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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-05
SLAVERY IN OLD ILLINOIS

Some of the early laws for the regu-
lation of slavery in what is now Illi-
nois were curious and interesting. In
Prof. N. Dwight Harris book on the
subject the author says that in 1903 it
was found necessary to provide some
legal status for the numerous linden
tured negroes. "Under the provisions
of this code all male negroes under
Is years of age, either owned or ac-
quired, must serve till the age of So;
women till 80. Children born to per-
sons of color during the period of
service could also be bound out-the
boys for thirty years and the girls for
twenty-eight. All slaves brought into
the territory were obliged to serve the
full term of their contracts"
Slaves were easily imposed upon.
Most of the settlers owned slaves
and were anxious to get as much SER
vice out of them as possible. They
registered them for periods of servi-
.ude far in excess of the legal limit,
many being booked to serve from
forty to sixty and even ninety-nine
years. Ninian Edwards, the first gov
ernor of the territory, registered his
slaves as follows: Rose, % years of
age, for thirty-fve years; Antony, 40
years old, for fifteen years; Maria. Is,
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The Misses Malcolm were known to
the little world of which Greenby was
the center as "the two Malcolm girls"
in spite of their gray hairs and sixty
odd years. They were also known as
the best housekeepers in all the re-
gion, and any lapse from the exquisite
neatness of their domain seeming to
the Misses Malcolm a terrible thing.
When cousin Palmer Malcolm, a
reckless western relative, died. the
Malcolm girls started for the Missouri
town on four hours notice, althourh
they had entertained thirty-two eli; r
vest Cleaners" the night before, too.
To Miss Sophronia, the elder, was
allotted by mutual consent the task of
putting the lower rooms in order, so
far as possible, while Miss Eudora at
tended to their bedrooms and their
simple packing.
When they were at last seated in
the train, after two miles jolting
ride in the old coach, Miss Eudora
noticed that Miss Sophronia's face
wore a troubled and anxious look AS
cousin Palmer Malcolm had been a
great trial to the family, Miss Eudora
felt that his death could not be the
cause of her sisters worry, and after
few moments of silence she decided
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thence to the copper peninsula Of
Michigan, to the coal mines of Hi.
nois, Missouri and Kansas, on to the
gold and silver lodes of Colorado and
Utah, and finally to the miners para
disc of Butte, where eight hours is the
days work and $105 the monthly
wage.
Beyond, the Butte miner has his
eyes fixed on Alaska. Butte is but a
way station on the road to Cape
Nome.
Butte has public library and
churches that rank we'll with similar
institutions in any American city.
They are we'll patronized by the min.
ers. 1t has beautiful and costly public
building, hotels, business blocks and
private residences.
Butte is rightly called the Gibraltar
of trades unionism. Every conceiv.
able occupation is organized, from the
pin boys in the bowling alleys and the
shoeblacks on the streets to the re-
porters on the daily papers, all are
organized. Wages are high. Plumb
ers get So q day and printers $3.50 for
seven and half hour day.
It is the proud boast of Butte that
the greatest mining camp on earth
has never had boom.
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to probe the matter. At that very
moment Miss Sophronia spoke.
"Eudora," and her tone was one of
distress, 81 let Mrs. Goodwin go up
to the spare room just before supper
last night to get the measures of
our quilt and bolster-spread, and the
bell rang while she was measuring,
and she hurried down, leaving the
quilt on one of the chairs and two OF
the curtain shades up to the top. She
told me, and l forgot it. Suppose the
house caught on fire while we're gone,
nd the neighbors went in and saw
that quilt on chair, and all, what
would they think of us?"
'Now, Sophronia, you ought to have
trusted me, and not worried" said
Miss Eudora, calmly Something led
me to open that spare room door the
last thing, and when 1 saw what fix
twas in, and knew 1 hadn't another
minute, just locked the door and
put the key in my pocket for the
thought of fire came to me just as it
did to you"
Miss Sophronia' S face cleared.
"I'm so thankful" she said simply.
II shouldn't have had one mite of
pleasure or comfort in the journey or
the funeral if that door had been left
unlocked. youths Companion.
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HOW CLIMATE AFFECTS BLONDES

