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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
WHITE FACED CATTLE ARE
FORTUNE TO PARKER MAN

Miller, s. d., Sept. 26.-Fred Seaman.
living southeast OF here. sold 9S white
for $1,000. He has 200 head left, 80 Of
which are calves, SO that his yearly
output of marketable cattle will be
about 100 each e He is buying
q new automobile and making many
up-to-date improvements on his ranch.
Other farmers in the county have
made from $1,000 to $4,000 on cattle
his yea
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

As the invited guest of Chicago uni
versity and other institutions, Prof.
Caspar Rene Gregory. OF the Univer-
sity or %leipsic, Germany, travelled
and Canada during the past year, lee
turing before institutions In &c states
OF the union. and nine of the Canadian
provinces. Professor Gregory is said to
pc the only American holding q regu-
iar p"rofessorship in a German univer-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

Four centuries ago the Incas of Peru.
wise In their generation, protected and
conserved the guano deposits of their
empire; Since then IL, 900. 900 tons OF
guano have been removed and some of
the deposits have been completely X
hausted. Now Peru is Initiating the
wisdom OF the Incas, and has adopted
measures to conserve and perDetilate
the supply Of this Invaluable fertilizing
material.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

The W needs of the present day in
teaching according t a recent pubiica-
ton Of the United States bureau of
education. are intelligent idealism and
nieh scientific standards. ITO possess
g things as a guide to life, to have
me intellectual gifts that are neces-
sary for achievement. and to internrst
these things to the student by sympa-
thetic interest In his work, is to be q
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

The collector OF the port Of Crisaeld,
Md. asserts that that MACE is the
nrst = in the United States in the
number of vessels registered. These
vessels. however. include "a large num-
Der OF craft designated as "bugeyes,
pungies. cunners and bateaus," so that
the ports tonnage is not large. Girls
Held il also described as the greatest
hard and soft shell crab market In the
worIu' ana as the center OF the Chesa-
peake bay oyster Industry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

somewhat over five miles high are
me loftiest mountains in the world.
but there are ocean depths Of over
slx miles. The German survey ship
the deepest sounding thus far taken
About 40 sea miles OF the north coast
on Mindanao. In the Philippines. the
Planet found a depth of 3c.O7S feet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

Tennyson possessed a pair of long.
nyed boots. William AinRham notes
IN MS diary on March 8. 1881. that
browning dined at Tennyson's last
nieht. Tennyson was in great form.
ne said: This pair Of dress boots In
70 years DID, We all looked nj them
and ! said it was good evidence Of the
immortality Of the aOle." ~e
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

At h entrance of a New York city
nepartment store Is "a placard an
n%ouncing that ~ foreign languages IRE
spoken by employees. These are:
Erenc German. Italian, Russian.
POLISH, Hungarian. Danish. Swedish
Norwegian. Spanish. Portuguese and
ftoumanian. Can my foreign store
oner equal Inducements, in the poly
gioe line, to its customers?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
HORSE PLAGUE APPEARS
BUT DOES LlTTLE HARM

B~ridgewater. 8. D.. Sept. 26.-Accord-
ing to State Veterinarian Hicks, who
was called here yesterday. there are
several cases of spinal meningitis
among horses in this locality. one Of
which has proved fatal. while the
others affected are apparently recover-
Ing. The farmers are not a~pprehensive
that the disease will spread to any
great extent. as every precaution will
be taken to prevent any further cases.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

Catfish have come back to the Mis-
souri, river and the fishermen are han
y once more. Two caught the other
cay weighed $50 pounds and 1877
Y respectively. each being about
TX rect long and with a mouth big
flood OF 1908 this large variety di.a NJ
peared entirely. ~eop-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

Mrs: William X. Vanderbilt has es-
tablished q home for girls In connec-
lion with the Big Sisters society of New
York. OF which she is the founder and
seadin9 spirit. The Big Sisters society
was suggested by the Big Brother
movement and aims to do for siris
what latter does for boys. and with
~ little red tape as possible.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
The great forest fires which unror-

The great forest fires which unror-
~tunately occur almost every autumn
leave vast quantities OF fire killed
timber" This is now being used Z
tensfvely for many purposes. being
preferred In some cases to green tim
Der. Fruit growers. for instance, are
aaid to prefer 1t for packing boxes be-
cause 1t ia almost odorless and does
impart an unnatural flavor to the
Fruit. Telephone poles and railway
Ties nrc also made to advantage from
IRE killed timber.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

The !6e.ooo.oo0 worth OF iron and
turAl implements exported from rhe
United States last year found MARKET
y practically every part Of the ciyil-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

