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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Giving Him 4 Pointer.

Once upon time, when / was sell
Ing lightning rods" began the man
whom we all sized up as a returned
missionary from China Il came
across q farmer who had quit the
pillow for a shady fence corner and was
thoroughly out with agriculture. He
didn't want anything in my line ex-
cena advice. 81. 81
Stranger says he hard work and
me don't agree, want to strike
something easy. I'm, thinking ofalet-
ting II be known that have =: mi *
natural gas on che farm and selling
SpMt for q big price,
% but have you r ] asked.
'. No; but could fool EN-
Ss' q told him That he couldn't work
NO @sucii rack that he would have
s. to show the gas before anyone would
buy, and he then said
Wouldn't it be the same with
coal 4
'tI might pretend had an iron
mine IN that hill
s" ou'd have TO show the ORE
He suggested two or three other
lmpo ssible schemes on which had to
throw cold water, and finally, in des-
speration. he SAID:
Stranger, IL you We got any brains
\ IN your head give me a pinter on how
~ git along without work.
S Have you any daughters
IS -Four OF sem b'gosh Z
ss Has each one got a beau.'
Two or three apiece ssss9isss
$ hen let them bring suits for
breach Of promise and the money will
coma rolling In faster than you can
4 count 1T 8 sure thing with q jury.
: md any lawyer will take the case on
shares That's why am In the light.
Ming rod business because have no
daugh ters. s.3
fst Sllake!' says the man, holding out
his paw. sIYo GU are smarter'n chain
lightning and I'm q fool. That's the
& VA of course It Is. and if you come
back this way this week you'll hear
hat my gals have got four breach Of
Er6hiise suits On hand and are lookin'
for more II Z
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Public speakers-Take Notice.

A well known dramatist was dis
cussing a rather tiresome drama.
1T was such DRAMA" he said
that a French playwright read the
other day before a committee Of the
French Society Of Comedy. AS the all-
thor plodded through his second act
he heard an odd sound, and looked up.
to see q man asleep and breathing
heavily. He was greatly annoyed.
!" Monsieur, he said, monsieur.
wake up. Please remember, monsieur,
that am reading this play to the COM
mittee in order to get its opinion.
How can man who is asleep give an
opinion? p"
Howl said the drowsy one with
a yi.Wn. Easily enough. Sleep is an
opinion. y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Potomac Filling Up.

The filling up of the channel of the
Potomac above the new bridges has
been very rapid in the past two years,
the depth having been reduced from
about % feet to less than 10 feet, and
in the tidal basin, it is stated, the de,
posits of sediment have caused an
even more rapid decrease in the depth
Of the water.
A few years ago the smaller tugs
We're able to get into the tidal basin
and cruise about without danger of go.
ing aground, and on several occasions
the harbor police boat Vigilant, in
breaking up the ice on the basin
traversed it from end to end. At that
time there was about six feet of water
in the basin at the lowest tides, and
six or seven feet could be found a,
the inlet where the basin and rive,
connect. Recent measurements, it is
stated, found less than three feet in
the center Of the basin, and it is sc
shoal at the entrance that but few
of the tugs employed on the river car
pass through it without sticking in
the mud.
The r1vermen are at loss for the
| cause of the rapid filling of the basin
and channels in the vicinity of this
city. Some ascribe it to the fact thai
the sand and gravel diggers, severa
OF which were constantly at worl
above the Long Bridge until within
the past three years, do not now kee1
a good depth Of water close to shore
and thus give place where much q
the sediment may settle. The channe
above the bridges and the tidal basir
are to be dredged within the next few
months.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
A Warm Bath. .

a young man Wnnt into restaurant
and ordered roast beef, coffee and
rolls In few minutes trim little
waitress tripped up with the order.
As she turned to leave the young man
discovered that the meat was about
% cold as q refrigerator.
II don't care for cold beef" he said.
II should like to have 1t hot
Tho young woman ttok the plate,
md, going to the dumb waiter shaft.
shouted down: aHortense, want this
meat hot; pour some warm gravy on
1T.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Stunq.

A little girl was being put to bed
one summer night, and after she had
said her prayers her mother kissed
her good night, and said:
Now go to sleep, dear. Don't be
afraid, for Gods angels are watching
over YOU"
In a short time, while the mother
and father were at tea, a small voice
from UP stairs was heard.
Mammal &
Yes, little one; what is it,"
Gods angels are buzzing around.
and ones bitten mel"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Optimistic Tommy.

