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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
A WESTERN CYCLONE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: \
couple OF years ago I went out West with
my father TO visit some friends. They
lived not far from Canton, on a great wide
prairie. Arriving at Canton We met our
friends at the station with d carriage, and
drove for many miles till we came 10 their
home, which was a small one with a barn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

and never seems TO get tired. One dar
last year. when we were ID I'm the country.
papa lost his hat IN the river. PegSotry
swan after IL. but IL sailed rapidly down
the river. But the uCrseverinar little dog
followed IL until IL was stopped by a boat
When she reached the shore she was near
" exhausted. but she had rescued the hat
Hoping this viii interest you. I remain.
Your constant reader.
CAROLINE MOOREsIf FAD faged 15l-
No. Az 17th street. Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
FOND OF MOSCuITOES.

The niEhchawk is said to have a great
appetite for mosquitoes. II has a huge
mouth and when Il wants a meal it just
opens Il wide and sails into a cloud Of
mosquitoes It's favorite mOrseI is the ma
LARA rnosnui-0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

brac TO be broken. The game was Bear
After an unusually realistic growl and
Iunge from mother bear there was a pause
Then. instead Of the customary falsetto
growl from cub bear. very small voice
said, pleadIngly:
Mamma. don't be a really bear De
china bear for Charlie"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
ROBIN REDBREAST.

From the elm trees topmost bough,
Hank! the robins early song!
Telling one and all that now
Merry springtime hastes along;
Welcome tidIngs dost thou bring,
Little harbinger Of spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
THE CALICO CAT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: L
suppose you would like to hear about my
pet, Topsy. She is a kitten, cOlOred IN such
a peculiar way that she acquired the name
Of the calico cat" TOpsy is very intell-
gent Sometimes when no one hears her
crying at the door for admittance she will
jump up on the window sill and look IN
If you tell her TO so around TO the door
she viii dash of and reach the required
goal before you have time for a second
thought Topsy is very proud, and when
she finds you are praislng her she VIII
start doing some very clever acrODauc
stunts Topsy was q year old on April
fools day and 1 thought this letter would
be a fitting observance of that date Hop
ing It will interest the readers, L remain,
your constant reader.
LORETTA DE COURSEY (aSed 80
No. 156 North Main street. Ansonia, Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
ANAGRAMS.

/ st. Ann loses her ticker.
, Hotel soup.
By rearransing the letters find in No. I
the name of noted explorer now in this
country and III No. what he went to find.
WORD SQUARE.
/ Unexpanded blossoms.
2 A single thing
3. Dreadful
!. The body Of a tree, shrub or plant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
ADVENTURE IN A HoUsEsoAT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One
year we stayed out on our houseboat much
longer than usual. AS the weather had
continued warm, we delayed going in 70
shore and stayed out in the middle Of the
bay. one day there came up a severe
storm, and, as there were only women on
board, we were very uneasy. We became
more uneasy as the storm became more
severe and were continually watching to
see if the boat had sprung d leak. II was
my turn TO take watch. Looking into the
hull. I saw that it was fast filing with
water.
After gathering up a few Of our most
precious possessions, We Went on the upper
deck and called for help. After a while We
saw a small rOwbOat manned by three
men. Hearing our cries, they had set out
TO save US from Watery grave. We had q
cat on board and tried TO get her. but she
spit at every BODY VINO came near her
thinking that she was going 10 be thrown
overheard. At last We succeeded IN getting
her, and kept her until We got into the
rOWbOat.
After we got short way from the house
boat IL sank. The wind was blowing such
a gale that We We're almost upset. The
waves tossed the boat 10 and fro, but We
finally arrived AT the dredge that the men
had come from. The superintendent in
vited us 20 stay there. and, as We had moth
There We're Two japanese on the dredge. Il
cook ana d waiter. They hustled around,
getting Us hOr coffee and water.
We stayed on the dredEe until the storm
abated and that was about three days
later. We then went to the city, and were
glad 10 be on dry land once more. our boat
was not severely damaged, so it was fixed
up the next spring. It is as good as new
now, and we have had many pleasant sum
mers on il.
LILLIAN X MINTON aged ID.
No. 60 Court street, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

same. Each section Of the blackboard con-
tains one name For the neatest and best
three answers we offer the choice OF an
interesting book. a box Of water color
paints. set OF Scottish postcards. an Imi-
tation ivory paper knife or a sterling silver
Tribune badge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

