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E*Y 4 ^r Went vs rsfff 1 \"*'x,*) jjv ..r rf 3 k. A \& jfc *"•«. CONFIDENCE IN THE DOCTOR tJanfB Liking fop Stimulant Of fw*?,Atao H«v» Had Soim- thin# to Do With tho Cat*. oil thtte vu Wl!?J*M caUed to attend jMx old Coafedamta aoldlar who «u W«. The doctor attended the pa- "or aome days and admlnlatered pnmerona reatoratlvea, hot none •eomed to have the deaired effect, and IUm P«Oent deellned aU thTWui* lapsing into a rigid, tuoo£ condition and apparently at hand. The doctor did many phlnga to revive him, hot without ano- Kt Now, It happened that the par waa one of that tamona tribe hAo love their drink, but, being very poor, be tu npt able to supply him pdt with the "cup that cheera." The jfloctor, remembering the old fellow's Kfeueea for aplrlts fromentl, sent a bottle of liquor. As he entered room, seeing the patient was still 1 & V\: this rigid, unconscious condition, he J*®*®* to the patient's wife, a good, Religions old woman, that he had ex hausted every other remedy in his efforts to stimulate and revive the old iman, and he had decided to give him a good, stiff drink of liquor. The wife thereupon protested and begged the doctor not to give her husband the fvlle stuff," saying, "I had rather he would die and go home to glory with put it than for his appetite tor the [Villainous stuff to be revived." The doctor replied to the wife: "Very well, it you object, IH not give it to him." Then tor the fiyt time in several oays, the old man turned slowly on his aide, raised up on Wn elbow and •aid: "Puss (that was his wife's name), I reckon the doctor knows his busi ness, don't he?"—National Monthly. SHINING MARK IN COMMUNITY Pen Sketch of "Prominent Citizen," as a Magazine Writer Views the Type. 1 A prominent citizen (according to Smart Set—Any male who owns a dress suit, is a member of two ex pensive clubs. Is opposed to child la bor, acta aa honorary pallbearer at least four funerals a year is a mem ber of at leaat two public boarda or commissions which never meet, pre fers a musical comedy to "Tristan and Isolde," owns a "library edition" of Guy de Maupaasant, bought from a (wok agent, regards aU.,vaodallats aa scoundrels, baa a theciry to account for all money panics, possesses only one wife, sends his children' to Sunday school as a punishment for petty mis demeanors, believes in tree will and the greatness of Charles Dickens, is |(or wishes he were) director of a na tional bank, has his shoes shined every day, cultivates an Illegible signature, thinks it is immoral for a workingman to get drunk on a Saturday night, con tributes to all relief funds managed by newspapers, rides In a taxlcab, con stantly argues" that the country is going to the dogs—and %ears a stick. Finding Effect of Heat on Buildings. 1' An engineer has invented a delicate little instrument for studying defects of big buildings and steel bridges. Bor ing two tiny boles In any steel girder of a bridge or building, he puts the points of his Instrument in the holes, 4' 1 and then, by sliding the tubes, meas ures the space between tbe boles. When the weather changes, he meas ures the space between the boles again. If It has lncreaaed or dimin ished by one ten-thouaandth of an Inch, his instrument detects It It shows the minute strains and move ments of a few Inches of the steel work, and from this knowledge it 1b easy to calculate the total movements In the structure under the influence of wind and suft and frost' and other 'limes. A slight expansion or short ening tells that the structure has a good oonatitution. A conaiderable dif ference in the space between tbe two iholee Indicates that something is wrong. Light Your Horn* With Pttrlttt Gatollnt Lighting System The Peerless lamps will not •blacken up your ceilings because the valves are out of the heat no automatic cleaning needles to enlarge the orifice and causing the mantle to flame no asbestos packing in the lamps to clog up lamps have intercbaneagle gen erators and can be removed with, out the use of tools. ITS SIMPLICITY IS WHAT MAKES IT PERFECT System in operation can be seen at the Wahpeton Candy Kitchen. THE