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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The .panxer. Of Home.

"Home is the most dangerous place
I ever go to-" remarked John Muir, the
famous geologist and naturalist. He
was on the train returning from Ari-
IONA to his home in Martinez, CAL,
after the earthquake. "As long as l
camp out in the mountains, without
tent or blankets, get along very we'll,
but the minute l get into q house and
have warm bed and begin to live on
fine food l get into a draft, and the
first thing know am coughing and
sneezing and threatened with pneu-
monia and altogether miserable Out
doors is the natural place for man.
Walk where You please when you like.
and take your time. The mountains
won't hurt you, nor tie exposure. Why,
I can live out for $50 year for bread
and tea and occasionally little tobac-
co. All l need is sack for the bread
and pot to boil water in and an AK.
The rest is easy."-World's Work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Went Uncalled For.

Deacon Eden Libby Of Bridgton,
Me-, was man of rugged virtues and
indomitable will. Some winters ago
while working In his wood lot he cut
his foot badly, but, bandaging the
wound roughly and putting snow into
his boot to stop the bleeding, contin-
ued at his work until nightfall. Sad
to relate, he took cold, and death re-
suited few days later. A local char
acter named Farrar was clerk and gen
eral utility man at the Cumberland
House in Bridgton village at that time
and was accustomed to make note OH
the hotel register from day to day OF
local events the weather, etc. In his
chronicle of this sad event he wished
to indicate that Deacon Libby's death
was unnecessary. The following may
be seen today on one of the old regis
tiers at the Cumberland House:
Deacon Eden Libby died today He
cut his foot badly, did not have the
wound attended to and went to meet
his God uncalled for"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
How He Learned English.

Carl Schurz once told friend some
thing Of his early struggles with the
English language. He knew it about
as American college boys know their
German-that is to say, barely at all.
One day. deciding such nonsense must
end" he entered bookstore and asked
for the classic Of the English language.
A wise. clerk gave him 'The Vicar Of
Wakefield" He carefully translated it
into German and put his work away
for six weeks. At the end Of that time
be translated his translation back into
English and then made searching
comparison between his version and
that 'of Goldsmith's original. after
that" he said, 81 knew English"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Hunting the Bird Of Paradise.

Inside a queer, birdcage-like wicker
contrivance built high UP in a tree the
Aru islander will watch patiently for
days to get shot at bird Of paradise,
perhaps the loveliest of natures crea-
lions. His food is supplied every morn
ing by another native, who remains at
the foot Of the tree during the day to
secure any bird which may fall, killed
or stunned. Only the adult males, with
long plumes, are sought after, for We're
not this the case this beautiful species
would long ago have become extinct
To secure living specimens the natives
employ an arrow having three prongs
at the end. These prongs are barbed
on the inside, and the object is to shoot
at the legs of the bird. which, when
hit, futters helplessly to the ground
A. E. Pratt in Wide World Magazine.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Meaning In Oriental Rugs.

Not only the design but the colors Of
the rugs woven in the orient are full
of significance. They represent nation
al or individual traditions and stand
for virtue, vices and social Importance.
Red was regarded by the Egyptians as
symbolic of fidelity. Rose tints signify.
the highest wisdom and black and in
digo sorrow with the Persians. Pref
erences for duller tones of color among
the Persans give to all their embroid
cries and other products Of the loom
certain richness and dignity. Tyrian
purple is almost universally regarded
as royal. Green has been chosen by
the Turk as his gala color, but he
would not approve of its use in rugs,
where it would be trodden by the feet.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
He Knew Them.

