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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17

Wa Department.
III the interest of immediate ECONOMY
and because Of the prospect of a deficit.
have required a reduction IN the esti-
mates of the war department for the
coming fiscai year. which brings the total
estimates down TO an. amount $45, 900, coo
less than the corresponding estimates for
last year. This could only be accom-
plished by cutting off new projects and
all progress in military matters. For the
same reasc< / have directed that the
army shall not be recruited up to it's
present authorized strength.
The secretary of war calls attention to
a number of needed changes In the army
In all OF which / concur, but the point
upon which / place most emphasis Is the
need for an elimination bill providing a
method by which the merits of officers
,yancement and by which the advance
ment of all may be accelerated by the
effective elimination Of a definite proper
portion Of the least efficient. There are
In every army, and certainly In ours, a
number of officers who do not violate
their duty In any such way as TO give
reason for q court-mar tial or Dismissal,
hut who do not show such aptitude and
skill and character for high command as
service to be promoted. Provision should
be made by which they may be retired
on a certain proportion OF their pay. In
creasing with their length OF service ut
the time OF retirement. There II now =
personnel law for tho navy which Itself
needs amendment n to which shall
make further reference. Such Q law u
needed quite NJ much for the army.
The return Of the battle ship fleet from
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-01-30

2 Q1E1gl1
ibctcr than ilourl
new pastry deIiehfs
Profftn bic Poultry breeds.

In answer to question from c
reader as to which Is the best s4
around bi ed Of chickens for laying
and market the Poultry Adyoca1
says: THE general purpose breeds -
the Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes AID
Rhode Island Reds II you haDtn
them properly you un certainly b
pleased with any one OF them. Thu
Plymouth Recks stand az the head As
4 fancier's fowl, with uNc Wyandotsss
q close second. II does not mattss
which variety OF these breeds you
choose, az that Is Only 0 matter Of
feathers"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-01-30

Our language md NucuJuhlg. VIZ
our growing .Iacknoss, a;c raungin2
We are carrying things otherwise y
supportablcJ with laugh Hud Co,ginp
phrascs for the purpn#e. As las been
said, we are still sensitive to slcl
coarue words as "thicr' nHd steal
but II Is vain TO deny among ourselves
that certain nnchn.eu-ca dUIuss u to
dny forcibly suggest thus" terms. 80
we save our face with an indulseEt
gGyety not devoid Of humDr. We bivc
twist and a turn to the rapidly chang
Ing Lugllsh Language and the usiy
words disappear Ia the process
when a conductor steals a fare ".
toculnr!y remark TINT he IL knocking
down on the company" when wo stenl
Z ride from the same company ana con
dnc'or we lnuEhlngly refer 10 our sue
cess In beating tho game" when We
bribe We merely Influence" or square
things" when we are hrlhcd we col
leSt assessments" or "rchatcS' or
Commissions or 'rctalucrs' and so
on until we reach n grave dclnltlcn Of
"houcst graft" which wonld be more
humorous n 80 many people die not
feel TINT tho term supplied them with
long felt want Now, these express.
sions and others like them may bear .
strong resemblance 10 thieves slang,
but they merely reflect the language OF
people unconsclously retreatlng to
lower moral level Eyerybvdy's Mage
gina
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-01-30

Various ways have beea tried q
covering the silHEn AFTER the tilo WA
Ellcd TO prevent the spelling OF ~
saasc on top bot 4 la7 been f.oirsd
that nothing Il better or less ca.snssre
than 10 gut on water enough 10 tAsl
ourAly wet tie top Of tho a!lssc sai
have enough SO that 4 runs assn ~
tween the sl!sgs and the sldas II ca
Ailn, Many avoid III loss froes 6sD>cn
% 80 by beziun'Gg tc feed irlg1<S
atoly after filing thus EiTiN Il -
Csc 70 tsEasa Tho tesdAnr Gscr-s
zlN2ys 10 c5ns from he top. AaArs
xSo,S two inches rro,a the eat:S -
49,. Ary 4 TIC tccd'UE e ta,c -
szgSA arr part Of he surface Is .afs
sS~s % the a'r Tor two or 'arte er
as~f tsys taoa TIE Sos viii hS -
pps a.z,s 6s:nr =rd s..aEe ~ th' '.--.s
&. = 3oStIscA BEFORE N!sco-,S's
~ s-sVs' lneH'ntN
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rcyuang<uFlgss and i-gt grower,
haze baRs AasTa that erps cs az t7la
rsss - r~zNs sVr'c trees, but It sasts.s
tx. ts.s vS~ Wro7G n ntlr!h usts ,
lNe iS.esr7~ - Lrsytercace with ths ss
INs RAY sni tAa food supply Il be
tvs % ~~rllly coaipcted evpG1
ucc,ta saS st~ystinN at thu WaSsvss
eNpsta sptAl HrG;' fa1n Is EcStssss
alvr Sss~r, Aowc-sr. that ts~~p D
srvu tTst ~ Ss&rsct prodnet o.
.-ass sArr@ tat has s1 sct;yt 70 iser-
ss.' "a ~ -Nr's ~ The tre>e II
- atsls - .tsd tbs, the 50 csnst 80.
,N sAe 80 By certain phnta
III tie 81 sauent growth ~
,se- plants 10 tie rsme .rouod. nsAS
due rSsiiy 10 some poisonous prod
ct lett ~ the hrst plants
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Farm 5 Institute Ter 1907: 9.

