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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

for perfect attendance at Sunday.
school is supposed to- have emerged.
from the first meeting OF his secret
society with a fierce gearing for,
hasheesh and the blood Of ender young.
All OF these. suspicious arise from the
fact that the Greek Letter society rs
secret n that tta members are SUP
posed never, no never to revea what
has happened behind the black curtain
with the cross bones on it. Anything
secret Is suspicious, as John %. rookie,
Teller has found out. But at the risk,
of invoking the horrid vengeance of
the Alfalfa Debts, the Delta Kappa Son.
ofaguns he Eta Bita Pies, the Sigh.
Whooperups, the Mu Kow Moos and
the Omega Salves we are about to d.
vulge the Jour principal secrets Of the.
Turn down the lights please.
They are as follows:
1. The rent OF the charter house Is,
now two months overdue and tomorrow
the high priest of Delta Flush chapter;
is going to try to jolly the landlords
along another month. .
2. II n certain tow-headed freshman,
is made president OF his class he can,
be snagged away from the other flNts;
and into II noble order. Vote, broth.
ers. vote.
!. On the third Of next month an in
formal dance viii be given with an Inn
ported orchestra and when the FIJI
Gaminas hear OF it they will expire.
with my. !
4. On next Saturday night at mid
night three shuddering neophites VIII
be indicted into the awful mysteries OF
our mighty band. Let no brother for
get to bring a barrel stave. '
There are a few other dark secrets,
but none as black as these. /.
Greek Letter societies are harmless.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
The High Cost Of Living.

This Is a lovely world, full of bum
per crops and palatial homes. of soft
voiced touring cars n luxurious
trains, of good things to eat and alb
sorbing books to read and jobs which
get fatter every year, n patient golf
balls waiting to be abused. The world
has never been a closer imitation Of
paradise. and We would all be happy
and content IF 1t were not for the high
cost of living high.
Wages are going up all the time.
but 30 are prices. For a nice exciting
than can equal the monthly altitude
contest between the pay check and
the price Of necessary luxuries. There
was once a time when q man could
live well on $3.50 a day and could take
OF his worries with his socks t night.
But how car you live on $3.50 a day
now. when the theater trust has raised
the price Of tickets to 81 a night and
there are 10 times as many theaters
to be supported?
There was once q time when $50 a
month was a young fortune. hi a
large family, including q future sena-
tor could be brought up on It. Nova
son through college, and about the
most you can expect from him is three
or four golf clubs, or, II you are
lucky. q permanent d~aughterinlaw.
There was q time when 500 a month
put o in the village smart set. and
you could give q party now and then
with Ice cream. But what does $50 8
month buy you now? Two automo-
bile tires. and you have to get credit
for the third. which blew up on the
3Sth.
There was time when $3.50 q
month would buy Q nice house with 2
stable IN the back and q horse block
In front. ana you could have two kinds
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
Abe Martins Neighbors.
KIN HUBBARD IN AMERICAN MAGAZINE.

