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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
The Good conversationalist.

From Success Magazine.
To be a good conversationalist you must
be spontaneous. buoyant. natural, aympa-
thetic, and must have spirit of good will.
You must feel spirit Of helpfulness, and
must enter heart and soul into things
which interest others. You must get the
attention Of people and hold it by inter-
esting them, and you can only interest
them by q warm sympathy "a reat
friendly sympathy. II you are cold, dis
tant and unsympathetic you cannot get
their attention.
To be good conversationalist you must
be broad. tolerant. narrow, stingy soul
never talks well. A man who Is always
violating your sense of taste, OF Justice
and Of fairness never interests you. You
lock tight all the approaches to your in
ner self. every avenue IL closed to him.
and when they are closed your mag
netism and your helpfulness are cut on,
and the conversation is perfunctory, me-
chanical and without life or feeling.
You must bring your listeners close to
you, must open your heart wide. and ex-
hibit broad, free nature, and an open
mind. You must be responsive, so that O
listener will throw wide open every ave-
nue. of his nature and give you free ac-
cess to his heart Of hearts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
A Garden for Sixteen Cents.
From the Garden Magazine.


Ben and I are neighbors. There was an
empty space in our back yards and we
pooled our efforts to make a neighborhood
garden. utilizing his practical experiences
and my theories" thus deriving some
pleasure from digging in the soil. and in
cidentally having fresh vegetables during
the summer We bought sixteen penny
packages of seeds. ten of flowers and six
of vegetables.
With line and tape measure. we laid
out the garden, striving to combine utility
with artistic effects in color and arrange
ment It is possible for a. vegetable gar
den to be Just as interesting and beauti-
full as a flower garden. and 1t Is more
practical; but a combination of the two
is the plan par excellence. The garden
was twenty feet square. All the paths
of the garden was two feet wide. In
stead of having a bed of coleus. or other
bedding plant" we had a three-foot bor-
der around the entire garden of vegetables.
On the outside edge of the bed was a row
of carrots. which were sown very thickly.
and thinned when the roots were about
three inches long. These young carrots
are delicious stewed with a few raisins
and dressed with cream. By judicious
thinning we had carrots until frost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
Missouri Poetry on the Bum.
From the Paris Mercury

Poetry Is on the bum at the Missouri Uni
versity. At least so say the professors Of
English In that institution. who have re-
fused to award the Nelson C. Field prize
Of 500. offered annually for the best poem
written by member of the student body,
urging that none of the efforts submitted
were merftorious enough to deserve It, As
result the contestants moved by resent
ment toward what they deem a rebuff to.
their budding muses.. are in rebellion The
professors of English. however. are stand
ing pat. They insist that the poetry Ii bum
and refuse to make the award, leaving Mr.
Field himself to deal with outraged ge-
MUS and settle the matter. Nelson hasn't
returned FROM Europe yet, but he VIII
soon, and then We shall find what 10 the
matter with. Missouri poetry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
Picture Postcard Tragedies.
From the Rapid Review

Quite number Of valuable friendships
have been hurried by the picture postcard
to a premature grave. Absence does not
make the heart grow fonder when the In
tervaI is bridged solely by the receipt of a
picture with a cross on the skyline and
the words, I'VE are staying just under
this mark; you can't see the house."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
The Age Of Artificial Beauty.

F10m L0nuOn OpIulon.
Writers on topics concerning women's
matters would fain have US believe that
the present Is the age of beauty. The fact
is that never before have the arts of arti-
dciality been so widely adopted among all
classes as they are today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

There will always be heartaches until
people learn to distinguish between the
helping and the merely glad hand.-Puck.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Mre Bessie Mnsiey

