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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25

The INDEPENDENT knows of no
better expenditure of public funds
that can be made by the coming legis-
lature than the appropriation of SIS,
10000 to 100000 per year for a
state board of health and the establish
ing and equipping of a modern lab
oratory, Such an institution might
never grow to be self supporting in
the way of fees, and therefore always
require an appropriation. But the
direct benefit to the citizens of the
state, at times, might be beyond cal.
culation in dollars and cents. Such
laboratory would make scientific
examinations for physicians, and
through such services be the means of
preventing the wide spread of diseases;
it could treat for the bite of the mad
dog, and in many ways perform an
invaluable service. Minnesota has
such an institution and we doubt if
the taxpayers would take many times
it's cost and do without it. We can
not be accused of suggesting the
creating of another Office for some old
spawned politician because we do
not know of a physician in the state
capable of conducting an institution
of that kind. \ Such a laboratory
should be in charge of a man trained
in that line of work, a specialist.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
THE REV. IRL R. HICKS ALMANAC.

EOI I0Oo, Icduy NV. Aos ivoO, poo'
ever sent out, beautiful covers in
colors, fine portrait of Prof. Hicks in
colors, all the old features and several
new ones i'm the book. The best as.
Economical year book and the only
one containing the original "Hicks
Weather Forecasts" Bymail 35c, on
news stands 3Oc. One copy free with
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25

Word and Works, the best ST., Month
" in America. Discounts on almanacs
in quantities. Agents wanted. Word
and Works Pub. Co 220l Locust
Street, ST. Louis, Mo. Every citizen
owes it to himself, to his fellows and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25

A BILL has been introduced in con-
gress providing for an increase in
the salary of president from $50,0OO00
to $l00,000OO per annum. We are
glad of it and hope it will pass. The
small salary is all that has kept us
from taking the office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
Gold Medal Flour at the Farm
er's Elevator, De Smet.
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
State of South Dakota, County of Kings
In Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit.
G. w Frof Itch, Plaintiff,
|C. G. Swafford; Farmers & Merchants
Bank, corporations Frank u. Blaisdel
Ruth A. Parks George ferneding, Cou'
ty of Kingsbury, South Dakota; Hi,.s
iy Eflie Everett Calkins, Luelia 8. Sopes.
formerly Luelia I atkins: Flora G. Long,
formerly Flora Calkins; Jennie Calkit
DOYLE; Luana Caikins; Sherwood Ca
kins and Luaua F. Cartwright, former
ly Luana +. Calkins. Defendants.
The state of South Dakota to the above
named defendants. greeting:
You and each of YOU are hereby sum
moned and required to appear in th'
above entitled action to answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff, a copy of which,
complaint is hereto attached and is here
with served upon you, and to serve
copy of your answer to said complaint up.
on the scriber at his offices in the Hollis
ter-Beveridge Building on Ninth Street IL,
the city of Sioux Falls in the county az
MiunShaha and state of South Dakotp.
within thirty DAYS after the service %
this summons upon you exclusive OF the
daY of such service; and you are here
by notified that If you fail TO appear IL
said action, and toanswer the complaint rf
the plaintiff within the time aforesaid. the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 9th day OF October, 1908.
u. =. G.. CHERRY,
Attorney for Plaintiff. Sioux Fails.
To the defendants above named and each
of them:
You will please take notice that tho
complaint in the above entitled actioi,
was filed in the office of the clerk of tn.
circuit court within and for the county os
Kingsbury. in the Ninth Judicial Circui
in the state OF South Dakota at the city
of De Smet. in the said county of Kings
bury on the 18th day of October, 19uS.
u. S. g. CHERRY,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Sioux Falls. Min
nehaha county, South Dakota.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
CUSTOM OF ORIENTAL NATIONS
Salute by Kissing the Foot Is as Old
as History.

