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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-07-12
AARIlAk kAAAnl
: How the Children
Were Reformed :
By ELEANOR III. PORTER
By ELEANOR H. PORTER
Observation-Disclosures
lCopyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Tom vas Is and was spending the
| store counter-Tom hoped to go to col
| lege in the fall.
Carrie was Is; the long days found
her ~oftenest down by the brook, read
ing-Carrie was a bit romantic, and
the book was usually poetry.
Robert and Rosamond, the twins
known to all their world as Rob" and
"Rose"-were eight; existence for
them meant play, food and sleep. 1t
was summer now-summer, and the
two filled the hours with rollicking
games and gleeful shouts-and Incl.
dentally their mothers workbasket
with numerous torn pinafores and
trousers.
Behind everything, above every
thing, and beneath everything, with
all-powerful and an all-wise brain, was
mother. There was father, of course;
but father could not cook the meals,
sweep the rooms, sew on buttons, find
lost pencils, battle bumped foreheads,
and do countless other things. So
thought Tom, Carrie and the twins that
dreadful morning when father came
dolefully downstairs and said that
mother was sick.
Mother sick! Tom stared blankly
at the sugar bowl, Carrie fell Imply
into the cares chair, and the twins
began to cry softly.
The next sc hours were never for
gotten by the Dudleys. The cool work
in the woods was deserted, and Carrie
spent a hot, discouraged morning in
h kitchen-sole mistress where be.
fore she had been an all to seldom
helper. At loon Mr.. Dudley and Tom
came home to partake of undone pota.
toes and overdone beef. At night aft
or a supper of soggy rolls and burnt
omelet, MI. Dudley sent an appealing
telegram to cousin Helen" and the
next afternoon at five, she came.
Miss Helen Mortimer was pretty
sweet-tempered, and 25. The entire
family fell captive to her first smile
There was a world Of comfort and re
lief In her very presence, and in the
way she said cheerily:
1--WE shall do very we'll 1 am sure
Carrie can attend to her mother, and
l will take the helm downstairs"
The doctor had said that rest and
quiet was what Mrs. Dudley most
needed, SO Carries task would be
comparatively light; and with a stout
woman to come twice q week for the
heavy work downstairs. the household
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THERE ls A REASON.
Tho Medical Times Explains Why
Doctors Oppose Patent Medicines.

