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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-06-14

Tired out, worn out woman cannot
sleep, cat or work; seems as if she
would fly to pieces. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea makes strong nerves and
rich red blood. IS cents, Tea or Tab
lets. w. B. HAwLEY.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-06-14

Blaisdell Bird g. Denoyer have their
Office with the Blaisdell Bird Company
at Minot and will give all law business
close attention.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21
Advertising

Great business successes of this
day and age have attributed their
fortune to advertising. When a
retailer wants goods, his first tho
ught is of the man who advertises
steadily and intelligently. Why?
Because the retailer reads and the
reteration of advertising impresses
the advertiser on his memory All
business men realize that it pays to
advertise. The only questions that
cause them to hesitation and thou
ght where, when and how. Gener-
al advertising is good. You appeal
directly to those you wish to reach.
It is undiluted. Advertise wheu
you want business. it is business
getter. If you want BUSINESS all
the time, the conclusion is obvious.
One of the best advertising men in
the west, in speaking briefly OF the
best way to advertise, says:"To
my mind the mastake that great
many advertisers make is to try to
tell the story of their lives in a SIN
gle column six inch ad. TO catch
a mans eye you must say some
thing snappy, quick catchy-some-
thing that will leave an impression
on the mind.-West Coast Trade
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21

the proper solution ofthe complica-
tions. We must be willing to make
concessions. We can't hold up
the government. 1t has the long
end of the proposition. 1t doesn't
have to come in here. Any COM
pany or individual that is trying to
hold up the government, that is
trying to advantage of some situa-
ton that he holds the key to, that
is trying to get more than he is
justly entitled to, is holding up this
community and the progress of the
state because if the government
cannot now take up the Palouse
project, and 1 wish it could, the
sooner we can ge some other one
taken up and begin to receive the
revenues from it. ihe sooner the Pa
louise project will be taken up and
completed. Every man in the va
kina valley can we'll afford to give
away some rights in order to secure
the greatest development in this
valley. What we want is to make
it possible for the government to
work out the greatess possible de-
velopment with the water that can
be made available from the source
of the Yakima river to its mouth.
With storage the supply is limited
and that system should be worked
out that will use the available wa
ter over and over ngain ifpossible
In the Greely district they use the
water three times. This is posi-
bic throughout this valley. The
committee and officials want to see
something done in this state. They
will do all they can but it rests
with the interior department and
ourselves. In..the Truckee-Ca
project there was gentleman who
owned about 2Ioo acres right in
the heart of the project with a first
class water right. He was wholly
independent of any irrigation sys-
tenn. He said, however, 4 will
come into the Water Users associa
ton upon the same basis as every
one else. I will bring myself un-
der the terms of the reclamation
act and do everything in my power
to hasten this project That is the
the spirit we want here if i: isn't
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21
New County Items.

B. F. Curtis of Cheney applied to
the commissioners for a license to
run ferry across the Columbia
river near the mouth of the Snake
river. The auditor was instructed
to grant the license when the legal
requirements are complied with.
County Surveyor Smith has been
ordered by the commissioners to
prepare a map of Benton county
to show the road and commission
ers districts of the new county.
c B McAlpin and others pre-
sented a petition praying for the
establishment of a road in town
ships 9 and 10, section 2S, between
Kiona and Kennewick The peti-
TONERS were instructed to procure
waivers from all owners of land
through which said road will run.
Treasurer c. O. Kelso has ap-
pointed c. B. Mcconnell as his de-
putty, the salary to be paid by the
treasurer. Mr.. Mcconnell really
lives at. North Yakima, but has a
farm near Kennewick. He will
make thoroughly competent of.
ticlal.
Theo. Wright has been awarded
the contract to build the brick vault
in which to store the books and
records. 1t will be 7x14 feet inside
and will be built on the west side of
the building.
The desks for the county officers,
, chairs and other furniture is ex-
pected on the 18th, when the Offices
will be put in shape to do business.
A roll-top desk has been ordered
for eack Office and w. r. Ammon
is making the Office tables.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21
here now. Those water users as

here now. Those water users as
sociation are formed everywhere.
They have hastened the solution of
many problems perplexing to the
government and have been most
influential in securing early action
upon the projects now under way.
Knowing as we do what irrigation
means the people of the whole val
ley ought to be able to get together
and agree among themselves just
what their rights are and shall be
if the government will begin a
great system of development"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21
A Roast.

