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The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

course that's nonsense younr boy
can't master al those topics az once.
One Thins st a Time.
We spend more than tLooo.coo yearly
Tor text books for tho children. Why
not give them one study al a timsi
Teach them first 10 read Aftsr that they
cont need any otner readers 70 STUDY.
The text books Of tho other studies are
themselves readers. Then arithmetic,
GEOGRAPHY and 80 on. Furnish them with
a cheap little psper-eovered book that
wouldn't cost more than fifteen eentf and
would answer every purpose When they
have hnished with q book threw q away.
NO scholsr would need more than three
er four books year
II spoke 90 some pubIIsh.-, ,ho,t thi,
but they we're not al all enthuslsstic on
the subject. They seemed 20 think that
the more books the city bought for the
children. the better they were of. Nat
ursly the publishers were not exactly
disinterested.
Il honestly believe that the expens.
OF the public schools in this city could
be reduced by one-half and better re-
suits be obtained than We get nov"
Mr.. seitE has made some effort 20 s,t
The New York newspapers 70 take ur
this matter. but they were all rather
lukswsrm on the subject
" William VI. WEIGH, OF the star OF
johns Hopkins university and generally
regarded by the members Of hIs profes-
sion a. one OF the foremost physicians
In the country. has returned TO the United
states from a trip 20 China where he
has been inVestigatinG the medical edu-
cation there. lie made the invoStIss
ton In the interests Of the Rockefeller
Founoation. which purposes 20 organize
medicsl education In China on occidental
methods
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

She wears too much jeweIrs" "
Think so2''
y do. No fun 10 hold a hand like that.
You can get the same seusatiO by hold
ing a handful OF curtain rings ard a
wrist Wstch.-Ksnsas City journal
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
Morning Smiles.

knickcr-Did the water Iiuo burst
Bccker-Nes and tho landlord chsrEcc
extra because IL made q rink.-Ncw York
sun
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

She-Hou shouldn't squeeze ml hsnc
going out Of the theRJer. When l
squeezed back meant YOU 10 stor.
He-Me" why. I-I-didnt touch
your hsnd,-JudEe
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Sho-l see you've got your spurs on
EN-motorinC EnJhusiHst-Nes we Us,
tAe" to stick IN the horses when ",
want them to-er-chRnge speed '-Londor
Opinion
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Tomorrow, The Struggle for the
Mississippi
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
IT PAYS

Public health is a purchasable COM
modify. Like many another good
thing you have to buy it and you can
get just about what you pay for. This
has long been realized and the con-
sequence has been that communities
are awakening to the conditions and
are spending more and more for pub
lie health work. Simmered down to
a legitimate conclusion it is q COM
mercial proposition, pure and simple
and it pays. This is what makes the
movement popular. Health is the
greatest economic asset of individual
community, state or nation and con-
versely i'll health and disease are the
conditions that entail our greatest
economic loss. 1t is no wonder,
therefore, that business organizations
and large combinations of capital
more intent on declaring dividends
than on promoting humanitarian
should recognize the fact that poor
health is one of the greatest draw
backs to success. They have been
leaders in socia' welfare work
among their emp oyees and have
spent millions in lettering their liv-
ing conditions, knowing full we'll that
| they would get it back tenfold in en-
hanced efficiency and service.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
A Profit
Participating
Plan

a pleasure to the community rather
than spend from $1,000 to $1,500 in a
Fourth of July celebration. The one
is real benefit to the community; the
other there is puff of patriotism and
noise and a tired-o out bunch for the
rest of the week. There is more real
patriotism in the chautauqua program
than could he gathered into one
spread cage speech on Independence
Day. There is more in the song and
music than in all the firecrackers and
Roman candles that could be shot of.
The Oakes spirit came forth in good
shape again in signing for another
year.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1916
GIVE US CHAUTAuQUA

The people of the Oakes Country
came to the front again-and we are
to have chautauqua. A guarantee
of $500 seems bit high, but even the
price did not stop sixty-two Of our
people putting their signatures to the
contract for 1917
The chautauqua is good thing. 1t
is better ten times over to give $500
for something that will uplift and be
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
LUTHERAN SYNOD MEETS

