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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-08
COMING OF THE ST. BERNARD.
How the Breed Of Noble Dogs Was
Discovered to Americans

Discovered to Americans.
Forty years ago the St. Bernard dog
was hardly more than myth to most
Americans. In Sunday school litera-
ture he figured occasionally, to the JOY
| of dog-loving children, but the real
live hero of Alpine fame they would
not have recognized had they seen
him.
Comparatively few of our country
| men visited Europe in those days Our
leisure class was limited and a jour
| ney abroad meant as long stay as.
| possible in the great cities, among the.
| treasures Of art. st. Bernards were
rare upon the great highways of travel
! Their work was on the bleak noun
tain passes, protecting poor wayfarers
| from the fury OF the elements, and far
away from the beaten track of foreign
! tourists.
| Travellers who crossed into Italy by
way of Tete Noire pass and saw beau
| tiful young pups there were sometimes
tempted into buying them, but the
risks of transportation were great and
very few crossed the Atlantic Prior
! to the early '70s most of the importa-
| tons went to New York state and the
| first fine collection or kennel of them
known belonged to Col. Parker of Al
| bany.
| Soon after the era of dog shows
opened the eyes OF the general public
| to the wonderful beauty, extraordinary
| size and charming character OF this
breed, says Country Life in America.
and then the st. Bernard bounded
| into popularity and as American dol
| lars ever fly fast after beauty and
| fashion many thousands were cx-
| changed for beautiful specimens of the
Alpine mastiff.'
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NEW Works. ABSENT SONS
More Than 100000 Of Them in 9th
er States Of the Union.

More Than 100000 Of Them in 9th.
er States Of the Union.
There are more than 100000 ma
tives of New York now resident in
other states of the country, and very
few of these, relatively, adopted the
advice given to New Workers many
years ago to go West and grow up
with the country.
Only one state of the West has a
considerable population of native-born
New Workers, and that state is,
strange to say, Michigan. There are
100000 natives OF New York resident
in Michigan-more than 10 per cent
of the whole number of native New
Workers resident in other states.
After Michigan, but with much
smaller number OF New York resi-
dents, comes Illinois. The two West
ern states which have the largest
number of Native-born New Workers
next to Michigan are Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
Emigration from this state has not
been on the usual lines of travel
through the middle West. but has
been decidedly toward the northwest,
and especially into states along the
Canada border
There are some curious facts shown.
in the distribution of native-born
New Workers. through the country.
There are nearly twice as many in
California, on the distant Pacific, as
there are in Missouri, in the Mississi-
ippi valley. There are more natives
Of New York resident in the single
state OF Massachusetts than in all the
| states Of the South collectively.
There is very small number OF
| New Workers in Indiana, and actually
fewer by several thousand in Ohio,
one of the most populous states Of the
country, than in Connecticut, one of
| The smallest.
The largest numbers of natives OF
| New York resident in another state
are found of course, in New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania, which adjoins New
York throughout nearly all it's south
boundary line and portion of it's
west boundary line. has a consider.
able number.-New York Sun.
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,1SlkI!R|IY g.
- ~
The Expensive Poor Cow.


Some dairymen would be better on
if they did not have so many COWS as
they own at present and some would
be actually better of il they had
none. This is hard saying, but It is
true. The sooner the poor cows are
weeded out of the herd the better. IL
takes fairly good COW to pay ex-
penses. There are millions OF cows
in the United States that are not fair
ly good. This is proven by statistics
regarding the average of milk anu
butter production. The average cow
is not a money maker, and there are
millions Of cows poorer than the aV-
erage COW. From the average COW
down they should be sent to the
shambles. The farmers Of the Uni
ted States would be ahead what they
received from them as beef. This
would be clear gain, and more, for 1t
would be preventing annual losses
that are now occurring with great
regularity The men that soon at
book farming, that will not read az
ricultural papers and that will not
attend farmers Institutes are the fel-
lows for the most part that are keep
ing these expensive poor cows. The
men that are awake and that think
are quitting that kind Of business.
Moreover, the men that are progress
sive are getting ahead of the men
that refuse to think. They are going
out among the slow men and are an
nually buying their best COWS to put
into their own herds. They are doing
this at the expense of few dollars
per COW more than they would have
to pay for poor COW. They are do
ing the right thing, for if the other
men refuse to be instructed they must
necessarily suffer the loss OF their
best animals. A cow that will make a
profit of fifty dollars a year is GER
tainly worth twice as much as the
COW that will make only twenty-five
dollars profit in year, yet the fool
ish man that sells the better COW will
part with her for s35 when he would
want $25 for poor COW. Every
farmer should investigate the matter
and as quickly as possible get rid OF
his expensive poor cows.
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Heroic Woman Aholitionist.

