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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
MAKING A SALE TO ROYALTY
American Machinery Salesman Took
Liberties With khedive Of Egypt,
but He Got an Order.

An amusing "reminiscences of the
present khedive of Egypt is told by r.
Alexander Powell in his book, "The
Last Frontier" Mr.. Powell says he
received call from the chairman of
an American firm whose special lines
of bushes was the manufacture of ag-
rfcultural and well-drilling machinery.
Mr.. Powell's visitor explained that az
he was passing through Egypt he
thought it might be possible to obtain
an audience with the khedive.
Agriculture and it's attendant prob
lens Of irrigation and fertilization con.
stitute the sole hobby and amusement
of the present khedive. Abbas Hilmi.
He is consequently ready and liberal
purchaser of all improved types of
agricultural machinery. which he puts
to practical use on his great estates.
The request of my compatriot was duly
transmitted to the grand master of
ceremonies and shortly thereafter
reply reached ME that named the day
and hour when his highness would re-
ceive us ut the palace of Rasel-Tin.
"Frock-coated and top-hatted, we
drove to the palace on the day an.
pointed. We're received by the officials
of the household, and shown into the
audience room, where Abbas Hilmi
stood awaiting us. After IL cordial
greeting. the khc,live drew me down
beside him on Il small sofa and motion.
ed to my companion to take q
chair opposite us.
"'1t gives me particular pleasure
I began, to present Mr.. X. to your
highness. as he is an authority on
agricultural machinery, a subject in
which your highness is, know, much
Interested
essay, khetive.' said my fellow c0un.
tryman, suddenly leaning forward and
emphasizing every sentence by wag-
ging his finger under Abbas 1ilmi's au-
gust nose, i've got the niftiest
little proposition in we'll drilling ma
chinery that ever struck this burg, and
If you don't jump mt the chance to
get In on the ground floor, then all
w esVI w say SOu tire IIlEOWs
ing away the chance of your lifetime.'
''The khcdive being naturally quite
unaccustomed to this form of verbal
assault, and still more unaccustomed
to having anyone waggle finger un.
der his nose, ut first drew back haugh.
tily. Then the humor of the situa-
ton dawned upon him, and. as the
river of talk, which Is one of the chief
reliances of the trained American
salesman. flowed steadily on, he be-
came interested in spite Of himself.
Now and then he INTERCEPTED peril
nent question, and ended the audience
by giving the American an order for
several thousand dollars worth Of
American machinery, which. when
last heard of 1t, was giving excellent
satisfaction on the royal FARMS"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
When the Railroad Came,

In Thomas Bailey Aldrich's reminis-
cent account of his birthplace, IAN Old
Town by the Sea-" he remarks that the
first train over the Eastern railroad
from Boston to Portsmouth ran over
and kllled-local character" Till then
Portsmouth had been happily Sc
Guided community, with the courage Of
its seclusion. To many of it's inhab-
itants, content in their isolation, Bos-
ton was thousands of miles distant in
effect, although only Sc miles away by
geographic measurement. Their Ports
mouth was the center of their earth,
and the invasion of railroad with its
daily trains brought within their bor-
ders undesirable stir and hustle and
unwelcOme visitors. The entrance Of
the railroad train was in fact the be-
ginning Of new era for Portsmouth,
as it has been for many another place."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Hard to Please.

A marriage broker was trying to per-
sua1e young man to wed q certain
girl.
"The mother-in-law does not suit
me-" said the youth. "She is grabbed
and foolish"
THAT'S true" replied the agent,
''but you are not going to marry the
mOther-in-law."
Eyes, but she is no longer young
nor pretty, either"
THAT'S nothing; II she is not young
or pretty you can trust her all the
more"
"But she hasn't much money" con-
tinued the young man.
"Why talk Of money! Are you go
ing to marry money? You want
wife, don't you?"
"But she is q hunchback."
"Well. what Of that7 Do you expect
hef 70 have no blemishes at allr'
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
BEETLE Is "GRAvE DIGGER
Insects Which Are "Undertakers" Of
Animal World Scent Dead Bodies
at a Great Distance.

