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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
SHAKES AND THEM PREY.
An Observer says shs Rspt;Iss % No,
hypnetise Their Victims.

IN Ooeefver Seyo the WopeiIee Do Not
hypnetiss Their Victims.
Do snakes hypnotic the birds and
animals which they wish to capture
and swallow: A correspondent de-
MES this. He had shut up a large
number Of rattlesnakes and moccasins
IN . barn and then introduced birds
and small mammals into the place for
the snakes to seize as they chose.
within two feet Of . cooled RATHER
. blackbird would alight on the rim
Of the drinking trough and adjust the
defects Of his toilet, splashing water
in the very face Of the reptile that
watched him with piercing eyes
Then after repeated sips he would con-
descend to notice the crawler, that
had uncoiled by that time, and would
dnally hop aside just far enough to
avoid q dispute about bathing privi-
leges, but still within easy reach Of
strike. Nor had the restlessness OF
rats anything to do with the dread Of
immediate danger. They were trying
to gnaw out, but in the intervals Of
such efforts were apt to run straight
into the pile of straw that formed the
fav0rite rendezvous Of the serpents.
Indeed, the snakes were In no hur-
~ to abuse that confidence. When
they did get ready they scorned hyp-
motto articles. A gradual elevation
Of the head, a nolseless approach, with
q short halt in reach Of the bird that
was picking crumbs In his feeding
corner. then slow contraction Of
coils, snaplike dart and a leisurely re-
treat as from task accomplished.
The bird had taken wing, thoroughly
alarmed now, and futtered about the
wire screen in the desperate hope Of
finding loophole Of escape.
I'm less than thirty seconds the
poison began to take effect. The bird
clutched at the screen, with it's head
hanging farther and farther back, then
relaxed its grip, dangled by one foot
for awhile and came Topping down ON
the door. It was not dead yet. but
dazed, looking this way and that and
duttering about In strange, aimless
fashion, and more than once right to-
ward the destroyer, who ct last began
70 manifest an interest In its antics.
1.-THE bird was still on the door, stag
gering to and fro, when sideward
collapse marked the beginning Of the
end. Its foe watched 1t with lifted
head. The chance had come-no risk
Of a rough and tumble fight now. The
victim had ceased to ilutter, and the
old RATHER quickly dragged 1t OF to
the straw pile. A full hundred expert
msnts repeated this same sequence of
maneuvers in all essentials" Chicago
News
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

IN Supplying with liquor the Men
rho make such violations 0. lar pos
sibie While The plain letter Of the
law which requires property TO be
assessed =. its full value IS generally
violated shrong hon; the state. and
While little e6ort Is made 20 enforce
the compuisoTy education Law and
many other statutes. every dema-
gogue in North Dakota rho holds
once is shouting himself hoarse in
favo. Of turning the state upside
down Il al e1or. 10 enforce the one
particular law that such demagogues
are advocating IN order to get the
supper 0. the p-ohibitionists And
II every session Of the legislature
cruel and still more cruel laws are
passed for the punishment; OF men
who violate this Law. while from the
governor Of the state down not
voice Is raised in denunciation OF
AAOS- OAHNStS - no id.t " cA41OlsS ldS
laws above men;ioned-Iaws just as
holy and just as much part of the
code as the sumptusry statute The
judge said:
Another serious obstacle 10 the
strict enforcement of some statutes,
and you no doubt have discovered It,
Is the fact that the punishment pre-
scribed by the legislature for the
violation thereof is, according to the
opinion Of many persons, entirely too
severe and out Of proportion to the
public injury done by their violation
and not In consonance with the die
tates Of natural justice.
"As said by Gibbon in The Decline
and Fall OF the Roman Empire
Whenever the offense inspires less
horror than the punishment. the rig.
,r Of penal law is obliged 10 give
way to the common feeling OF man
kind.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

