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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14

The following stanzas from
the pen of James Whitcomb Ri.
ley should commend themselves
to the summer dwellers at Taco,
ma Park:
It's kinder lonesome, mebbe you'll
say,
Alvin out here day after day
In this kinder easy, careless way;
But a hour out here is better'n a day
Up thar in the city,
AS l said afore, such as these.
The flowers, the birds, and the bum,
bees,
An alvin out here among the trees.
Where you car take your ease, an do
as you please,
Makes it better'n the city.
Now all the talk don't mount to
snuff
Bout this kinder life a-bein rough.
AMIN sure it's plenty good enough,
An tween you an me, faint half as
tough
AS livin' in the city.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14

whom spoke English FAIRLY well, was
that they were part of the crew Of q
coaster named the Emerald and while
she was making her way up tho gulf
Of Mannar she had been struck by q
squall and turned turtle. They had
chung to her bottom for several hours,
but had finally managed to loosen the
boat and drift out to sea. They claim
ed to have been a1oat for three days.
We had no room to stow their boat,
and 1t was cast adrift, but not before
we had seen that her name had been
erased.
When questioned separately the sto-
ries of the men did not agree, but rs
we had heard nothing about the pirates
we could not make out what the fell
lows had been up to. Their leader was
an lmpudent swaggcrcr, who would
not promise to do any work in return
FOR his passage to Bombay. and he had
not been aboard two DAYS when tho
captain ordered him into irons. This
action sobercd him up, and presently
ne was rs humble as you please and
begging for his release. When rrstor.l
to liberty he was zcnlous in his dutv
and oil suspicious on our part womb
nave been lulled but for a discovery
MADE by n Of the apprentices who
understood the Hindoo language
. ThinkInp fh,>
forecastle n afternoon, the strangers
plotted to take the ship, and the Ind
overheard every word and carried tho
news TO the captain. Hc passed word
70 the crew, and Of q sudden tho nj,
zoos were fallen upon and made nr,a-
Oners. pms
Not three hours later the ,,,hoo.
nom bombay boarded us to give us tno
news about the pirates and ask thot wa
keep our eyes open for them croa.
was the surprise Of her comno,aan
hnd that VIC had prisoners ohonr3 rn
answered to the description Of those No
was after. ''o"e III
ny i1lhdoos saw that the game was
up n one Of them made n CONTEST,
Ineir leader was Dondra h,msa,t
tney had been hiding on m iSl,na "na
me gulf. Learning that their wna. ~
uDouts was known, they had n,t ar
sea IN a panic and in a boat stolon
announcer vessel. Two of their nna ''tn
nad been stabbed to death on na,hoer
quarrel and their bodies throw F"
BOARD. The FIVE survivors ,n,ona over
ran upon our crew Of eleven maa 70
murder us oil. men and
VI course the men were
20 tne gunboat, md upon bs,ne ' .
70 bombay proof sufficient ,akeh
a uem was easily obtained ana nane
tnlee months of their boaral.a within
mlaocean they were danplInas US IN
nus OF hangman's ropes. W. bo AZ the
.ss.le or nothing to bring aho nua zone
capture, but the government npo ~ their
raao us the reward and ., india
NJ. QUAD.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14
Faithful, Fearless Folk


District Attorney Jerome, of
New York, said some impolitic
things while on his trip to speak
at a Kansas chatauqua, things
that a nice tact and a sense of
good taste should have held back
from utterance. But we can,
however, feel even thankful for
his ungracious expressions, since
he provoked Governor Folk into
saying things that must vastly
increase the high esteem in
which the people of the country
hold Missouri's great governor.
Sitting in a hotel in Kansas City,
Mo-, this high official, sworn to
the enforcement OF law in his
own city, even as Governor Folk
is to enforce the laws of the state
in which Jerome was a guest,
this New York district attorney
said: "A Sunday closing law
merely represents the moral
yearnings of rural communities.
The majority of the people of St.
Louis do not want Sunday-clos-
ing laws, and they can never be
enforced" To which the COVER
nor replied;
Mr.. Jerome is mistaken when
he says the Sunday dramshop
law cannot be enforced in the
city of St. Louis. 1t is most eff
fectively enforced in the city of
St. Louis, and has been for
months.
1T is also enforced in Kansas
City and St. Joseph to the letter.
In these cities there is very little
trouble about carrying out the
law, and few violations.
The results have been TO de-
crease Sunday crime in these
cities about so per cent.
THE moral warnings of the
rural communities are the back
bone of this nation. Without
them the Republic would long
ago have gone down into decay.
When this Government has
to depend upon the immoral ele-
ments of the large cities the sit
uation will be dep1orable indeed.
1T is political suicide to m
force these laws" says Mr.. Je-
rome. An executive official
should not ask: Is it popular? Is
it good politics? But, Is it the
law?
IF it is, it is his duty to carry
it out. He swears to support
the law, not public sentiment.
But Mr.. Jerome is mistaken.
The lawabiding are in a vast ma
jority, and looking at it purely
from the standpoint of politics it
is better politics toserve the law
abiding than it is to serve the
law1ess."
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14
A Queer Capture
rconvr,eht 1oo5 nv r q M

