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education and editor of Webster's In
ternationHl Dictionary; Richard Watson
Glider. editor of the Century Magazine;
DR.. William Hayes Ward, editor of the
Independent; President Nicholas Muir.
ray Butler OF Columbia university.
President David Starr Jordan of LIE
land Stanford university, Chancellor
L. Benjamin Andrews of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, Justice David j.
Brewer of tho United States supreme
court. Andrew Carnegie, S. l.. Clemens
Mark Twain. Professor Brander
Matthews Of Columbia. Professor
Francis A March of Lafayette college
and many other scholars.
1t is the purpose of the reform spell
ers to follow closely certain spellingS
proposed by the National Educational
association. such as "altho" for al
though" thru for through pro
gram" for programme" "thoroly" for
thoroughly" etc. They will aim to
proceed conservatiyely and seek to
simplify by elimination of unnecessary
letters rather than lay radical change.
This, it is urged, will be in accordance
with what has been going on for sov-
eral hundred years, us any one may see
by perusal of old books. We no longer
spell music" with Il *" and the
same letter has been dropped from the
termination of almanac and several
, 1906-05-23

bee will be more out of date than ever,
and il will be no trick at all to be a
good speller. At the spelling bees the
persons who remained in line after
col. iuering such photographed mon.
strosities as "phthisis," ''psychical,"
"mnemonics' and ''phlegm" were ac-
counted the smartest ones in the room,
but when the pbilologists have arrang.
ed the language so that words are
spelled just as they sound the good
spoilers will have nothing in particular
to plume themselves upon. That time
is still a good way off, so say the spell
ing reformers with whom Mr.. Carnegie
is cooperating. but they propose to go
forward with a plan for what they
term simpliied spelling, and Mr.. Car
negie will contribute $4,000 a year, or
more if desired, to pay the expenses of
such an educational campaign.
1t has long been Il belief of Mr.. Car
negie that the English language is
destined to become tl.e language of the
world and that its adoption as such
will have IL great influence toward
International peace. The chief obsta-
Gle to the speedy attainment of this
result is the contradictory, difficult and
often arbitrary system of spelling
which has come into existence in conse-
quence of the peculiar circumstances
under which the language was formed.
Spelling reform even in America is no
new thing. In this country it dates
back at least to the time of Benjamin
Franklin and Noah Webster. In recent
years the pathological associations of
both England and America awe come
to an agreement rs to certain general
rules for the simplification Of spelling.
The strength of the movement is now
seen in the character of the member
ship of the body called the simplified
spelling board. organized to carry for
ward the work from the headquarters
in New York. In this body are the
principal editors of the Century and
Standard Dictionaries. DIR. William T.
lIas is. United States commissioner of
, 1906-05-23
THE MOTHER ANTELOPE.
Wonderful Manner In Which II
Provides For Her Young.

IEoNt1tS EbE htF IouhB
The manner in which the mother an
telope protects her young until they
are bic and strong eHoH.,h to Join the
full grown bands in Il = Wanderings is
an interesting and wonderful instance
of natures providence. These beauti-
full creatures live in IN open country
infested by all kinds of enemies and
especially prowled o,er by the coyote.
the gray wolf and the timber wolf,
which subs.St upon the young of all
kinds of animals, yet the mother can
easily protect her babies from the
~fiercest of these marauders. The enc
my most dreaded is the soaring eagle.
There Is u variety of cactus, Il prick
ly plant which grows in great album
dance all over the western plains.
which furnishes her the means for this
protection. Horses, cattle, buffalo and.
In fact, all animals know the danger of
treading on this plant. 1t grows In
large patches some four or six Inches
in height above the ground and forms
a thick mat varying In breadth from
the size of the top of n mans hat to
many feet. 1t Is In the center of II of
these patches that the female antelope
prepares n place of safety for her
young. The thorns of this cactus,
while very poisonous and terribly pain
full to every other animal, for some
reason are almost harmless to the an
telope. The cactus may<Aacerate her
legs, making them bleed freely, but
neither the stlckers nor their poison
remains. while other animals seldom
bleed, but retain the poisonous stick
ers In their wounds until they become
malignant sores, causing excessive
swelling of the limbs and very great
and long continued suffering.
When the antelope has selected her
patch of cactus, backing AWAY a few
feet. she will make a running jump,
bounding high in the air and alighting
in the middle of the patch, with all
four feet close together, h hoofs
pointing downward. Then, s%pringing
out again AID repeating this operation
until she has 81 Nped the roots of the
cactus plant to pieces, she loosens and
clears n space large enough for stand
ing room. She then will enlarge it by
paving and digging with her sharp
hoofs. Here she gives birth to her
young in undisturbed security, know
ing that she can leave them in com
paratiye safety during the day and re-
turn to them mt night to give them
suck. Should it be in n locality where
eagles abound. however, the mother
does not venture far away, as the soar
ing eagle often swoops down on the
young. taking them away if she is not
there to do battle for their lives.-H.
ii. Cross in Century.
, 1906-05-23
ChiIdren's Answers,

