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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Febr,,ary Weather

q predict that the first half of Feb ruary will be winterish," said goose bone prophet "The seasons average pretty well, as a rule. We have had so much spring-like weather recently that the winter will make up for it by lingering in the lap of spring
 Next Friday is ground hog day, and no matter whether or not he sees his shadow coal dealers will have a good trade up to St. Patricks Day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
WHY HE LEFT SADLY

From TIt-Blts.
 After he had kissed her and pressed her rosy cheek against his and patted her under the chin she drew back and said: :: George, do you shave yourself?"
 ''Yes; why do you ask,'' he replied
 T thought so,' she said; your face is the toughest I ever"
 Then she stopped, but it was too late, and he went away with a cold, heavy lump in his throat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

she was slender, and he's afraid to qult.- Kansas City Star.
 A PLUCKY WOMAN.
 Though s heart was in
 lis mouth, he said,
 Pm here. friend wife,
 Be not afraid.'' 'Il
 When nearer drew
 That fearful tread,
 He swiftly dived
 Beneath the bed.
 There quaking lay
 To meet his fate.
 Not so twas then
 With s dauntless mate.
 A hatpin seized
 The burglar slew
 And did his form
 With blood imbrue.
 SURE. These days and times he well may bras who s never done the dizzy drag"
 HIS ERROR. "Dibble seems wrathy about something. "Yes. Dibble is nearsighted and h mistook typewriter oil can for a pocke inhaler"
 SoTTO VOICE. =
 Fell words, forsooth,
 We heard him utter.
 Twas something bout
 The price of butter.
 A MEAN DISPOSITION. 'Is Puffkins all wrapped up in his mote car?'
 Not yet, but have hopes" ASTUTE. The politician to the brim Is full of spacious wiles; When talk would make his chances slin By jinks, he merely smiles. LIFE'S PHILOSOPHY. Hopefully still, through all kinds { weather, Dauntless, however our fortunes ma tend, Striving to journey always in high feaths To the shadow land where all journey end, at q Facing the future with courage to shiei When we're assailed by the legions { rue, Poor the rewards though the strugg may yield us That. o my friend, Is the best < can do! PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The Mercury, like truth, will rise again unless the groundhog forblds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
TIE KNocKER.

NOAhG1A# If it's cold
 Or it's warm, Still he views With alarm.  Little good Can he see, Or in you, Or in me.  Says the world, In his haste, Is not quite To his taste.  Proved fool By his ways, Never mind
 What he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The Chinese rebels are marching on Picking and the Manchus are seeking their cyclone cellars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

A SOLOMON ON THE BENCH. You are charged with assault and bat tery," said the judge sternly.
 Your honor, permit me to say a few words in my defense"
 Proceed"
 The man whom I am accused of beat ing came up to me and said, If Wood would row, how long would Woodrow Wilson?"
 Cease is dsmissedp'
 YOU'RE EXCUSED, OLD CHAP. man in Cherryvale who weighs 115 pounds with his overeoat and fuzzy hat on calls his wife Pet" although she weighs. approximately 200. He explains that he started in calling her that when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Washington society women now wear cut glass heels that are warranted not to un down at the side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Boss Cox of Cincinnati begins to think every mans hand is against him. These are indeed inti-boss times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Yuan Sha Kai must either jump soon into the frying pan or into the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The first campaign of the Abernathy Kid was not successful But that boy is young and he will try again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Lee O'Nell Browne is again a candidate for the legislature at Ottawa ILL, and the moral standing of that town will soon be ascertained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

President Taft and the Duke of Con- naught did not fail over Canadian reel procity again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Despite small net profits the packers are fighting to remain in the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Many New Workers think three fourths vote in petit jury should he sufficient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The tearing down of Madison Square Garden will be begun in July, and the work of putting up gigantic skyscraper will be progressed rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The Chinese throne continues to tot.ec and the rebels are preparing to topple it over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The administration has been asked to abolish the useless g bill, but it hesl- tates to tackle so difficult a proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Schedule x, revised edition, cannot be fitted to a suit of clothes before next fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

It cost a good deal of money to put LOT inner over and 1t may cost as much to put him under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
HE GOT THE LOWER

Many savorite sons are boomed. but few are finally chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
SEVERE STRAIN.