whats up, TomWy:" said good
patured London coster. who was pass
DC, to small boy who was sobbing
bitterly.
"Oh, me farden! Hive lorst me brite
4hrdenv' walled the little lad, continu-
zig his search.
"'Ere, mates" said the man to some
others standing near, lets help the
pore kid find is farden." And the COM
bany set to work.
m few moments one of them pick
dup the missing coin.
"'Ere y'are, Tommy" he said;" 'ere's
lex farden.'
Then, looking at it in the light Of a
sFeet lamp, "W'y, it amt farden at
I'LL; it's 'arf quid.''
"Garn!" said the boy as he snatched
away the coin. Dye think Hi was
&oin' to let yew blokes know hit was a
art thick 'un? Wy, wun Of yer would
e. 'ad lis foot on it afore Hid 'ad
time ter turn rahnd''
And he vanished round the corner
like streak Of lightning-London An
swers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
pliny,s Jewel Stories.

Pliny declares that diamond was
so hard that If placed on an anvil and
struck with sledge hammer 1t would
give back blow Of such force as to
SILVER both anvil and hammer to
pieces. Another of his wonderful tales
states that con the shore of the island
Of Cyprus there was stone lion hay
ing eyes formed of emeralds, which
shone so brightly that all the fishes
were ingloriously frightened away: The
fishermen accordingly pulled the emer
aids out and put in glass eyes instead.
whereupon the wise fishes became
bolder and returned to their accustom
ed nets"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
"sinr q Song Of sixpence..

The old nursery rhyme of "Sing a
Song of Sixpence" is an ancient allie
CORY and very pretty one The earth
is represented by the bottom Of the pie,
while the sky is the upper crust. The
clouds are the clothes which the maid
who is daybreak-is hanging on the
line before the king or sun is up. The
money which the liking counts in his
counting house, are the surbeams
which slip through the SUMS fingers.
The blackbird, which nips off the
maids nose so unceremoniously and
thus ends the song, is the sunset or
end of day. The moon and moonbeams
are represented by the queen and her
honey, and thus we have the whole
day amply accounted for.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Matter of Fact LovemasinS.

For downright prose DR.. Johnson's
offer Of hand and heart to his second
wife would be hard TO beat. ''My dear
woman said Johnson, II am a hard
working man and withal something
OF philosopher. am, as you know,
very poor. l have always been re-
spectacle myself, but 1 grieve to tell
you that one Of my llncles was hung
Il have less money than you, DOCTOR
demurely answered the lady, "but |
Shall try to be philosophical too. None
OF my relatives have ever been hung,
put l have several who ought to be-
providence and philosophy have evil
dently mated US, my good woman, -
said the doctor as he pressed chaste
salute on the lady:s brow
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The Fee Simple.

Patrick Murphy, while passing down
fremont street, was hit on the head
by brick which fell from building
in process of construction. One Of the
first things he did after being taken
home and put to bed was to send for a
lawyer. A few days later he received
word to call, as his lawyer had settled
the case. He called and received five
crisp new $1OO bills.
"How much did you get?' he asked
1.-Two thousand dollars" answered
the lawyer.
1.-TWO thousand, and you give me
$500? Say, who got hit by that brick,
you or me ?'-Boston Herald
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The .1,otc of the waves"

It is a favorite theory with the fish
ing and seafaring people on the north
east Of Scotland that in storm three
waves are strong and violent while
the fourth is comparatively weak and
less dangerous. This succession they
call ''rote Of waves" Fishermen re-
turning from their fishing ground often
prove by experience the truth Of their
theory and hang back as they come
near the shore to take advantage Of
the lull that follows, say, pretty reg
ularly after three big breakers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
won.an,s opportunity.

Meeting 4 negro, q certain southern
gentleman asked him how he was get
ting on The negro assumed a troubled
look and replied:
ooh, so far's physically goes I'm all
right, but sure do have ma troubles
wifi ma wife"
"Well, Sam, I'm sorry to hear that.
What seems to be the matter?'
"She thinks money grows on trees, !
reckon. All de time she keeps poster
in me for pinch O. change. If it amt
a dollah it's half or quarter she
wants."
"What on earth does she do with the
money!
II dunno. Amt nevah give her none
yet."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Defrnuding the Waiter.

