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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
WHITE PLAGUE" HARD ON INDIANS
tuberculosis Is Prevailing Disease According to
Recently Compiled Statistics-Unknown
Fifty Years Ago.

Pine Ridge reports SIS out OF 13t
deaths in 1901 to have been from tn
berculosis, and that in 1905 80 per cen
of the deaths were from that cause.
Lower Brule and Grow Creek bott
report the disease to be prevalent, ane
the greater number of deaths on those
reservations to be from that cause.
Cheyenne agency reports tuberculo
sis to cause the greatest number O
deaths on that reservation and thai
it is prevalent.
Standing Rock reports Ga per cen
of the deaths on the reservation il
1904, and rs per cent in 1905, to have
been from that disease
Yankton agency reports tuberc 10
sis and old age to be the chief causes
of death on that reservation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
Ship s,45o Sacks Of Potatoes,

Stockton, Cal. Nov. ~. The big.
gest shipment Of potatoes that ever
went East left here yesterday over the
Santa Fee 1t consisted of solid train
of thirty-five cars, containing 9,45o
sacks of potatoes.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
Child Seriously Burned.

Fergus Falls, Mimi. Nov 12.-The
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Brink, who reside on the southern
outskirts of the city, was probably
fatally burned last evening while en-
deavoring to light fire with kerosene.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
State Wants Evidence.

Fergus Falls. Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE
body of Halvord Nyman, the old man
whom Nels Grenberg admits having
poisoned, has been exhumed by the
coroner and the stomach has been
sent to the state chemist for analysis.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
Farmers Commits Suicide.

Faribault Mimi, Nov. -. Peter
Woolstrum, aged So, committed sui
eide yesterday. He left a note telling
where his body you'd be found He
shot himself in the left breast. No
reason is known for the act.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
Horace Lewis Stricken.

Brookline, Mass; Nov. l2,-Horace
Lewis Smith, well known as an actor
by the stage name of Horace Lewis,
died at his home here yesterday OF
heart trouble. He was 81 years old
and had been on the stage 80 years.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17
BURTON AGAIN INDICTED.
Kansas Senator Faces Another ACCUSE
ton by Federal Grand Jury.


ton by Federal Grand Jury.
ST. Lcnis, Nov. 10. The federal
grand jury convened yesterday and re-
turned an Indictment against United
States Senator Burton of Kansas. 1t
is stated that certain features in the
former Indictment against Senator
Burton. which was quashed. were rem
edied in this new Indictment The al
legations in the present Indictment are
the same as in the one quashed:
THAT while a senator of the United
States he accepted money from the Ri
alto Grain and Securities Company of
ST. Louis for services rendered before
the postofiice department in behalf of
that company, which was being inves-
tigated by inspectors"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17

The Milwaukees extension to the
Pacific coast has been completed forty
miles vest of the river to the town OF
Presho, though the grading extends
more than seventy miles west OF
Chamberlain. Settlers are pouring
into the new country rapidly.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17

The Aberdeen Gas company has in
stalled its new gas holder The recep
tacle will hold $4,000 cubic feet of gas
more than enough to supply the city,
needs for twenty-four hours should &C
cidents occur to prevent the manufac
ture Of gas for that length of time.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17

On account of the position taken by
the Black Hills Mining Mems associa-
ton, Gov. Elrod has decided to refrain
from making any appointments of del
egates to the mining congress to be
held in New York, and to which he
was asked to select delegates. The
natural selection of such delegates
would be from the mining section of
the state, and as the Black Hills asso-
citation refuses to affiliate with the ma
Etional organization, selections from
kmong them Of men who would have
othing to do with the congress would
10 useless.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-17

Doane Robinso nof the state histori-
cal society is collecting statistics on
the prevalence of tuberculosis among
the Sioux Indians, and has received re-
porth from all the agencies in South
Dakota and Standing Rock in North
Dakota, the general tenor of the re-
ports being to the effect that tubercu-
losis is the prevailing disease among
the Dakota Indians, where it was I'M
known fifty years ago.
The report from Sisseton is that
practically all the Indians are affected
with the virus of the disease to a
greater or less extent, and that fifty
years ago it was unknown among
them.
Rosebud reports IS per cent of the
Indians on that reservation to be at
fected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
CHAINED BOOKS.
The Custom nt one Time ENtcnhcd
10 LincOIn'S Inn, London.

