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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
HIS DECLARATION.
Mere Man Avows His Intentions to &c
Independent.


When in the course of marital events
it seems necessary for woman to
question the traditional wisdom and
intellectual superiority Of Mere Man,
and assume to know something about
affairs concerning which she is mani
testify ignorant, decent respect for
the feelings of her husband requires
that she should withhold the reasons
which impel her to such wicked and
irrational behavior, and be repentant,
says the New York Sun.
We hold this truth to be self-eVi-
dent: That all women are born equal
ly inconsistent, and are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, the chief of which are submis-
sion and the pursuit of truthful obedi-
ence TO secure these rights marriage
is instituted among people, often de-
priving~ men Of their freedom without
the consent of the governed, and then
if there is trouble, whose fault is it?
Experience hath shown. and pru-
dence. indeed, should dictate, that
man. however insufferable, cannot be
abolished even by long train OF
abuses and usurpations, and that his
tyranny, long established. is a good
thing and should be let alone
We, the husbands, do, therefore, in
the name of common sense and dones-
tic felicity, solemnly declare That
our wives bearing toward us, their
sovereign mates, often is, but 10y right
ought not to be, too free and lnaepend-
ont
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
VALUE or MEXICAN PEARIo.
Varieties Found in Lower California
Are Of Many Coloro,

Are Of Many colors.
Jewellers are learning to realize the
value of the Mexican pearl, and the
seasons work in pearl fishing is prov.
ing very remunerative. Adrian Come
Joy, a prominent pearl fisher Of Low
or California, says that the pearl fish,
ers all along the coast of the gulf are
doing an excellent business this year.
In this part Of Mexico there is more
variety in the color of the pearls
found than in any other part of the
world The colors include black, gray,
red, blush green and yellow. Mexi-
can pearls are rapidly gaining good
reputation in the markets of the world.
says the New York Tribune. In Paris,
which is the center of the pearl trade,
there are no pearls more in favor than
those from Mexico.
There is now about as much pros
pecting for pearls in the Gulf of Cali
fornia as there j. hunting for mines
throughout the interior of Mexico, and
the entire gulf coast is closely in
spected by pearl fishers or prospect
ors. The best pearls are to be found
in the bottom of the pearl beds. For
this reason old beds that were some
time ago supposed to have been
worked out, have lately been raked
over, sometimes with excellent re-
suits. One Of the finest gray pearls
ever found was di":2vered in one OF
these deserted h<ds. Among the
most valuable :-erIs to be found in
the Gulf of California are those OF a
reddish color, bat these are discovered
only occasionally. They have an ex-
quisite luster and many Of them are
large and of the most perfect shape.
Australia has taken steps to protect
her pearl fisheries from British seek
ers. The report on British New
Guinea, just published by the Com
monwealth of Australia, contains an
amendment to the law relating to
pearl shell and "beche de mer" fisher
les, under which no ship or boat is to
be licensed to fish for pearls Of beche
de mer unless owned by naturalborn
British subjects, naturalized British
subjects, denizens of British New
Guinea or of Australia and bodies cor
porat established under the laws OF
some parts of the British dominions.
This is said to be an act of retaliation
in view of the German regulations
regarding Samoa.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
SUMMER DRINKS IN CUBA.
Delicious Connections That Help to
Cuench the Thirst.

Delicious ConcoctionS nat HeIp 10
Quench the Thirst.
Cafes are found everywhere in Ha-
yana as they are in Paris. and while
the tables are not on the sidewalk, as
in the latter place, the cafes are all
open to the street, the sides Of the
building literally rolling up like cur
tains or folding like screens. The coun-
ters in these refreshment places are
piled high with fresh fruit Of every de-
scription and also green cocoanuts.
Many drinks are made with the native
fruits like the 9.lanabana or sour sop,
and the anona or sweet sop, and the
sopotas or star apples. These fruits
are also made into ice creams, which
are very good and quite unlike any
thing in the ice variety in America.
Lemonade in Cuba is invariably fla
vored with cinnamon, and the addition
is pleasing one to the average taste.
Tamarind paste dissolved in water is
also new to Americans, although the
paste can be purchased In any grocer's
in America. One of the most popular
drinks in Cuba is one called panel,
which is made from mixture of sugar
and white Of egg dried in rolls about
SIX inches long. The panal or rolls,
which are quite brittle and as white as
snow, are served with glass of ice
water or water favored with tamarind
or lemon. These egg rolls are made
IN large quantities, and they arc
stacked up on the counters like the
fruit.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Mrs. /. S. Champine left for
Blu tie, Mont. to visit relatives.

