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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
The Gas Situation in New York.

From the American Magazine.
The worst feature of the gas situa-
ton in New York, so far as the inter-
ests Of the general public are con-
cerned, lies in the disposition of the
money which has poured into the
treasury Of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany. Instead Of using these millions
strictly in the development of it's gas
business, the company has devoted the
greater part of them to the acquisition
of the securities of electric lighting
and other companies which have so far
paid either very low dividends or none
at all.
Without regard to this state Of af-
fairs, however, the Consolidated has
continued to charge its customers
enough to enable it to pay s per cent.
dividends on it's own capital of $780,
600. 900, although only about one-third
of it is invested in its gas plants, with
the result that the gas are
in fact being taxed through their gas
bills to meet a deficiency created by
the investment in securities which have
SO far proved Improbable. Eventual
ly, these electric lighting companies are
certain to make enormous profits, and
as they are owned by the Consolidated
Gas company these profits will pour
into the ConSolidated's treasury. What
then is to become of the public's in
terest? Will the price of gas be vol
unfairly reduced because of the trusts
greater income, or will the prosperity
be made the basis for another water
ing of the stock? Whatever the future
has in store, the fact remains that at
the present time competition has been
stifled, and whether one uses gas, cleo
tricity or only kerosene, ii is all the
same to the men who are waiting with
open pockets at the confluence Of the
golden streams.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
mo BILE"
To Change from Coffee to Po.tu

To Change from Coffee to Postum.
Postum has done a world CT good
for me-" writes an Illinois man.
"Ive had Indigestion nearly all my
life. but never dreamed coffee was the
cause Of my trouble until last spring l
got SO bad / was in misery all the
time.
"A coffee drinker for thirty years, Ii
irritated my stomach and nerves., yet
| was just crazy for it. After drinking
1t with my meals, l would leave the
table, go out and lose my meal and The
coffee too. Then I'd be as hungry 2s
ever.
"A friend advised me to quit coffee
and use Postum-said 1t cured him.
Since taking his advice l retain my
food and get all the good out Of 1t, and
don't have those awful hungry spells.
Il changed from coffee TO Postum
without any trouble whatever, felt bet
ter from the first day drank 1t. ! am
well now and give the credit 10
Postum" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
book, THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
There's a reason"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
MryCuro M/yon

The following letter is only of
many thousands which are on file in
the Pinkham Office, and go to prove
beyond question that Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound must be a
remedy of great merit, otherwise it
could not produce such marvellous
results among sick and ailing women
Dear Mrs. ~Pinkham:-
"About nine months ago I was a great suf-
ferer with female trouble, which caused me
severe pain, extreme nervousness and fire.
Guent headaches, from which the doctor
failed to relieve me. ] tried Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and within a
short time felt better, and after taking five
bottles of it was entirely cured. therefore
heartily recommend your Compound as q
periods regular and without pain and what
a blessing it is to find such a remedy after so
many doctors fail to help you. l am pleased
to recommend it to all suffering women
Mrs. Sara Wilson, 81 East Sd Street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
If you have suppressed or painful
periods. weakness of the stomach,
indigestion, bloating, pelvic catarrh,
nervous pr.ostration, dizziness, faint
ness, "don't-care " and "want-to-be-
left-alone feeling, excitability, back
ache or the blues, these are sure indi-
cations of female weakness, or some
arrangement of the organs. In such
cases there is one tried and true remedy
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh IN
less Hands Were Tied-"Would
Have Died but for Cuticura.n

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 bis
body, and then one came on his chest.
worse than the others. Then l 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 and 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 l can sincerely say that
only for your most wonderful remedies
my precious child would have died
from those terrible sores. Mrs. Egg
bert Sheldon, H.. f. d. No. /, Wood
Vile, Conn, April %. 1905"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
The Rude Janitor.