of various degrees OF intensity up 10
absolute blackness is alone adapted
for lasting existence in most regions
of the world"
There is too much sunshine In the
United States and none of the races
that have come to this country until
recently is adapted to the climate.
DR.. Woodruff thinks, except the Jews.
All the rest are degenerating from ex-
cessive light. The lower Mediterran-
can races, however, are now focking
over, and if the blonde types die out
as they did in Greece and Italy during
the decadence of these two countries,
United States history may repeat
theirs, though Dr. Woodruff believes
that the northern types may survive
in sufficient numbers to prevent the
destruction of the republic provided
it takes warning and limits the fran
chise to the races represented by
these types.
About seven centuries were re-
quired. according to DR.. Woodruff, for
the climate of Greece to destroy its
blondes. In 500 B. c., the period OF
it's greatest literary glory, the deca-
dence of the Greeks was already evil
dent and shows itself to-day in their
literature and art. DR.. Woodruff
points out how ancient Greek statues
exhibit many of the stigmata of de-
generacy; even a famous head of Juno
has arrested development of the jaw
and is ''the head of dying race. -
ChicaoO NawS
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-05
CHAPTER XIV.

AS Ulin sat upon the greensward.
with her back against a palm tree
and one hand resting upon Albias
arm, she could take clear view of her
captors. The sun was just tinging the
distant mountain tops with it's golden
light, and the last shadow of the night
had gone. The Arabs had watered the
horses and left them where they could
crop the green grass, and were now
gathered together, listening to the
words Of their chief.
They were rough, dark looking men,
these Arabs. Their clothing was
sparse and poor, and their skin swart
and dirty; but their weapons were
bright and keen and their horses in
most perfect condition, both as to
health and cleanliness. A little while
they conversed together, and then one
of them brought forth the bundle
which had been taken from Shubal. 1t
was opened by the leader, and the ar
ticles of clothing which it contained
were spread out upon the ground.
Folded up in a silken scarf was found
purse, from which fell score or
more of broad gold pieces; whereupon
the marauders gave utterance to vari-
GUS EXPLANATIONS of satisfaction.
They are robbers" said Ulin. as
she saw them dividing the gold.
Certainly responded Abba. "I
have suspected that from the first"
Can they belong to Julian's band?"
"Why should you ask such ques-
ton, my mistress? You know that
Julian would never have such men
about him.
AS she spoke. the Arab leader came
towards them, and after gazing upon
them for few moments, he said, adj
dressing the princess:
II hope you find yourself none the
worse for this little deviation from
your original course; for, let me as
sure you, the meeting has afforded
me much pleasure. Does the princess
Ulin know who is speaking to her?"
mo, sir" replied Ulin.
"Then she shall know. into whose
protecting hand she has had the for
tune OF falling. I am AL Abbas. Does
the name sound familiar?"
mo, sir"
ut is familiar enough to me-" said
Abba.
"Ah, pretty one-and what know
you Of it?",
Il have heard the name, sir, when
speech has been made touching q Ger
tain Arab robber, whose deeds had
caused him to be feared by honest
travellers"
The rascal seemed pleased with this
remark. and smilingly returned:
you have hit the truth, my fair
damsel. I am the robber. Al Abbas;
and am terror to those who fear
to lose their money. But. my dear
lady" he continued. turning 10 the
princess. you cannot have any such
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MALARIA? 2?

