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The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
POPE Plus X

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto,
known to the world as Pope Plus
X. died in Rome early last Thurs
day morning. He was elected to
his high office on August i, 1908
ana during his occupancy as the
head of the Roman Catholic
church he was confronted with
many great problems with
which the Holy See has had to
deal in modern times, the great
est of all, perhaps. being the pres
ent great war in Europe. All re-
ports agree that his death was
hastened by his great grief over
this catastrophe to Europe and
the world.
He was born June 2, 1885. at
Riese. in the Venetian provinces,
the first child of Gian-Baptista
Sarto, postman. and his wife
Margharita. The encyclopedias
tell us that. his early career waA
influenced by the village priest,
who took a liking for the boy,
Taught him to read and to write,
and drummed into his head the
rudiments of Latin.
AT the age of II years he enter
ed a seminary a few miles from,
his home. and for four years he
tramped to school barefooted,
stopping to put on his shoes at
the outskirts of the village to keep
up appearances. In 1850 he pass
ed to a higher seminary and in
1858, at the age of 25, was or
dained to the. priesthood.
In 1867 he had his first parish
OF Importance. which he presided
over for II years. and during that
time contributed largely to the
support of his mother and sisters
who found life a hard struggle. :
His eloquence led to his being
called at the age of 40 to Treyisd
as chancellor of the diocese. and
shortly after was appointed pro-
fessor Of theology in the SEMI
nary. After nine years of hard
work there he was crowned il
1884 bishop Of Nantua. ta!s
Leo XIII conferred upon Bishop
Sarto the title Of Roman Count
| and in the consistory of June
| 1893, created him cardinal, civ
ing him the Roman church OF, Sap
BarnardO. from which to take Siis
title. He was SO Door that he was
unable to pay the fees connected
! with the acceptance of the new
dignity. but some of his admirers
came forward and provided the
necessary funds for him.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
EXAMINATION PosrponEn.

Owing to the fact that but one
or two applications have been re-
ceiyed. for the Glerk-Carrier ex-
animation for the Wahpeton, N.
d., postoffice, examination has
been postponed to Sept. IL, IL.
Application will be accepted
from any male applicants who
will! become eighteen years of age
within thirty days of the examina-
ton date.
Applications must be in the
hands of the Secretary at st. Pau
Minn.. on Sept. 18th the date Of
the examination.
Necessary blanks and informa-
tion can be had at the Wahpeton
Postoffice.
JOS. J. vovEs,
Local Secretary.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
machinery. To be sure. with equal
armament the battle will turn nm

machinery. To be sure, with equal
armament the battle will turn up
on the human factor-the juul
ment and precision with which
the men handle the mechanism,
and in less degree. the spirit with
which they are imbued. But still
the personal glory of war has de-
parted. A battle whether by sea
or land, is steel and powder
against steel and powder at the
behest of engineer-generals and
admirals. and at the hands of
vague, anonymous masses of hu-
manity. ~
And yet this war awakes the
imagination as no other war has
ever done. For today, ON a scale
of unimaginable magnitude, the
nations are fighting by land, on
the water, under the water and I'M
the air.
1t is only in the last-named
type of fighting, however, thai
personal initiative still has free
play. 1t was reported at the
outbreak of hostilities between
Germany and France that soli-
. tary French aviator had risen tC
attack a German dirigihle airship,
darting at it like wasp in mid
air. plunging through the balloon
in full flight and hurting himself
and twenty-five enemies to the
earth in a tangled mass of wreck
age. That Frenchman. if the feat
is authentic, will take his place in
history beside Roman Horatius at
the Tiber bridge and the handful
of Greeks at the pass of Their
mopylae.
The submarines that dog the
heels of modern fleet may go
down never to. rise again, their
crews leaving no memory. A bat
tleship with it's thousand men may
be sunk by mine without the
lifting of a hand or the glance OF
an eye. A torpedo may win a bat
the man who launched it may be
as anonymous as lyddite she'll.
Troops of soldiers are moved
down by gatling guns or shrapnel
as hail beats down grain. Human
life is no more than grass in a
prairie fire. All is heartless sci
enee. the pitiless precision Of
electricity and steam and steel and
explosive gases.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES

