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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-16
naaa,n, snaaks for ozar.

Count Cassilli, the Russian Ampassa-
dor. contributes to the Forthcoming
number of the North American Review
am article in which, under the caption
of "Russia and the Far East. he makes
a statement OF his Governments posi-
ton. The Ambassador. says
Russia has never ceased to wonder
why the idea that she was willing and
anxious to make war with Japan be-
came so generally prevalent in the
United states Prejudieed minds may
dispute the statement that Russia
hoped for and tried TO maintain peace,
but have no hesitation in making it.
If proof of the assertion be demanded,
it lies in the simple but uncontradicte1i
answer-Russia was not prepared For
the personal representative of the RUS
sian Emperor to make an admission
seemingly so huniliating TO national
pride may appear strange and remark
able to the people of the United States,
but it is made with fHII appreciation
of its importance and Significance. I
repeat that Russia was not prepared
lOT5 sOcCethaC StAc- AletsA az ASS@7SAA -
expect war; IN her4faith that the me-
gotiations with Japan were being cosa-
Quoted by both parties with the object
of reaching an amicable and honorab Bile
adjustment OF their differences, she
was not conscious that the outcome
was to be other than peaceful.
Had Russia desired war, or even ex-
pected it. no considerations would have
induced her to evacuate Chinese terri
tory and thus lose the opportunity of
ending the war quickly
Concerning the negotiations between
Russia and Japan, Count Cassini AYERS
that his Government sin the effort to
bring the negotiations to peaceful
conclusion did all that dignity would
permit. and offered to give assurances
again that the sovereignty of the EN-
peror of China in Manchuria would be
recognized. Having made this marked
concession solely in the interest of
peace, my Government awaited the
Japanese answer in the expectation that
it would at.least be diplomatic in char
acter and would furnish the basis for
the furtherance of the negotiations to a
satisfactory conclusion. Before the
Russian Minister at Tokyo could de-
liver this reply the japanese answer
came. not through the regular channels,
but as a torpedo attack at midnight.
And now that war has come Russia
does not doubt the issue
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Edison's First Big Check.

Thomas "A. Edison not long ago told
a friend the story of his first acquain-
lance with any big sum of money. It
was when he was struggling with his
earlier inventions, and he had about
as clear an idea of the value of a bank
check as the man in the moon. He had
finally sold his patent on the gold and
stock Indicator to the Western Union
Telegraph Company. and had called at
its Office to close the deal After few
preliminaries he was given check for
$4,000. He eyed it curioLsly and APP
peared to be puzzled what to do with it.
Observing his perplexity, General Left
ferts, then president OF the Western
Union, told him that. if he would go to
the Bank of America in Wall street, he
could get the cash on his check.
So L started" said Edison, after
carefully folding up the check, and
went toward Wall street. So uncertain
was I in regard to that way of doing
business that I thought, while on the
say, that If any man should come up
tome and offer me two crisp thousand
dollar bills for that piece of paper i
would give himthe check very quickly
On his arrival at the Bank of America
he half-trembling showed his check out
to the cashier. The latter scrutinized it
closely, gave him a piercing glance, and
said something which Edison being
hard OF hearing, failed to understand
That was enough. He was fully con-
WINGED that his check was not worth
$4,000, and again thought, as he rushed
out of the bank. that any man who
would give him $1,000 for it could have
it. He hurried back to the office of the
Western Union and said ne could not
get any money A clerk was sent to the
bank with him to identify him.
This man. said the clerk, is Thorn
as A. Edison, to whose order the check
is drawn
Why. certainly. Mr.. Edison said the
cashier; how would you like your mon
ey-in what shape %
oh. any way to suit the bank: it
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Rudyard Kipling. like every author
of repute, is a butt for the autograph
hunter. The ingenious individual who
seeks for signatures is as indefatigable
in his addresses to the famous man as
a cat is to mouse. When Kipling
was living up in the great pie belt. OF
New England one who had heard that
Kipling's compositions were worth
about 25 cents word, wrote, inclosing
that amount and asked him if he would
be so good as to forward an autograph.
Kipling's reply was characteristic.
eThanks,'' was all that a huge sheet
OF foolscap paper contained.
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Cupid Kept In Leash.

