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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15

and health authorities tu provide text
books charts, etc, in order To carry
ont the details of the plan in u most
efficient manner Dr. IIurly'S rat
chart is 80 be placed in every school
room, and every teacher is provided
with AZ interesting pamphlet which
outlines the Ilf" story Of the rat. and
M such simple ana direct manner
Il"t amy ohild r1u understand. In.
Stru,tiOns in now To- make buildings
au3 dwellings rat pruuf' viii also he
given. The people ere m earnest.
failw" Ia teach this subject in the
schools is punishable with - fine of
from SD to So.
An dis, of course, is only one phase
Of The question ana of what Indiana
intends 10 do. The important thing
To bear in mind is he fact that there
is one state i'm the Union with suffi-
'i"ut foresight, and "rwarcness" tn
know menace when il socs one. and
Ia. tak" present steps ana lar-secinE
ones hotI for tic present and on-com.
ing generations. The last session Of
the Indiana etatc legislature made all
this possible bUI not without some
Thought and some struggle on the part
tt ,.uakody
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15

The idea is prevalent throughout the
United States thar our Thanksgiving
day is peculiarly an American custom
ct New England origin. This is true
m part only. The general observance
through many Years of % set dan on
which to give thanks for blessings re-
geived has mad" the custom distlnc-
lively American; but its origin long
antedates the settlement of this west
rrn continent and We must look else
where for II
The idea Of ThanksgNug DAY goes
raok To remotest antiquity. Ii is a
part oi natural religion and is prob
ably as Did as the human race IN
written records we have ample evi-
dcnte that the festival was celebrat-
Cd i'm connection with the fruits OF
The earth" by the ancient Egyptians.
the Jews. the Greeks and the Romans.
Long before luther's revolt i'm the six
teenth century, it had been observed
10y the Christians; and after the refor-
THANKSGIVING days We're in fire.
puert use by the Professionals. espec-
tally those Of England.
In old Egg pit when the harvest had
been gathered, it was the custom 10
observe a day of feastiug and To lay.
offerings upon the affairs Of Isis. the
goddess If agriculture. The Jewish
iestiva' was the "lngathering," or the
Feast of the Tabernacle. mentioned
I'M Exodus and other parts of the old
Testament. This was more particular
~ thanksgiving for the fruit har-
vest, bat as il came at the close or
III" entire harvest it probably was in
ended also as a general thanksgivinr
tor The bounty of nature" in the year
that had passed
The festival appears early i'm Jewish
history. ana as it was connected with
he land and it, possession. may have
had tannanitish prototype It's cell
was animal and each festival
continued through seven days At the
3eginning two vessels OF silver were
'arried I'm ceromonious manner to
lie temple, one fun of water, the other
wine, which were poured at the foo,
# The altar of burnt offerings, always
'u the seventh day of the festival"
Plutarch describes his ceremonial
which he believed was feast of Bach
rs, He says The Jews celebrate
wo feasts Of Bacchus. In the midst of
he vintage they spread tables. spread
with all manner of fruits, and live i'm
abernaclcs made especially of palms
ma ivy wreaths together. \ few days
alter they kept another festival which
vas openly dedicated to Bacchus, for
hey carried boughs Of palms i'm their 1
lands, with which they went into the I.
"mple, the Levites going before the
Instruments of music"
Analogous To IN" Jewish festival and
possibly borrowed from it was that of
he old Greeks, the Thesmorphia. This
vas the feast Of Demcter, the goddess /.
# the harvest. II lasted nine days audi
onsistod of sacrifices of the products /.
+ the soil with oblatiOus of wine
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
FICTION That is HARMFUL.

