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The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26

FOR SALE Cheap If taken at
once. One grey mare with foal. IN
quire Of j. N. Rue. 301 5th Ave.
Eastwood Park. 1t
The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26
Talk Of oustinl xas sasss Y
,Au1esnltJ6 J6ti

nbers h constdefsi,5di, TIN g aeboa1.aa. :
action which may ~ yytsd sso,ssp.
move Arne Amundsd1 ffom u the Aoasd
1 County Comm1sG1tnerS. II this
action iSbrot against the Chairman
q the Board. ono Of the charges, ,sy1ll.
be that Mr.. Amundson n not 1 rssi
dent Of Ward County. Mr. Amund-
son claims Berthold Al his home, but
there are those who believe that IN
reality he 10 resident Of his old
home, still, White Earth. ~.
xmundson claims that he 10 Q bona
fde resident Of BerthoM, and says he
has nothing to fear + the charges
are fled.
The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26
.Des Laos Farmer Arrested

Jos. Armentrout, a Des Lacs FARMER
was arrested Monday by a deputy
sheriff and brought to Minot, charged
with obstructing the public highway.
It is charged that the man built q
wire fence across the road.
The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26

A large lot in Chariebois ADDITION
on tho South Hill. Price now 500: j:
80 down, $40 . month; 70 psrs dent
interest. Lyman Land 0esa s,.sa
The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26
\ Fine Little Park

The 500 has refused a very high
price for the corner lot which it
owns on East First and Ramstad st.
A wen known Minot man desired to
buy the property upon which to erect
a large building. The 500 intends to
place . beautiful little park on the
lot.
The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26

Harry Frank, a well known former
resident of Minot, was married in
Williston to Miss Maud Dwyer of
Ellsworth, Tuesday evening.
The Ward County independent., 1910-05-26

Culbertson win play the Magicians
in this city Sunday and Monday.
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
By HOWARD R. GARIS

wasn't all well Wasn't that just fine?
Well. at first Uncle Wiggily didn't want
20 come out He was still cross, but
finally Susie begged him 50 hard that he
did He saw the little pink fairy, and
he asked. real cross ike Well, what
do you want OF me2'
Aha" exclaimed the pink fairy. 7
see what the trouble Is It's your spec
tacles"
They're all right growIed Uncle
WigEiIy-
They are not" declared the fairy
very decidedly Let me look at them -
and before you could say ''Pussy-Cat
Mole jumped over COAL" she frisked
those glasses of OH she cried.
look here, Samnlie and Susie What
terribly gloomy SIeCtacleS.' Then she
held them up, first n front Of Sammie,
and then in front Of Susie And when
they looked through them the little rab-
bit children saw that everything was
dark, and gloomy, and dTeaTy, and even
the sun seemed to be behind a cloud
Oh, II was as cold and unpleasant as IL
IS Just before a SnOwstor1n- NO won
der you were CROSSE cried the fairy
But I VIII soon fix mattersI Presto
ChangOi Ring around the TOsey, sweet
tobacco pOseyt" she cried, and then she
rubbed first one pink finger on one
glass, and then another pink finger on
the other glass Of the speCtacles.
And a most wonderful thing hap
pened- She smiled as she held the
glasses up in front Of SamuGie and
Susie, and as true as I'm telling you,
il everything wasn't as bright and
shining as new tin dishpan- Oh, every
The Washington times., 1910-09-16

thing looked lovely The flowers were
gay, and the sun shone, and even the
green grass was sort OF pink, while the
sky was rOSe-CoIOred.
There" said the fairy to Uncle Wig
gily- Try those
So Uncle Wiggily LOngeaTs put on his
glasses again. and he cried out:
Why, goodness mel On, my suZ-dud :
oh. tuTnipS and carrots and a chocolate
cake! Oh, my goodness met'
What's the NATTER" asked Susie
why, everything looks different an
SWered her uncle. "Oh, how much bet
ter I feelf Observation-Disclosures and
he began TO dance a jiggity-jig. ''Who
would have thought my glasses were so
dark and glOOmy2'' he went on Il feel
ever so much better now Come on,
Sammie and Susie. and I'll buy you
some cabbage ice cream And you. too,
little pink fairy You see. he had been
looking through gloomy glasses all that
while, end that was what made him
cross.
"Oh, thank you. I only eat rose-leaf
ice cream the fairy said. But I'm
not hungry now CIood-luck to all OF
you, and may you be always happy
Then she turned into a little bird and
few away singing. while Uncle VFiggiiy
and the rabbit children went to the ice
cream store Now, unless I'm much mis-
taken, tomorrow nights story will be
about Sammie and how saved Billie
BUShytaii- But. of course. you never
can tell what viii happen
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
~ ~ Bedtime Stories ~ ~
SKN1N1IE AND SUSIE LTTTLETAIL
~ By HOWARD R. GARIS
BY r q Co
XXIX-UNCLE WIGGILY AND The FAIRY SPECTACLES.

