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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31

Quaint Custom at Gordon oastls.
Gordon Castle 10 an immense build.
ing with huge square tower and q
frontage Of 600 feet. The gardens are
deliberately laid out and the park con-
tains large herds Of fallow and roe
deer. The Spey flows through the
domain and affords some of the best
salmon fishing in Scotland. The
dukes deer forest and grouse moors
are is miles away, up in the hills at
Glenfiddich, where there is fine
shooting lodge, at which the late duke
and duchess once entertained Queen
Victoria. At Gordon Castle GUS
tom prevails that if any distinguished
guest has special success with his
rod on the waters of the estate a
model should be made of the biggest
catch and picture of it painted and
hung up over the model. The weight
Of the fish, the date of its capture and
the name Of its capter are also indi-
Gated, and many of these interesting
membranes appear in different
rooms Of the castle.-Western Scot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
American Banks Needed Abroad.

Germany and England have chains
OF banks in foreign countries which
afford important facilities to their
compatriots interested in the foreign
trade as well as to the native business
interests in their respective spheres
of activity.
The lack Of such facilities repre-
sents serious handicap to American
export trade and the intercourse be-
tween the foreign nations and Ameri-
can commerce. In many Of the most
important territories, which by the
mere reason of geographical position
are within the natural scope of Amer.
lean export activity. every dollar that
changes hands between Americans
and their foreign connections yields q
tribute to German and British banks.
american Industries.
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WAS NOT A GOOD SUBSTITUTE
Whisky Drinkers Experiment win,
odorous Vegetable brought "call"
from Employer.

Mihu Root. ct the annual dinner Of
the International Young Mems chris.
tan association. "a New York last
month. said that Evil courses wsrs
more dimcult 70 conceal than men
gsnsfaily believed. ~
Take the case" said MI. Root. with
. smile. "of old John Bodswin. John
vas lawyers confidential clerk. and
he had the pernicious habit Of eoing
to neighboring saloon every morn.
ing at II and taking . small glass Of
whisky. He was not proud Of this
habit; hence. after the whisky. he al.
ways took Glove. n,
But one morning 1t happened that
there were no cloves on the bar. and
John, having considered the matter,
swallowed small raw onion from the
free lunch tray. That would destroy
the tell-tale whisky odor. no doubt, al
well as the Glove had always done,
and, 30 thinking. he returned to his
desk.
1T was double desk. At It he and
his employer sat face to face. John,
on his return. was soon aware that his
employer noticed something. The
mans nostrils Quivered and he shifted.
and finally, with Z grimacs Of dir.
gust he broke out:
Look here. John. I've stood whisky
ana Glove for 10 years, but draw The
laaA 1t whisky a ma onioR'.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
Well Identified,

A severe looking woman moved up
to the window at the Citizen Savings
G. Trust Company with a small check
to be cashed. The teller said she'd
have to be identified and she suggest
ed that he call up the man who had
drawn the check and have him de-
scribe her.
The teller decided to take the
chance, and called the man on the
phone at his elbow.
"Oh, it's probably all right" came
the word over the phone. wait, I'll
describe her for you and you can see
II it's the same woman. She had on q
faded brown dress and paints Just a
little bit. has sharp nose and spec.
tacles, and is about as pretty az Ker-
NIT Roosevelt oh. yes. and she wore
. big brooch with . shower OF. imita.
ton stones in it." ...-'
" The teller looked the woman over
and eashed the check. She hadn't
heard the other end Of his telephone
conversation and went her way smil.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
Practical Poultry House.

