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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Many Offers Of Steeds for Taft.

Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, chief OF
the bureau Of insular affairs, is daily
in receipt Of letters from horse own.
ers all owe the country offering de.
sirable mounts for Judge William H.
Taft, the Republican candidate for the
presidency. These letters have re.
suited from a story to the effect that
Gen. Edwards has been commissioned
to purchase a steed for the candidate,
the result of which is that he has
ever since been occupied in explaining
that he is not in the market for a
horse.
The other day he received an ad.
vertisement of an enormously large
and strong steed, 81 hands high and
weighing 200 pounds, used for exhi.
bition purposes, but which was de.
clared to be admirably adapted for
riding by a man weighing 300 pounds.
In spite of denials there is a con.
slant increase in the number of ami.
mails offered. The story that he van
to buy an enormously large horse for
the use of the candidate seems to be
travelling far beyond the power of any
denial to overtake 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Just Too Cute for ANYTHING.

Speaking Of peanuts" observed the
man with the red whiskers, they
amt the only thing in the world what
is small"
The mar with the Hall Game ex.
preston murmured that that was q
great and universal truth, and then
the man with the auburn capillary ap-
pendage continued:
"A friend of my wife's was visiting
a friend of hers, who had just moved
into an uptown apartment house.
The friend of my wife's friend was
showing her friend ii. Q. my wife's
friend) around the place, as she was
enthusiastic over it as women always
do. Finally the friend of my wife's
friend showed her (my wife's friend,
you know into a small room In the
rear, and she (my wife's friend again,
of ~course), went into spasms of rap
ture over it.
keep your refrigerator int she
cries.
my wife says that her friend says
that the atmosphere got several de.
grees colder right off, and then her
friend (the friend of my wife's friend,
you know says rather sharply to
her:
"'Ivhy, that's my kitchen!'"
After every one had stopped trying
not to laugh, the man with the John
Kendrick Bangs expression started
to spring the joke about the dog who
was trained to wag his tail up and
down, and the meeting adjourned sine
die.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
"HAND-M E-DOWNS.
Uncle Sam May Not Go Into the
Clothing Business.

Uncle Sam May Not Go Into the
Clothing Business.
The proposition to sell civilian cloth.
ing at army post exchanges has not
met with entire uccess. In the first
place there has been some protest on
the part of clothing dealers who are
in business in towns adjacent to army
posts against the sale by the govern
ment of clothing. 1t is asserted that
this is going into a line of business
which is not at all contemplated by
the o%riginatOrs of the post exchange.
The military authorities do not see
that there is any distinction to be
made between clothing and the arti-
cles which have all along been sold at
post exchanges. The sales are made
at little profit, with the idea that
such profit will be divided among the
patrons of the post exchange on a CO.
operative principle. The profit goes
to improve the surroundings of the
soldiers and to purchase extras and
other forms OF comfort and means OF
diversion. The difficulty, however. in
selling civilian clothing is that it is
not possible to have much of a variety
or to keep on hand a large stock OF
different sizes. The idea was to have
the clothing handy when men were
discharged that they might purchase
this and SO have something to wear
when they left the post for good be-
sides the uniform. It is thought that
1t might also serve to protect the uni.
fern and lead to soldiers possessing
their own citizens outfits. Another
difficulty in adopting civilians cloth.
ing as an article for sale in the post
exchange was that it required an ad.
dition to the amount Of credit to be
allowed the soldiers who wish to pur.
chase such clothing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
THE TURK IN WASHINGTON.
Little Known of the Genuine Article
In National Capital.

