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(First Published in Leader september 8
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
LUCKY jim HILL.
His Land the Center of White Rock
Oil Field.

His Land the Center Of White Rock
Oil Field.
It is said it is better to be born
lucky than rich. Many years ago
James ]. Hill acquired several hun
dred acres Of land just west of the
present corporation of White Rock.
At that time the region was famous as
: hunting ground, and Mr.. Hill, Gov.
Merriam and others erected hunting
camps. Mr.. Hill refused at times to
consider even a proposition to sell his
holdings. Now it develops that the
tract is in the very center Of the re-
puted oil fields, and in fact the best
specimens Of oil come from a we'll 400
teet deep on land adjoining Mr.. Hills
duck preserve.
While citizens of White Rock think
Mr.. Hill may not be able to use any
more money than he now has. vet thew
hope. for the benefit of these "die.
glngs,' that he "builded better than
he knew" when he acquired his hold.
Ings here.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

st. Valentines day was once so
great festival that men and women
were we'll acquainted with its origin.
They were certain that the 14th of
February would bring many senti-
ments of tender love- The festival al
ways suggested kindness Of heart.
But now with only the shadow of the
day left men and women try to con-
sole themselves in wondering how this
day came. Its origin is uncertain, for
through the great lapse of time the
Christian and pagan festivals have be-
come so closely blended that they are
not to be distinguished clearly.
The French say that many, many
years ago there was a priest who
loved children better than anything
else in the world. The children loved
him quite as much, and they went to
him with all their SORROWS and to hear
stories from his knee. Valentine was
SO kind and loving with the little ones
that his name grew beloved through
out the kingdom. The children began
to visit him in such numbers that the
good priest could not see them all,
and asked those he could not see to
write him letters, saying that he would
answer them. The letters he wrote
were so kind and tender that they
were priced greatly. When the good
man died. the children, to. show their
affection for him, wrote love tokens
to each other on his birthday.
1t is known that many pretty Gus
toms were once associated with this
day. A favorite pastime was the
placing of names in box, from
which the names of the young men
and women were drawn. The man
was to have the maiden for the day
whose name he got from the box.
Sometimes if two young people grew
fond of each other they We're valen-
tines for life.
Another quaint custom was prac-
ticed by young girls. They took bay
leaves and pinned four on the corners
of their pillows and put the fifth in
the middle so that they might dream
who their loves should be. Other girls |
wrote their lovers names on bits of
papers and rolled them in clay and
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
FAuLx7oN HAS A GOOD YEAR.
Ageregatins s125,ooo
Made During 1904.

Over $120,000 is Faulkton's record
n recent improvements. The city's
growth in population and wealth is
scarcely realized by it's own citizens,
as it has been so evenly distributed,
each months addition of pepole and
property being so gradual that no par
ocular attention has been directed to-
t. There has been no boom, no blow
Ing of trumpets and loud display of
our natural advantages and splendid
opportunities to induce the incoming
Of citizens and wealth, but a quiet,
everyday increase as natural conse-
auence of prosperity and progress.
One Of the most gratifying and sig
nificant features of it is the fact that
most of the new structural and sub
stantial Improvements have been by
the Oldest residents of the town,
showing satisfaction with their past
experiences and strong faith and full
confidence in the future prosperity of
our new, and fast developing country
md town.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

posedly ones destiny, and great care
was exercised as to the proper per-
son to meet in consequence.
Valentines in earlier days were writ
ten on plain sheets of paper. not print
ed. But soon they preferred to pen
their words on folded sheets with lace
edges. One of these early home valen-
tines is seen in the British museum.
it is made of a sheet of paper about as
large as a lady's pocket handkerchief,
folded into squares about four inches.
Valentines day as love festival
has lost much of it's significance dur
ing the last fifty years. 1t is so much
easier to buy the pierced hearts and
flying cupids and to trust that the
sentiments found on them may be ap-
propriate. Still there are many chill
dren in all parts of the world who are
designing their own valentines and
writing their own sentiments. Some
OF these designs are crude, others are
elaborate and beautiful. A bright red
heart and golden arrow are among
the favorite designs.
There is no country where the val
entineS are prettler and more original
in design than in France; this is part
ly because even to this day the chill
dren love the name of st. Valentine.
So they are careful in making these
tokens of love. German boys are rich
in sentiment. though they do love a
soldiers cap and gun. American
men may be shy about expressing
their feeling. but American boys are
not, and SO Billy makes short work in
telling Dorothy that he loves her.
The years have gone by, and young
men and women think no more of the
kind, gentle priest who sacrificed his
life on the altar Of love. Yet chill.
dren, with their true feeling of graft.
tude. will always love and remember
the goods French priest who loved
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

