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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11
A Humble AnoIngN.

Conversation overheard in a London
street; scene, laborer working on a
scaffold, contemplating surrounding
view, when his foreman m along
down below and, looking up and seeing
him idle, calls out to him: $50 yer
'aving a look round! What do yer
think Of the weather." Workman
Cooking down with contemplated;
I'm a-working! Foreman-Oh, l beg
yer pardon! I'm sorry | stopped yer!-
London Globe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11

The haunts in Volga which knew
Ferdinand Colman, aged "a years,
will know him no more. He was
united ia marriage last week to a
WATERFOWL belle, aged Is; in that city
they intend to reside. The Tribune
hopes that life to them will turn its
brightest side as they toddle down
the bra. -Volga Tribune.
Eugene Munkler returned from
North Dakota last Friday. He
was not pleased with any claim there
was in sight for him in that country,
the best had all been taken, and is
better satisfied than ever with Lake
Preston and the surrounding country.
The young people down this way
think that Gene found the trip tire.
some alone and made up his mind
that holding down a claim without
a help mate would not be what it is
cracked up and the thought brought
him back better satisfied than when
be left. Times
Fred Bolt vas taken violently
i'll the latter part of last week with
appendicitis. Mr., Bolt has suffered
from the same trouble before, having
been i'll with it last winter, but this
time was much worse than ever be.
fore, and it was decided to take him
to Rochester for an operation Ac-
cordlngly DR.. Egan went with him
Monday evening. W. hope to hear
of his improvement soon-Arling-
ton Sun.
LATER MIR Bolt died at Rochester
and was brought to Arlington and
buried Monday. The deceased was
among the most prominent farmers
in this section of the state. He came
here in the early days, SAY the hard
ships, and experienced the prosperity
that fell to those who had the stay
ing qualities aud the industry. He
was held in high esteem as a citizen
and his death is a sad loss to the
community as we'll as to the family.
Horse flesh worth $l.50 a pound
will be seen at the Interstate Live
stock fair association, at Sioux City,
September l1-16. Eight draft horses
there will be, every one worth $1,000
each team worth $4,000, and the en-
tire 10000 pounds Of horse as good as
$4,000 in gold. There will be no
more striking feature at the fair than
this display which will consist of
the eight finest draft horses owned
by Swift d Co, besides ten more,
picked from thousands. the possess
sion of the Sioux City Brewing com.
pany, the Sioux City Stock Yards
company, and the Schloeman Com
mission company. President Louis
E. Swift, Of the big packing firm,
has written to Secretary f. l.. Wirick
of the Interstate fair, asking that
stall room be reserved for his eight
Percheron draft horses. Each OF
them is a prize winner, each weighs
| l,S00 to 1000 pounds. each will wear
harness worth $500 and they will
make their daily parade in all the
elegant trappings used by them in
the shows all ever tae world. The
draft horses that will be shown by
the three Sioux City firms have beer
selected after the entire west had
been secured and they are betterec
only by Swift's. The horses vii
parade in single rigs, two, three
four, and six horse teams, and eight
in a bunch.
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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11
what We Get.

If l am asked the question, "Do we
get our deserts?' / will boldly answer,
"No, we don't, and we never shall,
speaking Of humanity as a whole and
taking account of the preponderating
multitudes to whom life is only another
word for misery" But if / am asked,
do we get what is best for usT' I say,
ayes, always and everywhere, taking
our lives through and through, and
having account not merely for our ma
terial, but also for our spiritual well
fare."-Hall Game.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11
Another Good man Gone Wrong.

