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PAGE TEN Valley City Times Record VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA L. f, HYDE Editor and Manager Subscription, $1.50 a year, in advance Entered at the postoffice in Valley City, No. Dak., as second class mail matter. Official Paper of City and County MR. WILSON'S POLITICAL AC TIVITY. The shrinkage in the Progressive Party vote wherever elections have been held since 1912, is not encourag ing to "the cause," while It has a distinctly rejuvenating effect on the Republicans. Comment has been made on the city results in St. Louis, the state election in Michigan, and the congressional election in Maine. Here were contests that tested the strength of the Pro gressives in local, state and national affairs. In St. Louis the election oc curred so soon after the national con test that the Progressives were still in fine fettle, but they cut no figure in the election. In Michigan the contest was even more significant, ?or there the Progressives put up their ticket in a state that had been carried for Roose velt the previous year. In spite of this, Republicans returned in droves to the old organization. Both Pro gressives and Democrats were snowed under. The story of the special election in Maine resulted in a breakup of the Progressive vote, and the election of a Republican congressman by the aid of the Bull Moose recruits. Since these elections there have been some primary contests which are prophetic. In Massachusetts the Re publicans have named Congressman Gardner, a progressive who does not capitalize the word, for governor. The Progressives have renamed their old candidate, Colonel Bird. In New Jersey there is another three-cornered contest in which the leading figures are Acting Governor Fielder for the Democrats, Former Governor Stokes nominated by the re publicans, and Everett Colby named by the Progressives. The significant fact there is that the progressive can didate was named by a handful of vot es compared with the others. The pre diction is that Fielder will not have such a walk-away as a divided Repub licanism gave Wilson last year. New Jersey gave one hundred and seventy sight thousand votes to Wilson against •two hundred and thirty thousand for Roosevelt and Taft. Such a falling «ff in the Progressive vote as the pri maries indicate would easily elect Stokes. While that would not necessarily mean a setback to the administration, evidently the President believes it irould have that appearance, for he is exerting every legitimate influence to "help the cause of Fielder. He is doing much the same thing in New York City. Everywhere the president is playing •strong politics. His motive is evi dent. It is necessary to have the coun try indorse his administration by elect ing his men for the sake of the effect on Democratic senators and represent atives. They are restive under the •aucus rule. They would like to have s»me independence. But the president cannot afford to give it to them until .more of his program is accomplished. The tariff is out of the way. The cur rency plan is started, but behind those We the issues outlined in the "New Freedom." This ambitious program eannot be put through, unless congress fs tractable. It will be more tractable If the voters show continued confi dence in the president.—Minneapolis Journal. FIRES DUE TO CARELESSNESS. The greater part of the annual fire waste in the United States, amount ing to nearly $250,000,000 a year, is •due to carelessness. Much of this is personal, for which property owners are directly responsible, and much is municipal, through the toleration by the authorities of dangerously inflam mable construction, laxity in the en forcement of building ordinances and the regulation of explosives and in flammables, failure to insist upon rub bish being cleaned up, etc. The aver age citizen should have impressed vpon him his personal responsibility ®»r his share of the preventable fire •waste of the country, which is drain ing the national wealth. Every man can at least see that paper, old boxes and rubbish are not allowed to accum ulate in dangerous places or out-of-the iray corners, and can keep an eye on his lighting and heating appliance. If these alone are attended to properly nearly half the fires could be prevent ed. In foreign countries the owner of property is made responsible for fires •rlginating on his premises and can be held for damages done the property «f his neighbars. American indepen dence may not yet be ready for such a degree of regulation, but its neces city could be avoided if each citizen would feel his personal responsibility