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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27

IldCleF III SOuLn DakOLa is 10
keep pace with other states in
general intelligence and progress
siveness. In a true democracy
every person must have an equal
chance for mental development.
To meet this condition and
give all a fair show a bill was
drafted tn be presented to the
coming legislature to authorize a
commission to arrange for extend
ing library privileges to country
dwellers. The state already has
a state library at Pierre, books
from which might with advant-
age be available for the use of
interested persons anywhere in
the state. The bill proposes to
unity all the library activities of
the state and to add to existing
activities the travelling library.
This means that it will be possi-
BILE for individuals or groups of
individuals to get the use Of
books singly or in collections for
several months and when one
collection has been exhausted to
be supplied with another. 1t is
a sort Of extension of rural free
delivery. 1t may benefit small
village libraries already estab-
lished. The work may be ac-
complished all from the capital
or by its establishment of local
centers from which the distribu-
ton may be made.
The fundamental underlying
principle is equal privileges to
all. The dwellers in the country
experience sufficient depriva-
tions of a social nature, and it
is only bare justice that every
unnecessary inequality should be
removed so that the men. won.
en-, and children remote from
town may not be without good
books to read. Interview your
representatives and senator anc
see that these men know thai
you want them to vote for booEs
for all.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
BOYS IN PARLIAMENT.
Famou. Men Who Began Their Career,
In Their Teens.

1t is contended that the British
house of commons is the most wide
ly representative body in the world,
since it includes not only all social
grades, from the miner and the ar
tisan to the scions of ducal houses,
but numbers among its members
men Of all ages, from the youth in
his twenties to the veteran of
eighty years.
So long ago as the year 1913
there were forty legislators in the
commons who had not attained
their twentieth year, and, incredible
as it may seem, certain of them
were only sixteen years of age.
Edmund Waller, the poet and
courtier of Stuart days, was a
schoolboy of sixteen when he
qualified as a member of parlia-
ment. He was, as Clarendon says,
''nursed in parliament" and prob
ably was the only man that ever
lived who could look back two
thirds of a century to his debut as
y legislator.
Charles James Fox was only nine
teen and still had vivid and pain
full memory of his floggings at Elton
when he was returned" to parlia-
ment for the f'pocket borough" of
Midhurst. He was not many weeks
older when he made one of the fin
est maiden speeches" ever heard
at Westminster. 81 hear it spoken
of by everybody as a most extraor-
dinary thing" his delighted father
wrote to a friend, 'and l am not a
little pleased with it."
Chesterfield was legislator at
twenty, at which age he entered the
commons as member for St. Ger
mans. His first speech is said to
have electrified the house. His tri-
umph was vitiated, however, by the
fact that, inasmuch as he was not
of age, he Was liable to heavy fine
for speaking in the house.
Still more precocious was Will.
liam Pitt. Although he had passed
his twenty-first birthday when Ap'
pleby sent him to parliament he
within few weeks after taking his
seat, established himself as the
keenest debater and the finest
spaaser ID: the commons. After hi
maiden speech member of the op
/ position is reported to have said tt
Fox. "Pitt will be one Of the frs1
men in parliament" EsHe is so al
ready" replied Fox.
Pitt, as everybody knows, scarce.
ly had completed his twenty-thirl
year when he was made chancellor
Of the exchequer. At twenty-foul
he was prime minister.-New York
| Press.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
Why q Ford Costs Less

Buy Ford not because it costs less but because
it is worth
In the great Ford plant you will find the minds
of all the meet upon the great object
T1oN. They not planning upon models which
would separate their views and thereby hinder the
of action for quantity production ALI work is in unison
all in tune with the key, PERFECTION. The
managers watching the factory departments, the
branch houses and distributing points The engineers
feeling the pulse and taking the temperature of the
Ford Car while it is and after has passed thru
the most trying conditions then gradually strengthening
the parts that show weakness without changing the model
of the The machinery and in the shops turn
out the parts day after day and week after week
Every becomes expert at his work, increasing
quantity production and doing his work perfect
By making the perfect the price is lowered to
where it makes it almost necessity for everyone to
Ford Car to keep pace with the world be left behind
Because of the one Model T Ford all the dealers
without great deal of money invested carry full
supply of repairs hand As matter of fact they
are required to do their contract will be cancelled
by the factory What other dealers have likely
to carry in stock full supply of repairs9
A Ford Touring Car 100000.
A Ford Roadster Car $525.OO.
+. @. B. Detroit.
w. F. CARLBERC, Agent,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
Sateren-Swenumson