sWhy did Whistler paint Henry
Irving as Philipy' some one once ask
ed me. How dangerous to ask why
about any one SO freakish as Jimmy
Whistler, But / answered then and
would answer now that 1t was be-
cause, as Philip. Henry, in his dress
without much color from the common
point of view. his long gray legs aud
his velasquez-like attitudes. looked
like the kind Of thing which Whistler
loved to paint velasquez had painted
a real Philip Of the same race; whis-
tier would paint the actor who had
created the Philip Of the stage.
I have note from Whistler written
to Henry at q later date. think,
which refers to the picture. 1t is
common knowledge that the sitter new
er cared much about the portrait.
Henry had strange affection for the
wrong pictures Of himself. He dis
liked the Bastien- Lepage, the Whistler
and the Sargent, which never even
saw the light. He adored the weak,
pretty-pretty picture by Millais, which,
I must admit oil the same, held the
mirror up to one Of the characteristics
Of Henry's facets extreme refine
ment
The most remarkable men have
known were, without a doubt, Whis-
tier and Oscar Wilde. This does not
imply that j liked them better or ad-
mired them more than the others, but
there was something about both of
them more instantaneously individual,
audacious and wonderful than 1t Is
possible to describe Ellen Terry in
McClure's.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
Tbs ..pse.,i.ster,'. On Deck.

The Herald. in . vain attempt to
secure favorable consideration for its
lost cause by using pet names. says
the Grand Forks Times. persists in
calling the insurgents 1.-The progress
i've republicans. IL "progr, ssive"
means . complete reputation of the
primary-election law, the sitting Of
the voice OF the voters in the selec-
ton OF candidates for public Office,
the packing of a factional convention
by paid delegates, the reputation OF
oil pretense Of political honesty, the
creation OF gigantic campaign fund
and the making OF political candidates
out Ut every man who has been repu.
dated by the people Of the state, then
the title belongs to the horde Of pie
hunters who have set themselves up
Is the insurgent faction OF the re-
publican party
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

AN7vHKE os those 6eodish crimes
which from time 70 time shock The
civilized world tack place in Lisbon
last Saturday. The king Of Portugal
and his SD. the crown prince, while
out riding. were attacked b. ! PARTY
Of Six men and both She to death.
In the carriage 1t the time were the
queen and another Of her sOns. The
latter Was badly wounded, but the queen
was not hurt. For some time Port
ugal has been on the verge Of Z fevoiu-
ton, the outgfowth Of the arbitrary
acts Of Premier Franco, backed by the
king and his advisors. After the muir
der Franco, u prevent II possible the
expected rebellion against kingly au-
thority. resigned. The wounded son
OF the king and q0een-Manuel, absut
nineteen years oId-has ascended the
throne.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

AND now the Grand Forks Times
has discovered" that Senator Little
Is being coached by the International
Harvester Trust for the purpose OF de.
featiDg Senator Hansbrough. The
Times, however, doesn't deign to in.
form wondering nation how 1t knows
whereof u asserts. IL is hiIavlously
amusing-the shifts and twists ana
turns that are being made by some OF
the candidates for the purpose OF ham
boozling the dear people," In the
meantime the voters Of the Missouri
Slope will almost unanimously support
Senator Little for the federal senate.
because they know he's square and
able, because they know that such
yarns IS that OF the Times are false.
and because they believe that for
once since statehood the Missour n
Slope ought to have one Of It's sons In
congress.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
eubbIyioeks.

Probably everybody has heard of the
little boy In Scotland who was asked
II his life were happy. AYE" he re-
piled. but doubtfully, ana added that
he was "sair hauden doom by yon bub-
blyjock." IL this laddic had been the
only one SO held down, the story would
not have been 30 important, but 1t is
all the worlds story. We should all
be good and wildly happy-many OF us
feel that we should be grcat--if 1t were
not that we were SO sair hauden doom
by bubblyjock. adam. Of course,
named the bubblyjock turkey; Eve
knew when she saw 1t cruising toward
her with the fat. ovcrlearing gait Of
bully md before she heard its absurd
voice that IL was the bubblyJock and
lac. otber) Bubblyjoclss are not lions.
they do not kill and devour; they tor
iucnt. They do not attempt life. but
the JOY Of life. They cannot prevent
our doing as we please, but they can
;;obble Mt us and threaten us, SO that
we work In defiance and not In JOY.
srlmly instead Of whistling. Like the
little hoy, we eat our oatcake and
with sort Of appetite. but we keep
one eye on the strutting hubby jock
Atlantic
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

