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another, and on one occasion ran the luck
less German baron into swamp, where his
horse stuck hard and fast. But dogs were
his speciality. He was spelling for fight
continually. and even an ignoble conquest
had its charm for him. He would have
welcomed fCeman worthy of his steel, but
there wasn't dog in the place who was
more than half his size, so he had to get
what amusement he could out of smaller
fry. Most of the dogs at the hotel and cot
tases Were of the lap dog varety-delicate
little darlings who were too precious to be
left at home by travellers. King Charles
spaniels. cocker spaniels, skye terriers, all
locked alike to Rex. and half the women in
the hotel froze poor Nancy with gorgon
glares and talked ansrily about her in cor
ners. while the mems resentment was tenn
pered by sympathy
why, oh why walled Nancy, hasn't
some one on the premises pet bulldog
Swells to burn and not bulldog among
them 1t wouldn't happen once in thou
sand times"
Indeed. miss. you'll have to have him
shot, chorused the stablemen and the hotel
proprietor.
IF she had any sense of decency she
have the nasty brute shot," snapped the
women.
Shed better have him shot before he
Kills some one said the men.
Nancy, being a woman. wouldn't listen
to the suggestion of violent and sudden
death. Rex was fond of her in spite of his
pranks, and women are soft hearted-about
brutes
Why don't you send him away?" in
quired kindly men.
Where in the world would l send him?
board in the city" she groaned
We'll. sell him. He's a fine fellow but
you could afford TO take little or nothing
for him.
Sell himl" with desperate scorn Don't
you suppose I've had every man in the
stables trying to give him away I'd pay
any one to accept him as gift"
We'll, then, you'll have to have him
shot
1t always came back to that
The thing went on for two weeks. Nancy
was becoming thin and hollow-eyed and
the harmony of the neighborhood was shat
tered into bits Rex was finally and per-
mapently shut in his box stall One Sunday
morning he escaped. Nancy, starting to
church In a symphony of pearl and white,
heard scuttle, a growi, an agonized yelp.
She dropped her prayer book and fed
| in his jaws was the shivering, hairless,
Mexican pet of a wealthy old dowager.
There was the limp but frantic dowager.
There We're the cook, three walters. one
groom and a crowd of minor satellites.
The Mexican idol yelped the dowager
screamed, the men yelled. Nancy plunged
into the fray and broke her pearl-colored
parasol over her dogs head. He never
noticed il.
Save himl Save my darlingr shrieked
XIII him. XIII the BRUTE" moaned
Nancy.
An athletic young man In outing hannels
hove In sight round the corner, removed his
pipe from his mouth and stared. Nancy
looked at him through streaming eyes.
XIII himr' she implored tragicalIy.
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HERE is town in Arizona of tran
silent renown. 1t was built to tear
down. Its founders knew that after
u a period of three years the spot on
which they buiIded would be ITO
feet under water. They knew that they
never could hold title to the land; that
they We're building there under sufferance;
that in the end their improvements would
be forfeit, ard that before they really began
to feel at home they would be unceremoni-
ously turned out. Yet they advisedly es-
tablisned themselves and erected a school
and hall for religious and other meetings,
provided water supply and sewerage, Sc
cured stage lines and a post office and
went into business. Such action was not as
profligate as it might seem to conservative
eastern folk. There was a demand for all
these things ana the work was done. The
Short period during which the town could
exist was merely a detail and evidently
not Of sufficient Importance to cause them
10 hesitate.
Away up in east central Arizona, where
the o,d-time outlaw used 10 hide from the
wrath Of border law, there is a great basin
trimmed by high mountains. Through the
bottom of it flow the waters Of Salt river
and Tonic creek the streams meeting at
q
Ing from It through a canyon 100 feet deep
In the Salt River mountains. This canyon
is the only outlet Of the basin; If one would
emerge by another route 1t must be that of
the mountain roads and trails. Across It
the engineers Of the United States reclama-
ton service are constructing what will be
the highest dam in the world converting
this basin into an enormous artificial lake
more than twenty miles long and with
maximum depth of 30 feet. The dam and
appurtenant canals and power stations are
s. vast an enterprise that II was readily
appreciated that the country thereabout
must support a large population during the
construction period The nearest settlement
IS Globe fOrty-three miles to the east;
therefore. In the opinion Of those western
people new town was justified. 1t Is stu
ated close to the dam site upon the side Of
the mountain where the land slopes off to-
ward the river
When the government engineers first en-
tered the valley i'll the spring OF 1901 for
the purpose of carrying on preliminary
studies, the town site was a dry and dusty
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da, leading a huge and tractable dog.
More often, the morning quiet was shivered
by a sound of skurrying, scampering bark
Ing scolding, protesting; and by the veran-
da swept a whirlwind of dust, in which
might be vaguely seen an immense, strain
Ing, struggling mastiff dragging after him.
al chain length. a breathless, red-faced,
stormy-eyed young woman.
The apparition shot down the driveway
and vanished on the road: and there was a
mighty chuckling on the veranda.
At the end of quarter MILE Nancy
usually dropped off of the chain, ard her
amiable love souvenir roamed at large
through the country. while she followed In
his wake thinking desperately Of her re-
sponsibility and of the rack and ruin that
might be laid at her door.
Rex wasn't really vicious-playful rather.
but his idea of humorous sport didn't find
favor In the community. He chased cats,
chickens, children. horses. cows, with fm-
partial zest. He caused one runaway after
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fiat supporting only q few stunted cacN
and an occasional mesquite. Near Its GEN.
ter Were the remnants OF one of the pre-
historic mines so common in the southwest
AS q town site 1t was not at all prepos-
sessing. Its location, however Is the Iogl-
cal one for construction camps. and was
therefore selected by the engineers, who re-
allied that a town would inevitably spring
up during the progress of the work. The
site was divided into two parts-that near
est the dam being reserved for the use OF
the government. while the balance was laid
off in town lots.
The rules laid down for settlers were SIM
pie and effective. The title to these lots re-
mains, Of course, in the government, and
the parties taking them up do 50 with the
understanding that they will some day be
flooded out. Parties who were granted per-
mission to take up town lots received them
on the condition that they prepare immedi-
ately to reside or do business thereon. If
the lot faces what was designated as the
main street the party securing possession
must start a legitimate business. His con-
tinuous possession of the property until the
completion of the dam and the flooding or
the country depends entirely upon his own
conduct. No saloons, gambling halls or any
business of questionable nature are allowed.
The increase of population brought up
new problems of water supply, drainage
ana llSNtlNS pants. / ne question: oi d sup
ply of pure water was solved quickly and
satisfactorily by connecting the towr with
a spring three miles away in the noun
tains Engineers soon provided for proper
sewage. Later small electric plant was
installed, and the city began to assume
metropolitan airs. The pioneer merchant
erected a store, RoOseve-t's first building,
stocked it with general merchandise. and
opened a restaurant. The volume of bust
ness increasing as the government work
proceeded. other merchants followed. until
the basin became vertable hive of indus
try. Soon the butcher, the baker. the drug
gist and the liyeryman were represented. A
knight of the razor and scissors drifted in
and fort hwith proceeded TO lay waste the
abundant hirsUte adornments of the males.
His business prospecting. he sequestrated
not spring which flowed out Of cavern
near by and introduced the inhabitants to
the luxury of hot bath. The long line of
citizens. each equipped with towel and soap.
which on Sunday mornings stood waiting
the call of Next atteSted to the shrewd
Judgment of the barber.
While especial provisions were being made
for the care and comfort of the physical
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Blue Journalism.
From the Newark News.

