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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-29
INJURED BY FALL.
Miss Eva eankson. a Teacher, Suffered
Conclusion Of Brain.

Mtse Eva q edcn0r, SUFFERED
Conclusion Of Brain.
Aberdeen, 8. D.. Oct. 21.-Miss Eva
Bankson, a teacher In the public schools
of the city. was SO badly hurt from a
fall on a cement sidewalk that she is
suffering %concussion of the brain. A
new section of walk a been put in
and wires stretched at Its ends to pre-
vent people from walking on it. No
light was put out to serve as a warn
ing. and in the dark Miss Bankson ran
into the wire while walking rapidly
down the street. She was thrown to
the walk rendered unconscious,
lying in hat condition for several min
utes. until discovered by some ladies'
who were passing the same way.
Thomas Ray of Winnipeg. Man, and
Miss Charlotte Smiley of Helena, Mont,
were married in this city. having met
here for that purpose. Ray. who is con-
nected with the Hudson Bay ompany
has been living at Big Stone long
enough to gain a residence, 1t is said.
and vas recently divorced from a for
mer wife, after which Miss Smiley
came on from Montana for the we'd
ding. They left this morning for Den
yer. where n visit will be made before
they take up their home in Winnipeg.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-29
Has . Car Famine.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Oct. 21.-According
to reports which have been received
from some of the smaller towns in this
part of the state, the grain dealers are
experiencing difficulty in securing cars
fast enough to keep their elevators
clear for the receipt of grain brought
in by farmers. At Wentworth for sew
eral days grain came in In such guam
titles that the buyers could not handle
1t. Had they been able to get cars this
would not have been the case. After
they had filled all available space they
were compelled to buying grain.
About the time the elevators were full
tn market began to fall and when grain
had dropped several cents a bushel
they began to receive cars. and. as a
result. were compelled to ship at a low
price grain that had been purchased
ut q high price.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-29
Injured In Explosion.

Ethan. s. D., Oct. 2l.-Robert Coyne.
while making some repairs on his trac-
tion'engine met with 4 serious accident.
He wa melting lead for q soft plug and
10 som eway the hot metal came In con-
tact with water causing an explosion:
tho hot lead was thrown into his face
ana eyes. burning him badly. A ply
etcian wnt called and hopes are enter.
tained OF his complete recovery.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-29
Eunds tor Monument.

Canton. 8. d.. Oct. 21.-The subscrtp-
ton lists which were recently started
but for the purpose Of soliciting funds
for a $1,000 monument to be erected in
the court house square in this city to
the memory Of the soldiers OF the civil
war are being freely signed by all
classes and It IL probable that the
necessary amount will be raised with
little dinlculty. The monument Is to
be completed within the next year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-29
aeresford Wins. 6 to o.

Beresford. S. d. Oct. 23.-The foot
oall game here yesterday was won by
Beresford, 6; Akron, O.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
IN SUNNY ITALY.

The International Historical Con-
gress, which had to be postponed last
year, will open its sittings in Rome
on April 2.
When the last fragments of the
ruined campanile in Venice were re-
moved 30 bottles of wine were found
unbroken in the custOdian's room.
Two arctic dogs brought back by
the duke Of Abruzzi from the polar
regions, have been bitten by q mai
dog and are being treated for hydro
phobia.
A beautiful villa on Lago MaggiOre
IL one Of the prizes offered by 3
Milan newspaper to regular subserib-
ers. Many Italian journals have or
gained regular lotteries, with prizes
Of 500 70 5000. The MessagerO, Of
Rome, sends out men who distribute
money prizes 20 persons whom they
meet with q copy of that nsWlPsPer
IN hand.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
ELECTRICAL GLnIlIERNGs.

Electricity is to be used for light
ing the bow, masthead and compass
lamps of the British torpedo boat de-
stroyers now being built.
The electrical roads of the country
have a nominal capital of 81, 500, OOO,-
900, employ 100000 persons, who are
paid $3.50, 700, 900 a year, and run Co.
900 cars over 10000 miles Of track.
Ten miles of electrical road are
building to one of steam road.
During recent experiments in Ber-
lin, by the aid of the invention Of DR..
Pupin an American, for lessening the
resistance in long-distance telegraph
and telephone wires, messages sent
by telephone were audible to persons
standing 30 feet or more away from
the receiver.
A sublime spectacle was witnessed
a few days ago in a Iyrolean valley
near Tanneheim. A violent storm
arose suddenly and many globes of
lightning rolled over the surface of
the lake. Then a column Of water
arose 30 feet high from the middle
Of the lake and from its top small
flashes darted. The spectacle lasted
three minutes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
SPARKS AND FLASHES.

