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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
HOME PRODUCTS DESERVE
YOUR FIRST CONSIDERATION
Find Out If Local Merchants Canno,
Supply the Things You Are
Purchasing Elsewhere.

Did 1t ever occur to you to conside'
what articles and how many lines d
goods are manufactured in your owl
town? The chances are that you hav'
been buying various commodities from
outside Of town without knowing tina
you can get them right at home, mad
by neighbors of yours who are trying
to build up busiI ass and at the SANE
time helping to build up the tow.
Many persons patronize mail ordu
houses or go away to buy goods NOR,
because they are not aware of what
the home market has to offer than BIZ
cause they think they are getting BET.
ter bargains outside.
What most towns need is a little
course of education in the immediate
home market line. The producers and
manufacturers in many instances need
education in that respect. They need
to know the value of letting other peo-
pie know what they make and have
for sale. Not long ago an enterprising
home trade enthusiast in a Texas town
compiled and published list of goods
manufactured and handled in his own
town. 1t surprised him as we'll as
others. The list follows:
Overalls and jumpers, half tone cuts
and etchings. bank and store fixtures,
chill supplies, crackers, creamery prod
ucts, cornlce supplies, plumbers supplies,
macaroni, laundries, furniture, flour mill
products. planning mill products, saddlery
and harness, brooms, cigars, trunks stock
and poultry medicines, mattresses, show
cases and cabinets, printing and binding,
upholstering. acetyene gas, iron works,
rubber and steel stamps candy, awning
ana carpet renovating, vinegar, meat
products, carriage and wagon works,
fountain drinks, ginners' supplies, wind
mills and casing, pressed brick, collins and
caskets.
Not every town, of course, manufac-
lures such long list of articles-from
crackers to coffins-but in every town
there are homemade products which
should appeal to home people. A little
investigation will prove that there are
more home manufactured goods in
your own town than you ever dreamed
Of
The list above includes windmills.
Perhaps you do not need windmills
but you do need printing every now
and then. You will notice printing
and binding in the list. Printing and
binding are done right here at home
and at reasonable rates, yet every
once In awhile the printer discovers
that somebody sends away for Job
which could be done here just as well
and as reasonably. Other lines of
business also suffer because people
don't seem to realize that the home
product is bargain from any point
Of view.
The moral is this: Find out what
your neighbors produce and offer be-
fore buying outside of the community
and you may be agreeably surprised.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
Get After the Rahhit.

The festive rabbit plays better
leading role in stew or a potpie than
as an orchardist. He may be induced
to assume this part by persuasive
shotgun or trap. But whether en-
gagged or not he should not be allowed
to gnaw newly set trees. A band Of
quarter inch wire netting round the
trunk will be sure protection if ex-
tended up beyond his reach.-American
Agriculturist.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
W1fbfbe Short Story Writ ers
Medieval Justice
By ]. MURRAY READ


You say that you love the accused?,'
81 do"
And will marry him if he is acouit-
ted?"
Yes, and if he is hanged
what! Marry him in prison on the
eve of eXecution?"
i will marry him at the foot of the
gallows"
The lawyer babe her 90 an / fell tha
prisoner that there WAS hope for him.
but that his escape from death, if at
all, would be by a hairs breadth.
Dahgerfleld was tried, but the lawyer
dld not appear to defend him. The
evidence against him was so strong.
the sheep having been found tethered
TO his door, that he was pronounced
guilty and sentenced to be hanged, He
offered to decide the matter by combat
with Ricketts,, whom he suspected of
having brought the misfortune upon
him, but Ricketts, declined on the
ground that he was not the ownar of
the sheep.
Inc day of the execution was holt
day, as all such days were at that time
though Dangerfield's neighbors were
plunged in grief, for he was much re-
spected among them, and they did not
see why he should have stolen one
sheep when he was the possessor of
several bundled. Marjory went with
him to the gallows, and, seeing Tom
Ricketts, by the way among the lockers
on, she gave him scowl of defiance
and hatred. On arriving at the place
OF execution she cast a. glance over the
assembled multitude and was aston
ished to see among them the LAWYER
Bleckstan.
When all was ready and the hang
man was about to adjust the moose
Marjory cried out:
Il claim this man in marriagev
There was the silence of surprise
among the spectators, then further as.
constituent when Bleckstun arose.
/ And claim him as free man."
WHO are your" asked the sheriff.
Il am Edmond Bleckstun."
4 ON what ground to you claim the
prisoner
Under an edict Of his most gracious
majesty King Edward Nv. which com
mands that when man is to be exc
cuted for crime If any woman shall de-
mand him in marriage he shall, be
spared and given to the woman"
The sheriff had too great respect for
the learned councillors knowledge Of
law to act colnter to his opinion, and
the friends Of Dangerheld set up a
cry:
A marriage! A marriagew
The priest then performed the we'd
ding ceremony, the bride and bride
groom walked away, followed by the
acelamations Of those who, having
come to see an execution, bad looked
upon wedding.
Proof was afterward adduced that
ricketts, had stolen the sheep. and he
was hanged for the crime.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
The Weekly Farm Budget
THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.

