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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
WOMEN MARTYRS TO CAUSE
Endure All Varieties Of Torture Un-
conplainingly in Their Strenuous
Efforts to Grow Thin.

In the American Magazine there is n
story about woman who wanted to
save her husbands love. The writer
says:
instead of the Saturday night bath
in warm weather--Nancv learned II.
take cold bath every morning and Il
hot one every night. A wicked waste
of wafer from her point of vle'a- but
wasted in good cause. Twice n day
she exercised Cor 90 minutes. until
every muscle in her body protested
painfully. Clad only in loose Moth
or Hubbard Nancy twisted and turned.
hent forward and backward. endeavor-
ing TO touch the floor with her finger
tips, stood storklike. first on one foot
and then on the other. its mate MAX
ing wild plunges through the air in an
endeavor to keep her bulky frame in
an upright position. she stretched her
arms imploringly heavenward. protest
ingly toward the other place: she
Kicked, she hoped. she rolled. she per-
spired gallons; and she did IT all un-
complainingly and with an expression
of logged determination that hclpcd
to stimulate my own often waning en-
thusiasm. No Christian martyr that
ever lived or died. was more entitled
to the desired reward than Nancy.
Gladly would she have burned mt the
stake. If by so doing she could have ac-
complished her purpose"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
Antiquity.

Antiquity! thou wondrous charm,
what art thou? that, being nothing, art
everything! When thou were, thou
were not antiquity-then thou vert
nothing, but hadst remoter antiquity,
as thou calledst 1t, to look back to with
blind veneration; thou thyself being to
thyself fiat, jeJune, modern What mys-
terry turks In this retroversion? or what
half Januses are we, that cannot look
forward with the same idolatry with
which we forever revert! The mighty
future Is as nothing, being everything !
the past Is everything, being nothing !
Charles Lamb.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
NO REASON FOR 1T.
When Lancaster Citizen Shows Il

When Lancaster Citizen Shows Il
Way.
There can be no reason why any
reader of this who suffers the tor
lures of an aching back, the annoy
ance of urinary disorders, the pains
and dangers of kidney ills will fail to
heed the words OF a neighbor who
las found relief Read what a Ian
caster citizen says:
William Carnes, farmer, X. +. -.
No s, says: MY kidneys We're dis
ordered and my back panied me. Tho
kidney secretions were too frequent
in passage and caused a burning
sensation. My rest at night was
broken by having to get up four or
five times. Doans Kidney Pills gave
me great relief"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Carnes had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Ad.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07

how long you can work or how far you
can walk without becoming tired. Next
tax" two nNc- grain tablets OF ordinary
NuNatcd Iron three times per day after
strength again and see for yourself how
much you have gained. have seen
dozens OF nervous, rundown people who
were ailing ell the time double. and
ance and entirely get rid OF their symp-
toms OF dyspepsia. liver and other trou-
blcs in from ten TO fourteen days time
simply by taking iron In the proper
cases been dCctoring for months with
out obtaining any benefit You can talk
as you please about all the wonders
wrought by new remedies. but when
you come down to hard facts there is
nothing Ike good old iron to put color
in your cheeks and good sound. healthy
flesh on your bones. II is also great
nerve and stomach strengthened and
the best blood builder in the world. The
only trouble was that the old forms Of
inorganic iron. like tincture OF iron. iron
acetate. etc. often ruined peoples
teeth. upset their stcmachs and were
not assimilatcd. and for these reasons
they frequently did more harm than
newer forms of organic iron all this has
been overcome. Nuxated Iron. for ex-
ample, is pleasant TO take. does not in
jure the teeth and is almost immedi-
ately beneficial.
NoTB-The manufacturers u NuIated Iron have
such urbounded confidence In its loiency that they
500 90 IN any Charitable Institution II they oanno,
take any man or woman under sixty who larh
over In four weeks time provided they have no
serious organic trouble Also they Will refund your
At least double your strength In ten DAYS time II
70 dispsnssd In this ciy By all good druzgistA
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Romans Raised Biz Turnips.

