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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-09

Sir Charles Topper TO Fight Recipro-
city In Canada.
Ottawa, Ont. Sept. Alt is under
stood that Sir Charles Upper. one
time prime minister of Canada, is
coming from England 10 enter the
fight against reciprocity
He is more than ninety years old
but his name is still power in the
Conservative ranks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-09
GEIDEL GETS TWENTY YEARS

Boy Slayer of Broker jackson Sen.
fenced
New York, Sept. Paul Geidel, the
bell boy who slew William H. Jack
son, the broker. was sentenced by
Judge Grain, in general sessions court
to serve not less than twenty years in
states prison
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-09
Auto Hunter shot.

Springfield. o.. Sept. 6.-Reachlns
back to lift one OF his children to the
front seat OF his automobile. Bart
Scanlon, former saloonkeeper. acc'-
dentaIly discharged his shotguR, sus-
tanning injuries which caused his death
at the city hospital. The load Of shot
penetrated his left shoulder. tearing
III the arm at The Joint
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-09
kep. Wooden Leo Secret Five Years.

Kept WooucH leg oecTet tive Fea's'
St Paul, Ky. Sept. 2.-Hiding for
FIVE years the fact that he had wood
en- leg. and Respondent when discovery
of the fact led to his discharge by the
railway company for which he had
worked all that time, Louis N Baby.
twenty-eight years old. shot and killed
himself
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Ancient Methods of Cold STORAGE.

One is constantly impressed afresh
with the truth of King Solomon's say
ing that there is nothing new under the
sun. If there was anything in this
world well recognized as Of recent ORR
gin, 1t was cold storage, for the pre-
servation of foods Of one kind or an
other. But now ii turns out that the
Chinese We're familiar with the princi-
pies and practice of cold storage many
centuries, and probably thousands Of
years ago.
DIR. Frank N. Myer, p~lant-hunter for
the department Of agriculture, made
an interesting study OF this subject re-
Gently. He finds that the Chinese have
a method Of keeping grapes from one
year to another-an Idea certainly un-
known to ourselves-by storing them
in deep, dugout cellars, where they are
kept cold by placing baskets OF broken
ice among the baskets Of fruit.
1t is a common practice of fruit mer-
chants in China to keep perishable
fruits in fresh condition by the use Of
barge and very thick earthen Jars.
A quantity of broken ice is put in the
bottom of each jar, and upon this is
placed a woven wicker basket, in which
the fruit Is kept. The jar Is closed
with a wooden cover, which often has
q strip of felt around It, to make the
insulation as complete as possible. DR..
Myer says that it is remarkable how
we'll this simple c~ontriyance serves it's
purpose.
or such Importance is the cold stor-
age business In China, for the preser-
walton Of a great variety of foods, that
enormous quantities OF ice are gathered
in the neighborhood of towns and viii
lagos in the winter time. 1t Is con-
sidered so precious that every obtain
able bit of 1t Is collected, even when 1T
Is as thin as half an inch. The mode
of storing 1t is primitive enough, but
highly satisfactory, the buildings used
for the purpose being Of baked mud
with very thick walls. Such material,
being a frst-class nonconductor of
heat, serves admirably the end In view
Indeed, it Is said that these Chinese
ice houses are much better than ours,
so far as the keeping of their contents
goes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
COULDN'T Stop.

From the United Presbyterian.
A few months ago a Methodist
preacher delivered a discourse on 10
nah" at La Center, KY, in which he is
reported TO have said: when Jonah
left that fish he hit the ground a-run-
MIN, and started full tilt for Ninevah.
one OF the sisters looked out of her
window, and saw a cloud of dust down
the road, and after looking intently,
said TO her husband: L believe in my
soul, yonder comes Brother Jonah
She went to the door and hollered,
Good mornin'.'
Good mornin',' answered Jonah,
without turning his head.
where you goin' SO fast, Brother
Jonah?'
Coin to Ninevah.' he replied.
well, stop and take dinner with us
"'Ain't got time. Three days late
now.
"'Oh. come in and get your dinner.
Brother Jonah. We've got fish for din
ner.'
Don't talk to me about fish, said
Brother Jonah,
Wen, come in and have a drink Of
water
Don't talk 10 me about water
and on he wen a-clipping toward Nin-
evan"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
The Girl on a Claim.

