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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17
THRIFT STAMPS

ms twenty-fve-cent saving plan
- Should be the hit of hits,
fo1 we can do our bit," each man,
BY lending our two bits"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

The weather is setting the example
for everything to drop below par.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Cold waves are becoming as common
as the protests.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

St. Louis Republic-The vets won
in Ohio. Wouldn't it be interesting to
have the vets and the drys lined up
in two lines so that we might get a
look at them. In which line would
We find the buns, the deadbeats, the
tramps, the disreputables andall such
ike?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Chicago Herald-A visiting French
representative declares that Germany
went to war largely to get French
iron. Well, she has had a lot of
French iron and steel in a fashion
she did not exactly anticipate.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17
ADDRESS PARCELS DIRECTLY

Washington, Jan. 1O.-Parce,s for
American troops in France, not ex-
ceeding seven pounds in weight. may
hereafter be addressed directly to
the soldier, but they will no longer
be received for forwarding by the
commanding general, port Of en-
barkation" IS previcsuly has been the
practice. This announcement has
been made by the postoffice depart
ment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Macon Telegraph - The Chicago
Herald has cataloged so different lies
circulated by pro-Germans in this
country. The Herald's acquaintance
with pro-Gernlans appears to be
rather limited.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Tom Murphy, Of Sanborn, arrived
in the city from Sanborn Sunday, Wis
iting his son, Billy Murphy and fam
lily. Mr.. Murphy leaves this evening
for California.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17
PRESS COMMENT

Boston observation-disclosures wishes
TO stop the war; John Bull wishes to
END j..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Brooklyn Eagle-Speaking of enc
mics within, there is the great Anerl-
can appetite.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Macon Telegraph-The compiler Of
the Russian who's VINO has our
sympathy.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Boston Hera!d-Lansdowne wishes
to stop the war; John Bull wishes to
! END L.
. Macon Telegraph-The compiler Of
! the Russian Who's VINO has our
, sympathy.
Brooklyn Eagle-Speaking of enc
mics within, there IS the great Arneri-
can appetite.
New Yorl, World-The country may
submit to a porkless day, but con-
Sress-neVer.
Detroit Free Press-The Importance
of Gen. Byng's victory may be estl-
mated from the fury of the German
attacks to Offset it.
New York Sun.-Treating diplo-
matically with the bolsheviki is like
buying a farm from a tramp who
has lived on it over night.
St. Paul Pioneer Press-It remains
to be seen whether the bolshevlki are
Dacifsts when precious Germany Is
not involved in their reckonings.
Minneapolis Globe - Congress is
again in session. but the war prepar-
atoms Of America have got such a
fine start that the LaFollettes and
Gronnas can't stop them.
Toledo Blade - Fight like the
devil" Alr. Bryan is quoted as saying.
TIE worm has turned, the goldfish has
bitten its keeper and the dove OF
peace is rehearsing the eagles scream.
Minneapolis Tribure-We do not
know how many foreign languages
Col House. President Wilson's COM
missioner, can speak, but he has a
record for keeping silent in all Of
them.
San Francisco Chronicle-Russia is
now fairly convinced that multitude
Of democratic leaders can set up a
depotisn of incompetence almost at
tyrannical as the corruption Of
czarisn.
Macon Telegraph - The Chicago
Herald has cataloged so different lies
circulated by pro-Germans in this
country The Herald's acquaintance
with pro-Germans appears to be
rather limited.
Chicago Herald-!AA visiting French
representative declares that Germany
went to war largely to get French
iron. Well, she has had a lot of
French iron and steel in a fashion
she did not exactly anticipate.
St. Louis Republic-The vets won
in Ohio. Wouldn't it be interesting to
have the vets and the drys lined up
in two lines so that we might get
look at them. In which line would
We find the buns, the deadbeats, the
tcamps, the disreputab les andall such
like?
Portland Oregonian - The call is
out for bigger crops than ever in
1913. Speaking for the back-lot own
ers, it is safe to say that they will
profit by their experience in 1917, and
that so far as weather goes it can
hardly be more unfavorable than it
was last year.
Providence Journal-The house of
commons has voted to disfranchise
conscious DIRECTORS towar. 1t evident
ly has a conscientious objection to
their participation in a government to
which they are unwilling to contribute
their unttermost efforts in the time of
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

