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HAS A TO FAME.
Story OF the Mar Who Discovered the
First Beefsteak

Beefsteak, like most other good
things, was discovered entirely by
accident, says a writer in the Chicago
Tribune. 1t appears that Lucius Pla-
Gus, a Roman OF rank, was ordered by
the Emperor Trajan for some offense
to act as one of the mental sacrifcers
to Jupiter; he resisted, but was at
length dragged to the altar. There
the fragments of the victim were laid
upon the fire and the unfortunate SEN
ator was forcibly compelled to turn
them. In the process of roasting one
of the slices fell off the Goals and
was caught by Placus in its fall. It
burned his fingers and he instinctively
thrust them into his mouth. In that
moment he had made the grand dis
covery that the taste of a slice, thus
carbonadoed, was infinitely beyond
all the sodden cookery Of Rome. A
new eXpedient to save his dignity was
suggested at the same time, and he
at once evinced his obedience to the
Emperor by seeming to go through
the sacrifices with due regularity and
his scorn of the employment by turn
ing the whole ceremony into a matter
of appetite. He swallowed every slice.
deluded Trajan, defrauded Jupiter and
invented the beefsteak! A discovery
of this magnitude could not long be
concealed; the sacrifice began to dis
appear with a rapidity and satisfac-
ton to the parties too extraordinary
to be noticed. The priests of Jupiter
adopted the practice with delight, and
the king of Olympus must have been
soon starved if he depended on any
share of the good things of Rome.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
Matched for $4,000.

A w~ell-known financier of this city
wears a handsome ruby ring. 1t was
admired by one Of his friends the
other day, who said: You are not
the only one that has taken a fancy
to it. The other day Mr.. Hartman
said he would like to have it."
The friend then said: We'll, II it
had been Gates he would have
matched you for it." The fnancier
replied: yes, SO would Schwab,"
and then told a story of there being
a difference between Mr.. Gates and
Mr.. Schwab amounting to about $685.
600. They could not agree. and rather
than enter into any litigation Schwab
proposed to match for the sum. 1t
was done, and he IA the winner
Philadelphia Press.
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Billion Dollar Grass.

When we introduced this remarkable
grass three years ago, little did we
dream It would be the most talked-of
grass in America, the biggest, quick.
hay producer on earth: but this has
come to pass.
Ayr. Editors wrote about 1t. AIT. Col
lege Professors lectured about it, Ayr.
Institute Orators talked about 1t, while
in the farm home by the quiet fireside.
in the corner grocery. in the village
postoff1ce, al the creamery, at the de-
pot: In fact wherever farmers gath
cred, Salxer'a Billion Dollar Grass. that
wonderful grass. good for s to IA tons
per acre, and lots of pasture besides,
Is always . theme worthy Of the farm
er's voice.
Then comes Bromus Inermis. than
which there Is no better grass Or bet.
ter permanent hay producer on earth
Grows wherever soil Is found. Their
the farmer talks about Salzer's Teo.
sinte. which will produce 100 stocks
from one kernel Of seed. II It. high. II
100 days, rich In nutrition and greedily
eaten by cattle, hogs. ETC.. and is good
for 80 ton OF green food per acre.
Victoria Rape. which can be grown
at Csc q ton. and Speltz at zoe a bu.
both great food for cattle. also come IL
for their share in the discussion
JUST END 1Cc IN STAMPS
and this notice to John A. Salzer Seet
Co., L. Crosse. Wis. for their big cat
alog and farm seed samples. wv. N. u.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
A Kitchener Aneodote.

