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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
FRENCH HORSE BREEDERS
How the Present Huge Percheron Has
Been Evolved.


The draught horse is getting bigger
and bigger. In the late SOS, II
weighing over 1890 pounds came from
France it was an event, and TIE hors"
papers talked about him-with pic
lures. Today the draught importer viii
touch nothing under 1900 pounds, n
3~-year-Otd colts often run up to a ton.
The favorite draught breed In Amer
iCa-5 or s to lis the Percheron o.
France. He comes from LIE PERCH.
acuthwest OF Paris. and nowhere else
The horse breeders OF that district
have banded themselves into n grild.
or union, says Golfers, and deCreeG
that no horse from outside the bordera
OF their district can ever be recorded
as a P~ercheron in the stud book of the
breed. A colt foaled just across the
line out IF q ia and by a sire cor
rectly registered cannot himself be reg
istered.
The foundation blood of the Perch
erOn is, or is said to be. Arab. The
FrenchTnan will tell you that a Perch
eron is In Arab made heavy by the
climate. But whether Arabian extract
or not, It is sure hat the breed has
been made heavy by the climate or
human selection during the past half
century.
When George Sand wrote the Perch
eron was famous as q road horse. ~
traveller, a ground coverer. Her he
rOeS used to drive hither and thither
behind four splendid distance eatinG
Percherons." No modern FrenchmaIr
would dream Of driving up TO his Min
cites door behind fou P~ercherons.
The PerChe peasants are artist.
sCulptors, who within the limitations
Of their material most wonderfuliy
fashion n being their equine imag-
iuings. 1t is much easier and simpler
to Carun a hnrSn ~ tha Shuna Won wnnf
On the Parthenon frieze than out in a
LuCerne pasture in the Eure-et-Loir
district. Dazed by their artistry, the
French minister OF agriculture graveIy
reports: These men OF lie Perche are
Incredible! Command from them n
horse. they will build you one TO your
specifications"
From the current report OF the
French horse breeding bureau 1t -
learned that during the fiscal year 16t
A14 mares were bred TO stations be
longing TO the state; sl,207 To approved
stations. 9,467 to authorized staliionS.
That is bureaucratic. isn't ttP-that p
country should be able to report a thing
ike that. And in the archives OF al"
French government is the name ana
| description of each mare in France, to-
Sether with data about the horse to-
which she was bred.
The French never dream of breeding
10 stations of mixed or blood.
But the American farmer who bred his
mare to a PercherOn for a heavy colt.
usually changes his mind a couple cf
years later, puts what he got from the
| first cross to a coach horse for style.
and the grand result to a Jack for q
mule. AS a horse breeder, he doesn't
shine. as M. Vallee de Loncez re-
marked. He looks only at the OUTSIDE
J OF 8 sire (and apparently not so very
carefully at that n cares little what
kind OF blood Is running inside.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
PAINT E YEAR.
NO One Wants 10 DO 1t, but some
Paint VIII Wear No Longer.

Paint VIII Wear No Longer.
When you have a job of painting
done. you don't expect to have it done
over again very soon. But to make a
lasting job, several things must be
taken into conslderation-the proper
time TO paint-the condition OF the
su%rface-the kind of materials to use,
etc. All these matters are fully COW
cred In the specifications, which can
be had free by writing National Lead
Company, 1902 Trinity Building, New
York. and asking for H~ouseowner's
Painting Outfit No. 40. The Outfit also
Includes a book of color schemes for
both interior and exterior painting,
and a simple instrument for detecting
adulteration in the paint materials.
Tile outfit will solve many painting
problems for every HORSEPOWER.
Meantime when buying paint see that
every white lead keg bears the famous
Dutch Boy Painter trademark, which
liz an absolute guarantee OF purity and
quality. III your paint dealer cannot
supply you National Lead Company
Will see that some one else will.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
Re Was : Chronic Crouch.

