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A very strong and commendable cru.

Avery strong and commendable cru
sade is being made at this time against
profanity. In many cities and towns,
according to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
there have been organizations effected
to do away with this careless and sin
full habit. The evil is widespread and
has not been confined to one class of
persons, and it is high time that pure
speech be the rule among all classes,
and that Gods name be honored and
hallowed; that It be held as sacred and
more so than that Of mother or father,
for God not only demands It, but He
Il entitled to our most heartfelt graft.
tude and reverence. Slang 10 too prev
alent in conversation and In song.
Even the pulpit 10 not altogether free
from its use. Other agencies help to
spread phrases and words are not of
the choicest and best character.
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Ain 0sse, The unfortunate missionary who
v~ay1nssd and kept four monthsby Bulgarian
bdgands until her American friends paid the
sum Of sixty-6ve thousand dollars for her ran
som, Vas passenger on the "Deutchland'
With n. Santos-Dumont. Miss Stone will de-
liver series Of lectures throughout the coun-
Try, the proceeds from which, il is understood,
will Be used to pay back the money 50 generously
contributed by her friends for her ransom. 1t
was savage, inhuman plot that those brigands
perpatrated upon an in offensive American lady,
and the wonder is that this government does not
make some show of holding the Turkish govern
ment responsible for the outrage. Despite her
horri6c experience, Miss Stone looks the picture
of health. She is plump and rosy. No doubt
her lectures will be largely attended. She was
met On the pier by many of her friends and Co
workers.
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The Astors are erecting hotel Of steel and
granite twenty stories high at the corner Fifth
avenue and Fifty-ffih street, New York. The
walls have already reached within story Of the
roof The structure stands upon the crest Of the
avenue and it is surrounded by the three and
four story palaces Of the many New York
millonaires. A block of granite weighing eight
hundred pounds slipped from its place : few
days ago and fell from the sixteenth story b the
roof of an adjoining house owned by Mr.. James
Everard, the millionaire brewer, crashing in
through three thousand dollar skylight and
narrowly missed crushing some Of the imates.
As one approaches this imposing addition to
New York's skyscrapers the wonder is that the
spindle shank affair itself does not sag sway and
tumble over. The architects of New York will
keep at t-the Tower Of Babel business until some
thing will happen that will make the world sit
up.
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a -
The daily papers are, very properly, calling
the attention of the country to the rather shady
methods of the Beet Trust. The prices have ad-
vanoed 50 that many of the local retailers are un-
able to continue in business, and hundreds of
thousands Of the poor find that fresh meat is be-
coming gradually luxury. Sirloin steak that
was only short time since retaied in the cities
at seven cents pound cannot be secured for less
than twenty-three cents. No doubt the men in
the Beef Trust who are now cornering the mar
ket, and who are depriving the poor of the ooun-
try Of their natural food, will e found in five or
ten years more retiring from business and won-
dering how they can dispose of their millions in
deeds Of public charity. They will no doubt
be founding new hospitals for the very people
whose health their avarice is now doing much to
impair. The manner in which the avarage A.
merican millionaire acquires his millions takes
all the glory away from his subsequent deeds Of
Charity-indeed it is much like the rich man
who lets his own relative first starve to death
aud then raises magnificent monument over bis
dust for the sake Of the family pride.
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No matter how highly d.

No matter how highly developed
modern society becomes emergencies
are constantly arising when . revis-
ion to primitive methods IL neces.
sary. A big ship that lost her propel-
Ter In mid ocean had to be towed
into port, owing to the lack Of sails,
and recently in Washington II was
necessary TO hitch horses to the
street cars in some limited sections
where the electric conduits were sub
merged. Marconi'ss system Of teleg-
raphy will be wonderful sssistaGcs
In communication, but, the Washing
ton Star suggests. II will be just -
well to keep . few '0f the old wires
up for . few years At least, 90 o. 70
provide against accidents.
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SheriRs' Sale of

