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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
THE UNNAMED NEW YORKER.

A German newspaper with a large
circulation publishes at regular in
t~ervals little articles "from Amer
lea" which are probably read with
much interest abroad, where it is
not generally known that they are
misleading. One Of them, published
a few weeks ago, tells about safe de-
post vaults. ct should be under
STOOD" the correspondent says,
"that despite the high civilization
as seen here in science, art, COM
merce and philanthropy there is still
a certain wildness about the people
which makes the rich man fear the
plunderer. 1t is on that account
than one can find these safe deposit
vaults in all parts of New York
city, and there people take their val
uables when they do not require
them for public show. In the opera
season one may see long lines of
carriages and automobiles in front
Of the strong box places early in
the evening, when the women call
for their jewels, and again after the
opera, the theaters and the balls
are over, when they return them to
the burglar proof boxes. Diamonds,
amethysts and sapphires made OF
glass are also deposited in these
places and taken out when others
can see the operation by women who
court recognition in the circles
where jewelry is a badge of superb
ority."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
CAUGHT ON THE WING


is going the rounds of the bache-
lors regarding just how much
nerve the bachelor young ladies
of Milbank have. A little social
affair was held in the city one
evening last week, and the young
ladies who were to be present
had made the assertion that it
being leap year, they were going
to take the young men home.
The men heard of it and several
others who we're not invited,
tried their best to squeeze in, but
failed. It takes one of the bache-
lor boys to tell the rest. I'VE
waited and waited, but never an
invitation. The girls would
start to ask you something and
then they would SHUTTER and
stutter and blush. Why talk
about a man hesltating when he
pops the question-it wasn'tin it
with the way they acted. Final
ly they all got together and cap
tured one poor fellow who they
did not think would have the
nerve to fight off the bunch, and
well they started away with
him and they claim they took
him home. I saw one married
man who was present, act as
though he had an idea he had
been spotted, but 1 am sure a
woman took him home all right
his wife"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

WITH the Sherlock Holmes air
Of having gotten on the scent of a
leading clew. the editor of the
Grant County News, who prides
himself as being one Of the wise
ones, in last weeks issue claims
20 have discovered that the
stalwarts are opposed to Taft,
and says that they refused to
endose him at the recent meeting
Of the central COM ittee.. The
fact is the resolutions introduc.
Cd by Mi Xix we're not offered
for the purpose Of endorsing
Taft or anyone else. They were
introduced to defeat q primary
election and give the committee
authority to name the delegates,
and every one in the room knew
this fact. The Taft instruction
was tagged on to the enc of the
resolutions after they had been
under discussion, with the hope
that it would fool some of the
0t9lW0rt members into Young
for the resolutions.
The editor Of the News must
be very weak. minded if he
thinks he can deceive people by
distorting the facts, as 1t is
we'll known that the stalwarts
throughout the state have been
enthusiastic for Taft, while the
insurgent papers and leaders
have opposed and made light of
his candidacy because he is q
close friend to Senator Kittridge.
That the insurgents have been
compelled by circumstances to
take up and endorse Taft is well
known to everyone who has been
keeping in touch with state
politics. The stalwarts Of Grant
county don't have to vote against
kidding : primary election in
0rder - endorse Taft or any one
40.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

The illicit love affair out in the
west part of the county, men,
toned in this paper a short time
ago, in which one of Mr.. Bent.
ley's political reformers was
playing the Lothario role, is re-
sulting in 4 case before the di.
v0rce court in which the ne
elected wife is the complainant.
One of the prominent citizens OF
Lura was IN the city last week in
relation to the matter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
A RemOnstrance

