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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-24

Fifth Grade OF the Rltclle BUILDING,
with Miss Peterson as teacher. The
children were given. just ten minutes
before the closing Of school to write
an original story:
1.-THE Story Of a Poor Little Boy"
There once lived in England little
boy that had poor mother. and all
day long she would sit and nit stock
ings. For her little boy and sing to
him. One day he said to his mother
that there house was poor, was the
poorist of all still thay thought it was
the best of all.
1t were only three days to Christmas
and he wonder what he would get for
he thought his mother could not get
anything for him and he thought
wright and
And so he thought of a plane. he
sais to himself l will write letter to
the Christ Child and maybe he will
send me something and so he begain
his letter and thes are the words:
TO HEAVEN Dec. %.
Dear lord Heavenly lord.
send me a cord of wood and some
wrapes for me and my mother ana
Bless her dearly. Dearly your
lam.
"THE envelope
TO THE CHRIST CHILD
in heaven.
and when the postmaster got it, it
alwready was christmas. And he
wonder at such letter and so he
gave it to the lawyer who examined
it and he knew the littel child and
went to his home and sent him cord
Of wood and some grocerys all he
coold get. when he got there he
started to thank him But the lawyer
sidd thank me not but the own dear
heavenly father who put the thought
in my haert.
Nicky Gorvino.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-24
AN ORIGINAL
CHRISTMAS STR0Y

Following is the prize story written
by Nicky Gorvino, student in the
Fifth Grade of the Ritchie Building,
with Miss Peterson as teacher. The
children were given. just ten minutes
before the closing of school to write
an original story:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-24

The colony of local girls who are
attending Valley City Normal have
returned to this city to spend the
Yuletide at their homes. Among
these girls are the Misses Ruth Mich
OILS, Gertrude Mount, Isabel McGillis.
Marguerite Gustafson, Esther Semling
Margaret Jones, Flora Murray, and
Helen Rebister.-Bismarck Tribune.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
Discrimination Against the West.

Another illustration of dscrimina-
ton against the West is found In the
action of the House In refusing to ac-
cept Senate amendments for contin-
uing the operation of western assay
offices. Senator Brady offered an
amendment, which the Seate adopted,
appropr, ating $9,700 to continue oper-
alton of the Boise assay office for
another year. The Senate agreed to
this amendment, and to similar am
endments for Helena. Salt Lake,
Deadwood, and Carson. The House
declares that all these offices shall
be closed, but insists upon retaining
the defunct mint at New Orleans,
which costs the government three
times as much as any of the west
ern assay offices, and which handles
principally gold coming from Central
and South America. The western
assay offices, located in the gold pro-
ducing states are to be closed, 10 the
South finally wins it's fight, while the
New Orleans mint, which is nothing
more than an assay office, located
q thousand miles or more from any
important gold mine. Is to be contin-
ued, largely to afford offices or Dem
ocraas. The assay office appropria-
lions are still in dispute, bue as both
branches of Congress are 80 hostile
to the West, the chance of securing
adequate appropriations for Western
offices 10 very slight.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
SENSIBLE HINTS FOR The f0uhTi OF III

Enact the signing Declaration
II chimes played,
n O hare n Continental
Print patriotic O rec distribution
Sing
strings
Make 1t a homecoming family reunion day
Let the boys have campfire and cook their dinner.
An automobile parade at night would be pretty picture
Send small balloons
Have athletic between Uncle Sam and John Bull
Free entertainments halls would make children
folks
Exhibit halswods pictures
Each thirteen the
Use white ana blue blue yellow candles lights
Children like uniforms march
without fireworks
drop
the big
Wherever there water
Illuminated
making
the Declaration Washngtons farewell his
Journal
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
TWO FAMOUS FOURTHS.
Saw Beginning of Erie Canal and
Americas First Railroad Line.


