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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03

At the gateway the captain called n
halt, as he wished 10 consult Josiah
Taunston on some matter pertaining
to his orders, and Elsbeth, who had
been running after them in fearful ag-
ony, wringing her hands and screaming
shrilly, fell at Margaret's feet and
threw her arms about her in hopeless
abandon.
"Oh, sweet babe, bonny Margaret" :"
she moaned, they are taking thee to
prison, where L shall never see thee
more. Can naught be done to save
thee? All. lackaday, Gods mercy on us
all! They'll kill thee and no help comes"
"Grieve not, Elsbeth," Margaret an
swered gently, "grieve not for one
who hath received her death wound.
Can they kill that which is already
dead? Nay, good Elsbetn, after the
news brought by CASTOR that God
frey"-here n dry sob rose in her throat
that Godfrey, whom / love, hath
abandoned me to the insults of these
people, no abuse they can heap upon
me to cause me suffering will be felt
by me. Mourn not for one stabbed so
sharply through the heart that all the
young, joyous life In her hath been
killed by one deep thrust Dry thy
tears, dear mother"
The captain approaching at this juno
ture, the procession started through the
gateway and down the road, where 1t
soon disappeared, and the only sign of
human life left on the Maryland estate
was the form Of old Elsbeth lying pros
trate on the ground.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03

cried softly. '.it hurt me to learn that
had lost the regard OF one good man;
my heart ached, an I was sore tr0u-
bled."
.sHetty"-he spoke her name sharp
Iy-"say no more unless thou doth
truly mean thy words."
II truth, mean so much more than
l have said to thee" she went on sad
ly, that despair OF ever making my
lips frame the words my heart doth
bid them speak"
( faint sound OF the noisy clamoring
OF the crowd at the Maryland farm was
swept in through the window by the
breeze. Hetty shuddered and, edging
nearer to Simon, laid her small hand on
his.
Forgive me. No longer shut thy
kind heart against me, Simon. Be my
friend again. IT'S all ask"
He threw up his head with sharp,
indrawn breath.
"Hetty. thou must speak out what
thou dost meanw he cried. There can
be but one thing between US, and that
is-lovet Before God, / Will be thy
friend, but I must be thy husband al-
so''
A glow of color mantled her face and
throat
IF thou would deem me worthy
she faltered, with dropping head, aan' +
were one-half good enough, would
ask thee to o'erlook the past, to for
give me, Simon, an to take me for
thy true and faithful wife. / would
promise to love thee dearly"
With glad cry he stopped and gath
cred her into his arms
mo more such words, Hetty. I ha'
listened long enough! Net worthy or
me, a rough, hardworking farmer-the
maid / ha' ever held so high above all
other women."
He pressed her fondIy to his strongly
beating heart, saying tenderly, moved
In his great joy to an unusual express
sion Of sentiment, 'Ah, Hetty, bright
sunbeam of my life, that went away
SO coldly, praise God thou hast come
back, bringing warmth to cheer the sad
heart of lonely man and light to set
a glow of joy about his quiet home!"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03
Tro BIN CONTINUED
THE UGLY OCTOPUS.
1t Ts One OF the Most Repulsive and
Hideous OF Creatures.

1t Is One OF the Most Repulsivc and
Hideous OF Creatures.
A greedy, yoracious, relentless crea-
ture is the octopus, and most formi-
dable enemy even to man, for 1t IL easier
to cut or tear off one OF those terrible
long arms with its two rows OF suck
ers than to induce the creature to re
linquish any prey 1t has laid hold OF.
These suckers also enable 1t to drag
its body into very narrow crevices,
from which scarcely any force will
avail to remove 1t.
Like its beautiful brother the argo-
naut, 1t defles its enemies by ejecting
ink, but the octopus Is 50 subtle and
clever that he can vary the color or his
ink according to the color OF the ground
he Is passing over, and, as he IL very
active and darts about mt lightning
speed, he constantly escapes being
caught.
: He liz an unsociable creature, appar-
emily quite satisfied with his own So
ciety, as he roams about alone, seeking
what he may deyour on rocky shores,
where he max he met with nf NIL Sizes
varying In length from nm inch to two
or more feet.
The octopus has one very curious
hablt-when resting he coils up some
of his arms into a semblance Of the
shell OF the acknowledgements Week
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03
A MARKET PRIMER.
Tt Tells About the Butcher and IL
Way He Sells His Meat.

