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The Dickinson press., 1904-07-30
TREASURES REPORT.

For Springvale School District No. 6, County
of Stark, State of Nerth Dakota for the year
l9O}1904.
The Dickinson press., 1904-07-30

or Alpha School District No. s, County of
Stark. State Of North Dakota, for the year
14(E}-1aH.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
Drew a Bead on Him.

direction. From the opposing camp
came the booming of war drums and
the voices of the priests stirring the
people to anger.
Worst of it is they'll come in
rushes, Bill complained as they
walked back with shouldered axes.
And wait till midnight, when the
light gets dim for shooting"
Cant start the ball a-rolling too
early, them Bill exchanged the ak
for rifle and took a careful rest.
Ore of the medicine men. towering
above his tribesmen, stood out dis
tinctly. Bill drew bead on him.
"All ready?" he asked.
Stockard opened the ammunition
box, placed the woman where she
could reload in safety, and gave the
word. The medicine man dropped.
For a moment there was silence. them
wild howl went up and flight OF
bore arrows fell short.
Didn't work." Stockard shook his
head gloomily. Baptiste had evidently
quelled the more warlike of his fol-
lowers, and instead Of precipitating an
attack in the bright light of day, the
shot had caused hasty exodus, the
Indians drawing out of the village be,
yond the zone of fire.
In the full tide of his PROSECUTING
fervor, borne along by the hand OF
God, Sturges Owen would have ven.
| tured alone into the camp Of the I'm.
believer, equally prepared for mira.
Gle or martyrdOm; but in the waiting
which ensued the fever of conviction
! died away gradually as the natural
man asserted itself. Physical fear re.
placed spiritual hope; the love of life
the love of God. It was no new ex.
perience. He could feel his weakness
coming on. He had struggled against
! it and been overcome by it before. The
! recollection was not pleasant. It
brought shame to him that his spirit
| should be so weak and his flesh SO
strong. But the love of life! the love
of life! He could not strip it from
him. His courage, If courage it might
be called, was bred of fanaticism. The
courage of Stockard and Bill was the
adherence to deep-rooted ideals. Not
that the love of life was less, but the
love Of race tradition more; not that
they were unafraid to- die, but that
they were brave enough not to- live at
the price of shame.
The missionary arose, for the mo.
ment swayed by the mood of sacri.
| fee. He half crawled over the barri.
cade to proceed to the other camp
but sank back, trembling mass, wall.
ing. .~-.
(To be continued.)
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
The Temple of Nature.

Talk not Of temples-there ia one
Built without hands, to mankind given:
It's lamps are the meridian sun,
And all the stars of heaven:
Its walls are the cerulean sky:
Its floor the earth so green and fair ,
The dome its vast immensity-
All Nature worships there!
The Alps arrayed in stainless snow,
Inc Andean ranges yet uhtrod,
At sunrise and at sunset GLOW
Like altar-f1res to Cod
A thousand fierce volcanoes blaze
AS If with hallOWed victims rare:
And thunder lifts it's voice in praise
All Nature worships there!
The Ocean heaves resistles4ly,
Ard pours his s:ittering treasure forth:
Ills waves-the priesthood Of the sea-
Kneel on the shell-gemmed earth,
And there emit a hollow sound,
AS If they murmured praise and PRAYER;
On every side it's holy ground
All Nature worships there!
The cedar and the mountain pine,
The willow on the fountains brim,
The tulip and the Byzantine
In reverence bend to Him;
The song birds pour their sweetest laya,
From tower and tree and middle air;
The rushing river murmurs praise
All Nature worships there!
David Vedder.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
1 rHEg WAY to 5TH Fir HEARTs.
solsterous LIDS Proved Themselves,
( s Il s#&#; 81 Not Wholly Bad 5a

EN EBs sa llg
solsterous LIDS Proved Themse! ~
sa5 Il 4. J. Not Wholly Bad. in.
There was nothing lacking in the
way Of rowdyism on the homeward
bound car from Bath Beach. All TIL,
boys were on 1t, and made it perfect.
.ly apparent to other passengers that
the conductor had nothing TO- do but
collect fares, and that the motorman.
big as he was, had little concern IA
what was going on behind him:
In the next to the front seat ssc {
little, bent old woman, her white hal,
plastered smooth beneath one OF these
curious little black silk bonnets tlae:
are never seen in the shops, but While,
old women seem to know where II,
find. She wrapped her. shawl closer
around her frail figure as the rowdies
became noiser and roared at the con-
ductor when he made a feeble effort to
stop them. Finally they started to sing
a shameless song. A man who was
riding home with his wife and two
children stood up in the car and man.
aged to secure a moments attention.
"Oh, come, lads" he pleaded; mot
before mother!"
The shot struck home! There was
order on that car until the little old
woman got off near the Brooklyn en-.
trance to the bridge.-New York
Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
Riches in Humble Places

