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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
HORSE TRAINING.

The worlds greatest system Of
Craftsmanship; have your horses train
ed by the most humane system pos
sible. guarantee my system of horse
training, no matter what bad hibit,
or how bad they may be. If you have
any horses to train or colts to break,
write me. Prof. Ralph johnson, Glen
burn, N. OAK, R. D. 1, D. 2.
W. 11-26 t2
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
CHRISTMAS

is either day of joyful giving
or one Of sad misgivings, accord
ing to whether or not You havs
q snug hank account.
II you feel the disappointment
Of not having enough to =
around" properly this year, why
not resolve to start an account
in our bank right away SO you'n
never feel "pinched" for funds
in the future.
If you are contemplating ~
gift to q member of the family, /,
let US suggest that there is moth
ing more appropriate or accept
able than one Of our savings
bank books, with the recipients
name inscribed and 81 or. more
deposited as a starter" H.
would mean much for the future
Of the children.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-20
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BY N. D. COCHRAN.


Grabbing Mexico.-Of. course, it
wouldn't be quite the proper thing to
say it out loud, but you understand,
don't you, that when we get through
going through all the motions we will
take Mexico and tie it on to our
southern border as we quietly march
along toward the canal?
1t will cost us hundreds of millions
in dollars and thousands of American
. lives, but just think what we'll get.
Mexico is wonderfully rich in min
eral wealth. There are millions of
acres of perfectly good land, and mil
lions of people down there who can
be persuaded to work hard for small
pay-at the point of gun.
At few millions of expense, but
with infinite glory to the army and
navy, we can train the Mexican poems
to take the places of the good Amer
lean citizens we have educated in our
public schools up to point where
they Wantato live like human beings.
You'll get all this if you only I'M
derstand the game of modern indus
JT1dllSUl.
You see, folks, that as states like
Oregon, Washington, California and
other states in the West become pro-
gressive and human, it becomes nee
essary to take on more states to
strike a balance. The immigrants get
educated too darned quick and want
to live up to an American instead
of an European standard.
But there is plenty of raw human
material in Mexico. And the minute
we take Mexico we have that raw
material without immigrating it. The
poems will be our distinguished fellow
citizens then, and immigration laws
won't keep them out
We may have to kill off many of
them in order to conquer all of them,
but just think what we'll have when
we get through. Just think what a
great increase in the supply of hu-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-20

isn't our family a funny family?
But civilization must go on. If we
can't benevolently assimilate our be-
nighted brethren we can ciVilize
them. Just look how we have ciVi-
lied the great American Indian.
Our Mexican brother, however, will
have six feet of earth left when we
get through with him. And that's all
all any OF us will have when we
cash in.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys
are marching;
rcheer up comrades and be gay"
Harper's WeekIy.-Norman Hap
good is gradually hitting his gait in
Harper's Weekly, and is evidently
working around to the free and easy
swing that helped make Golfers.
AS most of the magazines have
gone to the dogs, and Golfers ap-
pears to be pretty thoroughly tanned
by advertising, it is refreshing to see
indications of some freedom of
thought in Harper's- though as yet
a bit timid.
Take off the lid and go to it, Hap
good. Put your culture on ice and
pump lot Of red blood into Harper's.
This good old world isn't cultured; it
only cons itself into tn ng it is
cultured. Under that ve-y thin We
neer of alleged culture, it is human,
clear through. =
The more brains you put between
the covers of Harper's, the less
money you will need to spend on red,
white and blue ink for the outside.
Manufacturing NeWs.-Here's a
story. that shows how some news
papers mould public opinion.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, owned by
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-20

Manufacturing NeWs.-Here's a
story that shows. how some news
papers mould public opinion.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, owned by
John R. Mclean, is playing the
Hearst game of fighting President
Wilson's policy of repeating the canal
tolls exemption clause.
The Enquirer instructed its cor
respondents in various cities to dig
upinterviews with Democrats against
Wilson and the repeal of the tolls
exemption
The Enquirer correspondent in To-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
THERE Is YET
HOPE FOR CANAL
CONGRESSMAN WRITES LINDSAY
WATERS OF HAI,LINGEN THAT
SITUATION LOOKS BETTER FOR
I\TEI.coASTAL PROJECT.
MAY HAVE HEARING
SUGGESTED THAT REHEARING RE
HAD WHEN FULL BOARD OF In.
GI\EERS CAN CONFER FAVOR
ABLE REPORT POSSIBLE.

