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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
MOSQUITO PLAGUE.
Making Life Misery for Both Man
and Beast.

The story sent out from Pierre re-
garding the plague of mosquitoes i'll
Hand county is correct, but last week
has shown new developments, in that
the sTarms have Increased and to live
is almost impossible. All through the
day, unless there is breeze which
makes the pests settle in the grass,
the air is full of them and they light
on persons by the hundreds.
The little five-yearold daughter of
Henry Blddle, living near Miller, was
so badly bitten that her parents were
forced to take her to . physician
for treatment. Two farm hands from
the western part of the county were
taken to the hospital in Pierre, so bad
ly were they bitten by the mosquitoes.
Farming operations are, on some
days, forced to be suspended because
of the swarms of mosquitoes which
light on the horses, causing the ami
mails to become unmanageable.
James Croll and wife, of Miller,
were driving to their farm ten miles
north when they were surrounded by
q IoAuC VI lhc pests. Ht lOI
es backed off grade and nearly broke
away. They were forced to return to
town.
Many cases Of very bad blood pois-
| oning are reported among children
| where they have unwittingly scratched
the stings made by the mosquitoes.
,, Farmers are going about their barns
wearing wells or nets. Cattle race
about the fields all day in vain at.
tempts to get rid of the biting foes.
The heavy rains of the spring, which
filled all the low places with water,
are the cause Of the swarms of mos
| Quitoes. The stagnant water is the
breeding place of the pests and not
Until the pools dry up will there be any
| relief from the yoracious creatures.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
Voice From Arkansas.

Cleveland, Ark, July 31st.-(Spe-
ciaD-Nearly every newspaper tells OF
some wonderful cure of some form
OF Kidney Disease by the Great Amer
ican Remedy, Dodds Kidney Pills,
and this part of Arkansas is not with
out its share of evidence that no case
is too deeply rooted for Dodds Kidney
Pills to cure.
Mr.. A. E. Carlile, we'll known and
highly respected here, tells Of his cure
after nearly quarter of century's
suffering. Mr.. Carlile says:
II want to let the public know what
think OF Dodd's Kidney Pills. |
think they are the best remedy for
sick kidneys ever made.
Il had kidney trouble for % years
and never found anything that did me
SO much good as Dodd's Kidney Pills.
l recommend them to all sufferers"
There is no uncertain sound about
Mr.. Carli1e's statement He knows
that Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him
from a life OF suffering and he wants
the public to know It. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney Ills from Back
ache to Bright's Disease.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
Peril Of the kandshake.

DR.. Valentine Nalpasse, a French
doctor living in Constantinople, has
started a crusade with the object OF
abolishing the handshake, and sub
stituting in its place the "Temenah."
which is the Oriental form Of saluta-
ton. According to DR.. Nalpasse, the
hand contains over $4,000 microbes to
the square inch, and in shaking hands
these microbes are conveyed from one
person to another. He suggests in
place OF the ordinary form of greeting
that the "Temenah' be universally
employed, which consists in placing
the right hand on the heart, on the
lips, and on the forehead, signifying.
Thou has place in my heart, on my
lips, and thou art always in my
thoughts.-London Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
NO MORE HEADACHE
GENERAL WEAKNESS AND FEVER
DISAPPEAR TOO.
How a Woman Was Freed from Troubles
That Had Made Life Wretched for
Many Years.

The immediate causes Of headaches
vary, but most Of them come from poor
or poisoned blood. In anamia the blood
is scanty or thin; the nerves are imper-
fectly nourished and pain is the way in
which they express their weakness. In
colds the blood absorbs poison from the
mucous surfaces, and the poison irritates
the nerves and produces pain. In rheu-
matism, malaria and the grip, the poison
! in the blood produces like discomfort. In
indigestion the gases from the impure
blood III the same way.
The ordinary headache-cures at best
give only temporary relief. They deaden
the pain but do not drive the poison out
of the blood. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
I'll the contrary thoroughly renew the
blood and the pain disappears perma-
nently. Women in particular have found
these pills an unfailing relief in head
aches caused by anamia.
Miss Stella Blocker recently said: "Dr.
Williams Pink Pills did me great deal
Of good. I had headache nearly all the
time. After I had taken three boxes of
these pills became entirely WELL"
Chow long had you suffered 20 she
was asked.
"For several years. I can't tell the
exact date when my illness began for it
came OIL by slow degrees. I had been
going down hill for many years"
did you have any other ailments?"
q was very weak and sometimes lad
fever. My liver and kidneys were at
fected as well as my head"
How did you come to take tho rem
edy that cured you?"
~ saw in southern newspaper .
statement Of some person who was cured
of a like trouble by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. My physician hadn't done me any
good, so l bought box of these pills.
After had taken one box felt SO much
better that kept on until became en-
tirely we'll"
Miss Blocker's home is at Leander,
Louisiana. Dr. Williams Pink Pills are
sold by all druggists. Besides headache
they cure neuralgia, sciatica, nervous
prostration, partial paralysis aud rheu-
CaatlSm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

