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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
WELL-KN0WN PAINTER
OF "SHERLOCK HOLMES"
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


LONDON, February 90 1903
TT Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever writes
more stories of Sherlock Holmes he
will have to find new illustrator. for
Sidney Paget who made all the draw awnings
for the tales that now are so famous.
died this week, of consumption, after
plucky fight for life lasting over the past
year and a half
Probably most American readers Of the
Holmes stories will remember the IS. p
that appeared in the lower left-hand cor
ner of each of the graphic il somewhat
rugged drawings that accompanied them.
Their author. who was forty-eight when
he died. was one of a rather remarkable
trio of brothers. the other two. Wal PagN
and n. NJ. Paget-who signs only his first
two initials-being almost as we'll known
in the English art world as was the il
illustrator of Sherlock Holmes.
Sidney Paget, who also illustrated
was the fourth son of vestry clerk.
who served the London borough Of Cam
berwell for over forty years. The late
artist. who chose his profession soon
after he was sixteen. passed rapidly
through several London art schools. no.
tably the British Museum. Heatherleys
and that of the Royal Academy, in the
latter of which he took the Armitage
bronze medal, together with several other
prizes. and tied for the gold medal for
historical painting in 1884.
i
For nearly thirty years he has been a
constant exhibitor at the Royal Academy,
and his dra wing were features of the best
English illustrated periodicals. such as the
illustrated London News, the Graphic
and the Sphere. For man of less than
fifty to have covered such a range as he
did in portraiture, landscape and figures.
and to have turned out besides q large
amount of first-rate black and white IL
lustratiOn, shows enormous application,
as we'll as enormous versatility.
Paget. whose good nature was a by
word in London's Bohemia, was married,
and has left widow and four children.
Soldering was his hobby, and he was q
member of two volunteer regiments in
Middlesex. He was a member Of the
staff Of the Strand Magazine when that
periodical bought the first Of the ''Ad-
ventures of Sherlock Holmes" and was
especially chosen by its editor to Illus
trate them. Doyle liked the drawings
that resulted. and would have no one
else to illustrate his later stories Of the
detective. The author and the artist be-
came intimate friends. and Paget was
frequently q guest at Haslen1ere. Sir Ar
thurs country home. near Hindhead.
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No Flattery Necessary.
, SuccpeS Ma0aziue


You needn't begin jollying me-" said
the gruff man to the man who had land 10
sell. Pm not a man that can be affected
by fiattery. When l."
That's just what l said to my boss
interrupted the agent. II told him. when
he suggested your name to me. that it was
a relief to call on a man who did not ex.
pect to be praised and fattered to his face
all the time. 1 tell you. Mr.. Grump, this
city has mighty few men such as you.
Nine men out Of ten are simply dying to
have some one tell them how great they
are, but you are above such weakness
Any one can see that at glance. I'm glad
of it. It's helpful to me to meet a man
who rises superior to the petty tactics Of
the average solicitor. It's a real and last.
ing benefit. and an instructive experience.
Ten minutes later after few more such
on the part of the agent, the
man who could not be flattered into sign
ing the contract was asking which line his
name should be written upon.
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s. Butler. Company b. LIST Separate Bat
talon: Seaman Apprentice c. Il. Barnes.
4th Division. Naval Battalion: George
Clark, II. s. Crawford, Dave Daby,
Thomas Griffen. G. c. Green, L. II. John
son. Samuel Murray. George Primer,
Henry Peyton. r. H. Ross, William Short
er. G. +. Shields. A. William, A. WASH
ington, James Washington, William White.
]. A. Downes, Leo Heath, J. M. s. Kauf-
man, NJ. D. Parks, Raymond SorreIl.
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NEWS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD

Those present in the National Guard
-Armory Friday evening saw two hours
we'll and protitably spent by the Sd Bat
talon, list Regiment in preparation for
the coming annual inspection to take
place this month. The full field kits had
been dug up from their long sleep since
the summer encampment and made ready
for preliminary inspection by Maj.
Glendee b. Young, the battalion COM
mander.
After looking theSmen. their arms uni
forms and equipment over the ma jor put
the company through few movements
and gained accuracy and snap i'm each be-
fore he was satisfied to dismiss Them
The entire brigade is awake to the neces-
sity of a determined and united effort to
make this inspection the banner function
of its history and to demonstrate to Con-
gress that it, az a military body. Is de-
serving Of proper accommodations in
which to prepare for the country's service
Lieut. Duvall the superintendent of the
armory. is on duty all day and most Of
the night issuing stores to those who are
not completely equipped. The Captains are
giving generously of their time that their
companies want for nothing at the cru
cial hour
The only organizations which failed to
take part in the company matches at the
:OO-yard stage on February ~ and %
were Companies A and I Of the 1st Regi-
ment.
The honors were captured by Company
T.. I'd Regiment. which finished with
a total Of 227. With the addition of their
January score of 300. it places them at
the head of the totals with 427. Capt.
Summers team. Company l. I'd Regi-
ment. is close second. with total of
424
The totals for the 3OO-yard stage follow:
Company E. ID Regiment. 227: Company
X, Cd Regiment 212; Company B. LIST
gil; Company C, lst Regiment. 2ll; Com
pany G, I'd Regiment. 2i0: Company r,
I'd Regiment. oO9; Company A, lst Sep
arate Battalion; Company c. I'd Regi-
iment. 2O7: LIST Battery. 2O6: Company A,
% Regiment 206; Fourth Division Naval
Battalion, FOG; Signal Corps, 2O5; Sd Di-
vision Naval Battalion, 2O3; Company X,
1st Regiment. 1919; Company l.. I'd Regi-
ment. 100: Company c. LIST Separate Bat
TALON: Company NJ. LIST Regiment, 1876;
pany r. Cd Regiment. 1872; Company d. I'd
Regiment 1871: Company Nj. I'd Regiment.
1911; Company II, LIST Regiment, 1873; Com
pany F, LIST Regiment. $50; Company B,
ist Separate battalion. ITS; Company r.
list Regiment. 176; I'd Division Naval Bat
TALON. 173: Company G, LIST Regiment. 1855.
Company l.. 1st Regiment. 157.
Names and scores of winning team fol-
low: Capt T.. II. Brian. Al: Lieut.. l.. II.
Ernst. 40: Private j. H. White. 40: Private
II. c. Earnshaw, 40; Private G. Mills. AS.
Total. 221.
The highest score in the match was
made by Private r. Fl. Clouser, COMPANY
.,rxn mt u-hn ut al An
of 80. This leaves him the only Burk.
hart eligible in this series.
The battalion and regimental matches
which were held last Friday night, re-.
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The battalion and regimental matches
which we're held last Friday night, re.
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Love Not Waning.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Myles-Have you any reason to believe
your wife's love is growing cold?
Styles-Oh, no: she loves her dog m
much as she ever did.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
New Church at Carleton

Rev. G. P. Squire, the energetic
minister of Northeast Hand county,
was a visitor in the city Tuesday.
He reports the necessary prelim-
inarv steps already taken for anoth-
er church in Northeast Hand, this
one to be in Carleton twp.
This locality now has several
church buildings, in Burdette,
Wheaton, Gilbert and Holden twps,
which indicate progress and com.
mniuty of interest to be had in no
other way. The church, it's pastor,
It's Sunday school-are all a benefit
to any country community, not only
spiritually, but materially. The
church is clvilizer, and helps to
settle up and increase farm values.
There should be a church built and
regular services conducted in every
block Of two to four townships in
the county.
If any one doubts this take trip
to the Burdette neighborhood, see
their well improved farms, and try
to buy one of them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
CONDITION OF
STATE FINANCES
Last Report Shows State Debt
of 100000 ....-

