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WHAT GERMANS CALL AUTO,
It 10 Described Fully by an Express
I've Name.

It 10 Described Fully by an Express.
i've Name.
1T seems to me that the German
language has q bit the better of the
English tongue when it comes to the
name given that useful and popular
thing, the automobile" said an obser-
want man In the New Orleans Times
Democrat, though l will admit there
is a chance for controversy on this
point. The German for automobile Is
'selbstfahrer,' meaning literally self
driver This seems to me to be a
better and more expressive name for
the automobile. 1t seems to me to
come nearer describing the thing than
the English word. Yet 1t cannot be
insisted that English combination of
the words auto and mobile is alto
gether unhappy. 1t would mean al
most literally 'self-mover.' That is
very far from being bad. There are
n any worse combinations in this day
OF rapid word making. Still I have a
strong preference for the German way
OF saying automobile. 'Selbstfahrer'
seems to me to fit the bin.
by the way, the German for tele-
rhone is not bad either when you come
to think OF it. 'Ferrspracher' they say
In German. Here we have another
very happy combination. Literally
1ernsprecher a 'far-speaker.'
Thls is what the telephone is from nay
way of looking at 1t. Possibly it is not
SO musical as the English word. Yet
there is a deal Of poetry in the idea
OF far-speaking.' something Just a bit
suggestive of the echo. do not re.
gard this combination quite as fortu-
nate as the other one to which I have
referred, but 1t is by no means bad
at that. like the other word and
think we could make no very serious
mistake If we should steal 1t and incor.
porate it In the English language. 1t
might simplify our language to some
extent because Of the many uses to
which we have put the prefix auto al
ready"
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The Most Terrible Insect Pest In the
World.

The Most Terrible Insect Pest In the
World.
Nothing that has ever been written
about the Arctic mosquito begins to
come up to the real thing" said a guest
in the st. Charles corridor to the New
Orleans Times-Democrat man. "I
went up the Yukon river in the sum-
mer Of '96, representing the Alaska and
Dominion Trading company, and we
struck mosquitoes as soon as we got
into the hills. They are twice as large
as our familiar bayou species, and
their sting Is like the prod Of a hot
needle. They sweep along the valleys
in dense clouds, and II they catch a
man ~unprepared they are liable to
blind him before he can escape. l
heard stories of children being stung to
death, and can readily believe them.
Whenever we went ashore we wore
heavy hat nets and took the utmost
precaution, and were certain to suffer
more or less. One Of our party cut
the tongues out of his shoes and a mar
TOW l1AG I'll WIN Wdo CApOSC0 ailNO
the lacing. Next day he was bitten
there at least a hundred times, and his
feet were so terribly infamed that the
shoes had to be cut off. Another man,
a fireman in the boat crew. got drunk
on Alaska whisky one afternoon and
lay down to take a nap in the corner OF
the engine room. noticed him a
little later, and was Mortified at the
solid brown mass of mosquitoes that
had settled on a small exposed section
OF his cheek and throat. In an hour
his face was swollen out Of all resem-
blance to anything human. he was un-
able to swallow, and was burning with
fever. 1t was a week before he was
able to be about. I saw a number OF
cattle near Fort Hamilton that had
been made stone blind by stings near
the eye. The Arctic foothill mosquito
Is without doubt the most terrible In
sect pest in the world"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-08
Xnunnster Mas Came.

Bourke Cochran has a pious neigh
Dor with a 1~5-year-old son who does
not promise to be exactly "a chip OF
the old BLOCK" this little incident lead
Ing him to that conclusion: Not long
ero the father discovered to his sor.
row that bis boy and several Others
of the neighborhood had a habit OF
matching nickels. The wrathful pa
rent led the erring lad to the time
honored attic where hangs a certain
.trap. The boy didn't have any agree
able impression of what was to come.
and. on the ground that it is only the
first plunge that counts he called out:
"Say, dad! I'll go you heads or
tails for two Nckings OF none!"-New
York Times.
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WHAT TOMMY WOULD DO.
Meant to Change His Sleeping Hours
When a Man.

