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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
MUSINGS of the Gentle CYnic.

On the sea Of matrimony many a man
is satisfied to miss the boat
The man who holds his W is the man
who holds his tongue.
1t often happens that the truth in a
nutshell is a hard nut to crack.
A friend in the hand is worth two enc
mics in the bush.
In time Of peace prepare for war--and
that's about the only use some people
seem to nave for peace.
1t is possible for a man to reach the
pinnacle of fame and still not be above
suspicion.
After having listened to an amateur glee
club the patient victim is apt to wonder
how it got its name.
He laughs best who has the laugh on
the other fellow.
Opportunity seldom comes with the let
ter Of introduction.
A girl can always get even with a fellow
by marrying him.
Life is a burden only to the man who
saddles himself with trouble.
1t is sometimes hard to tell whether a
man is a knave or a fool, but he is neither
till he is found out. ...
Most OF us are extremely wise when It
comes to knowing what other people ought
to do.
We like a nan who is always the same,
unless he happens to be a very disagree.
able man.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER XVI.
The Tragedy.

Pasdeloup did not SO much as glance
at the blazing tower. He was gazing
at the woods % us, scanning each
thicket with eyes preternaturalIy
bright. 1t was still too dark for me to
discern anything at all in the smudge
of shadow beneath the trees, but my
companion seemed to labor under no
such disability. / knew, of course,
that he was searching for some trace
of his master.
He said that he would wait for
us at the edge of the wood" | told
him. straight westward from the
tower"
we came that way" said Pasde-
loup gruffiy. 1T was there l
thought to find him, bus he vas not
there. / will go back again. Wait
here for me-
In an instant he had disappeared be
meath the trees so quietly that ] did
not hear so much as the rustic Of a
leaf. He melted into the forest; be-
came 4 part OF Il.
! turned lack to the tower and
watched the flames as they leaped high
in the heavens, as though striving to
touch the stars, which faded and paled
before the growing light in the east.
Dawn was at hand, and | realized the
folly of lingering there. That rope
hanging from the window must be soon
discovered-perhaps had been discoy-
cred long ere this--and pursuit, of
course. would follow instantly. And my
heart suddenly chilled at the thought
that perhaps NJ. lie Comte and the
women had walked straight into a trap
which had been set for them.
The thought brought me to my
feet, and | looked to right n left
with an o~verpowering feeling Of help
l~essness. At the first step i would
be ost And yet l could not stand
idle
A sudden vivid sense Of companion
ship caused me to start around. II
was Pasdeloup who had returned AZ
noiselessly as he had gone.
You found Them" / asked.
He shook his head and sank to q
sitting posture. his brows knitted, his
ewes staring straight before him. I
burned TO ask the direction Of HIS
search, the details of 1t, but something
in his attitude warned me to hold my
tongue. Then suddenly his face cleared
and he sprang to his feet.
Come he said, and set off down
the hill at "A pace which / found it no
small task to equal.
once among the trees the going was
still more difficult. How my
ion got ahead so swiftly and easily I
could not understand. AS for myself,
/ ~nOundered through the underbrush
and over the unc~cn ground as best
could: but the best was bad enough,
and more than once i fancied that
Pasdeloup had abandoned me to my
own hut always / found him
patiently awaiting me. He seemed to
have some well-defined objective point
in view, for he went straight forward
without looking to right or left. We
came at the end Of a few moments,
into a gentle valley, nearly free of
trees, and up this he turned almost at
a run. AT last I painted after him up
a little Hill and found him calmly sit
ting at the top.
/ flung myself beside him, breathless,
utterly exhausted.
DO not wait for me-" K said, as soon
az / could speak. You must find them
they need you more than !. ! will
shift for myself"
"We stop here he answered. grufly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER XVII.


For an instant, / was 50 shaken by
hat dead weight on my arm, by that
white drawn face turned blind]y up to
mine, that my heart stopped in my
bosom, Then ! shook the horror OF.
She has only fainted."I told myself
She is not dead, she cannot be dead:
il is nothing il will pass in a moment"
and gripping my teeth together In a
very agony Of effort, / lifted her i'm my
arms and set off up the hillside toward
the ledge which Pasdeloup had pointed
out.
How I reached IL know moi, for
long ere j had covered half the dis
lance. the world vas reeiing red be-
fore me and the blood pounding like
"A hammer in my brain. But reach
it | did. after what see,ncd an eter-
nifty. and, pushing aside that curtain
of vines, ! saw behind it the dark
entrance 10 the cavern, framed by
the solid rock / stopped and entered,
then laid my burden gently on the bard,
dry loor and flung myself, weiI-nigh
senseless, beside her.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
A Bubby's Hobby.
From Harper's.

