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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
Old Medicines.

It is wise thing to throw away
old medicines. Keeping it is rash
economy, as many drugs lose their
strength, while others deteriorate
and become dangerous to take. The
same physical conditions do not often
occur, and it is always safer to get a
new prescription, or at least have the
old one freshly put up. Besides, the
old bottles accumulate and one is apt
to forget what they contain, and in
an emergency hurriedly take up the
wrong one. This is not saying that
number of the standard medicines
should not be kept on hand, for that
is only wise. All the things used for
wounds should be kept ready, and
such medicines as camphor, witch ha-
eel, court plasters and bandages.-
Grit.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
NAMING THE COTTAGE.

If ou- in a cottag the "for good"
BY all should give the place
o pa
And fix the sign where all see the
On muchd depends in finding o
For instance, hill,
and
But how "Woodlawa Cottage" fills the BILL
If neighbor's stable is all from window door,
Don't call yourch abode "The Stahleview."
better, is
The of name would appeal
/. To dub a cottage the bouders by the
"The is in the
Such alvav namedb by who
"The 1.-The Elms," "Wllowhust."
Or IS pravelw where has site,
Ap WHERE Howersco a root,
Sandbank"
Rose ottage"o OF "The Woodbines" ought to suit
And O archtect house s quite devoid
LAS I've observed s usually the easel,
"The Turets" S much less
In avoid Towne Dumps View"
vulga ruth be sure should bar mout: al
Blu i'm for namespo OF to yo.
without
George Jay Smith in
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
OUT OF MOUTHS oFCRoGEERs.

In idol-haunted Babylon,
Where kings were drunk with power,
Where pagans wOrshiped wood and stone
And falsehood was in flower.
A Prophet turned his warnings loose
And MoIoch's panders child,
This town is going to the deuce -
(It did,
In Athens Of the marble shrines,
When vice was IN its day,
When Sophists dropped their silken lines
And Luxury held sway,
a Prophet preached his decalogues
And Fools to Wisdom bid,
This town is going to the dogs
CIT did.y
Then Rome upon her seven hills
Made free with gilded pomp.
The Plebs were wont to pay the bills
And let the Senate romp,
Until Teacher in the throng
Amid the Forum hid
And cried, This town is going wrong!
cit did.l
The gold Of nations glozed the, court
OF Louis royal blood
Cried, "After us the food"
And 10, Thinker, boiling hot,
A King to Justice bid,
"Your throne is going to the pot
Ut did,
So. down the page of History
A finger we may draw
The plainest-mmded child can see
A certain moral law.
The Nations, choked with wine and meats
Who into coma slid,
Were billed to take backward seat
(And did, ~
And if some Crackers voice shall call,
This Nation is undone-
Because of Sin your stones shall fall
Like Rome and Babylon!"
Let us not, too unheeding lapse
Before his boding plant.
Perhaps hes right and then, perhaps,
(He ain't.)
Wallace Irwin, in Life.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
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THERE ARE NO
CANALS ON MARS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Leaving aside the older and now
generally discredited explanations
that the canals are gigantic water
channels, that they are cracks in a
universal covering of ice, and that
they are grooves cut by coIliding as
teroids, we will turn to the expIana
tions held as more probable by the as
tronomers of the present day.
Much the oldest of these considers
them to be caused by narrow bitches,
which, crossing the desert regions of
the planet, furnish water to vegeta-
ton growing along their banks. 1t is
these comparatively broad bands of
vegetation, and not the narrow water
channels themselves, which are yisi-
BILE in our telescopes. The chief adj
vocate of this view at the present
time is Professor Lowell, who has
adopted it as the foundation Of his
theories of Marian civilization. A
serious objection to this hypothesis
is the difficulty of forcing the water
through the canals for thousands of
miles over comparatively level
country. Professor Lowell gets over
this difficulty by stating that it is
pumped through them artificially.
Many astronomers recoil from an ar
tificial explanation, where it is posi-
BILE to account for the phenomena OBJ
served by any natural method.
The difficulty of transporting the
water liz further enhanced If we con-
slider the fact, which is generally adj
mitted, that the amount Of atmos-
phere we find on Mars does not ex-
coed one-quarter the quantity per
square mile of surface that we find
upon the earth. This view is based
largely on Professor Campbell's spec
troscopic Investigations, confirmed by
the clearness with which we see the
details of the planets surface. Since
gravity upon Mars is but three
eighths of what it is upon the earth,
the atmosphere pressure on the Mar
tian surface cannot exceed three thir-
ty-seconds of our own, or seventy-one
milimetres of mercury. Under this
low pressure water boils at 1872
Fair. If the amount of atmosphere
on Mars is only one-tenth as much as
that on the earth, which is highly
probable, the boiling point of water
upon the surface of the planet would
be reduced to $40 Fair. That the
daylight temperature of the surface
does not differ greatly from our own
we know by the rapidity with which
the polar icecaps disappear on the ap-
proach of summer. 1t would, there
fore, seem that the evaporation OF
water from the surface must proceed
with extraordinary rapidity. and the
difficulty of transporting it through
canals, and supplying sufficient for
the needs of vegetation upon the.
way must be accordingly greatly en-
HANGED.
Indeed, it would seem necessary to
substitute gigantic water mains for
the, canals, withla most extended sys-
tenn of supplementary piping. The
amount of power required to pump
sufficient water to irrigate anywhere.
between 100000 and 100000
square miles of surface, through such
a system of piping. may be left to any
competent hydraulic engineer to COM
pute, with the added statement that
most of the water is to be transported
to distance exceeding 1000 miles,
Professor W. H. Pickering, in Har-
per's Magazine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
Vegetable Caterpillar.