Bishop McV.ckar, OF Providence, said
of tedious sermons.
The worst case of this kin that L ever
heard of occurred in Philadelphia, where
i used TO live.
There was a little old church on the
outskirts Of Philadelphia that had an old
clergyman who was noted for the dryness
Of his sermons.
1T is aid that one Sunday morning the
old gentleman preached a sermon SO
amazingly long and dull that the congrc-
CATION diminished one by one until only
the ~janitor and himself were left.
But the clergyman, apparently uncon-
scious OF all this, kept right on until the
~janitor, seeing no prospect OF relief. finally
gave N also, and, handing up the keys
to the minister. said:
I'm off. You can lock up the church
when you're through"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
The Senator's Assurance.

FTUH llt san EIdIICIsCU NdII.
Last time Consul General Wynne
came yer from London a fellow pas
senger was a former senator who was
terribly seasick. He suffered for sew
eral days.
"One morning" said Wynne, "the
senator came out of his stateroom and
ran into a lady who was coming along
the passageway clad in the scantiest
Of raiment. She screamed and sought
a place of refuge.
Don't be alarmed the seasick
statesman said, Don't be alarmed
madam, l shall never live to tell of it,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10

the better. The kidney secretlons had
been disordered and irregular, and con-
tanned a heavy sediment, but in a
weeks time the urine was clear and
natural again and the passages regular.
| Gradually the aching and soreness left
my back and Their the lameness. | used
six boxes to make sure of a cure, and
the trouble has never returned"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
The latest Joke.

Henry Fl. Rogers, who Is now practically
the head of the Standard Oil corporation.
was at his office at No. 26 Broadway all
day yesterday. He refused to see report.
ers, but this story was told in Wall street
late yesterday afternoon, apparently upor
good authority:
When the copy of the presidents message
was first obtained at No. rs Broadway ~
was sent to Mr.. Rogers's office. Mr.. Rog.
frs's son, Henry H.. Rogers, jr., was in the
office, and upon him devolved the duty OF
reading the documen to his father. Wher
the young man came to the paragraph
which stated that the Standard Oil coz.
pany had been obtaining $4,000 a year
through secret rebates ON a total business
OF q, 200. 900 barrels OF refined oil, each con.
tanning fifty gallons, Mr.. Rogers figured
out that this was less han a mill a gallon
In rebates,
why, Harry" remarked Mr.. Rogers
thai Is not ever petty larceny. I am
ashamed of our Innocence"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
Hover and Needs.

You say It's quite provoking
In such a house as ours,
That l won't give up smoking
And spend the cash on flowers.
Believe me, tx / were to,
don't know what I'd do:
And. as for flowers. my darling,
I want no flower hut you.
Still. just to gain your favor,
This check, l pray, accept;
In future my behavior,
You'll find, will be correct.
Buy all the flowers you wish to.
And satisfy u needs
BY taking all the blossoms
And giving me the weeds"
-Lipp.ncott's
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10

Away, away. from men and towns,
To the wildwood and the downs
To the silent wilderness
Where the soul need not repress
Its music, lest IL should not find
An echo In another's mind,
While the touch of natures art
Harmonizes heart to heart.
Shelley.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10

fat in bed, suffering
with my
back. Every move
ment caused an ago
nizing pain, and the
persistency of it ex-
haustcd me-, so that
for a time | was dazed
and stupid. On the
advice of a friend l
began using Doan's
Kidney Pills, and soon
noticed q change for
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
if He Did He Didn't

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
"Oh"' exclaimed the minister; fishing
On the Sabbath! What will our father
say?"
Cant tell yet" replied the bad boy. IF
{ don't catch nothin' I'll catch it; If / do,
[ won't"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
In 4 Pinch, Use Allen. Foot.Ease

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore. Hot. Callous. Aching. Sweating feet
and lngrowing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE Address Allen y. Olmsted,
lie Roy, n. Y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
ALI TrnuhIas

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"Oh, well, We've all got troubles in
his world"
"Oh, i don't know
"Oh, yes, indeed. Some have empty
.upboards and p~ocketbooks and others
nave yachts and automobiles"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
AIS rHRALpoM.

