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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

From our regular correspondent
Ere Overacker has bought a corn
shredder.
Art Smalley is reported to be stead
lily gaining.
Row Meredith has moved into the
Lindboe house east of town.
Lee Murphy was up from Aberdeen
to spend Sunday with his parents
r.. T.. Coleman was in town last
Tuesday looking after business here :
Fred Pariuest is again in Columbia
waiting for the open season ana u ie"
days good shooting.
Frank Moule and wife of Bismarck
N. d. visited at the home OF thelr
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Moule thls
week.
Miss Linnie Baldwin of Superior
visited with the family of John Gas
~
kin a couple of days this week.
John Fury is able to be around
again after being confined to the
| house for a few days with a sprained
knee.
Fred Dorne departed for James
town Monday night where he expects
to 90 into the fruit commission bust
ness.
James Lewis and Clark Besse drove
over near Fort Sisseton Tueday to To-
cate a suitable place to camp during
the hunting season.
John Hart. who a few years ago
lived on the Pollock Taylor place, and
who has been for some time in Mon
tana and the western coat states, re-
turned to Columbia Wednesday morn
ng.
If there are as many prairie chick
ems shot after the first Of September
as there have been on the street cor
ners the country will be entirely bar
rem Of chickens after this seasons:
hunt is over.
Nearly all of the citizens turned
out Wednesday tohelp the officers cap
ture the Aberdeen robbers. providing
they came on the freight as was en-
pected. But none came, 50 we didn't
have a chance to show our valor. 1t
is reported they were taken near Alb
Green Thursday morning.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
PLANA

From our regular correspondent.
Two Aberdeen Threshers have
pulled into Cambria.
John Hughes is finishing up with
two headers at work.
Lawrence Bros are the proud
possessors Of two new Deere plows.
Miss Laura Hobby of Bath is assist
ing Mrs. j. J. Jones who is recovering
from her recent illness.
Krause Bros. have purchased a corn
binder and will soon commence cut
ting their l60 acre corn crop.
We hear that Geo. Helmka will get
a corr shredder this fall. 1t will be
a good thing in this locality.
Krause brothers were unlucky enough
to lose a horse by lighting this week.
Another was seriously injured. Both
were Insured.
This is the kind of weather when the
bundles get their heads soaked, and
the heading stacks which lean from
the patti Of uprighteousness, imbtbe
and get hot about it.
Grin Wilbur was overheard to ask a
man not so lucky in finishing harvest
ing before the rains as he vas if he
was cutting winter wheat. And Grin
goes about scraping up the litter from
his own a%rtistically built stacks and
feeding his bunch of aesthetic swine
as though he had never cracked a
joke in his life.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
HOUGHTON

From our regular Correspondent.
The crew that has been at work on
the round elevator has completed the
Improvements deemed necessary and
has left US.
Mrs. Della is being taken care of by
DR.. Kennedy, an osteopath Of Min
neapolis, and, when well enough, we
understand she will go to that city
and remain under his care until fully
: recovered.
Peter Hedblom insists on having a
new threshing engine before he be-
gins work. Bert Fessenden has
started his outfit, but the weather
has been so unfavorable that very
little can be done.
The bridge GRO the river opposite
Mr.. Branches has been com
pleted, but nearly two miles of
grading will be necessary before it
will be of much service and when
that will be done is a question.
.-t1-Ee ust4sEa
We learn that our ticket agent, Mr..
MArrissey, will leave iiere in a few
days for Winona, Mimi, where he has
a more rre%mnqaerative job awaiting
him. We hope his successor will fill
the bill and stay with US long enough
to get acquaintes.
The rains Of Saturday night and
early Monday have just soaked every
thing and we have had such poor
drying weather since that grain is
drying slowly if at all and in some
cases is sprouting. Stacks of head
iinggs have been badly blown and may
have to be taken apart to facilitate
drying. Some uncut grain, millet and
heavy grass is badly lodged, SO will be
hard to w
We regret to learn that MI. A. M.
Mitchell met with a painful accident
on Monday last, while preparing to
take down a windmill that had been
struck by lightning some time ago.
He fell about IS feet striking timbers
on the way down which evidently
broke his fall, but it is bad enough as
it is. Seven or eight of his front
teeth were loosened or knocked out,
the mouth and throat cut badly, the
lower lip cut through, etc. He re-
manned unconscious for how long he
doesn't know before being discovered
by II of his family. He is still very
sore and swollen about the head and
shoulders but is doing as well as could
be expected. He bled so freely that
the tissues are not as badly swollen as
they otherwise would be. It is re-
markable that no bones were broken.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
FREDERICK
From the Free Press.

