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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
The Language Of india.

Among the 145 distinct languages
spoken in British India are some pos,
sessing only a few hundred words, 9th.
ers rivaling ENGLISH, rs Dr. Gs.ierson
says, or Russian as would say, in
their coptousness, some liz which everr
word is a moaosyilt5iG, osh@rs in
which some are elongated i ayglati
nation till they run - ten sgllahles
like da-pa-l-ocho-akan Aforementioned
a Sontali word, mean ng He WHO h"
longs to him who belSngs to me W.;
continue letting himself be made {,
fight Some of Ghese divers tongue
lack verb and noun. others are rs 60.
pick and systematic as Greek ana j,
in.-Nineteenth Century.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
ETIQUETTE OF CALLS.
Some of the Things That Are and Are
Not In Good Tnste.

Some of the Things That Are and Are
Not In Good Taste.
Every one is aware that a married
woman when paying formal call on
another married couple leaves two of
her husbands cards in the hall when
coming in or going out,
But every one does not know that
when the hostess is widow only one
card should be left
Punctilious people always call at
house from whence they have received
an invitation, and this whether it has
been declined or accepted. But with
the one exception of returning a first
call, which should be done as reason
ably soon as possible. the question as
to what time should elapse between
social visits is one that must be left
to the good taste and good sense of
the caller
Many people with a large and in
creasing circle keep a book in which
they note the date Of their, calls. and in
this connection it should be stated that
it is a compliment to call on the right
OttS-tlaL rs, Wucu lllc5 nSfStcoSo Ao
known to be at home to her friends.
It used to be considered the right
thing for q formal visit only to last
about a quarter of an hour. 1t not In
frequently happens that an idle wom-
an will arrive early and stay late il
she happens to be amused and if she
has nowhere else to go. Such behavior
is particularly inconsiderate when the
drawing room Of her hostess happens
to be a small one and when other Wis
itors are many.
In the country long calls are, of
course, permissible, but not in a town.
Again, it is not good taste to make
appointments to meet a friend at an
other friends house, and yet this is
frequently done, to the natural annoy
ance of the hostess, who feels that her
reception room is being used much as
might be a station waiting room,.-New
York American.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
Winners ii, Llfe

The people who win their way into
me limos recesses of. Others hearts
are not usually the most brilliant and
offted, but those who have sympathy,
patience self forgetfulness and that
sndefnahie faeultE OF eliciting the bet
Ter nature Of others We have many
frlends who are more beautiful and
gifted, but there is not one Of them
whose comp nicnship we enjoy better
than that OF the plain faced man or
woman who never makes. q witty Or
profound remark, but whose simple
quality Of human goodness makes up
Tor every other deficiency.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
FLED FIR ON MPTATlCN.
a U BrilOer MAS Getting CIose to Tais
III Hnfsenf Man,n Price


III oaest Mama Price.
Several secret service inen were
! Iunching in a downtown cafe the other
day when the talk turned to the gem
eral subject OF graft and bribery
i am reminded said one of them,
s.of the story Of an individual who was
& well known in the west about a decade.
I ago as a man of uniinpe ichabIe hon
4 esty and sterling integrity And it
wasn't just a belief or a general inn
Y preston, but matter Of cold, hard
fact, as the circumstances had proved
more than once.
& ut happened that about the time l
mention a big eastern corporation
which handled millions of dollars
worth of goods annually wanted a man
+ for position OF the highest trust and
after searching the country over light
ed on the gentleman in question. He
accepted the position, delighted with
the honor done him, but only held it
for a month, when he handed in his
resignation. AS he had given splendid
satisfaction iii the short time, he was
pressed by has employers for an ex-
PLANTATION. This he finally gave, as fol-
lows:
81 had held this place only three
days when we'll known individual
came to see me and, after pledging my
honor to secrecy, offered me bride of
$4,000 to do a certain thing that would
have been faithless to my trust. had
him shown out of the Office. The next
day a representative Of his raised the
rendered bride to $4,000. / refused
Indignantly. Several days later the
offer was raised to $4,000, and some
time after it was increased to $75, 900.
Still refused with scorn.
LAST week the well known indlvid-
ual himself again came to see me and
offered to make the bride 100000 in
\ cash and 100000 in stock. and / re-
fused the offer and resigned
s. And why did you resignY asked
his former employers, gazing at him
In admiration.
Gentlemen, said the man of I'M
impeachable honesty and sterling in
tegrity, my reputation is all | have.
There has never been a spot on my
name, and bribery and graft and
have been strangers all my life. Such
will continue to be the case. Gentle
men. resigned because that last offer
was simply near my price. Wash
ington Star
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
Chin,,nexs.

