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The Ward County independent., 1909-05-13

FOR SALE-The 480 acre Jones
farm, one Of the best along the river,
is for sale Terms to suit purchaser.
Ten miles frsn Minot, two miles
from Sawyer and three miles from
Logan. Inquire at the ohics of James
Johnson, Minot, N. D. -.~-.'..
The Ward County independent., 1909-05-13

More than ninety per cent OF the
Independent want ads receive res
ponse. There's a reason.
The Ward County independent., 1909-05-13
Seed Grain

For Sale:-Silver Mine Oats and Two
Row Barley.
! Geo. }. Nichols,
Phone 343-B Route 4, Minot, N. D.
J 4 15tf \
The Ward County independent., 1909-05-13

E0160o q 0ssl10ta FOfp6aa9nEA
Netics h hereby si1ss that .d11aMt4
having bees made II the pNnsat sf
that certain mortgage, executed and
delivered BY Turf HSlg~son. =
widow aortgagsr, to the UnltSa
States Land and Investment Cen
pany. mortgage. dated the twelfth
I day Of August, 1907, and recorded In
tho Office Of the Register Of Deeds, in
and for the county of Ward and state
Of North Dakota, on the twelfth day
Of August, 1907, at 4:05 o'clock In
the afternoon of tb.t day, in book
seventy-eight Of mortgages on page
I42, and assigned to LOOMS F. Irish
on the thirty-first day of December,
1907, said assignment being recorded
IN tho office of the register of deeds,
in and for aforesaid county and state,
on the ninth day of January. 1908. At
1870 o'clock in the afternoon Of that
day, in book 1O6 Of mortgages, on
page 81; that the same will be fore
closed by q sale of the premises, In
such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed. at the front door Of the court
house, in the city Of Minot. county Of
Ward and state Of North Dakota, 1T
the hour Of two o'clock in tho after
noon of the fifth day Of June, 1909, to
satisfy the amount due upon said
mortgage. The property described
in such mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the amount due. is
described as follows, to-wit: The
south half Of the northeast quarter
Is IL NE 1-4) lots one ~ and two
(2). section three (3). township one
hundred hfty-two (152), range eighty
four (S4), Ward county, North Da-
kota; that there will be due on said
mortgage on tho date of sale. tho
sum Of four hundred twelve and
25-l0oo ($412.25) dollars and cost of
sale. -'."'
Loomis F. Irish,
Assignee of Mortgage.
James johnson, Attorney for Al,
r. -.
The Ward County independent., 1909-05-13
, Snap Sale.

> Snap Sale.
Fine $50 acre farm for sale in the
Mouse River Valley Within 30 rods
Of Z good marketing railroad town,
seven miles from Minot. An abun,i-
ance OF the most fertile lana $50
acres IN open coal mine in opera
ton on the farm the finest grade Of
Ignite, about 80 acres choice natural
timber. two rivers join at north side
of place, forms in one and runs thru
farm. Good comfortable buildings,
good well Of water at door. Owner
10 too old to care for farm. Will be
sold at snap price. For further
particulars S3dress the Independent,
No hner place anywhere for q home,
Minot, N. D. "a tt
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
SURVIVAL OF THE FIrrEsr.

OLly one oyster embryo out of every
five million produced grows up through
all the successive stages of youth to the
adult state. Even in animals which
produce small number of young there
is great destruction, and taking all the
individuals into consideration only a
single pair of young arrive at maturity
to replace their parents. There is no
exception to the rule that every organic
being naturally multiplies at so high q
rate that if not destroyed the progeny
of q single pair would soon cover the
earth. The elephant is reckoned the
slowest breeder of known animals; i,
commences to breed at thirty years OF
age, dies at one hundred. and has six
young in the interval. After seven
hundred and fifty years, supposing al
the offspring of single pair fulfilled
the rule and were not destroyed in ar
untimely way, there would be nearly
nineteen million elephants alive de.
scended from the first pair. Sir Ray
Lankester in London Telegraph.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18

uous changes in breathing, circulation,
general muscular tension and glandular
or other visceral activity, even if they
do not lead to CONSPICUOUS movements
OF the muscles of the voluntary
line." Now, what sort of ply
steal activity does worry lead to?
Through the medium of the sympathet-
ic and vasomoter nerves it affects for
evil the secretions of the stomach and
bowels, retards digestion, disturbs the
proper elimination of waste products
from the system, and thus sets up a
kind of self-poisoning or auto-intoxica-
tion. Through the same physical ma
chinery it affects the caliber of the
blood vessels, and thus disturbs the
circulation of the blood. Under the
pressure of worry these nerves con-
tract; with the removal of the worry
they FelaE and the blood flows onpe more
freely. Thus we can see how worry
can give rise to dyspepsia and constipa-
tion, with all their brood of attendant
miseries.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
FREDERICKSBURG SUMMER
INSTITUTE.