From the Free Press.
An,iIspector working under the
pure-food commission went thru the
Frederick grocery stocks on Tuesday
and found a few articles to condemn.
y. w. Gamble, Of Franklin town
ship, was the first to report the com
pletion Of harvesting, having finished
all his cutting on Tuesday Of last
week. Ezra has put in twenty years
on his FRANKLIN farm with excellent
results and this years good ron is
no exception.
y. !. Keller, Of Oneota, brought
one Of his little boys in last evening
for surgical attention, the little chan
having run a fork tine thru his back
into the lung. The wound was dressed
by DR.. Clark but the seriousness u
the injury may not develop for a
couple Of days,
John a. Fyipaa has been confined
TO the house for nearly a month with
his old trouble, an abcess Of the thigh.
and will not be out again for some
time, although the doctors think II
Is Improving. 1t is believed the in
jury causing it was received wher
John was about ten years old, as b,
has been troubled more or less eve,
since.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Hutton

From our regular correspondent.
Mrs. Anderson and Mary Worthy
we're shopping at Groton Tuesday.
Olive Bartlett is the guest Of Grace
Bacon.
Charles Baker was an Aberdeen
visitor Tuesday.
Otto is u station agent. We all
wish him success.
Inez Cain was visiting at Riverside
part of last week.
Minnie Lawrence was called to her
home Monday by the Illness Of her
mother.
Mike, the horse trader, was intown.
Tuesday. Ask John who got done
up, he or Mike.
Ida and Mary Worthy attended the
teachers examination at Aberdeen
Friday and Saturday.
EGsSE% swt.A%EE EEFA&Ts 49, Nr.EAIt
Jennie Baker is assisting Mrs.
Fouts in the culinary department Of
the Fouts-Richardson threslling out
fit.
"a pair Of unmanageable bronchos
did considerable damage to j. Nc
Kinnons separator one day last week.
Ole Olson was hauling bundles when
they bolted. We understand Ole
settled for fifteen dollars.
Richard Baker is looking oyer the
northwestern country with a view to
a good location for a cattle ranch.
Mi. Baker has about two hundred
head OF cattle and the present low
price of cattle offers no inducements
to dispose Of them.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

Western elevators. The elevator will
be put up by local men, and it is ex-
pected that it will be taking in
wheat by October lst.
j. w. Snyder, alarm hand who has
beenatPhilippRadk
was last week taken sick, and on
Wednesday DR.. Jones was called. He
found the case to be a mild form OF
smallpox ana at once ordered a quar-
antine Of the sick man and the Radke
family.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Make a SpeciaIty

City Property. Farmers
thinking Of moving to Aberdeen,
come and see me before buying,
4 can save you money. I have :
Ifine list Of homes and lots, just
where you want them.
J: a: BROWN,
|odice in Mills old stand, second
door north of Kearney's Grocery.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
n~,elnck. All denominations are cor.

o'clock. All denominations are cor
daily invited.
Mrs. r. L. Gernon returned from
Indiana, where She and her three
daughters have been making an ex-
tended visit with her mother and
other immediate relatives. On her
return she left her daughter Magda-
lene at ST. Mary's, ILL.,, whe she will
atttnd a convent school.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
FOR RENT OR SALE

City Acreage, Vacant Lots, Houses
and Lots. Farms of all sizes from IS
to $500 per acre, according toimprove-
meats and location Small cash pay
ments, terms to suit purchaser. 1
save yeu time and money. Come and
see me before you make a purchase.
D, 4 HUFF,
Waodlawn. Oregon
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

