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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23

A. j. Good, alleged white slave de-
tective who spoke at Mandan, is an
imposter, according to advice from
the Society for the Prevention Of Vice
of Minneapolis. They claim Good is
working for his own good and that he
is a crook.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
TRUSTEES SALE OF GENERAL
MERCHANDISE AND FIXTURES,

The undersigned, as Trustee for the
Thorne Mercantile Company, of.
Thorne, North Dakota, will offer for
sale at the store building, in Thorne,
North Dakota, at 200 O'clock p. M,
Thursday, October Both, 1913, as a
whole or by departments, that certain
stock of general merchandise, furni-
ture and fixtures, as shown by invent
DRY of October 18th, 1918, as follows:
Shoes and Rubbers ----$12O1. 80
Clothing, Hats and Caps - 1156.OO
Dry Goods and Notions -----1 1885. 90
Groceries ------------ 10000
Crockery and Glassware - $500
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect pro-
duced by Chamberlain's Tablets and
the healthy condition Of body and mind
which they create make one feel joy
full. For sale by all dealers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
WILEY IN DEFENSE OF BABES
"The Providence | Adore Has Never
Yet Killed a Baby" Says
Doctor.

DR.. Harvey Wiley recently made a
strong plea for methods OF education
and for the sort of legislation that
would insure to every child born into
the world its rightful heritage of
health and vitality.
He said that the Biblical words,
"The sins Of the father shall be visit
ed upon the children. even unto the
third and fourth generation" should
be changed to read that the sins Of
parents are visited upon the children
forever, and that likewise the virtues
Of the parents are also transmitted.
A good heredity, he said, means, u.s.
ually, long and a happy life.
Above ALL" said Doctor Wiley, Il
would like to live to see all the chill
dren of this country come into the
world with a good heredity. The
problem Of youth and age goes far
back into that of heredity, and in the
interest Of society the state should
recognize this fact"
The speaker also held the fatal
combination OF love and ignorance"
on the part of parents as largely re-
sponsible for the high infant mortal
ity. When you have killed the child. ;"
said the doctor. you look about for
a scapegoat, and lay the blame on
Providence. The Providence l adore
and worship has never yet killed a
baby"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Tanbark as Fuel.

Perhaps the most important Of
waste fuels in the United States has
been spent tanbark. A rough estimate
would indicate that this material gen.
Grated few years ago an amount Of
steam that would have otherwise re-
quired the yearly consumption Of
about 100000 tons of high-grade COAL
Yet this valuable fuel, says the En-
cheering Magazine. was at one time
considered mere detriment and an
expense to the leather industry. 1t
was disposed Of by dumping 1t into
rivers, filing In waste ground, and by
making roads with 1t, often necessi-
tating the paying out Of large sums
for its disposition. This etrikingly
illustrates a case Of how the improve
ment Of a furnace converted a hither-
to supposed combustible into a valu-
able waste fuel Of the auto-combus-
tible class. and shows how an enor
nous waste was converted into an
equally great economy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
DR., johnson on Pensions,

A pension that was made the subject
Of considerable criticism was that be-
slowed by George III. on DR.. johnson.
It was said that man of JohnSon's
pronounced Jacobite leanings ought to
have refused the pension. The doctor
took these attacks good humorcdly.
w., sir" he said. 1T is a mighty
foolish noise that they make. l have
accepted a pension as reward walch
las been thought due to my literary
merit, and pow that have this PEN
sion I am the same man in every re-
spect that have ever been; | retain
the same principles. It is true that l
cannot now curse the house of Han
over, nor would it be decent of me to
drink King James health in the wine
that King George gives me money to
pay for But. sir. l think that the
pleasure of cursing the house of Han
over and drinking King James health
are amply overbalanced by $500 a
year."-London Express.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
AGED MANS DARING ACT
Veteran Saves Girls Life on Fifth
Avenue, Now York, but Has
Thigh Broken.

