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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-07-26

Devine, Stenersen a. Co., are offering
prizes to the farmers of Ward County
for the best samples of grasses and
standing grain of all kinds. These
samples are to be placed on exhibit in
the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois
and Indiana
Prizes will be awarded August 5, 1905.
All samples should be Of good quantity
we'll bound and taken with root. Names
OF owner and place where grown at
tached to sample. t3.
q. $. Mallory, architect, Minot
N. D. If.
Good clean barrels for sale. all you
want at Auslander's bakery. tt
FURNISHED ROOMs-for rent,n best
residence portion Of the city. INQUIRE
at INDEPENDENT Office.
The only place where you can get
satisfaction-at Myren's the tailor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
A PROSPEROUS SEASON.

From the New York Commercial.
With pardonable pi1de Mr. Mansfields
manager proclaims the figures showing
the utility of a revival version of "The
Misanthrope. Receipts for the closing
week of the engagement at the New
Amsterdam did not fall below $4,000
When the novelty of the play and the
comparative sobriety of It's plot and dia-
logue are borne in mind, one can believe
the outcome a reflection OF the willing
ness of the play-going public-apart from
Mr. Mansfields devoted following-to pay
handsomely for really elegant and artis-
tic production
San Francisco has given Mr. Conried
the astonishing sum of $4,000 and up
ward for twelve performances of grand
opera. For eight performances-six in
the evening ana two matinees-the re-
turns were $4,000; and the "ParsifaF'
performance yielded $4,000 If these re-
suits be contrasted with the aggregate
yield from thirty performances given by
Maurice Grau in 1901, when the impress
ario banked s179,125, there is room for the
interference that the commercial value of
opera on the Pacific coast, as we'll as in
Chicago and New York, has greatly in
creased during the last three years-re-
hecting, doubtless, the Improvement in
all market values since the collapse of
1901,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE.

From Success Magazine.
The Canadian election which returned
Sir Wilfrid Laurler to power only day
or two before Mr. Roosevelts sweeping
victory in this country, brings to light a
story which shows that the North Caro-
lima Cracker who thought Grover
Cleveland was still President is not alone
in the world.
Just before Canada's election day an
old nhabtant appeared In the streets of
Quebec, and, meeting a friend. fell to
talking politics. In the course of con-
versation he CHANGED to refer to Victoria
as still Queen, whereupon he was in
formed that that great and good lady
had been dead for something more than
four years.
"DeadY" he exclaimed; 'Virctoria dead!
Then who is it that now rules Eng
land?"
king Edward the Seventh" came the
reply; The who was Albert Edward, the
Prince of Wales
THE ancient one shook his head wisely
and for a few moments stood In deep
thought. Great Scottn he finally ex-
claimed; "he must have pull with Lau-
rier"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
Control Of the Senate.

The Wall Street Journal and the
best opinion in Wall street seem to
have reached the conclusion that Aid
rich has been dethroned. He was and
Is a compound OF Standard Oil and
Dingleyism, and during many years
ever since 1896 at any rate-he has
been the national boss. II he has
been upset by the friends of the ad-
ministration, some man less "conser-
vative" will lead the senate.
1t is not probable that Lafollette
will be able to spring at once into
leadership. Gumshoe Allison is too
old, and the chances seem to favor
some direct friend of the administra-
tion-possible Lodge himself.
Until Aldrich is dethroned it is idle
on the part of the republicans to talk
about tariff revision. The Dingley tar
if is the chief creation and pride of
Aldrich He outpats all the rest. He
considers 1t sacred, and it cannot be
revised in any true sense while his
power in the Senate remains unbrok-
en-. The Wall Street Journal says
that the Senate is now out of the
control of the forces represented by
Aldrich." This can be said to be too
good to be true 1t needs confirma-
ton. And yet it is plain that the
President cannot accomplish his pro-
gramme if Aldrich is to remain the
Senate Boss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
lOseDh jefferson.

