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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Local and Personal Paragraphs.

Mrs. T. L. Fuller is visiting at
the old home at Frederick this
week.
Mrs. w. J. Let's is having a
visit from her mother, Mrs.
Smith, who comes from Ionia,
Mich.
Mr.. A. Cameron, of Wilmot,
aud DR.. ProutY, of Corona, were
attendants'upon a r. A. M. meet
ing Tuesday evening.
Pierce Cahill, the candidate
for state representative, has
been in town a couple of days
meeting Milbauk friends.
Frank McKernan, who lives
on the Zimmerman place south
of town, has a new farm hand at
his home. He's very young yet.
Mrs. Somerville was spending
a few days with friends the first
of the week, while on her way to
her new home at Lemon, Butte
county.
Mrs. E. j. Benedict, of Mime
apolis, who had been spending a
week with the Benedict families
here, returned home Wednesday
morning.
The Glen family have been en-
joying a visit from Mrs. Glen's
mother and a brother. The lat
ter only remains a few days but
the mother expects to stay for
some time.
0. r. Antelman. the jolly hard
ware man, was IN town Wednes-
day greeting Milbank friends
and telling them of happenings
in his three mouths trip IN
South Mexico and California last
winter.
Among the commencement an.
nouncements received from
young friends Is that of Miss
Marie Cable, who graduates with
the class of the Wilmot high
school on June 1st, and Miss
Alice Thorndike, with the class
at the Big Stone schools, June
Mr.. G. n. Kottke, of Hutch.
inson, Mimi, father of the
Kottke boys and kinsman of Mrs.
G.. Stengel, was up visiting
friends here during the week.
A son and daughter of Mr.. STEM
gel is down on a visit to the
young folks in the Kottke home
in Hutchinson.
Mrs. James Mcdonald, of
Clark, SD. is visiting her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. A. G.. Smith
Mrs, Mcdonald has been spend
ing the last year on the Pacific
coast, and on her way home
stopped off to give MI and Mrs.
Smith an account of her visit.
Col. N. I. Lowthian has re.
ceived Bulletin No. 5 from the
veterans of the Ninth New York
regiment N. G., calling attention
to the unvelling of two. tablets
for New York soldiers, one to
those Of the war of 1926; and
one to the Ninth regiment N. Y.
S. M. or 83rd N. Y. Volunteers.
Our former townsman, Mayor D.
w. Diggs, who is now d resident
of New York. is to deliver the
address on the last mentioned
OCCASION.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to thank all the
friends who SO kindly assisted
us in our recent bereavement,
the illness and death of our
daughter Crissie, and assure
them that their kindness will
ever be remembered.
Mr.. AND Mrs. PETER
VANDERvOORT
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncslled for -
Mllbank pOstofice May p, 1908.
De Wires. Dirk Dute, Mre. G. N.
Kruee, Willie Letre Mr.. Otto
Nygren. Wiktor Warren, Mrs. Lefty
In calling for any of the abOvo
please say advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If not callod
for in fifteen days will BE- sent .
the dead letter Office.
A. M. NIXON, Pm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Stockholm Meeting

There will be a political meet
ing held at Stockholm on Wed
nesday evening, June3 8, to which
all voters and citizens in that To-
cality are invited.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Will Build Coal Sheds

The Grant County Fuel Com
pany expect in a short time to
commence the erection of coal
sheds and will have coal for sale
the last of June. Parties who
desire stock can secure same at
the First National bank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
CONGREGATIONAL

CONGREGATIONAL
Morning service at 1890
Afternoon and evening, con-
ventlon exercises of Grant coun-
County Sunday School. Associa.
ton
Afternoon at Methodist
church at 2:3O
Evening at Cong e. at1onal
church at 500
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29

Harry De Tune, one of the
Herald : Advance compositors,
left last week for a visit to
friends in northern Michigan
and Minnesota.
Mrs. W. B Saunders departed
the first of the week for Ran
do]ph, N. Y, where her son,
Louis N, Is about to graduate
from the military academy at
that place. Before returning
home she will attend the ninth
biennial meeting of the general
federation of Women's clubs,
which will be held at Boston
commencing on jane 90, and as
a delegate to which. representing
the federation of South Dakota,
Mrs. Saunders was elected last
fall when the state meeting was
held here in Milbank A six
days program for business is
scheduled for this gathering at
the hub city, aad any number
of pleasure outings to follow.
We are IN receipt of a Wash
ington Star of recent date giving
an account Of a very elaborate
reception given in the capital
city by the alumni of the Mime.
sofa University in honor OF Gov.
Johnson and the Minnesota dele
gates to the late conference OF
governors at Washington, and at
which a number of national char
acters were present. Charles
j. Brand, who will be remem-
bered as a former Grant county
boy, was president of the local
alumni association, had the honor
of making the first speech and
introducing the speakers of the
evening. The account states
that it vas a pleasing and brilli-
ant affair.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29