LONDON, May 1.-The course of
true love does not always run smoothly
IN the salvation Army. The decree of
q commanding officer is in itself more
than suaicient to nip the tender passion
in the bud.
A lady. lieutenant who marries civil7
ION forfeits her hard won Office and
sinks down to the ranks again. and a
cantair who courts a sister officer with
out the consent of his colonel is cashier
ed.
iron as are the rules of the army ON
This point. Saivationists in England re-
ioice that there is no prospect here of
the establishing of courtship classes,
such as are said to exist in connection
with the American training homes
In these the sexes are kept rigidly
apart, it is alleged, except for the &C.
easional hour when instruction in court
ship and matrfn1ony is given.
The students are taught the solernnity
of courtship, and assured that in i'm
,,ortance and gravity it is closely akin
to matrimony.
.sThere are no courtship classes in
England" said an official attached to
the American department. at the for
eign office. AT Clapton, where The
training. home is, the men and lasses
are kept strictly apart, in fact. Beyond
an occasional Good morning, they
rarely even see each other
.sBut the Salvation Army has to con-
Germ itself about the marriage of its
officers. In the British army a soldier
has to obtain the consent of his COM,
handing officer before marrying. 9th
erwfse he forfeits certain privileges.
Similarly in the Salvation Army an eff
fort is made to prevent unsuitable
unions.
Officers who disobey forfeit their
rank, but only in very few instances
have couples married without the con-
sent of their commanding officers. Also.
it is very unusual for an officer or any
Salvationist to marry outside the
army
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doesn't make any difference to me SO
long as I get the money.
Edison. was given $4,000 in large bills.
After dividing the roll into two wads OF
500 COO each. he stuffed one into eacn
trousers pocket. and made all speed out
of wan street. The next day he began
work on his first laboratory in New
york Success.
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There is a difference in coffee con-
ditions in Kona and Hamakua- Bruners
of Kona says the coffee-men in his dis
trict are making money hand over nst'
while Louisson of Hamakua is stlh
working for a protective tariff for the
island berry.
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Iaukea is telling Hawaii democrats
that he left the Republican party pc
cause it killed the county law. Ana
vet the same Iaukea was chairman Oh
the Home Rule party and elected coun-
~ treasurer on the Home Rule plat
form long before the decision OF the
supreme Court was given.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-16

Foreign warships are not likely to
disobev Uncle SANS order about en-
tering Pearl Harbor. According TO
naval experts, vessels of the American
navy will be compelled to obey the
same mandate. Perhaps though the
order means that the channel is to De
opened up for navigation and that tne
federal government intends finally TO
begin work at Pearl Harhor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-16

ship there is almost an even chance
that by striking a vital spot it may.
Enough has probably been said to
show that though there is no proDapli-.
ity of battIeships being abolished yet
their use viii be accompanied win
greater precautions than heretofore,
At least enough has surely been al
vanced to justify the consideration Of
the question with which we started
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some writer has said that language
i used to conceal thought. Judge
Little in his letter of withdrawal dem
onstrates the truth of the proverb-
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Itching Skin
Distress by day and night :

Distress by day and night
That's the complaint of those
who are so unfortunate as to be
afflicted with eczema or salt rheum
and outward. applications do not
cure. They can't.
{ The source of the trouble is in
the blood - make that pure and
this scaling, burning, itching skin
disease will disappear.
q was taken with an itching on my
arms which proved very disagreeable. u
concluded it was salt rheum and bought q
bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla. In two days
after began taking 1t I felt better and IL
was not long before was cured. Have
never had any skin disease since, MRS.
IDA E. wAED. Cove Point. Md.
Hoods .g0rsapariil0
and Pills
Rid the blood of all impurities and
cure all eruptions. Take them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-02-17

