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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13
Business Chance.

For SALE-A we'll established Imple-
ment Business in live town west Of
Minot. with or without goods. Hard
ware or lumber can be handled success
fully in connection. Small cash pay
ment. A fine proposition for the right
party. Address The Independent, Mi
not, N. D. 12-6-l2-D
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

II you like Coffee but dare not drink it, try
DR.. Shoop Health Coffee. 1t is true that real
Coffee does disturb the Stomach. Heart aud
Kidneys. But Dr. Shops Health Coffee IS
not grain OF true colee in it. Being ma lie
from parched grains. malt, etc. it forms
wholesome. food-like drink yet having the
true flavor Of Old Java and Mocha Coffee
Made In minute" Call at our store for
free sample, Sold by UNIQUE GROCERY
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

Lay in your winters supply OF first
class meat now. Front quarter per lb.
~ cents. Triangle, cents per pound.
GILRoY & HETHERToN, Minot, Nd. If
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

Fifty dollars reward for tho return of
i've head of cattle which strayed away
from the Ole Ramstad ranch 20 miles
south of Minot. Will give liberal re-
~ard for information leading to the re-
turn Of any of the stock. Two were
branded F. G. connected on hip, two
A. J. connected on right hip, and one
A. P. 8. connected on right shoulder.
Andrew jacobson, Burlington,N. 36t3
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

4 weasel killed two dozen
sne chickens belonging to Barton
Harrington of Glenburn Harr-
ington lay awake nights and fin
ally killed the weasel.
Charles Gibbs butcher shop
burned at Ross Friday. The
chief loss was the book accounts
which will be hard to replace.
The building was not entirely
burned.
CAtarrh OF the nose and threat should lead
You to At least ask US for FREQ trial box OF Dr.
shoops Catar1h cure. Nothing 80 surely proves
merit rs q real, actual test-and DR.. Shoop. to
prove this. earnestly desiles that We let you
make that test. This creamy. Snow White
healing balm, soOthes the throat and nostrls.
ana quickly puzihes foul OF feverish breath.
Can and investigate. A. p. SLOCUM. druggist.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13
Splendid Opening for a Goo
Hotel at BerthOld, N. D.

Owing to this being a junction
point it is an excellent hotig
point, and a seventy-tive to OH
hundred room hotel is needed 81
once. Nothing less than a $1a
900 hotel should be erected. II
For further information corrt
spond with The Blaisdell- BIN
Co. of Minot, N, d.. or L. N
Paige, Attorney, Townsite Agt
at BerthOld, N. Oak. s9-21N
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

FoR SALE-Ten pure bred Shropshire
Rams. Four Registered Clydesdale
stations. Five Galloway Bulls. Above
stock all of my own raising.
w. GLIB, Chilcot, Ward Co.
If you want to locate on a good quar-
ter of government land, see II. D. Shep-
ard, the land man, LeSueur Block, Mi
not, N. D. 1O-19tf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

Buy homegrown nursery stock
at HEATH''s NURSERY, Riga, N.
D. If
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

FoE SALE:-A number of fine fuk
blooded Plymouth Rock rooster
Reasonable if taken at once.
J. L. KEoUGH, f F D No. l 1t
Ills tap Foxholm, N. D. ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

For SALI-Three large stocks of h,|
on swA, sec. II, Twp. 15G, rye. 81. 81
miles north and mile west of Surrel
N. D. j. l. Hidden, !
12-l3tf Minot, N. d. r. No. l !
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-13

Minot Granite and Marble Works.
500 right-of-way, one block east Court
House, is now open for business.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20
RUNNING EXERCISE.
Said to he the Best Means of Making
the Heart Strong.

