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The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-22
NORMANDY NUGGETS.
Dtenss That Find Thsir Way lnte en-
Mouths % Many PEOPLE.

Stones That Find Thsir Way ints enc
Mouths q Many People.
re Is 4 far cry from ''the lonely
stretches Of the wave kissed Shore to
false teeth, but by unexpected paths
we often descend abruptly from the
sublime to the ~ufilitarian. Many Z
man calmly chewing an i~ndestrucible
steak In America little dreams that
the picturesque coast Of Normandy has
been sacrificed 70 provide him with
molars. Such ~ the painful fact. how
ver. II you walk along the southern
shore Of the English channels between
Dieppe and Havre you viii ZEE men
and boys searching for stones Of
certain size and shape from q varied
collection OF rocks which form the.
beach. These are put into sacks and
e6ipped to America, where they are
eonverted into porcelain.
The industry-for such IL the term
used to designate this i~nvigorating &c
cupation-has grown to considerable
pr0portions in the past few years. Its
simplicity Is perhaps its greatest
CUuIxus adNiu& OuTe leufffe0 tue k1n0
q stone you are looking for. ali that
= required Of you is to pick It up.
ff you do this steadily and uncom-
plainingly for several hours you will be
sure to Oil 4 sack. Then all you have
to do IS to ding II jauntily over your
shoulder. run across the powders to
he superintendent and demand I
franc.
With this weaith In your pocket ron
nm then sit down and look dreamily
ever the water while you allow your
Imagination full play. You seem to
: the stones AFTER ! long voyage
acrOss the Atlantic being slowly
rescued from their rude state. Bit by
IT they are dragged from their primi-
I've n0thingness up to the heights of
twentieth century porcelain. They are
I'm shipped, polished. mounted ON q
Gna1 pivot-but why 90 into it7 II d
- painfuL-Minneapolis Bellman.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-22

Ad-ARA L EVANS
CoGwriant " American Pres Aseo-
ototton. 1911.

Cmvrfrnt ~ American Pres Asso-
cation, 1911.
~ little boy had been playing o.
street. q usual. with instructions
. @ o. the block. Living ma
90 between the two cross streets, I
Gonld always ZEE him BY going to the
lUnt door or q window. When \
0me time for the noon meal step
- - the door to cali him. ! looked
- ways without seeing him. Fright
Oo1. / ran out and up and down the
ouooG hooking for him. NY worse
lnss wers realized when some chill
- told ne that 4 man had taken
- boy with him to buy him Soma
0fdy.
- the time / was too wild with ter
- % get any description OF the man;
-, having waited several hours with
- ny boys returning. I made up
mind that be had been kidnapped
~. Hnding the children who had seen
IN. learned from them that the man
W1o short and thick set with light
1nfr. / called 1t the police once 60
aOtify them of the abduction and In
osnded 10 give the sergeant what In
1oemati0n / had acquired. But wal
- discouraged It the way th0 police
talked about the m~atter-tha4 didn't
oDsm to know where TO begin-eoat l
excluded to handle the case myself.
I consulted with my husband. who.
tAeugh In the same trouble 40 myself.
snOwed admirable self control. and he
oGreed that W would wait for = de-
and Tor ransom without taking any
octlon.
The demand came through the post
e1cs written on q scrap Of letter paper
ond inclosed In an envelope. Who
ovef wrote &c was not 70 iIliternte IS
o16napers usually are. The handwrif-
- was that or q man and the spell
~ indicated q foreigner. NY huS-
lind took II to a professor Of Ian
01ages In the university. who. judging
1eom q single word spelled AZ the send
- would pronounce 1t. concluded that
- was q Swede. His light hair tai.
- with this. since Swedes nearly all
- fair.
We wrote . reply stating that We
U0uld Willingly pay the ans0m that
- would have nothing to do with the
D1llce and that all We asked was the
meuGn Of our bay.
4 reply came In due time. and /
1nD&ed the envelopes over carefully BE-
- opening Il I aaw protrudina
- under the zap OF the envelope
- end of 4 hair. Moreover. I noticed
- It vas alnost white. I opened
- envelope vsgy carefully. steamine
- gum - Tint l should not tear the
onpeF. a surprise awaited me- On
Wo0sing the whole hair-it was about
= lnch lonR-T found That. though the
0et which hnA ps0trnded was light
- ret of u Wae blNck. Il occurred
y - that tAe man N order to escape
06nts0catioa had 0ved II. Evidently
- mir IN ny possession had grown
unce - dyelnG. ah0st q week. the
- TINT md elapsra since the xii
mo1ng.
tn lstter Glrscted ~ 10 60 to 4
uFenin subuFb q = cestaii night end
= ~ n0rthwese cosnAr Of two inter.
ue11ng roads ~ would 0nd q hnllou
- We ~ 70 PIT the money IN
- NJ. II would b. useless the iet.
- rid. fsr any to follow na. for the
~nce for some distance surrOundina
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
81 HfNPYMuLEP G