 'Yes.Y When will he be out of the hospital? GLOOMY MORTALS. Now one and all The poets sing Their roundelays In praise of spring. As light of heart, As blithe and gay As if it were
 The first of May. But some there are Who can't forget They haven't seen The groundhog yet.
 WQMAN's WAY. When women get the vote What will they dor Most prob'bly rock the boat For something new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Every voter next November should be able to 20 to the polls wearing suit priced according to the revision of Schedule K
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The Ircgressives will control the new German reichcstag i: they can get to- gether This is no easy matter among Germans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Competition is dead, says Andrew Caf- negie, but when the men who organize nonopolies are sent to the penitentiary he may have another guess coming. Some of the packers are headed that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Kaiser Wilhelm may yet claim to be the original socialist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

There is no record that the Princess Patricia used her umbrella on the camera men, although her provocation was great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.' postoffice as second-class matter uhoer act of Congress March 5. lSt9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Competition is dead, says Andrew car- negie. but when the men who organize monopolies are sent to the penitentiary he may have another guess coming. Some of the packers are headed that way.
 
 The tearing down of Madison Square Garden will be begun in July, and the work of putting up a gigantic skyscraper will be progressed rapidly. Lee O'Nell Browne is again a candidate for the legislature at Ottawa ILL. and the moral standing of that town will soon be ascertained.
 -------.s.-- Every voter next November should be able to 20 to the polls wearing suit priced according to the revision of Schedule K.
 The rrcgressives will control the new German reichcstag i: they can get to- gether This is no easy matter among Germans.
 There is no record that the Princess Patricia used her umbrella on the camera men, although her provocation was great
  The administration has been asked to abolish the useless g bill, but it hesl- tates to tackle so difficult 8 proposition.
  rI1 ,nte nf hn Ahnrnn he Kid was not successful. But that boy is young and he will try again.
 --.s.- Boss Cox of Cincinnati begins to think every mans hand is against him. These are indeed inti-boss times.
  Washington society women now wear cut glass heels that are warranted not to un down at the side
 
 The Chinese rebels are marching on reking and the Manchus are seeking their cyclone cellars. President Taft and the Duke of Con- naught did not fail over Canadian reef pIOClly dSdih It cost a good deal of money to put LOT inner over and it may cost as much to put him under
  Many New Workers think a three fourths vote in a petit jury should he sufficient.
 The Chinese throne continues to tot.ec and the rebels are preparing to topple it over.
 Schedule K, revised edition, cannot be fitted to suit of clothes before next fall.
 Despite small net profits the packers are fighting to remain in the business.
  Yuan Sha Kai must either jump soon into the Frying pan or into the fire.
  The Mercury like truth, will rise again unless the groundhog forblds.
  Many savorite sons are boomed, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

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Daily and Sunday Age-Herald. SS.oo Daily and Sunday, D0f month";. ~ Daily and Sunday, three months.. s.VV
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05
TO RUN FORM TRAIN.
North Dakota May Be First to Profit
by New Project Of "Har-
veste. Trust"

Fargo.-North Dakota will probably
be the first state of the northwest to
profit through the service of the Inter.
national Harvester company Of which
Professor p G. Holden of Iowa has re.
Gently been placed in charge. $780,.
According to plans now being formu.
lated by !. G. EIaney, North Dakota
representative of the bureau. Score.
tary Cooper of the North Dakota Bet.
ter Farming association and President
J. H. Worst OF the North Dakota Agri.
cultural college. special train will
be brought into the state, probably In
January, to make a complete tour.
The trip will be the first effort of the
reorganized service bureau to assist In
the development OF the great north.
west. It will have on board some Of
the foremost agriculturalsts of the
country. Professor Holden will have
general charge and such agricultural
scientists az Thomas Cooper and Presi
dent J. H. Worst will have charge a
special departments The train viii
probably attract more attention thar
Any ever sent out In this state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05