Don't take your load to bed
with you. You always take the
harness off the horses when you
put them into the stable in the
evening.
Trimming those hedges will
not only add to the general APP
pearance of your premises, but
during the hot days of summer
it will also make travel more
bearable along the highway bor-
dering your farm.
Cutting the teeth in old ami
mails is sometimes practiced
with good results, but it is not
often necessary. 1t is, however,
a wise policy to have a horses
teeth foated once in two years,
thus enabling him better to
grind his food.
Keep the sweet potato vines
clipped, never allowing them to
reach a length of over eighteen
inches or two feet, else they will
take root and draw the sub
stance away from the main
plant, that portion of the vine
that produces the potatoes.
Don't let the old rooSterS die Il
natural death. They'll never be
tenderer than they are now.
Keep the poultry house closed
as long as possible in the even
ing, so the layers will not 90 in
and sit on the roosts SO early.
They are asleep and inactive
enough these long winter nights,
even if they are kept scratching
around till dark.
Eggs for Matching should new
az be rough. Such eggs are most
likely to produce i'll shaped or
deformed chicks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
A SUCCESSFUL WIFE.

She needs a good temper,
cheerful disposition and knowl-
edge OF how her husband should
be treated. She needs a capac-
ity of looking on the bright side
of things and refusing to be
worried by trifies. She needs a
secure grasp Of such subjects as
are Of interest to men and should
not be above studying even poll
tics in order to understand should
her husband speak Of them. She
needs a sympathetic nature that,
should sorrow fall upon them,
she may be able to give COM
fort to her husband. She needs
considerable tact and patience
the one to enable her to. know
when to remain silent and vice
versa, and the other to put up
with him when his temper is ruff
fed.-Philadelphia Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
Value Of Mixed Crops.

The Cornell experiment station (New
York; in the course of some investiga-
lions found that timothy grown with
alfalfa or red clover had a higher pro-
tein content than that grown without
these legumes. Oats grown with peas
also showed an increased protein corr
tent, and the hay yield Of mixed outs
and peas was 4.375 pounds as com
pared with 1926 pounds Of oats grown
alone.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14

HNHE United States department OF
commerce and labor has re-
ceived number Of consular re-
ports which indicate that gov
ernment pawnshops are advantageous.
They have them in Germany, Holland
and France. They enable financial
~ embarrassed persons in those coun-
tries to obtain cash on personal collat-
eral without payment of absurdly large
interest. The average rate is under u
per cent a year.
The pawnshop Of Amsterdam, the
Oldest and probably the most success
full public pawnshop liz the world is
known as the Bank Won Leening. 1t
has been under the control of the mu-
nicipality since 1914 and has fifteen
branches throughout the city. The av
erage rate of interest is less than 10
per cent per annum. SURPRISES over
amounts lent, minus interest and 6 per
cent for administration, are returned
to the owners Of unredeemed pledges
after sale whenever possible, and still
the bank shows profits of almost ST.
100000 annually, besides providing sub
stantial pensions for old employees.
Reports from Washington say that
government officials are inclined to
follow the example these foreign coun-
tries have set in this particular.
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GERMANY's UPHEAVAL
With the National Liberals holding
the balance Of power in Germany's
new reichstag, Herr Ernst Basserman,
the leader of that party, stands out
prominently among the statesmen of
the progressive groups. The situation
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
Stock Needs Variety In Food.

