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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Breaking the Ice.

"Now, Miss Imogene," argues the
young man who has been receiving
the frigid stares and the monosyllaDic
replies of the fair young thing who
chose to become offended at him at
the dinner and continued to accumu-
late indignation at the opera, its per-
fectly useless for you to attempt to
act like an iceberg. Science tells us
that only one-eighth of an iceberg IS
visible, and you"
Considering the fact that she was
wearing an evening gown, he really
might have exercised bit more tact
Judge.
Many a fellow lays his heart at the
feet of a girl who deliberately kicks
goal with it,
L...tare rarnnflW Wis
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
How He Would Have Them.

How will you have your eggs
cooked?" asked the waiter
Make any difference in the cost of
'em?" inquired the cautious customer
with the brimless hat and the ragged
beard.
mo"
"Then cook them on the top of
slice of ham," said the customer.
greatly relieved.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

We hear of new uses of Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrh. In dehorning cat
tie, light applications help to stop
bleeding. making the use of hot iron
Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
For Burns and scaIds.

In case of burns and scalds apply
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh and get
relief Apply it to cool the skin and
take the fire out Have a bottle al
ways on hand to use in case of acct
dents. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

Handsome Is as Handsome Does.
Sanford-So you don't believe in
judging a man by his clothes?
Crabshaw-No, indeed That's the
way we Judge woman, and look how
we get fooled Judge.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Strange to Say.

Here is a unique novel by Brit
ish author"
What makes it unique?"
can American girl is introduced in
the story and she speaks very fair
English"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Not DlsorderIY.

so you have been to the art exhib-
it?"
Yes, and | found several Whistlers
there"
You don's say Why don't a guard
put them ut?"-Birmingham Age
Herald.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Friendly TIp.

Ragman-Any old bottles today,
mum?
Woman-No; but you might try Mr..
Soakems, next door; his wife's COM
ing back from the seashore tomorrow.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Royal Metamorphosis.

1.-THE King, changing into four
horsed carriage, drove through the Cat
tie section"
A characteristic example of kingly
tact.-Punch.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
He Thinks It Helps.

What is an optimist?"
"A man who thinks that if he puts
Urgent" on a letter it will be de-
livered sooner than it would be other
wise. STRAY Stories.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Poor Excuse.

why did you drop off the water
wagon?"
1T was so crowded | couldn't get
seat" explained the other man, lamely
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
More than 10000 school children in
Los Angeles are studying gardening.

Mrs. WinslOws Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sOftens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie ,25c bottleAds
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
RuR-MY-TISM

Will cure your rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgfa,
Cramps, Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts,
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antlseptic
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
ALWAYS MOVING.

Does Gubbles ever make a move at
the club meetings?"
"Oh, lots of them. He's got St. vi
tus' dance"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Availability In Prospect.

Il fear | am not worthy of you.
Never mind about that. Between
mother and myself imagine we can
effect the necessary improvements
Chicago News.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Practical Virtues.

How did that ne'er-do-well manage
to live?"
In hope that if he inspired enough
faith he might live on charity"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

When a man boasts that he is his
own master it may be because no ono
else wants him.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

You can safely place faith in Han
ford's Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
- sIrMMER HEADACHEss

Hicks CAPUDINE is the best remedy
no matter what causes them-Whether
from the heat, sitting in draughts, fever
ish condition etc. 10c., Csc and Soc per
bottle at medicine stores. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

To Cure Sore and Tender Feet.
Anniv the wonderful old reliable DIR. POH-
TER's ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. 2bc'
Soc 800.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

For mosquito bites apply Hanford's
Balsam. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

To stop bleeding use Hanford's Bal
sam. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
fashionable sanltarium

"The boss is worried about the new
patient"
HE seems weak"
Yes; too weak to sign a check"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Up AGAINST It.

That woodpecker may be persist
ent. but think he's beaten this time. "
Whats he trying to do?"
Drill hole into an iron trolley
pole"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

FOR WEAKNESS AND LOSS OF Ape
TTTE.
The Old Standard general STRENGTHENING tonic
GROVES TASTHLE chill TONIC drives out Ma
lAria and builds up the system true tonic and
sure Appetizer For adults and children. % centA
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Not for Long.