The North Dakota District of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod met on
June 9th in Hillsboro for their an
nual sessions. Rev. Hi'gendorf, the
fourth vice president Of the general
body, preached the opening service.
The afternoon sessions were devoted
to the discussions Of the needs of the
missions and other business. In the
morning saSsions Prof. Dau of St.
Louis read IN interesting and instruc
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
tive paper and led in the doctrinal

tive paper and led in the doctrinal
discussions.
Vice president Rev. Hilgendorf re-
ported on the general standing of the
synod. He told us that again as us
ual our seminary had graduated over
a hundred men into the ministry, but
Is usual the demand exceeded the
supply. There were 121 places to BE-
supplied with new men but there
were only 108 graduates. He also
reported that our missions in foreign
lands were making great progress,
especially in China, India and in
South America.
On Saturday afternoon the bust
ness men entertained the synod with
ride around town, base ball game
and other amusements.
The synod adjourned on the 3rd OF
July.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13

The weak point of the present dem
ocratic administration is its foreign
policy. The troubles to the East and
South would not be near so bad was
it not for the vacillating, wabbling
policy of President Wilson. It's the
Flanagan policy: "Off again, on
again, gone again."
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13

The Progressives are falling in line
for the support of c. E. Hughes for
president. Roosevelt and johnson,
the progressive ticket of four years
ago. have come out with strong letters
in favor of the election of Hughes,
and will be the means of almost
bringing the old republican party to-
gether again.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13

Usher L. Burdick gave it out at
Devils Lake last week that he will
support Lynn ]. Frazier for govern
or. The farmers of North Dakota
spoke emphatically at the primaries
and like the good scout he is Burdick
bows to the will of the majority.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13

L. B. Hanna hasn't had word to
say since the late unpleasantness.
Maybe the primary returns did not
exactly suit him.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13

On the day you join the Club, a
credit of &c is placed to your account
with the compliments of this store.
You pay an initial fee of PIC which
pays your Club fees until July 22nd,
when you will make the second pay
ment of 42c. ThencefOrth, each
week you make regular deposit
adding PIC to the last deposit made.
BY September 3Oth, you will have
a total of $17.OO to your credit.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
This store will allow you sc cash the moment
you Join the Savings Bank Suit Club

Htn to %bym hda KNOWN for
f pennies ca wpapr
The Oakes times., 1916-07-13
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FIGURES
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Palisadian., 1916-08-19

A heelless rubber overshoe for
women has been invented, an open
ing at the back of the sole slipping
over the heel of wearer's walking
shoe. IL
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Tony The Barber
Praises Italy Grit

Tony the barber was shaving the
reporter yesterday. The quiet of the
village suggested a siesta in the
chair, but Tony was all interest and
alert to the war in Europe.
"Yo' see wa Eetaly did to those
Austrians, yas?"
"Oh, yes, they seem to ne making
progress"
"Some prog, yo' say? Wall. vas,
eet seem so moch laka dat to me-"
"Must be pretty hard to capture the
big mountains Italy has fought over"
"Da worl' eet dom see how eet ees
done, bot to Eetaly eet ees so easy
lax snap yo' feenger."
"Do you think Italy will get her
Triste country back?"
"Eetly will latterly dan three bmb
"Eetly will have breakfas' on
Trieste no latterly dan three wicks!
Three wicks, no more, l tai you. Eet
makka me seek to see those Austrian
poosh Eetaly back one time. Bot
Eetaly she go gat mo- troop, dan she
beeta da lifa out those Austrian,
yas."
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Engraves "U S" On
Point OF A Needle

Godfrey E. Lundberg, of Spokane,
Wash, has engraved the Lords
prayer, containing sixty-three words,
total of 254 letters, as well as
seventeen puncation marks, on the
head of a gold pin forty-seven one
thousands of an inch in diameter.
He also has inscribed the letters
"U. S." on the point of fine cambria
needle.
Mauritz Lundberg, brother of the
engraver, brought the two engraved
articles here. They have been ex-
hibited before the mayor, city and
county officials. When placed under a
1O0-diameter microscope the letters
stand out boldly and can be read more
easily than newspaper type.
The two articles will be placed in a
New York museum for exhibition
Lundberg explained that three years
were required to complete the Lords
prayer.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Peru Gave Us The Potato

