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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
Trond Thompsonisn
Prominent Resident Dies From Long Illness from
Observation-Disclosures Inferred in
norwegian Cemetery

The funeral was held from the
Synod church, May %, and the re-
mains inferred in the Norwegian Gem
etery here.
The deceased was IS years and 10
days Of age, and leaves a wife and
one son, Theodore, a member of the
Minot High school. Mr.. Thompson
was an excellent citizen, and the In
dependent joins the many friends of
the family in extending sympathy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02

tive wood sheds, in the art Of kick
ing themselves. The Supreme Court
might just as well have announced its
decision 6 weeks ago and saved these
candidates some money, who are up
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Wasted Effort.

The man who thirsts for knowledge
halted the banana seller.
my friend" he said, II am deeply
Interested in this unfortunate discus
sion over the identity of the true dis
coverer c. the Hudson River"
The banana man smiled.
""Tree for five-a-cent," he saiL.
The questioner shook his head.
LAS an Italian" he resumed, you
must be familiar with the name and
deeds Of the famous Verrazsano."
playa da org'?"
mo, no. Verrazzano, the great
navigator"
All! Luigi-gotta da monk?'
No, no. Saila da sheep-naviga.
tor, mariner, d~iscoverer. Under
stand?"
"Colombo?"
mo, not Columbus. Verrazzano.
Long time ago-little boat-crossed
the ocean-found the Hudson River
- great man - Verrazzano - Italia
mol"
Where he live?"
HE doesn't live. He died a long
time ago."
michael Angelo?"
"Verrazzano!"
"You no lika banan'? So long"
And the craver for knowledge was
left alone.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
The Dog Question in Nazareth.

Among many incidents Of his wan
derings through Palestine, recounted
by Harry Franck in "Tramping III
Palestine" in the Century, is this:
IAN American who was in Nazareth
long ago." he went on, told ME a
strange story. l did not believe him,
for it cannot be true. He said that
in America people buy dogs!" and
the mere suggestion of so ludicrous a
transaction sent the assembled group
into paroxysms Of laughter.
They do" I replied.
The pompous eX-mayor fell into
such commissions Of merriment that
his rotund face grew the color of bur.
nished copper.
Buy dogs?" roared his sons in a
chorus Of several languages. But
what for?"
Never having settled that question
entirely to my own satisfaction, par.
ried it with another: How do you
get a dog, if you want one?"
"W-w-w-why," answered the eldest
so7, wiping the tears from his eyes
"if any ore wants a dog he tells some
one else, and they give him one. But
whoever wants 4 dog?'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Cardiff Giant" Hoax.

Cardiff Giant was the name given
to a rude statue, ten and one-half
feet high, dug up October 16, 1863,
at Cardiff, Onondaga County, New
York. and exhibited for months as a
p%etrifaction. 1t attracted the atten-
ton of many scientific men, who
wrote many articles on the wonderful
remains Of a prehistoric man. In
tins the persons who for months de-
luded the public confessed that the
giant" had been cut from a block Of
gypsum, Quarried at Fort Dodge, Ia,
and sculptured in Chicago. conveyed
to Cardiff and there buried, where it
remained until accidentally" brought
to light.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Rose That Changes Its Color.

White in the shade, red in the sun
such is the two-fold character that
has given a name to the chameleon
rose. At night or when it is carried
into a dark room it assumes a wax
like whiteness. This does not occur
abruptly, but the petals first pass
through a blush tint, which rapidly
changes into a very pale rose and fin
ally ends by becoming the purest
white. Then, if it is taken into
bright sunlight. with the greatest RAJ
pidity it resumes the scarlet tint Of
the most brilliant peory.
This horticultural phenomenon
comes from Japan, that country Of
magic gardens and wizard horticul-
turists.-Petit Jardin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Training the Children.