Place coins. pill boxes or anything round
and fat upon white paper and draw the
outline with 4 lead pencil Then add the
features. arms, legs, etc After your draw
ing IS finished. 60 OYER all the lines which
are 70 remain with pen and black ink For
the neatest and best two drawings showing
what hapeLed we offer the choice Of a ster-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
NAME PUZZLE.

V--e and his sister are playing school.
a. WHILE has made several pictures on
IT, blackboard which represent the names
ol l---e girls OF their acquaintance He
las ASKED his sister 70 see i she can make
l-- -1e names See II you can GO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

Ing silver Tribune badge. an interesting
book. set OF Scottish postcards. a box
Of water color paints or an imitation ivory
paper knife.
Drawings VIII be judged FOR Eeatness. ex-
preston, action and the most ingenious uss
OF circles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
Things TO Think AboExf

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
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A m A
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7 on 2
ANAGRAM.
Easter Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
GLE1NTNGS.

Roasted cheese often tempts tickle spring
appctites. Toast half a dozen slices of
bread; mix a quarter of a pound Of crurn-
bly, yellow cheese with two tabIcsDoonflIls
of butter, the yollls Of two eggs. half a
teaspoonful Of dry mustard. a pinch Of
cayenne and a very scant half tcaspoonful
of salt. Pound all 10 a paste. Spread the
toast with this mixture and put it on q
small platter Let the cheese stand in a
hot oven Tor four minutes. then serve at
once. More mustard may be preferred.
sliced banana added 70 a grapefruit
salad is considered an Improvement hy
some housewives.
4 pessimistc prophet in a recent mara-
zine article draws gloomy picture OF the
human being Of the fEture-a creature
with helpless paws instead of hands That
IL i5 said. is what We are coming 10 in
tals age OF machinery The things our
forefathers wrought out with their clever
fingers are made iu factories now bv ma
chimes, and a. nature TeyeuSes herself
when member isl used by rendering il
useless IN course OF time. the fate OF the
human hand appears HNed So good An
authority as Sir Frederick TreVes the
English physician. declares that peapir
are forgetting how toeljse their hands. niso
that hands are becoming NOT only less dsx-
troUs but much Ioas beautiful than Ia olden
times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

sliced banana added to a grapefruit
salad is considered an improvement bv
some housewives.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
Commissioners Hire
Old Superintendent
AFTER ADVERTISING FOR DiDS FOR
MAN AND HIS WIFE, THEY AGAIN
SELECT A SINGLE MAN WHO
OWNS NO REAL ESTATE

The county commissioners did not
make change in the management Of
the poor farm, as many thot would
be done, when they advertised for
bids last week. They hired Ewald
Wendt to run the farm another year.
There we're seven or eight appli-
cants for the position, the men and
their wives meeting the commission.
ers Tuesday, some remaining over
until Wednesday to await their de-
cision. They offered to look after
the farm for various sums, one OF
the lowest bids being $500 year.
The visiting board consisting OF
VIM. Murray, James Scofield and Rev.
N. Nelson, visited the farm recently.
and in their report complimented the
management on the way the affairs
were being conducted.
The found sixteen patients, all OF
whom seemed to be we'll cared for,
and they expressed themselves as
being satisfied with their treatment.
The committee found the buildings,
which are practically new, in good
shape. The ten horses on the farm
look in good condition. The crops
were not very good this year. but as
good as any in that vicinity. The
wheat crop was light but field Of
corn looked well. An acre and a halt
Of corn. in the garden showed thai
it had been given a lot Of attention.
The potato field yielded about 200
bushels.
The committee recommended that
about 80 acres of the land be sown
to timothy next year and a like
quantity to millet.
The committee recommended that
the cess pool, which is but SO feet
from the poor building, be moved at
once farther away.
The cist for holding water, leaks,
and the committee recommends THAI
this be fixed at once.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
Debs Gave Great
Socialist Address
Nearly 1000 People From Northwestern North
Dakota Listen to Words Of Their Apostle

