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The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
OCAL NEWS

Our readers will find elsewhere in this
issue a complete list of the nominations
of parties as their names will appear on
the official ballot in November.
Mrs. R. H. Kennedy and Mrs. Collier
of Wibaux came down for the Dorcas
dance last week and remained over I'M
til Sunday visiting Mrs. 7. j. Greene.
State Enforcement Officer F. L. Wat
kins of Bismarck visited Wahpeton last
Saturday and closed up the vice district
securely, putting the resorts under lock
and key. Mr.. Watkins created some
what of a sensation among the inmates
of the resorts when he told them that it
vas his purpose hereafter to photograph
the ONE inmates of the resorts raided
and with them all men who may be
found there. 1t is his intention to send
these photographs from town to town
where the migrate in order that
they may be followed to ascertain
whether they keep their promise to
leave the state. 1t is certain that no
man will want his photograph to fall
into such hands and should Watkins put
his plan into effect there will be a sour.
rying to cover.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26

Miss Gertrude Leo and Miss Bear
were quests at the McKeever home
the first of the week, Mrs. McKeever
being their cousin. The young ladies
were en- route from their homes in
Washington to New York state to visit
relatives.
About 9 o'clock Wednesday night the
two-story frame house of L. A. Pa rker
burned at the farm four miles south of
South Heart. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker were
in Dickinson. Mr.. Parker having come
in to get a load of bridge timber from
c. H. Wiley. His son, Clarence
Parker, was looking after the stock at
the barn when he discovered the fire
which he thinks started from an explod-
ed lamp. The wearing apparel of the
family and nearly all the household
goods were destroyed. The house was
built three years ago and was valued at
81. 500. There was insurance on con-
tents. and building of 81. 900 in the John
Orchard agency.
Wednesday evening a committee of
five citizens, w. r. Veigel, Fred
Maser. Roy Butler, r. S. Davidson and
J. W. Reed, met with Secretary John
Orchard to. consider the matter of i'm
proving the condition of the road north.
1t was decided that a fund of $500
must be raised at once and this the
committee accomplished the following
day. An engine and grader will be
started at once. W. r. Veigel has gen.
eral supervision of the work and it is
expected that roads south will also be
given some attention within q few
days. The committee did a good Job
this week. and with the money in hand
the city is bound to get satisfactory re-
suits.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26

Thursday about 80 carloads Of beef
cattle. including four or five loads for
C. C. Mead, the Martin and Stoddard
stuff, were loaded at Medora. The train
load reached Dickinson late in the after
noon, leaving for Chicago at 7:3O
o'clock. Mr.. Mead was among the
number who went down.-~-
Gov. John Burke is billed to speak in
Bismarck Saturday night. He speaks
here at the opera house on October 18th.
Eight O'Clock is the hour set. 80
Ed. Partridge and Bill Weathers will
have a sale of horses at Lefor next
Monday. The farmers out that way
have good crops and are ready to buy
more horses.
Emil Herbrecht left Friday for his
home in Chicago after spending his
two weeks vacation in Dickinson. Mr..
Herbrecht has no relatives but had heard
a great deal about the west and wanted
to see the country. He had seer
samples of our brick and pottery clay
and had heard also of Dickinson
through stockmen. He made good use
OF his time while here and seemed
pleased with the country.
About twenty ladies wendell their way
to the David Roberts home on Thursday
afternoon to remind Mrs. Roberts of her
birthday anniversary. They brought
along some good things to eat and a
beautiful lunch cloth to leave with Mrs.
Roberts as a reminder of their visit,
Mrs. e. H. Wiley had an original poem
to the hostess and an afternoon of real
social visiting was enjoyed. Mrs. W.
j. Buchner was down from Glendive to
be in attendance.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26