Judging from the applications so far
received the attendance at Fredericks-
burg Summer Institute, which begine
on the 30th inst, will be large. The
management earnestly requests that all
students will notify the Local Manager,
Mr.. G. r. Swift, Fredericksburg, Va,
Of their intention to attend and whether
they wish the local Manager to make
arrangements for their accommodation
or not. The management also wishes
to emphasize the point that teachers
holding First Grade certificates will no
longer be granted the privilege of hav-
ing such certificates extended upon
mere attendance at this, or any other
State Institute. If any teacher holding
First Grade certificate shall have ex-
pired, expects to attend for this pur-
pose it would be well to communicate
at once with the Conductor, A. b.
Chandler, jr., at Fredericksburg, Va.
Ample arrangements have been made
for the comfortable accommodation of
all who wish to attend this Institute.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
PRINCIPLES WANING.
lWestmoreland InouirerJ


Third Assistant Postmaster General
A. L. Lawshe, in answer to an inquiry
regarding the furnishing of printed
envelopes through his department says:
"This work is done by a private cor
poration, under contract. 1t
receives its orders from the public
through the Postoffice Department
instead of directly from the consumer. {"
From this it must be inferred that the
Postoffice Department is aiding and
abetting a gigantic corporation to Sc
cure orders for printing envelopes the
like of which it would cost the individ-
ual concern hundreds of dollars to
secure. 1t is thereby building up a
corporation to the detriment of the
printing trade throughout the country.
This is In keeping with the ocean
mail service" which Mr.. Jones support
ed in Congress some time ago. Is that
democratic principle? Its no use to
appeal to your congressman to have
this unjust competition removed. When
once in the halls of Congress the small
and diversified interests are ignored.
Are not democratic principles waning
at the National Capitol?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
THE UNDERPAID SCHOOL TEACHER

I'VE sometimes think that the
greatest disgrace in connection with
American civilization lies in the Mig
gardly salaries doled out to school
teachers the country over. These men
and women have spent years in prepar-
ing themselves for their tasks; their
work is of the most self-sacrificing
nature, taking out of them every ounce
of vitality, and usually ending by max
ing them unfit for any other occupation;
they have charge of the whole American
people as it were. in the plastic, forma-
tive stage of their existence; the very
ideals of the Republic depend on them
In no small degree-and yet we leave
them at the mercy of the cheap
politicians.
Every really good school-teacher is a
real partiot, working away with un-
selfish, unfagging usually unre-
warded-devotion; expending an amount
of zeal, energy, patience and intelligence
that would bring much more substan-
tial rewards in any other profession. =
The talk at educational meetings
is the absence of expression along these
lines; the talk is all about how to inn
prove the schools, ETC., seldom how to
improve the lot of the teacher. Uncle
Remus's Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
Five things observe with care.
OF whom you speak,
To whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.
THINKS IT A MISTAKE.

The gubernatorial term in Virginia is
four years. The candidate who is
elected next fall will still be Governor
when the Legislature meets in 1912.
Much may happen in three years; many
changes may occur; strong public senti.
ment touching certain issues may be.
come overwhelming, and our opinion l.
that candidate makes a mistake in
stating positively now what he will do
then, or even what he will do next year.
Conventions are more easily manipulated
than the popular vote, and the plat
forms they make do not always voice
the will of the people. This is especi-
ally true with reference to the whiskey
question, and we would dislike to see
the Governor of Virginia veto State
wide prohibition bill, particularly if it
had been supported by majority of
the Democrats of both houses of the
Legislature. Bristol Herald-C Courier.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
SHORT HEALTH TALKS.