When an animal dies in garden or
In the woods and decomposition be-
gins, carrion bugs come from fur and
near. dead bird, u mouse or harfa-
less snake wantOnly killed by some
wanderer provides a banquet for hum
dreds Of insects. Among these the
grave diggers" are found, embracing
43 species, II of which ,lre found in
Europe, the rest in America.
You can identify these beetles, says
Popular Science, by the two jagged
yellowish red or reddish transverse
bands upon their black wing covers.
Their scientific names (Necrophorus)
means no more than curriers' of the
dead" AS undertakers, the insects
have legs especially adapted for dig
ging.
A grave-digger beetle has most ex-
traordinary sense of smell. He can
detect the peculiar odor of decomposi-
ton long distance away and flies to
the dead thing as straight as an ar
row. His remarkably keen nose is
situated in his club like feelers.
AS rule several grave diggers are
found near dead body. They crawl
under it and scratch the supporting
earth away, so that the body soon lies
in a hollow. Gradually the body is
lowered until it sinks below the sur
face. Then it is covered with earth.
The female lays her eggs around the
Inferred form, thus insuring for the
newly Matched larvae u plentiful food
supply.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Second French Revolution.

The French revolution of 1848 is
sometimes called the second revolu-
ton. the first having been that of 1889,
resulting in the establishment of q re-
public which was followed by the enl-
pire under Napoleon I, and this in
turn by the restoration Of the Bourbon
dynasty. The revolution Of 1S48 re-
suited in the abdication and banish-
ment Of King Louis Philippe, the
proclamation Of republic, the cleo
ton of Louis Napoleon as president,
and later the establishment of the en-
pire with him as emperor under the
title Of Napoleon III. This resolution
was not accompanied by extensive
military operations, but there was
heavy fighting in Paris in which sew
eral thousand persons were killed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
bIBLoMANlA IS ODD DISEASE
ehrewd Business Men Often Waste
Thousands Of Dollars In Making
Collection Of Books.

A man, shrewd, far-sighted, having
evolved career and fortune out of
. tested and exact trimming, will take
up book collecting and plunge into it
to the depth of thousands of dollars
on the strength of more puny &C.
quaintance with the subject than he
would bring to bear on the purchase Of
q necktie.
A senator commissioned book
dealer to supply his shelves with stand
ard sets, the only proviso being that
books and space should come out even.
A lady signed contracts to the tune
Of many thousands for what was rep
resented as a set of first edition Dick
ems in de luxe bindings, only to dis
cover after she had paid more than
half that the books were late editions
and the bindings stuffed paper. The
dealer is now about half through q
/ genuine edition of prison cell. :.
A man unfamiliar with language
paid several hundred dollars for set
of italian novelists in translation be-
| cause he wanted to read the stories
that went with some very daring illus
trations, only to find that the conclu-
sion of the liveliest anecdotes slid into
French.
suppose to the average normal
mind there is no folly quite to equal
that of paying hundred dollars for
first edition when later and bet
ter edition cries at one from the 20
cent stand, writes Stanley X. Wilson
In the New York Sun. That the fact
of mistake in the pagination of the
'EiEon Basilike"--the transposition of
one bracket or figures-enhances by
many dollars the value of the book
seems to us too fantastic for belief.
That collector will cheerfully give
for Dickens christmas Carol" with
the "Stave 1" double what he will pay
for the "Stave One" issue, both first
editions, would appear to qualify that
collector for blank page sojourn in
an asylum. Yet these are among the
mournful manifestations of the dis
ease.-Stanley X. Wilson in New York
Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Gen. Funston's "ArtiIIery."

In all his campaigns the late Gen.
eral Funston carried a 45-caliber pistol
that extended from his waist to his
knee-not long way, at that. When
he came ashore at Vera Cruz to take
command of the city, Admirals Fletch-
er and Badger, with their STATS, were
drawn up in line to greet him. They
were in white, with shining swords
and accoutrements. The general was
in his olive drab uniform without q
blouse, and had his enormous pistol
strapped to his waist.
The British consul was there with
his staff, too, and, failing to see any
respondent officer with gold and lace,
he asked: "Where is the general? Is
he the little Chinaman at, the head of
the column, or Is that just an American
artillery regimentY General Funston
often told the story himself.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
piue.tibiIity Of Cheese.

