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The Dickinson press., 1916-03-11

The North Dakota Independent
Telephone Co. will rebuild the line
between Dickinson and Manning this
year. Local Manager Hall and Sup
erlntendent Shuman of Bismarck have
already arranged for carload of cop
per wire and the necessary poles re-
quired for the work and good sized
crew of workmen will commence on
the job the coming month. A
heavy copper Wire was strung last
season from Manning to Killdeer and
the work this year will put the line
in first-class shape all the way to the
north branch of the railroad. It is
not expected that the telephone COM
pany will have much new work this
year out this way other than the line
north cut of Dickinson.
c. L. Rafferty,, a prosperous cattle
and horse grower in the Tepee butte
country, came to Dickinson on Mon
day in his auto via New England to
see G. c. Mead. He had driven to
the Mead ranch on Third creek in the
morning of the same day, but found
that the owner was in Dickinson. Mr..
Rafferty, stated that his stock had
wintered in good shape and as far as
he knew the same was true of the
cattle and horses in his locality. Mr..
Rafferty, has several thousand BUSH
els of wheat yet to market, but he is
not troubled much about the drop in
price, as he is selling his grain for
seed at $1.25 per bushel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rafferty, now have four chill
dren-two sons and two daughters.
The youngest came to them the first
of the year. It will also be interest.
ing to many Press readers to know
that Ralph, eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Gaunt, came to Mr.. and
Mrs. Rafferty, from Seattle the past
year. This young man was born in
Dickinson, his father, Joe Gaunt, hav-
ing been employed for long time at
the Dickinson Mercantile Co. store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rafferty, are Ralph's
uncle and aunt.
c. G. Simpson,, of Massacre &
Simpson, owner of the M S brand
of horses at Quinion, was in Dickin-
son the first of the week, returning
to the ranch from Wisconsin, where
he had spent the greater part of
C11S W4uISI Will MrS. 0lupSOA dlAu
their son. Mr.. Simpson expected to
be able to take his auto at Belfeld
and make the remainder of the trip
to the ranch. AS far as he knows
the M S stock has wintered well.
The Massacre & Simpson cattle near
the Canadian line north of Cando,
have wintered nicely. While east
the past winter, Mr.. Simpson at
tended the horse sales at St. Louis,
where he found the French and
Italian governments buying freely
and paying good prices. He is Of the
opinion, however, that the coming
season will be about the best time
to close out surplus stock to the
European buyers. w. P. Massuere,
also well known to many Press read
ers, has been well the past year, and
just a few weeks ago was out buy
ing horses in Wisconsin. Mrs. Simp-
son and son will be out in the
spring to spend the summer at the
ranch the same as last year.
The Dickinson press., 1916-03-11
LOCAL NEWS


