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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
EAST INDIAN IDOLS.
Bems That Ar Guarded and ealutsd
by British Troops.

Beme That Az Guarded and 9alutsd
by British Troops.
In India a British guard Of honor
presents arms to stone tiger every
day. The tiger Is regarded by the ma
tives % q god who drives away all
danger and calamity, and once some
soldiers, in q spirit Of mischief. over
Threw the image from its resting place
and sent It rolling into the valley be-
low.
90 shocked and scandalised were the
natives that q revolt seemed imminent,
and Lord Combermere Quieted the out
ragged natives BY restoring the image
10 it, pedestal and ordering the regi-
ment 10 salute It in full view Of all
Since that time . British troop has
kept watch over the tiger idol day by
day.
Another Indian idol which 10 watch.
ed over by the British Is the god
whose name b Kiak Kiak, equivalent
to "Lord Of Lords" which IL supposed
to be asleep for 5000 years and whose
awakening WIN be the end Of all
things.
Hence the natives Of the city Of
Pegu, In Burma, arc terribly afraid
that some one will arouse the god, 80
the British government, to avert trou-
bic. stationed a sentry there to prevent
this catastrophe.
Once year a strange custom b OBJ
served In Cairo. A piece Of carpet on
which, according to tradition, Ma
homet once sat and which is the most
famous sacred relic of Islam, is car
ried through the streets. and the khe-
dive and his troops all receive It in re-
view order and salute It as they pass.
The relic Is guarded most carefully
at ordinary times, and the ofacer in
charge Of It each morning must Ga
Lutte It with bis sword raised, while
the bugler blows three blasts before It.
-ExchanRe.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
VALUABLE RUBBISH.

Fortunes Made Now In Whist We
Once Looked Upon 90 Refuse.
A gold mine in a refuse heap may
sound strange, but 1t 10 q fact, foe
many things once considered mere
waste are now Q source Of more wealth
than an ordinary gold mine would
Yield.
In the earlier days Of gas lighting the
coal tar was regarded as a horrible
nuisance and surrept tiously got rid Of.
Then the great discovery was made
that all the hues Of the rainbow dwelt
In this dirty looking STUFF which men
despised and threw away. Today the
byproducts Of coal tar are counted by
tho scores.
In Lancashire alone cotton waste.
once considered rubbish, has an annual
value Of f16,000O00! It consists Of
fag ends and sweepings and picklnfS
and combings. Thousands Of women
are employed to divide this STUFF into
good, middling and bad, and it ia sold
at various prices for different purposes
.-papermaking. mating. surgical wad.
ding and. most Of all, the making Of
shoddy.
Soap boilers used to have great diffl.
Guilty In getting rid Of thick. evil
smelling liquid, which was the chief
nsproduct Of their industry. They ran
IL into streams and sewers. Presently
some one began collecting it and rein.
ing H. The result was pure glycerin.-
London Answers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
FLEETEsT OF ALL DOGS.
orsyhounds Can Run 40 Fast a. Car.
rier Pigeons Can Fly.

orsyhounds Can Run 40 Fast a. Car.
: risr Pigeons Can Fly.
Comparatively few people realize Of
what remarkable speed dogs are ca
pable. The wolf can run between fifty
and sixty miles In one night, and the
arctic fox can do quite as well, II not
better. Nansen met one Of these foxes
On the ice at point more than seven
" miles northwest Of the Sannikow
territory, which is $50 miles from the
Asiatic coast. Eskimo and Siberian
dogs can travel forty-five miles on the
ice In i've hours, and there is one case
on record in which team Of Eskimo
dogs Travelled six and one.half miles
in twenty-eight minutes.
English settlers and pointers hunt at
the rate Of eighteen to nineteen miles
an hour, and they can maintain the
speed for at least two hours. Fox
hounds are extraordinarily swift, as is
proved by the fact that dog Of this
breed once beat thoroughbred horse.
covering four miles in six and one.
half minutes. Greyhounds are the
swiftest Of all four footed creatures,
and their speed may be regarded as
equal to that Of carrier pigeons. Eng
hsh greyhounds which are carefully
selected and which are used for cours.
ing are able to cover at full gallop a
space between eighteen and twenty
three yards every second. It is said
that hare at its greatest speed never
goes faster than at the rate of eight
cen yards a second. These interest.
Ing statistics fully prove the right Of
the greyhounds to rank as the swiftest
ct the quadrupeds.-Springaeld Repub-
llcan.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
The Russian Mou like.