Services at the Wild Rice Luz
theran church Dwight next Sun
day forenoon at 1880. So ss@'
Services at Wahpeton at the US
ual place next Sunday afternoon
8 O'clock. Services will be held in
the Norwegian language.
English services at Mooreton
next Sunday evening at 1880.
The Young Peoples Society OF
the Wild Rice church will meet
next Sunday evening at 1880.
w. B. DAHL, Pastor
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
Your CaetIe Of Thouoht.

youF CastI0 OF Jh0UQht.
Your Castle Of Thought u the most
sacred possession you have.
1t is your real estate. your house Of
prayer.
You are the agent Shall you let III
disorderly tenants7 r4g.g .f
Shall you harbor Doubt q sickly
tenant to infect well meaning tenantsf
Doubt is about the worst tenant you
can admit Turn him out.
Doubling some one. any one. qever
gets Sou anything.
II the one you doubt u unworthy,
then that Is his problem, not yours.
Give him this to read and let him come
and take treatment.
Come and get your thought changed,
and all things will be made uew.-New
York Sun.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
ways seems already to know It He

ways seems already to know It He
must have received his knowledge
straight from heaven" Yet. In spite
Of, such superb gifts, there was never
q harder worker than be. And don't
you think that we With our lesser
gifts, should follow his example2 II
he with all his heaven sent genius
could not succeed without strenuous
daily labor. how can we hope to &C.
complish anything worth while with.
out ceaseless. patient and c0nscien.
tious toil2-Woman's World.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
By the Rul.. Of n. a,m..

By the Rules Of the 0anto,
Little Mary Lou was eager to ees
back to her new doll and didn't know
there was going to be any dessert. She
slipped quietly from her chair. hoping
she would not be observed.
Out In the hall she met the cook with
the ice cream. and as quietly as she
bad left 1t she slipped back. to her &C.
cust0med place at the table.
"Mary Lou" said Der mother reprov.
ingly. II thought you bad finished your
dinner. II isn't polite to come back"
but ] didn't excuse myself. mot'
err" the little giri said quickly
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
WAR BY MACHINERY

The DEVILS Lake Journal notes
that when the Greek fought at
Troy, personal provinces was ev-
erything. Alexander and Caesar
organized men into fighting ma
chimes which were still human.
In the war of the Powers men
have not that distinction.
We can hardly say now that
soldiers are fighting soldiers. 1t is
rather machinery that is fighting
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27

Dick Mahan and family return
ed from the lakes last Thursday
evening. Dick himself has q bro
ken wrist, sustained while crank.
ing the engine on a gasoline
launch. He can superintend as
we'll as ever but is handicapped in
his other work for a while.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
10 LIVE LONG.

Nrchow. the German scientist
said the way to i've long is to be
BON with a good constitution. take
care Of it when you are young, al
ways have something to do and be
resigned i you find you canno. ac-
complish all you wish" Il is easier
to i've long with a poor constitution
than to violate the other conditions
and reach Old age. :
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
METHODIST CHURCH
Morning worship 1O:3O A. n
Sunday School IL N.

Evening service s P. NJ.
PRAYER meeting. Thursday. 8 D.
m.
There will be services both
morning and evening on Sunday.
to which all are invited.
There will be a meeting of the
Sunday School Board Immediate
ly after prayer meeting on Thurs
day evening. Every member
should be present at this time.
The Wahpeton times., 1914-08-27
FOR STATES ATTORNEY

To the Voters Of RichIand Co. n
hereby announce myself a
candidate for reelection to the
office nf States Attorney. Have
held the office only one term. and
will appreciate your vote and
support at the coming election.
Respectfully,
G.. j. KACHELHOFFER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
GOOD ROADS DAYS STRICTLY
 OBSERVED OVER THE STATE

Good road days were set aside by the governor in proclamation. In this proclamation the governor called on all the patriotic citizens Of the state to join In the work of improving the roads on these days. Those who were un- able to work were asked to contribute money and teams.
 In one county the farmers turned out and built several bridges that were needed to span several small streams. In another county the farmers cut down long hill and lessened the grade so that the strain on horses pudding the grade would be less.
 Officers of the Alabama Good Roads association at whose instance the good road days were set aside are John Craft, Mobile president; ]. A. Roun- tree, Birmingham. secretary; John w. O'Neiii, Birmin gham, vice president. w. E. Skeggs. Decatur. second vice pres ident. United States Senator John H. Bankhead. third vice president and Congressman Oscar W. Underwood. fourth vice president.
 Since the Alabama Good Roads as- sociation has been formed more work has been done on the roads of Ala bama than in any other similar period in the history of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
MAY COURTMART|AL MEMBERS 0F BAT. B.
Swift Action Will Be Brought Against Muti-
 nous Artillerymen