In Partisan cafe an American or
dered hors d'oeuvre, sole, agneau
pre- sale, artichoke salad, peche Melba
and so on, and when the waiter
brought him bill Of 80 francs he paid
1t like man. After his change was
brought he counted it and pushed a
franc toward the waiter for tip.
But the man, pushing back the franc,
said in gentle reproach:
Pardon, monsieur, but that is the
counterfeit franc."-Argonaut.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The Father of All Novels.

A great branch Of literature, I'M
doubtedly the most widely popular and
one in which England showed the way
to the world, is the novel. In the year
174O readers were delighted with a
new kind Of book, prose romance
not of legend, but Of their own day
and manners. 1t was the pioneer
novel, was called Pamela" the work
Of Samuel Richardson, London print
er, and the great success it met with
seon brought forth host of others.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
where New England rs pre-eminent.


From the standpoint of mental eth
nology New England is as different
from the rest of the United States as
Brittany OF Provence from the rest Of
France, Piedmont from the rest Of It
ally, Bavaria from the rest of Ger
many. Those features the existence Of
which can be scientifically proved and
the extent Of which can be readily
measured are high birth rate of gen
ius, passion for reading, a high di-
vorce rate, low natality, a high death
rate from diseases Of the nervous sys-
tenn. The correlation between some
Of these traits is obvious. Between
others it is obscure But we must re-
member that mental ethnology is a
science born yesterday. Today it gath
ers facts. Tomorrow it will compare
these and from them derive laws
Gustave Michaud in Putnams Month
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
six Fingered Monkeys.

In several places in Cape Colony and
the Orange Free State of South Africa
caves have been discovered which
yielded hundreds Of mummified re-
mains Of queer species Of six fingered
monkeys. All Of the full grown spec
linens Of this remarkable race have
the tail situated high up on the back
from three to five inches farther up
than on the modern monkey-and other
distinguishing marks, such as two sets
of canine teeth, boards on the males,
etc,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The German 1 ana You.

The German and You. go
It is surprising when any one takes
the trouble to notice how many letters
begin with the pronoun 81" To Ger
mans this ID egotistical, and their Ell
quette In letter writing forbids 1t. It
ii probably on the same principle that
they write Qch) always with small
letter and you (Sie) with capital. re-
Versing the English custom.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Happiness. In Marriaxe,

It all comes around to one Of two
things. With all married couples who
differ in habit, in taste, in opinion, in
mode Of life, If there is to be any hap
piness somebody has to learn to give
up or give up minding that there is a
difference. Either way is as good as
the other. 1t is surprising how many
things are not Of any importance II
one can only think they are not.-Har-
bks Bazaar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Only Resting.

Allessandro is an adorable infant-to
his parents. One day his mother, to
punish him, deprived him of his fruit
at dinner. He yelled at the top Of his
voice for two hours and then stopped
"Wefl," said his mother, 'are you go.
ing to be good? Have you finished cry
ing?"
NO" replied the boy; II have not
finished. I'm only resting."-Il Motto
per Ridere.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
A Mean Insinuatien.

Every gratifying!" said young and
concelted novelist. "a gentleman
writes me that he took a copy of my
last work to read during a railway
journey, and as a result suddenly dis
covered he had gone twenty miles be-
yond his destination"
"Dear me-" commented the young
authors friend; sleeping in trains is q
bad habit!'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Metallic sympathy.

On the death of the Duke Of yelling
ton the bells of Trim, near Dangan
castle, his fathers seat in Ireland, for
which when a young man Wellington
lad sat in the Irish parliament, rang q
mufned peal, when the tenor, beau
tifuily toned bell. suddenly broke. 1t
was found by curious coincidence to
have been cast in 1859. the year Of the
dukes birth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
His INCOME.