Pierre, Dec. 28.-The total return
of state taxes on the December call
has brought to the state treasurer
$443, ,8S3.26. Of this $261, ,339. Sc
goes into the state general fund, and
out of this there has been a call
made for the sum of $180,000. The
balance will go into the hands of the
new treasurer to handle. The twine
plant revolving fund is practic ally
all in with this call. and amounts to
$316,509, which is the sum the plant
will have to operate with. Out of
this $4,000 is deposited to the
credit of the state, drawing three
per cent interest for the fund. Af-
ter the call of this month, the out
standing debt of the state will be
over six hundred thousand dollars,
in general fund and emergency war
rants.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
Laugh and Live Long

st. Lious, Mo, Dec. 24.-Frances
Brandeweide of Alton, the oldest
office-holder in the city, and now 83
years old, believes he has solved the
problem Of how to live to be 104.
He would laugh himself there.
Here is the recipe of this octogenar-
ian and the rule he practices.
Laugh all you can, get hold of all
the funny stories you can and think
of them, chew tobacco. drink little
beer each day, and always get up
from the table hungry.
One year ago, while clerk of the
city court, he became i'll and his
family despaired of his getting well.
Brandeweide asked the physician to
call his friends in and tell any good
stories they might know. He also
demanded that they allow him to
have his plug of tobacco close at
hand, and that he be allowed to
drink bottle of beer now and then.
In spite of the protests of the physi-
clans, the order was followed and
Brand eweide began to mend.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
That Rate Question

A dispatch bearing Pierre head
line has the following to say on the
passenger rate question:
Absurd as it may seem, it is GER
tain that the South Dakota legisla-
ture this winter will pass a two-cent
fare law, before the courts have
lifted their injunction against p
cent fare established last year by the
state railroad commission.
1t would appear wholly illogical to
attempt to put in force a two cent
fare, when the railroad companies
have stopped the enforcement of a
% cent fare on the ground that it is
confscatory. But 1t was one of the
political novelties of the recent cam
paign that every candidate on the
legislature made his campaign for
election on a platform pledging him
to vote for two-cent fares.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
CASTRO DEPOSED
IN VENEZUELA
BiOOdless Revolution Ended In
South American Republic

Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. %, via
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 28.-
The presidency of Juan Vincente
Gomez was recognized by the coun-
try at large officially and unofficially
and Venezuela Is through with one
of the most popular revolutions in
annals of The republic, a revolution
in which not drop of blood was
shed.
The authority of President Gomez
is accepted as supreme. Even Cen
eral Celestino Castro, brother of the
former president. who was chief of
department of Tachira, has turned
over to the new military commander
of that district all the arms and am
munition in his possession. Celes-
tino Castro's acceptance of the new
regime is regarded as final and con-
elusive evidence that his br other is
no longer a factor in the present sit
uation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
DRY FARMING
IN STANLEY co,
One Farmer Secures Good Yield
of Corn by New Method

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 30.--Charles
Morgan. living near Milesville, STAN
ley county, hired extra help on his
farm during the dry period which
prevailed last July, and kept the
plows going in his 100-acre corn
field, giving the Campbell system of
soil culture practical test. OFF the
100 acres he has husked 5000 bushels
of good corn. The field contain
ed twenty-five acres of old breaking
and the rest was sod. On the old
breaking his yield was above fifty
bushels to the acre.
Mr. Morgan has demonstrated that
with the proper cultivation Stanley
county soil can be depended upon to
make a return equal to the average
in any of the corn states. With
such return assured, the price of
land is bound to increase,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
CO. TREASURER
ROBBED OF $4,000
Official of SanbOrn County Says
He Was Held Up By
Masked Men

Woonsocket, Dec. 29.-Michael
Meier, county treasurer of Sanborn
county, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first of January, went to
the court house last night to look
after certain matters of business for
the night. He says that he was
followed to the court house by two
men whom he noticed, but he
thought nothing of it until the two
men came into his room. Both were
masked, and each put a revolver to
the head of the treasurer. bidding
him open the vault and safe, under
penalty of being shot. The treasur-
er says he was compelled to comply
with the request and to open the
vault, and that the robbers secured
$4 800 in cash.
The robbers overlooked $1,000
which was in another place in the
vault.
They then locked the treasurer in
the vault, but he was able to give
the alarm through the window, and
a passer-by heard him. The janitor
was aroused and the imprisoned
treasurer released, and the alarm
was given.
Go trace was found of the robbers
one of whom was described by the
treasurer as short man and the
other as tall one. Police officers
have been notified throughout the
adjoining counties and an effort will
be made to apprehend the guilty
parties.
Mr. Meier's term of office expires
on the first of January. He bears
good reputation in the county ami
has been treasurer four years. 1t
has been the treasurer's custom to
keep $4,000 or $4,000 in the vault.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
FINANCES OF
THE STATE FAIR
Board of Agriculture Makes An
nual Report, Improvements
Wanted For 1909