A good many people Of this
city will be pleasantly surprised
when they learn that Miss
Gertrude Swenumson, accompan-
led by her mother, took the
Friday evening train for Seattle,
Wash, there to be married the
day before, Christmas to Rev.
Lawrence Sateren. Miss Sven
UNISON had kept her secret we'll
and few were aware of the fact
that she had no intention of
teaching the year out.
The bride is a lovely girl and
is the daughter II of ]. O..
Swenumson. register Of deeds
elect of Roberts county. She
grew up from childhood in this
vicinity and was justly popular
with all who knew her. The
groom is a son of County Com
missioner Sateren and is as well
and favorably known here as is
his bride. He attended the Sis
seton school and afterwards re-
ceived a college education else
where. He is now president of
Bethania College at Everett,
WASH, and it is there that the
newly welded couple will begin
the journey Of life together.
That it will be a happy one is the
wish of their many Sisseton
friends.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
Next Lyceum Number

The second number of the lo=
cal lyceum course will be given
in the opera house, Wednesday,
January Is, at 8:15. Alvah
Green, impersonator and enter
tainer, makeup man, etc. The
bureau has allowed one open
day for connections so party will
be on deck for the number.
Beauchamp date will be ar
nounced later.
r. E. Mcdonald
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
Travelling Libraries
An Aid To Education and Bad
ly Needed in South Dakota

An agitation is going on
throughout. the state in favor of
legislation for establishing free
libraries under state manage
ment. In mentioning this sub
ject to Supt. Mcdonald of the
city schools the information was
gained that the travelling library
has been in successful operation
in his home state of Iowa for
years. There the books are
owned by the state and may be
secured in desired numbers
by schools, clubs and other
organizations, and are great
blessing to all.
The Standard has been re-
quested to publish the following
article on the subject:
City conveniences a few years
ago were confined to the
city. Country dwellers now
have telephones, rural delivery,
and sometimes waterworks.
Why should they not have as
good schools as the city?
A discussion of the subject at
the last educational meeting as
sociation brought fourth the fact
that more than twice as much
money is being spent for the
education of the town boys and
girls than for those in the coun-
try and that this proportion
should be made more equal.
Education must be taken to the
country youth; they must not be
forced to leave home for the city
for a high school education.
The proper place for the country
boy or girl of high school age is
in his own home, therefore, the
present arrangement is mani
festly unfair.
The step toward the improve
ment Of the educational system
of the state was taken at Mitch
ell, November 25-26-27 when
teachers and librarians got to-
gether to take account of stock.
1t appears that almost every
town of size sufficient to support
a library had one, yet more than
half the counties in the state are
absolutely without libraries and
of course the country and small
village population in the remain
ing counties have no library
privileges. The rural commune
ties must have good reading
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
THE SCARED WRIST.
Queer Dream Story Connected With
the 8eresford Family.

