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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-09
e. e. BURLINGAME e. CO.,
ASSAY OFFICE AND 9 ssnss4asv

Established In Colorado, 1855. Samples by mailor
express will receive prompt and careful attention
coScs.1ax1IoK, A. ANAL dsSS.sssfHlSStkf Avs
CYANIDE TESTS loo lbs, to e.. carload lots
l736.l73S Lawrence ST., Denver. Colo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

It is like lame ankle.
1t will never get we'll while you
use and abuse it.
But rest it completely and Nature
restores its strength.
You need perfect digester.
Not pepsin alone, for pepsin di-
gests albumen only.
There are starch and fats and
phosphates which must be digested
too.
And half of digestion takes place
In the bowels. You must supply
what is needed there.
It is not an easy matter to
create a perfect digester. 1t has
taken US years.
There are plenty of ways to di-
gest part of the food, but that isn't
sufficient.
A digester must deal with a mix
ture of foods. 1.a
It must do all that the stomach
does when well, and all that the
bowels do.
Kodol alone will do that.
If any food remains undigested,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06
WORKS OF JOHN YEGG
A Daring Burglar Who Attained
Fame In His Line.
HIS NAME A POLICE LEGACY.

It Is Now Applied to the Most Danger.
Gus Criminals With Whom the Off.
GERS of tho Law Have to Contend.
NisresIyeerin In Safe Bursting.
In the expressive slang that per-
meates police circles throughout the
! country. q, "yegss" is one Of the dan
erous cril. Nual class.
y, Is often asked, What
lid the expression
or TO the latter
j lead to an eluci-
datIon of =.
Some wears ago, when the United
States government was experimenting
with high explosives wishing to secure
some death dealing and destructive
shell that would cause more damage
than any before manufactured, some
one suggested that introglycerin be
tried. Up to that time this most pow
erful of explosives had not been util-
lied in this way.
The government experts went 10
work, and the results Of their expert
ments were from time to time pub
lished broadcast through the commu-
nity. At last they succeeded in max
ing q shell in which nitroglycerin was
the chief component part and which
made all former ones sink into insiS-
nifcance.
In town in the middle west at the
time there lived a man named John
Yesg. In his earlier days he had been
one Of the most expert electricians as
we'll as all round experienced mechan-
les in the country. Later, through drink
and bad associates. he had descended
to life of crime, his principal art be-
ing that Of safe blowing.
He was attracted by the published
accounts Of the experiments of the
government authorities with nitro
glycerin. The thought struck MIN,
WHY could not this be used in blowing
safes?
The method at that time was to drill
a hole in the safe to be wrecked, I'LL
this with powder or dynamite and
then touch the fuse. This method
however, required considerable time to
pull Off "a Job" and was noisy and
dangerous.
Yegs went to work on the nitro
gIycerin method. He tried 1t, and It
was a complete success. Furthermore
after he had performed job after job
he had the police Of the country baf-
fed. They did not know how the
work was done. Yegg Instructed
others in the art. and soon from one
end Of the country to the other safes
were being wrecked, but by what man
ner no one knew.
Yegg's method was to take some or
the explosive which he and those with
him called "soup"-and, by the way.
this term Is still extant-and pour 1t
in the crack Of the safe near the
hinges of the door. The small aperture
was then aavered with soap to hold
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

