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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
yToGo's FLEET CONCENTRATING.

Jap Warships Assembling in the ke.
rean Channel.
London, May 9.-The correspondent
at Singapore of the Daily Mail tele-
graphs: "a private letter from in
sf1uential friends at Toxic states that
Vice Admiral Togo's fleet is concen-
s..'ating in the Korean channel and
that a portion Of the Japanese navy is
watching Vladivostok."
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
fand New Corn Palace.

eetlns OF the corn palace COM
nd business men of Mitchell
1ecl0ed to construct a large
zee Tor this seasons attraction
MDer' The building is to oc-
ground space OF 100 by $50.
FaIihg capacity OF 4,5O0. Work
commence on the new build
fn 'he management promises
Tue most beautiful and elab-
F. seen IN the Northwest.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
Dakotans at the exposition on tna1
Heavy Cattle Losses.

Reports from Viewfeld, Hereford
Piedmont and Tilford tell of heavy
cattle losses caused by the recent
heard from the big ranges, but it is
feared losses will be great, Many
young colts also perished.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
rard for Missing Auditor.

y; lafosh was, for the two
ulhs March l last, the county
- hfule county. A couple OF
We me expiration of his term
ue disappeared and has not
.n heard from. Investigation
u''s board of commissioners
''Speo ~" the fact that he was
A's accounts not less than
VI MS arrest the county
FeFs a reward of $500.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
ence Files Out Calmly.

Soth theater, one of the lead
ouses oil Sioux Falls, was Sc
hmaged Monday evening by
tcn was started by the eXplo-
lnoying picture machine. The
lce had commenced and the
was well nlled, but the audi
! cool and marched out with.
biting the slightest sign OF
fhe building is in the same
the headquarters station OF
department. and was saved by
pptness with which the fire.
ered the alarm.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
ALL ON BOARD PERISH.
Barge Moonbeam Goes Down in Gale
Off Point Judith.

Newport, R. l.. May 4.-The tug Ger
trude put into this harbor during the
day and reported the loss of the barge
Moonbeam off Point Judith during the
night with all on board, including the
captain, engineer, steward and two
children Of the captain. Captain Haly-
burton of the toWboat did not know
the names of any of those drowned
The Moonbeam was being towed
from Hoboken to Providence with a
cargo of coal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
Milwaukee's Westward Extension.

The Milwaukee extension westward
from Chamberlain is to be begun at
once and surveyors are already fully
sixty miles out running the line Of
the permanent right Of way
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
|'oors Postoff,ce Looted.

|lars-s n entered the postoffice at
Sv"ted ", IN the hardware store
l. .soa' saai blew the sale to pieces
/ st. Ieguflng $500 in cash, 5000
i S'''ps 20 and notes and other
keir os .ne value of about $500,
as escape. There is not the
Sen re@ " to the identity Of the
| esca.,, VI the direction taken By
'plhg with their bootv
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
Captain McVay Dead.

Captain j. c. McVay, president of
the First National bank OF Yankton
and one Of the best known financiers
of the Northwest, is dead at Yankton,
aged seventy years.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12

When you want a pleasant physic
try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and
pleasant in effect. For sale by all
druggists.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
> oakota Day at Fair

Fyosiiinn cement n. OF the Lewis and
(slsv ('''a sa'' at Portland. Ore. has
i al ,Sei sept u, as South Da-
GoyerauaaI. ,ua. e; exposition and has
for lho nof hlrod an urgent In
ne attendance Of South
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
re Storm in the Hills.

Ire Storm in the HIS.
lire Black Hills country has
He'd by one OF the worst snow
Ter known at this time OF the
! storm lasted for three days,
a the greater attitudes. while
4 the foothills and on the
fond. In the neighborhood or
Hand Ragged Top the snow
bepth OF four to five feet. A
accompanied the snow, pill
&great drifts. Much damage
to roofs OF buildings. tele-
h telephone lines and traffic
up completely, even horses
liable to make headWay
be drifts.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12

I Nhatrang, AMMAN, May 10.-Admiral
:Rojestvensky's squadron, which has
been cruising for several days off Van
fong bay, sailed during the morning.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
NJ 1H[ STATE
,kota Audience Leaves
g 1heatef-3s Ma
hes Drilling Wells
TO Have Brand New
aIace-Recent Storms
lI Many Cattle

