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Mexico $4,000. The latter ba ;,,st

Mexico 9 5000. The latter hal Just
enough people to entitle it to a rep
resentation in the house on the basis
of the congressional allotment for
the states. Arizona was far below
the congressional apportionment
quota.
The aggregate vote in the electoral
college in 1904 was 476. Counting
in Oklahoma, 1t will be 4S3 in 1908.
No addition will be made to this
number for the election which is to
take place eleven months hence, The
present indications are that no fur
Their additions will be made to the
roll OF states until after the next
national census is taken. AS this is
only two and a half years away. the
delay for Arizona and New Mexico
will net be long. II the count OF
1910 shows that these territories are
gaining permanent population at an
average rate, congress will be likely
to let them in at an early day as
separate states. There Is no politics
III tHe eAcluSloH VI tne Two IeIldll-
ing territories at this time. The one
territory which is best fitted to enter
is New Mexico, and that territory is
republican. BY letting New Mexico
in now the republicans would add
three electoral votes to their total
in 1905. This, however, is no in
ducement. The republicans will have
more votes to spare than New Mex
leo could furnish. Partisanship has
nothing to do with the case n way
or the other.-Globe-Demoerat.
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Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior, Land
ONCE at Rapid City, 8. D., October
18th, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that Sam
uel z. Borden, Of Rapid City, 3. D..
has filed notice Of his intention TO
make hnal co(mutation proof in
support OF his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. s713 made September is,
1904. for the east half Of northwest
quarter, west half Of northeast quar-
ter Of section 10, township 1 north.
range 10 east, B. H. n, and that
said proof will be made before the
REGISTER and Receiver at Rapid CITY.
s. D., on Novmber 18th, 1907.
He names the following Witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, the land
viz:
Matthias Peterson, OF Rapid Citv.
8. D.; Louis c. Barber, Of Ranid.
City. s. D.; George Chase. OF Ranid.
City, 8. D.; William n. Jones. 81
Rapid City, s. D.
GEO. P. BENNETT, Register.
Alsat u~nhllnatlon ockonecak
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PHE STATE sOLDIERs' HOME.
More Than Two Hundred Veterans
Now Being Cared For.

e
Colonel ]. B. Geddis, of Huron,
who is a member OF the board of
commissioners of the State Soldiers
Home, at Hot Springs, has given out
the following statement of that in
stitution: The total number of Hx-
Union soldiers now in the home is
1928. OF these twenty ara accom-
panied by their wives. Tie total Ell
rollment is ESQ, the absentees being
on on furlough. or the entire nan
Der only seventeen are in the hospi
tai. There are twenty-five people
aside from the soldiers employed at
the home. These include the COM
mandant, matron, adjutant, quarter
master, surgeon, chaplain, engineer,
two assistant engineers, sergeant,
quartermaster sergeant, two cooks,
three assistant cooks, three laundry.
dairyman, two %teamsters, four dining
room girls, three nurses, six jan:tos
postmaster, mail carrier. carpenter
night watch. and general helper. For
the month Of November Their. ware
forty people on the payroll. and the
total amount paid to them was
$1,331. 1t requires 100 tons of coal
per month to heat the building. The
total cost Of meat for November was
$47O.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City, S. D., October Z,
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
A. Elsom, OF Viewfeld, S. D., has
hled notice of his intention to make
final Communication proof in support
of his claim. viz: Homestead Entry
No. 9541 made 1O-3-05, for the
northeast quarter of section IA,
township } north, range 10 east, and
that said proof will be made before
Register and Receiver, at Rapid City,
g. D., on November IS, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation of, the land, viz:
James Bracken, Of Viewfield; Zeff
Young. of Viewf1eld, S. D.; Edwards
Rhodes, OF V~iewfeld, S. D.; Geo. Bills
of Viewfeld.
GEO. P. BENNETT, Register.
First publication October IL.
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The Voyage to the Pacific.

