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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
FOURTH OF JULY

Accounts sent out from large and
small population centers Of the land of
the star spangled banner convey assur-
ance that heed has finally been given to
the demand of years for the succor Of
life and limb from the destructive ex-
plosives commonly used on the Fourth
of July.
In such great cities as New York,
Chicago, st. Louis, and Baltimore the
sale of dangerous explosives was pro-
hibited and their use forbidden. The
people were permitted to view parades
and historical tableaux and to listen to
such flights of oratory as we're not
deemed incendiary.
In new York there was democratic
celebration under uhe auspices of Tam
many, which produced nothing more
horrible than eloquent promises that
the democratic party was going to
sweep the country next year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
FIRING ALL ALONG

You remember the Cunningham coal
claims in Alaska? CLAWS declared
them fraud perpetrated in the inter-
ests of the Guggenheia,s.
Taft and Ballinger fired CLAWS.
Pinchot came to his defense. The,, he
was fired
Then Pinchot did some firing" He
fired" the heart and conscience Of the
American people.
This repeated firing made things
so hot that finally Ballinger himself
was fred.
And now Secretary Fisher has fred
the Cunningham claims into the ash
heap.
Does that end it?
Not at all. The case now goes to the
courts. Above congress-. above cabi-
net and president, loom the courts.
What are the people doing?
Why, just now they are engaged in
an effort to fix their constitution 90
that in case court helps the hooters
steal their property, they may be able
to take hand in the game by firing
the court.
Get the idea?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
PUBLIC LANDS

South Dakota owns about 1000, 900
acres of common school lands, given
it by the federal government. None
of this land can be sold for less than
$40 per acre, and very much of it is
now worth from $50 to $50 per acre.
The lands that have not been sold are
leased for grazing or hay purposes.
None of it is allowed to be broken up
so long as the state owns it. Origi-
nally, there were two sections of this
land in each congressional township
In addition to this the state has loan
ed out at interest about Sc, SOC, 900
common school endowment. The in
terest from this money and the rent
from the common school ialljis . W ned
by the state is apportioned among the
common schools of the state and NOW
amounts to more than SIS per year for
each child of school age. This goes
far towards keeping down the taxes,
and when all of these lands are sold
and the money loaned as it is requir
ed to be by law the revenue will 60
far towards maintaining the public
schools.
| In addition to this common school
land the state owns over $50 900 acres
of land, the proceeds from which are
to be used by the state for the main
tenance of its public buildings and ed
Vocational, penal and charitable insti.
buttons. The largest beneficiary from
this fund will be the agricultural col
| lege, which has an endowment of l55,-
682 acres of this land.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
THE opTIMlsT AND pEssIMIsr

The optimist and pessimist
We're strolling out together,
The optimist remarking,
"This is most delightful weather
The pessimist was silent,
Yet in manner seemed to say
"This weather's merely borrowed
IT'S weather breeding day"
They strolled into forest;
Said the optimist "How grand!"
The pessimist dissenting
"This is badly broken land"
The optimist admiring
The fantastic rustic trees,
Tie pessimist replying,
Faulty lumber, cut from these.
They paused below wate1full,
Its cascades blithely roll;
Quoth the optimist, "Ah, truly,
This is music to my soul. !"
Mark the pessimist's amazement
AT his comrades mingled joys,
Il must coniess Vili. wauoI course
Sends forth a horrid noise.
On the bay below the waterfall
The suns bright kisses CLEAN.
"How like haven sweet of rest
From out life's fiteful stream. y
The pessimist gazed sadly
Upon its placid tide
" A spot ideal, here to leap i5-i
For a would-be suicide
Thus on, and on, they wandered.
Each guided by his rate;
One wearing glasses darkened.
The other 5 ro5eatte
:Giie Cd mot neip out wonder,
When Ger life s stygian sea,
Do they wear these self-same glasses
Through all eternity?
JOSEPH SAMUEL REED.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
CLIMATE OF HOT SPRINGS, S. y.

