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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09
StronQ Wind of the Prairies.

"Wind that blows so fast you cannot
see through it possibly is new thing
to SCIENCE" said a Kansas man who re-
Gently moved to Oklahoma, "but that
is what saw last year.
81 had seen that a storm was coming,
and was Fastening from the barn to the
house when I became aware that the
disturbance was cyclone. The house
was still standing in plain view of my
self and my wife, both of whom were
running for the cellar, which was under
it, when suddenly we came upon the
basement of the house. The house had
blown away right before our faces and
eyes and yet we had not seen it go.
1.-THE wind had got to blowing so fast
that we could not see through it, and so
the house had sailed away without our
being aware of it. Our three children
were safe and sound in the basement,
so we didn't feel the disappointment so
keenly of losing thehouse. But swear,
and I'll not recede from it, that the
wind blew so fast the eye couldn' pene-
trate clear air. I wish some scientist
would explain it,"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09
Claim Holders.

Special Agent Layman of the United
States land office with headquarters ir
Crookston has received a manuscript
from the interior department which
gives the instructions of Judge William
Hunt in the United States court in
Montana recently in contest case
there. The main point Of interest in
the lengthy charge that he gave the
jury that were on the case was "What
Constitutes Residence, and is appli-
cable all over the United States. He
stated: There must be an act and an
intent, the act of occupying and living
on the claim and the intent of making
it your home to the exclusion of home
elsewhere. Inhabitancy must exist in
good faith. It is not in compliance
with the homestead law for man to
file on a tract of land with no intention
of making it his home and with no pur-
pose to live there and with no intention
of cultivating any part of it and of ac-
quiring it for a place to reside. If a
man claims homestead and only visits
it occasionally for few hours or few
days every six months and his visits
are made solely for the purpose of tech
nically complying with the statutes. If
on the other hand man claims a tract
of land with the intent of making it his
home and cultivating it the law will
sustain him in his application for
proof even though he has been away
from it periods of not more than six
months, if his absences are with the in
tent Of returning and making the claim
his home and are reasonably necessary
for the purpose of maintaining himself.
Or he would be excused if the absence
was caused by sickness or unavoidable
casualty on the land. Residence alone
on the land if the right to acquire the
same as homestead is not sufficient as
the intent to make it your home is nee
essary.
The above points are set out very
clearly and should be considered by
those who contemplate claiming tract
of United States land, as this point
arises when the proof is applied for.
The land office officials are daily asked
by persons who have already filed on
land just how much they must live on
it in order to get the title. There are
many who wish to comply with the law
and that is all. There many who get
land that way but there is nevertheless
big chance of losing it in these cases.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09
Direful Happenings for 1906.

Following are forecasts for the ensu-
ing year by Spangler, the noted British
prophet:
Rebellion in Spain.
The dissolution Of Russia.
The overthrow of Turkey.
Great loss of life at sea by storms.
Great disturbances all over Europe.
A protracted trade war in the South.
Earthquakes in all parts Of the world.
The assassination of the Gear Of Rus
sia.
The assassination Of the Sultan Of
Turkey.
Volcanic eruptions in all parts Of the
world.
A destructive eruption Of Mount Ve-
suvius.
Destruction of two western cities by
cyclones.
Destructive spring floods in the Uni
ted States.
The activity of Mount Pelee and Po-
pocatapetl.
The prevention Of three wars by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The eruption Of many volcanoes now
supposed to be extinct.
Destructive earthquakes in California
and the PHILIPPINES.
That God will wreak vengence upon
the Russians for the massacre of the
Jews.
The United States will continue as a
world power and the leader Of other
nations.
Spangler says further that the sum-
mer of 1906 will be hot and sultry thru
out the temperate zone, with extensive
death rate.
That Pennsylvania is to have am ad-
ministration Of the people, and that dis
coveries Of corruption will be discov-
cred that will drive some of the guilty
to suicide.
That Christ will make his spirit felt
among the people of the United States
and England, in which countries there
are too fervent religious and potent
movements which are to overcome in q
great degree the present spirit Of graft
and c0mmercjalism.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09
The Fuel of the Future.

