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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

A-suburban family has a servant who
is an excellent cook. but insists upon
making all her dishes strictly according
TO her own recipes. Her mistress gave
her full swing not only as 10 cooking,
but as to the purchasing of supplies.
The other day the mistress said:
Nora, the coffee you are giving us is
very good. What kind is it,"
It's no kind at all, num- replied
the cook. It's a mixer"
How do you mix it?"
Il make il one-quarter Mocha. one
quarter Java, and on~e-quarter Rio"
But that's only three-quarters. What
do you put in for the other quarter?'
Il put in no quarter at all, num-.
That's where so many spiles the coffee.
mum, by putting ir y fourth quarter"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
Beware OF OintmentS for Catarrl
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the Who'll.
system when entering 1t through the mu.
rous surfaces. Such articles should never
he used except on prescriptions from reputa
Die physicians, as the damage they will de-
Is tenfo'd 10 the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by r.. J. Cheney & Co, 70
iedo, O.. contains no mercury. and Is taker
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy.
Ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. Ii is taken internally and made
In Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

A hard-headed old Pittsburg manu-
facturer. n made his fortune, as ne
expresses it, with his coat Off, was
induced by his daughters TO accom-
pany them to a Wagner concert. the
first he had ever attended. The next
day he happened to meet an
ance. who had seen him the night be-
fore, who asked:
II D you enjoyed the concert
last night, Mr.. Smith"
Yes 1t took me back 10 the days OF
nv youth" the old man said. with a
reminiscent sigh.
.Ah, Summer days in the country,
girl in a lawn dress. birds singing, and
all that"
mo. the days when ! worked in a
boiler shop in Scranton.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
BABY ITCHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with In
famed Skip-DoctOrs No Avail
Cured by Catlcura Remedies

My baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar TO ecZe-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
a year. ! took her 10 a number OF doe
tors. and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss c..
/ did not use il ut first. as | had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last | tried Cuti-
cura Soap. Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills. and TO my
surprise noticed an Improvement.
After using three boxes Of the Cuti-
cura Ointment. together with Cuticura
Soap aud Pills, am pleased to say she
is altogether Il different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. A. c. Brestlin,
III y. Lincoln St, Chicago, H.. Oct.
20 and 30. 1906"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
A Few "ws nteds."

Wanted-A young men 10 take care
OF a pair OF mules of a Christian dispo-
sition.
Wanted-Two apprentices who will
be treated as one OF the family.
Wanted-EXpeTienced nurse for bot
tie baby.
Wanted-An Industrious man to take
charge of 5000 sheep who can speak
German.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

Wife: II have about made up my
mind. John, that when | married you
| married a fool
Husband: THAT reminds me OF q
remark you made just before we were
married. You remember that you said
It would be hard TO find two people
more alike than you n J."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

or a place where things grow every day in
the year
Where you don't have 10 depend on rain.
fall
Where an acre yields from $50 TO $500 and
upwards
Where you will find orderly. intelligent and
settled communities, the best OF
schools and well-built and safe trolley
roads
Where you can live better Oh less OUTLAY
than anywher else
Where you will find the best climate on
earth
This spells. OF course. Southern California.
Send this ad. and ten cents 10 sta mps to
the Examiner. Los Angeles. Cal, and get
the Fourth Anniversary number % that
paper, TO be published Dec. l.. which will
tell you all about il.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
OF Course,

Early in the morning session. when
b pupils were feeling bright and
happy, the teacher thought it a good
plan to give them sentences to correct,
both as to grammar II sense. She
accordingly wrote on the blackboard:
The hen has our legs. He done
it
Thoughtful little ~Ignatius, at the foot
of the class, pondered deeply, and at
the end OF fifteen minutes time, allowed
for correction. he wrote:
He didn't lone il: God done it,"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
From Town Topics.

The wintar time will soon he here
With all its frigid days.
And coal men will resume once more
The error of their weighs.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

n So = 81. Wins aaacs ana all nervous diseases
permanently cured by DR.. Kline a Gr.ai
Nerve Restorsr. Send for Free 81 uiai bottle and treatise
DIR. X. IA. KLINE, Id. S3l Arch Street Philaoslphia, Pc
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
Ambiguous.

From Lie.
Don't you find the dinners here in
Variably dull?'
Well, | couldn't say invariably
when this is the first time you have
ever taken me out
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

From the New York Times.
die YOU ever hear of Adams fall?''
Yes, l have, old man. Did OF ever
of caves ~dropping?'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
Hides. pelts and Wool.
Blow to w agnerIans.

