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Middletown transcript., 1914-11-28
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GOLDEN TExT-surely he hath borne
our grief and carried our sorrows: yet We
did esteem him stricken. smitten Of God,
and afifcted.--Isa. 63:l.
Last Sunday We saw Jesus on trial
before Gentle power Today's lesson
brings us to the central event Of his
saving mission to men. We must
read ali four accounts Of this event
attentiyely, reverently, humbly, for Il
cannot be treated even as other
events in the life of our Lord.
!. The Procession TO Calvary Y. n.
twas physically exhausted Christ
that left the judgment hall. A night
Of vigil, mocking, bufeting and with
out food since the previous evening
left him too weak to bear the cross.
Then it was that son Of Africa,
Simon Of Cyrene, was Impressed" to
bear the burden. The Romans de.
manded that the victim bear his own
cross. He accepted the human help,
but refused the aid Of the drug, Matt
27:34, Luke gives us at this point the
incident Of the weeping woman. Mark
1923 seems to Indicate that Jesus had
to be assisted to the place of the
cross.
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Use VIZ vanetnbls Mattsr.

All waste vegetable matter that
cannot be used as cattle food, should
be used for bedding. All stock should
be given a dry bed Of some material;
warmth and comfort promotes
growth and saves feed Potato tops,
weeds from the garden and leaves
from the woods are valuable absorb.
ents.
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Some Reason.

why do Indians wear feathersF-
demanded Mrs. Wombat as she viewed
a highly decorated brave.
Il dunno" responded Mr.. WombaA
'Why do you wear 'emT'-Kansaa
City Journal.
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sunken Garden Is oId Ra.sment.

By Transforming the basement Of a
burned hotel into sunken garden the
people Of Wiscasset, Me-, got rid of an
unsightly rubbish-filled excavation and
replaced it with what has proved to be
one Of the most attractive features Of
the town.-Popular Mechanics.
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Greenwich Time.
painting u

"Gol durn that clock!" exclaimed
Farmer Binks.
Whats wrong now, Obadiah? ?"
asked his wife.
"It's one of them French clocks.
When the minute hand is at four and
the other hand is at nine and it
strikes eleven l got to stop work and
figure out that it's seventeen minutes
to a eight. Philadelphia Ledger.
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Relies Of the Past.

IT'D like to see a one-hoss shay"
remarked the city visitor.
."Out of date" said his country host.
"The nearest we can come to it now
is a one-cylinder car"
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cmIn "A cattle.

a dollars worth Of grain has cost
nearly all 4 is worth IN fertility, while
e dollars worth Of butter. beef or
cream can be made to leave the
farm richer for its having been pro
auced on &
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In Rnlk.

She-I win admit that a woman
seldom weighs her words.
She-Nonsense! Women don't use
big words.
Re-True, but they would have to
be weighed in such large quantities.
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THAT dog is absolutely devoted to
me. said Colonel Bottletop. follows
me wherever 1 goi"
Touching deyotionl" replied tho
exacting acquaintance. But exceed
Ingly poor taste!H
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Mnvlnn Ram

Do not move the bees a distance
on wagon and put into a cellar i'm
lnediately as the bees when disturbed
gorge themselves and must be al
lowed to have flight before being
put into winter quarters.
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When a young man tells a girl that
he'll love her forever, no doubt he be-
lieves it.
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Their Drawback,

There is one queer thing about SO
many labor bills"
what is that?"
"They won't work"
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Plant Everureeno.

NOW is good time to plant ever
green's. In transpIanting take up e.
large . bah Of earth Is possible
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Fortunate is the man who succeeds
in penetrating the disguise Of his
blessings.
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It keeps some people busy trying to
look innocent.
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Vet. It,a Beautiful.

'Is thing Of beauty necessarily Q
Joy forever. as the poet says?"
''No. Consider the soap bubble. ItAs
career Is soon ended"
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It is quite natural for woman to
feel stuck up when she wears those
big hatpins.
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The wise man learns from observe
ton rather than from experiences.
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Art In America.

How is the view from your su-
burban homer"
1T makes me thirsty"
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His Method.

His Method.
How did Dauber come to raint such
an extraordinary picthre?"
USED a revolving canvas while
painting"
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The EaIthfuI EolIa.ner.