must be kept in apple pie order if the
foreman is to retain his job. The
foreman's wife is held responsible for
the housekeeping and cooking for the
men.
Despite his habit of close supervi-
sion, he allows great freedom of ac-
ton to his most trusted higher en-
ployes. He is often generous to peo-
pie who have no claims upon him.
The cook at every ranch has orders
to feed every person who stops there
hungry-and to ask no questions.
Anybody who reaches one of his
ranches at night may stable and feed
his horses. lodge in the ranch house,
and eat with the employees, without
charge and without question. A man
who needs meat may kill sheep or
calf from Mr.. MIXERS herds, provided
he uses the meat himself and does
not sell it. OF course, these things
are more than generosity; they are
protection against the spite OF
tramps and the depredations of
thieves; but they indicate a pretty
ndu, IOO.
He has to make concessions to ne
cesAty In other ways; he is known by
everybody and he has to travel thou
sands of miles alone through a wild
country. He is frequently held up
and robbed in consequence; but he
never attempts resistance nor reports
such incidents to the officers of the
law. If he did. the next man who
robbed him would probably kill him,
SO he usually carries only a little
money. and charges the robberies to
profit and loss.
Once he was robbed in Pacheco
pass by Mexican. who took $500
from him. Mr.. Miller knew the man,
and reminded him that he was a long
way from home and asked the high
wayman to lend him enough for ex-
penses. The Mexican handed back a
$40 gold piece and disappeared. Sew
eral years later Mr.. Miller saw him
on the street in Hanford and offered
him $40
81 borrowed this from you once"
he said.
81 never saw you before" said the
Mexican.
"Oh, yes, you did. borrowed $40
from you in Pacheco pass, three
years ago."
And he made him take it.
But he is fighter. too. He has
'lawed" more, as the old-timers say,
than any man on the coast. He en-
ploys an attorney in nearly every
town near his ranches. and he will
fight any legal dispute to the last re-
sort.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
GREAT CATTLE KING
Owns Millions of Acres of Land
in Three States.
Ranches of Henry Miller Are verita.
BILE Paradises for Tramps-Once
Bought All the Sheep in
Nevada.

San Francisco, Cal-The cattle
king of the country is Henry Miller,
who owns millions of acres in Cali
fornia, Nevada and Oregon. Most OF
this land Is used for cattle and sheep
ranges but about 80 per cent, is cult.
waited, the crops being used to fatten
live stock. Cattle raising is his bust
ness and he has made a tremendous
success of it, and is worth $4,000, 900.
He buys cattle and sheep and hogs,
lean or fat, runs them on his own
ranches, shipping them from ranch
to ranch to utilize all the grass and
stubble. puts his own grain into them,
and when they go tu market they al
ways make profit. He buys in tre-
his head sheep foreman to buy all the
sheep for sale in Nevada at any rea-
sonable price. The foreman bought
all but $4,000 head, which were held
at five dollars apiece, which he
thought was too high. He reported
to Mr.. Miller in southern California.
Without pause Mr.. Miller said
Take the next train to Nevada and
buy them"
His ranches are models of neatness
and order and thrifty management.
Every one of them is under Mr.. Mill
er's direct, personal supervision and
for forty years he has been travelling
from ranch to ranch, inspecting his
property. directing the planting of
crops and the movement of his herds,
buying and selling. Each ranch is
managed by foreman who has sub
foremen for the farming and for the
care of the cattle and the sheep.
Over several ranches constituting a
group is superintendent. But every
ranch is under the constant personal
supervision of Miller himself. He
visits them at unexpected times and
closely examines everything. He re-
CARDS wastefulness as crime and
everything in and about the ranch
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
AT THE PARSONAGE.
Coffee Runs Riot No Longer.

