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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE,

The governors message to the Sen
ate and House will undoubtedly be a
distinct shock to many, more partic-
ularly those who have opposed him
for political reasons. What he says
about the finances of the state will
be found in another column. It it
concise, reasonable and to the point.
He explains that to raise the assessed
valuation of the state We would have
to raise the salaries of the county of,
ficials, thereby loading the farmers,
who pay the bulk of the taxes, with
additional burdens which at this par.
ticular time might be a hardship.
The recommendation that a commit
tee be appointed to make recommen-
dations as to the expenditures of the
state seems to be timely.
The reduction in the number of
members of the house and senate is
another matter recommended that
will meet with hearty public approval
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

HANK INSON VISITED
BY THE FIRE FlEND.

Hankinson, N. D., Jan. 9-Fire of
unknown origin completely destroyed
the Hankinson opera house and Helm
miller's blacksmith shop. Only val
liant work by the fire department pre-
vented the spread of the flames to al
joining property The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, covered by $1,000 in
surance
The fire when discovered had gain
ed such Roadway that it was at once
seen that there was no chance to save
the opera house. The blaze appar-
emily originated in the southeast COR
ner of the opera house, not far from
the drop curtain of the stage, and
quickly spread upward, so that when
the first firemen responded to the
alarm flames were bursting through
the roof at the rear. Only a small
part of the contents were removed, in
GLIDING FL. Drey's moving picture
machine and some personal belong
ings. The $4,000 electric piano, all
chairs and furniture, also the lodge
paraphernalia of half a dozen secret
orders, went up in smoke.
Efforts were directed to saving ad-
joining property, and by almost super
human work on the part of the fire
boys the Congregational parsonage
was saved. The blacksmith shop was
within eighteen inches of the oper-
house and the building was completely
destroyed, although there was time to
remove all the contents
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
BRINGING E'MlGRANTS.

On Wednesday, January Goth, there
will be called at Bismarck a meeting
for the purpose of discussing the emf
grant question. The meeting is call
ed by Frank H. Hyland, chairman of
the Emigrant Committee of the Senate
and is intended to give the people OF
the state an opportunity to express
an opinion as to the proposed legisla-
ton relative to bringing settlers to
this state from Europe as well as the
United States. The idea ought to be
well received as every person in the
state who is interested will have an
opportunity to be present and he
heard and there seems but little doubt
that the ideas brought out at the
meeting may result in the passage of
a law calculated to be along ideas that
may be expressed. Farmers, bankers
and land owners might find it worth
while to be in Bismarck on that date.
We need more people and better farnl
ers and Europe is prepared to supply
the deficiency. It is not lack of
wealth but merely more families that
is wanted to place this state to the
front as the best in the world and
every cent spent in publicity is well
spent and will bring splendid returns
on the investment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
WHY BE ALIVE?

A man engaged in the grocery bust
ness forty years ago. He used sta
tionery printed by a rubber stamp and
never advertised, improved his build.
ings or showed interest in community
matters in any way and yet when he
died recently he was worth $4,000.
This man took life easy, apparently
enjoyed life, was of no benefit to the
community in any way, kicked at ev-
cry public improvement. sat on dry
goods box and spat on the sidewalk,
gossiped about women who passed
and was non-progressive citizen,
never did a kind or charitable deed,
and yet he died rich. His grand
father left him $4,000, but after his
affairs were settled only two-thirds of
the money remained.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
COOPERATION THE SECRET.

