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all tho other expenses combined. They
should be at least few pennywe.ght
under, unless of course you are de-
liberately trying TO sled your Job 10
a premature grave. In that case you
can do anything you please short OF
breaking open the safe and pinching the
cash drawer.
Some Firms allow their Travellers To
lump the expenses FOR the month and
simply turn In the total Then again,
some do NOT. For every one that does
there are about ten million that do not.
Whenever you hear a County Hopper
expellng large gusts OF air all about
how his Firm let's him toss In merely
lump sum Expense Account. and how he
simply dashes II Off on olga. cite paper
or anything he happens to have around
handy, you can bet your little wooden
hat that his House makes him get down
and iteml2c every piill.ng charge, glvin I;
full data az 10 Time, Place and Circum-
stance together with a set OF blueprints
But let's back up a minute. After
equipp.ng your honest little self with
a small book In which 10 keep your eX-
penscs, the next sep is 70 equip your
self with expenses to keep in your small
book
This part is one obese cinch. Simply
start some place on Dear Firms business.
or 80 home and hide in the bathtub
and pretend you have gone some place
on Dear Firms account.
In either case the expenses should be-
gin with the first fun step you take
otter the House hands you your Route
sist and a bunch OF Expense Money and
tells you to hike,
II you are merely going home to pack
your little pasteboard grip preparatory
to the journey. begin by charging street
car fare home.
This initiates you at once into the
Ancient and Honorable order OF Yob-
DISHES Yobblsh Is a Salesman who
soaks Dear Firm for everything down to
the family wash and fathers can Of
beer
Nov then. suppose the nrst town on
your Route List Is Bughouston. You first
ind out what time you can let a train
for Bughouston. or II you ire travel
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books he gathered up a small bunch
of courage and commenced to slip In
five cents here and five cents there.
He was getting on fairly well and In
creasing his speed right along until
one day he tried to slash in with
thirty-cent Clean Up all In one bundle.
and then It was all OF to sheboygan
with Proffsky.
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PRELIMINARY CHUSH.

Some Prof about the Selling Game than
the a who invented IT,
Prof does not deny the who said H.
Prof about than other
OF Saesmanshp Travellers Expense
Book which forms Of this Lesson
Prof perhaps and study his Expense Book
the Road And that talking tall
this mental and physical exercise Prof evolved System
that peach.
poughng and narrowing he could into his Book anything
from Bearskn Overcos and you'd know
was any evidence OF the
Right Skl Entry Profs and that
hesitation Of punishment the Hereafter that
subject Of Saesmen
o. u Boack tBus Do) Of Hckl the
all round little hoped q Cheesery.
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as II II was some foreign substance
that happened to alight on the page.
stand right up and declare that the
entry as II sta nds is correct and that
II they don't like II they know what
they can do. In all probability they
will proceed to do It.
Whenever any arm fires q salesman
for committing q nuisance In his ex-
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The House had had some ono cover
ing the County forward and backward
and crisscross every week for forty-fve
years, and they could come within IS
cents OF guessing what the legitimate
total of any Expense Book should be for
any old period OF time.
There was no chance for Grand Lar
cany with that outfit and Proffs Thirty
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
WHAT A WASTE,

During the past year twenty million
dollars has been spent in the United
States in fighting tuberculosis. On the
theory which appears to be entertain
ed by several eminent critics of the
educational institutions in this state
The expenditure Of this money repre-
eents an enormous waste. Twenty
million dollars! Just think of it! And
Tor what? Just to study a. few bugs
and things and observe their habits.
lust to give few people a little
rHurishing food and enable them to
get fresh air. lust to check a. little
coughing and few hemorrhages.
What magnificent building that
sum would have erected in some am
bitious town-Bismarck, for instance
IT would have been a monument ana
an ornament, and the care Of it. and
tho various offices which would have
neen created in connection with it
would have provided easy iobs at
good salaries for quite lot of peo-
rle.
Or course those who look a little
beneath the surface of things can see
some benefit In the expenditure that
has been made. There has been prog
ress IN the understa nding Of one of the
worst curses of humanity, a better
Understanding of what it is, how it
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

operates, and how to deal with il:
Lives have been saved which would
otherwise have been prcmaturcly. end
ed. Men and women have had useful
ard happy years added to their lives.
Some progress has been made toward
the complete Punishment Of the
plague. ..t- ~
The progress that has been made
along this line has been takcn akin to
the progress that is made everywhere
where men undertake seriously the
study of the needs Of humanity, the
conditions which surround these lives
OF ours, and the things that may be
done to make living easier, happier
ond better. 1t is tho same sort of
progress that is made in the chemical
laboratory, on tho demonstration
farm, III the machine shop. wherever
young men and young women are
trained to do and to be and to think.
IT isn't all waste, even if the figures
do bulk large.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
NEGRO PROGRESS.

