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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
Chance Discoveries

Some of the finest friendships have
grown out Of the chance circumstances
that have thrown men together for the
moment. Some Of the greatest discov-
cries have been due to. the fortunate
disclosures Of lifes incidentals. Much
of self-discovery is the direct product
of the unlocked for. Science has been
made rich by. the fortunate combina
tons Of accidentals whose meanings
have been caught by observant men.
And the great fact remains that most
OF them have been paraded before men
Through the ages, to be discovered only
now. And the ages to come will won
der at the lost opportunities Of the
present age when they have harnessed
the powers we see not-the mysteries
we wonder at.
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Equality Of Opportunity.

Z It is the pride Of every American
that many cherished names, at whose
mention our hearts bound, were worn
by the SONS Of poverty who conquered
4obscurity and became fixed stars in
our armament. There is no horizontal
stratifcati0n in this country like the
rocks Of the earth, that holds one
class below forevermore, and lets an
other come to the surface to stay there
forever. Our qualification is like the
ocean, where every individual drop is
free to move, and where from the
sternest depths Of the deep any drop
may come up to glitter on the highest
xave TINT rolls Garfield
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foOtnOte:
"The expression Of this sentiment
has been attributed to the editor OF
the Tribune enormously. But 80 fully
does he concur in the advice 1t gives
that he Endorses most heartily the
epigrammatic advice Of the Terre
Haute Express, and Joins In saying,
Go West. young man, 60 West /"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
John Bober. American Citizen.

John Bober, we'll known Douglas
farmer, is in the city today to become
a full fedged American citizen. John
came to this country from Russia
some years ago and has proved that
he is entirely worthy of American cit
izenship. E. E. Burdick, neighbor,
is in the city as a witness for him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

Heart failure due to poisoning from
tonsilitis was responsible for the
death of Esther Clemens, little dauRh-
ter of Mr.. ad Mrs. George Clemens of
Owosso, Wis.,, who are visiting at
Granville with Mrs. s. E. Brady.
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Elmer Leigh, 60 years old, was rob-
bed of all his harvest earnings at
Grand Forks, which amounted to 1854.
He was left penniless.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-26
L. Lightner, and son, Eugene. OF Web
ster Springs, were there also.
HOULT
Mrs sattarfleIdSs Funeral.

Mrs. satterfieId's Funeral
Mrs. Satterfield who died Sunday,
after a long illness was buried Tues
day at Meadowdale cemetery. me
funeral services were held at the
house at 2 P. M. by Rev. 7. G.
Meredith and owing to the very ser
ious sickness OF Mr.. Sattertield the
services were necessarily brief.
The services at Meadowdale church
ami at the grove were conducted by
her pastor, Rev. L. A. McNemar.
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AZ First M. p. Church.

n A Christmas tree and cantata, "A
Joke on Santa Claus" were features
of splendid entertainment at the
First M. P. church last evening. Fred
B. Cannon represented Santa Claus in
the play and an alarm clock sounding
its untimely warning and waking the
children before the gifts were all dis
tributed was "The Joke on Santa
Claus" which of course was much en-
ioyed by the little folks. AT the close
Of the program the pastor, Rev, c. G.
Lawson, was presented purse of
money as a Christmas gift from the
congregation. A large crowd attended
the entertainment and the cantata
was well given and much enjoyed.
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went to Clarksburg today to visi
Miss Steele's sister, Mrs. Robert Hor
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NORMAL OPENS
SEASON TONIGHT
INST Game win Be Played
at Fairview With the
Independents.
4pnttit q. 7:sO, SANDY ToOthman'a

4cnitht at 1880, Sandy Toothman's
quintet representing the Normal
school viii clash with the Fairview
y INDEPENDENTS, on the Fairview floor.
This Is the opening game for the
Normal team. and every effort Is
being extended to defeat Fatrview.
which Is an old rival of the Normal
ana which 1t is said, has an unusually
strong five this season.
Coach Toothman Of the Normal ex-
poets stiff opposition, but is Of the
opinion that his team. will win by
faiF margin.
Frank Ice, former Normal student
and university grid, will officlate'
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!. Fan. laasSter. Closing without fur
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Hoalt. Dalouge Christmas Comes
for aH-Grace Hoult and Madeline
KelIar. soio-Jas. D. Bowman.
Christmas Song. Recitation, Muriel
Kellar and yHazel p1 D..
Christmas Snowbirds-by three
boys. Song-Bertha and Hazel Bow
n.art-Merry Christmas. Rotations
Lola McEHresh, Virginia Hess and
Emma Hall. Distribution of the
Christmas treat to the Sunday
School.
Distribution of books 10 students
of the day school by teacher, Miss
Vallte Irons.
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EAST SIDE.
y NEWS :
EnnsraI Of EarI Lee eaAow.

