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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
HAVE THE STANDARD PRINT IT.
Nov 10, Dec 10
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State of South Dakota, County of Roberts,
~ In Circuit Court, First judicial Circuit.
Joseph }. Batierton, plaintin, VS.. John
krans, Charles Crissey, George L. Becker.
John Campbell and all persons unknown who
have or claim to have any estate or interest
in or lien or incumbrance upon the premises
described in the complaint IN this action. de-
PENDANTS.
The State of South Dakota to the above
named defendants:
You and each Of you are hereby summoned
ana required to answer The complaint of the
plalntin IN the above entitled action which
was filed in the Office of the Clerk of said
court at the city of Sisseton in Roberts Coun-
ty, South Dakota. on Nov. g. 1905. and which
prays for judgment quieting the title to and
the determination of all adverse claims
against the premises described in the com.
plant and situated in said county, to-wit:
The north half of the northwest quarter of
section twenty five t25D and the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter ana lots
three ~ ana four Q) of section twenty six,
(26l, OF township one hundred twenty three
Q23) Of range forty nine (49, and to serve a
copy OF your answer to SAID complaint upon
the undersigned at his office in The City of
SlsSeton. Roberts County, South Dakota,
within thirty days after the completed ser
vice OF this summons upon you, exclusive of
the day OF such service, and if you fail to
answer said complaint within that time, the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated November 6, A. d. 1906.
HOWARD BABCoCK,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
Halloween at Government Schoo

h0IlOWe ell aI government SCHOOL.
(Ieceived too late for publication in last
weeks issue)
Editor SsAKDARD;
A delightful Halloween party was given
ut the Government Indian school on
Tuesday night Oct. 81. Promptly at seven
O'Clock the school lined up at the quarters
and proceeded to the large dining room where
they were met by the school employees. Mr.
Bruce Stannard, their genial and polite mill
tary instructor, formed the line for the grand
march taking the lead with his wife us part
ner. The grand march was we'll handled
which clearly indicates marked Improvement
in their movements Mr.. Stannurd Is now
drilling both the girls and boys twice week
which In itself is q guarantee Of success.
Mrs. Sayles presided at the piano playing
sousa's Manhattan Ito which the children
took very kindly and gracefully.
The refreshment table under the careful
management of Miss FrancsI was tastefully
decorated having one large head OF cabbage In
tho confer ~ Az emblem Of the season Pop
corn. peanuts, spples. cake and hot cocoa
wereserved by five young lady pupils, all do.
ing credit to themselves and tho occasion, the
young ladies' who filed the place of the grace
full Is foilows, Lucy Thompson, Sarah Eagle
Ena Thompson, Ella Thompson, Ella Grant.
and Edna Rsnvtiie. To be sure the practical
Joker WAS on hand to add fun for oil. AT nine
O'Clock the march was again taken up when
all departed to quarters. The agency was we'll
represented, as several visitors made glad the
occasion by their presence.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
HER DIGNITY At STAKE.
Weishty Reason for Desiring Change
Of Oresstno Rooms,

w SSSo'S sSSS"Ss
Speaking of the ways of stage folk
with dressing rooms. reminds me OF
something that happened to me just a
fortnight before our season closed"
said a theatrical man who is home
for the summer. In the company |
manage there's middle-aged women
who has a small part. Her husband Is
In the company, too, and when you
have married couple In the same
company it's a sure sign of trouble.
WE'LL the lady didn't like dressing in
the dressing rooms her position in the
company called for, but there wasn't
much she could do till we struck al.
most the lst stand on our route. Then
her husband asked me IL wouldn't
come up to their room in the hotel,
because she wanted to speak to me. l
went. She told me she was i'll and I'M
able to climb stands, and as special
favor couldn't l arrange 1t so she'd
have a downstairs dressing room? OF
course could. and said so. Nobody
who was i'll should ever lack for con-
sideration in my company. Then l
went to my own room. 1t happened to
be the one adjoining theirs, but they
didn't know it, and didn't either till
I lay down to take nap, and found
l could hear every word they said.
And what do you think l heard?
"'There,' said that woman, I've
fixed that. OF course I'm not Ill,
Charles. never was better in my
life. but must maintain my dignity "
Washington Post.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
NOTICE OF cHArrEL MORTGAGE SALE
WHEREAS, on the 9TH day OF Januar.
w 1906, Levi Lawrence. mortgsgor. ex.

