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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

pass used by Washington in survey
ing Lord Fairfax's land, with many
other objects closely associated with
him; a memento of Mrs. Washington
existing in a quilt made by herself Of
bits of her gowns and donated by
Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
On this floor, in the chamber occu-
pied by Nellie GUSTS, is the mirror
which so often reflected her beauty,
and the steps by which she climbed
to her high-testered bed. Here, too,
in the Lafayette room, is the four
poster, in which the Marquis slept on
the occasion of his visits to Mount
Vernon and the dressing table before
which he adjusted the unbecoming
red wig.
Other apartments, called by the
names of the states which care for
them, are grouped about these. Each
has an interest peculiar to itself; but
above and beyond them all in sacred
associations and hallowed memories
is the room in which Washington
breathed his last. The bed upon
which more than one hundred years
ago he lay dying stands in the same
spot to-day. Near it is a light table
stained with the marks of medicine
glasses, and at it's foot the chair in
which the faithful wife sat watching
through all the weary hours, and upon
which, when all was over, lay hel
open Bible.
One must climb another flight oil
stairs to reach the room occupied by
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

Is mortal of him who in so distinctive
a sense is immortal
There is an air of such deep re.
pose about the place, despite the ebb
and flow of the tide of humanity, that
squirrels, with feathery tails erect,
frolic on the lawn in delightful
abandon. while birds chatter in the
branches of trees, or perch in rows
on stable caves, and along the upper
edges Of the low. half doors. CHANGING
over one of these one seems to see
in his accustomed stall Washington's
war horse, Nelson, who, after the bat
tie of Yorktown, was never allowed to
feel the weight of a saddle, and to
hear his whinnying response to his
masters call.
Across from this is the garden red
client with the odor of box bushes.
transformed from the green outline
Of Mrs. Washington day into arc.
matte walls of vendure. Gay with
sweet williams and pinks and all the
rest Of the fragrant. old-fashioned
flowers, it was an alluring spot to lit.
Tie Meme CuSllS, VINO was SOnetme S
discovered there during the hours sa-
cred to harpsichord and spinnet, when
only the interposition Of her adopted
father shielded her from her grand
mothers displeasure.
Mount Vernon, as is generally
known, was purchased in 1858 by an
association of ladies, which now has
representatives from thirty-seven
states Through these representa-.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
VermiIIicn In Doubt About Taking
Over Two Plants.

Sentiment seems to be growing at
Vermillion that some move should be
made looking to the purchase of the
watcrworks and electric light plants.
The theory is held by many that with
municipal ownership of both plants,
the city could not only better the
service but would reduce the cost to
patrons. There are others, however,
who question the advisability of buy
ing either plant, especially as the city
would have to be bonded heavily to
make the deal. Just at present the
taxpayers of Vermillion are paying
about all they can reasonably stand
and this may have a great deal to do
it'll the defeat Of bonds should
be voted on. Practically every seat
of money that goes into the city treas
ury comes through taxation. Reve
nue. from other sources will not eX
coed $500
For some time the Milwaukee com
pany has been DESTROYS of enlargins
it's stock yards in Vermillion, but il
order to do this the company was
compelled to bring condemnation pro
ccedings to secure title to fourteen
lots near the station. At specia
term of court before Judge E. G
Smith of YanlIton, the jury decided
that the lots in question were worth
$50 each. Miss Carrie Daily on the
witness stand testified that the lot,
were worth at least 500 each to her
She is the principal owner, having
eleven of the fourteen lots in he
| name. However, the Milwaukee com
pany can have the bunch of lots a
$50 per lot, as the owners have signi
fled their intention to accept the jury
verdict
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