That there j. still hope for the inter
coastal canal project from Corpus
Christi tn Baffin's BAY is indicated by
a letter received 10y Lindsay Water of
llarlingen. secretary Of the Arroyo Col
orado lntcfcnaStal Canal league. from
Congressman John y. Garner.
Mr.. Waters. who H. ia Brownsville
to-day. submitted the letter 10 The Herr
AID. stating:
the report of the board If engineers
TO which this letter refers. while dated
dee. IL. 1913. was really made about
Dee. |. and held for thirty DAYS fr ar
gumcnt On Dee. l the Texans then ia
Washington appeared before 4 specially
called meeting IL The board of engineers
and presented arguments refutins the
boards deductions"
Congressman Garncr'> letter to Mr..
Waters follows:
II am ia receipt Of voHr favor IL the
aGih anil beg 1" say that what yon saw
concerning the advcr>, report "a the in
tcrcoaStal canal Was simply what You
saw While We were making our ar.u
mcntS To the board of engineers on the
Corpus Christi To BaifinS Bay propnSi
ton 4 copy ~ the paper handed - n
that day was sent a. i Interested par
ties whlrh included quite 4 number Of
gentlemen.
The truth j.. the situation Looks let
ter now han when YOU were here. !
have been by the office of the board of
engineers twice and discussed il more or
less each time with a view of 4 rchear
ing. but they suggested il might To- we'll
ID wait until the full board could con
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
SNAKE CONTEST
NOW A B
THIS AMUSEMENT FOR LOCKERS
ON Is CERTAIN TO BECOME An
ADDED FEATURE For ALI. III.
TCKE FAIRS.
ONLY ONE ACCIDENT
"RATTLESNAkE BILL" ROSETTE Is
FAVORED WITH 4 BITE on PALM
OF HAND BY DIAMOND BACK.
But SURGEON .AtTS.

That snake catching contests are now
an established feature. al least in
Brownsville. is a certainty. Those who
saw the snake catching contests az the
Brownsville Midwintcr Fair Yesterday
had the honor. il they are 4 ca>cd - cill
il that. Of seeing the original stunt ~
the snake catching line. There has never
been a contest of this k.nd held before
aud certainly there are u few of the
squeamish who do not care if never an
other one is staged. for they drclarc that
by all that j. hoy they never want t.
see another one.
Looking M snake catching from the
outside The most convenient aud safest
side-it does not appear To be such ah
awful way of becoming u hero. some.
thing big. Hero suits. il YOU want 10
take il that way. al Won have 10 do i
grab the RATHER bv the back Of the head.
pitch him into a twenty foir pound sack
that H. held by your cumIndrr. twist
the end of the sack quickly 4 few times
tie "A string around 81 his Snakc>hip
can't get out. aud that's all there j. To-
IL. Very easy. very Simp IL lou don't
believe il. get into the game and try il.
In yesterday : half hour amusement
In watching the snak- catching contest
We saw one "l,attlc~nlkr l.ill" l.n>cttc.
while holding The bag get that. hold
ing the ~bae-calmlY wa L Ia the side
Of the contest platform after a biz rat
tier had sunk his lang> into Rattle
snake Bills" hand. ia the palm ~ The
right hand. The official physician of
the fair. Dr. r. l. Works was IA hand
ready Ia dress the wound. a Of which
WAS gone through with u great deal OF
calm, and in the meantime the business
of catching snakes against time pro
ccclcd.
There are two classes III the contest
one 10 which Two persons take part anl
one ia which one person handle, the
snakes alone. A. there j. no pr ctrlcnt.
we will introduce here u tennis term.
and call them singles and d"ub e u
distinguish between the two.
In the doubles. the fir>i 20 tax the
platform in Yesterdays contest were
Mr. and Mrs. w 4. "~nikr" Kin. ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
TEAMS PlA\ING CLOSE
TOURNAMENT At TOP WITH
PERCENTAGE OF 667.

