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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

ON THAT DAY when John Nixon
stood upon the steps of the State House
and read out the Declaration of Inde-
pendence there were doubtless scores of
hare-brained urchins perched in trees or
craning their necks upon the skirts of
the crowd whom the history making
reader inspired with nothing more soul
full than a desire to hit him with a bean
shooter.
We were somewhere in the crowd a
hundred years later, when the Centennial
celebration drew a great concourse to
the shrine Of our liberties, but we have
no recollection of it, beyond the half
dozen crullcrs we carried on small wire
hoop until we were permitted to put them
where they would do more good.
Let grandfather tell of the blood-stir-
ring scenes in and around Independence
Square in the first years of the Civil
War, and when Lincon's body lay there
for the reverence Of his stricken people;
and let great-grandfather, If he's still
able wax garrulous over a Mexican war
time Fourth O. July.
Our own first intelligent attend
ance upon really important function at
the old State House goes back no further
than 1898, if we count as of minor inter-
est the visit of Ii Hung Chang, who, like
an animated question mark, passed
| through this country in 1896. Yet we
| doubt if the old State House windows ever
| looked down, or ever will. upon an occa-
| sion more rich in dramatic atmosphere
| The newspapers of Saturday, July 2, 1898,
/ and of Sunday, the Sd, were full of un-
pleasant things, lists of the killed and
~'ounded in the battle of Santiago, rumors
| Of the Withdrawal of General Skaters
troops and other tidings calculated to
dampen the holiday spirit. Great plans
| had been made for patriotic displays
throughout the city. There was to be the
usual gathering at Independence Hail. a
parade through Fairmount Park, regatta
| on the river and fireworks in the evening
Upon this great day the sun rose piping
hot, and with it came the news of Schley's
glorious victory and the destruction of
| Cervera's feet. The air everywhere was
charged with electricity. Standing on the
steps of the old hall, where Nixon had
stood 122 years ago, Walter George Smith
declaimed the Declaration as it had sell
| dom been read before. Ex-senator George
| +. Edmunds, despite his age and the ter
rifle heat, was never more eloquent, and
the United German Singers closed the
exercises with a vocal Interpretation of
America" richer in melody and in vol.
| ume than had ever before poured upward
through those old trees.
In the afternoon came a spectacular
storm of thunder and lightning and tor
rental rain, and after all gorgeous sun
set which spread like vast confiagration
far into the east. We have seen nothing
| like 1t since.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
THE NATIONS HOUR

Full molten on a hearth of Love,
Lay Pride and Wealth and Power,
The Bell was cast--now high above.
1t strikes the Nations Hour.
All petty purr of pleasure dies.
And song Of self IL still;
one hymn of Faith surmounts all cries
1t sounds q Nations viii.
Base traitor--hissing finds its. source.
The fiuts Of fear 10 done,
A trumpsts in tlIsir mavtial cecAp
& Procleim Nation 0ne. Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Sun and Moon

II. p. C.-The United States Naval OBJ
servatory says: "The times of sunrise and
sunset, moonrise and moonset, as given in
the almanacs, are obtained by computation
and not by direct observation. The problem
involved is. that of finding when the sun
or moon is 80 degrees distant from the
zenith; the solution is readily made for any
date provided the observers latitude and
longitude are known. As between places
In the same country, the effect of difference
OF longitude is small and is commonly neg
lected, especially in the practice Of the
popular almanacs"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

4 beliere-and summon you to shoiU
your belief in the same thing-fhaf il is
the duty Of every American in ereything
that he does, in his business and out OF it,
TO think NOT first OF himself or Of any in.
terest mhich he may be called upon to
sacrifice, but Of the country mhich he
serres.--Presidcnt Wilson to the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World in Inde.
pendencc Square, June 29, 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
LABOR AND MILITARY TRAINING

