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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

leap that would land me either in
wealth and power or in the bottom
less abyss.
Instead of continuing to sell tex
tiles, covered as Ear as | could;
and | bought so eagerly and so heav-
lily that, more than Langdon's corps
of rocketers, ! was responsible for the
stocks rally and start upward. When
say eagerly" and heavily ! do not
mean that | acted openly or without
regard to common sense. | mean SIM
ply that ! made no attempt to back
up my followers in the selling cam
paign ] had urged them into; on the
does not sound well, and it is no bet
ter than it sounds. | shall nos dis
pute any one who finds this action of
mine a betrayal of my clients TO save
myself All l shall say is that it
was business, that in such extreme
and dire compulsion as was mine, it
was-and is-right under the code,
the private and real Wall street code.
You can imagine the confused mass
of transactions in which | was in
volved before the stock exchange had
been open long There was the stock
we had been able to buy or get OPP
tons on at various prices, between
the closing of the exchange the pre-
vious day and that mornings opening
stock from all parts of rs country
and in England. There was the stock
had been buying since the exchange
opened-buying at figures ranging
from one-eighth above last nights
closing price to fourteen points above
it, And, on the debit side, there were
over period of nearly two months
settings" of blocks large and small
at a hundred different prices.
An inextricable tangle, you will say,
one it would be impossible for man
to unravel quickly and in the frantic
chaos of a wild stock exchange day.
Yet the influence of the mysterious
state of my nerves, which | have de-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
MOST uNLADYLIkE.

When l saw 1 was to have a respite
of a month or so, | went over 10 the
National Industrial bank with Hea-
ley's roll, which my tellers had count
ed and prepared for deposit. | fin
ished my business with the receiving
teller of the National Industrial, and
dropped in on my friend Lewis. the
first vice-president. did not need to
pretend GOODNESS and confidence; my
nerves were still in that curious state
Of tranquil exhilaration. and | felt
master of myself and of the situation.
Just as l was leaving, in came Tom
Langdon with Sam Ellersly.
Toms face was a laughable exhibit
OF embarrassment. Sam-really,
felt sorry for him. There was no rea-
son on earth why he shouldn't be with
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

"HOW DID YOU COME on
results that l had made point Of
/ telegraphing to London news of my
proposed suit. The result was little
trading in textiles over there and a
slight decline in the price This fact
was telegraphed to all the financial
centers on this side of the water, and
reinforced the impression my lawyers
announcement and my own "bear"
letter were making.
Still, this was nothing, or next to
it. What could hope to avail against
Langdon's agents with almost unlimit-
ed capital, putting their whole energy
under the stock to raise it? In the
same newspapers that published my
bear attack, in the same columns and
under the same headlines, were Off
cial denials from the textile trust and
the figures of enormous increase of
business as proof positive that the
denials were honest. If the public
had not been burned so many times
by "industrials," if it had not learned
by bitter experience that practically
none of the leaders of finance and in
dustry were above lying to make or
save few dollars, If textiles had not
been manipulated so often, first by
Dumont and since his death by his
brother-in-law and successor, this
suave and cynical Langdon my des-
perate attack would have been with
out effect AS it was
Four months before, in the same
situation, had | seen textiles stagger
as they staggered in the first hour Of
business on the stock exchange that
morning, I'd have sounded the charge,
clapped spurs to my charger, and
borne down upon them. Butt had
my newborn yearning for 'resPecta-
bility:" I had my newborn squearh- /
ishness, which led me to fear risking |
Bob Corey and his bank and the
money of my old friend HeaIey; |
finally, there was Anita-the longing |
for her that made me prefer narrow
and uncertain foothold to the bold |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

[? SHE ASKED EAGERLY"
scribed above, was so marvellous that,
incredible though it seems, the mo-
ment the exchange closed, knew ex-
actly where | stood
Like a mechanical lightning calcula-
tor, my mind threw up before me the
net result of these selling and buying
transactions. Textile common closed
eighteen points above the closing
quotation of the previous day; if
Langdon's brother had not been just
a little indiscreet, / should have been
as hopeless a bankrupt in reputation
and in fortune as ever was ripped up
by the bulls of Wall street.
AS it was, believed that, by keep
ing a bold front, might extricate and
free myself when the coal reorganiza-
ton was announced. The rise of coal
stocks would square my debts-and.
as l was apparently untouched by the
textile furry, so far as even Ball, my
nominal partner and chief lieutenant,
knew, I need not fear pressure from
creditors that | could not Withstand.
l could not breathe freely, but |
could breathe.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
Work of Popular Novelist.