I ~shcrenaded cx-united States Senator
Albert j. Beveridgc mt "A hotel at We
way. Ind. On this occasion Mr.. Bcv-
crldge appeared at his window and
dispersed the players with Il neat
speech on child labor of u words.
Miss Tawney Apple.
Miss Tawney Apple first attracted
public attention through her snappy
contributions to ariou poultry jour
nails and her many Invaluable hints TO
farmers were eagerly sought after. she
is the real type of the literary wom-
an. affecting a bulky appearance. car
ing little or nothing for her hair and
eating raw onions on Sunday. Fol-
lowing are a few choice examples OF
her power as a writer:
n farmer may keep his finger nails
looking up to date by polishing them
with ground purnice stone. 1t should
be applied at least 10 times a day with
an orange wood stick.
Never force rhubarb. 1T viii get ripe
soon enough.
A slice OF egg plan. makes u dandy
sink stopper.
The farmer who goes to town to play
pool because it's too wet to pillow,
gathers no moss.
Chewing gum loses it's strength when
left exposed on the plow handle over
night.
III ItlstkIuS 9DDIG DuJJGr select OflIX
the largest turnips.
When Il farmers wife cuts his hair
she should be careful to scald the crock
before putting III back i'm the spring
house.
The farmer boy that joins the navy
to see the world might just us well
go to the workhouse and learn broom
making.
A farmer should never wear cell
luloid cuffs while playing croquct. The
rattle disturbs the other players.
a farmer should either cut cut his
Whiskers or spaghetti.
Uncle Niles Turner.
Uncle Niles Turner was 103 years
old last November. and has never re-
ported to a conductor. He retains his
faculties to a marvellous degree and
can remember when tomatoes were
poison and derby hats were lined like
collins. When in "a reminiscent mood
Mr.. Turner is highly interesting and
r%ejoices in %recounting the treaty and
Red Jacket and Charles Dickens stop
over at Bellefontainc. Ohio, en- route to
Sandusky. where he was TO lecture the
following week. Mr.. Turner claims that
he once had Il chance to buy the land
where Indianapolis now lands for 81,
but the owner did not have change for
& ten. Although Mr.. Turner once read
a presidents message and also brought
the first organ to Brown county, In
diana, he is generally respected.
Prof. Alex. Tansey.
Every now and then we meet a fell
low in some honorable walk of life
that was n c admitted to the bar and
Prot. Alex. Tansey, the subject Of this
sketch. is a notable example. Mr.. Tan
sey attended law school at Ann Arbor,
Mich, n was licensed to trim in 1906.
One month after he began to practice
he was found In his office unconscious
accept n position as teacher in Brown
county. Indiana. During the evenings
ne reads a little medicine. and at va
cation time he hangs paper. Mr.. Tan
sey also has the exclusive rights for
three counties to sell the Peerless light
ming rod. Professor Tansey's side
whiskers belong to the last shaggy
remnant of a once popular pastime on
the North American continent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

gone, died without receiving the rec
ognition to which his patriotic and
splendid service entitled him and with.
out even the thanks Of congress or pro-
motion in rank"
The country he served SO well paid
him no mark OF honor. expressed no
sense of gratitude. He was the victim
Of q controversy for which he was in
no way responsible and In which he
took no part, and yet the rancor of 1t
brought on his head the crueiest abuse
and v~ituperation. Even his household
wal not exempt.
THE controversy became exceedingly
bitter and personal. raging more In the
press and in public discussions than in
naval circles. Scurrilous verses and
cartoons appeared in the press holding
him up to public contempt, % IL he
had been q traitor instead OF q patriot,
All this he bore In silence and with
characteristic f0rtitude."
The state OF New Jersey presented
him with Q sword, and Harvard and
Yale each h0nored him. with the degree
OF Lid. But the country to whose
interests he was so devoted gave no
lsign OF its appreciation Of his worth.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
The S~panish-American War.
From tho North American Review.

From the North American Review.
Not the least remarkable page (The
Spanish American War, by Rear Adj
miral r. y. Chadwick. u. g. N. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons. 1910
In the story Of the battle OF Santiago
de Cuba Is the one giving the manner
In which the two commanders In chief
were treated by their respective gov
crnnents. It was the vanquished alone
WHO was h0nored. With steadfast
courage Rear Admiral Cervera went
out to meet the fate he had clearly
foreseen and plainly foretold. He did
what he could: and his country recog-
ntxed his self-sacriflcing devotion to
duty. On his return to Spain he was
made a vice admiral. q senator IL" life
and chief OF the general STAN Of the
Spanish navy.
We reversed the custom, hallowed
by imrrem0rfal time. Of doing honor ia
the victor. His services received no
public recognition. Said the Hon. John
2. Long, secretary Of the navy during
the war:
1T Ii q tragic feature OF the struggle
With, Spain that Sampson, broken 81
p tremendous strain he had UNDER
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