From our regular correspondent.
August %. 1908.
The Catholic ladies met at Mrs.
=. B. Johnson's Wednesday.
il. Fluke has purchased q half inter-
est in Abe Neer's threshing rig.
We are having rain and electric
storms to beatsall out here. It seems
to be q great hindrance to threshers
and hay makers.
The parties who went into 3.
FriePs grove and broke down most of
the cherry trees and left the gates
open arr strictly forbidden TO enter
the grove. BY keeping out they will
saye trouble.
OnSeptember2nd there will be i
spesehsocial at the home % MI. and
ns Jacobg Siemalapn, north M West,
Hours nom three nine
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-28

which Randall and Whitney claimed to
be the agents. This proposed steal
amounted to 2O,O0O,OOO acres of land;
and the company of proposed benefi-
Charles claimed to be al BILE to eXtinguish
nnd pay for the Indian titles. This was
the precursor of the land grants on
which Credit Mobilier was founded.
Randall and Whitney approached
Congressman Giles, of Virginia, and
told him that while the stock of the
company was the best thing he could
possibly take, because of its future
dividends, they had with them 81 ,0OO, 900
in cash to distribute among timid SEN
ators ana representatives, who pre-
fered cash to stock. Mr.. Giles ar
ranged al interview, whe e Randall
and Whitney met other members and
repeated their bribery proposals. Then
Mr.. Giles informed the president, who
ordered the arrest of the bribers. But.
by reason of a question of jurisdiction,
the United States marshal did not make
the arrest. lhereupon the sergeant
alarms If the house of representa-
tives arr tested them on December 90.
and on December 80 hailed them before
the bar Of the house, where here was
begun debate concerning the pay ers
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wan-faced woman, lying on a bed
too weak to rise. In very faint
voice she tells Everyman she would
aid him if she could, but that she can
hardly stand, SO bound is she by Ev
eryman's sins. He cries his sad need
of her, and she promises to come to
his help and to bring with her her
sister knowledge, both of whom will
support and strengthen him on his
way.
The sisters enter; knowledge is
strong, and shining with precious
jewels, Good Decides symbolic of
spiritual victory. They counsel lsv-
eryman, bid him seek out Confession
and obey what the holy man COM
mands. A priest now appears, and
before him Everyman knecls and
confesses his many sins, his few good
deeds. The priest shows him "a
scourage, and tells him when with
that he has made penance his troubles
shall have lessened. The youth joy
fully accepts Confessions teaching,
and vows he will gladly strike out
the lusts of the flesh with the rod
before him.
Everyman's flesh is tender, his life
has not had in it much of pain, and
he shrinks as knowledge comes to di-
vest him of his soft apparel and make
him ready for the cruel scourage But
Good Decides and knowledge both
sustain him, and he takes the scour-
age in his naked hand.
They wrap him in the cloak of
Sorrow, and he retires from view to
partake of the last sacrament. He
returns, robed in a white garment,
ready for the grave. For the CON
tinuance of his journey he desires
other of his, five companions; and to
his side come Beauty, Strength, Dis
erection, and the Five Wits. They
promise to be with him to the last,
and, kissing each one, he thanks
them for their aid. But at the very
last, none is able to abide by him
save only knowledge and Good
Decides, who support his failing
strength until nc sinks from our
sight into the grave.
1t would, indeed be most depress
ing spectacle if this were the end of
it all, but it is not Though Every
man is saddened by the deserton Of
so many of his friends of earth
though his body is SO weak it
scarce can finish it's pilgrimage, yet
his soul triumphs at the last. and he
sinks from sight, his face lightened
with great peace and glory.
THE ASTROIIOGER.
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Of congress which lasted two weeks,
at the end of which time they were
reprimanded by the speaker, and re-
leased from custody.
During the war of 1912. the British
forces caused great losses to the people
at River Raisin, and in 1918 claims to
the amount of $4,000 were presented
before congress. Col. John Anderson,
the principal claimant, wrote letter
to Congressman Lewis Williams, OF
North Carolina, offering "to pay him
$500 for the extra trouble he gave him,
in desiring him to relate to the con-
gress the story of the conduct of the
British in that country"
Mr.. Williams laid this letter before
Speaker Henry Clay, and demanded
action by the house of representatives
on this attempt to bride him. After
a protracted debate the house, by q
vote of lis to As ordered the arrest
of Anderson, and he was arraigned be-
fore the bar of the house, the speaker
(Mr. ClayI interrogating him as to the
extent of the influence proposed in his
| letter.
| 1t was shown that Col. Anderson
had been very brave soldier, had
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steps which extend out into the audi
forum; Messenger, who is to tell us
the manner of play that is now to be
presented, and who bids us take care
full heed of the lesson it's purpose is
to convey. Most impressively he
speaks:
] pray you all give your audynce,
And hear this mater with reverence,
BY figure moral play:
The somonynge of Everyman, called
it is,
That of our lyves and endynge
shelves,
How transytory we be all daye:
AS he ceases, the scene before us
is suddenly lightened, and we hear a
Voice speaking, inexpressibly sad and
solemn. 1t is the voice of God, call
ing His Mighty Messenger Death to
appear and summon Everyman to
Into view glides, or shuffies, girls
ly figure, clad in grisly gray, the de-
sign of a skull painted upon his face.
In even, relentless tones 1t, Dethe,
promises to seek out Everyman.
In contrast to the dreadful form,
now appears, heralded by the gay re-
frain of drinking song, beautiful,
blooming youth, decked out in all the
pride and pomp of life, musical
instrument in his hand, from which
he lightly, carelessly, gayly, brings
forth melody. Death speaks to him,
and this blooming youngster laughs
and needs not, but would pass on.
Again Death calls, and the youth
listens now. He is told that this day
God will ask of him his reckoning.
A chill creeps over Everyman; he
begs for little more time, a little
period in which to set right his Book
of Reckoning; but Death af1irms there
is to be no delay, advises that with
all haste he make ready. Death then
withdraws, advising Everyman to
seek out his friends and see what
help they will now prove to him.
The stricken Everyman sinks upon
the steps of a raised platform (that
on which yawns the open gravel, and
mourns his sudden fate. Presently,
however, hope springs up, and he be-
thinks him of calling for help. To
whom shall he turn? Why, to Good
Fellowship, of course, and so he asks
for him. In comes sprightly, bright
CARRIED Good Fellowship, who swears
ne is the most faithful, closest friend
Everyman has, and vows he will fol-
low wherever the former maj lead.
Poor ETeryman tells of the long
Journey he is to take, and from
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-28
Re,1i1al Of a Fifteenth
Century Morality Play
"EOerynan.' Curious Relic Of TIE Days of Henry
Wiz. Note Being Presented in This Country.