been compelled to pay in advance sew
eral weeks. All I ask is that you pay
me now as soon as you have the goods.
That l must have or the goods will
stay here"
He agreed then to do this and wrote
his check for $76.50 willingly, as it
was learned later that the catalogue
house price was $3.50, and started
out Of the store.
The merchant called him back and
asked him if he was perfectly satisfied
with the deal The customer assured
the man that he was, and then-the
! merchant had his say.
He told the customer that he had
| paid Just $3.50 more to him than the
regular retail price of the goods, and
as evidence he showed him credit
sales of each of the articles and show
| ed him the total.
The customer did not know what to
say as he had told the merchant he
was perfectly satisfied with the deal
and he could not demand his money
! refunded. The merchant then showed
the man wherein the catalogue house
had quoted lower price than he could
on standard article, while on the
ones which were not standard he had
raised the price several dollars
AS an evidence of his businessl1ke
principles, the merchant made the
price right and the customer went
away we'll satisfied, but the merchant
has the assurance that in the future
he will have the entire trade of one
man who made an effort to beat him
self.
The man is now liberal patron OF
4 the store and the honest proi1t on the
sales which the merchant will make
to the man in the course Of a year
will be far greater than the amount
he refunded, which the catalogue
houses would have defrauded him out
of this one deal.-Red Wing Repub-
y lican.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

sic on the flute. In the dining-room.
where the family party was SO often
reinforced by guests, is an original
piece-an old Chippendale sideboard-
which descended to Mrs. Robert E.
Lee and was afterward restored to its
accustomed position by her, while in
Mrs. Washington's sitting-room may
be seen the same card table around
which the household gathered for the
evening rubber.
The most noteworthy object in the
west parloc is the carpet, made for
Washington by order CT Louis XVI,
and still in a perfect state of preser-
walton, although more than one hum
dred years old 1t is of velvet, the cir
cular center Of pale ecru, upon which
is stamped an American eagle, with
the motto, sc Pluribus Unum," be-
meath, being surrounded by a rich
green background, plentifully sprin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
ORPHANS DECORATE BIER.

inmates of South Dakota. Home
Honor Donor to Institution.
The remains Of Irving d. Smith, the
farmer millionaire, were inferred at
Sioux Falls under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows of Madison and Sioux
Falls. A special train brought four
coach loads Of mourners and others
from Madison to pay their last re-
spects to the dead.
A pathetic incident Of the funeral
march from the train to the cemetery
occurred when the procession reached
the South Dakota Children's home,
where it was halted for the little in
mates of the home to place floral Of
ferings on the casket of the man
whose philanthropy had extended to
the home in a substantial manner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
5 Mount Vernon Shrine Toward Which
) Turns Every Loyal American Heart S


A hundred years have passed since
Death, entering the upper chamber at
Mount Vernon laid his hand upon the
heart OF Washington. and stilled its
throbbings; but that the love and ven
Grafton with which he inspired his
countryman has known no diminution
is proven every recurring anniversary
of his birth.
Perhaps even more conclusive evil
dence is to be found in the hundreds
who daily visit the historic spot, and
in the absence of merry-making which
marks these throngs. They come DIS
pilgrims to shrine, speaking in SUBJ
dued voices as they pass from room
to room. or standing in awed silence
before the tomb which holds all that
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

killed. with yellow stars. While the
carpet was on its way to this country
Washington was made President;
and, being unable in that capacity to
accept the gift, it became the prop
erty Of the United States government.
1t was afterward purchased by Judge
Yates, of Lancaster, Pa, and within
the last two years has been presented
10 the association by his granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Townsend Wheelan, of Phil
adelphia,
In the hall the visitor is shown the
key of the Bastile, and, ascending the
stairway at the foot of which it hangs,
is confronted by cabinet filled with
the most interesting curios. Impris-
oned behind glass doors is the COM
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

If the farmers Of Minnesota could
be brought to an understanding of the
value to them of their market towns
the mail order houses would go out Of
business in less than sixty days. The
building up of a strong market town in
a farming community means increased
value to every farm, to every head OF
stock, to every bushel produced on
the farm; it means the satisfying of
the natural desire Of the young PEG.
pie to see something Of life and to &C
quire something Of culture without
leaving the farm home to seek for it.
Cannon Falls Beacon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
INCREASE THE LAND VALUES