RAASAAA|A "SNN q SSAAS NAA5
He neglected to take Foley'5 Kid
ney cure at the first signs of kidney
trouble, hoping it would wear away
aud he was soon a victim Of Bright's
disease. There is danger in delay,
but if Foley's Kidney cure is given
once the symptoms will disappear,
the kidneys are strengthened and
you are soon around and we'll. A. r.
Bass, of Morgantown, Iud, had to
get up ten or twelve times in the
night, and had a severe backache,
and pains in the kidneys, and was
cured by Foley's Kidney cure,
l., E. Sasse
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11
Part Of Food Law Unconditional.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Aug. 5.-As the
result of the suit instituted by a To-
cal wholesale house, Judge Jones OF
the state circuit court in this city has
granted an injunction restraining f,
w. Small, state dairy and food com
missioner, from putting into effect
section II Of the pure food law, enact
ed by the legislature at its session
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11

SAY, ma" asked little Willie after
he had been in conjunction with the
paternal slipper, "did anybody besides
pa ever ask you to be his wifeT'
"Oh, yes; I had lots of proposals be-
fore your father came along"
well, do you think you gained any
thing by waiting ?"-Chicago Record
Herald.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11

What we call tact is the ability to
find before it is too late what it is that
our friends do not desire to learn from
us. 1t is the art of Withholding on
proper occasions information which we
are quite sure would be good for them.
IS. Al. Crethers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11
Yankee Assurance.

Irritated Frenchman (to American
who has mistaken him for a waitere
SIR, you hat gr-r-rossly insulted me!
There is my card! My seconds viii
wait upon you, sir-r-ri American-Nev-
er mind your seconds, Frenchy. You
can wait on me just as well. Pass me
the worcestershire sauce. and be quick
about it!
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11

you will observe that this is a very
fine point.
ut ought to be. You've strained II
enough."-Cleveland Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-11

will chide no brother In the world
but myself, against whom ! know most
faults,-Shakespeare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

came along, and when he saw pa with
watermelon and bluing water all over
him, and perspiration rolling down his
face, he said to pa: why don't you
take your elephant back to the lot,
cause the afternoon performance is
about to Begin" and that made pa
mad, and he said: "You go on with
your afternoon performance, and
will have Bolivar there all right" and
then everybody laughed, but pa knew
what he was about.
Pa dropped his hook and went to a
hose cart and took a Babcock extin-
guisher and strapped it on his back
and went up to Bolivar, who was tip
ping over some dummies in front of
a clothing store, and pa said: "Boli-
var, you lay down." but Bolivar threw
seven-dollar suit of clothes. at pa,
and beloved, as much as to defy pa.
Pa turned the cock of the extiHguish-
er, and pointed the nozzle at Bolivar's
head, and began to squirt the medi-
Gated water all over him. For mo-
ment Bolivar acted as though he
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side of the menagerie tent, and seemed
to say to the other animals: "Come
on, boys; there is going to be some
thing doing" and the animals all set
up howl in their own language, as
though they were saying: "Whooper
up, old man, and don't let them
monkey with YOU"
Bolivar went out in the street and
moved a wide swath, with pa after
him, hooking him all the time, but he
paid no attention to pa. He put his
head under the side of a street car
loaded with negroes that had come to
see the show, dressed in their Sunday
clothes, and tipped the car over on the
side, and the negroes crawled through
the windows and went uptown yelling
murder, while Bolivar went in front of
q grocery store where there was pile
of watermelons, and began to throw
them at the people in the street, and
the negroes thought an elephant was
not so bad, SO they came back and had
q feast.
Pa tried to head off Bolivar at the
grocery, but Bolivar took half a
watermelon and put the red side on
top of pas head. and souashed it down
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pull it out by the roots, and Jump up
and crack his heels together like a
drunken shoe maker, and below as
though he was saying he was a bad
man from Bitter creek.
Well, at Akron, the keeper of this
elephant, Bolivar, had to go and see
q girl that he met when the show was
here last year, and settle case of
breach of promise before justice of
the peace, and the boss told pa to look
after the elephant for an hour or so,
So pa took a pole with hook in it and
sat down on a bale of hay to watch
Bolivar. 1t was one of those hot days,
and Bolivar stood dropping and per-
spring, and wishing the show was in
Alaska, and pa was kind of sleepy,
like everybody in the show, when sud-
denly that elephant whooped, and
swatted Jeanette, his wife, a couple of
times, and she cried pitiful, and pa
put the hook in Bolivar's hide and
gave a jerk, and told him to hush up
that noise, but Bolivar just reared and
pitched and walked right through the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

