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Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
French Oyster eatherers.

The work of oyster collecting and
culture is most unsuitable for women
but in France, owing to its tedious M.
ture, it does not appeal to men. Often
from an early hour in the morning till
late into the evening the women are
standing up to the knees in water
with strong sun beating down on
them. The result is that never a year
passes without some of them going
mad and having to be hurried away tC
the asylums. The work is we'll paid
as, indeed, it ought to be. while in the
case of the few who own beds the
profits are large, and small fortunes
are quickly amassed.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
A Wonan's Back

Has many aches and pains caused by
weaknesses and falling, or other displace-
ment, of the pelvic organs. Other symp-
toms of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness, imaginary specks or
dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw-
ing sensation in stomach, dragging or
bearing down in lower abdominal or pelvic
region, disagreeable drains from pelvic
organs, faint spells with general weakness.
II any considerable number of the above
symptoms are present there is no remedy
that WIN give quicker relief or a more per-
ma4ent eeye than DR.. Pierce's Favorite
PreaC5IptfoHS has record Of over forty
years OF cufeSS II is the most potent
!1Yigor2ting tonic and strengthening- -ner-
vino known to medical science. 1t is made
OF the glyceric extracts Of native medici-
nal roots found in our forests and con-
tains not drop of alcohol or harmful, or
habit-forming drugs. Its ingredients are
all printed on the bottle-wrapper and at
tested under oath as correct.
Every ingredient entering into 'Fa-
vorite Prescription has the written en-
dorsement of the most eminent medical
writers Of all the several schools of prac-
tice-more valuable than any amount of
nOn-professional stimonials-though the
latter are not lacking, having been con-
tributed voluntarily by grateful patients
in numbers to exceed the endorsements
given to any other medicine extant for
the cure of woman's ills.
You cannot afford to accept any medicine
Of unknown composition as a substitute
for this well proven remedy OF KNOWN
COMPOSITION, even though the dealer may
make little more profit thereby your
interest in regaining health is paramount
to any selfish interest of htS and it is an
insult to your intelligence for him to try
to palm off upon you a substitute. You
know what you want and it is his bust
ness to supply the article called for.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original "Little Liver Pills" first put up
by old DR.. Pierce over forty years ago,
much initiated but never equaled. Little
sugar-coated granules-easy to take as
candy.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
BUYING THE WIND.
Iceland Wizards" Who Used to Sell
to Superstitious f1ariners.

Iceland ''Wizards" Who Used to Sell
to Guperstitious f1ariners.
In the old days of sailing ships it
was Il common thing for sea captain
to buy the wind for his voyage.
though. strangely onor.G the only pco-
pie supposed to deal in it were the
IcelanderS. When Il constant success
sion of battling winds or dead calmS
had persiStently followed a ship for
more than one cruise it was not at all
unusual for the skipper of Il big wind
jammer TO pay visit to Iceland for
the sole purpose of purchasing wind
enough to last him on his next voyage
or two.
II every port in Iceland O2p CT mo:V
wind wizards" were to be fouHd. wh
wee ready to sell Favorable wind fo:
the next six months or Il VT to ans
sea captain willing to invest in some
thing he could not see. The sai0r. hiv-
tHg found his way 10 the magician'S
house first proceedCI to spread nrt
upon TIE noCr the All les offered in
payment for the wind-tall d candles
After Il good deal Of h&g-.ing ana
naEy times adding to or tal:i3g AVA
from the little pile Of merchandise be-
tween them the price was finally
agreed Upon and TIE captain passed
over his handkerchief to the Icelandpr
The wi@d merchant muttered certain
wO"Cs i2to it. tying Il knot in the hard
at NO oil,
tiCn ThiS w8s done to keep the ma%i"
words from evaporating. When Ger
tain number of knots had been tied
the handkerchief was returned to is
owner, with Il strict charge to keep 1t
knotted and guard it with eXtraOrGi
nary care until he arrived at the &c
sired Port. and at each port a knot was
20 lie taken out.
One cid captain had been so bothered
with head winds that he kept crying
! out to the Iceander to tie another knot
! in the handkerchief and another and
another. so as to be sure of plenty oe
| the wished for zephyrs. until finally
there was no room for any more knots
and three knives and thirty candles
udu Ueeu duueu 10 lue nedp on lAP
! floor. But when the wind greedy can
tain was two days at sea a terrific gI.a
began to hurl the ship ahead of it.
ever increasing in fury. until she
| plunged along under bare poles. with
her nose deep in the brine and tons Of
water washing her decks. Darker and
darker grew the Sky. and higher AMI
higher rose the racing. foam crested
waves. hammering the laboring vessel
with ceaseless blows u1til her seams
began to open under the strain and let
in the sea.
Then, believing he had the devil il
his pocket. the badly frightened skip
per drew forth the much knotted hand
kerchief and threw it overheard In n
short time the tempest abated. the
clouds cleared away, and the waters
subsided. but one seaman never again
bought wind. He was content with tht
kind that comes by chance.-New YOri,
| Times
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
TAYLOURS AND SMYTHS.
They Were the Commonest Trades In
the Thirteenth Century.