July 4 has always been selected as
an suspicious one on which to inau-
gurate important enterprises. July 4.
1917, Governor De Witt Clinton turn
ed the first sod In the construction Of
the Erie canal, considered great un
dertaking. On July 4. 1923. was eel
ebrated the beginning Of the first rail-
way In this country. the Baltimore and
Ohio.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last
surviving signer of the Declaration of
Independence, and member of the
first directory Of this railroad, was
present and turned the first spadeful Of
earth, saying, II consider this among
the most important acts Of my life
second only to that OF signing the Dec
laration of Independence. II indeed.
second to that"
To the Blacksmiths association.
which presented to him the pick. spade
hammer and trowel used In the eere-
mony of dedication. Carroll wrote:
"You observe that republics can exist
and that the people under that form Of
government can be happier than under
any other That the republic created
by the Declaration Of Independence
will continue to the end of time Is my
fervent prayer. That protracted exist
ence, however, will depend on the mo.
rality, sobriety and industry of the
people, and on no part more than on
the mechanics. forming In our cities
the greatest number Of their most use.
full inhabitants. Chicago Record Her
aid.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
JOHN ADAMS JULY 4 TOAST.

|. In the spring Of the year 1926,
1 fifty years after the signing Of
!. the Declaration of Independ-
|. ence, Thomas Jefferson was
!. eighty three and John Adams
|. ninety, yet both retained the full
I enjoyment of their faculties.
|. Throughout the land great prep
I arations were making to observe
|. Independence day, the national
7 holiday. Party feeling was sunk
! in common love of country, and
I the attention Of the public was
] universally turned toward these
l venerable patriots, who, with
Charles Carroll of Carrollton,
! were the sole survivors OF the
. signers. Both men were In the
: feeblest of health and were
. aware that their end drew near,
. but both desired to behold the
. glorious day, and life, like a
; tiickering taper, prolonged itself
In obedience to wills that had
. not fiinched before the wrath Of
. kings.
: On June 80 the orator for the
. celebration at Quincy called
. upon Adams and asked for a
. toast. ~ give you" said the
: feeble patriarch. independence
. forever" When asked If he de-
: sired to add anything to the SEN
timent the old hero replied, mot
world!
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
British Earl FOUGHT For America

One of the most interesting figures
Of the Revolutionary war period In
America was the Earl of Stirling who
fought for American independence.
He was the only British peer who
served in the American army. and he
was warm friend of George Wash
ington. He held the rank of major
general in the American army. Lord
Stirling lived the greater part of his
life in America. was married to New
York lady and died In Albany. N. Y,
In 1888.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
THE SIGNERS IN RHINE.
Their Names Shall Honored Be Until
the End Of Time.

Their Names Shall Honored Be Until
the End Of Time.
It will not be denied that the men
who, ON July 4. 1776, pledged "their
lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honor" In behalf of our national liber-
ty deserve the most profound rever-
! ence from every American citizen. BY
arranging In rime the names of the
signers according to the colonies from
which they were delegated the Allan
Ia Constitution assists the youthful
learner In remembering the names of
the fathers Of American independence:
The Massachusetts delegation
That signed our glorious Declaration
Were Hancock Gerry, Robert Paine.
The great John Adams, and again
Another Adams, Samuel by name.
New Hampshire, called the Granite State,
Sent Whipple, Bartlett. Thornton great.
Alike In counsel and debate.
Rhode Islands delegates, we see,
Were Stephen Hopkins and Ellery.
Connecticut, excelled by none,
With Sherman Wolcott. Williams and
Huntington.
New York as delegates employed
Lewis Morris and William Floyd.
With Francis Lewis and Livingston,
Who died before the war was done.
New Jersey to the congress sent
Her honored college president,
John Witherspoon, with Stockton, Clark,
Hart, Hopkinson, all men of mark.
Though Pennsylvania need not blush
For Norris Morton, Wilson, Rush,
And, though most men might seem as
dross
To Clymer. Taylor, Smith and Ross,
To Franklin each his tribute brings,
Who neither lightning feared nor kings
The men from Delaware-indeed
AS true as steel in utmost need
Were Rodney with Mexican and Read
"My Maryland is proud to own
Her Carroll, Paca, Chase and Stone.
On old Virginias roll We see
The gifted Richard Henry Lee,
And, just as earnest to be free,
His brother Francis Lightfoot Lee,
And Wythe and Nelson, patriots true,
With Harrison and Braxton, too.
But of them all there was not one
AS great as Thomas Jefferson.
North Cardinals chosen men
We know were Hooper Hewes and Penn.
And South Cardinals vote was one
dleton.
From Georgia came Gwinnett and Hall
And Walton, too, the last of all
Who signed our precious Declaration,
The pride and glory Of the nation.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
July 4 Killed a Prs.idsnt.