Dear old Joe" Jefferson is dead!
rip Van Wrinkle" is gone into the
mountains to slumber for the last
time, and his sleep will not end after
twenty years.
The later rip" departs in a more
fortunate manner than his predeces-
sor, the happy-golucky Rip, who was
popular, but was not respected. The
"Trip" that SO many thousands of the
atregoers in the United States have
learned to regard with affection goes
away honored and beloved more then
any other actor of his time. A long
and magnificent career is crowned
with all that is best in life.
AS Mr.. Jefferson had passed the al
lotted span of three-score years and
ten, his final exit was no surprise 20
an audience that awaited silently and
tearfully bhe announcement that Joe
Jefferson was no more
What need to recount The achieve
ments of such a career? he life and
works of Joe Jefferson are o. an open
book. Simple, genial and kindly
himself a type of the iosable CHARGE
ter he made famous-no man was bet
ter liked than Joe Jefferson. All who
had ever seen him In his well-nigh
immortal role yielded to the spell of
his admirable personality. Thousands
that Joe Jefferson had never spoken
to, save from the stage held him in
esteem and friendship.
1t is not well to grieve for Joe"
Jefferson, now that he Is dead He
had finished his labors in the twilight
of a beautiful life; he awaited the
summons quietly. The death of such
man is more impressive by its in
evitableness than by It's sadness, yet
human hearts will mourn.
Beyond the bourne whence no tray-
eler returns may his voyage be serene
and blissful Let us not weep for
Joe Jefferson, but rather cherish his
memory in our hearts Monuments
will be erected in his honor, yet the
affection he awakened in theatregoers
all over the land will be more lasting
than marble or bronze.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
Devils soonest tempt, resembling splr.
its Of light.
Loves Labor Lost.
No Yellow Peril in Siuht.

Because a steamship landed in San
Francisco recently with 900 Japanese
the papers of the Pacific coast have
worked up an yellow peril of large
imaginary proportions. 1t turns out
that but seventeen out of the 900
came from Japan. The remainder
came from Hawaii, where they had
lived a considerable time, and they
had been hired to work in salmon
canning factories in Alaska and on
railroads in Mexico.
There are about $4,000 Japanese in
this country, and the number does not
promise to be materially increased.
Nearly as many Japanese return to
heir native land as are arriving at
present. In Hawaii there are about
5000 of them, and probably they will
Don become dominant In these is
ands.
The truth is, Japan will need all
of her own people when the present
war is ended, for she will naturally
desire to Japanize Korea and proba-
bly, Manchuria. She will have a wide
and fruitful field for all her people,
and their energies will be tested to
the utmost. Her population Is limit
ed There may be all told fifty mil
lions of Japanese, and we have no
reason for shutting them out as we
did the Chinese. Vast populous China
might have deluged this country with
yellow folks, but as all Cinnamon de-
sire to return home 1t Is more than
probable that no harm would have
come to this country if no exclusion
law had been passed. The yellow
peril is a DOGGY that never material
ICES. 1t chiefly exists where it can be
utilized by demagogues and bureau
Gratis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
A STORY FOR LAWYERS.
r,rop, .I.eslie.s Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
The Hon. James M. Beck of Philadel-
mia tells story of young barrister
who had been working very hard for
couple of months on bank-burglar case.
The evidence was greatly against his cir
ent and a verdict of guilty was rendered.
Ths young lawyer appealed and the aese
was taken to a higher court which re-
affirmed the decision of the lower one.
He had done everything in his power to
keep his man out of Jail, but was unsuc-
cessful. He then put in a bill for $500.
which he knew the convicted man could
pay, and he deemed it fair amount Tor
his efforts The burglar kicked and fumed
and refused to pay. The young lawyer
then went to his father, who was menu
Der of the bar, and inquired II his father
thought $500 was too much to charge.
After few moments deliberation his
father said: Yes. my son; l think ne
could have been convicted for less
money!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
Railroad Politics In Georuia.

