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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-18

after she had been wooed into tbs land
Of sin by Felix. she had turned her
back upon her babies and left them be-
wonder if In the midnight hour some
times she heard those babies calling to
her when she awoke with a start?
Then / wonder if off in the distance
she saw their white baby hands beck
oning and she heard the little voices
calling: Mother, mother! Are you not
coming back to me, mother? | am your
baby. Will you not come back to me?'
Yes, | have sometimes wondered If
when Paul preached Jesus Christ to
Drusila he did not turn and say.
Mother, wilt thou not give thy heart
to Jesus for the babies sakeT'
But cannot close this sermon with
out asking myself just one more aues-
tion | wonder If paurs mastyrdom in
Rome had anything to do with this re-
fusal of Felix to let paui go free? I
wonder if, when Paul was carried to
Rome, Caesar never examined into his
case at all? BRIT -+S.en the Caesar was
asked. .'sha,l ps.sl be behaaaed.'' he
merely said: well. If Governor Felix
would not let him g fee lie must be
| guilty Let him &c. And SONG
times won1sr, II we refus. Christ to-
day. If there will nf lie some Caesar
| living tilo--t.iGs Of miles away from
| MS who will he lei to reject chr Christ
| merely Iecause re ere rejecting him
4
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-18
VENIRE

OF First District Court, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, for Trial of Civil Jury
Cases for the Three. Weeks Com
mencing June ~, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-18

For Week Commencing July 1, 1907
8 Williams. E. D. q Pickett, ]. T.
4 Lunsford, FL. H. 4 Caldwell, H. c.
4 Dinkins, w L. 4 Lane, c. w.
2 Edwards, K M. 4 Kinney, Paul.
4 McCutchen, H. E. i Merrett, @. c.
4 Doll, H. F. Jr. Dunn, J. NJ
i Kuhn, Andrew. i Evans, A. D.
2 Blanchard, P. G. / Carroll, ]. l.
4 Kirkland, AID. Cox. R. H.
4 Dowden, A. G. 4 Penick, N. r.
4 Levy, Harry. / Clowney, S. b.
4 Jeter, ]. T. 4-Barnes, H. f.
2 Roe, w. T. 4 Price, S. K.
4 Kennedy, c, w. 8 Brown. p B.
4 Parnell, A. J. 4 Keith, Fl. f.
c. MONCURE,
F. II. GOSMAN,
LEVI COOPER,
]. d. LEE,
jury Commissioners
f. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Off1cio Jury Commissioner
A true copy.
"A. LEONARD,
May 80, 1907, Clerk
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
KISSING DAYS.
Observance of Ancient Custom by an
English Fishing Town.

English Fishing Town.
Yesterday, says a late issue of the
London Evening Standard, was 'kiss-
ing day" at Hungerford, a quiet COM
munity on the western borders of
Berkshire, renowned for it's trout fish
cry and its faithful adherence to the
ancient customs of Hocktide, which
have been observed since the days Of
John Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, who
granted the rights and privileges to
the commoners.
At daybreak the town crier. arrayed
in a new livery, took his stand on the
town hall balcony and blew his lusty
blasts on the historic horn, which is
the symbol of Hungerfordian liberty.
Then the "tuttimen" went forth bear
ing slaves garlanded with flowers and
made a perambulation of the town,
kissing every lady whom they met and
demanding a penny from every male
householder.
The sum thus obtained served to
purchase oranges for scrambling
among the crowd Of children who fol-
lowed in their footsteps. The ladies
took the kissing in good part, and the
males paid up smilingly.
Meanwhile the Hocktide jury was
transacting more serious business in
the town hall, electing a constable,
who is both a coroner and a mayor,
also appointing keepers of the keys
Of the common Golfer, bailiff, por-
treeve and other ancient officers
whose duties are rather obscure.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20