Heroism Is as natural to some men
as cowardice Is to othera- 1t Is con-
fined to no nationality and is affected
by neither years. education nor social
degree. The hero never hesitates- He
sees his opportunity. obeys the I'M
pulse Of what be believes to be his
duty and cheerfully accepts the con-
sequences. Such . man Is James
Graves. Of 80 Hull street. Brooklyn.
who has an enviable war record and
who Is more than seventy years OF
age.
Recently Mr.. Graves was driving .
horse along Fifth avenue, New York
At the intersection OF Twenty-eighth
street he saw girl standing. para
lyzed by fear, In the pathway OF q
horse running madly down Twenty
eighth street toward the avenue. Her
death seemed certain and women and
men on the sidewalks paled with hor-
ror. But Graves Is the sort of hero
who is always most self-possessed in
the face OF death. He grasped the
situation Instantly and whipped his
own horse squarely between the run
away and the girl. The impact was
terrific. Both horses went to the pave
ment and the brave old soldier was
thrown halfway across the avenue.
He was unconscious when picked up
and the doctors found his thigh was
broken.
But the girl was unhurt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
The Pumpkin Planter.

A gentleman from New York cih
who had spent all his life in 2 by 4
aat decided that before he reached
the gray hair stage he would renew
his youth In the country. He had for
years been a devoted worshiper of The
pumpkin when made into pie, so be
decided that his ten acres should be
devoted to this yellow fruit" One
warm day in May a neighbor, con-
scious Of hts superior knowledge and
of the shortcomings of the back to the
land converts. strolled over to the new
farmers place and leaned over the
fence Williams was peeled to his IN
dershirt and was painfully manipulate
ing a spade. He was working on the
sixth of row of holes that were bout
two feet in diameter and three feet
deep. "Whatcha doin'?" inquired the
neighborly one.
I'm getting ready to plant those
darned pumpkins" said the weary
Williams. land you just bet that next
year I'm going to save smaller on"s or
buy ditch digger to plant 'em With"
Country Gentleman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
LACE INDUSTRY IN VENICE
Process 10 So Simple II Looks Like
chtld's Play, But Brines Thousands
Of Dollars Annually.

The lace Of Venice has been cele-
brated for many centuries. 1t was
made originally by nuns within the
walls Of converts for ecclesiastical gar
ments. Then. with the fall Of the
Venetian republic, the converts were
closed and the lace industry ceased to
exist for an entire century. In 1870
the Princess Margherita, afterward
queen Of Italy, took measures to re-
vive 1t, especially as a means Of pro-
viding employment for Venetian wom-
en-. At present there are several
schools. subsidized by the govern
ment. in which the art Is taught.
The pupils are women Of all ages.
Each sits on low stool and holds q
plump, square cushion in her lap. On
this cushion is pinned strip Of paper
marked with the pattern to be follow
ed. and into this pattern the nimble-
fingered worker sticks glass-headed
pins about which she twists her
threads.
From twenty to fifty shuttles de-
pend from all sides OF the cushion,
and these are thrown across and back
with the rapidity Of a typist handling
the keys Of her machine.
The process is 80 simple that It
looks like play. but the lace produced
represents thousands Of dollars. The
simple laces grow rapidly under the
dexterous fingers Of the women. but
the exquisite rose point and other
similar sorts are evolved much more
slowly.-Harper's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Artificial Limbs.

Under the laws relating to artificial
limbs and apparatus, or Communication
therefor, the surgeon-general of the
army gave orders during the last fiscal
year for 81 legs, foot and arms.
He issued Communication certificates
for 1857 cases of amputated leg, 1869
of amputated arm, 40 of amputated
foot, and LIT cases Of loss of use of
limb.
Under the act Of June IT, 1870, and
subsequent amendments to that law,
the surgeon-general furnished arti-
fetal limbs or apparatus TO 23,527 dis
abled soldiers and sailors OF this
number 1851 have died; 592 have
been dropped from the rolls, and 571
have been rejected. At the end of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1912, 1913
remained on the rolls, loss of S93
beneficiaries during the year.
The war department has estimated
that $4,000 will be required to pay
the claims coming due during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1914.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Pure blood means health.
Health means happiness.
Take no Substitute. All Druggists.

