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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
PLAYED A TRICK ON DARWIN
Youth Put Up Funny Joke on the
Great Scientist When
Schoo!boy.

The celebration of the Darwin cen
:snary in England brings out a story
81 no" Darwin. when a youngG:eI,
was the victim Of ore Of the funniest
schoolboy tricks ever played A pleas
ant youth, who had credit" at certain
shops, took him into an establishment
and bought tarts and what-not, and
walked out of the shop without lay.
Ing. Darwin was surprised ooh, don't
you know why?" said his sophisticated
companion. Don't you know that my
uncle left great fortune to the town
on condition that every tradesman
should give whatsoever was wanted
without payment to anyone who wore
his old hat and moved it in partic.
ular manner?' The magic hat was
therefore forced upon the youthful
genius, who was persuaded to enter
and try its spell. He ordered cakes
enough to gladden. the hearts of a
schoolful, and waved the hat v1gor-
ously at the shopkeeper But the lat
ter worthy was not under its influ-
ence. He made rush for his Gus
toner. and what the latter suffered as
he dropped his wares and bolted is
not recorded.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

| 'er you from engaging in SO glorious
TASK Whatever censures NAV he
thrown out by men and illibera,
MINDS your character will rise in the
es'lmation of the virtuous and noble.
- VIII appear with luster in the an.
lais OF history and form a glorious
contrast to that of those who have
sought to obtain conquest and crafty
'aeir own ambition by the destruction
OF their species and the ruin of their
country"
raul Lister Ford gives us tense
sndtcnes of description of some of the
earnest celebrations of our Independ
ence day.
The first Fourth was on the 9Th
Countess times since has the day
pee" honored by the reading aloud of
'le declaration, but never has the
event mad the dramatic thrill of that
llashlhs moment in the courtyard of
independence hall when it was read
aloud to outsiders for the first time.
ana never again could bonfires, rock
eSs and the ringing of bells mean all
.hat they did that night in the his
'orlc city OF Penn in the year 1776.
New York celebrated the following
Gay, and thereon hangs tale-no less
an incident than the beheading of a
king.
on Bowling Green stood magnif1-
cent equestrian statue of his majesty.
0eorge the Third, torn down and un-
oAlcially executed in half-mischiev-
Gus, half-patriotic Fourth of july
spirit. But the delicious end was not
yet. George was Of leaden nature
we re1er merely to the equestrian
statue, OF course!-and later his bro
Ken fragments were nodded into bull
lets to fight the British.
1t was not until 1882 that congress-
celebrated the Fourth for the first
time, having decided to adjourn over
mat day and dine together-which
the members impressively did at the
fashionable hour Of three o'clock, a
unique feature Of the entertainment
oelng the music rendered by band
OF Hessians taken at Trenton, while
between the drinking of every toast
patriotic volleys were fired off by
soldiers drawn up outside the door of
the city where the country's lawma.
kers had congregated.
That same night, the city was illu.
minated by lighted candles placed in
every w1ndow-with the exception OF
few dark houses still loyal to a lost
cause.
AS an example Of some of the posi-.
bilities of the impassioned oratory OF
early-day Fourths we quote a few OF
the vivid words of New Jersey
divine in memorable" address of
the year 1929
For more than seven years, the
savage foeman and the fiend Hessian
exhausted their murderous propensi-
ties. The old man, trembling beneath
a weight of years-the infant smiling
at the glittering bayonet pointed at it's
bosom-and the tender female, swoon-
ing amidst her fears, were alike disre-
garded. Then, beneath a burning sun
or through almost impenetrable SHOWS,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
EVER HAVE LIBRARY FRIGHT
Awful Feeling That Sometimes At
tacks People Asking for Books
In Strange Place.