San Francisco Chronicle-Russia is
now fairly convinced that multitude
Of democratic leaders can set up
depotisnl of incompetence almost at
tyrannical as the corruption Of
cZar;su1.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

New York WTorld-The country ma,
submit to a porkless day, but con
gress-never.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Minneapolis Tribure-We do not
know how many foreign languages
Col. House. President Wilson's COM
missioner, can speak, but he has a
record for keeping silent in all Of
them.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-17

Detroit Free Press-The importance
of Gen. Byng's victory may be esti-
mated from the fury Of the German
attacks to offset it.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Tomorrow Is Mothers Day

Of all events here EARTH the greatest is the birth of
baby Great battles fought and lost Nations and
religions rise and fall Great cities flourish today, and to-
the sand lies heavy them And of all these
events the eternal Niagara of babies is the first and
essential foundation.
BE knows little of real hfe its greatest happiness deep
est devotion ntensest suffering who has witnessed the
arrival Of new human being in this life Of progress and
struggle. ---- ...,
There hes the baby at last its black face gradually
turning pink its first gaspng breaths changing the color of
its blood its tiny fists opening and closing reaching out for
nourshment already its face tying itself into the first phlo
sophca interogatng knot Its feet turn inward
and its legs crooked Its head is shapeless to dis
courage any but mother it has three years of gurgng
ten years childhood ten years of fooshnes ten years of
Vanityand possibly few years Of real usefulness ahead
Of it.
Some must be patient hopeful interested, proud,
discouraged always devoted through all these years.
That some one the mother, lies there weak and white
On the bed ND -.
Her forehead and all her body are wet with agony-but
she thinks no longer of that
She has heard her babys first cry and whether be her
first her tenth the feeling is the Her feeble out
stretched and her hollow loving eyes turned toward
the helpless little creature.
Those and that love will never desert it long
the mother shall live.
The mothers weak hand supports the heavy, dull baby
head and guides it to its rest on her breast
And that hand which supports the head of the newborn
baby the mothers hand supports the civilization of the
world
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
By EARL.GODWIN.

There too many mandrake cars in service in Wash
ngOn The new which have finally been ordered for
the two companies will have arbrakes by order of the
Public Utilities Commission The question of handbrakes
and the order for abrake about partly through
bit Of doubeheaded carelessness the Brookand line
few days ago. Two men injured badly, and they
might not have rsked their lives if all the had been
equipped with arbrake and the company rules had been
strictly enforced and complied with.
John r. Weeks, the motoman of the mandrake car
injured seriously He allowed his conductor Raymond
Borack to change places with him and the while
for sport experience They got plenty Of BOTH Borack
shot the squarey into the of the ahead after
letting the mandrake rash uncontrolled down long hill
Perhaps airbrakes would have saved this accident OF
course arbrakes vastly superior to the old handbake
the side of the company it is perfectly true that there
rule the books preventing any such trading of places
as these two unfortunate men tried
Personally believe it is crminaly dangerous to try
any such experiments and addition to mechanical safety
devices PLEASE motomen and conductors obey your com
pany rules and DON'T trade places You may kill dozen
people in hurry some fine morning.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
How Careful We Ought To Be About What
We Seal Up In Letters

dear friend and I! Or-did they
put on the nice tan-colored cloth
that is the latest artistic fad?
Table Gossip.
What did they talk about at the
table? Me, / hope. Don't you
love to have people talk about you
when they say kind and loving
All my faults and failings, all
my follies and mistakes, all my
careless cruelties and stubborn
ways l don't mind a bit, so long
as the people who speak Of them
love me little-in spite Of them.
don't like people to pretend
they think me perfect, do you
There's always something so un-
real about it. Give me an honest
friend, with a frank tongue and a
ready laugh and a warm heart,
and I'll face the world and every
thing in it without a tremor,
wouldn't you?
So they had cornbread and milk
for lunch, did they? That was
Just like them, so simple and I'M
pretending, and so good and
wholesome. l think III have some
cornbread and milk tonight, in
stead of dinner. 1t would be a
change, and do me good.
Letters, letters-how careful
we ought to be what we seal up
IN them. For when the seal is
broken, out pop all the sorrows
and grievances and angers and
hurts and disbursements, like
so many little dark arrows, or out
fly good cheer and comfort and
friendship and Affection
There they lie in a neat little
pile, the letters-I wonder what
shall find when / open them.
Copyright. 1913, by Newspaper Feature Ser
vice, Inc Great Britain Rights Reserved
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Forced Out By Pro6teers

