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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-06-27
Meridian Road Mesflnu.

There will be a meeting in
the Commercial Club Rooms
at Wahpeton, Tuesday after
noon, July 2ud, at 2 o'clock, for
the purpose of organizing a
Meridian Road Association for
Richland county. All those
interested in the building of
good roads and particularly the
Meridian Road are cordially in.
vited to be present at the meet.
ing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-06-27

o.'; 'E;hlcago. June 22,-The roll
Iali on the nomination was:
aa,a9Dama, Taft %, not voting g.;
A,1r'zona, Taft 8; Arkansas, Taft
r... ~, not voting a; Cshfernia,
"a 1a.. !. =, not voting 4; Chaifor6ia,
na'.2; nais IL; Connecticut, Hs4t ~;
delaware Taft 8; Flort ran
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
TOOK HIM LITERALLY.

And the Great Sculptor Houdon Found
HE Name Charged.
Houdon. the famous French sculptor,
rendered great service to the fine arts
not only through the masterpieces he
left behind him, but also by perfecting
the casting of statues In bronze. This
art, fallen into disuse since the renais-
sance, he revived When he reached
his seventy-third year, writes Mr.. O. IL.
Hart and Mr.. Edward Biddle in their
life Of the artist, HoudOn withdrew
from active work. AS a means OF
agreeable relaxation he began also to
frequent the performances at the Come
die Francais.
IL 90 happened that In consequence
Of certain alterations the building had
to be closed for n considerable period.
On the day Of its reopening HOudOn
came as usual. but a new ticket taker
had been engaged since his last visit
Monsieur. your ticket, pleaSeP' thia
0Glcial cried.
II don't need any" and the venera-
BILE figure continued TO advance.
"But. monsieur, no one enters with
cut q ticket"
II have my entree. SIR" replied Hou-
don. growing warm
But how do you call yourselfT"
How do l call myself How do I
call myselfT' Then pointing to the
statue in the peristyle, which he him
self had made, "I'm the father Of Vol
tairsF" he cried, and he passed in tri-
umphantly. The amusing part Of It Is
that the NEXT evening a. Houdon pass
ed in the ticket taker turned to his as
sistant and instructed him to inscribe
on the register Of entries for the even
ing, m. voltaire. 10 perO." II Il easy
10 imagine the hilarious reception OF
this at the Coincide, and for some tina
altar the old sculptor wal referred 70
By this name exclusively.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
DEcArUR's DUEL
The Meeting with Barron That ENDED
the Brave commodoro's LIE.

The Mostlna With Barron That Ended
the Brave c~ommodors's LIE.
The practice Of dueling. inherited
from England. led 10 some tragic
events In early American history. One
Of these resulted In the death Of one Of
our early naval heroes. Commodore
Stephen Decatur. He had gained dis
tnction In the Tripolitan war, In the
war OF 1912 and stood very high in
popular esteem.
Another naval oficer OF the period
was Commodore Barron. who com
manded the Chesapeake in the eight
with the British frigate Leopard
While In command OF the Chesapeake
be was charged with neglect Of duty.
wa tried by a court martial, on which
Decatur served, and was found guilty
and suspended from the service.
Later when he applied for restOra-
ton Decatur declined to approve Il, and
out OF this grew a correspondence cul-
minating IN a duel. In OF his let
tiers Decatur said, between you and
myself there has never been a personal
dimculty, but l have entertained and
do stu entertain the opinion that your
conduct as an omcer Of the Chesapeake
has been such as ought to forever bar
your readmission to the service"
Barron sem a challenge. which Deca-
tur accepted. and the duel took place at
Bladensburg, near Washington, March
%, 1920. They fought with pistols at
eight PAGES, and both fred and fell
together, Decatur apparently killed,
but he soon revived enough to say a
few friendly words to his antagonist,
who also lay on the ground Both
we're removed to Washington, where
Decatur died that night, but Barron
recovered and lived till 1861.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
A QUEER PRESENT.
The Msmsnto Henry Irving Once Pre-.
ssntsd to Helen Keller.