Mrs.. l.. S. Champine left for
Butte, Mont. to visit relatives.
Mrs. D. A. Dinnie has about re-
covered from sei9e OF sickness.
Mrs. 3Hoswick OF Glenburn left
the hospital today with her two
weeks old baby.
Thos Lydon. the section fore
man at Norwich, was brot in to-
day suffering terribly from an
injected hand.
H. E. Magnunson, a prominent
Cafplo citizen. is in the city en-
route to his old home in South
ern Sweden which he hasn't seen
for thirteen years.
The engineer at the electric
light plant at Rugby was caught
III the fly wheel this afternoon
and badly injured. Ralph Heus-
tis left for that place to take
charge Of the work.
Ole (iarneS. the biz merchant
at Powers Lake. is visiting
friends in Minot, and there are a
lot Of them. Ole says that the
Soc road from Carpio west will
pass close to his store next sum
mel.
f j. Roweton of Hallway,
No, is hack closing up bis busl-
hess. He recently sold his far IN
for S24OO. He says that many
thousands Of bushels ofapples at
his Missouri home we're lett on
tie ground to rot, they were so
cheap and plentiful.
County Superintendent War
f'-ei brOt in several fine deer this
w.ek which he killed south Of
White Earth. He remembered
-1ha independent with q nice lor
of venison, which made a great
lie tst. 1t will be Il hard matter
: to get used to b. steak again and
such common viandS as turkey
aflZ! cranberry sauce. will BE-
passed up hereafter. Come
again Ed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
READY TO ANSWER.
Inhabitant Who Cheerfully Furnished
Information.

Inhabitant Who Cheerfully Furnished
Information.
The train had stopped at little
town in Kansas.
The passenger in the check suit,
who was sitting by car window,
opened conversation with the native
on the station platform.
Seeing trains 60 through is about
al the excitement you have here, isn't
IT," he asked.
NO." said the native. I'VE got q
gas we'll here. 1t ketched fire yister-
day, and we had dickens Of time
putin it OUT
"How did you manage it,"
'Well, sir, after we'd tried every
thing else. we took old Bill F1axham,
soused him in the boss trough. dumped
him on the mouth of the wen and the
IRE went out to wunst.'
"Why couldn't you have used any
other man just as well?"
"Cause, sir, Bill Fla1kan is tho
biggest sponge in the whole 4arned-
But here the train moved Oh.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
West Virginia Bear Hunt,

A large black bear caused quite an
excitement in this section last week,
He was first discovered near Aleck
Parks residence with an air of bra.
very not altogether lovely.
Aleck has two fierce dogs that
chased him up against the garden
fence, and. as is often the case. no
gun could be found loaded. and after
tossing the dogs around over the
meadow with apparent ease he
crossed over to near Harper Wolford's
on the creek and made his escape in
tho jungle, holly pursued by dozen
or more men and dogs with short
breath and fast beating hearts,
Hampshire Review.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
GETTING RID or P,RArGs.
Kew q Band Was Quickly Disposed os
In South China. u,

now Uon0 was 0VSeKsy OVUpVs0V "
In South China. i,
A reader who arrived at Hongkong
from Wuchow inforr's us, says tho
South China psf, that on Sunday.
when he left Wuchow, there was q
great changing Of gongs and blowing
Of whistles. The people were In a
most excited state of mind and crowd.
ed the streets and housetops.
Inquiry as to this unusual state OF
affairs ELECTED the information that
seventeen Of the most notorious rob.
bers of the district, men who had
kept the inhabitants in terror for a
long time past, had paid the penalty
of their misdeeds. 1t being impossible
for the authorities to effect their ar
rest In the ordinary way, the taotai of
the district enticed the robbers to his
yamen by making an offer Of free
pardon and other inducements to
abandon their nefarious practices.
No fewer than seventeen Of the ruf.
fans swallowed the bait. Sixteen en-
tered the yamen and were promptly
surrounded by troops and made pris-
Oneers. AnOther-the seventeenth
man-suspected trap and took to his
heels without entering the oficial res
idence. Meanwhile the troops were
not handling the sixteen captives very
gently. They were promptly disarmed
and without much ado were stripped
and cut into thousand pieces.
The enraged populace were not long
in securing the two runaways and they
met their end in the same manner in
the streets. There was great rejoicing
afterward and 1t IL hoped that this
lesson will have a deterrent effect on
others whose haunts may be In the
neighborhoOd.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
The Clothing Sales.