1t was in January Of 1901 that the
first coil gusher' was discovered in
Southeast Texas. Since that time the
enormous output has increased yearly,
till there are hundreds of oil wells,
which give up hundreds of thousands
of gallons of oil. But it is impossible
to get any idea of the quantity thus
added to the worlds supply unless we
contrast the output of the first sixty
oil wells with the combined output Of
the world previous to the time of this
great discovery in Texas. In the Penn
sylvania and California oil fields, and
even in the Corsicana field, there are
acres of producing wells, yet they,
with all those of the rest of the world,
can produce but about one-eighth as
much oil as the first sixty ''gushers"
which were discovered in Texas.
In the year 1900 the oil production of
the world amounted to 1873, 900, 900 bar
rels, or 5000 barrels day. The out
put was divided among Russia, produc-
ing 6. 900, 900 barrels; the United States,
$4,000, 900; the Dutch East Indias,
5000, 900; Austria, $500, 900; Romania,
1900, 900; and half dozen other coun-
tries the remaining 5000, 900. The Cor
sicana field produces about 1000, 900
barrels annually. The 'tgushers" in
Texas have altogether capacity which
can be conservatively estimated at
8, 900, 900 barrels a day. This is more
than eight times as much as the daily
output of the world for 1900. It raises
the annual production from 130, 600, 600
to 1,O95, 100000 barrels. At thirty
cents per barrel the Texas discovery
has increased the value of the product
$287. 100, 900 annually.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09
BOIley on Seed Treatment.

In little pamphlet prepared by
Prof. Bolley for distribution by the
$500" railway, we find the following
explicit directions for treatment Of al
kinds Of grain benefited by treatment:
WHY TREAT.
Smut, wilt, blight, rot and other dis
eases attack the crops by the way of
the seed. The purpose of seed treat
ment is to kill the spores Of disease
which are on the seeds, without injur-
ing the terminating power of the seed.
The treatments which we recommend
prevent disease, hasten maturity and
increase the yield.
THE PROPER STRENGTH DISSOLUTION.
If less than the strength recommend
ed is used, the disease producing spores
will not be destroyed. If stronger
solution is used the seed will be injured
or killed. To make the solution add
sixteen avoirdupois ounces of "40 per
cent" formaldehyde to forty or forty
five gallons of water.
FOR WHEAT.
Dip, sprinkle and shovel, spray, or
run through dipping machine, indeed,
in any way, so that all the grain be-
comes damp over the entire surface.
Avoid using too much solution. Too
much only softens and swells the seed
and Injuries it. All one wishes is to kill
the smut spores. 1t takes about three
fourths gallon of solution per bushel of
wheat.
FOR OATS, BARLEY AND MILLET.
In these grains the smut spores are
lodged inside the chaff scales. The
treatment must be thorough enough so
that the solution can soak between the
scales. Dipping is all right for these
grains, but it pays to shovel the grain
over several times to insure the even
distribution of the liquid. If the sprink-
ling and shoveling method is used, the
grain should be shoveled thoroughly,
and be wet up once or twice.
These grains take about one and one
half to two gallons of solution per
bushel. After treating any seed grain
with formaldehyde it pays to allow the
grain to remain piled for few hours.
the excess of the solution will be ab-
sorbed and the gas act more effectively.
The grain will swell some. By meas
uring before treating and again after
wards one can decide how to set the
drill so as to SOW the proper amount.
Wheat swells about one-ffth to one
sixth in bulk.
Supt. Bedford, Brandon, recommends
using a spray pump to supply the for
malin, and also says it is essential to
cover up the treated pile with bags or
horse-blankets so as to keep in the
fumes; otherwise the smut spores on
the top grains are not killed, and es-
cape, to make trouble and confuse the
farmer, who then thinks either the
method or drug is not good.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09
Has a Moral.

