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The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Gifted Writers IndoIent.'

De Quincy has called Coleridge "a
man Of infinite title pages" and he
says he heard Coleridge admit that a
list of the books he meditated but
never executed would fill large vol
ume. In this respect the two opium
eaters were rivals. Perhaps their fer
tility in projects was due. as Coleridge
fancied. to an overactivity of thought,
modified by a constitutional indol-
ence," and had nothing to do with
opium. On the other hand, De Quin-
cey believed that his opium eating pre-
vented him from writing the book he
intended to make his life work, the
slow and elaborate result of years of
toll. to which he had presumed to
give the title Of an unfinished work of
SpinOza's, viz, DE Emendatione HUI.
mani Intellectus.'" In later mood he
devised ''Prolegomena to All Future
Systems Of Political Economy" and
made arrangements with a provincial
printer for its production, but its au-
thor never even got as far as the pre-
lace. .,> .---...-. -r.,t>
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
INDIAN WORKED WITH BRAIN
Buck. Ingenious Explanation for Not
Aiding squaw to Garry Their
Domestic Burden.

A group Of people who were touring
Alaska one summer were disgusted at
the laz!ness Of the buck Indians they
saw III the villages and along the trail.
One day when they were taking
side trip they came upon a couple of
Indians who were evidently packing
into the mountains to stay while.
lhe sq'law was staggering under
tremendous burden. She Iugged all of
the bedding and provisions, and pa
poose for good measure The old buck
was slumping along lazily ahead Of
her. smoking his pipe and looking
down at the trail.
One member of the tourist party
hailed the Indians and when they stop
ped he inquired, somewhat out of pa
tience:
"See here. buck, how comes it that
Nikawana is carrying all of the bag
gage and you are slouching along, en-
joying your pipe? Why don't you
take at least half of the load Off your
squaw. you big lazy Indian7"
The buck stood silent as a sphinx
tor q few moments, then grunted to
himself and. pointing his index finger
to his forehead. he exclaimed In deep.
cultural tones:
"Huh. me all time think!"
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Paper Scarce in wartime..

During the War Of the Revolution
persons engaged in the manufacture Of
paper were exempted from cOnscrip-
ton. AS the war advanced the SUD-
ply of paper for cartridges and wad-
ding ran so low that the government
advertised for 1t, and finally ordered
the public to produce all they had,
even sending files Of soldiers to search
for the Indispensable article where
there was any likelihood of finding II.
In the garnet Of house where Benja-
min Franklin once had his printing Of
fice were found $500 copies Of a ser.
mon by Philadelphia divine on DE
fensive War;" These were seized aud
used to make cartridges for the bat
tie Of Monmouth. The results Of the
battle showed cOnclusively that 1t was
"a most striking discourse" During
the Civil war common news paper sold
for 25 cents per pound. and ten years
later 1t sold for 10 cents per pound.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Morning Exereises.

Calisthenics taken In the early morn
ing do much to keep up the general
health. Standing, warmly but loosely
clad. at an open window and inhaling
deep breaths of fresh air will stimulate
the blood quickly. This might be fol-
lowed with two or three easy exercises.
One might Consist of doubling the fists,
placing them at the shoulders, and
then thrusting them out at arms length
swiftly. After that 1t would be we'll
to bend, trying to touch the floor with
the finger tips without bending the
knees. These calisthenics might be
concluded with final one of kneeling
and bending forward the floor from
the waist. The whole performance
need not take more than five minutes,
and will do more to make circulation
lively and muscles in good condition
than any amount Of medicine.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
cH'NAMEN feed THE DEAD"
Religious Ceremony Faithfully oh.
served by ceIsstiais, Wherever
They May BE Living.

Chtnamen still observe the religious
ceremony Of feeding the dead" The
food Is intended as propitiatory offer
ing to the Chinese evil spirit. The
onerings vary according to the habits
ana tastes of the occupants of the
graves.
AT the grave of one," says an eye
witness of feast, "his friend, after
digging holes in the hard ground with
his knife, stuck up two candles, and
liid out several sets Of chOp-sticks and
as many small cups, which he filled
With wine; then he placed on the grave
some bowls Of rice. package of Gig
arettes. and small vessel Of opium.
Afterward he made several bows and
genuflections, as n inviting his dead
friend or the other party to set to-.
"A number Of fires were burning in
the vicinity, and on these were placed
pieces of paper with squares of imita-
ton gold leaf pasted on them repre-
senting gold coin; other squares with
silver foil represented silver coin; and
smaller squares. punched full of holes,
represented the brass cash. which has
a hole in the center Some burned
small garments made Of paper, and
thus furnished a new suit to their de-
ceased friends at a small cost. After
the provisions had been displayed long
enough to give the spirit enough to
satisfy himself thov yvoro corofuI1v
brought back to town."
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Crime Away. Poorly Paid.

