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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDS TO CON.
TRUCT LAKE ALBERT DRAINAGE

NOTICE FOR SEALED BID TO CON.
~ STRICT LAKE ALBERT DRAINAGE
DITCH No. /.
State of South Dakota, County of Grant, SIS.
III the matter OF Lake Albert Drainage Ditch
No. l..
Notice is hereby gwen that sealed bids for
the construction OF Lake Albert Drainage Ditch
No. !, will be received by he county auditor of
Grant comfy. South Dakota. at the county au-
rltor's Office at the Court house, in the city of
Milbank in said county,, up to , O'Clock p. m.
On the 18th day of September. A. D.. 1908, and
AT such hour the said bids will he opened by
the chairman OF the board of county commits.
-ioners, at a meeting Of SAID commissioners to
Ge neid at said time and place.
such bids shall he enclosed and sealed in an
envelope endorsed" Bids for Lake Albert Drain
age Ditch No.
The county commissioners reserve the right
TO reject any and All bids. The loweet respon.
sible bidder shall be accepted. but if any land
owner affected by said drainage di'ch he an
equally Iow, capable and responsible bidder
with a non-owner Of land affected, the former
shall be preferred.
The contractor shall give a bond AS provided
by law conditioned for the faithful performance
of his work and the full completion of said
contract TO the satisfaction of the county com
missioners.
Full plans and specifications 1T the office of
the county auditor, gu ject to the inspection of
any contractor WIS ing TO bid
Dated September /. 1908
BOARD OF COU MY COMMISSIONERS
BY John Erickson. Chairman.
S. 5. LocKHART and FULLER Il FULLER. Attor-
neys for Petitioners. Miihank, -outh Dakota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
Japanese Cement or Rice Glue.

Mix the best powdered rice with
. little cold water, then gradually
add boiling water until a proper
thickness is acquired, being p%artic-
ularly careful to keep it well Stirred
oil the time. Boil for about a min
ute in a perfectly clean saucepan.
The blue is beautifully clear and
transparent and is well adapted for
fancy paper work which may require
: strong and yet colorless cement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
The Irishman as Speaker.

1rishmen make good speakers, but
they never get a chance at Westmin.
ster. In the parliaments of Great Brit
ain, however, an Irishman is almost
invariably found in the presidential
chair, placed there by a majority Of
English, Scottish and Welsh votes. Sir
Francis Murphy, Sir Charles McMa-
hon, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy and the
Hon. Peter Lalor, who twice refused
knighthood, are a few Of the Irish
Australian speakers Of the past. At
present three Of the Australian parlia-
ments are presided over by Irish speak.
ers-the Hon, Frank Madden (Victo-
rta), the Hon. 7. f. Quinlan western
A%ustralia) and the Hon. John Leahy
Queensland). The last named was
elected a few weeks ago by a new par
lament and is said to give his rulings
In a "mellifiuous Cork brogue."-West-
minister Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
The Dollar and the Peso,

The question in Mexico Of what a
dollar means has recently been au-
thoritatively settled. The department
of finance has decided that the word
dollar" shall near the American gold
dollar and that when the Mexican sill
yer dollar is meant the word peso
shall be employed. Some time ago an
American resident at Tampico wrote
dollars on a check, and the Tampico
bank cashier to whom the check was
presented paid the amount in gold val
ues. The drawer of the check claimed
that 1t was his intention to have silver
paid. Litigation was threatened, but
upon investigation the authorities de-
cided against the drawer of the check.
The Mexican ruling applies to all doc
inconsistencies, drafts, etc. Mining
World.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
A Doctors Wonderful Discovery.

What gives promise of being one Of
the most beneficial discoveries in the
history of the world was modestly
suggested by DR.. Albert Calmette, di-
rector Of the Pasteur institute at Lille.
France, in the course q an address be
fore the international conference on
tuberculosis in Vienna. He reported
that he had been able to render all
the animals used for experiment at the
institute-cattle, sheep and guinea pigs
immune against the most formidable
doses of tuberculosis %virus-that is to
say, the immuniZation has been com
plete for the eleven months during
which they have been under observa-
ton. If it be proved that it is perma-
nent or that it lasts ven for a period
of only a few years and that a similar
treatment may be applied to human
beings the Importance of this little
heralded discovery can hardly be over
estimated.-Leslie's Weekly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
THE UNTAMED NEW YORKER.

