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The Newark journal., 1906-01-12
AN APPEAL TO THE
 COTTON GROWERS
President Jordan of Southern Cot ton Association Gives Far
 mers Good Advice.

The Southern Cotton Associa tion will not ask the farmers of the South to reduce the cotton acreage for 1906 less than that planted in 1905. The Association does ask and insist with all the force Ut it's command that the acreage planted in cotton through. out the belt in 1905 be not increas ed during the planting season of 1906. Let the Watchword of ev- cry Southern farmer be Diversifi- cation, and through that agency produce an abundance of food supplies to maintain each farm. Permanent independence, thrift and prosperity can only be enjoy ed by Southern cotton growers through the adoption and mainte- nance of d system which will make each farm sustaining It Is the only medium through which the present iniquitous credit sys tenn, which has 50 long held our people. in bondage, can be etfec- lively broken up and relegated to the past. It Is the only medium through Which the great masses of cotton producers can ever hope To control the sale of their cotton III the markets of the country and force consumers and buyers to pay them fair and just prices for the staple. Any system which forces the producer to market hIs crops rapidly III order to meet maturing obligations to pay Tor supplies that could be more cheap ly raised at home will ever tena to make slave of the grower. minimizing the rights of manhood which every Southern cotton raiser should enjoy to the fullest extent.
 PRESENT ACREAGE SUFFICIENT
 The present estimated twenty seven million acres planted in cot ton is sufficient under normal eli matic conditions to produce enough cotton to meet the demands of spinners for the American staple. Any material increase in the cot ton acreage for 1906 will tend to stagnate the cotton market and depress prices below their legiti- mate value The legitimate laws of supply and demand Is the only true medium of regulating fair and legitimate prices for our great staple product. The Southern Cotton Association through all it's sources of strength and co-opera- tive mediums of disseminating in-
The Newark journal., 1906-01-12

An exchange observes that the theory that we have had all our heaven and hell in this life would find more advocates if we didn't believe that the other man has had All heaven and we have had all the nell.
The Newark journal., 1906-01-12

formation to its loyal and patriot lc supporters, with an eye single to the future prosperity of all cot. ton growers and business interests of the South, earnestly makes this appeal for broadening the splen- did advantages that are to be gain ed by diversified agriculture on Southern farms. Plant an abund- ance of small grain, corn and side crops. Raise more hay, cattle and hOUS.
The Newark journal., 1906-01-12

Ol 6Ie OOuGIl, earnestly makes JfllS appeal for broadening the splen- did advantages that are to be gain ed by diversified agriculture on Southern farms. Plant an abund- ance of small grain, corn and side crops. Raise more hay, cattle and hogs.
 PEACE AND PLENTY.
 Let well-filled corn cribs and smoke-houses be the great bull warks of safety between the far mers and the world of trade with whom they have to deal. Rotate your crops, intensity your acre. age, fertilize llberally, cultivate we'll, produce plentifully on the acreage planted and enjoy those rewards which should be the ful- some portion of those who till our Southern soils. Study the possi- bilities of our soils and climate and learn to appreciate and develop the wonderful resources at our command in the field, garden and orchard of Southern agriculture. Become depositors in your banks rather than borrowers. Get on a cash basis as rapidly as possible and break up the ruinous credit system which in the past has been so fatal to cotton growers. As Southern farms become each year more self sustaining under the adoption of diversified and in- tensIve system of culture and proper rotation of crops, the growers of the South's great sta pie can quickly regulate it's mark eting to meet the legitimate de- mands of consumption and main tain it's price at such figures as will always give to the producer Il profit on its production. Build warehouses with your surplus money, and secure adequate stor. age facilities for the proper hand ling of your cotton in the mar kets of the country. Let us reach out and broaden the markets and uses for American cotton. Let us bring about direct trade between the producers and the spinners of the world and in safeguarding our magnificent and valuable staple from the greed of speculative in terests, enjoy the blessings of it's monopoly and through co-opera- tion rapidly develop our beloved Southland into the richest and most prosperous section of the en- tire Union. Pause, reflect and make no fatal mistake in entering upon the new crop year for 1906. The sun of peace and plenty is shining on the lyal and patriotic heads of Southern planters today. Providence has blessed our coun try. The clouds may thicken and darken our horizon in the spring If we grow needless of our duty. The Southern Cotton Association sounds its note of warning and Is sues its appeals to the people.
 Yours truly,
 HARvIE JORDAN. l
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
WoLsEY is A GROWING TOWN.
Has Enjoyed a Phenomenal Boom
During the Past Year.