der his wife's thumb"
Yes: her father gives her the eau1e
personal allowance she had before she
got married"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10

"Eobbio, why do you blame all the
'raugaty an.iigs you GO into your little
brotl,r?'
Why not? Mamma says he's toe
s..aA - p--isi,"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10

Sir Jonathan Williams, a retired ply
stefan of Great Britain, declares that
the purest English spoken in the
United States is in Kentucky.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10

MRS. Winsiow's sooraEa syrup TOR Chfldrsp
teething; softens the gums, reduces inflammation. al
Ays pain. cures wind collie. rs cent. q bottle
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
DAZED WITH PAIN.

The suTerinGs of "A Citizen OF Oiym-
pia, Wash.
l.. s. Gorham, of SIC East 4th ST.,
Olympia, Wash, says: six years ago
got wet and took cOld and was soon
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-10
ITS MERIT Is PROVED
RECORD OF A GREAT MEDICINE
A Prominent Cincinnati Woman Tells
How Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Completely Cured Her.

The great good Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is doing among
the women of America is attracting
the attention of many of our leading
scientists, and thinking people gener-
ally.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20
FRISCO INTERESTS IN TULSA.
them

The compromise reached thi, week in the Icing ,trug
Gle in the injunction suit between the property owners
in the vicinity of the Frisco depot and the officers ct
the railway, here from all parts of the country, marks
an epoch in city making in the Territory. Tulsa viii
now have the finest depot in the Territory, and, it is
uw out en- good artlo itN, Ge largest along the Frisco
no west ot ST. Louis trrihe,morr, HE World has it
rom a s,uIcc uuqr,sjonoh,c, tmr the Frisco il. to cen
rr It's interest in the lo4ical point cf The Territory
Tulsa. THE aid rendered will tie of iucllculahlc value
% euabiug Tulsa to become a factor in the commercial
ollL
10 is emily a question ot time until the Frisco shop.
ne renewed from Sapulpa to Tulsa and this place made
ia, division point. A"cut.,f" from Okmulgee to Tuls,
= a certainty of 'lc future, making the Frisco route
~Hl0 a ,htltcr me between tie principal points of tie
system.
Tue Frisco system does mpre business, at this point
pom at amy other city IN this section. The amount of
freight traffic is remarkable. When the new depot is
e, mpleted, and the facilities for handling freight in
creased, the Frisco will do a much larger business, thus
proving a good financial investment for the railway
r' lc and a boon for tte business world.
~ point of q chicclmal teauTy and arrangement
r tie mt,rt of d, travelling public. the new depot
$ Co excel Instead u being q iis,redit to the city, the
eo depot will rank am,n- the ether metropolitan >truc-
ol,, ol Tie city, and Ice, me a town pride.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20
FAST GROWI Vi INDUSTRY
MORE ROCK AND MACHINERY
Tulsa Stone Co. Increasing Capacit,
in Every Way.

The World has always advocate,
the patronage of home industries. |
is much wiser and better to deyelo,
what we have than to neglect them l.
reaching cut after others whose pro.
prietorS want To- be paij Tor comju
here.
The Tulsa Stone company is nov
paying cut Nl2j er week IN wa.e,
every cent Of which is spent in Tulsa
The c,ml ANY ,mmencei in a sinai.
way and has made good. The held i,
81 pm missing that NJ. Frye, pre,iieu,
of the company, announces the pur.
chase of a large trac, of land, ai-
joining their present quarry. whic
contains an immense deposit of hard
''n > ..t. ,',. - : nov he.u. Use,
~ p ,m! amy in all tGc coucret,
work ii E, ioiu.. Orders have lrel
placed fer heavy machinery sufficient
to pr vide 200 yaids daily. Nesotia
tiouS are lending with the INDIAN
Valley Ra,lnad company for the run
ma. ia itI,a'r ,pur 10 these quar-
.ui when ai e, in operation Tia,
81. e. .ae ut tire W,,t important In
ins,'a. b.. rrl>l. Mr.. FRYE predict
th.If within r. an ,e of month, h.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20
An Unconscious Proposal.