RhALs 18TATE.
BY virtue Of c@tain writ Of Fier F.e,.e. 4.
sued ous ofthe Court ef Comnon Plcas Of Suv-
der county, Pa, snd dirscted 70 me, 1 viii seil
~ public ssas u the court house, Middieburx q.
Saturday, May 18th, 1902
q i2so oclock P. H.. the following described
real estate 70 Wit:
Al, that certain farm or tract Of land situate
"a Wess rerrZ township. Snyder county, Pa,
bounded on the north By lends OF Joncthsn
MoSnsr; on The wss. BY lands Of jacob Ben.
nontelius, sna on the south 81 lands Of !. II
SSssssiiSs' ScnSeinins % ACRES, more OF lsas,
6elance y Nmbefland, whereon ore erecSsd \
ShANTY ICE and PUMP HOUSE combined
sn6 veil, Of good water, BANK BARN md
~ 9rAbLk a. apple orchard and pesch Or.
cnesd O. about l3os trees. about 100 Of them are
IN bearing condition and . lot Of other fruit.
psers. cherries, Plums end grspes.
eSised, taken Into execution and to b sold
- she property OF Daniel Bennss.
@. w. ROW. Shesia,
shsr'Rs Once. MiddlsbsrS, April II, iScs.
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The fact that lumbermen are SUP.
posed to be engaged in the work Of
AL.us.,,..,.. rapidly denuding
-- .ne pine faFests
gives unusual In.
terest to the address of President
Lippincott, of the National Lumber
Dealers association at the annual
convention of the association in Chi
cago. He urged radical legislative
measures for the preservation of tho
forests, reports the Chicago Record
Herald, and declared that unless q
change can be brought about the
price of lumber will continue to rise
each year on account Of . scarcity Of
pine. The plea for legislation to
preserve the forests from the rapid
destruction that is now going on is
timely and should have the solid sup
port Of the great lumber interests Of
the country. At the present rate Of
cutting the forest land Of the United
States cannot long meet the enor-
nous demand that 10 made upon it.
Recent statistics show that by far
the greater part Of the white pine
has already been cut. In many Sec
tions the destructive work Of the AZ
has been supplemented by forest
6res, the average annual loss from
the latter being estimated at not less
than $2O.OOO.O0O. Notwithstanding the
appointment Of state forest commits
sions in many states to study the
question Of forest preservation and
70 devise means for replenishing the
enormous waste, the denudation of
the forest lands goes on steadily year
after year. And 90 II 10 only . ques-
tion Of time when sll these lands
will BE- entirely stripped and there
viii be few forest reservations Of any
value or extent outside Of the reser.
vations established BY sct Of con-
gress. Under this act 30 reserves
have been proclaimed comprising .
total area Of es.oS3,s40 acres.
W.T.. Geissinger, Long Island City, n.
Y, q travelling shoe salesman. has dem.
u..,. ..,u. onstrated to the
satisfaction Of him.
self and . doubt
ing salesman Of foreign extraction
that the honesty and efficiency Of Uncle
Sans mail system is ahead Of any thing
on earth. Geissinger and mother trav.
eler at Braddock (Pa.) hotel disput.
ed about the honesty Of Uncle Sans
postal servants. Geissinger said that
he would prove that he could send mon
ey through the mails in the most open
manner, and which would reach its des-
tination. He took silver dollar, glued
piece of stiff white paper on one side
OF it, wrote the address to his young
est daughter, walked over to the post
office and placed one-cent stamp on
the open face of the coin, and offered
the article to Assistant Postmaster
John S. Lovers as merchandise" A
few days later Mr.. Geissinger received
letter from his daughter thanking
him for the dollar. However, we may
add that this open method Of sending
money through the mail is hardly to
be commended.
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Two lawyers began 70 uss sons
pretty sharp language toward each
other In . court In Charleston, 8. C.,
but were quickly brought 70 book BY
Magistrate Nemninger. who admo,-
ished them and told them that II WAS
not the United States senate In which
the case was being tried" So II ap-
pears that the bad example Of the
states senators is not to be followed
unrebuked at home.
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Cool.

"Lady," said Wandering Nike, have
you any old clothss7" N
"why. the suit you have on looks ~
most newt" <
"Dat's jes' de point. ! want to a.
some old ones 70 wear when ! tries 20
pass dat dog O. yours. I'd Kind o IKE
. savo Asse."-WashiAGton stas.
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Fairly BrQEen.

