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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27

TEST OF A MAN /:
OF HONOR
Young Soldier Proves His
Place Among Men
By ADELE TALlAFERRO PAGE

By ADELE TALlAFERRO PAGE
Copyright by A. T. Page.

M It had been busy day at General
ATOMS headquarters. Indeed, those
were all busy days in the weeks that
( inmediately followed the battle of
ohiloh, the taking Of Island No. 10 and
ne later occupation by General Pope
~ Corlnth.
In the heart of the little city Of Jack.
pon. Tenn, General Alton had estab.
lshed his headquarters. At his desk
here, long after taps had sounded, his
( lights gave evidence that. when the
men In tue ranks are asleep uneasy Il
! stiu the head Of the officer in com
1And.
An orderly noiselessly entered the
room where General Alton was at his
desk. Silently he saluted and waited
for some sign o; recognition. He had
70 wait some minutes before General
Alton, without looking up from his let
ters, said, "Well, orderly?"
Colonel Curtis presents his compli.
Uents to General Alton, begs to report
matters Of importance and asks an i'm.
mediate interview"
The general laid down his pen,
SHOW him In, orderly"
Az the colonel entered General Alton
rose, and the two grave faced men
looked questioningly at each other. In
those days matters Of Importance"
generally stood for disaster and neces-
sity for quick action.
hn nrfc If
Colonel Curtis began, "a prisoner, a
1py, has been arrested attempting to
! Dass Tie lines. In the search in his
shoes were found concealed a complete
and thorough drawing Of the strength
ened Notifications Of Corinth and pa.
pers bearing information on supplies.
condition Of men, etc"
The general turned to the speaker a
face full of interest That's bad, Colo
Ael Curtis. very bad. Tell me some.
thing of the personality Of tie pris.
sner."
II did not see him until the papers
had been discovered and the evidence
Of his being spy established. He is a
mere boy, not more than twenty years
old, / am sure. He has been a soldier
Of that am cOnvinced-and good blood
runs in his veins. / think him native
Of this section of Tennessee. His ac-
cent indicates it,"
"You ordered the scarch?"
mo; Captain Lawton did"
'"The specifications and papers were
found in his shOes?'
Eyes, general, hidden between false
sole and the true one"
General Alton looked gravely straight
in front of him. He was thinking deep
ly. Colonel Curtis was no sensational
ist, and he had suggested serious
charge in this interview.
The specifications and detail Of an
important supply point within the pos
session of the Union forces, under care
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
How to Make the Crown Of an unruly
Hat Fit Your Head.

When the crown of hat is too large
a comfortable and easy way to remedy
the trouble is to take piece Of ribbon
or silk the proper color and make a
strip two inches wide, having run
for ribbon on one edge.
Sew the straight edge of the hat
where the crown lining begins and run
small rubber in the run and draw up
to desired size. This is much softer
than the ready made stiff ones and
likewise admits of a change of size to
suit the hair.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27

full guard and strict martial law, were
now In the hands Of this spy Of the ell
envy. The specifications and supply de-
tail had been surprise in their man.
aer of making to this trained soldier.
In his long experience with men Gen
eral Alton had never found that un-
trained hands did these things well.
The prisoner was a mere boy with no
likelihood Of experience or practice in
this work.
"You base your opinion entirely,
Colonel Curtis, on the character of the
drawings and the personality OF the
3risoner7'
Eyes, general. am personally con-
WINGED that the work is that of an ex-
pert with time and detail well in hand.
This mere boy has, believe, neither
the knowledge, time nor skill to do the
work and could not possibly have OBJ
tanned some information contained In
the papers"
Colonel Curtis waited patiently until
the general finished his work and put
maps and papers back into the drawer.
He leaned back in his chair with a
thoughtful, grave face. 1t was events
like these that made the business OF
war so grim and dreadful.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
How to Clean WooIens With Cornmea
and Salt.

