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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12
Left Bv the Light of the Moon

A fellow Who has been work
ing on the farm for Allan McDon-
aid become tired OF his Job last
week and after appropriaGng all
the loose change that Mr. Nc
Donald possessed, and taking a
pair of horses and buggy, lett fo''
Peever 'iere one OF the horses
was take away from him, bur
this im,e,4s I'd his flight only un-
til the train arrived going south,
when he left for parts unknown.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12

ought to get pair of corseGs for
the waist of time on this line, at
which place | succeeded in brib.
Ing an Ethiopian in uniform to
let me occupy a berth in a sleep
er, when | asked what the price
was the coon said that the upper
was 81 SO and the lower was
$500. That's the first time I
ever knew that the upper was
the lower. Hey! there drop that
rock. a certain writer once
said man learns to live when
he begins to live and learn and
Pm getting wise. For instance
| am learning that it is a pretty
safe proposition in figuring the
expense of a trip to always al
low enough, then double it and
take along a little extra so you
won't have to walk back home.
| have only been in Minneapolis
q week but already my pocket
book looks as if an elephant had
stepped on it.-You see the doc
tor ordered me away for a rest
but the walters and porters got
she rest. well, anyhow, speak
ing about change, this is q
world of change but | am almost
broke. Now is the time for
some of our good subscribers to
pay up and be philanthrooic.
, AS we started to say, the doctor
told us that what we needed was
rest and unless we wanted t.
put our life insurance into active
operation we woula have to GET
OUT of the office and STAY OUT
or before spring there would be
astrange i1ca up IN heaven about
our size and our walkers would be
toeing the church-yard daisies
Wei, as the Irislman salc
what's the world to a MAI
when his wife is a widdie?" anc
we got out which accounts fol
the whichness or the why, but
Believe it was Balzac who wrote
, Whose has ever been a news
, paper man will ever be one; tha
!, horoscope is as sure and certain
:, as that of druukards. Wht eve
has tasted that feverishly bus.
r and independent life; whoeve
! has exercised that sovereignt,
! which cri,icizes intellect, art
!, talent, fame, virtue, absurdit,
and even truth; whoever has oc
cupied that tribune erected b.
. his own hands, self-operaled i
E short, whoever has bes n, fo
> however brief a space, tha
! proxy of public opinion, look
upon himself when remand ed t
private life as a l exile, and tn
moment a chance is offered t.
: him puts out an eager hand t
: snatch back his crown. And
we are anxious to cont nue. in tn
role of a newspaper man, beside
: Sisseton looks pretty good to US
! and we do not know what tn
+ future is like, there may b
q lot of truth in the statemen
i that many of us would have
i better chance to be angels if v
did not live so long and yo
k know we are no spring chicke
h we were not born yesterday
a but when the doctor felt ou
+ pulse and told us how near dea
we were, it almost scared us
n death and we began to wonde
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12
how our widow would look in