Nearly 1000 people from all parts
of the state, many of them Socialists,
gathered at the Spring Lake PARK
Pavilion Tuesday night, and listened
to an Interesting address on Social
ism and Living Issues of the Day" by
Debs, the noted speaker.
An admission of fifty cents was
charged to hear this political address
and one could not help but consider
what political unrest there is in
the country today when such an i'm
mense crowd will pay for the privil-
eye of gaining information along
certain lines.
Debs told many plain truths, facts
which all Of us have known, but he
told them In way that will make
people remember them, and consider
them too. There is no question but
what the Socialist movement is gain
ing ground every day and whether
right or wrong, it is more than pro
bable chat the Socdaliats will he
heard from to a greater extent than
they are now, before many years roll
by.
Debs has been the presidential nomi.
nee OF his party twice. AS silver
tongued orator, Debs has no peer in
the country today. He is a man of
great magnetism and with all his
address was instructive and very
entertaining.
The Surrey band played on the
street before the crowd gathered in
the pavilion and rendered music in
the pavilion during the early part
of the program. The band was loudly
applauaed for it's excellent work.
Mr.. 1sliefson sang a tenor solo and
Slaybaugh's orchestra played a num-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
MICHAEL
WEIGH DEAD
DISPATCHER or THE @. n. PASSES
AWAY AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
FROM HEMORRHAGE OF
THE BRAIN

Michael Welch, aged So years, dir
patcher for the Great Northern, died
at his home in the Virginia Flats,
Wednesday morning at 1915 o'clock
after short illness from hemorrhage
of the brain. He was attending to
his duties until late in the afternoon
before, when he complained of not
telling we'll, and left for his home
He grew rapily worse until death
came to his relief.
Mr.. Welsh had not been q strong
man for many years. A few month";
ago, he became i'll and he and his
wife spent some time travelling in
the east. a- .r .-...-a
Inc deceased lived in Minot fol
three years and prior to that time
was employed by the G. N. at Grand
Forks and at Harve, Mont.
He is survived by his wife ant
daughter, Grace, who is a teacher
in the Upham schools.
The remains were shipped to low
today.
I. Mr.. WEIGH was highly esteemed
by everybody, and his wife an,
daughter have the sympathy Of wid'
circle Of friends.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
May Build Dam
For Waterworks
SUPPLY IN MOUSE RIVER GROWING
LESS..MAY EXTEND SEWER SYS.
TEMJO ANOTHER PART
OF THE RIVER

City Water works Inspector Law
renee in a letter announced that from
Sept "a to Oct. 10, the water in the
Mouse river had lowered ten inches
and at that ratio within 100 days,
Minot's water supply would be cut of
totally.
The river 10 at present, but two
feet and eleven inches above the in
take pipe, which II exposed to the air
renders the plant Of no use. Mr.. Law
renee recommends the building OF a
dam high enough to bring the water
to a proper level. The cause of this
rapid fall of water is explained, on
account of the dry weather and the
numerous irrigation projects up the
river.
The river is becoming 80 low, that
the stencil from the sewer In some
parts of the city is becoming unbear-
able and the city engineer has been
asked to investigate the matter to
see whether it ia practicable to extend
the system to the next bend Of the
river.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13