Rider Haggard is a very rapid work
er with his pen. She" for instance.
was written in six weeks from the
time Mr.. Haggard began it till it was
ready for the publishers. He is also
exceedingly thorough in his prepare
lions for writing a book. He makes
a habit of spending months among the
scenes in which his plot is to be laid.
But having obtained the material, he
writes at fever heat. not sketching
out the plot beforehand. but writing
a chapter as it comes to him. and let
ting the plot develop itself as he goes
along
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
MADE 1T SEEM PLEASANT.
Lawyer Talked EloquentIy of Stay in
the "Pen.r

Il gave such a talk to a client OF
mine not long ago on the pleasant fea-
lures of prison life" said prominent
local attorney recently, that | actual
ly got to thinking for little while it
would be a great lark to spend few
weeks in some good penitentiary.
you see, the fellow was guilty. and
l knew it. didn't see how it would
be possible to clear him, and / knew
he would ct a lighter sentence by
pleading guilty. But I had job try
ing to talk him into changing his plea
to guilty. He said he didn't think he
would ever get reconciled TO life in
the penitentiary
Il told him that. of course. there
was a certain amount of prejudice
against living in a penitentiary, but
that it always struck me that it
wouldn't be half bad if a man went
with his mind made up to like it.
The regular hours ought to be a
great thing for a man. told him. and
If you are at all slick you can fix up
some scheme to get out of hard work.
Then you are clear out of the prosaic
business affairs of the outer world.
You go to bed at night knowing just
what you will have to do the next day,
and no one can get in where you are
to modest you. You won't get more
than couple of years, and that will
just give you time to learn some good
trade
When l got through he decided to
plead guilty, and l believe he was
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

Hold out your hand said | to the
boy, and he did | laid the five hun
dred dollar bill in it. NOW, shut your
fingers tight over that" said |, and
don't open them till you get home.
Then tell your mother to do what she
likes with it," And we left them
gaping after us, speeches. before this
fairy story come true
You must be looking hard for luck
to-day" said Joe, who understood
this transaction where another might
have thought it a SNOWY and not very
wise charity. They'll stop in at the
church and Iray for you, and burn a
candle"
Il hope so, said |, for God knows
| need it,"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

himself. and excludes all others from
partaking in them, than the desire of
accommodating possessions. When the
desire has once gotten hold of the
heart, it shuts out all other considera-
tons, but such as may promote its
views. In its zeal for the attainment
Of its end, il is not delicate in the
choice of means. AS it closes the
heart. also it clouds the understand
ing. 1t cannot discern between right
and wrong; it takes evil for good and
good for evil; it calls darkness light.
and light darkness.-Bishop Mant
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
The Sandal Question.

A college girl whose city home de-
bars her from trial of the Kneip
cure has for her neglige footgear the
same style of sandals that children
wear in the summer time without
hosiery. They give my feet good
airing every day and my toes a
chance TO spread out square as Mother
Nature intended they should" is her
simple explanation of the idea. She
does not carry her fad outside the
limits of her own private apartment.
but even so. the time of release from
hosiery and stylish shoes is a great re-
lief, she claims. to tired feet
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
A BREATHING SPELL.