~ Funeral of Earl Lee Ga"oW'
Short funeral services for Earl Lee
Carlow whose body arrived here Wed
nesday from Galveston, Texas, were
held Wednesday evening at the home
81 his brother, H. l.. Carlow, at 1O7
Cochran street. On Christina day the
hains were conveyed to Mt. Nebo
ere second service was held ana
serment made in the Mt. Nebo Gem
ery. Both services were conducted
~ Rev. @. G. lawson, pastor of the
First M. P. church. and Undertaken
Fred jenkins had charge Of the burial.
His two brothers, H. L. and Lawrence
Carlow, a cousin, Miss Bertha Carlow,
Of Maidsville; M, A. Snider, Nathan
Hancock, Perry Moran, Leroy Moran
and Virgil Robe accompanied the re-
mains 70 Mt. Nebo The wife of the
deceased and three children are still
at Galveston.
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Christmas Cantata.

A Christmas cantata entitlec
"Around the Manger" will be given al
the Palatine Baptist church next Sum
day evening by the members of the
choir aud the intermediate depart
ment Of the Sunday school. All who
have part in the cantata are requested
to attend the rehearsal at the church
this evening.
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Personals.

Miss D5dsy Bonifield, of function,
was the guest of relatives here w
terday
Mr.. and Ms. William Hendrix spent
Christmas day with the formers
mother at Littleton.
Misses Mary Frum and Leila Steele
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Aoer LADY. Verv III.

Mrs. Jane Carpenter, an aged and
well known lady, is very i'll at the home
Of her son, near Maple avenue. aunt
Jane" as she is generally known, has
hosts Of friends in and near the city
who will regret to hear of her serious
illness.
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went to ClarKSOurS tOuay To WISH
Miss Steele's sister, Mrs. Robert Hor-
ner
Mrs O. E. Mcmillan and daughter;
Miss Ruth, went to Clarksburg this
morning to visit relatives.
Vera Cutlip, little daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Boyd Cutlip, is recovering
from few days illness.
Mrs. James Baker, of Winfield, is
spending the winter with her son,
Henry Baker and family in Wood
street.
Mrs. Myrtle Shuttlesworth, daugh-
ter velena, and SISTERS, Misses Inez
and Pansy Jacobs, went to Little Falls
Christmas morning to spend the day
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Brief Notes

Fan. laughter. Closing without fur
Their ceremony.
Brief Notes.
1t was ideal Christmas weather.
There were many rabbit hunters
abroad.
The family Of Jas. D. Bowman had
as Christmas guests his brother, John
g. Bowman, Of Morgantown; son.
Clarence Bowman. Of Terra Alta, and
Esther Heiskell and Misses Lesta and
Elsie Heiskell of Montana Mines,
Miss Alberta Morris Of Morgan
town high school is spending her holi-
day vacation at home here.
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Christmas Program at the church

Christmas Program at the Church.
The Christmas program Rt the
church Wednesday night was very
successful in spite Of the fact that the
sickness and death of Mrs. satter-
field had seriously interfered with
drilling of the children. Following Is
the program as rendered:
Opening song: Joy to the word.
Prayer-Rey. L. A. McNemar'
song-Jesus is An the World to Me.
Talk by Pastor-Rev. T. A. Nc
Nemar. Recitations-Effie Kellar,
Gladys Hoult, Kenneth huffman and
Madaline and Merl Kellar. Dialogue
christmas Candles. Children song by
choir-Hark! the Herald Angels sing.
Recftation-Walter Bowman. Recttar
tion-Miss Valley Irons. Song-Annie
and Lena Snider; Holy Night. lRectta-
lions by Georgia Hall and Grace
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with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lind
say Jacobs Another daughter, Mrs.
RGth Lightner, her husband, Rev. L.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
HOW DIAMOND CUTTERS WORK
Three Distinct Processes Before the
Rough Stone Is Considered Fit for
Personal Adornment.