The Medical Times for April in a
moment of frankness explains the
whole opposition of physicians to pat
ent' medicines which are taken with
out a prescription, in the following
words:
I'VE VIII hardly repeat here the
specific statement to the effect that
in one year s62. 100000 has been ex.
pended on patent medicines in tho
United States. Enough to give every
practitioner in the country a yearly
income of $4,000. In the face of such
facts a S these. all talk of love Of hui.
mainly, altruism, self-abnegation and
the like becomes cheap and nauseat.
ing. 1t appears to us that such bun.
combe should give place to homely
common sense"
Reliable authority states that the
gross amount Of the patent" medi-
cine business is about $40, 0O0, 900 in
stead of $62, 10000 but taking the
Medical Times figures as correct they
represent an outlay Of considerably
less thar 81 per capita for home medi-
cation. The cost of doctors fees ex.
elusive OF medicines except such as
are dispensed for the same period,
probably was approximately $3.50, 00O,-
900. This is reached by allowing an
average income Of $4,000 to each of
the $4,000 physicians in the United
States. Even allowing that a grosN
business Of $50, O00, 900 is to be divid-
ed between lis 900 physicians the in
come of each would not be increased
more than $40.
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fore the signature on the arrest order,
as II the guillotine itself had suddenly
arisen before him. Her brother felt
her shrinking back in his arms, and
trembled for the preservation of her
self-control If the terror and suspense
or the arrest lasted any longer.
Courage, Rose, c%ourage!" he said.
"You have behaved nobly; you must not
fail now. No, no! Not a word more.
Not a word till l am able to think
clearly again, and to decide what is
best. Courage, love; our lives depend
on 1t. Citizen" he continued, address
ing himself to Lomaque, proceed with
your duty-we are ready"
The heavy marching footsteps outside
were striking louder and louder on the
ground; the chanting voices were every
momen swelling in volume; the dark
street was flaming again with the
Frightening torchlight, as Lomaque.
under pretext OF giving Trudaine his
hat, came close to him and turning his
back towards Danville, whispered. ~
have not forgotten the eve of the we'd
ding and the lunch on the river-bank."
Before Trudaine could answer, he had
taken Roses cloak and hood from one
OF his assistants, and was helping her
on with 1t. Danville, still pale and
trembling, advanced a step when he
saw these preparations for departure,
and addressed a word or two to his
wife; but he spoke in low tones, and the
fa~st-advancing march of feet and sui
len, low roar OF singing outside
drowned his voice. An oath burst from
his lips, and he struck his fist with i'm
potent fury On a table near him.
The seals are set on everything in
this room and in the bedroom" said
Magloire, approaching Lomaque, who
nodded, and signed to him to bring up
the other police-agents at the door.
Ready" cried Magloire, coming for
ward Immediately with his men, and
raising his voice to make himself heard,
where to-"
Robespierre and his Hard-hitters
were passing the house. The smoke
of the torchlight was rolling in at the
window; the tramping footsteps struck
heavier and heavier on the ground; the
low, sullen roar of the Marseillaise was
swelling to its loudest, as Lomaque re-
ferred for a moment to his arrest-order
and then answered:
"TO the prison st. LaZare!"
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noon. So It will be your duty to read
the list for the guillotine. and chalk the
prisoners doors before the cart comes
tomorrow morning. Ware the bottle,
Apollo, to-day; ware the bottle, for
fear of accidents with the death-lists
Tomorrow"
Thirsty July weather, this-eh, cit
izen?" said Lomaque, leaving the head
gaoler, and patting the h%unchbaok in
the friendliest manner on the shoulder.
why. how you have got your batch
huddled up together this morning.
Shall | help you to shove them into
marching order? My time is quite at
your disposal. This is a holiday morn
ing with me-"
"Ha! ha! ha! what a jolly dog he is on
his holiday morning." exclaimed the
h~ead-gaoler. as Lomaque-apparently
taking leave OF his natural character
altogether In the exhilaration of an
hours unexpected leisure-began push
Ing and pulling the prisoners into rank,
with numerous mock apologies, at
which, not the officials only, but many
of the victims Observation-Disclosures
victims Of a reckless tyranny-laughed
heartily. P~ersevering to the last in
his practical Jest, Lomaque c%ontrived to
get close to Trudaine for a minute, and
to give him n significant look before
he seized him by the shoulders, like
the rest. Now, then, rear-guard."
cried Lomaque, pushing Trudaine on,
"Close the line of march, and mind you
keep step with your young woman
there. Pluck up our spirits. %citoyenne!
n gets used to everything in this
world, even to the guillotine!"
While he was speaking and pushing
at the same time, Trudaine felt a piece
of paper slip quickly between his neck
and his cravat. "Courage!" he whis-
pered, pressing his sisters hand, as ne
saw her shuddering under the assumed
brutality Of Lomaque's joke.
Surrounded by the guard of "Patri-
ots,'' the procession Of prisoners moved
| slowly into the outer courtyard, on its
way to the revolutionary tribunal, the
hump5acked gaoler bringing up the
rear. Lomaque was about to follow at
some little distance, but the head-gaoler
Hospitality e~xpostulated. "Wha a
hurry you're in!' said he. Now that
incorrigible drinker. my second in conf
mand, has gone off with his batch, I
don't mind asking you to step in and
| have a drop of wine"
THANK you," answered Lomaque;
"but I have rather a fancy for hearing
the trial this morning. Suppose l come
back afterwards? What time do you go
to your section? At 2 o'clock, Ell?
Good! l shall try II 1 can't get here
soon after one" With these words he
nodded and went out. The brilliant
! sunlight in the courtyard made him
| wink faster than yer Had any of his
| old enemies been with him, they would
have whispered with themselves-'1f
you mean to come back at all, Citizen
Lomaque, it will not be soon after one!"
On his way through the streets, the
| chief-agent met one or two police-office
friends, who delayed his progress: so
