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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
s,..Dino il Face of the Enemy.

II Is not an unknown thing for a
soldier to fall asleep even when osten-
sibly taking an active part In II ac-
ton. A case in point Is supplied by
an interesting communication from a
London surgeon who served in South
Africa. File writes:
Any one who has seen men in situa-
tons OF great tension knows that some
Of them--in fact a small minority OF
them-may be overcome by an uncon-
tro!lable desire to sleep. IL affects some
men more thar others. At Honning
Spruit, June, 1900, h writer happened
to be the only surgeon ON the spot when
Colonel Bullock (now Genera Bullock)
was attacked for about nine hours by
a Boer force double his own In num-
| bers. better armed and assisted by ar
tillery. We we're without this invalu-
| able assistance. The Beers failed to
lake the post.
During the attack the writer visited
| a trench In which n man was badly
hit and another was lying apparently
| dead, except that he had not the color
of a man killed In action. The writer
| At Him and fodhd the man had been
sound asleep; and this was not the only
case of sleeping that day.
Colonel Builock's force were called
upon TO repel an attack at a.
m. on empty stomachs. were obliged to
lie face downward In shallow trenches
and endure the shell and rifle fire from
all but invisible foes; and in the sur
after a ~sleepleSs night OF travei In rail
way trucks. a few Of them went to
sleep. The main cause. the writer be-
lieves. was the tension OF the situation
In the absence of active physical exer-
ton.
The writer felt the same desire for
sleep. bat active employment kept him
awake. The wounded, except the most
severely wounded, soon succumbed to
the beautiful action Of this natural
nnaesthetic.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
SORE EYES CURED.

Eye-balls and Lids Becnm Terri
bly, IR1amed-Was Unable to Co
About-AU Treatments Failed
Cuticura Proved Successful.
about two years ago my eyes got
In such a condition that | was unable
TO go about. They were terribly in
famed, both the balls and lids. | tried
home remedies without relief. Then L
decided TO go to our family physician,
but he didn't help them. Then tried
.wo more OF our most prominent ply
s~icians, but my eyes grew continually
worse. At this time a friend of mine
advised me to try Cuticura Ointment,
and after using it about one week my
eyes were considerably improved and
in two weeks they were almost we'll
They have never given me any trouble
since and I am now sixty-ive years
old. shall never fail to praise Cuti-
ezra. G. b. Halsey, Mouth of Wilson,
Va, April 4, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

etable Compound had helped her, and
I tried it. and after the third bottle
was cured."-Mrs ALvENA SPERLINa.
ii Langdon Street. Chicago, Ill.
If you are ill do not drag along at
home or In your place of employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move the cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia IL
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs.
For thirty years it has been the stan
lard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health Of thou
sandsof womenwho have been troubled
With displacements. Inflammation, Ill
cexation. hbroid tumors, Irregularities
periodic pains, backache, bearinQ-down
feeling. hatulency. Indigestion dixzi-
ness or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try it2
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
SATISFACTORY wAsHDAY.

Shave a bar OF good white laundry
soap into a basin Of cold water and add
a tablespoon OF turpentine and two OF
ammonia. Boil until the soap is en-
tirely dissolved. Pot this into q boiler
of cold water. stir thoroughly, then
place the soiled white Iinenwear in. AL
low the water to boil until the clothes
are clean. Shake thoroughly in the
suds. wiring out, blue and hang In the
sunshine. Little or no rubbing is re-
CURED.
This is a quick, inexpensive. and
thorough method Of cleaning white
clothes and cannot injure the fabric.
Soiled diapers are easily cleaned In this
manner.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
CHAPrER xy.
-rIrE MURDER IN SUGAR VALE