the Thirteenth Century.
The manufacture of leather in the
thirteenth century seems to have been
important. showing that leather ieF-
kins and breeches were commonly
worn. We have 10 skynners. 40 bar.
kars. saddelers. cOrdeweners. lG-
sOuters (shoemakersl and glover
The surname feuster is a trade nam;
denOting a maker of pack saddles
The cOmmonest trades are tay!0u.
and smyth. since one lived in almost
every village The taylours number
407. of whom 40 are called by IL
Latin name of cissOr In addition t
261 smyths. several are specialized
There are two arusmyths. three loke-
smyths, three goldsmyths, FIVE fferours
(shOeing smiths) and six marshalls (far-
riers).
The wright wrought both in wood
and metal The number catalogued is
1856. of whom 81 are called by the
Latin name faber (French favre). one
Of the few cases in which the Latin
translation of a trade name has be
come common surname. The
wryghts' trade. like that of the smyths.
was specialized. The arkwryght made
the great arks or chests in which the
clothes or meal were stored, and we
find a plOwwryght. a wheewryght
two shippewryghts. eleven cartwryghts
and two glasswryghts (glaziersl. VIII
were probably concerned with the win
dOws of churches. Glass windows ir
houses were rare.
The bakesters are few (fifteen), sqg-
gesting that families baked their Owr
bread. There are twenty-six butcher
Cdeshewer, bOcher or carnifex). whenoc
LabOuchere. while the surname pOtte.
shows that this trade was in existence
The fysshers forty-three) were opu
lent. being taxed twelve times as much
as laborers.-LondOn Notes and Que
ries.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
Utterly Selfish.

Nellie-That Clara Sharpe is just the
meanest, most utterly selfish girl eve?
saw. She never thinks of any one bui
herself. Dora-Tell me about it. Nellie
i ran in there the other evening fol
a few moments. and while | was there
Mr.. .Spooner called. 1t wasn't long be
fore he requested her to play. He's
passiOnately fond of music, you know
WE'LL what do you think that girl did
She asked him to come to the plane
and turn the music for her. so that !
couldn't talk to him.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
When TrIfIes Become Troubles

If any person suspects that their
kidneys are deranged they should
take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once
and not risk having Bright's disease
or diabetes. Delay gives the disease
a stronger foothold and you should
not delay taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy. Sold by all druggists in
Smyrna and w. R. Keys & Co.,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
MOSBY WAS THERE.
a Cavalry Regiment Found Him, but
Didn't Make a Capture.

OIon wake OdpIuFes
General John S. Mosby. the Confed-
crate cavalryman. used to tell of Il
comic incident which hSppened in the
Shenandoah valley in 1864 Near Mill
wood a regiment of cavalry halted one
night and went into camp. One of the
men. who was hungry. slipped away
and went off in the neighborhood to
get something to eat. He rode up to Il
cabin ON a farm in the dark and called
for the person inside to come out.
A negro woman. known at that time
as an intelligent contraband, opened
the door and asked him what he want
ed The soldier wished to BE- assured
of his safety before dismoun;ing and
while eating his supper. so he inquired
Of the woman if any one but herself
was there
She replied. Yes; Mosby is here
"Whatr' said he in a whisper. us
Mosby here?"
Yes" she said; ''he is in the house. 9"
The soldier put spurs to his horse
and dashed off to his company to carry
the news. When he got there he IN
formed the colonel that Mosby was il
house not far away. The regiment
was soon mounted and went at fast
trot, thinking they had MOsby in {
trap
When they arrived at the negro wO-
mans house the colonel ordered his
men to surround it to prevent Mosby's
escape, while he went in with few to
take him dead or alive.
The woman again came to the door
of the cabin. The colonel inquired. is
Mosby hereT'
She innocently replied. YES" so be
walked in.
After the colonel got inside he looked
round. But the woman seemed to lie
all alone and utterly unconscious of
having so important a person for a
guest.
In a loud voice the colonel demand
ed. ''Where is Mosby?"
Ere he" answered the terrified ne
gress. at the same time pointing to a
cradle on the floor
The colonel looked into the cradle
and saw little African pickaninny
sucking its paw.-Youth's Companion
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
His Quietus.

