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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
SAYS n. Y. LUXURY"
STANDARD IS CAUSE
OF BANK DISHONESTY
Defalcations, Emanating There,
Are Corrupting Nation, De-
clares Examiner Mickey.

New York, Nov. Edward p. Mox-
ey, Of Philadelphia, the most promi-
nent bank examiner in the treasury
department, the chief witness In the
prosecution Of Charles w. Morse,
blames bank dishonesty on the STAN
dard of luxury set by New York city.
Here is what he says:
When you can go into a restaurant
at 2 o'clock in the morning n behold
$50, 900 worth of women's gowns at the
tables and SO, 900 worth Of food in pro-
cess of consumption, something Is
wrong. And when you observe half a
million dollars worth OF automobiles
waiting to take this n supper crowd
to their homes-or elsewhere-you may
be sure that there is queer bookkeep-
ing somewhere.
The young banker or business
in the smaller community ONE to
New York. He is taken In hand by his
business acquaintance here n shown
about the town.
His hosts spend money on a scale
which dazzles him. They a X him to
luxurious hotels and cares, where they
and the head walters know each other
by name, and where he is introduced to
a scale Of living fit only for men of
millions. He wonders how his friends
manage TO share in this p~rodigality,
and bit by bit he finds out. They tell
AAAAAA IA "a
which, reduced to a proper financial
analysis, are d~efalcations pure and
simple, or, at best, plain gambling.
Everyone does It, they say, it's
part of the game And back to his
homo town goes the young banker,
filled with dreams OF sudden wealth
and all the gay life that goes with II.
TOO often this person starts to lead
the gay life before he has got the sud-
den wealth. He sees the rich customer
of his bank rolling up to the loo with
a big deposit, or to get a letter Of cred
it for a trip abroad.
He suspects-perhaps rfghtly-that
their money came by some such A.
nancial legerdemain as his New York
friends have described with so much
relish. Perhaps, he tells himself, il
isn't their money at all. Why, then,
shouldn't he manipulate II for his own
gain; why isn't IL anybody's to play
with who can get his hands on It?
Indeed" said Mr.. Moxey, the atti-
tude Of trusteeship has suffered a
shocking change in recent years. say
in recent years, not because / am one
OF those pessimistic old fogies who
think that people generally were more
honest in other days, which they were
not, but because 1t has been my expert
ence OF many years that these periods
OF d~efalcation come In cycles. What
ever the cause, there are cycles of hon
present is a cycle of dishonesty, with
Its cause in modern standards of en-
ljoyable living
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Winter Drainage Suggestion.
From the Outing Magazine.

FROM the outing Magazine.
Winter drainage is not the same as
summer drainage, and 1t must be at
tended to very carefully at this closing
up season. In summer we simply want
capacious tiles running through the
soil, capable Of keeping IL from being
waterlogged; and we want a sloping
OF drives so that swift showers shall be
carried quickly by surface bitches. But
in winter there is often a body of melt
ing snow very suddenly let loose, hat
will wash the best soil off your land.
tear cutters through your strawberry
beds and possibly even heave out your
young trees. 1t is extremely important
just as you wind up your work, TO. cut
surface drains of a temporary sort
where the slopes are likely to be wash
ed, and so as to catch the flush OF wa
ter before 1t accumulates and throw II
out of your garden n off your lawn
These superficial drains "a be closed
in the spring, or If left at all, can be
modified to very shallow and almost
unnotiCeable Sluices.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Carriers of Moral Disease.

DealinA with carriers OF disease
at the sanitary conference in Liverpool
recently, Sir James Crichton Browne
passed from the physical dangers pre-
scented by books and newspapers TO a
criticism from the mental n moral
point Of view.
There is unhappily in circulation in
these days." he said, literature that
altogether apart from prudery or any
p~uritanical prejudice must be pro-
nounced pernicious to health. Mingling
with the main and limpid stream are
turbid currents here and there, eff
fluents OF debased or sordid minds, and
loaded with putrescible material and
uncanny spores.
THE difficulty is hat we have no
adequate means of senarating this foul
stuff and getting it into the septic
tank. There are novels in demand
hot novels l am told they are called
that pander to vicious tastes n ex-
cite unholy passions. There are sour
rilous journalistic rags about-one sees
them sometimes on the tables of the
affiuent OF sporting procliyities-that
should only be fingered by decent peo-
pie with tougs while being consigned
TO flame.
These are public ~nuisances which
cannot be ignored when we are taking
stock OF the carriers of disease, for not
more surely does sewer gas Odu
febrile disturbances and anemia and
p~redispose to erysipelas and gangrene
than do these emanations of cesspool
literature discompose and debilitate the
mind and prepare the way for hysteria,
moral paralysis n nerve ~degenera-
ton.
This kind of literature is dangerous
to the public health and should be dealt
with like adulterated food"
Nfrr. WinSlow's SOOTHING eThur ror Childrea
~teething; sottens the gums, reduces A.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Speed Of Flight Of Pigeons.
From the Ollfinr Ma Qau nina