To the Editor Of the Euening Ledger:
Sir Ten years of universal military
training would place in Washington Gov
ernment absolutely controlled by the labor
element of the country. History continually
repeats itself, and thus the great power of
high finance in our land seems destined to
bring about its own downfall.
CHARLES C. RHODES, JR.
Philadelphia, March 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
LOCAL OPTION PLEDGES

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
sir-Considerable publicity. has basr
given to the fact that several members M
the Legislature violated their pledges IN
their vote on the local option bill Ths
two members from Crawford Countv
Messrs. Williams and shattuck, were sun.
ported for the Legislature by many temper.
ance people on the strength Of the written
pledges which they made to the,Anti- -saioor
League. Here are the pledges they raw.
tire Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon Lear,,a
II win SUPPORT the county iocsi optror
= ~, ;,s :c1 ssE'3's|y ss'at aP{ a3. I!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Overheard on Chestnut Street

Aren't you going down to the rally?"
Nav"
where's your patriotism?"
"Why, that's only Ledger patriotism.
That's their party"
"Say, my friend, II you had been a dele
gate to the Continental Congress you'd
have refused to sign the Declaration be-
cause John Hancock could write bigger
and better than you"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

!. Who Is Enyer Pasha:
g. What Is the controversy In which Maior
General Leonard Wood Is the central
figure?
3. What Is the "cOke' evil?
4. Where II the Church Of San Marco. which
is being protected from hostile aeFOplanee
by means Of sar dbag rampartsP
8. Who IT, Brand WhitlOck?
9. How far Is the SueZ Canal from Jerusalem,
and In what direction does II lie?
Z. Who is at the head OF the marine corpSe
8. What is meant when 1t IL said that armies
''dig in"?
0. What and where is Picardy. where severe
fighting Is going on?
What IL a bark?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
The Friendly Man

There's a man comes down our street he
brings my mama's mail;
An every day l watch for him from inside
our front rail.
Coz he don't say Jaw, amt he cute" nor
call me pretty names.
An he don't tell me to be good an say "Be
careful James"
I'd love my ma a whole lot more IL she'd
just talk like him;
An holler out Hello, old scout" or else
Good mornin', jim"
JOMACAw
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

lean officials will naturally keep an eye
on Porto Rico's new Teuton candidates
for citizenship. and an alert navy may
find II well worth while to watch quaint
old sunny Willemstad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
II looks las though the new Englis

It looks as though the new English
plan to grant the vote only to women
over thirty might be the last stand of the
"antis" to make the suffragist cause un-
popular. The crisis which demands that
q woman tell her age or be disfranchised
ought to make material for really great
'problem' play.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
II New

II New Yorls~-when her first sub
way was proposed-had stopped to count
the cost of her present subway system
there would never have been a shovelful
of earth overturned. and yet will any one
say today that New York should or could
get along without her subways or that
the subway has not remade New York?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

To take away that affectionately
cultivated phrase, 'onus of responsibility,
from a German statesman would be like
depriving gesticuating orator of the
use of his hands
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

Artistic youths who cover many
miles nightly on polished dancing floors
could obtain more beneficial results by
drilling over the same distance in the
many preparedness camps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

The difference between rapid transit
IN New York and in Philadelphia is this:
New York has its work under contract at
normal prices and Philadelphia might
have had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

March" says the calendar. Even
the time is appropriately set for the
patriotic action at the Cradle of Liberty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

Mr.. Wilson carried the Union not
because men wanted no war, but be-
cause they felt confident that no war
could come under his guidance unless it
were an inevitable and a just war. He
has justified that confidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

Some very excellent citizens of the
United States, men tried and true in the
ordinary affairs of everyday life, are
pacifists. They are entitled to freedom Of
thought and to free expression of that
thought. Citizens had that right in
France; they must always have it in the
United States After Congress has acted
division of purpose must end and all men
alike support the policy of the nation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Little Patriots"

G. A. T.-The Little Fellows Patriotic
Organization was founded by ]. Henry Full
ton, Every Evening Office, Wilmington, Del.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

