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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Going to a Fire In China.

\" IL
II was in Peking," said an American
tourist, when a fire broke out a few
doors below the house in which I was
lodging, and at the first alarm l rushed
out and into the burning structure to
see what could be saved. I was at
once arrested and later on discovered
the Chinese way Of fighting a fire.
"a policeman first required an afr
davit of the head Of the household to
the effect that he did not deliberately
set the blaze and for this purpose took
him before an official half a mile away
A second was stationed to see that no
one removed any furniture until the
papers had been made out.
"After a lapse Of forty minutes the
fremen arrived. They looked at the
burning house and decided that it was
on fire. After much argument it was
further agreed that it would be a waste
of water to try to put out the flames.
Two members who erected a ladder
and climbed part way up were duly re-
proved for too much zeal, and after the
name, age and habits Of the owner had
been taken the fire department retired
In good order.
Gas the flames were unhindered. the
house burned to the ground, and when
the owner returned he was beaten by
his neighbors for endangering their
property. I was held in durance vile
for two hours and then fined 40 cents
Chicago News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Used to kissing.

They were in a magnifcantly deco.
rated room. They approached each 9TH
er from opposite directions. One of
them was pale as a ghost. the other
blushing red as a cherry.
Presently they met, and, careless of
the fact that dozens Of eyes were
watching them, they kissed each other.
The meeting seemed to bring them
perfect peace, but alas, alack! They
had scarcely been side by side above
twenty seconds when a man approach.
ed with the fire Of battle in his eve
With cool insolence he raised the stick
he carried, and then-oh. horror!-he
struck a sharp. quick blow, and the
pale n was sent spinning several feet
away.
The other neither screamed nor faint.
ca. There was no heartbreaking, no
resentment, not even a murmur.
Billiard balls are used to that sort Of
thing!
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
ALPINE GUIDES.
me Trouble They Sometimes davS
With Reckless Clim

Nhe Trouble They Sometimes davS
With Reckless Climbers.
The Alpine guide frequently risks DIS
health. strength. even his life, for per
SONS who may have been themselves
the cause of the peril
The qualities Of a first class gulua
saws the author of Adventures on the
| Roof of the World" include not only
skill in climbing, but the ability to
form sound conclusions in moments OF
danger. 4 certain climber tells an an
ecdote which bears On The Importance
of the guides powers of judgment.
A member of the Alpine club was
ascending a peak in company with an
| Oberland guide. Part of their course
Law over a snow field which sank grad
ually on one side, sharply ended by a
precipice on the other. The two were
walking along not far from the edge
Of this precipice when the English
man, thinking that an easier path
might be made by going still nearer
the edge, diverged a little from his
companions track. To his surprise,
the guide Immediately caught hold of
him and pulled him back with more
vigor than ceremony, well nigh throw
ing him down in the operation. Wrath
ful and not disinclined to return the
compliment, the Englishman remon-
strated. The guides only answer was
to point to a small crack, apparently
like scores of other cracks in the neye,
which ran for some distance parallel to
the edge Of the precipice.
The traveller was not satisfied, but he
was too wise a man to argue while a
desired summit was still some distance
above him. On the descent when the
scene Of the mornings incident was
reached the guide pointed to the crack,
which had grown perceptibly wider.
''This marks" he said, 1.-The place
where the true now field ends. l feel
certain that the. ice from here to the
edge is nothing but an unsupported
cornice hanging over the tremendous
precipice below. 1t might possibly
have borne your weight, though I don't
think it would.'' Thereupon he struck
the neve on the farther side of the ice
sharply with his ak. A huge mass
Immediately broke away and went
roaring down the cliff.
The traveller was full of amaZement
and admiration and thought how there
on an easy mountain and in smiling
weather, he had been very near tt
making himself into an avalanche.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
SYN

Sympathy is food to a starving heart.
Sympathy is two hearts pulling at
one load.
Sympathy is the staff on which trou-
bic leans.
Sympathy is the cream that rises on
the milk Of human kindness.
Sympathy in sorrows hour is like the
gentle rain to dropping flowers.
Sympathy is the least the rich may
give, the most the poor can offer.
Sympathy is the blossom grown from
the costly bulb called personal suffer-
ing.
Sympathy is a well toned instrument
that readily responds to notes Of veal
or woe.
Sympathy is the most powerful hu-
man magnet for attracting and holding
friendship.
Sympathy is perfect forgetfulness Of
oneself in true feeling for the unhap-
piness Of others.
Sympathy is loves healing balm
spread by PHYS tender hand on sor
rows heart wound.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Mortgage Sale