Over in Georgia there is always a
good deal of politics to the acre, and
just at present the candidates for the
gubernatorial nomination are trying
to get into the limelight. Chairman
]. Pope Brown of the Georgia railroad
commission hopes to get in it by
compelling the interstate railroads to
cut all passenger fares from three to
two cents mile.
The state owns the Western & At
lantic railroad, or the old line be-
tween Atlanta and Chattanooga. In
1888 a tentative rate of two cents a
mile was established on the Western
& Atlantic, and 1t is stated that no
loss of gross receipts from passen-
ger receipts resulted from the change
When the Louisville C Nashville leas-
ed the Western & Atlantic the pas
Senger rate OF three cents mile was
restored, and the rate prevails
throughout Georgia. Chairman Brown
thinks, however, the time ripe for a
reduction to two cents. He may base
his movement on the condition of bus
mess in Georgia, or he may think
the railroads should be punished, or
he may think he has found the road
that leads to the governors Chair
Whatever his inner thoughts may be,
he is striving for rate of two cents
a mile, and upon that issue he is a
candidate before the coming primaries
for governor. Let not Alabama there
fore think that she absorbs all the
railroad politics Of the country, or
even of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN.
ON the Denver Republican.

From the Denver Republican.
Three Indian reservations in Montana,
Wyoming and Utah are slated for open-
ms before the fall of zoos. young man
who gets a claim on either of these reser-
vations is Independent for life. There
are no such opportunities for land getting
in the east, where every foot of ground
has been under private ownership for
years, and where lano is held at a high
valuation. The young man in the east
firds his opportunities confined to those
of business. and even in this there is
much more competition TO meet than in
the west, where the thrush of a new
population makes new opportunities in
all lines. From the present outlook the
next ten years will be ,se most prosperous
and progressive decade the west has ever
known. Fortunate will be the eastern
young men who are wise enough to take
Horace Greeleys advice at this day and
to grow up with growi-.s country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
Shades Mountain Fruit.

The Strawberries now being received
in Birmingham from Shades Mountain
are of very fine quality said COM
mission merchant yesterday afternoon.
Growing strawberries on the mountain
near Birmingham is comparatively new
agricultural pursuit, but in few seasons
4 predict that Birmingham will be almost
as noted a strawberry market as Gull
man, which without doubt is ahead of
all other places in the south when 1t
comes to Strawberries.
In addition to the strawberry crops
peaches, apples, watermelons and other
fruits will be raised this season on
Shades mountain in great quantities and
they will find ready sale in Birming-
ham. These fruits can be packed on the
farms and carried to Oxmor and then
shipped to Birmingham by the railroad,
only seven miles distance. You can see
that on account Of the short distance the
express charges will amount to but lit
tie, and in this way the grower can re-
alize more profits from his products"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24

opposed the appropriation for two new
battleships in the last congress.
Mr.. Long is not in congress, nor
for that matter is Captain Hobson, but
both are IN positions to get their
naval policies before the people. Mr..
Long really believes the navy is big
enough-that we do not need and will
not need bigger stick. Captain Hob
son on the ether hand wants Uncle
Sam to have the biggest navy in the
world, bar none, not even the navy of
the motherland.
Between the Long programme and
the Hobson programme lies plenty of
room for compromises, and congress
will doubtless conclude that the Hob
son programme would be going much
too far and too fast" while the Long
programme would not keep us quite
abreast of naval growth elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
YOUR HAelruAL EXPRESSION.

Orison SWEET Marden in Success Maya
zine.
What kind of an expression do you
wear habitually? Is it sour. morose, re-
pellent? Is it a mean, stingy. contempti-
BILE, uncharitable, intolerant expression?
Do you wear the expression of a bulldog,
grasping, greedy, hungry expression,
which indicates an avaricious nature? Do
you go about among your employees with
thundereloud expression. with a melan-
choly, Respondent, hopeless look on your
face, or do you wear the sunshine ex-
preston which radiates good cheer and
hope. which indicates feeling of good
will and of helpfulness? Do people smile
and look happier when you approach
them, or do they shrink from you, and
feel a chilly soose-fiesh sensation come
over them as they see you approach?
1t makes all the difference in the world
to you and to those whom you influence,
what kind of an expression you wear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24