s'S sNssSJS raul
1t has long been matter Of note
that the safe robber Of highest degree
and the cOunterfeiter of fullest accom-
plishment bring to their purposes tai
ents which would serve them in legiti-
mate application exceptionally well.
Ranking below these operators In
genius, the new motor car thief dis
plays yet an acumen and u sinoOthness
In busines execution which should
make him as straight man Of af-
fairs generally valuable.
All these performers, refusing to
work honestly for sure and sufficient
compensation. work much harder for
the uncertain returns and ever.present
pcrils of crOOkedness. They make
manifest curious paradox of crime,
They are not explained wholly by the
ories Of a stunted spirit of adventure
and highly temperamental love for
the risks Of the game. Perhaps the
law. to meet them effectively. should
hold them to punitive account In
measures prOportioned less to arbi-
trary degrees Of crime than to proved
wastes Of natural gifts.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Water Under the Desert.

A study Of underground waters In
the Nevada deserts has recently been
completed by the geological survey. II
shows that in Nevada the bedrock
forms a corrugated surface consisting
Of more or less parallel mountain
ranges and broad Intervening troughs
that are filled to great depths with
rock waste washed from the noun
tains. These deposits of rock waste
are relatively coarse and porous.
The rain that falls upon them and
the run-oh that reaches them from the
mountains sink into them. and the val
leys In which they lie are arid. These
deposits. however, form huge reser-
voirs IN which the water is stored and
In which, TO the limit Of the capacity
Of the reservoirs, It is protected from
evaporation. So well is this water hid
den that its existence was not sus.
pected by many Of the early travellers,
and even today long desert roads on
which there are no watering places
lead over areas where ground water
could easily be obtained.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Diving Water Birds.

Water birds which are ordinarily
able to float high on the water can
also sink at will by expelling the air
which is inclosed within the fllm Of
feathers surrounding their bodies.
thus making them heavier than water.
This mechanical trick on the part Of
diving birds is probably familiar to all
who have watched the kingfsher at
close quarters. and have noted the
sudden contraction in the birds ap-
parent size as 1t takes the plunge.
This is more easily observed In the
case of the startling. which sometimes
initiates the kingnsher by plunging into
water for food. The shrinkage Of
the bird In. apparent size is very no
ticeable when. after lowering above
the surface, 1t turns downwards to
dive.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
LIKE SCENE FROM FAIRYLAND
csrtsspoIdsntts Graphic Portraiturs
Of Children Leaving Petroarad
Cathedral Aftsr Services.

l was Just crossing the snowy square
10 front OF st. Isaac's. returning from
the last mass before the midnight
Easter service. when suddenly-were
the gates Of Fairyland flung openf
Down the aisle OF columns, out from
among the dusky pillars Of the great
cathedrat. In tw0s and threes-or
sometimes alone. q voluminous
shawled and aproned nyanya in the
oeckeround-came figures-gravely In.
tent little figures. each carefully
shleioing his candle with tiny. cupped
nands or twists Of white paper. the
yellow candle light flaring up into
races AZ cherubic a. Reynolds "Ags
OF Innocence" but weighted with all
tne sweet solemnity of Miltonic angels {;
children bearing home sacred candles
ugnted at the altar of their own Lares
and Penates. Out from among the in
scrutable shadows and down the steps
OF tne vast cathedral they flickered
ana n0ated In twos and thrses: and
sun farther down the canyons of the
oark streets. the spirit lights wavering
ana cleaning like myriad will-o' the
wisps. phantom ships floating ON 4
phantom tide. 1t reminded me Of moth
ing so much as Of that night Of ances-
TOR worship In the East. when lotus
lenterns burning for the dead are set
anoat on river and bay and far out to
sea.-olive Gilbreath In Harper's
Magazine.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04

who assigns home work for the stu
dents to do during vacation And nat
urally, all the students who ever took
his course heartily wished that their
positions could be reversed for awhile.
Then along came the war, and sew.
eral of the Case boys went to Fort Ben
and took the training necessary to be-
come officers. OF the number, three
were assigned to Chillicothe.
In the meantime, there came the
draft-and caught our professor.
When he got to Chillicothe, he found
that the officers Of his company were
his former pupils.
Now the professor does his regular
drill work, and as much extra duty as
anyone can think Of in the way Of
peeling spuds and all that sort of thing.
The news has gone back to Case.
Everybody is happy, there, and con-
vtnced that Eternal Justice is verify.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
DRAWING WEALTH FROM SEA
Waters Around Australia and Amsr..
"a Abound In Material Always In
Commercial Demand.

