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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Evolution Of Envelope.

There are many persons now living
who can remember the days when let.
trrs went through the mails in the
form of a folded sheet of paper sealed
mt one edge. for envelopes were not in
common use until about 1855.
In that year Il machine was patented
for producing these now Indispensable
covers for epistolary correspondence
machine which. as compared with
hand labor, did the work of five girls,
A better machine was produced in
1852. which performed the work of
seven girls. Three years later came
the machine with a device for gum
ming the flap Of the envelope, which
did the work of ten girls. Next came
another machine of American device,
which. did the work of 20 girls, and
still largely used. This has a rival in
an Invention which gums, prints, folds
and counts the envelopes, and binds
them with a paper band in packets of
%. This machine supplants the Ia.
Dor Of 80 girls.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Modern Armies Can No More
Carry on War Without Wood
Than They Can Without Food

eve might as well be without food
as without wood"
This from the German socialist or.
gan tells the story of how valuable
from all its points Of development the
tree is to the army of q nation at
war.
One of the mysteries of the present
obtains the nitrOcellulose necessary in
the manufacture of smokelcss powder
and ordinarily made from cotton. A
we'll defined belief exists in England
that at least part Of the nitrocellulose
needed by German powder factories is
being made from wood, the Manufac-
turers' Record states.
Ordinary black powders contain
about Is parts charcoal, with special
properties, and are made largely from
dogwoOd, willow and alder. In spite
Of the advent Of smOkeless powder,
enormous quantities of black powder
are still used. 1t is employed in shrap-
mel. also to fill the rings of the time
fuses with which shells are equipped.
for which purpose no satisfactory sub
stitute has vet been found. Further
more, it is used in most armOr pierre
ing shells, which should attain great
penetration before they go off, and for
which the majority Of high explosives
would be unsuitable because of their
eXplOsivcness on contact. Another
product of the forest, rOsin, is en-
ployed for filling the spaces between
bullets in shrapnel, SO that on explO.
sion the missiles will be evenly distrib.
utcd in all directions.
Millions of gunstocks are made from
American walnut. A new rifle is re.
quired monthly for every man at the
front. The development of trench war.
fare. when vast armies of men DIG
themselves in on fronts hundreds of
miles long, calls for an amount of tim.
Der for trench walls, floors and braces
that it is difficult to estimate.
Germany. fully prepared for Eng.
lands embargo, makes soft, absorb.
ent surgical cotton from wood ccllu.
lose. Two factories in Sweden also
are making this substitute.
Mcthyl alcohol. the other product be.
sides acctic acid obtained from the de.
structive distillation of hardwoods, has
multitude Of uses. 1t is essential
In the manufacture of many medical
preparations. 1t is employed in the
making of aniline dyes. 1t is also the
ground of formaldehyde, for the manu-.
facture of which large 0uantitias nj
wood alcohol are exported to Europe,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Conqueri;ng Might Of Weakness
By REV. CHARLES F. AKED
Famous Minister aud Peace Advocate

Some of the nobest lives which have been lived been
those of chronic nvads None of SICK and
such mood that
wherever
reventable evils ought be prevented if
records of the worlds sufferers should be destroyed should lose
some of the brightest in all the history of life the planet
The entire conception of crom has been for
all time and for all the by those ave poor things who made
the sicklel a moun'of TRANSFORMATION.
Where amongst the Of the gymnasium and the football
field feeling their bcep and thanking God there morbid fiber
their boies will find the lives of blended spendo1
which the annals of sickness show?
Weak and the with suffering the days full
Of the nights heavy with the seepess hours and
the home the office the the hooroom righteousness
find that made perfect weakness God be for the
heroic sufferer The world would be place
Is comfort something soothing inducing placid
anodne for the sou No. it ortude Pain
hard bear They take from onehaf of life
remains is greater than the whole
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Wise and Otherwise.

