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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Kite Balloons Form Very
Important Part Of Naval
and Military War Forces

"The observation balloon has been
one of the important discoveries Of the
year," observes a writer in Aviation,
who continues:
Its value is indicated by the rapid
growth Of both personnel and craft.
1t Is found today on every front, and
almost every mile of that front, for the
excellent reason that 1t has proved in
dfspensable to the modern army in the
field.
1.-THE observation kite balloon, as at
present used, was the invention Of
Captain Won Sigsfeld and Major Won
Parseval of the German army, and
the craft was constructed by the Par
sevel Airship company. The British
army got its first idea of the kite bal
loon from the Belgians. Early in 1915
Squadron (now Wing) Commander
Maitland was so much impressed by
the excellent service it was giving the
Belgian artillery that he laid pro-
pOsal for similar equipment before the
board of admiralty. This was adopt
ed, orders for the constructit 4 Of the
craft were placed and the British K-B
made its first appearance in the war
area In the early spring of 1915.
"As then constructed by the British,
the balloon was found to be consider
ably more reliable than the spherical,
being steadier and more airworthy,
and therefore more accurate in obser-
walton.
"The great success Of the first craft
led to q demand for more, and the
British naval authorities made expert
ments with them on ships at sea.
More and more urgent grew the de-
mand from both branches of the serv-
Ice, until today kite balloons form an
Important part of both naval and mil
itary forces.
1.-THE work Of these craft is too wide
ly recognized to need repetition, fur
Their than to mention the danger to
which a captive balloon is exposed
from hostile airplanes. There is often
not time enough to draw the balloon
to the ground when an enemy machine
appears. and the only protection is a
friendly airplane. or the ever-ready
parachute"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
STATES TWO FRENCH KINGS
Both Louis XIV and XIV Ruled Over
Domain That included Great
Western Commonwealth,

There were but two French kings
who ever ruled over Missouri, observes
the Kansas City Star. The first Of
these was Louis XIV, for whom La
Sale took possession Of the Missis.
sippi river and of all the country
drained by It's tributaries. La Sale
named the country Louisiana In honor
Of his king. For governmental pur-
poses the whole Of Louisiana was at
tached to new France and Frontenac
became the first governor, ruling over
the largest domain ever under the
sway Of one man on this continent.
France owned the central part Of the
continent from the Gulf to the polar
seas. Thus Frontenac became the first
governor Of the region that is now
Missouri. 80. -.
But 1t was in the reign of Louis XIV,
who succeeded Louis XIV, that Mis-.
souri, received from France the first
vivifying touches Of civilization. On.
der this reign the city of st. Louis was
founded and was named, not In honor
Of Louis XIV, who was no saint, but
In honor Of Louis TX, who then had
been dead 500 years, and who was the
most sanity king France ever had.
New Orleans was founded, too. dur
ing the reign of Louis XIV, and was
named for the duke of Orleans, re-
gent for the young king, who was
crowned at five years old.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Making New Words,

We're going to help the dictionary
makers with a couple Of suggestions.
Here are two words we have thunk up
without the aid of mechanical appli-
ances or paraphernalia whatever
without even brains.
Piscapalate-A taste for fish; for in
stance, the fellow has one who loves
shad so much that he is willing to
spend half an hour taking bones out of
his teeth just SO to eat one slab of
6sh.
Strenuist-here is now "strenuity."
therefore, why not strenuist, one who
sirens? The strenuist is one who gets
up before any one else and starts in
doing lot of unnecessary things real
hard, just to make dust fly. He bores
you to death telling you about it, SO he
should be separated from the common
herd.
We'd like to have some more new
words. If you've coined any, pass 'em
along, please. The language is in
danger and needs help!-Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06


