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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06
FARM PHILOSOPHY.
lFrom the Farm Journall

We get our pay for what we do,
and we get it as we 60 along. Kick
the old brindle COW and she will kick
you back. Why shouldn't she? 1t is
law of Nature. "Action and reac-
ton are equal and in opposite direc-
tons" Did we not learn that in the
old philosophy many years ago?
1t works in everything we do about
the farm. Go down to the barn with
song on your lips and great chorus
of delight will greet you from the
horses and the cows the minute you
swing the door open. Even the old
dog will creep up to you and laugh
out his joy at your coming.
It is the way these dumb creatures
take of paying you for the tune you
are singing. They like it and want
you to know it.
Tickle the earth in the right place
and she will fill your basket full to
overlooking at harvest time. Poke
fun at her, and say you don't believe
in her, and you will go begging next
winter.
Try to fool this old earth of ours
and you will get back as good as you
sent. Slipshod, half hearted farming
pays off no mortgage. Work must be
done with honest purpose to win.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06
PROFANITY AND THE PROFANE

PROFANITY AND THE PROFANE.
If you swear you are probably in
full sympathy with the minister's
proposed fight against profanity.
There is no more reason why a pro-
fame man should not be opposed to
profanity, or drinking man be IN en-
envy of the liquor traffic, than there is
reason for suffering man to be
against cure for suffering.
We do not all defend cur own sins
or weaknesses.
Ordinarily the swearing citizen is
like the ungrammatical citizen. His
swear words are habits with him
slovenly, careless habits, like the use
of the double negative or a tendency to
get mixed up in pronouns. An oath is
usually not conscious blasphemy. On
ly in melodrama and novels does the
villain make point of scorning the
Almighty.
And this is noted: that the profane
person frequently appears to wish that
somebody would give him some new
words. He falls back on oaths be-
cause he has a slim vocabulary, be-
cause he has to resort to that cheap
way Of making his utterances force
full and interesting.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

The Independent would like to see
the Country" printer have fair
share of the county job work. For
the past three or four years the work
has been let to the "lowest bidder"
and some Of the prices are so low that
no printery in the county can turn out
good work at such a figure. Of
course the successful bidder isn't ex-
pected to lose any money. He makes
up for it in some way. For instance,
suppose that he should agree to print
letter heads for the county at $500
thousand, which is less than half
what he would charge any other Gus
toner; he stands to lose fully $1.5O on
the job providing he is given an honest
count and his paper is up to schedule.
There are classes of job work that he
receives which are not covered by the
schedule, and it's only reasonable to
expect him to make up on this class of
work what he loses on the other.
So you see, the county is really not
ahead of the game by giving this
work to the "lowest bidder" How
much better it would be to distribute
the work here and there about Ward
county. There are fifteen newspa-
pers, we believe, in Ward county be-
sides one exclusive job plant. These
concerns all have to pay taxes and its
only fair to give each Of them share
of the work. 1t is not right to ask
one of these concerns to do the work
for the county for less than it would
charge any other patron. We'd like
to see some of this money distributed
with the boys who'd appreciate a
job now and then.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06
BUYING IN PERSON.

Among the causes which contribute
to the high cost Of living that OF or
dering goods by telephone undoubted-
ly has it's place. The telephone is so
convenient that it can be used on a
moments notice, and its use naturally
tends to encourage the habit OF buy
ing in small quantities, which is the
most expensive way to buy. Then,
when goods are ordered by phone or
otherwise, to be put up and delivered
later, the customer cannot be certain
of getting goods of the right quality
in all cases. Fruits, meats, fowl, and
many other articles of food, vary
greatly in quality, and if the custom
err does not make her own selections
she may or may not get as good SER
vice as if she did.
But, while it is well enough to an
alyze the conditions, and to locate the
causes, if possible, it is not at all like
" that we are going to abandon the
telephone, or return to the old prac-
tice of personal marketing. The mar
ket basket belongs to former age,
and it is not likely to have renais-
sance. In the large cities, and to some
extent in the small ones, people live
in apartments which have no conven-
fences for keeping perishable goods
without waste, hence the purchasing
of such things in small quantities is
forced upon them. Then the whole
conditions of our life have changed,
and the time Of our housekeepers is
largely occupied with other things
than going to market.
Personal shopping, personal inspec-
ton of goods before purchase, buying
in large quantities, all of these will
aid in lowering the cost Of living, and
these methods are possible to a few
people. But to the vast majority they
are impossible, and hence can have
no important effect on changing the
cost of living as whole.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

