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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

Light setback, at first.
1t seemed SO simple to turn Calcium Carbide into
Gaslght that GOO different kinds of tanks" and
"Aceylene Machines invented patented, and
marketed Tor the purpose by about many different
people.
Well the thing to be expected certainly happened!
About $50 of these 'Acetylene Machines had been
invented and sold by people who knew more about
1M7vare than they did about Gas making
The Calcium Carbide was all right all the time
but $50 of the machines for turning it into Gas were
all wrong all the time.
So Acetylene Gas got bad name" though it is
clear enough that deserted it at any time
1t was like selling Wood Stovcs to burn Hard Coal
in, and then blaming the Coal for not burning
Lots of things happened to greve the Owners of
But very few accidents occurred from them even in
among, Generator Makers.
OF course gun will go off Unexpectedly, now and
then if the trigger be pulled by person who didn't
know it loaded"
But that's no fault of the Arnlunition-s it?
WE'LL finally the Insurance Companies got after
these $50 odd makes of "Acetyene Machines" that
wouldn't Acetylate and the Insurance Board made an
investigation of all Generators that were submitted to
them.
Then, out of the 600 odd "Maclnes" patented,
only about 70 permitted by the Insurance Board
to be used.
Oh, what howl was there!
By permitted' ] mean that the Insurance Board
was willing that any building should be Insured with
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot.Ease
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet
and 1ngrowing Nails. At all Druggists and
Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept No substitute.
Olnsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

The religion that cannot stand camp
ing ont had better be left at home in
the ice box
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

"Oh, yes!." exclaimed the fair one.
"And do they lay all the gooseberries
you use?"-Columbus Dispatch.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
Natural Deduction.

The fair summer boarder was hav
ing look over the farm.
What are those queer looking
birds?' she asked.
"Thems geese" answered the farm
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

Treat man well in little town,
and he fatters himself that he can do
better in city.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
Aoo1ner was certain 1t would b.,d-,

inc hands and could scarcely realize
now soft snd "comfy" they fsIf ate,
the washing.
7henbegan the excitement Of adven.
fure; what would the new soap NOT
d0P A girl tried a shampoo. He,
hsfr, pretty, soft and silky "wenf up"
perfectly, with none of the unn7anare.
aoteness that generally exists for q full
week after the usual process. A man
used tho delightful Lafher for shaving.
and felt no need for cold cream, after.
wards. A pimp!y face was treated
70 q daily bath - ing with the
!: :; !: !:
1uH suds, and promptly be.
came clear. Tartar on
sne teetn yielded
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

storekeepers and HoteIkeepers
Should investigate acetylene gas
Write "Acetylene Jones" to-day.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
Easy.

she-How do you know that you
want to marry ne?
He-Because / love you
She-How do you know that you
love me?
He-Because l want to marry you.-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

are to believe all the tombstone in
scriptions
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
TRY HAND sAPoL1o.

TRY HAND SAPOLIO.
Its steady use will keep the hands
of any busy woman as white, un-
tanned and pretty as if she was
under the constant care of a CITY
manicure. tits truly THE Dainty
Woman's Friend" in the suburbs
or on the farm.
Those ugly dark brown streaks
on the neck, arising from tight
collars. and the line where the
sunburn stops, can be wiped out
by the velvety lather of HAND
SAPoLIo. II is, indeed, "The
Dainty Woman's Friend"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
A Neglected Opportunity.

DR.. Cutler-So you made a wrong
diagnosis of the case of that patient?
DR.. McSawley-Yes. thought he
was an ordinary business man, but he
turned out to be millionaire.-Puck.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

adapted for the hands, the face, tho
general t0nef2 Impossible, 1t would
be h0rrid Who ever heard of such q
use? Finally a bold shopper carried
home cake. Does it look like kit
chen SapoN0? No one IS sure, and a
cake of that Is bought, and comparison
made. Behold family using both the
Sap0Li0s for every conceivable pur-
pose. and comparing hottest After
easily and quickly cleansing a greasy
pan with Sap0Lo. zane thought the
other would be gritty, and was aston.
lshed 1t the smooth, dainty Eafher.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20

Faith does not fatten on fog.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
"Acetylene JONES'"

See his advertisement in this paper
and write him to-day for free booklet.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-20
how FRIEND
SHIP GREW
The Story


Whether Hand SapolYo rot . n,o,.
snfhusiastic welcome In homes where
Sspol0 Was IN old and tried friend
or where II was = stranger, 10 q quex-
ton. Where women had como tn reyx
on SspoNo for rapid, thorough clcan-
Ing In every part Of tho house except
tho Laundry, they commenced without
loss of time. to avail of this new prize.
0rubby little hands. and stained, work.
worn older ones, Whitened, soffened
and s7oofhed out IS II by magic, cal
ious spots disappeared, and com.
piexiOns cleared. Children ceased
their strenuous objections to the scrub.
Ding up process, because It became .
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
SENATE COMMITTEES
MEETINGS INTERRUPTED
Legislation Held Up by Need of /
Quorum for Conduct of Swayne
Trial.

