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selG-m. WITT
Finds Ancient Paint Secret.

BAKERSFIELD. Cal. September 30
The long-sought secret OF the composition
of indie structible paint used by the Egyp-
tians and North American Indians is be-
lieved to have been discovered by the find-
ing OF a heretofore unknown mineral sub
stance in the Kern river oil field by F. II.
Austin. who has been pursuing scientific
investigation for two years.
Austin found this substance, which he
named "diatine." while digging in ancient
Indian mounds. He sent samples to the
United States government biologists for
eXamina ton and has received their report,
which comedies with his own.
A string of beads of this material and one
of asphaltum were found around the neck
of an Indian skeleton. The ads stood
the test OF chloroform and the heat of a
red-hot stove without injury.
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million tons year and in 1902 passed the
tWo-mlllion mark. This year 1t will ship
about million and half tons. Its total
product to date has been over 100000
tons.
The thickest deposit of ore in the
Mesaba range is 400 feet of ore, which has
been found in the Oliver mine. which for
merly belonged to and was developed by
the late Harry w. Oliver OF Pittsburg 1t
now belongs to the trust. In no other mine
has the bed of ore been found more than
200 feet thick.
The Biwabik which was discovered in
1888, and shipped 100000 tons that year.
was sold by the Merritt brothers to Rookie
Teller in 1894. and he sold it to the steel
trust about 1900. The Biwabik has pro-
duced nearly 100000 tons.
The Stevenson mine, owned by Cleveland
people, has produced eight and half mil
lion tons. These are the big producers.
Other mines that are yielding more than a
million tons a year are the Adams the
Burt and the Morris.
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OPERATED ON LEASES
How the Iron on the Mesaha
Range Is Mined.
WEALTH FROM ROYALTIES
Income Derived by the State of
Minnesota.
ALL WORK DONE BY MACHINERY
Product scooped by Big Shovels Like
Those Used in Digging the
Panama Canal.
ALL WORK DONE BY MACHINERY
BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.

HIBBlNG, Mimi, September o. 1907.
Nearly all the mines on the Mesaba range
are leased by the operators either from the
state of Minnesota or from the owners of
the land, who originally bought 1t from the
government or located upon it with land
scrip. They bought it for the timber, and
when that was cut off they considered it
worthless for anything else, some of them
to their great sorrow, while others have be-
come immensely rich from royalties received
under their leases.
The state of Minnesota derives an annual
income of more than million dollars from
its ore leases, which will increase rapidly
time passes. The money goes into a school
| fund. of which only the interest is available,
but that supports all the public educational
| institutions in the state, from the kinder
| sartens to the university. The fund now
amounts to about nine millions of dollars,
but some day the continuous accumulation
/ will make 1t large enough to produce an in
| come sufficient not only to furnish free uni
versty education to every child in the state,
but to board and clothe them as the labor
unions in England demand should be done
by the taxpayers of that kingdom.
| The royalties run as high as 10 cents
! ton and low 30 cents. Some of the
! leases extend perpetually, but most of them
are for thirty years.
The next greatest benefciaries from the
| Mesaba range are the stockholders Of the
| Great Northern Railway Company, who will
| receive a perpetual revenue from royalty
| upon all the ore taken by the steel trust
| from a tract of about 10000 acres of land.
purchased by James J. Hill for the benefit
| of his corporation and leased to the trust
| a royalty beginning at 10 cents a ton and
| gradually increasing. year by year. until it
| reaches a dollar a ton. This revenue will
| be sufficient to pay good dividend per-
petuaIly upon the stock of the Great North
| ern railroad. whether it earns anything on
| its freight and passenger traffic not. 1t
| represents one of the most remarkable
| business transactions that ever took place
| in human history, and l will give the story
| in another letter.
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LoNG-DIsTANCE BALLOON RA,,r
Aeronauts Start From Paris Under
Unfavorabelo Cnditions