In the spacious waters Of Hampton
Roads is gathering the large company
If American battleships that is about
to depart for the Pacific. There is
no need to speak Of its mission with
reserve, for it involves no threat
against any other power and no spir-
it of encroachment. But it does mean
a firm assertion Of a full Just
weight Of the interests of the United
States in the region Of the Pacific
ocean Our coastline on the Pacific
is immense Our flag is up at the
Panama zone, in Hawaii, the Philip
pines, and other islands. Three OF
II Pacific states have an ocean front.
Alaska's many islands and sea pas
sages extend nearly to Asia. No
other nation has an equally large pc
sition on the Pacific.
The journey Of the fleet and the re-
cent travels of Secretary Taft, includ-
ing those in Russia, with its calls at
st. Petersburg, have a similar sig
nificance. 1t will be the policy Of the
united States government to live up
to its Pacific possessions with all that
they imply. Wl.nout a powerful fleet
on that side of the continent Ameri-
can authority there, as far as it may
properly be exercised, would be but
a theory. Diplomatists know well
how to make it unpleasant for a ma
ton that carries large responsibilities
in a quarter where it is not even we'll
guarded defensively. The departure
of the fleet will be historic, becauses
1t fixes the date when this country
makes known to the world that it is
peacefully prepared to claim its own
IN the worlds greatest ocean and no
nation is peacefully prepared unless
adequately armed.
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President Roosevelt Recommends
Frne ART.

President Roosevelt has always
shown a keen appreciation of the
place which the fine arts should hold
in q we'll balanced and highly civil
lized country, and his strong recon-
mendation for the removal of the
duty on works of art expressed in his
recent message to congress does not
come as a surprise.
His active interest in the move
ment to make Washington the most
beautiful city in the world, his eff
forts for the establishment of q
National Gallery of Art, and his
numerous endeavors to stimulate in
terest in art had already served TO
indicate what his position would be
on this important educational ques-
ton. Nothing in his message viii
meet with nor unanimous approval.
Artists. college presidents, at mu-
scum directors. professional and bus
mess men from every state of the
union will applaud this enlightened
recommendation.
The workingmen OF Europe are
made familiar with The masterpieces
of arr from their childhood. and this
art influence creates 2 refined taste
and an artistic touch in The
humble artisan which have s srsat
pecuuiary value. Many European
industries owe their success 10 this
artistic sense. so a~ssiduously cult
waited by their governments.
The president realizes the neces-
sity OF surrounding our " people
with the best art OF all ages in order
that this artistic sense may be cul-
tivated in this country. which is al
a distinct disadvantage in this re-
spect as compared with the countries
of the old word. because il has not
received an art heritage from the
past. He says: so far from there
being a tariff on works of art brought
into the country, their importation
should be encouraged in every way
1t is now CONGRESSES turn to act,
and it is TO be hoped that Speaker
Cannon, the members of the ways
and means committee, and other in
iluential congressman and senator's,
will take up the free art bill and
pass it at once. 1t can be done with
out precipitating a general tariff dis
c%ussion, and there is no excuse for
further delay.
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Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City. South Dakota,
September "a, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that Cloyd
Z. Ellison, OF Rapid City, South Da-
kota, has filed notice of his intention
to make dnal Communication proof in
support OF his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. 1924 made May 2, 1904,
tor the northeast quarter of section
IL, township l north, range 6 east,
and that said proof will be made be-
Tore the Register and Receiver at
Rapid City, South Dakota, on No
vember IL, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on. and cultivation of, the land, viz:
Charles L. Smith, of Rapid City,
=. D.; James T. Belknap, of Rapid
City. 8. D.; Samuel Ellison, of Rapid
City. s. D.; Creston Words, Jr., of
Rapid City, Is. D.
GEO. BENNETT. Register.
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attractive on its financial side, but
as the depression is likely to end in
a few months the increase which the
army may get now will he short.
Increase of pay is the sensible
way out for the army. a bill with
that object in view was presented
to congress in 1906, but ii was not
acted en-. Congress increased its
own pay and that of other civil Of
%ficers, but the army bill failed. The
president and Secretary Taft. in
1906. urged an increase OF pay for
the soldiers. 1t is understood that
both of them viii urge this during
the present session with still greater
earnestness than before. The pres
eat pay scale Was established over a
third OF 4 century ago, when the cost
of living was forty or fifty per mi
less than it is today. The way 10
make army service a little at
tractiye is 70 increase the pay Of
every member, from private up 10
colonel Al Observation-Disclosures.
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Correct English and How to Use II

