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Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03
ROADS IN BETTER CONDITION
SpIIt-Log Drag Of Great Service IN
Keeping Thoroughfares In Shape
How Il 10 Built.

The use of the split-log drag is i'm
portant in putting the roads in shape.
There are over 100000 miles of earth
roads In the country, and the split-log
drag is Of great service in keeping
them in economical repair. The drag
is used in many states and In foreign
countries. 1t is used with two. three,
or four horses. and is easily con.
structed.
It is a mistake to construct heavy
drag. A dry red cedar log is the best
material for drag. Red elm and wal,
nut when thoroughly dried are excel
lent, and box elder, soft maple, or even
willow are preferable to oak, hickory
or ash.
The log should be seven or eight
feet long, and from ten to twelve
inches in diameter, and carefully split
down the middle. The heaviest and
best slabs should be selected for the
front At point on the front slab
four inches from the end that Is to be
at the middle Of the road locate the
center of the hole to receive cross
stake, and 20 inches from the other
end of the front slab locate the center
for another cross stake. The hole
for the middle stake will lie on a line
connecting and halfway between the
other two.
The back slab should then be placed
in a position behind the other. From
the end at the middle Of the road
measure 20 inches for the center OF
the cross stake, and six inches from
the other end locate the center Of the
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03
Make-Up of Dairy Cow.

A wide, deep and full barrel or side
is very important in dairy COW. She
must have plenty of room in which to
manufacture milk from food and
large barrel indicates large digestive
organs. A wide mouth and long, strong
jaws also indicate that Bossy is, like
Bill Nye, fond of food" She ought
also to have large belly and moder.
ately high flank.
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03

A suggestive ration Is as follows:
Grain or scratch feed fed 3 times
daily.
Finely cracked corn, / part
Cracked or whole wheat. part
Mash fed wet or dry twice daily:
Bran, 1 parts.
Wheat middlings, 2 parts.
Corn meal, ? parts.
Meat scraps. part.
Salt, y pound to each 100 pounds
OF mash.
Keep water and ground bone before
the chicks at all times.
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03
Beautify Home Grounds.
Set out fruit trees where they will
add to the beauty of the grounds.
Pius After Weaninu.

For pigs after weaving that have
the run of alfalfa nothing will help
them and satisfy them so well as
good fill of slop made of shorts and
about one-tenth of cottonseed meal.
Feed them some kafir or milo on the
side as dry grain 80 as to save some
of the expense of having to supply all
the concentrated food in the slop.
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03

On many farms there is tendency
to be 80 busy planting corn or getting
ready for harvest or planting cow peas
and soy beans that the garden gets
precious little attention at this time.
A good habit to form Is to take of Sat
urday afternoon for odd jobs around
the place, espe cially in the garden It's
a good time to ease up bit and
straighten things out.
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03
important Work.

The public highway and its i'm
provements is one of the important
things to take into consideration in
planning next years work. Work on
the road along your farm is just as
important as work in the field.
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03
pIacjno the Responsibility.

I'D get along better with my dane
Ing" said Uncle Flopsole III ! could
get hold of the right tune
Whats the matter?"
There isn't a piece in the whole
music box that doesn't get out Of time
to the way l dance
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03
FARMERS DAY At THE AGRiCUL,
TURAL COLLEGE.
eoord Breaking Attendance Expected
On May 29th, When Farmers VIII
Visit Their Agricultural Col
lego and Experiment
Station.