A dining a that moves regularly
out OF Boston on the New York Sentray,
nnos. says the Transcript, has for fts
humber SSS. Pronunciation serves 70
isiuetrate tho unconscious humor
which Turks in inanimate thinRx.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

~ two cable stauons az !
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
FAMOUS COTTONWOOD
At STATE CENTER DEAD

rr
State Center, s. D., Sept. 25.-The
famous Lone Tree" is dead. This is
"A large cottonwood, standing by itself
on a fiat prairie Immediately adjacent
to the road running into the north
country from here. from which tree the
road takes it's name. The tree Is noted
az a landmark. and for the fact that 1t
Ia supposed to be located within q few
feet Of the exact geographical center
OF South Dakota. It Is located about
i've miles north of Pierre.
-
FIRST KILLING FROST IN
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
Miller, 8. D.. Sept. GA mild snow
storm here last night was followed by
freezing weather and the first killing
frost OF the
PIERRE-An inquiry was made to
b satt0rney-geneTal from Bennett
county TO see whether or not Indian.
traders. officers OF the government,
and others who have their temporary
station In the county could vote at the
coming fall election. There Ii . coun-
ty Seat fight there this fail and such
extra votes would be welcome They
may tf they are legal residents . the
attofney-genelafs answer. s.
AXE ANDES-The contract. 70 ex-
end - locelsMaterWQFka system has
bean oNAF6e6 st0sAiues f1fblnGe, Ia.
concern. The contract calls TOR tho
eompleeton Of the work by Decembee /.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

W1TTEN-The building OF the Wit
ten Hardware company, 24x60. will soon
be completed and ready for occupancy.
The new town hall, which has been
under consideration for some time, Is
expected to begin operations soon.
SIOUX FALLS-Fire OF unknown or
igin wrecked the interior Of the Nil
waukee passenger depot at Ramona,
north of Sioux Falls, and the freight
house, standing nearby, was saved only
after q hard fight.
ABERDEEN-Both Coach Withrow,
Of the Aberdeen high school, and Coach
Nichols. Of the Normal school. complain
Of q scarcity Of good football material
this year. n indicate that the chances
for winning teams are very slight.
Observation-Disclosures has been
received here to the effect that when
the Hawarden line of the Northwest
ern railway is extended 1t will pass
through Carpenter. thus making this
an important railroad center.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen city
commissioners have set aside the sum
Of $1.600 to be used In advertising the
city as = suitable point for the location
Of factories and similar business en-
tefprtses, during the next year.
DOLAND-The mason work on the
new Christian church building a
course OF construction here has been
coG6pSetod. and thoscaSpenteEs now an
At Wnek on the main structure.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

Of this size are enough at any time.
and they are easily taken care Of.
There are NO bullion porches In
this plan. 1t is cheaper to include the
p0rches under one roof, and there 10
NO objection to doing so when building
10 cottage house. There is no room
overhead where you will suffer from
. cold floor.
What is all right and proper for one
style OF house often Is all wrong for
smother. 1t makes great deal Of diff
eerence in building. whether man
can 60 right along on one straight
~. II you can start on plan and
work right around 1t without any
breaks. the work moves along quickly
from start to finish: but II the men
have to knock on now and then to
6tart some projection, this appears to
the contractor like commencing an
other job.
Modern plans are intended to util-
Lee all the space within the four walls
y the best possible advantage. and
70 design the exterior that is worth
Tie money 1t costs and IL ~
pleasing In appearance ~ possible:
but nrst Of all. the house must be
coGpfortable.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
~. q the slexeIs.

The bicycle craze ~ a craze IL his
tory printed and put away upon the
dusty shelves. But bicycle popular
ity 10 still a very lively thing, long
way from the time when the services
Of the obituary writer are suggested
There are not 70 many factories a.
there were in the nineties. when bicy-
cles were masters Of the road. but the
factories which have survived turn
out more wheels in a given time than
any did In the .nineties. turn them out
better, their managers declare, and
market them at one-fourth the old
price. improvements have been made
and by the standardizins Of parts
costs have been cut down amazingly.
The best thing about the bicycle today
is that It 10 owned by those who need
It most-the wage-earner. the messen-
ger boy. the schoolboy and the school
teacher As an engine Of peril 1t has
been utterly eclipsed. but as cheap
and an exceedingly handy vehicle the
motor car can never hope to rival 1t.
It will always have place strictly
utilitarian with adults and a pleasure
for youngsters. If aeroplanes become
as easy to run as sewing machines
the same thing cannot be said for the
automobile-Toledo Blade.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

