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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL
REORGANlZED
New Officers Eleeted, and an Eneoursg
ing Interest Manifested,

New Officers EIeeted and an Encoutsg.
ing Interest Manifested,
Rev. a. j. Tiffany of Aberdeen
dropped into town yesterday and
by n little canvassing got u good
audience out to discuss the mat
ter of resuscitatlng our SUNDAY
School. The exercises consisted
of singing am and ''old fash
ioned' talk on the subject "The
foolish man. in which the audi
ence apparently took deep in
terest a fter this was thru with.
the motion was put whether it was
desirable to have Sunday School
or not, and was unanimously de
cided i'm the affirmative. where
upon the following corps of ottic
ers and teachers were elected:
Sup't-Miss Clara Rome
Sec. Treas. Miss Margie Gates
Teachers. Primary Dept-Mrs.
Geo. Gear
intermediate Clara Rome
Bible Glass e. P. Thorne
Supplies for the next quarter
were ordered thru Mr.. Tiffany,
and it was decided to commence
the sessions of the school on Sun
day, July 7th, at p. M, at which
time it is expected the supplies
will be here.
Rev. Tiffany is the Sunday
School missionary of the Baptist
denomination, travelling over the
central and western parts of the
state, and with his wide experience
has fund Of anecdote and logic
which makes his talks full of in
terest and profit to his hearers.
Everybody is now hopeful of the
success of the work. since Mr..
Tiffany promised to come and visit
us again, to keep things moving.
Messrs Chas L Koutz, of the
Ward Owsley Co, and Jef-
ries, with Aberdeen Wholesale
Grocery Co, were in town Tues
day, the latter taking spin to
LaPlant and back while Mr. Koutz
waited for him.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured by
local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only way to cure
deafness and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caus.
ed by an lufamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustacpian
tube. When this tube is intlamed
you haye rumbling sound OF i'm
perfect hearing and when 1T is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored 10
its normal condition hearing will
be destroyed forever, nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an infiamec
condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give $4,000 for any
case of Deafness(caused bycatarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
r. j Cheney & Go, Toledo. q
Sold by druggists 75 cents
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
For Rent-32O acres on the Lit
tie Cheyenne. Address.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-27

For Rent-s2o acres on the Lit
tie Cheyenne. Address.
j. j. Kraps, Salem, Oregon
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-27

a bevy of young Gettysburg
misses who have been ENJOYING a
week s outing broke camp Tues
Islay, having delightful weather
for most of the time. They
made their camp at the WIu.
CombeIlick ranch, ON the Lat
tie Cheyenne, naming il ''kaw
kav. They were chaparoned by
Mrs w. \. Cumbelllck and Miss
tllenherger. and comprised the
following named:
Maud School
Bessie School
Evelyn Benson
Pearl Benson
Wilma Combellick
Grace Campbell
l.ulu Bacon
Geneva Scho6eld
Alma Stocker
Clara Shanbarker
The above were succeeded by
another large party from G,ettys
burg and Lebanon. nearly twenty
in number, who stayed over Sun
day and broke camp T'sesaay
Mon. they descended on the Gates
House and, caused several things
to transplre. One was the regular
boarders had to wait for their dim
ner till seventeen other stomacbs
we're filled to repletion. But as
the number included several fin
lshed musicians, the aforesaid
walters" did not harbor any
grudges-on the contrary. would
be Glad to see them back again
| Mesdames Warnock and King
and Miss Brown and Miss McCul
Tough spent Saturday in camp at
the rendezvous of old Chief Swift
| bird.
Fourth of July celebraters in
Forest City are all at sea, as it
were. Last week plans were be
gun for holding 9 general picnic
in Island Park, but the word is
now that everybody is invited to
the Ed Sutton ranch to spend the
Jny
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-27

Messrs Chas l. koutz, of the
Ward -Owsley Co, and Jef
ries, with Aberdeen Wholesale
Grocery Co, were in town Tues
day, the latter taking a spin to
LaPlant and back while Mr. Koutz
waited for him.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Out From obscurItx.

