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the Supreme court disposed of lit Monday, upholding the de- cisions of Judges Rogers and Youmans.
 That Judge Paul Little of Ft. Smith said, in his charge to the Grand Jury in Circuit COIrt March 3, with reference to the new "bone-dry" law: Any school boy, in five lines, could have written a clearer law, one lhat was not possihle of being misinterpreted" that the lan- guage in many places is ambig- uous, that he would take the strongest interpretation of it, having in mind the intention of the legislature to plug up the leak left in the original bill.
 That deaths in battle, of all nations in war, were 7,354,000, the approximate figures being: Russia, 1,700,00; Germany, 1,600,000; France, 1,3S5,000; France, 1,3S5,000; England, 7O6,7OO; Italy, 100000; Tur- key, 100000; Belgium, 102,000; Roumania, 100000; Serbia and Montenegro, 100000; Austria Hungary, 800,000; Bulgaria, 100000; United States, 50,000.
 That there is one thing one cannot do-make a success in life without work. That older men have tried it and failed. That one cannot loaf around street corner, smoke, tell stories and sponge on someone else without making a failure of life. That one must learn a trade or get into some honest business. That the ripe fruit is at the top of the tree and one must climb if you get it or some smart man will pluck it.
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ONCE UPON A TIME

Once upon time when was youno And all the world seemed bright and fai, thought that all songs had been suna And nought was left for me but caro I thought all speeches had been mado And oratory was forever done. That must plod in dismal shade. For long ago the shining sun Had left the highway and now hung Behind the hill-when I was young Once upon time when I was youne I thought all battles had been won Long ago the banners had been flung Where flaming chargers run I thought that patriotic blood Had ceased from manly hearts to flow And now the stiffness of the flood That bounded on the rocks below Left no more weapons to be flung By me-poor soldier-when was ,younp Once upon time when was young And burdens were to me but play watched the toilers out among AAO Ccl0ho StAu ACI11Ou IO lcCl lIo sway Of noble lives. I felt that all the heights Had been reached and kept and now could only watch the lights Of shining lives, for somehow No more pearls of prowess could be strung By me- All had been done when was young Those days have gone, Pm no more young Years have passed in haste above my head find there are songs yet to be sung And there are speeches waiting to be said Great battles must be fought and won, Great causes to be fosterd and sustained And long given tasks are yet undone And hieghts aspired to yet attained; And that each day new challenges are flung For few things had been done when was youu
 ROSWELL DA
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every boy who is sek1 eligible for the school ! given intensive and | attention.
 The need for such School has long been Methodists, who btl quickest way to lift | in Oklahoma and e by sending them lei their own race. The always been more ot problem, and the chult CTS it's present Cents1 ment to be an excilntd ty of taking up this problem and settling practical and an adeqa ner.
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Obeyinq.

Is there any one great principle. any universal law, which reaches over the whole course of a mans life, which holds good alike in all It's parts, and under all conditions? Yes. in- deed: Not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."-F. Paget.
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Marvellous Possibilities.

If 1t wasn't for our fears, worries and the altogether human habit of put. ting things off till tomorrow, what Ys there that we couldn't do?
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ANOTHER CALF a

1X One black heifer' in forehead, lnarSea each ear. Taken up Blackton, Ark. ovnA paying expenses Ad9 cover calf by proVlns
 W. P. Ro
 Blac
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sweet Wlne of Human LIfe.

Mirth Is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with Eestful life unto God.--Henry Ward Beecher.
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COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

