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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

G. w. Hall; thoroughly enjoyed
my recent trip to the state of Texas,
and believe there are many oppor-
tunities in the south for the northern
farmer. saw many places of historic
interest, and much land still uncleared,
but after all's said, Texas is too full of
mules and niggers to suit me.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Former Sheriff, f. w. Ericsson, Rock
ton: Our Community is making COM
mepdable progress, although farmers
and business man feel the Tightening
of the financial string and the decline
in prices of hogs and cattle A good
deal of tobacco has been taken down
and put in the bundle in our section,
but am not advised that any sales have
been made and we have seen no buyers. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

G, X. Pake, Bowbells, South Dakota
1--WE have enjoyed lovely fall here
and it is very nice at present; no snow
to speak Of +"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

j. Grant Strawn, Spokane. can
Vernonites seems to be prospering; are
having little Christmas weather, IL
above zero The financial furry is
about over and our banks are getting
on cash basis. Wishing you all a
merry Christmas and prosperous New
Year"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
Senators Who Rise EARLY.

People who have an idea that sena.
tors do not work like common people
should observe some of them going to
the capitol early in the morning. A
few days ago Senator McCumber, of
North Dakota, went into the building
and to the roon1s of the committee on
pensions, of which he is chairman, be-
fore $50 O'Clock. Very few depart
mental employees were at their desks.
at the time he began looking over his
correspondence.
Senator Knute Nelson, of Mime
sofa, is probably one of the earliest
risers, as he is Il of the earliest men
in the senate to get down to work. 1t
is not unusual for him to be at his
committee room before eight o'clock,
and sometimes he reaches the capitol
before the elevators begin running.
Some of the members of the supreme
court of the United States are early
workers. More than one of them finds
that his thinking machine when deal
ing with knotty problems of the law
works more readily in the early dawn
and rises in order to get in the best
work at that hour.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
MRS. ROOT SANITARY EXPERT.
Wife of Secretary of State Has Very
Pronounced Views.

Mrs. Root, wife of the secretary
of state, who will be the next chate-
laine of the Morton house, is known
as the most ardent germicfde in the
higher social set of Washington.
Mrs. Root has made a study of germs,
and it is her knowledge ON these
points which has made her such a diff
fcult person to please when it comes
to choosing a residence. She has
likewise a reputation of moving more
than any other official hostess.
Her home must be absolutely and
thoroughly sanitary, and before TAX
ing possession of any house, or room
in a hotel for that matter, she makes
a test of pipes, etc. Like all believers
in hygienic principles, Mrs. Root re-
lies on air and sunshine, and the Sc
lection of the Morton home was be-
cause the entire house sits on a high
terrace at the juncture of four streets.
Mrs. Root, under the guidance Of the
surgeon general of the army, has stud
led the standard works relating to
the destruction of germs, bugs and
bacteria, and she therefore puts her
hobby into force under scientific direc.
tionS
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
Listen to Youthful Lawver.

The youngest lawyer that ever ap-
peared before the supreme court of
the United States the other day ar
gued in favor of the constitutionality
of the North Carolina statute prohib-
iting the running of bucket shops"
in that state. He was Walter Clark,
Jr., son of Chief Justice Clark OF the
supreme court of North Carolina, and
has just passed his twenty-first birth
day. The rules of the supreme court
require that an applicant shall have
had three years practice before the
highest court of his state before being
eligible to admission and as young
Clark necessarily could not have this
experience a special motion was nee
essary to enable him to appear. Young
Clark, beardless and in appearance
only a youth. seemed not the least
embarrassed by his maiden appear
ance before the highest tribunal in
the land.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
Guarantee On Their Products.