From the New York Mail.
@UST as Hiram Cronk, veteran of
V the war of 1872. Is about to cele-
- brate his 105th birthday april 29)
in good health and spirits, a learned Ger
man physician, DIR. B. Lacquer by name,
appears before the International Con-
gress of Physicians at Wiesbaden, and
maintains In an able paper that Ameri-
cans die earlier than Europeans do. He
brings statistics to establish his claim.
1t seems that out of every 1000 of popu-
lation the number of persons from 40 to
GO wears of age in Germany is 179; in
America IS. For aught we know these
statistics may be official and unassaia-
BILE. And yet we doubt If any European
who fought, full-szed soldier In the
war of 1872. is now living.
There is always apt to be some little
Joker in German statistics. They are of
the closet variety. and generally leave
considerations Of common sense out of
the account. The weak spot In DIR.
Laquer's statistics seems to be that they
do not take into consideration the fact
that while hundreds of thousands OF
young persons and children emigrate from
Europe to the United States every year,
the old people are as rule left behind.
The tendency of this process would be to
Increase the proportion of young people
in every thousand in the new world, and
increase the proportionate number of old
neonle remaining in the old world. What,
pray would be the use of calling 1t the
old world If it were not so? The statis-
tics, instead of proving the superior vital
ity of the German TO the American, ap-
pear to prove the superior attractiveness
of America as a place of residence to the
young and enterprising.
This German physician puts forth the
familiar theory that Americans, as the
result of their nervous and Fastening
habits, wear themselves out earlier than
Europeans, and especially Germans, do.
This may be true. There can be no rea-
sonable doubt that Americans hurry too
much. We have a maxim that it is bet
ter to wear out than to rust out. Yet no
physiologist can be certain that even a
tense degree of mental activity tends as
a rule to shorten life. Some times it
seems as though it heightened it, and
kept the brain brighter into old age.
While there are plenty of cases in which
men have brokn down and died under
the strain of mental activity, there are
plenty of others in which men of that
habit have lived longer than their easy
going fathers Gladstone. Lord Brough-
am and Peter Cooper were all cases in
point.
No doubt we ought to have more old
men to every thousand of our population
than we have now. but we can at least
congratulate ourselves that we are ex-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
HarNev Jordan.

Col. Harvey Jordan of Macon, Ca, pres
ident of the Southern Cotton Growers
association, spent yesterday in Birming-
ham, the guest of his friend, Col William
Neill, proprietor of the st. Nicholas. Col
onel Jordan left yesterday for Memphis
where he will deliver an address before
meeting of cotton growers at that
city.
Colonel Jordan is confident that the
cotton acreage is being greatly reduced
this year throughout the southern states.
He says that the large planters of Geor-
gia are carrying out faithfully their prom
Use to reduce the cotton acreage, and
cites many examples where farmers have
cut down their cotton acreage over one
half
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24

tinware firm of Cincinnati. is at the St
Nicholas.
c. w. Williamson of Charlotte, N. C., is
at the st. Nicholas.
J. w. Willis of Raysville. La. is at the
Hillman.
j. M Dickson of Boston is at the Hill
man.
F. w smythe of Demopolis is stopping
at the Hllman
e. H. Kline of indianapolis is at the
Colonial.
H. M. Taylor of Louisville. KY, is at the
Colonial.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Avery, who were
married at Round Oak. Tex, on April
49, have arrived in Birmingham, and are
stopping at the Colonial Mr.. Avery is
state manager of one of the old line in
surance companies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
New BUILDING Wanted.

There is an instant demand in Bir-
mingham.' said an old resident yester-
DAY, for great many new buildings, or,
to be more exact, for enlarged buildings
in order to accommodate the increasing
population of the city.
The people demand
81. A new railway station.
so. A new postoffice.
"3, A new hotel-whieh is already as
sured.
"A. A new or enlarged court house
building-the present one has already been
outgrown, beautiful though it be.
Il think the time is not far distant
when we shall need a new and larger
city hail. With it will come also demands
for new theatres, new office buildings,
sky scrapers and new apartment houses.
All these things are sure to come in the
not distant future"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Baptist Sunday School.