There are probably enough mosqui-
toes still left in New Jersey to prevent
George w. Goethals. now Highway De-
partment engineer in that State, from
becoming too homesick for Gatun Lake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
SONG

A lake and a fairy boat
TO sail in the moonlight clear
And merrily we would float
Thy gown should be snow-white silk,
! And strings of Orient pearls.
Like gossamers dipped In milk,
Should twine with thy raven curla
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Bone Dry" Laws

F. l.. C.-"Bone dry" prohibition laws do
not prohibit the use of wine for sacramento
purposes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

Already the food spectators are
limiting at higher prices should the United
States go to war. AS the thousands Of
soldiers who enter the conflict were in the
habit of eating every day during times Of
peace, there would seem to be no real
reason for increasing the cost of food on
account of the different geographical loca-
ton of their bodies. Incidentally, Uncle
Sam could prevent graft and misery by
exempting expert tillers of the soil from
military duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

Suspicious Of Caribbean intrigue
are at once aroused by the news that
under the new law fifty per cent of the
applicants for first-citizenship papers at
Stn Juan. Porto Rico, have been Ger
mans. Doubtless American authorities in
l{be West Indies are fully alive to the
1Angers of Teuton activities in both our
panish-speaking possession and their
c1ghbors At home we are often inclined
underestimate the extent of German
1euence in the American tropics. CO.
cmbia, still wary of the United States on
1ccount of the Panama Canal negotia-
Mons. has yielded much of her trade into
Norman hands. In Venezuela. also. Teu-
IN conmercial houses exert powerful
1|WAy, and the main railway artery be-
Hu1eon Caracas and Valencia is largely q
1rc1 of oer1nan capital. Within few
1T o1oaming Of the harbos Of Puerto
~ - 1iroafly on the route to San
Il x1etAG>1oR ~ the easy-soinl
|l1onntaA. - ~ Dutch colony
11nG 3 safs berth for deposed
1Q 1lptators and : neet 81
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
QUIETLY wzDDHD.

The wedding Of Miss Clara Aft&n
and 8. J. eHustad q popular young cou-
pie Of the Souris vicinity, was solemn
ized at the home Of Rev. J. L. Redahl,
Of Souris. Saturday. Nov. at 400 p. m.
The wedding was quiet affair, only the
near relatives and close friends Of the
contracting parties being present Miss
Amanda Sfvertson, a close friend Of the
bride, acted as bridesmaid and Carl At
ten, the brides brother, as groomsman. n.
Following the ceremony the newly
welded couple left for the home of
the brides parents, eleven miles north
west Of Souris where a sumptuous sup
per was served. The newlyweds will
visit with the brides parents for a week
after which they will leave to reside on
the groom's farm near Mt. Horeb. Wis.
The bride has resided with her par
ents near Souris for the past eighteen
years, having grown into young woman
hood on her fathers farm. Mr.. Hustad
has taught school near his brides home
for the past two years, during which
time the romance. which was just cul-
minated SO successfully, has been in
progress t
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

