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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
ORIGIN OF WORD QUACK.
1t is Traced Back to the Sixteenth
Century.

The original and acquired meaning Of
many an old word have been cleared up
in the law courts. When last week
quack had its turn, Sir Edward Clark,
who was probably quoting a dictionary,
defined this word as boastful pretender
to medical skill Quaek Is undoubtedly
derived by suggestion from the quaeking
OF duck The quack doctor has always
substituted volubiIity for knowledge.
Quacker and quacking cheat were SIX
teenfh century words. Quaek in its
present sense is certainly as old as 1896
when it was included in the earliest of
our slang dictionaries. The original word
was quicksilver, a travelling empire who
quacked about his salves, and according
TO Henley and Farmer, the dramatist
Wycherly first shortened the word to
quaek.
The full term quack doctor is found at
least az early as ITO when these words
were used as 4 title to the Earl Of Roch.
ester's montebank speech on Tower HILL
This witty and proiligate nobleman, Che
IS always called witty and proaigatel
took it into his head totdisappear from
his friends and appear to the mob on
Tower Hill as quack doctor. The
speech he made on that occasion has
been preserved, and It shows that quaek
oratory has gained nothing since.
II is not all printable In these polite
pages, but the following passage win
show the character:
The cures | have done are as inered-
IDLE as innumerable, ] cured Proster
Johns godmother Of stupendous doler
in her sacrnm which had like 20 cost
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
Cures Wom.as MeaAnesses.

We refer 10 that boon TO weak, nervous,
suffering women known as Or. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
DR. John Fyfe one of the Editorial STAFF
OF THE EcLEcTIc MEDICAL REVIEW says
OF Unicorn root Gdel0fitds Dioicd) which
Is one Of the chief ingredients OF the va
vorite Prescription
"a remedy which invariably acts as utter
fne invIgorator makes for normal ao~
tivIty of the entire reproductive system
He continues sin IIelonias we have medca-
ment which more fully answers the above
purposes than any other drug tcith tclltcl am
acgtidtnted In the treatment OF diseases pc
culiar TO women II IL seldom that case Is
seen which does not present some indication
for this remedial agcnt.r DR. Fyfe further
says: 1.-THE following are among the leading
indications for HeiOnias Unicorn root. Pain
or aching Ia the back, With sleurorrhpa
atomic tweakl conditioiN OF the reproductive
organs OF Nomen, mental depression and ir-
ritabiiity. associated witB chronic diseases of
the reproductive organs OF women; constant
sensation AZ heat IN the region OF the kid
neys; megbrrhaelJ lioodineI. due 10 ! weak
ened condition ofIthe reproductive system:
arnene9EfnTg JsAEsressed " absent monthly
and AKamic Chin blood habit: dragging
sensEnons in the extreme lower part Of the
III more or less OF the above symptoms
aFE DTEsaTiT, TO inv 10 M0 LII can DO
Better than take Dir. Piercess -FAYprIte
PTesCfTDFi0K, 5iie Of TIE reading ingredi-
eiIts 81 WHICH Is Unicorn root, or Helonias,
and the medical properties of which ii
most faithfully represents.
OF Golden Seal root, another prominent
ingredient of aFavorite Prescription
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, NJ. d.. OF BEN
nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
EFT Is an important remedy In disorders OF
the womb, In all catarrhal conditions
and general enfeeblement IL Is useful
Prof John Nj. Scuddor, NJ D., late Of
Cincinnati. says of Golden Seal root
HTu relation TO Its general effects on the
system there Is no medicine n use about tohfeh
here Il such general HadRfJaitg OF opinion II
IS universally REGARDED as the tonic useful IN
all dehiitated states
Prof r. Bartholow, NJ. D.. OF Jefferson
Medical College. says OF Golden Seal:
gValuable IN uterine henorrhsge. menor-
rhagia Hloadlng1 and conRestive dysmennr~
rhua painful meusfruHtionlH
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription faith
fully represents all the above named in
gradients and cures the diseases for which
they are recommended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
AMUSEMENT NOTES