Montgomery. August 1.-(speciaiD swift action will be brought against mem bers of Battery R. First Alabama artillery who are charged with disorderly and mutinous conduct at Mobile. according to the governor who declared tonight that if the charges against the artillerymen are sustained that they will be tried be- fore a courtmartial and if found guilty will be summarily dismissed from the service.
 The governor stated tonight that he will thoroughly investigate the matter. but that he will make no announcement as to his probable action until he has conferred with Adjutant General Joseph B. Sculy. General Scully has not yet arrived from Mobile. It was stated at his office tonight that he will arrive tomorrow morning on the early train from Mobile.
 The governor arrived in Montgomery shortly after noon from Florence, where he has been spending a few days on a short vacation. The governor discussed informally the charges brought against the members of the local artillery com pany. Capt. William F. Screws of the United States army talked with the gov ernor about the matter, put no announce ment was made as to the procedure to be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Live Stock

Chicago. August 14.-Hogs: Receipts,
 5000; weak. Bulk of sales. ss-10@9 $40;
 light, $9.I0@9.60; mixed. $S.S0@9.15i
 heavy, sS.60 O 9.50; rough, $S.60Q sS0; pigs, $7.00@S.S5.
 Cattle Receipts, 1900; firm. Reeves, $725M10.50; steers, s6.40 @9.So; stock CTS, S5.50@S.10s cows and heifers, $S.7o @930; calves, $S.50@ 11.755. | Sheep: Receipts, 14,000 firm Sheep,
 s5S0 m6.15; yearlings, s6.25 C Ills; lambs, I$670QS.65.
 Kansas City. August l4.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 2600; higher Bulk, S925@ 9,55 heavy, S9.45 @9.55; packers and buthers
 s9.25@s.55; light. $9.20@ $50; pigs, IsS.00@S.75.
 Cattle: Receipts 100; steady. Prime fed steers, sS.6o@9.25; dressed beef steers. $500 $50; southern steers, s5.50 @s60; cows, $4.25@7.25; heifers. $6.50 o s.6O: stockers, $6.o0@S.30. Sheep: Receipts. 1900; steady. Lambs, $S.00@S.45; yearlings, $5.75@665; weth- CTS, $5.25@5.S0 ewes, $5.00@5.50. St. Louis, August 14.-Hogs: Receipts. lS500; higher. Pigs and lights, $7.o0 O 9.65 good heavy, $S45@9.65 Cattle Receipts, 400; steady. Native beef steers. $75o@1o1o; cows and heif- CTS, s9.00@ $50; stockers, $5.o0Q 750; Texas and Indian steers, $600 S25; cows and heifers, $4.0046.50; native, calves, $6.00@11.00. Sheep: Receipts, HOO; steady. Native muttons, $4.00@525; lambs, $7.o0@S.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
NO BIRMINGHAM
 MEN IN M|X-UP

Officers of the local batteries of field artillery state that none of the Birming- ham troops were mixed up in the disor- der that occurred at Mobile, where they have been in camp for the past 10 days. The cause of the trouble, it Is stated came about from the fact that the Mont gomery battery had lost some of it's equipment, and the members of that out fit thought their pay was being held up as a result. They declared that the cars loaded with the equipment of the bat tery should not leave Mobile until they were paid, and tried to unload 1t. Fail ing to do this they uncoupled the car and prevented the train being moved. They were finally embarked and reached Mont gomery without any further disorder.
 None of the batteries have received their pay as yet as, according to the of ficers, some of the pay rolls were not made out properly. This causes the gov ernment to hold up the payment of the troops until everything Is made all right. The incident Is regretted by the officers of the field artillery. who state 1t will be taken up and adjusted through the proper military channel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
JOHNSTON ASP|RES
 ID SPEAKERSH|P Huntsville Attorney De- clares Differences Should
 Be Discarded