The bridegroom relaxed for mo-
ment his arms tense pressure.
"What would you do" he whispered
hoarsely, IF by some terrible accident
I should be drOwncd?'
In the mild moonlight he saw his
young wife pale and shudder.
"Oh, don't. Tom she cried. How
can you? You know don't look we'll
in k."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
Worth More Dead.

They had been married seventeen
years.
"If there ever was an utterly worth
less travesty of a man. you're it." she
told him.
Six months later she was suing the
railway company whose train had run
over this worthless husband for S25.-
900
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
Not Imnressed.

"I have been abroad in the best OF
society,"" boasted the city youth. "Why,
even my trunks bear the labels of
Switzerland"
"Gosh, that amt nothing, sonnyw
drawled his rural uncle. $50 does
box Of cheese. e.'-Chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
Beyond Him.

There's only one thing the arm
sess wonder can't do with his feet, :"
said the Snowman.
whats that?" asked a spectator
"Put on his gloves" answered the
Snowman.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
She Recalled an Instance,

''Mrs. Peddicord," said that lady's
husband. "dld you ever say anything
that you afterward regretted saying?"
Certainly. l said Yes once and
have been sorry for it ever since
Detroit Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
Notice.

As it is my purpose to discon-
tinue the credit business, very
earnestly request all persons hav-
ing an account with me to make
settlement at once.
All bills unpaid July Ist will be
placed in attorneys hands for col
lection.
MARY M. FAIRIES,
Prom Z q FAIRIES Store
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09

When a woman does it at home she
calls it the "wash." but when she
sends 1t down town she calls it the
'laundry. -Atchison Globe.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
At the Rarher,s.

Tonsorial Expert Cutting colored
mans hair)-'Rastus. your hair is just
like wool. 'Rastus-Well. you didn't
'spect to cut silk TO Is cents, did yoh?
-Harper's Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
Constitutional Amendment

An Act Proposing an Amendment to Section Is
OfAriicle . of the Constitution of the State of
Delaware relating to the Compensation of the
Members and Presiding Officers of the General
Assembly
eral Assembly met (two-hirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House agreeing;
Section /. That the following amendment be
and the same is hereby proposed to Section Is of
Article of the Constitution of Delaware;
That the word five" be stricken out of the
stituuon, and the word ten" be inserted in lieu
thereof and the word six" be stricken out of the
fourth line of Section 15 Article of the Consti-
tuition, and the word twelve be inserted in lieu
thereof
Richard HodgsOn,
Speaker of the House.
Isaac T. Parker
President of the Senate.
l. Joseph l. Cahall, Secretary Of State of the
State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of
House Bill No. 3l2. entitled An Act Proposing
an Amendment TO Section 10 of Article of the
Constitution of the State of Delaware, relating to
the Compensation of the Members and Presiding
Officers of the General Assembly, as the same
appears on the enrolled bill filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State, which said bill proposing
such amendment to the Constitution of this State
is published in accordance with the require
ments Of the Constitution of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here.
unto set my hand and official seal, at
GSEAL1 Dover, this twentyffth day of July.
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eight
JOSEPH L. CAHALL.
5 cIetary OF State.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
EXONORAlED
CASE AGAINST REV. BosELLY AT.
q MANDAN DISMISSED, AS COM
PLANNING WITNESS REFUSED
TO VERIFY COMPLAINT.

