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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
HOW TO POISON A GOPHER.
Precautions Must Be Taken So as Not
to Alarm the Borrower.

A rancher came all the way from the
lower Cahuenga valley to find an easier
method of killing gophers than that of
poisoning. He went away with Il bottle
of bisulphide of carbon. But at this
time of the year poisoning is one of the
most effective means OF getting free
from these pests. The bait is not put
out in a propcr manne usually or bet
ter success would always follow this
means of destruction.
Poisoning Is an easy method OF de-
stroying gorhers and it is very satisfac-
tory if faithfully done. The poison Is
strychnine in crystal form, which can
be pulverized in the small bottle In
which 1t is bought by using the head OF
a nail. Take out q very small amount
upon the tip of a knife blade and insert
1T into raisins or pieces of carrots. po-
tato, alfalfa stems or almost any succu-
lent vegetable substance which is
handy at the time.
! where h gopher has been at
work last and remove the earth from
The surface to find where it came from:
then dig down to find the main nway
generally from six to twelve inches. The
runway being found. clean out any dirt
that may nave dropped into 1t and place
the poison u little distance from the
opening. Then close up the hole with /:
lump of earth or sod. being careful that
none drops on the poison, and put the
dirt back as before. 1t is often useless
to put poison in holes left open by the
gophers when at work. as they shove
the poison out with the dirt n it be-
comes lost.
If a hole is opened and the poison
placed therein 1t should be closed up
again.. as the gopher. seeing the light
and feeling the air where it was not In
tended. goes to work to remedy the
evil by showing a load OF dirt against
the opening. thereby covering up or
throwing out the bait.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
PHI DELTA theta
FRAT" AT VERMILLI0N
South Dakota University Members O
The Triacntia Are Exceed
inaIy lubilant.

N,Tnillion. :. D.. Dec. = Members oil
DE Trilentia society of The state uni7
.ersity have just received word from
Washington. where Il meeting OF the
Phi Delta Theta in several years. ana
.,eli that the Tridentla petition for
membership has been accepted, ana
that as soon rs can be arranged Il dele
cation viii be sent here to Il in
,,iatory services.
This is the first petition granted by
Phi beta Theta in several years. and
it certainly speaks We'll for the local
organization. which has been after u
.,nartrr for i've ears
Tha Tridentia society here has about
seventy members. and for three years
nave enjoyed all the comforts and
pleasure that comes from having Il
frat" house. This they built in 1903
~ q cost of IS 5000. exclusive of furnish
,ngs. III. Ernest Beebe. of Ipswich. is
president. Floyd Cooper. of Canton.
fJice president. Percy Sutphen. of Mil
Ter. secretary: Kenneth Sawyer. of Dell
Rapids. treasurer; Burdette Gilmore. of
Ncrmillion. custodian. The 1867
pledges are Charles Chubbuck. of lps-
wich. Orville Schubert. of Pierre;
LARRY .Aikens. of Sioux Falls.
The Tridentia society was repre-
scented at the meeting in Washington.
D. G.. by Senator o.. w. Thompson. j.
w. Raish. Denny Sullivan and NJ. L.
Thompson.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
MAIL DELIVERED ON
RAILROAD TRAINS
Movement Starts at Lake Andes,
S. D., for Innovation in the
Postal Department.

Lake Andes. S. d.. Dec. IF II nove7
iaent started here bears fruit passen-
gers on railroad trains will have their
mail delivered to them while travelling.
NJ. +. Steele. Il live stock dealer, Is
active in the effort to secure the postal
Innovation. Already 1000 copies of the
following petition. addressed to the
postmaster general have been sent out
from here II anybody interested in
the movement is expected Ia boost
for IL:
I'VE. the undersigned citizens of the
United States. 10 hereby respectfully
petition that all railroad divisions and
branch lines of all railways in the
United states be named. and that n
postal delivery be properly range on
each mail train. SO that the travelling,
public can get their mail thereon with
out having it sen to certain postoffices
and resent to other postoff!ces. thereby,
causing loss of valuable time ana use
less expense to the travelling
ity. We earnestly beseech your iudr,
rent of this great necessity"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
A Last Sweet JOY.