TIE readers are asked to note
the advertisements in the Inde-
pendenttthis week. Several OF
the leading clothing firms have
placed their stocks on sale at
reduced prices. These sales are
not fakes. The Independent can
guarantee this fact. Its a fact
that business has not been what
the merchants anticipated for
the weather was against them.
The goods are practically new,
fresh, and up-to-date and it will
pay any man who needs a line
of goods to visit Minot and take
his pick. You will save your
fare many times over.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
WORLDS PRODUCTION OF SILK.
Has a Greater Valuation Than Ameri'
can Cotton Crop.


can Cotton Crop.
The worlds production OF raw SILK
amounts to more than 6L,oo0,oOc
pounds annually, with greater asgre-
gate value than the American cotton
crop. writes John l.. Cowan in Technl-
cal World Magazine for August. or
this amount, China produces moro.
than one-half, followed by Japan with
= production of somewhat less than:
one-fourth the total, while the remain
der is secured from India, France
Spain. Portugal, the balkan states. and
other countries. China also is tins
greatest consumer; while the United
States. with : production as yet too
small to figure in trade reports and sta
tistics, ranks second.
However, if our standing as nation
in the production of silk affords moth
ing to crafty our prices, it is other
wise on the manufacturing side. There
are now about fifty silk mills IN the
United States, distributing s21,0oO,OOo
every year in wages, giving employ
ment to 10000 persons, and producing
goods valued at s11o.000.O0o.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Mysterious Shower Of Pennies.

London street and Norfolk square,
ings Of mysterious person-whether
man or woman is not known-who
every morning scatters shower Of
pennies on the roadway, says the Lon.
don Evening Standard.
Shopboys and school children, natur.
ally, are delighted. Small bullets, or
swan shot, three-eighths of an inch in
diameter and of quite a respectable
weight, have been mixed with the
money. A popularity OF the mystery
IS that each coin bears a strange in
dentation, as though it had been hit
by a trigger. All the efforts made to
discover the person have failed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Murdered at Mondak, Mont

Mitchell Thompson was carried onto
the Great Northern east bound train
No. "a at Mondak, Mont, in dying
condition Wednesday morning at an
early hour. He was carried onto the
train by tail man with light hat and
white hair, who escaped from the train
just after it passed the Montana line.
Thompson Was placed in the smoker
ana was gasping for breath Before
the train reached Williston the man
died. He had ticket for Grand Forks.
The stranger; cannot be found. 1t is a
clear case of murder.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Comprehend Terrorizes Women.

Six women who sat together on the
front porch Of the home of Daniel
Sharadius, Dock street, Schuylkill Ha-
ven, declare that they were complete.
ly enthralled by monster copper
head snake which emerged from un-
der the porch and colled itself in front
Of them today.
Charles Detweiler, who was passing
by, saw the women sitting as ii para.
iyzed, with their eyes on the reptile
AS he looked on the snake uncoiled
and started to glide toward one of the
women. Detweiter rushed into the
yard and struck the snake with 9
club, killing it. Three Of the women
swooned after the danger was over.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Snake That Looked Like a Loo.


A snake fifteen feet two inches in
length by actual measurement was
killed yesterday near Dallastown by
Adam Grove.
Mr.. Grove was driving in the river
hills near Crayleyville with two
horse team when he encountered what
he supposed was a piece of timber in
the road. The wagon passed over it
and he noticed that the supposed
piece of wood squirmed and coiled
like snake, which upon investiga.
ton he found it to be. He killed it
and took 1t home with him.
Tho specimen is now the object of
much interest in the vicinity of Dali
laatown. as its extraordinary length
Il without precedent in this section.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06

1HE FI'fYisH TURTLES.
Another Thing They Do Besides Fly
4nu That interests the Spectator.