We know SO little about the real
Turk in this country that it is diff
ficult to understand from any intimate
enlightenment events that occur be-
meath our very noses. Most OF the
so-called Turks that come here are
only Turkish subjects, Greeks, Ar
menians, Syrians. etc, and not Turks
at all. Tourists who take in Constan-
tinople and chatter in the baZars with
deceitful tradesmen come home to tell
dreadful stories of the Turk and to
denounce his tricks as vain. The truth
is that they have not come in contact
with the real Turks at all.
The sultan has very seldom sent
a real Turk to Washington as his en-
voy. One reason is that Turks do not
care to leave home for domestic and
other reasons, and another Is that
he has wished to reward the o or
the dependent of some favorite.
Twenty-Five years ago the Ottoman
minister at the capital was Mavroyeni
Bey, a Greek and the son Of the sui
tan's favorite physician. After some
years the latter fell into disfavor and
Mavroyeni was recalled. He had
found much favor with the fair sex,
but had made few friends among his
own sex, certainly not many who were
important and could be Of use to him
officially. He was succeeded by a
real Turk, Ali Ferrough Bey, a hand
some, sympathetic, impulsive young
fellow, who promptly ingratiated him.
self with every n of sporty tenden'
cies and was informed with certain
wisdom and an unquestionable energy.
| Ali Ferrough was in a fair way of get.
ting his country much liked and very
seriously considered when, two or
three years later, he was recalled for
| promotion, and in his place came q
solemn, silent, unhappy looking gen
tleman who said nothing to anybody
and had a beak like a bird Of prey,
He didn't stay long. Latterly we have
had Mehmed Ali Bey, a son Of Izzet
Pasha, the sultan's deposed favorite
not a Turk, but a Syrian. He is
eliminated and now comes Mundji
Bey, apparently a Turk, and, like All
Ferrough of pleasant memory, talka
tive, emotional and essentially light
hearted. At least Washington accepts
him as such because of the resem
blance. He bids fair to make con
genial and helpful acquaintances, and
! if these indications hold out he may
come to be useful.
The fact remains that we know
very little of the real Turk. The peas
| ant is always an agriculturist when he
is not a soldier. The gentleman Is
refined, elegant, exclusive and lux
urious-too much so, perhaps, for the
good of his country. Americans who
stay at home, and of course form com
placent opinions, gather their ideas Of
the Turkish people from the Greeks
Armenians, etc, who come here tt
represent the diplomacy and the com
mcrce of the empire. What Ameri
cans do not know about the Turk woulC
fill a library.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09

The annual meeting of Gold Broth
ers' Brick company was held at Big
Stone, and it was voted to build two
more kilns and remodel the drying
sheds. This will increase the capacity
of the plant to $500, 900 brick. Farm
ers who raised sweet corr for the can
merry made from SIG to s35 an acre.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
Regretn from Roosevelt.

Letters of regret were read from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Governor Hughes and Lofa
Grey. the governor general of Canadc
President Roosevelt's letter was as fol-
lows:
H WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON,
Nov 10.-I wish I could accept, but It is
simply an impossibility. l should par
t~icularly like to come, but even though I
should only speak in brief, l would not be
willing to speak to you unless I should pre-
pare something worthy Of your body, and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
INQUEST IN HAAS SUICIDE
Police Testify That Pistol Was Not
Concealed I'm WOaId-Be MUIR
derer's shoe.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. a0.-The in
quest on Morris Haas, who shot Francis
J.. Heney in Judge LAWYERS court room last
Friday afternoon, was begun today before
Coroner Leland and a jury. The most i'm
portant witnesses examined were CAPTAIN
of Police Duke and Detective William H.
Burns.
Both testified TO having made a thorough
search OF Haas In the court room after
the shooting and failed to find the pistol
with which he committed suicide at the
Jail on Saturday night. Captain Duke said
that. though the shoes worn by Haas
were not removed. he felt down the tops.
He and Detective Burns stated with great
posit!veness that a pistol could have hardly
been concealed in one OF the mans shoes
without having been found.
The bullet taken from the wounds in
Mr.. Heney's head was placed in evidence
by DR.. s. o. Bealy. The doctor said that
he had been asked by the police depart
ment for the bullet previous to the inquest.
but he had been Instructed by Mr.. Heney
not to hand Il over to the captain OF police
OF to any one else but District Attorney
Langdon.
When asked why he had been so in
structed Or. Bealy started to say that he
had read in the newspaper that the honesty
Of the police was questioned. but at this
point he was stopped and answered nc
further, The inquest win be resumed to-
morrow, when a large number Of witnesse.
will be examined.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