The Msmsnto Henry Irving Once Pc.
ssntsd to Helen Keller.
In J.. Henry Harper's book, 'ThA
House Of Harper" be tells a story Of
Helen Keller and Henry Irving. They
met at Laurence Hutton's house. and
the blind girl seemed to be so conve
SAINT with Hamlet that Irving invited
her to witness" his performance, and
she readily accepted. After the sec
Ond act Irving sent word to her that be
should like to have her come on the
stage II she was 30 inclined, and when
she arrived he showed her around and
explained the stage setting. She ran
her hands gently over his costume and
seemed to be much pleased with his
makeup.
"As she was leaving to return to her
box Irving thought that he ought to
give her some little memento of the
occasion. He realized that In his cos
tune as Hamlet there was nothing he
could readily spare, but as It was his
custom to put on his eyeglasses rs
soon as the curtain went down he took
them or and handed them to her.
TN the middle Of the next act he
suddenly recalled the fact that Miss
Keller was blind. aud he told me that
q almost broke him up when he
thought Of the faux pas be had made"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
MINERAL IMPLICATION
United States Land Office.
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
June l, 1912.

Notice ls hereby given that Vict0rio
Land & Cattle Company, q corpor-
alton, BY Thomas Marshall, its at
torney In fact, whose pOstOface ad.
dress IL Demlng, New Mexico, has
made application for q United States
patent for the Cricket lode mining
claim. Mineral Survey No. IATO, sit
uste in Eureka Mining District, coun-
" Of Grant aud State OF New Mexico,
covering e1T.To feet OF the Cricket
lode in . direction N II degrees %
minutes + from the discovery shaft
aud 1895 feet thereof 10 a direction
8 II degrees % minutes W therefrOm,
aud situate 10 what will be, when
surveyed, the FL SW4 Of Section SO,
7 81 8 R lew N Mp 8 N, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
Beginning ct Cor. No. ], q Limestone
Tx0x24 ms, chlseled 1-l470 from which
the SIC Cor. Township a South, range
10 vest. N & NJ. unsurveyed,
bears,S 90 degrees 20 minutes e 1887 .05
70, distant, aud running thence S II
degrees 40 minutes W Ills feet 70 Cor.
No. 2 thence N Is degrees 80 minutes
w SIT "a feet TO Cor. No. 3; thence N
70 degrees 10 minutes e lOOO.62 feet to
Cor No 4; thence s 30 degrees % min.
utes e 2SS. 80 feet to Cor. No. 8; thence
s Is degrees 80 minutes r 2e6.21 feet
70 Cor. No. /. the place OF beginning,
containing 1A.224 acres.
The location notice OF this claim is
OF record 10 the ONCE Of the County
Clerk Of the County Of Grant, State OF
New Mexico, at page $50 aud S51 In
Book 20. of Mining Locations, aud az
amendatOry location notice thereof Is
Of record IN said ONCE In Book % Of
MinlBg Locations.
No. known adjoining or conGictiDR
claims.
JOSE GONZALES,
REeISTHR.
First Pub. June IA, 1912,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
SWORDS OF iAPAN.
RsiIsisus Rltss Follow Every Freezes
81 Their Making.

