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The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Human Sacrifices Still.

In some parts of Syria the peasants
believe that doctors and druggists
have a right to kill one man and one
woman every year to make medicines
out of their bodies. A druggist whose
establishment was boycotted because
he was thought to have tried to mur-
der a boy, brought suit against the
boys parents for their interference
with his trade. but he received no
damages. as it was recognized that the
adults were believers in the old super
stition.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
DOGS True Heaven.

Wonderfully trained sympathetic
and smart dogs are the dearest COM
panions of almost every German stu
dent who has the money to afford one
or more. These can be seen in the
ur;versity towns fantastically outfitted
with the student corps color, in rib
bons or wearing the tiny monkey stu
dent cap on doggie's head. Often are
dogs sent on all sorts of chores, carry
ing basket of eggs, bread or butter.
a bottle of brandy, dressed chicken,
etc. Outside of too many labor stunts
often grievous drudgery-Germany
is the dogs true heaven.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
For Those Who Hear Not.

The hallboy had fairly split his
throat shouting directions to deaf per.
sons who had called to see Mr.
Schwartz. Mr.. Schwartz lived in the
fourth floor rear. right-hand apart
ment. through the long hall and up
the back stairs. 1t took a good deal
OF shouting to make some folks under
stand that.
Il never saw 30 many deaf people
In my life." said the boy. What on
earth are they all running up 10
Schwartz's for?"
"Mr. Schwartz has advertised d saf
mans phonograph for SALE" said d
neighbor. He is very hard Of hoir.
Ing. The phonograph was made ns.
oially for him. It has an unusualir
loud. tone. Nobody but the hard af.
hearing can live with such enter e
ment. Mr.. Schwartz, to save tro hia
has advertised for a deaf purchas
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Like HomicldaI Mania.

"A man who has once murdered the
queens English always feels as If he'd
got the body under the sofa. It's like
homicidal mania; the poor wretch
may be cured, but he lives In terror OF
an attack returning. He knows II
doesn't matter what he is or what he
does; he may live like saint or
write like an arch-angel; but one aitch
omitted from his conversation will
wreck him at the last."-May Sinclair,
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Substitute for Rubber.

tutes for rubber is obtainedd from the
soya or Manchurian bean, which re-
sembles the kidney bean. and has been
introduced from Japan and the east
Indies into the southern United
States. A rubber-like product that can
be vulcanized is obtained by treating
the bean with nitric acid. alkalies and
great heat.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Stricken With Generosity.

A Scotsman brought his entire fam
lily OF seven to visit II relative In Lon.
don. They were entertained In a man
Her that left nothing to be asked ios
two weeks; theaters, suppers. cab-rides
about the city. excursions into the
country. The whole time Mcpherson
never put his hand in his pocket to pay
for thing.
When the family was going home,
the Londoner and his cousin went into
tine buffet for final glass From force
OF habit he CROPPED ior his wallet; .ut
Sandy gripped his arm.
Ma, mai" said he. "Ye've been yer.s
GUIDE tn me an mine this fortni.L [
past. Mon. we'll haze a toss for tLi,
lasht wee nippie!'-Success Magazine.
Buy your dolls cheap Safttr7ay
-
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
He'll Take Him Up.

The man that goes around with
wad of money making a BLUM that he
wants to bet and can't get any one to
take him up can get accommodated
by entering any downtown Office
building and telling that bluff to the
elevator boy.-Judge.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Nature Does Best Work.

Nature paints the best part of the
picture, carves the best part of the
statue, builds the best part of the
house, and speaks the best part of the
oration.-Emerson.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Sure Of Company.

You may be a Peace and Mercy
band all by your lonesome If you will.
You'll not find yourself lacking for
company.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
SeIf-M 7de.

It 10 better to be a self-made man
filled up according to Gods original
pattern-than to be half man-made
after some other mans pattern.-J. G.
Holland.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
A Real Ireasure.

A memory without blot or contain
ination must be an exquisite treasure.
an inexhaustibe source OF pure re-
freshment.-Charlott Bronte.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07

Enough to vsx . Saint.
We often wonder how ST. Peter
ever gets rid Of the female spirits
who want to stay and argue It out
with him.-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Real Optjmjgt.

Tho real optimist not only sees the
bright side Of things. but he can come
up smiling to try again, after every
knock-down blow.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Competition.