I,o, spring roundup OF cattle
|,lay 20. The first wagon
nm South Moreau, thence
nor,b fork of the Moreau to
! Y ranch, then down the
b,u TO the reservation line.
4 start back up Rapid creek
rca and again back TO the
4 line The Belle Fourche
start on May %, commenc-
! mouth OF Bull creek and
bwn the Belle Fourche river
6verne then to the reserva-
II theu starts up Red Owl
lis source, thence across to
mn Elms creek TO its source
l 10 Wilson creek. On June
|,luhur roundup wagon Will
he reservation line, working
p creek and It's tributaries,
ross TO Willow creek, meet
Ille F'ourche roundup wagons.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
NAMES ARE SUPPRESSED.
Illinois Grand Jury Indicts Standard
OIL Officials.

Peoria, ILL.,, May 6.-The grand jury
at Pekin, ILL.,, has returned indictments
against two high officials of the Stand
ard OIL company. Requisition papers
will be asked of Governor Deneen.
The names have been suppressed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
Friday, MAY S,

The foreign minister of Argentina
absolutely denies the reported sale OF
Argentine warships to Russia.
Major George NJ. Wheeler, U. S. A.,
retired, is dead at Washington He
was prominent figure in scientific
circles.
James Gentry. said to he the last
surviving playmate of Abraham Lin
coin. is dead at his home in Rock.
port, Ind.
Des Moines. Ia. has population OF
7d,175, according to the report of the
state census enumerators In 1900 ii
was 62.f3a.
The running of Metropolitan handi
cap at Belmont Park racetrack result
ed In a dead heat between Sysonby
and Race King. Colonial Girl was
third.
Fire at Home City, Kan, destroyed
fifteen business buildings, leaving only
the depot and two elevators standing
Several families lost all they pos
SesSed
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
TEN MEN SERIOUSLY HURT.
Opposing Republican Factions Clash at
Clinton, Ind.

Clinton, Ind, May 1O.-FolloWing
hotly contested Republican primary,
the opposing factions clashed at night
and ten men were seriously cut. two OF
whom will die. Policeman Ried and
Thomas Mcdonald tried to stop the
fight, both sustaining serious wounds.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday, May q.

About 800 union carpenters are out
on strike in Nashville. They demand
nine.hour workday and 30 cents an
hour.
John Baird. father of Mrs William
]. Bryan, died at the Bryan home near
Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday. He was
eighty-two years old.
Tommy Burns of Chicago was
awarded the decision over Dave Barry
of San Francisco in twenty-round
bout before the Tacoma (Wash.) Ath.
letic club.
During mimic Wild West show in
the Flatbush Boys club of Brooklyn
John Hines, sixteen years old, was ac.
cidentally shot by playmate OF four
teen. Hines died few hours later.
A. B. Spear, cashier of the failed
Citizens bank OF Oberlin, o. at Cleve
land Wednesday was sentenced tc
seven years Imprisonment in the Ohio
penitentiary for falsifying the books
Of the bank on Mrs. Chadwick's deals
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
Runs at Home.

How do l keep in condition. said
an ex-athlete. simplest thing in the
world. l run half mile every morn.
ing
Don't you find it hard to find a
place to run here in the city," asked
one of his audience II should think
the police would stop YOU"
"Not where l run Il do it in my
own room. On track, can cover a
half mile at a gentle jog in four min.
utes. So every morning I just jog
around my room, which is fortunately
large, for about five minutes. Then ]
do few setting up exercises, which
take FIVE minutes more. This ten
minute program is enough to keep
any man of ordinary habit in fair con.
dition and hold down his girth. But
you have to stay with the game
every morning-not once every few
mornings. My daily run is now as
much necessity to me as my BATH
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
The knowledge Was Mutual