A vegetable caterpillar from the
planting of true caterpillar is
among the marvels of the Pink Ter
race region of New Zealand. Eating
some tempting fungus spores on its
way to its final burrow, the creature
becomes transformed into wood
like mass of fungus, with forms and
structures preserved. The cater
pillar is now a yeritable root, from
which stem shoots up eight or ten
inches, dropping other fungus spores.
Christian Work and Evangelist.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
Its Intensity Determined by Use Of
SeIenium Cell.

Selenium Cell.
The light of the moon has been de-
termined by the appropriate means Of
a selenium cell. The selenium cell,
which, as is well known, discloses
varying electric resistance according
to the amount Of light thrown on it,
has been generally used in light tele-
phony, and in Korn's transmission Of
photographs to distance. 1t is not
entirely trustworthy, because of the
differing color sensibility of various
cells, but the values it gave Of the
moons Illuminating power, have
distinct value and interest. AS de-
termined by this method, the light OF
the full moon is .21 Of a standard
candlepower, or rather more than
one-fifth Of candlepower The full
moon gives us approximately nine
times as much light is the half moon.
and the gibbous disc is brighter be-
fore than after full moon. The selen-
ium cell was sufficiently accurate and
sensitive to determine the central
phase OF lunar eclipse, within one
minute Of the predicted time. Phila.
delphia Record
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

all we can see of him is the place
where he is buried. Why don't you
finish planting your carrots there?"
II will" she said, and trotted
away. He thought, when once more
at work, of the contrast between the
children. They had taken the news
of Nickie's death so differently. Mil
dred had asked almost at once:
But you will get us another dog,
won't you?"
She had asked string of questions
about the occurrence-why Nick had
gone on the track, why he hadn't
come to fathers whistle, why he
hadn't seen the train--and she had
not shed tear, nor had she stopped
her play for a moment.
But Florence, on learning the
news, had been quite silent and very
sober. She had said nothing for
some minutes, when tears began to
roll out of her eyes, and presently
she began to sob. 1t had taken a
long time to comfort her.
Mother" she explained, ''you
oughtn't to tell me sad things" APP
parently, her grief was with her still.
Tender little heart!
But here she was once more. Her
father Strengthened himself, and
looked down upon her squared built
figure. She was out of breath, and
bursting with some pleasing idea.
what is it?" he asked.
Father" she said eagerly,
couldn't we have Nickie for a rug?"
She waited confidently for his as
sent.
He was astounded. 'Nickie for a
rug!"
She perceived that he was shocked,
and explained, little cast down,
Wilson says they have a bear at
home for a rug"
Wilson was the boy visitor. Eyes"
answered the father, ''but a bear
isn't a dog. And our own dear
Nickie! 1 am sure you wouldn't
like it,"
mo" she agreed after moments
thought
Cali right?" he asked.
Gan right" she said, and trotted
back.
He ruminated again. Children
were puzzles. 1t was difficult to fol-
low them in the windings of their
thoughts.
Still he could not see that the
idea of death was unduly depressing
them. Perhaps he himself was too
sensitive as child, too finicky now.>
Probably the children, if left to them
selves, would regard the whole sub
ject in an everyday, natural fashion.
without any suggestion of dread or
tragedy.
Now they came trooping up past
the garden again, their heads
wreathed with their carrots. Were
playing a wedding" they called to
him.
"Good" he aswered.
Sand I'm going to be the bride
next time" added Florence, straight
ening her carrot coronet.
The young man of the wedding
party hung in the background, ap-
parently oppressed with his double
responsibility. A small assortment
OF nuptial decorations protruded from
his blouse and sagged upon his huge
hat.
What gay little wedding party
it Isl" said father smilingly.
The gay little party formed in sin
gle file, the first bride and the Sec
ond bride and the serious-eyed little
bridegroom, and started off once more
toward the orchard
Mildred stopped and turned about.
Father" she shouted joyously,
when I'm married I'm going to live
here after you're dead!"
He gasped. This was, in truth,
regarding the subject of death in an
everyday, natural fashion.
$50 am II" shouted Florence, not
to be outdone.
He recovered himself. $50 you
shalt" he answered heartily. $50 you
SHALL" - From the Woman's Home
Communion
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.