Peter Ginther of Kilborn took
the train Tuesday for Rochester,
N. Y, where he goes for a visit
to friends in his native state. %
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Mr.. Burke's Speech,

The speech of Hon. Charles Burke
Thursday evening of last week was a
fair and courteous presentation of the
stalwart contentious in the present
primary campaign, and showed up
very clearly the hollowness of the
professions OF the insurgents to be
a party OF reform. Among the first
things to which Mr.. Burke called at
tentlon was that Ubiquitous clause in
the primary law whereby a few poll.
tlclans IN any county were empowered
to cal Off an election and themselves
name the delegates to a state conven-
ton, while in neighboring counties
the delegates were being elected. The
demagogic stone tissue appeal by
which Governor Crawford carried
M~innehaha county two years ago by
making a promise to build the capitol
at Pierre of South Dakota stone: and
the erection of a building composed of
the very stone which Governor Elrod
and the first capitol commission had
decided upon, but the contracts for
which were left open for Governor
CraWford's commission to receive or
reject. The bare-faced assessment of
the state officers for 10 per cent. of
their years salaries in hagrant oppo-
sition to the civil service rules. The
excessive appropriation of the last
Ieglsture, by which the taxes of 1907,
have been greatly increased and those
Of 1908 must of necessity be still fur
Their increased, and the new offices ere.
ated solely and only to give places of
profit to favored politicians. All
these things and many others Mr..
Burke called attention to, and
very properly asked it the people and
taxpayers of the state desired to en-
dorse thai kind of reform.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
CLASS OF 1908
Commencement Exercises Of the Milbank High
School
A Glass of Seventeen Close Their Public school Life
With Appropriate Exercises

CLASS ROLL
EDITH MARGARET BRANNON
INA BELLE CLARK
BERT EDWARD COCHRAN
ELMER CLEMENT CARR
BESSIE EvALYN DowNIE
ELLA GERTRUDE ELY
CARL VICTOR ERLANDsoN
CATHERINE MINNIE LET'S
HETTIE AMELIA MAxFIELD
REATIE GRAY MCPHERSON
MAMIE G.. MITTELsTAEDT
FLORENCE VIRGINIA REEVE
LILLIAN MINNIE SCHAFER
HENRY WALTER SEIDE
HoRATIo NELSON TRAG1TT
NINA NAVE VANDERvORT
CATHERINE EDITH WELLS
The friends and patrons of the
city schools were at the opera
house last evening to enjoy the
commencement exercises of a
class of seventeen young ladies
and gentlemen who this year
have finished their high school
work. These graduating exer-
cises of the city schools are al
ways a matter of great interest
in Milbank and this year was no
exception to the rule. The op
era house was prettily decorated
with the class colors. The front
of the stage, the boxes and bal.
cony, all being handsomely fes
TONED and the class motto, SAD
Astra Per Aspera' hung in
large letters over the front of
the stage. The several parts of
the program as printed
were rendered by the
young people in a satisfact tory
and pleasing manner.
PROGRAM
Motto "Ad Astra Per Aspera''
March-Selected, Orchestra
Invocation-Rev. O.. E. Boyce
Grafton (Salutatory)-''Th
Christ Of the Andes Ella Ger
trude Ely
Oration-''Life, not of Years
but of Achievements Ina
Belle Clark
Essay-"Construction of Pan
ANA Canal" Bert Edward
Cochran
Oration-''The Midnight Sum-
Catherine Minnie Let's
Solo-'An Evening Love
Song Nina Maye Vandervort
Recitation-'The Polish Boy
Henry Walter Seide
Oration--"Unrewarded Hero
Hettie Amelia Maxtield
Oration-"The American Mas.
terry of the Pacific" Reatie
Gray Mcpherson
Essay-"A Plea for the Work.
ing Boy Mamie Gretchen
Mittelstaedt
Glass History-Bessie Evalyn
Downie
Qua. tette-Selected. Messrs.
Snyder, Ferguson, Ross, Mills
Oration-"The Plowman Poet
Lillian Minnie Schafer
Essay-Eyolution Of Scientific
lnvention.' Carl Victor Erland
son
Oration-"The Red Mans
Last Roll Call" Catherine
Edith Wells
Glass Propnecy-Edith Mar
garet Brannon
Solo-Mrs. C. E Mills
Oration-"The Last Ameri-
can'-Eimer Clement Carr
Oration-''True Nobility.
Florence Virginia Reeve
Grafton Valedictory)-"The
Yellow Peril" Horatio Nelson
Tragitt
Presentation of Dlplomas-E.
P. Dore, President of Board
Benediction-Rev. A. MUIR.
man
Orchestra-Selected
OF the class at the head of this
article several were born in
Milbank, and commencing
their school life in this city,
have continued through the varl.
Gus grades from the primary to
their graduation with Milbank
teachers.
While in it's junior year the
class lost one of it's promising
by the accidental
drowning of Ginndale Tarvin, on
July II. 1907. He was q young
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
CHI r G. H ES

