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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
The Plunderers
7 BY C.. j. cUTtiFFE HYNE.
BY c. ]. cUTLIFFE HYNE

laughter, and the dlngy steamer made
her way stolidly on TO the muddy wa
tiers of the Mersey ebb, which dubbed
against the lip of the walls beyond.
Curse YOU" snarled the trimmer,
whats that for?"
Because we're short manned In the
stokehold already, me son, and if
there's a hand goes it's meself that'll
have to stand watch and watch in his
place. Having got you, / shall be n
jintleman now and Shape in me bed at
night all the way to New Orleans. See
that?"
This mucky old tramp IL be blowed
up sure's death, and | shall be killed"
Well, bless mel" retorted the donkey
man.. who'd miss you If you were
killed? Always supposin' o weren't
wanted for our furnaces. Here, get W,
you half baked scum OF the workhouse,
tumble below. Thank your stars
the old man hasn't seen you from the
bridge, but don't give me any more of
your lip, or I'll report you to him and
the chief TO boot. Now moseyi"
The coal trimmer blew his nose on
his gray neck handkerchief and sham
bled OFF below, muttering. The donkey
man returned to his winch, unbent the
chain and sent IT down into the adj
jacent hold. Then he returned to the
poop deckhouse, where he lived with
the carpenter and boatswain, and Of
fered to bet those worthless, who had
just come in for dinner, that Captain
Kettle shot some n on board before
the Port Edes tied up against New Or
leans levee.
He's a just holy terror, our old
man" deserved the donkeyman cheer
fully. / sailed with him once before,
n he unbent a quarteTmasters front
teeth with the bridge telescope before
we'd been three days out. With the
smudgy crowd we've got here now, It's
a pound to a brick they start him
moving even sooner than that. Not that
| MIND myself. Seas dull enough as a
general thing, and / like TO see a bit
Of life throwing about, and at that
game little Red Kettle is as good as
Yankee skipper any day."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
CONTINUED Next Weekly
Don'ts for Chicago Women.

From Chicago as Seen by Herself
in the May McClurA'V
It's got so now. you nave to watch
for daylight burglars just as much as
the night kind" said Captain Richard
Lewis, who was In charge of the Sheri-
dan park patrol.
They don't work alone or ir. pairs,
necessarily; they are getting SC strong
they work In threes and tours and
bring a wagon. Sometimes the people
In the surrounding flats see four husky
men moving out the furniture OF the
family on the ground floor INT stacking
1t in a wagon In an alley. The next
day they are surprised to hear that the
movers were burglars"
Captain Lewis gave out the follow
ing series of "Don'ts for D~efenseless
Women
Don't let mail accumulate in vesti-
bule mail boxes. Have the ~janitor re-
10Y Ii when o are away, or It will
serve as a notice to fiat workers that
you are out and the coast is clear.
Don't leave directions to your grocer
on the back door. This Is another tip
to the burglar that you are out.
Don't open the door to any one after
dark without knowing who II is. Call
through the tube or ask behind the
locked door.
Don't trust a stranger because he is
well dressed. The immaculate thief Is
dangerous; the ragged one generally is
harmless.
Don't trust the locks. Most apart
ment locks are toys: a burglar can
Jimmy them in half a minute without
noise Get special bolts.
Don't walk close TO a building after
dark; give an alley a good margin"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

Mrs. Aline DePasse, 776 T.. 165th ST.,
New York, y. Y, writes
1T gives me pleasure to testify to the
curative qualities of Peruna and lana.
lin.
II was afflicted for over seven years
with Cafarrh of the head. throat and
digestive organs. | consulted many
physicians, but they did me no good.
Zone day | happened to read some tes-
timonials in your Peruna almanac. l
decided to try Peruna and Manalin. l
bought a bottle of each, and after taking
them for a week | noticed a change for
the better. So | kept it up, and after
using twelve bottles | was perfectly
cured.
Il also gave the medicine to my chill
dren and they had the same beneficial
result. | would never be without these
remedies in the house.
Il highly recommend Peruna and
Manalin to all my friends, and in fact
to everybody"
Miss Mildred Grey, 10 Weimar ST.,
Appleton, Wis, writes:
1T gives me pleasure to recommend
Peruna for catarrh of the stomach. |
had this disease for a number of years,
and could not enjoy a mouthful of food
that L ate. 1t was indeed a great relief
when l hit upon Peruna, and obtained
decided results from the first. l took six
bottles before | felt entirely cured of my
trouble, but had an aggravated case"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
BILLS.