From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
AT a banquet recently one OF the speak
ers told or a man who was a chronic
crouch. Nothing ever suited him. and he
grumbled over the most trivial things.
Once he had to take to his bed with
rheumatism, and Notwithstanding the fact
that his wife gave him every care he
growled at her necessarily, which caused
the good lady's tears TO flow.
How are you getting along. jake
asked a friend who called one afternoon.
II am getting worse and worse. COM
planned Jake. ,'and 1t is all my wife's
fault"
you surprise me" said the caller. she
seems one OF the most devoted nurses
ever saw"
You don't know her." returned the
rheumatic. THE doctor says that a damp
room Is the very worst thing for me. and
that woman comes In here and weeps. Just
TO make their air damp"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
Deafness Common he Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Ia
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an lnfiamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube IL in6amed you have a rumbllng
sound or imperfect hearing. and when IL Is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to It's normal condl-
tlon. hearing Will be destroyed forever nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an in1amed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We wilt give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Take Halls Family PILLS for constipation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
Babe Holds Up a Train.
From the Buffalo News.

From the buILhlo news.
A ~3-year-old boy held up a passenger
train on the Erie railroad, near Belle
willie, N. j., the other day. The lad, a
son of Antonio S~teffanelli, had wan
dered away from home n was walk
ing along the tracks dragging a bat
tered tin horse, when the engine ap-
preached in the opposite direction,
The engineer blew his whistle, but
the child kept on between the rails.
Several times again the whistle was
blown. but without result. Then the
engineer brought the train to a stop,
got down from his cab and carried the
child to one side. The little fellow
fought against his removal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
OLD SOAKERs
Get Saturated with Caffeine.

Get saturated with Caffeine
When a person has used coffee for IL
hutnber Of years and gradually declined
In health, 1t is time the coffee should
be left of In order to see whether or
not that has been the cause Of the trou-
BILE.
A lady In Huntsville, Ala, says she
used coffee for about 40 years, and for
the past 20 years was troubled with
stomach trouble.
Il have been treated by many physi-
clans but all in vain. Everything failed
70 perfect a cure. I was Frustrated for
some time, and came near dying. Whep
recovered sufficiently to partake o.
food and drink 1 tried coffee again and
1t soured on my stomach.
Il finally concluded coffee was the
cause OF my troubles and stopped using
1t. | tried tea and then milk In it's
place, but neither agreed with me, then
commenced using Postum. had il
properly made and It was very pleasing
to the taste.
II have now used It four months. end
M health Is so greatly improved that
| can eat almost anything / want and
can sleep we'll. whereas, before, / snf-
Tered for years with insomnia.
have found the cause OF my trou-
n'es n a way to get rid OF them. You
can depend upon 1t appreciate Post
um..'
There's a Reason" Read THE
Road to WelIv!lle," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
nov a appears from time to time.
thcy are genuine. true and full oe
human Interest.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
The Invention of Coinage.

FROM the SATURDAY REVIEW.
The invention Of coinage is due TO the
Greeks, most probably the bankers Of
Halicarnassos and adjacent Asia Minor
Greek colonies, who toward the end Of
the Eighth century Il. c.. began stamp
ing the small gold and electron ingots
which passed through their hands as
currency with a mark of some sort in
tended to guarantee the weight and
purity Of the metal: such ingots very
soon assumed a round and more regu-
lar shape. which we find already i'm the
older silver coins from Aegina, nearly
contemporary with the Asia Minor
beans"
Curious to say, none of the surround
ing peoples with whom the Asiatic and
European creeks were in constant COM
munlcation, political or commercial
took up the wonderful invention which
at present seems TO us of such obvious
necessity that we scarcely realize how
the civilized world Of old can ever have
got on without 1t; as a matter OF fact,
however. neither the Phoenicians, with
their practical commercial sense, nor
the Lydians or the Persians, who
claimed the supremacy over the very
cities where the new currency was In
itiated, nor. OF course the Egyptians,
ever had coinage. till the conquests of
Alexander disseminated the Greek civ
ilization all through the Eastern world.
The Romans came TO know OF it
through the Greek cities In Sicily and
Magma Graecia, and began striking sill
YER coins toward the beginning Of the
third century, Il. G. In h meantime,
with the Greeks, d~ie-sinking. like
everything else. had fallen within the
domain OF art, and their coins, above all
those struck during the Fifth and
Fourth centuries. Il. c.. by the Dorians.
of Sicily, at Syracuse and A~grigentum.
have never been equaled and remain
forever a standard OF beauty for the
artist and a model of perfection for the
die-sinker.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER TX.
THE FIRE ON CHERRY CREEK.