Lord Kitchener was determined that
the Indian army, while under his com
mand, should be in a condition tc
meet any emergency. When the de
tails were submitted to him for the
maneuvers at Attock, he approved
them generally, but strongly objected
TO one suggestion. 1t had been pro
posed that the troops to take part ir
the operations should be told off. as
usual, SO they might be in readiness
to move when necessary. why give
them n%otice?" was Lord Kitchener's
icquiry; land why warn staff officers
1t is surely all important that the
army OF India should be ready tc
move anywhere at a few hours notice
Let there be no published program
and no issued orders; let the condi
ions OF actual warfare be initiated
as closely as possible" Nothing
therefore, was allowed to be known
beyond the fact that the maneuvers
were to take place in the country
round Peshawur, the ground upon
which there would be certain to be
mobilization of forces in the event OF
any trouble arising on the frontier
London World.
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What We Breathe.

DR.. Edward Smith has made some
careful examinations in regard to the
inhalation Of oxygen and the eXhala-
ton Of carbon during physical exer-
else. Allowing the figure l to repre-
sent the quantity Of air inhaled by a
mar when lying fat, the quantity of air
inhaled when he sits is 1.18, when he
stands 1.S3, when he walks one mile
an hour 1.9S, four miles an hour 5, and
when he runs s miles an hour, 1t is Z.
In other words, if a man at rest inhales
$50 cubic inches of air per minute, he
inhales 2,400 cubic inches when he
walks four miles an hour. and 5000 Gu
bic inches when he walks six miles an
hour. The exhalation Of carbon in
creases OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York
World.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
Chinese Customs Upside Down.

China is the land where everything
is upside down. Thus in Canton the
women act as sailors and boatmen.
while the men are employed as cham
bermaids. laundresses and seam
stresses. In salutation the Chinaman
shakes his own hand instead of that
OF his visitor. AS a remark Of respect
he puts his hat or instead Of taking it
of. Their s~ignboa-as are %perpendicu-
lar instead Of horizontal. In reading
Chinese print it is necessary to begin
at the right hand side at the bottom
and read to the left and up. The Chi
nese raise the toe Of the shoe and de-
press the heel instead Of raising the
heel, so that they sometimes appear
to be In danger Of falling over back
wards.
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Took Ginger Ale.

A good story is told of a rounder
who found himself in a w%ell-known
cafe in New York. Four young blades
were there. Each ordered a pousse
cafe. The Irishman watched the bar
tender make the gayly colored drinks
and thought he would like one HIM
self.
what will you have?" asked the
bartender.
Give me one of them pussy cats -
said the Hishman.
Zone of them what?" asked the bar
tender.
"Arrah," said the Irishman. give
me a ginger ale, and this is the sec.
ond time I've asked you"
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4 PHYSICIANS Advice,

Yorktown, Ark, March 7th.-Dodd's
Kidney Pills must not be COMPOUNDED
with the ordinary patent medicine.
They are a new discovery, a specific
for all diseases OF the Kidneys and
have been accepted by physicians
only after careful tests in extreme
cases. DR.. Leland Williamson of this
place heartily indorses Dodd's Kid
ney Pills a a remedy for the vari-
ous forms of the diseases of the Kid
neys. pains in the back, soreness in
the region OF the Kidneys, foul-smell-
ing urine and cloudy or thickened con
dition OF the urine, discharges of pus
or corruption, Gout, Rheumatism, In
fammation and Congestion of the Kid
neys and all kindred complaints
Continuing, he says:
II could mention many cases In
which l have prescribed Dodd's Kid
ney Pills with success. For instance,
Mr.. Robert Weeks, farmer, malaria,
haematuria or swamp fever three
times, kidneys weakened, continual
pain and in back, which
made him very nervous. had a little
fever and sometimes chilly. Urine
changeable, but generally very high
colored; an old chronic case who had
taken much medicine with little eff
feet. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills
about six weeks he was entirely
cured and had gained fifteen pounds
In weight. The last time ! saw him
he was the picture OF perfect a
hood"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
Millions in Oats.