TITS a shack in the open-the girl calls ii
home,
n the winds of the prairie all MUIR
muir the name
She has driven her stakes and has fur
rowed the loan,
And high is the head of the girl on a
claim.
She fears not the night, nor the storm
In its wrath :
She is proud of her day when the sun
sets like flame; ;
No ~prison-like shop casts its shade Ger
her path
There is hope in the face of the girl on
a claim.
she is winning, each day, toward the cow
eted prize
She is beating adversity's heart-breakl
ing game;
There Is courage sublime shining out of
her eyes I
Hats off to the girl who has staked out
a claiml
ARTHUR Chapman. in the Denver Repub-
lican.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Boys.

There are ever so many kinds OF boys
Rollos and Tommys and Fauntelroys;
Boys that arc crude and blunt and
rough, .
And boys that are made Of a finer stuff.
Boys who try, in their laundering way,
A kindly, chlvalrous thing to say.
And only succeed in stammering out
Some words whose meaning is left in
doubt.
Boys who are awkward, boys who ars
bold,
Boys who will never do as they are
told;
Boys who are bashful and painfully
shy,
Who can't be at ease however they try;
Boys who are dull and boys who are
bright;
Boys who are always ready to fight.
Boys with ambition and boys without,
Boys who whistle and boys who shout,
Boys who wheedle and boys who tease,
Boys who wear holes in their trouser
knees.
And of them all, now, which is the
best?
Away ahead of all the rest?
IT'S not a matter we need discuss
He's just the boy who belongs to us!
Carolyn Wells In Life.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Rannnnnament-


l must not think Of thee; and. tired, yet
strong,
l hun the thought that turks in all de-
light
The thought of thee-and the blue heav-
ems hight,
And in the sweetest passage of a song.
Oh, Just beyond the fairest thoughts that
throng
This breast, the thought of thee waits,
hidden yet bright;
But it must never, never come in sight;
l must stop short of thee the whole day
long.
But when sleep comes to close each diff
cult day,
When night gives pause to the long
watch / keep,
And all my bonds i needs must loose
apart, :
Must doff my will as rainrent laid away
With the first dream that comes with
the first sleep
/ run, / run, 1 am gathered to thy
heart. Alice Meynell.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

While the slow-n1tered sorcery'
OF Indian summer lay
Upon the g~old-shadowed streets
OF Concord yesterday,
We climbed the rocky path that led
Through hallowed air all STILL,
Where Concord men first laid their dead
TO rest on Burial Hill.
Her sages and her poets lie
In Sleepy Hollow ground,
But here, unyisited, apart,
Her good men unrenoWned-
Those vanished folk who greatly did.
Because they greatly planned.
Here In the slanting mellow sun
Their sinking headstones stand.
Close to the stone-walled village street
1t rises in deep shade
This cherished place about whose base
= Their first homesteads We're made.
Here the first smoke rose from the hearth
To cheer them, great of soul;
And here for all the world to see
They set their Liberty Pole.
o little blessed. lonely plot
OF our ancestral earth,
What dreams are here as we draw near
The dust that rave us birth!
Out Of the ancient mighty dark
These Pilgrims not in vain
Proclaimed the good they saw, then turned
To dust n dreams again.
o never say their dreams are dead,
Since West and South inc North
They sem their breed to prove their creed
In verify and worth,
Across the conquered leagues that lie
Beneath their dauntless Will,
From tent and shack the trails run back
To the foot of Burial Hill.
Slowly we mount the wooded crest.
And there In golden gloom
Stands simple, square, and unadorned.
' Our 2randSire's altar tomb.
Upon its dark gray slated top
The long inscription reads
In stately phrase his townsmen's praise
or his deserts and deeds.
Their pastor of the Church Of Christ"
F., They wish the world to feel
The 'luster" of his ministry,
His Thickness" and his zeal"
I doubt not he deserved it all,
I And not a word of i'll;
For they were just, these men whose dust
Lies here on Burial Hill.
Perhaps we wear the very guise
And features that he wore,
And Will the look Of his own eyes
Behold his world once more,
Would that his spirit too might live,
While lived his goodly name,
To move among the sons Of men,
"A minister of flame"
SO might his magic gift OF words,
Not wholly passed away.
Survive TO be a sorcery
In all mems hearts today,
To plead no less for lovelineSs
Than truth and goodness still.
God rest you, sir, his minister,
Asleep In Burial Hill.
Bliss Carman, in Collier'A
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
No Use.

