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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
lundyfset and hla anuN.

The shop OF Dublin tobacconist
named Lundyfoot was destroyed by
fire. While he was gazing dolefully
into the smoldering ruins he noticed
that his poorer neighbors were gath
ering the snu6 from the canister. He
tested the snuff for himself and dis
covered that the fire had largely I'm
proved Its pungency and aroma. This
was hint worth profitins by. He se-
cured another shop. built a lot Of
ovens subjected the snu6 to q heat.
ing process. gave the brand name
and. In few years became rich
through an accident which he at first
thought had ruined him. 1t was Lun.
dyfoot to whom the great orator and
Wit. John Philpot Curran. suggested the
celebrated motto to the coat Of arms
emblazoned by the successful tobac
confst upon the panels Of his carriage,
motto which had its meaning In
Latin and English and was significant
In both, "Quid Rides" (who lauRhs,.
"Quid.' 1t may be mentioned, was a
nickname bestowed ON tobacconists ut
the time. owing to prominent article
~ their stock Of trade.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
She Was The Belle,

Topnoody made up his mind that he
was not going 10 bs ruled any longer
by his wife. 80 when he went home at
noon he called out imI,criously.
Mrs Topnoody. Mrs. Topnoodyv'
Mrs. Topnts,dy came out Of the kitten.
en-. dish rag tied round her head and
a rolling pin In her hand.
We'll. sir." she said. "whatll you
hnvei"
Topnoody staggered. but braced up.
Jane. want you TO understand,
madam" end ne tapped his breast dra-
maticnily. II an the engineer Of this
establishment
oh. You are. are you? Well. VIII
liam. want you to understand that IT,
aud she looked dangerous am the
boiler that viii blow up and throw the
engineer over into the next county. Do
you hear the steam escaping. VIII
liamy'
William heard 1t. and he meekly In
quired iffthere was any assistance he
could render In the housswork Pear
konH Weekly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Wild paaa n Africa.

The Wild dogs In Africa are more
feared By the natives than any other
beastA for. While they are not to Be
digni6sd BY the term Of game. they
run IN packs and seem TO know that
the native = affaid Of them. Native
burden bearers will often take their
chances in passing around q buffalo
herd and viii hardly notice q lion. but
when they hear the howl Of the Wild
dogs they drop whatever they may be
balancing on their heads and take to
The trees. There they are frequently
held captive unt1 their cries summon
assistance. Crossing the trail Of large
game. these dogs often interfere with
the pursuit At distance the hunter
u likely to mistake them for leopards
or some Of the smaller game Intense
disgust follows the wounding Of Wild
dog. for then, according to the ethics
Of the chase, the true sportsman must
pursue and kill the beast These dogs
are not degenerates. but are natural
mougrels. They have low bodies Gov
cred with hair Of coach dog growth.
bushy tails and powerful paws.-Mc-
Cures Magazine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Startled the r.iie,.

A London tailor was once measuring
Dr. Parker. who had quaint sense Of
humor, for an oyercoAt, when sud
denly the doctor broke forth in his
most sepulchrai voice:
Can you measure the inefIabler'
The assistant looked up and saw that
the doctor vas extremely grave He
SAID:
II beg your pardon. sir"
The doctor raised both his hands
With grand upward sweep and said:
Can you measure the inedable? Can
you comprehend the ininite:"
We'll make you nice coat, SIR"
returned the puzzled assistant. Tap
ping the Doctors shin, he said:
That's about the length, sir:v
Longer" calculated the doctor In
determined tones.
There, sir:'
Longer" tEundered the great man.
The tailor demonstrated. AS a tech
nical professional he could give points
ON tailoring to any preacher that ever
wore head.
III sou have 1t any longer, you
won't be able to walk" he remarked
conclusively.
The doctor looked ON him compass
sionately and. once more extending his
arms toward the skies, said confiden-
italy:
II don't w"nt I" walk: want to
xOar.'
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
To Be Sharp.

