davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21
WEARING COURT WIGS.
The Ancient Custom Just Abolished in
 British Columbia.


 British Columbia.
 British Columbia is the only province which has preserved the old English custom which obliges judges to wear wigs. Our news columns yesterday re- ported the first Wigless sitting of the British Columbia Appeal Court This was the result of an enactment abolish ing the wig passed at the last session of the legislature.
 The reason for this odd piece of legislation we do not know, although one need not seek far for arguments against the practice. At the same time we are surprised that the judges of a province which so keenly regards Eng fish precedent in all matters should tamely submit to a demand that they surrender the insignia of their rank and office, This, apparently, they have done, and thus passes away from Canada venerable usage of the bench.
 British Columbia is not, however, without other customs drawn from the old country, but not honored in other provinces. In British Columbia, as in England, the rule of the road is "keep to the left and you're to be right" If we had this custom here, all traffic going down Youngest would be on the east side of the road, and all traffic westbound on King-st, would be on the south side of that thoroughfare. The advantage of this practice lies in the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

refuge in narrow culyegt. All sorts of expedients were tried to drive it out. Shots were fired through the pipe, and bundles of burning grass were thrust into if without effect. Finally, the eul- vert was dug up. and the snake was found and killed
 It was large and handsome one, and therefore the skin was taken oT and hung upon a nail driven into the wall of the veranda outside the bunga~ low. The next morning the owner of the house was astonished by finding on the grouu1 beneath 1t a second cobra skin.
 The natives one and all declared that the mate of the dead snake had come along during the night and shed it's skin there through grief at its loss. This explanation being considered in- credible, 1t was supposed that someone had indulged in rather pointless prac- tical joke, though the circumstances of the case made it difficult to see how this could have been possible. But whatever might have been the true ex~ planatIon, there were the two skins.
 Another story. which, however. is. not really snake story at all, relates that a lady awoke one morning, and looking around the room, was mortified to SC a snake eoiied upon the back of a chair. She was newly from England, and had lived in dread of some such incident. and her terror was so evtreme that for a time she lay motionless in the bed, scarcely daring to breathe. But pre- sently she plueked up little spirit and looked round for some way of escape. Unfortunately there was only one door, and the chair stood close lbesidt it; and not for all the wealth of the Indies would she have attempted 70 run the gantiet.
 In this predicament she could do noth- ing but cry for help. Soon she heard some one coming, anl5 almost tainted with terror wPen her husband entered, and sesing nothing wrong up the chair, which stood in his way. She was with difficulty brought back from the verge of mysteries when the supposed snake was shown to her and proved to be nothing more dangerous han one of her stockings earelessly thrown over the back of the chair.-Pall Mail Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21
ApRrrrr SAFE srSTEu.

The Chicago National bank is com ing out all right, owing to the help of other banks in Chicago, and the depos- itors in it will lose nothing. So the National bank system will not suffer in reputation from this incident. Its reputation is good. The Comptroller in his report dwells upon the compara- tive safety of national banks There are banks and banks, and in some States they are more closely looked after than in others. It is noted that of the 7,966 national banks so far or ganized, 460 have failed, or 1-2 per cent of the whole number, as against 1T 1-2 per cent. of banks other than national. Those national banks that failed have paid their creditors 7S per cent of the amount due, while other banks paid 45 per cent. Of the bil- lions intrusted to the national banks, but $32 100000 has been lost. State and private banks number at present in the United States 14242, with $74S,263, ,149 of capital and $S,OO2, ,662, ,S22 of deposits. Including national banks, the whole number in the United States and is1- and possessions is 19,910, with S1,539,- 8SOsSO of capital and S11, ,7S6S21, ,S16 of deposits.
 New Haven's banks are all right, and they are not promoting either.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

They had just moved in the house and,4as is usually the case, the former tenants had left much rubbish behind them.
 'Just look," complained the little woman, here are three pails of ashes in the yard"
 Ah," laughed the big husband, "speak of them with reverence"
 Reverence! Why should F"
 Because they are ashes of the de- parted. ."-Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each insertion. Five Cents Word for full week.
 Display advertisements. per inch. one insertion, sI.2O each subsequent inser- tIon. 40 cents; one week, ss.2o: one month. SIC: one year. $4o.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