Wolsey, situated at the crossing Of
the Milwaukee and Northwestern
roads in the western part of Beadle
county, is one of the growing towns
of South Dakota, having enjoyed
phenomenal boom, for a small town,
within the last year. The town was
plated in the spring of 1882 the year
the Milwaukee road built through the
territory, one year after the North
western went west, though the great
er portion of the town is built ada
cent to the Northwestern railway
grounds r. d. Whorton, now living
in Huron, the county seat, erected one
of the first houses in the town, Ennis
& McAlester erecting the first build
ing in the city. The town was first
built almost entirely of frame, as
were most South Dakota towns in
their early days, but disastrous fire
some folr or five years ago proved a
blessing in disguise to Wolsey. and
to-day u eoodly portion of the City is
built of substantial brick structures.
NolSe! mas one palk, lhe oalih vi
Wolsey, R. F. Chenoweth, president;
A. M. Chenoweth. vice president and
cashier. their individual responsible
ties being 100000, the bank being in
corporatod for $4,000. The Bank of
Wolsey was established in 1884 One
year before the bank was organized
the first paper in Wolsey was pub
lished, the Wolsey Journal, the name
of the same having been changed
within the past three years to the
Beadle County Herald w. A. Jones,
the present editor, took charge of the
paper in 1892, the editor giving much
of his time to the practice of law, be-
ing the only lawyer in the city. He
is also the city justice
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
NOT MEMBER OF BOARD.
Attorney General Not in Equalization
and Assessment Work.

There is contention in the papers OF
the state as to whether the attorney
general was ever part of the state
board of equalization and assessment.
and the laws of 1890 and 1901 are cited
to show that such officer does not an
pear on the list selected by law for
this duty.
The citations are both correct so far
as they go, but they do not go far
enough. The legislature of 1890 made
the governor, secretary OF state and
auditor the board, and the session OF
1891, the following year, in section Is,
chapter IA, added to the list the attor-
ney general and the state treasurer.
Those officers constituted the board
up to 1895, when, in chapter % of the
laws OF that session, the state s,lperin-
tendent of public instruction and the
state commissioner Of school and pub.
Tic lands We're added; and these men
constituted the membership until the
session of 1901 cut the attorney gen
eral and the superintendent Of public
instruction from the list, leaving the
membership as 1T is at present, with
the governor, secretary Of state, audit
or. treasurer and commissioner of
lands as the board.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
Celebrations of Easter 5


