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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
EGGS AS OMENS.
Curious Custom Among
Hill Tribes in Farthest India.

>AA
Hill Tribes in Farthest India.
The egg enters in a peculiar way
into the lives of the people of the
Khasi Hills, in Assam, Farther India.
No event of n Importance in the LIE
of a Khasi takes place without divina-
ton by eg~g-breaking. The number of
eggs broken for omens is only limited
by the of the owner. Groups
of Khasis may be seen arguing and
wrangling for hours, and accompany
ing their calculations by furlously
banging an egg on the ground, until in
time they are standing in a disgusting
mess Of egg shells, yolks and the
blood-red saliva caused by betel-chew-
ing. When the success or failure of
some prospective event is in question,
the custom is to drop an egg on a Pc
culiarly shaped board, and then, from
the c~onfiguratiOn of the ~splashed yolk,
and the position of the bits of shell,
draw an augury concerning what is
likely to happen. When it is desired
to discover the cause of some sickness
or misfortune, the man addresses the
egg after this fashion: "Oh, egg, I am
only a man, and ignorant, and / can
divine nothing. o. car communicate
with spirits, and between them and
us have intercourse. Now, say, who
has lone this-who has caused this
man to fall sick? If the spirit is in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Retr.ction with . sung.

Senator Murphy Foster, at a Dime,
in Washington, said of a certain re-
traction:
TT was a %retraction without value.
It recalls the Nola Chucky scandal.
Dean Washington. in the heat OF
q revival, shouted from the pulpit
of the Nola Chucky chapel:
"sI see befo' me ten chicken thieves,
lncludin' that thar Calhoun Clay
Calhoun Clay at once rose and left
the church. He was very angry. He
brought several powerful influences to
bear and the deacon promised to apollo
gize.
so. at the following revival, thu
old man said.
i desire to retract NAH last nights
remark. namely see befo' me ten
chicken thieves. includin' Calhoun
Clay. What / should have said, dear
brethren and sistern, was-I see before
me nine, chicken thieves. not includin'
Calhoun Clay"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
enough to do to save your neck from

enough to do to save your neck from
the halter"
II am afraid so, indeed, Major;
therefore, / must have assistance.
There is nothing like being provided
in time with counsel for the defence;
therefore, | must as; Mr.. David Sarby
to defend me from these absurd
charges"
~" cried David, starting up with
pale cheeks. Il defend you!"
"Assuredly." replied Etwald. fixing
a piercing glance on the young man.
DO you refuse?"
"Of course he does cried Jen,
~Wrathfully.
David raised his head and looked at
the Major, at the doctor, at the In
spector.
NO" said he, in a firm voice to all
three, Il accept. l shall defend Man
Etwald."
to pc continued.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

CHAPTER NIX.-fContinued.)

CHAPTER XlX.-fContinued.)
"And what did you do?" asked Jen,
much Interested in this strange his
tory.
Il went in later on, and found that
my mother had one to bed. l SAM
nothing at the time, as | was affaia
of Did Afterwards, when Maurice
was killed, and you said that the devil
stick had killed him, | vent to Dldo
and accused her of the crime She
was fcarfulIy angry. and warned me
hat if / said a word about the inert
of the devil-stick. would be in dan
| ger of hanging my own mother. AFRAID
! lest such an accusation should kill my
mother. who is not strong, | said moth
ing to her, or indeed to anyone. tod
a lie to YOU to save my mother; what
| else could | do? But now tell you
| the truth, and / wish you to protect
us both against the evil of Dido and
DIR. Etwald."
You believe that DR.. Etwald killed
Maurice?"
Il am sure of it. h l became
i'll through the terror of the secret
which | possessed, Dido prepared that
poison under the pretence OF curing
me, but | now know that she did so 10
refill the devil-stick. She then sent
it to Etwald, and he killed Maurice.
Also he stole the body with the as
%sistance of Dido"
Major Jen moved a step towards the
door of the summer-house All at once
he paused and looked Jack.
"One moment, Miss Dallas!" he said,
quickly. Does David know about the
theft of the devil-stick? That is he
added, more precisely, does he know
that your mother stole it,
Il cannot be quite certain If he does
said Isabella, after a pause, put L
fancy he has some idea of it. When
he has seen me of late he has always
been so nervous and silent. At our
last meeting, also, he told me that we
were to fear nothing
HIM" said Jen, reiectively. I'm
doubtedly you are right. Miss Dallas.
David must have learned the truth IN
some way; u I cannot imagine how.
Well, good-by. good-by. shall see
you later on, when we have TINS Scouh-
drel under lock and key"
On consideration. Jen thought It
would be best to say nothing definite
to David about his discovery. If the
young man, from a feeling of honor
towards an unhappy omar kept Il.
lent, the Major was the last person in
the world to tempt him to break It.
Jen decided to merely hint to David
thai he knew the truth, and to let ne
arrest of Etwald tell it's own tale, and
unseal the lads lips, by that
Mrs. Dallas was innocent. AS Jen
came to this conclusion, he entered his
own gates, and rather to his surprise
he met David, considerably agltated,
advancing to meet him.
inspector Arkel and DR.. Etwald are
waiting for you in the library said
Sarby, rapidly.
Il know it. I sent for them. l wish
the first to arrest the second."
Arrest DR.. Etwald! On what
grounds"
ION the grounds of having murdered
Maurice" aid Jen, coldly. Yes, you
may look astonished. David, but 1T is
the truth. Without your assistance L
have discovered that Etwald is guilty.
Also" added the Major, in a kindly
tone. Il know the reason of your 81
lence."
"Who-who told you?" stammered
the young man, as pale as death.
Miss Dallas"
"Isabella!" David looked terrified.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
THOMAS r. WALSH.
A Typical Successful Irishman, Who
Made Millions Here.

