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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
THE VOTE.
From the philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the philadelphia Public Ledger.
If an intelligent foreigner. travelling
i'm the United States at the time OF a
national election, should ask an Amer
lean friend a few simple questions
about the electoral college, when 1t
meets and how it proceeds to choose a
president. he would probably be as
founded at an utter ignorance on the
part of the American sovereign voter.
In the sense of having any physical
function of meeting and acting, there
is no such national entity as an cleo
toraI college. The practice of elections
has departed so widely from the theory
of the constitution that an American
who has not made a special inquiry
into the subject generally regards the
general election as settling the presl-
dency. except for minor clerical de-
tails. Very few reaiZe the truth
tina the selection of a president is still
beset with grave doubts and with Sc
rious possibilities of CONFUSION.
Not one American in 10 stops to think
that Mr.. Taft is not yet elected and is
no more a p~resident-elect than is n
other citizen. He is the nominee or a
political! party and in the hands or It's
electors. They can choose Bryan II
they SO decide.
The process is hat the electors In
each state meet and vote. The state
executive then certifies the vote TO the
secret nv OF state at Washington. who
certifes the returns from all the states
to congress. The philosophy is that the
affair Is in the hands OF states, and
that the national congress merely
counts and the result. Tn
der the constitution 1.-The president OF
the Senate shall, in the presence of the
Senate and the House of Represents
49,. ..- I H.. na1ssf Aanfns and fh1
votes shall then be counted Whether
the president of the Senate shall count
the votes. or whether the House has
the power of deciding what votes Shal
be counted, are questions not yet
finally settled. Notwithstanding the
legislation of the Hayes-Tilden perioe
and the act OF 1887. Many authorities
hold that ar amendment to the con
stitution Is necessary before the discre.
tionary power involved in counting
disputed returns viii be satisfactorily
located.
Section 4, of the act of 1887, provide.
that the Senate and House shall NEE
on the second Wednesday of February
The president of the Senate shall pre-
side. Two tellers appointed by TIN,
House and two by the Senate shall
open all certificates and papers. /
only set of returns shall have beef
lawfully certified by Il state ii shall b.
counted. In ase OF dispute between
two state authorities. the two houses
acting concurrently, may decide. !
they disagree, each house takes up tn
question separately, and only thos
returns shall lie counted which botl
houses, acting separately, shall decid
10 be the lawful votes of the legal,
appointed electors OF states"
In other words. as Senator Shermal
said. the clause allows the two houses
If they are partisan and act together
to. reject the honestly recorded vote
of every electoF in every state. 1t per
mits a majority of congress, on tech
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
&C onti.uea Next Wesk.l
The simnie Life.

From the Lamar. Mo. Democrat.
Go out to the home OF some friend who
lives in the country. one OF these sharp
autumn nights. Get out at 5 O'clock the
next morning and do the chores in the
chiu approach OF the dawn. then hle your
self to the cornfeId and commence strip
ping the Undiscovered shucks from the
nubbins. staying with the job until light.
Then as you unloa the corn into the crib
amidst the gathering darkness you will
have no trouble at all In figuring out
why so many people persist In hanging
around ~town-even when they haven't any
fob 10
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
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The general orders from Washington
was read and the ceremony was over.
General Wood returns TO the United
States afer a summer in Europe. He
spent most of his time in switzerland.
He also visited the maneuvers of the
French and German armies, and was
the military representative on the
American commission to the Spanish
Historical congress at Saragossa.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

and, and then but for a scant Is min
utes. Major General Grant leaves the
familiar scenes at bay Island to take
command of uhe Department OF the
Lakes. with headquarters in Chicago.
Little pomp was observed when the
generals exchanged compliments. 1t
was a handshake between commanders
and the formal introduction of General
Wood 70 the staff at Governors island.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

New York, Special: The return of
Major General Leonard Wood from
the Philippines where, for more than
six years. HI has been in command of
the military forces. marks another
movement on the great army chess
Iod d. BY it two leaders of the Amer
ica's regulars are to leave their for
mer posts for new fields. General Wood
has only once beer at Governors ISL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
Half and Half.