The Custom at Onr Time Extended
10 LincoIn'N Inn, London.
When one looks in booiishop Windows
nowadays and coutcmplatcs the be-
wildcring abundance of volumes Of all
kinds Of literature offered at the low
price of Sl.JO or less hc finds it aim.
cult 10 realize that time was when
n Bible cost as much as $4,000 in our
present money No wonder 10 was kept
chained in churches The Black Books
of l.incoln's Inn. London, show that this
practice Of claiming obtained there
There Is an eutry during the reign of
King James |. that decent Stnolcs be
provided and that moycablc desks be
also made ana chains for the book,
ana few years later the inn payments
include 20 shillingS for twenty dozen
of chains and rings for the library, and
there Is n fresh order made that "all
considerable bOokcS be chayned."
II appears that none of the existing
books In the library retain their chains
or any part of them. but a considerable
number-about forty still have rlveted
to the binding the ring or hasp by
which the chain was attached and
many more show the mark left by
rings now removed.
The "mOvcablc desk" and the de.
cent stoolc" were essential appurtc-
nanceS of Il chained library of any size.
Even the zeal of mcdiacval student
was not equal to holding a chained
folio. In the accounts OF Ia" Middle
Temple "chayns for the boxes Of the
librarie" is constantly requiring item
and reader in Gray's Inn i'm bequeath-
ing his library gives 40 shillings to the
intent that he-the trustee -"maic by
chnyncs fasicn so many of them in the
librarie at Gray's lnn as he shall thnilc
convcnyentc."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

The luSury OF physical inactivity np-
pears TO Ice fully appreciated in the
south. writes Mr. bradford Torrcy in
Natures Invitation" AMI as an Illus
tru..on hr tells of walk hc took near
Miami, Fla. aud OF conversation he
overheard:
was walking away from the city
at a rather brisk pnc" one morning
when passed lpncsomr shlnty. \
white nan sat upon the ru1" pia22l.
and another m1n and boy stood ncar
Are you going to work today
asked the boy Of the occupant of thc
piazza.
mo" was the answer. quick anG
plthy.
"Why notF"
IL amt cot tlnr"
dD not expect - hear the ph,loS
ophy of ind1lcrcr moro succintly an,
pointrdly stated if live II thpuSanc
years
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

As n the rather subtle question
Of gentleman lady" "mau" and
woman" there Is difference (wrltcs
q correspondent between the sexes.
\ duke must always bc a man. unless
he be-. for the purpose OF the convcrsa-
ton, "a gentleman" with great en-
phas.s Of voice. Without emphasis
every man Of gcntlcmnu's rank l.
"mnn' always and In every social cir
cum>tuncc. But with women II Is en-
tircly q matter OF the adjective. with
oUt am adjective woman Is lady"
WHO ever asked. ON hearing that
friend was to marry. "Who Is the
wuWauf' Nor do we sny that we met
% woman at dinner who told us so
uud-so. But Introduce the adjective
and the "Hdy" IS at once pretty
woman. well dressed woman. rather
duh woman London chronicle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

The demand for seats at Paris
court trial is utilized by the poor to
turn an honest franc. The courtrooms
usually admit Of but forty visitors
other than the regular court officers. It
Is common for crowd to collect In
front OF the court many hours before
the door is open and wait patiently in
line. Just before the trial begins, when
the doors are open. these men. who
have perhaps been standing all night
Ia the rain, are glad to sell their places
for few francs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

Whenever any one Is released from
jail or pcniicntiary after long sen
tcnce we read thn: while he was In
poor or downright bad health when he
entered hc comes out as hearty as n
brick. Yet almost without exception
iailS and pcnitentiarics are insanitary.
sunless places, with no facilities for
precautions usually taken by those who
wish To get or keep healthy. The mys-
terry lies in two words regularity and
diet The first is perhaps the more
important Clocklike regularity: ev-
crythng done on the second and on
the same second every day rccogni-
tion of the fact that the body Ia a
machine. Then. rs supplement 20
this, simple diet plain. not too varied
enough to eat. but not too much
saturday Evening Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