1t is the heartfelt welcome of the
dogs tail that counts.
Women are seldom what they seem.
and we ought to be glad of it,
A weak back doesn't necessarily i'm.
ply that man is behind the times.
The question Of precedence in this
country is merely question of hustle.
Although the gas meter never fails
to register it isn't allowed to vote.
Satan loves hypOcrites because thew
serve him best and require no wages
A married man Says the Jaws Of
death are not to be compared with the
jaws of life.
1t is folly to marry grass widow
Tor the purpose Of hlying your crave
kept green.
Solne wives. hc:nt inuui, taken up
with the rights "f women, forget that
their husbands haze any.
1t is difficult to if,i,rc the other
Fellow 10 colh,,:nIt,i;.r when he realizes
that he has The beg; of L.
One seldom r.3.i2rS how much
worse the Wu:,d j.; Grr'"ing until he
hears two cd settlers exchanging
"reminiscences.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Lot of Professor Is Hard,
College Survey DiscIoses.

One of the more prominent eastern
colleges has been conducting a survey
of itself. 1t finds the students living
in magnificent dormitOries and palatial
fraternity houses, some of which. are
heavily endowed, going to classes in
their own automobiles and possessing
more changes of raiment than Samson
lost by his ill-advised bet to the Phil
istine youths.
The survey was pleasant until it
looked into the homes of the professors.
There it found scholars of Greek and
Latin. profound teachers of physics,
cranking up clothes wringers and put
ting bluing in the family washtubs.
The average pay Of professors in
this particular college is considered
high but it is less than q good bar
tender can command. The unctuous
head waiter ut fashionable restau-
rant makes considerably more.
The professor is another IMAM WITH
Q white collar"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Poultry Pointers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Poultry love the out.of-doors. Turn
them loose when the weather is nice
and they will gain in vigor.
Some fowls are more thrifty than
others, and it pays to sort out, pick
over and work up the flock.
The mistake is too often made of
wintering more hens than the quarters
warrant. Nothing on the farm is more
profitable than hens, provided their
house is large enough to accommodate
them without crowding.
Success is a thing of many details.
Not one of these small matters can be
left out or neglected and the fowls not
suffer for 1t.
Feed according to age. Young birds
use the food given them in making
flesh and size of body. Grown-up hens
take it for egg production; while old
ones are more apt to turn everything
to fat.
Alfalfa meal helps fill the winter
eggbasket; it takes the place Of green
food to a large extent, and is very rich
in protein.
Vigor and excess Of flesh do not go
together with poultry. We want good,
strong, thrifty chicks later; these come
only from breeding stock not too fat.
There are egg breeds and meat
breeds. but none that excel in both.
While the beginner need not neces-
rily be an expert he must be more or
less expert to succeed
Have system. Having everything
convenient is saving of labor and q
preventive of discouragements.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Ten-Year-0Id Girl Original
Of Indian Head on Pennies
Used for Nearly a Century

In 1885 the government of the
United States, made an offer Of 81 1000
for the most acceptable design to be
placed upon the new cent coin soon
to be issued. Some Indian chiefs
Travelled from the Northwest to
Washington to visit the Great Father.
Andrew Jackson Occupied the execu-
tive chair and Martin Van Buren was
vice president. These Indians jour-
neyed to Philadelphia to inspect the
mint, whose chief engraver was James
Barton Longacre, who invited them to
his house, where. to celebrate the
event. distinguished company was as.
sembled to welcome them.
The engraver's daughter, Sarah.
aged ten. greatly enjoyed the visit or
her fathers guests, and during the
evening, to please her. one Of the
chiefs took his feathered helmet and
war-bonnet and placed it on her head.
In the company was an artist. who
Immediately sketched her and handed
the picture to her father Mr.. Long
acre. knowing of the competition for
a likeness to go upon the cent
projected, under the inspiration of
the hour. resolved to contend for the
prize offered by the government. To
his delight the officials accepted it,
and the face of his daughter appeared
upon the coin, which was circulated
about the nation for nearly a century.
1t is said that there were more than
100 competitors for the prize.
Savage and civilized life was thus
intermingled in the American face and
the Indian headgear. The face of
Sarah Longacre has gone into more
hands, more pockets, more homes, more
stores, more banks, more schools; yes
more churches than any other coin in
the United States, if not in the world.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08