= J
II Chimneys constructed on modern
principles were almost unknown to the
ancients, being used only in the large
baths, where great quantities Of hot
water were needed, Chatting dishes.
braziers of glowing Goals and bottles
sef hot water were employed by the
ladies' Of the middle ages to keep Their,
rooms warm, aud a curious picture is
sGtant Of three Norman ladies chats
ting together, each with a bottle Of
hot water placed between her feet
Ghimneys are believed to have been UNI
known In England until the twelfth
century, hut by the end Of the four
tsenth We're generally employed in do
mestic architecture. For a long time
there was a chimney tax all over Eng
And. London News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
A story Of III Hung chang.

3 In the diary Of Sir NJ. e. Grant Duff
is a fine story Of Ii Hung Chang,
whose candor was never quite equaled
in this world, He was dining with a
Swedish traveller.
You come from Sweden said the
great man, don't your" yes was
the reply. And what kind of country
is Sweden z rejoined the other, where
upon he received. as was natural, a
glowing description Of it's charms.
.sAh, he said, that is very nice; very
nice indeed. When / next communicate
with the emperor of Russia I will tel
him to take Sweden!'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
Submarine Divers.

s u IS not safe, as d rule, for subma-
rine divers to descend lower than 25
Ifathoms, 1t'o feet, at which depth a
pressure OF pounds IS met with:
The greatest depth to which any diver
has ever descend ed is 81 fatholns. or
S204 feet. This was to the ship Cape
Horn, sunk OF the coast of South
America this depth the diver,
Hooper, must Eaye sustained the enor-
NOUS pres OF pounds per
square Inch Iaondo Ion Engineer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
His Rates.

n When a man longs to set his coun-
Hy's wrongs before an audience he
puts a high value on his time.
What would be your price for
talk on Russian, the chairman Of the
entertainment committee asked the
somber faced foreigner.
d Seventy five dollars for three-q uar-
tiers Of an hour, $50 for an hour and
quarter, $50 for two hours. Z said the
Russian
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
Free Homes

Are practically things of the past, but
good homesteads may be had by buy
ing some homesteader's rights and i'm
provenents Homes can be secured in
this way within ten or twenty miles Of
railroad at prices ranging from 500 to
$500.
Decided lands are from So to s15 per
acre. Farm lands $15 to $25 per acre.
For further information call on, or
write to the
HAPPY HOME REAL ESTATE
AGENCY, Pierrd, s. ID
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
Equine sneacity.

First Lieutenan How do you like
; the horse you bought from me last.
week? Second Lieutenant Very much.
He might hold his head a little higher,
though. First Lieut. Oh, that
will come all right when he IS paid Tor.
StulYersbla s5 ss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
just 4 hint.

Auntie How smart you look this
& Afternoon siearie Dolly (who has. I
been idden to ask IL abe may stay
5to tea {, YOU see put on this
costume 80 that any bod u did ask
/ nae ~ ceulds stop. Conscience
IsiItTtck ken I'D ven + asked have ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
sale of Public Buildings Lands-Gen.

Notice is hereby given that all unsold
lands, granted to the State of South Dakota
for the purpose Of erecting public buildings
at tn Capital, will be offered for sale at pub
lie auction mt the front door of the Court
House in the following named counties, be
tween the hours of ten O'Clock A. M. and five
o'clock p NJ. towit:
Nlay 18th; Potter, May 10th; Edmunds, May
2lst; Mcpherson, May 22d. and Sully May 25th
Dated at Pierre, S. d., this End day of March
1907.
O. @ DOKKEN
Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
Estray Notice.

