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TRUE MEANING OF "MORTIFY"
Have Little Conception Of Its
Real Significance.

The strange acquired meanings of
many words were being discussed the
other night, when one of the group
said: Il wonder how "mortify" has
come to mean sol thing similar to
humiliate. The word shows on its
face that it was derived from the two
rootwords which mean death and to
make. yet except in the sense of gan
creme having set in it has no onnec-
ton with death in our modern vo-
cabulary."
The interest generated by the re-
mark caused the word to be looked up
in the dictionary and it was found
originally to have been used in rela'
ton to making dead" the carnal at
fectioT and bodily appetites or world
ly desires, through religious Of other
discipline.
A number Of early English writers
were quoted showing a use of the
word entirely different from ours at
present.
Harte writes: with fasting NOR
tilted, worn out with tears"
Prior furnishes this: "Mortify thy
learned lust" and Addison writes,
How often is the ambitious man NOR
tilted with the very praises he re-
~ceives!" Evelyn contributes: "The
news Of the fatal battle of Worcester
exceedingly mortified our expecta-
tions."
The writer's of these sentences
&olid have found 1t hard to under
stand the ~present-day conversational
list who speaks OF having been NOR
tilted by the remark some n made,
and would probably have guessed u
an emphatic sentence indeed that
would have made to death" a human
being.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
Controlled Newspapers.

The Atchison Globe says that no ID
vertiser has ever tried to control its ed
itortal policy, the remark being ocCA
stoned by the charge often made nova
days, that the big advertisers direct
the editorial policy of newspapers.
The experience Of the Globe Is the
experience Of most newspapers. The
merchant who does G great deal Of ad,
vert.sing is more interested in the cir
culation department of a newspaper
than in the editorial department. II q
daily paper goes to the homes of the
people, and is read by them, he Is salts
fed, and 1t may chase after any theory
or fad, for all he cares. He has troubles
of his own, and he isn't trying to shout
der those of the editorial brethren.
There are newspapers controlled BY
people outside of the editorial rooms,
and a good many of them, more's the
pity; but the people exercising that
control are not the business men who
pay their money for advertising space
The newspapers which are established
for political purposes are often con-
trolled by chronic ~of1ceseekers, whose
first concern is their own interests.
There are newspapers controlled by
great corporations, and the voice Of
such newspapers is always raised In
protest against any genuine reform.
The average western newspaper usu-
ally is controlled by It's owner, and he
Is supposed to be in duty bound to make
all sorts of sacrifices at all sorts Of
times; there are people who consider
1t his duty to insult his advertisers,
just to show that he Is free and indie
pendent. II he shows q decent respect
for his patrons, who pay him their
money. and make 1t possible for him to
carry on the business, he Is "subsi-
died" or controlled" The newspaper
owner Is q business man, like the dry
goods man or the grocer. The mer
chants are expected to have considerar
ton for their customers, and they are
not supposed to be subsidized by the
man who spends five dollars with
them, but the publisher Is expected to
demonstrate his courage by showing
that he Is ungrateful for the patron
age Of his friends. 1t is a funny com
bination when you think 1t over
Eutpori0 Gazette.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
EUROPEAN CANKER ON APPLE
Disease Reported as Serious In Old
Country and Becoming Widely
Distributed in America.

This disease is reported as serious
In the orchards of Europe, and is be.
coming widely distributed In America.
The fungus seems to be dependent
upon wounds for entrance to the host
tissue. 1t attacks the .nner bark and
the rich SAP, and to some extent the
young wood. The fungus Is peren-
nial In the most. AS the new growth
develops around the wound II ia at
tackled and killed by the fungus; thus
/ series Of ridges may be developed.
Two kinds of summer spores are
produced, the first small and unicel-
lular, the second sickle-shaped and
having three or more cells. The lat.
ter r probably largely responsible
TOR the spread Of the disease during
the summer. In the spring compact
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
He Had Been OBSERVING.