The blonde enjoys a palm as fair
As ever grew to dainty wrist.
Her slender fingers pass compare
y joy forever is her fist.
The other evening avowed.
As on the portico we sat:
"l'd certainly feel very proud
To own y pretty hand like that
Her eyelids dropped, her cheeks flu.
ed red.
| little dreamed what was .mi,s.
And nearly tainted when she said
"Oh graciouSl This So sudden u.s.!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20
Doesn't Belong to a Trust.

"They say he belongs to a trust. >
This expression nearly precipitated d
row on Main street yesterday BE-.
tween two old men. One had pnr.
chased a pair Of socks at Wciyle :.
and the other had bought a p,ir some
where else. The prices were different
hence the nov. When separated.
they agreed 10 leave the question I,
Weigle for settlement. Mr.. wigle de-
elared emphatically that while he sold
goods very cheap lee aid not belong IL
a trust.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20
APPRECIATED ENCOURAGEMENT.

TIE gcucou, patronage accorded the morning World
Tie INST week of is existence. l. a source of qualification
to the management Of the paper. There are many Difficult
iug field, but notwithstanding this fact, the World mod
e>tey believes 1t i, meeting with the approval of the
people, and assures them that q paper will keep ON going
ahead as rapidly a, commensurate with the increased sup
port given it,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

Our policemen are still a source of
wonderment to our humble mind. We
would say admiratiye things of them.
were 1t not that 50 many of their du-
ties prove wasted effort.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

1t L. with pleasure We noted Nh,
improvement on First street. Oul
street commissioner has arrange.
things so the dust blows into our eye,
only on windy days now.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

+. Ia Mccoy, of Saltwater, Okla,
is here visiting his sister, Mrs. Show.
of the Lindsay addition. Mr.. Mccoy
: sheriff # Payne county.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

Tulsa now has a night service over the Western Union
wires, | was opened the night the World Associated
Press service bcgm, snd it is for the accommodation of the
public II is mad, possible by The citizen, Of Tulsa sup
porting a morning paper
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

Washington. MAY lq.-The Senate
in executive session yesterday cou-
hrmed the following nominations -
Postmasten-Indian Territory. r. 5.
Jennes, Okmulgee. Oklahoma. +. f.
Purcell. Enid J. ~ Perkins. Temple.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

\ notice has been received st the World office t.
the effect that u special through freight service between
oklahoma City and Tulsa on the NJ, X. 4 T. has been
iuaugurated.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

Municipal ownership of the water works system c>.
rsicd in Muskogce and the Phoenix says the water i, So
,lack and dirty that the MuSkogceaus have discarded
towels and use scrapcrs when bathing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

The World and two other papers in the city had rep.
rcscntatiycs at the twin territory press club meeting in
shawnee this week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

This edition of the World is the first Sunday monin
i.ti,n ever printed in Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20

! am convince A. the u[,eles, waste
Il money for tailored clothes, since
J We ,crn how handsome Jimmy Hart
look, in hi, 500 "store suit"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-04
Many Races in Abyssinia.

The most interesting part of the
dark continent is Abyssinia. Here
the beasts of the field and the flowers
of the meadow from the Medterra-
mean region meet those of tropical
Africa. Here the snow capped noun
tains retain wild goat here also is
a peculiar. and aberrant dog, and in
the western lowlands is a true wild
boar Several of the antelopes and
two or three species of monkey are
peculiar to Abyssinia, as are numer-
Gus birds, few fish, two or three rep
tiles, and great many plants. The
human races are of varied types and
widely different origins, speaking a
diversity of languages, some of them
as yet unclassified. In the extreme
southwest are negro types, in the
southeast and south they are hand
some Gala-Hamitic or Somala stock.
in the north there are Hamite and
Semitic, and traces of ancient Greek
or Egyptian colonies, and dark skinned
Jews whose origin seems to ante-date
the destruction of Jerusalem. Abys-
sinia has history going back to a
thousand years before the Christian
era.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-04
7Ae Same Old Rations.