In his room was surned v The
third morning, somewhat annoyed that
he should DO such a trivial thing, u
there was anything wrong. she tackled
the corner down. The next morning
1t was turned over as usual and the
tack lay upon the upturned corner.
Then she asked her uncle why he did
it. He replied hat he had been on tho
point of asking her the same question
several times, for he found it so every
time he returned to his room, although
he had turned it back, face uppermost.
before leaving the room.
The last incident involved Mrs.
Scott only. Emma had a school friedd
visiting her for three weeks during tbs
last summer of their stay in tho house.
The girls We're occupying Emma's
room. One very warm, moonlight night
Mn Scott heard a step in the hall
pass her door and descend the stairs.
There was nothing furtive or guard
edabout 1T as it passed on to the front
door. Mrs. Scott heard the step dts
tinctly, as the person reached the front
door, heard the key turned in the lock
and the bolt as 1t was thrown out Of
the socket, heard the step on the out
side after hearing the door open, heard
1t pass around to the side and down
the gravel walk to the pump. She
heard the chain as it clanked with
the turning of the crank, heard the
water as it gushed from the spout and
the clink of the tin cup which always
hung on the pump. As she Icy In bed
she could command a good view Of the
pump, the bed being close to the win
dow On that side. Looking out and
seeing the person, whom she believed
to be one Of the girls. in the act of
drinking from the cup. she called out:
Bring me a drink, please"
The chain clanked again, the water
gushed from the spout, the person re-
traced the route taken In going out,
locking and boiling the door, all of
which Mrs. Scott followed until the
step reached her door, which stood
open, and the figure which appeared
there approached the bed with a hand
outstretched. bearing a cup of water.
AASA' DIG says, oHe iedllLeu N4dl IL
was not one of the girls, that the water
bearer was not a being in the flesh.
and. appalled, and terrified, she hid her
face In the bedclothes. For the drst
time in her life she was afraid.
asked her whether it was the figure
Of a man OF woman. She was unable
to say. She had no recollection of q
face.
Shortly after this the family moved
out. They realized that the house ives
getting on their nerves." particularly
affecting William, who was not %
strong.
Mrs. Scott gave me the history Of
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
TOBACCO LID" At NORMAL.
Principal Says No User Of Weed Shall
Be Student,

If students of the state normal
school at Spearfsh wish to smoke in
the school year they will have to re.
sort to corn silk or cubebs.
Such is the dictum of the principal,
F. l.. Cook, who has just issued to the
parents a lengthy ruling on the to-
bacco evil, in which he decries the in
creasing appetite manifested by the
scholars and declares that he will Of
f%ectually stamp 1t out at once. Hence
forth, he says, no scholar will be ad-
mitted to the school, no matter what
other qualifications he possesses, if he
is known to be q user of tobacco in
any form, and particularly is this
aimed at cigarette fends.
Prof. Cook says the old theory of
tobacco stunting the growth is all we'll
enough, but he has found that no
smoker ever makes a good student,
and 1T is the mind he is seeking to
cultivate first. He asks the parents
to cooperate with him in enforcing
this %anti-tobacco rule, and says plain
ly hat no student who smokes is
wanted at the school, no matter if the
rule cuts down the attendance to only
ten scholars.
He lays the blame for the smoking
largely on the heads of the families
who permit their boys too much laxity
in their pleasures.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20

the house so far as she knew it. It
was comparatively new, having been
built by the man whose widow still
owned it. Mr.. Hardy, who built 1t,
was in the habit Of raking out tho
kitchen fire at night. of filling his wood
box just before throwing of his boots
for slippers. and 1t wal his custom on
hot summer nights to go down to tho
pump in the middle Of the night for
water. The noises Of the cellar and
side doors were explained by the fact
that Mr.. Hardy's sister, a heavy wo-
man. died Of apoplexy, falling against
the cellar door as she died. Mr..
Hardy's mother died suddenly az she
was entering the side door.
II she gave me the particulars of
MI. Hardy's death, l have forgotten
them. There was nothing that espe.
cially connected him with the house as
a lingering personality except his fond.
ness for the house. Soon after the
SCOTS left it Mrs. Hardy took it, rent.
Ing q part and living in the other Dor.
ton. Nothing has ever been heard Of
further manifestations.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
other locks. he took the dog and went

