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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Diplomacy as is

The family was going away for q
week and friendly neighbor was ap-
pealed to for service as caretaker of
the goldfish. 1t was little Helen who
carried the goldfish jar next door.
"Now, Mrs. c." Helen began the
instructions "you must change the wa.
ter every day and keep the jar in a
cool place. Here is the food. Please
feed them regularly and be very kind
to them.''
OF course one of the fish had to do
the unpopular thing. 1t died. Mrs.
c. dreaded Hclen's return and pom
dered long on how she would break
the news to her. The fatal day came.
In bounded Helen.
"Hele2," the caretaker said humbly.
"1'm sorry to tell you that one of YOUR
goldfish died. I did everything just
as you instructed me. but it died."
Hclen's eyes filled and she bit her;
lips to light back approaching grief
Then her fine childish, diplomacy took
hold. Walking up to the caretaker she
put her hand In hers. then said with
real assurance:
'That's oil right, Mrs. c., that's
all right. said to mamma Just few
days before we went away that I
thought one of those fish was looking
poorly"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Great American Industry.

They are striking figures that thu
bureau of education gives in its repor
on the schooling OF the American peo
pie. They show that "a per cent of the
population--a trifle less than one
fourth of the American people-are in
school, either as pupils or as teach
ers.
School, it thus appears. is our great
est national industry. And the pro-
portion Of brains, hearts and souls
that this industry absorbs, in COM
parison with the three other leading
countries in the world, is an inspir-
ing revelation of Americas thirst for
knowledge. In Germany, the country
that ranks next to the United States
in the scope of its educational equip
ment, 20 per cent of the population
are in school; in Great Britain, 10 per
cent; in France, II per cent.
In the United States there are 3d.
100000 persons enrolled in various
educational institutions. What an army
of hope that is-the army that will
create and guard Americas future =
New York Mail.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Gaining Momentum Each Succeeding
Moment.

his mission until rival expert in the
same line sQuelched him completely,
both as to argument and eloquence.
Later, in a sneaking sort of way,
Jed did some amateur dramatic work
with a stalled tragedy company. 1t
proved dismal failure, but the faint
OF this histrionic effort never quite
left him.
= So, shut up in little tavern room
with an obliging audience, Jed detail.
ed his past glories as orator and actor,
He recited all of his former speeches,
he spouted half of Hamlet in bringing
in the several few lines he had spoken
on the stage. Faithfully ut midnight
the drowsy conclave broke up. Jed
went to bed and reappeared in his
nome town the next day, with a slight
headache. but fully satisfied to pur.
sue the straight and narrow road I'M.
I'll another twenty-first Of February
had rolled around.
Now Jed had become quite an i'm.
portant and trustworthy person about
townsville. He did little real es.
tate business and good deal in the
way OF mortgage loans and collec.
lions. He went to and fro as to sew.
eral towns in the district, acting as q
sort of special messenger for the
banks. On the especial birthday occa.
sion where he met his Waterloo. he
nao transacted considerable business
that day and its results crowded 8
tlme-worn wallet in an inner coat
pocket.
Jed went through his regular pro.
gram, political and histrionic. I'm,
somehow the occasion was dull Il
was growing so monotonous and b,
ten O'Clock his guests were filled r.
fepletion and began to depart one h,
one, and. although dazed and unsteod,
IN MS walk. Jed decided not to re-
.ialn at the tavern all night, as was
nls wont on these birthday occasions
out 10 walk home to Bowesville. seven
miles distant. s1
ne paid the bill, took a parting
drink and started on his lonely wav
ihere had been a deep snow. Int the
ROADS We're broken by teams, and witt
way. 'e" VI "'s
Its the last one that did it," soil
.oqulzed the dizzied wayfarer. "Neet
tne bracing air to clear away the for. ;
AS ne neared his home village Ter
was conscious that his wits were still
ciouded and his limbs somewhat woh
oly. The direct road was level. bu
ne paused suddenly. Late as the hon,
was there was light In q house at tn,
oottom OF q steep hin inclinine from
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Material for Shoes.

