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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
le.. wi+heut Consolation.

The consolation In losing vermi-
form appendix ID that man can 80
through life. sitter the operation, and
no one can tell by his appearance that
he 10 something short. But when It
comes to losing hair. 1t is different.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
n,s Vain a.svet,

4 Dxlnth fonr-year-old hopeful. who
was receiving IN application Of the
corrective rod. looked up to his Of
tended mother. who had told him OF
his prehistoric Whereabouts, and said:
"Oh. mamma. wish I'd stayed In
hAavaD!"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and en-
Joy life, use Burdock Blood Bltters,
he great system tonic and builder.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

~ss5Ry csunss.
II b not the worst haS vhe nA1oo
. hit. but he ,best life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

DIT Alss StaSNatisW.
Shakespeare: with Tie humble
tAers ID perpetual peace.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Jefferson

WY,
z. M. Limoges transacted business
~ Sioux City Friday.
Mrs. U. Bernard and son we're Siou,
city visitors Friday.
Mrs. T. Connors shopped In Sioux
City Saturday.
Lawrence Limoges was Sioux City
Visitor Saturday.
Mrs. j. B. Limoges and children
Visited Elk Point friends Tuesday.
Alec Demers and wife spent last
week with friends at Salix, Ia.
Phil Trudeau left Monday for Woon-
socket to visit relatives.
DR.. Sibley of Sioux City was bust
ness caller here last Thursday.
DR.. Burlingame of Elk Point was
here Saturday on business.
Mrs. Chas. Simpa left last week to
Visit relatives in Missouri.
a DIR. J. Flsgeolle OF Hecla, is here
this week on business.
F. o. Author and wife OF Sioux G lty
were visiting Jefferson friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gary visited
last Friday with Elk Point friends.
Miss Nell Murphy went to Elk Point
! Saturday for few days stay.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. E. Brusseau of Sioux
4 City were Jefferson visitors Sunday.
Miss Ilith Kent OF Elk Point visited
Miss Hazel Sweet over Sunday.
Chas. Davis and wife OF Sioux City
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. J..
Sweet over Sunday.
S. w. Kent and son, Bob, of Elk
Point were guests OF VIM. Storey,
Sunday.
L. Author and wife OF Elk Point
were over-Sunday visitors at the
Authier home here.
Miss Margaret Manning of Elk
Point visited Jefferson friends last
week.
John Gates left the latter part OF the
week for Seattle, Wash, to attend the
4 Fair.
Mrs. Albert Berg and son OF Fuller
ton, N. D., are here visiting her sister
Mrs. F. A. Bechard.
Miss Louise Brow left Tuesday for
her home in Sioux City, after enjoying
pleasant visit with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Haviland and
son. Vincent, we're Sioux City visitors
last Friday.
Mrs. P. U. Bernard arrived home
Friday from Salix, Ia, where she had
spent week with relatives.
Andrew Severson Of Beresford trans
acted business here the latter part oil
the week.
Miss Della Murphy of Sioux City wal
q guest of the Misses Kittie and Ella
Reedy last week.
Mrs. F. A. Bechard end Mrs. Alber
Berg we're Sioux City shoppers Satur.
day.
Stella Crevier and Clara Labrune
spent Friday with friends In Sioux
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Beavers and Mrs
E. Wynn we're Friday passengers +
Sioux City.
Mrs. NJ. Chicoine, Mrs. A. Chicoine
the Misses Mandy and Emma, wer,
among the Friday visitors to Siou,
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Sweigard Q
Dodge, Nebr., stopped here Saturday
on their way f.om Hot Syringe, s. b.
for few days. visit with Mrs. Swell
CARDS son, NJ. Haviland and family.
Mrs. Everette Ada ms Of Sioux Fall
is spending this week with her ulster
Mrs. M. Author.
Lawrence Limoges, Richard Besuch
emtn, Lee May and Fred Webber let
Tuesday for Tyndall, where they pla
hail She lot. End and Bird with til
Tyndall team.
". Gnillaume moved his househol
goods 70 Elk Point the first Of Ii
week. where he expects to locate PEI
manently.
Mrs. JOHN Boursaw, who had Ii
misfortune 70 break her arm last weel
- taken to Sioux City Monday Tor !
A'ray examination Of the broken arm
wh,ch z n : rather SERIOUS ooaditio
s4ssS ss & n 49,. -----
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