Library fright is an awful feeling"
said the librarian. 1T attacks people
who 60 into strange library to look
around or rest for a few minutes and
are told that in order to enjoy the
hospitality Of the reading room they
Will have to ask for a book and make
at least pretense of reading.
II have had library fright twice my
self. My first attack was in the Con-
gressional library in Washington. I
wanted to read there for a few min
utes, just to be able to say afterward
that / had read there. Used as was
to handling books, I couldn't think OF
even the dictionary when it came to
making choice. After few minutes
OF hopeless foundering 'Taine's His
tory of English Literature came into
my mind had no desire on earth to
look at Taine's English literature then
or at any other time, but l give YOU
MY word couldn't think Of any other
nook to save my life.
Another time in library right
here in town was stricken with
similar panic and utter stumbling
through the catalogue in dazed sort
OF way ] asked for David Copperfield
-Coppertield, mind you, that | had
read forty-eleven times and knew by
heart. A person who has never ex-
perienced library fright cannot mag
Inc how foolish and helpless the suf-
ferer feels."- Exchange.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
Origin of Baseball.

Baseball probably grew out of the old
English schoolboy game of FOUNDERS"
Some have adduced evidence that it
came from the old New England game
OF "one old cat or two old cat"
which may be true. The old game Of
tipcat may also be related 1t was
played by four, six or eight players,
each standing by hole or base. One
of the opposite party threw the cat to
3 batsman, and every time it was hit
they had to run about tie bases.
Probably FOUNDERS and tipcat had the
same ancestry. At any rate, baseball
belongs to the family An Englishman
seeing a baseball game for the first
time might very properly say, This
Is FOUNDERS made scientific" We took
the old game, made rules anG amended
1t until now 1t stands forth as the ma.
tianai, game Of Ainerica..--Ou Outing
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

my favorite, l think. Only $50 a
month he got, but he sent me half of
it each time. And even when he was
a grown man, when he came to say
goodby to me, he'd put his arms
round my neck and kiss me just like
little boy. Oh, he was so good to
me-and l miss him so. His was a
second enlistment, too-in fact, all
my boys enlisted second time
Tommy was in the hospital corps
when he died. His body was sent
home to me, and in 1904 they buried
him with military honors, here in ia,
macia Plain"
The tears welled up afresh anG
dropped upon the military bedquilt.
Here | am repeated the mother of
heroes. "a tired old woman that they
say did lot for her country"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

the father was torn from his shrieking
family-and traitors and hirelings ap-
piled the torch which drew from the
peaceful cottage its inmates whose
flight was facilitated by the flames
and by the crash"
A swapping play upon words was the
toast that sparkled most to the fancy
of early Fourth of July banquets, and
few could have outdone the following
qiquant flashes:
Il. America!-'traila arms 2. Great
Britain!- ground firelock.' 3. France
-'as you were 4. Spain-'wheel to
the right 5. Freemen--'display col.
umn.' 6. Tyrants-take distance z.
South America-'close to the front
forward march, halt 8. Nations Of
the globe-'order frelock, stack arms
rest"
The most unique of the early cele-
brations was the new and solemn
style in which the Fourth was cele-
brated at Castleton. Va, in the year
1920. On the 9Th of July, 1777, Cant
Nathan Williams had been killed and
scaiped while fighting the British and
Indians. His body left on the ground
had been buried, wrapped in an Indian
blanket. After 43 years, it was the
happy inspiration of his surviving com
panions to disinter the remains and
honor him-and independence Day
with the romp of 2 public funeral.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Department of Insurance,


Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas The London Assurance Cor
poration, a corporation organized under
the laws of Great Britain, has filed in
this office a sworn statement exhib
iting it's condition and business for
the year ending December 81, 1909 con-
formable to the requirements of the
laws of this state regulating the bust
ness of insurance; and,
Whereas. The said comrany has filed
in this Office a duly certified copy Of
its charter, with certificate of organic
alton in compliance with the require
ments of the insurance law aforesaid
Now, Therefore, |, O.. S. Basford,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of South Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered, through it's authorized
agents to transact its appropriate bust
ness of Fire Insurance in this state, ac-
cordirg to the laws thereof, until the
2Sth day of February, 1911.
In Testimony whereof 1 have here
unto set my hand and official seal
at Pierre, this 18th day of February,
a. D. 1910.
(SeaD o. S. BASFORD,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