Salzor's New National Oats yielded
In 1903 in Mich, 240 bu.. in Mo-, 255 bu..
in N. d, 80 bu., and in 80 other
states from $50 to 800 bu. per acre.
Now this Dat If generally grow in
1904, will add millions of bushels to the
yield, and millions of dollars to the
farmers purse. Try it for 1904. Larg-
est Seed Potato and Alfalfa Glover
in America.
Salzer's Speltz, Beardless Barley.
Home Builder Corn, MaCarori Wheat.
Pea Oat, Billion Dollar Grass and Ear
lest Canes are none makers for YOU.
Mr.. Farmer
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE N 100
In stamps to John A.. SalEer Seed Co..
La Crosse, Wis. and receive in return
their big catalog and lots of farm seed
samples. CIV. N. u
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tried to persuade Margaret to return
with her; but she knew Cleland would
oyerhear 1t, SO there was nothing for
her but to walk on to the house.
margaret did not see Cleland until
she was close to the seat, and then,
with a little start, she would have
passed. merely bowling slightly; but
Celand rose at once.
You meant to take this seat, Doc
tor Crawford. Don't let me deprive
you OF 1T. shall vacate it if you would
prefer to be alone"
mere was nothing for Margaret but
% sit down, which she did at once.
Cleland stood beside her. A volume of
poems lay on the seat; it was one of
B~rowning's.
You nave been reading Browning. l
see,' said Margaret, a little nervously.
Yes. He is my favorite poet-my
only poet, indeed"
How well Margaret knew that! She
touched the book with fingers that
were not quite steady.
After a pause Cleland spoke again.
1 had a dear friend once-it seems
Very long ago." he said, looking, not at
ner, but at the far-off ridge of Penny
cant rising up in bold relief against
the clear sky, Ito whom, l think, l in
troduced Browning. | remember one
day, it was early April, and we had
gone a long walk-the only pre-ar-
ranged walk | ever went with her--to
the Pentlands. We sat down on a
messy knoll above Bonally, where we
could look down on the silvery Forth
in the far-off distance, and I read
aloud to her. May l read the same
thing to you now, Doctor Crawford? ?"
Margaret, looking up with a sudden
flush of fear in her eyes, merely bowed.
She sat still and m~otionless as he
read aloud, in a voice hat sounded
deeper than usual, the words hat had
become SO familiar to her after that
day on which he first read them aloud
on the green slopes of the grassy Pent-
lands. They had haunted her then
for days afterwards, and they seemed
now to stir a chord in her memory
that ached until it almost became I'M
b%earable, as she sat with her pale, dark
eyed face turned from him.
We two stood there with never a third:
But each by each, as each knew we'll,
The sights we saw, and the sounds we
heard,
The lights and the shades made UP a
spell,
Till the trouble grew and stirred.
Oh, the little more, and how much it
is!
And the little less, and what worlds
away.
He paused abruptly, but even then
did not look at her.
Then-what was tia sudden move
ment of the little white hands-a
movement which he saw, and which
seemed, in a strange, vague way, to re-
veal all to him, compelled him to turn
and look into her face.
She was leaning back against the
Old-fashioned summer seat, her face
pale as death, her lips parted, and her
breath coming in short, unequal pants,
as if she were fighting hard with her.
self.
In a moment Paul Cleland's arms
were round her, and once again her
head lay for one brief moment against
his breast.
(TO be cOnttnued.) .
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Her Reason1no,

I'm sure Harold and l will get on
famously," said the prospective BRIDE
His athletic training has taught him
to take a cold bath every morning,
"Of what advantage IS that?" asked
her chum.
why, any one who likes things
cold in the morning won't be afraid
to get up and look after the fires
Chicago Post.
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HoW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
We, the undersigned, have known f. j. Cheney
for the last IS years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any Obligations made by his firm.
NALDING. kfNHAN \ MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Ca,arrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family P'l4 for constitution.
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More Important.

Chollie is going in for automobiltng,
don't you know"
Indeed! And who's his maker"
"Weally, l cawn't say. OF course.
It's one of those high-priced ones
don't you know"
II don't mean who makes his mi
chimes. but who makes his clothes?"-
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PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.