Made Millions Here.
1.-The best thing about Tom Walsh
is thai he never forgot he was an
1rishman," is the way a POSTMASTER
once referred to the tact and gracious
ness of Thomas r. Walsh, whose spec
tacular career as a millionaire mine
owner closed with his death in Wash
ington. From a millwright fresh from
Tipperary County with only $50 in
his pocket, he won so many millions
from his mines in the West hat he
was consulted in business matters by
King Leopold, the recently deceased
King of Belgium who was known as
"the royal rake" The promoters per-
sonality is shown in the story he once
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

the house, let the signs be on the left;
If out of the house, on the right Then
he splits OF the egg, and, taking some
clay in his hands, smears it over, so
that the outside of the shell may be
quite unmistakable when it is smash
ed. Apology is made to the egg by
the man saying, I don't spit on you to
insult you, but to clean you and give
you a color" and then it is hurled
upon the board.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Cruel Joke.

Oswald. q witty and original Pari'
sian. had a mania for practical iok'
Ing. He was very amusing to his
friends, but when his talents were
9rtod to avenge some wrong there
was more bitterness thar fun in his
Wit. Ono evening when a man wh'
had MOI treated him politely gave a re.
caption he avenged himself cruelty
The man was slightly deformcd. All
the hunchbacks of Paris, 500 in num-
6er. presented themselves at his re-
ception. They had received notices
from Oswald that If they should go to
this address on this evening they
would learn Of a legacy which had
been left them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
a Defeatetl General.

What has become Of your New
Years resolution"
well having held out long enough
to satisfy all requirements of bravery
and honor. it capitulated last night
for humanity's sake"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

= man learns q re1pset The rishts
= oeAsss bscause his ovn ~ trADv
- = = auch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Trapped.

The p%erpetually clever man listened
solemnly to the tramp's hard-luck
story.
That's the same old yarn you told
me last week" he said, winking at his
companion.
Maybe it is,,'' admitted the weary
one as he started on. I'D forgotten
having met you. / was in the peniten-
tiary last week. "--Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Statistics.

what do those statistics of yours
tend to proven"
81 don't know answered the mathe.
NAUTICAL expert. I'm Just getting up
the figures for this l don't know
which side of the argument he intends
to use them for."-Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Gfensiy over.tima1ea.

Hewitt-Half the world doesn't
know how the other half lives. Jew
lit think you overestimate the
number of people who mind their own
business.-Brooklyn Life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

We have noticed that when a WON
an goes to visit a dear old friend.
she stays longer if the friend has a
new automobile than if the friend has
q cross baby.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

II you ~sconscience. isn't anything
more than fear of being found out it
may help . little.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

