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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-12-28

your dresses from Worth?'
proved to be the exact color to match
Leos bright beauty.
Madame bestows these upon u.s."
said HOrtense, grimacing and twisting
herself after the manner Of French
maids. Madame is all goodness"
Leo bought the dress and it was
sent home that night.
Eyes, it is very pretty; but all the
same l don't like you to wear second
hand Dress" said her aunt.
"a great many ladies do the same
thing, Aunt Jo.'
"a great many ladies do silly
thing, then" retorted the old lady.
But, Notwithstanding Aunt JOS dis
approval, Leo felt very proud anu
happy when she went off that evening
dressed in the blue silk. which had
required very little alteration to tit
her supple figure.
Miss FitZalan's parlors were full,
and Leo's heart beat high with antici-
patOry triumph as she saw M. Maui
rice among the crowd. The next mo.
ment she perceived that he was no,
alone. A tall and beautiful young lady
leaned on his arm. With a pang OF
jealousy Leo would fain have shrunk
away, but Mr.. Maurice advanced to-
ward her.
"Miss Harper allow me to present
to you my wife: Mrs. Maurice Miss
Harper Oh, I see you're surprised.
So am l. She only arrived from Eu'
rope four days ago: this with a
smile.
Leo tried to mutter a few congratu-
latory words, but could hardly make
herself audible Mrs. Maurice put up
her eyeglasses.
"How very strange she cried.
"My blue silk dress that had made
at Worth's. should know the trim
| ming anywhere. May ask. Miss Har-
per, if you order your dresses from
WORTH
| Leo turned scarlet, but she chung
| bravely to the anchor Of truth.
mo" she said, blushing with morti.
flcation; 81 am only school teacher,
| and can afford no such extravaganza
as that. l bought it secondhand Of
Mile. Hortense Chenier, No. Rother'
ward street
my maid cried Mrs. Maurice
And she stole it from me-all the time
pretending that the packing case that
contained it was lost on the voyage
the hypocritical thing"
Mr.. Maurice laughed.
"That comes from your foreign
French maids" said he
f.eoliue Harrer felt ha~ 20" -
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~atess-a.7c~ss~~s. ~sa~~~are|'
That Ball Dres SIS
BY ROSE EOTANT GERRY
s-var~s-.sJses.>se-1 p<-s-ee%7e'ss; Is }: !:

l-eoline Harper was Just u q bright
ambitious, high-spirited girl, " o
earned her livelihood by teachin" in a
grammar school. But her prosy pro
fession left her plenty Of time 30
dream of q larger and brighter future.
and she erected some very stately edi-
fees i'm Spain.
For | don't want to drudge all my
life So" said IeOlne Il am pretty
enough" with a conscious laughing
glance at the mirror, land clever
enough. | hope, to make my own in
ture"
Yes. dear" said Aunt .Ioscpha. who
admired her niece exceedingly. ''yon
are pretty enough, and | believe YOU
are smart enough; but still don't IN
ierstand how you are gOir% to do it,
you'll see said LcoliHc, with q
bright smile and nod.
And when Kitty Toppefield, VINO
taught in the primary department Of
the same school. told Aunt Josey about
Mr.. Maurice, the new trustee, who was
so handsome. and wore such superb
diamond studs. and admired I.eolines
method Of imparting instruction so en-
tEusias tically. she began TO cOmpre-
bend what her niece meant.
Leo" said he when she had the
rare chance IL being alone with hcr
niece, do YOU like this Mr. Maurice"
The blood flushed into !,euline's
face.
"Of course like him. Aunt Josey,"
said she.
do you love him.
"I-1 don't know whether I might or
not said Leo, coloring still deeper.
"That is, il l knew him better. He Is
a society man. and I have so few op
portunities! If | was only in a fash.
ionable circle like George Fitzalan"
Now. Miss George Fitzalan was
pretty, dashing young lady, the daugh.
ter of rich importing merchant, who
had been in the same class as Leoline
Harper at school, and 1.eoline had al
ways secretly envied her luxurious
butterfly sort CT If" that seemed to
have 30 few Of the clements q shadow
..y,s,
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Robbed of His Rest.

