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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
Nothing Is in Vain.

Nothing Is in vain
Not a flower blooms to die
Meath the shade or open sky
But Is found by some lone eye;
It will bloom again;
For the thoughts OF God shall be
Lasting as eternity.
Not a sweet-voiced bird
Lives ar 4 sings and flies away
But some heart is gladdened, nay,
Not the music of a day
Passes all unheard;
Still there is an ear that hears
All the music OF the years.
Not q kindly deed
That a loving hand has wrought,
Not q soul-born word, to naught
by the cHnkering years is brought:
Not a truthful creed
In f~orgetfuincss long lies,
II must grow where falsehood dies.
u. Il. Gason.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
Father Mathews Temperance Work

one hundred and fifty thousand con-
verts to sobriety within a few months
in one city is q good record. That is
the result credited to the work OF
Father Mathew in the city OF Cork
about the year 1888. From Cork the
movement spread all over Ireland. and
even some parts of England felt its
influence. Perhaps eve before or
since has a temperance movement as
sumed such proportions or been fol-
lowed by such great results. The work
done by Father Mathew, involved great
personal sacrifice, for his family owned
a large distillery from which he had
been accustomed to receive large divi-
dends each year. The crusade of which
he was the head caused such a falling
off in the drinking OF the working
classes that the distillery had to close.
Father Mathew spent some time in the
United States in 1850, and founded nu-
merous total abstinence societies.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
Joseph tho Unfortunate.

Joseph H., emperor Of Germany, was
not a very successful ruler. Half in
jest. half in earnest, he suggested this
as an appropriate inscription for his
tombstone: Here lies Joseph, I'M
fortunate in all his undertakings" He
was a good man, with excellent in
tentions; but somehow his plans al
most invariably went wrong. BE good
a2G yc3 VIII - .saDpy' did irut seem
to apply in his cas@. The truth is.
he was lacking j Judgment. He was
q Jealous refOrmcr and deeply con-
cerned for the welfare Of his subjects;
but he went about it in the wrong way.
He tried to reform people with Il ham
mer, and totally d~isregarded their feel
ings in the matter. Many OF them did
not even know they needed reforming.
Joseph had about as much tact as a
runaway horse in a flower garden. He
probably did not know it, but this lack
Of judgment was largely the cause of
his being unfortunate in all his under
takings."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

had soreness in each side, could not
stand tight clothing, and was irregular.
/ was completely run down. On adj
vice 4 took Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound and Liver Pills an6
nm enjoying good health. 1t Is now
more than two years and ] have NOT
had an ache or pain since lido all my
own work, washing and everything.
Rnd never have the hackache any more.
4 think your medicine is grand and ]
praise it to all my neighbors. If yoG
think my testimony will help Others
you may publish it."-Mrs. OLLIH
WooDALL, Morton's Gap, Kentucky
Backache is a symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If yol
have backache don't neglect 1t. Tt
get permanent relief you must reach
the root Of the trouble. Nothing We
know of will do this SO surely as LydiS
T.. Piukham's Compound.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham. al
Lynn, Mass, for special advice
Your letter will be. absolutely
confidential. and the advice free
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
He Knew His Business.
Frum London Onininn

rrum LONDON Opinion.
Proprietor OF Millinery Shop-Why
didn't that lady buy anythingY
New observation-disclosures we hadn't
got what she wanted.
Proprletor--You1l kindly remember
In future. miss. that you're here to
sell what ! keep and not what peoplo
want.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
MICROBES.

CA news item states that an emf
nent professor in an eastern college
has just discovered microbes on the
handles of baby cabs, which greatly
endanger the nursemaids who push
them).
oh, listen to the scientist, fair nurse,
before you grab
The old familiar handle Of the baby
cab.
are making it their lair
The same as he has found them here
and there and everywhere.
here and there and everywhere.
He has found them on the doorknob
and upon the razor hone.
He has found them in the drinking cup
and in the telephone.
He has found them on h dollar bills
and on the mantel clock.
He has found them in the photograph
and in the cookie crock.
He has found them in the coffee pot
and on the chandelier. .
He has found them in the cedar chest
and on the chiffonier.
He has found them in the auto horn
and or the w2tch 2aa chain.
He has found them on the necktie pin
and on the walking cane.
He has found them on the monkey
wrench and on the pocket knife.
The fact is, he's been hunting up these
microbes all his life,
And it is pretty safe to bet that, in
the future state,
He viii try to find some microbes
clinging TO the pearly gate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

