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VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS

a number Of Interesting facts con
corning the agricultural products Of the
United States arc found in the annual
report Of Secretary Wilson, just ISSUED.
The beet sugar industry has grown
very rapidly during the past 10 rearE.
In 1892 tho beet factories turned out
l3,A6O ehort tons OF refined sugar; in
1897, five years later, A, 260 tons; i'll 1892
st the end OF another tive-year PORTO,
2lS,4 400 tons; and in 1907 the estimated
product reached 800, 900 tons. So pro.
titable has the growing Of sugar beets
proven that in many Western States
sugar beet lands are rapidly increasing
in value.
Agricultural production for :he past
fiscal year WAS tremendous-S7,il2 ,OO0,'
900. So great is the present annual
yields from American farms that the
corn crops alone this year would, il re-
peated eight years, relay every mile OF
Of steam roads and provide them with
rolling stock, terminals and all Other
accessories.
Alfalfa is a wonderful plant for pro
ducing wealth. 1t not only yieldt
several cuttings uf most nutritious hay
during a season, but actually enricbes
the ground on which it grows by taking
nitrogen from the air. The Department
and the State experiment stations
have done much to promote the exteu'
sion OF alfalfa growing. While produc'
ton is yet mainly confined to the Great
West, this forage plant is yearly gaining
a more substantial foothold i'll the
Central and Southern States. The tota
crop ~ alfalfa hay in the year 1907 ii
estimated TO be worth 800 900 900.
Irrigation is yet confined almost en-
tlrely to the arid and semi-arid regioni
OF the West and the rice lands OF til,
Gulf Coast, but in time it Will doubles
be practice3 largely in the more humiC
regions If the country, rs it ia in similar
regions of tile world. Tho irrigated
area now under cultiva lion in thii
country is IL 100000 acres, and the crop,
grown On this area in 1907 we're wortl
not less han sl75, 000.000. Next year, i
present prices are maintained, the pro
duct OF irrigation farming should b'
worth $3.50, COO, 900.
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not yet.
The Great Plague" OF London, for
example, about which everybody has
heard, killed at the outside some $4,000
people in seven months, or about as
many as did weekly in India from a dis
ease which Is identical with it in every
respect.
The Black Death" is said to have
ilaln one-third Of the then population OF
England-say 1900, 900 persons; but this
ID doubtful. Even admitting the o
rectness OF this estimate however, the
mortality Of the present epidemic in
India has already more than doubled
this huge total.
What will lie the end no mau eau
foreeee or venture to forecast. It may
be that all that has goue before, and al
that If happening nov. ine1pressibly
awful though it is, If but the prelude Of
worse to follow.-Pearson's Weekly.
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A Big Bank

a Chicago banker when ceusured by
his fellows for having invested in west
ern mines, rose in directors meeting and
thus defended his action:
Throughout the Rocky Mountain
ranges ages gone, God built stronger
vaults in His granite banks than ours.
lie filled these vaults with gold, silver
and copper. lie gave tine prospector
insight and guided him On his way to
the door OF the bank vaults. In. Fede-
raj government handed him his patent
title to AL hereip.' It was no crime,
but virtue to enter. With blast, pick
and spade, this poor man broke the
combination lock and entered. But for
him our notes Of issue would be ~ the
stump and tail currency Of 1857. But
Tor him this government would b,
bankrupt. Mines will be producing
800, 600 900 in gold and copper on that
future dny when national banks are I'M.
known. Remember, a nine is simply a
crop already raised md deposited in tho
bin or banIs. Yon chick 1t out at your
pleasure.-Exchapge.
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ALL ACT LIKE mlLLioNAlREs.
Europeans Astonished at Lavish Elk
penditure Of Americans.

An American who has been spend.
Ing the summer in Europe declared
that his countrymen and countrywom.
en- have spent more money abroad this
year than In any season before. and
that they are continually discovering
new methods by which 1t can be spent.
Europe has never een as many
American millionaires as she Is seeing
today" he adds, and they are all
using the lavish hand" This is really
an old story. II Is repeated year after
year. Probably there are to-day more
American millionaires than ever be
fore, and probably more OF them have
been In Europe. but they have not
been missed at home. Nobody notices
their absence. They are welcome In
Europe, where everybody needs their
money, and where they have time &c
devise ways In which they car spend
il. All Americans who 20 to Europe,
however. are apt to suspect that PEG
pie who cross the Atlantic just to look
around are of the c%apitaliStic class,
The American milliOnaircs abroad are
really but a small fragment of the
great army of American tourists who
though having slender purses. spend
their money with 4 freedom thai fer
Cigncrs regard as rccllcss.-Utic1
Press.
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Scale Of Wages.