In mcliacyal England hsh pics we're
a very fJyoritc dish at Chris lnls 40.
ana lamprcy pies were regarded f,
special luxury. The cost of such dell
ca"ics was very great In 1914 the
sheriff Of Gloucester provided forty
four for the royal table at cost Of
fl2 5s. Sd, sum nearly equivalent to
tluu at the present day. Those taken
from the Severn were especially noted,
ami it became an annual custom for
the city of Gloucester to send n lam
prey pie TO the king There Is a rec.
ord of such complimentary presents
being sent to Cromwell and to Len
thall, the speaker Of the long parlin-
mcnt Owing to the municipal corpora
tlon act Glouccstcr's annual custom
ceased In 1896, but in 1893 the mayor
revived II and sent pie to Queen Vic
toria at his own expense. His sue
ccsSors have followed his example,
London Mail
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
lNCiTEO MUTlNY.
An English Admiral Once Did Thi,
by Royal Command.

No; only did IN English admiral one,
receive instructions TO incitc his mcl
to mutiny. but lac actually carried hi,
instructions out.
On The eve of the death Of James |.
and as Il result of Prince Charles mar
riaEe 10 Henrietta Maria. Buckingham
agreed tp lend the Vanguard and scv
en merchantmen 10 the French. BE
fore his promise was fulfilled the IIu
gucnot rebellion at Rochelle broke out
ana by the time Sir John Pennington
who had been put in command. wa,
ready 10 sail the authorities In England
became dis1grceably aware that thcir
ships would bc used against the
French prOte,tants.
Buckingham was conscious of the
storm Of Indignation this would nrouS,
In England. In his pcrpleXity the only
solution that occurred 10 him was &
Instruct Pennington TO get his men tC
mutiny. \ secret message to this Of
feet was Scat him through the Earl OF
Pembroke. and Sir John. who bad ne
wish 10 hand the ships over t. "a,
French. Obcycd and allowed his crew
TO carry him and his officers back tt
England
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

Some people think it would bc i'm
possible - boil lcs, than whole chick.
on 10 produce % satisfactory result and.
us an invalid can only eat very small
portion. the rest would have To be-
eaton by other persons % needless OK.
trIv1g1u"c, as hllf or even q quarter
of q fowl can hc l'"onnrrd thus. ANA SD
boih mouotony and waste can be avoid.
cd
IL possible. stow the p'ccr iu storh.
enough % c,yor the chicken. but IT, this
IS mot at hand put Hn onion. clrro.
and few pieces of bacon r.nl iIto the
wut"r ~ g,r it flavor. Bring the
liquid 10 "a. boil, pat iu the piece of
chicken, loil for % muutc and then
phi lgrk thr pan or the lire AMI sim
Wcr gently mul the chicken l. tender
When Il is dInc take il ont ANA make
a sauce by adding t. one cupful Of the
stock iu which 1t was boiled four table.
spoonful, of milk and Il beaten egg
Stir thls over the fire for a minute or
two, but DO not let Il boil. and serve
while hot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

Near the little village Of Raleigh. In
England, there Is Il hollow. said ID have
been caused 10y an earthquake con
turies ago, which is said 10 have swal.
lowed up whole village, including tue
church. To this place the villagers Of
Raleigh were In the habit of repair
ing every Christmas morning. putting
their ears to the ground ANA listening.
as they asserted, 10 the church bel
ringing beneath them, What was real
ly heard was the bell Of ne gA5Jring
church, the sound being borne along
the, surface of the ground. Thls Gus
tom was in existence, we lcl.cvc. a..
late as half Il century agD.-IDadon
Tit-Blts
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

Ordinarily great fortune is built III
like Il stone wall-a stone at time
The young man who declines 70 lay
the first stone because 1t comes so fai
short Of Il wnil will never make proG
resS in financial masonry. An i'm.
mcnsc proportion OF the people of th,>
country live up 10 their incDmcS lay
ing aside nothing fpr the trad.ti)nnl
rainy day. Hecause they cannot save
$1,000 in II bunch they save nothing
The greatest financial kings of the
world have not bcan above tlking care
of the pennies even. The great Rnan
clal Institutions look after even the
fractions Of pennies Troy PrcsS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
SPENDTHRIFT BALZAC.