Jones had had leg up in the world and was mighty proud of his new posi- ton. Not long since he met man who in his submerged days had been his chum, but who had remained in the old rut-
 "Hallo, Browni" said Jones, smirk- ing at his friend. You haven't been to see my new house yet Can you come on Friday?"
 Brown expressed pleasure at the thought.
 'Yes," continued Jones, we're hay ing a small party. Er-my daughters coming out, you know"
 Brown scratched his head medita- lively. His mind wavered. A stab of sudden recollection came to him.
 I've just remembered, old chap, " said he. "Our Jim's coming out on Fri day. He's had IS days"
 Jones looked pained.
 "But," added his old friend, "how longs your daughter had?"-Ex change.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Partly at Home.

A good old Scotch minister, calling unexpectedly on widow who lives in a cottage on the outskirts of the viii lage, surprised her in the midst Of washing lot of clothes. She hurried ly hid behind clotheshorse and told her little boy to say that she was out
 The visitor knocked at the door. 'Well, Jamie," he said, land where ia your mother?"
 My mothers not in; she's down street on message" promptly re piled the lad.
 Indeed" replied the minister, with a glance at the bottom of the screen. Well, tell her I called; and say that the next time she goes down the to the village she should take her feet with her."-Ladies' Home Jour nal.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
LeIsursIx Moose Hunting.


 The most leisurely method of moose hunting chronicled during the present season is that pursued by Mars Hill veteran hunter and woodsman, Humph- rey Bridges.
 Several hours walk from camp brought him in sight of hill on which he saw what looked like a pronged stump. He stood five minutes specu- lating, then crept nearer and looked again. The object did not move. Creep ing six or seven rods, he saw the sup posed stump moving slightly and then a large tongue Hopping alongside the dark place revealed the identity of moose.
 He aimed for the neck of the animal and fired. The moose rose to his feet and ran. When Bridges reached the spot where the animal had lain he found blood. He sat down, filled his pipe and reasoned that the moose could not last over an hour. He there fore walked slowly on, keeping close to the trail, and found the moose lying down in a lumber road mile and half away from the place where he was shot. The moose reared on his front legs, but could not pull his hind legs under him, and half stood with head lowered for battle until an other bullet ended the struggle.-Ken- nebec Journal.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16

-aQueducts and pyramids-combined Twenty feet high, 25 feet wide at the base and Is feet at the top. with huge towers from 37 to 50 feet high rising at intervals of 100 yards for the accommodation of armed men. it is carried over a broken country 8 distance of 1.259 miles. And this great work-the most supendous line of defense ever erected by man-was built more than 200 years before Christ. while the shadow of ancient Rome lay over the world.
 The Chinese race has had its win ter and now it seems that this won derful people have again reached spring in the cycle of the centuries. The shackles of a benumbing con- servatism are being broken and the leaders of the race while reverent of the past are looking toward the fu- ture-toward light and power and progress
 The revolutionary movement today is more than anti-dynastic. It means more than the expulsion of the Man chus, who have lorded it over the Chinese since they. were called in to aid in the suppression of a rebellion in 1643 and finding the country so good and SO favorable concIuded to remain. Corrupt as may have been many of the Manchu rulers, they cannot justly be charged with all the miseries which have afflicted China during the period of their ascendancy. These evils. while undoubtedly aug mented by Manchu rule. may be traced to the system under which the spirit of Chinese progress has been throttled-a system which was found ed by her sages and which during thousands of years has become crys- talized in her national character.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16

herculean. The soil, however, is fer tile and although it is cultivated by hand, or by the rudest of farming i'm plements, not an available foot of it is permitted to go to waste Fences, which occupy space, are rare iD China. Even grass, which in compar, ison with grains, such as wheat, bar ley and corn, conduces less to the support of life, is denied room. Fish is abundant and rice is the staple food for the bulk of the population. All decaying matter is returned to the soil to fertilize 1t and, thus replen- ished, the land continues to yield rich harvests.
 In the mechanical arts the Chinese are as industrious and patient as in the cultivation of the soil. but they lack the tools and, more than the tools. that spirit of initiative and prog ress which means success today. In some of the arts they are wonderfully skilled. But as an industrial people. as the term is understood in progres- sive America. they lag far behind.
 Some Great Achievements.
 To the student of history they seem a different people from those who built the Grand canal, the most re- markable waterway in the world; who carried the Great Wall over rivers, mountains and canons for nearly 1,500 miles as a barrier against Tartar in- vasion; who first devised the system, crude as 1t was, of movable type and who first used explosives in the art of warfare. This was, however, before the period when their national life seemed to crystalline and progress was turned backward.
 Among the monuments of mankind the Great Wall is unique. It includes a greater mass of masonry than all the works of ancient Rome and Egypt
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Prize Snake Yarn.