Of our game birds the most gre
garious and most beautiful passenger
pigeon, now unhappily practically ex-
tinct. is or was doubtless the most
rapid of continuous flyers; vet TO a
total length of about 1914 inches, it's
wings length liz about $40 inches, a
proportion less favorable for speed
than with certain other less rapid spe-
cies of it's family. Their sustained
speed certainly exceeded a mile a min
ute, and some authorities have esti-
mated ii as high as 100 miles per hour.
The fact is often quoted hat the wild
rice Of the Carolinas was sometimes
found in the stomachs of birds shot In
Canada, showing both marvellous speed
and endurance.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
EXCELLENT WEATHER AND MAG
NIFICENT CROPS.
Reports from Western Canada Are
Very Encouraging

Reports from Western Canada Are
Very Encouraging.
A correspondent writes the Winni-
peg MANI Free Press: The Pinch
er Creek District (%Southern Alberta
the original home Of fall wheat, where
1t has been grown without failure, dry
seasons and wet, for about % years,
is excelling itself this year. The yield
and quality are both phenomenal, as
has been the weather for its harvest
ing. Forty bushels is n common yield,
and many fields go up TO 30, go and
over, and most OF ii No. ] Northern.
Even last year, which was less favor
able, similar yields woe in some cases
obtained, but owing to the season the
quality was not so good. 1t Is prob
ably safe to say that the average yield
from the Old Mans River to the boun-
Diary will be AZ or As bushels per
acre, and mostly No. 1 Northern. One
man has just made a net profit from
his crop OF $19.55 per acre, or little
less than the selling price of land.
Land here is too cheap at present,
when a crop or two Will pay for 1t,
and a failure almost unknown. Nor
Is the district dependent IN wheat, all
other crops do well, also stock and
dairying, and there is a large market
at the doors in the mining towns up
the Crows Nest Pass, and In British
Columbia, for the abundant hay of the
district, and poultry, pork and garden
Hill has an eye on its advantages, and
has invested here, and is bringing the
Great Northern Railroad soon, when
other lines will follow
The wheat. oat and barley crop In
other parts of Western Canada show
splendid yields and will make the
farmers of that country land many of
them are Americans) rich. The Cana
dian Government Agent for this dis
trict advises us that he will be pleased
to give information to all who desire
1t about the new land regulations by
which a settler may 10Y secure 100
acres in addition to his 100 homestead
acres, at $500 an acre, and also how
to reach these lands into which rail-
ways are being extended. 1t might be
interesting TO read what is said Of that
country by the editor Of the Marshall
(Minn.) News-M Messenger, who made
Il trip through portions OF 1t in July,
1908. Passing through more than
three thousand miles Of Western Can
ada's agricultural lands, touring the
northern and southern farming belts
Of the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta, with numerous
drives through the great grain fields,
we were made to realize not only the
magnifcence Of the crops, but the mag
nitude, in measures, Of the vast terri
tory opening, and to be opened, TO
farming immigration. There are hun
dreds Of thousands of farmers there,
and millions OF acres under cultivation,
but there is room for millions more,
and other millions Of acreage avail
able. We could see in Western Can
ada in soil, product, topography or
climate, little that is different from
Minnesota, and with meeting at every
point many business men and farm
ers who went there from this state, it
was difficult to realize one was beyond
the boundary OF the country"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Physicians Recommend Castoria

C;AST0RlA has met with pronounced favor on the part Of physicians pharma-
~ ceutoal societies and medical authorities. It is used by physicians with
results most gratifying. The extended use of Castmia is unquesionably the
result Of three facts: Ent-The indiputhle evidence that it is harmless:
Second That it not only aDays stomach pains and quets the nerves, but asdmi-
lahs the food: 1Hs-t is an agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor Oil.
It is absolutely safe. It does not contain any Opium, Morphine, or other narcotic
and does not stupdy. It is unlike Soothing syrups, Batemans Drops, Godfeys
Cordial, ETC. This is a good deal for a Medical Journal to say. Our Duty how
ever, is to expose danger and record the means of advancing health. The day
for poisoning innocent children through greed Or ignorance ought to end. To
our knowledge, Castora is a remedy which produces composure and health, by
regulating the syuem-not by SIMPLIFYING it-and our readers are entitled to
the inhNmat0n-HaWS Journal of Health.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
From the Baltimore American