Tt Tells About the Butcher and the
Way He Sells His Meat.
What Is the man doing behind the
counter?
He is selling meat. Let us watch
him.
What is the lady going up to the
counter for2
To buy meat from the greasy man
with the white apron.
What does she ask for?
A five pound roast Of porterhouse.
What does he give her?
A seven pound roast.
Then does he charge her only for
what she asked for?"
No, indeed. He charges her for what
he chose to give her.
Didn't the lady know what she want
ed?
Evidently the man didn't think so.
Can't he tell the weight Of piece OF
meat when lie picks 1t up?
Certainly he can. Otherwise he would
never be able to know that he Ii al
ways selling you piece Of meat sew
eral pounds bigger than you wanted.
Why does the man do this?
1t is impossible to associate con-
stantly with greasy things and not be-
come pretty smooth yourself. Now run
and play.-Baltimor American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03

r IL the long night that preceded
~ the arrest and Imprisonment
of her cousin Margaret, Hetty
Tauuston did not Slaon hl1t
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03
FISHING LINES.
The Very Finest Are Those Formed
From siIkworm GEt.

The Very Finest Are Those Formed
From silkworm Gut.
Sllkworm gut forms the best line for
fishing purposes, partly on account OF
its great tenacity and partly because 1t
Is so transparent Every year a suf-
ficent number of Spanish silkworm
grubs are selected for this purpose. Aft
er they have eaten enough mulberry
leaves and before they begin to spin
they are thrown into vinegar for sew
eral hours. Each insect IL killed, and
the substance which the grub in the
natural course would have spun into o
cocoon is forcibly drawn from the dead
worm into much thicker and shorter
silken thread.
The threads are then placed In pure
water for about four hours and after
ward dipped for ten minutes in a So
luton of soft soap. The fine outer
skin Is thus loosened SO that the work
man can remove 1t with his hands.
The threads must be dried In n shady
place and are often bleached with
sulphur vapor until they acquire the
bright appearance Of spun glass.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03

Nearly all small birds make theiT
long flights by night. spending the day
time quietly feeding and resting, 70
that IL on any day In May the treetops
are full Of fitting little warblers 1t is
no sign that the following day win find
them still there. Some kinds, Ike phoa-
bes. song sparrows. meadow larks and
blueblrds, come very carly as soon as
the snow Is all gone and the south slop-
Ing hillsidcs begin to feel warm and
smell OF spring.'-St. Nicholas.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03

Usefulness OF any man or woman LES
principally in the willingness back or
the hands to do as well as they pos
sibly can whatever comes their way
AS n rule, 1t will be found that the
most useless persons In the world are
those who are waiting for something
to turn up. And by the same Sign IL is
a fact that the most useful beings are
those who have taken up the first thing
that came to hand and done the best
they could with It. These people usual
ly find something to their liking In the
long run. too, and IL this be denied
them they have the good sense to learn
TO like what comes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

The recent election in Ohio,
when that state went Democratic
by large majority, shows that
the people wanted a change from
a rule in which they we're not
given a hand. When the wishes
Of the people are not respected
by the party leaders, whether
they be Republican, Democratic
or Socialistic, they will rebel and
force a change. North Dakota
at the present time is very strong
ly Republican, but just as sure as
faith, unless the Republican party
leaders Of the state respect the
wishes OF the people, the Demo-
Gratis or the Prohibitionists or
theSocialists, or some otherparty
will win out in time. The indie
pendent is a Republican paper
and stands for Republican prin.
ciples first, last and all the time,
but nevertheless this truth can
not be treated lightly. It's up to
the Republican leaders of the
state to be right.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15
FOR SALE.

