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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
BARRINGTON'S
EARLY LIFE Barred

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 17-Pardon
Attorney Mosby has received a letter
from Lillian +. Gates, st. Louis, which
purports to give a brief history of
Lord" +. Seymour Darlington, under
life sentence in st. Loui county, hav-
ing been saved from the gallows by
Governor Folk. The communication
was written on the letter paper OF the
British vice consulate, Century build
ing, st. Louis. 1t is addressed to Mr..
S. Mosby, pardon attorney.
Following the signature at the close
Of the letter, Lillian E. Gates" ara
the words: Mrs. II. Randolph Gates
No. 4130 West Belle place, st. LOUIS
The letter follows: h.
Frederick harrington Seymour was
born at B~arrapore, in the Bengal pres.
idency, about forty-four years ago, his
mother being Lady Elizabeth Barring.
mour, of the government house, Cal.
cutta. He left India for England at
the age of 7 with his aunt, the wife Of
Captain Hasting, Royal Navy. Upon
arriving at London they lived at
Queens Gate Gardens and for several
years were residents Of Brighton, liv-
ing in my fathers house.
Private Tutor.
HE was educated by a private tutor
named Burton. About the age Of 10 he
went to Elton Collegiate school, thence
to Christ Church college, Oxford, where
he was a former pupil of Ambassador
Bryce, who was then Regius professor
of canon law. He afterwards went to
Sandhurst Military school, where he
passed military examinations credit
ably. From there he went to the Wool
wich arsenal, and after that he was
some time at the gunnery, Hythe, Kent.
He embarked for India on the troop
ship Serophis and arrived at Bombay
and was assigned to Pooma.
Wounded in South Africa.
October 16, 1899, he received a po-
sition as war correspondent In South
Africa. and was wounded carrying dis
patches to Pretoria. The other war
correspondent, who was wounded at
the same time, Is Percy Tressider, Of
No. 1920 Dickson street, this city.
He was at one time on the staff Of
Sir George White at Ladysmith, and
was also with the staff Of Redvere Bull
Ter, and, l believe, was also with Lord
Roberts.
He was an invalid at home II 1901,
when he visited my home In Brighton,
England, and was also the guest of
Sir Albert Sasson, Of Queens Garden,
England. In 1902. he sailed for Amer
lea, and was at Ottawa, Canada, and,
1 understand, he came to st. Louis
with letters Of introduction from Sir
Michael Herbert.
II do not know anything about his
career in st. Louis except what / have
read In the newspapers"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
FOR GIRL DRIVES
BOY TO KILL RIVAL

New York, Aug. IA girl is said to-
have been at the bottom Of a stabbing
ARRAY which led to the death of Max
Gordon at Gouverneur hospital and the
bringing of a charge Of homicide
against Jacob Brown. Such was the
clew which the police of the Madison
street station began investigating yes
terday, In spite of the emphatic asser-
tons OF the relatives of both Gordon
and Brown that there is no girl In the
case.
Gordon was only 16. Brown a year
younger.
"A friend of these boys came to us
with a story hat both loved the same
girl" said Captain Bowes, of the Madi-
son street station last night. Detectives
were put on the case, but at present we
do not know the girl or her address.
According to this story the two boys,
who were from the south. have been
bitter over the matter for some time,
Happening to get into a scuffle at the
corner Of Division n Clinton streets.
Brown lost his temper and used a
knife
II had never heard my nephew saw
thai he was interested in any girl -
said Barnet Savitch, uncle of the lead
boy, last night. He may have been,
and jealousy may have been the cause
Of a quarrel which caused his death,
That will all come out in court.
That there was some sort Of a quar-
rel / am certain. / have come to the
full belief that a feud existed in the
boys home town.
II do not believe hat these two boys
fought over a girl" said the father OF
Brown. Jacob is a quiet fellow, and
not the kind to get into a row over a
love affair. He came to New York
about a year ago from his native town
of Lynchburg, Va, n obtained work
as an office boy in a wholesale cotton
house. The death of Gordon was purely
accidental. The boys were simply sky
larkinu
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
OIL TRUST SLEUTHS
TRAIL JUDGE Lands
Two Strangers Reinforced il
Watching Jurist Who Fined
Standard.