met at Clarendon Saturday to consider bids for a fair to be held next fall. The representa- lives voted to hold the fair at Clarendon, since Clarnedon was the only town bidding for it. The acting secretary has given to the county papers this week the minutes of the meeting held Saturday. The president has ap- pointed an Executive Committee representing the various sec lions of the county as well as the different departments of the fair. It is the purpose of all concerned to make the fair one of interest to all sections of the county, and to do this all mem- bers of the Executive Committee must keep up enthusiasm in their respective localities. The representatives voted to make the school the dominating in- fuence in the Fair Association, since the sole purpose of the fair is to stimulate and foster education. We teachers must realize that great things are ex- pected of us, and we must not fall short of the expectation. Let lls not wait until next fall when school opens again to begin preparation, but let us begin now to prepare for the contests and the exhibits. If you do not intend to work longer than this term at your present position, in preparing your school now to make a good showing at the fair next fall, you have an oppor- tunity to convince your patrons you have the interest of the community at heart, and we are not merelylfor a monthly salary. The catalog will be printed as soon as the Executive Commit tee decides definitely what the prizes will be. Prizes or ribbons will be given for all excellent work in school, at home and on the farm. There will be two or three loving cups for the schools.
 Saturday afternoon tn e County Teachers Association was held at the court house in the grand jury room. The weather was very indictment, a number of faithful teachers were present. Those who were present certainly deserve honor able mention for their loyalty to the school interests of the coun- ". A strict record will be kept of teachers attending our Coun- ty Associations, and some ap- propriate recognition will be given them.
 | No special program was ar ranged for the Association, but several interesting and helpful talks were made. MT. Baum gartner, Mrs. Milwee, Mr. For rest, Miss Holmes, Miss Forten- berry, MT. Beck and MT. w. B. Williams discussed many of the problems we as teachers and patrons have. Mrs. Milwee en- phasized the need in the reform in the dress of the girls, for the sake of both health and mod esty. She also advocated censorate for all moving pie lures shown to children. Our legislatures appropriate vast sums for tick eradication, but when an appropriation is asked for to eliminate the evil sugges- tions brought to the children by improper pictures, the Battle axe Brigade at once begins work
 MT. Williams urged the teach CTS to make use of the county papers by sending in for pubIca- tion school items each week.
 The teachers voted to assess
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The Only Riches.

The only riches one possesses Is what one gives.-Martialis.
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SUND6YS0lOOL
 LESSON

,By REV P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.. Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago)
 Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper Union'
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SILVER SUPPLY
NEEDS IMPETUS
W. ]. Bryan S Theories Get.
ting New Attention Says
Holland.

Col. william ]. Bryan's good nat
area question which he put indirectly
% the Wall Street bankers asking II
they are using silver instead of gold
to pay their debts now that the mar
ket quotation for silver Is so high,
contains a slight insinuation in the
nature OF q taunt
II was easy to answer the question,
for the gold standard OF money value
remains unimpaired and those expe-
rienced say. Wfif thus remain no mat
ter what the market quotations for
silver may be.
Reference IL now frequently made
to the sudden and unexpected in
crease IN the market price for wheat
at the very time when the campaign
of 1896 whose chief issue was the sill
| yer question as expounded by Col
Bryan was at white heat. The party
which advocated free. coinage of sill
yer at Is to claimed that the forced
depression in the price Of silver re-
acted upon the wheat market. But OF
q sudden there came from Europe a
very great demand for wheat and the
market price responded to It Wheat
went up 70 q dollar bushel while sill
aNcE CoukludCo 70 ocpTCCldlC.
Gold Is SO scarce In several countries
silver Is utilized ss q reserve side by
side with gold Therefore the only
money actually In circulation Is paper
and silver. The demand for silver,
chiefly for currency purposes. has been
so great that its price has actually
doubled in the past three years. This
demand will continue and probably in
crease for several years.
The only countries where silver Is
produced in large amounts are the
United States, Mexico and Canada.
The output Of silver in the United
States and Mexico in the year 1919 will
be about 10000, 900 ounces, and the
total production of the world will be
not in excess of 100, ,OOO, 900 ounces. This
supply is far below the demand. India
and China take each year about 12O,-
10000 ounces.
II the needs of the world are to be
met there must be increased produc-
tiOn from the silver mines of the
United States and Mexico and as far
as possible those which are in Can
ada 1t will greatly aid the nations
'acrOss the sea, and especially those
which have been newly created. II
the United States meets the needs of
those nations for silver.
II is this world demand for silver
and the relative scarcity OF gold
which has become, comparatively
speaking. Of so small an amount as
to be almost insufficient as to serve
as reserve against the issue OF paper
money. which has occasioned the
present high and presumable in
creases in market quotations for
American silver. It is very likely
Colonel Bryan knew this but in his
quizzical question to Wall Street he
did not intimate that he did have
knowledge Of 1t. HOLLAND.
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Christmas Seals, Health
Bonds, Get Many Buyers

