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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

A cheerful lie is often better than
the solemn truth.
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SHOPPERS ARE BUSY.
Christmas Buyers Already Throne
the Local Stores.

1t is not hard to tell that Christmas
Is less than six weeks away, for many
shoppers are taking time by the fore
| lock and avoiding the holiday crush by
doing their buying now. Shops on the
business thoroughfares are assuming
their Christmas aspect the attractive
displays giving promise of what the
holiday decorations will be when they
burst forth in all their glory.
Last year at this time the movement
for early shopping was most notice
able, but this year 1t is even more
pronounced. buyers realizing by the
rewards of experience that they were
| the gamers by not putting OFF their
purchases until the last moment,-and
| that in this, as In other matters. 1t is
| first come. first served
Although it is not expected that the
Christmas shopping will be in earnest
| until after Thanksgiving, yet there is
| enough of 1t now to make 1t evident
that many persons are inclined not to
! Join the class which has never learned
| that laggards are losers.
Projectors and managers of the
shops agree that early shopping bene-
| fits the buyer as well as the establish
| ment, since the unpleasantness of the
| rush and crush is avoided, and the de-
| lay in delivery, which is almost in
| evitab1e when an immense amount of
| business is concentrated in a day or
! two, is obviated. To the employees In
| the shops the early shopping move
| ment is a blessing, since 1t relieves the
strain under which they are put by
| the unusually severe demands made
| upon their strength and patience.
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that the Judge Morris presiding over the
present trial Is grandson of the Judge
Morris who presided at the fifth trial Of
Bowers. more than half century ago.
Money must be reals tight. Your cor
respondent has been sending in good
news, but the paper don't print it. Don't
anybody get a foolish notion that this
literature is furnished Free because it
amt.
There was much excitement here this
morning. Harvey Jester was seen going
into his Office at half-past 8, which hasn' t
happened in years. He Sot real cross
when two doctors, trained nurse out of
work. Policeman Swartz and a crowd of
friends called to see what was the mat
ter. After he had Gained down some lie
mentioned that he had turned over a new
leaf.
Persimmons is ripe. They squash in
the mouth and taste grand.
The elevator in the telegraph building,
which some people have been afraid to
ride in, is all right. Big Johns of To-
ledo rode up and down in it twice yester-
day. and when the building inspector
heard of 1t he wrote out a safety certifi-
cate without leaving the office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
CHEW SLOWLY, LIVE LONG.
Horace Fletcher Extols His system
of Eating.

NEW YORK, November 15.-Horace
Fletcher. advocate of slow mastication
of food has just been describing his sys-
tenn and its effects to the Academy of
Medicine. So firm believer is he In
his system that he says it is, possible for
a man more than fifty years old to in
crease his muscular efficiency without
systematic physical exercise. He said
that his contention had been proved by
his own case and by experiments in the
Yale gymnasium. On his fiftieth birth
day Mr.. Fletcher said that he rode 100
miles on a bicycle and next morning
he added fifty more.
The lecturer told Of personal tests made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
TINKLETOWN TOPICS.
Fifty-Ninth Annual Trial Of Caleb
Bowers Is Now On.
correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
TINKLETOWN. Md, November IA, 1907.
The ffty-ninth annual trial of Caleb
Bowers to murder was begun here to-
day Bowers, although nearly ninety
years old. came into court this morning
looking hale and hearty and hopeful of
acquittal. In petition to the court Bow
ers' attorneys assert that the tifty-eight
previous convictions Of their client were
the direct result of packed juries, and
pray the court to summon a panel from
Port Paradise, South Sea Islands where
they are sure a jury of twelve impartial
and disinterested persons may be secured.
The Bowers case has revived considerable
historic interest, partly owing to the fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15

at Yale last June. His previous exami-
nation at Yale had been in 1903 In the
interval between the two examinations
ne took no systematic physical exercise
but ate in accordance with his appetite
and with reliance upon his system In
the eighteen months preceding last June
he was in the Philippines, China. Bur
nah India. and the Vale of Cashmere.
He lived on the food of the various coun-
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tries and in many instances he under
went hardship, but he suffered no dis
comfort nor disability.
DIR. William Z. Anderson, who con-
Quoted the tests at Yale described their
severity 1t was found that without ia
tigue Mr.. Fletcher could 30 through
physical exercises regarded as severe even
by trained athletes Notwithstanding he
was then nearly sixty years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
What chbishop Was Told.

