The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-20
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Special corsspo,d.,,.

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up,hlon that there are There
a m,ic M r annually carried many 4
ana that the bill shonn ,or legkh
dened with extraneous m. not y
a,so oeen decided by the eo as.ei u
the time has come wha umnius
IONS Tor the Indians shon,s apps1
instead OF increasing, as W.. ~
case In recent years. nss beg
The committee has
ence with Indian commiss,o.ua
ana as a result, it is the hs,.a.
appropriation bin will hs nel
the $1,000 600 mark. which !.
last year. The statement i
more Indians have taken mag .ladt
during the past year than slse
and this should be followed ~ !.
drawai of annuity payment,
wolves thousands of dollars NY
Several of the Northwest saaa.
VIII De effected, if this policy j.
out by the committee. Anoth.
which will be vigorously ~
session is the abandonment
agencies in South Dakota. ~
other Western States. Cow, s
Jones has also communicatss h
committee his desire that. IN n
structlon of school buildings NJ.
more consideration be given =
vice IN the Southwest th,,
Northwest. The commissiona.
that In the latter section avr..
have been made Oh a much la,.-
than In the Southwest and 4 -
IRENE West. There are erce,.s.a
this general rule, however. suo.
Pipestone. Mimi, Rapid Civ
and Springfield. S. D., Mand.n !
and certain points in Wisconsin
A new member of congress 49,
Northwest has received a lett.,
one of his constituents giving NJ, !
sage counsel as TO now he sam;
mean himself as a Statesman
writer concludes with this sup,.
Remember, sir, that the ewes \
world are upon you, and that
the 'd~eestrict' are particulars
cerned' in your welfare The an
Grams in congress usually regadl
budding statesman with the same
picion cast upon the rev ID
school. The new members get ltak
enlargement during their first tsn
There are two classes of new
bers. One is composed of modest
who realize that statesmen an
made in a hurry, and the other IS !
hp of those who assert themselva
strenuously from the beginning,
who are finally smothered by thg
vets" of the house. One Of the
striking cases in point was th4l
Jeff Levy of New York, who's =
eer as a statesman was limited 10
F~ifty-sixth congress. In the ~
sixth congress The Democratic orr
alton in the house was torn asundaz
a domestic spat between Foxy =
Richardson of Tennessee and Joe -
ley of Texas, with the mastefd
Almond Of Missouri bringing "
rear with quite a following. i
When Levy was elected 20 the =
sixth congress, he gravely annoaa.
tina. he possessed the qualities q 4
prship, and that it was his ~intentloa1
take things in hand when ne arrives
Washington, and poiLt the way oull
the wilderness. Levy's intentions 4
good, but the Democrats refused n
led by, a rank outsider, ard the y
New Yorker was only an obscure
during his brief service in the nou1s
War officials approve the Dill ~
In congress allowing a weekly rsSs
smoking and chewing tobacco WM
ed men of the army and navy "
existing conditions, the enlisted u7]
both branches Of the service nav
pay for these articles out OF tnsn
aries. The soldier has the a"suas
of the sailor in this respect, as }
obtain tobacco from the ccminA
stores at practically what II coSs
government. The sailor, ho"esui
to Draw it from the stores ol ~ j
officer, who issues it regularly :.
month. Should the sailor colsuI
tobacco before the next reguial
he is compelled to beg or porrO.
a shipmate, unless ne a ge'
fequisition for it, which requcss
be signed by the officer II con 49,
his division, by the executive - =,
the ship. and approved by tns ~
This red tape overwhelms tns
and he seldom attempts to secu's
official permission. He also mas
rather high for tobacco. Inc III
e is authorized to make an ~ -
of 10 FER cent to the price n
over the price invoiced 10 NV" -
to secure that official rom NM
various kinds. The result
tar pays from 80 to 40 Genus
for navy plug.
A New York lottery semen. Nj
devised, which has baen arrsyl
attention of the assistant al!O.
eral of the p~ostofice depar aort,i
has decided that newspapers .c,.aa
advertisements of this new yo
grab sale" as it is called, are ~ sn
the law in regard to lottery
ments. .he 81
To illustrate IT, meaning. n,otef|
tisement states that the pa.t,c,esh
selected a large number VI fral
his stock, ranging IN NO ofei
cents to IS or $40, "hicA The
oispcse of at G5 cents eacn. natb
c.es are placed separately ~ the
or boxes, without a%nythihss and;
side to indicate the contents rsrrs
: consideration named, the ps NJ
the scheme has the priVlle q the y!
a '.grab." In The opinion ao J, 4
and attorney general, a se gsrirg y
kind is an 'enterprise sance,
dependent upon lot or of s.
deemed to be invioia'ion
1904 n g