The Prevaricators' Society of Balla- rat and WooIloomocloo was proceeding in peace and harmony till the snake story man spoke. Some people" he said, consider the snake hasn't got any sense; but they're wrong. For in- stance, once when I was in India, saw a Hindu mother place her year old baby outside the hut to sun him self, and to keep his spirits up she gave the little chap big feeding bot tie of milk. Well, as I watched, saw a snake insinuate itself close up to that child. My heart was in my mouth. I feared for the baby. But. bless you, the snake was only after the milkl He just slipped the teat out of the child's mouth and into his own, and then the thoughtful and kind ly reptile put the end of his tail into the child's mouth by way of com forter!"
 With a great sob the president of the society arose and handed the lau- rel which encircled his brow to the snake-story man.
 And then they passed silently into the night.-Tit-Bits
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Thrifty Squirrel.

Alfred McHenry has park of sev- eral acres, in which a score or more of gray squirrels have taken up their abode. The other day MT. McHenry bought two bushels of walnuts to be fed to the squirrels during the winter. He left the bag with the nuts in the back part of his buggy, which was pushed into the carriage shed.
 Two days later when the occasion required the use of the buggy again he went to remove the two bushel bag of walnuts, when, To and behold! there wasn't half peck of the walnuts there. But there was hole in the bag and an excited squirrel that chattered on a beam overhead seemed to have more than the ordinary amount of in- terest in McHenry's movements. The latter watched the squirrel and when he discovered that it had it's home be- hind one of the rafters he climbed up a ladder and investigated. He not only found the squirIers nest but all the stolen walnuts as well. The squirrel had transferred the nuts from the bug gy up under the rafters all within 14 hours of daylight.-Wi Williamsport Cor respondence Philadelphia North Amer. ican.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16

A1udder busy washing. rubbing while she
 sings, Sun a-shinins brightly, to dry the pity tings. Dolly in her Title bed. with not dress
 to wear, Ticking up an awful fuss just because
 she's dere- Pettlcoats and nighties. hanging on the line, Dresses. taps and aprons. dainty. sheer
 and fine. Dolly in an awful stew. tause she tant
 go out O. the troubles Mudders have when
 naughty chiTren pouti -Rosamond M. Pent in Philadelphia Rec ord.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
COON HUNTING ON DECLINE
Conservation Is Proving Very Un- popular to Those Who Delight
 In This Sport.

Coon hunting is on the decline over in southern Illinois, according to @ report from Owensville, because the farmers and land owners have be- come timber conservationists and re- fuse to allow their trees to be cut.
 It used to be that a coon hunt was not a success unless the coon was treed in a monarch of the forest, the tree subsequently being cut down by the ready axes of the hunters to effect the capture of the game. In days when timber was plentiful the land owners were not so particular, and 1t was not uncommon for a hunting party to chop down half dozen fine trees in a single night. The hunting party that would commit such a tres pass nowadays probably would find it. self in serious trouble with the courts. For trees such as the coon hunters used to cut now have big market value. They are growing scarcer all the time, and the wise land owner is realizing the necessity of husbanding his resources in the timber line.
 'Tn the good old days" an incalcul- able amount of good timber was de- stroyed in this way. It was not missed at the time, for trees grew almost everywhere, and lumber was not so much of an item as 1t is at present. The forests had to go in order to blaze the way for agricul- tural development There was no es- pecial demand for timber, and vast areas of 1t were cut down and burned that the land owner might prepare for growing corn or tobacco. Much of this timber might have been saved if the farmer had cleared his land on any systematic plan, and would have made him independent in his later years. He did not realize the importance of conservation, so he cut and slashed indiscriminately, and the coon hunters helped him, along with the hickory nut hunters, the chestnut hunters, the grape gatherers. the seek CTS after slippery elm bark and a great variety of hunters engaged in denuding the wooded lands of their products.
 It is well that the farmers of south ern Indiana and the farmers else where are beginning to take notice of the conservation movement. If the coon hunter must needs chase coons let him catch them on the level or climb the tree for his booty.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
TOM IS GIVEN BIG SURPRISE
Man Answers Advertisement Inserted by Wife Offering to Sell Old
 Family Lawn Mower.