Norwegian services will be
held in the Norwegian Lutheran
church Sunday, May 81, p. M,
by Rev, Keldness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29

Miss Florence Reeve and Miss
Lillian Schafer, members of the
high school graduating class en-
tertained the class last Friday
evening at the home of Miss
Reeve. The class colors were
very prettily in evidence, and =
"peep into the future" gave
each Of the members a little bit
OF future history of the others
that proved OF great interest,
and the gathering was altogether
a charming one.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29
Class Entertained

Miss Minnie Shannon enter
tanned the Senior class of the
high school at her home We'd
nesday evening, and Andrew
Lockhart entertained the Junior
class of which he is a member.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-29

Joseph Erlandson is suffering
from two troublesome boils on
the back of his neck. Joseph
has the sympathy of the fellows
who haye been similarly athlct-
cd.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-04-10
Gcscn Sic sllbrid-sia

Ser nngliifielieen Alorih=gil
ipadien Die Seinbe ilar 10 aus ben
8ooen beralts nlo mas aus ibr nod
weroen io1, oas mogen Die @ottel
miiien. Sic liegt befanntlid 5ul
3eit Dem @auie Dor. Dieies fat einf
ISOLDE 3eit fir ibre 8eratung in
| &omite beItimmt, mo Die @egner nlf
gefiirporter @elegenbeit baben tper.
oen, lire @riinoe por5ulegen. CHIT.
ipeiIen filo befonoers Die @eguer iebl
riibrig uno iuden eifrig ibr &iiIt-
! aeug 5uiamnlen. Die Gbicagoer SEQ.
tionalbonfen baben oen Mnfang ee-
ma6t uno einbellig eil1en geldluf
ongenommell, Ser Sorner uno 3dbne
bat. Sbre Oppoiition rihtet iid in
eriter 2inie geeen Dos auf Die Ge-
ierne besiiglihe ENHANCEMENT, oas
brett als urepolutiorldr" be5ei6net
miro. Der 8eidlub lontet i'm 8e-
ientlihen ipie folgt:
y0ie Mlorid-gin, tpie lie inn Sc
note aneenommen moroen lit, entbalt
geltimm1ngen, Die ibr in ben lebten
Stunoen Der 8eratung einperleibi
puroen unb in ibrer @irfuutg auf Die
HationaIbaltfen geraoe5u renolutio-
mar iino. Die Mori6-8iG peranoert
Die grforberniile uno 8eltimmutgen
be5iiglid Der geiesliden &elerbe Der
Nationalbanfen, Die lett 40 Sabrell
beltanoen baben, 10 bob beillabe 200
Miaionen Dollars geiesliden @eloes
ooer uteefabr elm Sedstel oes ge-
iamruten @elobeltanoes Der National-
barfen Der 8enusullg als 9arleben
ent5ogen uno IN Den @eipolben eige-
ihloiien ooer in eepiifen, ipeaiea all-
g~efiibrten Bombs angelegt nerbeu
miiBte. 0esbolb iei es bei6loiieL
1. DAB Die ltmtpanoluug oieies
@eloes aus fIiiiiiger 9fcierpe, mo- rs
gum ,3mede bon 9arleben perfiigbor
mare, in einen miiiiieen 8onos, ben
Ole 8anfen inter feiten l1nlitanoell
angreifen biirfen, oas arbeitenoe aa-
pital oes 2anoes idmer beeintradti-
gen lpiiroe. gs lit nidt blob cine
Sransferierung oes @eloes aus &e-
ierpe. Staoten nod anoern Rldben,
ionoern cine enogiiltige 3uriif3iebutg
bes @eIocs bon Ser 9enubung ais
@runologe Der 9anffreoite. Der ge-
iantmte 9eitano all 9eietli6em @elo
betrltg am 3. 9e3ember 1907 mad
Dem 9eridt bes @abrunosfontrol-
leurs 81, 045,795,019. Mit oieier
Summe ais @runolage batte1 Die
ganfen ousitebenoe 0arleben i'm
8eIanntbetrage bon $4585,337,.
094. @dre Dos perfiigbore @oor-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-04-10