A crowd of young people numbering
about twenty piled up severOl deep on
a hay rack and drove down the river
to point known as the beach last
night. Nothing serious happened 60
ing except Mr.. johnson kept insisting
Oh falling out to arnuse the younger
members of the load. In the. absence
of butter for the corn some fine, fat
worms ia the corn served as q substi-
tute. After few burnt fingers and
toasted toes they. returned to the city
at an early hour.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21
A Poor Third.

An item in today's Review
claims for Benton l.. Boardman
son Of Editor and Mrs. Boardman,
born July 18th, the honor of being
the first baby born in Benton coun-
ty. Two enterprising Kennewick
babies had decided to locate in the
new county before this, Marjory
Mitcham and Royce Milton Trip.
That Prosser kid is poor third in
the race.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-21
OUR PEOPLE HAVE FAITH.
Now Believe That High Line Ditch
Will Eventually BE Built By
Government.

One of the committeeman who
was sent from here by the CONNER
cial Club to confer with the Cover
nor and State Land Commissioner
Ross, says he believes there never
was time when the proposition of
the High Line Ditch looked so fav-
orable. Now that the state has
withdrawn its opposition there is
nothing in the way of the COVER.
,nent going ahead and building the
canal if the report of the engineer on
the project is favorable. That this
report will favorable no Que acquaint
ed with the conditions existing
doubts fot one moment. 1t is a big
propositson, it is true, and will cost
lots of money but it ism too big for
Uncle Sam. Everyone knows it re-
quires considerable red tape before
the government actually begins con-
struction, so it may be some time be
fore excavation work would be act
TALLY begun, but when we once have
the positive knowledge that such
will be the case this country will
begin to develop accordingly We
can rest assured if the government
takes hold of the work in the Yaki-
ma valley at all that the High Line
proposition will have their first
attention. The positive assurance
that this ditch will be built would
alone be sufficient to double our
population.-Ellenburg Localizer.
Sensible Words BY Congressman Jones
On his return from his long trip
with the irrigation committee gave
out lengthy interview on the large
projects of the government in the
west the concluding paragraphs of
which we quote: They 1.-THE gov
ernment engineers] are now inves-
tigating in the Yakima valley. 1t is
to be hoped that that something
will be found here that they will
fsel justified in taking up. I know
the officials are anxious to inaug-
urate work in our state. The COM
plications here are many. The
hearty cooperation Is necessary in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01

the confederate army. they are obey.
ing orders, no matter what those or
ders are. Both have been in battle
and both have beel wounded. They
march-they fght-they do camp duty
There are many days when they don't
have sufficient to eat. They have had
no pay for four ncnths. Their uni.
forms are ragged and tattered. And
yet they haven't deserted nor
thought of it. DO you know what
would happen if my husband should
come home deserter? l have an old
musket here. l would drive him back
to the army, or shoot him in his
tracks!"
"Shoo!" exclaimed Dan, as he looked
up at her and grew very serious.
"Yes, sir, | would do it, but thank
God he is no such man. Look at your
case. You have a father, mother
other relatives. You are young and
strong. You have been called upon to
do nothing that others are not doing.
You are lazy; you are faultfinder;
you want to make out tnat you are a
martyr. And here YOU are a desertef
from your army, and disgrace and per-
haps death await you as soon as
caught. You want to desert to our
side. We want no such men. You
would be treated like dog, and you
would deserve it. Put on your cap, sir.
Now walk out of the house. Now turn
your face down the road and walk.
Keep walking until you come to your
lines, and then return to your duties as
a soldier. You may have to work
you may have to die, but for Gods
sake work and die like man, and
don't leave disgrace behind you!"
At ten o'clock in the forenoon
camp sentry let Dan Skinner sneak in.
He went to the guard-house for MISS
ing roll-call, but when he came out
he was changed man. He was no
longer a fault-finder and kicker. He
marched, fought and was wounded.
He gained the respect of officers ans
men, and when we all went marching
home at last he had the stripes of
sergeant on his sleeve.-Clevelan6
Leader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
GUST THE DEMON.
A Tussle with Coffee.