Miss Sarah E. Sanborn, who died
at the age of so last week in Hamp
ton Falls. N. a., was once the heroine
of an exciting abolitionist adventure
Her brother, Franklin B. Sanbor.l.
with whom she was then living. was
outspoken in his utterances and work
in support Of the abolition cause. An
attempt was made to kidnap him The.
hack in which he was TO he carried
away was left standing at the door
Miss Sanborn seized the whif and
dashed the horses till they ran away
then she helped her brother to escape,
For this exploit the citizens OF Com
cord afterward presented her with =
pair Of pistols.
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THE PROSPERITY OF CHURCHES.
Valuable Property Owned by Denor,i'
nations in Cities,

The marvellous business develop
ment of our large cities has brought
a new element into the problem OF
the down town church. Such churches
find that there are what Emerson
called "compensations. While they
are often worried over the loss OF in
come-producing members, they find
themselves in the possession Of
valuable property; and the question
is what to do with it.
Within a year or two number OF
| these churches have had to deter
mine their policy in the light of their
| opportunities as owners Of valuable
| real estate. The example of the
! Broadway Tabernacle is still fresh in
mind. That church sold its corner
for $1,350,00O. A more recent sale,
not quite so large in amount. but in
volving an even more historic site
| was that Of the Park street church, in
! Boston, which obtained $1,000000 in
round numbers for its property. The
Madison Square Presbyterian church
| obtains site for it's new church
| across the street from its present
| location and a bonus Of 1925, 900.
The first Presbyterian church OF
| Pittsburg has valuable site down
| town in the heart of the business dis
trict. 1t was offered large sum Of
money for this site outright, but pre-
ferred to accept, in lieu OF such a
sale, a ground rent of $50, 600 year
on lease for 999 years, plus cash
bonus of $150,OOO.
The Second Presbyterian church OF
Pittsburg has been offered S435. 900 for
its present site, and expects to get a
full million dollars for it, The propo-
sition now is to add something like
100000 to this, and with this sum
erect on an adjacent site a structure
which will include secular ard com
mercial feature, as well as provide ac
| commodations for well-organized,
church.-Church Economist.
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Test the seeds.

At this time of year seed should be
procured and prepared for the coming
season. II put off until a later time,
because of the delays that arise during
the, rush of spring shipments and
spring work, the seed may not be on
hand at the proper time, the seeding
will be late, and Smaller yields will be
the result. This is the proper time to
investigate the vitality and germinat-
ing power Of seeds. This should al.
ways be done unless there is no ques.
ton about the matter, and there usual
~ is; and the cost of test is but a
trif1e. Purchased seed should always
be tested. Seed may have been put
away in storage in proper condition,
but it may have absorbed moisture
from the air, the ventilation may have
been poor and the seed may have been
injured by molding or heating or
freezing. If such seed is used and the
usual amount is sown. the stand is
poor and irregular, and low yield is
the result.
The weather during the fall of 1902
was hard on the vitality of seeds, and
even where the best Of care has been
taken the per cent of termination may
be low. Where the seed has been neg.
lected the per cent Of termination may
fall below SO. The rainfall was fire..
quent and heavy and much Of the seed
was soaked In the field. Freezes do
much damage while seed is in such
condition. Much poor seed will be
sent out the coming season and it is
very necessary that seed be tested be-.
fore planting.
A simple terminating apparatus can
be made from two ordinary plates and
piece Of flannel cloth. Fold the cloth
and lay 1t in one plate, placing the
seeds between folds Of the cloth, which
should be moist, but not dripping.
Cover the whole with another plate In.
verted and stand In warm place. II
the test Is made during cold weather.
care must be taken to stand the plates
where the temperature will not fall
much below so degrees Fahrenheit at
night and will be about G5 or 20 de-
grees during the daytime.
The seeds that have sprouted should
be removed every day and the number
recorded. When the test is completed
the number Of seeds sprouted can be
compared with the number put in the
test and the percentage Of germina.
ton determined. Cereals and alfalfa
should be tested for about ten days.
while grass seeds need fourteen to
thirty days.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-08
Do you remember Lord Partlett?

