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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
Try MINOT BRAND.
WILL 90 AFTER
ERTRESVAAO BROS.

0. NJ. Pierce. the trustee of the
bankrupt stock OF general mer-
chandise owned by the Ertres-
vaag Bros. OF Sherwood, was
called to that place Wednesday.
Papers were served on Mr.. Pierce
as a trustee by the Park, Grant
Morris Grocery Co. OF Grand
Forks, attaching the exemptions
OF the firm, which amounted to
81 900 worth of groceries and
the store building and lot at
Sherwood. The Grand Forks
house claims that the Ertres-
vaag Bros. misrepresented their
financial condition in order to
obtain goods, and if they can
make Judge Goss see it that
way in Minot on Sept. 80, when
the case will come up, the Ertres-
vaag Bros. may be held on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. The case has
taken an entirely new phase.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

from the state based on the
number OF school children in the
county. Thus far This year
the three apportionments have
amounted to more than all four
last year. The third apportion-
ment amounted to 81, 900. The
state school board has just in
vested over a hundred thousand
dollars in state bonds and has
on hand $S5,O0O. Up to date
the board has not seen fit to sell
any Of the school lands in Ward
county, owing to the rapid ad-
vance in price Of the same, and it
is not believed that any will be
advertised for sale until next
year. There have been many re-
Quests for the purchase OF the
land.
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HOUSES OF ILL
FAME ARE CLOSED.

The Houses Of i'll fame which
have been run in the coulee for
the past four or five years: were
closed in reality last week for
the first time. States Attorney
McGee plased injunctional orders
on the houses Of prostitution.
The INDEPENDENT has peen in
formed that the houses were
closed and the inmates scattered
to the four winds. 1t is said
that the houses will be sold for
residences or will be moved to
the country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
PENlTENTIARY is
IMPROPERLY VENTILATED

Henry Duffy has been growing
weaker ever since he was re-
leased from the pc, itentiary.
All of the time he was confined
in the place he was not well, suf-
fering from lung trouble, and
when he got where there was
plenty OF good fresh air he
seemed to change for the worse
at once. The penal institutions
as a rule are improperly venti-
lated and theprisoners die a pre-
mature death. Mr.. Duffy worked
in the twine plant most OF the
time he was at Bismarck and the
place was very dusty. He is
suffering from a serious case OF
tuberculosis Of the lungs and
bowels. .-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
SOwed Wheat Too Earlv.

James johnson, the Burling-
ton her-farmer-lawyer, is cut
ting his fine field OF wheat, and
he is just a trifie disappointed in
the yield this year. The wheat
stands beautifully, but was sown
a little early and did not get
quite a thick enough stand. Mr.
johnson believes withal he will
get 25 bushels to the acre, but
with such ground as he has ten
bushels more would not be con.
sidered a very big yield.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
Mrs. NJ. f. Severance received

Mrs. NJ. f. Severance received
a telegram last Thursday from
Hastings, Mimi, announcing the
death of her brother-in-law, Mr.
George Barbaras, of that place,
which occurred the day previous.
Mr.. Barbaras was a former reai
estate man Of Hastings and for
a good many years he was the
president of the German-Ameri-
can Bank of that city.
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.M|N0T GETS A
BIG MARBLE WORKS
NJ. J. Robinson From southern
Iowa to Locate here in a few
Weeks - Will Employ Several
High Class Artists.

M. j. Robinson from New Hamp-
ton, Ia, father-in-law to John
Devereaux has been III Minot Sc
veral days looking the field pre-.
paratory to putting in a first
class marble works. He has de-
cided that Minot is the place for
him and informed us that within
the next few weeks he woulu TO-
cate here. He is said to be one
of the best marble works men in
the state of Iowa and in his
works here will employ several
men, besides make our list OF in
dustries more complete.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

en-. Dixie Lad, G. H. Parker's
noted little sorrel, entered the
race, but took a notion that he
would not start, and refused to
run at all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
BROKE STATES
RUNNING RECORD

Ermus, the famous black run
ming mare owned by Martin
jacobson, lowered the states
record for a mile and an eighth
race. Time, 1859 fiat. She beat
Kings Court in the race. Ches-
ter jacobson rode the mare, and
it is due much to his wonderful
riding that the record was brok-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