IT pleases me to read. in culinary maya
zines,
scraps OF meat and 'taties coId and
half q dozen beans
May be made over into tempting dishes
steaming hot,
And ne'er a thing be wasted of the sub
stance you have got.
nants, lean or fat;
The titbits shall be tasty which you used
to feed the cat;
And make delicious dishes for your family
TO eat,
While saving papa's pennies In a manner
nice and neati .
Dear knows I'd like to try to cook and to
I yeara TO mix and rechauffe in ways
that appetite
But my family ont let me, for, in spite
OF all my means,
They gobble up the gravy and they hard
~ cave the bones! :
I never, never. never, never saw such,
Devourfng all there is to eat with horridI
hungry bites,
There's not a single morsel left to warm
or fry" or stew"
So every day, three times a day, I serve
up something new.
And l can only solace me with thinking
how I would seem
take a bit OF this or that and Just a
little cream
And build a meal. nor spend a cent-Alas,
it makes me weep
think, but for my hungry folk, that
living would be cheap!
Yes, I'd like to try these recipes and thus
economize;
mix and miuce and rechauffe in ways
that Appetite
If my family would let me, but in spit of
all my
They gobble up the gravy and they hardly
leave the bones!
Grace Stone Field, ia Puck.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Tho London suhmaxs.

From the washington Star.
Theodore F.. Shonts at a dinner at the
Chicago club, praised the ventilation OF
New York's tubes.
our tubes" he said. smell as sweet
almost as a clover field in June. But I
wish you could smell the underground
railways Of London, especially those rail-
ways that haven't been electrified
Mr.. Shonts' beaming smile was evidence
OF the fact that an appropriate story had
come into his mind.
Two spirits clad in winding sheets" he
said. advanced with slow shrinking steps
toward a portal over which were inscribed
the words, AL hope abandon, we who en-
ter here. From this portal belched vast
volumes of foul black smoke.
The first spirit, as he neared the dread
full gateway. shifted.
My word" he said, 1T smells like
the blawsted tuppenny tube"
oh, not so bad as that said the sec,
end spirit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
A Bitter Critic.

From the washington Star.
Ex-Governor ~Pennypacker, at a dinner
~ philadelphia, SAID of the divorce evil:
There would not be so many divorces
Dash type.
Mr.. Dash said sternly one day to his
little son:
Your mother and I agree that YOU re-
auire a sound whipping /,
The little boys lip curled. and he re-
torted bitterly:
"sOh. yes: that's the only thing that
gou m mother ever do agree about"
-
There was a man in our town
And he was wondr0us tight
He'd sit for hours In darkness
Before he'd buy a light
every time he spent a cent
with all his might and main
he'd work and scraps N scheme until
He got II back again.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Tho Lost Chord.

Seated one day at the organ,
/ was weary and Ill at ease.
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys;
I know not what I was playing,
Or what I was dreaming then;
But / struck one chord OF music.
Like the sound of a great amen.
1t flooded the crimson twilight,
Like the sound of an angels psalm.
And ii lay on my fevered spirit.
With q touch of infinite calm:
1T united pain and sorrow.
Like love overcoming strife.
III seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life.
1t linked perplexing meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence.
As If 1t were loath to cease:
! nave sought, but I seek 1t vainly,
That n lost chord divine,
Which came from the soul Of the organ
And entered into mine.
1t may be that deaths bright angel.
Will speak In that chord again
1t may be that only In heaven
l shall hear that grand amen.
Adelaide Annie Proctor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