copyright, 1905, by T. C. McClure.]
In the year 1884 the British survey
steamer Comet left Bombay to resur-
vey the Maldive islands.
The Comet had shipped ten new men
before starting out, all half castles and,
as appeared later on, members of a
secret band that had sworn vengeance
on anything British. These men mu-
tinted and, having got possession of
the brig, ran her into Shark bay, on
the northernmost island. The captain
and other officers were set afloat Oh a
raft, %unprovidcd with sail, water or
provisions, and no doubt they persisted
In the storm that swept over the wa
tiers next day.
The leader of the half castles was Il
man known as Dondra. He was a
sailor by occupation and probably as
great a ruflian as could be found in all
India. When a start was made from
Shark harbor q course was laid for
Ceylon, and during a voyage lasting
four weeks the Comet captured seven
coasting vessels. In each and every
case the crews We're put to death, the
cargoes transshipped and the craft
scuttled.
1t was piracy after the old STYLE. ev-
cept that the brig did not dare at
tack larger vessels. Her acts finally
reached the ears Of the authorities. and
men-of-war started from Bombay and
Calcutta to overhaul her.
After sailing part Of the wav nm thn
coast Of Ceylon the Comet put about
and she was halfway back to her har.
Dor OF refuge when the Serpent (mon-
of-war) sighted her. It was durino .
heavy gale, and nothing could be dona
but chase. 1t was three DAYS hafo,o
the Serpent fired q gun. Just as cvon-
ing was coming on on the third dov
N after the mutineers had refused ~
surrender she crept up and fired y
Droadside into the brig and sont hor
to the bottom. 1t was supposod ~
the time that everybody aboard was
crowned, but two months later news
reached Bombay that Dondra and ro,r
other half castles had got away ~ .
a and reached an island NJ ~
mouth of the gulf Of Manaar 4 n,n
boat was sent down to make nm n
~vestigation and q reward Of 60 nno
offered for the FIVE men.
In the month of September % tbo
year mentioned the bark southlond
bound from Liverpool to Bombay WOE
making her way up the Malabar coost
under light b~reezes. One night IN tho
middle watch it fell a dead calm ona
THIS state of weather continued ~
next day and night. At midnioh+ -
the second night the officer Of rho 1oo,.
beard faint shouting and singing -
me east, and Us no vessel had boau
sighted in that direction he was m u..n
uhed. AS the noises continued ~
mate awoke the captain, and u uns
finally decided that there were m MUS
ahoat In a small boat a mile .,
away. We burned q flare to a,,s ~
them and heard shouts In ren,v NV.
It was two hours before q yatyI o, ~.
up to US out Of the darkness. Tho w.
&c craft contained five half caste M
zoos. and they were suffering terr mll
sor the want Of food and water. Thy
vas but one o and no sail. 1e
1ne story told by the men. al, ;.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14

A few samples from the CEN
sus cards show the longevity re-
sulting from living in this ozone
famed region. Commodore Claw
ton, of Lyman county, has los
years to his credit; Hannah Sage,
OF Parker, 101; and Joseph Red.
Day, Indian, of Roberts county,
has lived ITO years on these prai-
ries. It would be a long time for
q fellow to keep his insurance
dues paid up.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14
Fish Out n,

taken kenny ont people &c, think that fish w,.,
a fatal Iu efr OF water an die because ali, ph he .
son. SO however, is that their me @s,, real req.
e cmu suck together, SO thai or &c dry
the tba p pass between them. Thus no th air can
The pajn circulation Of their blood 6Aysen'
ter is sAl nntnr sasp y i of a fish out 81 stops OPS
sage through the si alsn to free the pas.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14
Motor Vehicles