first full moon after the beginning of
spring.
Therefore, if the moon becomes full
upon the day on which spring begins.
the Sunday after the next full moon
is, of course, indicated by the direc-
lions of the Council as Easter day
And if the moon becomes full on a
Sunday, the next Sunday, SIMILARLY
must be Easter day.
Naturally the most magnificent and
imposing celebration of Easter is that
which takes place in st. Peters at
Rome.
ushered in by peculiar feature
known as 'the silencing of the BELLS
After the closing of the services in
the famous Sistine Chapel on the
Thursday evening preceding the
dawn of Good Friday, the order is
given that until stated hour on Eas-
ter eve, no bell shall sound. While
the rule originally was made to apply
only to st. Peters and to the Vatican,
the residents of Rome accepted it, and
until very recent date even the bells
usually sounded to call people to
their meals were silent To-day in
Montreal and in Quebec the custom
is in a degree observed. and when the
children ask their parents why the
bells do not ring, the customary an
swer is. "The bells have gone to
Rome"
On the morning Of Easter day the
~Ro
ST. Peters. Seated on the sedia GEES
tatoria and wrapped in his most mag
nifcent vestments, the Pope is car
ried from the adjoining palace of the
Vatican into the great church. On his
head he wears the holy crown typify-
ing the union in him of all temporal
and spiritual power Beside him are
borne the fabella, or fans of ostrich
feathers, in which are set the eye-like
parts of peacock's feathers, signifi-
cant of the eternal vigilance of the
| Church.
After officiating at mass the Pope
is borne back through the church to
| the sound of music, and ascends to
| the balcony over the great central
doorway. From that lofty point he
pronounces the papal benediction upon
the thousands who with bowed heads
Or uplifted faces, according to wheth-
, er they be of the faith or not, crowd
the vast church below
The celebration of Easter at Rome
concludes with the illumination of
the great dome of ST Peters, which
is crusted with thousands of lights
| At dusk one by one they appear until
at last they all burn against the pur-
pie Italian sky-a gigantic ball of
fire
Easter is the grand festival of the
| Russian year; so for weeks before
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
SOUTH DAKOTA'S CAUSE FOR PRIDE
The Typical American Stale 90 Per Cent American Born
Produces Greatest Amount OF Wealth Per Capita

tickle this land it will produce. and
The size of the crop is enough to stag
ser an Eastern farmer.
Since | came here | have built this
house, put up all these barns that YOU
see, have put my oldest boy and two
girls in college. and, besides paying
for all this, have put away few thou
sands OF dollars. Besides doing all
his, have seen the value of my land
double and have refused an offer of
$50 an acre for it. What do want to
sell for! ! have enough and don't
know where | could better myself
Five years from now | calculate that I
can sell this land for $40 an acre if l
feel so disposed. Does that seem like
a pretty rapid appreciation in value
to you? Its the truth, though"
Have many of your Indiana friends
come up here?" l inquired.
Yes, quite few" was the reply,
and they are ali doing we'll, and
wouldn't so back to Indiana for any
consideration. Why should a man
sweat and toll on the high priced
lands of the East and middle West
when he can get better and cheaper
lands here? Of course, you can't buy
land now for $40 an acre as I did,
but there is plenty of the finest land
there is in the state right here in this
county that can be bought for SIS and
$50 an acre. Why. a man can't lose
on that proposition. The railway ex-
tensions that are being planned are
bound to send land prices up, and the
demand from the new mon who are
coming here every day is also en-
HANGING Values
How are your schools?" inquired.
Best in the world" he answered.
over 100000 acres of land was set
aside as a school endowment, and this
land cannot be sold for less than $40
an acre. Something like 100000 acres
OF this land have been sold at an aver
age OF SIS an acre. and the cost of
education to the state is $4,000. 900 a
year. Our schools are the states
pride and they are not surpassed in
efficiency by those Of any other state"
Herbert Vanderhoof in Minneapolis
Journal
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

note the aawakening',' or
NJ rising of nature in the
AZ ~ spring, is, odd as it may
AEN appear, Older de,ia,d than nth. the
explorers discovered that
the Alaskan Indians celebrated their
Easter in their own way, though, OF
course, without the religious signifi-
canoe that attaches to ours as
Christian festival. The Zulus have
an Easter, and since the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary, the
Hopi Indians Of the Southwest have
celebrated the awakening" of nature
In the spring Indeed, the general
celebration of an Easter is as notice
able in ones studies of primitive peo-
pie, as is the use of the cross among
them, and we find that with every
people the cross has significance
which is more often religious that
otherwise. Among the Indians of the
Southwest, for instance. the cross sig
nifies the four directions of the COM
pass, and as their religion is compos-
ed of worship of the elements neces-
sary to the growing of their corn, the
cross idea has place in it.
The Christian Easter, however, as
It is celebrated among us to-day may
be traced back to the early days of
the Christian era. Although there is
no data now in existence, the early
disciples doubtless observed the an
niversary of the resurrection in way
fitting to themselves and the times in
which they lived. In any event. on
the principle that all ceremonies have
was early in the Christian era that
Easter became an established holy
day in the church, and now in all
lands where a knowledge of the life
and works of Christ has penetrated it
is observed as a day of especial sa-
credness.
Celebrating. as it does, an event
the event, indeed-upon which the
Christian, or rather, orthodox Christ
ian religion has been builded, it is
none the less a movable holy day.
Concerning this popularity of the fes-
tival, there has ever been a great
diversity of opinion among church
men. From the earliest times disputes
were held over the proper date of
Easter In some localities the actual
anniversary of the date was festally
observed, while in other localities the
date was determined according to the
prescription of the Mosaic Law. a
General Council at Nicaea, however,
i.
and all controversy arising therefrom
by giving authoritative directions to
the following effect:
1.-THE festival of Easter is to be cele-
brated on the Sunday following the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