The gold of the Indies was the at
traction that led Columbus to sail
westward, that carried Cortez to
Mexico and Pizarro to Peru. The
Incas had large stores of the pre-
cious metal, representing, no. doubt,
the accumulations of many centuries.
The capture of such a booty resound-
ed through Europe. Spain became
for time the wealthiest as well as
the most powerful nation of Europe,
and this was ascribed to the gold of
Peru.
But Peru held another treasure
much more valuable for the nations
of Europe than the golden booty of
Pizzarro. Carrying the potato to
Europe was an event of much more
profound significance in relation to
the subsequent history of the world
than sending the Inca gold to the
Golfers of Spain. But nobody under
stood the value of the potato, and its
Jeruvian origin was generally forgot
ten before the plant became well
known. Instead of Peruvian pota-
toes we call them Irish potatoes.
The potato was the basis of the
ancient Peruvian nation and has at
tanned almost the same Importance in
other parts of the world within the
last hundred years.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Origin OF The Tooth Brush


When did the English first adopt
the toothbrush habit, which is now
being denounced by certain medical
authorities? In "Esmond" Thackaray
makes Lord Castlewood spend a
"tenth part of his day in the brush
ing of his teeth and the oiling of his
hair" and in doing so the novelist
commits double anachronism.
During the first half of the eigh-
teenth century all fine gentlemen
wore wigs and had no use for oil on
their hair, while the toothbrush was
so late as 1854 unknown to Lord
Chesterfield. Writing to his son,
Chesterfield says:
81 hope you take great care of your
muoth and teeth and that you clean
them we'll every morning with a
sponge and tepid water, with a few
drops of arquebusade water dropped
into it. do insist upon your never
using those sticks or any hard SUBJ
stance whatever, which always rub
away the gums and destroy the var
lish of the teeth"
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Bluff Road Renewed
With Stone & Gravel

The improvement of Bluff road
between Abbott boulevard and Pali-
sade avenue, is considerable help, al
though the heavy rain that fell when
the clay binder was being laid on,
made a rather messy job.
The truth is, whatever top dressing
may be put upon Bluff road is al
most a waste, because in the nature
of things it cannot last. The heavy
traffic soon crushes it to one side,
owing to the high crown of the orig
inal surface. In the earlier days of
Palisade Bluff road was gem. But
that was before automobiles came into
being. If Bluff road is ever to be
kept in any sort of repair it must
be top-dressed with the same ma
terial they are now putting into all
state roads, which includes about
two inches of macadam and asphalt.
Also, the crown of the road should
be reduced.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Judge Doremus Busy
With His Campaign

Judge DoremusAcandidate for State
Senator j ful 9 ss;ae aas !, pro Rsom1s3
Committee at HacAensack at the July
meeting. He then commented on the
fact that he had entered the race
considerable later than the other
Senatorial aspirants and would make
an active and hustling campaign.
He is speaking almost every night
and covering the county. Last Fri
day night, at meeting of the
hustling Waldwick Republican Club,
he spoke at length on the local option
issue and explained that he stood for
the Gaunt Bill as giving "home rule"
and was emphatic in stating that ne
believed in legislation that would help
both capital and labor and avert the
labor troubles now so hurtful to both.
He advocated better conditions IN
municipal affairs so that more real
power could be acquired by local
boards to regulate their own affairs.
He made an address along similar
lines at Mahwah Saturday evening,
when Hughes and Fairbanks banner
was raised in the presence OF a large
and enthusiastic crowd. Music and
fireworks enlivened the occasion.
On Monday evening of this week,
the Judge addressed enthusiastic au-
diences at the Republican Clubs OF
Ridgewood and Teaneck. References
to his experiences as judge and bank
president aroused much interest.
Many of the state and county candi-
dates were present and made ad-
dresses. William B. Mackay, jr, can
didate for senator, spoke against the
Gaunt Bill and referred to one he
had drawn
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Please Let Me
OFF At Elm Ave