couldn't take joke, and was going to
start off again, but pa kept squirting,
and when the chemical water began to
eat into Bolivar's hide, the big animal
weakened, and trumpeted in token of
surrender, and kneeled down in front
Of pa, and finally got down so pa could
get on his back, and pa took the hook
and hooked it in the flap of Bolivar's
ear, where is a tender spot, and he told
Bolivar to get up and go back to the
tent, and Bolivar was as meek as a
lamb, and he got up, with pa on his
back, and the fire extinguisher on pas
back, and marched back to the tent.
through the hole he had made coming
out. Thousands of people followed,
and cheered pa, and when they got in
the tent pa said to the principal owner
Of the show, who had made fun of
him: Here's your elephant, and
whenever any of your old animals get
on the warpath, and you want 'em
rounded up, don't forget my number.
cause can knock the spots out of any
animal except giraffe" The crowd
cheered pa again and he got down off
the elephant, took off his fire extin-
guisher. and handed Bolivar a piece OF
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80 the seeds and Juice and pulp run
down pas shirt and neck, and he
looked as though murder had been
committed, but pa wiped his face on
his shirt sleeve and showed game, be-
cause he kept mauling Bolivar with
the hook. Bolivar broke up millinery
store by throwing tomatoes at the
women in the windows, and he went
into yard where q woman was
washing and squirted the bluing wa
ter all over the woman, and all over
pa, and then he chewed the clothes on
the line, and drove the family over the
fence.
You'd a died to see those milliners
climb over a high board fence head
first, and Bolivar actually seemed to
laugh. Bolivar run one of his tusks
through a barrel of gasoline, and it
run out on the street car track, and an
electric spark set it on fire, and the
fire department turned out, but the
engines had to all go around Bolivar.
cause he wouldn't bulge an inch, but
seemed to say: "Let 'er rip, boys;
this is the Fourth of July"
The circus men began to come with
ropes and club, to tie Bolivar and
throw him, but he escaped into side
street and watched the engines put out
the fire, and he swung around with his
trunk and his tusks and wouldn't let
anyone come near him but pa with the
hook, and he seemed to enjoy the prod
ding, but guess that gave him cour-
age to keep on doing things.
The principal proprietor of the show
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
A BRAIN WORKER.
Must Have the Kind Of Food That
Nourishes Brain.

i am literary man whose nervous
energy is a great part of my stock in
trade, and ordinarily l have little pa
thence with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made of them. But
cannot withhold my acknowledge
ment Of the debt that owe to Grape
Nuts food. !.
Il discovered long ago that the very
bulkiness Of She ordinary diet was not
calculated to give one clear head, the
power of sustained, accurate thinking.
I always felt heavy and sluggish in
mind as well as body after eating the
ordinary meal, which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
81 tried foods easy of digestion, but
found them usually deficient in nutri-
ment. I experimental with many
breakfast foods and they, too. proved
unsatisfactory, till reached Grape
Nuts. And then the problem was
solved.
"Grape->Iuts agreed with me perfect
ly from the beginning, satisfying my
hunger and supplying the nCtriment
that so many other prepared foods
lack.
II had not been using 1t very long
befoDe found that I was turning out
an unusual quantity and quality Of
work. Continued use has demon
strated to my entire satisfaction that
Grape-Nuts food contains all the ele-
ments needed by the brain and nerv-
Gus system of the hard working public
writer" Name given by Postum Co i,
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

May Give had the worst time at
Akron last week and pa proved himself
a hero, though he was swatted good by
the rogue elephant before he got his
second wind and went for the animal.
We have a male elephant that is al
most human, cause he gets on a tear
about once month, like a regular
ugly husband. You can't tell when
his mind is in condition for running
amuck,. but suddenly he. will whoop
like a drunken man, strike his poor
patient wife over the back with his
trunk and grab her tail and try to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
AMONG THE LITERATI.