"Wife and had serious time of 1t
while we were coffee drinkers.
"She had gastritis, headaches, belch-
ing and would have periods of sick
ness, while l secured daily headache
that became chronic.
1--WE naturally sought relief by drugs
without avail, for it Is now plain
enough that no drug will cure the dis.
eases another drug Coffee sets up,
particularly. so long as the drug
which causes the trouble is continued.
Finally we thought we would try
leaving off coffee and using Postum. I
noticed that my headaches disappeared
like magic. and my old trembly' nerv-
BUSINESS left. One day wife said. DO
you know my gastritis has gone?'
Zone can hardly realize what Post
UNI has done for US.
Then we began to talk to others.
Wife's father and mother were both
coffee drinkers and sufferers. Their
headaches left entirely a short time
after they changed from coffee to
Postum
began 10 enquire among my par
ishioners and found to my astonish-
ment that numbers of them use Post.
UNI in place Of coffee. Many of the
ministers who have visited our par.
sonage have become enthusiastic cham
pions Of Postum" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of humaA
interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
ozERMJEW AT9457zSeE u

we all agree should De brought back to the soil
have neither the money nor the credit necessary
to accomplish 1t. 1t is to the method by which
this difficulty can be overcome and this deficiency
supplied that this article is written.
There have been successfully established in
Missouri and other states in recent years num-
Der of farm home colonies, which seem to offer the
best method for bringing people back to the soil
in a way which is likely to make the experiment
successful one The general plan of these farm
home coloniesis for some individual associa-
ton to divide tract of land available for farming
and fruit raising into number of small FARMS
which sold on easy terms or rented to per
sons who desire to go back to the soil, with CEN
trail or home farm conducted in way and with
the appliances necessary not only to encourage
and to instruct, but also to assist those living
upon the other farms; the idea being that the
trail farm, under the control of experienced
farmer will be source of example, and with the
establishment at some central place Of church.
schoolhouse, blacksmith shop creamery. silos,
milk separators and other modern conveniences
and necessities of the farm. the chances of sue
ces swil be increased and the chances of failure
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

correspondingly lessened.
The isolation and lonesome
ness incident to individual
effort in getting back to the
soil is thus, of course, avoid
ed, with a consequent i'm
provement of conditions Of
social life.
Under the auspices Of the
Catholic church, and par
ticularly under the direc-
ton of Archbishop John ].
Glennon of the st. Louis
diocese, there have been es-
tablished in Missouri a num-
Der of such farm home set
Elements which have proven
both interesting and beneh-
cial. One was established
some years ago at Knob
view as an Italian colony,
which has enjoyed a most
successful career. There has
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

Of such years earnings in brief outing in the
mountains, the northern woods or at the seashore
Is not unusual experience
The problem of achievement of ambition and Of
success tnat confront the business or the profes-
sional man is radically different from that prob
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

had soreness in each side, could not
stand tight clothing, and was irregular.
was completely run down. On adj
vice I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills and
am enjoying good health. 1t is now
more than two years and I have not
had an ache or pain since do all my
own work, washing and everything,
and never have the backache any more.
! think your medicine is grand and /
praise it to all my neighbors. If you
think my testimony will help 'othess
you may publish it."-Mrs. OLLIE
WooDALL, Morton's Gap. Kentucky.
Backache is symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If You
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this so surely as Lydia
e. Pinkham's Compound.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass, for special advice.
Your letter will be absolutely
confidential, and the advice free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
No Use WASHING It.

