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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
NOT INSULT TO- WASHINGTON.
Janitor Got in Trouble Through Too
Much Forethcugl7t.

"uSH TOISIiiCuSHIs
The principal of high school in
Jersey suddenly ordered all classes to
assemble in the auditorium, and when
teachers and pupils, in amazement
were gathered together before him.
addressed them on George Washing
ton, the Father Of Our Country"
says the New York Press. In finish.
ing his encomiun3s on the immortal
George, he said: THE bust of George
Washington which stood uron the ped
estal in the reception room has been
removed and placed upon the floor
with its face in the corner. Until
the culprit, whoever he or she may be,
comes to the front and makes public
confession of the misGemcanor, rot
soul will be permitted to leave this
building! Remember-there will be
no other punishment imposed than the
open and public confession!"
Sensation! Teachers glanced at
teachers, pupils fidgeted around in
alright, the principal looked solemn
and funereal. If that old Pin had
dropped every one would have heard
it. Then the janitor arose and STEP
ped forward to break tho awful sill
ence. I'm afraid it's up to me, sir
he said. "The roof was leaking
mighty bad, an the boost of Mister
Washin'ton were in the drip, an !
thought proper TO move it to keep the
rain from spilin' it. an meant no in
soolt by turnin' his face to the wall
sir" The principal, man of talent
and some brains, tapped the bell and
questioning.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
Horticultural item.

The secretary of rural English
society for the propagation and ad-
vancemcnt OF agriculture the other
day received this letter: "Sir-1 par
tickly wish the safety to be called
to consider the case what follows, as
I think it mite be maid Tranxtionable
in the next Reports. My wifi had
Tombd Cat that dyd. Being torture
shell and a CRATE favrit, we had Him
berried in the Guardian and for the
sake of the enrichment Of the mold
had the carks deposited under the
roots of Gotsberry Bush (The Frute
being until then of smooth kind.
But next Sesons Frute, after the Cat
was berried, the Gosberries was all
hairy, and more Remarkable the Cat
pliers of the same Bush was al Of the
same hairy Description"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
Midi a Nest Of Criminals.

You will net find Midi marked on
the charts. 1t is, indeed, practically
unknown to civilization, and yet it Is
on the shores of that highway of
civilization, the Red sea. 1t is the
home of pirates and slavers, regular
nest of criminals. The place is in.
habited almost entirely by men: for
the sheik, who hold absolute rule
there, only permits very few of his
best warriors to marry. Midi pays
no tribute to the Turkish govern
mert, and, as it lies at the far erd
Of q long. narrow, muddy harbor. in
accessible to war vessels, is seems
probable that It may pursue its law
less career unchecked for many years
tn 22we. d
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09

What! warfare can't he reconcied
With modern thought? Why. man, you're
Come back to reasoning and sense.
What's that? Wars such Il great cx-
penSc?
There is some truth in that but. still,
d, not the reope foot the bill?
What for? To see their emblem wave
DER home OF free and land of grave
l should say brave; twas just a slip
OF tongue. ENHANCEMENT Of lip.
What's that you say, sir? I'm surprised!
You say Wars murdcr-orEanized'
Go mad. Be logical! Be sane!
Come, come! You know as well as
That wars established. See? That's
why
It's right. You know it's backed up, too,
By lots of bigger men than YOU.
kll''?
Oh, yes. I've heard Of that but, still.
That means-that doesn't mean the men
Who don't-er-don't come back again
You catch my point? It's different
When quite lot Of them are meant.
-Lippincotts.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
Report of the Condition Of
THE STATE BANK

OF BowRELLs
at Bowbells, in the state of North Dakota,
at the close of business May %, 1905:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts S34,1M 81
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 1872 76
Warrants, stocks, tax certificates,
Banking house, furniture and fix
Due 'G from other banks 17,415 p A' %
Checks and other cash items 374 81
Cash 1864 II 81 754 CT
Total s6O,36s Of
LIABILITIES. -;
Capital stock paid in S10,0O0Q9
Surplus fund $50 IA
Undivided profits, less expenses and n.,,,,,,
Individual deposits, subject
Demand certificates of
deposit 27,463 42 4G, $50 80
Total seo,35s oe
STATE Of North pa! Dakota, SIS.
County of Ward, "
I, j.. ID. Landsboroueh, cashier of the
above named bank, do solcmnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief
j. d. LASDsBoKouGn,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5th day of June, 1905.
DUNCAN McLEL1AS,
Notary Public, N. D.
My commission expires Jan. II, 1911.
Correct-AtteSt:
4:A. 9: !; f"1sa f1spsporoven Directors.
j. D. LANDsBoRoUGH
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
If ina kind of bilious mood,
You wish an aid to digest food,
NJ 14L,,A III :. Lc1c - ~.o1l

