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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
II, seorpion's wood.rfvl e.r.

The seorpion's Wonderful Ear.
have studied the habits of the scor.
pion for many years and have often
noticed how very sensitive scorpions
are to the most delicate sound. musical
o. otherwise. Under the thorax the
scorpion has two comblike appendages.
which are the antennae (pectinatae).
1t is pretty well settled by physiolo.
gists and entomoiogists that in insects
the antennae represent the organs of
hearing. These delicate structures are
easily affected by the vibrations Of
sound, and there can be no doubt what.
ever that they are also affected by
sounds quite inaudible to the human
ear. The slightest vibration of the at
mosphere from any cause whatever at
once puts in motion the delicate struc-
lures which compose the antennae, to
which organs insects owe the power of
protecting themselves against danger
as we'll as the means Of recognizing
the approach Of one another.-London
Spectator.
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information Wanted.


win some one please give a hint in
regard to the whereabouts and the
welfare Of the family? This honored
institution began to disappear a gen.
GRAFTON or 30 ago, just about the time
that the dissipation Of Inconvenience
attendant upon the rearing Of children
made families feasible. Ever since the
passing away Of one room log cabins.
abject poverty. home grown wearing
apparel and common sense the family
has been losing weight and numbers.
Its recent complete withdrawal from
society has caused grave concern
among those who favor the further
propagation Of the species. II the fam
lily win kindly come back and re-es-
tablish Itself among the race Of men
no questions will be asked and none
answered.-Judge.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
OLD TIME BATTLES.

ivy Woeo Wofo 8kttsNt0ho0 When
Compared With Modern War.
In the light Of modern warfare The
Old time battles shrink % the proper
doos of ordinary street beawlA The
opQosing armies were usually axrayed
n lines within bearing OF one another.
frequently the actual combat wal pre-
luded b. IN exchange Of opprobEious
profanity IN order to get up the proper
sentiment Of holy wrath" which was
considered IN indispensable element In
. soldiers efficiency.
Alexandee the Great conquesed the
eEient with only $1,000 men. On q SIN
smaller scale the great battles Of 4.
saet appear to have been conducted, %
told in the Bible accounts. For In
stance. in the aIht against Gideon the
lstaelites are said 10 have suffered -
ve1e losses-to Wit, thirty men.
The Egyptian army which invaded
Palestine and sub3ugated the whole
country counted barely 5000 soldiers.
Saul contributed his Palestine adversa.
rtes With IN army" Of 600. which in
tie course Of time was increased to
LOO after the ''militarists" Of those
dayv had persuaded the authorities to
provide reserve force. sort Of land.
sturm," Of 100 warriors brave and bold
King Davia's military establishment
Did not exceed bis predecessors in
numbeea According to the drst book
Of Kings, however. King Ahab must
have been pretty much Of q war lord.
judging BY the standard Of oiden times.
In bis army were 1000 soldiers and q
coostabulaEy force Of go men.-ArRo.
naut
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
NAVAL SIGNALING.

" OO01U ~ AoosOnS OoyO " WoeosHS
end Lowering Sails.
The origin Of the idea Of using aass
By day and lanterns By night for ~
nalmg in the navy came into being
- far back a. the middle ages.
In those ancient days some one
thought out a method Of raising and
lowering sails, the number Of times
they were raised or lowered indicating
the letter that was to be sent That
proved very wearisome work and was
superseded In the seventeenth century
BY the use Of balls and cones hoisted
In various positions on the masts and
booms. At night different colored Ian.
terms were used.
In the following century twelve dags
were used, either singly or in combina-
ton, and these Tags supplied all the
signaling that was necessary In fight
ing. as make all SAIL" Engage the
enemy" 'Chase the enemy" or IAN.
Choir"
When the battle Of Trafalgar was
fought the signals were sent by light,
guns and flares and days. and it was
not till after that battle that the sys-
TEN, invented by Sir Home Popham,
was used and on which are based the
present day methods Of signaling.
The system Of signaling from ship to
ship BY semaphore was due to q
Frenchman named Chappe in 1904 and
adopted In the British navy q few
years later.-London Telegraph.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
No Such Ps,soc.