fAhis' September 30-A long-distance
n'iioo' race Tor the grand prize of the
neioii oiup Oh france was started from the
iuil'erles gardens yesterday afternoon I'M
uet uiiavorabie weather conditions. A
uilz"lhs rain was falling and the wind
came OUT OF the southeast, which will take
the balloons toward the English COOS.
destroy the chances of a record unless il
shifts. "ess IL
the race lacks the international characte,
VI that or last year for the James Gordon
Bennett cup, only France, Germany and
Beisium being represented, the Italian en-
trant Withdrawing at the last minute Only
veteran aeronauts are participating in the
race, among them being Count Saint-Vic-
tor' Count Doultremont, who was q coI,-
panion of Count De la Vaulx in his long.
distance voyages, and Leon Barthou, hea1
oil a department at the ministry of lu3iic
works.
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Bow be W:'Ii,,s Il Done.
The Matu1..n- - Il I ,Lonstrous hole
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a candidate against my opponent before the
general assembly. nor will l permit my
name to be used in that connection. On the
contrary, l will, under those circumstances
give to my opponent the same loyal support
that | shall expect him II give me If do
re -eive a majority of the votes. If there
shall be three candidates or more. i will
observe in the same spirit the purpose and
intent of the law.
Above the smoke of the republican battle
the democrats believe they see one of their
party succeeding the veteran Allison.
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PITTSBCRG, Pa. September 30.--Guests
at the Monogahela House rushed panic
stricken from the place yesterday when a
series of explosions Ike the rattle of mus
kerry occurred. A street car In Smithfield
street hit a wagon filled with boxes of cleo
trio light bulbs, scattering bulbs and wagon
over the street The exploding bulbs made a
racket The negro driver of the wagon es-
capped injury. but turaed pale from fright.
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Judge Crothers Continues to Improve

ELKTON, Md, September 3O.-The con-
dition of Judge Crothers continues to i'm
prove slowly, but as rapidly as can be ex-
pected Last evening his temperature was
1904 and his pulse about 50. He rested well
Saturday night and was very cheerful yes
terday. When told about a report being cir
culated In Baltimore about him resignng
from the democratic ticket he took 1t as a
joke His physicians have great hopes of
having him out in time to take part in the
campaign before 1t closes.
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Contribution to State Revenue.

1t costs 50, 800 600 a year to run the gov
port of its executive. legislative and judicial
branches, it's penal and charitable institu-
tons and other expenses of the state. or
this sum more than 100000 Is received
in taxes from the Mesaba range and three
railways which haul the ST. Louis
county contributes two-fifths OF all the rev.
enues of the state. and her contribution will
be largely increased in the immediate future.
because the steel trust Is now erecting a
twelve million-iollar plant, consisting Of
furnaces rolling mills, coke owens and ce-
ment works. at Duluth to satisfy the clamor
from the farmers that it does not pay its
share, and that it Injuries and retards the
DEVELOPMENT of the state by shipping its
ores to be worked up in Ohio and PennSyl-
vania.
All royalties are settled between the oper-
ators of the mines and the state and the
lessees of the land through the railway
companies which handle the ore No ore
can be taken out of the country except by
the railways, which run directly to the
mines Each mine manager delivers to the
railway company many cars of ore every
day. and record is made and kept on its
books of the weight of each car. copy of
this record Is furnished weekly. monthly or
quarterly, as desired. to the operator, to
the owner or lessee to the state of Mime
sofa and to whomever else 1t may concern;
and the records are also published in news
papers devoted to the mining industry.
Thus everybody knows how much ore is
taken from each of the mines every month,
and can calculate how much royalty the
Stunning that he knows the terms of the
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The Baptist Church at Charles Town. w.
Va, has extended a call to Rev. L. Z. Dut-
ton Of Easton, Md.
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Rev. Dr. Charles Gheslin, presi,za Oh
Jefferson County Sunday School tsscc:s-
ton, has issued a call for the annUs. EN-
vention to meet at Shepherdstcwn. w. Va,
October II and II.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01

The success met with by several
residents Of South Dakota who went
to the trouble to make exhibits Of
corn at the National Corn exposition
illustrated what might have been
done had South Dakota made the
state exhibit that it could have, not
withstanding the late season.
A. C. Collins of Minnehaha county
was awarded fifth prize for the best
ten ears of white corn. A. j. Wimple
and Jens Johnson of Union county
succeeded in carrying of a number
of the best prizes. South Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin were put in
q class by themselves on account Of
the seasons and conditions in these
three states being practically the
same. Mr.. Wimple's individual exhib-
1t was given the highest award for the
three states, the prize being 100 acres
In the Panhandle Of Texas. This gen.
tleman also won a $50 cash prize for
the best individual exhibit from the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
ERROR IN TOWN SURVEY.
Much Litigation Likely viii Result
From Discovery.

