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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SI-BO to fS-50
Knit suits for children.
Knit Touques and caps.
Knit gloves and mit
tens.
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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
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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
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