throughout the country, concluded a two
days session here today. o. r. Briggs
of Minneapolis, for the last five years
commissioner and president, retired from
office and w. A. Carpenter of Providence,
r. l., was chosen as his successor.
Real Estate Man Kills Himself.
Charles e. Remission, head of a large real
estate concern on Fifth avenue. committed
suicide tonight In the Hotel Seville by
shooting. The only motive, for the suicide
known is that he vas suffering from a
nervous disease. Remission was prosperous
in business.
Republican Campaign Contributions.
A campaign fund OF s., 800, 900 contributed
to the national republican committee in the
recent campaign will be shown when the
list of contributors is filed at Albany next
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
Young WOmen's ChristiaR AssOeIa-
ton Sale of Fancy Goods.

n Young Woman's Christian associa.
ton are holding a big sale OF fancy goods
on the main floor at Orchard a wlhelm's
This sale for Friday and Saturday. Now
is an exesllent time to pick out desirable
articles for GtftAL
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

Oh Sam! I am so glad that
you have decided to get your
suit and overcoat at Bourke's.
The clothes from that shop have
a decidedly clever appearance.
My brother got a swell suit there
for $500.
All right Sam. We'll be glad to
see you. Drop in and talk ii
over.
w. T. BOURKE,
Mems Fashion Shop,
319 South 10th st.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

By using the various departments OF The
Zee want sd pages II 10 sAsy 20 reach the
people who have money to spend
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

this century the consumption OF wheat in
this country will reach 1890, OoO.0 900 bushels.
The present production is only one-half
that amount. Whatever part Of addition
to this country's future food supply may
come from the wheat fields OF northwest
ern Canada should. he argued, be free to
flow unchecked to the consumer
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
DULUTH & WINNIPEG SOLE
Line Bought by Canadian Northern.
Which VIII Get TrackaRe
Right to Chicago.

WINNIPEG, Man. Nov. @.-It Is an.
nounced that the purchase Of the Duluth
a Winnipeg railway by the Canadian
Northern railway involved a cost of Sc.
100000. It is said that the Canadian road
will secure running rights over the Wis.
consin Central road later.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

Monday, according to the New York Even
ing Post. 1t was said that there are 1900
names on the list.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
Iowa Society Meets.

At the annual meeting of the Iowa So
ciety of New York tonight a committee
was nominated to act with any committees
appointed in Iowa to arrange for the cree
ton of a suitable monument to the memory
o. the late Senator Allison in his home
STATE and also to see to the erection of a
monument in honor of senator Allison in
the city OF Washington. r. p. Clarkson
was elected president to succeed General
GrenviIle NJ. Dodge.
I'm Session.
The National Founders association.
whose members represent 467 foundries
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

It is a physical impossibility for me to do
that with the amount of work l have on
hand. Believe me that it Is with the ut
most regret that / refuse. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

The Bee Want Al pages offer the bes
advertising medium.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
A Change Of Heart.

President Eliot Of Harvard said the
other day that It was not true that
the colleges were the hotbeds Of So
cialism in America. He said that
socialism could not Gene until man
changed utterly unil he changed
from selfish to an unselfSsh being.
President Eliot Illustrated the pres
ent disposition OF man with a brief
story.
FAN ardent Socialist" ne said.
lived In q country village. He did
no work; he had no money. All his
time seemed to be passed in the gem
eral store, preaching rabid socialism
and borrowing tobacco.
j Suddenly this man disappeared.
Nothing was seen Of him for ten
years. Then, one day. he turned up
again in his old haunts
Well, Jabe said the storekeeper,
you're still Socialist. suppose?'
Not on your life,' Jabez answered
warmly got a cow now. "--Wasa-
ington Star.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
one pupil II school District.