To get full value. ship TO the old rellaofe
n W. Hide 81 Fun CO. Minneapolis. MINI.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

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teethihE; EoftspE the gums, Teauces imam N alton, NJ.
syG pain cures wind noljc. N cent, q bottle
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
wanton Slaughter of Game.
H. S. GIvLER. Pub
KANSAS

Kill, Kill. Kill The word is on
every tongue from the time the big
game season opens in the far west
until it closes, two months later
Every mans hand seems to be against
the wild things of the mountains-the
harmless wild things which lend to
the forest half its charm If it were
the aim of the people to exterminate
the deer, elk and mountain sheep they
could not kill with more avidity- The
question of skill does not enter into
it. If an elk is close enough to SINCE
his hair with the powder, no matter,
kill him, If the pack horses are al
ready loaded to the limit, if not q
pound of the meat is to be touched, If
the head is worthless as a trophy and
the horns valueless, no matter, kill
just the same. The law permits each
person his two elk, SO take the limit!
If an animal is crippled, do not bother
to trail him, Get him go; the wolves
will fall and starve-that elk with the
shattered shoulder or the deer with
the dragging hind leg. What does it
matter to you if, comparatively few
years hence, the elk tracks and the
print of the deer's pointed hoof are
gone forever, if the forests are de-
pleted and silent and pair of antlers
has become a curiosity? You have
had your sport. And this, exclaims
Caroline Lockhart in Lippincotts, is
the way in which nine-tenths of the
people reason who hunt in the big
game season. The real sportsman is
not a menace to the game; he is its
best friend, its protector. He is as
jealous of it as though it were his own
property, and he has clearly defined
code of honor in regard to the killing
of it. But real sportsmen are rare in
the big-game country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
Modesty of True Greatness.

Abou Ben Adhem had just found
out that his name led all the rest.
STILL" he observed, with a modesty
as rare as it was charming, 1.-THE sea-
son Is young yet. I've made a few
lucky hits it's true, but just as likely
as not I shall be at the bottom of the
percentage column in batting before
the season ends Smilingly accept
ing the bouquet of cut flowers sent to
him by an admirer in the grandstand,
he stepped up to the plate, struck
out, lodged a lemon thrown at him
by Disguised b1eacherite, and went
and took his seat on the bench.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
scHuRz STORY OF LINCOLN.
His Keen Wit Proved Too Much foi
the Ambitious Count.

One of the many foreigners who
sought my intercession was young
German count, whose identity was
vouched for by member of the Prus-
sian legation, writes Carl Schurz, in
McClure's Magazine He had a long
row of ancestors, whom he traced
back for several hundred years. He
was greatly impressed with the i'm
portance of this fact, ans thought ii
would weigh heavily in securing him
a position in our army. If he could
only have an audience with the
president and lay his case before
him, he believed, the result could not
be doubtful. He pursued me so ardu-
ously with the request for a personal
introduction to Mr.. Lincoln THAI at
last / succumbed and promised to in
troduce him if the president permit
ted The president did permit The
count spoke English moderately well,
and in his ingenious way he at once
explained to Mr.. Lincoln how high
the nobility of his family was. and
that they had been counts so-and-so
many centuries Well said Mr.. Lin
coin, interrupting him, that need not
trouble you That will not be in your
way, if you behave yourself as a sol
der" The poor count looked puz
zled, and when the audience was oven
he asked me what in the world the
president could have meant by SO
strange remark.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
TRADITION OF THE ROSE
Pretty Legend Current Among North
| American Indians.

The North American Indians of the
western coast have tradition that
roses were created without thorns-
So tall and fair they grew that all
creatures were attracted by their
beauty and grace Animals that
browse upon grass and green heritage
soon discover the tender sweetness of
the roses abundant foliage, and then
every rose tree holding its flowers
aloft but attracted attention and drew
destruction to itself.
Every part of the earth had been
given its glory of roses, but in every
place there were animals which
sought the bushes to devour them,
and and tribes of roses were in dam
tremity they held a council, for in
that faraway morning of the world
plants as well as animals had power
to speak. To the council all the
roses came, and each had a tale to tell
of suffering and disaster. At length
it was decided to send for help to the
goldman of the tribes-the Hiawatha
of the west. Delegates were chosen
from among those who were MANNED
and torn and had suffered most. 9th
ers also were sent who were tall and
fair and graceful. Wisely this coun-
ell discerned that should justice be
denied the tribes, beauty might pre-
vail in their cause.
The conference was long and grave.
At its close an armory of thorns was
given to every rose, and thus were the
tribes of roses delivered from the en-
emies.-Circle Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
STILL A MYSTERY.
Unexplained Conduct of Hooker and
Howard at Charlottesville.

