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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1904-12-23
Power Of the Camera

another she worked on my feelings so
that consented to go. We were to
start Thursday morning. Wednesday
night | had my dream. l dreamed
that we went to Atlantic City and that
when George came home | didn't say
word about it. 1t was a Sunday
morning when he came home, in my
dream, and | thought he went out and
bought copy of New York paper.
1t had half page picture of the Allan
tic City boardwalk in it, reproduc-
ton of photograph, and there. in the
foreground, was, wearing a hat and
dress that George couldn't help recog-
niZing. In my dream it quite broke
up. my happy home, and when l awoke
had lost all desire to go to Atlantic
City. Not me. 1t isn't safe to try to
keep your comings and goings a secret
from anybody, with camera fiends run
ming around loose. Washington
Post
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Doing Great Work.

Florisant, Mo-, Dec. 19th.-(Special)
That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing
a great work in curing the more ter.
rible forms Of Kidney disease, such as
Bright's Disease, Dropsy and Diabetes.
velybody knows. But it must also
be noted that they are doing still
greater work in wiping out thousands
Of cases of the earlier stages of Kid
ney Disease. Take, for instance, Mrs,
Peter Barteau Of this place. She
says:-
Il have been subject to pains in nv
back and knees for about three years.
but since l have been taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills l have been entirely
cured"
Others here tell similar stories. In
fact, in this part of Missouri there are
scores of people who have cured the
early symptoms of Kidney Disease
with Dodd's Kidney Pills. The use of
the Great American Kidney Remedy
thus saved not only the lives of Kid.
ney Disease victims, but thousands Of
other Americans from years of suffer.
ings.
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WHY HE DOESN'T REFORM.
Old Solomon Finds He Is Worth More
Gin the Jug"


you may talk about the philosophy
of Socrates, or Tom Watson, or any
other OF the wise men of the world,
but there is an old colored man down
in my state who has them all beaten
to fare youwell." said Thomas P.
Scott of Rome, Ga, according to the
Washington Post. "Old Solomon-his
name is Solomon-is always in
trouble. Solomon | said, why don't
you try to do better? You're likely
sort OF man and you could live we'll ii
you could only behave yourself and
keep steady job instead of drinking
bad whisky and keeping yourself be
hind the bars half the time
Goodness me, boss replied Solo
mon. 4 makes more money doing this
way. Now. you see, it's like this. Wher
| works hard makes So month anG
my board and when l gets arrested
the magistrate says to me that it will
be $40 or thirty days. Now, according
to That, how kin l afford to work fol
IS month when I'm worth 50 more {
month in the jug?'"
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The cabriIlo, as She Will Appear When Completed

Old World come back to revisit the
new when she lies out in the bay
under full sail. She is 1872 feet long,
with a beam of fifty feet, and on her
construction alone $4,000 is being
spent. The furnishing and interior
equipments will bring the total cost
up to three times that sum. She will
not be called upon to make any Ven
turesome voyages, however, for she
is to rest on piles, 500 feet from the
shore To board her, visitors will
walk along the wide pleasure pier
that already has been built, and from
it a wide gangway with handrails on
both sides will lead to her main deck.
This will be given up to a large and
handsomely furnished saloon, spa
cious dining room and suites of apart
nents provided with every convent
ence that can be found in a hotel on
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1904-12-23

