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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
Electric Engines in Mines.

The first electric mine locomotive
was built in 1887. 1t looks as clumsy,
compared to its modern ces as
the model of the first railway locomo-
tive beside the gigantic machines
turned out from the shop in the year
1907.
Some of these early creations, how
ever, have lasted straight through the
period of improvement and are still
In operation. One such was built in
1889. At the time Of the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition in Buffalo the officials
whose duty it was to gather exhibits
for the Electric building decided to OBJ
tain this locomotive.
They wrote to the manager of the
mine where it had been used to ask
II 1t could be "~resurrected from the
scrap heap" The manager replied,
with some indignation, that it could
not be "resurrected from the scrap
heap" being still in operation; but
that it could be loaned, provided a
new locomotive we're to be substituted
to do the work during ito ABSENCE
Casters Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
SMART TRICK OF CROW,
Gets His Breakfast Every Morning on
a Fast Passenger Train.

Tales Of the big gulls which accom-.
in the long journey from San Fran
cisco are not infrequent, but it has re-
manned for a California crow to wear
the laurel, says the San Francisco
Call. If you pass Hornbrook any fine
morning at 1880 o'clock sharp and
window up toward the sky you will
observe a fine black devil of a crow
sitting complacently in the topmost
branches of an old pine, preening his
feathers and apparently half asleep.
But he is far from being asleep. On
for he is keeping a bright lockout for
train No. IA, whose smoke is visible
every morning at this hour as it comes
tearing along the road. AS the cars
approach the tree there is %subdued.
stately flutter of two black wings,
Master Grow rises slowly into the air
and picks up No. IA with the abandon
and ease of a crow hobo as it passes.
He drops to the roof of the car as if
it We're his rightful home, and though
the engineer has tried every way to
play a joke on him by footing the
whistle, ringing the bell madly and
making a general racket, the GROW SOL
emily refuses to be dislodged. He is
an old friend now and the passengers
On the 7:30 have learned to look for
him as regularly as they do for their
morning papers.
Appetizers are thrown at him all the
3:45 o'clock, where his ebony majesty
enjoys a royal meal, to which his
acumen and perseverance have fairly
entitled him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
Fireman's Cat a Good Climber.

Pat is a cat mascot at engine com.
pany No. 10, Holden and Royalston
avenues, where he has shown his
preference for high attitudes by his
persistence in climbing the Pompiel
ladders.
The last week there have been lad.
der drills at this station and Pat has
been in it from start to finish
Perched on the shoulder of the
climber, he has assembled as high as a
five-story building and from the
craning of his neck he has shown
that he wanted to go ever higher.
Pat is a great pet at the station,
He was named after Pat Burns, who
rescued him last winter from a burn,
ing building. Wrapping the singed
caf in his overcoat Burns placed him
on the truck and. later took him to the
station, where he has remained as
part and parcel Of the company of fire
fighters.
The cat is not an idler. Many hours
are spent each day in killing off the
English sparrows that infest the place.
Minneapolis Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
FRIENDLY TIP
Restored Hope and Confidence.

After several years of indigestion
and it's attendant evil influence on the
mind, it is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen.
orally.
A N. Y. woman writes an interesting
letter. She says:
Three years ago l suffered from
an attack of peritonitis which left me
in a most miserable condition. For
over two years l suffered from nerv-
BUSINESS, weak heart, shortness of
breath, could not sleep, etc.
my appetite was %ravenous, but I
felt starved all the time. l had plenty
of food but it did not nourish me
because Of intestinal indigestion. Med
ical treatment did not seem to help,
1 got discouraged, stopped medicine
and did not care much whether l lived
or died.
zone day a friend asked me why I
didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drinking
coffee, and use Postum. l had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
friends I began to use both and soon
became very fond Of them.
1T wasn't long before l got some
strength, felt a decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely / got better. I
could sleep very well, the constant
craving for food ceased and l have
better health now than before the at
tack of peritonitis.
my husband and I are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum" There's a
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
M appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF hunnan
interest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
TIPPING IN BOHEMIA.
Even the Street Car Conductor Gets
Tips-Pay for Privilege Of