hospitality dispensed therein was on
a truly royal scale, commensurate
with the enormous fortune-estimated
at $50, OOO, OOO-which Mr.. Walsh had
accumulated.
Perhaps his greatest social achieve
ment was that which began the
Washes social career in 1899, when
he was appointed commissioner for
Colorado to the Paris Exposition. He
chartered a boat on the Seine, spent
over a million in decorating it and
Their proceeded to give entertainments
to the rich and gay Parisians. They
accepted him at once and it was these
series of entertainments hat led to
the introduction of the family to the
King of Belgium.
After a period of this sort of pleas
ure, Walsh was glad to get back to his
mining Inc farming-he was a farm
er, too, and knew about all there was
to be known about irrigation. 1T was
for this knowledge that he, was ap-
pointed a member of the American
Academy for the Advancement of the
Sciences, the Washington Academy of
Science and the National Geographical
Society. He was a good after dinner
speaker and an enthusiastic clubman,
having membership in the best clubs
Of Denver, Washington and New
York. During his residence in Wash
ington, where he moved after making
his fortune, Walsh helped to beautify
the capital city as a member of the
Board Of Trade and he was also a.
member of other civic organizations ink
the various cities where he lived.
n Littlcst Father.
The won 1 who came to clean up
was telling how she left her boy to
take care of the baby. The boy was
two and one-half years old. The baby
was six months.
That's the youngest little father I
ever heard Of said the fiat dweller
she was cleaning up for. do you
lock them in?"
Yes" said the cleaning woman
Poor little fellow said the fiat
dweller. Locked in to burn in case
of fire! Some day when you are
cleaning up for me I want to go over
and see that little father, who ought
to be in the cradle himself, taking
care of the six-months-old baby. l
want to just sit there and look on
awhile. Poor little feIlow!"-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

Fivo collections OF stamps ave real
TIED an Aggregate total of $685. 900.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
UnTlMElY DEATH OF
DUNN COUNTY resident

On Wednesday morning Chester Brad
ley passed away at the Stein hospital.
Mr.. Bradley took sick on Saturday
and was taken to Dickinson by F. A.
Little on Sunday. An operation was
performed on Sunday evening but it was
too late and death came Wednesday.
Mr.. Bradley vas 20 years and 8
months of age. His father and four
brothers reside at Portage, Wis. He
came to Dunn county with a brother-in-
law, Frank Childs, about a year ago and
had been employed at the Hugh McGil-
livray and other farms during that time.
The remains were prepared by Boulger
& Hughes and shipped to Portage on
Wednesday.
Frank Childs and Albert Mack and
Miss Oleda Mack of Fayette were with
him here during his illness and returned
home on Thursday. Sympathy is ex-
tended to the relatives and friends of
the departed young man.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
CONTRIBUTION
TO CITY FROM n. P. RY. co,

The Northern Pacific Ry. Co. has con-
tributed 81, 600 toward the Sisters hos
pital at Dickinson. This makes the
donations amount to about $40, 900,
leaving but 81, 500 10 raise. and the
committee will attend to this in a short
time.
While in Minneapolis this week Geo.
M. Frye was to see James C. Young re-
garding the donation of his beautiful
site in the northwestern part of the
city. 1t seems to be generally expected
that if this is not secured that the site
which Mr.. Frye offers in the northeast
ern part of the city will be accepted by
the committee.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
ANOTHER OPENING

The Dickinson Candy shop will hold
an opening Saturday. and to every lady
who happens in between i and s O'Clock
will be given a souvenir in the style of
delicious bitter sweets" We also
expect to display our line of typography
on that day and no doubt many will be
interested to learn. Lessons will be
given free in this art OF. wood burning.
Many useful and beautiful Xmas
presents can be made in this line and
now is a good time to commence. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Dickinson Candy shop. it
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
POSTMASTER REQUESTS
MAIL REcEPTAclEs

By direction of the P~ostofice Depart
ment the attention of patrons of this
Office is invited to the advantages of
providing facilities for the receipt of
their mail by erecting conveniently &C
cessible' boxes or cutting suitable slots
in their doors. Such action would en-
able the postmaster to Give a prompter
and better delivery service with the
means al his disposal, since the car
riers can cover much more territory in
less time If no compelled to wait for
an answer to their ring. Private recep-
tacles for mail are also q great con-
~venience to the householder. obviating
the necessity Of responding to the car
rier's call at inconvenient moments and
permitting the safe delivery of mail in
the absence of members Of the house,
hold. They also pr event. the occasional
necessity of a carriers proceeding on
his route without delivering mail be-
cause of failure to answer his ring with
in a reasonable time and enable him to
make deliveries to patrons living on or
near the end Of the route at an early
hour. sj<
It has been shown by actual ex-
perience that the benefits derived by
patrons Of city delivery from the use Of
such receptacles far outweigh the small
expense involved. As this Office is in
terested in furnishing the best possible
service at the least expense, your COM
pliance with the foregoing suggestions
will be much appreciated.
Respectfully,
Nc. LAWRENCE.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
RESOURCES

At Dickinson, In the State OF N. D., at the
close of business. Sept. 1, 1910.
RESOuRCES
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
DAKOTA DISPLAY
DRAWS LARGE cRoWDS