To be such q successful wife, to re-
tain the love and admiration of her
husband. to inspire him to make the
most of himself, should be a woman's
constant study.
If a woman finds that her energies
are tagging, that she gets easily tired,
dark shadows appear under her eyes,
She has backache, headaches, bearing
down pains, nervousness, irregularities
or the blues, she should start Mt once
to build up her system by a tonic with
specific powers, such as Lydia K. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Following we publish by request a
letter from a young wife:
Dear Mrs. Piukham:
Ever since my child was born I have suf-
Tered, as hope few women ever have, with in
dammation, female weakness, b"earing-down
pains, backache and wretched headaches. 1t
affected my stomach so | could not enioym my
meals, and half my time was spent in bed.
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made me a well woman, and / feel so grateful
that | am glad TO write and tell you Of my
marvellous recovery. 1t brought me health,
new life and vitality Mrs. Bessie Ainsley,
81 South 10th Street, Tacoma, Wash.
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will
do for every sick and ailing
If you have symptoms you don't I'M
herstand write to Mrs. Pinkham,
aaughter-in-law of Lydia e Pinkham,
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
5 Tons Grass Hay Free.
Everybody loves lots and lots of fodder
for hogs, cows, sheep and swine.


The enormous crops of our Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
the past year compel US to issue a spe,
cial catalogue called
sALzER's G. SEED BOOK.
This is brim full Of bargain seeds at bar.
gain prices.
z THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive free sufficient seed to grow 5
tons of grass ON your lot or farm this
summer and u great Bargain Seed Book
with it's wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Remit 4c and we add q package Of Cos
mos, the most fashionable, serviceabIe,
beautiful annual flower. .
John A. Salzer Seed CO., Lock Draw
sr c.. L. Crosse, Wis.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Knew Nothinn. of Course.

A Englishman came TO New York to
make some Investments" said Governor
Folk of Missouri.
Fl got the annual reports of all the
biggest financial institutions in the land
These reports were very favorable. AL
the Englishmen now needed was a little
testimony.
Accordingly he sought out a man
prominent in public life,
~ thjnk of investing he said, in the
Sure Thing company. You are connected
with it, aren't your
80 am the public man replied.
VIII you kindly tell me, then, said the
Briton something about the financial
standing OF the CONCERN
:" Really, I'm afraid / can't. You see
the public man explained, I'm only one of
the directors
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Fathers Part.

From Harper's Weekly.
There IS a man living in Waterbury,
Conn, who is the head of a large family,
nearly every member of which IS a per-
former on some kind Of musical instru-
mcnt.
A Bostonian who was visiting the house
Of the Waterbury man, referred 70 this
fact, remarking that it must be a source
Of great pleasure 20 the family, but to this
observation the father made no reply.
Really continued the Bostonian, ut Ia
remarkable. Your younger son is a cor.
net-st, both your daughters are pianists,
your wife is q yiolinist, and, l understand
the others are also musicians. Now what
are you, the father Of such a musical COM
bination2'
IT." replied the old man, sarcastically.
II am a pessimist." w
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
An Unreliable Mnemonic.

From Judge.
The following anecdote Is n good Illus
,ration of what psychologists call place
memory"
Miss Browne is principal OF a school in
a down town district, II n of her pat
;ons is Jacob Swerdloff, who has q large
family of children.
AS she was passing Mr.. Swerdlof's sec
ond hand store one day Miss Browne no
ticed a new member Of the family, a little
girl OF 5 or 4, playing near the shop door.
She knew 1t was a S~werdlof, for she rec
Ognized the red print dress and blue BIB
apron garb worn by three older feminine
Swerdlofrs five out of the seven days OF
the week.
Good afternoon, Mr.. Swerdlor," said
Miss Browne. This is n little girl I have
never seen before. What is her manner"
'Heere nam?" stammered the father,
with a look of dazed helplessness.
'Heere nam?"
And again he glanced ~uneasily about as
II searching for a clew TO the answer.
Wen, Mees Prowne, ! not kno' all times
my sh!ldren's names eef you yump me
qvick at like dat. Put eef you Wait teel |
call heem all unit shtant dame each a
NIT heem pack pehint hemself' put peyor
hees peeger van vat coomes pehint heem
cen pegness put pevor heem cen year olt,
dane / tells you qvick dees leetle van hees
nan Put ven dey alon' pc shtant by
damcsel' onlee dane I remember not hees
pehint-shtanter unit ihees pevor-shtanter,
unit so i remember not hees nam. Put
ven dey pc all shtantet in hees line, so''-
and Mr.. Swerdloff deftly indicated a stair
step series of imaginary heads-"dane
say heem qvick o~fer-'Yakey, key, Sarah,
Repecca, Apey,' unteel / COON to dees van
heere, unit lane l tell hes nam Qv.ck TO
you as veil"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
DIED SUDDENLY
OF HEART DISEASE.

