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Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06

False friends are like your shadow
they are with you only In the sun
shine.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06


IL ell and who
has never suffered
to realize how these
poor, suffering wo-
mon feel when re-
stored to b ealth;
their keen desire to
help other women
who are suffering -
they did.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06
F FRECKLES
Now Il the Time to Got Ri. Of Thaso
URlY SnOtR.

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the
prescription othine-double strengths
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-doubls
little of It night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckfss
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. It 10 seldom
that moro than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain Q beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
money back II It fails to remove freckieA-
Aav.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue; Delights
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06
sawed-off Sermon,

Where ignorance is bliss 1t Is folly
for woman to acquire wisdom hy
going through her husbands pockets.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06
GUERRERO HERO PROMOTED.
Col. Dodd to Be 6rioadier-Genera
and Mills a Major General,

Washington.-President Wilson rec
ognized the services of Col. George
A. Dodd, in command of the cavalry
under Gen. Pershing. and nominated
him for one of the vacant brigadier
generalships in the army. Inasmuch
as Col. Dodd will retire from the serv-
ice on account Of age on July 26, he
will have only three weeks to serve as
a brigadier general.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills, chief OF
the militia division OF the War Depart.
ment. was nominated to be major
general.
The following colonels were nomi.
mated brigadier generals: Charles G.
Morton. Fifth infantry; Granger
Adams, Fifth field artillery; George
A. Dodd, cavalry, unassigned; Edward
H. Plummer, Twenty.eighth infantry;
Clarence p. Townsley, coast artillery
The following lieutenant colonels
were nominated: Colonels: John e
Mcmahon, First field artillery; James
M. Arrasmith, Eighth infantry; Will
lam H. Johnston, unassigned; Benja
min w. Atkinson, Second infantry.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06

The less veracity a man has of his
own the more he admires 1t in other
men.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06
Hstty Green, Richest Of Won,sn, Dead

New York.-Mrs. Hetty Green,
known as the worlds wealthiest won.
an, who was 80 years o.d, d.od here.
She had suffered three strokes of par.
alysis in the last two months and for
veral weeks had been practically
alpless. Her death occurred at the
home of her son, Col. Edward II. r.
Green, adjoining the plain brick four
tory house on the corner of Central
Park, west, where Mrs. Green had
lived lately in seclusion except for her
son and several Japanese servants
and trained nurses.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06

Berlin.-A notable victory for the
Teutonic forces in Galicia was an
nounced by the war office. Southeast
of Tlumach, by speedy thrust. the
Russians were forced back on a front
of more than twelve and one-half
miles to depth of more than five and
one-quarter miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-08
Wedding Bells Will Ring Merriy for These
CLUBDOM
Calendar Of Club Doings

Omaha Woman's club, political and social
science department, Metropolitan hail. 2:3O
: P. E. o. sisterhood, Benson chapter, Mrs N.
H. Tyson, hostess, 2:3O p. m:
Chautauqua circle, Tennyson chapter, Mrs. II.
w. Shriver, hostess, ESQ p. m.
Tuesday,
South Omaha Woman's club, literature depart
ment, library hall, 2:3o 2; M o
Daughters of American Revolution, Omaha
chapter Mrs William Sidney, hostess, 2:3O
Business Women's Council, luncheon and
prayer netting, court house, II to 2 o'clock.
Drama league Y. w. c. A. auditorium ! ". ~.
George A. Custer Woman's Relief Corps, Me-
mortal hall, 2:30 p. m,
Monmouth Park Mothers club, school audi
Frances Willard, W. c, T. u, Mrs. R. R. Ward,
hostess.
Omaha w. c, T, u, at Y. M. C. A. auditorium.>
Wednesday,
Dundee Woman's club, Mrs. Royal Miller, hos
Mu Sigma ma club, ID Mrs. I. W. Carpenter hostess,
Omaha Woman's club, current topics depart
ment, Metropolitan hall, 2:3O p. m.
w. w. club, Mrs. Frank Brubaker, hostess
Omaha Woman's club philosophy and ethics
department, Metropolitan hail. p. m.
Thursday
Omaha Woman's club, art department, Metro
politan hail. 10 a. m.
Wyche Story Tellers' league, public library hail.
Ais p. m. a.
Equal Franchise society, annual meeting, Hotel
Fontenelle, ; p. m.
Omaha Woman's club, music department.
Metropolitan hall, 2:30 p. m.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, drama Sec
tion Miss Ruth McDohald, hostess, p. m,
P. E. o. Sisterhood, chapter E, luncheon, Mrs.
w. S. Hogue. hostess, p, IN,
Presbyterian Woman's Missionary society,"
synod of Nebraska, conventional, Dundee
Presbyterian church.
J. F. w. club, Mrs. Martin Buehler hostess.
Friday
Society Of American Widows, Crounse block,
Ppm.
West Omaha Mothers Culture club Mrs. E. o.
Hamilton, hostess, 2:30p. m.
Central Park Mothers league, school auditor
iun, $50 p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-08