Mrs. Witherby-How very forward
Mrs. Giggton is.
Witherby-In what way?
Mrs. Witherby-Why, she told me all
about her experience with servants
before had chance to tell her mine.
Judge.
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Il Deals ln Dollasu.

"This 10 . dollar store. isn't 1T"
asked Gargoyle. - he presented him
self At the counter Of . promiAsat
bank.
mo, Sir" replied the teller. severe
y; this 10 . bsnk."
"Well, what's the df2srenee3"-
Harlem Life. u
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AsW Aso Yeas Kaanavse
e Hcess ~ sPs::N:s ~, ,.: e s,scs, " ~


"It's scandalous the way that man
across the street carries on while his
wife is away-snd with the curtains
up, tool" exclaimed the gossip. II de-
clare. I'm getting hardly . bit Of
sleep"
"Is he so noisy asked the caller.
"Oh, no; but II keeps me up watching
to see what he and his friends are do
ing."-Chicago Post.
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ssspiess.sly Mappy.

BuoDteto0oIy HWY.
THAT young widow 10 always 20
pleasant. There's nothing Nike having
happy disposition"
mo, but there's such thing ~ cor.
rying happy disposition too far"
Think so?"
Eyes; for instance, when one laughs
at ones husbands funeral."-Phila-
delphia Press. tFt
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or Evils Choose the Lesser

Elizabeth don't see how you can
dance with that Charlie Nuthead! !
always sit out my waltzes with him.
Josephine - Goodness! I would
rather dance with him than sit and
hear him talk about himself.-Brook.
lyn Eagle.
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The pioneer automobilist 10 seven
years old. says . critic. He piloted
his auto" in the first race for these
machines contested in Chicago in
1895. The pioneer dirigible ballonist,
therefore, must be q yearling.
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Republican Standing Committee.

Adams-'C.P. Fiss, J. r. shawver.
Besver-Chas. l.. Dreese. II. H. Faust.
Beaver West-J. W. Baker, David Renninger.
Centre-W. A. Napp. L, c. BingamAn.
ChApmAn-Joseph Long, r. X. Leight.
Franklin-J. c. Hackenburg, G. +. Stetler.
Jackson-J. 8. Yearick, VIM. Martin.
Middleburg-Fian ank Specht, Banks w. Yoier.
Middlecreek-M. K. Erdley, J. n. Maurer.
Monroe-H. @. Hendricks, II. r. Fisher.
Penn-Joseph r. Hendricks. l. N. Jarrett.
Perry-A. w. Valentine, +. X. Boyer.
Perry West-J. s. Winey. ]. z. Stfawser.
Selinsgsove-J. frank Keller, j. A. Ludwig.
SPRING.. X. Klose. D. Harrison Shook.
Union-J. q, Stahl.
Wsshing.on-w. F. Brown, Myron =. Meyer.
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The plague of OLA Grippe.
Ne No ncsResn2 n opium e d: Nils ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

Mrs. E. Healy, Mrs. G.. w.
Prevey, Mrs. G. L. Wood, Mrs.
E. Emanuel, Mrs. J. E. Truran,
Mrs. L. L. Conright, Mrs. J.
Watson and Mrs. w. w. Downie,
mbers of the Excelsior club,
were guests of the Tourist club
of Ortonville last Wednesday.
The guests were met by a COM
mittee and taken to the Masonic
hall where after the usual greet
ing they sat down to most
bountiful and daintily served
dinner, after which they took a
trip to the Gland of the midnight
sun" and listened to the interest
ing papers read on the "Ancient
Churches, sUpsala University
and Cathedral" Academy OF
Science and Museum" "Fred.
erika Bremen" and "Christmas
in the Nor Inland" A most de.
lightful day was spent.
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See shetland floss at SOC per ID.
STONE & SULLIVAN,