One thousand four hundred and
twenty-five characters are described
In the "a books written by Charles
Dickens.
The rule followed by editors of both
the Oxford and Cambridge Chronicles in
the position of the letters A. M. and M.
A, for the title master of arts, is that
where the context is In Latin the form
is A. NJ, and where it is English, M. A.
The real name of Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio, the Italian novelist, is Rapagnetta.
His father-in-law was Due De Gallese, a
Frenchman who received permission to
take that title on marrying the widow
Of former duke. The author is now
trying to obtain divorce.
Once a year or so William Dean
Howells, the distinguished novelist,
drops into the Office of the Ashtabula
CO., Sentinel, rolls up his sleeves and
sets type for half an hour. Mr.. Howells
began his career as a printers appren-
tice in the Sentinel Office, which was
then owned by his father. His knowl-
edge of typesetting has been of immense
value to him in his literary career.
John Kendrick Bangs, the author, who
for some years has been dividing his
time between Yonkers and New York, is
soon to become countryman again. Il
have blue-penciled city life," he said,
recently. my eye is on farm in New
England, where hope before long to be
able to provide an appreciative public
with limited editions of squab-chickens,
large paper turkeys and deckle-edged
eggs. And" he added, slyly, no item
in either class will go out without my
signature"
Miss Alice French chose her pen name
Of Octave Thanet in curious fashion.
Octave was the name of one of her
schoolmates and was selected because it
gives no hint as to whether the person
who bears it is man or woman.
Thanet was adopted from a passing rail-
road car that Miss French CHANGED to
see and is pronounced with the accent
on the second syllable. Born and edu-
Gated in New England, the writer has
lived most of her mature life in the west
and in the south, which has made her
familiar with widely varying phases of
American civilization. Her first maya
zine story was written and accepted in
1878.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
BALD HEADS COVERED
With Luxuriant Hair and Scaly
Scalps Cleansed and Purified
by Cuticura Soap,

Assisted by dressings of Cuticura, the
great skin cure. This treatment at once
stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales
and dandruff, destroys hair parasites,
soothes irritated, itching surfaces, stimu-
lates the hair follicles, loosens the scalp
skin, supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp,
when all else fails. Complete external and
pimples to scrofula, from infancy to age,
consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills, price $l.O0. A single set is
often sufficient to cure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

lar. Soon after began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills 1 passed several gravel
stones. 1 got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong and my general health better"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Minneapolis. WOODWARD & CO., Grain COMMISSION
Delivery Executed in All Markets.
Minneapolis.
Wanted to Get Even.

"1'd like that tooth, please" said the
small boy after the dentist had extracted
the torment.
Certainly my little man, but why do
you want it?' querie1 the dentist, hand
ing it over.
"Well, sir" responded the gratiied
boy. "I'm going to take it home and I'm
going to stuff it full of sugar. Then Pm
going to put it on plate, and" with a
triumphant grin, watch it ache. IN. Y.
World
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

and how to cure
them. Mrs. w. e.
Davis, of Groesbeck,
Texas, says: +" Back
aches hurt me so l
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of the
l<idnevs was irraU11.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Laundering the Baby's Clothes.

Many mothers are not aware that chat
ing and much discomfort may be caused
by the strong alkalies in the soap vita
which the little garments are washed.
Hence, the work should be done under
the mothers direction and only Ivory
Soap used. ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
On Him.

Ethyl Ito Gladys. who has witnessed
a game of football for the first time)-
Was Reggie on the eleven?
Gladys-Well, dear, from where I sat
1t looked as though the eleven were on
him.-Lippincott's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
By HON. GEORGE W. PECK
Copyright by J. B. BO wlss.l

The Rogue Elephant Creates Panic
and Pa Proves Himself Hero
The Bad Boy Gets Scolded for
"Being Tough"-He Finds That
Audiences Like Accidents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Wanted to Know.