Montgomery August 1i.-tSpecial.) Strictly factional differences and preju-
 dices should be discarded by all members of the Alabama legislature and they should all unite in the work of passing
 much constructive legislation so badly needed in this state according to Ed ward D. Johnston of Huntsville, who is
 a candidate for the speakership of the
 neu house of represents lives of the Ala bama legislature. This statement is made by MT. Johnston in letter sent out to all the members of the next house. Ut is my good fortune that l have not been identified in any way with the fierce divisions of the past few years over the liquor question and consequently l am free of alliances of enmties in this connection" said MT. Johnston. Tt Is
 my hope and expectancy that l may be- come the nonfactional speaker of the next house"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
FINANCIAL INTEREST
 TURNS. ID CAPITAL
Conference At Washington Holds Interest of COun-
 try At Present

New York, August 14.-1n the abence of local developments. Wall streets in terest in the general financial situation today was directed largely towards Wash ington. where the leading banking and shipping interests of the country were in conference with the Secretary of the Treasury looking to an adjustment of the foreign exchange situation. Further ne- gotiations dealing with the proposed loan to France also proceeded at that center.
 Routine news included a forecast of the weeks money movement of the local banks. pointing to a very moderate loss of cash as against the enormous outflow of the preceding fortnight. which drained the resources of there institutions to the almost unparalleled extent of s115, ,ooo. GOO
 The merchantle agencies reported. a marked reduction in bank exchanges, re- sulting from the European situation, the greatest shrinlSage taking place here, since this port, more than any other. reflects the embargo on shipping.
 A hopeful note was sounded hy the large goods interests of the middle west and the maintenance of prices of manu- factured steel products denotes the con fidence felt in that Inquiry. Copper ship ments again fell back sharply with an- nouncement of further curtailment at points of production.
 Foreign exchange continued to mani fest an easier tone, as shown by to- days quotation for sight drafts on Lon don. which sold at 4.9o, decline of 2 points from yesterday. There was also a small decline in cable remittance to Paris
 There was no change in rates for time money. which again ranged from 6 to $ per cent for 30 to 20 days, according to the character of the colalteraL Inquiries for over-year money met with no re- sponse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
ALL-DAY SACRED HARP SINGINGHELDIN OZARK

Ozark August H-(Speciai)-An all day Sacred Harp singing with dinner on the ground has brought many hundreds of people to Ozark today. Among those present from a distance are: J. T. Allen and the Renfro brothers and MT. Sanders of Pike, w. M. Cooper. reviscr of the Sacred Harp" of Dothan, and numerous others B. r. Garner was elected presi- dent and Pat Poyner Jf Newton vice president for the day.
 At II o'clock a memorial musical serv- Ice was held in memory of the late J. w. Pippin. who had been president of the Southeastern Alabama Musical conven- ton for nearly 20 years.
 A great feast of good things was spread in the grove at the Baptist church by the people of Ozark. under the direction of the Ozark Commercial club. and ev- erybody invited thither at 12 o'clock Enough had been prepared to entertain three times the number present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15

Montgomery. August 14-(speciaL) Reports from all sections of the state received at the office of the governor Indicate that thousands of dollars worth cs work has already been done on the roads of the state on Thurs day and Friday. two of the three good road days set aside by the governor. When the work of today. the third good road day. is finished. 1t Is be- lieved that the amount of work done on the highways of the state meas ured in dollars and cents will total more than s100,o00.
 In many parts of the state the farm CTS banded together and agreed to i'm prove sections of roads that needed improvement and many poor stretches of road will be put into first class con- dition before the good road days are ended One report received by the gov ernor was to the effect that the farm CTS have decided to add three extra days next week and put double the amount of roads into good condition in their section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15

Perch-Sc pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
FIFTEEN PERMITTED
 TO HANG OUT SHINGLE
Eight of Number Who Pass State Bar Examinations Are From
 Birmingham