The Aryan root AK" meant ITO BE-
sharp" and the idea OF sharpness has
followed 1t at least through 1O,OoC
years into all Of the family Of Ian
guages Of that tongue. 1t is quite like.
y that the property Of sharpness was
conceived Of by these ancestors from
handling shells, the first knives that
man knew. That cutting edge was re-.
ferred to by al long before the most
primitive people had learned to put
an edge on flint. When these Aryans
wanted to express the idea Of sharp
ness Of mind they used the same word
This root went into the Greek, where
1t became "akros," meaning pointed.
In Sanskrit 1t 10 acre." meaning the
same thing. In the Latin we And
"acrimonia." signifylng sharpness, from
which our 'acrid' comes. The Latin
also has "acer." meaning sharp, and
"acus." a needle. In the Anglo Saxon
1t became "eag." an edge. So the idea
Of sharpness runs all the way through,
and We have 1t in our acid" acute"
edge" and lax" as well as In "acrid"
and ''acumen. "-Argonaut
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

As shown bs thriiguies " the Bis
narck @ea'her-',ireau station. the
average daily temperature for the
month ~ July just passed was ~
degrees ai,ogc zero The average
Tor the thirty five years since the
station was established is G9.:, an
excess for July IF this year ~ OF de-
grces. The average RAINFALL at Bis
narck fer the month Of July during
the tflrty-iiyc years is 2. 10 inches.
he average for July this year is
2al an almost infinitcssimaI in
crease u 9 z above the average.
mus small increase, says the Bis
marck Tribune. will surprise MANY
VINO have. believed that we have had
an unusual amount of moisture this
season. There Is always "A plentiful
supply 81 moisture in this part OF
inc state in the growing season: but
sometimes IL docs not come quite So
timely as 1T did this year. There is
"a total deficiency Of rainfall since
the first of January, as compared
with the ihirtv-tive years average
Of l3.5.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

scalp! n fcmaic convict ;li1,'t ON view
like society woman. is she:
"Of course as soon as we got on tc
the thimble game we put stop to it.
That didn't put a stop to the ink steal.
In, though. says TO her one day on
the way back from the schoolroom:
Well, Russell, no more poetry writ.
in with ink what don't belong to ye,
hey?
She just smiled and mumbled some.
thin.
"'speak up, says /. DO We miss yer
ink-yes or mop
'Bub-ub-ub,' says she, tryin' to
brush past me. But grabbed her
arm. noticed thin llack thread OF
sump'n tricklfn' from her lips. Yes.
sir! Would We believe 1t? She was
stealth the peoples ink now in her
mouth! Orleans Times Demo
crat.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
a, last The tsrlfs Ill RS III, TIC

a, last the tariff bill sas lei, the
conference committee and The bill Is
agreed u b. the committee has
passed The nsgse Ire s-nste is nov
struggling with i, Tnanks 10 the
inter, ertion Il President Taft. the
bill maize Z ronsf,e. D: important
reductions from he figures If the
Dinyies IA ~ course il .iii not
plesse tie t,ee-rra6ers: but .he ac-
ton IT he democratic minority in
consress during ,he recen, tariff
discussion sneas .'as, frsetra9srs
are getting II " carce article in
the United States Tie tariff on
~oosi Isglo na nei t,eea reduced.
.sei;te, sts15l'i ], De q lcng a. pro
tsetisis 4 ~ american system. The
NEWSPAPER psDl!sners are entitled 70
the same consideration as other users
of protected Commodities, and no
more TIE addition t. the price "
paper N account Vi the duty "
mere .agatelle ~ the average coun-
try publisher, although il mag be
considerable item 10 the netropoli-
tan pres. which is az weil able as
any other class Of consumers 70
stand IT, snare If the necessary
tariff burden Tn city newspaper
o"ners haze no cal q gruInDle be-
cause their o~n particular OF Isl
yorsd. When this country reaches
free-trade basis it vii be time
enough 70 talk II taxing the duty
from paper and aeod-p1lp Consist
ency ! 4 JeWei thai a good many
tariff fcr ether folks publishers
throughout The nation seem to have
ls4t ziYhi If
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

ing and excsvs.ed = sort Of cave AID
there be rad lived Eince last fsl! on
straight diet of water for break
fast. some mere .or dinner, ard
then water at night washed down
with huge dszught Of water That
turtle was strictly temperate in his
diet. NJ. johnson says he is going
70 ta,ten i, and nave seven dideren,
kinds If 1nez. when il is served up
He brought j. 10 toxin Monday, and
j, attracted considerable attention
wien shown and lis sioyy tod
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