Christmas seals have gone on sale
in Washington at twenty different
stations under the direction of vol
unteers.
A representative Of the Anthony
Club. which is in charge at the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company.
turned in So at headquarters last
night. This was the first booth heard
tfrom
In addition to seals the tuberculosis
Association is offering health bonds
in denominations of S, so, s2j, $50
and 500. The first purchaser was
Emile Berliner. president of the Tu-
berculosis Association, and his exam
pie was promptly followed by other
officers of the organization.
The general headquarters Of the sale
are at the Social Service House, 923
H street northwest. Telephone Main
9o2. Frank P. Reside is the treas
urer.
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Concerning Getting ..sma.hed.,

AAoAoCs SCI. IL, 1oSo.
DEAR TED:-I have received letters
from the Rector, from Mr.. Woods,
and from Mr.. Billings. They all say
that you should play on the third
squad. and Mr., Woods says you are
first, and as l am convinced, my real
Judgment in the case. II you get
mashed up now in a serious way 1t
may prevent your playing later. As I
think I wrote you, 1 do not in the
least object to your getting mashed
If it is for an object that is worth
while such as playing on the Groton
team or playing on your class team
when you get to Harvard. Bit I think
it little silly to run any imminent
risk OF a serious smash simply to play
on the second squad instead of the
third.
1 am judging for you as I would
for myself. When l was young and
rode across country I was light and
tough, and II I did. as actually hap
pened. break an arm or a rib no dam
age ensued and no scandal was
caused. Now l am stifr and heavy.
and any accident to me would cause
immense talk, and l do not take the
chance; simply because It is not worth
while. On the other hand, if I should
now go to war and have a brigade as
had my regiment before Santiago, l
should take any chance that was
necessary; because it would be worth
while. In other words, I want to
make the risk to a certain accident
commensurate with the object gained
CTo BE ContinuedO
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WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Woman's power in America is well
Illustrated by the thousands OF wom-
en- who entered almost everJ line of
business to replace men who were
drafted during the war. Health
proved their strongest asset. Many
women, however, developed weak,
nervous conditions and could not
stand the strain of a business life.
Such women should remember there
is one tried and true remedy in
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which for forty-fve years has
been restoring health and strength
to the women Of America.-Adv.
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@oseveks
gHisQhi1dren
FJosCPB BvekLih p,sAoa

voted. or even the major portion Of
your energies.
Yes. am going to peek at Groton
on prize day. felt that while u was
President. and while you and Kermit
were at Groton ! wanted to come up
there and see you. and the Rector
wished me to speak. and SO I am very
glad to accept.
By the way, I am working hard to
get Renown accustomed to automo-
biles. He Is such handful now when
he meets them THAT I seriously mind
encountering them when Mother is
along. OF course / do not care IL 1
am alone, or with another man, but
I am uneasy all the time when 1 am
out with Mother. Yesterday 1 tried
Bleistein over the hurdles at Chevy
Chase. The first one was new, high
and stitf. and the old rascal never rose
six inches. going slap through It. I
took him at it again and he went
over all right.
I am very busy now, facing the
usual endless worry and DISCOURAGE e.
ment and trying to- keep steadily in
mind that I must not only be as
resolute as Abraham Lincoln I'm seek
ing to achieve decent ends, but as
patient. as accomplishing. and as
even-tempered in dealing, not only
with knaves, but with the well-mean-
ing foolish people, educated and un-
educated, who by their unwisdom give
the knaves their chance,
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Manila Rations Rice.