The work Of the Senate as legisla-
tive body was materially interfered with
today by the extra duties imposed upon
it as a court in the trial Of the imDeach-
ment proceedings against Judge Swayne-
The Senate District Committee was
prevented from holding its regular week
~ meeting through the necessity of get
ting a quorum in the Senate for TIE
SWayne trial.
In the list of District legislation held
up on this account was Chairman Gal
fingers bill for vestibuling street cars
on the local railways. AS this bill has
received the Endorsement Of the District
Commissioners, it was ready for consid-
Grafton today by the committee.
It is now. probable that the bill Will be
considered at a special meeting which
has been called for next Monday morn
ing.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Com
Inittee began its session. and Daniel
Davenport, of Bridgeport. Conn, contin-
ued his comments in opposition to rail-
road rate legislation. He had spoken foI
only a quarter Of an hour when the
committee had to adjourn on account OF
the Swayne courts lack Of a quorum
The committee decided TO meet again
tomorrow morning.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
KENNEDY DUFF LIES
I'M ROCK CREEK CEMETERY

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon in the chapel at Rock Creek
Cemetery. in memory of Kennedy Duff.
whose death occurred on Sunday in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Duff was at one time ticket agent
OF the Pennsylvania railroad at the
Sixth street station. In Washington. He
had been n the employ OF the company
for many years, and at the time of his
death was cashier of the passenger de-
partment. with offices In Philadelphia
Mr. Duff was an Englishman, and
came to this country in 1854. He studied
telegraphy, and for several years was
press operator for the New York Sun
In New York city In 1858 Mr.. Duff
married Miss Clara Claudia Ayars, of
Lancaster. Pa, who, with five children,
SURVIVES MIN: The children are Edwin
n Dun. of Washington; Stuart A, of
Philadelphia: Florence, wife of Lee
Pritchlynn, Of the Treasury Depart
ment: Preston B., and Frank s.. Of
Philadelphia.
The body OF Mr.. Duff was brought to
Washington yesterday by special train
and buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
BIGLER JOHNSON TO HANG
FOR MURDER OF WIFE

TOWANDA, Pa, Feb. 1z.-Big1er John
son has been sentenced to be hanged for
the killing and burning of his wife last
September, although he alleges he did
not do the killing but only formed the
plot. He pleaded guilty, and his con-
fession resulted in the conviction of his
brother Charles in the first degree, al
though his mother and twin sister and
brother fourteen years old. whom he
also accused, we're acquitted.
johnson admitted that he had offered
his mother and brother Charles So 10
Kill his wife. and that they had also
killed her eleven year-oid niece, whom
they found IN the house at the time.
Having confessed, johnson expected
second degree sentence, and was much
upset by the sentence.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
EXPRESSIVE NAME FOR lRDlGEsIloa
Henry Evans Has Simple Remedy That
Is Guaranteed to Cure the Trouble.

No one word better expresses the con-
ditiou of the sufferer from weak stoua-
aeh or Indigestion than misery. The
food, SO that there Is no appetite. there
are pains and gripping in the stomach
and bowels the head and back ache
and the misery goes to every organ.
Strengthen the stomach and the de
gestIve system by the use OF Mona.
This is the only stomach remedy known
that gives relief by strengthening the
stomach ard digestive organs. It IS
this principle that makes It a certain
cure for indigestion. Other medicines
may give temporary relief by helping di-
g6se the food. but they do not strengthen
the stomach, and that organ gets veal
er and weaker all the time.
Henry Evans. 922-924 T Street north
west, the reliable retail druggist, has 50
much confidence in this remarkable
remedy that he guarantees cure, Or
the money will be refunded Mona
costs but 80 cents box. Ask to see the
strong guarantee given with every Ok.
Mi-o-7la Is in tablet form and should
be taken before each meal. Other reme-
dies for stomach troubles and indiges-
ton are taken after the meal. and de-
compose the good food you eat. but
the stomach, soothes and heals all irris
blood. and puts the stomach IN such
healthy condition that il viii take care
of the food itself and there will be nc
pain and suffering.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
PRISONER HC11''|
RAILS At COFFEE
Objects to Rising at Seven
o'clock.
THE CORONER is CONFIDENT
Believes He VIII Be Indicted Both
for Murder and
Bigamy.
THE CORONER is CONFIDENT