Competition.
"Y still assert that competition
is Il fs Of trader"
&C yea," said Mr.. Dustin Stax
"Bu re don't care to compete for q
cha 10 sell our goods. What we
waI fnd people with their
mo ll competing for the priv
leg 81 ylne ihem.'
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
60 Friendship.
i"ce there can be
nethe.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Tabler
and daughter Hazel spent Thanks
giving with Mr. Bioe and family
on Rogers mesa.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
Emanelpated.

Agnss-"Our new cook is . suffra-
gette." Gladys-"How does she
work." Agnes-"All right but she
insists on being called a chef"
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
wirnout Limitst.e--

Our country is the world: our coun-
trymen are mankind.-William Lloyd
Garrison.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07
-. ar.-tcrt civillzers.

-,1 ~ and increased leis-
. csilizers Of man.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-12-07

Buy your dolls cheap Safur1ay
at Welb0rn's.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-27
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From al Around the Town and
County.

Vance Crane was up FROM Brook
ings over Sunday.
S. II. Howard, of Manchester,
was a De Smet visitor Monday,
Mrs. j. E. Floran, of the De Smet
Music Store, transacted business at
Huron Monday.
Geo. Moody and John Mitchell
went to Pierre Monday evening to
attend the conservation congress.
John Alton, of Brookings, finish
ed the work of checking up the
county business the first of the week.
Cards to their friends IL this city
announce the presence of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Ell. Carroll at st. Petersburg,
Florida.
-Me-dames Helen Remington and
E. NJ. Robinson were at Huron Sun
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Philip Lawrence.
L. t. Lostutter, now of Pomona,
Cal, in a letter to this writer, says
they have the best climate on earth
"South Dakota for ANYTHING else"
An examination for applicants
for the position of rural mail carrier
will be conducted by Postmaster
Wilmarth in this city next Saturday.
Representative E. j. English re-
turned to Pierre Monday morning to
take up his duties in he lower house
Tuesday after the Legislative vacations
IS. L. Root, ii. o. Fritzle, of this
place and j. Fl. Hodges, of Erwin,
took Monday mornings train for
Pierre to attend the dry farming cor
vention.
The MANY De Smet friends of the
Philip Lawrence family, Of late years
residents of Huron, ut for many
years residents of De Smet, will learn
with deep regret of the death of Mrs
Lawrence at the home in Huron Fri
day of last week. Funeral services
were held al Huron and the remains
taken Monday TO Mineral Point, Wis,
for burial The deceased suffered Tor
some time from Brights disease. which
finally caused her death.
"A number of the business men
met at TIA Office of w. III. Warren
Wednesday ev, ming for a social chat,
and incidentally to discuss plans for
advancing The interests OF the city,
Il committee was appointed to invest
igate and prepare some sort OF enter
tainment for those attending the
farmers ms itute on February 7th,
something that will in NJ way inter,
fere with the institute work, hut still
will leave in the minds Of the visitors
pleasant memories of the occasion.
w j. Kohler departed Tuesday
evening for Whom where he is this
week making his annual visit to the
head Office If the Laird Norton Go
Once each year the managers OF The
different yards of this company spenc
a week at headquarters at the OK
pens Of the company. w. J make
his visit al a time when he can alse
al end the semi annual session OF til,
Scottish Rite Masons of the Valley o
Winons, of which he is a member. i
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-27

