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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10

As vvss Able % Correct Lannuaae
He Did Not Understand.

5.SN}5e. ne Ot0 N0S O000f0y000s
When Max Muller was preparing his
edition Of the Rigveda he had, 20 the
story goes. an illustration Of the In
stinctive wisdom IF the compositor.
In providing the manuscript for about
6,O00 sheets Of print the author nat
urally tripped from time to time.
Whenever he did trip, there on his
proof was the error queried in care
full hand. Surely, he thought, some
unknown scholar in the university
must be overlooking his proofs with
kindly interest and making the correc-
lions for him. Inquiry showed that
this was not the fact. The corrections
were the corrections of the man who
set up the type. did this man, then,
know Sanskrit?" Muller asked. Not a
bit of 1t. Use and wont enabled him
to detect the errors as hungry child
scents cooking dinner. The discov-
cry originated through his arm rather
than from any intellectual doubt, and
that arm was palsied!
This printer had sustained an acct
dent, leaving him with an arm partly
paralyzed. and as this made him SLOW
er with his setting his masters turned
him on to Sanskrit. with which he had
had no previous acquaintance. He had
to learn upward of 300 types for the
work, but he learned them and accus-
toned himself to the work. Now.
many of the letters in Sanskrit cannot
follow each other or, If they do, must
be modified. In writing Muller some
times forgot these modification but
they were all marked on the proof.
Muller was so interested that he sought
out the printer to ask him how he
was able to correct language which
he did not understand. The explana-
ton was remarkable: "You see, sir,
my arm gets into regular swing
from one compartment of types to
another, and there are movements that
never occur. So If suddenly have to
take up types which entail new
movement l feel it and put q query"
What dogs life the ''nu spelling" or
Artemus Wards. which is the same
thing, would have caused that marvel
.ous human machine!-St. James Ga
Zette.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10
yellow Fever.

yellow Fever.
The first appearance Of yellow fever
b said to have been among the col.
diers Of Columbus IN 1895
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10
PULLING That Hair.

"What makes me really mad" said
the woman. lis to spend minutes. may
be hours, trying to get hold of white
hair which shows up on my head like a
lazzling light yet which is tantalizing-
~ elusive when try to catch it, and
then when do finally separate 1t from
the brown hair and give 1t vigor-
Gus pull to find that have snatched
out good brown hair. after all. and
left the white one still shining."-New
York Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10
A Comparison,

Mrs. Giles (anxiously asking after
rector's health)-Well. SIR. I be glad
you says you be well. but there-you
be one of these bad doers." as calls
EN- (gie 'em the best o. vittels. and it
don't do 'em no good,-there be pigs
like that!-London Punch
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10
The Cult Of the Hotel.

"Hotel" is French word. but a
thoroughly British institution. II it's
great hotels were suppressed London
would no longer be London-that is to
Iay. the London Of society. the theater.
literature. politics, art and fashion,
The hotel is one Of the essential factors
II London iife-Milan Corriere Della
Sierra.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10
First Necessity.

How would you define a crying
need?" asked the teacher Of the
rhetoric class
"A handkerchief" replied the solemn
young man with the wicked eye.-Chi-
rago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10
A New One For Him.

1.-THE climate here is salubrious, isn't
It" remarked the tourist.
"say, friend" replied the native.
"jest write that there word down fur
me. will yer? I git tired O. swearin'
at this climate in the same old way.
That's new one" -Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10

It is not the strength but the dura-
ton Of great sentiments that makes
great men.-Friedrich Nietzsche.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10

The great and the little have need
Of each acknowledgements.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-10

Gravity is only the bark Of wisdom,
but 1t preserves t-Confucius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

hen. Mr. Joseph Scherr of Baltimore.
Mr. Frank Walker. Mr.. Louis Stein. Mr..
Julius Lully. Mr. NJ. Pach and Mr.. Louis
Garner served as chaperon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
FAILS TO ALLOW DAMAGES.
Commission Reports to Court as to
PROPERTY in Square $50.

