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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

had been told that Domestic
Science as taught in the high school
fitted a girl to be a practical house
keeper. Ny idea was that 1t was
great deal of valuable time wasted
on foolish expensive recipes. de-
cided the best way to settle this was
to visit the Domestic Science depart
ment in the city school, and for the
benefit of others who know as little
about this work as | did before my
visit, | write this sketch.
The kitchen has two rows OF caoi'
nets, every other cabinet is filled with
kitchen utensils and the others are
filled with china dishes. Everything
| in these cabinets is kept in its right
place. There is a little room next to
the kitchen and when the period came
| for the class which | saw, to take
their lesson they marched in and took
their seats in chairs before the teach,
ers desk. The teacher then told them
what she wished for them to cook
that day, and read out the recipe
and method which the pupils took
down in their tablets. The girls then
went to the kitchen put on theil
aprons and began their work, two
girls working together at the same
cabinet. They did all the work, the
teacher watching them to see that II
was done properly. The recipes were
divided so as to cook only enough fol-
two, so nothing was wasted.
| was surprised at the systematic
way in which they all went to theil
work without any confusion. | also
noticed they were taught neatness il
person as well as in cooking, for eacf
girl had on a spotless white apron
Economy is practiced in all things
and nothing is wasted. The Gas Com
pany furnish the stoves free and arr
also furnishing the gas free for thi
year.
This is the outline of the worl
which has been given them this year
They began with proteid foods sucl
as eggs; and to economize the!
cooked eggs before they were st
expensive. Next they cooked
starchy foods, then meats, vegetables
soups, batters, coughs and pastries
and will soon cook desserts, ligh
bread and salads.
The materials are not furnished b!
the pupils, they are bought by thu
teacher and at the close of the montl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07

Guess what is the National Flower.
II you cannot, be sure and 90 TO the
Auditorium April 9th, and find cut.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
SPOILED IFS EFFECT.
A Speech to the Jury That Was e.
fectiveiy Answered.

A well known English barrister,
whom we will call Mr.. X. was most
eloquent speaker. and his voice. par
ticularly in its pathetic tones. was
melody itself. His power over a jury
was astonishing, and it was very sell
dom that he failed to secure YER
dict for his client.
On one occasion, however, he was
beaten and in such ridiculous man
ner that a crowded court and even the
grave Judge were convulsed with
laughter at the burlesque of the result.
The case was a charge of murder.
Mr.. K. was for the defense. His
peroration was exceedingly touching
and beautiful.
Gentlemen of the jury said lie.
IF you can find this unhappy prisoner
at the bar guilty of the crime with
which he is charged after the argu-
ments 30 the contrary which ! have
laid before you. pronounce yosr fatal
verdict. Send him to the dungeon.
awaiting the death which he is to re-
ceive at your hands. Then go to your
families, lay your heads on your phi
lows-and sleep, if you cau!'
The effect of the closing words was
really thrilling. But presently the
counsel for the prosecution rose and
said:
| Gentlemen of the jury, | should
despair, after the affecting speech
which has been made to you by my
learned brother. of saying anything to
do away with his eloquence. | never
heard Mr. X. speak that better thar
when he spoke it now, Once | heard
him speak 1t in case of stealing al
Leeds and again in a case at Manches
ter, and the last time | heard II was
when two men were tried for poke
picking. But never knew him t;
speak it SO affectingly as Just now"
This was a poser. The jury looked
at one another, whispered together
and the speaker saw instipctively tina
he had them. He stopped at once
closing with single remark:
IF you can't see, gentlemen OF thu
jury. that this speech fits all case
then there's no use my saying any
thing more"
And there wasn't. He had made hi
case and got his verdict Exchange
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
CHICAGO ELECTION
A TAME AFFAIR
With The "Wet" And "Dry" Issue
Dropped From the Ballot, inter
est Generally subsidized.
10y Union Associated press.)