Pablo Romani. or the Vendetta, "
with n carload Of scenery and cle'tricai
effects. will be the attraction al the
opera house on Friday evening. Dec. ~.
The east q headed ~ tch talented 70.
mantle actor. Edmond harret. who will
appear in the dual role Of fabio Romani
and the Count Caesare Olivia. Mr. Bar.
ret gives a finished rendition Of this din
cult role and = being warmly commend.
81 BY press and public everywhere. The
support Is first.class and includes Miss
Lottic Glenmorc, who appears a. Count.
ess Nina. Miss Gicnm0re Ia very hand
some blonde and thet vc gowns worn
By her IN the play are creations Of ex-
qnisiie art and sure to be admired i'm.
mcnsely by an. Tho play Is one OF alb.
sorhing interest with lavish display Of
scenic effects. The first act setting j. a
marvel Of stage mechanism, showing the
city OF Naples, Italy, overlooking the
bay, with the giant Mt. Nesuvius in the
distance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
GIRLS TWO LOVERS TRIED
TO FIGHT A DUEL
Rain Spoiled It, But Girl Cot $500 YER
dict For SANDER.

Paterson, Dec. H. In an interesting
case that has just been decided BY Judge
Lewis It developed that Jacob Wiss ani
John Rose. two bosom friends, who we're
IN love with the same girl, qnarreled
and. IN the heat Of the argument that
resulted, decided that the only means
Of getting mutual satisfaction was to
fight duel Accordingly. seconds were
chosen and a place TO hold the duel was
selected. However, on the morning set
for the duel there was heavy storm
and il was postponed until the following
Sunday. In the mean time friends
brought the two together, and when
one Of them apoloeized the proposed
duel was called off.
Rose, it was alleged. sIandered Miss
Anna Vandegyritte, the girl in question,
VINO had him arrested. In court yester.
day verdict of $500 was bronught
against him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
INQUIRY
Is ORDERED
Nelll, Smith and Murray Go
10 G0IdiIeld
THIS ACTION FOLLOWS
A Conference with Presidsut-wsstsrn
A Conference With Presidsnt--westsrn
Federation Approves the suike--Ocn.
Funston Himself IL on His Way
to Nevada.

Washington, Dee. ia.--Assisiant See
retary Murray Of the department Of
commerce and labor, Charles y. Neill,
commissioner or labor. and Her bert
Knox Smith, commissioner Of corpora.
tons, viii leave here at p. m. today
for c0ldheld. New. 10 make a thorough
investigation Of the trouble between
the miners and mine operations at that
plaec. Secretary Murray and Commits
sioner Smith made this announcement
after conference with President Roosr.
welt yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12

Golddeld, Dec. ie.-At the time -
by the mine owners for the resumption
q work draws near the situation BE-.
romes more acute IN Goldnold. Gen.
Funston Is on his way. having left san
francisco yesterday 10 take personal
command Of the troops Martial law
viii probably be declared on Bis Arrival
The mine owners still assert that the
intention % reopen the mines tomorrow
morning win be- carried out. and that
enough men have already been secured
% make the attempt II i known that
500 men have been secured IN the min.
Jog camps Of California, principally IN
Calvers county. through the agency 81
the Thiel detective bureau. and are be.
ing held IN readiness 10 come to Gold.
field on two days notice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
A Reason.

They were returning home from the
theatre one evening.
4 wonder why II IS" said his wife,
sthat so few actresses travel under the
management Of their husbandfp
my dear" replied her husband, have
you ever reflected how difficult il is for
most men to manage their wives I"
And for ffty-seven consecutive sec
onds she was silent.-Chicago News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
FOUL AIR BREATH OF DEATH.
More Fatal Than Poor Food, Says Dr..
Evans.

Chicago, Dec. 12.--'Foul air from
improper ventilation is the breath of
death in any great city. While poor
food IL causing one death, improper ven
tilation Is reaping harvest of 1000
lives. Nor is this ratio confined to the
slums.n In these words Commissioner OF
Health M. Al. Evans last nigat in. a
speech at the Fort Dearborn club ex-
pressed his belief that the atmosphere
of many houses is charged with more
deadly poison tnan impure food. In
speaking Of food, DIR. Evans declared
America IL affected with an epidemic
OF "over-f feeding" Over-nutrition is do
ing far more harm than not having
enough to eat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12

A minstrel show without good sing
ing Is like a building without found.
alton. DeRuc Bros make . special
feature Of their unintette. making a
careful selection q vocalists from all
parts Of the country. including such so
loists a. the English tenor Walter J.
Heafni the eminent baritone, WIN. Il.
pattie; the San Francisco basso, Frank
Graham. Oscar Taylor. and the phenomc-
nal soprano, Master John Lambert, al
together making one Of the finest vocal
organizations in the singing department.
They will appear in musical selections
during the minstrel first part at the
opera house on Wednesday, December
18th.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
The Creature.

