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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
DOCTORS MXSTHKES

Are said often to be buried six feet under
Ground. But many times women call on
their family physicians, suffering, as they
Imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
new disease, another from nervous pros
tration, another with pain here and there,
and in this way they present alike to
themselves and their easy-going or over
husy doctor. separate diseases, for which,
he. assuming them to be such, prescrtbcS
his pills and potions. In reality, they are
ar only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. Tho Dhxsician, f4porant OF the
until large bills are hide. TIC ssafering
patient gets no betteh htfiJfvaso0- QS Sthe
wrong treatment, but probably worse. a
proper medicine Like DR. Rlerce,s EaYnrltA
PROSTITUTION, dirsctcd u the cQnse XQuIq
have eNQfeY TSmQYed the disease, there
by dlspelnng all those DISTRESSING symp..
toms and inssissting Somtsrs tort, nstead ns q
that "a disease known Is half cured"
DR.. Picrce's Favorite Prescription is q,
scientific medicine, carefully devised by
an experienced and skillful physician,
and adapted to woman's delicate system.
1t Is made Of native American medicinal
roots and Is perfectly harmless IN its!
effects In 1hl eo1dlIl3ll Qlldf- -ten2K
As : powerful inyiyorating tonic "Fa-
vorite Prescription imparts strength to
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly feminine In particular. For over
worked, rworn-out,r rundown" debili-
tated teachers. milliners, dressmakers,
seamstresses, "shop-girls,'" house-keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gen.
orally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
equaled as an appetizing cordial and re-
storative tonic.
AS soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc "Fayorite Prescription Is unequaled
and Is invaluable In allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitability, irritability,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration,
neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, st. Vitus's
dance, and other distressing, nervous
symptoms commonly attendant upon
functional and organic disease OF the
uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and dependency.
,Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
the stomach, liver and bowels. One to
three dose. Easy to take as candy.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
CHAPTER XII.

A couple of pretty objects the boys
looked when they entered the well-lighted
residence. Cyras smuggled Charles into
the nursery.
"Oh, m; patience ~ uttered the nurse,
who was sitting there with her charge,
lovely little lady between Eve and six
years old, Gertrude Baumgarten. "You
wicked boys what have you been up to?
This Is your work, know, Master Cy-
ras
us it? Who gave you leave to know"
retorted Cyras. He was no more friendly
TO Jaquet than he used to be, or she to
him.
Gertrude backed in fear against the
wall, her eyes, naughty and blue as were
her mothers, wide open with astonish-
ment. She did not like the appearance
Of things, and began to cry.
"Now, don't be such stupid, Gerty,"
exclaimed Cyras there's nothing to cry
for. Charley's nose bled, and 1t got on
to our clothes"
"Yes, it's me that's hurt, Jaquet," put
In Charley, remembering his grievances
and giving way again. 1T isn't Cyras."
'Of course it's not" Indignantly re-
turned Jaquet, what harm does he ever
come to? You have been striking him,
that's what you have been doing, Master
Cyras. You've been humping him on
the nose to make it bleed
SITS nothing to you IL I have" re-
turned Cyras, in choler. you just say
It again, though, and I'll strike YOU" He
disdained to say it was not so, or to de-
fend himself; he was by far too indiffer-
ent temperament
"Oh, nurse-look look ~ screamed out
the little girl.
1t was supplemented by sharp scream
from Charley; his nose had begun to
bleed again; and at that moment there
was another interruption. The room door
opened, and the dean and his wife en-
tered. The nurse, whose temper was not
q remarkably calm one and who disliked
the daring Cyras, was busy getting hot
water and basin.
"Look at him, my lady, look at him.
cried she; "and it's Master Cyras' do
ingsw
"what does all this mean?" demanded
the dean, his eyes wandering from one
boy to the other, from their faces to their
clothes, his ears taking In the sobbing
and the crying. "What is II, I askT he
sternly continued, for no one had replied.
"How dared You hit him?" exclaimed
Lady Grace, turning to Cyras.
The boy looked at her, but did not
answer. She took 1t for bravado. Her
passion rose. "You are growing perfect
little savagew And raising her dell
r,tely gloved hand In the heat OF the mo-
ment, she struck Master Cyras some
tizgling blows upon hss cheeks. DIR.
Baumgarten, deening possibly that to
stand witness Of the scene did not con-
tribute to the dignity Of the Dean Of Den
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
CRIED EASILY.
Nervous woman stopped Coffee and
Quit Other Things.