In investigating the digestibility Of
cheese 1t has been shown that much
depends on the special physical char
acteristics of the food. All fat cheeses
are said to be dissolved and digested
with great rapidity, because Of the
molecules Of the casein-the nitrogen
GUS part of the cheese-are separated
only by the fat, and SO the gastric juice
can attack large surface Of the
cheese at one time. Whether the cheese
be hard or soft does not appear to in
duence digestion, and there is no con-
nsction between the digestibility and
the percentage Of water present in the
cheese.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Tho sehooloirl'. Mind.

The mind Of schoolgirl does not
proceed like the mind Of an adult; 1t
initiates the motions of a grasshopper.
1t sings in the summer, 1t dances IN
the winter, 1t transforms values, 1t
doubts axioms, It is degmatic upon i'm
possibilities or what seem such to the
adult mind, it congresses dreams into
q creed, it has intuitions like the fash
Of an electric candle, or it plays the
bat, shuts its eyes tight In broad day.
light, folds its wings, hooks on to any
convenient excuse, and goes fast
asleep.-H d. sedgwick In the Allan
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
A Total Wreck.

"What smash-up that was Of Jim's,
when he ran his motorcycle with his
dancee on the back seat, into q lamp.
post"
Eyes. everything was broken: even
he engagement"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27

San Marino and Papama also have
small forces under arms.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
RED CROSS.

Another supply of wool has been re-
ceived at headquarters-enough to
furnish all the knitters. The demand
for these garments is urgent, and the
committee asks that the wool be pro-
cured and the work done-as quickly
as possible. A manual of directions
is given out with each package Of
wool, and from headquarters in At
Ianta comes the instruction that these
directions must be followed to the
letter.
Eliose w. Wright
Sec and Chair. Publicity Com.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
PARIS WILL HAVE ITS CAKES
America Goes to Rescue With sup
Div of Needed Sugar.

America Goes to Rescue With Sup
ply of Needed Sugar.
The little cakes of Paris, so famed
that even books have been written
about them, will be saved this winter
from complete elimination by America
or, to speak more plainly, by American
sugar.
For some months there have been
but Eve days a week on which cakes
could be baked and purchased. That
dep.ivation was philosophically accept
ed. Then the quality began to decline.
The milk was bad, so the condensed
article was substituted. Next the flour
Lad so much rice in it that the cakes
cru,nbled under the fork. Even that
was forgiven. Then came the sugar
crisis. No sugar, no cakes; that was
inevitable.
Paris WAS disconsolate. Now
comes the cheering news from America
that tha sugar shortage there is to be
relieved by shipments from the United
S;tates. Paris viii have its little cakes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
Graduates of OfGcerS'
Training Camns To BE
Divided Three Glasses

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22-Graduatees OF
the second officers training camns
which close next Tuesday, will be
commissioned in three classes for I'M
mediate active service under orders
made public today by the war depart
ment.
Men in list "A" are to fill existing
vacancies in the national army organ
izations for duty. They will be given
leace until December Is. when thew
will proceed to their stations.
Those on list "B" are recommended
to be commissioned evently as pro-
visonal second lieutenants in the reg
ular army.
At the close of camp they will be
commissioned second lieutenants in
the officers reserve corps and attach
ed to regular army regiments. to be
commissioned in the regular army as
occur.
List "C'' includes all other men
from the camp who are recommended
for commissions Thep will be COM
missioned in the officers reserve
corps or national army and assigned
as additional officers to various units
until vacancies for them occur.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
wrnnth 'l"~p' Nv -7;e"inn FeHdei r.
Col HcrSe.

: Paris. Nov. 25-Co1. House, &c"
plies, A1rrirn1 pencon and the othe"
members of the American mission to-
dav visited the Piooce cemet"rp an"
nlacea a. Horal wreath on the ton"
Of LAFAYETTE. The wreath bore t'a
inscrirtion 'from the American war
mission in grateful remembrance
There were no speeches
nlyyiszrborey ID ?sgf's sNfofftaosahahfh
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
FLOWERS IN MlDWAR RUINS
Soldier Tells Of Find in the Wreck OF
EampouX.