II was a decidedly stormy passage
to New York. Israel Zangwill. the
playwright and novelist, said one night
In the smoking room:
1T is pleasant to cross the Atlantic,
but this bad weather is mingling a good
deal of discomfort with our pleasure.
Life is usually, though, like that
pleasure and pain-half and half.
TT reminds me of an elderly spinster
who sat near me at the table d'hote
one afternoon in Venice. Turning to
her niece. / heard her say:
I'm Venice at last! All, my dear,
half the dream OF my youth is now ful-
filled
why only half. auntie?' the young
girl asked.
81 counted on going to Venice
sighed the spinster. on my wedding
Journey"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

nical grounds, or no grounds, to defeat
the popular will and prevent the in
auguration OF a new president. If the
two houses do not separately concur,
state Acknowledgement will result. The
unlettered voter will agree with the
learned jurists that unless some bet
ter solution of this difficulty Is in
vented, trouble will sooner or later be
precipitated.
What if President-elect Taft should
die before the electors of the states
meet and vote. or after the voting and
before congress cunts the votes? In
the Greeley case most of the demo-
cratic electors voted for Hendricks, but
certain Georgia electors insisted on
voting for Greeley. However, that
doubt was removed by a court de-
cision which declared that a dead man
is not a person and that such q vote
Is void. AT no time did the question
threaten national disturbance. since
the electors are free agents in con-
temptation of the law; and If they do
not follow party instructions or I'M
derstandings it is a party matter.
So far from settlement is the ques-
ton of the electoral count and so full
Of danger that practically every high
authority has spoken of the "outlived
usefulness of the electoral system" An
example of the imperfections occurs in
Maryland, where Taft has carried the
state, IL appears, by a plurality of sos,
and yet Bryan gets six of the electoral
votes. At the first instance of a po-
litical revolution. after which a strong
majority of one party shall control
! both houses and be called upon to pass
upon electoral votes cast for a political
opponent, there viii be temptations TO
devise technical reasons, in the vote OF
close states, for seating IL candidate
whom the people shall have rejected.
The electoral system Is crude, u of
harmony with the customs of the coun-
try, fallacious In it's theories and dan
gerous in action-as any one can per-
ceiye by asking himself what would
har0an If both the president-elect and
the vice president-elect should die be-
fore Inauguration. The system has
worked most of the time, because party
management has been strong enough
to prevent minor accidents, but nc
American can think of the electoral
college without a wish that a sure and
sound system could be adopted.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

knight StAnds--I want you to UNDER
stand that ! am star OF this
Howell Rant-You may be billed As
star, but you couldn't be found BY = Lick
t~elCscops.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
ITCHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get Raw-Arms Affected,
Too-Gave Up All Hope Of Cure.
Quickly Cured by cuticura.

II suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell.
sweat and itch, then would become
callous and get very dry, then peel
off and get raw. / tried most every
kind of salve and ointment without
success. j tried several doctors, but
at last gave up thinking there was
cure for eczema. A friend of mine
insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies, but I did not give them a
trial until / got so bad that / had to
do something. l secured set and by
the time they were used could see
vast improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. have
had no trouble since. Charles T.
Bauer Volant, Pa, Mar. II, 1908"
Potter Drug s Chem. Corp Sole Props, Boston.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05

That "unlucky Is" superstition Is
getting no end of sideswipes as re-
suit of the increasing intelligence of
the age. A married couple in Tren-
ton, N. j., have just become the proud
parents of their thirteenth baby, and
instead of being considered case of
bad luck, the coming of the youngster
seems to be regarded as uncommonly
fortunate, says the Troy Times. At
all events not only are the father and
mother delighted beyond measure but
they have received offers from all
over the country to take and adopt
the child, those offers evidently be-
ing inspired by the belief that the in
FAINT will bring good luck. One ardent
bidder tenders the parents $4,000 for
the little ones. AS all offers have been
declined the parents of the thirteenth
evidently intend to keep the luck in
the family.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
WRECKED IN THE
RAILROAD YARDS
SPECIAL TRAIN CRASHES INTO
SWITCH ENGINE, KILLING
ENGINEER.
TWENTY-FIVE INJUR E d
Sketches of Events and happenings
in Various Parts of the State OF
Major and Minor Interest.