CHICAGO Feb. 17.-Coroner Hoffman
and the representative OF the States at
torney are confident that Johann Hoch
viii be held TO the grand jury for the
crime of murder.
The inquest will not be resumed until
Monday when the analysis for poison,
which is still being prosecuted by Prof
Hi,ines. of the University of Chicago,
viii be completed.
Hoch objects TO rising at O'Clock In
the county jail, and says the coffee and
rolls are no good.
Il am not allowing the Hoch case to
bother me now. 1 know IToch commit
ted murder and | know he committed
bigamy. | have his confession as to the
latter" So said Inspector Shippy.
There must be al least Lee women II,
and around Chicago who have married
and been sH indled by men OF Hoch 8
type continued the inspector Il base
my figures on letters received In the case
since Hoch's arrest"
The police estimate that Hoch collect
ed 49, 600 from his dupes, and an examt-
ration o. banks has been begun to find
the plumber.
Hoch. In conversation today with De-
tective Michael LOTUS, who brought the
bigauist from New York, is said to have
confessed to matrimonial entanglements
in Paris before coming to America.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
Judas SiLper Shekel,
Worth $4,000, Stolen
Owner SAYS a PothschiId Offered That Price
for It-Also Lost: Coin Struck in Honor
of Adam and Eve.

bearing the image of Diana. hunting.
over 3,7C0 years cid. which does not an
tedate the moon, but paralyzes NUNS
MATES.
Another coin that is gone is one struck
b. Pope Gregory-lIe docsn't know which
GreSory-while several reaSoEa bic CONS
of the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth
centuries are missing. Fisher docs moi
pretend to know the history of his coins,
or when or by whom they were struck.
He says he got them at coin auctions.
A Lonely Bachelor.
Fisher occupies three rear rooms
above the automobile place. He lives
alone, is Il bachelor. and has few ac-
quaintances On Saturday last he adj
vertised fer a woman to take care of
his apartments. Mrs. Waiimer applied
for the place on Sunday. Fisher says
while she was present in his room he
took from his bureau the small fnla1d
chest. i'll which he kept the coins, and
took out a scarfpin
On Tuesday afternoon he saw her III
front of his place. He went away in an
automobile and returned at o O'CLOCK.
The door was open and his coin box
was gone. He found the box In the
n th1o+.ra. broken open, and beside II
lay a chisel and four skeleton keys,
Yesterday morning he complained TO
the police and they arrested Mrs. Walt
mer Both she and Fisher speak Ger
man. They had q long pow WOW, and
Fisher says she admitted. taking the
coins. The police say the same. thing :
Later she denied any knowledge or
the coins, saying that she was fright
ened and said anything to avoid arrest;
Magistrate Barlow held her under $1,000
for examination today.
She had bought q ticket for Green
wich, Conn, and shipped two trunks
ard Il hamper there The trunks are
detained at Greenwich by the Green
wich police.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
sHALLENBERGER BEFORE
THE SENATE COMMITTEES

The Senate Committee on Fostofices
and Postroads held long executive
session today in consideration OF the
Postoffice appropriation bill.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
ShalIenberger, who has JUST returned
from his trip abroad to investigate mail
facilities in foreign countries, was be-
fore the committee and gave his OBJ
seryations OIL that trip.
Mr.. Shallengerber informed the COM
rnittee regarding the steamship mail
service to Europe on which the Post
office Department in his absence SUBJ
nitted an estimate of $780, 600.
This is an Increase of &c., proposed
in prospect OF an arrangement by which
the Cunard .I.se is to be included III the
carrying of foreign malls. Mr.. Shall
ienberger spent tWenty-seVen days
abroad, dividing his time between Lon
don and PariS.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF w. C. BRYANT

