The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-20

favorably for comfort and elegance to
to those of the city, and the far
stretching vistas show farmstead after
farmstead basking in the mellow haze Of
the peaceful sunlight that not only fur
nishes the atmosphere so much desired
by the photographer for his landscape
and farm views, but also forces the con-
viction upon the sight-seer
That if there is peace
10 be found in the world,
A heart that was humble
Might hope for it there.
Many of these homes are owned by
men who are leaders of men-mind
leaders who may be found in the legis-
lative assembly aiding in eAacting laws
that favor the interests of the farmers as
we'll as the capitalists and all combines
that have nearly always in the past been
so detrimental to our best farming in
terests. As rule these farmers are for
the most part intelligent and broad
minded, conservative and world-wise,
expert in business, master builders OF
their own splendid fortunes; and the
intervening spaces between the present
farm homes when they are all inter
copied, and men have firmly planted
themselves in the rich glacial clay soil,
so excessively charged with nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash and all
needed plant foods, Including silicon
enough. to favor proper growth OF
blade and stalk, which has made posi-
BILE the phenomenal growth Of our un-
paralleled prosperity and activity along
all the lines of financial interests. They
too will, with the others, be ever ready,
on all occasions and at all times, to rise
and call North Dakota blessed.
Then again, Mr.. Editor, the view
from the car window will also reveal
school house upon school house when
ever one rides by day, where the bloom
ing, healthfu', mirthful gleeful youths
OF this Heaven favored land may meet
and be tutored, and so tutored that
when they arrive at womanhocd or
manhood and are cast upon their own
resources, that they may then be so
efficiently aud proticiently equipped as
to enable them to transact business for
themselves intellectually and expedite
ously Indeed the ostensible object Of
our North Dakota schools is not only to
prepare by training the pupils for bust
ness in money matters alone, but to
awaken in their minds noble ambition
for all useful knowledge and deter
mination to rise to higher and better
life.
Then again there will also be re-
veolad from the car window in the fleet
ing passage through the land in any Of
our railway coaches, houses of worship
that all over the land are pointing their
spires heavenward, soulward, Godward,
and saying to the grateful, venerable,
worshipfuI people with their metallic
voices on the Lords Day morn, "Come,
come, come up to the house of the Lord
and worship Him who has saved for US
this, His BEST country, unto the last.
More and more the compelling charm
of North Dakota is making itself felt IN
the east and south, and more md more
the tide of immigration flows toward
her. 1t is a very lovely country, this
realm of summer sunshine and lovely
grandeur Of prairies blooming with
flowers, flush with vegetation. These,
with the peace of its quiet hamlets and
more than gold mine wealth of its fat
soil, exerts an irresistible fascination
and an uncomfortable desire to those OF
less favored climes tor share in the
plenary benefits of this land of exuber-
ant abundance, where the elevators are
not spasmodically filed, but from Janu-
airy till January are filled to the breaking
down with the mainstay and staff of life.
These, Editor Colcord, and our holy
prohibition law are bringing US the in
hux of desirable settlers who want to see
plenty and live and rear their families
away from the baneful influences of in
as it is here the giant evil
is throttled and the hydra headed mons
ter is chained. The future brilliancy
aud glory Of North Dakota rests upon
the prohibition of intoxicating drink
within her benign enclosure. The pro-
hibition plank must be kept spiked
down in the republican platform so SOL
id that there won't be devils enough in
hell to ever pull it up. Institute license
and We have entered the sure wedge
that will most surely split the log. Bet
ter heed the Divine injunction, "Give
40 place to tha devil" Then again,
II you do these things - shall never
|ail."