The charge of rape against Rev.
Boselly of Mandan was dismissed
Thursday morning after the compile
ton of the examination Of Mary
Amundson. the complaining witness,
upon motion of the defense and agreed
to by the states attorney.
The girl resolutely refused to testi-
fly to the charges she made in the
complaint, and it was found impossi-
sble to get anything from her in the
way Of evidence against the minister,
SO when, at the completion of her
testimony, the defense moved for dis
missal, the motion was granted, and
Mr.. Boselly is freed from the ugly
charge.
Had it been necessary to introduce
it, the defense had a mass of strong
testimony to offer which, it is claimed,
would have completely exonerated the
accused, one of the witnesses being
the girls mother.
The girl had told so many conflict
ing stories about her trouble that few
believed the charge against the minis.
ter, which, seemingly, was made in
the interest of the real culprit, and
after the girl had charged, in inter
views, another with the crime, and
the untruthfulness of the complaint
against the minister is probably, his
friends claim, the reason she refused
to testify against him at the hearing.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
Maiden Speeches In the Lords.

M2Ioen oPSeCnSS III InS IOEuSs
BY waiting twenty-four years before
making his maiden speech Lord Lang
ford exercised an oratorical restraint
as rare as in some cases it would be
commendable.
The Earl of Rochester In the days Of
Charles III. was not equally modest,
for he took an early opportunity of ad-
dressing the house Of lords. with disas-
trous results. My lords" he began.
'I rise this time for the first time
the very first time, my lords -and di-
vide my speech into four branches. "
Here he paused for few seconds,
grew purple and confused and finally
blurted out, 'My- lords, If ever I rise
again in this house you may cut me
of, root and branches and all, for
ever"
Lord Byron was more fortunate, for
his maiden effort was declared by Sir
f. Burdett to be s'the best speech by a
lord since the Lord knows when"
Lord Rosebery's maiden speech after
three years of silence was model of
modest oratory, opening with plea
for that favor and indulgence which
the house always shows to those who
address it for the first time, "even in 8
larger measure on account of my ex
treme youth and inexperience.' st
James Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
CLEANING UP
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE GOT
THE HABIT AND IMPROVE
MENT is NOTED.

Men and wagons in the employ Of
the city We're noticed going up one
street and down the next yesterday
clearing the streets of all sorts of
rubbish, and it was wonderful the va.
ried lot of old junk they gathered,
and equally wonderful how much bet
ter the streets looked after the raid
If this work is kept up by the city
officials and the people turn out next
Monday on cleanup day as they
should, the bettered appearance of the
city will be next to marvellous. If the
school children enter into the clean
up spirit here that they have in Grand
Forks and other cities where the boys
and girls have taken hold to help,
there will not be. vacant lot next
Monday which is not cleared of the
rubbish thereon. and otherwise made
to look as well as an uncared-for piece
of property can look. The program OF
the committee Of the Civic league for
cleanup day is published elsewhere
in this issue. All over the city the
home owners are busy at work clear
ing away the rubbish of the winter
and putting their homes in the pink
of condition, instead of waiting until
next Monday. This Is a most com
niendable spirit and gratifying I to
themselves and to the people at large
The person who does not clean VI
his or her premises this yeyr, when
nearly everybody is engaged in the
work, will be the exception--and moi
Very enyiable one, either.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
COND0N CASE
IS FINISHED.
JURY AFTER BEING OUT FOUR
HOURS, DIsAGREEs, AND THE.
STATES ATTORNEY DIsMlssEs
THE COMPLAINT.

The case Of James Condor, accused
of vagrancy, was tried Thursday aft
ernoon before Justice J. E. Perry and
jury of twelve of his peers. The
jury, after being out four hours and
thoroughly reviewing the evidence,
agreed to disagree, and the case. on
motion of B. Anger, the assistant
states attorney, was dismissed.
The trial was not as replete with
sensational features as the first one,
whereat the jury likewise failed to
agree. The case went to the jury at
4:15 O'clock, without argument from
either side. The defense rang in two
witnesses, Frank Dwyer, plumber of
St. Paul, who testified that Condor
had worked for him in the past, and
G. w. Wolbert, who also testified
likewise.
The court room (the case was to
have been tried in Justice Perry's
Office, but was transferred to the court
house, presumably to make room for
the crowd,) was not quite so crowded
as it was at the first trial. The pro-
ceedings we're devoid of sensations or
pyrotechnics, and a great many of the
spectators were disappointed thereby
About o'clock the jury sent in
word to the court that there was no
possibility of their reaching an agree
ment, but the court refused to- dis.
charge them and made them work two
hours longer. 1t is understood. that
the jury stood II to for conviction.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
FIRE DEPT Held
ANNUAL Meeting
AT WHICH ALL OLD OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED TO SERVE DUR.
ING ENSUING YEAR--ARRANGE.
MENTs MADE FOR PICNIC.