There has been much speculation as
to whether those who accused Gen
Hooker of having been intoxicated
during the battle of Charlottesville
were right or wrong. The weight OF
the testimony of competent witnesses
is strongly against the theory. 1t is
asserted, on the other hand, that he
was accustomed to the consumption OF
certain quantity of whisky every
day, that during the battle of Chan
cellorsville he utterly abstained from
his usual potions for fear of taking
too much inadvertently, and that his
brain failed to work because he had
not given it the stimulus to which il
had been habituated. Whichever
theory be the correct one, certain it is
that to all appearances Gen. Hooker's
mind seemed, during those days, in
remarkably torpid condition. On
no such theories can we explain Gen
Towards failure to foresee the com
ing of Jackson's attack upon our right
fank-for he was man of the sober
est habits. How he, in spite of the
reports constantly coming in, in spite
of what, without exaggeration, may be
called the evidence of his senses
could finally conclude on the second
of May that Jackson, instead of in
tending to attack, was in full retreat
1 have never been able to understand
writes Carl Schurz in McClure's Mag
azine, except upon the theory that his
mind simply failed to draw simple
conclusions from obvious facts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
Bobbv's Viewpoint,

The theater was brilliant with col
ored lights and overf1owing with a
gay commencement throng. The
stage was crowded with a class of 200
boys and their teachers. Among the
graduates was John, the big brother
of little Bobby, who was surveying
the scene with bullying eyes. He
snuggled up to his father and in a
stage whisper asked:
Papa, isn't it nice that so many
people came to Johns commence
ment?''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03

stood, and from her face all express
sion had fed Her mind was as blank
as her face, and the major, in pity.
was about to ask his accomplished
and gentle wife to present the flag.
when, with a supreme effort, the little
maid spoke
Soldiers" she said, in a high,
strained voice. Soldiers, here is your
flag We have made it for you, and
We have prayed and cried while we
were making it. Take it and be care
full of it. Don't tear it, don't get it
soiled, and be sure and bring it
back"
Then the small speechmaker COW
cred her face, jumped down from the
table and fed out of the hall.
The audience went wild Salvoes
OF cheers greeted the flag, but Eva
knew that all her school friends, and
all of her cousins were laughing over
her failure She was inconsolable,
and she refused to be comforted. From
her feet she tore the blue shoes,
realizing that they had been the cause
of her undoing. Nothing could per-
suade her to wear them again
Only when the time came for good
bys and the marching away of the
company, its flag gloriously to the
fore, the tears of the girl were dried.
Then, awe at the grief and the stern
repression of tears which she saw all
around her entered her self-absorbed
brain, and for the first time the small
woman wept for others and felt the
woes of humanity pressing upon her
hitherto untouched heart
She walked along the road in her
white stockings and forgot everything
but the marching men, with the fife
and drum playing 1.-The Girl 1 Left
Behind Me"-they, and the women
and children who walked beside Their
to the bridge over the river
Then the stay-at-homes stood still.
And the hundred men marched away
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
Her Mind Was Blank.

aroused the vanity and pride of the
little girl, and when the blue shoes
came her head was turned entirely.
No one in the clearing or the town
had ever heard of blue shoes up to
this time.
1t was hard to submit to the hair
curling and the general primping up
that was necessary for an appearance
in public, but with fortitude the child
stood the supreme test of being
dressed up" and came out with fly
ing colors.
1t was a stormy day in early May
in the first year of the war, and the
parting exercises were held in the
great hall of the courthouse. Here
the rustic company was drown up,
undrilled, almost, and as yet ununi-
formed. But martial fire glowed in
every eye, and every man looked at
last foot taller than he actually
measured.
There was singing and praying and
there were speeches by dignitaries,
and at last came the presentation of
colors.
The silken banner, surely the most
beautiful thing that had ever been
seen by this small gifl-was unfurled
and its staff was placed in her hand
as she stood on a table to be seen by
all in the hall.
OF all the things there present,
though. the small girl had in mind
only the lovely blue shoes. 1t was
certain that the position on the table
showed them off to the best advan-
tage, and she wondered what her en-
yiOuS schOOlmates were thinking &C
they looked upon her in all her glory.
The major. in the first uniform ever
seen in the county-it had come with
him from Madison the day before
stood behind his daughter with the
written speech in his hand ready to
prompt in case the child's memory
should fail None of the women could
see, for tears, that day
The speech was to the effect that
the wives and mothers of the soldiers
lad made the flag, and that every
stitch stood for a prayer for the safe
ty of the brave boys who were to
carry that banner through the storms
of war.
1t was impressed upon the men that
they were expected to bring home the
flag with every star. and every stripe
unsullied by dishonor and made glori-
back without fail and in honor. this
glorious flag of the nation
The major murmured the opening
line in the ear of his daughter But
she was silent, for the first time prob
ably in her life when there was
chance for her to speak Rigidly abe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
THE BLUE SHOES.
An Incident at Flag Presentation in
the Time of the War.