Now am twenty-one, and my
own master!"
Eyes, but you are engaged.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

st. Louis trade boosters recently Wis
tied 20 cities In one week.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
VIM. r. russ

acres. but novpAN HICKS, JR
sense of the thing %a=
through the minds of the,
progressive people of thatI,e,
they are rising to the occasion
way that challenges the admirati
the entire country.
1t requires. over $20,000,000 to
ply only so southern cities with
products every year. HeretofocSg
of this wealth has comesne sad
states, but now soutbFall. his va
reaping the spEsbull (by deft dis
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
e@96S[G3&S&T
= III EzRLY ZEST ~eC0V

Portable position on top
of the cabin of a yacht
on the Quadalquivir.
Judging by the behav-
ior of people who were
at closer quarters, the
role Of spectator w Id
at times appear to trtu
for considerable actiNt
ity, and be unsuitable
for a stout old gentle
man on foot, or even II
mounted, unless he
were a good horseman
and did not mind
"bucketing" about. On
the occasion in ques-
ton l did not notice
any dismounted specta-
tors, but / am told
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

JILL fighting is of very ancient
and not strictly Spanish origin.
The Moors in Spain. in their
rare intervals of peace, prac-
ticed warlike pursuits, from the
fear-not ungrounded, as 1t
proved-of becoming luxurious
and effeminate. In this way
began bull fighting. The Moor
ish knight, anxious to keep him
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24
THE HUMAN QUALITY.

A great crisis brings out the social
qualities Of men-using social in ita
broad human sense. The merely self
sh man who looks out only for his own
interests, the man who cries, Save
himself who cam braves the indigna-
nation Of society. When there ia great
need the common welfare becomes par
amount.
In the Dayton flood John H. Patter-
son, president Of the National Cash
Register Company. waded about in the
water helping to save families, and
rowed one Of the rescuing boats. That
was the effect Of the great disaster on
an important business man who stands
convicted Of anti-social practices in
his business.
The day il coming when the same re-
gard for the general good that domi-
mates in time OF calamity will be the
controlling .riluence in the business OF
the world. Indeed, the public con-
science is insisting that business must
be conducted with a view to the well
fore Of the whole community.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24
A farmers club near this city re

farmers club near this city re-.
Gently came to the conclusion that It
paid better to make butter than to sell
either milk or cream. H. D. williams,
manager of the Henningsen Creamery
Co.. informs the Independent that ev-
erything considered. the farmer can
make more money from selling his
cream, than he can from making but
ter, providing he has way of market
ing his cream. The Henningsen COM
pany has been paying 33 cents a pound
cash for butterfat, or $S3 per hundred
pounds. The same cream that produced
100 pounds of butterfat, will churn
about 100 pounds of butter. The stores
are offering rs cents pound in trade
Tor butter, or were last week, which
you'd give the producer $50, or three
dollars less that he could get for SELL
ing the cream. These figures can cas-
lily be verified.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

We note by our exchanges that some
Of the towns are organizing to urge the
farmers to test their seed grain. The
conservative farmers will make .i,e
test anyway, and 10 niganize to &c: LIE
farmer t. do Wha: he is most apt 70 80
anyway, proves Clstasteful to than us
whole. The Independent has come to
the conclusion that the farmer has been
given too much advice already by those
who don't know anything about farm
ing. Conditions are improving wonder
fully In the country, but practically
everything that the farmer has learned.
has come about thru experience, or by
listening to words Of wisdom from
experts who have learned thru exper-
fence themselves.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24
ITO PROMOTE THE GENERAL
WELFARE.