The ~carelessness Of the early gov
eminent surveyors, who surveyed
what now Is South Dakota before 1t
was settled, at a time when 1t was
never imagined for a moment that
what now is South Dakota would ever
sustain a rural population, promises
to cause much litigation among the
residents OF Truro township, Aurora
county. The new survey lines have
just been run in the township. The
new survey develops the fact that the
township is considerably short Of it's
six miles square. If the new survey is
permitted to stand the township will
lose nearly all the grading that has
been done at large expense during the
last twenty-five years. Some Of the
property wne that are affected by
the new survey have consulted attor-
neys and 1t Is said they will institute
an action in the courts in an endeavor
to have the new survey declared void.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
TRY FOR OXFORD HONORS.
Rhodes Scholarship Examination to BE
Held in January.

Rhodes Scholarship Examination to Be
Held in January.
The next regular examination for a
Rhodes scholarship will be held at
Vermillion in the state university on
Jan. 81 and % next. There is a va
vancy in the South Dakota delegation
at Oxford, which will be filled by tho
election OF a scholar next spring. The
board which will make the election
is made up of the following educators
of the state: Dean G. M. Young Of
the state university, chairman; DR..
H. X. Warren Of Yankton college, and
DR.. Thomas Nicholson Of Dakota Wes-
leyan university. All candidates must
be unmarried, and between the ages OF
nineteen and twenty-five. Only those
persons are eligible for this scholar
ship who have reached the end Of
their second years work In some uni
versity or college,.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
Eleven Fall to Draw.

Eleven of the second Atty entitled
to file on the Lower Brule lands fail
ed to respond to their names when
called, giving those over 100 that
much better choice. 1t Is expected
that most of the number up to 200
will respond, but after that the seleo-
tons will not be such that there will
be any great demand for them.
The biggest land sale at Pierre for
a long time was the sale Of the Lytle
farm of two sections in Sully county
at a price Of $27.50 an acre. 1t was
taken by John McGruder, a colored
man from Missouri. and will be added
TO the lands of the colored COLONY In
Western Snlly county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
WILL NOT OBEY PURE FOOD LAW
South Dakota Pharmacists VIII Fight Statvtc Tha! Compels the
Placing OF Labels Giving ingredients on Preparations
in which They Deal.

AS a matter OF fact, the provisions
of the law relating to the sale of drugs
is SO badly tangled up with infinitions
of what shall constitute pure foods
that the clause providing for a penalty
becomes imperative for the reason
that the measu does not make clear
just what a violation consists of. The
druggists, as well as others, regard
the law merely in the light Of a fool
ish piece of legislation; in fact, a
bad copy Of the national law, and they
propose to keep on ignoring it. A re-
port reached Aberdeen from Pierre
that when the commissioner puts his
threat into execution his first arrest
will be made in Aberdeen. In the
meantime the druggists are waiting.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
FIRE INSURANCE EXEMPT.
Court Says Sheriff Had No Right to
Money Paid on House Risk.

Judge Jones of the state circuit
court in Sioux Falls has decided .
case of some Importance bearing upon
the exemption Of insurance money re-
ceived for the destruction of property
situated on the homestead from seiz-
ure to satisfy an execution.
Some time ago William Wilka, who
resides in the extreme northern part
Of Minnehaha county, suffered a loss
of considerable property by fire. The
property was insured in amutual
company which the farmers Of Moody
county organized. The company re-
fused to pay Wilka's loss, and he then
institute dan action In the state cir
cult court for the recovery Of the
sum claimed to be due. Before the
ease came to trial the matter was
compromised, the company agreeing
to pay Mr.. Wilka the sum OF 1929.
However, before the money was
paid over to Wilka the sheriff Of
Moody county levied upon a portion Of
the insurance money to satisfy an ex-
ecution. The amount SO levied upon
was paid over to the sheriff by the in
surance company. Wilka then institu.
ted an action against the sheriff for
the recovery Of the money, basing his
suit upon the ground hat the money
was exempt from levy because it was
the avails of an insurance policy ON
homestead.
Judge Jones, in his decision sustains
this contention, holding the money
due the plaintiff from the insurance
policy on his homestead exempt from
levy,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
NEW CHURCH At WATERFOWL.
Right Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, bishop
Of Sioux Falls, dedicated edifice.