THE trouble with you" her husband
said. 'is that you make mountains out
Of molehills."
II don't do anything Of the kind. }"
she replied. II want you to understand
that my mother brought me up to be
lady, and I know nothing at all
about homework. never made q
mountain out Of a mole hill In my
h6a I am perfectly helpless In htch-
en"-NeW York American.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
Dutch eaross In the Thames.

Dutch eaross In the Thames.
For more than two centuries there
have always been some big. broad
sterned Dutch boats lying in the
Thames river. with baggy trousered
Dutchmen smoking on board. quite
calmly. It Is the reminiscence Of q
Dutch conquest. Those boats have
moored there. with their cells for Lon
don ever since William Ill. gave them
the right Of traffic. And If there
wasn't a Dutch boat for single sec
ond just below London bridge the an
Gent rights would be lost. But you
will always find the calm Dutchman
smoking on bis pitch. "-Westminster
Gazette.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
Cynical,

The Maid-l found a four leaved
clover this morning. There is an old
saying that the finder VIII be married
within a year. The Bachelor-Indeea!
I was under the impression that the
finding Of four leaved clover was IN
omen OF good luck.-Indianapolis Star.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
lh clasa.

rs this a first class postofnce7" in.
quired the stranger.
. TITS as good as your 6nd in these
parts" retorted the native. with JUST.
fable local pride.-Buffalo Express.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
WATKINS RemE :

I have the agency for the Wat
and toilet articles for the south
half :of Richland county, includ-
ing the city Of Wahpeton.
"A full line of the above arti-
cles 10 kept at 81 Second street
south.
Phone sesL NJ. d. Keeney, Agent
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
Pepper.

The value Of pepper WAS known Of
Old We Rad that when Rome had te
b ransomed from The barbarian con.
Queror In the year 400 Alaric demand.
ID 5000 pounds Of pepper among ths
payments and that Hippocrates used II
In medicine. applying It to the skin.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
A Follower.

Caller-The minister's son b follow.
ing in the footsteps Of that spend
thrift young links Miss Pnm-Isn't
that scandalous? Caller-Hardly as bad
as that You see. he's q tailor and 70
just trying to collect his bilL-Ex-
change
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
Held Rssponsibjs.

THAT dog Of yours seems to have hu.
man Intelligence"
"He amt that lucky" answered the
proprietor Of the dog. III he was to
lose his temper an turn hisself loose
to hurt somebody he wouldn't have q
chance in the world Of pleading insani.
H."-Washingto Star.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
Naturally.

Naturally.
n saw Mabel buying rouge the other
day"
'That gives color to the report that
the paints. American.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06

Frugality is founded on the princi.
pie that all riches have limits.-Burke.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-06
Man. Adventurou. Side.