The Union station grade damage COM
mission. composed of Charles A. Baker.
George W. Mess and George Spransy. has
reported to the District Supreme Court its
findings as to the damages allowed to
have resulted from changes of street
grades to the real estate in square $50.
bounded by North Capitol street. Massa-
chusetts avenue E street and the Union
station plaza.
The commission awarded no damages
TO any of the owners of property in the
square, 1t being found that the increase
in the value of the property involved, due
to the Union station improvements. Off
set the damages which have resulted to
the property from the alterations made in
the street grades by the municipal au-
thorities.
The owners Of the real estate in the
square mentioned are Samuel c. Mellow
ell, who conducted the -four and feed
business at the southeast corner of Mas
street until the grades of the streets
were changed: the heirs of Daniel B.
Clark decea sed. and the Abner & Drury
Brewing Company.
The principal controversy at the hear
ing before the commission, which lasted
for about six weeks. was in connection
with the claim for damages filed by Mr..
Mcdowell who owns lots -. 36 and 81.
which have an area of 1900 square feet.
This property is about twenty-five feet
below the present grades of North Cap
itol street and Massachus avenue.
Four real estate men called upon by
Mr.. Mcdowell testified that the ground
had not been benefited in any respect by
the station. while. on the other hand.
twelve realty experts called by the gov
eminent expressed the opinion that the
land has greatly enhanced in value on
account of the improvements
The property Owners were represented
by Attorneys r. Ross Perry & Son. Hugh
&. Rowland. Michael j. keane. Ralston &
Siddons and 3. Fl. Warner, jr, and the
government by Mr.. Sinclair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Anacostia and Vicinity.

In ST. Teresa's Church, Washington and
Fillmore streets. beginning at $50 O'Clock
his morning. a large c.sss of children Of
the parish will make their first COM
munion II will be followed by special
mass. commencing at 40 o'clock, when
the members of Carroll Council. No. 371.
knights of Columbus will attend the
service in a body and receive holy COM
munion. The high or parochial mass at
1899 o'clock VIII be sung by Rev. Father
Regain of the Apostolic Mission House.
BrCckland. who will deliver the sermon.
The annual May proce ssion Of the chill
dren of the parish. in which about $50
children will participate will occur this
afternoon at o'clock, the procession to
move around the square south of the
church building.
The advisory board of the Mems Club
Of the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church held two meetings last week to
prepare a program for the summer
months. The organization appointed COM
nittees 10 perfect plans for an athletic
meet Decoration day.
Alonzo c. Hudson of 211 Fillmore street
had an unusual experience recently. In
Cling his pipe lie accidentally put into it
with the tobacco .22-caliber pistol car
fridge The cartridge exploded when the
tobacco was lighted. The pipe was shat
tered The owner. although alarmed for
/ moment. was not injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
House of Lithographic Stone.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
A plain. plastered stone house about
fifty yards from the ancient city hall of
Nuremberg. Gerpany. has nothing to dis
tinguish it from the other old houses of
the neighborhood except that IL is built Of
photographic stone, worth from i To y
cents a pound. So photographers who
go TO Nuremberg wander from the worn
tourist trails to see the wonder.
The house was built about 1850 nearly
one hundred years before Alois Senefeld-
er. the discoverer of photography. was
born. Andreas Lichtenstein, who built il
took the stone easiest to get and secured
1t for the trouble of carrying il away.
Now the material in the building is worth
about $4,000.
The present Andreas Lichtenstein. de-
scendant of the man who built the house,
has said 'Nen' about once a month tor
the last twenty years to spectators VINO
want to buy his home and tear il down
for the stone. 1t is his home and was
that of his forefathers, and he refuses to
part. with it. So photographers with
thoughts of rising prices, look and sigh.
photographic stone is found in CONNER
cial quantities only in Bavaria The larg-
est quarries are near Nuremberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Among the Pleasure Craft.

