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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-17

In the Circuit Court of the, State of Oregon
for Benton county.
Sarah s Ball, Plaintiff
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
A Curious. Deed.

A curious instrument has been filed
in the Office of Register of Deeds
Winchell of Gregory county, with the
request that it be placed on record.
y is in the form of a quitclaim deed,
and was executed by Walking Shield,
a Sioux Indian murderer who was
hanged in this city Oct. "a last. The
deco purports to transfer to one Mrs.
f.. X. Bennett a certain tract of land
on the Rosebud Indian reservation in
Gregory, the consideration being 'sthe
care and custody of my child from
its birth until his DEATH The deed
does not recite that the land is con
tanned in an Indian allotment, and in
asmuch as the title is still in the gov
eminent it is not transferable. The
register of deeds is perplexed as to
what to do with the deed and has
written to the interior department
at Washington for advice as to his
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Outlaws Coming.

An Eastern company which makes
a speciality of insuring banks against
burglary has notified the officers Of
a number of South Dakota banks
that three of the most expert cracks
men in the United States are en- route
for South Dakota for the purpose of
attempting to rob some of the finan-
cial institutions in the southern por-
ton of the state. The men are doubt
less drawn to the state at this par
tlcular time by the fact that there
are thousands of harvest hands from
various Western states now at work
in South Dakota, strangers being SO
numerous as not to attract any at
tention. The authorities of the var
ious counties have been notified cx
the expected arrival of the three pro-
%fessional craftsmen and will main
tain a close watch for them.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

A@ A~H ON
stormy career. He has gone through
so many perilous experiences hat he
is commonly known in his own our
try as Eel Mocho" 1.-THE MANNED one).
He has followers who would obey his
slightest call even though he led
them to death, and yet he has little
impressive or inspiring about to the
ordinary observer-just a plain, unas-
Stunning, rather shabby dressed South
American.
Hernandez has been a revolutionist
ever since he was 20 years old. He got
his first taste of powder away back in
1868, and there has been few years
since then that he has not spent more
or less time in the field. Venezuela
has not had a president in all that
period whom Hernandez has not tried
to overthrow. His last attempt was
against the present President Castro.
It was only two days AFTER Castro
busted Andrade that Hernandez raised
the standard of revolt against him, and
less than a year ago the beaten leader
was wearing 60-pound shackles and
subsisting as best he could on banana
peels while suffering the imprison-
ment that Castro had sentenced him
to. Had it not been for the joint at
tack of Germany and England on
Venezuela last summer Hernandez
would probably still be in prison. But
in the face of the country's peril he
was liberated by Castro, and he is now
regarded as one of the Venezuelan
presidents strongest supporters.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
News Notes.

A letter from Lexington, KY, am
ounce that L. NJ. Loomis, former
secretary to Ex-Governor Sheldon, is
president of the Southern Stationery
company of that city.
Miles Standish, a drunken Indian,
attacked his f%ather-in-law, james
Goodhawk at spearfish, striking him.
on the head with a heavy neck yoke
and fracturing his skull. He will
probably die.
Bradley ~sportsmen have organized
two shooting clubs for the purpose
of getting into practice for this sea-
sons hunting.
There is a movement among the
different labor organizations in the
Black Hills to stop work on the Sab
bath.
Governor Herreid has appointed as
delegates to the eleventh annual ses-
sion of the National Irrigation con
gress which, meets in Ogden, Utah
Sept. is to 10, Senator's Kittredge and
uamble, congressman Burke and
Martin Doane Robinson. aud &. w.
Nash.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

tN MIL
equipped with four wings, two on each
side. These wings are about four by
six feet in dimensions, made of the
finest oil silk and held upon delicate
wooden rods The wings are in the
shape of a tent. The body of the ma
chine consists of an intricate arrange
ment of fine steel rods, with the cylin-
ders, motor and boilers carefully ball
anced thereon. Between the two sets
of wings are placed the propellors,
which are two In number. Each fitted
with two blades. The steering gear is
situated in the rear and is constructed
from materials similar to that of the
wings. The motor carried By the ma
chine is supposed to generate something
In excess of two-horse power.
According to all the scientists there
is no question about the ability Of the
machine to remain suspended in the air
after it has once got a start. While the
machine is being repaired the same pro-
found atmosphere Of secrecy, which
even a newspaper nan is not able TO
penetrate, prevails about Prof. Lang
ley's houseboat, and the next flight Is
awaited with undated interest.
louis A COOLIDGE.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