The men around
the polls will be
Obliged to wear
dress suits
And manicure their
n and see
To shining up
their boots.
They'll have to cut
the smoking out
And conversation
raw,
Combining 1t to talk
about
The works Of Keats
anI CLA
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
CHICAGO Girl Wins Famc.

Der writes another story. Miss F'erber
is being heralded by literary critics
generally as TIM successor to the late
o. Henry. She is a Chicago girl. 20
years old. who began to write a short
time ago while a reporter on a Milwau-
kee newspaper.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
aAN.THE.SPUI2.
8UF.T
SSg By ROY K. MOULTON.
K. MOULTON.

Copyright, 1911, by c. N. Mather,
WHEN MOTHER GOES TO VOTE.
Respectfully dedicated to the Suffra-
gettes and Women's Clubs.)
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

my health was very
bad and ( had a
continual backache
which was simply
awful. I could not
stand on my feet
enough 70 cook
"a meals Victuals
without my back
nearly killing me,
/ would have
such dragging sen.
.sations / could
hardly bear it I
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
Not Even Therel
From Harner,s ZEE,

ItoH harper bazdr.
Gabriel-Wasn't that spirit satisfied
with her mansion?
st. Peter--No: she said she certainly
expected enough closets.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
The Dartmoor Massacre.

At the close of the war Of 1912 Eng
lane held 5000 Americans as prisoners,
confined at Dartmoor, in D~eYonshire.
OF these $500 were soldiers captured IN
battle, and $500 were The lat
ter had been impressed by British
cruisers and refused to serve on Eng
lish ships, on the ground that they were
American sailors. Some Of them had
been imprisoned for 10 years or more.
Peace was declared in December, 1914,
but the prisoners did not hear Of it till
March. When the news finally reached
them of course they were greatly elated
n expected to be set at liberty very
shortly. As day after day passed with
no sign of release, they became FESTIVE.
They demanded better food and better
treatment, and when these were re-
fused they showed signs of ~insubordt-
nation. One day the guards fired on
the prisoners, killing five and wound
ing SO. What was still more eXasper-
ating, the British government pro-
nOunced the act justitiable. When news
of the DartmOor massacre" reached
this country there was great indigna-
ton. and no wender. John Bull proba-
bly, would think twice and count 100
before doing such a thing now.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
KEEP CooL

Don't let the torrid atmosphere Of sum
mer worry you, but just
Keep cool.
Don't let yourself be ruffled up, ex-
cited or unduly fused.
Keep cool.
Don't scold about the price OF ice or
meat, or anything like that.
Don't worry over little things or insti.
tute a family spat
Or lose your temper uselessly and vent
your feelings on the cat.
Keep cool.
When everything on earth goes wrong
and things are not what they
should be.
Keep cool.
Remember how Cap. Peary fought the
icebergs in the polar sea.
Keep cool.
when asphalt pavement seethes and
boils and stone sidewalks reflect
the heat:
When it is possible to broil beefsteak
right on the b~rick-paved street;
Don't rave and swear and tear your
hair and spoit a disposition sweet.
Keep cool.
When collars wilt and p~erspiration
trickles down your manly back,
Keep cool.
when you Ietl very SURE era iOIlEs
your dome Of thought is going to
crack.
Keep cool.
Though others rave about the heat and
are beyond ali easur fused,
And though the weather bureau rs
quite properly maiigned and
cussel.
we don't know how you1I 90 II, but.
remember. OF ali things, you must
Keep cool
-
ACCORDING TO UNCLE ABNER.
The way az the pants presser IS hard,
The barem skirt covers a multitude
OF shins.
old Iii Perkins Is a MA OF very
reg'lar habits. He gets drunk every
night.
Many a man earns his bread by the
Tweat OF his frau. Lem Purdy's Wifi
takes m waShin'.
BY gravy, 1t seems TO be more OF Z
disgrace TO have a 1919 model oatmo'
bile thantto have none at all.
Rev. al. Birls has the shingles
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
What II Cost to Discover America.