FARGO OAS LIGHT CO For sale by A. J. HA!KE, Wah peton, N. D. fc»P I ii*ra •4 i, .'J.»y. TOOK "GINGER" OUT OF HORSE Saltyv Bolng Indifferent Rider, Sought Refuge In Element he waa Ao customed Ta, T*- iJS»v A aeamap on horacjtack la Uke the proverbial fish out of water. John Sunaan Carden, who was afterward the commander of the British ship Macedonia when she sunpndered to the United States during the War o! 1812, was one of a group of naval officers who in 1801 visited Cairo. There they paid their respects to the "Grand Bashaw" of Ippt "Having gone through the le conference, we pr»pared 4o depart When we got to the dooir, we found three elegantly caparisoned horses, one tor Sir Howe Popham, one for neb and one tor Captain Collier. After Sir Bowe w*s mounted, I got on my Arab steed, a dark iron gray, which seemed as docile aa could be ed. As soon as Captain Collier was on hts Arab, and outside the palace gate, a salute of 21 guns began, and to my utter dismay (since I was not an expert horseman), my Arab began to jump sideways and right on end, and In various ways, at the discharge of every gun. As I was not used to this kind of motion, I considered what was to be done, for surely I could not long keep my seat It suddenly struck me that I bad better have recourse to a large piece of water close to the palace, for I felt that I should have a better chance on my accustomed el ement than on the hard stones by which the road was bounded. I di rectly clapped the shovels (the Arab stirrup iron) into my Arab and went slap into the water, and thus tept the horse above the girths until the salute was finished, when I rode out per fectly quiet This freak caused very great amusement to a large asesm blage of nativea and others ^irho wit nessed It"—Youth's Companion. !BODY'S RESISTANCE TO HEAT Extreme Temperature Can Be En dured If the Application le Dry— What Experiments Proved.. The human body can stand far great er heat If It be dry than if it be wet Strangely enough, it can stand far hot tor liquids inside than out For ex ample, the average tea drinker sips tea at a temperature of about 140 de grees—sometimes as high as 146 de grees. But he cannot hold his hand In water that is 120 degrees or his ffet in water higher than 112 degrees. Few persons can stand a bath in water at 105 degrees. In parts of Central America men live in an average temperature of 115 de grees in the shade and 140 degrees in the sun, while 151 degrees has been registered. In the'Persian gulf the thermometers-on ships vary between 122 degrees and 140. A recent ex plorer in the Himalayas reports that he found at 9 a. a. in December and at more than 10,000 feet altitude a temperateure of 131 degrees. Drs. Bleyden and Chantreym, desir ing to ascertain how high a tempera ture the human body could stand, shut themselves up In an oven of which the heat waa gardually raised, and they were able to bear up to 212 degreea, the boiling point of water. Dockyard of Solid Rock.' The New South Wales government dockyard on Cockatoo island in Syd ney harbor ia hewn out of aolld rock. Historically, Cockatoo Island is of much interest, as It was the site of a large prison in the days when British convicts were deported to Australia. The present offices on the Island are In the old prison buildings, the stone walls, barred windows and Iron-doored cells being still in evidence. The for mation of the island was originally quite unsuitable for a dockyard, aa the solid rock rose sheer from the water to a height of 60 to 70 feet By using convict labor, however, the rock was gradually cut back, first to permit the building of graving docks and later to make room for building slips and shops near the water level. Tbe work has been continued until at present two-thirds of the total area of 88 acres has been brought to a practically uniform level of about 16 feet above high tide. :'y. First Silk Hat Caused a Riot. On Jan. 15, 1797, when John Heth erington emerged from his London haberdashery shop in the wearing a silk hat, he was surrounded by a mob of such proportions *»»m he was arrested and charged before the lord mayor with Inciting to riot