Fcw people who wear damon Is
know the story that lies behind them.
To most of them the diamond is an
agreeable means of personal decora
tiOn-something that attracts the eye
in a jewelers. window and Is pur-
chased an hour or so later IN its COM
Portable setting of platinum or gold.
But let us see what lies beyond. Let
US glimpse the long road that stretches
between the miner and the wearer.
There are three processes in the con-
version OF the rough stone into flash
ing brillIance. The first one consists
In cleaning the course stone of defec-
tive parts and splitting off the flaws
The second is the cutting, which gives
the stone its form and. In q rough way.
determines the number Of faces Il
shall have. Finally. there Is the pol
ishing, which gives to these faces
their clearness and brilliancy.
The sawyer, when he finds flaw.
inserts the diamond into sort OF
cup filed with a fusible cement.
Then. by means of an instrument fur
nished with a recently cut diamond,
the edge of which projects sharply. he
rubs on one of the stones the pointed
end of the other, after which he strikes
lightly in order to separate the two
pieces.
The cutter uses somewhat similar in
struments to the sawyer. He forms
only about one-htlf Of the faces, ;eav-
ing it TO the polisher to form The re-
mainder.
The diamond is then polished on an
iron plate rotating rapidly and impreg-
mated with diamond dust and oil II
is set in an alloy of lead and tin in the
form of cone. OF which the stone oc-
cupies the summit. The operation. as
described in the Modern Hospital,
takes a long time and requires the ex-
ercise of extreme patience. but the re-
suit is certainly in every sense of the
word brilliant" one.
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compelled her Will. stuItified her
speech. She had something to say
first
I'VE don't know each other; that is.
you don't know me, ~
rs that an?" There was relief IN
his voice. Il don't know you? Haven't
1 seen you day by day? Haven't l
seen your self-control tried, proved
haven't l seen your justice, when You
could not understand Look at me -
She shook her head. her eyes on the
sand at her feet. He could scarce
ly catch her words. They did not
know each other. He did not know
her
Dear! I don't know whether you
love red or blue, that's a fact; Ibsen
or ROstand; heat or cold. Does that
matter? l know youI"
An upward glance had caught him
smiling. Her speech was routed. I'm
-the-only girl here -
do you think that's why 1 love
your"
"Ah. but you loved Gerty." That
slipped from her. She had not meant
to say that!
Does that hurt?" Abashed by her
own daring, yet she was glad she had
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CHAPTER xxXV.


The second evening after the closure
Richard was dining with the Mar
shalls In their car. The Palmyra was
to pull out the next day. Hardin's
name was brought up by Tod Mar
shall. "She IVES light potatoes" he
dismissed the woman. But she's
broken the mans spirit"
Richard. it was discovered. had
nothing to say on the subject of the
elopement.
I'm sorry his sister is not here to-
night" began Marshall mischievously.
'I did ask her, Tod" Claudia has
tened to interrupt her lord. But she
would not leave her brother her last
evening"
Her last EVENING"" exclaimed Rick
ard. rs she going away?"
Marshall subdued his twinkle. 1--WE
Mrs. Marshall while l am on the
road"
Richard gulped down his coffee,
boiling. Mrs. Marshall, will you LET
me run away early?" Why should he
give any excuse? They knew what he
was running away for
He made his way to the little white
tent on the far side of the trapezium
Innes, by the door. was bidding good
by to Sonora Maldonado.
He forgot TO greet the Mexican. She
stood waiting; her eyes full of him.
Surely, the kind senior had something
TO say to her? He had taken the white
girls hand. He was staring into the
white girls eyes. Something came to
her, a memory like forgotten music.
Silently, she slipped away into the
night.
Richard would not release Innes'
hand; her eyes could not meet the
look in his.
'.Come out and have a walk with
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CHAPTER xxxIlI.
The Battle in the Nioht.