THE FIRE ON CHERRY CREEK.
The "saplin' bender" was followed by
a week of perfect weather. 1t was I'M
seasonably warm. The yellow mud
half spoke-deep OF the back roads, be-
gan to harden into brick like welts and
ragged pits n ruts; h wheat fields
had emerged from the snow a livid
green, most intense as viewed against
the dun corn lands, and the usual
spring fires, the bane Of the Seven
Mountains, were beginning TO creep
here and there on the ridges and to
throw over the landscape a gauZe of
smoke that blurred all outlines.
1t was Sunday afternoon, and a sill
ence like that of the Indian summer
lay on the valley. The sun, a rim OF
old brass. hung lustrelessly over the
smudge that was Roaring Run. and a
coy twilight was creeping on, even
with the sun full in sight.
Whether Ii was the spring day. or
whether II was the memory of h Sab
bath before when he had tried his best
TO propose and had been managed out
OF IL. something. 1t was evident. had
stirred Karl Keichline nightly. AS he
had ridden up the Run that morning
there had been desperation in his heart
He would settle 1t before he ever
went back again. He had tried
the gradual approach long enough; he
would be abrupt now n stormy. He
would make a sudden dash, and de-
mand yes or no without alternative.
The day, however. had passed without
progress. She had not a d him:
on the contrary, she had been with him
even more than usual. but somehow
| there had been no chance. 1t had not
seemed her fault. There had been sud.
| den accidents and Interruptions and In
~trusions until IL had seemed as III fate
| itself were against him. And all day
the fever In his heart had burned high'
err. He had never seen her SO joyous
| and irresistible. and sweetly feminine
| she had awed him, and thrilled him
| and captivated him until he was intoxi-
| Gated and helpless.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
A ROTRE DAME LADY'S APPEAL.

To all knowing sufferers OF rheumatism,
whether muscular or OF the joints, ~sciatica,
lumbagos. backache. pains in the kidneys
or neuralgia pains. TO write to her for a
home treatment which has repeatedly cured
all Of these tortures. She feels IL her duty
20 send 10 to ali sufferers FREE. You cure
yourself at home as thousands will testify
no change OF climate being necessary. This
simple discovery banlshes uric acid from
the blood. ioosens the stifened joints, puri-
fies the blood, and brightens the eyes, giving
elasticity aud tone to the whole system. II
the above interests you. for proof address
Mrs. NJ. Summers. Box 3. Notre Dame, Ind.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
DIVINITY Candy.

From the Los Angeles Times.
One pint golden drip syrup, n pint
OF sweet milk, one cup of g~ranulated
sugar, butter the size OF a walnut.
Boil until a soft ball may be made.
Remove from the fire and whip until
il is creamy, hen Il Ii over one
half pound of shelled California Eng
lish walnuts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
Entirely trustworthy.

VWEt
Maria, I'm going to have DIR. Squiliips
treat me for my heart trouble"
What do you know about DR.. Squillips,
John?''
al I know about him is that MIR. Got
sum recommends him to me"
who is Mr.. Gotsum7"
MIR. Gotsum is one OF the stockholders
Of the life insurance company that is
carrying a 10000 risk on my life"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
evening Dresses Of Taffsta silk,

Taffeta silk is back again after many
months OF enforced retirement. 1t Is
used for evening dresses, In the new
draped gowns with their overskirts or
PAINTERS. In the pale green's and blues
and buns printed In pompadour effects
they are really very pretty. and women
vim begin to consider them seriously
III the fall. Just now they seem q lit
Il warm and heavy as we loo forward
10 tho summer months.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
seattle set a good example in It's pls

