The Wahpeton times. [volume], December 02, 1915, Image 4

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LAST THURSDAY
public opinion to back them,
hold that some races must be
under that certain countries
natural enemies and must
crushed to "guarantee" the
lure of their
enact the a
large crowd.
protection. the writer or sender must sign, lie demand in Europe for the pro
erencef16-n°l
on for
ref*
In lookini: iiaek over the ],u
ami anxiou* year now closing it
natural to urge thankfulness for
loo.] and -licitr and .-afety. l',.ir
tin-»e iiii necessities of life
which we have today in greater
measure Mian any i.ithej- 11ati• ii •.»-i
earth. Hut these are not the es
sential.-. The peculiar fortune
of the I n11e..I States still consists
mi the dominance here of certain
principle- uf justice and freedom.
\V" haw vu:• full -hare of bigotry
and tyrannv ami greed, of t-he
rule
selfishness that setf.is it
others unjustly, asid of the envyj
that lust- to pull oilier.- down:'
but tin's.- evils have not been'
eree .-d into go\emitig principle.-!
of our community life. There
are ruler* of other lands, with
who
men absorbed our changing mo|
dern life. Hut 111 the long run thei
planet from which we taki
course is the pe
inanity, and it
vision, above all else, that we
Americans have cause to hav
kept Thanksgiving Day.
THE COMMENDERS AND DE
TRACTORS OF THE SECRE
TARY OF THE TREASURY
Would the particular commend
ers of the secretary of the treasu- I
ry make an enormous crowd?—I
New York Times.
Duluth Herald: They would ..
indeed dear Times, make a very a city
The crowd is large P"I»niation.
Under Mr. McAdoo banks havej
been required to pay interest on
THANKSGIVING DAY
L'nilcd stales is at peace with
the world.
That alone i* sufficient cause
f»r thanksgiving. A second
Thanksgiving Day has rolled
around and peace seems as dis
tant as ever. This nation lias
prospered greatly because of a
bountiful harvest and the terri-
Church, school and society news Is cord- tories. fgt
tally solicited Tor Tree publication, also. ThU tli.. «i-i«in of (•,.
But advance notices or all meetmgs vvher*
for the same reason the Times'
sees fit to sneer—because as sec-j
retarv of the treasury Mr. Mc-|"w''. the total to *10.000.000.000.,
Adoo has wielded his power for N'n-tli Dakota has contributed
the benefit of a few who would
plunder the many in a gentlemen
sort of way.
government deposits instead of
re as a a
ceased to be a bank of the big'.
Wall Street financial ring. Money
sort that counts far
is a sort that counts tar more
these days than popularity in the
ranks of those who conceive of the
duds of soil and our fac-!f
1111
an admission Top is charired, and all cards jwlp-n tin' nation pauses for a
of ihanks will be charged Tor at S5 cenu
(V all(j
Advertising rates 15 cents per eolum" tor material prosperity, [jut for sg
inch for any amount less than t-4 fair* (hin-js that make for our peace: jp
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UH'j
ni
0tU
II was the New York World jj
which reeeiitiy drew this inter
in re a I
:harvest represents:
!H
..jy,.,.* fll nk not onlv!«
I The story of this year's pros-' 2
iperily sta-uvrs the mind. It is jJt
hard tn conceive a I (.000.000._ jj
.UM(» harvest, the largest in the'B
.world's history. In addition to theiM
!bumper crops are the bumper'
prices they areb ringing.
CORN—NVould pay tl:e nation-'j
al debt, I ,mj 1.7oi'.O'.'T almost jR
twice over.
I WHEAT—Would buy
-1 it of
alothe
is
a seolp
man. jrt
Slates f§j
for e\
'boy and baby in the I.'iiiu
j— i".orni.11(»11 males,
OATS—Woiild pay f-n
!public schools in' tin-
c-!l the'J
United 'M
States, i32.000.000. and have
enough left over to font the tui-iH
jtion bills for every college ?tud
kept[ent.
)7(
be|
,ialf
fu-j.
own, and so they re-I
cs—old tradgedy ofi
strife and cruelty. The United
States has a better working creed
than that—a ft ith the world is
wide enough for all men. This
faith is not always proved by our
deeds, for the daily record is mar
red by the carelessness that free
dom sometimes brings, by the
schemes and compromises of po
litical cwardice. by the short
sighted wrecking haste of slronz
in the United rotate. S20.9l9—
a year, for two years and aH
HAY——Exceeds the total asses-jg
ed wealth of the State of Geor-:E
ia. *8i-.000,000.
COTTON—Would dig the Pan
jama Canal. ^300.000.000 twice!
over.