When the seventh son was born.
there was great rejoicing. Tive or
three days after the event. one of the
neighbors, meeting Tommy, the eldest
son, asked If he were not sorry that
his baby brother was not baby sis
ter.
Tommy shook his head.
No ma'am, not mel" he replied
with great decision. '.Y' see we're try
IN for baseball nine. Z" Everybody s
Magazine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Find Relics Of Old Race.

Prof. Harlan l. Smith, OF the Ameri.
can Museum OF Natural History, who
with party Of assistants from the
faculty Of the University Of Michigan
went to Wyoming to explore the great
fossil valleys, found evidences OF the
existence Of several large villages
whose inhabitants antedate tbs Ameri.
can Indian. possibly by many cen.
turtles. Many ancient burial mounds
were unsasahed. .Ff5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Moo:nllaht.

All the world was sunk In gloom
till gradually rayonnant heralding
halo Of a pallid and lustrous green ap.
peared above the deeply purple sum.
mtts: in its midst, the yellow moon
slowly revealed herself, and with a
visible tremulousness rose solemnly
into the ascendancy Of the night
This is the way lady novelist has Of
telling her readers that It is moon.
light.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24

was Impaired and the K1uHey seC1e-
tions were badly disordered. I was
completely worn out and discouraged
when 7 began using Doan's Kidney
pills. but they went right to the cause
If the trouble and did their work we'll
I have been feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24

five months IN q nos
pital I was dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected, I
had $ m OF h 9 rim g
spells, and some
times fell uncon-
scious. / got SO I
couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week 70
Northwestern Inventors.

Reported by Lothrop & Johnson,
patent lawyers, Oil Pioneer Press
building, ST. Paul, Mimi: Walter r..
Clark, Glenwood. Mimi, stakeholder;
Turina Ditmanson, Summit. S. D.,
clothes drier; William Eichers, Min
neapolis, Mimi, wheel; Albert Erlitz,
Saltwater, Mimi, burial vault; Erik
Kyllonen, Enterprise, N. D., tubular
CRATE; Pattison F. Mcclure, Pierre, S.
d., smoking pipe; Ole Peterson, Du-
luth, Mimi, propeller.
A touchy disposition often goes with
q touch heart =
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
e,vE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
n;.ebaraed Becaues Doctors Gould Not
Cure.

levi P. Brockway, s. Second Ave.
Anoka Mimi, says: after lying for
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Not like Mother Used 70.

Maybe an incubator Is all right
unused the Leghorn, t.but it can't
scratch for worms like mother used to
! do.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-24
Modern.

Aunt-Elli, do not vex your husband
too much. He will end by going back
to his parents.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
soME NEW FRENCH KNIGHTS.
queen Of Holland Has Agreed to Rec
oonlxs Vatican Titles.

Among the lucrative sources of rev.
onue of the pope before the separa-
tion OF church and state in France was
the toll or tax on titles of nobility
and decorations. Since the rupture
the French government no longer rec.
ognizes the ennobling titles and dec.
orations Of the holy father. To have
the right to wear the Vatican ribbon,
or to be called count, 1t was necessary
TO obtain confirmation OF title. This
gave much perplexity to the candi.
dates.
The question has Just been settled.
Queen Wilhelmina has consented to
validate such titles and distinctions.
The result has been an amusing pill
grimage to The Hague-and also in
an increase in the price OF these pom.
tifical favors.
In the last few weeks the French
Knights Of the Golden Spur. OF the
Holy Sepulcher, Of Christ. Of Gregory
the Great. Of Plus TX. have greatly In.
creased.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

