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Milford chronicle., 1913-10-24
FIRST ice OF SEASON.

The sudden change in the weather
early this week brought thin coating
of ice in the horse troughs and other
places in which small pools Of water
were located, Tuesday night. The same
night the first frost of the season was
reported. This was so heavy that It
was noticeable for some time after the
the sun was uD.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-24
MARRIED.
PETERMAN-s STOKES.

FEI EhAIAlN- -5IU IUhE9'
At the Baptist Parsonage on Saturday
evening, October 18th, 1913, Rev. I. G..
Davis made two hearts beat as one. The
contracting parties were Miss Ella May
Peterman of Milford and Otis Stokes, a
farmer of Milford Neck. The happy
couple will reside in Milford Neck.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-24
OBITUARY.
MusGRovE.

George !. Musgrove, of Clayton, died
at the home of his daughter in Camden.
n. j., on Thursday, October 9th, 1918.
He was 65 years of age and had been in
been employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad for forty-two years and was
placed on the retired list September 1st.
Mr.. Musgrove was born in Milford but
had lived in Lewes for many years. He
was transferred to Clayton few years
ago. Interment was made in the Pres
byterian Cemetery at Lewes on Monday,
October 18th, Rev. Julius HerOld offici-
ating.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-24
ouILLEN.

Thomas W. Quillen died at his home
in Clayton on Sunday afternoon, October
5th, 1913. after an illness of two years,
aged 65 years. He was a conductor on
the Pennsylvania Railroad and had been
in their employ thirty years. He was
member of Corinthian Lodge No. 20,
A. F. and A. NJ. and Order of Railroad
Conductors. He was a son of the late
Jacob Quillen of Milford Neck. He is
survived by a widow and five children.
Mrs. David Mills of South Bowers. Mrs.
Jones of near FELTON,, and Armel Quillen
of Laws District, are his sisters and
brother. Funeral services were held at
his late residence at eight o'clock on
Tuesday evening. October 7th, and in
terment made at Lonebardy Cemetery
in Wilmington the following Wednesday.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Governor Hanna is expected soon to
make public statement regarding
his future political activities. Those
who are close to the governor in a
political way, assert that it is his am
bition to sometime occupy seat in
the Senate. As Congressman, he had
taste of life down in Washington,
and while he has been greatly inter-
ested in his work as chief executive
of our state, his ambitions along polit-
ical lines will not have been realized
until he is elected to the Senate. The
governor has away of getting his ear
pretty close to the ground, and if he
becomes a candidate against Gronna,
he must be quite certain of winning.
Many of his friends think the time is
ripe for him to go after the Senatorial
toga.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

If you are suffering from brain
storms or madness in any Of its forms,
try the water cure. The superinten-
dent of the California insane asylum
places the cures at IS per cent. Five
hundred Of the two thousand inmates
could have been readily cured had
they been treated in time. The remedy
is simple. The action of warm water
in the interchangeable treatment re-
iieves the muscular strain about the
capiIlaries and smaller blood vessels
by relaxation, bringing the blood to
the surface and restoring the normal
circulation. The toxins are thus elm
mated through the natural channels.
The dull, anaemic patients are arous-
ed, as though given tonic, while the
noisy, fighting ones are quieted and
Gained In other words the middle Of
the road" condition is restored
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Ia, have proved up their claims and
gone back to their old home at Har-
vey.
Levi Perry is taking advantage OF
the good roads by hauling feed and
machinery out for next spring.
Mrs. Perry is home again after a
two weeks stay at the D. r. Brey
home, caring for Mrs. Brey and the
young daughter.
Mr.. Blowers has returned from Eek
man and will spend the inter on his
claim.
Mr.. VIM. Darby and Fred Brey re-
turned last week from visit with
relatives at Minot.
A number from this neighborhood
attended the meeting Of the develop
ment league at Plaza last week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