lovely girl in question had been ad-
miring the young man, declaring him
to be the noblest looking man she
had met. She declared roguishly
that if she ever married she hoped her
husband would be man Of that type.
The attraction seemed mutual.
After a few calls. the young man
left the city abruptly, writing Their that
she would never see him again. for the
reason that he was beginning to care
for her. The same mail bag brought
me letter from the young n.:i, in
which he poured out his life's story.
He said he had fallen deeply in love
with the girl to whom I had intro.
duced him. But as marriage was out
of the question with him. it was best
that they should part. He wrote me
of a sweetheart whom he had had in
his early youth. The girl had taken
q severe cold, because he had kept her
too long at the gate saying good night.
They were betrothed. Their marriage
was soon to take place. On her
deathbed she had enacted a promise of
him that he would never marry. The
pledge was given under the intense ex.
citement of the moment. 1t gripped
him with its hold during all his after
life. He feared a blight would fall
upon him if he broke his promise. He
had had no warning that he was to
meet and love another in the after
years.
A promise where there is no tie is
better broken than kept when it is of
the kind cited. People should be care.
full as to the promises they make.
And they should think them over, first,
judiciously.
Copyright. 1917
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Neu.< No. were
Night School for Prisoners.

Another proof that an antiquated
prison system is giving way to meth.
DDS which show intelligent considcr;,
ton for the prisoner comes from Kan
sas. Instead Of having to stay in their
cells after supper, the inmates of tn"
federal penftentiary mt LcavenwOr,h
are permittd to attend night school.
The prison dining-rOom is used as the
schoolrOOm, and. what is even more in
teresting. the teachers are chosen from
among the prisoners. Thus United
States officials are seeing to it that
lawbreakers shall be better equipped
to earn an honest living when they
leave prison than when they enter
Boston Christian Science Monitor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Changes Shoes Hourly.

Arrested at four o'clock in the morn
ing because he had pair of shoes at.
tached to his belt, Ernest Cummins,
forty-five, told an interesting story
when arraigned in Magistrate Fugas-
sis court in Pittsburgh. Asked to ex-
plain why he wore pair of shoes and
carried another pair. Cummins said
he had six toes on each foot and it
was necessary for him to change shoes
every hour or else he could not walk.
"I'm from Missouri" said the magis-
trate.
"I'll show you," Cummins retorted,
and he did. He had six toes. Then
he showed the magistrate his right
hand. There he had five fingers and a
thumb. His left hand has only four
fingers and thumb, the regular num-
Der, but one finger was cut off in an
accident.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
HIT AND MISS

Occasionally you pay a doctor for
n prescription. but much more cheer
fully fol- telling you there is nothing
the matter with you.
Kind of cold plunge one takes be-
cause the bathroom won't heat I'D
Is not the kind the plunger boasts
about.
In an automobile age poetry wanes,
they say. In an automobile age no
body has time to write poetry.
Advice pleads ably. but Habit con.
tinues to smile at it. unconcernedly.
Out in the country vice is a sickly
plant. A rural atmosphere isn't good
for it.
Love is an illusion, says New Jer-
sey preacher. So is much that makes
life worth living.
Look before you leap. though it is
foolish nature that wants to leap
when the walking is good.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08

the one grand passion of a mans life
has come to him. But as to marriage,
that is denied him. because he is bound
by an old promise not to wed.
Some men consider promises to be
like glass, easily broken. Other men
believed them to be sacred. An in
stance Of this kind made a great i'm
preston upon my mind. A young man
whom knew asked me for an intro
ductiOn to q beautiful girl friend.
was secretly delighted because the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Spiced Salmon.