Your editorial. Look Out For the
Aftermath" surely hits the nail on
the head. I never appreciated the
housing situStion in this town until
It hit me personally and forcibly
through a notice to vacate, with the
alternative, of course. OF buying the
property occupied at an exorbitAnt
figure.
had rented a bungalow In Brook
land last fall, thinking it would be
easier to ind one then than later on,
and especially during this spring.
Though l had a verbal understanding
that I would be permitted to remain
indefinitely and at least throughout
this summer q didn't realize the ne
costly Of getting the agreement in
writing). yet the notice referred to
above was promptly forthcoming just
as We were beginning TO appreciate
suburban life 1t was anything but
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Don't Be In a Hurry, Young
Gentlemen

There many young men on earth who fail because
they lack ambition and determination advance There are
many whose trouble is hasty ambition They fail to
realize their present chances in their hurried reaching
for something better You may in any club poolroom
other resort for wasting time crowds of young smok
ing and deploring their lack of success
GIVE been working three years at the same job and the
salary, will say "and don't see what chance
have for getting ahead"
The young who talks in this way does not realize
that success depends developing the qualities which
him he can develop them he will, matter what his
place in the world Once he is ready do good work. once
he Is developed, the work Will find him out.
When Napoleon Bonaparte was resting from his Iabors
at st. Helena he used to tell this story
Zone day on parade young lieutenant stepped out of
the ranks much excited to appeal to personally He said
to that he had been lieutenant for five years and had
not been able to advance in rank said to him. Calm your
self was seven years lieutenant and yet that
man may push himself forward, for all that d"
Napoleon when he preached this lesson to the Young dis
satisfied officer the self made Emperor of the French
and Of great many other nations He had come to Paris
thin hoowcheeked understood boy from the conquered
and depsed island of Corsica He stuck the humble grade
OF lieutenant for seven years When the time he
blossomed out
When he lieutenant he was developing himself He
studied and mastered the art of He the history
Corsica, and would publish it. He wrote drama
which never acted He wrote prize essay for the
Academy Of Lyons and did win the prize On the con-
tray his effort condemned incoherent and Door in
style These were few failures enough to make your ord
I can do; now let the world look out for me-
Just he became hopeful about the future when he
knew that he had real military genius he dismissed from
the army and his seemed to be ended He made the
thin soup upon which he and his brother lived He could
afford to change his shirt only once week He said
II breafasted off dry bread but bolted the door on
my poverty"
He kept at it. and all the time successful or otherwise
he developing himself He developed an emperor
Young will please notice that fact and the fact that
Napoleon worked and tried under adversely and monotony
instead Of grumbling.
The newspaper reporter who does not get ahead ver
fast the author whose manuscripts treated were Ma
poleons first efforts study with considerable profit
young American writer named Richard Harding Davis That
young man had been reporter in Philadelphia for seven
years when he went to work New York evening news
paper at small salary. He had written and was writing
some OF his best stories but could not get ahead apparently
Nevertheless, he kept trying and developed himself
When other young busy talking about themselves
Continued in Last Coumn)
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

THERE they lie, in a neat lit
tie pile, the letters-I won
= der what's in them.
l rather hate to open them and
see.
Yesterday the sun was shining
and some one sent me a box OF
pink arbutus, and all the room was
fragrant with it, and l wanted to
sing-and the. postman came; and
when l opened the letter that he
brought, wanted-not to sing but
to groan.
Cold, slippery, that was the
weather where the letter came
from. And one was down with
pneumonia and another had a
niece with the whooping cough,
and some one had slipped away
without paying debts, and times
were hard, and the whole world
was a moan of anguish.
@HeIlo, l Like You"
There was another letter in that
mail, and it wasn't sad.
II was cross. ! hadn't written
often enough; perhaps l was too
busy with important people to re-
member unimportant ones. Prob
ably had forgotten my old friend
ships and didn't want to be re-
minded Of them, and doubtless
would tear this letter up half read
and throw it into my waste basket
with a sneer.
There was something about the
way the waste basket was men
toned that made it seem suddenly
a heinous crime to own One-ahd
mine, it appeared, must be made
of gold and embossed with pearls
and diamonds, as an ostentatiOn Of
my proud wealth and gorgeous es-
tate.
did start to throw the letter
into the waste basket-but the
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