A special train made up to bring
passengers from Mendon and inter
vening points to the circus, crashed
through an open switch into a switch
engine in the Grand Rapids q Indi-
ana railroad yards at Kalamazoo just
at noon Monday. Engineer James
McClorrie, of Kalamazoo, was so
badly injured that he is not expected
to live. Baggageman Haines was
crushed about the chest and arms,
and may not recover. At least 20
men and women. passengers and
trainmen, were injured in lesser de.
gree, but none dangerously. The
regular passenger train from Cincin-
natl was running just behind the ex-
cursion train, and a second and more
damaging crash was prevented by a
boy whose name is unknown, but who
ran back down the track and sig
nailed the oncoming passenger train
to stop. 1t came to complete stop
some distance from the wrecked
train
The railroad people refuse to dis
cuss the question of responsibility
for the wreck. but men who were
upon the spot assert that the switch
in the railroad yards had been left
open, presumably after the switch EN-
CINE had run in upon the side track.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
Dane to HIP Gu, the State.

William b. Mershon of Saginaw,
member of the state forestry commits
sion until 1t was superseded by the
public domain commission, who has
been summoned TO Lansing to explain
his private interest in the trees on the
state forest reserve. made a statement
concerning the matter. Mr. Mershon
said:
Two years ago the forestry COM
mission realized that the appropria.
ton for reforestation and care OF
forest reserves was so small
il would not permit the raising OF
the trees and seedlings on hand.
Seed beds had been prepared at
considerable expense and would be.
come valueless and the supply OF
young trees for planting on Michi.
gan lands, public and private,
would become exhausted. The com.
mission gave away and sold a large
share of the million or more seed
lings a year ago and they were
all put out on Michigan lands.
THE Au Sable Forest farm, a
corporation owned equally by G. III.
Davie and myself of Saginaw, c. ii.
Ward of Detroit, and F. b. Squire of
Cleveland, made this offer to the
state forester. which was accepted
and approved by the forestry com.
mission"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
New Pilot Chart Issued.

A new pilot chart of the great lakes
Is being sent out by lie photographic
Office at Detroit. The chart contains
much useful information for mariners.
Among its features are the locations
OF the submarine sound signal sta
tons, wireless telegraph stations,
Lake Carriers bulletin boards, times
of opening and closing of navigation,
together with all the data in regard
to the canals between Lake Erie and
Montreal: On the reverse side is an
article on compass work which should
prove interesting to lake sailors.
The new style of numbering degrees
on the compass board recently adopted
by the United States navy is also
shown. The new card numbers the de-
grees from 0 degree to $50 degrees,
commencing on north and increasing
TO the right. This is much more con-
venient than the old method of num-
bering degrees from 0 degree at north
and south to 80 degrees at east and
west, and It is hoped it will be adopted
generally.
The new lake chart will be distribut-
ed to such navigators generally who
show an intention to cooperate with
the work of the photographic Office
by sending it useful information.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL
Notes and Gossip Gathered in
Lansing.
STARTS A STATE RATE WAR
Saginaw Will Interest Other Cities
with Grievances to Join Movement
Spurred by Adverse Inter
state Decision.