The power launch Dauntless which has
been lying at Cumb arlands boatyard for
the past month. being overhauled and
painted Will early in the coming week
complete repairs and will be put over
board ready for service Her owner will
use her for pleasure cruising on the river.
The power launch belonging to the
Miner Engineering Company Of Freder-
.cksburg. Va, completed overhauling at
Cumberand's and was Yesterday put
overheard. to go into commission at once.
The beat is used as tender to dredg-
ing machine employed in deepening the
water in Occoquan creek. Va, and she
will return al once 10 Occoquan While
out at Cumberland's several unsound
planks in the hull of the craft were re-
moved and she was reprinted.
The sloop Banjo String last week COM
pleted overhauling at the clubhouse foot
of 9th street and went into service. The
Banjo String is a skmming- dish type
of craft drawing but few inches of
water, and will be used by her owners
for cruising in the shoal tributaries Of
the Potomac below this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
CRIMINALS OF SCIENCE.
Detectives Must Make Use of Mod
ern Methods.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The methods employed by criminals
have improved They have become SCI
entific most scientific. The criminal OF
today handles chloroform opium and NOR
phia with all the cleyerness Of pkysi-
clan.
Again. the tools used by the modern
jailbird are unrivaled masterpieces. One
amazing proof of the scientific knowledge
Of the modern criminal and his keenness
in keeping abreast of modern discoveries
lies in the following fact: Recently in
Marseille the huge safe of a bank was
rapidly opened by means of a compli-
Gated apparatus which had been invented
by a prominent engineer only ten months
previously.
But the detective also avails himself of
scientific discovery. Formerly In cases Of
forgery for instance. drop of water was
placed on the forged word. If the paper
had been scratched and it's size removed
the paper had not been scratched the
drop remained for a while on the top.
This process was primitive and spoiled
the document.
Nowadays the suspicious paper is pho
tographed. and on the proof the marks
of scratching are easily detected by clear
differences in the color Photography is
used also in the case of forgeries made by
means of chemicals.
When a heap of burned documents is
found in the fireplace thin sheets of glass
are inserted between the burned papers.
AS soon as one sheet is on the glass It
is rendered less brittle by means of a
special liquid and it is unfolded and pho
tographed. The process is repeated with
every sheet and after a few hours all
the documents are easily read.
A process formerly used for the CLASH
fication of blood stains consisted in ex-
aiming them under the microscope and
from the appearance of the red globules
the Investigators would draw their con-
illusions as TO the nature of the blood.
Unfortunately this examination gave no
result when the blood stains were not re-
cent.
Today a more scientific method is used
The stain is washed; a few drops of the
water used are poured into tube con-
tanning some specific serum from a rabbit
inoculated with human blood. When the
addition of water produces in the serum a
fine deposit and gives a misty appear
ance to the liquid one can be perfectly
certain that the blood stains were human.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
OH, HOW D LOVE
my B|EANVg M01 7.

o. how love my Beany. nit-sounds like q
song; it's really only the burden OF a groan ut
tered by fat lady from Washington. D. c. The
doctor said she was to climb pair OF stairs 40
times before each meal-on every step she was
to count from ! to 40. She baked. Do you
blame her?
She found that she did not have to exhaust
herself trying TO get thin She takes the sensi-
BILE and simple Marmola Prescription. which
helps excessively round ladies and rotund gents
to lose 1.-THE superfuous'' at the rate Of a pound
or a day. When you stop taking Marmola-
you stop getting thin.
Here is the prescription: Il ounce Marmola.
u ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic. ga
ounces Syrup Simplex. Dose, teaspoonful
after meals and at bedtime. ANY good dxusgias
will Ill 1t for ysU To atAilB O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Welsh Clergy.