We warrant and guarantee that
all packages of Postum Cereal, Grape
Nuts and Elijah's Mama hereafter sold
by any jobber or retailer, comply with
the provisions of the National Pure
Food Law, and are not and shall not
be adulterated or mis-branded within
the meaning of said Act Of Congress
approved June so, 1906, and entitled.
AN act for preventing the manufac.
ture, sale or transportation of adul.
terated OR mis-branded or poisonous or
deleterious foods, drugs, medicines.
liquors, and for regulating traffic there.
IN for other purposes"
POSTUM CEREAL Co., LTD.
G. w. Posi-. Chairman,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Dec. 10, 1906.
Subscribed and sworn to before ma
this 18th day of December, 1906.
BENJAMIN F. REID.
Notary Public.
Ms commission expires July /. 9
Our goods are pure, they ALWAYS
have been and always will be, they ara
not mis-branded. We have always
since the beginning Of our business
printed a truthful statement on thu
packages Of the ingredients contained
therein and VIZ stand back of, eyery
package.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
CHAPTER xvii.

' The dav for the trial of Aloysius
Brangwyn came at last, and on a
hr;ebt October morning ne stepped
into the dock at the Old Bailey and
bowed to the presiding Judge. The
court was thronged, and amongst the
audience were a hundred ladies of the
highest fashion, artists by the score
and a great. gathering of barristers n
journalists. The prisoner himself was
less the center Of interest than the
case. The Brangwyn mystery, which
had from time to time startled and be
vildered Great Britain, was to be
solved at last.
The action Of the crown at the pre-
liminary hearing had prepared every
body to anticipate q merely formal
sentence, and Aloysius was secure IN
the sympathy of every person In the
crowded chamber. He had, indeed.
something Of the martyrs halo about
him, and as he stepped upon the scene
a murmur filled the court. He was IN
changed to those who knew him, the
same settled and %unalterable sadness.
He was attired in his usual scrupulous
fashion, and locked, as he had always
done, a gentleman in heart and mind.
There was not a man of equally fine
distinction in all that assembly, and
the hearts of the women moved halt
In pity and half in worship. Billery
had secured a place for Lillian and sat
beside her.
The usher called for silence, the
clerk read out the Indictment, a plea
of mot guilty" was entered, and the
aase began. The attorney general
rassad lightly over the familiar detaili
Il The case, the disappearance Of Alloy
aius neangwyn. the complete obscsrit.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
To BE C~ontinued.)
BURNT CLAY FOR HIGHWAYS.
Good Roads Made From Gumbo in the
State of Miee;es;npi

Good Roads Made From Gumbo in the
State of Mississippi.
Congress some time ago established
an office of public roads, which is in
structed to conduct experiments and
devise methods for improving the
roads of the United States. The office
has done a great deal to arouse inter-
est throughout the country in the ne
cessity of good reads and has origina-
ted several means of making good
roads economically. The latest dis
Mississippi.
In large areas in the south, particu-
larly in the valleys of the Mississippi
and its tributaries, sedimentary clays
are found very generally. In these
areas there is little or no sand and
the clays are of a particular plastic
and sticky variety. These sticky clays
are locally known as "gumbo" and
"buckshot." In such localities traffic
is absolutely impossible during the
wet season, as the wheels of heavy We.
hicles will sink to the hub.
The clay is black, owing to the
high percentage Of organic of vegita-
bic matter it contains. 1t is particu;
larly sticky in its nature and is almost
wholly free from sand and grit. Aftel
1t has been burned, however, the plas
ITCHY is destroyed and a light clinkel
formed, which, though not particularly
hard, when pulverized forms a smooth
surface and seems to we'll.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
ADDITION TO DIPLOMATIC SET.
Daughters of South American Minis.
ter Are an Acquisition.

The official Diplomatic List, a book
let issued monthly by the state de-
partment for the guidance of those
having social or business relations
With members of the diplomatic corps,
VIII In its ext issue contain three
new names, the Misses Marie An
Belica, Anna Christina and Marie
Teresa Carlo, daughters of the re-
Gently accredited minister from
Equator and Nine. Carlo. The Misses
Carlo are more than temporarily new
comers, for their father represented
the Quito government at this capital
during their childhood, and the fam
lily has since resided in New York, eX-
cept for brief intervals, when they
We're in Paris for study or recreation.
They We're initiated into the ways
Of Washington society last week,
when Miss Grace Bell gave a tea in
their honor, inviting as her assistants
the debutantes of this and last sea-
son. Miss Bell, by the way, is a mem
Der of the family of Bell telephone
fame, and is the youngest of the trio
OF Bell sisters, whose entertainments
are so unique as to keep all Wash
ington laughing and guessing during
the season made memorable by the
presentation of a White House debu-
tante. Her cotillon plans for the
winter will be carried out by those as
ISOLATED with her in the initial ar
engagements, made before the friends
with whom she will tour the Mediter-
ranean cities decided to leave America
in December.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
BIG HIGH PRESSURE PUMP.
One Used i'm Hydraulic Mining In Orc
oon a Wonder.