The kind of exercise one should take
portant. Exercise, 10 affect the heart
sufficiently. must be vigorous, though
not too vigorous Ordinary walking,
while healthful, falls short of this re-
quirement That calisthenics and light
exercises generally are also deficient
In this respect is proved by the fact
that, while all humankind naturally in
dulge in light exercises, yet heart all
mentS are prevalent among them.
Every one that Is not bedridden walks
articles which try to prove that walk
ing is the only exercise man requires.
But II man never runs he could not,
II he would, run fairly fast even half
n mile. So the argument is In effect
that a man need not be able to run.
l cannot agree with this conclusion.
for walking at a moderate pace affects
heart action only slightly.
Running, of all exercises for the
heart, is, | think. the best. OF course
one who has q weak heart cannot I'M
medlately run either fast or far, nor is
1t necessary for the average individual
to learn to run great distances at
high speed, but every one owes It to
his health to be able to run without
distress. say half mile at fair pace.
Let him begin by jogging one-eighth
or one-quarter Of q mile. then half
mile, which distance he may ultimate
ly run reasonably fast.-G. Elliot Flint
In Outing Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20
No Place Tor GrumhlerE.

A man who stands on the street cor,
ner chewing and splitting, telling how
the government should be run, cursing
the town. finding fault with his grand
mother because she was a woman,
claiming that the merchants are lot
of thieves, that the lawyers and news
paper men would skin a man to fin
ish and whole lot more IS a nuisance
and an abomination. Any town pes
tered with one or more such worthless
would be justified In exercising COW
hide authority on the bosom of their
trousers. No one IS obliged TO live
where he Is not suited. If things don't
suit you go where they will A growl-
er and n sorehead in town Is an en-
terprlse killer every tIme-Macksvills
RanD Enterprise
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20
FadS and
Philanthropy
By INA WRIGHT HANSON


Honor Wilding. looking steadily out
Il window OF the city library, was see
Ing visions, all OF which concerned q
yellow haired young man. Each vision
was rose color at the beginning and
somber cray at the ending That she
herself was reasonable for the tlnting
did not alter the fact that Honor's eyes
were wist'ul and her lips very near to
trembling She turned from the win
dow To- the readers, wondering aimless-
" II any Of them had had Ideals and
were sorry.
Finally her eyes travelled to the far
ther corner, where were the newsnH-
per files There stood a man. his back
10 her He was very shabby. but he
had yellow hair and he was about the
height. Just then be turned little and
began tightening his belt. Honor
heard the noon bells ringing She had
heard that II ore were very. very hun
cry II helped q little TO grid ones waist
very tightly Foor fellow! Then he
IuTncu enUEtlF hEOullu anu tOOh Wy Lio
ragged hat Honor dropped her mag
szlne, her gloves. her purse, her hand
kerchief and her parasol and sprang
toward him.
"Why, MervIn Fairbanks. how glad
! am TO see you!"
We'll. well, how my fame as
prophet scars! l said that you should
not see me again till you would be
glad OF the sight. And how goes the
gay world with you, Miss Honor Wild
ing?"
Honor expected him to shrink from
her ashamed Of his apparent poverty,
but she remembered he usually had
done the unexpected. He picked up
her belongings, and they went out.
Standing IN the shadow Of the gray
'%5tone building. she lifted hesitatlng
eyes to his.
''Will you come home with me, Mer-
vim? | want so much TO know Of your
wanderings these past two years"
She was surprised again at his quick
consent. She remembered Mervin Fair
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20
patSsy pSy~.,.
By Harriet Bachelor Bradner
Copyright, 1905, By Ruby Douglas