The center as a scratching shed In
the winter and shelter from rain
and sun during the summer.
The room at the left is used during
the winter as place of exercise and
in which to feed mashes and to water
the fowl. This room also contains the
dust boxes and is where the feed is
stored.
A. A. A. in the dotted squares repre-
sent the windows or their location in
the front Of the house. B. B. Is sided
up solid to the line running from B.
to B. to B. III feet high.
t The line running from G. to 6. n
the top Of 4-foot high poultry act
ting which runs the sntirs length q
the house. '..$-
There 10 drop curtain arranged In
each room to come down next 70 this
wire in stormy weather ana cold
nights. From G. G. to top Of the
house IL planksd UP solid except tho
windows, as shown at A. A. A. d. d.
D. the nest boxes under the dropping
board N. s& 'f-.
There are two rows Of nests. one
facing the scratching shed, the other
facing the right-hand room. A trap
nest may be arranged very convent.
emily here.
E. is a drop curtain in front Of the
roosts in the winter department
which is to be let down at night. r.
is the roosting poles in the winter
quarters.
G. is the roosting poles in the sum.
mer roosting quarters.
H. H. the doors of poultry netting.
l., the little door that leads from the
scratching shed to the shed In which
to scatter wheat, rye, oats and corn
j., cut straw scattered on the dooz
of the scratching feed room.
K, the dust boxes.
L., the drinking fountain.
N. M. NJ, the floor which should b
Of sand and gravel. ~
NJ. the, dropping board In whites
roosting department.
A house Of these dimsnsions shsuA
b . fesA 9 front and Z feet tall In III
rpar. Il ny b made q Az stua u
hand OF e. nit TIE b1ilAs1
i can b. AAds : ves1 costly s&ll1
6 II nay y s0tta y reg ! !s.s1 B
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
WHALE WAS TOWING THE DoRY!
Msnstec Caught In the Trawl Line
While Engaged In Stealing the
Captains Fish.

Capt. William O'Donnell Of the fish.
Ing schooner Lucy d. Winsor was haul
Ing travis several miles off Race Point
when his dory began to act strangely,
says the Boston Herald. The boat
stood on its stern, then tilted by the
head and started out to sea at tre-
mendous speed. The captain was ex.
periencing a new sensation, and Is
made him trife anxious, because
there was no clew to the mysterious
power that was rapidly taking him off
soundings.
With added momentum the dory
forged away from the schooner, and
its occupant, who, admits he was
scared, cast of the trawl and crouched
In tho stern Of the boat so the bow
would not be dragged under water. But
the trawl caught, and two minutes AFT
q the dory was flying through the
waves at such rate that water began
70 slop over tho sides. wv go
The dory was rapidly leaving the
schooner. when the tension on the line
relaxed and tho dory presently stopped.
The captain hauled II the trawl and
found the hook stripped Of nsh O. . re-.
suit Of the speed at which they had
been dragged through the water Near
the end Of the gear. however, was
found the head Of . dead cod. its body
having been bitten OF. That is what
makes Capt. O'Donnell believe a Whale
gave him the terrifying ride out Cape
Cod way. He thinks the whale nipped
the cod and some of the keen hooks
scratched its head and sides and dug
into the skin until the whale had
towed the dory long way seaward.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
PICKING il, POULTRY ON FRAME
invention o. Massachusetts NaR
Greatly Facilitates Work Of
i. e. Cleaning Fowl. rh =

Poultry dealers will find part Of
their work, at least, greatly facilitated
by the invention of Massachusetts
man. This invention IL poultry-pick.
ing frame and any poulterer will at
once appreciate its advantages. It
consists in the first place of two
arms extending from the wall, where
they are screwed. From the upper
arm hangs cross-piece, depending
from spring. while the lower arm
has member, adjustable to different
lengths, adapted to hold the head OF
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
NEVER COLLECTED HIS FEE
Amateur Effort Of Young LawysAl
Wsnt unrewardsd, But Perhaps
81 There's q Reason.

William Henry Marlatt went into
the practice OF the law before he was
admitted to the bar. but the lawyers
union, has never objected to him on
that account II was in the summer
Of ~. after his, graduation from the
Yale, law school and before he had
been admitted to practice In this state,
that he found . man in Jail in Laba-
non. O., who was playing checkers
with his nose because Of conflict
between himself and the statute re.
lating to horse stealing. Marlatt dis
covered some +irregularity in the com
mitnent papers and started habeas
corpus proceedings which set his man
at liberty.
They walked out Of the courthouse
into the street, where the man asked
the young lawyer to state the amount
of his fee. which information was fur
nished him without delay. The man
hadn't the money with him, having
been in jail, but he said he'd send It
at once.
MY best advice to you." said the
lawyer, us to hotfoot it out of town
as fast as ever you can before the
sheriff gets after you with a new set
of papers,"
"Mr. Marlatt," replied the man, "if
God lets me live until Saturday night
I'll see that you get that money" And
he started down the street on q run.
They never arrested the fellow, but
Marlatt is certain sure God didn't let
him live. because he never sent the
money. He just started of on . run
and for all anybody knows he ran him.
ssl1 70 death. However. Mr.. Marlatt
recalls his ,nrst experience at the bar
With mingled emotions a. he mentionsl
the fee he earned but never GOT
Cleveland Leader.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
KILLING |. LusT in HUMANS
I'm, - Easily the. Most 1locdthlrsayiss
I All The Animals o. the