The cornerstone Of the Washington
monument at the national capital was
laid July 4, 1850. 1t was a very hot
day. President Taylor, who was pres
ent, was exposed to the heat of the
sun for three hours. On his return to
the White House he drank freely Of
ice water and iced milk and also par
took Of some cherries. Shortly after
ward he was taken III and died July o.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
PERKY IN WASHINGTON

Ex-senator X. |. Perky has been
frequently in the corridors OF the
Capitol last week renewing acquain3
lance with his former colleagues and
friends. Senator Perky made friends
during his short term In Washington,
while filling out the unexpired term
Of the late Senator Hepburn. prior
to the election OF Senator Brady
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
A Prophetic Enulishman.

We have no news, public or private
but there is an ostrich egg laid In
America where the Bostonians have
canted 300 chests of tea into the ocean.
for they will not drink tea with our par
lament. Lord Chatham talked Of con-
querlng America In Germany. ! be
lieve England will be conquered some
day or other In New England or Ben.
gal.-Horace Walpole, Feb. 2, 1774.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
FOURTH OF JULY WOUNDS

FOURTH OF JULY WOUNDS
The particular danger in Fourth OF
July wounds is tetanus (lock.jaw
Wounds from blank cartridge pistols
toy cannons. fire crackers and other
noise making devices are not uncom,
monty followed by this frightful and
fatal Affection.
But tetanus can be avoided. Most
every case is chargeable to neglect o
the necessary precautions; especially
is this true CT cases following wounds
which have been looked upon as triv.
ial.
All Fourth OF July wounds. no mat
ter how slight, should be attended
by physician, as is evident from
the following necessary procedure
without exception, all wounds should
be laid fully open under local, or pref
erably, general anesthesia, and all fo
eign material and necrotic or badly
injured tissue removed. After thor
oughly cleansing the wound swab it
out with a very strong solution of
carbolic acid and Immediately follow
with washing with So per cent al.
cohol to prevent further action of the
acid. Then wash the wound with a
/ 900 or a i 1000 solution
of bichlorde of mercury and
pack it with gauge soaked I'm IA
saturated solution of salicylic or bori
acid, applying large wet dressing
of the same solution. The wound
must never be closed; healing must
be by granulation. Renew the dres-
sing and packing every day.
Now comes the most important
part OF the treatment. AS soon as the
wound is dressed give the patient an
injection OF 1900 units of tetanus an
titoxin, selecting the loose tissues oil
the abdomen, the buttocks, between
the scapulae or similarly well adapt
ed part of the body. Preferably the
injection should be given while the
patient Is in recumbent position.
1t lis of the utmost importance that
the antitoxin be given promptly. AT
ter symptoms OF tetanus appear ii
la too late.
Among men who have not enough
brains with which to wad a gun, toy
pistols and blank cartridges seem to
De favorite vehicles of patriotic ex-
preston.
Entering eternity via the sky-rock-
ct route may be elevating. but to us
t appears highly undesirable.
The toy cannon is more devastat.
ing than the real thing.
Cut out the crackers and you may
not have to cut off the fingers.
Be strong for a sane Fourth.
Do the laundries, other than Am
erican, buy water of the city by
meter?
Either they are privileged to use
water without paying for 1t, or else
they do not use 1t.
II they do not use 1t, how is the
large amount of washing done?"
Both have the right ring and there
is a world Of cold hard facts behind
them.
The committee also announces that
s nee the annual meeting seven Bos-
ton wetwash laundries have ceased to
do work for the Chinese. 1t would
be difficult to determine the ethical
standards of any plant guilty of the
practice.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
WHAT INDEPENDENCE DAY
DID FOR ENGLAND.