"A Ii the wealth of King Solomons mines
~ had flowed forth to adorn King Ak-Sar-
IA Ben XXI, Mr.. John Lee Webster, his
n queen consort, Miss Mary Megeath, and
Il \ the throng of loyal subjects who crowded
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Imprisonment For Debt.

About the middle Of the last cen
fury the power Of imprisoning a debt
or for life was taken from the creditor.
and it fills one with amaZement to
think that system so ridiculous
should have continued as long as it
did. The three principal debtors pris-
ons in England were the Kings Bench,
the Marshalsea and the Borough
Compiler. In the year 1859 there were
10000 prisoners for debt in Great Brit
ain and Ireland. The futility Of the
system was quite as great as its bar
barity. More than half the prisoners
in some Of the prisons We're kept there
solely because they could not pay the
attorneys costs. Many prisoners had
their wives and children with them.
There was no intirmary, no resident
surgeon and no bath.--Dundee Adver-
tiser.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
EmotionalIy SeniIe.

l know no more dismal spectacle
than a man talking shop on moonlit
hill in August, a woman gOssiping by
the rail Of a steamer plunging through
the sapphire of the gulf stream or a
couple perusing advertisements through
out a Beethoven symphony. I viii not
advance as typical drummer I once
saw read cheap magazine from cover
to cover in the finest stretch of the Ca
but a sample fed, word emitting ma
chine These people, emotionally speak
ing, are senile. They should not try to
read poetry.-Henry Seidel Candy in
Harper's Magazine.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Conditions Reversed,

One of the finest examples Of paw
KY humor is placed to the credit Of
an old gardener who was in the serv-
Ice of Admiral Of the Fleet Sir Alex
ander Milne The admiral was grand
old man, full of goodness and kindness,
but strict disciplinarian. The garden
er having omitted to do something
which he had been told to do, his mas
ter said to him:
when 1 was on board ship l would
have had you put in irons for disobe
dience."
The old gardener was not much per-
turbed at the idea, but, leaning on his
spade, replied:
AYE, maybe. Sir Alexander, but
when We We're on board ship We had a
hunder men tae dae ae job, an moo ye
haze ae man tae dae hunder jobs. y
London Tit-Bits.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
WHEN BIRDS MIGRATE.
Yearly Flight Of tho Wheatear From
Africa to Greenland.

In flying from Europe to Africa
birds cross the Mediterranean sea at
point where the water is so shallow
that it is believed the two continents
were formerly connected there. The
land bridge, which it is thought for
mcrly guided the birds in their flight,
has disappeared, but the habit Of cross
ing at this particular place still re-
mains.
How do you suppose the little wheat
ear, no larger than bluebird, formed
the habit Of migrating from Europe to
Greenland? Probably he comes by
way Of England and Iceland, but. at
the best it is long journey and seems
to take the bird much farther than 1t
is necessary to go. In the autumn he
goes back to winter in Africa.
Doubtless some European water birds
visit us every year, but the wheatear,
so far as know, is the only land bird
which migrates regularly between
North America and Africa. With this
exception, no North American land
birds leave the western hemisphere in
their migrations.
The birds Of the western United
States are not such great travellers as
those Of the eastern part Of our coun-
try. Some Of them travel only from
the higher parts Of the Rocky noun
tians or Sierras, where they nest, to
the low. warm valleys In which they
winter.
Those that leave the United States
go into Mexico. Some continue their
journey as far south as Guatemala,
but few 60 farther south than that.
They can, therefore, make their jour
ney overland and so do not encounter
the dangers to which many Of our east
ern migrants are exposed.-Frank NJ.
Chapman in st. Nicholas.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
GOOD POETRY NOT POPULAR.
W. Pretend to Like It, but Really Do
Not, Affrms a Critic.