athlete wrestler and dumb-bell
litter, but has done mostly fight
ing and has a good record in
this class. Mr.. Lamont stands
6 feet 2 inches and weighs 1917
pounds, and is as fine a speci-
men, physically, as the writer
ever saw.
He recently came from Iowa to
Balfour. As soon as he showed
the Balfour sports what he could
do he was picked at once as the
man to ring in on Nelson, who
made a match under the impress
sion that he had a 40 lbs. man
to try conclusions with. The
sports, not wanting the fight to
end too quickly, begged Lamont
mot to slaughter the Swede too
quick, who very nimbly kept out
OF the course of the awful meat.
mauler's that was crushing the
atmosphere.
The fight ended rather sudden
ly in the fourth round. The
Swede landing three terrible
swings on the big fellows jaw.
Nelson modestly asserted that
he was lucky, that's all.
Lamont was a tight-rOpe
walker, having Travelled with
Sells Bros, circus for two years.
A SPECTATOR.
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Hear Bishop Mann.

The Epworth League will meet
as usual next Sunday evening at
$50.
The pastor of the NJ. f. Church
received % men and women on
probation last Sunday.
There will be an Epworth
League socialnext Tuesday even
ing OF the NJ. E. church. Every
young man and woman in Minot
is invited and will be made vel
come.
Rev. Edgar Jones, pastor OF
the NJ. E. church, will speak on
Temptation" next Sunday
morning. Every young convert
and all other Christians as we'll
should hear the address.
There will be a union religious
service at the Opera House next
Sunday night. Bishop Cameron
Man Of the Protestant Episcopal
church will address the congrega
ton. Bishop Mann is an able
and eloquent speaker. All who
come to hear him will feel amply
repaid for their attendance. All
the churches will unite to hear
the Bishop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-02-17

Oscar Erickson cashier of the
bank at Leeds visited relatives
in this city several days.
Killing wolves inv ard countyis
aprotitable industry. The bounty
on them is now $3.50, the county
paying 81 and the state the bal
ance.
P.V. Mccoy has moved his jew
lery repairing outfit to the front
of his drug store which is an excel
lent advertisement for this bust
ness.
F. R. Mars, contractor and
builder, of Glenburn, was in the
city Monday and furnished the
necessary evidence to entitle him
to 100 acres of Uncle Sans
Ward county soil. While in the
city the gentleman bought a
81 900 building contract in the
Great Western Construction Co.,
of Weiland & Torgeson, the dis
trict agents.
The New Leland Department
Stores Monster Clearing Sais will
continue for two weeks longer. A Re-
violation In The Retail business. A
rafting among. the dry bones" that will
be heard far and wide, coming changes
requires quick action that will add a
new and more than usually interesting
page to the history of store making.
First come, first served; Your op-
portunify!! Use It. Turner 4 DAZZLE
A party Of Russians at Rugby
have come to grief. Last fall
they spirited across the inter-
! national line into Canada, a lot
Of mortgaged stock, consisting
OF horses and cattle. They were
arrested and placed in jail at
Rugby. Monday the following
state witnesses in the case from
Harvey were entertained at the
home Of C. A. Weiland in this
city: P. P. Swanson, A. ]. Sayre,
Alloys Wartner, Atty and W. A.
Kern. They were en- route for
Rugby to be present at the trial.
G. D. Wolverton expects to
leave this week for Roulean, Can
ada, where he will join his family
who are holding down a claim
there. His son expects to drive
/ back overland in the early spring,
a distance Of $50 miles. Mr..
Wolverton has three quarter
sections of land seven miles north
of Minot. He homesteaded one,
and the other two he bought on
crop payments, paving $4,000
for one-quarter and gives two
thirds OF The croy until paid for,
and the other he bought for
81, 900 and gave half the crop
each year until paid for.
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Interesting Canadian Letter.
RoULEAN, CANADA,
February Is, 100