Fresh Columbia river salmon
at the Schafer market.
L. H. Nash of Spring Valley,
Mimi, is making a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. G. S. Rix, and is
looking over Milbank.
Anton Foss and A. P. Lind
quist are establishing their Of
fees in the building just north of
Erlandson & Johnson s, formerly
occupied by Larson the tailor.
Ira Jones, who has been up in
North Dakota for some time
working in the coal mines near
Mandan, stopped in Milbank
last night while on his way home
to Montevideo.
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fair remuneration for his services.
The editor of the Review knows full
we'll that the Dakota Central Telephone
Lines had nothing to do with the sell
ing OF phones, nor the stringing of
wires that belong to anyone else.
This company never was too poor to
put good exchange into any town,
where it was permitted to do so: in
Mllbank, however, it met with oppOsi-
tlon from the start, and the editor of
the Review was one of the fellows who
were plotting against the establish
ment Of good exchanges: knowing,
however, that a good exchange was
necessary for the successful operation
of it's extensive toll system, the writer
undertook to build up such an ex-
change, although at a great cost.
w hen we undertook to do this, and
asked for the privilege to do so, we
were told that we were an outsider,
and were not paying taxes, etc., and
were also told that as soon as we
would get franchise, we would un-
doubtly sell out; and to show our good
faith, and to prove the erroneousness
OF such statements, we acquired pro-
perty in the city of Milbank, and i'm
proved the same, in a substantial
manner, showing thereby that we in
tended to make the system perma-
nent. When the editor of the Review
says that the citizens of Milbank con-
tributed between $400 and $500 in
actual cash, we desire to say that the
citizens never subscribed for more
than $29O.5O, and never paid for more
than S272.OO worth of cupons, and
these cupOns have all been redeemed
in service, the holders thereof having
the advantage of cash messages, and
consequently were paid interest on
their investment. But these tickets
were sold, not to enable the company
to build the lines, but to work up
business in advance.
Our success should, in a me asure,
be attributed to the fact that we have
established the cheapest telephone
system in existence, and other systems
are finding fault with us, because our
rates are entirely too low. No doubt
the Review has an object in trying to
stir up feeling against us, undoubt-
ly thinking that we can be intimid ated
into granting him privileges that we
cannot grant anyone else. This meth
od OF procedure may be legitimate
in his estimation, but it will not in
luce us to do business at a loss,
1either to make rate at Milbank,
hat we cannot make elsewhere.
Our motto is, and always shall be,
Fair treatment to all, special fayors
10 none," including even the editor of
he Review. Respectfully yours,
j. L. w. ZIETLoW
Pres. Dakota Central Lines.
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The. annual Sunday school
concert and tree will be on Wed.
nesday night.


To the many kind neighbors and
friends who SO cheerfully assisted us
at the death of our darling baby,
we wish to extend our sincere thanks,
also to Rev. Watson and Rev. Lyman
for the comforting words spoken by
them in our hour OF deep sorrow.
sIt was Gods way. His will, not
ours be done.''
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES LOCKHART.
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Miss Anna Pew has opened a
studio of music at her residence
at No. 216, Fourth ST., and is now
ready to organize classes.
Miss Pew comes highly recon-
mended by Prof. Alex Zaneir,
whose pupil she has been for
three years, since graduating
from the m usical department OF
Lawrence University at Apple
ton, Wis.
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The Webster City Qowa) Free.
man contains the following letter
from James Miracle, who has
recently moved from Iowa and
established his home in Milbank:
Milbank, S. D., Nov. 20.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune:- In the coll
lumns OF your paper of Nov. 18TH l
notice in an article by r. Mccoy that
he was looking over the country in
| and around Aberdeen, S. d. All that
Mr.. Mccoy says on the merits of that
country is true, and still more forcibly
does this apply to the region surround
ing Milbank in Grant county, 90 miles
east OF Aberdeen on the G. M. & st.
P. railroad. Since coming here have
purchased a half section farm two and
half miles from Milbank, the county
seat, in which live. 1t is thrifty
little town of about 1000 inhabitants.
My farm is also seven and one-half
miles from the famous Big Stone Lake,
which is without doubt the most beauti-
full sheet of water in the northwest.
and also great pleasure resort, in
which hunting and fishing are the
chief attractions. There are also about
100 summer cottages there and hundreds
: of people spend their summers in that
!, vicinity. l think it is the coming
: pleasure resort of the northwest. The
soil here is of deep black loan, un-
!, derlaid with a clay subsOil. Wheat
;, yields from fifteen to thirty bushels
:. per acre. Corn from twenty to fifty
; bushels, and there is an abundance OF
!, hay. 1t seems to me that the past has
: demonstrated that this particular spc.
! tion of the country fully meets with
!. all the requirments for agriculture
- and stock raising. 1t has been settled
: about twenty years and in talking will
- the older settlers | find most of then
? came with practically nothing and nov
most of them have fine farms with al
> good improvements as / ever saw il
9 Iowa. The great interest taken in this
. country by Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Minnesota people within the pas
few years clearly indicates that invest
:, ments are desirable and profitable.
- also find the people very congenia
= class and on the whole am very vel
:, pleased with the country. I think j
~ an ideal place to make home. I an
y now engaged in handling little rea
- estate and should there be anyone il
:. that vicinity who would like to lool
le over the country, will verify al
n statements and prove them, and sell
~ farm or ranch that is a money maker
- Lands can be bought here from $40 t,
e = $40 per acre that firmly believe viii
., be worth from $40 to $50 per acre in
;, very short time.
Very respectfully,
- JAMES MIRACLE.
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Grand Charity Ball.