In the city of Prague a tip to the
tramway conductor is considered de
rtgueur. The orthodox tip consists Of
but two heller, or t%wo-tenths of a
penny, yet as strap hanging is al
lowed for in considering the carrying
capacity of the car the conductors
should have got a goodly pockeiful of
the minimum coin by each days end.
Tipping, it was ascertained in an
other of Bohemia's larger towns, is
so fully recognized that the head
waiter at a cafe pays a rent for his
post, supplies all the journals for the
coffee room and looks after the other
walters, and then makes an income
larger than that of a university pro-
fessor-all out of his tips.
After supper at one of the delightful
open air cafes of the capital it was
found that approximately one should
give a half krone (ivepence) to the
head waiter who took payment, two
renee to the under waiter who brought
the viands, and a h%alfpenny to the boy
who brought-and ever brought again
as one glass was finished-the beer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
CHAPTER xi.-(continued).

S ~ ~ -
In the great workshop Of the world
what place had to be filled even for a
day? To the sum total of human hap
piness, OF human knowledge, OF human
possessions, had he contributed any
thing? Had he ever earned the bread
he had eaten? Had he ever justified
his existence on the earth?
1t was a painful process Of self-ex-
animation through which he put him
self, but it was excellent discipline.
His mother had often wished that he
would rouse himself and display a lit
tie energy. He was rOusing himself
nov without her knowledge-rousing
himself for a task that she would have
sxecrated had she known.
She marked a subtle change in him:
SO did Esther; but neither of them
knew what it BODIED. He talked even
less than before, but the bitter note of
cynicism was absent. He spent more
time in the open air, and seemed to
md a new interest in the great, gray,
monotonous sea.
Out On the Beetles the divers and
49, y WSAO at WI n, tlyllS "
pluck from the greedy NAV of the
sea = little of it's buried treasure. He
felt a personal interest in their work.
Some treasures that Marion valued
very much were not yet recovered.
That fact might remain a link be-
tween the woman he loved and st.
Chloe Bay.
AS the year Aew to it's close, vague
and nebulous suggestions that had
doated through his brain like notes in
= sunbeam began to take definite
shape. Desires grew into resolutions;
purpose took the place of idle dreams.
All unconsciously love was transform
ing h:rn, strengthening him, purifying
him.
He felt that the man who would win
the love of a noble woman must him
self be Worthy-that base and sordid
motives could have no place in a
scheme that love inspired and sus-
tanned. There was an eternal order
that could not be violated, a fitness Of
things essential and immutable.
1t was on the last day Of the old
year that Clement made his resolution
known. Till his purpose was fixed and
settled he did not feel free to speak.
1t required courage to break up the
old order, but there was no help for it.
He could not begin the new till the
old was out Of the way.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
A Common Role.

Senator Gilchrist, discussing in AL.
bany his insurance bill, said of spec.
ulation:
Speculative features. uncertainties,
much AZ possible.
when l think of speculation |
think of a nan | know.
"This man, a conservative, sudden
ly took to stock gambling. At the end
Of a furry | met him one afternoon
and asked:
well were you a bull or a bear
to-day?'
Neither he answered. giving me
a sour smile, I was an ass"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
LYDIA E. PINKHAM

Nature and a woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that tho
world has ever known.
In the good old fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their Pc
culiar ills, more potent and etfica-
cious than any combination ofdrugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for WOman'S ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. ST.,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration to health
means SO much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women am willing
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve years | had beer suffer-
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time l had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what l suffered, and at times l
could hardly walk. About two years
ago | wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
l followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women
What Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Mutf,
it will do for other suffering women.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
XII.
The Redemption Of Self.

