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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-13
CITATION HEARING PETITION FOR ap
PO1NTNlENT OF ADMINISTRATORS

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
Richand-SS. In County Court Before
Hon. George Van Arnalli, Judge.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-13

E. S. Cameron
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-13
Petitioner

In the matter Of the estate of Frank Pet
erSOn, Deceased. ~
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

"Ahem the sick man, the sick man; is your males
~ speaking az the doctor in the case or as the
heir" With that the other powers turned against
Russian pretensions. and on all subsequent oc-
casions in various combinations. both in 1892 ana
in 1877 backed the sick man against any doc
toring bv which Russia would be the residuary
legatee. And events moved on for 60 years,
till the day of reckoning came, and Austria hred
the Serbian powder barrel and Armageddon
was on.
While it is an exaggeration. at any rate in
these modern times, to ascribe the mastery OF
world to the possession of Constantinope. it can
not be denied that the city occupies from po-
litiCal from a strategic and from an economic
point of view, one of the most valuable and I'M
portant sites in the world IL is natural fortress
of great strength, protected as it is in the rear
by mountain and swamp. which make IL difficult
TO attack by land by those wonderful straits.
the Dardanelles and the Bosporus which furnish
matchess a defense against any onslaught
from the sea.
II lies at the very point where Europe and
Asia meet and which connects the Black sea
with the Mediterranean, and even with the Indian
ocean BY way of the SueZ canal and the Red sea.
When the railroad now in course of construc-
ton from Ismid to the head OF the Persian gulf
via Konia and Bagdad is completed, which will
constitute far and away the shortest and quick
est route from Europe TO India, Constantinople
will become perhaps the most important station
along the line both regards freight and pas
senger traffic.
Even the existing trade route TO India via the
Suez canal would be endangered by Russia's pos
session of Constantinople. and ii is for this
son that Earl Grey. in admitting in parliament
that England had abandoned its traditional policy
of centuries and would not oppose its free access
TO the Mediterranean from the Black sea through
the Bosporus and Dardanelles. was very careful
not to say Russia should be given Constantinople
at once!
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

of the London Times who for period EN-
ployed by the Turkish Tobacco Reggie Mr.. Bell
years ago described the great piles OF ma
teria covered with the accumulated dust of four
and half centuries which tantazed him with
their possibilities. He could not get at what they
really were since the gloom made it impossible
TO distinguish any of the objects and the Turks
would not permit close examination
Fascinating possibilities exist in the thought
of what the dust that has been accumulating
since the year OF the conquest by Mohammed ii
may conceal. 1t is doubtful if many treasures
in gold and silver and gems will be found, though
even this is possible But the chances that pre-
cious manuscripts Of the classics may be dis
covered greater Splendid libraries. contain
ing. probably, practically all the lost classics,
undoubtedly hidden in ruins.
There known to be 5000 manuscripts in
the sultans library which have been seen, and
that only hastily, by few foreigners. But the
chief hope OF scholars lies in their trust in
of the least Objectionable traits of the Mosem.
his dislike of destroying anything with writing
It. Even il he does sacrifice pictures and
sculpture he usually leaves books alone, in case
the name of God should be written them.
Had 1t not been for this superstition the world
would be very much poorer in the old learning
than Il is today.
AS for It's strategic and political value II must
be remembered that Constantinople is TO the
Russian church and TO its adherents what Rome
years in particular Il has constituted the prin-
cipal object of all Muscovite religious and po-
tical aspirations. without attaching any
credence whatsoever 10 the purely mythical tes-
lament Of Peter the Great about Constantinople.
a document which never heard of until the
beginning of the nineteenth century, nearly
hundred years after his death. and which is a
forgery concocted by the Pole Sokolnih and the
Frenchman Lesueur at the instance OF the first
Emperor Napoleon, there is no doubt that Car
Peter had set his heart upon the acquisition of
Constantinople and had impressed this idea upon
his people as national ideal
However whether the will be authentic or
genuine not the fact is II does embody ma.
tional aspirations and has had a great effect on
Russian imagination.
Catherine the Great was equally bent upon
transferring the capital OF her empire from
Petrograd. and from Moscow. TO Stambou and
when Napoleon and Alexander | planned to-
gether their sharing the dominion Of the world.
the Muscovite ruler insisted upon the possession
OF Constantnople on political and religious
grounds. declaring II 10 be 'the key to the door
of Russia" Napoleon would not and could not
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
GALAN R0hoGE C0u>MxcnVG kMeoREANAMDAa Turkey