Default has been made In the cont'
that certain mortgage bearing date the
OF July, 1889, made by q. f. Hughes an,
l.. Hughes, his wife, mortgaeors, to j i
MORTGAGE, which mortgage was rtrfl
the Office OF the Register OF Deeds d
county. South Dakota on the i2th day
1880 and entered IN book 81 OF mortg
page 5i5; said mortgage was duly asst
the said j. X. Lewis To 4. Sp4tlrr, n
Signment was en- cred OF record In the;
The SAID Register of Deeds on Fetrcl
1904, and recorded In book liz OF NOR;
page i4o, and the said z. Splitter dnly /
said mortgage to Hub City Iron WOrs
poration OF Aberdeen, South Dakota. n
Segment was recorded In the oiics
Register Of Deeds on the 23d das OF 7.
1904 and entered In book lie Of moHa
page AZ. and said Hub City iron WOts,
there Is now due and unpaid upor u
gage debt secured by said 2
the sum OF Three Hundred Ea
dollars principal and interest, beside, 1
OF One Hundred Sixty-fonr doilars, 4
necessarily paid by said mortga ee. az
signs, making a total sum Of Fire I
F%orty-eight dollars now due thereon.
NOW. THEREFORE. notice Is here
that by virtue of the power Of sale
said mortgage, duly recorded as aiorr.
In pursuance OF the statutes in such "a
and provided. the said mortgage vii
closed by the sale OF the Il
premises therein described at publ
at the front door of the court house ll
Of Aberdeen. South Dakota, m the -
February. 1905. at the hour Of two o'da
OF said day, BY the sheriff Of said Brow
The mortgaged premises so to be SUD
uated in the county of Brown. state
Dakota. and uescribrd as follows. toE.
NO. twehty-one and twenty-five u!
block slkty-hve t65l Of Hagerty 4 l.yyt
ton to the city oi Aberdeen.
Dated this 10th day oil January, ls6.
HUB CITY IRON WOE
Assignee and owner o! M.t
/. .. CURTIss. Its Attorney.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Artiacia1 Beauty In Rome.

Personal artifce is at least as old
as the Roman empire, for, speaking Of
the artificial beauty Of a coQuette, Mar
tol says: "Gollu, you are but a COM
position of falsehood. While you were
living at Rome your boir was growing
on the banks Of the Rhine. At night
when you lay aside your silken robes
you lay aside your teeth also. Two
thirds Of your person are locked up in
boxes for the night. The eyebrows
with which you make such insinuating
motions are the work Of your slaves.
Thus no nan can say, L love you,' for
you are not what he loves, and no one
loves what you are"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
TIE HOUSE COMFORTABLE
The Charm and cheer Of me
w.. Etre-Use of Nentiiatorh'

A,ort from its supreme Naiue ~
n;cture no such satisfactory F
ron can be obtained as by means u
on omen fireplace. 1t is only the cues
Hon Of expense that keeps lie iion
sn++ine one in every room IN the mousse.
IA +hen the cheer and the charm VI
an open wood fire. a RAINY "a'
HIGHT attractive room with an oi'eh "A
ia transformed from a peiiahce nv"
dorcht an agreeable variation, 10 oe
ont;cinate ted rather than DREADED "a
rorr different thing from the same
dow in the dark, furnace heatea iooni'
II is ALWAYS a mystery that many peo-
Mo who spend money lavishiy IN otne'
rovs prudce the money ior WOO hres'
: rnov one woman of means VINO. Nv
ing in a climate where q furnace Is NOV
a necessity, has had gas CRATES pu. M
every fireplace in her house 10 save
dirt, Gas CRATES or gas stoves con-
nected with chimneys have their pur.
nose and most satisfactorily do they III
It. They are for momentarF neatins,
hut not to be used continuously except
as a concession to convenience, an ae'
tnovledced sacrifice Of fitness. AN
open fire is such a distinct addiuon ~
ones pleasure that only the most rlglh
necessity of economy can make one az
ford to do without it. An evening III .
furnace heated room is so devoid OF
charm that habit alone-the great aile'
yiator-makes it tolerable. =.
IF 7 could not have ireplaces | shoulo
certainly have ventilators in all my
rooms, perhaps both. A ventlatoi
nlaced at the ceiling makes 1t possible
to air the room without drafts. espe
cially if a storm is beating on the win
dow panes. The use Of ventllators II
private houses is as yet in its infancy
Only a few houses have them, even II
the kitchen, where they are especially
desirable. A ventilated interval, wheth
er pantry, closet or passage between
the kitchen and the rest Of the house
Is a necessity that even architects
seem to be %grasping. l rarely find
house nowadays with kitchen opening
directly into the main body OF tn
house.
This question Of doors is one owe
which the home builder has to fgh
her hardest battles, even if she start
with a house properly equipped for tn
struggle. The mother Of a family ha
often to fight her family as well as tn
odors, the necessary, the inevitable
airing Of a house after meals being az
complished only against protests. :
Elizabeth K. Tompkins in Good HOUSE
keeping.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
A Lord Sold Into SLAVERY.