Montgomery, August t4.-(special) Eight out of 15 successful applicants for license to practice law in Alabama are from Birmingham according to the list of those who passed the recent state bar examination, which was an nounced today at the office of Gen. R. r. Ligon. clerk of the supreme court.
 The Birmingham applicants who suc- cessfully stood the examinations were J. W. Patton, R. W. Snyder. R. E. Per kins, R. L. Lange. J. P. Middleton, R. A. D. Morton. F. z. Temerson and C. s. Brice.
 ]. J. Tyson of Montgomery was the only Montgomery man who obtained a license. c. l.. Watts. Huntsville; Will liam Stell, Russellville; A J. Touart, R. E. Brogan. Mobile; s. c. Godbold. Camden, and J. T. McEwen, Andalusia, were the other successful applicants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
CATCHER BAKER ID
 60 ID ST. LOUIS
Talladega Backstop Claimed
 By Browns On MontgOm- E cry Option

The St Louis Browns thought more or a Montgomery castoff than they did or any player on the club Howard Baker, the little catcher, farmed out with the Talladega club in the Georgia Alabama league on an optional agreement, has been claimed by the St. Louis Americans as the player to be gained through the blanket option, exacted on the Montgom- cry team when Hollander and others were sent to the Bilikens.
 Scout Charlie Barrett writes that the Browns have selected Baker and that In his estimation the little fellow will yet prove star In the major leagues. Bobby GillSs declared that the Chicago Cubs also made an offer for Baker, but that the Browns had the first call Baker Is short of statue, but is broad and hefty. He has not set the A. c. l.. afire hitting. but is rated as conner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
LIPTON'S YACHT ON WAY TO U. S.,
 BUT NOT TO RACE

New York, August 14.-Sir Thomas Lip tons Shamrock " is on her way here from Bermuda. and after her arrival. probably Sunday. may undergo tuning up, but there will be no races this year for the Americas cup.
 This was definitely decided today when the New York Yacht club received from the Royal Ulster Yacht club cable ex- pressing agreement with the New York cl,,b,s opinion that because of war condi- tions in Europe the cup races should go oyer until next year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
DIR. OATES GOING TO
 LAMAR AND FAYETTE
Prison Inspector Will Confer With Commissioners Relative to
 New JaiIs

Montgomery. August A.-(special.)-D w. H. Oates, state prison inspector. will leave next week for Fayette and Lamar counties, where he will confer with the commissioners of those counties relative to the construction of new county jails. The Lamar county jail at Vernon was recently condemned and the prisoners or dered removed. The Fayette county jail is also said to be in poor condition.
 At the conference Dr. Oates will out line his ideas as to what kind of jails should be constructed and will submit plans to the commissioners which will be inspected. It is probable that work on the new jails will start soon.
 On his return Dr. Oates may stop over in Birmingham to discuss the Jefferson jail question with the members of the Jefferaon county board of rev- enuo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Rate. Rid. Naked.

to transfer all the remaining interests here into December, with view to ia cilitating liquidation
 Otherwise and with the exception of some small transactions in spot cotton. practically no business is reported and while many plans are being discussed for the relief of the situation, no material change in the position of international trade appears to have occurred during the week. Hope is still expressed In practically all quarters that means twill be found of resuming exports to neu- tral countries and such ports as may be open to cotton shipments before the new crop movement reaches its height.
 More reliable information as to the funds available for financing cotton held off the market and the attitude of bank ing interests in that connection is ex- pected within the next few days. Local spot people report that domestic mills are holding off for lower offers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
TAX ASSESSMENTS
 ARE COMP PROMISED

Gadsden, August 4.-(Special)-1n- creased tax assessments on Gadsden prop erty will amount to 1000, or about one- third of the anticipated increase, accord ing to estimates made today. The com promise. however, probably will be ac- ceptable to the state commission. due to the depression caused by the European war. The assessment of the Alabama company was considered yesterday. but no increase was made. Corporations now are being given attention by Special Agent O'Brien of the state tax commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
PINKARD CHAIRMAN
 CHILTON COMMITTEE

Clanton, August 14-(special)-At a called meeting of the Chiffon county dem- ocratic executive committee, E. M Pinck- ard was reelected chairman and Capt. B. NJ. Roberts was chosen as secretary.
 Senator Thomas A. Curry was elected as chairman of the campaign committee and Clyde J. Davis, editor of the Press. as secretary.
 With these men as the county demo- cratic managers of the interests of the party. the middle-of-the-road combina- tion will find 1t hard task to keep the Chiffon county Roosevelt republican ranks in front this fall.