near the upper left side, in the center
OF which appears the photogravure
head portrait of handsome girl
framed in gold and green rings. from
the lower rim of which extends sin
gle clover leaf spray
Similar in design are the Japanese
valentines, so stylish for children this
year. A tall. oblong-shaped card. with
square depression near the top
bears brightly colored picture of a
little Japanese boy or girl. On the
lower right side is set the inscriptions
in bright red letters. reading from the
top downward.
Among the odd designs in valen.
tines. mostly for children, are the
clock, with the hours marked off in
hearts; the thermometer. with cupids
hiding among forget-me-nots, along
the sides; little carriages, with bows
wheeling their sweethearts, and a red
heart furnace. which cupids seated or
the hearth. are filling with wood.
neat little leap year valentine fo1
girl to send to boy is four leaf
clover. made of hearts, each heart he
ing tied with a small bow, to be re-
turned or accepted according as the
love message is accepted or rejected
1t is eminently fitting that st. Valen.
| tines day should come in February
for this month, although the shortest
of the year. is the one on which tradi
ton and legend has taken an especial
hold. There are days for the religions
the superstitious, the patriotic-days
for the lover ct history the lover o,
play and the lover of love and othe,
days yet. She has one-fourth Of the
legal holidays of the year-excmsivs
of election days-one rare day. a love
day. two birthdays. one very holy dav
and more than One prophetic day ana
all these days are among the hieh
tides Of the calendar"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

}MANY TRADITIONS OF ST. VALENTINE :
Quaint Customs of the Past Compared With !
Missives of the Present. !
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valentines, but the man was most de
voted to the one he drew.
In Norfolk an ancient custom pre-
vailed of attaching notes to apples
or oranges on ST. Vanentines eve and
watching a chance to throw them in a
doorway, then rap and disappear as
quickly as possible. Sometimes
white square was chalked on the step,
and its resemblance to the valentine
was eagerly grasped by the person
opening the door, to the amusement
of the mischief-loving one watching.
These pranks were more like our Hal
loween observances.
Another custom was for three young
men to go out before daybreak with
a net and catch an old owl and two
sparrows. Ii they brought them home
without injury before the women OF
the house had arisen they were treat
ed to three pints of purl and could
demand the same at any similar house.
Symbolic of the owl being the bird
of wisdom, it could influence any of
the feathered race to take the net of
love that day. and suggesting to lads
and lasses the happiness of early
unions.
The first person one met on going
abroad on Valentines day was sup
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Can't ketch Him.

An attendant in one of the branches
of the New York public library noticed
that little negro boy who came fire.
quently to the library invariably went
TO the same shelf and took the same
book, which he seemed to enjoy inn
mensely. Curious to know the name
of the book she followed him to the
shelf, where she found him looking at
picture of an old darkey being chased
by bull. A wild grin stretched from
side to side of the little fellows face.
whats the joke?" asked the sur
prised attendant. "Golly, he amt
ketched i'm yeti" replied the delighted
child.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
M1v ChoJ.EBrow,2

To be a successful wife, to retain the
love and admiration of her husband.
should be woman's constant study.
At the first indication of ill-health.
painful or irregular menstruation.
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Mrs. Chas. r. Brown, Vice-President
Mothers Club, 2l Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark, writes.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
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At the end of three months / was different
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my husband fell in love with me all over
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am sure it will make every suffering woman
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Women who are troubled with pain.
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
PLANS FOR MILL.
Two Hundreds Ton Cyanide Plant fol-
the Victoria.

