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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
Flies Breed In. Filth.
|" F at first you don't succeed swat,
swat again.

"1F at first you don't succeed swat,
swat again.
A mild winter and spring pre-
sage the early arrival Of our bitterest
enemies - flies - in vastly increased
numbers. Immediate, we'll directed eff.
forts must be put forth IL the threat.
ening dangers are to be minimized.
The time to fight flies is before they
become dies-when in the egg or when
they are maggots.
The problem Of elimination of flies
IS one Of elimination Of filth. No filth,
no flies.
Flies breed in filth, play on nlth, eat
filth and distribute filth-the flthiest
kind Of filth too. II we do away with
the breeding places Of flies there will
be no flies.
Therefore the way to swat flies now
Is to clean up the fly breeding filth.
Clean up, keep clean and see that
your neighbors keep likewise, and you
will have few. If any, flies to contend
with. OF course have your swatter
ready for the first arrivals.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
GENERAL SlCKLES IN HISTORY

his Notable carssr In War and IN
Diplomatic Service.
The late General Daniel q. Sickles
vas the last Of that galaxy Of corps
commanders who made possible tho
achievement Of Grant and brought the
civil war to triumphant close. Fight
er. lawyer. politician and diplomat. his
life was a crowded one.
At Charlottesville. commanding the
Third army corps, he was highly com.
mended for gallant conduct, and his
courage and activity at Gettysburg are
matters Of history. All authorities &C.
cord him a very important part in that
battle, some coDtending that his was
the master stroke that saved the day.
1t was ut Gettysburg that he lost leg.
In March. 1865. he was brevetted a
major general Of the regular army for
bravery and meritorious service at
Gettysburg. He was mustered out Of
the service Jan. I. 1868. and was plac.
ed on the retired list with the full rank
Of major general April IA. 1869.
In the spring Of 1860 President
Grant appointed him United States
minister to Spain. post which he re.
tanned until March 20. 1874.
At the court Of Spain Sickles became
dominating figure. Four years Of
brilliant diplomacy brought him the
title. 1.-THE Yankee King Of SPAIN"
While in Madrid he married the
present Mrs. Sickles. who was Senior
ita Carmina Creagh. daughter Of q
Spanish councillor Of state He was
estranged from her for Twenty-Five
years until his last illness.
In 1860 General Sickles shot dead in
Washington Philip Barton Key, son
Of the author of The Star Spangled
Banner" The trouble was over the
first Mrs. Stckles, She had been Ter.
esq Bagili. beautiful daughter Of an
Italian music teacher. His trial.
which lasted twenty days. ended in
acquittal. the defense being temporary
alteration of mind. This was the
first case IL which that plea was set
up as defense After his acQuittaj
Sickles took his wife back.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
Mr., James J. Farley. President,
Bank OF Valley City,


Following is the reply which the above received:
Valley City, N. Z, l. 1914
Universal Portland Cement Co..
Minneapolis. Mimi ,, u -
upo toward up sub
much Farmers resentng
the of banks
banks and bankers The interest they taking
persistent sometimes clumsy attempts
reform
and for granted that the farmers know
thing fairly clear idea also of their
life the farm Some Of the ohe
listened has been from bankers and other
Cities the subject Of what North Dakota
it, These the
suggestion coming from farmer the sub
ec banking. -
farmers anentably lacking in eff
Of the
engaged Some farmers farm with their hands
with their hands and combined farm also with
feet still others only
mentioned too frequently show up in
bankers conventions and too often also at farmers
gatherings.
Cities speech decline loans
literally who would buy cattle
methods the speech he mentioned quite
incidentally that then costing him 4oc pound for steak
this speech meaning that banks
advised would raising gan who
that the banker might get his steak for less
money! about It, and he believed in money
probably that chaps engaged banking out
would do about what the big city bankers told
US to criticism Of the banker his speech
but to show how farmers usconu such remarks
contributes Better Farming movement and we con-
believe the that done by
expert farming expert in diplomacy We have
most Of farmers taking very kindly
his helpful We dona
ing 500 annual subscriptions weekly agricultural
would attempt nothing to in
fuence farmers except would
bring the millennium In II
Better farming coming with slow growth and most OF
rotation but
impossible introduce these improved methods Small farmers
can do and are doing
apply understand
big farm a farm is the farm
Our cedwhch SELL
We
credit this for believe conservation OF capital We
would not presume
himself We
Of
also realize North
be
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
Rather Enioyed Il.