'"There!" as the door bell rang twice
II succession Won Blumer sprang up
from his seat with look Of intense
annoyance and turned around swiftly
to face his wife. Have you been
shopping again." he inquired, anx-
iously.
"No, dear" said Mrs, Won Blumer,
II haven't been out Of the house to-
day"
"Then," said Won Blumer, throwing
down his paper with gesture OF i'm
! patience, its caller No sooner
does A man come home from his work
at the Office, worn out with the days
struggle and prepared TO settle down
70 q quiet evening than his peace Is
disturbed by some COMPOUNDED bore.
Society is all right in its way, bus
what do these people care for US or we
for them. Here ! was just congratu-
lating myself that I would be able to
get q good nights rest; and now the
dream is over. I've got TO sit up and
exert myself 10 he pleasant 10 lot OF
idiots that | wish were in Halifax
It's Just my luck~-tired out, all broken
-Halloa! what's this? a note, Umpht
All. yes, OF course, Where are my
boots? Not moment TO loose. Show
him into the parlcr, Dinah. Where"
'Who is it. dear?' asked Mrs. Won
Blumer.
s.Who is it," repeated her husband.
as he rushed by her; who is it?'
Hooray! It's Dimpleton. with two
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81 con't know whether might or
to her aunt with depened color and
eager, shining eyes, the newspaper in
her hands.
Look, Aunt Joscy!' cried she.
la, child" said the old lady, you
know I can't see thing without my
spectacles."
Then III read it to you; and Leo,
| liDt: read as follows:
FOR sale, at a bargain, two silk
evening dresses, one blue and the
other canary color; worn only once.
by 3 lady just returned from Europe
! Price, twenty-five dollars each. Apply
r. }. c.. No. - Rotherward street.
What do you think OF that. aunty?
Blue is Just my color And silk, tool!
Why, | never had q real silk in my
life"
Il don't like tie idea OF second
! hand fnery.' said Aunt Iosorha shak-
ing her head.
"Rut when you cant afford anything
else" pleaded Leoline "Oh Aunt
Josey, do SO want to go!"
"My dear, remember the old fable
Of the daw with borrowed plumes, "
warned Aunt Josepha. IF this man
Is really man of sense he will think
as much of you in your cashmere
dress as if you wore the queens dia-
monds."
But Leo, believing that her aunt was
hopelessly behind the age, persisted.
II will go to the number and adj
dress. will just look at the silks; OF
course I needn't buy unless | like
them
The house was a magnificent brown
stone establishment whose splendor
rather abashed our little school teach
er. II. c." proved to be Mile. Hor
tense Chenier, the lady's maid, who
occupied an airy fourth-story apart
ment, to which the visitor was con
Quoted by grumbling footman. Leo
line felt altogether out Of her element
and almost sorry that she had come;
but when she saw the superb silks,
scarcely worn, her heart leaped within
her Tho hi:ie ono was trimmed witr
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Peculiar Accident in Football.

Capt. Stangland Of the Columbia
football team. who was taken from
the Yale game pract cally unconscious
because Of a kick IN the head, has
lost all sense of TASTE. and smell. PLY
sicians have not yer determined Just
what the exact trouble is, but they
fear injury to the brain resulting from
a blood clot. Mr.. Stangland's men
tai faculties are not dnransed in any
way except to the erto''t Ir""tfo"0d.
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open.Air School in Germany.