At book sale in a Paris auction room the other day man turning over the leaves of one of the books saw q time worn piece of paper which he had the curiosity to open. This proved to be a will executed in proper form about ninety years ago, but never proved. It was that of a woman whose death, as subsequent inquiry has shown, took place eighty-tive years ago. As no will could be found, in- testacy was assumed, and a personality of e16,000 was divided among relatives Tn fact, the will bequeathed everything to a niece, long since dead, and the question now arises as to the claims of her descendants against those of the other participators.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, l2 GENTS WEEK. 50 CENTS 4 MONTH. ss FOR SIX MONTHS, ss "A YEAR THE sA1EG TERMS BY MAIL suSGLE COPIES. cENfa
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

A few years ago there was no sleep ing sickness on the Albert Nyanza' but now people are dying at the rate of 100000 per annum in a population of 5,o0O,o00, Perhaps the white terror makes the dark people tired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

Tn spite of the fact that the United States leads the world in the invention Of safety devices, it has been shown by a writer in Cassier's Magazine that we stand first in the record of accidents. The proportion of miners killed here is nearly three times as great as in France and about double that in other Euro pean countries. For every five men killed by accident in this country there are only three in all the nations of Eu- rope combined. It is claimed that, with all our quickness in inventing the things that make for safety, we are slow to adopt them, and that many American inventions of this kind find their first recognition in Europe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

China is surely waking up and get ting ready to do some killing. A neph- CIV of the Emperor of China and the chief engineer of the Chinese govern ment are in England making arrange ments for the building in China of great arsenal or factory for the mak- ing of military rifles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21
NEW HAVEN, CONN.

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB-
 LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Enaued Thursdays. One Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

A curious case of wholesale libel is on in Paris. A newspaper of that city told of certain gallant adventure in which 1t was alleged that a parish priest un- named had figured There are sixty-six parish priests in Paris and all have in- stituted islander suits, each with the ob- ject of vindicating himself. Each asks s200 damages.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO.,
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

New York presents some big figures. For instance: Resources of financial institutions, $7,Sss,9ss,516; average de- posits, ss,179, 100000; aggregate capital Of IFS of the industrial concerns center Ing in the city, $7,Ooo,oOo,OOO; annual output of the city's 4S,OO0 factories, $16,- O0O, ,00O,0oO; daily mail of city, 3716,O00 pieces. The local railroads of New York cost $2S0, 100000 and carry 4,00O, ,00O passengers a day, while $1,2oO,OOO is spent each day for dinners in the big restaurants, and $1,OOO,OOO is the daily average of the wagers at the race tracks. The city's public schools alone cost $24,231,85O year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

Commissioner Leupp's contention that 'the ordinary Indian boy is better equipped for his life struggle on from tier ranch, when he can read the simple English of the local newspaper, can write short letter which is ineligible, and knows enough of figures to discov- CT whether the storekeeper is cheating him. is sound, thinks the Omaha Bee. 'aThis is a common-sense view, and there can be no doubt that had it been adopted long ago the condition of the Indian generally would be better than 1t is, though on the whole 1t is now comparatively satisfactorily"
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22

To all who pay one full year in advance to the
Press will be given a years subscription to Ell
ther of the following publication:
The Weekly Pioneer Press.
The Weekly ST. Paul Dispatch. .
The New York Tribune-Farmer
The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean.
The Twicc.a.weck (Mps.) Farmers Tribune.
For S2.25 the PRESS and a copy of Webster's
dictionary.
For $2.35 the Press and Hicks Word and
Work will be given one year or the PRESS and
the Thrice-A-Week World.
For $a.a3 the PRESS and either the Cosmopoli-
tan, Mcclure, Munsey, Pearson magazine or
any dollar publication will be Sc Mt one year.
The Breeders Gazette and the PRESS one year
for S2.75.
For S2.25 the Press and the National taga.
zine will be given for one year.
North Dakota BRAND BOOK, PRESS and
Weekly Forum, l year each for papers, $3.75.
For $4.T5 the PRESS and the Minneapolis
Journal l year.
For 1925 the PRESS one year and the Daily
Pioneer Press of st. Paul 3 mo-; for $2.S5 the
% the PRESS one year and the Pioneer Press
one year.
For 1871 the PRESS 1 year and the Review of
Reviews.
TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARIES
Our prices 10 all who pay one year in advance to
the PEEss ure as follows:
tREss and dictionary, cloth, index, So Is
PEEss and d ctionary, hall seal, index, 2 90
Press and dictionary, full seal, index. 2 SO
The Twentieth Century Dictionaries arc
handy in size, concise in contents, completely
and we'll illustrated. Each book has over 1900
illustrations and is supplemented by SO pages
Of condensed Every Day Helps and a 27-pagc
gazetteer of the world, the flags of all nations
in correct %colors, etc. See them at the Press
o%ttice.s
The PRESS clubs with all papers and maya. ines
and if the subscriber does not see what he utr
in the above list, write us. subscriptions ia en-
foc all periodicals at this Office. To regular g. b.
scrfbera the aQants' rate is given.
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
Sh0rth0rn Bulls For Sale.