For shoes what will come after leath.
er? Cloth of suitable kinds may be
used and rubber or similar material
may enter into the product, but man.
ufacturers seem to look most hopeful.
~ upon paper as the basic substance,
Paper leather of attractive appear.
ance, adapted for many purposes as
well as the natural leather, is, in fact,
said to be satisfactorily made already,
In a German process, paper of Ions
fiber is converted into pulp, suitably
colored. made flexible with glycerine
and non-drying oils and waterproofed
with shellac solution given the grain
OF morocco or other leather by press.
Ing In matrix and finished with
lacquer. The matrix is formed by tax.
Ing an impression of the natural
leather In shellac.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Hunt for Missing Link"

Frau Leonore Selenka of Munich is
one of the three foreign delegates to-
the recent cOnvOcatiOn of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science in New York is on her way
to Orotava, Teleriffe. one of the Can
airy islands, where she has established
q station for the study of the psych-
ology Of the ape.
Frau Selenka hopes by her work in
Teneriffe to establish some Of the con-
clusions reached during an expedition
to Trinil, Java, in search of remains
OF the pithecanthropous. or ape man,
popularity known as the ''missing link
Frau Selenka is bearing oil the ex.
penses of the new work in Teneriffe as
memorial to her husband, the late
Prof. Emil Selenka, who was dis.
tinguished student CT the structure OF
the higher apes. The studies of the
apes at Teneriffe will be carried or
without the knowledge Of the beasts
themselves.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
USELESS FEAR OF BACTERIA
Authority Says People Are Allowing
Themselves to BE Needlessly Wor.
ried Over the Subject.

To timid individuals recent arti-
Gle in the Journal of the American
Medical association on Bacteria on
Paper Money and Books" may bring
comfort.
The Sun has endeavOred to present
only the most reliable scientific as
pect of the subject of germ diseases,
because the usual hasty generaliza-
lions Of science and baseless asser-
tons which continually appear in print
ander the guise of scientific authority
sooner or later rebound to the dis:
credit of real progress. An unwar-;
ranted skeptic;sm is aroused and the!
1istrust Of an obvious misstatementj
anconsciously becomes magnified into,
q reactiOnary Indifference to the better|
contributions of scientific men. Thel
championship of half or conjectured|
truths inevitably acts in the course Of.
time as n barrier to the very objects
which are sought in public reforms,
tor In the end truth always prevails.
Some years ago the Sun called att
tentiOn to the erroneous idea that tu-'
berculosis may be contracted By peri
sons using the telephone mouthpieceI
Which has been used by many others.|
We showed that the pOstmac.se- gener-I
al Of Great Britain had the mouth
pieces on the telephone under his con1
troll examined bacteriOlogically, With
the result of no disease germs being
discovered upon them. The Journal
comments upon the popular opinion Of
few years ago that the handling of
sOiled paper money was extremely dam
gerOus on account of the bacteria that
may adhere to it. The fact is that
bank tellers do not share this aversion,
nor do they present evidence of ex-
ceptional liability to infectious dis,
eases. 1t has been positively ascer-
tanned and published in the Popular
Science Monthly that paper money con-
stitutes an unimportant factor in the
transmission of disease. While clean
paper money satisfies our esthetic
sense, 1t has not been proved that
soiled money is likely to become me-
dunn of disease transmission.
With regard to books, it is the Gus
tom to disinfect them, when soiled, by
exposure to sunlight and air. but it Isl
n fact that the hygienic laboratory of
Johns Hopkins has not found germs Of
diphtheria, for instance. on books COM
ing from homes in which children had
been suffering from this disease. The
fact is that the majority of bacterial
found on books are the same as those
found in atmospheric air, and that the
colon bacterium, which Is frequently
found on the hands of schoolchildren,
has rarely been found on the books
they handle. There is really no ma
terial risk involved in the reissue Of
books recently read by consumptives,
unless the books are obviously soiledl
and even then the risks are very slight.
Since, however, bacteria like the
typhoid and diphtheria organism have
been occasionally discovered on arti!
ficially infected books, there may be
good reason for subjecting all returned
books to direct sunlight before redis-
tribution.
Practically the danger from soiled
money and books is no more obvious
than the danger from the mouthpiece
OF the telephone.-New York Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
IheGiant
Snowfall
By FLORENCE
LILLIAN HENDERSON

|c"nvrisht 1911, by W. G. Chapman.)