According to the most inside of insde
political Information, the archbishop called
on Secretary Cortelyou not long ago. H.
Is pretty close to Mr.. Cortelyou, having
known him from the days of Mckinley
Mr.. Cortelyou, In guarded terms, sought
the support of the archbishop for the nom
ination. The archbishop. the greatest
diplomat of his church. was surprised. He
told the Treasury Secretary that he was
a Roosevelt man: that he understood the
President wanted Taft as his successor,
and If this was so, as he was informed. he
| was for Taft
But the Pres dent Is also for me-" was
the astonishing answer the archbishop re-
ceived. While ne is for Mr.. Taft, he is
just as much for me, and will not object
| to my nomination"
The archbishop was knocked into a
heap. He just didn't know what to do.
When he got back to Minneapolis he re-
| ported the situation to his friends, who
| -omptly t on foot an inquiry. This d.
veloped some mighty interesting things,
some of which follow:
| The President is for Taft. as he has
always been, but he would not attempt to
| control the presidential aspirations of a
member of his cabinet. Mr. Cortelyou has
| his confidence and regard, and he would
not offer the slightest object on to the
| latter If Mr.. Taft cannot make good
with the people of the country. and Mr..
Cortelyou can, all well and good with the
| President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
He Is for Mr.. CorteIyou as Re-
publican Candidate.
WAS FIRST FOR SEC'Y TAFT
How the Change Came About, Ac-
cording to Inside Facts.
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT
If Secretary of Treasury Becomes
Popular Favorite, He May Have
Executive Approval.
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT

brief visit of Archbishop Ireland to
the White House today, most of the time
spent with Secretary Loeb revives re-
| Gently printed story that the archbishop
| has committed himself to the candidacy
of Secretary Cortelyou for the republican
nomination for President, and that he has
done with the full understanding of
the White House. AS the cabinet was in
session he will see the President later In
| the day.
| The true facts as to the archbishop s
attitude are better known in Minnesota
than here. Any Of the Roosevelt leaders
In Minneapolis will privately admit that
| the archbishop is for the nomination of
William II. Taft, and will remain that way
unless he should change to the renomi-
| nation of the President.
| The noted archbishop is republican,
and, SO far as the restrictions of his
church will permit, actively exercises the
right of an American to work for any man
he favors. He was a close friend of
William Mckinley, and has continued to
| be friend to President Roosevelt. despite
some unpleasant things that came out in
the Roosevelt Bellamy Storer CORRESPOND
| ence. AS an individual citizen he stands
for the continuation OF the policies of the
White House. and wants to see a repub-
lfcan nominated who will pursue those
policies with vigor. AS an admirer Of Sec
rotary Taft he unhesitatinEly gave his
support to the Ohioan and has been
,oined by many other prominent men of
his state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
Sees End of Money Trouble.

NEW YORK, November 15.-Armand
Frey. head OF a firm of Berlin bankers,
who has been in New York for two
weeks on business, said today OF the
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financial situation which he has studied
while here:
Il think the financial troubles will
soon be over, and I believe your finan-
ciers will take good care that a similar
trouble will not come again in a hurry.
Your great country has been suffering
from too fast development. An adjust
ment of values was necessary, and now
you have had this business should look
up."
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Attitude of President.