Two Aundred-Ton Cyanide Plant for
the Victoria.
| George S. Jackson, general manager
Of the Victoria Mining company, and
James Hartgering, the Deadwood
millwright. have gone to Omaha to
consult with the officers and directors
of that company upon the mill plans.
1t is expected that a contract will be
let to Mr.. Hartgering for 200-ton
cyanide plant that will be built at the
companys mine in the Spearnsh can
yon, about twelve miles west of this
city. a number of prominent officials
Of the Burlington railway are heavy
stockholders in this mining company.
The company has done very extensive
development work, which has resulted
In the disclosure of ore enough for
several years with the full capacity of
the mill in operation The mill
wright, James Hartgering, has con-
structed two-thirds of the mills in the
Black Hills.
The Deer Lick Mining company has
commenced a new shaft following a
vertical vein of ore. 1t is expected
that quartzite will be reached between
200 and 300 feet deep. The ore in the
vertical averages about Sc ton in
gold. A steam hosting plant is to be
Installed. Recently the company has
been reorganized and a number OF
prominent business men of kirksville,
Mo-, have invested money. j. E. Wad-
dill of Kirksville is president.
Six thousand tons of ore We're brok-
IN down in one blast by the Wasp No.
2 Mining company last week in their
Yellow Creek mine south of Dead
wood. 1t required tifty-six kegs of
black powder. This is the first blast
Ing that has been done by this COM
pany since early last fall, when the
company fired charge of fifty kegs of
powder which broke down 5000 tons
Of ore. 1t is possible for this COM
pany to use this method of blasting on
account of the fiat shoot of ore which
has a face thirty to fifty feet thick.
The holes are put down from the sur
face to the bottom of the shoot in
lows, are filled with black powder and
hen discharged. The large boulders
of ore are broken by small power
drills. In this way the ore is mined
Tery cheaply. The company's mill has
oeen enlarged to $50 tons daily, which
is kept in constant operation. The
company has been paying dividend
regularly for some time past to seven
Lead and Deadwood business men who
own the stock. 1t is working the low
est grade of ore in the Black Hills
and is operated at the smallest ex
pense.
AS soon as frost is out of the ground in
The spring ground will be broken for
the new mill to be built by the Big
Lead Gold Mining company near Rou
baiX
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN.

eackache Quickly Cured by podd's
Kidney Pills. Mrs. w. II. Ambrose
tells how her pains vanished never
TO return when she used the Great
American Kidney Remedy.
Dover. KY. Feb. 13th.-(Special)-
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are causing wide satisfaction and not
the least remarkable Of these cures
,is that Of Mrs. w. H. Ambrose OF this
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II had such pains in my back at
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symptoms showed that my kidneys
were affected. One box Of Dodd,s
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and I have never been troubled since. .
Bacarache Is the Kidneys first notice
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+
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

| them, and. although the sentimental
lists are prone TO decry the decadenc,
Of the day. the dealers declare tina
artistically the valentine is in its hey
day, and that never were the offer
ings so varied or so beautiful as they
have been this year.
Many new ideas have appeared. but
hearts as usual seem 10 be one of the
prevailing designs. There are delicate
little dpainted hearts. interviewer
with dainty baby ribbon: there are
large red hearts. tied in rich red
satin ribbon. forming background
for an artistically designed Cupid.
Then there are small red hearts. with
sweet little love messages. and flow
cred hearts, enshrining mischievous
Cupids.
The most artistic valentines. per-
haps. appear on the plain white OBJ
long cards, some with delicate water
color designs others in india ink. us
ually in each case showing the head
or bust portrait of some beautiful so
ciety girl. A silhouette of a pretty
girl, with q pen and ink inscription be-
low, forms one unique and artistic de-
sign. Then there is a four-leaf clover
valentine. The card is a neat white
oblong, with heart-shaped depression
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

put them in water to see which would
come to the top. A young girl writ
ing about this practice says: II lay
abed and shut my eyes all morning
till he came to our house, for would
not have seen another man before him
for all the world"
The custom of drawing and match
Ing names seems to date back to the
days of the Roman empire. There was
a feast in honor of Pan and Juno in
February, the festival of Lupercalia.
The names of young women were put
In box and drawn as chance direct
ed by the men.
In the days Of the early church,
when every effort was made to do
away with old superstitions and pagan
customs saints names were substitute
ed. But the memory of dead saints is
nothing to the living, breathing lover,
and the outline Of the custom has been
preserved in different ways in all cen
turtles, the lovers never asking nor
caring If it be pagan or Christian.
An influence was supposed to per-
wade the charmed hours. Birds chose
their mates on that day with mad
rigals Of love. Love blossomed with
the spring in young hearts.
Ancient custom were much as now
The refined and cultured sent missives
Of love flowers, dainty jeweled re
membranes; the rustic wrote verses
to his maid; the cynic and the ma
licious sent anonymous letters or pic
lures with singing reminder Of some
weakness or fault.
A traveller In England and Scotland
In olden times speaks of custom
much like our game Of forfeits. Maids
and bachelors congregated and each
wrote his or her name on billets o.
paper which were drawn by the othel
sex. Each got valentine. The maid
hers-.the man his. Each had two
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
WAS CURED RAPIDLY
RHEUMATISM IN TWO SEVERE CASES
MASTERED IN FEW WEEKS.
The Remedy Used by MIR. schroeppel and
by Captain Lalfour in Great Demandin
Vicinity of Their Homes