other. The highest pond, No. ]. ~
where the tide water rushes- When
this is filed 1t is allowed to drain on
81 l,wly by .--vity into No. and No.
is again filled b, .he next tide fr'm
No. 2 the water. considerably CON
densed by this time is again ~sAfLed
OF by gravity into No. 3. and 30 on-
BY the time the briny water reaches
No. Is It is q powerful solution OF SAT-
water. The san of the summer months
has evaporated thousands OF tons OF
water. and the ocean breezes playink
over the surface have also helped 10
eliminate the water.
In the center of the vast field there
are 26 watts or small ponds. each cov-
ering $4,000 square feet. These are
the crystallizing watts. Into these the
heavily charged salt water Is admit
ted. and there 1t stays until the bot
toms of the watts are from six inches
to one foot deep with salt. BY this
time there Is but little water in the
watts. and the salt is fast crystaliizing.
1t does not settle. as Is supposed. but
crystallizes, and the dirt in the water
keeps clear OF the salt crystals, -
nothing but absolutely pure salt VIII
crystallize.
The last water to be drained on ID
called "bittern." This contains about
one per cent. Of sodium bromide and IL
concentrated about 200 times from
ocean water. From this bittern water
the powerful element bromide, one OF
the most perfect caustics known. can
be manufactured. Experts from Ger
many have tested this bittern water.
and say that II the bromide we're taken
out 1t would be worth over $23O.OOO.
but at present the entire United States
consumes but $4,000 worth Of bro
mide, and there is no market for such
a vast amount.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
DEER FORCED TO EMIeRATE.
Driven by Wolves to Cross from
Michigan to Canada.

Saut Ste. Marie, Mich.-The fact
that big roundup Of wolves is being
planned for next month in the district
of Algoma has served to recall that it
was not SO many years ago that
neither animals of that species nor
the common red deer were to be found
in that portion of Ontario province. ].
T. Ross, a Canadian 500 taxidermist,
says 1t was only six or seven years
ago that wolves were noticed in Al
gonna in any considerable number.
Possibly deer had not been seen in
Algoma prior to 1895. The latter
came from northern Michigan. in Mr.
Ross opinion, and were followed by
the wolves, which have become thick
In the Agawa and Montreal valleys
and in the country beyond those
rivers.
Deer were very plentiful the past
season." said Mr. Ross. They swan
across from Michigan in large num-
bers. presumably driven out by the
wolves. The deer are certainly not
breeding here as fast as they are in
creasing. They swim across the St.
Mary's river via st. Joe island. Drum
moal island and other islands
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
HOMEMADE cATARRH CURE
Sufferers Should Make This Up and
Try II Anyway.

Any one can mix right at home the
best remedy OF its kind known. The
name Cyclone is given to the fol-
lowing prescription. 1t is supposed, be-
cause of its promptness in driving
from the blood and system every YES
dge of catarrhal poison, relieving this
foul and dread disease. no matter
where located. To prepare the mix
ture: Get from any good pharmacy
one half-ounce Fluid Extract Dande-
lion. one ounce Compound Kargon and
three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsa-
parilla. Shake well and use in tea
spoonful doses after each meal and at
bedtime.
This is harmless. inexpensive mix.
:ure, which has peculiar action upon
the eliminative tissues of the Kidneys,
assisting them to filter and strain
from the blood and system all ca
tarrhal poisons. which, II not eradi.
Gated. are absorbed by the mucous
membrane. and an open sore or ca
tarrh is the result.
Prepare some and try it. as 1t is the
prescription of an eminent catarrh
specialist of national reputation.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
A FORTUNE IN A TRUNK.

going over the effects in the house
Most of the supposed wealth of his
father was well invested. and was
quickly gotten together. Recently the
administrator began making an inven.
tory Of the contents of the mansion.
In an out-of-the-way place was the
trunk that later proved to be the treas
ure ehest. 1t showed the signs of age
and neglect. and very little attention
was paid to it. Finally Mr.. Tripler,
after looking over everything else, de-
cided to see what the trunk con-
tanned.
There was no key to the trunk, SO
the lock had to be forced. Scarcely
had the trunk been opened before the
searchers began to be astonished.
Neatly done up In packages in the up
per part of the trunk were diamonds
and jewels of thousands OF dollars in
value. Then valuable documents were
disclosed. According to the rumors
the total value Of the contents Of the
trunk was more than $35, 1000.
Mr.. Tripler is now giving attention
to all of the unusual places in the
mansion and to the contents of all
boxes and packages in the hope OF
finding other hidden treasures.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
OLD RECEPTACLE OF TRIPLER
PROVES TREASURE CHEST.
Search for vaiuabIes Of Liquid Air
Man Results In Discovery Of Jew
els and Papers Believed to Be
Worth 5000.