ph1a, but a little neighbor across the
way, New Jersey forsooth, calls atten-
ton to her finger in the pie of honor
able mention by claiming that in the
day of exciting debate over the pass
age of the declaration it was one of
her representatives who 'by laconic
speech, signalized for it's energy, it's
d1sinterestedness and it's burning
patriotism, turned the scale which was
at the moment equipoise."
There is" said this venerable
Witherspoon, when he perceived the
house wavering, there is tide in the
affairs of men-a nick of time We
perceive it now before us. To hest
tate Is to consent to slavery. That
noble instrument upon your table,
which insures Immortality to it's au-
thor, should be subscribed this very
morning by every pen in this house.
He who will not respond to It's accents
and strain every nerve to carry into
effect it's provisions is unworthy the
name of freeman. For my own part,
of property l have some-of reputa-
ton more. That reputation Is staked
on the issue of this contest-that
property is pledged. And, although
these gray hairs must soon descend
into the sepulcher had infinitely
rather they would descend thither by
Tie hands of the executioner, than de-
sert, at this crisis, the sacred cause of
my country"
The present-day big little boy of six
the present-day little big boy of sixty
in the blissful midst of the bang
banging hullabaloo of glorious
Fourth has no idea of the narrow es-
cape the Fourth-of-July firecracker
had from death and humiliation.
Rev. Jacob Duche is the profane
meddler who would have stamped out
the spluttering joy from the life of
the small boy forever. Duche, ma
tive of Philadelphia, began the Revolu-
tionary period so periodically that
when chaplain of congress at the out
break of war he gave up his entire
salary for families of patriots fallen in
battle. But by LIT he had undergone
so mysterious change of heart that
he wrote Washington a letter In
winch ne pictured the patr1Ot1C cause
In the most dire fashion possible and
then plunged into the following en-
treaty:
''Your penetrating eye needs not
more explicit language to discern my
meaning. With that prudence and
delicacy, therefore, of which l know
you are possessed represent to con,
gress the indispensable necessity of
resembling the hasty and ill-advised
Declaration of independence. Recon-
Mend, and you have an undoubted
right to recommend, an immediate
cessation OF hosttiiities. Let the con- !
/ troyersy be taken up where the dec
laration left it and where Lord Howe
expected to have found it. Let men
ssef clear and impartial character, in
and out of congress. gentlemen, lib
eral In their sentiments, heretofore in
dependent in their fortunes. and some
such are surely to be found in Ameri-
ca, be appointed to confer with his
maiesty's commissioners. -. o! Sir,
let no false ideas of worldly honor de-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
Cooking Of Rice.

To two cupfuls of boiling water IN
the upper part of double boiler adj
ons-haif teaspoQnful salt and one.hal!
cupful of rice (Washed) Cook direct.
~ over the fire for one minute. Place
pan in lower part of boiler, half ~
with boiling water. and COOK
one-half an hour, or until the I'll
absorbed al the water. Do. b
willie cooking, The grains s.
larees faky.sepa sInhss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
------
Drowned Rice.

Cook one cupful of rice with three
cupfuls of milk in a double boiler I'm.
til soft. Season it with one teaspoon.
full OF salt and one tablespoonful Of
butter. Pack it closely in small
breadpan. When cold cut 1t in half
inch slices and brown them delicately
in hot butter. Or spread the slices
slightly with butter, put them In a
fine, well buttered gridiron and color
Iighf brown over q clear re
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30


nation, it happened that Charles Car
~ ol Maryland jostled elbows with
carter Bruxton of Virginia, the for
1uef thin, angular gentleman of
sA1hpy pattern; the latter built on
broad lines, luxuriantly padded tin
ping the scale at ITO pounds.
, ), We'll, Mr.. Carroll" Bruxton club
oliy grinned, "the British say they
VIII hang US as rebels if they catch
US II they do, l will have greatly
tne advantage, for as 1 am heavy, my
neck Will be broken at once, while l
rear you will dangle in the air and
hang on for some time.'
1t Is the cherished pride of Virginia
mat the declaration was drawn up by
native son. the boast of Pennsylva-
MIA that 1t was signed in her Philadel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

In force at the end of the
year ................s 355, 227 10000
Deduct amount re-insured 32,797, $4,000
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

Total ..............,sS 40, 1884, $1,000
Deduct those expired and
marked off as termn-
ated Observation-Disclosures. ASS, 7O7, SIC. 90
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

A. ID. 1909
OF the Condition and affairs of the
LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION
Organized under the laws of Great
Insurance of the State of South Dakota
pursuant to the laws thereof U. S.
Manager, Chas, l. Case; Incorporated
112O; Commenced business in United
States, 1872; Home office in United
States, 81 Williams street, New York,
~ Y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

Net amount in force. s322 429 953 90
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR 1909
Risks written NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SIC. 90
Premiums received .... 2125.7S
Expenses incurred . 71429
Losses paid ................. 1925
Losses incurred ............. 1925
Amount at risk ............13S, 970. 90
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
I. CAPITAL sToCK.