A young teacher in one of the public
schools was telling Il friend of hers
about the humorous answers made by
some of her pupils, Here is the an
swer of Il bright boy in the geography
class: THE mariners compass was in
vented by a mar Il lways pointing to-
ward the north" In another instance
the teacher had said to the class, INC
matter what the size of the circle, what
does it always contain" She meant.
of course. 3G0 degrees. A boy. with an
air of wisdom, promptly replied, "a
hole" During a physiology lesson an
other boy, in answer to a question re-
garding the use Of the human trunk.
said, THE trunk is that part of your
body which keeps you from being legs
all the way up to your eek" The
teacher, in distributing pens for a
writing lesson, happened to give one
child Il stub pen. The child walked up
to the desk and, looking earnestly in
the teachers face. said gravely,
please. Miss -, | can't use this here
pen; it's a substitute pen,"-Philad@l-
phia Record.
, 1906-05-23
Plans of the
Reformers

Nov that An
II drew Carnegie
- has come to
the aid of the advo-
Gates of spelling re-
form that movement
has taken#on new
life If the ideas of
these reformers be-
come generally
adopted the old
fashioned spelling
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Bitter telling over the attempt to
drive out blind tigers" has culminat-
ed in a brutal assault on the Rev. H.
G. Riley. pastor of the NJ. u. Church
at New Richmond, Ind
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-04
LOSS BY THEFT
MORE THAN FIRES.
In One Year There are 35,.
600 Burglaries in New
York; 5000 Fires.
A GOOD TEMPERANCE DRINETA

~ NOOp IbhiEtANtE DKINETA
Insurance against burglars and
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ecessors

ecessOrs
The agents employed by these com
panies are making use Of the fol
lowing pertinent facts I'm one recent
year in New York city alone there
were 5000 fires with losses aggre
eating $1O,OOO,OOO. In the same
time there were $4,000 burglarics.
with losses aggregating $4,000, 900.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-04

n was thought John Sharp
Williams campaign I'm Mississippi to
defeat Gov Vardaman for the Unitel
states Senate vii be successful.
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A FASHION NOTE
FROM KANSAS

Having seen several of tho now
winter hats. we can't find Il I'm our
hearts To criticlse Hetty Green for
sticking TO her old one.--Topeka
Capital.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-04

Representatives from over thirty
states will meet Mt Des Molnes We'd
ncsday todiscuss the question OF
electing United states Senator's by
popular vote.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-04
A HOME MADE HAPPY by CHAM.
BERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY

About two months ago our baby
mad measles which settled on her
lungs and at last resulted I'm severe
attack OF bronchitis. We had two
doctors but no relief was obtained.
Everybody thought she would die.
went to eight different stores to find
a certain remedy which had been
recommended to me and failed to get
It, when one OF the storekepers in
sisted that try Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. did so and our baby is
alive and well today.-Geo. w. Spen-
Ger. Holly Springs. N. c. For sale by
all druggists.
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1t Is expected that the Japanese
school question at San Francisco will
stir up a hornets nest at the coming
session OF Congress
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
The Turkey,

Turkeys are great wanderers. "A
mother will often lead her brood three
or four miles away from home. There
they take up their habitation in the un-
trequented woods. The instinct for sol
aitude and wild life is very strong after
centuries Of domesticat ation. But kin
dred instinct impels the mother to bring
her grown family back in the fall to
where she started out with them In the
spring. This is not done. however. till
the leaves are all OF the trees, the
sbeechnuts have fallen and have been
eaten and the cold winds and some.
times the snow have made the sylven
sretreot is fnhospitable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
Danger from the Plaque.