II you do you will likewise recol-
SHADY" He passed off this, by no
means flattering, nickname with a
laugh whenever he was taxed with
it, declaring that his Partially for the
Shady side of Pail MALI was the
fount and origin of it's bestowal.
Those who were at all closely &C
quainted with his lordship's little
ways had different explanation, and
10 see him ogling the fair ones in
Regent street on a sunny day, hang
ing about the stage doors of the
musical comedy theaters, or peering
into the faces of the little chorus
girls on their way to and from re-
hearsal gave grounds for suggesting
that the contention Of the know-alls
was not altogether without founda-
ton.
Lord Partlett had, indeed, nice
eye for the fair sex, and consequently
when it happened one fine day that
he lounged into the studio of Walter
Bywater, to escape a shower, and
observed large painting Of lady
clad mainly in a wreath OF seaweed
and few irridescent seashells, it
was only natural that he should have
exclaimed. as he did, what time he
adjusted his monacle: BY Jove, BY.
water, that's not at all bad
I'm going to send it to the shop,
Walter answered, vaguely indicating
that noble pile, Burlington house;
but it's sure to be chucked. It's too
big, and it's too Frenchy for them. .
Whats the price?"
Goodness only knows. Haven't
thought about it.. But, there, I'm sick
and tired Of the thing, and l shall be
glad to get rid OF it. You can have it
for thousand" he added, with a
laugh.
Done said Partlett, quickly, ION
one condition.
Honor bright?" exclaimed the as.
tonished artist, ''Or is it joke?"
mo joke, my dear Bywater I'll
buy that picture when it's finished
and give thousand pounds for it
if you in your turn will give me the
name and address of your model
Bywater looked dumfounded.
Il can't tell YOU" he replied quick
ly, because don't know. She came
in one day, quite by chance, she was
just what l wanted. and there you
are. I know as much about her as
the man in the moon"
She'll be here this afternoon?'
Il don't know said Bywater,
scraping his palette furiously; she's
most uncertain young party"
THE rain seems to have stopped .
said Partlett carelessly, Il think III
be off; much obliged for the shelter,
Bywater.'
Half an hour later Mademoiselle,
the Model, entered the studio.
She had it to herself. Bywater had
gone off in a cab to curse a dealer, a
favorite form Of pick-me-up which he
indulged in when he felt low-spirited
Profiting by his absence, Fritz, the
studio boy, seized the occasion to run
around the corner to toss a pal for
cigarettes.
Slowly she disrobed, and having
arranged her hair, she flung padded
robe around her and seated herself
in q low chair.
She had not been there many min
ntes when she felt there was some
one else in the room.
She looked up.
Clarence, earl of Partlett. smiling
and debonair, was standing just be.
hind her.
Don't be alarmed my DEAR" he
said. in his soft dlllcet tones as he
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-08
The Earl and the Model

E'That know the old earl
chuckled, Il saw him go off in han.
som. l was waiting in tobaccon-
lists shop out of the rain. don't want
Bywater l want to have a word with
you, if | may"
with me-"
Eyes, my dear, with you. was adj
miring your portrait on canvas a
short time ago, and I asked By
water all about you
"And what did he say?"
"By CAD, he said nothing. Couldn't
get a word out of the fellow Very
stupid of him. | offered to buy that
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Fro 2 The chiDch hug (J;lisxus lencoperus): a, D.
eggs; c. newly hatced iarva u, its tarsps; e Iafva
after frat mott Il same after second mott; 9; pnpa
the natural sizes indicated at sides; q enlareeo
larged; i proboscis or beak. enlarged iron ReS).
the ground is frozen tame meadows
may be burned over without injury to
the grass. Trap crops may be planted
and will sometimes do good. Rota-
ton is one of the best ways OF check
ing the ravages of this insect. In the
rotation, small grain should be dis
associated as much as possible from
corn. Some try .plowing under the
first rows of an attacked field, but this
does not always prove effective.
Spraying with kerosene emulsion
gives some relief when the work is
done in time. One Of the methods
that has been quite generally prac-
ticed is the blowing of furrow and
dragging q log through it to kill the
bugs as fast as they accumulate. The
tarred line has been tried as barrier
to an invading army of these insects
with some success. It must, however,
be renewed several times day
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"If that is all you have to say you had
better co."