Charles Reade found the hero of his
novel, "The Wandering Her," In the
person Of Lord Altman Of Ireland, who
was sold as a "redemptioner" at Phila-
delphia in 1928 and who served for
twelve years in effect as a slave to one
or more masters in Lancaster county.
Pa. The young nobleman was recog-
nized by two Irishmen who came by
accident to the house where he lived
and Admiral Vernon afterward tool
him back to Ireland. Reade laid the
scene Of Lord Altham's servitude in
northern Delaware, but it is pretty well
established that this was an error
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20

fently, II believe 1 can make you
aappy."
There are some things" she inter
rupted, speaking slowly q Win a
painful effort, that it is only right you
should know. IL think am older
than you"
"Yes," he assented calmly, Il knew
that"
"You"-after q pause-"you are not
more than thirty-fve:" ~questioningly.
'I'm awfully sorry, dear, but you've
got to cut off ten years. III be TWEEN
ty-fye next Thursday"
She gasped, recoiling as from a dast
of cold water, and covered her race
with slender, trembling hands.
"It's a shame, isn't it, sweetheart
coaxingly. But don't you mind. we
don't need to hang our family record
on the outside of the house, and my
gray hair is so deceiving no one VIII
suspect. Let's talk about the wedding
If it could be this week.
~This week." in startled consterna
ton. "Who ever heard of such {
thing:"
"When a man has lived a whole quar-
ter of a century don't you think ne
ought to have a birthday gift-the one
re wants? l want ;ou, Agnes. We
can be married then-there is no need
Of waiting-and Wen just run over to
Frisco and take a trip somewhere
across the ocean perhaps" watching
the averted face closely-"perhaps to
Sydney to see Jack"
With a sharp cry of pain she turned
a white, frightened face to his.
sack! What do you know of JackT'
"Only good, dear one" soothingly.
sYour brother is we'll and doing finely
In his profession
"Do you know--all about JackT' she
whispered.
Everything"
She was crying softly.
He put his arms about her and drew
her to him with tender, comforting
words.
"Look at me, sweetheart. Don't you
know who am? Think of that last
day you saw jack
She gazed long and earnestly into
his face.
"Not Robert Boyle!'' she cried at last.
Robert MacNeal Boyle" he an
swered slowly, with a certain pride of
ancestry in his voice. MY father new
er forgaye me, and so when ! came
west l reversed my name and am
known here as MacNeal Roberts. Good
old Converse and Eleanor are the only
ones who know the truth. l think I
loved you from that day when you
came to see Jack; you were so brave
and true. When Dick Converse brought
his Boston bride home and learned
she was your friend, l asked her to
prevail upon you to visit her. I meant
to win you if l could"
She touched his face softly with her
finger tips.
"And you-you served
II served a year in prison." firmly;
Silence the white locks, sweetheart"
"a year that belonged to jack ale
sobbed.
"There was no other way" be argued
earnestly. Jack wouldn't have lived
a month shut up there in prison. It
was only a bit Of boyish bravado any
way, but the authorities were deter
mined to make an example Of some
college fellow. Jacks sudden sickness
gave me the chance to clear him and
to help those stupid detectives prove it
against me. They knew it was one Of
us. I've never regretted it, but that is
why I have 40 ~'antecedents,' Agnes"
She put her arms about his neck and
held her face against his. you don't
need antecedents, dear. l love you for
what you are yourself"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Notice OF Hearing Pe,ititio'
Letters of AdministartioD5