Returns from fifteen counties of the
ment purposes show a total valuation
of $5O,92S,728. The same counties last
year returned a valuation of S4S,9S6,-
766, or gain of approximately two
million dollars for this year.
The state board increased these re-
turns last year to $50,691 1894, making
the net gain on the counties reporting
about a quarter of a million dollars.
At the same rate for the other coun-
ties of the state the gain for the year
on county returns will be about seven
million dollars, but the net gain over
the figures as left by the state board
last year will be about a million dol
lars increase for the whole state,
which will not give any great amount
of relief so far as coming to the state
general funds are concerned.
The Day county official figures give
that county population Of 3,7S4, an
increase of 1880 in five years. or
these 7,449 are mades, and 6,355 fe-
] males; 1889 are foreign born. OF
the towns Andover has 307; Bristol,
4SS; Lilly, 157; Pierpont, 30S; Waubay,
$40; Webster, 1918; Webster has
gained 4l2 since 1900. The growth
in population has been four-fifths in
the towns.
The superintendent OF the census
returned to the county auditor the en-
tire census of the city of Pierre, for
the reason that the residence of the
individuals enumerated is not speci-
fied. The rule is that the residence
of every individual shall be so spe.
cif1cally set forth that the work of the
. enumerator may easily be checked and
verified. II a person is reported liv.
ing at a certain street number it is
easy to discover If the report be true
In the case of Pierre the city enumer.
ator will be called Upon to make good
The census bureau has compiled the
agricultural returns from Union coun
ty showing that the county has 1865
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

Reports to the Sioux Falls Argus
leader from all parts of the agrlcul-
:ural portion of the state in regard to
crop conditions for the most part are
favorable and bear out early predic-
rions that South Dakota will this year
raise one of the largest crops in it's
history
While there is great deal of talk
of rust on the part of grain experts
residing outside the state. the ap-
oearance of black rust in the wheat
ields of South Dakota is by no means
general. Only isolated fields appear
as yet to be affected, and even in
many of these it is claimed the grain
Is not seriously affected.
However, the rust talk has caused
general alarm among the farmers OF
the state, who have hopes that the
rust visitation will not again become
general and cause the damage it did
last year, when the estimated yield
Of 50,000000 bushels of wheat in the
state was reduced to an actual yield
of only about 23,OO0,OO0 bushels be-
cause black rust appeared in the
fields a few days before the grain
was ready to be cut.
1t is expected that developments
during the present week will definite
iy determine whether or not black
rust will once more become general
is one Of the counties in which rust
has appeared again this year, but thus
far only few fields are affected. Even
In the affected fields the rust has de-
veloped only on an occasional stem OF
the grain.
The farmers of Day and the few
other counties where the rust has ap-
peared, figure that with favorable
weather conditions until next week
the grain will be out Of danger and
will yield better than for several
years.
In the vicinity Of Volga wheat is
oot as badly affected by rust as was
that locality is claiming big crop of
wheat, it now seems to be the general
opinion Of those who have examined
the wheat fields that there will be a
fair crop after all.
A careful inspection of the wheat
Aelds in Brown county reveals the
fact that there absolutely is no foun-
dation for the report recently crcu-
dated that black rust is prevalent in
that section of South Dakota. Condi-
tions there, as in many other parts OF
the state, indicate a bumper wheat
crop unless there is a decided change
soon.
While there is no indication Of rust
in the wheat fields adjacent to Doland
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
DlTCHING IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Joint Meeting of Clay and Yankton
County Boards.