There has just been issued by the
Tuskeges institute a publication
known as the Negro Year Book"
which sets forth in narrative and tab
ular form some significant facts re-
lating to the progress of the negro
race. The story told is an amazing
one, and it must be inspiring to those
who have had the work in charge.
The man who has, beyond all 9TH
ers, exerted the strongest and most
beneficial influence ON the negro race
Is the man who has made the name
of Tuskegee known throughout the
land, Booker 4. Washington, a black
man, born in slavery, who has made
his own way and surmounted obsta-
clcs almost incredible in their mag
nitlIde, and who stands today as the
Moses leading his people to social and
Industrial freedom.
Or. Washington is not a. visionary.
He Is not a theorist. What his opin-
ion may be on many Of the problems
which exist concerning the ultimate
future of the black race we do not
know. If he has opinions ON these
subjects he has occupied very little
time expressing them. He has
preached to the black man, but he
has not taught the colored brother
that he is to be waited to the skies on
ilowery beds of ease. He has taught
exactly the opposite. He has tried to
pound into the colored man the con-
viction that he must get right down
and scratch gravel. He has taught
that the salvation of the black man
is tn the hands of the black man him.
self. He has said to the black man:
Get busy. It's UP to you. Work. BE
sober and faithful. Save your money.
Get a bit of land. Own a home of
yot own. Own a COW and a garden.
BE neat and be thrifty. Become tax
layer. Don't lo,k for people to help
you. Help yo, ,self. II you want the
white mans respect. respect yourself -
Washington has not paid much at
tention to what is often held to be the
higher culture. He has realized that
his race Is a race in the making, and
that II 1t is to make progress 1t must
begin at the bottom. He has sought
as the first step in real progress to
eanish the curse of shiftlessness. The
records Of the year book show that
the thing can be done. 1t is being
done. And. this nation has Washing
ton to thank for very much of what
mas been accomplished.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
FORCED PRISONER
TO CARRY HIM

London. Dec. 2S.-The story of how
a wounded Ghurka obtained a COM
Iortanie ride to camp without losing
the prisoner he had captured is related
~ an officer just returned from the
front.
"One night said the officer, who
commands a company in a Ghurka
regiment, when our men rushed a
German trench, one Of the Ghurkas
captured German. There is a re-
ward for bringing in prisoners alive
so the Ghurka started back to our
trenches with his prisoner.
"He was hit in the leg while cross.
ing the field SO he forced the German
to take him on his back to our lines
He came riding in on his captive, Sc
cured his reward, and then let him.
self be removed on stretcher to the
llosDital"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
LIQUOR TRADE PRO-
TESTING METHODS

London, Dec 2s.-The licensed
'Victuallers' Defense league represent
ing some $4,000 liquor license holders
mas passed resolutions charging I'M
fair treatment by the government be-
cause of increased taxes and shortened
hours for the public bars.
The liquor trade, said the chairman
OF the meeting. is always the heaviest
sufferer in time Of emergency when
the government needs money badly.
But such emergencies gave the enc
mics OF the trade a chance to infiict
injury upon it. They had added
heavily to the tax on beer, shortened
the hours Of business and in many
PLACES forbade the right of entry to
soldiers The economic result of this
policy would be to reduce salaries and
dismiss employees. besides driving the
smaller places out Of business.
The resolution declared it to be an
unIair ana inconsistent policy to al
low the army to have canteens while
the men were denied entry to the hars
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
a COURSE IN REINDEER.