The town of Charlottenburg, near
Berlin. has an npen-aiI' school. Each
child brings his own cup and helps
to cook his dinner peel the potatoes
etc. while 4 succession of classes are
held on every conceivable subject
The school was attended cnIing the
summer by liz children. who were A.
lowed a free railway journey daily
60
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ana" adNed l.eOnne, me is 70 De
at Georges birthday party. and
George has asked me to come-and-
and | can't because I haven't any.
thing fit to wear. And do believe,
Aunt Josey. II I could only 60
Eyes, yes. understand. my dear"
said Aunt JOsey, regretfully. But,
really. do not SO how You can GO
"Nor !. either said Leo. @nlpinc
down little suffocntir@ lump that
somehow would keep rising in her
throat so must Just be contented
to give it up"
But half an hour aftcrward she came
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Mora Room, for Me.

Two little mai,tS III four and six
years, respectively, were seated on a
stool. Presently the elder of the two
said, refiectively: Don't you think
that il one of US was to get up there
would be more room for me?'
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
Folk Forces Lead In Opening Session
Of State Convention.


Jefferson City. Mo- July 20.-Thc
first days session Of the state Demo.
cratic convention closed amid wild
demonstration, after temporary or.
ganization had been effected, with the
selection OF Congressman w ID. Van.
diver for temporary chairman.
The entire night session was occupied
by the delegates in creatng as much
noise as possible. The delay IN the re
port Of the committee on credentials
without which the convention could
not proceed, was responsible for the
confusion.
The name Of p. ]. Byrnes, who Is
generally credited with being closely
Identified with the machine interests
was proposed by the state central com
mittee in it's report The mention OF
Byrnes' name was the signal for Dele
gate j. c. Jones Of 81. Louis 70 leap {,
his feet and move that J. r. Nolan b,
substituted for Byrnes The result o
the vote taken by roll call, showed
that the Folk forces have a clear work
ing majority.
The only other development Of i'm
portance was the disclosure OF an or
ganlzed opposition TO the denomination
of Samuel B. Cook for secretary o.
state among the delegates instructe,
for him.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
PRESIDENT SEES MINERS.
Petition Regarding Colorado Matter
Presented and Considered.