look into the life and habits of the an
Gent Greeks, and you will find that the
nations which used the plainest, Sim
plest and most meager fare were
among the strongest, while those who
descended to table habits bordering
upon gluttony rapidly refrigerated.
Why? Because the mind of the giut-
ton is dead mind. He cannot think,
his whole body is sluggish, the organs
are SO cloggetl that they are unable to
function properly and the result is
physical and mental decay.
Eating is a matter of habit. We
IN America, the great land of plenty,
have been accustomed to eat what we
wished. For generations it has been
the same until. from simplicity of eat
Ing. we have bordered closely onto ex-
cess. This is not true of everyone.
America is not nation Of gluttons,
but I do maintain that, on an average,
We Americans consume perhaps twice
as much as is necessary to sustain
life, and that this very Overconsulnp-
tion has been the cause of more illness.
more doctors bills and more suffering
than any other one cause.
In all life we are creatures of her.
edity. When Mr.. Burbank wishes to
produce new flower he looks back
into the past ages and finds all about
the ancestors of that flower. He dis
covers that flower which had once
been fairly hardy and able to with
stand rigorous winters. has become
delicate plant which must be tenderly
nourished. or 1t will die. This con-
dition is brought about through cen.
turtles Of pampering. It has been ar
tifcially cared for, we'll watered, and
thoroughly fertilized with the result
that nature has not been called upon
to give it protection.
And 80 It is with M. We have
been reared In land of plenty; q
land Of vast crops and rich food and.
We have become soft. The savage
whs depends on his acute sense of
SMELL keen vision, and feetness Of
foot for his daily food is wonderful
animal. Nature provides him with all
these essentials to sustain life. Take
that same savage from his wild en-
vtronments and daily struggle With
life, place him In surroundines of
plenty. and In two OF three genera
lions his descendants will have leDt
Oh Of those wondrous senses THEN On.
esator had developed. Tie Anasrican
Indian 10 The most striking exanpae
ef thaS " have today.
With thees few facts before - let
- now 1ook Into those Httle prae-
teag ~ saving which We all bSliese
- trying to pot Into effect, bit WSteh
many Of ~ deem impossible beeauso
haiti NJ uasde % believe thAt ~ can
sst hve without csrta!s thlass . -
aaa ee,taln quantity q saeA
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Warmth Not In Surface.

"The Britisher is just as warm.
hearted and kindly and friendly as we
are" writes Herbert Corey in Every.
body's, "but he must be operated on
with full kit of tools before one finds
It out.
"N"t long ago was riding with a
young officer on the British front. He
had just heard that his favorite broth
er-in-law was located in some unknown
village near by.
HE was quite 'bucked up about it
am sure he said bucked up-because
this was real brother-in-law. He re.
called me with stories of the brother
1n-law's youth. He met friends and
asked where the beloved brother.in-law
might be found. By and by we ran
across the brother-in-law, standing
knee-deep in mud in particularly de-
stroyed village. This is precisely what
they called to each other:
"Fancy me finding you here. old
top! Ripping, isn't it? Come along
and have a peg"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
WOULD KEEP LOVE IN WORLD
Pathetic Plea Made by Austrian
Woman More Than Her English
Sister Could Refuse.

She was little Austrian woman
and she was crossing the ocean on q
great hostile liner. Most Of the other
women were the wives Of Englishmen
and they could not forget that her
country was at war with their land.
They ignored her, and she was left
much to herself. And yet
One morning as she was walking
up and down the deck in her solitary
way she passed the steamer chair Of
middle-aged English woman who was
knitting at gray wooden sock, re-
lates writer in the Christian Herald.
And suddenly she paused in her walk
and held out both of her hands.
"Oh," she cried, in very good Eng
fish, twill you not let me knit a few
rows on that sock3"
The English woman looked M. And
her face was cold and rather hard. II
think" she said, 'that you would
scarcely want to knit on this sock!
For 1t is going to an English colonel
my husbandl"
The little Austrian woman looked
at the colonel's lady. And there were
tears in her eyes. "Listen," she said
in a low, shaking voice. II, myself,
have a son. He is an officer in the
Austrian army. But If you knew my
son do not think you would hate
hint If knew the colonel, your hus-
band, I do not think would hate
him either. = =" She paused for
a moment before she went on, and
then-"now that the world is torn by
war;" she said, tive women must do
what we can to keep little love in it
. May I, perhaps. knit few
rows on the sock?"
Silently, but with tears in her own
eyes, the English woman handed over
the gray wool.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Irregularities Of Electric Raw.