Manhasset, L. I.-Considerable in
terest has been aroused here by the
announcement of the finding of unex-
pected wealth in the Tripler mansion
on Broadway. in this village. A trunk
that has been passed over by every
one coming into the house was finally
opened and found to contain valua-
bles and iewelry to the amount of
over $4,000.
The mansion belonged to the late
Charles Tripler. who gained fame in
connection with liquid air expert
ments. Several years ago he came
here, when his health failed him. and
purchased the Haak i, lace on Broad
way. He lived there until last fall.
when he died. After his death 1t was
found that he had eft everything to
his wife. She began to make arrange
ments to settle up the estate when she
was taken i'll and soon afterward died.
The only heir to the noted scien-
lists wealth was his son, L. B. Tripler.
He was recently appointed administra-
tor by the surrogate's court in Mine
ola. After his appointment he began
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
HOW WE ESCAPED BEING FISH.
Earth Would Have Been Completely
Enveloped by Oceans But for Moon.

Chicago.-If it were not for the
moon the inhabitants of this world
would to-day be swimming around in
one world-sized fishpond. Fins and
scales would be their only clothes.
Angleworms would be their diet, and
they probably would be furnishing the
greatest sport for the fishermen who
inhabit Mars and other nearby worlds.
How they escaped this fate is ex-
planned by DIR. William H. Pickering,
professor of astronomy in the Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology and
In the Harvard observatory, in the
Journal of Geology. issued from the
University of Chicago.
He contends that the moon was
made out of materials which formerly
filled the basin of the Pacific ocean,
and that when it separated from the
Earth 1t took along three-fourths of the
earth's crust, the remainder Of the
crust being torn in two to form the
eastern and western continents.
IF the moon had not been formed.
or II it had carried away the whole of
the terrestrial crust, our earth would
have been completely enveloped by its
oceans" he says.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
KILL FOWLS IN CHURCH.
Peculiar Case Of Dissertation eafF'ss
Police Force.

Narberth, Pa-Entering the Fair.
view Union church to hold Sunday
school. Superintendent Charles Fryer
was Mortified to discover that vandals
had broken into the edifice and used
1t for slaughter-house for about three
dozen chickens, the blood and feathers
of which were strewn in wild disorder
over the church. There was other evil
dence OF vandalism. The oil lamps
with which the building is lighted had
been pried from the wall and were
left on the floor, while hymn-books
and papers were scattered about in
confusion.
An investigation developed that the
schoolhouse next door had also been
broken into, a clock had been stolen
from the wall. and the robbers had
nearly burned the building, having
thrown lighted match into teach
er's desk, where number of papers
and books were burned.
The Lower Merton police discovered
that the cellar door of the church had
been broken from it's hinges while sev-
eral attempts had been made to jimmy
the shutters. cold chisel, with
which the shutters had been opened.
was found. Though they spent the en-
tire day in efforts to discover the
farmer from whom the fowls had been
stolen. the police we're unsuccessful,
for none of the residents of the Fair
view district had been robbed.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
THOUSANDS OF TONS ON CALI.
FoRNlA BEACH.
Water, Air and Sunshine Make For
tune in Pure Saline Material for
Two Men-WeaIth Taken
from Ocean Water.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The most won
derful harvest ever reaped in southern
California and the largest of its kind
In America is lying glistening and
white in the sun on the nat lands be-
tween San Pedro and Long Beach.
1t is salt; 10000 tons of it. Pure
white and heaped in windrows, it re-
sembles great plain of snow. Acre
after acre of 1t is there, and hundred
or more industrious workers dig and
shovel among the shining heaps, max
ing still more white mounds.
1t is not the salt of the earth, but of
the sea. It is from the waters of the
Pacific, with the assistance of the sun
and air. that the crop has been har-
vested. Not a human hand touches
the salt from the time the inrushing
tide of the ocean sends it in solution
coursing through an automatic gate
over the 800 acres of fiat lands until
the beautiful crystals are loaded by
automatic machinery into waiting
freight cars or ground and dried and
placed in bags for domestic use.
The harvesting of this crop near the
Los Angeles city limits is truly great.
The 10000 tons lying on the ground is
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
PROVE EVERY CLAIM
Or. williams Pink Pills q Specific
For Anaemla and Safe Family
Medicine.

