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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916
BRYAN'S DAGGER.

The peerless reasoner of Nebras- ka has evolved a wonderfully strange argument. This time he directs it against the sacred person of the president himself. It is so inher- antly weak and ridiculous that those unfriendly to MT. Bryan will be con- yinced that here desire for reprisal against the president stung the Ne braskan into formulating it. He is quoted as follows:
 ''Now, 8 new question has aris-
 en and on the ground that the war
 compels it, he asks for the adoption
 of a military and naval policy
 which the leading Republicans fa-
 vored before the war, but which
 the Democratic party has opposed.
 Why does he, elected before the
 war began, discredit the judg-
 ment of the Democrats of the
 house, all of whom were elected
 after the war commenced?
 ''All of these congressman, if : candidates for reelection, will be
 affected by the action taken on
 preparedness-do they not de-
 serve to be consulted?"
 Why should the president trust a -nan who was not elected at all? If the mere fact of election makes a congressman an expert on. military affairs, then MT. Bryan, not having been elected to anything, should keep silence.
 Some of the congressman were not even candidates when the president found it necessary to give his atten- tion to the increase of the army and navy. He was compelled by the course of events to study the ques- tion and ultimately to outline pro- gram before the congressman to whom MT. Bryan refers had chance to gather any data at all on military and naval affairs.
 The president may be right or wrong. MT. Bryan certainly is wrong. It is so obvious that he is self1shly trying to create difficulties :, for the president that even the pres ident's opponents, even those who be lieve his program defective, will be inclined to sympathize with the chief executive.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17
Weather Report.

W6HGlI0r IN0pOFCs
 Valdez, Feb. 16, 1916. Rarometric pressure e......3O.O64 Temperature p. m. 4 Maximum temperature ...-.-----24 Minimum temperature -..-.---O6 Mean temperature ....--.-.-.--- 9 Precipitation ----.------.---------- .O7 Partly cloudy, gentle wind north east, 15 miles; showed at night and frequent snow all day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17
NO NEIGHBOl.o IN NEW YORK.

"Neighbor!" There are no neigh bors in New York. This city is a huge filing cabinet, rows and rows of pigeon-holes into which families are tucked, in which they live and move and have their being, with no refer ence whatever to the blood in the next compartment or in the one above or underneath. The partitions that separate one pigeon-hole from the next might be of armor plate for all that they let out or let in of that spirit of human fellowship that makes smaller cities real commun1- ties. There is the story--and it is fairly illustrative of metropolitan life-of the banker who lived next door to the counterfeiter. The sur prise was mutual when the banker called to counter one day to repudiate the signature to a counterfeit note, found the prisoner was his neighbor, who had not even known that the signature he was forging was that of the man next door. Now, into this city of unneighborliness comes an idea couched in the phrase, "Be a good neighbor." It is almost beyond the understanding of the city folk whose sense of the existence of oth- CTS has been atrophied by the isolat- ing conditions of the file cabinet ex- istence,--New York Sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17

the most brilliant or gifted; it is rather the patient digger, the man who makes himself efficient in his line of work; the envious, the grouch, the knocker, the malingerer are to be pitied, for the make enemies of themselves rather than of those with whom they associate or come in contact.-Juneau Empire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17
AS YOU MAKE IT.

Life in itself is neither good nor evil; it is the scene of good or evil, as you make it; and if you have lived a day you have seen all. One day is equal and like all other days! there is no other light, no other night. This very sun, this moon, these very stars, this very order and revolution of things, are all the same your ances- tors enjoyed and that shall entertain your posterity.-Montague.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17
GROUP HAS
 PRODUCED MUCH GOLD

Figures have been compiled show ing that the gold production of the Treadwell group of mines at Doug lass have produced more than sixty one million dollars in gold since the mines were first developed in 1882. Following are the yearly produc- tions:
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17