Der Of selections.
Mr.. Brewer, managing editor of tho
Appeal to Reason, was introduced by
Arthur Le Sueur, President Of the
city commission, and his talk on
Warren was interesting.
When Debs arose to speak, he was
given a great ovation. The acoustic
properties OF the big auditorium were
shown when the very lowest tones OF
the speaker could be heard to its
fartherest corner. -
In opening his address, Debs said
it was good to see 80 large a crowd
Time was when a Socialist address
might have been given in a very
small hall, and Socialists then were
placed in three classes, dreamers, in
sane an anarchists.
People today are opposed not to
Socialism, but TO what Socialism is
not" the speaker continued. Under
capitalstic rule, he said, $4,000, 900
III tuc OultCu SLdL0S were re.
ceiving only one-sixth of what they
produce. Debs said the political speak
ers spoke of the beads of sweet on
the working mems brows, but said
the capitalists did not care to wear
the came kind of jewels.
In paying his compliments to Rock
efeller, he said he had nothing agains,
the man himself, but against the
system under which he is operating.
He took Rockefeller as an example
for the capitalist class.
Rockefeller, by the strictest eco.
nomy can go along. Ask him about
Socialism, and he will tell you there
il nothing in it for him.
For the same reason there II
Continued on Las Page)
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
Who Stole The
City's Beer?
President LeSueur Starts Sensational lnvestea'
eion-Police Will Be on The Carpet

Who titled the Cock Robin, was
4 far easier question to solve than the
one which il now being investigated
by the Board Of City Commissioners
who stole the city beer?"
When 4 number Of blind pigs about
the city were pulled recently. the am
Der fluid was confiscated and stored
away in the archives Of the city hall,
q evidence. It was placed under lock
and key and Chief Billy Bateman
given the key. Another key was lett
In the desk Of the Sergeant, The
other day when an inventory Of the
beer was being taken, it was dis
covered that it had leaked very
mysteriously from all but six Of the
ok hundred bottles. The evaporation
must have been great; mayhap, it
leaked down the Threats Of certain
thirsty police officers. city oficialA
or their friends. At any rate, the beer
Is absent when the roll call was taken
and President Arthur LIE Sueur is
very much incensed. In a special
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13

message to the Board OF Commits
sioners Monday evening, the Prest
dent stated that no desired an order
from the Board for q hearing to
discover the culprits.
1T does not seem quite right to
me, when we are having so much
trouble in the CITY enforcing this
law that one of the joints should be-
running in the city hail." he said.
Accordingly a hearing was ordered
for Friday evening. Oct. IA. and a
notice has been sent to all members
Of the police force and the chief and
driver OF the IRE department.
One member of the force confessed
to the Independent that he had used
a small quantity Of the beer, a. had
others. He had thought there was no
harm in drinking it, as It really had
no other use. He said that he would
not try to DENY it at the hearing,
and thought that others of the force
would also admit drinking it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13

At the meeting Of the city commits
sion, Monday night, Com. McGahan
stated that tho franchise was not be-
ing compiled with, IN that the Elect
ric light company has not kept ito
wires high enough from the ground.
He suggested that an ordinance ought
to be passed compelling the company
to place all Of their wires under
ground, and 1t is probable that such
an ordinance will be framed up.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
GAVE DEes HIS WHISTLE.

rhe1ittie son Of Mr.. Erickson, the
cigar maker. u quite an admirer o.
Debs, and when the little boy shook
6ands with the we'll known Socialist
speaker, the lad proudly reached his
hand into his pocket and pulled out
his whistle, which he gave to Debs.
He said, This il all l have to give
you" When a boy parts with his
whistle, he is doing lot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13

G. Belmont, a practical furniture
man, has accepted positi0nAYith
the Minot Furniture Col Hafvey
Dennis, the well known iunholstef er,
and cabinet maker, is still with the
concern, doing repair works
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
aLEVERiDGE CAR SMASHED.

Leeds, Oct. 11.-Superintendent
Leverage of the Minot division OF
the Great Northern had his private
car completely demolished last even
ing when train No. %, the east bound
Great Northern fast mail crashed in
to train No. 6 at York.
The Leverich car was attached to
the rear of No. 6, but all the occu.
pants escaped, discovering the mail
train bearing down on them. A cook,
however, was unable to get out, but
he miraculously escaped injury.
The failure of an operator to block
No. s was responsible for the acct
dent
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Continued on Las Page
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-25
Little Pitchers.