Chicago, April with the wet"
and dry issue, winch had convulsed
Chicago during the early part Of the
campaign, dropped from the ballot,
the interest in today's aldermanic
election has greatly subsidized. Now
that the fate of the saloons is not to
be decided today, the voters have suf-
fered revulsion of feeling, and the
political frenzy which had promised
to make today's vote record breaker
has relapsed into the mildest sort of
interest The anti-saloon forces say
that their failure to get the issue be-
fore the people today is one to be
taken as final, but that the campaign
will be kept up until the people have
chance to register their opinion on
the liquor question.
The registration lists show 433,38S
persons on the rolls who are entitled
to vote in today's election. 1t is GER
tain that the vote cast will fall far
short Of this stupendous figure, which
was due in large part to the interest
in the local option struggle.
The registration figures establish a
new high water figure for Chicago,
exceeding the highest previous regis
tration of 1908 by nearly $4,000 names.
The registration after revision in 1908,
| the presidential year, was 409, 431.
| The increase in the eligible voting
strength Of Chicago in two years by
so large figure as $4,000 gives some
indication of the big growth in the
city's population. While portion of
this new registration is due to the
wet" and dry" fight, the figures are
taken as fairly accurate criterion
of the rapid growth of Chicago.
The failure of the "drys' to get the
liquor question on the ballot today
only followed a campaign in whicr
} majority of the men, women ant
children of the city had participated
and in which thousands of dollars hat
been spent. The liquor interests spen
) vast sums in fighting the local or
, tionists the campaign including tn
, use of large space in all the news
papers of the city. 1t was asserte'
= that if Chicago became dry the cit
7 would be bankrupted, the annual los
: in saloon taxes alone being estimate
, at eight million.
5 The withdrawal of the liquor issu
= from the campaign followed the film
1 of complaint by the 'wets" asser
? ing that out of the $4,000 names o
the dry" petition 26,12S we're those
r non-voters. The commissioners SUI
, tanned this charge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

Our domestic-science department is
comparatively new. We have equip
ments for both sewing and cooking.
The equipments for sewing are as fol-,
lows: two machines, one Standard
and the other a Singer, several sew-s
ing tables which will seat four at a
table. We have number of pairs of
scissors, both plain and button-hole.
These are furnished by the city, and
we furnish our own material, trim
mings, thread, needles, etc.
This study is conducted in as order
ly way as any other lesson. We
have monitor for each table (chang-
ing about every two weeks) who, af-
ter the roll has been called, gets ev-
erything that is needed at her table,
and this prevents all confusion. We
sew eighty minutes; three days out
of one week, and two days out of the
| next.
The first thing that our teacher,
Miss Hoey, taught us was the names
| of all the stitches and seams. After
that we cut out square piece of
domestic and made all the different
stitches and seams. On this sample
we also worked some button-holes and
sewed on hook and eye and but
ton. Then to get familiar with the
now well-known" hemming stitch,
we hemmed Thy HANDY enough dish.
towels to last the cooking class anoth.
er year. While learning these stitch
es we also learned to use thimble
Tor strange to say, some of us who
thought we knew so much about sew
ing, didn't even know how to sew witt
l.. thimble, but now We couldn't dt
without it.
The first garments we made were
, corset covers, these are made b!
hand, and most all of them arr
trimmed beautifully. We were so gla,
when Miss Hoey told us that we nigh
, make our next piece of underwear
using the machines. She taught u
, how to thread the machine, how t
use all the attachments, and how t
, take care of it. We trimmed our otf
> er garments to match our corset-coN
, erG, putting the trimmings on b
a hand. Some of the garments wer
q embroidered, some trimmed in lace
: and some in embroidery. Our suit
o Of under-garments have been con
y pleted; and we are ready to begin o
our waists, after which we are goin
p to make dresses.
p We have been using tissue pape
n patterns, but next year we hope t
n have the drafting system and wi
h make our own patterns.
We couldn't begin to tell you whf
we have learned in this course
). sewing, and We wouldn't take an
q thing for it. We are planning to max
G all of our garments this summer, an
some of us have already begun, ar
l, have made several under-suits
home
h We are going to have our Compile
v work for the year on. exhibition
n the fairfield building at the close
4 this school year, and would be gls
= to have everyone who is interestt
in this work, come and see what v
= have accomplished.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07

the expenses are divided. They have
never been more than seventy-five
cents for each pupil per month. This
includes the grocery and milk bills and
occasionally ice and laundry bills,
Since making this visit l have been
trying to find out if the girls put their
knowledge to practical use in their
own homes and have found that many
of the girls are using the recipes in
their homes and are relieving their
mothers Of a great deal Of work.
Some of the mothers told me that
they found the recipes good as well
as economical
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07