A German newspaper with a large
circulation publishes at regular in
tervals 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-
posit vaults. ut should be under
STOOD" the correspondent says,
chat 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 n 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
al see the operation by women who
court recognition in the circles
where jewelry is a badge of superi,
oritv."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11

t.AI;.S h..~ .,..~
s:o~ They c.o~ .. .4s;n..rc y,
SDra!"s a. T.. "a. - - he :,
sr1rded iight!y Th' m,.i%A! proIrssioA
considers Il s~',t> ....iu to lie worse
than a broken hone, Tor the bone ina.
tcrial will grow together more readily
than a sprained ankle Will regain its
normal usefulness. The ligaments
have been severely ~ listed and stretch
ed in a sprain. and it is hard to reach
them for treatment.
The best and most soothing treat
ment has proved to be hot water. If
possible place the injured joint in wa
ter as hot as can be borne and keep 1t
hot by adding hot water to 1t continu
ally, says the London Mail. Then
wrap it in cotton wool and banGa"e it
firmly SO as to prevent any movement
Of the joint, for rest is one of the cs-
sentials in the treatment Of sprainS, so
as to give the stretched liganents a
chance to get back to their normal con-
dition. To secure perfect rest to a
sprained ankle or wrist it is necessary
to put stiff splints round it.
II the regular splints are not avail
able, use anything. like stiff cardboard,
or break up a cigar box into narrow
strips about an inch wide. place these
over all the cotton bandaging after the
Joint has been in hot water for about
an hour, bind them firmly with a mus
lin bandage and leave them so indef-
nitely.
It takes several weeks, sometimes as
many as six weeks, for a sprain to re.
cover. 1t is best to have the Joint ele-
waited. If it is an ankle that is injured,
the person should have that foot on a
stool when sitting and use crutchcs
when walking. for unless a sprain
heals properly at first there will al
ways be more or less trouble with it.
A dislocation demands immediate at
t%ention, as the joint dislocated should
be replaced Immediately into it's sock.
ct before the luhricating fluid. which Is
in all joints. becomes dry and the liga-
mentS themselves stretched beyond
- D-AA
their usual distance. Most d~islocations
are best left until medical aid can be
obtained, if this is possible. but cool
cloths should be placed on the part to
prevent its becoming feverish. Have a
basin Of old water near, with several
cloths in it. Wiring the water out
quickly so that it will not drip and
apply first n then another cloth to
the d~islocation.
In all accidents try to maintain cool
ness. keep up the courage of the pa
tent and do not show too much SYM
pathy. as it unnerves the sufferer and
makes him think it is worse than it is.
BY keeping a cool head you can do
more than if you 60 into mysteries or
weep or stand up and wiring YOUR
hands in a helpless way, and by doing
these foolish things you will Inevitably
make matters worse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
CURIOUS DECEPTIONS.
Tine Way Our Senses Are Liable to
PLAY Us False.

Our senses deceive is curiOuSly at
times. a fash of lightning lights up
the ground for only one-millionth Of a
second, yet it seems to us to last ever
so much longer. What happens is
that the impression remains in the eye
or the retina for about One-eighth Of
a second, or $4,000 times as long as
the flash lasts. If on a dark night a
train speeding along at sixty miles
an hour is lit up by a lightning flash
1t appears stationary. yet in the eighth
Of Il second during which we seem to
see it the train travels eleven feet.
But We really only see 1t during one
milliOnth of a second, and in that
time it travels only one-hundredth OF
an inch.
When a mans leg is cut off, if the
stump be irritated he feels the pain
In his toes. This curious deception IL
the same as any II can practice on
himself by striking his elbow on the
table, when he feels the pain In his
fingers. OF course In both cases the
pain is felt in the brain.
We do not actually perceive different
distances with the eye, but judge them
from various indications. When our
Judgment is at fault we are deceived.
II you see a person In a fog, for
instance, he seems to be much bigger
than usual. The same thing happens
when you see men or cattle on the top
Of a hill against the horizon in twi-
light. In both cases you judge them
to be farther away than they really
are, and consequently they appear un-
commonly large.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
His Income.