without waiting for a law to enforce it. JARRING JEROME. Jerome shouldn't have done it. No lawyer has skill enough to play pen ny-ante with a newspaper man. From time out of mind the vain effort has been made by the chancellory to make a dent into the Journalistic profes sion, but every time a barrister held four queens they were overcome with four pasteboards with a picture of a man with a stiletto, and the suffra gettes sank into oblivion with a wav ering moan and were lost. And another thing—it is bad luck far a persistent persecutor to play poker on a suit case right under the British flag. For poker has long been known as the great American game, and was pushed right up the ladder by such men as Daniel Web ster and John Morrissy. These men of course succumbed to the skill of Thurlow Weed and the elder Ben nett, for penny-ante is really a news paperman's game, the only occupa tion on earth where he keeps his assets and liabilities piled side by side. What chance has a mere man like Jerome with people like Arthur Bris bane, Herbert Kauffman, Laura Jean Libby, Ella Wheeler Wilcox or Vic tor F. Lawson? None at all. It takes a person with poetry in the soul to push the pasteboards into a post mortem. The player without imagin-1 ation is unwilling to stand a raise of fifteen cents and come back with an other raise of two-bits. He just lays down his three deuces and a pair of aces for the man or woman with a bob tail flush, nine high. The newspaper worker sees more in a proposition than a lawyer. The lawyers can take their Choates and their Frank Kel loggs and put them up against the George Thompsons and the William Randolf Hearts, and what is the re sult of the barristers? Just oblivion. Nothing else. Canada hates the game of poker, anyway. We have helped to teach our brothers up there to hate the game. We have heard them say it. We have heard them speak profanely of the great American game on the Sabbath. You might as well walk up the streets of Winnipeg carrying the stars and stripes and hope to carry a Canadian election as to play our great est game on a depot platform within the dominion and expect to get away with it. That is the way the despised Yankees have kept the stream of Can adian dollars rollong this way. But it must be by stealth, for up there poker is somewhat akin to highway robbery or playing Yankee Doodle with a fife and drum. William Travers Jerome was al- ways short-sighted anyway, and the only thing that saved him from long to Fergus Falls for that very same thing.—The State. GAMBLER'S Secret System for win ning at Faro, Dice, Cards, Slot Ma chines, Roulette, etc., exposed. Big illustrated circular free. Address George Praechtl, Pine Ridge. We have just been reading the above clipping from the Fargo Courier News. Had we been ten or twelve years younger, there is no doubt but that our perusal would have resulted in a hastily penned missive to Mr. Praechti at Pine Ridge, so as to get in touch with that "Secret System," and make a few "touches" on our own account. Under ordinary circumstances—at any age—we would hesitate to entrust our good money to the average man familiar with systems of cheating, even when the cheating is in a gamb ling game. But in this case, the proposition must be a good one and legitimate. We can't conceive of a preacher— or an ex-preacher—permitting so al luring an advertisement to appear in his paper unless he has personally in vestigated, and knows that its repre sensation is true—that by this "sys tem" we can win at cards, dice, faro, and other innocent games. In view of the celrical backing which this advertisement possesses, we have no hesitation in recommend ing to any young man that he write to Pine Ridge, and secure the information which will enable him to lead a life of ease and comfort until the end of his days. Given another month of publicity and ex-Governor Sulzer will be dble to claim as much money on the Chau tauqua circuit as the democratic sec retary of state. Nov. 26. &W a' imprisonment and a diet of tea was his The good work of cattle feeding in absolute innocence of the game. He the fall goes merrily on. Already one could prove that he wasn't playing shipment into the country of 400 head poker that lie was merely trying to has been made, and this week an other large shipment will arrive for play it and that he hadn't put one good thing over in all that morning's total depravity. He stayed twice on a pair of fives and stood a raise each time. Moses Clapp could have told him that there is nothing more crude A large audience filled .the City Hall than that, that many people are sent Friday evening to hear the address