Amy tanner or pubic spirited bush
ness man in Wisconsin whO wishes
10 secure an destitute for lis LEGALITY
during the winter Ct 1867 5 should
send to us for hank petition and a
letter % information Any town, 70
matte nov smal or far !rom 2 rail-
road. entitledt o and Institute, pro-
viled ii is located in a farming dis
trict nd has good hall in which n
meet 1g can be held
Fl.uor. Should talk the matter ~
witt ,leir neigrbors and ilihe aeuli-
men Gem favorable for an institute
for Il cir town Jhey shouii write us
a. once for application blank.
Address al communications to
q NcKerI ow, Supt,.
Madison Wis,
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Tobacco, Heart. at tn.~pOilM

Il Is estimated that about ~ PER ceus
G the young ucn who recently Gppiled
to enter the Naval academy have f.Ilrl
In the physical test. and the failure
was largely due To the use " tobacco.
resulting In the Irregular beating Of
the heart Nowadays physicians speak
OF the tobacco heart" trouble caus-
al by the cNccsslyc Use OF the weed.
when SMOKEY de- eIops into a "ciea.
rrt's Hend." the se,vtCcs of q pny,lcian
sr' nrcesssr' hut before Tits po'a: Is
reached the cart may he permanently
iuiur 3D. Baltimore ucru.d
bcNr.~prns '"- .,,'--.
I II. spau.lisE at "a uccJlu. ~ Ken
yNs sw'uo breeders sati AT vvau.us
,.uo tie toar PIGS should Re scp.lu'.i
from the s'lts ami Il possible put into
q pasture with plenty OF water, shade
and grass his pasture should hs
away from any other lot Cr pasture
where other hogs run Il wcl, 10
better 90 have oil tie piss !n one lot
than 10 have them 70 adjoining pas-
lures ny being together they teIognt
acquainted. but II separated by fence
they wit asht through &, bcyanc rr~,
lSss stop eating aud g. TO t-c'G0s or
rootinS When they get 20 that state
the only thhs 10 DO /. 10 put them Iata
. small zen. each one separate t-au
others. whsrs they cannot see or hsAI
v<hsr hoSA-
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Three OF the best uarksiucn In tlA
uu!red States navy. euricDsly enough
aall from far inland Oklahoma. One Is
c. W johnson. who made the worid'a
record with the huge sixteen inch gun
recently installed at Fort Wright Oh
Fishers island. Long Island sound. J.
" Cre!tz OF the new batt!eship Maine
made eight shots In minute with
ak inch gun and bit the target eight
times at Loo yards, the ship meantime
going twelve knots an hour Bari
Barnes, d son Of Ex-Governor Barnes 81
Oklahoma, Ia now first Lieutenant In
tho navy, but previous to bis promotion
he made an excellent record at the tar.
get He Is now on duty at Panama
kns,on Transcript
sani.Hvon 81 Panama
Great Improvement IS looked for 10
health conditions % the isthmus Of
Panama and IN the city OF Panama
when American methods are fully IN
control there The city Is we'll located
On n small promontory, with water on
three sides, md has excellent facilities
for drainage. by taking advantage Of
these favorable circumstances the SAINT
tary conditions Of Panama can bs 80
much improved, in the opinion OK Lee
Prince, sanitary engineer. that the
Inhabitants OF the isthmus will resort
there for health TIE Temperature IN
Panama h comfortable, not by any
means 80 bad az the hottest days In
New York or Chicago. The hospita
grounds are beautifully laid ont, and
TIE soventy.Hve buildings AFRO con
structcd on a plan adapted to the eli
mate. and tley afford excellent ventiln
cnG- On this high ground there ID al
ways a breeze and u delightful pros
pect OF city, barbor. ocean and low
mountains.
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mountains? l do want to understand
things better"
why, you are IN real earnest.
aren't you? But | am not making fun
of you. DO you'know President Bucks?
No? Too badl He's very handsome
old bachelor. And he is one Of those
men who get all sorts Of men to do
all sorts of things for them. You
know, building and operating railroads
In this part Of the country is no Joke.
The mountains are filed with men
that don't care for God, man, or the
devil. Sometimes they furnish their
own ammunition to fight with and
don't bother the railroad for years; at
such times the railroad leaves them
alone. For my part, never quarrel
with a man that doesn't quarrel with
the road. Then comes a time when
they get after US, shooting our men or
robbing our agents or stopping our
trains. OF course we have to get
busy then. A few years ago they wor
ried bucks till they nearly turned his
hair gray. At that unfortunate time
| happened into his Office with letter
of introduction from his closest Chi
cago friend, Willis Howard, prince OF
good men, the man that made the
Palmer house famous-yes. Now
had come out here, Miss Dunning-I
almost said Miss Dicksie, because
hear It so much"
Il should be greatly set up to hear
you call me Dicksie. And have won
dered a thousand times about your
name. Dare l ask--why do they call
you Whispering Smith? You don't
whisper"
lie laughed With abundance OF good
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have done all the mining / wanted TO.
But here is the singular thing that
happened: l opened up my Office hnd
had nothing to do; they didn't seem to
want any right of way just then.