The Bottineau Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross is in receipt of a letter
from Miss Ethel Boyer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Boyer Of this city
thanking the Chapter for the gift sent
her and telling Of her experiences in To-
eating the base hospital at Camp Grant.
Miss Boyer left from this city about
two weeks ago to engage in Red Cross
work at Camp Grant Her rletter to the
CHAPTER follows:
ant surprise. as never dreamed that
you would be interested in me- I re-
gret that a call to duty made it i'm
possible to have met with you sociafly
as you had planned. I arrived at base
hospital about nine O'Clock in the eve
ming, Friday I had quite an exper-
ience finding the hospital as everyone
and everything is new. The conductor
informed of the deep mud and when the
train arrived in Camp he got off with
me and hailed two soldiers and asked
them to see that arrived at base hos
pital safely The boys were very cour-
teous and took me on the mail truck
to the cross roads, where they hailed
a taxicab By the taxi Il arrived on
the road which passes the front Of the
hospital. The taxi driver was afraid
to drive in the hospital grounds as they
are under military guard. I waded mud
into the grounds and searched for an
entrance without being interrupted.
Finally two soldiers came out of one
of the many doors and they directed me
to the nurses home. Here was met
by our directress, whose cordial recep-
tion surely paid me for my anxiety. The
hospital is still under construction and
the girls who came two weeks earlier
than had more Of time than I did.
/ am certainly enjoying it all. Maybe
it appeals to the old pioneering spirit
inherited from Bottineau Co.
We have two hundred and sixty sew
en- patients and we are going to have
forty nurses. Part of the nurses who
belong to our unit came yesterday and
we are all rooming together in one dor
mitory. It is surely pleasant to be
with the girls went through school
with. Miss Burns told us this morn
ing we are to take French lessons and
are all planning to have only French
spoken In our dormitory. The sentry
passes our doors and windows every
hour SO we have to dodge him all the
time. We are going to buy cretonne for
windows till the government puts up
our shades.
Thanking you for your kindness and
the steamer rug and wishing you sue
cess In your good work you are doing
for Our Boys"
Yours very sincerely,
Ethel Boyer,
Camp Grant, Ill.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
RED CROSS NEWS.

Antler, Lansford and Souris have
already sent their Xmas packets.
A check for $50 has been given by
Geo r.. White.
After this on Hospital shirts all
seams and hens must be on the out
side, because taps are placed so that
tied the hens over lap.
Do not send shirts, bath robes or
pajama suits without emblems.
Hereafter garments are to be tied
in bundles Of fives and tens instead
Of sixes and twelves as heretofore. !.
Because Of the difference in yarn
and knitting needles the following
measurements are to be followed here
after, from top Of leg including
pearling to bottom Of heel, 1871 to
f4 inches, diameter Of leg AZ inches,
from heel to toe Tor length Of foot)
at least 10h to IL inches, diameter
Of foot AZ inches.
The supply service is anxious to get
an estimate Of total amount Of yarn
needed in this chapter. Report as
soon as you can how much you need
The membership committee is busy
working this week and will have .
report ready at the next meeting.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
LOCAL MAN IN WRECK.

Floyd Pomeroy writes the Courant
from Glasgow. Mont. giving his exper-
ience In what came close to being q
serious railway wreck near that town
on Wednesday Of last week. Mr.. Pom
eroy says:
'.As we pulled into Glasgow early
Wednesday morning on No. 8. the west
bound limited. the engine with It's ten
ter and the mail and baggage coaches
jumped the track. The engine, In some
seemingly miraculous manner. took its
place again on the rails. but the mail
and baggage coaches were twisted In
such way that It was necessary to se-
cure wrecking train to right them.
None Of the passenger coaches were de-
rallied Of injured In any manner and af-
ter the mail had been transferred to
another car. the train proceeded on Its
way.
'As Tar as could be learned the wreck
was caused from defective switch. Il
was said by parties who seemed TO
know that the switch lever was out OF
its proper place. Others asserted that
: prowler had been seen within . short
distance of the tracks just before the
wreck"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Thos. Brown and wife to Mary Fall
lon, WD, $4,000; M 26 161 SO.
William Kraft and wife to Their
esa M. O'Connor, WD, $3.50; Sc 80
162 70.
Catherine Stewart and husband to
Mrs. A. N. Sebelius, WD, $3.50; lot
16, block 8, McArthur's Add. to Bot
tineau.
The Northern Town and Land Co.
to Sarah ]. Hedges, WD, ST.; lot Is,
block 2, Maxbass.
Knut Aason to o. N. Hendrikson,
WD, ST.; lots 20, 21 and %, block %,
Whites LIST. Add. to So. Bottineau.
Ricr Olmstad Land Co. to Edward
Liebelt, WD, 81; NSE NESW SENW
SSE 81 159 Is.
A. C. Erickson and wife to Albert
J. Elm, $3.50; lots Is and II, block
26, South Bottineau.
r. r. Krenz ct al. to L. L. Goheen,
WD, $4,000; NE 1s 1853 SO.
Maggie Ferguson to John J. Soul
ly, WD, 81; NJ lot %; lot "a, block
26, So. Bottineau.
w. N. Page and wife to Wm- Hoop
man, WD, $75; Eh Of lot IL, block
IL, Souris.
L. D. Cooler and wife to w. E. Hol-
Ger and wife WD, $1,000, NV 25 1872
"a.
Charles N. Nelson to Margaret Mel
son, WD, 81; lots 1, 2 and 8, block
S, Eckman.
Hartin H. Haugen and wife to Xion
Norsk Evangelist Menighed, WD, 81;
80 A. in MEME 10 161 83.
Halvor O. Haugen and wife to Zion
Norsk Evangelism Menighed, same as
above.
w. T. Mum, G. H. Kalbfeisch and
wives to ]. C. Jackion, WD, ST.; NE
% 161 80.
]. C. jackson and wife to w. T.
Mum and G. H. Kalbfeisrh, WD, 81;
NE 22 161 80.
Fred Lentz and wife to VIM. Lentz
WD, 81; lot 2, blolk 2, Gardena.
G. I. Dobbin and wife to Arcade
Bergeron, WD, 81; lot 4, block s, Ov-
erly. .
G. I. Dobbin and wife to Arcade
Bergeron, WD, 81; lot 8, block 10,
Overly.
Lewis H. Olson and wife to Walter
Sims, WD, 81; SW 20, NWNW 80
100 70.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
HALL CASE POSTPONED.