In the family of the rich Greek
the training of the children was con-
Quoted by masters with the soft
sounds of the Attic pipe, thus all
movement of body, mind and speech
was under control and regulation Of
gentle, peaceful, pleasant harmony.
Pity this same Attic pipe and system
Of beautiful gentle manners were not
introduced into our public schools.
for winning manners and gentle de-
pertinent is almost the most blessed
heritage a poor girl or boy can re-
ceive for happiness and certain adj
vancement in this Gay.-New York
Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Lunch and Dyspepsia.

It is very important that the meal
eaten at recess be a warm one, and
whenever possible it should be pre-.
pared and eaten at home. Until a
child is ten or twelve years old it
must have it's dinner or principal meal
of the day at The rest of the
household may dine in the evening,
but for the youngster SO heavy a re.
past near bedtime is certain to be
deleterious. A bundle Of cold sand
wiches will not serve as a substitute
for the midday dinner, for the child
needs not only the warm, home
cooked food, but also the walk home,
the bit of play on the way, and the
hours forgetfulness of lessons.-A
Doctor in the Delineator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
THE ESKIMO'S PIPE.
Small Bowls With Stems of Walrus
TuSk.

The pipes used by the Eskimos are
quite different from those of any
other North American race, and IN
the shape of the bowl more resemble
the opium pipes used by the Chinese
than anything else. The old pipes
were very small in the amount OF to-
bacco that they would hold, for in
former days tobacco was extremely
scarce, and in its use was most care
fully husbanded.
There was, therefore, a wide, far
ing margin to the pipe to catch any
grains of tobacco that might be
spilled in filling it; then there was a
hollow which would hold a pinch OF
tobacco half as large as an ordinary
pea, and a rather wide hole passing
down through the base Of tho bowl
which fitted into the pipe stem. The
bowl of the pipe was of ivory, stone,
brass or copper.
The pipe stem was curved and had
a mouthpiece. 1t is said that the
small hole running down through the
base of the bowl and into the pipe
stem was usually plugged with carl
bou hair to ave any grains of tobacco
that might otherwise have passed
down through this aperture and so be
lost. The smoking of such a pipe
would not last long, and we may pre-
sumo that a very few draws would
exhaust it. The smoke was, of course,
taken into the lungs.
The Eskimos are known to be ex-
tremely skilful in the representation
of scenes and objects, while the In
dams of Queen Charlotte's Sound, and
generally all the natives Of the north
west coast of America are famous for
their carving in wood and in a black
slate. Handsomely carved Eskimo
pipes of walrus ivory from North
western Alaska have on each side of
the pipe, that is to say, on four more
or less long fat surfaces, scenes from
the daily life of the Eskimo. Of these
the two sides on the right hand of the
pipe, as it is held in position for
smoking, appear to represent the
period OF cold weather, later autumn,
winter and early spring, while those
on the left hand side Of the pipe rep
resent the summer life of the Eskimo.
Forest and Stream.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
An Editor.

Father" asked the small boy, of
an editor, lis Jupiter inhabited?"
II don't know, my son." was the
truthful answer
Presently he was interrupted again.
Father, are there any sea serpents?"
Il don't know, my son."
The little fellow was manifestly
cast down, but presently rallied and
again approached the great source of
information. Father. what does the
South Pole look like?"
But, alas! again the answer, IL
don't know, my son."
At last, in desperation, the young
ster inquired, with whitening empha-
sis: Father, how did you get to be
an editor?"-New York Journal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Lysandcr Johns Great Hit.

The great hit by Lysander John
Appleton in an address before the
Twilight Literary Club recently was
due to his wife. Lysander John is
prosy and can go past more fine
places for stopping without seeing
them than any other man in town.
When he reached the first of these
2topping places the other evening his
wife gave a quick pull at his coat-tail
and pulled him to his seat. His
speech was necessarily cut short anG
made the hit of the evening. There
is talk of having wives sit behind
their husbands at all future meetings
as a sort of C. #. S. (Coat-Tail Cen.
sor) Committee.-Atchiso Globe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Simply Great.

The train-dispatcher opened the
door of the waiting room and lie:
loose.
"T'ain FIR Blubb'er, Rummin',
Blib-Blib, VIII Plains, Do'ces', ties,
Redin', an Kins'on! Ga num'um!"
"Oh, OH" exclaimed the college
freshman. Isn't that a bully yell?'
Judges Library.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Doing Fairly Well.