of the townspeople, and, nudging Mr..
Nye, he looked up with a most vacant
expression, and, thrusting his head to
one side, as the deaf sometimes do,
he said, almost in a whisper: "Ha?"
Again came the query, in louder
tone: 81 say! isn't your name Mr..
Riley? James Whitcomb Riley?"
Mr. Riley now put his hand up be-
hind his ear, the better to catch the
sound, and with a still more stupid
expression on his face he asked pain
fully, "Hey?"
Once more the question was repeat
ed by the old farmer, who was fast
losing his temper. This time Mr..
Riley seemed to hear, and slowly nod
ding his head up and down. he assent
ed, MINI"
WALL" exclaimed the farmer, in
a tone Of great Importance, and loud
enough to be heard all through the
car, II knew yer grandfather"
'Yes?" replied Mr.. Riley, slightly
concerned; and, with eyebrows raised,
added slowly, $50 did l."
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
Blaine Knew the Familv

A gentleman prominent in Cam
bridge, Mass, told this anecdote of
the late Hon. James G. Blaine one
night, not long after witnessing the
incident:
Mr.. Blaine, said he, had peculiar
gift for remembering names and faces,
but this was the most amusing exhi-
bition of his gift that I had ever wit
messed. 1t was at large reception in
Washington. A gentleman of rather
countrifed appearance was introduced
to Mr.. Blaine as Mr.. Mason.
What" exclaimed Mr.. Blaine, "Mr
Mason of Poultney, Vt.?'
Yes replied Mr.. Mason, delighted
at being definitely placed geographic
cally.
"The son of Stephen Mason?"
"Yes,'' delighted again to be gen.
ealogically placed.
'*Ah, yes,' said Mr.. Blaine, 'and he
died in, let me see, in 1868, did he
not? l remember-and he was buried
in the little yard by the church. And
his father was John Mason, who
fought in the war of 1912. All, yes"
It was all so sympathetic and so his
torically correct, and the mans pleas
ure over having a distinct place in the
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

stateman's mind, was so evident that
we coveted the ready memory and
tact of the busy statesman who could
so definitely place everyone.
Yet this seemed exceptional, so after
the man had passed on we said to the
senator, "How do you remember all
that?" Did you ever know his father?'
He laughed and said: "No, I never
saw him, but l had an old aunt who
lived in Poultney, Vt., and several
summers ago I spent a Sunday with
her and I went to church with her.
The day was warm and had difficulty
in keeping awake. The window was
open to the little graveyard, and every
time I nodded l opened my eyes to
see on big stone whose reflected
whiteness made me blink: Stephen
Mason, died April 26, 1861" and be-
side it was another with, John Mason,
born IL, died 49,
1T never would have done to fall
asleep; my aunt would never have for
given me, so I memorized that, and l
never hear the name Mason that l
don't see that big white stone and
those big letters spelling out stephen
Mason No, l never saw the man or
heard of him before
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

The desire of some of the illiterate
to claim acquaintanceship with noted
men is illustrated by an amusing story
told of James Whitcomb Riley. Ac-
companied by Bill Nye, he was travel
ing through the town where he was
born, and while he was seated in the
train he was pointed out by a group
of the villagers who were standing on
the platform Of the railroad station.
An old farmer who overheard the
name of the well known author step
ped up to the group and, pointing to
the car window with his finger, in
quired, 'Is that there Mr.. Riley?" and
added, wall, I knew that fellers
grandfather, and I'm goin' in to have
a talk with him.
AS the train was to be delayed for
some minutes at the station, the farm
er boldly entered the car and, stand
ing behind Mr.. Riley, he drawled,
Say, aren't you James Whitcomb
Riley?"
Mr.. Riley suspected that he was to
be treated to an interview with one
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
RAILWAY RATE LEGISLATION.