frequent ana notable npp.. 81
modern fiction is the young woman
who becomes an actress. and, Nithpu,
adequate preparation cor oApcri,nce.
replaces the leading lady at % mo-
mcn's notice aud achieves . ,cusa-
ti"nal success
1t is hard to imapi..c anythir.. more
prep"stcruus than ,his episode. o'; rn-
pcatcd ana seldom laughed a. by the
average reader of fiction. 70 accept il
is to acknowledge that acting Is not
an art. bat mcrcN an ability &C. took
ui'" or scream or perform - few cas-.
IFS acquired tricks. Trauapp.c ,nc
incident 10 some Other profession "a 81
"" realize its ahsurditN. "Th" CON
jurer has missed his train and cannot
appear. Who will take his place - Il
WILL cries the ianitor ana M an
other moment ne is taking rabbits out
OF tn" ears of leading citizens. 90" hp
is fatal. Who viii perform he major
operation" Il will" cries the piano
tuner, as he sei2es the carving knife
ana hares his arm to the elbow.
Fiction of this sort does an m,aI,u-
liable amount of harm because it keeps
alive m o." minds Of foolish yuunp
women the idea that success ON he
stage is merely matter of for,puat,
Opportunity. Acting is an art that WY
few can ever hope to master. and thcu
only bv the hardest sort of work aud
sublime patience.-Ncw York Herald.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15

is said-and can only be kept alive a
few months longer The Emperor
himself has become the victim Of fits Of
melancholy. His consort. the unfor-
tunate Empress, is stin suffering
acutely from complete nervous
breakdown. The question arises. there
fore, who will be the heir to Nicholas
the Second, or will ne be- the last Of
the autocrats of Russia? The daugh-
ters of Nicholas cannot ascend the
throne because Paul |, who hated his
august mother, Catherine the Great.
made a law whereby it became impos-
sible for a woman To reign in Russia.
Therefore, i'm case of the demise of
Nicholas II, the throne should fall to
his brother Michael But this Is hard
~ possible. since ne has renowned all
his rights and has married morganati-
cany a Russian lady with whom he
lives very happily far from court in
trigues.'
The writer then discusses the Grand
Dukes, but finds insuperable objections
10 all " them a-s'---s s.'t.-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
on FEMALE AANolNa-

Governor Ha.aa.n announce that he
VIII NOT .n'"..rrr "Ith the execution of
ih" s"n'"'0. of death passed upon
Nr. Wa..Ia.a the Connecticut WON
am convicted with james Piew Of 'h"
%" ra'r II her .9ahd. N,."rding 20
Flows confession r'r part in the con-
.Hira0. #-s TAKING H.r three children
for o .alH "H.." r.e" shot the father.
From he testimony and her own ad-
H.s ion" there "ae no question OF her
". woman .t been hanged I'm
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15

mill, ana honey" Thr"critis refers to
t u "a, seventh ldNn"
Tho goddess EFF the Roman harvest
Was ceres Her festival was celebrate
cal annually and was called Ceralia. II
was q JaN Of worship ana rustic sports.
Men ana women formed professions
and went Ia tho fields with music.
Ina one way or another. Thanks
giving hay had been observed Ia
Christian Europe for centuries before
It's celebration in New England The
early Christians kept such days as
the bishops named them within then
jurisdiction. Ou the continent. and for
Il time in ENGLAND. IL occurred at Mar
,inmas, which was day of fcasting
and drinking occasionally. too civic
authorities recommended the obscrv-
anc" ui some fixed day.
After the victory of the Black Prince
over John the Good AT roicticrs. sept.
~, 1886, the king, took speedy order
10y simon, Archbishop of Canterbury
that Thanksgiving should bee cele-
hrated all over England for eight DAYS
together
To celebrate the victory of King
Henry v. of ENGLAND at Agiucourt
oct. -, l1l5, "a public THANKSGIVING was
held on SUNDAY, the feast of 81. Ed
ward. the King ana Confessor. Such
"a day, too, was observed ina Leyden
Holland oct. 3, $3.50, the first ami
N"rsary Of that city from the scige by
The Spaniards.-Prof. John " Perrin.
IA Ncw York Post
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
NEWS FORECAST OF
the COMING WEEK

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opening address al the NTH annual
mretma az the National Conservation
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
RUSSIAN DYNASTY DYING OUT.