ssh"nsvtss"
downright, 1917. by w. G. Chapmah.l
Regularly once year Jed burson
"celebrated," and that was upon Ais
birthday. He did it in what he con-
sidered to be quite respectable way.
He lived at Bowesville, but 1t was at
Milton that he went through his an
nual program.
Abstemious and walking a straight
chalk line for three hundred and sixty
four days of the year, upon the other
about dusk Jed presented himself at
the tavern ut Milton, and hired the III
tie card room at the rear of the bar
for the exclusive use of himself anu
his friends. These friends were never
the same on succeeding occasions. JED
simply picked up half-a-dozen OF the
loungers about the place, and, with q
table supplied fully with edibles and
turntables, locked all hands In the
room with himself and proceeded to
celebrate.
The little party Of convivialists were
given their fill of cigars, eatables and
flowing bowls. Except for the latter
it was only a mildly dissipated group
1t was an occasion for Jed to spread
himself and he about monOpolized the
function. Ordinarily Jed was mild
hammered, composed young man, new
er boisterous, always reliable in q
business way. On the occasion of his
birthday festivity he wildly recalled
two points in his life and let loose on
them. Once he had been appointed
the local orator in a mild political
campaign. He believed he had found
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
GLOUCESTER MEN FAM
Sailors From the Ancient New
land Port Are Known on
Many Seas.

"Anyone can go fishin'. but it tt2|
a man to go on a Gloucester scfoeli
is widely known saying among
fishermen who have taken vessels
men from that far famed port toni
ly all parts of the world. In fact
fame of GlOucester's chief induslF
SO great that the very name k9
onymous with fish.
Upwards of five thousand men, =
conservative, out of the entire pVl!
ton of Gloucester, estimated u
600, are actively engaged In H'
work.
The old-time Yankee fishermen
been largely succeeded now by "
nationalities and the Boston nt =.
largely manned by the Galway u.
who have settled in Boston ana ~
Boston. The Azorian Portuguese .
here along with thousands OF o'Ae.1
migrants and settled in frc''.
town, and today the fleet IRON .
port is principally manned anu Wv
by Portuguese. Several Sc;lloila, :.
are among the crews Of vessels
Gloucester, Boston and Province
and the Nova Scotia and Ne"'V.
land natives man many t'lou'''
craft.
For picturesqueness, howe'el'
look to the Italians. Years aso q
Sicilians came here, and reille''l's,
their efforts in the Mcditerral'e"r
fishermen, went to work in doF'es
a "leg-o-mutton" sail, and dfe ,,,s'
gaudy colors and high boots. ~
one of them, more enterprls'l's
the rest installed a gasoline nlOS
his dory, that was the beslnn m, IL
fleet of stanch motor craft VIII eI :
now manned and owned by these :. !
ians. 1t is these motor boa's 4, q
supply Boston with the choices, :" ",
for they only 60 out short a lIs.,
and return daily with fish as 's S.'
is possible to get.-Christian S''
Monitor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
TREES THAT BORE APPLES.

A Washington man, while visiting
q friends place in Virginia, became
much interested in his experiments ID
fruit culture.
One day the visitor was making the
rounds of the place, being in charge
of the friends young daughter OF ten
who acted as guide.
"This tree seems to be loaded with
apples." observed the Washinstolllah'
indicating a particularly fine specimen.
Eyes, sir" assented the little giri'
"father says this is good year 1or
apples"
II am glad to hear that" said the
visitor. care all your trees as full OF
apples as this oneT"
mo, SIR" explained the girl, "onis
the apple trees"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Pats Wish.