"Mummif1ed remains OF beings who
existed hundreds of years ago have
been dug UP during the work OF exca-
waiting hat has been going on in the
old catacombs Of Quanajuato, Mexico"
said DR.. S. Burg. The people whose
bodies were discovered must have lived
long before the settlement OF the re-
public, and the finds have occasioned
much interest among scientific men.
Some of the bodies were decked with
beads n ivory trinkets that were in
vogue before the coming OF the Span
iards, so that these people must have
lived in that part of the country CEN
turtles ago. The mummies were dis
covered under an old cemetery while
the excavations were being made by
some prospecting miners"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
AS to Fog.
From Judge.

ML
The Cape Cod man and the Londoner
We're travelling on the same train to-
gether from Liverpool to the capital.
Yes" said the Yankee, we do have
considerable fog IA our way I've seen
1t 80 thick that the landladies of our
summer boardin' houses could ladie IL
out and use Ii instead o. whipped egg
and
we ave EN- too, In London said
his travelling companion, but our eli
mate is too dirty TO permit of u eat
In it. We burn SO much soft coal, you
see, the fog gets packed full of SCOT.
The only thing we really ~ 10 with
IL is TO cut II up into blosks and use
it instead of peat when we a u
quick fire."
And the Yankee took ost h little
American flag he wore in his button
hole and put 1t away in his wallet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Coincidence.

Father" said little Rollo, do you
believe that an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure?"
Yes. my SON.
How many ounces are there In a
pound?"
sixteen"
That's strange! There is no tell
ing how that l6 to / idea is going to
turn up, is there!"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
HOW'S This :?

We offer One hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business trans
actions. and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials SEM
free. Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
That Famous Swim.

From the bohemian Magazine.
1T is a very dangerous thing, / have
found, to tell stories to the present
younger generation" a Sunday school
teacher recently remarked. Now, |
have always beer fond Of illustrating
the gospel lessons with little stories
which helped to point the moral, and a
favorite with me was one of a young
Roman athlete who used to swim the
Tiber three times every morning. This
generally made a hit with the boys in
my class, but one Sunday a new lad
with Irish eyes appeared, and at the
conclusion OF this story he snickered
audibly.
You seem to think that this story
is rather funny, Patrick / remarked
severely. win you tell US In what re-
spect?'
Seems like he might have made one
more trip and got his clothes, Miss he
replied with a cheerful grin"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
The Eternal Question.

from Harper's Weekly.
In one OF the public schools a teach
er was explaining the word ~'recuper-
ate TO the class.
Bobby" he asked, suppose your
papa worked very hard all day. He
would be tired and worn out, wouldn't
her"
Yes. miss"
Then, when night comes and his
work is over for the dav, what does he
do?"
"Ah,' replied Bobby, that's what
mother wants to know
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

S s, headaches
and a terrible bear
ing down pain. l
used one remedy af-
ter another without
benefit. Finally |
used a box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and the
backache ceased. En-
couraged, l kept on
and by the time l
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

There are now over 100000 words in
the English language acknowledged by
the best authorities, or about 20, 200
more than in the German, French.
Spanish and Italian languages COM
bined.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
From Success Magazine.

Harry is 6 years old. Pa he asked
one day, IF l get married will l have
a wife like MAJ"
Very likely" replied his father.
and if / don't get married. will I
have TO be an old bachelor like Uncle
Tom?"
Very likely
We'll, pa" ne said, after a mo-
ment's deep thought, "it's a mighty
tough world for us men. amt it?"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

had used three boxes not a sign of the
trouble remained. My health is per-
feet"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. y. Y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

Since Pittsburg has suppressed the
.Salome dance, the Chicago. Record
Herald Is prepared to hear That satan
Ihas ordered the sinners TO quit hades.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
" ALDING, hINNAN q NJ
NJ nIauoIa nr,Ugictc TC
Two "BuIiy" Ones,

AT the convention of the Irish race
last month in Dublin two speakers,
who had come from the United States,
contributed the following sentences in
the course of their speeches. One Of
them, in giving some details Of per-
sonal history, informed his hearers
that "he had left Ireland SO years be-
fore, a naked little boy, without a dol
lar in his pocket Said the other:
Until last week / had never set foot
in the land of my birth"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

1t is a conceit of the Galveston
Times that when a woman who trots
around all day marries a man who
runs around all night, it is only a ques-
ton OF time until one of them exceeds
the speed limit"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

Never try to cemen your friendship
with a woman by means Of paste jew
els, is the warning given men by the
Topeka State Journal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
PERFECT
After Years OF Backache, Dizziness
and Kidney Disorders.