Ed. NJ. Mencier returned from
Anamoose. where he started a
force OF men at work harvesting
a large crop OF grain on his big
farm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

The eight-year-old son OF Lars
Larson, from south of the. city,
died at the hospital Saturday..
He was operated upon for bowel
trouble.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30
Two Good jewelers..
~~~~~%~

We now employ two expert watch re-
pairers and can get all work out on time.
You can depend upon it that we never slight
any Of our repair work, no matter how much
we have on hand or how much Of a hurry peo-
pie are in. Our repairers are expert and rapid
workers, and anything brought to US will be
ready much sooner than If it were taken else
where. Our prices are always moderate for the
grade Of work we do. Our stock Of watches
and jewelry is the largest and best in Ward
county.
If you are looking for cheap stuff don't
come here, for we have no trash in our store.
If you want goods that are guaranteed, come
here and get them at reasonable price.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-30

If you have to wear truss let US tell you
why this is good place to come. Because we
always have very ample stock of Elastic, Hard
rubber and Leather=covered Trusses in stock.
Because we know how trusses should fit to be
comfortable Because we sell them at reason
able prices. Because when we sell you truss,
it is guaranteed. Because our guarantee is as
good as the money in the bank. Because there
are many different grades Of trusses and we buy
only the best kinds.
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Hsw Some Plants Hide.


G. G. PrinEle. for many year, q famous
plant collector. especially in Mexico and the
arid regions of the United States. speaks
Of a native grass Of northern Mexico. Muh-
Ienber0io Terdnd. as such q favorite with
all grazing animals that II il usually ex-
terminated or nearly 30 except when grow
ing under the protection OF thorny shrubs.
usually mesquite bushes.
How many times have commended with the
horrid mesquite bushes to gather an armful
OF this grass to carry joyfully to my hungry
and faded horses. In such cases the thorns
spine and perhaps bitter taste OF the bushes
no only protect the young growth and leaves
OF certain plants but furnish shelter for other
tender and nutritious heritage.
In arid regions especially similar instances
Of protection by thorn bushes are numerouH
Again. some plants retire beneath the SUP
face OF the ground at the close OF the growing
season. especially In regions subject to
droughts or cold. remaining secure beneath
the su rface for months In the form Of bulbs.
tubers and rootstocks. At such times they
are nearly sure to escape destruction by AMI
mails. Examples are Solomons seal. Dutch
mans brseches. May apple. golden rod and
artichoke.
Not only the flowers OF many species OF
plants as they project above the surface Of
the water are protected from most unwel-
come insects but the whole plants as we'll
Mud turtles. certain nshes. water snails.
larvse or Insects eat aquatic plants. but most
other animals are unable to reach them In
| such places.
Water plaintain. wild rice. pond lilies
arrowhead. piokerel weed, pond weed. liz
! ards tall. bulrush. burreed. cattail nag,
water dock and many more OF their ASSOC
| ciates root at the bottom with leaves floating
| on the surface or projecting above.
are at home in lakes, ponds and streams. or
| on the surface OF the water, while other kinds
| thrive in salt or In brackish water. These
| Aauatlcs and protection below the surface
| or by extending above II. not only from nu-
Merous animals. but they have no compet-
tion With others which can grow only on dry
| or rnol0 coll. ''-r 80 =.
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and thought engrossing Incidents OF life
In the busiest city Of the world, often In
situations as widely different as light from
darkness, ace before me the facade OF
that temple; neither the Coliseum at Rome,
grand and interesting as 1t Is, nor the ruins
OF tho Acropolis at Athens nor the Pyra-
mids. nor the mighty temples Of the Nile,
arc 80 often present In my memory In
our authors' Judgment the secret OF Its
magic seems to be the unrivaled combina-
ton OF one Of mans most triumphant efforts
with the powers and beauties Of nature.
From chapter on the subject we learn
that the site OF Petra il a natural amphi-
theater about three miles In circumference
and enoompassed on all sides by rugged
mountains of fantastic shape, which rise
sheer In many places from 200 to 900 feet.
