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Heaven only knows when or how.
1t was experiences like this that taught the young
pastor to take boyish SO called '.irreverence" for
what it is worth, realizing that if boy is to have
religion sincere enough to amount to anything, he
fashion, and that very honest faith may be set
forth in slang that would turn the blood of church
deacon cold
Going Out "Wid de Gang"
THE most sensational of the boy specialists ex-
periences came when in 1902 he went out wild
did the town. Now Charlestown as every New
Englander knows, is the scene of awesome revels
the Night Before. There is much horsepay and
preston of dark doings unspeci6ed The young
pastor of Winthrop Church wanted to find out just
how dark these doings were, and just how heinous
was the part his own boys took in them So he pro-
posed to 60 along.
At first they thought he was "kiddin" them
but finally convinced of his gameness. they formed
an armed escort round him and sailed forth. He
ate hot dog" and ice cream cakes, licking the in
sides of the latter decorousy from the bottom of the
bag. Himself the helpless center of mighty flying
ker Hill Monument. He participated in much wild
firing of artillery and much riotous joshing" of
peaceable citizens all under the balefu1 eye of the
Charlestown police: breaking into cold perspiraton
as he thought how his would look in the head
lines "pinched with gang of Charlestown roughs
for training round at night
Nothing worse came of it, however. than con-
victon that the orgies of the Night Before half
myth. So far as he could the rioters were prin
cipally standing round, hopefully waiting to
somebody else be naughty. The general complaint
was, Muffin doin'!" AS for the boys and their
pranks, he found them largely not wrong, but
merely annoying to adults.
Real Boy Can't Be Ladylike
THEREIN he made vast discovery. And on it he
based much of his magical work with the boys.
He draws sharp line between what is natural and
boyish, and so innocent, however annoying to
adults" and what is inherently bad. He maintains
that when you repress boy into ladyike demeanor,
in Sunday school, for instance he goes into coma
.toSe condition,the real boy is not there, though
he will come to the moment the closing bell rings.
And get at the real boy is what he ardently
wants he has taught himself not to mind degree
Of noise His big boys Bible classes don't &c. off
like prayer meetings. normal amount of wriggling
and rustling passes quite unchecked The boys ex-
press themselves freely, even unconventionally,
laugh when there is anything to laugh at, and ap-
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"HERE'S magic about some
people l knew a woman
once who banded together and
kept in order group of normally
dissolute and drunken men. made
them live straight, and save their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

hain't. ~ have!"- Well. Billy,
you .h.in !''-"I have now!"
And so it went round. Every
mothers son of them had said what
passed for his prayers, though
Heaven only knows when or how.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
SOCIETY BELLE FOUND DEAD.
Mrs. Burden Is Victim of Academia
Gas POISONING.

New York, Feb. 23.-Mrs. William
Proudft Burden, who was Natica
Rives, daughter of o. H.. p. Belmont
and a society favorite in New York,
Newport and Washington, was found
dead in bed at her Fifth avenue home
yesterday. Death, the decid
ed. was accidental and due to gas poi.
soning. A disconnected gas tube,
which had led from a chandelier to a
drop light, so placed Thursday night
that Mrs. Burden might read while
propped up In bed, had permitted a
flow of gas that filled the room, and
escaping into the hall, finally attracted
the attention of the servants.
Apparently having become drowsy.
Mrs. Burden had reached from her
bed and turned off the lamp cock in
stead of ticking the trouble to get up
and shut off the gas at the chandelier
Jet. In some undetermined
the tube became loosened at the lower
end. and slipping off the feed pipe of
the lamp laid in such a position that
The flow Of poisonous gas was directed
nto the %sleeper's face. The dead WON
an lay as in a sleep, without a sign of
physical or mental disturbance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
GIRL CHOOSES TO BE BLIND.