The legislature might do we'll to en-
act law, making it impossible for the
board of pardons to give freedom to
any prisoner sent up for life. The
pardoning of Remington, life pris-
oner sent up twenty years ago for
murder has been followed by two
lynchings. North Dakotans as rule
are law abiding people, but they in
sist that punishment must fit the
crime. The Independent sincerely re-
grets that the Williston incident hap
pened No good, law-abiding citizen
believes in mob rule. The men who
participated in the Culbertson lynch
ing are guilty Of murder, and whether
found out or not, they must go thru
life with this fact disturbing their
conscience.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25
MEMBER 81 10 "a

North Dakota's crops for the year
1913 are valued at $105, 100000, ac-
cording to the final estimate made
by the government bureau based on
the prices prevailing on Dec. l..
Wheat is the most valuable crop of
the state, heading the list with 7S,-
$4,000 bushels valued at s57, 1854, 900.
Oats comes second with 57,S25,000
buhsels valued at $7,825,000. There
were 1o,SO0,0O0 bushels of corn rails
ed in this state and is valued at $5,-
slG,000.00. The states fax crop is
estimated at 100000 bushels and val
ued at $S,712,OOO. All crops last year
were Observation-Disclosures in North Da-
kota than the season just passed and
their value also foots up considerable
larger. Compared with other sections,
North Dakota's showing is good this
yearyear, according TO the figures
compiled by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Prof. William Howard Taft, who
has lost SO pounds since concluding
his term as president, tells how he did
it. Avoid quacks who give dangerous
advice, he said, and get competent
medical advisor. He avoided potatoes
and all starchy foods, fatty fish and
pastry and used only a limited amount
Of sugar. Lean roast beef and NUT
ton were permitted. The ex-president
now weighs only 271 pounds and con-
siders himself a lightweight. He de-
clares that he is more alert mentally
and physically. Had he taken this
treatment upon entering the White
House, he might have made a more
brilliant record.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Kuchenbecker
left recently for the Red River VAL
ley and will renew acquaintance with
many old friends and relatives in
those parts.
Will Forbes left for Kencorth, Can
ada, where he will be the guest Of his
brother, Mr.. Albert Forbes, who owns
considerable property in that growing
neighborhood.
Vic Teets and the brilliant editress
of the Logan Searchlight were Nor
witch visitors on Friday last.
The Misses Hazel and Eva Whitfield
left on Sunday to enjoy the hospital
ity of friends and relatives in Iowa.
Logan was we'll represented at the
Turkey shoot at Sawyer, and we fear
that Sawyer Xmas dinners will as q
consequence, be minus the fatted COB
blers.
Mrs. Shaw returned from Anamoose
on Monday last after four weeks
stay in that busy town.
Miss Palethorpe, popular school
ma'am from north Of Sawyer, was in
our midst on Saturday last. Our fair
visitor emphasized the superiority of
Logan as trading centre, fro like a
veritable deputy of Santa Claus, her
buggy was heavily loaded with won
drous assortment of good things which
will delight the young folks of the
surrounding country.
The Logan Literary and Debating
Society will meet on Saturday, Janu-
airy 3rd, at p. m. at the school. An
excellent program has been arranged
to be followed by debate in which
we understand Professor Bridges,
Miss Henderson, Mrs. Teets, Vern
Packard and Jim Shaw will partici-
pate.
Miss Laura Waldref, who is enjoy
ing brief rest from her duties in
Minot, returned on Monday to spend
Xmas with the folks.
Prof. Henry Teigan and Ralph Gard
furnished much appreciated musical
program at the Woman gathering at
Sawyer.
Whist parties are now the correct
understand some keenly contested
games have recently been played by
aspirants for championship honors.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Red King, Of Sawyer, was in the city
Saturday. He is advertising some
choice cockerels for sale.
A horse owned by j. B. Reed and
used on the delivery wagon Of the
Henningsen Creamery Co., slipped and
fell on the pavement near the Waiver
ly hotel Thursday, breaking its leg.
The horse was placed in a sling, hop
ing to save it's life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

A decision has been handed down
by the Minnesota railway commission
during the week that will be of great
financial benefit to the farmers of the
entire northwest The decision holds
illegal the switching" charge of ev-
cry car Of grain sent to the Minneapo-
lis terminal, and also holds it illegal
for commission house to sell con-
signment of produce or grain to it.
self and then charge commission on
the transaction.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25
TRAIN CREWS LAID OFF.