The hoor Of the amphitheater Is an irregular
trapezoid, the northern and southern
sides OF which are nearly parallel. Tho
northern boundary Is about 1000 yards
across, while the southern Is about half AZ
long. and the two sides are, roughly, 1900
yards apiece In length. The trapezoidal
door OF the citadel, however, opens out
into more than a dozen huge assures.
which extend for thousands Of feet, and
these extensions made the city much larger
than tho narrow limits OF the citadel would
seem to permit. Our authors compute
that a square space a mile long on every
side would not suffice to cover these rani-
fications. The floor OF the central trape-
zoid Is almost everywhere a mass OF ruins,
but 1t was In the rocky walls and the ravines
extending upward on all sides that the
ancient dwellers followed out more theaters,
temples and tombs than any one has ever
been able to count. We are assured that.
seen from below, nothing can be finer
than the immense rocky rampant which
almost completely enoloses Petra. Strong,
firm and as immovable as Nature herself,
1t seems to mock at the walls Of other cities
and the puny Notifications of the greatest
builders Of the earth. Taken together
with its matchless entrance it is certainly
one OF the most wonderful locations in the
world 1t Is only with misgiving that
the authors of this narrative attempt to
portray the marvellous coloring Of the
masses Of sandstone. the indescribable
beauties Of the puppies. yellows. orimsons
and many hued combinations. Travellers
have We'd with one another In their efforts
to depict these beauties. The most sober
and least sentimental have left testimonies
that fully .substantiats Petra's claim TO
have been unique among the cities OF the
earth NJ. W. H.
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Valley until they reached the Red Sea,
whom they turned to the left. Rounding
the southern flank OF the mountains OF
Edom, they then marched north along the
eastern border Of that country toward Moab
The churlish refusal of the Edomites to
give them the privilege Of transit was never
forgotten by the Israelltes. Although the
former were regarded by the latter 90
brethren by the Mosaic law and were al
lowed certain privileges beyond those
given TO some other nations. the reciprocal
hostility Of the two people embittered their
relations until the Edomites disappeared
from history. The Greeks. when they be-
came masters Of the greater part OF Syria
modified the name Bdom, and called the
country Idumea, and its people Idumeans.
1t does not appear, however. that the Greeks
ever founded any colonies south Of the
brook Of Arnon. About the time OF Alex
ander the Great an Arabian tribe had
pushed up from the desert into the highland
Of Edom and completely supplanted what
remained Of the Edomites. This tribe or
tribes came to be known as Eabateans.
Az early at 100 B. q. they had organized
powerful kingdom, and their influence had
extended all around Syria from Damasous'
which fell into their ha nds In 80 B. c., to GAIA,
the frontier town OF Philistia on the south,
and eastward far into the center Of Arabia.
Their inscriptions, which are found all over
eastern Palestine, in the heart of Arabia,
and as far west as Italy, prove the extent OF
their trade connections. A little more than
half a century before the Christian era
Nabatean ruler, the so-called king OF
Arabia interviewed In jewish affairs. He
Issued from his palace at Petra at the head
Of $1,000 men, horse and foot entered
Jerusalem. and, uniting with the disaheoted
Jews. besieged Aristobuus. the King, IN
the Temple, and was driven of only by the
advance of the Romans
A later Idumean, Antipater, was made
Procurator OF Judea by Julius Cesar. and
Herod. son OF Antipater, was created King
of Judea. In the time OF Paul AN Ethnarch,
under Aretas the King, held the city of the
Damascenes." Aretas ". seems to have
reigned from 0 B. c. to 40 A. ID. over the
Nabateans. Inscriptions mako 1t almost
certain that the boundary Of this people
against the Romans in 85 A. D., perhaps also
in so A. D.. lay north OF Bosra and Salkhat.
which were still Nabatean cities. In 100
A. d., however, Trajan. by the hands Of
Cornelius Palma, Governor Of Syria. brought
the whole Nabatean kingdom into the
empire, and created out OF 1t the new prov
ince Of Arabia" with Bosra as It's capital.
AS the frmness Of the Roman dominion
came to be relaxed with the decine Of the
Roman central power the Arabs OF the
desert drove their flocks into the abandoned
cities OF Edor. There have been in them
no other dwellers for more than thousand