Huron Herald The South Dakota
State Board of Agriculture has sub
mitted its annual report and recon-
mendations to Gov. Coe |, Craw-
ford.
The report contains many recon-
mendations for advancing the inter-
ests of the state fair during the COM
ing years. 1t asks in the first place
that the state of South Dakota stand
behind the state fair management in
its efforts in order that the institu-
tion may have more assured finan-
cial backing. Among other appro-
priations the Board asks the sum of
$50, 900 to be used for the construc,
tion Of Dairy and Apiary building,
a large Woman's building, addition
to grandstand, large Manufacture
ers' building for the exhibiting of
farm machinery. a mining and Fish
cry building and various minor i'm
provements on the grounds.
Among the financial statements
included in the report an itemized
invoice of the fair grounds is pre-
sented which places their value at
$50, 1850, the expenditures during the
year of 1908 for permanent improve
ments being $12, ,343.67.
The Secretary's report of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the fair
of 1908 shows receipts amounting to
$26, ,046:79 of which sum $40, ,483, so
was received on ticket sales The
general recapituIation of the fair of
1908 contained in the Secretary's
report shows the total receipts to
have been $45. .05S.70.
A detailed report of the fair of
1908 is also contained in this report
to the Governor and shows a most
encouraging growth in all depart
ments and shows prospects for a
still greater fair in 1909.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
6. & N. WIS NEW
CHICAGO DEPOT
Structure To Cost Company Over
Twenty Million

Chicago. Dec. 28.-The vagaries
of Chicago geology will add about
$500, 1000 to the cost of the new
$50, 100000 Northwestern depot
which is being constructed in the
area between Canal, Clinton, Ran
dolph, and Madison streets. Quick
sand in deep strata has been discov-
cred, sitting at naught the original
engineering plans.
The discovery was entirely a sur
prise and sound ,ng was begun at
once to determine how much of the
other area was similarly underlaid.
The result showed that about three
quarters of the site is on at least
three to four feet Of quicksand and
in some places the depth of the
troublesom stratum reaches seven
teen feet.
Two experts Of national note who
handled the situation in New York
at the laying of the two big river
tunnels of the subway, when quick
sand there furnished the gravest en-
gineerieg problem of it's kind in the
history of America, were called here
by telegraph and were set at work
to overcome the newly found diff
cultv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
Didn't PAY their Subscription

A newspaper publisher recently
brought suit against forty-two men
who would not pay their subscrip-
tions, obtaining judgment on each
claim. Of these, twentv-eight made
an affidavit that the owned no more
than the law allowed, thus prevent
ing attachment, then under the
decision of the supreme court they
were arrested for petit larceny and
bound over in the sum of $500 each.
All but six gave bonds, while six
went to Jail. The new postal law
makes it larceny to take papers and
refuse to pay for it,-Editor and
Publisher.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
ANNUAL CORN
SHOW ENDED
Successful Exhibition Held at
Sioux Falls Last Week

Sioux Falls, Dec. 26.-The South
Dakota Corn Growers and Breeders
association, after having been in
session in Sioux Falls for several
days in annual convention, has con-
cluded its work and adjourned for
another year. The convention and
corn show was great success from
every standpoint, and although the
association is one of the youngest in
the state 1t is certain to become one
of the most important organizations
IN South Dakota.
During a business session OF the
convention the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, Peter Allen, of Hurley;
vice president, j. w. Parmley. of
Ipswich; secretary, c. E. Twamley,
of Alexandria; treasurer, w. H.
Wheeler, of Mitchell.
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton which reads as follows:
Resolved, that the South Dakota
state legislature at Its coming ses-
sion shall be requested to make
continuous appropriation of $1,000 to
provide for the necessary expense OF
the South Dakota Corn Growers
and Breeders association and fol
the annual corn show to be held ac-
cording to the Laws of the aesocia-
tion.,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
MCMANUS WEDS
MRS "NEWLYWED"
Author of Popular Comic Pictures
Marries the Original