'They say you get $50 marks a
month. l can't believe it. Tell me
how"
Il get 10 marks salary; then l don't
pay my rent, 40 marks; that's $50
marks; l owe the milkman 80 marks,
that's $50 marks; my butcher 40
marks. 22O marks, and every month /
raise 30 marks out of my friends,
making an income of $50 marks a
month!'-Fliegende Batter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
The Pepper Cure For Hiccouohs.

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 sos
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, 1908-09-11
School Election.
VOTERS OF MADISON TOWNSH1P-TAkE
NOTICE.

A ~petition having been filed with me asking
for a special election TO vote upon the removal
of school house No. b 10 a more convenient 10
ca. on (one-half mile north from its present 10
cation Now, therefore,, You are hereby noti
fed that a special election for the above mel
toned purpose will be held in school honse No.
q. on Tuesday, the I'D day of septic ~ Der, 1898,
between the hours of 4 and s O'Clock p. m.
and yon are further notified that the law does
not authorize school boards to move school
houses excpt upon the affirmative vote of all the
electors residing within the whole school die
trict, aud since our constitution gives suffrage
to women upon all school matters, the word
elector has been construed to mean both male
and female over tweDtvone years of age. 1t ie
therefore important that all people over twenty,
one years of age residing within Madison schoel
district. vote upon THE question, lnasmuch as a
failure to vote upon your part may fall I" give d
majority vote for such removal
A. G. SWANSON.
Clerk Of School District.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
Steamed Rice With Raisina.

Pour one cup of boiling water
over n cup of well washed rice,
add half a t%easpoonful of salt and
put owe the fire and boil rapidly
until the water is absorbed. Then
add two cups of hot milk and one
cup OF raisins and place over the
boiling water and steam until the
rice is soft, about half an hour.
When tender stir in one teaspoonful
OF butter and serve hot or cold with
cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
The Field of Friendship.

Joel Chandler Harris. In Home Magazine.
The field of friendship is a wide one,
and all our neighbors. both near and far
should be candidates for admission there
The appearance OF cold esteem, the pass
Ing salutation, empty of everything save
chill Formally, have larger possibilities
behind them than we are wont to imagine.
At any rate. to believe so. honestly and
conscientiously is an indication of an ac
suspicious that do their utmost to master
us. 1t is only through this belief that we
shall bring ourselves in contact with some
of the finest issues of life and come to UNI
derstand the unities and harmonies of ex-
istence. Nevertheless, it is we'll to bear
in mind the important fact that man Is
not our only friend and neighbor. Neither
patience nor investigation is necessary to
the discovery that all things about us are
capable of inviting neighbOrlinesS and dis
pensing it to those who are wise enough
to take advantage of the hospitality that
is constantly proffered. The towering
trees Though they do not seem to tower
as high as they did when we We're
younger) the humble creeping vines. the
delicate flowers that spring up in night,
casual and ravishing, the whole movement
and rush of nature in her vigorous and in
sistent moods. belong to neighborliness in
the most significant and satisfactory
sense 1t is something Of relief to dis
cover that we need not depend entirely
on man for acknowledgement be-
yond all doubt the best of his kind are to
be treasured in whatever relation or condi-
ton they are found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
On Knowing Ones Self.