"Humph!" said the man as he limp
ed to the sidewalk and brushed the
mud OF his hat. How that takes me.
back to my boyhood days"
"Were you hit by an automobile?"
asked the policeman.
mo; bicycle. It's the first time Z
have been hit by bicycle In twenty
years. "-Wasbington Star.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
TO DRINK RUM PA YEARS OLD
That's What Wistar Institutes Di.
rectors Will Do In 1892,

rectors Will Do In 1892.
lphia.-Jamaica rum PA years
old is promised to the directors Of the
Wistar Institute of Anatomy of the
University of Pennsylvania at the cen
tenary Of the institute. But the OILY
directors who will be allowed to drink
it will be those who are In Office In
1892, when a dinner will be arranged
for them for the specific purpose OF
drinking the rum. The centenary Of
the institute will be in 1892.
A bottle Of Jamaica rum was left I'M
opened in this city by British off1ceTs'
upon their evacuation Of Philadelphia
in the War of the Revolution. and IT.
history since that time is recited upon
a card tied to the neck. The card was
written by Isaac Wistar, founder 1t
the institute. ..
Mr.. Wistar inherited the bottle from
his uncle. Franklin Jones. In 1884,
two years after he founded the insti-
tute, he presented the bottle to the In
stitute, with the request that it be held
for the centenary celebration. The
bottle Is Of green colored glass and
holds about three pints.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
OUR BIG FINANCIAL
ADVANTAGE OVER MEXICO.
Large Amounts Available For Provid.
ING the sinsws Of War.

Nowhere IL the contrast between tho
comparative ability of this country and :
Mexico to 60 to war more striking than
in the condition Of their finances, says
the New York Times. The Huerta
government has about exhausted every
possibility for raising any considerable
sum Of money. With the country
devastated BY internal struggles, the
national railways operating only abou<
half Of il mileage and unable to pay
interest coupons IN cash, though guar
anteed By the government; With Gus
toms pledged for bond Issues the pro-
ceeds Of which were long since ex--.
hausted. It 10 extremely unlikely that
Mexico could finance anything but
guerrilla operations
The United States, on the other hand.
could raise funds for an extensive
campaign and could afford to spend
whatever sums were required to put q
fully equipped and largely augmented
army into the 6eld for long stay. The.
Spanish war showed with what facilt:
ty the machinery IT this government
can be set to work to increase the rev.
enue and to provide for big loans.
The war revenue act enacted in 1898
to help defray the cost Of the war with
Spain brought in a total Of $3.50 O0O, 900
in the four years that it was in opera
ton. That avenue is Of course open to.
congress now. BY means Of changes in
the income TAI it would be possible to-
raise almost any sum likely to be de-
cided upon. Neither Of these measures
would add to the country's Indebted
ness and could be repealed when the"
war bills were paid. In addition to-
these sources, the government has now
the right to offer $240, 100000 Of Pana-
ma bonds and $2O0.Oo0.0OO Of certif-
Gates of Indebtedness. The present
small working balance Of the treasury
imposes no limits on the governments
ability to finance extraordinary war
costs.
The net balance in the general fund
of the treasury Ia now, roundly, $685.
100000. OF this sum about $50, O00, O00
Is in national bank depositaries, leaving
a net balance in cash in treasury vaults
Of $31,OOO.OOO. But included In treas
ury cash assets are approximately $685.
100000 subsidiary silver coin, fraction
al currency, minor coin and silver bull
lion. Strictly speaking, this sum must
be regarded az unavailable for purposes
Of settlement. The free and available
cash at the moment Is therefore, round
". $5.0O0,O00.
Another way OF increasing revenues
for war purposes might be found in
connection with the income tax, either
In the direction Of imposing greater
burdens on those who are now paying
the tax or by fixing the amount Of in
come exempt from taxation at lower
6gur,. than the 5000 or $4,000 Nmiar
which now prevsils. ~'
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
OLDEST Twin
IS DEAD AT 95
His Brother, at Bedside, May
Not Survive Shock.
HAD Ions LIFE TOGETHER

Last Family Reunion On Christmas
Day Attended BY Scorss-Thsy Wsrs
Both In Excellent Health Thsn-Hs'
markabIs Parallels In Lie Of Two
Msn-Eaeh Had Eight Children
Babylon, N. Y.-Samuel Auncy. ono
Of the Oldest twins In the world. died
ut his home here In his nlnety-slx th
year. Samuel and his brother william
were born on the old farm In Baby
Ion on Christmas day, 1918. and lived
there ever since.
Last Christmas. when the twins cello
brated their ninety fifth birthday. there
gathered about them at SamueFs home
thirty Of their many descendants. in
Guiding sons and daughters, grandchiI'
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
Dew.