oily enough the people did not bet on
Who would be killed but on what horse
would win. The races were intensely
tame as III animals never skidded or
gears and the swiftest of them did not
attain a speed of 40 miles an hour.
The horse. was in fact, the automo-
bile of formeT times. He had a so inch
wheel base. or footbase rather, and rode
exceedingly hard but could go over
anti-skjd chains in wet weather. He
was of about 1-40th runabout power
and his fuel vas oats which were fed
him in a nosebag, instead of from a
carburetor. He was both air and water
cooled and was controlled by a bit
purpose of a spark advance. He
changed from low to high speed OF to
reverse very rapidly merely by COM
mand of his driver which is a point not
yet reached by the most ingenious Of
automobile makers.
The horse was very slow. but was
easily steered and usually reliable. Cd
Oily enough the horse usually became
nervous instead Of his chauffeur and
caused most of his own accidents. He
was driven without head or tail lights
and without license numbers and If
hauling q buggy provided with. a tom
neau could transport four people eight
miles an hour.
Horse driving was not exciting but
the horse had his strong points. He did
not puncture and never ran out Of lu-
bricating oil. He was also a self
dangerous behind. He lasted 10 years
with almost no repair expenses and
sometimes h owner of a horse awoke
to find that he had two horses instead
Of one the new being of the latest
model though very mail 1T first.
Let 1C o6pnirn tho hnc~o fo. ,,L-A -.
has lone and let us remember that he
automobile trade would never have
~prospered had the horse not been on
hand to haul the early models home.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
Water.

water was first discovered and in
vestigated by Noah. who succeeded in
living on 1t for 40 days.
Most men admire Noah for his brav-.
cry, but very few have any desire toi
break his record. !;
Water is one of the most useful and.
necessary possessions. Without it the.
earth would be a desert and worthless,
STOCKS would only yield q beggarly 6,
or 3 per cent, and mankind would curl;
up and die. A great many men avoid:
water and try to get along with q sub;
stitute which they claim is Just as;
good. But their widows and creditors.
seldom speak of the experiment as a;
success.
There is IN unlimited supply Of wa
ter on the planet, but most of it is
nadly asone and is unfit for drink,
ing purposes. There are five great
oceans containing $50, O0O. 900 square,
miles of water and surrounded by 20o.-..
600 miles of sea beach, giving room for!
2.O0O,OOO, 600 bathers at one time. And;
yet a great many people in this worldl
are no cleaner than they should be.
Water is very thin and transparent
except In the Chicago n Missouri,
rivers. 1t is very restless, and is con-;
tinually climbing up into the sky and
1alilng down on baseball games. and;
plcnics. n new millinery. Water Isl
~ 0At0 AOVcS W COloCu
In ponds, rivers, lakes, CULTS, oceans,
n corporations. 1t is very unstable,
n h man who tries to wander
around in it without a life preserver,
soon sinks n dies from swallowineI
too much Of it. Too much water isi
Just as fatal as too little. (;
Water Is useful for running steam,
engines. making soft drinks. soaking,
sotled citizens, increasing the supply;
Of milk. putting out fires, making Bap-..
lists and insulating Americans from
kings and dukes and Waldorf AstorsI
n James Hazen Hydes. Among the.
most noted collections of water in the
world are the great lakes. which are,
LOCO. miles long I'VE all and entirely.
drinkable; the Mississippi river. the,
father of waters; the Amazon river.
the greatest female river in the world,
the Great Salt lake. the Dead sea AND,
Wall street. Niagara Falls ana the.
Old Faithful geyser are the two most.
athletic bodies of water. The most i'm.
dustrious water Is the Colorado river.
which q burrowed it's way 5000 Feat
into the ribs of the earth. The most;
imposed upon water is the Chicago;
river. which was turned around. loaded,
full OF sewage and made to run back!
ward. The most restless water IL me-
Missouri river. which changes its bed
every night. The most neglected wn-
ter is found in Kentucky. where II ~
not used for anything but storing cat;
fish. And the most over-advertisedl
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
Skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers are Indigenous t" the
American zenith and are found no.
where else. They are regarded with
great contempt in Europe. because they
are inartistic like presidents and cap
tains OF industry. But there is "A sus-
picion that Europe scorns all these use
full articles. principally because Amer
ica thought of them first.
The s-kyscrappcr was invented in Chi
cago about rs years ago. 1t was dis
covered that by constructing a 2O-story
steel skeleton. sticking w or three
stories into the ground. and draping the
rest with an overskirt OF brick, stone
or terra Gotta. a very useful building
could be produced. The first great sky
scrapper was the Masonic Temple In
Chicago. 1t is 81 stories high and was
once the wonde of the world. Nova
days. New Workers frequently stumble
over il while looking for really tall
buildings.
Skyscrappers arr NOW built in one,
two. three. four and five dozen story
sizes. In New York. he first three
sizes are u of style, and are being
torn down to make room for really
high buildings. The tallest slsyscraper
in the world is now the Metropolitan
building III New York. 700 feet high,
but X week it will be the Woolworth
building. with so stories, and a GO story
building is already being planned,
while the city is also threatened with
a 100 story building from the top of
which the Goddess of Liberty will look
like Il shop girl on a dry goods box.
S~kyscrapers arc made possible by the
rapid elevator which is another Amer
lean invention. The elevator hoists the
occupant at the rate of 600 feet a min
ute. leaving his liver and other inter-
nails to follow slightly later. Europe
ans are more afraid OF our fast eleva-
tors than they are OF our 14-inch breech
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
The Horse.