The climate is more perfect than
that of any other portion of the Unit.
ed States, and the crisp mountain
air, laden with the odors of birch and
pine. grows soft beneath the wooing
of the morning sun. Climatic condi-
tons are unlike these of any other
part of South Dakota or the West;
unlike even those nearby portions Of
the Black Hills, where one would
suppose the atmospheric conditions
to be precisely the same. The days
are invaribly bright; the summer
| nights cool; sudden changes infre-
quent. The air is singularly pure,
it sends the blood hurrying through
your veins. 1t makes you hungry;
eager to climb the mountains; to
walk: to battle: to dance: to do every
thing that is good for you. This is
true of winter as we'll as summer.
Statistics show that for June. July
and August, for eight years the tenn
perature averaged sixty two degrees
Fahrenheit, or eight degrees cooler
than at Atlantic City, New Jersey,
four degrees cooler than at Bismarck
North Dakota, and seven degrees
cooler than at Colorado Springs. In
December, January and February
for the same period of time, the tenn
peratuTe averaged twsnty-saven de-
grees, the same as at st. Louis, The
sun shines 1872 days each year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
THE SYRIAN PEA-HAMUs

1t Is some time since we said any
thing in particular about "Hamus. =
Have been pretty busy packing and
shipping out to all parts of the coun-
try. Stanley county will naturally
come in for the biggest acreage this
year. There are great many small
patches and some large ones put in
and quite a lot will be planted after
this. Our last shipment arrived last
week and most of that was sold be-
fore it came in. Inis week we have
been busy filling seEll back orders, SO
that those who had to wait for their
seed have been supplied before this.
A lot Of the early planted hamus ia
looking good. Hamus does not take
long to mature if the weather keeps
good and warm. Plenty Of hot wealth
er is what it likes and what it will
need for hest results. If we have
good luck with it this year there will
be plenty of seed for next season
without the necessity Of importing it
from Syria. Speaking about large
acreage, Louis Hack near Manila.
has probably put in the most, having
put in about five hundred pounds Of
seed. Fred Skoch has in ABOUT 35
acres There prabably never was
any practically new cereal SO readily
introduced as this has been, nor so
eagerly sought for. Considering the
value of hamus as feed for hogs
alone it is bound to be q success.
Aside from it's value as great fat
tener for stock, it can be used green
for the table the same as any garden
pea. When matured it is used for
human food in many ways. Roasted
and sailed like peanuts it is fine. re
you bake hamus like navy beans with
little pork you get a dish that will
make Boston sit up and take notice.
Just wait till Stanley county gets her
second wind on this hamus PROPOSE
ton and you will see her forge ahead
by leaps and ounds.-Cheyenne Riv-
er News. 5ass &
Miller Press: John W. Champion,
of Pierre, and Miss Mary Pauly were
married last night at the Pauly home,
Rev. A. P. Cooper, officiating. Tbs
happy couple accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pauly departed by auto ediate-
ly after the ceremony for Tabor, S. d.
for short visit with the BRIDES broth
er. Their many friends here wish tham
long and happy married life. They
will reside at Miller. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
HUNDREDS GO TO FORT PIERRE

Hundreds of Pierre people went to
Fort Pierre to spend the Fourth of
July. Many went on the extra trains
which were run by the Northwestern,
and others made the trip by boat
across the Big Muddy.
The energetic little town was re-
splendant in holiday attire, and the
crowd whick congregated INDUCED in
one of those good old celebrations.
The days program consisted of
races, ball game, dancing and a
grand display of fireworks iii the
evening.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

The Timber Lake Advocate says that
about forty families passed tifiroug Ii
that town on their woy east last week,
driven out by crop failure. So it goes;
yet. we do not doubt that in few years
all that country will be settled by pros
porous farmers. 1t takes time and a
good deal of sorting to get new coun-
try on substantial basis.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Last week the supreme court sus-
tanned the decision of the lower court
III granting taa;s Of 50 , s..
cases against the Milwaukee for the
death at Flandreau of Thomas Wha-
ley and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Whealey
were about to pass over the track of
the Milwaukee company, when struck
by through freight train; both were
killed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

A cablegram has been received at
Harvard College Observatory from
Kiel stating that VOLTS Periodic
Comet was observed by Prof. Max
Wolf at Heidelberg, 1911. June 10.
4792 in R. A. 10 h, AS M. 16s., Dec.
1928 degrees. The comet is Visible
in large telescope.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