Teacher-How do you account for the
phenomenon Of dew? Boy-Well, you
see. the earth revolves on its axis every
twenty -four hours. and in consequence
Of this tremendous pace it perspires
freely.-London it-Bits.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
BEWARE OF FIRE DANGER
IN CLEANUP PROGRAM.

30 careful Of flaerations in
the enthusiasm Of the cleanup
period.
In many towns last year ash
piIss were dug into the ground
and covered with clean earth,
cans and rubbish were piled in
the alleys, while old leaves, pa.
pers and brush were burned on
the vacant lots.
On many occasions these
cleanup fires assumed large pro.
portions and threatened adjoin.
ing property, requiring the call.
ing out Of the fire depart
msnt.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
FARGO PREPARES FOR
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
diminishing Ranks of Veter.
ans of 81 Gather at the
Gateway City on May
10 to 20.

O00 CW001y.U1L0 00C3WU0oUL Oh THO
Jxth Dakota department Of the
OnnA Army Of tho Republic will con-
tn Il Esrep On Nay il and 20. THIS
~ probably be the last time Fargo
~ Avs ~ privilege o. entertain
~ do Old Grand Army comrades at
0.AsDaztment encampment.
Ne Grand Army OF the Republic is
2aa1tarly different from that OF any
~her organized body Of men, In the
1nat that only honorably discharged
sob1iers and sailors Of the arm, navy
~nd marine corps Of the United States
<h3ng the civil war are eligible to
bDDAme members OF the order, and
NkA the death of these honored mem
lss, the organization will become ex-
SheA But It has made its patriotic
SUPPRESSION upon the life of the n-.tion
usa IT'S works will live after it.
EAe encampment will meet in bust
R@ session in the auditorium OF the
lkasonic temple at 10 o'clock In the
1uusnoon of May 10. A campfire will
- hold at the same place, beginning
II Z O'Clock in the evening, to which
~ public 10 cordially invited, at
wnieA time the Commander-inC Chief !,
Washington Gardner is expected to be
lgsaent, Mayor Emery will deliver the
address Of welcome. The commander.
fkSAief and others will speak.
There will be a street parade OF the
0snd Army and other associate bod
~ Immediately after dinner on May
a. q which time it is hoped to have
u. schoo lchildren of the city Join in
~ parade.
H Grand Army Of the Republic
Wue originally organized by Dr.. B. F.
stephenson Of Springfield. Ill.,, who
eoga1ized the first G. A. r. post at
0Hstur. Ill.,. in April, 1866. A little
1ssr he organized post No. 2 at
a0E3n8aeld. The organization Of 9TH
q yosts followed rapidly throughout
U18ois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa and Mis-
1ourl The first department encamp-
0nt was held on July IL, 1866, at
1Uhgnead. ILL.,, at which Gen. John
u Palmer was elected department
ApDRAndo1.
II. Stephenson had been q major in
- army and was recognized as the
11Dder Of tho order. He assumed
nes Of the organization Of posts in
NGhGF states and issued orders as com.
1nderin-chief. The organization 81
tlnAed rapidly to all the northern
s1a3as. On Oct. 81, DR.. Stephenson
1Bsped q call for national conven
4aon, which was held at Indianapolis
~ Nov 20 Of that year. and was at
1snaed By representatives from nearly
N The northern states in the union
U which time, Gen. Stephen A. Hurl
IN ct Illinois was elected commander
insAief. From That time to this, the
u9t3onal encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic have been not
.Sbao events, and when held at some
southern point as at chattanooga las,
UUar, the confederate veterans re-
os1yed the union veterans with open
1ssas and the once contending forces
4s14ernized like brothers.
WANTED Good girl to do house
vosk, good wages. Apply to Mrs
- q Hanspr Phone Q01H Vauav
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
LOCAL BANKER COMMENTS
ON FARMING SITUATION
Believes There Overzealousness the Part of Many
Bankers to Dictate to the Farmers.

what relations
banker
and nom
neddlng interfering
opinion j. ed the following letter
Valley company field pract
recently Following
liz
gave enightenug infor Both texpanatory
Minneapolis, Mimi, 2e,
Mr. Bariey President,
Valley City,
Valley City,
making special effort influence
diversified farming? Have special
alos! Would build
Of mate . hreproof?
q
you
Yours
Copmany.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
K; FL; ; 4: ST.: ::::'.'

