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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
A PROSE POEM ON BLUE GRASS.

But for the grasses, man could not
have existed upon the earth, nor could
any of what are now known as the do
meStic quadrupeds have been possible.
Long before any of the grains were
known, the grasses supported the flocks
and herds and these in urn supported
man. All the grains are the fruit Of
cultivation, the grasses were indigen-
Gus, but not until Il soil was capable
of producing grass was a higher order
of animal life possible. While all the
crops are ~periShable, being the results
of single seasons, grass is perennial
and practically indestructible. Flowers
flourish and fade; trees, though often
long-lived, eventually fall down; all
other kinds of vegetation fails at times,
but the hardy grasses are always with
us. proof against mutability and decay,
defiant of the weather and seasons, the
one earthly occupant that seems TO
enjoy immortality. Sad is that part OF
the earth where they cannot grow. IL
means practically the lack, if not the
impossibility, of animal life. The
characteristic Of the desert is the alb
Sence of grass. Where there is grass
there Is hope; where ii does not APP
pear there is despair.
Among all the grasses there is one
that rises supreme. The blue grass is
not only king Of its kind, but it's pres
vnCe means the best blessings of nan
kind. 1t means fat cattle and all that
they imply, abundance Of wholesome
milk. eXhaustless supplies of sweetest
butter. 1t means the horse i'm perfcc-
ton, the rapid racer, the graceful trpt-
ter, the hardy roadster, the uswul
"draughter. Where the blue grass Is,
nothing else remains to be desired. Ii
is the forerunner Of progress, the in
surer of plenty, the one thing needed.
The man reared in a blue grass country
is never happy anywhere else. Wher-
ever there is blue grass there is abund-
anCc Of living water. Wherever there
is b - grass great crops will grow, of
corn. OF wheat, Of all the cereals. Ii
means rich land it means the presence
of soil-fertiliZing limestone. There are
other grasses, many of much value.
The clover Is Indispensable, the alfalfa
i'm invaluable, the timothy and orchard
are useful. But all these have their
drawbacks. Most of them come and
go, but the blue grass is immortal. II
is indigenous and indestructible. The
worst winters have no terrors for II:
proof against drought, ii defies the hot
test summers. Invaluable n inVui-
nerablc, it beauties while ii bIasses.
Fine are the flowers in native glade
or cultivated In bed. beautiful the
bloom Of the orchards, the newly
Ieaved trees, The fair Indigenous, but
the most ~rapturous sight that ever
meets the a n Of man is a field OF
blu grass when it's grcen-seCded' stems
are waving I'm the gentle breezes.-
American Farmer.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they eau.
not reach the seat of the disease. .Catarrh
is n blood or constitutional disease, and In
order 60 cure ii you must take internal rem
edies Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Intern.
ally. and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not
q quack medicine. II was prescribed by one
OF the best physicians In this country FOR
years and Is a regular prescription. Ii IL
composed Of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting
directly Oh the mucous surfaces. fht per
feet combination Of the Two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results IN
curing Cstarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
i. J CHENEY x co. Props. Toledo. .
Solo by Druggists. price zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constIpatiOn.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
BABY IN terrible STATE.
Awful Humor Eating Away Enc---
Body "a Mass at s0res-tuticarn
Cures I'm TWO Weeks.

My little daughter broke ont all
nyer her body with II humor. and we
used everything recommended. hut
without results. called ~ three. doe
tors. but she continued To grow worse.
Her body was a mass OF sores. AMI her
little face was being eaten away Her
ears looked as II they would drop of.
Nelgibors advised me 10 get Cu:icura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment. aud be-
fore had used half OF the cake ~
.Cuticura Soap and box or Cutirurn
ointment the sores had all healed. and
my little ones face and body were ~
clear as = new horn ba5e'S. woull
not be without u again IL IL cost five
dollars, instead of %srvrntv-iive cents.
Mrs. George j.. S,eese, 10l Coburn ST.,
Akron, D, Aug. 80. l90s."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
ELLEN M. OLSON

The responsibility for n daughters
future largely rests with the mother.
The right influence and the infor-
nation which is of vital interest to
the daughter impaired at the proper
time has not only saved the life but
insured the success of many a beau
tiful girl.
When a girls thoughts become
sluggish. with headache, dizziness or
a disposition to sleep. pains in back
or lower limbs, eyes dim, desire for
solitude; when she is a mystery to
herself and friends, her mother
should come to her aid, and remem-
Der that Lydia K. Pinkham'S Vege-
table Compound, made from native
roots and herbs, will at this time
prepare the system for the coming
change, and start this trying period
in a young girls life without pain
or Irregularities. 1t has been thus
depended upon for two generations.
Hundreds of letters from young
girls and their mothers, expressing
gratitude for what Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for them, are constantly being re-
ceived.
Miss Ellen NJ. Olson, of All n. East
ST Kewanee, Ill. writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:--
AZ have had the best doctors in our town
for my sickness and they all thought that
an operation was necessary. had headache,
No other remedy has such
ills. Thousands of women resi-
States bear willing testimony t
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compou
LYDIA E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compou
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
From the Philadelphia Record.