And it so happens that when you come
to know yourself you will likewise know
all things about all men. the best there is
to lie known, as we'll the worst: and
though, in one sense. the knowledge you
gain is not by any means refreshing. II is
not at all depressing. You feel that you
are at least armed against ignorance of
your neishbors. and if you are much of
a man Your pride and eonce!t and the
whole swarm of vanities that dance at
tendance on them will fall away from you
like leaves from the trees in an autoumn
storm. and you will find yourself growing
in the good will and esteem of your fell
low-men. You will no longer wonder that
sensitive Christians have worn hair shirts
with a smiling face. or that they seek
the solitude of the desert fasting to tlse
point Of furnishing. on bread and water
or that, in some quarters of the globe,
where tradition stands guard over the
actions OF men, there are f1ourishing So
cieties of fagellants. men and women who
know themselves so well that they take
sad pleasure in the self-infiction of the
punishments of the flesh. and feel that
they deserve every wound and every
blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
al Correspondence OF The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, June %, 1908.
According to the estimate of the state
highway commission 1t will cost more
than $4,000 to build the proposed pike
from Kensington to Chevy Chase, a dis
tance of three and a quarter miles. The
law directing the construction Of this road
provides for a bond issue of $500. The
Chevy Chase Land Company has agreed
to contribute $4,000 and the state and
county will appropriate $12,5oO. AS there
is but $4,000 in sight, the plans, which
provide for a sixteen-foot highwey. will
probably be modified and a twelve-foot
road. the width of the usual Shoemaker
pike. constructed.
John j. Higgins. town clerk and treas
urer, has submitted his annual statement
of the receipts and expenditures of the
town of Rockville for the year ended May
/, 1908. The total receipts were $9.9O7 81,
the principal items being as follows:
Taxes. So. 1926 water rents. $1.923.35;
road tax. $915.79; dog taxes. $94; corpo-
ration fines. $1665O; tapping water main,
$12; sale of sand, $3.50.
The total expenditures were $7,7S15S.
the principal items being: Interest on
bonded indebtedness. SLIGO; redemption
of bonds, $1,000; work on streets and
sidewalks, $S7S35; work atspower house
and supplies. $597 SO; bailiff. $5O1.65; en-
gineer, 1878; clerk. 500; scavenger $3.50;
equipment for fire department, $142. rs;
premium on insurance policy, $55: extern
sion Of water MAN, $1SO.67; printing and
advertising, SO; attorneys fees. $50;
miscellaneous, $1,000. There is balance
of 81 1856 on hand.
The real estate of Thomas J. Brown
and the late Michael ]. Brown in Whea-
ton district, this county, has been sold
at public auction. bringing $11 ,669.5 30. 1t
was disposed of in five lots, as follows:
To Mrs. Mary A. Jones of Brookland,
D. c., thirteen acres and residence. $3.50;
to G. o. B. Cissel of Wheaton. nine
acres, $1.975; to Richard Anderson of
Kensington. twenty and one-half acres,
81. 1880: to Mrs. Caroline Brown of
Choppers, twenty and one-half acres.
So 255; to James Williams of Washington,
seven acres, house and blacksmith shop.
$3.50
The property was in litigation for many
years, it being contended that Michael
J. Brown was the sole owner, but the cir
cult court decided that 1t was the joint
property of Michael ]. and Thomas j.
Brown.
The Masons of Rockville observed St.
Johns day by attending special services
at the Southern Methodist Church yester-
day morning The sermon was by Rev.
John c. Copenhaver formerly assistant
pastor of the church. The members OF
the order assembled at the lodge room
and. after donning their lambskin aprons,
marched to the church in body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
WORRY ABOUT PERRY CARSON
FRIENDS REGARD HIS, OFFICIAL
POSITION IN JEOPARDY.
Thought He Was Slatd for Head OF
Watch Force, New NUM-
cipal Building.