Following an attendance last year
Of over five hundred farmers and farm
women, Farmers Day at the Agricul.
tural College on May 29th, promises
to draw record breaking crowd. Dur.
ing the past year, farmers throughout
the State have shown much increased
interest In the work OF their Agricul.
tural College, and 1t Is expected that
Catoctin clarion., 1915-06-03

Great Southern Ptg. 4 Mfg. Co,
ERt ,EKICK MI
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

There will probably be no more Sep
TENDER duck shooting in North Dako-
ia and this is right. The federal game
law now protects these birds until
Oct. /, but no attempt has been made
to enforce this law where it conflict
ed with the state laws. Legislatures
will be given an opportunity to amend
such state measures and whether they
do or not, the federal law hereafter
will be enforced. It's a safe bet that
the North Dakota law will be amend
ed accordingly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

1t is estimated that the Great Nor
thern will save in the neighborhood
of hundred dollars a month by ty-
ing up the Sherwood train at Gran
vile instead of running it to Minot,
as has been the custom for a good
many years. The poor old G. N. needs
the money; freight rates are so very
low and even tho hundreds of people
up the line like to come to the city to
do their trading, the railway company
must curtail its expenses. The G. N.
has tied up Minot's main thorofare
with an unsightly freight house and
has constructed a viaduct that has
already been condemned and that is
likely to collapse any old time. Minot
gets another slap in the face in the
change of service and we presume that
we'll just grin and like it. The Great
Northern cannot afford to do anything
like this, inasmuch as this is COM
petitive point. We predict that the
railroad that has apparently adopted
the motto of Economy First" will see
the error of it's ways soon and once
more run Colonel Wynn's "Submarine
Limited" into our city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

1t, was expected that the support
given to the Hobson national prohibi-
ton bill would fall short of the two
thirds vote necessary to give effect to
it. Still it is certain that many who
voted against the bill, favor the prin-
ciple of prohibition, but believe that
it is a matter that should be left to
the Individual states to deal with
Taking that fact into consideration,
the vote in congress shows very pro-
nounced favor of destroying the liquor
business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

The more the public thinks the mat
ter over the less inclined is it to ap-
prove of the increase in freight rates
granted the railroads by the inter-
state commerce commission. There is
not the least doubt that many of the
roads now in financial difficulties, and
for whom the increase has been large
ly granted, would have been paying
dividends right along had they not
been so badly managed. The public
rightly objects to having to pay for
the dishonest and criminal extrava-
gance of lot of railroad officials who
have feathered their own nests.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14
FROM THE
PRESS CONVENTION,

The following poem, written by
Jean McNaughton Stevens, of Towner,
friend of every newspaperman in the
state, and to about everybody else for
that matter, was received, too late to
be read at the Fargo meeting. It's
good and timely and will be thoroly
enjoyed by every newspaperman in
the state:
"The Old Mans gone," said the Imp
to himself,
l am monarch of all / survey.
Now I'll hump me some fun,
He'll not know till Pm done,
And then, Heighho, what he'll say!!!
But it's long way to Tipperary,
It's long way to 60,
It's long way to Fargo
To the finest men know.
So goodbye scissors,
Farewell, paste pot;
It's long long way to Red river
But my hearts right hot.
So the scissors went into the pi-box,
The paste went all to pot;
And a river of ink went down to the
sink
While the galley was sizzling hot.
For the gasoline, that was meant to
clean,
Exploded-went up like shot;
But there wasn't enough to hurt
And the Imp only scorched his shirt,
So he laughed with glee at the fun,
you see,
He never was one to shirk;
And the engine belt just hit him a
welt;
Twas a modern Felo to see;
So the Devils to pay, just mark what
say,
When you open the door. All, me!
| O, it's just a dream!
The Imp fell asleep,
In the editorial chair;
And his fancy flew
AS yours mostly do,
To the sweetest thot right then.
But it's a long way to editorials,
It's a long way, I swear,
So goodbye, printers, farewell Fargo
For my heads on square.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

North Dakota ought to have a uni.
form text book law. Such bill was
introduced two years ago but it "died
a-bornin'." There is no good reason
why uniform text books should not
be adopted for use throughout the
state. Care should be taken, of course,
in first selecting good books. Where
families move from one district to an
other, they are frequently required to
expend large sums for new books. This
would be remedied. Representatives
for book concerns get large commits
sions and with one series Of books in
use, they could undoubtedly be pro-
cured cheaper. 1t is expected that the
wealthy book concerns will put up a
strenuous fight, but such law ought
to be enacted just the same.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