The boards of county commissioners
Vermillion a most important joint ses-
sion last week. The new ditch law
governed the proceedings. The meet
ing was on joint ditch petitioned for
in Clay and Yankton counties. The
forces which secured the passage OF
the law last winter are the same as
those interested in the proposed ditch,
and in fact it was principally for the
purpose Of draining this particular To-
cality that the movement was set on
foot.
The petitioners ask for three bitches
all heading in Yankton county and
running in southeasterly direction
into Clay county They will be known
as the Clay creek, the Meckling and
the Gayville bitches. The first is the
longest and largest of the three, being
fourteen miles in length and having
a width Of forty to sixty feet and
depth of from six to ten feet. This
ditch will be supplemented by laterals
which will be constructed later. The
other two bitches will not be SO long
nor SO large, but even the smallest OF
them vii, be a gigantic undertaking,
and the whole VIII probably represent
an outlay of half million dollars.
While the expense in construction
is enormous, yet the benefits to be de-
rived therefrom will much more than
cover the cost. Millions of acres of
fine farm lands which suffer yearly
or periodically from the floods arising
from the waters of Clay creek, which
heads in Turner county and is twenty
miles long, will be given ample pro-
lection from inundatiOn. Crops will
be a certainty. Lard which has been
used for hay alone for years will be
cultivated. Values will more than
double and the counties and the state
at large will be benefited.
The next step in the proceedings
will be the viewing of the proposed
bitches by the two boards of county
commissioners. The boards will then
meet at Vermillion on Aug. ! to de-
eide whether or not they will employ
surveyor to make the necessary plays.
1t is thought that there will be no
hitch in the proceedings to that end.
w NJ. Vincent Of Union county has
been retained by the board to do all
the engineering and the survey work.
The proposed route is the one recon-
mended by the government expert,
who made detailed typographical sur
yey of the entire Missouri river bottom
from the James to the Vermillion river
and from bluff to the waters edge.
The future proceedings in this under
taking will be closely watched by all
in the southeastern part OF the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

as it was estimated to be not forty
five feet above the bed of the stream.
But since the food the first of the
month it is certain that the material
was left by some former food as the
water in Bad River reached within five
feet of this drift. This would indicate
that at some time in the past Bad
river has been at even a higher stage
than when it did it's damage July 4.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
Man Ends Life With Acid,

Yankton, 8. D., July 30.-Fred Grit
nth, aged twenty-four and unmarried.
committed suicide here by drinking an
ounce Of carbolic acid in the tender.
loin district. Griffith came here from
Sioux City yesterday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
SOUTH DAKOTA CENSUS.
Returns Are About Comprehensive.
Reach Estimate Of 45O,OOO.

Unofficial census returns taken from
lation of 435,507. with an estimated
addition of 1861 Indians, making a
total population of Asa, ,107. The com
pleted returns will change these slight
ly and when finally completed will no.
be far from the estimate of 450, 900
made by Commissioner Robinson just
after the figures began to come in.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
General Store Burma.

Cokato, Mimi, July 30.-Early yes
terday morning the building owned by
Isaac Neimi of Calumet, Mich, and oc-
cupied by Mike Jokela as general
store, was damaged by fire. The loss
will be about $2.S00; insurance $500 on
building and $500 on stock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
The Latest Trust.

Murky Mike-Why does dey call dat
hobo De Snow King?
Idle Ike-Never heard of his lay?
He's de smooth guy what organized US
into a snow shOyelers' union, 'corpO-
rated it in Jersey, melted de snow to
water de stock, and retired in two
weeks as rich promoter to star .
sioOn and enter ward pol tics
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
Beqinninu Early.

"My husband is one Of those never
give-up men," asserted Mrs. June
Bridey, proudly.
Already"
ALREADY what?"
Refusing to give up. We were mar
ried year before my husband began
to get tingy."-Houston Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
Two Are Killed on Launch.

Charleston, w. Va. Aug. LIN an
explosion of a gasoline launch at Mont
gomery Robert and Otto Huddleston
were killed and two others narrowly
escaped death. The latter were Elmer
Smith and John Morrison, who swan
ashore after the explosion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
For Supplies, Etc.