Cheyenne Reservation Woman Prefers
Loss of Sight to Going Under Knife.
Filled with the traditional hatred
of the surgeons knife, Frances lie
Beau, an Indian policeman at the
Cheyenne River agency, has turned
her back upon Watertown to return
to her tepee and certain blindness
rather than submit to an operation for
the removal Of a defective eye.
Some time ago the girls eye began
to fail, and now she is totally blind
in one eye and the other is becoming
affected. After an examination the
surgeon declared that the only hope
of saving the sight of the good eye
was to have the diseased one removed.
After much persuasion the maid on
scented to the operation, and the time
was set for her to 90 upon the table
Immediately after dinner. But when
the time came she refused to go to the
operating room. An old friend Of her
fathers, Frank w. Lyon, of this city,
was brought in to try to persuade the
girl.
white medicine mans talk good"
said Mr.. Lyon, formerly agent at her
fathers agency. "He will save your
good eye. If you do not have your
blind eye taken out now you will be
blind. You will have to sit around
with the old women. You cannot en-
joy life with the Indian girls. You
will never be happy
II will go blind, then" said the girl.
Il cannot let the medicine man cut
out my eye." And further persuasion
was useless.
During the day the stoical Indian
father, who had accompanied his
daughter to the city, kept his own
counsel. He accepted the word of the
white man in regard to his daughter,
but he said no word to influence her.
He quickly gave his consent when told
that an operation was the only help,
but he left the problem for the girl
to settle for herself. The result
seemed a great sorrow to him. and
when he turned homeward he did so
in silence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
In and About the State
DIVISION SENTIMENT.
Towns Want to Divide the Big West.
ern Counties.

The county division question prom
Uses to keep several of the counties
west OF the river stirred through the
coming year. In Butte county the
town of Lennon wants to carve a
county out of the northeast o r
ner of Butte, in which as the only rail-
road town they expect to be the coun-
ty seat, ever If they do have the exis-
tence, with the state line as one OF
their streets. The people of Meadow,
a new inland town about thirty miles
south of Lennon, in a mass meeting
have declared against any county di-
vision scheme for the present year,
and take the position that it is better
to wait until something more definite
is known as to development. Grand
River, west of Lennon, takes practi-
cally the same view of the situation.
About Camp Crook they are in favor
of division If the county is cut into
three parts, with n Of them on the
Jog" the line between ranges 9 and
10, with the rest of the county cut
through the center east and west, max
ing another new county / n the north
west corner of the state, and leave the
southwest part of the present county
remaining as Butte. With these d.
verse views, it will be hard to make
much progress.
The people of Philip, in western
Stanley. are circulating a petition for
division of Stanley into two counties.
Midland, which would be practically
on the dividing line of the two coun-
ties, stands in opposition to such a
move. Fort Pierre would not put up
much of a fight on the division scheme
to save themselves any future agita-
ton in regard to county seat removal
to a more central point in the county.
While there appears to be a certain
amount of division sentiment in Ly-
man at present it is being allowed to
rest, and the people Of Presho are
pushing their petitions for county seat
removal from Oacoma. If the county
should be divided into two equal parts,
Presho would be left on the dividing
line, and they are holding down divis-
ion sentiment to the best of their abil-
ity. With all the agitation, some new
counties may be created before the
close of the year, but there is a scrap
coming on any of the projects.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
IMMIGRATION FROM
SOUTH EXPECTED
U. s. FARMERS ARE RECOGNIZING
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED BY WESTERN
CANADA.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 9. 190S.-Pres.
ent indications are that the Canadian
Northwest will draw an exceptionally
heavy movement of new settlers from
the United States this year. 1t should
surpass the banner record for 1907.
This is not only based on the fact
that the Americans have come to
realize generally that the Canadian
Northwest offers splendid opportuni-
ties, but also because the railroads
have awakened to the fact and are
offering rates to the Canadian North
west which are exceptionally favor
able.
The lines which lead to st. Paul
from the east and south are offering
homeseekers' rates TO the Canadian
Northwest this year which are on a
parity with those in existence to the
southwest for a couple of eason
These rates can be obtained from
any agent of the Canadian govern.
ment, who will be pleased to give all
information possible regarding those
districts which offer the greatest in
ducements to settlers. The weather
throughout Western Canada has been
remarkably good this year. A tele-
gram from the winter wheat belt OF
Southern Alberta dated at Cardston,
Alberta, January Goth, says:
This winter up to January rs was
nothing short of a marvel, in fact, 1t
was the finest anyone can remember
for twenty-five years though there
have been others nearly as good. The
days were fine, sunny and warm with
light frosts at night. Overcoats and
gloves, ETC., were discarded by most
people in the day time. There was
so little frost in the ground that post
holes could be dug without any trouble
after the first inch was broken
through. Winter wheat remained
fresh and green although there has
been no snow since the September
storm. If there is an early spring.
winter wheat should gain a great
start"
Amongst the reports of the yield
Of last year the following extracts are
taken:
II. Howe, of Magrath, Alta, writ.
ing on November, 1907, says: Il have
70 acres in crop, so acres of wheat and
seven acres of oats. My average yield
of oats was 35 bushels to the acre,
and of wheat As bushels. The value
to me was $35 per acre"
j. F. Haycock. of Magrath, writes
in November: Il had 60 acres in win.
ter wheat, which went 60 bushels to
the acre; oats averaged so" bushels. !
also had IL tons of hay worth $40
per ton. l got COO bushels of pota.
toes from three acres of land; I got
eight tons per acre from five acres OF
sugar beet"
j. F. Bradshaw. Of Magrath, had
1000 acres of winter wheat last year
which averaged 39h bushels to the
acre. The value of his farm products
per acre was: Wheat, S31.60; oats,
S11.20 and barley. s25.15.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
THEY WANT TO SEE BIG FLEET
Premier Deakin Sends Invitation to
Have Battleship Visit Aus.
tralia.