Following Ia the scale Of wages adop,
ii by the mine owners Of Goldtisld:
Miners. a from s5.
Machine men, a from s5.
Chuck tenders, 1915 from So.
Muckers, s3.7h from So.
Car men, 1915. from s..
Top caar men, 81. 10 from So.
Pumpmen, 81 FROM s5.
Timbermen, 81 80 from s..
Carpenters, 50 from 81.
Machinists, 50 from Sc.
Engineers, (licensohl IS from s6.
Electricians, 60 from e..
Blacksmiths, 50 90 from 81.
Tool sharpeDers, IS from So.
Blacksmith helpers, a from a..
Surface labUrers, 90 SO from $3.50.
Amalgamators, $3.50 from $3.50.
Vannermeu, 81 from So.
Laborers, $3.50 FROM IS.
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GOOD DISH FOR INvAL!25.
BaVarian Creams Of All Sorty Are
Most PaIatabIe.

bavarian creams OF ali sorta mako
delicious and nourishing desserts for
!n|a!ids. For chocolate BayarIan
cream, soak half q boX Of gelatin In
cold water for at least half AN hour. In
a double boiler heat one pint of milk
ana two ounces Of grated chocolate
add the gelatin and stir until dissolv.
ed' Next add half Il cup of sugar and
remove from the stove. turn into a
dcep Dowl and add one 'caspouniuI o,
vanilla; set this bowl into a Dan Of
ice water and stir until IL thirkcus
IKE a sauce; then add a pint Of cream
whipped stiff. Stir lightly. pour into
4 inoid, wet with cold water. set II
on ice and serve with whlppcd cream
Ihls must be made very carly I'm he
morning II It Is to b. used for lunch
or Tea. II n fruit cream Is desired sub.
s'it"te fruit Juice. slowed and strained.
inr The milk. emitting the grated cboc.
olhtc' Both raspberry and reach la.
'diidH crcam are delicious.
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increased in value steadily for yesrs.
Great Britain is now contemplating the
reopening Of the India mints; the greater
part Of silver is now seized upon to
the world with subsidiary money,
and yet our nation sits by and sees near
ly all the product sold to foreign gov.
who at once coin it and pass il
out to their subjects at nearly a hundred
per cent advance on it's cost.
Suppose things were reversed. Sup
pose Great britian was a large producer
Of silver aud the United States was
forced to buy from her the silver needed
in the arts, for subsidiary coinage aud
for the Philippines, how long would she
be selling it to us at hhlf pricef
Suppose III government should to-
was 30 rapidly falling IN value, it would
te but fair 10 recogn,z- silver at al per
ounce? What wou'd he the effect?
Day after tomorrow the cable would
bring Us news tliat silver was worth 81
per ounce all over British isles, the
continent and Mexico, md day after to-
morrow tue same news would come from
India, japan, China and Rio Jrneiro.
And what would be the effect? The
Orient would need no more gold, neither
would South America; the gold reserves
would be ST renghthened just that much.
Had such a law been passed two years
ago and accepted by the New York
blnkcrs in good faith, the re- would have
been no panic.
When Il man became timid and went
to draw out and lock up his little or
big deposit, and the bank began to
shovel out TO him silver-Gs they would
in France-he would have suddenly
changed his mind.
Our trade with China greatly exceeds
in amount annually our silver product.
She would be glad to take all that we
can produce V up to 800, 900 900 pei
year. India is a perpetual aoso pan: OF
silver and always needs more thuu she
can get. The restoration of sill ser
would be everything for our oriental
trade; it would be a great projection to
our bankei il restored it would be the
money boarded by the poor ever as il
now il in France.
We believe, too, that could President
Roosevelt be persuaded. through on
ambassadors and ministers, TO SOUND
foreign government Oh the proposition
Of remonitizinR silver that four out q
rive OF the replies would be favorable
We believe, too, that had congress
fourteen years 90, instead o. striking
down silver rs basic money, decreet
that it should Do received, the bars pilec
away and silver certificates be issuet
upon them, there would have been NJ
need Of an elastic currency now. AND
the difference to the miners OF the ives
would hnge been quite 300 goo 900 ant
it would have helped the east vastly more
than the west.-Goodw wins Weekly.
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"Ro.zle.veIt" In Rt,,,