"Of course, a kodak camera takes
pictures" said he.
"Of course it does," replied his wife.
what are you driving at, anyway"
81 was just going to remark that it
also takes money" - Philadelphia
Press
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

The conviction of Jones was based
purely upon clrcumstantial evidence.
He was found guilty of the murder
in June. 1897. of celebrated Mis-.
souri, river character named Henry
Van Roden, who was known as "Dutch
Henry" The old man was veteran
Of the Civil war. Later evidence in.
dicates that Van Roden was killed by
cattle "rustlers." who, to cover their
own tracts, through friends and &C.
completes had the crime fastened upon
Jones.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
Broken Axle Causes Wreck.

Chicago, Aug. IA broken axle of
a wheel of the smoking car caused the
wrecking OF the California special on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad at Lamont last night, when
one man was killed outright, four per-
sons fatally injured and score OF 9TH
er passengers received severe injuries.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
One Hundred Persons Fall in Lake.

Madison, Wis, July 3O.-At Monona
Lake, where w. J. Bryan spoke yes
terday at the Chautauqua, crowded
boat landing broke down, precipitating
100 persons into the lake, but all were
rescued without serious injury.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
What She'd Do.

What will do if my bathing suit
should happen to shrink?'
''If it shrinks any smaller than 1t
is now you'll probably be arrested
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

The closing chapter in one OF the
most sensational murder cases in the
history OF South Dakota is the grant
Ing by Gov. Elrod of pardon to Lam
bert B. Jones, life prisoner in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. His mother
has for several months resided in
Sioux Falls, and the meeting between
her and her liberated son was. an af.
fecting one.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
RELIC OF A FORMER FLOOD.
Peculiar Collection Of Logs and Drift
Uncovered,

Uncovered.
Up Bad River Valley near the ranch
Of George Mathieson, on the side of
. high steep bluff, collection of large
logs and driftwood have been a source
OF curiosity to the residents OF that
section. the curiosity being as to its
|manner Of its getting to it's location.
while 1t was suggested that it might
nave been carried here by high water,
this theory did not find much following
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

Some men have queer ideas regard
ing the iavors that should be shown
them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

Men do not have high opinion Of
the man who is constantly talktns
about women.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
GRATEFUL TO CUTlCURA
For Instant Relief and Speedy Cure Of
Raw and ScaIy Humor, Itching
Day and Night-Suffered

Months.
81 wish you would publish this let
ters. so that others suffering as have
may be helped. For months awful
sores covered my face and neck, scabs
forming, itching terribly day and
night, breaking open, and running
blood and matter. | had tried many
remedies, but was growing worse.
when | started with Cuticura. The
first application gave me instant re-
lief, and when | had used two cakes
OF Cuticura Soap and three boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment | was completely
cured. (signed) Miss Nellie Wander
Wiele, Lakeside, N. Y"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18

Mrs. E. M. Mckenzie, who has beer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. WOoten, has returned to Monte.
yuma.
Mrs. L. T. Whitlock returned yes
teeday to her home in Newton after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. j. M. Alex
ander.
Mr.. Ben C. Oxford of Birmingham,
Ala, has been visiting his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. w. 3. Oxford, several
days.
Mrs. j. B. Hoyle has returned to
Atlanta after visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cooke.
Mrs. M. [. Harrell of Quitman was
guest of Mrs. w. E. Hickey Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. j. L. James of Augusta is here
spending several days with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. F. c. Thompson has returned
from a visit to her mother in Arling-
ton.
Mr.. j. P. Perry has been on a visit
to relatives in McDufie county.
Mr.. r. E. McNulty of Americas was
in Dawson Sunday.
Mr.. r. D. Gay was here from Cuth-
bert Monday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18
FARMERS and stockmen.

[ will sell the Farmers Encyclope.
dia during the month of January,
1905, for one dollar and fifty cents.
This is less than cost. The reason is
for more room for another edition.
The canvassers' price is five dollars.
This book treats on the diseases OF
horses, COWS, sheep, hogs, giving the
remedies of each disease, and gives
recipes for cough and condition pow.
ders. Teaches you how to graft and
bud fruit trees, how to mix phosphate
and the ingredients necessary for a
complete fertilizer. No farmer car
afford to do without this book, es-
pecially the young farmer. Order now
and save three dollars and fifty cents.
]. Z. DAVIDSON, Taneytown, Md.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18
TERRELL COUNTY STILL LEADS THE STATE
Statistics Show That This County Has Again Grown
More Cotton to the Acre Than Any other in Georgia.