Johnny Jergensen, II years OF age,
probably occupies the most peculiar
position OF any pupil under the pub.
lie school system In the United
States. He Is the only child OF school
age In the district near Kettle Falls,
Ferry County. Washington. and has a
teacher all to himself. rs
The instructor Ii NJ. r. Honeyman,
formerly OF Spokane, who took charge
of the school early this month There
were three pupils at the beginning Of
the term. soon after which the par
ents OF two OF them moved out OF
the district, taking their children with
them. The district is regularly organ
lied and has school board, with
chairman, secretary and treasurer.
1t also has ample funds to its cred
It, and in addition to this the State
makes an appropriation Of seven
cents a school day in the year for
each pupil This is the highest ap.
preparation OF any State In the Union.
Spokane correspondence Anaconda
Standard.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
Cntarrh Cannor Rr Cnredl

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, az they Gao
not reach the seat OF the disease Ia.
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease.
and 10 order TO cure it you must take inter
nal remedies Hai"s 1,atarrh Cure IL taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Hal, Catarrh Cure
is not Quack medicine. II wes prescribed
by one Of the best physicians In tais conn
try for years and Is a regular prescription.
Ii is composed of the best tonics known.
combined with the best blood purifiers, act
ing directly on the mucous surfaces. he
perfect combination OF the two ingredients
il what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send Tor testimonials tree
Y. J CHENEY 4 Co., Props. Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
To Speed Matters.

A young man entered hat store.
Straw hat?" asked the salesman.
mo"
"Crush?"
mo"
"siik?"
mo"
Perhaps you want one of our bar.
gain hats
NO." answered the young man.
II want one of the very best derbies
you have" Then he took the sales
man aside and whispered in his ear.
"Ah" cried the salesman, you
want sparkling plug!" = Harper
Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
CURES ALL ITCHING ERUPTIONss

Glencoe, Nd, Nov, 21st, 1907: II have had
eczema on my hands for IL years, and have
tried everything. have been using TETs
TERINE days and the results are great
Signed, Mrs. AZ. Harvey. TETTER1NE is the
surest. safest, speediest cure for eczema
and all other skin diseases. Sold by drug.
gists or sent by mail for SOC. by j. T. SHuP-
TRrNE Dent a. SaYannah. Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL TOXIC You know what You
are taking. The formula Is plainly printed
ON every bottle, showing it Is simply Qui-
nine and Iron ia tasteless form, and the
most effectuAl form. For grown poopls
and children Soc
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
Ass1SrANcE

what Is pour idea Of helping the
farmer?'s
Well" answered Senator Sorghum.
''the tirst and most important thing
ls to give him some good advice about
how, 10 vote "---Washtngton star
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
HAS TO PAD.

"Brevity is the soul OF wit"
''That may be. But a man who
has daily space to fill can't afford too
many jokes to . column. "-Pittsbure
Post
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

There are about 100000 teIe.
phones in use in the world. over
q, O0O,O 900 of them in the United
States, 100000 in Europe and the
rest scattered through nearly every
country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

At the quarterly sale Of ivory in
London recently a total OF IS IL tons
was offered for sale.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
CAUGHT A SEA BAT.
Strange Fish Taken in a Seine on
North Carolina Coast.

One OF the rarest specimens of the
fish l.ngdom known to waters con-
tiguoua to the North Carolina coast
WIS captured in a seine at Mason
boro Sound Monday by William
Hewlett, fisherman The fish. which
was brought to the city last even
ing, is what is called 'the sea bat"
and it is a perfect reproduction of a
leather wing bat on large scale.
The fish Is about fifteen inches long
and about thirty inches across the
back
Strange to state it had thin
threadlike tail about fifteen inches
in length and on each side of the
rear appendage were two perfectly
formed gloved feet, with a smaller
diversion having the exact appear
ance of thumb, with the other part
OF the hand mittened. The mouth
of the strange specimen was about
five inches across and on each side
OF the mouth or the under side of
lie body there were five "strainers"
or holes through which the fish is
said to rid itself of refuse products
resulting from the forage it picks up
at the bottom of the sea. The top
of the fish was a dark slate color
and the under part of the body was
white.
One old negro fisherman more than
70 years of age stated that this was
only the second specimen Of the sea
bat he had ever seen in his long ex-
perience as a. fisherman. The speci-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