ON the old Chicago river in those strenu-
Gus days of yore,
Sweeping like tawny tiger past the
green and pebbly shore
And the yellow current foaming as it
crashed against the pier
And the bells of huge Chicago pealing
richly on the ear.
oh, those Ginning bells that brought you
tender dreams of long ago
AS you dritted with the current. soothed
by soft ripping How,
And a dreamy languor creeping nestled In
your throbbing brain,
And the cold delicious water luled your
heartache and your pain.
There we'd swim far up the river. buffet
ing the roaring tide
AS the current swept as down stream,
chuckline as in naughty pride,
And the old stern wheeler "Natchez'
poked her nose around the bend
Big Jim" Bludsoe was her pilot. and a
staunch and Stalwart friend.
Swimming up behind the tug boats just
to catch the foaming spray
Rising, falling on the pillows. and up
and down as porpoise play,
Tossed upon the crouching white caps.
tumbling on the white caps crest.
Floating with the ripping current. div
ing with keen savage 2est.
And the raft of Buffalo barges drifted
down before our sight.
And the shrill steam whistles blowing
VeNed the drowsy ear of night.
And the foshorn. hoarsey growing.
seemed to split the broodng air
doomed as CHASTITY as despair
Then we heard the measured rolling of
the war presaging; drum.
Growing like a testy tyrant and throb-
bling with martial hum.
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Its only lately that I've had any
faith in Dreams" says the young wife
OF middle aged newspaper man. 81
used to scott at them. but now-well,
had a warning in dream. a genuine
warning, and it did me good. My hus-
band doesn't believe in women racing
and chasing over the country alone,
and when he went out to ST. Louis on
a business trip last month he made
me promise by the ashes of my ances-
tors that / wouldn't stir out of Wash
ington till he came back. He hadn't
been gone week before my next
door neighhor began to coax me to go
to Atlantic City with her. She said l
needed change, and that for my hus-
bands sake l ought to take it. She
said we'd have a splendid time and
that we'd get home before George
came back, so that he need never
know a thing about it. One way and
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1904-12-23

1870 years constructing the ark.
Noah was six hundred years old
when the flood came. 1t is evident
that he must have been a millionaire
and man of great authority. He
built the ark at his own expense.
Such boat in those times would cost
more than half million dollars. He
must have been in position to force
vast multitudes to work for him, re-
gardlcss of their interest in him or in
his work, or of their own personal in
clinations.
Noah built the great pyramid dur.
ing the earlier part of the fourth
Egyptian dynasty, and not more than
twelve hundred years after God had
expelled Adam and Eve from the Gar.
den of Eden If Noahs size and in
tellectual powers were proportional
at his age to ours, then in brain and
Drawn and stature he. too, must have
been giant "-WaShingtOn Star
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shore Here also will be the kitchen
"a chefs home far different from the
galley that any old Spanish ship
knew grand staircase will lead
down to the lower decks, where
large number of bedrooms, arranged
like cabins, will be provided There
will be more cabins on the upper deck
and an attractive drawing room for
ladies, while promenades will be laid
out on the forecastle, the deck house
and the poop deck. Provision will be
made for dancing and pleasure parties
and for concerts and theatrical enter
tainments.
To keep up the illusion of old Spair
among it all the manager of the Ca
brillo. with all his assistants. cabin
boys and walters, will be dressed in
full Spanish uniform. glittering witt
gilt and epaulets.
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An ocean hotel, built in the style OF
the Spanish galleons of the fifteenth
century, is one of the latest additions
planned for the City of Venice, new
resort that has been opened on the
California coast, and both in appear
ance and intention it will be unique.
The high, square, stern and bullying
bow, the tapering masts with their
quaint and clumsy sails, the decks
and outward appointments all will be
faithful reproductions of the ships
that first crossed the Atlantic and
discovered America. Inside the YES
sci will be fitted up with all the luXu-
rfOus appointments of modern Allan
tic liner.
She is to be called the Cabrillo, in
honor of the discoverer of the Pacific,
and 1t will be strange case of the
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OLD MEN. OF FAMOUS NAME.
Authors Who Were Productive After
Three Score and Ten.

The tall handsome, myriad-minded
Goethe wrought at his tasks till he
was nearly S3 years old. He produced
Faust" at 81, says the Saturday
Evening Post, the second part when
80 years old and wrote some of his
most beautiful poems at IS. Six of our
foremost American poets-and all but
one in quantity as well as IN quality
OF verse-Bryant, Whittier. Longfel-
low, Lowell, Holmes and Emerson
lived to ages varying from rs to SIS,
andVWere productive to the last. DIR.
Holmes wrote in his eighty fifth year
that "time does not threaten the old
man SO often with the scythe as with
the sandbag." yet he wrote brilliant
verse for special occasions almost to
the end.
Theodore Mommsen, the historian,
a man of almost insignificant stature
and emaciated frame, manifested in
his eighty-sixth and last year the en-
ergy of a man in middle life.
Tho earl of Dundonald. though he
was always in hot water and his whole
life was series of quarrels-though
he performed some of the most dare
devil feats recorded in the history OF
naval warfare. winning many brilliant
victories against enormous odds-lived
to IS and wrote his history of the
alteration of Peru. Chile and Brazil
and "The Autobiography OF Sea
man." two most vigorous. lucid and
dashing works, under the stress of in
tense physical pain, in the last three
years of his life.
Sir Charles James Napier, the hero
of Scinde, was 60 before he held any
great command. He fought and wor
great battles, governed successfully
great provinces and achieved a greav
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Not at all. dearest!"