WHEREAS, on the eth day of January.
Wv 1905, Levi LAWRENCE. mortgagor, exc
gage. chattel mortgage to secure the pay:
ment of 1923 50 and interest which said
mortgage WAS AS, filed in the Office Of the
on January 8. 1906, at 2:40 o'clock p. M. and
which said mortgage and the notes secured
thereby are now owned by the said mortga-
And whereas, default has been made in the
condition OF said chattel mortgage, which de.
fnnlt consists in the non payment s2s5.40 OF
said Indebtedness secured by said mortgage;
therefore,
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing property described in said mortgage, to
One black mare, about I years old, weight
about llOO lbs; one chestnut mare, about IL
about - years old, weigh, about 100 lbs: one
white gelding horse. nine wears old: one set
double work harness, second hand; one set
double driving harness, nearly new: one bay
| weight about $50 lbs; one bay mare about 6
years old, weight about HOO lbs: one white
COW about years OLD, horns: one black COW
about 3 years old, dehorned; one black COW
about years old dehorned; one set double
| bobsleds one all steel hay rake, one ~. TT.
cut Minnie mower; one Deering self binder,
buggy bought in 1902 of Dale one farm wagon
complete: one Fuller g. johnson make sulky
hand pillow; and all crops Of every NAME ma
ture and description which were sown, grown,
harvested and secured during the year 1906
upon the following described real estate stu.
ate in said Roberts County, S. D., to-wit Sec.
tion q, Township l24, Range5O. consisting OF
l8l Is bushels OF wheat and ~ 12 bushels OF
barley stored in elevators in Peever. 5. d.,
and 100 bushels OF barley and 200 bushels Of
oats;
Win be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash. on Saturday,
the 18Th day of November, 1905. at two O'Clock
p. M, at the front door OF the Post Office In
the Townof at Peever, Roberts County. S.
o, The proceeds OF such sale shall be ap,
Piled to tie payment of Sass 40. the amount
now claimed to be due on said debt, after
paying costs and disbursements allowed by
law
Dated atSisseton s. d. this 4th day of No.
vember, 1905.
4, JOHN A. AUSTIN,
Agent for FRBDV. DALE
| Mortgage.
HOWARD BABCOCK
Attorney.
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Nov. 10-Dec l5,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

U,s.Land Office, watertown S. D. Nov 8. 1870
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intentions
to make final proof in support Of his clam,
and that said proof will be made before l..
VIM, Foss. Clerk OF Courts Of Roberts County,
In his office at Sisseton, South Dakota, on
Dec. 10 1905, viz:
ANDREW Peterson
OF Ellington, S. ID, who made H. E. No. 2501l
for the northwest quarter mwAa) Sec Ia,
Township l27. north OF range 80 west of the
Res eryaton.
s He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
John p. Nordquist Mikkael Shufte Carl
Oksal, Peter Branden. all of Ellington. S. d.
h. A. HILDEBRANDT,
Register.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
Ants Have Their Sign Codes.

Ants Have Their Sign Codes.
IN ant communication it is agreed
that there are sign codes readily I'M
derstood among the ant families.
These are classed as "automatized
signs" visible when the little crea-
lures are seen to rush toward each
other with open jaws, their antennae
spread and vibrating. and their legs
kicking up the dust and dirt in dumb
show.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
FIND PROFIT IN DISASTERS.
Insurance Peor!e Make Money from
the Woes of Others.

the Woes of Others.
A terrible shipping disaster or fire
which involves great loss of life, only
conjures up a picture of horror to the
average person. and it is almost i'm.
possible TO realize that anyone could
derive satisfaction from them Yet
such casualties are not unwelcomed by
those who are interested in the insur-
anGe business. The destruction of life
and property "stiffens the market" to
use market report phase. Long i'm
munity from big accidents make peo-
pie careless as to insurance, whereas
big catastrophe will more often than
not bring about a revival in personal
and property protection. Underwriters
are occasionally heavily taxed by the
large sums which have to be paid
away as the result of wreck, col
lision or fire; but so long as the news
paper reports of the catastrophe stiff
fen the market they do not complain.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
FIRST PRIMARY