NO UCIleA PHI IS 1ldll 80 ROOu N
AS DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
The famous little pills Early Risers
cure constipation, sick headache, bill!
iousness, etc. They never gripe or
sicken, but impart early rising energy.
Good for children or adults. Sold by
10, c.. Krlleger. NM
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
Report Of the Condition Of
The First State Bank

lll6 Z llSU OUdUG Ddllk
OF sowBELLs
at Bowbclls, in the state of North Dakota. at
the close of business May 20, 1905:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $19,677 Is
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 703 O8
Warrants, stocks, tax certificates,
Banfins Sasns house, e'n;' furniture and fi.- 000
lures 1877 so
Duo from other banks S,5SO11
Checks and other cash
items 345 90
Cash 7,248 70 1914 "a
Total 3s,4S2 y
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $4,000 90
Surplus fund 1000 10
taxes paid ~ ~ $50 "a
Individual deposits, =.
subject to check $18, 761 O5
Demand certificates of
~, deposit :, 3,849 80
Time certificates of
deposit $3.50 IS 31,5Ol 43
Total soS,4s2 81
State Of North Dakota, (ss, j..
I, A. B. Bickford cashier of the above
named bank, do solennly swear that the
above statement is true TO the best of my
knowledge and belief j.
@~ A. B. B1oKFoRD, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth day of June, 1905.
~ North kota.
(My commission expires Apr. 26, 190s.)
Correct-Attest: u, .
&: &: 2: 2: B1onsosD; B4snsesD, Dirsosro*.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
Report Of the,Condition Of
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BoWeELiS

OF 6oweELL3 H.:
at Bowbells, in the State of North Dakota. at
the close of business May %, 1905:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, S35,O41 OIL
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 2OS 45
y. 5. Bonds to secure circulation 6,25O 90
Banking house, furniture and fix
Due from National Banks mot ''''' w
reserve asents) ZIP Is
Due from approved reserve agents 1O,9S9 90
Checks and other cash items ia 90
Notes of other National Banks 72O 90
fracsional 1 paper currency, nickels
Lawful MONEY RESERVE IN BANK, ~ -
viz:
Specie 1903 90
LeIal-tcnder notes 2O2O 90 1923 90
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas
urcr Is per cent. of circulation) 312 so
Total, seze77 Is
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $25,Oo0 90
Undivided profits, less expenses N'~
and taxes paid 5,314 As
National Bank notes outstanding G,250 90
Individual deposits subject to
check 15,9s5 %
Demand certificates of deposit 1,G3S so
Time certificates of deposit 9,Ol5 90
Certlhed checks 500 90
Cashiers checks outstanding 2G 90
-, Total SCI, 81 IS
State of North Dakota,
County Of Ward, ss'
l, a. G. Wiper, Cashier of tho above named
bank, DO solemnly' swear that the above
tsatclnent is true to the hest of my knowl-
edge and belief. A. G. WIPER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to bufOrc me this
9TH day of June, 1905.
A, B. B1cKroRD,
Notary Public,
(My commission expires Dec. u, 1907
Correct, Attest:
I. 0. HUNTER,
TuEo. ALBKEcHT,
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1905-06-09
The Children's Favorite.

Il For coughs, Group, whooping cough,
ETC., One Minute Cough Cure is the
children's. favorite. This is because it
contains no. opiate, is. perfectly harm,
less, tastes good and cures. Sold by 2.
e. Kruger. .:s
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
! Charm of Old Mexico
Special Correspondence.)