"Mr. Einstein, GONE to ask for
Rebecca's hal.S,'
"Td is yours. Ikey.
do te diamond rings on it go NIT
it, Mr.. Einstein?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Go East via the Nickel Plate Roa

Lowest rates via the Nickel Plate Road
end its eastern connections, to all points
in Eastern and New England States
Three elegant through trains daily to
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston
Meals served in Dining Cars on the Indi
vidual Club Plan, at prices ranging from
IS cents to $l00. Also service la carte
Luxurious Sleeping Cars on all trains. Nc
excess fare charged on any train on the
Nickel Plate Road, and service as good a.
rates, connections, sleeping car reserva
tions, ETC., address j. Y. Callahan, General
Agent, ll3 Adams St.. Chicago. III.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Washing Min.

Bacon-How do you know your milk.
man gives you clean milk?
Egbert-Because I've seen him wash
ing it at the pump-X2nkers States.
man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
She Forgave Him.

eft has come to my ears" remarked
Miss De Playne, chat you said my face
would make a man climb fence"
eyes, that's what | said,' responded
the diplomatic one; "but, of course, !
meant if he happened to be on the other
side of the fence. chicago Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Much Sought.

People are just crazy to meet that
man.
''Who is he?"
can insanity expert" Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

The man who is always boasting of his
readiness to fight for his rights is usu-
ally trying to make people believe that
seem Of his wrongs are right.-The Com
moner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
Diagnosis.

First Doctor-Isn't your practice among
the wealthy?
Second Doctor-The fellow who can eat
with his own knife seldom needs mine
N. Y. Sun.
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'T don't stand up fob de trusts" said
Uncle Eben, 'but kin say fur 'em dat
dey ain made as much trouble in my
family as crap games an boss races
Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
A1LINe WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Wen and the Kidneys
Will Keep You Well.

Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15

Emperor William has ordered that
all his chauffeurs must be total alb,
stainers.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-07
Blaine and a Tramp.

When Blaine was a young lawyer
and cases were few he was asked to
defend a poverty stricken tramp
accused of stealing a watch. He
pleaded with all the ardor at his
command, drawing so pathetic pie
ture with such convincing energy
that at the close of his argument
the court was in tears, and even the
tramp wept. The jury deliberated
but a few minutes and returned the
verdict, Not guilty" Then the
tramp drew himself up, tears
streamed down his face as he looked
at the future "plumed knight" and
said: "Sir, Inever heard so grand a
plea. l have not cried before since
l was a child. l have no money
with which to reward you, but
drawing a package from the depths
of his ragged clothes) here's that
watch Take it and welcomew-
Boston Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-07
A FIFTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECE.

A fifty dollar gold piece has just
been sold by F. R. Levin of Council
Bluffs to a Chicago coin collector.
The United States government nev-
er coined a fifty dollar gold piece,
but in the early days of the Califor-
MIA gold diggings the demand for
circulating medium was so great
that congress authorized the Bank
of California to put out its own
coins. These were required to
be of full weight, without alloy,
SO that the market value has re-
manned somewhat above that of the
standard coins. This fifty dollar
gold piece is octagonal in shape
and weighs about 1900 grains,
or something over one-ffth of a
pound troy. The intrinsic value of
the metal it contains is $50. The
coin was issued by the Bank of Cal
ifornia and bears the date of 1851.
Bluffs Cor. Des Moines
Register and Leader.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-07
AneodOte of General Sherman.

1t Is said that when General Sher-
man was in command of the army
in Tennessee in the early part of
the conflict he was much ANNOYED
by people who inundated him with
complaints of the petty thefts of
the soldiers under his command.
One day when the general was
particularly busy with a special sery-
ice detail at headquarters a Union
woman, whose husband was in the
Confederate army, came in with
querulous, complaint that some sol
der had stolen her chickens. He
eyed her in silence for a moment
and then said IN his sternest tones
Madam, the integrity Of the con
stitution and the unity of the re-
public must be maintained if-if-
It takes every chicken IN Tennes-
seep-Washington Star.