CANINE and Susie LittIetan were
- playing out in front Of their burrOw-
Their mamma had a headache, and had
gone 70 lie down in q dark room. and
Nurse Jane FUzZy-Wuzzy had put a
mustard leaf on the back OF Mamma
LittIetaiI's neck, for that is sometimes
good for a headache
what shall we do2'' asked Susie
''Oh. don't know" replied her broth
II -S'pose we play stump tag2'
'.An right; you're it. Sammie," call
I'd Susie.
So Sammie began to hop after Susie
You see, when you play stump tag you
have 10 keep On a stump If you don't
want TO be tagged It's lots Of fun
Try II some day, II you can find a place
where there are plenty Of stumps. Well,
after playing this for some time, the
rabbit children got tired. Then they
played other games, and they were max
ing quite noise. when Uncle Wiggily
LongeaTs came out
Then Sammie and Susie were quieter
for time. but soon they were almost
as noisy as ever.
Now you must run right away from
herei" cried Uncle Wiggily, coming to
the door of the underground house
again, and he spoke still more GROSSLY
giiy'' asked Susie, as she and Sammie
hoped away
I don't know replied Sammie, ''un-
less it's his rheumatism again
NO, it can't be that Don't you re-
member, the red fairy cured him2''
Maybe II came back
oh. no. fairies don't 90 things that
way. I guess he must have indigestion
But wish he wouldn't be SO cross, eS-
peCialiy when mamma has a headache
and Jane FuZZy-WuZZy can't come out
20 play with Us On. deari Isn't il too
bad2"
What's too. bad2-- asked a little voice.
under a big cluUp Of grass, and at that
moment what should come walking out
but little pink fairy Oh, she was the
dearest little thing YOU ever saw 7 just
wish could take you to see her. but IL $
nos allowed. Some day. perhaps-but
there I must get on with the story.
Well, the little pink fairy stood out in
the sunlight, and she asked again,
what is the natter
oh explained Susie who. BY this
time. had gotten used 10 fairies OF all
kinds, marina has headache and
Uncle WlEglly IS cross
Headache eh2 Cncie WiEgiiy cross
PERHAPS his glasses do not fit him,
suggested the fairy.
'Oh. 1 CleSs there's nothing the mat
ter With his Spect3cleS-" answered sam
niie. I saw him reading a book with
them
You never can tell" declared the
pink fairy Suppose you call him ont
here. and well take a look at his glass
e. Afavhe he has the wrong kind
What about mammals hcadaCieg-
asked Susie
oh III stop that IN a minute re-
pIied the fairy kindly 50 she waved her
magic wand in the air three times.
NOW your mammals head is ali bet
ter" she added
And, sure enough. when Susie ran in
the bUTrow TO ask Uncle Wiggily TO
come out. II Mamma LittletaiTs head
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
MEDICINE CASE FOR
THE SCHOOL GIRL

No girl starting OF to school should
be without her own supply Of simple
home remedies One Of the most nee
essary outfits is a weIl-stocked medi-
cine case.
One girls is 10 take the form Of a
small corner cupboard with lock and
key, that can be hung on the wall
In this cupboard viii 90 hot water
bag. a syringe, roll Of prepared mus
tard sheets. three porous plasteTs, a
package OF absorbent cotton, a roll Of
handages, a bottle Of autiseptiC lotion,
small flask Of turpentine and another
OF alcohol. a bottle or witch hazel.
a Jar Of rnedicsted clay, an eye cup,
medicine glass and drOpper-
There IS clinical thermometer-the
girl Is Instructed how to take her own
temperature box OF good saIve, a
bottle OF pure whisky. q box Of Quinine
tablets some harmless headache cure.
another family cold cure, a pair OF
scissors, box Of safety pins. a roll
OF soft old linen and a family tested
eyewaSh.
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
RENOVATING LACES
REQUIRES PATIENCE
Work Can Be Done by Any ANA
teur If Sufficient Care
Is Taken.

