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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
Kenent Of Crops.

Those states which. are noted for
the production Of forage crops asnot
only have maintainedRtha ogi9inaEfer-.
iility Of the soil hit they spend for
commercial fertilizers less than zone
per cent. Of the annual size Of their
crops, while those states which9pay
least attention to forage crops have
impoverished the soil and spend an
nually for Fertilizers from i've tosnine
per cent. Of the total value Of their
crops-Agricultural Journal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
Murderer kills Himself.

Shoals, Ind, June l0.-ArthnrLyoDs,
the slayer of hisfather's wife, who has
been a fugitive from justice for several
days in this county, pursued by . posse
of several hundred, shot himself
through the heart at $3.50 o'clock Tues
day afternoon as he stood henmed in
on every side by a band Of enraged
farmers. The shooting occurred on
the farm of George Swayzee and not
100 yards from the home OF John
sGoldsberry, his uncle
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
WY He Looked Happy.

ssir. you look like IN optimist. You
have q happy countsnance. LendameA
dollar"
sMy friend, do you know wAyIloek
happy? It's because I Aavspst ny
wealth to- bother usss-ClsyelA11s
leader
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
South Dakota Masonry.

George A. Pettigrew of Flandreau,
grand secretary of the grand lodge Of
Masons, in his report for the year
shows a net increase of 80 members.
There are 100 lodges in the state and
a total membership of 5,444. The sec
rotary now has petitions on hand
for lodges in seven other towns i'll the
state. The Masonic library at Elan
dreau is growing steadily and a nuns
Der Of additional bookcases will be
necessary for the increase in the
number of volumes. The grand Sec
rotary recommends that an appropri-
alton be made for that purpose. 1t
is also recommended that each lodge
have it's history prepared by some
competent person, as it will make
avallable much valuable data that
cannot be obtained in any other way.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
Rodfea Recovered.

of the Stout family. who were
drowned at 1881 North Harrison street.
we're recovered Thursday. they were
under the wreckage of thu family
residence.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
seven Drowned.

Clarendon, Ark, June Il. Seven
persons were drowned at Aberdeen,
- miles below White river, by the
capsizing Of a h~ouseboat. The vic
tins were w. B. Moneymaker and
wife, j.. N. Clark and wife and two
bows and a girl. The people were ems
oared in gathering mnsselshells.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
New Elevator.

A a meeting of the stockholders of
the Farmers Elevator company,
which was recently organized at Old
ham, the contract was awarded for
the construction of a grain elevator.
A firm of contractors at Madison were
the successful bidders. The contract
calls for an up-to-date elevator having
a capacity of $4,000 bushels and for a
fat-house, the two combined to have
a capacity of 10000 bushels. The
foundations of the buildings will be
constructed of Sioux Falls granite.
Work on the two buildings will begin
at once, so they will be completed in
ample time for the handling of this
seasons crop.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
-Lexi.latnr& nnAn

Lansing, Mich, June 11.-Both'
houses Of the legislature brought
business to q closs shortly after noon
Wednesday. The senate before adj
jonrning passed the house bill in
ereasing the membership Of the state
supreme court from Ave to eight.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
FIremen,s Tournament.

twentieth annual tournament
VI the South Dakota Firemen's assoc
e,atlon at Chamberlain has concluded
l.s heid sports for the season. The
contests disposed of were as follows:
Novelty ladder contest, won by Rom
ers OF Chamberlain in 16 is seconds:
free-1or-all hook and ladder race.
chamberlain first in so rs seconds,
Mitchell second in 81 is seconds.
purse $3.50; free-for-all hose race.
Parkston first in 80 rs seconds.
Chamberlain second in 81 As seconds.
purse $3.50; consolation hose race FOR
non-winners was won by Beresford
IN 50 seconds; green double coupling
contest, Beresford first in 8 is Sec
onds, Pierre second in 9 seconds.
chamberlain and Parkston proved to
be the most fortunate teams in at
tendance, Chamberlain winning both
n championship and free-for-all
nook and ladder contests, while Park
ston Jared equally as well so far as
the hose contests are concerned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
Gathering Of Red Men.