attitude of the President. He knows posi-
lively that Mr. Cortelyou is on a still
hunt for delegates. because he has re-
ceived the information from direct
sources he cannot and does not doubt. He
doesn't raise a hand to stop him. He
will not Go so. For nearly two months
ne has ceased to say things that tie him
strongly to the Taft candidacy. He has
been disappointed in the way the can
jfdacy has been received. but he knows
the changing moods of the voters of the
country. He will remain loyal to Taft
until he sees that the latter is not able
20 command strong support. Then he
will frankly talk the matter over with his
favo-ite cabinet officer and he has con-
idance that the Secretary of War will be
Dig and broad enough to comprehend and
remove the unpleasant possibilities. Mr..
Cortelyou will get precisely the same trial
at feeling the country, and If he. too.
cannot make good he must not expect
any support from his chief If he looms
up as a popular favorite. Will Taft
dwindles In political estimation, he may
have chief executive approval for the
nomination.
Archbishop Ireland turned away all in
luiries as to the Cortelyou incident. Il
am simple American citizen visiting in
Washington. l think every American
ought to pay his respects to the President
when in town. I called to ask Mr.. Loeb
to arrange an appointment with me when
the President had few minutes to spare,
which l suppose he will have during the
afternoon
1t is expected that the details of the
Ireland Cortelyou conversation will be
made known to the President at the in
teCyieW.
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PGrtieres.

See the excellent line of Por-
there's we can give you for
$500, S6.75, $50, $8.75, $3.50,
$40 and $I25o. They are
worth 25%c more.
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Dining Tables. I.
ParHor Suites.

Chance to get a nice Parlor Suite
for little money
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Weathered Oak Pieces
Rugs.

Every Rug in the house in
this sale. We haven't room here
to tell you of the hundreds OF
snap bargains, but they are
here, and you will be surprised
at sacrifices we have made in
the price.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20
THE ROOSEVELT LEAGUE.

The South Dakota Roosevelt league
is for Roosevelt for president and the
resolutions passed at Huron Wednes-
day evening say there is no second
choice. If there were, it would prob
ably be Taft, who was so considerate of
the leaders of the republican party in
South Dakota as to invite them to
meet him after Senator Kittredge re-
fused to do so, or else Governor
Hughes, who is winning admiration
as the second Roosevelt of New York
state.
That the Roosevelt league is not in
business for political trickery is shown
by the resolutions. The league declares
for national platform declaring in
favor of tax upon inheritances and
incomes, the revision of the tariff, and
further strengthening of the interstate
commerce act and the removal of the
tariff on lumber, coal and IRON" In
other words the league stands for prin-
ciples, and tells in plain English just
what those principles are. The anti
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

THOSE papers who are such rank
supporters Of Roosevelt in just one
thing, his statement that he would
not be candidate for reelection
pretend to fear that the Roosevelt
League in this state wants to turn
the South Dakota delegation to La
Toilette. There need be no worry on
that score. The League wants Roosc-
velt renominated, the people of this
state want him renominated, and the
Rroosevelt sentiment throughout the
whole country is taking such shape
that it will demand and force his
nomination. The next two presiden-
tial nominees of the leading parties
will be Roosevelt and Bryan. Roose
welt has publicly declared that it is
the duty of every American citizen to
serve in Office when it is the clear
wish of the people. He will not be
able to lay down the cares of admin
istration, however, much it may be
his personal desire.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

sections 6 and 7, township 109, range
81, reported favorably and on motion
the county auditor was instructed to
order a bridge built on said bridge
site.
The committee appointed to view
the site for the proposed bridge peti
toned for across the creek at the
south east corner Of section 81 and
the southwest corner of section 81,
township ll2, range 55, reported that
in their judgment there is no need of
a county bridge on that site.
On motion the report of the COM
mittee was accepted.
In the matter of the petition of j.
Varland, A. E. Hetland, and others,
asking to have that part of Mathews
township, south of Lake Thompson,
in range So, annexed to the civil town
ship of Whitewood, r. j. Ross APP
peared before the board and fled a
remonstrance against any action be-
ing taken by the board.
On motion it was ordered that the
matter come before the board for hear
ing at 10 o'clock a. m. Tuesday, Oct.
lst, 1907, and the county auditor was
instructed to notify the members of
the school boards of school districts
No. 26 and 4S of such action.
The clerk of the circuit court hav-
ing filed a requisition for 45 names
to complete the jury list for the Octo-
Der A. ID. 1907, term of the circuit
court, on motion the names were or
dered drawn and apportioned be-
tween the various townships, towns,
and cities as follows: Badger, A.;
Denver, A; Spring Lake, 9; Hartland,
2, Baker, 4; Whitewood, 1: Spirit Lake
3; Mathews, 4; Manchester, 2; Esmond
i; Arlington city, b; Hetland village,
/; Erwin village, |; Lake Preston city
/; Oldham village, /; Iroquois village,
2; De Smet city, lst ward, 2; DeSmet
city, 3rd ward /.
W. b. Shaw, deputy state survey
or, having surveyed the proposed
drain petitioned for by r. A. Boast
and others. filed his report and on
motion the report was accepted and
ordered placed on file.
According to the report of the sur
veyor. the board of commissioners de-
cided that the proposed ditch or drain
was not practicable, and it was moved
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

