Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-15

France also proposes to enlarge its
navy. The cupolas on the temple of
peace at The Hauge are beautiful, but
coming towers are the practical thing.
Doctors now say that bananas are
good for you and not hard to digest if
you are sure they are fully ripe.
Green or rotten is what doubles you
up.
If the present winter is an average
sample, it is lucky that the United
States has reached the first place in
mining coal and has vast deposits to
draw upon.
With ten below in New York, last
week the late cold spell in South Dakota
must seem mere trif1e compared with
the chill of the wind belt in Madison
Square.
A movement is on foot looking to do
ing away with all easy places in the
army. 1t is unnecessary to say, per-
haps, that movements have been pretty
generally successful already in doing
away with all easy places outside of
the army
Altho the sins of the railroads may be
many the Milwaukee should be given
credit forgiving material aid to settlers
west of the Missouri river. Thus far
this winterjit is estimated that company
has donated at least 100000 to the
settlers q the form If freighsss
Banker Morse, whose health for
babe him to remain longer in the fed
eral prison, will shortly sail for
Europe. There, amid the splendors
of the old world, he will be able to
forget the rigors of prison life and
live the remainder of his days in
peace and quiet.
Evangelist Gypsy Smith is making
Los Angeles weep by the thousand
and sing hymns in the street cars.
They've got the sins to make 'em
weep, all right, but that singing will
sure drive the tourist trade to other
cities that don't express their repent-
ence by song.
President Taft has been asked to
issue his Arizona statehood proclama-
ton on Lincoln's birthday, February
IL. The request came in telegram to
the White house, announcing that the
election returns were on their wav to
Washington. Arizona became teri
tory during Linclon's admins ton.
A movement has been started in the
state of Washington to provide help for
the families of men sentenced to the
penitentiary. The idea is that the
earnings of the convicts, while in pri-
son, should be given their families.
This is but mere justice. And if it be
looked upon as paternalism, it is a kind
that is to be encouraged.
| A remarkable feature of the present
disturbances in China is the fact that
so far very few foreigners have been
killeu, though there were at first
humors of wholesale massacres of
missioners that proved unfounded.
The Boxers horrors, so far foreign
residents are concerned, seem to be a
matter of ancient history.
Lesterville Ledger: If Mr.. Egan's
strength keeps on increasing at the
rate that it is, Mr.. Byrne will soon be
sorry that he didn't accept Mr.. CULTS
proposal to withdraw. Long before
the time of holding the primaries ar
rives Byrne will be out of the race:
in fact, he is out now, because he
never was in it to any noticeable ex-
tent.
Joseph w. Folk, governor of Mis-
souri,. virtually withdrew from the
race for the democratic nomination
for the presidency Friday, when be
agreed to vote the entire Missouri
delegation for Speaker Champ Clark
for the democratic nomination as
long as Clark thinke he has chance