that when he arrived at the revolution
airy tribunal, the trials Of the day were
just about to begin.
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vi
of Great Utility.
FroD the Electrical Review: The vir-
tues of an electric monogram signal
have already been referred to in these
columns. The device Is a sort Of type
writer delivering it's message, letter by
letter, in midair, or at any distant point,
in gigantic characters of light. The OBJ
servers may be miles away and yet
read the message with ease. The key
board is manipulated exactly as in an
ordinary typewriter and its function is
to switch IN or direct the current
through a series of distributing wires,
which are carried in a cable to the mon
ogram or display frame. According to
a predetermined scheme the keys exer-
else a selective function, and each one
switches in the leading wires only,
which connect with the members of the
monogram constituting the letter of the
alphabet which that particular key rep
resents. By reference to the monogram
one may easily trace any letter of the
alphabet in form so nearly convention
al as to be readily understood. Thus, II
on the keyboard the A button is pressed
the lamps Of all members Of the mono
gram entering into that letter shine out
simultaneously, while all other lamps
upon the display frame remain dead.
And so on for every letter. The OBJ
server has only to follow the letters as
they flash out one after another to spell
out the words of the message. 1t will
be seen that this is a sort Of visual tele-
graph, and that it may be made to talk
In almost any language spoken by man.
1t Is also serviceable for cipher writing
according to any prearranged code. The
monogram frame is five feet high by
three and one-half feet wide and is
equipped with 16-candle power lamps.
Signals flashed from this frame are Wis
able to the naked eye for distances Of
from one to three miles, depending on
the weather. With q glass the signals
may be easily read up to ten miles.
Some frames are made much larger and
can be seen further.
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LEGGED mar let in, whom he soon reco9-
nized as the chief agent of the second
section of Secret Police. "Why, friend
Lomaque," cried the gaoler, advancing
towards the courtyard, what brings
you here this morning, business or
%pleasure?"
Pleasure. this time, citizen. I have
an idle hour or two to spare for a walk.
n myself passing the prison, and I
can't resist calling In to see how INV
friend, the head goaler, is getting on"
Lomaque spoke in a surprisingly brisk
and airy manner. His eyes were suf-
ferfng under a violent fit of weakness
and %winking; but he smiled, notwith-
standing. with an air of the most inyet-
crate cheerfulness. Those old enemies
of his, who always distrusted him most
when his eyes were most affected,
would have certainly disbelieved every
word Of the friendly speech he had lust
made, and would have assumed II as
a matter Of fact that his visit to the
head-gaoler had some specially under
hand business at the bottom of 1t,
" GILL l 6SIliAS I'LL Sdlu The
gaoler. shaking his head. "Overworked.
friend-overworked. No idle hours in
our department. Even the guillotine
is getting too slow for u.s."
Sent off your batch of prisoners for
trial this morning?" asked Lomaque.
with an appearance Of perfect uncon-
Germ.
mo; they're just going" answered
the other. Come and have a look at
them" He spoke as If the prisoners
were a collection of pictures on view, or
a set of dresses just made up. Lomaque
nodded his head, with an air Of happy
holiday carelessness. The gaoler led
the way to an inner hall, and pointing
lazily with his %pipe-stem, said: "Our
morning batch, citizen, Just ready for
the baking"
In the corner Of the hall were huddled
together than thirty men and
women of all ranks and ages; some star
Ing round with looks Of blank despair;
some laughing and gossiping recklessly.
Near them lounged a guard Of "Patri-
ots," smoking, splitting and swearing.
Between the patriots and prisoners sat,
on a rickety stool. the second gaoler-a
humpbacked man, with an immense red
Notwithstanding his breakfast Of
broad beans, which he scooped out Of a
basin with his knife, and washed down
with copious %draughts of wine from the
bottle. Carelessly as Lomaque looked
at the shocking scene before him HIS
quick eye contrived to take notice Of
every prisoners face. and to descry In
a Few minutes Trudainesand his sister
together at the back of-the group.
Now then, Apollo!", cried the gaoler,
addressing his subordinate by a face
ttous nickname, don't be all day start
ing that trumpery batch Of yours! And
harkye, friend. I have leave Of absence,
on business. at my Section this after
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gave promise of being once more on a
livable basis.
1t was at breakfast the next morn
Ing that the first cloud appeared on
Miss Mortimer's horizon. 1t came in
the shape of the crisply-fried potatoes
she was serving. The four children
were eating late after their father had
left.
"Oh, Cousin Helen,' began Tom, in
an annoyed manner, Il forgot to tell
you; l don't like fried potatoes. l
have baked ones"
Baked ones?"
yes; mother always baked them
for me"
ooh, that's too bad; you can't eat
them, then-they hurt you!"
Tom laughed.
Hurt me? Not a bit of it! 1 don't
like them. that's all. Never mind;
you can do it tomorrow
When tomorrow" came Miss Nor.
timer had not forgotten. The big
round dish was heaped with potatoes
baked to a turn.
THANK you, I'll take the fried"
said Carrie, as the dish was passed tn
her.
THE f-fried?" stammered Miss Nor.
timer.
Yes; I prefer those"
But there are no fried. 1 baked
them"
why. how funny!" laughed Carrie.
Il thought we had 1t all fixed yester.
day. l thought we were to have both
fried and baked. Mother always did
you know. You see, we don't like
them the same way. Never mind {"
she added with a beaming smile. quite
misunderstanding the look on her
cousins face. 'it doesn't matter a hit
md you mustn't feel SO bad. tn he
al right tomorrow, I'm sure"
Eyes. ane I want buckwheat cakes
please" piped up Rob.
"All right. you shall have them "
agreed Cousin Helen with a smile.
Tom laughed.
Maybe you don't quite know what
you're getting into, Cousin Helen" he
suggested. If you make buckvheat
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Tho slxe Of siberia.

