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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
THE GATES or HEAVEN OPENED

All day the low-hung clouds have dropped tnelr
garnered fulness down. In the poets lines there Is the
suggestion Of gathered treasure, collected from many
chimes, withheld, it may be, for a time, until, in the full
ness OF time the gates of heaven opened and the riches
that had been stored UP were poured forth.
Analyze them as we will, reduce them as we may to
the sequence Of cause and effect, account as we will in
cold terms Of science for each step that takes place, the
processes of nature are always impressive sometimes for
their simple beauty, sometimes for their terrible majes-
ty. And of all the beautiful things that nature provides,
few surpass the warm summer rain falling upon a parch-
ed and surty earth.
Within the past few hours the northwest has been
given rain under ideal conditions. Except in a very few
localities the accomplishments of devastating storm were
absent There was a imposing display Of aerial artillery
heralding the approach of the rain clouds, and then the
skies assumed their hue Of unbroken gray, and the rain
fell, sprinkling or pouring, as the hours passed, but fall
ing straight down, and every drop being absorbed by the
earth, to carry new life to everything that grows.
We are in the habit of speaking of a million dollar
rain" Judged in the light Of such knowledge. as we
nave, this rain has been worth many millions to the ter
ritory over which it fell. The country needed rain. Had
1t been long deferred the crop Of the northwest would
have failed utterly. AS it is it has fallen in time to start
growth at a tremendous pace, for during the dry days
the plant roots have been going down deeper and deeper
after the moisture which was denied them near the sur
race. Under these conditions strong and rapid growth
invariably follows the rain when at length 1t comes.
One rain does not make a crop. But the rain which
has just blessed the state will stimulate the growth Of
the crop and will carry 1t on In good condition until the.
later rains which we may expect. And, coming as it did
just when the need for it was beginning to be very gener-
ally felt 1t is more than welcome.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

there is In carrying it to a successful conclusion. And,
plans for O. great movement Of troops. he took his place
in the front Of that movement. and in person led his
troops to victory.
Nobody outside of Russia believed that it could be
done. Nowhere but in Russia could it have been done.
But the fact that it has been done, and that for the first
time under the democracy are the Russian troops tast-
Ing the fruits of victory, gives warrant for the hope that
In an amazingly briefer time than was supposed pos
sdble, Russia is again to take her place as an effective
military force, and to aid the other democracies Of the
world in putting an end to all war by bringing this one
to a close in a way that will forever establish the prin-
ciples of free government throughout the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
THE RUSSIAN MIRACLE

The things which have taken place in Russia within
the past few weeks are little short of miraculous. A
government which held sway over ITO, 00o, 900 people,
and which dated back for centuries, was overthrow in
a day without more violence than a series Of compare
lively unimportant riots in a few Of the chief cities. The
despotlsm being overthrown, and a new provisional gov
eminent created to administer affairs, there was an
alarming response to the relaxation of the rigorous rule
under which the people had lived, and anarchy bid fair
to take the place of despotism. The conditions which
affected the entire populace were reflected in the army.
Democracy having become the watchword Of the nation,
the mistaken notion gained credence that an army was
in itself a democracy instead OF being the highly organ
Lied and rigidly controlled agency Of a government,
whether that government be democratic or the reverse.
soldiers refused to obey orders, deposed their officers,
elected others, fraternized with the enemy, and at once
the army became a helpless and futile thing, incapable
Of controlling itself and powerless to indict injury on the
enemy. Russia was counted out of the war for months,
for q year, forever.
Now mark what has been brought about. Within
three weeks discipline has been so restored and the work
of reorganization has been 80 perfected that the Russian
army has undertaken and is carrying out successfully a
new offensive in which 1t has beaten the enemy, driven
him from his positions and captured twenty thousand Of
his men, with great numbers Of guns and stores Of all
kinds.
The man who has been responsible for this amazing
piece OF work Is the minister Of war, Kerenssy. He DOM
mated the gatherings of Workmen's and Soldiers dele
gates and induced those delegates to declare for a Wig
orous continuance Of the war, against the consideration
OF a separate peace, and specifically in favor of the bring
Ing of all the armies under effective discipline. Armed
with a copy of that resolution he visited the armies at
the front He addressed the men by thousands. He APP
pealed to their patriotism. He told them that the exist
ence of freedom in Russia depended on the crushing out
OF the Teutonic enemies of liberty throughout the world.
He emphasized the need for vigor and thoroughness.
And he so impressed his hearers that he was able to get.
not merely an attentive, but an enthusiastic hearing.
From point to point he went, carrying enthusiasm with
him, and leaving behind vast bodies Of men inspired
with a new courage. and having a clearer conception of
what the war means to them. and what hope for them
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
CHAPMAN
!. TAKES STAND
This MORNING
Larimore Girl Relates Story
of Alleged Brutal Attack
Near Fisher.