1t is better to screen the cradle and
wear smile than scott at the precau-
ton and wear mourning.
Flies in the dining room usually pre-
cede nurses in the siclkroom.
Screens in the windows prevent Grape
on the door.
Flies as we'll as bad water spread ty-
phoid.
A fly in the milk may mean a men,
Der Of family in the grave.
A fly has natural enemies: the most
persistent and most effective should be
man.
It costs less to buy a screen door
than to get sick and lay of for 4
month.
, It's q short haul from the garbase
can to the dining table via the fly
route
II at first you don't succeed. swat.
swat, swat again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

Noo. and via High Line.
Nh. 1876 and 1876 run daily only.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14

WANTED Good girl to do house
woEk, good wages. Apply to Mrs.
q. G. Hager. Phone 9o11H. Valley
City. N. D. 5.12.1twdtf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-05-14
FILTH AND The FLY.
MoraI-cIsan W on cleanup day

MoraI-cIsan UP on cleanup day.
~HE New York state board Of
health has issued an earnest
appeal to all good citizens to
swat the fly" and thus help to
kill off what - not only q pest, but an
actual menace to life.
After pointing out how flies transmit
disease Of deadly nature the health
authorities urge the need Of preventing
their breeding by preventing tho aceu.
mutation Of rubbish and dirt and %.
peeiaIIy by keeping all garbage in
carefully covered reeeptaeIes.
The board Of health publishes also
several trite aphorisms, culled from
various sources. among. which are
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
DlES0N WAY
TO HOSPITAL

Charles Smith, 40 years old, we'll
known in Virginia, where he passed
much of his time, died in SchimmePs
livery barn at Cook, yesterday after
noon, while being hurried to Virginia
from Joyce's landing, where he had
gone in the nope of improving his
health.
: Smith had been in Virginia sever
al days and on Monday went to the
head of Lake Vermilion accompanied
by Louis Engstrom, Emil Loft, Frank
Carney and Joe Thompson. He became
very ill yesterday and his compan-
ions Immediately started for Cook in
livery rig, intending to bring him to
Virginia for medical attention. Smith
had been removed from the rig only
a minute when he succumbed.
Smith was born in Norway and has
no relatives. He was road build
er and had lived in this part of the
state for a long time. e {. {.
Undertaken Gillespie went to Cook
last night and returned with the body
this morning. No arrangements for
burial have been made. .5...s. .5.s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
KIDS ORDERED
OFF OF STAGE
Labor and Factory inspectors
Find Violations in Virginia;
Restaurant Very Filthy.

Although Miss Victoria Erickson,
state factory and labor inspector, and
Andrew Horngren, state labor inspect
or, have been in Virginia but day
they have discovered a violation Of the
child labor laws and one of the filth
lest restaurants in the state.
Miss Erickson today Informed the
management Of the Lyric theatre and
the parents of two children appearing
in Human Hearts that the young
sters cannot be permitted to take
part in the play. Her orders were read
ily complied with and when the COM
pany goes to Duluth the kiddies will
not appear on the stage. They are
both said to be under 10 years of age.
Mr.. Horngren said this afternoon
that Chinese restaurant in Virginia
is the nearest imitation to a pig pen
he ever has seen. The proprietor was
ordered to "clean up and he is ex-
pected to get busy Immediately.
"The hotels and other restaurants
are in good condition." Mr.. Horngren
said. $50 far as complying with the
laws providing safety devices in the
industrial plants, northern Minnesota
leads the state"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
Mine Inspectors Find Conditions
at Bottom of Shaft Re-
assuring.
LITTLE GAS AND NO
DAMP ENCOUNTERED
Six Bodies Found Huddled To-
gether and Burned Beyond
Identification.
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