Secretary Garrison, in putting forth
teh plan of striving toward complete
cooperation in the organization of ma
tional defense, has laid bare the CEN
trail weakness of national defense un-
der a republican government of bal
anced powers. If he can enlighten the
whole patchwork of government, and
inspire it's parts to cooperation and
coordination, his name will be coupled
with Roots.
The perfection of the German mill
tary machine on sea and land, only
confirms the lesson Of history that
force for offense or defense is power
full in precise proportion to it's uni
formity in organization and singleness
in supreme direction.
This was true of the Greek phalanx
and the Roman legion. 1t has grown
more true with every advance of the
military art, till the essential spirit of
cooperation includes long years Of
construction, organization and drill of
the mechanism of war. The whole
German Nation is teaching the art of
war now, as despots of military gen.
JUS have taught it for thousands Of
years.
Absolute power over a nation of sub.
jects is not essential to cooperation
and Capitalization of military force. A
popular government need not be di
vided among military cliques intrigu
ing for soft assignment and promotion
greedy politicians grasping for ap'
preparations to feed constituent con-
tractors and laborers. and civil exc
cutives jealous of the precedence of ed
partments and bureaus that should
work together under supreme direc-
ton to one end.
Admiral Mahan in the War College
and Secretary Root in the General
Staff laid the foundation of centraliz-
ed organization for cooperation of
national defense. If Secretary CARR
son and his fellow workers can bring
the Committees of Congress into the
combination, the national defense OF
tho ITnitad States will have force and
vitality as it had never had except in
the supreme crisis of the Civil War.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

land envelopes. These are so detailed
that few people read them. Still they
help the citizens of a town to respect
their own achievements.
Many towns display town slogan
at the railroad station.
These mottoes are often boastful
and impossible. If they concentrate
in a phrase some real service the
town is rendering, the idea is xecel-
lent.
Campaign for new industries are
common. These are hopeful where
time and money to the effort.
All these ideas are good if well
haudled. But the most effective meth
cd is the cultivation of town spirit.
Some places are full Of people who
always disparage their home place.
They think this shaws that they are
persons of fine discrimination. This
attitude repels would-be residents,
and discourages home enterprise.
In other towns the citizens take
all possible occasion to speak well of
their own community. They COM
mend it's schools, churches, social life
and business push. They send away
programs of entertainments, pictures
of attractive scenes, newspapers con-
tanning reports of notable events.
Where a town has that spirit it be-
comes widely known. 1t can't help
growing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
RETAIL BUSINESS OF
STATE ON INCREASE

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 8.-Care-
fully compiled statistics on file in the
Office of the North Dakota develop
ment league press bureau at Grand
Forks show that retail business in so
far as sales are concerned, increased
about per cent for November, 1914,
over the same month of 1918. The
state over retail collections are about
on par with a year ago. These are.
facts compiled from statistics and not
from estimates.
1t is true that this state makes a
much better showing than other sec
lions further south and east or than
the extreme west, but for this reason
we should be more courageous than
our less fortunate sister states and
should lead in the upward movement.
Signs are not lacking that much better
times are coming rapidly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

Changing the legislative session to
each four years instead Of each two
years as at present. The election OF
the governor for a four-year term is
recommended, as well as a length
ening of time between general cleo
lions as Offering great saving to the
tax payers. A business and labor
agent for the state is recommended,
the business agent to act as agent
to bring manufacturers to the state,
and the labor agent to have power to
act in any and all labor troubles.
The farmers receive attention and
the recommendation that cattle and
hog diseases be prevented so far as
human power can do. The matter OF
clean politics is given some attention
and it is recommended that board
be appointed with full power to act
on any derogatory charge and II the
charge is we'll founded to make public
the facts and if an elected officer to
remove him and if a candidate to use
their influence for his defeat A pen
atty is also suggested for the fellow
who makes the charges and is unable
to produce the proof
It is recommended that the legal
interest rate be reduced to ten per
cent instead of twelve. Prevention OF
crime, the Exposition and the enforce
ment of the law all come in for their
share of attention. The message from
ton to bottom is sound and logical ana
has more sound logic than any similar
instrument ever written in the state.
The recommendation is also maze
that a committee be appointed from
the senate and house to make full
investigation of the State Agrlcul-
tural College and the State Univer-
sitv and the other state educational
institutions and that board OF re-
gents be created to have full power
to control the state educational in
situations excepting the normal
schools, which already have board
of control.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
COST OF GOODS TO THE
CONSUMER