Nervous Woman stopped Coffee and
Quit Other Things.
No better practical proof that coffee
IL drug can be required than to note
how the nerves become unstrung in
women who habitually drink 1t.
I The stomach, too, rebels at being
continually drugged with coffee and tea
they both contain the drug-caffeine
Ask your doctor.
An Iowa woman tells the old story
thus:
II had used coffee for six years and
was troubled with headaches, nervous
ness and dizziness. In the morning.
upon rising / used to belch up sour
duid, regularly.
soften got 20 nervous and mise--
able would cry without the least rea-
con, and noticed my eyeslght was
getting poor.
"After using Postum a while. / OBJ
IUerved the headaches left me and soon
the belching of sour fluid stopped (wa.
ter brash from dyspepsia). l feel de-
cidedly different now, and I am con-
|vinced that 1t is because I stopped cof.
fee and began to use Postum. I can
zee better now. my eyes are stronger.
"A friend Of mine did not like Post
lum. but when told her to make II like
llt said on the package, she liked It all
right" Name given by Postum o.,
Battle Greek, Mich. Always boil Post.
|um well and It will surprise You.
Read the little book, '-rhe Road b
Wellville" In pkgS There's q rea-
con-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
THE PROGRESS OF THE CANA.
DIAN WEST.

Nearly 100000 of an Increase I'm
Canadian Inn mi q ra ton I'm 1905.
The progress Of new country cannot
be better ascertained than by noting
the increase of railroad mileage In its
transportation system, and judged by
this standard, the Canadian West leads
all the countries in the world during
the current year. Thirty years ago
there was not one hundred miles OF
railroad west of the Great Lakes, and
very little prospect Of a transconti-
mental route for many years to- come,
but by the end of 1885 the Canadian
Pacific Railway was within measurable
distance Of completion, and last year,
twenty years later, fully 5000 miles OF
railroad traversed the provinces OF
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
In the past year the work Of railroad
construction has been vigorously prose-
cuted, and by the end Of 1905, some
5000 miles of completed railroad has
been added, making a total Of fully
1000 miles in the three great grain
producing provinces of Canada. Such
an increase in the transportation facili- I
ties Of the country Is bound to make
good times not only in the districts
where the railroads are being built,
but throughout the entire west Allow
ing $4,000 mile for construction, the
sum of $100,O0O,OO0 will be put in cir
culation, and this in itself should cause
good times to prevail In q land where
work is plentiful, wages are high, and
the cost of living is moderate.
But the building of new railroads
through Western Canada means a
greater benefit to the country than
merely the money put in circulation by
the cost of construction. Additional
railway building means the opening Of
new agricultural districts and an addi-
tional area under crop. a largely in,
creased output of grain to foreign mar
kets with consequent financial returns
the erection of elevators and the growth
Of villages, towns and cities and every
thing else that makes for the progress
of national life and the opening up OF
additional thousands of free home
steads SO extensively advertised by the
Canadian government agent, whose ad-
dress appears elsewhere.
1t was stated on the floor of the
Canadian Parliament recently by a
prominent representative chat ten years
from now would see the bulk of the
population Of Canada residing west OF
the Great Lakes, and II the work Of
railway building during the present
year Is any criterion, the prophecy
made by the Canadian statesman may
be easily fulfilled inside OF the time
stated. During the present year no less
than 189.O4 persons have found homes
In the Canadian West, of whom 67,796
were Americans who have seen the
great possibilities Of this new West,
and have decided to cast In their lot
with It Certainly, our neighbor north
Of the 49th parallel is making great
record, and deserves the success that
appears to be coming its way.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03