The custom Of kissing the feet of
persons whom it was desired TO honor
originated with the ancients The PEG
pie of oriental nationals used to Kiss
the hands and feet or hens of the
clothes Of the persons they wished to
show respect for.
The ancient Egyptians got this Gus
tom from the Assyrians. and later the
Greeks adopted the habit from the
Egyptians. The Romans followed the
Greeks, and then PontIfex Maximus
had his great toe kissed by celebrities
The story will be remembered of the
old Briton ruler who appeared to dc
homage TO Roman monk after the
conquest of Briton. He was told that
it was customary to kiss the foot Of
the holy father. He hesitated fol
moment and then, bending down
he suddenly seized the monk by the
ankle and, jerking 1t up to his lips
toppled the worthy father over back
ward.
The toe of the sultan Of Turkey |:
kissed by subjects Of high rank. Those
OF more lowly position are merel,
allowed to touch the fringe of his gar
ment to their lips. and the poores
classes must be content to make low
obeisance In his presence.-Illustrate
Sunday Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
BELONG TO TEMPERATE ZONE.
Four-Fifths Of the Horses Of the World
Are Found There.

or the 1O0,o00,00O horses known to
exist in the world, S0.000,000 or four
fifths OF the entire number are found
In the temperate zone and nearly all
among the occidental people.
According to the National Geogra-
phical Magazine. the remaining TO-.
000.0 900 scattered through the tropics
are largely employed In the service
of temperate zone visitors or resi-
dents and are but feeble representa-
tives Of that animal as he Ii known
to the people Of Europe or America.
In the United States and Canada We
have / horse for every 372 persons: In
South America, for every z; In Mexi-
co, for every IL; in Japan. for
every 80; L to 40 In Turkey, for SO In
the Philippines, for about $50 In Az
RIGA and 200 in India and Southern
China.
The llama will carry from so to 200
pounds; man from rs to $50 pounds;
the donkey 100 to 200 pounds; an OK
$50 to 200 pounds; horse from 200
to $50 pounds; the elephant from
1900 to $500 pounds; the camel from
$50 to 500 pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
HAzY AS TO THE cHAuTAuouA.
May Be Doubted Whether Country
Visitor Was Of a Serious Mind.

Down in Georgia the citizens of a
thriving town of about 5000 people ar.
ranged for a Chautauqua assembly
last summer. They held the meetings
in big tent about mile from the
town, and the attendance was large
from the first day. An enterprising
circus man heard Of the large crowds,
and landed in the town on the second
day Of the Cbautauqua with steam
merry -go-round, which he located about
halfway between the town and the
Chautauqua grounds.
Along in the afternoon young man
from the country districts was ac-
costed by citizen of the town.
well. Ezry, suppose you are in to
the Chautauqua."
II shore am. Just come from thar
now"
How'd you like it?" asked the
townsman.
Fine ez fiddle. rode ON the
durn thing nine times"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
FRANK 3. HOWE, Editor and PubIishs
Hotel and Hotels.

The meeting of the Vermont Press
Association at Waterbury recently did
one good thing In advertising the fact
that 1t is possible to take an old barn
of a hotel, and remodel 1t over into
one of the most attractive hostelries
In the state. Two years ago the
Waterbury hotel was one of the poor
est and least attractive in the state.
today it ranks with the Woodstock
Inn and the Equinox at Manchester
in comfort, convenience and general
high standard.
The effects on the business OF the
house has been marvellous. In the
old days one page of the register
would hold the names Of all arrivals
for several days. Now the house is
well filled right along even in winter
while the prospect for the coming
summer is that it will have every bit
of business 1t can undertake.
All Vermont needs to equal New
Hampshire as summer resort is be.
ter class of hotels. We have enough
hotels such as they are, but mighty
few, of them are of the sort to at.
tract summer visitors or anybody else,
unless driven there by the absolute
need of food and shelter.
AS the Banner has often urged,
four walls, husk mattress, and 4
pitcher of water does not make a
hotel bedroom, and hot. dirty i'll
smelling annex to country kitchen
does not make hotel dining room.
People locking for accommodations
for the summer and with money
enough to pay for them want first.
good clean comfortable rooms with
convenient baths, and plenty of pure
water. Second, they want pleasant
dining rooms, and food attractively
served and including plenty Of eggs,
cream, milk, butter and country pro
duce. free from any suspicion. Nor
do they want the dining room to over
look the hotel pigpen or the sewerage
from the sink to find its way to the
gutter across the front lawn.
The great reason why more Of the
traffic does not coae more to Yer
mont is because the hotel men of the
state are not up to their opportunity
If they prefer to drag along in the old
rut they have only themselves to
blame. The public is too busy tC
waste its sympathy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Not Yet Time.