My home farm OF 32O acres
on Sec. 4-155-82, 6 miles N. E. of Mi
not. 255 acres under high state Of
cultivation, It's acres fall plowed and
ready to seed in the Spring, IS acres
fenced for pasture. The buildings are:
A comfortable house, granary room for
5000 bushels of grain, horse barn for
16 horses, cow-barn for ten cows, hog
house, chicken house, and other out
buildingt. Two good wells with plen-
ty of water for 200 head of stock.
Windmill and four corrals for hand
ling stock. The soil is deep and rich,
and the land is level and all plowed
land 1s5 acres yielded 81 bushels Of
whe at per acre this year, 60 acres of
Durum whear yielded "a bushels per
acre last year, and blue stem went "a
bushels; oats yielded % bushels per
acre this year. Time will be given on
u the purchase price. Call on the
premises or address
JAMES A. CoLvIN,
tt r. F. d. No, l, Minot, N. d.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

Farmer boys and girls, what
are you going to do this winter
to improve your intellect? There
are practically.six months ahead
Of you when you will be able to do
very little work, and while but a
small percentage OF you will be
able to go away to college orhigh
school, there is no reason why
you cannot improve the long
hours. We know of young men
and women who have taken some
courses by mail and they have
made Dig successes. in life. The
youngfolks on the farm have the
very best opportunities to study
athome, nothing to bother them,
nowhere to loaf in the evening.
There are a number OF excellent
correspondence schools, in which
one can take up the study OF
bookkeeping, shorthand and
typewriting, architecture, law,
and even medicine, in it's first
stages. You may have"no inten-
ton Of leaving the farm. Then
send to the Fargo Agricultural
College and get the pamphlets on
corn, wheat, trees, the treatment
OF grains, grasses, rotation Of
crops, fruits, and a dozen other
subjects. You can become ac-
quainted in a few months with
facts which have taken experts
years to ascertain, and which
will prove invaluable to you.
Next spring when you are ready
to start farming again, you will
have your campaign all mapped
out. Improve every moment.
Be not an idler. Be a reader, a
thinker, a doer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

The Devils Lake Free Press
considers that the starting of a
new dolly newspaper at Grand
Forks, by Senator Hansbrough,
will help him a good deal, but
considers that he is taking an
unfair advantage Of the people.
The Free Press believes that a
public officer should be satisfied
to let his record speak for itself,
and not buy up a line OF news
papers to cover up public acts
which will not bear a thorough
investigation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

We eat and sleep too much, so
Thos. Edison, the great inventor,
tells us. Edison is experimenting
by eating only II ounces OF food
a day andssays that not only did
he not lose any flesh, but his BRAN
is clearer and more active, and he
feels better. He believes that
people as a rule eat too much
food, which is not properly di-
gested, and says people sleep un-
til they are stupid. Edison would
make a model North Dakota
farmer as far as his energy Is con-
cerned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15
HORSES FOR SALE

/. l have on hand the following horses
which / will sell at once:
4first-class Blocky Brood Mares weigh
ing from 1850 lbs, up: ages to 8.
/ Matched Team, (mare and gelding),
weight 24O0 lbs; 3 yeass old.
4-year-old, safe for women to drive or
children to ride, also good at any farm
work; weight about 1000 lbs.
] S-year-old gelding, weight about
1875 lbs, and is a first class lead horse.
12-year-old PercherontStallion, weight
about 1400 lbs, is first-cassl individual
and has fine disposition.
5 other head cheap horses.
All horses guaranteed as represented.
A. Y. SWANSON,
II mi. N. E. Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