NEW YORK, Feb 1.-The funeral of
yJiliiam Cullen Bryant, publisher of the
Erooklyn Times, who died on Wednes-
day, will be held at St. Johns Methodist
Episcopal Church, Bedford avenue and
Wilson street. Brooklyn. az o clock to-
hight. Services will be conducted by
the Rev L. Ward Brigham, pastor of All
Souls UniversaIist Church, assisted by
the Rev. DR.. Alnlon Gunnison. president
Of ST. Lawrence University.
The following have been asked to act
as honorary pallbearers: John G.
jenkins, Herman Ridder, Herbert F.
Gtmnison, E.; 2. Call. c. F. Taylor, ir,
Don G. Zitz, William J. Buttling J.
Henry Dick, J 3. ShaIe, Henry Siebert.
Daniel J. Wilson, Ambrose Butler T.
AGolph MolieThauer, Col. A. D. Baird
and George H. Rowe.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17

NEW HAVEN. Feb. 17-By means of
his class in sociology Prof ". 2. Bailey.
head of the political economy depart
ment at Yale, has just refuted the race
suicide theory among the rich, proving
that the number of children among the
poor is only a fraction more than among
the rich.
Prof. Bailey has been gathering data
from the 800 seniors and Juniors who
take his courses here on the size Of fam
ilies Of which they are members. Each
student was provided with a blank,
which when filled out comprised a brief
family history.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17

NEW YORK. Feb. 47.-One of those
fateful pieces of silver paid to Judas Is
CARROT for betraying Christ-by tradi-
ton any piece of them entails evil for
tune upon it's possessor-was not exact
ly in evidence in the West Side police
court yesterday. because the man who
said he had owned it said it had been
stolen from him; but he impaired the
interesting information that there are
four of the pieces still upon earth.
He's in the automobile business him
self at 200 West Thirty-sixth street,
and his name is Max Fisher.
Mrs Mary Walmer Of ia East Forty
second street was arraigned charged
with stealing rare coins from Mr.. Fish
er-s60 900 worth. as Mr.. Fisher put 1t,
but only about fifty or sixty coins in all.
Detectives Trunney and Ceilings Of the
West Thirty street station ar
rested her yesterday morning as she
was preparing to leave Network.
The Silver ShekeI.
Among the stolen coins, Fisher said,
was a silver shekel, one of the original
thirty He says that s22, 600 was offered
to him for this coin by one of the
Rothschilds, but he refused the offer and
went on handling automobiles.
Other rare coins that he says were
stolen from him are Il coin bearing the
heads of Adam and Eve. with an apple
between. over 5000 years old 1and posi-
bly, minted on Ararat, since coinage in
aScertained mintS is only ABOUT 800
years odd; another bearing the heads of
Jupiter and Venus, 1900 years OF age,
and very likely product of the Oiym-
plan treasury department. and coin
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
Children as Numerous
OF Rich as Poor Parents
Prof. Bailey of Yale, Finds They Are at Least
Nearlyin Like Equations-Statstics
Collected al Yale.

Prof. Bailey had already gathered sim
liar data from the poor in New York
and elsewhere. A comparison of the
two sets of figures showed that the av-
erage family OF the rich was 3-5 chill
dren. while with the poor II was fTac-
ton less than 4.
Among the Yale families from which
Prof. Bailey took his statistics the fam
lilies having one child comprised s per
cent had two children and over % per
cent claimed three children. The Iarg-
est family among the students was
eleven children, against several families
of fifteen and more among the poor in
New York.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
MUST MAKE RESTITUTION
OR PAY THE PENALTY

Twenty dollars fine. or sixty days in
jail. with a suspension of sentence
should he make restitution of s23 which
he admitted taking from Mrs. Lulu NJ.
Proctor, was the penalty imposed upon
EdwaTl NJ. Gibbons IN the Police Court
today.
Mrs Proctor conducts boarding
house at 1o11 II street northwest, and
Gibbons was her star boarder.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
PULASKI STATUE
DESIGN APPROVED

a meeting Of the Pulaski statue COM
mission was held yesterday afternoon
at the War Department. and the design
for a statue submitted by Sculptor Chod-
zinsk a Polish-American artist. was
examined and approved.
The commission, however, deferred
formal acceptance until expert testi-
nony could be had. and weI-known
artist will be asked to pass on the de-
sig, The statue VIII be equestTiia IL = s and
of the National Theater. fronting the
new Municipal Building.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
FATHER PERISHES
GOING FOR MEDICINE

CEEBOYGAN. Mich, Feb. l7.-Albert
Fluery walked on the ice from Bots
Blanc Island to this city TO get medicine
for his sick child The mercury was
sixteen below zero and a Wild snow
storm was raging.
He set out in the return trip about
midnight with a lantern and com ass
to guide him. There is little doubt he
perished. Searching Darties are looking
for the body.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
DOORS ARE CL OSED
On SNAYNE TRIAL
court of Senate in EXecu-
tive Session Today.
ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE
Dafandanfss TeSfimonv at Hearing.
Defendants Testimony at Hearing
House Thinks Prosecution VIII
Prove It's Case.