The Degree of Honor lodge of
this city will give grand charity
bail at Harmonic Hall, Wednes-
day evening, December 81. The
proceeds will go to the Chill
dren's Home at Sioux Falls.
The Eolian orchestra will fur
nish the Music. Dance tickets
$1.00; generalad mission Is cents.
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DEDICATION
Emmanuel Evangelical Church
Dedicated to Christian
Worship by Bishop
Bowman.
A Very Neat and Comfortable G
structure.

Inc very nne lttlo cnufcn
which has been erected in Mil
bank by the Evangelical people
during the past summer, was
dedicated last Sunday evening,
Bishop Thomas Bowman of
Chicago, being present and
conducting the services. Some
preliminary meetings had been
held in the hall over the Enos
meat market, where the society
has heretofore worshipped, and
on Saturday evening Bishop
Bowman preached in German
in the church. On Sunday
morning the bishop also preach
ed in German, and on Sunday
afternoon and evening he preach
ed in English, his afternoon
sermon being upon the trans
figuration, and the evening
sermon was upon the gathering
of the church triumphant, as
presented in Revelations. 1t
had been agreed with the bishop
that before the dedication of the
building the church should be
paid for, or at least all Of the
Indebtedness be provided for.
The church had cost about 81. 900
and this amount had already
been collected excepting some
81, 200 which was to be raised at
the dedication. On Sunday
morning after the sermon sub
scrlptions were taken and 500
of this amount was pledged, at
the afternoon service 5000 more
and in the evening $500, so that
the debt was completely covered.
Besides the pastor, Rev. Strait
the Presiding Elder Ph. Laux,
and Rev. r. w. Teichmann, the
pastor at Big Stone, assisted
in the services during the meet
lngs and Rev. S. J. Watson of
the Methodist church was also
present at the evening services.
The dedication is being followed
up with special meetings held
during the week.
The new church building is a
very neat appearing and com,
modious structure, and consider
ing the limited membership of
the denomination in Milbank the
erection of the church ard it's
dedication free of debt is worthy
Of more than passing. notice.
The promoters of the building
are certainly to be congratulated
on the success which has attend
ed their efforts. The church is
located on the corner of Fifth
street and Second avenue, facing
north and west, the main audi
torium of the church being 26x4:
with a class room on the wes
16x26, aud which opens into thu
main room with folding doors
The church has been provided
with stained glass windows, ant
comfortable seatings/ of oal
pews, and is heated by furnace
| A fourteen hundred pound bel
has also been placed in tn
steeple, to give notice of tn
hour of worship. The spire 0
the steeple is 68 feet high, an,
altogetherthe structure present
a good architectural appearance
and the Evangelical people ar
to be commended for it's sue
cessful completion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

The Aberdeen News in speak
ing of the Social Science club of
that city, says:
The charter of the club was presented
by Professor F. E. Granger. 1t is a
most artistic production, the work of
Mr.. j. E. Truran, of Milbank. After
it is signed by the charter members it
is to be framed and placed upon the
wall OF the reading room of the library
building.