"Wi.h Nllnc's rising fame rises the
mountain ot bis debts" writes critic.
These. starting from his two disas.
trnus years of printing ana publishing
in Paris. accumulated until at tie top
Of his literary rcuJwn he had tn hide
from his creditors In u garrct under the
name of his hudlady or his washer.
woman. In lSi5 Ralaac. at that date
the host known aud the most debated
novelist in France. owed l62.OOO francs.
about S32,jOO Then he must needs buy
Il cane which was the talk of Paris.
some sold buttons for new coat.
divine opera glass and dressing
gown beyond words and give dinner
To the dlndics of the opera respecting
which Rossin, said that he had not
seen more maguilccncc when he dincd
at royal tables
"Bal2ac three times millionaire
would still have buried himself i'm debt.
for tie mental cSaltatiDn of his crca.
tive hours was reproduced when he
broke loose from tie gallcy bench. lie
llyiShcd iu anticipation thr wealth he
had dreamed would bc his This gone.
he borrowed anew or devised another
OF those schemes that were tp Zurich
him beyond the possibilities OF ntrra.
turc. His schemes were essentially
part OF Bal:ac. the sovereign. uncou.
qUorablc visionary.
"llc would transport oaks from 70
lard % France: nothing Ike oak, from
Poland 3, url.p t...r f,vf,,,,. tt...,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
AN OVERDRAFT.
The Reason For n Peculiar Request
nrcciNcL hs a HANK

we often receive peculiar rcgucsts
for ovcrdraits." said u banker the 9th.
or day "A clicnt whose standing ac.
count had never exceeded $1,000 re-.
qucstcd us to grant him an o,crinf,
Of $1,000, stating that he was not ahie
to offer any explanation at the present.
but assured ~ that mt no time would
the bank bc in any danger of losing. a.
the overdraft would not be real.
After some hes.tancy we consented.
but stipulated certain conditions ana
reserved the privilege Of refusing il
these conditions wcrc not followed
shortly after his departure well
dressed gentleman came I'm aud handed
tD our paying teller check for 5000
bearing the signature Of our client auI
with 1t a letter requesting us 10 honor
the check with cash This letter was
one Of the conditions we imposed for
our safety. Still feeling that we were
taking chance. tn money was passed
out 10 him. After holding the currency
moment in his hands he returned a.
with request for the check. which he
destroyed before Us.
ON the following day our client
thanked - FOR oar courtesy aud waiy-
cI the oyerlraf, privilege, saying trat
hr had u, further use rpr IT, lie hrI
with him q check for $1,000. which lc
deposited This be bad won from h.,
fricnl on % Let lie had bet tlli he
could negotiate am oyrrlraft for trat
amount without FIRST explaining that
it was a bet ana the nature of 3d. AMI
his friend wag'rgd thJt ro baul; woul
trust him for Chat ul)uGt"- kausa1
cts S,Ir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

R"y. Joseph Dodcridge In his Notes
or the Settlement and Indian Wars In
pennsylvania and Virginia." In that
portion Of the work treating OF witch
craft" says: The diseases OF children
supposed TO Ice inflicted by wltchcrnft
were those of dropsy Of the brain and
the rlckets. These were diseases which
could neither be accounted for nor
cured, consequently they were ascribed
to some supernatural agency. For the
cure of diseases inflicted by witches
the picture of the supposed witch was
drawn on a stump or piece Of board
ana shot at with bullet containing
littlc bit Of silver This silver bullet
transferred painful and sometimes
mortal spell on that part OF the witch
corresponding with the part of the pic
ture struck 10y the bullet"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
Don, CoddIc Rubber Plants.

or all the freak remedies that are
sometimes proposed for sick house
plants those which are recommended
for rubber plants are the worst. They
run all the way from applying beef
steak ana castor oil to the roots to coat
Ing the leaves with milk. Give your
plants properly prepared soil and
sufficient light and keep the leaves free
from dust and scale. and you Will lind
M necessity for such nostrums as
these. Make II II practice to go over the
plants daily with soft cloth and re
move any indication OF dust. scale or
insccts.-Country Life In America.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