the 6ereStord Family.
For three generations the Bercs-
ford family has handed down as
substantially true remarkable
dream story which is connected with
a small pockctboo and piece OF
black ribbon in possession of a MEM
Der of the family. So we'll known
and so we'll authenticated WIS the
story that member of the Beres-
ford family printed for private cir
culation short account OF the facts.
OF which, without impugning the
sincerity of his relatives, he endeay
ored to give simple explanation.
The narrative is a love story as
we'll as a dream story. The heroine
of it is Nicola Hamilton, the young
wife of Sir Tristram Beresford.
This young lady appeared at the
breakfast table one morning very
agitated and pale and with her lef'
wrist bound with a piece of blac'
ribbon. She replied to her hus
bands inquiries by entreating hin,
to ask her no questions. She then
said that her brother, Lord Tyrone,
of whom she had been very fond,
had died on the preceding Thurs
day, which subsequently proved to
be the case.
1t seems that in the night Lady
Beresford had dreamed that her
brother sa, by her bedside (although
she declared that he had indeed sat
there} and, after telling her whom
her child should marry and that her
husband would die before her, warm
ed her with the utmost vehemence
against marrying the second time.
eff you do remarry," her dream
visitor had said, 'syou will suffer
from your husbands i'll treatment
until your death at forty-seven. Re
sist every temptation to a second
marriage" Requiring some proof
of her brothers reality, he had, at
her request, touched her wrist with
his hand, whereupon the sinews had
shrunk and the nerves withered.
She showed her wrist, bound with
black ribbon, but declared that it
had been forbidden her to uncover it.
When Sir Tristram died Lady
Beresford, in spite of all remon-
strances, Immediately sought abso-
lurs solitude and retirement. But
life without friends proving unbear,
able, she consented to exchange Wis:
its with single family Of the neigh
borhood. In this family was a son
whom, after a time, she strove in
vain to regard with Indifference
Her love grew and overpowered her
When the young man declared his
passion she consented to a private
union. All turned out as the dream
had foretold. In year or so hel
husbands conduct was SO bad that
she had to separate from him. AT
forty-seven she died. After he1
death her wrist was examined and
found to be as she described it.
The most remarkable of the facts
connected with this strange story
the Scared wrists explained by
the writer of the pamphlet referred
to above as follows: He considers
that Lady Beresford, who knew THAT
her brother, Lord Tyrone, was ILL.,
dreamed that he was dead and in
consequence became so violently ey.
cited as to injure her wrist. In the
morning she bound it up SO tightly
that in course of time the sinews
shrank and withered.
L L
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
Doubtful cen,eI.tien.

MARY" complained the husband,
why do you suppose it is that peo-
pie /, all IL say l have such q large
II don't know, I'm sure, John,' .
said his wife consolingly, sbut new
e mind; there's nothing h IT,
Exchange.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27

If you want the highest cash
price for mink, skunk, weasel an
muskrat, sell them to SCHNEIDER
Bros. (22-3s1=13)
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
just ovsr 10 EMeets.
oviejely aeived.

"Yss, for . year and . half she was
. doubt - to Whistler abe loved him
lnsugh 10 marry him OF not"
"k1A how IA 1he succeed in finding
suef'
'Thsee was another giri who got to
aetfng % II she wanted him"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
tn. Word "Jas.-

In many English country dialects
the word Gag" is found. It origi-
nally meant small load of hay,
from which it came to mean a load
Of drink so big as to overcome one.
Gag" possesses an infinite number
Of meanings. The original meaning,
% load" has been extended to the
journey with the load, the saddle
bags which held it and the act OF
carrying it, while in certain districts
It signifies a blister, the head Of il
flower, calf leather and fatigue, in
addition to coinciding with "jog
and figuring in ordinary English to
denote rough or legged" edges.
Just Over 10 EHeetS.
Madam. ! am Just ont Of the hos.
pltal. and"- Don't tell me any such
story ~ that7 You are the same man
! save q piscs Of pie to net two weeks
aSo." 'sYes'm; dat was Just fore
went 20 Do hospital."-Houston Post.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-12-27
Dual Personality.

Dual Personality.
Alice-What would you do II you
were q man? Marie-Id propose to
myself. Boston Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
Scoop
TIE CUB Reporter
TIE Daily NeevS
Comedian