The electric ray is a species Of fish
found on the Pacific coast. It is known
from central California southwark to
Santa Barbara channel and is very
common in Monterey bay. This fish is
provided with an electric organ COM
posed of hexagonal cells, reaching from
the skin of the upper surface to that
of the lower, and situated ut each side
OF the head and gill chambers. The
electricity discharged from this ray
has the properties Of other electricity,
such as rendering an iron bar mag
netic. decomposing chemicals and pro-
ducfng spark, says the American
Angler. Stories vary as to the vol
ume of the discharge, but even small
ray is capable of inflicting considerable
pain. After few discharges the fish
becomes exhausted and must rest be-
fore its electric organs are again func.
tional.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
One Quart Of Milk.

Doctor Rosenow Of Harvard univer-
sity says that the actual food value Of
one quart Of milk is equal to three
quarter pound of beef, two pounds Of
chicken, eight eggs, or two pounds Of
Goldfish. Each Of these costs more, to
say nothing Of the time, labor and fuel
required in preparation. A glass Of
milk costs only 33-4 cents in Corvallis
today. The food value Of that glass Of
milk is equal to two large eggs, or q
large serving Of lean meat. or two
moderatesized potatoes. or FIVE table
ppoonfuls Of cooked cereal, or two ia.
blespoonfuls Of cooked rice, or two
plices Of bread. In other words, meal
consisting Of one glass Of milk and two
slices Of bread gives you as much food
value 90 you would get out Of four
ages.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
BRING BACK HOME MEMORIES
Many Reasons Why Snapshots %
Familiar Spots Are Dearly Prixed
by the Soldiera

"A piece Of paper covered with black
and white splotches-nothing more.
But suppose those splotches have been
painted by sunlight shining through q
camera lens, and form a picture Of a
homestead, a familiar street or a
mothers snowy hair, and face lined
smith the eloquent handwriting Of the
Gears-what would a soldier rather
have from home than such sOuvenirs1
"A snapshot of the house and barn
r. the family sitting on the" front
$te6s; of father spading up the gar
den; Of the old horse rubbing his nose
along the pasture gate; Of the dog
wagging expectancy at the kitchen
door; of the baby sprawling in the
sand pile, or the older children squirt
ing at the camera with the sun In
their eyes-these are the scraps Of pa
per which defy time and distance, a
writer In the Boston Globe states.
They assure men amid scenes of vio-
lence and death that the peaceful,
sweet life they have left behind in Or
der to defend still exists.
Now that the sweaters, stockings,
wristlcts, helmets, jam, tobacco, choco-
late-and other creature comforts
have been sent OF, and brains are be-
ing cudgled for something else to send
The boys at the front, do not disdain
the humble snapshot-the amateur
photograph that any one can take by
pressing spring; the little peep Of
home faces and home scenes that can
be sent far. overseas and taken out Of
q pocket at odd moments-who knows
ut how odd moments?-for renewal
OF faith and hope and memories Of
home.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
To Save Foolish Motorist.

The officials of the Long Island
railway have begun another years
campaign to try and prevent motorists
from committing suicide by driving in
front of moving trains. Last year the
Long Island had 100 Embarrassing
gates smashed by automobile drivers.
1t was favorite game to drive at high
speed into these barriers, smash them
and then clear the track just few
feet ahead Of the oncoming train. Mon
days newspapers usually carry long
casualty lists resulting from foolhardy
motorcar drivers, who celebrate Sun
day by going to eternity instead of
their intended destination. There are
reckless drivers in every state and in
every city Of every state. Indianapo-
lis has its share and sooner or later
they will learn that the game between
the automobile and the locomotive is
an unequal one. The locomotive wins
every time.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
WHERE GREAT EMPEROR DIED
lenswood, the Prison House Of Mare.
leon, 10 Maintained Much % .
He Knew u