Mans Adventurous Side.
There is always temptation to
cross bridge which ha. been con-
demned. man being an adventurous
cuss at heart.-Atchison Globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The cot
ton market was quiet today with huc-
tuations comparatively narrow and ir-
regular March contracts sold off from
1913 to 1919 and closed at 1928. with
the general list closing barely steady
net unchanged to II points higher
There appeared to be some foreign
buying of October which held rela-
lively steady during the entire morn
ing.
With Liverpool closed there seemed
nothing in the news to create fresh
sentiment and the small volume OF
business suggested that scattering &C
counts had already been pretty well
evened up for over the holidays on
Monday. The opening was steady at
an advance of 2 to IL points, with new
crops leading on moderate demand
from houses with continental connec-
tons: May sold at 1855 and October
at 1925 during the early trading, or
about 10 to 10 points net higher, but
this advance met scattered selling from
local and New Orleans sources. Prices
soon eased off in consequence with
May selling OF 17.44. or about 8 points
1910. or within 4 points of Fridays
closing figures. Rallies of a few
points followed on covering in the late
trading. The uncertainties of the
discussed on the reaction from the
early high point. while buying seemed
to be encouraged by expectations of an
improved demand from domestic trade
sources after the first of the year, but
local brokers attributed the Irregular
fluctuations chiefly to pre-holiday con-
ditions. Reports from Arkansas said
that cotton. which had been tied up in
warehouses for several weeks as a re-
suit of railroad embargoes. was begin
ming to move. Fall River sales of print
cloths for the week were estimated at
$4,000 pieces and curtailment Of pro-
duction was placed at 10000 pieces.
It was reported that mill production
Is closely sold for the next two months
and that manufacturers expect renew
ed activity some time in January.
Port receipts today. 20,517 bales; for
the season. 4.ssS.o63 bales; exports to-
day. 23.0s7 bales: for the season. $780,
$50 bales: stock. 1.5O5.61s bales.
NEW ORLEANS. December 3o-After
an irregular and excited opening today
the cotton market Quieted and became
a steady and tame affair. Toward the
ana active months went 16 to rs points
over yesterdays last figures. Tho net
results OF the DAYS trading were a
rise of to points.
On the opening some months showed
q rise and others a decline. Brokers
had a large volume of orders to fill
and these orders were unevenly dis
tr1buted over the list. Again. contin-
ued playing up of the situation in
ocean freights resulted in liquidation
of long contracts which took the form
Of special selling of one or two posi-
tions. In the early trading the list was
to is points up at the highest. The
near months at one time were 10 to "a
close.
The steadiness late in the day appear
ed to be the result Of bullish predic-
lions that the trading OF the new year
would be at q higher range of values
Shorts were disposed to cover over the
holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, December 30.-Notable
Jumps in price marked the close of the
year in the wheat trade. Spectators
who at the last found themselves I'M
able to make deliveries on December
contracts bid the market up cents a
bushel in some cases. Signs OF i'm
proved shipping conditions led to brisk
advances. too, on more deferred deliv-
cries The close was nervous. %. to !
net higher, with May at LAY to 1.14D
and July at 1.41b to .1.4Sh. Corn
gained a to and oats y to X a
IA. Provisions finished unchanged to
rs higher.
Excitement for the December wheat
shorts resulted from the stubbornness
with which they had held out for some
peace sensation or other surprising de-
velopments of a bearish nature From
the beginning Of the session. however,
circumstances favored the bull side of
the market and comparatively few were
caught by the utmost squeeze OF De-
cember values.
The principal element against any
downturn in the general market today
was the fact that indications pointed to
heavy clearances for Europe. In this
connection IL was reported that North
American shipments to Europe this
week would total 100000 bushels, as
against previous estimates of only
1000. 900 bushels.
A larger supply OF ocean tonnage at
the eastern seaboard was said to be
rapidly releasing railway facilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
THOMAS L. HUME, Broker
1912 C Street. Tel. M. 1916

from congestion and there was a well
accepted forecast current that wheat
shipments would be in no danger of a
trainmen's strike until the completion
of a union referendum vote two months
or more hence. Holiday realizing
sales appeared to be chiefly responsible
for some unsettling of values at the
close OF the day.
In corn. as in wheat, there was
scurrying to cover on the part Of elev-
enth hour bears. Prices were also lift
ed as q result Of shipping sales here,
said to aggregate 100000 bushels. all
to be delivered at eastern seaboard
within thirty days. Oats hardened in
price, owing to the upturns in other
cereals. Trade. however. lacked vol
ume.
Provisions shared the hrmness of
grain. Ono reason was that shipments
this week turned out to be materially
in excess of tho corresponding total of
year ago.
BALTIMORE. Nd. December 3d.
wheat-Strong; spot No. Q red, 184X;
spot No. Q red western, 1.ssH: January
1.84N: February. 1.84H: steamer No. .
red. 1884: receipts. 244.s63 bushels:
exports. $4,000.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, 1.o4:
January. i.o4: receipts. 145.s74 bushels;
exports. s2.7ss.
Oats-Firm: standard white. 81; No.
8 white. go; receipts. 5,372 bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western export,
1.46a1.I7; receipts, 25,0i8 bushels.
Hay-Firm: No. timothy and No. /
clover mixed. unchanged.
Grain freights-No quotations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Transfer of Ownership.
After the War.