A gentleman formerly attached to
the American embassy at London tells
how an old country sexton in a certain
English town, In showing visitors
around the churchyard, used to stop at
n tombstone N say:
This ere is the tomb of 'Enry
Copper an is IL wolves"
"Eleven!" exclaimed a tourist, on one
occasion. Dear me! That's rather a
lot isn't ito"
W~hereupon the sexton, looking
gravely at his questioner, replied:
Well. mum, yer see. 1t war an 'obby
OF ism"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30

Mrs. Frederick r. Dubois, wife of the
former United States senator from Ida
no, delivered tho most talked about
speech at the national mothers con-
gress recently held at Denver In dis
cussing the causes of unhappy mar
riages Mrs. Dubois saids The fault
lies with men and women who enter
marriage unframed for its responsible
tiles. This fault the mothers c0nGress
is bound TO sefface by starting with
the children and implanting tn them
ideas OF unselfshness and regard for
the rights OF others.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
Round the Circle.
From NJ. A. p

Chronic Old Grower (whose SUBJ
Ject, as usual, is the country, and how
quickly 1t is going TO the dogs)-And
after all, it's you farmer chaps as is at
the root of all the evil. You raise the
corn, and the corn raises the whisky;
whisky raises politicians, and politi-
clans raise all the trouble we have Ia
the country
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
A Generous GIFT.
From Harper's.

You may say what you like against
young ministers. but l have nothing
but praise for our young pastor" the
pompous Mr.. Brown remarked, as he
passed out Of the church. Nothing
but praisei"
80 / observed" dryly retorted the
deacon who had passed the plate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Why do always jam a thermom-
eter n the patients mouth? II the
temperature 10 im~portant?"
IT saves listening to a Int
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30

Smith-welE, ] guess you fellows in the
suburbs are pleased TO have the chance
to run around in he fresh air these
mornings.
Swift-Run aroundg Huh, most OF our
running is right straight through tho
fresh air TO the station,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
CHAMP CLARK SPEAKS
Declares Roosevelt Biggest Advers
tisrr We Have Had--Wolud Treat
Tariff Like Horse Thief

Kansas City, Oct. 27.--"Rooseveit
Is the biggest advertiser we have
had What. a shame Barnum could
no. have, had him, He would havo
cleared fer the show man every doll
lap beswee the oceans"
Congressman Champ Clark had
this. TO say in his address tonight at
n meeting fheld under the auspices
of G,s Young Mems Democratic Club
IN behalf of the Democratic stale and
congressional ticket. The speech
was o mixture OF politics, neighboriy
talk. tribute toJsthe late Senator Dol
liver and a discussion of currents az
fairs. '' (. s
"I should like to treat the tarir
as they did theshorse thief ia the Oil
days olt west,- CLARK said VA would
turn Il loose with the following sign
ION, 1t: %,S
This Is very bad In some respects
but Q darn sight worse in Others"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

Other tradition will Alinser long with
Ethe masses OF men !; and indeed v
has neyer Set. been broken aEnons thS
|Aryan sace, except in q few small
countries, Hike England. audFpenmark,
and DIP sestricted areas neaf large
|rit'es, which are systematically en-
|atchad iat ftfea expense Of the great
|agficuliurai counties, To break this
FtAaditional practice beforesit is for
|ever too, late will require a greatsgor
|ganized movement. even n theresXfvt
mo sother obstacles TO be oyercoIBe-s u
a second powerful factor operatine
against the taking OF propersasarid
Timely steps for the preservation*ct
our fertility Is the plainly erroneous
Iteachihg ofethe United States BuEeau
|of Soils backed by the presiJxt \ AZ
thu national government, to the tf'
,,f4ct that the supply Of plant food In
the scilsis permanently u lnliaIiptained \
'oy nstrSel nroSe m 2
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
CAM WIFE SUE
FOR DAMAGES
WHEN, HUSBAND BEATS Her,
EVEN = cRlPPLlNG HER FOR
LlFE9 - QUESTION BEFORE
SUPREME COURT. E

Washington, Oct, 27,---.lf a husband
beats his wife until she is brniset
agd bleeding, even. crippled for life
shQpd she be allowed to-sue-him fov
damages, or would such suifs elolata
tiss sapSity az The home and tend tc
tgeak silp civilizations? Such d asies
lion was laid before the supreme
conIt oil the, United stSates today
Jessie Il. Thompson wife, b
CHARLES NJ Thompson, both of then
living in the District of Columbia
sued her husband. for $4,000 for al
Legged assaults. a,The alleged assault
have never been brought into open
court. While the supreme courts de-
cision wins,not be- binding In 5pris
dicuon other than the Districtsof CO
lumbia, states having laws similar
such as New York, Maine. Pennsyl
vania,t Illinois, Michigan Mipnesots
and Iowa, will be- concerned
H
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