Most people in the towns and cities of
Virginia view the arrival OF the hot
summer months with dread and ap-
prehension. Hot streets. hot days, OPP
pressive nights, headaches, stomach
complaints, lassitude and ennui are pic
tured in the mind as the usual eoncomi-
tants of the summer months in this
climate
AS matter Of fact, there Is no rea-
son why any one in the cities and towns
should fear the summer. To be sure,
if all rales of health are disregarded,
and If person tries to live in the sum-
mer as he would in the winter, there is
grave danger of sickness and physical
discomfort. But, on the other hand, a
few common sense principles, vigorously
followed, will insure the city man a
comfortable and healthy summer, no
matter how hot the weather may be.
The first essential for good health in
summer is precautions against overex-
ertion. No man should walk during the
hot hour of a summers day any more
than is necessary. He should not in
dulge in strenuous sports or games when
the sun is hot, and he should avoid the
sun as much as possible. Walking in the
broiling san without ones hat is as dan
gerous as it is senseless and useless.
Careful diet is also very necessary
for summer comfort. Vegetables and
fruits are healthy and nourishing, if
taken in moderation. but meats should
not be eaten in large quantities.
The prudent man will avoid overeat-
ing in the summer. Cooling. non-alco-
holic drinks are sometimes helpful, but
they should always be used most mod
erately.
Next in Importance comes the ques-
tion of rest. While the climate of Vir-
ginia is not so torrid as to demand the
complete suspension of all work during
the midday hours, it is so warm that
none should attempt the hardest work of
the day during that time. The best
plan is to regulate your work so that
routine matters. involving little physi-
cal exertion, should be performed in
the middle of the day, leaving important
and exerting business to the morning
and late afternoon hours.
Watch changes in the weather and
change your clothing accordingly. Ii
cool spell comes on, put on more
clothes: if an unusually warm spell
occurs, reduce Unnecessary clothing to
a minimum.
Never forget that good health is gooc
common sense consistently practiced.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
A BUILDERS LESSON.

"How shall habit break?"
As you did that habit make,
AS you gathered, you must lose;
AS you yielded, now refuse,
Thread by thread the strands we twist,
Till they bind US neck and wrist;
Thread by thread and patient hand
Must untwine ere free we stand,
As we builded, stone by stone,
We must toll unhelped. alone,
Till the wall is overthrown.
But remember, as we try,
Lighter every test goes by;
Wading in, the stream grows deep
Toward the center's downward sweep;
Backward turn, each step ashore
Shallower is than that before.
Ah, the precious years we waste
Leveling what we raised in haste;
Doing what must be undone
Ere content or love be won;
First across the gulf we cast
Kite-borne threads, till lines are passed,
And habit builds the bridge at lastl
BY John Boyle O'Reilly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
EXACTLY so.

GAS the Virginian is not taking sides
as between Judge Mann and Mr.. Tuck
er, it is proper to state that the
articles appearing in last and this
weeks issues, or that may appear
hereafter, giving color to Mr.. fuckers
position, are advertisements sent out
from Richmond. Abingdon Virginian.
Then why not so mark each of them!
1t is getting hard to tell what is ad.
vertising matter and what isn't in the
campaign news. If the advertising
were all so labelled when it leaves
Richmond, rest of the State pres.
would be better able to take care Of
itself. Norfolk Landmark.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
MUD-slINGING CAMPAIGN.
tHamnton Monitor,

Both Judge Mann and Harry St.
George Tucker are full-grown, expert
enced men, and we presume that they
know what they are about, but we fail
to see the politics, the advantage or
the good taste in the tactics they now
employ in waging the campaign. The
best speech which has been made in the
campaign was the clean, clear-cut,
statesman-like discourse which was
made by Mr.. Tucker in the Richmond
Academy Of Music, opening his cam
paign. He confined himself on that
occasion calmly. dispassionately and
yet forcihly to some of the live issues
Of present day Virginia politics Hot
headed friends then ill-advised him to
adopt as campaign thunder the initial
published attack upon Mann, which
was written, we are told, by Mr..
Joshua Bullett. of Big Stone Gap. His
speech-making since that time has been
much more of the venom-loaded Bullett
calibre than of the dignified. sensible
Harry Tucker. who made the impression
OF a statesman at the Richmond Acad-
emy. The same thing is true of Judge
Mann. He was doing, as we thought,
very well; going over the State making
very good speeches and confining him.
self to issues. Then, smarting under the
continued attacks, he quits the issues
and replies in like kind,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
MAN TO EAT GRASS.