Any light wooden material may be
cleaned by this method: Mix corn
meal and salt in equal parts; then
spread out the material or garment on
a white cloth on the kitchen table and
cover it with the cornmeal and salt
mixture. When it has been on for a
short time cover your clothes brush or
scrub brush with soft white cloth
and 60 over the entire surface Of the
garment. After it has been brushed
thoroughly shake we'll and hang in the
open air. The same process may be
used with white doeskin gloves.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27

appeared quite respondent before his
mysterious disappearance from Mino1.
It is believed that the man contemp-
lated committing suicide when he left
Minot, but that his nerve for time
failed him. The body may never be
recovered and not before spring if at
all, as the river is frozen over with
several feet of ice.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
How Lace Curtains Can Be Protected
In Marin heather. q.


In the summer, when the windows
are opened, the housewife may be an
noyed by the fact that the lace cur
tains blow against the screens and be-
come rusty and dirty. This can be
avoided by placing a small tack at
each side Of the window and tying a
piece Of white cord from one tack
across to the other This will keep the
curtains clean.
When person sits near the window
he may be bothered by the curtain
blowing against him. Now. if another
piece Of string is placed exactly where
the first piece was and the curtain is
placed between the two it will be kept
there, and both difficulties will be
solved. Science Monthly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
Why We Have Puffy EyeIids and What
Il Means.

Puffy eyelids which will not disap-
pear with strict attention to the laws
Of health generally indicate some dis
turbance that needs the personal SUI
pervision OF physician 1t may be
that the liver is out Of order, or it
may be that the Kidneys are not per-
forming their work properly. There
fore such symptom should not be
neglected.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
AUTO HEADLIGHTS.
How to Eliminate the Dangerous Glare
In Front Of You.

How to Eliminate the Dangerous Glare
In Front Of You.
Elimination OF glare from automobile
headlights is ridiculously easy when
the headlights are hung on forked
brackets, according to George S. Waite
sales manager Of large motorcar cor
poration. He says:
''rbe problem of headlight glare,
which Is not only inconvenient to ap-
preaching motorists, but positively
dangerous, and which has caused so
many accidents. has been the subject
Of deep study for more than Il year by
a committee Of members of the Soci-
ETY. of Automobile Engineers At the
conclusion of its investigations the
committee made recommendations for
standard headlight which would
throw a concentrated beam Of light
for a distance Of 200 feet and yet with
it's highest point not more than forty
two inches from the ground.
"The solution is to set the lamp so
that the upper edge of this BEAM
which. if the lamp Is good one, is
cleary defined. will be parallel to the
ground. When the lamp is set square
the center line Of the beam is parallel
to the ground. but the distance be-
tween the edges Of the beam grows
greater as the distance from the lamp
grows greater.
ut is, however. easy to understand
that If the upper edge of the shaft Of
light is parallel to the ground the light
will extend for as great distance as
the lamp Is capable Of throwing it, but
will be sufficiently low SO that it will
not strike the eyes of person ap-
preaching, whether afoot or in We
hicle."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
How to Scale Fish With the least
Tronbto

The best way to scale fish is to dip
them in water just little too warm to
bear the hands in and scrape toward
the tail. The scales will not fly and
will scrapc off like paste. 10 skin fish
make water little hotter, but do not
let them remain In the water II the
fish is large scald one side ut time to
avoid softening the flesh.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
Brethren Elders Hold Meeting

The District trustees Of the church
of the Brethren met at the home OF
Elder D. M. Shorb of Surrey in busi-
ness session Dec. FL. The trustees
are: S. w. Burkhart, of Zion, N. D.;
]. w. Fitz, Cando, N. D.; Elder A. II.
Blocher of York, N. D.; Elder G. D.
Michaels, Kenmare and Elder D. M.
Shorb, Surrey.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
How to Pitch Camp In an Automobile
While Vacationing.