After he had smashed q Russian
army and overrun a province Napoleon
collected the moujiks and told them
that henceforth they belonged to him
and France. They glared at him and
gave him the lie. He shot some Of
them, but the rest were adamank.
Then he had one moujik branded on
the left arm with the letter N. "Now,"
he said, you belong to me-" The
moujik lifted to the conqueror's face
bis bloodshot eyes under his shaggy
name Of hair, and then. Selling q
Ratchet, Topped of the left arm and let
the bleeding limb fall at Napoleon's
feet. THAT is yours" he growled,
but the rest Of my body and my heart
belong to holy Russia and the carr
And from that hour Napoleon realized
what he was up against-New York
Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
THE ENTRANCE HALL.
Make Il Suit Not Visitors, but tho %.
cupants Of the Homo.

cupants Of the Homo.
Is anything new to be said about the
entrance hall? The smallest room in
most houses, it is usually given in the
plans an amount Of attention that
might seem out Of all proportion to the
rest OF the house. And vet the ordi-
nary entrance, whether it be a mere
vestlbule, spacious hall of the colo
MAI style or, as in our present dav
fashions. part of the living room set
on by an archway, is quite unsatisfac.
tory. 1t Is unsatisfactory for this rea.
son-that the entrance way is designed
ana decorated from the standpoint of
the Impression it makes on visitors
whereas the impression we should seel,
is not that made upon guests. but unon
ourselves, the occupants Of the house.
100 often We give the entrance so
we're treatment that impresses the stu.
dent OF beauty or that amazes the los.
discriminating visitor by the other ex.
IRENE OF lavish display. But how docs
eltner OF these two types of entrance
anect those who cone into the housa
many times every day, the good man
anu his good wife and their childrona
Is 1t a room that by its suggestion NJ
rest and repose tempts one after q
aard days work at the Office to dron
into the first easy chair that comas
along' or does it irritate the nerves and
Keep one going, restless and unoasv
wandering from the entrance to tho
avlas room and from the living room
10 the study and thence to the attic nv
way OF the basement?-Cood Haalth
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
TURNED THE TABLES
A Show Manager Who Got Even With
an Obstinate Landlord. -.

A Show Manager Who Got Even With
an Obstinate Landlord.
In the book of "Reminiscences that p.
T. Barnum, the famous Snowman,
wrote forty years ago there is an
amusing anecdote that recalls the days
when the one ring circus was the chief
attraction Of the long, hot summer.
The incident occurred when We were
ct Hanover Court House, in Virginia,
wrote Mr.. Barnum. It rained 20 heav-
lily that we could not perform there.
and Turner, manager Of the show, de-
cided to start for Richmond imme-
diately after dinner.
He was Informed BY the landlord
that 40 our agent had engaged three
meals and lodging for the whole COM
pany the entire bill must be paid
whether we went then or the next
morning. No. compromise could be ef-
fected with the stubborn landlord, and
20 Turner proceeded to get the worth
Of his money as follows:
He ordered dinner at II O'Clock.
which was duly prepared and eaten.
The table was cleared and reset for
supper at half past IL. At o'clock
we all went to bed, every man carrying
q lighted candle to his room. There
were thirty-six Of us, and we all I'M
dressed and tumbled into bed as II We
were going to stay all night. In half
an hour we rose and went down to the
hot breakfast that Turner had demand.
ed and that We found srnoking on the
table.
Turner was very grave, the landlord
was exceedingly angry, ind the rest Of
Us were convulsed with laughter at the
absurdity of the whole proceeding. We
disposed Of our breakfast as IL we had
eaten nothing for ten hours and then
started for Richmond satisfied that we
had fairly settled with the unreason.
able landlord.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Baths In Finland.

