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Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
INFLUENCE OF sPIRITUALIsM
Avowed Spiritualists But Small Mi
nority of Those Who Believe In
- Ghastly Phenomena.

The extent of the influence of
spiritualism cannot be ascertained
by merely counting the membership
of spiritualist meetings and associa-
TONS, The avowed spiritnalists-
those who confess and exhibit their
creed and practise to the Rorld-are
but small minority of the multi
tude who are more or less believers
in the genuineness of ostensible spir-
ltualistic phenomena. Numerous
prominent and active members of
Christian churches are frequent and
credulous attendants at the sittings
of so-called mediums, and among
the disciples of the latter are num-
bered not a few men and women of
large wealth, of unimpeachable
standing, and sometimes, also, of es-
Unable literary requirements. In
deed, spiritualism finds. but few dis
ciples among the ignorant and the
poor. The mass of the ignorant,
especially of foreign birth and par,
entage, are religiously superstitious.
and regard spiritualisic manifesto.
lions as partly diabolical and partly
fraudulent, whilemoney is the 'open
sesame" to the MEDIUMS darkroom.
circumstance which shuts the door
to him who has not money to spare.
Most of the spiritualists are, there.
fore, persons of sufficient means and
leisure for exploration in that, do.
main which to the skeptic is alike
lmpalpable and invisible.-From,
Modern Spiritualism," in Column
bian.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

Let wonderful WASHWAX do your
family washing; saves rubbing and
saves the clothes; makes them clean,
sweet and snowy white. WASHWAX
is anew scientific compound that wash
IS in hot or cold water without the use
Of soap. 1t is entirely harmless and
different from anything you have ever
used. Send ten cents stamps today for
regular size by mail. You will be glad
you tried it. Agents wanted to intro
duce WASHWAX everywhere.
Address Washwax Co., st. Louis, Mo
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
CAPTURE OF FORT JOHNSON
Sergeant !oronpeck Tells How Expe-
dition Surrendered on Parapets
at James Island.

think congress would pass the ex-
prisoners bill in hurry If the legis-
lators had a fair conception of the
rebel prisons during the war l en-
listed September 10, 1861, and was
discharged May 2, 1865, with but one
enlistment. They were around in the
winter of 1S63-64 re-enlisting men and
paying $500 bounty, but l thought
If l stayed in the army three years
and did my duty would get my
share, so / did not re-enlist, and on
July 8, 1864, l was taken prisoner on
the parapets of Fort Johnson at James
island, writes Sergt. Leander Oronpeck,
Company F, Fifty-second Pennsyl-
vania, in National Tribune.
An expedition started from Battery
Chatfield, on the lower part of Morris
island, composed of 67 eight-oared
boats, called surfboats, for the capture
OF the fort. We had to row against the
tide, and were not able to land until
daybreak. AS soon as the rebels dis
covered what we were doing they
opened up on US, and they made an
awful racket. The expedition was COM
posed of all of the men fit for duty Of
the Fffty-second Pennsylvania, the
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth New
Jersey and few from the Third
Rhode Island heavy artillery. Seven
boats went back and left us. We
first took Brooks battery, which was
near to the shore on James island,
and then went for Fort Johnson,
which was an earth fort. We had to
go through marsh between the forts
of about an eighth mile.
The commander of the expedition
was Col. Henry M. Hoyt of our regi-
ment We fought quite awhile, with
the rebels on one side of the parapet
and we on the other We finally got
on top Of the parapet, but the colonel
saw there was not enough of us to take
the fort, and he raised his handker.
chief upon his sword and we surren.
dered. did not know until then that
the rest of the expedition had gone
back and left US, for l did not look
back after we landed until then
We were taken into Charleston, and
found few rebel soldiers there. We
were sure that If we had all landed
We could have taken Charleston on
July 4, 1864, as easy as not. We were
taken to Andersonville in few days,
and were there three or four months.
Ours was the ninety-ninth detach-
! ment.
will not say anything about the
rations we got while In Andersonyille,
for they were better and were nearly
all cooked and more OF them than re-
ceived while in any other prison
We were in Charleston about a
month. and then we were taken to
Florence. Our rations there were near,
ly all raw, and we had no wood to
cook with. Cornmeal was our principal
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
Colonel Roosevelt is not
likely to accept William R,
Hearst's offer of a partnership.
FOR OCTOBER
Copyright 1910 by c. Fl. Rieth