III uldCliAS DIS @
much a profund secret as possible. And
now the machine has been seen and
judging from its antics is more of a
fish than a bird, for it made straight
for the water after beginning its fight.
Prof. Langley has been at work on his
invention for over 20 years. He is an
old man now and if after the damaged
fuse to fly it will prove bitterly disap-
pointing to him. He has devoted his
best energies and beside has spent
$4,000 of a government appropria-
ton made for military purposes in his
endeavor.
About a month ago he sen his ap-
paratus down the Potomac in the keep
ing Of a party of scientists and ma
chinists, there to make the all-impor-
tant trial under the most approved
conditions. They have a h%ouseboat
from which the machine has just made,
its disastrous flight and all sorts of
other paraphernalia. In their trail went
representatives Of every important
newspaper in the country. The scien-
lists have devoted themselves to keep
ing out of the way of the reporters.
They have been living at the Mount
Vernon Ducking club, of which Prof.
Langley is a member, and they have
relentlessly driven out everybody who
ventured too near the sacred precincts.
Now it happens that there are other
members of the club than Prof. Lang
ley and they resented its monopoly by
the scientists to the exclusion of every
body else. Consequently one of these,
Truxton Beale, who was once United
States minister to Persia, notified the
professor of his intention to occupy
the club with a few of his friends and
the friends he chose were the news
paper reporters who had hitherto been
kept out in the swamp. Then it was
the scientists who had to shift for
themselves.
So much for the contest which had
almost eclipsed the interest in the fly
ing machine itself.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
South Dakota's Debt Increases.

State Treasurer Collins, in his an
nual report for the period ending
June 30, 1908, says in his letter of
transmittal: "The splendid condi-
ton of the finances of the state, as
shown in the report of my predeces-
sor, continues. During the year just
ended the bonded Indebtedness has
been reduced $685. 500, and none of
these bonds redeemed We're %1natui-
ed" The total outstanding indebted
ness of the state June 80, 1902, is Civ
en- as $427,50o bonded debt, and $780,
600 floating debt. or a total of $677,-
500, while the total debt on the same
date 1908 is a bonded debt of $685.
900 and a floating debt of $215,Ooo, a
net total of $5G4,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
CHANGED Valuations.

The following list of real estate
values as returned by the county
boards and as changed by the state
board will be of interest to all coun-
ties of the state. 1t will be noted
that the average for Lawrence
ty is far beyond that of any other
county of the state, but this is from
the fact that all the mining property
is included as acreage" ana a few
acres of that class of property would
keep the average well up regardless
of what farm lands We're assessed
at. The first column OF figures ure
as returned and the second as
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
tages. 1t Is stationed in " Washington
at the marine barracks.

SoSSo- Ak-so SlotAShSo al w Va
at the marine barracks.
Its members are all enlisted men in
the marine corps, including the lead
er, who by special condescension, is
allowed the pay and communication of a
lieutenant. They are all, including the
leader, subject to the discipline of the
corps, and with the exception of the
leader one of them receives higher
pay than a private in the corps-$13 a
month.
The only way in which it had been
possible to maintain for so many years
the superlative quality of the organiza-
ton is by the dispensation that mem
bers may secure engagements private
ly to exc out a beggarly income, and
the musical unions have been so bit
terly opposed to this that the band
has had to fight it's way against preju-
dice and ~narrowness for many years.
Only a few days ago., when they
were engaged to march in the elks'
procession in Baltimore, the members
Of the union threatened to strike and
leave the procession without any other
music than the Marine band unless the
contract was annuled. However, the
contract was adhered to. and the bands
played IN. 1t was as leader of the
Marine band that Sousa made his rep
utation as the march king. He COM
posed his most famous pieces Of music
while drawing a salary of 5 1900 a year
as an enlisted man in the marine
corps.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