Taken UP by the undersigned on OF
about May 18th, 1906, on Sec. 80, Tp.I11O,
r. IS, DeGrey Up, Hughes Co. S. d:
One light bay mare about 4 years old,
white face and white feet, weight $50
lbs. No visable brands.
+. H. WALSH.
Residence Sec. 30, L. 10, r. rs
Hughes Co S. d. Postoffice address
DeGrey.S. d.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07

Did he exhibit the cloven hoof n h
NO the clovan breat n Houston
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07

WANTED Nursing or plain sewing
by a competent woman anxious to get
work. Phone-6-7-B.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07

There Il nothing 50 true that tn
8damps of egx0e have not WaiIxpsd r.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07

The C1Oven Part.
$50 your engagement with Jack d
broken on =,
sstsyxAt,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07
For Sale.

/ am Offering my plumbing business
for sale. Call or address,
o. Westlund, Pierre, S. D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

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A UNIQUE BUILDING.-The new
building of the International Bureau OF
American Republics at Washington,
when completed. will be unlike any
thing in Washington. II not in the
whole world. 1t will serve as the in
ternational headquarters in one capital
of twenty-one different American ma
tions. The nearest approach to 1t will
be the new Temple Of Peace now be-
ing erected at the Hague. The cost
of this Pan American structure Will be
approximately $1,000,000, Of which Mr.
Carnegie has contributed $750,0OO
Thi- imposing building will stand fac
ing the White House lot upon what
Is known as "the Van Ness tract
which consists Of about five acres and
Is only two blocks below the Corcoran
Art gallery The international Bureau
of American Republics was founded
seventeen years ago, but until very
recently 1t has not had the sympathy
of any of the American nations, but
a new interest has been created by the
visitation of Hon. Elihu Root, secre-
tary Of state of the United States,
made to South America in 1906. This
bureau has no vital connection with
any department of the United states
II Is international and independent
and Is maintained by the joint contri-
buttons of the several nations. Its
present object Is not only to advance
commerce and trade. but to strengthen
comfy and friendship among all the
nations of the Western Hemisphere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

PARNELL's APoBoGY.-Mr. Parnell, or
April 16, 1873. characterized a state
ment made by Henry James as "a lega
bubble" worthy of the honorable and
learned member from whom it pro-
ceeded.
Il must inform the honorable MEM
ber." said the speaker. that an ex-
preston Of that kind is unwarrantable
and must be withdrawn"
Mr. Parnell apOlogized for having
used the expression. Il will say" he
added. that the statement was more
worthy of the ingenuity of a petty ses-
sions attorney than of a lawyer of
the ability of the honorable and learn
ed gentleman"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
4alauroas department.
Horse Swappers' Convention.

The annual convention of the Ohio
Horse Traders association met al
Cardington, o., last week. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing automobiles
and airships as methods of convey
ance. The sessions were held In
hayloft. All members were compelled
to sit with arms folded, that the temp
tation to pick their neighbors' pockets
might be lessened. The presidents re-
port showed that the organization was
In a fiourishing condition as rs pei
cent of the members were In jail ano
unable to be present. One hundred
members were on the floor.
In opening the convention the pres
ident spoke as follows: Fellow IA
bricators, 1t gratifies me exceedingly
to report to you that our worthy Or
ganization has had a remarkably
prosperous year. In proof OF this
statement have only to call your at
tention to the fact that out of a men,
bership of S75 horse traders only
three quarters Of that number are IN
jail.
This indicates that our vocation is
lust beginning to be understood. we
can now take our places beside rail-
road presidents and insurance direc-
tors. won't weary you with any
suggestions as to how you can I'M
prove your condition. I cannot think
of a single trick you don't know your
selves.
I'm conclusion I deeply regret a
growing tendency on the part OF some
OF our members to tell the truth IL
our organization is to survive this will
never do. We must adhere to those
principles which are the very founoa-
ton of horse swapping"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