Mrs. Mawgan and Esther looked up
from their work simultaneously. There
was something in the tone of Glenn
ent's voice that struck them as being
peculiar.
You've settled what at last, Glenn
ent?" his mother asked, sharply.
MY own future, I hope, he answer
ed. replacing in an envelope a letter
that had just arrived.
whom is your letter from" she de-
manded.
"A Mr.. Richard Jackson"
"Jackson-Jackson! know no n
Of that name"
Very likely. mother. I do not know
him myself. But l shall do SO in a few
days. The truth is, he my future en-
ployer."
"Your future employer? What
nonsense Is this? Will you explain
yourself. Clement?"
.IIl try to do so, MOTHER" he said,
with q smile. THE fact is, I'm going
70 try to earn my own living. I've
grown sick and tired OF this aimless,
~purposeless dawdle-this inglorious
struggle day after day to kill time. I
want to do something. I've vegetated
long enough"
Indeed, Clement" she said in a
tone OF slight sarcasm. "Have you
zen Or. Bell?"
AsWhy should l see DR.. Bell?" he
asked.
such symptoms. II not checked,
may become dangerous. You are evil
IDENTIFY unstrung. The winter has been
and Is very trying. admit. What you
need IL 4 tonic. You should call
around and see the doctor at once"
He rose from his chair and leaned
His shoulder against the mantlepiece.
Look here, mother" he said, "the
time Ii past Tor l knew. of
course, you would not approve, or I
should have taken you into my conf
dence st the beginning. But this is
notsa sudden within. I have tried dur
inR : good many wasted years to live
tho kind of life you approve. have
ysndeAyOrod not to complain. have
gono ~ killtng time, day after day. in
IT, most approved fashion,"
ttChoice Language. I must admit"
shs mtefruptsd suddenly. WASTED
years. in6eedl-killing time. Ell? To
hook sStor you mother and sister, to
nanaee a. sstats a = proper fashion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
Food for All.

After a certain jury had been out an
inordinatelv long time on a very sim.
pie case, they filed into the court
ROOM, and the foreman told the judge
they were unable to agree on a yer.
dict. The latter rebuked them, saying
the CASE was a very clear M and re-
handed them back to the jury room
for a second. attempt, adding, IF you
are there too long, I will have to send
you in twelve suppers."
The foreman. in q rather irritated
tone, spoke up and said: MAY 1t
please your honor, you might send In
eleven suppers and n bundle Of
hay"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28
The penlal Habit.

"Now. John" said the b~illionairs's
sister.
"Well?"
when the rector asks II you take
this woman to be your welded wife
please don't say there's no truth In the
rumOr."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

II kisses were poisonous more mon
ana women would commit suicide.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

A man is presumed to be guilty by
his neighbors until he is proved inno-
cent.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

l.. S. Tyler, n of the best known
men in the southeastern part Of the
state, was found dead in a bath tub
at his residence in Sioux Falls. Death
is supposed to have resulted from
heart failure.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

Gov. Crawford has selected Henry
r. Pease of Watertown as a delegate
to the International tuberculosis o
gress to be held at Washington Sept.
81 to Oct. IL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

Joseph Dennison Of Miles City,
Mont, was arrested In Huron by Sher-
if Young and taken to Aberdeen,
where he will answer to the charge
Of stealing his sweetheart's watch and
$50.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

Charley Miller, a thirteen-year-old
boy Of Miller, caught his foot in a sad.
die stirrup while riding a horse and
was dragged to death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

Miss Lydia Mueller, living on her
fathers farm near Kuhn, was dragged
a quarter Of a mile by the teeth of a
hay rake which she was driving.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-28