Another why octogenarian heard
from. DR.. Gildersleeve, professor OF
Greek at Johns Hopkins university,
is 80, lively as cricket, busy as bee,
tough as pine-knot, lectures and
writes every day. He has work plan
ned fifty years ahead, and VOWS ne
will not quit this old earth till there
is positive summons to emigrate to
happier climes To be busy and cheer
full seem to be two secrets of these
graybeards,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06
"HoOt Mon-Hnnt"

The Sons and Daughters of Aud
Scotia, who have made their shame"
in this western country, are already
laying their plans to make the ami
versary gathering of Scotland's I'm
mortal Bard, Robert Burns, one of the
best that the Minot Burns Club has
celebrated. This club is the greatest
of entertainers and they know how to
extend hospitality to the invited
guests. Those who were fortunate
enough to be present at their last pic
mic in Wildwood park can safely say
that the Scotch men and lassies of
Minot fear nae foes-they have none to
fear. They extend the hand of good
fellowship to all corners and never ask
how you come, whether by the "high-
road" or the Glow road" for the "silk-
en- gown was side by side with the
"hodden gray"-"a mans man for
a. that"
Colonel Scarlet, the indefatiguable
secretary of the Burns club informs
the Independent editor that the only
difficulty will be to obtain a large
enough hall in which to hold the
gathering of the clans. Invitations
will go out to many distinguished men
and women to be the clubs guests.
Pipers will be here from Edmonton to
complete an elaborate program. The
menu will be in the hands of Mes
DANES Murray, Hunter, Wallace, Scar
lett, Glib and Truax and will be pre-
sided over by the Grand Dame Heth-
enough said The Scotch
dishes will be from the Royal Haggis
to oaten cakes and barley bree.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

Down in Morton county where the
farmers milk many cows, 1000 chatte1
mortgages have been satisfied during
the past ten months and the farmers
will soon be loaning money instead of
borrowing. One of the farmers paid
a $3.50 mortgage there the other day
He remarked that he had decided to
go into dairying and had invested in
nine cows. These cows had furnished
the money to pay off that mortgage
besides his family had lived off the
proceeds during that time. Here is
food for reflection.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

At first, men, mere men, were dis
posed to poke fun at the narrow skirts
and other new tangled finery of the
gentler sex. 1t is believed that wo-
men really looked better in olden times
when they wore half dozen skirts,
and displayed huge circumference of
dry goods. That style showed no
beauty or grace in the lovely female
figure. Let US study beauty more as
the classic Greeks did.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

Many who had intended to hold
sales this fall decided to wait until
spring. Cows brot a big price, but
other effects did not sell we'll. Many
farmers who are selling out will be
sorry five years from now. Stick to
the good old Ward county farm If
you are not making the money you
ought to, investigate. You no doubt
are working hard enough, maybe too
hard, but you may be on the wrong
track.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

expression, More than pleased? What
do you mean? If delighted, say so,
or overjoyed. After an operation, we
always read she is getting along nice
ly. Try new word, don't wear poor
nicely out. You might say, Getting
along happily, or famously, or cheer
fully, or grandly
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

All kinds of English in papers and
magazines. Lillian Russell speaks Of
"sight to see" All, Lillian! Not
certainly to hear. Well to do circum-
stances, writes reporter. Say good,
Too many words. We often hear this
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

John r. Kane arrived from Kane
vile, on the Berthold reservation to
appear as witness in contest case
against Miss Kings claim. The two
legged being that started the contest
did not appear.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

The 500 train No. 1OS, east bound,
has been changed from 1884 p. m. to
the old schedule, 1859 p. m.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