. Did you ever notice thai bills are
away larger than you had expected
Lhem TO be? This popularity is no
rauit OF the merchant, but arises from
mlscalculation induced by the slipshod
dangerous habit Of running up ac-
count Every retailer would rather
ratner nave you run an account with
MN thar pay as you go, for he knows
tnat by the former method you win
spend far more money than by the lat
ter, where you feel every dollar,
another peculiar trait common to all
niiis Is their habit of arriving lust ar
the o ~inconvenient time for paving
tnem. If you pay cash, you simni1
cannot buy unless you have the money
are not these sufficient areuments
against the pernicious system or
credit which has been the cause or
more extravaganza, cheating and des-
TUITION han anything else in the his
tory or the world except drink
without making a crusade against
the custom. consider a few of it's aSN
rects, n then ask yourself whether
you VIII ever again buy a single arti-
cie unless o can immediately aftar.
ward pay for 1t. After a careful re-
view or the subject, / will wager tha,
ne answer Will be, Mol
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
Many Ladies Have poor Compilations
from Cof3ec.

Many Ladies Have poor Compilations
from Coffee.
Coffee caused dark colored blotches
on my face and body. | had been drink
Ing Ii for n long while and these
blotches gradually appeared. until final
" they became permanent and were
about ms dark as coffee itself.
II formerly had as fine a complexion
as n coa.d ask for.
when ! became convinced that
coffee was the cause Of my trouble, I
changed and took to nsing Postum Food
Coffee, and as | made 1t well, accord
ing 10 directions, | liked 1t very much,
and have since that time used It In
place OF coffee
II am thankful to say | am not ner-
voas any more. rs | was when | was
drinking coffee, and my complexion Is
nov rs fair and good as 1t was years
ago. II Is very plain that coffee caus-
ed the trouble"
Nest bad compilations are caused by
some disturbance OF the stomach and
coffee Is the greatest disturber OF diges-
zion known. Almost any woman can
hare a fair ~9mp!exion IL slis will leave
on cofTee and use Postum Food Coffee
AMI nutritious. healthy food in proper
quantity. Postum furnishes certain ole
meiitx from the natural grains from the
field that Nature uses to rebuild the
nervous system and when thar is in
good condition. one can depend upon a
good complexion as well us a good
healthy lody. There's 4 Rnnscn.'
xscad .-rhc Road to Wsllyille. In pkgx
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
THE COLOR FOR AUTUMN.

The color for autumn has been de-
clared. 1t is green-not grass or en-
erald or reseda or olive, III dark, rich
green. In combination brown and green
will be much seen. The brown men
toned will be more of a deep red than
anything else, however, for 1t is the
shade we see so much in Van Dyck's
paintings. No bright tone, unless it be
khaki, will be a la mode. From all in
dications it will be the darkest winter
in years. Black will be very much
worm, n stripes and checks large and
small, trimmed with folds and pipings
of plaid, will be in vogue.
The stripes are SO lark that at a
glance one can not distinguish the
colors employed. 1t is a commingling
Of tones that appear to run into each
other. The bias will be. seen, so ii is
announced, but certainly after autumn
months have passed none Of the winter
gowns will employ the bias.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
H~oILANp,s pEvour QUEEN.