Quite D.
Railroad OAeial--"Wsll. en- rod
10 very nuch n the Dubiie eye these
days. sA!" Dirgruntied Traveller
I know about t. IL ctnAers srs."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

~ steady App.lsatlsN.
Emerson: Read anything half a
hour . day, and in ten years you Win
- lasr~aA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04

yet the health of such IS these in.
variably soon gives way, First they
become ghastly thin-sometimes al
most approaching the skeleton stage
then they lose strength, ambition and
lastly life itself
In the country IL is different. Many
farmers who raise poppies do not
smoke opium. AS result they have
good health and live long. II is not
unusual for a Chinese farmer to reach
the age of 20 or 80 and occasionally
one hangs on until he is 100
Those who have believed chat opium
smoking is natural vice in China will
perhaps be surprised at the consurs
statement TO the contrary. Yet this
statement is verified by the fact that
China's birth rate remains moderately
high, Notwithstanding the lew rate in
tho cities, where opium is used.
But. if the consuls statement be sur
prising, what must be said of that of
DR.. Hamilton Wright DR.. Wright says
the Chinese who ire resident in
America are rapidly giving up the use
of the drug. The better class of Ori-
entail eXiles not only do not smoke,
but regard with scorn any of their
countrymen who do.
Why, then, are the importations ef
smoking opium into the United States
increasing? And who smoked the
million and quarter dollars worth
that was imported in the first II
months of last year?
In the answer to these questions lies
the interest of the United States in eX'
cluding opium from this country and
stopping it's use everywhere. The
fact Is that American women, or at
least white women, used large part
of the smoking opium that was
brought into the country last year
and therefore supplied much OF the
great sum that went 10 pay for ii.
Even sthe lowest white men are not
likely to develop hankering for
opium, but degraded white women
yield to it as readily as any Chinese
ever did. Possibly they want to forget
perhaps opium helps them to blot
out for time that which they would
not remember. In any event, every
great city contains places where
women may go to smoke opium, and in
New York in particular, one need not
go far down the hall of many cheap
lodging house to catch the fumes of
the drug with which China has wres-
ted for 700 years.
If white women used even half of
the smoking opium that was brought
to the United States last year, and
each woman during the year bought
$40 worth there are 10000 such women
sible! But the opium was brought
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04

men who have been using tobacco 20
80 or 40 years. They have the habit.
That's the difference-public officials
in China have not the opium habit.
1T is unfortunately tru. that the
lower classes in the cities are slaves
of the pipe. When poor man lives
on farm, he seems to get along
easily without using opium, but when
he comes to the city he picks up the
habit within year, II he smokes in
moderation. no great harm seems to
come to him for a while. though ulti-
mately 1t undermines his health. But
the trouble is that few Chinese in the
cities use opium moderately. They
soon smoke as many times as they can
during the day, and so at II again at
night, continuing until sleep over
powers them. In this way they econo-
mize on food, for one who smokes
immoderately cannot eat much and
they are also able to do great
amount of work for a while without
feeling the usual fatigue.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04