Some men think that they are feed
ing their farm animals Well when they
give them all they will eat Give a
COW straw stack or fifty tons of corn
slower and she surely will have all she
can eat for a considerable length of
time, but she will be inadequately
nourished. 1t is the want of variety
and balance in common maintenance
rations during the grassless months
that devitalZes farm stock.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14

and the University Of Berlin he be-
came instructor In history at the for
mer Institution. subsequ ently going to
iAdelbert college. Cleveland, in the
same capacity He entered the gov
eminent service as secretary to the
United States commission to the 81
moan Islands In 1909 and was soon
thereafter transferred to st. Peters
burg as second secretary Of the en-
,lIassy. He was appointed consul to
9Dalny IA 1904; hut, the war prevent
!ing him frDn skiing the post, he was
made minister 70 Korea. From 1905
;t0 1900 ~ was minister % Cuba. 10
|tng thence 81 Uruguay .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
Survey Of the Worlds News

tanned 146 acres; In 1910 it contained
1873 acres. The improved acreage, how.
ever, has incrGassl 1872 per cent, or
much faster tlIS9 the total farm acre
age and somewhat faster than the
total number of farms.
The expenditures for farm labor
jumped from 1857 100000 in 1900 to
$646, 100000 in 1910, and the expendi-
lures for fertilizers advanced from
$53,O00o0O in 1900 to $114,OOO,OO0 in
1910.
THE MOTHERS CONGRESS
Better parents, better babies, better
country, is the slogan of the National
Mothers Congress, holding its an
nual meeting at Dallas, Tex, March
21-23. 1t is the object of this organi-
cation to instruct mothers in the prop
er care Of infants, in ventilation and
moral training. A country wide cam
paign Of child welfare has been start
ed by the congress to further this
work
One of the aims of the organization
is to lengthen the school terms of all
boys and girls of the United States.
Tentative plans agreed upon by the
executive committee in Philadelphia
awaited Endorsement by the Dallas
convention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14


full Member Of New Reichstag.
In Germany is interesting in that the
Did time Conservatives have lost their
grip. A combination Of the Socialists
and radicals was naturally expected,
bnt there has been a great deal of con-
lecture as to how far the National Lib
erals will 80 In helping to consummate
The plans Of the victorious element for
revolution OF political conditions in
the fatherland. The former regime
bases Its only hope on the National Lib
erals, who, 1t Is conceded, will adhere
to the kaiser's views along certain
lines, but as to that body's further ac-
hvihes there have been wide diver
gence OF views and conclusions.
= =
MARCH ANNIVERSARIES
Charles Summer, United States SEN
ator, 1904, and adviser Of President
Lincoln. died March IL, 1874; John
Lorimer Worden, rear admiral, u s.
N, commanding the victorious Monitor
In the battle Of Hampton Roads,
March 8, 1862, born March 10, 1918;
Alaska coded to the United States by
Russia. March 10, 1867; Benjamin Har-
rison. twenty third president Of the
Emitted States, died March 10, 1901; the
q American colonies began King George s
war, March 10, 1744; Andrew jackson,
seventh president Of the United States,
I born March Is, 1867; United States
Military academy at West Point found
cd BY act OF congress, March is, 1902;
Grover Cleveland. twanty-second, TWEEN
ty-fourth president OF the United States,
born March is, 1887; General Joseph
2: Johnston, Confederate leader, died
4 March IL 1891.
I III NiciPAL WASH DAYS
Los Angeles has talzen up an idea
I advocated by Miss Jane Adams, the
Chicago settlement worker namely,
municipal washhouses for the poor.
4 The city also has adopted public bath
ing estA blishments In parts Of the mu-
4 Q1cipallty where the great majority
cannot AFFORD baths as often as needed.
Mis- Adams has already pointed
\ o1gs E0At \ ~ many A0relgn countries
wash day ~ enjoyed BY the women,
Etecan1e they take the clothes down to
he river and wash them together,
faughing md emitting as they do it.
When they come to this country each
lIoman sloes her washing alone Ia 4
mn pom, and wash day becomes
o nv of s8
T. esl I lI b igll sTATisTlcs
IN llss have doubled III
50 th6 iaaml,e ~ farms In the
sf1f ia ates aseS only hob pr
& " " li)0 NJ 9lil although TIE
1;Ils 10 "a pef cent. II
& III III ia that fhe scroasS
& S1iI Is o : Il fion engased
i; \ III sarz u.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14