There is something fairly demoniacal
In the way coffee sometimes wreaks its
fiendish malice on those who use4ls
A lady writing from Calf. says:-
"My husband and l, both lovers of
coffee. suffered for some time from a
very annoying form of nervousness, ac-
companied by most frightful head
aches. In my own case there was
eventually developed some sort of af-
fection of the nerves leading from the
spine TO the head
IL was unable 10 hold my head up
straight, the tension of the nerves drew
It to one side causing ne the most in
tense pain. We got no relief from
medicine, and were puzzled as to what
caused the trouble, till friend sug-
gested that possibly the coffee we
drank had something to do with 1t,
and advised that we quit it and try
Postum Coffee.
"Wo followed his advice and from
the day that we began to use Postum
we both began to improve, and in
very short time both oe us were en-
tirely relieved. The nerves became
SiSauJ OiSC iiOiSt luG ucdudElc CedSeu,
the muscles in the back of my neck re-
laxed, my head Strengthened up, and
the dreadful pain that had so punished
me while / used the old kind of coffee
vanished.
I'VE have never resumed the use of
the old coffee, but relish our Postum
every day as we'll as we did the former
beverage. And we are delighted to find
that we can give it freely to our chill
dren, also something we never dared
to do with the old kind of coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum Coffee contains absolutely no
drugs OF any kind, but relieves the
coffee drinker from the old drug poi
son.
There's a reason.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
BREAD-AND-BUTTER DUTY.
Certain Letters and Calls Obligatory
on Guest to Show Appreciation
of Accepted Courtesies.

The ''bread-and-butter letter" is the
note of acknowledgment written by one
to his hostess after a visit. Inc
"bread-and butter" call is the CAL
which one pays after having been en-
tertained at dinner or luncheon or at
any other regular meal. Plenty of
persons know the thing who do not rec
ognize the name for it. A good many
persons apparently do not appreciate
the necessity of either the letter or
the call, remarks Success Magazine.
Perhaps it is a little harsh to say
that this is one of the ways in which
well-bred person can be distinguished
from an underbred man or woman.
Such distinction throws too many
persons who are otherwise all they
should be into the outer darkness of
the ill-bred. There are depressingly
few who do not belong to one class or
the other.
Nearly everyone, however, unless he
be an impossible sort of creature, ac-
knowledges that the bread-and- butter
letter is Indispensable. Most trans
gressions in this line are found in the
delays that are shown in writing. The
first thing guest should do after his
return from visit is to write his note
of appreciation to the friG1Z8 by whom
he has just been entertained. Often
the guest seems to think that any
time within a month or so will an
swer for it. That is the way in
which it occasionally comes about that
the note is never written, and that the
quondam visitor puts himself down as
hopelessly underbred
Sinners of this sort are few comI
pared with those who neglect their
luncheon or dinner calls. Busy wom-
en- are often remiss in this respect, but
they are angels of light when con-
trasted with men.
1t is abominably rude when anyone.
man or woman, is so lacking in sense
Oh society obligation as to accept an
invitation, and then, from laziness or
Indifference, neglect to pay a call after
wards. Allowances may be made for
the very much overworked man or
woman who seldom has a spare hour
to give to such things-or to anything
else, but the ordinary iuncher or diner
out should feel it breach of decency
to accept an invitation and then omit
the call that should follow.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
WHY DAN CAME BACK.
How a Shirk and Deserter Was Re-
formed by the Sharp Tongue
of a Woman.

Dan Skinner, son of a farmer, had
been a lazy young man at home, and
had doubtless enlisted as a soldier
thinking he was going to have an easy
time of it. He was member of Com
pany G, Third infantry, and 1t was
not long before everybody discovered
what a shirll he was.
There was but little time that a
volunteer soldier could call his own
There was drill guard duty, police
duty, washing, mending digging and
delving, to say nothing of fighting
and marching, and when Dan found
out that there was no picnic in 1t he
became a man with grievance. The
officers gave him time to get over it
and swing into line, but he grew worse.
The day came when he refused fatigue
duty and was sent to the guard house.
From that day for three months on he
was under punishment most of the
time He came to be an object of
anxiety to the officers and an object of
contempt to his comrades, and then he
was ready to bring on a climax. One
day he lay on the broad of his back
in the sun and thought it all out. He
charged the people of the United
States with bringing on the war for no
other purpose than to get him down to
the front and have him killed. He de-
MED the right of the government to
put him to manual labor and abridge
his hours of sleep. He was an ill-fed,
overworked and much abused young
man. He had been singled out for the
officers spite, ana the letters he had
written to President Lincoln about it
had remained unanswered.
When Dan had spent an hour in
thinking he made up his mind that
there was only one recourse left him
desertion. He would make his way
back to the old farm in the north and
to pa and ma and tell them all about
it, and be looked upon as a martyr. 1t
never occurred to him that he would
be pursued and was sure to be caught
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
China-Sills Suit.