Miss Kate Coleman went to Mandan
Thursday to spend the day with her
sisters. Mrs. j. X. Porter and Mrs.
Rose Cunningham. Mrs. Cunningham
who has been visiting there from her
home in Bakersfield, Calf, accompan-
led Miss Coleman this far on her way
west.
Mrs. Farrell Reilly has all her Grain
harvested at the farm near Lehigh and
expects to leave in a few days for her
old home in Minneapolis. where she
will spend the winter. The crop on the
Reilly farm vas hit by hail this sum-
mer but there was a fair yield on the
second stand.
Gordon Dodd came in from the west
Tuesday for a several days visit with
his mother. Mrs. Margaret Dodd, also
his brother and sister. Mr.. Dodd is
now with the O. W. R. & N. railroad
in North Yakima, WASH. and likes it
out there. He brought along a carload
of fine apples which he readily disposed
of at Beach.
Occasionally the PRESS receives
items through, the mail that are unsign-
ed and for this reason we are unable to
use them. We are always glad to use
items that will be of interest to our
readers, but we cannot print hearsay
or articles that come to us unauthorized.
The people at Lefor had a bad day
the first of the week for their political
rally. 1t turned cold and was very
windy. Notwithstanding the fact. a
large number of people attended from
Dickinson. Gladstone. Taylor. Richard
ton and Belfield. Adam Lefor recently
opened his large store and it gave his
friends from other parts of the county
a chance to see the town and a big
modern store in the great grain produc-
ing district of the southern portion of
Stark county. The farmers of his por-
tion of the county appear to be pros
porous and the most of them are well
along with their work for this season.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
LOCAL NEWS

Glenn Nichols came down from Sem
tinel Butte to spend Sunday in the city.
Or. R. H. Beach was in St. Paul a
few days this week. attending to BUSH
ness matters.
Miss Elsie and Bertha Junke returned
to Beach this week after a few days.
visit with the Jauss families.
DR.. and Mrs. j. W. Suibling and
Mrs. Anna Reid made an auto trip up
from New England on Thursday.
c. c. Creswell. one Of the big ranchers
south of Belfield, was a business Wis
itor in the city the first of the week.
Editor Harry Dence. Postmaster W.
w. Beebe, Supt c. E. Ward and Mrs.
Hike were down from Belfeld on
Wednesday for the political rally.
1t will not be many days now until
Dickinson's white way system is COM
pleted. All of the posts are in place
and work is going ahead rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Crowl, Miss Grace
Crowl and Mrs. W. C.. Crawford and lit
tie son expect to get away Saturday for
San Diego. Calif., to spend the winter.
VIM. Y. Ogden of..Fargo made his first
trip to Dickinson this week. He had
some business matters with H. K. Mich
OILS, and seemed to like our city very
much.
Mrs. Arthur Funk of Manning is the
quest of her sister. Mrs. Fred Funk for
several days. Mr.. Funk, who is a
brother of Barber Fred Funk, has charge
of the barber shop at Manning.
H. X. Nichols resigned his position
as collector with the International Har-
vester Co. last Saturday and left in the
evening for Minneapolis TO attend to
some business matters. He returned
home Wednesday night.
The Ladies Aid society of the Metho-
dist church will meet Thursday after
noon, October 31st. at the church parlors
for election of officers. All the men,
bers are urged to attend and all request
ed to bring a donation towards the
afternoons lunch.
Roy Butler returned from his farm
s0nth of Regent after overseeing the
building of a granary and the t%hreshing
of 100 acres of wheat. He got 1,135
bushels of good wheat which he will
market at Regent as soon as he can get
men and teams to haul it for him.
Soules & Butler have recently sold In
ternational engines complete with
plows and separator. to Praus & Kubista,
Hanel & Samek, living in the country
southwest, and Joe Metz living north
west. This makes at least twelve big
outfits sold by these local dealers this
fall.
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FROGS. HELPED SCIENCE.
Their Part In Discovery of Gaivanism
and the X Ray.