IN twenty years the reindeer in
dustry has made the Eskimos of Alas
ka civilized and thrifty men," says the
United States bureau of education in
4 bulletin just issued.
The reindeer industry began in
Alaska in 1892 when the bureau of
education imported from Siberia III
reindeer. The object of the importa-
ton, according to the bulletin, was to
furnish source Of supply for food
and clothing to the Eskimos in the vi
cinity Of Behring Strait. This impor-
tation was continued until 1902, and
a total Of 1880 reindeer were brought
from Siberia. There are now 47.:s6
reindeer distributed among 62 herds,
and 3Q.5S2 Of these, arc owned by the
natives.
This industry has given to the Alas
kan Eskimos not only food and cloth
ing. but Il means OF transportation su-
perior to dog teams Instead of be-
ing .nomadic hunters eking out pre-
carious existence on the vast untim-
bcred lands of the Arctic coast region
the Eskimos," according to the bu-
rcau's bulletin, now have assured
support and opportunity to acquire
wealth by the sale of meat and skins
to the white men, -.
The reindeer industry is carefully
guarded. NO native is permitted to
sell or otherwise dispose of a female
reindeer to any person .other than a.
native OF Alaska" This is done, the
bulletin states. lest white men de-
prive the natives Of their reindeer and
destroy this great native industry
which the bureau of education has in
the last twenty years built up and
fostered."
The reindeer service is an integral
part Of the educational system Of the
bureau of education for northern and
western Alaska. The district superin-
tendents Of schools are also superin-
tendents Of the reindeer service.
Promising and ambitious young ma
tives are selected by superintendents
as apprentices In the reindeer service,
receiving six, eight or ten reindeer at
the close Of the first, second and third
years, respectively. and ten more at
the close Of the fourth year. Upon
the satisfactory termination Of his ap-
premiership, the native becomes a
herder and assumes entire charge of
herd.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
MANY NEW SHIPS
BEING ORDERED

London, Dec. 2s.-There seems to
be no falling off in the demand for
new ships. Further orders have been
placed for new steamers in the Clyde
and Northeast coast yards. The order
for Clyde yards are said to be eleven
steamers aggregating $4,000 tons in
Guiding passenger steamer for the
Atlantic trade Of $4,000 tons. The
Northeast coast yards are asked to
supply about twelve cargo steamers
and two oil carrying vessels.
Steel makers are reapine a rich
harvest through the present abnormal
demand for ship building material
especially those with works in close
proximinity to the yards where gov.
ernment contracts are being carried
through with great despatch.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

Bismarck, y. D., Dec. 2s.-"Scold-
ing. the schools. is only drawing at
tention from bigger leaks. declares
President ]. H. Worst, of the Univer-
sity Of North Dakota agricultural col
lege. in statement given out here and
in which he repudiates charges of eX-
made within the last few weeks
against the agricultural college.
In his statement Mr.. Worst express
ed the ouinion that state constitu:
tional convention should be called for
the purpose of reorganizing the meth
Od of state government. Not only
would he have the educational sys-
tenn reorganized, but he would extend
it to other departments as we'll elm
mating present conditions that have
been set forth as undesirable.
Would it not be a good plan to
call a state constitutional convention
and reorganize the. educational sys-
TEN Of the state. concentrating rather
than distributing the work? also re-
duce the membership in the state as
sembly by at least one-half, and re-
organizing the duties of state officers
reducing the number of actual needs
OF the state and. if thought advisa BILE
adopt the commission form of govern:
ment for the state.''
Responding to charges with refer
ence to the agricultural college and
it's finances. which. along with other
educational institutions Of the state,
have been called into question through
the activity Of cehtain interests OPP
posed to the appropriation Of moneys
for the upkeep of the states educa-
tional system, Mr.. Worst maintains
that the state has received value for
money paid
Investigation made by Prof. Ladd,
Of the agricultural college of the mil
ling value Of wheat, which alone clos
ed spread of almost 20 cents in the
price Of Duruns wheat and other
wheats. and which also raised the
price Of velvet chaff wheat. and which
now frequently sends Durum wheat to
a premium, have paid the state farm
ers at least s3.000.000 annually.
THE elimination Of poisonous drugs
short weights, bogus paints. by the di-
vision Of chemistry, also is worthy Of
note as an achievement by the agri-
cultural college, made possible
through state appropriations
Reviewing these returns to the state
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
Petersburg.