When Patrick McGinnagan became a
member Of the police force delegation
OF his friends burst in upon him while
he was at dinner. and presented him
with handsome truncheon in honor of
MIS- popularity and their esteem.
Completely bewildered by this unex.
pected token. the new policeman, new.
ertheless, struggled to his feet and
stammered his appreciation.
Frinds, ye have upset me wild y'r
Kindness" he said. fourishing the
truncheon. "Oi'll try an do my duty
wid this little shillaly. an I hope an
trust that svry mon here'N live t. feel
!ts Observation-Disclosures Eyenlna
Times.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
SEEK MORE FISH TO CAN
Increasing Demand for Product Has
Led to Inquiries as to Where Il
Can 30 Had.

There is a perpetual and increas.
ing demand for canned fish of all.
sorts. The utilization of the dosfish,
or grayfish, as it is more politely
called, has added to the Opportuni-
ties OF the eastern Gamers, but those
on the Pacific coast are looking to the
westward for still further supply.
The yellow and blue fin tuna (known
as the horse mackerel when they ap-
pear in eastern wuters), the dolphin
and bonita are plentiful in Hawaiian
waters. and Pacific coast Gamers are
making inquiries as to the possibility
of securing catch large enough to|
warrant the establishment Of can
neries on the islands.
The commercial fisheries of Hawaii
are almost exclusively in the hands
Of the japanese. A few years ago
they formed small companies to oper-'
ate hand-propelled snmpans. These
brought the fish to the Hawaiian mar
kets, where the catch was sold at auc-
ton. The gasoline boats have taken
the place Of those propelled by oars
or sails and these have steaming
radius of thousand miles. They are
equipped with ice chambers, SO that
the fish may be kept from four to six
days.
Large corporations have been
formed. One company controls lao
Japanese boats and another 40. The
tuna at present prices, retailing at 10
to 20 cents pound, is too costly to
permit of canning with profit. The
bonita sells Mt 8 cents or less and
might be used to advantage, as it is
very plentiful.
There is also q little sardine fish
that is taken in great numbers. The
establishment of United States gar.
risons at or near Honolulu has
greatly increased the demand for
fish, but no survey has yet been made
which determines whether canneries
can be made commercially profitable.
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Extensive.

Great Surgeon-The operation will
cost you $500, sir.
Old Skinner-But do you think it is
absolutely necessary?
Great Surgeon-It depends upon the
way you look at it. You can't live
without it.
- Old Skinner-Say, Doc, this high
cost of living is something fierce, isn't
lt7
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fShs tcIIdi lin IN. Isber va me. 4 b,
cousin. He did not seem :.
any great interest In the d,s ~
but gave his attention to h,s 'e,o'
tea. As he rose to 60 he thank ss'
entertainer courteously, and ,hs
moment was gone. Ne
Mrs. Tyson saw the str,pco.
went out. "
"Who was thatl" she asked ~
saw his back" 20
Margaret explained.
"Well If that isn't the limitm !
her irate parent. "Entertainnv =. "
in the house!" 'sS,
"But, mother, he wasn't q t,,,..
"Oh that was a nice ljt,la ~
They all have one." SV1
Margaret took her scoldin, 49,,
Just to have had one take an i Sa
in her little sketch, to look IT 's = !;
| though he knew, and to tell ba, NJ
twas wrong was something Wow, ~
the trouble and nagging it entoilas
About two weeks after this M.,s
received a letter bearing the n
York postmark. It was from N
Faber saying that If she womb !
and see him, bringing Some If
sketches, he might be able to holm /
to study. A check for the railroad. j
to New York and back was inclosal
Mrs. Tyson nearly collapsed in /
establishment.
"For heavens sakew she s,sI
chow did he know anything N
you?"
Then Margaret confessed that 4
three weeks ago she had written IA (
ton Faber telling him of her amh,l
and asking his advice.
"Well you just better send 1
money back" advised her mot'
"You'll lose two or three days, anil
won't amount to anything"
But Margaret was determined hI
and mentioned that the man had !
Faber's pictures were good.
"Oh" cried Mrs. Tyson. Iseeti
You talked to that man about yoiu,:
New York, and this is just one
those awful plots to lure you d,l
there to your ruin. l should III
you had heard enough about /
white slave business not to fall 4
this snare. How do you know thka
ter is from Alton Faber. You woul
know him If you saw him."
Margaret had to admit there !!
some groundwork for her mothers!
picions, and her heart sank. But !
did not send the check hack, anil
last got her mother to consent ml
\ with her.
Mrs. Tyson at once recognizedy
relative in his spacious sttdlo
Margaret stood speeches. with ans
ment. She saw before her the tr.'
1 she had entertained in her kitchen
"You see," he explained. Il D
killing anybody's hopes-least of
poor Ned's daughter. I didn't nd
to bring you down here unless l kl,
so resorted to that little ruse. III
I'm forgiven"
Margaret's eyes with the tears t's
bling on the lashes were an elOQs8
answer.
II want you both to come in that
house, there is nothing but 6
taker in it now, and Margaret
study with me-"
So Margaret's dream came true
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
The Ways Of Women.