should have heard Charles, Grace, telling
how Cyras sat down and nursed him af.
terward in the cloisters, k!ssing him and
wiping the blood from his face, and whis-
pering to him how he loved him better
than anything else in the world. G;ace,
those two will be atfectionate, loving
brothers If We do not mar it."
Lady Grace felt that she had been un-
just in striking Cyras, as well as guilty
Of an unlady-like action, and perhaps
she felt more contrition at the moment
than the case really warranted.
How mar it?" she faltered.
The dean put his Srm around his wife's
waist before replying. Grace, you best
know what is in your heart; whether or
not there Is dislike toward Cyras rank
ling there. think there is, ard that 1t
makes you unjust to him. If you are not
very cautious it may sow dissension be-
tween the children"
Grace Baumgarten burst into tears, and
laid her face caressingly upon her hus-
bands breast; she loved him almost as
passionately as she had ever done. "Ryle,'
she whispered, 'if there be any such feel
ing, it is born of my love for you"
No more was said, for the steps of the
BOYS were heard on the stairs, and she
opened the door.
"Come in, Cyras; 1 want you," she
said, drawing him gently to her. Your
papa has been telling me that it was not
you who hit Charles and made his nose
bieed."
"Of course It was not me-as If l
would !" said Cyras.
But why did you not tell me so? 1t
caused me to punish you, for thought
you deserved 1t. l am sorry to have done
50, Cyras, but the fault was yours. You
should have told me the truth"
Sometimes when you are angry with
me, mamma, and 1 tell you the truth,
you don't believe me. You believe Jaduet
instead of me. l don't get fair play in
this house with anybody, except papa.
Jaquet hates me, mamma yot know she
always did hate me-"
II hope not, Cyras. And do not think
she would dare to say to me what was
not true"
''Oh, wouldn't she ~ cried the bold boy.
"She does 1t to get me into row with
you and make you punish me. Didn't
she tell you it was me that made Char
leys nose bleed just now, and didn't you
believe her and hit me for it? 1t wasn't
me, and nobody had told her it was me !;
but she took and said it,
To Jaquet's infinite astonishment. she
had her warning the next day. After a
few moments given to getting over her
discontinue, she told her lady that at
tha end of tho month sha boI haa,, ;p
tending to give warning on her own side,
for she was going to alter her condition.
Which meant that she was about to get
married. But when the name of the in
tended bridegroom was disclosed it pro-
yoked some laughter from the deans
household, especially from his eldest son
For the name was
Bones"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03

sYou would be surprised. said a
teacher. "cpuld you but know how
large a part the smile plays in real
life. In these days 1t is the woman
who smiles.
~Once upon time II was the won
an who frowned; and there were
periods, In the Jane Eyre days. when
to wear an imperious expression was
the real thing. But that was long ago.
In these days 1t is the girl with a
laugh.
Even queens laugh. In the latest
picture OF Queen Amelia Of Portugal
that royal lady wears smile SO deep
that 1t will not come off. while Queen
Alexandra has been caught by the
camera smiling.
There Is distinct art In smiling.
The eyes must smile and the whole
face must light up."
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
CHAPTER XIII.

In the handsome drawing room of their
town residence in Berkeley Square sat
the dean of Denham and Lady Grace
Baumgarten. 1t was fine evening in
April; the dinner hour was approaching.
and they were awaiting guest, an old
friend whom the dean had met in the
street unexpectedly that day, and invit-
ed.
Years have elapsed, and the dean, ap-
preaching fifty now, is more portly than
he was wont to be; but Lady Grace
carries her age well, and looks not a day
older than the period woman never con-
fesses to have passed-fve-and-t thirty. But
in the deans face there is a look of anx-
ious care.
Gifted with an aristocratic wife, and
she with aristocratic tastes and habits,
the dean had fallen long and long ago into
more expensive rate of living than his
means permitted. Embarrassment follow
ed, trifiing enough at first, and easily put
of-not done away with, but deferred.
But the plan does not answer; it is some
thing like the nails in the horseshoe,
which doubled as they went on; and DR..
Baumgarten had now attained to height
of perplexity in his pecuniary affairs not
frequently reached by a dignitary of the
church.
Half the labor of his later life had
been to hide it from Lady Grace. She
could not avoid knowing that they were
In debt, but she had no conception to
what extent, and debt is rather fash
ionable complaint. She also found that
the dean invariably ran short of ready
money; but that is not uncommon either.
In one sense of the word, the debts which
had gathered about them might be put
down to the score of Lady Grace. At
the death of her mother, Lady Avon, she
had come into all the property that would
be hers-two thousand year. With that
and the deans income they might have
lived sufficiently well. But Lady Grace
had little idea of the value of money.
Living In Berkeley Square was her do
ing, and was quite wrong and ridiculous
with their narrowed means.
To years before the present CHAPTER
opens Lady Grace had come to London
on a visit to her brother. Lord Avon
had never married, and spent much Of
his time abroad, keeping his house-a
small one--in Piccadilly done up In
brown holland and lavender. However,
he took possession of 1t for season,
invited his sister to stay with hin, and
the dean, II he could come. A season
in town was perfectly delightful h Lady
Grace.
Il shall not be able to do without II.
now that I have tasted Its sweets again"
she said to her brother one day. al think
/ must look out for some furnished house
to be had cheaply. Henry, and take it."
"All right" said his lordship, who had
given In to Grace from the time she was
baby.
Ito be continued.)
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
Nothing Bosu. About the TitIe.