other locks, he took the dog and went
to bed.
From this time the sounds and mani
fe%stations were made audible to all.
They would hear the raking down Of
the kitchen fire just before bedtimes,
the sound of armsful of wood thrown
into the woodbox in the kitchen, the
taking OF OF a mans boots and the
sound as each boot was dropped on the
floor and the whining of a dog, a
small dog that had been shut up in the
closet under tho stairs. Many Of
these sounds were Of regular and al.
most nightly occurrence.
Mrs. SCOTS uncle, q missionary to
the Indians. came to make them a
visit On the day after his arrival he
inquired at the breakfast table II n
Of them had been i'll. as he heard some
one pass softly but hastily through the
hall past his door late in the night. He
repeated his inquiry the next morning,
and by his name 1t was clear he did
not believe their previous denial, for
he assured them this time that he got
up to see II he could help and caught
sight OF a woman's figure passing
through the hall some distance away
but got no answer.
He occupied Emma's room during
his stay, that being In reality the guest
chamber. Mrs. Scott had noticed from
the first that every morning a corner
OF the rug In front OF the dressing case
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Made Discovery.

No one ia in better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, a nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: Il used to drink
strong coffee myself, and suffered
greatly from headaches and indiges-
ton. While on a visit to my brothers
I had a good chance to try Postum
Food Coffee, for they drank it alto
gether in place Of ordinary coffee. In
two weeks after using Postum l found
I was much benefited and finally my
headaches disappeared and also the
Indigestion.
Naturally I have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has been
left of and Postum used.
II observed a curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers. 1t
greatly helps the flow Of milk in cases
where coffee is inclined to dry it up,
and where tea causes nervousness.
Il find trouble in getting servants to
make Postum properly. They most
always serve it before it has been
boiled long enough. 1t should be boiled
Is to 20 minutes after boiling begins
and served with cream, when 1t is Ger.
tainly q delicious beverage" Read
"The Road to Wellvills" In pkgs.
"There's . Reason"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
TRUE GHOST STORIES
Phantoms Who Lit the Gas, Raked DoDn the Kitchen
Fire, and Played the Piano.

ly when Mr.. Scott and William were
away.
There was the sound OF a heavy hui
man body falling against the cellar
door at the side Of the house. Nothing
came to the knowledge Of Mr.. Scott
or William until n evening when all
but Mr.. Scott left home to attend a
musical entertainment which would
keep them away until about midnight.
1t was arranged that they should loci
the front door before going and take
the key of that door with them, so that
Mr.. Scott. who was not feeling we'll
enough to go with them, should not be
obliged to sit up or be disturbed by
their return.
He was to leave only a small light
for them In the front hall. When they
returned they noticed from a distance
that the front of the house was brill
liantly lighted. On reaching the house
they found the front door wide open
and several lamps fully lighted. Mr..
Scott was in bed sound asleep, with
Williams little. dog on the foot OF his
bCd. lHSl 81 lllOuSIII was DuISldIS,
but a thorough search convinced them
that nothing in the house had been
disturbed, therefore they concluded 1t
was a queer joke OF Mr.. Scott, and
made up their minds not t o crafty him
by referring to it.
When they met at the breakfast
table he abruptly interrupted the dis
cussion of the party by asking them il
they had ever seen anything queer in
the house. He then told them that on
the evening before, as he was reading,
he was conscious Of a presence that
he could not see. Draughts Of air
would pass by him like the slight cur
rent occasioned by a person moving
about the room close by him. Then
he heard the piano. There was no
tune played. but the sounds were
those Of the keys being struck by the
idle hand Of an unmuSical person.
Thinking Emma had left the piano
open and a cat might have got into the
room. he Investigated. only to End the
piano closed and no cat in the room.
He laid down the paper and tried play
ing on his flute. The presence was
even more manifest, and he heard, or
imagined he heard. soft whispering
around and near him. The feeling be.
came SO uncanny that, after locking
the side door and examining all the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
o.sERvE "RAlLwAY DAY."
Rapid City Entertains Ono Thousand
Visitors.