No. of pupils enrclled--3s
Average daily attendance-34
Pupils neither absent nor turdy
Harry Brown, Florence Murdoch, Willie
Mckeever, Lloyd Mufley. Otis Warwick, Edith
lfterson, Agnes Stayig,ILeo Swanton, Der.
nnrd Swanberg, Francis Warning, Clifford
Rudy, Elmer Anderson
Pupils not absent " G, Croal, Earl Pryor,
Earl Garfield, John Gilbert, Edna Groos.
Edmund Revenett, Carl Nelson, Jimmie
Maine,
ANNA PRuNTY.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10

yNANTED-By Chicago wholesale and mail
order house. assistant manager (man
or woman) for this county and adjoining ter
expense money advanced. Work pleasant:
position permanent. No investment or ex
particulars and enclose self addressed envel
ope. COOPER & Co, 1S2 Lake Street. Chicago
Ill. IL lis
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10

No. OF pupils enrolled--ss
Average daily attendance-i9
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Stuart Anderson, Flossie Brown, Mabel
Csilson. Lily Eck Alma Hendrickson, Ray
Metcalf, Ervie Murdoch, Margie Paulson.
NELLIE IRENE TODD.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
SECOND INTERMEDIATE

No. of pupils enrolled-4O
Average daily. Attsndance-33
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Dana Babcock, Olive Brantses. Geneva
Brown. Flosste Hicks George Hough, Maud
Lampke, WHY'S Morris, Earl McColeman,
Paul Metcalf, Merle Mufiley, James Oliver.
Ruth Spencer. Maurice Swanberg, Carl Thor
son, Hazel Brewster LYDIA Marvick Helen
Wolfe.
HAnnoNn
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
SECOND PRIMARY

No. Of pupils enrolled--47.
Average daily attendnnce--3s
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Emma Burnieister, Mildred Hicks, Elsie
Pryor, Mabel Talixson, VERNE wilkins, Oscar
Hicks Mamie liushan Lucy Linster. Howard
-McColeman, Apaida Myers Alma Burmeister
MINNIE MELVIN.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
Special Homeseeker's Excursions.

Low rates are offered by the Chicago, Mil.
waukee & 81. Paul railway. Round trip tick
cts at less THIN the regular one way fare to
many points h, the West and Southwest.
Tickets on sale Nevembd and q and De-
,cember and %. Rsturrf limit q days. Lib
,ral stop-over privitoSesA Details on request
n. c. CROSBY.
Ticket Agent
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
THIRD INTERMEDIARY

No. OF pupils enrolled--3A
Average daily attendsnce-2o
Pupils mother tardy nor absent:
Harriet Garfield, Marietta Durdicls. Agnes
Sateren, Irene Gamm, Florence Gilbert, Eta
Anderson, Willie Vanderhoof, Harvey Crosby.
M. ANNA kERNs.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
STANDARD POPULAR WANTS

Advertisements IN this column will be in.
serted IT cent word per issue. No adver
tisement less than l5 cents an issue.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT

No. ofpupils snrolled-5l
Average daily attendance-A
Pupils mother absent nor tsrdy:
Ircne Hickner. Lizsie Humphner. Harold
MetcAlf. Martha Norris. Eva Patterson, Ella
Peterson Edith Price. Anna Rolstad, Mabel
Cotttngham. George Gosline, Pansy Mccoy
Claude Mufiiey. Milan Myers. Lynn Pincomb
Elsie NJ. Sateren, Bessie Campbell Edith
Bailly.
MYRTLE MAY TODD
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
GALE OF INHERITED INDIAN LANDS.
~ SiSSetOn Agency 8 Oak