On the recommendation of Major
General Leonard Wood, Chief of
Staff, the Secretary of War has or
dered that anti-typhoid vaccination,
which for more than year has been
voluntary in the army, shall be adj
ministered to all recruits except
those over So years of age.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

The decision of the referee in the
railroad rate case for South Dakota
means that the people of the state
will not ride for cents mile for a
few years to come. Possibly, the
referee intimates, the road can stand
at 21s cent rate. 1t is likely, how
ever, that 3 cents mile will prevail
for some time to come.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Indemnity has always been the
great terrible word used by the pow
ers against China. Now this coun-
try has started on the indemnity plan
itself asking Mexico to pay fifty mil
lion dollars for the Chinese killed
during the Instruction.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Some peoples wishes are. never sat
isfied. Their desires go faster than
any accomplishment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Congressman Burke said last week
that he had no doubt the bill dividing
the state into three congressional dis
tricts would pass the senate, it being
already through the house. He also
said he had not yet determined
whether or not to be candidate for
the senate. He has been much talked
of in the capacity of a senatorial
candidate and has large following
who will be glad to give him support.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Every time the mercury goes above
SO iii Washington the the prospect fey an
early August adjournment of con-
gress brightens.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

at least it is to be said TO its credit
that no American boy ever had to be
hired to take part in the old kind of
Fourth of July celebration.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

congressman who are complaining
about having to work during the
summer are not resigning their Jobs
on that account, however.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Nebraska, New Jersey and Oregon
now have laws providing for an eX-
preston of presidential preference
in primary elections.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06

Some of thu big Flortla land co m :
panies are under investigation by the
postoffice inspectors in Chicago on
complaint of people who tried to live
on the land they bought through
glowing magazine advertisements.
Great tracts Of land have been sold
III Inis way III i've anu vol ssoTo pieces
at prices five and six times its cost
on smali payments, most of which
payments are not yet completed. If
the postoffice department decides to
swoop down on these companies the
payments may not be completed by
majority OF the purchasers. One of
the biggest companies recently paid
$2O, 900 for a 500, 900 loan to partially
make up for lack of capital to carry
s. Z. it: ;ts agreements Creditors are
still showing anxiety whether that
concern will survive and the lenders
lenders Of the money, who are known
as pawn brokers to the rich, are
in control of;.the company's affairs.
This is only one of scores of land con-
Germs which the postoffice department.
haa nn0ar investigation
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
EVERYBODY'S BIBLE QUES-
TON BOX

The questions sent to the Editor of
EVERYBO BIBLE QUESTION
BOX develop many curious and in
.eresting conditions of mind. One
writes, Il am a widow past forty
years old, with a small income Will
I do the right thing if / accept pres
Rnt opportunity to marry?" The an
swer to this question in the near flu
lure in EVERY BODY'S BIBLE CUES
TION BOX will be based entirely on
the Scriptures and will therefore not
be the opinion of John Jones or Bill
Smith. If the inquirer believes and
desires to be guided by the Bible we
believe she will. as a result of the
QUESTION BOX, be enabled to come
To IN intelligent understanding of the
Scriptural Injunction. If she does not
accept Bible teaching as a fixed rule
for action, she will, nevertheless, re-
ceive the Bible view, which will be
good to have in the way of general
knowledge
The Editor o f EVERYBODY b.
BILE QUESTION BOX will not in any
case venture nor intrude upon his
auestioners or readers his own person
al opinion on the questions submitted.
He fulfils his promise to all when he
furnishes Bible answer to Bible ques-
tons, and to further elaborate, by
quoting other authorities, he positively
refuses to do.
Every Bible question sent in will be
answered within sixty days, either in
EVERYBODY'S BIBLE. QUESTION
BOX or privately, by mail, providing
address for reply is given.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