years. The grass grown Roman roads Of
the mountains of Edom show concusively
that no denizens Of cities except the Crusa-
ders, and they only for itful century, have
occupied the Edomite highlands since
Roman times.
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pairing and rebuilding the great roads
and extending them further than they
ever before had penetrated Into the deserts
cost and south, Romes power. however
did not become effective as far as the
desert until about 100 A. D., and during
the previous 40 years the Greek cities haa
been allowed or compelled to take care OF
themselves.
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nationality Of the universe m explanataou
which implies that Whatever the dstails
OF the process may bo newly discovered
to be. IL has been, 10 and will be in its easpnce
process Of becoming perfect In and
through the Etsrnally Perfect
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Nv.


The land OF Edom lies. OF course. south
OF Moab. When our travellers crossed
the brook Zercd, now known as Ahsa,
they left, OF course. the land Of Moab, and
entered Edom, whose wild life from. time
immemorial touched that OF the Children
OF Israel at so many points. This region
comes into history as Mount SER in the
days of Chedaraomer and Abraham. 1t
then embraced the mountainous district
from the Dead Sea south Of the Zered
(Ahsa, to the eastern arm Of the Red Sea.
II was bounded on the east by the desert
and on the west by the deep valley Of the
Arabah. Its principal peak was known
a. Mount Hor. 1t was the home OF the
Horites, who emerge at the dawn Of written
history. Maspero Identifies the name with
Khar, the Egyptian term for Southern
Palestine. 1t will be remembered that
some time after Jacob had fed to Paddan-
aram from the anger Of his elder brother
Esau, on his part, left Isaac, his father,
and made his home in Mount SER. Even
tually his descendants dispossessed the
Horites Of Mount SER, gaining possession
Of the country both by war and by mar
rage with the inhabitants. and the result
OF intermarriage was the mixed race known
as the Edomites. Their Kings w,re reign
ing In the land Of Edom at the time when
the Children Of Israel we're in Egypt. When
,hs Hebrews at length escaped from the
Nile delta and reached the borders OF
Edom they found that the fires of Esau's
anger at the fraud that had tricked him
out OF his inheritance still burned in the
hearts OF his descendants, and neither the
King nor the people would listen to the
requeet OF the fugitives for permission to
pass through Edom on their way to the
Promised Land.
In order not to wage war with kir bred
people the Children Of Israel turned back
and marched southwark down The ArabAh
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The eleventh and twelfth chapters OF
this book are allotted to the land OF the
Moabites, which embraced a stretch OF
trans ordanio territory from the watershed
south OF the Jabbok southwardly to the
deep cleft Of the Arnon and beyond that
to the rivulet Zered, the modern Ahsa
which falls into the southern end OF the
Dead Sea. Its western boundary was the
Jordan and the Dead Sea, while its eastern
limit was the desert Its dimensions were
perhaps not more than rs by 40 miles, con-
stituting an area OF 5000 square miles.
More than half of this was high table land,
rising from 1000 to 5000 feet above the
see. On this table land was reared the
series OF ancient cities whose ruins inn
press the traveller to- day and whose names
carry us back to the Exodus and the wan
derings OF the Children Of Israel. The au-
thors OF this narrative visited all OF these
cities, except Luhith and Zoar whose sites
are disputed 1t may be remembered that
the Land OF Moab is mentioned once in
Genesis, and again in the Song OF Moses
In Exodus. Its history, however, may be
said to begin with the third part Of the
Book Of Numbers. The wanderings OF the
Children Of Israel ended when they crossed
the brook Zered, but several months
elapsed before they crossed the Jordap,
and all the events in the interval, except
the campaign against Og, King Of Bashan,
took place In the plains Of Moab. Here
Balak, the Moabito King, made vain use
Of entertainments against Isrtel, and called
for Balaam son Of Beor, to come and curse
this people, for they are too mighty for
mo" Here occurred thu lapsa ~ thu
Israelites into idolatry at Shitim and their
entangling deflements with the Moabites.
whom they had conquered. Here took
place the second numbering Of the people
after the ravages OF the plague. the ap-
pointment OF Joshua to be the successor