Correct English and How to Use 1T.
A monthly magazine devoted to the
use OF English. Josephine Turck Ba-
ker, editor. Instructive, Interesting.
Partial contents:
Course in Grammar.
How to Increase Ones Vocabulary.
The Art of Conversation.
Shall and Will; Should and Would;
How to Use Them.
Pronunciations. Century D~istion-
ary.)
Correct English in the Home.
Correct English in the School.
What to Say and What Not to Say.
Course in Letter Writing and
Punctuation.
Twenty Daily Drills.
Business English for The Business
Man.
Compound Words and How to Use
Them.
Studies in English Literature.
Agents wanted. $1.00 a year. Send 10
cents for sample copy. Correct En-
glish. Evanston, III.
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q iePoIt SoNcllHS INVESTIGATIONS VI
many months b the Forest Service.
The fungus is a "bark-peeler." En-
perts have claimed all the time that
the beetles could be checked il some
way could be found 10 peel the
trees in which the young broods are
harboring. They live in the inner
bark and next 10 the wood. When
the bark is separated from the wood
their galleries are laid open and they
die. Efforts have been made in the
affected districts to peel standing
trees. Machinery has been made for
that express purpose and trunks
were stripped to the height OF 20 fee;
BAT so large are the effected areas
that the few trees peeled were not
4 drop in the bucket.
Efforts were made at different
times 10 cut the dying timber,
Tracts were sold 10 mill men. and
large quantities were cut. but not
enough 10 have any appreciate
eifes: upon the beetle invasion. Wood
peckers helped the work along. They
locked TO the dying trees by hun
dreds and stripped them of their bark
and deyoured the young beetles by
The million. But that was not
enough. The pest had gained such
headway that it was beyond the
power OF b~arkpeelers. log cutters.
and wood peckers.
Meanwhile the peculiar fungus was
gaining Roadway and getting in its
work.
It appears in the form OF a gray
ish slime between the bark and the
wood. II makes the bark loose and
IL tails, leaving the trees bare, and
bringing down the multitudes Of
young beetles to their certain death;
or. if the bark still hangs to the
trunks, the effect on the beetles is
equally fatal, for they die in their
galleries and larv mines.
The habits and lie history of this
bark beetle rendea it defenseless
When attacked by fungus. The
parent beetle bore . gallery several
inches long in the inner layers Of
bark, growing the wood. Eggs are
deposited at intervals along both
sides of the gallery, often as man
as so or 10. These eggs hatch, and
while in the larval state, they pore
short galleries at right angles to the
parent tunnel. They remain there a
year, eating and growing. Their
depredations kill the most vital part
Of the tree the cambium, through
the tops and needles do not sue
cumb at once, and it is at that stage
that the fungus appears and brings
the career of the beetle brood to a
close.
In normal conditions it probably
finds a few lightning-struck trees
in the proper decline to suit it's pur-
loses, or it ma attack storm-thrown
timber, but it is not enough
to kill trees, and its invasion cannot
gain Roadway. But when some unus-
ual condition, such as a hurricane
sweeping v a timbered area, pro-
yides a start, the beetles may increase
in numbers until they are able to at
tack vigorous trees and kill them,
and in fact when the epidemic is at
its height they almost invariably at
tack living trees.
That is what has happened in the
Black Hills. The invasion continues
until some enemy reduces the beetles
below the point where they are able
to kill timber.
That puts an end to their invasion.
This is. apparently, what the fungus
is accomplishing in the Black Hills
at this time.
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NO CHANGE IN REVENUE.
Burlington Official Says Receipts are
Normal Under New Rate.