The Great Northern has been cut
ting down expenses here. The number
of train crews has been cut down from
80 to 10 and a number of the employees
have been transferred to other points.
The weather has been so favorable for
the company that the work could be
handled with the big engines and few
err crews. There has also been fall
ing off in the haul of freight both
from the east and west.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

North Dakota will have to paw
more on express packages weighing
more than fifty pounds, but will pay
less on packages under that weight
according to President Stutsman OF
the state railway commission, who
announces that beginning February
1, the state railway commission will
adopt the rates Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, promulgated
at recent meeting held in Chicago
Some time next month there will be
a meeting of the railway commission
at Grand Forks, to which represen-
tatives Of commercial clubs and of
express companies have been invited
to discuss the rates.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

The athletic girl has less chance of
marrying than she who displays more
dependence. A hard featured, wrinkl-
ed woman is not the type that attracts
the opposite sex. Such woman may
be more independent but she is not
enough of a stay-at-home to suit the
average man and master. At least,
this is the conclusion reached by an
expert on the psychology of the fe-
male sex.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

One successful Minot real estate
man tells how he has disposed Of con-
siderable land and he didn't have to
10 much talking, either. When buy
er arrives from the east, he always
takes him to one of the many sue
cessful farmers Of this vicinity and
lets him look around the place. A
good, comfortable house and barn, a
hog house full of fat porkers, a few
hundred chickens, herd of high
grade mich cows, a silo full of corn,
all these things 60 to show what our
land will produce.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Turkeys are said to be leaner than
usual for this season Of the year. Fact
is, the weather has been so summer
like, that these birds have been left to
forage for themselves. Turkeys never
grow fat until they stop their gadding
about, and they never do that until
cold weather sets in. So today, we
will have to dine on lean turkeys at
20 cents pound and upwards.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

An Italian meteorological, who pass
led thru North Dakota last week, re-
marked that he believed the change of
the course Of the Japan current, brot
about by the San Francisco earth
quake, has resulted in giving us mild
er winters. It's a fact that our win
ters have not been so severe of late
and it is entirely possible that our eli
mate has changed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25
THE KNOCKER.

after God finished making the rat
tlesnake, the toad and the vampire, he
had some awful substance left with
which he made knocker. A knocker
is a two-legged animal with cork
screw soul, water sogged brain and
a combination backbone made of jelly
and glue. Where other men have
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

hearts, he carries tumor of decayed
principles. When koncker comes
down the street honest men turn their
heads, the angels eep tears in hea-
ven and the devil shuts the gates of
hell to keep him out" says a Colorado
editor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

greatest business in the history Of
their stores. Hundreds of people came
from long distances to do their hol-
iday trading. The Minot merchants
always keep large fresh stocks, sell
right and are good advertisers. This
always gets the business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25
SMALL FIRE AT SURREY

Fire was narrowly averted at the
Elder Dierdorff home at Surrey one
day last week, when the gasoline leak
ed from the stove, which was picked
up and carried out where it could do
no damage. The Surrey fire depart
ment came near having call.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Mr.. Mann, prominent young farm
er from south of Glenburn, was in
the city Friday. Mr.. Mann has been
suffering untold agonies from rheu-
matism, but is still in the ring.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25
RESERVATION NEWS.