makes a very pleasant annual trip for
Mr.. Kohler.
The Watertown Catholic parish
is taking steps to establish a college
in that city.
-Chas. E. Ely went to Pierre Mon
day night to take in the sights at the
capital city.
Roy Cary is very i'll of pneu.
monia at the August Walstrom home
in Mathews township.
p. A. Randklev returned Satur-
day from the hospital in St Paul
where he went for treatment for his
eye. He lost the sight of one eye,
but did not have to have it removed
The question of rabies is becom
ing of great oncer at Pierre. Two
persons, a SMALL boy and a girl from
that city, have been taken to eastern
institutes for treatment for bites of
supposedly rabid dogs, and Saturday
Miss Hintz of Fort Pierre. was bitten
and left for Chicago for treatments
General muzzling orders have been
issued.
The Independent says that De
Smet is now the best stock market in
this part of the state. This state
ment will not hold water. lroquois
does not take a back seat for any
town in the state as a stock market
We have five stock buyers and the
stock raiser knows he will get the
limit price in Iroquois This is not
only true at the present time but it
has been the situation for many
years.-GGthiief.
We will admit that De Smet is not
blessed with as many stock buyers as
the Chief has claimed for lroquois.
But we have two Live wires" in the
business, and if the Iroquois gentle
men go higher in price than u stock
buyers, they must be in the business
for their health alone.
K IS reported that the news Of
the death of Cash Andrews. of
Clements, Maryland, was received at
Lake Preston Saturday OF last week.
Cash Andrews was one of the early
settlers of the locality about eight
miles northeast of this city and was
we'll known in this county as be lived
on his farm until about two years ago
when he moved to the eastern coast
country. He was a familiar figure in
all republican county conventions,
and was quite widely known as a
breeder of Shetland ponies. W. have
not heard the particulars of his death,
but in the absence of anything to the
contrary we take it for granted hat
it WAS due to disease of the kidneys
from which he had been a sufferer for
many years before his removal from
these parts.
John Haley, or Jack, as he was
better known, died suddenly Thurs
day evening al the Topper restaurant.
He picked up a poker and started to
poke the fire in the heating stove
when he dropped dead. He had been
troubled with dropsy for some time
and his sudden death was probably
due to that disease. Mr.. Haley was
one of the early residents of this
locality and we'll known to all the old
timers. He had no family of his own
but is survived by his brother Richard
Haley, of this city, and two sisters
Mrs Cox, of New Albin, Iowa, and
Mrs Ball, Of Ainsville, Ohio. Funeral
services We're held at st. Thomas
church SATURDAY. morning and the re-
mains deposited in the Ca holic
cemetery, The sympathy of all is ex,
tended to tho bereayed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-27

j. b. Cleminsou has moved his
family into the house south of the
Syndicate Hotel.
Anton Torpor entered the De
Smet Hospital the first of the week
for surgical treatment.
The price of wheat declined from
81 cents, the high point last week, to
81 cents Wednesday of this week.
The reason for the drop was the large
receipts at terminal markets. As We
said a short time ago, there IA no
good reason for the recent bulge in
prices from a supply and demand
standpoint. The raise was purely
the result of speculation Unless all
reports are wrong, government and
private, 80 cents per bushel on the
local market is all that wheat is
worth, and with an ordinary crop
season we believe 80 cents will look
good for wheat before the close Of
1911. This is not saying the price
will not go higher before another
crop, but if it does go higher it will
be because of the action of the spec
ulators. Those who failed to take
advantage Of the high point the past
week missed a good opnortunitv.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
CHARLES DE FORREST BURNS.

The funeral of Charles de Forrest Burns.
who died on Tuesday, was held last night
at his late home, No. 1881 Nyse avenue.
The Bronx. DR.. j. l.. Hervy, of the Wash
ington Heights United Presbyterian
Church. conducted the services. The burial
will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery this
morning.
Mr.. Burns was born in New York City on
August /, 1899, and was the son of David
II. Burns. then a well known broker. lhe
mother belonged to the old Dey family
From 1885 to 1896 Mr. Burns was secretary
of the New York Park Commission. and he
also served for time as secretary OF the
Fire Department. For several years he pub
llshed THE New York Antiquarian and
was regarded as an expert i'm the value ana
history Of autograph letters and historlcal
manuscripts and other literary and ar
tistic rareties
Mr.. Burns leaves four children and a
brOt her.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
OBITUARY NOTES.

CHARLES n. NOBLE. state Bank Com
missioner Of Connecticut for the last four
teen wears. died at his home in New Mil
ford Yesterday at the age of sixty-nine
wears. Death was due to bronchitis, from
which he had suffered during the last four
years.
JAMES B. CARSON. a prominent Or
ange County merchant. died at his home
near Middletown. n. Y, yesterday.
LOUIS DEMUTH, head Of the firm of
William Demuth e. Co, pipe manufactur-
ers. of No. 5O7 Broadway died yesterday
al his home. No. III West 57th street He
was forty-nine years old. 4 wife and three
children survive The funeral will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the house,
Dr Elliot. of the Ethical Society, ofTiciat-
ing. The burial will be in Mount Pleasant
Cemetery.
CHARLES WALLACE MONTAGUE, as
sistant sales manager Of the Diamond
Match Company, died yesterday morning
at the private sanatorium of Miss Aston
No 26 West 6lst street, after an operation
Mr.. Montague lived at No. 40 Riverside
Drive and came to New York from Chica GO
about a year and a half ago. He was ma
five of St. Louis and was forty-one years
Of age. His wife survives him.
MRS. MARY ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD
REILLY, of No. ~ Manhattan Square
South. wife of the late James Reilly. died
Yesterday morning at the home Of hei
daughter Mrs Peter J. Collins. No. l@'
Westminster Road, Brooklyn. The funeral
will take place at the New York residence
She leaves two sons and four daughters.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
KNOX WEEDS MISS M'C00K
Second Son of Secretary of State
Marries Generals Daughter.