and carried that the proposed drain
be abandoned.
On motion board adjourned till to-
morrow morning at 9 o clock.
Sept. 4th, 1907, board met pursuant
TO ad journment of the 3rd.
Members present: l.. /. Olston, f.
M. Wolfe, f. p. Hardy, and A. N.
Barber
A. ii. Dawson presented petition
stating that he was assessed with
more land than he is the owner of
and asked for a refund order for the
difference between what he was as
sessed with and what he owns, for
the year 1905, and to have the differ
ence stricken from the 1906 tax list.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to adjust the same.
On motion the quarterly report of
the justice of the peace ID. Dwight,
was accepted and placed on file.
On motion the board made the fol-
lowing levy of taxes for the year 1907:
For the consolidated state tax four
and quarter mills on every dollar of
the assessed valuation of the county.
For county purposes; for the coun-
ty general fund, twenty-three thous-
and five hundred dollars (S23,5OO.)
For the maintenance of the insane.
three thousand dollars, (S3,0OO.)
For poor farm purchase fund, three
thousand dollars, (S3,OOO.)
For county bridge fund, four thous-
and four hundred dollars, ($4,4O0.)
A tax of one dollar was levied
against every elector in the county
for the support of common schools.
Against the name of each person
reported by the assessor to be the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

As Judas betrayed Christ and then
went out and severed his connection
with the diciples, so did Forrest, Gov.
Crawford's first appointee on the
board of regents, betray the admins
tration into the hands of its enemies
as far as possible by re-electing I. d.
Aldrich to the secretaryship of the
board of regents. And, as the most
creditable thing in the history of
Judas was his going out and hanging
himself, so was the most creditable
thing in the history of Forrest record
ed when he sent in his resignation.
Forrest should never have been APP
pointed. There are plenty of good
men in sympathy with the principles
of the administration who would be
willing to act in that or any other ca
pacity.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
De Smet. S. d., Sept. 3, 1907.

The board of county commissioners
of Kingsbury county, s. d, met in
their room at the court house in reg
ular session.
Members present: l.. /. Olston,
chairman, F. Nj. Wolfe, and A. n.
Barber.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
The committee appointed to view
the proposed bridge site across the
inlet to Lake Whitewood between
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

The Roosevelt movement is taking
shape all over the country. The sen
timent for his nomination and re-elec-
ton is two to one among republi
cans. The Argus Leader will have
hard work to make the people of
Minnesota believe that it is simply a
movement to land South Dakota in
surgents into office, as it is trying to
do here,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

owner OF dog or dogs tax of one
dollar was ordered to be charged for
each and every dog SO kept.
The surveyor having filed his re-
port of the drain in Baker township
according to the petition and plat
on file in the auditors office. 1t was
moved and carried that the report be
accepted and placed on file.
1t appearing from the report of the
surveyor that there is plenty of fall
and drain being practicable, it w,s
moved and carried that the drain be
constructed, and be designated as
Drain No. and the branch thereof
as branch "a" to Drain No. |.
The county auditor was instructed
to have notices posted in three public
places, and published in the Lake
Preston Times for at least two weeks
before the hearing to be held in the
court house in the city of De Smet, S.
d., on Tuesday October lst, 1907, at
2 o'clock.
In the matter of the petition of j.
H. Quinn and others asking the coun-
ty to build the approaches to the
county bridge between sections "a
and Is, township III, range 50. it was
moved and carried that the board APP
propriate SlO0 for building same.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