Father" remarked Johnny after
deep thought. suppose should knock
this Jug of the table and catch it, then
| wouldn't catch it. would ~
"N-no, suppose not" his father
slowly said.
But" continued Johnny, still toying
with the jug, ''if l should knock 1t of
and not catch it. then would catch it,
wouldn't II"
Yes. you wouldr' his father grimly
returned. this time with qusck dect-
sion,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Wall Contested,

The Maple--What is the oak so con
ceited about! The Elm-He is the
original oak under which Washington
stopped in 1776 The Maple-But the
souvenir tends have left him only a
biackened stump. The Rlm-That's It.
He has extensive branches in every
city and town in the country.-Puck.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
A Hard Question.

Bobby-what was the hardest ques-
ton the teacher asked you today?
Johnny-She asked me whether I'd
rather be licked with ruler or strap
Chicago News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Safer.

Those two statesmen are so angry
they won't speak"
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum,
that's better than starting a contro-
ersy."-Washington Star.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Quite Fresh.

She-Did you see many fresh faces
at the opera the other night? He
Oh. yes Some of them had only just
been made that evening. = Boston
s2Anscript
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
A Fierce Threat.

Maid--Do you want good beating.
Master Jimmy. or do you not, because
If you don't behave yourself this min
ute you'll get both!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Unromantic.

Anything romantic about their we'd
dingf"
Not a thing. She can cook, and he
has a job."-kansas City Journal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

sions, and this surplus would just
about pay interest on the gas plant
investment. The water plant did rot
do quite SO well for the same period
but that was due in part to new met
ers and a new hydrant which, of
course are additions to the plant.
m. Bryed Wilson, optometrist
and manufacturing optican of Huron,
will make his next professional visit
TO De Smet Tuesday, February Isl,
one day only. Glasses accurately fiji.
ted and ground to exactly correct or.
rors of vision. All work guaranteed.
Office over Bank of De Smet.
The st Agnes Guild will meet at
the home of Miss Frances Schaub on
Tuesday, January rs, at 7:30 p. m.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

line passenger going west OdtuE-
day arrived at De Smet at eleven
o'clock in the forenoon dra wn by two
locomotives. 1t started from Tracy
at four in the morning, got stuck in
the snow three quarters of a mile out
and sent back for a switch engine to
help them out. The train was finally
pulled out by the help of the second
switch engine. A short freight with
two engines was trying to open the
road in this locality and got stuck in
a cut about three miles west of town.
The passenger train crew and section
men with one engine were sent out to
help the freight, but could not get
nearer than four hundred feet of the
freight train. Finally the two engines
of the freight were dug out of the
snow and then an attempt was made
to pull the train, resulting in the pull
ling of a drawbar. The disabled car
was taken to Manchester after which
a second attempt was made with a
like result. The third attempt re-
suited in getting n car off the rails.
Early Sunday morning a car of shovel
ers was brought from the west and
all the section men from Watertown
TO De Smet were put at work on the
east end. The crew was able to move
the train about three o'clock Sunday
afternoon, and soon after the passen-
ger pulled west after a delay at this
place of twenty eight hours. The
company failed to erect a snow fence
on the south side of the cut which
gave the south wind a chance to do
business in a hurry. The freight
train was drifted in after two hours
as tightly as if it had stood in the
same spot all winter.
AT the last meeting OF the city
council George Moody, Louis Sterr,
and G FL. Campbell were appointed
a committee to investigate the matter
and determine if sufficient patronage
could be secured to warrant extend
ing the water and gas mains on First
and Fourth streets, and Mathews
avenue. There is a demand from
some of the residents on those streets
for both gas and water service. Such
extensions would necessitate an issue
of additional bonds to tae extent of
$4,000 and $1,000. The gas plant
would have to be enlarged to some
extent and a larger holder would be a
necessity, as well as the extension OF
the mains. AS it is now operating
the gas plant has a little more than
paid expenses and made some slight
extensions the past six months with
a surplus OF about $40 in the operat.
ing fund The improvements. exten
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