The Russian dynasty is in imminent
danger Of dying out and the present
Emperor Nicholas is likely to be the
last Of the Romanoffs to occupy the
imperial throne, according to a writer
in Free Russia" London newspaper.
lie saws:
The young Alexis. the Emperor's
only son. is suffering from an incurable
disease tuberculosis of the bones, "
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
A CABINET MAN AMucK

There can be no doubt as 20 the pur-
pose Secretary ~ Labor Wilson had
la mind when he delivered his social
.stic address before the Federation II
Labor convention at Seattle Wednss-
day
lie hoped 10 encouraged the striking
copper miners in Nli,hIgau Go hold out
O.. Tie bitter end in the expectation
they would finally bee enabled 10 win
through supper, given Them by the
governments lie hoped lo encourage
he coal mine strikers Ia Colorado.
Who are defyme the authority of the
state to persist ia that course. lie
apparently hoped 10 afford encourage
mca, Co tbe lawless elements m labor
organizations everywhere. and tho
words that he spoke viii brme cheer
,o the hearts OF the strike promoters
such as Mahoney Mover HAYWOOD
Miller Walker and TAYLOR
coming from member of The pres
dents cabinet. this radical and unset
uHue oppression ct opinion is certain
=, do .reuite harm. and. in speaking
e., hr did. Mr. Wilson showed himself
uuerly unfit for cabinet position.
FROM his opening sentence To his
notay perorauou, his address effer-
syssa WITH approval OF IawIessness and
sympathy with the violent methods in
N.d.ue. I'm the copper disric, and in
;re Colorado coal fields
On view of The effect j., is certain to
have ay reason OF his position. the
address OF secretary Wilson at seat
l.r can d. REGARDED in the light of a
national .uIamlty
Ills attack apou The Calumet q Hec-
Ia eampsuy is along exactly the same
.u., as yss recently uttered by a soap |
H.N" orator au q street corner in Mar |
Ga,te. who as did Secretary Wilson. |
referred Co., I.y amount paid ont by the
Calumet Sc H.-la company in diyi- /
G.uds lu such - manner as 10 give the
impression tha, about an the money
dsbars-a as raa, corporation since it
was or-au.z.d mad gone 10 irs STOCK
holders S.. mention WIS made ar the
-r.r,u..s .u.rrr Maid am apripe, ,,.
''''"'''''u' VI
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15

In the discussion over letting guns
into Mexico the fact seems To be lost TO
view that " makes q great difference
Who is back u the guns
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15

There are igooooooo eggs in the cold
storage plans OF Pennsylvania. And
Iqyfuece
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
Thanksgiving in Other Lands

Is csishrstsd H. Jews Greeks by ,hs early
CHRIS tsus Also
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
Daddy 'sBedtime
@. When Mr. Frog
OIOfV- Took Mr. F,sh's
Fly Away.

will tell
xVb IT, and
perchcd daddy.
The ,Invinp mott
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-15
OFFICIAL ETIQUETTE
RICHLY OBSERVED IN
REPUBLICAN FRANCE.

:. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
o lll.l { QUESTION To THE FRONT !: {
Just How Much Woman Should apend
On Dress Seems 40 Much a.
Puzzle a. Ever.

= Partisan woman ran up I bin il
one year amounting to S2.760 "a,
ore:see and furs. Her husband wa
sued He stated that his nat cost him
$sO0 . year. therefore credit 70 TT
vile for over $1,000 was unreason.
ABLE. The court decided that ! mar
RED woman cannot spend IN dresa
more than the amount OF the rent
paid tor the Joint home Of husband
ana vile without laying herself omen
70 charge Of extravagaace. ana the
court reduced the bin to $500. (Thers
y . saying that the rent should not
exceed one-fourth OF the income.)
The scene now opens in the court
OF chancery. Jersey City. Vice Chan.
cellor Garrison stated there that the
utmost extent to which . man could
be asked to 90 In supplying his wife
With outer clothing" was a. follows:
Suits. $40; coat. sls; pair Of shoes,
-; one pair Of corsets, g." TT Il
common, the court knows, for women
to spend SIS or 800 for suit with
which to 60 to bridge parties and
cause their sisters to turn green with
envy. But 1t Is no part of q husband,
duty to provide means Of causing 9th
or women unhappiness.
Il have seen women in 31s coats
which looked fine on them. There
Isn't . married man In the world who
doesn't know that for 81 corsets can
DO bought which will set OF . WON.
ans figure most engagingly." The
report Of that case includes the state
ment that Vice Chancellor Garrison's
wife 10 "one Of the abandonment and
best dressed women Of all Hudson
country"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09