John Anderson, Little Falls. Mimi.
hay and stock rack; Ole Berg, Ash
Creek. Mimi, paper cylinder pulley
for threshing machines: Charles
Holmberg, Woonsocket, S. d., lamp:
John Longquist. Minneapolis, Mimi.
druggists prescription cabinet; Carl
Olson, st. Francis, Mimi, car cou-
ping; John Riley, Minneapolis, Mimi.
grain door for freight cars; r. w.
Clark and H. j. Gille, Illuminated
signs.
Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, Oil
and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Pau
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Chance Of Front.

The cautious employer shook hit
head.
NO." he said to the low-browed en-
ploye whom he had discharged, II can
not recommend you"
The employee grasped the inkstanG
In one hand and took a step forward.
too highly" added the employee
hastily getting behind his desk.--Cin.
cinnati Times-Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

Ask Four Dealer For Aliens Foot-rcase,
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns.
Bunions, Swollen. Sore. Hot. Callous. Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes or tight shoes easy. At
Ill Druggists and Shoe stores. Is cents. Ac.
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmstcd. Ls Roy. N. Y.
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That Much Settled.

"They have called two doctors In
for consultation"
"And do the doctors agree?"
81 believe they have agreed upon
the price. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Inducement for MARRIAGE.

A woman in Russia, until the day OF
her death, IL she remains unmarried,
is under the absolute sway Of her par.
enta.
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WiQQle.Stick LAUNDRY BLUE

Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth Of
any other bluing. If your grocer does not
keep it send l0c for sample to The Laundry
Blue Co, IA Michigan Street, Chicago.
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Unique Wall Paper.

A morose French eccentric papered
his walls with the deep bordered in
vitation cards received to the funerals
of friends and acquaintance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

3 Miss Nettie BIacknore, Mini y
neapo!is, tells how any young
woman may be permanently
cured of monthly pains by TAX
ing Lydia E. piuhliam's Vege'
table Compound.
"YouNa WoMEN:-I had frequent
headaches of a severe nature, Ozark
spots before my eyes,, and at my men
strual periods l suffered untold agony.
A member of the lodge advised me TO
trv Lydia T.. Pinllham'S Ncgc.
table Compound, but l only scorneo
good advice and felt that my case was
hopeless, but she kept at me until l
bought a bottle and started taking
it. 1 soon had the best reason in the
world to change my opinion OF the
medicine, as each day my health I'M
proved, and finally I was entirely with
out pain at my m~cnstruation Perlous'
l am most GRACEFUL NErrIE "A
MORE, % Central Ave, Minneapolis
Mimi. $4,000 forfeit u original Of ab0ce letter
proving esnainsness cannot b. produced.
If there is anything about your
case about which you would
like special advice, write freely
to Mrs. Pinkham. She will hold
your letter in strict confidence.
She can surely help you, for nc
in America can speak
from a wider experience in treat.
ing female ills. She has heiped
hundreds of thousands Of women
back to health. Her address 10
Lynn, Mass; her advice Is ireo'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
In the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach.
Teething Disorders. move and regulate tho
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80, 600
testimonials. At all druggists, Csc. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted. lie Roy. Ny.
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The Fire Babies.

They are ali mine, I love them SO.
The little tots that come and 90:
In endless train they troop along,
Enrapt with laughter and with song.
From ev'ry shad'wy corner they
Come dancing in abandon gay.
And DER the polished floor they glide
Close to me and my tireside.
They tell me tales no others tell.
They quell the sobs no others quell,
All! when their fingers reach to me
My heart of pain again is free.
They swing upon the rings Of smoke.
These little tikes, these funny folk.
All! faithful visitors Of night
They're dancing in the freight.
H. s. K. in New York Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle. ex-
cept green and purple.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

The happy man cannot help being
helpful.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago-Mrs. THos. RoBRIAs,
Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

During leap year a great many girls
are afflicted with palpitation OF the
heart.
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Mercantile Marine Casualties.