Surely it is one of the oldest of CO.
medicines. observes London Tit-Bits.
that the frog should have been pri-
marily accountable. each time through
an accident. for two very important
scientific discoveries. both connected
with electricity-namely, galvanism
and the y ray.
Most people are familiar with the
story of the discovery of galvanisn.
which was due to the accidental cir
cumstance that one of a number of
frogs legs. prepared for cooking in
the laboratory of the physicist Galyani.
cam into contact with ali electric
wire. Galvani's wife was i'll. and he
was getting ready to fry tie dainty
atrachian morse.s when suddenly II
of Tie iegs began to dance.
The discovery of the y ray WAS so
simple and Obvious that any clever stu
dent in II physical laboratory might
have mGGe 1t. Mere chance led FRO
fcssor %iioentgen to come upon ii. \
large Crookes tube-i. e.. Il vacuum
bulb of glass. through which II Gun rent
w cstftll'ltH was IdNFtu. Hioih MS
the peculiar glow known as fluorescen @
was suspended over Il table. and in
Il drawer beneath there was Il paste
board box containing one dozen unex-
posed Photographic plates.
1t so happened that some keys were
lying oil the table just above the draw
er. When an attempt was afterward
made to use the plates for photograph
ic purposes they were found to be
logged" but OH each one OF them was
u fairly clear imprint of the bunch of
keys.
Thus it became apparent that rays
of some kind had penetrated through
the wooden top of the table and had
been so far interrupted by the keys as
to make n shadow picture of the hitter
OH the Photographic plates. 1t was Mt
once obvious that a new fact in phys
les had been discovered.
One of Professor Roentgen's assist
ants picked up a dead frog (which had
been used for ONT other laboratory
work. and put it in the place ordi-
narily occupied by the bunch of keys.
n fresh Photographic plate. rs usual. re-
posing in the drawer beneath. The
result was a revelation. for the shadow
picture made was not of the frog, but
of its skeleton.
flesh was transparent to the newly
discovered rays, whereas bones were
opaque to them.
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WEAKNESS.


oh, the man with the weary arm lies down
And welcomts the night that is sweet
with rest.
He faces the morrow without a frown,
For his strength Is greater with every
test.
And he pities the man who stands apart,
The man who strives with n weary heart.
The man with the weary mind goes out
Where the winds Of the forest lave and
cure
He forsakes the tumult of scorn and
doubt.
To return with courage renewed and
sure.
But there's naught of pleasure in field or
mart,
Alas. for the mar with a heavy heart.
The man with the weary arm may droop.
But his heart will call him to strive
anew.
The man with the weary mind may stoop
But his strength endures till his task is
through.
But loving nature and cunning art
Despair Of the man with the weary heart.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
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and in the woods they established
places where they held court and
passed Judgment on the planters. They
levied tribute from these wealthy citf-
zens, threatening those who oppose
with death or with a serious crop loss
by the burning of their sugar cane.
GOMEZ A FIGHTER
The guerrilla idea of warfare is moth
ing new for Cuba. 1t was by this
method that the Cubans fought for lib
erty for years, and it vas also employ
ed by the present president of Cuba,
Gomez, when he was an insurgent.
He, 1t might be said. has recently been
receiving a dose of his own medicine.
Gomez made money raising cattle,
fought in all the wars and skirmishes
that came along, cultivated popularity
with the rank and file, and finally he
reached the highest Office in the coun-
try by sheer force Of will and indomi-
table perseverance.
He was one Of the commission sent
to Washington to devise means for
disbanding the revolutionary army aft
er the Spanish war He became gov
ernor of the Santa Clara province,
where he was born, as u Conservative,
but he threw In his lot with the Lib
erals as soon as the party was formed,
and took to the bush" with the revo-
lutionists. He was captured, impris-
oned and finally released. Under Gov
ernor Magoon he was secretary Of a
commission to revise the laws of the
island. This year he is again backed
by the Liberal party in his fight for
reelection.
The friends of Gomez say he is the
strong man who can deal with a sltua-
ton that requires prompt action. They
say that the love of otficeholding will
lead h Cubans to make revolution
after revolution if they are NOT put
down with decision. His enemies de-
clare that he is entirely selfish in his
point of view.
One might receive a distorted impress
sion of the little island by reading and
hearing SO much about its troubles.
The plantations which during the pres
ent revolution, as well as In the past
unheayals, have been sustaining the
major share of the devastation wrought
by the insurgents firebrands and guns
are the chief wealth of Cuba. Its re-
sources are as yet only partially de-
veloped. One-tifteenth of the island is
cultivated, leaving a large area which
no doubt will be utilized and made to
produce when the Panama canal is
opened. as h canal will place Cuba
in the most traversed ocean line In the
world.
PROGRESS OF ISLAND
Since the time of Spanish rule the ad-
vance of Cuba has been remarkable.
Her exports have about trebled. her
total foreign trade has increased by
about 100000 900. and her industries.
which II dozen years ago were in the
first stages of development. such as
fruit farming and mining. are now as
sured successes.
Means of communication have multi
piled, and the cities are rapidly equip
ping themselves with telephones, light
ing plants. sewage systems. tfansporta-
ton services and other improvements.
There are In Cuba about IL, 900
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! Nohle Sacrifice.