TIOIH -NVNdTK NEWS.
AS a rule an editors life Is pleasant
There are gloomy days. however, days
when any old trade looks better than the
one he follows. When such days come to
US We open a secret drawer in our desk
and take out group of Photographic
views of Mr.. Whitelaw Reds country
place, Ophir farm, on Long Island sound.
In ten seconds all the old enthusiasm for
the business returns, with all the dear
confidence that the newspaper path leads
to fortune The sun shines again, the
flowers bloom, there Is music in the air
and we loch the photographs in the secret
drawer for future reference
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one section being allowed On the floor at
time. When a dance Is finished the ladies
are left standing in the center of the ROOM
awaiting the advent of the next section.
The arrangements. while peculiar are sat-
isfactory. A light supper is served. and
one simoleon pays for the tag and the re-
freShments.
Standing with the dtsconsolate crowd
whose members are for the next dance, one
forgets the great outside world in the scene
before him. The violinist, keeping time
with his foot, calls the figures of the dance
as the couples swing and wiirl in the glare
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OF the laInplight. During the intervals be-
tween dances one may hear the bangi banSI
of the Apache tom-tom. Half a mile away
from the village the aborigines in their own
camp are having a dance. Across the dead
line separatin private from governgne emf
property glow the electric lights of the gov
ernment camp. and over all in the dark
merable stars rivaling the electric lights
in brightness, and revealing in dim outline
the majestic mountains surrounding the
valley.
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said that the pup MUST have exercise; so
Rex was turned loose and promptly chewed
holes in valuable Italian greyhound be-
longing to a New York millionaire. Only
Nancys face prevented a suit for dam
ages
After that the dogs promenades were
taken at the end of a chain, but he devel-
oped violent dislike for the groom in
charge, and, in fact, for every one on the
premises, except his owner.
She bent her shoulders to the burden and
began taking him for his daily walk.
There was infinite variety in the perform
ance. incidentally, there was tremendous
entertainment for the other inmates of the
hotel.
Occasionally, slim pretty girl in crisp
gown walked calmly past the hotel veran-
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dance hall nearly every night attests its
popularity. The men outnumber the wom-
en- nearly three to one and wall flowers are
unknown. Similar situations frequently
have been the cause of bloodshed In border
towns, but the slogan of the town of Roose-
velt Is fair play" and the rules governing
dance hall department are such that all diff
tculties are avoided. Each man who enters
the dance hall is given a tag; those pos
sesSing the numbers from l to 20 are al
lowed on the floor for the first dance; those
from 20 to 40 for the next and so on, only
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lagos. Owing to the rules governing the
holding OF property, all undesirable bust
ness IS rigidly excluded by the officials, and
the present holders of property are under
careful supervision. There is a long wait
Ing list of persons who desire to enter into
business. Drunkenness Is practically I'M
known and there are no professional gam
blers. The men are not in debt and appear
happy and contented.
* X
The principal amusement is dancing, and
the gay throng at the pavilion or In the
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man the spiritual was not neglected
branch of the Salvation Army appeared
upon the scene and was accorded the privi-
leges of the town hall which was alter
nately used as church, g theater. a dance
hall and occasionally as a restaurant.
Having outgrOwn ats swaddling clothes,
the town demanded post office and got 1t.
After some discussion. the name of Roose-
welt was decided upon. The ephemeral
stigma to the name of our illustrous Presi-
dent, as the massive masonry with which
the engineers will close the canyon win
bear the same name for generations to
come. A daily mail service was put in OPP
GRAFTON between Roosevelt and Globe. Tele-
phone service. with connections to Globe
miles, completed. By this time the
town of Roosevelt had so grown in popula-
ton that a school became a matter Of ne
ceSsity. The nearest country school was
six miles up the river. During the sum-
mer of 1904 this was carried bodily to the
valley. A church only was lacking now.
but this need was filled IN part by the Sal
walton Army and by an occasional visit of
a minister from Globe.
For time competition in general bust
ness was keen, as the government subsisted
all of its employees up to November 1904
After that date, however, the wages of the
government men were increased to cover
board where they pleased. This had the eff
feet Of augmenting the business of the
town. Roosevelt has many of the facilities
of the modern town, even though the near
est railroad is forty-fiYe miles away, and
morally it is far ahead of most western VIII
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
iONEST PHYSICIAN
Works with Himself First.