Oyster Bay, y. Y. July 20-presi-
dent Roosevelt last night received the
committee appointed last sunday by
the convention Of the coal miners and
allied crafts at Wilkesbarre, Pa. The
mission of the committee was TO pre-
sent personally to the president a pc
tition rcciting the conditions in which
organized labor has been placed 10y the
action Of the authorities Of Colorado
and requesting him to institute an in
vestigation of the labor troubles in
that state with q view. If possible, OF
remedying the conditions now exist
ing.
The members Of the committee, NJ.
T. Burke of Carbondale. Pa; Henry
Herzovits Of Plymouth Pa, and Frank
+. McCaiferty Of Victor, Colo, are the
men who came to Oyster Bay last
week to present the petition to the
president. but were not permitted to
see him.
The committee did not see the presi.
dent until evening although the ap-
pointment had been fixed for 2:3C
o'clock, and this time it was the mems
own fault The spokesman failed tc
catch the train, and his companions
were obliged to make another appoint
ment with Secretary Loeb. The presi
dent took the delay in good part and
welcomed them in his library.
The petition. which was the expires
sion Of 225.00O men Of the union labol
organizations Of northeastern Pennsyl
vania, was laid before the president
lie read it carefully and then inform
ed the committee that he would h'
glad to do anything he properly anC
legally could do to ameliorate the con
ditions existing in the state Of Colo
RADIO. He indicated that an investi
CATION of the labor troubles in tina
state is now being made by agents o
the department of commerce and la
Dor. Thus far. the conversation in
dicated. the situation had not beei
such as would warrant interference
by the federal government
Following the presentation Of th
petition the president talked with hi
callers on subjects of mutual interest
The members Of the committee unit
ed in saying their interview was pei
fectly satisfactory TO them anH doubt
less will be to the unions which the
represent.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
.LEWES FIRtMtN WANT MONEY
Fisheries Company Import Italians to
Work at it's Plant.
Special 10 The Evenlng Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
Lewes July 2o.-The Lewes Fire Com
pany through its president. u. T.
Lynch, Is asking the town commission
ers to pass a resolution making an an
nual appropriation OF $3.50 to assist in
defraying the expenses OF the organi-
cation The company maintains it's
own band and claims that it Is the
principal Incentive that holds the mem-
befs together and keeps up the interest
so that they have become efficient
managers OF the lire fighting appara-
tus. chief Lynch says IL takes quite
neat sum to keep up the companys ex-
penses, and the members are paying It
the only benefit which most OF them
derive Is the privilege of paying weekly
dues regularly I'm order that they may
keep themselves I'm readiness 10 fight
the fire that threatens to consume some
other fellows property.
The inclination Of the town authorl-
ties In the past has been to foster this
organization and encourage II I'm every
way possible without carrying the mat
ter to extremes-such as buildings,
equipment, etc, and the company Is
likely TO obtain the grant.
Mrs. Sarah Paynter. wife Of John r.
Paynter, died at the home OF her
granddaughter Mrs Horace Murray,
near Lewes. yesterday. The funeral
services win be held In the Presbyter-
ian Church tomorrow.
Rain has come IN abundance the past
few days and Il is interesting to hear
the various comments made by the far
mers. Some wanted IL, others did not
etc, and the opinion Is fast gaining
that the farmers are a hard sent of
men to please as far as the weather Is
concerned.
Walter Burton, colored, OF this town
went to a Campmeeting last Sunday
and came back badly cut IN the back
/. and stomach as the result Of drunk.
en- scrap. The wounds necessitateo
sewing up by Dr. Hooker
Mrs. Hannah Richardson, wife OF
Attorney John M. Richarson, is seri.
ously IN at their residence In Pilot
Town.
A carload OF Italians We're imported
to Lewes yesterday by the Fisheries
} Company TO be employed at theh
works on the beach. The company hal
quit undertaking TO procure their en-.
tire force from this nelghborhood be-
I cause OF the unreliability OF the colore,
workers, hence they bring in a force
that stay at the works the entire sea-
son through.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
eoRMAN DECLINES.
Says Il Will BE Impossible For Him 4
Head National Committee.

Says Il Will BE Impossible For Him to
Head National Committee.
New York. July Ex-senator Arthur
p. German has informed Judge Par
ker's friends in this city that it will
be impossible for him to accept the
Craftsmanship Of the Democratic ma
tional committee. They refuse to ac-
cept his answer as final and are en-
deavorlng to induce him TO change his
mind. They have not given up hope.
Thomas Taggart Of Indiana arrived
here this morning Some Of Mr. Tag.
garts friends in this city intimate
that they propose to fight for him IN
the national committee.
"Mr. Taggart is a big man, and he
ought to be elected chairman" SAID
John w. Kern Of Indiana. He knows
more about real politics than any
other man In the party"
Judge Parkers friends are not dis
turbed at Mr. Kerns intimation tina
the contest for the chairmanship woul'
be carried into the national committee
They do not feel that Mr.. Kern is au
thorized T. speak for Mr. Taggart fo
whom they have the most cordial feel
ing.
They desire the election Of Senate
German because he has very wid'
acquaintance among the Democratic
leaders in every state in the Union; be
cause he is already familiar with th'
duties Of the office, and because thel
feel that his name would inspire con
fdence throughout the country.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
General Markets.