"Why don't you call your invention
the Bachelors Button?'" asked my
friend, who was about to put on the
market a button that a man could at
tach without needle or thread.
81 fear that the appellation would
imply too much restrictiveness," he
answered. "You see," he went on, Civ.
ing me one Of his knowing smiles. Il
expect to do just as much business
with the married men as with the
bachelors"
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II the orchard is made a pasture for
hogs or sheep the trees Will be In
jured sooner or later.
Strawberry rows should be AZ
inches apart and the plants set "a
inches apart in the rows.
BY setting a few new trees each
year 1t is not much of a task to re-
place the old ones that die.
1t does not pay to plant crops In
the peach orchard. Some people do
1t, but we believe 1t is a bad prac-
tise.
Apple pickers should remember
that the least puncture to the skin
of an apple results sooner or later In
a rotten spot.
Remember that rows which run
north and south allow the suns rays
to reach both sides Of the plant-a
distint advantage.
There are now 160.0 900 acres Of
planted trees in central Kansas,
where at one time it was thought
trees could not be grown.
The bruise on an apple may not
at once develop into rot but It will
make a brown spot which disfigures
and lessons the value Of the fruit.
The Oregon experiment station has
decided that the scab in the prunes
which is more or less troublesome to
them is caused by the weather and not
by fungus growth.
In very dry weather fruit-buds are
formed quite early. sru-m case Of a
wet fall, immature fruit-buds ONE
times change into leaf-buds. Most
small fruits form their fruit-buds In
the spring.
It Is practicable to grow strawber
ries N the center of the space between
the rows of trees In an orchard, pro.
vided the orchard Is not shaded. II
would be wise. however. not to plant
more than three rows Of Strawberries.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Dam RI ~ Of In G Eln nee

~Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The National Insurance
Company, a corporation organized un-
der the laws of Connecticut, has filed
in this office a sworn statement exhibit
ing it's condition and business for the
year ending December 81, 1909, con-
formable to the requirements of the
the laws of this state regulating the
business of insurance; and,
Whereas, The said company has filed
a duly certified copy Of its charter,
with certificate of organization, in COM
pliance with the requirements of the
insurance laws aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, l o. S, Basford, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State OF
South Dakota, pursuant to the provi-
sions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered, through it's authorized
agents, to transact its appropriate busi-
ness of Fire, Tornado and Hall In
surance in this state, according to the
laws thereof, until the 28th day Of
February, A. d. 1911.
In Testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and official seal at
Pierre, this 3rd day of February, A. ID.
1910.
(SeaD o. S. Basford,
Commissioners of Insurance.
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BORDERS BY WEEK.
IOR DEFY WANTED

This may not seem so crude. The
letters are uniform and present a good
appearance. Evidently somebody
with real artistic instinct had been
employed to advertise the wants OF
the house. Here the spelling n the
chief fault.
A large artistic and In every wa
beautiful sign. such as a be seer
In the business district, would not at
tract the foreigners. FrS*ef az. they
think an establishment carrying Q
sign of bright colors and worked out
to mathematical precision would shoa
too much prosperity. too much Amer
icanism>
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14

Indianapolis.-Most Of the adver-
Using signs in the foreign sections of
the city present many humorous
phases Of business activities. They
are inartistic, in bad taste, and seem
to display a generous amount Of ig-
norance or carelessness-but such Is
not the case.
Investigation has disclosed the fact
that those signs, at least most of
them, serve as business getters. They
are the mediums which bring and
hold the foreigners together, and they
attract hundreds Of up-to-date Amer
leans, who think those signs stand
for Just what they want. The adver-
Using In the foreign districts, how
ever crude 1t may seem. Is in many
respects more UP to date than what Is
used downtown. Many Of the foreign
ers-and many In the foreign districts
are matured Americans-could pre-
pare OF order as pretty signs as seen
anywhere, but this would spoil the
business. in those districts, and the old
signs are retained.
A man on West Washington street,
blacksmith by trade, and one who
looks every bit a foreigner, Is well
educated. He knows every word in
the English language adapted to his
trade and does not have to stutter
when spelling most any word called
for. He writes a good hand and can
print the capital and small letters of
the alphabet almost as well as a grad.
uate sign painter. But his sign ove
fhe dOOr tO the shop raadc.
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Wa(C0nS
! rERirEd :

AS soon as these are noticed the on.
locker will comment on the poor spell.
ing, first Of all. Then he will take
into consideration the art Of sign ma
king and wonder why on earth q man
should tumble the letters In that
fashion. With that he will pass on
and forget the apparent ignorance OF
carelessness displayed publicly until
he arrives at the next establishment,
which may have a sign something
like this.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
GRAPE CUTTER is EXCELLENT
Fastens to Thumb and Enables Person
to Remove Bunches Without
Bruislng the Fruit.