If you were sick would you so to a blacksmith for repairs? Why then do you go to a lung mechanic for i'm formation about machinery when you have mechanics in your home town hat stay there the year around. and depend on their knowledge and abil- ! ty to do your work satisfactorily for their existence as mechanics. Try the Valdez Iron Works: we are here to stay with your assistance. th-tf.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17
New Tonight

New Tonight Some show at the Liberty theatre tonight as follows: Other Peoples Business Fortunes of War. 2 part drama. Fatty and Mabel's Wash Day, com edy.
 Visit. the Liberty theatre tonight. good show warm and comfortable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-17

Panoramic views of Child's and Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and vrangel on sale at the Valdez D-ug store. 0
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
9. In the second half Dickinson had
things pretty much their own way.
FORMER DICKINSON BOY
WEBS MEDORA YOUNG LADY

Walter J. Ray, register Of deeds of
Billings county, and Miss Bessie
Nichols of Medora were married in
the Catholic church at Beach on
Thursday morning, January Goth.
Both young people are very well
known in Dickinson, the groom being
the third son of Mrs. Catherine Ray,
and having grown up to young man
hood here. He is a graduate from
our local high school and from the
state university, where he was admit
ted to the bar. About a year ago
he opened an office at Medora, hay
ing previously been chosen register
of deeds for Billings county. He is
an energetic and efficient young man,
and is well liked by every one.
The bride is a genuine Medora girl,
being born and raised there. She is
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Nichols, well-to-do pioneers at Me
dora, Mr.. Nichols being the owner Of
the Medora Ignite Mine. She is a
recent graduate of St. Johns Acad-
envy at Jamestown and until a short
time. ago was engaged in teaching
near South Heart. Mrs. Ray, is an
accomplished young lady and stands
high in the esteem of all her friends.
The happy couple expected to go on
a honeymoon to the cities and on
their return were to begin housekeep-
ing in a cozy little cottage just COM
[pleted in Medora.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

The national committee of the pro-
gressive party, in session at Chicago
during the past week, has decided to
hold it's national convention at the
same time and place the republican
party hold theirs. This seems to be
another move in the political f1irta-
ticn that has been going on between
the two parties for some time. The
most important move previous to this
decision of the progressive committee
was made by Mr.. Roosevelt who vol
unfairly withdrew himself as the pos
sible progressive candidate, going so
far as to request that his name be not
printed on primary ballots. This fol-
lowed Mr.. Taft's pronouncement that
the progressives would be received
back into the republican party if they
came as republicans. All of which
means that both Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Roosevelt are trying to find some way
by which they can patch up their
differences, and thereby permit their
followers to get together once more.
It really begins to look as though this
political Irritation would end serious
w..
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
d. H. S. BASKETBALL QUINT
DEFEATS MANDAN HIGH

Although the Mandan basketball
team was defeated last Friday night
the members proved themselves royal
hosts to the Dickinson team. The
Dickinson boys are loud in their
praise Of the students and teachers at
Mandan. The game was refereed by
Mr.. Biggs of Mandan. His work was
very satisfactory. The game was
very strenuous On account of the size
of the hall and the fact that there
were no boundry lines on the floor.
This kept the ball in play almost con-
tinuously, making the condition of
the players very apparent.
After the game the domestic
science girls served refreshments,
which was followed by dancing, until
train time.
Following is the report of the game
in the Mandan Pioneer:
Plenty of opportunity for practice
and the use of a big gymnasium
floor to develop team work available
at Dickinson, gave the high school
team of that city a decided advantage
over the local boys. Mandan was de-
feated by Dickinson by a score of
IS to 10.
It was a hard fought game
throughout but the Mandan boys were
outclassed. Failure of the Mandan
guards to stay by their men also
contributed to the defeat.
The first half was the best of the
game, the local boys fighting hard.
The score in this period was Is to
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