Longwood Old House, the prison
home Of Napoleon, is about four miles
from jamestown, the capital Of 81.
Helena. Dismally unattractive, the
place is In about the same condition
that It was in the emperor's time. A
low rambling one-storietl farmhouse.
once the dwelling of a peasant farmer
Of the island, 1t IL hard to connect the
place with the one-time master Of the
Tuileries and Versailles. But Long.
wood has an air Of romance and mys-
terry Of its own, for it was the death
place Of Napoleon. -. 4
The honse is badly lighted and III
ventilated. The rooms are tiny and
musty. The so-called billiard room
could never. have held even the small
est table and the players at the same
time. The reception room into which
the emperor was moved when dying, 10
the pleasantest spot In the place, for
1t boasts Of more than one window. It
was In the space between the two win
dows that the death bed was. placed.
Here today is q bust of the emperor.
Visitors to Longwood sign the ancient
visitors book in this reception room.
while the aged guide tells the story Of
Napoleon's last days.
Above the first floor are the garrett
rooms, little more than cubby holes,
where former statesmen and marshals
of France lived during their exile with
their master 0utSida ia tho tinv oar.
den and the emperor's favorite arbor.
Here is the fishpool built by his own
hands. At the foot of the plateau is
Geranium valley, and the emperor's
tomb. 1t was by Napoleon's own re-.
quest that he was buried here. The.
famous willow tree Of fiction and his
tory still shadows the emperor's tomb.
In 1858 Queen Victoria presented
Longwood to Napoleon III, who re-
stored the old place to the condition
in which the great emperor knew it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
oBEDIENT TO OLD COMMAND
Palestine Farmers Still Remember
Biblical injunction In Refer.
ence to the Cleaners.

After the lentils and similar crops of
the bean family have been gathered in
by the Palestinian farmer, the barley
harvest comes next, and lastly the
wheat.
When harvesting, the men wear a
leather apron and sometimes large
padded glove. The women have none
of the protection provided for them,
says the Christian Herald. Sickles
are Of two kinds, one, the kaloosh, is
small and with quite a dull edge and
is employed when the crops are short
and scanty. These do not cut the
straw, but rather help pull up the
grain by the roots or break off the
brittle stalks. The other, called man.
pal. is much larger and supplied with
short, slanting teeth, and is used on
the tall, well-grown grain fields.
Reaping with these simple imple-
ments and binding the sheaves with
their own straw, a considerable
amount is left behind and many of the
ears drop off, but once the reapers
have advanced, they, actuated by al
most religious scruples. will not pick
up that which has been dropped, even
I though they be severely poor them.
selves. for they unwittingly follow q
command not given to them but to for
nler inhabitants, the tillers and reap
ers of this land: Sand when We reap
the harvest of your land, thou shalt
not make clean radiance of the cor
ners of thy field when thou reapest.
neither shalt thou gather any cleaning
Of thy harvest"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Watches on Trim Ankles.

Residents of Newark, Del. suffered a
Shock the other afternoon when two
well-known young women appeared on
Main street wearing ankle watches.
There were several narrow escapes
from accidents when drivers of auto.
mobiles forgot their wheels in the ex.
element of the mohent.
Nearly every store door and window
held rubberneck and repeated calls
OF What time is it," but the young
women did not seem to- mind IN the
least the furore they were raising.
They were neatly and attractively
dressed. They wore low shoes, with
black silk hose. the watches strapped
to their trim left ankles. One old resi-
denter who got closer view Of the
watches remarked:
We'll be -. I have read Of
such things, but never saw It before.
and right here at home"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
A Smoke INSPECTOR.

The president of woman suffrage
organization is mighty person. DR..
Anna Howard Shaw spoke in the as
sembly hall Of the Claypool hotel on
the opening evening Of the annual con.
vention Of the Woman's Franchise
League Of Indiana. The room was
built to hold 500 persons comfortably {:
but about 500 were there that evening.
Mn. Richards Edwards OF Peru, presi-
dent Of the franchise league, thought
shs detected an odor Of smoke. From
her position on the stage che sent q
message to Miss Adah Bush, ol Kent.
land, to Investigate the scarce.
Miss Bnsh lsft ths room Tor q few
minutes. WAsa shs returned abe ssns
up to 1rs. Ddwards 10 message:
Il have seen shout IL smqks. I havs
had It stopbsd. "-In4an4pol5s NswA
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
NOVELIST HAD HIS REVENGE
Dumas Worked With subtlety, but
Was Satisfied That It Would Be
!. Thoroughly Complete.