-
~ Sisseton Agency, s. Oak
The public Is hereby informed that inner
tied Indian lands within the limits of the Sisse
ton Agency. South Dakota offered for sale
under Section OF the Act OF Congress ap.
proved May q. 1902 (32 Stats. 275) will be found
publicly listed at said agency where sealed
proposals for the purchase Of any tract on said
list will De received by the undersigned up to
IL O'Clock noon OF the ayupon which bids are
advertised to be opened. Notice is hereby
given that the sealed envelopes containing
BIDS should not have noted thereon descrip
tions of the lands to which the bids relate,
but that there shall be noted on such en-
velopes the dates upon which the same are to
be opened.
Purchasers shall pay all costs of convey
ancing, and in addition thereto the following
sum, o-wit: Ii the purchase price 10 $1,000 or
less. one dollar; If it more than $1,000 and
less than 5000, one dollar and fifty cents; and
where the purchase price is more than g GOO,
two dollars.
Sisseton Agency. S. Oak.
September 4, 1905.
Sealed bids for the following described
tracts OF inherited Indian land will be received
by the y. 8. Indian Agent at the Sisseton
Der End. 1906.
No. 3. E1s sell sec. Is and sh swA sec IA,
twp. lbs. range ~.
No. S: Lot 6, sec. 8 and lot /, sec. TO- twp. 1874,
range So.
No. 6. SwA nwA and nwA swA and neA
sWA, Sec IA and lot 3. sec. 81, twp. 1877. range
So.
No. Z. Sea seA sec. 80. twp. 1876, range so.
No. 8. Se14 neh sec. 6. twp. 1874, range so
Nos. EA ne14 sec. SO, twp. 1877, range SO.
No. II. NJ nwA and se4 nw>a and lot 9,
sec. I, twp. 1913, range so.
c. B, JACKSON,
u. S. Indian Agent.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
School Report.
REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER. 1905.
Total enrolment for the month 2S3
Average daily attendance 233
b. E. COLBY. supt.
School Report.

HIGH SCHOOL
No of pupils enrolled-D
AAverage Daily attendance-26
Pupils neither tardy nor absent:
Bessie Crosl, Bessie Dunn. Edna McKeever,
Eertio Swenumson. Mabel Wilkins, Hazel
Wolfe, Cora Humphner, Emma Thorson, Mile
Thorson.
BONNIE +. ANDREWS,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10

TOR SALE--A second hand copy press and
new copy book. snap Address up"
STANDARD office
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Warrant Call.

All warrants on the City Of sisseton, So
Oak,. registered prior to the LIST day OF Jan,
sary. 1902. are called for payment and intere
est ceases this 10Th. day of October A. D
1905.
A. d. Paulson,
City Treasurer,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10

BROWNS Business College, Northfield MINI,
~ pays car fare, secures board and room
for 40 U month, finds positions for graduates
In Stenography u Photography and Bookkeep-
ing. Attend or take course by mail. Write
9-S to los
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
FIRST INTERMEDIATE

FKAHcEs HAMMOND.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
English TaiIors, yernacuIar.

The plaintiff in a recent libel action
was not the ninth part of man. or
he would have known that "jiggery-
pokery'' was tailor's slang for humbug.
There are still many terms employed
by the trade which are unknown to the
outside public, and some Of them show
pretty turn of fancy.
A young lady friend is "long haired
chum," mans wife is his cleft fore
part" and the masters wife is the
marin puss" or ''jiffness," Legs and
arms is beer with no body in it, and to
''give his pint for a man. means that
he will vOuch for him to the utmost of
his power. Going to America is ''cross-
ing the damp pot" TO spoil anything
is to make pig OF pork of it. A badly
worked buttonhOle is dead sows
eye" and collar or lapel too large for
the coat is a pigs lug" A ''paralytic
fit is misfit, and ''miSfit'' is a man
of awkward figure.-London Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafneas,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus.
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever,
nine cases out Of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an inhamed
condition of tie mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send fro circular, free.
f. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O
IF Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
Advising a Doctor.

DR.. Blank-maybe I'd better call him
DR.. Proteid, since to advertise his real
name might be to do violence to the
ethics of the medical profession-we
then, DR.. Proteid is himself q sufferer
from rheumatism, which for a long
time has resisted all his skill The
other day a big freshman came hob
bling up his steps and was admitted
by an attendant, who ushered him into
the office and called the doctor from
another part of the house. Presently
the doctor came limping in just as the
caller had done.
"Well. my man. said he. what is
the matter with you?"
"Begorra, sor, the Irishman answer
ed, I'D first like to know phwats the
matter wild you''
Il have rheumatism the physician
admitted.
well, then" said the visitor, rising
from his chair with many a grunt and
groan and laboring painfully toward
the door, ''theys two av us that ought
to go to some docther who has sinse
enough to cure the both av U.S.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
A Legend of the Seven Stars.