Teacher-children, what creature is
that in ornithology which has a very
long neck, has something to do with
trimming big hats, does its fighting by
scratching and kicking, and often gives
cause to men to be afraid?
Eager Pupil know, teacher.
Teacher Well, Sammy, what Is IL?
Sammy--An old maid Baltimore
American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
GARTBALDPS FAMILY
FIGHTS OVER HIS TOMB
Widow Declares Son Wants to Remove
the Body.

Rome. Dec. l2.rhe quarrel between
the children and the widow Of Giuseppe
Garibaldi, the Italian patriot. over the
tomb Of the hero on the island of Cap
rera, has reached an acute stage.
Garibaldis son, Riccotti. claims that
he Is entitled to the possession Of the
tomb Of his father. The widow and
daughter Of the liberator. however, ems
phatieally declare they will not allow
Ricciotti to put his foot on the island,
as they say he wishes TO steal the body
and transport it to Rome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12

Denver, Dec. i2-0nicial endorse
ment Of the miners strike at Goldfeli
has been given BY the executive board
OF the Western Federation Of Miners.
The following telegram was sent TO
Charles H. Mackinnon president Of the
Goldaeld Miners Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-12
Money stringency.

1t should, however, be perhaps added
that on the occasion of the kaiser's visit
to London there will be more coppers
than sovereigns about. The Taller.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

A sample lot Of fine imported garments;
are made of an excellent quality silk
crepe; the patterns are Iris and Wis
terra. delicate shades of pink, blue and
yellow; are nicely trimmed with silk
and made in the regular Japanese fash
Ion; number of splendid $15 values.
Second Floor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
A SALE OF SALES

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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
n1innekahta Club Reorganizes.

At the meeting of the Minnekahta
Club last Friday night, H. A. Duff
was elected president; d. r. Juckett
vice president; G. @. Smith Treas;
Emil Hargens, Sec'y., Geo. Turner,
G. G. Fargo and Alden Scovel, directors.
Matters concering the welfare of the
town we're discussed and the club
stands ready todo everything possible,
but wants the cooperation of the
people and needs their membership
dues.
Mayor Hargens gave the club good
talk ON bath houses, urging that the
one thing most needed in Hot Springs
was better bath houses with better
regulations, contending that the club
could do nothing better for the town
than by endeavoring to get capitol
interested in such accommodations
for health seekers. Something may
come of his contention.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
Proud of Our Public Library

Mrs Julia Concannon, librarian i'm
the Hearst free library at Lead, was
here this week helping classify and
catalogue the books in our public IL
brary. For one of it's size she says
Hot Springa has a splendid library
the selection of books is remarkably
good, being especially strong in the
historical line.
With its new mating, some new fur
niture and fixtures. a new clock. ard
lots of new books, the public library is
a very attractive place-and the STAR
believes that among the hard workers
who have spent time and money with
out reward T. r.. Juckett. the presi-
dent of the association, and wife are
deserving of special praise and the
thanks of the community. They have
been constantly active during the re-
organization of the association, and
now Hot Springs is getting library
thatit may we'll be proud of.
Next week we hope to publish a list
of some of the new books of fiction
lately received.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
An Adjourned Term of Court.