HThe most conspicuous feature Of
the landscape is a beer sign"
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HIS Faith triumphant

Then God drew the curtain, for even
he could not look upon that scene III
Cor. 5:21; Heb. 1:13J. We do not
believe the eclipse theory, but rather
that God caused the darkness, anoth-
er illustration Of the closeness Of man
and nature, Rom. S:2O, 81 R. v. The
dying cry. Ny God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me," was uttered when
Jesus sensed the full and complete
realization Of being separated from
the Father. Death is not annIhilation.
bnt separation, and Jesus WIS sepa.
rated from God the Father because Of
our sins. lisa. 1876. Yet in that terri.
bic moment his faith does not wayer.
for he cries, 4My God" Conscious 81
his personal innocence, but suffering
for the sins Of others, his faith IS
triumphant. Other lives have = Be-
ginning and an end. this one Is I'm.
ished." His redemptiTe work is a..
complished and was later sealed by
his resurrection He gave ND the
ghost not common experience Of
death. but fuIHllment Of his own
words, No man taketh It (llis lif~
away from me, but lay 1t down 81
myself" In deed and ii truth Jesus
gave up his life. John 19.25-27 tells
Of the faithful women and Of the com.
initial Of Mary to the care OF ''the dis.
ciple John. Immediately following
his death the VEN Of the temple Al
Jerusalem was rent from the "top to
the bottom Not BY the hand Of man
and the last symbolic event in TIE
history Of the old ritualism is COM
pleted. That ven had excluded from
God All save the high priest and was
the only way Of approach to his pres.
ence. Nov new and better way Of
admission is open and through Christ
men need no longer be excluded from
God. Heb. 1918. 1o
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on the Cross

u. The Place, Calvary, w. 22-2z.
Here we see him, the brightness Of
Gods glory and the express image Of
his person, the incarnation Of truth, In
Whom dwelt the fullness Of the Cod
head bodily" "crucified." Sin has done
its worst. The Scriptures are fulfilled,
Ps. 22:16, zech. 1910. It was neces
sary for our salvation that he should
die exactly as he did, Gal. 3:1O, 10;
John 3:14; Deut. 21:23 Even the
parting Of his garments was prophe-
sled, Ps. 22:1s. The presence Of two
malefactors had also been foretold.
lisa. 5S:s. IL.
III. The Passers-by at Calvary, w.
1892. The people and the priests
Joined In heaping scorn upon him.
Even those that were crucified with
him "reproached him. Yet he loved
them all. There seem to have been
no gibes for the two thieves, John
1919, II Tim. S:12. The cry Of the
mob now is save thyseff" ". So).
Twas spoken in mockery, but they
spoke a truth, nevertheless: It was
necessary for the good shepherd to
give his life for the sheep, John 1911,
and by no means to use his power In
saving himself They did not believe
on him after the resurrection Of Laza,
rus; is it to be believed that they
would have accepted him had he
saved himself?" To have saved him.
self would have been for him to take
himself out Of the hands of God-an
act Of disobedience, and we read that
''he was obedient unto death" Phil
2;8. He was obedient unto death, for
death had no hold upon him. He was
obedient to the passion and impulse
Of eternal love.
w. The Person on Calvary, w. 80.
20. In the midst Of this awful scene,
in the confusion Of the mingled cry
Of the mob. there is sounded one note
of triumph. AS Jesus was thus lifted
up from the earth (John 1882, one
Of those. his companions, ceased to
revile him, and cried out, "Art thou
the Christi" and, to be literal, ''if SO,
save us" The other seems to have
had his vision cleared, for he rebukes
his fellow criminal by saying that |
their condemnation was a Just reward
for their deeds. Turning 10 Jesus he
exclaims, Remember me in thy |
kingdom" The answer was imme-
diate and significant, To-day shalt |
thou be with me In paradise" This
is a graphic illustration Of the whole
meaning and symbolism Of the cross.
In his undying hour the Savior Of men
loosed this sinner from his sins and
granted him the right to fellowship
with him in the life beyond
Jesus hung upon the cross three
hours,
Bearing shame and scofdng rude,
In my place condemned he stood
Sealed my pardon with his blood.
Hallelujah what q savior.
His Faith triumphant
Then God drew the curtain Ror avSv
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19
YOUNG RESIGNS
FROM U" BOARD