The natural resources Of Queens.
land (Australia) exist In the sea 40
we'll as upon the land. The great reef
which skirts Its northern seaboard u
the home Of the commercial sponge.
the trocus. shellfish, beche do mer and
ether things which more systematic
e scientific search might reveal. So
far the growth Of sponge has not
been exploited, but trocus she'll to the
value Of $4,000 (roughly, $50, ,00o)
has been exported to Japan from
North oueensland.
The luggers fish constantly and
e6ectually. What is required IL ny
q greater drst-hand knowledge Of the
resources Of the Barrier and its en-
vtrons; (2) a more stringent enforce
ment Of the licensing laws; (s) the
necessity for close season In vari-
GUS sectors Of the waters. and, last
", the Introduction Of scientific meth
DDS for development and control.
1t Is interesting to note in connec-
ton with this last proposal that in
Florida sponge farm has been sue
cessfully tnaugurated and sponges to,
the value Of $4,000 approximately
$200,O00) are about to be put on the
market. an exchange observes. The
way was made clear for this achieve
ment By the American bureau Of fish,
cries. an institution which is doing, in
conjunction with the American bureau
OF standards, monumental research
for American industry. The sponges
are separated into tenths and secured
BY platinum wire to small slabs of ce-
ment. which are planted" In water
vat selected for the complete absence
OF fresh water, protection from ma
rauders and freedom from sand.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Music a War Horror.

A grim story is told Of an air raid on
Paris. If its truth we're not vouched
Tor by the most respectable authority
one would say that It was an invention
Of De Maupassant in his most macabre
vein. While the work Of rescue was
going on by candle light In one Of the
houses which had suffered most the
crowd was suddenly Mortified by the
defiant notes Of the 'Rakoczy March" {"
blared out apparently by strong brass
band. Every one was aghast at so
brutal an insult till the tenant Of a
nat on an upper floor said that he had
IN orchestrion which played that par
dcular tune. The explosion must have
Get it in motion. At the risk of their
lives some dremen managed to reach
the machine, but In the dark, and not
knowing about its mechanism, they
could not stop II. It went on till the
deor on which 1t stood collapsed.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
TAUGHT That All Was Dream.

As far back a. the fourth and third
centuries b. G. Chuang Tzu. the bril-
liant Chinese mystic. taught that this
life Is really a dream. He said: (:
''Those who dream Of banquet,
awake to lamentation and sorrow.
Those who dream Of lamentation and
sorrow wake to Join the hunt. While
they dream they do not know that they
dream. Some even interpret the dream
they are dreaming; and only when they
wake do they know it was dream.
By-and-by comes the great awakening,
and then we find that this life is real
ly a great dream.
"Fools think they are awake now,
and fatter themselves they know If
they are really princes. or peasants.
Confucius and you are both dream
ers; and I. who say you are dream
ers. am but dream myself"
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Mourning the Departed.

The newest thing In mourning is
dark blue. It is not for the sod half of
the menage, but for the widow who
disagrees with her other half, who
seeks the courts to cut the knot. Such
person was seen yesterday and when
asked II she had lost some one replied {:
"Yes. my husband" "When did he
dte? "Don't understand" 81 d.
vorced him. I felt for q time that I
should retire quietly, and now that
have emerged I wear q compromise
color-blue. I didn't really dislike my
husband. but had to divorce him. The
mourning is half for him and half for
the memories. But, poor boy. he mar.
ried again. His stenographer."--New
York Tribune.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Women to Prove Their Hero,,m.

