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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31

The Old Person-I wish you all
kinds Of prosperity during your term
Of office, bub, but ! want to warn you
this years job is fast life. In just
II months or in about $3.50 hours, you
will be wearing long gray beard,
spectacles on your nose, seven-dol-
lar black suit badly wrinkIed, weigh
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
The
Rhyme for
Rachel
L .>
Clifford
Howard

(Copyrlght, by ShortStory Pub. Coz
Seated in street car, Miss Marjorie
Hollis was absorbed in the latest issue
OF the Literary Post. 1t contained this
week most unusual announcement,
and 1t was this which now occupied
her attention to the exclusion of all
else. The announcement read as fol-
lows:
We the undersigned, executors under
the Will OF a person whose name we
withhold for the present. desire to an
nounce that, in accordance with the terms
Of said will, the sum Of 900 will be
paid to the first person who will submit
to US rhyme for the name Rachel. This
heQueet is based on the following condi-
tions. viz: !. The rhyme must be le-
climate one Dialect. foreign or invented
words will not be considered. 9. This Of
fer is limited to one year, dating from
December 81, 1870.
In explanation Of the foregoing offer
1t is deemed proper to state the following
facts: Among the effects of the testator
above referred to is an unfinished poem
addressed to lady whose full Christian n
name was Fedora Lillian Grace Loraln
Hildegarde Louise Rachel The said
poem was written by the testator for the
purpose of bringing into rhyme each one
sf the names aforementioned. He sue
ceeded In writing six stanzas, in which
tho frst six names were respectively in
troduced in accordance with his afore-
said purpose; but he was unable to com
plete the poem because of his failure to
find a rhyme for the last name-ltachel
For certain personal reasons he provided
In his will that an attempt be made, in
the manner above set forth. TO discover
such a rhyme.
AS full conditions and all necessary in
forma ton are contained in the foregoing
announcement. the undersigned must de-
cline TO consider any inquiries for further
explanation.
DUNDURY e. BORDEAU
Attorneys at-Law. Washington, ID. c.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31

"All these and more shall be thine.
Dear Child-but the last and best
Thyself must earn by strife divine,
II thou wouidst be truly blest.
"Wouldst know this last, best gift?
'Tis A conscience clear and bright,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31

Said the Child to the youthful Year:
what hast thou in store for me,
o giver of beautiful gifts. what cheer,
What JOY dost thou bring with theeT
my seasons four shall bring
Their treasures-the winters SHOWS
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
WOULD GET WEALTH QUICKLY
Farmer Had Nothing But Contempt
for the Moderation of the Street
Magician.

A patent medicine salesman upon
the streets of small Maine village
was giving free sleight-of-hand per-
Torrance in order to collect a crowd.
Presently he took a handkerchief from
his pocket. held it by one extreme cor
ner, shook 1t. tossed it into the air,
caught it in his hand and took from
ii 25-cent piece.
There" he remarked, you see /
take this quarter from the handker-
chief. although you saw for yourself
that the handkerchief was empty. /
can get another this way" he added,
and apparently plucked one from the
air
"Gosh." an old farmer in the little
audience muttered; that Teller must
not keer much fer money. If / could
do thing like that, you bet
wouldn't stick at quarters-Td take a
half dollar every time."-Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Pests Worried by Pests.

Since the Dutch philosopher Leeu-
wenhoek discovered that the pupa of
the flea was sometimes preyed on by
the larvae of mite, it has been well
known that various small insects have
their external parasites. And a re-
cent communication to the Complies
Rendus of the Biological society of
Paris by M. Bruyant. shows that many
mosquitoes carry about mites in the
larval stage. Those described belong
to four different genera They prob
ably feed on the integumentary
structures of the mosquitoes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Low coLoNIsT FARES TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.