How frequently does a head line SINH
lar to- the above greet us IN the news
papers. The rush, push and strenuous
ness OF the American people has q strong
tendency to lead up to vals ala and other
affections of the heart, attended by ir-
regular action, palpitation. dizziness,
smothered sensations and other distress
ing symptoms.
Three of the prominent ingredients Of
which Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery Is made are recommended by some
of the leading writer's on MdtGrtd Hedtcu
for the cure of just such cases. Golden
Seal root. for instance, is said by the
UNITED STATES DIsPENsAToRY, a stand
ard authority, Tto impart tone and i'm
creased power TO the hearts action"
Numerous other leading authorities rep
resent Golden Seal as an unsurpassed
tonic for the muscular system in general,
and as the heart is almost wholly COM
posed of muscular tissue, it naturally
follows that it must be greatly strength
ened by this superb, general ionic. But
probably the most important ingredient
of Golden Medical Discovery" so far
as its marvellous cures of valyular and
other affections of the heart are con-
cerned. Is Stone root, or COttiRS0H3q Can,
Prof. VIM. Paine, author OF Paine's
'Epitomy OF Medicine, says of it:
"I, not long since, had q patient h was
so much oppressed with valyular disease OF
the heart that his friends were Obliged to
carry him upstairs. He, however, gradually
recovered under the influence Of Collinsonin
(medicinal principle extracted from Stone
root, and is 0 attending TO his business.
Heretofore physicians knew OF no remedy
for the removal OF SO distressing and 50 dan
geTous q malady. With them 1t was all
guess : work, and It fearfully warned the
afflicted that death was near at hand. Col
~linsonin unquestionably affords relief In
such cases. and in most instances effects a
cure"
Stone root Is also recommended by Drs.
Hale and Ellingwood, of Chicago, for
valyular and other diseases of the heart.
The latter says: sit Is q heart tonic of
direct and permanent influence"
Golden Medical Discovery" not only
cures serious heart affections, but is a
most efficient general tonic and inyigor-
ator, strengthening the stomach, invig-
Grating the liver, regulating the bowels
and curing catarrhal affections In all
parts Of the system.
DIR. Pierce's Pellets cure Constipation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Wicked Little Boy.

FrOm the Chicago Chronicle.
Professor Starr, the famous ethnoioglst,
was in his humorous and whimsical way
accusing woman of barbarism.
And she is not only barbarous-she Is
illogical and Inconsistent" he exclaimed.
Il was walking in the country n day
with a young woman. In a grove we
came upon a boy about to shin up a tree.
There was a nest in the tree, and from a
certain angle it was possible TO see in 1t
three eggs
"'You wicked little boy" said my COM
panion, are you going up there to rob that
nest?'
"T am the boy replied coolly.
"'How can your she exclaimed. Think
how the mother will grieye over the loss
Of her eggs!'
"'Oh, she won't care said the boy.
Shes up there in your hat"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh I'm
less Hands Were Tied-"Would
Have Died but for Cuticura.n

less Hands Were Tied-"Would
Have Died but for C~uticura."
MY little son, when about a year
and a half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. / had a ply
stefan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arms. then on other parts of his
body, and then N came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then | called
another physician. Still he grew worse.
At the end of about a year and a half
of suffering he grew so bad | had to
tie his hands in cloths at night to keep
him from scratching the sores and tear
ing the flesh. He got to be a mere
skeleton, and was hardly able to walk.
My Aunt advised me to try Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. / sent to the drug
store and got a cake of Soap ana a box
OF the Ointment, and at the end of
about two months the sores were all
well. He has never had any sores of
any kind since. He Is now strong and
healthy, and ] car sincerely say that
only for your most wonderful remedies
my precious child would have died
from those terrible sores. Mrs. Egg
bert Sheldon, r. #. ID. No. !, Wood
vile. Conn, April %. 1905"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
WINTER WEAKNESS
DR.. Williams Pink Pills the Tonic
That Most People Need for
Blood and Nerves.