"A neighbor of mine," said Tom Dunn, used to bore everybody in the train by bemoaning the vagaries of his lawn mower. He had about ten square feet of lawn that he used to shave every other day. His lawn mower, however, seemed possessed of mischievous demon of some sort It would alternately fail to cut grass at all and dig great furrows in the soft turf. He tried to sell 1t, but no one would take 1t as a gift. At last one morning he showed me an advertise ment in a paper offering for sale at ridiculously low rate peerless lawn mower that was warranted to cut grass as evenly as patent razor. The owners address would be furnished at the office of the newspaper.
 I'm going to get that peerless lawn mower this very day. chortled my neighbor, and take it home to my wife as surprise this afternoon. She's been wild to get rid of the old mower From the description this new one Is just what we've been yearning for. And tonight I'll throw the old one into the dust bin'
 "The following day we were in the same train again, and expected to be bored by a glowing account of the glorious new lawn mower. But, to my surprise, it's possessor seemed trying to avoid me.
 "'How about the new lawn mower?' asked.
 There is no new lawn mower,' he answered shortly.
 But that advertisements
 '"'But that advertisement he re- piled with terrible solemnity, was in- serted by my wife,"
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
AMONG LOSERS OF THINGS
The Advertisements of the Careless Present a Most Interesting
 Study In Psychology.

Even when you haven't lost or found Anything do you ever turn to the col umn advertising for lost articles? If you do not, try it occasionally. You'll find the lost article column brim full of touches of nature that make the whole world kin.
 Among other interesting things you'll learn that Kansas City is chuck full, almost overfowing. with COWS. No one who hasn't read the lost ar ticle ads realizes the magnitude of the bovine population of Greater Kansas City. Never a day passes but some Kansas City family, usually a number of them, is regretting the loss of Bessie and is asking some one to bring her back. It's merely a case of won't stay put. that's all. Bessie strays every day, every hour, almost every minute in Kansas City.
 Dogs, however, are the most ire quently lost article. Usually another case of won't stay put. Towser is a gregarious nomad.
 The lost article column is as sea- sonable as the market column, too: Just now it's muffs, fur neckpieces, overcoats and shotguns that are being left in street cars, dropped from motor cars or forgotten somewhere. for this is their season.
 Umbrellas, eyeglasses, watches, lockets, pins and brooches are lost all the year around without regard to season.
 Horses are lost frequently. but mules rarely.
 The other day a man lost laundry 50 the caption of the ad. would lead one to believe, but later on the ad. explained that it was a package of laundry the man lost.
 One woman lost a pillow cover this week. She had taken 1t to a matinee to embroider between acts.
 Women may now and then lose par cels of dress goods, lace and other materials while shopping, but staid lawyers, careful business men and physicians aren't immune to the af- lection, as lawyers lose abstracts. valuable papers and books, while busi- ness men lose suitcases, bags, pocket books and papers, and doctors some times leave medicine cases, parcels and books where they didn't intend to.
 A pair of red house slippers were lost the other day, presumably by 9 minister or a woman.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Encona.

One day Mark Twain was bein~ shaved by very talkative barber and was forced to listen to many of his anecdotes.
 The barber had to strop his razor. and when he was ready. brush in hand, to commence again, he asked:
 Shall go over it again?"
 ''No, thanks" drawled Mark. "It'si hardly necessary. think I can re- member every word."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
PenaItv of InItiaIs.