WINNING A WELCOME.
BY BLANCHE HARPER.

well. what have you there :" .ex.
claimed Mrs. Morton az Mar3ory, oil
out Of breath. entered the room.
Wait and see," mysteriously an
swered her daughter q she undid the
wrapping paper.
"A canary!" cried Mrs. Morton
What will you bring home next
Where and how did you get this bird r
Dorothy sent for me this morning
ana said that although she was al
ready to 60 to Atlantic City che
couldn't leave until she knew that hel
bird would be cared for during the
summer. Her relatives absolutely 10
fused to take the poor thing, and che
declared that II ] was any kind Of Z
friend this was my opportunity Il
prove 1t. So what could I dot"
But, my dear, we never owned q
bird. We don't understand anythina
about their food, drink, bath or habits
And every one says q bird 10 dread.
ful care-they're always catching cold
or Noting or something"
Il know. I told Dorothy all that and
20 she gave me written instructions
cautioning me to follow them i'm.
plicitly.
"Listen!" said Marjory, unfolding q
slip Of paper. Bath Mondays and
Thursdays. Cage to be covered u
$3.50 each evening. Small lettuce Leaf
Mondays and Wednesdays. Sliced ap
pie on Tuesdays. Fresh seed and Va
ter daily. Cage cleaned daily. And
1000 other directions"
Its an imposition!" declared Nrs
Morton. ''It's not necessary for Dor
othy to promenade the boardwalk at
Atlantic City while we sit at home and
worry over her pet"
After Morton had worked an hour
that evening adjusting a bracket fol
the cage he said peevishly: Zone doei
impose on ones friends abominably
Here we have q rank outsider simply
thrust upon us through no fault Of oul
own. Some people have-well, whl,
you might call nerve"
At eight o'clock the next morning
Marjory's brother Bert came to break
fast with q scowling face.
where did that blooming bird hal
from?" he demanded. HE has kept
me awake since i've O'Clock with hi
everlasting singing"
Marjory's married sister soon ran Il
with her pet kitten. a. was her cus
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
.What Have You rhersi.

"What Have You Theref"
tom. She was greeted with a scream
from Marjory. Mildred. don't you
dare to step into this house with that
cat! Can't you see Dorothy's bird!
Please. please 60 home Quick!"
Very WE'LL" answered Mildred in
icy tones. III you care more for Dor
othy's silly bird than for me and my
darling Mopsy we shall not trouble
you any more with our unwelcome
presence" Then the irate sister
marched out Of the room.
Il wish had never seen that horrid
bird or Dorothy, either!" lamented
Marjory.
After two months absence Dorothy
returned and claimed her canary. The
first evening after the birds departure
Marjory noticed that both her father
and her mother kept gazing at the
empty bracket where the bird had
swung and sung.
Presently Bert exclaimed: ut beats
all how empty this house seems with.
out that bird!"
Marjory wiped away q tear. 1--WE
had the blues all day." she said. Eve
missed Dickie 90. II Dorothy had been
the least bit appreciative she would
have let me keep him . few weeks
longer. anyhow"
The next morning Morton on his
way to his ONCE stopped at . bird
store and purchased q canary.
Mrs. Morton. before keeping her ap.
pointment at the dressmaker's, went
to bird dealers and purchased Q
canary. q
Bert. recollecting the empty brace.
EFT, on his return from business
dropped in at department store and
purchased canary.
Mar5ory, BY this time firmly believ.
ing that no family 10 complete without
q bird, took her savings and purchased
. canary.
That ewing each member Of the
family entered the dining room carry.
ing bird cage. Then they all beheld
. canary in cage that was hanging
on the bracket. There was a card
attached to the hook: On 1t Dorothy
had written: Il hope this bird viii
partly take the place Of the one you
70 lovingly cared for"
Lets keep them ALI" exclaimed
Marjory.
"All but one" amended Mrs. Morton
mildred confided to me this morning
that she has given Mopsy away, as she
thinks she would rather have a bird
than a kitten for . Chicago
Daily News
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
Something to Think About.