A mighty small proportion of the peo-
pie OF the United States know that
the state of Arkansas owes the famous
Smithsonian Institution. in Washing
ton. nearly S2.u1OOUO. which it has not
the faintcst intention of paying. In
ISIS, the first year Of the reign OF the
late puccn Victoria, the United States
received on account of the Smithson
bcqucst. the details of which are too
well known to require repetition. n
sum aggrcgatug SJCu.OuO \ good pro
portion of this was 10y act of congress
Invested IN bonds Of the state of Ar
kansas. NOT cent Of the principal or
interest Of this ever has been paid.
The ruuds now are moldcring in the
vaults Of the United States treasury IN
Washington. with coupons untouched
by the scissors. And there they prob.
ably will remain for all time. The fed.
crnl government was forced 10 make
good Arkansas delinquency aud appro-
pirate money for the inauguration and
maintenance of the institution which
is now famous nll over the country
Brooklyn Eagle
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
MONEY LENDERS MEET.
Major Randlest's Threat to lndet
Shylocks Alarms Them.

Lawton, Ok, March 3O-Because
Major James +. RandletL United
States Indian agent at Aanndarko, and
some of his under officers have chars
ed that lenders of money to Che Kiowa,
Caddo and Comanche tribes OF Indians
in southwest Oklahoma have charged
exorbitant and Illegal rates of interest,
and because these officials have threat
ened TO have the lenders indicted,
about 100 of the latter representing
all of Southwest Oklahoma met at
Anadarko today to discuss the situa-
ton. A number of these were recent
~ elected by Indian police from the
precincts of paying courts, some OF
them having been disguised as Indians.
Abcut s1,O00.O0O is paid annually TO
the Indians, and between payments the
money lenders put out on interest to
the Indians their own money, amount
ing to about twothirds that to be re-
ceived by the Indians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
How starGsh Are Killed.

1t has been stated that the oystcr's :
deadly enemy, th" starhsh, has been
most successfully subdUcd in the Long
Island beds by putting down within IL.
reach an instrument very much Ike u
long handled house mop As soon as
touched by ii the starfish invariably
grasps the strands and can be cap
tured ana destroyed by the thou'aud
for 1t will not let Z until il has be N
held ont of water long enough q 90
cure the impOssibllty OF It's return.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
IRISH STORIES.
som" Droii tuawcrs r-d Ecudy vi.
From Hotel walters.

som" Droii Nuavcrs r-d Ecndy vi.
From Hotel Wlitrrs.
or stories OF Irish hospitality Mr.
Macroady had fun supply: also of
hotel attendants and The pcaslatry.
ON ono occasion he asked the girl IN
attendance for ppnchcd eggs. She
looked a BIT nonplu3cd at first. but
after II little hesitation replied. There
are NJ po1chrd eggs In the place. sir
but think 1 could get you some
ponchri salmon"
In poor little cottage Of two room,
he saw a M@"ricd couple and seven
children Hearing baby cry. hc
asked - see It and explained that h,
TOOK an Interest In babies. having ON,
at homo. The infant was produced
for inspection. aEd the mother asked
proudly. is yours as big aS that
sirE TO which he replied. 81 think II
is little bigger" Instantly the in
StinctS OF The mother were Ipuscl
ana. tossing Ecr head. she sail: 80
well it might he That's only ha.f OF
ours; the other half is with God We
had twins"
At Il hotel one of the party as';"l
Have you got any celery. wailcr|
mo sir" was the significant answer
II relies on mo chances" That mlr
deserved an extra tip. ON anothcf q,
clsion the dinner was especially good
and we'll served. At the conrlusio?
one Of the party remarked. "You'rn au
angel, Pat" 81 an. sir" aSScntpl Pat
but fly low" London Telegraph
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02

\ curiosity Is known in the troplc.
n the sand bark tree anu also as IN,
monkeys dinner bell II has round
hard shcllcl fruit about the size OF M
orange, which whcn ripe and DIR!
bursts open with II sharp noise lik,
the report of II pistol, Its Juice /.
poisonous. The South American trum
pet tree might furnish band Will
musical instruments. innSmurh as IT,
hollow branches are utilized for horns
and also for drums.