Comfort is to be found in the camp
car" says writer in the Womans
Home Companion. III you know how
to arrange for it. The bed should be
in the car If you have no tent. as the
charm Of sleeping on the ground soon
pals, and berths in the machine are
easier to arrange than Il portable shell
ter We used a springy bed Of canvas
and light frame made to extend across
the top Of the front seat and allow
space for the pillows over the back
seat. This affords waterproof roof
for the sleepers in case Of rain, and
even If storm should come up the
campers can remain snug and warm
by buttoning the flaps from the top
to the body Of the car. Mosquito net
ting instead Of side flaps may be de-
sirable in some camp sites"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27

age. Mrs. Jones is the grandmother
Of the late Mrs. Benton.
Mr.. Benton was engaged in the gro
Gerry business with George Bates un-
til twelve years ago when they all
moved west. George Harvey Gates
and Mrs. R. w. Davidson reside at
Terra Bonnie, Idaho, where they own
fine ranch.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
No Further Word From Clark Hove,

No Further Word From Clark HOvey
The sheriff of Morton county has
sent the clothing of Clark Hovey, for
mer deputy sheriff, which was found
on the banks of the Missouri river, near
Mandan, to this city. No further
trace has been found of Hovey and it
is quite generally believed now that
the man committed suicide.
Sheriff Nedreloe states that Hovey
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

Ordinarily we don't believe too
much in circumstantial evidence. but
most any jury would convict Secre-
tary McAdoo on his own Incorporate
statement in reply to lawson Con
scious innocence doesn't use that kind
of language. McAdoo has always
been recognized as perhaps the least
creditable member OF a weak and
inefficient cabinet and If this affair
should result in his retirement it
would be good thing for the country
and we do not think President Wilson
would be hearth oxen. The actual
results show that there was a leak
from somebody in high place, but that
Congressman Henry's committee will
ever even dare find and place the re-
sponsibility for it is not to be ex-
pectad
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

Lucas County, ~''
Frank j Cheney mlees oath Tint he "a
senior partner uf the ngm Of H. J. Cheney
e. Co, doing businesa in the C!.y OF To-
leGo. County AMI STATE aforesaid. and
that yaid firm will pay lie sum uf ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS lrr zach nnl ev-
cry case 81 Cntarri ;har cannot 10 cured
by the use cr .IAf,ltS r.g' tRRH Ci'Rh..
FRANZ !, CHENEY.
Sworn IN before iae and snIpsrr'l'ei N
my presence. tl!S 9Th day ~ l"ocnibcf.
A. u. 1886.
tSeaD A. ". GLEASON,
Notary rullc
Halls Catarrh cure IN tnkor .rirrpalv
and acts directly upon the blood ard niG-
cous surfaces az tie GystcGD send foi
T. ]. CriTN;FY g CO Toledo. c
Sold ny all Drurg'stS 7A~
Take Haiis Family pilI fer constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

Film Producing company has been or
ganized to produce motion pictures
for use in schools and colleges. A
study OF the curricula OF many institu-
tons OF learning has been made by
the directors of the concern and films
on history, literature, zoology. bio
logy, forestry geography. science and
hygiene will be made and released In
serial form. One of the films in the
possession OF the company shows the
workings OF the interior of a volcano.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
MOVIE NOTES

Up-to-Datc News, of Filmand and
Film Actors
When President H. NJ. Horkheim
er OF The Balboa Amusement com
pany went east recently he packed
up his star grabber, which really is
a check-book, and while in the east
he secured Kathleen Clifford just
when she was twinkling at her bright
est on the Orpheum circuit. Coming
to the movies Kathleen must leave be-
hind her charming dancing, her sing
ing voice and her infections giggle,
but she brings her eyes and lips and
hair and her engaging personality.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
CONSTIPATION Y5lsONS

the blood, Perfect elimination is In
dispensable TO health. Stimulate the
liver, open the bowels. and get the sys-
tenn into good habit by taking Hoods
Pills. the old reliable family cathartic.
Do not irritate ner grippe, Price 25c.,
of al druggists or promptly By mall or
G. I. Hood Co.. I.oetell. MESS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
s"Watch Your Step"

%W@@%@@WW%WN @WN~~HWN~@~~@
To all those that suffer terribly with
sore, tired, aching feet, the least jar
"a or misstep causes untold
VF7sA agony--but immediate relief
YE;6AS is at hand for there is one
l1tSAA remedy that has never
H kAyD failed to help sore feet
aTkTUI No matter how long you
1HlB tH have suffered, just get from
~ " any drug store bottle Of
Minard's reliable, creamy Eminent and
use as directed--for instantly you
will find that nothing is as effective
for your poor. sore, tired, aching, per-
spring feet-and you will wonder at
its magic. 1t never burns or blisters
and stains neither flesh nor clothing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