he Weather during the past week
has been all that could he desired
for the growing crops Farmers
"hp haze hag many years VI expert
ence wlth the raising Of grain in
North Dakota say that the warm
weather Just al this tirne is favor
able rathe than Otherwise. There
~ =, -'.,,.t ,.-;;t- ---~ he stalk and the
dence foliage has conserved the
mos 1re t. such an extent, that
warm weather has no deleterious
effect Inc kernels are plump and
sound and the heads are filling 10
the end Experts say that in some
parts Of the state especially where
the crops, because II the ground be-
ing to vel, could not be seeded
early the late grain vas 20 far
behind that, Nth too much cool
weather, there you'd have been
aaiiD'i iieHi lrpSf ldier IN the sea
son Whereas with the kind Of
weather W have been having, grain
Of all kinds and Of the various dates
.oi planting viii ripen much faster
than it would otherwise have done.
People from all parts " the county
who have recently been in Linton
tell The same storS a, to the crop
beng - good shapc BARLEY is be
my rut throughout the county, and,
Judging bg the amount Of Irvine re-
aalred am! The cIoscness Of the
shock there VIII he big yield Of
the gram. lake il all in ali, there
never "ias in f.mnpns county a pros
poet FIR 4 better yicld
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Suburban evbv,he.

A Dat dwelief. having selected what
b thought was pretty good thing
In one OF the suburban towns q 4
phce Of residence, took his wife out
10 look at It. The rent was delight-
full. but the house was on tbs very
rim Of the town. The wife disap-
proved
What's the matter with ftp he
asked testify. for be had had hard
time finding 1t.
WELL she replied with feminine
firrnness. II am willing for your sake
10 live In q suburb Of tho city. but I
positively viii not live In the suburb
Of = suburb. It's asking too much.
George. and-and"-
She didn't cry. but George prevented
1t only by superhuman e6orts.-New
York rress.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

conuemner TO destruction the immense
library at Alexandria founded by the
Ptolemies and constantly enlarged by
their successors until the advent Of
the Saracens. How enormous It was
can be imagined from the fact that for
SIX months the manuscripts supplied
the fuel Of 1900 public baths II was
the most terrible blow ever inflicted
upon literature.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Genius Rewarded.

A schoolmaster not famous for his
personal beauty swooped down on the
inattentive boy and found him draw.
ing caricatures. He picked up one
and asked the boy In voice Of thun.
der. us this meant for me:"
"Please, SIR said the victim. in a
state OF terror" please. sir. did not
mean to make It 60 like"
The master destroyed the picture
and let .the matter drop. = London
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
A Foxy OLD Turtle.

jamestown. July 80. For several
months Henry Schultz. of Cleveland
had noticed that the water in his
well. for some strange cause, was
rolled. j. A. Johnston, of James
town. was sent for. and Saturday
went out to investigate. He went
down in the well and was astonishcd
to flndthat a 81 pound swapping tur-
tie had taken possession of the well.
The turtle had eaten away the curb
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
oppaitss.

Ipsardson Isn't lawsuit over q
patent right about the dullest thing
you ever saw?
Atom Not always. attended q
!rlal Of that kind once that was too
luhhy Tor anything. A tall lawyer
named Short was reading,a G.OOo word
document he called q brlef.-Chi-
cngo Tribune.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Land AMUSEMENT :. e..,anA.

The evils Of under assessment Of
land are perhaps more glaring In Car
diff than anywhere else. Cardiff cas-
tie. with its huge park. lodges and gar
dens, with q boundary wall Of three
quarters Of mile situated right In the
heart Of the town. 70 rated at f02l Q
year. The land u worth tnilliona
Within sight OF the castle and not
more than 300 yards away 70 Q tailors
shop which 10 rated at f0l7.-Iondon
Chronicle,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Tho Alexandrj.n Ljbrarv.