He who would be great soul in
the future must be great soul now.
Emerson.
The confessions of our mouths,
while in church, are as idle, empty
words if they are not the confessions
of our hearts.-Rev. ]. Fl. Palmer.
Every noble life leaves the fibre
of it interviewer forever in the work
of the world; by so much evermore
the strength of the human race has
gained.-Ruskin.
Take thy bitter cup in both hands
and sit down to your repast. You
will find sweetness at the bottom.-A.
Judson.
All the sunshine does not come
out of the sky; the best kind comes
out of the heart.-Southern Presby-
terrain.
If our pathway must be strewn
with Disappointment and with sor-
row, may we not regret that love
hath been, but prefer our pain with
the peace that is born Of want, and
continue to hope and trust and love
Rudolph Freeman.
Every victory is beacon light
that shines forward on the way we
must go, and lights up the battle
fields of the future so that we can
go forward in the confidence Of a
strength that has overcome even
greater foes than those awaiting us
Scottish Reformer.
Man is not born to solve the prob
lem of the universe, but to find out
what he has to do, and to restrain
himself within the limits of his COM
prehension. Scottish Performer
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

The confessions of our mouths,
while in church, are as idle, empty
words if they are not the confessions
of our hearts. -Rev. J. II. Palmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

He who would be great soul in
the future must be great soul now.
Emerson.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

Take thy bitter cup in both hands
and sit down to your repast. You
will find sweetness at the bottom.-A.
Judson.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

All the sunshine does not come
out of the sky; the best kind comes
out of the heart.-Southern Presby-
terrain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31
TONGUE RIVER

Mr.. Wing of Ontario is visiting at the
home of his uncle, ]. Kaercher.
Mr.. E. Taillon lost two fine horses:and
Joseph McGurran one, during the recent
hot weather.
Joseph McGurran Jr. returned recent
ly from Nokomis, Sask. where his people
are farming.
Nearly every body went to the Hamil-
ton Fair, and enjoyed themselves in spite
of the ram.
Miss Cowan of St. Thomas was a
guest at the home of VIM. Mcfarland
a part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Hodgson and little
daughter visited at the home of Mr..
Memo Surerus at Backoo, onySunday last.
We understand that Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Simons have decided not to re-
main in Cavalier but will locate in st.
Thomas.
Rev. Mr.. Cram of st. Thomas occu-
pied the puplit here on Sunday morning.
The gentleman is a good speaker and
gave an excellent address.
While saving board few days ago
Frand Mcfarland accidentally sawed
against his hand, cutting the thumb
nail in two and badly decorating the
flesh.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31