The Dorcas society met Tuesday
with Mrs. M. L. Ayers.
F. A. Shipman, editor of the Fry
burg Pioneer, spent Tuesday in the
city on business.
Two first-class BARRIERS in the st.
Charles hotel Barber Shop. Ray Graf
Prcr.-adv lit
Misses Anna Freer end Rose
Heckel, the former a teacher north
of Medora, and the later having a
homestead in that same vicinity, re-
turned Tuesday. evening after a visit
with their. aunt, Mrs. Christ Peder.
| son. Miss Heckel visited here fo1
about six weeks and Miss Freer since
Sunday.
Mrs. c. J. Weston, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. T. Nickel
of this city for about two weeks, left
Friday to join her husband at Sid.
ney, Mont, being accompanied as fa1
as Glendve by Mrs. Nickel, who re.
mained at that point until Sunday
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Jcssen COM
pleted their series of 7 o'clock dinners
last Friday evening, when guests at
seve. tables were entertained. Car
nations furnished the floral decora-
tions and the tables were very pretty
in appointment. Mrs. Jessen was
assisted by Misses Thora Jessen and
Saliva Mielke, and Frederick Jessen
and Elliot Freeman.
Mrs. Mike Mckinley was y delight
full hostess Monday afternoon to 18
guests at 1870 luncheon and in the
evening ten of the older folks were
invited in to spend a few social hours
and enjoy delicious luncheon. Mrs.
McG Ginley was assisted by her daugh-
ters, Miss Catherine and Mrs. J. P.
Cain, and also by Mrs. Sever. The
rooms were decorated with beautiful
yellow tulips. Five hundred furn-
ished the amusement of both the
afternoon and evening.
News has been received recently of
the death of an old Stark county resi-
dent, Henry Simons, aged between IS
and 70 years. Mr.. Simons passed
away at the home of a daughter at
Burley, WASH, where he had been re-
siding since he left this country some
fifteen years ago. Deceased formerly
lived on homestead on Green river,
seven miles north of Dickinson and
was known to many old Stark county
people. The cause of his demise
could not be ascertained.
The Junior Endeavor of the Con-
gregational church held their monthly
social at the church parlors' Satur-
day afternoon, Misses Esther Ayers
and Evadna Pugh, assistant superin-
tendents, having charge Of refresh
ments ard entertainment respectively.
The program consisted of recitation
by Ruth Wall, instrumental solos by
Dorothy Richards and Helen Kono,
and vocal solo by Gale Pugh. This
Endeavor, under Mrs. B. E. Noark,
superintendent, has now an enroll
ment of go members, so of whom at
tended the social.
c.. A. Tear came in the first of the
week from the country northwest OF
Belfeld, where he had been with his
sons since early in December. George
Tear went to Gorham with his fathe,
where he took the stage to Belfield
Mr.. Tear says that the snow has beer
very deep in the Bad Lands, as much
as three to four feet in places, but
Notwithstanding this fact he is of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

N the heart of Russia is struggling,
unkempt village, dust-swept by sum-
mer, frozen by winter. But no one, no
= matter of what degree, may approach
by road without permit, and the doors
of passing trains are watched by armed
sentries, who allow no unauthorized foot
to step to the platform. You see, there
is boy of twelve playing in the streets,
and he must not be interrupted.
Two years ago this boy was pale and
delicate. He has four extraordinarily
beautiful sisters, and when he used to
have his photograph taken with them, he
looked shyly out of the print through his
big eyes, as if nature in whimsical irony
had brought his frail form into the world
to be a contrast to his sisters perfect
Towering. But now there is color in his
cheeks, and he is outgrowing his uniforms
faster than he can possibly outwear them.
If his father occupied any other position
in the world except the one he does, it
would probably be said that he kidnapped
his own son and ran away from home
which in this case happened to be a
palace, or rather several palaces. But
you can't speak that way of the Car of
all the Russias, the Little Father of
l7O,OO0,O00 subjects, and the ruler of one
sixth of the land of this globe You
can say, however,-and very truthfully,-
that he did go thence from the atmosphere
of stuffy ante-chambers and ornate throne
rooms, taking the boy away from the
cohort of nurses who tagged him about
with bottle of medicine in one hand and
spoon in the other, and from anxious
and coddling grand duchesses. But the
kernel of this drama that startled his
people was that he took the lad from out
of the deep shadows of world-whispered
mystery which, in its multitudinous rami-
fications, finds no comparison in the court
history of modern Europe.
Four times in the ten years that fol-
lowed the marriage of Gar Nicholas in
1894, the heralds announced to his people,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

unspeakable disease. There We're bated
tales too fearful to repeat above whis-
per. The real newspaper of Russia, the
one beyond the censor, is gossip, which
flows out over the borders; and the unim-
aginative encyclopedias on your book
shelves carry these hints.
Following upon the heels of this new
mystery came still another. The Care
witch had been taken aboard his fathers
yacht. Somehow, a fanatic gained hid
ing place on the vessel. There was a
sudden knife-thrust, and the Czarevitch
fell to the deck. The news was wirelessed
from tongue to tongue, and it was believed
by all Petersburg that thesurgeons, in their
efforts to help the boy, had Numbered.
No combinations nor denials came from
the top. The Car retired to seclusion in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