. . . . . !. Z. . . . . . . . . . .
Miss Theresa LANCE and sister,
Graft, left Monday for Webster, N. D.,
to spend the holidays.
! Christian Moe made final proof on
his homestead Saturday before Com
missioner Johnson of Makoti.
Miss Hattie Perry, primary teacher
in the Plaza school, is home for two
weeks vacation.
c. 0. Dierdorf and George State Of
Minot. made trip over on the reser-
walton one. day last week.
Mrs. Malthouse and daughter Stel-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Minot merchants enjoyed fine
trade just prior to the holidays. A
number Of the merchants report the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Milton Wenner, the Rhode Island
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
The Village Where Mrs LorIard Spencer viii Live Among
the Wretcbed Natives

Instead Of cruising in Mediterranean
waters on a perfectly equipped steam
yacht, as in the days when her hus-
band was living, this beautiful widow,
who is still youthful in face and
spirits, will cruise in and out among
the southern Islands in rude native
canoes, facing danger every day Of
her life
Danger? Yes. Not alone the pas
sive danger of disease, engendered
by the filth of the people and the
heat of the islands, but the active
dangers, due to the warEke charac-
teristics Of the MOross the wild men
Of the hills, as they are sometimes
called. When the United States
took over the Philippines, it assumed
charge of their more than 100000
natives. OF these, more than 1,0O0,-
600 are Moro Mohammedans. They
have caused the Government more
anxiety than all the other 100000
combined. They are divided in
groups, each group dominated by
fierce and Iawless leaders. One
group Of $4,000 are the descend
ants Of pirates and csnnibais. Il Is
this group that has been In constant
rebellion, and has killed many Amer
leans who have gone to them only 70
help them. And It Is to this group
and Its civilization that Mrs. Spencer
intends to devote her time and
WEALTH.
From the cultivated, high bred,
ultra-refned social circle in which
she has always moved, Mrs. Spencer
will go to JOlo, where her companions
will be either the hard working mis-
sionaries or the savages. From the
unglazed windows of her mission
hut she will look out on dirty, IN
clad natives living in trees like great,
unclean birds. What a contrast to
the outlook from the wide windows of
her Newport home! There she looks
out upon the superb gardens Of the
Vanderbilt and Brown estates, or
upon her own beautifully kept lawns.
The children Of her Newport and
New York neighbors have expensive
tutors and governesses.> They are
taught all the graces of modern civil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
a Poem That Offended a Poet

matter of pronunciation, and had
nothing to do with the poetic feeling.
I admitted the matter of pronuncia-
ton, but argued that as authorities,
as well as poets, differed on that,
and as poetry was sublimated eu-
phony, why make a trisyllabic word
of it and get a cacOphonOus result
that was harsh to the ear. Wine"
to rhyme with 'Proserpine!" Might
I not as fifty have written:
To thee alone,
Lost Persephone.
Of course, I might, for Persephone
is the original Greek Of it, and
poet who would make a rhyme like
that ought to have his feet sawed of.
The Latin of it is PrOserpina, and it
doesn't rhyme with hyena, either.
He sat before me wagging his head
and grooming the lines Of Lang to
himself ecstatically. But I kept
right ahead, putting the plain facts
up to him. Following Mr.. Lang's
pronunciation-he's dead and it isn't
his fault that he isn't here to defend
himself handed out this classic
bit:
I might adore
Fair TerpsichOre,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

he said he didn't know; that it just
swept him on. When I asked him
what the pale of Proserpine" was,
and how far from the gardens Of
Gree it was located, and where were
the gardens of Gree, he was
stumped. Then I wanted to know
how an island could forget the main,
seeing that everybody in this coun-
try remembers the Maine-which is
no jOke-and why the low lutes of
love should complain, in view Of the
fact that Gree wasn't a married
lady and Proserpine didn't want to
be; and how the shadows of wan
lovers, or any other kind, could pine;
and why one should be especially
glad to know that brine was salt on
his lips. when brine never is any
thing else but salt-eXcept possibly
in unusually saccharine verse-to all
Of my insistent queries he failed to
reply, and gloried in his failure.
When I asked him at last about the
large air" ne merely threw his
arms around like Windmills and
made no answer.
Next I asked him why "Proserpine"
should be made to rhyme with
wine. and he said it was merely a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