Hadley's horse was stepping slowly
down the country road, with an occa-
sional toss OF his high bred head when
ever familiar fly alighted on his
glossy coat. The reins lay inertly in
the young doctors hands. for his mind
was far afeld. After a long silence
he turned to the girl beside him and
asked in a voice that he could not keep
quite steady:
Your answer Is final, thenf You
won't marry me? And you-you don't
love me-" he added, with helpless
movement Of his head. why, Eliza
beth, can't realize 1t; l really can
not" And the blue eyes he turned on
her were full Of tears.
Edward" she began, Edward.
can't bear to hurt you, but And
her voice lost itself in quick sob.
The young man put a quivering hand
over the ones she had locked in her
lap.
Don't cry, little Bess," he said
huSEiN. 1T hurts me terribly to see
YOU r You can't love me, you can't,
/ suppose. and I'll have to bear it like
many another man. But I-well, 1
Iorcd YOU so much that it didn't seem
possible that you could help liking me
ir@t "a little"
Ihat this humble, suffering man
couil lc the same cold. unmoved per-
son who had, only short time since,
with such reluctance and i'll concealed
impaticnae. left her for the bedside of
a dying OLD woman seemed incredible
to Elizabeth But she clung to her de-
cision to give him up, a course Of ac-
tion made imperative by the dictates
OF her reason, so she answered hesi-
tatingly:
Il am so sorry. Edward, but
can't"
They rode along In silence, the thor
oughbred moving with nearly noiseless
steps. and as they were turning an
abrupt bend IN the road half milo
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20

had been waiting long. She was the
only daughter and had been subjected
to no rules or regulations.
Her father, William Lloyd, had been
perceptbly troubled when approached
by Tom on the subject Of bis love and
desire for Dorothy.
Il don't know Of Il fellow anywhere
| think as much of as | do OF you,
Tom. and there Is no one else whom
would like to have for a son-in-law,
but you haven't said anything to her
yet"
NO. Still. of course. she must know
l love her"
Lloyd smiled.
Every likely. But don't want you
to say anything 10 her until you have
known her longer-until you are en-
tircly sure you care enough"
Tom stared
do you think any one could know
her at all and not love herr"
Il must admit" replied Lloyd. that
we have done all we could to spoil
Dorothy. and yet she IS not spoiled-to
US She has always had her own way
but 1t has been such wltching. sweet
way we We're glad to give 1t to her. 1t
is our dearest wish and hope that she
may always continue in her princess
role
she has many little characteristics
that we can laugh at, but to con-
ventional. practical, systematic nature
like yours I fear viii prove distracting.
Her Oblivion 70 the tight Of time her
Responsibility and utter disregard or
anything approaching a system will be
wearisome 70 you. | fear, after the
glamour Of courtship and honeymoon Is
over You must take her as she Is,
with no thought Of alteration"
Tom protested that he loved Dorothy
as she was and that In naught would
he have her chaugel bat Lloyd had
seen his looks Of impatience and their
sudden vanishing this morning.
"There'H come & time when his I'M
patience will iinger after Dorothy's cr-
rival on tie scene he reelected, with u
sigh.
Meanwhile Tom was mildly remark
ing to Dorothy that he feared they
would be late for the starting Of the re-
gatta. Dorothy gayly rejoined that she
had never seen the starting Of any
thing.
u am dreadful,y unpunctual," she
added, with little sigh IT'S Inccal-
venient fer my friends, but can't help
It. get up late IN the morning and
everything has begun. I've never seen
the first act OF matinee yet"
Don't ycu breakfast with your IA
ther and lnotherT' y" asked gravely.
"Breakfas - she oci with little
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20
4 Difficult Ninffer.

There was strong family feeling In
Brookby whenever any question affect
ing a member Of the little community
arose. The matter of Abel Woods ar
rest Illustrated the state of affairs.
You see, we all knew he'd been dis
honest in his dealings and that he'd
ought to be put away for a spell, and
the warrant was issued" said Mr.. Hall,
explaining to u visitor what seemed
like an unnecessary delay in a simple
process of the law, but twas kind OF
hard for US to settle on the best place
to arrest him.
You see, it had got 10 be done either
at his mother's-that's the only good
woman for extry scrubbing in the place
or else at his uuclc's-thats the ex-
press agent, and none too oblging even
when he's feeling pleasant-or else at
his brother in-law's-that the only
man In town that's got q fust class
carpenters set-out, monkey wrench
and all. Anyway, the sheriff, being his
fust cousin, made 1t kind of awkward,
now tell You.
Seems to me we did pretty well to
get him arrested inside of week, con
sldering what drawbacks we had to
contend with"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20