Again we say: What about an
automobile show for Dickinson? A
score or more of we'll known makes
of cars are represented by good live
agents in this city, and a very
creditable show could be arranged
without importing any extra cars.
The automobile buying public would
enjoy a show, and we believe that the
auto dealers would find it a profitable
venture.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

A vote for the republican party this
year will be a vote against the ''war
tax" in the time of peace. This talk
of lower prices on all commodities
upon which the duties were removed,
has proven a hoax. Farmers, protect
yourselves by voting for "protection."
This free admission of grains, beef,
hides, wool, butter, eggs and other
products of the farm and ranch is
working against your own best inter-
ests. Stand up for your own welfare
the republican ticket.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

Judge Fisk, of the state supreme
court, has been endorsed to fill a
vacancy in the supreme court of
the United States. Judge Fisk has
proven himself a most capable, man
in a position that requires exceptional
judgment and discretion, and the
Press believes the training and
experience he has gained has thor
oughly fitted him for one of the high
est judicial positions of the nation.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

The proposition of building a new
grade school is a vital issue of the
day in Dickinson, and every parent
should feel it his or her duty to in
vestigate the matter to the fullest
extent. That a new school building
is a necessity is acknowledged by all
where shall it be built, and how
much shall it cost Shall we provide
for future growth, or just provide for
the present needs?
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

Percy Trubshaw, the versatile edi-
tor of the Valley City Courier, has
"thrown his hat into the ring" and
is out for the republican nomination
as state representative from his dis
trict. "Trub" not only is a logical
orator, but he is a man of character
and ability as well, and would fit in
very nicely in North Dakota's law
making body.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
WIBAUX TO PLAY HERE

The basketball game next week
will be against Wibaux at Dickinson.
Wibaux is a new town on the high
school schedule. Athletic relations
started with the football game this
fall when .Wibaux defeated Dickinson,
FL to O. Since every basketball man
played in that game, each one has
that defeat to balance, and, therefore,
will put his best into the game in
order to secure a victory for Dickin-
son.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

What greater punishment could any
human being ask for those poor New
Haven directors than to make them
sit three months in a court room
and listen to lawyers argue?
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

Poor old Yuan! Now he knows
what it means to be a king. If that
Chinese revolution keeps on growing
he'll be lucky to keep the head that
wears a crown.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

It is said that the city of Grand
Forks has used a million gallons of
water that it cannot account for.
Perhaps the drouth on the East
Grand Forks side since the closing
Of the saloons, has something to do
with it.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

For the benefit of those who say
President Wilson lacks the punch, we
wish to say that he served plenty Of
it the other night at a White House
reception.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

few spare moments, he is busy con-
structing a horse for the gymnasium
and some twenty ventilation devices
for school ROOF windows.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

Of the above total 371 are boys
and 343 girls, just exactly 100 more
than the total for the corresponding
month last year. The high school
had the highest per cent Of at
tendance last month-98.12 per cent.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

School Enrolment for December
The school enrolment for the
month of December, 1915, is as fol-
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

The long cold spell is broken, and
fine weather is with us again. Every
body is duly thankful.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

sUsscRs1E FOR THE PRESS
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
COMING EVENTS

. COMING EVENTS 6
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? JANUARY 21-"Freckles," at 9
. Dickinson Opera House. Q
. JANUARY 21- Basketball 9
!" Bismarck VS.. Dickinson 6
{. at Armory. 9
> JANUARY 90 Basketball o
= Wibauz VS.. Dickinson H. 8 o
. at Armory. o
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27
Decoy Duck ouacks and swims.