a Glasgow steamer WAS lahoring IN n
heavy sea, the wavea sometimes sweep
ing her decks. but the officers had assured
the passengers thai there was no danger.
ard all seemed reasonably calm with the
exception of one me~ek-appcarins little
man, who, every few inmates. would APP
rroach an officer and any ously inquire II
he thought the ship would founder. NO.
! tel youi' one Of them finally exclaimed
with impaticnce. "Wha $ Me matter
with You? Look at those other people
they ~" not scared to death oh. I'm
not scared" the man replied. but If the
snip was so.ng TO founder ! wanted to
know II lizzie ahead Of lime oh. wanted
to tell your friends good-by. and all that"
We'll. not exactly the man said, hest
fatinsly. the fact is my mother-in-law
is along with me. 1 wanted 10 say a few
things to her"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
An Aristoeratie sahx

Bishop Potter relates that a certain Bal
timore layman who was n very good Judge
OF wines offered some very Indifferent
claret to a clergyman who was his visitor.
Afterward his wife said to him: mir.
W. I think that was very poor claret
that you left for DR.. j." at was
answered her husband, but he didn't
know it. l nave had one lesson which has
taught me never to waste anything good
on the clergy. You know how / loved DR..
A. Cleveland Coxe? Well, when he left
Baltimore 1 gave him six bottles oe the Y
Madeira. You know it's value. II Is price
less. 1t was worth Its weight in gold. In
New York I went one day to DIR. Coxe's
rectory to lunch. At the table the rector
pressed upon me all that it offered. until
at length i SAID: THANK you. l am not
very we'll; indeed, I am rather faint; and
i wonder. doctor. if 1 could have a glass
of that Madeira that / gave you when you
left Balt.more?' Certainly said the rec
tor. turning 10 the lady who presided at
the other end OF the table, Lucy. dear.
where is that Madeira that Mr.. VI
ave us?' Why. don't you remember.
lover said the lady of the house. I used
1t to wash the baby with!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
To Escane Morse Fate.

A thief broke into Il m%illionairc's man.
sion early the other morning and found
himself in the music room. Hearing foot
steps approaching, he took refuge behind
II screen.
From s to 9 O'Clock the eldest daughter
had u singing lesson.
From . to 10 O'Clock the second daughter
took Il piano lesson.
From 10 to il o'clock the eldest son had
a violin lesson.
From IL to L. o'clock the other son
had a lesson on the flute.
At l2:lo all the brothers and sisters as.
sembled and studied an ear-splitting piece
FOR voice. piano. violin and flute.
{ The thief staggered out from behind tho
screen at 1915 and falling at their feet
cried:
For heavens sake. nave me arrested ;.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

Last winter was very severe in
Sahara. The courier service was inter
rupted for many days after February
8 on account of bad weather. SNOW fell
on February 10 to the south and south
west of Wargla. and on February j
it showed at El Golea from 6 "a. m.
to 3 p. M. and on the 9th all day with
few Interruptions. The depth of the
snowfall was four to five c~entilmeters
NEARLY two inches). The northern
limit OF this snowstorm was El khoua,
and 1t extended through the region oc-
cupied by Fort MacMahon to the Gu
Iara group of GASES, Its southern limit
being near I'Skdu.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
cAvE-lN BREAKS HIS NECK.
We'll Known Miner Killed and Com
panion Has Narrow ESCAPE.

Lead, S. D.. Dec. 7.-While working
on the S00-foot level in the Caledonia
NINE. Frank Caretto. Il we'll known
miner. met instant death. Accompa-
MED by his partner. Theodore VALID
schmidt, he was pushing a car along
No. .. Caledonia slope. when the track
beneath gave way. AS he fell he cried
70 his partner. who escaped the cave
in by a quick leap backward. After
the first cave-in Caretto cried out for
assistance. but the landslide with it's
falling rock broke his neck, his left
arm and left leg.
\ coroner's inquest will be held. He
leaves a wife and three grown up
daughters. The funeral will be unde
the auspices of the miners union o
Lead
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

II average Moki woman is, perhaps
invariably, not large or obese. Short in
stature. plump and round of form, of
pleasing count"nanCe. with beautiful Jet
black hair banged at the eyes, when
clad in tasteful and colored ~blamketry
she presents II picture fair indeed to
see. The manner of wearing the hair
distinguishes the married woman fIori
the virgin. The latter wears her black
tresses gracefully done up in d large
round coil several niche in diameter
over each ear and projecting out from
the head somewhat. The effect is de-
lightfully novel, and coupled with the
fresh and useful appearance of the
girls makes them special objects of I'M
ierest. They used TO be termed side
wheelers," from their mode of dressing
the hair.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
D%1sF1GuR1NG SKIN HUMoR.
Impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-Cured by Cuticura.

Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-Cured by Cuticura.
Since the year 1894 l have been
troubled with a very bad case Of
eczema which have spent hundreds
OF dollars trying TO cure, and i went
to the hospital, but they failed to cure
me, and it was getting worse all the
time. Five weeks ago my wife bought
a box of Cuticura Ointment and one.
cake of Cuticura Soap. and l am
pleased to say that l I'M now COM
pletely cured and we'll. 1t was impos-
sible for me to get employment, as my
face. head and body We're covered with
it. The eczema first appeared on the
top of my head. and it had worked all
the way around down the back of my
neck and around to my throat, down
my body and around the hips. 1t itched
so l would be obliged to scratch it.
and the flesh was Jaw. am now all
well. and l will be pleased to recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to all per.
Sons who wish a speedy and perma.
nent cure of skin diseases. Thomas
NJ. Rossiter, 300 Prospect Street. East
Orange. N. j. Mar. 30. 1865
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
NEW YEARS CALLS.

A New Drink to Replace the OLD
Time "Apple-Jack."
Twenty five years ago the custom Of
full N for all concerned. until some
of the boys got more 'egg-nog' or apple
jack than they could successfully
carry.
Then the ladies tried to be charita-
BILE and the gentlemen tried to be as
chivalrous as ever and stand up at the
same time.
If anyone thinks there has not been
considerable improvement made in the
last quarter of a century in the use Of
alcoholic beverages, let him stop to con-
slider. among other things. the fact that
the old custom of New Years calls and
the genteel tipping is nearly obso-
lete.
The custom Of calling on ones
friends, however, at the beginning of
the new year, is a good habit. and an
other good habit to start at that time
is the use Of well-made Postum instead
Of coffee or spirits.
A Staten Island doctor has a sensj-
BILE daughter whd has set Postum b.
fore her guests as a good thing to drink
at Yule Tide, and a good way to begin
the New Year. Her father writes:
my daughter and l have used Pos
tum for some time past and we tces
sure it contains wholesome food nate
rial
II shall not only recommend 1t to my
patients. but my daughter will be most
pleased to give q demonstration Of Pos
tuna to Christmas and New Years
callers" Read 1.-THE Road to Well.
ville." in pkg. "Thers's q reasna."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
LOG OF A DAKOTA HOME.
Il Shows Calm Weather, but chanoe
in the Crew.

Geddes. s. d.. Dec. 1.-Fcelinr mn .,or,,,
that his quick marriage after II sudden
divorce might cause unfavorablc comment
B. l.. MISSIONER has had the following
newspaper communication rublishcd:
Greenwood. 8. D., Nov. %, 1905 TO
s'harlts Min New Era: h. L.. Wes;oyc.
November III. 1906. his wife. Eva Wcstover
secured "a divorce from him al Yarkfon
Thero was no trouble between us; sh.
M,smed 10 % single. holing to regain her
cur son and gone to my parents home in
Onio. TO live for awhile. i also wish to an.
nounce hat On November Il. 1895. / wax
home OF c.H Wsstover at Yankton. We
noW extend . cordial invitation To onr
" ends unsl relatives to visi, ts M onr
I" (. Wes: over.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
GAINED "a POUNDS
Persistent Ansemia Cured by D..
Williams Pink Pills After Other
Remedies Had Failed.