The following petition signed
by seventy.one OF the voters of
Adams township, has been sent
to the chairman of the republl-
can county committee, protest
ing against the arbitrary and un-
lawful apportlonment which the
chairman and secretary have at.
tempted to make:
To A. NJ. Nixon, chairman republi-
can county central committ+ e:
We, the undersigned, republican
voters of the township of Adams,
Grant county, South Dakota, being
informed thru the publication in the
republican newspapers of said county
that you as chairman, and E. J..
Dreucker, who assumed to act as Sec
rotary of said committee, have issued
q call for q republican convention to
be held March "a, 1908, pursuant to
law, to elect delegates to q state con.
convention, to be held for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the ma
tionsl, whereby you have apportioned
unto Adams township only four dele
gates, whereas at the last election
upon which such apportionment Is
made and based, the township of AID
ANS cast for Coe 1. Crawford, repub-
licsn candidate for governor, So votes,
which under the superintendent ad-
opted by the central committee would
entitle said township to six delegates
in said convention.
We further notice in said call
that you have appOrtioned
to Albee q representation of two dele
gates for said convention, and we
hereby call attention to the fact that
there is no voting precinct in said
Grant county as Alpee, nor has there
ever been, but the voters of said town
| of Albee and of said Adams township
have always voted together, and all
| elections of every kind and character
for township purposes have been at
the incorporated town of Albee, and
at no other place, and any action on
your part in making said apportion-
ment is wrongful and unlawful. and
entirely unauthorized by the voters of
said township of Adams or of said
town of Albee or otherwise, and has
! been made by you without the knowl.
edge or consent and against the will
of the voters of said township of Ad-
ans and said town of Albee. We and
each of US most earnestly protest
against this action on the part OF
yourself and the party who is acting
as secretary of said committee, and
and who has signed said call as such.
and request that you appOrtion to said
township of Adams six delegates, to
which seid township is justly entitled
under the law and under your appOr'
tionment, and that said call be by vol
corrected in that regard, in accor.
dance with law and the wishes of said
voters of said township.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

Among the candidates an.
nouncemente is that of Fred
Cross for sheriff. Fred is well
known to most of our Grant
county people, having been dep.
uty sheriff for the past four
years and actively engaged in
the duties of the Office His ex.
perience, fidelity and good horse
sense are qualities that recon
mend him as q candidate who
would make an excellent sheriff.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
CHICKEN GUMBO.
The Vessels and the Recipe to Use In
Compromising 1t.

TIT vessels and the Recipe to Use In
Compromising 1t.
Even if a man never took his eyes
off his soup plate he ought to know
of his location as soon as he goes
south of Mason and Dixon's line.
Any one with a trace of could
tell it by the okra.
Okra is as common in the south
as it is rare in the north. 1t is said
to be synonymous with gumbo,
though some authorities declare
that gumbo involves the presence of
other items than merely okra. AS
the latter appears in American seed
catalogues under at least fifty diff
ferent names, there seems to be
room for some confusion.
1t is said that okra came original
ly from Africa, and indeed:it has
been proved that the Egyptians used
it long ago. Tons of it are grown
in Turkey and the northern part of
Africa, and it is a staple article OF
food in the West Indies and Central
America.
In this country it's principal use is
in making the various gumbo soups.
The pods not only give an agreeable
flavor, but a peculiar mucilaginous
consistency, which is highly priced
hy those who like it.
Sometimes the young seeds are
cooked as a vegetable, as green peas
are. Sometimes they are boiled and
served with French dressing as sal
ad.
According to directions issued by
the department of agriculture, no
copper, brass or iron cooking YES
sci should be used in preparing
okra. The metal will discolor the
pods and even render them poison
Gus. Use only agate, porcelain or
earthen ware.
The New Orleans Picayune's cook.
book gives the following recipe for
chicken gumbo: One chicken, one
onion, one-half pod Of red pepper
without the seeds, two pints of okra,
or about fifty pods; two large slices
of ham, two large tomatoes, one bay
leaf, one sprig of thyme or parsley.
one tablespoonful each of lard and
butter, salt and cayenne to taste.
Clean and cut up the chicken.
Cut the ham into small squares OF
dice and chop the onion, parsley and
thyme. Skin the tomatoes and chop
fine, saving the juice. Wash and
stem the okras and slice into thin
layers of one-half inch each.
Put the lard and butter into the
soup kettle and when hot add the
chicken and the ham. Cover close.
" and let it simmer for about ter
minutes. Then add the chopped
onions, parsley, thyme and toma'
toes, stirring frequently to prevent
scorching.
Then add the okras and wher
well Drowned add the juice of the
tomatoes, which imparts a superior
flavor.
The okra is very delicate and ii
liable to scorch if not stirred fire.
quently. For this reason many ere
ole cooks fry the okras separately
in a frying pan, seasoning with thu
pepper, cayenne and salt, and the1
add them to the chicken. Equal.
good results may be obtained will
less trouble by simply adding thu
okra to the frying chicken ant
watching constantly to proven
scorching. The least taste of
scorch spoils the flavor of the gum
DO.
! When we'll fried and Drowned adj
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
DWARF TREES.
The Process by Which They Are Pro.
duced In Japan.