"A lady writes from Brookline, Mass:
"a package or Postum was sent me
she day by mistake.
II notified the grocer, but finding
that there was no coffee for breakfast
hext morning l prepared some Of the
Postum, following the directions very
carefully.
1T was an immediate success in my
family, and from that day we have
ased 1t constantly, parents and chill
kren, too--for my three rosy young
STEERS are allowed to drink 1t freely at
breakfast and luncheon. They think it
delicious. and / would have a mutiny
On my hands should ] omit the be-
loved beverage.
MY husband used to have a very
delicate stomach while we We're using
~ofree. but Co u surprise his stom-
ach has grown strong and entirely well
since we quit coffee and have been on
Postum.
Noting the good effects in my fam
lIy I wrote TO my sister, who was a
cofree TOPPER and after much persua'
sion got her TO try Postum.
s'SShe was prejudiced against 1t at
Yirst, but when she presently found
that all the ailments that coffee gave
her left and she got we'll quickly she
became and remains a thorough and
enthusiastic Postum convert.
~Her nerves. which had become
shattered by tho use Of coffee have
grown healthy again. and today she is
q new woman, thanks to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich, and the cause Why will
41n found in ire great little book. 1.-THE
Road ID Wenville, which comes in
phgs.
Ever rex< fhe above letter. A new
nxe upp<2r& from time ~ time. They
are x<Rgkr<- 6rHe, and fun ~ human
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
A Bad Lot.

rum luuHS MdBazIne.
There has been so much disorder In
Town of late said Henry Miller, play
Tag now In THE Havic. that the police
nre growing very vigilant. I happened
to drop into a police court the other
fay. a long, wavering individual in a
hiny frock coat was up, charged with
eing drunk and disorderly. When he
'ivas asked what he had L say for him
teIf. the prisoner gazed pensively at
The magistrate, sm6othed down a rem
aant of gray hair, and said:
Your honor. mans inhumanity TO
nan makes countless thousands mourn.
I'm not as debased as Swift, as profit
rate as Byron, as dissipated as Foe, as
lebauched AS
THAT will do" hundred the mag
~5trate, Ten days. And now, officer,
yse that you take a list OF those names
nd u 'em in. They are as bad q LOT
: he ISL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
kean,s Wonderful otheuo.

William Winter, In the Century.
The amplest and most superb impersona-
ton OF Otheilo that ever was exhibited. IL
the numerous and almost invariably en-
thusiastic accounts OF It which exist can
be credited, and perhaps the most decisive
iv effective representation OF the part
shown in the course OF the 18th century,
was that OF Edmund Kean. The store OF
superlatives with which the English lam
guage abounds has been weli-niSh ex-
hausted in the celebration OF II.
HazEtt designated Kean's Cthello as
..the finest piece OF acting In the world"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
sneedinn.

A man went in a motor car,
The local laws un~heeding,
lie didn't travel very far;
They held him up for speeding.
He tried a swift financial trick
For coin that he was needing.
He started out TO get rich quick,
They held him up for speeding.
He sought acquaintance with a lass,
Regardless OF good breeding
lie tried to fiirt. 1t came 10 pass
They held him up for speeding.
oh, friend, pursue a prudent way,
Ambitions are misleading,
If ~thoughtless haste you should display
They hold you up for speeding.
Washington Star.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
a Sitter critic.

Ex-Governor Pennypacker, at a din.
ner In Philadelphia. said Of the d.
vorca evil:
There would not be so many d.
vorces II there were not SO many
families OF the Dash type.
Mr.. Dash said sternly one day to
his little son:
Your mother and I agree that you
arannira n gnnnd whining,
The little boys lip curled, and he
sretorted bitterly:
"tOh, yes; that's the only thing
that you and mother ever do agree
about"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
His prescrjption.

Al young doctor wishing to engage
the company Of a young lady for .
buggy ride. sent the following pre-
scription:
One buggy, one horse, one good
goad, one doctor. Take from 3 p. IN.
pn.-Judge.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Looking Up History.

FTUTu Ute INuIdfdpUI1S Sun.
AS the small boy was standing on one
of the best library chairs and clawins with
his grubby hands some OF the choicest
bindings in the bookcase. his progenitor
entered suddenly and cried rather sharply.
i"What are you doing at that bookcase.
Wilfred?'
Trying to find the History Of the
United States, father"
What for?"
why joe Billings at our school saws
Mike Donlih played with the Giants year
before last, and I say he didn't"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

How long does 1t take to learn to
Eun an aUtomobile?'
You'll need about three days to &C
suaint yourself with the working parts
Dc the machine and a week to master
he vocabulary"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

From the Chicago Tribune
Joe Miller was compiling his Jest book.
'sFor postersty In general, = he explained
with q wink. and for London Tst-Bits III
particular"
Even Joe Miller, a. we see. had a serss
Of hnmor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
ssizina tNa cpportunitN.