The following pupils of the Harr1-
son school were neither absent nor
tardy during November: Norma Mel
son, Rachel Alice, Hilda Abrahamson,
Arthur Hanson, Mary Hennes, Arthur
Johnston. Eldon White, Verne Nelboa,
Esther Nelson, Lyle Dobell, Peter
Hennes, Anna svehla, Clinton wy
man, Andy Amundson, Bertram Light
hall, Byron Cooper, Cecilia Hennes,
Mary svehla, Jennie Berg.
We iro informed that there have
been 1000 cars Of grain shipped from
this station already this fan. The
cars will average about one thousand
bushei each, which makes q total Of
about one million bushels Of grain
that have bsen SHIPPED fFeQ AnAeoGe
this season. It is estimated that not
half of the grain in the Ambrose
country has yet been marketed. As
grain market, It IL safe to say Am
brose outranks all other towns IN the
state Ambrose Tribune.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05
LOGAN CORNERS.

The Ladies' Aid Of the First Pres.
byterian church of Logan will hold an
auction sale in the school house Sat,
urday, December 18th. Sale to COM
mence about 7:45. Supper will be
served after the sale. Everybody
10 invited. g.a........
Mr.. Frank Teets is threshing al
Mr.. VIM Hecker's at present. Mr..
Hecker has been busy stacking the
past two weeks, but has few acres
in the shock yet. ...
Mr.. Oscar Own, manager Of the
Scofeld threshing machine, finished
threshing for stredwicks Saturday
forenoon.
Miss Ada stredwick spent Tuesday
evening with Mabel Stredwick.
Several skating parties were held
4 this vicinity the past two weeks
Logan IL getting to be quite a place
nowaAays; a dance every week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05

Miss Taylor, one Of our homestead
ers on the reservation, is now clerk
ing at the Plaza Drug store. Miss
Taylor is familiar with this kind Of
work as her brother owns drug
store at Minot, where she clerked
prior to coming on her claim Plaza
Pianeer.
The loss is heavy one for Mr. Wood
A. l.. Woodmansee had the mis-
fortune to lose three horses early
Monday morning by being struck by
passenger train No. $50 going east on
were presumably returning TO the
the 500. The horses were loose and
barn about 6 a. m. when they we're
caught on tho crossing on Main st.
mansee, who can i'll afford it.-saw.
yer Telegraph.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05

The one who has chosen her. They
have the congratulations and hest
wishes Of host Of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Kuckenbaker,
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman spent
Thanksgiving at Kuckenbaker's.
Miss Eva Whitfield was Minot
shopper Saturday. ~.
Miss Minnie Tabler was home visit
ing thru the Thanksgiving vacation.
Mrs. David Bartleson, after few
weeks visit with relatives here re.
turned to Plaza on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Gard have ta-
ken up their winter abode at the Dee
gan house here. .. .a.a
Letters received from Vernis Pack
ard report him as fine and dandy. He
is working In Galloway's lunch coun-
ter at Waterloo, Iowa.
Mr.. Ludwig Mostad leaves today
for his claim in Minnesota. He will
say seven months this time.
Miss Marie Teigan Of Antelope,
Montana, visited last week In the
ONE Of her brother, Mr.. Henry Tefg-
an.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05
LOGAN AND VICINITY.

William Hecker. after waiting on
three different threshing machines
has at last succeeded in getting his
neightor, Mr.. Teets. to thresh his
grain with his little machine.
A Christmas tree will be held in
the school house on Christmas eve
and program given by the Sunday
school. Donations received by Nil.
dred Cook. lola Hornung or Maud
Ross.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
lNulph on Thanksgiving day occurred
the marriage of their daughter Miss
Hazel, to Mr.. Max Locher of Velva.
The happy couple, accompanied by
Mr.. Clarence Nulph, the brides broth.
er, and Miss Hazel Whitfield. took their
places promptly at o'clock and were
made man and wife. The ceremony
being performed by Rev. Hallowell OF
Sawyer After congratulations a boun.
tiful wedding dinner was served to
about TWENTY-FIVE guests. Among the
guests were Clarence Cook Of Laurel,
Montana, uncle Of the bride. Mr..
Homer Eamen of Minnesota and
Mrs. Mott of Velva, Mr.. and Mrs.
MONEY! and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Stredwick and children, Miss
Jane Gall and Mrs. Halowell. Many
beautiful and useful presents were re-
ceived.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Teigan and MIR.
and Mrs. Russell Gard spent Thanks
giving at Guy Esharon's home.
Mrs. Williams of Burlington is Wis
iting Mrs. o. Saugstad.
Mr.. Ralph Gard and Miss Minnie
Myers were married at Minot Monday
Dec. 2. Mr.. Gard is junior partner
in the Logan store and an excellent
young man. Miss Myers is from Ken.
mare and altho we are as yet little
with her we feel sure she
will make a very able he1pmeet for
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05
Tunnel Work Commences.