Burlington Official Says Receipts arc
Normal Under New Rate.
P. S. Eustis, passenger traffic man
ager fer the Burlington, In discuss
ing the fixing by law OF a maximum.
passenger rate OF two cents per mil.
and the results so far experienced.
says:
1.-TWO cent fares have been In -
feet many months IN many states, In
a few states since last spring, but in
most OF them since the summer. u
to the middle OF November we found
that in spite C the red elton in tie
yer per passenger psr mile. tho
passenger evenue vac no worse than
before.
"The passenger departments OF the
railroads never did pay, and thev do
not pay any better since the rates
have been reduced, but 1t is q fact
that we have succeeded in equsliz-
ing tho reductions pretty we'll in
many cases.
1.-TWO cent fares mean that the
average fare. instead OF being a
trifle above two cents a mile. Is just
a trife below two cents a mile, as we
have abolished excursions and other
special rates. For illustration, the
average passenger rates in Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri. on the Burling-
ton, in July, 1906. was 2.11 cents,
whereas last July 1t was 1875 cents"
The ticket returns for the third
quarter .oi this year should give a
fair test Of the effect Of the two cent
rate, as the volume Of general travel.
state and interstate, would have
made fair comparison with that Of
a year ago at the same rates. Since
the end OF October the financial
panic has struck a serious blow at
the passenger business.
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First publication November %.
Notice Tor Publication.

Department OF the Interior, Land
ONCE at Rapid City, S. D., November
27th, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Kath-
crime E. Tolles, OF Pennington, 8.
D., has hled notice Of her Intention
to make final Communication proof in
support Of her claim, viz: Home
stead Entry No. $3.50, made Novem-
Der IA, 1905, for the southeast
quarter section 10. township 2
north. range 10 east, and that said
proof will be made before Register
and Receiver at Rapid City, s.. D.,
on January 10th, 1908.
She names the following witnesses
to prove her continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF the land, viz:
Fred G. Holcomb, Of Rapid City. S.
D.; Hans Nelson, OF Rapid City. 8.
D.; Milton A. Frease, OF Penning-
ton, 8. D.; A. j. MCCAIN. Of Rapiu
City, s. D.
geo. p. BENNETT.
Register.
First publication November 20.
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The Mninstay Mining Co,npanv.

The management of the Mainstay
Mining Company is busy putting in a
water system from two points. They
VIII take water from Pine creek, five
miles away, and from Grizzly gulch,
. distance of four miles. All other
arrangements about the property
have been completed, and the COM
Mepcing Of operations is being held
mask waiting for the water which
gill DO used for milling purposes.
The working shaft Is down 400
set mi On the 200 there has been
'ssncd % a forty foot ledge of mill
3 ole that is ready for stopping.
edge can easily be reached from
tic 200 level by a crosscut, and when
{ IS done thare will be a large ex-
ent Of stopping ground ready for
wcc' u.
Tae mia Is supplied with thirty
stsai2s with full equipment, and has
a cyanide II that has ample ca
? tho treatment of tailings.
-%eys..ne Recorder.
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January II Home Sewing Number.