Wednesday evening at the city hall
the firemen held their annual meeting
lat which the regular election of Off
GERS was held. The three companies
were represented by four delegates
each-Hose Company No. 1, the Bis
-Marck Fire company and the Banner
Hook and Ladder company.
On motion of A. Van Horn, the same
officers who have held Office during
the past year were reelected by a
unanimous vote. A. F. Mcdonald, the
fire chief, then passed around the ci-
gaFs.
s. President L. A. BIesner occupied
the chair at the meeting. All the mem.
bers of the conclaye were present.
with the exception of two. Before the
election Of officers quite little busi-
ness was transacted. A. F. Marquett
made motion to the effect that each
member of the department be assess
ed dues to the amount Of SIS quarterly.
The motion carried without a dissent
ing voice.
A committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Van Horn; Marquett and Rob
.erts, was appointed by the chair to
draw up a new set of bylaws for the
department, as the old ones were de.
stroyeds or lost in the disastrous fire
Of 1898.
1t was decided that one delegate of
each company be instructed to confer
and make arrangements for a picnic
to be given this summer and that
they report to the president of their
respective companies as soon as pos
sible.
After this the meeting adjourned.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
! ALMONT. :.

F. C. Carter of Carson transacted
business in Almont Monday after
noon. Mr. Carter informs us that hiS
new two story store is almost COM
p1eted and will be ready for occu-
pancy soon.
Mrs. Anna Compton is having a
residence erected on her lot in the
southwest part of town.
Mrs. J.. R. Sherwood and daughter
Ruth visited friends at New Salem
Sunday.
( August He'll of Glen Ullin transact
ed business in Almont the first of the
week.
M. A. Clark of the Dayton Land
Co. come over from New Salem in
his automobile Wednesday forenoon,
on business for his company.
H. s. Golf and r. Davenport visited
friends in the southern part of Nor
ton county Sunday.
Theodore rFeland of iSms was in
Almont Friday evening on business.
e. w. Hyde, Ben Bird and E. g..
Templeton were Mandan visitors on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Casserly went to
Bismarck Sunday afternoon. and re-
turned Monday, accompanied by Mr..
Casserly's sister, who has been tax
ing medical treatment at the hospi-
tai.
G. IA. Anderson was in Bismarck on
Friday.
At regular meeting of the Almont
Commercial club held this week a
| contract was signed with M. Grewer
for a city well. The contract calls
for a good well, to furnish an mex
haustible supply of water and is to be
completed by July /. If the well is
the success that the contractor prom
ises, the water situation in Almont
will be solved and there! will be sey-
eral wells of the kind bored this sum.
mer.
The Almont Creamery building is
completed, and all that now remains
is the arrival and the installation OF
the machinery. It is hoped that two
more weeks will see the creamery in
operation.
j.. A. Smith was in! Mandan Mon
day.
Messrs. A. Boley, Ed Morck and j
|
Tuesday shaking hands with voters.
Hon. James Campbell of Mandan
candidate for sheriff, was in Mandar
Wednesday looking over the situa
4 tion. /.
We note by the Mobridge News that
] Sydney Frazee, who formerly resided
in Almont, has opened paint shol
at Mobridge. Mr.. Frazee was quite
well known at this place, and has
many friends here who, no doubt
will be interested to learn of his
new location
The Almont baseball team went te
Glen Ullin Sunday afternoon, where
they played the local team, being de
feated by score of to s. Consider
ing the opposing team and that it was
the first game of the season. the boys
did remarkably we'll. A little prac
n tice and our boys will soon be able t,
| make it Interesting for any of them.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-08
Not Even AUST as Good"

When it became necessary during
the civil war to resort to the draft in
order to provide recruits for the Union
armies, many men who did not care to
go to the front or could not afford to
do so organized themselves into, clubs
or groups for the purpose of mutual
protection. When one Of their number
was drafted an assessment was made
upon all of them, and the money thus
raised was used in hiring substitute.
An organization of this kind was
formed in a small town in Illinois, and
one of the members, stalwart. fine
looking man, was drafted. With the
money raised by the stipulated assess
ment he procured substitute, little,
wien faced chap, who looked like a
scared rabbit. He took him to the Of
fee of the provost marshal.
''Mr Marshall" he said, ''here is my
substitute"
"I see," answered the officer dryly as
he looked at the two men. Funny
how people like to get the best of the
government in a bargain!"