The regular November adjourned
term of court was convened on Tues
day morning with Judge Rice of Dead
wood presiding, in the absence of
Judge McGee.
By special agreement the case of
Drake, Isham g. Co. vs.. The Great
Northern Railway Co. was called for
trial, d. r. Juckett and c. L. Wood
appearing for the plaintiff and G. H.
Winsor, w. h. McNaughton and s. e.
Wilson for the defendant. A special
venire was drawn for the case consist.
ing of: IL. e. Bacon, VIM. Connor, S. r.
Henderson, a. ID. Goddard, F. D. Hum
mel, j. W. Weatherford, G. w. Grandy
w. l.. Phillips, Clark Bacon, John
Richer, b. d. Lewis, VIM. Brodus, H.
G. Little, d. X. Bachelor, Otto Strom,
VIM. Schell, Levan Hustled, Matt,
Bingham, A. j. Austin and G. Il.
Brelsford, from which the jury was
successfully drawn. The county bai-
lift was L g. Osmotherly c. III. Win
sor is from Sioux Falls and will be re-
membered as the former partner of
Senator Kittredge. The case has been
tried twice here before. coming from
North Dakota by agreement. The
first verdict was for the plaintiff but
was set aside, the second trial result
ing in hung jury, hence much interest
attaches to this one. The case is a
damage suit for $1,000. for alleged ne.
glect of the railroad to properly care
for a shipment of horses. The jury
found for the plaintiff, assessing the
damages at $1,000.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
Argues for "a Cement Plant.
ATKINSON, Neb. Dec Doth 1906.

ATKINSON, Neb. Dec. Doth 1906.
Editor STAR: In reading the various
articles in your paper regarding the
natural resources surrounding Hot
Springs, have not seen single line
regarding the manufacture of Portland
Cement. | know you have all of the
necessary material lying dormant in
the hills within l60 rods of the city linn
its. Having lived there for over six
years, | have had ample time to in
vestigate the various materials and
know just where they are Portland
cement can be manufactured there
nearly as cheap as stucco and it surely
would be paying proposition, for at
the present time there are IS mills in
the United States all running to their
full capacity and a majority of them
are unable to supply the demand.
Concrete is now being used in a great
many ways and is acknowledged to be
superior to natural stone as it can be
handled so much easier A Portland
cement plant at the Springs would do
more to build up the place than any
thing you could get. With cement
cheap, just think of the possibilities at
your command. Crush up the sand
stone into sand, the limestone into
small peices, take so per cent of this
material, add 20 per cent of true Port
land cement and see what fine side
walks you can have. Not only that
but you can mould it into building
blocks and discount your natural stone
80 per cent.
At the present time you are paying
freight on cement from Kansas, Miss
ouri or Iankton, more than it costs at
the mills, which looks foolish with
tons of the material at your very door.
There are your large lodges of lime
stone north of town, 66 per cent can
be used Up along Battle Mountain
you have the finest kind of fire clay
mari which contain silica and alumni
um, just the material required. The
Black Hills Portland Cement Co. is Or
ganized at Rapid City and there is no
good reason why Hot Springs should
not have been first in that line. Wake
up! Advertise in the leading cement
journals what you have and capital
will soon do the rest
Yours truly,
w. A. WHEELER.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25

The Black Hills part of the state
will get into the capitol building
stone game in bill which will be
introduced by Eastman of Fall River
county, who wants the capital COM
mission to be ordered to change the
plans of the building if necessary
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
some Permanent Improvements.

The w. l.. Is p Co. let the contract
last week for the necessary lumber for
their new tlume at the falls, which will
be 5000 feet long and is inches in di-
ameter. of similar form to the one
now being built here in town. The
excavations for the new dam have been
made clear across the river, some 300
feet below the present one. down to
bed rock on which the foundations
have been laid and is now ready for
the concrete work. This dam will be
about % feet long and ~ feet high
from the center of the stream. They
have also ordered the necessary tiling
to bring the water from the plunge
bath to the pent stock near the court
house. This is three feet in diameter
and double strength and will require
about $50 feet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25

Homesteaders Get Leave of Absence.
The register and receiver of the
land office at Rapid City have received
the following message from Washing.
ton, d. c., dated JAN, 10:
Homestead settlers.in your district
are granted leave of absence from
their land for period of three months
from January 18th, provided that the
period of actual absense shall not be
deducted from the full time of residence
required by law. Application for leave
not necessary.
G. F.. POLLOCK,
Asst. Commissioner.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
Black Hills Game Preserve.