=. Vi
msn and women Of America.
From every. direction the congress
men of the United States must nov
pass ahasdoned farms as they 60 u
iie capitol OF this young nation
where twenty million iellars were re.
GENTLY provided TO exploit our few re
lmaining acres of virgin soil upon
which it Is possible to grow crops by
|Irigation; and Illinois share oi
the federal appropriation for a sin,
|gles year in time Of peace for the wag
ard snayy department alone would
|HaaistliR for thre hundred years the
prpsehtS total apI1priation for the
|inyesagafion OF Illinois soils.
II The ssten-year average yield oi
whsatlin the United States is n
bushels per acre. while Germany's
average is IS bushels, lngland's 80,
and Denmarkis more than 40i pusSoais
per acre. and still we continue : te
wealr out our soils.
There are two powerful factors
Iopreraing against the success OF, a
general movement toward the adop
ton OF permanent profitable systems
of agriculture in America.
One of tAese factors is the ain ost
universal Z practice among farmers
l,whereb their produce and tho'r pro
fits are largely at the expense of the
actual invoice OF plant food in theil
soils. Trailtionally American farm
Ing, is in effect mining enterprise in
ijwsicl theS faphility ofsthe soilsis. coo
| verted. fnD Icfopss and sanifnalS pro
lducts, Isoldstop profit on the labor
liHyolFeas iana carried of to the grea'
popuisgon tenters in this and 4othel
copntries, leaving the soil that muca
poorer 4 t'-s ~ VII, VI. 1g' e
TINS traditional practice like an.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
IN RATE CASE SAYS
re SAW SUCH TENDENCY
AMONG RAILRoADERs.
PRESENTED STATISTICS
Iowa Shipper Cises Figures Compiled
By Himself Showing Revenue
\ Per Mile Of All Roads In
the Country. "

. Chicago. Oct. ETC. d. White. ar
Nevada. Iowa, member Of the Corn
iRelt Meat Producers Association, and
one Of the witnesses Of the s)ippefs
fh the movement permitting I'M pro-
posed Advance 10 freight rates to TIL
come, permanent, testified stoaay sip
tne rate hearing ps sxi \
The association, he asseHtea. Mad
demanded statistics printed lS5 tseF
failroads, ana ha sad 1r saRa tsii-
llesIney 70 Increase sos pad sthe state
nents Of operating expenses out or NJ
proportion. do not mean znd ils-
honesty, but the maintenance Qasrge
had been lncreasgi, and q asslstreass
An revenue was shown NNse
\ White introduced a number of sta
sisttcs complied BY him from the rail-
road reports to the interstate COM
0nerce commission, and different
statements Of officials. They showed
that the st. Paul road Ii making u
turn on lis valuation OF IL Der cent
and On net capitalization OF 8O9 per
cent.
White stated that the net revenue
|of the roads per mile in 1910 exs
c4eaea 1900 by 1926 per cent; that
|tsl0 exceeded 1890 by 1886 per cent.
This Included all the roads Ia the
county.
M {seyernor w. r. Stnggs. OF Kansas.
&SiS be witness for the shipper TO-
morrow.
Ell Mcyann, manager OF the trafflc
bureau OF the Omaha Couinarcial
slsib. said figures OF 1891 I'd
ena assessed valuation Of We BfFe
ngton terminals at ompha did not
include South Omaha nor Gibson
yards railroad nor the rightvdiWag.
Ethf0ngh the city, all Of which AttUfg
uey J s. Dawson, for yne Kansas rail.
roal commission. included in he
sS.300000 estimate o: the reproduc-
tion value given by +. e. Ward, gem
eral manager OF the Burlington, wnich
McVann had compared.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