In 1856 horse cars were a curiosity
in Berlin. Now they are all dis
placed by electricity.
Switzerland Is to have still another
connection with Italy-an electric
railway from COire to Arosa.
"Etherogram" is said to be Mr..
Marconi's preference for q name Of
dispatches sent by his wireless meth
cd. He disapproves Of 'Asrconi-
grams" because, he says, it saVors
too much Of self-advertiBement.
Prof. Mason, of the Smithsonian
Institution, says that the most need
ed achievement Of 1908 is the discoV-
cry Of . satisfactory method Of econ
omizing electricity. Some day, he
says, in the not distant future, the
rivers wiz make all the electricity
we want. We shall harness the
streams and they win heat every
house, run every wheel and light
every lamp.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
IN FOREIGN CITIES.

The number of marriages recorded
in Berlin in 1901 was 1888.
Outdoor musical performances are
not permitted in ST. Petersburg.
The street passenger traffic Of Lon
don gives employment to $4,000 per
sons.
There are 1O2 centenarians in Con-
naught, ireland, and 1,16O persons
over 90 years old.
It is estimated that about 3, 900 wom-
en- and girls are employed in flower
selling in the streets of London.
As q precaution against infection
small silver currency is now being dis
infected by the municipal authorities
at St. Petersburg.
Swarms of plague-infected rats
which infest the stone wall along the
sea shore at Yokohama have been en-
tombed alive, the authorities having
had every hole and crevice in the wall
filed with cement and pebbles.
St. Petersburg is fighting . rat
plague of tremendous proportions
For three successive days rats wander
ing to the river to drink stopped early
morning trains on the suburban
Newsld railway. The police are dis
tributing rat poison to all household
ers free Of charge, and soldiers armed
with sticks watch the road to the river
where rats procure their morning
drink.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
MEN AND AFFAIRS.

Or. I. G. Simpson, Of West Fairlee,
Vt, owns the musket from which was
fred the first shot at the battle of
Bunker Hill. It belonged to his grand
father, Maj. John Simpson.
Lord Amherst, Of London, collects
crowns, and has a cabinet with a num-
Der Of fine specimens Of discarded sky
pieces, including the crown worn by
Charles II. at his coronation, the
crown worn by George ". and the one
made for Queen Adelaide.
Following the example Of some 9th
er sciOnR of wealthy families, Henry
4. McHarg, whose father is president
Of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
company, has entered the ofaces of
that corporation in Radford, Tenn,
and viii begin practical study of the
mining business. Young McHarg is 90
years old and is an only son, his IA
Their being many times a millionaire.
Quite a youthful reporter asked
Mark Twain for an interview on the
coal situation. The newspaper man
began by saying: "Mr Clemens, Ihave
been instructed TO interview you on
the humors of the coal famine" The
New York Times says that the veteran
humorist gasped feebly for a moment
and then replied: Young man, you
go back to your editor and tell him If
he emptied all The short and long
dashes in his Composing rooms into
the forms he would then only be able
to set up a prelude to my opinion on
the coal situation"
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brazis, living
near Kingfsher, Okla, were married
three times in the same day, and prob
ably hold the record. They came to
Kingfsher to get married and after
getting . license were united by the
old probate judge, S. E. Sanders. The
groom thought that perhaps it might
be well if ]. NJ. Graham, probate judge
elect, should also perform the cere-
mony, so Mr.. Graham frightened up the
nuptial knot. The bride stin had a
lingering doubt as to the legality of
either marriage and the services of a
clergyman were called into requisi-
ton. After the third ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. BraZis went home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER.