wv 40 u lhh16Glt EtTS
1t Is a mistake to assume that ply
sicians are always skeptical as to the
curative properties of anything else
than drugs.
Indeed, the best doctors are those
who seek to heal with as little use Of
drugs as possible and by the use Of
correct food and drink. A physician
writes from California to tell how he
made a we'll man of himself with Ma
lures remedy:
Before / came from Europe, where
l was born" he says, lit was my
custom TO take coffee with milk (cafe
au lait) with my morning meal, a
small cup (cafe noirl after my dinner
and two or three additional cups at my
club during the evening.
I'm time nervous symptoms devel-
oped, with pains in the cardiac region,
and accompanied by great depression
of spirits, despondency-in brief, the
blues. l at first tried medicines, but
got no relief and at last. realized that
all my troubles We're caused by coffee.
! thereupon quit its use forthwith, sub
gtituting English Breakfast Tea.
"The tea seemed to help me at first,
but in time the old distressing symp-
toms returned, and l quit it also, and
tried TO use milk for my table bever-
age. This | was compelled, however,
to abandon speedily. for while it re-
licyed the somewhat. II
brought on constipation. Then by a
happy inspiration ] was led to try the
Postum Food Coffee. This was some
months & and I still use 1t. / am
no longer nervous, nor do / suffer from
the pains about the heart, while my
'blucs' have left me and life Is bright
10 NE once more. | know that leaving
on coffee and using Postum healed ne,
cad make It a rule to advise my pa
tients to use H." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's q reason.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
Could Get No Rest.