There is a growing impression among
big men in the business world that the
end of the war. when it does come. will
not mean the end Of prosperity for the
United States.
1t is pointed out. over and over again.
that the trend of travel and emigra-
ton will be Europeward: that the de-
mand for labor. for the rebuilding Of
the nations. will be beyond the supply
even when the foreign-born population
of America that will return to Europe
is given consideration-that the cost
of living will not drop and that high
wages will be demanded; that hun
dreds of millions of American money
will flow to Europe in q stream; that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Beeves-
Receipts, AS head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts, rs head; steady;
veals, 1900.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 4s2 head:
steady; lambs, 1925.
Hogs-Receipts. LILO head; no trad
ing.
CHICAGO. December 3o-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $1,000 head: weak; bulk, 1o.00a
1910; light, 9.50a10.15: mixed, 9.85a
1850; heavy. 10.ooa105o; rough, 10000
1915; pigs. 7.50a9.15.
Cattle-Receipts. 400 head; steady;
native beef cattle. 7.25a11.s0; western
steers. 7.25a10.00; stockers and feeders,
525as25; cows and heifers, I.25alO.00;
calves, 9.00a13.00.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; steady;
wethers. 9.10a1o.25; ewes. 6.50a9.S5;
lambs, 11.25a13.60.
No market Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Copper Market Il Quiet.

NEW YORK. December so.-The cop
per market has remained very quiet
unsettled. Offerings Of small lots from
second hands have been reported at
further CONCESSIONS. and 1t is under
stood that there has been a small sale
Of eIectrolytfc for March delivery at
$3.50. with re-sellers asking prices
ranging from about 2sA to son for
nearby shipment. The larger agencies
are reported practically out Of the
market. and nominal quotation Of
.32M was named today for the third
quarter. Iron was unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
| VIII Sell

$500 C. C. to CT. Falls SO at Is.
u 900 Wash. Rwy. 4 Elec. 40 Mt 81.
$1,000 Potomac Consld. so at 1O2.
81 900 Metropolitan n. r.. SO at 1Ob1s.
IS Capital Traction Mt S3h.
20 Wash. Rwy. 4 Elec. com. Mt 70A.
rs Wash. Rwy. Il Elec. pfd. At 01H.
100 Wash. Virginia Rwy. com.
400 Warrington Utilities ut 2OM.
rs Warrington Gas ut TON.
rs Georgetown Gas.
10 Mergenthaler.
rs Lanston at 70.
10 District Nat. Bank ut 1bOA.
10 Continental Trust ut 11Sh ex.
10 Munsey Trust at %.
100 Bank of Commerce 4 Saw. at II.
50 Northwest Savings Bank ut SN.
100 American Paper Can.
$500 Oklahoma Oil common ut 13.
175 Miller Train Control.
100 Wash. Baseball at 10.
10 Gayety Theater at 1b0.
az J. Maury Dove Co. at sou.
10 Army 4 Navy Cooperative.
zoo Celestine OIL at I.
20 Crandall Amusement Co.
10 YounE's Ice Cream Co.
IL Fussell'a Ice Cream Co.
100 Stark Car Coupler.
So American Telegraphone.
8 Paradise Orchard.
8 COLUMBIA Hotel Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Coast Guard Orders.

Coast guard orders for the week are
as follows:
Gunner Michael McInary. detached
Guard to Arcata. station No. 123.
Surfman Samuel Jones, retired on &C
count of physical disability.
Machtntst Herman RAIDER, detached
Winnisimmet. to Acushnet, station No.
2S1.
surfman William Dipert,' rated No. /
surfman-
/, surfmsn william NJ Woif, station No..
ia, yatsd No. surfman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Investment Conditions.

Those who are looking for evidences
of stability in securities at the present
time will find them in largest measure
in the bond market, where quotations
have either remained steady or moved
forward, while the position Of stocks
has. to say the least. been somewhat
uncertain. From every quarter comes the
same report Of an insufficient supply of
bonds to meet current requirements, and
investment bankers say that the only
limitation they have to contend with is
that Of paucity in the supply of high
grade investment bonds.
There is every indication that the pres
sure on the stock market in recent weeks
has not been sufficient to precipitate q
liquidation Of investment securities in
order to protect margined stock accounts.
This Is a cause for general satisfaction,
and, with the cordial support Of the
banking institutions. will do much to
maintain the financial stability Of the
country. W. 8. COUSINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Reserve Banks Makes $402 ,535.