Rsiisious Rltos Follow Every Freezes
81 Their Making.
The sword making Of Japan h per
haps the most curious IN the whole
world. Ia that country swords said to
be equal to those Of Toledo or Damns-
Gus are made By a special series Of
processes, bot a feature Of the industry
b the religious ceremonial that accom-
panies every process.
On the walls Of the huts IN WhicA
the work is done are Representations o.
the god Of the sword makers and the
chief goddess OF the shintOs. There
are also bits Of paper and Wisps Of
straw, charms to keep away evil Bpiry
~. No female IL allowed to enter the
place, as the presence OF women Is sup
posed 20 be conducive 20 the appear
anco Of demons, who would certainly
bring disaster to the swords mission.
Prayer is offered before the work be-
gins, and various religious rites must
be performed before any n OF the
swords can be declared to have been
well and truly made.
The last thing that takes place after
the polishing and sharpening Of the
swords Is the Offering Of them n by
one to the sword god 70 be blessed.
The weapon is placed in front OF the
kakemOna on the wall. with an Offering
OF saki, rice and sweetmeats, after
which prayer scrolls are read and a
blessing upon the work is invoked
London Globe.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
EYE Slam.
PirSt Fslt MOT In shs Eyes, bVt IN w
organ Thst 10 Weakest

PtrSt Fslt Not In sho Eyes, hVt On w
Organ Thst is Weakest
No human organ, except possibly the
heart, II called on for soch hard and
continuous activity. Even the most
musical ear IL never taxed beyond the
three or four hours Of a Wagnsrian
opera and at the worst Is rested By
frequent lntermissions. The brain,
ever in the case OF professional men,
r. called on for only ak to eight hours
Of work a day. But we use our eyes
IN business all day and then all even
ing In our amusements. In point Of
fact. the heart itself Is less severely
taxed
The eye has, to be sure. q most mar
Velous strength. AS long as It's mech
anism remains m~easurably correct Il
seldom or never gives out and Its Vi
tallty is supreme. hut when to the
strnin OF near work In artificial light
are added defects In It's own mechan-
ism even this wonderfully adaptable
n hardy servant gives symptoms OF
strain.
The brain Is generally our Grst In
former. Il automatically supplies the
energy that aogH the lens muscle to it's
ceaseiess task, and II ls 10 the closest
possible sympathy with the retina, the
sensitive plate on which all vision r.
recorded. The brain declares its ex-
haustion In headache and vertigo. The
masterful eye. so to speak. Hhunts Oc
It's Suering upon the nearest nalghbor.
Yet In many cases even the brain
gives no direct symptom. II Il the
central organ. the highly vital and
compiler master. Of the entire System.
and 1t also has a superior way OF paAa-
ing on the kick. Just bow It does this
Oculists do not profess to know. Tho
rule seems to be that y strain de-
elares itself FIRST In the organ which Ia
nearest and weakest. The stomach.
the liver, the lntestines. the Kidney.
the heart or the membranes Of nose
and throat may develop symptoms
while the eye and the brain seem BOr.
maL-MetropOlitan Magazine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
BuTTERMILK.
y Rloh In Protein. the Meet Costly
Of Food Ingredients

\ - Rich IN Protein, the Meet Costly
Of Food Ingredients.
An ordinary glass Of buttermilk con-
tafns about 90 much nutriment as two
ounces Of bread. a good sized potato or
a half pint Of oysters, says q bulletin
Of the United States department OF ag-
ricultura. Il thus contains about the
same food constituents az shmmilk.
but II has an added hygienie value BE-
cause the protein Is more easily a.
Eested than the protein IN skimmnk
and therefore IL often prescribed BY
~phyaicfans for children and invalids,
especially those suffering from intes-
etnai trouble.
PrOtein, being the most costly Of food
ingredients, 10 the one most likely to
be lacking In inexpensive meals. and
this Is the nutrient which both skim
milk and buttermilk supply in a cheap
and useful form. and when taken With
bread or used IN cooking they form a
very nutritious addition to the diet
Two and one-half quarts Of skimmilk
or buttermilk contain about the same
amount Of protein as one pound Of
round steak and cost about onerquar-
ter as much. Two quarts OF milk have
q greater nutrient value than n quart
OF oysters. The nutTiment in the form
OF oysters would cost 80 to 80 cents.
while the skimmilk OF buttermilk would
have a value on the farm of from = -
4 cents.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
eYPsIES OF SPAIN.
Quick to Use Their Knives In ouarrOIs
Among Themselves.