It. is not always necessary to enter a
museum or millionaire's palace to
find some treasure worth a kings ran
som, for quite a number of cottages
exist in which are concealed things
so valuable as to be beyond price.
A notable case is found in the Els
wick plate, the finest collection of sill
yer which is believed to exist. Yet this
vast treasure is secured ir the small
cottage in which the owner, Mr..
Wright, lives at Norton, he having
acquired the collection upon the death
OF Lord Wentworth.
At Walton there is a small house
known as Bankers cottage, so small,
in fact, that the owners servants re-
side in a separate cottage close by.
But his house contains collection of
books which experts who have seen
them have valued at no less than
100000.
Just outside Hamburg there is a
five-roomed cottage which also con-
tains untold wealth in the shape of
the finest collection of Japanese china
in the world. It consists altogether
of ITO pieces in the highly colored
figure pattern, the secret of which is
lost and as the collection is said to be
800 years old, it is certainly not over
valued at 100000 > @@@:.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
WHEN BANK CLERKS SMOKE.

Forbidden While Doors Are Open, Bur
Permitted After They Close. sS 5,s
In every bank in this city there Is
rule against smoking, and it is
doubtful If any depositor or visitor to:
any banking institution in the town
ever saw a coil of tobacco smoke sift-
ing through the atmosphere in the
big counting houses-that is, no Wis.,
ltor who is excluded from the build.
ing promptly when the bank closes.
But II the curious could squeeze their
way through those closed portals in
the afternoon they would be treated
to very different sight. - @.as:
= The rules against smoking in all
the big banks of the city apply only
during banking hours. After the doors
are closed and locked one can trans
form himself into a human volcano
with perfect freedom-and he does
And "he" is legion.
The favored one who is allowed tc
remain within the locked doors Of.
such an institution as the Nationa!
City bank is treated to an unusua!
oPSSSeSSASs
employed in this bank, and of that
number there are probably not g.
score who do not indulge in the
weed"
AS the hands of the clock approach
closing time $50 pairs of eyes search
for the form of the superintendent OF
the building. AS he approaches the
door, hands reach into pockets with
military unison of movement. The
hands rest there until the lock clicks
in the door. Then, in a twinhling
cigarettes, cigars and pipes are pro
duced, and in another second there
is fusillade of striking matches. Be
fore a minute passes a dense blue
vapor begins to rise behind the bright
glass partitions and before the clerks
have finished their days work the
usually immaculate counting room
has all the appearance of good old.
Fashioned smoker, the scratching OF
pens being substituted for the clink
OF steins.-New York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
Child's Candy Bills.

George Lawder tells this story to
show how few people know the value
of money. His laundry work is done
by a negress, and he noticed that thu
woman's little girls were always eat
ing candy when they brought tho
wash home.
you mus spend good deal al
money for candy" he remarked on4
Saturday to the elder girl.
Indeed 1 does," was the astonishing
reply Why, me an NAH sistah has
done spent millyups an millyuns oh
dollahs fur candy!"-New York
Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
j }! or :,