Turn out n pound can of salmon, re.
move the skin and bones and flake the
fish into serving sized pieces. Put
into a crock or glass jar. Strain the
liquid from the fish into saucepan,
add an equal amount of water and
twice as much vinegar, dozen cloves,
a half teaspoonful of pcppcrcorns, a
half blade of mace and half tea.
spoonful of salt. Bring to the boiling
point and pour over the fish. Cover
closely and let stand day before
using.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
FiIi7inos Speaking Ena,;s,,.

The American public school system
in the Philippine islands has so en-
couraged the use. Of English. which is
the only language taught in the eclaca-
tional institutions established by the
Americans. that long step has been
taken toward obiitcration of the many
languages and dialects among the va
rious tr:Dcs, and English is fast be.
coming the common language for the
islands as u whole.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Lemon Waters,

Cream well together one-half pound
each Of butter and powdered sugar.
Add two well beaten eggs. two table.
spoonfuls Of milk, the grated rind of a
large lemon and two and half cup
fuls of flour. Put the batter into a
pastry tube and press out in rings two
inches apart on creased pans. Bake
In a moderate oven until the edges of
the waters are yellow.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08

HdeS away, she
shouldn't allow
the conviction to
settle in her mind
that she possesses
no attraction for
him. 1t may be
that she has too
much attraction
and the man fees
for safety lest he
should. in a mo-
ment of enthusi-
assn ask her to be
his wife. If he
is q man of honor,
he knows love and
marriage should
be the outcome Of
all courtship. He
NAV realiza TINT
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
All Around the World.
Switzerland has 10000 cows.

Switzerland has 10000 cows.
Oaxaca is pronounced Wah-haca.
New York city has eight pension
funds.
Switzerland imposes a tariff on auto
imports.
Turkey has put bakeries under gov.
eminent rule.
China will teach papermaking in u
government school.
Akron, o.. is raising $500, 900 to pay
on debts on hospitals.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Facts in Figures.

Yale university has 1876 liv-
ing graduates.
Congressional library, Wash
ington, contains 2.451,974 vol
umeS.
Pennsylvania has 1901, 794 pu-
pills and 1927 teachers in pub
lie schools.
Minnesota mines employ 49,
600 persons and pay in wages
$12,O00,OOO yearly.
White pine valued at $26O,OO0.-
600 is being destroyed in the
United States by rust.
American manufacturers since
outbreak of European war have
built SO branch plants in Canada
at a cost of $15,OOO,OOO.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Loss by Floods in United States.

During the year 1915 the losses due
to flood waters throughout the United
States aggregated nearly twenty-one
million dollars. OF this amount more
than half was sustained by the agri-
cultural interests of the country.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08

The Typical American
AS Seen by E. E. Rtenhouse
vaton the Equitable Life Assurance Society,"

AS Seen by E. Rittenhuse
walton, the Equitable Life Society,"
You will observe strong
mental alertness
He is intense but wihal cheerful, hopeful oRtimst.
His charity but unply
indulgence his
pleasure
He is amazingly prosperous
In capita)
During this time he saved
life insurance companies combined the tidy SO1GO
The demands Of grim necessity
forced spend jewey
And for this could
deposits 81
His increased wealth and the wonderful
knowledge
life.
Thus he has been able TO
dangers
and life gains
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Some Smiles
sssssssssssssssssssss,
MyeteriouA.

"Oh, dear!" sighed the man whose
wife was away, II can't find pin in
the house. wonder where they are
all gone, anyway"
THAT'S a difficult question to an.
swer," replied his mother, because
they are always pointed in one direction
and headed in another.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Knew the Species.

Say pa W."
queried little Ben.
ny Blu m p e IN ,
"what kind of fish
Is an angel fsh?"
IAN angel fish,
son." replied the
fond parent, who
had once pinned
his faith to a
comic opera star,
us Il sucker who
backs an actress
who things she
owns a shape she
can travel or"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Revised Version.