Union Pacific Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will be in effect from Sept. Is to Oct
Is, 1909, to all points in the West and
Northwest.
This year the West looks more
promising than ever. Now is the time
to secure land at low prices, and, at
the same time, to visit the many inter-
esting points in the West and North
west, at which liberal stopover ar
engagements may be made.
A better estimate of raw lands can
be made now than formerly, because
these lands are in proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature, write
to E. L. Lomax, G. P. A. u. P. r. R.,
Omaha, Neb.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

The most interesting announce.
ment ever made in connection with
the automobile industry was un-
doubtedly that made a month or two
ago to the effect that the new models
OF the White Steam Cars could be run
on kerosene. or coal oil, instead of
gasoline. Everyone at once recog-
nized that the use of the new fuel
would add materially to the adyan-
tages which the White already pos
sessed over other types of cars.
There were some people. however,
who were sceptical as to whether or
not the new fuel could be used with
complete success. and, therefore, the
makers of the White Car, the White
Company. of Cleveland, Ohio, deter
mined to make a public demonstra-
ton of the new fuel in the 1909 Gid
den Tour
From the standpoint of the public,
no test more satisfactory could have
been selected. First of all, the dis
lance covered on the Glidden Tour,
from Detroit to Denver and thence to
Kansas City, was 1850 miles. This
was certainly more than sufficient to
bring out any weaknesses, if such had
existed. Still more important was
the fact that the car was at all times
while on the road under the supervi-
sion of observers. named by those
who entered other contesting cars.
Therefore, it would have been impos-
sible for the driver of the White to
have even frightened bolt without
the fact being noted and a penalty in
ficted. At night the cars were
guarded by Pinkerton detectives and
could not be approached by any one
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

The complete success of the new
fuel while on the 2650-mile public
test and the advantages gained
through its use were well described
in the following dispatch which the
correspondent of the New York Sun
sent to his paper at the conclusion of
the tour:
"a feature of the tour which was
watched with special interest was
that the White Steamer used kero-
sene, or coal OIL as fuel instead of
gasoline. The new fuel worked
splendidly throughout the 2650-mile
journey, and all claims made in its
behalf were fully proven. First of
all. as regards cheapness, the White
driver secured kerosene all along the
route from cents to 10 cents cheap
er per gallon than was paid for gaso-
line. Secondly, the new fuel was
handled without any precautions, and
it was not unusual to see kerosene
being poured into the fuel tank while
the crew Of the car and an interested
crowd stood by with lighted cigars
and cigarettes. At the finish of the
tour, the White was the only car per-
mitted by the authorities to enter
Convention Hall, where the technical
examination took place, without
draining its fuel tank. Thirdly, the
new fuel proved to be absolutely
without smoke or smell. Fourthly.
kerosene could be purchased at what
ever part of the route was most con-
venient, and not once during the trip
through the ten States of the Middle
West was there found grocery store
where kerosene was not readily and
cheaply obtainable. Finally, the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
And All with Company There

Now, children" said the mother,
as a whole roomful of company had
come in. suppose you run off and play
by yourselves"
"All right, mother" replied Edith.
Can we go up and play Hamlet and
Ophelia?"
Certainly" smiled the mother,
while her guests looked on at the
tableau.
"Goody!" replied Edith; then, turn
ing to her sister, she said: Now,
Maude. you run up to mammals room
and get all her false hair that you can
find. Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

amount OF fuel used on the TIN
showed that kerosene 10 at least
fifteen per cent. more efncient, gallon
for gallon, than gasoline. The car In
other respects made q most creditable-
showing. and there was the usual riv>-
airy among the observers to be A.
signed to the White SO that they
could ride with the maximum of COM
fort The only adjustments or re-
pairs charged against the car during
the long trip were Tightening a lubri-
Gator pipe and wiring a damaged mud
guard. These penalties were not in
fiicted until more than 1000 miles
had been completed with an absolute.
ly perfect score"
A particularly interesting feature
of the new White Steamer is that
either kerosene or gasoline may be
used as fuel. The necessary adjust.
ments so that the fuel may be changed
from kerosene to gasoline, or vice
versa, may be made in a couple Of
minutes: but so completely successful
has kerosene proved to be, that It 10
not believed that any purchasers win
care to use gasoline.
The White Company report that
the demand for their new steam cars
both the $2000-model and tho
Acknowledgement their most san
guine expectations. 1t is evident that
the combination of steam-the pow
er which everyone understands and
has confidence in-with kerosene
the fuel which everyone has on hand
and can handle without any danger
lis thoroughly appreciated by
up-to-date purchasers of automo-
biles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
SENSE ABOUT FOOD
Facts About Food Worth Knowing.