I delightful during last winter.
As l refused to accept the Eener-
Gus privilege OF buying the property
at about $500 more than IL wa
worth, 1t was up to me to locate else
where, and, though 1 secured the city
and suburbs, 1 was unable to hnd =
suitable place to rent (of course.
there were plenty I could buy), with
the result that I was forced to store
my furniture, send my wife and baby
to Ohio, and md room for myself
suppose I should consider myself q
most fortunate person in having a
place (even though ESQ miles away
to which I could send my family.
And imagine my case is merely one
OF hundreds.
A ine reputation these money mad
patriots" have given Washington.
May they all read your editorial, and.
'if the shoe fits, wear it"
WILLIAM R. PHERSON.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Ono O,,o,.o The Chnlry Wife and
OICCC OOCIC the Happy Husband.

COPYRIGHT BS-1rS
a ehummy Wifss husband being away
you?
Reaso 1 very
companionship conteuted chummy
b companion
interested
lose her him, she is WISE
morning
evening workadAy
let dragged themselves
Nagged somewhere night any
of
ing the club
chummy
being
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
By Winifred Black

bottom of the waste basket is
worn out, so l threw it into the
fire, and I'm not going to an
swer it.
! don't want a friend who is
Jealous and suspicious-I have no
use for a friendship that is moth
ing but a distorted idea of owner
ship and possession and a kind Of
twisted self-importance.
The third letter that day was
just a note:
I'VE had cornbread and milk for
lunch today and some cherry pre-
serves-do you remember the day
l put them upland l kept
thinking Of you, and so wrote to
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

say: Hello, I like you"
That was all. But the sun shone
again, and my heart began to
sing. could just see them sit
ting at the little round table in
the long, low living room. Did
they set it in front Of the fire, l
wonder, or by the window? And
which dishes did they use-the
blue and white or the yellow
ones?
0r-did they lay the table with
the little blue and white cloth
that came from Chinatown in San
Francisco? What fun we had the
day we bought it together, my
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
HEARD AND SEEN

The latest military atrocity Is n
ported to me in this fashion:
A private in the army, q gentle
man Of national prominence Be
FORE he enlisted was sent to GEN.
PEYToN MARCH with a letter.
He made that private stand at
attention, while hesrsad the letter,
which was nine pages long" says
my complainant.
That's right, Peyt, make the boys
recognize you're the Chief Of STAFF.
HENRY P. BLAIR gives me some
valuable information in re that foot
ball team next to No. 8 Engine
House.
He mentions FRANK GEOHE-
GAN, fullback and a grand tennis
player, as ! remember it Twenty-Five
or three years back.
COTTON LANFRELL or LAM
TELL, also RED-TOP STERRETT
son Of Bill Sterrett, 1 believe.
ARCHIE ALTON, one Of the athletic
MAURlN boys who lived on Fourth
street seEfheaSt 1t one tflae. and
BRICK FRAZIER.
JOHN JAY LAZY, the vsrv we'll
Known and much loved Washin9top
newspaper. man, who recently en-
listed, wrote q poem entitled
MOTHER OF MINE.P
He wrote it on the twentieth an
n1yersary of his mothers dealt.
Today MRS. LELAND STAN
FORD CONFESS, assisted by sew
eraI young women, is selling that
poem IN printed form on the Street,
and IN hotels as q Mothers Day
hint The money is for the Red
Cross.
Didn't I tell you ED McoUADE
would be the next president of the
washington Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Institute Of Banking? He sue
eeeds my good friend ROYeL. NEU-
HAUSER, who had the Job for tive
years
That excavation at Fifteenth and
pennsylvania and New York avenues
Is getting worse and worse and
worse.
This viii be a good town when
they get through digging into it
every week
CHARLES S. FERGUSON, 1234h
Ninth street northwest, wants to
know what has become of the long
haired old man in a white suit who
frst put the coaster brake on the
MARKET"
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

few have been mentioned for young men to
think They selected at random. No young man
need worry about himself long he honestly say
that he is doing his best Being in the place the
salary for years do you HARM you
developing during that time what is in you But you may
well worry if you are drifting aimlessy plying yourself
making effort your mind stays in the spot for
years. that is dangerous But don't worry about anything
else.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