Ibid you secure your title Of colo
mel In the armyf' asked the formida-
bly, frank person.
Certainly not" replied Colonel Still
we'll "It is the expression of genuine
esteem by my friends and neighbors.
not mere formallty of red tape. -
washington Star.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
Found Him So.

Cbett--The idea of Slikker claiming to
be a hard working man is the richest
thing I've heard of lately.
Konmann--Well, he is, by George
He's the hardest man / ever tried to
work.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03

During the last eight months the
State Of Texas has sold $500 900 acres
Of land at from 81 to IS an acre
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03

California harvests about 100000 tons
Of grapes a year, worth $15,0O0,0OO.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BR0MO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II Il fails to cure.
y. w. GROVES signature 10 on each box. 2oc.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
A Rarity, Indeed.
Ty7E;.S7
sT

"Do you know Jinks" ,.HN#3
"Yep" ~
"They tell me he is very kind
hearted man."
He is. Why, that fellow won't even
abuse the .Pittsburg Post.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-03
CHAPTER xI.--(Continued.) }

Dynevor, who was hand-in-glove with
some of the senior boys, returned Cyras'
jacket and cap to him and went away
with his friends; and the two Baumgar-
tens were left alone. Charles was crying
and shaking, Charles nose was bleeding
and down sat Cyras in corner of the
now deserted cloisters, and held the child
to him, as tenderly as any mother could
have done.
Don't cry, Charley, dear" quoth he,
kissing him fondly. II know that biggest
fellow that set upon you, and I'll pay
him off as sure as he's a snob. I'd have
paid them off now If they had waited, the
towards, and don't care IL they had
killed me for it. Where did they hit you,
Charley?"
'They hit me everywhere, Cyras," sob
bed the child, who, though barely two
years younger than his brother, was as
a baby compared with him in hardihood
and in knowledge of the world. "Oh,
how my nose bleedsw
Cyras with his own white handkerchief
kept wiping the suffering nose, kissing
Charley between whiles.
Charley, DEAR" he began, between the
iatter's sobs, ''if 1 hit you sometimes it
isn't that / want to hurt you, for love
you very much, better than anything In
the world. You mustn't mind my hitting
you; I'm used to hit; and it'll teach you
to be a man."
"Yes," breathed Charley, clinging
closer to Cyras, whom, in spite of the
latter's imperlousness, he dearly loved.
II know you don't do 1t to hurt me-"
mo, that / don't. I'll fight for you,
Charley; I'll never let hair of your head
be touched when we go together to Eton
or Rugby, whichever it's to be-"
II hope shall get brave like you, Cy.
think / shall, when l am as big as
you; nurse says you We're not much bet
ter than me when you were as little"
"Oh, I'm blessed, though !" returned
Cyras, not pleased with the remark.
"Who says it?"
"Jaquet."
"Jaquet had better say that to me.
She's a nice one! / never was a molly,
Charley; / never had the chance to be |;
she knows that, and she must have said
1t just to humor you. Why, now, only
see what a girl they make of you; they
keep you in these dandy velvet dresses
with a white frill, and the don't let you
stir out beyond the door, unless there's
a woman at your tail to see you don't
fall, or don't get lost, or some such non
sense 70
A little while longer they sat there,
Cyras soothing the still sobbing child,
stroking his hair, wiping his eyes, whis-
pering endearing names, and then they
got up, and he led him affectionately into
the deanery, through the covered passage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
thinks that the real life of the coal
fields will be somewhere between the
two extremes, probably about 200
wears,
Peculiar and Pertinent,