POTATOES—Would buy an
automobile for every man. woman and new walks
and child in Pittsburgh, a city of year
"'.BoVro
5xv°'°??
inhal tam
I
APPLES—\\ ouId pay the o2.-
tmo "tlicers and men the navy,
(Jl
„,
h(
FLAXSEED—Would nry the! modern hospital.
pr.y
entire public debt of ButValo. S30-
nearly 500.000!
The above t'
'(tilers not enumerated would!
more largely than any other state
in the Union of this national pros
perity.
But the nation must also take
»t'ock of Jjis progress in other
can 10
getting them for nothing. Wire- wholly by material progress,
pullins banks have been checked, .°,nLcV?a
'-e m^asur-
ric
ie!"
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,lu
sll ul,j lj,J
ete
public as a great milch cow, and North Dakota.
of government as a willing milkerl A distriubting center for South
into the pail of Privilege. |ern North Dakota and Northeast-
The Purchase of a
Diamond is a
Wise Investment
Whether purchased for your wife,
your sweetheart oryourself—the
ownership of a good diamond is a
source of constant enjoyment.
Buy now while our stocks are
complete and our prices are low.
hen -he was
f"Vntl,ct
111
has been made a public servant •-''n t"1' hi.- nal ion. ith tlie snd
where it had been a master. i.en increase of wealth there
What Mr. McAdoo has done
,hat va lll
Euriipe therej's a powerful les-
n'
has given occasion for such sue- AH this prosperity brings
ers as that from the New York'^1' ^^ponsibilities. Unless we|
Times. It also gives occasion
for an enormous crowd of coin
rne-ndei
If Mr. McAdoo looked to organ- |cleaner politieal life, happier and
ized money for his popularity, he'?11.1'61'
slipping of national
ican point, to a betterment in the no. now 175.00.
jsocial life, loftier ideals, a higher'
standard of business ethics,
ome?
would look in vain. Fortunatelybetter tpe of citizenship, then
he need not look there. There "J11' Thanksgiving Day is not com
is plenty of it otherwhere, and itj*"
and* above all a
WAHPETON
T1
ie Metropolis of Southeastern
SPECIAL $50.00
Our assortment of $50 diamonds is of the finest grade, blue white and
mounted in 14-K gold Ladies' Rings. We will sell you one of these
fine Rings on our easy payment plan of $15 down and $5 per month.
THE NEW JEWELRY STORE
ern South Dakota.
Has many miles of pavements
being put in each
A
fl
pa
for four years. hey get S 10.000,-1 cheap for all use«
0oo a year. I .....
BARLEY—Would pav the inu
,. *.3
0(
!-lv0 lr 'rural lines.
course is the peaceful '"tar "1hu- |pXp,.nses of the ritv of N.-w York I '""dern filtration plant- fitted for
E Init
up-to-date lighting service
the Otter Tail Power Com-
ny which makes electricity
Modern and
Easy access to the Minnesota
Lcke a nd Pai
tals SCj.G-il.95ti.991
reffion.
A city of modern homer- and
to-date business establish-
1,1
llientr
STRONG FOR WILSON
In our general survey of last
week of what Wahpetonians are
thankful for nearly every one
seen who expressed their opinion
were thankful thae we have Wood
row Wilson as our president.
Nothing could be any stronger
to have men of all parties ex
press their opinions as such.
PIANOS—PIANO PLAYERS
I Shaw piano used very little
S-'150.00. now 8100.00.
I Lagonda French piano £325.-
I Nelson Grand SiSO.OO. now
8250.00.
I have a -new Acousto upright
baby grand, made by Cliickeriug
Bros, that will be sold cheap. Sev
eral Bush & Lane pianos and a
full line of French & Son pianos.
Yictrolas and Edisons. Hear
them both and then decide what
you want. It will pay you.
WIN. HUPPELER
West of City Hotel
wwww-m IIM19
upto-date tele-
^_ phono system connecting with
TOBACCO—Would pav all the! An excellent water system with
for more than six months, at the!" larger city.
rate 1 if JOO.OOO.OOO a year, the A splendid park system being
present budget improved each year.
PEACHES—\\ ould equip tliej Colleges and otner educational
navy with 120 up-to-date sub-j features.
marines at *500.000 each. An up-to-date public school,
savings bank for everv one of the^ •!•...
1.9ft0.ooo babies born' in the Un-i
ited States in the vear.
thigh and grade school buildings,
g0 jd weekly ws a
A
rs.
financial center.