'They say you get $50 marks
month. can't believe 1t. Tell me
how"
Il get 40 marks salary; then I don't
pay my rent, 40 marks 1that's $50
marks; I owe the milkman 80 marks
that's $50 marks; my butcher 40
marks, 22O marks, and every month I
raise 30 marks out of my friends,
making an income of $50 marks
MONTH! Batter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Lavish.

"Let us have some dinner on the
veranda," said a nervous young gen
tleman during the first stage Of bis
honeymoon.
Certainly, sir" said the waiter po-
litely. "Table d'hote or Ia carte,
STRIP
"Er-well," said the young Benedict,
who was anxious to impress his wife
With his lavish expenditure, bring
some Of both, pleasev'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Municipal Newspaper.

Dresden is one Of the few cities pos
sessing municipal newspaper, and
tbs was bequeathed to the city by the
lhte Dr. Cunt. The bequest Is very
v4lsable property and consists of
ddily newspaper, which in consequence
Of it's extensive circulation is the prin-
cinal advertising medium in the neigh
borhood. The profits are applied to
che identifying and improvement Of
the city and to charity.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
.sDells Of yhanaon., >,

In one Of the dormitories Of the
irish college at Rome there IL space
On the wall left unpapered and un-
painted, whatever repairs the rest OF
the room may undergo, for there, care
lessly scrawled, is the first rough draft
Of Father Prout's BELLS of Shandon"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Gharacter.

The first thing that human being
should recognize about himself ID, that
Ills character Is his distinguishing fea-
ture. It Is not the amount Of money.
The amount of power, the amount OF
brKtns, that q man has, but his char
iSter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
How II Wa. Done.

"Oh," remarked the first fox hunter.
"you should have seen Mr.. Nuritch
take that high hedgeT'
"You surprise me-" exclaimed the
other. II thought the horse he rode
wasn't much Of jumper"
"Oh, the horse didn't take the hedge!
Mr.. Nuritch did it alone."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Her stolen Jewels

eyes, Mrs. Swellman has been rob-
bed Of her Jewels, and Mrs. Sneeker is
the guilty party"
What? You don't mean to say she
stole
what else can you call it? She Of
fered the cook So and the maid IS a
week, and now she's got them."-Ex-
change.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The Facts.

The One-And you say this horse
hasn't any faults? The Other-Not
single fault. The One but he ap-
pears to be blind in his right eye. The
Other Well, that's not his fault: It's
his misfortune.-Ch Chicago News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Drawing a Tooth.

An elephant had raging toothache,
the agony Of which caused her to near
y destroy her caravan. She was
thrown on her side and roped to stakes.
Two men held pair Of ice tongs fast
t46nd the aching tooth, and couple
4f dray horses attached to the tongs
" q rope did the rest. The tooth was
dkteen inches long by three inches
a1fosg.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Hopeless,

do you expect to make business
man out Of your son?'' asked an old
friend.
mo, he's hopeless!' exclaimed the
father. Il gave him $1,000 hill the
other day, and the first thing he did
MAS to put 1t under a microscope to see
what kind of germs 1t had on IT,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
His ConDLsint.

lnkwirer = What became Of that
queer patient you were telling me
about last spring? DR.. Price he's
~ q complaint now that's giving me
& Great deal of trouble! Inkwirer-1n-
0eed! What is 1t? DR.. Price-Why, a
6mplaint about the amount Of my bill.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
For Herself.

For Herself.
Are you sure you love me for my
self alone?" asked the romantic young
woman.
''Well," replied the practical young
man, II don't think love you for
any one else"
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Yeu can't feel blue II You walk
with your head up. This mode Of car
rage impresses the world that you are
On good terms with yourself.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Swens.

She (sentimentally) How like life
are the waves Of the sea! He-You
let. Come to the shore in great style
and go away broke.-Detroit News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
saving Tine.