the use made by the Moslem conuuerors of the
seven Mis- more or less dominated by splendid
seraglos and mosques, including the metamor-
phosed santa Sophia itself, gives Constantinople
today its peculiar character above all other cities
and makes the near distant view under vary
ing aspects of and season one of unrivaed
magnifcence, that il is today the chief picture
city of the world
The mosques seem to be part of as well as ris-
ing out of a sort of curious mushroom growth
developing out of rooted refuse of stone and stuc-
co that spreads all over the two sides of the
Golden Horn, that famous arm Of the bay on
which the city is situated with Stamboul the old
city on the west, and Galata and Pera, where
the foreigners live on the east. stretching along
the shores Of the Bosporus toward the Black
sea. And the mosques wonderful. Here
they rise, huge masses of clustered rectangular
structures with all sorts of subsidiary buildings,
as it were, tied up to and plastered against them.
And then out of this squat mass appear the
soaring, slender minarets. cutting the blue sky
in lovely tapering outline, broken only by the
balconies, from four TO six in number the latter
grouping only allowed in case. however,
while above the central section, fortke in char
acter, the domes and semidomes uplifted, all
TO be crowned by the great dome which balances
the entire mass in a manner that seems pure
chance. but makes an indescrible effect OF beauty
and proportion, as is in evidence in the great
mosque Jeni-Jani near the Galata bridge.
Dolce far nente days will soon be over II IL
again yields TO the invaders, and new era
of enlightenment sets in. Then the street and
public life will take n new aspect and the
city will be once more place OF pilgrimage.
Moreover, when the capital is once more in
Christian hands. what chance for the antiquar-
ians and psychologists and classical scholars and
specialists Every ruin should yield treasures.
and of all the promising places the most prom
Using are the mysterious vaults under the great
Agia Sophia mosque formerly the Church OF st.
Sophia, originally built by Constantine in 326 OPP
posite his palace and dedicated to the Divine
Wisdom (Sophia). The church as II exists to-
day, one of the greatest buildings in the world.
was erected in 532-537 by the Emperor Justinian.
Anthemios OF Tralleis and Isidoros OF Miletos
the architects. Fossati, an Italian archi-
tect, undertook thorough restoration OF the
exterior Of the building In 1S47, when Il was
painted yellow with red stripes.
II is in what may lie under St Sophia that
the interest OF Psychologists will center. These
vaults have always been jealously guarded by
the Turks. and few indeed have been the out
siders allowed a peep at them. One OF those who
saw the most was the late Moberly Bell. manager
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
WAS NOT A FLORAL TRIBUTE
Mistake Made by Actress a Natural
One, Though Certainly Some
what Embarrassing.

The curtain was rung up for the
third time. and Margaret Blake
stepped forward and responded to the
prolonged acclamation OF her admiring
audience. She spoke with a graceful
modesty that charmed, then gathered
her floral tributes. Was 1t the intense
excitement or the binding array of
footlights that dazzled and confused
her?
Quietly reposlng on a lower box
rail by the proscenium she saw a mag
nif1cent bunch OF violets-her favorite
fiower-ostensibly placed there for her
by a sweet.faced, dark.haired lady be-
hind them.
With applause still ringing in her
ears, Miss Blake leaned forward and
took the lovely bouquet. acknowledg-
ing the gift by pretty bow.
The sweet-faced, dark-haired lady
reached after her with a strange and
sudden haste.
Give me back my hat" she cried,
Historically.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

table Compound, and now | feel like a
different person. l believe there is
nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for weak women and
young girls, and / would be glad if
could influence anyone to try the medi-
cine, for know it will do all and much
more than it is claimed to do. ." - Mrs.
CLARA FRANKS, r. +. ID. No. /. Maple
crest Farm, Kasota, MINI.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
be convinced of the ability of Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health by the many genuine
and truthful testimonials we are con.
stantly publishing in the newspapers.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs, and today holds the record of
being the most successful remedy we
know for woman's ills. Ifyou need
such medicine why don't you Try its
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
True Christian Spirit.