Only relatives and a few intimate friends
were present al the wedding yesterday af-
ternoon Of Miss Katharine McCook TO
Hugh Knox. second son Of the Secretary
of state and Mrs Philander c. Knox. II
was a quiet affair, owing 20 mourning, and
took place at the home Of the brides par
e1,s, General and Mrs. Anson G. McCook.
No % West 54th street.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Or J0wett Of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. small reception followed
The bride. who had no attendants, was in
a gown of white satin, embroidered with
pearls and trimmed with old point lace,
with which she wore a point lace veil fas-
tened with orange blossoms and carried a
bouquet Of ilies-of-the-valley.
Reed Knox was his brothers best man,
but there were no ushers. On their return
from their wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Knox
will live i'm Washington. Reed Knox, the
bridegroom's brother, married in 1907 Miss
Elizabeth McCoOk, Of Pittsburgh, grand
daughter Of Commander Roderick Sheldon
McCook, brother Of General McCook. the
father Of Yesterdays bride.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
OBITUARY..
ISRAEL j. MERRl11.

Israel J. Merritt. who died yesterday IN
DR.. John r. Walkers hospital In East
22d street. following an operation for an
abdominal abscess, was perhaps the great
est expert i'm salvage I'm the world. He
had personally superintended the floating
Of more wrecked vessels than any other
man He lived at WhltestOne Tor the
last twenty-fvc or thirty years. where Mrs.
Merritt who was his second wife. one son.
Israel J.. Merritt ir., and five daughters,
make their home
He was born near Grand street. Manhat-
tan I'm 1922 began work as boatman about
tho waters of New York and was soon one
Of the best known men in the Marine Tn
derwriters. He moved to Whitestone more
than twenty-five years ago and had lived
there ever since.
Perhaps the greatest Of the wreckng
feats he performed was twenty-five years
ago. when he got off the French steamer
Ameriaue. which had gone ashore or AS
hurry Park The boat was driven broadside
an the sand and II seemed that she would
be lost.
Mr. Merritt. then head Of the wrecking
company which bears his name. took with
him General Newton. who was then one ol
the hest authorities on that kind OF work.
with a series of three anchors, arranged
| In a semi-circle. Captain Merritt so manip-
mated them that little by little the big
vessel slid out from the shore and, after
many davs. foated and was brought to
Now York safe and sound. That completed
what was regarded by marine men as one
~ the greatest fefts OF its kind
CAPTAIN Merritt had charge Of raising the
c. paul when she went ashore just above
I org Branch ten gears ago. lie personally
euperintended the raising Of the Narito'
which had gone ashore on Sable Island
known 10 shippers as the Graveyard OF
,ho Atlantic Coast" some years ago. That
,.oseel had remained aground all winter
and was regarded as lost. but Captain Mer-
rift riphted her and. later sold her in New
York.
In all he supervised the floating OF more
than TWO hundred vessels that had gone
ashore He was we'll known and highly re-
garded by sailing masters ana owners Oh
vessels I'm Europe. who often sought his ad-
,ice an matters OF vital importance to ship
riro Services will be held at Whltestone
to-morrow at 3I5 p. m. Carriages VIII
moo, tbe trains leaving the Pennsylvania
.,otion at 215 p. m. and Long island City
al 2.25 d. m.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
ARCHDEACON HOLDS OVER
Bishop Greer Wishes DR.. ftelson
IN Complete Decade of Service.