Laurence DOrsay = telling Of Q
time when brother comedian and
himself were comparing the size Of
their respective chests and biceps In
0Ofsay's dressing-room one evening.
feel the muscles Of my neck" Dor
Jay said. "Put your fingers around my
throat" The other Stripped D'Orsay's
throat while the latter set his teeth
and contracted all the muscles. He
seemed much impressed by the dis.
play. and I'orsay says ne expected
some compliment TO his muscular de-
velopment. All the other said, how.
over, was. "D'orsay. they will have .
bother to hang you"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
IT'S sllPLIolTY. % WHAT
MAKES IL PERFECT
/. Russla's Aerial Defense.

Another Of the great powers Of Nu-
rope has followed the example Of Ger
many and Great Britain In the de-
velopment Of an aerial armament.
The minister Of war b planning to
have q flying squadron established in
every camp, and already has secured
six airships, known - aero dread.
thoughts. which are equipped with ma
chine guns, bomb throwers and win.
.less telegraphy.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
semethlna to I'm, Credit.

Something 70 He Credit
AT least when I'm dead and gore
one thing you can Faithfully say for
me-"
What's that?"
II never considered myself supe
rior to all other beings merely be-
cause happened to have lived for q
while in New York."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
ION sALE

The Il. H. Walker house and
two corner lots. Right IN the
center Of the city, one block
from court house. One Of the
most beautiful and best located
homes in the city. For q price
call on D. D. Swank, the grocer
adv.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09

4 DR.. Fitzgerald has moved his
ONCE to the rooms formerly occu-'
pied by the Booster club over
Hausken's store. Adv.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
y
!! !! Y III

The Peerless lamps will not
! b \ n up your ceilings because
ne valves are out OF the heat !:
\ 81. no h automatic cleaning needles
IL g enlarge the orifice and causing
the ssisl mantle to flame; no asbestos
packing in the lamps to clog up ;
lamps have interchaneagle gen-
orators and can be removed with
out the use Of tools.
lTs sIMPLIolTY q WHAT
MAKES lr PERFECT
Il. System in operation can be
seen at the Wahpeton Candy
Kitchen.
TINE FARoo Gas LIGHT co
For sale by a. J. hAiME, WAN
pOton, u. D.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-10-09
FoR SALE

A couple Of threshing machSpe
trucks.
Adv. ct A. ]. Heine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-30

Crops are looking fine all over the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-30
DIDN'T KNOW he TOOK
PICTURE OF TRAGEDY

That a man should deliberately
take a photograph of the of a
tragedy, with two dead men in the
wreck and not know it, hardly seems
possible, but it seems to have been
the case when D. F. Dady, a travel
ing man stopping at the Grand Pa
ciic, photographed in overturned au.
t0mobile a few days ago. 1t seems
that MI. Dady was driving along a
few miles from Valley City q few
days ago, when his attention was at.
tracted by an auto which had turned
turtle alongside the road. He stop
ped, looked Over the wreck, got out
his camera and took a snapshot at
the scene. He then proceeded on
his way and had gone but a short
distance when he was stopped by the
chauffeur of the wrecked car, who
had fastened for help, and implored
him to assist in removeing the car.
as two men were pinioned under it.
He returned, and with others assist
ed in uprighting the machine. ana
there were found the lifeless remains
Of two men. They had been so COM
pletely covered that he had not seen
them as he took the photograph.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-30
GREAT future
FOR BR|QUE11tS
Ferdinand Leulz Of hebron
Brick Co. Sees Great
Possibilities

Minot, N. D.. July 29.-Ferdinand
Leutz, vice. president and general
manager Of the Hebron Fire and
Pressed Brick Co., who was in Minot
to attend the laying Of the corner
stone Of the new Normal school, be-
lieves that the manufacture Of Dri-
qllettes will mark a new era in North
Dakota.
,sS While Mr.. Leutz's company IS Ell,
gagged in the manufacture OF pressed
brick at Hebron, N. D., at present,
the company is about to increase it's
capitalization to $500, 900, and it will
then engage in the making Of Ibri-
QUOTES on an extensive scale.
There is absolutely no question
about the pfacticabIlity OF making
briquettes for commercial and house
hold use" said Mr.. Leutz yesterday.
.;;This' fact has been established be-
yond a doubt. A lot Of people right
around Hebron have been using them
for quite a while. Last year we
burned them in our home entirely,
and my wife and myself really feel