A teaspoonful of sugar in the stove
backing viii add to the luster of the
stove.
To remove mud stains from dresses
wash them with "a little carbonate
of soda dissolved in water.
Tinware may quickly be cleaned by
rubbing it with a damp cloth, dipped
in soda. Rub briskly and wipe dry.
Sour milk should be used for adding
to the water with which inoleum and
oilcloth are washed, for 1t will make
them like new.
A tablespoonful of turpentine put
into the copper will whiten the clothes
boiled in it and will prove an economy
both of soap and labor.
Gold lace may be cleaned by rubbing
it with a flannel well busted with pow
dered ammonia, and then polishing it
with a soft handkerchief.
When SCOT falls upon the carpet it
may be removed by sprinkling on
plenty of finely powdered salt and
sweeping off in the direction Of the
fireplace. Repeat until the marks are
gone.
To clean white silk ties, rub them
over with French chalk, and after
ward hold to the fire. The heat will
cause the chalk to absorb the grease,
and a shaking or brushing will render
the tie quite clean.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
ALL ENGLISH.

Between 900 and 1000 ships 60 up
and down the English channel every
day.
Liverpool has Just resolved its first
consignment of mahogany from Aus
trslia.
The sxchequer benefits by about
$4,000 . year from fines levied at
the metropolitan police courts.
Part Of the name of a charger nd
den by the duke of Wellington at the
battle Of Waterloo has been sold in
London.
English elergymen were prohibited
from marrying for rather more than
four centuries, beginning from the
reign of Ethelred.
As it was apparently suffering
from indigestion, q bullock was
slaughtered near Spalding, England,
when its illness was found to have
been caused by q tennis ball it had
swallowed.
Tell-tale tattoo marks recording
their constancy in love identified two
prisoners in North London recently
as deserters. II love Lottie Barton, -
confessed the left arm Of one, while
the other man bore the initial let
tiers of the name Of the beloved OBJ
iect
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL

The oat and sugar crop of the
United States have each increased six
fold in so years.
The most economical processes are
used in the lake region for the recov-
cry of copper, so that it is found that
ore yielding ia per cent. viii pay
costs.
A French industry is the conversion
Of old shoes in a paste which is trans
formed into morocco like imitation
leather. This is used for wall papers,
trunk coverings, etc.
A gigantic shoe trust exists in Rus
STA. Nearly all the shoes sold in that
country are manufactured by one firm
in st. Petersburg, which is one Of the
most prosperous stock companies in
the world.
Screw proPellers, it is pointed out,
have not followed the usual course Of
Improvement from accumulated ex-
perience, and, while great numbers Of
new blades have been brought out,
there has been no tendency to evolve
an accurate theory on scientific de-
sign. Such anomalies are the variable
running of duplicate propellers are
still unexplained. The lack Of prog
ress is attributed to the reticence of
sea-going engineers, whose practical
observations seldom reach construct
ora.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
HINTS FOR THE COOK.

To scale a fish more readily let il
lie for a little time in salt water
before scraping.
Never put warm food of any kind
away in a covered dish If you want
it to keep well.
To boil cream the day before en-
hances the richness of the coffee in
to which 1t is poured.
To remove the smell of onions from
a saucepan fill it with water and
drop into it a red-hot cinder.
The remnant of stewed or pre-
served fruit left from tea will i'm
prove tapiOca pudding the next day.
Milk is better for being kept over
night in small tins than if a large
quantity is kept over in one yes
sci.
If roasted potatoes are burst with
a fork they will be found much light
er and more digestible than is cut
with q knife.
Bake custards by setting the cups
in q pan of water. This cooks them
very evenly and makes them less IL
able to become watery.
When boiling a cracked egg, add a
teaspoonful of salt to the water, and
you will find that it cooks without
any Of the white part leaving the
shell.
To remove q hot cake or pudding
from a tin or mold turn upside down
and cover with a cloth wrung out of
cold water. The contents win slip
out in a minute or two. To remove
anything cold or frozen, reverse the
process and wiring the cloth out of
hot water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
SCIENCE SIFTINGS.

The ants of South America have
been known TO construct a tunnel
three miles in length.
That natural sleep is due to the
drugging effect Of accumulated car
bOnic acid in the body, is the view
taken by a French Psychologist, DR..
Raphael Dubois.
A piece of skin cut from a human
body win show signs of life for ten
days after separation. This discovery
is important in connection with the
grating of new skin over q damaged
part Of the body.
DR.. J. Colling Warren, Of Boston,
has in his museum the most perfect
example in the world of the osseous
formation of the extinct mastOdon.
II only lacks q couple of toes or 80
Of being absolutely complete.
Prof. Koch, the noted bacteriologist,
declares that typhoid fever can be
stamped out through proper treat
ment Of each case. he urges that
every case Of typhoid fever be IS
strictly isolated as a case Of cholera,
and by such isolation the disease could
Be wholly extermipated.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD.