1
Continue to arrive Fur Trimmed and Plain, revealing
the newest fashion tendencies (TOO Cfl COC flft (Tn CO
in women's coats priced at «pZZ.DU ^Zu.UU fZ/.vU
23 New Suits, regular prices were $19.75, $22.50 and $25.00
to clean up, yours for
No alteration, no refund, sale final
50 Women's Coats worth up to $25.00 (C nft
your choice for J.UU
BOSTON STORE
Jimmies
School Marks
By F. A. MITCHEL
An old woman entered a bank and
»sked to be advised how to send money asked for the president,
to her son in another city.
The presi-
lei»t was the only one of the officers
present, aud the woman was referred
to him. She was a garrulous old lady
and, like most women when started
talking about their sons, poured a
steady stream in the president's ears
of her son's superiority over other wo
men's sons, mingled with some bard
tuck he had had.
"Jimmie," she said, "was always an
affectionate child, truthful, thoughtful
and never gave me a bit of trouble
He was so smart when he was at
school that he never needed to study
much at home, and his marks were
always and D, which are the high-j
est. He never got A but once, and he,
said that was a mistake. One day he! ®0"ey
came home aud said he wasn't going!
to school any more he didn't approve!
of the system of education He
system of education. He
the boys were treated like
sausage meat—all put into a hopper
and ground out together. He said he
bad found that he could do one thing
well and it was very easy for him. I
asked him what it was, and he said it
had nothing to do with school work
and didn't need any education at all.
He would show me Instead of telling
me then 1 would understand him. He
lifted the clock from the mantle, took
it all to pieces aud put it together
again.
'For land's sake. Jimmie,' 1 said,
'are you going to be satisfied to be a
clock tinker?'
"'Oh, mother.' he said, giving me a
hug, 'you don't understand what I'm
driving at:'
"The next day he bid me goodby and
said, 'You won't see me again till I've
made some success in the world.'
"You won't make much of a suc
cess,' 1 said, 'without an education. I
was in hopes you would have some am
bition and go to college. I could have
paid part, and you could have earned
the rest teaching school or something.'
'I haven't time to go to college,' he
said. 'I've got a big work before me.
I'm going to make something that has
never been successfully thus far con
structed.'
"He went away, and I've not seen
him since. I'm sure he will succeed,
but I wish he would tell me how he is
getting on. You see. he has had a lot
to contend with. First he 'was taken
sick and didn't earn a cent for months,
besides paying something for- being in
a hospital. Then he"—
"Madam," interrupted the banker,
"I'm too busy to listen to all this.
From your description of your son I
judge that lie is a ne'er-do-well."
The old lady looked at the banker
wonderingly. "Jimmie a ne'er-do-well!
Why, he's the smartest boy you ever
saw. How do you suppose he ever got
those high marks at school unless"—
The banker cut her short, asking her
how much money she wanted to send
her son, bnt when she said that she
was going to let bim have $1,000, for
which he was to send her a thousand
shares' of stock in a manufacturing
concern he was organizing, the presi
dent implored her not to rob herself by
putting her money in some wild scheme
that would surely explode and leave
her in the larch.
"Wild scheme!" she exclaimed. "Do
you suppose, my boy would let his
mother put] her money In a wild
scheme? Wyy, he wouldn't"—
"Enough, madam. Let me have your
$1,000 and 111 give you a draft for it
that will be good aa money for'your
aoiB. But remiuiber that I warned you.!!
Don
V'
ou
a
Coats
The old lady opened a hand bag and
took out a stocking, from which she
poured a quart measure of bills, gold
and silver. The banker called a clerk
and directed him to count the mouey
and. finding the amount as the old lad.v
had stated, gave her a draft for it.
Two years passed. One day a car
riage drove up to the bank, and an old
lad.v wrapped in expensive furs was
I helped to alight by a maid who carried
a satchel and. going into the bank.
"I've got a lot uf papers." she said.
"I want you to take care of for me."
And. opening the satchel, she drew
forth a pile of securities which the
president, oil looking over, found to be
of great value. He locked them in a
box in the safety deposit branch of the
bank and. handing her the key, told
her that she, gnd she alone, would be
able to unlock the box and would have
access to it at any time during business
hours.
"You don't seem to know me." she
said.
"Really," replied the banker, "I must
confess that I don't"
remember my coming in
emptying a stocking full of
an
1 d/ou
giving me a
sen?
thought the boys were treated like -^00 himself and needed $1,000 more.
1 sent it to him, and he gave me a
paper
my
Was
for
y' Jlmmie
coml^iy
to make
Saml
third interest in the concern. After he
got to making money he 'watered the
stock,' whatever that means, and gave
me a thousand shares. Jimmie says
each share is worth §300. I knew that
Jimmie couldn't have got all those O
and marks at school if he wasn't
mighty smart."
"Madam." said the banker, "I am
glad that you didn't accept my advice.