The Romans raised turnips some
times weighing 40 pounds, and 1t is
thought they introduced the turnips in
&c England whore. nc Cogan said
Q59D: although many men love TO
eat turnips, swine abhor them" In
1929 and 1890 when there was a dearth
in England, good and wholesome white
bread was made OF boiled turnips,
with the moisture pressed out of them,
kneaded with an equal quantity of
wheaton flour.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
MEDICINE OR FOOD.

You have always bought the bulky
stock food and given to your stock
as a medicine. Why not buy only
the medicine and furnish your own
food? The medicine will be much
more certain. in fact. b. A. Thorn
as Stock Remedy is so certain to give
the right results that we sell It on
the money back plan. II it doesn't
straighten up your horse or COW OF
sheep, we give your money back.
LANCASTER MERCANTILE co.
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Doctor Says Nusated Iron Will
Increase Strength of Delicate
People 1907 in Ten Days

In many instances-Persons have suf-
fered untold agony for years doctoring
Tor nervous weakness, stomach, liver or
kidney disease or some other ailment
in the blod.-How TO tell.
New York, y. Yin a recent dis
course DR. II. Sauer. a Boston physician
who has studied widely both in this
country and in great European medical
institutions. said: IF you were TO make
an actual blood test on all people who
are i'll you would probably be greatly
astonishcd at the exceedingly large
number who lack iron and who are i'll
for no other reason than the lack Of
their multitude of dangerous symptoms
disappear. Without iron the blood at
once loses the power to change food
into living tissue. and therefore moth
don't get the strength out OF IL. Your
food merely passes through your sys-
tenn like corn through a mill with the
rollers 80 wide apart that the mill can't
Grind. As a result OF this continuous
blood and nerve starvation. people be-
come generally weakened, nervous and
all run down and frequently develop all
sorts of conditions. One In too thin:
another is burdened with unhealthy fat;
some are weak they can hardly
kidney or liver trouble; some can't
sleep at night. others are sleepy and
tired all day; some fussy and irritable !.
some skinny and bloodless, but all lack
physical power and endurance. In such
cases. II is worse than foolishness to
take stimulating medicines or narcotic
drugs, which only whip up your tagging
vital powers for the moment maybe at
the expense Of your life later on. No
matter what any one tells you. IL you
are not strong and well you owe II to
yourself to make the following test: See
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
Stockholm Harbor ALWAYS Omen.

Although Stockholm is within few
miles of being as far north as Cape
Farewell, Greenland, ice breakers keep
the harbor open In winter. Petrograd
lies almost due east across the Baltic
and the Gulf - Finland. distance Of
450 miles. Copenhagen is $50 miles In
an airline TO the southwest, and the
German city of Danzig is the same dis
tance Gue south.
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The Litary Of Reduction.

The litany OF reduction is exercise,
diet, abstinence and perspiration." Ex-
ercise continually. Exercise until you
are tired, and then don't rest. but get
up and exercise some more. Acquire
the art Of perspiring. If you once
make UP your mind to it, you can re.
duce to the exact figure you desire
But 1t takes patience end resolution
Exchange.
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If you feel blue" mo account"
lazy, you need a good cleaning out.
HERBINE is the right thing for that
purpose. 1t stimulates the liver,
tones up the stomach and purifies the
bowels. Price SOC. Sold by all
dealers in medicine.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07

Paper Pulp From Indian Grass.
Research in India has resulted In
the discovery of several varieties of
grass that grow prolifically and from
which excellent paper pulf aan be
made.
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shakesnc ares .:avorIte Flower

The rose must khvs been Shake
speare's favorite flower. If one with so
catholic taste can be said to have
favored one above another He speaks
Of II at least So times. using IL In sew
eral cases as th4 symbol Of perfection
AS where Ophelia describes Hamlet
as "the rose Of the fair state"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
What is LAX-FOS
.y.F0s IS AN IMPROVED cAscARA

A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, SIENNA Leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala-
table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. Soc
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Quinine. II stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold
Druggists refund money il il fails to cure
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
Coercion.