Alexander. - Spokane contractors
have arrived to construct the LOO
foot tunnel for the Great Northern q.
tension between New Rockford and
Lewiston. Mont. The tunnel 10 under
the range OF hills In this county Just
east Of the Yellowstone river. The
tunnel is to be twenty.eight feet high
and twenty-five feet wide and $50 men
will be worked in three shifts until
the work IL completed. It 10 expected
70 have the contract doue by April
- NAY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05

drunk. Didn't l tell you l was drunk
when / did it? and they've got to go
back to her."
Madame versay suddenly changed
her tactics. She leaned over, seized
the young man by the collar and shook
him. What she said l could not hear,
but the effect on the drunken youth
was marked. He pleaded in blabber-
ering slobbers: That's all right, you
keep them; they're yours. You dis
solve them in vin'ger and drink 'em
like Cleopatra. You're good liz thing,
you're a good, Ill, sweet thing.
The mans drooling grew gradually
inarticulate, his head wobbled. Pres
emily he made an Intellectual effort to
pat Madame Versay's porcelain cheek
and fell forward with his arms out
stretched on the table. Popinots Bur
gundy was indeed distilled from the
peoples of the Disc!
The woman ordered tumbler OF
whisky and drank it like water MY
hour had arrived. l arose and thread
ed a way to her table.
Have l the honor" I said, Ito ad
dress Madame Versay?'
A further light came into the cold
| tallow eyes. Not so loud,' she said
care you a plain-clothes Johnnie"
l assured her that had attained tt
no such dignity as that. l was merel!
one coming under flag of truce witt
a message from Miss Caroline Pickney
| l said this over several times and II
a variety of ways before Madame
suspicious were soothed down. Thel
l laid before her the offer to pay tel
thousand dollars cash for the jewels
A clean cut trade and no questions
The money in her hands for the jewel
in ours. l did not go further into tn
place or details of payment, that Woul
better follow little later on.
"Tll stand for that" said Madam
Versay, IF it's straight goods; but 20
will have to show it to Henderson.
he don't flag it, the old hen can hav
her sinners"
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The offer to pay cash was pleasing to
Mr.. Henderson. 1t sounded good"
but he would take no chance on a
double cross" being handed out
The money must be paid in his pres
ence at a bank No meet me under
the oak tree" for him. He was "onto'
the iniquities of the human family.
By gradual, indirect suggestions,
uncovered the plan to pay at the JET
ferson Trust company in Richmond un-
der his eye He took to that. 1t was
1.-The old hens nest" to be sure, but
doubtless the only place where she
could gather up so large "wad OF
| dough-" And thus, after many glass
es of vile brandy, which, on my part,
l managed to tip out deftly into the saw
dust, we got the" business closed. Mr..
Robert Henderson nearly crushed my
hand at parting. 1t was so rare
thing, he said, to meet one OF his
kind of gentlemen" nowadays. Mad
anne Versay beamed, and we parted
in genial fashion.
had a word with Popinot at the
door, after oiling the itching in his
palm with a silver dollar. POOR
he said, Madame Versay was less
French than his cafe cat. She was
born in Harlem under shamrock. She
had heard him, Popinot, name the oil,
vine Versailles in a food OF longing
for his native country. The name
pleased her; she implored him to say
it again and yet again, until she got II
and so came Madame Versay." Mon
Dieu ones sides split themselves with
laughter. A grisette named for pal
ace. Monsieur Villon never did so ex
cellent a naming La demi-monde
Fedifice publique, one saw instantly
the fitness Of it," He, Popinot, was {
genius of the first order.
And so l left him, shaking in the
door, and calling upon Olympus to sent
/ down his need of bay-leaves. Incom
( parable Popinot of the Golden Moon
; Shortly before ten o'clock on tn
tenth day of February, l walked from
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05

