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Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
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u Your Nnme 1n smith or Lerin.

II Your Name Is Smith or Lewis.
The Smith family and the Lewis
family are to have reunions at the st.
Louis exposition. and all persons Of
those names are expected to be pres
ent. Smith day has not yet been as
signed but e. c. Culp. secretary of the
committee on ceremonies. has announc-
cd Sept. %. 1904 as Lewis day, which
is appropriate because it is the ami
Yersary of the return of Lewis and
Clark, the explorers of the Northwest
Territory, to st. Louis. The Smiths
are arranging for an anniversary also.
Lynn Smith of Pennsylvania, who is
in charge of the interests of his fam
fly, is collecting money to erect a build
ing on the exposition grounds to serve
as a headquarters and loafing place for
everybody bearing the name of Smith
All men named Smith will be welcome
to occupy the chairs on the porch, and
all women who have acquired that no
bic name either by birth or marriage
can have the use of the dressing room
to straighten their hats and put dab
OF fresh powder on their faces. The
building will cost about $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
Keen Young In snIrIt.

Perhaps Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy is
right in saying that we ought to ignore
birthdays and give no heed TO the pass
ing years. We imagine. however, this is
easier for Christian Scientists to do than
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
SAMUEL y. W.ELSOT,
Funeral Director and Embalme

Twentv-dve wears eXperlence IN ~ NygE
business with the assistance Of my son. Johh
+. Wilson, enables me TO guarantee saslsls.S aIs,
cbsrvae. RiseF and white heal sas- Bodies
snibaimed or preserved by tn. use Of ICE:
Mems black suits end robesi ladAss oIsSsSs ~,
and robes children's snreWas az. wv yvSifes
services when required. All styles OF eollAs
and caskets constantly in stock. ,..,,r,s
Telephone and telegraph comm ll.s- unlSs-a s
promptly answered. NO. extra chaIe9 ~ ~
distance. Five per cent discount on al Diii9
paid within thirty days. u,,.rt
We ask for an examination OF our ~. u a. a.
ture Department when needing anything IA
tins line.
sAM'L. ]. WILSON. MILTON, DBL.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20

The awful pangs ofrbeumatism are quickly
relieved by an application of Ramen's Nerve
andBone Oil. Large tottles, with diree tioDs
D cents TT. Hammersley
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
NOT BOTHERED BY SERVANTS.
Women Of an Arizona Mining Town
Do Their Cooking on the
Cooperative Plan.

The servant girl problem is no longer
live issue at San Miguel, a mining town
in the copper region of Cochise coun-
ty, Arizona. The women of the place
have worked out Community of in
terest" plan with much success. They
have a cooperative cooking club, which
now consists of As families, and It re-
Gently celebrated the fourth anniver-
sary of its organization. Four years
ago the women of the camp rebelled
against the "greaser" servants they
were compelled to put up with. They
therefore organized this club. A home
In the central part of the town was
leased, matron was chosen and as
sessments were large enough to secure
a capable staff Of Chinese servants. An
executive committee of three purchase
all the supplies, and its authority is I'M
questioned. The club is run on fam
lily plan and each family has a table Of
its own. There Is table d'hote for the
unmarried members. After four years
of trial the women declare that the club
means saving Of about so per cent. in
the living expenses of each family, and
1t enables the families to have better
service and better food than If they
patched 1t" alone Internal dissen-
sions are guarded against by q clause in
the constitution which allows any per-
son dissatisfied with the club to leave
It without notice.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
CHICAGO'S STOCK YARDS.
Twelve ThOusand Tons Of Dressed
Meat Seat Out to Consumers
In One Day.

The enormous output of a Chicago
stockyard is we'll illustrated by the fol-
lowing figures: At one of these places
alone in single day, as many as 26, 900
cattle, $4,000 hogs and $1,000 sheep, or
total of over 30 900 animals, will arrive
in the stockyards.
The 10000 cattle would arrive in 1873
cars, and the animals would weigh 3d.
407,O 900 pounds, representing, dressed,
the enormous total of Is. O00, 900 pounds.
or 5000 tons Of beef furnished by Chi
cago in one day.
The sheep would weigh 2,234, 900
pounds, and would make 5S4 tons of
mutton, while the hogs would yield
2,616 tons of pork.
The cattle, sheep and hogs combined
would give grand total of $4,000 tons
of dressed meat distributed among the
consumers of the world in one day by
this single livestock market.
The meat would fill refrigerator
train over eight miles long, and the
animals, as received, would make
train Of 1887 cars, or solid train Of
14A miles, or solid procession of ami
mails, in single file, extending over .
distance Of 80 miles.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
BAvAR1AN WOMEN VOTE.
Al Owners 81 Property Rave the
Privilege aaA Exercise It
b. Proxy.