how our widow would look in
mourning.
the day ] got here / thought
that Sisscton must have tipped
| up and most of the inhabitants
sid off, | met Howard Babcock
and w. f. Carlberg, then / ran
across A. W. Lindquist and wife
of Diamond. Theodore Beaver
| is here having just got out of the
hospital where he had been for a
month with typhoid fever. FRI
day "Bab" and | went down to
the depot tc meet Judge Batter
ton, who, with Mrs. Batterton
were enroute to Rochester where
Mr.. Batterton will enter the
Mayo hospital for an operation
and we hope will give him his
health back. Later A. w.
Tower, Deacon" Carlberg and
Nels Olberg "blew" in as did
also L. ]. 0nstad and his wife,
the latter going to st. Barnabas
hospital for treatment. Sunday
l ran across Nels Thompson and
his daughter. Frank McNulty
was also down here but did not
see him. Frank Nejedley has
been here several days. The
other day | met Henry Thorson,
who lives here and travels for
the Grimsrud Shoe Co. Newt
Miller stopped off here Saturday
on his way to Mason City, Iowa,
so you see | could almost imagine
that was back in that dear old
sisseton. By the way, ] heard
a travelling man speaking about
, Sisseton the other day and he
+ said that the motto there was
!. bar none, now laugh durn
, you.
Speaking of skunk wagons,
+. perhaps you have noticed that
Walford Carlherg had an ad-
vertisment in the STANDARD for
3 the Ford autos. Well, Walford
7 has been demonstrating the
7 good qualities of his car and the
e other day fellow stepped up to
t him and said that he had re-
9 Gently read a piece in the paper
!. which said that an automobile
ran away with a mans mother
a in-laW and he would like to
4 know if it was one of the Ford
L machines, if it was he wanted
! one. The onlY objection to the
J: story is that It doesn't go far
j. enough; it says the automobile
t ran away with her., but doesn't
n say what happened whether the
II I, naway was fatal, OF the auto.
Y mobile changed its mind anc
r turned round and came back te
V where it started from. ! don't
l., know what Carlberg told him
y but they say he sold him a ma.
; chine.
y H. L. Spackman arrived Tues.
n day from Sisseton on The late
" train eight hours late and we
.t Harry and your Uncle Charles
IS leave tonight for Hot Springs
o Arkansas, via Chicago, ST.
.e Louis and Memphis. | under
o stand that Rickert and Nels
o Olberg will come trailing along
!, about next week. | will write
.e again when | get down to the
IS land Of Sunshine, Flowers
5, Music and Song" We expect tt
e get into Hot Springs Sunday
,e morning and if any Of our friends
IT. decide to leave Sisseto
a please send them there, we ma,
e need them before we get home.
u G. C. KNAPPEN.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12
NOTES OF THE wAYSIDt.
Written by the "Old Man" En-
Route-I Don't Know Where
I'm Going But I'm on
My Way.

Well, here / am in Minnea-
polls, which is a pretty good
town, located on the Pa of
Waters. and has several lines of
railroad running into and through
the city, and it is getting so big
now that it doesn't crowd the
town any more when they have
a fat mans convention here.
/ left Sisseton last Wednesday
on the HAY line limited" fol
J Milbank, and speaking about
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12
STATE

x x x x x x X x * x X X x x X X x x >: x y x X X x X
The citizens of Lennon have
begun suit to contest the result
of the late county seat election
in Perkins county in which Bison
won the location.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12

Petitions to sell Inherited Ind
ian Lands may be had at the
STANDARD Office for 35 cents a
dozen.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12

The Soutl1 Dakota legislature
has passed the 2 cent passenger
rate bill and he governor has
signed The S me, The railroads
had made elaborate arrange
ments TO meet the situation as
soon as it was known that the
two cent rate bill vas certain of
passing with an emergency
elause putting it into effect at
y 60 They had . MAJ statio,n-a
in the office of the secretary Of
state, and another ready near the
public telephone IN the state
house, and an open wire from
Pierre to Sioux Falls, and their
officials at the other end of the
line in Sioux Falls. ready for
instant action in the United
States court, ready to get out a
restraining order IN that court on
instant notice The arrange
ments were SO perfect that with
in less than two minutes after the
filing of the law in the office of
the secretary of state they were
busy in Sioux Falls, and within
ten minutes had their restrain
ing order.
At the same time the attorney
generals department was
busy at Pierre in the at
tempt to get into the state
supreme court first with the case,
and within a very few minutes
after the law was filed, had
secured an alternative writ of
mandamus, directed to the
agents of the Northwestern road
in Pierre and Fort Pierre. and
returnable on the third Of March.
No time was wasted and a quick
service was secured at both
places. This will bring into the
question of the case the factor OF
which was first on the grounC
and which court has jurisdiction
in the matter.
In the meantime the people
will probably continue to pay th'
old rates just the same, until IT,,
questionis finally settled.
A bill introduced this week il
the senate which provides fO
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-02-12
Successful Retailers Convention.