If your life lacks pur-
pose, a deep, heart
stirring interest, iohy
not collect tcigs, as
this gentleman does?
Mr.. Miles of Clifton
Springs, travelling all
oper the continent, has
found a complete al
phdbef of ttoigs t,oisfed
naturally in the shape
of letters. Not one Of
the specimens ,Uds gip-
en- a tiuist to heighten
the effect in
the letter H a piece of
root iVds used to fill
out the design.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

expectant of an heir, that daughters had
been born. The superstitious-and Rus
STA overwhelmingly believes in her super
stitions-declared that there would never
be son, basing that belief on the SYM
bolic accident of the coronation, when the
Gear let slip the heavy scepter from his
hand, to go crashing to the earth. But on
the thirtieth Of July, 1904, an heir to all
Grand Duke Alexis, was born.
The Gossips at Work
THE legend of the gossips was gone, but
that did not prevent their weaving a
new one to take its place. Everybody
in every circle began to believe that the
baby suffered from some strange, rare,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22
Their Life Work

Every part of Mr.. Dins-
noOr's cement house
andgarden has amedn.
ing. The ,cest garden
illustrates creation and
The IdH Of man, the
front represents mod
ern civilization. Mr..
Dinsmoor's Paradise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

Ten years work hare almost
completed Charles Cal
iione's steam engine model.
Caiiione hoped once to be
an engineer, and ichen he
found he must be a fruit
merchant he turned his in
teresf to building a perfect
model of an engine. The
engine, all Of yeiio,o pine,
is sir feet long. and ,uiH
run on a 61a-inch track.
Photograph from II. y. kh"aies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

No-if's not a picture OF
the earth, but only a ball
of twine. The diiigent pro-
prietor of one railroad
lunch.room collected all the
t,pine that came to him and
,cound il into a ball. Al
last the Mnch.room COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

pany had to move to a
larger restaurant TO ailos0
the ball of i,Uine to expand
properly. NosD il weighs
49Is pounds. is 50 inches in
circumference. and more
than I85 miles in length.
Photograph from B. Caldwell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

Three thousand four hundred
coins make this Ease as high
as a man. For twenty-five
years Eduard Rausch collect
ed the coins, spending thou
sands Of dollars securing
rare pieces from Athens or
Tahiti; and mhen il ,pas fin.
ished in 1904 the city of Phila.
delphia sent il to the St. Louis
Exposition. No,o it stands in
Mr.. Ramsch's parlor, and ,ciH
probably be buried ,piih him.
Pho,ogr phi from W. MAR.
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the country palace of Tsarskoe Selo. The
Czarevitch was rarely seen except by
narrow circle of the highest blood. The
people were left to believe that only
shadow of human life remained as heir
to the scepter of Peter the Great.
Suddenly the Empire was at war. Then
came the dramatic proclamation of the
Gar that hehad placed himself at the head
of his soldiers. But even the thrill OF that
denouement faded before the astounding
news that the Car had brought with him
to the headquarters staff at the struggling
village of Mohilev the little Czarevitch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

rho,osra,,n from Giiau,s Service Bureau.
Don't be bored-some little task can al
rays occupy your time. This man
whose life lines and marriage lines are
so riuidiy spread before You, made the
smallest pen.knife in the morld. 1t con-
fains nine pieces altogether. The han
die is three sisfeenths of an inch long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

required 1917 tons Of cement, and the eight
cement trees are lighted with electric lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

the lining is of hUo pieces of
silper, the outside is of too
pieces of eighteen-kardf gold,
and the spring and the blade
are steel. The knife ,reighs
less than half a grain.
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A Miracle of the Great War

A Miracle of the Great War
OF course, the Gar can not be inter-
viewed, and neither may the Care
witch; but have been told by officers
attached to the staff, who saw the Care
witch daily and intimately, that magic has
not ceased in this world. Before their
very eyes they saw much-to-be-pitied
royal child turn into a real boy, The
apron-strings had been cut. And now
their future Little Father is the friend of
all his moujik soldiers. He is too much
alive and too heartily interested to be
spoiled by the spelling Of the warriors.
Thus, strangely, what no one ever did
for him the boy has done for himself. He
has dispelled all those elaborate mysteries
by his own bubbling boyishness. All that
is really left of the tales, after the sun has
shone on them, is that he undoubtedly
has the same extraordinary thinness of
skin from which his great-uncle, the Duke
Of Albany, suffered. He bleeds profusely
from slight scratch, and it probably
would be possible for him to bleed to
death from cut: but the chance of dying
by accident is not confined to royalty.
But he is regular, red-blooded boy.
The war has done much for Russia in
many different ways. And among its
other gifts is this: it is making the heir
to the throne man.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-14
LIVE STOCK NEEDS attention