erasses and Bronzes of the Hindus.
The brass and bronze trade Is kept
alive by the religious customs Of the
Hindus, who are not allowed to use
wooden and earthenware vessels free
ly, and brass and bronze are to them
as important as glass and china to the
westerners. Almost all Hindu utensils
are of brass, copper or bronze and it is
the custom to present the female por-
ton of Hindu family with valuable
batterie de cuisine, made either of
brass or copper, and still existing
Hindu ceremony is that of carrying the
utensils In a procession at the wedding.
The result of this custom is that al
most all the platters. trays. bowls, nut
crackers and all brass and copper uten-
sis are most beautifully ornamented.
and there are lovely combinations Of
brass and copper and silver and cop
per. All Hindu women used to have
lovely brass caskets covered with or
lamentations called chellams, manu-
featured in Malabar, in which they
kept their jewels, but these are fast be-
ing replaced by the vulgar English
japanned dispatch box.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
SEEKS TO CREATE IMMUNITY
Movement in Pittsburgh to Combat
tuberculosis by Safeguarding the
Health Of the Babies,

An interesting experiment for the
purpose Of creating immunity against
tuberculosis is being tried in Pitts
burgh under the direction OF the Tu.
berculosis league of that city. DR..
William Charles White, medical d.
rector of the league, says it will prob
ably take ten years before definite re-
suits of the work will be appreciated.
The experiment is being conducted on
the theory that much, if not all, tuber-
culosis infection begins in childhood.
In view of this fact, the league is aim
ing to supervise the growth of every
baby born for the next ten years In
the South side district of Pittsburgh.
The babies and their mothers will be
taken in charge at the birth of the IN
FAINT, and everything possible will be
done to increase the resisting power
of the child to disease and to make it
thereby immune to tuberculosis infec-
ton. The theory Of the society is
that by fortifying the body in the
earliest period Of child's life, the In
FAINT will. in most cases, become i'm
mune to the diseases with which he
redity and environment may threat
en- It
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Judqinq Weiuhts.

In making observations on the ca
pacity Of different people for judging
which Of two weights Is the heavier
DR.. Demoor. Belgian physician. has
satisfied himself" says the London
Lancet, ''that, while ordinary people.
especially children, fail to appreciate a
small difference, the reverse is the case
with the imbecile idiotc and half wit
ted He prepared two bottles, differ
Ing In size. partly filed with heavy
mineral. but covered all over with
black paper and exactly equal in
weight These he handed to $50 chill.
dren Of from six to fifteen years OF
age. OF these 80 judged one bottle
to be the heavier. The other ten said
the two were the same weight These
ten children were all abnormal or de-
generates."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
ELEPHANT REFUSED TO DODGE
chauffeur's Version Of Odd Accident
IN New York Falls to
Satisfy BoeA

A taxtcab driver attempting 30
cross Madison avenue near Madison
square garden recently ran directly
into the rear end of an elephant. the
property Of circus exhibiting in New
York recently. The big animal was
not half as much Jared as the ma
chine, but he showed his displeasure
by sitting down on the hood, crushing
the engine and front wheels into a
mass of wreckage.
The machine was dragged to its
garage, and there the unlucky chauf-
feur was called on the carpet by the
superintendent
How did this accident occur?" he
demanded
Why, an elephant sat on the hood"
explained the chauffeur.
An elephant sat on the hood, did
he?" repeated the superintendent.
Murphy, I've known that you've been
drinking pretty hard for the past three
weeks. but l didn't think you were
that bad. II l had l would have fired
you long ago. An elephant sat on the
hood did he7 Well, you're flred!"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
TELLS OF ESCAPE FROM BULL
Farmer Attacked by Enraoed Animal
Files to Safety Via His Hands
and knees.