One Of the greatest trials visitor In
Finland has to endure is a Finnish
bath. The method Of procedure 1,
unique. Divested Of outer clothing
and attired in light and airy cotton
garment you are slung In q sort Of
hammock composed Of cord above .
large receptacle like the boilers in pub
lie laundries. This Is almost filled
with cold water, into which at tho
right moment is flung a large redhot
brick or piece Of iron. which, Of course.
causes an overwhelming rush of steam
to ascend and almost choke you. Then
when that process has gone on sum.
GENTLY lopg you IRE shaken out Of your
hammock. immersed in cold water. an6
after very drastic treatment you n.
sumo your raiment, sadder and vi,s
than before your novel expsrssnca
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
sENrRIEs FOR CHURCHES.

A Custom Forced by Native Fsuds In
the Mslanssian Islands.
In the Melanesian islands the natives
carry on feuds with q more relentless
hatred even than the vendetustes Of
Corsica. In these islands Christianity
has been made, at least In outward
aspect, the religion Of the people.
That It really does mean something
to the Melanesian b evidenced BY the
reply I received from an intelligent old
chief when asked him why he did not
become Christian.
I'm to be-" he said, when I kill the
devil who kill my boy i've years ago"
80 relentlessly are these feuds car.
Red on that 1t is the custom for a ma.
tive Of wealth with a grievance against
another, but who finds it impossible or
inexpedient to kill his enemy and &C.
cure his head himself, to hire profes.
sional murderer and pay him upon the
delivery Of the head.
Often in the years that are Just gone
indiscriminate killing went on with
such savage persistence that even dur
ing church service pot shots" were
taken at marked worshipers through
the doors and windows.
The situation became 80 acute In one
village that the government was petit.
toned, and the response was the loan
to the missionary Of rife.
The missionary took the hint and
armed one Of his natives who stood
guard outside the church during serv.
ices.
And so it became the fashion on many
Of the islands to add sentry to the
church rolls.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

ten cooks his own meals in an d
nomic cooker He does not eat mvI
Boiled rice. boiled potatoes. caulldu|
Or beans, enough Of butter are all d
DO cares to eat He IL not fond Of d
or sweets. He takes long wallis |
exercise and is fond Of gardening.
"Plain living and high thinking
the keynote Of his life at Bolpur
breaches to the boys and to the ted
ers twice q week in the temple. 6
love for the children is of an idealE
nature At times one of them \
steal into his room and watch \
smile and move his head to and fol
he writes or thinks over a poem. q
such boy startled him by exclaiuil
That's how the madmen do
Yes, my child, poets are wa{
than madmen. When did you esi
into the roomr"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Testing an Explosive.

One Of the most dangerous Of eIpj
sives Ia iodide Of nitrogen, a black pI
der which the slightest touch u
often cause to explode when dry vi
great violence. In experiments to Y
termine the cause Of its extreme 4
plosiveness some damp iodide Of nirI
gen was rubbed on the strings Of
bass viol. It Is known that the strD1
Of such an instrument will vibE'1
when those Of a similar instruns1
having an equal tension are play4
upon. In this case, after the explosiY
had become thoroughly dry upon Y
strings, another bass viol was brou:s
near and the strings sounded. At;
certain note the iodide Of nitrogen
the prepared instrument exploded.
was found that the explosion occurs;
only when q rate of vibration OF sh2
a second was communicated to Y
prepared strings. Vibration Of tue |
string caused an explosion. while thl
OF the e string had no effect.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
DIVORCE IN SCANDINAVIA.
Il 10 Very Easy to Obtain, and .. Doe.
Not Cost Anything.

Il 10 Very Easy to Obtain, and Il Does
Not Cost Anything.
In Scandinavia divorce by mutual
consent is the recognized way. And
husband and wife may reach this agree
ment when neither has violated any
marital obligation. The law, you see,
does not require them to wait until one
has wronged the other. But when they
have reached the point where they two
know that their real union is ended
they may secure divorce for the ask.
ing. 1t doesn't cost anything. There
Is not even a lawyer needed. The proc
ess Is simple. You notify magistrate
that you are separating. You are not
required to so into details. You don't
have to spread your marital troubles
on court records and newspaper pages.
One reason IS as sufficient here as
when you entered into matrimony.
You simply state that you no longer
wish to continue the marriage. Then
one party to the contract goes away
Tor a year-in Finland it is for only
three months. At the end Of the pe-
riod the magistrate hands you the pa.
pers that dissolve the marriage "A
quietly as 1t was made.
II. as rarely happens, mutual consent
through the refusal of one of the con.
tracing parties cannot be secured thu
process is little longer, the probation
airy period Of one year being extended
to two. But there is always 4 way
out Sweden has no less than twelve
grounds for divorce. 1t is accomplish.
cd In as dignifed way as any other
partnership might be dissolved
Potter Daggett in Pictorial Review.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
WRESTLING WITH ENGLISH.
Joyous Course In convsrsation In .
Brazilian Handbook.