When Amos G. Vaughan of Anadar-
ko, Okla, goes duck shooting he takes
with him a set of his mechanical de-
coys and places them in the water in
front of his blind. Before doing so,
however, he winds them up notes Pop
ular Science Monthly When flock Of
wild ducks appears his decoys begin
to swim about and quack as if they
were alive. The result is that the in
ventor goes home with full bag, for
no wild duck can resist the mechanical
wiles of his decoy.
The decoy is composed of two parts,
bottom and top, which can be opened
for cleaning and repairing. A clock
work mechanism drives the propeller
and also the sound record of the pho
nograph. AS the mechanism is set in
action the stylus, or needle, as we'll as
the propeller is operated. A cylinder
or disk is used for the record. A con-
trolling cam renders the needle mop
erative at certain intervals, so that the
calls or cries are sounded intermittent
ly. Who makes the Photographic rec
ord of the Quack that leads the duck to
it's doom? We are baffied.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27
Such LanoWidde.

I asked an Italian who speaks cor
rect English, which language his chill
dren learned TO write more readily,
Italian or English.
italian" said he. "Your English
words don't sound the way they look"
To show what this poor man had in
mind. 1 shall quote some suggestions
given to me by one of the most famous
scholars, philosophers and professional
men in America. They show what a
curlicue language English is:
Put it vice versa, and If laughter is
latter, why is not daughter dafter and
slaughter SLATER?
Enough is enuff. but cough is not
cuff. However, if cough is cawf,
shouldn't enough be enawf?
Plough is pronounced pillow and
bough is bow, but cough is not COW.
Moreover, a little Italian knowing
that cough is pronounced coff, is liable
to spell the cup of morning beverage
cough-phee. -Philadelphia Ledger.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27

the street he stopped to ask native,
who owned the big place.
That's Mr.. Stone" said the man,
grinning. 81 guess you've heard of
him, haven't you"
1.-The man who's building the big
DAMP"
That's him, sure"
"Confound it," thought Frank. For
he had come to Eppingham, investing
his last ten dollars on the train fare,
because he heard that there was to be
unlimited work on Mr.. Stones dam.
He had been gently born, but he
had not made the most of his oppor-
tunities. The call of the road was i'm
perative to him. Again and again he
had settled down, only to fling up his
position and try elsewhere. But now.
after run of hard luck which had
reduced him to position which he
had never contemplated before, Frank
was glad enough of the chance of a 20
sition at day laborer's wages. And he
had ruined everything by his dream
ing!
"rll give up. Fate's against ne! !"
said Frank angrily.
He turned out of Eppingham into
the woods. Eppingham was the last
station on the line, beyond it stretched
a great expanse of state forest. 1t
was early June, and summer was call
ing. Frank could have spent the whole
summer in a camp without qualm.
He resolved TO strike the trail on the
chance of picking up summer work at
a club or bungalow.
He had gone about a mile when he
was startled to hear screams from the
bend of the trail. A moment later
there appeared young woman, mount
ed on bay horse, which was evidently
running away with her. She was hold
ing on for dear life, and the horse had
a frightened look; also his ears lay
fiat back against his head.
Frank did not hesitated an instant.
He leaped forward and planted him.
sci in the middle of the roadway. As
the horse reared he caught at the
bride. 1t dragged him several yards
and stopped puffia. and snorting. Still
holding the brids. Frank extended his
hand to the frightened girl, who col
lapsed in heap upon the ground be-
fore him.
1T was bear frightened my horse,
she gasped. HE has never run away
with me before"
1t was some minutes before she was
able to stand on her feet. and then she
was trembling all over. Frank thought
he had never seen such pretty girl
before.
"I don't know how to thank you
aaough," she said. "Fae1er hates t.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27
CERNAvODA BRIDGE A WONDER
Great Railway Span Across the DAN
ube Cost Roumanian Government
Nearly 100000.

