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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Two caterpiliars crawling on a leaf,
BY some strange accident in contact came;
Their conversation, passing all belief,
Was that same argument. the very same,
That has been "proed and conned" from man u man
Yea, ever since this wondrous world began,
The ugly creatures. Deaf and Dumb and Blind,
Devoid of features that adorn mankind.
Were vain enough, in dull and wordy strife,
To speculate upon a future life.
The first was optimistic, full Of hope;
The second, quite dyspeptic, seemed TO NOPE,
Said Number One, I'm sure of our salvation.
Said Number Two. I'm sure of our damnation;
Our ugly forms alone would seal our fates
And bar our entrance through the golden gates.
Suppose that death should take us unawares.
How could we climb tie golden stairs?
If maidens shun us as they pass us by,
Would angels bid US welcome in the sky?
] wonder what great crimes we have committed,
That leave us so forlorn and so unpitied.
Perhaps we've been ungrateful, unforgiving?
'Tis plain 10 me that life's not worth the living"
Come. come, cheer up" the jovial worm replied,
Let's take a look upon the other side;
Suppose we cannot fly like moths and nillers,
Are we to blame for being caterpillars?
VIII that same God that doomed US crawl the earth,
A prey to every bird that's given birth,
Forgive our captor as he eats and sings,
And damn poor us because we have not wings?
If we can't skim the air like owl or bat,
A worm will turn for a. that"
They argued through the summer; autumn nigh,
The ugly things composed themselves to die.
And SO, to make their funeral quite complete,
Each wrapped him In his little winding sheet.
The tangled web encompassed them full soon,
Each for his coffin made him a cocoon.
All through the winters chilling blast they lay
Dead to the world, aye, dead as human clay.
10. spring comes forth with all her warmth and love;
She brings sweet justice from the realms above.
She breaks the chrysalis, she resurrects the dead;
Two butterflies ascend encircling her head
And so this emblem snail forever be
A sign of Immortality.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Red viii annoy a turkey cock as
much ais a bull. but "A sparrow win not
let IL disturb its mind. But If one
flirts q blue rag la front OF a Gagged
sparrow's eyes he will go frantic with
disgust. Sparrows and linnets. too.
viii refuse food offered them on a piece
~ blue paper and dislike the appear
ance of anyone wearing a blue dress.
Medium light blue affects them most
and blue serge they scarcely mind at
all. Thrushes and ~blackbirds object TO
yellow, but will use red or blue dried
grasses left about their haunts to build
the o~utlayers or their nests. Yellow
Erasses thew viii not use.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Kansas city Journal: OF late years
the number OF writer's among the
C~herokees has greatly Increased There
are historians in the tribe whose works
are used as text books In the Indian
schools, and who are cited az authori-
ties not TO be disputed. There are also
Indians who have written codes OF law
which before being put I'M permanent
form had been handed down from gen
Grafton TO generation. The Indians to-
day obey these laws with a greater
reverence than they do the laws Of the
United States. There are indian nov
elists-novelists who devote their time
20 entertaining the indian mind with
romance with e%ntangied plots and
blood curdling climaxes. Edition after
edition of some works is published, and
they are read by warrior and squaw
alike.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02
souTH DAKOTA


Leglie'g Weekly The new premier
of Austria. Baron Gautsch, is a nan
of great ability and force of character,
and practically self-made. Most Of his
predecessors were members OF AUS
tria's old a~fistocracy, but he attained
the premiership without the aid of
long descent and social influence. He
IL hardly regarded as one OF the no.
bility, for his fatherwas the first OF
the family TO peal the title Of baron.
The pre.riar is entirely without for
tune. He commenced his career as an
usher IN a school Later he was made
the head OF an institution for the edu-
cation OF poor noblemen's sons. Com
ing in contact with the emperor, he
war appointed director OF a military
academy in which many royal person.
ages have been educated. The baron
subsequently was made minister OF
public i~ns,ruction and In time came TO
be premier.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Or. cowen, conductor OF the London
philharmonic society. is fifty-three.
He lis a native OF jamaica, has Travelled
all over the world, speaks four or Ave
languages iiuently. He was a COM
poser at six. and a piano virtuoso at
ten. His Song OF Thanksgiving he
wrote for the Melbourne exhibition Of
1888 for conducting the orchestra at
which he received the record sum OF
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Springfield Republican: The idea
that free seed distribution by the
government is opposed by the
mi OF the country may need TO
IL modified. Senator Plat, Of Con-
necticut, in presenting TO the United
States senate an anti-free seed resolu-
ton passed by the Lynn grange OF
Hamburg, remarked: ~ think the res
Ulution represents pretty fairly the
sentiment among the agriculturists in
Connecticut In opposition TO the pres
ent governmental distribution OF
seeds" If Connecticut farmers are in
opposition, why should farmers any
where else favor the system? Can it
be true that only the congressman
themselves want the seed folly kept
up9"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