Langdon, after several years of eff
fort, had got recognition for textile
in London. but that was about all. He
hadn't succeeded in unloading any
great amount of it on the English. So
1t was rather because l neglected
nothing than because was hopeful OF
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
The Re,ort Courteous.

rs any one waiting on you?" asked
the naughty saleslady. finally conde-
scending to notice the shopping per-
son.
I'm afraid not replied the latter
MY husband was-I left him outside
but I'm afraid he's become disgust
ed and gone home. Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

at make
he a
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26

really looking forward to a year or
two in the n."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
Accumulatino Possession.

There is not a vice which more ef
fectually contracts and deadens the
feelings, which more completely
makes a mans affections center in.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

On January llth, 1907, we printed
an article in which we gave some
fguers as to the price and supply of
wheat. At that time the May option
was selling at ia cents in Minheap-
oils. As a conclusion from the facts
gathered, we stated that the outlook
was for higher prices, although we
stated that we could form no idea as
TO how much of a raise would take
place. On Wednesday, January 23td
the May option sold in MINNEAPOLIS
at Sls cents. or 81 cents higher than
two weeks before. The advances Of
practically 4 cents makes the farmers
No. | wheat worth 70 10 I'll cents on
our local market. The price may go
some higher, but we have gone out
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25

N. E.. Tackaberry was on the sick
list the first of the week.
The Legislature take a recess from
Thursday until Tuesday next.
Topics at the Congregational
church next Sunday: Morning, "Pay-
ing a Fair Price, evening, deep
Things Out of Darkness.
The five-year-old daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. P. A. O'Hora of
Mathews township, is quite seriously
i'll of a nervous difficulty.
Geo. j. Busmann, of Bryant, and
Mary E. Welke, of De Smet vicinity,
We're married on Wednesday, January
23rd, by Rev. M. E. Hunsberger, of
this city.
II. r. Omdahlen, of Hetland, was
in the city Monday. He states that
about May he will start for Norway
with the intention of remaining a
year and perhaps longer.
Services at Episcopal church Sun
day at 10:45 a. m. and 1870 p. m.
Holy communion and sermon a, m.
Evensong and sermon p. m. You
are invited to all of these services.
The list of killed in one of the
wrecks on the 10Th contained the
name of j.. Schannon, which some of
our people believe to be Prof. Schann-
on, who at one time was principal of
the De Smet school.
R. w. Levitt stopped of in De
Smet Thursday while on his way down
from Pierre. While out there he saw
p. A. Randklev. Pete weighs 100
pounds less than when he left De
Smet and says he is feeling fine.
AT Mitchell on the Goth inst will
be held the fourth annual meeting Of
the Live Stock and Poultry Breeders
Association. On The Both at the same
place will be held a sale of fifty four
fancy hogs of different kinds. On
the 3lst will be Eefd a sale of cattle
comprising As head of Shorthorns, 81
Herefords, 10 Aberdeen Angus, and
2 Polled Durhams. One and one
third fare for the round trip from all
points in this state.
A letter to relatives in this city
from Mrs. Bert Owen, of Seattle, states
Is inches of snow fell in that city last
week, and that the thermometer was
20 above zero. Mrs. l.. f. Straight
was in the city at the time the letter
was written, she and her son Gene
having called at the Owen home that
day. The letter stated that the 20
above zero was claimed by the older
inhabitants to be the coolest expert
enced in thirteen years.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25

Of the predicting business because
we believe that the present price is
about what the article is worth. At
the time OF writing our former article
the difference between the 1907 price
and the price Of the same time a year
ago was II cents. The difference
has now been reduced to p cents.
Small receipts owing to cold wealth
er and snow is one of the principle
factors in the present bull move
ments. Wheat may go still higher
but it will be mostly because of spec
ulation, which is never a very stable
market.
Our local De Smet market is 10 to
II cents for the best wheat, 29 cents
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25