strange ms II may snrm. ,r
pronunciation Of the president.
10 rarely heard. Only u fcw dpr.
Mr. Roosevelt laboriously cxrlni,r
a visitor the orthocpy Of hts J., ,
nymic. He spelled II out fhu,. .,
hie,Veit'' 1T Is moro nearly a.
welt thar 1t is lto.aIc.ycli." tho n
dent explained. patiently. "br, II ,
should syllable II that way for Won
anu you should follow my spelling IN
an effort to convey to others ,bn Lrs'
toricalIy correct pronunciation nf nv
name somebody would bo suro tn cir,
tho broad sound TO tho n and r,at,
II Ro'zah.velt.' SO that II "a s,fnr -,
use the diphthOng 80 ih order IN ovotI
worse confusion. 50. rcmcmhcr ,h,,
In my namo tho double o tx lust o tho
3 Is 2 and the O following the 9 ia
short H." " "
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Nevada's Metal Output.

Az producer OF the precions metals
Nevada occupies a high place among the
Stntee and territories OF tho Union. In
value Of gold product the State ia out.
ranked only by Colorado, Alneka and
California, while its silver output giyce
1t 9Th place, Colorado, Montana, Utah
and fdnho taking precedence.
IN 1906, according to stntistios collect
cd by the United Siatee Geological Sur.
voy from the producing mining compan'
lee, Nevada mines yielded sl0,470, 1904 IN
gold, M increase Of - 200 1885 over 1906.
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Western Pacific To Profit
By Unsettled Conditions.

~ShoitlOios
The following at atement OF the finan-
cihl condition OF the Western Pacific
khilroRd coup my and OF tile O ress
being made, is from the Wall Street
Journal:
Conditions rs at present, and such M
are likely to prevail in the next fey
montbs, favor those who being in the
midst Of great works, have provided
themselves with the money to carry
them through. Labor ia abundant and
cheaper, aud the employer Inns a latti-
tude OF selection which enables him 10
increase itsIaverage efficiency. Materials
are also cheaper and their delivery more
prompt.
Tho Western Pacific is ono OF the f,w
important railroad works that Dan profit
by these conditions. Tho money TO cnr-
ry the work almost, il not quite, to com.
pietion was provided in bulk and placed
TO the credit Of tho company. For the
present, therefore, the conditions OF f..
napcial affairs Ia Of no concern Ia tbe
company. Tho bankers, on their part.
are under no increased strnin, Tho
Western Pacific money ID not coming in
installments from any syndicate. II Inns
already been rhlsed, and is available az
last as tho work IL done.
a lnrgo part Of the Western Pacific
work has been let to the Utah Copstruc-
ton referred fn mn OH, A..
mon buildep.' For reasons which the
railroad men do not try 10 peuetrate,
being satisfied to got results, the Nor
mons hrc the beet railroad builders in
all tho Wesi. That was inst discovered
in tho building Of the Union Pacific, and
IL has been iruo ever since. Tho work
done and dong by the Mormons on the
Western Paciiic IL tho most satisfactory
ON tho entire survey. II is also ahead
OF time.
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Rcnovhte Skirt

An old black skirt may be succoss.
fully cleaned as follows: First of olr
nruSn ana shake 1t well to get rid Of
'h" dust then brush carefully all over
with n good hard clothes brush dippcI
IN malt vinegar, using plenty Of tho
vinegar. The skirt should then hc
hung out In the air for an hour In dry
ana then pressed on the wrong sIdo
over n damp cloth. Tho ordinary
serge or cloth skirt will be found to
'ook X now after this treatment
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wv fHHHHH'H 81 ~ l.
The newspapers al about -, r,un.
Try az" hci: z sue fer large counts.
ara some men ia high plIrr, want
still moro drastic laws onac:cI 50 ma
10 make them cough up" moro easily.
goodness, gracious. II Is bad enough
az II Is. MIR. Hearst is suing the New
YORK Times for n hall million dollars:
hdolph ochs Is suing Hearst for a mil.
nt.i; Jerome is suing Hearst for 5000.
600; Gov. Broward Is suing tho Jack.
sonViile (Fla) Tlmes.Unlon for $780,.
900; John G. Riley. OF Cincinnati. is
suing tho Cincinnati Post for }25, 900;
and, indeed, nearly every newspaper
that you pick up II Is sect where somo
newspaper Is being sued.--ocala (Fla.)
Dannsf.
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Motor BoatB for Fishermen.