Five thousand Sioux Indians-the
greatest gathering of red men of
modern times-gathered around a lit
tie knoll in the lonely valley of the
wounded Knee, on the apex of which
IN huge grave lie buried hundreds
OF red warriors, was the curious sight
which the few whites who were at
the dedication of the big Foot"
monument saw on May 20.
P%atterning after the whites who
called the battle on the Little Big
Horn the Cluster massacre and
builded a monument in memoriam to
the s.ain,. the Sioux have erected a
tall marble shaft to their fathers and
brothers who were killed at Wounded
Knee and term the battle which DC
Cured at the place the big Foot
massacre" after the chief under
whom they fought.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
News In Brief.

ed on RaPld CREEK, LIN SAcSn' .
elder creek and the Bells Fourche
river by Raymond r. Walter, OF the
United States geological survey, for
the purpose of determining the
amount of water available in these
streams for irrigation under the ma
tional plan of irrigation.
Nine local telephone companies
have filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state since the
1st of April.
The body found insBox Elder creek,
Meade county, was that of Edward =.
Duell. Coroner Sparks says it was a
clear ease of suicide.
Fire in the Yankton opera-house de-
stroyed the scenery, stage and dress
ingrooms. The loss is about $4,000,
fully insured.
The biennial state convention of the
Catholic Order of Foresters met at
Watertown. One hundred delegates
were present.
The first consignment Of wool from
tne Grand river country arrived at
Sturpis. 1t consisted of about 10000
pounds.
AS a result of a runaway at Clark
Mrs. II. C. Bockoyen and Miss Wilcox
we're thrown from a buggy and the
latter seriously injured. a dog ran
ont and bit the horse, causing the &C
cident.
burned at j total loss Of $4,000; in
s,uance, 81, $50. No lives were, lost.
TArfE7tNNE 'ftWf EHlBa-lEN EH1GEE E1aEesLUa
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
ouarre, over a Woman.

Edward Wilson of Spearfish was
shot and D. Bennett of Spearfish is
in the Deadwood Jail charged with
the shooting. The two men had a
quarrel over a woman. Bennett says
Wilson killed himself. He acknowl-
edges the quarrel and says Wilson
tried to shoot him; that he grabbed
the revolver and that when neighbors
started to separate them Wilson went
back. in the house, after which he
shot himself. Bennett is known to
have made the threat that he would
XII Wilson. Wilson died from the
wound.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
The Effects Of Emotion

The actors mouth is essentially
facial and not infrequently 1t exhib.
Its a tendency to turn to one side
or the other, says the London Taller,
This is due in part to its being con.
stantly used to express emotion and
also to the peculiar but no less we'll
recognized fact that when the mouth
is somewhat crooked a greater effect
can be produced than when IT. n
opened quite straight. Example after
example could be cited, but for oh.
'vious reasons names may not be men.
toned, At one time 1t was considered
the mark Of the low come dian. for
nearly every one them had a month
twisted either to the right or Ieft
as the result Of "mugging." Some n
the most serious actors--even those
with a. reputation for beauty-could
however, be pointed 10 as POSSESSING
the same characteristic, which has
also been observed with not 4 faw
opera singers Of the nFst rank,
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
His Arithmetic Correct.

Major Stofer OF Washington, D. c.,
Virginian, journalist, and raconteur, is
very fond OF children, and recently at
Cape May he made friends with a
bright boy of about 10 years. One day
when the boy Joined the major on the
bench he mad, with him two little girls.
"And who are the pretty little miss.
esq" inquired the major, with true Cul.
pepper courtesy, after greeting the
boy. ..
MY sister," replied the boy, with a
twinkling eye.
which one Is your sister?"
Both is said the boy.
Both are" said the major, reprov-
ingly, as his manner is at such times.
The boy shook his head.
"oh, yes" insisted the major. Both
are your sisters; each is your sister"
No. insisted the boy; both is my
sister" .
How do you make that out, sir?"
said the major, with dignity.
Each is my half sister, and two
halves make one, don't they?"
Whereupon they all ran away, and
the major stood rubbing his cain in
much perplexity. Detroit Free Press.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
Turkish Altar Of Roses.