I fancy your son is a genius, and one
never can tell what such persons are
going to do."
"And they told me he had been ex
pelled from school." added the old lady
triumphantly.
THE ENTRANCE HALL
Make It Suit Not Visitors, but th« Oc
cupants of the Home.
Is anything new to be said about the
entrance hall? The smallest room in
most houses, It is usually given in the
plans an amount of attention that
might seem out of all proportion to the
rest of the house. And yet the ordi
nary entrance, whether it be a mere
vestibule, a spacious hall of the colo
nial style or, as in our present day
fashions, a part of the living room set
off by an archway, is quite unsatisfac
tory. It is unsatisfactory for this rea
son—that the entrance way is designed
and decorated from the standpoint of
*he impression it makes on visitors,
whereas the impression we should seek
is not that made upon guests, but upon
ourselves, the occupants of the house.
Too often we give the entrance a se
vere treatment that impresses the stu
dent of beauty or that amazes the less
discriminating visitor by the other ex
treme of lavish display. But how does
either of these two types of entrance
affect those who come into the house
many times every day, the good man
and his good wife and their children?
Is it a room that by its suggestion of
rest and repose tempts one after a
hard day's work at the oflice to drop
Into the first easy chair that comes
along, or does it irritate the nerves and
keep one going, restless and uneasy,
wandering from the entrance to the
living room and from the living room
to the study and thence to the attic by
way of the basement?—Good Health.
8upprM«ing Swaaring.
Profane as well as legal oaths bare
been the subject of many parliamen
tary measures in England. No fewer
than five separate bills having the pre
vention of swearing for their object
Fere presented, during the reign ef
$9.95
.fames I., but it was- not untif 1623
that an enactment was finally carried
defining and controlling the offense.
In 1635 a public department was es
tablished to collect the fines enforced
by this law. The officials of this de
partment, of whom one was appointed
in every parish, were allowed 2s. 6d.
in the pound on the money thus col
lected, and the balance was paid over
to the bishop for the benefit of the de
serving poor. These penalties ceased
to be enforced after the restoration,
but were revived by a statute of Wil
liam and Mary and still further in
creased under George II.
Stereoscopic Surveying.
There is in use a stereoscopic method
of photographic surveying. Photographs
are taken at two points with a survey
ing camera, the plates being exposed in
the vertical plane passing through both
stations. The developed plates, or pos
itives from them, being then placed in
a stereoscopic measuring machine that
combines the pictures, a brief calcula
tion gives the exact position of any de
sired point. The effective range of the
Instrument is put at about five miles,
and the method is said to be of particu
lar advantage in mapping large areas
of mountainous country.
A Real Grievance.
Magistrate—How comes it that you
dared to break into this gentleman's
house in the dead of night? Prisoner—
Why, your worship, {he other time you
reproached me for stealing in broad
daylight. Ain't I to be allowed to
work at all?—London Telegraph.
Her Idea.
"The spelling book's all wrong, mam
ma."
"Why so. Ethel?"
"Because it don't look right for a lit
tle thing like a kitten to have six let
ters and a big cat to only have three."
—Yonkers Statesman.
Cynical.
"Is he a good after dinner speaker?"
"If there is such a thing as a good
after dinner speaker I presume you'd
call him one."—Detroit Free Press.
TRICKING SUBMARINES.
Rusaa by Which Vassals May Escape
Their Torpedo Attacks.
It is the surprise attack which in
nearly every case enables a submarine
to torpedo a hostile ship. There are
several maneuvers by means of which
a ship can trick a submarine. Several
vessels have diverted torpedoes by
swinging round their stern until it
points in the direction of the undersea
traft In this way the wash of the
propellers has deflected the torpedo
from its course and it has sped harm
lessly past its mark. Another success
ful ruse is to stoke up the furnaces of
a ship chased by a submarine, and
thick, black smoke belches from its
funnels and envelops the vessel In a
protective shroud. In this way the sub
marine gunners are confused and can
not perceive the correct direction in
which to send their torpedo.
A speedy ship which follows an er
ratic, zigzag course presents a poor
mark to a submarine. When a torpedo
is dispatched against a fast traveling
vessel it is directed to a point just
ahead of its mark, and the craft lit
erally runs into the death dealing de
vice. This obviously cannot happen,
however. If a ship la swinging rapidly
from side to side and alternately point
ing the narrow expanse of its bows or
stern to the undersea marksmen.
A submarine seldom attacks a vessel
if it is not alone, for it can only attack
one at a time, and while it is launching
a torpedo at its first mark the second
•easel has an excellent opportunity of
ramming the submarine, which can be
located by its telltale periscope.—PMr
•on'a Weakly.