The Remedy Used by MIR. schroeppel and
by Captain LAlfour in Great De,nandin
Vicinity of Their Homes.
In the winter of 1923 Mr.. Schroeppe!
was confined to his bed by severe at.
tack Of rheumatism. His doctors treat.
ment proved unsuccessful, but he subse-
quently regained his health by means
! which he describes with great enthu.
siasm.
"After five or six weeks Of helpless.
ness and pain. said he, % during which
l was receiving regular visits from the
doctor, l felt as bad as ever. Just then
my mother, a woman eighty years Of
age, paid mo visit. She had received
great benefit from DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and she was confident they would
help me. At her solicitation I gave up
the DOCTORS treatment and took the pills
in its place"
"And were you cured as the result Of
taking her advice?"
"Yes, quickly and thoroughly. Be.
fore the second box was finished felt
very manifest Improvement, and within
two weeks was able to leave my bed and
take up my neglected farm work. con.
tinued to use the pills, however, until
eight boxes had been taken, although
long before that felt that every YES.
tige of the disease had been eradicated.
care there no traces left?"
absolutely none For year and
three months there has never been the
slightest return Of the old trouble. For
this happy result I and my family freely
praise DIR. Williams Pink Pills"
Within the bounds of China township.
st. Clair county, Mich, there is no bet.
ter known farmer than Mr.. Henry
Schroeppel. His cure has therefore nat
urally attracted a great deal of attention.
One of Mr.. Schroeppel's neighbors, Cap
tain George Balfour. after hearing Of the
salutary results i'll Mr.. Schroeppel' 8 case.
decided to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for an attack of rheumatism from which
he was himself suffering. He took eight
or ten boxes and now declares himself
free from the painful ailment."
1t is little wonder that DR.. Williama,
Pink Pills are much in favor Il, the com.
munity where Mr.. Schroeppel and Can.
tain Balfour are SO we'll aud favorabfv
known. They are sold by all druggists
and are equally successful III curing
asuEalgia. sciatica aud partial paralyss..
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Calumet
Baking
Powder
Perfect in Quality
Economical in Use
Moderate in Price
Making Sure.

A circus had been touring the prov.
inces and business had been bad. FL
nally the performers, with a tumbler
named Zeno at their head, went to the
management and insisted on having
their back pay. They were put off re-
peatedly. A definite date was at last
promised, but the time arrived and
still there was no money.
Zeno expostulated, whereupon the
management explained that it had ar
ranged to pay salaries, commencing
with the names beginning with A, and
so on. but that the money had run out
some where in the SIS. The comrcny
walked home
A year later Zeno appeared at the
offices Of the circus and asked for an
engagement.
Certainly" said the manager. 1--WE
will take you on at an increased sal
airy. Now let me enssr your name.
Mr.. Zeno, is it not?"
"One moment" said the performer;
"this year my name is Ajax"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
We'll Supplied.

Nov. Mr.. Peck" said the lawyer,
after having drawn up that gentle.
mans last will and testament, "do you
think it will be wise to have the same
service performed for Mrs. Peck? |
believe she is possessed of considera-
BILE property in her own name, and"
Never mind her." said Mr.. Henry
Peck. "she always has had a will of
her own
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Society.

Put on all your dude clothes.
Bow and scrape and smirk;
Knock your friends who aren't there;
Sheer at those who work.
Tell risque story.
Loaf and flirt and yawn,
Your host as glad to have you go
As you are to be gone.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Realistic.

Crittick-While l was looking at
that painting Of yours in Artman's
window to-day-"The Harvesters," you
know heard a comment upon it.
Complimentary?
Crittick-Tm not sure. A rustic.
looking individual gazed at it for a
minute and remarked that it made him
tired.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
His Son an Air.

Prof. BILLY" Strunk. of the Cornell
English department, is fond papa,
also desperate punster. His favorite
form of exercise is trundling a baby
carriage along the campus walks. One
day while he was so employed friend
hailed him with the query: "Giving
your son an airing, Billy" NO." re-
piled the professor, with dignity, I'm
giving my heir summing"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
How's This?

ease Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By Halls
CatAfrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O.
We. tho undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
Cor tia last IS years and believe him perfectly
ofabIs In all business transactions and financially
49, - carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDlHa, BINNAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halle Catarrh Cure IL taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tho
system. Testimonials free. Price IS cent? Pm
0ottle. Sold by all Druggists
Tsks Halls Family Pills for constipation.