kept getting my check every month.
and wasn't doing hands turn but rid
ing over the country and shooting
jack-rabbits. But, Lord, love this
country Did you know used to be
a cowboy in the mountains years ago?
Indeed did. / know II almost as well
as you do. mined more or less In
the meantime. Occasionally I would
go to Bucks-you say you dSn't know
him?-too badl-and tell him, candid
ly / WASH doing a thing to earn my
salary. AZ such times he would only
ask me how liked the job" and
Whispering Smiths heavy eyebrows
rose in mild surprise at the recollec-
ton. "One day when | was talking
with him he handed me a telegram
from the desert saying that a night
operator at lonely station had been
shot and a switch misplaced and a
train nearly wrecked. flo asked me
what l thought of 1t. 1 discovered
that the poor fellow had shot himself,
and in the end we had to put him in
the insane asylum to SAW him from
the penitentiary-but that was where
my trouble began.
1T ended in my having to organize
the special service on the whole road
TO look after thousand and one
things that nobody else had-well, let
US say time or inclination to look aft
er: Fraud and theft and violence and
all that sort Of disagreeable thing.
Then one day the cat crswied out OF
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SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck.
trs were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud, a
young road superintendent. caught Sim
clair and his saen in the act of loc'ins
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence. declaring II only amounted to =
small sum-a treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, girl
OF the west, who came TO look at the
wreck. She gave him a message for Sin.
clair. whispering" Gordon Smith told
President Bucks OF the railroad. Of Nc
crazed miners and that was tie reason
for the superintendents appointment TO
his high office. McCloud arranged TO
board at the boarding house o. Mrs. SIN
Dicksie Dunning was the daughter OF the
late Richard Dunning, who had died Of a
broken heart shortly after after ms MS vN %ie ~
married life. Sinclair visited Marion SIN
s9air's shop and a fight between him and
MecouS 6r TSs narrowly
McCloud prepared TO face the situation.
President Bucks notified Smith that he
had work ahead, M &c worked Esnri ,or
in fairly good order. He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods. to Marion
Sinclair. A stock train was wrecked by
an open switch. Later passenger tram
was held up and the express car robbed
Two men Of posse pursuing the bandits
were killed. McCloud was notified that
Whispering Smith was TO hunt the des-
peradoes. Bill Dancing, a road nneman,
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent TO hunt the bandits A stranger. APP
parently with authority, told him to go
ahead: Dancing was told the stranger
was Whispering Smith" Smith ,ap-
preached Sinclair. He tried to buy him
off, but failed. He warned McCloud that
his life was in danger. McCloud was car
ricd forcibly into Lance Cummings pres
ence. Dunning refused the railroad
right-of-way. he had already signed for.
Dicksie interfered TO prevent shooting
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely
trail to warn him his life was in danger.
On his way home n shot passed through
his hat. Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang. one of Sinciair's gang, had been
assigned TO kill McCloud. lie and Smith
saw Du Sang. Whispering Smith taunt-
ID Du Sang and told him to get out of
Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed
10 succumb to the blur. McCloud's big
construction job was taken from him be-
cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by the United States court A
sudden rise OF the Crawling Stone river
created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
rion appealed to McCioud for help. Whis-
pering Smith Joins the group.
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ing all the teams you can at that END
of the work."
Every man that can be spared
from tho river shall go at II. Come
over here and look at our work and
Judge for yourself"
They rode TO where the forces as
sembled by Lance were throwing up
embankments and riprapping. There
was hurried running to and fro, VIC
lent dragging about OF willows. and
good deal Of shouting
Dunning. with some excitement
watched McCloud's face to note tho
effect OF the activity on him. but Mo
Clouds expression. naturally reserved.
reflected nothing OF his views on the
subject Dunning waved his hand at
the lively scene. They've been at 4
all night How many would you TAX,
away. sir?"
you might take them all away, al
far as the river Is concerned" sale
McCloud. after a moment
what? He'll All?"
They are not doing anything. are
they, but running around in circlei
And those fellows over there might az
well be making mud pies as riprap
ping at that point. What we need
there is mattress and sandbags-
and piAnty of them. Bill" directed
McCloud In an even tone OF business
as he turned 10 Dancing. see how
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-10-28
CHAPTER XIX.
A TAX with Whispering Smith.