=
Charging atrocity, hardly believe
able, Miss Adelaide Chapman, 28, of
Larimore, plaintiff in the action
charging Roy Spriggs Paul Williams,
William Hogg, Clifford Bridgeman and
Eugene Coulter with first degree rape,
the stand this morning at the
hearing for Williams and Coulter be-
ing held before Municipal Judge L.
E.. Gossman Of Crookston.
Facing the court, States Attorney T.
B. Elton Of Grand Forks county, who
conducted the examination for the
state this morning, Police Matron
Pearl Blough of Grand Forks, a num-
Der of prominent Larimore business
men, Crookston officials, press repre-
sentatlves and number of witnesses,
charged with participation in the
crime, Miss Chapman, unwaveringly
told her story of her terrible exper-
fence. At times she nearly broke
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
TOWNLEY HURLS
INSULT AT A
LOCAL PASTOR
Rev. Jonathan Watson Ask
ed Civil Question, But
Got Only Abuse.
Cars Defense Of His Candi-
date Baer was Rather
Weak.

Grand Forks probably never exper-
fenced a%public meeting where Its es-
Unable citizenry was so brazenly in
suited as THAT addressed by A. G.
Townley at the Auditorium last night.
1 Ostensibly 1t was a meeting to boost
the campaign stock of the cars per-
sonally picked candidate for congress-,
but 1t would be surprising indeed II
the results were not far more injuri-
GUS to the candidates chances than
they were helpful.
Rev. Jonathan Watson, rector Of st.
Paul's Episcopal church, was the
principal object Of the Townley invec-
tive, before and after the speaker had
learned the identity of the clergyman.
who the hell do you represent? 2"
shouted Townley at DR.. Watson, when
the rector had asked him q civil ques-
ton to explain the law of supply and
demand as affecting prices OF certain
commodities during the stress Of war
times.
81 represent myself" said Rev. Mr..
Watson, in reply he rose to his feet
and several others arose him as
a protest to the insulting question Of
81 asked you a perfectly
civil question and I expected a civil
;reply--suchSis what am accustomed
to-" added Mr.. Watson. IT am Jona-
than Watson, rector Of st. PauIs
Episcopal church, and I feel that I
have a right to ask you these guess
tons when you are making the state-
ments you do in such times as these
TownIey Burned Up"
Town1ey lost his bearings for a mo
ment and then his anger at being thus
called" got the better OF his judg-
ment and he sneered: 1.-THE enemies
Of the people, Just like the spies Of
Germany, are working az the tools Of
the big interests" Referring to the
fact that his uuestioner was q clergy
man, Townley offered a further insult
in saying: Before the Civil wal,
when one mar owned the bodies OF
several human beings, hundreds Of
ministers stood on the platform In de-
Tense Of slavery, and today
But he got no further. for there
was a concerted chorus of protests as
a number of men in various parts of
the audience rose, and Townley stop
ped short and made q half ~apologetic
movement and dropped the tone Of
invective. 1t was quite remindful of
the incident at the previous meeting
when Town1ey was compelled to
withdraw the statement he applied
to a local citizen whose son was at
Fort Smelling, which Townley took
for an excuse to make his infamous
remark that Some men would sell
their sons for profit
The meeting was held in the Audi
torium after the threatening showers
had made II necessary to cancel the
proposed outdoors meeting. At first
the crowd was conducted to the city
halL-bpt the council chandler praNed
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