When Alexandra Dumas, the French
novelist, was n young man, he was
grievously insulted by man whom he
had regarded as his friend.
Everyone expected him to punish the
offender severely, but instead he began
looking upon him with more consider
ntion and apparent friendliness than
he had ever shown before.
At length, three years later, when
the erstwhile friend was to be married,
the novelist was asked to serve as best
man, and did so. When the ceremony
was over and the guests were leaving
someone remarked to Dumas: II have
often wondered at your kindness to
this man. Surely yours is a remark
ably forgiving nature, for although he
lnsulted you grossly, you have assidu.
ously studied his happiness ever since,
and even assisted him in getting mar
RED" 49, -.-"----~-.s
"Quite right !" answered Dumas. II
datter myself that have given the
fellow the most furious and lXpx-eyed
mother-in-law to be found in France! ~
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06

Insects, hks birds and animaaa have
thelr calls, naeuralists ~. hut the
sounds thsy produes Include The rub.
Ding oogsthsr Of their umbs or vins
esVsrs and ths vibraden of thsir
waaoe. - taay eanoet always b spoksa
q - vakess. Hlieo end kSes unndeuAt-
,s1Iv nlsas sosaslhinG when thsy Ause
1eo0lD 90 IoUooG-Bxe1inna
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
When the Sun Seems Biz.

We all know an optical illusion
makes the setting sun seem larger and
often OF an oval shape. but a recent
explanation BY W. f. Badeley in POM
'ar Astronomy Of some Of the causes
which bring this about 10 interesting.
Inc atmosphere near the earth's sur.
race. when hot and dusty. acts % Q
magnifyinS glass. 50 distant objects
On the horizon are seen throush thick
layer Of sir. which increases ito size
many dmes. Looking upward, We see
through more rari6ed .aif, which does
nof possess the magnifying power.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
rse Much Of a Good rhlna.

Tee Much Of q Good rhlna,
! didn't much care about the way
JoeAf1 clothes looked down to camn,"
commented Farmer Corntossel.
Hasn't he HE regular uniformr'
mot Ut. II they're going to keep
him dressed that way In hopes Of d.
eelving the enemy into thinking hes
oust an obscure peasant or somethine
what I say 10 that he carrying tAie
AeW kermoodtng TOO farl"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
channe, runne, I. m,,.sd,


How great have been the demands
upon the British merchant marine for
the reservation Of ships for purely mill
itary purposes IL shown by the statis-
Tics Of the first two and quarter
years OF war. During that time $780,
o0O men were transported across tho
seas and over q million sick and
wounded. OF supplies and explosives
s,4OO00 tons were carried, besides
100000 horses and mules, and H.
10000 gallons of petrol. II the chan
mel tunnel had been built in the days
before the. war, q vast amount Of
merchant tonnage. now employed O.
transport servtes. would have been
available for the worlds commercial
sefviee.-Sc3sndde American.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Arse9ttns nssat.paek,no eian1

Av0e3 kline Weot-Paektn0 Plant
1oms months ago group Of Pata.
sonlan capitalists sought and obtained
q concesesoo from the Argentine eov.
esnmeat to sstablish Q packing plant
u Rio 0rande. In the territory Of Tier.
- dd Fuego. the southesmost District
Of fbe republic. The plant was % fur.
nth . MARKET for ths mock Of he
snesp and cattle evpsEs ID that q,s.
tstss "a to seim1hte The growth q
~ 1nMh1ty thsso. Tne COMPANY a..
gentDo4 -bpouoht,ln tie necessary ma.
chimney. and commenced at once On
tn co1Nruetioo % he plant taealf. On
See<oSSy 70 operations wsfe benln
veeh IT, killing Of 10000 snamola.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
Saving
Foodstufs
By MRS. LUTHER BURBANK
Wife Of Noted Plant Seientia
Did it ever occur to you that eat
Ing, sleeping and the large consump-

t on Of certain
foods is more Of a
habit than a ne
cesSity to sustain
life? The man or
woman who has
been used each
morning to his or
her ham or b.
con, with eggs,
will undoubtedly
consider it prac-
ucAl StafvutlOn II
asked to forego
these habits. yet
there are today
millions of people
on the earth who
cat less in two
days than you and
I consume in one
meal, but who are
among the health
Test on earth. II
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-06-06
ossse aN4eee apep.x R.e,e.

4 ntcsssses waesr anppay pupp a
small capacity y dssoibsd q h1uhf
Aschanics Aasaxtna. At . Aoeanes Of
ia tsek, & = claimed The Only sound
. b heard 10 Tie hun az tlse uaeoF.
y Cigarettes It spssd a go povoear
QoQs minute and tpsrGeoRo esn 10
oavse. The psnp - suppl,sd
- Oh eoek "a y pool Vo1A
~ eo0 - 1DooDo ~ auDllna