In a certain small town there are
two young women whose favorite oc-
cupation has been to discuss the af-
fairs Of their neighbors. Having met
for that purpose one afternoon, they
found themselves blocked in the in
diligence of their pastime by the pres
ence Of the small daughter of the
hostess. A slight indisposition of
some sort prevented sending the child
out of doors, so they were forced to
put up with her presence, doing their
best, however, to nullify it.
Something eatable was produced and
an absorbing new game invented
which she could play quite by herself,
SO they breathed freely and began.
The talk at length reached point
involving the latest scandal of the
neighborhood and the retailing. Of
some inside information which must
not become public property. A hurried
look at the child on the floor found
her apparently so occupied with her
game that it seemed quite safe to go
on If one observed decent discretion.
Voices were accordingly lowered and
direct allusion yelled, but when the
matter had been thrashed out to their
satisfaction the child raised her eyes
and remarked with deliberation and
emphasis:
Il hear, I know, understand, and
I'll blab!'-New York Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-25
Books and Their Cara,

Books on shelves may be seriously
injured If packed too tightly. When
quickly pulled out for use the top of
the book is likely to come. off. More
over, the constant pressure, If too
great, will loosen the whole back in
time and the friction in putting upon
and taking from the shelf mars the
covers. On the other hand, reason
able amount of lateral pressure is
necessary. If placed on the shelves
too loosely the leaves tend to open
and admit dust, dampness and conse-
quent mildew. In the case of heavy
volumes the weight of the leaves will
be found resting on the shelves if the
books are placed too loosely. This is
likely to make the backs concave
Badly painted shelves are another
source of injury to books. Care should
be taken when paint or varnish is used
that the surface is perfectly smooth,
hard and dry when the books are put
in place and that the surface will re-
main so during variation of tempera-
ture or humidity.-House Beautiful.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-25
.:-1:-.
! A RUSSIAN SPY.
Trepoff's Ruse to Get at tho Plans OF
the NihiIists.

rrepoff's Ruse to Get at tho Plans Of
the NihiIists.
When the famous General Trepon
was only at the beginning Of his
career Vera Sassulitch was his invalu-
able assistant
Trepoff was the detested enemy of
the nihilists, and he was very anxious
to obtain inside information as to their
doings and plans. Suddenly one day
in 1873 he was fired at while driving
through the streets of St. Petersburg
by no other than Vera Sassulitch. She
was at once seized by the soldiery and
was charged with the attempted MUIR
der of Trepoff, being tried in the ordi-
nary manner; but, to the Amusement
Of the public, she was acquitted!
On her release the nihilists gathered
about her, desiring to admit such
friend Of the people to their closest &C.
quaintance. In" this way she was ad
mitted to all their private circles and
was made acquainted with their Sc
crets. These she at once communi-
Gated to the Russian government. The
truth was that the whole business, in
Guiding the attempt on his life, was
faxed by Trepoff himself, and 1t was
simply a clever ruse to get from the
nihilists what could not be got in any
other way. Thereafter Vera Sassu-
itch played the part of government
spy on innumerable occasions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-25
An Anecdote of Pope,

There is an old anecdote of Alexan-
der Pope concerning one Of the old
watermen who were employed for
many years in rowing Pope on the
Thames. Pope was in the habit of
having his sedan chair lifted into the
punt. If the weather was fine he let
down the glasses; if cold he pulled
them up. He would sometimes say to
the waterman:
"John, l am going to repeat some
verses. Take care to remember them
the next time l go out" =
When that time came Pope would
say:
"John, where are the verses I told
you OFF,
II have forgotten them, sir.''
"John, you are a blockhead. I must
write them down for you.'
John said that no one thought Of
saying when speaking Of him, 'Mr.
Pope" but that he was always called
"Mr. Alexander"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-25
The Original Encyclopedia.

The first real encyclopedia was
Pliny's Natural History" This work
was an extensive one, numbering some
thirty-seven volumes and dealing with
all the then known facts of the world
Pliny, who died A. D. 70, collected the
data for his work in his leisure inter-
walls while engaged in public affairs.
The Natural History" was for its time
an amazing production, treated Of some
10000 facts and was Of very high au-
thority throughout the entire middle
ages. Forty-three editions of the work
were printed before the year 1886, and
no scholars library was considered
complete without it.-New York Amer.
lean.