More than 1000 visitors took adj
vantage of the low rates to participate
In the railroad jubilee OF three days
which has just ended at Rapid CITY,
It marked the entrance OF the North
Western and Milwaukee railroads to
the Black Hills from across the state.
Mayor Emrick officially welcomed eV-
cry one on the first day with a neat
speech. Each days program Included
a balloon ascension, and each evening
there was a display of electric light
ing, including the Illuminated wei
come" arch, such as Rapid City has
never seen before.
The second day, with its picnic OF
the Black Hills pioneers, was the Dig
day. The feature of this was the
civic parade in which soldiers, In
dians, bands, over fifty of the pioneers
and floats Of all descriptions took part.
There were more than 1000 persons
in line, but the first settlers OF the
Black Hills were the objects Of atten-
ton, and all along the line were
cheered to the echo. In honor Of the
old timers Rapid City had erected a
triumphal arch. In the afternoon the
crowd assembled on the court house
square, where they listened to excel
lent congratulatory speeches from
Senator Gamble of Yankton, Attorney
Thomas E. Harvey Of Lead, himself
a pioneer and the first attorney in
the Black Hills, and others.
The evening feature was the pre-
s%entation Of a fireworks display, "The
Battle Of Wounded Knee" an appro.
pirate reminder for the old trail
blazers Of the scenes Of the early days
in the Black Hills.
Mrs. ]. A. Jones, in attempting to
cross the street during the celebration
Of the railway jubilee, was struck in
the head and knocked down by a bug.
gy tongue. She remained uncon'
scious several hours, and little hope
Is entertained of her recovery. A
number of minor accidents occurred
Several children have broken arms.
Two young women, Miss Mccain and
Miss Buchanan, were injured by their
horses falling on them. One Indian is
suffering from q broken limb.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20

Some time back in the early 70s Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Scott rented a two
story and attic house situated on n
of the more sparsely built streets Of
Mount Vernon, N. Y. The house stood
at a considerable distance from its
nearest n%eighbors on either side. It's
own grounds were large and fenced
with the ordinary style of picket fence.
At the side Of the house and a short
distance from it stood a. chain pump.
The house itself was of frame, with a
small front porch and a side piazza.
Nothing of Importance occurred to
lead the family to suppose there was
anything unusual about the house for
several weeks.
The family consisted of Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott. their daughter. Emma, and their
on, William. Emma was eighteen
II William two years younger. One
afternoon in the early winter just after
the first snowfall, which had not been
cleared from the paths, Mrs. Scott sat
alone in the house sewing. There
came a ring at the front door. She
answered. to find nobody there and no
track in the fresh snow upon the door
step. She returned to her work, puz-
zled at first, then concluded hat some
miscellaneous boy had attached a string
to the knob. The bell rang again, with
the same result. Mrs. Scott found no
string on the knob and no track on the
step or on the path leading up to the
door from the front gate, therefore she
decided to remain at the door to dis
cover. If possible. who was at the bot
tom of the mystery. At the third ring
she threw the door open before the vi
bration had ceased. There was no.
body in sight.
She resumed her sewing without
alarm, but determined not to say any
thing OF the matter to the rest of the
family unless further causes should
arise.
From her earliest childhood Mrs.
Scott had at intervals seen apparitions
of different persons, particularly when
she was In localities unfamiliar to her.
These ASPIRATIONS were always in the
form of grown persons-old men,
elderly women-and on rare occasions
persons in middle life. They were al
ways dressed in the costumes suited
to their age and were always lifelike.
appearing without apparent reason.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
WOLF BOUNTY POPULAR.

Nearly Every County in the State
Gets a Share of the Fund.
Wonder often is expressed at the
popularity of state wolf bounty regu-
lation, when only a few counties west
of the river are supposed to be inter-
ested in such legislation, but in fact
it gets its popularity from the revenue
that practically every county in the
state gets 1t. In many of them it is
small, but 1t is divided, and some
constituent Of every member wants it
continued. In the distribution this
year the only counties without claims
are Brookings, Brown, Buffalo, Hand,
Jerauld, Mcpherson. Minnehaha, Rob-
erts. Sphinx and Sully. The total is
$9,9SS.75, which was as ear as could
be got to the $4,000 appropriation
without handling fractions of cents.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20