Women who own taxable property
are permitted to vote at municipal
elections In Munich. the capital of Ba-
varia, but they have never gone in per-
son to the polls. sending instead male
proxies. At recent election, however,
one courageous woman. who, by the
way, 10 president of large philanthropy
ic association Of women, appeared In
person to cast her vote. She pleaded
that It was not any more dimcult to
cast a ballot than to instruct some man
how to do it, while the only way to be
sure that the right ballot was used was
to cast It herself. Her action caused
something of Z sensation, but she was
not denied the privilege she asked for.
When it Is remembered that until re-
lowed to attend political meetings or
to ally themselves with political par
ties. and that these laws are still In ef-
feet in many parts of the empire, this
action of a woman voter. which passed
without protest from the men, indicates
. growing sentiment in favor Of I'm
proved conditions for women. The lib
eral party and the social democrats all
over Germany, wherever the laws are
not unfavorable, are melting women to
join them. In Hamburg about LOO
women belong to the social democratic
clubs, and are even represented on their
boards OF directors.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
SCREEN OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
Philadelphia Man Makes Queer Use
OF 10000 OF Cancelled Gov
eFnment Tokens.

A most interesting screen composed
Of about 10000 postage stamps, is on
the point of completion by q Philadel-
phian. says the Philadelphia Record. It
is Of four panels. The handsome frame,
with ledge on top shelf. Is of quartered
oak, the dark. English weathered vari-
ey. This is in rich contrast with the
panels. which are completed entirely
Of cancelled postage stamps Of every de-
nomination from $50 to something like
q tenth Of cent. Not only IL every ma
,tion@represented, but there Is . good Va
riety for each nation, and odd as we'll
a. new issues are arranged in wonder
full variety. The peculiar colors used
in postage stamps lend themselves ad-
mirably and grow still more mellow in
. few years.
c. Il. schermerhorn. who is having it
made. says the stamps are stuck ON
compo board. which is both light and
strong. It il alike ON both sides. seven
feet in height, each Of the inserted pan
els measuring six feet by two feet and
. half. In spite Of the fact that very
many of tho stamps were collected BY
friends. the screen has cost about 800.
And $500 wouldn't buy It.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
IN COWBOY LAND.
orow1ag C1tles whore But . D0soD
YeaRp Age VVas 0nly IN.
bHOk0n Land.

When Z handful Of settlers trskked
into Oklahoma . dozen years ago and
induced Indians to lease them small
tracts. they placed faith in the black.
losmy soil and the bright. sunny skies.
After gaining possession Of the coun-
try. Mature was kind to the settlers. and
has been responsible to large degree
in the crowning Of their efforts. writes
william r. Draper. in Four-Track
News.
Year after year passed. and the crops
have increased in size. The cereals have
burst through the ground, not to b
burned BY drouth. but to yield In
abunAaace. Wsll-nllsd granariss. and
highly improved farms attest the pros
porous condition Of the farming class,
While the towns are alive with energy.
and business. New houses are con-
SANITY going up In the Villages. while
the cities Of the territory are acquiring
tail and imposing once buildings ana
improvements Of the east.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
WANT A MOURNING STAMP.
Postage Stamp to HarmOnise
with Black Border.

The post ONCE department is con-
stantly in receipt of requests for the
issue of q mourning stamp for use on
black-edged stationery. Persons in all
grades of life assert that there is no
harmony or appropriateness in an en-
velope with black edge. and a red
stamp in the corner, and they beg the
department to issue black stamp, says
the Washington Post.
The department has given much con-
sideration to the subject, but has been
unable to comply with the requests on
account Of the rules of the Universal
Postal union, which prescribes that our
lowest value stamp shall be green; that
the stamp used for domestic use shall
be red, and the stamp carrying foreign
mail-five cents-shall be blue. In view,
Of these restrictions it has not appeared
possible to meet the requirements for
a mourning stamp, as the department
does not deem it advisable to print a
stamp in red and also in black.
However, the suggestion has been
made that the three-cent stamp, now
printed in purple, might be issued in
black, so that person desiring to use
black stamp upon his mourning en-
velope might do so by paying the add
tional cent. The department may take
up this suggestion later and act upon 1t.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
ARE FRIENDS AGAIN.
Greeks and Persians Resume Anios
able Relations After Cen
tufles Of Strife.