twithstanding all that | have suf
fered, Notwithstanding all the pain and
WEAKNESS and anxiety and sorrow that
necessarily enter into life, and the in
ward errings that are more than all,
! would enter my record with devout
thanksgiving to the great Author OF
my being, profound gratitude for all
that belongs to my life and being
for JOY and sorrow. health and sick
ness. success and disappointment, vir'
tue and temptation. for life and death
because / believe that all is meant
for good.-Orville Dewey.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

consent TO this giving utterance to his celebrated
and historic phrase mo, the possession OF Con-
stantnople by Russia would the mastery
OF the world"
1t this question about CoHstantinople that
caused the break of the friendship of the emper-
and an enmity which resulted in Napoleon's
disastrous invasion Of Russia, with his grande
armee, in the destruction Of Moscow b. fire, in
the coalition of Russia with Great Britain. Prus
sia, Sweden and Austria against France, in the
invasion OF the latter country by the allies. in
the disastrous defeat Of Napoleon at Lepsic
and at Waterloo, in the loss of his throne and in
his exile first to Elba, and then to st. Helena.
The will" is probably less authentic than that
famous mot of the Gar Nicholas, who just be
fore the Crmean war in 1853 said to the British
ambassador apropos of Turkey. that I'VE have
our hands a sick mana very sick man. II
will be, | tell you frankly, "A great misfortune IL
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

Decorated With One When He left
"Uh-well. yo' honah," explained
Brother Stimmerjohn, "de gentleman
come to muh house and 'gunter norate
loud and coa's bout fou' dollahs. and
-"
"Oh. he had a bill, did he?"
"Nussah! He never had no bill
when he come dar-he des had a com
mon ev'yday nose. But-uh-yaw! haw'
haw! haw!-yo ortuh seed it when ht
left; sassah, yo dess ortuh seed it!"-
Kansas City Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
CLOSE QUARTERS.

Yes for the last two months I've been posi-
lively living within my income" ....
Don't you feel rather cramped?"
.,"Cnmred? Say. lend me $40. will your
want 10 stretch myself"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

one of these days
he should slip away
from us; especially
before all the neces-
sary arrangements
have been made"
The English ambas-
sador was strictly
noncommittal e V e n
after the cZar had
pointed out the hor-
rors of a general
" rope n w a r
which might ensue
if the great powers
were not careful, so
the Russian auto
crat repeated his re-
mark about the
sick man" TO Prince
Metternich, the Gel
ebrated wit, who
was the Austrian
ambassador, and it
was Metternich who
cynically turned the
tide against any Eu-
ropean cooperation
with Russia in ham
ding the Turkish
situation. by re-
IN arking curtly,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
This VIII Intereat MniherA

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
for Feverishness, Headache. Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy worms. They break up
Colds In "a hours. They are so pleasant to take
children like them. Used by mothers for 70
years. All Druggists, csc. Sample FREE. Ad.
dress, A. s. olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
Unreasonable,

Your board bill is two months In
arrears, Mr.. Hallroom. Can you give
me something on account"
Good heavens, woman! Do you
suppose I'd stay here il had money
enough TO pay for my board?"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

compound naS uone
more for me than
anything else, and /
had the best physi-
clan here. l was so
weak and nervous
that | could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in m y right
side for a year or
more. | took Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vege-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
HARD TIM ES.

whats become of the old-fashioned joker
. who used 70 answer. when asked IL he was mar
ried: No. I'm In business for myself'"
- The last ome. heard of him he was still at
Il, but his salary had been. reduced"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
Doubtful Assurances.