" gn;ficent creature!'" exclaimed
the younger member. & ".Of course you
know who, she is?'" E.#:z. Z ~ z :. =.
The elder member sighed. then rang
for cocktails. Time was" said he,
looking retlectively into the amber
co]ored drink, when it seemed to me
that my fortune would be to win that
lovely being Without she's a prize
in herself, don't you Think" = r. -
The younger member, started. Then
he gave a look at Els watch. Really"
he began. neryously. T.
"Remain!". commanded the other,
Fear not! My little story will not,
when it's concluded, entail too great a
strain on your credulity. In the mean.
time we will have cocktail.
1T was not long after my arrival in
New York that my eyes were glad
dened by the sight of the exquisite
creature we have just looked upon.
My initial peep 1T her was obtained
one beautiful Easter morn-in the
Fifth Avenue parade. When they told
me who she was nearly tainted! At
ter that l was almost afraid to look
again. Thus endeth the prologue.
About eight months subsequent to
the time when this vision first swan
into my KEN as the poet puts it. was
called away. To Chicago. On the
Journey hack l was, by some strange
chance of fortune, assigned Pullman
space next to that occupied by her
father! knew the old man by the
pictures | had seen of him in the pa.
pers. Right here occurs the first sit.
uation' OF the little drama, for what
should happen except that I should
become real chummy with the father.
who. as you know, by reason of his
wonderful influence and power in this,
our workaday world, is dubbed a mer.
camille Napoleon!
when l tell YOU thataS becsme-r real
chummy with the father | am putting
it rather mildly. Don't think I am f1b-
bing when l tell you that on our ar
rival the Great Man actually insisted
upon my accompanying him to his
home, there to stay for the night.
had casually remarked that was stay
ing with my aunt in Mount Vernon:
whercupon her father cordially invited
me to put up with him for the night.
it seeming to him, SO he said a total
~ unnecessary, not to say inconven-
lent, proceeding on my part to traipse
away out to Mount Vernon at such a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23

late hour! fts s u 43 ,3A2 .{ 1t a..+ i
And so we were conveyed to the
stately palace that is the town abode
OF the Napoleon. No sooner had the
butler admitted us into that magnif-
cent mansion, when the vision floated
into the reception hall. Perhaps you
Will lie unreasonable enough to ask
whether 1t was not improbable that
she should be up at that hour of the
night. In such case 1 shall content
myself by merely inviting your atten-
ton to the well.known devotion of
this, girl to her father.
we were introduced, and it is a
tribute to the tact of this beautiful
young woman to say that, not in the
1east' by word Of gesture, did she
evlnce the smallest degree of surprise
at my rather unconventional visit. On
the contrary, she was graciousness
itself. l felt, even at the moment she
placed her little hand in mine, that
was gone-lost-bowled out.
In the morning I enjoyed the ines
Unable privilege of dining en- famille
with these exclusive personages. At
ter chatting while in the library with
them suddenly decided that it would
not be we'll to everyday my hand; so I
intimated my intention of Immediate
ly proceeded to my aunt's. They we're
most profuse in their protestations
that under no circumstances should |
take my leave in that hurried fash
ion. thanked them with all the cor
diality that could and made ready to
go.
1.-THE beautiful girl limited that she
would be delighted to place an auto
at my disposal. Although I was tempt
ed to avail myself of her gracious offer
firmly declined it, saying that a cab
would suffice for my needs; and add
ed that feared had already too far
trespassed upon her hospitality.
so with one last look at the flower.
like face of the gorgeous creature
tore myself away, in the midst Of the
most sincere expressions on her own
and her fathers part that should on
no account neglect to call very soon.
Running down the steps of the
mansion l hailed a passing cab,
jumped inside, slammed the door
and
"Then I awoke. Someone was shak-
ing me by the arm saying, New York,
Sir! Grand Central Station!' New
York Times
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
Failure.

Failure.
He brought me to his garden rare,
10 give me Of his BEST.
He pulled lily for my hair,
The jasmine for my breast.
And filed my lap with roses red,
For they were born of love. he said.
All day he taught me garden lore,
The way to SOW and prune
And what to waste and how TO store
From ftful March to June:
And then he left me mistress there,
Proud mistress Of the garden rare.
T worked with calous hand and eye
His Watchful praise to win;
But o. the creepers shot so high,
The weeds did over-sln!
And when his coming he delayed
I grew mistrustingly afraid.
The roses, too, began to fade,
His roses born Of love!
Perchance it was the willows shade
Big boughs could not move;
I know not, but in wild dismay
I kissed them dead, and fled away.
Lillian Street, in English Country Life
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23