New York, July 10,
FLOUR Steady. but Inactive. Mime
sofa patents sie5a5. p winter straights.
A6oaA75 winter extras, 50 S5a3e0, winter
patents ts5a5l0.
WHEAT-Opened barely steady and inn
mediatey eased on under heavy offerings
foreign selling and realizing market was
weak all morning under good weather
news and absence Of support September.
n&ns2Mc. December 80 i3-i6a9lAc,
TALLOW-Dul; city thc; country,
Matte
HAY-ouiet; shipping, 7oc.; good to
hoice &c
PorAToEs-weak. Long Island. IN
)ulk. per $50 pounds. 81 25ai.50. Jersey
prime. per barrel tial so. Norfolk, prime
per barrel Sial50. Jersey. sweets. per
basket N.l5ai75
srRAw-weak: long rye. siail5.
WOOL-steadyi domestic fleece. s2as5c
HOPS-Quiet: state common to choice,
903, 25a33c 1909. soa22c., olds. 7al3c. Pa
'lhc coast, 1903. 22agc.i 1903. ioa2lc. olds,
ai3c
BUTTER Rather easier. but not quot
ihly lower. creamery, common TO extra,
9ai7ifc.; state. dairy, common TO extra,
lialIc; renovated. common to extra. lOa
&C.. western factory. common TO choice
ial3s4c. western initiation creamery,
common 10 choice i3ai5c
CHEESE and easier state. full
cream small, white, fancy, lAui falr "a
good. 7Ha7ihc; poor. 6Ha6Ac., small. col.
ored fancy &c. fair to good, 7ita7Ao.
large. white fancy. 79tc., fair to good
| nc poor. 6i5a6Ac., large. colored, fancy
/ ffc.. fair to good 7ha7hc.; poor, ehsic
/ skins. fun to light. ia6c
! EGGS-Steady: state. Pennsylvania and
/ nearby fancy selected white. 4c, frhte
/ igika20c. western extra, selected, 20itc.
/ average prime 1ehc: southern. iGalsc
LIVE POuLTRY-Firm; good demand
fowls. i5iaai6c. old roosters, aaioc sprin
chickens. lSu2Sc. ducks, old, Halle; do
young. Raise
| DRESSED POULTRY Firm; good d
mand; fowls choice fresh killed. iic DO
fair 10 good. l3ai3hc. old r0osters. Sc
nearby hroliers, choice, 2ia26c' do, fair
good iSa22c. western do, choice lQa2ic
do. fair TO good l5ai7c.
| FRESH FRUITS-Apples, choice. han
picked per barrel, t2.ma250' do. commo
TO good. sia2i do, average lots per hal
barrel basket. 75c asl Is do. per bush,
crate. &c ayi do. per small basket, 40
i0c pears. southern. LeConte. per barre
Il 60aA50: do. Kiefer. s2a250; peaches
Georgia. per carrier acasi.2. do, Mary
land and Delaware. per basket 25a75c
plums. per carrier. Si.5oa2bo do pc
quart 4a5c., ourrants red per quart, 3
&C.; rnsphcrries, red per pint. 5a7c., DO
Jersey. ta6c.. do. Delaware and Maryland
la5c. blackcaps. per pint. sa5c. blacltbeI
les up river. per quart. sai2c. do, Jei
'ey. 6al2c. do, Delaware and Maryland
aec
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
DETAILS Of FIGHT
At MOLTEN PASS
Japanese Force Far Outnum-
bered by Russians.
ENGAGEMENT LASTED ALL DAY