These bulls are western raised, bred
and run together in open sheds. thus
giving them ample exercise, and when
they are put out on the range they will
not go down as eastern and close stall
fed bulls do. They are large, low down,
sappy fellows. They were sired by
Bold American No. 151,o54, the bull l
had at Dickinson last spring, where he
was weighed after his long drive and
tipped the beam at 236o pounds. The
mothers of these bulls l am offering for
sale. weight from I4oo to 1900 pounds.
| expect to have bulls for sale in
Dickinson at the Fuller livery barn in
the spring and wish all parties who may
be DESTROYS Of buying to correspond with
me at once so that l can the better be
able to select the kind aud number of
bulls that are likely to be wanted in
that vicinity.
L. S. BEAUMONT,
3-I8-tf Stanton, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22

help but be impressed by the progress
among Galloways. After carefully
viewing the exhibits of this breed at St.
Louis. Hon. John Dryden. the we'll
Canadian Shorthorn breeder,
stated that none OF the leading beef
breeds had made as much improvement
during the last four years as had the
Galloways. This statement. coming as
it did from n of the best posted cattle
in the country, should be carefully
considered by every person who intends
starting in the pure-bred cattle business.
The records Of the association show that
the breed is gaining in popularity and
rapidly spreading into new parts of the
country. The merits of the Galloways
have been and are still unknown to
many enterprising young stockmen;
however, one is safe in saying that it is
only a question of a very short time
when a much larger number of pure
bred breeders and those who breed ex-
clusively for the block will become
fully acquainted with the merits of the
hardy, shaggy-coated breed and the pro-
fits they realize their owners. The Gal
loway of today is a low.down, early
maturing chunk of beef; he adapts
himself with equal readiness to the
luxuriant feed OF the Middle States or to
the continual warfare for existence upon
the range; upon his death he furnishes
food for the inner and clothing for the
outer man; and when the final reckon
ing is made his account usually shows :
healthy balance on the credit side
Chas. w. Gray in the Live Stock ane
Dairy Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
School Affairs.

St. Anthony school district No. I6 will
be recognized at once and four schools
opened about the 9th of May.
A petition has been presented to the
Dickinson school board requesting that
a school be provided for the community
about five miles northwest of Dickinson.
This community has Is children of
school age residing more than IN miles
from any school.
Section 68I Of the Revised Code Of
1899 has been amended to read as
follows: meetings of Board-Fees).
The board shall, on the second Tuesday
in January, April. July and October OF
each veal hold regular meetings for the
transaction of business at such hour and
place as may be fixed by the board. A
special meeting may be held upon the
call of the president or the other two
members. Written notice of the time
and place of any special meeting shall
be given TO each member of the board
at least forty-eight hours before the
time of such meeting. Each member
of the board shall be paid the sum of
eight dollars per annum, less two dol.
lers for each regular meeting which he
fails to attend; provided, that in any
common school district which contains a
graded school of three or more depart
ments, the board shall hold regular
meetings for the transaction of BUSINESS
on the second Tuesday Of each month
at such time and place as may be fixed
by the board, and in such districts the
members OF the board shall receive a
compensation of one dollar for each
meeting attended; provided further,
that in counties having the district sys-
tenn, the president and clerk, and in
counties having the township system,
the members and clerks, or such officers
as such president and board may ap-
point to represent them, shall receive
ten cents a mile for the distance neces-
sarily travelled in attending general
meetings of the presidents, members
and clerks of school boards convened by
the county superintendent, and also a
salary of two dollars, but the total sum
of such salary and mileage shall not
exceed five dollars for each representa-
tive in attending any one meeting"
In the above section, the clause pro.
viding for the monthly meetings of
school boards will apply only to the
board of Dickinson district No. 1 and
Taylor district No. ;.
Meetings of the presidents, members
and clerks Of school boards will be
called later in the year at various con-
venient places in the county at which
meetings, matters relating to the man
agement of schools and school questions
in general will be discussed.
LLOYD RAIDER,
Co. Supt.
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22

The Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co..
OF Milwaukee, Wis, wants an active
representative, mar OF woman, for Dick
inson and surrounding territory to sell
the "Werld's Only Dustless Floor and
Carpet Brush" Winner OF the Gold
Medal at the st. Louis exposition. This
brush sweeps without dust and is rapidly
taking the place of other methods Of
sweeping. Its durability makes it
cheaper than a broom. This is an ex-
cellent opportunity to secure a good
paving position and permanent employ
ment. No experience necessary. If
interested write the Milwaukee Dustless
Brush Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 3-II-sp
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office at Dickinson, N. D., March q,
1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by Nick Gartner, Gladstone, N, D.,
contestant, against homestead entry No. 20 .2sO,
made October 80, 1902, at Bismarck Land Office,
for the seq sec. 2S, twp. 1877 H., T. 95 W., Charles
Keller, contestee, in which it is alleged that
Charles Keller has wholly abandoned said land,
has changed his residence therefrom for more
than six months since making said entry, that
snid land is not resided upon and cultivated az
required by law, that said Charles Keller never
at any time established o residence upon said
land and that the absence of said Charles Kel-
Ter is not due to any employment in tho army or
navy of the U. s. in time of war. said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on May IS, 1905, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Office at
Dickinson, N. D.
The said contestant, having, in q proper
affidavit filed March q. 1905, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence, personal
service of this notice cannot be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication in the
Dickinson Press.
w. A. MCCLURE, Receiver.
George Aud,
Attorney for Contestant. 4.1-5t
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
H0w's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward tor any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toldeo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F..
!: Cheney for the last IS years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 7s cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
For Sale.

Farm and city property. We are the owners
Dickinson and in addition have for sale several,
hundred choice lots in the original plat and the
Dakota Land & Colonization Co.'S. additions
We are selling these lots for a small payment
down and the balance in annual installments at
a low rate of interest. We also have 1000 acres
of good farming lands in the immediate neigh
borhood of Dickinson, and in stark county. All
these lands are for sale on easy terms at q low
rate of interest. We have no local agents in Stark
county and request that any one interested
will address direct, The James c. Young
Land Company 34 Guaranty Building, Mime.
apolis. MINI. 1-21-10p
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office at Dickinson, N. D., April 7th. 1905.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office at Dickinson, N. D.,April 7th. 1905.
A sufficient contest afadavit having been nled
in this office by John Bang. Rock Springs, Nd,
contestant, against homestead entry No. 1887
made Sept. S7th, 1900, for ~ syA and 81 seA
sss; rs; twp r. us Sn n;hl +; ! !. Sliced ~ Bt tb. An said Ben
Anderson has wholly abandoned said land, has
changed his residence therefrom for more than
six months since making said entry, that said
Ben Anderson is not residing upon and cultivat-
ing said land as required by law and that such
absence is not due to any employment in
the army or navy of the United States in time
of war, said parties are hereby notified to ap;
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation, at 10 O'Clock Q. M, on May %, 1906.
before the Register. and keceiver, at the United
That said contestant having. In . proper afh-
dayit fled April It'll 1905, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence. personal servi'e
of this notice cannot b made, it ie hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication in the Dickinson
Press at Dickinson, Nd.
4-15-6t A.. G. M~cGILLIvRAY, Register.
The Dickinson press., 1905-04-22
ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office at Dickinson, N. D., March 10th,
1905.
A sufficient contest AFFIDAVIT having been filed
in this office by Arthur W. Bobn, contestant,
against homestead entry No: 70, made 90 July
james Coniin, Contestee, in which 1t is alleged
that said entryman has failed to estsba b a
abandoned the same for more than six month";
last past and that default still exists; and that
said ALLEGED absence from the land was not due
to his employment in the army, navy or marine
corps Of the United ststes;+ said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond fsnd oner
a. m, on April Is. 1905, before the register and
receiver at the United States Land Office in
Dickinson, N D..
The said contestant having, in q proper af-
davit, flied March 4, 1905, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence per.onal service
Of this notice cannot be made, It is hereby Or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication in the Press al
Dickinson, N, D.
3-25-5t A.C McG1LL1vRAx, Register.