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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

! Boston is not feeling as CHEEKY as It
did week ago. What has happened?
Oh, nothing much, only there's to be a
collision Of an unknown dark body with
the sun, and with it the termination Of
life on the earth says the Boston Her
aid: Prof. Percival Lowell says It; and,
what Is yet more gloomy, that the
catastrophe will be prophesied IA years
before 1t occurs! The pleasure Of an
ticipation in this case leaves much to
be desired. For one doesn't like to
wait with this prospect in view. 1t
would be much more agreeable not to
have It hanging over one; but, since
this great astronomer has mentioned
the ominous certainty of some wander
Ing dark star ultimately upsetting the
solar system, what's the use of max
ing plans? Why build the canal, why
worry about Susie's front teeth, or
why long for a $4,000 motor car?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07


The spirit of the religious teacher
who was against letting the devil have
all the good tunes animates a Chicago
minister, who has arranged for a NOV
ing picture show as a regular attrac-
ton at his church, and has already
given his first entertainment. His
expectation Is to attract children
and innocent young women who have
been lured by nickel exhibitions that
are demoraliZing and degrading, of
which there are many in Chicago. His
Idea, explains the Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin, is to provide music and
moving pictures and all the decent fun
that can be found in a nickel theater,"
picking out for illustration stories en-
PERTAINING to the young, and removing
the temptation to go to bad shows by
offering a good show which they will
like just as well and which It will be
better for them to attend. This clerical
innovator Is Rev. Hugh T. Kerr of the
Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian church,
and the probability is that the exam
pie which he has set in this matter
will be widely followed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
The FaddIst in the schooIroom.

The Faddist in the SchooIroom.
Thus far we have been told not to
neddle with the course of study. We.
the laymen, must keep our hands of
and let the professional educator ar
range the schedules. And as a result
every fad and fancy has been given a
place, until the printed course of study
resembles the menu card of a metro
politan restaurant. Modernly, every
teacher has become psychologist, and
the beautiful science of child study
has been wounded and torn by thou
sands OF clumsy, awkward amateurs,
whose addenda to this course" Of
study make the schools ridiculous to
earnest, sensible men, says S. P. Orth.
in the Atlantic. OF course It is all
dealt out in homeopathic doses. There
are pellets Of anatomy and physiology,
OF painting and sculpture, of psycholo-
gy and philosophy, of some arithmetic
and some grammar. And all the pellets
are sugar-coated, for the whole peda-
gogical theory seems to command that
the teacher make all these things easy
for the pupil. So we have all kinds of
patent devices for making the child's
pathway one Of velvet. There are won
derful new textbooks that have all the
lessons analysed and classified, leav-
ing very little for exertion. There are
charts, multi-colored. that simplify the
lessons, and pictures and cabinets that
illustrate the charts. Everything is
put into the pupils hands. Genuine
effort seems to be discouraged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

Scientists now profess to have dis
covered that the first born children of
q marriage are more likely to fall vic
Tins OF tuberculosis than the later
born offspring, where the disease or
the tendency to it is matter of inheri-
lance. II this is true of tuberculosis It
my be true Of other maladies that
come by descent. in which case it
would be well to choose to be the latest
arrival in the family.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

The extraordinary popularity of nne
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

Something like an economic revolu-
don is threatened when our great corn
crop. now risen to between 2.500, 900,
600 and 3.OOO,OOO.OOO bushels year
Is becoming too dear in price to be
used profitably in fattening hogs that
sell at six dollars the hundred pounds
1t looks as IL the American farmer was
reaching out to become the plutocr@
Of the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
A Sure Proof.

That old fellow hasn't the slightest
suspicion his young wife dislikes
him"
How do you know that he HASN'T"
Because l have seen him eat her
mince pies"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
Rather Tedious.

Caller-Do you think the doctor is
going to help you. Mr.. Jones?"
Jones-He may. if 1 can only follow
his orders. He told me to drink hot
water 80 minutes before every meal.
but it is hard work to drink hot
water for 80 minutes"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
A CONSTIPATION
REMEDY FREE

y
OF greater importance than to see that
your bowels move. They should move
at least once day naturally, and by
that is meant without any help. IL
they do not move at least once q day
you can consider yourself constipated
and 1t is time you did something about
it
You will be glad to know there is a
way out OF the difficulty. Lemuel Lam
derdale, an old soldier at Quincy. Ill.
Elmer Mcmillan. of Speed, Mo-. Mrs.
Monahan, OF Stonewall, Miss, and
many others were as you are now.
But one day they awoke to the fact
that DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin was
curing their friends, so they bought il
too and 1t cured them. Today. they
are loud in praise of 1t.
What DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin did
Tor them 1t should do for you. Surely
your constipation is no worse than theirs
one OF whom had it since 81. 1t only re-
mains Tor you to realize that salts are OF
but temporary good. and what YOU want
Is permanent cure; that purgatiye tab
lets, cathartic pills and such violent
tnlngs make great show of doing some
thing. but do nothing that is lasting. DIR.
preparation, laxative-tonic, a mild syr-
upy liquid that contains ingredients thar
not only cure the constipation, but tone
the Intestinal muscles so that they learn
be bought of any druggist for the small
price OF 90 cents, and there is a dollar
size Tor families who have already found
OUT It's wonderful value in stomach, liver
ana power troubles. in old or young.
tor and free trial bottle will he cent vn,,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