Petersburg, N. D., Dec. 2s.--Mr.
of Lakota. spent Christmas at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Swendseid came
up from Grand Forks Thursday and
spent the holiday at the A. K. Swend-
seld home.
Last Thursday occurred the marriage
of Miss Carolyn Mellum eldest daugh-
ter of Mrs. A. a. Mellum, to Emil
Nelson of Grand Forks. Rev. Ring
stad performed the ceremony. The
bride is a popular young lady Of this
vicinity having attended the public
school here and graduating from the
Mayville State Normal. The bride
was attired in a dark blue travelling
suit and accessories to match and was
attended by her sister, Miss Julia Mel
lum.. The bridal couple left in the
evening for Minneapolis after which
they will take up their residence at
Grand Forks.
Anthony swendseid Of the Univer-
sity is spending the holidays with his
wife and daughter Eleanor.
Miss Eilenn Anton is spending the
holidays with her parents MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Anton, at Dahleu, n. ID.
Nh. and Mrs. Minkle have moved
iHlO the rooms IN the rear OF their
confectionery store.
Miss Annie Villeu returned a few
Gays ago from months visit with
friends at Dalhen.
F. G.. Stedman is spending the hol-
idays with his parents at Wadena.
MINI.
V. c. Haan. of Gallo, n. ID. is spend-
ing the holidays with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. F. Haan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham entertained Mr..
Chester and Mr.. Linstrum at dinner
Sunday.
John Cren left slast week for his
claim near bingham, Montana
DIR. w. J.. Cowper, of Michigan
made professional call here Satur.
day.
A. X. Reiten and J. r. Elem were
passengers for Grand Forks Satur-
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
sss sssss
SILENCE is GOLDEN.

New London Comm announc-
es the signing Of Danny senno.
lively little Italian outficlder. Mr..
senno is.. positively, the. only one
of his kind in captivity. He. will
not. under any conditions. coach
at first or. third: he never shouts
|. advice or warnings, or yells ."I
: got It" when playing the outfield.
and he never raises his voice in
angry warfare with the umpire.
Deaf mute? Nope-Mr. senno
has a voice Of great power and
fullness: Modest and bashful 2
far be 1t from such! Mr.. senno,
for three years, has been studying
for srand opera; he spends his
!. winters learning from great mas
= tiers. and he will not, under any
circumstances. take any chances
ON a loud hparse yelp that might,
inture his vocal chords. J sonie,
sell control when he won't even,
woof woof at the umpire.
, 4 AiS n = -
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
DENMARK PLANS TO
AID ITS CITIZENS

Copenhagen, Dec. 2S.-The Danish
government is preparing several bills
for financial relief of the citizens. Ons'
Of these bills provides for the tenn
porary postponement Of the recovery
of loans against mortgage security,
while another aims to establish a new
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
''Scolding Schc ols is Only Drawing
Attention From Bigger Leaks, is
Worst'S View of Anti-MOvement

as we'll as numerous others, President
Worst declares the money spent at the
Agricultural callege has been well cx-
pended. He questions the advisable
- rf a single board Of control Tor all
educational institutions.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
OXFORD POLICE
STRIKING OUTFIT
David Nelson, Student, Tells
of "Proctors," Peace
Keepers of Varsity.

David T. Nelson. of Mayville. the
last North Dakota Rhoades scholar,
has interesting comments upon con-
ditions at Oxford, in letters to mem
bers of his family. Mr.. Nelson, who
has gone. to Belgium to aid in the
American relief work, being engaged
in the direction of the distribution Of
foodstuffs. went to England last fall.
Excerpts from his letters follow:
Belgium day here was a remark
able feature:
They sold little flags in Belgium
colors and little bows Of tissue paper
Altogether about $3.50 was raised.
appearance for flags were every
where In evidence and everyone wore
4 Belgian bow. Some Of the under.
grads would buy enough to cover them
front OF their coats, some wore them
on their hats, at their knees, and on
their shoes Two wore them on their
gowns-covered them so thickly that
you couldn't tell they had gowns on.
and were 'progged". that is arrested
by the Proctors Of the U. for unseen.
ly conduct" and fined two quid apiece.
\ quid is IS; another name for
pound.
PrOctors Funny Lot
The Prortors are funny lot. They
are the Official guardians of the peace
Of the University. They march about
the streets at night with full para
phernalia Of robes and caps. and what
not. while two bobbies (policemen)
march on before. OF course one has
great difficulty recognizing them; l
think l should make no mistake up to
a miles distance. They would at
tract attention even at a wild west
show. The main thing is to see them
first; then If they are not too close
you run. If they are quite close
however, it is not considered good
form to run. And so you wait
are told to report next morning
and then YOU are fined ten
doc at Lincoln college was caught
one evening. and SO without giving
the Proctor chance to speak, he said
II am so-and-So, Of Lincoln college;
III report at your office in the morn
ing. When he got around next morn
ing they fined him fifteen bob extra
Ior MS little speech. It's a nice
source of revenue for the u, ANYWAY,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