For nearly "a centuries the Greeks
and Persians have been at loggerheads
with each other, and. now at last. they
have decided to become friends again,
reports the New York Herald.
During this entire period there were
no diplomatic relations between the two
countries, and for this reason unusual
interest attaches to the news that an
envoy from Persia is now on his way to
Athens for the purpose Of presenting his
credentials a. ambassador to King
George.
The rupture between tho two nations
occurred in tho year 4s1 before Christ,
when Darius, son Of Hystaspes. sent an
embassy to Greece. with Instructions to
demand homage from the high-spirited
Athenians The latter promptly refused
to offer tho customary earth and water
to tho Persian monarch, and war was at
once declared. From that time. 2,3s3
years ago, until now, the Greek and
Persian courts have held NO ofncial in
tercourse with each other.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
MONTE CARLO HAS BLACKLIST.
Many People Barred From PaIatial
Gaming Establishment.

Many People Barred From PaIatial
Gaming EstabIishmsnt
1t is usually imagined that anyone
may enter the gambling saloons at
Monte Carlo and try his or her luck
at the tables where roulette. trente-
et-qua-rante and baccarat are played.
But the prince of Monaco has made
rule that no resident in his "domin-
ion" is to be allowed admission, and
the privilege is consequently denied
his people"
The casino authorities decline ad-
mission on their own account to any
person who on previous occasion
may have lost all his money at the
tables and may have had to ask for
financial assistance from them to pro.
cure railway ticket for home.
To secure this money one goes to
the Office Of the administration-whi
is at the top Of steep staircase-and
after signing sundry documents the
victim has to sit to photographer.
This photograph is preserved for fu-
ture reference. and the man who is
on this BLACKLIST has very little
chance of renewing acquaintance with
the gilded saloons until he has repaid
the debt
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
VIVISBCTION IN ENGLAND.
Last Year On Living Animals
Almost $4,000.

A return was issued recently 1T Lon
don showing the number Of experiments
performed in the year 1902 on living
animals. The total number for England
and Scotland was 1896, being 3.2s1
more than In 1901.
OF these 12.776s were performed with
out anesthetics. These were mostly
NEGOTIATIONS and simple matters, such
q abstraction Of . small quantity Of
blood. No experiment Involving any
thing serious was allowed to be made
without the use Of IN anesthetic.
OF the 10 persons ljosnsed to expert
ment III performed no axpesimsnts.
It IL pointed out that 8 vsry large
number Of expsSinsats % 1ale On BE-
halt Of public bodies. Thsos Include
The local government beard. the House
az Commons Ventilation comnittse, the
royal commission on. Tuberculosis. the
board OF agriculture. and various county
councils and municipal corporations.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
REINDEER AND PRAIRIE DOG.
One 10 IncreasinE and the Other Di-
minishing i'm Numbers ut
Rapid Rate.

The purchase and distribution by the
federal authorities of herds Of Siberian
reindeer in Alaska have been already,
If official reports can be trusted, of no
inconsiderable benefit to natives who
have suffered privations from their own
reckless determination Of game in
earlier years.
The cynomis ludovicianus is the long
scientific name Of the short prairie dog.
which has been. over large areas of she
western country, more Of a nuisance
than many people imagine. Until re-
Gently he spread over 68 counties in
Kansas. to say nothing Of his occupancy
elsewhere, damaging local crops to IN
extent not in keeping with his unobtru-
sive Dimensions. All kinds Of poisons
were tried on him in vain till the recent
discovery of . new one. its constitu-
ents not disclosed, which sweeps him OF
the earth, root and branch. 80 to speak.
leaving of bis hide and hair neither
bark nor animation: good riddance Of
this damaging marmot, which, with it,
companion in sin, the pocket gopher.
has cost the western farmer no end OF
money by it, ravageo.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
0~oA.2is3A Ce1t1noAe.