Norah-"An' did she give you ref
erence?" Bridget-"Yes; threatened
&c stay If she didn't"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07

Lancaster Drug Co.. LancasterPhsrmacy, Mackey
Drug Store. Standard
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-08

der Carr, editor and publisher of the
Community Life and we'll known lee
turer and chautauqua man, were in
the building.
D. r. Williams, pioneer settler and
brother of Gen. E. A. Williams, of the
city of Bismarck, dropped dead from
heart failure at the home of the above
brother last Monday. Williams, de-
ceased, is said to have been the first
penitentiary warden in the state.
Robert Swamlow, IS years of age,
prominent druggist Of Milton, died at
a Grand Forks hospital last week. His
death was due to heart failure and
the body was shipped to Milton where
the funeral services were held. De-
ceased has several surviving relatives
at Milton.
The Columbia elevator at Raleigh
and contents was destroyed by fire
Thursday afternoon of last week, the
loss being estimated at $21 900, which
is said to have been fully covered by
insurance. There were about 5000
bushels Of grain in the house at the
time of the blaze. Manager Kinshi is
already making plans for rebuilding.
Because he failed to hear the ap-
proach Of a Northern Pacific passen-
ger train, Akkor Agopain, section
hand at Mandan, sustained injuries
from which he died in a few hours.
Agopain and two companions were
riding a handcar when struck by No.
4. The other members of the party
jumped and escaped without injuries.
The bed Of Ignite coal underlying
the basement Of the new $4,000 school
house recently completed at Dunn Cen
ter is on fire and it is feared that the
building will be destroyed. The build
ing was placed directly over solid
bed of Ignite and coating Of con-
crete makes the floor Of the basement
and the severely cold weather of the
past few days required the operating
Of the heat plant at it's utmost capac-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-08
SECOND SUMMONS.

SECOND SUMMONS.
NORTH DAKOTA.
COUNTY OF WARD, SIS.
In Justice Court, Before A. B. Dill, Jus
tice of the Peace
The Union National Bank of Minot,
Corporation, Plaintiff.
Steven shanenko,. Defendant: CT,
PENDANT:
BY this second summons herein you
office in the city of Minot N. p, at 10
o'clock a. m. on the 2Sth day OF Feoru-
airy, 1917, there to answer the complalnt
of the Union National Bank of Minot, a
1855 with interest at il per cent mt, on y
$4,000 from Moy l.. to Deeem 1a1f % =,
sorry note, executed and delivered by you
to Nick Rovenko,, dated June ~, 1912;
due Oct. 1, 1915, bearing interest at IL
per cent per annum, for the sum Of Of
$4,000, on which interest was paid to
Nov. 1, 1916, and $1,000 on the princi,,
pal. on or prior to Nov. !, 1916, and
balance due as aforesaid. and demanding
Judgment against you accordingly. and
that certain personal property hereto-
fore attached in this action De applled 10
with costs; and you are hereby notlned
that unless you so appear and answer
the plaintiff will take judgment against
yo Ga aeeo tSin ga day of February 1914
Justice of the Peace, " Ward r.; County
North Dakota.
" Plaintiffs Attorney, Minot, N. D.
Let publication hereof be made in the
Ward County Independent.
Justice Of the Peace, Ward County, n: p:
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ity and it is believed that the heat Of
the fire has started a smouldering
blaze in the Ignite. Ignite coal fires
are extremely hard to handle and
every effort is being made to get the
fire distinguished. A tunnel is now be-
ing dug under the school house and
water poured on the fire in that man
ner.
The body of l.. L. Comstocl1 of Mil
, nor was found in his shack by Chief
of Police White. The body was frozen
stiff and was discovered close by the
stove. Deceased was about IS years
of age and had made his home at Mil
nor for about two years. He has two
daughters living in Minnesota who
have been notified Of his death.
Joseph June, 70 years of age, sue
cumbed at his residence in Grand
Forks last Friday of dropsy. De-
ceased was we'll known in this vicinity
having resided here for some time
He is survived by daughter, Mrs
Walter johnson Of Grand Forks and a
son, Bert, of Minot. Funeral SER
vices were held Sunday afternoon.
"Doc" Corey and w. J. Regain, two
men employed on the farm of Bert
Tomas, local banker, southwest OF
Hansboro, were found frozen to death
Tuesday night. The last seen Of the
men alive was Sunday morning when
they left the Phillips farm, five miles
southwest of Hansboro at 3:40 o'clock
They were then leaving for the Tom
as farm. Corey was found in the bob
sled, standing 100 yards from the
main road, and Regain, who had evil
IDENTIFY deserted his companion, reach
ed home, but was unable to enter the
house. He was lying frozen stiff be-
side the Thomas farm home. Both
men have been around Hansboro for
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-08
10 CENT "CAsUARETs"
IF BILIOUS OR OosTIVE
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach,
olun1lsh Liver and 6owelo-Thsy
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, 1ndiges'
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filed with undi.
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage In swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist will keep you feel
ing good for months.
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IpMtPm M
NNFC( h@s