1912, to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the day of sale. The
premises described in such mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the
same are described as follows:
The West One-Halt wv 1-2) of Sec
ton Nineteen (19), Township One
Hundred Forty-four Q44), North of
Range seventy-nine (79), West Of the
5th P. NJ, containing 81 4,100 acres
more or less according to the United
States Government Survey.
The assignee of the mortgage has
heretofore declared and now declares
the whole debt secured by said mort.
gag due and payable. There will be
due on said mortgage at the date of
sale the sum of $2,904.00, besides the
costs, disbursements and expenses of
this foreclosure.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., January
23rd, 1912.
C. w. COUNCIL,
Assignee of Mortgage.
NEWTON, DULLAM & YOUNG,
Bismarck, North Dakota,
Attorneys for Assignee Of
Mortgage.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids will be received by tn
Board Of Directors of Banner Schoo
District up to 2 o'clock P. M. March
5th. 1912, for building and furnish
ing building material for a brick
school house at Adrian, N. Oak.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office of the County Super
intendent, LaMoure, N. D., and Office
of r.. H. Colby. district clerk, Adrian,
N. D. and Builders and Traders Elk
change, Fargo. N. D.
Each bid must be accompanied by
Certified Check for $4,000 made pay.
able to M. Delmore, President Banner
School Board, as evidence Of good
faith that Contract will be entered in
to should bid be accepted.
Building to be completed by the Isl
of September, 1912. The Board re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids.
Bids will be opened at 2 o'clock P
NJ. March 5th, 1912.
BY order of School Board.
F. H. COLBY, Clerk.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
Whistlsrs Tart Comment.

Whistler one afternoon called on q
young painter of his acquaintance who
did the pretty little sort Of things that
are popular In the course Of the con.
versation that followed the young art
list turned to a little head he was
painting and. daintily balapcinS Il
square palette by one cornc: between
two finger tips. took fine sable brush
and as daintily began to tickle piece
Of bad drawing into ''sweet express
sion,' saying:
"A pleasant art. ours. isn't it.
Jimmy"
Eyes," was Whistlers response. 'but
what are you doing: Frank"
"Oh." said the young artist, Il am
painting a replica Of little thing some
one liked because. you know. can al
ways sell two or three of the same
subject. il it's a taking one"
"Ahr commented Whistler, you
must be a genius, Frank. and l. alas.
am like the simple minded hen who,
when asked to do so, protested that
she could not lay the same egg twice.!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01

How can We. who are bewtldered and
appalled, BY the fury OF our planets
cyclones and volcanic eruptions. form
q conception Of the terrible energy Ut
natural operations Of the sun: New
comb suggested that II we call the
solar chromusphere an ocean OF fire we
must remember that it IL IN ocean In
hnitely hotter than the 6ercest furnace
and as deep as the Atlantic is broad.
II we call it's movements hurricanes
we must remember that our hurricanes
blow only about hundred miles an
hour. while those Of the chrOmosphere
blow as far III a single second. There
are such hurricanes as. coming down
upon US from the north. would In thirty
seconds after they had crossed the St.
Lawrence river he In the gulf Of Mex
leo. carrying with them the whole sur
face of the continent in a mass not
simply of ruin. but Of glowing vapor.-
Harper's Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
No chanes For Dissection.

No Chancs For Detection.
'Towniey says you'll have to count
him out OF the theater party"
"EhY What's the nattef:"
hes 30 hoarse he can't speak,"
'.Teli him to come. anyway. You
c0n pair him OF with the (;abber girl.
She won't give him a chance to say
q word."'-Cieveland Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01

The late Joseph Jefferson and bis
sister, Mrs. Cornelia Jackson, famous
a. lilly Slowboy in 1.-THE Cricket on
the HEARTH" were standing at studio
window Oh Beacon street. Boston.
overlooking the Old Granary burying
ground. They had been discussing the
famous persons whose graves were
spread below them. when. breaking a
short interval Of silence, Jefferson said
in the most mournful Of tones, Con.
ME. my dear. that is the best place for
me. after ALL"
With Mortified expression on he.
face, as her brother always avoided
grewsome subjects, she asked. ''What
do you mean. Joe?"
With the twinkle in bis eye that
three generations Of the world have
known. the actor remarked blandly. II
said after ALL Connie"
In fash his sister retOrted, mo.
Joe. dear. that's no place for you.
There are too many deadheads there. "
Boston Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having occurred in the
conditions Of the mortgage herein
after described, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, That that certain mortgage
executed and delivered by Samuel
Berg and Christine Berg, his wife,
mortgagors, to Benjamin H. Giles,
Mortgage, dated the LIST day Of No.
vember, 1909, and filed for record in
the office Of the Register Of Deeds of
the County of Burleigh and State. Of
North Dakota, On the 25th day Of Jan.
uary, 1910, at 9 o'clock A. NJ, and re-
corded in Book 81 of Mortgages on
page 142, and thereafter assigned by
said Mortgage to c. w. Council by
an instrument in writing, which as
signment was filed for record in the
Office Of the Register of Deeds Of Bur.
leigh County. North Dakota, on the
22nd day of January, 1912, at 11:40
o'clock A. NJ, and was duly recorded
in Book 105 Of mortgages on page 80,
will be foreclosed by a sale Of the
premises in such mortgage and here
matter described, at the front door Of
the court house at Bismarck, in the
County Of Burleigh, and State OF
North Dakota, at the hour Of 10
o'clock A. NJ, on the 9th day Of March,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
The fiQhtina Turk.