Burke county, with an area of 667, 500
acres, shows Al, 406 bales; Dooly coun-
ty, with 454, 400 acres, SO, PIT, and Ter
rell county, with only PIT, 500 acres,
"a, 765 bales. Thus, Terrell county
has not only produced more cotton to
the acre than any other county in
Georgia, but takes third place as to
the total number of bales produced.
Neighboring counties show the fol-
lowing number of bales: Randolph
25, 7O6, Sumter 33,76O, Baker 6,971,
Calhoun, 1926, Clay 1921, Lee IA,
80, Dougherty $4,000, Miller 2,430,
Quitman $3.50, Webster 1858.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18

During the year just passed the
farmers of Terrell county maintained
their record of growing more cotton
to the acre than was produced in any
other county. This is shown by the
official statement the census bureau
has just sent to congress of the gin re-
ports received by the bureau from all
of the cotton growing states up to and
including December Ii, 1904.
On that date "a, 765 bales of cotton
had been ginned in Terrell county,
and only two counties in the entire
state, both of which are much greater
in area, showed a larger number.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
HerOd Baptist Sunday SchOos Pays
| Tribute 10 Deceased Member.

HerOd Baptist Sunday School, Pays
Tribute TO Deceased Member.
In the providence of God our Sab
bath school has lost one of its most
efficient members in the death of Mr..
w. L. Mathews, our beloved assistant
superintendent. We are deeply griev-
ed that he will be with us mo- more on
earth, and to give some expression OF
our love for him and appreciation OF
his conservation, zeal and high chris
tian character we offer these resolu-
tiOnS:
Resolved LIST. That we> as teachers
and pupils of this Sabbath school,
ever cherish the memory of our be-
loved assistant superintendent, and in
spired by his whole life, his gentle
ness of manner and his boundless
Christianity strive to initiate him.
Resolved End. That we hereby ex-
press our deep sense of loss, and that
we strive the more earnestly to finish
the work set before US and enter with
him into eternal rest.
Resolved Bird. That we strive to
emulate him in his godly life, which
was blessing to all who knew him.
Resolved 4th. That we hereby ex-
press our sympathy to the bereaved
family and friends.
II. F. MELTON,
MRS. JOHN P. HANNA,
Committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18
GENERAL MEETING.
wson Ministers Are on Program,

Dawson Ministers Are on Program,
and viii Take Part in Discussions.
The general meeting of Friendship
Baptist Association will convene in
6gIpthorpe on Friday before the fifth
Sunday in January and continue in
Session three days.
An interesting program has been
smanged, and two Dawson ministers,
Reys. j. NJ. Long and J. A. Ivey, are
ID take part in the discussions. "DO
bot the times need more zeal and
Spiritual fervor in emphasizing the
fundamental doctrines of the Bible?"
Hill be discussed by Mr.. Ivey, while
Mr.. Long will talk on the subject: us
his commercial age the chief him
krance to spiritual growth and the
kpread of the gOspel?"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-18
MANY MINISTERS IN DAWSON
PREACHERS OF THE DISTRICT
HOLDING ANNUAL MEETING.

Public Invited to Attend All of the
Services. Mrs. Blassingame. Prom
inent Missionary Worker, Here.
The annual Preachers Meeting and
Missionary Institute of the Americas
district formally opened yesterday
morning at the Methodist church in
Dawson.
1t is expected that all of the preach
ers of the district will be on hand and
take part in the discussions.
In addition to the ministers of the
district it is very probable that Dr.
W. G. Lovett, editor of the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate, will be present
Mrs. w. P. Blassingame, CORE
spending secretary of the Woman S
Home Mission Society of the South
Georgia Conference, will meet the
ladies at the Methodist parsonage
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
She will also address the institute
at 10 O'Clock Thursday.
The sessions of the institute will be
held at the church at 8. a. IN. and 2.
p. m.
There will be preaching at IL a. M.
and I p. m. today and tomorrow. The
public is, cordially invited to alb the
meetings.