three (153), North Of Range Eighty-tWo
1922, West of the Fifth Principal Nerd
ian, Ward County, North Dakota.
That said sale will be made on or ait
er Saturday, the 3rd day OF March, 1917.
and bids for said land will be received
in writing at the office Of the Judge Of
the County Court at the Court Houss
in the City of Minot, County and State
land must be in writing, and may be lef.
at the place above designated or de
livered to the undersigned executrix OF
the estate personally, at any time prior
sale will be made upon the following
terms: Cash, at the time of sale.
Dated at Minot, n. D., this 9th day OF
February, 1917. -
MARY WILSON,
EXecutrix of the Estate Of John ".
Logue, Deceased.
BY A. NJ. Thompson,
Resident Agent Of Executrix. 2S-S
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some time. Corey has brother in
the east and Regain a brother in Min
neanoliS.

Judge Severtson, county judge of
Mountrail county, was in Minot Tues
day enroute to his home at Stanley
The Judge had been attending to le-
gal matters at Bismarck and left the
Capitol City Saturday night, arriving
in Minot Tuesday forenoon. The
train was stalled by storm at Daw-
son for 30 hours and was delayed at
jamestown seven hours on account of
wreck.
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BRIEF STATE NEWS

The Columbia college ut Raleigh, N.
D.. last Friday afternoon was visited
By hEe, the loss amounting to $4,000
A loss of several thousand dollars
occurred last Friday morning when an
apartment building owned by w. f.
Kellogg, editor Of the jamestown
Alert, was almost completely destroy.
ed BY fire. The fire is believed to have
been caused by a defective flue and
was first discovered at 8 o'clock in
the morning. The offices Of Alexan-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-08
MoTIcE TO CREDITORS.

State of North Dakota, County Of Ward,
IS. County Court.
In the matter Of the Estate Of Anna
Menus, formerly Varey, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by John II.
Varey, Executor Of the estate OF Anna
Menus, known as Anna Varey, Deceased.
to the creditors of, and all persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased. to pre-
sent them, with the necessary vouchers
to the said John II: Varey, Martin; N:
Oak, or Chas. d. kelso, Suite 9. New
jacobson Block, Minot, N: D., within
four months after the first publication
of this notice. ~
Dated this 9Th day of February, 1917.
JOHN H. VAREY,
BY Chas. D. Kelso.
Attorney.
First publication February 9, 1911
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
-PRIVATE SALE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, SIS.
County Court

COUNTY OFF WARD, 50.
County Court
In the Matter Of the Estate of John w
Logue Deceased.
Mary Wilson, Petitioner,
VS..
Sarah A. Logue, Charles A. Logue. Maud
Schneider, Ida Berglund and all per
sons interested in said estate, Re
spOndents
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That ir
pursuance Of an order of license there
for duly issued to the undersigned, the
executrix, of the estate of John W
Logue, Deceased, on the 5th day of Feb
ruary, 1917, I will sell at private sale
the following described lands lying an6
being in the County of Ward. and Stats
of North Dakota. to-wit: The North
east Quarter (NE3) Of Section Thirty.
five $3.50, Township One Hundred Fifty
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You Will
Read This