The chief topic Of conversation at the
District building today was the announce
ment by the Commissioners that j. j.
Strain. a former soldier and member OF
the Army and Navy Union. has been
selected as chief of the watch at the new
Municipal building The announcement
WAS a surprise to the many friends of
Perry Carson.
For eight years Carson has held the
position Of head janitor at the present
home of the District government. and MS
supporters never doubted that he would
be placed at the head of the watch at
the new building. They took it, as a
matter of course that he would be ap-
pointed by the Commissioners.
When the Commissioners presented
their estimates to Congress for appro-
priations to pay the running expenses OF
the new building they asked for $72O
year for the head of the watch. When
the appropriation bill passed the salary
was Increased to 500 month and when
the Commissioners made inquiry they
learned, it is said. that some of Carson S
friends, taking for granted that he was
to be appointed and thinking the salary
asked by the Commissioners not sufficient
brought pressure to bear to have 1t In
creased.
Offer Of Subordinate Place.
The head of the watch will have under
his command ten able bodied. neatly uni
formed and we'll disciplined individuals
as watchmen. who will be paid at the
rate Of $500 per annum. The Commits
sioners say it is likely Carson will be
given one of those places If he desires It,
It is considered doubtful by Carson e
friends that he will accept a place in the
ranks.
Carson's present position as head JAM
tor pays $500. For several years he re-
ceived $500, but for an unexplained
reason Congress reduced it in 1907. He
made his debut as an officeholder under
the present form of government August
-, 1890. as an inspector of streets and
alleys at 50 a day. He resigned in 1893
and four years later was appointed sani-
tary inspector at 81 day. few
months later he was given a salary OF
81, 200. and three years later he again
resigned. He was appointed head janitor
in 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Department CLERK BROWNS
ALFRED E. DAVIS IN SWIMMING
NEAR BALTIMORE.
II. G. Seitz, His Companion, and q
Washingtonian, Attempts Res
cue and Nearly Loses Life.

While swimming In Colgate creek near
Baltimore, yesterday afternoon. Alfred
Edward Davis. a clerk in the War De-
partment. was drowned.
Davis entered a small boat with his
friend. Horace G. Seitz of 3742 Holmead
place. this city. After rowing to the
middle of the stream he sprang overheard
to take a swim.
Soon after entering the water he sank
and was drowned before assistance could
be rendered. 1t is believed he was seized
with cramps.
War Department Clerk.
Mr.. Davis was forty years of age. and
resided at 729 18th street, where he
boarded He was a clerk in the Office Of
the chief engineer Of the War Depart
ment
A member of the Washington Cricket
Club. he had gone to the clubhouse of
st. George to participate in a game. Near
the end of the contest Davis withdrew.
resigning his turn at the bat in favor of
a teammate. James Quinn. He then went
on the creek with Mr.. Setz.
In trying to save his companion, Mr..
SetZ was himself nearly drowned. He
was dragged from the water by a member
of the Baltimore club
Anthony A. Sousa of the Post Office De-
partment and brought to this city when
the body is recovered.
Alfred E. Davis was a widower. and left
child. He has a number of relatives
living in various parts of the country.
Letters Found in Pocket.
Among letters found in his coat was
one signed Sister Florence" giving the
address of 914 West Garfield street. Sc
attic. Wash. Another was from a brother.
H. III. Davis, living at Colorado Springs.
A letter from Herbert S. Davis of the
editorial department of the New York
World, cousin of the dead man, stated
that his father, Rev. Charles A. Davis.
Baptist minister. of England. would
arrive in this country in July to succeed
DIR. Minnitree as pastor of a Baptist
church in Boston. He stated further he
thought 1t possible that Alfred Davis
could make arrangements for Rev. Mr..
Davis to take the place of DIR. ]. b.
Muir during the month of August.
The drowned man was a native OF Eng
land, was a member of the Temple Bap-
fist Church and a student at George
Washington University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Gunpowder Discovered by Druids.
Frederick Rosslyn in July Nautilus.

Another Druidic discovery was I'M
doubtedly used to impress the multitude,
and was apparently never applied to any
practical purpose. This was some form
of explosive power, the thunder of which
could be heard during the performance Of
their mysteries. Lucan in his description
of a wood near Marseille, written while
the Druids still exercised their power in
southern France. writes: There is a re-
port that the grove is often shaken and
strangely moved, and. that dreadful
that it is sometimes in a blaze without
being consumed" These phenomena were
clearly the result of an explosive of some
kind. most probably something closely
akin to gunpowder The Celtic word
Druilanach signifies .the flame Of the
Druids.''