Turkish altar Of roses is mainly pro
duced in Bulgaria. and is carried on in
the fertile valleys on the southern
slopes OF the Balkans. The rose har.
vest in Bulgaria begins about the
third week In May ana lasts about a
month. The second great seat Of rose
farming in Europe is the space be.
tween the Maritime Alps and the Med.
iterranean. In the extreme southeast
of France. This is, in fact, the great
scentfarming and perfumery-makinr
centre Of Europe, the town OF Grasse
being the emporium of the district. or
course, altar of roses is also produced
in India, Persia and Asiatic Turkey un-
der the climatic conditions desired:
but the great bulk Of the supply IA
furnished by the European regions al.
ready noted. The roses employed for,
altar making. In Europe are: In Bulgar.
la, the red damask rose, and IN the
south OF France the Provence rose n
hybrid or variety OF. the hundred.leaf
rose to which also belongs the well.
known cabbage rose.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26

"Come, come, old boy, brave up! You
know that faint heart ne'er won fair
lady" But she's brunette. e."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Rooney-"Where did We get the black
eye, Moike?" Clancy-"Why, Tim Do
lan's just back from his honeymoon
mn twas Inc advised Tim T. git mar.
rled. Judge.
This earth il is pleasant place,
With changing joys throughout the year;
Most Of the troubles which we trace
Are caused by people dwelling here.
Washington Star.
bother me. When / was little boy
didn't bother my papa with questions =
Willie-"Maybe II you had. pa, you'd
be able to answer mine. ."-Philadelphla
Ledger.
1t is reported that young married
man of Golconda, wrapped in the
greatest excitement, flew to the tele.
graph office of his town and wired
his wife's relatives happening as fol.
lows: Twins to-day, more to-m0r.
row."-Lyre.
Correspondent-"You saw what tle
papers said about you thing morning
presumef' Returned Millionaire
president OF great corporatlon)-.
mo; don't know what they said
about me, but you may say for me,
sir, that there wasn't word Of truth
In it."--Chicago Tribune.
HAS your husband bookplateT
asked Mrs. Oldcastle as she sat down
in delightful corner of the new neigh
boris magnificent library. mo" re.
piled her hostess. Josiah never has
got one, of them yet. He says he'd
rather keep hisn't In the cases because
they glt so dusty when you lay them
on plate. Chicago Record Herald.
"Hello, Jonesr said the excitabc lit
tie man in the crowd. III you should
see my wife tell her I'll be back here
in a half hour, will you" But pro-
tested Jones, II don't know your wife
"Oh, come now! This is no time TO
stand upon ceremony. Just deliver the
message and I'll give you a formal In
PRODUCTION to her later. ."-Philadelpha
Press.
The youth stood, In front of the%
quick lunch establishment and wepts
bitterly. "Why this griefT' asked the 3
benevolent citizen. @Me afaddersDs
dead" replied the blubbering urchIHs
How do you know ft?,ls asked thl
benevolent citizen. ''Because be wen
into dat quick lunch place five minute
ago an lie hasn't never come out ylt X
Baltimore American. IN
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
PEARLS OF THOUGHT,

federation is not liberty.
Love Is the incense OF life.
Motive is more than method.
Right must come before reason.
self-sophistication is soul-suicide.
Persecution blows out the candle OF
pretense.
Righteousness does not grow by
resting 1t.
Protection alone cannot keep the
heart pure.
Benencence is the only evidence Of
benevolence.
Hands are better than wings in this
world just now.
There are no graduates from the
school OF grace. ,at,
They who turn their backs on the
false face the true.
Faith is as necessary in the daylight
rs In the dark.-Ram's Horn.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
CRIMINAL INSECTS. j.,
Damage They Do Mounts Up Into
Millions Of Dollars,

In France the phylloxera, tiny in.
sect with luxurious tastes, cost the
vineyard owners $600,000,000 a few
yeras ago, that being the value of the
royal feast they had enjoyed.
Perhaps, however, says Stray
Stories, the worst and most dreaded
criminal of them all is the locust.
He gathers in swarms not OF thou.
sands, but millions, and where the
hordes go darkness gathers over the
land, for the light Of day is shut out
by them. When they have laid dis
trict under contribution not a blade
OF vegetation remains upon 1t.
Comfort, however, may be obtained
in the fact that the criminal locust
himself Is fried and roasted in some
countries, and, no doubt, many a peas.
ant who has suffered from locust
visit enjoys these meals with an en-.
HANGED gusto.
The extent, however, of the locust
plague may be seen by the fact that
In Cyprus peasants are paid 5000 for
every ton of locust eggs they destroy.
In some years as many as go tons
are destroyed, which means that
some 6sO,0oO,0 900 Of locusts have been
cheated of their chance of existence.
But still they come, and recently the
locust swarms were as active as ever.
Another criminal insect is the ce.
phidae, or stem sawfiy. The female
of this class Of insect first bores her
way into the stems Of young wheat.
and there deposits her eggs. The
larva, finding itself in pleasant sur.
roundings, very soon quickens into
life and to- gorge itself. OF course
that means that this stem OF wheat
is ruined. In sunny Japan, few.
years back. the stem sawfiy ruined
crops to the value of $4,000, 900.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
Teacher in the RaeI. ,raa.,.