state OF South Dakota, County Of BrVs1
in county Gourt. within and Tor sag u
IN me matter Of the estate OF Anna !. p
Inc State Of South Dakota send, siet y
aoan Birchs and Anna +. Talbot. aeas a. -
auo mex OF kin OF Anna F. Blrctef a. u.
On AL to whom these presents may s ,;ss.
lou anu each OF you are hereby nouasl
hnala r; Talbot has fled 10 the County h
n,oWh County, State Of South DaSot,' n
,sa,oh asking that she be appoiuied N
aialrlx Of The est le of Anna F. hnsl
leased, and that said petition has peea u
meafing before the county court OF sslS
az regular term Of said court 10 be i'
eourt house, In the city OF Abetdeepa /
tSSa aiy. on the 9th day OF February AZ
.hs nour OF Ten O'Clock A. II.
NV, therefore, you and each OF you &
~ nonfed y be and appear before Nh
=. said tlt9A and place to show cause, I'd
T mae wy said petition should not esas
i,alsd anuary 18th 1905. u
sooulHy Court Seal &. JpT
Count
y Atest: 2. r. Bunsness, Clerk.
Wy b. +. Harry, Deputy.
81 -
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
New Senator From Utah.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 1S.-Former
Congressman George Sutherland Tues
day was elected United States sena-
tor from Utah to succeed Thomas
Kearns, receiving the full Republican
vote in both houses of the legislature,
voting separately.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
When a Kick Helm.

When one lacks the courage boldly to
advance along the perilous course hin
intelligence counsels, he is lucky if he
can and will goad some one into kick.
ing MIN along it past the point where
retreat is impossible.-Success.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20

IN THE DISTRICTCOURTofTH THE UN
Statrs-FOr The Northern Division ID.
OF South Dakota.
In the mailer OF
JOSEPH F. Lo-AKER, lin BAyKRUP
BANKRUPT
To the II norable Iohn r. CarlaA, Judg
the District Court Of the United Sta., for
Northern Division District OF South DAKOTA
Jnsep r. Losaker, OF Aberdeen. Ii The
ty OF Brown and state OF South Dakota IN
district, respectfully represents that on ID.
gay or December, last past. he Was tGi
lud'cated bankrupt, under the acts Of CO.;
relating 10 ba kruptcy tina. he has tD'I
rem erred all his property and rights Of Fl
". and has tull' complied with all the nj
ments OF said acts and of the orders Z
court touching his ba kruptcy.
wherefore, he prAys that be may be u
by, the court to have q full discharge iN4
debts proyable against his estate. uhde
bankrupt acts, except such debts as y
cepled By law from such discharge.
Dated this 10th day VI January, A. D u
JOSEPH F. LOsAnsl
Ban,s
Subscribed and sworn to before HE. tai
Gay OF January, A. D. 1905.
t(Seal) G. N WILLIAM. !
Notary Public. Brown CoQD
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREoN
In the District Court Of the United $.
Division District OF South DakSs,
On this eleventh day Of January. A. D
reading, he foregoing petition. its
ordered by the Colrt. that q hearing \
the same on the sixth day of febrlaiy
lD9, before said court. at Sioux Falls, )
district, at ten O'Clock In The III
and thai notice thereof be publis shed ri
tae Aberdeen Democrat, . newspaper, II
al Aberdeen. 10 said district, aud that al J
q editors and other persons in Interest "a
pear at the said time and place All
cause. II any they have, why the prsyei Y
petitioner should not be granted.
AND II Is further ordered by the cGl.
ny clerk, upon payment by the banAfII
MS attorney, of the actual expense "
siiall send by mail 10 all knewn credl!ohj
81 SAID petition and this order, adl'.ss1
lhrm al their places Of residence a. STAG
Witness, the Honorable j I'm E. VI
Judge Of the said court, and Il
thereof, at Sioux Falls IN ~
seal trlct on the llth day OF Janusi'
OLIVER $. PENp''
by HARRY b. BENSON,
Deputy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
The Saving Light.

We boast u light; but, if we look
not wisely on the u itself, it smites
US into darkness. The light which WA
nave gained was given us not to be ey.
er staring on, but by it to discover ON,
Ward things now remote from all
neutrality-suspicious..
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Love.

George-Are you quite sure that Won
really love me? Bessie-Oh. vas. oer
tam OF 1t. 1 never knew any one tia.
could make me SO %furiously angry at
dmes!-Exchange.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Even Th.n

Think twice before you speak, and
ven then n he times out Of ten The
world won't lose anything if you kear
sdll.-Someryille journal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Excursion Tickets to Poultry
and Pet Stock Show at
Mitchell, s. ID,

Via the North Western Line will be
sold January % to 81, inclusive, limit
ed to return until February 6, inclu-
sive. Apply to agents Chicago e.
North Western R'y.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
aulkeley to Succeed Hawley.