Every One in awhile some ingenious
little device will be invented which
prompts us to wonder why we did not
think of It ourselves. Such Is the cut
ter-thimble for gathering grapes and
other fruit and berries, devised by a
California man. This cutSerthimble
consists of a blade curved to fit over
the top Of the thumb and with an at
tachment that holds 1t firmly in place.
Equipped with this O man can reach
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14

clusters Of red lemon-shaped peri.
thecia may be found near the edge
Of the canker. These may be seen
with the naked eye. They contain
numerous two-celled spores borne in
sacs.
ALI cankered limbs should be de-
stroyed. Wounds should be thorough
ly coated with Bordeaux or paint
Spraying will serve to disinfect the
smaller wounds produced by insects
and hail storms.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
Important to Mothers
The Miser Of Sag Harbor.

Economy" said Daniel w. Field.
the millionaire shoe manufacturer Of
Boston, who at the age Of forty-five
has entered Harvard, economy Is es.
sential to wealth, but by economy ]
don't mean niggardliness.
1.-TWO many men fail to attain to
wealth because they practise .
cheeseparing and mean economy that
gets everybody down on them.
They practise, in fact, an economy
like that of old William Brewster OF
Sag Harbor. William, you know, would
never buy oysters because he couldn't
eat shells and ALL"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
AVERAGE Pick of Apnles.

How many barrels Of apples can a
mai pick In a day? Much depends
upoc whether the trees are well
loaded, nigh or low headed, or wheth-
er the fruit is plentiful or scattering.
You will find some men will pick
twice as much fruit as other men.
From FIVE to twenty barrels of fruit
per day is considered an average
days work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
re Made Two PoIIywoqs.

Paris.-Eugene Batillon, ~professo,
Of biology at the University of Dijon,
announced before the Academy of Sci
ences that he had succeeded in de,
veloping two tadpo,es by producing
traumatism In a frogs eggs with q
platinum wire. The experiment con.
stitutes a most important advance in
the phenomenon OF partheno- genesis.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
Mater for Plants.

II the season is a dry one some OF
the plants In the garden will have to
be watered IL you want flowers from
4A.m Thi5---sTecialiy true Of the
dahlia. Use enough water to pen
citrate all the soil in which their roots
grow, and see that 1t is kept moist.
Watering today and neglected FOR Q
week to come isn't the proper thing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
Women Need Work.

London.-The first labor exchange
for women in England was opened.
Hordes of women and girls Of all
ages applied Immediately for work,
giving painful evidence OF the shock.
ing number OF women unemployed.
Among the applicants were stenogra.
piers, dressmakers, milliners, teach.
ers and domestic servants.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
INJURIOUS TO FRUIT TREES
Destructive Scale Insect Pest Attack
All Kinds Of Plants-San Jose
Most Injurious.

Scale insects attack all kinds OF
plants, including grasses, but are espe-
cially injurious to fruit trees. The
more common injurious species in
this country are San Jose scale, oyster
shell, bark louise, security scale, purple
scale, white scale. red scale, mealy
bugs, etc. The San Jose scale is per-
haps the commonest variety. This In
sect attacks all fruits. On badly iItest-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
AppendlcltIs Is CONTAGIOUS.

London.-Dr. Donald Hood, writing
to the Lancet, propounds the theory
that appendicitis is contagious. He
says:
IF the disease is due, as l believe, tc
the effect Of microbe influence, the
micro-organism may under certain
conditions be conveyed from individ.
ual to individual.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
Cost Of ~Snnntaneitx.

II want the Office, Of course" said
the aspiring statesman, "but not un.
less ! am the peoples choice"
1--WE can fix that, too" said his cam
paign manager; "only you know it's
q good deal more expensive to be the
peoples choice than 1t is to go in az
the compromise candidate"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
RESTORED BY BABY
Queen Of Holland Looks Like Old Self
Since Little Princess
Was Born.

Amsterdam. Photographs tust
aiken OF Queen Wilhelmina of Holland
and her baby tell a wonderful tale of
maternal happiness and satisfied
warnings.
The baby has changed the queen
INTO a pretty woman again.
A few years ago the world vas
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
a Year Later.