when l began taking DIR. Williams
Pink Pills." says Mrs. Nathaniel Field.
of st. Adams. Somerset county, Maine,
II was the palest, most bloodless person
you could imagine. My tongue and
gums were colorless and my fingers and
ears were like wax. I had two doctors
andthey pronounced my trouble anamia.
had spells of vomiting, could not eat.
In fact. did not dare to, I had such dis.
tress after eating. My stomach was filed
with gas which caused me awful agony.
The backache I suffered was at times
almost ~unbearable and the least exertion
made my heart beat SO fast that / could
hardly breathe. But the worst Of all was
the splitting neuralgia headache which
never left me for seven weeks. About this
time I had had several numb spells. NV
limbs would be cold and without anv
feeling aud the most deathly sensations
.wonld come over me
Nothing had helped me until / began
taking DIR. Williams Pink Pills. in fact.
! had grown worse every day, After I
had taken the pills q short time I could
see that they were ~beneftinR ME and
II morning l awoke entirely free from
pain. The distress after eating disap.
,peared aud in three weeks I could eat
anything ! wanted and suffer no incon.
v%enience. 1also slept soundly. have
" several boxes Of the pills and have
gained in weight from 100 to 1854 pounds
II am perfectly well now"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure ANGINA
because they actually make new blood.
For rheumatism, indigestion, '
headaches M many forms Of weakness
they arc recommended even il ordinary
medicines have failed. They are sold by
a1l drueRists. or will Be- sent postpaid, on
recaips OF price. 80 cents per box, six
boxes Tor la.60, by the Dr.. Williams
Medicine Company. S~oAeuectady. n. 3.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
TO A
lnstitute Vita Good Instructors at De.
Sreet Next Week.

DeSmet. S. d.. Dec. IA farmers insti-
,ute VIII be held here December 10 and II.
Mrs. Ada r. HOWE. of Wisconsin, will
speak ON home dairying. Professor Whea-
ton. OF the South Dakota Agricultural col
lese. Will speak on dairy topics. r. F. Ly-
ons. OF Nermillion. is to make an address
on horse breeding and kindred topics. Corn
crop rotation and treatment of seed gra:ns
for smut VIII be Professor Coles tonic. a.
h.. Chamberlain. of Howard. will discuss
beef cattle. type. feed. etc. and hogs and
poultry. 1t is expected that hundreds of
the leading m of this part of the
tate VIII attend the institute.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
SOUTH oAkoTAN plsAPpeARs.

~BeileFcurche. g.. d.. DEG. III. W. War;
rem. who came here from Aberdeen g n
last spring and filed OH al homestead three,
miles from Seim, has disappeared. About
Two weeks & he camel to town and mt
up his team at a livery stable. After
leaving some OF his personal effects at 8.
T.. WILSON'S hotei ne disappeared and has
rot been seen since.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
WOULD HOLD UP
DIVORCE DECREE:
3ishop Hare OF South Dakot
Starts Another Reform
Campaign.
WANTS 2-YEAR RESIDENCE
episcopal Prelatc. Who Before Has
Dealt Divorce Industry q Body
Blow, Starts Still More Cras-
tic Campaign.

Sioux t'iiig, :. H.. Dee. a body
blow Was dealt the divorce industry "i
South Dakota and particularly ot sioux
Falls. When largely through the cfforts
of III. Rev. w. IL. Hare. of this city,
Episcopal Bishop, of south Dakota. the
SIX months residence law was repealed
and one-year residence made necessary
before divorce could issue.
Now Bishop Hare wants the term of
residence made two years instead of
one and has inaugurated :, campaign
to that end. He would throw other
safeguards around the home by hold
ing up the ina decree for II year after
the case is heard for the development
of new evidence and To expose the pres
ence. if there is one, uf an Illicit lover,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

Lord Ronaldshay. though only 30
years OF age probably has done more
travelling for his age than any man
living. Few people know more than
he about the Himalayas and Persia.
He has also found time to explore
Kashmir. Baluchistan, Ladak. Thibet
and the Persian gulf. to say nothing of
Ceylon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

r. Roberts. chief mechanical engineer
Of the South Australian government.
has been appointed subject to the rati-
ification of the various Australian gov
erllments, consulting mining engineer
nee in London. The nomination comes
from the Australian commissioner OF
railways.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

Father Francis Xavier Wernts. the
new general OF the Jesuit order, has
turned over to Pope Piu the entirA
patrimony Of the order. amounting To
$40. 900. 900. This is done as a tribute
OF loyalty on account of the trouble
between the Roman church and the
french republic. which has greatly d.
minished the of the former.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

I 1t ia not generally known that the
insignia of the Golden Fleece conferred
upon the first duke Of Wellington was
that actually worn by Columbus. and.
AS a special mark OF Spain's gratitude.
this insignia was made hereditary, SO
that the present duke IL the proud pos
sessor OF the star worn by the discoW.
erer Of America.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

!; People breathe less when they sss
concentrating their minds on study q.
work. and also when under the suflu-
sence OF depressing emotion. On the
;0ther hand. they breathe more when
lsxhilarated by pleasure and amuse-
sment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