1850 he saved them the trouble by
dying.
From that day until two years ago
no Chinese emperor dared say any
thing against smoking. The Chinese
raised poppies in nine of the eighteen
provinces of their country, and would
have raised more If the climate and
the soil had been suitable. From an
importer of the drug China has be.
come an exporter Almost all of the
opium that is brought into the United
States comes from the Flowery king
dom. No longer does It pay tribute
to Britain for its supplies. Britain
can tax the trade in her own India,
but that's a good deal like trying to
lift herself by her own bootstraps. And
as was said at the beginning. when a
national vice does not pay il is in a
bad way.
The Chinese consul in New York
was sought to throw light on the eff
forts of his government, after 20 years
of silent resignation, to free it's sub
jects from the opium habit He was
NhuNotCu ~ btOl &c w anu
Columbia universities and speaks Eng
lish we'll
will the Chinese" he was asked.
be able to break off the opium habit
in the ten years in which they have
been given TO do it?"
IL think So" he replied. The gov.
ernment has already taken extraordi.
nary measures to curtail the sale OF
the drug, and the increasing difficulty
with which II may be obtained will as.
sist victims of the smoking habit in
breaking off. 1t used to be. for in
stance, so that any coolie in city
need not go more than half the length
of one of your city blocks to find a
place where he could buy all the
opium he wanted or could pay for
more than that, there were in all Chi.
nese cities places where anybody
could go to smoke the pipes and other
appliances being furnished by the
proprietors. These places were for
the accommodation of the poorer class
OF Chinese who could not afford to
own pipes. 1t was the custom of Chi
nese laborers TO drop into these re-
sorts two or three times :. day and
smoke, just as an American laborer
may take glass of beer. at noon and
another at night
All this Is now changed. The Chi
nese government has imposed the
same sort of regulations upon the sale
of smoking opium that many American
municipalities have imposed upon the
sale of liquor. If the pubic officials
of America We're suddenly ordered to
stop smoking cigars | imagine the
command would be obeyed only with
the greatest difficulty by some of the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04

here. sold, paid for, and smoked, and
tL-ose who are most familiar with the
facts say that white women used
much of 1t.
Such dependency as they never
knew will be ahead of these women
after the bill to exclude smoking
opium becomes a law To be caught
smoking or merely to be found with
the drug in ones possession will then
make the offender liable to two years
Imprisonment. Yet precisely as there
were Chinese 600 years ago who lost
their heads because they could not
forego their pipes, doubtless there are
American woman who will go to
prison II they can get the forbidden
drug with which to violate the law.
For 1t is as difficult to break a bad
habit as 1t is to form a good one.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04

A whole lot of women would like
their husbands better If they didn't
always have to pick up after them
Detroit Free Press.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04

EW YORK.-A national
vice that does not pay is
in a bad way. IT'S like
a brainless man who has
become penniloss-it has
no friends.
Evening star., 1909-09-05

ought to done it, Willie cried taking the
infant in his arms and running for the bushes.
The great trail was forgotten. Present
duties were too stern for the boy to trouble
about the future. though it dreadful fall
from fighting on the plains to caring for baby.
To his mind he was not rising to emergency;
he was descending. The same guiding hand
that brought the Tallapoosas to lead him from
the valley must have brought the baby to
lead him back That thought struck him.
He was bound to the baby now. The rain was
driving through the woods in torrents but
the fir clump gave some shelter, and with his
body he shielded the child as best he could
against the storm.
You hadn't ought to done it, he said to
Piney. who was budding close to him.
Il didn't mean to. Willie: | didn't meant
to!" the little fellow pleaded
but this here's the worst baby in Six Stars
to have took!'' protested Willie. Why. Mrs.
Cridle thinks a heap of Anna Any other
moughn't have been bad"
In such circumstances the infant could
hardly have behaved better; for in the dark
ness of Wiie's big black hat she was soon
dropping off to sleep; but her protector was
dreading more events to come than the dis
comforts of the moment
1T just kind O happened 'thout my
KNOWN it, Piney said between snuffles Il
wanted to join the Tallapoosas Wasn't you
goin' to join EN- regular"
Course l was" said Willie bristling up;
Evening star., 1909-09-05
ART. N>itltani E,sl ~. ,