One, Used i'm Hydraulic Mining In Orc
o a Wonder.
The biggest high pressure pump in
the world is installed in the Dry Dig
gings placer fields of Southern Oregon
on Rogue river and is used to operate
a battery of hydraulic monitors in the
mines. This pump is n of the larg-
est pieces of mining machinery ever
manufactured and could never have
been installed but for the fact that it
was dumped directly from the cars to
the foundation prepared for it in the
mines.
The pump was built in San Francisco
and was one of the last jobs done by
the company before the e~arthuuake
and fire. The pump is of the fve-step
centrifugal type and it weighs, aside
from bearings and gears, lust 7 10000
pounds. Other pumps have been built
that lift as great a volume of water a.
does this one, but they do not deliver
it under such enormous pressure. This
pump is tested to withstand a maxi
mum pressure of $50 pound To tho
square inch.
Its capacity is 1900, 600 gallons in
t~wenty-four hours, or 5000 gallons a
minute. This enormous volume is de-
livered through a half mile of pine
line, the pipe being of steel, twenty.
two inches in diameter. The water is
lifted to a height of LOG feet and forced
through two four-inch nozzles, hurlins
streams a distance Of 500 feet. These
powerful streams are played upon the
mountain walls to tear down the gold.
| bearing gravel.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
THE
Brangwyn Mystery
chAPrER xxvll.-continu.d.

1t came a fortnight later thar the
last. He was seated in the studio
smoking his cigar and watching Alexis
at work. He was watching critically
and was eager to be of use.
Come hcre," he called. suddenly.
Il think i can point you to an idea
there. The idea of the naked blade
Is good and the fact that it hangs a
little out of the perpendicular is good,
because it indicates the strenuous hold
upon 1t. But don't YOU see that if 1t
hung just so much the other way IT
would form a perfect foil to that deep
fold in the drapcry which it overac-
%centuates just now? You want a di-
vergance from that line--not a CON
firmation of It,"
"H'm!" said Alexis, standing back to
look. II don't know. There's a GER
tain straight simplicity in what I've
got. Take your coat off, old man, and
show me exactly what you mean.
There's a blouse hanging there in the
n
Aloysius rose, removed his coat,
turned back the cuffs of his shirt, and
aSSuLileu inc tldf lSllC tDRd Vi tltt
modeller in clay.
Il sha'n't damage the skeleton" he
asked.
ooh, no." said Alexis. The frame
work is all properly jointed. Itll stand
the angle you want. any way"
Aloysius set TO work The joint
went rustily, and some of the clay
,-t -. lila T-,, a., ,.,t. sand
but he repaired the mischief with deX-
ferrous fingers, and roughly readjusted
the modelling of the blade which he
had destroyed in altering its posture.
Eyes" said Alexis. that's distinctly
better
about that head now" said Alloy
sius. you haven't got quite the pose
I wanted. Pass me those steps, and.
whilst I'm at it, I'll show you what |
mean"
Alexis brought the steps and he
mounted them nimbly with a lump OF
clay in one hand, which he clapped on
Boadicea's shoulder like an epaulette,
g" broke the lady's neck last night
said Alexis. You'll find her ductile.
i Hal b IL. j see IL OctLcl iIOlI IClS
than you can That's it to a hair. But
1t minimizes the value of that wave in
the name. Just lay on the eighth OF
an inch"
These eyes," said Aloysius. Hand
me a tool, Alex"
His cousin passed a lockwood gouge
to him and he labored for a minute.
Then, after a bit of delicate modelling
at the eyelid, he ran down the ladder
and crossed the room, where he laid
a hand on Alexis shoulder.
Aloysius had dropped the lockwood
tool into a pocket of the blouse, and,
feeling for it with intent to set it In
its place, he brought out something
else with it. His hand was Still upon
his cousins shoulder, and Alexis felt
him start violently. The eyes of the
two men fixed on the same object and
they met for one second. Aloyslus held
In his hand a small blue phial, labelled
In red ink, poison. Ch%loroforn."
"Great heaveh!" gasped the younger
man. and shrank and covered.
The phial fell from the elders hand
and cracked upon the floor. The chok-
ing, sickly odor of the drug rose
p%ungently. They looked at each other
once again, Aloysius with a gaze OF
accusation and horror, Alexis with a
turtive terror which shrank away.
that glance told all, and they parted
without. one further word.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
AN IMPORTANT CASE
Patient Cured of Ataxia Gives the
Entire Credit to Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills.