6tUN Gtt0 opSCtnS
For Anaemla and Safe Family
Medicine.
When the body becomes run down,
either as q result of overwork. worry
or a severe illness. an examination OF
the blood would show 1t to be weak
and watery. This condition is called
anaemic. which Is the medical term
for "bloodless." The common symp-
toms are paleness Of the lips, gums
and cheeks, shortness of breath and
palpitation OF the heart after the
slightest exertion, dull eyes and loss
OF appetite.
Mr.. Louis l.. Clark. painter, Of 10
Lincoln Place, Plainfeld, N. j.. says:
Last May l was obliged to undergo
an operation for append 'citis and
while the operation in itself was sue
cessful, did not recover my strength
and health. / was confined to my bed
for over a month and was under the
doctors care. When l was able to
get up my legs were SO weak and un-
steady that could only walk with
cane with difficulty.
II was getting no better and could
not think Of going back to work
was discouraged, when a neighb Dor
told me that DIR. Williams Pink Pills
had cured her and advised me to try
them. began taking them about the
middle of June and soon felt 30 much
better that kept on and was cured.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cur
ed rheumatism, chlorosis, after effects
of the grip and fevers. and. as the
health of the nerves depends upon the
purity of the blood, they are invalu-
able in neuralgia. nervous debility,
sleeplessness. dizziness and even To-
comotor ataxia and paralysis.
Dr. williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or sent, postpaid. on re-
ceipt of price. so cents per boz. six
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Med
icine Co.. Schenectady. N. Y.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
A HARVEST OF SALT.

valued at about $1So.0O0, and 1t is
simply condensed sea water" The
only three elements which are consid-
cred absolutely free to- man-water.
air and sunshine-have been used, and
by the ingenuity of two young men,
Orton and Linley Dunn. brothers.
these three elements have been con-
jured into obedience to their purpose.
and the result is this fortune in pure
salt lying at their command.
AS result the Dunn boys have be-
come known as the salt kings" Their
supply, the Pacific ocean, will never
diminish; their means of manufacture,
the sun and the air, are likewise un-
limited, and the limit placed upon the
tonnage of their plant" is only bound
ed by the number of men they care to
employ. Everything is automatic. and
it is ridiculously simple how salt Is
made at San Pedro.
About the middle of March the great
gate at tide water is opened. 1t is in
reality a great valve. 1t will let water
enter. but not drop escape. AS the
tide rushes in the gate opens. but
when it recedes the gate closes auto
matically. and the salty water remains
imprisoned. The next tide does like
wise; and so on.
The property Of the company COM
prises about 500 acres. and the highest
point is but foot or so above tide
level. The acreage is divided into 13
ponds or Enclosures, bounded by dikes
of about two feet in height. Each Of
these ponds is connected with the
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

after d ay- don't
worry. Doan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
thousands OF women
in the same condition.
Mrs. A. Heiman of
saltwater. MINI i.
says: But for Doan's
Kidney Pills I would
not be living now.
They cured me in
1899 and I've haen
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Glover q Grace Seeds.
Everybody loves lots and lots Of Clover
Grasses tor hogs, cows, sheep and swine.

We are known as the largest growers Of
Grasses, Clovers, Oats. Barley. Corn, fo-
tatoes and Farm Seeds in America. Oper-
ate over 5000 acres.
Our mammoth l4spage catalog is mailed
free to all intending buyers; or send
Sc IN STAMPS
and receive sample of perfect balance ra-
tion grass seed" together with Fodder
Plants, Clover, etc, etc, and big Plant
and Seed Catslog free.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box w, In
Crosse, Wis.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Wen since. used to have such pain
IN my back that once I tainted. The
kidney secretions were much disor-
dered, and | was so far gone that
was thought to be at deaths door.
since Doan's Kidney Pills cured me l
feel as II had been pulled back from
the tomb"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
A MortlfxIna Anawsr.

Richard, aged seven years. in COM
pany with his parents. was visiting a
friend. At the dinner table he was
asked to have some cake. He hesi-
tated.
Say. quickly. Richard! Will you
have some cake?' said his mother.
Imagine her chagrin when Richard
replied: III it's the kind we have at
home, ! don't want any"
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
To Propagate Land Terrapln.

Allentown. Pa.-So profitable has
trade in mud turtles become that the
systematic breeding and raising q"
them IL being seriously considered b,
quite Euhber Of peor.s
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Photographs Sen. by wlrs.

Prof. Korn. OF the Munich univer.
sity. has greatly improved his appara-
tus for transmitting photographs over
telegraph wires. He has succeeded in
sending photographs and sketches six
or seven inches square In this manner
from Munich to Nuremberg. a distance
of 100 miles. In from 10 to is minutes.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Take Garfield Tea, the mild Herb lax
ative, to purify the blood. eradicate dis
ease, and maintain Good Health.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

A young man always sneers at the
love affairs of . widower.