NOW, SEE HERE, Mr.. Farmer-you
the individual who Ia reading this
paragraph. You are taking one or
more outside farm papers--probably
We have nothing to say against that
Tor there are some mighty good farm
papers IN the Northwest. But. even
as between this region and Minnesota
ana south Dakota, there is a differ.
ence In agricultural methods. And
DO you know that right here In your
own state there is sterling agricul-
tural journal? 1t is published nv
Prof. l4add, of the agricultural col.
iese. the man who has secured a
national reputation In his successsm,
crusade against the stuiinR of the
people with aniline dies, boracic acid
ana other injurious food preserva.
tives. He Is assisted by corns NJ
practical men who have spent years
OF investigation and experimentation
as to the methods Of farming. stock
breeding and fruit raising In thesx
parts. Even as near by as centra
South Dakota, farming methods ar,
not exactly the same as those tina
should prevail here. This North Da
kota farm paper will tell you Jus
what has been learned by actual 81
perience In this state, at the colleg
experiment station. at the variou
sib-stations. and by individual farm
ers. And It's price Is only fifty cent
year. Why not sit right down an
send Nifty cents to the North pakot
Farmer. Lisbon. N. D.-the businel
of'ice-and have the paper sent /
You for year?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
Summons.

Summons.
STATE Of NONTH DAKOTA.
COUNTY Ov EMMoNs IS
In District Court: Sixth judicial l,l,t,,.,
Christian Maiden, plaintitr. vs.. ucn,, ~.
PENDANTS. "'"h. ~
Tho state of North Dakota 10 ,ho
named defendants: w ~ We
You arc hereby SUNNI oneG TO nm
complaint In the abOv e-cntitcd ;,i Tr 'l ny
which copy will he filed wti Tho c,"rn, ot ..
court Of Emmons county. -, Luton, I'M 10 OF
and to serve . copy OF your answer To ~
said complaint on the subscriber ~ Ills . ~.
ece 10 Linton, In said county aud STATE
within thirty days nficr the service OF this
summons upon you. exclusive OF the day Of
euch service; and. ~. e,isu Of your failure 70
appear or Answcr. ju.i lment viii De TAXI =" :,
e1aInst y0u by dc'nuli for the relief do.
mAnded 10 the com i.,lut.
Dated January ~. y. II. IgOs.
GEO. W. LYNN
Flatn'l.'. Attorney, Linton. y. b.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
MARRIAGE M TIBET.
csorsins and Wedding Etiquette In the
FerAiesen LAID.


Forbidden laae.
In \. Henry Savage I~aEdor's &C
eeun, OF The Forbidden Lane" we
rad that among the ShcIas. hen 3
young couple consider marriage advis-
abse. the young rssa.:. messed in his
hest clothes. proceeds 10 tie house of
his intended father ;n-law. carry ting
wine, gri,lei grain, dried fruit. sugar
candy and other swec,lneats-
II the bridegroom is thought suit
able match. the parents Of the girl re-
ceire the Young man with due consid-
Grafton and rar;ake heartily Of the
food and drink proffeied by him.
The marriage is there and then ar
ranged, the bridegroom further dis
bursting to the father sum Of not less
than rupees and not more than 100.
This is supposed 10 be the money
equivalent to the sum spent by the
relatives OF the girl in bringing her up.
The marriage ceremony then fol-
lows, and this is simplicity itself. A
which the friends OF the two families
partake II either the bridegroom or
the bride refuses to eat share OF the
cake, the marriage is broken Oh. II
they both eat some OF the cake and
later any discussion arises between
them, all those who assisted at the
function are called as witnesses that
the marriage took place.
Often even this primitive ceremony
Of eating cake Is dispensed with, and
ehoka marriages begin and continue
as happy and faithful unions without
any special form Of service or rite to
solemnize the tie
A breach Of the seventh command
ment is severely visited not only on
the guilty man, who is well beaten, but
on his parents. The Shoka men pro-
coed en- masse to the parental dwell
ing and completely denude 1t Of all fur
niture, stores Of grain and merchan-
disc.
They confiscate the sheep, goats, yak
and all their valuable saddles and
loads and present the whole proceeds
to the person who has been wronged
BY the guilty pair as some sort Of rec
ompense.
Frequently the unfortunate and In
nocent relatives Of the evildoer are
bound and even beaten to death by the
villagers.
These severe measures are resorted
to to maintain high standard of mo-
rality and honor, and there Is little
doubt that, primitive as these methods
may seem, the good results obtained
more than justify them.
An institution which the author
speaks Of as surprising in a primitive
people, but nevertheless, to his way Of
thinking, eminently sensible and adj
vantagcOus, is called the Rambang, a
place or club where girls and young
men meet at night for the sake Of bet
ter acquaintance prior to entering into
matrlmony. Each village possesses one
or more institutions of this kind, and
they are patronized by we'll to do peo-
pie, who recognize the institution as
sound basis OH which marriage can be
arranged.
Rambang houses are either In the
village itself or halfway between one
village and the next, the young women
OF one village thus entering into am
icable relations with the young men of
the other, and vice versa.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

