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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

five months in a hos.
pital l was dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected, I
had S m o t b ertng
spells. and some
times fell uncon-
sCiOus. / got so I
couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
MAY BE FIRE VICTIM.
Neighbors Fear Fergus Woman lis
Burned With Residence.

residence of Mrs. r. Nelson in the
northern part of this city was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Mrs. Nelson was living all alone, and
as no trace Of her could be found
there are fears that she may have
burned in the building, but neighbors
are Of the opinion that she was away
on a visit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Fall kiIta Brakeman.

Albert Lea, MINI, Dec. 29.-Brake
mar McCallup was injured while
switching on the sidetracks at New
Richland and as a result died In a few
hours. He fell under the train while
at work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
ARMY DEsERTER CAUGHT.
Another Soldier Is Arrested for Slash
ina Blacksmith.

Sturgis, S. D., Dec. 27.-Private
Duga, who escaped from the Fort
Meade guardhouse, together with Pri-
vate Orange, was caught near Nahant
by Sheriff Trathen of Lawrence coun-
ty, and was brought here and turned
over to the authorities at the post.
Private Ross of Troop d, it is al
legged, slashed Blacksmith Clark on the
neck with a knife last night at Fort
Meade, cutting within an eighth of an
inch of the jugular vein. Clark is at
the hospital. Ross Is under arrest,
and claims self-defense.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
STRICKEN IN CHURCH.,

Woman Is Seized by Fatal Hemor.
rhage Of the Brain.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 27.-Mrs.
Kate k%lOppenburg, wife Of Adol Klop-
%penburg, a farmer living near Mel.
bourne, was suddenly stricken with
hemorrhage of the brain while attend
ing church. She died without regain.
ing consciousness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
STUDY DRIVES GIRL MAD.
Literary Aspirations Send Ranchman's
DAUGHTER to Asylum.

Spearfesh, S. D., Dec. 27.-Overzeal
in literary work and devotion to the
study of the lives and works Of the
the mind of Miss Ida Hendricks. an
eighteen-year-old girl, who resided on
a ranch near here with her parents.
She was ordered placed in the state
hospital at Yankton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
She Enters Finance.

John, where is Skinnem's broker
age Office"
why do you ask"
II understand he is offering some
bargains in stocks slightly damaged
by water"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
MckinIey's Comrade Dead.

W~arrensburg, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Capt
A. B. Logan, comrade and lifelong
friend Of President Mckinley, died a
his home here yesterday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Larceny Is CHARGED.

Bemidji, Mimi, Dec. 81. - Sander
Overland has been committed to the
Beltrami county sheriff's custody to
await the action of the justice of the
peace at Big Falls, where he will be
tried.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
BRIGHTER IN WISCONSIN,.
Manufacturing Plants Resuming With
Full Forces.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 29.-J. D. Beck,
state commissioner of labor and indus
trial statistics, says that advices re-
ceived by him show daily improve
ment in the industrial situation in
Wisconsin. Factories which respond
ed to the financial furry and retrench-
ed and cut down their labor forces are
resuming with full compliments Of
hands, and others are planning to re-
sumo after opening of new year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
The Weather.

She looked out fretfully at the driv.
ing storm.
do you think it will stop snowing?"
she said.
WELL we assured her, 1T always
Does"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Quite Realistic.

as the plot Of your drama taken
from life?"
80, yes; the hero meets his death in
a motor car accident"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Ston That Couuh

before 1t becomes chronic. Get
Browns Bronchial Troches, the best
preparation known for coughs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
GIRLS BODY FOUND.
Miss kinner, Who Disappeared in In.
diana Dec. II.

UT6TId OCI. IT.
Michigan City, Ind, Dec. 81. - The
body of Miss Emogene kinner of Penn
Yam, n. Y, who disappeared from
Michigan City on Dec. II, was found
yesterday afternoon on the bank of a
creek in a wild and unfrequented
place.
She had started out to take a walk
and it is supposed that she lost her
way and persisted in the cold.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

Money must be tight when a man is
shy of loose change.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

The darkest hour is when 70,
haven't a match.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
CONVICT IS SUICIDE,
Was in Jail Under Life Sentence for
Numbering Mine Owner.