WV =
of the state of the automobile is
causing considerable friction be-
tween some of the operators and
the general public, but of course
the horse1ess has come to stay
and things must be so adjusted
that the danger to those driving
horses be minimized as much as
possible. City horses have be-
come so accustomed to the ma
chimes that they pay little atten-
ton to them, and in time they
may cease to be a thing Of terror
to the farm horses.
The provisions of the state law
limiting speed, if strictly observ-
ed as they should be, afford pro-
lection to the general public, ru-
raj and urban, to perhaps as
great an extent as could be ex-
pected Of a general law. Moth
ing will tend more to the enforce
ment of this law than a familiari-
ty with it's provisions and prompt
complaint of it's violation. Every
citizen owes it to the community
to call for a strict compliance
with its provisions.
The section regulating the OPP
Grafton of the motor vehicle on
the streets and highways is as
follows:
Sec. s Nc person shall oper-
ate a motor vehicle on a public
highway at a rate of speed great
er than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the traffic and
use of highway, or SO as to en-
danger the life or limb of any
person, or in any event in the
closely built up portions of a city,
town or village, at a greater rate
than one mile in six minutes, or
elsewhere in a city, town or vii
lage at a greater rate than one
mile in four minutes, or else
where outside of a city, town or
village at a greater rate than
twenty miles per hour. Upon ap-
preaching a crossing or inter-
secting public highways, or a
bridge or a sharp curve, or a
steep descent, and also in t~raver-
sing such crossing, bridge, curve
or descent, a person operating a
motor vehicle shall have it I'M
der controland operate it alta rate
of speed less than herein before
specified, and in no event greater
than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the traffic on
such highway and the safety of
the public.
Sec. g. Any person operating
a motor vehicle shall at request
or on signal by putting up the
hand, from a person riding or
driving a horse or other draft or
domestic animals upon the high
way or upon land within 100 feet
of the higway, bring such motor
vehicle Immediately to a stop, or
IT such horse or draft or other
domestic animals show signs of
fright, he shall, whether signal
is given or not, stop at once, and
II travelling in the opposite direc-
ton, remain stationary as long as
may be reasonable to allow such
horse or animals to pass, and, if
travelling in the same direction.
use reasonable caution in pass
ing, and the occupants and oper-
ator of such motor vehicle shall
render necessary assistance to
the party having in charge such
horse or other draft animals in
passing.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-07-14

FOUND-At Tacoma Park a gentle
mans solid gold ring with identifying
marks on. Owner a by describing
it secure it of T. j. GR1FF1rHs.
Plana, S. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
Art in Common Things.

Ernest Crosby, writing in the Crafts
man. says in regard to "The Cheapness
should be beautiful, and beauty be-,
longs by rights to the worker and not
to the idler. The kitchen and work
shop and exchange should be decorated,
not the drawing groom. By reserving
art for the rich, we have made it ex.
pensive, and this is another mark Of
it's degradation. Beauty ought to be
the cheapest thing in the world. What
ever is plentiful is cheap, and an arts
tic people would put beauty into every
thing: We can see even today in the
Swiss chalet and the Japanese country
house that large outlay Of money is
not. needed to produce an artistic ef-
feet. Beauty REQUIRES only an eye and
an ear, a hand and a soul. It needs
men and there should be no lack of
them. If there is, we would be better
to devote our attention to the manu-
facture Of them and leave art to take
care of itself, and it will take care of
itself. Beauty is cheap enough,
but we pay an enormous price fox ugli-
ness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
BY Sedgyick G. Sarton,
Architects. 1927 Lumber Exchange.