Freedom. Mimi, Sept. 1S.-(SpecialJ
MIR. X. +. Coward. Il ~well-knOwn man
here, is rejoicing in the relief from
suffering he has obtained through US
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills. His expert
ence is well worth repeating, as it
should point the road to health to
many another in Il similar condition.
Il had an ~aggravating ease Of Kid
ney Trouble says Mr.. Coward, that
gave me no rest day or night, but using
a few boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills
put new life in me and l feel like a
new man.
Il am happy to state l have receiv-
ed great and wonderful benefit from
Dodd's Kidney Pills. l would heartily
recommend all sufferers from Kidney
Trouble to give Dodd's Kidney Pills a
fair trial, as l have every reason to
believe it would never be regretted"
Dodd,Sr Kidney Pills make you feel
like anew man or woman because they
cure the kidneys. Cured kidneys mean
pure blood and pure blood meal
bounding health and energy Is every
part of the body.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
a Cow as = Witness.

From New York 10 Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Lester II. Reilly's pet COW,
Bessie" which appeared in the play,
Blue Jeans" in every large city In
the United States. was a witness be-
fore Justice William A. Boyd at Mann
! aroneck today. The constable took the
animal into court on a subpoena issued
by the Justice. The lowing of the COW
annoyed Mrs. Reilly while the latter
was testifying.
Mrs. Reilly is the wife Of the mil
~lionaire chief OF the Larchmont fire de-
partment and the daughter Of F. F.
Proctor, a theatrical
When Mrs. Reilly appeared in Blue
Jeans she had Bessie on the stage
with her. The animal became known
throughout the country. A year ago,
when Mrs. Reilly left Larchmont, she
left her COW with George Lane, a farm
er, who, Mrs. Reilly says, was to keep
the animal for the milk she produced.
Recently Mrs. Reilly called upon Lane
and asked for her pet. The farmer
refused 10 surrender the animal until
Mrs. Reilly paid its board" amount
ing to nearly 800. This Mrs. Reilly
refused to do aud a Lane summoned
into court. TIE decision is reserved.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
From South America to Attend C. A. r.