Numbering Mine Owner.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 29.-J. G..
Cain, convicted murderer Of Charles
mitted suicide in the county Jail here
yesterday. He struggled a razor into
his cell and cut his throat from ear to
ear. Cain was waiting transportation
to the state prison at Fort Madison,
to which he had been sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
ENDS GON BY KNIFE.

Woodsman, Pinned Under Tree, Kills
Himself by Cutting Throat.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 31.-Jonathan
Winters. while chopping wood near
this city, was pinned helplessly be
meath a big tree. Suffering from two
broken legs, with no immediate hope
of rescue, he drew his pocketknife
and cut his throat. When found the
knife was still clasped in his pulseless
hand.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

the faith are only barricading truth
out of their lives.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

JOIN OUR EXCURSION TO TEXAS
Gulf Coast. Leaving st. Pau Jan. 7. Theo.
F. Koch Land Co, Globe Bldg. st. Paul.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
At the Fancy Dress Ball.

why, your beggar's outfit has cost
more than my marquis dress"
20, yes. You see yours is often in
use, whereas mine was made express
ly for me-"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"
That is A BROMD QUININE. Look for
the signature of Z. w. GROVE Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. Csc,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teetnlng. softens the gums REDUCES In
Examination alIays paln. cur es wind collie. 25c q bottle,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
ROBBERS BLOW SAFE.
General Store at Holding Is Wrecked
by Explosion.

st. Cloud, Mimi, Dee. 31.-The safe
in Wardain Bros.'s general store at
Holding was dynamited during the
night, the robbers getting ava with
$25. The robbers then raided the
Winkler hardware store, where thev
secured some valuable property. They
then stole a horse and buggy and
made their escape.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL
Discharged Because Doctors.could Not
Cure.

Levi p. Brockway, S. Second Ave-,
Mimi, says: After lying for
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
lmpOrtart to NJ otherS.

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the ~ 1c-
Signature of&zXAAzz<M
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07
NEWS, VIEWS AND GOSSIP
Breezy Letter ON Congested POpula.
ton and Other Topics.

Breezy Letter ON COngested POpula-
ton and Other Topics.
NEW YORK, March It's Com
munism a Dream?"
This question, discussed by sages
and dreameTs ever since man became
a social animal, will be answered to-
morrow In an address before the
Civic Forum by philosopher who
has come all the way from Holland
for the purpose of enllghtenlng New
Workers.
Frederick Van Eeden is a poet as
well as a sociologist and a practical
man of the world as we'll as social
Investigator. In Walden, Holland,
he founded a communlstic colony
that has become famous throughout
the world, More than $4,000 men,
women and children are now on the
membership rolls of this little social
istic republic. one of very few Of
thousands of similar undertakings
that have been successful.
MIR. Van Eeden looks upon Amer
lea as the ideal country for the es-
tablishment of communist villages
and It is said that he may decide to
found such colony somewhere in
the United States.
The distinguished visitor occupies
a prominent place among the poets.
dramatlsts and literary men OF Hol-
land. and is also noted as the found
or of the first clinic for the treatment
OF disease by hypnotism and mental
suggestion.
A novel exhibit will be that ar
ranged by the committee on conges-
ton of population In New York, to be
held In the American Museum of
Natural History for two weeks, be-
ginning tomorrow.
For months the committee has
been engaged In collecting material
and statistics for the exhibition.
which win illustrate. by means of
moving pictures and charts. the evil
conditions existing on the East Side
and in other eongested districts of
the city.
A conference on remedies for
these conditions will be held next
week, when Governor Hughes, Mayor
Mcclellan and several prominent So
Geological authorities will discuss this
highly important subject.
The committee has recommended
that the Inhabitants OF the tenement
districts spread to the suburbs In
New Jersey and Long Island and
thus relieve the density which has
become a menace. not only to the
people of the congested districts. but
to the health of the entire city.
Such recommendation are easily
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07
FACES ELECTRIC CHAIR
Slayer Of Grace Brown shows White
Feather.