The following where moral is clear
ly shown, is taken from an exchange:
Recently a church congregation in a
small town built a new church. To pay
for it they were obliged to call on the
merchants of the community for dona-
tions. The merchants responded liber-
ally and $500 was raised from this
source. The last to subscribe was John
Smith, jeweler. ''I will give you SIS
if you will let me add something to the
subscription list," he said. The per-
mission was accorded him and he wrote
at the foot Of the list.
John Smith, jeweler. r.............$5 90
Sears, Roebuck E. Co. o............ 90
Montgomery, Ward & Co. ........ 600
l1dyIleI. W
The church people saw the point when
the minister read from the pulpit the
list Of donors to the building fund, and
since the dedication of the church there
has been no mail orders sent out from
that town.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09

20 per cent discount on fur and sheep
lined coats at the Star Clothing House.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09

RnxA,ho1Ic has the reputation of
o''OS''S being one of the best
markets and trade centers in north
western North Dakota. Its banking
institutions and mercantile establish
ments rank with the best in the state.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09

The Tribune is is the ss.%;; official p:psr ls
recognized advertising medium of the
business interests of the town. The
office is equipped with one of the best
printing plants in the West.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-02-09

Following are forecasts for the ensu-
ing year by Spangler, the noted British
prophet:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-02
SCHOOL RULES OF LONG AGO.

There was no doubt in Queen Eliza
beth's reign as to who was responsible
for the proper feeding Of school child
rem. The school Of ST. Saviour's South
wark, which, excepting for an entrance
fee of two-and-sixpence and sign1fl-
cant payment of "twopence per quarter
toward brooms and rods" was a free
school for 100 poor boys, framed very
interesting set of rules for its inmates
in 1862. The boys parents were ex-
horted to provide him with wholesome
and handsome clothing beseeming his
estate, and to take care of his body;
and, lest it should cause the undoing Of
the child, the parents are reminded that
the care of him at dinner time, supper
time, etc, rests with them" Another
recommendation to the parents is
that they should manage with
great discretion and severity at
home; which will make him love his
school," and the concluding phrase
might be written up in every home Of
today: For the master may do much.
but good and discreet government at
home makes all sure. and doth the
greatest good"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-02

Highway Commission consisting Of
three members, who shall perform sueh
duties as shall be prescribed oy law
without salary or compensation otner
than personal expense , SsSn s"nl.
os the construction OF state ROADS ano
bridges and shall use such fund IN the
construction thereof ana distrioute .ne
same In the several counties In the
state upon an equitable basis Provia-
ed To-tAer that no county shall reSelNs
!, l sss o mSls " Of one per cent Of
the total fund thus provided and ex,
pended during such year; and pfoni9eu;
further, that no more thsn cne1sn'. 70 III III
he expended for bridges, and IN no case
shall more than one-third or the cost
81 constructing or improving any roau
or bridge be paid by the state from
"a .ue.t,sut~ therefor the following,
section Is For the purpose Q, ie im-
proVement OF public highways ana
bridges. there is hereby ereated q
fund 20 be known as The STATE ,I So ,nl
cluae all moneys accruing from the IN
come derived from investments In the
internal Improvement land funa. or
that NAV hereafter accrue TO SAID tuho,
and shall also include sill funGs sc-
cruing TO any state road and orloge
fund. however provided.
to such fund for the purpose OF con-
structing and improving roads ana
bridges OF this state, by providlng In
n fs tSe pFSperfy Of this state Of not
to exceed In any year one-fourth Al
of one mill on all taxable property
provided. that no county shall re
ceive in any year more than three W
per cent or less than one-half
of one q per cent t Of x tine eS'a during ring
such year; and provided further, tnas
in no case shall more than one-tnlru
u-3) OF the cost of constructing od
improving any road or brloge pe Pal"
by the state from such fund
The purpose and object of the amend
ment Is usD to eliminate from 'ne
Constitution the requirement that an
unsalaried highway commission shall
/ be appointed to have charge of the ex-
penditure of the road and bridge iunu'
legislatures to have state highway
| commission or not; (2nd) 10 increase
/ the tax which can be levied Tor state
road purposes from one-twentieth OF
! mill to one-fourth of u mill. The leg
| isiature may levy less tax, but can
| NOT exceed one-fourth of a mill. The
prOvisO shows how 1t VIII De di'ioeu
/ among the counties.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The third proposed amendment 70
the Constitution ssd til is ,a G"s'" nf 1903.
/ and is as follows; o,, or
| section IS. Any person may sell or
! garden occupied and cultivated by him
without obtaining a license therefor:
This proposed amendment Is Hten n,'
| ed to be added to Article one Cd OF me
! Con stitutiOn, which is known as the
bill of rights, and will, If adopted, be
Section IS of said Article, leaving an
of the Article otherwise as 1t Is AT
present. -,
/ The only change that would ne
effected thereby would be TO enaDIe
any farmer or gardener to sell the
| products of the farm or garden wHicn
he occupies and cultivates. within any
| city or village in the state by peddnnfs
the same from house to house Withou'
taking out a peddIer's license.
| Respectfully,
Edward II. Young,
| Attorney General.
| Dated st. Paul, July i, 1905.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-02
UNIFORM FOR TEACHERS.