'Tt has been my observation" said the pretty girl, that the greatest diff ficulty girl experiences at co-edu- cational college is disposing of the quantities of shaving soap sent her by manufacturers who copied the names of the entire student body from lists where boys and girls alike are regis tered by their initials and distributed the samples of soap impartially with the request that the recipient write a testimonial to the effect that it is the best shaving soap she ever used"
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
HIs erammar Was eood.

That old man walking along there lives over the river" said a boy, who had taken the prize for excellence in grammar
 ''What?" exclaimed the father. Have you forgotten your grammar so soon? You can say that he lives on the other side of the river. but over the river is incorrect"
 'T beg your pardon. father; but he does live over the river"
 Why"
 He lives over the river, because he lives on that little house on the bridge"
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Parts Made of Pipe EIttInus.

bending in the shape desired, and aft erward removing the rosin or lead by heat Each joint is turned up tightly and well pinned or brazed. One of the top crosspieces will need to have right-hand and left-hand threads or to be fitted with union. Also. one of the top pieces connecting the rear part to the front part of each runner must be fitted in the same way. The top is fastened to the two crosspieces.
 Such a hand sled can be made in Q few hours time and when complete is much better than wood sled.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Out of the Ordinary.

An M. P. was discussing voting frauds-impersonation and the dupli- cation of votes generally. He in- stanced. one duplicator, an ignorant fel- low who had the stolid and unmoved look of an animal.
 When they arrested him he asked what crime lay at his door.
 You are charged said the police man, with having voted twice.
 "'Charged, am I?' muttered the pris- oner. That's odd. I expected to be paid for it '"-Watchdog, London.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16

to turn the dominoes and the follow ing are what the points denote. Double-six denotes receipt of moneyI will be very rich.
 Six-fve denotes success and pleas ure.
 Six-four early marriage; happiness Six-three affection, constancy. Six-two industrious, economical. Six-one twice married.
 Six-blank sorrow, trouble.
 Five-double very lucky.
 Fi7e-four will marry poor. Five-three eventual wealth. F1ve-two love.
 Five-one engagement; invitations If you know these, you can regulate your answers accordingly; no matter what points turn up. and much fun can be had.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
PhiIosonhicaI

A German and his wife came into a nice little fortune through the death of the wife's father, who was sick long time and suffered a good deal.
 A neighbor tried to express his sympathy, but was interrupted.
 ''He suffered much." said Karl. He's better of und so are we."
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
At the Football eame.

"Of course. we have to use our star men sometimes" explained the foot ball enthusiast, 'but we're always worried for fear we'll lose one of them"
 'T know just how it is," responded the young bride. 'T feel that way about my best teacups."
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Much More ExnenaIve.

Downs-Why is it your friend Chownes is always down at the heel? Does he lose his money on horse races?"
 Jownes-He never bets on a horse race. He loses more money on the human race.
 Downs-Eh?
 Jownes-He has nine children St-av Stories.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
DoMINoEs TO TELL FORTUNES
Answers May Be Regulated According Q Pieces Turned Up-Much Amuse-
 ment Can Be Derived.

Have you a game of dominoes? If co, you can have lots of fun when your friends come to see you. Shuffie the dominoes well and lay them face down on a smooth table. Tell your friends
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
No one EIse to po It.

And now" said the teacher of the Juvenile Sunday school class, why did God create this beautiful world?"
 T don't know" replied bright little fellow, unless there was no one else who could do it"
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
MAKING HAND SLED OF PIPE
Can Be Constructed in Few Hours and When Complete Is Much Better
 Than Wooden Article.

The accompanying sketch showS how an ordinary hand sled can be made of three-quarter-inch pipe and fittings Each runner is made of one piece of pipe bent to the proper shape. This can be accomplished by filling the pipe with melted rosin or lead, then
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Make Her spankinq Easy.

The small daughter of a physician was told by her father that he would have to whip her for disobedience. -An right. papa" she said, but please give me some chloroform first"
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Djaonosed.

That's a smart thing I've done. said the doctor to his assistant.
 Whats that, doctor?"
 'I have put my signature in the col umn cause of death in this death certificate. e."-Tit-Bits
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16

V HE history of the human race affords no more interesting study than that of the huge
 Chinese empire. which after a
 slumber of many centuries IS