The Foud dn Lac ,(Wis.) papers speal
very hishly Of the North Dakota exhibit
at the county fair there. which only
Etoes to show that Deputy Commissions
|Wolbest 10 q hustler in handling dis
plays.
The Daily Commonwealth says In q
recent issue:
The state Of North Dakota adam has
an, interesting exhibit 1t 10 located In
. tent across from the Farm Products
building. Thae arc two rows Of slass
cases in which The dinirent grains Of
the stats aEe taown a contest was
held In that state two weeks ato and
the winners were taken to make the ex-
hibit o. that ill Of the Grains that are
exhibited are Of this year crop. There
are also specimens Of china and pottery
that IRE manufactured in that state. A
brick Gre place il shown made from
bricks that are made in the state Of
North Dakota"
The Reporter in it's editiousf ol Sept
ember I contains the following excerpt:
THE North Dakota exhibit 10 one Of
the principal features of the fair. All
the Drain and grasses In twelve wall
cases was drown in 1910 and certainly
shows what e wonderful soil North Da-
kota must have to grow such grain In
the dryest year ever, known in the North
west. Be sure you see it. You and
your friends want some. of this land
while prices are comparatively cheap
And the same paper in another issue
comments upon the display as follows:
Zone of the principal free tented at
fractions at the county fair is the tent
near the eating house. In this exhibit
can be found samples of the grains
raised in the western state and other
things for which North Dakota is noted.
Don't fail to inspect this display if
your visit to the fair is to be a COM
plete one."
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
Gladstone

The Gladstone school onened TIne.d az
with q CORPS Of thrseteachera M.lco,rn
Pippin. principal: Miss Jaryia interrre.
diate and Miss Pflennsr the primarv
department. |
Frank Do6na. u. n. !. D;cI,,.o,
visitor Noo6ay. 3sss S@-
49,. ,...,. 49, u..-n
~ Hammond. via. arrivsd 80 ~.
dav and are teaching IN two Il =.
cAeola~anthrofaGl. :. :.
y. 90 e. -,@@.
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sno
':'.ssA' - ~ -. =. !. ~. s"'e "oeA
- - yasie
sss5ssa Aneon hettrtch. r. v.
Dayie on Weinschrott q Regent
were s oaslness yisitoss this week in Nm
towna
B.sLeppsf OF Dickinson was In town
on tbueineee 3Weoneedey
&c. CLARK Of Fargo was writing up
accfdentinsufance policies here Wednes-
day.
Re1inA Bakko. Kenyon, MINI, N. j.
Brazell, ]. 6. Levun. Lewisville, Ky,.
J. N. Watson, K~ezterville. Ma. were
among those registered at Hotel
Columbia this week. ~,
Misses Tina and Buelah Brown went
to Dickinson Monday evening. where
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
COUNTY TICKET.

Sheriff.. A. WEIGH.
Auditor-J. L. Hughes.
Treasurer-George Brown.
Clerk of Court. G. Saunders.
Register of Deeds-John Leask.
States Attorney-M. L. Mcbride.
County Judge-W. A. Carter.
Supt. Of Schools-Chas. E. Ward.
Surveyor-W. R. Veigel.
Coroner-A. D. Davis.
Commissioner-First District, Gus An.
derson; Second district, DIV. Mckenzie.
Assessor-First District, l. A. Nelson;
Second district, Matthias Bayer; Third
district, Kurt Schliesser.
Justice of the Peace-A. P. Folsom,
Henry Kits, H. K. Nichols.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10

Not a minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms of Group. Cham
berlain's Cough remedy given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, or ever after
the croupy cough appears, will prevent
the attack. Sold by all druggists. 3
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
CARD OF THANKS

To the many friends who so kindly
assisted US during the illness and death
of our beloved brother and friend, Ches-
ter Bradley. we desire to extend our
heartfelt thanks.
Frank Childs.
Miss Oleda Mack.
Albert Mack.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10

). cementb blocks have the appearance Of
the best cut stone when laid, and will
wear better. II is the building material
of age. See Dickinson Cement Works:
s-I4,tf
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10