With three If the teams in the Mcr-
chants bowling league tied in the per
centase column. the zr>t aud interest ~
the PLAYERS j. ccnttrc-l ia ou>ting the
liutledge team from the top. This team
has played nine games. winning six and
losing three. the percentage being d61.
The other leans have each played nine
games. won four and lost five with the
percentage column ~ for each team.
Another game was PLAYED last night.
the Whitman team defeating the NImmo
team the score having been 49, ,6.. 80;
against 1O2 1851 The scores in last
nights games follow:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09

fer. and il might be "A favorable report
would he made therefore No necessity
for additional hearing ~ facts. but il
m adverse report j. contemplated they
Will let me know and full opportunity
would he given for further presentation
of data and arguments. This seemed a
good indication TO me.
II agree with YOU that the i~ntcrcoastal
canal ought 10 be built. and ! say furth
or that IL will be built. Just how soon
this can he accomplished j. an unknown
quantity. You know the government
works slowly. but when il once puts its
hand to the project. IL means it's final
>uc,ts>.
Il am going Ia take the liberty If sub
mittin. Your letter a. the board for their
consideration.
II am very glad If Your interest 10
the matter and wish every patriotic ciii
zen would take the same interest"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
NOPALITA NEWS
Special ~ Ths HcraId }

Nopalita. Texas. Jan. = Miss Susie
t~"ttingham entertained a few friends
AZ her home during the holidays. \ very
ENJOYABLE time waS had by those who al
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cnttingham had 4 pleas
ant reunion ~ their family Christmas
week.
John Copeland visited his brother az
Mercedes this week.
The Nopol.ta church and Sabbath
school gave a Christmas entertainment.
Farmers in this vicinity have noticed
that when al the family are away from
home 4 while the hens 10 not lay half
The eggs they usually IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09

cIarcd To he Two Of the most expert IN
his or any other section Of the %counir,
IN the snake catching line. There was
no ceremony of any kind. 4. box Of five
rattlcSnakes vas simply dumped into a
chute the chute. aud striking the floor
they began vending their %toriuous WAYS
in the several directions most conven-
cent.
N ". \. snake" King Immediately Got
busy with a furkcd stick. and one y,
one he caught the %wrigglin. reptiles.
p%inmiug their heads Ia the floor and
catching them 10y the back of the neck.
close enough Ia the head to prevent back
striking. The snakes were then placed
within a bag held by Mrs. W. \. SNAKE"
King. aud the process was continued nh
I'll the five snakes had been caught. The
time keeper registered q minutes and -
seconds against Mr.. and Mrs. W. A..
SNAKE" King.
The next in the doubles was w. o..
Learn. VIII" took the leading part. being
assisted hy l.ait.e>nakc Bin" l~.o>cttr.
Learn. a. we'll a. King. j. IN expert il
handling snakes. having dealt ia rep
tiles in South Texas for MANY wears. lie
went after the diamond backs ia 4 bust
nc>Sl.kc manner. but after four Of them
had been caught disaster hcfcll the
coupe when one of the r~aitlcr> Ice INTO
his head To punish "l.attlc>nakc Bill.
presumably for contempt. Bill was i'm
...tt.t.lN .tt, ~ fl. rnrs. 4.p.l .Snal."
King offered Ia assist Learn until the
finish. and Learn came out first in
time. the timekcepcr having registered
only I inmates and II seconds beating
Mr.. ami Mrs. King 10y , minutes and ~
seconds.
A. 4 %rc>nlto 81 which, jumping into The
breach. and iau> lrndin. assistance 10
the winner. King maintains he has 4
kick coming aud he registered ID with
the referee. who has the matter under
consideration. The printed rul,s con
tanned no G au>c covering this con
tingcncy King claims Learn Was ruled
nut hen h. lost his >ccoid.
Before leaving The ioubicS ~ wish a.
state that King made j faturc play
that may lr "A correct term ia snake
catching contests. but aS stated before
'hcrc j. no precedent when hr ushrrcl
IAN eighteen pound RATHER into = twenty
four pound flour sack. They who ap
pear a. know lain that was ">Imc
>iunt." and We will 81 il 20 al that. Al
least. we'll take their word for il. No
previous records have been set.
In the singles five snakes were han
died by each contestant and the work
was qiick. l>idnro HoIrieurz placed
five %rattlcrS into i iN3I inch opening in
f. minutes aud Il seconds: lontrlcnn III
iantr. 4 youth If III nr thcrrahout>. lid
thu same work ia minute and - sec
ond> and Juan Dominique beat the two
of them by pacing the five ia the open
in. in | minute. Il seconds
Al ia all. snake catching j. an inter
r>tin. diversion. Having introduced the
game. We expect soon 40 find the chill
drrn 81 brownsville. a. they tarrt on the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
BOSTON WANTS BiNxS
iSDccidI f0 The UcraId.l