Seattle set a good example in it's plan
ming Of the Observation-Disclosures ex-
position, which is TO be held during the
coming summer. Instead of tearing
down the buildings after the big show
Is over, and undoing the costly topo-
graphical work, $500. 900 worth OF the
buildings will be turned over to the
University OF Washington. together
with the water, lighting and sewerage
Gyafam4
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

Nearly 10000 Infants under a year
old die every year In England, Only
100000 Of these are victims OF the
lgnorance and carelessness Of their
mothers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

Blond Indians are as rare as Indian
blondes. Yet there are such. Witness
Mrs. Il. III. Colbert, OF the Indian Terri
tory. She is an I~ndian-not a full
breed, but with enough aboriginal
blood i'm her veins TO preserve many OF
the traits OF the prairie And she
is q blonde of an extreme type. Her
complexion is that of a babe, her eyes
are the brightest Of blue. her hair in
the real golden shade. She Is proud
of hor Indian ancestry, much prouder
of IL than OF her white descent. In
fact, despite her peaches and cream
coloring, she is rome too fond of pale
faces. Mrs. Colbert lives in Tisho-
mingo, which isn't as bad az 1T sounds.
She is q ChickasaW, and Is accredited
with eYCentiOnaI ability.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

A memorial has just been erected in
Kensington cemetery, London, to tho
memory OF Admiral Sir Francis Leo
pold McClintock, the Arctic explorer
n d~iscoverer of the lost Franklin ex-
petition. It takes the form of an old
style wheel cross standing on a
massive nodded base, reaching to n
height of 10 feet and erected in rough
silver grey Cornish granite.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

SELECTED Canadian lands In large and
small blocks. Four years Canadian ex-
r.. Rau, 4OS American National Bank
Bldg 81. Paul. Min
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

Next year Memphis will try the com
mission form of government, which has
beer so successful at Galveston n
DeS MoineS.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

A bottle dropped In the gulf stream "a II
leaves the Gulf of Mexico will cross the
Atlantic In about 80 days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06
THE DEADLY PARALLEL. -

1t is needless to fight battles after
they are over and the East Oregonian
has no desire to further argue the
issues of the mayorality fight. How,
ever this paper would be permitting a
rank injustice to both itself and to
Judge James a. Fee did it not correct
la lie that was perpetrated by the
Tribune yesterday morning.
Under the caption The Deadly
Parallel that paper sought to show
that the East Oregonian has been In
consistent. It claimed to quote from
the issue of the East Oregonian of
November 10, 1907, and to make this
paper appear as having censured
Judge Fee and E. ]. Murphy who was
then a councilman.
A reference to the files of the East
Oregonian shows that the extract
which was quoted as an utterance Of
this paper was not such at all. The
extract was taken from a signed COM
munication which had been submitted
Icy B. F. Renn and was published
ever that gentleman's signature. That
communication was published by this
paper in a spirit of fairness just "a the
East Oregonian recently published a
signed statement from Judge Lowell
and DR.. W. G. Cole The criticism
made Of Judge Fee by Mr.. Rem was
not an utterance of the East Oregon
ian any more than was the recent
statement from Messrs Lowell ana
Cole.
Why the supporters of DR.. Swim
burne saw fit to resort to such trickery
as this the East Oregonian cannot
except on the assumption
that they We're desperate. But that Is
no excuse. Even in political cam
paigns men and newspapers should
have some regard for truth and honor.
No reputable journal would have done
rs the Tribune did. Yet that sheet has
never stood high in the fields of reput-
able journalism and the reason is not
hard to find,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06
THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

The movement for woman suffrage
has been much accelerated in this
country during recent weeks. as a re-
suit, among other things, of the great
energy and interest of women in New
York Important mass-meetings have
been held in Carnegie Hall, both for
organization and Tor general discus
sion. The presence in this country of
Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Snowden and
some other of the leaders of the suf-
fragist movement in England, has
contributed its full share to the arous-
ing of American sentiment English
political machinery is much simpler
and more direct than ours, and voting
IN English elections is a more rational
and intelligible process. If the gem
eral agitation of the suffrage ques-
ton can help us to secure better nom
mating systems, and to reduce the
number of elective offices. it will be
most welcome. Mrs. Blatch, in a
Carnegie hall meeting last month,
gave a delightful account of her eX-
perience as watcher at the polls in
the recent municipal election, and her
picture of our careless and unintelli-
gent methods has never been sur
passed for acumen and fine satire.
Next month we hope to present some
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06
1T IS OVER.