do you think they approved of my
Easter sermon?" asked one OF our
well.known ministers.
"Yes, think so," replied his wife;
~they were all nodding."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

Matrimony may cure loves blind
ness
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

or course marriage Is a failure II
the liabilities exceed the assets.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

cent and the green flag Of
Islam desecrated the holy
places as the conqueror
rode into the city through
the gate Of st. Romanus.
And, as he entered the
palace the new ruler was
heard TO recite, so tradi-
tion has it, some lines Of
Persian poetry running as
follows:
THE spider has spun her
web in the palace
of the Caesars,
THE owl has sung her
watch song on the
towers of Afrasiab." "
Supersaturate with his
tory as Is the city, its
present-day aspect, as the
long revenge of time
hastens to its final salts
faction, and the crosses
that will replace the cres-
cent are already in the
making. is one that is
more redolent and rehec-
tive of the immediate
down-at-the-heels Orient
than of the earlier cen.
turies. II is a medley OF
mosques and minarets. of
magnificence and squalor,
of kiosks and cafes. Pal
aces jostle miserable huts.
and enchanting kiosks. in
Saracenic style, gay in
color of stone. stucco or
tile. and with superb
metal work, are seen side
by side with the cheapest
OF frame houses and mean
cafes. Broad open squares,
like unkempt back lots
where tin cans and goats
most do congregate. how
ever, are contrasted also
with the narrowest of ill
smelling alleys doing duty
as streets, and yet above
all this meanness. all this
huddlement of cheap and
unpretentious buildings,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

The man who has to go after his
revolver seldom shoots anybody.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

A man who is pound foolish may no
be penny wise.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
FARMERS WIFE
TOO |LLT0 WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Kasota, MINI. -"I am glad to say
that Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07
in1portanf TO Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

days of Alexander the Great, OF Xerxes, OF Darius
the jump OF centuries TO that most celebrated of oil
miiestones the Inauguration of the city the CAPT
tai Of the eastern empire by Constantine the
eleventh Of May $50, not uneventful, though
nothing like the story told by the eleven hundred
and twenty-three years Of imperial splendor before
II fell into the hands of Mohammed II, on May 20,
1853 that most fatefu of all days when the cross,
under Constantine XI, went dowa before the cres-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

STAMB0UL," "the place over there,
r as this modern perversion of the Greek
phrase "n the city, is often translated,
has been sung by poets and painted by
49, artists and been the theme OF almost
nf5M Incorporate eulogy since its early days
J !: !: : !: c : !. :: : : : s : !. !
lMv when, as the picturesque little Greek
XQ 4 city OF ByZantium, IL stood for the east.
H3 ernmost settlement of Greek culture in
llW Europe, a tower OF light shining over
llu i the barbaric Orient that lay within its
Af1~ sight across the way From these early
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
SUFFRAGISTS WORKING
WITH UNABATED VTGOR
Many Meetings Are Being Held
by Various Organizations.
Debate This Afternoon.