One of the happiest social affairs
is family party Of brothers, sisters,
old friends, who know one another
well. So much to talk about. So much
to laugh at, to inquire for. The big
dinner, the chicken, the oysters, ice
cream, cake, fruit, all furnish items of
inspiration. No fun in these extensive
receptions, these crowds of passing
acquaintance who attend simply to
eat and show their fnery Sensible
folks find nothing in them. The fam
lily party of just one table.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

The flower tributes at funerals are
carried to excess. Thousands Of dol,
lars spent for offerings at the death
of Busch, the st. Louis brewer. It is
certainly waste Of money that might
be better applied. So much want all
over the country, poor suffering for
bread and coal, asylums everywhere
asking for support, and then to heap
flowers on a casket, flowers that will
wither in a day. A wreath from a
dear friend is fitting, but not a dray
lead. But the florists must live.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

Now comes well-founded rumor
to the effect that Atty T. D. Casey Of
Dickinson has aspirations to become
a member of the lower house at Wash
ington and that he will be the demo-
ocratic candidate. Hon. P. D. Norton,
the present incumbent, will undoubted-
" make the race on the republican
ticket, according to the forecast at
present.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06

The Westhope school bought two
new sewing machines for it's domestic
science class. That's right. Teach
the girls to sew and it won't do the
boys any harm Il they learn how TO
sew on button or darn sock. Too
many Sweet girl graduates" who
don't know how to bake bread or make
| a gown.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-28

We are now ready to do 1t and you
need not bother any more about this
/ organization, Tel the girls we win
take care of them, we will have a
welfare plan and win let them tell
us their grievances. g
When the department store driV-
ers were organized we had Wieboldt's
drivers, too. We got them an in
crease in wages, but Wieboldt. told
them: You do not want to be fight
ing this firm. We are all a great big
family. Let US have a welfare club
in this store for the drivers, and
they did, and the drivers have suffer-
ed ever since.
IF the clerks In WiebOldtIs should
organise you win find tho drivers
knocking again at the door Of the
department store drivers union and
seeking admittanee.
is always the same tale. Twas
driving for Marshall Field. asked
for an increase in my wages to s12
week My boss pointed aeross the
platform to another driver, Ryan,
who had been working for the store
twenty years, and he, told me Ryan
only got $12
But the, day after / joined the
union could have gotten a big In
crease by betrayfng the men who
we're in the hall on Sunday after
noon.
Without you clerks no store on
Milwaukee, avenue can open tomor-
row. Their money and power amount
to nothing without your skill. But
you are not getting justice becau5S
you are not organized.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-28
MILWAUKEE. Az. CLERKS HOLD BIG MEETING
WHILE EMPLOYERS FIGHT EfGHT-HOUR Law

The Retail Clerks Association
avenue clerks in Schoenhofen Hall
over 500 men and women present, t
attending.
Miss Mary Anderson addressed
ployers down in Springfield fighting
for women, while only two girls were
Your employers would not want
field fighting you as they are" she s;
cars for the men who went down last
them by calling this meeting to pro-
tect ourselves while they are fighting
us"
Emmett Flood of the Chicago Fed
Grafton Of Labor stated that in COM
parison with the band Of employers
in Springfield a group of the officers
Of the Chicago Federation of Labor
had been summoned before the state
legislature to tell why they dare say
that Big Business is so influencing
the legislators of Illinois that they
prevent. people from having laws
PASSED for their good.
essThese officers" he said. have re-
fused to back up, and they refused
to apologize, even If it required that
they go to Jail That is the spirit Of
organization. 1t is not afraid
LET the Milwaukee, avenue clerks
tonight decide by this group that no
longer, win they be alone, hopeless
and lost, but get together, get ac-
quainted and sign a declaration, of
independence.
eff any man or woman should go
to their employer tomorrow and ask
for an increase in wages they would
get an invitation. to find another Job.
But say to your employers, We
had six hundred men and women at
the meeting of the union last night
while you were away in Springfield
trying to prevent us getting Justice
and they will pick out the girl they
think is closest to the clerks assoc
citation, and viii say:
> E" You have been working quite a |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-28


women, while only girls there defend it.
Your would
Id fighting she said but required sleeping
the last night on
The daily Alaskan., 1913-06-20
PUEBLO MINE PyTT.NG 0N 75
 MORE MINERS