The following is taken from the cur
rent issue of Farm and Fireside, the
national farm paper published at
Springfield, Ohio:
"Who pays the cost of advertising?
give years ago a certain automo-
bile manufacturers output was a few
thousand cars which he sold for about
one thousand dollars each.
During the preesnt season he is
building more than two hundred thou
sand cars which are vastly better than
the former output, and his price for
them is less than five hundred dollars
each.
Extensive advertising has brought
this vast number of buyers, thus en-
abling where cars in such large num-
bers can be turned out much more
cheaply.
"The same condition is found in
practically all lines of business. Ad'
vertising reduces the cost to the con-
sumner and improves the quality be-
cause of the large volume of scales it
brings. .~ ..:
"Tn huvine advertised goods YOU no;
only get the best value for the money
but a reliable manufacturers guaran
tee of satisfaction or money re-
funded' .r
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
WAR Is AGAINST EVERY PRO-
DUCER.

Herbert Quick, editor of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield. Ohio. contributes
to the current issue of that periodical
the following editorial showing how
this war is against the interest Of
every producer in the world:
1.-THE people of Belgium are often
said not to be self-supporting, since
they do not produce from their own
acres more than fraction Of the food
they consume. Yet up to the time
when the Germans invaded the king
dom they lived in much comfort, con-
Stunning as much food as most people.
"As matter of fact, they were just
as truly self-supporting as are the far
mers of America. They were engaged
in taking coal and iron and other ma
terials from the earth, and producing
from them and from the products Of
the farms and forests articles just as
essential to civilized life as food.
'"They are now reduced to poverty
merely because they are not allowed to
work and dispose of the fruits of their
labors.
I'm this scattered nest, before the
German tempest struck it, work went
on in which we as Americans were be-
ing served in thousand productive
ways. The tempest struck, and the
Belgians ceased to work for us and
with us.
"This shows the intimate way in
which all of us are interested in the
prosperity of each of US. This is a
war, not of the nations actually en-
gagged in it, but against every pro-
ducer."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

People easily constipated dread the
winter. Nothing but hard, course
meals No fruits, no vegetables to
keep the stomach active. Your best
relief, your greatest friend now is
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea, the
worlds Tonic physic. Do It tonight.
City Drug Store.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

At a meeting of the farmers of the
Stanley vicinity it was decided to or.
ganize a farmers elevator company,
and q committee was appointed to
make an investigation. The organi-
cation will be incorporated in the sum
Of $4,000.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
NOTHING SHORT OF AN INVEST
CATION WILL DO.

The legislature of North Dakota IS
now in session, and it's work will be
arduous. It's members have been
chosen by their fellow citizens to 90
the most important work of directing
and caring for the government of the
state.
Their attention is called to the de-
plorable muddle at the Agricultural
college, a condition apparently need
less. and the result of politics and the
neddling of rumors for political and
selfish ends.
II has been charged that admlnlst-
traitors and trustees and others have
sel6shly exploited the school and the
"peanut politics" have entered into Its
MANAGEMENT. 1t was charged, and the
charges were trumpeted all over the
state, having the endorsement OF TWO
state political organizations, that Dig
husiness' was intriguing to dictate the
policies of this school and or the
State university. Some men OF good
standing and regulations endorsed
these statements.
# has been charged vociferously
that "big business" through the Bet
ter Farming association has loaded a
debt upon the state and that 1t was
irving to gain control of the organiza-
ton of the college.
These rumors ought to be investl-
gated.
It is the function Of the legislature
to do this. 1t is it's duty to take
knowledge of serious conditions IN
state institutions. The college trus'
: tees undertook an investigation and
found that men who were the most lib
eral in making charges were the least
willing to give real information; in
deed. they refused to show the board
the common courtesy of appearing be
fore them.
Give us a legislative investigation
with complete report and the location
of every rat hole and every odorifer
GUS thing. Here in Fargo those who
love higher education have grow,
weary of hearing insinuations ant
hints thrown out that there is some
thing terribly bad to be found in thu
Agricultural college. IF the profes
sors would only talk Give us al
Investigating committee and maxi
them talk and let's see.
The Better Farming association,
generous and public spirited organiza
. ton of men who desire the prosperit,
! O fthe state, contributed to their owl
means to support the county agent
and work. Even now In the lack O
funds they are again responding t
that need with $2,4O0 month. Thes
gentlemen are entitled either to b
cleared of the charges made agains
them or to be pilloried before tn
, world as a set of grafters, if the ran
pant ramblings Of the Co-operativ
Herald are true
, Let us have the investigation, an
let it go to the bottom.-Courier New
Fargo.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
A Very Bad Couch.