The State Bank Of Willow Lakes
has changed hands, Messrs. Filbert
and Schmidt, who owned the majority
of stock, selling to f. A. Syverson of
Bryant. formerly president Of the
State Bank of NOrden.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-12

plan whereby he might relieve his cousins uncomfortable position more quickly than by returning to the farm. some two or three miles away. And now he was about to act upon thIs quickly conceived plan. He very cautiously gathered handful of dry bark aud dead sticks from the ground at his feet. cut long branch from a growing bush nearby and on its smaller end tied the dried bark and sticks Into thick mass, using his handkerchief fin lieu of string. When this was fixed lo his satisfaction he took from his vest pocket a match. struck 1t and applied the flame to the broomlike end of the stick. IL ignited quickly. a biaze leaping upward. Like a flash of lightning Fred made a dash toward the bear. whirliny the blazing stick round and round. its tongue of fre forming a huge circle of flame fin the revolution. The old bears eyes wldened with fear as be beheld the awful sight, and he went off through the woods as fast as he could. But in his excitement he did not select his path and found himself entangled In a massive grapevine. through whose meshes be could not go. And as he feared to turn bath una ihCe mat ureuuIui lulnB or ure he kept on trying to thrust bis huge body through the trap which held him fast.
 Quick, your gun! Load and hre.' cried Fred. still brandishlng the blazing mass. Hurry. the fires most out!''
 Johnny came down the tree at leap, and never before in his life had he load ed his rife so quickly as now. Then, taking careful aim. be fired. And this time he did not miss his mark. The old bear plunged forward. lifted himself in the air and fell in the tangle of vine that had imprisoned him. Again the rife was raised 10 Johnny's shoulder and aim taken, and again he hit his mark The second ball caused the bear to He quiet. for 1t had entered his brain.
 Now, 1 guess we'll go home and get Uncle John 10 come and help US get our
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share In other than watching It from distance.
 Suddenly from the crowd Of skaters there dashed litt'e figure. a figure gay in red velvet and brown fur Straight to- wards the bend In the river towards the very place where Bertha crouched in hid ius-lt came And BerthE's hear; stop ped beating for she saw lt was the ii;- He girl whom sbe had so much admired that evening. She drew herself deeper into the shadow. not wishing to be seen. It was evident that the little girl meant Co come round the curve. leaving the confines of the skating ground behind her. No one had ever thought of coming down to that point in the river for the lee there was never smooth. the water flowing so swiftly round the curve that in freezing it became rough.
 But the little miss in velvet and fur wns wholly ignorant of the condition of the river below the curve. and as none of the merry makers hnd noticed her withdrawal from their midst she was
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coming on unnccompanied and unwarned. And she was coming at good speed. too. her curis flying behind her and her eyes dancing with pleasure.
 For only q moment did Bertha remain hidden behind the evergreen bushes. Then, her eyes resting on the great yawnlng hole. skc sprang to her feet. her heart throbblng violently. she'll go right into that hole un!css-,' and Bertha for got her own ugly old garments, forgot that she was there. crOuching like q thief. stealing what pleasure she could by watching the party 10 which she was not invited. Right out upon the Ice she ran. almost slipping down in her haste. And she was not a moment too soon. Like bird on the wing the little girl fin velvet and fur came round the curve. headed straight for the hole that looked black and awful in the moonlight. When she was almost upon it she saw her peril and her eyes became filled with terror. She opened her lips to cry out. but made no sound. She tried to stop her speed. but she was going sO swiftly that 10 do so at once was Impossible She clutched at her head, closing her
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ter crossed the branch and traversed inc hrat hil. tO ind himself still alone. 'rshaw. he cjacuiatcd. when not over taking Johnny us soon as be had hoped to. I'm vii 1Out S=n or bite 10 eat. IT don't catch up with Johnny I'll have to return home with empty hands and al empty stomach. Wonder why Johnny Is In such a hurry. anyway? He might have stopped to rest a bit beside the rock spring. Gee. Guess I'll tRrn back"
 Fred was on the point, of retracing his steps when he heard rife shot from the depths of the woods. He felt quite sure the shot had been fired by Johnny. and the sound told him that be WAS not far from the spot where the hunter was. So Le decided to continue his way, whist ling on his fingers 10 catch his cousin $ ear. But evidently Johnny was too far away to hear his cousins call. for Fred received 70 answering whistle.
 Fred was well acquainted with "the happy hunting ground. and took q dim path that led through deep and heav- ily-timbered rayine. going in the direc- ten whence came the sound of tIe rife
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shot. He walked about a mile, getting deeper and deeper into a wood that was the home of the wild creature. Every where were tracks of deer. and Fred's heart beat with high hope. for be felt that his cousin Johnny might at that very minute be proudly surveying the huge body of dead deer or bear. the vic- tim of his true aim.
 Thus Freds mlnd was occupied with hopes and plans regarding big" game as he trudged through the almost impene- trab.e forest. his progress greatly lmpeded by fallen trees. decaying bark and piles of waste branches and dead leaves. But the rife shot being repeated. le made all the haste possible. for he could tell from the sound that the sportsman was not very far away.
 After another lO minutes Of walking or wading. as he mentally put it-Fred stopped to listen for some sound which would tell him the exact spot occupied hy his cousin. Then. fingers in mouth. te gave long, loud whistle. II was ini- rlediateiy. answered by whistle which was peculiarly Johuny's own. In fact. no other boy In tae county could initiate
 