y Ialk Win whispering smith.
When Whispering Smith had fol-
lowed McCloud from the tent, Dicksie
turned to Marion and caught her hand.
rs this the terrible man have heard
about?" she murmured. "And
thought him ferocious! But is he as
pitiless as they say. Marion?"
Marion laughed-a troubled little
laugh of surprise and sadness. Dear,
he isn't pitiless at all He has I'M
pleasant things to do, and does them.
He is the man on whom the railroad
relies to repress the lawlessness that
breaks out in the mountains at times
and interferes with the operating Of
the road. 1t frightens people away.
and prevents others from coming in
to settle. Railroads want law and
order. Robbery and murders don't
make business for railroads. They de-
pend on settlers for developing a
country, don't you know; otherwise
they would have no traffic, not to
speak of wanting their trains and men
let alone. When Mr.. Bucks under
took to open up this country to set
tiers, he needed a man of patience
and endurance and with courage and
skill in dealing with lawless men, and
no man has ever succeeded so well as
this terrible man you have heard
about He is terrible, my dear. to law
less men, not TO any one else. He is
terrible IL resource and in daring, but
not In anything else ] know of, and
knew him when he was a boy and
wore a pink worsted scarf when he
vert skating"
u should like to have seen that
scarf," said Dicksie, reflectively. She
rose and looked around the tent. In
a few minutes she made Marion lie
down on one of the cots. Then she
walked to the front of the tent, opened
the flap, and looked out.
Whispering Smith was sitting be-
fore the fire. Rain was falling, but
Dicksie put on her close-fitting black
coat, raised the door-hap. and walked
noiselessly from the tent and up be-
hind him. alone In the rain?" she
asked.
She had expected to see him start
at her voice, but he did not, though
he rose and turned around. mot
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Dleksie Ordered Horses saddIed and
Rode 10 the River.