An amusing story of the adventure
that four men had with an irritable
bull is told by correspondent Of the
London Field. 1t contains hint that
may be useful to some reader who
shall hereafter find himself In sim
liar disagreeable situation.
The other night the farmer who
owns the fields in which have the
fishing came to say that must be-
ware of the bull, for he had found
that the animals temper was getting
bad. The bull had always greeted me
with threatening rumble whenever I
passed near him, but as the farmer
had assured me that the animal was
gentle, although ut did make little
noise" took no notice Of him.
The farmer told me that he was
quietly walking behind the herd when.
without any warning, the bull turned
and came straight at him. He had a
heavy club in his hands, and he
struck the animal with all his might
over the head and eyes several times.
when the club broke. For the mo-
ment he did not know what to do. and
thought 1t was all over with him.
when he remembered that some one
had told him that bull would not
attack you II you lay down. 30 he
threw himself fat on his face and
shouted for help. and three Of his men
who we're not far off came running to
the rescue.
When they got within about twen-
ty yards he told them to come on
their hands and knees, and in this
way they came up alongside Of him.
The question then was what to DO?
They came to the conclusion that the
only thing left was for all Of them to
retreat backward on their hands and
knees. This they did, and the bull.
never more than yard off. followed
them up with his head slightly on one
side. Meanwhile he snorted and bel
lowed, and his eyes. showing all the
whites, looked. the farmer said. as IL
thy would come out Of his head. At
last the men reached the river bank.
slipped over the edge. and "a a.->-e>..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
COLOR BLIND NEVER HAUNTED
Normal Eye Creates Effect Of Ap-
partitions la the Dark.

Are you afraid Of the dark2 There
isn't chance Of your seeing a ghost
II you are color blind. which may
furnish you ray Of comfort for the
beauties Of landscape and floral deco
rations you may have missed during
your lifetime. DR.. August hummer.
head Of the University Of Breslau. in
Germany. Is authority for this
DR.. hummer explains the phenom-
enon IN this way:
THE normal eye has an arrange
ment Of tiny rods and cones In the
retina. The rods perceive light and
the cones dark color. When a Per.
son with normal eye tries to see
in q half dark place the cones, which
are useless, interfere with the effec-
dive action Of the rods. and the con-
fusion creates the effect OF apparitions
that come and 90 and change their
shapes. The color blind person lacks
the cones and his hoods with extraor-
binary efficiency in the dark. The
color blind person sees a clear, per-
manent outline Of things as long as
there Is the least amount of light
present. That means that he never
<ees ghosts
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Bound to Have His Joke.

Jokes about the sloWness Of trains.
especially here in the south. said an
Atlanta railway man, also tire me bit
by their ancientness; but I heard a
new and good one not long ago. 1t
seems that trains are always slow and
far between on a branch line in Mis-
isissippi. Nobody knows this better
than the people at the junction, except
the people on the line itself. One day
the newsdealer came to me grinning.
"A fellow from the other end Of the
line just said funny thing" he re-
marked. HE had missed his train
and there wasn't another for two
hours. He came to my stall to buy
some reading matter to while away
the time. He asked for joke book,
and didn't have any. Then he poked
around for q while and said: Well.
I guess I'll take q time table tn
stead Judge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Garnets by the Ton.

Garnets are generally classed as
precious stones, and a fine gem may
be worth from S. to $25 a carat, ao-
cording to variety and size. but 1t Is
not necessarily true that the owner of
a garnet mine Is millionaire because
his mine produces garnets by the ton.
In fact, the bulk Of the garnets pro
duced are measured by the ton. but
these of inferior quality are used for
abrasive purposes. In 1912 the pro-
duction Of abrasive garnet. according
to the United States Geological Sur
vey amounted to 4,1S2 short tons.
valued at $137 800. 30 that the average
price for ton Of garnets was not
quite $33, or considerably less than
double the price Of ton Of hay.
The production of garnets in 1917
showed an increase of 100 tons In
quantity and $16.052 in value com.
pared with 1911. The three garnet.
producing states are New York. New
Hampshire, and North Carolina.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Irish and Baby Irish.