V!scount Hayashl, Of Japan. has in
formed the Scottish Anti-Tobacco So
ciety that the Japanese police confis-
cate the smoking Instruments OF n
youth under 70 years, as we'll as his
supply OF the weed. Parents and guar
dams who knowingly permit the Of
Tense are liable to a fine OF so cents,
and dealers who furnish d minor with
the wherewith may be fined s.. The
law was passed IN 1900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

The South Rensington museum. Lon
don, lis rejoicing In the arrival OF a
skeleton of a diplodocus, a present
from Andrew Carnegie 10 King Ed
ward. 1t came from Pittsburg IN thir-
ty-six cases, having been found in
Wyoming. 1t is the first d~iplodocus to
visit Europe. and IL an isteresting
combination, In Its structure. Of reptile
and bird.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

There has been much curiosity as to
the origin Of the name cocktail" AT
last some one has come forward with
an answer to this question which may
be pure invention or truth, but at any
rate sounds plausible. In the early
Gays, when doctors used
methods and medicines in the cure of
disease, there was a habit among them
OF treating certain diseases OF the
throat with a pleasant liquid, which
was applied by the tip of a long feath-
Of time this remedy came TO be used
o ftime this remedy came TO be used
as a ga-gle. still retaining its old name.
In the course of it's evolution the gar
gle gained most OF the present singredi-
c~nte-spirits, sugar bitters and SO on
-till IL became the highly esteemed
beverage OF today.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Feminine conservatism seems to show
Irserr even IN the matter or cremation
IN Germany during the first three
months Of this year the bodies or 1S9
ONE were cremated. as against 500
bodies of men. There was an Increase
of IS per cent. in the total number of
ua.ses over the same period last year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Sleeping In the open air can only
he practfced with safety from arrest
by wealthy persons. or those who can
SHOW that they nave plenty OF means
and are doing II for experiment-and
then only so long as no obstruction is
caused" said the magistrate OF a Lon
don police court the other day.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

The French government is about 10
issue Y new postage stamps for
Tunis, representing all the great epochs
OF the cauntry's ~history--the Punic.
Roman. Arab and French. The fifth
will be exclusively for parcels. Be
sides this, following Italy sexample,
every corps OF the French army is to
have It's own distinctive postage stamp.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

Evidences that sChina is waking d
are found by some in the increased
number OF tract that are accepted
from the missionariesI Others ind the
evidence In the proposition which finds
favor with the government 10 in
crease he number Of guns for land and
naval service.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02

a lex raft seven hundred feet long.
drawing TWENTY-FIVE feet and contains
iae S.oQo,Vo0 feet ~ lumber, Is to be
flowed frHuA Seattle 70 SAN Francisco>
THE shipping men are afraid IL may
= sfftk up Ell r0ufe IND cover the nen
xI1h dorEff60o llo4tino kimbert.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02
IMMORTALITY.
BY JOSEPH JEFFERSON.

The following beautiful poem was written by the
late Joseph Jefferson while on a fishing trap WIN
ex-President Grover Cleveland. 1t was read at the
memorial services at the Players club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
JOTS AND DOTS IN
NEWS OF A DAY.
Little Tales are Told Briefly
Here.
BOILED DOWN TO FOUR LINES.
News Notes of interest But Too Short
for Headlines Bunched Together
Short Tales of the Town Whacked
Shorter Still.