the explosive in place. Tine rnse was
applied, and with th plosion on
went the doors. slick an lean. The
entire job took but few Iinutes- 1t
remained for young nkerton de-
tectve to solve the 20 Ter on a safe
that was blown in -oldwater. Mich,
where a bank was wrecked and many
thousands Of dol RS secured.
The crime ": traced to iegg and
some of his ,mpanions, and they
were found guilty and sent to prison.
Thereafter those who employed the
nitroglycerin instead Of the older
methods were called "yeggmel" or
"yeGgs."
This was the beginnip term,
but since that time Nof
1t has grown greatly yegg,"
viewed from wha/ aspect, is the
most dangerQps NAL with whom
the police o. ,untry have to deal.
He is one rides the country DER
on freight trains. working through the
south in the winter and migrating to
more exhilarating climes during the
summer. He will beg when he IS
hungry and will steal and commit
murder when he sees an opportunity
of benefiting himself
Today there are thousands Of "yeggs'
scattered throughout the country. Most
Of them belong to some certain band.
each one Of which has a leader He
is the king. 1t is his duty to enlist
recruits TO him also is shipped all
the loot. and he in turn converts 1t into
money and places the amount to the
credit Of the member sending it in.
For this the king receives a commits
sion.
Most of the "yegg" gangs carry what
is known as kitten" with them. The
kitten" is a boy. young man or Grip
pie, whose duty it IS to visit houses
and places of business. apparently beg
eirg food or selling shoestrings. lead
pencils. etc. and who then reports to
the gang "the lay OF the land" so that
when the time comes for pulling off
the job all are familiar with the prem
ises. The "kittcns" are often runaway
BOYS and later become ''yeggs" them
selves. destined to follow a life OF
crime and observation-disclosures Ca
zette-Times. .
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06
Nautical information.

"By the way. captain" said the
sweet young thing on the second day
out, with a smiling attempt to be
chummy, where does Mother Carey
feed her chickens"
I'm the trough Of the sea, young wo-
man." replied the captain Of the ocean
liner, with solemn dlgnity.-Chlcago
Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06
When food fails to digest, you must
Help the Stomach >'

it irritates the stomach lining.
The pain tells you that
That is why the stomach fails
to recover-the irritation makes it
impossible.
Kodel leaves no food undigested
leaves nothing to cause irrita-
ton or pain.
The result is, the stomach geta
we'll very quickly.
Dieting is unnecessary.
The body requires a variety OF
food. If you stint it, some parts
are robbed of their nourishment.
Eat what you need, and let
Kodol digest it. For food will do
more for weak stomachs than
medicine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

A good head and industrious nand
are worth gold in any land.-Dutch
Provero.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06
Our Guarantee

On the first dollar bottle Of Kodol
your druggist gives signed guar.
antee. If it fails to do all we claim.
your druggist returns your money.
You take no risk whatever. This
$1.oo bottle contains 2H times a.
much as the SOC bottle. Made by
E. c. Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

Wisdom Is knowledge. sound judg
ment and good conduct running togeth'
er in harness and keeping step.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06
Maae Him a Sonaster.

Mr.. Stubb Tin astonishmentSGra-
cious, Maria! That tramp has been
singing in the back yard for the last
hour. Mrs. Stubb-Yes, John, 1t Is all
my fault. Mr.. Stubb-Your fault? Mrs.
stubb-Indeed 1t Is. I thought / was
giving him a dish of boiled oatmeal,
and instead of that I boiled up the
bird seed by mistake.-Chicago News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

Physicians endorse P. p. p. - splen.
ga combination, and prescribe 1t with
great satisfaction for the cures Of all
forms and stages OF Primary. Secondary
a2G Tertiary Syphilis. syphihtis Rheu-
.:.a.:src. Scrotulous Ulcers and sores.
6. aula- swellings. Rheumatism, KID
rey Complaints, old Chronic Uloers that
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

If any food remains undigested.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15
STOCK TAKING.

This is the season when merchants take
count of stock and have their clearance sales of
odds and ends and culls 1t is equally important
that the man on the farm do the line of
work.
These winter months between the active
season gone by and that to come. One can now
take time to review the seasons work and its re-
suits He can consider where mistakes have TAX
en- place, and plan to avoid them. He can recall
where he has made gains and secured desirable
results and plan to increase them.
Then, too, one measure up the conditions
that surround him and fairly estimate his relative
the Northwestern farmer has cause of congratu-
lation. The year has brought him into publicity
never before
During the summer the state was traversed by
many tourists, especially those who attended the
summer conventions at Spokane and Seattle. 1t
has also been visited by prominent public
than before. The Alaska Yukon-Pacifc
Exposition preparations directing attention
this way. The sending of the U. S. feet to the
Pacific waters has directed public thought to the
growing prominence and value of the Pacific
Northwest
The rapid growth of the state and the high
character and quality of her products have COM
manded widespread attention They are constant
incentives to secure best results, and these can
only be attained by following the successful mer-
chants plan of stock taking, turning undesirable
holdings into more available forms, and mprov-
ing the stock and conditions of business.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15
PARCELS POST.