"What is that old adage about "A
penny saved etc.?' queried the youth.
"a penny saved by the old man
means dollar burned by the son in
after years." answered the wise guy,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
olive Sandwich FiIIino.

Stone two dozen large queen olives
cover with boiling water and scald for
five minutes, then drain and dry in n
towel. Mince very fine. add a tea.
spoonful of cracker dust and cup
full Of mayonnaise dressing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Those Lovino cirIs

Hazcl-How shall have my winter
hat trimmed SO that it will correspond
with my complexion?
Aimee-Well, If you want it to match
your face I'd advise you to have II
plain.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Merely a Con lecture.

Myer-a wonder what causes concus.
sion of the brain?
Gyer-A collision between two trains
Of thought, suppose.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
A Possible Reason.

"Why is that sign please do not tall
to the motorman' placed in every carr
IT" keep the women from trying tc
tell him how to drive, presume."-De
trOit Free Presa.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Human Refriaerators.

Hoax -Crema-
ton is a thing Of
the past in the
classical precincts
of Boston.
Soak Because
why.
Hoax - Because
of the expense. 1t
requires too much
neat to reduce n
BOS to MAN to
ashes.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Tree With 5000 Trunks.

The gigantic banyan under which
Alexander is said to have camped with
I,UO men. now measures nearly 1000
feet across the head, contains about
1900 trunks. and forms dense can.
Opy through which sunshine never pen
etratcs. Several other species also
propagate in like manner.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Chance Of FEELING,

1T was IA stirring sight to see our
soldier boys marching away to serve
their country"
$50 it was, but it's heart-rendine
just now to hear the loud lamentations
being sent up from the border"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Some Help.

Flatbush-My wife thinks you dress
your wife very well indeed.
Observation-Disclosures! I don't
dress her. All do IS to button her w
the back.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
One Of the SYMPTOMS.

"But," queried the sweet girl gradu.
ate. "hOw can l tell when l am In
love-?
"Oh." replied the fair grass widow
when you think you think as much OF
Young man as you think of yourself
that is love-"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Promises That May Be Broken
By LAURA JEAN LlBBEY
BY LAURA JEAN LlBBEY

know that the grass. the leaves, will not
tell;
I'm sure the wind. precious rover,
Will carry his secret so safely and we'll
That no being shall ever discover
One little word of the many that fell
From the eager lips of my lover.
Because man suns himself in a
WOmans presence, then smiles and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Tom Moore.

One of the younger men who have
won success by their good work before
the moving picture cumera.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Of Course Not.

"Still trying to cut down expenses
Jibway?"
mo. I've given up In disgust"
"Why 500"
Il noticed the other day where
mill hand in New England lives on &c
cents week. There is no use of ar
ordinary human being trying to euuai
q record like that"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Fried Cheese Balls.

Make a white sauce by using two
tablespoonful of butter, two of flour
and two-thirds Of cupful of milk, two
dashes Of cayenne and quarter of q
teaspoonful of salt. Stir into this the
slightly beaten yolks of two eggs and
a cupful and half of cheese, finely
chopped. AS soon as the cheese is
melted, remove from the fire and cool.
When cold. make into balls, dip in
egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat
until golden brown. Serve with the
salad course or with crackers and cot
fee.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-02-08
Mothers
Cook Book

A turn in the woods. where the sunshine
and shade
Distill the sweet odors Of pine;
A romp with the kids, and chat among
friends,
And better than riches is mine.
More Good Dishes.
A most tasty dish for supper is maca.
roni with chopped ham. Prepare the
macaroni, cooking it until tender in
boiling sailed water, then rinse in cold
water, put in a layer of the macaroni
into n buttered baking dish, cover with
a rich white sauce made by melting
two tablespoonfuls of butter, add two
of flour and when we'll blended add a
cupful and half of rich milk and
cook until smooth. Over the white
sauce sprinkle a generous layer of
chopped cooked ham and then add an.
other layer Of macaroni and white
sauce, finish with buttered crumbs and
serve after placing it in hot oven
long enough to heat through.