The Turk Is great lighting man.
perhaps the best In the world-that is.
on land. for as sailor be has never
shone he Is a great fighter because
be Is physically strong man. The
Turkish peasantry. from whom the
army 10 recruited. have to work hard
for bare living. and there is no
room among them for weaklingD.
Therefore the Turkish soldier IL capa-
bic Of tremendous feats Of endurance
and can live on nothing or next door
to It. Then be is accustomed to 6ght
ing almost from babyhood. On the
frontiers and in the country districts
Of Turkey there Is always trouble
going on.
Death In battle has no terrors for
him. for BY bis religion It assures him
Of paradise.-l1OndoD Answers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01

fine of not less than $500 or more
than $500.
SECTION 4. All ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall
be in force and take effect immedi-
ately upon it's passage, approval and
publication.
Approved this 31st day OF January,
A. d. 1912.
(SeaD E. A, WILLIAMS,
President OF the Board of Commits
sioners of the City Of Bis
marck, N. D.
Attest:
R. H. THISTLETHWAITE,
City Auditor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
ORDINANCE NO. az.

An ordinance to prevent the annoy
. ance Of passengers alighting from rail-
way trains in the city of. Bismarck,
North Dakota, through undue solicita'
ton Of people engaged in various lines
of occupation in the said city and
providing punishment for the viola
ton of the same.
Be It Ordained by the Board OF
City Commissioners Of the city OF
Bismarck. North Dakota:
SECTION /. That no driver OF any
hack, carriage, dray or other vehicle
or any runner or porter or other en-
ployee or proprietor of any hotel,
boarding house, restaurant, or any
person Whatsoever, shall be allowed
to solicit trade or business Tor HIM
self or for his employer at any depot
in the city excepting in the manner
provided for in section two hereof.
SECTION 2. Any person or per.
sons enumerated In section one nereor
may solicit trade for himself or for
his employer by standing on the outer
edge of the sidewalk, away from the
depot building and not more than
two feet inside the curb line OF said
sidewalk, and within two feet OF MS
vehicle. Said person or persons
shall not touch any passenger or other
person in his efforts to obtain trade
or business, nor shall he run or walk
alongside the person solicited nor
shall he hand out any cards or other
matter nor shall he unduly vociferate
his trade or calling in lis efforts to
obtain business. The said soliciting
shall be done quietly so that no pas
senger or other person solicited shall
be unduly annoyed.
No public street, alley or other pub
lie thoroughfare shall be allowed to
be blocked nor shx-ll traffic In such
taoroughtares or on the sidewalks be
allowed to be impeded in any way:
SECTION 3. Any violation of this
ordinance shall be punishable with a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
Question For Question

Question For Question.
II shall discharge our butler" said
Mr.. Cumrox.
whats the troubIe?'
He doesn't show me proper defer.
once. When am paying man liber'
ally l consider 1t his duty to laugh at
my jokes
'And won't he?'
II don't think be can. Res an Eng
Lab butler. When In spirit OF gentle
and condescending badinage I said to
him. Hawkins. can you tell me which
came 6rst, the chicken or the egg? be
said. Which did you order 6rst. sirT"
-WaShington star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-01
An CotimjN.

There are yer! few real optimista. ~
remarked the cOnlemplative citizen.
what 10 your idea Of real op
timist?"
"A man who can walk to work j,Ist
a cheerfully rs II be were chasing \
rolf bail Washington Star.