1t is difficult TO make an accurate
estimate OF what it cost to discover
America All the documents agree that
the total expense of fitting out the three
little vessels with which Columbus
sailed was 1,140,00 maravedis, but the
difficulty is to ascertain the value of
that coin at the time. A maraYedi is a
small copper coin of Spain. supposed to
be worth about 3 mills of American
money. The coins OF a country usually
decrease in value as the country grows
older, and some authorities claim that
in the time OF Columbus n maravedi
was equal to z mills. If such was the
case, the expense TO the Spanish gov
eminent was about $4,000. OF course
the pay of the officers and crew should
be included, but that was not excessive.
The annual salary of Admiral Christie
pher Columbus was equal to 1920
American money; of the three captains,
1872 each, and Of the three pilots, about
$140 each. The sailors were paid at the
rate of $2.75 q month. The ships ply
stefan could not nave been considered a
very important parsonage, as his salary
was equal to $3.50 per annum,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
Summers Song.

You call it the patter
OF raindrops hat scatter.
Lfk diamonds the grasses among.
Or else, If it pleases
You whisper of breezes.
And cadence of songs they have sung.
OF clear lifting fountains,
And murmuring mountains,
The voice of old ocean, sublime.
But jocund or lonely,
III wage you they're only
The songs of the glad Summer Time
Oh, the rollicking notes OF a rythmical
rhyme,
The mathis n vespers of gay Summer
Time.
You call them the voices
OF birds, and your choice Is
The robin, the linnet, the wren.
You praise the quails drumming.
The h~oney-bees humming.
The Katy-Did's call from the glen
The maple boughs signing,
You reckon outlying
The rustic of corn at its prime
But plaintive or merry,
Or solemn or CHEEKY,
This song OF the gay Summer Time.
on, the rythmical rune OF a fathomless
rhyme,
The mathis and vespers of gay Summer
Time. ~
L. M. Thornton. in the Columbian.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
THAT
AWFUL
BACKACHE
Cured by Lydia E. Pinknam's
Vegetable Compound

Morton's Gap, Kentucky.-'T suf.
fered two years with female disorders,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
The Newest Horror.


Fair women I love and adore,
AbiectIy I bow meath their sway;
Their beauty 1 sing Ger and DER,
Their ]iigiltest nrirest i obey.
I approve Of their gorgeous array,
I want them to dress as they please;
But I really must voice my dlsmay
At those gowns that are tied round the
knees.
A fluffy mass trailing the floor
Is a graceful and charming display;
And even the sheath gowns they wore
Were pretty enough in their day.
A costume of stiff white pique
with my notion or order agrees;
But no words can my horror convey
OF those gowns that are tied round the
knees!
I'm certain that never before
Was a fashion so sadly astray;
When one wabbles in at the door,
My amusement / fear I betray.
The try to look happy and gay
The ladies at afternoon teas
But they walk such a comical way
In those gowns that are tied round the
knees!
L'Envoi.
Dame Fashion, you hear what ] say.
Oh, please put your ban upon these;
Remove from my vision, / pray,
Those gowns that are tied round the
kneesi
Carolyn Walls. in Harper's Magazine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

T BITS OF HISTORY.
A kina Who Sat on Throne 400 Years
z BY A. w. Macy.


A king Who Sat on throne foo 'ea's
In the cathedral at Aachen or AK
la-Chapelle, may be seen a narpid
Ioo wears. He was the Emperor
Charlemange, or Charles h Great. Al
his death in S14 his body. clothed m
imperiaI robes, was placed on the
throne, in a sitting position. on ms
head was placed a crown. In his right
hand a scepter, and in his lap an opea
cow Of the gospels. In 1901 Emperor
otto III. had the vault opened, and 1t
is said the body was found in an ex-
cellent state of preservation. In l2ls
Emperor Frederick II. had 1t removed
from the vault and placed in q gold
and silver coffin, in which 1t Is sun
kept, in the treasury OF the cathedral.
1915 to 1853 this marble throne
was used In the coronation ceremonies
Of the German emperors. After thar
they were crowned at Frankfort.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
-Irnnortant 90
Mercness.