Slayer Of Grace Brown Shows White
Feather.
AUBURN, N. Y, March 1.-THE
women tempted me and / FELL" Is
the age-old excuse OF Chester Gil
iette, slayer of Grace Brown, who is
covering in his cell in Auburn
prison, awaiting In fear and trem-
bling the execution OF the death SEN
tence In the electric chair.
Unless a further delay is secured,
Gillette has but a little more than
three weeks to live, the death war
rant fixing the week OF March 80 as
the time for the execution.
Shrinking from the terrible fate
that awaits him, Gillette finds relief
in blaming his misfortune upon the
young girl whom he was convicted
OF staying during that tragic excur-
sion on Big Moose lake.
II didn't kill Grace Brown" he
walls, with chattering teeth. "she
jumped from the boat. was fright
ened and | ran away and let her
drown. 1t was all her fault. i
would never have got mixed up In
this scrape If she had let me alone.
She always kept chasing after me,
and then, like any other fellow, |
yielded to her opportunities.
ut was Grace Browns pathetic
letters that convicted me-" continued
Gillette. but Grace Brown wasn't
as good and pure as her letters lead
people to believe. could never be-
lieve that they were written by her,
they were 80 different from the. real
girl as | knew her"
Despite the calumnies of Gillette,
those same letters of Grace Brown
have become classics, depicting as 1t
has seldom been done before the
pains and agonies OF unrequited love-
Coming straight from the heart OF
this poor little factory girl. heart
buheted between shame and love,
she little knew the weight of her
thrilling words.
II did not require a Judge nor
jury to convict Gillette OF crime
greater than the mere laughter of
FELLOW creature. The death of
BILLY" Brown at his hand was but
q trivial incident compared with his
crimes against the sacred forces OF
human nature. His despieable rec
ord on file In the old courthouse at
Herkimer, side by side with that of
the dead girl, showing him, mere
boy. as a sniveling, hypoeritical,
wholly heartless and selfish william
who, In the sheepskin of an honest
suItor, resorted with precocious fac
ulty to the ancient devices of the SLY
seductionist. prostituted woman's
trust to crafty his animal nature,
missed the whole truth Of life's
meaning, turned a singing back to
honest responsibility. knew no high
er moral courage than self-protec-
ton.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07

made, but less easily accomplished.
Meanwhile, every day finds hun
dreds of additional new arrivals in
the land of the free, swarming
through the bleak and narrow streets
where misery, squalor. filth and vice
are constantly in evidence.
For the great majority of immi-
grants these aforementioned streets,
where large families live in single ILL
furnished rooms, represent America
the only America they will ever
know They present a problem not
to be solved by resolutions or con
formations or exhibits or after-din-
ner addresses.
Treasure TrOVe.
The days of romance are not past.
Witness the expedition of Captain B.
S. Osbon and dozen hardy adven-
turers, sailing forth from New York
in the good ship Research to seek to
uncover million dollars in Spanish
gold that Is supposed to lie buried on
the little isle of Abaco, in the BAHIA
mas. Captain osbon, who is not in
the least romantic, but, on the con-
trary, Is a typical heard-headed son
of the sea, secured his information
regarding the treasure from a dying
Spanish soldier. Two barrels of
shining Spanish gold. hidden by flee
Ing buccaneers in the old days when
pirates roamed the raging main.
await the Adventures on the Re-
search, according to the tale told by
the dying warrior of old Spain. A
chart given to Captain Osbon marks
the exact location of the buried
treasure.
Fight on Canned Music"
The fight on canned music con-
tinues to be waged merrily by the
composers, who are intent upon Sc
curing the passage of law that will
render 1t necessary for the manufac-
turers of mechanical records to nav
royalty on all songs and musical
selections. 1t is battle of the "in-
tellectuals" against the Commercial
interests" and so far honors are
even.
Victor Herbert is the leader in the
crusade and on Monday night he will
appear before the Sunrise club, at its
tri-weekly dinner at the Cafe Boule-
ward, to urge the justice of the COM
posers' claim before the members of
that cosmopolitan organization. If
Evelyn Thaw, who supplied an ire
sistable counter-attraetion at the last
dinner of the club. can be induced to
stay away, MIR. Herbert will probably
succeed in convincing the critical
highbrows Of the Sunrise club that
brains should be given precedence
over the piratieal prerogatives OF the
talking machine manufacturers.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07