At the biennial convention of the
Order of Railway Conductors recent
ly held at Portland, Oregon, resolu-
tons we're unanimously adopted voic-
ing their sentiments as to the effect
of proposed railway rate legislation
On the 100000 railroad employees,
whom they in part represented. These
resolutions Endorse the attitude OF
President Roosevelt in condemning
secret rebates and other illegalities,
and commend the attitude of the
heads of American Railways, who,
with practical unanimity, have Joined
with the president on this question" !"
They then respectfully point out to
Congress the "inadvisability of legis-
lation vesting in the hands of a COM
mission power over railway rates.
now lower by far in the United
States than in any other country"
because such regulation Would result
in litigation and confusion and in
evitably tend toe an enforced reduc-
ton in rate, irrespective of the ques-
ton of the ability of the railroads to
of the increased cost of their supplies
and Materials" They further protest
ed against such power being given to
the present Interstate Commission
because "the proposed legislation is
not in harmony with our idea of
American Jurisprudence, inasmuch as
it contemplates that 4 single body
shall have the right to investigate,
indict, try, condemn and then enforce
it's decisions at the cost of the car
riers, pending appeal, which is mani
festly inequitable."
The conductors base their demand
for only such legislation, if any, as
would secure and insure justice and
equity and preserve equal rights to all
parties concerned" on the ground that
the low cost of transportation "is the
result of the efficiency of American
railway management and operation
which have built up the country
through constant improvement and
development of territory, while at the
same time recognition has been given
to- the value Of intelligence among en-
ployes in contrast to foreign methods.
where high freight rates and lowest
wages to employees obtain
In pressing their claim against leg
islation adverse to their interests,
they point out the fact that *'the
freight rates of this country average
only two per cent Of the cost of arti-
cles to the consumer, thus making the
freight rate so insignificant a factor
in the selling price that numerous
standard articles are sold at the same
price in all parts of the country
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
Just Wanted to Learn

asked how money was taken out. The
method of making out check was
explained, and Si made out one for
$1,000. The cashier was surprised at
the sudden withdrawal, but paid it
without remark. ST took his money
and walked down to a group of men
and displayed it. The group entered
into a warm but low-voiced discussion.
In ten or fifteen minutes ST walked
into the bank again, and told the
cashier that he wanted to deposit a
thousand dollars.
why, sir, what is the matter with
your asked the clerk. ''You deposit
ed thousand about an hour ago, and
took it out before it had got cold, and
now you want to put it back again."
''Wen, my friend" said ST, me and
the boys just wanted to find out how
the thing worked" Youths Compan-
ion. ~ n: W. II s.4 }<t.& G<#> -
-. - : >
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

and the hands are clasped in front
The lower part of the statue is en-.
veloped in an embroidered dress OF
six folds, style of dress which ap,
pears upon a few figures of the very
earliest bas-reliefs from Telloh, now
in the Louvre. y .. ~
1t would be difficult to over-esti.
mate the importance of that statue
to the science of Assyrio1ogy. . The
short inscription when read told us
the things which we most wished to
know. It was the name of. the king,
of the temple in which he worshiped
and the city over which he ruled:
The Temple-E-shar
The King-Da-udu.
The City-Ud-nun-ki.
Da-udu-Daud. the oriental form OF
David-is new name to Assyriolo.
gists and it is probable that from this
old pre-Babylonian or Sumarian king
the name of the Biblical king was de
rived. The name of the city is men.
toned in the famous Hammurabi
Code, and since the discovery of that
famous stone it has been the desire
of Assyriologists to find it.
Our statue, then, is of exceptional
value. 1t presents us with perfect
specimen of Babylonian art of nearly
seven thousand years ago. The style
of it's dress, the shape of it's face, the
character of it's inscription and the
stratum in which it was found all
point with a certainty to a date fiji
teen hundred years older than the i'm
perfect statues of Telloh previously
called the oldest Babylonian statues
known. 1t is the only Babylonian
statue in the round, with the arms free
from the body. 1t has revealed to us
the site of one of the most important
cities and temples of the ancient
world and presented to us the name OF
king absolutely new to history.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
WHY q ESIGHT FAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FIRE.
a. %.a*.%ss g QuENTLY&THE CAUSE. ,.
llluminants Of the Past, One and All.
= Have. Serious Defects-Aeetylene
= Gas, with lts Clear, Unwavering, Vet
> Soft Flame Cannot Hurt the Eyes.