ried by Fear created by men. When
our own conscience rings the alarm. it
is time for us to take notice.
There is nothing illustrates the
abundance, of useful insect life more
than the spiders which are everywhere
and are always at work. These early
mornings We see their webs in little
round patches of jewelled lace the
dew not having been dried off by the
sun, on the grass and on the bare
earth: and in the fields and meadows
and on the shrubs these webs appear
in countless thousands; and represent
only one tribe of hundreds, many Of
which are not web spinners, but plant
and tree spiders. Then there are
aquatic and subterranean spiders. They
are everywhere active and helpful.
The wasps are their great enemies and
hunt them to stock their nests with
food for their young: and one tribe of
spiders hunt the Wasps and subsists
upon them The birds find the silk of
spiders webs useful in making their
nests, and the vireos and humming
birds use the silken threads to firmly
fix their nests to boughs and brakes.
Thousands of persons shudder at men
ton of a spider, although the natura-
lists assure US that there is not a
venomous one among the billions On
this continent. Spiders are in every
house and every garden; and it IS
questionable whsther man could exist
in comfort upon the earth without their
daily assistance.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
cV YoUNG's CAREER.

Cy Ioung's retiracy from the nation
al game after % years of continuous
service not only tells for his skill and
popularity, but also for the correctness
of his habits. AS a bright particular
star of the Cleveland team he has
pleased millions and commanded the
admiration of his countrymen.
Cy Young has added so per cent. to
the age of retiracy, since he endured
until Is where others left at 80. He
leaves baseball as an eminent exam =
pie of what right living will do in
the way OF prolonging a mans pow
ers. 1t is to be hoped that whatever
vocation he takes up he may give an
other illustration CT powers undimin-
ished far beyond the years at which
the world has been accustomed to
look for decline.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
THE LATEST STATISTICS.

The latest statistics from the census
bureau show that we gained % 40
per cent. in population the past decade
and that the total of inha bitants is
1,1f4,756.
Connecticut has 1S cities Seven of
the cities have a population of $4,000
or more. New Haven. the largest city,
has a popula ton OF 133.605, while
Bridgeport, the second city, has a pop
ulation of 102. 054. There are two cit
les having from $4,000 to 100. 900 inllab-
itants, and three from $4,000 to 50,-
600 There are six cities having from
10000 to 10000 inhabitants
OF the IS cities previously mentioned.
New Britain shows the highest per-
eentage of increase during the last
decade, namely 6S.9 per cent. New
Haven. while having an absolute in
crease in population from 1900 to 1910
of 25,57s has lower percentage of in
crease than for two previous decades
Bridgeport also shows reduced per-
centage of increase, the rate during
the past decade being less than for any
other since 1870 OF the Is cities con-
sidered. there are only three for which
the rate of increase during the past
decade exceeds that during the preced-
ing decade, namely, Danbury, New
Britain and Norwich.
Connecticut has eight counties. The
population of these counties ranges
from 26,459 in Tolland county to $751;
2s2 in New Haven county
Every county in the state has in
creased in population during the last
decade. the percentage of increase
ranging from 3.2 per cent. in Windham
county to 1872 per cent. in Fairfield
county: and the absolute increases
from $500 in Windham county to S.
119 in New Haven county, which con :
tains the city of New Haven. In the
case of three counties the percentages
of increase are larger thar that for
the state as "a whole, which, as before
stated, was 22.7 per cent. Four coun.
ties show a higher rate of increase
for this decade than for the preceding
decade.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

delicate palate tickling food should
not be mentioned to suggestive ears at
the table. Mr.. Main would ask quietly:
Can l help you to some of this, M.
R.?' May l fill your plate again, Mr..
DeWolf?" But once when our appe-
titles were not on the keenest edge
bit cloyed perhaps an unnaistak-
able odor came in the windows from
some black and white skins on the
barn door, the charm was broken by
our hosts three year old boy showing
his tin plate across the table and
shouting: Il want tum more 'KUENk,"
At this dread word. certain city gen
tlemen turned pale. there was a quick
rush for the back yard, whence sounds
were heard strangely like those issu-
ing from the ladies' cabin during a
rough passage around Point Judith
And on the road driving home we only
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

needed to say '''kunk' to our veteran
climber. Stoddard, who had eaten too
as seaslck as [ was once riding in N
empty rocking Concord stage Goa n
from Fort William Henry hotel. Lake
George, toS Glens Falls. It's known
that a wonlan's within sways empires.
and think the incident just recorded
shows that single lisping childish
word will move the bowels of sympa-
thy of mighty man. G. L. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
And Then Some More.