The movement now in progress to
penalize by law dishonest advertising
Is another striking indication Of the
way organized society Is beginning to
use the government as its agency for
the general welfare.
LET the buyer beware" was long the
classic motto Of trade. The buyer was
thought to be in a better position to
protect his own interests than any out
side agency could possibly be- And in
an age Of small business he was. He
had facilities for knowing the quality
of the goods he was getting. Most Of
them came from his immediate neigh
borhood, and he knew the reputation
Of the producer.
His meat was slaughtered by local
butcher His milk came from a neigh
bor's dairy. The local store was a
neighborhood Institution, and 1t was
well known If the owner was In the
habit Of mixing sand with the sugar.
But with the advent of the era Of
big business the average person has
become helpless His milk may come
from the country fifty miles away. The
meat is from a packing house The big
store is not the family institution Of
fifty years ago.
SO all along the line society has be-
gun to exercise supervision to see that
the buyer Is not cheated The national
Pure Food and Drugs Act embodied the
tendency. Representative Murdoch has
been pushing pure fabric bill Of the
same sort. The honest advertising leg
lslatlon belongs to the same species
of social action for the common good.
People are finding out that govern
ment may be made much more useful
than It has been in the past without In
terfering in the slightest with indivld-
uai initiative and energy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

Every family should have curfew
which should ring tonight" and every
other night II needed. These curfews
are inexpensive, and can be made at
home. Take piece Of siding two feet
long and white one end to a handle.
Take the child that needs the curtew
and bend It over barrel. Now take the
siding and use as a clapper. Put it on
hot. dividing the strokes evenly and see
that none miss. Good Tor q boy or girl
up to IS, and three applications are
warranted to cure the most pronounce
ed case Of street loafing that exists.
The music Is said to be more effective
than singing, where is My Wandering
Boy Tonight."-Beach Advance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

tstaining another set Of appraisers,
chere was appointed board Of up.
praisers agreed upon by both sides.
It was understood that the report Of
this board Of experts should be &C.
copied as final.
In the appraisal Of property which
had been left in trust for both the drst
and second wives Of Colonel Aston the
appraisals were made without knowl-
edge on the part Of the appraisers as
to what purpose the property vas to
b devoted.
The value Of the real estate. % deter
mined by the appraisers. Is apppxi-
mately $84.OOO.OOO. while the securities
he owned had face value Of e20So0.-
600. 1t Is said that the worthless Sc
curities held BY Colonel Aston were
few.
Most Of these were investments into
which Colonel Astor had been led BY
his love for scientific experimentation.
he evidently having been willing to In.
vest money in ventures for the pro0o-
ton Of scientific theories In which, 1t
is said. he had little hope OF financial
profit BY friends he had been Induced
to invest comparatively small sums in
mining ventures.
The following are the principal items
Of realty. with the appraised valua-
tons: Hotel Waldorf Astoria. including
one-half Of Astor court. SO, 400 coo:
Hotel Knickerbocker. $4.S75. 900: Hotel
st. Regis and three parcels adjoining.
1895 900: Putnam building. $685.
600: south one-half Of the Astor House.
$2.4O0.O 900; the Aston residence at $40
and 842 Fifth avenue. $2.475, 900: the
ground ut the northeast corner Of
Broadway and Forty-second street,
$2,125O 900: Cambridge hotel at 320-S84
Fifth avenue. 81 .475. 600: Schermerhorn
building. $1.sOO.O 900: 295-3O3 Sixth AZ
enue with the adjoining Eve parcels In
West Nineteenth street. $1.l83,500.
The largest single stock holding was
in the New York Central. Of which
securities Colonel Aston held $4,000
shares. valued at $4.86O.O0O. &.
When Colonel Astor's body. was
lOund tnere was $0,0l ID 0lS p0c3etS.
The appraisal Of the Aston jewslry y
1851 800. The two principal items are
diamond sunburSt valued ct e76ON,
and q diamond necklace valued q -
600.
Charles W. morse owed the Aston
estate $1l0O3O. which the executors
say they have bsen unable TO collect
since the claim arose In 1909. The
tptal deductions claimed BY executors.
Including debts. administrative ex-
penses. executors commissions and at
tosneys' fees amount to 81 ,S75. III.
The estate paid 9 preliminary tax OF
( 48.150OOO last October. Owing to the
increase in valne npon final appraisal
the estate will be required to pay thou
sands Of dollars In additional tax, AZ
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24
THE vnoERrAkER OF THE POOR.