hand every one is busy with the sort
America make before Christmas A
gift, be it only a gaiy colored egg, is
almost obligatory, though all gifts are
known as eggs" The grand feature
of the day is. of course, the church
service. In fact, the church festivals
are also the national festivals of Rus
STA, and almost every Function in
court or private life begins with re-
ligious service of some sort. About the
only exception to this rule are balls
and theatrical spectacles. The matiI
begins at midnight and is followed by
the liturgy. The usual service in the
middle of the morning is omitted, and
most people are in their beds recover
ing from the open-eyed night. Natur-
ally, the most magnificent celebration
is at the cathedral of the Winter Pal
ace in ST. Petersburg, where the pres
ence of the emperor. empress and all
the court in full dress and uniforms
adds to the magnifcence of the ser.
vice as spectacle. There the begin
ming OF the service is the passing of
the procession OF priests through the
long suites of rooms in the Palace in
their ceremonial search for the dead
Christ. On their return from their
fruitless search they find the doors
closed and fastened, but they open
swiftly at the announcement. Christ
is risen!'
At this service the empress and her
ladies and the grand duchesses and
their ladies all wear the picturesque
national costume adopted by Gather.
inc H. as the court dress. 1t consists
OF train and decollete bodice of vel.
vet with an apron front of white
satin. The long, angel sleeves are
also lined with satin. The coronet.
shaped head-dress, common alike to
the ladies OF the court in the ancient
days of the cars at Moscow and to
the peasant maids of the present day.
is universally becoming. For the en-.
press and grand duchesses this coro.
net is made OF diamonds or priceless
jewels; the veil which falls softly
from it is of equally priceless lace
and the gown is of any hue of velvet
SILK or satin they may prefer, and
the wedding and coronation gowns
are of cloth and silver adorned in
any manner they elect For the cour,
ladies certain colors and designs are
prescribed, and the coronet or kokosh.
mix, is of velvet to match, while the
veil is of plain tule The empress
ladies in waiting for instance. wea1
dark green velvet embroidered with
prescribed pattern in gold. The
maids of honor wear scarlet velvet
with simpler design. The ladies at.
tached to the courts of the various
grand duchesses wear the liveries OF
their several courts.-The Pilgrim.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
BANNER MONTH I'M LAND FILING.
Total of 55,s4O Acres Is Taken UP in
March.


The month of March showed a
greater number of filings in the Pierre
land office than for any other month
since the office has been established,
with 81 homesteads, 81 water decla-
ratorios and u soldiers declaratories.
making total of 349 quarter sections
taken up. This makes a total of So
$40 acres, or nearly three townships.
Seventy eight contests were filed
during the month, and among some of
them new point has been raised. No
question of suiiiciency of improve
ments or residence is brought up. but
the entry is attacked on the question
of good faith of the eutryman. This
includes his faith in holding the claim
as a home for himself. and if the de-
partment should hold that to be
ground for contest it would open up a
large number of claims which are held
by business men in towns, where they
spend most of the time.
The state land department also has
month having disposed of several
hundred acres of state building land,
and about 5.400 acres of common
school land. the state building land
going at $40 an acre, and the COM
mon school at better prices, some of
it selling as nigh as $40 an acre. For
the month GO patents were issued by
the state to parties who made final
payments on such tracts, the largest
number to any one county being Clay,
which took %, the rest being scat
tered generally in counties in which
sales have been made
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
ASSAY OFFICE RANKS HIGH.
Deadwood institution Is Fourth Amono
Eiqht in Country