Lansing.-As the result of the ad-
verse decision of the Interstate COM
merce commission in the rate discrim-
ination case brought before IL by the
Saginaw board of trade and the Flint
Improvement league, a movement was
inaugurated by Saginaw which has for
its object re-classification of freight
rates throughout the state of Michi-
gan.
Agitation of the matter was started
at once and other cities and districts
In Michigan, which, 1t is alleged, have
grievances similar to that advanced
by Saginaw, will be invited TO join
that city In an effort to have a gen.
eral revision of rates. Grand Rapids
commission, charging discrimina-
ton, and Kalamazoo, Battle Creek
and Cadillac are preparing to
take similar steps. All these cases
are analogous to that brought by Sag
NAV.
1t is the opinion of lawyers and
business men there that the decision
of the commerce commission does
not bar the hope of ultimate success,
and that If other sections of the
state can be induced to join for
a general demand for relief and
lower rates. the campaign will bring
results. Attention is called to that
portion of the ruling which says
that to grant Saginaw valley re-
lief would disturb ratings throughout
the state, and it is believed that
upon proper showing of discrim-
ination the commission would
be disposed to grant relief to the
state at large, where it would deny
II to a portion.
So far as giving up the fight for
readjustment of freight rates is
concerned, the board of trade has
no such intention and will push
the matter with greater vigor than
ever in drawing up a new case COW
ering the whole state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES.

Sometimes they do things very well
in Michigan. AS everyone is aware,
Michigan, like New Hampshire. is very
solicitous for her forests. Again, like
New Hampshire. Michigan is dis
turbed from time to time by forest
fires, and every loyal Michigander is
expected to prove his willingness,
whenever occasion may demand, to
join his neighbors in fighting those
fires, says the Manchester Union. In
fact, Michigan statute specifically
provides punishment for refusal TO as
sist in suppressing forest fire. Never,
however, until recently. has 1t been
found necessary to invoke this statute,
and then a man was sentenced to 80
days in the Detroit house of correc-
ton. 1t is of course, conceivable that
a rigid enforcement of such law as
that might work severe hardship in
some individual cases. For example,
Il would be obviously unjust and in
human to impress into fire-hghtng
service one whose physical condition
plainly incapacitates him from that
service, or one who is occupied with
the care of the sick. On the other
hand, it is always to be expected that
careful judgment will be exercised
in the enforcement of this law, as OF
any other.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
WIRELETS.

That Rev. James Burks, Presbyte-
rian field missionary, was robbed and
murdered is the belief of friends, who
are securing the country in the vicin-
ity OF Howe, Okla, in a search for
the missing man.
The last chance of escape from a
sentence to the chain gang passed
from William II. Mitchell, for years
one of the most prominent men in
south Georgia, when the state court
of appeals affirmed the lower courts
sentence that he must serve a year
for assault and battery upon Miss Luz
cile Linton.
The instant that Harry Thaw OBJ
tains his freedom, providing Justice
Mills decides he is sane, he will in
stitute proceedings against Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw for absolute divorce,
that he may avoid further support
of the woman. Several conferences
have been held between Mrs. Thaw's
attorneys and the legal representa-
tives of her husbands family. The
one subject has been the monetary
consideration.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
Iron Mininq Booming.

There has been a steady increase
in the shipments of ore during the
past month or six weeks, and there
will be an exceptionally heavy move
ment during the last two or three
months OF the season. The Jones Il
Laughlins Co., one of the largest Of
the independent concerns. has noti'
fed its mining department that APP
proximately 100000 tons of ore will
be needed this season. Last year the
companys five producing mines
shipped less than 100000 tons TO
Pittsburg
The mining companies now want
all their men to put in full time, as
it is important that the shipments
from the pockets be not interrupted.
The ore movement from the stock
piles on the Marquette range is
heavier now than at any previous
time this season and the tonnage
being shipped direct from the pockets
is also much greater.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
Mexican Cities Wrecked.