For genuine comfort and economy,
commend me to the shirt-waist suit Of
dark china Silk" said the woman who
wore one. "They are the incest inven-
tions in the world for business wom-
en- China silk is not hot, like taffeta.
find it infinitely cooler than linen,
and more comfortable on hot day
than anything else l have ever worn
Dark blue or black do not soil like the
light wash suits that need constant
Tubing. Besides these two qualities
of GOODNESS and economy, which mean
a great deal to the working woman, a
china silk suit is neat and even quiet
ly elegant, and, with fresh white col
lar and cuffs, 1t makes the business
woman presentable for travel or any
emergency"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
CURIos AND ODDITIES

In Quito. Ecuador, 1t is usNal TO I'm.
cover ones head when there Is a flash
of lightning. This is probably reljc
OF fire-worshiping days.
An Old man named Kuss was buried
In Egregy, Hungary. with his fortune
of $4,000 in his coffin. His relatives
heard of it and eXnumed the BODY and
divided the money.
There is living at Recife, near Per-
nambuso, child of five and one-half
years who is four feet and two inches
in height, and who boasts a mustache
and a deep bass voice. =,
An egg with a perfect yolk and coE
tanning another egg about the size of a
linnet's egg, which also had good
shell and Was perfect, has been laid bv
hen belonging to Swinipn (Engl
tradesman.
Many curious instances of old laws
may still be found in England In
Chester the man who fails to raise his
hat when a funeral is passing becomes
liable by an old law to be taken before
a magistrate and Imprisoned.
Organ grinders in Verviares. Bel
GUM, are by law compelled 10 appear
every morning before the police super
mtendent and play their instruments.
The organs which chance to be out of
tune must be set IN order before a Ii
cense to play on the streets will be
granted.
The following is an official repok
sent to his superior by the station
master at Nimba, on the Uganda rail-
way: ITO station Nairobi. from station
Venani. From stationmaster. Guard
No. reports struck giraffe at mile 15S.
No damage to permanent way or train.
Driver states giraffe ran off uninjured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
STOPPED A CANNON BALL,
The Unusual Experience of Soldie.
of the Ninth New Hampshire
Regiment.

Gilman c. Parker Post, WinchendoD
Mass, claims for one of its members
that he is the only union soldier who
stopped a rebel cannon ball, and yet
lives. His name is H. F. Partridge, OF
the Ninth New Hampshire, quiet, un.
assuming little man, who weighs but 11G
pounds. He tells his story thus:
1T was the 18th of June 1864, one day
after the army had arrived in front OF
Petersburg.
THE place had no particular name;
it was just in front of Petersburg We
were advancing on the enemy, but were
not in action ourselves. Meantime they
were sending their compliments in the
form of shot and shell.
"a belt of woods lay between us. One
of their shots flying through the woods
struck tree, and Topped off big limb.
This threw the ball to the ground,
where it tore a hole big enough to bury
horse in. Up into the air again; on a
piece; then down to the ground again.
by that time the ball had lost so
much of its force that we could see it. 1t
was headed straight for our company
Naturally we scattered in order to let it
pass through.
Somehow, lost sight of it for about
half a second, l guess. got my eye on
it again and gave quick dodge, bat the
dodge wasn't quite enoughSa the ball
caught me on the bone of the right hip.
The bone was pretty badly smashed, and
| was laid up for three months. My alb
domen was black and blue for some
time.
Il was knocked out, but the boys said
we both went down together. The boys
picked me up and picked the ball up, but
the ball they threw away. I'd give a
good deal to have it as souvenir to-
day.
1T was not shell, but solid shot. |
believe they called it 12-pounder. II
hadn't lodged as far rs did I'm afraid
it would have torn me all to pieces. To
bounce as high as my hip it must have
had some force left in it.
"All the transportation wagons were
in use, so the boys carried me back five
miles on litter. Really l never went
through more misery in my life.
ION September 10 was back again in
the ranks, but on the Both what should
happen, but minnie ball go clean
through me on the other side close to the
hip. This happened at at place they
called Poplar Grove church, close to
Petersburg.
They said the ball went within q
quarter of an inch of the main artery.
Anyway it put me in the hospital until
the war was over, and didn't get any
particular promotion for it. | wish
had the ball that did that business.
didn't get many souvenirs because lost
my gun there at Poplar Grove church.
Half minute before the mimic ball
went through me another struck me
just below the left knee. 1t only cut the
meat away, though, didn't even touch
the bone"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-09-01
Big Cargo of Oil.

The largest cargo that ever left the
port of Philadelphia in one bottom
started for Japan recently in the Eng
lish-built steamer Monarch. The
cargo consisted of 2,470,700 gallons of
refined petroleum, 100 barrels of lubri-
eating oil and 1900 cases of wax, all
consigned to a japanese firm at Wyok-
kaichi. 1t would require, says Con-
sular and Trade Reports, an oil we'll
with a capacity of 5000 gallons daily
to work three years to supply the
quantity of oil carried on the Mon
arch.