Mother-Charles, see you have
written me little letter to say how
sorry you are you took the jam! Well,
forgive you for your thoughtfulness.
Charlie-Yes. ma. Please don't tear
the letter.
Mother-Why not?
Charles-'Cos it'll do for next time.
STRAY Stories.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

my health was very
bad and / had a
continual backache
which was simply
awful. / could not
stand on my feet
long enough to cook
Ia meals vi C tua Is
without my back
nearly killing me,
and I would have
such dragging SEN
IS a tions / could
hardly bear it. L
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

Our highest religion is named "the
worship of sorrow"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

Jessie-How does Sue manage to
win so many guessing contests?
Joe-Her father is in charge Of the
local weather bureau, and she gets
him to predict the result of the con-
test, and then she guesses the other
way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
THAT
AWFUL !.
.BACKACHE
Cured by Lydia E. Pinknam's
Vegetable Compound

Morton's Gap, Kentucky.-'T suf-
fered two wears with female disorders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18

lem Of existence that
daily demands a solu-
ton from 100000 of
people in the United
States alone, This prob
lem is, Of course, most
acute in those centers
Of population and indus
try where great wealth
and great poverty exist
side by side in striking
contrast. While poverty
and misfortune are not
unknown in the coun.
try districts. they exist
there generally as a re-
suit of accident. misfor-
tune or disease. and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
For STANDARDIZATION, CAPuDINR

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudine will relieve you.
It's iQuid-pleasant to take-acts immedi-
ately. Try 1t. l0c., 25c.. and so cents at drug
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-18
A Hopeful Fellow.

A Hopeful Fellow.
''What is an optimist?'
"a man whose bump of hope Is big
ger than the rest of his head"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
my was entirely discontinued.

my was entirely discontinued.
s A complete reversal Of this order
is seen In the fact that one of the
considerations promised Argentine for
giving their contracts of the Bethle-
hem Steel Co. is permission to put 10
oficers aboard our feet and to study
the structure of our ships and receive
instructions In the use and operation
Of the guns.
There 10 no truth In the statement
that the Argentine government gives
up any seerets. What Information the
|Argshtines hare they. are keeping 70
themselves. For instance, the shells
which are to be fred In the guns Of
these two Argentine ships are to be
furnished by the Bethlehem Steel Co..
but the explosive for loading them Is
q secret which the Argentine govern
ment has not revealed and will not
reveal to the United States.
In point of fact, the only considera-
ton given by Argentina for the Sc
crets OF our navy, including the fire
control and the submerged torpedo
tubes. was the bringing of the con-
tract to the American shipyards--
yards In which the steel trust and Mr..
Knox's old client, Charles M. Schwab,
are the parties chiefly interested.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02

was very close, but the indications
are that the complete returns will
show Cunningham the winner. Neither
candidates name appeared on the Of
cial ballot, but had to be written In.
Judge Morse Rohnert's excellent
showing was one OF the surprises of
tse primary. He had many knockers
and even some OF his friends were
fearful that he would be nosed out,
but he ran third. He Will have a hard
fight on his hands in the election.
however. The wise ones are picking
Mandell and Van Zile as sure win
ners, while the election Of three Dem
ocrats-Hally, Hosmer and Murphy
Is practically conceded by the Repub-
licans The Democrats will try their
best 70 make 1t four, I'm which case
Charles T. wilkins seems the likely
man.
The vote, both In the city and
county, was unusually light. Probably
not more than one-third OF the voters
turned out to the polls. There was
but little doing around the booths
during the day and the vote was so
light that there was no serious delay
in the count. Several OF the candi.
dates and their friends waited I'm the
county clerks once for the early re-
turns. Those from the first precinct
Of the Twelfth ward were the first to
reach the county building. They ar.
rived just 40 minutes after the booth
closed, and after that returns began
coming in at q lively rate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
DIES WITH MEMORY OF
WRECK HAUNTING HIM
Engineer Of Train That Killed Nine
High School Pupils In 1908,
Never Eoruot Fatality.

Never Forgot Fatality.
NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-From the
day he learned that nine Newark high
school pupils had been killed by the
Lackawanna express, he drove in 1908
until of bis death, Leon c. Barclift
was never the same man.
Over and over again the old en-
gineer reviewed every detail OF the
accident as he had learned 1t from
others. The tracks Of the trolley road
had been slippery and the trolley car
had crashed through the gates at the
foot Of Clifton-ave., In Newark, be-
fore he could stop his train. He
himself had been picked up with q
compound fracture Of the skull and
many other injuries.
The engineer did not know the full
horror Of that day In 1903 until long
afterward. There were months in the
hospital and then quiet days in lit
tie store to which the couple retired.
His wife thought that she had sue
ceeded In keeping him in ignorance
until one day he came across an old
newspaper account of the tragedy.
MY poor husband experienced a
shock when he learned the truth that
always remained" said Mrs. Barclift,
yesterday. Upon the slightest oc.
casion he would recount all Of the
details he had read"
The doctors In the Newark hospital
said that the old engineer died be
cause of an anaemic lung and harden
ing Of the arteries, but his wife ID
sure that his long brooding was equal
lily n factor. He was buried from his
j Newark home. with the honors ol
Masons to q Mason.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BIZ
WILLIAM C. FREEMAN.
No. 672.