A. from the same institution. Last
year he took up further graduate
work ct the University Of wisconsin,
making an excellent record.
During the summer Of 1916 MI.
G~ustafson was a member Of the edi-
torial staff Of The Herald and proved
himself to he an excellent newspaper
q He will leave this evening for
New York whore he will begin his new
work next Monday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
AMERICAN AIRCRAFT
EXPERT in FRANCE
TO STUDY METHODS

CHICAGO, July 6.-Attemnts -
curb high prices by stopping ali trade
In the July delivery Of corn resulted
in a general rush to buv the
september options and other distant
deliveries. The consequences was a
fresh jump in values to new record
levels for the season.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

en- route to New York city where he
a accepted a position with the North
American Telegraph and Telephone
company.
MI. G~ustafson graduated from
North Dakota with the B. A. degree
in l9l5 and in 1915 received his M.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

Those rabid suffragettes probably
will quit trying to picket the White
House. The papers are not even print
ing their names when they are arrest
ed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
SUSPICIOUS OF THE HOME
FOLKS

Our Cousin Joe has no confidence
in anybody except strangers, says
claude Callan i'll the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram. If his own brother
we're in the jewelry business Joe
wouldn't buy pin or lodge emblem
from him. If he needed anything Of
the kind he would purchase it from
some perfectly reliable fellow that
he had never seen before and never
expected to see again. If good sub
stantial citizen that Joe has known
for twenty years should try to almost
give him lot on one of the best
streets of the town Joe would laugh
at him. "None of you sharpers can
trick me-" Joe would say, and then
he would buy lot in the Rocky Noun
tains from someone he had never
seen or heard of before.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
EIGHT RULES FOR SUCCESS

Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel corporation, after
thinking the subject over carefully,
compiled the following prescription
for the young man ambitious to attain
success:
/. He should be honest, truthful,
sincere and serious.
2. He should believe in and preach
and practice the Golden Rule.
3. He should be strong and healthy,
physically and morally.
A. His habits and mode of living
should be temperate and clean and his
companions selected with regard to
their character and reputation.
5. He should possess good natural
ability and a determination constant
ly to improve his mind and memory
g. He should possess a good educa-
ton, including particularly the funda-
mentals, such as mathematics, gram
mar, spelling, writing, geography and
history; and also technical education
concerning the lines he proposes to
follow.
z. He should be studious and
thoughtful, keeping his mind upon a
subject until it is mastered.
8. He should be conscientious,
modest but courageous, energetic, per
sistent, even-tempered, economical
faithful and loyal to his friends and
the interests he represents.
AS he handed over his recipe for
success, Judge Gary remarked:
1.-THE above qualifications, you will
notice, are within the reach of all. II
possessed, and put into practice, they
will bring success to the individual
and satisfaction to any others inter
ested.''
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
THIS EDITOR STANDS BY
WILSON
ehe first claim on them.

The United States is on the brink
Of war with Germany. Peace is hang
ing on the, most slender of threads.
Il Germany recedes from her decision
To wage unrestricted submarine war
9are as announce war will be avert
ed, otherwise it is only a question of
time, as soon as an overt act on the
part Of Germany occurs, that the
United States will be forced into the
conflict and engaged in the terrible
world war all Of us SO earnestly de-
sired our country might be kept out
af. But if war comes the govern
ment will have the undivided back
ing of the whole American people and
the loyal support of every citizen.
Anything else is OFT of the question.
H. e. Rothe in Fennimore Times.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

dustry was bottoming chairs. "HelR.
ing Bill Brown" was proverbial ana
a very common utterance in the OLD
days. There were times, however,
when Mr.. Brown arose with grasa
force and energy Of spirit, So mucA
SO that the court sometimes felt MS
most obliged to 'turn of the spigok"
ESQ to speak, or in some way put q
considerable check upon his economy
of the courtesies. All that the fore
going about Mr.. William Brown has
to do with the text is this: In cegA
tain book on How to Live" / have
recently read as follows: AS law OK
health one Of sedentary occupatiom
Should never lie when he can ain
never sit when he can stand, nevW
stand when he can walk, never weM&
when he can run" And one whose
occupation keeps him actively up0@
his feet should never run when ne
can walk, never walk when he can
stand. never stand when he can s9A
never SIT when he can lie." An On.
teresting book might be written wA
the life Of Bill Brown and his prans
tice In our courts.
p. n. CR0sslGAk,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
I'M 1915