The horse is = quaint q%uadruped
with horny hoofs on his feet. a beauti-
full horsehair tail and "a two foot long
head adorned at the end with deep ex-
pressive nostrils as large as golf cups.
Nowadays horses are not ommo
and only the larger cities possess horse
garages where the animals are stored
and kept in running order. Once. how
ever, they We're very plentiful and were
put to a great variety OF uses. Years
ago horses were used to haul motor
less cabs and trucks and street cars
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

be kind to the poor and could give $3.50
a year to the church, and could be uni
versally beloved because he wore old
clothes like the plain people. What
does $4,000 q year get you now? Just
half as much as your friends $780,
900 get him. and he uses his extra ST.
900 making you look like q misplaced
Hubbard squash.
The high cost Of living high il
causing untold misery In this ma
ton. and something ought to be done
In the way Of providing the suffering
prosperous with parachutes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
VEST POCKET
By George Fitch.
Illustrations by William Stevens
BY George Fitch.
Illustrations by William steven.

leaders. but they arc quite safe. ex-
cept Just before Christmas. In the
highest buildings there are limited ac-
c~ommodatiou end suburban elevators,
with lunch counters and newsboys.
Skyscrapers are also earth stabbers.
Some OF them each 100 feet below the
surface, and are useful most OF the way
down. There is no telling how much
higher they will grow, but we may ex-
pect some day to see y doctor on the
18TH floor. recommending a patient to
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

an office on the 18th floor. where the
climate is cooler and more salubrious.
S-kyscrapers are not always beautiful
to look at, but they are magnificent to
look u of. Europeans who spend their
days gazing from the second story of a
beautiful building into the real brick
wall OF another beautiful building will
learn something to their advantage by
taking a 18th floor Office and soaking
their souls in n as they open
their mornings mail. IL is like doing
business on Il steam heated mountain
ton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

and drays. They we're also ridden and
as they have no running boards it was
was a novel sight to see the equestrians
clalnbering loft onto rawboned horses
padded with leather saddles and guild
ing h patient beasts about with
leather reins instead of steering
wheels.
Moreover horse races were held in all
parts OF the country at which vast null
titudes gathered and made bets. Cd
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09

of cake for desert and go to Chicago
to grand opera once a year. Now $3.50
weeks at a seashore hotel, and II you
don't go your nex door neighbor will
come in every evening during the win
ter and tell o how nice 1t was on
the beach.
There was a time when $5.O 900 a
year made q man so rich that he could
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-21
Sold exclusively by
trunks

We show a splendid line OF
splendid Trunks.
We buy all our Trunks OF
certain manufacturers, Who
web elieve, make Trunks
better than any one else
knows how to make them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-21

ode Of selected covered hard wood STATS
sheet steel bottom steel ming leather straps Excel
sior locks, cloth lined
Every good feature Trunk making well observed All Sizes
In special Trunks leather covered unKs WaruroD~
Trunks Steamer Trunks, etc
$500, $500, $500, to $500
We can I'LL any trunk requirement with Trunk Of unusual merit
that guarantee ~~~~"-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-09
The Veteran Speaks.

I'm back on the job again. old dog-but only a
shade to spare;
l had to shoot 'em the best had to show that /
still was there
For the Busher handed me quite scrap-as the
busher'll sometimes do;
And they're groomin' him now for the gap I'll
leave inside of year or two.
beat him out by head-that's all-when it
come to the final pick.
And it wasn't because had the edge with either
the mitt or stick:
But the old Gray Stuff still counts for bit-the
reason that I'm still here
But they've brought him along for the gap I'll
leave inside of another year.
I'm wonderin' if you know how it feels when the
old wing starts to sag,
And you peg one across like an ocean wave two
foot this side of the bag;
To know there's kid on the bench, whose whip
whistle 'em fast snd true
A kid they groonn to fill the gap you'll leave
in year or two?
more,
But it took me longer to get in shape this spring
than ever before.
And the Busher handed me quite scrap with the
margin ALFRED slim,
And he's sittin' there on the bench today for the
gap that I'll leave for him.
-Grantlan5 Rice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-09
Marriage as Business Proposition.