Yankton, S. D., Feb. 5-After
electing officers and attending
the performance Of Marrying
Marry" at the new theater in a
body the retail dealers wound up
the Wednesday session by a
smoker and banquet at the Port
land, and it was we'll into Thurs
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
AN INTERESTING PAINT TEST

here is a very simple and interest
inc ~, 'mical test by which to detect
,mnrrItS - paint materials. Thou.
sands ana ,ho,. ands of people. all over
the country, are m.,S King this test. !.
is sure way to SAFE. u"ra against
the many adulterated WIS ieaas
which are on the market. Any one
can make the test-all that fs needef
is a simple little instrument which
may be bad free by writing National
Lead Compare, 1902 Trinity Building.
New York, and asking for House.
owners Painting Outfit No. -.
The outfit includes also a set of color
schemes for exterior or interior paint
Ing, or both, il you wish, and a book
of specifications. No houseowner
should make any arrangements for
painting till he gets this outfit.
One can't expect a satisfactory paint.
ing job without pure white lead. There
is a way to make sure you're getting
pure white lead-without testing 1t. See
that the key bears National Lead Com.
pany's famous Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark, which is positive guarantee OF
purity. Your dealer probably has
this white lead. II not let National
Lead Company know.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29

1t was in reality more than that: it
was the universal ratification of peace,
of mutual DISARMAMENT and disarma-
ment.
AS the day heightened the city
poured it's throng to the shores of the
bay, where were assembled varied
squadrons. The time for the depar-
ture Of these was at hand, and scurry-
ing launches conveyed aboard the
men whom they had brought to this
alien wedding. These eminent pas
sengers were among the comparative
few who had witnessed the ceremony
and had gained more than a casual
glance at the bride and groom. Those
other thousands had been contented
with a stare at Hitler and his wife as
they rode in state through the broader
thoroughfares in the morning sunlight,
and for details had read the newspa-
pers which, glorying in plethora Of
news, had told them all.
Nothing had been neglected. not
even the fact that this clean-cut Eng
lishman had given the best that was
in him for his country, and that the
Calm-eyed American girl was the one
who had played her part in war and
was the idol of her countrymen. Al
ready they had published pictures Of
the king and president, who as guests
had stood side by side, and portraits
of the most distinguished men of the
globe who had deferentially taken
places behind them. Only one thing
was hidden from the eager public, and
that was the manner in which they
had been reunited
Guy, saddened and worn by failure.
| had been one of the first to enter the
United States when the barrier against
the world was thrown down, and
| Norma, still yearning for his love,
| had gone to his arms as If nothing had
ever held them apart. She was Il
world figure now, and the world was
at her feet. Behind him was nothing
save the knowledge of earnest en-
| deavor and honest defeat; but to her
he had been the same, nor did she an
ticipate that king would later take
/ MS manu- anu say, wen uOne, even
though you failed.
They had passed the brief days
prior to the ceremony in dread, court
| ing neither the display nor the lime.
] light into which they were driven by
the parts they had played. The pub.
licity had been against their wishes,
and the gifts Of the world in which
each country We'd afforded no pleasure
equal to that of being alone and at
rest with each other They had seized
the first opportunity after the mar
riage to escape, leaving their destira.
| ton unknown.
They had retreated to the seclusisn
of Atlantic Highlands where the great
/ beacon stands facing the broad
stretch of open sea, and where they
might be removed from the pomp and
pageantry of nations. And even as
that great embarkation took place
along the water front of the city
which doomed far behind them. they
stood on cliff by the ocean side.
] They had avoided the last act in the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29