"but now you've spoiled it They've gone
and | can't catch up. Besides here's Anna"
Despite the wetness and the cold, despite the
threshing of the trees and the fury of the storm,
the world seemed brighter then. He did not
care for the letter. now that he simply had to
turn back. There was no other way. He
reached his arm to the little boy and drew
him nearer.
Git in closer Piney," he said with a strange
kindness Mebbe | can keep you drier
Piney was puzzled. When Willie at
home and well he never had such treatment
from him. 1t took some minutes of wondering
scrutiny for the little lad to realize the change
He felt that he running risks. Convinced
at last, he wiped away his tears and told the
story of his fight.
THE story was simple enough. His Aunt
Mamie always making him take care
of Anna and, while he was not particularly
fond of her, still he never done her baby no
harm.
She just would go to the show to-day!'
he explained, referring to his aunt She just
would make me stay home and mind Anna
and wheel her up and down in the wagon! !!
just wouldn't git home! And as l was pulling
Anna around the end of the town the Talla-
poosas came along. just kind o follered EN-
like you Willie l thought we'd pass some 'un
and I'd turn the baby over to 'em: but no one
come. So stopped at Aikers: but they was
in town. And all the time KEEP gittin' furder
and furder away 'thout KNOWN it. First
thing l mind we was in the mountain, and the
storm was comm, and l was runnin' hard
as l could to catch the Tallapoosas, SO they'd
keep Anna dry. l didn't want much to
join EN- then l only wanted to get back
home; only it was so fur!' Piney broke
down again.
1t wouldn't been so bad had you took
Killowill's baby" said Willie comfortingly;
"but Anna Cridle Why it 'ud be safer most
for us to hurry on and ketch them Indians and
join the tribe now; but Piney, Piney. mind
how hard the little 'un is holtin' to mel"
ONE storm past. another was to be faced and
- the boys crawled forth from their shelter to
go down into the darkening valley and meet it.
Evening star., 1909-09-05
MARK TwAIN's POLITICAL SPEECH

TT is said that Mark Twain has made only one
1 public appearance as a political speaker.
which was during presidential campaign some
years ago. While visiting in Elmira. New
York, in the fall of that year, he made short
speech introducing General Hawley of Con-
necticut to Republican meeting. Among
other things he said
General Hawley is member of my church
in Hartford and the author of Beautiful
Snow Maybe he will deny that; but l
here only to give him character from his last
place. As a pure citizen respect him; as
personal friend of years. l have the warmest
regard for him; as neighbor whose vegetable
garden intimately adjoins mine, why-why
watch him.
'As the author of Beautiful Snow he
added new pang to winter. He is a square,
true man in honest politics-and | must say
that he occupies a mighty lonesome position.
So broad, so bountiful is his character, that he
never turned a tramp empty handed from the
door-but always gave him letter OF intro
duction to
'Pure, honest incorruptible, that is Joe
Hawley Such a man in politics is like bottle
of perfumery in glue factory: it may moderate
the stencil; but it can't eliminate it.
"In conclusion let me say that | haven't
said anv more Of him than l would of myself.
Ladies and gentlemen this is General Hawley."
Evening star., 1909-09-05

They knew they would find no shelter. The
trail of the Tallapoosas west of Pittsburgh
brsted with not half the dangers that were on
that prosaic pike that led to SIX Stars. But
Willie faced these new terrorS boldly, even
whlstling gally as he swung along, pulling Anna
and her wagon.
Piney was not SO cheerful His feet soon
began to drag, and he had frequent attacks of
snuff1es, and time and again his companion had
to slacken speed to rest him and revive his
fading courage. 1t three good miles to
the tannery lane, and from the hill there they
could see the lights of the village, another mile
away. Piney could hardly walk.
Mebbe, Willie. you'd better hurry on with
Anna" he suggested family. I'm So tired
The darkness seemed to have no terrors for HIM.
Here. Piney, III help you" Willie said
taking the boys hand in firm grasp and
pressing relentlessly ahead.
They heard voices at the foot of the hill, and
stopped to listen. "Pine-ee. Pine-ee Pine-ee!
came a woman's frantic call.
The boys hesitated. The little fellow wanted
to sit down in the road and cry; but Willie
held him-Willie always resourceful.
You tell 'em it me done it, )" he said by
a sudden thought. Tell EN- it was me,
Piney. There's my hat and coat a-coverin' up
the baby. Tell 'em l run away with both of
you-tell 'em that. Now you yell good and
loud to your Aunt Mamie"
Piney obliged with a right good will. and
answering shouts came. and hurrying feet
Evening star., 1909-09-05

that led to the dam. He knew the way so
well that the darkness did not stay him, and
in a moment he was at the blackberry patch
in the meadow. There he stopped and shouted
vigorously
He heard swapping of bushes ahead. He
heard shrll voice "Sookey-sookey-
cow!"
He called Mother mother!'
tones "Is that you, Willie? So it wasn't
best? Well, l thought you d git home quicker
and put off fetchin' in the cow fer milkin'
put it off too long. l hadn't ought to-
The boy ran to her. and put his arms about
her neck and sobbingly pulled her head down
to him.
1t wasn't best" he said. q 1t was me that
hadn t oughter.'
Evening star., 1909-09-05