BUlK6Iey 70 9ucceeu HuWIey
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 1S.-For Unit
Cd States senator to succeed Joseph R.
Hawley, former Governor Morgan G.
Bulkeley, Rep, of this city, Tuesday
received a majority Of the votes cast
- each branch of the legislature.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
i. =. CURT
Plaintiffs Alto

To the above named defenda,
You wiz please take notice
the complaint in the
entitled cause of action was n
the office of the clerk OF the
court at Aberdeen, Sou,
ota on the 18th day OF Decembe
and is now on file therein.
/. o. CURT
Plaintiffs Att
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-20
Notice
uMMoNs

State of South Dakota,
County Of Brown. ".
In Circuit Court, Fifth IN.
Circuit,
Bernice L. Stone, Plaintiff
VS.. Sr,
Jessie d. Stone, Defendant
The State Of South Dakota
greetings to the above nan.
PENDANT.
You are hereby summoned ..
uuired to appear and answer III.
plaint OF the above named plai,
copy Of which complaint is her,
tached and herewith served mn,
and to serve a copy OF your ansg
on the subscriber at his Office in
deem, South Dakota, within
DAYS after the service of this Sum
upon you exclusive OF the day 4
vice, and IL you fail to ann,
answer the said complaint With.
time aforesaid. plaintiff will an,
the court for the relief demap3
said complaint.
Dated this 18th day of Decemhs
1. 0. CURT;
Plaintiffs Atto,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-05-12
MANY MEET DEATH
IN MIDNIGHT TORNADO
Twenty-six People Are Killed and
Forty-four Injured by Storm Which
Visits Kansas Town.

Marquette, Kan.-When darkness
fell upon this stricken town Tuesday
night it was known that twenty-six
lives had been lost in the tornado
that wrecked part of Marquette early
in the day and did much damage in
this vicinity, and that forty-four per-
sons had been injured. or the in
jured, thirty-five were seriously hurt
and some of them may die.
The tornado formed three miles
south of Marquette and did not spend
its force until it had passed many
miles north of the town. In Marquette
the residence portion west of the main
street suffered particular damage. The
houses in the course of the tornado
were with two or three exceptions,
completely wrecked. In this section
there were a number of modern resi-
dences of which only one was left
standing.
The Swedish Lutheran and Metho-
dist churches were among the first
buildings struck and they, together
with the parsonage adjoining the
Methodist church, were completely de-
molished.
Monday afternoon had been hot
and oppressive, the atmosphere load
ed with electricity. Late in the even
ing a terrific rainstorm broke over the
town. The rain continued to fall in
torrents until IL: So at night, when the
tornado struck. Within less than five
minutes it had wrought its terrible
work and passed on. Telegraph and
telephone wires were carried down
and it was several hours before the
outside world could be apprised of
the plight of the city. 1t was not I'M
til o'clock that physicians and sur
geons began arriving from surround
ing towns. In the meantime dozens
of willing hands set to work to clear
away the debris and extricate the
dead and injured. The Swedish
Lutheran parsonage and several pri-
vate residences were turned into tenn
porary hospitals, while the dead were
taken to a store room and laid out in
rows, awaiting Identification.
When the missing in Marquette had
been pretty thoroughly accounted for,
to the surrounding country. Soon half
a dozen wagonloads of dead and in
jured had been brought to the town
from the district adjoining it on the
south.
The sufferers tell of many narrow
from death. lone Saileen, the
infant daughter of Charles Saileen,
was lifted in her bed and carried to
the middle of the street, receiving
only a few scratches. Saileen and his
wife were dangerously injured.
The mattress upon which the
baby daughter of the Rev. Smith lay
was doubled up in such a manner as
to cover the child and protect it from
falling timbers. In spite of the de- |
struction of the Smith house the en-
tire family escaped uninjured.
The tornado cut a clean swath leo |
Yards in width through its entire 4
length Coming at midnight, the peo-
pie were caught without a moments /
warming Some of the victims were
killed as they lay asleep; others.
MANNED and bleeding. awoke to find
themselves buried in the wreckage of
heir former homes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-05-12
Make Provision for Winter.

All birds of the crow tribe, rocks
especially, exhibit a tendency toward
winter-like squirrels and some 9TH
er animals-to lay up a store Of pro-
visions for their sustenance against
a season of scarcity. While jackdaws
select holes of trees and old buildings
to store away such provisions, rocks
convey them away to their rookeries.
There in last seasons nests they de.
post them. Toward springtime, when
they begin thinking about setting
their houses in order, they visit their
rookeries and, when rebuilding their
nests throw out the unused store.
Thus It is we often find an accumula-
ton of acorns, potatoes and what not
on the ground under their nests.-Na-
ture notes.