drama Of Difference, reception given
to the president and the inventor, and
were content to be left alone.
Suddenly from the far away bay
came the slow, sullen undertone of
guns in salute Again came the thun-
derous monotone, and then, emerging
from the distant haze into the clearer
air, appeared a flight of aerial things
in orderly formation. The girls hands
clasped themselves together as she
watched.
There they were, 20 miles away, the
ships-her ships-which she had led
out to victory and directed through
the maze and turmoil of battle. She
stood silent and spellbound as they
slowly advanced, and then discerned
on the waters beneath them the slow
moving shapes of ships of the sea.
The radioplanes were traversing the
air as an escort above those others in
final parade. In twin procession the
fleets came nearer, embodiments OF
might.
The guns of Governors island
belched as they advanced; then from
opposite sides of the channel the
voices of Forts Lafayette and Hamil-
ton gave greeting and farewell. On
ward they swept to where the colossal
statue Of Liberty held her beacon
aloft in token of a new enlightenment
of the world, and the cannon of the
sea fleet spoke for the first time in
unison, saluting as they passed in one
terrible explosion of sound which re-
verberated along the shores and was
| thrown back by the echoes. Here
| they came, the dying gladiators of all
nations, sailing out to doom!
Well in front were the vanquished
squadrons of Japan, their tunnels re
paired for the last cruise they would
ever make, but stripped of fighting
masts. Back of them came the
mighty ships of England, with prows
turned outward for their final voy
age. German cruisers, graceful anC
well manned, followed; while in theil
wakes could be seen others flying the
banners of Italy, of France, of Rus
STA, and nearly every maritime nation
of the globe. Thanking this assem-
blage were the vessels of the Ameri
can navy, which but a short time be
fore had been regarded as the coun
try's bulwarks, and were now par
| ticipating in the last review.
The science of ages. the experience
of all who had gone down to the sea
the refinement of skill and study, and
! the genius of evolution were embodied
in those metal sides. They repre-
scented the wealth of nations collected
through sweat and blood, alf poured
out unstintedly for this-consignment
to the scrap heaps of world that had
abandoned war. The glories of past
deeds of valor would no longer be
emulated upon the waves. The sea
had been untenanted before mans
ingenuity found means of breastinf
til His coming had left it unsecured
and unimproved. 1t alone was uncon
querable, changeless and needless
Through centuries it had scorned
him, and now it was bidding his craft
] FAREWELL and carrying his fleets fol
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
CHAPTER XIV.
The Last Cruise,

Summer, dying, was bravely courtc-
sying to its executioner, fall. Over
the immense canyons of the noun
famous city of New York the after
noon sun was drawing the curtains Of
q gala day Triumphal arches spanned
the throbbing streets, and down the
fronts of the towering buildings
streamed wealth of smothering color
where the flags of all nations were in
termingled. Not within its existence
had this city by the sea, this nav of
the nation, entertained such gallant
throngs.
Smart British officers drove here
and there in company with friends.
Eayly-clad mandarins stared through
barrow eyes at the somber men of
Japan; fez crowned Turks smiled ut
gorgeously uniformed men from the
Balkans; German officers, splendidlv
erect, traversed the streets in CON.
,pany with soldiers of that other
eagles race, the Russians; colonials
from Australia hobnobbed with men
of New Zealand; and the folk of Italy
bowed gravely to the cavaliers of old
Spain, who had been watching a group
from that other republic, France. Rep.
resentatives Of the world had assem-
bled, under the pretext of witnessing
ar international marriage, to pay def
srence to the one invincible powor
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29

call all the names of her husbands and
dates of marriage and divorce without
referring to scrap book.
Her last husband, William Baker,
aged 40 years, deserted her after two
weeks of married life in the fall Of
1906 She secured a divorce from him.
She accused him OF marrying her for
her money. To a friend Baker ad-
mitted that he thought she would soon
pass away and leave him her property
After living with her for two weeks he
said he was convinced she would live
to be 100 years old.
Her first marriage was to farmer
boy, Henry FuQuay. After seven years
he left her and secured divGrce. She
went back to her fathers farm and
vowed to shun men thereafter and
never marry again.
In a few months James Fuquay.
cousin to the first husband, came
marching home from the civil war and
won her heart. Nine months later he
came home drunk, shot at her three
times and left.
She divorced him. Again she went
back to her fathers. There she met
James Henry Robinson, dashing
young widower She married him be-
cause her father liked him. Three
days later the sheriff OF Warrick coun-
ty put him under arrest on warrant
sworn out by neighboring girl. She
divorced him.
George S. Boyden a travelling sales
man for an Evansville firm, was hus.
band No. 4. He had a morbid dispo-
sition and after ten years she di.
vorced him because he adopted a child
from the orphans home.
Four years later she married s. r.
Weed OF Newburg. This union. the
happiest of her life, terminated in his
sudden death after four years of bliss.
She then hunted up Boyden, her
former husband, in Evansville and
uSrried him again. They lived to-
gether eight years. He ended his life
by drinking poison and jumping into
a cistern.
Three years later she married r. f.
Edwards of Newburg. They were d.
vcrced four years ago. When she went
&c marry Baker three years ago the
ministers of this state refused to per-
form the ceremony. but sho got a JUS.
tice OF the peace.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
Bv His "Piers."