THE poetry editor Of one Of the
New York publications re-
4 Gently selected one Of Andrew
Langs poems, 1.-THE Odyssey" to de-
light his readers. But Mr.. W. J.
hampton, who is himself a poet,
read the EDITORS poetry column and
had something to say. This particu-
lar stanza especially attracted Mr..
Lampton's eye:
AS one that for a weary space has
lain
LuIled by the song Of Gree and
her wine
In gardens near the pale Of Proser-
pine,
Where that Aegean isle fOrgets the
main,
And only the low lutes Of love
complain,
And only shadows of wan lovers pine,
As such an one were glad to know
the brine
Salt on his lips, and the large air
again.
A poetry poet read this to me in
rapturous tones. writes Mr.. hampton,
and with bated breath, ard when
ssked him what the dickens it meant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
NrsLoriIIard Spencer ''Nev YoI Ks
Mrs. VanderbiIt's Next-Door
Neighbor to GiUe Up Social
FriUoLities and Become a
Missionary Among the
SaUages of the Philippines

have those savage Moros on her
mind The next Winter, when she
gave opera parties. she was still
thinking of what seemed to her the
wretchedness of the natives on the
Island Of JolO.
Then a few weeks ago, during the
great Episcopal Convention held in
New York, Mrs. Spencer was again
brought in contact with Bishop Brent,
and almost before she realized it she
had announced her intention to go
to Jolo and work as a missionary,
paying all expenses for herself and
companion worker
Society was properly staggered.
Her son was dumbfOUnded, but moth
ing could, and she frankly says that
nothing can, sway her from her de-
cision.
In the most savage corner Of this
barbarOus island she viii found and
support a social mission. Every
cent of expense will be borne by her.
Her financial advisers and her friends
say. what a fearful waste of money"
She says. Not at all" That it is a
greater waste of money to entertain
society as she has done in the past.
The amount Of money which this
Mrs. LOriIlard Spencer.
From Miniature by Amalia Kussner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

ization. Of the 100000 children Of
her Moro neighbors. only 1000 are
receiving even the crudest education.
The United States Government pro
vides schools, under military rule, for
these children, but naturally the
Moro takes to schooling no quicker
than to bathtubs or soap
Mrs. Spencer's aim is TO teach the
parents of these children the wisdom
Of sending them to school. But per
haps the greatest need in all this
island is the social. In spite Of their
warlike aggressiyeness and their
prowess in treacherous war, these
Moros are a sickly race. Hospitals
must be established where the PEG
pie can be cured of chronic ailments
such as malaria, hOOkwOrm, black
fever and other tropical diseases
which come mainly from unhygienic
habits.
A large share Of Mrs. Spencers
fortune viii be devoted to develop
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

most cases. WretChed filthy huts OF
Straw and mud. so indescribably IN
hygienic that words fail in the pOr-
traying Of them. There are terrible
Oriental diseases among the women,
there are Scared and blind babies,
crippled children. Among such as
these. Mrs. Spencer will spread the
gospel Of cleanliness. The mothers
will be taught how to care for their
babies, nurses will be provided to
attend these mothers in the wilder
ness. They will learn the efficacy
of certain drugs in the prevention OF
blindness. These savage MOTOs kill
blind babies. They are looked upon
as something evil, and even those in
authority over the groups order the
speedy killing Of these unfortunate
babies.
What viii happen when this bril-
liant product of modern civiliza-
ton meets this personally dirty, bar
barous product Of sayagery? VIII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

ing such a hospital in the city Of
Jolo, where resides the Sultan Of
Sulu, head of the MOhammed2n faith
in the islands, the same Sultan who
gave to the then Alice Roosevelt a
pearl necklace. JOlO is the capital of
the Sulu group of MOrOs, many Of
which are the so-caned "Irreconcila-
bles'' of the Philippines.
They are perhaps the most bar
barOus of all the Moro groups. They
are highly immoral. their women are
little more than slaves. Unless in
Inundated by the presence of the
United State soldiers, a husband viii
beat his wife whenever he feels like
it. Among the subjects of the Sui
tan of Sulu are men and women who
have never worn clothes. who hgnr
and who live like wild animals.
1t is among these unfortunate
women that Mrs. Spencer hopes to
do her greatest work. She plans to
60 into their homes, which are, in