Until the 23rd of the month,
October will be under the inhu
ence Of Libra, the Balance, which
is the seventh sign OF the zodiac
This will enable everybody rupn-
ing for Office to keep on the fence
pretty well as TO the real issues
CT the campaign, but when the
SUN passes out of that constella-
ton on the following day they
will begin dropping on one side
OF the other, and it will be easier
to make out who the true friends
of the people are. After the 22nd
we will be influenced by Scorplo,
the Scorpion, which is almost
meaningless now. but i'll early
times typi6ed the manner i'll
which the north wind stung the
old Greeks, who were in the habit
of going until very late i'll the
season without having on any
wear to speak of, either over or
under.
The football season willrevert,
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
After
La Grippe

Il had suffered several weeks
with LaGrippe. Had pains in
my head and eyes. 1t felt as
though there was a heavy weight.
on the top of my head, until it
seemed that my brain would
burst. I was SO nervous that
l could not rest or sleep. When
l dozed off 1 would awake with
a sudden jerking of my whole
body. DR.. Miles Nervine, Heart
Remedy and Nerve and Liver
Pills cured me. A number of
friends have since realized the
same benefits"
MRS. ALVIN H. LOCKS.
Seabrook, N. H.
The after effects of LaGrippe
are often more serious than the
disease, as it leaves the system
in a weakened condition that
invites more serious troubles,
such as pneumonia. etc.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
CHILDREN WITH SAME NAME
Three Small Youngsters PerpIexed at
Old Gentleman's Remark Until
He Explains.

There were once three children
whose names were Elizabeth, Dorothy
and Theodore. They were sisters and
brother. One day an old gentleman
a friend of their mother's-came to
see them and when he had asked their
names he said:
Well, well; so you all have the
same name"
ooh, no." explained Elizabeth, who
thought the old gentleman must be a
little deaf, 81 am Elizabeth, my sister
is Dorothy and my brother is Theo-
dore."
"And those names mean just the
same thing!" explained the old gentle
man. Theodore in Greek means gift
of Cod Dorothy is the same name
with the last syllable first and the first
syllable last. And Elizabeth means
gift of God in Hebrew. But you all
seem to be unusually nice children. !
think you quite deserve your names"
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

Champ Clark in his speech
to the Illinois Democratic
convention completely demol-
ished what was left of Uncle
Joe and his standpat Republi-
can associates-their extrava-
gance, their protection to the
trusts, their pork bills, and
other measures of plundering
the people. Turn on the light!
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

Popular Home Journal One the other
end of each string tie a pointed
stick Of pretty good size, and strong.
Drive these sticks into the ground as
far from the rope as you can. The
sheet will now make a good roof. Two
more sheets are now used for the
sides of the tent. Each sLeet makes
an end and one side
Use safety gins to pin up these sides.
The hole at each end Of the tent under
the roof is necessary to keep 1t cool
and comfortable. Most tents are very
stuffy and hot. but this tent will be
found very satisfactory and answer
the purpose as well as the average
tent which one is apt to purchase. 1t
Is advisable to use a pretty strong
rope to tie between the trees; it
should not have any more slack than
is shown in the illustration. The cords
used at the four corners should be
strong, also, to prevent sudden gust
of wind from wrecking the tent.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