In winter the air Of the close rooms in
which we spend SO much of the time
does not furnish enough oxygen to the
lungs To burn out the foul matter in the
blood. III the cold season we do not eXer-
else rs much and the skin and kidneysdo
not throw off the waste matter as freely
as usual. The system becomes overloaded
with poisonous matter, and too feeble
TO throw it off Relief can be had only
through the use of a remedy that viii
promptly and thoroughly purify and
strengthen the blood, and the one best
adapted for this purpose is the great
blood tonic known as DIR. Williams Pink
Pills.
"They acted like magic in my case"
said Mrs. Clara l., Wilde, of No, 377
F~arnsworth avenue, Detroit, Mich. Il
was weak and thin and could not sleep.
My stomach and nerves were out of or
der. | can't describe how miserable |
really was l dragged through six
months of feebleneSs, growing weaker
all the time until / finally hadn'tstrength
enough to leave my bed.
Then a glad day came, the day when
| began to take DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
They made me feel strong right away.
My appetite came back, | took ON flesh
and the color returned to my cheeks.
People wondered that these pills didfor
me what the doctors couldn't do. [ took
only six boxes and then / was perfectly
well. If had not found this wonderful
remedy I surely think that Unjust have
wasted to death. Believing firmly that
these pills saved my life by the strength
which they gave me at a critical mo-
ment, l unhesitatingly recommend them
to others"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain no
stinlulant but give strength that lasts.
They may be obtained at any drug
store
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
western Canndn's Marvellous Crop
Returns.

The increase in the crop returns of
the Canadian West, in the past eve
years, has approached the marvellous,
and there is no reason to believe that
a corresponding increase will not Pc
suit for many years to come. The in
crease has been particularly noticeable
in what was formerly known as the
Northwest Territories, but which, on
Sept. /, 1905, became the provinces of
Alberta and Saskatchewan, From the
official returns we find the following
results in the acreage sown to wheat,
oats and barley, in the years mention
ed, and a more favorable showing can
not he pointed to in any other country
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
How's This ?

We offer One Humid ed Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh than cannot he cured
by Halls Cutarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY * CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.. j.
Cheney for the last ID years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take HaIrs Family pills for constitution.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

me | wasted from 1874 to 122 pounds.
At the time / started using Doan's Kid
ney Pills an abScess was forming on
my right kidney. The trouble was
quickly checked, however, and the
treatment cured me, so that / have
been well since 1896 and weigh 1SS
pounds"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
The Escape.
Ta~- DY,Alr

She awakes from a deep sleep to find
the flames roaring and cracking all about
her.
'Merciful heavens! am / lost?" she cries.
No. on the contrary. The fire, in point
of fact. has heated her curling tongues to
such a degree that she can make ready TO
effect her escape without the loss Of a
precious moment.
How little we know she murmurs,
when at last she is borne down the ladder,
looking too sweet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
One of Them,
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
You people in Chicago" said kadley.
with a sheer, "think of nothing but killing
hogs
wen, well replied the Chicago man.
Il must have misunderstood you a mo-
ment ago"
How do you mean?'
Il understood you TO say you had been
there"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Robbed in Church.