ing III he Is nu.nped to mEitary
erec.ness- The same With his shout
de-s-i! they sioge be raises them to
his ears. and /. they are round he
throws then back I'll. the shoulder
blades clash together And il his
stomach protrudes be draws 1t IN.
Thus our measurements are al wrong.
AID the suit, thanks to the mans van
ity. mus, go to the misfit dealer. -
New York Press
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
Curved speks,.

There is no doubt that an iron wheel
with curved spokes is much more at
tractive to the eye than the ordinary
variety, but it is not ON account Of it's
appearance that 1t Is constructed in
this manner. Wheels that are cast in
variably contract little in the process
Of cooling, and those made with
straight spokes are always liable to
crack The curved variety, by allow
Ing certain give and take in tile
metal. avoid this danger.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
A BILL has bern introduced 10 cco-
Rfes raising the minimum peosSco
for soldiers widoss to sle Per nceih-

Last saturday the pressdent trans
United To congress special message
in which he Ieitefates Ia stsuoG hn-
gusge his liberalization thai the pt,2-
icy inangzfated By him-of 0aking
corrupt trusts and oo0binatSoos obey
the laws will no< Be dropped. His
message Is xiso0esy csDDe0ded b. oil
but few neaxpaperx-like tie Chica-
60 Inter Ocean ant The New York
Times ADJ she Sun-kncvn 70 be
owned te sbt Standard Oh and other
truss<-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
THROUGH HOLLAND.
A Days Travel In The Land Of Wind
mills and Cauals.

WINS 0t0 O0W3tSs
Here is a pretty description Of
days travel through Holland: "At Am
stcrdam left the train and boarded
boat bound for the Helder. the north
ernmost point of north Holland, where
the low lying islands curve round to
the horizon, looking as IL they had
been appointed ocean outposts to
Frieslansl. The voyage might take
day, but what of that? There Is only
one way to travel In Holland-by wa
ter. The boat glidcs through the brim-
ming canal and passes the clean towns
and the many windmills. Life per-
sists, passengers and cargoes come and
90. bnt you are no longer ut war with
the world or in trouble with 1t. You
are spectator. idling through sum-
mer day. wrapped In aloofness, con-
tent merely to be moving through the
moist and luminous air. When the en-
virons Of Amsterdam are left behind
and the water side houses give place to
the reeds that bend as the backwash
overtakes them and the factories fade
into vast. bright meadows. the spirit
Of this land, wrested from the sea,
obsesses the traveller. forgot to count
the windmills. was Indifferent TO the
locality 81 the hut where Peter the
Great studied shipbuilding and was
content with pretending to choose a
habitation from among the dwellings
whose gardens are washed by the va
tiers Of this great North canal.
I'VE passed through Alkmaar, on
one side Dutch farmhouses. compact.
four square, stretching in an endless
line along the waterway. on the other
side the meadows, and, beyond them.
far away, the sweeping line Of the
dunes. They rise above the North sea.
and on their sandy sides and heights
men are forever on the watch against
the encroachments Of the ocean. They
plant the shrub called helm that binds
the sand together. making bulwark
against the rage of the waves God
gave us the sen, but we made the
shore says the Dutchmnn. These
flower fruitful and pastoral meadows
that outstretclled as we glided north-
ward were once submerged III water.
The fight against the sea never ceases.
As we moved northward the three
great bikes doomed out. ! gazed out
at these high bulwarks. patrolled and
watched ly day and by night, and
unused OH the legend that at .Amster.
dam there is one master key IL turn of
| which in times Of peril from foreign
invasion will drown the land again.
"\nd as I unused there swept past a
barge. The great sail was hoisted
The family. IL mite Of the 10000 canal
population who live out their lives on
these fioatiSg houses. were gathered
round the tiller, where mynhccr smoked
! and steercil The barge is the symbo
! Of this sea conquering people. Below
the Helder landed Beyond Is the fort
with the fringe Of islands OutpostinG
Friesland, the fishing fleet and the gun
boats. and the channel between tit
mainland and Texel opening to tho
world. AS 1 crossed the bridge saw
the sight of sights. There was no fuss
no shouting, no splitting OF wine Mt TINT
launch. The barge moved from hel
cradle, shot downward. took the water
In rush, pretended to capsize and al
Ut once acquiesccd. She had found hc'
naster."-Chicago News.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
tlolms and ph;i.d.,.h;.