lebensfabige Brin5ipien Die 9arteien
beieelen tie meroen pieoer 5rager
uno 8orfampfer bon 2ebren iein Die
in 8irfli6feit oas @eien beg Staa-
tes beriibren in @irflidfeit 2ebenS=
frogen fir Sen Staat iino.
@er iiegen ipiro2 9ariiber fam
mobl Sober nur cine 9ripatmeinultg
allBern. @ir glauben peoer on Ell
men p0aigen Siee Ser einen nod an
einen iolden Der anberu 8artei; lpe=
Ser an Die 3ertriimmung Ser ietigel
@erbaltniiie unb ben @ufbau oes TO-
5ialiitii1en Staates, nod an oie pol-
liee Sntaftbaltung Ser iesigen 3u=
itanoe uno bic Interoriidung Der TO-
5ialiitii6en 8epegung. aber mir
glalben, ooB oieiem Sample groBe
befrudteten Soeen entipringen per-
BEN nno oaB unter Der Serri6aft oie=
ier Sheen fib elm neiles reyes 2ebelt
ent1pideln miro. Sb Elm %beiieres1
oas fonnen beute nur 9oftrindre
eut1feioen mpQen.
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Sa6iemi6doel
@Or,ar uOa asaltaer edalte poan gra1l
(Sortfebung.)

Iber niemano a6tete Iein, uno nun
Elm boier 8ube i9Ieuoerte nit geibid.
tenn @urfe ein @eiangbub gegen i'm
10 oaB ibm oas 8arett bonn &opfe
flog. Sn5miiden 5og itd oas &f.
getiimmel nod Der &irdentiir bin,
Inn li6 oraliBen fort5uIeben uno lang
jam entleerte iif bas @ottesbmls, in.
benz 5piiben llmgeiporfenen 8anfen
5erriiiene Bidder, @eiberbauben MI.
ZEN uno 9reiipise, iotpie 4leiberfeseu
bernmlagen, ELM Bib miloer 8erpii.
flung, auf oas rtrr Die gemalte Sau-
be ON Der 9ede glei9miitig nieber.
i6altte.
oSSebt tits mir aber genug. Sebt
gebit OH mai elm bib1en mas nit
mirl1 borte Senrib oral1Ben, als er
iid geraoe nit elmer abgeriiienen
3aunlatte bepoffnet bdtte, nm nit
ben anoeren meiter 81 fdmpfen, cine
energiihe Stimme eribaaen, oeren
Slang i'm pieoer 81 iib brabte. Scr
@ubme &ortum", iogte er aufatb-
memo.
$50, Ser gubme 4ortum", iprad
Der 0oftor. mill mir ideinen als
Oh beut' mein @eid)dft bier bliben
tdte, mien SDnfen. @iro mas gu
fifteen geben. uno BEL Dir fonnte man
ia gleib ben @nfa1g MAIDEN, nenn
on audi an oeinem 2eibe nibt piel OBJ
gefrieet bait. aber i6 fiirdte, id
fiir6te1 es giebt 90 n boien HiB ms
2eben, uno Dor oes Wonoes Silber.
i6ein 5iebt nun ne groBma6tige
@olfe. Slinee Surise, mot eipt Dat
Dor aabls in oieie perfludte @egeno.
llno on biiit Der ou1iten elmer, Sen.
rid. Sal't Der 9iipel!"-
= Der 9oftor mar tpieoer lei
mes @eges geritten, nadoem er in
Der 8irti6oft gum i6Dar5en 8obl.
berg cine @n5abl BON 2euten nerndbt
uno berbunoen batte, oenn Die olge-
meme Erii9elei in Der Stride uno
ipaterbin Dor Dem @ottesbouie bette
cine groBe Mn5abl BON 8ermunoun-
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Den Sob amf Sen Terien