Paper says WILLIAM E. HAIR
VEY physically deficient, but at the
same time I'd hate to learn the gem
eral was about to hit me in the law.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

Saw Charlie Finney in our bust
ness Office the other day. and. he
heve me, that boy looks Just as
young as when 1 first knew him q
dozen or more years back.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Naming the Tub.

Naming the IuD.
l offer the following suggestion:
Palladium-An object that insures
protection, is the definition given BY
the Universities Dictionary.
MRS. o. HUDSON.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Continued from First Column.l

deplorng their lot Davis writing and grinding away
out of working hours the effort to get and realize what
in him He succeeded.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
PIQUE

And also met my old eolored
nanny, SARAH BRADY, nee WASH
iNGTON' who was born a slave and
Drought me up and all my brothers. T"
Reprinted from Mondays column.
Sarah shall never raise a child of
mine " BEN ALLEN.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

What's In q Name7
N. BAKER is q tailor at Sixteenth
and 7 streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Safety First

Little Something Written Show That Arbrakes Better Thar
Hand Brakes and That Conductors and MOtOrmen
Should Net Trade Places
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Thrown Out, Maybe?

Thrown Out, Maybe?
Ask BOB ZACHARY il that law
about q landlord evieting people
without considerable notice was in
effect when HARRY FLEISCH-
MANS buffet was open
If it was, 1 have felt that law
violated. I'D. Il.
P. s.: Can you give a nice head
ing to explain this?
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

CHARLES S. FERGUSON, 12s41
Ninth street northwest, wants to
know what has become of the long
haired old man in a white suit who
first put the coaster brake on the
market ?"
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

A few days ago JOHN HANLoN,
the well-known Pennsylvania, was
limelighted in these lines by . ref
erenee to his little red automobile,
in which he suns himself on Con-
necticut avenue every Sunday.
Many Pennsylvania papers copied
it; and, best of all, q Pennsylvania
editor who owed John money not
only reprinted the piece, BUT SENT
JOHN THE LONG LOST CHECK.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

Ny friend, JOHN H WILKINS, Is
helping the Food Administration a.
chairman Of the potato committee.
There are millions Of bushels OF old
crop potatoes in the market that
should be eaten before the new eroos
come on the market. II Is IN TO
Washington to EAT MORE POTA-
ToES-THE OLD CROP FIRST"
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

ERNEST PULLMAN, for years q
newspaper reporter and correspond
ent, Is now q captain in the army,
and has been ordered to Camp Perry,
Ohio, to act as chief statistical OF.
acer. Good luck, boy.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

That excavation at Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania and New York avenues
Is getting worse and worse and
worse.
This will be a good town when
they get through digging into it
every week
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

HENRY P. BLAIR gives me some
valuable information in re that foot
ball team next to No. 8 Engine
House.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

Didn't ! tell you ED McoUADE
would be the next president Of the
washington Chapter Of the Ameri-
can institute Of Banking? He sue
eeeds my good friend ROYeL. NEU-
HAUSER. who had the job for tive
years
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-02-18
Provost Brothers

John C. Yaden, pioneer stage
driver between Klamath Falls and
Ashland, died last Sunday at Klam-
ath Falls, where he had resided for
the past twenty years, at the age of
67.
Klamath county has its first real
snow storm of the winter, which is
very welcome to the farmers and
stockmen of the county, who were
commencing to get rather anxious re-
garding the lack of moisture. The
open winter has enabled farmers to
get their land plowed and put in
shape for the spring work.
]. S. MacMurray, teacher OF sing
ing. Address Hotel Austin. 45-tf
The Rogue River Courier of Grants
Pass is authority for the sttement
that ]. j. Morton of Ashland is max
ing arrangements for the erection of
a flour mill in Grants Pass and is
now endeavoring to secure suitable