FTUln TIC INIIIfIFIUIIIa INtCUIU.
II wonder what's the matter With
that horse said a man TO his wife
while he was i'm the act OF un%hitching
the animal at Thirty-fourth street and
Girard avenue yesterday. The horse
was rearing and ~plunging and display
ing signs of terror whenever his mas
ter came near him. A passerby came
10 his aid, and while quoting the ami
NAL, explained to the owner. II no.
ticed," said ne, that you just came
out of the ZOO. over there. \ slight
scent of the wild animals has chung To
your clothing. and, although your horse
has probably never seen anything Wild
er than a cow, his instinct tells him
that where that scent Is there is dan
ger. II viii a off soon and you
will have no more trouble"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
Atchison Globe siahts.

It is so easy for a person not in So
ciety to be shocked Icy it.
AS soon as some people know each
other well, they are ready for a
quarrel.
When a new girl comes to town, we
can't help feeling sorry for the old
ones.
1t is easier to apologize when you
are i'm the right than when you are
in the wrong.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
cascare.s act Ike exercise.

II carried in your vest pocket. Tor carried
In My Lays Purss,) and eaten just when
you suspect you need one. you viii never
know sick day from the ordinary Ills Of life.
Because these Ills begin in the Bowels.
and pave the way for all other diseases.
Vest Pocket" box 10 cents. IN
Be sure you get the genuine. made only
blythe Sterling Remedy Company. and never
sold in bulk. Every tablet Stamped "cCc."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

We'll, if there is one thing | hate
more h another said Gassaway,
its a long winded bore"
Yes" remarked Miss Knox. 1T
seems I've misjudsed you then
why, Tow do you mean"
81 always had an idea you were stuck
on Yourself"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

Did Knowitall declare anything spe-
cial when he returned from his Eu-
ropean trip"
Il believe he declai ed war with ia
nan"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

Dentist-You know that more than
three months ago | supplied Baron Won
Halestein with a new set of teeth. Well,
/ went the other day to collect The
money which he owed me for them.
and not only did he refuse To pay me.
but he had the enrontery TO gnash at
me-with my teeth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

The chief cau@e Of Constipation and
Indigestion IS a weakness Of the Muscles
that contract the lntcs..nes and Bowels.
Cascarets are practically to tie Bowel
Muscles what a Massage and Cold Bath
are to the Athletic Muscles.
They stimulat. the Bowel Muscles to
contract. expand, and squeeze the Diges-
ti9e Juices out of food eaten.
They don't help the Bowels and Liver in
such a way as TO make them lean upon
similar assistance for the future.
THIS is why. with C~a5ca-ets. the dose
may be lessened each succeeding time
instead Of increased. as It must be with af
other Cathart;cs and LaxatiyeS.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

Magazine Editor-Your sonnet has
literary merit. but l can't use it be-
cause it does not conform to the estab-
lished rules of some writing.
Ambitious Young COntributOT-That
is it's chief merit, sir. 1t establishes a
new form for the sonnet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
CLARA E. DARMSTAOTER

sideache, and my feet were so sore could
hardly stand. | took two bottles of Lydia T..
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound when my
periods were established and now | am
perfectly we'll. Mama says she wost DO
without your medicine in the house | have
told one girl what Lydia e. Piakhams
Vegetable Compound has done for me
and she is taking il now.'
Miss Clara II. Darmstadter, OF 453
Breckenridge St, Buffalo, NY. writes:
Dear Mrs. ~Pinkham:-
''For about q year, except during the past
few months, | suffered with severe pains
every month, with backaches and headaches.
had the blues SO bad that | was in despair.
1t is a pleasure 10 tell YOU that Lydia f..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has cured
me. The change in my appearance IS Won
derful and | desire that this good may come
to every sufferer. Amy one desiring 10 know
further details may write TO ne n / shall
be glad TO give them"
If you know OF any young girl who
is sick and needs motherly advice,
ask her To address Mrs. PinlSham, at
Lynn, Mass, and tell her every detail
of her symptoms, and to keep nothing
back. She will receive advice abso-
lutely free, from a source that has no
rival in the experience of woinan's
ills, and it will, if followed, put her
on the right road to n strong. healthy
and happy womanhood.
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made from native roots
and herbs cures where others fail.
record of actual cures of female
ling in every part of the United
, the wonderful virtue of Lydia
nd and what it has done for them.
ID; a Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
The Handy Doctors Your
Vest Pocket