There's grave danger from the plague
OF Coughs and Colds that ara SO preva-
lent, unless you take DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds Mrs Geo. Walls, of Forest
City. Me-. writes: "Its Godsend to
people living in climates where coughs
and colds prevail. I find it quickly
ends them. 1t prevents Pneumonia,
cures LaGrippe, gives wonderful relief
IN Asthma and Hay Fever, and makes
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Consumption, Coughs aud Colds. soc
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drug store. Triat bottle free
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
Free Homes

Are practically things of the past, but
good homesteads may be had by buy
ing some .iemesteader's rights and i'm
provements. Homes can be secured in
this way within ten or twenty miles of
railroad at prices ranging from 500 to
$500.
Decided lands are from 81 to sl5 per
acre. Farm lands $l5 to $25 per acre.
For further information call on, or
write to the
HAPPY HOME REAL ESTATE b
AGENCY, Pierre, S. d.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
I. Mecca.

Mecca IL large city and i principal
one Of the east. The temple Of Mecca,
to which so many pilgrims annually
travel. forms spacious square about
Il quarter of q mile "a each direction,
with quadrnple row of columns A
numbersof steps lead down to, Moham-
med house, and within It il the black
stone said to have been brought BY the
angel Gabriel for Its foundation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
A Badly Rurned lsirf

or boy, manor woman, is quickly ..out
of pain if Bucklen's Arnica Salve is ap
piled promptly. CD Welch, Of Tex
onsha, Mich, says: II use it in my
family for cuts sores and all skin in
juries, and find it perfect Quickest
Pile cure known. Best healing salye
made. 25c at NJ. j. Schuberts drug store.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

s It Will AFFORD sweeter happiness in
the hour of death te have wiped one
tear from the cheeks Of sorrow than to
have ruled an empire, to have con-
quered millions or tohaye enslayeti the
Woela Nonan's ktfs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
Straved or Stolen

1One small bay mare four years old.
branded % Qazy 81 on left side of the
neck. Kindly leave any information
concerning the same at the office Of
The A. G. Brink Land Co, Pierre, S. D.
VIM. G. Notmeyer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

Mary Sponge the pimples with warm
water. You need blood tonic, Id
advise you to take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 1t drives away all ernp
tions. IS cents. Tea or tablet form
M. j. Schubert, druggist.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

Wanted-A lawyer or notary public
to act as my agent for the securing of
charters under South Dakota laws
Address at once with references and
terms. j. NJ. Frere, Corporation At
torney, rs Broad ST.. New York. ;s "A
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

WANTED TO trade 2 store build.
ings located on 3 lots, in good Iowa
town. for q section Of snlly county
uncnItivated land. Address Box 347
lows City, Iowa.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

WANTED, by Chicago wholesale and
mail-order house, assistant manager
imam or. woman) for this county and
adjoining territory. Salary $40 and ex.
pensesspaid weekly; expense money ad-
1vanced. Work pleasant, position per-
manent. HNo investment or experience
required. Write at once for full par
ticulars and enclose self addressed en-
velope. COOPER s. CO.,
1872 Lake street. Chicago, Ill.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

Wanted "A competent sal snian to
repreaens US with a crockery line We
will make II interesting 70 the proper
l,afty. Address The William Brunt
Pottery Co East Liverpool, %.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11

WANTED Cattle aud Horses Well
impf1yed 66-acre farm, southeast
South Dakota, viii take all OF part ID
good horses and cattle. II. g. smith
Elk Point, South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
For Sale

One full blood Jersey boar; one brood
sow, enc and one half years old.
Perry,
Pierre, South Oak ota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
Hood Poisoning

d % =
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which is quickly cured by Dr. Kings
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poisonous germs from the system and
infuse new life and vigor; cure sour
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collie, without gripping or discomfort.
Csc. Guaranteed by NJ. j Schubert
druggist.
& BOYS OR GIRLS or attractive Young
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the work you can earn a nice living.
The best of this, you don't need any
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T. Q. Drawer 999 Buffalo. N. X.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-11
River Traffic.