Manila.-The grave shortage of
rice. the staple food of the Philip
pine Islands, makes it necessary for
supplies to be sold only by ticket.
Rice cards were issued through the
police.
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1heodo1el
Letters to-
EDITED bI \
eo>,-s,sAv. Is,S ~ -
saAalaf Scas DpsEg.S lo.Sg ,

How many busy fathers. with q boy away at
school. would spare the time to enter In detail
into question Of footballi Theodore Roose-
vFt. with world Affairs Of pressing importance
in his charge. gave as much serious attention to
his sons ambitions in athletics as he would to
Congressional deadlock Always fun Of fun.
and taking both the Presidency and fatherhcod
with 1est and heartiness. he rali5ed fully the
gravity Of both jobs
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The Children's Hospital does one
thing well-it helps sick children
become happy children.
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MRS. DAVID FRANKLIN
HOUSTON
Wife of Secretary of Agri-
culture
MRS. LOUIS BROwNLOw
Wife of Commissioner Brown
low, District OF Columbia
MRS. w. GWYNN GARDINER
Wife of CommIssioncr Gar
diner, District OF Columbia
MISS ii. l.. WESSLING
states Relation Service South.
Department of Agriculture
MISS ELIZABETH f. WILSON
National Cathedral school
MISS ELIZABETH BACHE
Domestic Science, Central
High school
MISS ETHEL LOFLIN
Experimental Kitchen, Home
Economics Department, De-
partment Of Agriculture.
MISS EMMA =. JACOBS
Director Domestic Science,
Public schools
MRS. FRANCIS e. BUCKING-
HAM
Domestic Teacher, Public
school.
MISS EDNA II. M'NAUGHTON
Director Home Economies,
Maryland State College, Md.
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These public-spirited women of
Washington selected the prize loaves
The Committee of Judges headed by
MISS CLARIBEL NYE,
Bread Specialist of Cornell University

MISS A. NJ. TRIPLETT
Department of Home Eco
nomtcs. Mount Vernon Semi
nary, Warrington, ID. @.
MISS ANNA l.. ROSE
Educational Director, Y. w.
c. A.
MRS. JOHN s. SCuLLY
Director, Y. w. c. A.
MRS. FANNY w. YEATMAN
Experimental Kitchen, De-
partment of Agriculture
MRS. LYMAN ID. SWORN.
STEDT
President 10th Century Club
MRS. HOWARD l.. HODGKINS
President Federated Clubs of
the District of Columbia
MISS MARION HAMILTON
Director Home Economics,
National Park Seminary,
Forest Glen, Md.
MRS. ). G. CORNWELL
Vice Chairman, Food Con-
servation District
MISS ROSE M'DONALD
Librarian. bureau of Ffsh.
cries, Washington, ID. C.
MISS LILLIAN CHENOWETH
state Vice Regent of the
District of Columbia D. A. n.
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did lunch, which was eaten around
big camp fire. A sort Of Indian
pow WOW was held, and the ground
put in shape for the fire and lunch
which was enjoyed by all. The night
was an ideal one, both moonshine, and
warm southern breezes.
Basil Hard is back to school after
being absent for seven weeks. He
had the flu and pneumonia.
A War Savings Stamp society has
been organized at school, Require
ments are: l. Membership--Pur-
chase Of one thrift stamp each week.
2. Wnner-Highest total purchase
from March to June. 8. Honorary
Member Purchase Of one War Saw
ings Stamp each month. 4. Mem
Der in Good neutrality-suspicious. Of
two Thrift Stamps each week. All
money earned by purchaser. The
members Of the society will give a
picnic Girne4 in honor Of ii, winners.
The following children have not
been absent or tardy during the last
month Of school in the primary room,
Miss Lambert, teacher: Ida Goebel,
Susie Goebel, Donald Morrison and
Deloris Casey.
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The selection of Bertel Jacobson,
Frank l.. Householder and D. w.
Bowker for members of the city COM
mission, by a citizens committee
representing the various business and
professional interests of the city, ap-
pears to have met with almost the
unanimous approval Of the voters Of
Minot. That these men are certain
of election is generally conceded, even
by the opposition. They are men who
are certain to do their full share in
giving Minot the sort of progress
i've business administration so nee
essary to insure a continuation Of
the strides already taken, while at
othe same time, the Independent be-
lieves they will exercise strictest econ
omy whenever advisable.
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NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.