TT'S a thin, round-corueyed little
Enamel Box
When carried in your vest rocket
A 1t means Healtl-lnsurance.
II contains Six Candy Tablets Of pleasant
taste, almost as pleasant as Chocolate.
Each tablet is a working dose Of Cas-
carets, wh!ch acts Ike Exercise on the
Bowels and Liver.
II viii not purge, s~icsen. nor upset the
stomach.
Because il is not a "Bile-drivcr." like
Salts, Sodium. Calomel, Jalap. SIENNA, nor
APericnt Waters.
Neither is it like Castor Gil, Clyccrine,
or other Oily Laxatives that simply lubricate
the lntcstines for transit Of the food stopped
up In them al that particular time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
The Prose Of Il.

Wife (from the bed)-What are you
doing there with my false teeth?
Husband Cat the bureau)-Just cut
ting the end Of my cigar, dear.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

back hurt me terri
bly,; had sharp
5 hOoting pains,
changing TO a duh,
dragging ache. L
could not stand for
any length of time
and my back hurt
me when I sat down.
Ny feet aud ankles
were badly swollen
every evening and
my stomach was out
of order. Doan'S
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
From the Mashington Post.

A Kansas man asserts hat he re-
Gently saw "A rat with horns. AS the
authorities insist that the prohibition
law is being enforced in Kansas. there
must be something wrong with the
soda water in that state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

Kidney Pills cured me OF these trou-
olcs in 1902. and for five years l have
had no return
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
CoSter-Milburn Co. Buffalo, y. y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

My mistress sn't at nome, ma'am."
Please tell her when ! saw her peep
ing from the front window as | came
up, i felt so afraid she was.'-Balti-
more American.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
FARM FACTS.

The main thing in caring for seed
corn Is to thoroughly dry it, before ii
has a chance TO freeze, and then keep
il well ventilated and above freezing
point all winter. No matter how we'll
corn may be dried now, If IL is lief; to
freeze, or where il car absorb moisture
during the winter or spring. il is al
most sure to be injured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

g \ - 9 ST. Ftus C."rs sBa All -ervols u1ss Sc;
n - Permanently . ured ~ Dr. Kline /, ttuA,
Nerve Re,torsr. seHd tsr Free se ui.i bottle sui TREATISE
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

a big feeder says ali the condiments
he uses are ashes, salt and copperas.
The Cobs IN the feed yards are raked up
once a week u burned. Then occa-
sionally a load OF coal ashes are hauled
In. The salt and copperas are mixed
with wood ashes and sept IN a trough.
Where the hogs can get at them ANY
time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
From the Houston Post.

What made you marry a widow"
You'll have to ask her. l don't
know
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01

Now Is a good time TO clean up the
garden. Gather the weeds, before the
seeds drop. and put them in piles and
hurn them. IL Is not "a good plan 10
use weeds for mulching. or 10 throw
them on the compost heap. Too many
weed seeds are thus preserved.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
From the PhiladeIphIa Pregs.

London has 900 clubs. with a MEM
bership of 2S0, 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
BACK GAVE OUT.

A Typical Case of Kidney Trouble
and "a Typical Cure.
Mrs. Chloe Page, OF $40 s. Pitt
street. Alexandria, Va, says: My
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
Physicians Recommend Castoria

CASTORIA has met with pronounced favor on the part of physicians pharma-
~ ceutGal societies and medical authorities It is used by physicians with
results most gratifying. The extended use of CastMia is unguesionabIy the
result Of three facts: fTst-The indisputable evidence that it is harmless:
seeo"d-That it not only anays stomach pains and qmets the nerves. but aSimi-
lates the food: zhrd-It is an agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor Oil.
It is absolutely safe. It does not contain any Opium, Morphine, or other narcotic
and does not stupef. t. is unlike Soothing Syrups, Batamans Drops, GOdheys
Cordal, etc. This is a good del. for a Medical Journal to say. Our Duty how
ever, is to expose danger and record the means of advancing health. The day
for poisoning innocent children through greed or ignorance ought to end. To
our knowledge, Castora is a remedy which produces conposure and health, by
regulating the systm-not by SIMPLIFYING it-and our readers are entitled to
the information HaWS Journal Of Health.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-01
From the cleveland Leader.

Remarkable phenomenon in our
neighborhood this morning"
''So?"
big as hens eggs"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.