The most delicate lace may be
renovated by an amateur Il she is
willing 20 take a little pains about IT.
The edging must be closely basted
down on a length Of strong but thin
muslin. Each scaTOp ard thread
which projects is TO be tackled. or
the shape will be lost Then the
whole is Immersed in warm, soapy
water, squeezing under water, but
never wringinE or rubbing II il f.
stained IL should be left in a basin Of
sOapy water. and put into the sun TO
bleach. constantly shifting the posi-
ton OF the material that all may
come directly in contact with the
sun After rinsing most carefully to
prevent any soap remaining. the lace
is put on the grass to dry
When slightly damp. IL is pressed
with a warm. but not hot. fatiron.
putting the iron first on the lace side,
then turning, to finish so the iron
viii come on the material Pressing
thus on the wrong side viii throw
out the pattern. The muslin is not
ripped away until the lace is ironed
and has hung again in the air to
become quite dry
The Washington times., 1910-09-16

THE stars now begin TO assume q po-
sitIon that augIrs great troubles
OF air, disturbances Of clouds and winds,
and vexed seas probably before the
end OF the month.
The influences OF this day are toward
uncertainty and perplexity in business
and social matters, demanding unusual
thoughtfulness and caution before at
tempting anything of which the issue
Is not entirely lar-
Venus stiIl hoIeS a doubtful position,
helpful and fortunate for women in
some aspects, but qualified by warnings
and dangers in others.
It will be well for both women and
men in this period to refrain absolutely
from discussing the affairs Of others
even in the most apparently harmless
and inoffensive way
There Is an evil sign over those who
are unkind, treacherOus. OF deceptive
toward women, and women must be
exceedingly careful to avoid any &C
tiOns Of nature that may be miSpnder-
stood.
Women employees. and especially those
who do office work, must be on their
guard against errors. These are most
likely to arise from undue haste OF from
p-eOccupation
All persons. and women e5pec1ally'
should abstain from anything specula-
tive in this period. There is no depend
ence to be placed in luck, and every
tlIinE undertaken today should be safe
guarded against contingencies.
Lovers and married persons are in
danger Of quarrel. often arising from
petty, foolish causes. and easily 70 be
avoided in any case by merely remem-
beTing 10 hold their peace and postpone
the discussi On Of unpleasant things TIL
a future tire
Real estate. building, transactions In
products Of the earth, and all work COZ
CeTned with lumber, metal OF miners Is
is in good signs
Persons engaged in any way with
brewing. distilll0g. baking pre- servtng'
poultry, and fish should benefit t-lis day
Il Is marked as a good day TO hire
maids
Those whose birthday this Is should
aim during the twelvemonth TO use their
opportunities better than they have been
utilizing them in the past They are
likely 20 hear good news from a Far
country.
Children are born today with the stars
/ in signs that often give the subject
] great power for understanding deep sub
! jects. but leads them frequently into
/ proftIess introspection and philosopher
: speculation
The Washington times., 1910-09-16

n COMBINATIONS Of thin and heavier
- materials are to be much used this
season, and here is a gown that is smart
in the extreme and which combines
wolfe with the MORE silk that makes
much a favorite of present styles. The
waist and skirt are separate, and the
waist Is made over a guimpe lining In
effect is a charming one, but he model
can be varied almost Indefinitely
Any two harmonizing materials can be
used In the way suggested Satin is a
favorlte. and could be made to take the
place Of the MORE or Persian printed
fabric could be used for the plain parts
with the full portions made from almost
any plain coIored seasonabIe material
Of light weight. Wool tafeta promises
to be well liked this season. and would
De pretty in combination with either
moire silk OF satin. Crepe de chine IS
always charming for the dressy gown,
and makes an effective contrast with
any heavier silk Later velvet viii be
much used. and crepe de chine with
velvet would give an exceedingly hand
some effect
For the medium size the waist VIII re-
1uire two and one-half yaJds Of ma
teriaI, tsenty-four or twenty-seven. CT
one and one-quarter yards forty-f"U-
inches wide, with seven-eights Of a yard
Of silk For the guimpc viii lie needed
three yards eighteen OF one 71d three
cicuths yards fOr.y-foEr inches vile
For the panel and circular band Of the
skirt will be required two and one-half
~a4dS, tvsnty-four or twenty-seven- OF
one and oae-quarter yards forty-lour
inches wide, and for the circular sides
two and one-helf yards, twenty-fouT OF
The Washington times., 1910-09-16