which there is no return, and begs
that his friend accompany him on
his lonely way. But not so, Good Fell
lowship has no appetite for such a
pilgrimage, and, with light, laughing
words on his lips, forsakes the one
he has just sworn to follow even to
the grave itself.
Hapless Everyndan next calls for
Kindred and Cousin, and in come,
with all speed in response to the
command of the rich and prosperous
relative, young woman and an old
man. They. too, make protestations,
but when they learn of Everyman's
sore need they run with much haste
from such trouble as his. Then Ev-
eryman thinks OF Riches, the one he
has loved best of all all his life;
surely he will stay by him. But
Riches is too busy counting his gold,
too absorbed in his glittering treas
ures, to give heed to Everyman's ag-
onized pleading. And he not only re-
fuses to give him aid, but ne mocks
him, laughs at him, and tells how the
love of Riches only helps man on
his way to He'll. He bids Everyman
get started, assures the wretched
desolate creature that Riches is very
busy, now will have some new one
to serve.
There seems only one friend left
and to her he turns, to his Good
Decides. A curtain at the side of the
stage is withdrawn, disclosing a
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say, but surely the wickedness at
that time, when the king was able to
make way with spouse after spouse,
by murder if it seemed to him best,
was somewhat more fragrant. And
those grim morality plays were writ
ten and played to people that were
supposed to need sharp reminders of
life's short day, rather than conso-
lation and comfort.
AS we enter the theatre, we see
an interior very unlike the usual
playhouse interior. The curtain is
raised from the beginning, the scene
left unchanged. There is no orches-
ira, but the solemn music of viols
and organ greets our ears. Before
us on the stage is shown the chancel
of n cathedral, and for the most part
the people in the audience comport
themselves as though indeed they
were in holy church. The eyes light
first on lilies, cleaning pure and
white, and then beyond the flowers,
on raised platform at the center of
the back of the stage, an open grave
is visible.
As the music dies away, tall form
in black cassocll mounts fight of
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been loyal to his country and re-
fused the command of regiment,
rendered him by the British when
they held Michigan; and he was also
vouched for by Gen. William Henry
Harrison. Postmaster General Meigs
and others of national reputation.
Consequently, when the old soldier
stated that he had no intention of
bribery, but honestly wanted to pay
for extra services which were re-
quested by him, he was mildly repri-
manded by the speaker, and released
from custody.
Charges of corruption in office
have oftentimes been made in the
public prints, but the records of con-
gress show no other specific charges
to have been investigated. When
ever any great revenue bill is pend
ing, it has become customary for
charges of a general nature to be
banded about, but it is creditable
to our country that an atmosphere
of purity has usually surrounded the
halls of legislation. The presence of
the lynN-eyed newsgatherers may be
given credit for something of this
creditable condition.
One of the most creditable days in
the history of the life of the late
William Mckinley was the day of the
announcement of his business fail
ure. In the company of many other
close and anxious observers of
events, the writer had witnessed the
comings and goings of scores of
wealthy men, and the accredited rep
resentatives of shipping interests
and other great commercial inter-
ests, in and out of the room of the
committee on ways and means, while
the Mckinley tariff bill was being
framed, in 1900. Not few conserva-
tive men listened without rebulse to
the hint that "The Major" was ex-
ceedingly polite to certain represen-
tatives of interests which received
high protection in the bill. The
measure was long pending and sus-
picion was in the air.
1t may be news to the average
readers of this day, but it is fact
that every member of the commit
tee, including Maj. Mckinley, was. at
that time, suspected of being more
or less unduly Influenced in the prep
aration of that bill. Consequently,
when, a few months later, it became
known to all the world that Mai. Nc
Henley had failed in business, that
announcement tied the tongue of cal
umny and strangled the throat of
SANDER.
1n4o
eX-statesmen who had to do with the
making of the Wilson bin were
known to have prospered, and until
this day they have been suspected of
having prospered by reason of that
legislation. But, after all, that is
only suspicion, even if brick houses
were builded all too soon thereafter.
During the framing of the two.
Dingley bills, and during the appro-
priation of magnanimously liberal
amounts for the expenses of the war
with Spain, there was never a suspi-
cion that a penny was diverted from
its proper channel. That was large
ly because of the fact that William
Mckinley personally gave so much
attention to the details of the dis
bursemcnts for that war; and every
body knew that whatever passed in
review before Mckinley must be hon
est. fair and square to the very last
farthing.
This government of ours is an hon.
est establishment, and for the cry OF
"stop thief" there is and shall be ma
excuse. SMITH D. FRY.
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Education in The South
service Of God and their fellow
BY CHARLES W. DABNEY,
President University OF Tennessee.