%rchltectS. 1OE/ Iumoef Exchan9e.
Messrs. Sedgwick & saxton say of
their plan:
The design here presented is in old
Spanish mission style, which has been
in vogue for SO many years in southern
California. The Spanish and italian
styles of residence architecture have
not been used thru the northwestern
country to any extent, and for that
reason they have a peculiar attractive-
ness, being entirely unlike the general
character Of the houses seen in this Sec
ton of the country.
The size of the plan given is "a by
a. feet, the height Of the stories is
low and the low pitched and wide
spreading roofs and wide, overhanging
caves, being one of the noticeable fea-
lures Of the design. These roofs are
generally covered with red Spanish
tile or may be covered with metal tile,
or, where extreme economy is neces-
sary, shingles can be used and stained
any color to suit the :. owners. The
house is Of frame construction and
rough cast, and the upper portion tint
ed in different color from the lower por-
ton; dark-green would look we'll. r..
1t is estimated this house. can be
erected in an economical manner, fin
ishing the interior in painted wood, ex-
cepting the main portion Of the first
story, which might be finished in nat.
ural yellow pine, and using hardwood
floors in the first story, pine floors in
the second and very pie finish thru
81 1000. ~ ' '' '''Oin
The cost can be varied much by the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

The ideal exposure for kitchen is
northeast-that is, it should be at the
northeast corner of the house, says a
writer in Harper's Bazaar. This posi-
tion gives one light without heat. Art
lists demand north lights in their stu
dos and good cook is an artist in her
own line and should have all the help
that light and location can give her.
Even if one is about to build, it is not
always possible to have northeast kit
chen, but one should make,a great effort
to secure north room, and corner
room if possible. Unless there are win
dows on two sides one cannot have the
thru draught so needful to keep. kit
chen fresh and comfortable.
For a kitchen floor use any good
matched boards. Don It try for hard
wood floor. The wooden floors look
very we'll at first and give an air of ex-
IRENE cleanliness which is very pleas
ant; but with even the best Of care they
become spotted and need an amount Of
scrubbing which is waste of energy.
Cover your plain board floor with any
one Of the numerous forms of oilcloth
which you may happen to prefer. A
small pattern closely covering the oil
cloth will show the wear less than a
large pattern. In getting your oilcloth
low enough over to make mats to put in
front Of the stove, the table, and the
sink If these mats are shifted once a
week the stove mat moved to the table,
the sink mat to the stove, ETC., they
will wear much longer and save the
permanent floor covering. When the
pattern Of the oilcloth begins to show
the wear it has had and look dingy,
take it up and spread it face down on
the attic floor. Paint the wrong side
with two coats Of some neutral tint; let
it dry thoroughly. When put down it
will be as "good as new - These floor
coverings will last much longer if they
are always washed with a sponge in
stead of rag. You can buy what are
known as carriage sponges' for very
little. These coarse sponges not only
save the floor, but are also much more
hygienic than a mop, as they can be
rinsed absolutely clean and thoroly
dried with very little effort.
Surprising that we have the ideal
northeast corner kitchen, good clear
yellow will be found the best color for
| walls, nor even kalsomine. Oil paint is
the only proper wall covering, and that
SHOULD be finished with coat of enam'
ell so that it will resist the frequent
| washing it should receive. If the kitch.
| en- has south or west windows gray
| paint will make the room cooler look
ing. The woodwork may be painted to
| match, tho of course white woodwork
| makes prettier room. The walls OF a
kitchen should be washed as regularly
| as the floor. Long-handled mop-holders
| Gin which a sponge can easily be ftted)
make this possible task.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
THE WEEK Nv
REAL ESTATE

The United States Installment Realty
company has let a big contract to the
newly formed Davis-Deane company,
contractors. The Deane company will
build all the houses for the Realty COM
pany the next ten years. Last season
this company put up thirtyfour houses
and this year will build not less than
fifty more at an average cost of $4,000.
Some members of the Realty company
are interested in the contracting firm
which will do a general line of build
ing. E. J. Davis, vice president of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
Sunshine in the Homo.