bate Sefie 9. Morris bon Clippers,
So, I'M Sriibiabr 1906. @r fagt:
Gin Ynenmonia-MnfaG binterlieb
bel mir iol6e Sdtpade uno iolden
Sniten, baB meme Sreunoe erfldrten,
Die Sdpinoindt batte mid; Ser SOB
mar auf meme Serien. Nun muroe
mir Or. Sings Nelle gntoedung gu
nebmen eeratel1. Sic balf iofort
5meieinbalb Slaiden furierten mid
un6 i1 fnno, Dob iie oas Bette MittI
Der @elt lit fir Suiten lno 2ungen-
leioen." @arantiert 81 Baben Bel
4boIpb DreiB uno 81. gobn & So.
so Cts. unb 81. Yrobeflai6e fret.
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gelo oanlals nod Sen 8eltimmuneetl
Der Mlbri1-9ia reou5iert moroen, 10
miirben oie @onfen ~genotigt gemeiell
iein, ibre 9arleben I'M runo 1000
Millionen GIT perminoerll. Cine fol-
DIE geidrallfung miiroe ieoob Die
geiontmte @ei6aftspelt ebenio i6mer
~treffen mie Die 9anfen.
2. 9aB Die riDtige Wetbooe, ben
Sonoelsfriien, oie in 3eitraulnen
bon 1870 Sabren mieoerfebren, gu
b~egegnen, barin liegt. Wittel lur
roi6en 8ermebrung Ser ltmlaufsmit-
tel gu ibaffen, menn cine iolde mo-
tig tit, ni6t aber BARN, einell gang
nnnotig groben Sell oes 8anf-& api=
tals oes 2anoes oallernb ein5ui6lie-
bet."
0amit, oab @anfbeamten feline
9arleben gentabt meroen oiirfen, iiub
Die &erren in gbicaeo einperltanoen,
uidt aber oanit, oaB oieies 8erbot
audi oltf Die 9ireftore1 uno auf &C.
leaidaften, an oenen oie Direftorelt
beteiligt iino, ausgeoebnt merbe. Die
9anfen niiroen baour6 geraoe Der
9ienite oerienige1 Wdnner beraubt
peroen, Die ibnen ourd Gabigfeiten
g~rfabrl,ng uno 4enntniile oes gnnaen
@eld)1fts= uno &reottmeie lens am merit
p%oliten iparen. ShlieBlih miro nod
Die @niidt alisgeipro6en, oab Die
Mlori6<8ia MIR cine temporare WaB-
regel lei, beltimmt iiber cine 8eriooe
ser Scot biniiberaubeIfenL Big cine enb-
giiltiee Neuregelung oes 9~anfmeiens
prfnfnt
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staat Obio. IoIeoo.
QucaS 6 ounth. SS.

W
Sranr !. Gbeneb ber1tpprf, paB er
Der dItere 8artner Der Sirula S. s. Gbeneb
Go. TIT, tpeI6e Gef6dfte In Der Gtabt
IoIeoo, tn obengenanntem county rnb Staate.
tbut, unb bab befaete Sirhta bic Sunnte bon
etHbunbert 9oIIur& fir ieben San
bon aatarrb be5abIen tuiro, Der bur9 ben
@ebrau6 bon $ a ID @atarrb.@ur nt6t
eebeiIt peroen fam.
Sranr s. @beneb.
9e,1tporen bon mir urb uHters
fdrteben In meiner @eeeHipart
am 8. September u 8. $50.
SiegeI,
q. %. @Ieaoi n, 6ffentIt6er Solar.
San'S 4atarrbs4ur tpirs iuuerIi9 seitout.
men uno ptrtt brett auf eas 8Iut unb bic
f6Iefmtsen OberfIdden bes Sbftents. aaBt
Gu1 3eieniiie fret 5ufGiden.
3. 8. gbeneb :, 1oIebo, 8.
Berfauft bon alien Mpotbefern, 75e.
Sans SamiIiens9iuer ftto bic beften.
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Gin nnpersamglides 9enfmal baher
ii6 Die ebrtpiirbigen 8riiber bonn ct
8ernarb's &loiter ni6t nur bur6 @erfe
6riitIider 8armber5igfeit nno @eni6ens
a efsaS ' Sars s50 Sc s SiiaiH a erfiaiour 1e'0S Ser
peltberiibmten ct. 8er1arb@& rduterSHilz
len. Stein, nie Die 3ati1r aues i6afft
nnDerfdlidt nno flar, ipie Die iilberbeae
lie MDs aus ' BEN cd gaff ss.'f beiIfraffiaer D SfIans
gen bag sr0be nno berrlide &eilmittsl.
Die ct 8ernaro<arduter@Riaen Sci
@e%ritopfing, Wanael an Ippetit, 2eber@
nno alien llnterleibs@S torlrneen iteben
ie nnilbertroffen ba. Werfudt iiel Sn
alien Apothefen 81 baben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-04-10