A western newspaper printed
the following item recently:
''One Of the funniest requests | ever
got" the advertising manager told
US, was from a local drygoods mer-
chant. He said, 4 want this adver-
tisement put in a part of the paper
where women will be sure to see it.
"'Great Scott, mani said. Don't
you know that when we have some
pure reading matter that We want
women to be sure to see we put It
next to q drygoods advertisement
ADVERTISING, as has been
repeatedly stated, is NEWS
not only drygoods advertising,
but all advertising, and men and
- tceptinned On rage T.n.p
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
SENATORS START
NEW F|LIBUsTEB
Hale, Hepburn and Stone Arc Wae.
ing Fight ON Tariff Board Hin and
Extra Session Il Sure.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 2.--When ne
senate met today, with q weary -.
semblage following session tho<
lasted until 2:36 this morning, ~
hope was abandoned Of forsstsllinG
an extra session.
Dilatory tactics, aimed 1t the mn
for a permanent tariff board by 86nG'
tors Hale (Rep., Maine), Heybufn
(Rep, Idaho), and Stone (Dem., MOI.
last night, were taken TO indicate thnl
from now on until Saturday noon th1o
trio would permit only the passa1o
Of the regular appropriation hil1c,
Reciprocity apparently had not tho
ghost of q show. =
Unless 1t is disposed OF, It block
nearly everything else.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
COUNTY FAIRS
GIVEN A BOOST
Legislature Authorizes Appropria.
tions for Advertising-Tax ,
Dodgers Are Hit.
(From . star Correspondent.)

LANSING, Mich, March 1.-Two
bills which will be Of assistance to
agricultural exponents, were intro
duced into the senate yesterday. One
by Senator Foster provides that any
county board Of supervisors can ap
propriate $4,000 annually for the ad
vertisement OF the agricultural advant
ages of the county, and can be allowed
to use part Of the money to cover the
expense Of maintaining an exhibition
OF the county's products In any domes
tic or foreign fair. The other, by
Senator Walters, authorizes any board
of county supervisors to issue bonds
up to $4,000 for the purchase OF land
to be placed at the disposal OF county
fairs.
Senator Kingman introduced bill
hitting tax dodgers. II authorizes the
state tax commission to conduct In
vestigations for the purpose OF dis
covering property which has escaped
taxation within the last 10 years.
Such property, when discovered, must
them be taxed for the full amount.
and the proceeds placed In the omit
ted tax fund"
Senator Whites bill authorizing the
state tax commission to investigate
all mining properties and submit a
report to the state board of equaliza'
ton in August, was passed promptly
and given immediate effect.
The senate also passed Senator
Taylor's bill making IL possible for
women TO be appointed county super
intendents OF the poor
The senate adopted the report oi
the committee on constitutions
amendments, recommending concur
renee in house resolutions for the sub
mission of two amendments.
One is to change the regulations as
TO primary school money. so thai
where a district has a surplus beyond
it's next years needs, the money car
be turned back into the state treasury
instead Of accumulating uselessly. The
other Is 20 give the legislature power
to repeal local and special acts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
Death Takes Phillip Smith.

Funeral services will be held. Sat
urday morning, for Phillip Smith. II
years old, who died in his home, No.
421 Campbell-ave., Wednesday. Grip
W as the cause Of death. For over 80
years Mr.. Smith lived in Detroit, be-
ing in the liquor business on Michi-
gan-ave. for some time. His wife and
the following children survive: Misses
Mamie and Sadie Smith, Mrs. NJ. J.
Bermedy, Hammond, Ind; Mrs. Den
mis- Cahill, Jackson, Mich; Mrs.
Frank Karrer and Mrs. William Ma
loney, and F. G. Smith, Detroit.