Eggs at Wholesale are cheap, Eggs
ct retail are dear, Meat at wholesale
h cheap, Meat at retail Is dear. Those
things we know. Just why they are
% each consumer must figure out for
himself In respect to eggs. the whole
aaleEs declare that storage eggs are
being sold at any price necessary to
clear Oh the stocks before the spring
rush Of fresh eggs, while retailers are
holding them at the same prices rs
formerly, The wholesalers say that
this Ia all because the speculative
spirit seized the retailers last summer
and that they stored eggs on their own
account and are now compelling their
customers to protect them from loss.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07

II h suggested that the United States
should thank France for refusing 10
lend the laps money to carry on a war
Wen. Uncle Sam Is not especially
thankful In the arst place and ln the
second place be doesn't carr a rap
whether France likes his Indifference
about the matter or does not like n
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07
KEEP THE PoORHOUsE


county property following a removal
of the county seat to this city, the
RathdTum committee having in
charge the management of the cam
paign to retain It at that place lays
great stress upon the statement that
the property will be a loss n the
county seat Is removed. The people
OF Rathdrum seem to be laboring
under the belief that Occur d'Alene
Is after the poorfarm, as well as the
county seat, and attempt to show
that there will be loss of $4,000 on
this property II the county seat is
removed, In the following statement:
THE poor farm. with Its dwelling
house, Is officially valued at $4,000.
Since the fixing OF that valuation the
property has greatly declined In
value by reason OF the grounds hav-
Ing been cut In two by railroad, so
that $4,000 at the present time would
be a fair estimate. While fulfilling
all the requirements of poorfarm
as completely now as ever. It would
not be considered as valuable from a
private purchasers standpoint In
case OF possible abandonment and
sale"
They admit that this property has
deprecated in value from $4,000 to
$4,000. and we agree with them that
the price II about right. and feel
that we can assure them that the
pooFhouse win not be taken from
them, and n they are losing any
sleep under such delusIon, they
may dispel II at once. We are not
after the county poorhouse, by any
means, because It will be more con-
yeniently located where 1t Is after
the war Is over. There is nothing
Of the porcine nature in Occur
d'Alene; we are magnanimous TO q
fault and do not wish to cause our
neighborn unnecessary worry over
the poorhouse matter. We do not
want II and win not ask for It's re-
moval.
When II comes to county seat re-
moyal we expect TO be Johnny on the
spot; but county poorhouse. never
The law says that II two-thlrds Of
the voters Of county want the coun-
" seat they have the right to move
Il. That IL just what the people OF
Occur d'Alene Wish TO ascertain.
They want the question put before
the people to learn II two-thirds
OF the voters are In favor of the
change. The proposition Is one of
the fairest that was ever submitted
TO the great public court for settle
ment. II 10 the carrying out OF that
divine principle that Under God
the people rule We do not believe
that there Is a voter In Kootenai
county who viii stand up and pro-
claim against this. II Is the very
foundation OF our government and
one Of the lnalienable rights of the
individual to DO permitted TO vote
upon such questions.
Under these circumstances Il
should not. and viii not. be dlfIleult
for the promoters OF county division
to secure tho number of signatures
necessary to submit the question to
a vote OF the people.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07

As evidence that Thaw was crazy. Il
b declared that he wanted twenty tons
o. Ice In his room In London hospital
Perhaps II was an act Of sanity due TO
cad experience with short weight Ice
men and he hoped an order Of that
sort might provide a good sized chunk
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07
SENATOR PROCTOR BURIED
Vermont Pays Tribute at Funeral OF
Late senator.

Vermont Pays Tribute at Funeral OF
Late senator.
PROCTOR Vt. March People
from all sections OF the state came
here yesterday to pay respects to the
memory OF the late Senator Redfield
Proctor, whose funeral was held at
Union church at o'clock. A special
train bearing the body of the late
senator, which was accompanied by
his Immediate family and an official
delegation representing both houses
OF congress. reached here at 2:45 p,
IN. The party at once proceeded to
the church. The oasket and the
pulpit were hidden from sight under
immense mounds of flowers. The
services were conducted by the Rev.
II, II. Seayer of Rutland. for many
years an intimate friend of the SEN
ator, and were of the simplest char
acter. The party proceeded from
the church to the cemetery. about
threo-quarters OF mile distant. AL
though a driving snowstorm was
raging, 10000 persons. nearly a
third OF whom were employees Of the
Vermont Marble company, lined the
road and stood with barred heads
while the procession passed.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07