.TIfE MURDER IN SUGAR VALLEY.
Kari Keichline was dead; the news
flew over the valleys like wild fire. He
ywas found on the morning OF June
xirst lying In a huddle In his back store
zamind a tumble of scattered goods and
hacking cases. The front deer was
wide open. and there was a window up
In the rear OF the postoffice room.
Marks Of a fierce struggle were every
where. the safe was on its back, a
great heap OF horse BLANKETS over II,
and everything was in confusion. The
Tin clock, which had been knocked TO
the floor, had stopped at the hour of
one.
The postofice inspector and the cor
onei had arrived at noon. and a tax
Ell up the matter with vigorous hand.
Nothing had been touched. The
burgess, h was on the spot a few
moments after the first discovery, had
stretched a rope aroun the entire
premises and had forbid any one pass
Ing IL. In an 0 the entire circuit
of the barrier had been crowded with
excited men and women, as II the place
were a prize-ring. But a strange hush
had been over them. One could almost
hear his ~neighbor's heart beat.
The first step OF the officials was "a
make a photograph OF the body as II
lay amid the boxes, after which they
made a minute examination. There
was but one mark OF violence:
Abou the neck. reaching from eaf
10 ear on the back, was q liyid black
ring.
The next sensation was the discov-
cry near the overturned safe OF 3
brace and steel bits, a cold chisel. q
CAKE OF putty-Iike soap. and black
smiths hammer.
Branded in the hammer handle wert
h Initials "A, F.
There was little additional evidence
All old Agricultural Report OF Penn.
Sytvania, In which 1t was known thal
Keichiine kept postage stamps. wa
missing; and, according to the inspec-
tor, II should have contained some $l'
in ones and twos. The money draweI
also had beer rifed. Nothing elss
seemed 10 have been disturbed.
The ~coroners inquest was held i'm.
mcdialely, In scarce an hour the jur,
brought the report that KiechlIne hal
come TO his death from q blow deliv.
cred across the base OF the brain b,
unknown parties who had entered TN
posfof1ce intent on larceny" 1t wa
their opinion that Keichline had sur.
xrised the robbers as they were abou'
a blow open the safe. had grapble<
with one ok them. and had succeeded
III Throwing him on his back. when Til,
other had delivered fhe fatal blow.
Thr Inspector immediately offered /
reward of 1000 70 be paid BY the sen
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
Reflections of a Bachelor.
Ev-~r, 80 NY,rr VarIr proSc

One thing you can be sure about
girls is you can never be sure of them.
For every person that acts like a
tonic on Us, 1000 act like a mustard
plaster.
II a man had twice as much income
he'd have q two and a half times more
expensive family.
A woman al be proud of her hus-
band for not being any worse than no
is. thanks to her.
There's nothing gives a woman more
E~atisfaction than to speak of the fam
!ly estate. il it's only a trunldul Of old
~fpttAra-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

Skies all of gray and blue,
Skies all of clouds and riffs,
Where cleaning sunlight shifts
Tremblingly thro
Skies tender daffodil:
Dark mists bright tips disclose,
Clear silver. amber, rose
Drink, eyes. your fill!
Dense yapors Ger US rolled,
Quick raindrops patter down,
Sprinkling a starry crown
Showers OF gold!
Brightest, and best, and last.
The rainbow's arch is seen
Ger meadows freshly green
Our Sunset's past.
Elaine Goodaie
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
Reflections of a Bachelor.

From the New York Press.
Anything that is irregular Is ire
,istible to human nature.
An awful nice thing about a girl is
aot TO be your sister.
A woman's photograph is generally
D success unless Ii looks like her.
People who never tell anything but
the truth can't help lying about how
hey do 1t.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25


operation. I had
already had two
operations, and
they wanted me to
go through a third
one. / suffered day
and night from in
fammation and a
small tumor, and
never thought Of
seeing a well day
again. A friend
told me how Lydia
r. Ton
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
TO SET COLOR.

A spoonful OF oxgali to a gallon OF
water will set the colors OF almost any
goods soaked in it previous 10 washing.
A strong tea of common hay will
preserve the color of French linens.
Vinegar in rinsing water for pink or
green calicoes will brighten them. soda
the same purpose for purple
and blue.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
"Goodby. Grant,

A western Kansas editor was recent
y told that the head of Lincoln APP
pears on the new silver half dollar;
hat the bust OF Cleveland will be on
he new $40 certificate, and hat OF
Srant on the $50 one.
rs that all so?" he asked.
You don't suppose I'm lying TO
you." replied his informant.
Not at all, not at ALL" was the rdi-
:or's reply. Il wasn't thinking along
hat line al all | just wanted TO be
sure. I'll probably get q sight of Lin
,oln now and then. and it may be my
-are and wondrous good fortune to oc-
ea~sionally scrape vi a fieeting ac-
guaintance with Cleveland. But Grant
dear Grant. goodby and God bless
wont"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
HOW TO SHRINK GOODS.