From the Denver Republican.
~he man who "a undoubtedly claim
the distinction of having travelled the
furthest to attend the national en-
campment ut Denver Is General Archi-
bait j. Sampson, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States to the republic of Ecua-
dor, South America.
General Sampson is well known to
Colorado people, having been attorney
general of this state many years ago.
For eight years General Sampson has
been stationed at Quito, Ecuador. He
states hat the climate there is q hot
and disagreeable one. He has several
times tried to resign his United States
government position there, but each
time his resignation is not accepted,
and he is petitioned to remain. This
is because of his efficiency in handling
the affairs of the United States gov
in the South American re-
public.
The general says he would not have
missed the encampment in his old home
IN Denver for anything, and so he came
5000 miles TO attend it. He has had a
good time since arriving in the city,
meeting old friends both of the war
time and Of the time when he practiced
law and serve the state of Colorado in
Denver.
1t was his intention to again resign
his position in South America while on
this trip, and for his reason he left
Ecuador early and arrived in the
United States two months ago. Stree
that time he has been trying to lose
his job. His UnC's Sam, for whom he
fought in the civil war. and whom he
has served as faithfully in Ecuador,
insists that he return there. 1t was
only after he had been persuaded at
length that he agreed to return and
then only when he had peer promised
that his place would be filled at the end
of another year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
JUST r
II Will Give Color and Bright Eyes to
the Girl Who Practices Ii Daily.

the Girl Who Practices IL Daily.
New York Sun: To take a mile run
daily, as a man in training would do 1t.
is the best way in the world for a girl
to get color into her cheeks and sparkle
into her eyes.
III girls would turn their attention
to running. they would fin1 IL the most
exhilarating pastime in the world. as
we'll as one of the most healthful."
says an authority On athletics. Be
sides adding roses to the cheeks and
inches to the lungs. running is The stout
woman's best
Let her take 2 brisk run daily, be-
ginning with a few yards, and getting
up to a mile or whereabouts, and she
will not need to resort TO a diet-that
most melancholy n depressing meth
cd of reducing avoirdupois."
II a run cannot be taken daily out OF
doors, the running track found at ey-
cry we'll equipped gymnasium should be
utilized. A run out of doors. however,
Is the ideal practice. for fresh air is
one OF the important factors OF the
sport. 1t is fresh air that gives a girl
bewitching color in her cheeks and
purifies every drop OF blood In her
body.
After a little practice a girl can run
half a mile without stopping. Then
let her pause for a two-minute rest
before doing the next half mile. Run
briskly, but not at top speed. Without
question, one OF the best exercises in
the world for girls is running. II con-
tributes for one thing that elasticity
without which grace Is Impossible. and
spurs every bodily function 10 its APP
propriate duty. Other things being
equal, the girl who knows how TO run.
and does run, will o%utclass in general
attractiyeness the girl who does not
She viii carry herself more gracefully.
Her pose viii be easy she viii he bet-
ter set up, and generally better abIN to
take care OF herself in society or out
NJ ~
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
CEMENT cuLvERTs FOR ROADS

During late years farming communities
are giving much attention TO the puphc
highways, realizing that 1t is money well
expended. One of the chief expense ac-
counts has been for culverts and these are
quite as high when the opening to be
bridged is narrow for the reason that less
expensive and much lighter lumber is used
hence the culvert must be renewed at ire
quent intervals. AS the cost of Tuner in
creases the cost of cement and cement
building blocks and slabs decreases so that
the future will see many more structures
of different kinds built of concrete than II
has been thought profitable to use In the
past. Experts say that a span of twenty
five feet or less can be bridged with u nat
culvert of cement at low cost and that the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22
Child Marriages in India.

FTOm INC IONuON FOst.
Yesterday at the Caxton Hall. West
minister, Sirdar Arjan Hingh addressed the
East India association on Early Marriages
In India" Sirdar Arjan Singh said in
India people married in childhood, some
times in infancy, and not rarely the pro-
mise OF marriage was made before birth.
IL a girl was unmarried at twelve she was
regarded as disgraced and her father as .
sinner. About 400. 900 children in every five
years were married when under five years
OF age. Many girls then married became
widow while still babies or small children.
and the misery of w~idowhood in India was
,nconceivable TO the European mind.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-22

work is lasting. The main essentials In
the cement %culvert, beyond the first-class
material OF course, are the submerged cut
off wall at each end to prevent undermine
ing and the wing walls ar each end. In
every section there are masons who arc
familiar with the working OF concrete and
highway overseers should consult these
men before investing money In the old
time and expensive wooden cuivcrts. The
Illustration shows the side wings Of the
cement culvert. which add to Its dura-
hltty.