AS hosts to the Northwest Basket
ball Tournament the Normal school
entertained for the visiting teams
and tournament officials at banquet
following the final contest on Satur-
day evening. Covers were laid for
eighty-fve, in the dining room Of the
dormitory. A program Of toasts fol-
lowed the dinner, at which Acting
President VIM. F. Clarke acted as
postmaster. A spirit of goodfellow.
ship pevaded the company, as it per-
vaded the meet. The annual basket
ball meet has come to be one of the
big events Of the Normal school year
and faculty alike welcom-
ing the athletic visitors.
On Friday afternoon Miss Elsie j.
Cook entertained the members of the
Fessenden team at very informal re-
freshments served in her 9th grade de-
partment. Mr.. Clarke and Supt.
White were also guests, and took &C.
casion to talk to the boys on uourna-
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IMPORTANT DECISION.


A decision of the utmost import
ance to the people was made short
while ago.
The defendant in the case was the
United Staes. The plaintiff, wo-
man, was an income tax payer resid-
ing in California.
The attorney for the plaintiff was
Charles E. Hughes.
The judge was Julius Mayer.
The action was to recover $4,000
paid by the plaintiff as income tax.
The plaintiff owns Standard Oh
stock, and the amount sought to be
recovered was assessed upon earnings
of the stock.
There was no denial that the stock
had earned the income assessed by
the internal revenue collector, but
The corporation had not paid the
earnings in CASH. 1t had paid the
stocks earnings in more STOCK;
therefore
Mr.. Hughes contended that the
earnings of the stock were not in
come, because not distributed in the
form of cash; and
Judge Mayer decided that Mr..
Hughes was right and that the gov
eminent must return the $4,000 paid
by the plaintiff as tax upon that part
of the income derived from Standard
Oil stock and paid to her in stock
certificates, which are not actual cash,
BUT ARE JUST AS GOOD AS
CASH AND CAN BE CONVERTED
INTO CASH IN ANY MARKET IN
THE WORLD.
Do you comprehend what this de-
cision means The plaintiff had only
a few thousand dollars at stake.
But the Rockefellers or the other
Multi-millionaires have millions at
stake The new income tax law pro-
vides that they shall pay graduated
percentage of their huge incomes into
the public treasury-but they do not
care TO do it.
To evade the payment Of millions
of income taxes, they pay lat least
now for a while the dividends in Sc
curities instead of in cash. These Sc
curities or stocks are negotiable. In
other words, they may be sold for
cash.
The same Multi -Millionaires (organ-
lied capitaD are now fighting Presi-
cent Wilson, because he insisted that
they shall carry the principal burden
for the war, Of which they were the
profteers, while our boys risked their
lives.
And now they seem to be able to
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BURLINGTON

The people Of Burlington and vicin-
ity surely would be in favor of open
ing the 500 depot at Minot again.
Every day much valuable time is lost
not only in travelling the extra dis
lance, but in being uncertain as to
the movements Of the trains. When
we do get reports they seem to be
wrong and so an unrest exists. We
are not able say just where the
trouble is but wherever it may be it
ought to be speedily remedied.
The Ladies' Aid entertained by
Mrs. John Werner and Miss Florence
Miller, was very largely attended,
about seventy-fve having partaken
of the splendid hot supper. People
surely love to go where there is lots
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eyade even the just taxation.

Dr. A. Carr, present member Of the
Minot Park Board, and Aksel Brats-
berg have filed petitions as member Of
the board, one Of whom will be elect.
ed April l.
The city Of Minot has more than a
hundred acres in its various parks.
The original board that selected the
park sites did an Al job. They Sc
cured the most beautiful pieces Of
property available at the time and
used the best Of judgment in laying
out the parks. Minot has several Of
the most beautiful parks in the west
and every day in the summer hun
dreds of people from the countryside
as well as the residents Of our city
enjoy their comforts.
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According to statistics just COM
piled, there are approximately 10,
100000 bushels of wheat in storage
and in farmers granaries in North
Dakota. This will furnish an abund-
ance of first class seed and leave a
good sized surplus to market. mas
much as the Congress has enacted a
law guaranteeing the farmers the old
price of more than $500 a bushel for
wheat grown in 1919, the North Da-
kota acreage is sure to be very large.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
a billion dollars to make up for the
difference between the high price
guaranteed and the price of wheat in
the other markets of the world