A Washington special of the 10th
says:
Representative Martin has introduce
ed a bill for the protection of game an
imals, birds and fishes in the Black
Hills forest reserve. The bill provides
that the president is authorized, to
designate aud set aside to carry out
the purposes of the measure, sections
eight, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
twenty, twenty nine, thirty and thirty
one, in township three east and sec
tion one, in township four south, two
east, and section six, in township four
south, three east, of the Black Hills
Meridian, in Custer county, South,Da
kota. y penalty for violating the law
through hunting or trapping therein
is fine of not exceeding $1,000, and
the offender may also be imprisoned
for a period not exceeding one year.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
Notice to Yeolnen.

Members of Hot Springs Homestead,
No 3S7 of the Brotherhood of American
Yeoman, will please call at the law
office of Wilson & Wilson and paw
their monthly assessments to the un-
dersigned on or before the last day of
each and every month.
Al M. Z. NEBBERGALL, Cor,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25

to allow the use of home stone. He
says they deal in that product in his
part of the state and that there is no
use of going outside the boundaries
of South Dakota to secure what stone
is required in the work.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
What Macaroni Wheat Does.

Alvin Clark writes the Deadwood
Pioneer-Times from Devils Lake.
N. Oak, concerning the article which
recently appeared in the STAR from
Congressman Martin, as follows:
81 was very much interested in the
article and people of the Hills will
evidently not realize the Importance
of MIR. Martins suggestions. Macaroni
wheat is now being raised quite extern
sively in this country. 1t thrives in
dry years where other grains suffer
from the drouth.
"When | came here ten years ago
nearly all the land between here and
the Montana line was vacant. The
land east of here had been pretty we'll
taken up and was producing excellent
crops, but the land to the west was
considered desert and very few had
any faith in it. However, the settlers
kept coming in and taking up the land
until about nine. tenths or nearly all
the land between here and Montana
has been taken up.
"There has been about 10000 home
steads taken up in that time and the
average value of the land is over 81 600
a quarter section AS | am in The
land office have had exceptional
opportunities to buy land at $50 and
800 per quarter section. Every time
| had such an opportunity | would
think of that old song, "Down on the
Farm" This same land is now selling
at from $4,000 to $1,000 IL quarter
When | was in the Hills you could
not have made me present of a"ranch 8
They call it farm" or "claim" UP
here. 1t is practically impossible to
buy any land at all, no matter how
poor, in this vicinity at less than ten
dollars an acre.
81 have often heard it stated that as
the land is broken up the rain fall is
heavier. remember when Minot was
in the dry belt and they said it never
rained out there. They have all. the
rain they need out there now and raise
magnificent crops.
'lf this principle holds good south
western South Dakota should get all
the rain they need pretty soon. Nearly
all of North Dakota and eastern South
Dakota is now one perpetual garden
raising millions of bushels of wheat
every year, so it is about time they
were beginning to raise something Oh
those millions of acres of vacant land
down there.
Everybody has the land fever uI
here. Almost every clerk, barber
shoemaker, hired girl and every one
else who works has quarter section
of land, either proved up or to be
proved up at some future period
Every small town of from 100 to SOC
inhabitants has three or four grair
elevators, and they are all making
money too. If one can employ {
competent person to farm land fol
him it is quite an easy matter to make
the land earn 50 an acre net, for every
acre under cultivation. However
renters are scarce, as nearly every
farmer is in business for himself
81 believe that with increased rail
road facilities, artesian wells, irrigation
etc, all the land in western South
Dakota will be taken up in the mex
ten years and will be selling at five OF
six times it's present price and that
the Black Hills will experience a lanC
boom Your old friend,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25
REDUCTION IN PRICES.

Best s4OO Cabinets now $500 per
dozen. Stamps, "a for % cts. Postal
cards, 75 cts per doz. These prices
for thirty days. Steroscopic views op
hand Gross Studio, lst door north
from corner.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25

The following officers we're installed
last week in the a o. U. w. lodge:
M. W.-Geo. McCracken.
Overseer-John Mueller.
Foreman-W S. Bentley.
Recorder-John Richer.
Financeer-J. j. March.
Reciever-G. G. Smith
Guides. +. Wilson
l. Wv. Huebner.
O. W.-Fred Hummel.
Rep.-Joe March.