A dairyman with a farm within for
ty miles from Boston bought a car
load of alfalfa hay the other day in
Nebraska, which he expects to feed
with profit in Massachusetts at total
cost of s37 a ton. Allowing for per-
haps higher price for milk in Bos-
ton than in the average North Dakota
town, it would certainly seen that the
local dairymen ought surely to make
a liberal profit on alfalfa at $12 to
SIS ton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

The selection of Edgar L. Richter
Of Larimore as president of the North
Dakota Press Association is an honor
that is we'll deserved by the old time
editor. Mr.. Richter hasn't missed a
meeting Of the association in many
years and he has always taken a live
ly interest in the welfare of the men,
bers of the profession. To be elevated
to the highest position within the gift
Of the newspapermen of North Dakota
is an honor that Mr.. Richter undoubt-
eddy appreciates more than words can
express. Mr.. Richter will make good.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

1t has been found by the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture that the
skunk is one of the most useful native
animals and most efficient help to
the farmer and orchardist in their
warfare against insects and rodent
pests. AS source of fur it is also a
commercial asset, the skins netting
the trappers about $3,000,000 annual
ly. AS the skunk is valuable in its
activities as well as for it's fur, exper-
iments in breeding the animals in cap.
tivity are recommended by the de.
partment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

An up-to-date undertaken at Mohall
advertises the latest in caskets and
other modern equipment, funeral sup
plies, embalming, grave diggers,
teams or autos, flowers, a hearse and
a driver to all parts of the country.
It is presumed that he'll hire the pail
bearers as we'll if they're needed. Dy-
ing shouldn't be such a hard job at
Mohall, where everything is so han
dy. ellis efforts should be helped by
the people Of this section," are the
closing words of the announcement.
Now please hurry and cash in.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEET AT GRAND FORKS

James j. Hill, the Empire Builder,
is the attraction at the meeting of the
North Dakota County Commissioners
convention, which met at Grand Forks
on Jan. 18th, 18th and 18th. The coun-
ty commissioners of the state are a
body of men who find much profit at
their annual conventions. Matters of
interest to all counties and new ideas
for the several commissioners were
discussed and action taken which will
later appear as indicative of the
thought of the county officials at the
legislature.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14
GOVERNOR HANNA AND H
MESSAGE.

No Governor has ever had quite so
difficult a task; task combining SO
many far-reaching, serious, conflict
ing state problems, and met them with
a more clear-cut analysis of present
existing evils and suggestive work.
able remedies.
The wide range Of subjects discuss
ed and intelligent, business-like grasp
of each and all of them give ample
evidence of a comprehensive and thor
ough knowledge Of the whole state
and it's uppermost interests. Finance,
education, agriculture, political and
other equally important questions
were each in their order intelligently
and comprehensively discussed. There
is throughout the message ring of
honest intent; earnest purpose and
deep personal conviction.
The entire message shows care in
preparation and much thought in
reaching ultimate conclusions. 1t is a
message worthy of the time, place and
occasion. Both the members of the
Legislature and the people throughout
the state should study his recommend
atoms with thoughtful care and an
open, unprecedented mind.
He approached recognized evils d.
rect and recommends remedies with
equal directness. Any we'll informed
man can easily point out existing evils
but it is another and far more diff
cult task to point out remedies for
the evils existing.
The message discusses and recon-
mends a system of Farm Credit; SELL
ing our school lands, with the object
in view of securing more money, for
farm loans at low rates of interest
and long time payments; 10 per cent
as the legal rate Of interest and 6 per
cent as the contract rate; Board of
Regents for all Educational Institu-
tons, not with the object in view of
curbing legitimate proper growth or
lessening educational power and in
f1uence, but rather, as wise neces-
sary economy in the expenditure of
the peoples money; more direct INTEL
ligent effort on the part of the state
to bring settlers, both native and for
eign born, to make homes upon the
millions of acres Of the vacant, un-
titled, non-income producing lands of
the state. These and many other
equally important questions were dis
cussed and proper legislation recon-
mended.
There have been able, fearless mes
sages read by other Governors, but
never one more so than the one to the
18th Legislative Assembly. From be-
ginning to end it is courageous anal.
ysis of the states business. It offers
a complete answer to all the little big
men or all the big little men who in
season and out of season have sought
to impeach his every motive, and mis-
construe his every public act. It is a
cold and bold statement of facts
which even the ingenuity of his enc
mics can neither controvert, impeach
or deny. If they have not, under the
promptings of an awakened consci-
ence, bowed their heads in humility
and shame-the good Lord knows they
should.
It has been a matter of common
knowledge, of all thoughtful, well-in.
formed men, that numerous leaks have
existed and for years, which have frit-
tered away needlessly the peoples
money and largely added to the bur-
den of running the affairs of the
state. ..
Governor Hanna has clearly dag.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