SEA ISLAND CoTToN.-According to
a bulletin Of the department of agri-
culture at Washington the successful
cultivation of sea island cotton Is con-
fined to the area lying southwest Of a
line drawn from Georgetown to a
point in Florida, but nearly all the
crop is raised on the lands which lie
adjacent to the sea, and upon the
neighboring islands. The annual crop
fluctuates widely. according to the ma
ture of the season but the average
yield for the last five years in South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, has
been in the neighborhood Of $4,000
bales of nearly 400 pounds each. There
are several factors which enter into
the successful growing Of sea island
cotton. 1t requires a sandy or a sandy
loan soil, preferably with clay or a
compact sand subsoil about foot be-
low the surface. A well regulated
water supply is the most important
factor. And thorough drainage is es-
sential Atmospheric humidity ap-
pears to be q prominent factor, and
for this reason the fields which have
an ocean exposure are said to pro-
duce a finer and glosser staple. A
growing scarcity of labor has restrict
ed the output OF the industry. Other
sections than those in which 1t Is now
grown have undertaken to grow the
cotton, but with Indifferent success,
In fact no other sections seem to be
adapted to its culture. Some portions
of the South Carolina crop sell for as
much as 35 to 60 cents a pound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
EARLY RISING.
a Habit Which May Severely Tax the
Vital Powers,

y Haplt WniCn way SCNcToiJ taS eue
Vital Powers.
There Is no adequate support for
the impression that the early morning
hours are in any way more whole
some or healthy than later periods OF
the day. Except in summer time they
are apt to be damp, foggy, chilly and
among the least desirable hours OF
daylight, says Doctor Woods Hutchin-
son in the American Magazine. 1t is
quite true that during the summer
there Is a sense Of exhilaration abou,
being abroad in these early morning
hours, but this evaporates with the
dew and is apt to be succeeded by a
corresponding depression and loss OF
working power later in the day.
have been observing my friends and
patients for the past twenty years, in
this respect, and am inclined to the
opinion that not little Of the depres-
sion and nervousness which common
ly develop in hot weather is due tc
excessive exposure to light, from hab-
its Of early rising, inherited from
agricultural ancestors, not counteract-
ed by three to four hours rest in dark
ened rooms in the middle Of the day.
Secondly, that the exhilaration ex-
perienced during the early morning
h, 8 Is an expensive luxury which
has to be paid for later in the day. 1r
fact, l have found, that as a general
rule, to put 1t very roughly, the bust
ness or professional man who rises ar
hour before 7.30 or 8, goes to bed, Of
loses his working power, an hour ano
half earlier in the evening. Each
individual has in the beginning Of his
day about so much working power
stored up in his brain and muscle
cells If he uses this up with great
rapidity in the early morning hours he
naturally exhausts his stock the soon.
er in the afternoon or evening.
It is largely a matter Of when a mar
wishes to be at his best. If his occu.
ration is Of such a character that he
can clear off the brunt of his work ir
the early morning hours, then let hin
rise early. II on the other hand he re.
quires full vigor and readiness of mind
and body in the latter part Of the day
or at night, then he must rise later
to get It. Even in pure muscle worl
It IS false economy to work too lone
hours"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

UNPRoFTTABLE ADAM.-There Is oc-
casion for much beating about the
bush for answers to many questions
put by wise theologues to timid peo'
pie, but one set of men found thei'
match in the old Scotch woman under
examination for admission to church
fellowship.
What are the DEGREES of God?" she
was solemnly asked.
Indeed, trow. ne kens that bes'
himself"
What kind Of man was ADAM"
lou. just like ither fouk!" was the
quick reply.
The questioner insisted on a more
definite answer. "Weel," said she, "ht
was just like Jeems Madden. We ken
How so?"
"Weel, naebody got anything by him
and mony lost"
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q Game That Two Could Play.

A once we'll known old time Louis
willie gambler on one occasion thought
he had struck a good thing when
stranger who looked as If he hac
plenty Of money came along and sug'
gested a friendly game Of poker. The
game ran along very smoothly fo'
awhile, and at last, when the oppor'
tune moment came, that unregenerate
native dealt to the guileless stranger
four queens and gave himself foul
kings.
OF course the betting became inter
esting right away, and after all the
cash was up and 1t came to show
down the Louisville man laid down his
four kings and the stranger showed
four aces.
Take the money. mister" gaspeo
the astonished Kentuckian as he near
Iy fell in a fit. Take it IL you have
the heart to do it. But I'll be damned
II that was the hand l dealt you"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
A NEW WHALE.
Interesting Discovery Recently Made
BY Antarctic Expedition.