Glow is your courtShip coming
along?"
"Oh, fairly well.'
Are you getting any nearer her
father?"
"A tribe since fall began. We've
moved in from the front veranda to
the parlor and he's moved in from
the back porch to the kitchen.'-
WASHINGTON Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Genealogical,

She-"How far can your ancestry
be traced?"
He-"Well, when my grandfather
resigned his position as cashier OF a
county bank they traced him as far
as China, but he got away."-Pitts-
burg Observer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
The Foolish Goose.

The man looked at the goose that
laid the golden egg.
"Honk, honk," said the goose.
THAT settles it," chuckled the man
rubbing his hands; YOU have just
given me an idea. 1 will kill you, get
all of the golden eggs and buy an au-
tomobile."
What a foolish fowl is the goose!-
Chicago News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Home JOYS.

"Why do you want a sixteenth
wife," inquired the traveller.
Anything for a quiet life," x
planned the nabob of Afghanistan.
Then my harem can make up four
tables at progressive euchre. Pitts
burg Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
A Conservative Editor.

A Chicago monkey starves himself
to death because his master dies. We
refuse to comment till We learn what
final disposition the mans widow
makes OF herself.-Cleveland Leader.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
A Willing Worker.

Mrs. Henry Peck - THAT odious
Mrs. Nextdoor says that I have an un-
ruly tongue. You don't think so, do
you, Henry?"
Mr.. Henry Peck-"Unruly! Why.
of course not. Your tongue seems to
respond to your every impulse with
implicit obedience. "-Chicago Daily
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

Sixty-fye thousand Hungarian
cartridges, a bird about twice the
size of our quail, have been i'm
ported and liberated during the lasf
two years by the Connecticut Game
Commission.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Sarcastic.

"You will admit that a court is a
necessity" said the Judge.
eyes," answered the audacious at
torney. But I don't like to be SO
frequently reminded Of the adage,
Necessity knows no law" New
York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Hated the Thought.

what is your idea of dry farm
hg?"
II wouldn't farm in a country
where I couldn't get a drink If I
wanted it."-New York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
The Invalid.

"You know that ball player that
had q glass arm, a tin ankle, a weak
knee and a lame tooth; the one who
only played four games during the
season."
II do"
Hes going to work in a stone
yard through the winter.:"-Kansas
City Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Looks Down on Others.

Fuddy - Eyes, that's Cartwright
over there. He's won several avia-
ton prizes, and consequently holds
his head pretty high"
Dudley-"Considers himself one Of
the aerostocracy, eh?"-Boston Tran
script. {
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
No Beauty.

There was a young lady named Booker
A splendid housekeeper and cooker, ;
Who to marriage inclined,
But no lnan could she find
She wasn't a very good locker.
Brook, i Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Mr.. Nuritch.

."How did you enjoy the musical?"
ooh, I applauded at the wrong
time, as usual. Thought, the orches4
ira tuning up was a classical NUM-
ber."-Pittsburg Post. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

japanese mothers do not kiss their
children, though they may press their
lips to the forehead Or cheek of a
very young baby.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Elucidated.

Stella-"What is the law Of hered-
fty?"
Bella-"That all undesirable traits
come from the other parent New
York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