The man in the trolley car, the wo-
man in the rocking chair, the clerk,
the doctor, the manufacturer, most
LAWYERS and some ministers would II
their hearts were opeUed give simply
q categorical negative. They Go not
like poetry, or they think they do not
like it; in either case with the same re-
suit.
The rhythm annoys them Qittle Won
der since they usually read it as prose).
The rhine seems needless, the inver-
sions, the compressions, perplex their
minds to no valuable end. Speaking
honestly, they do not like poetry. And
II their reason is the old one
r. 7 do not like you. Doctor Fell.
The reason why I cannot tell.
It Is none the less effective.
Here in America especially when we
Nike poetry We like it none too good.
The "old favorites" are almost all plat
Mudinous in thought and monotonous
In rhythm. We prefer sentiment and
have weakness for slush. PathOs
seems to US better than tragedy, anec-
dote than wit. Longfellow was and IS
except in metropolitan centers our IA
vorite "classical' poet.
The truth is that many Of the intelli-
gent in our population skip poetry in
their reading just because it is poetry.
They read no poetry or they read bad
poetry occasionally or they read good
poetry badly-Henry Seidel Candy In
Harper's Magazine.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
OUR BUFFALO NICKELS.
They Carry a True Portrait OF the
American Indian.

American tndiaH.
The Indian head and buffalo nickels
were first put in circulation Feb. %
1913. at the ceremonies inauguratlng
the memorial to the North American
Indian at Fort Wadsworth, when the
new coin was produced by DR.. George
r. Kunz. The first one was given to
President Taft, and others were dis
tibuted among the Indian chiefs pres
ent.
The design was prepared for the
treasury department by James Earle
Frazer, who was one of Augustus St.
Gaudens' assistants at Cornish, n. H.,
and who did the st. GaudenS medal
for the Pan-American exposition, the
statue of jefferson for the st. Louis
worlds fair and the Roosevelt bust fol
the senate chamber at Washington.
The Indian head, which is in profile.
showing the head feathers, coarse, half
braided hair and thin, scanned face, is
presented as true portrait" of the In
dian type rather than romantic ideal
1zation.
Gardner Teall, defending the new
coin against criticism that greeted its
first appearance, called it the presenta
ton Of "a real Indian commemOratinS
In a fitting way the noble red man.
The buffalo, he added, stands in
many ways as an equally noble symbol
In our history's progressively York
Times
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
MYSTERY OF THE MOLE.
He Lives In the Dark, Vet Yearns For
the Midday Sun.

tne "IOody ouV'
There is great mystery about the
moles They live in the dark under
ground, but yet they are sun worship
ers. Just at the hour of noon, when
the sun is at it's highest point in the
sky, the mole often comes to the sur
face 1t is a habit of the race, a kind
Of religious observance. one might
think
Seldom does a mole willingly make
it's appearance in the upper world at
any other time of the day, but at that
moment they come Of their own ac-
cord. This fact, which has been OBJ
served again and again, has never been
explained by naturalists.
But, remembering the common belief
that mole is blind, you may ask,
How can it see the SUM-" The myth
of the blindness of moles has been
brushed away. Some species perhaps
cannot see, but most of them can.
Their eyes are very small and hidden
in the fine hair but they serve as Or
gans Of vision.
Still, they can have very little use
for them underground. Any leakings
of daylight that may penetrate there
must be extremely faint, and If their
eyes were meant to enable them to see
with. SO little illumination they ought
to be large and free from obstruction,
whereas they are minute and matched
with hair. But such eyes may be par
ticularly we'll suited for an occasional
look at the binding sun.-New York
Journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Surrey Young Man to Meet the Presi-
dent