Holiness without honesty is hypocrisy.
Ability is the measure of answerability.
He who faces duty always finds divine
aid.
The crowns are not for the camp follow
ers
He who knows how to live knows when to
die.
To exalt one at the cost Of many is to
drag all down.
He cannot reach heaven who gets out Of
touch with earth.
When a man brags of his past you can
discount his future.
1t is a poor kind of sympathy that ex-
hausts itself in a sigh.
The true man will find the bread of life
even in the strife for bread.
It's folly to look for JOY in heaven II
you're giving no Joy to your home.
Love is the one thing you can spend ex-
travagantly without coming to want.
There never are two talents given to those
who are unwilling to invest the one.
You need not worry about heaven If the
thought of you makes people happy.
The lighting of the world depends ON
many being willing to work in darkness.
The qualities that excite the large soul
to emulation arouse the small one to envy
The cheapest charity OF all is that 1--WE
would have given II we only had known"
Many a man thinks he is getting ahead
on his work who only is anticipating his
worries.
When one falls in love with truth there
is no stopping to count the cost OF the
courtship
The man who does not work at all Is
laying the work of two men on some other
mans shoulders-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13

must be the object of community Of
interest" control to prevent. The rate
fixing power, too, can be called into
play upon proper complaint against
conspiracy to suppress competition at
the same time that It is attacked
through injunction and criminal pro-
ceedings.
Such an assault along the whole line
of national Jurisdiction would, in the
present temper OF the public mind,
stimulate concurrent action by all the
states within their Jurisdiction, vast
field of authority, which is only lately
beginning to be occupied. Some Of the
illegal conspiracies are indisputably
formidable, but a power exists i'm
measurably greater. though as yet 1t
has been only fractionally put forth
against them and only after many dis
couraging delays-the power of an
aroused and resolute people.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13
THE nAcK FIRE ON RRoKN.

The back fire on Norris Brown will
hardly serve the purpose of the cor
poration bunch Of politicians who are
responsible for It, In springing an
eleventh-hour resolution from the dem
ocratic side Of the house calling for an
investigation of rumors and insinua-
tions that had been in circulation since
before the political conventions and
through the state campaign no new ex-
cuse is given even to those who would
like an excuse to break away from
their instructions on the senatorship.
If the mere offering of such a res
olution, reciting exploded campaign
charges, were sufficient to relieve men,
bers of the legislature of their obliga-
tions to vote for a party nominee en-
dorsed at the polls no obligation, no
matter how imposed, would ever be
binding, because at the last moment
someone would come to the front with
a resolution for an investigation of
some charge made against the pre-
ferred candidate. A caucus decree
could thus be repudiated as easily as a
convention nomination or a popular
vote of preference, and confusion and
chaos would be perpetual in every po-
litical body.
Members of the Nebraska legislature
will be called upon to record their
votes for United States senator next
Tuesday. The republicans are in duty
bound to vote for Norris Brown. who
received the endorsement of the last
republican state convention, which
choice was subsequently ratified at the
polls. If the citizens of Nebraska did
not believe that he was a suitable can
didate for United States senator they
would have returned a democratic ma
jority to the legislature, who by the
same mandate would have been in duty
bound to have elected w. H. Thompson,
the democratic nominee for United
States senator. If popular government
is to be indicated and the expressed
will of the people carried out, the SEN
atorial roll call at Lincoln on Tuesday
will show all the republicans voting for
Norris Brown and all the democrats
and populists voting for w. H. Thomp-
son.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Baltimore American: The theory of the
Chicago minister that false interpretations
Of the Bible to make It support almost any
doctrine are responsible for much wicked
ness is not startingly original 1t was put
in a terse epigram some time ago, when 1t
was said that the devil could quote scrip
ture for his purposes.
Brooklyn Eagle: A bishop, out Cincinnati
way, has been assured by a rector to this
effect: II believe just what DR.. Crapsey
believed. Shall l resign, or will you put
me on trial-what shall 1 do?" To him
the bishop replied: "Go on preaching ac-
cording to your lights, 1 have more i'm
portant business to occupy my time than
your doubts or surmises." That bishop
believes that heresy trial is the DEVILS
delight Whether Bishop Walker of Buff
faloD has recovered from the shock is not
known.
Chicago Chronicle: In our present state
of civilization 1t ought not be necessary
for an old woman--an octogenarian-to de-
fend herself against the gossip and in
situation of yellow newspapers and maya
zine hacks. The attacks upon Mrs. Eddy
are unmanly and cowardly So far as the
creed she founded is concerned 1t makes
not jot of difference whether Mrs. Eddy
Is inspired OF the Lord or not. II the
philosophy OF 1t is workable the person
ality of it's propounder is a matter OF In
difference. But that renders the conduct
of the yellow hacks not the less con-
temptible. Making war on women Is dirty
work