WITT Va''e'FC NdTTHe OdSUdTCTeS.
Last year the British mercantile
marine sustained 1883 casualties, of
which 348 were complete wrecks. The
loss of life was 5,31S.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

No matter how long a ballet girl
remains on the stage. she never grows
gray in the service.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

A is never really Frustrated
with grief unless she is unable to con-
suit her dressmaker.
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Tempus Fugit.
He-Be candid, and tell me when you
want me to go.
She-It's a couple Of hours too late
for that.-Smart Set.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

He who courts martyrdom weds no
crown.
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Passing Of Time.

"How the winter days do fly"
Don't they Time goes as fast as q
load of coal.-DetrOit Free Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

Every minister is hopeful that the
strife in the choir will cease When the
millennium rolls around.
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Mercy to the guilty il malice to the
innocent.
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Gon IL World Game.

At Bagdad there has been go0
club for nearly ten years. The eight
een-hole course. which is laid out IN
the desert some three miles from the
city, 10 said to be Of "a decidedly sport
ing character"-which means, accord
ing to nome that one loses an immNd-
crate .aumber of balls there. Golf
may he played at Zanzibar, Benin
("the city Of blood" It will b 70
mer bered). Crete. Bangkok. Honolulu,
Perak and also at Wei-Hai-WelL:IoD-
don Times.
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F.l.e wlndpIpe fer Heaxe..

There is cab horse which can be
seen on one of the stands" along
broadway which has breathed for
years through false windpipe. The
animal had the heaves. and not only
made as much noise as locomotive.
but his speed was reduced nearly haif
because Of this difhculi~. A veterina-
rian inserted a tube and the horse
breathes as well as ever. The only
part OF the apparatus which IL visible
Is . small metal disk through which
the air enters.
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while lunching few days ago
with q friend" said Paul A. Bonwit.
II mentioned that l understood . mu-
tuaI friend was not drinking any
more, to which he replied: No; may
be Jack isn't drinking any more: but
l guesl he is drinking about as much
a. he ever did New York Times.
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A man in Missouri who swallowed
a Scent piece back in the days when
silver coins Of that denomination were
sometimes seen has Just coughed II
up. We all Of US have had expert
ence with individuals who required .
very long time to cough up very ;smaH
amounts.-Boston Transcript
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Monkey Of Brilliant Hues.

One of the most brilliant colored OF
all monkeys is to be found in Tibet.
1t il known as the orange snub-nosed
monkey. 1t lives In troops among the
taller trees. After its color the next
consplcuous feature about this animal
II its tiptilted nose.
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Railway, Own stalre.se..

In London the stairvays and Gle,
vators used for access or egress from
the stations OF the underground rail-
roads do rot occupy any part OF tho
streets. The railway companies ha0
to buy space in block where thst
wanted Q station.
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Pennies Bother Car Companies.

What to do with the copper pennies
taken in by street railway companies
IS getting to be more and more of o
problem in English cities. In London
many Of these coins are disposed Of
n fve-shilling packages to hotels and
other places where change is needed.
but much remains to be disposed Of
otherwise.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-11-05

Were It not for the fact that the
finest of wood pulp can be made from
spruce logs. white paper would cost
30 much that newspapers and magA-
zines and books would be much higher
in price. and their circulation core
spoadingly restricted. Even the malls
would be lighter by far but for To
spruce tree. -
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L. y. BLOOMFIELD.
Postonice address. Meeker. Colo.
Place of residence, Coal Creek. Colo.
Place of business. Coal Creek. Colo.
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AGAINST THE AMENDMENT CONCERNING ExEMP-
TAXATION. $500
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n. w. TOMLINsON.
Postofnce address. Meel<er. Colo
Place OF residence, ',t6i1 Creek, Colo.
Place of business, Goal Creek, Colo.
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State of Colorado, County Of Rio s,.neo. IS.
Value q the Spruce Tree.

:. e. FoRoHAM, County CLERK.