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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29

The enemies OF the pigeons three-the weasel,
the hawk and the cat Of these the weasel is dead
Hest, for it can work into pigeon-house by the
merest crack. and its rule is kill all The hawk
is gallant robber for he takes but one, and that
by fair strategy in the open sky.
The slyest enemies of the pigeons however and
those they most dread the They will spring
into pigeon-house shutdown, when the pigeons
have to their cells be shut in for the night
When this happens the flock is stampeded and num-
bers lost. for pigeons blind in dark and
cannot be called down.
So when one dark night. several months after the
flight of Mu Wha Tou Little American Weakened
by the sudden screech of pigeon whistle passing
overhead in the darkness and from his window
a red glow kao Chun's roof he knew that some
cat had scared his rivals flock roostn g-tme
and that kao Chun trying the fire decoy'-
burning cornstalks soaked in oil to draw down his
panc-stricken birds He knew too that after night
flying Mu Wha Tou might be tempted to aIight with
his flock again.
The rule is that after three alightugs strange
pigeon will never De drawn down again and Mu
Wha Tou had twice been brought 10 roof by Little
Americans pigeons without being taken. The first
time she had followed them the caves and had
just poked her head and dropped her wings TO
join the birds feeding in the wicker cage when one
Of Kao Chuns call-brds, cleverly thrown over the
house startled her up and led her to its home The
second time she aliehted b. a misleading furry
a the splitting of the two hocks This time she
knew her mistake and could not BE- coaxed from the
-idge-poe.
But there was now a chance that ov morning she
would be scared and hungry enough o alight he
ground if she pigeons feeding n the open court
n front of The wicker house-espe tally II she saw
led corn, for sorghu-o-fed pigeons are gluttonous
after rcd
At daylight Little American saw By he waving
trees that it was morning of west wind. The gel
low edge OF great dust-cioud moving up the
sky, threatening n day OF closed windows and lamp
light Already the copper sky ugly for dying
Little Americans fock struggled up IN slantDg cir
cles. whrIins high into The air when it stemmed the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29


The pandenoniun increased when six Bubblers
with Harry ieadiag, formed in procession, and
walked on to 5Ae platform. carrying between them
TWO large eatyaniZadron pans each :uring nine
feet in circunfes ence). i've childrens wooden hoops
a number OF copper and brass rings, TWO shining
nails full of soap and water already mixed and
think OF it!-nog pipe. tGbe, Or cornucona of an
Ind!
After few words explanatory OF he evolution OF
he soap-bubble from the cay-Ppe stage To its pres
ert one Phil dipped wire ring into the SOLUTION ard
gently sweeping It before him east on bubble fully
VICE the s!z-. 0. MS head Every BubbleT boy gave
2 cry OF satisfaction this, ana It looked a. thou.h
at the Bubbe-s might fling their golden coEuucUp15
m IN the stage when the mastg- # tie soap nj
wafer tossed OF large bubbles in succession uo
ONLY foZl he same ring. but tvon the same aim.
Almost Immediately Pills a5zi.tants-there were
Eve Of them-followed his example, and from that
lime on the stage was continually aglow with the
brilliant spheres
Harry Baker now forward with The clubs
+,.o kittens and set them on dry block 81 wool
resting in the centre OF OF the large nine-fooE
nans-noe filed with soapE water Before "a on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
- oA DEER ON SNOWSHOES -
By WILLIAM ]. LONG

1t is indeed kind of natural snowshoe not unlike
that which grows the grouses foot every winter
help him the
The result of this wise provision the part OF
is to give the caribou enormous advantage
the Of his family. While deer and moose
half prisoners in their yards unable leave the
paths which they have made in the the caribou
wanders where he will, kept from sinking too deep
by his widespreading snowshoes.
There is another curious thing about a caribou's
hoofs The edges, in winter. sharp and convex
like bells rim so that he travel the ice with
out slipping He likes this kind of travelling. and is
often trotting far the northern lakes in
pure fun apparently for there is nothing eat the
ice. and he drinks water in winter contenting him
self with a little when he is thirsty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29