Women 70 Prove Their Heroism.
What with keeping the wolf from
her own door and helping France, her
next door neighbor, keep from her
premises the groundhogs who have
overrun Europe, England has been hav.
ing a tolerably busy time. But, un.
daunted, she is now engaged in a cru
sade to keep the rats from her food,
according to an address on the war
service being rendered by the women
Of England which was recently deliv.
cred before the women's department
Of the National Civic federation.
II in listing the residences of the
rodent population Of 100000 upon
whom war is being relentlessly waged
the women served as census takers and
went without chairs upon which to
stand at the first sound Of a mouse's
squeak, 1t is evidence Of the heights
of heroism to which the necessities Of
battle have lifted them.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Do Men or Women Dream ..--+,

A question often asked is, "Who
cream most, men or wOmen? Accord
Ing to Heerwagn's statistics "Wom-
en- sleep more lightly anh dream more
often than men; The frequency Of
dreams Is proportional to their vivid
ness; women who dream sleep longer
than those who do not; twice as manv
women as men dream"
Another mooted point is, "Has age
got any bearing on dreams?" In nor
NAL individuals above the age of six
ty-dve De Sanctis found that dreams
were rare; atmospheric influences
seem to be important elements in caus-
Ing them; memory of them is weak:
they are emotionally poor, and deal
with long past scenes.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
CHARACTER IN LAST WORDS
Final Remarks Of Men Of Eminenes
Key to Thoughts That Dominat-
ed Them In Lite.

The schoolmaster spoke In old Alex
ander Adams last words, ut grows
dark. boys; you may go;" the polished
man Of the world In Chesterfield's
"Gtve Dayrolles a chair;" the philoso-
pher IN flobbes'. II am going to take
2 great leap into obscurity;" the a.
cetic In Thorsau-s II leave the world
without q regrets" the rebel In Peter
Pin,iar's "Gve me back my youth"
the poet In Keats II feel the flowers
growing over my grave;" the actor In
GUMS II could wish this tragic. scene
was over. but hope to 60 through It
With becoming dignity" the man Of
action in Cecil Rhodes $50 little done.
70 much to dos" the hero in Law
rence's Don't give up the ship!" the
Wit In Palmerst0n's "Die, my dear
doctor! that's the last thing shall
do;" the humOrist in Doctor Samuel
Garth's appeal to his fellow-physicians.
Dear gentlemen. let me die a natural
death;". the. believer In Sir Henry
HavelOck's ut is doubtful that Addi-
con said 1t first) "Come. my son, and
zee how q Christian can die;" the
skeptic In Thomas Paine's 81 have no
wish to believe on that subjects" the
victorious warrior in Wolfe's "God be
pratsedi I die happy;" the dictator
Ia Napoleon's '"Tete d'armee;;" the
anxious patriot in Pitts my countryl
how love my country!" the stole In
Harriet Martlneau's II see no reason
why the existence of Harriet Martlneau
should be prolonged; the sophisticat-
ed villain in Titus Oates ut is all
the same IN the end :" the plutocrat in
Lorenzo de- Medlct's "Not that, I can
not part with that" the benevolent
man In Walter Scott's "God bless you
ALL" the martyr in Sir Henry Vane's
"Ten thousand deaths for me ere
will stain the purity Of my conscience"
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
shos.restlna Machine.

Speed has been essential in equip
ping our new armies, so in buying
shoes it was not possible to test them
by actual wear to see If they came up
to specifications. The bureau of stand
ards came to the aid Of the quarter
master department by devising a ma
chine for testing samples Of sole leath-
er. These are mounted, both wet and
dry, on revolving wheel, which brings
them in contact with q rough surface,
perfectly reproducing the wear aud
tear Of actual walking.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
"Pity the eiInd.s

II was standing In front Of the Tut
wiler waiting for q friend the other
day" said Ernest w. House, "and lust
across the street number Of pretty
girls were waiting for q street car. It
was windy, and there was quite 4 dis
play of hosiery. Now, this in itself
would not have been so very unusual
but fellow standing by me spied the
exhibition, and then saw blind man
sitting only about hundred feet away,
with sign, PITY the Blind
II do not know who he was, but his
sympathies were aroused, for he
turned to me and said, I never was 50
sorry for blind man in my life; am
going across and drop quarter in his
cap and he did."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
All Asleep STANDING up.