Queen Wilhem1na or Holland con-
ducts In her palace a daily religious
Service. to which all OF her household
hre invited.
when / say that the queen conducts
these services. / mean just what ! say"
said a woman who has just returned
Prom q three years %sojourn In Hol-
land. ''The service begins with the
singing Of a hymn In which Queen
wilhelmina joins, then h reads a Sc
lection from the bible, and AFTER that
comes a prayer with the queen lead
ing.
II never attended one OF these serv-
ices, OF course, as only members OF
her household are invited, but l ave
had several persons who have been
present describe them to me. They
say the queen not only is a good read
er, but hat she has a voice of unusual
sweetness and sympathy. What Is bet
ter she has all the old-time faith In
khe h~elpfulness Of prayer and trust In
her heavenly Father.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
Sex Revealed in Coughs.

rom Tie NC" iOlh gun.
Mrs. Flatdweller has a bad cold; one or
those long. lingering Gods; and lately she
has had to add to her d.scomforts, some
coughing spells; and Mr.. Flatdweller has
tried to be very sympathetic; and when be
hears somebody coughing in the fiat over
head he says:
Hello, there's somebody coughing up
stairs, now"
Man or woman" says Mrs. FlatdweI-
Ter.
Man or woman repeats Mr.. Flat
Gweller, why, how should | know? And
he adds with what is intended TO be pleas
ant good humor: Il can't see through the
ceiling and the floor, you know"
You don't have o." Mrs. ~F1atdweller
says. II should think you could tell that
by the sound of the cough: they don't
cough anything at all alike"
They don't" says the b. tonished Mr..
~Flatdweller, whats the difference" and
then says Mrs. Flatdweller:
why, one coughs with a mans voice,
and the other coughs with a woman's
voice"
And at that Mr.. Flatdweller said nothing
aloud: but he said to himself that that
was the first time he ever knew that the
sex Of an unseen Cougher could be told
by the sound of the cough.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
JEW ELRY,
Ills made for

lis made for woman.
She shares 1t with a few rio no
tentates. ~
Or yore she contented herself with
earrings. brooches and chains.
Now she is endlessly decked from ton
to toe with jewelry Celebrations
and size. ~
jewelry bits.
Jeweled or jetted collars by day are
succeeded by architectural necklaces a.
night. y
Strands of pearls, or strings, of die
monds, are worn in numbers from ono
onward. o"e
Arms are taxed with bracelets and al,
manner of bags of gold, silver and 9th
er metals.
Waists are girdled with belts caught
oy Clasps IN art Jewelry. or an entire
belt may be In metal.
Shoe buckles n garter buckles ara
also decidedly in the jewel class. many
OF them being set with real gems
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

The greatest item of expense in the
operation of steam railroads is that OF
coal. which represents about Is per
cent. of the total operating costs. In
the latest figures CLEANED for the cleo
trical railway companies of this coun-
down to a point slightly above 10 per
c>~A
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
GOOD CLEANING FLUID.

I hC1 four ounces of CASTLE soar to
one quart of rain water and boil. When
cold add four ounces OF ammonia, two
of glycerine, two of ether, two of alco-
hol. and lastly. one gallon of rain wa
ter. BOTTLE and use when needed. ad.
ding one cupful to a pail of warm wa
ter, always rinsing well. 1t will clean
carpets. curtains. table covers, clothing.
and lis useful for %sponging clothing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

no hope. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
my first relief and six boxes have so
thoroughly cured my kidneys that there
has been no return Of my old trouble"
old by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

run down and mis-
cradle that I could
hardly endure 1t.
Terrible pains in
the back attacked
me frequently, and
the kidney secre-
tons were much
d~isordered. l was
a v wreck,
and there aaomad
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

BLACK AS


Touches OF black are frequently in
troduced upon spring gowns, regardless
of the materials used, and few trim
mings are as effective or in as universal
good taste. In fact. velvet ribbon in
very dark colors are to be among the
ultra smart decorations OF summer. but
when the colors are used they Usually
match the gowns that they adorn, the
difference being one OF shade. Gowns
of chiffon cloth trimmed with coarse
embroidery sometimes have the latter
outlined with little traceries OF black
chine ribbon. This Is true of a model
in white, with a vandyke 1ounce of
coarse embroidery.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
Tho public and The Maid.