The Republican spellbind-
ers find it impossible to ex-
plain away the present high
prices. The old Mckinley
tariff argument of the cheap
man and cheap coat does
not fill the bill; for the cheap
coat is now cotton instead of
wool, and the poor man can
hardly afford that with the
tariff advancing prices.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

and the center rush will paw the
dirt. He'll wake the natives with
his roar, and bawl for victory
and gore. The piledup and dying
and the dead will mass against
his butting head, and he'll spin
the planet III his rage just like a
sqirrel in his cage.
Alas for those who calmly sit
devising to denature it, and all
the college renegades who think
to temper it for maids! The stu
dents and the teachers howl, and
the rooters and the bleachers
yowl, and damnd be he who does
not rise and kill somebody twice
his size.
The aeroplanes will cruise the
air above the old-time county
fair, and the lucky winner will
be he who wins the best two
falls in three. The farmer in his
limousine will tool around upon
the green, and the hired man will
seize the chance to wear his
other pair of pants.
The melancholy days will
come, and the pheasant will in
tone his drum upon the sad and
drowsy wind in the solemn man.
ne~ of his kind. 81 The booming
frog will sniff the breeze and fall
to digging on his knees. and the
buckwheat cake will take a crack
at this fool thingof coming back
1t may be jeffries and his strain
are never quite themselves again,
but the picked pigs foot and
the rest are always equal to the
test. They never dissipate a bit.
but spend the summer prime and
fit, and let the frost succeed the
dew, and they're there, you bet,
as good as new.
The doughty oyster on his
shell, the chitlin looking strong
and well, and clear and resolute
of eye, the hardy brands OF win
ter pie. The applebutter, juice
and fake, the same that mother
used to make, and the cracking
of our youthful lot the cock and
captain of the pot.
The softer weather will defy
The Establishments of June,
And the month will give us by
and by
The Office hunters moon.
A chop will cost four bits q
pound,
And beef a buck bite,
Ard the wolf will wear a groove
around
The cabin every night.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

That fellow in North Da-
kota who interrupted Teddy
with the question as to "who
was paying the expenses of
his trip" made a mistake. He
should have asked him the
names of the big thieves he
sent to the penitentiary. That
would have been a soaker.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

ration. 1t was pretty fat stuff to have
Just warmed up and not bit of salt
in It. don't think had a teaspoonful
of salt in the 236 days was In prison.
Sometimes we got rice or cowpeas.
We that did finally live to get out had
hardly enough rations to keep the
breath of life in us. The rebels did
not provide any kind of shelters for
us, and we suffered greatly with the
cold.
! had a good suit in my knapsack,
and had sent nearly all of the money
home that l had received at last pay
day. So my clothing were all rags,
and 1t was winter and l had to lie on
the ground. l suffered awfully, but
probably not as much as some of the
prisoners with nothing but shirt on;
the rebels had taken all but the shirt.
Some of the prisoners took the cloth
ing from the dead. From Florence
we were taken to Libbey prison..
February "a, 1865. =
When / was paroled at Libbey pris-
On l could not walk alone, and had to
be helped from the prison to the boats
on the James river l had been at
Camp Parole but five days, when l got
4 furlough and went home. My folks
had not heard from me for long
TINA and thought 1 was dead.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
CHILDREN CAN MAKE A TENT
BY Following Directions Herewith
Given Little Folks Can Con.
etruct Shady Place.

A tent can be made by children
very easily and quickly without out
side help. Get three old sheets or
shawls. rope and some safety pins
and follow the illustration shown
herewith and the directions as fol
lows: Tie the rope between two
trees. SO that you walk under 1t with.
out touching your head. Throw a
sheet or shawl over it. Tie four
strings as long as yourself to each
corner of the sheet, one on each cor.
ner. as the illustration shows, says
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
sTRANoEI