The bacillus of typhoid fever is so
minute that a drop of water might
contain millions.
Wireless telegraph apparatus Is
prohibited in British India except up
on Government license.
In a series of telephone expert
ments a German scientist has made
magnets, alternating current trans
formers, and even dynamos talk with
out the use Of vibrating plates or
membranes.
Mr.. Edison recently stated that
there vas no doubt that in ten years
hying machines would be used to car
nv the mails. They would go at a
speed of 100 miles an hour and would
carry passengers.
Former Presid emit Roosevelt's Afrl-
can hunting trip will result in enlarg-
ing the Smithsonian collection by e.
663 skins. The collection, says the
Scientific American, consists of hides
of 243 large mammals, 1900 small
mammals, and 1856 stuffed birds.
Human skulls picked up along the
line of the ancient slave trail are also
included.
In surgical work De Chaullac, in
the fourteenth century, forestalled
modern abdominal surgery. he
opened the abdomen in order to stitch
wounds OF the intestine, described a
method of suture, and invented a nee
die holder. A print of the thirteenth
century represents a surgeon operat-
ing for hernia with a patient in the
Trendelenburg position. This highly
developed surgery was rendered pos
sible by the use of anaesthetics, h
p%reparation in most common use be-
ing a combination of opium n man
dragora. With these historical facts
before us, a proper sense of proprlety
would cause US to hide our dlmln-
ished heads.
According to a note in the Scien-
tiic American, F. Fritz has discov-
cred that the domestic cat possesses a
peculiar organ of sense, consisting OF
a few long and stif bristles, of feel
ers, which spring from a region OF the
skin richly furnished with nerves IN
the vicinity of the wrist joint Of the
foreleg. These organs, called "carpal
vibrissa," had previously been found
in numerous animals, including ro-
dents, ed~entata, carnivora, the lower
ouadrumana, and HyraX. They are
found chiefly in animals which hold
their food with their forepaws, or
which crawl and climb. Thussthey
are wanting in the ungulata, with the
exception Of Hyrax, and also in the
apes and monkeys, which possess, IN
their fingers and palms, much more
delicate tactile and prehensile or
gans. 1t is remarkable that they
are also wanting in the dog, in which
animal Fritz has sought for them in
vain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

New York is not a city Of spend
thrifts, for its savings banks have q.
S70,G59 depositors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
TO Him Who Waits.

Most of the things that come to him
who waits are disappointment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
a Repeater.

Beulah-"When he kissed me last
night I asked him to tell nc one"
Belle-"And did hep"
Beulah-"Why it wasn't two min
utes before he repeated it!"-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Getting One In.

/. Getting One In.
my husband proposed to me on
his Bonded knees" said the lady who
liked to brag.
II didn't know your husband was
bow-legged,"' replied her dearest
friend.-NeW York Journal. t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
The Natural Question.

Follower of Events-"A Harvard
professor favors a revision Of the Ten
Commandments"
Ultimate Consumer - "Gee-whiz!i
Upward or downward?"- st. Louis
Star. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Not Enough

He-"But I have admitted that I
was wrong. Isn't that enough?"'
She-"No. You must also admit
that I was ght."-Pick-Me-Up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

Wireless telegraph apparatus Is
prohibited in British India except up
on Government license.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

The bacillus of typhoid fever is SO
minute that a drop of water might
contain millions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

Buenos Aires has authorized the
construction of an electric subway
under the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

In a series of telephone expert
ments a German scientist has made
magnets, alternating current trans
formers, and even dynamos talk with
out the use Of vibrating plates or
membranes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

Mr.. Edison recently stated that
there was no doubt that in ten years
flying machines would be used to car
~ the mails. They would go at a
speed of 100 miles an hour and would
carry passengers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-28
MUST TAFT APPEAR
At INVESTIGATION? !?

Washington Feb. 2S.-Shall Taft's
private utterances on conservation be
divulged to the Ballinger- -Pinchot
committee? Attorney Vertrees, rep
resenting Ballinger, raised this ques-
tion when he objected to Pinchot In
Producing the subject of his CONVEX
sation with the president on Apri, 20
last year. The committee today is
pondering on this new phase OF the
case which may force them to draw
the president into the muddle. A de-
cislon in the matter is expected to-
morrow when the invests gatio COM
mittee reassembles. 1t is freely as
serted here that the committee will
have no option but 60 summon the
chief executive. 1t is held that Taft
has already rendered himself liable
to summons before the committee
by engaging in the controversy. Many
contend, however, that his official sta
tion safeguards him from being ques-
toned in the matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-28