Eight in Country.
The report of the director of the
mint for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1905, shows that the government
assay office in Deadwood ranks fourth
among the eight assay offices in the
United States.
There were received in this office
during this year 179 deposits of bull.
non, valued at S1OSO, 544.43. all of
which came from the Black Hills coun-
Try. During the preceding year there
We're ~ deposits, valued at $780,
Son92. There We're II button and
ore assays. and assays on mass
melt, in addition to 179 ASSAYS on
bullion received. No mutilated or UNI
current gold or silver coins were re-
celvcd. The total number of employees
In the office at the close of the wear
was five
Ore has been sent to this office from
all over the United States for ASSAY
ing purposes, but unlike Offices situat-
ed at such places as New York and Sc.
attic, this institution has received no
outside bullion. The Seattle office re-
celved last year more than SIS 900 900.
over $l3,000,000 of which, however.
came from Alaska.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
FINDS SEED CORN POOR.
South Dakota's Farmers Tests Are
WARNING to Other TiIIers.

warning 10 Other illerS.
Complaints continue to be made as
=" the quality of the seed corn in the
hands of the farmers of South Dakota
this spring. The poor condition of
the seed corn is due to cold, wet
weather last October, when the corn
was frozen and the germ was killed.
l. p. Heck, an experienced Brook
lngs county farmer, has completed en-
Interesting series Of tests of his seed
corn. and the result is of vast impor-
lance to every farmer in the state
His first experiment was with 1917
kernels. which he planted. OF this
number, 1874 of them sprouted. How
ever, he admits that a much larger
proportion of these would not have
sprouted ut all had they been planted
in open ground and subjected to nor
nal conditions. AS further expert
ment, Heck took 230 kernels from his
seel corn bin and planted them Only
80 OF the kernels sprouted. In view
Of this it is the opinion of many ex-
perienced farmers that of the corn
saved over from last season there is
little Of 1t that possesses sufficient
terminating power to warrant a
wholesale use OF South Dakota grown
seed this season.
Well informed agriculturalists de-
clare that farmers who intend using
homegrown corn should make care
full tests rs to its terminating power
before placing it in the ground this
spring.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

which he hitched a team of horses
taken from the farmers stable, and
driven to Wentworth, where he dis
posed OF the property. He was soon
afterwards arrested, taken to Colman
and bound over to await the action Of
the circuit court his bond being f1yad
at $1,000.
me farmer secured the return of his
wife and family.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

Word has been received at Minot
from Bottineau that Fred l.. Cameron
under arrest for grand larceny, is
wanted at that place to answer to q
charge Of bigamy. The particulars Of
this charge are not known here. Cam
eron was arrested at Missoula, Mont,
and was returned to Minot by Deputy
Sheriff Wallace. 1t has been decided
to turn him over to the Bottineau au-
thorities, and he will probably be
taken there tomorrow.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
CHARGES STEALING FAMILY.
Complaint Agains, Alleged Thief |

Complaint Against Alleged Thief is
Grand Larceny.
Accused of stealing a farmers wife,
family, household goods and team Of
horses, Carl Arnold is awaiting trial at
Flandreau on charge Of grand lar.
ceny.
During the absence OF L. v. Wilkins
4 farmer living near Wentworth, Ar
mold is alleged to have gone to his
houce, loaded his wife and children
and household goods into a wagon, to
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

One of the largest men physically in
the Northwest is James SchwaGer. a
brother of Mrs. Wendland of Canisto-
ia, who Is tempora rily stopping All the
Wendland home. Schwader is six feet
nine and one-half inches in height and
weighs 1863 pounds. He is perfectly
formed, there not being an ounce of
superfuous flesh on his body.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

The declination of United States
Senator Channcey NJ Depew to stand
for reelection to Yale corporation was
announced from the office of the sec.
rotary of the university.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13

In France the minister of pubic
Instruction is member of the prssi.
dents cabinet.