Generally That Is Not the Trouble.
Persons with a susceptibility to ma
larial influences should beware of cof-
fee, which has a tendency to load I'D
the liver with bile
A lady writes from Denver that she
suffered for years from chills and
fever which at last she learned were
mainly produced by the coffee she
drank.
Il was also grievously afflicted
with headaches and Indigestion" she
says, (which l became satisfied were
likewise largely due to the coffee I
drank. Six months ago quit it's use
altogether and began to drink Postum
Food Coffee, with the gratifying result
that my headaches have disappeared.
my digestion has been restored and I
have not had recurrence of chills
and fever for more than three months.
l have no doubt that it was Postum
that brought me this relief, for l have
used no medicine while this improve.
ment has been going on" ut was
really relief from congestion of the
liver caused by coffee)
My daughter has been as great .
cohee drinker as I, and for years was
afflicted with terrible sick headaches.
which often lasted for week at a
time. She is brain worker and ex-
cessive application together with head
aches began to affect her memory
most seriously. She found no helm in
medicines and the doctor frankly ad.
v1sed ner to quit coffee and use Post.
UNI.
For more than four months she
has not hfa a headache-her mental
faculties Eave grown more active ana
vigorous and her memory has baan
restored.
mo more tea. coffee or drugs for
US, SO long as we can get Postum, :.
Name given by Postum Co., Bate
Creek, Mich. -'ssA~
There's reason. Read the litt,.
book The R,,ad to Wellvtlle- IN nrs.
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Did the ancient highly civilized ma
tons of the past die out because they
were blonde and therefore untitled for
the regions in which they fourished?
DR.. Charles e. Woodruff, surgeon in
the United States army. who has writ
ten book on the subject, believes
that this was the case He maintains
that too much light is injurious to
white races through it's actinic or
chemical effects, from which the dark
skin pigments of swarthy races pro-
tect them. Thus he explains why, by
survival of the fittest, dark races are
found in tropical lands, why Euro
peans have always failed to colonize
the tropics and why blondes disappear
when they migrate southwark. Says
a reviewer in the Edinburgh Medical
Journal: 'The blonde and intelligent
rulers CT regions suited better for
more swarthy inhabitants have regu-
larly In the course of ages died out,
While their subjects, thoroughly ac-
cl1matized to their domicile, remain.
Egypt has been the theater of immi-
grafton of intellectual races over and
over again; in each case these dis
appeared and civilization decayed,
though the native fellah survived and
survives. There WILL the author
predicts, never be another dark age,
for the present Aryan conquerors rule
it from London and are not coloniz-
ers.' While the blonde type of man.
Kind requires for it's evolution a cold,
dark, northern country, the brunette
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-05
How Ruskin Learned Obedience,

John Ruskin, who wrote SO many
famous books, said the first lesson he
learned was to be obedient. zone
evening"" he says, when 1 was yet
in my nurses arms, wanted to touch
the tea-urn, which was boiling mer-
rily. It was an early taste for bronzes,
I suppose, but was resolute about It.
My mother babe me keep my fingers
back. insisted on putting them for
ward. My nurse would have taken
me away from the urn, but my mother
said: Let him touch it, nurse So I
touched it. and that was my first les
son in the meaning Of the word lib
erty got, and the last that for some
time asked"
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A Story Of
the EaSt...
BY
SYLVANUS
COBB. JR.

herself steady, but her horse noticed
not the guiding of her hand The lead
er of the party rode in advance; then
Followed two more of the gang; then
came two females; and behind them
followed the others, with the slaves
under charge. Through the wood they
rode at an easy pace, and when they
haa gained the open plain beyond they
STRUCK into swift gallop. Ulin had
discovered to her satisfaction that the
strange horse paid no attention to the
rein, so she only sought to keep an
easy seat, She was weak with fear
and alarm, and all sorts of dreadful
| pictures arose to her Imagination as
she sped on. She could not speak with
AIDA, for the Gathering of hoofs
drowned her voice. What did it
mean? Where would it end?
On they sped. straight over the plain
on, on, on-without halting or turn
lhg-on through the darkness Of the
nlght-on, league after league-until
the gray streaks of morning appeared
IN the eastern horizon. Another wood
was before them, and when it was
reached. the party stopped. Not far
distant, where a cump of noble palms
reared aloft their plated foliage. a
crystal spring burst forth from the
green earth, and the Arabs held their
painting horses back from the tempting
beverage.
Now. lady, you may find repose,"
said the leader, as he came and lifted
ulin from her seat 1--WE shall re-
main here few hours. I will be with
you again presently"
He turned and handed Abba to the
ground, and then went to where his
followers were taking care of Shubal.
Abba. what will they do with us?"
cried the princess, clasping her hands
in terror.
But the bondmaiden could not an
swef. II she held suspicious, she
dared not speak them.
%, wish had not taken this false
step! 1t is punishment for my sin!'
Hush, dear mistress. 1t is our fate.
1t is no punishment. Wait until we
Know what this Arab means to do
with u.s."
What can he mean?" 1t must be
something dreadful. Why has he
taken us away SO far? o, Abba, I am
frightened"
No, no, sweet lady. Have 4 hope.
They will not kill u.s..
An" murmured the princess, with
folded hands, there may be fate
from which death would be a happy
escaped"
Inc bondmaiden shuddered and
from her thoughts at that moment
she could frame no reply which she
dared to speak aloud.
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Two of Many.