One Of the largest centipsdes ever
found In the Indian territory was killed
by q jeweler near Broken Arrow. re-
ports the Kansas City Journal He and
. party Of friends visited Mount Dick
inson and while prodding under large
stone for . fattlesnake found the mon
ster centipede. It measures . little
more than seven: inches in length and
has something over 200 legs with .
stinger In each leg. An enterprising
druggist has preserved the insect in a.
cohol and viii send It to the st. Louis
exposition.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
He Ate III, Own words.

He Ate Ais Own Words.
Not long ago the punishment for
libel IN Russia was the requirement
that the libeler literally eat his own
words. A man who published small
volume rejecting on the unlimited
power Of the sovereign was seized.
tried In = summary way and con-
denaod to consume the Objectionable
words. In one Of the public streets
the book was severed from its bind
inc. tho msrgins cut Oh. the leaves
rolled -. one by one and fed to the
unfortunate author. A surgeon was In
attendance 70 pronounce upon the
nunber possible to give without en-.
daaGoring his life. but he 10 reported
to have Get the limit 1T something
like two hundred.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
In 2008.

What has zoos in store for us? In 1908
the telegraph. telephone. kodak, and
other 'commonplaces' Of to-day would
have been regarded - Munchausenisms.
says Four.Track News. 10 It not pes
sible that 100 years hence We can push
4 button and sec ~ we'll - converse
with our nsighbors 1T the north pole, or
drop . nickel In the slot and get the
latest market reports from Mar, or ring
bell and have meal served BY q
dumb waiter who isn't looking for q
tin? At the PACE We are going even thia
latter apparent inpossibility may be
possfb1e.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
GOLDFISH 1oWN on 1AxT1.
ne Mercury n TAsRno8stsP 1alas
Blghty Ds0Ssss Below EerO -
Yakutok District.

In Yakutsk district the Thermometer,
10 known to fall - low a. 80 degrees
Fahrenheit below zero. Tho inhabit-
ants (the Yakuts) Of this district, says
tho London Graphic. are Q very inter-
esting people, q 1t is evident that they
are different type from the surround
ing Monaghan tribes.
Prof. A. H. Keane, In his Man. Past
and Present" says: ''They are almost
the only progressive aboriginal people
IN Siberia, although numbering not
more than 100000 souls. concentrated
chiefly along tho river banks on the
plateau between tho Lena and the AL.
dan. In the Yakuts We have an extreme
instance Of the capacity of man to
adapt himself to milieu. They do not
merely exist. but thrive, and display
considerable degree Of energy and en-
terprise in the coolest region Of the
globe. Within the isothermal of ~
degrees Fahrenheit, Verhoyansk is the
heart Of their territory. is alone includ-
ed for the period from November to
February. and In this temperature, at
which quick silver freezes, the Yakut
children may be seen gambling naked
IN the snow.
In midwinter r. Kennon met some
OF these men of iron,' as Wrangel calls
them. airily arrayed in nothing but
shirt and q sheepskin, Longing about
% II In the enjoyment Of the zephyrs OF
some genial subtropical zone."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
FRRsn AIR Dl 3 8!
whore ClSthss ana Fuel Are scarce
TAis Has 0ftentlnes Been
the Case.

The theory that the necessity Of ex-
GLIDING from houses tho Injurious night
DIR II tho cause the world over of the
practice Of poor ventilation will not
hold. 1t IL 1T least not tho sole nor the
chief reason Of the prejudice against
fresh air. says American Medicine.
Manifestly It does not obtain for
countries in which there is no mosquito.
In cold climates. and especially in the
winter season, the theory has no ap-
pltcability, and another explanation
must be found
This 10, We believe, tho necessity that
exists. especially among the vast ma
jority Of the poor, to economic
warmth. A large portion of the peas
ants Of France to-day secure this econ-
omy by keeping their domestic animals
1t night In the combined house and
stable.
In arctic climates and in winter even
In temperate zones, and especially in
previous centuries, the securing of SUI
dcient clothing and saving the loss Of
warmth has doubtless been q chief
cause Of the universal fear Of ventilla-
ton.
In this way to-day in some countries
medical college lecture rooms get on
without the expense Of fuel by utilizing
the foul, but warm exhalations of tho
bodies Of hundreds Of students, who in
anger cry out against . door ajar or q
crack in q window.
The greatest and best remedial agent
IN tuberculosis and many other devil
talizing diseases is fresh air, by night or
by day, ever fresh air.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
Sidewalk Notice Continued.
[CoNT1NUxD FROM FIFTH PAGE