CAMP RELEASE, w. Va, April 80.
After nearly 80 hours of exhausting
effort, Chief Henry and a party of
West Virginia mine inspectors have
reached the bottom of shaft No. of
the New River collieries where 158
miners were buried by an explosion.
They found little gas and no damp
and expressed the opinion that the
conditions were such that there is
hope that many of the entombed men
may still be alive.
Engineer Descends Shaft.
Shortly before o'clock J. w. Paul,
chief engineer of the Pittsburg sta
tion Of the Bureau of Mines descended
the shaft in company with the gov
ernment rescue men.
They had proceeded only a short
distance from the bottom when they
found six bodies huddled together and
so badly burned that identified tion
was impossible. Debris blocked fur
ther penetration into the galleries Of
the lower levels. After brief wait
the removal of the dead began. Fans
were started in the hope that the en-
tries may be cleared Of gas so that
the entire workings may be explored
by the rescuers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
MANUAL TRAINING BOYS EARN
PIN M0NEYBY WORK FOR OTHERS

Virginians are taking advantage of
the excellent work turned out by the
boys of the manual training depart
ment Of the public schools and the Is
students who decided to do outside
work will probably have enough to
keep them busy all summer, accord
ing to Supervisor H. J. Scharr.
So far the boys have done over
1926 worth of repairing, vanishing
and building for Virginians and they
have about so orders on file.
This work is done in connection
with the service bureau of the manual
training department and the workers
are paid at the rate of from 10 to 18
cents an hour. The boys are required
to keep their own cost sheets, time and
material cards.
The service bureau was opened in
December to demonstrate the practi-
cal work of the department and to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
LEARN TO BECOME CITIZENS
in VIRGINIA NIGHT SCHOOL


Seven hundred and fifteen students
have attended the night schools for
foreigners in Virginia this year, de-
monstrating that the work of teaching
English to newcomers is one of the
principal purposes Of the city's edu-
cational system. s u. .s a.. s sgss5~ ii
Glasses have been conducted at the
Roosevelt school four nights a week
two hours a night, in stenography
|typewriting, bookkeeping and cook
ing. The manual training depart
ment has been opened to the students
and the playrooms have been popular
Foreigners who took up the work
last October are able to read the news
papers fairly well today. The ad-
Ivanced class studied civics and at the
time Of the recent city election held
a mock election Of their own, members
tofs the class acting as judges. The
regular city ballots were used. The
class also studied the procedure Of OBJ.
tanning naturalization papers and sew.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
BEARS WORK
ON The iron
ORE MARKET
Minnesota Ranges Operators
Willing to Take Chance on
=, =. the Future.
CONFIDENT SEASON Il.
WILL BE AVERAGE
sPessimistic Reports Received
With. Smiles by Operators
r. ~ of the MeSaba.

Bearish news, said to be authenti-
Gated and reiterated with due per
sistency at the centers of publicity or
the Mesaba range is being received
with tolerant smiles by the independ-
ent operators of the Mesaba range
who declare that systematic at
tempt is being made to bear the price
of iron ore.
Published accounts yesterday in
widely CIRCULATED sources were to the
effect that little more than half the
usual tonnage would be shipped from
the Mesaba ranges during the season
of 1914.
Mesaba range operators in close
touch with. the situation smile today
Wait until the second quarter of the
ore selling period they say today. This
is a game of bluff and the consumers
who are filling the newspapers with
bear reports are going to lose.
Any considerable cut in last years
iron ore prices, say the independent
operators, will result in many small
properties on the range being closed
down. 1t may take another year for
the eastern furnace concerns to learn
that the present prices on ore are
about the minimum for the Minnesota
ranges, taking into consideration the
cost of mining and marketing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-01
CON SHOP TO
OPEN SATURDAY

Edward D. Cron, proprietor of the
;ozy Shop on Central avenue, an
ounced this morning that he will be
prepared for his opening On Saturday.
His big shipments of rugs, draperies,
md house furnishings have arrived
md are being put on display rapidly.
Mr.. Cron will have flowers for the
women who visit his shop Saturday.
Later he plans to have another and
more elaborate opening. The Cozy
Shop will carry large line of goods,
Mr.. Cron having made important pur-
:hases in the east and foreign mark
ITS. Having been an expert carpet
Ind drapery manager of large stores
in the east, he believes he will be in a
position to give Virginians the best
of service. -z--.."