q E ANY of the laws of medieval
wv times were very curious. At
v "A first cases were decided by
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
MANY EYES ON CANAL

Consular reports to the state depart
ment at Washington show that almost
every maritime nation worth while is
making preparations for sharing in
the trade benefits Of the Panama ca
nal. Only short time ago it was au-
thoritatively reported that the canal
was four-fifths completed and will GER
talnly be ready for use some time in
1914. The time for the establishment
of bases or ports Of call proves, there
fore, to be much shorter than many
foreign governments had anticipated,
and the undertaking Of finding such
ports or in making advantageous Sc
lections commenced with rush.
ut has been announced" writes
Consul Julius d. Dreher from Port
Antonio, chat the French government
has sent a commission to the West In
dies to select port in Guadeloupe or
Martinique to be made port of call
for French ships that will pass
through the Panama canal"
Mr.. Dreher is firmly convinced that
large proportion of the worlds ocean
traffic will soon be carried In ships
that will pass through West Indian
waters, and says that any reasonable
study Of the reduction in sea distances
to be brought about by the opening Of
the Panama canal will be sufficient to
prove it.
He further says:
There will then be from New York
to all American Pacific ports north of
the Panama canal uniform reduction
of S.415 miles and to such ports south
Of the canal a uniform reduction of
about 5000 miles,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-14
A NEW AMBASSADOR

Edwin Vernon Morgan, the present
United States ambassador to Brazil,
has had long experience in the dip
lomatic service. At the time of his
promotion he was minister to Portu-
gal He succeeded the late Irving B.
Dudley as representative at Rio de
Janeiro.
Ambassador Morgan is native Of
Aurora, N. Y, and is forty seven years
old. After graduating from Harvard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
TWELVE ARE PASSED
 ON THE FIRST DAY
Criminal Suit Against Bath Tub Trust Is Well
 Under Way

Detroit, February 6.-In thesgovern- ment's criminal case against tlse so- called bath tub trust, which began be- gell here today, the government passed for cause the first 1 ? jurors drawn.
 Court adjourned for the day when counsel for the defense had questioned 10 of the jurors The defense will con tinue interrogating jurymen tomorrow morning. Five farmers. a merchant, a hotellxeeper, watchman, real estate dealer, an insurance agent a druggist and a motorman were in the jury box at adjournment today.
 Both sides questioned the prospective jurors as to whether they had ever been interested in any patent rights and whether they had eyer been con nected with any corporation. Most of the jurymen said they knew little about the sherman law, but w. F. Rol- lins, an insurance agent and former superintendent of schools in Detroit, expressed the opinion that the busi- ness of the country could not be con ducted without combinations. Too much competition, he said, was bad for the consumer because it made him support too many competitors.
 Being asked what he would consider a fair profit on manufacturing one candidate for jury service said 30 per cent would not be too much If the con- cern did not have absolute control of the trade.
 Of the two indictments. conspiracy and combination, the government elect ed to go to trial first with the con- spiracy charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
WHO IS VOX POPULI?
By ANGELS Al. ACREE