on "Suffrage" by Mrs. Lulu L. Shep ard, a national W. C. T. U. worker and club woman. Mrs. Shepard is a charming and convincing speaker. TrlE WEEKLY TIMES-RECOR J, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1913. COMING EVENTS I ago Ivortschak, Oct. 3. The Prince of Tonight, Oct. 11. The Oxford Company, Nov. 4. Montaville Flowers, Nov. 10. Boston Musical Co., Nov. 26. Zoellner Instrumental Quartet, Gov. E. W. Hock. Dec. 10. C. Edward Clark, Baritone, Dec. 15. Kellogg Haines Singing Party, Jan. 5. Katharine Ridgeway, Feb. 18. Thue Burnham, Pianist, Feb. 25. Mme. Hortense Paulsen, So prano, March 9. Glenn Frank, March 13. Sarah Mildren Wlllmer, March 19. FORMER RESIDENTS The following social item from the Lincoln State Journal, will be read with interest by old friends of the bride and her parents: At 2:30 yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hilborn, 1320 South Sixteenth street, took place the marriage of their daughter, Gertrude, to Stanley Morris, of Mitchell, S. D. The Rev. E. D. Hull, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, officiated. The bride was unattended. The company of forty people, who witnessed the ceremony included only relatives and close friends. The bride was gowned in white brocaded satin trimmed in pearls and princess lace. Her boquet was a shower of bridal roses and lilies-of-the-valley. Miss Georgia Scott of Mitchell, S. D., played Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" as the bride entered with her father and was met by the groom beneath a canopy of smilax and white roses. The decorations of the rooms were of great beauty, smilax converting the staircase and walls of the bungalow into a veirtable bower. A buffet luncheon followed the service. The Misses Katherine Benner, Helen Al lensworfh and Genevive Rase assisted in serving. Mr. and Mrs. Morris left in the afternoon for Fulton, S. D., where the groom holds a position with the First State bank. Mr. Morris is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Morris of Mitchell, S. D., the groom's father being president of the Western Na tional bank of that place. The bride graduated last spring from the de partment of music of the Dakota Wesleyan university, located at Mit chell, and has resided in Lincoln for only a few months. The out-of-town guests were as fol lows: Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Morris parents of the groom the Misses Lot tie and Delia Steniger, Miss Blanche Ryan, Miss Georgia Scott, Mrs. Ida Squires, all of Mitchell, S. D., and Mr. XT ,, and Mrs. Raymond Pollard of Ne- S. P. Ellis. This is making the land do double duty, and will help to make North Dakota land valuable. She claimed that woman's place Is primarily in the home, but plead for a chance to help protect thfe interests of the children of that home while the man of the house is of necessity spend ing the most of his energy in provid ing for it. RAILWAY TIME CARD. Northern Pacific. West Bound No. 3 7:34 a. m. No. 5 7:48 p. m. No. 7 9:55 a. m. No. 119 8:35 p. m. East Bound No. 4 2:08 p. m. No. 6 7:34 a. m. No. 8 8:11 p. m. No. 120 5:32 p. m. Numbers 1 ana High bridge. Soo Line. West Bound No. 105 6:49 a. m. No. 151 7:12 a. m. No. 107 8:32 p. m. Way Freight 8:30 a. m. East Bound. No. 108 3:55 a. m. No. 150 8:07 a. m. No. 106 7:00 p. m. Way Freight 2:43 p. m. Times-Record Want Ads. bring results. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Thi Kind You Han Always Bought Bean the Signature of Daddy's Bedtime Story- Evelyn. When Daisy's Little Friend Moved Away Boating on the Sheyfenne still con tinues to be a favorite past time. Sev eral of the young men of the city are contemplating ordering new boats of. stylish make and finish. F. M. Weston, of Stillwater, is in the Valley and will visit his cousin, Herbert Weston. John Holmes has purchased a new phaeton and will doubtless enliven his bachelorhood days by riding in the same. President Arthur and party passed through Valley City at 3 o'clock for St. Paul on a special train consisting of three cars. Some t'aie ago complain*, was made that the Northern Pacific Railroad Company had violated the conditions under which permission' was granted to lay a spur track through the city leading to the gravel pit. An agent of the road is in tie city investigating the matter. HE best of friends must some day part, daddy hail said when Jack told him that his friends at the coruer vere going to move away. "Yea, aud we s'pose we'll uever see them any more," wailed "Oh, it may not be so bad as all that," daddy answered cheerfully. "Where •re they going to move?" It turned out to be only to the next town, and