Mrs. S. J. Kountz. 1915 Scovel St.,
Nashville, Tenn, writes: II have
had a very bad cough nearly all my
life. I have taken almost every kind
Of cough medicine, but none did me
much good. I would have spells of
coughing that thought I would
cough myself to death. I took Pc
runa, and last winter and this winter
T have had no cough and I know that
Peruna cured me.
II was always thin and delicate,
very easy to catch cold, but am we'll
now and enjoying good health.
feel that I owe it all to Peruna."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
Grip Left Me With a Cough
5 If during the winter you had the grip and are ;
still suffering from the after effects, is the
time to get rid of it. Peruna is your remedy.
A Severe Case Of Grip,

A Severe Case Of Grip.
Mr.. W. S. Brown, r. f. D. 4, Box
80, Rogersville, Tenn, writes: II
recommend Peruna to all sufferers Of
catarrh or cough. In the year Of
1909 I took severe case of the Ia
grippe. I then took a bad cough.
Everybody thought I had consump-
ton. I had taken all kinds Of cough
remedies, but got no relief.
II then decided to try Peruna.
After taking five bottles my cough
stopped and my catarrh was cured.
Any one suffering with catarrh in any
form I will advise them to take Pc
runa,"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

Fire started in the basement of the
school building at Michigan, but was
extinguished before much damage was
done. This was the first real fire in
over a year at that place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

Times-Record Want Ads bring results
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
Women and Business.

We are given to. boasting of the
ability of our business women, G;
their having proved themselves the
equal of the men in business affairs,
says the Woman's World for Feb
ruary. Our boast seems to be justi-
fed. But the business ability of the
average woman is not such as to war
rant it being commended unsparing-
ly. Nearly every woman has had lit
tie business experience in some di-
rection, but how many woman read
ers of this periodical, or friends OF
such readers, are possessed of suffi-
cient business knowledge to take W
the responsibility, when laid down
by the husband, and carry it on?
How many women could take charge
of their husbands finances for a
week while he took much needed
vacation from responsibility? Most
married men are willing to teach their
wives how to do business; more than
that, most business men make some
thing of an effort to get their wives
to undertake to learn enough business
to make it less difficult for them to
set along when left alone. Where.
then, is the fault? When it is not
the business mans failure to insist
on his wife learning, it is the wife's
unwillingness to take time, to make
the effort. Here is a subject for
study and discussion by women's
clubs-for all sorts of feminine or
ganizations. If the women Of COM
munity can be made into better busi-
ness women they will understand bet
ter how to help their husbands de-
velop their own and the community
business. They will learn the value
of the dollar, and they appreciate
the labor involved in securing it.
They will develop an interest in get
ting their moneys worth which they
have have not before felt. 1t will be
easier for the business men to do
business because of the increased in
telligence of their customers. 1t will
be easier for the widowed and father
less to handle and to husband their
funds. There may be less business
for the lawyers and for the bank
ruptcy courts and less money for the
promoters of questionable stock-job-
bing enterprises, but there will be
more happiness in the homes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
The Mothers Mistake.