A graphic idea Of the immense size
of Siberia may be cleaned from the
following comparison: All OF the
states, kingdoms, municipalities. en-
pires. ETC., Ct Europe, except Russia,
and all Of the United States, including
Alaska, could be placed side by side
In Siberia and yet but little more than
cover that immense territory.
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Innocent JOYS Of Youth.

Gracious, FANNY" exclaimed q
mother to her little daughter. why are
you shouting like that? Why can't
you be quiet like our brother?"
He's got to be quiet" replied Fan.
ny. Hes playing papa coming home,
late" 4"
"And who are you playing!"
"Oh. I'm playing you"
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would Not II. Sold.

A dog owned by a man in Addison,
Mich. walked back home a distance Of
forty miles recently. Its owner gave it
away. but the dog didn't like its new
home, and quietly trotted back to it.
old kennel.
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HE head goaler Of
st. Lazare stood
in the outer hall Of
the prison, two
days after the ar
rest at Trudaine's
lodgings. smoking
his morning pipe.
Looking towards
the courtyard gate,
he saw the wicket
opened. and a nriv-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-07-12
Happiness In seIfpen,,,

II self be denied for the good q,
otners we receive immeasurably NOR
than We bestow; We have "a mo-.
fountains OF happiness as there ~.
hearts and lives to whose hann,,a.s
we minister.-Selden.
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A PerfectIx Peaceful Person

Gaylord think it's frightfully
overdone, you know, all this nonsense
about mothers-in-law.
Brightman-Yes.
Gaylord-Ever have any trouble with
yours?
Brightman-No. she died quietly
enough.
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Given Diplomatic warnino.

The Clergyman = You should seek
work, my friend. You know, Satan
nnds employment for idle hands.
The Hobo-Thanks, kind sir. Many
times before I've been advised ter 60
ter de devil, but never in SIGH dipply
matte langwidge.
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Not Exactly.