The heroine of this true tale of war
days was a little red-haired, chubby
girl of seven years, and we will call
her Eva, because that was the name
of her best friend, and both of the
girls are yet alive.
Eva was born in a clearing of the
Wisconsin woods and she had never
seen any sky that was not held up,
all round, by the great arms of tall
trees. Even the village, where there
was a courthouse, three stores and
mill, had a rib of trees around it.
War had come, and the men of the
settlement and the village were mus
tering to march away. The county
had furnished whole company, and
the women had made a flag for the
departing soldiers.
Eva had been chosen, being the
daughter of the major of the regi-
ment, to present the colors to the
company on the day of its march
forth from the village. The speech,
written by the combined aid of the
majors wife, two school teachers and
a minister, was safely stored in the
small brain of the heroine of the day
She could say that speech forward or
backward, or begin in the middle and
go both ways. She was letter per-
feet
But something happened on the
momentous morning of the going
away of the troops and the giving of
the flag, writes Ada c.. Sweet in Chi
cago Journal. Eva's aunt brought,
from the nearest city, pair of blue
shoes for the garnishment of the
small maiden. Already a white dress,
and a red, white and blue sash had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03

New Jersey lives up to it's reputa-
ton for producing original citizens.
The latest case in point is that of
Peter Mowry, an engineer on the Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western rail-
road. One day when his train reached
Millburn he discovered that he did not
have water enough to carry him to
the next water tank. He hesitated
only a moment, then jumped out of
his cab and disappeared. Before he
climbed back to his seat the fire en-
gines came tearing down the street
toward the station. In reply to the
foreman, who asked where the fire
was, Mowry explained his needs, and
said he had pulled the alarm because
he thought maybe the fire company
could run hose to a hydrant and fill
his tank He did not judge his fellow
Jerseymen wrongly, for the hose was
unwound and he soon had all the wa
ter he needed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractivenesS to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03
Relics of Franklin.

In the rear of the Philadelphia l.
brary is a beautifully planted plot of
ground, which is overlooked by a
porch at the rear of the building, to
which access is through the French
windows of the library building. In
the wall by the side of this porch Is
the inscribed cornerstone, which bears
tribute to the young artisans who
founded the library at the suggestion
of Benjamin Franklin Nearby is the
broken stone that once formed the in
scribed part of the pedestal of Frank
Inns statue Few visitors to the Ii
brary appear to be aware of the ex-
istence of this spot or of its interest
ing features
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03

1t has taken the English five years
to decide that Empire day, as the an
niversary of Queen Victoria's birthday
has been called since the queens
death, is worth celebrating. 1t has
been observed in the British colonies,
but at home hardly any official recog-
milton of the day has been shown.
This year, however, the London school
children received a half holiday, and
sang patriotic songs and saluted the
flag before going home for the after
noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03

voice telegraphy, says that the reason
women can talk longer, and faster,
and harder than men is because their
larynges are narrower. He asserts
that there is need for tremendous
amount of power in talking with
broad larynX-that an orator talking
to big crowd does as much work as
a porter who shoulders 400 pounds
On this basis there are several gen.
tlemen loose in the country who are
doing as much work as the average
railroad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-03

The New York legislature has
passed a bill which gives women
school teachers in New York city the
same pay as men, 1t has long been
maintained that for equal work there
should be equal pay The lower rate
of pay for women teachers has, for
better or for worse, left American
common school education largely in
the hands of women, and tended to
keep men out of the profession