On the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan,
there is a little colony of native
artists who make a speciality of
growing dwarf trees-oaks, naples,
beeches, apple trees and many 9TH
ers, perfect in every detail and pro-
portion, but no bigger than shrubs,
grown in jardinieres and used as
ornaments for dining tables. Of
the process a writer says: Exactly
how these tiny trees are produced
is known only to a score or SO of in
dividuals. But the quality essen
tial to the successful dwarf tree
grower is patience, infinite pa
tience, backed by a fund of calm
resignation unknown to the west
ern mind. Fifty years is named as
the shortest period in which a real
ly good and salable dwarf tree may
be grown, while a lifetime is not
long enough to produce the highest
examples of the art. Dwarf trees
are produced from seed or, in cases
where this is not practicable, from
carefully selected cuttings. When
the young plant begins to grow it
is tended with ceaseless care, and
from the commencement of its ca
reel its natural tendencies are sub
jugated to the will of its master.
Each twig, each leaf, as it makes its
appearance becomes the object of
the closest scrutiny. Shall it be
permitted to grow and, if SO, in what
direction? May it not be advisable
to cut it away altogether and en-
courage growth elsewhere?
"These and a dozen similar ques-
tons occupy the mind of the Jap
anese artist, and upon their correct
solution depends the ultimate value
of the tree, for to be perfect the
dwarf must possess a shape and bal
ance equal to the best life sized
models. The artist has at his dis
posal several centuries of transmit
ted experience. To this he adds the
quality that Carlyle mistook fol-
genius-an infinite capacity for tax.
ing pains. He cuts and prunes his
subject, often mercilessly, but al
ways with infinite care and fore
thought. At times, with cord OF
wire, he draws a hayward twig into
its ordained position. Then after
two or three years, when the trend
of the branch is fully established
the bonds are cut away again.
"From time to time, too, the tree
is carefully repotted, and on such
occasions its roots are subjected te
q careful examination. In their turr
they receive as much attention a!
do the branches. Unnecessary
masses of fiber are cut away, leading
rootlets are freed and encouraged
and the whole is then carefully rear
ranged in a fresh soil. Everything
is done, in fact, to concentrate The
life of the tree within the narrowes.
possible limits. And at last, afte.
years of unremitting labor, the tree
begins to respond to the touch of it
master. 1t loses its tendency t.
shoot forth lusty and far reachin:
twigs. Its leaves become tiny anc
proportional to its dwarfe(
branches. 1t surrenders in tn
fight for liberty. Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

THERE must be something
searching IN Milbank whisky.
From two instances of recent
date it would appear that after a
fellow gets about somuch OF it in
his system he works up a thirst
that nothing but muriatic acid
or cold knife will satisfy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

Letters remaining uncalled for 10
Mllbank postofice Feb. ID, 1908.
Frits, VIM. Gilbert, Henry
Harris, D
In calling for any OF the above
please say advertised" and give
date of advertisement. II not called
for in fifteen days will be sent 10
the dead letter Office.
A. M. NIXON. Pm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
For Sheriff