Present-day students, and their par
ants, will be interested in knowing
the cost of an education in Wiscon-
sin two generations ago. In October,
&S45, the PlattevilIe Academy, erich
by endowed and amply provided with
new and complete chemical and phil
nsophical apparatus" issued its pre-
aiminary invitation to students. In
II ''the trustees promise that this
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1917
SLAUGHTER OF DEER

DR.. w. T. Hornaday, director OF the
New York Geological park, says that
deer are being killed off so fast that
soon they will be seen only in parks.
hight thousand were killed in one
Colorado county alone in one year.
He regrets the disappearance Of this
beautiful animal.
Several Of the eastern states allow
only very short open deer seasons,
following the example of Wisconsin,
Keeping the number somewhat on a
level, adds an exchange. Farmers
who see these omnivorous creatures
nibbbling the buds over whole fruit
orchard become hardened to the aes-
Thetic value of the deer.
The American people like to see
their wild life preserved. A success
full shot at a deer is quite an Offset
30 the exactions of the meat trust.
There are several hunters to every
deer nowadays. SO far as possible
Ghey should be kept out of the hands
Of those who hunt to sell to the mar
ket. The farmer who suffers some
loss to his crops and townspeople In
search Of recreation in the woods. has
she first claim on them. .,..,.s-g-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
REAL ARISTOCRATS

Frank Crane says that real aristo-
Gratis possess ten qualities, as follows:
1. Simplicity The aristocratic soul
loves simple pleasures, not because he
cannot have the complex ones, but be-
cause greatness naturally chooses SIM
plicity. These things indicate a vul-
gar nature, to wit: Expensive, highly
seasoned and elaborate foods, costly
or snowy clothes, the wearing or own
ing of much jewelry, fondness for per-
fumes, a taste for luxury and display.
The curse Of great wealth is not that
it is a sin, but that it usually man
ages to vulgarize ones nature.
2. Service. The Unborn leaning of a
high soul is toward serving, of cheap
soul toward being served. The moral
strength of the race is in them that
work; the ills of humanity flow from
it's idle class. If there were no idlers
there would be no war, there would be
nc poverty and no privilege.
8. Character. A great soul exer-
sises his influence over his fellows by
what he is. not by what he has, nor
by the position he holds.
4. The true aristocrat is above his
pleasures. He enjoys things, but he
can quit any minute. The hosts of the
petty souled are driven by their de-
sires.
5. The great soul has no bitterness.
! Pessimism is a fever of the small
minded. It is due not only to lack of
vision, but to an inherent inability to
appreciate the dominant force of good
ness. Self-pity, self-depreciation, des-
pair-these, too, are traits of common
ness. The genuinenely highbcrn ma
ture cannot permit itself to slump into
them.
6. The true aristocrat can be told by
the way he acts toward his superiors
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
OLLAPODRIDA
CONTINUED from first page.)

color, or previous condition of servi-
tude. How can so indefinite a case
be diagnosed and prescribed for? Il
does not make so much difference
what one reads as it does what one is
looking for when reading. It is the
capacity for separating the wheat
from the chaff that counts.
Books have been written on "How
to Live" / would say that, after nav
ing assimilated what they offer, one
may be fairly qualified to select best
novels. Speaking of how to live sets
me thinking of "Wild Men I have
Known" and others, in the days Of
long ago. The old settlers enjoy
reading of early times, especially
when they are written in such an en-
PERTAINING way as were the "Recollec-
tions Of Ableman," by Mrs. Eva Slye
Alexander in 1.-THE News" of January
10. I am sure that we should all be
glad to have "The News" give us
more from the we'll stored memory of
so competent writer. One of the
earliest of Baraboo pioneers, and a
well known figure on our streets when
[ was a boy was lawyer commonly
known as Bill Brown man with
little practice, but said to know more
law than all the other lawyers in iowa
put together.
It may safely be said that Brown
was a man of sedentary habits. It
was said of him that his principle iu-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
THE UPLIFT OF THE RED MAN