~ The HOuSekeeper.
The value Of sunshine in the home
cannot be overestimated. The subject
of fresh air and ventilation has been
SO. much thought and talked OF, that we
have overlooked the blessing of sun
shine.
# we let in generous quantities Of
sunlight and fresh air, sickness and dis
ease will be unknown. AS the flowers
turn toward the sunshine, so must we,
and dispelling the "blues, - let little
sunshine in. About thirty years ago
the use Of blue glass was advocated as
a sure remedy for every ailment of man
kind and became a craze, until many
homes had a blue glass window in the
sunniest corner, where might be found
the invalid basking in cold Sol's"
rays, and bene6ting from the belief that
the blue was working a miracle, when in
fact it was the genial warmth and
health giving powers of the sun. The
sun room is now introduced in many
homes and is both attractive and
healthful.
In planning home arrange your iv-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
MINNEAPOLIS NEW WA
OF BUILDING UP CITY
The Day of Industrial PuyndeS, PROPOSITIONS n1dI
Bonuses Has Passed. Complaints Maze by
Residents of the Faults tit the Methods of Otb-
er iMumicibalities Contain Suggestions for the
Fz0ur City.

America,' says one st. Paul writer,
"should be by far the largest city in the
northwest. - So much for natural con-
ditiOnS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Mary place. It will be Of the same high
standard as the other fat building,
which has been constantly under rental
since completed several years ago.. The
cost will be $4,000 and the material
will be fireproof.
Henry schomberg has sold the San
Angelo hotel a tlS21 Nicollet avenue
to A. F. Grant, who has been proprie-
tor of the Grant house at Waseca for
several years. Mr.. Grant has sold out
at Waseca and will devote his time to
his Minneapolis hotel. He took posses
sion Thursday.
The Higgs building at 731 Hennepin
avenue, damaged by fire Thursday
morning, will be reconstructed at once.
Firms burned out will reoccupy quar-
ters when repaired. The building was
insured for $l8,500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
Rules for Jardinieres.

A iardiniere to be ga thing Of beau-
ty'' must be of good design, harmo
niously colored and suited to it's envi-
ronment. These three requirements are
not easy to meet, but they are essential
for the all-round success of the jardin
iere. A common mistake in selecting
this article is to forget the relative inn
portance of the plant and its holder.
A jar that is glaring in color and too
ornate in design defeats its object Of
framing the plant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
new company, has been builder il
Minneapolis several years.

, The railway building at Third and
Conklin & Tonne Co. is nearing compile
ton. The outside covering has been re-
moved and the remodeled exterior ex-
posed to view. J. H. Fisher & Son,
the contracting firm, is working on the
interior. In a short time the Great
Northern, Burlington and New York
Central lines will be installed in the
new offices as we'll as some Of the
freight lines. The Northwestern Fuel
the lower story also. L
George Harrison will supply the de-
mand for frst-class apartments down
town by building companion piece
to the Lexington at Eleventh street and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
Care Of Linoleum.

When it is brought home, fit it to thd
floor and lay at once, but do not tacH
down until after three days. BY thai
time it will lie fiat without launching
up in places. Use inoleum tacks fol
lacking. For several weeks it can BID
easily cleaned by wiping off with d
cloth wrung out Of warm soft wate3
with milk in it. When it begins to losd
freshness, dampen a flannel cloth iI
raw inseed oil and rub over it after il
has been cleaned Five cents worth Of
oil will last for weeks. A good way to
make linoleum "last," is to put hand
full of ordinary glue into pint of warm
soft water, or enough to 60 over the
floor with, and set on the back Of the
range where it will keep warm all day.
and go over it with the glue water. In
the morning it will have fine, hard
gloss, and look almost as fresh as new.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

manner Of construction and the char
acter Of the materials used. It is our
Judgment that a few houses of this
general design could be built in this
section and be very attractive as we'll
as comfortable houses to live in. The
picturesqueness Of the design will at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
LDEAL HOUSE PZAV
HAS CORlVER. KITCHEN
The Northeast Corner Is Preferable GiUing Lighl
without Heat, but at All EUeuts One SideI
= .Sh0uld Be to the N0,tb-E1stire Finish Mash
Be Easily ScrWbNbLe. - ..

ing and sleeping rooms with a special
We would not distribute windows tod
promiscuously, but rather group them
in places where they will add brightnesd
and make home pleasant. Here and
there nice little projected oriel on
Dutch window, with seat around and
shelf for plants adds much to the beau.
ty at little expense
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

tract many, and we can only add that
it is entirely practical and Of good con-
struction for this cold country, requir-
ing very little paint on the outside and
making warm construction for a cold
climate, and will exclude the heat in
warm weather.