f. Cavalier City-A. Baulig sl0.7o; b. j.
Laxdal 400; Robt. Mcbride 400; H.
Leighton 400; E. T. Mcintosh 400.
Crystal City-C. K. Wing, e4.00; o.
g. Fuller 200; VIM. Mcintosh 500;
Lloyd Gilbert 200; w. j. Fahey 200; d.
j. lnnes 500.
Drayton City-R. 1. Olson $1,000;
Chas. Edwards 800; T. F. Newans 800;
Geo. w. Ion 800; VIM. T. Morrison 800.
Hamilton Village-Edwin Collins
$500; John Rock 200; A. F. Allen $50;
John Horsley 200; H. E. Kellari2OO.
Neche Village-F. p. Holmes, $500;
G. N. Murphy 800; James Johnston 800;
Q. E. Briggs $50; Leo Frey 900; Neche
Public Hall Co. 300; A. Craigen 200.
Pembina City, Ward No. IF. NJ.
King $500; Brandon johnson .0O;sWm.
Fowler 200; j. H. Hannesson 200; Gisli
Gislason ECO.
Pembina City, Ward No. &c. w.
Shumaker 500; NJ. H. MillerI3OO; F..
G. Myrick 300; Joseph Berard:3.OO; j.
D. McCatiery 300.
Pembina City,l Ward No. &c. G..
Thompson 500; F. G. Morris 3.00;nJ. E..
Ashley 300; Geo. Leibinger 800; Francis
Horn 300; Wardwell g. Thompson 300.
st. Thomas City. r. Gibson $500;
8. L. Haight 800; James Whelan33. 90;
M. Buchanan 800; L. M. Grandy 300;
Robt. Strachan, 500.
Walhalla Village-Geo. H. Lutz 500;
j. T. Blackjack 3.oo;::Wm. McQuarrie
300; N. r. Burley 14.3O; J. s. Patterson
800; E. L. Howard 300.
Election G F Herald, primary cleo
ton supplies s165.5O. Grand Forks
Herald Two abstracts of primary votes
So 90. H. P. Wood, Publishing election
notices, etc. $3.50. DraytonsEcho, pub
fishing notices. etc. $3.50. y Rex H.
Lampman 85.G. Pioneer Express,
election supplies, ballots 1875. Geo.
Roadhouse, distributing election sup
plies 1O5.OO.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31
A soss GOOD rEmpLAR.

In the state Of Iowa many old SOL
diers are buying 6088, the great North
ern blood purifier, for rheumatism,
catarrh and kidney trouble.
Read this extract from a letter writ
ten by Mr.. Story Keith, Clinton, Iowa,
P. c. c. T., Independent Order Of Good
Templars, to George H. Hazard:
II have not been as free from rheu-
matism for long time as at present.
and will tell you what has done it
Matt J. Johnson's 60SS, made in st.
Paul-perhaps you know of them. il
so give them my love for they have. "A
dandy remedy for the ills that we boys
are subject to. Everyone in our fam
lily is taking it, and all are feeling bet.
ter. My wife has been so lame she
could hardly get up from her chair,
and my back at times gave me lots o!
trouble. Now we are all feeling bet.
tel, and will keep bottle on hand at
all times
This great remedy is sold by the best
druggists everywhere. Ask about our
free trial. Sold and guaranteed by
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31
Tenders Wanted.

Sealed proposals will be received up
to one Q) o'clock p. m. Monday, August
10th, A. d. 1908, for the construction of
seven (O Concrete Culverts on Drain
No. p, Pembina County, N. Oak, and
for three 81 Concrete Culverts on Drain
No. 30, Pembina County, N. Oak, &C.
cording to plans and specifications
which can be seen at the office of the
Drainage Board of Fembina County,
Pembina, N. OAK, or at the Office of
Charles Edwards, President of said
Board, Drayton, N. Oak.
A certified check of $4,000 must &C.
company each tender as a guarantee
that bidder will enter into contract and
furnish bonds.
Payments for construction of Culverts
will be made in Drainage Warrants.
Tenders will be opened and Contract
let at the Office of said Drainage Board,
at Pembina, at one ~ o'clock p. M.
Monday, August 10th, A. D. 1908.
Charles Edwards,
President.
Dated July 25th, 1908.
W. Surerus,
Secretary.
Treasurer's Report.
For Carlisle school district No. %.
County of Pec'bina, N. D., for the
years 1907 and 1908
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand at beginning of
school year, July lst, 1907 .sl36 ss
Total amount received during the
year from the apportionment of
the state tuition fund. .. 81 65
Total amount received during the
year from the apportionment of
the county tuition fund 10000. So 90
Amount received during the year
from taxes levied by the district
school board including outstand-
ing warrants redeemed or endors-
ed in the collection of taxes 1916 81
Total receipts for the year, includ-
ing cash on hand July LIST, 1907 7O4 10
EXPENDITURES:
Amount paid during the year for
teachers wages. .4O5 90
Amount paid during the year for
services and expenses of school
officers. ..,.... .............. 43 90
Amount paid during the year for
incidental expenses ....... 81 %
Total expenditureses for theyear 545 %
Cash on hand June 10Th, 1903 80. 1853 IS
Grand total expenditure and cash
on hand to balance above total
receipts .704 10
CHRISTOPHER GELDER.
Attest: President.
RICHARD S. SEE, Clerk.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31
Bowesmont Creamery

Solicits your shipment of cream.
The highest market price paid fol
butter fat.
Honest test and weight.
BOWESMONT, N. D.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-14
A Night Of.