MENr WHICH WAS A REVELATION.
from the tall wayside weeds. Hadley
brought his horse to a standstill by q
violent jerk.
What's thatT' he asked sharply
"Listeuw
Again the sound was repeated-a
faint, piteous note Of pain.
ITS n baby" declared Elizabeth.
trembling "and It's hurt"
Hadley was already poised between
the wheels Of the runabout and IN an
instant was striding through the long
grass, which he suddenly stopped to
part After an appreciable space he
Strengthened up and held out hand
to Eliza eth, who had followed him,
and the girls fingers closed tightly
over 1t Cs she leaned forward to peer
into the grass.
"Oh. Ned a puppy" she exclaimed,
relief and fresh pity blending In her
voice, for at their feet lay poor little
morsel OF q dog. His little black nose
was dry and bleached with pain, and
the soft curly white of his hair,
through which the skin showed family
pink, was soiled by blood and dirt, and,
saddest of all, one tiny hind leg lay
shattered and limp In a pool of blood.
Some brute has run over him and
chucked him In the gutter to die"
Hadley said between his teeth. II
only wish knew who 1t was"
In moment he stopped and, slipping
his hands under the little creature,
raised him with a gentleness Of move
ment which was a revelation to Eliza
beth and which filed her eyes with
sudden tears.
"I'll have 10 ask you to drive" said
the doctor as he got in the runabout
after her: ut would hurt cruelty to put
him down" And then as he saw the
anxious questioning of her eyes he an
swcred: II think l can tx him up all
right The leg is badly broken, but
he's so young | think II will mend
quickly" He fell to watching the
quivering heart beat against the tiny
ribs. The Up of a pale little tongue
just showed In the dry mouth, and a
great brown ear frlnged with black
dropped llstlessly against the white
pulsing throNt
isn't he beautiful sighed the girl
How like little hurt child he looks.
What does make people so careless and
so cruelT' As she turned her head
sorrowfully away her glance fell upon
a small boy standing by the roadside.
Little boy" she called, stopping the
horse "do you know whose dog this
Iaf"
A pair Of stolId eyes were obediently
focused upon the puppy.
Yep" he announced after a mo-
ments survey; that's Sammy CasCy's
Patsy Doodle. No; you can't find Sam
my. Him an his nav moved to Platts-
vile day for yested day. She's a widow
woman. Course they didn't take him
dorgs is too easy got-an' they had
'nough TO cart along 'ithout Patsy
Doodle. Why they had three But
her Interest in the Caseys' movements
having been satisfied, Elizabeth sudden
~ touched the horse with the whip,
and in a moment they bad left the dis
cursive urchin for behind.
once IN Hadley's Office the little dog
was deposited upon the table and his
broken leg bound up with deft and
tender fingers. With the intelligence
often vouchsafed his kind. Patsy
Doodle seemed content to lie quite still
and relaxed in the atmosphere Of sym
pathy. SO motionless was his attitude
that they thought he was sleeping, but
when Elizabeth withdrew her hand
from the head she had been softly
stroking the great brown syss. still
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20
THE OCEANS BOTTOM.
Two Vast Valleys Traverse the Bed
of the Atlantic.

of the Atlantic.
The Atlantic ocean covers two vast
valleys. One Of these passes between
the Cape Verde Islands and the Azores,
and It is of great depth. 1t runs close
up to Europe and comes to an end close
to the British Isles, where a ridge or
crest OF land separates IT from the
basin of the North sea. The other val
ley runs In the main parallel to the
first, from which 1t Is separated by an
elongated strip Of land, OF which the
Azores forms n supermarine contlnu.
alton. This strip does not exceed a
depth of $3.50 feet. while Its height
amounts to $3.50 feet The first valley,
Ike Its confrere, IS also very deep. Its
bottom being situated at a depth OF
nearly four miles below the surface
Passing along South America and leav-
Ing the Bermudas 10 the left II passes
along Newfoundland and Labrador.
finally ending just south OF Greenland.
The sub-Atlantic landscape thus con-
sists Of two vast parallel valleys or
mountains. Farther north the land ! es
higher, and the sea ls. relatively spc K
Ing. shallow. Between Greenland d
the continent, close 10 Iceland and Ie
channel islands, there Is q huge PLAIN
free from any depression worthy OF
mention. 1t is quite clear that at one
time England was connected to the
continent. Scientific American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20