81 was married to that man once"
said the first society woman
"To Mr.. De Voss? The idea! Why.
so was l." replied the second ditto.
"Well, we'll! You don't say We're
you before or after me?"-Philadel-
phia Press.
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aIlef day-don't Wor-
ry. Doan's Kidney
Pills have cured thou.
sands Of women in tho
same condition. Mrs.
A. Holman of Stillwa.
ter, Mimi. says: But
for Doan's Kidney
Pills l would not be
living now. They
cured me in 1899 and
I've been we'll sipoa
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l used to have such pain in my back
that once l tainted. The kidney Sc.
cretions were much disordered. and I
was so far gone that l was thought to
be at deaths door. Since Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me l feel as if had
been pulled back from the tomb"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
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/ owned by consistory Masons The
gift is valued at $4,000 and it
came as complete surprise to
the rank and file of the order, only
the officers having known Of Mr.. Van
Brunt's intention. DR.. Miller, head Of
the Wisconsin consistory, has appoint.
ed a committee to formulate plans 70,
the institution.
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Sword Tactics.

Drill Sergeant Ito raw recruit who
is slow in grasping the tactical de-
tails)-Now, Murphy, how would you
use your sword if your opponent feint.
ed?
Murphy-Begorra, I'd just tickle
him with the pint of it to see if he
was after fal1in .-Harper's Weekly.
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PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson,
building, st. Paul, MINI. George Ash
Gilman, Fargo, N. D., suspenders;
Thomas Brennan, st. Louis Park.
Mimi, disk drill; Paul Held, st. Cloud,
Mimi, draft equalizer; Roy Maple,
Minneapolis, Mimi, lamp burner; Ed.
ward Mathewson, Anaconda, Mont,
blast furnace; Allen Staples, ST. Paul,
Mimi, skylight; Levi Westfall,
Beardsley, Mimi, check rein holder.
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In Football Time.

do you think college students
ought to be gagged and tied to rail-
road tracks?"
We'll" replied the nervous citizen,
Il don't know that they ought to be
tied to railroad tracks. However, 1
wouldn't mind seeing them all gag.
ged." Houston Chronicle
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Nucleus Of Masonic Home.

Willard A. Van Brunt Of Horizon.
grand chancellor of Wisconsin con-
,istory Masons, has presented to the
:onsistory the Egerton farm Of 319
acres in Waukesha county. He de-
signs it to serve as the corner stone"
Df a Masonic home. which will
" the first Of the kind to be
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Explained.

"Say, paw"
"Mell, SOM"
what is a strenuous life?"
"a strenuous life, my son, is when
a man tries to live up to the salary
people think he is getting without 60
ing into debt. "-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-05

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN f.
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind Feb. 10. 1900.
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Not Contagious.

Minor Poet-And when you had
read my poem weren't you all on fire7
Editor-No, l wasn't, but the poem
was.-Moggendorf Batter.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-05

If a girl has light hair her mother
says it is perfectly natural at least
three times a day.
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A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind Bleeding, Protruding Piles. DRUG.
gists are g, authorized a. to refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT falls to cure in 6 to IA days. soc.
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All He Cared About.

First Surgeon-Have you saved your
man?
Second Surgeon-No; but I've saved
his appendix.-Smart Set.
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Truth. not eloquence, il to b sought
"A. Ksmpis.
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DON'T DESPAIR.