Contrary to the expectations OF ciers9
and Law delegates. Bishop DAVID H. "reer
f. lied TO nominate a new archdeacoh yes
,erdav for the Diocese of New YORK at
meeting at Synod Hall.
,rho nresent holder of the office Is Arch
deacon Dr. George Francis Nelson. who has
hoId tho office for nearly ten years.
According TO a new canon which has re.
ce,.,lv gone into effect his term Of office
had expired. Bishop Greer said DR.. Nell
sor did not wish TO serve another term OF
eve vears. but for reasons which he said
were of sentimental nature, he desired 10
withhold the nomination or new arch-
deacon until the diocesan convention next
fall in order that Or. Nelson might round
out the full decade of service. A motion TO
this effect was put and carried by a vote
Of GO to A.
The meeting. which was the first one held
since the reorganization OF the Arcn-
6eaconry of New York this fall, was called
principally for the nomination of ne"
archdeacon and to authorize the forma-
ton of board Of managers, later 10 pe
Incorporated, which is to have charge OF
the distribution OF receipts for the extern
sion of the Church and the improvement OF
the missionary work. This board Bishop
Greer explained. will consist Of the Bishop
the Bishop Suffragan, the treasurer OF the
diocese and the three archdeacons. each OF
the last named to nominate four laymeh
from his archdeaconry, thus forming an
executive board of eighteen members.
Another board Of four members to carry
or the work of Church extension In con-
junction with the board of managers was
elected 1t consists of the Rev q. Alex
ander Strong. rector of Christs Church
Manhattan; the Rev. G. Percival Narrower
rector Of the Church Of the Ascension
Staten Island: stephen Baker, Of St. James's
Church. Manhattan. and w. w. Niles. OF
the Church of the Nativity The Bronx
Richard NJ. Pott was elected treasurer
and Bishop Greer was authorized to name
q committee to draft bylaws which shall
govern the new archdeaconry.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Tonight at Maxine Elllotts Theatre
the Irish Players appear for the first time
here I'm Synge's "The Shadow of the Glen"
2 play hitherto seen I'm New York. with
Frank keenan, as the tramp. "The Shadow
Of the Glen" is a one-act play, and will be
followed by George Bernard Shaw's The
Showing Up OF Blanco Posnet" and Lady
Gregory's "Hyacinth Halvey," a little
farce that has not been seen before in New
York.
Ten blind girls connected with The Ma
tilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind VIII
attend matihee performance of The
Ouaker Girl at the Park Theatre on
Wednesday, December 90 These young
women assemble the sheets Of the maga-
zine for the blind, which is sent free TO
every blind person in the United States
and Canada who can read This magazine
was founded and Is maintained by Mrs
William Ziegler.
An invitation concert and organ recital
will be given at the New Amsterdam Thea
ire this afternoon at o'clock TO Introduce
the new pipe organ which was installed in
connection with the revival Of "Ben-liur,
m begin at the New Amsterdam Theatre
on Saturday evening, December .. The
artists who will appear this afternoon are
Charles Gilbert spross. concert organist
and composer: Shanna Cumming. soprano;
Nine. Rosa Linde. contraltO; Paul Dufault,
tenor, and Gardner Lamson. bass-barytone
George w. Ncedham will be at the piano.
An interesting programme mas been ar
ranged including a new overture 10 Ben
Uur'' by Edgar Stllman Kelley.
Helen Langford has been engaged by
Margaret Anglin to play the part Of Lady
Trenchard I'm Green Stockings" Miss
iangford played Madge Rockingham In
the original production.
"rhe Bird Of Paradise" a Hawaiian play
nv Richard Walton Tully. which will be
sent on short tour before its New York
appearance about the first of the new
,,oar is in rehearsal on the stage of Dalys
Theatre The cast includes Guy Bates
poet Theodore Roberts, Lewis s. Stone.
Albert Perry, w. j. Constantine. Laurette
tTavIor Ida Waterman, Pamela Craythorne
i,,ija Nagl Mona Kelley and Nance Cal
o,nu A number Of Hawaiian natives will
be in the company
"Modest Suzanne" musical play. will
have its first New York performance New
wears night at the Liberty Theatre. Miss
Sallie Fisher will sing the title role.
Annie Purcell, an English comediennc,
will make her American debut at the
Colonial Theatre Monday next. She VIII
onnear i'm series OF songs that have made
her a success in the London music halls
Special matinees OF Bought and Paid
For" will be given ut The Playhouse on
Monday and Thursday Of Christmas week.
This Is decided upon because all the seats
Tor the regular performances have already
bcen disposed OF.
The Professional Womans League bazaar
at the WaldorfAstora opens to-day at
o'clock.