All the entertaining card games,
What is Worth While, Bourse, Sher-
lock Holmes, Mrs. Wigs, Pitt, Panic
and Finch, Holidays bookstore.
The fact is recalled thatnot since the
two army regiments were camped here
in 1898 has the weather been so cold as
yesterday.
The solons braved the cold last night
and attended the meeting of the city
council, but the session was short and
uninteresting.
The dwelling burned yesterday, for
lack of water, is the first house entire
ly destroyed in Americus In year, due
to efficient work.
The citizen who could not outlie his
own thermometer IN the numerous ly-
ing matches here yesterday, was not
in the game at all.
Il was too cold yesterday even for
the professional courthouse loafer, and
in his absence the officials there did
considerable business,
As the intense cold yesterday inter~
fered with shopping to a great extent,
that great embroidery sale at Duncan's
will be continued today.
Mr.. J q. Nicholson has launche d
forth in the real estate and bond bro
kerage business. His professional card
appears elsewhere today
Next Wednesday night is the date
for the presentation of the war drama,
Santiago, by local talent, and rare
dramatic feast it will be.
The sale of a very desirable Taylor
street property was reported yesterday,
and another handsome residence will
soon go up on that street.
Mr.. S. G. Galloway, manager of
agencies for the Empire Mutual Annu-
ity and Lite Co., Of Atlanta, is in Amer
Gus this week on business.
The departure of the cold wave to-
day, as advertised, will be witnessed
with JOY. And may Americus never
see another one just like 1t.
No other city in Georgia has been as
entirely free from smallpox this winter
as has Americas. This condition is
due to thorough vaccination.
The "emlle that won't come OFF, was
indellibiy stamped upon the f4cse of
the plumbers and the coal barrons yes
terday as they counted their coin.
Messrs. McGehee and McElroy re.
turned h8re yesterday from the Okefi-
mckee swamp, as it was too cold in
Florida this week for good fishing.
Local notices will not be received
over telephone. All such notices must
be brought to the Office and paid for in
advance. No exception will be made
to this rule.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
AGAIN IT FALLS TO
BOTTOM OF TUBE,
Blizzard is Worst In Several
Years.
1T TUMsLEs TO NINE DEGREES.
Americus is Stiff Frozen Yesterday
Cold the Most Intense in Seven
Tears-SIieht Relief Is Promised
Country Today.

With the mercury down to the nine
spot IN the tube yesterday, Americas
shivered as she has not done since the
blizzard in 1898--seven years ago. Then
the temperature fell to four degrees
above zero, or five degrees colder than
the point reachs ed yesterd day.
But this trifing difference was not
appreciated by those whose teeth chat
tered yesterday,
The average citizen was ready to
make sworn affidavit that this weather
was the coolest ever. Five degrees
colder seven years ago cut no new ice
with him at this time.
And for time business was brought
pretty near a standstill.
Ice two to six inches IN thickness was
reported, while the ground was forzen
to depth of several inches as we'll
Perhaps the greatest damage resulting
is to the immense oat crop, the opinion
being that all oats planted late in the
fall are killed. This cannot be fully
determined for day or two yet, but
such was the belief yesterday.
This would be calamity indeed, as
seed oats are scarce and costly now
Besides, farmers are busy with other
crops, and could hardly stop to plant
an oRt crop now.
Miles of water pipes succumbed to
the freeze. Cabbage and tomatoes,
fruits, etc., in stores here were found
frozen yesterday morning, while eggs
concealed as we'll. Many etories of
-uffering here, resulting from the in
tense cold, were told yesterday.
But thu worst is over now, as the
weather bureau promises the passing
of the blizzard today and the return of
milder weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
PAWS OF BEAR ARE
SEEN IN REPORT.
Hundreds of Ginners Block
Report.
FIGURES SENT TO GOVERNMENT
On Cotton Ginned are Wholly made
quate But Bears Insist Upon Bum
per Crop and the Market Fell
Down as Asual.