Omar. a fanatical caliph who over
ran Egypt about the middle Of the sev.
enth century. proclaimed that, since
the Koran contained everything that
human beings ought to read, no other
books had any right to exist. 20 hs
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Tame Your RattIe.naka,.

a tame fattlesnake belonging to an
Arizona farmer sleeps every night On
the front gate of its owners garden.
coiling himself around the gate and
eatepost, SO that u lock and chain 10
Keep out intruders are not needed
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Tl,e oujopx Ink rh;.s

"Women prisoners is quippy," said
the jailer. ''One had quip toward
within, and she was always swipin
ink out Of the schoolroom.
"She swiped ink In her thimble
Shed Oil the thlmble up to the brim
and then stand 1t carefully In her hair.
Mighty good balancin' was required on
the way back to her CELL Still, what
II she did spill q drop or two on her
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
The Only Way n. Could a..

w. guy wy ~ SOOvO 49,
A man fearfully addicted to stutter-
ting stepped up to the ticket window It
railroad station and asked what Il
would cost him to 60 to New Yost By
freight
"By freiyht!' exclaimed the aston.
ished ticket agent. "What In thunder
do you want to 60 BY freight foer'
"Bec-c-c-c.ause." stammerod the man.
y c-c-c-can't exp-p-prss my-ss.ssae
very w-weIl. ocean Ir'-lAdiAs' Home
Journal
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
sp.llina.

On a member Of parliament being
accused OF bad spelling Disraeli hu-
.loroas'y defended him by declaring
'nht "a man must he an idiot who
could not spell word more ways than
one"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

4 dispatch to the Aberdeen Amer.
Jean Of last Tuesday gives the fol-
lowing account Of . homicide on
Standing Rock reservation:
Robert Giliand. = young half -breed
Indian, shot and killed Thomas Pow
ers Sunday evening At o'clock neal
Thunder Hawk. Standing Rock In
dian reservation.
The two young men. together
with Frank and Henry Aentz. all
par,-lndian, were driving some cat
tie which had been issued to them
by the Indian agency At Fort Yates
TO their homes at the extreme west
ern edge Of the reservation. The
party reached Morristnwn. where
they were met by several other
young men. one Of whom. Ed. Dun
can, had gallon jug Of whisky.
They proceeded on toward Thur
der Hawk. drinking. and when they
reaced that place were feeling the
effects Of the liquor.
They halted their outfit just out
side Of the town and prepared to
camp for the night By this time
the fire-water was taking its full
toll Of their reason. and Powers be-
came very insulting. calling Gilland
a horse-t thief and other names, re-
peating them again and again.
At last. in evaporation, Gilland
went to his wagon and got blue
steel 2-caliber revolver. Powers
followed. still using his vile epithets.
Gillland told him he would either
have to eat his words OK eat lead !;
but Powers laughed at him. telling
him he was too big q coward to
shoot.
He then made grab for the gun.
and Gilland shot into the air; but
that had no quoting effect on Pow
ers. who still continued to curse
him. and attempted to get the gun.
Mortal endurance struck its limit
at last. and Gilland fired at Powers,
hitting him in the right side Of the
abdomen. killing him instantly.
Sobered by this. the young man
realized what he had done. He
handed his gun to Henry Mentz.
jumped on his horse and rode as
fast as possible to Morristown. six
miles away. where he telegraphed to
George P. Perry. sheriff Of Corson
county. just organized, telling him
what he had done. The sheriff
fastened to the scene Of the killing,
accompanied by Giliand.
The body Of Powers was taken to
Lennon. where it was buried.
Sheriff Perry and Major w. L. Bel
den. the Indian agent at Fort Yates.
brought the prisoner to this city last
evening for a hearing before United
States Commissioner William Wal
lace. Henry and Frank Mentz also
came along as witnesses.
At the hearing last evening the
complaint was read to the prisoner.
He was asked il he wanted an at
torney. and he answered in the
affirmative. He thereupon select
ed w. A. Halle. After consulting
his lawyer. he waived examination.
The trial will be held Sept. LIST at
Deadwood. Owing to the fact that
the county Jail Of Corson county is
full Of prisoners. Gilland was placed
in charge Of U. S. Marshal Barney
McVey who took him to the Mitchell
Jail to await trial.
Both Powers and Gilland we're
considered by Major Belden as good
Indians when sober. GiDland is
twenty years Of age. while Powers
is nine months his senior. Both are
part-Indian and live at the western
edge Of the Standing Rock reserva-
ton.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Ne Neelorea,tv.

annie Nibbins L. the meanest kind
OF gossip"
What variety 70 thatr
She's the kind that DOESN'T tell
anything herself. but ssts you to tell
Ill you know"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

Among Anon an other vices there,4. none
! nate more than cruelty, theF extreml
est Of all vices.-Montaigne.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05
Here aed mac.