N. UcHScu duu WHO, VI INV
were guests at the X. Knudsen home
in this city the first of the week. AS
stated a short time ago, Mr.. Jensen
made a prospecting trip TO Washing
ton and Oregon and returned much
displeased with that country. He
made headquarters at Junction City
for a time, and later at Albany,
Fifteen years ago he visited that sec.
ton and was not favorably impressed
with it but had heard SO much of the
improvement out there that he
thought perhaps he might like it.
The climate, he says is all right, al
though he does not like the rainy
season. But he could put up with
that if only other conditions We're
satisfactory. Says it is impossible to
get good meat in the smaller towns
where the demand is not sufficient to
warrant shipping in from the Middle
West. Eggs were 65 cents per dozen,
butter accordingly. They talk of
their fruit, says Mr.. Jensen, but the
best is carefully picked and packed
for shipment and the poorest reserved
for home use. If a man raises
chickens, the best are always sold
and the old birds reserved for home
consumption. This applies, of course,
TO. those who are in the business to
make a living. Those who have
money and only raise what they want
for themselves always have the best
they can produce. The standard of
living is way below what it is here,
says Mr., j., and if a farmer here set
such a table as is ordinarily found in
that section he could not keep a hired
man over night. Outside the larger
towns he did not see a good horse.
1t costs S25 to $50 a ton for hay and
consequently only those in easy cir
cumstances can afford the expense.
He visited two chicken ranches offer
ed for sale On one ranch there were
100 chickens and the owner was
gathering an average of four dozen
eggs per day, and this under the best
of care. The other ranch was on a
smaller scale, both as to numbers and
value of product. Nothing looks
good to Mr.. Jensen in that section
and he is back to South Dakota for
good.
Word has been received from
Vermiilion telling Of the selection OF
Arthur Hasche, of this place, as one
of the three comprising the debating
team to contest with Ames, Iowa
college. This is Arthur's first year
in the university and being selected
to such a position is an honor of which
he may well be proud.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From oil Around tire Town and
County.


-Robt. Brooks, a former resident
of De Smet, is spending the week in
this city.
DR.. E. Haberman was again call
ed to St. Paul Sunday by the serious
illness of his mother.
Weather just a trife too warm
and the deep snow has delayed the
work Of filling ice houses the past
week.
i I'm located in the Bennett
building and am buying poultry at
the highest market price. G. G.
Johns.
Wilson, the manufacturing opti-
can of Huron, will be in De Smet
Tuesday, February LIST. Office over
Bank of De Smet.
Mrs. W. H. Henney returned the
latter part of last week from spending
nearly two months in the hospital.
The lady is much improved, which is
good news to her many friends.
DIR. Bostram, of Minneapolis, ar
rived Monday morning. The doctor
is the gentleman who attended to
the practice of DR.. B. A Dyar while
the latter was taking a post graduate
course last summer.
The weather man tried to hand
US q thaw Saturday and Sunday but
the best he could do was to warm
things up to just above the freezing
point for ashort time, not long enough
to settle the snow to any great extent.
The big drainage ditch in Clay
county was completed last week. 1t
required two years to complete the
work. The ditch is fifteen miles long
and 10000 acres of land heretofore
worthless will now be numbered
among the most fertile and valuable
acres I'M Clay county.
The Modern Woodmen of Ameri-
ca issued 155, 900 certificates of mem
barship in 1909, being $4,000. or 10
per cent. more than the issue for 1908.
Here is one fraternal insurance society
that is a long way from a decline.
This record, we believe, has never
been equalled by any such organiza.
ton.
The country roads have not been
in SO bad condition for years as they
have been the past few days. The
beaten tracks, being hard and not SC
easily cut by the wind, are higher in
many places than the snow at the
sides. This causes many tipovers,
and the hauling of heavy loads is nc
easy matter. 1t will necessarily post
pone much of the grain hauling until
the roads open up in the spring.
AT the beginning Of winter the
INDEPENDENT predicted a hard winter
Up to this time we have had steady
cold and considerably more snow
than usual, making the roads bad and
also making the hauling of hay and
the care of stock more difficult thai
in the ordinary winter. We think al
will agree that our prediction ha'
been fulfilled. However, we have NJ
desire to pose as a weather prophet
and we shall let Jul reputation res
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