The fishermen around tho Scottish
coasts arc beginning to interest them.
selves in tho Internal combustion on
gin" ms a means Of helping them to
compete with the steam drificr. Sew
cral mntor.prOpcllcd boats. states the
Motor World, are now to be found on
tho Gust coast.
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Dog Calls Workers to Dinner

our collie dog shows a great deal .,
'n~'T''lsehcc lie sits in the Kitchen
una watches mo prepare the dinner
,or inc iarm hands. When ! tolto ,bo
iork and try the potntocs npL COO -
.hoy are done, he knows that II ia
.ll'c lhht tho men wero called. and
nc Immediately Gcts up. goes 4, ibo
PACK porch. takes tho rope In bIs
MOUTH, ana rings the bell for them to
come ih.-Chicago Tribune.
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My town. said tho first traveller,
is Greater New York"
"Glad to know YOU" cried tho other:
I'm from Chicago. too"
II say my town Is Greater New
York"
on | thought you said greater
than New YORK;
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ABOUT

Sill or has been only n commodity Tor
fourteen ycare past. Silver mining has
goue steadily on but there Ia no s%urplup
worth mentioning in tho world. The
demand for II il inaatIable, scorned by
the nations ne basic money stilI IL has
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MARRIED

the Pre~sbytcrian
Manse, ElkO, Nevada, December 10,
1897, by Rev. George II. Greenfield,
MIR. John W. Boyd 70 MiN Mary G,
BenhsnOn, both of Wells.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
Share the Expense,

If one county cannot afford TO EN-
pioy an engineer, let two or three
counties share the expense and the
benefits, says the director Of the Unit
ed States efFice eff public roads. Under
this engineers innediate jurisdiction
should be placed number of Skilled
road supervisors or road overseers,
each to have given territory for
which he should be responsible In
his territory the overseer should have
direct supervision ever every road
gang, and each gang should be la
charge Of a foreman. Under this sys-
tenl of organization ana adninistra-
ton there would be no waste of pub
lie revenues in ii advised and Ill con-
Quoted efforts at road building or road
maintenance.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04

The hysienic value of roads, painted
with tar is thoroughly appre eiated in
Birmingham, England The road is
first thoroughly cleaned by dry sweep
ing, then roughly distilled tar is poured
over it and spread evenly. after which
sand is thrown on, and the road is i'm
mediately ready for traffic A fort
night or three weeks later a second
coating is applied, and in a s;nort time
the road has the appearance of an as
phalt street 1t appears, al. 30. that a
short stretch of road in Beckenham
was treated with tar OIL, which is pour.
ed over again and az gain until the pores
of the road exuae the pre- paration
This, however, dries up quic Ely, dees
net make an oily and nasty mess in
vet weather and is said to be mucE
cheaper ti.an the tar process, lat it re
quifes more frequent renewal. A com.
'paratively small quantity of the mate
rial IS available, and this is a difficulty
IL the way of its general. adoption.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
Rural Free Delivery Notes

Under the new law authorizing in
creased salaries IN the postal service.
which becomes effective July j next
Postmaster General Meyer announces
an advance in salary from s,T5o to 5000
q year to about 22. son carriers in tie
rural delivery service whose rolltes are
twenty four Or more miles long. Car
riers on shorter routes viii also receive
substantial increase in salary.
Substitute rural carriers win be paid
the same rate as the regular carrier.
Substitutes are now paid at the rate Of
$500 per annum. irrespective OF the pay
af the regular carrier. The advance in
salary will increase the cost of the
rural delivery service approximately
s5.9oo,o0o year.
The report of the operation of the
rural delivery service up to March |.
made public recently by the fourth as
sistant postmaster general shows that
the total number Of petitions received
up to that date was 59,92o.. upon witch
1901 adverse reports have been made.
There are now in operation 37.33 81 3323
routes, on which 3T,174 regular rural
letter carriers are arnnloTed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
The Call of the Resort.