Gathering on the bank were the
camp groups TO watch the last stand
of the river against the rock lombard
ment. Molly Silent had crept down
rro1n the Crossing. full of fears. Out
there, somewhere on the trestles. on
one of those rock cars, was her Jim.
She sat on the bank by Innes and Mrs.
Marshall.
Mrs. Hardin, floated by in her crisp
muslins. A few feet behind stalked
Godfrey, his eyes on the pretty figure
by his side. Innes turned from his
look, abashed as though she had been
peering through a locked door.
Gayly. with a fiuttering of ruffles,
Gerty established herself on the bank.
a trifie out of hearing distance. A
hard little smile played on the lips ac-
cented with Partisan rouge The child
ish expression was gone; her look ac-
cused life of having trified with her.
But they would see
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FINE TREES IN PHILIPPINES
! Nowhere Are There More Enormous
Trunks Than in the Lowlands
of the Islands.

Until we fell heir to the Philippine
islands we had no dense virgin tropi-
cal forests belonging 10 the United
States. The Hawaiian islands are web
within the tropics but the topography
of the Islands is not such rs TO induce
the gigantic growth of trees. There
are no denser or more enormous tree
grOwths anywhere in the world, how
ever, than are to be found over great
areas of the Philippine lowlands. The
fall is heavy, and tho climate combines
to induce a riotOus tangle of vegetR-
ton which is unimaginable TO those
who have not actually seen it or are
ally comparatively scant gTOwths Of
the temperate zone. Even the great for
ests of the far West, which cut more
board feet to the acre than any Other
forest lands in the world, cannot com.
pare for q moment in luxurianCe and
profigacy of growth with the tropical
forest. They impress you. Il IS true,
with having been many centuries In
the making. but on the other hand the
rank and enormous grOwths of the low
land tropics make you feel that they
have always been there since the
world commenced The northern for
ests are reposeful; the tropical jungle
Is savage, Observation-Disclosures
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DOWN IN BED
AND SO WEAK
Lady Suffered Terribly for Eight
Weeks But Her Case Showed
Wonderful Improvement
After Taking cardui.

Johnson City, Tenn.-Mrs. M. r
Scott, living near this town, states
About three years ago l was down ir
bed terrible and so weak
couldn't bear the sight OF food. Thi:
condition continued for about eighi
weeks / thought / was 60
Ing TO die, and knew / must get some
thing to do me some good. / hao
heard all my life Of Cardui and the
good results obtained from It's use
So / decided TO try it.
After about a half bottle Of Cardui
my appetite improved, then 1 was less
nervous. l kept 1t up until / had
taken five bOttles-and such an i'm.
proyement. I gained flesh and now
am the picture OF health. due, I be.
lieve. solely TO the use of Cardui. ]
am the mother of ten children and
feel well and strong"
Cardui is mild, medicinal tonic
for women. It has stood the most
severe of all tests-the test of time,
having been in use for over forty
years. 1t is composed Of purely veg.
etable ingredients. which have been
found to help build up the vitality,
tone up the nerves. and strengthen
the womanly constitution.
Try Cardui-Adv.
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! dared She wanted him to deny it.
For he would deny 1t? She wondered
If he were angry. but she could not
look at him.
The minutes. dragging like weighted
hours, told her that he was not going
TO answer her. 1t came 10 her then
| that she would never know whether
Gerty'S story were wholly false. or
partly true. She knew. then. that no
wheedling. wifes or sweetheart's.
would tease that story from him. Il
did not belong to him.
His silence frightened her into ar
ticulatenesS. He must not think that
she was fooliShl 1t was not that. in
itself. she meant The words joStled
one another in their soft swift rush.
He-he had made a mistake once be
fore He had liked the sort of woman
he had thought Gerty was. She her
self was not like the real Gerty any
more than she was like the other, the
woman that did not exist. He would
find that they did not think alike. be
lieve alike, that there were differ
ences-
aren't you making something out
of nothing. Innes?'
That voice could always chide her
into silence! Her speech lay cluuered
in ruins. her words like useless broken
bricks falling from the wall she was
building.
He took her hand and led her to Il
pile of rock the river had not eaten.
He pulled her down beside him.
Isn't it true. with us7"
IT is. with me" breathed Times.
were in church.
And YOU think is isn't. with me!'
Richard stood before her. rs It be
cause 1 trust you, I wonder? That I.
loving you. love to have the others
love you. too? Don't you suppose 1
know how it is with the rest. Mac
Lean; how il was with Estrada
Should l be jealous? Why. I'm not.
I'm proud Isn't that because I know
you, know the fine steady heart OF
you? You hated me at drst-and I am
proud of that. l don't love you
enough?" He knelt at her feet. not
listening TO her pleading. lie bent
down and kissed one foot; then the
other. Il love them :" The face he
raised TO her Innes had never seen be
fore. He pressed a kiss against her
knee. THAT. too It's mine. I've not
said my prayers since was a boy.
shall say them again, here. you teach
ing me-" His kisses ran up her arm.
from the tips of her limp fingers. HIS
mouth. close to hers, stopped there.
He whispered:
''You-kiss me, my girl -
Slowly, unseeingiy, as though drawn
by an external will, her face raised to
his; slowly. their lips met. His arms
were around her; the world was blot
ted out.
Innes. minutes later. put her mouth
against his ear. It was the Innes he
did not know, that he had seen with
others, mischievOus. whimsical. romp-
ing as young boy.
II lowered" she whispered. "And
heat and sunshine. But I love blue.
on you; and cold, If it We're with you
and the rest of the differences"
He caught her TO him. There are
not going TO be any differences ="
(THE ENID
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WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi
cine.
It is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root Is a strengthening medi.
cine 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad.
der do the work nature intended they
Fhould do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years
IL is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test thii
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N Y. for q
sample bottle When writing be sure anc
mention this paper.-Adv.
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Biblical Town Of Gaza.