Sir Frederick TreVsS, the famous
English surgeon, says that he was very
lazy as . student. he never won a
prize; indeed, according to his own &C
count he never had the audacity to
try for any.
ESLdmo children at Cape Prince Of
Wales are taught to read and write
by missionary women. The school
house in winter is a large igloo, while
in summer the work is conducted on
the sea beach, with the sand for q
door and the blue canopy Of heaven
for q covering.
william Tecumseh Scott, president
Of Franklin Qnd.) college, and Will
lam Henry Harrison Mccoy, the jani-
tor of the institution, were in the same
graduating class of 1861, the present
janitor proudly carrying the honors
Of the class, while the president went
trailing in the intellectual dust.
Ian Maclaren has come out against
what he calls lover education" In a
recent address before a teachers as
ISOLATION in England the writer said no
one ought 70 be educated beyond
his measure and thus rendered useless
for his natural work. On the other
hand, no one should fail to receive
that education, however advanced or
costly, what his talents deserve.
President Woodrow Wilson, of
Princeton, who has taken q stand
against the shortening Of college
courses, made an interesting address
before the Twentieth Century club, of
Boston, In which he defined q sophie
more as follows: II can't for the life
Of me see how a man can expect to
graduate q sophomore who ever saw
a sophomore. They are loTsble fel-
lows. The sap of manhood Is flowing
in them, but 1t hasn't reached their
headB."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
BEAUTY HINTS AND HELPS.

To whiten the finger nails and re
move all stains cut a lemon in hall
and rub the finger tips well with il
at night. Wash of in warm water the
next morning.
The juice of lemon, half an ounce
o. glycerin and a teaspoonful of sugar
u an excellent remedy for hoarse.
ness and is within the reach of every.
body. Take a teaspOonful every few
hours.
For red hands use a little chloride
Of lime-dropping a few grains into
the water used for washing the hands.
Be careful to remove all rings and
bracelets first, for chloride of lime
will tarnish them.
A singular new continuance Is guar.
anteed TO rid the complexion of dis
hgurements in this wise: There is a
rubber cup which is clapped to the
face, and through a rubber tube hot
or cold water, as the case requires, is
sprayed upon the spot to be treated.
The suction and forcible spraying are
said TO have benefcent effect.
Gritty tooth powders destroy the
enamel of the teeth and lead to decay.
Essentially a tooth powder is a me-
chanically acting detergent. 1t
cleanses teeth Just as powdered brick
or sand will cleanse metal. The
source of danger is in the particles of
the powder being so coarse as to
scratch the enamel. Chalk. charcoal.
pumice stone and cutie fish bone are
the four chief bases of ordinary tooth
powders.
Six drops of olive oil used every
third night to massage the lower face
and throat will long keep OF the FIRST
throat and chin wrinkles that all
women dread. Use the tips of the fin
gers, and stroke the oil in gently, vet
firmly. Leave it on over night, wash
ing it of in the morning with hot wa
ter and without soap. II il is found
that every third night keeps the skin
a bit too oily, the interval may be a
little heightened.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
MODES OF THE SEASON.

A jeweled girdle forms the striking
finish of many house gowns.
Shawl shapes and shawl collars are
the prominent features of the neck.
wear this season.
Many of the latest blouses seem to
be especially designed to effectuslly
disguise any waistline.
Exquisite gowns are made of white
panne with incrustations of black
chantiIy on skirt and bodice.
Very smart women are wearing
wide ribbon bows beneath the chin
and some of velvet is always pretty,
mixed with lace and tulle.
Black lace gowns, profusely trim
med with lace medaIlions and Jet, over
a white foundation, are one of the
smartest evening gowns Of the win
ter.
The use of white satin, fur, gold
braid, laces and Russian guipure
medaIlions is again the feature of
cloth and velvet gowns and handsome
coats of various kinds for afternoon
calls, receptions and matinees.
The best wells are Of fine mesh, with
chenille spots of various sizes thereon.
The disfguring spots of abnormal size
have become demode. It was but the
within Of q moment, and a very foolish
one, for it was certain that a spot
would get over ones eye or nose.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
IN SOME OF OUR CITIES.