From London Truth
1t is a dsgraceful scandal that so many
of the Welsh clergy should live in a state
of acute poverty and literal beggary. and
that no practical effort should ever be-
made to improve their condition by
bishops and wealthy churchmen. The
wonder is that in the face of this state Of
things any one should consider the church
establishment In Wales worth fighting for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
The Eighth Joke.
From the Chicago News.

from the IElcagO NEWS.
Originally there were but seven jokes
and any one who wanted to make merry
had to use some variation of the original
seven or fall down in his effort That
amateur Bill Nye among the Yale fresh
men who let down white mice on the
bare necks of girls in the audience has
invented another. He deserves Carnegie
medal cut from an old slipper II the
way it would be an Improvement, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

The Potomac Literary Club held its clos
ing meeting of the season last evening in
the studio of Mr. A. w. Johnson at i25
Pennsylvania avenue northwest mainly
for the election Of officers selected by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Home for Woman.
Boston Woman's Journal.

From the Boston Woman's Journal
The modern factory system has broken
up the home. The home has become a
luxury of the few. but we women dream
OF time when every woman shall have a
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
South Africa's Need.

IT.
Nothing will help South Africa more
from business point Of view than :. uni
versal knowledge of English There is
no handicap SO great as a lack Of this
knowledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Gen. r. c. L. DRUM.

dian" said the general He is honor
able and will keep his premise. But he
expects YOU to do the same. He is brave
and magnificent horseman."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03

SENATOR KITTREDGE becomes chair
man of the committe on inter oceanic
canals. This is distinct honor to
South Dakota aud reflects great cred
1T upon the craftsmanship and ability
of Mr.. Kittredge. -Huronite.
A senator. once placed on commit
tee holds place on that committee
as long as that committee lasts or un-
til he is pried loose from his Job. Kit
tredge was first placed on the tail of
the committee, and through vacancies
has gradually advanced until he is
now at the head of the committee.
1t is not recorded that he was advanc-
ed over the claims of anyone. There
is no distinction, and no recognition
of ability in the fact that Kittredge
is now at the head of the committee
on inter canals.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03

nothing. The matter was not left to
the discretion or whim of the commits
sion, but that body was DIRECTED to
make the rate mot greater than q
cents per mile. Any law that might
have been passed would have been
left in the hands of the railroad com
mission to execute That is what the
commission is for The commission
has fixed the rate as provided by the
new law. That we are still paying
three cents per mile is not the fault
of the Legislature nor the commission.
but the fault of the railroad companies
who do not obey the law And still
the companies are within their rights,
for it is well established fact that
no rate can be made that is not sub
ject to appeal to the courts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03
IT should be remembered nv n

1T should be remembered by pros
pective candidates for county offices
that the United States senatorship
this year will be settled by the peo-
pie at the primaries. The Legislature
will be in honor bound to respect the
will of the voters as evidenced by the
result OF the primaries. This being
the case, the wise candidate for a
county office will do well to look after
his own interests. The people will
elect whatever senator they desire and
any candidate who frys to manipulate
that senatorial matter along with his
own candidacy is likely to discover
that he has caught hold of the busi-
ness end of red hot poker, The
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03
WAS 1T AREAL PANIC OR NOT.

Now that the financial stringency is
over, at any rate in Minneapolis, dis
cussion will rage still more curiously
over the question whetheror not it was
a real periodical panic. So far it has
had all the preliminary features, but
thess prelminaries often have been ex-
perienced before without leading to
the fnalstages of prolonged industrial
depression.
The history of American panics is
oddly uniform as far as each of them
goes, though it is always difficult to
guess in advance where the series is
going to stop. Briefly American panics
begin with some startling bank failure,
followed by run on other banks and
greater panic among lending institu.
tions.
This leads to partial suspension of
payment under various pretexts, fol-
lowed by boarding of money by banks
while they rave about boarding by the
people, and more or less premium on
ready cash in the open market. The
next financial stage is large imporla-
tion of gold, by which the situation is
improved almost as suddenly as it was
worsened, so that optimists everywhere
tnat all the trouble is over.
Sometimes it is over and sometimes
it isn't, Besides the completed panics
of 1857, 1878 and 1893 there have been
several others that started in the same
way, but came to an untimely end in
unforeseen renewal of prosperity.
Without this relapse into good times
whose conditions no authority seems
able to differentiate from the complet-
ed history of other panics, the country
falls next into long season of indus
rial inactivity, liquidation, readjust-
nent, economy and humble industry.
n which capital and credit are accumu-
ated for new and surprising burst of
enterprise and expansion.
These seasons of rest are uncomfort-
lble for the improvident, whether fren-
led financiers or workmen who have
spent all their wages, but for industry
n general they are time for taking
breath and renewing strength, Min
leapolis Tribune, ("
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03