Tom-The ways of women are past
Ill under standing.
Jack-What's the trouble now?
TOm-While was in the parl0r
alone with Miss Pinkleigh last night
she lowered the gas and, thinking 1t
vas a hint for me to propose, I did SO
and was refused.
Jack-Huh! You ought to have
known that negatives are always de-
velOped In a darkroom.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Took No Chances.

"Didn't I give you a piece y,
last week." demanded the ~.
school graduate. II didn't eAp''
see you again so soon.
II fooled you, ma'am." e1pia,n,.
tramp; II didn't eat II.
Topics.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Sending q Note.

Sending q Note.
II haven't been home for two days.
Got into q poker game"
''Your wife will FIX you"
II hope this note will pacify her"
ri haven't much confidence In
notes."
y have in this one. It 10 . 80 uQtAH
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Not Qualified.

"I-aw-have a desiah to-aw e
on the stage. doncher KNOW" said the
callOw youth. "Cawn't you-aw-
make place fob me?"
SORRY l can't oblige you. old chap
replied the theatrical manager, "bu,
I'm afraid most of our scenery is tot
heavy for you to handle"
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Systematic Procedure.

II don't b "eve we can stand all
these additional expenditures you are
planning"
""eE, Charley, DEAR" replied young
Mrs. Torkins, "rll tell you what we II
DO. Wen 60 ahead and make them.
Just the same, and you can Dr. com.
mittee to observe and determine wberh.
er the experiment is IL success
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A PhiIanthropist.
A certain type of citizen
Deserves the highest praise:
He'll often lend you five" or "ten''
And no objections raise,
Seeinu Double.

"My dear" remarked the jovia
Jaggs the other evening, "you are get
ting better looking as you grow older
Your beauty appears to have dou
bled."
"That will do, Mr.. Jaggs," rejoinet
his better two-thirds. you've beer
drinking again."
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Sure Cure for sIeepIes''seas..
"How did you cure yoursell
somnia?" II left q lot OF ".
work unfinished and tried F"
awake and do Il at night.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
Paw Always Know,

Little J.emuel-Say, paw, what Is
0stentatiUn?
Paw-According to your mother. son
It's the way the neighbors show of.
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Mr.. Hickson-It's getting very chill
~. Why don't you put on your coatl
Mrs. Hickson-Then none would see
my new hand-embroidered waist.
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Uncle's Advice,

His Niece-Cncle, we are getting up
an amateur theatrical society. Cant
you suggest an appropriate name TO.
it9
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Confidential.

He-Are your affections really ant
truly engaged? >
sne--oh, not necessarily. But ]
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-15
To Hold Friendsh;,

10 VoIo tFteno8htp.
One way to hold friend Is to ;ase
Iour hand often shaking his.
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Ethel-Tom won hat betting with
papa and papa told him he could have
Grace If he'd call it square.
Edward-Is-is your father home to-
night?
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Her Enclosure thing. What's the
matter with 'Think twice before YOU
act?'
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His colors

His colors.
wnen the audience baited tho spealssr
He quite patriotic grew,
AZ a. sa 60. sot red. and then turned whit,