| books. types hold firm through cen.
turtles.
Outside of this city and Monterey
and a very few other places, Mexico
has not been Americanized or Euro
peaniZed. 1t is the quaint old Mexico
of the colonial days still. and the ge-
MUS of progress has not spoiled all
things. Noble old buildings of Span
ish severity of outline and decoration,
massive and imposing, greet your gaze
in lovely Morelia, in Puebla and other
cities.
In the older parts of this city, on
streets like the Indio Triste, or the
Sad Indian, on the Gale del Reloj, or
Street of the Clock, you come upon
fine old mansions of the Spanish CO.
lon:al days, and also in the old street
of Don Juan Manuel. etc. Great houses
fit for noblemen, for grandees of
Spain, for men who ruled Mexico for
the Spanish king.
Similar houses are frequent in cities
like Puebla, Guadlajara and Morelia.
The Spaniards. building in tropical
touHlly, loI anu ScHtud-
tion. They had no niggardly notions
about material and size OF lots. Note
in this city the immense size of city
blocks. This was made inevitable by
the hugeness of the houses with two
and three court yards. stables inside
and room for small community OF
servants and retainers.
Customs change slowly in interior
Mexico. In many town people take
the siesta after the noon meal; the
young women go out always accom-
panied. in Spanish fashion: the horse
men adhere to the national riding
costume, and the pleasant. old-t1nle
greetings in the stately Spanish re-
main unaltered. We of the North can
not improve upon this: but we break
down the ancient courtesy to replace
it with our rougher ways. and heed
lessness of Spanish poiteness.
poor thing perhaps, but how it does
soften the daily encounter with peo-
pie.
Americans Learn Spanish Ways.
The Anglo-SaXon, long resident III
interior Mexico, and there are not a
few of our race so situated, becomes
gravely ceremonious. and is shocked
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

at the new-comjng American who en-.
ters his office, hat in hand, and begins
his business talk" without due greet
ing and courteous salutation.
Let alone, and not goaded by the
headlong northerner intent on busi-
ness, the Mexican or South American
enjoys life in the way God must have
intended. for fashion of living that
keeps men happy, makes intercourse
twiXt man and man agreeable, keeps
the whole sunny day free from harsh
ness of speech and look, appears hea-
ven-commanded. And this you find
in unspoiled Mexico, in quaint inter-
ior cities, in charming little towns.
have gone for weeks stay to
little city previously unknown to me,
and in twenty-four hours have had
everybody from the beggar in the
street to the prefect or alcalde, the
chief of the postofiice and the apothe-
cary, on almost intimately friendly
terms, all "servidores," or servants.
in the high and noble sense. OF the
word, No air Of suspicion, no curt
phrases. but kindly and amiable
eXpanSivenesS that makes one glad to
lie down at night in such town, as
in friendly house.
There will come travellers to Mexi.
co who will doubt all this. But they
will carry with them an atmosphere
OF irritation, of discomfort, of crude.
ness, and see nothing Mexican as it
really is. The churlish traveller is a
nuisance. and the rude tourist the
most trying of intruders. The man
OF woman who enters church filed
with people to take a snap shot, the
boor with cigar in mouth before a
noble altar, the maker of harsh
and unkind remarks. finds people re-
turning his rudeness with silence or
the ironical smile which the well-b-ed
bestow on the barbarian.
In some things undoubtedly, back
ward. lacking often modern convent.
ences, yet, all allowances made. this
land of Mexico has charm of its
own, and civilization which has
rounded off many of the sharp cor
ners of life. The intelligent and
friendly tourist will get pleasure here
and leave an impression of what is
the best in our own beloved United
States, so often misrepresented in
foreign lands.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
A Woodless House.

The Engineering and Mining Jour
nal says that a firm of Baltimore arch
itects has drawn plans for building
1t will be six STORIES in hight, the en-
tire structure to be of reinforced con-
crete and steel. Even the doors,
trims, window sashes and door jams
will be of metal-a new departure in
building which might become of i'm.
portance If there were better pros
pect that the experiment would inyitd
imitation.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

More and more, every year, in the
season when the ice king rules the
frozen northland and binding bliz-
yards blow, the American of means
and an adventurous turn makes the
journey to Mexico, where, out of many
winter climates, he can find some that
are always warm and with an air so
deliciously balmy that one marvels
that there can be an unhappy human
being in such an environment.
Here in the valley of Mexico there
are often chilly days, when raging
"northers," windy and boreal gifts
from the far off land of los Gringos," i"
are blowing down on the gulf coast
making even the light-hearted citizens
OF Vera Cruz put on wraps and seek
indoor corners. 1t is an experience
worth having to pass one or two days
oil a "norther' in the gulf port city.
The air does not feel cold to a newly
arrived American, for his blood is not
thinned by tropical residence. The
sea runs high and dashes over the
great breakwaters. and the usually
tranquil gulf of Mexico, intensely blue.
is white with the fury of the storm.
There is rare tonic in the air at such
times and the gale purifies the atmos-
phere and banishes microbes.
But, however cold it becomes, at
times. in this high placed valley, a full
mile and half above sea level, the
average winter temperature is some
IL degrees warmer than the winter eli
mate of Rome, where many of the
wealthy English go for comfort Mex
icaA cities on the lower elevation of
Guadalajara average, in winter. many
degrees warmer than Naples. Cuerna-
vaca and OaXaca are as warm as Sici-
ly, and there are happy valleys where
one remains the winter through in an
atmosphere as of June in New Eng
lan1.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