Kansas ard Missouri report foods
~nicf have damaged crops greatly.
says the Grand Forks Herald, and
which are reported to have ~
med the corn crop entirely in many
sections. The Herald remarked q
day Or two ago thu, North Dakota
Is not d corn state a. Iowa and Hi
nols are corn states, and that in all
probability il will not become 50.
bu. that corn. nevertheless, forms
an important part of the crop total.
II Is several years since anything
has happened 10 prevent the yipen-
ing and harvesting II all the corn
tina, vas raised in the state. But.
if We should have one year in which
frost nipped the ripening corn,skep-
teal people would say. We told
you you cooldn', raise corn in North
Dakota. Kansas and Missouri have
had great share Of their corn crop
wiped out, yet they are both great
corn states.
Not Coed Marx.
A French actor named Hyaeinths
once illustrated the saying. Discretion
is the better part u Yalor" II Vas
IN the month u June, and 4 company
Of the national guard Of which Hya-
cinthe was . sergeant Was engaging 4
body ~ insurgents behind . baoicade
ct the other end u short street. One
q the Insurgents In particular, from
q corner Of the barrtcade, was making
remarkably effective practice On the
assailants At that moment MP came
q general
We must get him 70 expose him
SELF said the general. "Ons Of you
must Chamber up On top Of the bar
rtsade: then, when our friend at the
other end Of the street shows himself
TO take aim. two of three u you fetch
him down. Up With Jon. sergeantm
Beg Jour pardon. general. but per-
haps. you see. an insigni6cant noncom-
rnissioned o11cer like myself may have
no attraction for him, but handsome,
distinguished man ike you. In that
stylish and becoming uniform-he'd be
more than mortal II he could resist
the temptation I'll lend you q hand,
general"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

ssssss.O . =
Notice IS hereby given that . petition hns
been iijed with the clerk of this village t0r
the vacation OF the alley IN oiock elsns ~,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

I. :. ....... ..... s.vA.... Aaser, nrst
publication Of This notice, TO said admins
traitor 81 his house on the y. f. !. OF section
,2 Township l33 north. Range % west Oh
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-08-05

G, II. lounexI, ! roS. q lsA,ryls9s
O. X. MHAAs, Asst. 1sro4. Of pairJla6.
~: :: !: :: q: - : n q 49, $3.50
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-16

Fluctuations with handshaking and friendly rail
lery
TO the health of the future Mistress Adams.
cried their hostess laughingly. The clinkng OF
glasses, the silent toast brought tears to Diana's
eyes. Selling an empty glass, she filled it with
trembling hand, and stood before them in her SIN
pie uniform of blue and white.
Thank you And, now, will you drink to the
health of my future husband, Noel Adams?
Noel Adams cried they all heartily, and
sumed their places.
And when shall meet him, D? What is he
like? Tall? Good looking, of course-that goes
without saying Why didn't you bring him in to-
night?"
Tonight? Why he only released tonight
He had to go to his people,
His own people. OF course assented Mrs. Os
borne who are they, D? The Adams-is it the
Vaancey Adams?"
'No-no. His fathei-well. Agnes. to tell you the
truth don't know his fathers name. The girls
cheeks flushed deeper crimson as she realized
the impression which this confession must maze
.Di-how funny. Do they live near us-any-
where the park"
ITS long way from here-three miles should
think Clancy street. wherever that is.
One OF the men gave a quick glance across the
table but kept to himself any information that
may have possessed
Tom addressing her husband, do you know
where Clancy street is?
Il don't suppose you will have heard of it. Ag-
mes. His people live quietly-very quietly. am
to meet them tomorrow interrupted Diana.
"Another engagement dinner? Child you'll die
OF fatty degeneration before your WedunS. Wen
I'll see you through the ordeal, dear and you may
have that old satsuma bowl for your bottom
drawer"
"Thank you sister mine. You're darling.
"Ccme--et us all go into the library for coffee.
You men may smoke there. l hate to think vi all
the good stories we miss when you finger behind.
Your arm, Mr.. keith-you may take mine, bride
elect
With much laughter and polite holdings back
the little party passed from the room
m HEY dismounted from stuffy car splashed
through the muddy road and walked quickly
down street bordered by long rows OF houses eN
actly similar hideously designed shabby executed
'Here are--and they're looking for MS. Sew
eral faces disappeared from a front window ana
the door thrown wide Adams took Diana by
the hand and led her within the badly illumnel