. Immediately, the Fourth Of
. July is noisiIy observed TO esle-
brate the adoption Of the Dec
iaration Of independence. Es-
; sentialIy, the celebration has a
deeper significance and one
which the Americans ought to
; know more about than they do.
II recalls not only our own in
dependence, but the triumph Of
the English people over the
crown and the RELOCATION Of the
king to his true place in the
English system Of government.
BY the English system Of gov
eminent we mean not only the
system in England, but tho sys-
tenn obtaining in the United
States, the systems of Canada,
of Australia, OF all the truly in
dependent powers which have
) grown up as a result Of the
great English movements OF ad-
venture and of colonization
which from time to time ex-
pressed English energy, or the
English spirit Of revolt, or that
) OF unrest, from the days Of
Elizabeth to the days of Vic
toria.
To those who know the devei.
opment of English popular gov
eminent the Fourth OF July
marks the time since when no
English monarch has dared to de.
mand the right TO tax English
people at home or in distant
colonies without their consent.
The struggle was long, and the
crown fought hard for it's pre-
rogative, but despite this the
principle Of English liberty sur-
vived under what were appar-
emily most untowsrd cireum-
stances, the crown became what
il 10, and republic was estab-
lished which has become the
strongest nation In she world.
The Fourth Of July 10 the day
on which we celebrate the rule
Of the people here and abroad,
the growth Of individual liberty
and the absolute dependence Of
the crown in English lands
Harper's Weekly.
. d.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04

Chicago business men are flooding
Washington with letters requesting
Congress to quit and go home. Good
stunt! Let's push 1t along.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04

II King Peter has really abdcat-
ed the throne of Servia he will go
unwept, unhonored, unsung, and I'M
hung although he richly deserves
the latter,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-09-11
BRITISH RECOUNT
SUCCESSES At sen
COMMAND OF SEA LEFT uN.
CHALLENGED IN HANDS OF
ENGLAND AND HER ALLIES.
Over Three Hundred Thousand Troops
Troops Cross Waters Without
Loss Of Man, While Epemy's
Fleet is Bottled Up.

Washington. British view Of
the first month of the war is set
forth in the following cablegram re-
ceived Sunday by the British EN-
bassy from the London foreign Of
fce:
AT the end of the first month of
the war the command of the sea Is
left unchallenged in the hands OF
Great Britain and her allies. The
main German and Austrian fleets re-
main in their harbors under shelter
of their mines and batteries. -Four
German cruisers, one auxiliary brui-
ser, two destroyers and a submarine
and one Austrian cruiser have been
sunk. A German dreadnought and
a cruiser have fed without lighting
and have taken refuge in the Oar.
denelles. The loss to the British
navy has been two light cruisers
only.
''As a consequence of this naval
supremacy. over 100000 troops have
been able to cross the sea in different
parts OF the world without the loss
of a man. The British expeditipnary
force has been carried to France
colonial expeditions have been sent
to attack the colonies of Germany
in Africa and the Pacific and the
French troops under cover Of the
combined Anglo-French Mediterran
can feet have been escorted from AL
geria to France"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-09-11
GERMANS DESTROY
BELGIAN TOWN
ONE PARTY OF ONE HUNDRED
PROMINENT CITIZENS Exc
CuTED BY THE INVADERS.
Germans AIleae That Civilians Had
Fired Upon Troops From the
Heights and That Executions
Were ordered as Punishment.