Of Moses and tho ALLEGATION Of territory
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our author examines the mechanical theory
of the universe as it is expounded, for
instance, by Haeckel in his Riddle Of the
Universe" Although himself not only a
convinced theist, but q devout Christian,
he states the position Of the agnostio in q
Just and dispassionate way. Not for a
moment does he condesoend to the cheap
mode OF criticizing science by holding up
the mistakes that have been made by
scientists in the past, by arraying the ex-
ploded theories in physics, chemistry.
medicine, geology and biology, as II these
were 80 many proofs Of the futility OF these
sciences. On the contrary. he comedies
frankly that scientific men are justly
and logically agnostic on the basis Of
science. Science as science has no need
Of the hypothesis Of the ideals OF humanity.
however much men Of science may and do
have such ideals. They only have them.
however, when they recognize the limita-
tons Of science, and allow thought to ind
It's perfect work and full fruition In the
assumption Of the absolute objectivity OF
spirit as the genesis and goal Of the whole
process Of the physical universe.
The aim OF the chapter on "The Historical
Method and indeed Of the whole book,
il to demonstrate that the dialectic Of
thought forces us from the categories OF
physical science and Of the historical
method to the ultimate one OF thought
that is-let us put it frankly-to God
from, through and to Whom are all things
finite, and in Whom they all find their
function and work. That and not matter,
force, ether, electricity or any more re-
fined form OF the ultimate world stun,
is the only sufficient First Principle OF
an theological explanation Of all phases
OF the process OF the finite" Or. Sterrett
for his part, willingly comedies thas modern
science compels philosophy-which Ia but
another name for speculative. theoretical
theology-to revise its theory OF creation
and its chronology, so as to make them
accord with the theory Of evolution. He
acknowledges as cheerfully that the re.
suits Of the historical method compel
philosophy to revise its theory Of the jur,
dirino origin Of State and Church and ali
other forms Of moralizing institutions
He maintains, however. that they neve,
do. and never can. compel it, revision
Of the ultimate form Of sxplanaNon--th,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-14
WEST DOVER.

j. A. Davis is shingling his house.
The listers have been busy the past
week.
Homar Lord has rented his farm to
Mr.. Aldrich for one year.
Arthur Atwood of Montpelier is
visiting his father and brother.
Ralph Mann of Torrington, Conn,
was in town one day last week
Mrs. C. o. Chamberlain intends
soon to move to Hinsdale, N. H.
Mr.. Blodgett has bought a farm in
Marlboro and will soon move there.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. w. H. Mann Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. Haskins and son are at the
Snow place sugaring. Mr. Haskins
has purchased the place.
Fred Davis and Leon Boyle spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Fitch
burg and Gardner on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Collins have
moved to Davis & Bogle's lumber
camp and intend to board the help.
Mrs. Hester Davis, who has been
spending the winter with her sister
in Vineland, N. j., has returned home.
Bert Davis will move into his house
here and will soon drive the stage
from here to Wilmington, as he has
the contract for four years.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-14
sPoFFoRD.

Marian Farr is visiting friends in
Keene.
Harold Ford of Winchendon, Mass
spent Sunday here with friends.
Earl Burt is building a blacksmith
shop opposite his house on Church
street.
George Higgins has moved into the
house recently occupied by Bert OAR
ling.
Messrs. Slade and Joslin COM
menced work at their steam saw mill
last week.
John Starkey and Mr.. Young Of
West Swanzey were at John Joslin's
Thursday.
Mrs L. W. Slade is gradually failing.
Miss Cuthbert, a trained nurse from
keene, is caring for her.
There will be no preaching here
Sunday morning as Rev Mr. Jones is
attending conference at Claremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hannum went to
New York Friday for a few days visit
with Mr. and Mrs. James III. Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Starkey of
Westmoreland We're the guests of Mrs.
Helen Fletcher Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holman went to
Hinsdale Wednesday of last week to
be present at the celebration of Nelson
Barrett's 91st birthday.