Not at ALL dearest!"
Then suddenly they turned and
glared at each other. "She done saaid
dat ter me-" cried the negress. with a
fine stimulation of rage. Il beg your
pardon, really beg your pardon, but
the lady addressed herself to me, +"
cried the Happy Hooligan with exag-
gerated politeness.
The girl sat in state of abject con.
sternation at the scene her words to
the poodle had evoked.
Go way. man! Go 'way!" broke in
the imitation negress. with sweep
of her hand. "Disher lady"
But the girl heard no more. She
pushed the lever and the runabout
rolled swiftly away from the ragamuf
fms Then the sidewalk comedians
fell in each others arms in parox
ysm of laughter at the evident discom
future of the poodle worshiper.--Nev
York Press.
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Couldn't Fool Him.

A man who boarded Madison ave-
nue. car at Fifty-ninth street the other
day offered the conductor Columbian
half-dollar. The conductor returned
the coin with the information that 1t
was mo good" The passenger refused
other payment and rode free. Several
men who were riding on the rear plat
form tried to convince the conductor
of his mistake. The conductor listened
patiently for while, and then silenced
his would-be informants by remark
ing:
"Youse may be all roght, but Owe
been in this country goin' on ate
months and no old guy can shove q
queer pocket piece on me.'-New York
SIM
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To Teach peaf-Mute Bows.

Very heartily welcomed. the Broth
ers of ST. Gabriel's institute, famous
for their success in the education of
deaf-mute boys, has settled at Bea-
consfield House, near Plymouth. Eng.
land on their expulsion from France
under the associations law They are
about to commence there the educa.
ton of the deaf-mute boys irrespective
Of creed.
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kstfirs Object to Chinese.

A sidelight ON Chinese immigration
or Importation into South Africa is
cast by the following remark in the
South African Press Bulletin: Quar-
rels and fights with drawn knives be-
tween Kaffirs and Chinese are of al
most daily occurrence in Market
square, Johannesburg"
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Used in Millions
of Homes
Where Bachelors Are Fined.

Where BacheIors NTe FEHeu'
In Argentina the man who prefers
single to duplicated bliss has to pay
a substantial and progressive tax ~
he has not taken wife by the time no
reaches his twenty-fifth birthday no
must pay fine of Sc month lnto ene
treasury; if at thirty-five he has not
seen the error of his ways the fine IS
increased to $12 a month, and at thls
figure it remains for fifteen years. II
at fifty he still keeps from the altar
he is looked upon as hopeless, and the
fine is diminished every year until u
eighty he is exempt.-Chicago journal.
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Extent Of Her Acquaintance,

A friend who was calling on Miss
Carolyn Wells at her home in New Ter.
sey happened to mention some peonla
who lived further down on the same
street.
care you acquainted with the fam.
ily?" asked the visitor.
"Y-yes," answered Miss Wells with
touch of hesitancy in her voics.
that Is, speak to the dog every
morning when I go by."-saturday
Evening Post.
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name long after that period of life had
passed when, according to an antique
morality not quite exploded, it be-
hooves a man to lay aside the things
of the present life and to prepare, his
soul for the next.
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sr.e Organ Oldest America. St. Johns Episcopal Church, H.