her marriage to mrs ousnman N. DAVIS.
the late chairman of the foreign relas
lions committee, the social feud
which that marriage inspired, the po-
litical fortunes which it made and
romantic interest. Added to this was
the interest which attached to the
woman herself in the long period of
her social prominence in Washington.
1t was as Mrs. Cushman Il. Davis
that she held her place in the life of
the capital, and it will doubtless be
by the same name that she will be re-
ferred to hereafter, in spite of the
ceremony which has made her Mrs.
Hunter Doll. While Senator Davis
was alive his wife played a c%onspicu-
GUS part, and this was especially true
after he became chairman of the for
eign relations committee, which car
ries with it a certain social prestige
belonging to no other craftsmanship in
either senate or house.
When the Dayises went to Paris at
the time of the meeting of the peace
commission, Of which the Minnesota
senator vas a member, Mrs. Davis be-
came easily the most conspicuous of
the ome attached to the mission,
and her doings were chronicled on
both sides of the Atlantic throughout
the time of the sittings. Her recep-
tons were the most crowded, and the
number of notables in her train was
greater than that of any other Ameri-
can woman.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
EtxmoInEical.

"Well, there's one consolation" oh
served Mr.. Suburbs, philosophicall!, as
he shooed his neighbours hens over the
fence for the some hundredth time.
AT last / have discovered why chisk-
ens have crops IN their anatomy"
"Why?" asked his wife, c%uriously.
why not, with all the seeds they
plant in themselves?" queried MI.
Suburbs.-N. Y. Times,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

ony this winter In
the person of Gen.
lose Manuel Her.
nandez, the new
minister O m
Venezuela, w b o
has just arrived
with his creden-
tials. Hernandez is
M of the most
e x t r a o r dinary
characters in all
S o t h America.
There is no man
in all that turbu-
lent continent who
hoe bod a mora
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Not a Spender.

Goodman think l made an impress
sion on Luschman to-day. ! pointed
out to him that If he'd only ave the
money that's usually spent for his
drink he'd have several hundred doll
lars at the end of a year.
Newitt-Wrong track. If you want
to see that money saved speak to
Luschman's friends. ~ Philadelphia
Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

tween the news
papers and the
scientists, w h O
have been expert
menting with Prof.
S. P. Langley's
aerdome, has had
rather an exciting
denouement. For
a month the news
papermen h a e
been on the Quivive,
and Prof. Langley,
during the same
length of time has
kept himself and
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Two Of a Kind.

"I'm awful glad I've saw YOU said
the delightful young chambermaid to
the great pianist. # got a brother
watts a musician, TOO"
"Ah:" replied the great man, with
polite interest, II am delight to meet
re sistaire of-er-how Shall I say?"
"Chimmie Durkin; he's de bass
drum in de John ]. McGettigan Fife
am Drum Corps. "-Philade1phia Presa.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

posely intensified
by those having it
charge-has been
cleared by the view
which was obtain
ed from the r e
boat which was not
more h a 70 feet
from the house.
boat when the
aerdome lief. it in
it's aerial flight
a n d submarine
dive. 1t is con-
structed o t b e
principle of t h g
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Sells ON Sight.

Peddler-Have you any daughters.
mum?
Housekeeper-Sir!
please, mum. l don't ask out Of
vulgar curiosity. mum. I'm selling re-
Senator'S"
What are they?"
"You hang one up in the hall, MUM,
and it SO magnifies every sound that a
goodnight kiss sounds like a cannon
shot"
"Give me three."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Too Much for Paw,

The room was very quiet.
Paw" said Ostend, "if you use too
much tobacco will you get a tobacco
hearth"
Eyes. my son." replied paw, look
ing up from his paper.
well. paw, If you drink too much
wood alcohol would you get a wooden
leg and"
But there was the sound of a strug-
gle and again the room was quiet
N. Y. Herald.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Lay from Lynn.