It's serious question sometimes to
know just what to eat when a per-
sons stomach is out of order and most
foods cause trouble.
Grape-Nuts food can be taken at any
time with the certainty that it will
digest. Actual experience of people is
valuable to anyone interested in foods.
A Terre Haute woman writes: Il
had suffered with indigestion for about
four years, ever since an attack of ty-
phoid fever, and at times could eat
nothing but the very lghtest food,
and then suffer such agony with my
stomach / would wish / never had to
eat anything.
Il was urged to try Grape-Nuts and
since using it do not have to starve
myself any more, but l can eat 1t at
any time and feel nourished and salts
fed, dyspepsia is thing of the past,
and I am now strong and well.
my husband also had an experience
with Grape-Nuts. He was very weak
and sickly in the spring. Could not
attend to his work. He was under
the doctors care but medicine did not
seem to do him any good until he be-
gan to leave on ordinary food and use
Grape-Nuts. It was positively surpris-
ing to see the change in him. He grew
better right on, and naturally he had
none but words of praise for Grape
Nuts.
''Our boy thinks he cannot eat q
meal without Grape-Nuts. and he
learns so fast at school that his teach
er and other scholars comment on it.
am satisfied that 1t Is because of
the great nourishing elements in
Grape Nuts"
There's a Reason"
1t contains the phosphate of potash
from wheat and barley which combine
with albumen to make the gray mat
ter to daily refill the brain and nerve
centers.
It is pity that people do not know
what to feed their children. There are
many mothers who give their young
sters almost any kind of food and
when they become sick begin to pour
the medicine down them. The real
way is to stick to proper food and
be healthy and get along without med
icine and expense.
Ever read the above letterf A sew
are genuines tzues md fun - human
interest
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Enough Till Eternity.

The biggest marble quarry in opera
ton in the world lies almost within
a stones throw of the heart of West
Rutland. VT. Around its mouth is a
stock of 10000 pieces of finished mar
BILE. There is great gap in the hill
side The marble crops out as bare
of soil or vegetation as billiard ball.
You can walk over that hill and never
step on anything but marble, and aft
er two score years of blasting and
drilling they don't know how deep
thedeposit lies. Itseems there's enough
marble in that one hill for an eternity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

and doctor told me l would never
get more than temporary relief. A
dragging pain and lameness in my
back almost disabled me. Dizzy
spells come and went and the kidney
secretions were irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills rid me of these troubles
and feel better than for years past"
Sold by all dealers. soc. box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
When the Umbrella Took Fire.

Thomas Simpson, the Detroit MALE
able iron man, is grave and dignified
person, but once he made joke.
He was sitting with party of
friends, one of whom was smoking an
enormous cigar. The friend had diff
Guilty in keeping the cigar going. and
by his repeated lightings had frazzled
the end of it until it was about twice
Its original size. But he kept bravely
at it.
Suddenly Simpson began to laugh.
What are you laughing at. Tom?"
asked another member of the party.
Il was wondering what Jim would
do when that umbrella he is smoking
begins to blaze" he said.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Ills, headache and 9TH
err symptoms of kid
ney disease. There is
a way to end these
troubles quickly. Mrs.
John H. Wright, COG
East First St., Mitch
ell. S. D., says: Il
suffered ten years
with kidney complaint
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Expectation.