The state board of eqalization rails
ed the assessed valuation of Brookings
county farm lands an average of 81. .16
per acre, or $l85,60 per quarter sec
ton. The state tax on this amount
at a two mill levy would amount to
81 cents per quarter section 55 cents
per quarter on a three mill levy, IA
cents per quarter on a four mill levy
and 79 cents on A. mill Volga
Tribune.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03

They told us few days ago that
Kittredge would "stay at his post
in Washington while congress was in
session-th' re was so much import
ant legislation, you know, and con-
gress would stop if Kit left. Now
they tell us that Kit is coming home
the first of February to remain until
after the selection of delegates to the
republican national convention. 1t
will be awfully inconvenient for the
other fellows to sit around Washing
ton waiting for Kit to get back so
they can get to work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03
THE EXODUS.

Each recurring opening of winter see
thousands of the natives of southern
Europe, who have come here, lurec
by the assurance that this countr,
bases its fiscal Legislation on the prin
ciple that it is the duty of a govern
ment to provide lahor for its people
at high wages, have sold their labor
for wages and taken their little boards
back to their native lands where yer,
modest sums are competence. This
fall, however, the relatively small
movement of a few thousands is
swelled into virtual exodus. Italians
Slavs, Huns are crowded into the At
lantic port cities, swamping steamship
accommodations, frantic to get away,
crowding steamships to suffocation.
filling the steerage and overfowing in.
to second cabins; the delayed thou.
sands giving the cities infinite trouble
TO care for them and keep them in
order. They are going out at the rate
of between $4,000 and $4,000 a week.
and, what is commented upon as a ser
lous complication of our monetary con
ditions, taking an average of $500 each
with them.
They come from the mines, from
the mills, from the railroads from all
the fields of constructive work. They
found themselves suddenly thrown out
of work in country which, they were
told, legistated SO as to give work.
They found wages falling in land
whose foremost policy is to make
wages high. They feel that they have
been "buncoed." They are going back
in disgust. They will spread the news
far and wide in their countries. They
will tell their countrymen that Ameri
ca is fraud; that its government
cannot keep men at work nor can il
keep wages high. And, as we recently
congress need not bother
its heads over increasing the strin-
gency of immigration conditions. for
the stories these returning migrants
will tell when they get back home will
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03
An InsidiouS Danger.

One of the worst features of kidney
trouble is that it is an insidious disease
and before the victim realizes his dan
ger he may have fatal malady. Take
Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign
OF trouble as it corrects irregularities
and prevents Bright's disease and
diabetes. Sasse's Pharmacy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03

WHEN the Municipal League was
started. it was declared TO be a strict
ly non partisan organization the sole
purpose of which was to accomplish
good government for Sioux Falls.
There are, therefore, many members
OF the league who do not approve of
the selection of the president of the
league as Mr. Crawford's campaign
manager in Minnehaha county
Argus Leader.
What S the matter? The Al. has
been telling us all along that there
would be no Crawford support in
Sioux Falls and Minnehaha county.
Now it comes out and tells us that
the most prominent worker in Sioux
Falls heads the Crawfort movement.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-03

SENATOR HANsBRoUGH of North Da-
kota, is one of the prominent men who
think that the republican national
convention, after voting for a time for
the numerous candidates whose names
will be presented, will then turn TO
Roosevelt and nominate him in spite
of his declaration. The Roosevelt
idea will not down.