Summer resort proprietors are now
busy using some of the choicest Ian
guage they can Gull from the poets AMI
the soap announcements III their un-
selfish attempts TO lure the tired city
dwellers to their modest gardens of
Eden
Nothing finer in the way of castles
in Spain WAS ever built than the mod
era summer resorts that is, if the hyp-
notizeSl reader. will just take the word
of the advertisement for it. Just to
read about it viii rest his weary bones
perceptibly.
One of the disappointments in life is
to visit one of these same places cock
ed and primed hy the advertisement
for enjoyment. After you have looked
it over and sampled it for a few days
You find You have a kick on everything
from the table board to the scenery.
but il YOU complain the proprietor looks
ll you lnerriiy and asks YOU what you
are going to do about it That is
where be has you, for, in fact the only
thing y2u can do about it Is to go
back home.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
PARKER

NJ. T. Sweet and Junia Sargent were
in the city on business Monday.
Miss Merritt, compositor for the
New Era, has gone TO her home in
Mitchell for a visit.
Miss Nettia Garden, reporter for the
Press Leader, is renewing acquaint-
ances among her friends at her home
in Sauborn. la.
A large numbe, o. young people
gathered at the home OF Herman Eryin
Monday evening where they spent a
few hours very happily.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ". Parsons were at
Parker Monday. Mrs. Parsors was
having dental work done.
Dan L. Hanson has been coufined to
his room and bed since Thursday by
symptoms of typhoid fever. He is inn
proving at present aud it is hoped the
fever is broke and that he will soon be
out among us again. Miss Emmaretta
Phelps is ia. charge of his Office.
The Parker Blues went to Humboldt
Sunday and demonstrated to Hum boldt
the fact that they can play base ball
by trimming them up Is to @ c. Dex-
ter was in the box and did fine work
for Parker. The Blues took Canton
into camp to Thursday on the home
grounds.
Harry E. Collins has returned from
Draper where he recently proved up
on his claim. He made arrangements
for the harvesting of his crop there
and will moi return, at least for some
time.
A grand stand l6 BY As is heing con-
structed at the North Side ball park to
accommodate the e,crowds which will at
tend the games on. the Fourth. It IS
calculated to seal about 500 people.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
Leg al Notices
NoTTCE OF TIME APPOINTED FOR
PROVING WILL


State Of South Dakota
County Of Tprner : :
In the Matter OF the Estate OF isabella pat-
rick, deceased.
THE STATE or soUrH pAKorA SENDS
GREETING:
Te:-Elizabeth Haver, Samuel j. Patrick.
William F, Patrick, Robert Patrick, Maggie A.
Patrick lsabelia Jane Thayer, Minnie p Volin.
GeWsees and heirs al law ard next Of kin of
Isabella Patrick. deceased.
Pursuant 10 the order Of said court made on
the 18th day oi June 1897. notice is hereby given
that Friday the 9th day OF July, A. D., 1867 at
four o'clock p. M Of said day, III the Court
room OF said Court in tlse Court house in the
city OF Parker. Turner County, South Dakota,
has been appointed as the time and place for
proving the VIII Of said Isabella Patrick. de
ceased; and for hearing the application OF
Elizabyth Haver for the issuance TO her Of
Letters sTestamentary. when and where any
person interested may appear ana contest
the same.
Witness The j. W. Ednunds Judge Of the
County Court and The Seal OF said court this
lsth day of June, 1907 At MS oflce in the CITY
Of Parker, Turner county. SolIl Dakota
j. W. kpMuNps
ailtss: t,. GountyJudse
olerk d the County Court.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
ysss
CARE OF SEWING MACHINE
What te Dc When Things pea't Work
Toaether For Coco. .sg


There are but three important parts
to the common double thread machine,
the needle, the shuttle and the feed.
In cleaning a sewing machine use u
small screwtlriver, a stick about the
size of lead pencil. with a long slen-
Ger point, a piece of cotton cloth and
some machine oil
IN taking d machine apart do not gS
at it IN a haphazard way, but com
mence at one side and work toward
the other side, taking of everything as
you go that needs cleaning.
Have table with plenty of room,
and as fast as the pieces are removed
lay them there in the order In which
they were removed.
Be particularly careful not to lose
any of tie small screws, for they are
frequently OF such a thread that YOU
cannot get q duplicate.
After you have taken OFF the small
parts carefully clean the body OF the
machine
Kerosene will act like magic In tax
ing off the hardened oil and dirt. ana
the sharpened stick will be very sen
iceable In reaching every creviee.
In olling the machine use none but
the very best oil. 1t is a good idea
once IN awhile to use little kerosene.
Ihis Wlll Keep it free from gum.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
The Magic No. 8

Number three is a wonderful mascot
for Geo. Fl Paris, of Cedar Grove, Me,
according to a letter which reades:
After suffering much with liver and
kidney trouble, and becoming greatly
discouraged ~ the failure to find re-
lief. | tried Electric Bitters, and as :,
result am a well man today. The
first bottle relieved and three bottles
completed the cure Guaranteed best
remedy for stomach, liver aud kidney
troubles, by Fl. j. Pier. druggist. soc.