Congressman Wilson Of Illinois has
introduced bill in congress providing
that clerks and postoffice employees in
offices of the first and second class
shall be required to work not exceed
ing forty-eight hours each week, in,
GLIDING such number of hours on Sun
days, and intervening holidays, as may
be required by the interests of the ser
vice.
This appears to be a scheme to make
lot of new places at the public crib
for, If working hours should be reduced
to eight per day, it would necessitate
lot of new clerks being employed
When the time comes, as the Banner
hopes it will, when all working men
shall be required to work not over
eight hours per day, the pOstoffice
clerks should come in with the rest OF
lus, but until that time does come
there is no good reason for a gift Of
public graft in their favor.
The average employee in post
Office, aside from the carriers who are
among the hardest working men II
any line Of business, do not work any
harder, and in many cases not nearly
as hard as those employed in Other
! lines of service. AS a rule they are
very busy for short periods every day
and half idle the rest of the time.
In every postoffice there are one Of
two, usually the older clerks, on whom
fall the labor of looking after all thu
vast amount of detail and red tape
which the conduct of the postofIice In
wolves. The clerks on whom thi'
falls are underpaid according to th'
present system. They do not get a
much as they would for the SAM
amount of work in other lines.
But to argue that young clerk jus
as soon as he gets into the postoffic
to sell stamps and hand out letters
should be especially favored by shor,
er hours than other people Is absurd
The time has not yet come.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
The Teachers Creed.

believe in boys and girls, the men
and women Of great tomorrow; that
whatsoever the boy soweth the man
shall reap. believe in the curse OF
ignorance; in the efficacy Of schools.
In the dignity of teaching, and in the
Joy Of serving others. believe in
wisdom as revealed in human lives. as
well as In the pages OF the printed
book, in lessons taught, not so much
by precept as by example; In ability
to work with the hands as well as
think with the head; In everything
that makes life large and lovely.
believe In beauty In the school room,
in the home, In daily life and out OF
doors. I believe in laughter. In love
In faith; in all ideals and distant
hopes that lure us on. believe that
every hour Of every day we receive a
Just reward for all we are and all
we do. / believe In the present and
all its opportunities; in the future
and its promises, and in the divine Joy
Of living-Edwin Grover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Word curiosities.

An interesting word group in which
the entire alphabet is put into seven
words. and only 80 letters are used,
Is: Burst, fed. jingle, quip, vim. hack,
zyxomma" This is the smallest num-
Der of words that the alphabet can be
inclrded In.
Two ineligible sentences however.
of eight words and 80 letters apiece
have been found They are:
Quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog"
Pack my box with FIVE dozen
liquor Jugs"
The first sentence Is often used in
testing the types on typewriters, on
account of the shortness and the fact
that 1t includes every letter and has
the advantage Of making sense.--New
York Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
HIS TROUBLE WAS NOT ORGANIC,
officials AlItnent One Comparatively
Easy to Cure.

Gen. Joubert Pienaar was talking
to Washington reporter about q
West African official.
TT is in that mans territory" said
Gen. Pienaar, that the blacks are still
branded. The man neglects his work.
Well intentioned.. but lazy. In his ig.
norance he suffers all sorts OF iniqui'
ties to go on among his people.
Yes. he is lazy and neglectful. In
the last heat he was taken sick and q
physician was sent for.
81 want you to tell me frankly he
said to the physician, what is the mat
ter with me-
THE physician frowned at the fat
flushed face and, frankly enough, re
piled:
1.-The trouble with you, sir, is that
you are suffering from underworld and
over pay"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Hypnotism.

The actual foundation Of modern
hypnotic suggestion was discovered
by Liebault of Nancy. the famous ia
Their Of the therapeutic application of
suggestion" After several years OF
practical experience, in 1856. Liebaut
wrote his first book on the subject 1t
was shelved and he was called a
lunatic. Hypnotism remained curl
osity and Liebault's book was not re-
produced till six years after Charcot
In 1878. began his study Of hypnotism
In 1884 Bernheim wrote his work on
suggestion, and this created a demand
for Liebault's book. which then gave
him his lasting reputation.-New
York American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
The First Wall Street Pirate.