BY thes time the East Oregonian
reaches its readers tonight the city
election will be over. The people of
this city by their ballots will have
elected mayor Who that man will
be this paper does not know and II
won't attempt to forecast.
But whatever the result may be it
is to be hoped the circumstances will
be- such that all strife and bitterness
engendered during the campaign may
be laid aside and the people once more
unite in common cause.-the ad-
vancement Of Pendleton.
During the campaign the East Ore
gonian fought and fought hard in be-
half Of the man whom IT believed best
fitted to hold the high office OF mayor.
Yet it INDUCED but little in personal
tiles and refrained from mudslinging.
Il preferred to rely on fair and open
methods Whether or not such meth
DDS suffice in the game of politics we
can tell better after the votes are
counted this evening.
The principal thing of interest at
this time is the fact that the election Is
over. That should be a subject for
rejoicing on both sides.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06
SETTLE IT PEACEFULLY.

AT this time the ndusrial-commer-
ciaI world is waiting with bated
breath the outcome of the differences
between the railroad workers and
their employers. one big strike, that
Of the swftchmen, is now on and press
reports tell of the danger of a general
strike which is undertaken will prob
ably be the greatest in history. The
employees Of q railroads having ter
minals in Chicago have asked for an
increase in pay and this request has
been refused.
The best interests of the entire
country demand that this controversy
bc settled amicably. The country
must not have a great Industrial war.
The leaders upon bith sides should be
guided by reason and by patriotism
The effects Of great strike would be
terrible and as usual in such cases
millions of disinterested parties would
be the chief sufferers.
Upon the merits of the respective
sides in the threatened struggle it is
needless to dwell. There are two sides
to the controversy. Railroading Il
hard and hazardous work and the
trainmen no doubt feel they are richly
entitled to an increase in pay such as
win be commensurate with the In
creased cost Of living. Yet they must
remember that there is another side
to the issue. The railroad companies
must conduct their business along
business lines. They must protect the
interests of their stockholders.
Before an open breach occurs every
possible effort should be put forth tc
settle the trouble peacefully. If this
Is done surely the threatened strike
can be averted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA

notes upon the real condition ana
progress of the woman suffrage move
ment in the United States, The sub
ject has reached the stage for sincere
and considerate study OF course, no
subject can be studied with calm
mind in the presence of militant
propaganda such as the so-called suf-
fragettes are conducting in England
Those methods would hardly promote
that particular cause, or any other
under conditions that exist in the
United States. Whatever one may
think of suffragette methods, how
ever. such leaders as Mrs. Pankhurst
and Mrs Snowded are too able and
too deeply convinced to be disre-
garded. Like most women who take
to platform speaking, they are more
eloquent than their brethren.-From
''The Progress of the. World" in the
American Review of Reviews for De-
Ccmber.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06

Three poor prosecuted infants--Oil,
Sugar and Steel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06

INTERPRETERS.

, Within the convent garden. pale .
= and tall, !
+ The stately lilies breathe a .
= fragrant prayer, !
; The poppies dream - but !
through the broken wall !
! The wistful roses scent the I
! wider air. !
! So, in our stronghold, far from !
+ toll and mart, !
, sheltered from all the world. :
+ pale fancies grow /
: And idyls fair, and dreams that !
+ bloom apart I
+ In cherished shrines no alien I
J. eye may know I
; Yet now and then, az though !
the crumbling stone I
; The braver blossoms thrust !
their precious dole, 1
: Some noble deed has barriers !
, o'thrown, i
To watt the clustered frag- !
rance of the soul! !
Charlotte Becker !
= r = + = !. + !. + = + + + .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-06

The fight is over, Now let us get tc
work