EeUfudTJ IO. lJOt.
Editor OF Independent:
l have read Mr.. Wallin's letter
to the farmers on the subject of
buying direct from the wholesale
men, and | just wondered how
much OF a town we would have if
all the farmers carried out that
plan.
Would we have a town worth
going to?
have seen the large depart
ment stores in the city kill the
outlying districts. Is it to the
interest OF all the farmers to
have a good town? Doesn't it
increase farm valuation? Really,
sir, l think the farmer who sends
away for his supplies stands in
his own light. Another thing,
you must buy your goods with
out examining them and every
one knows there are all kinds Of
good and bad supplies. Usually
they send the poorer quality.
I've seen my neighbors buy that
way and considered they were a
good deal like the little boy of
school-book lore who bought the
whistle.
l believe in patronHing our
own people, building up our own
town. I do not consider our
home prices very high and, if
they do not suit, we only have to
exchange them. Another thought.
Most farmers have farm produce
to sell. Shall we send that to the
Wholesale man? Will he handle
it for us? No, l think not! The
farmer depends just as much on
selling as the middleman. l be.
lieve in each doing the fair and
square thing, then there will be
no desire for a change. Live
and let live.
A FARMERS WIFE.
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ATTY .Greenleaf transacted bnSi.
ness at Milwaukee last week.

6 "A UVysOECCuSCDA VI q uOGSI VOO OssDW
ness at Milwaukee last week.
Mrs. j. w. Cochrane and baby
are visiting at Maple Lake, Mimi.
H. F. Weltch sold his farm
near Lansford for $1,000 and has
moved to Havre, Mont, where
he will do contracting.
Pretty Miss Nellie Hascomb, Omaha:
II owe my good looks and health to Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. Have full
ly regained my health" Tea or tablets.
IS cents. A. S. Blakey.
It isn't how much cold cream woman
puts on her face but how much Rocky
Mountain Tea she takes inside that
brings out real beauty. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea compilations stay.
IS cents. Tea or tablets. "A. 8. Blakey.
W. c. Albrant, the Fargo Archi-
tect, was in this city Tuesday
and Wednesday, in attendance
on the County Board, his being
the plans adopted Tor the new
building.
'sThe Man from Sweden will
be played at the opera house
Feb. 10Th, next Friday night.
This play is classed with such
ones as "The Slaves of the
Mines, "and is a guaranteed pro-
duction. Don't miss it.
Birds work for man from the FIRST glim-
mer Of light, @
Rocky Mountain Tea works for man
kind both day and night,
That's why IL is famous the world ser
and DER,
It will not let you turn over and take
another snore. A. s. Blakoy.
At the County Commissioner
February session they corrected
an error in the minl is, Of their
last meeting in January, which
read that Mr.. Wallin had voted
for himself for chairman OF the
board. MIR. Wallin did not vote
for himself. Neither Wa,5 il nee
cessary for him to, as he had
a majority without doing SO.
There being only one motion
made. -
VIM. Sellander, WHO was
brought down from Bowbellslast
week, was adiudged insane and
Immediately taken to the Asy-
lum at jamestown from where
he had been sent home only a
short time ago. The officials Of
that institution, however, seemed
to think that he had no business
there and for a time were not 60
ing to admit him, but finally
consented to let him stay fer a
while.
Again the vendors OF that fiery
liquid which has served as a guide
to hell for so many a promising
youth, have had occasion to
realize that their path is not all
roses and lucre, two of them, VIM.
Miller and c. G. Sloan pleading
guilty, were sentenced by Judge
Palda to 80 days in Jail and
5000 fine. A third was ofanoth-
er mind and claimed to be inno-
cent. He. will await the next
term Of court.
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MINOR TOPICS

OO~oO~O~O~OO~ ~vNOvNV~~v
Lent begins today.
Notice the change OF add Of
the Lake Studio in this weeks
issue.
A two room house and two.
AOts for sale cheap and on easy
! terms. Weiland & Torgeson. tt.
Galen Make OF the Portal
International transacted bust
ness ct the Minot land office yes
sterday.
E. r. johnson, of Flaxt6n,
editor Of the Flaxton Eagle, was
a Minot visitor Tuesday OF this
week.
Harry johnson, ofSurrey, was
a pleasant caller at the Indepen-
dent office the latter part OF last
/ week.
When you need % abstract, order trss }
.i..s snSi Is wa !. -. eo.n. ~, ' '
r. O. Cole was in from Surrey
yesterday. Mr.. Cole contem-
plates moving to Minot this
spring:
NJ. Swift, OF Leeds, was a pleas
ant caller at this office Monday.
Mr.. Swift is district organizer for
the Modern Woodmen in this
district.
rire insurance protects against loss. / have
six Of seyss Of the best companies. let ne
write 4 policy for you.-J. E. McKoase. 23-t
P. H. Baukol always keeps the best OF
tucl or hand and the last shipment OF
wood is exceptionally fine. Give him
your next order for sawed wood and
bundled edgings. 32-ti
The mask ball at the opera
house Monday night proved a
decided success. Good music and
a first class time is reported by
many who attended.
Money to loan on your farm. have IT.
terms 81 nsvmert easv-Rates low a. the
lowest. can save you money. E. Nc.
Koane. 23-tf
Thos. johnson, who was seri-
ously injured in a runaway some
time ago, and who was taken to
the Grand Forks Hospital, has
so far recovered as to be able to
return to his home in this city.
Why not begin maturing a
contract with the Western Con
struction Company now? By
mex spring you will be in shape
to build that home, if you start
now. Weiland & Torgeson. If
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Ex-State Superintendent Devine