Joyous Course In convsrsation In .
Brazilian Handbook.
Occasionally are heard expressions OF
encouragement that the South Ameri'
cans do not respond warmly enough to
our efforts to win their confidence. Let
the doubling peruse the pages OF q
booklet published in the city Of Para. q
COPY of which has been received BY .
merchant dealing with Brazilian arms.
English For the Mass il the title OF
It, translated by the author. Apparent
" tho mass" in Brazil, whoever It
may be. need not be very fastidious In
tho matter Of spelling, for the drst ten
or twelve pages, devoted entirely to
columns Of words. would not earn Q
very high percentage in . primary
school examination.
Conversations for the Daily" IL tho
heading Of the first round Of this battle
with English syntax. Then follows .
sample Of q conversation" that should
take place between two Americans
meeting each other out walking.
"Good morning, sir, is it not the day
aneT"
every pleasantly, thank you. and how
are you7"
VERY goodly, with your permission,
sir. Are you walking?"
Eyes, sir, for tie health. viii you
break some fast with met"
"Gracious. yes. Shall we 60 to the
eoffeeT'
"With pleasantness. sir. Let us eat
meat and bread"
And so each lesson progresses until
the mass Is supposed to be so advanced
as to be able to enjoy more scholarly
essay on 1.-THE American Scotsman"
1.-THE American Scotsman" writes the
author. "is typically Of an energy which
IL to admire in the warmth Of tropics.
OF youthfulness generally, 10
breathes lively and walks springly,
searching the customer Loyalty for tho
firm his.
ITO all he greets smiles, and one IL to
admire his frank. He Il fresh Of the
cold northerly. Yet under the breast Of
the American scotsman beats the heart
warmness. therefor let US give greeting
smiles with two hands open to him
crying welcome to Brazil, Mister"
Need the United States business man
be discouraged with such q greeting
awaiting hh commercial representa-
lives when they sail south to capture
the South American trade7-New York
Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
INDIA's GREAT Oct.

Plain Living and High Thinh;no auI.
His Existence.
IN Rabindranath Tagore," by Basan.
"a Aoomar Roy, is this picture Of the
simple life Of the great poet and saer
literature: 0o A0i
Iagore himself lives alone in a
aouse. He gets up with the morning
oell' sometimes before, and takes his
,ne path, goes on the roof and
loses himself in meditation for honr.
- ume. In this house he quite Of.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
A Dreadful Mistake.

Slympe lin railway carriageeTh,.
~ splendid book, a masterpiece. I
,ecommend you to buy it. Gumph-
! wonder how 1t 10 selling. Glympe-
It Is selling in thousands CAM n.h
lnn 1t tast enough. I'm the publishe,
20 ! ought to know. Gumph-I'm ~
glad to hear you say that, because an
, INC autnor: Glympe (suddenly col.
es)-Well-er-er-that ia. Il NAV
sell fast. But there are verv .ar,o,.
r'sks' lswoons away.eLondon Man
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Tearing Sounds.

The ear can be trained to accustom
Itself to the sound Of the tearing of
various materials. The noise accom-.
panying the tearing Of cotton is unlike
that of linen. The warp has its voice
and the filling quite another, the for
mer being shrill, while the latter is apt
to he dull.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Tho REQ Squirrel,

When the red squirrel begins tap
ping maple trees for the sap the ami.
NAL makes an incision in the bark and
waits until the sap has trickled a short
distance down the trunk Of the tree.
de then begins at the bottom of the
stream and ticks up until he has reach.
ed the source of the flow, when he
again waits and repeats the perform.
ance until satisfied.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Many sp.eiea Of aanana.