The Senate, sitting as a court for the
trial of the Swayne case, resumed It's
executive session al II clock this morn
ing. IN pursuance of an agreement made
on adjournment late yesterday after
noon.
At that time the court had been in
secret session for two hours and a half.
and had not concluded its work.
No Decision Reached.
Sitting as q court. the Senate ended
its session at II O'Clock. without having
arrived at any decision as to the admis1-
bilitv Of the evidence given by SWayne
before the House committee.
A number of Senators expressed their
views from varying points of view. One
OF the principal speeches was that OF
Senator Culberson of Texas, who spoke
earnestly against the propriety OF al
hitting swayne's previous testimo on,
or of using it against him n any way
at this stage of the trial.
Secret Session Ordered.
The secret session was ordered bv a
vote of So to 1S after Senator Scott OF
West Virginia had objected to the unanl-
nous consent asked by Mr.. Bailey that
the doors be closed.
The motion was made by the IeXah
IN order 10 discuss the question raised
tended that the Senate should admit
the evidence given by Judge Swayne be-
fore the House committee OF investiga-
ton.
Swayne's Testimony.
The Importance of this contention in
the determination of the Swayne case
is indicated by the time the Senate spent
In discussing It It is well realized that
the final determination of the impeach-
ment may be contingent upon reversal
by the Senate of its own ruling on the
question OF admitting Judge Swayae's
own words as evidence.
On Thursday the Senate declined TO
admit into the record the respondent $
voluntary statements made IN his own
defense before the House Judiciary Com
mittee, Yesterday there appeared
change Of view in certain quarters and
the effort was made to have the Senate
rescind that ruling.
Would Prove Case.
The House managers believe that it
Swayne's testimony is admitted their
case is established. hence they are leav-
ing nothing undoIIe to get this into the
case before the Senate.
With the exception of one witness,
Simeon Belden. TIE aged attorney whom
Judge Swayne sent to Jail at Pensacola
for contempt Of court, the House man
ayers have now completed their case.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
Would Prove Case.
TOOK GREAT PLEASURE
I'M EAST SIDE VISIT

In conversation this morning with
Representative Goldfogle of New York.
and two of his constituents. Father
Noonan and S. Phillips. whom Mr.. Gold
fogle took to the White House. the Pres
ident spoke enthusiastically of his visit
to the East Side as the guest of the
day night.
1t gave him great pleasure, the Presi-
dent told his visitors, to get IN touch
once more with the great cosmopolitan
life on the East Side which he formerly
knew so we'll
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
OFFICERS TO ATTEND
NJ. N. G. CONVENTION

Col. A. L. Wagner, OF the general
staff. and Major J. B. Porter. of the
Judge Advocate Generals Department,
Z. S. A. will attend the convention of
the Maryland National Guard. now in
session in Baltimore. and will make ad-
dresses al the session tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
chamberIain's Cough Remedy the Best
on the Market.

For more than thirty years Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has constantly
gained in favor and popularity until II
Is now one of the most staple medicines
"a use and has an enormous sale. 1t
Is intended especially for acute throat
and lung diseases such as coughs.
colds and Group and can always be de-
pended upon. 1t is pleasant and safe
70 take and Is undoubtedly the best
IN the market for the purposes for
which 1t Is intended. For sale by all
druggists.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
WOULD BESTOW BRONZE
MEDALS ON ALL HEROES

Mr.. Mann of Illinois yesterday after
noon fs,vorably reported. on behalf of
the House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, the bill to authorize
the President to bestow bronze medals
Of honor on those who exhibit bravery in
railroad accidents and thus save human
life.
The Washington times., 1905-02-17
WILLIAM LESTER DIES
At CASUALTY HOSPITAL

Injuries which William Lester fifty
five years old. of lis Third street sou.h-
east. received IN a street car aeclSsnt
at First and Z streets northwest, last
night, resulted in his death at the Cas-
uaIty Hospital shortly after 4 O'Clock
this morning.
It IS considered likely that Coroner
hewitt Will hold an inquest over the.
body at the norgue.