picture-your picture-if he would
give ME your name and address. And
ne pretended not to know either! AS
! if that would take me in
The old man laughed quite heartily
| at his own shrewdness and penetra-
| ton.
"Of course. I saw how it was at
once,'' he went on; hes in love with
| you. Now. don't deny it. I say he is.
That's all right. Every artist falls in
love with his models. It's the usual
| thing
IF that is all you have to say, you
had better go"
Nov, don't get angry. my child.
! There's no cause for it. I'm not go
ing to Interfere. It's got nothing to
do with me. But Bywater's an idiot
to lose thousand pounds, when half
a dozen words might have put the
money in his pocket. All l wanted
| the address for was to call on you
and ask you to come out to supper
next week. I've taken fancy to you,
you know Funny, isn't it? But it's
true, all the same. Now, I'm getting
up a little bohemian party. We are
| going down to Richmond. A bit of a
! hop, some supper and that sort of
| thing-all friends, you know, and just
what you would like. Will you come?
I'll look after you,' he added, coming
little closer to the girl.
''And if / do, what then?
ooh. anything ycn like laughed
his lordship, softly give it name
a frock, bracelet
Il don't want anything for myself"
the girl answered; Il want you to do
ByWater a good turn. He's good
(, fellow, and he's awfully hard up. Buy
his picture; buy two or three-half a
dozen. You won't feel it
1.-Two or three-half dozen!
Whew! That's rather a wholesale
order. I'm not made of money
Her robe had fallen away some
what, and the old earl fixed his mon
ocle on white shoulder and white
neck, and silently gloated.
What do you want for them?" he
said, waving his hand round the
studio, you are the seller. you know,
and so you must name the price. Or"
he added, quickly, suppose make
a bid, sporting offer. III buy five
of those water colors in the corner
they are the best Bywater's ever done
at couple of hundred each and
! half dozen kisses. And you to come
| to Richmond with me next week.
| That's part of the bargain, the most
important part he added, dryly.
| Going, going, gone!' exclaimed
| the girl. striking palette with a
big paint brush. write out your
| check"
The old man got up deliberately,
went to the writing table, scrubbed Q
check, and handed it to the girl.
| There, I've done my part. Nov
for yours
Partlett made step forward, as
though to clasp her in his arms.
The door opened and Bywater en-
ltered.
Walter" said Miss Model, handing
4 him the check. Lord Partlett has
bought those five water colors in the
corner at Eo00 each and six kisses
! and supper with him next week al
! Richmond. It's q bargain. Here's
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conor essman'. Autobiography.

Senator Depew's autobiography in
the Congressional Directory, which
occupied nearly page in the late
volume, has been eclipsed by that of
Robert Baker in the new directory.
Baker is the new Democratic repre-
sentative from Brooklyn, and the
story Of his life, about 1000 words
long, occupies considerably more
than a page. Several hundred words
are devoted to minor incidents in
his career.
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Practical knowledge

A Scripture examination was beng
acid recently in an English school,
where the lesson was Elijah Offering
sacrifice on Mt. Carmel. AS the chill
dren looked like good scholars, the
inspector gave them q question:
Nov, you have told me that Elijah
nut the bullock on the altar. Why
did lie put water around the altar"
The children looked amazed except
one little boy, who stood up and said:
Please, sir, to make the gravy"
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AGRICULTURE)
.z',. .;s4.|5as
The chinch Bug.