Quick 10 Use Their Knives In ouarrOis
Among Themselves.
One OF the things to attract the no
uce OF every traveller that visits Spain
Il that strange race which he finds
scattered here and there in small
groups In the remote rural districts or
near the great centers of population.
Il presents a type that cap be mis-
taken for no other in the Spanish do
minions.
The lips thick, the eyes large, black
and piercing; the hair long, black and
straight; the complexion olive tinted,
the Spanish gypsy, whether encamped
In a sheltering ravine or under the
arches OF an aqueduct or in the shad-
DIV Of an overhanging clin, is indeed
Spanish because born I'm Spain, but in
all else he is q gypsy.
Time was when Spanlarda OF the
true blue blood called gypsies New
Castilians." oil Egyptians" or moor.
ish foOtpads;" but. while their traits
have undergone no change, their name
Is now definitely gitanOs, OIL gypsies.
Between $1,000 and 10000 is the
number now in Spain. Most OF them
have no 6xed abode. but in some parts.
and notably In A~ndalusia, there are
several small settlements. for towns
they a hardly be called. where these
wanderers have taken possession Of
caves In the mountain side. whence
they sally forth to tell fortunes and to
alch. Wherever they are they are In
cllned to be QuarrelsOme among them
selves and to enforce their arguments
by means Of wicked looking knives,
which they WELD with great dexterity.
America.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
arasn Scum Of the NiIA

~Nne green Is an opaque green" said
q traveller. at isn't the green OF a
wave breaking in the sun. It's the
green OF the scum that floats on duck
ponds. Every year about the middle
Of April the Nile becomes covered with
. green scum, a genuine duck pond
scum. II strikes Khartum about April
20, and 1t floats on down to Cairo-a
solid scum that IL often 800 miles long
without a break. This scum Is made
Of minute lives, algae. II has an Of
fensiVe smell. II Is, In fact, as Of
henSive to the nose as to the eye. How
green the Nile is thenl On account Of
this scum the expression, Nile green,
arOse But IL isn't the waters OF the
Nile that are green. No; they r al
ways muddy. It Is the scum"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
The Office soy's windfaII.

II takes little to encourage n poet A
geographical error. says the Washing
ton Star, famed the fame OF hope in
the breasts Of the Crestvills ~versiAers.
The local editor had written this notice
for the head OF the editorial page:
Poultry taken in exchange for Sub
Ocripuons and advertising" Hut in the
paper the note appeared as Poetry
taken In exchange"
However. the only person who profit
ed by this error WA the ONCE boy.
for the next fortnight he sold to the
Juakman a quarters worth OF paper
nrOn the w~astebasket every day
YOUTHS Companion
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
THINGS China Knew Lonq Ago.

There is a distinct tradition Of dying
machines at n very remote date In
China, according TO the author OF 1.-The
Civilization OF China" and rough wood
cuts of such cars have been handed
down for many centuries. There are
even hints OF the x ray, there being a
record Of a physician OF the hfth CEN
tury B. o. who was able to see into the
VtScera Of his patients. while another
physician, who lived about 1900 years
ago, wal accustomed to use an anaes-
thete and operated upon the bowels
and offered to cure the headaches OF a
military commander of his day by
opening his head. HypnOtism has been
used for hundreds Of years. but is for
hidden by law. The ranks OF the Box
srs were largely recruited from the so
eisty Of the vegetarians. who neither
eat meat smoke nor drink.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09

The soil may DO said to be alive. u
Il a matriz supporting various groups
Of definite micro organisms, and the In
vsStigations Of the past few years indi-
cate the possibility Of determining BY
ARCHAEOLOGICAL diagnoses the crop pro-
ducing capacities OF different soils. Ie
has been shown that the action Of the
nitrifying bacteria, especially IN sam.
Piles Of soil. correlates fairly well with
the producuveness Of the same soils
under field conditions.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
COOKING VEGETABLES.