credit institution to meet the even
tual urgent needs Of property holders
when the withdrawal Of invested CAPT,
tai again becomes legal. 1t is re-
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
10000 BOY SCOUTS
SERVING AT FRONT

London, Dec. .2s.--There are now
over 10000 old boy scouts serving the
army at the front and making splen-
did records. says General Baden-P Pow
ell, chief Of the organization.
Inc general has just returned from
York, where he made satisfactory
arrangement with the education au-
thorities in regard to the scouts serv-
ing as messengers and office boys in
the military headquarters there. BY
this arrangement the boys give one
week to the army and an alternate
week to their schools
\ significant announcement is the
opening Of the scouts defense force
to boys OF 10. which would give them
a year of training, it is said, in case
the age Of enlistment in the army is
lowered to fifteen years.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28
What Jones Did.

Philadelphia Telegraph: In the lob
by of a Washington hotel the other
night the conversation turned to
bravery. when Congressman Edmund
Platt of New York. recalled the ex-
per:ence Of Jones.
Jones rambled into the village
cigar store one evening. and in re-
sponse to question as to what made
him look SO wild-eyed, told of an
adventure he had just had.
Il was coming through that deep.
dark. woods down below Taylors
farm, said Jones in a voice that still,
palpitated. when saw the dusky
forms Of two men stealthfully crawl.
ing through the woods toward me.
One of them had pistol in his hand
and the other had
Gee whiz Il" interjected on fthe
cigar store crowd. What in the deuce
did you do?"
What did I do?" responded Jones.
with some emphasis. why, 1 did
three miles in just about four min
utes!'
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

garded as certain that large quantities
Of foreign capital now invested in
Denmark will be Withdrawn for use
at home after the end Of the war.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-28

Snow shovelers have already been
at work in Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-16
Aft Hughes
Told To Hike
THREATENED TO SHOOT UP A
PLACE ON JACKSON AND
JEFFERSON STREETS. VI.

A report came into the county Off.
Gals the rother night that "Alf,'
llughesN well known character
about the city was terrorizing the
crowd near the "Merry-go-ronndn on
Jackson street by drawing a big gun
from his pocket and threatening to
shoot up the place.
Constable Riggs started after the
alleged vIolater and when lie was
found and searched the dangerous
weapon was found TO be an old re-
yolycr with both handles, cylinder
and trigger all missing. Tie weapon
was confiscatcd and examined by the
officer and as IT did not look TO be
very dangerous Hughes was told to
FtAc-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-16
Y. NJ. C. "A.
Tf,,.,i,Gi 81 2LEG.t. 81 49,
FL. Meeting To
B!!:''e!HeldHe,re.
JENNIE SMITH, RAILROAD EVAN.
GELIST TO ASSIST IN
~" THE WORK. 7 5-''i
THE B. G o. TO CONTRIBUTE GEN.
ERoUSLY FOR ITS
SUPPORT.

Arrangements are being made by
the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. of this city
70 nave big meeting in this city In
september. 1t is understood that the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad com
pany VIII contribute generously TO
the success of the Undertaking. Miss
Jennie Smith. the railroad evangelist
will be here to aid in the work and M
encourage others! = . 90 2i4liS-. -
1t is likely that the meeting will
be held in Loop Park and may last
two weeks. % = lt-s -. =
There will boa meeting tonight 10
further the arrangements that arc
being looked after carefully by local
men. ,tlJp nic lo'fs 1Eas7i' -
Itf tfl |fhdsrifk.GFa u a.tl fHut