President O. l.. Dickeson arrived ln the city last night after a few days spent In Whuehorsc where he l locked after the dispatchIng of the Iuew White Pass boats on their maid CT trips down the river.
 Mir. Dickesou says that the Alas l,a sailed with an her passenger and freight space taken, at five o'clock on the morning of June l4th and ar- rived at Rampant yesterday at S:3O O clock, a. ma a distance Of lO80 miles, at which place sine was 7g miles behind the boat of a rival com pany which left 3G hours previous.
 Figuring a continuance of like speed, the Alaska has by this time passed her rival and is leading her by a long distance to the goal at Fairbanks.
 A stop of twelve hours was made at Dawson and seven other stops, ranging from one to six hours In du- ration, were made at various points on che route to Rampant.
 The freight rates on the White Pass line have been very materially cut, which win give the independent merchants an opportunity to compete and aid in the development Of the country While the passenger rates remain the same, the new fast service is tmtamoWt to a ma torial reduction by reason Of the fact that passengers can go through tho country from a week to fifteen days. quicker than formerly.
 Speaking of the tourist business. be said 1t promises to be increased. at least fifty DOT es"'. V'vi. we"Ou' years, which is sure to help Skag- way; already the company having re- coiycd S50 prospective passengers for Che round trip, which, ir the us- uaI number take advantage Of the in. 1uirics, two-thIrds of them will come Co Alaska through the Chicago tour lst management this season.
 Another of the promising features of the White Pass system. Is the od- vauccs being made for the develop ment and output Of the Pueblo mine. While at the mine Mir. Dicke- son authorized the employment Of % additional miners and they will be put to work as fast as they can be procured. The capacity Of the sleeping quarters are to be doubled and work has already started on six new houses which are to be per manenuy occupied by miners with their families. These houses are 10 be equipped with hot and cold water electric lights and baths and will be
The daily Alaskan., 1913-06-20
FREE DRINKS
 ID BE SERVED
 BY THE CITY.

Plenty of cool drinking water, bubblmg day and night, always throwing out refreshing coolness to temper the levers after a night out. or 10 Quench the thirst Of a play tired child, is what is coming to Skagway as soon as the order can be filled.
 The public works committee of the city council today ordered a foun tain for the play grounds on Fifth avenue and state street which is to ba sent up from below at the earliest convenience Of the whole sale house The question Of install- Ing one at the school house, at the same .lmc that other improvements are being made during the summer is also up for consideration by the school board, and there is every pro- babnity that a bubble fountain will be included in the improvements plans.
 These fountains are certainly de- slrablc from hlgiculc standpoint Most of us remember che time during our early school years when the kids um drank from the same old dipper, and it was always our turn to come in drinking rotation imme- diately following a Mock-kneed ur- chin with the glanders. Most Of us had a purer thirst then than we now have, and did not mind it so much, but the children of today have been better reared than the former gcn- cratlon and they do not take kind Iy Co tooth-dcntcd and oycr-worked dippcrs of the long ago.
 These sanitary fountains are a -,.i-..aru ,nrrs v,,a"sv luey are clean. The water bubbles up pure and delicious and they have the old oaken bucket outclassed in every particular except in the matter Of poetry. Another one on Broadway would not come amiss these hot days. The bubble fountain has a moral influence. too; 90 person who has just soaked up half gallon Of Dewey Lake wates is not so apt to seek stronger beverages.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-06-20
TEDDY TO HAVE AN
ORGAN ALL HIS OWN

NEW YORK, June 20-Theodore Roosevelt according to Che an- uomcemmt OF those who are close to him. Is soon to establish a mag azlua over which lc win have olir oriu control As soon as his cou- tract expires with thc publishers of Che Ouuoos.1r. Rooscet win launch his new venture
 Tho new publication win Doc O. 30 poIucoIuoury cHarao.e. and o. course win advocate progressive principles: not only Jhe principles of tUc Progressive ua.ty but advance dcryor-
The daily Alaskan., 1913-06-20
BAD PLIGHT 0F
 GOVERNMENT
 GOAL MOVERS
,u'l Make Their Bmges Float uu Dg Land and They Have No Flying Nacaiurs