That man can live on hay and enjoy
the best of health at moderate expense
Is the contention of students of Creigh-
ton University who have formed an
Alfalfa Club.
Alfalfa stems are so tender and rich
when properly cooked that they almost
melt in the mouth, it is said. The most
delicate mullins cannot compare with
them. and. besides. they are more ap-
petizing, so much so, that when eaten
with butter and syrup there is danger of
overeating. They are light, palatable
and easily digestible. Experts who have
studied their value as food say that a
man can make meal on alfalfa meal
mullins and do more work and with less
fatigue than he could if he has eaten
beefsteak, bread and potatoes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
CHAOS,
Newport News Times-Herald. ]

Newport News Times-Herald.l
Hon. Thomas Whitehead, of Amherst
a leading prohibtionist, says to the
Lynchbqrg news;
.'In view of the vigorous and persis
tent disposition on the part of some tC
thrust prohibition to the fore in Yir-
ginia politics just now. etc."
The Anti-Saloon League has endeav.
ored TO keep this question out of Vir-
ginia politics, but the Richmond news
paper mentioned by you as true and
tried Democratic paper, towit; The
Richmond Journal, has done more tc
put this question in politics than any
other newspaper in Virginia.
We had understood that the honor OF
this great achievement was conceded to
the Times-Dispatch, but that's of nc
consequences. The main point in Mr..
Whitehead's declaration follows. He
continues 'The dry Democrats Of Vir,
gipia do not seek the issue but we dc
not fear 1t, and If State Democratic
convention is to be called to define the
Democratic party's position upon this
issue, we are ready to try conclusions
with our wet friend in such a con-
veption."
No doubt of it. There would be q
giant contest between the vets and the
drys TO capture the convention and al
other issues would be sidetracked. II
the convention should declare for pro-
hibitien, many Democrats would bolt;
if it should declare against prohibition,
many Democrats would boltI and there
you are,
"a diligent inquiry in this city," says
the Roanoke Times, ''discloses the fac.
that hundreds Of Democrats who are
anti-prohibition, will not go into the
primary, as they do not care to be
pledged. There are other hundreds who
viii openly bolt If some independent
candidate comes into the field"
And there you are again. Is this an
opportune time to hold Democratic
convention?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
"STOP WORRYING"
IDr. s. s. mccomb. in Harper's Baz

lDr. s. s. McComb. In Harper's Bazar.l
Consider for a moment the physiolog-
ical effects of the worry habit. Re-
grets, doubts, scrupulosities, fears,
anxieties, apprehensions-these harpies
lay hold of the mind. shake it to its
center and turn existence into life in
death. But, then, man is not mind
alone; he is the unity of mind and body.
The physiological psychologist Lever
tire Of ringing the changes of the mu-
tual influence of mind and body on the
absolute solidarity of brain and thought.
Indeed. some notable thinkers in our
time have gone so far as to say that
what We Cal! ,nental and what we call
physical are not two seperate entities,
but two aspects of one and the same
thing. However this may be, we know
that as Professor James put it, "An
mental states are followed by activity
Of some sort. They lead to inconspic-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18

the earth, and in some instances they
had been traced to depth of IL feet.
The cultivation of the crop should be-
gin at once-even before the corn came
up, and from that time on the ground
should be kept continually stirred. Here
he laid special emphasis on a point COM
paratively novel-that never should the
land be stirred deeper than two inches
below the surface. Any deeper cultiva-
ton than this broke the tender rootlets
and injured the growth. The idea is,
he stated, to keep sort OF dust blank
ct over the soil, this dust blanket sery-
ing to keep the moisture under the sur
face. But if the ground is stirred
deeply this allows the moisture to es-
cape, and so damages the growth.
Very briefly the speaker dwelt on the
Importance of seed selection. He show
ed how in all life male and female ex-
isted-the dual life-and of how when
proper mixtures were made of seed,
whether of animals or vegetables, re-
suits could be definitely predicted be-
forehand. He spoke of the best meth
DDS, first, Of selecting seed, showing q
typical ear Of corn. and stating that
the best shape was nearly cyndrjlical,
not conical, and of how the best grains
were found near the middle and not at
the ends Of the ears, showing also
how easy it was 10y judicious cross
breeding to get better grains and larger
ears.
As to the fertilization of corn whilst
in growth. he gave some simple meth
ods for obtaining good results, and sta
ted that one of the most satisfactory
methods was to plant rows Of corn
trial or experimental rows-and when
tassels began to show on one row, cut
these off, which prevented interbreed-
ing-that is, the fertilization of the
female grain on the ear by the close
kin male from the etassel. If the tassel is
cut as described, that on the next row
will cross over and serve the purpose,
of remoter and thus more perfect fruc-
tuation
The lecturer was obliged TO hurry
with his talk. cutting short his lecture;
but what was delivered was thoroughly
appreciated.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
JUST BEFORE THE SPANKING.