Ing That interests the Spectator.
Among the various turtles in the
Aquarium none attracts more atten-
ton than the green turtle and the
hauhsbill--tO be seen in one Of the
gallery tanks where, not seen moving
about as some turtles might be on
land, but swimming easily up and
p, styyTf I'll the water, and with their tine,
thin Clippers used like wings, these
two sea turtles seem veritable sea
birds.
Many people stop to look at the ny
Ing turtles, and then they are likely 10
! b, interested in another thing these
turtles do.
The bottom of their tank is covered
with pebbly gravel, and sometimes
one. or it may be both Of the turtles,
wiI, come down. and balancing them'
selves In the water near the bottom,
l,sud their necks downward and PICK
no pebbles out of the gravel.
The green turtle, or the hawksolli
~wiuopick up pebble in this way anc
hold At in ,jts mouth: for moment anc
then drop 1t, and then 1t Will put III
beak &1own and pick up another, to b
tsropped in moment. ..
At feeding time, when the food TO-
the turtles is put into the water at tn
sop of the tang, some small shreds o
fragments may faA to the bottom an
settle there on or among the pebbles
and after the turtles have eaten all tn
big pieces if they get hungry the
come down and search the gravel TO
the tiny fragments.
I'm this quest they will pick up pei
bic after pebble, and taking the1
within their mouths, there remov
whatever shred Of food might attac
70 them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
4 RELIGIOUS hoLp.UP.
Lovesiek hiohwayman Made Parss~
Tic Nuptial Knot.


MI Tie Nuptiai Knot.
Since the Days Of Dick Turpin ana
Claude Duval the methods of tho Algh"
wayman have shown but little variety.
An exception to this general rule OF
the road must be noted In the case OF
the pastor of rural New York charge,
whose duty recently led him along q
lonely highway near the village OK
Hopewell in that state. It was even
ing and was unusually dark for the
hour. The pastor, his mind engrossed
by his errand, was quietly trudging
along, when, without warning, two url.
pleasant looking strangers sprang from
the wayside bushes and halted him.
They were powerfully built fellows
and the pastor was unarmed. He felt
that discretion was the better part OF
valor, and prepared to hand over his
modest valuables. Are you par
SON." one of the highwaymen demand.
ed. The pastor ad,;1itted the fact, and
no doubt hoped it would secure him
rebate of some sort. you are the
very man we want" said the other
highwayman. He whistled softly ana
two young women suddenly emerged
from the shadows. 1--WE want you to
marry us and do 1t as speedily as pos"
sible," said the first highwayman.
Whereat the relieved pastor, having
no desire to argue the matter, hastily
performed the double marriage cere-
mony for the clippers, and was reward
ed with substantial fee. Then the
wedding party babe him good night
and disappeared in the gloom, leaving
the pastor to resume his lonely jour-
ney along the dusky highway.-Clevs-
land Plaindealer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Revivinq an Old ROAD.

Aside from the sentimental reasons
for restoring the old national road
from Cumberland, Nd, to Vandalla,
H. the highway would furnish the
most satisfactory long distance course
for automobiling In the world. Auto
MODELLING has become so much an es-
tahlished and proper form OF recrea-
ton tat recognition to this extent
could not be taken amiss.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
w. F. ;JenneiOhn WEEDS

A report from Neenah, Wis, to the
independent states that VIM. F. Jen-
nejohu formerly of Lynch and Minot,
was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Peterson, u charming young woman
fron. the Badger state. The ceremony
took place at the home of the bride s
parents, on Nov %. Mr.. Jennejohn is
a prominent stone contractor, popular
vita all his acquaintance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Blinded by a MOSQUITO Bite,

John Bodnir OF Westport, Conn, has
been rendered temporarily blind by
mosquito bite. The mosquito bit
Mr.. Bodnir upon the lid Of his right
eye. Mr.. Bodnir paid no attention to
the swelling. When he arose in the
morning he was stone blind.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Flight Of Carrier Pigeons.