It is unfortunately often true that
when the boy goes into business he
has to unlearn much that he learned
in school.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion Never fails At druggists.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

WHAT WAS NEEDED FOR DINNER
Mrs. Gramercy-W What do we need
for dinner?
Brfdget-Shure, Mum, OF tripped
over the rug an we need new set
of dishes.-Puck.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

If there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than another it
is q surgical operation,
We can state without fear of a
contradiction that there are hum
dreds, yes, thousands, Of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely Jlnneces-
Sary and many have been avoided by
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f1broid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites. all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass. =
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
LYDIA Z. PTNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE C0MPO UND

For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
For eight years suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
I feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. /
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and TODAY am well. and strnnn,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

Savy?
Not being one of them, it makes
us pretty sore to learn that 10000
men own half the wealth of this ma
ton of 100000 people.-Indianapo-
lis News.
ANY man can estimate Timber easiest, quickest and
= cheapest method. Send stamp for particulars
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20

sS s$ a AZ ss ssH ssss esq., s s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-30
sILAs X. HOOKING.


upstairs to his own room. 1t was time
to dress for dinner, but he could not
eat? How could he be cheerful when
his heart felt like lead? How keep
up the pretense of Indifference before
his mother and sister?
He scarcely slept all that night.
The moaning of the wind and the
beating Of the rain got upon his
nerves. He kept fancying that he
heard Marion's voice calling him out
of the darkness. 1t was in vain that
he reasoned with himself, in vain that
he got angry.
II might be quite true that Marion
West had no claim upon him, and that
she was quite able to look after her.
self. 1t might be quite true that he
and his had done for her all that could
be expected, and that for her to look
for any further favors would be an i'm.
pertinence.
+ Yet through all the night her voice
never seemed to be out OF his ears,
and when he got up in the morning ne
felt as tired and exhausted as though
he had returned from long journey.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-30
CROPS GROW WITHOUT RAIN.
How the Syrian Peasant Makes Use of
the Moist SubsoI

the MOIST SupSoli.
In Syria and Palestine from the. be-
ginning of April until October there
is practically no rain, yet in July the
fields TEEN with vigorous growth
of watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers,
etc, all fourishing without artificial
watering. although at that time no
rain Las fallen for many weeks.
In fact the Syrian peasant, from the
moment his seed has been sown,
prays that no rain may fall During
the period of growth of crop the sur
face Of the soil to a depth of six or
eight inches is perfectly dry and loose.
Below this surface layer will be found
moist soil, in which the roots extend
and grow vigorously. In this moist
subsoil plants continue to grow until
the late autumn. When the crop is
removed in the autumn the rains COM
mence and the land is ploughed after
each heavy rain as soon as the soil be-
gins to dry
Two primary objects are kept in
view III plOuSulnS-lO furnish Ia
vorable surface for taking up all the
water and to prevent it's upward
evaporation from the subsoi. The
great point is to keep the upper six
inches of soil perfectly loose and fri
able, SO that the moisture from below
is not drawn upward and lost in
evaporation, but does not ascend high
er than the compact subsoil that Is
not broken up by the pillow. For this
reason the ploughing is shallow, aver
aging from four to six inches in depth.
When the time for sowing the seed
arrives the land is ploughed to depth
of about six inches, and the seed is
soWn from an arrangement attached
to the pillow, falls on the damp subsoil
and is covered by the soil closing over
behind the ploughshare From this
time the upper stratum of loose soil
prevents the escape of moisture up
ward beyond the wet subsoil on which
the seeds rest and into which their
! roots after the process of termination
| spread.