MINOT N. D., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 1905.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
thing Pears to us has stood for Whole lot from Mr. Bryan
alone.
that she visited Hades in vision and
found u OF politicians Lhas Pe5 e haar ra On 'ne
According Judge he husband rules the home
If that Judge is married man there IS legion OF VINO
According dispatch from Minneapolis number OF Jewish
OF that city dsposng Of their business I
farming occupation The jews will Mcintosh
the southern boundary OF the state
No state probably has much lying out
DOORS right the broad open as mas North paKo
monkey Wrench to three thousand dollar thresg machine
Talk about getting rich? How can we!
The farmers are becoming the proposition
Of establishing independent rural telephone lines and
ties close to Norwich friends where the farmers
be use determining the Of constructing operating
line here
The Casson Eye says this talk about he overwored
try hours day is all tommy1ot VI course
coupons bonds which he has amassed while furnishing
paper dollar year to the fellow who never pays up
You tell BY 6er You ean
dry goods statesman the patches his You
easiest thing OF ALL you enrerprng merchant by
glance at papers This revelation but business and
gospel.
The Of North Dakota was completed the
past gd IN e s BEEN
The last in Bowman Billings and
Dickinson many fine land and doubtless
will be ard country redeemed from the cattle
barons
penentiay crowded than at any previous
sops IN Of pn The tvine said to be on
footing be paving all the expenses Of the institution he
larger population partly TO- the n fl Of 9orhnas o
partly by the better enforcement OF the laws.
way in South Carolina himself fol
Office To the good people Of wind boweh wheFe
but that kind OF lam Ben Tllman cat and
d
edge OF to the top OF the rocks am aborng mar
I am man Of few words and full OF trouble"
The Eagle tells Willow City who has stacked al
his aee an % s and his following
400 that he has ready for the spring Besides getting
will cost him only and five for threshng A grade
ade to 1e More STAGING
and great gain would be made for the farmers
who had two stores in neghbOrng small towns
tried experiment He bargain each
tanning articles the prices In the
one village his special bargain sale and
the paper other he did not In month in the village
where sold 1854 worth goods In The
store did he sold goods amounting to 81
commenting the result the merchant people who
the PAPER would pass by store
other what they could have otter
price their DOORS but they did
there
80.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

that keeping bees and the selling Of honey
be made profitable Stutsman county has been shown by Mr.
John Schultz who resides farm Ypsant and who
Minnesota three He has had
keeping bees in that state Mr. Schultz has OF
gathered this about $50 pounds honey One
this by accident the bees taking to
nearby grove Mr. Schultz keeps his bees fin
temperature being just right prevent them from
freezing keeping them quiet He succeeded growing good
Of called bee clover large stalk growing five
feet high containing white blossom which destroyed by
He the besthoney and OF fine flavor He
has sold hundred pounds of bee product this year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

Get your clothing cleaned and repaired
at Myren's tailor shop. II.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

The Eagle tells of Willow City who has stacked all
his grain and doing his fall blowing De has turned over
that he has ready the spring work Besides getting
all this blowing gains waiting for late threhng it
will him only and five cents for threshng grade
grain by letting through the sweat the stack
which More stacking should bedone this vicinity
and a great gain would be made for the farmers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

Here's way in South Carolina himself for
good people Of EdgefdThe wind boweth where
whence it whittier gOeth
that kind OF cat am Ben Tllman cat and if
elected reforms beautiy adorn
reslscia rehabae Edewood county from the
edge of the the top Of the rocks. aboring
and hau wood haul could but
7 am a man of few words and full of trouble
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

The state penentiary crowded than previous
the history Of the state and prisoners are CHARTERED IN all
sorts of places said be good business
footing paying all the OF the institution The
accounted for partly by the natural increase
due to larger populations partly the influx OF criminals from
other by the prosperity Of the northwest and
partly by the better enforcement OF the laws
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15

The government survey Of North Dakota completed thu
past the field work forwarded to Washington al
the land has been surveyed that embraced in
era The Bowman Billings
Mckenzie COUNTIES When the land office
Dicknson MANY thousand acres and doubtless
will be omeseaded ard the country redeemed from the cattle
barons.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-03
Sussex County Levy Court.

After waiting long time the Sussex
County Levy Court has paid its part OF
the cost of building the new bridges
over the Mispillion in Milford. An or
der was drawn in favor of the Kent
County Levy Court last week in favor
of the president Of the Kent County
Levy Court for $27OO.OO.
Benjamin Fl. Elliott was allowed $500
extra money to defray expenses fshell-
ing road in Broad Greek hundred, lead'
ing from Concord to EllegOOd's camp
ground.
Account of late Sheriff Steele for
$500 81 for boarding prisoners was al
lowed and ordered placed on allowance
list.
The following were appointed COM
mittee to view road in Nanticoke hum
dred: J.T. Wiley, John B. Parker.
Joseph q. Davis, Alfred Carson and
Clifford E. Burton, to report at ad'
iourned meeting February 9TH.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-03
Why Don't Merchants Clear the Slreets2