service of God and their fellow men?
In the south the contained chill
den of school 3oSooo white and cooed What
we IN the south doing for these children?
In 1900 only 90 cent of them enrolled the schools
the average daily attendance being One half the
negroes get schooling whatever One white child five is
left wholly ltera In North Carolina the average citizen
only 26 South Carolina rs in Alabama Of
schooling In the whole south the citizen gets only three
years OF schooling in his entire life And what schooling isl
The value of school property North Carolina $780,
in South Carolina $ Georgia $523 and Alabama $212 The
monthly salary of teacher in North Carolina is $780,
South Carolina $22o The schools open North Carolina
of 7o8 days year. South Carolina 1874 and Alabama
78.3 days.
In other words in the typical southern states in schoohouses
costing average Of $40 EACH under teachers receiving the
salary of SIS month"; giving the children actual attend
five cents worth Of education for 81 days only the
In Tennessee there iterate whites than
there 80 years ago when the public school system first
tabhed There 100000 whites the south who neither
read write
The material restoration of the south the has been
marvellous but the still For each child of school
there in Tennessee only $327 of taxable value
against $6 New York The people Of the south doing
much for education taxable dollar those of the north but the
taxable values low that last North Carolina expended for
each cds education only $I53 while New York spent STOOL
The southern people but they heroic, and
dict that within the decade they will be doing much for the