of naughty children since
1ectured you for not sending in the
solutions which you had made at home
this week
Why, I never thought Of it in just
the light which you threw upon IL in
your puzzle talk of yesterday after
noon, Miss Carroll writes one puz-
zler- And twice I have won prizes
when 1 submitted my solution very
Sarly, but always the week after my
stroke Of good luck I would not sub
nit any solution at all, for I said to
myself:
I Won the prize last week. and
wouldn't be likely to come in for an
award this week. 50 what's the use?
Now L am cOnfeSsing this, because
! presume upon the fact that you will
overlook my SelfishneSs. for / am go
Ing 10 do better in future"
Despite the good intentions Of mem
beTS or our puzzle circle however. I
an amused at the number of solutions
received containing blank after blank
one clever Member of our circle, Lila
P. Wallace, writes
am sending in my list of answers
70 the lOcOed quotations, but must ad-
nit that numbers and Is refused TO
De Strengthened, upon the plea, I sup
pose, that too much familiarity breeds
contempt
These are certainly every day saws
and I've enjoyed the work very much
and only hope the puzzler who has
Strengthened number > wont catch up
with me before Saturday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1910-09-16

Incidentally, I'm working for a prize
this week.
Mrs A. L. Lewton, Of $50 West
minister street, writes
I am sending my incomplete solution
Of Sundays puzzle. ! have succeeded
IN solving fourteen out OF nineteen num-
beTs- The other five simply defy me,
and number Is certainly a poser -
And even so CAPABLE z puZZler as
Edna NJ Frost, one OF last weeks prize
winners, says
Number has proved quite too much
for me, but I am sending in my list of
solutions, nevertheless"
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
Woman and War In Song
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

M .'T ss. '; ::s; our l'''l' sons
And how ignoble blows are;
School and Church
support our precepts and inoculate
The growing minds with thoughts Of
love and peace.
Let dogs delight to bark and bite, T"
we say.
EGt human beings with immortal souls
Must rise above the methods Of a brute,
And walk with reason and with self
And then-dear God; you aIsn, you wise,
strong men,
Our self-announced supeTiors In brain,
Our peers in judgment, you go forth 70
war;
You leap at one another. mutilate
And starve and kill your fellow-nnen,
and ask
The worlds applause for such heroic
deeds
You boast and strut. and If no song
IS sung.
No Mandatory epic writ in blood.
Telling how many widows you have
made
Why. then, perforce, you say our bards
are dead
And Inspiration sleeps TO wake no more.
And we, the women, we whose lives
you are
The Washington times., 1910-09-16

What can we do but sit IN silent homes,
And wait and suffer- Not for Us the
bIare
OF trunpets AMI the bugIs's call q
arms
For US no waving banners, NJ supreme
Triumphant hour Of conquest. Ours the
slow
Dread torture Of uncertainty, each day
The bootless battle with the same de-
SPAR.
And when at best your victories reach
our ears.
There reaches with them. 70 our plying
hearts.
The thought Of countless homes made
And oIhex women weeping for their
dead
o men, wise men. superior beings, say,
Is there no substitute for war IN this
Great age and era? II you answer
Then let US rear our children to be
And teach them from the cradle how
to kill.
Why should we women waste our time
and words
In talking peace, when men declare for
WARP
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
Ounce Jelly.

D. F. A--TO make ounce jelly, choose
well-Tiped ounces, and cut them in
small pieces. Place them in a kettle
barely covered with water, and boil till
tender. Pour them in a sieve, and drain
on all the juice, then strain the juice
through flannel. Remove and add for
every pint Of juice ! pound Of sugar
Place both in a preserving kettle. and
bc!l till a drop stands on paper like
a bead without spreading Remove and
I'll in small lars
To preserve ounces, procure twenty
large apple ounces peel and cut them
In halves. and remove the core. Throw
them at once into cold water Drain
and weigh the ounces, placing them
in a kettle Of boiling water, and boil
ing until tender Then remove the
ounces with a skinner, and lay them
on a large fat dish Put the core and
peel into the water the ounces were
boiled in, cover and cook till soft Then
drain through a sieve and flannel, and
measure Add TO I quart Of liquid, l
quart Of sugar, and when II bOils, add
3 pounds Of ounces Boil five minutes,
counting from the time they begin TO
boil
Put the ounces in glass Jars. bell
the syrup a little longer. and I'LL the
Jars to overlooking with It. Close and
set aside
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
APPEAR
INLOCAL MARKET
Thanksgiving Day Bird Promises TO
Be Plentiful by Middle Of
Next Week.