A letter from a young officer on the
fighting line in Flanders varies the
story Of devastation daily transmitted
from the front.
"Tne other day." the writer says,
eve took over trench from Scot
tlsh regiment, and 1 went to examine
my future abode. Standing on table
In the middle of the dugort was a she'll
case filed with Madonna lilies, mig
nonettes and roses.
81 inquired where the flowers had
been gathered, and was told they had
come from the ruined village Of Fam
poux, close by. Sure enough, between
piles of bricks, shell holes and every
sort of debris, suddenly rose would
smile at me and a lily would seem to
say how it had de6ed the destroyer
and all rs frightfulness."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
Tuesday November, 81, 1917

The Herald and News is printing the
war news from Washington as fur
nisred by the publicity bureau of the
government. We take it that the news
will be sent the papers regularly on
the first of the week. We shall be
glad to print it. That should be re-
liable and is what the government
wants to give out. We have gotten
to the point where We believe very
little that we read about the war and
We are glad of the opportunity to
get something that should be reliable
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
CANNON HEARD II VENICE

Fears OF Popuface Subside as Resis-
tance Stihfeffns.
Venice, Saturday, Nov. 24-(By the
Associated Press)-The sound of the
shelling at mouth of the Plave con-
tinues to be heard in Venice, but the
first fears of the small part of the
population remaining have been con-
siderably relieved as the Italian forces
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27

You will find local news on page
and on all the pa 5es of The Herald
and News there is live news to be
found. Read all of 'em and keep post
ed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27

c-mrr,- -r- C - "D
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27

Entered at the PostOffice mt New
berry, S. C., as and class matter.
E. H. AULL, EOlTOa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
STYLES DOOMED!
Abandon Them During War,
Appeal to Women.
Defense Council Also Deeries
Rushing Into Khaki.
BY GEORGE MARTIN.

Washington. July 13.-Uncle Sam
today asked women to abandon
STYLES during the war
me defense council woman's com
mlttee launched the appeal:
wear the clothes you have. so
man power now engaged upon femf-
nine fads and fripperies may be re-
Ieased for real war service at home
or abroad
Buy at reasonable prices regard
less OF style. Don't refuse to buy
gown because there's too much or too
httle material in it. Let US make use
Aghtened men to find fault with you
Do not draw on the labor market to
create useless things: it is poor politi-
cal economy and poor patriotism
Promises Sacrifice of style.
Insistence Of women on something
exclusive" 10 tickle her vanity and
arouse envy in the next door neigh
bors house was strongly advised
against IN the committees state ment.
Women rushing into khaki also VS.
decr1cd because LIT puts the women
in competition with the government
for millions Of yards ne ded for
troops"
The wisdom OF using up present
styles and having fewer styles during
the remainder of the war to conserve
women, the committee believes. Mrs.
Joseph Lamar, who issued the state
ment. said:
Americas women are whole heart
eddy devoted to the nations interests
and will make real feminine sacrifice
of style to help Uncle sam win the
war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13

Mrs Rupp in a room at SIT Monroe
street, found whisky bottles in the
room and the two people partially
under the influence of liquor
Rupp told the officers that a fight
followed in which he gave King
thoro beating, but that afterwards he
and his wife made up temporarily and
went to the circus together Wednes-
day evening Returning to town Mrs.
Rupp requested that she be permitted
to spend the night at Ter room be
cause all of her clothing was there
Rupp stayed somewhere else and
when he went to his wife's room
Thursday she was gone. Later, he
said he learned that King and Mrs
! Rupp had left on Santa Fe train
At the Santa Fe general offices he
learned that a pass had been issued
TO Toy King and Wife to Clovis,
New Mexico, and that King had been
transferred to that point
warrant was issued soon after
Rupp told his story and within an
hour J. n. Smith, sheriff of Harvey
county, had arrested the couple at
/ Newton Deputy Carlson went after
them Thursday night Mrs Rupo :
/. only 81 Years Of age and her husband
says she is a pretty blonde. He bIames
King entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
THAW GETS 9TH PLANE
Two Americans Defeat Three German
Flyers in Hot Battle.