But few days remain in which to urge the
present Congress to take up line of legislation,
for which farmers have labOred score OF years.
Parcels Post has been forced upon it's attention as
before. Not only has the postoffice depart
ment recommended the passage of a measure that
is endorsed by the farmers and approved by their
home merchants, but bill has been placed before
it that includes those recommendations
Two important innovations are planned in the
proposed Parcels Post law by the following pro-
visions:
''That nothing herein contained shall be taken
authorizing the acceptance for delivery at the
special rates of postage herein provided OF any
parcel offered by any person acting as agent or
representative, upon commission or otherwise, or
any person not resident Of such rural delivery
route.
"That only such parcels shall be received for
delivery at the special rates of postage herein
provided as are offered by bona fide merchants or
dealers whose places of business are on rural de-
livery routes covered by this act in the ordinary
and regular course of their business, and by resi-
dents such routes in their individual capacity"
Discussion has not all been in favor of the pass
age of this important, helpful measure Opposi-
ton has been actively stimulated from several
centers of action by those who will be losers by
it's adoption. 1t has been argued that it will not
pay the expense of operation that 1T will central
ize trade that the country merchants only to
be used temporarily tools to secure it's passage,
after which it's operation will be made general
and initiate against them; that it will throw the
commercial travellers out of their jobs; that it is
Il
very selictous for the welfare of the country mer-
chant and the farmers of his locality.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, in an address before
the Retail Merchants Association of that state,
said: 81 do not believe in the mail order citizen.
1t is better that should have thousand towns
than one large city. If place is good enough for
a man to make his money in, it certainly should
be good enough for him to spend his money in.
The merchants have just right to all the bust
ness of the town in which they have their stores,
and every good citizen will help them get it,"
This is fair sample of the dope that is used
to smother action this benefcent measure. Not
a word is said as to the benefits that will accrue
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Dexter Horton & Company, bankers, Seattle,
who have been advertising in The Ranch for the
past year that they pay 40 interest on savings
deposits and whose statement made to the public
the past month shows it to be of the strong
est banks on the Pacific Coast, has adopted one of
the cleverest advertising plans that has ever been
brought to the attention of The Ranch. 1t is
new and improved calendar good for ten years
service. This makes it almost perpetual and
Dexter Horton e Company will send the calendar
free to anyone who will make a post card request
for same. In asking for this calendar it will be
we'll for our subscribers to mention The Ranch.
The calendar is entirely free and all that you
required to do is merely to write postal card
request.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15
NO POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

1t is given out from Washington, d. c., that Con-
gress will make no provision during this session
for establishing postal savings banks. The
son assigned is that Speaker Cannon will exercise
his autocratc authority against allowing any con-
sderation of the measure He is one of the ma
tiona bankers, and is in league with the national
bank interests to prevent such legislation, and to
influence the country banking interests to oppose
any such measure for fear the postal savings bank
would wipe them out of existence by reason OF
their greater popularity and the confidence they
would command.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15
WASHINGTON

Washington, dear Washington,
Pride of the western shore,
Superb with natures grandeur,
Fair land that | adore.
love thy lofty mountains,
l love thy mighty sea-
The nations bow in homage
And tributes pay to thee.
See, the majestic pillows
Tossing upon the sands,
Grandly, proudly bearing
Thy ships to foreign lands
Their cargoes heavy-laden
With their priceless wealth Of gold
Shall CALAMITY bear the message
OF victories yet untold.
o Washington, fair Washington,
Fain would l fly to thee,
Land of my hearts fond longing,
What dost thou hold for me?
(Sent to Seattle Chamber of Commerce
by Laura Ellen Gilfillan of Chicago ILL.,, who
spent several months in the state as leader
of a voting contest in a Chicago newspaper
for western trip at it's eXpense.)
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Now that the crisis is past the cautious bank
depositors will be looking out for real estate in
vestments. There is better place to deposit
money than in farm lands especially in this rap
idly developing Northwest. The inevitable effect
of the financial furry is to increase the market
value of productive farm lands. Several such in
vestments have already been made in this state,
both by Eastern people and by returning AL
askans
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