The excellent poultry laarket with
which Washington has been favored all
year has gained added attTGctiveneSs
through the appearance Of the turkey
The supply IS not vet abundant. but it
is Increasing daily and viii be strong
and active by the middle of next week
The wholesale price on the ThanEsgiy-
ing DAY bird is = cents, the retail price
varying between and s cents higher
pound.
Other prices in the poultry market re
main the same Spring chickens are Is
cents wholesale hens 10 cents, and
ducks IS cents a pound.
The live stock market, too. IS about
the same. except for an increase OF =
cent a pound on calves The market Is
active. however and advances are pre-
diCted before long.
Choice nearby Virginia eggs today
brouCnt . cents a dozen wholesale
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
Prizes Offered Pnzzte
SoLUerS.

Weekly prizes of five. three. and
two dollars, respectively, are given
to the contestants for the puzzle
printed on the Woman's Page Of
the Sunday evening edition OF The
Times each week for the three So
lutiOns adjudged worthy.
The contest, which closes at D.
m on Friday Of each week. is open
TO all who care to solve the puzzles.
The awards are based, primarily,
on correctness. timeliness. and neat
ness Originality in presentation al
so receives consideration in award
Ing the prizes.
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES
COVERED WITH LACE

Photograph frames covered with
lace continue among the latest fads
Make the frame from heavy card
board. Cover with cotton batting,
then with satin Of the desired shade
over which the lace is drawn care
fully secured by paste or by stitches.
Then paste OR the back and insert a
wire standard
Before joining front and back a
slide must be cut across the back for
the insertion of the picture and the
thin glass which covers the opening
BY cutting the frame the necessary
shape the border OF a WORKOUT lace
handkerchief can be utilized.
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
No Necessity
For High Collars.

It is all very well TO say that low
neCks are out Of place IN the business
office, but IN these days when all
X omen are wearing Dutch collars or
the fascinating little friIIs around the
top OF rounded out bIOuses there seems
no reason why the business girl on
hot days must be swathed in a tight.
high stock collar unless she prefers it
Some women wear the trim feather
bOned stocks through the street with
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
THE TIMES INQUIRY COLUMN

Sence Of peppermint and stir with a
wooden spoon until the mixture becomes
white and creamy Drop with a sp0Ou
on bUttered plates and let harden until
the next day Keep in a tin box wrap
PED N oiled paper, since any candy eX-
posed 70 the air viii soon harden. Di-
rectiOns for keeping candy fresh are
wasted on the schoolgirl though since
she eats her candy almost before it has
a chance % cool
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
Car Sickness.

R NJ TT am told that table spoon
full Of lime water. taken at intervals
OF an hour and a half or two hours on
the train, viii relieve car sickness
You probably know that champagne
may always be counted on to allay th-
nausea resulting from the motion Of 4.
car or ship Lemon and salt is an even
simpler remedy that Is always more or
less effective
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
To Make Cream MINIS.

Cream Nints-BOiI one pound granu-
lated sugar and One-half pint water and
one-fOuTth -teaspOOEfuI cream OF tartar
until a few drODszin cold water forms n
soft ball. Remove immediately as II
will become sugary II cooked too long
Pour in a fat china platter (ungTeaSed)
and let stand until il begins TO cool
Add from five TO ten drops Of oil or eS-
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
Cards With Gift.

M H-'-When sending the baby a
gift upon receipt Of cards announcing
4 its birth, use ore OF your own visiting
cards and one of your husbands 1t is
permissible TO use your card, writing
Mr.. and before the name on your
own card I have not been able to
I le.srn Of any place in Washington where
French lessons are given free.
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
Lights on Vehicles.

Driver-The regulation requiring lights
on hOTse-drawn vehicles probably viii
20 into effect about November ]. The
matter Is IN allegiance for the present,
pending consideration Of q proposal 10
amend the order by eNcmDting slow
moving vehicles, such as business
wagons and drays
The Washington times., 1910-09-16
IDEAL DRESSES
For the Business Woman

This is the ideal dress for the business
woman 70 whom II is becoming
Many women, however, feel most
uncomfortable in a stiff linen collar
and cuffs-and 20 women past hrst
youth the uucomprOmisiUg linen collar
is rarely becoming unless the face :
round and full, in which case the neck
is apt to be so plump that the Stlu col
lar is most uncomfortable In this case
a tailored blouse Of soft tucked null
may be substituted
These tucked null blOuses are very
fashionable this season, and they are
made 70 fasten IN front, the opening
being finished with a friH Of pleated
null
The business woman may use little
a very Httle-Ciuny banding In her
null shirt waist II she strongly desires
trimming. the stock collar being per
haps made Of strips of the cluuy alter
mating with strips Of tucked null and
the wristbands being made in the same
way
The high but soft stock color should
be neatly fe2therbone6- or may be WORT
over the cool featherbone foundations
which are easily removed