 But the very moment after Fred's ear caught the welcome call he was surprised to hear Johnny's voice crylEs out lustiiy: Who comes there: I'm In danger A great bear has got me ,reed. If you are not armed you best take to your heels and bring help |.
 Fred stopped in hls tracks. Freed by n great Ieart Why didn't he shoot: Where was lohrnys nerve; Where were Lls true eye and hand?
 But Ee paid no heed 10 the warning: that if he were uuGrmed be would best take to hIs heels and bring help" but went in the direction of the voice. And pretty soon he say q sight that made him stop to catch hls breath and sum mon courage. There. directly in his path and only a few feet away, was a huge black hear. The creature was walk ing slowly round and round a very slen- der tree. in whose top was perched q dark form. Upon closer inspection Fred saw that the dark form was Johnny.
 Johnny. who vas on the watch for the appearance of the owner of the whistle signal saw Fred as soon as he came near 10 the spot Of danger. "GO back. Fred he cried out from his perch. ''l'n safe here till you can fetch father 10 Kill this beast that has the drop on me. And don't speak. for ! don't want you tO have to go up a tree. Then we'd be in dandy fix. we would. And so long as this old chap has me 10 hold his attention hell stay right here. So, don't rouse him by the sound Of your voice. Now. go away"
 But this was not enough for Fred. who was wondering what Johnny had done with his gun. So. raising his hands as if to take aim. he asked the question by gesture. Johnny understood his cousins sign query and replied: Well, I'll have 10 confess that took two shots nt him and missed. When I first saw him he was coming at me with anything but a friend ly expression. so I up and let fly a ball at his head. I didn't do myself proud. for the old fellow wasn't touched. Then
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hardy enough 10 get in my path, I'll fetch him home for supper But I'm out today for big feilOws-deer or bear"
 With his rife over his shoulder. drink ing cup and a piece of bread in his hunt Ing wallet. which was slung over his back. Johnny set forth. waistling merrIly as he trudsed along through the woods that covered miles and miles Of hill land.
 SUoa after Johnny had left his home his cousin Fred-wIo lived on an adjoining iarn-cagie to visit him for the day. Johnny's mother explained 10 Fred that Ioanny had gone to spend the day in lie woods. hOpin, ta return with trophies cf great bag. for he had said that should he get anything too big ;o carry. he would bring piece "f The victim home-a foot. paN' or d horn -io prove his surce-s. and wol,d take Jhr horses and wagon and go after tEc zig game left h tae wool.
 Well rn Just % after him. Aunt" said Fred Which read did he taSe?''
 ''rhe bottom road leading across tle branch. said Mrs. Brown. ''Ir you VII hurry you may owe. tISe lim before he