Read the Experience Of Mlnnesota
Woman and Take Heart,
II your backache aches, and you feel
sick, ianguid. weak and miserable day
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6be Scourge
ofDamaSCuS
CHAPTER XIV.

Copyrighted 1891 BY Rooer. Bonner's Son.
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There's reason. Read the utt,.
book The R,,ad to wellvills" in pkxa,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-15
KINNlCKINNIC.

Mrs. Cotton Whitcomb is visiting
in Minneapolis.
Peter Sorenson has purchased &
farm near St. Croix Falls.
ii. r. Taylor and Mrs. Barthol.
omew visited at Elliott's Monday.
Geo. Leach of Gladstone, Mich.
was a recent visitor at VIM. Barker's.
H. Deyarmond and wife spent
Monday evening at VIM. Barker's
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Ensign oil
Ladvsmith have been spending q
few days here on business.
The school in the Wadsworth dis
trict closed this week on account Of
the prevalence of whooping cough
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elliott spent
Friday with Mrs. Nettie Elliott
who has almost recovered from her
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fuller gave
party Friday evening in honor o.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl. Lowell o.
Grand Forks, n. D.
Ajolly crowd Of young people
gathered at the home of Ira Wilcox
Friday evening. A very pleasant
time is reported. Toe week before
they met at the Adams home in hon.
or of Miss Mabel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-15
ROCK ELM.

Ed. Alexander lost two horses
last week.
Mrs. Edith Beardsley, who had
been very i'll, is now considered out
Of danger.
Arnold Reinke fell while playing
during school recess and broke his
arm in three places.
1t is said that Rock Elm will pre-
sent candidate for register of dee DIS
to the county convention.
Logs are coming into the mill.
yard in considerable quantities and
the mill is running during all suit
able weather.
Emory Wood caught his hand in
between two pieces of piling which
he was loading last week and crush
ed it quite badly.
Mrs. Lizzie Pomeroy of River
Falls, accompanied by her daugh-
tiers, has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Y ates.
Geo. Hamilton has bought the
John Young farm and will move
there this spring. Maurice Condie
has bought the Craig farm and will
move there soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-15
FORESTvlLLE.

Monce Malberg was a caller here
Sunday.
Caleb Clark has gone to Missouri
where he expects to locate.
Mrs. Ross Bredahl has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Oscar Gilbert
son.
Walter Elliott and wife of Clifton
visited relatives here few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Gustavson
spent Sunday at the home of Ole
Florness.
Martin Bredahl spent few days
with his brother-in-law in Clifton
last week.
Miss Martha Hanson came home
from River Falls last week. She
will stay at home until the first oil
April when she expects to return to
her sewing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-15

Two important measuses are be-
fore Congress-the Statehood bill
and the railroad rate bill. Both
have passed the house, the latter
with only seven opposing votes.
This bill will undoubtedly pass the
senate and become an effective law
by the approval of the President.
The railway rate bill is not radical
measure and it is not a compromise.
1t gives the Interstate Commerce
Commission the power to condemn
excessive rates and to fix fairly re-
munerative and reasonable rates.
This bill, while it embodies the Re-
publican view is hardly party
measure, as the Democratic demand
is similar to that of the Republican.
In fact we believe no Democrat in
the House voted against its passage.
On the statehood bill there is diver
sity of view. The bill is called
'sioint statehood" bill, because it pro-
vides for the union of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory into one state and
the Territories of Arizona and New
Mexico into another state. That
Oklahoma and Indian Territory will
be admitted as state at this session
of Congress there is little doubt as
there is practically no opposition to
this scheme from the nature of
things, but to admit the other two
territories is very different propo-
sition. The sjoint statehood" bill
met with strenuous opposition in the
House but passed by narrow mar
gin. Its fate in the Senate can be
pretty definitely forecasted. 1t looks
as if that body will leave the union
of the Territories to be determined
by vote of the inhabitants of the
two. If majority of the legal vot-
ers in each is for union, union will
be the outcome. If not, they will
not be made one state in the near
future and probably never.