Some prohibitlonist authority has
gotten out map OF the United States
showing a tremendous majority Of
the area marked dry" With all due
respect to our friends OF that faith Il
can be truthfully said that there is
no section OF this country that is
even approximately dry" whatever
way it votes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

The voters OF the village OF Ben.
nington should be considering this
question of giving mp the charter OF
the graded school district and uniting
with the town rural section of the
town. 1t is not change that any
body in trying to promote, but 1t is
urged by the school authorities OF the
state as desirable and proper and a
good thing for the schools. The ques-
ton is to be decided at special meet
ing of the district next Wednesday
evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

1t is said that George E. Carpenter
OF Mortified is to have opposition 10
reappointment as commissioner OF
weights and measures. Two years
ago The Banner opposed the appoint.
ment OF Mr.. Carpenter. but from all
we can see or hear his service has
been most creditable and in every
way efficient and The Banner hopes
to see him retained in the place. 1t
is place where the state needs the
best that can be had.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

Since the European war got into
Its serious stages we haven't heard
so many people declaring that the
United States can lick the world, says
the Kansas City Star. Still there are
a few foolish Americans who appear
to be willing to try.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
Wednesday, January II. 1917.

Courts and juries are more often
light than many people are willing to
admit. Doesn't this recent escapade
of Harry Thaw indicate that the New
York state pury was right when it
acquitted him of murder on the
ground of insanity?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

reply to Where has the camera
gomez" Under the sea, into the crater
of Vesuvius, far inside both the Attic
and Antarctic circles 5000 feet under
ground in the Calumet and Hecla
mine, out under tho bottom of the sea
in the coal mines of Cape Breton Is
land. on the glaciers and in the ere
vases OF the Alps, on the heights OF
the Himalayas. thousands of feet UP
in the air in balloons and dirigibles,
under the Hudson River, under Mag
ara Falls, to the headwaters of the
Amazon into the jungles of the tro-
pics, into the stoke holes of battle
ships, in desert. onto the Eiifel Tow
er, into the trenches of Europe and
onto the decks OF warships in action,
onto the pilots OF rushing locomotives
and automobiles, en- top of the Pyra-
mids, into the Sahara desert onto the
Eiffel Tower. into the cntacombs OF
Rome. into the palaces of kings and
the houses Of the rich, into sewers
and bank vaults and into dissectins
room and the microscopical laobra-
tory.
George Cohan is apparently reserv-
ing only his own plays for his person
al use in the movies. Essanay has an
nounced the acquisition of three plays
for screen use that were produced by
Conan g. Harris. They are "Haw-
thorne. U. s. A. Young America
and ION Trial" The last named VIII
ha arnarialiv intarastinp herausp ifs
author, Elmer Relzenstein, borrowed
the episodical manner Of its unfold
ing from the movies.
A company called the Collegiate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

a company called the Collegiate
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30
UNIONIST DETECTS JOKER"

HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 10
State Representative Charles Williams
secretary of the Plainfield Mill Hands
union, exposed Joker" in the mill
tary enrolment bill, urged by Gov
ernor Holcomb, which, if adopted,
would delegate the governors power
to every town constable in the state.
AS proposed the bill provided that
any peace officer, in time of need,
could order the nearest military COM
pany out at once, if he could not Gin
mediately locate" the governor.
The "joker" was stricken from the
bill. Governor Holcomb expressed
surprise that it was there. He said
the bill was drafted by "four of the
cleverest lawyers in the state"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30
OLDEST PRINTERS SOCIETY