The Independent wants to
thank the many subscribers
who have responded so nicely
to the subscription notices we
recently sent out. We do not
; believe much in 'hounding"
our subscribers for money, in
deed this is not necessary. Our
, readers, generally speaking,
pay their money cheerfully be-
cause they realize that they
are getting a great big dollars
worth and we propose to give
you more for your money right
along. We don't believe in Civ
ing premiums to catch suckers.
. II stands to reason that if we
gave premiums, we'd have to
charge you enough extra for
them to pay to handle the ex-
ira business. We'd rather give
our large family Of readers a
newspaper that they receive
because they want it in their
homes. If you are one of the
few who have not responded to
our notices. this is good time
to pay up.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

nosed the case, stated the character Of
the disease and pointed out the proper
treatment. He has done his full duty.
Will the legislature as fully do theirs -?
The ultimate result is now within the
keeping and Judgment of the 18th
Legislative Assembly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

Women are warned to stay away
from California if they are looking
for work. The exposition has attract
ed thousands of them. With positions
for only thousand, ten thousand wo-
men are now in San Francisco looking
for work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

Lieutenant Governor Frame has
named Senator Bond from this district
chairman of the apportionment COM
mittee, one Of the largest and most
important committees in the senate.
Mr.. Bond is also member of Public
Land and other committees. We are
glad to see the Minot Senator thus rec
ognized
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

There will always be some poverty
in the world, because there will always
be some lazy and thriftless people,
but in time poverty will be the excep-
ton in social life for the reason that
just economic conditions will replace
the present one-sided and unfair ar
rangement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14

There is no question but that the
contract rate of interest will be re-
duced from twelve to ten per cent by
the present legislature. Four bills
providing for this have been introduce
ed already in the senate. Governor
Hanna makes this recommendation in
his message.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14
Make Your Loan Through Us.

For more than 81 years, we have
loaned money to North Dakota farm
ers. Our rates are the lowest, and we
give prompt service.
E. j. LANDER & CO.,
1-7-t2 Lee Block, Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-14
FOR RENT.

Steam heated rooms for Office or liv.
ing purposes. Phone 255, Youmans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
Madison Square Garden.

Beginning Saturday night, May %.
and continuing all summer. Madison
Square Garden will be an Arctic Arcade
Of GOODNESS with moving pictures
musical programmes b. a symphony
orchestra, and special features Two
performances will be given daily, in
GLIDING Sunday. and the new lessees
of the big building promise a series OF
surprises and novelties. When trans
formed the Garden will not only be
the largest amusement place in the
world devoted TO pictures, but hun
dreds Of tons Of ice and giant blowers.
constantly creating drafts Of chilled
air. will make il one Of the coolest
spots in New York. Only first run
pictures will be shown and these not
able features secured from the leading
studios OF the country weeks in ad-
vance Of the usual releases.
At the Garden they will be seen on
q solid plaster screen. the largest ever
used for showing motion pictures. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
LOUIS MANN AND
WINSLOW HOMER