Does this hobble skirt do me jus
tice, Father"
Certainly, my dear. Justice with
out mercy."-Life.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
MARY.

Merry had a little waist.
ASsix-inch one, you know;
Ana everywhere the fashions went.
THAT waist was sur 10 go.
Her waist, with woman always Is
one Of her patent charms.
sometimes II Is around her kness.
Sometimes beneath her arms
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

One strong thing / find there below
the just thing, the true thing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
AS THE EXPERTS VIEW IT.

H. a -
Our standing army's OF the blink, our
navy is about 10 sink.
The ranks are filed with greenhorns
who do not know how 10 fight.
we may be wiped out any hour by
some aggressive foreign power.
'Tis Hardly safe to go to bed and close
u eyes at night.
Cur soldiers don't know how TO shoot.
Our cities, filled with golden loot.
Would fall to any peevish realm a
very easy prey.
That's what our fighting experts claim,
who think they know the army
game.
But still there's not a foreign power
which seems TO think that way.
| Our fighting force is but a joke. The
hardened cynics love to poke
Their fine sarcastic SHAFTS at IL n
get their names in print.
| The Nicaraguan army could o'errun
our country If it would
| And 'kidnap Taft and Sherman both.
and walk off with the mint.
The spirit OF our troops is damp. They
couldn't lick a postage stamp.
III anyone should start To shoot, we'd
merely have to dance.
sTwould be the softest sort OF cinch
10 grab this country, every inch.
But still. there Is no foreign power
that wants to take q chance.
IF WNx HAZA ME
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send 20 stamp for 1--WE samples OF my very chojc
est Gold Embossed Birthday, Flower and MOTIF
Post Cards; beautiful colors and loyelisst designs
Art Post Card Club, 73I jackson St., Topeka, Kansa.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
OUR IDEAS OF WEALTH.

Knowing a man who knows "a man
whose second cousin owns an automo-
bile.
Getting a folder from a trans-Atlan-
tic steamship line.
Being invited TO invest in a western
silver mine scheme.
Living next door to a nan who
9 silk pajamas.
Having someone ask us what our
high golf score is.
Having sirloin steak nee a week.
Being acquainted with a man who
used to sell oil for John ID. Rockefeller.
Getting letters with isinglass fronts.
Having two pairs Of trousers at one
time.
Having enough pearl studs to fill a
shirt.
Hearing Caruso on the monograph
SOME FAMOUS ACTIVITIES.
Portia and Bassanio.
Ham and Eggs.
Pygmalion and Galatea.
Potash and Perlmutter.
Romeo and Juliet.
Liver and Bacon.
King Manuel and Gaby Deslys.
Punch and Judy.
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Jack and Jill.
Hamlet and Ophelia.
Fever and Ague.
Beefsteak and onions.
Antony and Cleopatra.
Pork and Beans.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
Make the Liver
Do It's Duty

Nine times in ten when the liver /.
right the stomach and bowels are righ:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04
SnIYeS n Deem Mystery.

Il want to thank YOU from the bot
tow OF my heart wrote C. p. RAIDER
of Lewisburg, w. Va, for the Won
derful double benefit | got from Elec-
trio Bitters in curing me of both a
severe case OF stomache trouble and
of rheumatism, from which had been
an almost helpless sufferer for ten
years. 1t suited my case as thought
made just for me-" For dyspepsia. in
digestion paundice and to rid the sys-
TEN of kidney poisons that cause rheu-
matism. Electric Bitters has no equal
Try them, every bottle is guaranteed
to satisfy. Only soc at Laurens Drug
Co. and Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04
TOO MANY COLLEGES
AND HIGH SCHOOLS
We Have Sacrificed Quality
to Quantity.
PROF. w. III. HAND
MAKES THAT REPORT