Now that Thaw's lawyers have got
BIN Into an insane ssylum. they win
have another Job getting him out So
there b evidently method In the mad-
ness they have fastened on their client
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07
FOUGHT WITH CUSTER

Thomas J. Callan Dies at HIS Home
In Nonkers, N. y.
YoNKERS. N. Y, March -
Thomas j. Callan. the man whom
General Custer sent for Reno when
his command was entrapped by In
dlans on the Little Big Horn river In
Montana. and who led a relief force
back to the place where Custer and
his men had been slaughtered. died
at his home here today, Calm left
the army IS years ago. and since
that time has been engaged In bust
ness here.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07
KING EDWARD VISITS PARIS
EnteFtains Ministers, Calls UPoa
President FalliereS.

PARIS, March Premier Glenn
eneeau and Foreign Minister Pin-
chon were the guests of King Ed
ward ut luncheon today. King Ed
ward arrived here last evening from
London, This afternoon he visited
the studio OF Rodin. the sculptor.
aud later called upon President Fab
Heres at the Elysee palace.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07

The marked decline In cigar ana to-
haccO sales. as reported. makes Il ap-
pear that 4 lot Of people are holding to
their New Year resolutions longer than
usual
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
THE sTICKLEBACK AS A PARENT

THE mae stlckeuack presents ITobabIN Tie
te-; known example Of parental care
..aorg flshe-. Early il the mating season ne
fs.l6s q l.ry ornate nest, and alter strenuous
-e..eor 81 combat with the other male eve1liu
.Ilv persuade several fenlales t. deposit theiT
.-e,c,e n ms ree- After they have iIilsned II'
glrlCerernoulouslv drlves t1cin away, ana N'e
le,ide the lucklese fl=h that venture ie'i
the net The greater part Of h1e time Is no"
ocr-,1UeG u rr,lg1ag the egg and IL l'1iliit
-ferl vItn hls I'm "a he balance hiil.seH
.f,liauelv i,etore one of the door 81 ms ne
@~F.- ,5s.1lg hatch u .4uolt month ana 'e''
., - fI,e,er th..a ever u irving 70 prevent '.i'
r. from z1ravlug. and thus falling INTO IA.
f-,,-s,-g rll.s.- q po..iblv II own molheI %
t.l.,..-..r.,-. other sticklebacks that uTk
.,-...4 ra.- rIost q. they dare Should one get
..e-. =, J. .ather driven back or the Old il7ii
.lz.-. -ar -rsl..ut j.. hIs mouth and 'lTtle7 j
,..,l- Sometime the strain Prove t"" fhu'A
Tor The brave little fellow. aad he glFe. up
rl. hfe before the young arc large '+'-si =.
look out foT themselFes j" 'IA '.''.l ~
..-,. is ee.,led. as there are many hn"ETt NOUN
s....r-.tc .oT -u,n 4. catastrophe
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
A REMARKABLE HABIT

on q: the most remarkable methods oi
caring for eggs j. followed by the Aspredo.
& catfish found IL the fresh waters ot the north
eastern part Of South America. . During the
tune ot propagation the lower SIDE OF the fiat
trunk q the female assume soft and spOngy
texture. After having deposited the eggs, the
female 4t-aches tneIn to. and presses them
i1ltc. the spongy lnteguTnent, by merely lying
over them she CarrleS them on ner belly
as the SuTlraTn toad carries her ova on her
back. When the egg are Matched, the eX-
creSoenCes disappear ss-lC the abdomen becomes
smooth . betore
Certain 81 the LoriCarlids. small Cattlehes
to,.r1d IL South American streams east OF the
Andes. are reported 10 carry their eggs II
folds O: rheiT everted hpS. while Others are
said actually L. ii on Their eggs ike birds.
The lau-lal. q catfish found IN South Amer
.lau -lver~. = sald . hatch out its Young IL
= abdomen and wheq the Young aIe eHuded
they SWIM IL large shoals over the head OF the
mouth IL lase uf danger the mother opens
he- mouth 4nd tie II tlld ate retreat u
lie rro-ax-