: The old custom Of letting premises
by the aid of a candle and pin has
been observed at Padworth. a village
between Reading and Newbury. The
candle was lighted and a pin stuck int
it. Then bids were called for until the
pin. owing to the heat OF the candle.
dropped out. j. T. Strange secured the
tenancy with an offer Of 81.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

on Il post card of the usual size
shown ut the Bucharest exhibition is
written the Bulgarian constitution in
full, the opening speeches OF various
European parliaments II two poems
by Rudyard Kipling-12,00 900 words in
all. The ~caligraphist. Peter Paiko. of
Sofia, spent nine hours "A day during
three months to accomplish the feat.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
OUT ON RARoLe.

Watertown, 8. D.. Dec. T.-Fred Potti-
cary, sent up from thfs county for grand
larceny. was today released o parole
from Sioux Falls penttentiary. The neti..
ton for his release Was largely Signed In
both the city and county, his wife hein1 IN,
need Of his help In Supporting their littIc
children. Z
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

\ A Leeds. England. Arm Of iron mon
gers has issued q trade circular in what
they are pleased to designate as Roose-
welt spelling, In which they state they
are "hofferin spesial bargains hin
hevery department, including henam-
elwhere. kutlery. gassfittings, minsirs.
lOrne-mowers. etc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
EDITORIAL Process in Russia.

TTOfn Rus.
First Ed!tor-"I tell you. were getting
on fast. Why. 1 got a license for my pa
per in two weeks
Second Editor (an old hand)-"Yes.
things do happen fast nowadays. In three
weeks thy'l confiscatc your type. in four
they'll suppress your paper. in six you'll
be bankrupt, and in seven you'll starve."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

The New York city board of educa-
ition has decided to prohibit the use OF
iall text books prepared by teachers in
tho city's employ. This will bar Con-
irade's grammar and Borachio'e sonr
collection. Only one member Of he
board voted against this action.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

\ scientist attached to the Sinithson-
ian institution at Washington will
shortly publish a report wherein ne
undertakes to show hat the desire to
indulge in play il a true instinct among
the lower creatures. Az in man, the
tendency to play Is stronger In young
animals. The scientist in question di-
vides animal sports into Al number of
classes. Among them are ''play-hunt-
ing" in which the prey Is sometimes
such as the animal naturally chases.
and sometimes Il ''make-believe:"
"play-gfihting,' 'building-play.'' ''nurs-
ing-play." plays of imitation and
Others
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
For Uniform Divorce Law.

When seen today At his study, Bishop
Hare declared he was i'm hearty :tc'
core with President R~ooseVelt's posi-
ton. set forth in his message. for (;
uniform divorce law. AS to state legis'
lation. the venerable chu,chman saiC
he favored enactments covering the
following phases OF the subject of di-
Norce:
First-Distinguish between di-
vorce absolute and divorce from
bed and board. The latter is II
sufficient remedy. except where
there is an Illicit lover.
Second-Forbid divorce except for
extreme cause
Third-Do not allow u person to
find n new cause for divorce by
emigrating to smother state. nor
give him right to sue for divorce
until after two years bona lide res
dence in his new home.
Fourth-Open court lrial. Only
lac that doeth evil hatelh the light.
He that doeth truth coineth to the
light. So says scripture.
Fifth-Thc decree of divorce not
IN take final effect until one year
has expired. Delay may bring new
evidence and Il better heart. AT
amy rate. it may expose In" lover
and cool his Illicit passion.
The States Disgrace.
Bishop hare was the other day II
A"nkton in consultation with President
Warren. of Yankton college. regarding
the matter of reform in South Dakota:
divorce law. He has seen other lead,
ing men and he is hopeful that the
legislature this winter will take up thu
matter n ENJOY what the bishop be
lieves the greatest blot ON h state:
fair name.
When the time of residence wa:
changed from six months to one yeal
the divorce business was cut down fully
half. With u law such as Bishop Hare
suggests, it is admitted that South
Dakota would become one of the nlosI
staid III the union so far as the business
ct severing marriage bonds WAS con
Cerned.
That the proposed reforms will be
fought is assured, for Sioux Falls ha.
long derived great revenue from thu
divorce industry. and the legal fra,
tei'nity. which has thrived because %
il. is expected To combat any effort tt
add to the difficulties of outsiders com.
ing in here To make their temporary
homes,