either end Of it, and, holding the end
Of the pack in his fingers, shook out
the bills before the district attorney.
The lawyer had been listening with
the closest attention, his face clouded
and distressed. Now, it cleared like
summer morning. Are the others
like this?" he said.
1.-THE same" replied Henderson. "a
good tenner on the top and bottom
and the rest queer"
Then" said the district attorney.
"the laws of the United States have
not been violated. These bills are not
counterfeit"
Mr.. Henderson mopped his wet face.
What" he calculated. 1T amt good
money; is it,"
NO." replied the lawyer; it is not
money at ALL
Astonishment drove Mr.. Henderson
to his primal tongue. Hell, mani he
said. "'Taint good! 'Taint bad!
You're stringin' me-"
The district attorney was amused.
He took the pack Of money and spread
it out on the table. These" he said,
ARE bills of the Confederate States
of America. They are in no sense
counterfeit. The passing of these bills
for money of the United States Is no
crime against its laws. The Federal
courts have time and again so decided,
J although these bills closely resemble
certain bank-note issues of the Federal
, government and have been more than
once complained Of by the treasury
, department"
| Then he added, with courtly bow
, to Henderson, my dear sir, you have
J in your hands the promise OF van
l ished republic to pay you some ter
/ thousand dollars. Once upon a time
; these bills might have purchased yor
8 an excellent lunch and perhaps ciga1
b with 1t. I doubt it little, now. Yo,
might try Moseby Taylor on the corner
o below. Mention Jubal Early"
!. Then he turned to me. "Mr. Parks,
= he said, "as you have not these poten
tokens of great sentiment to assis
you, l must beg the honor of your pres
ence at luncheon with me. l hav
heard of Randolph Mason"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05

near where the fowls are fed, little
door about 10 by IL inches is hung
on the inside of the yard, so as to al
ways swing shut without springs. 1t
is stopped from swinging outward BY
the peg shown at the right.
Mrs. Hen, returning repentant from
the garden, will poke her head into
every mesh Of the fence in her efforts
to rejoin her happy companions. The
gate will thus allow her to enter
without excitement or commotion from
the lord Of the harem from the irate
owner.
But another advantage may DO
gained by using the gate in connec-
ton with the laying pens. II the two
gates are used, one opening inward
in front Of the nest, the other open
ing outward at the back or the side,
so that the hens may go to another
yard after laying, the poultryman
may know which hens have and have
not laid. Thus he may avoid the
trouble usually connected with ordi'
nary trap nests.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
For the legal principle In
voived In this story see United
States v. Barrett, III. Fed, 36s.
MAN EATER CAUGHT IN BAY
San Francisco Fishermen Forced e
Battle for Their Lives
With Shark.

After fighting desperately for two
hours with a fullgrown man-eating
shark, which had become enmeshed In
their fishing nets of Angel island, five
Italian fishermen finally conquered the
unusual catch. The shark measured
IL feet over all and weighed 600
pounds.
Although the common mud shark Is
often hooked on fishing lines and
caught in nets by fishermen in the
bay, the capture Of grown man eater
inside the heads is unusual.
Two nets were torn almost to shreds
by the shark, and in order to secure
the giant and bring him near enough
to. attack with clubs. the fishermen
sacrificed third net.
I'VE were afraid that II We let him
go he would sweep our smack to
pieces with his TAIL" said Salvatore
Balisterri. This would have left us at
his mercy, and, as we could see that
he was ferocious and out for blood,
we could take NO chances. There is
doubt that had we been overturned
the shark would have injured US and
might have killed one of u.s.
The captors of the shark declared
that the battle, which ragged without
cessation until the catch was uncon-
scious, was terrific.
1T looked bad several times for
u.s." said one of them. 1.-THE first we
knew of the sharks presence was
when one of the nets was almost
swept away. Then We started out to
get him. He had chances to get away,
but seemed to want to wreck our boat
and it was lucky that we succeeded In
killing him.
The big shark II the largest ever
captured in the bay, the oldest fisher
men say. The owners Of the ISL
found q ready market for it through ,
Chinese grocery merchant. The flest
of the shark is highly esteemed as &
delicacy by Chinese, the meat bein(
smoked and dried.-San Francisco
Call.