AT a'small school In the backwoS
well meaning but misguided instr,
gave her pupils the task OF subtra,
629 from ,Ss0,TSS, $3.50 until nothinI
mained as a home lesson. On the
from school the children rejoiced
easy a requisition, but once at {,
their rejoicing was speedily turnd
sorrow. After working for hours
out any perceptible dimunition OF
figures the youngsters gave up n
spair. Parents then tried, but WI
better success. And small IA
In order to complete the task thd
Der given would have to be sub
1,4o0,S00 times, leaving d snI
mainder, Some Indignant pare
cuiated that. working at the n
three suhtractlons a minute for 4
hours q day, the task given thd
dren for an evenings exercise
require 0 little more ths,ss |')||
nina fnrnshs
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
Tough Chinese Ponies.

A French agricultural engineer calls
attention to the Chinese pony, and sug-
gests its acclimitization in Europe. Last
February. in a race from Tfentsins to,
Peking (126 kilometres, or about "a
miles,, over bad roads, in storm Of
wind and rain,;2S of them ran, and
the first arrived in 7 hours SO minutes
the last in hours z minutes, The re-.
suit is comparable to that OF the Byus-
sells to Ostend race The princlna,
characteristic of this horse is to cover
long distances at moderate speeds
london Globe.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
ovERPoPuLATIoN.

We have often read the scriptural com.
mand about increasing,
Multiplying and replenishing the earth;
Which the same the human race has been
respecting without ceasing,
Since the time our first progenitors had
Ne have also read the Nautilus scrced, in
which the fact is stated,
That il we don't stop this program well
be overpopulated;
And it frankly is admitted, II some lines
F&}s had been abated, ~ tHA.t .sg
, Or had never seen existence,
We'd be better situated;
As for instance:
There's the man who getsa job because he
is somebody's son,
He's too numerous, "a, L.. AZ a,al,
There's the man behind the Jimmy, there's
the man behind the gun,
Hes too numerous.
There's the fossil who is out Of date, and
should be on the shelf;
There's the pauper as to intellect, who's
left wad Of pelf.
Lives by other peoples work, and never
does a lick himself,
He's too numerous.
There's the fellow who imagincs he's the
whole, blamed, blooming show,
He's too numerous.
There's the man who thinks he knows it
and lays out TO tell you so,
| He's too numerous.
There's the man who's after dollars and
who has no higher aim;
There's the man who has all truth stakcd
in his theologic claim;
There are several million others whom
haven't time to name;
They're too numerous. -.
u. A. Edgerton, in Life.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
A Plague of Elephants.

: Concerning the large increase ~ the
number of man-eating tigers in In.
dia, which is said TO be due to the
wholesale slaughter Of deer and tha
consequent difficulty on the part Of
Stripes" in finding his usual food II
may be pointed out that there is n
plague of elephants in Madras, owing
to-oyerproduction. The damage done
to crops and to young forests is he
coming quite serious, and 1t is even
limited that many human lives are sac
riiiced In the endeavor to combat the
Nuisance. 1t IS estimated that In the
last twenty to twenty-five years the
number Of wild elephants in Madras
hass owing to protective legislation,
been 1uadruDled, and some drastic
measures seem to have now becoms
absolutely rAeessary, liking.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
a Resemblance
That is Startling
( III -