Thirteen questions may be unlueky
but Mr.. Bryan will not think that he
is until he runs for Office Is times
Atlanta Constitution
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

Since Secretary Wilson advised
that DIR. Wiley be censured, what does
he expect is coming to him as the re-
suit of DR.. Wiley's statements about
him?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
INDEPENDENCE Ct THE COURTS.

There appears to be no doubt the
country will support President Taft in
his vetoing of the Arizona statehood
bill because of the clause which would
make the judiciary subject to popular
clamor and recall.
Referring to the recall clause in the
Arizona constitution, he says:
This provision of the Arizona con-
stitution, in its application to county
and state judges seems SO pernicious
in its effect, destructive of indie
pendence in the judiciary, so likely to
subject the rights of the individual
to the possible tyranny of a popular
majority, and therefore to be SO in
furious to the cause of free govern
ment, that / must disapprove con-
stitution containing it,
The president gave good and suffi
cient reasons for not endorsing the re-
call: but he did not fail to point out
how it could be accomplished later, if
Arizona wished to enter upon such an
experiment. He does not thinl. it to be
advisable.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

A Louisville preacher says there is
no politics in heaven. There will be
where the politicians get their reward,
though,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

The cartoonists are being severely
criticised because they put three hairs
on Colonel Bryan's head one day and
only two the next.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

1t looks as if the aviators by and
by might skip over to England in a
couple of days and skip back again, as
a weekend exercise.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

There is one advantage in being
king. The king of England has no num-
Der on his automobile to give him away
if he exceeds the limits of the law
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
That Will Help Some.

Also, Mr. Leishman. formerly Of
Pittsburg, now amba ssador to Ger
many, has a mustache that can take
the upward slant of the kaiser's.-
pittsburg Sur.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

The Quail Trap, Aug. Is. 1911.-The
music OF the birds is fast becoming a
memory, tree and barn swallows are
lining the phone wires, and bobolinks
and some other birds have gone to the
rice fields and beyond. No orioles have
been about here for weeks till the 18th,
when a family of eight spent half an
hour in the tops of our ash trees For
many months we will miss the sun
up roll of the grosbeak, and the noon
day drone of the seven-year locust is
a pc ar substitute for the orioles all
day cheer. Katydid does her best to
make up for wi1ippoorwill's plant, but
the wnirr of eicadae cannot console us
for the thrasher's evensong. After a
long silence we again heard single
whippoorwill at o'clock on the morn
ing of the 18th / have no data to say
that nigh thawk and whippoorwills
breed more than once, but kingbirds
and cedarbirds raise but one brood. A
few robins, phoebes, song sparrows
and bluebirds are now busy with their
second families. Unless broken up,
no hawk or owl here has a second
clutch, and woodeock and grouse breed
but once.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
MIGHT Be So.

A congressional committee is here
to probe the money trust" whatever
that is. Probably want to find out if
money talks.-New York Evening Tel
egram.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
Considerable Statesmen.

Senators La Toilette and Bailey are
afraid of -'swamping" the country with
cheap meat and flour. SO is the meat
trust.-New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

DR.. Wiley's enemies are wasting
money SHOWING that he is not scien-
tific. Since he is honest and faithful
the people will waive all the rest.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

The Toledo Blade calls attention to
the fact that Harry Atwood is doing
all he can to fulfil one of Mother Ship
toms prophecies
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

The Worcester aeroplane which used
to disturb New England at night is not
expected to figure in the coming avia-
ton meet at Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

Arizona is not SO offended that she
will not find the door and knock once
more for admission to the Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

If the almanac day for September Ia
such d fraud as was the almanac day
for August The Bulletin will favor
aTbolishing almanac days.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

There are few men in Eastern Con-
necticut who, if they felt sure their
wives would fly, would bring an aero
plane home with them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19

If Togo does not have a care the
American banquet will make way with
him before he becomes aware of its
deadly character