With the peope OF the earthquake
zone in Mexico trembling I'm terror
from their experiences in Fridays
earthquake shocks, five distinct
shocks were felt again Saturday, and
the previous damage is said to have
been light compared to the second
days. All communication was cut OF
from Chilpancingo, Acapulco and sur
rounding towns by the quakes, after
1t was restored following Fridays
shock, but information of the serious
nature Of the shock came through be-
fore the wires went down.
In every instance the frightened OPP
orators at the keys in the stricken
towns, talking to the equally fright
ened operators in the city of Mexico,
declared The town is completely
wrecked" or words to that effect. The
towns where operators reported that
everything has been destroyed" be-
fore the wires went completely are
Chilpancingo, Acapulco, Chilapa and
Aguala, all in a direct line south of
this city. Providencia is right be-
tween Chilpancingo and Acapulco;
and in Rio Balsas, Telopan, Cocoula
and many other smaller towns be-
tween Chilpancingo and Aguala IL is
certain the damage has been great.
The shocks in the city OF Mexico
Saturday were more severe than Fri
day, and not an American and few
foreigners remained indoors there at
night. At IL. o'clock Saturday the
shock was so severe that all clocks
in the City of Mexico were stopped
and the street cars were derailed in
several localities.
The great cathedral is damaged be.
yond repair.
The damage from the quake in and
around the City of Mexico is the heav.
lest experienced in a decade.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
Flint Man Head Rural Carriers.

The eighth annual convention of
Michigan Rural Carriers association
came to a close at Big Rapids. Re-
ports of the officers were made and
acted upon. They showed that many
members had been added during the
past year and several additional coun-
ties organized. The election of Off.
GERS resulted as follows: President,
Nelson Matteson, Flint; vice-presi-
dent. William +. Johnson, Rodney, re-
elected secretary, II. +. Crum, Hills
dale, reelected; treasurer, Gordon
Knowles, Caro-: member of executive
committee, G. c. Eaton, Saginaw; del
egates TO national convention at
Rochester. n. Y, III. Z. Crum, Hills
dale: j. X. Smith. Marshall NJ M.
Daniels, Big Rapids.
Kalamazoo was chosen for the next
convention. The contest was made
by Bay City, which wanted it last
year as we'll as this, but was beaten
in both instances.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05

Another step has been taken in the
direction of improving waterways. The
secretary of war has approved the
plans submitted by a board of en-
ginee~s for the construction of sea
level ship canal across Cape Cod be-
tween Massachusetts bay and Buzz
yards bay. This work is to be done
by a company formed for the purpose,
though the canal eventually no doubt
will form a link in the intercoastal
system which is now under considera-
ton. The Cape Cod canal will shorten
by many miles the distance by water
from Boston to New York, besides en-.
abling vessels to avoid the greater
marine dangers of the outside route at
certain seasons.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
II Was Cruel.

Mrs Frank Crandall, of Flint, de-
serted by her husband a year ago with
her four children, unable TO find a
house to live in at rent she could
pay, has been living in hired tent
which was set up on vacant field.
One Of the children is now i'll, and
the woman, handicapped in securing
work, was unable to pay her tent rent
when ii fell due last night.
The owner of the canvas came at
10 o'clock to demand his money, and
when it was not forthcoming. deaf TO
the pleadings of the woman for her
sick child, he took down the tent and
hauled it away. The little family was
left in the field with no covering over
what household furniture she pos
sessed.
The police were notified, and took
the family TO police headquarters,
where they were given temporary
shelter. They will be cared for by
generous citizens until house can
be found
Mrs. Crandall is a hard working,
honest woman and could pay rea'
sonable rent if the house could be
found. Citizens are indignant at the
action of the tent owner, who left the
family shelterless.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-05
a CITY Clerks Garden.

A city clerk never misses a chance
of expatiating on his garden TO HE
colleagues, who, however, were never
taken home to see it, but were
under the impression it was of enor-
nous size. Five of them resolved
to have look at it, discovered his ad-
dress, and called one Saturday after
noon to see the hundreds Of roses all
a-growing and a-blooming. On being
taken to the rear Of the house, judge
Of their surprise on seeing a back
yard about IL feet by ten feet. One
bold spirit ventured that it was not
very big.
Big" replied the proud owner.
pointing TO the sky. why, man, alive.
look at the height of it!"-Chicago
Daily Socialist.