10 the owners and occupants OF the
following described lots and parcels Of
land in the city Of Minot in Ward County
North Dakota.
Pursuant to q resolution adopted by
the City Council of the City of Min0t.
You and each of you are hereby notified
to construct sidewalk in front of the
lot hereinafter described, said sidewalk
to be eight feet in width and shall be con-
structed OF cement in following manner:
There shall be q foundation of sand
and gravel five inches in thickness, on
which shall be laid two inches of con-
crete composed Of four parts sifted sand
4 to one part of portland cement, and on
the top of this shall be laid two inches
Of concrete formed of two parts of fine
sifted sand to one part of portland &C.
ment, troweled smooth and laid of in
blocks. On the outer edge of this walk
shall be placed curb which shall be
three Fights OF an inch below the top of
the walk, which said curb shall be five
inches in thickness and fifteen inches in
width, such walks shall slope outward
4 to the curb, three inches. That the
same shall be placed on the established
sgrade and shall be built and completed
n BY November IS, 1903. viz.
\ In front of lot 18 in block 2, TOWNSHIP
of Minot in Ward County, N. D.
In front ct lot 10 in block 2, townsite
Of Minot, IL Ward County, N. D.
{ n -ont of lot IL in block 3, toWnsite
OF l1iAot, in Ward County, N. D.
JOSEPH ROACH,
Mayor.
w. G. MCHUGH,
Auditor.
JOHN MALoNEY,
Street Commissioner.
M. E. SEVERANCE,
~ City Engineer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
MANY CIGAR BOXES USED.
They Are Made in Millions in City
Of New York.

There are something like 15,000,00
cigar boxes used in the United States
annually, and about nine-tenths of that
number are made in this city, where
the trade rivals the clothing industry
in point of capital invested and mum.
her Of people employed" said a lead.
ing New York cigarbox manufacturer
recently. THE material out of which
the best quality of cigar boxes are
made comes principally from Cuba,
and Is known as Spanish cedar. A
peculiarly about this wood is that It
always retains the flavor of q good
cigar Indeed. some people claim that
1t improves the flavor, aud the reason
given for this contention Ia that It
grows In the same localities as tho
finest Hazsna tobacco"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
Pains spsetae,ss.

. Pain. the fireworks man. has . COR
EgOoos letter head for his business cor.
SrelpoQdence. and one nf tho more
ronlnent slsgends 10 Pains. Famous
Dpectaclss." Yesterday . stranger in
Itown called at the Pain sstabnshmeat
and said to . salesman: Mister. my
ssight6 been goin' back on mo power
fully OF la&s: 3est thought - how Z
pair Of your famous spectacles might
help ~ BIT. Whut cir they WORT? p
The salesman. quick - . Hash, ~
IDiisd: "Oh. anywhere from elo0 "a
80. Or displays 49, But The
Ca otiow vas going oat q ~ door
- q tut.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
Had the Rasl rhina.


Among the many fakirs at the Allen.
feced for sale unique toy In the
shape Of IN automatic rat. A realistic
demonstration was tho means Of It
tracing many buyers. among whom
was certain Reading man. who
thought to amuse his little daughter.
That evening to the great delight Of
the latter, he started the rodent on
ito psregrinations. when . neighbor's
sch1d. who happened to be present, oh.
UA,-a1 enviously. after looking On Tor
.4 s. 90 IN silence: "Oh, that's not
6GSI We have lots Of EN- ct our
house, and you don't have to wind 'om
up, elthor."-Philadelphis Record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
SATURDAY, JANUARY s1, 1903.
Tboge persons who persist in throw

Those persons who persist in throw ing stones and other missiles at the trolley cars are only hurting the cause they pretend to be helping. This sort of business will not settle the strike and it is apt in the long run to turn sympathy towards the company, where it now seems to be with the strikers. From the first the strikers and their friends have denounced this sort of work in the strongest terms, and while the chasm between the men and the company at the present time seems great, we all look for speedy solution of the trouble. When a settlement does come the men that go back can say to their employers that they advo- cated mo violence"