Tonight, the Morton company will present the above very funny comedy, which ran l25 nights in New York City.
 This comedy is for laughing purposes only, and you must come prepared to laugh. The story of an old professor, who in his early days wrote play and comes across it again accidentally. The manager of theatrical company arr rives, hears of the play, produces it, and causes scene after scene of uproar and laughter.
 The company is well cast in this play, Miss Summertime, in the part of the scheming daughter, tricky, witty and full of jokes; Truman de Roame in the character of the transforming actor; Miss Hobart as the cranky mother-in- law. J. H. Elliott will be seen as the doctor who gets into trouble, all in- noeently enough, and Jack Foster, as Jack, an ambitious young actor, who makes lamentable failure of the at. tempt. This play is full of good, clean comedy, and has plot.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-14
ONE BILLION A YEARl

The late William B. Allison, whose remains were recently consigned to earth at Dubuque, was for many years Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. In that capacity he distinguished service. His knowledge of public affairs was exten sive, accurate, practical. His sense of responsibility was keen. His inclination to economy was pronounced Yet in his time national expenditures more than doubled, and but for his watchfulness would have been even greater.
 Writing in the anniversary edition of the World on May 10 last. Senator Allison presented some figures bearing upon the national sin of extravaganza in way that was more eloquent than many words would have been. It was one of his last public utterances. He drew no conclusions and he pointed no morals, but he set forth the facts with startling emphasis.
 In the twenty five years from 1885 to 1908 the total annual appropriations by congress increased from S422, lSe.o7S to seoo, 79s, ,14S. The army increase was from s27, 7,25s,O0o to $7s,6s4,5s2; the navy from sl4,sls,976 to s9s,s5s,5o7; the postoffice from s44,643, 900 to $2l2,- osl, ,lss; pensions from $1l6.ooo,ooo to SAC, 900 ,oOo, and sundry civil from s25,' 5ss, s,s5s to Sl1o,76s,2l1.
 The country's growth furnished no adequate excuse for this lavish expendi- ture. Most of the increase must be at tributed to the crazy war spirit, to for eign adventure, to political jobbery and to recklessness and waste.
 Senator Allison was called crusty old conservative in financial matters and there is a radical in Iowa who seeks and for some time has been seeking his place. Let us hope that his successor whether radical or conservative, will have money sense and common sense
 as well as common honesty and pru dence.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-14
THE HOME MERCHANT

The coming of the fall season, dur ing which much of our purchases of clothing and wearing apparel are made, renders opportune a few words to the traders of Globe in regard to the pat ronage which should be given the home merchant. Indeed, it is not only in the fall we should buy at home, but in the spring and summer and winter, as we'll.
 The reasons why we should give our preference te the home merchant are manifold.
 Tn the first place it must be borne in mind that it is the home merchant who will enable us to enjoy the comforts of city in Globe, for he pays large proportion of the taxes. The merchant may or may not own the store building, but in either case he contributes to the prosperity of the community-by pay ing heavy taxes himself, or by enabling his landlord to do so, and it must Dc borne in mind that the store is always to be found in that section of the city where property is most valuable and the taxes most heavy. And it is largely with these taxes that we defray the expenses of the municipality. The mail order houses and those retailers who send their representatives here from other cities never give our tax collect ors a thought.
 When the merchant is prosperous he must have a corresponding increase in his force of clerks and other employees, These afford more tenants for our hous- es. more customers for the baker, the butcher and the candle stick maker more prosperity for everybody, more de- mand for labor and consequently better wages and better living.
 When we wish to give benefit en- tertainment for some charitable pur'
 
 pose, we never think of appealing to the outside dealers-and for cause. The home merchant, however, is never missed-he is expected as a matter Of course to dig down into his jeans, and dig deep, too, another reason why we should take care that his business has not languished in favor of the man who . never sends up anything but gaudy post cards or bulky catalogues.
 But the best and most business-lke reason is that the stores of Globe keeI as fine goods as can be bought from any other city, whether in clothing, shoes or anything else. Their stocks will bs found much more complete than usual for towns the size of ours, and, while it may be that the catalogue houses quote lower prices in some instances the purchaser will find, if he will only take the trouble to figure out the freight and time spent in writing, that tho Globe price is the more advantageous te him, besides which he sees what he i' buying instead of making his purchase from a highly coldred description.