n New Lisksard recently an owl
orchodF itself On tho peak q : bust.
- block - the crimson streaks ol
Il % dawn appeared, and wrapped In its
II nu& Of feathers. settled itself In com.
\ Dft 70 sn3oy The drowsy hours Of day.
llsht L va the picture o. comfort
nd pretty % . picture. cosy. warm IN
/! L. vintsfb cold. inoffsnsivs and harm.
slesssF .js .si.ls ,.ss 4
| Hnt the owl was IN fools paradise.
u ~ Lain dow VIII TIA, tlgsr. Il II
ssWas IN the midst Of the wolves. Tue
6ushy little ball Of feathers had fallen
nnawares. into the haunts Of the
Naercest and most bloodthfrsty Of the
worlds animals.
The sleeping bird was no sooner do
scried than the human wolves set up q
zap. Men hurried OF for their kill.
ling machines. and in few minutes q
battery Of rifiemen were at work
pumping death into the spark Of life
~ the bundle Of feathers. After awhile
lone OF them hit 1t, and then the heroes
were satisfied. They went home with
their guns. and the boys exhibited the
carcass.
Poor dead little bit of useless car.
srion! The boys eyes sparkled with
excitement.
There Is q deal Of the savage left
~ the human.-Cobalt Citizen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
.PuGNAclTY Of. EAGLE OWLS.
I Many Cases on Record Ia Which They
Have Made Attacks on
human Beings.

On his way home one evening last
October from HARDENING railway
station, in central Sweden. q young
man when passing through : small
wood was vigorously attacked BY an
eagle owl. relates . writer In The
Field. Alighting on his. shoulder, the
bird inflicted some severe wounds
with It's powerful beak and, claws. and
when beaten OF II carried Of bis cap
In token Of victory. IA ss f5.
Some years ago several similar at.
tacks BY eagle owls occurred during
the summer months in the province
Of Vester Gotland, in one Of which
an unfortunate old man lost an eye.
A correspondent Of the Swedish
periodical Fran Skog och Sio states
that in the part Of Vermeland to
which he belongs there was an eagle
owl which became well known for it's
repeated attacks on human beings
who CHANGED to come near its abode.
While cutting timber one day man
was assailed by the bird, which drove
its claws into the upper part of his
body.
He managed to get rid of it, but it
at once came on again, when blow
from his ak put an end to it's further
attentions. A peasant in the parish
of Stammar, Nerike, had a similar
experience in April last. He was
fetching water from . lake close by
his house when an eagle owl sud-
denly few at him. A kick made it
retire few yards, when it came in
contact with the fence. This seemed
to irritate It, for 1t returned to the
attack. but the man seized It By the
neck. tucked 1t under his arm and
carried It OF home. 2ees
On the way the owls mate kept n.y.
ing around in unpleasantly close prox-
Unity. Ultimately the captor had to
dispatch his prisoner. bis wife and
children being much scared Of its
formidable aspect: S
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31

. .
Fancy Grapes Tied by Baby Ribbon.
The eastern shipments of cluster
ettes," the new grape pack sent out
this year by the California Fruit Ex-
change. utilized $500 worth Of fancy
baby ribbon. which II stretched in one
piece would cover 9 distance Of Is
miles.
The experiment proved . success,
and the growers sending grapes east
packed with, fancy ribbon rscsiysd
much larger prices tAan those whose
consignments went ii the ordinary
manner. Clusterettss 60 IN the natuzl
al form IN large lunches q picked
from the vine. packed In specially con-
structed crates 20 the berries WIN not
bruise. correspondence
San Francisco Chronicle.
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tho fowl. The lsSs Of the bird are
held in the upper bracket and it,
head in the lower one. It IL then IN {
position whers it, feathers may be
plucked rapidly and easily, the spring
In the upper bracket permitting the
necessary elasticity. Only poultsr'
or who has picked thousands Of chick
ems and other fowl under the disad'
vantages of the old method, where he
either had to hold the bird with one
hand or tie it up and have 1t foD
around under his touch, can apprsoi'
ate tho full merits Of this frame.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
LEFT AND RIGHT TELEPHONES
-Hsllo". olri's Little Hint May Provs.
. Of Value to You In the *;
Future.