"Pop, does a chicken come from an
egg?"
''Yes my son."
"And does an egg come from a
chicken?"
''Yes."
''Well, if a chicken comes from an
egg, and an egg comes from chicken,
which"
"Now, see here. If you are going to
prolong this line of thought you can go
right to bed"
''But, pop!"
''Well. what?"
'How does a chicken come from an
egg?"
"Oh, any hen can sit on an egg and
hatch il"
Gee! I'm glad amt hen. 1t must
hurt to sit on a hatchet!'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
BLACKSTONE FEMALE
INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT.

The fifteenth commencement was the
most successful ever held. DIR. Chap.
pell, of Nashville. preached the annual
sermon and Governor Swanson deliver
ed the address to audiences of 1000
persons. The Graduating Class num-
bered forty-four.
The Board of Trustees reported an in
crease in property values during the
past four years of $55, 900. Rev. James
Cannon, jr., was reelected Principal
for fourth term of five years. The
Board made no increase in it's charges,
which have not been changed since the
beginning in 1894, Notwithstanding in
crease in prices of supplies. The Insti-
tute takes only 300 boarders. and every
room is taken some time before the
school opens every year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
NEGRO TAXPAYERS.

Negroes now pay taxes on more than
$4,000, 900 of property and they own
property in every county of the hundred
In the State but two and in every city
OF the nineteen.
Dickenson county, Va. probably is
the one county south of the Mason
and Dixon line in which there is not q
single negro citizen or resident of either
sex or any age. The other county ir
which negroes own no property is Buc.
hanan.
The negroes paid for the fiscal yea,
ls07-0S total taxes to the State oi
$2S2, ,579. In 1900 their total tax paic
in the state was SlSs, l93 This show,
an increase in tax payments by tn.
negroes of nesrly 800, 900 in eight
years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
TICKLE 1T, AND TWILL SMILE
The Farmville Herald saws.

The Farmville Herald says:
'Since 1900 Virginia's corn crop has
increased from $40, 300, 900 to $50, 600
600. Virginia's truck crop has increas-
ed from $5,0OO.0 900 to SIP, 500, 900. The
forest products have increased from
So. 100000 to 10000, 900. The live
stock which was worth S42. 900, 900 in
1900, is worth nearly double as much
to-day. The total output of mines and
farms in Virginia has increased in the
last eight years from $129, 900, 600 TO
s204, 600, 600.
These are striking figures. Read
them and know that Virginia is not only
rich in history, in climate, in character
OF her people, in water, in health, but
IN soil that needs only to be 'tickled
with the hoe. thoughtfully cultivated,
and IL will laugh with abundant har-
vest
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
WHAT WE PUT INTOLIFE.

While We get out of life just what we
put into it, yet what comes to US as the
fruit of what we put into it" is not
always recognizable as the outcome OF
seed we planted. This, however, nc
man can contradict-that unselfish
courage and a faithful adherence to
determination never to give up trying
for the best possible, can never be 3
harvestless life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
THE OLD-fAsHIONED BONNET.

How dear to my heart is the old-fash-
ioned bonnet,
The old-fashioned bonnet that Nell
used to wear;
Without any plums and red cherries
stuck on it
The bonnet that didn't require phony
hair.
The dishpan effect may be stylish and
stunning,
The wastepaper basket that's lately
come in
May be quite the rage and recherche
and dsunning,
But give me the hat she tied under
her chin.
Detroit Free Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-18
Could Not Be Better.

No one has ever made salve ointment. lotion
or balm to compare with Bucklen's Arnica Salye.
Its the one perfect healer of Cuts. corns. Burns.
Bruises. Sores. Scalds. Boils. Ulcers Eczema Salt
Rheum. For Sore Eyes. Cold Sores. Chapped
Hands its supreme. infallible for Piles Only
25c at all drusgists,