When a Hudson River trolley cal
left Grand avenue, Leonia, late last
night an elderly lady arose and sale
to the conductor, 81 want to get ou'
at Elm avenue, Please"
The conductor said, "Yes'm."
A few minutes later the conductor
announced "Teaneck Road" where
upon the lady in question again aros'
and demonstrated thusly:
"I thought I told you / wanted t.
Y IT. off at Elm aYhp1e, and he1 W.
a5e at Teaneck road. q Ullly
doing this all the time. n you'll
have to take me back, for / won't
walk home this time Of the night. F"
"What do you think, lady; do you
want me to back up this trolley
carr" pleaded the conductor.
eyes, sir"
The motorman next appeared on
the scene. .
"Come, lady there's a hundred
passengers on this car who want to
get home and we have a hundred
stops to make between here and Pat
erson," offered the man Who really
runs the car.
"You'll have to take me back to
Elm avenue" continued the lady.
"Nix ON the backup stuff; it's
against the rules" replied the motor
man.
"Well, I said I wanted to get off
at Elm avenue, so there now"
p,,t
stop is Elm avenue" chimed in the
conductor.
"But that's not the Elm avenue l
want; want Elm avenue, Glenwood
Park"
"Well, why didn't you say which
Elm avenue you wanted" almost
sobbed the young man who collects
the nickels-and who also rings 'em
up. eve have five or six Elm ave-
nues on this trolley line-there's
your Elm avenue, one just a block
west of here, one in Bogota and an
other in haywood. Now, you must
remember I'm no mind reader, what
ever else you may think me; you
should have told me which Elm ave-
nue. you wanted. The best I can do
is to give you a nickel, even though
it will make me a nickel out of
pocet, but am willing to sacrifice it,
and you can take the next car back"
"Well, that is fair enough" said
the woman, but few saw the pun, and
the passengers cheered as the car
started off. The woman just smiled.
The crew thought a great deal, but
said nothing further.-Record.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Cliffside Park Notes

Joe Rooney and Nick Mahoney arc
at the Appolo Rest in the Catskills.
The E. R. Jones have moved tx
IN, 11ASsp .,as .I.anesaster
Pa ,yare guests of the Beilfuss family,
Nelson avenue.
The O'Hara family, of Grantwood,
have moved to Hudson Heights.
James ]. DAWN and family are sum-
mering at Belmar, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lucht have
bought plot of ground on Fulton
terrace and are proceeding with the
erection of cottage.
Alfred Kenny, of Fourth street,
celebrated his fifteenth birthday last
Saturday.
A special meeting of the council on
Monday night.
The Erickson family have returned
to Fort Wayne, Ind. after visiting at
the Hoeckelberg home for several
weeks.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Dundee Lake Man Just
Escaped Being Lynched

Tony Dalia, 35, of Dundee Lake,
who was arrested at midnight Sunday
by the Hackensack police on
suspicion, was committed to the
Hackensack Jail Monday afternoon by
Recorder Michael A. Brett, of Dundee
Lake, for a brutal assault upon Anna
White, seven years old, of that place.
According to reports, Dalia would
have been lynched had he been
caught by the group of angry neigh
bors who searched the woods for him
up to midnight Sunday.
The attack was made near the
child's home. Her screams attracted
some men nearby and they caught
Dalia and locked him in room in
the White home. The girls father
then hurried away for the borough
marshals. Meanwhile Dalia smashed
the window of the room, threatened
to shoot those nearby and hurried
towards the woods.
Recorder Brett telephoned to Po-
lice Sergeant O'Shea, at Hackensack
headquarters, and he notified Traffic
Officer Graber and Inspector Scully
to watch all Paterson cars for a
small-sized, swarthy Italian, with a
black moustache and dark clothes
Just before midnight man answer
ing this description was taken from
a trolley. He pretended to be sleep
ing. Inspector Scully asked him to
leave the car. A false movement
caused Scully to feel Dallas hlI
pocket, and took from there a keen
edged hatchet.
Dalia said he lived in haywood
and told several conflicting stories
He was put in a cell for the night.
Marshal William Geissler and Re,
corder Brett took Dalia to Dundee
Lake Monday morning, where he was
positively identified by the girl vic
tim and others. Dalia is resident
of Dundee Lake.
Recorder Brett said the White gir
is in serious condition as a resul'
of the outrage upon her, and is undel
the doctors care.-Record.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Putting Names Of
Ladies In Packages
Sent War Soldiers