C0RDovA June g0 Report como from Na.e0a gHa. rGe cruiser Maryland which recently sailed from Hramc-.ou. has arrived there and is awaiting r.. delivery of lhe coal sa.rn was mined mag m for che government Co le used aa test on Pacific Coas. naval vessels q. would se.m from che report or p. M. Lynch .Ho has returned Co ra.s city from vs.r Co Eacaa. chat che eypcd,- aou sent un Che Boring river for che purpose of bringing out Che coal Is meeting w.rn difficulties Ue said.
 Dr uowama mgmaa.ar ol Che navy. whn .s Iu charge oE che eNpe- H.. fa bring out tae government m..I uu.I from saltwater Co open u.. eauan .s sm %. rhe mouth or H..ms river w.rn Ha E#H.mNU fleet O. specially built lighters Ir # said nar che Doctor o0nremn.ates dredging a channel .s .He boats rec fuse Co run w..aou. wa.er ENpcr- fenced mining men as karaIa say chat .r che navy department .s re- ally sn earnest about wanting Co ees co.r out for che eru.aar Maryland to make steam raas ol che quality %. Che fuel H.. |. could have bean delivered aud now waiting for the waHu.n .ar less chan hal. what the worthless lighters cost Uncle sam rr is also stated .aa. Or Downing s party stands about as much chance al eauue che coal down lae river .rs summer .s 70 transportation man would of aaa. .ne appendix from .n army muIa without rae assistance .us a yaauar surgeon Il Is che wonder Of au ta people why Che Eov- mman. allows tna wdEuI waste O. money and also .E thore arc uo- sul- n.anr grounds for n investigation .8r mme Che sacks with rocks and s.... instead of coal
The daily Alaskan., 1913-06-20
AND DEATH
 CAUSED BN FEAR

WASHINGTON. June g-Ur Mary Walker. tc whom congress voted the right to wear mons clothing because Of her services as surgeon and nurse during the civil war, was In a reminiscent mood tho other day She
 insisted mat sanders Walker, the young Macon banker who died re- coutIy from Mchlordo Of mercury poisoning after his gallant fight of several days. was Che victim Of seIf- hypnosis rather than che victim of Che drug He was told be would die and for chat reason he died, ms,at- ed Dr. Walker. she told Che foI- lowing story to illustrate her point
 "AIy father once told Of a big healthy negro who was awaiting cN- ecution for murder Some doctors persuaded Che jail warden to allow am experiment, promising not Co hurt the man and not to proceed without his consent The doctors told him he could bleed to death am
 sr are his relatives Che lgnomiuy Of his being hanged. He readily agree
 and was placed on table with a tln pan under his feet which projected slightly over Che edge. Above this pan was a bucket of water A small hole. jut large enough to !ot the water run out drop by drop. was made in Che bottom of the bucket The man was bUndfoldod and a blunt instrument pressed against Che soIcs of his feet The doctors pulled Che cork from tho hole In the bucket and the water dropped re- souudngIy into the pan under the mans feet The cNperimonters talk ed softly about how much blood the man could lose before losing con- sciousucsa and occasionally felt his pulse. Tho man slowly lost com sciou8ncsg and died peacefully with out a drop of blood being spilled.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-06-20
EIGHTY WORKING GIRLS DIE IN
 BURNING BARN
sugar Plantation Worbmcn Enraged at Being Displaced Burn Barn and Destroy Life.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 20-A r.rhtm holocaust occurred near ,hc town Of PlrIat las, night which resulted in Che burning Co death Of eighty girls
 A company owning a large sugar plantation imported che girls m or der to work them in Che sugar fields and hus cbcapcu Che labor market The women would work long hours ar less pay than male help could be secured SO Che women have been im aor.cl by the wholesale This act- ion enraged che former workmeu who attempted to drive che girls from che fields. Last night the large barn in which che women were housed by Che company caugh fire and burned Co Che ground. and In the couuagrauou che lives of eighty working women wore destroy
 The company claims that the en- ragged citizens were che ones to aet the fire. out os resentment al being displaced from their positions aH workers n Che sugar fields