HE Soap -Bubblers'" reception was sue
from the start
The Soap Bubblers-but recently
ganiZed, with Phil Thompson Head
Bubbler Harry Baker Chief Cornucopia.
the minor Builders occupying minor odd-tited posi-
tions. we'll Bubblers occupying positions at
all--had resolved that the ancient and honorable
OF reformation and further, that it their mis-
sion to reform it
Thus it to pass that this late blustery
winter evening the interior of Masonic Hall presented
such scene of brilliancy as had rarely been equaled
within its historic walls.
The magican's wand had hardly fallen when there
forty-seven large bubbles from forty-Seven
golden cornucopias. held in the hands of fory-seven
rosy-cheeked boys and girls standing by twenty-four
little oblong tables. cry Of delight swept round
the hall. and forty-seven bubbles and
still another shower OF the irdescent spheres gilt
tered in the surrounding briliancy before the Bub
blers settled down to the business of the evening.
For this occasion every member had promised TO
perform at least bubble trick. and to perform 1t
we'll. Eddie Stark showed top spinning within a
bubble and Minnie Sargent-seated OppOsite-a beau
tiful within another Freddie Wilder did fully
well at the table allotted TO him while Little Vic
tor Cleverly dropped all sorts of objects through
some beautiful bubbles blown by Frank Burt.
Then Phil, the Head Bubbler. stepped on the plat
form and uproarOusly greeted. He announced
he would show tive BubbeTs how to make large bub-
bles without blowing them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29

rose TO their tptOes.
Amid a profound silence Phil started TO lift the
hoop: but after raising il short distance, the film
broke peculiar noise, sounding like VIII Ae-p"
''W-h-e-ep" the film again, "w-b-e-e-p
w-h-e-ep'
Suddenly there swish, flashing CLEAN d
svery light. and Leroy KimbalI. the jolliest OF tbs
Bubblers. looked smilingly upon the audience from
within a soap-flm house,
A FIGURATIvE TALE.
By Grace Fraser
Once Elm, 1-drous cute,
Came un-2 my cottage door:
There he played wi-3-d and lutte
As 10 eit had played be-4.
'If-5 pleased thee lady fair
Speak" said he.
Thy mus grand,
N-7-ts like this are rare.
Thus with SENDER hand
:; On the youth beg, I spoke
! t0h, e-y fste.l-awoke,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29

JINGLE
BY Joel Stacy.
There once was Il knowing raCCoOn
Who didn't believe in the moon.
Every month-dCn't YOU sec?-
There's a new one" said he,
NO real moon could wear out so soon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
THE PIGEONS OF PICKING An,e, D. Sheffield
gaIIIUIII III1uT T

Chinese have made pigeon-fyng the
decoying game that It Is because they
IKE any kind of playing for keeps
Even in Kite flying they fix LITTLE hooLs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29

- HE Soap Bubblers' " reception a
cess from the start
The Soap Bubblers-but recently or
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
ENJoINs SOUTH DAKOTA.
Judge Garland Grants Writ Sought BY
Railroads.

Judge Garland Grants Writ Sought by
Railroads.
AS the result of a hearing before
him Judge Garland of the United
States court in Sioux Falls, an appli-
cation of the various railroads con-
cerned, granted a temporary injunc-
tion preventing the railroad commits
sioners from putting into effect pro-
posed schedule of new passenger
rates, which would reduce the present
tie in South Dakota from cents to
10 cents per mile.
The temporary Injunction succeeds
a restraining order which was secured
by the railroads last October, just
prior to the time the railroad COM
missioners sought to put the proposed
new rate into effect. The temporary
injunction will remain in force until
the hearing on the main case, when
the railroads will strive to have the
temporary Injunction made perma
nent The date for this hearing has
not yet been fixed.
Judge Garland sustained demurrers
to the action of the railroad companies
in making S. w. Clark, attorney gen
eral of South Dakota, and William H
Stanley. secretary of the board of rail
road commissioners, defendants in the
case. and therefore they no longer will
appear in the case.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
FIXES SCHOOL AGE LIMIT.