REGGIE Carol is the official name
of the greatest bridge in Roumania and
one of the most interesting series of
railway spans in the world. 1t is the
long steel and stone link which when
completed in 1895 bound Ostend on the
North sea to Constantine on the Black
sea, two ports that at the outbreak Of
this war were connected by de luxe
express train service three times a
weeks, says bulletin of the National
Geographic society.
At the time it was thrown open to
traffic this was the only bridge span
ming the Danube below the Serbian
capital of Belgrade. The engineer re-
sponsible for the structure was Rou-
manian, A. Saligny, by whose name the
village of Cernavoda is designated on
some of the more modern maps of that
country.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27

Together with the approaches and
the stone causeways across that part
of the neighboring marshes and mead
ows which are subject to periodical
foundations, this great structure is full
ly II miles long The bridge proper,
over the main channel of the river, is
a slender iron structure more than p
400 feet long, disposed in five arches.
Two mighty abutnents on the right
and left banks, together with six stone
piers and ice-breakers, support this
section which is elevated more than
100 feet above the water, thus enabling
the talleSt vessels to pass beneath it
without hindrance.
The bridge cost the Roumanian gov
eminent nearly S7,O00,00o. With its
completion Bucharest was brought
within a seven hours journey of the
Black sea shore. The eastern end of
the bridge is 80 miles in an airline west
of Constantza, and 90 miles east OF
Bucharest. The distance by rail be-
tween the capital and the port is LAT
miles. Owing TO the Importance of this
line in the handling of troops landed at
Constantza by Russian transports,
work probably has been rushed on the
double tracking of the road between
Bucharest and Cernavoda, this extern
sion of the state-owned railway sys-
TEN having been decided upon by the
Roumanian parliament more than a
year ago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27
ARolling
Stone

By FRANK FILSON
1HrexreXN&e&e
Copyright. 1916, by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1916, by w. G. Chapman)
s'Henceforward, I'll be. a rolling
stone no more" said Frank Latham, as
he stepped out of the train at Epping-
ham. ssTm going to get job and
stick to it. I'm twenty-six, and it's
tine 1 settled down somewhere. Ep-
PIN ghams good enough for me. I'll
become a local magnate and own half
the town, and be en- influence in the
county, and maybe I'll go into politics
and perhaps wind up as governor, or
even"
"Hey, young Teller! Get out of
that!'
1t was a sad awakening from his
dream. Frank had inadvertently
stepped off the road and into the flow
er beds of real local magnate, to
judge from the splendor Of the house
and the extensive grounds. And when
one is in old clothes one must dream
carefully.
With low apology, Frank turned to
make off. But the elderly gentleman
who had shouted to him came running
up, wild with excitement.
"What do you mean by walking over
my geranium beds?" he demanded fu-
riously.
81 beg your pardon" said Frank.
II didn't think where l was going"
"You don't have to explain that"
said the man wrathfully. Get out
of here, and don't let me see your face
again, or I'll have you run out of
town. I'll know you next time we
meet" he added.
Frank made off there was nothing
else to do, in fact. A little way down
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-27

changes extend over centuries, so slow
is the normal change in the surface of
the land on which they grow and in the
other factors which affect them.
The Shifting Panorama.
But In the dune country such changes
in surface are rapid. From year TO
year the dunes creep and crawl under
the influence of the winds. New dunes
are created, old dunes swept away;
where dune has been conquered by
plants and trees and has stood the
same for years the shifting sands may
start an invasion and pile new dune
on top of the old. To all these con-
stantly shifting conditions the trees
and plants as constantly fight to accom-
modate themselves.
One may see promising forest of
jack pines, naples or cottonwoOds half
buried in the rising sand or drowned in
the flood, with nothing but their dead
tops projecting. One may find where
the willows, for instance. quickly
changing TO meet the changing condi-
tionS, have grown trunks twice as tall
as usual, with roots running out, sew
eral feet higher than the original sur
face of the ground.
Sometimes after the trees have
grown tall the sand moves away in
stead of piling up and the roots are left
bare. twisting and twining in curious
shapes.
Some of the sand dunes are more
than 10 feet high, and in many in
stances their tops and sides are carved
into beautiful and strange shapes by
the lake winds.
Especially desirable is the preserva-
ton of part of the dune country as q
mark and reservation for wild life near