-.I have often wondered snsypsl
the bride Of a year, why | ever mar
ried you with all my money"
II suppose" sneered the husband
1T was because you couldn't have
married me without It."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14

A widow may have words of praise
for her late husband. But a sleepy
wife, never!
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f=NOrsEShoN9I
W3

Another, almost as good, on the
front. Of the shop, says:
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For the Year Ending December 3Ist,
A. ID. 1903
pr the condition and affairs OF the
NATIONAL FIR INSURANCE COM
Organized under the laws OF the State
of Connecticut, made to the Commits
sioner Of Insurance of the State of
thereof. President, James Nichols; Sec-
rotary, B. r. Stillman; Incorporated
June 4, 1869: Commenced Business Dec.
! 1871. Home office, 95 Pearl street,
J. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount of Capital paid up
Le IN a Assets las ncr ii;i,.'l'OOO'OOO'OO
ance December 31st OF
previous year ........... 7,S53,S30.10
Total Premiums 20 uer than
Gross interest and rents 335,5S2.6S
Of Ledger Assets ........ 51.Ol7.22
From all other sources. S,421.10
Total Income ........... Sc. OO3, 346.01
III. Observation-Disclosures
Net amount paid for losses. 81, $50, 1888
Paid stockholders for inter-
est or dividends ......... 1870, 100000
Commissions or brokerage. 9S2, 22S.70
Salaries, fees and all other
char" of officers, clerks,
pioy ; .................. 64S,sO2.S4
Rents, including amount for
company's own occupancy 12,266.69
Repairs and expenses (other
than taXes) on real es-
tate ..................... 5,125.S1
Taxes, licenses and iusur-
nee department FEES. 201,244.S3
Loss IN Sale or maturity
of Ledger Assets ........ l7.1S6.25
All other disbursements... 27S,005.51
Total Disbursements ....s4,955 ,SS3.66
". LEDGER ASSETS
Book alu of real estate
unincumbered ...........$ 460,53S.9S
Mortgage loans on real es-
tate, first liens ........... 662, 66S.O0
Book value of bonds and
stocks excluding interest 6,5S7, 5000
Cash in Company'S Office. l,54O.17
Cash in ban ............. 404,777.42
Agents balances .......... 7S3,377.6S
Total ledger assets $500 SIS. 900, 792.45
NON-LEDGER ASSETS
Market value of real estate,
over book value .........S 101,14S.S9
Market value of bonds and
stocks over book value. S49, 927.30
Gross Assets $ ,851, 86S.64
DEDUCT ASsETs Nor ADMITTED
Agents balances ..........S 23,l6l.S9
Total .......J..........$ 2S,161.39
Total Admitted Assets. S9,32S,7 O1.25
V. LIABILITIES
Net amount of unpaid losses
and claims ..............S 5O2, S35.96
Total unearned premiums. 4,6S5,577.2S
All other liabilities ........ 300, 10000
--
Total amount of all LA
bilities, except capital. -. S5,4SS, ABBA
Capital actually paid up in
cash 81, OOO, 5000 o
Surplus over all liabilities. 2,S40, 294.01
Surplus as regards policy
holders 3,S40, 294.01
-
Total SO, 1928, 1925
VI. RISKS AND PREMIUMS.
In force on the 31st day
of December of previous
year 995r 292, 30s.O0
Written or renewed dur-
ing the year ........ 751,206, S74.00
Total 1,746, 499, 233.0o
Deduct those expired and
marked off as termin-
ated ....... 1919, $1,000
the year ............. 1881, 29s, $500
sured 21o, 269, $1,000
|
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-14
take their place.

take their place.
If it has taken you years
to run down don't expect one
mouthful of this great food
to bring you back (for it Il
not a stimulant but a
rebuilder.j
Ten days trial shows such
~-big-~resUIes~-th that cnv sticks
to it.
There's a Reason"
Get the little book, THE
Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
POSTUM CEREAL co., IT'D, Il
Rattle Greek, Mich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-31
ms are flat and broad.