secrated to Wooden, supreme deity OF
the Northern nations, who considered
him father of all the gods, and also
the god of war, answering to Mars
with the Romans. The idol of Wooden
represents a warrior in a bold and
martial attitude, clad in broad
crooked sword and a shield in his left.
Thursday (Thor'sdaeg) was conse.
Grated to Thor, who was the eldest son
of Wooden, and answers to the Roman
Jupiter. His idol was represented
seated on a stately throne, his head
decked with a golden crown, adorned
with twelve glfttering stars, and a
regal scepter in his right hand.
Friday (Friga' sdaeg) was consecrat
ed to Friga. or F"ea, the wife of Wo
den, and mother Of all the gods. Like
Venus with the Romans. she was the
goddess of love and pleasure, and be.
slowed variety OF unspeakable de-
lights on her votaries. She is repre-.
scented by an idol of female figure
with a naked sword in her right hand
and q bow in her left-to signify that
in time of danger woman as we'll as
men must prepare for battle.
Saturday (Seater' sdaeg) was by the
Saxons consecrated to Scatter. His
idol represented him standing on a
pedestal, upon the prickly back Of a
perch, his head bare and his yisage
lean. He is dressed in a long coat,
ORR f3x,r1 q hn Sc.t cI,
with linen SASH In his right hand
he held pail of water, in which were
fruits and flowers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
Divisions of the Week

Our Saxon ancestors, like most 9TH
er warllke nations. were great idola-
tiers, and although the objects of their
worship might have been numerous,
they had seven deities more particu-
larly adOred than the rest, the Sun,
Moon, Tuisco, Wooden, Thor, Friga and
Scatter; to each of these the days of
the week were respectively consecrat-
ed, and from them they derive their
names.
Sunday (called by the Saxons Sun
andaeg) was dedicated to the Sun
the glorious lun.inary of day being
with them, like the Persans, the chief
object of generation. His idol was
erected in ccnsecrated temple, and
represented the bust Of a man set
upon a pillar, his face darling bright
rays and holding with extended arms
wheel before his breast to denote
the circuit of the golden orb around
our sphere"
Monday (Mopandaeg) was devoted
to the Moon, her idol represented a
female standing on a pedestal, habit
ed in short coat and a hood with
two long ears.
Tuesday ,Tuescdaeg) was co1se-
Grated to Tuisco, who. as legend re-
ports. was father of the Germans and
Scythians, from whom the ~ Saxons
sprung. His idol rreprese ven
cradle old man with a long, white
beard, standing on pedestal, the skin
Of a wild boar thrown across his Shout
ders and scepter in his right hand.
Wednesday (Woden' sdaeg) was con-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23

Inc owner, q man named SchlOSS,
is a partner in .annery business,
from which he confesses to drawing
only 500 week.
One would hardly expect to find an
art treasure in Belgian smithy, but
blacksmith at Malines has a genuine
Titan hung up in his cottage adjoin-
ing his forge. It is valued at SIS. 900,
and when an offer of that sum was
made to him for the picture in order
that it might be hung in the cathe-
dral at Bruges some time ago, he in
dignantly declined it.
In the same way a genuine Memlinz
may be found in a guides cottage
among the Alps, the picture in this
case being an heirloom also. The en-
peror of Austria offered $4,000 for it
without avail.
The Hadleys, family of Lancashire
farmers, own what is perhaps the most
sorgeously furnished drawing room to
be found in any farmhouse. 1t is an
unbroken suite of Louis XIV. furniture
by Bull, and the owners have firmly
refused every offer for a portion of it
yet made.
What it's real value is it is impos-
siblc to conjecture, but some years ago
q facsimile suite fetched $4,000 in
a London auction room.-Stray Sto-
ries. II j.. -" +
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
IN FOUR PARTS. PART 3.

D "Confound it, Baptiste, couldn't
think Of it. Not for moment. Grant
that this man is a fool and of small
use in the nature of things, but still
you know I can't give him up"
Hay Stockard paused, striving to
put into speech the rude ethics of
his heart.
Hes worried me, Baptiste. in the
past and now, and caused me all man.
ner OF troubles; but can't you see, he's
my own breed-and-and-why, l
couldn't buy my life with his, not if
Ne was a Niger"
$50 be it," Baptiste the Red made
answer. Il have given you grace and
choice. shall come presently, with
my priests and fighting men, and
either shall 1 kill you or you deny
your god. Give up the priest to my
pleasure and you shall depart in
peace. Otherwise your trail ends
here. Even now have the children
stolen away your canoes"
He pointed down to the river.
naked boys had slipped down the
water from the point above, cast
loose the canoes and by then had
worked them into the current,
"Give me the priest and you may
have then back again."
Stockard shook his head. His
glance dropped to the woman of the
Teslin country with his boy at her
breast, and he would have wavered
had he not lifted his eyes to the men
before him.
II am not afraid" Sturgos Owen
spoke up. ''The Lord bears me in his
right hand, and alone am I ready to
70 into the camp Of the unbeliever.
1t Is not too late. Even in the elev-
eath hour may I win his soul to the
truc righteousness.
"Trip the beggar up and make him
FAST" Bill whispered hoarsely in the
ear Of his leader, while the mission
Ary kept the floor and wrestled with
the heather. Make him hostage,
and bore him if they get ugly"
mo, Stockard answered. II gave
him my word that he could speak with
US unmolested. Rules of warfare, Bill;
rules OF warfare. He's been on the
square, given us warning, and all that,
and-why, damn it, man, can't break
my world"
Hell keep his, never fear"
Don. doubt it, but I won't let a
halfbreed Guido me in fair dealing.
Why not do what he wants-give him
the missionary and be done with it?'
"N-no, Bill hesitated doubtfully.
"Shoe pinches, eh?"
Bill flushed a little and dropped the
discussion. Baptiste the Red was still
waiting the final decision. Stockard
went up to him.
Its this way, Baptiste. came to
your village minded to go up the
Koyukuk. / intended no wrong. My
heart was clean of evil. 1t is still
clean. Along comes this priest, as
you call him. I didn't bring him here.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
HE CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY,
Warden Drank Champagne, Thouah
Supposed to Be on Deathbed.