The man, or the woman either, who
gets his or her support out of town
and it's people, who depends on them
for a living, but who, when buying, pa
tronizes outsiders instead of the local
retailers, is a constant injury to all
residents of the community which is
so unfortunate as to shelter such a
person. Buy at home should be adopt
ed as the retailers cry. The buy at
home idea must win out-Ex.
A man over in Jackson county who
patronizes the mail order houses al
lows his children to play with the big
catalogues. One morning the nurse
came out and told them there was a
new baby in the house. who brought
it," asked the children. The nurse
replied that it had just come. ooh,
know" cried a little tot, it's mail
order baby, and I'll bet it's adulterated
just like the pepper.and the strawber.
ry jam was, and papa will have to
keep it because the money was sent in
advance. Exchange
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

with money earned by the pupils of
the ST. Paul schools. They have since
been put in working order and con-
tinue to turn out beautiful fabrics.
In the dwelling house the apartment
coming first in order is the banquet
hall, in charge of the vice-regent from
New York. The deliberately carved
marble mantel III this room exhibits
interesting proof of the power of an
awakened conscience. A dogs head,
broken off by some ruthless relic hun
ter, was afterward anonymously re-
turned, and has snce-with the aid of
cement-been restored to IT'S original
position. Over this mantel French
clock, which regulated the life at
Mount Vernon, still ticks, telling the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
REPUBLICANS ARE ACTIVE.

W. G. Porter and W. H. Stanley Of
Sioux Fails, PRESIDENT and secretary.
respectively. of the Republican State
league of South Dakota, issued call
for meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the league, to be held in
Sioux Falls on Tuesday, Feb. 81. The
chief purpose of the meeting is to Sc
lect the time and place for holding
the next biennial convention Of the
league. This doubtless will be held
June in Sioux Falls, at the same
time as the Republican state conven.
ton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
DR.. Barnardo's Bow.

DR.. Douglas Hyde, the leader of the
Gaelic revival in Ireland, was talking
about accents to philadelphia,
Coming to the British accent, he said:
The leading characteristic OF the
British accent Is, Of course, the drop
ping Of the H. The dropping Of the
h is very unfortunate. 1t causes in
Vulnerable embarrassments.
"a friend of mine is bald. He is a
scientist One night he lectured upon
the atmosphere to some Of DR.. Bernar.
dos boys in London.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

Several years ago a rather laugh
able incident came under the writer's
notice. A gentleman sent to a cata-
logue house for suit of clothes. The
cash went with the order. In due time
the suit came and was entirely too
large The gentleman took the suit
to a local clothier and wanted to
swap" it for one which he could wear.
Needless to say he was not accommo-
dated.-EX.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

The proximity of good towns gives
an added value of from $40 to $40 per
acre to all farms tributary to them.
A farmer may say that he doesn't care
a continental whether there is town
near him or not when he buys OF a
catalogue house, but when he sells his
farm he credits the town with quite a
large sum-EX.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

The coroners jury, investigating
the killing of Joseph La Pine, who
was shot in a resort near Madison, has
returned a verdict holding Dora La
Pine, The reputed wife of the victim.
responsible for the shooting. The
woman has been arrested.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
a Feminine lab.

I'm told" said Miss Knox. that
your husband, under the influence OF
wine at the dinner the other night,
declared he had married beauty and
brains'"
We'll, well!' exclaimed Mrs
Bridey; how nice!"
Nice? Aren't you going to investi.
gate? Evidently he's bigamist."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

my bald friend, lecturing on, hap.
pened to say:
ct is impossible to live without
air. If
But from the back of the hall came
an Interruption in shriIl treble
voice:
COW about yerself, guy'nor?' Y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
Mixed Metani1nr

Pat-An' how did your children turn
out, Lawd save this?
Mike-Beeobs, not worth the papsY
they're writ on.-Puck. Ss
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-25
IF You Read This

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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-25
ManagerS OfPrimaryElectiOn