AT meeting recently held at
Wahpet"n the fact that livestock
needs more car than ever before
in this country was brought out.
Prices are exceedingly high, feed
keeps on a high level. a By bar
gain can be found in feeding if
dexterousIy handled. The chances
of disastrous loss are great If
careless methods are used.
The loss of few lambs in the
corn field. the death of some hogs
from careless casteration, the neg
lect of colts, or stunting of cal
yes. all cost the owner dearly. He
cannot allow his stock 20 go
shifting for themselves. They
should have the best opportunity
to thrive.
There is sufficient incentive
here t" develop safe system of
handling. The demand for a
supply of livestock is growing
and great care should be used in
raising stock of any kind.
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a recital of them. 1 am AFRAID 1 am
growing egotistical. Let us talk of
something else" And this they at.
tempted to do, but the conversation
Jagged perceptibly.
She, too, was unusually silent. AT
length he grew desperate. His eyes
fell on pack of cards that lay in q
table near her.
"Why, do believe" he said, laugh.
ing. "that you were playing solitaire
before came in. You must have been
'ery much bored"
"That is your own conclusion" she
replied. II was not playing solitaire.
[ can explain the presence of those
cards by telling you that was trying
my fortune. When you appeared in
the doorway, had just discovered the
pleasing fact that had friend, a
foe and journey to go. It's really
most edifying way of spending the
time"
He handed the pack to her. "Tell
the my future" he said. II am going
away. I should like to know what is
before me-"
She smiled. II half believe you are
skeptfcal. I wonder If I can convince
you of the wonderful truths that lie
hidden there!" She drew out king
of hearts as she spoke. "You are in
love-" she said. Her eyes met his
for one moment, then a wave of color
swept up to her brow. He leaned for.
ward eagerly.
EYES," he said. 'that is true" And
his voice was husky.
She was idly turning the cards over
In her hands one after another. You
love woman strongly. tenderly, us q
man may love, and yet you will not
tell her so. can read pride here, and
this it is that keeps you from it,"
She paused, but he begged her to 20
on. "Tell ME of her! Is she fair or
dark?"
Her face was half in shadow. "She
has fair hair" she said.
"Lille Il wealth of gold" he broke in
Sand her eyes?"
"They are brown" she replied, SO
softly that he had to bend forward ia
catch her words.
GLORIOUS eyes," he whispered
"Brown with all the lights of an au.
tumn sun! But tell me that which ]
wish most to know. Does she love
me?"
A soft breath of spring flowers stole
in through the window. The cards fell
In confusion to the floor as his hands
closed upon hers Hcr eyes had an.
swercl him and tie fortune was told,
copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure Nau,..
paper Syndicate.l
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iy-four of which were adopted by
he people. The amendments in
volved far-lrachimg cha ages in
Ohio's fundamental law. and their
adoption was an endorsement of
measures long advocated by Mr..
Bigelow.
His advocacy of these measures
won for him bitter opponents, as
we'll as loyal friends. He is con-
tinually referred to by certain
newspapers as IA dangerous man
and "a demagoguc.' In spite,
however. of the frenZied OPPOSE
lion of this class OF newspapers,
Mr.. Bigelow has a remarkable fol-
lowing in his home city. In the
last two years his name has three
times been upon the ballot, and
each time he has led the ticket.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-14
ONE OF EARTH's QUIET SPOTS
Very Little Movement Noted in tho
College Town During the Drowsy
Summer Months.