Logansport, Ind, Aug. 16.-Friends
of Judge K. M. Lands, who recently
imposed a $29, 240,O00 fine on the
Standard Oil company. assert that the
Judge is being followed by detectives
in the employ Of the octopus and his
every word and movement are being
reported promptly to Standard Oil
specple.
When Judge Lands came here two
strangers followed, and when he went
to Indianapolis they kept on his trail.
On Lands return to Logansport the
two men came also, and have since
been joined by a third.
Judge Lands is reported as being
advised of their presence n as
saying:
II guess I can stand inspection"
Just what is to be gained by keep
ing an eye on Judge Lands no one
knows,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
HE WILL DIE,
GIVES UP INSURANCE

Pittsourg, Aug. 15.-The insurance
element In P%ittsburg is ago over a new
sort Of person-one who thinks he is
about to die and doesn't want to play
a sure thing game on the insurance
companies, so cancels his paidup policy
IN a letter frankly admitting belief he
is about TO be killed in q railway acct
dent. The following letter is made pub
lie by the Central Accident Insurance
company, of Pittsburg:
Gentlemen i have absolute and un-
mistakable knowledge that my death
will occur in about eight weeks In con-
sequence of q railroad accident. In
view OF his knowledge / feel thai I
would be wronging you in taking adj
vantage OF a condition which neither
you nor l had In mind when i took out
my policy ono. S25, 712). / therefore sur
render the same TO you"
The writer is Leo A. Adrian, of I'LL
Chestnut Venue Cleveland.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
GERMANS EAT DOGS
SAYS YANKEE CONSUL

Washington, Aug. 15.-United States
Consul Norton, at Chemnitz, has made
an official report on the scarcity of
meat in Germany and the efforts of
the government there to find cheaper
food for the people. He concludes:
I'm this connection the growing use
of the flesh of dogs as an article OF
food is worthy OF note. The number
of dog carcasses submitted to official
inspection now amounts annually to
about $500 In the German empire.
Saxony alone reports over 1000 and of
these $40 fall to the share Of Chemnitz
and the section Enthusiastically con-
nected with it. Horsefiesh is now a.
standard article of o consumption
In Germany.
About $4,000 carcasses annually are
inspected for this purpose"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
WISHES AMERICA
HAD GOOD ROADS

Paris, Aug. 17.-Although 1t is the
mfddfe OF August. when under normal
conditions Paris should be deserted.
there were more Americans In the city
than at any time this year.
Officials at the American Express COM
pany's Office are responsible for this
statement. They base their assertion
lon the fact that more Americans called
there yesterday than ever before In
the history Of their business.
In the corridor Of the Elysee Palace
hotel, b. N. Duke. Of a fame in
America, who with his son has just
reached here, after touring in Eng
land. said:
Quite a coincidence happened to us
In England. Our machine broke down,
not seriously, only a damaged tire, bat
enough to stop us. We were miles from
anywhere and it looked a little uncom-
Portable. u then we saw another
automobile coming. / hailed 1t. The
owner promptly stopped. He turned
out to be Sir Thomas Upton, whom my
son knew.
; 'Sir Thomas turned his machine
about and lowed US twenty miles back
to the nearest repair station, although
1T was directly out Of his way. / shall
always be grateful to him.
I'VE will be able to make better au-
.tomobiles In America when we AVE
better roads. Bad roads are a national
curse. You see. we have built railroads
first and highways afterward, n they
are only in the infant class yet. There
is little inducement to buy or use fine
touring cars in America, because there
is no place to use them.
why do you know" continued Mr..
Duke, England spends ten times as
much money every e keeping the
roads In repair as does my state Of
North Carolina spends building roads.
We may be young, new n raw. but
If we spent a little more money on
roads and less on some other things
that are not used I think we would all
be happier. / stand firmly an advocate
of rood roads, the more the better"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
STOLE AUTOS TO MAKE
SWEETHEART LOVE HIM