Milbank, S. D., Feb. 3. 1908. To
the voters of Grant county, S. D.: l
hereby announce myself as a candi-
date of the Republican party for the
Office of sheriff of Grant county, S.
D., subject to the decision of the the
primary election to be held in June.
FRED CROSS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
For CIerk OF

hereby respectfully announce my.
self as q candidate for the Office OF
clerk of courts, of Grant county,
South Dakota, subject to the decision
of the Republican primary election to
be held in June.
Milbank, S. D., Feb. 10, 1908.
F. A. CROAL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

Franc Croal, one of the active
republicans of Milbank makes
announcement of his candidacy
for clerk of courts this week.
Franc IS thoroughly competent,
snd has lots of friends who will
be pleased to help HMM his can
vass.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

about three quarts of boiling water
and set on the back of the stove to
simmer for about an hour longer.
Serve hot with nicely boiled rice.
Round steak may be substituted for
chicken, but it must be borne in
mind that the chicken gumbo is the
best Observation-Disclosures Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
For Register Of Deeds

hereby announce myself q candi.
date for the Office of register of deeds.
subject to the vote of the republican
primaries, and solicit the support of
my friends throughout the county.
FRANZ WENDLAND
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

The Daily Public Opinion
printing establishment of Water.
town. has been sold by Messrs.
Cory & Ransome to w. F. Ban.
croft, of Washington Springs and
3. x. Way, who is connected
with the Minneapolis & st. Louis
road and is a leading insurgent.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
The Pepper Cure For Hiceouahs.

A new and immediate remedy for
hiccoughs was discovered at the
Hahnemann hospital recently by
DR.. Peters; by whom George Nc
Clellan, aged thirty years, of 90s
Quarry street, was cured of hic-
coughs which began two days be-
fore by a pinch of pepper.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
JULIUS FENNER.
For County Treasurer

To the voters of Grant county, S. D.:
l hereby announce myself a republic
can candidate for the Office of county
treasurer of Grant county, for
the term next ensuing, subject to
the decision Of the primary election to
be held June 9, 1908.
john 0. NELSON.
Strandburg, S. D., January IA, 1908
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
For County Treasurer

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of County Treasur-
er, subject to the action of the repub.
lican primaries, and if nomin ated and
elected l promise to serve the people
of Grant county faithfully and honest
ly.
JULIUS FENNER.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

The Home of Real Bargains is
the home Of Real Bargains. Nc
Collum q Thirsk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

Mcclellan had tried all kinds of
remedies before coming to the hos
pital, but without avail. Two hos
pitfalls we're visited, but the treat
ment he received was apparently as
little good as the drugs he had TAX
IN at home. He became weaker and
weaker and could not eat or sleep.
It was in this condition that he
appeared at the Hahnemann hos
pital.
Here is something that you new
er tried" said DR.. Peters. He gave
the man a pinch of pepper. The
man was hiccoughing violently at
the time, but managed to inhale the
stimulant. Tears came from his
eyes as he did, and he sneezed vio-
lently. He sneezed again, and when
he vas through sneezing the hic-
coughs were gone. - Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Game Of Trades.
Each player must choose a trade
End go through the motions of
working at it. For instance, if he is
4 tailor he must pretend to sew or
iron; if a blacksmith to hammer q
bar of iron or shoe a horse. One is
the king, and he, too, chooses a
trade. Every M works away as hard
as he can until the king suddenly
gives up his trade and takes up that
of some one else. Then all must
stop except the n whose business
the king has taken, and he must
start with the kings work. The
two 60 on till the king chooses to go
back to his own trade, when all be-
gin working again. Any n who
fails to stop or to begin again at
the right time must pay a forfeit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14
h ~Nightshade.