~crabsnaw-ff you INSIST on his new
gown I'll have to get It on credit.
' Mrs. Crabshaw-,As long as It's going to
be charged, dear, J may as well get .
more expensive Ole.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Their Favorito Abb

CooiS-How do you get cut OF il when
the missis scolds YOU for not answering
the bell?
weitrcss--i always tell her I was
making ma yonnaise.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Revision.


Suitor--i am afraid that / am not
worthy enough for your daughter.
Parent-~Bosh! The point nowadays
Is. Are you worth enough for her?
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
Hia Part.

From the New York Globe.
He--Su young March and his father
arc carrying on the business?
She-Yes. The old man runs the
business while young March does the.
carrying on.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

From the Fllegende NBlaetter.
What does the veterinary surgeon
next door ADVISE for your lap dogs
sl!xkucssG"
lie foroids my playing the piano..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

From the Toledo Blade.
n used TO be q straight enough young
chap. What made him get crooked r.
Trying to make both ends meet, I be-
here"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
The First Difficulty.

II can marry any girl / please"
Yes, but you can't please any"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
The Alarm Clock.

The devil was asleep when man was
made. but he awoke before ona was
completed,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

Does this hobble skirt do me justice.
father z"
mercy
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11

Mollie-She's great on adopting new
Eads.
Jack-But she objects to new
wrinkles.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-11
LUCKY MISTAKE.

Grocer Sent pkg. Of Postum and
Opened the Eyes Of the Family.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-03
DeHCdfely
Formed

and gently reared, women will find In
all the seasons of their lives, as maid.
ems, wives and mothers, that the one
simple, wholesome laxative remedy,
which acts gently and pleasantly and
naturally and which may be taken at
any time, when the system needs a
laxative. with perfect safety and real
ly beneficial effects. is Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA.
1t has that true delicacy OF flavor
which is so refreshing to the taste,
that warming and grateful toning to
the stomach which responds so favor
ably to its action and the laxative eff
feet which is so beneficial to the sys-
tenn when. occasionally, its gentle
cleansing is required.
The genuine. always bearing the
name OF the California Fig Syrup Co.,
may be purchased from all leading
druggists in original packages OF one
size only, price fifty ODnts per bottle.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-03
Hancock Department
NO SQUADRON CRUISE HAS
SADDENED NAVAL RESERVES
TRIP is CUT OUT BECAUSE OF
CANADIAN OBJECTIONS.
ALL TRAINING THIS YEAR WILL
BE BY SINGLE SHIPS.

There will be no squadron cruise of
the naval militia on the great lakes
this summer. This was announced at
the navy department this week.
Rumors have been current for some
time that such would be the case, but
up to the last moment there were
hopes that a squadron movement
might be ordered. Whether the elm
ination of the cruise is for all time or
for this year only Is not decided.
The action is a heavy disappoint-
ment to the reserves and naval officers
specially interested in the develop
ment of the naval militia, and comes
as particularly hard blow to Capt.
Charles Marsh, who for some time
has been at the head of the naval
militia of the country.
The inside of the situation, il is
learned from naval officers, is just
this:
Every time a naval demonstration
has taken place on the great lakes
there has been a corresponding agita-
Ni'ii III 'dudhd over the llcItdSe OF
United States armament on the lakes.
Canada has already protested against
alleged violation of the treaty against
maintenance of warships on the lakes
and has several times limited that
while thee naval reserve ships were
being styled training ships" and not
naval vessels" still they were i'm real
ty warships and would be so construed
If the matter We're ever made the sub
ject of diplomatic inquiry.
The fear is that such action may
be taken by Canada. And it is regard
ed as better at this time to hold no
squadron cruise on the lakes, therefore.
lest continued agitation In Canada lead
to the complete abandonment of arm
ed craft of the naval militia type on
the lakes.
Whatever ship training the militia
may get on the lakes this summer will
be by single ships The Detroit re-
serves may cruise all by themselves If
they care to. but nothing more SINH
hrly the reserves of other ports of
Michigan and elsewhere on the lakes
may go cruising If they want to, but
i'm single ship style.