employed for
not more than twelve hours, provided
the total hours of employment Of each
during the week do not exceed fifty-seven
hours. 1t also provided that on no other
day of the same week shall a woman be
employed for more than nine hours
When this was voted down Mr.. Camp
bell offered another amendment exempt
ing workers in the confectionery bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
AMEND LOCAL OPTION BILL.
Baltimore City and Some Counties
to Be Allowed Vote as Units.

ANNAPOLIS. March GAS a dra-
matte sequence to the bribery investigat-
ing committees report the house last
night adopted an amendment to the local
option bill by vote of Ga to 81 providing
that the following localities be allowed
to vote as a unit and not by wards or
districts:
Baltimore city. Anne Arundel, Allegany.
Baltimore. st. Mary's. Charles and WASH
ington counties, Ellicott City and Havre
de Grace.
This amendment was put in by Dele
gate Cummings of Montgomery county at
the instance Of Senator Blair Lee, who
sent a letter to the delegation outlining
his position, which was read by Cum
mngS to the house.
The house turned this down at first by
a vote of 81 to As. but when Cummings
threatened TO make motion to Kill the
bill recess was taken for ten minutes
and Supt. William III. Anderson agreed
to the amendment.
The agreement was reached when Cum
mings said that Senator Lee would vote
| for the bill in the senate. knowing that
| il the Montgomery county delegation. en-
! cept Bentley, who did not vote would
| vote to kill the bill if an agreement was
| not reached and that this would bring
! the majority for the bill down below a
| constitutional majority, the drys,' led
| by Mr.. Maltbie. put the proposition up tc
! Supt. Anderson and he accepted it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
WOULD ABOLISH SENATE.
Representative Lindbergh Offers
Resolution on Subject.

The money devil no longer engages
the entire time and attention OF Repre-
sentative Lindbergh OF Minnesota. The
member from the great northwest has
now decided TO abolish the United States
Senate In resolution introduced yes
terday he proposes to get rid OF the
Senate, abolish the office of Vice Presi-
dent, reduce the membership of the House
TO 800. elected for seven years and create
committee OF fifteen" elected from the
country at large and all subject to the
operation Of the recall, to help run the
country.
Mr.. Lindberah. explaining his resolu-
ton. remarked that the Senate was no
longer responsive TO the people.
Conservative members of both parties
do not expect the Lindbergh resolution TO
be approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
What Mr.. Dooley' Thinks of
Value of Arctic Expeditions

Twas a grand thing to do. said Mr..
Hennessy.
I'll find no fault with We FIR sayin'
that" said Mr.. Dooiey. An what diff
f'rence does it make if no wan is amy
betther off FIR tn Cap goin there? 1t
amt always TIL things that ARE TIL most
use in tn wurrld that ARE tn most
worth doin'. If it was, most iv us wud-
dent do anything but set around an
kick. IAven tn fellows that ARE sayin'.
What good does arctic expeditions do!
There's no market fr tn ice wllin it's
found ar-rc glad to think there's nav
thin on tn face iv tn globe that amy
wan has heerd iv that can bluff out this
here little sawed-osf runt called Man. Ye
don't have to promise him anything. All
ye have to say to him, There is a place
where no man has liver beer and he'll
give q yell iv. Well here goes wan man
anyhow and off he goes. an if he fails
there's a thousand to take his place.
Read Mr.. Dooley on the Discovery OF
the South Pole tomorrow in the Special
Features Section of The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
TOUR TO INSPECT SCHOOLS.
Army Officers to Visit Institutions
With Military DEPARTMENTS.

-Four officers Of the general staff Of the
army have been detailed to make the an
nual inspection of the military depart
ments Of all educational institutions
where military instruction is given by
officers of the regular army. to determine.
for one thing, which ten such institutions
are entitled to make nominations OF
cadets to the United States. Military
Academy.
These officers are Capts. Benjamin T.
Simmons. Harry III. Tebbetts. Harrison
Hall and William ii. Raymond. Each
will inspect all the military colleges in a
certain geographical division. The in
situations in this section of the country
will be visited by Capt. Raymond, in
Guiding the Maryland Agricultural College.
College Park. Md; the Fort Union Mill
tary Academy, Fort Union. Va; the Nir-
ginia Military Institute, Lexington. Va:
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg. Va. and st. Johns College.
Annapolis, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
CALLED OLD MAID; GETS $500.
Jersey City Shopkeeper Must Pay
Sister of Business Rival.

NEW YORK. March o5.-It costs 500
to call a young woman al old maid in
Jersey City. Benjamin Rossteutch has
learned this to his sorrow. He was sued
for Islander in the first district court and
was ordered to pay that sum TO Miss
Fannie Manus of 3CO East I'D street.
BayOnne
Miss Manus' brother Keeps a store
at that address. and next door is the
store of Rossteutch. There was a erea
deal of business rivalry, and Rossteutch
endeavOred to get even by referring to
Miss Manus as an "old maid
She stood it until December - last.
when, with Abraham Levy, her fiance, she
passed Rossteutch. He is alleged to have
called her an old maid and said that no
one would marry an OLD maid. Levy
broke the engagement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
SUFFRAGISTS PLAN BATTLE
Will Chalk Their Slogans on Side
walks of Chicago.

- CHICAGO, March :3.-As part of their
campaign to win the votes of the men for
favorable expression on equal suffrage
at the primaries April suffragist lead
ers have obtained permission to chalk
the sidewalks in the downtown districts
calling for Votes for women
Young men with yellow banners marked
equal suffrage" draped across their
shoulders will do the work. Among the
slogans which will appear on the walks
are:
Women should vote. Be just
Give your better half the ballot
women are the people
Are American women citiZens?'
The principal campaign WILL be in the
downtown district although bands will be
sent all over the city.