One canno. so among the poor ve:y
much without hearing m =: or less cir
cumstantial stc!ie Of Row the IN
scrupulous undertaken deeces them. In
fact nothing less than ghoulish are
some OF the stories that are related to
show how pressure IL brought to bear
on distracted people to cause them ex-
cessive expense in the burying Of their
dead. A dying husband begged his
wife that she give him only . plain
funeral. She promised, but when the
undertaken came the relatives were
present AS soon as she said she want
ed only a modest funeral the UNDER
taker sneered. lis that all you thought
Of your husband to bury him like that?''
She was shamed into spending not only
more than she had promised. but more
than the insurance he had asked her
to save.
This Is the last thing you can do for
your WIFE," ono undertaken urged q
poor porter, "and you don't want to be
haunted by the thought that you
were mean" Then the crafty trades
man In death pointed to the children
and cruelty wrung the mans heart by
adding. III you don't do the right thing
by their mother they will curse you to
their dying day" It Is hardly necessary
to say that this distracted man demon
strated his love for the dead wife and
mother by having funeral which
condemned the children to actual hum
ger and want.
Another undertaken refused to go to
Bellevue for the body Of child I'M
til the mother gave him golden cru
cifx, an heirloom. as security. Such
cases could be multiplied il it were any
use. Mr.. Barrows remarks that this
is not the usual thing. But It Is so
common among the very poor as to be
almost proverbial. This is not to say
that all undertakers or even majority
of them, are rogues. They are precise
ly like every other body Of men-some
honest, some INSCRIPTIONS, charging
'all that the traffic win bear"
Once having been accepted, the vul-
ture undertaken has the family at his
mercy. For instance, in one case a
chattel mortgage on the household
furniture was demanded The family
refused indignantly. But when they
approached second undertaken they
found he would not take the case be-
cause the code Of ethics forbade him.
They either had to take the original
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24
SOME OATS

Mr.. Fred Underwood, who has charge
Of the McIlvain farm east OF town, has
just received returns from car load
Of oats raised on the farm last year,
Tor which he received nifty cents Per
bushel. And that = not Ill. The yield
was 12l bushels per acre. The oats
were the Victor Black variety. which
are new 70 this country. James Walsh
u another farmer who raised several
hundred bushels Of the same variety,
which yielded In the neishborhood q
IS bushels and for which he also re-
ceived so cents. Dnderlin Headlight.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

When federal statistlcians finished
figuring they discovered that just one
ont OF every forty-seven men who
voted fol Woodrow Wilson for presi
dent was candidate for a federal po-
sition. They also deduced the fact that
there will be an army Of heartsick and
disappointed office seekers numbering
upward Of 121, 900, for there are 1923
Jobs to be filled and 1850 patriots
who have signif1ed their willingness to
aid the government.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

New can hard cast iron be drilisd7
Heat the iron to q red heat and drop
birthstone on the spot to be drilled.
Whs was the "F;shtlne Parssnf'
Governor Brownlow Of Tennessee
QsolN was known - the Fighting
PaFson."
Did Woodrow Wilson ever attend
Jshns Hopkins univsrsity7
Yea During 1882, 1883 and 1884 he
WAS a student Of history and political
economy at that university.
Which 10 the Blue Hen etats1
Delaware.
Where do the remains Of John Paul
Jones rest?
In crypt under the Naval academy
chapel at Annapolis.
How long did Garfield serve 40 prssi.
dent?
Six months and half.
What presidents ssrvsd eight fsil
ysars7
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jacksoo,
Grant and Cleveland.
What 10 the Semitic famiIyf
One of the six families Of the Axar
maean branch Of the white race, CO.,
dstng Of Arabs. Jews and Syrians.
whsn did the Spanish surrendsr sas.
Uaeo1
July 10. 1898.
On what dats w. President oraae
borni
April q. 1922.
New many Harvard srsdsatss havs
besn PRESIDENT
Thxes John Adams, John Quincy
Adams and Theodore Roosevelt
Wlsn was Alaska purchased BY ~
! Oaitsd otatss7
II 1857, for $1,000, 900.
What is the Sigma Tau7
Il p an honorary engineering N,
oEnity Of juniors and seniors, with
o9ss requirements scholarship, pene.
stability and sociability.
Hsw 10 carboIic acid mads7
= = produced from coal tar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