The late Thomas Bailey Aldrich Of Bos-
ton wrote eXquisitely graceful prose and
verse, but his work was never popular.
At a dinner party in Boston a young
lady said to him
II have been reading Two Bites at a
Cherry and / think it IS lovely. Why
isn't it a big seller, like the works Of
Marie Corelli and Hall Caine?'
My dear young lady," said the poet,
'in writing the book as we'll as / could
i did my part. If the public disapproves
well, then, the public is like the Com
monwealth avenue housemaid.
"A resident of Commonwealth avenue,
a lady in reduced circumstances, is OBJ
liged to take i'm a few dodgers. Her house
maid Is rather frail, a rather pretty girl.
and the other day she said to her mis-
tress:
I'm afeard that there moo ledger, wot
we thought so we'll of, amt no gent. after
all, mum
mo gentleman, Susan?' said the lady.
I am very sorry. Why do you say so"
why, mum, this mornin', when he
seen me oarrin' a scuttle O. coal, he says:
THAT scuttle's too heavy fur a little
thing like you.' he says; and he up and
took 1t from me and carried 1t himself,
lust like a common footman.'"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
TTO TERRIBLE YEARS.

The Untold Agonfes of Neglected
Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. James French, G5 Weir street,
Taunton, Mass, says: when l began
using Doan's Kidney pills / was 50
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

1t Is said that tho present
style OF hop waltz Is not con-
Sucive 70 proposals OF marriage.
That may be so. but after the
dear things once land husbands
they make thom waltz around.
awright, awright.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

From the Somerville Journal.
Once IN a while you see a girl who
doesn't care II people know how old she
is. She Is usually seventeen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
A Transparent Fiction.

The late Clarence H. Clark, of Philadel-
phia, had one of the finest private libraries
In the world. Mr.. Clark was an authority
on first editions.
A Philadelphia a%uctioneer once submit
ted to Mr.. Clark a copy Of Dickens Little
Dorrit." The auctioneer said that the
owner OF the book claimed that II was a
first edition, and he wished to know IL the
man spoke the truth.
Mr.. Clark examined the work. Then.
with a smile, he said:
THE owner spoke the truth to the same
extent as a friend Of mine once did on his
honeymoon.
starting with his bride on the honey
moon, my friend entered a railway office
and, as always in the past. bought only
one ticket.
The bride noticed the oversight at once.
"'Nvhy. you bought only one ticket,
dear she said.
That's 80. dear he answered. Il for
got all about myself
Some Natural History.
f.. A. Whitney, of Meeteetsee. Wyo.. a
rich rancher, Is greatly Interested In all
charities that help children. In a recent
visit to New York he told a story about
a little slum urchin whom he had sent on
a months vacation into the country.
1.-The lad was so ignorant" he said, that
he thought he got mush from the mush-
room and milk from the milkweed. Ore
morning a woman pointed TO a horse In a
held and said:
LOOK at the horse, Jimmy
That's a cow, the boy c~ontradicted.
mo said the lady. Its a horse
".Tain't. It's a cow said the boy.
Horses has wagons 10 'em.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

When a man knows a woman Thor
oughiy' he Is generally too young to
know anything. ~
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
Loose Fastinu.

Dr. Edward Everett Hale at the divorce
reform congress In Washington said OF
certain divorce laws:
THE apologies put forward for these
laws remind me of the apology that a
gourmet bishop once made during Lent.
The bishop happened to sit at dinner
beside an irreverent young woman. He
ate his oysters, and then, with flashing
eyes, a heightened color and every indi-
cation of enjoyment. he fell to upon a
plate of rich turtle our.
The young woman, watching the bishop
swallow this costly food, could not restrain
a sneer.
II thought she said, that you tasted
during Lent, bishop
1.-The bishop put down his spoon and
allowed his face to become pensive.
".Ah, 1 do fast In Lent he said Z
subs;st chiefly on fish, He swallowed a
lump Of meat worth about half a dollar.
Turtle he added. Is a kim Of fish,"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05
They We're Properly Worn.