Dies Moines, Ia, Aug. 15.-"Auto AL
phonse," the most daring automobile
thief that Iowa has eve known, who
while posing as a young millionaire has
been stealing automobiles, to take his
sweetheart riding, Is finally under ar
rest.
For weeks he baf1ed the police. But
his yea TO make a flash" finally got
the better OF his judgment and the Of
ficers took him in charge. He is Rob-
ert Stevens, a young college student at
Highland lark college.
When put in the sweatbox, young
Stevens is said to have confessed his
wholesale robberies.
Il did 1t because / wanted to make
Grace Owe me-" he finally said as he
buried his face in his hands.
Who Grace is the police refuse to
give out. They say she is prominent So
cially. She shrinks from publicity and
h detectives say they will protect
her,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
FOUR PER CENT BANK
CASHIER Is MISSING

Chicago, Aug. 15.-The whereabouts
Of James Sewall Mather, jr., president
of the our Per Cent. Savings bank,
Madison and La Sale streets. have be-
come a matter ef uncertainty. Mr..
Mather has been sought since a week
ago today, when he departed ostensibly
for Now York Immediately after a no.
tice was issued that his new bank
would accept no more deposits.
Creditors and others interested In
finding out something about the future
OF the brand new Institution have been
unable to get any trace of Mr.. Mather.
He has not been seen around the Offices
of the Society Times, a weekly publ
cation of which he is president. He
ha not been at the Mather family resi-
dence for several days.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
CHINA HOLDS AN
AMERICAN MARINE, SAYS
He KILLED A WOMAN

New York, Aug. 16.-Dispatches from
Chefoo, China, report the arrest there
of w. II. Adsetts. formerly Of the
United States marines guarding the
legation at Pexin. He Is suspected of
robbing and killing a woman, whose
body was found in a box on a British
steamer at Hong Kong. Adsetts was
arrested only after violent resistance,
and later broke out of a local jail and
escaped.
Several thousand dollar and other
valuables believed to have belonged TO
the murdered woman were taken from
Adsetts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
MAINE RESORT Is
SWEPT BY FIRE

Old Orchard, Me-, Aug. ia fire
which started early yesterday morning
ragged yer a territory of about fifty
acres, in which are located some Of the
largest hotels and a number Of cottages
on the shore front
The Hotel Fistle, the Hotel Alberta,
the Alden house, the Lawrence house,
the Lewiston house and several other
hotels were on fire, and it was esti-
mated that from fifty to se~venty-five
cottages also were burning.
The loss is estimated now at fully
$500. 900.
Old Orchard Is full Of summe visit
ors, but a careful inquiry falls to show
any loss OF life.
The Maine railroad station was aban-
doned. More than 100 buildings were In
flames at that time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
BLOW UP GAMBLING HOUSE.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-An explosion. prob
ably of dynamite, wrecked the billiard
room on the second floor OF Jim
O'Leary's gambling house and saloon at
Ass Halsted street. The police and
OIeary claimed the explosion was due
to a cap on q gas pipe which blew out.
hut the facts discovered did not sup
port this theory
This is the third dynamite outrage
among gamblers during the last two
nnonths-if dynamite ii was. The out
RACES are credited to enemies the gam
bling kings have made among gamblers
they have driven out OF business.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
TO SEND NO MORE
TROOPS TO MOROCCO

Paris, Aug. l5.-Minister OF Foreign
Affairs Pichon has given an interview
10 The Matin, in which he says:
The government will send no more
troops into Morocco. On no account do
we intend to embark upon a work Of
conquest"
and the fe~ebleness of the government
leads to the fear that trouble will break
out there.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
EDWARD-kAlSER
MEET BOOSTS PEACE