An article in the miscellaneous
section of the February issue of The
Typographical Journal contained the
statement that the New York Typo
graphical Society, organized in 1909,
is the oldest beneficial society of
printers. A letter received by the
editor from H. Clay King, secretary
treasurer of the Philadelphia Typo
graphical Society, organized in 1902,
says that organization is still doing
business, with good paying mem
bership and a snug investment fund.
The age limit is as years, with a
benefit of SIS weekly for sickness for
thirteen weeks year, 500 at the
death of a member, and $50 at the
death of a members wife. The dues
are 60 cents a month. Mr.. King has
in his possession the minute books
complete from 1902 to date. Repre-
sentatives of the United States De-
partment of Labor and Johns Hop
kins University have found these
books useful in securing data on
labor questions.-The Typographical
Journal.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30
RARE SPECIMEN

Last Sunday while Nick Grad was
out for an airing on his motorcycle
he stopped at the side of deep gulch
near Lake Stevens and descended to
the bottom of the gulch on an ex-
ploring expedition. Nick has bo
tanical turn of mind and when he
sees anything rare in the vegetable
kingdom he brings it home if it is
portable. On this trip, Mr.. Grad
found several specimens, MOSES and
the like. Among other curiosities he
found a specimen of the order of
acotyledonous cryptogamous which he
has on exhibition in his store. This
particular fungus belongs to a quite
common species of fungi, but what it
looks like is what caught Nick's eye.
1t has the appearance of stack Of
pancakes, fifteen in number, and the
resemblance to nicely Drowned hot
cakes is quite 'lifelike." Some one
found this curiosity before it came
into Mr.. Grads possession and mark
ed his initials, "W. Y" on the stop
cake" Drop into the store and see it
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30
COMPENSATION
LAWS IN THE
UNITED STATES

In the rapid spread of workmen's
compensation legislation in this coun-
try the fact is often overlooked that
many of the laws adopted are far
less comprehensive than their mere
titles would indicate. Because 35
states and territories, with some rs
per cent of the employed population,
have adopted such laws it is fire.
quently assumed that similar pro-
portion of the wage workers of the
country are now fully and properly
insured against the loss and suffer-
ing of industrial accidents. That this
is not true is emphasized in Bulletin
No. 203 of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics of the U. S. Department of
Labor, entitled "Workmen's Compens-
alton in the United States and For
eign Countries"
The Bulletin presents a detailed
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30
INDUSTRIAL UNION
IN AUSTRALIA

The Australian Typographical IN
ion has dissolved all the former So
cieties, except Ballarat and Victoria,
merging themselves into one union,
styled "The Printing Industry En-
ployes' Union of Australia" The
first council meeting of the new
organization was held in Sydney
recently, lasting twelve days, when
the new rules were drafted, to be
submitted to ballot of the members.
Provision was made for the election
of a full-time secretary-treasurer at
a salary of not less than pounds per
week. 1t is believed that the Book
binders Federation will be dissolved
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30

ering board and the courts. But the
California act was recently amended
so as to include occupational diseases
and in certain other states the COM
missions have so interpreted the law
only to be overruled by the courts.
1t appears, therefore, that prac
tically all of the state compensation
acts now in force need charging and
liberalizing before they can be re-
garded as furnishing adequate pro-
lection to the whole body of wage
earners. This, the Bulletin points
out, has been a general tendency of
recent amendments. In no case has
compensation system once intro
duced been repealed. But in a num-
Der of instances inferior acts have
been superseded by better ones and
in all cases where the courts have
held particular acts unconstitutional
the states affected have proceeded to
enact new laws that would meet the
necessary legal tests and, if no other
way offered, the constitutions have
been amended.
At the beginning of 1917 there
were 35 compensation laws in effect
in the United States, including those
of Hawaii, Alaska and Porto Rico,
but not including the new Federal
act of 1916, which was not yet in
operation, due to delay in the ap-
pointment and confirmation of the
commission. Of the II non-compen-
sation states, 10 are in a single
group of southern and south centra
states - Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
ibama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkan
sas and Missouri. The other 7 are
the two Dakotas; the three mountain
states of Idaho, Utah and New Mexi
leo; Delaware and the District O.
Columbia. In several of these, in
vestigating commissions are now a
work and in some it is probable tina
compensation acts will be adopted a
the current sessions of their legisla
lures.