When Christmas is safely out of
the way for another eleven months,
every woman is justified in turning
her attention to her own needs, and
especially to the practical side Of her
own wardrobe. January is the best
month for home sewing, and especial
ly appropriate to the white month
is the making of underwear. Every
woman likes to know the latest inno-
vations in dainty lingerie. and she
will find a great deal Of useful in
formation in our regular fashion ar
t!cle which is devoted entirely to this
subject this month. 4 new and
practical device for the sewing
corner is illustrated and described,
and there are many helpful ugges-
tions for the home seamstress. The
n~eedlework department offers many
pretty novelties, and the glove ques-
ton as we'll as good taste in hand
kerchiefs is also discussed. Dress
ing a Baby Doll" will help many a
reader in time for c. IL IS, as the
January magazine reaches vol ten
days before the great festival.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City. 8. D., November
9th 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Mary
y. I!ux.able. OF Rapid City, S. D..
Tax fled notice OF her intention to
haEe final commutsstion proc. in
sd3:crt Of her claim. viz: Home
Entry No. 1850. made Aug
'st Is, 1906, ;o- the northwest
quarter southeast quarter south half
routheast quarter section s. town
:hip 2 north, range 10 east, B. H.
". and that said proof will be made
before Register and Receiver. at
RaTid City, S. D., on January 18th,
1908.
She names the following witnesses
to prove her continuous residence
upon, and cultivation Of the land.
viz: Frederick Holcomb, OF Rapid
City. S. D.; Harry Spear, Of Rapid
City. S. D.; Clyde Mccain, Of Rapid
City, s. D.: Samuel Lewis. OF Rapid
City. 8. d.
GEO. P. BENNETT,
Register.
First publication November 30.
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shipped $4,000 Head of Cattle.

Cattle shipments from Belle
Fourche for me season OF 1907 arc
practically over, although 4 few cars
viii ssrassle oQt from NOW on 10 the
IS: 81 the coming year.
Contrary @ expectations. the sea
son has been a particularly success
Iul one. Notwithstanding the sudden
drop in The price OF cattle which
came with the first approach OF
money syringeacy According 10 the
estimates of both the Northwestern
.tail-oad and cattlemen. something
ike 5000 head OF stock were
shipped from Belle Fourche this
year.
Belle Fourche has always had the
reputation OF being the largest sin
gle cattle shipping point in the world,
but records of other localities will
but records of other localities vii!
probably equal it this year. In an
about 1,S00 cars of cattle, sheep and
horses were sent from there to east
ern markets, the majority being cat
tie for beef purposes. Most of it
went to Omaha and Chicago, where
in former years Sioux City got a
large share. Returns show that pre-
vious to the slump on the market,
steers this year brought from IS to
$40 per head net over last years
prices, and resulted in many more
cattle being shipped than was en-
pected.
There are still more cattle on the
range for the winter than last year,
and these will be ready for shipment
in 1908.
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FORMS NATURAL PROTECTION.
Forest Service Circular Explains How
Fungus Checks Ravages of
Timber Beetles.


The government forest service has
recently issued the following infor-
nation concerning the Black Hills
timber situation, which we publish
herewith, believing that 1t will be Of
some interest to u readers:
The bark beetle which for several
years has been working havoc in the
valuable pine timber of the Black
Hills. s. D., has apparently been Civ
ell a check by a fungus which finds
in the dying trees a congenial place
OF Judgement. and at the same time
kills the beetles In the ba. X. There
is hope that the worst Of IL : seourge
IN that region has passed.
For ten years this beetle has been
sweeping through the Black Hills
forests, every year invading fresh
areas. The total amount OF pine
destroyed by it Is reckoned at not
less than one billion feet board meas
ure. AT the present stumpage prize
Of green timber in South Dakota this
loss would amount to $6.O0O. OGO
It now appears that Its maximum de-
structiveness was reached about two
years ago, and 1t is now on the de-
cline.
Two years ago the discovery was
made that a fungus was at work in
the timber, killer by the beetles, in
which the broods were passing their
infant stages preparatory to taking
fight to new forests. It was noted.
at that time that the fungus was
fatal TO the young beetles. but the.
full extent Of the work done by the.
ss4nn91Ik. tAa sdrstu haans s,sda knnsrrg al
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Wanted.

A Local representative for
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The Triumph Of a New idea.

It has been a subject of comment
that the usual features of the Sun
day newspapers showed too little va
riety. A recent departure in Sunday
journalism has met with popular
recognition and approval. The great
illustrated weeklies and monthlies no
longer have a monopoly Of the perioo-
ical neld.