Paris, Aus. 17-French opinion gem
orally regards the meeting between
King Edward and Emperor William at
Wilhelmshehe as marking anotber
stage in the relaxation OF European
tensions. There is a disposition to
consider it something In the nature of
a genuine reconciliation between the
sovereigns. whose relations heretofore
have been VIGOROUSLY cool.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
HARNESSED LIKE
HORSE, DRAWS FAMILY
ACROSS COUNTRY

Springfield, Mo-. Aug. H.-Joseph
Polanek, a Pole, WIN Is walking
from New York to Beaver. Okla,
with his family and all of his
worldly possessions has passed
through here. Polanek started for
Oklahoma from New York the early
part of March. He has covered
the distance harnessed to the cart
like a horse, drawing his wife and
S-year-old child. Polanek is going
In search Of a home In the state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
SOUTH DAKOTA TAI
TO COMMAND CRUISER

Washington, Aug. 17.-Captain c. L.
Fox, Of Sioux FAILS, S. D.. is to com
mand the cruiser South Dakota, which,
with the California, Tennessee and
Washington, Will comprise the new
cruiser squadron intended for the Pa
cihc coast.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
BANK OF ENGLAND
RAISES ITS DISCOUNT
RATE TO AZ PER CENT.

London, Aug. 1.-THE Bank of
England today raised its discount
ate from 4 10 AZ per cent. owing TO
the monetary situation on the con-
tinent and In New York and the
anxiety Of American houses to place
finance bills here. Hope Is expressed
that Secretary Cortelyou Will az
sist the New York market IL neces-
sary and prevent gold shipments
from here. which undoubtedly
would cause another advance In the
Bank of England's discount rate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23

HAS HILL LOST
NORTHERN PACIFIC
CONTROL. AT LAST?

ST. Paul, Aug. 1.-THE control
which j. J. Hill and Great North
ern stockholders have held over the
Northern Pacific for some years
has been lost, according TO gossip.
The reports are so persistent that
they are believed by nearly all rail-
road men In the city. J.. Pierpont
Morgan, who sided with Hill In al
his deals, Is also reported to have
lost very heavily In stock shrinkage
and to have been forced to drop
much Of the stock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31
hild because it has some meaning

child because it has some meaning
for him.
The teachers prepared in the normal
schools of today will not be found
wanting They have been prepared 10
meet lust such contingencies as a
course of study like ours will call for.
And so. Mr.. viator, this enrichment
of the curriculum which you nave
chosen TO call multiplicity of sub
iects'' takes on a less portentods as
Dect. This enrichment, born. I say. OF
necessity. has been Of greater moment
10 the child Your so-called multi
plicity of subjects" Mr.. Viator, has
brought about a course Of study
planned to meet the wants Of the child
instead of a course planned TO meet
the needs OF the adult. Let me say
too. in passing. that these nature
study subjects and stories are also Of
great value in the ethical and moral
education Of the child.
Anyway, il is far too soon TO crftf-
cize our course of study as being ''far
from satisfactory" for really it has
not vet had thorough trial This
much we do know, and on this point
Mr. Xfator. We agree-the former
c7lrricuIurl. in which the formal
studies prevailed. was not satfsfac-
tory. Nor can it be said that course
of study similar to ours in any coun-
trv is not satisfactory, for the whole
subject is a new one for our Ameri-
can schools, which have not all learn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31

ed to cope with It. However, the sub
ject is not new one TO educators,
who have advocated an enriched cur
rfculum for a long time. However.
the subject was not taken up under
standingly until Chas. INGENUITY, Of
the Northern Illinois State Normal
School, in his admirable series Of
books. showed how these new subjects
were to be taught in relation TO the
old.
In conclusion, may recommend for
your perusal, Mr.. Viator, McMuTry's
General Method. Special Method in
Reading, Stories. Silence and Geog-
raphy? TRUTH
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31
Cures Like Nature
DrugIess Treatment Restores Health While
You Sleep