Interesting Discovery Recently MADE
BY Antarctic Expedition.
Rumors of an Antarctic whale un-
known to science have reached this
country from time to time, exciting in
terest tinged with skepticism among
European naturalists. These rumors
have been amply confirmed by E. A.
Wilson. naturalist to the recent dis
covery expedition. On January 2S'
1902, three of these whales, easily rec
ognized by the high and narrow back
fin, were seen off Ross's great ice bar
following. They were not large. as
whales go, measuring only between ~
and 80 feet in length. with short blunt
muzzles, black above and white below,
the characteristic fin standing three or
four feet above the back. Mr.. Wilson
assigns this new whale to the Mysta-
coceti-the baleen or whalebone group
of cetaceans-and considers that 1t
will prove to constitute a new genus.
II Is to our grief that Sir William
Flower Is no longer among us to share
the interest in this discovery. Deep
and catholic as was his affection for
all living creatures, he made the
whales his peculiar care, and sorrow
fully foresaw their approaching eS-
tinction.
For countless centuries Che said in
a lecture to the Royal Institution in
1889 impulses from within and the
force Of circumstances from without
have been gradually shaping the
whales into their present wonderful
form and gigantic size, but the very
perfection Of their structure and their
magnitude combined, the rich supply
of oil protecting their internal parts
from cold, the beautiful apparatus Of
whalebone by which their nutrition is
provided for, have been fatal gifts
which, under the sudden revolution
produced on the surface Of the globe
by the development Of the wants and
arts of civilized man cannot but lead
in a few years to their partial II not
complete extinction.
While Sir William Flower held that
the evidence was absolutely conclu-
sive" that whales represent the adap-
tation of a terrestrial mammal to an
aquatic existence, he was equally
firmly convinced that they are not de-
scended. like seals and walruses, from
the carnivores, but that they exhibit
affinities with the ungulates. True
that none Of the cetaceans are vege-
tartan, but Sir William Flower believ-
ed that primitive ungulates were om-
nivorous, as their least modified de-
scendants, the pigs. remain to this
day. Treacherous and misleading as
Is most popular zoology, he considered
that 1t was a true flash Of intelligence
which caused sailors and fisher folk
to give to the commoner and smaller
cetaceans such names as sea hog, sea
pig and herring hog. The French also,
not certain with lending us porc-pois-
son, to shorten into porpoise. have in
turn borrowed meerschwein from the
Germans and altered it to marsouin to
denote pigfsh.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

resemble natural plants so closely, and
he is himself inclined to consider
them a form of life, his opponents
hold that they are no more vital than
a paper flower or a wax doll. Never
theless the experiments have raised a
little scientific tempest in Germany
and France.
Scientists are wondering II the gra-
dations Of living to dead matter are
so fine that 1t Is impossible to deter
mine at what point life begins, just
as among the lowermost creatures it
is often impossible to classify organ
isms as plants or animals. If the
functions of vegetation can be repro
duced by what we have been pleased
to regard as dead matter it would
seem as though we should have to
frame a new definition Of lie.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

AN EASY JoB.-Pat had just arrived
IN New York in the morning and was
sauntering down Broadway, viewing
with wonder the mammoth buildings
OF that noted street, when he came
to a large office building just being
constructed.
AS he was passing, a foreman
emerged from the structure and catch
ing sight of Pats broad shoulders and
sinewy form, called out, want job.
"Begorra, and I'm looking for that'
replied Pat.
So he was soon installed in his new
position. The satisfaction which his
work gave him may be best shown by
the letter which he sent to his brother
the next day. This is the letter:
New York, June, 1870
Dear Mike:
Come quick. Good pay. Easy work
All you have to do is to carry mortar
up a ten story building and you hno
a man up there with trowel to do al
the work"