A don Of New college, in England.
tells a quaint story about DR.. Sewell.
the late warden OF the institution, who
was so seriously I'll two years ago tina.
it was thought he was near his end.
Canon Spooner-who is now spoken
of as his probable successor-cama
and slept in the college for night OF
two in order to be at hand should thu
old man have any last iniunctions to
give to one of his Oldest friends. Late
on the night of Christmas eve the
canon was summoned to the sick
room. "Spooner," s<id the warden in
a faint voice, my dear Spooner. |
have just remembered that tomorrow
is my birthday. l think I should like
a bottle of champagne" It is pleas
ant to add that he had his champagne
and made wonderful Though as l..
proved only comparatively temporary:
recovery of health and strength.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
HOW THEY WERE MISTAKEN.
Little Girls Artistic Lodgings Were
Not Troubling Her.

Little Girls Artistic Longings Were
Not Troubling Her.
A little girl, whose father was
poet, and whose mother was an artist,
was thought by relatives to be there
fore surely destined to do some great
and beautiful thing in the world.
They felt confident, too, that they
saw signs of this when she was very
young, and interpreted all sorts of
things the small girl did to mean
much more than the child herself
ever dreamed Of
One summer evening on grandpas
farm all the family went to the hill.
top to see wonderful sunset. The
little girls papa looked poems and
her mamma likened the sky to the
colors of great canvasses, and lay
members Of the family expressed
their admiration in various terms
Only the little girl said nothing.
Look at her." whispered an ador.
ing aunt. What exquisire1 ;eteIing
there is in her facet" Everyone look.
ed, but it was the old farmer grand.
father who spoke.
whats the trouble?" he asked OF:
the small person sitting disconso
lately by herself.
Nothing" was the reply, "cept
everybodv's so taken up with the sun.
set and l did so badly want to see
the pigs get their suppers."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23
New to Her.

A Philadelphia woman was recently
breaking in a. new servant, Swedish
girl, who had not been very long in
this country. She was fortunate
enough to own a house which had a
bath, room for the exclusive use of the
servants.
"Now, Freda," she haid, as she
pointed out this room, this is to be
your own bath room. There's the tub.
and want you to use it often"
+. '''Vat! Git in dat placer" *
'"tWhy, certainly ....-::.
'@Vit water in it," 49,. IL.
"Of course 81. .s= Il. s,,.E. .-
ivy. ma'am. II vas to 60 in dere
/ vud git wet all ofer; an vas meier:
vet all ofer in my life. v. An a y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-23

Queer Name for English Charity.
THE Guild of the Brave Poor
Things" is the curious name adopted,
by a company of English charity
workers, whose womanly efforts are
being directed toward the ameliora.
ton Of the condition of cripples, young
and old.
The guild has recently acquired a
country holiday home at North Com.
mon, Chailey, Sussex. It is called The
Heritage, and was formally opened in,
June by the Duchess of Bedford. The
home is picturesquely situated and;
will accommodate fifty guild mem
bers-men, women and children
some of whom will become perma-
nent residents and others will be,
taken from the various branches of
the guild for short vacation periods
AS soon as may be, it is intended to-
start a school of arts and crafts for
the crippled and deformed inmates,
and the work will be sold for their
benefit.