Chicago, June 20.-No one can
go into our schools or meet q
group of children on the street
without noticing how large number
Of them wear spectacles. The proper
ton seems to increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought to
wear glasses. The experience of one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was inatten-
tive and she thought she was unusual
ly stupid. She said so to the principal
and sent a note to the mother, re-
questing that the child be helped at
home if she wished her to keep up
with her class. One day after black
board explanation, the teacher called
upon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written
She was kept after school and by dint
Of much sympathetic questioning Miss
c. found that Alice had never been
able to see what was put on the board
and that her head had ached so often
and so hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said.
Such a condition may be caused by
lack of proper food, but in our Ameri-
can homes it is usually due to the
poor quality of the artificial light. The
yellow, insufficient light of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp, with it's smoky
chimney, is about as bad for the eyes
as can bv imagined. The Pickering
light from coal gas jet is but little
better, and even the electric light,
brilliant as it usually is, has an un-
steadiness due to variations in power,
and glare peculiarly trying to the
delicate nerves of sight. The compar-
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
light as has yet been found. 1t gives
q clear white, unwaveri1g light, very
brilliant yet perfectly soft and so
nearly like the rays of the sun that
even colors appear as in daylight.
Fortunately, acetylene is very easily
and cheaply produced, and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and installed in any home at very
moderate cost, and the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in tho
house where light is needed. It ia
ther lighted and extinguished and used
exactly like common city gas.
Acetylene is rapidly coming into
common use in hom9s, churches,
schools and institutions Of all kinds,
and it is reasonable to. expect that as
it's use in the home increases, there
will De fewer defective eyes, particu-
larly among children. Poor eyesight
and the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be much reduced by
the use of this new illuminant.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
EXPLORER TELLS UNEARTHING .5
7Oo0-YEAROLD STATUE or ASSYRIAN KING

Writing in the New York Herald
Of his discovery of the statue of David,
the Samaritan king, which is described
to be 1000 years old, DR.. Edgar James
Banks says:
In the very center of ancient
Bahylonia, half way between the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers, lies a
series of long, low hills about forty
feet in height and extending for a
mile and a half in length and three
fourth OF a mile in width. The sur
face of the ground is thickly strewn
with minute fragments of terra Gotta
pottery and small flint saws, and
here and there appear broken bricks,
as IT inviting one to excavate the
walls which lie beneath.
The canals in olden times making
the spot habitable, have been filed by
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

them at work in another part of the
ruin.
A little before sunset, when the
work ceased for the day, we went into
the trench to uncover the marble.
Lest it should be marred by the pick,
we carefully cut away the dirt from
beneath with knives The folds Of 4
dress appeared, then ankles and feet
and there the stone came to an end.
The toes were missing. Then digging
toward the upper part of the statue,
we uncovered the folded hands, the
bare arms, the shoulders and the neck
and then again, to our sorrow, the
stone ended. Lifting the heavy statue
from it's bed of dirt, where it had
rested for several thousand years, we
searched about for the missing parts.
The toes, broken into several frag-
ments. were lying just beneath it.,
and when placed to the feet they fit
ted together. The lower part of the
statue was perfect. We looked for
the missing head until it became so
dark that we could see no longer,
and. not finding it, bore our treasure
to the camp
Our first duty to our headless king
was to give him a bath. AS we
scrubbed away the dirt there appeared
upon the right upper arm the three
lines Of an inscription but in charac-
tiers SO ancient and peculiar that at
the time l was unable to decipher
them.
A month passed and all our efforts
to find the missing head were in vain.
We had almost despaired of ever find
ing it when workman who was
clearing away the dirt near another
corner of the temple, several rods
from the spot where the statue was
found, picked up large, round, hard
substance. AS he scraped away the
dirt white marble appeared. then the
nose, the ears. the mouth and the
eyes of the head of a statue I hur-
ried with it to the camp and placed it
on the neck of the statue It fitted
and our king was complete. Even be-
! neathe the dirt which still clung to the
AdCC " z COuIu 1lAdSiAS tudl LucIS rest
ed smile of happiness, for the old
king had recovered the head which he
had lost long ago, even before we used
to believe the world was created. The
first thought was one which has since
| been expressed repeatedly in the
American papers-the face was a
striking likeness of what one might
expect an ancestor of Mr.. Depew to
| have been.
| The statue when perfect is about
three feet in height. The head is
well formed, the eyes. somewhat al.
mond shape are now but holes into
which the eyeballs, probably Of ivory
were fitted. The face is beardless,
| the neck and shoulders, which are
nude. are gracefully formed; the arms
at the elbows are free from the body