Bismarck Nov. 1.-THE preliminary
hearing for Secretary of State Thomas
Hall, who is charged with completely In
the embezzlemenr Of approximately 3d.
400 of the state automobile registra-
ton fund, was postponed from 10
o'clock Saturday morning until 10
o'clock the morning Of November 10 at
the request of Attorney w. Fl. Stuts-
man. counsel for Secretary Hall. The
hearing will be before Justice Charles
F. Bleckreid.
r. M. Walla, automobile register
clerk, who was also arrested on COM
plant sworn to by Attorney General
William LANCER an charge OF embez-
element in connection with the same
case, appears today for preliminary
hearing Mr.. Walla retained Judge II.
T. Burke as counsel. The result or the
hearing has not yet been learned.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
ANTLER. GETS
LIGHT PLANT
END TOWN TO BE SUPPLIED
WITH JUICE BY MINOT ELL
ECTRIC COMPANY.

The Minot Electric company has
just been granted franchise
to install an electric light plant
at Antler. Work on the construction
of this enterprise will not be under
taken until next spring, but every
thing will be made to ruch the work
to completion at the earliest possible
date after the weather opens. This
will give the city of Antler an up-to-
date light plant. The franchise pro-
vides for supplying the city with
street lights and the company will al
SO provide for lighting for private
concerns and homes.
The Minot Electric company has
begun work on the construction Of it's
system at Willow City, the franchise
for which was granted some time
ago.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

j. e. Hautter, organizer for the Y.
M. c. A. work in the army, will speak
at Bottineau Friday evening at eight
o'clock The place of meeting has not
been definitely decided upon, but it is
likely it will be held at the Court House
hall.
This meeting is held for the purpose
Of forming an organization for Botti-
neau county. and an urgent invitation is
extended to all to attend.
E. l.. Garden has been appointed chair
man for the Y. M. c. A. work for Bot
tineau county.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
PACKAGES TO SOLDIERS
MUST WEIGHT LESS
Washinofn.

Washington, D. c., Oct. %, 1917
Referring to order No. Sal Of July
"a, 1917, prescribing rates and condi-
tions applicable to parcels Of fourth
class or domestic parcel post matter
for the American Expeditionary fore
es in France notice is hereby given
that on and after Nov. 1, 1917, such
parcels will be limited to seven (7)
pounds in weight instead Of twenty
pounds as heretofore, and the order Of
July oath, above mentioned, is modi-
fled accordingly.-A. S. Burleson,
Postmater General.