Just think what an outrage it is to
be robbed of all the benefits of the
services by continuous coughing
throughout the congregation, when
Anti-G ripine is guaranteed to cure.
Sold everywhere, % cents. f. W. Die
mer. NJ. D., Manufactures, Spring
iela, Mo.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

Mr.. Victor P~atneaude. 32S Madisorn
ST, Topeka, Kan, member Of Knights
and Ladies Of Security, writes
Twelve years ago | had a severe att
tack of la grippe and | never really re-
covered my health and strength-buf
grew weaker every year until 1 wass
unable TO work.
1.-TWO years ago I began using Peruna
and II built up my strength so that In n.
couple Of months l was able to go to-
work again.
This winter | had another attack ot
In grippe, but Peruna soon drove it QUIZ
Of my system.
"My wife and ! consider Peruna q
household remedy"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

The yield has been uniformly good
every year except 1900, when there APP
pears to have been a slump all along
the line. This, however, was more than
compensated for In the following year,
when the bumper crop in wheat, oats
and barley put the returns Of all previ-
Gus years completely in the shade, and
gave an impetus to settlement in the
West which has prevailed to the pres
ent, as the following table by bushels
will show:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

The Drug Drummer-How are the pat
ent medicine exposures affecting your bus
mess?
The Rural Druggist-Darn bad! Ever
s,ncc Tie foxy farmers discovered the in
gradients Of tSe leadin' brands they're
maxim their own stuff.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Wiser Counsel.

What's that sign you're making there?''
asked the grocer.
Fresh eggs" replied the new clerk.
MAKE 1t 'Fresh-laid eggs"
"Why-er-everybody knows the eggs
were fresh when they were laid"
Exactly, and that's all that It's safe
for US to say about them"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP
RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA.
Pneumonia Followed La Grippe
Pe-ru-na the Remedy That
Brought Relief.

- - ~@N A~ ~A&~N @AN
Brought Relief.
Mr.. Il. Barnecott, West Aylmer, On
iario, Can, writes
Last winter | was i'll with pneumonia
after having la grippe. | took Peruna
for two months, when / became quite
well, and | can say that any one can be
cured by it in a reasonable time II at
little expense"
Systemic Catarrh, the Result of La
Grippe, Pe-ru-na Receives Credit
for Present Good Health.
Mrs. Jennie w. Gilmore, Box A, White
Oak, Ind. Ter, writes:
"Six years ago | had la grippe, which
was followed by systemic catarrh. The
only thing / used a Peruna and Man
alin, and | have been in better health the
last three years than for years before.
give Peruna all the credit for my good
health"
Pe-ru-na-A Tonic After La Grippe.
Mrs. Chas. f. Wells, ST., Delaware,
Ohio, writes After a severe attack OF
la grippe. / took Peruna and found it a
very good tonic"
"Most Effective Medicine Ever Tried
for La Grippe"
Robt. T.. Madison, A. M, Principal of
Cullowhee High School, Painter, y. c.,
is chairman of the Jackson County
Board of Education. Mr.. Madison says:
81 am hardly ever without Peruna in
my home. 1t is the most effective medi-
cine that / have ever tried for la grippe"
Mrs. Jane Gift, Athens, o., writes:
~ had Ia grippe very bad. My husband
bought Peruna for me. In a very short
time | saw Improvement and was soon
able TO do my work."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

sent me home with
a terrible attack Of
kidney trouble. /
had acute conges-
ton, sharp pain in
the back, headaches
and attacks Of dir
ziness. My eye $
gave out, and with
the a II z and
s~leeplessness of the
of the disease upon
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

From the New York Weekly.
Mr.. JiuNs-Nyho has been fooling
with tn "7ln2
Mrs. Jinks-The new girl got hold of
it t.ls morning and discharged it.
My gracious! What did you do?"
II discharged her"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
Mo information.

From Puck.
Have you seen Professor Gabbletoh
the scientist, lately?"
Yes. / listened to him for more thar
an hour at the club last night
Indeed! What was he talking aboht?"
He didn't say"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09

What viii be your chief aim now o
are in congress-" asked the interviewer.
"To stay here" answered the laconic
young statesman.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
TRULY IDEAL WIFE
HER HUSBANDS BEST HELPER
Vigorous Health Is the Great Source OF
Power to Inspire and Encourage
All Women Should Seek IL.

One of the most noted. successful and
richest men Of this century, in a recent
article, has said, =" Whatever | am and
whatever success | have attained in
this world l owe all to my wife. From
the day first knew her she has been
an inspiration, and the greatest help
mate of my life