4 The other day one OF our customers
said she wished that every two or
three years she could dispose Of her
old furniture and buy new furnishings
for her home and so it is, even a little
new furniture has the effect Of bright
ening up your home, making it for
yourself and friends more home-like
and pleasant.
Very often a home is allowed to grad
ually run down, your rugs become
frayed and worn, your furniture be-
comes rickity and loose jointed, the cur
tains have lost their original color and
are now faded and perhaps discolored,
all these things have taken place with
you hardly noticing them. They are
more noticeable to your friends or a
stranger
Have you allowed your home to get In
this condition. Just stop and look
around. see If it has, and If So wouldn't
new furniture. a new porter, bright
new clean rug something else liven
the place up? Look about you and see
what is lacking.
4 Perhaps you feel that you cannot af-
ford this additional expense. 1t isn't
necessary for you to feel this way. You
can call at our store and select any
thing you desire--one article or even
furnish your house complete, and you
don't have to pay cash.
This is the way you can open an &C
count with US: You can make a small
payment down and the balance you pay
in small weekly monthly payments
to suit your convenience, or il you de-
sire you can secure a discount Of 10 per
cent by paying the account within thirty
days. Our store, the largest in hinot,
is across the street from the new Post
Office. Look for the sign Mccoy Fur
niture Co" on the big building. II you
haven't seen this big beautiful store you
are missing something.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
wonderful c.neeesIe..

A French-C Canadian guide came into
cannp one day greatly excited. He had
4 handful Of wild cranberries which
he exhibited with pride. you know
the III cranberrie?" he asked the as
sembled party. 'WeIi. you take the
IN cranberrie an you put him on the
fire with plenty Of de sug--ob. big lot
nf de sug-aa' you let him cook long
time. Then you take him on an ler
him cool. An VOLTA! You have q more
better apple sauce than you can make
out Of de prunei"
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
peets' prai,e o. AZ.

More poets have been inspired in
modern times by Brassenose ale
hrewed ut Brasenose college. Oxford
than BY any other malt liquor Of re.
sent memory. At one time Il was q
custom for the college butler on every
Tuesday to present q collection Of ale.
psalsing verse to the principal and re.
eelve . sum Of money. Several Of
.hese outpourings. the writing of un'
iergraduates, have appeared in booh
orm.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
J vvh,r, !. va. p,.,s,s.

Ny y0ung nephew and . neighbor'l
boy were discussing what they wanted
to be when they grew up to be men.
Ny nephew. who has dog that snaps
ut the children. aid: Il want to be Z
lion tanner" The neighbor's boy In q
t.1sglst-d tone Of voice said: 'Better
START on your dog hrst. Chicago Trib-
une.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
-essslnase - o.a,uI.e.

ISle hahdtual. pssndmlst = 6saugve1-
y without hoaor evea b his ewu
csaeesy. The eccnsIeaal. ths1sA -
stses1te. psaamlst. however. nay b
forgiven his unhappy temper of mind,
because in the tines we live ir he pro.
vfdes . pleasing coutrast to Tie gar.
ish hues q thousht that prevail. On
thoughtA IKE our gzFmenfs and ouu
conduct are all tinted with the gay
LIGHTS a an irresponsible optimism
that can well enuure an occasional
dash Of sombeFneas II not too violent
y applied.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
Natural Rsssenlno.

Ruth lived In the country. On awak-
ening one cold morning she asked for
q drink Of water. and her mamma told
her she would have to walt awhile. for
the pump had frozen during the night.
She then asked for drink Of milk. and
upon being told there was no milk
either quickly replied: whats the
matter. did the cow freeze up. too1"
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
cranss and Rails.

Two North American birds thnt are
In great immediate need Of protection
nre the white crane and his distant
co,tsip, the Carolina ran, or. sorq. The
former. once denizen Of the western
prairfes, 10 almost extinct. and the
sandhill crane also seems in danger.
rhe Carolina rail u In great demand
AZ table delicacJ.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
syrs Reward Tor wer,s.

Work, in every hour paid or unpaid ;
zee only that thou work, and thou
canst not escape the reward; whether
thy work be fine or coarse, planting
corn or writing epics, 10 only It be
honest work, done to thine own appro-
bation, It shall earn . reward to the
senses ~ well ~ to the thought
Emerson.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-05
Te prsv,nt Broken Flewsr poss.

To Prsvent Broken FeoWsr Pots
Those who have flower pots on pias-
IN Rulings know how easily fl,ey are
Knocked %. and both pot and flower
broken. An flower pots have . hole
In the bottom. BY mailing small
headed nail about three or four inches
long ON the top Of the banisters. over
which to slip the pot, all the trouble
10 ended. They are secure. and strong
winds will not blow them Off.-Farm
and F1reside.