A government prescript has been is
sued permitting those teachers in the
grammar schools of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin who rank as professors to
wear on state occasions brilliant
uniform. This consists Of bright
blue coat with crimson collars and
cuffs, embroidered with gold. The
trousers are white, with a broad-gold
stripe down the sides. On the head
the Mecklenburg schoolmaster will
wear a cooked hat, with the cockade
in the colors of the grand duchy, from
which a gold tassel will depend. Final
ly, as a finishing touch, he will carry
rapier with a gold hilt. Should the
professor be of noble birth or extrac-
ton, he may wear, in addition, a pair
of heavy gold epaulets. The Neck
lenburg teachers are said to be the
worst paid in Germany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-02
A Missing Five Franc piece.

Fully half the grown up people OF
France believe the old story that Napo-
leon Bonaparte put check for 100000
francs in a silver five franc piece and
that the coin is yet in circulation. They
say that the people did not want the
five franc piece and that in order to
create a demand for 1t Napoleon re-
sorted to the device mentioned. The
check or treasury order, it is said. was
written upon asbesto paper and In
closed in the metal at the time the coin
was made Thousands of five franc
pieces are annually broken open and
have been so inspected since the story
was first circulated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
HAWTHORNE HOME AFIRE
Many Valuable Manuscripts SaUed
zCitH Great Difficulty.

Fire almost destroyed the house Of Julian
Hawthorne, No. 759 .Warburtop avenue. Yonl1ers.
yesterday. causing a loss OF $4,000 Original
manuscripts Of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mr.. Haw-
thornes father. which were in the library. were
saved with dificulty: The fire broke out at
u: 80 o'clock, while the family were at church
II originated in a defective fue- There was no
one I'm the house but servant. Hilda Andersen
who raised an outcry that brought Henry
Hausen. the stevv:;3d Of the Corinthian Yacht
Club He called Tia Fire Department
In the mean time Mary Logan. who was pass
ing and who knew OF the manuscripts in the
library. rushed IN to save Their Frederick Haw-
thorne. son who lives in New York arrived
about fifteen minutes after >the fire broke out
He had not visited the house for two months.
He rescued paintings Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Hawthorne that had been in the family for
seventy-five years.
on the third floor. in the apartments Of Mr..
and Mrs Clifford Smythe. who a Miss Haw-
thorne were the wedding presents Of the couple,
who married last August They were de-
stroyed. There was no insurance on any Of the
property. What escaped the flames was soaked
with water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
BURNING SHIP HIT ROCK.
The Titan Struck While Trying ta
Make HarbOr for lid.

s.. Johns. y. F. March 2j-After being in
peril from fire at sea and managing by desperate
efforts TO reach this port in the midst of a gale
and binding snOwstOrn, the British freight
steamer Titan struck submerged rock in en-
tering the harbor late last night. had a hole
torn in her hull and to-day lies fast on the beach
where she was run TO prevent sinking. The fra
in the midship hold is stTI burning hercely
while in the vessels forehoId the water has
reached a depth of nine feet. The Titan is in
no serious danger. but it is probable that before
the fire can be extinguished the hold win have
Go be flooded.
The Titan sailed from New York on March Is
FOR Manchester. Early yesterday she was re-
ported ahre of Sable Island and endeavorins 10
make this port. The report created alarm for
the safety OF the crew. as il was feared that in
the storm she would be unable to gain the har-
bor. Despite her distress and the thick weather.
however, the steamer managed TO make the outer
harbor. where she picked up a pilot. The ship
had barely got under way again 10 proceed 10
am anchorage when she struck At drst IL was
believed the damage was not serious. and ths
fire i'm the hold stiu held the attention OF the
officers when the steamer began 70 list The
pumps had been set 10 work Immediately tha
vessel struck. but the water steadily gained
In fear of sinking i'm midstream the captain
headed the vessel for the shore and ran her fast
aground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
FELLED BY THUGS BLOW.
ChesterhU WOman Hit By High
zcayman- Seriously injured.