All washable goods should be shrunk.
especially ginghams. before using. This
is valuable 70 remember in making up
any kind OF wash goods materials for
children's clothes. Pour boiling hot wa
ter through the goods. hang up and
dry, and then iron. II this Isl done
previous to the making up OF the goods
much time will be saved.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
From the Chicago News

People who admire us are always
pleasant company.
The real martyr never has time to
enjoy tho honor.
Even the miser may not be to
keep the secrets OF Others.
1t is always the open season for kill
gng time with some people.
The law will not maxi a man good,
out IL may help him to make good.
A wouldn't mind being poor
# none OF her acquaintance were rich.
a bachelor Is a man who either has
90 much sense to marry or not enough.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

70 REsroRE scoRcHEo LINEN

Take two onions. peel and slice them,
and extract juice by squeezing or
pounding. Cut up half an ounce OF
white soap and two ounce OF fuller's
earth: mix with onion juice and half
mint OF vinegar. Boil this well and
spread when cool over scorched part
OF linen and leave Ii dry. Afterward
| wash the linen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

Lieutenant Commander Belknap. the
American naval attache In Berlin. Is
still engaged in experimenting the re-
lief work on account OF the earth0uake
az Reggto, Italy, carried on by the
Emitted States government.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

Vessels OF the German navy have
been equipped with a novel life saving
apparatus resembling q huge basket
with Its sides made OF rope ladders.
Lowered over the sides, several per-
sons can climb It at the same time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

From SlIustrnted Bits.
(Tomktns has dropped q ~haifpenny In
front Of . blind beggar. TO see II he would
pick Il up.)
Begxar-Make \ suxpence, guv'nor. n
IL forget meself.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
THIRD
PREVENTED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound

Chicago, Ill. -"I want to tell you
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for me. i was so sick
that two of the best doctors in Chicago
said | would die If / did not have an
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
From the Washington Times.

from TIE WdSnlIiSlOu LHltSs
4 true housewife should take the
greatest pride In her kitchen sink and
keep 1t s~potlessly clean.
The easiest and best way TO clean a
~galvenized iron sink which has been
more or less neglected Is TO rub strong
o powder into every orner and over
every inch OF surface. Let IL remain
on for 10 or Is minutes, then with a soft
brush go over the whole, dipping the
brush into boiling water.
When the sink is thoroughly scrubbed
polish IL with kerosene, rubbing the OIL
into the iron and leaving no residue or
grease behind. The kerosene prevents
IL from rusting after the strong soap
powder and boiling water are used.
Care must be taken that the painted
woodwork around the sink does not
come into contact with the powder, as
It may eat off the paint.
The kitchen sink should be leaned as
thoroughly as this twice a week. and
every day'carefully rinsed out with hot
soap suds.
From the Chicago News
One OF the new culinary appliances
Is a double four sitter which deposits
the -four from the first TO the second
sieve, thus iessening the work OF re-
sitting Ii for certain IKE
In making salads do not chop your
| meats and celery In q %chopping bowl.
| C,lt into the desired sized pieces with
scisebra. This is quicker. heater. and
clearer than the DID way.
Cooeics can be shaped with the bot
| tom Of Il star tumbier." r, SIS the
| bottom OF the glass into the unbaked
| cookie until the fluctuations are i'm
printed upon the cake. Flour the glass
for the purpose.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25
The RETORT COURTEOUS.