There is an old and sentimental
view of the American Indian which
pictures him as not only robbed of his
rightful continent, but as dying in a
hopeless struggle with an encroach-
ing civilization which he can neither
assimilate nor comprehend, says the
La Crosse Tribune. This conception
Of the modern red mans condition
seems to be pretty effectively disposed
Of by the annual report of the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. At all
events 1t conveys the impression that
the aborigines, who are actually in
creasing in numbers, ere more civil
lied, better educated, healthier and
Weather than ever before. Accord
ing to Commissioner Sells, nearly
100000 Indians go to church regularly
and 80 per cent of all the red folk on
the reservations are now able to read
and write English. It would be inter
esting to know what percentage Of
our population of recent immigrants
can make Nstter or as GOOD show
ing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
THE RURAL CHURCH

This Office has received a bulletin
from the Board Of Home Missions Of
the Methodist Episcopal church which
is devoted to the rural church. Be-
sides preaching the gospel, the bulle-
en- urges the rural pastors to:
Participate in civic life.
Cooperate with other community
agencies.
Provide for social life.
Inspire the love of knowledge.
Stimulate missionary spirit.
Train for service.
Introduce graded Bible study.
Develop right ideals.
Foster good health conditions.
Provide wholesome recreation.
Help to make good homes.
Increase material prosperity.
Increase Christian democracy.
Develop loyalty to community.
Cultivate spiritual growth.
Many of the ab2ve are universal
ideas and are excellent guideposts
for any citizen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

academy shall be in all respects equal
30 the best class of academies in the
United States-and that board shall
be furnished at from $3.50 to 81 per
week" OF this announcement the
editor of the Grant County Herald
observes: "It ought to be furnished
as low, certainly, az $1.25 or at most
$3.50 per week" Apparently there
were kickers in those days, even as
now, over the high cost Of living.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

neen loan, yer honor, an Paddy Kane
knew it was at the time he gave 1t to
me-" said the defendant
"A Kathleen Mavourneen loan?"
said the puzzled judge. What sort of
a loan is that?"
that's what we call one kind OF
loan, yer honor, down In our part of
the country; it may be for years and
it may be for ever"
The editor of a country paper re-
ceived the following query: Can you
tell me what the weather will be next
month";" In reply he wrote: sit is
my belief that the weather next month
will be very much like your subscrip-
ton" The enquirer wondered for an
hour what the editor was driving at.
when he happened to think of the
word unsettled" He went in the
next day and squared his account
Elk.
Miss Clara Fahrenbach, secretary
of The Prairie club, 2s3 Northwest
ern University building, Chicago, has
sent this office copy Of the February
bulletin Of the walking organization.
The greeting on the first page is by
Miss zona Gale of Portage, as follows
/ wish you power to draw delight
Because bough blows so-or SO:
70 love to walk within the wind
Or in the thick, slow snow.
Among the things said CONCERNING
the trip of the thirty-six members to
Baraboo, the bulletin has the follow
ing:
Mr.. T. s. Morris, President of the
John Muir Walking Club Of Madison,
accompanied the party on all the
trips, breaking the trails on the first
two days. Professor Samuel Weld
man, State Geologist Of Wisconsin,
acted as guide and instructor through
the picturesque Devils Lake region,
covered on the third days hike. Mr..
H. e. Cole, editor of the Baraboo
Daily News, tramped with the party
on New Years Day and was an eff
cient host at Baraboo, where he had
secured permission for visit to the
ZOO Of Ringing Brothers circus In
winter quarters.
Among the incidental delights Of
the New Years outing, too frivolous
to be given place in the official re-
port Of the trip, were the occasional
lifts" in the old-fashioned bob-sleds
which formed such constant feature
Of the landscape. Likewise deserving
Of comment is the fact that on New
Years Day slight detour was made
to enable B. L, T. devotees to pass
the house made famous forever as
the abode Of Bum the Baker Of Bar
aboo.