The. constable who arrested him tes tified that "Hetherlngton appeared up on tbe public highway wearing a tall structure, which he called a silk hat, having a shiny luster end calculated to frighten timid people. Several wo men fainted, children screamed, dogs yelped and a young son of Cordwalner Thomas was thrown down by the crowd and broke his right arm." The defendant pleaded that, as an English man, he was free to wear any hat he chose, but nevertheless, was bound over In $2,500 to keep tbe peace. Hew Worde Reveal History. The word "investment" doesn't oo eur in Dr. Johnson's dictionary of the latter part of the eighteenth century. "Prehistoric" was first used in in 1851. Such Instances as these show how a study of language may lay bare the history of a people. Industry and finance did not develop sufficiently to make such words as "insurance," "commercial" and "discount" neces sary until the latter part of the elght eentji century, while the idea of a orld bistort preceding tbe day of the tetorical records had hardly occurred until the middle of the last century. fat •••»«••*, »-.w t'kktyi r*V 1 PiSM. 0. 0. SWANK, Proprietor .V'-V''' •V' V» N jv'jvsi Dress Goods It is nothing unusual to save $3.00 on ths cost of a new fall dress if ma terials are selected here. OUR DISPLAY OF DRESS includes hundreds of sea sonable styles that are well worth seeing* New Silks A 'fine assortment of new silks in plain and fancy, also the new bro cades. ~1 *iwtf£ Sweater Coats Sweater^ and sweater coats for men, women and children in all shades and many sytles Women'e Graceful Walking Boots The Utz & Dunn shoes always look and feel right on the foot. Made with heavy and durable soles and fine quality uppers. The shoe supports the arch and ankle and fits snug gly and gives a becoming style. All leathers and various de signs. Prices range from Crosset Shoes for Men makes life's walk easy, and turn miles into smiles. New shapes. The best of everything in Boys' Dress, School and Work Shoes at all prices., VERTIN BROS. •'. JV. ft SI-BO to fS-50 Knit suits for children. Knit Touques and caps. Knit gloves and mit tens. and AT= Swank's Restaurant BRECKENRIGE, MINNESOTA Choose to Your Heats Content from these Beautiful Stylecraft Garments-the clothes luxurious Take plenty of time when you come here, as there are so many styles to select from that an hour slips by before you know it. Don't imagine for a mo ment that you see the whole range of different Stylecraft Garments in a few minutes. There is such a vast variety that you wonder where so many diff- erent styles could come from! But it is the materials, the designs and workmanship, rather than the number of garments we show that your particular attention is called to, although the quality is something of which we are pardonably proud. The Stylecraft makes use the finest cloths and simply nothing but. the most expert designers are tailors. Can you wonder then, why Stylecraft Garm ents are always conceded in everyway iequal to custom made Blankets and Cemforts You will find the warm blankets the North Star kind that are all wool and in many pretty patterns. Our line of Mirsh Com forters will appeal to you. They are light and fluffy. S2-00 to S5.00 Everybody Is Doing It! On Going to the Richland Co. Fair .' 1 1 -V 'V •, ••'v ., #«*. Lunches Wahpeton, N. D. BROS. Mentor Union Suits As we know from :vjjti i:»••.# that for underwear comfort there is nothing on the market to excell the celebrated Mentor line. Let us show you the new MIJNTOR fabrics for Winter Comfort. OUR FALL HOSIERY is all in and you must visit this department. We handle the best makes in the country. Wayne knit hose for women. Interwoven hose for men and the celebrated Pony stockings for boys and girls. Clothing Department Special prices during the fair week in our cloth ing department. Men's and Young. Men's suits $1500, $20.00 and $26.00 Men's Overcoats, Chin chillas and fine Kerseys $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 Mackinaw Coats in Norfolk or plain—(plain? or fancy plaids. $5.00, $0.00, $0.60, $7.50 and $8.50 Sheep lined coats in all lengths .$5.50 to $20.00 I" I \cM ?f,^ fct 3i