"And did you give your sister my eard?"
Yes"
w hat did she say2"
"Shs told ne to tell you that she was sorry she was not in
"Oh very we'll Please tell her said was glad didn't call"
The sun., 1909-02-21

Of three acts, in which there arc txo
murders and suicide that could ever /.
a success Why In the world do yoi wan,
to attempt such a part?
AFTER while he let me do it. and III.
two most successful roles in my rspsr'
toiro have come to be Aida and Toscd, u
it was not easy for me TO get permissloD
to sing them. Mr.. Grau did moi allo~
mo TO until the last minute There we,,
some other interesting experienros wtb
him that did not show he did guytbinS
against his own judgment until he hsS
been persuaded. | seng the part Of P,o
in Die Meistersinger' in lta.lian with
Anton Seidl cs conductor. The mar,
yeer it was given in German with anothe,
cast end without Seidl. IL YVES in NV
contract that ! should sing in tho opera
three times. ! did one performance ana
then felt perfectly certain l could nevs,
do il again. | told Mr.. Grau that dd
not feel at peace with my surrounding.
in the work and that ] did not think
could ever 60 through IA second produc.
tion OF the work with that cast. He took
very little stock in that view of the cas-
| have always. however. found IL neces.
sary to feel thet the atmosphere of Der.
ormsnce is everything want 80 /
The sun., 1909-02-21
THE CH.iNCE THEY MISS.
Men Who Don't ASK One Particular Ques'
tIon al the Right Time.

Funny how people always think after.
ward of what they should have said be-
fore, One man did make good the next
day, but few do that
A man met him on the hillside. He was
bound doublequick for the church at the
foot The backslider. oddly enough, was
going up.
Hi You're going the wrong way.
called the churchgoer.
The backslder yelled back. but his
answer was lost.
Say" he demanded OF the churchgoer
the next day, did you hear what
said3'
NO"
well. it's too good to waste You
said was going the wrong way. !
said you seemed to be going downhill
pretty fast yourself
That's the pathetic part Of it, This
story illustrates the opportunity that
comes once in a lifetime.
There are hundreds of thousands Of
men kicking themselves because they
failed to ask one particular question
at the right time. and they know they 're
heNti BoiHb w get 'He 'hdh'c w hahe
good now.
A number of really good men marry
wives TO the contrary notwithstanding.
When an engagement is announced
there is always a kind Of financial in
vesti CATION over teacups, but it's nothing
to the inquisition that has gone before.
Prospective papa-in-law gets out his
glasses and turns them on the mere man
who aspires to spend the rest OF his life
in perspiring effort to keep up the fem
mime luxury he is bidding in.
ls he able to support a wife? How
much is his salary? What are his pros
poets? How does he stand with the
president Of his company?
Son-in-law hopeful TO be puts his
best foot forward with a persistence
that threatens 10 give him a onesided
dog gait for all time to come. He sub
mits to impertinent questions as to whether
he has any one dependent on him or not
He almost confesses that he has turned
over new leaf and got rid Of all depend
ents. OF course papa means aged mother
or old maid sister. Son-in-law just
saves himself by catching on in the nick
OF time.
He listens to the thrilling history Of
papa's superhuman struggle TO deco
rate the stem on which the glorious bios
som Of girlhood he hopes TO pluck is sup
ported. The more he hears OF the fol-
derols and funny-dos that have been
lavished on her the surer he is that IL he
misses getting her he will lose the prize
beauty in the rosebud garden.
Meekly he answers all questions.
Largely he lies about the promise of a
raise. Humbly he reports his bank ao-
The sun., 1909-02-21