Turbans are flat and broad.
 Heavy embroidery is used on linens.
 Net has even gone out of style foT blouses.
 Natural co1ored pongee is as much in evidence as ever.
 Whole petticoats of ribbon-threaded net are charming for party use.
 Burlap suiting is one of the fashion able new fabrics of the season.
 The yelled effect of both embroidery and lace is pretty and unique.
 Much lace and even malines is seen on some of the latest silk petticoats.
 Tiny bows of narrow black velvet ribbon adorn many of the blouses o1 lingerie.
 The newest belts are of Persian cloth, with patent leather buckles and trim ming
 Square veils, with embroidered bor- ders are much in vogue and are very becoming.
 The little dress with low neck and short skirt is to be de rigueur for the theatre
 White Japanese wash silks. finely striped in gray, are ideal for the sep arate blouse for travelling.
 Garden frocks of sheerest null or batiste are made over all-over embrold- erv or Iace-trimmed underrobes.
 Persian chiffon scarves with black marabou stripes and the corners f1n- ished with black tassels, are popular.
 Great quantities of velvet are useo on the latest hats, not only in fac ings, but in the shape of huge now- An effective Leghorn8at has a crown of yellow roses and cluster of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-31
PADS AND FASHIONS

same flowers under the left bp1m- J Persian scarves are nsost ezectfvf bordered with nnarabout or ost4ch feathers or with bands of plain colors6 silk. Crochet buttons and those of slIk fr
 metal colorfngs are foremost for gss on heavy satins, n1oires, veIvets and brocades. Readings are in demand not only fo4 lingerie dresses. but for dainty saps and petticoats to wear uDler 1inzsrss gowns. The small hat is gaining in strenRf8 among the leaders of fashion and fh4 milliners are inventing new shapes fn Et.--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-31
IltlLkk4I7 RNES SIRl

former presidents name at the bez1 of the ticket this fall ,and the nexf fact remains that Mfr. Baynes is tak~ ing a prominent part in the talk o4 the politicians and is declared to be ready for any kind of a fight that Colonel Roosevelt believes nGemary for the control of the Repub1fsnu votes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-31

New York, Aug. 27.-Each day the political situation in New York state becomes more interesting because of the charges and countercharges -of the "old guard" and Colonel Roose- welt. One day there is a report that William Barnes, Jr., known as an up state boss, has decided to place the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-01-27
No Port In a Storm.

The most dangerous of all places
when thunderstorm RACES is propa
bly, Il powder house; consequently it L;
a rule in explosive works that all the
workers shall leave their house" mt
tine approach of thunderstorm So
far all is WE'LL But very often when
the thunderstorm has passed and the
men return and open the cake presses
severe explosions have occurred. Tbs
reason Of these accidents is that in the
process of manufacture black powder.
Is placed in the cake presses in alter.
nate layers Of powder and ebonite
This acts as an electric pile. just like
the pile of coppcrs ARD disks of zinc
with which bo.s al 'N'r themselves.
When the pile i, di Il. t,ie cleo
ricity sparks" and III % building.
workers ard all.-London Answers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-01-27
FIRST siIar. OF EELs.

Strait of Messins. Revealed Mystery of
the snaksIi<e Fish
III he strait of Messua are channels
of itliaIen>t depth through which n
W.'d i'le :,ti-ts. a:i.l owing probably
10 iir"- filailti,a, al h" bottom There
are whirling cd,!rs which have the
ciiest of bringing up from the depths
below many lnarilc creatures which
are rarely seen except in The deep sea
ti;iwis
t WAS here lliat the lnrval form of
II fresh water eel WAS first discovered,
an incident which threw Il blaze of
light on the life history of Very mys-
terio,is fish
All Kinds of theories had been given
forth With regard TO the propagation
of the eel. Some naiuralists declared
they bred in fresh water. others that
thcy visited the Nsl,laiips for spawning
purposes. but thanks TO the discovery
off Mcssiili and later captures of the
eel in ills Iarval form il is practically
certain hat after mature eels drop
down our rivers in autumn they hic
'hem To exceedingly deep water i'm the
sea and there deposit their eggs.
From lhe c.g comes 81 little ribbon
shaped creature, The larval form. In
an" colisc This changes into an eel of
still smaller size. strange to say. and
these snnill GELS or elycrs afterward
ascend onr rivers and there rcnEli,
mil they reach maturity. when they
II heir turn descend to the sea aud
aistory is repeated. London Telegraph.