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 13.-Judge N. C.
Young of this city, who for the past
eight years has been member Of the
board of regents of the state univer-
sity at Grand Forks and who is now
president Of the board has filed his
resignation with Governor Hanna to
become effective Immediately.
II have served upon the board of re-
gents for eight years." said Judge
Young in speaking of his resignation,
"and I think that it IS time that some
one else took my place. The work
has been a pleasure to me, as every
thing has been harmonious on the
board all the time have served with
1t, but it is quite a sacrifice and
think it time that some one else should
take my place. u.
So far there has been no action
taken on the resignation and conse.
quently there have been no appoint
ments to fill the vacancy nor is there
any indication of who Governor Hanna
will appoint to the post. The board
of regents will have to elect a
president to fill the vacancy by the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

Harry Johnson, aged s. son of Mrs..
A. johnson, OF Verona; had been &C.
cidentally, killed while out hunting
with Edmund Tarcr. aged IL. Ed
mund took the gun While his Older
brother and Arthur Johnson who were
preparing to go hunting were out Of
the room and Edmund and Harry then
went into the cornfield. While trying
to shoot at rabbit the gun was &C.
cidentally discharged and killed the
younger boy Instantly. Young Taron
then dragged the bol7 to the fence
and went for hello.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19
KAISER'S PICKED MEN
MAKE DESPERATE FIGHT

A man ny the name of Thomas FL
lingson of Sweet Grass, Alta, approach
ed a stranger on the streets of Willis
ton and handed him $32 stating that
he had no further use for the money.
Ellingson then tried to kill himself
with a knife. He is now confined in
the county jail at Williston and will
probably be sent back to Canada and
entered in an asylum there.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

Mrs. Phil Schafer of Calvin, N. D..
met with very painful accident while
driving along the road on her way to
town. The clip which held the fill in
place became unfastened and the
fill dropped down. The horse became
frightened and started to run, tipping
the buggy over and throwing Mrs.
Schafer and daughter out. The chill
dren were uninjured but Mrs. Schaf-
er's leg was bruised quite badly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19
Federal Reserve Bank
System Now in Effect

Sept. II, under the old law, and $43,
! 100000 in excess Of the requirements
under the new law. Therefore, if the
deposits today in this district are al
! great as on Sept. -, there will at once
be released from legal reserve require
ments in this district the very consid
cradle amount of $43,00O,000 which
may be loaned for general business
purposes.
As the northwest is first an agricul.
tural country. its wealth and prosper
ity and business foundation all depend
on the product of its farms. The in
crease in such products in the last de.
cade has been enormous. According
to the United States department of az
riculture the value Of farm products,
including livestock and dairy products,
in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Mon
tana in 1900 was 1920, 100000 and in
1910 it was 100000, 900. Much of this
increase was due to the price, it 10
true, for every commodity was low In
1900 and high in 1910, and, also, crops
were short in 1910. Therefore to CON-
pare those two years is hardly fair; so
let us. rather, compare bank deposits,
which after all more accurately reflect
prosperity than do farm products.
In 1898 deposits of the ZIG banks in
Minnesota amounted to $5s,370,000; in
South Dakota the deposits of the 100
banks were $9,713,O00; of the Ill
banks in North Dakota, 5000 900, a to-
tai for the three states of $78,192,O00.
In 1913 the deposits of the then 1,046
banks Of Minnesota were $379,013, 900;
deposits of the 625 banks in South Da-
kota were $50. $4,000, and of the Isl
banks in North Dakota, s;$9o,321,o 900, a
total of $559,S69,00o.
Nothing could better illustrate the
phenomenal development that has
been going on in what is now Federal
Reserve district No. 9. Furthermore,
this vast progressive movement Is still
under way and the records of the next
ten years cannot fail to show re-
markable increase in wealth in these
states.
At the present time the capital Of
national and state banks of Minnesota
is approximately s45,500,000 and the
surplus $3o,5OO,o0O. North Dakota
banks have capital of $14,OO0,000 and
surplus of s6,5Oo,OoO. South Dakota
capital $13,OOO,OO and surplus $780,
300. Montana, capital $14,00O,o00 and
surplus $7,50O,OOO. Total deposits Of
the banks in the four states, approx
mately $750,0o0,OO0.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