From coal refuse are obtained 400
%colors, many perfumes, several ex-
plosives, a great number of acids and
medicines of incalculable value, sac
charm, asphalt, numerous insecti-
tides, salts, fruit havors, lubricating
oils and varnish.
The biggest tomato patch in the
United States, if not in the world, is
in Clark county, Missouri just south
of the Des Moines river. In this patch
there are ITO acres Of tomatoes, and it
is exactly q mile in width. The rows,
If stretched out in q straight line,
would extend for almost 100 miles.
BY means of q new invention school
children In Germany are being laugh,
how to swim before they enter the
water. The apparatus. which is de-
scribed in Popular Mechanics, con.
sists of q broad sling placed under
the chest and q narrow band for each
ankle, allowing free movement of the
arms and legs. The leg sings are
balanced on weights and pulleys to
allow a compensa ting motion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
STARTLING CRIME STATISTICS.

Considered in comparison with the
records of crime in u own large
cities, the latest criminal statistics of
London are little short of amazing.
In London, with its population of
about 5000, 900 souls, there were Ouly
seventeen murders last year. In Chi.
cago, which is about one.third the
size OF London, there are seventeen
murders every month, and the New
York statistics make only a slightly
better showing, says the Kansas City
Journal. During the past twelve
months, according to the records of the
coroner, there were forty murders in
Kansas City. Since the first days of
the present year thirty.two lei and
women have been killed by murderers
in this community. In London with
twenty times the population, there
were only about half as many.
One need not 60 far TO find the reason
for this remarkable state of things. 1t
is merely another phase of the law en-.
forcement idea. In Missouri and else
where in this country the loose meth
DDS of administration in police de-
partments and in the courts make
crime less hazardous than some other
occupations. Our officials are keen
in their campaigns for enforcing GER.
tain favored laws, but they are AK in
the arrest and punishment Of crimi'
nails.
The English system of dealing with
criminals enforces respect for the law
and fear of punishment almost un.
known in this country. No soone,
does a murder take place in London
than the murderer Is hunted down,
There are no long delays in which the
witnesses may be spirited away, and
there are no continuances upon trivia
grounds to gain time. The culprit i:
tried almost Immediately and in a
court from which there is no appeal
Upon conviction he is punished
promptly.
OF the seventeen murders in LondOl
last year, only two OF the criminals
escaped, and the other fifteen wer,
convicted. That is q record of police
efficiency and judicial promptness tina
is nowhere duplicated in America
Aud these fifteen murderers will pay tn
penalty, if they have not already don
so, for only in rare instances is Their
Communication or pardon. A great les
son is presented to the American pee
pie in the statistics from L.onusn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
PLAN TO HONOR A BOTTLE.
Bridal Couple Will Place Glass Cupid
Under Their Homes Cornerstone.

Bridal Couple Will Place Glass Cupid
Under Their Homes Cornerstone.
With elaborate ceremonies the bottle
which brought about the acquaintance
and marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.
Petreault Of Bourbonnais, Ill.,, will be
placed under the cornerstone Of their
home. All of the inhabitants of the
town will attend the cornerstone lay
ing, says a Kankakee special dispatch
to the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Petreault, who was Miss Mamie
Fish of Chicago, placed her lame on a
piece Of paper, inclosed it in a bottle
and tossed 1t into the Kankakee
river at Downers Grove while she
was attending a picnic there. Two
months later Mr.. Petreault picked the
bottle out Of an eddy where 1t had
been washed up. Out Of curiosity he
opened it, read the Enclosure and be-
gan corresponding with the writer of
the message.
More letters followed, and finally
Miss Fish accepted his pleas. They
were married a little yer a month age
and left for a wedding journey. The
final ceremony Of their romance, thai
Of placing the cornerstone, has beer
delayed because Of the builders strike
at Kankakee. but will be held some
time In the near future.