II think, said Elizabeth Jane,
To the general eye it Is plain.
That Rosalie May
Grows larger each day;
Her dress must be heightened again.
pEach time It is washed. goodness knows,
HOW many more inches she grows.
: sTwas ever that way
With Rosalie May,
That dress, when twas new, reached
her toes.
'..you may not believe, but 'tis true
Each washing would prove 1t to you
If Resale May
Keeps growing each day.
Not one of her dresses will do"
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
1HE GOVERNOR OF
" Maryland has the old
Democratic idea that

those who hold office must at
tend to their duties. Governor
Crothers has ordered all state
officials to attend strictly to
business, or they will be re-
moved. The National admin
istratiop could follow in the
wake Of this honest and able
official by requiring the high
er officials at Washington,
from members Of the Cabinet
down, to give up their pro
longed vacations. The meet
ing of the cabinet just held is
the first appearance of the
heads of departments since
the adjournment of Congress
early in June, and most of the
assistant secretaries have like
wise been absent. President
Taft's idea that officials need
three months vacation is de-
moralizing the departments
at Washington.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
1ON'T FORGET THAT

id your neighbor though
he differs from you po-
litically may be just as honest
in his convictions as you, that
this is a free country where
freedom of opinion is one of
the biggest Of the broad foun
dation-stones of our govern
ment, and their would be an
end of that form of govern
ment without it. Be tolerant,
therefore, or rather not toler-
ant but rational, patriotic and
good natured. Stand by your
convictions and let your neigh
Dor stand by his if so disposed.
Keep cool. Argue politics if
you will, but do it calmly and
reasonably, and bear this fact
always in mind unalterably as
to the way in which you will
vote, ninety-nine hundreds of
the voting population has
done the same thing.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
7HEREIS PRACTICAL
" ly only one thing which

" ly only one thing which
you can gamble on a
bout the census; that is, that
the totals of population will
have to be presented to Con-
gress by the time it meets in
December. The apportion-
ment- of Representatives may
be changed materially on &C
count of the changes in popu-
lation, not to say the increases,
and it will be up to Congress
to decide whether the plan of
apportionment shall remain
as it now is, which would re-
suit in some states losing one
or more members of Congress,
or whether there shall be a re-
apportionment on a different
basis. This may look like a
simple mathematical PROPOSE
ton, but it is really a complex
problem and it is one which
the best politicians in Congress
will worry their heads over.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine

should be taken for some time
to thoroughly restore nerve
strength.
Or. Miles Nervine Is sold by all Drug
gists. II the first bottle does not benefit,
your druggist will return your money.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

for that period. In spite Of
this fact, Republican news
papers and spellbinders are
declaring that the new tariff
law is such a good revenue
producer that it has wiped out
the deficit.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

Is placed figure representing the
player at bat. The home plate Is pro-
yided and just behind 1t a padded
frame which is called the umpire. E"
Balls thrown by the pitcher If pass
ing over the home plate as they
should will ring bell, the circuit Of
which is closed when the ball strikes
the umpire.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

The receipts of the federal
government from all sources
for the fiscal year to Septem-
Der 2Ist have been $I52,o55,-
1853, and the total disburse-
ments, s171,967374; which
makes deficit of s1o,912,611
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11
TO TRAIN BASEBALL PITCHER
Equipment Arranged So That When
Ball Strikes Umpire II Will
Ring Electric Bell.

The illustration shows a patented
device of Harry E. Hire, Mark Cen
ter, O., which is to be used as a train
ing equipment for pitchers In the
game Of baseball. says Popular Elec-
tricity. The screen at the back rep:
resents the grand stand and catcher
At the proper distance In front of 1t
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

Harry Whitney came back
from the artic without getting
DIR. Cooks records. That is
rather fortunate, as DR.. Cook
has about all the record he
can stand up under now.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

One of the first rules adop-
ted by the Aero Club of
America is, Members must
not be careless in defending"
Not if they can help it.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

The Hon, Tom Watson
says he wants to bury the
Ratchet. We are agreeable,
providing he does not bury it
in the wrong skull.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1910-10-11

Clifford Pinchot burst into
tears over the ovation given
him at St. Paul. So did Bal
linger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