"Right-handed people invariably put
q telephone receiver up to their left;
ear and left-handed people to their
right" said one Of the telephone
hello" girls" I'VE girls get to be
psychologists in small way by talk
Ing over the telephone every day. 1t
Is impossible to keep from sizing up
and classifying the people on the 9th.
er end of the wire, simply on a basis
of what they say and how they say
it. There are almost as many ways
of talking into telephone as there
are kinds of people who use the tele-
phone. But it is, nevertheless, rather
easy to classify them. One thing
have noticed is that the vast majority
Of people. being right-handed, hold the
receiver in their left hand. The left
ear, by long practice. thus becomes
more acute and well trained. Conse-
Quently, when for any reason, man
or woman takes the receiver In his or
her right hand. 1t 10 comparatively
easy to sense 1t q my end. Tho man
= sDt to speak nervously and dis
Jointsdly. to talk too loud and to AK
NJ 70 frequently repeat, showing that
- ear-hs wrong ear not ssrv-
1T him With sush fidelity and aoeu-
rl6y q lii moro accustomsd lsft I
nd great dimculty In hearing . wom-
a once, and 20 ! asked: You are left
handed. aren't your Yes. she
gasped. Then don't hold the tele.
phone quite SO close to your mouth
and put the receiver against your
other ear She did, and we were able
to hear each other perfectly"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
Festival at Crystal Palace.

For three months next year tho
Crystal Palace at London, England,
will regain much of its old popularity.
for It 10 to be the scene Of q great
Festival Of Empire" A great feat
ure will be . pageant Of the history
iof London. in which $4,000 perform.
;srs will take part. The life Of the
colonies will be presented In Z series
Of exhibitions, lectures, spectacular
views and pictures. ana each colony
70 being asked 70 select 800 persons
70 take part IN the first series a pase.
ant scenes. and while they ars IN Lon,
don they WIN b the guests OF the Ma,
Itional Patriotic society. which Vim
make oil provisions for their enter.
Itainmsnt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
FOOTWEAR CAUSE or WOE
Popular Pump d Rough o. gill
Stockings, But Girls will
Wear Thorn.

The bachelor maid twisted her pref
ty foot around and looked ruefully at
the heel Of her silk stocking, Just
above the top of her patent leather
pump.
What do l care about airships?"
she exclaimed mournfully, "or wire.
less telegraph improvements or deep
sea navigation? What women most
need Is some kind Of an invention
that will keep pumps from cutting
through stockings just above the heel.
That would meet a real human need.
l paid 81 for those stockings and this
Is the second time have worn them.
One pump has cut a long cash, as you
see, and 1t is useless to mend 1t. The
same kind Of cash would be cut
through the mending silk In q few
hours. .s.%s
why not abandon the wearing OF
pumps? Oh, horrors, mol They ar
the most adorable footwear On earth.
No sape woman would b willing 70
surrender them. I viii wear ehsspsr
stockings Il must, but give up
pumps. never! Surely there must b
enough issnuity q The whole world
70 rise 70 this demand. ! believe q
manufacturer who would devise some
means. either On the pump or in the
stockingA to oov1ats this difficulty
would wax RICH" sAa
Bachelor cousin had . brilliant idea
Couldn't some leader Of fashion make
# the style to leave an open space in
Al stockings. Just above the heel. 90
there would be nothing to cut awayr'
Except the skin! Wretch!"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
4 c,,e Of Il MIGRATORY choler,

A Case Of Laboratory Cholera"
The Russian medical Journal the
Vratch published In July last the fol-
lowing interesting details of q case Of
cholera contracted In the course of
laboratory work. A lady student work
ing In laboratory In st. Petersburg
was investigating the agglutination
characters Of cholera vibrio isolat-
ed from sample Of water taken from
Z mandatory in the city. BY acct
dent some of the contents Of a pipette
entered her mouth. In spite of imme-
date efforts to disinfect the mouth
typical attack OF cholera followed
Fortunately the pAtien, r;scnv~sa
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
70 sss By wlrs,