vbtSs q C
Tommy's Discrimination to go to bed
at night is only exceeded by his re-
l%uctance to get up In the morning. The
regular daily routine includes driving
him to bed at s p. M. and dragging
him therefrom at s a. m. Sleep has
no attractions for him until 1t actually
enfolds him In It's paralyzing embrace,
and then he sticks to the bed like q
woodtick to a woodchuck.
The other morning after his mother
had called him seven times, and en-
ally induced him to arise by firmly
grasping his left ear between her
thumb and foreinger, she walled:
"Oh, Tommy, Tommy, why do-oo-n't
you get up when l call you? What
will become Of you when you get to
be a man?"
81 KNOW" growled sleepy Tommy.
when I get to be a big man I'm not
a-goin' to get up in the morning
until two o'clock in the afternoonl"
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Typical "Sea Dou,"

Commander Stuart. in charge of tho
naval recruiting station In South
street, New York. has for his chief as.
sistant William Manning, a boatswain
who has been a sailor for forty-nins
years. He is now &c years old, but
does not lack 50. Manning has touched
at nearly every port known to mari.
asrs and was with Commodore Perry
on the historic expedition to Japan for
the purpose Of opening the ports OF
that country TO American traders,
nearly half q century ago. Eight
times in the course Of his career he
has rsenlisted and has finally come
20 the conclusion that life asa land.
lubbey Is not worth living.
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STANLEY AS A FIGHTER.
Lord Wolseiey Gives High Rank to
Famous African Eap!orer.

Lord Woiseiey Gives High Rank to
Famous African Explorer.
A thoroughly good man was Henry
NJ htaniey, whom l first met in the
Ashanti expedition. No noise, no dam
ger RULED his nerve, and he looked as
cool and self-possessed as if he had
been at target practice" Time after
time as I turned In his direction l
Ia him go down to a kneeling posi-
ton to steady his rifle as ne piled the
most daring of the enemy with a new
er-failing aim. 1t Is nearly thirty
years ago, and I can still see before
me the ~close-shut lips and determined
expression Of his manly face which,
when he looked in my direction, told
plainly | had near me an Englishman
In plain clothes whom no danger
could appal. Had / felt inclined to
run away the cool. firm, unfinching
manliness of that face would have
given me fresh courage. l had been
previously somewhat ~prejudiced by
others against him, but all such feel
ings were slain and buried at Amoa-
ful.-From Lord Wolseley's Recollec-
tons.
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Bess and Brindle. Snowflake. IL
Harrioan's Unconscious Bull.

Edward Harrigan, the Irish como
dian, is occasionally guilty Of an Irish
bull, as this incident proves. He was
seated at q table In a cafe with a feI
low-actor. The friend had ordered
whisky, and the liquor was served In
a decanter holding enough for several
drinks. They sat for some time talk
ing. and when the time came for pay.
ing the bill, the friend informed the
waiter that he had had but one drink
"What?" said Harrigan. "Only onei
1t seems to me you have had two"
mo, Ned, only one,~ persisted the
friend.
We'll, perhaps you are right" said
Harrigan. It'll admit I didn't see you
take the first drink, although / did see
you take the second."-New York
Times.
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KING OF THE MAsTopoNs.
Remains OF Enormous Animal Found
In New York Villaoe.

In the village Of Belvidere. west of
his city, says a Hornellsville IN. "
dispatch to the Chicago Chronicle.
aaye been discovered the bones of a
nastodon, from all appearances the
sing of his race Of prehistoric animals.
The first bone discovered, which was
about four feet in length, was taken
o Bradford, and there DR.. James
Johnson, formerly connected with the
Smithsonian institution, pronounced it
% be a portion Of q rib of a masto-
Ion. DR.. Johnson notified Alban
Stewart of the institution of the find
ind he came to Belvidere. Together
he two scientists took a force of
Horkmen and began making excava-
lions along the railroad.
Thus far three ribs and four verte-
arae have been unearthed. This
makes a section of the animals back
about eighteen inches In length. The
largest mastodon ever unearthed Is In
The Smithsonian institution, and the
vertebrate Of his skeleton are five
inches in width, the whole animal be-
ing twenty-five feet long and thirteen
feet in height.
Each Of the vertebrate of the animal
discovered near Belvidere Is six
inches in width, thus making the ami
Mal when alive the largest known at
this time. Compared to other masto-
dons, he would stand like a Jumbo
compared to the ordinary elephant.
Mr.. Stewart is authority for the
statement that these are by far the
largest bones OF any animal ever dis
covered. He asserts that the animal
must have lived 5000 years ago.
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Sl0O Reward. SfOO.