I Here's a remedy that cures while
y You sleep. No poisonous drugs to
4 swallow. No weak stomach or di-
j gestive troubles due to drugging.
4 This remedy is Natures medicine
\ electricity.
The only way to cure anything
D is to help Nature. Nature win cure
4 when she has The power. That
y power is electricity. Feed it to
z your nerves and they viii absorb
\ and carry it to every organ and it's
sue of the body, where it gives
\ health and vim to very aiIing part.
y The reason drugs don t cure is be-
cause they do not assist Nature.
Nature needs nourishment, strength.
i something that builds up. Drugs
contain no nourishment. no cleo
trieity, not one ii ing that builds
J vitality-just poison which tears
down.
\ Ny way is the best way of ap-
4 plying electricity It's the only
\ method that has proven successful.
Z I've had twenty years experience
in treating diseases with electricity
and / know more about it than any
other doctor on earth. Nv Electro
Vigor is the result of this twenty
years experience
Electro Vigor is an electric body
battery applied when YOU sleep.
B Tt sends constant stream of cleo
trie life into the nerves and vitals
all night long.
~
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31
GROUP.

Not a minute should be lost when
child shows symptoms or Group.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
or even after the croupy cough APP
pears, will prevent the attack. For
sale by all dealers. Benson. Smith &
Co, Ltd. agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31

No dead heads at the game on Wed
nesday and the entire receipts go %
the Yacht Club fund You have a
chance to see the funniest game that
was ever played by getting a reserved
seat at the Hawaiian News Co. store.
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THIS rs FREE

Cut ont this coupon and mail il to
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treatment. This book is illustrated
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things you want TO know. I'll send
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31

Electro Vigor is not an electric
belt. 1t never needs charging, for
it makes its own power continuously.
My digestion has greatly improved
under the use of Electro Vigor and
can eat almost anything without
distress. My circulation has inn
proved and / am sure my strength
is greater.
REV. JOHN T. GULICK.
Honolulu. 7. II.
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Till the brain begins TO swim;
Words, words, words
Till eyes are heavy and dim!
Remember, say, sheep will browse
and ducks seek water. can recall
MANY a bov who would not endure such
a school; they were the ones who
"piayed hockey" And you must adj
NIT Mr.. viator. that many of these
bows who did not endure hold higher
positions of trust today than you and
| who did endure.
Have YOU. Mr. Viator, like our friend
Rip Van Wrinkle. been enjoying a
twenty wears sleep that you have not
heard of DR.. Dewey and Chas. Nc
Nnrrv and host of other noted eduea-
tors? I wish that you might have
awakened little earlier SO that l
could have taken you to DR.. Ladd s
lectures; he painted as a remedy fer
educational failures of the past, nature
study and literature stories, as a rem
edv. say. to develop the moral and
ethical faculties of the child.
Again. Mr.. yiator. you say that the
formal studies should prevail-that is,
in the first five grades. Let me give
you the experience of a man who was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24
ROWAN BURNS
UP BASE LINES

The ginger came by slow freight
yesterday and the Indians couldn't
recover the lead Aberdeen had. But
what ginger did develop was start
ed by Dave Rowan in the eighth
with Aberdeen 7 to the good, when
he hunted the sphere down towards
third He lit out like tramp flee
ing from a bulldog and by the time
Tonneson fielded the ball Dave was
so close to first that Tommy got ex-
cited and threw out into left field.
Dave continued his mad fight
and was at third before the ball was
in play once more, desperate and
determined to make l last effort to
prevent a shutout. He took great
chance and rampsed on as soon as
he struck third. which so excited
Anderson, second baseman, that he
took shot at the grandstand with
the ball and hit 1t. Davey scored.
and the fans yelled and grew fran
tic. Dave was all in. almost. Had
he toured the bases in a straight
line. records for the distance would
surely have been equaled IL not
beaten, for Dave can sprint at a
10-second gait.
1t was enough to discourage any
one, for 2 men were out when
Rowan accomplished his daring
feat. Two single, 2 bases on balls