CHICAGO. December 30.-The federal
reserve bank of Chicago made net earn
ings OF s402.535. equal to 6 per cent of
its capital stock. in 1916. according to
report made public tonight The net
earningsfor 1915 were S20.991.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
q. s. Training Ship Severn Sold.

The United States training ship (barkJ
Severn, recently condemned for naval pur-
poses. has been sold to Francis J. Nc
Donald of Ardmore, Pa. for $41.0 900, which
Vas the highest sum offered for the yes-
sci ct public salA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

1t is the sincere wish of the
officers and directors of this bank
that you may have very
HAPPY and PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
| Will Buy

$500 c. C. to CT. Falls so.
o Capital Traction at 50 ex.
10 wash. Rvvy. 4 Elec. pfd. ut sOH.
70 Warrington Gas Mt 90.
rs Georgetown Gas mt 20.
10 Lanston at S3h.
& Munaey Trust at ~.
10 Continental Trust.
80 Buell. Signal q Train.
10 Ontario Apartment.
Exclusive Of commissions. Subject to
previous acceptance or cancellation.
Bonds plus accrued interest. All exc
cutions for cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The past altered future yours
pish much little n What you going to do with it!
If you intend make something of YOURSELF to have
Portable respected your friends and acquanance
succeed the business wordyou MUST have respectable
bank
Among your New Year resolutions let the foremost be
opening of Savings and the adding
it every week during 1917
You could make wiser resolution that will have
greater influence your entire eprovding you carry
1t is the step wealth that you take and the only
that leads directly to independence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Contracts Placed for 1918.

Industrial conditions may be sum-
married by the statement that many
contracts for peace products have been
placed as far ahead as 1918, while
available supplies of copper and other
base metals for the next six months
have been largely pre-exempted. This
does not necessarily imply the main
tenance of prevailing quotations for
these and other commodities. nearly all
of which rose during the year to rec
ord-breaking levels.
Most encouraging auguries are offered
by the transportation stocks. whose in
trinsic worth was firmly established
in the final month of the year. Net
earnings of the leading railway sys-
tens for the calendar year exceeding
81, 900 900 600 are greater by one-third
than those of 1913 Emergence of many
minor roads from their long periods of
receivership and financial embarrass-
ment is one of the outstanding features
in the country's great forward strides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
AN EVENTFUL YEAR
IN STOCK MARKET
Sales Aggregate 235, 600, 900
Shares, Not Counting
"Odd Lots"
BUSINESS AT HIGH TIDE

NEW YORK, December 3O.-The rec
ord of one of the most eventful years
in the history of the stock exchange
is epitomized in its almost unprece-
dented operations. Sales of stocks ag-
gregated about 235. 100000 shares, against
l73.o0o.0Oo in 1915. Bond sales achieved
q new record in the enormous volume
Of s1.152 2s9, 900. an increase, in round
numbers. of more than S20O.o0o'ooo
over the preceding year.
These totals are exclusive OF safes
of odd lots of stocks, which woulu
swell the aggregate by many more
millions. nor do they include over
the-counter'' transactions in bonds. in
which the dealings are practically De
yond computation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Securities Brought From Abroad.

Quite as important i'm estimating the
Increased wealth of the country is the
return by purchase to American IN
vestors Of hundreds Of millions or
dollars OF American securites-mostiy
hiEh-sradc bonds and shares-formerly
owned BY foreigners. which were taken
over privately and assimilated in the
course Of the tremendously active
twelve months.
Figures dealing with the country
foreign loans and the inflow OF Eold
for the year-the after item approx
mating S7Oo. GOn. 000-but family convey
the extent to which the domestic imam
cial structure has been huttressed
Economists differ as to the immediate
benefits derivable from these stupen-
dous gold holdings. but are virtually at
one in believing that this vast hoard OF
precious metal will make the United
States financially and industrially su-
irene for years after the channels of
international trade resume their nor
NAL flow.
Opinions dealing with the future of
the country's financial markets have
been revised or modified by the Teu-
tonic peace proposals. Quoted values
of many securities have dwindled by
many millions of dollars in the past
few weeks and the process of readjust-
ment continues