question of great concern has arisen in Birmingham within the last 30 days and many have been making a strenuous effort to ascertain the identity of vox Populi, the king of pessimists
 Judge Hugo l.. Black has directed ar epistle to Will Hand asking information on the subject. The letter was written John Wallace style and was direct and to the point. But neither Will. nor his partner, Wash, have been able to reveal the identity of the man.
 Walter l.. Metcafe, assistant high sheriff of Jefferson county, has also un- dertaken to ferret the mystery. Deputy sheriffs have been assigned the case but after searching all over Wylam, repors their failure.
 Chief of Police George Fl. Bodeker has even assigned Detective Puckett. in charge of Sergeant Donelson, to find out "whc Vox Populi is' anyhow. But they too, like all the rest, report that they have been unsuccessful.
 They have searched the world and Woodlawn over but still they are unable to find out anything about this strange man.
 covered. Louis I.etaw, who was comnis- stoned by Russel Harding. reports that he has found out.
 Louis says in the first place Vox Is q second cousin of Copernicus Jones; he is the man who discovered where the winl goes to; he is the man who revealed the identity of Gains partner in connnubial felicity or infelicity as the case may be; the man who discovered an intelligent Englshman: the man who found a police man awake on his beat; the man who found public official who is accused o not being crooked, the man who found q human being who thought that there were others better than himself; the man who is credited with having read an ell tire issue of the Congressional Record word for word: the man who makes New Year resolutions and does not break them the man who has never entertained the idea of running for public office: the man who has never tried to borrow from a can. didate; the man who is satisfied with the way every other man runs his business; the man who'feels that the world has al- ways treated him right in every respect.
 Beyond this, Louis states. he has not been able to find out anything about Vox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
WORDSWORTH TALKS ON
 OUTLOOK FOR THE SEASON

Carlton Molesworth, manager of the local baseball team, after an absence of several months. is again in Birmingham. He reached the city last night and will remain here indefinitely.
 The manager is very optimistic over the outlook for the Barons. "If I can will win a pennant for Birmingham this season." was one of his first statements.
 Molesworth is well pleased with the necleus for team which he has already corrailed. He believes that he will have the strongest pitching staff in the league and the fieetest outfield in the history of the league. The manager holds that Foxen, Boyd and Baker will be among the leaders on the mound in 1912, and ne is almost certain that Trough from Gin natl and Kent from Brooklyn will be re- covered. He states that in addition he las several other youngsters who look exceedingly good.
 q am going to start the season. he said, with full team. You remember when the season of last year began we were short one outfielder, and that on ac- count of the injury of Mowry and later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
BANKERS CLASS
 MET LAST NIGHT

The study class of the Birmingham Chapter of the American Banking lnsti- ute held regular session last evening fin the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. It proved to be one of the most CO., operative and instructive since it's organi- zation. A keen spirit of interest was manifested by the young men connected with the city's various banking institu- tions in the subject under discussion and the attendance was gratifying in the ex- treme.
 President Otto Mooney called the class to order and then surrendered the pre- siding office to A. Leo Oberdorfer, the leader of the study corps. The lecture given by MT Oberdorfer was "Exchange and Money and at his conclusion the students engaged in an open discussion of this and previous lessons.
 The next study class assembly will be held on February 27, when the topic will be Credit and Banking The rex ular monthly meeting of the chapter is to be an unusual one with a local speaker of note to occupy the platform for the evening" This will take place on Feb ruary 20 and several committee reports of importance are slated to be submit led
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
.DOWNEY HOTEL IS SWEPT BY FLAMES Convention Forced to Hur- riedly Adjourn by
 Blaze

Lansing, Mich, February 6.-Several hundred guests at the Downey hotel were forced to hurriedly depart to- night by a fire which swept the six story structure. The loss may amount to $4Oo,000 When the fire broke out convention was in progress and the hotel was crowded
 Many lumbermen attending the con- vention of the state association lost their belongings as did commercial travellers and other guests. Four fire men were overcome by smoke or sus- tained broken limbs So intense was the excitement that militiamen were called out to keep the crowd in check.
 The hotel had been the gathering place for legislators and statesmen for nearly half century. It was built in 1866 by Col. Fayette Baker with por- ton of the government reward he re- eeived for the capture of John Wilkes Booth, who shot President Lincoln. Colonel Baker was chief Of the govern ment secret service and shortly after the death of President Lincoln he came to Lansing and built the hotel.