Americas cotton men were interested
in the bureau cotton report, or rather
the small fragment If il, issued yester-
Gay, along with the estimate" of the
Bureau on the cotton crop. The fact
that the ginners fell down on the bureau
cut no figure at all.
The report was due, and it had to be
made in some fashion.
Evidently the ginners throughout the
cotton belt have bucked badly and re-
fused to furnish information of cotton
ginned, only 215 counties thus making
reports as requested.
There are probably 1000 counties in
the cotton belt, from which these gin
ners' reports are furnished monthly,
but yesterdays reports covered only
215 If these, or about one-ff h of the
total. Evidently the remaining 800
counties refused to report.
As it was these "ginners reports"
that bro1ght about the recent slump of
$15 per bale, perhaps the Jolly ginners
viii report no more.
The cotton crop guessere, in the alb
seuc9 of reliable Information, are guess
ing for fact, and now claim crop
ranging from ~, $50 600 to 10, 500, COO.
Modesty might have been thrown to
the winds and the "guess" put at co.
O00, 200 bales just as readily.
Whatever yesterday d report lacked
in accuracy it put the market down O
dozen points, thus disclosing to view
the paw of brujn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
YARN 5PlNNERs TO MEET.
Will Hold Convention at Piedmont
Hotel in Atlanta.

Will Hold Convention at Piedmont
Hotel in Atlanta.
Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. ga meet
ing of the hosiery cotton yarn spin.
ners Of the south has been called to
convene at the Piedmont hotel in At.
lanta Ca, at 10 o'clock a. m, next
Saturday, Jan. 28.-The purpose of the
meeting is stated as being to consider
matters of vital interest to the trade,
this branch Of the cotton industry in
the south and also to discuss the ad.
visibility OF a permanent organiza.
ton.
Colonel I. D. Tyson, president of the
Knoxville cotton mills, of this city, is
among those extending the invitation
to all spinners Of the south to attend.
Others are D. L. Lewis, of Sycamore
mills, Sycamore, Ala; w. A. Robinson,
of the Adelaide mills, Admission, Ala. );
A. S. A Carter, of the Gate City mills,
Atlanta, and James F. Taylor, of the
KinstOn cotton mills, KinstOn, N. C.
A large attendance is anticipated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
We Present this Week thousand of Garments Muslin Underwear at
Saving OF a Quarter to a Third.

PREPARATIONS starting in cases five
= months ago reach their climax this week.
Thousands of garments are involved of night gowns,
skirts Chenjse drawers, corset covers, ETC. this is the
largest lot ever displayed at any time in AmerCus,
and ii will be worth your time even if you don't buy a
cent 10 see the display. The sale starts Monday
ing promptly at s O'clock Every garment offered in
this sale and perfect not old garment offered
in this sale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
KILLS GERMS OF cATARRH.
Hyomei Goes to the Root of the Dis
ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.

EIyOiuSI SOSS 10 TIC NOSI Oh TIC LIS
ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.
Catarrh cannot be cured by the use of
pills. liquid medicines and so.called
system tonics. Under such treatment
the germs of the disease will still live in
the air passages and increase and multi
ply,
Hyomei is the only scientific and
thor, ugh way to cure catarih Killing
the germs in the air passages, it enters
the blood with the oxygen, destroys the
microbes in the blood and etfectually
drives from the system all traces of ca
tarrhal poison.
Thousands of testimonials have been
give as to the astonishing cures made by
this remedy.
Mrs. LIE Rendu, 76 Western Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio, writes: 4 believe
Hyomei saved my life, l am better now
than / have been in thirty years. Many
doctors, both in England ami France,
treated me for oa'arrh, but was no.
cure until vsed Hyomei,"
Probably the strongest evidence that
can be Cffered as to the powers OF Hy0-
mel TO cure catarrh is the fact that Dol
sons Pharmacy will agree to refund the
money if you say Hyomei has not cured
you
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
$1.0O. consisting Of an inhaler, dropper
and sufficient Hyomei to last several
weeks. This will effect a cure in CT
binary cases. but for chronic and deep
seated cases of cstarrh, longer use may
be necessary, and then extra bottles of
Hyomei can be obtained for sos.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27