The gridiron pattern upon which
Fniiadelphia was laid out was the
work OF Thomas Holme, the surveyor
eeneral Of Pennsylvania. The design.
however, was Penn's own. Little
seems to be popularity known Of Thorn.
q Holnle, Although some Of his de.
scendants still live in the city and bear
his name. but It Is said that all of tis
vast tract OF land and his city lots
nave long since passed out Of the DOS.
session of his family.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

In a recent address TO the conven.
tion OF states attorneys Supreme
Judge Fisk spoke some plain words.
IL is evident that the Judge has no
sympathy with the "cruel and un.
usual" punishments that have been
prescribed by the North Dakota stat
ntes for those who violate the law
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
exempl;6ed.

Georgie-.Auntie, what does irony
mean: Auntie-It means to say one
thing and mean the opposite. like call
Ing rainy day fine day. George
I think understand you, auntie.
Wouldn't this be irony: "Auntie, I
don't want a nice big piece Of cake?'
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
Between Fr;erd,.

ran Did you notice how d,eadfully
that piano needed tuning. ran-Whv
no. dear: thought 1t harmonizetl pc-
1ec''S with your voice. Chicago Trib-
unc
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
Sett;no H;m a;.h.

He-Tell me. conadentially. how
much did the bonnet cost you?
she George, there ID but one way In
which you can obtain the right to in.
aI,ect my millinery bills.
He popped.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
oda Chance.

"Grabbit has given up bank clerkins
to take a position ms conductor on
the electric cars
But that's an odd change"
odd change? Sure! That's what in.
duced him. Bohemian.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

TINS. when PiIatre de Rozier aud NJ
Romano We're killed while trying to
rival the feat OF Blanchard and JEFF
fries by crossing the English channel
Baltimore SIM.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

There Il no tyrant Ike custom and
no freedom where rs edicts are NOT
ts'St"ted Royce. ss
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
vss.,..y Makes Missts.

s...'-7 TsEcs WFTsIsts.
t'.is'.' Il sca into a corner II silt
lE;' a.s,l i.c OCT !: uiislit.
~ = lv. aiilsy tiai .A..es niae
.sil,sii pf 'c ..isii,s l.e growicd
i.ow so:"
Way. when :. man comes In here 10
=. 'aeas,irea be won't stand in his nat
as'h way He is TOO vain We go to
.aNe ms ches, measure. and TO have
WV, ,n.. sA'ls'a ton OF hcarin. IL big mum
s;l.o .s'lea ''i' he purs out his chest
,..a pigeon and then his coat and
.,a aass. COX arc too big for him. He
s we same with his back stitrcn.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

u Lunch served At al times AZ.
the linton Bakery. ~
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

IT, If you want job printing OF any
kind in both English and German Oh
the same sheet, or separately in either
language, apply Mt Record office.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06
500 HOTEL
Edwd. G. Patterson, Owner and Proprietor
FIFTH STREET
BISMARCK, N. D.

American Plan; 81 90 to l.5o per Day
Special Rates to Monthly BoardeFs.
Absolutely fire proof Hot and
cold water in every room.
Public and private baths on every floor;
Electric lighted and steam hea'eo
throughout. Positively the best second
class hotel in the state.
Mr.. Patterson is also proprietor OF nc
Hotel Northwest, which has been recent
ly renovated and remodeled throughout.
Rates at the Northwest. s. day and up