The report Of Coroner Dugan, of
Philadelphia, showed that IN the last
year 3,7O9 deaths were reported and
a,SO4 inquests held.
Milwaukee's police trials are but
few. Only nine policemen were tried
On charges last year out Of a force
Of PSI. This represents a great i'm
PrOvement in the past ten years, as
there were - trials in 1889.
Residents and property holders on
Thirteenth street, in Atlanta, Ca,
have petitioned the authorities to
change its name to Piedmont place,
explaining that the name 'Thir-
tenth" is somewhat in the nature of
a stigma because of popular super
stition and Is detrimental to their
interests.
City Engineer Ericsson, Of Chicago,
Eays that there Is q waste of rs per
cent. Of all the water pumped and,
his plea for the introduction Of many
more water meters having been un-
Needed, he win be compelled to ask
Tor an additional appropriation Of
100000 or more for the city pump
ing stations.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

e.,stor Hoar il WeH-tO-do. Bis
IL has been in comfortable cir
-sfspces for generations. he has
go carefully, though well, and his
LESSONS have increased moderate
II with time.
billiard experts in congress yield
sAs naIm to Senator Mallory, of Flor
- whose work with the cue is of
.Ls highest order. Only Congressman
cocbrsn. of Missouri, and Congress
nan Lanham, of Texas, are supposed
- he in his class, and both concede
tbs Florida mans superior skin.
The roll call of millionaire senator's
IN the Fifty-eighth congress win
stand about as follows: Clark, Han
"a Depew, Platt, Kean, Dryden, e.
Inns. Bard, Kerens, Perkins, Wet
more. Proctor, Scott, Quay, Alger,
and Addicks. Perhaps about one SEN
,tor in every six is a real live million
Eire.
Senator Dubois was feeling q bit
mt of sorts and on the advice of his
musician went to Atlantic City for
some sea air. How did you make
out?" the senator was asked on his
return. Not very we'll" Dubois re-
plied. "You see, went for sea air
and every minute of the four DAYS I
STAYED there was nothing but q land
breeze"
A reporter saw Senator Hoar COM
ing out of the white house and said:
sCan say that you have been talk
inc with the president on the trust
problem?" Mr.. Hoar beamed through
his spectacles as he replied slowly:
aLet me see. Yes, you could say
that" Then. senator" began the re-
porter. but the venerable Yankee in
corrupted: Yes, you can say that,
but it wouldn't be true" and he
walked away chuckling.
The national house of representa-
tives has concluded that Congressman
Sheppard, of Texas, has the most del
icately balanced conscience in the en-
tire body. When he started back
from mis- holiday he had through
tickets from Washington, but he
found that by coming on the route
he had selected he would be four
hours late for the opening of con-
gress. This discovery was made IN
St. Louis. Mr.. Sheppard promptly
threw away his tickets and bought
another which landed him in Wash
ington Just in time. He wondered
why more seasoned statesmen
laughed when he told Of this expert
ence. The Texan is only % years old,
which may go long way toward &C
counting for his extreme fidelity 70
duty.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
ECHOES FROM AFAR.

Pilgrimages TO Mecca have been
forbidden in Tunis during 1908 be-
cause of the prevalence Of cholera in
Egypt.
There is but one dentist in NADIA
gascar, and he is a native. The Unit
ed States consul at TamataVe says
there is q good opening there for an
American dentist.
In a bog on the Island Of iceland,
Denmark, q votive bronze chariot has
been found with the image Of horse
ten inches high in front and with an
inlaid gold sun on one side.
A through train service from Paris
to Peking was arranged some days
ago by the directors Of the Nord,
Quest and Orleans railway companies
of France and representative of
Belgian, Dutch, German and Austrian
railways.
The necessity of having banks
which viii advance money on crops,
either in the field or in storage, or
viii loan on real estate or chattels,
has become so manifest throughout
Brazil, particularly in states that
rely upon agriculture, that the state
of Bahaia has taken the matter In
hand and, by recent legislation, has
granted special privileges for the
establishment Of such q concern