Mrs. r. G Richmond, OF Northwood.
Iowa, says For years | was a martyr
TO kidney trouble, backache, dizzy
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

The st. Louis Times notes a differ
ence between following the crowd to
the polls n following the gang.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Scarcely Worth Mentioning.

From the Chicago Tribune
Il expect to make q few books with
me, said the %aeronaut, las the trip is
likely to be a long one"
They'll be useful for ballast, too, l
presume" observed the reporter.
Not in the least" rejoined the aero
naut, Il shall take nothing but light
fction."
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
q buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 1O5
N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis, MINI.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

SIOUX CITY P'T'G CO., 1866, 1903
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

Hfrr. winSlow's SOOTHING eTkur ror Childrea
teething; softens the gums, reduces Inflammation At
aye pain cures wind coH" ~ cent "a bottle
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-07

Romance must retro before the
progress Of the age Tho municipal
government Of Venice proposes TO
adopt an extensive systcm Of lIumiu-
aling the canals with powerful iucan-
descent gas lamps II Is true that tho
old mode Of lighting gave very made
quato results from "a severely practical
point OF view. but it produced uu.
rIyalod light ana shade effects. the
beauties Of which have ever been the
joy OF visitors II r., therefore, hardly
surprising that artists ana other al.
mircra OF the lovely lagoon city are
protesting against what they call an
act Of phlistluism The hard, cold
glare OF Incaudosccut gas will thoy
say. rob Venice OF one OF It's greatest
charms that mysterious twilight
which produces the proper atmoHph"rr
for musIng on the romance and past
ercatnerg OF the noble palaces of tho
crstwhilc rulers OF the seas
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-07
Boom DEVELOPMENT Assoc iation.

The indications now are that the
new organization called the North
Wisconsin Development association
will be in the field with its stereopti
con lecture before the end of the pres
ent month. and that before spring fair
~ opens there will be a substantial
array Of counties behind the move
ment The first counties to pay over
their money and authorize the pur
chase Of the equipment for the lee
ture tour were Ashland, Price Taylor
Rusk, Lincoln. and Oneida Then
Marathon and Wood determined tC
enter the association, and a subsCrip
ton paper was circulated in each
county TO raise money to pay the
membership fee. Now there are the
best Of reasons for believing that
Clark and Chippewa will become
members of the association
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-07
Trzff6 and
Quality

.ppeal 10 the Well-Iniormed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of ligs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives IS the fact that it cleanses,
swcerens and relieves the internal organs
on which it Gets without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-07
Insurance Companies Pay Taxes.


The treasurer of the state OF WIS
consin has just received two checks,
one for slO,23O7l and the other for
1865. 30361. The first was to pay the
annual tax of the New York Life In.
surance company. The second the
taxes of the Northwest Mutual com
pany Of Milwaukee The Northwest
ern pays just about $1,000 each day OF
the year, Sundays and holidays IN
cuded for the privilege of doing bust
ness in the state Taxes for 1901 were
nearly 100000 higher than those for
1906 The tax paid by the New York
Life Insurance company is 1872 less
than the amount paid last year. Most
of the life insurance companies, which
left the state, are making further in
quries about the laws, and il seems
to be the belief in some quarters ,hat
some of the companies may re.
turn again to do business in this
state
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-07

Caunca Is doing great deal TO help
its farmers, Tho latest scheme ip to
advance $1,000. 900 10 those in tho
provinces of Alberta ana Saskatrhr.
wan whose crops were a failure last
year and who are therefore crippled in
facing tho needs 81 another season
Tho announcement viii come as sur.
rusc 10 many however. for the idea
has been erduluusly lnculcated that
tho Canadian northwest was region
Of uufaulng prosperity. and thousands
have been Induced 10 lmmieratc IN thr
belief that II WAS ycgitahlc promised
lama lu View - the outcome. SAYS
the Troy ~ y Tmr. tho Dominion
authorities may feel morally bound %
So 10 the AID 20 the unfortunate ones
And u the mems uf the CROP failures
rura an.al 20 Will bo sul worr ann
,g't to PM m'o practice R1iyaI
k.rNue . .1,a u pumping IA inms
grants r.om lmNui