Uss Uncovered Utensils Except Fer
Dried Beans or Peas.
Two mistakes are commonly made
IN preparing vegetables for the table:
The arst Of these Is the practice OF
keeping the vessel tightly covered dur
ing the entire process Of cooking. This
10 done usually with an idea OF pre-
venting the dissemination Of unpleas-
ant odors through the house. But the
effect OF It is directly the opposite. Tho
odors confined within the vessel grow
instead more rank with the chemical
changes that take place. and when the
vessel ls opened occasionally. as Il
must be. these extremely d~isagreeable
Odors escape. Besides this, the vege-
tables themselves are made less d.
gestibie when cooked in this way, with
the exception Of dried beans or dried
peas.
The second mistake commonly made
IL that Of cooking vegetables too long.
Instead OF being made more tender by
prolonged cooking many vegetables are
made unpalatable and ~indigestible.
Cabbage, for instance, II cooked the
right length Of time. Is pleasing Of
favor and for most persons entirely
digestible, but X cooked too long It
causes indigestion and loses Its favor.
Garden and Farm Almanac.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09

MerTiopathy IL thu science Of the
healing laugh. Merr1opathy h better
than homeopathy Of RIlopathy for cur
ing all the gloom diseases and crouch
complaints that make life miserable.
The wise physician well understands
the therapeutic value Of fun and q
cheerful spirit Medicine may be q
necessary and powerful agent In the
treatment Of illness, but It may fail
where fear and melancholy join hands
with the disease. Laughter Ii D OF
the best medicines In the world and
Iengthens nfs as well ~ brightsns IT.
Christian Herald.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
PaInAInn th. Path o. putY.

--nOn't yOn think women ought to
voter
-Of course / do" replied Mr.. Grow
cher. "Man il oppressed By economic
conditions which only women can IN
dsratand What women want to do IL
to get together and legislats to prevent
hat shops from collecting $40 for a
handful Of straw and a bunch Of
acknowledgements Star.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
uoId On 70 The Rnlo,


A prominent minstrel man says that
not long ago an attache Of his show
was sent out In a certain town to give
some handbllIs or heralds to boys for
distribution. The nan found only one
boy willing to work. He didn't deem
II necessary to explain to the boy that
the bills were to be distributed about
town. He took II for granted that the
boy knew. The youngster took the
printed slips OF paper, and the man
gave him a quarter and left. Half an
hour later the Snowman CHANGED to
pass along the street and saw the boy
standing on the sidewalk, crying.
whats the matterT' asked the man.
The boy gave q couple Of hnAl sobs
and. wiping his eyes on his sleeve,
sald:
"A man jist come along an took one
q my bllls."-New York Telegraph.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
Notice Of Tendency Of Suit
IN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE SIXTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE srATF OF
NEW MEXICO. WITHIN AND FOR TIE
COUNTY OF GRANT,
OLE HANSON,
W. Civil Action
TRINA HANSON, No. sss
Defendant

The said defendant. Trana Hansoo. Il
hereby notified that q civfl action has been
commenced against her by the above named
plaintiff, Ole Hanson. in the above court and
action. IN which the piaintiR alleges a. A
ground for the said action that on or about
the 10th day Of November, 1907, the plaintG
and the defendant then being husband and
wife. the said defendant, without Just cause.
excuse and p~rovocation abandoned the plain
TIL and left his home and board, and has AZ
all times since the SAID last mentioned date
and stil does refuse to with the plaintiff
a. her husband, wherefore, the plaintiff prays
for a decree Of absolute divorce OF and nom
the said defendant. and that the bond OF
matrimony now existing between the plain
tin and defendant be cancelled aud aunulied.
and for general relief.
Now, the said Trena Hanson, the defend
ant herein is hereby notified that sls ls 70
quired 20 appear in the said court aud action
and to answer. demur or otherwise plead 70
the complaint nled in the said action on Or
before the 10th day Of September. A. D, 1914
the date Of the completion OF service upon
her by publication, and that unless she so
appears and answers. demurs or pleads judg-
ment by default will be rendered against her
in this action and the plaintiff will apply TO
the court for the relief prayed for in the said
complaint.
The name and post omoe address Of the
at: jrney for the plaiatiR is; R. P. Barnes,
Silver City. N, N.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
court this the S2nd day Of July. A. D. 1918.
&. b. vENABLE,
tSEALl Clerk.
BY J. W. sHIPLEY.
deputy.
First pub. July 20
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09