It was only when those with her
failed to see these people that 1t came
to her youthful mind that there was
anything out Of the usual in her APP
She was naturally fearless.
and the fact that these appearances in
vAriably bore the resemblance Of liv.
ing people served to strengthen her
lack Of fear.
Nothing followed the ringing Of the
bell until. about three weeks later. she
and Emma were busy with their
needles one stormy afternoon. It was
4 O'Clock. They heard the sound of q
mans step or the piazza at the side.
heard him kick his feet against the
step to knock OF the snow. then open
the door and enter the dining room.
Emma looked In surprise at her moth
OF as she remarked that she thought
that she had lacked that door. Without
waiting for her mother to reply, she
called out to her father. telling him
to put on his slippers and come IA with
them. Receiving no answer. she went
out TO the room from which the sounds
had come. There was nobody there,
ana the side door was locked as she
had left It. She came back In surprise
ana reported to her mother. who then
related the bell incident. It was de
cided to say nothing about it to Mr..
Scott or William. AS time passed
various other sounds. u~nexplainable
On ordinary grounds, heard. chief
81. ~ 4M1sAsS.ft TsF EfrfEENaE,t-A
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
FOUR PIONEERS DIE.
Black Hills Old.Timers' Ranks De
pIeted in Last Week.

Within the last week four more
pioneers Of the Black Hills have join
ed the throng on the other side, and
the list Of survivors is rapidly dwind.
ling. Deadwood reports two in one
day, while another, ]. j. Williams, the
first pioneer. may pass away at any
time.
Just on the W. Of the annual picnic
at Rapid City, an event at which all
the old trail blazers hold a reunion,
James H. Carver, n of the best
known old-timers, died suddenly at ST.
Joseph's hospital. He was taken i'll
during the night with stomach trouble
and succulnbed before ever his friends
had been notified. At the same hour
In another room in the hospital the
life of Joseph Franklin, another pho.
neer,' went out.
The third pioneer was James Mo
Aleer, who passed away at his home
In Redwater valley, near Spear1sh.
Death was the result of a spinal
trouble, and for years past Mr.. Nc
Aleer had been a helpless cripple. He
vas fifty-seven years old. A widow
and four grown children survive.
Heart trouble caused the sudden
death of Max Fishel, one of Dead.
woods best known business e Mr..
Fishel lived alone and was discovered
In a dying condition at midnight. A
physician was summoned, but Mr..
Fishel passed away almost immediate
ly. He was tifty-four years old and
came to Deadwood in 1877. For some
years he was associated here in the
book and stationery business with his
two brothers, Louis and Adolph, who
later formed an establishment there Of
their own. and Max since had contin.
ued TO conduct his stationery store.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
THREE BOYS HAD ECZEMA.
Were Treated at Dispensary-Did Not
unprecedented Five Months
Perfect Cure by Cuticura.

my three children had eczema for
five months. A little sore would ap-
pear on the head and seemed very
itchy, increasing day after day. The
baby had had it about a week when
the second boy took the disease and
a few sores developed, then the third
boy took it. For the first three months
/ took them to the N D%ispensary,
but they did not seem to improve.
Then | used Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment and in a few weeks
they had improved, and when their
heads were we'll you could see nothing
of the sores. Mrs. Kate Keim, 513
West goth ST., New York, N. Y, Nov.
LIS and Z, 1906"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-20
CLUBS OF STATE UNITE.
Commercial Bodies Form Organization
at Rapid City.

With representatives from many of
the principal towns of the state pres
ent, the Federation Of South Dakota
Commercial clubs was organized in
Rapid City. From the east of the riv-
er Pierre, Fort Pierre, Huron, Mitch
ell, Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and other
towns sent delegations. The fedora
ton elected for the first year the fol-
lowing officers: Judge Levi MCGEE of
Rapid City, president; C. j. Howard of
Aberdeen, vice president; G. T. Black
man of Sioux Falls, secretary; L. P.
jenkins of Lead, treasurer. These Of
f1cers and directors will hold over un-
til the next meeting, which will be
held in Pierre on the third Tuesday in
January, when the articles of incor-
poration will be passed upon and the
organization made permanent. The
federation has for its object the
bringing into closer touch the bust.
ness men of the different parts of tho
state.