Irish and baby Irish lace Is easily
cleaned with soap and water. and can
be ironed dry. It should be ironed
on the wrong Side. over a thickly pad
ded board.
Fine old Irish lace should never be
washed and ironed in the usual man
ner. To clean 1t successfully prepare
an ironing board by covering 1t with
q linen or cotton cover. Pin the lace
In place and wet It with a sponge and
warm water Dissolve CASTLE or pure
white soap In warm WATERFALL an
ounce OF soap to two cupfuis Of water
and wet the lace with this Then
rinse with a sponge and clear warm
water and leave the lace on the board
to dry.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
HIS HONOR WAS INDICATED.
Negro Charged With Being Chicken
Thief 10 Entirely Satisfied With
Accuser's Answer.

Sam had been designated by one
Luke Chisholm as chicken thief
Moreover Luke had spoken in public,
and Sam protested to find life unen-
durable until he should find his accus-
er and compound with him for "a
busted haid" Sans master sought
to calm him, but nay. He aimed Che
said) to set out as soon as he had
polished off dis yere gyardin patch a
mess er green's" Luke could not so
so far. but what he'd git win er dat
wool-growin' catfish mouth trash,
and fetch him a blip" for which
there want goin' to be no surcease
or balm"
Sam set of down the road to the
bottom. His master waited In some
fear for Sans welfare, and with g
secret surprise at his intrepidity,
Presently Sam came over the hill, hat
in hand-a sure sign he was making
his best gait But he was grtnning
broadly.
I We'll. SAM" his master asked. did
you meet Luke?"
Vas. suh-yas. sub. I made him
take It back. Dat coon was the scairt-
est buck Vas, suh-soon's walk up
to him. he reiterated rs q chicken
thief. Vas. sub"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

Antiquaries will hear with pleasure
of the decision Of local enthusiasts to
protect the poor remains on the high
est point Of Hunstanton Cliff Of st.
Edmund's Chapel. Here. according to
legand. the fourteen-year-old King Ed
mund landed on Christmas day, over
one thousand years ago, from Sa1ony.
Near the churchyard is huge mound.
believed to be a barrow. Hunstanton
ST. Edmund's. however. as we know It.
is Of modern growth. born with tho
railway fifty years ago. One OF the
most striking links with the past lies
in the ownership Of the ground. which
is held by the same family Of LIE
Strange which owned It at the Norman
conQuest-London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
e,,,. 9TH. uneh.no,no Line.


Perhaps you have watched the evo-
lutions of the battleship feet In forma-
zion and have wondered whether those
great ships, preserving that perfect
alignment and distance, must not be
parts of one single whole. II you are
on board of them the illusion Is still
more striking. Perhaps you will not
observe the slightest change in the line
forward or aft in days time. One
man in especial will never forget how,
standing on the same spot on the
bridge of the Rhode Island steaming
northward from Peru, he saw the sun
get three nights In succession over the
identical funnel of the Maine, follow
ing behind. As the red bah sank into
the South Pacific the smoke pipe split
It evenly to the watchers sight. three
aights runningHNew York Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Saw Ancient CITY Under Sea,

The Greek Ministry Of Marine
states that Lieutenant Bakopulos.
while carrying out the observations
entailed by the naval duties assigned
to him, happened to notice on the
sea bottom to the east of the Island
Of Lemnos. on the reefs marked on
the British Admiralty charts under
the name Of the Pharos Bank. at
depth Of from Eve to twenty-five
meters, some ancient ruins which
we're perfectly Visible and prove the
existence Of a town about three miles
in circumference.
Orders have been issued BY the min
istry to carry out scientific researches
on the spot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
X Reminded Him Of Something.

II fear the beautiful institution of
friendship is slowly decadent," com.
mented Mrs. Knox, with a hopeless
shake of her expressive head. Alas,
ones coterie of true friends is very
small, these days. l, for one. long ago
laid aside the sugar-tongs with which
to handle mine-I give sincerity and l
demand sincerity in return"
Oliver Knox looked up from his
magazine with a dubious smile. You
Just think you do, Amy-but don't be-
lieve everything that comes into that
little head Of yours. The trouble with
you idealistic women Is that you ex.
pect your friends to pretend to I'M.
derstand yourselves. Oh. uh. by the
way. just thought Of something
never fixed that door in the basement
you told me about last week. think
Ill go and do 1t this minute"