Mrs. S. c. Wellock, of ia Cleveland
Avenue, Everett, Mass, the wife OF
an employe in the government works
at Chelsea, says:
81 had been troubled with nervous
ness for ten years and the disease
kept growing on me. Then 1 learned
that l was suffering from locomotor
ataxia. l had terrible tremblings IN
my right leg which would get rigid
and when this happened in the street
/ mad to stand still until it passed
away to keep from falling. My right
arm felt as if a thousand needles were
pricking it.. The sheet touching my
knee in bed would nearly cause me
to scream out with pain and both
knees were so weak l could hardly
stand.
81 had to use a cane and be helped
! about by my son. Then the pair De-
gan to settle in the calves of my legs
and the muscles became numb and
! quivered constantly. The cords I'M
| der nv knees seemed to be drawn up
tight and the terrible shooting pains
in my legs would nearly drive me in
sane. My toes became numb and at
times would prickle as il needles were
being thrust into them. My eyes be-
| came dull and black spots tloated be-
fore them. My heart was very weak.
"My attention was called to DR..
| Williams Pink Pills and 1 bought sew.
eral boxes right away and soon felt
relief. l was so pleased that l kept
on taking them until they cured me
| entirely, and 1 ave had no symptoms
of the trouble for over a year"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
| all druggists or sent, postpaid, on re-
| ceipt of price, so cents per box. six
boxes $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Med.
icine Company. Schenectady. N. Y.
A booklet. entitled NERVOUS Dis
| orders" sent free on request.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
wbv Williams Was Absent.

81 see you were not in for prayers
to-day Gen. Grosvenor said to Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams.
mo, l was not" Mr.. Williams re-
plied. 81 am afraid if I am always in
while the chaplain is praying for the
majority l may be accused Of insti-
eating him to pray for the public en-.
envy" -
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
Simple Exclamation.

Representative Wharton of Illinois
was telling Speaker Cannon how he
came to be defeated for reelection.
"I was beaten by a man who never
made more than $40 a month in his
life-a telegraph OPERATOR" said
Wharton, who was once a guide in
the stockyards.
"Um!" commented Uncle Joe. smil.
Ing. He must have had the dots on
YOU; dash it,"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
Prospects.

cit seems my daughter is deter
mined to marry you," said old Roxley,
sternly. Nov, see here! I'm told
you're a regular beer guzzler."
Well" replied the bold youth, 81
admit I've been used to my share of
beer, but all that'n be changed when
I'm married.
"Ah!"
Yes. I'll be able to afford wine
then"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
Love-, Liqhts and Shadows.

"Believe ME, Madeleine. when I am
away from you I am thinking every
minute Of your blue eyes and of your
lovely fair hair"
Bah! I am sure you said the
same thing to another girl before me"
Madeleine, don't be cruel. swear
solsmnly that you are wrong. The girl
before you was dark"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11

knows just how much the people will
stand for.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
Important to Mothers.

Z The man who contends that the
world is growing worse always goes
about armed with a muck rake.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11

Did you ever see a free show hat
didn't have some kind of collection at
tached to it?
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11

TURs, HIDES, PELTs.
Write for prices and ship to Mcmillan
Fur & Wool CO.., Minneapolis. MINI.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11
ADAPTED to circumstances.