But Judges Ruling Making u Fifteen
Years VIII Be Appealed From.
When is a child In the State Of
South Dakota immune from the COM
pulsory school law?
This Is an interesting question that
will have to be answered by the state
supreme court for the parents of Lily
Mattson, defendant in a recent test
case Of the law before the county
court, will take their defeat to the
higher court Judge Bennett of the
county court after much study, inter
preted the law which reads between
the ages of eight and fourteen years
inclusive" to mean that the child must
remain in school until fifteen years
old, but the Mattsons' attorney be-
lieves the court erred and that the in
tention of the legisla ~ure was to hold
the child only until past the fourteenth
birthday.
Mattson has a large family and he
claims that to send the girl to school
would cause him to face starvation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
FOUND DEAD IN CREEK.
Pioneer Prospector's Death Probably
Result OF New Years "Jag."

aFtSuGGT fTOSPSNtOt 1CGtH VtO0obty
Result OF New Years "Jag."
Lying face upward in creek of
water scarcely two inches deep. the
dead body Of ''Bishcp'' Mann, an old
time prospector and pioneer at Spear
fish, was found by a resident early
In the morning. The old man, who
was sixty-three years of age, is be-
lieved to have become intoxicated
while celebrating the end of the year
and to have fallen over the bank. AS
he was unusually feeble It is supposed
that he was unable to either summon
help or get out and was frozen to
death during the bitter cold night
Mann was q resident here since the
middle Of 1876, when he came here
from Montana after losing q fortune
in the merchandise business. He win
be buried by friends, as there Is only
one relative, sister, whose residence
in New York state Is unknown.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
State News Of Interest
YIELDS TO FOOD Law.
international Stock Food companye
Contention Already Covered by Ruling.

international Stock Food companyss
Contention Already Covered by Ruling.
In accordance with stipulation Of
the parties to the controversy, the
case Of Marion w. Savage Of Mime
apolis, trading as the International
Stock Food company, against A. n.
Wheaton, food and dairy commission
err OF South Dakota, which has been
pending in the United States court In
Sioux Falls for several months, has
been dismissed without cost and with
out prejudice.
The action was instituted for the
purpose of restraining the food and
dairy commissioner from enforcing q
law enacted by the last legislature re-
lating to the placing upon the stock
food manufactured by the Internation-
al company of labels which would
show the ingredients of the stock
food manufactured by it.
An application for a temporary re.
straining order was made before
Judge Garland last November, but
this was denied by Judge Garland. A
demurrer to the bill of complaint then
was interposed, but there were no ar
guments upon this demurrer, because
a former decision of the court practi.
cally settled the questions involved,
unless an appeal was taken.
The company which instituted the
action evidently decided that an APP
zeal was useless, and now is comply.
ING with the provisions Of the new
law.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
CHOOSE LAND TO SELL.
State Public Lands Commission to
Act Under New Law.

Act Under New Law.
A meeting Of the state public lands
commission will be held in Pierre,
and will act for the first time under
the provisions of chapter 226 of the
laws of last winter, which makes the
annual offering of a portion of the
state school lands compulsory upon
the state land department. This stat
ute requires that, beginning with 1908.
the commission shall, before the LIST
Of February Of each year, select as
nearly as possible 10000 acres of the
state public school lands, to be Of
fered annually until one-fourth of the
school lands of the state shall have
been disposed of. In many of the
Years gone by the Office OF the land
commissioner would have numerous
requests filed before this time for the
offering of lands In different coun-
lies. but up to the present there Is
40 demand
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
@RoPEs- BIG EAGLE.
Range Rider Uses Lasso 20 Catch
Bird a. u Leaves Ground.

oUru AZ " Leaves 0rouno.
Jack Mathieson, Bad river range
rider, is In possession OF an immense
eagle, which measures eight feet from
tip to tip OF its wings, which he car
tured several days ago with rope
without which, no range rider ever
travels the country.
While riding along Bad river Math-
ieson saw the bird evidently asleep in
a small hole, and started his horse
toward 1t in q rapid run. AS he drew
hear, the bird aroused and started
to fly, but when 1t cleared the ground
the ever-ready rope settled over II,
catching around its neck and under
one wing, with no possibility of Its
getting loose. While 1t was ham.
pered by the rope 1t put up fight
before 1t was FINELY tied so that II
could do not harm.
Mathieson says he has used his rope
to catch about every kind Of animal
to be found out ON the range country,
but this Is the first time he ever at.
tempted to use it for catching bird
and has a new record for the range
riders to equal in their work.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
VsoRc MAKES BOAST.