prejudice existed against the use of
musical instruments in religious SER
vices. Nevertheless, the organ was
later installed in Kings chapel, Bos-
ton, and there was used until 1856.
It was then sold to st. Paul's church
of Newburyport.
Rev. DR.. Burroughs bought the
organ for $3.50 In 1886. and placed it
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in the chapel at Portsmouth, where it
still remains.
In December, 1901, it was taken
apart and sent to Boston to be exhib
tied at the historical musical instru.
ment show. which opened Jan. IL,
1902, in horticultural nail. Before il
was returned 1t was put in thorough
repair.
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A man keeps better the secre.. :.
others than his own; a woman guard,
better her own than those Of Others
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In 1903 smallpox occurred in fifty
departments of France out of seventy
seven from which returns were re-
ceived
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WHEN RITER'S LABEL
IS ON THE BOTTLE

You know the contents are pure
That's the standard we've put
on our drugs.
That's the standard we've put
on our Wines and Liquors for
Medicinal purposes.
The same care in selecting
them that is exercised in select
ing the Drugs that go into your
prescription. We know that
poor Wines and Liquors will do
more harm than cool. We want
the Wines and Liquors you take
for medicinal purposes to do you
as much good, as the prescriptions
we fill for you.
Can you wonder then when we
say: when Riter's Label is on
the bottle the contents are pure"
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Local News

You always get fresh candies up at
Sadie's. 80
A son was born last Friday night to
Mr.. and Mrs Nels Dayis at Dingle.
DR.. Bulge does strictly first class den
tai work. 80
Judge Kelly is quite sick. He is suf
fering with complication of liver and
bowel trouble,
Big bargains in ladies' skirts at Nose
Lewis 80
Harrison Hess and Emma Smart,
both of Georgetown, were married at
Logan last week.
Repairing and cleaning at Schmid,
the tailor, 81
A new line of Ladies Skirts at Fl. B.
Whltman's. ~
Pres. Osmond of the Star Valley Stake
was in town Monday, on his return
from conference at Salt Lake.
Wooden Hosiery, best to be had at,
III. B. Whitman's. 80
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
johnson of Ovid, is very low with
typhoid fever.
Buy your groceries at the little store
with the big It and get your moneys
worth. "a
A fine twelve pound boy arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Collett OF
Cokeville. last Monday.
For RENT-A large, nicely furnished
room; inquire at this office.
Where did you get that nne bakery
bread? Up at Sadie's, of course. 30
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Redman returned
Monday from months visit with Mrs.
Redman's parents at Alexander, Wyo.
We handle the best wines and liquors.
to be found in the county. Montpelier
Drug Co. oil
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New carpets and inoleum at Nose
Lewis. 81
Deputy Sheriff Evans of Oneida coun-
ty, was here last Friday in search of a
criminal, but found no trace of the fell
low here.
Teacher Define It." Pupil-'It is
store where you get the incest things
to eat in town." "a
w. j. Crockett was in from Dingle
Monday and reported the arrival of a
little daughter at his home last Satur-
day.
Mems suits in late styles and low
prices at Nose Lewis. 80
Sam Stevenson. an employe of the
Ritter Bros. Drug Co.. has been trans
fered from Preston to their store in this
city.
A new line of tinware just received at
Mrs. Chapman's. 80
Attorney General Bagley was down
from Boise the greater part of this week
looking after some cases before the
district court.
Mrs. Chapman always keeps the best
of everything in the grocery line. SO
Mems Hats, latest style, just in; call
see the new things at Fl. B. Whitman's 30
o. FL. Skidmore. superintendent of
the Electric Light Co.'S works at George
town, returned yesterday from bust
ness trip TO Salt Lake.
Call and see Mrs. Whinyates for fine
millinery. ladies hosiery and under
wear. 10
On account of district court being i'm
session at Paris the county commission
ers adjourned their regular October
meeting until next Monday.
It will be to your advantage to trade
at The Fair, goods always the best, and
prices always the lowest. 80
The Lady Maccabees had initiation
Tuesday night and a banquet after the
close of lodge. Those present report
having had most delightful time.
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Wednesday morning Jacob Jo. es
came it too close contact with the heels
OF q broncho and as result he lost
three lower teeth and his chin was so
badly lacerated that the doctor found it
necessary to take fiye stitches In dress
ing the wound.
County superintendent Whitman has
called meeting of the teachers OF the
county to be held in the school house at
Paris tomorrow for the purpose of or
ganizing County Teachers Association.
The meeting is called for Ii o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Miss Hughes, principal of the upper
school. reports that the enrolment ia
now about 2O0 which is considerable
more than were enrolled at the close of
the first month last year. The first
primary Is over crowded, the re being so
little tots in that room.
r. w. Gee says that his son Cleve has
been notified to appear at Helena, Mont,
on April 18th TO tako the examination
for entrance at the West Point Acad-
envy. II he passes the examination Mt
Helena he is to report at " est Point on
the first day of next June.
The steam thresher, owned by Bear
Lake parties, pulled into the Cokeville
country last Sunday, and began thresh-
ing Tuesday morning at the Ryan
ranch. The machine is now at work on
Tim Kinney's oats and It is expected
that he will have between 20, 900 and
25, 900 bushels.
Chief Of Police Gee requests us to call
the attention of property owners of
Montpelier to the fact that there Is an
ordinance which provides that all gates
which open only one way should be hung
30 as to swing In and not out on the
walk. He says that quite number Of
property owners have failed to observe
this ordinance.
Montpelier and Soda Springs will
soon be connected by telephone. There
lie only about Ia miles OF wire to string
to complete the connection. and n gang
OF line men are now at work comp,at-
ing the gap. Monday 700 cross-arms
were shipped from here to Manson To
be distributed from there to Soda
Springs and from Manson east 10
Nounan
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Ritter Bros Drug Co.
LOGAN, UTAH.
Franklin, Preston and Montpelier
Idaho.