from compelling reduction in present express
rates on small parcels, well as from securing
a more widely extended interchange of this class
of goods, and but little reference is made to the
provisos so carefully drawn, and that little is
mainly as sheer. Some of these men praise the
Postal Savings Bank, while damning the Parcels
Post However, Parcels Post is making progress,
and is nearer realization than BEFORE and the
present Congress would do well to grasp the credit
of it's passage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

that the development of the Pacific Coast states
is progressing to the point where it recpro
cate in emergencies with those parts less favored
for winter production. The marvellous progress
of Washington will soon place her in the lead of
all Pacific Coast production.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Los Angeles made it's first shipment of eggs,
and Portland OF butter, to Eastern markets during
the recent cold wave in that section This shows
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08
The Notary In France.

The notary is most important per
son in all small country towns In
France Everybody consults him. from
the big landowner when he has dis
cussions with his neighbor over right
Of way to the peasant who buys a few
meters Of land as soon as he mas any
surplus funds. We were constantly
having rows with one of our neighbors
over little strip of wood that ran up
into ours. Whenever he was angry
with US. which happened quite often
1--WE never knew WHY. he had deep.
ugly ditch made just across the road
which we always took when we were
riding around the property. The woods
were so thick and low. with plenty Of
thorns. that we could not get along by
keeping on one side and were obliged
to go back and make quite a long de-
tour. The notary did his best to buy 1t
for US. but the man would neve. SELL
rather enjoyed. think. having the
power to annoy us.-Mme. Waddington
In Scribners.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08

0st u cssst - assIssd I Nm NV y
@ \; uStna otsonn 4 anna. v y, "a Il. ,s

O.t " essst lsssss iasssss1 u lnss ~
Il ustn1s otreao mi uaas \ n
One day AurinR I term sUfs CONT ii
Macon Mo-. Judge shelton. who was
running through y :stenoxrap hic fssOiyl
Of trtal. detected 4 sentence whlch
reflected upon the ,lety of appeliant's
senior counsel. Major 3 4. Dysart. IN
elder III the Presbyterian church
Major" he said. II have just teen
reading this record. was inexpressi-
bly, pained to note In It some very dis.
respectful language you used III the
presence Of the court" .
A funeral soleInnity would fall short
Of describing the appearance OF Dy-
sart's features.
''WhAt do you mean?" he asked. 3
"Of course you may have been excit
ed 4 bit during the trial, major. I
know those other fellows were worry
Ing you like everything. but that ia
hardly an excuse for using cuss words.
You should have waited until you got
outside. 1t won't do
Does your honor mean to intimate
that I swore in your presence while
trying case?' demanded the major
sternly.
II don't intimate anything. major.
but you just look at that And he
handed the transcript to Dysart. There.
Nesting, in the midst of long argu-
ment over an objection. printed as
plain as type could make It. were the
words:
"lt Ia damned obscure injury"
1t required nearly five minutes for
the major to think out how 1t happen.
ed. Then he grabbed pen. showed 1t
into the ink bottle and viciously
scratched out the ribald sentence. over
which he wrote:
ut ia dsmnum absque injuria.'
meaning damage without an injury.
kansas City Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08
SHOPPING IN CAIRO.
Where Bargaining ls the Perfume. the
Poetry Of Trade.

Where Bargaining 10 the Perfume. the
Poetry Of Trade.
II entered Sidi Okba's shop in Cairo"
said the man with the oriental labels
on his luggage. land handsome carpet
caught my eye. What is the price Of
thaty asked.
"'That carpet is not for SALE Sidi
Okba answered. 4 bought it at great
cost for my own delectation only. How
beautiful it is! But will not monsieur
partake with me Of coffee and ciga-
rettes?'
II partook. The next morning I was
in that neighborhood again. and Sidi
came forth and saluted me. He had
changed his mind about retaining the
carpet Allah forbade selfishness among
the true believers. and since desired
the thing he'd let me have it for $1,000.
"'Ill give you $10.' said I.
HE fell back. almost fainting; then
in q weak. panied voice he offered me
coffee again.
''Next day when turned up he came
down to 5000. and I went up to SIS.
and we drank more coffee and smoked.
Next day he dropped to $500. and rose
to $780, We were very cheerful over
the coffee and tobacco that day. We
had the carpet spread before US to ad-
mire. 1t was evident that we would
strike bargain yet. and just before
left Cairo we did strike a bargain.
The carpet became mine for $50. 1t
would have cost $3.50 at home. As we
shook hands in farewell Sidi Okla
said:
81 love good bargainer like your
self. Bargaining is the bloom, the per-
fume. the poetry of trade. l adore it."
Exchange.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08
I THE il ] UNIVERSE.
Mans p.aes In This Eternity q opaes
and Mater.