OF The Forty Thieves and an epitha-
lamium in fire gilt. Am | right?
Take il on the other hand. IL gives
the already wives nice. pretty little
chance 10 buy something they can't
afford and. son. when you know more
than yon do now you'll know exactly
the awful meaning oi those careless
words Yes. sir. aud what l know I've
learned the hardest way. Something
they cant afford and something that
offers 'em endless opportunity for chang
ing their minds. That helps some.
Now, by gracious. I'm no hand TO
talk about myself, but you just take my
wife by way Of example.
Last week somebody she knew got
married, or got To the present stage of
it anyhow. My wife had bought a cut
glass pitcher Good and heavy it was
for short range like.
When il came Saturday morning.
Henry she says, I'm not going 10 give
her that pitcher she saws They're
too common she says. Henry. she
saws, you must meet me downtown
this afternoon, she says, and go with
me TO pick out something else, she SAYS
simply don't know what TO give her.
she says.
AN right. lgoes down TO the shopping
district, and after waiting about half an
hour in front OF q store where the polic q
seemed to think ! WAS making goo goo
eyes at the girls and kept moving me away
along comes wife and we begin 10 go in
search OF something that neither Of us
would know il il came up and bit us
Say, son. take il from me, that was
one wild afternoon First we went
and looked at all the silver in all the stores
in all me streets. BY the time had got
through the second store ddn know
a food pusher from belt buckle. Where
does it all come from, eh'
Then we went and looked at cut
g'ass in all the stores. After had seen
what little you could get for So. 80 savs.
Wife ] says. let's buy silver. You
can get more for your money
oh, she says. II wonder il they could
send me home that pretty little punch
bowl on account? It's $3.50, she says
but then she says. 1 don't need to keep
it, she says They could. they did and
as IL turned out she didn't.
Then we went and looked at the clocks.
l found one right away that was about
as honest and respectable looking az
any clock is in q store. How bout III?
! says. Clocks are too common she
says, Well, i rays, what in thunder
are we here looking at 'em for" | says
oh. she says. we must see what's new,
she says, Sufficient.
We tore away after that and went
back TO the silver. Then she took me
into a tablecloth and napkin emporium
and we paved over the stock. Then We
went back and looked at the silver
oh she says right in the. .midde of
floor and look at tbe furniture We
simply did. II was all right, the furni-
ture place was. You could sit on il and
rest when she wasn't looking.
About that time, I think it was, We
went across the street and took up the
subject Of silver again. We ordered
Regular kind Of a lade sort of thing,
with dafy down dillies, or pansies. or
go! den rod. or something on the handle
and the bowl sohd gold-plated.
Looked all right TO me, only s8a O.
The sun., 1909-02-21
HANDBOOK FOR HUSBANDS.
Wedding Presents Invented TO Help
Woman Change Her Mind.

when a man marries. remarked CTcle
Henry. after he had heard Her slam the
front door. "or perhaps should say when
he is married, because he usually has
very little to do with it, his wife loses
her Daue and he loses his identity. But
son. that's nothing COR pared 10 the fuss
he makes for his frier ds.
They've got to dig. Understand me?
They've got to produce. They've got
to take the loose change they've been
saving up to buy socks and hardker-
chiefs arc lot of other things your wife
insists on your having whether you need
'em or not, and they've got to go out and
buy wedding presents with il.
And there's TO bigger lemon in the
basket than giving a girl n prize for
catching a man. II the male person
isr't prize enough himself she must have
been a poor catcher.
Ard. anyhow. I'm asking you. what
good will half a dozen plated spoons
or a clock or a soup ladle do EN-? He
can't use 'em: she don't deserve 'em,
and another thing. it's encouraging matri-
mony. Ought TO be a law against it,
You hear me.
a young bifurcated biped with roth
ing straight on his mind but the part
in his hair is told by son old dame that
home is house with heart in it and he
looks over in the corner where there Ia
sl7 worth Of blonoine puffs stuck onto a
female head with pair Of eighteen cent
celluloid side combs and he says. Oh
huh, with her heart in it?' And. by
thinu h.. hoa
gone and married him up.
Inside of year his idea OF home is
place where you start from to go some
m IRE else. lie $ found out that You can't
rs.t your soup out OF finger bowls and that
when your wife starts in 10 chew up the
scenery for your benefit it's simply fierce
10 have nothing else to look Ct but bunch
Of gilt clocks, every doggone one Of EN-
giving different time. Ard when clock
does that it's a lie on the face of it.
NOf course, this wedding present habit
IL something invented and fostered by
rae lady women girls. It's sort of
award OF merit effect. When they see
.1yher nun grab of man they say 70
themselves. Oh. you Gertrude' That
was loose jointed looking kind of a
dlplodocus you nailed, bur still il has
whiskers, and anything is better than
nothing You deserve memento /
know how IT Is. My own sturdy oak is
a good deal OF "A rubber plant himself
And then they 60 out and buy Gertie
something that looks expensive and
don't cost much. and the bridelet gets
a kitchen table covered with cheesecloth
10 hold the trophies. Then she lays 'em
out where they'll show to the best ad-
vantage. 80 the whole thing looks like
o croes between a spectacular production