Kentucky May Grow Turkish Tobacco.
Turkish cigarette manufacturers
want Kentucky to grow Turkish to-
bacco, imports Of which have grown
from $4,000 to 100000 in only IL
years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

A good singer can always make
women cry by singing Home, Sweet
Home" So many people long for q
home, and so few have one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

so that you can test it be-
fore buying.
If there is anything about
Your ailment that you don't
understand. or If you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor, and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DIR. w. B.
Caldwell. POI Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. Ill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUiNINE Look for
the signature of +. W. GROVE. Used the World
over 10 Cure Cold in One Day. 2c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
Shortest European People.

Laplanders are the shortest people
in Europe, the men averaging four
feet IL inches. the women four feet
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

Marriage is womsn's duty" says
Harper's Weekly. Wen. there are no
voluntary shirks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

If duty would use a megaphone
more of US might hear the call.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
BUSINESS FIRST.

Here is little present for yoa-a
superb $4,000 necklace"
"Oh! How nice of you!"
that l will let you have for ST..
000."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-11
Word If1E BtSI BARGAIN NEWS EVCK PKNIED

size ....,..,, Sale Price 4Sc
size .........S Sale Price 46c
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Uncle Sam has decided to have all
the mail boxes throughout the coun-
try repainted and the postoffice de-
partment in few days will ask for
bids on the job. 1t has been found
necessary to repaint these boxes in
every town and city once year to
preserve them from the weather, and
this expense alone costs the govern
ment many thousands Of dollars. The
paint used in this work has been i'm
proved greatly during the last few
years, but it has not reached the per-
manency yet desired by the postoffice
department.
Even the conservative man, who
will take his coat off only on extreme
provocation, was seen on the streets
Friday in his shirtsleeyes, which is a
sure indication that the weather was
decidedly warm. When. questioned
regarding the matter the weather
man said, with a hot smile, that the
thermometer crawled up to 100 de-
grees above zero at O'Clock in the
afternoon. AS the government ther-
mometer is situated on top Of the
federal building, where the breezes
blow, there is little doubt that the
temperature down on the earth,
where ordinary mortals spend their
time, was well up towards the 1OC
mark
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26
WEALTH OF THE FARMS,

Washington Times: Secretary Will
son, of the department of agriculture
has been giving out some crop prop
hecies lately that might be thought
to belong to the realm of fancy and
imagination, if they were not so
thoroughly backed up by what are
known to be facts, and if a substan-
tial measure of reliability did not at
tach to any word Of the head of the
department of agriculture on the sub
ject Of crops. He predicts that the
crops this year will break the record.
When it is remembered that the
value Of the crops produced last year
reached the huge total of 81, ,76s, ,oOo,-
900, it will be seen that one must al
most 60 into the sphere of higher
mathematics to figure out what the
secretary is talking about. His state
ment means that this years crop will
approach closely to the value of S.
00O, 100000. Such sum is too vast for
comprehension. It is four times the
product OF the mines, including gold,
silver and all precious metals and
mineral oil.
The value of the corn crop alone
last year was s1,615, 10000 What
an enormous sum this is better IN
derstood Ly the statement it would
pay the interest bearing debt of the
United States; would pay for the
Panama canal, and would construct
fifty battleships of the Drednought
variety. And corn is but one of the
great crops of the American farm.
If anything were wanting to prove
that after all, it is agriculture that is
at the bottom Of the nations welfare,
such figures as these supply it. 1t is
is not difficult to take cheerful view
of the business future when one
learns that it rests on such founda-
tion as this. The world has never
known anything like the showing
that will be made this year by the
American farm.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26
THE FARM MOTOR.