Washington, Feb. 23. - Interesting
and important news relative to the fu-
ture movements of the American bat
tleship fleet was made public al the
conclusion of the cabinet meeting yes
terday by Secretary Metcalf, compris-
ing an invitation from the Australian
government to have the fleet, or at
least some of it's units, visit that coun-
try. Secretary Roots reply is the
first authentic indication as to the in
tended movements of the feet after its
journey to San Francisco has been
completed. After expressing his APP
probation of the invitation, the secre-
tary says,
The eventual movements OF our
feet have not been determined. While
it is possible hat the vessels will re-
turn by the way of Suez, | would be
glad If some of them could be sent by
the Australian route. but it would be
premature to promise this"
The invitation was first mentioned
in a letter by Hon. Alfred Deakin,
prime minister of Australia, addressed
TO John p. Gray, American consul gen
eral at Melbourne, dated Dec. "a last.
Warm Welcome Assured.
In his letter transmitting the com.
~munication Consul General Gray says:
II may mention that the prime min
lister called on the consulate general
In person and urged the favorable
consideration of the invitation,
"Assuredly the prime minister I'm his
letter voices the sentiments OF the
Australian community, and II 1t is pos
sible for the invitation to be accepted
the heartiest welcome would await the
feet in these waters"
Secretary Metcalf In making the
correspondence public expressed the
extreme qualification of the navy de-
partment Of the cordiality of the invi-
tation and added that the matter
would receive the earnest considera-
ton of the department.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
LOVE Is PART OF PRICE

Love and affection and $1,000" is
the unique consideration entered in
the records as the purchase price of
240 acres of valuable farming land in
Carlisle township, a few miles north
of Aberdeen. This morning the reg
lister of deeds received a warrants.
deed from Joseph T. Peck of Marion
county, Oregon, the grantor. The
grantees are Peck's two married
daughters, Mrs. George Tooker and
Mrs. Whitman Stone, both of whom
live at Salem, Ore. This is the first
time in the history of the country that
cash and affections have figured in
the transfer of land. In this instance
the money consideration is about one
sixth the value of the property and on
that basis Of figuring "love'' and "af-
fiction are each worth about $500.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
ECZEMA FOR SIS A
Suffered Torments from Birth-In
Frightfui condrtion-Got No Help
Until Cuticura Cured Him.

II had an itching, tormenting ecze.
ma ever since / came into the world,
and l am now a mar 55 years old.
I tried all kinds of medicines l heard
Of, but found no relief. / was truly
in a frightful condition. At last
broke out all over with red and white
boils. which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts, causing great
pain and misery, but / kept from
scratching as well as ! could. ! was
so run down that I could hardly do
my work. I used Cuticura Soap, Oint.
ment, Resolvent. and Pills for about
eight months, and I ear truthfully say
I am cured. Hale Bordwell. Upton,
Ia, Aug. II. 1907"
II cheerfully endorse the above tes'
timonial. 1t is the truth. ! know Mr..
BordweE and know the condition he
was In. Nelson r. Burnett. Upton, Ia
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
TEACHERS TO
Northern South Dakota ~Pedagosues to
Gather i'm April.