Max Jacobs is highly elated over the
performance Of nine carrier pigeons
he sent several days ago to Madison
ville KY, 502 miles southwest of this
city by air line.
Three of the birds arrived the day
after they were liberated. and the re-
naming six came in by ones and twos
safely. The fact that all the birds ar
rived at the cote after Might OF that
distance is remarkable, says Mr.. ia
cobs, who has been a pigeon fanoier
for a number Of years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Course Of a Mad Dog.

A West Of England paper recently
published the following report OF the
career of a mad dog:
"The Infatuated animal was soon
tearing up High street at full speed,
and we regret to state it severely bit
the mayors son and several other
dogs which happened to be in the VI
cinity."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Emperor's Draftboard.

The German emperor owns the most
valuable draftboard in existence. The
light and dark squares are made OF
silver and gold and the drafts are also
made of silver and gold. each having
a diamond or ruby in the center.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
Her Blacklist.

"Why do you look so pleased over
the mere making out Of a list OF those
YOU are going to invite to your recep-
tion?"
You're mistaken. This is list OF
those I'm not going to invite"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
A Second Thief,

"Some mean thief ran off with the
umbrella had to-day" began Pincher,
"and-"
"Say!" exclaimed Knox, don't you
know it's a sign of approaching men
tal trouble to leave out words that
Way?"
What word did leave out?'
".he word other before mean"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-08-18
q u - q
NJ THE SM
@CHRISTTAN@
.SWORLDa.
A Y. M. c. A. PALACE.
Movement on Foot to Erect MagniA-
cent Memorial TO Sir George
Williams.

The recent decease of Sir George
Williams has suggested 70 many of his
admirers the desirability of perpetu-
ating his honored memory in some out
ward and tangible way. IL has. there
fore, been decided TO erect at cost of
100000 a suitable building as the
central home OF the Young Mems
Christian association in the metropolis.
According TO the London correspond
ent OF the Record of Christian Work
the locality viii be I'm the neigh Dor
hood OF the Strand. no; far from where
the historic Exeter hall. the present
home of the Y. NJ. G. A., has stood for
nearly 80 years. More and more il has
been felt that Exeter hall is not ade-
duate TO the demands made upon IL by
the modern conditions under which the
work among young men is carried on.
IL is hoped that, II responses 20 the
appeal for funds 70 erect the new
building are as quick and as generous
as they ought TO be. Il may be begun
and completed within two years What
the future OF Exeter hall will be when
the Y. NJ. c. A. has left il. is difficult TO
say. But there is some sort of an OBJ
legation that the venerable place shall
not be put 10 uses inconsistent with
the object for which Il was originally
erected-"to be a public building in
which the anniversary meetings OF re-
hgtous and charitable societies may
be held" There is no place in all Lon
don whose walls. had they but tongues
and voices. could tell Of such great
speeches. made by such great men. on
behalf OF the many-sided progress Of
the Kingdom OF God. think Il Is
Macauley Tor is IL CarlyleO who
somewhere speaks scornfully OF 1.-THE
bray OF Exeter hall" But from the
Christian point OF view Exeter hall has
represented not the asinine. but the
angelic.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-08-18
NOT-YET-BELIEvERS."
Term Which the Bishop of Kyoto
Uses Instead Of the Word
Heather.

Rev. S. c. Partridge. bishop or Kyo-
TO, In the Spirit OF Missions writes
thus:
Having given the morning to the
Christians. We gave the evening TO the
Mishinsa-the 'not-yet- believers'--our
courteous term. always used for the
'heathcn.' Il Is much superior. even "a
the term 'nnbelievers,' or .non-believ-
ers, because II does not accuse them OF
any opposition to the faith. but rather
implies an interest in II which a fur
Their study Will surely deepen"
And IN ncte he explains
"A good deal OF criticism has been
passed at home, and some of IL Justly.
on those who speak of the Japanese as
'heathen!' We. in the church missions.
are very careful to avoid this. by alIud-
Ing TO those outside the fold in some
such term es the above. ST. PsuI's
Gentlemen OF Athens states a princi-
pie always to be remembered"