The Independent has received letter from Hugh
J. Hughes, editor Of the Farm Stock and Home, urg
ing to advise the farmers to be careful about
shipping their stock into the Twin City markets.
He says: There is perfect stampede Of stock I'M
fit for anything save the pasture, at the present
time. If'you can do anything in the way of inducing
your people to hold to what they have, and buy
more. If it is possible for them to do So am sure
it will be very good work" These cattle bring out
little in the markets and our farmers evident
ly do far better to keep them II possible Don't chip
any cattle until they are fit for the market. Stock
is bound to be good price next year, keep what
you have h&
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

Congressman Hanna has interested himself in be-
half Of the homesteaders in the western part Of the
state and will try nd induce the land department
to issue the nnal registers certificates to the land
where they have shown that they have compiled
with the requirements The homesteaders will of
course, receive patent only for the surface Of the
land where that land is located in the coal areas.
ad the government clai mthe coal beneath the
surface. The government can 60 on with its in
vestigation and If no coal is found, the government
can give the settler a clear title to the land.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

For the past year, the superintendent for the coun-
ty poor farm has been young man, SINGLE who is
not even real estate holder in the county. There
are plenty CT tax payers any Of whom would fill
the position perfectly, and seems to the 1ndepend
ent that such man ought to be employed as super.
intendent. This is most responsible position. This
isn't boys job at all, and the Independent believes
that it voices the sentiments of every tax payer
when it states that tax payer Ought to fill this
position and at once In other counties where there
poor FARMS the representative citizens are al.
ways chosen superintendent, and Ward county
should not take back seat by employing such
superintendent as we now have.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

You shall remember how the Democrat boosted
Judge Davis for governor last spring, printing ,ol-
umns and columns of material in his behalf Mac
had the Judge half elected but before he delivered
the other half of the goods it would have been very
necessary for the Judge to have crossed Macs PALM
The Judge didn't do it, however, and then Mac threw
down his old friend and boosted Judge Murray for
county judge, Davis opponent. The Judge and his
friends know why he didn't get the Democrats sup
port. Davis says Of McGahan's close friends
came to him and said that Mac could be fixed for
$50. Can Mac explain why Judge DAVIS suited the
Democrat for governor OF North Dakota but when
it to being reelected to his present Office he
was not good ennugh? Funny, isn't it?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

The county commissioners cut out number of
phones in the county offices, thus reducing the
pense Of the county a trfe. Some Of the officials
have baked and will pay for the phones themselves
rather than part with them. II the commissioners
want to cut down the expense Of the county, we
might site them to the meter in the sherif's barn
located on the east ennd Of the court house block,
which said to be of no earthly use, and for which
the. county is paying $3.50 month. ssl SCI
We have poor farm located three or four miles
south of Mnot. For months after the buildings
were erected, they unoccupied except occasonl
" for dancing purposes. Finally, threepaupers we're
taken out, then two or three more and finally 'he
Fry family from Kenmare consisting of seven, joined
the number until today there are just thirteen in
mates We note from last months bills, however,
where number have been allowed sums for the
care OF paupers and the Independent wants to know
why all Of the county charges are not housed under
one roof.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

Roosevelt has been photographed in about every
cline and every country, and logged in all sorts Of
Clothes but when he stepped to the Of his car
at Marshalltown early the other morning. respond
to the cries of the people, dressed in his pink pa
jamas, rancoat and slippers, he baked when the
photographers snapped their cameras upon him, and
called it an outrage. Teddy is still talking race
suicide and the overthrow Of the bosses, big and
little
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

A good many are wondering whes the notice Of
election for the Constitutional Amendment, provid.
ing for Normal school at Mnot, will be published.
There four such notices to be published, but We
have not seen any Of the notices pertaining to
Normal school, We would not like to see this go by
the board for Of the failure to publish the
quired notice.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01

The Williston State has not been sold. The State
Publishing Co. will be incorporated W. c. B. Har-
rison will edit it, while Col Whitehead will go about
the state selling 20 year life insurance policies Ben
we glad to say, will retain his interest in the
concern. The report that COL Bloom and COL Mel
son had bought the State, seems to have been i'll
founded. =