His Daughter-Father, i wish you'd
stay home tonight. Mr.. Slowboy will
want TO ask you for my hand
Her Father-Has he really proposed
at last?
His Daughter-No; but he will to-
night
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

If you sit down and wait for your
ship to come in don't be surprised il
nothing but wreck drifts in with the
tide.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

For Headache Try Hicks capudlns.
Whether from Colds. Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Enects Immediately. 10, S
and Soc at Drug Stores.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
What Did She Mean7

He was reading to Miss Bragg his
poem on Love" as printed in the
Boomtown Bugler.
She said: "Oh, cut it out."-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

The man who has a laxative wife
may have whole lot to say. but he
seldom gets chance to say 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Do your feet ever feel tired, achy ant
sore at night? Rub them with a littll
Hamlins Wizard Oil. They'll be clad 4
the morning and 90 viii you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Strictly BusinessIike.

Strictly BusinessIike.
He-American girls who marry for
eign titles don't deserve any credit
She-They don't ask any; they pay
cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

It's too much to expect cross-bred
dogs to be amiable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Or. Pierce's Pellets small. suesr-coafed, easy Il
take candy. regulate and invigorate stomach
liver and bowels. Do not grippe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Her string is soon worn out If girl
has too many beaux.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
The Reason Why.

II wonder why men don't take more
interest in the primary"
Possibly, because it is a secondary
consideration"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
PATIENT SUFFERING.
Many Women Think They Are Doomed
to 6ackache.

1t is not right for women to be al
ways ailing with backache, urinary
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
IN THE sUMMER srAss,v

children overindulgc in eating fruits with sfous
pains consequence mot hers should have on hs1
Painkiller Perry Davis0. SC. sc and SOC botfles-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

A guilty conscience is apt to be its
own excuser.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Her Practice.

What on earth is she fussing and
Tuning about soT'
shes fretting for fear she won't
get in time to the meeting of the
Don't Worry club"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
SPOILED.

Biggs-Waiter, this steak is too
tough to cut. Take it back.
Waiter-Sorry, sir, but I can't;
you've bent it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Naturally.

Magistrate Ito witness)-I under
stand that you overheard the quarrel
between the defendant and his wife?
Witness-Yes, sir.
Magistrate-Tell the court, II you
can. what he seemed to be doing.
Witness-He seemed to be doin' the
listenin' Pearson Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Care in Preparing Food.

In recent years scientists have
proved that the value of food is meas
ured largely by its purity; the re-
suit is the most stringent pure food
laws that have ever been known.
One food that has stood out promi-
nently as perfectly clean and pure
food and which was as pure before
the enactment Of these laws as it
could possibly be is Quaker Scotch
Oats; conceded by the experts to be
the ideal food for making strength of
muscle and brain. The best and cheap
est of all foods. The Quaker Oats Com
pany is the only manufacturer of oat-
meal that has satisfactorily solved the
problem Of removing the husks and
black specks which are SO annoying
when other brands are eaten.
For hot climates Quaker Scotch Oats
Is packed in Theoretically sealed tins,
keeps fresh and sweet anywhere. 1
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
c onsumptives Need Not Leave Ho

Consumption can be cured, or ar
rested. in any section of the United
States, and the percentage of cures in
the east and the west Is nearly the
same. Any physician, therefore, who
sends person to the southwest with
out sufficient funds. or in an advanced
or dying stage OF. the disease. is guilty
of cruelty TO his patient. Renewed
efforts are being made to stop this
practice. and to encourage the build
ing Of small local hospitals in every
city and town in the country. At
tempts are also being made in South
ern California and in Texas to ex.
clude INDECENT consumptives or to
send them back to the east.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
Rpynlts AL Cnlsi Stntl.