In the days when Wall street was
just lane marked by wall stockade
and Broadway above 1t was nothing
but cattle trail one Browne, says
Frederick Trevor Hill in an unusual
article entitled "The Story of Street"
in the April Harper's Magazine, was
the purchaser of the parcel of land
which lies opposite the head of the
present Hanover street Browne trans
ferred his land to citizen William Cox,
who built upon 1t house which was
the first building on the north side OF
Wall street. In 1889 William Cox, de-
seased, left his property to his widow
who promptly married again and still
once again after that This last time
her spouse was no less a person than
the future pirate, Captain William
Kidd who thus became one Of the earl
lest proprietors of Wall street-a 10
|cality, suggests Mr.. Hill, In which peo
pie have been, treasure-hunting ever
since. 1t Is locality, too, that today
commands the attention of continents
so that people everywhere will be at
tracted by a story about it which Is
at once critical and romantic and
trimming with historic favors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16

Life is often best judged by Its
failures. What we attempt is fire.
quently much more important than
what we do The result of the "a
nous Charge of the Light Brigade
was more glorious than II they had
captured some strong position in
disobedience to the. commands Of the
officers whom they had sworn ia
obey. 1t is not necessary to go as
far as Stevenson did when he said
that, whatever else we are meant
for. We are not meant to succeed
But II is necessary to recognize that
we are meant to be true. success OF
no success. 1t may be a nobler thing
to lead in vain a forlorn hope than &c
plant our colors on the very citade
of the enemy. Failure to be faithful
is the only failure.--Sunday Schoo
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
What Becomes Of Them.

Philosophers arise upon all sides
pessimists, eleatics, stoics. pythagor
cans, epicureans, positivists, empf ic
lists and intuitionists. They arise .nt
flap their shimmering wings and they
fade into inert innocuousness. The
tidal wave Of time-clammy, cruel and
nevitable-surges DER their forgotten
biers. Their souls are absorbed II
the thin ether of the illimitable cos
mos. They speak their little pieces
Dodge the ever-hurtling egg, and ther
shut up forever. Alas!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Late AGAIN.

The late Lord Kelvin was singuIar-
ly unpunctual at meals. and generally
absorbed over the repast In some
scientific abstraction. In his own din
ing-room favorite parrot greeted
his appearance. with Late again, Sir
William." Yet he had a keen sense
Of humor. Simplicity Of speech was
not In his plan. AS chairman at a
public dinner, for example, he rose to
announce that the conversion Of eel
lular tissue into chemical molecules
may now begin Gentlemen, you may
smoke."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
n I Quake.

We boast Of our emancipation from
many superstitions; but II we have
broken any idols, II is through a
transfer Of the idolatry. What have
gained, that no longer immediate a
bull to Jove, or to Neptune. or a
mouse to Hecate; that do not trem-
BILE before the Eumenides, or the
Catholic purgatory Of the Calvinistic
judgment day-if quake at opinion,
the public opinion, as We call II? II
l quake what matters It what quake
at?-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Truly Popular.

Old Jerry, the butler, was very
proud Of the popularity Of his young
mistress, who had just made her debut
in society, In describing the glories
OF the debut ball and the subse
quent delights Of the debutante's socia
career, he said:
Yes, sab; yes, sab; she certainly
Ia enjoyin' herself, sab. Why. every
day she jes' has dozens OBJ roses and
such like, and | jes' can't say how
many boxes OBJ bon TONS"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Notice.

The annual meeting Of the Young
Mems Association for the election OF
officers will be held in the Library
Monday, March 16, 1908. Polls open
at / o'clock and close at o'clock in
the afternoon.
Fred c. Martin, Rec Sec.
Remington, March 2, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Hioh Pressure DAYS.

Mr.. John Riha, of Vinfng Ia, says:
81 have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about q year and
they give better satisfaction than any
bill ever sold. I have used them
myself with fine results" Sold by d
A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Not Chasing Ann. could.