daddy laughed. "Dear! dear! that's just no move at all," he said. "There were Daisy and her friend Hattie. They had been friends for ever so many years. Then Hat tie's father found out that it was best for them to live in the city. "Daisy cried when she heard she was to lose Hattie. And Hattie cried when she learned that she must move away from Daisy and all her nice friends in the country. "Grandpa talked to Daisy and told her what a jolly place the city was, with candy shops on every corner and interesting sights on every hand. "Daisy said that would be very nice for Hattie, ,but, oh, what would she do? "Then mother spoke up—some way mothers seem to know just how to say the right thing at the right time. 'We must have a farewell party before she moves.' Daisy began to get ready for-the party. "After the invitations had been sent Daisy was kept busy thinking about the pretty new dress she was to wear, the nice things they were to have to eat and the jolly games they were to play. "When the day of the party came Daisy was ready to welcome her friends with a smiling face. "The party was to be a surprise for Hattie, so she had not been told any thing about it until her mother sent her into Daisy's house wearing her nice white divss and pink hair ribbons. "One by one the little girl friends came in, each carrying a little farewell present for Hattie. "It was a beautiful party aud every one enjoyed it greatly. When Hattie kissed Daisy goodby she said, 'Mother says for you to be sure to visit me in the city soon.' 'And my mother says you must come often to see me here in the coun try,' said Daisy. 'Why, if it's going to be like that,' Hattie said, 'moving isn't so bad.'" RATTLING THE SKELETON From the Valley Ciy Times Thirty Years Atfo Albert Hollinshead shot forty-seven ducks yesterday afternoon. Harry G. Pickett and bride passed west to Valley City this morning. The contemplated purchase of fire apparatus for the city is to be aban doned, ait least for the present. The Northwestern Telephone: Com pany is now considering the feasibil ity of a telephone connection between Mandan, Bismarck and St. Paul. A committee of ladies and gentle men were decorating the Kindred Ho tel this morning in honor of the Vil lard party. The Eclipse baseball club leaves for Jamestown tomorrow afternoon to win new laurels if possible. An exciting game may be expected as an imported pitcher passed through town on the morning passenger for Jamestown. Daisy Wrote to Aft ths Girls. Yesterday J. S. Weiser, the pioneer merchant of Valley City, passed his forty-ninth birthday which was observ ed in a fitting manner by his store em ployes who presented him with a watch and chain. The balls and chains nave arrived. Vagrants will do well to paste this in formation in their hats. Owing to the internal improvements the Times cannot now put its best foot forward in receiving the calls of visitors. However, if you insist, on paying, a little back subscription, the most urbane man onthe force will be detailed to take your greenback. W. H. Burke, editor of the James town Capital was assaulted Monday by a .brace of thugs, who gained a liv lihood at the low variety theater in that place. The editor manfully re turned to his duty and gave the den another vigorous half column raking. Joe Heimes one of the most suc cessful farmers of Barnes county was in the city Monday setting up the ci gars to the boys on the strength of good crops and the arrival of a bounc ing boy at his farm. Joe has a fam ily of girls and he was more than usually jubilant upon the arrival of an heir to aid in harvesting twenty five bushels to the acre in his declin ing years. The English language contains about 600,000 word*, more than half of which are seldom used. The standard dictionary of the Eng lish language contains about 450,000 words. The largest German dictionary con tains about 300,000 words. A French dictionary contains about 200,000 words. A Russian dictionary about 140,000 words. A Spanish dictionary about 120,000 words. An Italian dictionary about 140,000 words. ?, HISTORY OF THE WORLD TWO-IN-ONE PUZZLE. Add and subtract according to pictures, etc., and you will then be able t» find the name of the British ship that captured the American frigate Chesa peake on June 1. 