right here would never be able
to guess so close again.
Frank Harthron made a trip tc
st. Paul the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Blachford
Jr., are rejoicing over the arrival of q
daughter at their home Monday Of
this week.
will continue to take penny
photos for about two weeks yet, ovel
Bank of De Smet. Is for rs cents in
five different positions.
Mrs. Cummins returned to hel
home at Madison Sunday evening
after a visit of a week at the home OF
her sister, Mrs L. A. Dunklee.
Rev. j. F. Hogan, Luke Kelly,
Mike Gillispie and VIM. Morrison
went to Huron Sunday to attend a
meeting of the Knights of Columbus.
A number of others form different
parts of this county were also in at.
tendance.
-Theo. Dennis writes from Dallas,
Oregon, that the section he is now in
is a "bum country" Says "snow is
two feet deep on the level, wherever
there is a level spot" We hope
Theodore will want to come back to
South Dakota, but we are afraid he
would not find conditions here much
/ better so far as snow is concerned.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Iroquois State
Bank held last Thursday, the follow
ing directors were elected: A. John.
son, L: f. Alt6llisch, D. w. Wilmarth,
Alymer Cole and Eli Cole. The
directors then met and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
A. johnson, President; L. F, Altfillish.
vice President; D. F. Wilmarth, cash
Ter; E. 0. Casperson, assistant cash
ier.-Chief.
Lena Larson, four and a half
years of age, arrived at Huron Thurs
day from Midland. She was travel.
ing from that place to Stockton, Cali,
fornia, to be taken cara by an uncle.
Her mother is poor and was unable
to properly are for the child on hel
claim west of the Missouri river, SC
put the child in care of Conductor
MeQueery to be taken to Huron, who
in turn gave her to Conductor Cooley
who took her to the end of his run.
then transferred her to other partie S
and set her on her journey.
On the 18th inst. Miss Mable,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Him., of this city, was married al
Madison, this state, to Mr.. G. j. Lar
son, of Erwin vicinity. A brother o.
the groom was also married at the
same time and place to a young lady
whose name we have not learned
ii Inc bride IS a young lady who grew
up in this city and is respected By
all. The groom is a son of MIR. and
Mrs. A. F. Larson. whose home has
been northeast Of Erwin since the
early settlement of the county, who
are among the most highly respected
and prosperous citizens of that local
ity. The young man is intelligent
Industrious, and has the respect o
all who know him. Mr.. aud Mrs. A
f. Larson have moved to Bryant te
make their home and the two boys
will each rent a part OF the $40 acre
farm, each having a separate house
in which to live. The many friends
of the contracting parties offer hearty
congratulations and best wishes for
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
FURR

Will pay highest prices for muskrat,
mink, skunk, fox, and wolf hides.
d-31 Ben Rehfeld.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
$ NAPS
%
shorfhorr Bulls ana Motors

Registered Shorthorn Bulls and Heifers
for sale. Animals are of the heavy type
and all dark red.
j-14 r.. ]. Armstrong.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
O.. a. Smith
Breeder of
High Class 0uroc Jersey Hogs
and AaraE0rd Cattle

Iasper, third prize age bull at s.. ID. fair
and Sir Albany. second prize yearling
bull at sa.fie place head my herd of cattle.
Wonder, Grand Champion boar 1909, at
$. D. fair, and Chief solomon head my
herd or Durocs. When In need of any
good breeding stock call or write to the
KINGSBURY VALLEY STOCK FARM
De Smet. So. Oak.
For SAFE
A 4-years-old registered Shorthorn
bull Inquire of Emil Nelson. 15-4t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
Shorfhorn SUI

i yearling, and l 10-months-old, full
blood Shorthorn bulls for sale. Can he
registered. Inquire OF NJ. w. Bartlett,
superintendent of poor farm. n-12