The final arrangements for the meet
ing eff the Northern South Dakota Ed
ucational association, which will be
held at the normal school in Aberdeen
on April 9 and 10, have been complet-
ed by Supt. F. B. Purdy of Big Stone
and the secretary, Prof, F. w. Linden
eau of Aberdeen, and the following
program is announced:
Thursday, April O.
Afternoon-"Language instruction
in the Public Schools From the Stand
point of the High School Teacher"
Miss Carmie Wolfe, Aberdeen high
school; discussion. The Place of
Science in the High School Curricu-
lum," Supt. w. S. Given, Britton; dis
cussion. Agriculture in the Schools"
Prof. Fred w. Smith, N. N. and I. s.;
discussion. Address, DR.. w. w. Stet-
son, Auburn, Me.
Evening-Music; address of wei.
come, Judge l.. w. Crofoot, Aberdeen;
response, Supt. F. l.. Ransom, Sphinx
county; lecture, DR.. w. w. Stetson.
Friday, April 10
Forenoon-"The Rural School-the
Social, Literary and Art Center of the
Community" Supt. Q. H. Jones, Rob
erts county; discussion. What the
City Expects of It's Teachers" c. M.
Stevens, Aberdeen; discussion. The
Value of Busy Work; When 1t Should
Cease" Miss Anna Shade, Redfeld;
discussion. Address, DR.. w. w. Stet-
son.
Afternoon-"The Comparative Val
ue of History in Relation to Other
Subjects" Miss Jessie Cox, Aberdeen
high school; discussion. The City
Superintendent and His Teachers"
Supt. w. A. Thompson, Webster; dis
cussion. Rural School Supervision"
Supt. j. H. Hetley, Day county; round
table discussion of general school top
les in charge of Deputy State Superin-
tendent G. E. Swanson, Pierre; bust
ness.
BVening-Lecture, DR.. w. w. Stet-
son.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
HOP SMOKING CHARGED.
"Brocky Kid" Is Cleared by Woman
Who Claims Layout.

"Brocky Kid" Is Cleared by Woman
Who Claims Layout.
One of the first instances in years
where an attempt to prosecute for hop
smoking in Deadwood occurred with
the arrest of a young man whose Civ
en- name is unknown, but who is
styled among his acquaintance as the
"Brocky Kid" The Kid was arrest
ed in a room in a local lodging house
during a raid by officers from the sher-
ifs Office and a pipe and layout were
found ear him. He denied smoking,
and at the hearing before Justice
Early a woman acquaintance declared
the layout belonged to her. The kid"
was promptly discharged. Another ef-
fort is to be made by the authorities
to break up the habit of smoking hop
which exists there.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27

Reports made at the annual meeting
Of the stockholders OF the White Lake
Creamery company, which has just
been held at White Lake. show the
creamery to be in good condition inan-
cially and otherwise. II was voted to
issue eighty or more shares of stock
and place them upon the market at
SIS each. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Jacob Leibrick: treasurer. M. H.
Gales. The new directors are H. Suel-
flow. A. Frazer, Fred Lemcke and B.
r. Lloyd.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
Jobs a Delusiop.

Appleton, Wis, Feb. 25.-Fifteen
Bulgarians arrived here, half frozen,
on their march from Northern Michi-
gan to Chicago. They had been lured
to work in the marsh near Loretta,
Mich, under the promise of good
wages. AS soon as they commenced
work they were cut to 81 a day and
left, starting back for Chicago on foot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
Mounted Carrier for menomonie.

Menomonie, Wis, Feb. 25.-An addi-
tional mail carrier has been recon-
mended for Menomonie by the postof-
fee inspector. The new man will use
a horse and cover those districts too
remote from the center Of the city to
receive good service under existing
conditions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
M'GARR STILL MISSING.
United States Marshal Investigates
Affair Of SawmilI Man.