1813. After you have done this find the picture of the cap tain- Keeping Him Alive By F. A. MITCHEL The old colonel lay dying. His son, ft captain in the army in the Philip pines, was on bis way to see bis father before he died and was expected every hour to arrive. He was the apple of the old soldier's eye. They had fought together in the Spanish-American war. The colonel had seen his son wounded and carried past him to the rear, but had refrained from any further ex pression of grief than a "God blew you, my boy," and had pressed on at' the head of his regiment The son had recovered and after'peace came had been sent to the United States posses slona in the Pacific. When it was known that the colonel had not long to live the son was noti fied and, having secured a leave of ab sence... sent wqrd that he would start for home immediately. They told the father that his boy was coming, and for a time it buoyed him up wonder fully. But his disease was rapidly wearing him out, and he soon fell baclc again. 'Doctor," he said to bis physician, "can you keep me alive till my son arrives?" "1 shall try, colonel." "But you must." "I can't work a miracle." The colonel was not satisfied. His doctor was an old man brought up in the old time school, and his patient wished for younger blood, one who if he could not defeat nature's laws could by daring and a knowledge of their workings produce some marvelous re sults. So the next day be called in a young man noted for his original meth ods and, dismissing the old doctor who had been attending him, placed himself under the young doctor's care. These were the instructions he gave him in the language he would write an order: "You are not to attack my disease with a view to curing me. You will use every effort, take every risk, to keep me alive till my son arrives that we may meet once more on earth. In case you succeed $5,000 will be paid you from my estate by my son, whom I shall instruct verbally to do so. If I am able to give him the instructions you will receive the money. If I am not able to give them you will receive nothing but an ordinary fee." Never did a young physician have a better chance to make a start In hia profession. The doctor devoted him self personally day and night to his pa tient Ten days remained from the time he was engaged before the cap tain could possibly reach the bedside of his father. Every stimulant known to the profession was administered to the invalid, but in spite of all of them he gradually sank. Eight days passed and-there was barely enough strength left In him to keep him conscious. Then: came a message that the ship in which the son was coming was making port at San Francisco. When a telegram was received an* nouncing that the captain had left the Pacific coast for home it was known that he would arrive on time in three days at noon. The doctor told the colonel of the time his son would be with him and urged him to nerve him self to. fight death. "He is coining," said the old sol dier resolutely, "and I will hold the position till be arrives." But twenty-four hours before the captain was due a severe storm set in, and the weather conditions have a marked effect on those struggling with disease. The old soldier held out man fully till the morning of the day hia son was expected to arrive. Then he feil away so rapidly that his doctor felt obliged to administer the most powerful heart stimulant known to the profession. It revived the patient, but not for long. Then oxygen was ap plied and lastly galvanism. By such means the doctor succeeded In keeping his patient alive till the hour and minute the train was due. Then came word .that it was an hour late. For a moment the doctor waa staggered. Then he resolved on what proved a stroke of genius. The colonel lived near an army station, and the doctor telephoned the situation to th? commandant and asked him to send a detachment, with firearms and blank cartridges. In half an hour twenty men under command of a sergeant were before the colonel's door. carriage darted up to the house, and a young man alighted and ran in side and upstairs. Kneeling by the bed, he exclaimed: "Father!" But there was no reply.,.. The colonel was unconscious. Going to the window the doctor cried to the sergeant below: "Beat the long roll!" The sick man heard, and a light came into his eye, a flush into his cheek. "A volley!" cried the doctor. Twenty rifles sounded at once. "Turn out the guard!" cried the colo nel. "The enemy is upon us!" Then, seeing his son: "My boy! My boy! 1 feared you would not arrive in time." A light came into the father's eye, a tinge of red to his cheek, as his son put his arms about him and kissed him as be had done when a child. Then the old man's words became indistinct, and be closed his eyes with a faint "Good by." But another volley infused still more life, and the colonel lived several hours, during which he conversed with bis son and gave the instsoctftona he had promised to give conceding the dee tor's reward. A. *X