(. Subsistence supplies of kind SINH
lar to those now used by the army in
the Philippines and Porto Rico will be
used by the army in Cuba in the event
of Intervention by the United States.
The troops will be given in rations
what they have been accustomed to
and not what anyone might suggest
khey ought to have for service in tropi-
eal countries.
/ Some military observers marveled at
the wonderful amount of work accom-
Dliahed by the Japanese soldiers on a
diet OF rice and dried fish. It was sug-
gested that American soldiers when
performing services in tropical coun-
tries ought to be given large amount
tof rice in their rations. This question
WAS considered by the army authori-
tias. and they decided adversely to the
rice diet A strong, sustaining Amer
lean ration win be given the holders
II they go TO Cuba-just as good ra-
tion as now is served TO them at their
stations in this country. No chances
win be taken on creating discomfort
among the troops by DENYING TO them
proper things TO eat TO which they
have been accustomed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-04
THE ONE THING LACKING.
Monument Perfect, Save in Ono
Small Respect.

Many stories are told about the
| late Foster Stafford, who was one OF
| the pioneer mill men of Fall River.
Mass. He was a hard-headed busi-
ness man, blunt of speech, and reli-
gious affairs we're not his long suit
Two anecdotes tend to Illustrate these
points.
When the first of the mills which
now bear his name was nearing com
pletion 1t was found that the build
ing was to be a fat-roofed affair, and
some of his stockholders who had
an eye toward making the city beau
tiful, called on Mr.. Stafford in body.
| They tried to persuade him to have
an ornate tower added to the struc-
ture.
When they had exhausted their ar
guments Mr.. Stafford closed the Incl
dent by remarking; You cannot
make me change my mind, cause,
d. it. gentlemen, towers don't
weave CLOTH"
Previous TO his death, Mr.. Stafford
had fac-simile of cotton mill cut
in granite and placed in his lot at
Oak Grove cemetery, to serve as his
tombstone. When It had been put
In place, he invited the late Walter
c. Durfee, another well-known mill
man OF those days. to go with him
aud inspect 1t.
Durfee examined it closely.
Now, Durfee. what do you think
of it?" asked Stafford
We'll" replied Mr.. Durfee, "as far
as can see. it is complete in all but
one detail"
And what's that?" interrogated
Stafford, quickly.
Stafford" said Mr. Durfee, II
don't see any fire escape, and, God
knows, you'll have need of one"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-04
Mater In Epidemics.

The relation of water to germs and
epidemics is subject full OF interest
from the standpoint of public hygiene.
In the Revue Scientifique" DR.. Nal
nejac discusses the whole subject of
the experiments which have been
made from 1885 to the present day to
test this question, and especially with
respect to Eberth's bacillus. which is
that of typhus. All that is known of
this bacillus vitality, habits and
reproductions dwelt upon, with the
result of showing that it subsists long
er than any other in sterilized water.
Dr. Malmejac's conclusion is that wa
ter should be regarded as true am
bient for germs, and not as an acci-
dental channel, and, above all, that
pathogeneous germs may live in water
for a sufficient length of time to cause
epidemics.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-04
Hindu Moon Lore.

The full eclipse of the moon was OBJ
served in Singapore on the night of
August a. According to the Hindus
this eclipse is the contact between
the moon and another planet called
Rahoo. but the masses believe that
owing to the will of God, Rahoo, or the
serpentlil1e planet, catches hold of the
moon by its hideous mouth and re
leases it after short time.
At the first contact the Hindus
battle principally in the sea and anxi-
ously await the release. After the
contact they take another bath. Dur
ing the interval they are not allowed
even to drink cup of water, as their
belief is that all things in the world
get polluted during the contact.-Sing-
apore Times.