Al-Mintar. or the watchtower, stil
exists TO the east of the town OF GAIA.
It is where Samson is said 10 have car
rled the gates of the city. On the road
from GAIA TO Jaffa are ancient olive
trees. many of them more than one
thousand years old, with gnarled bark
and immense trunks. There is an old
legend which credits GAIA with the in
yention of the first mechanical clocks.
These were perhaps the sand clocks
which are still used in some mosques
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CHAPTER xxxIV.
A Desertion.

When the afternoon waned and God
frey did not call on her Gerty was
reused to uneasineSs. Had she angeres1
him by refusing to make the definite
promise? Could it be love, the sort of
love she wanted, if he could stay away
like this when they could have the
camp to themselves, every one down at
the break. no Hardins running in every
minute? Their first chance and God
frey sighting ii!
He would surely come that evening.
knowing that she would be alone, The
little watch Tom had given her for an
almost forgotten birthday set the pace
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me. You were not going TO tell me
you were going. You were running
away from me?''
You know that love you'll 1 have
been waiting for this minute. this
woman. all these lonely years"
Her head she kept turned from him.
He could not see the little maternal
smile that ran around the curves OF
her mouth. Those years. filled TO the
brim with stern work. had not been
lonely. Lonely moments he had had.
that was all.
Nothing for me?" He stopped. and
made her face him, by taking both OF
her hands In his.
She would not look at him yet.
would not meet the look which always
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John" said the nervous woman
there is burglar in the house"
'Have. we anything left worth steal
ing?"
81 doubt it,
"WelI. what ought TO do; have him
arrested or thank him for the com
pliment?"
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Eve Aqain.

Small Daughter ltired Ct playing
alone) Mummy, when I get to HEAVIER
shall ! always play wifi angels?
Mother-Yes. my darling
S. D.-Mummy. don't you fink that
if I've been vewy, vewy dood all tbs
morning playing wifi angels. in the
afternoon p'wapS God Will give me &
little devil 10 play wifi?
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Over Bones of Failures.

Epitaphs in the Cemetery of Failure :
He lacked tact; worry killed him; he
was too sensitive; he couldn't say
no; he did not find his place; a
little success paralyZed him; he did
not care how he looked; he did not
guard his weak point: he was too
proud TO take advice; he did not fall
in love with his work.
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Reninninn Of pittsh,lrnh

November - is the anniversary Of
the raising OF the English flag over the
ruins of Fort Duquesne in 1904. The
place was then named Pittsburgh. in
honor of Britain's famous prime minis
ter. 1t owes its great growth TO its
proximity TO coal and iron fields OF
vast magnitude.