Only the dead sleep more serenely,
more beautifully than the college town
in summer. When you enter it you feel
that Il peace that pasSeth all UNDER
standing has somehow descended upon
the place. 1t is Il woman whose lover
is away and who spends the lazy days
dreaming of him and waiting for his
return.
Downtown in the evening. girls
saunter the streets in pairs and are
not too scornful of the wandering COM
mercial salesman. At the hotel lights
are low and the lobby is quiet; in the
islr are few citizens, II drummer and
maybe two or three students who are
tutoring through the summer.
Mornings on ".The Hill" you get still
more surely the sensation of lOncli-
ness. The clock in the library tower
chimes the three-quarters, and like an
echo come the soprano voices of the
little group of leftover goods, singing
behind the open windows of con.
servatory.
The blue lake below you is un.
married by crew or sail. Even the
bronze image of the friend of the
founder, in the quadrangle, seems to
relax Il bit in its caair-:,nd to he
waiting for September and the breath
Of life.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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be selected where the water will
not run through the pie. From
three inches to half foot of the
surface soil should be removed
over a strip four feet wide and as
long as necessary. This hole
should he filled with we'll rotted
manure.
On top of this bed the fresh
manure is piled in layers. One
layer of fresh manure then a
layer of earth and weeds. The
layers of manure should be about
six inches deep and piled: about
three feet high. The weed seed
will be killed i'm the process, and
much organic matter will be add
ell by leaces and straw. When
many leaves are used. little
linn" should be added.
The pile should he covered with
a layer of earth. to prevent the
escape of plant food. Every six
or eight weeks the pile should ne
forked over and rebuilt. 1t
should be kept wet but not too
wet. as this will cause washing
In six months the composting
process should be completed.
This fertilizer can he used with
out danger in almost any garden
crop.
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in fertility. Every ton of grain
that goes to the stock yards in the
form of meat animals costs the
farm on which ii was fed from
ST to Sl.2O in fertility. Everv
ton of grain which goes to the
creamery in the form of butter
fat causes a farm loss of only 20
cents in fertility.
Statements like these show that
the problem of fertility is both
interesting and highly important.
That is why the Department of
Agriculture of the University of
Minnesota has secured Cyril G.
Hopkins of the University of Illi-
.nOis. one of the nations leading
authorities on soils to deliver an
address Oh "The Most Neglected
Factor i'm American Agriculture"
at the coming Farmers and Home
Makers Week. January 1-6. 1917.
Farmers and Home Makers
Weeks this year will give splca-
did opportunity for men to study
soils. farm costs and farm man.
I.agement: dairy and animal hush
andry: horticulture. botany and
plant pests: agriculture, engineer
ing: poultry and bees: and veter-
mary science and for wome to
study home nursing. child welfare
ard home management. and other
subjects of special interest 20
WOE,e
The committee i'm charge ex-
poets an attendance of 1000.
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MANURE FOR GARDENS

| has been known that manure
is one of the best and most east
~ obtained fertilizer for gardens
but it has been used in the wrong
way great deal of the time.
Gardeners in Wallpcton state that
the manure should be rotted i'm an
intelligent way. so that the food
properties are not laachcd out. OF
burned out.
III considerable manure is ON
hand that cannot be spread on Il
field il should be let to rot in
such ii way that it will be of use
for next years garden.
\ level. we'll drained spot should
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-14
HON. HERBERT s. sIoLoW

The next number of the Wahy-
prtOn Lecture Course will be a
lecture by Hon. Herbert S. Bige-
low of Ohio. At the Opera
House, Saturday night, Dccemb Il.
10th.
Herbert $. Bigelow, l3 years of
age, has been for nineteen years
pastor of The Vine Street Congre-
gational, now TIN" Peoples church
of Cincinnati. His preaching is
distinctive, in the emphasis placed
upon TIN" application of Christ
ian ethics to social problems. He
is taking Il prominent part in
Ohio's political movements and
has become widely known as ''!he
preachers i'm politics."
Mr.. BigrlOW was "A candidate for
Secretary of State in 1902 and
campaigned throughout Ohio with
Tom L.. Johnson. Last year
(19l2) he served as President of
Ohio's Fourth Constitution Con-
Nention. He is now a member of
the Ohio Legislature from Gin
cinnati.
He breaches Sunday afternoons
to the largest audiences in the
city.
The Initiative and Referendum
which has become a part of the
Constitution of Ohio. is credited
him. The Constitution Conve l.
ton submitted amendments, thir-