Washington Post: The motor plow
is to the field what the automobile is
to the road. 1t can be operated by
one hand, but two are generally en-
ployed, and it pulls from fourteen to
eighteen big moldboard plows across
the field at a speed faster than the
best horse or mule team can walk,
breaking forty acres day for the
price of one gallon of gasoline per
acre and one gallon of lubricating oil
for the entire work. This means IS
cents for breaking an acre acre of
ground, that, with horses, would cost
SO an acre.
But there is another side to it. Ex-
cept a farmer cultivates / 900 acres
he cannot afford one of these monster
machines, and thus will go, must go,
the farmer of small holdings, unless
a score or SO of the latter should COM
bine to own one in common, and that
is undesirable for the reason that too
many cooks spoil the broth.
Ours is an age of wonders, and here
is an invention that ena bles two farm
hands to do the work of more than a
score of the farm hands of a score of
years ago. Yet farm products COM
mand more than twice the price in
the market they brought in 1896. Of
course, these big machines are not
for broken country, made up of
hills and hollows. They are for the
prairies, but smaller ones may be
constructed for the farmer of narrow
acres.
Word comes from Sweden that a
man there has perfected the storage
eclectric battery that Thomas A.
Edison has been striving for years,
and if he has the gasoline motor for
field and road must give place to the
electric. That again will be a
triumph of cheapness, and we may
expect an acre of corn land to be
plowed for 10 cents. But blowing
and cultivating are not all the work
on the farm that this machine can do.
1t is promised that by it's agency
cows will be MIXED, crops harvested
and garnered, have cured, and what
not.
But what of it, if the cost of living
is not to be reducedp
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26
LAND FILINGS COMPLETED.

The state land department has just
completed filings on $4,000 acres of
lands for the state as indemnity for
state school lands lost in the Lower
Brule and Grow Creek Indian reserva-
tions, and in the national forest reserves
in Harding county. Most of the filings
were made in the Belle Fourche land
district, with a few in the Lennon and
Rapid City districts. These selections,
with the state lands already selected in
Harding county, along with the gov
ernment forest reserves, take many
thousands of acres Of land out of the
taxable list for that county, and the
taxpayers are not just as happy as a
baby with plenty Of candy over the con-
dikion 6 a&Airn,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26
BOAT FOR WESTERN RIVERS.

S. M. Howard, of Gettysburg, has
SO much faith III his new model boat
for the navigation of western rivers
that he has purchased an engine and
other material for a test boat which
he expects to have in operation on
the Missouri this fall Ii his plan
proves success it will place his 4
boats in the fast freight class, and
put the western rivers again on
basis of highways of commerce, as
they were before the coming Of the
railroads. His plan differs from the
accepted model for river boats by
paddle wheels all along the keel,
which are expected to keep the boat
"climbing the water, and allowing
it to run in a very shallow stream !,
which would put the ordinary boat
on bar. IL Mr.. Howard proves that
his boat is a success he will reyolu-
tionize river traffic on all western
streams.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26
REGISTRATION DAYS.

REGISTRATION DAYS.
Washington, Aug. %. by proclaim
alton President Taft today announced
the dates for the opening Of the Chey-
enne and Standing Rock Indian res
ervation lands.
Registration for these lands may be
made at Aberdeen, Lennon, LeBeau,
Mobridge and Pierre i'll South Dako-
ia, and at Bismarck, North Dakota,
from Monday, Oct. 4 to Saturday,
Oct. %, inclusive.
The drawing will be held at Aber-
deem, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 20, and
continuing as long as necessary ito
distribute the farms.
Entries will not be made till April
l, 1910.
S. V. PROUDFIT,
Acting Commissioner.
This is the announcement that will
turn the eyes of the nation toward
Pierre, For months the people Of
the west have been waiting for this
news in order to make their plans to
come out and take a chance for free
farm in the great drawing.
This is the last great land distribu-
tion and it is thought that upwards
of half a million people will register
for the 14,O0O farms which will be-
ratlled off in the lottery to be held
here. In all there are about 1900, 900
acres to be allotted.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The follow
ing towns have been designated as /
registration points in the drawing to
be held in October: Pierre, Aberdeen,
Lennon, LeBeau and Mobridge, s.
d., and Bismarck, N. ID.
Drawing will be held at Aberdeen
beginning at 10 O'Clock a. M, on Oct.
%.
Persons to whom numbers are as
signed make make selections and en-
try for lands in order of their num-
bers beginning April /, 1910.
The lands to be opened are innorth
central part of South Dakota, and the
south central parto North Dakota,
west OF the Missouri river and are
bounded on the north by Cannon Ball
river, on the west by the 1o2nd de-
gree of longitude and the Missouri
river forms part Of the eastern boun-
dary.
Thetract is about 80 miles long and
varies in width from east to west
from thirty to eighty-four miles and
lies from eighty to ITO miles west OF
Aberdeen.
About 2,O19,8s0 acres are in South
Dakota and 217,36O acres in North
Dakota. OF this area about 123,3I4
acres are embraced in sections 16 and
36, which have been granted to the
states for school purposes.
The lands in the Standing Rock
reservation are being classified as
agricultural lands Of the first class,
agricultural lands Of the second class
and grazing lands. a
Agricultural lands Of the first class
are appraised at from 81 to SO per
acre, agricultural land Of the second
class at from s1.50 to 1918 per acre
and grazing lands at from SO cents to
SIPS.
No report has been received from
the commissioners appointed to clas-
sify and appraise lands in Cheyenne
River reservation, but it is presumed
the classification and appraisement
of the lands will be substantially the
same as those in the Standing Rock
reservation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