I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Ledger Assets CAS- per bal
ance) December 31st Of
previous year .$S,1S7,O45
II. INCOME
Total Premiums (other than
rn Perpe'a received ~ So
From all other sources. $50. 11S0S7.06
Total Income .s2.7O6 55645
Net amount paid for losses. S s99,s52SS
commissions or brokerage o37S39.4A
Salaries, fees and all other
charges of officers, clerks,
agents and other a.n-
Rents, including amount for
company's own occupancy 22,16697
Taxes, licenses and insur-
ance department fees -. 7s4S952
All other disbursements. 666,14163
p fetal Disbursements, -. s2,4sss,1112.55$$
". LEDGER ASSETS v ''V
Book value of bonds and
stocks excluding interest. 50, SS75 9o.71
cash in company's office. l,635,7S
cash In bank ............. 153,22S.77
Agents balances .......... 41S,0S9.04
NoN-LEDGER ASSETS
Interest due and accrued...s 34963.74
Other non-ledger assets. 2.352.69
Gross Assets ...........s3,4 47so5.7
DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED
Agents balances ..........S S1,757.22
Book value of ledger assets
over market value ....... 3S,5S0.T1
Total ............$ 70.337.93
Total Admitted Assets. $3377, 467SO
V. LIABILITIES
Net amount of unpaid losses
and claims ............s 223,176.aS
Total unearned premiums. 1,SS6, 29S.52
Salaries, rents, expenses.
taxes, bills, accounts fees
etc. due or accrued .. 5490O.6l
Commissions, brokerage and
other charges due or to
become due to agents
and brokers ....... 1S,59OG5
Return premiums and re-
insurance premiums. 80. 44,S09.60
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
STORIES of the Fourth
rs Rec0llectons of Some Early Celebrations w
or Independence Day -
IKE a jolly little flrecracl

IKE a jolly little firecrack-
er going off in the solemn
midst of a Fourth of July
Grafton crackles a mirthful
tradition anent the sign
ing of the Declaration of
independence.
During the breathless
gathering about the table
where lay the eopch-ma-
king document awaiting
the signatures that meant
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1871, 467.S0
vi. RISKS AND PREMIUMS
In force on the 31st day
of December of previous
year ..................s3 1887, 397792.0
Written or renewed dur
in the year. ....... 5O3537 OS7.OO
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30

Total amount OF all liza
bilities, except capital. s2,227 1926
Surplus over all liabilities. l,149,691.54
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09

e. A certain minister. who is an en-
Dhatic preacher. is ut times Mt loss
to give his uttrrances proper weight.
For instance. he'll say:
This statement is as true as is the
night which will follow day" or las
true rs that tho trees will bud In
spring"
Sometimes it happens that the doc
tor has more statements than he has
illust rationS to give them weight. On
one such occasion be remarked, "This
il as true as the Here the doctor
halted. He paused a few moments
and then his face illumined-"as true
as is the statement that some member
is yet on bis or her way to church.
A few moments later lady entered
the editice and swept grandly up the
aisle. The doctors face assumed an
II told you So appearance. The con-
c:egation began to smile, then to
laugh. Sympathy for the embarrassed
lady. however. soon subdued the ap-
pareutly uncomfortable. mirth.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09
CANVASSING BOARD
Still ADJOURNED
HOSklNS AGAIN GOES THROUGH
FORM OF CALLING MEETING
TO ORDER.
One member and Clerk Were Only
Ones Present-Three Adjournments
Have Been Taken.