Paul Shorb, Of Surrey, and Axel
Aaronson from the Red River valley,
the two university students selected
by the U. Civics Club to attend the
general meeting in New York City,
left for that place the first of the
week. Nearly a hundred University
students from all parts of the United
States will attend the meeting. The
students will visit Washington, D. c.,
where they will spend an hour with
President Wilson at a reception. Mr..
Shorb will visit at the place Of his
birth, Westminster, Nd, before his
return, where he will be the guest of
his old grandfather.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
FIVE YEARS MISSING;
RETURNS; FINDS WIFE
MARRIED.; ARRESTS.

Menominie, Wis, April 18.-W. J.
Gardner did not follow the example
of Enoch Arden and eliminate him
self when on returning home after
five years. absence he found his wife
married to another man. Instead he
caused the arrest of his wife and her
latest husband, Warren Jersey, of
Hay River.
The woman says she was led to be-
lieve that Gardner was killed in a
wreck in Canada.
She has been released, but Jersey is
being held and her two children have
been sent to St. Michaers Home at
Lacrosse. It is alleged that Gardner
left his family at Minot> in 1911.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
There's This Difference.

When a woman buys hat and meets
another woman:
How do you like this hat, dear?'
"Lovely. simply lovely. You have
such good taste" Nater "Of all the
hats ever saw that's the worst.')
When man buys a hat and meets
another man:
"HoWdu like the hat, Mike? Glass.
eh"
Say, is that hat? Who stung
you "-Detroit News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
The Total Sum.

The three children came and stood in
a row in front Of their mother.
Mamma" they said, what would
you like for your birthday?'
The mother looked down benignly
upon the group and answered.:
"My dears, mamma wants nothing
for her birthday, nothing but three
good children. She'd like that"
But then, mamma" cried the eldest.
then we'd be six."-New York Post.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Farming With 100 Horses and Mules
and 25 Men.

A hundred horses and mules driven
by rs laborers, started operations on
James Scofeld's farm south of town
Monday. Mr.. Scofeld has 1000 acres
to plow and seed to wheat and the
work must be done in about a month.
He will crop nearly 5000 acres this
year. Owing to the backward spring,
the farmers as rule will not be able
to put in more than rs per cent Of the
land that has been broken and will
summer fallow the remainder.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Had an AnSwer.

''She looked killing"
"How can woman look killing?'
demanded the purist.
II suppose it is when she looks dag->
gers answered the resourceful party
Of the first part.-Louisville Courier
Journal ~.a..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
The Trouble,

"Confound the luckw growled the
visitor Here's this front door been
freshly painted"
Yes" said his friend from a safe
distance. 1T is hard luck. Any one
to look at you can see you have been
up against t."-Baltimore American.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Farmers Preparing to Move Out.

Peter Holbach, from three miles
down the river, is preparing to move
out if the river continues to raise.
Pete built nine foot dam across the
old river bed some years ago and the
water will cross the dam, causing a
great deal of damage if it goes up
another foot. Mr.. Holbach has 70
head of stock and several thousand
bushels of grain that may have to be
moved. Geo. Ehr, his neighbor, moved
out recently, then returned and is pre-
pairing to move again. Mis- mea-
dows are flooded and all of the lower
places and sloughs along the river are
full.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Contradictory,

Poetry IS an ascent to the heights"
THAT'S what I think. Yet when you
start to write it people say you have
dropped into verse."-Louisville Cour.
ier-J ournal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
White Elephants.

So called white elephants are light
gray in color. The lightest ever seen
in Siam was one brought over to Bang
kok by European circus, but the
rains fell and the paint came off.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Beats Time.

''Time and tide wait for no man.
quoted the wise guy.
"No, but the musical conductor beats
time snickered the simple mug
Philadelphia Record.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Girl Questioned By Court Officer.