DR.. Ahearn, of Grantwood, sug-
gests through the "Palisadian," an
interesting thing for the considera-
tion of the many ladies who are MAX
ing packages of bandages and other
things for the wounded in the Euro
pean war.
DR.. Ahearn says one of the hard
est things to surround in the hum
dreds Of war hospitals is any kind Of
occupation for the convalescent
wounded. He says they have for the
most part nothing whatever to do,
and need mental diversion. The SIM
plest things afford them relief.
If the ladies will each enclose their
name and address in the packages
they send to the Red Cross Society
the surgeons on duty will give the
names to the wounded soldier treated
with that particular package. In this
way there is invited q letter from the
soldier to the donor, and highly in
teresting correspondence ensues. The
soldiers love to recount their expert
ences and tell of the happenings of
the war. In many countries and por-
tions of the United States names are
already being sent as DIR. Ahearn
suggests, and the women's societies
are deeply interested in the letters
received. The letters are read at the
weekly meetings and form the sub
ject of much concern.
It would take from six weeks te
two months for the correspondence
developed in this way to show itself
! but it would form an interesting di'
version for those engaged in this
interesting service for humanity.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19
Redomiciling Jonah

The National Geographic Society,
which has for it's object the increase
of geographic knowledge and its dit-
fusion among the people, swims into
the limelight with the suggestion that
the whale which swallowed Jonah may
have been a shark.
How easy it would be for man.
eating shark to devour person whole
may be judged from the geographic
society's assurance that an entire 100
pound sea lion was discovered in the
stomach of a 30-foot shark on the
California coast. Another man-eater,
361a feet long, had jaws 20 inches
wide, inside measure, and teeth two
and half inches long. 1t is likely, the
society says, that at the time OF Jonah
much larger man-eaters existed than
are now known, as shark teeth with
cutting edges five inches long have
been found on the sea bottom, and
these are believed by naturalists to
have belonged to sharks not long
dead.
1t is possible, too, that Jonah's
"great fish" was basking shark.
This species reaches a maximum
length of so feet, but despite its
enormous mouth it's teeth are very
small, and it feeds on fishes and
floating crustaceans and is not of a
ferocious disposition. Men of science
appear now to agree that there is
nothing inherently improbable in the
biblical narrative which has given
rise to so much incredulity. Thus are
the faithful vindicated and the scof-
fers confunded. The National Geo.
graphic Society stands on sounder
ground-not to say in deeper water
than some of the theological semi
naries.
Palisadian., 1916-08-19

A German inventor has patented
process for producing sand of use in
building operations by sprinkling
molten furance Stag with a salt solu-
tion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-19

material witness in heir behalf. This
will present the unique feature of the
Judge in the proceedings giving testi-
mony as a witness for his own con-
slderation in arriving at verdict.
Since tae governor, however. does
not deny that he has already made
Up his mind. and that he has decid d
upon The dismissal of the men, there
is much speculation as to the steps
the commissioners will take to review
his actions. II has been suggested
that they may have recourse through
injunction against the gove:ner, Or
quo warranto against whomever he
may appoint as their successors, to be
brought N chancery court.
Featuring Tuesday mornings ses-
sion of the hearing was the announce
ment that Wallace Davis. attorney
general had refused TO act in the
hearing in behalf of the state. his re-
fusal being made in letter in answer
to wri ten request from Governor
Hays.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-19
DEMOCR A DEFEAT
MOOSE IN LOUISIANA
Rufiin &. Pleasant Elected Go,erno.
Over john VI. Parker by
2J,O00.

New Orleans. April lS.-Tlc cffor
Of John NJ. Parker and the nationa
progressive party to break :hc soli'
south BY eleCjing John NJ Parker o.
New Orleans sUve nor of Louisiana
has tailed at tn polls joday, ans
Ru1fln G. Pleasant of Shreveport. the
democratic nominee has been electe,
by probably 25.0G0 majority.
MIR, Parker has carried the Thir,.
congressional district composed
eight suga: parishf s. j.: probably /,
600 to 5000 majority, but the Demo
Gratis have carried he city of Nc,
Orleans by from l2,5G0 % l5,000. am
they have swept tie Fourth. FifaI
and Eighth congressional districts b.
IL slight majority.
The negro issue wa, injected .n,t
the campaign ana the fear O. great
mass of the white people of the uppe
parishes tha possibly the election OF
Parker might restore the negro K
political power in this state. caused
the m to fight his election VITA all
heir power
The Democrats have elected then
!ieutenan governor and ali state Of
ficers.