Joe Devine, ex-state superin-
tendent Of public instruction, of
Towner, was a Minot business
caller Friday. Mr.. Devine is up
to date Oh current events. Il
speaking OF the rapid settlement
OF Ward county, MIR. Devine
stated that if he had ventured
the assertion five years ago that
the farming lands OF this district
would all or practically all be
taken by bonitile homesteaders,
within so short a period, he would
have been denounced a dreamer.
Mr.. Dpvine was no less sur
prised than thousands of others
who have had the pleasure of
visiting our expansive domain
and fair city.
Mr.. Devine spoke in glowing:
terms OF the progress Of Minot.
He was a pleasant caller at the
Independent office and had a
good word to saw for the paper.
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Senator Marcus Hanna Dead.

Senator Hanna, of Ohio, died
at Ga o'clock at the Arlington
hotel at Washington, d. G.,
Monday evening. The cause OF
his death was typhoid fever. He
had been ill for about two
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months. He was elected U. S.
senator from Ohio in 1897, and
was last month reelected for an
other term. The deceased was
chairman Of the Republican Ma
tiona. Committee since 1896. tie
succe sfully directed the cam
paigs which nominated and
elected Mckinley as president.
He was a possible republican
nominee for president in 1904.
Mr.. Hanna was also a great
tinancier. He was interested in
coal, ship, city railway, and cop
per mining companies, besides
was president OF a bank.
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Letter from, Balfour.

Letter from Balfour.
BALFoUR, N. D.,
February IL, 1904.
Ward County independent,
Minot, N. D.
Gentlemen:
Mark Nelson, last night, again
demonstrated to q large and en-
thusiastic crowd that he has q
sleep-producing valley up his
sleeve. His opponent was one
John Lamont, an afl-around
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-08-25

the United States see the Worlds Fair
tie most glorious spectacle Of the age
and the most influential factor In the
education of the American citizen.
Tile bureau Is in charge of Miss Ger
trude Beoks. secretary Of the Fedora
tons welfare department Of which
Mr.. II. II. Nrecland head OF the street
railway system of New York city, Is
chairman. The bureau headquarters Is
In the east end of the Palace OF Trans
portation. on the ground floor. The Ex-
position management Is IN hearty nc
cord with this movement on the part
of the Federation to induce the large
manufacturers and other employers OF
labor to provide ways and means for
the wage carners of America to visit
the Exposition. President Francis Is
displaying personal interest In the un-
dertaklng by affording the Federation
every facility for the consummation Of
its efforts. and in this connection he
has directed Theodore Hardee, assist
ant to the secretary, to cooperate with
Miss Beeks and Ralph Nj. Easley,
chairman of the Federation's executive
cornell, in every possible way.
The Exposition management has also
equipped this bureau with clerical as
slstance and full supply of Worlds
Fair literature. The bureau will be
used as headquarters for all wage earn
ers coming to the Exposition under Its
auspices. The aim of the Federation is
to make 1t feasible for the largest pos
sible proportion of wage earners to Wis
1t st. Louis and see the Worlds Fair.
1t will see that they are met Mt the de-
pot by responsible persons and con-
Quoted to suitable lodgings, where they
will be treated fairly.
There will also be furnished. free OF
charge, appropriate itineraries indicat'
ing the points of interest to be seen