Roosevelt republicans of South Dakota
have not been so frank.
Senator Kittredge, though in Huron
did not attend the meeting of the
Roosevelt league. He is so good a
Roosevelt man he wants Roosevelt to
step down. Then, if he had voted for
those resolutions, someone might have
asked him the embarrassing question
why in all the time he has been in
congress he has not done anything to
hel p put tax on inheritances and in
comes, revise the tariff, strengthen the
interstate commerce act and remove
the tariffs on lumber, coal and iron.-
Sioux City Tribune.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

The city of Huron is open
to some criticism because of
its attitude toward the state fair.
During the days of the exhibition the
city allowed a street carnival to hold
sway, and divers games and CRAFTS
upon its streets. Even a ball game
was put up as a separate attraction.
1t strikes us that Huron owes it to the
people of the state to bend every eff
fort to help the state fair, and one
way of doing that is to keep out all
side attractions, fakirs, etc. The po-
lice protection is practically nothing.
The town was full of grafters and
pickpockets. This could, for the
most part, be avoided by bringing in
a few police officers from Chicago, the
Twin Cities, Sioux City and Omaha,
who are acquainted with nearly all
the crooks that operate in such a
manner Under proper conditions
the state fair is bound to grow, but
nothing discourages attendance so
much as the conditions mentioned
above.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

II. S. PERSONS, a man who has held
a job at Washington for many years,
whose appointment was secured
through grace of the machine, has
passed through South Dakota and
discovered a terrible clamor for the
reelection of Kittredge and the nomi-
nation of Taft. Wonderful, isn't it,
what some people can see when their
desires run that way? Persons was
one of the fellows who knew Craw-
ford could not be elected. In fact,
there are whole lot of things that
Persons and his associates knew in the
past that have never happened. But
there is one thing that is hard
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

SENATOR KITTREDGE's private secre-
tary was present at the meeting of
the Roosevelt League at Huron last
week, but did not evidence desire to
become identified with the movement.
Any old time that you catch a man
prominent in the old machine sup
porting Roosevelt you will catch a
weasel asleep.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-20

for them to learn and that is that
the people have gotta notion that they
would like to run things for them
selves for time, just to know how it
has seemed to the old gang all these
wears
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-04-27

Mrs. Jnmes Colsoll has beef
leserted by lerhllshand III Mens,
'fs, aud lett destitute ut ~ tjn#
when the cares oil maternity All
bout 70 fau upon her Slt
vpfild not inform her family lltq
~ her condition. hnt her bloihpi
Eagelle Hamilton. upon learning
sne filets from another sour,
Yesterday, Immediately IeIt lu
sitlslnWs 10 cs,ulol her. sulSu
said To he working ia u hnru
top la Weiser He was here
eek or ten dtys ago, dresSs
Ike a fashion plaIe. and c,rryla,
~ bible uluer his arm. lie llu
"A ninhi'ionto become u pi'eacl
+, and the good Lord know
ant u man taat i guilty otsuc.l
x contcnptiue net viii haye /.
'erlurni Sone special service /
- within ussiIl'g distauceuf 81
'eter. -
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-04-27

An lrishmau wishing to take home
stead and not knowing just how to 1,
about H. sought information irnm
friend. Mike" he said, "yonv'r tai
en- q homestead nm ! thought maybe y,
could tell me the law concernin' how
goabout it.' "weIl, Dennis, dom.
reminder III exact woeain' now nv III
law, but can give We III n,anin ny it.
m rianin' nv ii is this: 9TH rov-n
'"ent is wiliin' t bet We 100 acres u,
iand agia $3.50 thot we can't live On i,
five years widout starrin' t. death"