A highwayman hit Miss Ann Elizabeth Mead
of ChesterhnI with piece Of lead pipe last
Saturday night. in1ictng serious injuries The
attack took place near the Church Of the As
cension. and had it not been for the injured
woman's screams robbery or worse might have
followed.
At the time of the assault Miss Mead was
her way to the house OF her sister. Mrs
Edmund E, Fenble. She was walking leisurely
through Park Avenue and when in front OF
Commissioner Martens house man sprang
from behind a hedge which surrounds the prem
ises and struck her blow on the right side OF
the head which felled her TO the sidewalk, max
ing a cash two inches long in her scalp.
Miss Mead managed TO arise. and while
screaming for help hurried to her home, a block
away, where she fell in faint. Her sister
telephoned to Police Headquarters. and detec-
tives and patrolmen were rushed 10 the scene,
but they were too late, as the htghwayman had
escaped.
Miss Mead said that after the man struck
her he ran across the lawns in the direction Of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Company's tracks.
The assault occurred about Q o'clock. when
many wealthy women were returning from
shopping I'm Manhattan, and it is thought by
the police that the footpad mistook Miss Mead
for some wealthy woman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
RoLKEFEMEP STAYS AT LAKEWOOD.
Report That He Had Come Here Untrue
Gives Wood to Widow
Thy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Lakewood. y. j.. March 25.-Mrs John d.
Rockefeller and her sister, Miss Lucy Spelman.
drove to the Baptist Church in coupe instead
cf the Rockefeller automobile this morning, and
this fact gave rise TO the report that Mr.. Rookie
teller had taken the automobile and gone TO
New York. Later in the day it was learned that
the automobile was in the stable at the Rocke-
f4ler home. and that the chauffeur was trying
70 find out what was the matter with the car
BuretteT.
on the Rockefeller place, back OF the stable
are many cords of wood which has been cut into
stove length and carefully piled up. There is
more wood there than Mr.. Rockefeller could use
I'm the next ten years. WoTEmen nevertheless
are kept busy adding TO the pile None Of 1t is
for sale. There were many stumps and roots
near the neatly piled wood, and Mr.. Rockefeller
had his workmen load them into a wagon one
dav last week and take them TO the home OF Mrs
Johnson. widow, who lives mile east OF the
Rockefeller place. She formerly lived in house
on the Rockefeller place, but had to move when
The property was acquired by the Standard oil
president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26

The conservative Democrats in this city, act
ing in harmony with active members of the or
Ganization in other states are going to try to
rouse the half-morbund Democracy Of the
nation into activity. on the night Of April 16 at
the Jefferson dinner at the Waldorf a warning
will he sounded against the spread Of the social
istic spirit in the Democratic ranks
The movement is aimed at checking the Presi-
dental aspirations Of Representative William r.
Hearst. Hearst has repudiated Murphy and Nc
Carren. and his Independence League win NOM
mate him for Governor Independently of those
leaders. The Democratic club, backed by pow
erful financial interests. has decided 10 fight
radcalism.
Hearst is coming too fast to suit certain men
prominent I'm local Democratic politics and the
battle cry against him was raised by Repre-
sentative Cochran last week at Tammany Hall.
The Jefferson dinner Of the Democratic Club will
mark the second attack by the conservatives on
the radicals. It viii be followed by other at
tacks
The speakers will be Woodrow Wilson, presi-
dent Of Princeton University; Mayor Mcclellan,
ex-Attorney General Judson W. Harmon and W.
Bourke Cochran. Charles F. Murphy and Sen
ator McCarren will be invited. Hearst will
not be
It begins to look as though t.lere would not
be great deal more strife between Murphy