TO So ct . distance, - w now
hear, By means Of the telephone, IL
The oaatm for the Invention made By
the Anderson brothers" says . Co
psnhagen letter in . Paris papsr. The
patsnts are for IAN apparatus for the
Transmission Of pictures BY wire,
allowing color and motion" The
brothers could not obtsin money In
their own country to defray the ex-
psnses Of preparing working models
and procuring patents. but they were
helped by Parison concern, which
paid $4,000 francs for all the rights
and has agreed to pay also eight per
cent. on the earnings resulting from
the invention.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
The cynIo and the cur,o.

Jerome 8. McWade. the Duluth col
lector, was showing his beautiful col
lection Of Louis Seize furniture tc
some ladies.
II believe in collecting nothing
said Mr.. McWade, standing among
his treasures Of obel tapestry and
pale, delicately carved wood moth
ing that IL not intrinsically beautiful
Too many collections remind me Of
cynic's definition Of curio.
"A curio.' the synia said. 10 some
thing that costs ten times what III
worth"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
WIN esttls !ceatrsx,n.,

!, VII SSfelS coQtFeveroy.
! Lake ChaA. q ths leesIt d Sahara,
;wM b investigated by a sxpsditioa
which = soon 70 ~ ont Resent a.
! plorers have signally fallsd 70 ares
- 70 the shape and size q this sheet
lot water. Apparently the lake 10 a..
vidsd into two By belt Of Islands
and ready swamp land. but, whereas
the maps Of the French explorers
show an open channel across this
belt, late expedition has declared
&c impossible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
TALE o. 4 LOST UMBRELLA GOOD POULTRY HOUSE pLA.
/ ostalis, Of a Practical and convsnisnt
Coop, Which Nay 90 Cotton UP
Very Reaso nahly.

BY j. WESLEY GRIFFIN.)
Az . great may farmers take the
hen fever when eggs are high, here.
with present pen sketch which will
be Of service to some one who Is con.
templating the building Of q poultry
house in the spring.
The ground plan 10 12x30 feet and
II Divided into parts each 12x10 feet.
The compartment on the right 10
used AZ q winter roosting and laying
place. ..r.. IA. a II
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
A Calendar Shower,

I'm going to have fire sale Of
calendars Of 1870" said the woman.
.Au my friends sent me calendars.
livery one Of them, and have good
many. It was worse than the butter
dishes ] got when was married. and
Asvsr aAy buttsr to 80 IN thsm-"
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Above Her susine,.,

The tall man came into her little
blue kitchen and looked over the
shelves which were Just beneath the
level Of his head, but above hers. He
ran his finger over one shelf, then
showed It to her. It was pretty black.
"You are q nice housekespsr.s hs
said s5s y.
This kitchen wasn't made for tan
people" she explained faltsEanSly. n
was r,ade for little ones
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
Fatten The Growers.

Don't keep q lot Of growers around.
TAtten them before they get too old
and serve them up for dinner. Do not
sell them to the huckster Ut three
cents per pound, when BY two wSeks
isolation and feeding they WIN fuInisA.
prime roasts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
pulp from Olive Mills as Fuel

Pulp from Olive Mills as Fuel.
Experiments are being made with
pulp from olive mills for fuel and 1t il
said to burn well. So far this has
been waste material. but II 1t can be
used as fuel successfully It may be-
come an important item in the years
business Of the mills.
The quantity Of pulp Is large enough
to give the rev fuel quite wide use,
md with the maturing Of new orchards
md the expansion OF the olive oil In
rstry the fuel may become quite eom-
f,t,n ri, no tG
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15
SNORE OF A PENSl0NER
MADE KNOWN HIS WEALTH

London, May IA snore has let
out the financial secrets Of an Irish
old-age pensioner in a singular man
ner at Cork While the recorder was
trying a case at the quarter sessions.
an old man walked into the court sat
down in a seat, fell asleep, and snored
50 loudly that the proceedings were
interrupted.
The sIumberer was arrested. charged
with drunkenness. and taken to the
police station His identity was es-
tablished as William Collins. an ex-
farmer and an Old-age pensiOner. and
upon being searched was found to be
in possession Of three bank deposit re-
ceipts for $1,000.