Here is little story that was told
by William G. Sharp, the new ambas-
sador to France, just before he left
this country to assume the direction
of his charge:
Some time ago Mrs. Brown called
at the home of Mrs. Jones to talk
over the fashions and things, and
somewhere about the siXty-ffth lap
of the conversation the caller refer
red to the young daughter Of the
host:
BY the way, DEAR" remarked Mrs.
Brown, inquisitively, where is Min
ME? l haven't seen her for an age.
Minnie is at college," proudly re-
sponded the fond mother, and then
added. "and l haven't had letter
from her for nearly two weeks.
There is where you made a mis-
take" was the prompt rejoinder OF
Mrs. Brown. Instead of letting her
60 to college, why didn't YOU send her
to one of these correspondence
scLoolS?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

ball game and the officer who mar
rates the incident puts an eXclama-
ton point after the score, which was
8 to 2 in favor of the Germans. Else
where certain embarrassed officers,
finding that they had no common me-
dium of expression, the Germans not
knowing English or French and the
French and the English not knowing
German, stood about in an awkward
fraternity. saluting and shaking
hands, until a private was dug out of
the trenches to interpret, and then
they exchanged good wishes, keep
sakes and photographs.
The British sergeant major, taking
two-mile walk, exclaimed that it
was hardly credible" but it was the
most human thing in the world and
the most beneficial. Back home the
folk are singing songs of hate, but
the fighting men met each other and
decided that there was a good deal
of ordinary human nature on the
other side.
Like soldiers they went back to
their work after the truce and the
man who had been offered bottle
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
Influences That Blight.

The influence of all others that
appears to me most to blight and to
prevent the development of refined
and intelligent conversation in our
country is the interest in money. AS
Senator Lodge has aptly said, Ones
own money, and that of ones neigh
Dor, is largely talked about, and the
cost of everything or anything recurs
as often in polite conversation as in
a tariff debate
All told, it would appear that the
chief foes with which the art OIL
modern conversation must contend
are materialism, haste, unrest, slang
and too much dependence for our in
formation and judgments upon the
columns of daily newspapers.
If men and women will bring tc
those gatherings where they assemble
for social intercourse their strong
and sincere opinions on points like
ly to be brought forward for COM
ment, and if they will concede to one
another opportunity to present their
opinions, a valuable result may be
attained; but it is perhaps the lack
of listeners that makes most against
a fair interchange of ideas, and fol
that the remedy lies in our own
hands.-Youth's COMPANION.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
Fair Exchange.

Harry Burke, of the editorial staff
of the New York Evening World has
a friend on the New York east side
who, in turn, has friend who is al
legged to have lately arrived from
Russia, after serving as color bear
er in Russian regiment in the cam
paign in Eastern Prussia.
When the newcomer reached the
congenial atmosphere of a Yiddish
cafe on Allen street he wore large
medal on his breast, which he ex-
planned had been given to him by
the express command of the czar.
Shortly after receiving the decora-
ton he had become i'll and was mus
tered out of service; hence his ap-
pearance in America.
What did you do win medal"
inquired Burke's friend.
II brought in German battle
flag" said the ex-soldier with be-
coming modesty.
"No wonder you got medal"
said the east slider. Were you shot
in getting it,"
"No.''
Didn't you have to kill any Ger
mans to get it,"
mo"
Didn't you run great personal
danger in getting it,"
No"
well, how did you get it, them"
"Well," said the hero, Il was in
the Russian trenches with my regi-
ment, and in the trenches just in
front of us was German regiment;
and l saw the man who was carrying
their battle flag, and he looked like
good business man. So waited
that evening until everything was
quiet, and then l went over, all by
myself, when nobody was looking
and We traded flags. Saturday
Evening Post.