The weather man gives daily as
surances of cooler weather, and the
sun makes response by daily list Of
prostratlons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

1t is said that Sioux Falls, Water
town and Aberdeen are looking for a
bunch of census enumerators that
can see double.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Hartman may be able to buy up
every railroad in the country, but he
cannot buy anything that will cure
his stomach ache.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

The thermometer registered at i04
on Monday. 1t may be the test is now
on the people of this good old town.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

The state land department has just
sold fifteen hundred acres of the CAPT.
tol building lands in Meade county at
ten dollars an acre. This will again
put cash into the building fund and
allow further payments without
drawing upon the general fund.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

BELLE FoURCHEvALLEY RAILWAY
The new extension of Belle Fourche.
Valley railroad. to a point in eastern
Meade county is taken TO mean tlhaI-
they will continue that extention down
to the line between this city and Rapid
City. Their new line carries them into
the rich White Owl country IN eastern
Meade county, where there has been q
very heavy settlement the past year,
1T also gives them a line north around
the Black Hills, and saves heayygradea
II easa they deaixa t. sxtap7 lulnl Il M
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

There has been organized in in
dependence, Missouri, a Fremont
club, the purpose of which is collect
ing, preserving and disseminating the
literature and history of Fremont and
his explorations and achievements.
1t is recognized that many of the old
land marks that indicated the course
of Fremont's wonderful exploration
tIips are disappearing before the
march Of civilization, and it is high
time to start movement for their
preservation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Sheriff Huston, Of Stanley county,
appears to have a winning way with
prisoners who he captures outside
the state. He has just brought back
G. w. Whittemore from Illinois want
ed on a charge of wife desertlon; and
Raymond Chesser wanted on a charge
of forgery, from Iowa, getting both
of them without requisition papers.
Chesser at first declared his refusal
to come, but finally started without
waiting for the papers which were
being prepared.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Jrmes j. Hill has written a series
of seven articles under the general
caption of "The Biggest Problems
Before the American People," for
the World s Work. y 1t is under
stood that in these articles Mr.. Hill
calls attention caustically to the de-
luded people who pay more attention
to Wall street than to the American
farm.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

The continental countries will soon
learn that the habit of permitting the
unfit to cross the ocean only to be re-
turned is not sane economic policy.
The trip over not only costs money
but represents loss of time to those
wage-earners who are refused admis-
sion here. The man who gives up his
job on the other side and is sent back
disturbs labor conditions by his un-
expected reappearance. Hence, it
will be wise for the nations across
the Atlantic to do some inspecting
before opening the gates to would be
immigrants.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

The New York Herald hurls this
one at the feet of the Chicago girls:
Chicago girls admitted their inabil-
ity to render classic Greek drama in
the open air because the grass tickled
their feet and made them giggle.
Giggle? It's wonder it didn't throw
them into convulsions.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-15
Civil Engineers Needed.

Washington, June 1.-The War
Department has made a heavy
draught on the Civil Sci vice Com
mission for junior engineers, sur
veyors and transit men, who are
needed for work on the surveys in
connection with the intra-costal
waterways from Boston, Mass, to
Key West. expected to last from
six months to a year, The sala-
ries of junior engineers will range
from 1925 to $175 a month, while
those Of surveyors and transit men
will range from 500 to 1925 a
month.
The examinations will be held
June 81, 1909, and applicants will
be rated according to their train
ing and experience. Applications
for blanks should be made either
to the the Civil Service Commits.
sion or to the secretary of the
board of examiners at the p~ostoffict
at B ston, Philadelphia, Atlanta
Cincinnati. Chicago, St. Paul
Denver, San Francisco, the Gus
toms house at New York, New Or
leans or the old customs hous5 a
St. Louis.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-15
Some Fine HauIS.

For some time the police have
been exercising a little suspicion
over certain persons who are said
to enjoy the rattle of chips, the
fascinating game in which the So
called jack pot is a prominent fea-
ture; craps, etc. Places where
these persons c~ongregated have
been slosely watched and several
"swoops' resulted on Saturday
and Sunday nights. Eight men ,
and it is stated one woman, we're
caught in the nets the officers have
had out. Several of the defend.
ants were arraigned before Judge
Miller Monday and were fined 50!
and costs each. They gave bono
and appealed to the Superio.
Court.
Four negro crap shooters wer'
landed as we'll, and these were ad
judged guilty and will pay fines o
serve for a time on the roads.
Hauls like these are apt to hav
a tendency to discourage tn
gambling habit.