8eIo SIT bcrIciben = gmerion &
Co., 321 @eit Commerce Strabe.
8fanoleiber nno Sitpeliere. Bar
gains IN berfaaenen 9fdnoern.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-06
Congressional Bell SIGNALS.

On the floor Of the house the door
keeper has his desk, and it is here that
the bells are struck that give notice
Of the. needs of congress. One bell
calls for tellers when the house is in
committee Of the whole; two bells in
dictate call for yeas and nays; three
declare a recess; with four bells the
red light over the door goes out; five
bells mean ''call Of the house." under
which the sergeant at arms is supposed
to summarily arrest any member on
sight and bring him in, whether on
foot or horseback. Any member who
is not present at call of the house is
subjected to a severe reprimand. Look.
ing down the corridor, the going out OF
the red light gives the curious sug.
gestion Of the tail end of passenger
train dashing through tunnel. While
the red light burns bright and clear II
means that congress is under way, but
when the light winks and goes out
then the visitors understand that the
wheels of legislation have ceased to re-
volve.-National Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-06
The Kinq's Cock Grower.

In the good old time there was an
English court official known as the
kings cock Grower. 1t seems strange
Office. Why did the king require cock
Grower, and why could not the common
barn door variety serve his majesty's
purpose? The reason, as you shall see,
was that the barn door variety cannot
be depended upon for times and hours,
and he has never been persuaded to OBJ
serve Lent. Now, this was pious GUS
tom and religious duty. All through
Lent the kings cock Grower crowed
instead of calling the hours Of the night
in the palace. He began on Ash
Wednesday, when he q tered the hall
in which the kings supper was served,
and then crowed the hour in the pres
ence Of the royal party. The meaning
Of the custom is obvious. It was only
one Of the many ways In which the
history of the Christian religion was
brought home to the minds Of people
before the reading of the gospel in the
vernacular. The Office was continued
down to the year 1S22-Iondon Queen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-06
The Worship of Serpenfs.

The small town Of Werda, in the
kingdom of Dahomey, is celebrated for
its temple of serpents,' a long building
in which the priests keep upward Of a
thousand serpents Of all sizes, which
they feed with the birds and frogs
brought to them as offerings by the
natives.
These serpents, many Of them of
enormous size, may be seen hanging
from the beams across the ceiling,
with their heads pointing downward
and In all sorts of strange contortions.
The priests make the small serpents go
through various evolutions by lightly
touching them with a rod, but they do
not venture to touch the largest ones,
some Of which are large enough to in
fold bullock in their coils.
It often happens that some of these
serpents make their way out Of the
temple into the town, and the priests
have the greatest difficulty in coaxing
them back. To kill a serpent intention
ally is a crime punished with death,
and if European were to kill one the
authority Of the king himself would
scarcely suffice to save his life. Any
one killing a serpent un1ntentionally
must inform the priest Of what has
occurred and go through the course of
publication which takes place once a
year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-06
Artificial Limbs,

"a manufacturer or dealer in arti-
fetal limbs who wears a cork arm or
leg himself is much better equipped for
business than his competitors who are
sound" said man who uses cork
leg. I'm fact, it has become a sort Of
unwritten law among US to patronize
such men when possible. Sentimental
reasons may have something to do with
the case, but guess the chief reason
Is that we consider that if man can
make a limb for himself that fits like
the paper on the wall he can make
it for others. Manufacturers of arti-
fetal limbs know this, and frequently
you will find an advertisement like
this: The So-and-so artificial leg is
built by man who Is wearing one
and who knows from experience what
you want for comfort This is strong
argument for it's no easy thing to get
an artificial limb that just fits. Per-
sons who have trouble getting shoes
that are just right are In great luck
compared to us."-New York Sun.