"What 4 the matter with that poor
fellow" asked the man who was sseo-
ing the lunatic asylum" ne has an
interesting face"
That's q poet" replied the attend
ant "Queer case"
TELL me about him. Is there any
chance Of hia recovery
"NO; it's hopeless. It seems he had
written a pastoral poem in which the
name Of oberOn was used several
timeA but the proofreader was an
Irishman, and when the poem appeared
tn print oberon had been changed to
O'Brien"-Judgs's Library.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09

Mrs. Flatleigh-rhe new family up
stairs have a lot OF money. but they
used to be very poor and ordinary.
Mr.. Fhtleigh-How do you known
Have you called on them7 Mrs. FRAT
leigh-No, but there was a half eaten
broiled lobster and a whole Camem-
bert cheese IN their garbage can on the
dumb waiter this morning.-Judg&
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
Whsn sIIk Hats 10. cams b.

wv SNN - S&NNN Ue
Silk hats were known In France some
years before John Hetherington fright
ened Londoners by wearing one. They
came in with the French revolution,
when all patriotic citizens abandoned
wigs and had their hair cut short En-
cravings printed so early as 1870 de-
pict ans culotte handles wearing top
hats. In a rare print Of the trial of the
Girondists, which took place in 1T03, an
the judges appear crowned with silk
hats. Although the silk top hat is not
much more than a hundred years old,
hats Of that shape were worn hundreds
OF years before. In E~lizabethan times
a cylindrical hat with a brim rather
similar to that OF the hfties and with
the addition Of a plume vas worn by
the nobility. According to Raphael. Il
vas worn very much earlier even than
that A red top hat appears in the car
toon paul Preaching At Athens"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
aattlna Hlm RInhA

Ths meek looking man walked up to
the book counter. II want something
% keep ma home at night show me
my faults. tall me how to spend N.Y.
hold on. old man." said the clerk,
"yOu're In the wrong department Mar
Rage bureau on the left, three aisles
down."-PhfR6elphia Record
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09
NOTICE FOR P~UBI1OATION,

Department OF the Interior.
o. s. LAND oFTIoH IT LAS CRUoRs. n. n.
July, 8 1918.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Edward P.
Stone. OF AnimAs. N. n. who, on Deosmber Is
1907. made Homestead Entry. No. bae0. CesOOl
for Eh NEk; Eh sRk, Section 81
Township % g., Range 10 W.. n n Meridian,
has nled notice OF intention 10 make Anal,
three year Proof to establish claim to the land
above described, before Alfred b. Ward. q. 8.
Commissioner at Animas, N. H., on the 10th
day OF August, 1919.
Claimant names Gs witnesses;
Robert Lee PaRue. OF Pratt. n. n.
Benjamin Pague. OF Animas. N. N.
Charles @. EdmonB. Of Animas. N. n.
Melvin A. Wood, Of Aaimas. N. N.
JOSE GONZALES.
Register
First insertion. July, Il. 1913
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-09

POlly-You can ' tell much about
q man from his speech. Bells-Thats
right There's ChoIlie. for instance.
who suffers terribly. he proposed 10
me ave minutes after we met, and H.
took Jack. who Il the most VolublO
fellow In the world. three yearA-Phl-
adelphla Record