TRANSFER OF SHOE BAR
PURCHASERS RETURN MERE
The following 10 given by lie schafer
Record concerning the purchase Or The
Shoe Bar ranch and about 100 he.d Of
horses. This ranch 10 a yefyi old oGein
Mckenzie county, three miles frcm
!Schafes. The new owners were return
Ing from The ranch this wei. where
they were seeing to the, ransferine 81
thes@pfopeFty.G Geo Dow5esand Henry
hlaaber are returning to Madison. Wis.
Bud Chase, son Of Ed. Chase, is fore.
mar at the ranch. whese he has been
for the past two years. James Smith
lot yeers aseeeia.ed With thi. ranch, il
assisting YOUNG Chase y
The Schafet Record ID their last issue
said:4 &@Gst Il L
The Shoe Bar Perchesoa1 Horse Com.
pany was turned over 70 tho purchaser
Tuesday. N. c. Blanchett Of Mime
apolis. S. A. Blanchett of, St. Francis,
Mimi. E. E. Chase of Elk River, Mimi.
and Geo. N. Frye Of Dickinson, N. d.
were here for the purpose of counting
out the horses and transferring the ranch
property together with the corporation
papers to the new owners.
The purchasers, George Dow, M. S.
Klauber of Madison, Wis. and j. M.
Watson and L. H. Dow of Dickinson,
were here to receive the property. The
purchase price was $45, 900. This price
includes the ranch buildings, several
hundred acres of land and between three
and four, hundred head of the best
Pefeheron and grade Percheron horses in
the Northwest.
The start of this famous bunch of
hor SEES vas from nine heed of mares
shipped into the county in 1856 by
Chase & Frye. who were large stock
holders in the company at the time of
the sale.
Ten years later, when horses were sell
ing in this territory at 81 to SIS per
head. Chase & Frye's original nine head
had inc reased TO 80 head. When other
horse owners declared that raising
horses even on the free range, was
lucrative business, these men were buy
ing registered Percherton stations and
paying out considerable more money
running their entire bunch during that
time than the entire bunch was worth.
The fact that the company has sold
horses amounting from S., 900 to S.. 900
each year for the past 10 years is evil
dence of their good judgment. The old
members of the corporation have pur-
chased a tract of 2,480 acres of land
near Warwack. N. D., and have organi-
zed a e corporation, known as the
Crystal Springs Percheron Horse & Cattle
Company. As a foundation to the new
herd to be breed at that place. they in
vested overs$3. 900 in II head of mares
which they purchased from the new
owners of the Shoe Bar Company i'm
mediately after turni ng over the outfit.
! The new owners Of the Shoe Bar Com
pany are well known over the Northwest
as dealers in large punches Of horses
and large tracts of land. Besides their
recent purchase they have v $50, 600
worth of land, horses and cattle in Stark
county. l a
The officers of the company are as fol-
lows: George Dow, president; J. M.
Watson, vice president and MANAGER
M. S. Klauber, treasurer; L. H. Dow,
secretary.
The firm of Dow & Klauber are clos
ing out their horses in this part of the
country. The Bird brand is about all
gone and they expect to ship a car Of
saddle and driving stock to Tennessee
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10

Your complexion as well as your tenn
|per is rendered miserable by a dis
fordered liver. By taking Chamberlains
tStomach and Liver tablets you will Inn
Iproys both. Sold by all druggists. 3
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

U. S. Senator'S
P. J. McCumber,
A. ]. Gronna.
Members of Congress
L. B. Hanna,
H. 7. Helgesou.
Governor
h.. c. A.. Johnson.
Lieut. Governor
u. L. Burdick.
Secretary Of State
p. d. Norton.
Auditor
D. X. Brightbill.
Treasurer-
Gunder Olson.
Superintendent Public Instruction
e. ]. Taylor.
Com. OF Agriculture and Labor
w. c. Gilbreath.
Commissioner OF lnsurance-
Walt G. Taylor.
Attorney-G General
Andrew Miller.
Commissioners of Railroads.
H. w. Mann,
O.. P. N. Anderson,
w. H. Stutsman.
The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
FIRE ARCHES

For traction engines of all kinds and
sizes are made by the Dickinson Fire &
Pressed Brick Co., Dickinson. o-3-4t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
OEc.
Miscellaneous

Fancy mead scarfs, in tan, blue and
and white, full 2 yards long, regu-
lar SOC. Sale price ........, Csc
A lot hat of pins, regular price SOC.
Sale price. .....,.. .,.,......., 25c
Muslin drawers, lace insertion and
edge trimmed, regular SOC. Sale
price. e......,..,...... .........., Zoc
Another lot muslin drawers, regular
25c values. Sale price, 2 for 25c
A small assortment of fancy back
combs, biggest bargain ever, regu-
lar values to ST.. SO. Sale price 25c
Light colored striped suiting excel
lent quality, regular SOC. Sale
price. ........,.....,,..... .....,.''. EoC
Dark colored suiting, good width,
regular SOC. Sale price ...... 25c
A lot ladies white tailored waists,
regular 75c and $1.00 values. Sale
price ............,.,,,... 25c
Gingham aprons, extra vaule. Sale
price. .....,......,. 25c