Mans piaes In This Etsrnity q opaes
n and Matter. 5s$ 81 v NJ
The solar system II Int q fragment
Of the universe. Every star b sun
With solar system. 1t b possible that
there may I've millions VI planets In,
habited BY beings higher or lower than
ourselves. What we see going ON II
what we call the process Of evolution
from broken fragments to coherent
masses and to inhabited worlds. from
chaos to cosmos. a struggle upward of
the universe from something lower
and disorganized to something higher
and organized.
As to how life originates on these
planets science Is ignorant at present.
It is an entire mystery. would not
have you build too much on that.
do not think 1t will always remain a
mystery. nor would have a theolo.
gian shaken In his views IL science
should discover something about the
nature and origin Of life. want you
to realize that this process Of svolu-
ton is not a process which negatives
or excludes the idea of divine activity.
It ISL venture to say, revelation to
US Of the manner of divine activity.
1t is the way the Deity works.
The attempt to show that evolution
Is unguided. that 1t is the result Of alb.
solute change. fails. What is pointed
to is not unguided random change. but
guided change. The other could not
be done in time.
What we have to realize in regard
to our place in the universe is that we
are intelligent. helpful and active parts
Of the cosmic scheme. We are among
the agents Of the Creator. One Of the
most helpful ideas is cooperation
helping one another. Cooperation
this In a new and stimulating sense
cooperation with the Divinity himself.
Sir Oliver Lodge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08
Puss TO THE RESCUE.
Brought Rabbit TO Hungry Phiiadsl-
phia Cave Dwellers.

Brought q Rabbit TO Hungry Philadsl-
phia Cave Dwellers.
When the first settlers came to Phil
adelphia. of course there were no
houses ready for them. says Sci In the
Cat Journal. 80 good many Of the
men dug small caves in the bank Of
the river. They would dig several
feet into the bank. then build walls Of
sod in front of the little caves. They
made the roof by laying branches Of
trees on top. covering these with rush
es from the river and putting pieces
Of sod on the rushes. The chimney
was made Of stones plastered with
clay.
These caves were used only until the
men had time to cut timber and build
the houses they wished.
One Of the old families Of Philadel-
phia owns a quaint silver tureen on
which is engraved cat selling a rab-
bit. In the early days at Philadelphia
Elizabeth Hard was living with her
husband in one Of these dug-out caves
while he was building their house. The
work went very slowly. and Elizabeth
often helped her husband. She brought
the water to make the mortar for the
chimney and even helped at one end
Of the saw.
One day she was very tired. for she
had helped all the morning. Her hus-
band told her to rest awhile and then
think about dinner. Mrs. Hard walked
sadly away. Their food was nearly
gone. Only few biscuits and q little
cheese were left. Just then she saw
her cat coming toward her with large
rabbit in its mouth. Mrs. Hard cooked
the rabbit and had nice dinner ready
for Mr.. Hard when he came for his
noon rest. So kitty helped. although
she did not know 1t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08

I am candidate for the Republican
nomination for member of Congress be-
fore the primaries to be held on the oath
day of June next, and earnestly solicit
your support.
I believe in the repeal of the tariff on
lumber and in general revision of the
tariff schedules. Am in favor of ma
tional grain inspection law and in the
general policies which have been advo-
Gated by President Roosevelt. I have
lived in the state of North Dakota for
over twenty-six years and have a
thorough knowledge Of the needs of our
people.
Should I be nominated and elected,
will use by best efforts for the best in
terests of all the people and all parts of
the state.
Respectfully,
L. B. HANNA.