teTrentiQn Of man, and thas the fes-
toratldN OF the fertility removed $aBy
crops xis never necessary ('I'ne
speaker quoted front ,ile government
reports to show It's fallacy.J I
The possible enormous and srre-
parable damage Of such teaching lies
in the fact that. if the present naesl
common agricultural practices are
long continued. even our remaining
supply Sf good land will ultimately
be deilAted beyond the point of nos
'sible self-redem ption, thus repeating
lin the great Central west the history
of our abandoned eastern lands
If all the bankers OF the pnited
States had the fundamental know
|ledgs which they should have ana
which they could easily secure by
studying the subject an hour q da,
for y siesla month, you would prompt
[ly revoke and, reptdiate sdcli, teach
ng as this.
These erroneous teachings of tht
federal bureau OF soils are Ignored
opposed, or ridiculed in Europe; they
have Eeen denounced by the Associa
lion of Official Agricultural Chemists
,f the United States; they have beer
L.niesled by every lani-grant collegt
and state agricultural experimen'
~ ffoxvs4 In Auar.ica that has hopy
Isnearl from. involving those in a,
states and territories: they are MOI
lsupported by, the published teaehing'
leeEsans., one efethe, Older, scientific. bu
fepsISr al Washington suciI AZ: chi
Itnilal ,statss. Geologieal, Survey. tn
Sureaui, Of Chemistry, ofsthe Bureau
| of plant Industry; and they are con
ltraI@ to,,,thes report OF the Nationa
GoRse rvalioas Commission: and Icon
ltrary tor fhe> action sof Presiden
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
DESTROYER ROE TO
REcEiBE SILVER CUP.

Washington. Oct. 27,--The torpedo
boat destroyer Roe arrived at tho
Washington navy yard today from
Hampton Roads. The vessel was or
dered here to reeeive.a a handsome sil.
ver cup donated by Mrs Henry G.
Payne. oil. Milwaukee. wife Of the lats
former postmaster general. Mrs.
Payne is relative OF corinodcrs
Roe Of Civil war fame IN whose
honor the vessel was named Thc
presentation will be made SATURDAY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

. b
Roosevelt and sof, President Taft look
fingftowarl the conservation of Arieri-
can phosphate deposits for use on
|Amerieaa soils. t's"5 ~ XII -@s
Why then is this erroneous teach
ing. fqhtinueds even unto The present
iay?@s Becaiise the, chief men In the
Bureau of Soils have advanced and
advocated an unproveh theory and
I they are supported by the power Of
one unsclentifc man, as Secretary OF
sAgricplture. ~ Al
Can We blame the farmers for con
ttinuing to wear out their lands when
Ithese are the widely prom rlsated
teachings from the recognized POSI-
tlonsof highest authority in this coun
Try? And this teaching is the more
eondemnable because the most com
Etaon type OF soil on the abandoned
farm lands Of southern Maryland near
the city of washington IL found 10
stConcluded on Second rags,)
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
LUTHERAN LEAGUE ELECTS.

ePfttsburg, Oct. 27-The Luther
League OF, America, in ninth convsrD
tion' elected: President, w. G. ,Sto
VET, OF Philadelphia: general secre
tary. Harry Hodges, Of ,Pnilnlelphia:
treasurer, AGc. r.. Anderson. sof Chi.
cago.; secret&fTes. REV Y !eKss ssuntoa
Of Salem, Va. Rev. P. II Roth, Of
Beloit,s Wis; Rev. Geo II, schnur, Of
st. Paul. There are 1901 organiaa
tions In America. s
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

South Bend, Ind, Oct. o.. SENATOR
b. r. shively is confined to his he'd
with a sore toe And Its mighty
sore. toe at that. Senator Shffellly
had corn which he tried to
He bungled the job and an infected
foot resulted The doctors fear
Wood poisoning, and It Is planned to
|amputate Athe, toe Oct 2s an the
speaking dates of the senator have
been Cancelled
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

Nearly Month Overdue at Seattle
= From Nome. Believed to Have
Gone Down at eSa.

Seattle, Oct. 27-The gasoline
schooner. Mary Sachs, from Kotze-
berg bound for Nome, ana @earrying
fourteen miners from Squirrel River
digeings, f~lthss7o,oCo IN gold dust, is
twehtysthree days o3erdne az Nome.
she 'ls Believed TO have, gone DOM
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
FIRE.
n 3 Il
In Business Sections 81 yicsoria, ., G.
Destroyed Property Worth > "a
5@ Milton Dollars. -

Victoria, b. c.s Oct 2ys-AThe fire
in the business section which dc.
stroyed many of the finest blocks last
night was iextingufsbed at noon. to-
day. The loss exceeds a million dol.
lars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28
NEED or CONSERVATION
Farm Lands sBeing Impoverished By
III f6ad Methods Says Prof. 4
Hopkins. s.g