"Why doesn't .Jabez Jones go to work
and get prosperors?"
Because" REPLIED the loyal friend,
hes a patriot who never neciects his
duty ms a citizen. He has been a mem.
Der of the petty jury three times. a
member of the grand jury twice. a dee
gate to four conventions. and has gone
unresisting to the legislature frequent
ly, What time has he had to himself?"
Washington Star.
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fight q battle for freedom. For
years the island rebelled against
the oppressive rule of Spain, from
whose clutch it escaped with the as
sistance Of the United States.
With the first taste of freedom the
natives were content to let this coun-
try direct their affairs, and then Cuba
became q republic. with a government
of its own. Later there developed a
state of unrest, when the United States
stepped in, settled disputes and again
handed over the government to the
Cuban people. Their new president
chosen, things again began to assume
serious aspects from time to time.
Trouble with foreign powers arose,
and many Cubans despaired Of ever
seeing their island adjust itself to tran
quill conditions. Twice within the last
two years the United States felt COM
PEELED to intervene, but upon assur-
ances that all possible efforts were be-
ing made to remedy things, kept its
hands off.
Two years ago a negro leader of the
name of Evaristo Estenoz organized
an Instruction based on objection to
the policy of President Jose Miguel
Gomez in giving political positions too
frequently to suit them to %''nonpatri-
otto citizens" The Cuban veteran of
the revolution and the war with Spain.
1t was claimed, were sighted thereby.
Cuba weathered that and less serious
situations. but a growing undercurrent
of dissatisfaction spread among the
negro population. which represents
about one-half the total Of human be-
now become a general, after making
an exhaustive study of conditions and
affairs among the negroes in the United
States, returned to Cuba and formed
the Independent Colored party. of
which. since 1t inception, he has been
the leading spirit. The colored people
all over the island have supported him
with fervor. Within a year after or
ganizatton 10000 Cuban negroes had
become members of the party and n
weekly newspaper. edited by Estenoz,
attained a large circulation.
JAiLGO
The activities of the Independent
Colored party attracted the attention
of the government to the extent that
: law was passed forbidding the forma-
ton Of political parties along racial
lines. Senator Morua Delgado of the
Liberal party. himself a negro. was
responsible for the measur now known
as the Morua law. He later was made
secretary of wal in the Gomez cabinet.
The effect on the negro population OF
the passing of the new law referred to
can be imagined. On the eve of cleo
ton many Of the heads Of the indie
pendent Colore6 party were thrown
into prison on charges of conspiracy.
Claiming that they had been de-
prived of their rights as citizens and ac-
cusing the white population of treach-
cry. the negroes turned their griev-
ances into acts that brought serious re-
suits. They contended that while fight
ing for the liberty of Cuba their white
compatriots were satisfied to rank
them as their equals. but that since
freedom vas obtained the negroes
We're neglected and that by reason of
their treatment they were Obliged to
seek recognition In their own way.
The outcome was the Inauguration OF
. guerilla warfare. In the mountains
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One In a Thousand.

Patience-Don't you think he is II
very unusual man.
~Patrice-Yes. l do.
"WhyT'
Because | saw him open n car win
dow the first time he tried yesterday"
-Yonkers Statesman.
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"Chick" Gandil. first baseman of the
Washington Nationals, is fast. and
Manager Griffith says he has strength
ened the Senator's infield wonderfully.
He plays almost as deep a field as Nc
Innes oil Chase. Gandil is also doing
fine work at bat. Altogether he is re-
garded as a great discovery for his
team. Some say he cost Griffith the
three players sent to Montreal and a
bonus Of $4,000, while others aver that
he vas marked down to $4,000. 1t
has been said by the Neutrality-suspicious.
that the Cubs offered $4,000 and no
players and the Boston Red Sox $4,000
and two players. The Montreal mana
ger gave Gandil his choice. saying that
either of the offers would be accept
able. Joe Yeager. the Montreal third
baseman, advised him to go to Griffith.
and he did.
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Oren to Criticism.