Mrs. Hwfa Williams talked at a dance
In New York about the fashion of iding
astride that has taken hold of English
eQuestr.ennes.
Some of our young English women"
said Mrs. Hwfa Williams, dress out-and-
out like men. They wear a long coat but
cut like a hunting coat, a cap, riding
breeches and top boots. 1t isea handsome
costume, and it Is not immodest, but un-
doubtedly 1t attracts a good deal OF at
~tention.
They nave been telling IN London late
ly a story about an English girl who has
adopted this riding rig. Pulling up her
horse one afternoon, she said to an arti-
san who was passing:
Can you tell me IL this Is the way to
Wareham?
THE man looked her over carefully.
Then he touched his cap in q respectful
manner and replied:
Yes. miss. yes-you seem to a got
'em on all right"
Evening journal., 1907-03-16
Saturday, March 10, 1907.
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

A A result of the prolonged agitation over
proposed new charter for the city, patch
work arrangement has been agreed upon which
the Governor will be called upon to approve Per-
haps considering the forces that are so powerful
in the Legislature, it was the best that could be
done 1t will not prove very satisfactory to the
people
The Democrats voted down the Sparks substi-
tute for the original Sparks charter, and the
Board OF Trade charter likewise has been de-
ieated. In the Sparks substitute there was pro-
vision to give City Council control OF the taxing
of the public service corporations. The Demo
Gratis, we believe, made mistake even from their
viewpoint in not accepting either the Sparks sub
sttute or the Board of Trade charter with pos
sibly few amendments. The chances are that
at the next election the Republicans will have a
two-thirds majority in both Houses OF the Legs-
lature, in which event the party will probably
make new charter without consulting the
Democrats.
The amendments to the present city charter
take from the city the authority OF home rule and
the control of the taxation OF the public service
corporations is still vested in the Legislature
This is a power which should belong to City
Council, it is a question that concerns the city
and not the State The taxing Of the corporations
is also still further tied up so that the schedules
can be changed only by two-thirds vote Of the
Legislature, and judging from the recent and past
experiences with the Legislatures, this will be a
difficult task to accomplish. Still, something has
been done. A crumb is perhaps better than a
loaf and this is about the only satisfaction that
can be obtained from the charter amendments
appertaining TO the taxing power Some of the
other changes are excellent and should work for
the benefit of the city government.
Evening journal., 1907-03-16
.Jests and Jin9Ies

"surrounded by the enemy and without food tho
story teller was saying 1--WE slowly dying. But
suddenly there appeared the horizon cloud no big
ger than a mans hand"
Come Off! What you giving us?' interrupted one
Of his auditors Rain isn't food"
mo- but it simply rained cats and dogs and we ate
'em"- Exchange.
orhe last time saw Phamey," said the returned
traveller "was years ago. He had one child then'
any additions SINGER
Additions" exclaimed Holmes "Huhl it's past that
It's more like multiplication r-Exchango
orhere goes Mr.. Poorman." said Miss Gadde. MY
he looks as solemn undertaken these days"
no wonder" replied Mr. Bachelor, he's going to un-
dertake a wife next week.'-Exehange.
Towne-o! yes, he's quite enthusiastic He goes
in for things real earnest.
Browne-oi he's the limit. II one were to send
him on wild goose chase he'd speak Of himself after
wards as a Observation-Disclosures
.But" said the cautious citizen "was that mans
statement about the crookedness OF the machine polt-
clans sworn to by him?"
Il don't know about that" replied the other but it's
sure thing that IL was sworn at by them"
.rloa said HI Tragedy, take sleeper when
travel don't think the berhs sanitary and besides
in OF accident"
yes interrupted Lowe comerdy q suppose walking
is safer"-Exchange.
They say Loves blind"
that be right?
Some men in love
Are Just sight"
Exchange.
Mrs Gasser-I was outspoken in my sentiments at the
club this afternoon.
Mr. easser-I can't believe it Who outspoke you, my
dear?-Punch.
stella-Did they marry and live happily forever?
.Bela-No; but they lived happily and married for
ever.-New York sun.
Dick shunaryrm slad Roosevelt got it so easily
al Phabet-Got what?
Dick shunary-That bad speil.-Judge.
IF younger" said the rich old man. Il believe
might win you FOR wife"
Yes" replied the cold beauty. dreamiy considering
his = scars "or Is = gears olderPhladepha
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