Y - H. e II ----------' '--e, 4s i4y
4 In the course ofaa carefully pre-
pared paper on farming and the need
Of improved methods to presei'se.
the qualities Of thersoil Prof. Hopkins
Of the University OF Illinois. I'm.
, dalged III severe criticism Of the
ss, Secretary OF Agriculture, He
said ii part ~ M ~ aA Y u
M Al hundred persons lose their lives
+, in theatre fire, and 1t stirs the9 peo-
pie to the passage Of enw laws in
fstates and cities: "a hundred thou
sand perish from an earthquake, and
the world IL moved TIL every nat.o'l
,pours out its sympathy, food, and
funds for the relief OF sudden want:
but a million people die OF starvation
I'm india and the world moves onAiL
iappafentr Ignorance or indifference.
The american workman receiving
, from two. to five dollars a day de-
mands higher cages becaalse OF tha
hight cost of living and blames the
farmer when wheat exceeds dollar
q bushet, while the average waget OF
the working men of India is $3.50 q
\ year, where the price of wheat Shas
been known to rise to $3.50 a. bushel.
~ What is the cause of this differ.
I epee between India apd Amerlfa}
Only this: In india the. absolute
needs OF the population exceed sthe
food supply, While in America our
food supply still exceeds the needs ol
the population.
\ But. what IS our population, and
| Wfiatssgas> .Hs to lbess& " 4.
VI i Seven, millions III .1SlQo ~ &
= Seyenteen pilliops IN yS4o. t.l
h fThirty.etshts pilfiohs+in 1870. ii,
| y. .SerentF tFajx. millions IN 1900. III
X SfnsytE pmilltopsain 1910. =
/ AnAREnf It be lA9 millions in 1870
ands2@ millions in fs60J II not why
notssaiThe populauons Of India, estt
mated s'at 30 niliens An $780, now, ex
eeeds 300 millions.
Il II war gives way to peace, and pes
tilence, what thenis to check the in
ereases on the population OF the Unit
ted States? At present there is nc
check, in this state even upon the no
production OF degenerates, when a
liberty; and half of all our. state
revenue is already required for tbs
fsupport ofathe noh-productive degen
Ferate classes, while the agencies al
work toward the development of per
manent systems Of agriculture in III
'inois. receive sess than two per cent
.;>oF the state revenue. h.' -"
vfnes cost of9liying is not high in
this country. but y will Ibe high il
the near future five permit a con
,,tinuation Of the isresent'i Tendencies
There' - no need 60 remind YOU thai
agricllture Is the basic support Q
Amerfcan flIel 11, iniustfy~ and prosperfty
and that. the fertility OF the soil I.
the apsoiuteF support sof' every form
s of agricnlture q y but there IS seem 7
remand nc syop q what, agricnltlre hs'
cone Il /. and y ssdoolhe for the soils o
lAInelfcaa I'M IT ii,
~ aron ,1as befignlu YEN l|ptil nos q
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

I buIl we're Of the opinion that the
Average woman learns all her mean
little tricks W she has any) from her
husband.
spa Nia II. ~ RSfsf.t. Il Er# h.Nt M sHs tf
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

Two cents per day will place The
Bulletin on your breakfast table
every morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

the CairotNatlonar Rank The las
dies in cifarsesxere Mrs. .aWsH. Wood
ahfsM ss Minnie Brdar. The menu
consisted OF boullion, Toast chicken.
.pbsatoes, Sasbaraguss sirlifs salad, ice
cream, cake and coffee. s...g
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-28

:.tconCluded On secopd cags.)
Evening journal., 1910-09-13
REAL EsTATE-FOR RENT.

~ or PFNT-sTORE AND DWELLING,
Z 8lo King St., Ia rooms IN dwelling- All
tsurant Apply r. w. Wolters, S. w. Cor.
2nd and Market SITS. SSH
Evening journal., 1910-09-13
PRODUCE BOOKS
OR GO TO JAIL
After UItimatum New York
Brokers Will Aid in
Graft Probe

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Sept 13.--Facing the
ultimatum Of the district attorney TO
produce their books or go to jail"
members of the brokerage firm OF ].
5. Bache and Company today agreed
TO aid the legislative committee that
is investigating In the New York leg
islature grating. When the commit
tee resumes It's sessions tomorrow the
books will be turned over. One OF the
greatest scandals in the history Of the
state may be uncovered.
Speculative accounts for legislators
are said to have been carried on Bache
and Co.'S books. For these accounts
stock in companies whose shares were
factors in the market were carried
When the legislator won he pocketed
the proceeds and when he lost the
Legislative agents" footed the bill
Through these accounts the investi-
eating committee hopes TO be able tc
trace just how bills were manipulated
by the BLACK Horse Cavalry" and
publicly disclose the reason strike leg
] islation was passed.