NOW YOU tcIl Gil dOiC ~ +.
Willie whispered. With that he
dived through the elderberry
hedge into the cornfeld and dis
appeared.
THE coffee was boiling busily on
the stove, and the letter was
gone from the spout. Willie lifted
the lid and stirred around inside
of the pot with a spoon, hoping
the paper might have slipped
down. The search was vain. and
he ran from the house. heading
for the store. On the porch he
stumbled into Martin Holmes.
who stayed him dexterously by
catching the crook of his cane in
a pocket.
Have you seen mother." the
boy gasped.
Have seen mother!" the old
man repeated solennly. Have
l. Well, | guess l have! It's
terrible-it's terrible! How could
YOU a done it-how could you a
done it, Fer your whole life
you'll"
All Willie's bravado was gone.
In former days he had addressed
the old man as Martin. Now he
was broken. Please. Mister
Holmes. please!" he pleaded,
where is she?"
"She went by jest this minute.
said Holmes in a quavering voice.
she was all broke up, and was
headin' fer the mill dam. She said
she was goin' to commit"
Willie did not wait. Fright
lent him wings, and he flew on
through the village to the mill.
He crossed the race on the mar
row plank in three bounds. and
felt beneath his feet the hard nath
Evening star., 1909-09-05
Beware of the Word ELASTIC

A great many varnishes are sold as Elastic. ;"
They even have names sounding like ELAS-
TICA Be on your guard when you buy. Ac-
cept no imitation. There is only one elastic
floor varnish-that is ELASTICA.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-10-28
HARMON DEFIES
THE BOSSES
Hurls Gauge Of Battle at
Feet Of Committee
man CARRIER.
LOOKS TO THE PEOPLE
By Sun Leased Wire

By Sun Leased Wire.
Columbus, O., Oct. 24.-"To with
draw now would he cowardly. an
going on and try to show the people
OF Ohio that I'm a good governor. il
would be far better to go down in de.
Feat than to quit in the face of fire"
In these words Governor Harmon
mas thrown the gauge Of battle al the
leet OF Democratic Natioaal Commit
teemen Harvey c. CARRIER. He will
express no opinion on recent attacks
against him but will go on and win
again. and after he wins he may have
word or two to say about "olT
irlena" CARRIER, as he terms him.
Said the governor: Il propose to
end my administration with a record
of achievements, and my answer will
DC toIthe people of the state. feel
mat the endorsement will come If tbe
administration of state affairs war
rants the continued confidence of the
voters. They are the people | have
TO please, not the leaders,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-10-28
NOCTURNAL VISITORS DEsPolL
FARMER ZERBE'S coRNFIELD
OF MANY BUSHELS.

KEEP OUT, OR l WILL SHOOT
YOU!"
There is certainly nothing ambigu-
Gus or equivocal about the above
warning, especially when painted in
big black letters and nailed up at fre.
quent intervals along a farmers corn
field fence.
The only question in this particu'
lar instance is whether or not it is a
case of locking the corncrib after
.le corn IS stolen"
Anyway, the signs themselves, to-
gether with proof that corn "shuck'
ing" has begun unusually early this
fall in the vicinity Of Canton, may be
seen by any doubter willing to visit
the first cornfeld outside the city
limits.
The particular cornfeld in question
is that along the d. & o. tracks, just
across from Mckinley Memorial park
on the Zerbe farm.
Most pedestrians nowadays strolling
out the track northward, beat a hasty
retreat on encountering the fearsomC
warnings. Here's why they are there
A short time ago Mr.. Zerbe discoV
cred that some person or persons reap
ing where they had not sown, were
paying nocturnal visits to his corn
field. It was then that he erected the
formidable signs. Bul st'll the depre
cations continued.
Although scarcely ripened, the crGi
was cut and shocked. And even ye
they came. Then it dawned upon tn,
owner that if his visions of fragran
corncakes and succulent "pone" wer
to be realized, It behooved him to ge
busy and salvage a part of his owl
| crop.
Those first three shock rows" SAT-
Mr.. Zerbe Friday, indicating wher
the vandals had been at work
should have yielded at least siXt