Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-30

mission has been called at Pierre for
the fifth of next month for clearing
up accumulated business of the past
six months.
State politics gather momentum
with the approach of the frost. At
the present rate the political pot will
be boiling by January 1, remarks the
WatertoWn Opinion.
The Lick observatory man SCOTS at
the idea of life on Mars. On the other
hand, probably the Martians are
skeptical of such thing as Stilton
cheese inhabiting the earth.
One Of Peary's Eskimo assistants won
wife by his dash to the pole and was
married under the protecting folds of
the stars and stripes. DR.. Cook will
have to produce something thrilling to
offset this
The latest census shows that there
are 1,O70,0OO more women than men in
England. This may equally account
for the furious demand for female
suffrage and for the iron opposition
Of the once sterner sex.
Saturday Evening Post: To run
the federal government in the fiscal
year just ended cost about seven hun
dred million dollars, or almost as
much as in the third year of the civil
war when Meade was preparing for
battle at Gettysburg and Grant lay
before Vicksburg.
Huron Huronite: 1t appears from
the recent developments that Cod
lngton county man has been slated
for the nomination by the republic
cans OF the state to the state auditor
ship. 1t is said by newspapers that
this is move to sidetrack w. S.
Glass of Codington county, who
would like to go to congress.
Hunters are not bringing in the
game IN as large quantities this fall
as usual. Twenty to 30 ducks for two
hunters is pretty good days work
in this vicinity. Some of the local
nimrods who have gone to the lakes
north of here have had better luck.
Most of the old time hunters are lay-
ing back for the northern fight.
The battleship Louisiana now claims
the worlds record at gunnery as her
runners during the recent practice at
sea average more than two hits for each
gun a minute targets l2x21 feet at 1000
yards distant, while the vessel was pitch
ing in the waves. Out of sixteen shots
sixteen hits were made. The Vernon t
captured the pennant in the battle
practice.
A new use was promptly found for the
new Lincoln pennies. It tseems according
to Washington account, that they are
in great demand by congressman to
present to the babies in their districts,
as the first issue will become in time
rare coins. This use of the penny is
significant in pointing the fact that in
spite of its great achievements this is
the age of small things especially
babies.
Democratic uncertainty on the tariff
question was never better illustrated
than in the present situation, when it
appears likely that Senator Bailey of
Texas is to be permitted to split the
party along new lines. Bailey ex-
plains his protection votes in the SEN
ate by holding that the doctrine of
free raw materials is not a democratic
doctrine. In other words, democrats
in congress ought to vote for duty
on hides because hides are hides in
Texas.
Nearer to the earth by $1,000, 900
miles than it has been for IS years,
the planet Mars today is the object of
immense interest to astronomers
throughout the world, particularly
at the q. S. Observatory. The aver
age distance of Mars from the earth
is so, 600 ,0.,O miles when the planets
are in conjunction. The only s5, ,OO0,-
900 miles. With this proximity, in
terest in the planet, which is always
keen, will become, even among those
who cannot claim to be students Of
astronomy, all the keener, on account
OF the .proba bility that new discover
les concerning matters Martian will
he mads-