New York. Dec. 30.-George Nc
Manus, the artist who created the
Newlyweds, Panhandle Pete, The
Jolly Jolly Girls and many other
comic series that have appeared for
the past four years, was married
Wednesday night to Miss Florence
Bergere, the original of Mrs New
lywed." -"
Mr. McManus, being shy and bash
full has been keeping his coming
marriage a secret. He had planned
to be married today at the city hall
by Mayor Mcclellan, but, learning
that the secret was out, he decided
to wed at once.
Mr. McManus met Miss Begere
four years ago when she was appear
ing as one of the Jolly jolly Girls, ="
in the original Pan Handle Pete"
company. He got her to pose for
him, and as result he created the
Jolly jolly Girls" a comic series
which ran with great success.
Inspired by this success, McManus
had her pose for HIM again and this
time Mrs Newlywed was the result.
The Newlywed series has been
printed for the last four years and,
as it's popularity has not waned, it
gives promise of running several
years to come. The Queen Of Spain
and the Crown Prince of Germany
have both sent letters to Mr. Nc
Manus complimenting him on his
work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
Here's to You Dad

We happened in a home the other
night and over the parlor door saw
the legend worked in letters of red,
what is home without mother"
Across the room was another brief,
God bless our home"
Now, what is the matter with
God bless our Dad?" He gets up
early, lights the fire, bolls an egg,
grabs his dinner pail and wipes
off the dew of the dawn with his
boots while many a mother is Sleep
ing.
He makes the weekly handout for
the butcher, the grocer, the milk
man and the baker. and his little pile
is badly worn before he is home an
hour. He stands off the bailiff and
keeps the rent paid up.
If there is a noise during the night
dad is kicked in the back and make
to go down stairs and kill him.
Mother does up the fruit; well, dad
bought it all and the jars and sugar
cost like the mischief.
Dad buys the chickens for Sunday
dinner. carves them himself. and
draws the neck from the ruins after
every body else is served. What
is a home without a mother" Yes,
that is all right; but what is home
without father? Dad, here's to
you. If it wasn't for you we
wouldn't be here. You've got your
faults-you may have lots Of EN-
but you're all right. and we will miss
you when you're one.-Ex.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
CHRISTMAS TREE
vs.. FORESTRY
US. Forest Service Says Custom
Is Not Destructive

Washington, Dec. 29.-The coun-
try's forests have again been called
upon to furnish about four million
Christmas trees, and again many
persons have asked themselves and
have queried the United States For
est Service: "Is the custom men,
ace to forrest preservation"
In the millions of happy homes
over the country where the Younger
generation has made the Christmas
tree the center of play ever since
early Friday morning. there are
many fathers and mothers who have
given the problem more or less
thought. From Sunday schools and
other organizations also, which hold
an annual celebration around gay
ly trimmed evergreen for the benefit
of the little ones, has come the
question whether it is consistant to
urge conservation Of forest resourc-
es and then to cut millions of young
trees every year to afford little
enjoyment in the passing holiday
season.
Eyes, it is consistent and proper
that the custom should be maintain
ed" has been the answer of United
States Forester, Clifford Pinchot, in
every case. Trees are for use. and
there is no other use to which they
could be put which would contribute
so much to the joy of man as their
use by the children on this one great
holiday of the year.
The number of trees cut for this
use each year is utterly insignificant
when compared to the consumption
for other purposes for which timber
is demanded. Not more than four
Christmas trees are used each year,
one in every fourth family. Ifplant-
ed four feet apart they could be
grown on less than l 500 acres. This
clearing of an area equal to a good
sized farm each Chaistmas should
not be subject of much worry,
when it is remembered that for lum-
ber alone it is necessary to take tim
Der from an area of more than
100. 900 acres every day Of the year.
There islittle doubt but that the
time will come when the Christmas
tree business will become .recog-
nized industry in this country, and
that as much attention will be given
to it as of timber for other uses.
This time may not be far off, for it
is already understood that only
through the practice of forestry,
which means both the careful con-
servation of the timber which re-
mains and carefully planned systems
of reforestation, will it be possible
to supply the country with its forty
billion feet of lumber needed each
year, as well as the few million little
trees used at Christmas time.