TIE deadly nightshade In Italy ana
0pain IL the emblem Of falsehood- It u
probable that the poisonous character
Of the plant had something to do with
the symbolism.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-14

You may stretch a truth into a lie,
but you can't shrink a lie into truth
Selected.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-07
CONGRESS BRIEFS

-Four additional revenue cutters. TO cost in the
aggregate s925o00, are authorized in a bin reported
20 the House BY the Committee on interstate and
Foreign Commerce
The Senate, in executive session. ratified the two
treaties Of arbitration reported Tuesday from the
Foreign Relations Committee. one with Sweden and
the other with the Netherlands
Senator GaIlinger reported 70 the Senate the
agreement Of the c0nferees the tuberculosis regi
laton bill for the District. and the report which
has been detailed in these columns was agreed to.
Senator Smith, Of Maryland was made a mem
Der Of the Committee on the District Of Columbia,
Senator Newlands, Of Nevada, having. at his own
request been relieved Of service that committee.
The conference report upon the army appropriation
bill was made In the Senate By Senator Warren and
was agreed to The amount carried by the bill 1t
passed the Senate was reduced By the eonferees
about $4,000.
Having IN view the action OF the receivers II the
New York City railways cutting of the issue Of
transfers. Representative sulzer Of New York yes
terdsy introduced q bill to provide a remedy for
that condition Of affairs.
Senator Hansbrough, Of North Dakota, who has
been III for some weeks as the result Of an operation
last night left for home to attend the Republican
convention Of his State.
joint resolution was introduced in the House
yesterday by Representative Olc0tt OF New York ap-
propFiating $4,000 for the purchase Of the Edward
Moran series Of thirteen historical marine Paintings
for exhibition in the National Museum
Canned music was the subject Of another lively
meeting Of the House Committee on Patents yes
terday. An effort made TO refer TO a subcommittee
the bin providing that royalties shall be paid TO
composers and authors whose works are REPRODUCED
in monographs. pianolas and other mechanical de
vices failed. The viii be given consideration
by the fun committee At meeting to be held te-
MOTION.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-07
CRANK INVADES CONGRESS
Gallery Spectator Pleads for Justice
from House.
Waves American Flag and Demands
RecognitiOn-Is Arrested-was
at White House.

A well-dressed man of about fifty years
arose in the public gallery of the House
yesterday afternoon and tried to make a
speech. The canteen proposition was un-
der discussion. and John Wesley Gaines.
Of Tennessee, had Just finished a heated
statement which caused the House 10
howl derisively.
''Mr. Speaker" came in thunderous
tones from somewhere in the rear Of the
chamber. Il want to protest 10 this
House" continued the voice, and then
everybody saw that it was a man in the
gallery near the big clock opposite the
Speakers desk.
Bangl bang! bang. went the gavel, but
the stranger kept on talking. He waved
a tiny American flag as he Gid So
Il want to protest against this attempt
TO put liquor in these homes" he cried.
Il demand that justice be done me by
this Congress"
An old gentleman sitting near by tried
TO pull the excited man 20 his seat, but
he was pushed aside and the haranguing
went on. BY that time doorkeepers and
policemen arrived. When the crank saw
the uniforms he stopped speaking. and
told the policemen he would go with
them quietly. He informed the guards
that he was George F. Gridiey, Of Provi-
dence.
Gridley told a rambling story about hav-
ing been cheated out of some real estate
in Pawtutket which he had bought at a
tax sale He said that the courts had de-
clared the sale invalid and that he had
valnly sought for relief from the Rhode
Island legislature and other official bodies
Then he came to Washington 10 see
President Roosevelt. He was at the White
House yesterday morning but was not
admitted. and according TO his story, he
found that the only thing left 10 do 10
obtain Justice was TO appeal to Congress
from the gallery.
Gridley was here four weeks ago 20 see
Samuel Gompers, president or the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor about the de-
sign for a campaign button. Gompers
said Gridley. wouldn't give any satisfac-
ton so Gridley designed the button him
self He gave them away by the handful
yesterday. The button shows two clasped
hands. and bears the legend: For Presi-
dent, right and honesty"
Representative Granger. Of Rhode ISL
and said this evening that Gridley came
Of an excellent family in Providence He
was taken TO police headquarters pending
word from his wife who is in Providence.