PARIS, March i4.-Prince Helie de
Sagan has returned To Paris from the
country. He was thought to be on his
way to the United States. either in
company with Nine. Anna Gould or on
another steamer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a
new remedy, an Improvement on the
laxatives of former years, as II does
not grippe or nauseate and is pleasant
to take. It is guaranteed. --Quinlan's
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Notice..

Whereas my wife. Martha +. Nc
Durfee, has left my bed ard board
without just cause OF provocation.
hereby forbid Ill persons harboring or
trusting her on my account as shall
pay no bills Of her contracting after
this date.
Harry McDdrfee,
Sandgate, March 10, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Notice.

Whereas my wife, Lille May Bacon,
has left my bed and board without
just cause or provocation, hereby
forbid all persons harboring or trust
ing her on my account as ! shall pay
no bills Of her contracting after this
date.
Frank M. Bacon.
March 8, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Nervous
Breakdown

Nerve energy is the
force that controls the or
gans of respiration, cir
culation, digestion and
elimination. When you
feel weak, nervous, irri-
table, sick, tits often be-
cause you lack nerve
energy, and the process
of rebuilding and sustain
ing life is interfered with.
DIR. Miles Nervine has
cured thousands of such
cases, and will we believe
benefit if not entirely
cure you. Iry II.
"My nervous system gave away
completely, and left me on the verge
Of the grave. tried skilled phyysie,
clans but got no permanent relief.
got so bad I had 70 give up , M.
Restoratiye Nervine. In a few days
/ was much better. and. continued
to improve until entirely cured. l
am in business again, and never miss
an opportunity to recommend TINS
remedy" MRS. w. l.. BURKE,
Myrtle Creek. Oregon.
Your druggist sells DR.. Miles Merry.
Inc, and we authorize MN 70 return
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Liberation Notice,

Notice is hereby given that have
this day given my son, Herbert Frank
Bacon, his time for the remainder Of
his minority, and shall claim nor col
lect none of his wages nor pay any Of
his bills after this date.
Frank M. Bacon.
March 3, 1908
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16

Dr.. l.. r. broad of Boston Dead.
. ATLANTA, Ga, March l4.-Dr. l.,
r. Broad. Congregational minister OF
Boston. Is dead here after short Ill
ness. aged sixty-eight He was visiting
friends.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
Notice.

Whereas my wife, Sylvia Harring
ton, has left my bed and board with
out just cause or provocation, hereby
forbid all persons harboring or trusting
her on my account as ! shall pay nc
bills Of her contracting after this
date.
Thelbert Harrington.
SALISBURY, March 5, 1908.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-12-10
nn11 snrn A snirH can see COD IruIy

Only sucn a Spirit can see God Truly
or life wholly. Only heart vision 10
clear vision. Hence the prayer or the
text. that the eyes of the heart may
he enlightened. It was with the eyes
of the heart that the father saw the
nrodigal afar off. 1t follows, then,
since a knowledge of God involves
and conditions q mans wisdom and
spiritual understanding, and Is essen
tial to Wilderness of vision, that the
very sanity of our views OF life 10
wrapped up In our conception of God.
In the knowledge of Him all other
knowledge has Its beginning and In
depreciation. :,
Three great corollaries are involved
in the knowledge OF God for whicn
Paul prays: /. II God be the trans
cendent and immanent God OF his
experience, and II men come to know
Him as such, the call of God to saliva
ton and holiness Is perfect guaran-
tee Of His loving interest, and sur
ficient reason for unfailing hope. In
the knowledge of God, the child Of
God perceives the hope Of his calling.
2. The riches of Gods glory is In His
saints, His inheritance, and the peo-
pie of His possession. the nature
and work of God display His valua-
ton of a redeemed race. The saints
are His cherished possession. 8. To
know God as Paul knew Him In
Christ Jesus is to see the very forces
at work which God relies upon to save
the world, and to apprehend the
greatness of His power toward us who
believe. To know God is to under
stand that all power in Heaven and
in earth Is at His disposal and that
1t is pledged to supply all the needs OF
His children.
Both the other subjects for which
Paul prays are impossible without
this knowledge Of God; with 1t, they
are possible and almost assured. The
perfect walk and the perfect work
would seem to be the normal out.
growth of such spiritual understand
ing. To know Him and Jesus Christ
whom He hath sent, Is, and must ever
be, life eternal.