There was q poor fellow from Ly nm
By accident sat on a pynn;
He let out q shrek,
A howl and a squiek,
And his. language was really q sy11n.
IN. Y. Herald.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
More Than stood for 1t.

Maud-Do you know, he kissed her
in broad daylight. right out in the
middle of the street.
Jane-Did she stand for that?
Maud should say so. She even
got ON tiptoe.--Cornell Widow.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Wasn,t That Mean.

Speech" remarked the female phi
losopher, "is often quicker than
thought"
eyes" rejoined the masculine animal,
.I'm reminded of that fact every time I
hear a woman talk."-Chicago Daily
NawS
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
The Secret Revealed.

This Is the way the Sweet Things
score one another.
How many seasons has Edith been
out? She says only two"
Nonsense. She's the only girl in
our set with her ear pierced and she
spells her name with an / instead of
with a y-those are both dead give
aways that she's a back number."-N.
Y. Times.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
The B~enefclnrfes.

He sighed, as restlessly he tossed
When his vacation days were done,
"'Twas l, alas. who paid the cost
While the mosquitoes had the rum"
Washington Star.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

ment than he an
nouncement of the
marriage of the
widow of Cush-
man K. d a s.
For in the past Is
years there has
been no woman in
the capital who
was more general
ly known and in
whose personality
3 e a t e + interest
was shown. The
circumstances of
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
the awful scandal
Have you heard the awful scandal
about Mr.. Hidupus?"
Mercy, no! What is it,"
.They won't tell"
isn't that awful ?"-Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Tribune.
Hard Lines.

He sang beneath her window,
The moon was N the sky;
She heard his voice. and answered
His yearnings with a sigh.
She opened soft her lattice,
And-listen. what was that?
She doused him good with water.
And yelled like sixty, "ScatH
-fniiadeipnia Bulletin.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

its one hundred
and fifth ami
versary-for that
is the venerable
age of the Unit
ed States marine
band. which m
very near to be-.
ing for the Ameri-.
can government
what the various
royal and court
bands are for the
different capitals
of Europe. The
Marine hand hac
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
She Was from Missouri.

Said the widow, a pretty young Mrs:
"Sir, / really don't know what a KRIS"
Then the bold man In haste
Put his arm round her waist
And exclaimed: my lear madam. thrs."
81 = bf,oo o M yI,,sNJau-c yEEEaE
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

The Game-So your grandfather lived
to a green old age?
The Brahma-Worse than that. He
lived to a boarding house age.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
The Maddest Man In Town.

There was a man who had a clock,
His name was Matthew Mears,
He wound 1t reg'lar every night
For four-and-twenty years.
And when this precious timeplece proved
An eight-day clock to be,
A madden man thar Matthew Mears
You wouldn't wish to see.
-Tit-Bits.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Mrs. Davis a Bride.

No happening in Washington In agood
many months has caused more COM
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Supplying His own.

Policeman Brown is very active in
his efforts to catch the boys who play
ball on his beat" remarked the captain.
Eyes," replied the citizen, She has a
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

Yes, with the bats and balls hfs
father takes from the others."-rhila-
delphia Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Prof. Lans1ey,s Ayrsn,n

As for the latter much of the mys-
tery-a mystery which has been p7,r-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

The interesting contest which has
oeen going on down the Potomac be-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
WASHINGTON STORIES
Glimpse of Life and People at the
Nations Capital.
HERNANDEZ, THE MANNED ONE
Extraordinary Character of Vene-
suelan Minister-Mrs. X
Davis Marriage Causes Stir
Marine Band Growing Cid.

Observation-Disclosures is to have
an acquisition to its diplomatic COL
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Marine Band Celebrates.

The oldest musical organization in
the United States has just. celebrated
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

AHH tHe bHnu FidyEu Marine BAN has
done more for the
cultivation of the right sort of musical
taste in a popular way than any other
organization in America, md yet it
has always been compelled to labor
der The greatest conceivable disadvan-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
small and Select.