The readers Of this paper win be pleased to learn
that there Ia at least one dreaded disease that science
las been able TO cure in all its stages, and that 10
Catarrh. Halls Catnrrh Cure is the only positive
clre now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
be NJ a constitutional disease, requires a constitn-
tional treatment. Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken IN
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundaton of the disease, and giving the patient
tfength by building up the constitution and assisting
iature in doing its work. The proplietors have so
1uch faith in its curative powers, that they Offer
pne Hundred Dollars tor any case that 1t falls TO cure.
Sand for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, u.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
AA.ls Fauily PMS are the best.
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his uncle was killed, perhaps Elvln
would take all his property ano
wealth.
With his heart filled with boyish
courage, Rob wrote the letters In cl-
pher, as he had been ordered to do.
Then he addressed envelopes from list
number two.
The message in form number three
meant nothing to him. The nearest he
could come to a guess was that 1t In
formed the persons to whom 1t was
sent that the BLACK Cat" had brought
another cargo of contraband goods.
But what had loyalty to do with SNUG
Cling? No, 1t was another revolution
airy message, and the Black Cat" had
perhaps been taken as the symbol OF
the r~evoluti0nists.
Fortunately, Elvin remained away,
and Rob had an opportunity to carry
out the design he had formed. He
wrote a letter to his uncle.
Dear Uncle David" he wrote, II
was not drowned when | was thrown
overheard from the Royal Mail. l was
picked up by a smuggler, and am now
a prisoner among some men who are
smugglers, and also conspirators
against the government OF Argentina.
The head mans name is Richard Ell
vim, and he thinks ! am the nephew OF
Torrevo, the captain Of the schooner
that picked me up. If he knew l "a
writing this. he would Kill me. The
man who threw me overheard was
Lemuel Starne, the same n who is
trying to marry my coue,n Elsie. He
is a scoundrel. He is RALLY the son
Of Elvin. He comes here, and l am
afraid he will recognize me. So, as
ters | am writing to other conspirators,
l am going to slip out of the window
anf go back to the schooner Black
Cat Captain Torrevo told me to
come back If l was in danger, and I
think / am. I could have gone last
night, but I wanted to finish the job
they set me at, so that l could get
this letter off to you. There are three
kinds of letters am writing, and l
can only read one. That is the very
one that seems hardest to read. 1t is
in cipher, but l made it out. 1t is
being sent to several generals and
colonies and captains in Argentina,
and says: Everything is ready. You
will at once assemble your forces and
join me here.-Vin.' The name Vim
means Elvin. Here means a house
not far from the river, at a spot called
Black Cat Bay. If | get back to the
schooner I will be safe until Elvin
finds me. But l hope you will come
after me, or send someone. I warn
you against Lemuel Starne, whose
, na1ne is Elvin. He is trying to get
Elsie and you money. He tried to
| kill me to prevent me from reaching
you. Please try and get me away
from these men. am afraid they will
kill me yet. Your loving nephew,
ROB CLEVERDALE."
Rob addressed an envelope to DAY
i'd Horton, Duenos Ayres,' and slipped
the letter, folded neatly, into it. Then
he placed this among the letters OF
| number one, that he had written the
| previous day and which Elvin had
looked over.
Ito be c~ontinued.)
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Precautions to Evade Grlp.

"The so-called evidences Of grip
which usually appear every winter"
said a well-known physician, "are
moro imaginary than real. Although
th!s troublesome disease has never
yet reached the dimensions Of an cpl.
demic, it shows a marked increase
Immediately after a fall Of snow. This
Is entirely due to peculiar atmospheric
conditions which follow a snowfall,
ard which affect the bronchial system
in such a way as to bring about the
unpleasant grip. After an unusually
severe snow storm. a number OF years
ago, / had as many as eighty calls
q day, all pure cases of the grip. 1t
Is the day after the snowfall that one
must take the necessary precautions
70 eyadc the disease"
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CHAPTER XII.