Identifying his murdered son by
partially deformed hand and by a
watch charm he had presented to the
boy, Peter Porn of Winimac, Ind. is
almost heartbroken at Fargo, N. D.
His son came to the state and worked
in the harvest fields during the fall
When letters failed to reach the faith.
er he started an investigation with
county officials. His description OF the
boy corresponded with that Of the
body found in the Red river. He had
been robbed, killed and his body
thrown into the river.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

Nish, Servia, Nov. 13-Six battalion
of Austrian infantry, with quick firing
guns, which crossed the Danube near
Szderevo, under the cover of artillery
fire November 9, has been annihilated
by the Servian counter attack, accord.
ing to official Information issued here.
"All the men not killed, wounded
or drowned in the Danube river, fell
into our hand"
The Servian announcement contin-
ued: 1--WE made two thousand prison
ers and captured several quick firing
guns"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

Paris, Nov. 13.-It is officially stat
ed: ITO the north we held all our po-
sitions. The enemy sought to de.
bauch from Dixmude by a night at.
tack, but was repulsed. We resumed
the offensive against the enemy who
had crossed the river User, and have
driven them back at all points except
one place, where they sill occupy
from two to three hundred meters on
the right bank. In the center we
have gained ground, in the region Of
Tracy Leva to the northeast of the
Forest of Laigue. In the Argonne
region the German attacks were very
serious, but amounted to nothing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

resignation and this will probably be
done soon.
Judge Young has been one Of the
most active workers on the board and
has served faithfully and to the hest
interests Of the university and the
people of the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19

w <soAAAeoIOAA. AVN. -OOSAOIoAy
McAdoo signed the formal order an
nouncing that the twelve reserve
banks were established and ready for
business. The final step required to
set in motion the nations new cur
rency system, found all the regional
banks ready for operation.
With the opening of the twelve fed
eral reserve banks today the country
will experience two changes, one SEN
timental and the other concrete. The
first will come in the way of feeling
of relief throughout the country-a re-
assurance as though there Is now to be
a sort of governmental guarantee
against panics, frequent money strin-
gency and the calling of loans at most
inconvenient times as a result of
scares and political and other uncer-
tainties. The first definite result Of
the opening Of the banks will be the
releasing of over half a billion dollars
in cash now held in reserve funds by
the national banks of the country in
excess Of what will be necessary under
the new law. The beneficial effect to
business Of the release of this amount
which enables it to 90 into circulation,
should be instantly felt; and this in
conjunction with the renewed conf
ednce that must come with the "gov-
eminent banks" should have a very
decided quickening effect on business
and be an Offset throughout the rest
of the country to the financial ills of
the Wall street district:
The total reserves held by the ma
tional banks of the country on Sept. IL
was $1,576 100000, which was $780,
100000 in excess of legal requirements
under the old law, and $5SO,000, 900 in
excess of requirements under the new
law. Under the old law the banks oft"
en- carried excess reserves, particular
ly in times of uncertainty, which serv-
ed to aggregate the stringency. Unde~
the new law there will be no reason
for extraordinary measures OF protec-
ton on the part of bankers, as the fed
eral reserve system will relieve them
of such responsibility and the national
bankers of the country can henceforth
conduct their business "ex-apprehen-
At the time of the last published
statements the national banks in fed
eral reserve district No. 9 held re-
serves amounting to s91,00000o, which
was $13,O00,000 in excess Of the legal
based on the deposits Of
sion"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19
WAR NOTES