Belle-Married next week? Why,
you told us you were booked for a per-
sonaliy-conducted tour with a small.
select party.
Marion-Yes, dear. But George Is
the personal conductor and I'm the
small, select party.-Tit-BiIs
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

"Ah! and does his own boy play
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
GzA5r1I | al -
An to Archiamedes,

"Archimedes.'. reads the pupil,
" sleaped from his bath shouting,
Eureka! Eureka!n
some moment, James," says the.
teacher. What is the meaning Of
teureka'?'
Eureka I have found it,"
VERY we'll. What had Archimedes
found?"
James hesitates for a moment, then
ventures hopefully, 'The soap. mum"
Judge.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

"This year, dearie, you can wish any
thing you want for your birthday pres
ent-"
ooh, how charming!"
Because l haven't the money to buy
anything at all for you."-Fliegende
Blaetter.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Only Natural.

"As I understand YOU" said the doc
tor, "his hallucination is that he in
vested heayilyin stocks and lost every
thing"
"Yes." answered the wife of the pa
tient.
"And, in consequence of the loss Of
his imaginary fortune, he has suf-
fered greatly in mind?"
Eyes; that's where he lost the for
tune, you know."-Chicago Tribune.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

II winter and summer could only be
placed
In a tumbler and shaken together.
This world we inhabit would surely be
graced
BY the most satisfactory weather.
Washington Star.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

Mr.. Soulsaye-Don't you know you
oughtn't to be fishing here on the Sab
bath?
JOHNNY know it. I'm a dern fool.
They Amt bitin'.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
Funny Part.

City Nephew-Wouldn't it be funny.
Uncle Nicodemus, to pull the old
muls's tail
Uncle Nick-I can't sag about tn.
funny part ay 1t, but it nd be dinged
ant to be fatal.-Baltimore Americans
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

the Band Played
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-06-25
THE LAU MELOMELO.
How Hawaiian Natives Go After the
Finny Tribe.

How Hawaiian Natives Go After tho
Finny Tribe.
Tau mclomclo" Nv the name OF dc
coy used by tho native fishermen OF
Hawaii. It IL made OF the hardest
wood TO be found on the islands and Is
carved md rubbed I'll II assumes the
shape OF club with little knob nt
the smaller end 10 which the line IN
tied.
The club is from one TO three feet
long. A village sorccrcr performs Ger.
tnln rites over Il over a sncrcd fire.
After this is done tho club is magic.
aud the fisherman must be extremely
careful of II. If II woman should step
over II or enter n canoe In which It lies.
the club would loso all its power and
would be useless ever nfterward.
After the club hnB been charmed the
fisherman mikes cnndlcnut and cocoa
nut meat, bnlscg II and ties the mixture
I'm wrapper OF cocoanut fiber.
At the fishing grounds tho club is
covered with tho oily juice OF tho
stun and In then lowered carefully to
the bottom. The scent of the bnkcd
nut meat attracts certain kinds or fish.
which soon gather ma begin 60 nlbblo
Mt the club. As soon ms enough fish are
around the decoy small bng shaped
net is lowered very gently until It's
mouth IL just over the club. Tho Inter
In then pulled up carefully nnd cum
ningly I'll II In within the bng. Tho Ash
arc no eager for the stun with which
the club IL covered thnt they follow II
into the net without fear. Az soon as
NIL the fish arc In II fisherman dives
md closes tho mouth OF the net. where
upon tho rest haul II up quickly
Wnahin0fnn Post
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-06-25

The average length of human life Is
constantly and steadily increasing. haY-
Ing, according TO a professor of hy-
gient, doubled within the past three
centuries. In the sixteenth ceptary 1t
was between eighteen and twenty
years, while today 1t IS forty. The
principal agencies in this prolongation
Of life, the scientist believes, are more
attention TO the air we breathe and
more care as to the water we drink.
This opinion is sustained by the sta
tistics OF large cities, which show that.
owing to improved sanitation, the In
PRODUCTION of sewers and of public wa
ter supplies. their rates OF mortality
within the past forty years have been
reduced to about one-half. Do you
want to prolong your life and increase
your powers? Then breathe deeply
and drink plenty OF pure water be-
tween, not at, meals-not iced water or
boiled water, but distilled water.-Suc-
cess