bloodshot with pain, opened ImmedI-
ately with an anxious expression, and
the puppy lifted his dropping ears in
quiringly
See, Bess; he misses your touch"
said Hadley. dropping the towel with
which he was drying his hands.
With a murmur Of tenderness, Eliza
beth slipped her hand under the soft
little head, and after a smuggling move
ment of the nose, which was becoming
moist again, Patsy Doodle gave n little
breathing OF content and, closing his
beautiful eyes, fell asleep, like a tired
child.
When the office had been restored TO
its former immaculate order Hadley
walked to the open window and stood
looking moodily out upon the summer
street, but when Elizabeth stirred In
her chair he turned quickly, for his
mind was centered only upon the oc-
cupants OF the office. She beckoned
him, and he came across at once, seat
ing himself on a corner of the table.
For a moment neither spoke; then
the girl lifted her face and said in a
tone that thrilled her companion!
Ned, dear. I've done you a horrible
injustice"
Hadley leaned forward suddenly.
"How?" he asked, with eager eyes.
Elizabeth caught a huttering breath.
You remember the night they brought
you the message that that old lady
was dying and how you hated to go?
Well. | thought your profession had
made you cold and hard and unfeeling
as it has so many men, and after you
had gone II decided that couldn't
love man like that Her voice
trailed off uncertainty.
The doctors eyes darkened. That's
another and the worst Of the tricks
that miserable old woman has played
me" he declared hotly. Sweetheart"
his eyes claimed her attention-"I
knew there wasn't a thing on earth
the matter with her when they sent
for me. Some member Of her family
had probably got up sufficient nerve
to put into execution a long cherished
plan or something of that sort. Shed
been dying regularly for the last two
years whenever things didn't go to
suit her. And to think she came so
near separating us" He slipped his
hand under the one in which the little
dogs head lay. Il owe everything to
the intervention of Sammy Casey's
Patsy Doodle"
"Our Patsy Doodle" gently correct
ed Elizabeth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-20

ever desired you in my life, ana my
eyes tell me that you are not indiffer.
ent Honor. my little girl, will you
wait for me till con come 70 you as
man ought
But she was leaning forward eager.
ly, her eyes suffused with tears, her
sweet lips trembling.
"Why must you go awayT she plead
ed. Don't let a wretched matter OF
money part us now. We have lost five
years. Mervin. and have dollars
a-plenty for both. Don't let your pride
stand between us now, MervIn"
For moment he looked at her curl
ously; then he smiled, albeit his eyes
were gravely tender, and he put hls
arms around her.
Dear" he said fervently, I'm richer
than you are twice over. I've kept OF
making money these two years, Just Sc
| shouldn't think so hard ! was going
to ask you TO wait till | went TO the
hotel and arrayed myself in decent
clothes before we plighted out troth.
didn't want you to feel as if a beggaI
were making love to you. | spoke ot
waiting for though the tailor said he
would have them there by noon knew
by sad experience that there might be
a delay"
But, Mervin, your clothes-I don't
understand" she gasped when she had
recovered her breath.
well. you see" he began hesitating
ly and shamefacedly, Jack Bronson
was on my train yesterday. He Is
really trying to reform, and he wanted
a certain position. but thought he was
too shabby to make any showing The
man he wanted to meet was TO be at
the station, so there wasn't anything to
do but 60 to the dressing room and
change clothes with him. Fortunately
these, though ragged. are quite clean
| thought | would wear these a day OF
two, Just TO imagine what the fellows
felt like when they were down on their
luck. When you came to me l was SO
hungry to see you that simply had ia
come. rags and all. May I go now
HONOR
You are Mervln Fairbanks, philan
thropist, and didn't know IT. laughed
Honor gieefully. NO. don't go just
yet"