The Executive Committee at it's
meeting June, 10th appointed the fol-
lowing Managers for the Primary
Election to be held Aug. 2Sth:
Lancaster-W. j. Cunningham, J.
X. Connors, j. Clark Robinson.
Cotton Mill-C. ~. Hardin, r. Ii.
Layton, K. G.. Carpenter.
Riverside-W. III. Draflin, p. M. La
than, j X. Thompson.
Thornwell-Turner Cup, J. Roy
Cunningham, w. j. Snipes.
Vanwyck-J NJ. Yoder, j. M. Nj
vens, j. X. Sistare.
Belair-D. 5. S.sWilson, j. G.. Howie,
A. L. Morrow.
Dwight. d. Hinson, w. Il.
Carnes, r. b Hagler.
New CUT. ID. Flynn, III. G.. Steele,
X l.. l.. Blackmon.
Tradesville-H. NJ. Polk, j. A. 5.
Knight, Butler Funderburk.
Primus-W. NJ Hinson, Sr., Willie
Kirk j. J. Small
Taxahaw-G. F. Taylor, w 2. Nc
Manus +. NJ Lowery.
Welsh's-Jas. w Welsh, w. s. Falk-
enberry, J. w. Horton
Halle Gold Mine-Francis Mobley,
w. NJ. Scott, jesse Truesdell.
kershaw-J. w. Truesdell, Il. A
Hilton, ii. J. Gardner.
Flat Creek-A. l.. Cook. julius Bird,
j. + Gardner.
Jack ksonham-G. w. Williams, r. f..
A. Huey, w. H. L. Nc Murray.
Heath Springs-E. NJ. Bruce, Walter
A Bowers, Willie II. Motley.
Montgomery-W. II. Hilliard, Minor
Williams, Laurance Powers.
Douglas-W j. Williams, w. b.
B1ackmon. Reece Caskey.
Elgin--J. ). Hagins, John l.. Bailey,
John w. Harper.
Antioch. II. Hance, Alex. West,
Oscar Stogner.
Carmel-W. II. Vanlandingham, A.
II. Carter, w. J Bailey.
Pleasant Valley-O. w. Potts, j o.
Hall, J Il. Bales.
One Manager from each voting Pre-
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on Saturday the 25th or Monday the
27th. The Boards of Managers are
authorized to fill any vacancy that
may occur on the Boards.
ID. Reece Williams,
w. b. Bruce, Chairman.
Sec.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-25
Due West Female COLLEGE

4Sth year begins Sept. 18th. With
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Women. 145 pupis-25 per cent in
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ready for occupancy in the fall. U.s.
ual extras. Board and Tuition $3.50
per year.
Rev. JAMES BOYCE, Pres,
Abbeyille CO. Due West, ). &.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-25
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Orangeburg Collegiate
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-25

|
remark ably fine sheep that would
pl ease an expert in the handling
of sheep, but Mr.. Hance did not
see these | suppose, although
they were within two hundred
yards of the Dormitories. The
flowers Mr.. Hance admired So
much around the professors
houses were all placed there by
the wives of these gentlemen
and were paid for out Of the
small salaries belonging TO the
professors and there was never
an appropriation made by the
Board OF Trustees to pay for the
flowers. If Mr.. Hance bad opened
the window of the room the col
lege gave him for his free &C.
ommodation while attending
tL Institute he would have seen
just under it a rose garden con-
aiming 455 roses Of the best
varieties, and arourd this gar
den are beautiful flowers of
ma ny varieties. We have spec.
ial gardeners who are constant
ly engaged in rendering the
grounds around the main college
buildings beautiful with flowers
and shrubs so that tho taste of
the boy who comes here for an
ducation may be cultivated
and thus encouraged TO beautiiy
his home when he secures one
after leaving college.
| have written this letter to
you, Mr.. Connors, in order that
you might see what great damage
can be done to the college by
publishing such an attack as that
given to you by Mr.. Hance. We
do not mind fair criticism in the
press and by the people, we are
not perfect, but do let the college
stand in the correct light before
the citizens of South Carolina
If the papers do not try to seek
for the truth in regard to the
State Colleges before publishing
all sorts and characters of articles
our great enterprises will surely
suffer. The papers are in the
position for doing a vast amount
of good for the entire people and
| am confident the editors are
conscientiously trying to help in
the general work of uplifting the
people of the State, but ! must
protest against such articles and
editorials you have given space
in your recent issues. ] have a
great and responsible charge in
the presidency of Clemson Agri
cultural College and | would be
negIecting my duties if | permi,
such attacks 10 go unanswered.
| trust you will therefore pardon
me If | seem to be impatient and
harsh in The writing Of this let.
ter; | do not intend to be so.
Yours very truly,
=. III. Nell,
President.