l am a farmer residing at Shawnee,
near Milford, and after the storm the
farmers from this section turned out
with shovels, wagons, drags and teams
and broke the road into town, for their
own convenience; but when they ar
rived, tired and their teams jaded from
public duty we'll done, they found no
place for their teams to stop without
blocking the road they had cleared.
In front of all the stores and places
where it is customary to hitch teams,
there was, and is now, great banks OF
snow up to horses belly. The mer-
chants depend largely upon the farmer
for their trade, but they make no effort
for our accommodation in times like
this.
Is this fair? Should you not assist
in performing duty to the public in
times Of this character, by hauling
away the snow from in front Of your
stores The cost would not be great,
but even though it was, it is a duty
u
that YOU owe, and the farmers should
enforce it. One hardware dealer when
spoken to about this said, 'It is moth
ing to me whether it is cleared or not" "
That remark isgenerally known among
these men who did the work, and that
merchant may not realize the loss, but
he will certainly miss sales OF many
things because Of it oh, yes, Mr.. Mer-
chant, it is something to you, and be-
cause Of that remark these lines are
written. I am persuaded that this in-
convenience to farmers has never been
thought Of by the merchants, or they
would have had it removed but then
it reflects on the merchant to believe
that they are not more up to their own
interests. Try it once, merchants OF
Milford; do your part of public duty
to the farmer, and he will appreciate
your catering for his trade all the more
H w. P.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-03
Want to Race in Town.

The mem hers of Town Council have
been impoTtuned to officially throw
down temporarily the ordinance
against racing in the town limits, SO
that the owners of fagt horses could
have racing on the snow while it lasted.
There is no reason why the law should
be abridged in this particular case even
if Dover and other towns do permit the
speed limit being exceeded when snow
covers the ground. Should school
chilu be run down, or an afflicted per
son be hurt, as could we'll happen where
a deaf person was crossing the street,
then there would be clammor against
the Town Council. There is plenty Of
room for racing on the outskirts Of the
town and the lovers of horse racing
would find no objection to their using
them. The business sections of the town
are not proper places for racing even
with sleighs.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-03
The Great Blizzard.

This part of Delaware has experienced
this week the very coldest weather that
has been recorded here for years. It is
seldom that the mercury reaches lower
than zero in this part of Delaware, bat
last Tuesday morning it registered 81
degrees below zero at the government
station in Milford. Snow covered the
earth to depth of ten inches on level,
and was banked in many pisces so that
travel was almost possible The rural
carriers Of mail found it impossible to
get all over their routes for nearly a
week but were able to cover a part OF
them at great personal discomfort.
The weather at points so far south as
Florida was bitter cold and great dam
age was done to fruits and early veg
etables, the mercury falling to freezing
even at the extreme south end of the
Florida peninsula, and causing loss to
growers of millions Of dollars
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-03
Here and There.

There is a family living near Ellen
dale, several in number, that are said
to have six toes on each foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Green, living
near Drawbridge, Sussex county, are
the proud parents of twins-R boy and
a girl, six weeks old. Mr.. Green is S.
years old.
Edward Jones and Harry Argo, far
mers living near NAPLES Mill captured
the largest raecoon lately that has been
seen in that part OF the country for
long time.
The trappers of muskrats on the
marshes and bitches, report the catch
10 be very small The prices of fur
this year are low, owing to the trouble
in Russia, it is supposed
William S. Dickersou, of Ellendales
is the owner of large herd Of Angora
goats. They are valuable TO farmers
that are troubled with ssssafras,as they
eat the bushes as if they were grass.
Edward Jones and wife, living near
NAPLES Mill, entertained number Of
friends aud relatives one night lately.
Ice cream and cake was served. They
left at date hour wishing them good
luck.
A number of ambitious farmers, liv-
ing in Kent and Sussex counties, aud
who are renters, will buy farms this
wear. Some Of them who have not the
money to pay cash for farms, say that
it is as easy to pay interest as to pay
rent.
Charles P. Reynolds and wife, living
on the Conwell farm, near Milton, were
surprised a short time ago to see a host
of their friends and neighbOrs at their
front door. They were invited in and
after an evening of merry making they
returned to their homes, wishing MT.
and Mrs. Reynolds prosperous and
happy New Year.