Adapted TO circumstance
whats the capaciay of your car,
CONDUCTOR"
Its capacity is 60, but we carry
12O.n
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
CONVICT is MADE
HERO BYA THEFT

life Attired in ordinary clothing he
was no longer under the necessity OF
hiding from everybody he met. Strik-
ing the railway and making occa-
sional detours for the purpose Of
"pinching' food throwing pursuers off
the scent, he reached Devonport dur
ing the third night of his freedom.
But his nerves were in bad shape
ahd they betrayed him. In the early
hours of the next morning he was
prowling about on the outskirts of the
town and passed policeman on the
other side of the road!5 The policeman
haa dog with him. The dog, ami
mated by mere canine curiosity, scut.
tle. after Goodwin. Thinking that
the animal had been set on his track
by the policeman Goodman started to
run. Up to that time the policeman
had had no suspicious of the man, but
naturally concluded from his actions
that there was something wrong about
him. Leveling his pipe at him (En-
glish policemen seldom carry re-
volvers) he threatened to shoot him if
he didn't stop. Goodwin succumbed
The story of his escape and recap
ture was, of course. published at the
time. 1t is the subsequent career ct
the convict which has just come out
that throws a halo of romantic inter-
est around him. William johnson,
the man from whom Goodwin had
stolen the clothing and a belated
Christmas meal. was man Of gener-
GUS humanitarian feeling. He had
read Charles Reade's Never Too
Late to Mend" to some purpose. He
visited Goodwin in prison and became
deeply interested in him. He formed
the opinion that Goodwin had good
stuff in him, that it was misfortune
that had led him into crime. and that
given a chance to make new start
somewhere where his record was un-
known, he might do well.
When Goodwin had finished his SEN
tence Mr.. Johnson betrayed his pas,
sage to South Africa. There he made
an honest living. When the war
broke out, under the name he had as
sumed, he joined one of the corps of
irregular mounted infantry. His pluck,
daring and efficiency, for he was a
splendid rider, gained him rapid pro-
motion. Before the war closed came
the tidings that Sergeant - of Be-
thune's Horse had been killed in a
gallant attack on the enemy. 1t is
known to only few that the brave
sergeant, who gave his life for his
country. was the former convict who
had made such a desperate struggle
to regain his freedom at Dartmoor.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18

empty milk wagons. Before they
could enter their carriage they were
placed in the first wagon, which had
been decorated with flags. bunting
and signs. A German band was seat.
ed in the second wagon, and. as the
music began, the wagons followed in
a procession over the principal streets,
In the East End.
Chisnell is a driver on milk route
In the East End. while his bride was
employed at the residence OF A. E.;
Siedel. The latter had prepared o
wedding breakfast for the couple, but
they were unable to partake OF It.
While Chisnell delivered his milk It.
was often noticed that he fingered
long at the Siedel residence. On the
wagon occupied by the bridal couple
were pretty decorations, which were
appreciated highly by the families
along Chisnell's route. One read:
Just Married." second was: "Our
Popular Driver Ia Getting Married"
while the third sign read: May All
Their Troubles Be Little Ones"
The wagons finally ended the route
by driving up before dairy company.
where the crowd drank milk toasting
the couple. They were then taken in
their carriage to the Union station.
where they boarded q train for . two
weeks honeymoon. The weddln0
breakfast was missed
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
scALv ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies Frultless-suf.
fered 10 Years Completely
Cured by Cutieura.

Small sores appeared on each of
my lower limbs and shortly afterwards
they became so sore that I could
scarcei-r walk. The sores began to
heal. but small scaly eruptions ap-
peared. The itching was so severe
that would scratch the sores until the
blood began to flow. After 1 suffered
thus about ten years I made renewed
effort to effect a,cure. The eruptions
by this time had appeared on every
part OF my body except my face and
hands. The best doctor in my native
county and many remedies gave no
relief. All this was fruitless. Finally
my hair began to fall out and l was
rapidly becoming bald. A few months
after, having used almost everything
else. thought I would try Cuticura
Ointment and Cuticura Soap. After
using three boxes l was completely
cured, and my hair was restored, after
fourteen years of suffering and an ex.
penditure Of at least $50 or $50 in vain
ly endeavoring to find a cure. B.
Hiram Mattingly. Vermillion, S. Oak,
Aug. 1S. 1906"