To the naked eye six of the Pleiades,
or Seven Stars seem to be of about
the same magnitudes, while the sew
enth is very dim. The dim star, the
legend says, is Merope, one of the sew
en- daughters Of Atlas and Pleione, and
her paleness is Il punishment visited
upon her for having married a mortal.
The other sisters all married gods.
Alcyone and Celaeno married Neptune
Electra. Maia and Taygeta We're we'd
ded to Jupiter and Sterope to Mars.
Poor MerOpe united herself to Sisyphus,
common mortal, and was doomed to
eternal dimness for her rash act. Be
sides this her husband must through
out all eternity roll a huge stone up a
hill. AS soon as it gets to the summit
it rolls back, and his never ending task
is again resumed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
Ships Treasure Chambers.

The specie room on the ocean steam
ship is very important institution 1t
is located in an out of the way nlace
amidships, under the saloon Few of
the passengers know of it's existence
or of the valuable treasure that is car
ried across the ocean with them The
room varies on different ships, but is
usually about sixteen feet long by ten
wide and eight feet high. 1t is con-
structed of steel plates one-fourth inch
thick and strongly riveted together. The
floor, the ceiling and the walls are also
made of steel plates. There is heavy
door, also made of steel 1T is provid-
ed with a variety of combination lock
that is said to be burglar proof The
gold and silver are usually in bars, but
occasionally a quantity of coin in bags
is shipped.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
Animal Swinm ers,

The elephant is good swimmer, and
the wild animals of the cat family, the
tiger, the panther, the jaguar and 9th
ers, do not hesitate to cross lakes and
rivers. On the other hand, the domes-
tic cat shrinks from immersion and
browns quickly. The nostrils of some
small animals are SO placed as to rem
der breathing very difficult when they
are in the water. Among these are
mice and rabbits, which will drown
without sinking beneath the surface.
Rats are excellent swimmers.
Almost all birds except those which
are distinctly natatorial are nearly
helpless in water. Small birds in par
ticular have no power of propulsion,
and, though they do not sink, they
drown quickly. Even many species of
waterfowl rise from the water with
difficulty or not at all when their
wings are wet. After sea gull plunges
and returns to the surface it stretches
it's wings SO that they may be dried by
the wind and sun before it attempts to
fy.-Success,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
Putting Him to the Test.

A stockbroker was telling the other
day how a girl, recently married to q
colleague of his on the: Stock Exchange,
suspected that her husband had been
indulging a little too freely in the cup
that cheers. She determined to find
out beyond doubt whether her suspi-
cions were well founded
To friend she confded the source
of her trouble, and from this friend
she learned that it had always been
said that man even slightly intoxl-
Gated cannot pronounce words of any
length. whereupon the young wife de-
cided that that would be a good plaD
to try.
When next the friend met the young
wife she was in state of great agi-
tatiOn. Asked if the suspicious had
been verified, the girl burst into tears
and said that they had.
Il handed him this list" she said
between sobs, fishing from her pocket
a paper which she gave to her friend
and which contained the following
words:
'Phthisis, photochromy, gnomiomet-
rical, hypochondriasis, parachronism,
phlegmasia dolens, syncategorematic,
antinomianism, pseudaesthesia."
and" she continued, while her
friend read the list, 'he missed nearly
half of them"' london Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-07
WHY Snow Falls In Flakes.

Snow falls to the earth in flakes be-
cause it is water solicited in starlke
crystals, each snowflake being usually
made up of several crystals, which are
excessively light on account of the
large quantity of air among the frozen
particles. The snow crystals arise from
the slow passage of the water vapor
Of clouds, when the temperature falls
below freezing point, into the solid con-
dition, the fairylike transformation
taking place by the tiny Independent
particles of water grouping themselves
with the utmost mathematical regular
ity around different centers
Each crystal of snow, as of anything
else, is therefore a more Or less per-
feet geOmetrical solid. The most com
plete snow crystals are formed in a
clear atmosphere, where there is moth
ing to retard the gradual process of
capitalization or molecule construction.
Rain, on the other hand, being a liquid,
falls in drops.