Boston Mass. Jan. 9-Statistics
showing IN increase IN cotton and wool
ON manufactures here ia the last ten
years we're presented today ~ argu
mcnts why Boston should have the fed
rral reserve bank before the reserve or
gInizltium committee today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09

way Ia school. indulge for u few minutes
in catching snakes against time. Ia
stead Of spending our sundays playing
ro-f. tennis. fishing or spooning. here
after We will gather up a bunch Of eight
or ten snakes and see how quick We can
insert them into a twenty -four pound
flour sack.
Snake catching j. certain Ia prove a
fascinating pastimc.
~ the way. You might - out 10 the
fair grounds aud see Saturdays con
test. Ii will h. worth Won while.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09

NOTICE.
The regular annual meeting ~ the
stockholders Of the Merchants Nation
al Bank of Brownsville. Texas. will h.
held M its banking house. on Tuesday.
January the 18th. 1911. ut 3:3D y. m.
for the election If Directors AMI the
transaction Of such other business ~
may properly come before the meeting.
Y. IL rot. John Gregg. Cashier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
BOAT CAPSIzES
FIVE NAVY MEN
ARE DROWNED

Old Point Comfort. Va. Jan. 9.-Fivr
sailors Of the flagship Wyoming Of the
Atlantic fleet were drowned todar when
the ships cutter capsizcd with IL
aboard. Eleven were rescued.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07

quiries from Russia and Germany re-
garding her attitude, but is preparing
to defend her neutrality.
Japan May Assist England.
Japan is making ready to live up to
her alliance with Great Britain in the
event of an attack by Germany upon
the British possessions in the far east,
The vital Importance Of Belgium in
this war lies in the fact that unless
Germany may move across Belgian
territory, neutralized by treaty, an in
vasion of France would have to be
through the heavily fortified French
frontier proper.
The entire northeastern frontier of
France is, roughly, 440 miles in length.
For distance of about $50 miles this
frontier line separates France from
Belgium and Luxembourg. The remain
der, about 100 miles, separates France
from German territory.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07
KAISER MAKES AN
EARLY BREAK WITH
COUNTRY OF CAR

London, Aug. 2.--Events in the
European crisis developed on Sat
urday with startling rapidity. The
German ultimatum to Russia de-
handing that Russia cease the mo-
bilization of her army, expired at
noon and at SIS o'clock in the after
noon, the German emperor signed a
mobilization order.
At 1880 o'clock the German am
bassador at st. Petersburg, Count
Won Pourtales, delivered a 6eclara-
ton of war in the name of his gov
err nent to the Russian government
and the entire staff of the embassy
Immediately left St Petersburg.
Declaration Comes Early.
Although after the warlike
speeches delivered by the German
ambassador and the imperial chan
cellor at Berlin on Friday. no other
result could be expected, hopes that
the dread event might be averted had
been raised by the intervention OF
King George in ST. Petersburg and
the fact that the German reichstag
was not convened until Tuesday.
Hence the actual declaration of war
had not been expected for another
day or two.
German Emperor Blames Gar.
The German emperor and his adj
visers have maintained to the last
that they made supreme efforts for
the sake of peace and that the last
of the series of earnest appeals from
Emperor William to Emperor Nicho-
las was a teleg am repudiating re-
sponsibility for the calamity.
He took the ground that while
Germ, any was engaged in mediating
WITH Austria-Hungary at Russia's re
quest, Russia. by her general metili-
cation. was threatening Germany 5
safety.
While the kaiser originally intend
ed to postpone his declaration of wal
until Tuesday when the reichstas
will meet in the imperial palace Of
Berlin, it is believed that the stand
taken by France induced him to has
ten his decision.
AS in the war with France in 1870
Germany hopes TO steal a march OF
her opponents by taking the omen
siye before her enemies have had
time to mass their armies along the
German frontier.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07
BIG GERMAN ARM
ADVANCES ON PAIN