land of mountains and valleys, and of
ardent coasts. You cannot go out of
your hotel without finding foreign
ness and the materials for a snapshot.
Ancient buildings, towers and domes,
shrines in the corners of old build
ings, people foreign in every way, col
or wherever You look, make Mexico
always the delight and marvel of the
artist.
Here is a land whose inhabitants Of
fer continual motive of interest tc
the ethnologist. Spanish is the Ian
guage, softened creole Spanish, but
spoken with grammatical purity and
correctness by the upper classes; then
there are the native Indian tongues,
numbering, with their dialects, over
l50 The principal aboriginal Ian
gauges differ greatly. and indicate D
very varied origin among the Indian
peoples. In this valley there are Ian
suages as radically different as the
Nahuatl. or speech of the ancient Az
tees, and the Otomi, spoken by a tribe
who antedate the Aztecs. Don't imag
\ inc that the native Indian tongues are
extinct in Mexico One finds plenty of
villages and small towns, four, five
and six hours from here. where, on
the streets, one listens to people who
never use Spanish among themselves
The White Mexicans, descendants
of the early Spanish settlers, are
themselves differentiated by many
strains of blood Men and women de-
scended from the Andalusians show
often unmistakable traces of Arab
blood, the real Moorish type. North
ern Spaniards, who abound here, have
the Iberian type, and among them is
seen the freshness of color of the in
vading Goths. The stately Castilian is
also in evidence.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
SCRAMBLED THOUGHTS,

Try to be right always-its cheaper.
Labor: Good for food, ditto for
physic.
When We have money we're worried
about it.
When we have none we're worried
without it.
Booze and brains are never con-
slant companions.
Every mistake made has its value,
If it teaches something.
Selfshness is the stuff that sours
the milk of human kindness.
Lots of troubles are bluffed away by
square look in their faces.
Preserve a little sympathy for the
fellow with an atrophied risorius.
A grain of widom is worth more
than an ounce Of gold, but-try to pay
your bills with it!
AS contractor, glycerole of tannin
iar't so bad, and then there's alum;
now, wouldn't that pucker you?
When you leave good wife see to
ii that she finds no consolation in the
that the insurance moro
than covers the loss.-Oscar F. Bae
rens in The Alkaloidal Clinic.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
SUGGESTED WoMAN's CREED

Let us be done with fault-fnding
and leave off self-seeking.
May we never be hasty in judg-
ment and always generous.
Keep us, o God, from pettiness: let
US be large in thought, in word. in
deed.
And may we strive to touch and to
Know the great common woman's
heart of us all, and, o Lord God LET
us not forget to be kind.-Philadel.
pEia Inquirer
Let us take time for all things:
make us to grow calm, serene. gentle.
Teach us to put into action our bet-
ter impulse, straightforward and I'M
afraid.
May we put away pretense and meet
each other face to face-without self.
pity and without prejudice.
Grant that we may realize it Is the
little things that create differences:
that in the big things of life we are
o1e-
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Tvpes of Centuries Preserved.

There is no racial unity among the
people: the observer who has read the
history of Spain will see quickly the
many types of the Spanish peninsula
here. The Moor confronts you in the
shop, the Goth leans across the count.
sr for a talk, the graceful Andaluza
makes a pretty tapping of the heels on
the pavement. and a passing Arab on
his parb, erect and graceful in the
saddle, salutes her with old world
courtesy. Nothing more enduring than
these racial characteristics, and,
among a people not yet bemused with
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Popular opinion is the most tickle
thing on earth.
The compliments women fish for are
not worth catching.
Some men get good only when they
get too old to be bad.
Fortunate is the woman who has
many complaints and few diseases.
A homely figure in petticoats may
have a handsome figure in the bank
The average married man can't un-
derstand how Carnegie managed to
save SO much money.
A man is seldom afflicted with the
big head unless he has little heart.
If some men didn't have money
women would have no excuse for mar
rying them.
Posterity may see that Justice is
done man, but he would rather at
tend the trial in person.
When young man IS convinced
that there is nothing too good for a
certain girl he offers himself to her
Chicago News.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
EGGS.