neSuay evening Tor tnelr nome III
Iowa.
Miss Florence Hanson was down
from Viel ma the latter part of last
week and the first of this for a visit
with friends. Miss Florence has been
clerking in a general store at Vienna
for two years past.
w. NJ. and E. NJ. Robinson and
their wives went to Minneapolis the
latter part of last week to spend a few
days. The gentlemen will purchase
hardware for the Robinson Co stores
at this place and Erwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Blachford, of
Spirit Lake township, arrived last Fri
day night from points in Illinois
where they have been visiting with
old friends. Mrs. Blachford spent
nearly three months there, Mr.. B. go
ing later and spending about a month
Judge and Mrs. Chas. S. Whiting
entertained a company of friends Fri
dry evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. P. Sanford. Cards were INDUCED
in and refreshments served at twelve
o'clock. The evening was greatly en-
joyed by all.
Those who have paid subscrip-
ton since our last mention are Ralph
Brown, Carl Larson, Fred Gehm, r.
B. Fursier, W. r. Heating, James Nc
Caskell, Theo. Dickman, T. Omdahlen
T. G. O'Hora, l.. E. Long, A. NJ.
Nordlund.
j. H. Robson has accepted a
position with the Atlas Co. as mana
ger of their lumber yard at Manches-
ter and has already entered upon his
duties. His family still remains in
De Smet, but he will likely arrange
for their removal as soon as he can do
so.
1T is claimed by some of our ex
changes that the catalogue houses
have served notice that they will not
sell flour and sugar in the fu ure on
account of the small margin. Those
concerns neverdid sell except on a
big margin. If the price was low the
quality vas still lower.
Herman Smith, of Lake Henry
vicinity, who has been i'll of typhoid
fever for several weeks is now much
improved. He is still confined to his
bed but he is expected to be up ia d
few days and his complete recovery
seems to be assured.
Died at Bancroft, on Saturday
January 18th, Floyd Dill aged about
"a years. He had been in poor health
for several days but not thought ser
iously i'll until Friday evening when
a physician was summoned who pro.
nounced it diptheria. The deceased
was a young man of exemplary hab.
its and leaves a large number OF
friends and relatives to mourn his
loss. Willow Lakes News.
Revival meetings are being held
in the M. E. church every evening
with the exception of Saturday. Rev,
and Mrs. Harbridge, the evangelists,
arrived last week and began on Sun
day. The evangelists and their meth
DDS are very much liked. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harbridge have had unusual
success in other places, and, while
they have just begun here, every in.
dication points to the accomplishment
of much good. Everyone who have
heard them express themselves az
highly pleased. Everybody is invited
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25
THE INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From, an Around fbe Town and
County.

j. E. Holtz went to Sioux Falls
Tuesday on business.
j. w. Sturgeon and wife are visit
ing relatives at Forrest, Mimi, this
week.
"A girl arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. p. Miller last Friday
morning.
"A new floor was laid in the old
part of the Fuller store building the
first of the week.
w. E. Peterman has his jewelers.
bench in one of the windows at the
Sasse drug store.
The Ladies Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs.
Plowman Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Fred Clark and family are all
down with the grip. Fred's substi-
tutute has been carrying the mail on
route No. /.
-Purl Long, of Platsmouth, Neb.,
arrived Wednesday of last week to
make his brother Fred a visit. He
will remain about two weeks longer.
DE Smet has plenty of fuel, for
which our people should feel thank
full, especially when we think of the
situation in North Dakota.
Rev. j. E. Booth, of Miller, will
occupy the pulpit of the Evangelical
church next Sunday, both morning
and evening.
Mrs. G.. B. Grover enterta ned a
company of lady friends Thursday
afternoon of last week in honor of her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Hope, of Yer
million.
%. V. Munger's family is under
quarantine on account of scarlet fever
three of the children suffering an at
NICK Ol bu6 ulSCuSS' n SoSCo oiO
all in the light form.
VIM. Hope arrived from Vermil'
lion the first of the week for a visit
with his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. B. Grover. Mr.. and Mrs. Hope
returned to their home Thursday.
Other parts of the Northwest
seemed to suffer greater storms the
past week than has South Dakota.
AT Duluth the storm was SO great as
to cause suspension of all work on the
coal docks.
Judge Whiting went to Redfield
Tuesday evening to hold court two
days. He will then go to Huron where
he will spend the rest of the week.
Chas. Bonsall, of Esmond, has
traded Lis property in Esmond for
farm lands zeal Highmore. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. Bonsall to move back
to Iowa in the spring.
AT st. Thomas Catholic church
Wednesday morning, January BIRD,
occurred the marriage of Miss Mary
Heffernon, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Thos. Heffernon, living on the j. w,
Allen farm east of this city, to Mr.
Alphonso Duffy, of Manchester, Iowa,
Very Rev. j. F. Hogan officiating
The happy couple took the train Wed
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25