i in the accompanying cut we show
\ the chinch bug, an insect that has
Y proven very destructive to grain crops
in some sections Of the country. BY
the side of the mature bug will be
seen perpendicular line about one.
eighth Of an inch long. That shows
the real size of the insect, the illus
tration being greatly enlarged. The
chinch bug is native insect, origin
ally subsisting on various wild grasses
in the Mississippi valley and through
out its range. It is now widely dis.
tributed, being found in all the ter
ritory between Manitoba and Nova
Scotia and the Gulf of Mexico.
There are numerous ways of fight
ing this pest. Waste land should be
burned over and cleared up. Wild
grasses infested by chinch bugs
should also be given the fire treat
ment. The rubbish in the fence cor
ners and by the hedges should also
be raked up and incinerated. When
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"Jsh Dot All?"

When the wall of the building at the
corner OF Fourth and Spring streets
fell few days ago a large crowd col
lected Immediately. A German rushed
up to one of the men standing there
and inquired excitedly:
"vOt's de metter?"
Couple of men killed.
Couple of men KILT, oh! ish, dot
all? tant sompotty yass fighting. -
Los Angeles Herald
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the check. have agreed to the kisseA
and the supper, but as you are my
husband, my consent, of course, goes
for nothing without yours.
!. There was muffled exclamation,
the closing OF door, cry OF iii!
hanson outside.
Lord Partlett had gone.-Chicago
Journal.
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Eleven VILLAGES In Russian Turkes-
tan are said to be in RUINS as result
OF the recent earthquake and fully
5000 houses have been destroyed. The
government will be Obliged to supply
the wants Of the working people at
Andijan until spring.
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"DEsplsED AND REJECTED OF MEN,"

In the midst
Christ they knew the Christ Sunday
He
broken hearts calou by want and PAIN
onged
souls to wipe all their
heard'th that Christ Of Scripture tale
of modern thought place for the cuhed
He
such love away?
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Span Cling" 10 the marking pro.
duced by large spot or splash on
each feather. differing with that Of
( re ground-color.
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Experience Is . great teacher. but
her tuition fees are ex0rbitant
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ooling the fair ones in Regent street
on q sunny day.
seated himself in the chair he had a
moment before vacated. Il am Lord
Partlett, great friend of Mr.. By
waters. You may have heard Of me. !"
Mr.. Bywater Is not in. and
The independent., 1903-06-11

stories told last year about the rail-
roads always paying their taxes
Federal grand jury taxes up Mach
ems case.
Omaha will be headquarters for ru-
raj free delivery after July /. Re-
moval from Denver.
German financiers have secured con-
cession from Turkey to continue the
Anatolian railway, now running fror,
Constantinople to Konia, Asia Minor
Extension will go to Bagdad and
eventually to koweit on Persian gulf.
Thus John Bulls nose is out of joint,
as 80 per cent of present Asia Minor
trade is in English hands.
Cotton bulletin reports a million
acres increase, Lut only TAI crop as
compared to the 95.1 same time last
year.
Peace is established in Colombia
until the next revolutioni
A million natives are starving in
Kwang 81, China, and Governo:
Wong appeals to America for help.
A receiver is asked for the Cam
peehe Lumber and Development com
pany, capitalized ION paper) at a mil
lion dollars to exploit lumber lands
in Mexico.
The U. S. general land office has
The independent., 1903-06-11

taken in $8,127,oli cash receipts
first three-quarters of current fiscal
year.
President at Danville, Springfield,
Decatur and Lincoln, ILL.,; and Ind
annapolis, Ind.
Nebraska state board of public
lands and buildings appoints James
Tyler, jr., state architect at $2,500 a
year.
Governor Mickey appoints H. L.
Mcconnell of Albion, deputy game
warden.
Judge Wilbur F. Bryant has ground
out another supreme court report
Volume 63, now ready.
Sunday Morning, June 7.-Spartans-
burg, S. c., visited by terrific rain
storm, resulting in loss of life and
property.
Fifty thousand acres of timber land
near Glens Falls, N. -, has been
burned over by forest fires. The loss
in Aroostook county, Maine, is over a
million dollars, and three millions in
northern and eastern maine.
c. Ellsworth Upton and Thomas Nc.
Gregor arrested in Baltimore charged
with conspiracy to defraud the gov :.
ernment; both are in postoffice depart