become a battle between capital and
labor. the members Of the Central La
Dor union unanimously adopted a res
olution that every union man and wo-
man stop work on next Saturday IT.,
in the meantime the striking carmen
have not reached an agreement with
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany.
When this resolution was forward
ed to the other meeting It was re-
ceived enthusiastically. but was
amended so that the strike would be
gin on Tuesday.
This amendment was sent to the
Central Labor Union, where 1t was de-
bated several hours. but II was de-
termined finally to abide by the or
iginal resolution.
Dozens of riots occurred yesterday.
A man and boy were killed and four
injured when a car jumped a switch
which was misplaced by a rioter. \
motorman was stabbed and a boy ia
tally shot by the police and many 9TH
ers were injured Two men were ar
rested for conspiracy to blow up cars
by dynamite.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-28
MINISTER OF GOSPEL
PREVENTS A Wreck
REV. GEORGE sPRATTLER
DISCOVERS A WASHOUT
Driving Along Near Myrick Station.
German Lutheran Evangelical
Preacher Discovers Trecherous
Spot I'm Track and Flags Train.

a train wreck which might have re-
suited in the loss of life as well as in
the destruction of property was avert
ed this morning, one mile north of
Myrick station on the line of the
Northern Pacific. by the timely action
OF Rev. George Sprattler the German
Lutheran Evangelical minister. Sprat-
tier was driving along the wagon road
which parallels the railroad at that
point when he discovered that the wa
ter caused by the melting snow had
come down a gully with such force
that It washed the grade out from
under the rails, leaving them sus-
pended.
On examining the spot the minis
ter noticed that the dirt had been
washed away in such a manner that
the treacherous spot could not be
detected by the engineer or fireman
until II would be too late to prevent
the train plunging into the washout,
Knowing the train was due in few
minutes and that he would not have
time to drive to Helix, he proceeded to
wait until 1t came in sight and then
tagged II.
The train was brought to stop and
after few hours work on the part Of
the crew, a temporary trestle was put
in which enabled the train to pass
over in safety. 1t arrived in Pendle-
ton about two hours late.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-28
While RescuerS Are Working
to Uncover Mace, Second
Avalanche Sweeps Down.
MEN SEE THEIR HOMES
AND FAMILIES PERISH
With Coming OF Day Snow Above
Burke Loosens and Tons and Tons
of Rocks, Trees, Ice. Snow and
Earth Are Precipitated Upon Little
TOwn-Third Avalanche Is Feared
Reports of Number of Death are
Very ENTHUSIASTICALLY Fifty.

Wallace, Idaho. Feb. 2S.-With the
towns of Mace and Burke buried deep
under a double avalanche of snow,
ice and debris and thirty dead bodies
already recovered, hundreds of res
cuers are working desperately this
afternoon in the hopes of saving the
lives of scores imprisoned beneath the
collapsed houses who may still be
alive. There is a constant danger of
third slide.
After the first avalanche had
smothered the town of Mace and
crushed the structures like they had
been made of pasteboard, scores OF
persons from adjoining towns began
the work of rescue, continuing their
labors through the night At day
! light the great mass of snow that had
menaced the town of Burke gave way
and with a roar, swept down The
mountainside, burylng the camp un-
der tons of rocks, trees, earth and
stone. Most of the men of Burke had
responded to the call for volunteers
when Mace was buried, and these be-
held the destruction of their homes
and the probable death of theil wives
and children.
Reports this afternoon as to the
number Of deaths are very conflict
ing. One report places the number
at 32, while another, apparently an
authoritative, says that eighteen lost
their lives and four more are unac-
counted for Conservative mining
men say the total deaths probably
will be under fifty at the two camps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-28
APACHE RUNS AMUCK
WITH MURDEROUS KNIFE

Globe, Ariz., Feb. 2S.-The sheriff
and deputies are today pursuing Tom
Hanson, an Apache Indian who ran
amuck in an Indian camp at Tono
Basin and slashed a dozen redmen and
stampeded their stock. Six Indians
will probably die. He became pos
sessed of a murderous mania while
seated with his family and relatives
at the evening meal. Drawing knife
he ran from tepee to tepee assault
ing every buck who appeared