quick you can get your gangs over
here with what sacks they can carry
and walk fast. II you will put your
men on horses. Mr Dunnlng. they can
help like everything. That bank
won't last a great while the way tho
river Is getting under Il now" Dan
cling wheeled like an elephant on his
bronco and clattered away through the
mud. Lance Dunnlng. recovering from
his surprise. started his men back for
the wagons. and McCloud. dismount.
ing. walked with him to the waters
edge TO plan the fight for what was
left OF the strip In from, OF the alfalfs
fields.
When Whispering Smith got bacs
to the house he was in good humor.
He Joined Dicksie and Marion in the
dining room. whore they we're drink.
ing coffee. Afterward Dicksie ordered
horses saddled and the three rode to
the river. Up and down the bank as
far as they could see in the misty
rain. men were moving slowly about
more men. II seemed TO Dicksie,
than she had ever seen together in
her life. The confusion and the noise
had disappeared. No one appeared to
hurry. but every one had something
to do, and, from the gangs who with
sledges were sinking "dead.men"
among the trees to hold the cables Of
the mattress that was about TO ba
sunk, and the Japs who we're dillgent
ly preparing TO float and load Il. 20
the men that were filling and wheel.
ing the sandbags. no one appeared ex.
cited. McCloud Joined the visitors for
n few moments, and then went back
to where Dancing and his men on life.
lines were guiding the mattress to it,
resting place. In spite OF the gloom
Of the rain, which Whispering Smith
said was breaking, Dlcksle rode back
to the house in much better spirits
with her two guests; and when they
came from luncheon the sun, as Smith
had predicted, was shining.
"Oh. come outl" cried DicksIe. at
the door. Marion had a letter To write
and went upstairs, but Whispering
Smith followed Dicksle. Does every.
thing you say come true?" she de.
manded as she stood in the sunshine.
She was demure with light-hearted.
ness and he looked at her approving.
ly Il hope nothing / may say ever
will come true unless II makes you
happy" he answered. lightly. ut would
be shame IL II did anything else."'
She pointed two accusing fingers at
him. DO you know what you prom
ised last night? You have forgotten
already! You said you would tell me
why my leghorns are eating their
feathers off,"
Cro BE CoNTINUEDl
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ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRE BONLES
C0pYnCHT 81 CHS 5ca1l96z1q5 tS0VS

! now" he answered as he offered her
his box with a smile.
"Are you taking your hat of for me
in the rain? Put 1t on again." she in
sisted with a little tone of command.
and she was conscious of qualification
when he obeyed amiably.
Il won't take your box unless you
can find another!" she said. "Oh, you
have another! came out to tell you
what a dreadful man thought you
were, and to apologize"
Never mind apologizing. Lots OF
people think worse than that OF me
and don't apologize. I'm sorry l have
no shelter to offer you. except to sit
on this side and take the rain"
why should you take the rain for
me?"
You are a woman"
"But a stranger to you"
only In a way"
Dicksie gazed for a moment at the
fire. you won't think me abrupt, will
your" she said. turning to him, but,
as truly as l live, cannot account for
you, Mr.. Smith. guess at the ranch
we don't know what goes on in the
world. Everything / see of you con-
tradicts everything ! have heard of
you"
you haven't seen much Of me yet,
you know, and you may have heard
much better accounts of me than l
deserve. Still. It isn't surprising you
can't account for me; in fact, 1t would
be surprising II you could. Nobody
pretends to do that. You must not be
shocked If l can't even account for
myself. Do you know what a derelict
is? A ship that has been abandoned
but never wholly sinks"
please don't make fun of me! How
did you happen to come into the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-10-28

the bag. What do you thinkf Thai
man who is now president of this road
hac somewhere seen a hlghly-colored
story about me In magazine, a ten
cent magazine. you know. He had
spotted me the first time | walked into
his Office. and told me a long time
afterward II was Just like seeing a
man walk out of a book, and that he
had hard work TO keep from falling on
my neck. He knew what he wanted
me for; It was Just this thing. / left
Chicago to get away from 1t, and this
is the result. II is not all that kind OF
thing. oh, MOI When they want to
cross a reservation have winter In
Washington with our attorneys and
dine with old friends In the White
House, and the next winter | may be
on snowshoes chasing a band OF
rustlers. swore long ago would do
no more OF it-that couldn't and
wouldn't. But Il is Bucks. / can't go
back on him. He Is amiable and !
am soft. He says he is going to have
a crown and harp for me some day,
but | fancy-that is, l have an intima-
tion-that there will be a red-hot pro
test at the bar of heaven" he lowered
his tone. from a certain unmention-
able quarter when l undertake to put
the vestments on. by the way,
hear you are interested in chickens.
Oh. yes. I've heard a lot about you!
Bob Johnson. over at Oroyille. has
some pretty bantams want to tell
you about"
Whether he talked railroad or chick
ems, II was all one; Dicksie sat spell
bound; and when he announced 81
was half.past three o'clock and time
TO rouse Marion she was amazed.
Dawn showed in the east. The men
eating breakfast in tents were to be
sent on n work-train up a piece OF Y
track that led as near as they could
be taken TO where they were needed.
The train had pulled out when Dick
sic. Marion, McCloud and Whispering
Smith took horses TO get across TO
the hills and through to the ranch.
house.