A young girl, who has been stay
ing at the home of Theo. Selken south
west of the city, was brought before
Juvenile Court Officer J. E. Burke and
questioned concerning the treatment
she has been receiving. Reports had
come to the officer that the child had
not been sent to school as required by
law, but after hearing her report, the
officer concluded that the child has
good home and she was allowed to re-
turn.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
They Mostly Do,

She (recalling college days. What
became Of our man Of might? He-Oh,
he married the woman Of mustn't
Judge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

1t improves the blood, cleans the
stomach, regulates the bowels, helps
the appetite, livens you up. You work
better-feel better-look better. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, q real
Spring tonic. 35c. Mccoy Drug Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

No love is placed on a solid basis
which is not governed by reason as
we'll as by the heart.-O' Rel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

Will run Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, after April TO- 1916, until fur
Their notice.
4-6-t4* H. j. RITTER.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
German Opinion Divided.

Public opinion in Germany respecting
the American note remains divided in
two main directions. one. represented
by Count Ernest Won Reventlow. the
naval expert of the TagesZeitung, and
his adherents. which is small but vo-
ciferous and powerful. continues to as
sert it would welcome a breach with
America with a feeling of relief.
The attitude of the other group
indicated by remark by Theod
Wolff in the Tageblatt. that not :
but England ana other enemies of
many would welcome 4 breach ",
feeling of relief"
The attitude of responsible lcade.-
is plainly that indicated by Mr.. Wolf
and the decision will be reached with
a full appreciation of what rupture
might mean.
Comment in the press displays neith-
er optimism nor pessimism, but simply
a full realization of the gravity of the
crisis which must be met and conf
dence that the leaders of the empire
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Have the Right to Arm.

I'D Enemy property. including ships
and cargoes. is always subject to seiz-
ure and condemnation. Any enemy
property taken by belligerent on the
high seas is a total loss to thhe own
ers. There is no redress in a prize
court. The only means Of avoiding loss
is by fight or successful resistance
Enemy merchant ships have therefore
the right to arm for the purpose of
seif-protection
"t5D A belligerent warship is any
vessel which. under commission or or
ders OF its government imposing pen
alties or emitting il to prize money. is
armed for the purpose of seeking and
capturing or destroying enemy prop
erty or hostile neutral property on the
seas The size of the vessel. strength
of armament and its defensive or Of
fensive force are immaterisI
"t5) a belligerent warship has, in
cidental TO the right OF seizure the
right to visit and search all vessels on
the high seas for the purpose of de-
termininc the hostile or innocent char
acter of the vessels and their cargoez.
IL the hostile character of the prop
erty is known, how ever. the belligerent
warship may seize the property with
out exercising the right of visit and
search. which is solely for the purpose
of obtaining knowledge as to the char
acter of the property. The attacking
vessel must display its colors before
exercising belligerent rights.
90 When a bslligerent warship
meets a merchantmen on the high seas
which is known to he enemy owned
and attempts to capture the vessel.
the latter may exercise its right of
self protection either by flight or bv
the right to prevent capture are
recognized as equally Justifable.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
When They Lose Status.

"GD In the event that merchant
ships Of belligerent nationality are
armed and under commission or orders
to attack i'll all circumstances certain
classes of enemy naval vessel for the
purpose of destroying them. and are
entitled to receive prize money for such
service from their government or are
liable to a penalty for failure to obey
the orders given. such merchant ships
lose their status as peaceable mer-
chant ships and are to a limited eX-
tent Incorporated in the naval forces
of their government. even though it
is not their sole occupation to conduct
hostile operations.
"G3) a vessel engaged intermittently
in commerce and under a commission
or orders of its government impoSing z
4 penalty, in pursuing and attacking
enemy naval craft. possesses a status
tainted with a hostile purpose which
il cannot throw aside or assume at will
1t should. therefore, he considered as
an armed public vessel and receive the
treatment of a warship by an enemy
and by neutrals. Any person taking
passage on such vessel cannot eX-
peCt immunity other than that accorded
persons who are on board Warship
A private vessel engaged in seeking
enemy naval craft. without such COM
mission or orders from its government
stands in a relation to the enemy
similar to that of a civilian who fires
upon the organized military forces of
a belligerent. and is entitled to no
more considerate treatment"