Much feeling has been introduced
into a by-election for a councillor at
a Lancashire seaside resort, says
London Tit-Bits The gentleman who
engenders much Of this controversy
was formerly on the council, and was
mainly instrumental in inducing his
colleagues to spend huge sums of
money in the erection of two large
but badly constructed piers. At a
meeting the other night one of bis
opponents had permission to propose
an amendment, and after virulently
abusing the candidate exclaimed: Il
have tried him in the balance, and
have found him wanting" Whereupon
member of the audience shouted
out: "Try him again, then. Try him
by his piers
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
WOMAN, 68, BRIDE
FOR TENTH TIME
MRS. POLLY WEED BAKER ADDS
SHIPPERT TO LONG STRING
OF NAMES.
STILL AGILE, DESPITE YEARS
Marrying Game Has Had Many Turns
and Seven Husbands Are Under
Sod-Can't Recall Names
of Mates.

Evansville, Ind-Mrs. Polly Weed
Baker of Newburg, aged 6S years, Is
happy with her ninth husband. Her
tenth marriage ceremony was per
formed the other day when she wed
ded Simon Shippert, aged 60 years,
real estate and insurance man or Bur
lington, la. The reason for the dis
parity between husbands and mar
riages is that she married one man
twice.
Mrs. Shippert, despite her years, Is
agile as a girl and she does not look
like a woman who has seven husbands
in the grave, one divorced and one YET
alive. She owns considerable property
in Newburg. She has refused to have
help in her house to assist in the
work and her work preceding the cere
mony was to milk her cow, feed hel
chickens and then adorn herself in 9
plain white dress she had made with
her own needle. Asked why she did
not use one Of her previous wedding
gowns she said she feared bad luck.
The ninth husband is man OF goot
appearance and Is the owner OF rea
estate in Burlington. He has no chill
dren, but has been married before
and lost his wife by death. The bride
has no children, either, to show fol
her eight previous husbands. A re
porter who searched the rooms fol
pictures could find none. Mrs. Ship
pert said she had never had a picture
taken and that she destroyed all o.
the photos Of her past husbands.
Mrs. Shippert has had an interesting
career. Five times she has been di
vorced one husband died in a mysteri
Gus manner and another killed himself
by poison. Mrs. Shippert can not re
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
Cured by cuticura in a Month.

81 am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago I was taken with &c.
zema from head to foot. I was sick
for six months and what I suffered
tongue could not tell. could not
sleep day or night because Of that
dreadful itching; when I did sleep 10
was from sheer exhaustion. I was
one mass of irritation; 1t was even in
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and I was
almost out of my mind. I got a
set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent. I used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night I
slept like an infant. the first solid
nights sleep had had for six months.
In a month 1 was cured. w. Harrison
Smith, Mt. Kisco, N. Y, Feb. 3, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
Work OF Fish HatcherIes.

An the result Of special efforts In
the hatchery work during the year
the output of fish and eggs in 1908 was
greater than ever before in the history
of the national bureau, reaching to-
tai of 2,S71,456,2S0. OF this number
2,413,So9,225 were young fish distrib-
uted for the stocking and restocking
Of public and private waters, and the
remaining 457,647,055 were eggs de-
livered to state and foreign hatcheries
The output Of young fish exceeds the
greatest previous record for any one
year by 376,000.000.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
BrArE OF ONO CITY OF TOLEDO.
IUCAS COUNTY oS'

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senio,
partner OF the firm OF +. j. CHENEY Co.. doing
business in the City OF Toledo, County and Stan
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before and subscribed In my presence
this eth day OF December. A. D.. 1886.
SEAL A. w No GLnA PUsIIc.
$500 -- $3.50
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts
directly upon the blood ard mucous surfaces OF the
gystem. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY 81 CO.. Toledo. o
Sold by all Druggists 75c.
Take Hals Family Pills for constipation.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-05-29
Grievance Of Suffraqlsts.

The suffrage papers are still griev.
ing over their mistake as to Sweden
having granted the ballot to women.
The dispatch which caused the mis-.
take read ito all inhabitants Of "A
years and over" The sufragists in
other countries are asking IL Sweden
does not enumerate its women among
its inhabitants when taking its cen.