In the South it. is not an uncommon
sight to see negro sleeping soundly
while standing and leaning against a
bale Of cotton. A Tennessee physician
tells an interesting story of being
called to attend q sick colored woman
In the country. When he got through
with the patient. he found nine MEM
bers Of the family standing in various
attitudes before the fire, and all sound
asleep. some Of them snoring. He
awoke one Of the group and asked him
II he was in the habit Of sleeping that
way. The man said the family had
been up for many nights with their
sick mother and that every last one Of
them had Learned to sleep standing IN.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Paper substItvte for Jute e.os.

Paper Substitute for Jute eaas.
Paper bags made to serve the pur-
pose Of jute bags are being made by a
firm In the middle West. According
to local manufacturers and exporters
who have seen and used the new
product 1t has add the durability and
other desirable qualities of the jute
one and has proved every bit as satis-
factory. The prevailing scarcity Of
jute bags, due to conditions brought
on by the war. makes this paper sub.
stftute particularly welcome just at
this time. In the opinion Of many, it
promises to hold it's own in the market
against jute even after peace is de-
clared,
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Cults a. Submarine petector..

DR.. A. D. Pentz, Jr., Of New Bright
on. L. l., has developed a plan for
using gulls to disclose the presence Of
submarines. He suggests that hoppers
"a inches long be made Of sheet steel
and bolted to the tops Of submarines,
to be filed with chopped fish, which
may be released from time to time by
means Of a crank apparatus inside the
vessel. In this way gulls will be taught
to associate submarines with food and
will gather clamorously over any sub.
marine that may appear In the waters.
The scheme has the Endorsement of the
National Association Of Audubon Soci-
cites and is receiving serious attention
from the United States naval author,
tiles.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Echoea

Cant you play something else than
that everlasting march from Lohen-
grin at my weddingr asked the sev-
eral-times-grass widow who is arrang-
Ing for another Of her matrimonial
events.
Certainly, madam" responds the
courteous organist.
And as the bridal cortege wends its
way down the aisle the church shakes
to the laundering forth of that popu-
lar classic "Over and Over Again.
Judge.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
DO WELL TO Spend
Lecturer UphoIds Extravaqance
Of the Wealthy.
Lavish Expenditure Tor Luxur,es
/ Means That the Prosperity eF
the Country 10 Assured, 10 AZ.
sertion He Makes,

Because We are the most luxury.
loving peoples on earth, We are also
the richest; therefore we have been
called upon to finance and to fight
to . finish this most extravagant of
oil wars. and we are able to do It."
said q. Leroy Pelletier. speaking ,.on
Prosperity" at Detroit.
+, I'VE hear q lot nowadays to the
effect that we Americans are
Wasteful and extravagant people.
And it is said by way Of condemna-
ton, or at least Of reproof. Yet
when the war had been precipitated
By the most frugal people on earth
except the more primitive races of
savages-the extravagant nation was
asked to finance and to prosecute the
war to successful finish.
I'VE expect to do this from the sur
plus left from our extravagance. Yes!
And 1t is because Of our extravaganza
that we have the money to do 1t.
"China has great resources. Why
are not the Chinese wealthy Be
cause they have worn the same style
Of clothes for a thousand years, and
have subststed on one diet-plain rice
The japanese tried the same form of
frugatity for centuries and just man
aged to subsist. When they began to
copy American 'extravagances' they
became world power.
ut doesn't matter that the 5000
roadster Is non-essential to the son
Of rich man, or that the luxurious
Limousine could be dispensed with by
the rich man himself-that doesn't
matter.
"The point is. those luxuries those
extravagances. those non-essentials are
virtually essential to the millions of
men and the families Of the men whose
Jobs depend on the making of our
twentfeth-century vehicle.
"The sewing machine, the phono-
graph, the electric light, the piano, the
furniture; yes, the very schools where
in the workmen's children are edu-
Gated, are the direct result of the crav-
ing on the part of the rich man for
those luxuries.
AASAC W tIC WOSiIIuS uiitu anu 10
the rich woman who is extravagant-
for these play the game. They pass
the prosperity around. Rank sophis-
try those phrases, IAN old suit is a
badge Of HONOR and "a dollar paid for
q boy to play with is traitor dollar
II taken seriously they would result
tn terrible suffering in q short time.
"FOod conservation. not by short ra-
tioning, hut by changing our diet so as
to use those meats and grains that
cannot he shipped so as to supply our
allies with those that contain the most
nourishment in the most comIi,ct form
that is commendable. Every intel
ligent, patriotic American indorses 1t
and will gladly do his part.
"The other is contrary to all laws
Of economics. And they are laws, not
merely rules"