'sYou shouldn't treat your boy so
harShly. You'll break his spirit"
well, he'll probably get married
some time, and he might as well have
k 6roken nowr'
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Studies teach not their own use
that is, wisdom without them and
above them won by ohservation.-Ba-
con.
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His IAterarx NAM.

Father, when leave school am
going to follow nay literary bent and
write for money"
''Humph! My son, you ought to be
successful. That's all you've done
since you've been Mt school"
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The gifted man Is he who sees the
essential point and leaves all the rest
aside as surplusage. Carlyle.
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A LNxuPY.'

my daughter" said the father, has
been accustomed to all the Injuries Of
wealth"
'sYees," said the count, bristling up;
''zat ees what l am."-C Christian Reg
lister.
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'.These church people are so incon-
sistent."
"Say on, Maeduff."
'They believe that cleanliness should
be next to godliness, yet here they arc
kicking because + want to build soap
factory next door, Courier
journal.
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The more violent the storm the Soon
- It IL over. Seneca.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
PETTY TYRANNY
BY POLICE
ACCUSED BOY ALLEGES THAT
HE WAS DENIED RIGHT TO
NOTIFY PARENTS OR PRE-
PARE DEFENSE.

A system of petty tyranny is ex-
ercised at the police station If a
version given by Edgar Wenzlaff Is
true. He was arrested yesterday
by Officer Nelson after he had
picked up $40 bill that blew about
the street from a pocketbook drop
ped by G. M. Rambo. Wenzlaff,
who is an excitable sort of boy,
refused to surrender the bill to
Rambo and was taken to the sta
ton. He is a clerk employed at
the postofflce and his parents are
we'll known here.
At the station he repeatedly re-
quested that his family and Post
master Harrison be notified so that
he could prepare defense. This
recourse, which the law contem-
plates shall be open to every &C.
cused man, was denied him, at
least his parents were not notified
until after he had been taken into
court unprepared and unable to
take care of his own interests.
The court inquired as to whether
Wenzlaff was ready for trial and in
his ignorance of judicial procedure
the boy said yes.
He told his story of having no in
tention of stealing the money, but
claimed he did not know who the
owner of the money was and did
not believe he was required to give
it up to an officer on demand. He
dhlnt trust the officer Afterwa rds
he handed the money over to Ram
DO. There were several witnesses
brought to support the testimony of
Nelson, but Wenzlaff had had OPP
portunity to secure none. Judge
Hinkle fined the boy $50 and lee
tured him for distrusting a police
man. Even then the department
neglected to inform Wenzlaff's par
ents of his plight and he remained
in Jail until his father learned of
it from unofficial sources.
1t hasn't been so long since GER
tain policemen made it a specially
to secure certain lawyers as soon
as a man was locked up. Now, if
Wenzlaff tells the truth about his
treatment,t the police have swung
to the other extreme of denying the
accused any opportunity for de-
tense where the prosecuting wit
ness is an officer. If such practice
prevails it is an imposition on the
court as well as rank injustice to
man charged with crime even
though he be guilty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
FOR THE POOR

In December, 1907, Charles God.
free, boy of Is, was tried before
Judge Kimball, charged with
shooting craps" 1t was brought
out at the hearing that Godfree was
a messenger boy and worked about
the local Offices of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. ana the Chica.
so Tribune. Ii was also brought to
the attention of Judge kimball that
Godfree was the sole support Of has
invalid mother and an invalid sis
ter. He was in the htbit of dealing
in secondhand typewriters, bi.
cycles and driving trades In small
repairs. in addition to his work
as messenger, He had never
been arrested before. A policeman
found him with a number of boys
shooting dice for pennies in one Of
the halls of the Office building
where the boys loiter when waiting
for work. Judge Kimball announced
his intention to make an example
in the matter Of Juvenile gam.
bling" and while the other boys
were released Godfree was fined a
hundred dollars and sentenced tQ
six months in jail. In default OF
the payment of the fine the jail
sentence would be year.