81 don't think it was fair" said Jim
my after his biz brother had lost the
race. Jack was ahead almost all the
time. but they gave the prize to a man
that was ahead only n second just at
the end"
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THE American league clubs are I'M
u%sna.lT lacking in good second base
mem says Arthur Irwin. scout of the
New York Americans. THE Athletics
the, right man in Cleveland. and the
l~Iich!anders have II fine player in
Gardner. Pie Washinatons have an
inexperienced man in Cunningham. At
The end of this season youll find that
Collins. Lajoie and Gardner have out
chased the others in the most Impress
i've manner
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in the national game is Ping Bodie,
known as the Chicago Americans
fence smasher. The former Frisco
outielder attracted notice early in the
season because of his batting and base
running feats. He has been engaging
in a merry tussle with Manager Gala
han for the honors in number of base
hits and work in the outfield.
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According to Manager Callahan Of
the Chicago Americans. Eddie Walsh
is the top notch pitcher of the day.
Moreover. Callahan AYERS that Walsh
will be as good in the box ten seasons
hence. His pitching is perfect" said
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Comparative Admiration.

when | was a young man l worked
twelve hours a day" said the sire.
Il admire your youthful energy" re-
piled the son. " but | admire still more
the mature wisdom which led you to
stop t.1GWashington Star.
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a PACK o. Sheer Nonsense
A KNOWING Younaster.

"How old are your asked the little
boy Of the lady who was calling on his
mother.
"Why Wilue!" exclaimed his mother.
''You must not ask n lady u question
like that. It's not polite"
"Why, mamma? She isn't supposed
to tell the truth.'-Yonkers Statesman.
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BUNTS OFF THE BAT
BY a. FAWOUT

When it comes to money and weight
the Philadelphia Of the American
league yield nothing to any of them.
That is because they have in their
midst Titman. whose fortune is of
healthy size and who tips the scales at
$50 pounds. They say he weighed over
the 400 mark before he went south
with the Athletics. but managed to
work oiT the difference. Titman prac-
III es With the Philadelphias every day.
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acres of uncleared forest lands con
tanning over fifty different varieties Of
hard woods. This shows with what Sc
curity the insurgents can carry on
their operations against the sugar
planters, using the forests as hiding
places from which their attacks are
made.
A sugar cane field when green pre-
sents rather a pretty sight, but when
ripe is almost as unattractive as the
cane jungles n Sc frequently m
across in the GenOese Riviera. There
are two sorts OF cane in Cuba, the cri-
OLAF or native cane. which was first
imported from the Canaries by Column
bus on his second voyage, and the
otahite, the superior kind. which is
very thick and grows to Il height of
from six to sixteen feet. The sugar
harvest commences late in January
and ends in May, \the planting being
lone during the breaks in the rainy
season, which lasts from June to the
end of November. The cane is lot
grown from seed. as Is generally sup
posed. but from slips taken from the
top Of the plant. the lower leaves of
which are stripped off. When stuck in
the ground Mt regular intervals to a
depth of n few inches the slips loon
take root and In about six months
grow to maturity and occasionally at
tain to the height Of twenty feet.
HARVESTING SUGAR CANE
Men cut the cane with small hatchets
or the famous machete, the Cuban
insurgents favorite ~weapon-and usu-
ally women gather it together and tie
into bundles, while other negroes peel
off the leaves, which are good for
fodder. and hoist the cane on high
wheeled carts. each drawn by four
oxen with enormously long horns. The
carts take the cane to the mills, where
the sap is pressed out by huge wheels
worked by steam or electricity. While
sugar making is going on the engine
never ceases its evolutions night or
day, and at this season the negroes
have been known TO work twenty
hours mt n stretch.
When the sugar industry in the Brit.
ish West Indies was practically de-
stroyed by the liberation of the slaves
vast sums of money We're Invested in
Cuban sugar estates. Extensive tracts
of land We're marked out for the plant
ing of the cane. which could be cut
year after year without %replanting. as
wis required in Louisiana. Enormous
fortunes We're made from these sugar
plantations. and On many of them the
planters lived in elegant residences in
the greatest luxury. Many OF these
estates were flourishiIg in Havana.
Matanzas and Santa Clara provinces.
but during the uprising of lSiiSr79
many of them We're DESTROYED.
Running property, therefore. is a
hereditary method of attack by the
Cubans. Within the last six months
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth has been destroyed by the in
surgents. in much of which American
capital was invested.
1t was to protect this property that
American soldiers were sent to Guam
tanamo in the face of protests of Pres
ident Gomez. who declared that he
would he able to control the situation
unaided