Many 0pectoo OF 0Ahano.
The banana as substitute for the
potato would have one drawback. It
has been found that those who live
mainly upon this article Of diet soon
tend to become what is politely called
'tubby." The banana with which we
are all familiar is only one Of many
useful species. Cochin China produces
a single fruit that is an ample meal for
three men, and in East Africa an In.
toxicating drink il made from the ma.
tive banana.-London Chronicle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
The Reason.

"The first year Of married life Is a.
ways the most troublesome. After a
souple passes that safely the great
danger Of separation Is over"
"Why do you say that?"
1T usually takes a man a year to
learn the futility Of arguing with his
wife Detroit Free Press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
u,,tieuIt Dentistry.

Pulling a lions tooth is not easl
Ordinarily the beast Ia tied to the IN
OF bis cage. Then a board is rem0'i
from directly under his head Throo1
this the doctor reaches up with np
forceps and performs the operatlnI
New York TELEGRAM,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

A Punetursd Metaphor.
Did you write this note to Maria?'
asked the young woman's mother.
yes" replied the susceptible youth.
And you considered it proper to re-
mark that her teeth were pe:::ss'
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Been Through Then,

Been Through Them.
Mr.. Bacon-Do you know, dear, I
have only two suits Of clothes to my
name?
Mrs. Bacon-Yes, John; 1 have no.
ticed that you have very little change
In your clothing.-St. Louis Post Dis.
patch.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
Those Dear Girls.

Alice Gust engaged)-What do you
think Jack said to me last night? That
II he had to choose either me or $40. 600
ne wouldn't look at the money. Marie
Dear, loyal fellow! Wouldn't like to
risk the temptation, suppose.-Boston
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

Fretful thought has more to do with
discomfort than all the troubles that
can assail US.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

The one prudence Of life 4, conc.,
astsoa'; the one evil il dissipstion-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

A lie always has a certain amount
Of weight with those who wish TO be.
Heve it-Rice.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18
B|C FEDERAL CASE
 WON BY COPPER CO.

That the law is unconstitutional, and that 1t would force an unreason- able conflict with the rights of q cor poration to conduct it's business. were reasons gwen by Judge William w. Morrow of the federal court yester- day morning for making permanent the temporary injunction of the Cop Der Queen mining company against the state corporation commission and the attorney general IL is understood there will be no appeal
 Judge Morrow spoke the decision of himself, with Judges Van Fleet and SaWtelle concurring. and the order to he drawn up by the attorneys for :he complaining corporation will be signed by the judges.
 Judge Morrow said among other things that if the law should stand. il would prevent the company from ever going into bankruptcy, or litigating a patent. or taking any legal action which might require federal jurisdic- tion. The statute under which the state sought to revoke the charter of the company says that it shah be un- lawful for corporation 10 take an action from a state to a federal court under certain circumstances. The suit was in no manner a fight. but was merely 10 decide once and for all whether tEe law was constitutional or not
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18
SENORA PA[OM|NO'S STORY MAY CONVICT
 SISTER IF MURDER

Her own sisters testimony may con vict Conception Montija of the mur- der of her lover. Marto Martin On the witness stand in Justice De Souza S court yesterday, Clara PalOmino tes- tified that she understood her sister to say 'I killed that man" a few mo- ments after Martin had dropped dead at her feet. As she sat in the garden Of Martins home in Tempe with her small baby in her arms, the tragedy was being enacted according to Mrs. Palomino. She said she had her back to the house and suddenly felt some one coming toward her With a nasty glance she saw that Martin was stag gering and grasped his throat and with a groan fell to the ground. In the meantime her sister appeared in the doorway and muttered words that if properly interpreted by Mrs. Palo- mino will convict her of murder in the first degree the charge on which she was bound over to the superior court without bond.
 Martin and Conception were in Phoe- nix on October ,. the day Martin met his death by knife wounds in the 1 throat. They returned to their home in Tempe early in the evening when Martin received a call from his former wife. Ramona Garcia. It is said the alleged act of Conception was prompt ed by wild, unreasoning jealousy for this woman