Louis Mann, who is at present APP
pearing at the Booth Theatre as the old
delicatessen dealer in THE Bubble" Is
a landscape painter Of no mean ability,
and was d very close friend of the
artist Winslow Homer, under whom he
studied
On one occasion, while on a visit to
Homer's house at ProulPs Neck, Mann
and Homer gathered together their oils,
brushes and easels and started through
the woods to sketch a charming bit Of
landscape from the fields of neigh
boring farmer.
Choosing a spot from where the view
was exceptionally good, they set up
their easels and began 20 apply them
selves assiduously to their canvases.
They were so intent on their work that
they never noticed the approach of the
farmer who owned the land. lie came
up and stood behind them, gazing over
their shoulders at the canvaSes they
were painting.
81 reckon you fellers be painters"
he finally ventured by way of introduc-
ton.
I'VE be-" replied Mann, sarcastically,
while Homer only grunted and went on
with his sketching.
The farmer contemplated them in
silence while.
"Wall, which one of you be the best ?"
he asked.
Mann slyly pointed to Homer, who
was paying no attention TO the farmer
wall, here, then, young man." the
farmer said, pulling from underneath
his arm a newly planned board and put
ting 1t down IN front of Homer; 'if
you think you can make a good job of
il, | want you to paint on this yer
board. live bait for sale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
Miss Marbury's Dance Venture

Miss Elisabeth Marbury has taken
over the destinies of another pair of
young dancers. They are Miss Helen
Clarke and Quentin Tod. who are at
present dancing in Nobody Home" at
the Princess Theatre.
Mr.. Tod mas been well known as a
dancer for several years. Miss Clark
Miss Marbury discovered dancing in the
amateur cup contests at the Strand
Roof Garden and offered her an en-
gagement in Nobody Home"
II have TO be interested in some
dancer" said Miss Marbury last week,
discussing her new contract with Miss
Clarke. 81 terminated my contract
with Mr.. and Mrs. Castle on May L.,
because they are going on tour next
season, and their absence from New
York would naturally interfere with
the patronage at Castle House. nave
been much interested in helping the
Castles in every way since they first
came under my management, and they
have only my best wishes now that
they are 70 continue alone under Mr.
Dillingham's management"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
GILBERT MURRAY
ON THE WAR
Translator of "EurlpideS'
Writes to Granville Barker
of England's Hopes.

Professor Gilbert Murray, regius
professor Of Greek az oxford Univer-
sity. England, greatest living authority
or Greek literature and translator OF
the works Of Sophocles and Euripides,
has written TO Granville Barker. Eng
lish dramatist and producer. remark
able statement of the European war
situation. Among the Greek plays
which Mr.. Barker is producing this
spring al the various leading Eastern
universities IS Trojan Women" Of
Eurpides. using Professor Murray's
translation.
Writing 70 Mr.. Barker, Professor
Murray has said:
"Not peace but a sword. The burden
Of the Trojan women has now fallen
upon others, upon Belgian women,
French women, upon the women of Po-
land and Serbia. God grant that the
discipline cf the Allies may hold firm.
and that mankind may not have TO add
to that tragic list the names OF German
and Magyar women!
"Some twelve years ago, when i was
steered in this drama Of Euripides,
felt that. vivid as il was, the things
il depicted belonged 70 the horrors Of
the far past. War might come again,
even among civilized nations; but It
could never again be this kind of war
Mankind had advanced since the days
Of Troy or Melos, there were rules of
honorable warfare firmly established,
pathetic efforts made BY man in his
Centler moments 20 insure that. even
in his fury he should not sink utterly
below the brutes. Women and children
were safe, prisoners were safe, the
wounded were safe. SO much seemed
certain; and yet the very reverse was
true. The next war was to be baser
and crueller than the old wars, just as
II was vaster IN extent.
"Other things, too. are strange. We
could scarcely have believed that, if
war could come. the first step would
be the deliberate massacre Of a small
and unconcerned nation, as innocent as
Melos and as far removed from the
quarrels # its great neighbors. We
could have scarcely believed that, with
almost all Europe eager TO preserve
peace. with Great Britain. France, Rus
sia. Italy, Serbia, day by day and al
most hour by hour Offering to accept
any form o. arbitration. mediation,
conference or even delay. one power
would have taken on herself the re-