EIy's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in new form. 1t Is prepare
for the particular benefit of suff -rers
from nasal catarrh who are used to gu
atomIzer in spraying the diseased mem
branes. All the healing and soothing
properties of Cream Balm are retained
in the new preparation. Il does not
dry up the secretions. Price, including
spraying tube, rs cents. At your drug
gist's, or Ely Brothers, SO Warren St,
New York, will mail it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
How to Avoid Pheumonia

We have never heard of a single in
stance of cold resulting ID Pneumonia
or other lung trouble when Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken. Il OF
only stops the cough, but heals and
strengthens the lungs. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar and refuse any substi-
tutes offered DR.. G. J. Bishop, of Ag-
new, Mich, writes: 81 have used Fo-
ley's Honey end Tar in three very severe
cases CT pneumonia with good results
in every case" Hudson Drug Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27

At soc Ladies' Skirts tucked and
hem wash tIounce made of fine cam
brio.
At SOC Ladies Lace trimmed
flounce SKIRT made of sheer muslin.
At soc Ladies Drawers of sheer
cambria and umbrella fIounce lace
trimmed.
AT soc Ladies Drawers daintily
trimmed with lace and embroidery,
At soc Ladies gowns hemstitched
and tucked yoke made of fine cam
brio.
Ats5Oc Ladies gowns made of fine
cambria yoke trimmed with lace and
embroidery.
At 25c Ladies corset covers of fine
Cambria trimmed with lace and en-
broidery.
At 25c Ladies corset covers of
fine nainsook tucked and hemstitch-
rufle in neck.
AT soc Ladies corset covers of
fine nainsoOk, very daintily trimmed
with val lace and beading,
At soc Ladies Chemise of MAIN
sock, daintiiy trimmed with val. lace
and beading in neck.
At 75C Ladies skirts of fine cam.
brio with heavy flounce of embroidery
and dust ruffle.
At z5C Ladies Skirts of fine Ions
dale with Iacei1sertion in flounce and
with dust rufiIe,
At75c Ladies gowns ofsheer cam
brIc yoke and sleeves trimmed with
embroidery.
At 75c Ladies gowns of fine cam
brio yoke trimmed with lace inser-
ting and tucks.
At z5c Ladies Corset covers of
sheer nains00k elab0rately trimmed
with lace beading and ribbon.
At 75C Ladies' drawers of fine
nalusook trimmed with val. inser-
tiOn and dainty tuCks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
Communicate WithkeW Americas Steam
HANGED Himself in Cell.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 26.-John Che
nault, of Chattanooga, committed sui
eide in his cell in the Knox county
jail last night, by hanging himself with
a sheet. Chenault was arrested Mon
day night on the charge of drunken
ness, and he received a work house
sentence. It is believed that remorse
over this affair caused him to take
his own life. He came here Sunday
to attend the funeral of Edward
Hicks, who was killed Saturday by
Clarence Lllard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
Prominent Chicaqoan Dead.

Chicago, Jan. 2G.-OIea Thorpe, a
member of the Chicago board of edu-
cation and head Of the board of trade
fir moi Olea Thorpe & Co., exporters,
is dead, aged 48 years. He was the
first man to send boat from Chicago
to Europe with merchandise. Mr..
Thorpe attempted to establish a
steamer line direct to Norway, but the
scheme was a failure. King Oscar
created him knight of the Norwe.
gian Order of st. Olaf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
A Courtroom Joke,

Lord Ersl1ine, when chief justice Of
England, presided once at the Chelms-
ford assizes, when a case of breach Of
promise Of marriage was tried before
him in which a Miss Tickell was plain
tiff. The counsel was a pompous young
man named Stanton, who opened the
case with solemn emphasis thus:
"Tickell, the plaintiff, my lord" Err
skine dryly interrupted him with: ooh,
tickle her yourself, Mr.. Stanton. 1t
would be unbecoming to my position"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-27
The Original,

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
mort and popularity Of FoIey's Honey
and Tar many imita ions are offered for
tho genuine Ask for Foley'a Honey
aud Tar aud refuse any substitute Offer
eded as no other preparation wall give
ths same satisfaction [ is mildly laxG,
tive. 1t contains no Cpl tes and IL
safest for children aud III lica.e per- ors
Sold by Hudson Drug c..