State High School Commissioner Says
that in Our Wild Race for More
Colleges and Higl, Schools we Have
Neglected the Work i'm These that
we Already Have.
TOO many colleges and too many
high schools in South Carolina, says
Prof. w. III. Hand high school inspec-
tor, i'm his annual report. and too little
attention given to the quality Of the
work done in these institutions. he
declares to be serious difficulty with
educational progress in this State at
present. The language of his report
is quite plain. He says:
The Situation Annlyzed.
unfortunately for the cause of ed
ucation itself in South Carolina, high
er education has received attention
almost to the neglect of secondary
education. The State. in both the
constitution and the statues. gave no
factor in it's educational system until
February, 1907. For century the
State, the religious sects and the
philanthropists in its borders have
devoted almost all their thought and
means to colleges rather than to high
schools, although, generally speaking.
but few more than one-tenth OF the
nigh school pupils ever so to college.
However unpalatable and unpopu-
lar the statement, it is but plain TRUTH
20 say that the State has blundered
badly in establishing four institutions
OF higher learning There is nothing
10 be gained by shutting our eyes to
a truth so evident With small area
and with far fewer than three-fourths
o. million white people, the State is
maintaining four colleges and four
college plants, whereas other States
of wider area. larger population and
greater wealth have found it wise to
maintain but one or two such insti-
Jutions. These four colleges parallel
each other in more than one-half OF
their work. they overlap each others
work in nearly every department. and
at least three of them are vigorous
rivals for patronage.
'In addition to the four State in
stitutions OF higher learning, there
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04
4 RATE EXPERT.
Railroad Commission Will Apply to
the Legislature for an Expert to
HeiD them Oil The Rate Question.

Columbia, Jan. "a rate expert
and a special Inspector will be rec
commended in the annual report of the
South Carolina railroad commission
which will be sent to the general as
sembly. The commission claims that
these two men are absolutely neces-
sary to secure the best results for the
people of the State. 1t is recommend
ed that the two positions carry salar-
les that will insure ;:,e securing OF
the service of the very best men pos
sible. This is the first time that the
commission has recommended TO the
legislature that competent rate eX-
pert be appointed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04

waste. Il. table is given to show how
much more economically the newer
States have distributed their money
and efforts than have most of the
older States, including our own. The
table Is for the white population, and
gives the area, the number OF public
high school pupils, and the number of
public high schools.
Even Maine with 2.4T0 more square
miles of territory and 1858 more pub
lie high school pupils has fewer pub
lie high schools than South Carolina.
Colorado, with more than three times
our territory and i.0l9 more public
high school pupils. has provided only
30 public high schools against our
l56. Minnesota has certainly one OF
the best systems of public high schools
i'm this country, and the system has
developed means OF direct State APP
preparations. With nearly three times
rs many square miles as this State,
and more than three times as many
public high school pupils, that State
has but 1919 public high schools. On
Mnnesotas basis South Carolina
should have not more than 30 public
high schools instead Of l56.
1t is not too much to say that we
have now in several counties too many
so-called high schools. We have es-
tablished high schools in places with
out sufficient pupils to support them,
and we are attempting to maintain two
and three schools in territory scarcely
able to maintain one serviceable one.
Both these mistakes are being re-
peated year after year In numbers
of instances two-teacher high schools
have been established, and have had
TO drop to one teacher basis in less
than two years. Several teacher
schools have had to drop the high
school altogether Under another
heading this whole matter will be
discussed more fully Rec
ord
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04
Citation Tor Letters OF Administration
State OF South arOlina.
County OF LaurenS.

BY o. q. Thompson. Probate Judge:
Whereas. Efie NJ. Burns made suit
to me to grant her Letters of Admin
istration of the estate and effects OF
b. c. Burns.
These are, therefore. to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said B. c. Burns
deceased that they be and appear be-
fore me. in the Court of Probate, TO
ne held at Laurens c H.. 5. c. on the
l4th day of January 1911 next, after
publication hereof. at IL o'clock in
the fcrer oon. TO show cause. ii any
they have why the said Adnipistra-
zion should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 2Sth day
of December. Ammo Domini 191c.
O. r.. Thompson,
Probate Judge.