@sxwxsK*AsEs of mistaken identity
* * would be less likely TO take
& g place If more care were
d B taken In observing indirid-
&&AekxN8 ual peculiarities of physlog-
nomy DouIy carriage, poise of the head
and other physical personal traits and
mannerisms. II, however, Nicholas H.,
the Gar Of all the Russias, and his
English cousin, the heir apparent to
the British throne, occupied less con-
spicuous positions In contemporary his
tory and mingled more freely with
their fellow men 1t would take at least
a Sherlock Holmes to tell which was
which. The resemblance is startling,
whether the two princes are seen at
different times or when they are side
by side, as In the accompanying cut.
The two men seem TO conspire to make
themselves mutually indistingulshable
The forehead of each Is low Mt the
centre, but more prominent about the
temples; the hair is arranged in prac-
tically the same way. Each wears n
full grown beard and generously flow
ing mustache. The differences in
height, weight, and bearing are hardly
perceptible.
The leading members of royal houses,
even when closely related, do not have
frequent opportunity of meeting, cir
cumstances which fortunately pre-
serves the individuality of Nicholas
and his English cousin. The resem-
hlanra ynr hawnyar a no ttnr pf pon.
stant comment when, about nine years
ago, the Czarewitch Nicholas Alex
androwitch crossed the English Chan
mel. The close friendship between the
Gear and the future head of the Brit
ish empire can best be shown in the
words Of an English political writer
few years ago. He said:
'There are only two men In this
country who can speak at first hand
of the views, aspirations, and desires
of the Emperor OF Russia. The Duke
of York, his cousin, is one. They met
at the funeral of the Queen of Den.
mark and talked long and earnestly
concerning the question of peace. 1t
is an event Of hopeful augury that the
future King Of England should have
cemented at the bier of their COM
mon relative the ties of friendship
based on peace which unite him to his
imperial cousin, the Czar. 1t Is sig
nihcant Of much that at the gravest
crisis In his life Nicholas IL. should
have found great sympathy and sup
port from the English royal family.
This year, when the Emperor stood
almost alone before Europe commit
ted to the most chivalrous and also the
most necessary Of crusades again war,
the young sovereign found a sympa.
thizer and friend in the Duke of York"
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
a Lost onportunltv.

John Fox, Jr., author and strummer
on the gentle guitar. is also an ath.
lete OF no mean prowess, though he
does not look it, One day on train
with true Kentucky chivalry he called
a drummer down for annoying lady.
The drummer resented the interfer.
ence. For half cent" he said men,
acingly. Il would break your face"
Fox looked him good and hard in
the eye, went down into his pocket
came out with cent, and. profferine
1t to the offender. said: There's a
cent; break my facc H. you want tc
and keep the change
Mr.. Fox's face remained intact
Golfers Weekly.
The sea coast echo., 1903-12-26
POORLY PAID PREACHERS.
Average Presbyterian Clergyman Gets
$500 a Year.


$500 Year.
The brutal but somewhat humorous
candor Of Ian Maclarens discussion OF
what to do with the old and worn-out
preacher at least served to call atten-
tion in very original way to the In.
adequacy of his pay In the days of his
vigor and usefulness The question
as to whether he ought to be shot or
not, 1t will be remembered, was very
carefully considered by Mr.. Maclaren.
But unfortunately the average minis
ter of the gospel cannot augment his
revenues with the return from such
profitable ventures as Beside the
Bonnie Brlar Bush" He cannot take
such cheerful view of the fate that
awaits the average pastor. There is
no humor In the situation for him. He
knows that when he passes the 50th
milestone the congregation begins to
cast Its eyes longingly toward young
er men, and he finds himself financial
ly unprepared for retirement That
this inadequacy of compensation In
the days OF vigor and power must final'
ly impose heavy burden upon the
churches was shown by DR.. Agnew OF
the board Of ministerial relief in his
report to the Presbyterian assembly
at Los Angeles.
The remarkable statement was made
that only $500 Presbyterian clergymen
get as much as $1,000 year salary.
The other 5000 pastors In this one de-
nomination get an average of $500
year. The board of ministe rial relief
has upon Its roll at this time 903
names, some the names OF worn out
ministers, others Of widows and or
phans of ministers. For the support of
these the church contributed $232,315
last year. 1t is not reasonable to sup
pose that the conditions in other de-
nominatlones are very. different. The
ministry is a vocation that calls for
higher standards Of scholarship and
greater capacity for leadership and
sacrifice than ever before. AS the
worn out preachers who have saved
nothing must go upon the roll of an
nuitants and add to the burden OF the
churches, would 1t not be better pol
ley to pay them larger salaries In the
days of their greatest power and use
fulness?-Chicago Record-Herald.