wittssf
No, but James Whitcomb Reilly
vas secretary to Norman E. Mack
when he was chairman Of the commit
toe.
What 10 the origin Of the dollar rnark7
Until after the beginning Of the pres
ent century the most extensively used
mark In this country was the Spanish
piece of eight, of the value Of 8 reals.
or about 100 cents. In most Of the coins
the diverse bore large figure 8 In
bold relief and on each side column
representing the Pillars Of Hercules.
In many Of the later coins the pillars
were placed within the curves of the
figure. 1t became customary in writ
ing the figures which designated sums
Of money to place after them the mark
denohng the value In pieces Of eight,
and late III the last century for conven-
Ience the dollar mark was placed in
front Of the figures.
How long 10 . furlong?
A furlong is one-eighth Of statute
mile, or 22O yards.
Was Woodrow Wilson . member Of
the famous class Of TO-" and. II 90,
who were it, other msmbers7
Yes. The other members were Rob
OEt Bridges. one Of the editors Of Scrib-
ner's Magazine; the Rev. DR.. A. 8.
Halsey, secretary Of the Presbyterian
board Of foreign missions; Charles A.
Talcott, NJ. G.; Mahlon Pitney. Justice
Of the supreme court Of the United
States; Robert FL. McCarter, ex-attor-
nsy general Of New Jersey; Edward
W. Sheldon, president Of the United
States Trust company; Colonel Edwin
A. Stevens Of New Jersey and Judge
Robert r. Henderson Of Maryland.
Has Cornell sraduats svsr bssn
prssident2
No. ss8
When was ths first American flag
mads7
In Philadelphia In 1777 by Mrs. Bet
~ Ross. 1t was designed by Captain
D. G. Reed,
Whsrs was the first presidential In
auouration hold?
At Federal hall in New York (the site
| e the present subtreasury).
~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

There will be no more working out
one'ssroad tax upon the public highway.
The last legislature knocked out that
time honored custom by the enactment
Of Q cash payment law to take dmmed-
late effect and the new law Is in full
force and operation. Under this new
law no doubt the country will be pro-
vided with better roads, for road
building will be conducted largely by
men who know how.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

II it takes $2.0S q year for the pub
Usher to send q paper for $3.50 and
about forty per cent Of his subscribers
never pay their subscription, how long
will 1t take to buy IN automobile
Michigan Arena. Z
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

New York.-Final appraisal Of the
estate of John Jacob Aston. who went
to his death on the Titanic. dxes the
value at $s7.2l6,691. This is approx.
mately $1O.OOOOOO more than the tenta-
tive appraisals and the assessed valu-
alton indicated the estate to be worth.
The share Of the estate which pusses
into the hands of William Vincent
Astor. the first American member OF
the family to hold his legacy absolute
" and without the Intervention Of
trusts. amounts to $65.tO3,547.
The property set aside for Colonel
Astor's first wife. Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor. was appraised at $7S7.397. The
property placed in trust for Colonel
Astors second wife. who was Made
leine Force, was appraised at ST.
895. 1872
Unusual methods were adopted In
the appraisal Of the Aston estate. In
stead of the estate retaining it's own
appraisers and the state comptroller
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

Portland Republican,: S. J. Smith. one
OF Portland's prominent citizens, has
hen that has laid one egg each day
for eighty-two consecutive days with
no indications OF let.up. Some on
durance run. II biddy's egg-laying ap-
paratus is adjusted as 1t now is she
will obtain countrywide fame. Can
anybody beat It?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-24

We commend the good sense Of the
farmer who said the other day, Il new
er disturb nesting prairie chicken.
even II have to plow around the place
she has chosen and I do this not only
because want to see more game birds
in the fall but more because I viii soon
have brood Of hungry chicks killing
insects for me-"