Your only hope" said three doctors
to Mrs N E. Fisher, Detueis Mich
suffering from severerentaltrunble,rlie'
in an operation, /" "then | used Or
Kings New life Pills" she writes,
"ull wholly cured" They prevent
Appendicitis, cured Constipation, head
ache 25c at H. c. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

Mr.. Meek Did you trump my ace?
Mrs. NJ. Yes! What of 1t?
MIR. NJ Nothing, my dear, I'm glad
it was you, If one of our opponents
had done il, we'd bsye ]ostfthei trick
Cleve Gland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR
MONTH OF FEBRUARY. 1909.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

Total number of boys enrolled since |
the beginning .,............... !
Total number of girls enrolled since |
the beginning .................. !
Total number of boys on roll at close |
of this month ,...,.,....... !
Total number of girls on roll at close |
of this month observation-disclosures. J
Total attendance in days. -,
Total absence in days. ..n............
Per cent. of attendance ..............p
Number of cases of hardness. ..n....,
Number of different pupils tardy 80.
Number of minutes tardy.,........
Number neither absent nor tardy....
Number cases corporal punishment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

PROFIT BY READING. COMET WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-17
fAuNf. STORE. ROBBED
THIEVES RAN8Ack HIS PLACE or
BUSINESS AND GET AyvAY,
-+= WITT OVER @voo WORTH or.

Some time Friday night thieves en
tered the store of e. L. Faunce, on
Fourth street and made pretty good
haul. -%' Z. .z+,, .zs:1@ e, :, .3.ses
u The effected an entrance through
Z back door and had to burst through
two other doors before they got In
to the store proper. They broke
open the cash til, hut got only q
few cents 40 the money had been
placed in the safe, but they evened
Up BY taking two watches. severad
revolvers. jewellery Of all kinds and
ether goods. in fact they gave the
store real good overhauling and
helped themselves to whatever suited
their fancy ...s d
There IS no clue to the perpetrat-
ors. .s5s. &: \.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-17

have and the result is that all the old
ladies in the country give three cheers
for the spoilers of Satan, and in the
next election the spotter is elected by
all overwhelming majority to an Office
where the graft will have to pass
through his hands and be properly dis
infected as hereinbefore stated.
Of course, there have always been
judges, penitentiaries and all that sort
of thing, but they are merely institu-
tons established to segregate the filth
of the world, or that of our neighbors,
as the case may be, so that our own
Holiness may shine in undimmed luster,
and are not designed to exhibit re-
venge or vindictiveness Or promote de-
sires to mount the ladder of fame by
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-17
SUPREME COURT
!: ON On CO. |. JUDGE ]. )I| |
Higher Court, in Ward Coun:
] ~ Case, Holds Majority
!. Of Votes Cast for In.
: creased Jurisdiction Car.
ries Proposition Fixes
Salary at $1,000

The supreme court has decided the
case of the state ex rel. Nehemiah
Davis, as county judge, appellant, VS..
]. w. Fabrick, as Auditor of Ward
county, respondent, involving the i'll
creased jurisdiction of the county court
in Ward county Syllabus is as fol-
lows:
/. Section Ill of the constitution
provides that county courts shall have
Jurisdiction of certain civil and criminal
cases, "'Whenever the voters of any
county having a population of two
thousand or over shall decide by a ma
jority vote that they desire the juris-
diction of that court increased" Held,
That the words, majority vote," mean
a majority of all votes cast on the ques-
ton of increased jurisdiction, and not
majority of all the votes cast at the
election.
2. Chapter 68, laws of 1899, section
6615 R. c. 1899 and chapter 70, laws of
1905, construed and held to limit the
salary of county judges in counties hav-
ing increased jurisdiction to the sum
of Two thousand, FIVE hundred dollars.
Appeal from the district court of
Ward county: Goss, J.
Application for writ of mandamus
Writ denied. Defendant appeals. AZ
frmed
John E. Greene, for appellant.
Geo. A. MCGEE, states attorney, and
Francis J. Murphy, for respondent.
Opinion by Morgan, J. C. All con-
cur.