One of the subjects that will come
up for discussion at the annual meet
ing of the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers Association at Denver will be
the apparent increase in loco weed on
the ranges in certain parts of the state.
In few localities this range pest has
grown to be most serious matter and
the cattlemen feel that the time has
come when it must be carefully inves-
tigated and some remedy found.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17

The monthly report of the chief of
the bureau of statistics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture shows the amount
of wheat remaining in farmers hands
on March 1st to have been about ILL.,
900 900 bushels, Or 20.1 per cent. of
last years crop, as compared with
EOS per cent. of the crop of 1908, on
hand on March /, 1904, and 24.5 per
cent. of the crop of 1902, on hand at
the corresponding data of 1903.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
GkowLs OF THE pYsPEpr,c.

Don't try to beat bad egg.
The political hee .r can't cure him.
self.
Many a blun has been called by a
better one.
Good intentions are often too good
to be true.
Even in blue blood you will often
find a streak of yellow.
Variety is the spice OF life that fla
vors the sauce of love.
1t is mere contrast that makes a
lot of men seem great
Every man who succeeds in keeping
out of Jail isn't going to heaven.
Adam was the first man to dispense
with the services of a mother-in-law
Some fellows waste all their
strength patting themselves on the
back
The fellow who keeps his troubles
to himself has learned the secret of
popularity.
Every man at some time in his life
has told some woman that he wasn't
worthy OF h,r.
Many an actor who has played the
First Gravedigger in Hamlet"
couldn't get job digging a sewer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
GRAIN.

Wheat, choice milling, per 100 lbs,
$1.70. Rye, Colorado, bulk, per 100 lbs,
soc. Oats, bulk, Nebraska, new, white,
$1.10; mixed, $1.07; in sack, Colorado,
white, $1.20. Corn, in bulk, 92c. Corn
chop, sackeed $1.00. Bran, Colorado,
per 100 lbs, 92hc.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
BY THE GENTLE cYNIc.

Life is like a poker game; that is,
a good deal.
1t takes constant use to keep good
Intentions from getting rusty.
The more man intends to do to
morrow the less he does at all.
A girl can always wiring her hands
when she can't get any fellow to do
it for her.
Those who complain that they don't
get all they deserve may be lucky that
they don't.
Lots of people have more money
tEan brains, and they are not pluto
Gratis at that.
A man never really knows .,ow
many friends he has until they come
to his funeral
Shake hands with every man you
meet That only leaves him one hand
to pick your pocket.
A woman may be perfect angel OF
a little goose; it's only difference in
the matter of wings.
To look for trouble is a feminine
instinct. It's the hen that does all
the brooding for the family.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Oranges Grow Not Far Away.

From this city one may reach Cuer-
navaca, for example. in time for din
ner by taking the morning train. and
groves and the palms
Aside from the winter climate. and
the outdoor life. the chief charm of
Mexican travel is the wonderful pic
turesqueness of the whole country. q
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Most men seem to think it is a good
deal worse to drink too little than toe
much.
4 man gets to be statesman after
the public thinks he is too smart tc
be put in Jail.
Generally the firm parent Furnishes
his child for contradicting him be.
cause he knows the child is right.
woman is very useful around 8
sick room, because if hot water
doesn't help you she tries cold water
No matter how small a girls feet
are you can flatter her by making her
think you think they are smaller than
they are.-New York Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
Hay.

Upland, per ton, s10.O0@11.O0: sec
ond bottom, $S.O0@90O; timothy,
s11.OO@12.OO; timothy and clover.
s1O.0O@11.0O; alfalfa, prime, $500
$50; straw, s3.50@4.0O; South Park
wire grass, $13.0O@14.00.
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What | will, that I can perform;
with earnest men nothing is impcssi.
ble.-Novalis.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
ALL TRUE.

The man of generous impulses is
apt to fall into unfortunate extremes
Some women know how to com.
mand notice without making a show
of it.
mans peculiarities are most ap-
parent when he strives to conceal,
them.
To woman there is feeling OF
real pleasure in being told she has q
fine complexion.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
WISE WORDS,

Ten censure wrong for one that
writes amiss.-Pope
Anger begins in folly and ends in
repentance.-Pythagoras.
We easily forget crimes that are
known only to ourselves.-Rochefou
cauld.
am always content with what hap
pens; for | know that what God
chooses is better than what l choose,
-Epictetus.