|
Berlin, via London. Nov. 17.-Ger.
man general headquarters reports
Sunday afternoon as follows:
"The fighting on our right wing
made only very slight progress yes
terday owing to the unfavorable
weather, but in the course of difficult
preliminary encounter, we captured
several hundred French and English
soldiers and two machine guns.
I'm the forest of Arrgonne we sue
ceeded in blowing up and captured a
strong French point of support.
"The report of the French that they
had dispersed German division at
Coincourt, department of Meurthe-
| Eth-Mosel, to the south of Tarafal, is
an invention. On the contrary the
French suffered considerable losses
here, while we did not lost a single
man.
in the east the fighting continues
on the East Prussian frontier and is
Russian Poland without any definite
decision being reached"
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE Sunday after
noon French official statement fol-
lows:
Yesterday relatively quiet day on
the whole front was characterized
principally by artillery combats. The
Germans however again attempted
several attacks to the north, east and
south of Ypres. They were all re-
pulsed with considerable losses to
them.
"To sum up: All the ecorts made
by the Germans during the last several
days have resulted only in the capture
of the ruined village of Dixmude,
whose isolated position on the right
bank of the canal rendered it's defense
difficult.
Between the Lys and the Disc the
pushing forward of approach works
has continued all along the greater
part of the front.
Upon all that remained of the front
to Lorraine and in the Vosges there
has been detached artillery firing and
minor actions without importance"
! Thielt, Belgium, via Sas Van Client,
The Hauge, and London, Nov. IT,
/ The Germans have not succeeded In
crossing the User in front Of Dixmude
and since that town has been entirely
; destroyed the possession Of it has
thus far been of little value to the
invaders. Heavy fog alternating with
pouring rains are causing a great deal
Of sickness among the soldiers in the
trenches. The bitches are flooded and
the men are forced to stand in water
constantly. AS result these soldiers
suffer from severe colds which fire.
quently develop into pneumonia. There
| is no place in which those who are
ill can be cared for Immediately since
all the villages in this vicinity have
been destroyed and the nearest hos
pitfalls in Client and Bruges are over
crowded.
The exhaustion of the troops which
are fighting under these conditions
has caused a momentary lapse in in
fantry operations, the battle being
chiefly an artillery duel, which &C.
cording to fog, is desultory. Military
men here expect no decision in the
conflict for several days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19
Allies Lines Are Also Being
Strengthened and Holding
Out Well---Final Struggle
Nearing End.

London, Nov 13.-The critical stage
in the battle west of Flanders will be
! reached in the next few days, if not
hours. and should produce something
decisive. The Germans have contin-
ued their attacks with all the forces
available. The British and French are
holding the line between Dixmude and
Ypres, but, with the exception of the
! capture Of Dixmude, Tuesday, and
some progress around Ypres, they
have not been able to make any ma
terial advance.
The French say that all attacks
have been repulsed, while the Ger
mans claim that their attacks are pro-
crossing, at certain points. The Ger
mans are no longer utilizing green
troops in this region, but have brought
up the pick of their army, including
some Prussian guards, who attempt
ed an offensive movement against the
British, but without success. Both
sides express satisfaction with the
progress of the battle.
The Russian army under General
Rennenkampff, is fighting its way in
to East Prussia, and has taken Jo-
Harrisburg, which is on the railway
from Lyck to Soldau, both of which
towns are in the Russian hands. This
gives Russia control of an important
railway line skirting the frontier in
the German territory, with several
branch railways running into the in
terror.
The Russian left follows the Kielce
railway to the Austrian frontier with
in few miles Of Cracow, where a
siege is imminent. The Armenian
army, whose base is Kara, Transcau-
casia, is approaching the Turkish for
tress Erzerum. A sarayevo dispatch
says that Governor Bosnia addressed
proclamation to the Austrian army,
declaring that the Servians must be
completely defeated before winter In
conformity to this the Servians were
driven back to their own country, but
according to the Servian account, they
inflicted a defeat on the Austrians
who attempted to follow them.
There is steady flow Of recruits
for Kitchener's army expected with
the territorials, who number 100000.
England before long will have an
army of 100000 men. New armies
are also being organized in India.
Berlin, Nov. 13, via London.-The
German war headquarters states to-
night: The enemy advanced from
Newport as far as Bombaertzyde, but
were driven across the Yasr. Tho
eastern bank Of the User, % far al
tho sea. Is free from the enemy. Om
attacks across the User, south of Dix
nude, are progressing. In the region
of Ypres we have advanced further
and captured 700 French soldiers, four
cannon and four machine guns. The
enemy's attacks on the Argonne for
est were repulsed. In the east, our
cavalry operating near Kalisz, has
driven back the Russian cavalry,
which had made fresh advance"
The Vienna headquarters reports
that in the battle for the heights of
Misar against the Servians Nov. 6 and
II, 1890 prisoners were taken. Con-
stantinople reports the Caucasian
army is attacking the second line of
the Russians positions. According
to reports by prisoners, the morale
of the Russians is very bad.
Turkish troops have crossed the
Egyptian fronties, and occupied Ell
Arish and Sheikzar.