On the following morning Rob rose
weary and aching from = bed on which
he had tossed in w~akefulness since he
had heard the words OF Lemuel Starne.
Capt. Elvin nodded to him when he
stepped out into tho large room, and
ct once led the way to the dining
oom.
Eat heartily" he SAID. "You have a
day of hard work before you"
It seemed to Rob that every bone in
his body ached from the excessive ex
ertion Of his walk the day before. But
he was 80 thoroughly aroused to the
necessities OF his situation that he
grimly bore it without a word, and fell
to on the breakfast Is II he was really
. happy boy.
Breakfast over, Capt. Elvin lighted a
cigar and offered one to Rob.
THANK you. sir. l don't smoke" said
Rob.
mot smokel A nephew of Torrevo
not smoke!"
But I was not always with nay un-
Gle Ricardo" said Rob.
"True. Boys In New York do not
learn to smoke as early as they do
here. Well. Ricardo. come. Let's get
to work"
The Englishman led the way to the
Office again, and pointed to a desk on
which there were paper and writing
materials.
THAT is your place." he said. you
are young for this trust, but Torrevo
spoke highly OF you. He said you
could be trusted. But, after all, / am
not going to trust you far. You will
know the names OF the men you write
to, and that Is all. Now, / will give
you three forms Of letters. They are in
cipher, and no n except those who
receive them can read them. Then l
will give you a list OF names for each
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Their Climate.

Your climate can't possibly be as
damp as ours"
Think not?"
mo, indeed; why, our climate is so
damp we never raise anything but UNI
brellas."
"But ours Ia so damp we never
think of raising umbrellas. They're
always up."-Philadelphia Press.
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felt tired OF the work. So he gave 1t
UP for the day and wandered around to
look at the place. Capt. Elvin ap-
peared for supper and looked over the
letters Rob had addressed. Rob noted
with pleasure that he did this care
lessly and did not see half OF them.
You finished number one?" said the
captain.
Yes, sir. I got tired. and left the
others till morning."
That's all right. You did well. l
could not do 1t. / could not sit down
and write an hour at a stretch to save
my life."
Rob had a good nights rest, and
after his breakfast the next morning
tackled number two. The captain vent
of again, and Rob's curiosity had
he felt like reading the cipher. But it
was a mystery. Such a meaningless lot
OF letters he never saw before. Turn
and twist them as he would he could
make nothing OF them. Suddenly it
occurred to him that these letters did
not spell the message at all. They
must. then. stand for other letters In
the alphabet. How was he to learn
what they stood for7 He took the first
sentence. FWFSZU, and SO on, meant
absolutely nothing, and could not be
made to spell anything. Starting with
A, the first letter OF the alphabet, Rob
tried to make r stand for 1t. But there
was no way to at the same rule to F.
and make sense. This would be ARA.
1t might lead to something. But when
he had gone through the sentence he
found 1t would not do, and began on
B. He kept this up. with all the inge-
nuity his young head was capable OF.
and tried c and D. He began to de-
spair OF reaching it, when he tried q.
The first i've letters gave the word
Every"
With his heart beating faster now,
Rob kept IN his way. Each letter of
the simple cipher really stood for the
letter that came before It In tho alpha
bet And when he had studied 1t all
out, h message read as follows:
Everything is ready. You will at
once assemble our forces and Join me
| here"
This meant something, surely. It
meant that q revolutionary army was
to assemble under Richard Elvin and
make an attack on the forces OF the
government. This means, perhaps, ruin
to h1s uncle In Buenos Ayres. And II
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-08
KNOWS NOW.
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
for a Time,

Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
for a Time.
It's easy to understand how ordf.
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks of his own en-.
perience:
." had used coffee for years and
really did not exactly believe it was
injuring me, although l had palpitation
Of the heart every day.
Finally one day a severe and al.
most fatal attack of heart trouble
frightened me, and / gave up both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead.
and since that time I have had abso-
lutely no heart palpitation except on
one or two occasions when l tried q
small quantity Of coffee which caused
severe Irritation and proved to me I
must let 1t alone.
When we began using Postum II
seemed weak-that was because we
did not make 1t according to direc.
tions-but now we put q little bit OF
butter In the pot when boiling and al.
low the Postum to boil full fifteen min
utes, which gives ut tho proper rich
favor and the deep brown color.
II have advised a great MANY Of
my friends and patients to leave OF
coffee and drink Postum; In fact I
daily give this advice" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum in place of tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe 1t to
patients. There's a reason"
A remarkable little book, THE Road
to MELVILLE" be found in each
Naeka1A
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Last Tag for Looking.