Paris. July 13.-Lieutenant Thaw,
second ace" in the Lafayette esca-
drIlle, has downed his eighth enemy
plane. a -cording TO word received here
today. The Pittsburg aviator killed
both the German pilot AID the OBJ
server in the boche machine.
Sergt. Edwin G. Parsons. of Spring
field. Mass, and SerEt- Harold Willis,
of Boston. were reported in head
quarters dispatches to have downed
three enemy machines in a hot aerial
battle.
Corp. J. P. Doolittle, New York city.
a newcomer in the Lafayette esca-
drille, had an exceedingly narrow
escape in a fight with three boche
planes only his extraordinary ability
in doing aerial acrobatics saved him.
AcrObatic Stunt Saves Him.
Sergt. Andrew c. Campbell, of Chi
cage. was today cited in the orders of
the day for his extraordinary feat in
safely alishting behind French lines
after one-half Of his wingplane had
been torn off The orders declared
the aviator showed extra ordinary skill
and GOODNESS in landing with practical
" half his machine gone This was
the first me in the history of aviation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13

pendents of men fallen in action will
be paid an annuity, possibly in the
form of interest on an original in
vestment by the government
Government to Control Relief
1t is practically certain the govern.
ment will directly control practically
all war pensions. relief and lnsur-
ance.
Assignment of half an enlisted
mans pay. which in Canada amounts
to SIS a month, is one feature of the
Canadian system Uncle Sam may
adopt.
A stipulated amount probably will
be paid each department by the gov
eminent weekly This proba bly, VIII
be based on a graduated scale, SO
much for a wife, so much for each
child and so much for each other de-
pandaDt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
STOPPED ELOPEMEnT
Sar Fe Man and Another's Wife
Caught on Way to New Mexico.

Oscar Carlson, deputy sheriff, is on
his way back to Topeka from New
ton with Toy King and Mrs. William
Rupp, an efbpement having been pre-
maturely ended at Newton. Thursday
afternoon by Hugh LariBher. sheriff
King. an employee of the Santa Fe
telegraph department, was arrested
at Newton following telephone orders
from Sheriff Larimer. on the charge
of white slavery.
The issuance of the warrant charg-
ing white slavery followed the appear
ance of William Rupp at the sheriff :
office late Thursday afternoon He
alleged that when he returned to To-
peka from Kansas City where he has
been working, he found Toy King and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
CONDEMN EMBARGO
Sweden Bitter Against United States
Cutting Off Exports.

Stockholm. July 13--Sweden is VIC
Iently agitated by the American export
licensing restrictions. Severe con-
demnation of the plan was heard
everywhere today.
The newspaper Tidningen led
Stockholm newspapers in bitter at
tack on the United States, character
iz1ng the embargo plan as AN attemp pit
to force Sweden into the war in the
profaned name of democracy
The whole Swedish people" the
editorial concluded. ARE united in
commercial and political neutrality.
They do not want war except in de-
Tense of their soil against foreign ag-
eressnrS''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
PLAN FOR PENSIONS
U. S VIII Probably Pay Weekly Sums
To Dependents of Fallen Soldiers.

Washington, July 13.-Uncle Sans
comprehensive war pension-insurance
and relief plans will be ready for sub
mission to Secretary McAdoo very
soon
Almost every war organization here
has dabbled in war insurance, relief
and pensions. Secretary Meade )
activities are the only official moves
along that line.
The work has been co-ordinated
under the direction of McAdoo's off
ciaI report Assistant Secretary Rowe
and legislation along the line of his
recommendations will be drafted
While nothing definite has been de-
termined it was held likely that de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
,
b
Sites
Own a Home That VIII
Help You Earn a Living

Every garden means big sum saved on the family
living expense Raise potatoes enough to do your fam
lily. Raise frlit-have vegetables fresh from your own
garden for your table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-13
SEND BACK SLACKERS
Mexico VIII Not HarbOr Draft Dods-
er-Treaty Is Planned

Mexico City, via Galveston, July ID.
a treaty to send back to the United
states soil all Americans who have
crossed the border to avoid military
enrolment Will be signed by the gov
ernments of Mexico and the United
States, it was announced today.
The Chamber of Deputies today dis
cussed the raising of mining taxes
Sub-Secretary of Finance Nieto ad-
dressed the deputies, urging them to
approve the actual taxes as fixed be-
tween Mexican officials and American
mine owners at the conference in
PHILADELPHIA last November.