OF Sioux Falls, dedicated eolrtce.
The Church of the Immaculate Con.
ception was dedicated last week at
Watertown by Right Rev. Thomas
O'Gorman, D. D., bishop of the diocese
Of Sioux Falls. At 1890 the bishop
celebrated pontificial high mass, and
followed that with the administration
of the sacrament of confirmation. The
dedicatory sermon was preached by
the Very Rev. D. F. Desmond Of HUI.
ron.
The music was La Hasche's MASS
in Honor OF st. Louis" and was rem.
dered by a trained choir Of sixteen
voices, supported by a full orchestra
Among the clergy of the state who at
tended the ceremonies were Monsig
nors Flynn of Madison, Sheehan OF
Elkton and Monsing of Webster. In
the evening a banquet was served for
the bishop and visiting clergy.
The church is one Of the handsom.
est church edifices in the State Of
South Dakota. The building is 118
feet long and Sc feet across the trans
cepts, while the golden cross sur.
mounting the tower rises 50 feet
above the pavement. These massive
proportions are emphasized by the
style of architecture, which is Medic
val Roman. The building material is
Des Moines vitriied faced brick with
Kasota sandstone trimmings.
The interior inishings are all in
antique oak. The walls are plastered
with a rough finish, while spotless
white staff columns support the
arches that span the vaulted ceiling
80 feet above the nave. The high
altar with it's four statues cut from
solid blocks of wood, Leonardo Da
Vinci's Last Supper" carved from a
block Of oak, on the side walls; the
stations Of the cross" In fourteen
groups Of statuary in full relief, and
the twelve art windows Of European
art glass costing nearly $1,000, all
show a wealth of decoration found in
few churches In the West.
At night the auditorium Is lighted
with both gas and electric lights,
while an arch Of hidden i~ncandescent
globes lights up the altar. The audi
forum seats 600. The basement un-
der the entire building is finished of
into a large assembly room for the
Sunday school, class rooms and a com
pletely furnished kitchen, besides the
engine room. The tower holds a
chime of bells.
The church has been n year and
twenty-four days in building, the cor
n%erstone having been laid on Sept. 20,
1906. In this time the cor gregation
has spent $4,000, the total valuation
of the property now being between
s40,O 900 and $45 900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01

An interesting fight is about to be
pulled off in this state, and it is be-
tieved Aberdeen or Sioux Falls will be
selected as the field of operations. On
one side is A. II. Wheaton, the state
pure food commissioner, and arrayed
against him are practically all the
druggists in South Dakota. The
trouble is over an order issued by
Commissioner Wheaton to all drug
gists and others selling prepared
medicines prohibiting them from sell
ing any medicinal preparation If the
label does not state what the ingredi-
ents are, with an analysis of each one.
The druggists have been advised to
ignore the order. and they are doing
so.
The provisions Of South Dakotas
pure food law became operative on
Oct. l, but the commissioner nou
ed that he would not enforce the law
until the 10th of the month. In the
meantime the druggists got busy, dis
cussed the matter at a meeting and
decided to ignore the commissioner as
Ear as his order goes. AS a result
matters stand about as they did be-
tore the famous South Dakota law
went into effect, and the druggists de-
clare they will not obey the commits
sioner's edict. Wheaton has threaten
ed to cause some arrests, but SO far
has done nothing along that line.
What he will do remains to be seen,
and it is reported that he is about
ready to take action. One drug firm
s%ndeavored tt make a test case, but
1t is understood the commissioner re-
fused to adopt that method of testing
the constitutionality of the law.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
No Loco in Black HHlo.