TNOS GNdCCIye
Our new neighbor is, I ind. q pat
tern woman"
You mean ono Of your hidden
saints?"
"Oh. no: . dressmaker."
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1t must have been a month later
that Miss Mortimer received a letter
from Mrs. Dudley. One paragraph
sent a quick wave of color to the
readers face; and this was the para
graph:
IT am feeling better than for a long
time; Someway, the work doesn't seem
is because l am stronger, or PERHAPS if
is because the children are not ne~arIv az
particular about their food as they used
sometimes-they We're so very fussy. T
wondered how they would get along ont
in the world where mother couldn't fy
noticed it when you We're here. At anv
rate they are lots better now. Perhans
they have outgrown it. I hope go, I'm
sure"
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Rob and Rose received their pres
ents back with letters written in the
same vein.
After a dazed five minutes of letter.
reading, the four children hurried to
the attic-always their refuge for a
conference. There they read the four
letters aloud, one after another. A
dumbfounded silence followed the last
word. Rose was the first to break it.
Il think she's a mean old thing-so
there!" Rose was almost crying.
Hush, dear, hush!" choked Carrie.
"She isn't mean; she's good and kind
we know she is. She-she means
something by it; she must. Let's read
them again!"
Bit by bit they went over the let
tiers. 1t was at the third mention of
mother" that Tom raised his head
with a jerk. He looked sheepishly
into Carries face.
Il guess 1 know" he said with 4
shamefaced laugh.
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cakes for Rob-it means graham NUT
fms for Rose"
And she shall have them; the very
next morning, too
"Oh, no-that will not do. She de-
mands them the same day"
What"
ooh, l thought you didn't under
stand" chuckled Tom. When you
make one, you have to make both.
Mother always did-she had to; twas
the only way she could suit both the
twins, and 1 don't believe you'll find
any other way out of it. AS for is
we don't mind; we eat them all!"
Obi" said Cousin Helen, family.
And another thing" resumed Tom.
I'VE might as we'll settle the drink
question right away-of course you'll
want to know. Father is the only one
who drinks cereal coffee. We Carrie
and y like the real thing, every time;
and the twins have cocoa-weak, Of
course, so there's not much to it."
This was but the beginning. Bread,
rolls, pastry. meat, vegetables-each
had its own particular story, backed
always by that ever-silencing mother
did," until Miss Mortimer was almost
in despair.
Mother did"-"mother did'-"mo-
Their did," Miss Mortimer would MUIR
mur YEARLY to herself each day, until
she came to think of the tired little
woman upstairs as Mother Did" in
stead of Aunt Maria" mo wonder
Mother Did fell ILL.," she thought bit.
terly. Who wouldn't!!"
The weeks passed, as weeks will
even the dreariest of them-and the
day came for Cousin Helen to go
home, Mrs. Dudley being now quite
her old self. Loud were the regrets
at her departure, and overwhelming
were the thanks and blessings show
cred in loving profusion; but it was
two wekes later, when Tom, Carrie
and the twins each sent her q birth
day present, that an idea came to Miss
Mortimer. She determined at once to
carry it out, even though the process
might cause her some h%eartache.
Thus it came about that Tom, Car
rle, Rob and Rose each received a let
ter together with the gift each had
sent) almost by return mail.
Toms IAN:
MY Dear Cousin: Thank you very
am going to ask you to change it for a
book of travels. I like that kind better,
and mother and all my friends give me
me. 1 might as we'll nave something 1
want as something different, I suppose,
SO l am asking you to change.
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Carrie read this:

My Dear Carrie: Thank you for the
pretty little turnover collar and cuffs
think it so funny you never noticed that
1 don't care for pink. Mother found it
out even when 1 vas but little more than
a baby. Oh, I can wear it, but l don't
care for 1t. Don't feel badly, however,
my dear Carrie; all you've got to do is
just take these back and make me some
blue ones. and I know you won't mind
doing that. Lovingly,
u
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ITO BE c~oNT1NuEp.l
WRITING ON THE SKY.

Signaling Device Which Promises to b.
Of Great Utility.
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much for the novel you sent me, but I
am going to ask o to change it for a
book Of travels. I like that kind better,
travels whenever they want to please
me. l might as we'll have something 1
want as something different, l suppose,
SO l am asking you to change.
Very lovingly,
YOUR COUSIN HELEN"
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CHAPTER XII

- HE head-goaler of
@A ~ Ct Io,,ro
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Rob and Rose received their pres
ents back with letters written in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
HEROIC ENGINEER SAVES
LITTLE GIRLS LIFE

Donald Quive, Great Northern en-
gincer running out of Troy, Mont,
performed a heroic act at Bonner's
Ferry yesterday morning that near
ly cost him his own life and saved
the life of little daughter Of the
section boss at that place. She was
crossing the yards and fell on the
track. Knowing that he was run
ming down grade and could not stop
In time, Quivo jumped out on the
pilot with the engine travelling so
miles an hour and, leaning over,
caught the girl off the track.
The engineer was thrown Off the
pilot aud down an embankment by
shock, but he saved the child from
being ground beneath the wheels.
His back was sprained and he will
De laid off for several days. The
girl was not injured.
Qulve is brother In law of Jes-
lie Lincoln, granddaughter Of
Abraham Lincoln.