For the third time Clerk of Supreme
Court Hoskins met yesterday after
noon at two o'clock and adjourned the
meeting of the state canvassing board
until two o'clock this afternoon. There
was no quorum present, and the same
conditions had prevailed at the Tues.
day and Wednesday meetings. Clerk
Hoskins informs US that he will con.
tinue to call and adjourn the meet
ings until there is. a quorum present.
1t is likely the meeting will be called
before the end of the week as the re-
publican state central committee has
elected a chairman, who will be
of the board and Mr.. Stock
we'll state superintendent Of public
has stated he will be here
as soon as there is assurance that
with him present there will be enough
so the board can do business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09
TEACHERS RECEPTION.
TO Be Held TONIGHT 0 / i
PLEASING EVENT PLANNED Fon
MccAeE METHODIST CHURCH
TONIGHT.
Scholars and Parents Of Scholars Are
lnvited-ProQram Has Been Ar.
ranged for Evening.

This evening at eight o'clock at the
parlors of the McCabe Methodist
church will be held the annual recep.
ton to the teachers of the public
schools of the city. The reception is
given to the new superintendent and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. C. Root,
Supt. and Mrs. Petrie, Mr.. and Mrs.
CeSselman, Mrs. Casselman being the
Superintendent of the Will school, to
the teachers Of the high school and
grade schools and to the members of
the school board. A short program
has been arranged and refreshments
will be served during the evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
the parents af the scholars as we'll
as to their friends and it Is especial.
ly requested that the students in the
high school be present. The affairs
are of annual occurrence and have in
the past always been very pleasant
social. gatherings and give the new
teachers a chance to meet a lot of
people.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09
EYE OF THE CAMERA.
Tho Picture It Brought From Out .
Dark Cavern.

Tho Picture 1t Brought From Out .
Dark Cavern.
DR.. Francis Clark told al Interesting
story Of Il you'll, living In Maine who
was out in the woods one day taking
photographs Of attractive bits Of seem
cry. lie came upon the mouth of IT.
tic cavern between the rocks, and he
said to himself. II will sec what sort
Of picture | can get out of that cave
and as it was il dark day he decid-
cd to take Il thine EXPOSURE In
stead OF ''s,lapshot." Steadying the
camera upon his knee us well as he
could ut the edge Of the cave. he gave
the sensitive plate a long. deliberate
look ut the semidarkDess within. Then
he continued his tramp through the
woods and after fc.v hours rrturnetl
to his camp.
Several weeks aftcrward, when de-
veloping his plates. you can imagine
his establishment to sec in the picture.
in the very center Of the cavern, with
archcd back and hristling fur and
within sprnginS distance Of the spot
where ne had balanced his camera, q
huge Canada lynx that might easily
have destroyed his life. And yet he
came and went and SAW no sigus Of
dnucer-ChriStian Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09
A Dime Better Than Two NickeIs.

A Dime Better Than Two Nickels.
A professional panhandler approach.
ed a man crossing City Hall park and
demanded nickel. which the man
good naturally handed out. saying. Il
suppose that goes for glass of beer"
"Surest thing you know" replied the
panhandler unblushingIy. And. by
the way while we are on the subject.
have now in my possession two nick.
els. Would you mind giving me a ten
cent piece for them?"
II will on one conditiou,"r Said the
man. whose curiosity was aroused
whats the Answcr?'
well. you see. it's this way" ex-
planned the panhandler. III l have a
dime l go into a saloon and ask for
beer have nickel comeback. which
enables me to amble over to the free
lunch counter and fill up Maybe you
don't realize that getting change over
the bar gives man a certain tone
that doesn't belong to him If be just
coughs mp a nickeI."-New York Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09
SnERRARD LOOKING
FOR MORE fights
LAST MATCH WAS WITH NINA.
HON At BOWMAN MIDDLE
OF AUGUST.
Will be in the City for a Few Days
and is Anxious to Get a Go With
Some Local Man.

Billy Sherrard, the wrestler and
fighter, is in the city for a few days
and is looking for a wrestling match
with some of the local mat artists,
preferably Maynard. Sherrard has
just returned from Bowman, where be
had bout with Mcmahon, formerly
of Mandan, and with whom Sher:arl
wrestled at the Bijou some time ago,
neither man getting fall. In the
match at Bowman Sherrard threw, Nc
Mahon twice in succession, the first
fall going in % minutes and 10 Sec
onds and the second in IA minutes
and 20 seconds. Maynard and sher.
rard have been trying for some dne
past to get on match and will posi-
bly, make go of it thi slime.