j. l.. Van Hook, of Spirit Lake
township, received a telegram Mon
day stating that n of his sons at
Wagner, this state, was seriously Ill
of pneumonia. j. l.. took the train
Monday evening for hat place.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25

for oats, 40 cents for best barley, so
cents for durum wheat, ST. .05 for flax.
Dairy butter % cents, eggs ~ cent?
Sioux City ~stock-Wednesday -
Hogs $6 3006 so; beeves $4,80@5 So;
cows and heifers S3.25@3.75; stock
ers aud feeders $3.25@3.75.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25
THE WEEKS WEATHER.

Below we publish the weather for
the week ending Wednesday. Jan.
oath, 1907, az recorded by j. H..
Hall, weather observer for this
section:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-24
Expert uship,

A couple of Americans We're inspect
ing an English fire station. One of
them, addressing the chief engineer,
said:
do you know, in New York we use
a nine-inch hose, not paltry three
inch, such as you have here"
oh" replied the chief engineer,
|that small hose is for watering the
station; this twelve-inch hose is what
we use at fires. Besides, it saves tho
use Of fire escape, for when we want
to send man up to the top Of a build
ing we just place him on the top of the
hose, turn the water on, and he is up
ther is no time!"
'Yes,' remarked one Of the visitors,
"but how does he get down again?"
"Well,' replied the engineer, "ho
simply places his arms around the jet
and slides down.-Old Scrapbook.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-24

Island City tube under the East river,
when August Belmont, who financed the
undertaking, acted as conductor of the
car containing the officials connected with
the work and members OF the public ser
vice commission. Superintendent of Mo-
tive Power Banghard was the mOtorman.
The car went from Third avenue and For
ty-second street, Manhattan, to jackson
avenue and Fourth street, Queens, in four
minutes. This is a reduction of At least
thirty minutes in the time between these
two points under the old conditions of
transit.
In general appearance the tube is sim
liar to an ordinary city subway, being
perfectly dry, well lighted and equipped
with heavy rails and a modern signal sys-
TEN. The cars are of the regulation type,
operated by trolley poles. The atmos-
phere is from 10 to Il degrees cooler
than on the surface of the street. AS
the car nearly fills the tube, it acts as
a piston, pushing the air out in front
and drawing a fresh supply after it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-24

Former difficulties and dangers in Sc
curing Uncle Sam's lands have been
eliminated and it is now rather
pleasant experience to take a chance
Oh quarter section farm.
The method of registration and allot-
ment by drawing instead Of the old
pell-mell rush gives everybody a
show. Under this deal an unaccOm-
panied woman may register without
embarrassment and has the same
chance as a man in securing the best
prizes in the reservation. In some of
the recent openings women have drawn
splendid LANDS near the sites Of towns
which made their quarter sections
worth small fortunes.
The Brule is a member of the great
Sioux tribe, the most numerous and
powerful Of the Western rati0NS
While the Sioux may not have been as
fierce individually as the Apache or
Ute, he was collectively stronger and
was the last to be sdbdued. In spite
of this condition the Sioux las in Re-
cent years shown probably more of Il
disposition to make his living out Of
the land given him than many Of the
other tribes.
The Brule reservation contains &C.
$50 acres. School facilities are pro
vided in Withholding certain sections
by the government With its opening
another Swan song was sung by The
original American. This marks an ad-
ditional act i'll the process Of elimlna-
tion of the Indian and is one of the
last of his plots of land to be given
over to civilization
Government surveyors are now busy
in other reservations, but it will re-
1uire some time to complete the work