United States Marshal Investigates
Affair Of Sawmili Man.
United States Marshal John p. Beld.
ing has been at Piedmont to make in.
vestigation into the affairs of James
McGarr and to take charge OF bank
ruptcy proceedings with a view of pro-
tecting all creditors.
McGarr, who has run a sawmill in
Stage Barn canyon, near Piedmont,
for several years, left three weeks ago
to visit the Northern Hills. After be-
ing seen at the Homestake pump sta.
ton, he disappeared and no trace OF
him can be found.
Certain of his creditors, including
Tom Sweeney of Rapid City and a
man named Wall, have levied on much
of McGarr's property and to satisfy
these attachments Sheriff Stewart of
Sturgis has advertised a sale to take
place at once.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
BURGLARS RAID MADISON.
Police Believe II Is the Same Gang
That Operated at la Crosse.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 25.-Three
stores were robbed in this city last
night. 1t is believed that a gang of
thieves operated In this city last night,
as attempts were made to rob several
homes. The police are of the opinion
that the burglaries were committed
by the same gang that stole fountain
pens from a store at La Crosse Friday
night.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
BOND FEATURE OF LAW VOID.
South Dakota Court UphoIds Licens.
ing Nursery Stock Dealers.

south Dakota court Upholds Licens-
ing Nursery Stock Dealers.
The supreme court upheld the IL
cense and inspection features Of the
nurser. stock law passed at the last
legislative session.
The case was up IN an application
for release on habeas corpus Of Henry
M. Hawley, who was arrested for at.
tempting to sell stock without having
complied with the provisions Of the
law which required a license fee, in
spection by an entomologist and a
bond. The court denied the release
prayed for, and ruled against the bond
provision, but the license and inspec-
ton provisions are upheld.
The suit was brought as a test and
1t Is now up to MI. Hawley to pay the
fine assessed against him for violation
of the law.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27

The vital statistical department in
its report for 1907 shows that 1857
foreigners showed their intent to be-
come citizens of the state by filing
their intentions. Most of them are
from Northern Europe, with $50 Scan
d%inavians, 1868 Germans. 1876 Russian
Germans, 157 British and the rest from
the Slav countries. Two hundred and
ffty-six final citizenship certificates
were granted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
CRUSHED BY FROZEN SAND.
Duluth Foreman at Sand Pit Killed
While at Work,

Duluth, Feb. 25.-Alex Cameron
was killed by the caving In of a sand
pit from which the sand was being
hauled by teams at the edge OF the
city. The sand was frozen on top, and
when undermined the heavy crust col
lapsed suddenly, burying and crush
ing Cameron.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
EMBEzzL.EMENT CHARGED.
Former President Of Merchants Re.

Former President Of Merchants Re.
f%rigerating Company Indicted.
Kansas City, Feb. 23.-Eleven indict
ments charging the embezzlement of
$500 and violations OF the ware
house act forbidding the Issuing of
warehouse receipts on merchandise not
In the warehouse when the collateral
Is issued. were returned by the grand
Jury Yesterday against J. E. Brady. for,
merly president OF the Merchants Re,
frigerating company. which failed last
November.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
Train Is DerajIed.

Nushka, Mimi, Feb. ga Great
Northern passenger train was derailed
here yesterday. The sleeper fell over
on its side. Two passengers were
slightly injured the cause of the acct
dent is not known.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
TURKS POKE HORNETS NEST.
Arrest n Summary Trial of Fifty-one
Arntenjans Cause Euror.

A%rrenians Cause Furor.
Tifis, Feb. 23.-News was received
here yesterday that the Turks recent
ly raided the frontier village of Carl
IA, in the province of Van. Adriatic
Turkey. and captured fifty-one Arme-
mans, whom they accused of being
members of a revolutionary society.
Court-martial vas formed on the
spot and after a speedy trial eight of
the men were sentenced to death and
torty-three to life imprisonment.
The dispatch says that great excite
ment prevails In the villages in the vi
cinity Of Carina and that II Is feared
the population will rise and interfere
with the carrying out of the sentences.
The Turks have taken advantage of
the situation to push their reinforce
ments nearer the frontier.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
Ten Killed IN Riot.

Teheran, Feb. 25.-Ten persons were
killed and a score or more wounded,
including several ec~clesiastics, as a
result of a riot In the main street here
yesterday during the passage OF a re-
ligious festival.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
Railroad Employe 10 Suicide.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Feb. 25.-Joe
Karat, forty years old, committed sui.
eide by shooting himseIf through the
temple in his home. There Is no
known cause. He was foreman of the
Burlington roundhouse
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
Fall Freaks Neck

Deadwood, S. ID, Feb. 25.-While at
tempting to descend to the lower floor
to a lunch counter in n of the local
saloons, Richard Pinkerton slipped
and fell, breaking his neck.