Claims TO Lead in Public and Private
improvements for 1907.
Taking population into considers
ton, the people Of Viborg claim their
town made more public and private
improvements during the year 1907
than any other town In South Dakota
The improvements made there during
the year amounted to fully $4,000 In
value. During the year the town
constructed municipal system Of
waterworks at cost of nearly s11 900
and this now Is in successful opera
ton. A fine sewerage system also
was constructed The viborg people
claim no other town OF its size In the
state has finer streets or better side
walks than Viborg.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09

The reason sohy = Golden Medical Dis
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In treating all open sores, or ulcers,
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09

and other disbursements cAneed BY
weakness. liberation OF uterus and
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
ceyIon Pearl Harvest.

a report on Ceylon. Forwarded by
Consul General Michael from Calcutta,
saws the the pearl fisheries had closed,
the campaign having lasted thirty-five
days. ma the amount raalized was
s34S .2s4. . against Sac. 81 last year.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
MoR= GIFTS FOR COLLEGE.
Mrs. Voorhees, Extends Further Aid
10 Huron.


Mrs. Elizabeth Voorhees,. In whose
honor the girls dormitory at Huron
is named, has presented DIR. C. H.
French, president of the institution,
$4,000 to be applied on current ex-
penses. Mrs. Voorhees, also promises
to present the college with $4,000
for the purpose of defrayin- some
Indebtedness against Voorhees, hall,
erected in honor of her late husband,
Ralph Voorhees,, who gave the institu-
ton $4,000. DR.. French returned a
few days since from New York, where
he had been in the interests OF the
college, and is much encouraged with
the prospects of liberal donations to
Huron college within the next year.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
Treasures Found in
Our American Forests.

That American abound in plants which the most
~au{e medicinal abundany atested by Of the most
this and other countries Even
the Indians had discovered the usefulness Of native
plants the advent of the white This information impaired
freely whites led the latter continue Investigations until today
rich Of valuable American medicinal
Dr. Pierce Of Buffalo " believes that our American forests
abound in medicinal for the Of most obstinate and fatal dis
H would properly investigate them and in continuation Of
fected by his Golden Medical Discovery which has itself b
the efficient stomach tonic liver heart tonic and
indigestion torpid liver functional and xaxular and other as
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
70 DRAIN BIG AREA.
Big Sioux River Project Embraces
Reclamation Of $4,000 Acres.

HecIamation Of $4,000 Acres.
The county commissioners OF Min
nehaha county have adopted resolu.
ton declaring in favor Of proposed
drainage ditch In the region imme-
diately north Of Sioux Falls. 1t is
proposed to drain about $4,000 acres
OF valuable farm land lying along the
Big Sioux river. The proposed drain
age proj6ct will be one Of the great
est ever undertaken in South Dakota.
Tuesday IAN. IA. has been decided
upon M the county commissioners
as the date for i meeting to assess
the damage and price Of the land
which wfll be required for the ditch.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-09
HOLY TERROR IS SOLD.
Half Million Dollars Is Price Morgan
Gets for Property.

tTdtI MHHOU OoItaIo 10 rTuCG MoT9dU
Gets for Property.
Following the announcement that
the Keystone-Holy Terror group OF
mines, the richest in the Hills, would
shortly resume, comes the news from
the East that Charles Morgan, owner
OF the Holy Terror, has just sold all
his interests in the property to the
United Mines Company of New York,
who have for some time past held a
lease on the ground. Mr.. Morgan,
whose home is at East Orange, N. j.,
purchased controlling interest in the
Holy Terror nearly two years ago for
something like 100000, and since
then has expended over $135,000 in
improvements to the property. The
price of the present sale is said to be
nearly 100000.
South Dakota Finances.
The report of the state treasurer for
December shows reduction IN the
bank clearances, caused by the pay
ment of warrants called during De-
cember The general fund was down
to $13.54410; the permanent school
fund showed 21,478.92. but most OF
this has been sent out since that date,
cutting that fund to practically moth
ing. The capitol fund started the new
year with 9172.614.S1 This will be
cut down when the bills to be consid-
ernH - ~ - snzn~,x ,,.nafas.xr ~ 49, ..11vv,