Having other business that demands
my attention, I will sell for $275 my
restaurant and rooming nouse-The
American House. opposite the depot,
montpelier, ldaho. 34-st
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1
Over forty car loads of hay have been
shipped from Wooley's spur already this
fall, and it reported that all the surplus
hay in Georgetown has been sold
When in Montpelier, call at DR..
Budge's dental parlors, over Ritter Bros
drug store. 80
The Mutual Improvement Association
had another of their enjoyable socials
Tuesday night. Refreshments were
served after the close of the program.
Compare our ladies ST. % shoes with
any $500 shoes in Montpelier and you
find it Just as good. H. B. Whitman. q
Mrs. Sarah Hammond and Miss Mary
Hull will leave Sunday morning for
Nampa to attend the Rebekah grand
lodge which meets there next Monday.
A beautiful line of New Japanese
China, just the thing for wedding and
birthday presents At I'll. B. Whit
mans 80
A little daughter arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. JEFF Davis last Monday
night. jeff is feeling pretty good as he
says they now have three queens at his
home
The largest line of outing fiannels and
Cotton Blankets shown in Montpelier.
Call and see and get prices at H. B.
Whitmans. 80
w. Fl. Campbell, freight conductor
has been transferred from Pocatello to
this place. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell ar
rived last week and have gone to house
keeping on South Eighth street.
Head quarters for school supplies.
Tablets, pencils inks, erasers, etc.
Montpelier Drug Co. 81
Frank Dusenberry, Manager of the
Telluride Co. at Dingle, received
telegram Monday, calling him to Mon
tana on business, He left Tuesday and
will be gone several months.
Get in an order for fine winter suit
now and have it delivered later on.
Chas Scrmid, the tailor. 81
| Cleve Gee writes to his parents here
OAdb uO wa uCfbIM1y COuBIdUuidUCu Uy
his fellow students and the faculty at
the state university, when the news
was received of his appointment as
cadet TO West Point.
| Do you make quilts? If you do call
on Nose Lewis for your quilting 80
| At the annual meeting of the In
dependence Copper Mining and Smelt-
Ing Co.. held last week, the following
directors were chosen for the ensuing !
year: j. l.. Underwood. r. w. Gee, e.
M. Stewart, M. F. Whitman and Phil
Thomas
Ladies', Misses and Children's Sweat
ers, Golf Gloves, etc. at FL. B. Whit
mans. 80
Freight traffic on the Short Line con-
tinues to be very heavy. The road is !
getting line of business tnis fall that
! it has never had before-the hauling of
Oregon and Washington grain to the
eastern market. Stock shipments are
still light owing to the inability of the
road to furnish cars.
1t will pay you to look through our
magnificent stock of clothing, dress
goods, boots and shoes and millinery;
|