One Company Held Small Outpost For
Twelve Hours Against the Enemy's
Repeated Assaults 80 Japanese Loss
Placed at Three Hundred Men.
Tokyo. July 2o.-Detalls Of the sec
ond battle OF Molten pass on Sunday
show it TO have been even a greater
victory for the Japanese than was in
dicated in the earlier reports, for not
only were the Russian losses several
times those OF General Kurokfs troops
which are placed at about 300, but
Lieutenant General Count Kcller's
forces far outnumbered those Of Lieu
tenant General Baron Hasegawn, inn
mediately commanding the mikado's
men.
General Kuroli in his official dis.
patch TO the war Office, informs the
government two army divisions Of
Russians were engaged in the attack
on the Japanese positions IN and about
the pass whereas General Hasegawa's
two columns totaled only a brigade
ana a battalion.
! Yet the Japanese repulsed the Rus
SLAMS at all points and in the latter
half OF the twelve hour fight drove
Count Keller's soldiers in confusion
along the Liaoyang road as far to the
northwest as shantlen pass
General Kwopatkn, in his official
report to the general stan in ST. Peters
burg. admits the Russian loss was
more than 1000. From other sources
It is learned General Keller lost twice
that number in killed, wounded and
captured. as well as ten guns and
many hundreds Of rifles
Japanese Infantry Superior.
The battle demonstrated as never be-
fore the great superiority Of the Japa-
nese infantry TO that Of the Russians.
Isolated companies Of General Hase-
gawa's columns held important points
Of the pass against Russian detach-
ments from three TO seven times as
large
General Kurod reports Count Kel
ler's army division included large de
tachments Of the Third and Sixth ST
. berian sharpshooters, the Ninth in
fantry division and another OF equa
strength. and several squadrons OF
cavalry. with a heavy proportion Of
! Cossack horse batteries. In addition
there were lighter mountain batteries.
That powerful force about o'clocl
= on Sunday morning assaulted the Jap
E anese outpost of one infantry COMPANY
D under cover OF heavy fog Replyinl
instantly. the Japanese rushed a cou
e rier TO General Hasegawa's headquaI
4 ters with an estimate of the enemy
8 strength and retired slowly toward tn
y pass proper The Japanese infantr
fought furously against the RussianI
J. at the same time drawing Kellers var
4 guard into the pass.
d One small outpost held the villag
: Of Hsiamatang throughout the day. a
T. though repeatedly stormed by large do
I tachmcnts OF Cossack cavalry and Rus
sian infantry and subjected to the fu
sweep OF the Siberian sharpshooter'
i FIRE II was that company in whic
, every officer Of whatever rank wa
, wounded
One company Of Japanese soldier
{ reconnoitering from Hsiling encounter
, ed and engaged three battalions O
Russians. Il fought until re-enforce
by four companies. when the Russian
were repulsed. The japanese seize
and held the heights west Of MAXI
. menzn.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
Ma.hInaton srIekIaysrs, strIk..

Washington. July 20.-Twenty eight
bricklnyers engaged in construction
work at the Washington army bar
racks are on strike because a nonunion
colored bricklayer was given work
there. The local bricklayers' union
after a stormy session decided TO give
its support TO the strikers until the
negro is relieved Of his position. The
strike raises again the old question Of
the government recognition Of trade
unionlsm, which formed such a prom
inent feature Of the Miller case in the
government printing Office complicated
to an extent by the color line issue.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
R..snforoemsnts Eor oku.

London, July 20.-The Daily Chron-
icle this morning prints n dispatch
from its Yinkow correspondent, under
date Of July 49, saying that the re-en-
forcements for which General Oku has
been waiting are now being disembark-
ed under the protection Of seven Japa.
nese cruisers. A fresh landing Of
troops, the dispatch says, is also being
effected to the north Of Port Arthur
and important events may be looked
for this week.
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
our ashut Ing Population.

washington. July 2O.-The immigra.
ton bureau has issued a statement
showing a total Of 44.5s2 inmates ir
the penal reformatory and charitable
institutions of the United States, not
including Hawaii and Porto Rico
These comprise 2s,939 males and 10,
643 females. There are 23,54s in state
institutions, 14.9T9 in county institu-
tons. 5,35S in private institutions and
697 in federal institutions. There are
24.717 prisoners serving for life. 10.l12
for over two years and 9,753 under that
Dpriod
Evening journal., 1904-07-20
Another Rreak In Eric Canal.

Syracuse. n. Y. July 2O.-A second
break in the Erie canal believed by
the canal officials to be larger than the
former breach, which was repaired last
Sunday. has been discovered at the
east side Of the cuivert near Ceres
lock. 1t is the opinion Of the canal
officials that the present break may not
be repaired until the end Of the week,
when traffic will be resumed.