Suffragists in the city are carrying on
their spring campaign with unabated
| vigor. At the headquarters of the various
suffrage organizations numerous meetings
are being held and much important sur-
frage business transacted The sectional
branches of these societies are equally
busy in their respective districts.
The vote-for women question will be dis
cussed this afternoon in debate before
the Sstcrhood of Keneseth Israel Tenn
pie, Broad street above Columbia avenue
at o'clock. Mrs. Harry Lowenburg, a
member of the Equal Franchise Society
will oppose Mrs. V. Blrdsal, who is an
anti Each speaker will be allowed 20
minutes in which to present her views
and then short rebuttal. Questions will
be asked the speakers by those present.
The affair promises to be exciting, as
both the debaters are well informed.
There will be meeting of persons in
terested in the cause" tonight at the
home of William j. Hunter, 124 South 2ith
street Miss Sarah d. Chambers will
make an address Her subject will be
Special Justice of Equal Suffrage" Mrs
in suffrage circles throughout the winter
also will speak, Her subject will be
"The Ballot for the Mother of Man"
Tomorrow the Oak Lane Equal Suffrage
League will meet at the home of Mrs.
William Groben, Lakeside avenue and
City Line. at 3 o'clock. Miss Florence
Sanville, secretary of the Womans
Trade Union League, and director of the
Pennsylvania Child Labor Association,
will make n short address Preceding
this, Mt o'clock brief business meet
ing Of the officers of the league will be
held.
The Independent Sisterhood Workers
also will meet tomorrow afternoon. They
will assemble at the home of Mrs, NJ.
BursS, 1907 North 23d street, at o'clock,
Mrs. Harry Lowenburg will speak.
Thursday the first open-air meeting of
the workers of the woman suffrage party
in the 18th Legislative District will be
held at 4Oth street and Lancaster avenue,
at S o'clock Mrs. NJ. C. Dowell and Mrs.
William A. Wood will be the speakers. A.
number of similar meetings will be held
in this district until next November. Suf-
fragists there have planned to reach
every voter in the section before the ques-
tion comes up before the voters the sec
ond of that month,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
SERBS WANT BULGAR
INVADERS PUNISHED
Raiders of Frontier Villages
Also Descended Upon Greek
Town, Salonika Dispatch De-
clares.
LONDON. April 5.

LONDON, April 8.
servia is reported to have protested to
Bulgaria because of the invasion OF
Servlan territory by force described as
Bulgarian irregulars. While couched in
moderate terms, the protest is said to
request the imprisonment of the persons
responsible for the raid.
Further details of the incident received
today state that servlan frontier guards,
who pursued the fleeing irregulars, retook
the two cannons which had been captured
Six bodies were found in the railway
station at strumitsa. The extent of the
losses inflicted upon the attacking force
is unknown, but Is believed to be large.
Thirty bodies were found, and the raiders
themselves picked up and buried a num-
Der OF others.
This Is said to be the fifth incident OF
It's kind since the beginning of the Eu-
ropean war; and there is much specula-
tion as to their significance. 1t Is felt
that tho attitude of Bulgaria on this occa-
sion will indicate what policy she intends
to pursue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
LAB0RITES RESENT
CHARGE THAT DRINK
is BRITAIN'S PERI
Imputation of Excessive
Indulgence by Working
men Denied by M. P.'s at
Great Demonstration at
Norwich.
LONDON, April 5.

LONDON, April 8.
British labor leaders Joined in protes
at great demonstration in Norwich last
night against the imputatlon that the
| safety Of the nation is imperied by
the excessive drinking Of the working.
! men. James Kelr Hardie and Frederick
| w, Jowett, Labor members of Paria-
tnent were cheered by Il great throng
when they vehemently declared that the
charge Of excessive drinking in the labor
ranks was untrue.
On the other hand, not only the Arch
| bishop Of Canterbury i'm the course OF
his Easter sermon in Canterbury Cathe-
dral. but many other prominent clergy
men throughout the country, spoke at
length of the drink question, almost in
Nariably taking the Government point
Of view.
Unless we can decislvely destroy the
insidious lure to Intoxicating drink" said
the Archbishop, the whole issues of the
war we are told. may be affected.
Can it he so? Is it thinkable that
for want of effort and discipline brought
u bear upon ourselves at home we shall
let the splendid devotion Of our brothers
and our sons in trench and battlcship
be wasted?
''To every thoughtful man and woman
such a notion is intolerable and we have
set ourselves to sec whether there be
any way in which by example or by fell
lowship we can help to ease the stress
Of temptation and to carry our part Of
the common burden.
We are confidently assured that IL
in British households generally the use
of alcoholic drink was to be voluntarily
suspended during the continuance of the
war the effect would he so startling as
to change the whole situation. If that
be So are there any of us who will
willingly hold back?
The King has announced his own
readiness to set an example, and with
whatever influence my office gives me |
desire to impress upon the church and the
people the responsibility of the yes or
no which thus becomes ours
81 am I'm position to tell you how
confident the King is that the response
will be ready and widespread. The
leadership offered to us is, so far as [
know, uneNampled. To disregard it Is
a grave thing