A unique plan for putting married
life on a business basis is outlined in
the Woman's Home Companion.
Says this magazine:
"The first matter to consider is
the amount of assets available. This,
of course, amounts to exactly what
the outside world considers the SER
vices Of the producing partner to
be worth. This income must be
divided to meet the various expenses
of the business under a general
classification as follows:
First: General operating ex-
pense. This is the most important de-
partment of all, and includes food.
servants, fuel, light. rent Tor taxes
and interest.
Second: Sinking fund. This is
also a most important account, and
should not for any reason be over
looked. Upon it depends absolutely
the prosperity of the firm through
periods of financial depression. It
includes savings bank deposits and
life-insurance premiums.
Third: Repairs and depreciation.
This is often considered part Of the
operating expense, but it is better
kept separate. 1t includes depreci-
alton of the plant, and on equipment
such as dishes, cooking utensils, fur
niture, bed and table linen.
Fourth: The contingent fund
This includes church dues, charities,
theater tickets. telephone and books
and magazines.
Fifth: Emergency fund. This
includes doctor, druggist and dentist.
In order to transact business on
a sound basis, all of these funds
must be considered. The size OF
the salaries therefore depends en-.
tirely upon the economical manage
ment of the affairs of the firm. In
case the partners feel that their sal
aries are not large enough, it is bet
ter to appoint an investigating com
mittee to eliminate petty graft anc
extravaganza"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-09
DOCTORS WATCH FISH
Leprosy and Cancer May Be Caused By
knealie Members of Finay Tribe

Washington, D. c., May 3.-Are
two of the most horrible maladies
known to mankind cancer and lep-
rosy-caused by eating fish? Scien-
lists in Europe and America are try
ing to determine the question. The
United States bureau of fisheries is
hard at work on the cancer problem.
Europeans are giving special atten-
ton to leprosy. German scientists
agree that in some way or other lep-
rosy and fish bear relation to each
other.
In the experiments with leprosy it
has been noted that climatic condi-
tons have little or nothing to do
with the presence of the disease.
Where leprosy abounds most is in
southern China, the Hawaiian Is
lands and in Norway and Sweden.
The similarity of the climate of the
Hawaiian Islands and of Southern
China is sufficiently strong to lead a
layman to believe that climate has
something to do with leprosy. But
its prevalence in Norway and Sweden
explodes this theory.
Pursuing their Investigations along
other lines, the German scientists
have found that in China, the Ha-
waiian Islands, Norway and Sweden
the lower classes on the coast sub
sist largely on a low grade fish,
whose general condition might be
described as anemic. These fish are
usually eaten raw. Beyond the fact
that leprosy is common in the peo-
Piles of these countries who eat such
fish the Germans have not gone.
They have established connection,
but are not yet willing to say that
poor fish cause leprosy.
Practically the same findings have
been made by American experts re.
garding the presence Of cancer ir
fish, in which they have proved be-
yond a question of doubt that many
types of fish suffer from cancer anc
that cancer in human beings living
in sections where these fish abound
is more frequent than in other sec
tons.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-09
NEW POET IN CONGRESS.
Kent of California Concludes Tariff With
A Poem.

Washington. May 9,-The house
of representatives can boast of an
other humorist in the person of
Congressman Kent of California,
During a dignifed debate on the
farmers free list" bill, Mr.. Kent
opened with an amusing roast on
the tariff laws in general, as his
maiden effort, and ended with the
following poem, which threw the
house into an uproar:
He makes it clear to me
That what lose gain, you see;
And on such things as clothes and shoes
seem to gain, but really lose.
Thus, if buy my socks too low,
They II still be higher-he says So
And shoes thought were high last fall
Were really low shoes after all,
If pay less for shoes,
Or hats, the maker has to lose;