London, Aug. 4.-The first great bat
tie of the war is but matter of hours.
Fragmentary reports of scattered en-
gagements during the past twenty-four
hours tell story of the opening Skin
mishes of what promises to be one of
the most historic battles in modern
warfare
UhIans Are RepuIsed.
A corps of Uhlans crossed the bor-
der into France, in what appeared to
be an advance upon Nancy, and was
met and repulsed in a sharp engage
ment at Petit Croix, customs post on
the Lorraine frontier.
While on the face of the reports the
day appears to have been disastrous
to the Germans, analysis cf these and
no apparent effect, draws back the
curtain to reveal the strategy behind
the momentous advance movements of
the three German armies, numbering
nearly a million men, which are now
in progress, with the capture of the
entire eastern frontier of France as
its object In the three armies are
included twenty-five army corps
100000 Threaten Paris.
The first is moving through Bel
GUM. This is the strongest, as its
direction is Parisward, where the
greatest resistance may be 9ected.
1t numbers about 100000 men. The
aerial scouts who were driven back at
Rheims belonged to the advance body
of the first army, and they were re-
connoitering.
The second army's advance move
was the body. that was repulsed at
Petit Croix. The Uhlans suffered tenn
porary defeat, it is reported, but only
outwardly Its function as the adj
vance guard of this weaker body of
100000 was to fall back when struck.
This army is advancing on the French
border from Metz, with Nancy as its
objective.
Third Army in South.
The third army is pushing forward
in the vicinity of Mulhausen near the
Swiss border, with Belfort, the city
that withstood a German siege of
three months during the Franco-Prus-
sian war of 1870, as its goal. It's adj
vance formation is in lesser numbers
and is divided into small scouting par
ties. Upward of 250,000 men are re,
ported to be included in this army.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07

such activities are being carried be-
vond the limits prescribed by the Eeu-
trality laws.
The neutrality laws not only loroiu
the departing of armed expeditions
from the United States directed
against a friendly nation, but enlist
ments are specifically prohibited The
individual foreigner is left free 10
make his way as an individual out OF
the country, pat extension to him OIL
aid in the shape OF passage money
and expenses and any attempt 10 Oh
rect his movements to certain renoeA-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07
May Seize Gold Expo s.

New York, Aug. 2.-If thers is a
general European war within the next
few days, s26,o00.ooo in gold, nol' on
the high seas, will probably be nin n
sought after Nearly all the ships d..
foreign flags. and If the nation to
which they are attached as auxiliary
or reserve boats is involved in the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07
MAY VIOLATE NEUTRALITY
Attempts of Austria and Servia to Re-
cali Citizens Liable TO
Cause Trouble.

washington, d. c., Aug. S.-Strenu-
Gus efforts being made by Austria ana
servia to recall from the United
states for military service the many
thousands of their citizens VINO are
EMPLOYED in American factories, nave
attracted official attention and the
Onestion has been raised Whe'he'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07
KAISER BREAKS WITH FRANC

( Berlin, Aug. 4---Placing the responsibility
break directly at Frances door, Germany O
formally declared war on her neighbor1n1
The foreign office, in statement that
the formal declaration, recites specif1
of the German frontier by the French
stances where French aviators had DIR
on unprotected German towns.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07
GERMANS TAKE RUSSIAN TOWNS.

Berlin, Aug. 4.-The Berlin war de"
partment has sent out bulletins an.
nouncing successful invasion of RUS
sian Poland The towns of Kalis
Bending and Czenstochow were oQ
pied by German troops, and in th1
sence of reports of fighting it
believed that these places were
ed by Russian forces. They
open towns and easily accea
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-07

yous in foreign country is believed
by some officials here to be of ques-
tionable legality ano, akin to enlist
ment.