London.-An Ostend dispatch to
the Reuter- Telegram company says:
The Germans have destroyed the
Belgian town Of Dinant (ffteen miles
south of Namur), after shooting hun
dreds Of the male inhabitants be,
cause it was alleged shots had been
fired from the heights overlooking
the city.
1.-THE Germans in a few hours, by
shell fire and incendiarism, destroyed
the town. One party Of 100 promi-
nent citizens were executed together
in the Place de Arms.
THE Germans alleged that the
civilians had fred shots into Dinant
from the heights. While the shooting
and burning were going on the Ger.
man residents of the city were con
fined in the converts. Among those
shot were M. Runners, wealthy
manager of a large weaving factory
and NJ. Pencelot, son of q former
senator. The latter was killed in the
presence of his wife and children"
Dinant, which had a population Of
about 5000, dated back to the sixth
century. The town was picturesque
~ situated beneath limestone cliff
near the river Mouse. The cliff:
were surmounted by the walls Of al
old fortress, much decayed through
neglect. reared to defend the towI
against approach by the river.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-09-11
VICTORY CLAIMED
BY THE ALLIES
HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CHECKING
GERMAN ONSLAUGHT AND
TURNING BACK ENEMY.
Imperial Guard Under the Crown
Prince of Germany Is Alleged to
Have Been Annihilated by .
British Force.

Apart from the announcement that
the German forces have fallen back
before the offensive tactics Of the al
lies on the line from Manteuil-le- Hau-
douin to Verdun, the most interesting
report is contained In dispatch to
the London Evening News from Bou-
logne, in which the French comman-
der. General Pau, is given as authority
that the allies have won a victory at
Precy-Sur-0i in which the imperial
guard under the crown prince Of Ger
many is alleged to have been ami
hilated by British force.
The British official bureau says that
the plans of the French commander
in chief, General Joffre, are being
steadily carried out and that the allies
have succeeded in forcing back in 9
Northeastern direction the German
forces opposed to them.
Paris officially reports that the al
lies have advanced their left wins
without energetic opposition by th'
Germans and that several engage
ments on the Ourcq river have ia
vored the French and British.
The Russian army operating in Ga
licia "a reported still to be .driyini
back the Austrians.
The casualty list as a result of tn
blowing up Of the British cruise
Pathfinder ny a mine in the north
comprises four men killed, thirteen
wounded and 242 missing.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-09-11
MEXICAN LEADERS
TO WORK TOGETHER
FEAR or TROUBLE BETWEEN
VILLA AND cARRANZA is
APPARENTLY DlsPELLED.
Have Agreed That No Military Man
May BE Candidate for President
and That Reforms Shall Be Ini-
tiated In Energetic Manner.

Washington. basis for the re-
cent assertion of President Wilson
that he believed Carranza and villa
would cooperate in restoring consti-
tutional government in Mexico was
revealed Tuesday when it became
known that General Obregon, person
al friend Of General Carranza, had
signed the proposals Of General Villa
for an electoral program.
General Villas proposals were laid
before Paul Fuller, personal repre-
sentative of President Wilson, at re-
cent conference in Chihuahua.
The president later told callers the
proposals did not appear unreason.
able. Mr.. Fuller had an interview
with General Carranza in Mexico City
Tuesday, and it was reported that the
first chief also indicated his assent
20 the program mapped out by villa
which is as follows;
That a convention OF the delegates
OF the constitutionalist army be
called to arrange the date Of the cleo
tions for congressman, president and
vice-president-
That no military man be a candi
date for president or vice-presideni
OF for governor Of any state.
That a civilian take charge Of the
provisional government to hold cleo
tions
That a general amnesty be de
clared, except as to those who com
united the crime or participated in
the assassination OF Madero and Sua
req.
That the officers of the old federal
army who can show clean records
shall be taken into the new national
army.
That all reforms shall be pui
through in an energetic manner, but
on q legal and constitutional basis.
General Carranza already has com
piled with the first proposal by call
ing a general convention for October
/ to select a provisional president
Under the Mexican constitution, thu
provisional president cannot be can
.didate In elections held under his ad
ministration General Carranzs
therefore, If DESTROYS Of becoming
provisional president, viii not be Il
office longer than the period nece'
sary to conduct an election.