Gust n vision Of golden hair,
Ana eyes Of blue. q lovely pair.
Laughing at you from behind q chair:
Last tag for looking"
r,pon the street / see her pass
4 smiling, charming. little lass.
Last tag for looking"
A sunshine girl with a sunshine heart
From whom Q really hate to part
When once you've heard her say. q
smart:
Last tag for looking"
best Of friends must part" they
say;
Mine eyes are filled with tears Today
Because my sweet has o away
Last tag for looking"
New York 9un.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-08
PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern inventors.

James Boye, Minneapolis, Mimi.
needle case; Robert Bradley, Minneap-
oils, Mimi, metal wheel; Samuel Fei
sing, C~rookston, Mimi, pneumatic
straw stacker; George Houghton, Min
neapolis, Mimi, ash sitter; Samuel
Hunt, Minneapolis, Mimi, fire escape:
John hurry, Minneapolis, Mimi, port.
able ~scaffolding; Anders Wenner,
Roseau, Mimi, nut lock.
Iothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, s11
and 9l2 Pioneer Press Bldg. St Paul.
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Glover Dorothy.

Dr.. Henry Van Dyke, who is an ad.
mirer Of girls, tells this story OF a
maiden named Dorothy, who always
found some good excuse for having her
own way. Dorothy's father anne to
her n evening and said:
See here, Dorothy, don't like
young freshman's coming here SO
much. Next time he makes you a VISIT
Just give him the cold shoulder"
But, papa, he Is a vegetarian"
answered the unahashed Dorothy
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Eio Waoea Ia ceoka

A skillful cook commands q higher
salary than the average clergyman OF
college professor. At present French
cooking is most in demand, and
French cooks get the highest salaries.
The professional cooks are divided
into two classes-chefs and seconds
The chefs receive salaries VARYING
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. The
seconds receive from $1,000 - $1.svva
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teen years | suffered
with terrible pain
In my back. | did
not know what 1t
was to enjoy a
nights rest t, and
arose in the morn
ing feeling tired and
unrefreshed. My
suffering sometimes
was simply indie
%scribable. When |
finished the first box
OF Doan's Kidney
Pills l felt like a
different m I
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Enrautnr ~Frankness.

Edith-There Is one thing In particu-
lar that l like Mr.. Tactin for. He ID
so frank. you know. He always tells
me OF my faults without the least hest
tation. That was tho agreement !
caused him to make. Bertha-Do you
mean to say that you do not get an
CRY with him? Edith-Never. Bertha
Tell me some OF the faults he ha1
found In you. Edith.O, he hasn't
found any yet. When l ask him to
name them he always says that ! am
faultless.-Stray Stories.
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ELvIN WATCHED HIM DO THIS.

form. Now. take your pen and write
this down."
II am ready SIR" said Rob. dipping
his pen in the Ink.
1.-THE blue flag waves" said Elvin.
-Havs you got that1"
1.-THE blue flag waves" repeated Rob.
writing 1t down.
Il will 90 on. The blue nag waves.
La Plata smooth and friends find easy
sailing. Splendid anchorage in Black
Cat bay. Three days from this q storm
q expected. Cover your house WE'LL"
~ have that down, SIR" said Rob.
Every we'll. Mark that form number
one"
1T II marked number one. SIR"
"Now another. Are you ready?"
Ready, sir"
write these letters, one after an
other. and write them very plainly"
Eyes, sir" said Rob.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ZPVxJM
BOEKPJONFIFSF."
This was a terrible tumble to Rob,
who knew nothing about writing In
cipher.
Got that all DOWN." asked Elkin.
Eyes, sir"
.Read them over"
Rob repeated the letters.
Correct" said Elvin. 1T Is an easy
cipher, but none Of the letters will get
into the hands Of the government, and
even II one did, / don't think there Is
u one who would bother to make II
cut. Now take this down."
r. am ready, SIR"
Loyalty to loyalty. and Black ca,
sends greetings."
~ that All. sir"
That's MI. You viii sign 70 each
tetter you write the name Vim. You
understand. It II tho last syllable ot
~ own name" j
Yes, MR."
Nov, here are Ihfee lists OF names,
You have the irst letter marked num-
IN ne. Did you mark the cipher
nalmher twofs
~Yss. N.
Tho short one II number three.
- lists 81 nanessare numbered one.
ma three. Won will send a letter
ntilnber 70 every person named
Y IIiiSt bearing the same number.
III nndsrstand that!" &
4 e are envelopes. There are
ss&zExsAzS Efa 4AL6hax ~ &c. H. ~nnR ahM~N