Investigation Of the Black Hills
forest reserve for national forest, has
shown the government that It has lit
tie to fear in that region from poison.
GUS weeds. Some time ago the edict
went forth in the forest service to
examine all the forests for plants that
would be injurious to stock. In some
parts Of the West these forests
abound with growth growth that kill
off the stock in surprisingly large
numbers, particularly in Arizona, but
the Black Hills forest has been found
to be free from loco or other weeds or
plants that affect cattle or horses in
any way, so no expert will have to
be sent there.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01

ing plants did not develop. The
speeches made on the subject gave
evidence that the centralizing plant
was Of considerable benefit as we'll as
the cooperative creamery, and the
speakers argued that so long as both
parties kept within the range of their
own business neither would be affect.
ed by the other.
At the opening of the session Thurs.
day resolutions were adopted indoors
ing the national dairy show to be held
in St. Paul in March. 1t was the
sense of the convention that the but
ter scoring contests resulted in accom-
plishing much good for dairy inter.
ests, and that they should be contin-
ued.
The convention gave it's hearty sup
port to the national association in the
fight opposing the repeal of the oleo-
margarine law.
The following officers were elected:
President, e. H. Baldwin of Storla;
vice president, Henry Suer Of Wist;
secretary and treasurer, Albert Ander-
son of Savo. The convention Endorsed
a motion to pay the secretary a sal
airy of $50 a year.
H. Predicott, a government butter
inspector, was sent there by the de-
partment Of agriculture and gave an
address during the afternoon on
Methods of Buttermaking." H. P.
Olson Of st. Paul, editor of the Dairy
Record, also delivered an address.
The closing features were the
awarding Of the gold medal to Henry
Suer for the best scoring butter, and
the issuing of diplomas for other COM
petitors whose butter scored higher
than 80.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
Lion Routs Hunter.

When Eddy Korthaus Of Custer text
goes hunting for bobcats he intends to
make sure of the identity OF his game
before he attacks it. The boy took a
small rifle and went into the hills
where the bobcat had been seen. Soon
he caught a glimpse Of an animal In
the bushes and spurred his horse Tor
it. Two minutes later he learned he
was chasing a fu~ll-grown mountain
lion. When the lion snarled and pre-
pared to spring, the horse turned tail
and fled, carrying its rider to safety.
Korthaus' older brothers have organ
lied a party of hunters, who are wait
ing for the first good snowfall, to
track and kill the lion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01

Lead mine superintendent whose life
is alleged to have been threatened
by a roman
Plans are now under way to have
Mrs. Annie Miljas, the Slavonian wo-
man of Lead who is accused of having
tried to obtain $780, 900 from Thomas
]. Grier, the Homestake Mining COM
pany superintendent, under threats to
blow up the plants and Mr.. Grier's
home, tried in Sioux Falls at the pres
ent term Of the United States court,
which Is now in session there. Word
has been received at Lead that a fed
eral p~ostofice inspector will arrive
this week to investigate the evidence
against Mrs. Miljas, who is alleged to
have mailed the letters to Mr.. Grier.
and If the evidence is found sufficient.
to take her at once to Sioux Falls.
Otherwise she will have to remain in
Jail at Lead probably until February.
as it is likely that there will be nc
term of court at Deadwood before
that time. She has been unable to
obtain the $4,000 bail fixed for her.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED.

The city council of Sioux Falls has
taken action upon a petition fled with
it sometime ago., and has authorized
the calling Of a special election for
Nov. s for the purpose of voting upon
the proposition of adopting the Gal
weston plan of municipal government
for Sioux Falls. Under this law the
municipal government is centered In
a board of three commissioners, who
displace the city council. Sioux Falls
will be the first town in South Dakota
to vote upon the Galveston plan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
ANOTHER POWER PLANT NEEDED
Black Hills Traction Company viii
Probably Build at Buelah, Wyo.

Black Hills Traction Company viii
Probably Build at 6uelah, Wyo.
Greater demand than it expected
has placed the Black Hills Traction
company in a position where it will
have to build another power plant to
meet the requests of customers for
electricity. The company recently
completed a large water power plant
at Spear1sh which will generate 1900
horse power.
So many mining companies and
firms have contracted for the use of
the electricity hat the company Is
now figuring on plans for the erection
of a larger plant at Buelah, Wyo.,
west of Belle Fourche, some time this
winter. This plant will insure suffi-
Gent power for the operation of the
proposed trolley line between Dead
wood and Spearfsh, which, it is be-
lieved. will give the Northwestern
railroad an opportunity to tap this
section of the country.