THE Baptist Sunday School board at
Nashville is now in better condition than
ever before in its history said the Rev
j. NJ Frost, D. D., corresponding seere-
tary of the board. who spent yesterday
in the city as the guest of DR.. A. ]. Dick
inson.
The indications are that when the an
nual report is made up on the first OF
next month the business of the board Will
be more than 10 per cent larger than
the previous year.
I'm the last six or seven years the
board has invested about $4,000 in real
estate and its plant in Nashville, and 1t
has also turned over about S15OO0O into
UNCONVENTIONAL work of various kinds,
which makes nearly $500 600 that the board
has cleared in about six or seven years.
II always take great interest in Ala
bama affairs, as 1 was at one time pas
tor of the church at Selma, and 1 know
great many of the Alabama people. I
watch what goes on in this state through
The Age-Herald and am always glad to
note the progress that is going on.
Or. Dickinson and his splendid congre-
cation have built a magnificent house of
worship here, one that is a credit to the
congregation, the denomination and to
the city of Birmingham. Nothing speaks
of city's prosperity and its moral well
fare more than its churches, and l notice
that Birmingham has large number
of handsome edifices.
THE coming meeting of the Southern
Baptist convention in Kansas City, about
the 10th of next month, promises to be one
of the largest and most successful ever
held. Every branch of the church work
is in excellent shape according to the re-
ports l have heard from the heads of the
other departments"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
The ParalfaI Ouera.

There are two classes that will enjoy
the 'ParsifaF performance next Thurs
day" said a music lover and those two
classes are the musical folk and the peo-
pie who appreciate scenic splendor.
The music of Parsifal is most entrance
ing. but those who have not musical
ear Will be delighted with the stage eff
fects. Parsifal is the greatest opera or
music drama ever written.
"Adolph Dahm- Peterson will give a lee
ture-recital on Parsifal Tuesday night at
the Gable company's hall There will be
no admission charge and every one who
expects to attend the Thursday evening
performance should hear the lecture
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
A BOYS MOTHER.

By James Whitcomb Riley.
My Mother she's so good to me.
Ell wuz good as / could be,
couldn't be as good-no, sir,
Can't any boy be good as her!
She loves me when I'm glad err sad,
She loves me when I'm good er bad;
An what's a funniest thing, she says,
She loves me when she Furnishes.
don't like her to punish me
That dono't hurt-but it hurts to see
Her cryin'-nen | cry; an men
We both cry an be good again.
She loves me when she cuts and sewn
My little cloak and Sunday clothes;
An when my Pa comes home to tea.
She loves him most as much as me-
She laughs and tells him all l said.
An grabs he up and pats my head;
An l hug her, an hug my Pa,
An love him purt'-nigh much as Ma
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
Roman Catholics in United States.

From Success Magazine.
The Roman Catholic population of the
United States and its dependencies is far
larger than that of all other religious
denomination. This fact is brought out
by a comparison between the statistics
In the Roman Catholic directory for 1907
ana those relating to other church bodies.
which have been compiled by the Rev.
IL. X. Carroll. The whole number Of
Roman Catholics unuer the protection
or the United States flag is Il, 127,s54. or
these a,O5S,699 are in the Philippines. l.
5I3S62 in Cuba. 100000 in Porto Rico and
$1,000 In the Sandwich islands 1t would
obviously be misleading to include the
Roman Catholics of the dependencies in
consideration of the comparative
strength of the religious denominations
In the United States. Eliminating them
altogether. the Roman Catholics of the
country still number 2,462, 1893, while the
next largest church body. the Methodists.
nave 6,2o6,I3S members. The Baptists fol-
low with 5,150,S15, then come the Luther
ans with 1,7s0. 766; the Presbyterians, with
l,69b6s7; the Episcopalans, with SOL, s22:
the Congregationalists, with 667, 951; the
Unitarians, with 1000; the Christian
Scientists, with 66,022
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
Mr.. Iona and Mr.. Hobson.

Ex-Secretary of the Navy Long of
Massachusetts and Captain Richmond
p. Hobson are at outs over the navy.
Mr. Long thinks our navy is strong
and efficient enough at present, and
he sees no reason why We should be
spending money for navy in days
of peace than we spent in days of
war with Spain. 81 am strongly of
the opinion" he says, that the recent
system of appropriating every year
for large numbers Of new battleships
is going to0 far and too fast" He