NAtCA A10xx1Ss II
Washington correspondence Free
Press: Everyone who went through
school as far as the fourth or fifth read
or will doubtless remember a little
poem published in one of their readers
about the man who wandered over the
globe Ill vain search of a four leaf clover
and who on returning to his home
again, a broken-down and decrepit old
lnan, threw himself down in his front
yard and nnwittingly piIlowed his head
on whole bed of four-leaf cloyers.
The moral to be CLEANED from this
little story is applicable today to the
American people. Ever seeking the
Almighty Dollar, penetrating to The
farthest corners of the globe in mad
desire to monopolize the trade of every
country, they have been utterly obliv-
ious to the dollars to be saved right
here at home. This country is essen.
TALLY a commercial nation, and it's de-
velopment has been along the lines Of
least resistance or effort. 1t has had
the raw material or the finished pro-
duct to export and has exported it, i'll
the quickest way possible. When the
railroads came into prominence with
the east and west colonization move
ment in this country, our people seized
OH them as the quickest and most re.
liable means of commodity, transpor,
tation and let water transportation,
like the broken toy, slip to the floor,
useless and forgotten. Although the
railroad rates have gradually decreased
as the roads were extended and M
proyements introduced, they are still
much higher than water rates of old
and OF late the people, aroused to
action by the ever increasing demands
OF the railroads, have come to realize
that our rivers afford what is indeed
the cheapest means to transportation,
and, following the lead of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress and kim
dred organizations, they have began
a concerted action looking towards q
national organization Of the country's s
transportation system and the rehab.
ilitation of the long neglected rivers
and harbors Of the country. So long
have these been neglected that nothing
short of the most liberal treatment on
the part of the nation will be effective
and benetitting the whole country, and
! it lis the whole country that needs
Ibeneftting. Therefore, the Rivers and
Harbors Congress, backed and sanction
ed most heartily in its efforts by Sen
ators and Congressman of both parties
and prominent public and professional
men throughout the country, has I'M
dertaken to bring home to the people of
the United States the necessity of their
asking of Congress just what they
want in this way Of improvements to
our national waterways. In this way
and this way only, can the desired ends
be secured nothing short of con-
certed, systematic demand on the part
of the whole people.
WANTED, by Chicago wholesale and
mail-order house, assistant manager
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New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

shirrnsh in our front yard, guess got right to
see it. says she
She walked TO the window and looked out
The moon was shnin about hall the full. and
the stretch o. cearin' on that side toler bic
well III up Susan could hear the painters yellin
and growlin but couldn't see nothIn OF en- as
VT on account o the timber beln dark and full
O. shadows Before long, though. the right
hand side sorlethin come stealth out IN the moon
light like big shadow and not more than second
later another un come stealin out from tother
side They crep' along TIL by and by the moon
shinln full EN-. Then they both stopped
not more than three wards apart.
Glory. says Susan when she seen EN- Amt
they old seekers. And amt they jest more than
nghtIn mad saws she.
Susan said that as them painters stood ther4
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
By ED MO TT

olg woods on every side full o bears and painters
9uSan says her mother, amt YOU afeard to
Pun says Susan. Feared Guess wa n r
hrung up IN the woods to be skeert by owls!' saws
So Susans mother went down to the Ford 10
see her SICK sister. Susan she done the chores
around the clearin Jest as if the hull family vas
there as usual and after eatn her supper she nut
Dig log on the fireplace, cause it was along late in
tlt laI and then Sot down TO put some patches on
10 her fathers hickory breeches which had been tore
consider bic durin' q little tussle he'd had with a
Dear the day before Susans father was liable 10
seen tusSeS, and Susan used 70 say that about the
only recreation she had when she wa Mt workin'
was took up settln patches on her paps breeches or
sewn sewn up RPS an tears III his coat or somethin'
But ne always got the bear, she used to ssv
ell, Susan sOt down to put the patches onto
TINS palr o breeches that night, and was sttchin'
away, when out o the woods of TO the right O. the
Capln there come . yell that ought to been enough
Susan said, to skeer wild Injin into fit o shakes
that d a riz his war paint off
Painter, saws Susan bitin' off another piece O.
patent thread and threadIn her needle az in Well
says she, It am comm after none of our beonolr
or It Wouldn' be holerin wake the dead and ii
couldn GIT none OF EN- if 1t was comm fer EN-
SAYS she; 50 let II yell till throat is sore il il
wants too, says she. nttin another patch onto her
paps hreeches
She hadn't more than stuck the needle in it.
though, when from the direction o. the creek on the
ie[J the cabin. rlz another yell, 50 much fright
fuller than the first IN, Susan said that if there
mad been hull tribe lnJus campn' round there
they d a got mp and took to their heels.
Two OF en- eh: saws Susan. waxir' her thread
some more. One Of EN- comm from the east and
tother un from the west saws she and both OF
EN- madder than bush fires. l shouldn't wonder
SAYS she, but what they're goin' TO have a little
sklrrnlsh somewheres around here. Let EN- skir-
n1Sh. says she More than likely this un will
Kill other un and then therel be one less painter
IN the woods says she. And there's sech a thing
as mebbe they Il both kill each other says She and
then there i be TWO painters less says She
Susan KEEP on patchin' her pap's breeches and
the painters KEEP on yellln first the one and then
other un answerin OF it. till they got so nigh that
Susan could hear EN- growlin'
:" Well, says She putin down her patchin and
gIttin UP. II them painters IS goin' to have their