him. His of,cers took care that no
loud conversation should disturb their
general They knew a chamberlain
had heeu hanged for waking him with.
out orders and an omcer who would
wear clanking spurs in the command
er's presence had been secretly put to
death. In the rooms Of Wallenstein's
palace the servants glided as
II phantoms and a dozen senti-
nels moved around his tent charged
to secure the silence the gen.
eral demanded. Chains were stretched
across the streets and roads
in order to guard him against the dis
turbance OF sounds. Wallenstein's taci-
turnity and love of silence that caused
him to be irritated at the slightest
noise were due to his constitutional
temperament. He never smiled. he
never asked advice from anyone. and
he could not endure to be gazed at.
even when diving an order. The sol
diers when he crossed the camp pre-
tended MT ~ see him. knowing that
serious look would bring them punish
ment.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

marriage shall follow. Lord, but
who'd have thought there was 10
much romance in building . housed"
IF you've said enough foolish things
now you may CO." announced the aunt.
II have corns, and I've got to 70 to
the chiropodist's."
Enter corns; exit romance. SEQ
the architect bsfors your fest are out
Of bsd in the morning"
Two weeks had passed when = lady
caller at the Darboy residence re-
marked:
rs Mr.. Westcott building that house
for sals?"
you don't tell me he's started to
buildi" was answered.
why. Of course. There Il cellar
being dug, and he's around bossing
things. Does 1t mean an early mar.
fiags?"
T can't tell you what anything
means in connection with Charles.
He may take . notion any day to
open = popcorn palace at = summer
resort. Next We hear he'll be having
the dirt thrown back to fill up the
cellar"
But this did not happen. The
architect furnished the plans In time
and the work went on, and Mr.. West
colt stuck to his job. As far ~ other
rooms went, he left them to the archi-
tect, but the library was all his own
planning. 1t was not room on the
square, and neither was the length
greater than the width. It had right
angles and left angles and kitty-cor-
ners. II had a skylight and = hre-
place, but NO windows. Mr.. Westcott
said 1t was his retiring den. When
he had retired therein and shut the
massive door, society or the police
would have to use battering ram to
set at him. His collection Of books
numbered only three volumes. but he
wasn't worrying about that. One can
70 to a department store any day and
ask the person at the book counter to
recommend and send home couple
of thousand books! They Will reach
the house almost as soon as you do"
CHARLES" said the aunt one day
when he called. is that house nearly
done?"
when we have put up towel
rack in the kitchen We shall be ready
for the grand opening" was the
Aspiy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

hall and using the sitting room and
an entrance. We have all large. com
Portable rooms. and they are all con-
vsniently arranged. There ID no pro-
vision for heating the dining room d.
rectly: but 1t II not necessary to do
80. because there IL stove in the
sitting room. and this. together with
the heat from the kitchen. makes the
dining room warm enough during meal
time. It II not generally advisable
to make living room Of the dining
room. because usually you have .
sidebeard or some other provision for
keeping eatables. and It 10 not good
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

of various other pets, IL he knew how.
1t is much better that he does not
possess this knowledge. For one thing.
the country would be more or less lit
tered up with animal mummies, and
we have about all the junk we can
consistently care for as 1t 10.
When Amenophis, or Amenhotep H..
succeeded his father, Thotmes ILL.,. ON
the throne of Egypt in 1914 B. c., he
was destined to short reign. It was
q lively one. however. for he took
Nineveh by assault and conquered the
Philippians. Some writer's even identi-
fy him with Memnon, who fought in
the Trojan war. One would scarcely
expect 80 active warrior to spend
much of his time in fondling pets
about the palace, yet this King was
very fond Of monkeys and enjoyed
having many Of them around him dur
ing his reign of about dozen years.
This has been proven in recent years
by the finding in his tomb Of their
mummified remains.
Other curious contents of the tomb
were mummified ducks and chickens,
but 1t is not likely these were consid-
cred as pets by this old-tims ruler.
These latter were preserved In wood
en- vessels, carved to represent the
bird they contained In this old tomb.
the oldest finds in this old tomb.
however, was vessel containing
honey. which had retained Its deli
cioue flavor all these thousands Of
years since Amenhotep II. himself
was laid away amid such strange sur
roundings.
A look at the picture. showing some
Of his companions, impels one to won
der II the Kings slumber was ever
broken by any strange or fantastic
dreams,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
sEcRETIvE. MEN OF ACTION
WssId's Most Able soldiers and States
mon Avsrss to sharing Thoughts
With others.

Washington's reserve made him stiff.
formal and Ill at ease In company. but
Il also prevented his plans from being
betrayed to the enemy and the coun-
try from being deceived by his prom
isos.
William the Silent was frugal of
words. because a reserve that con-
cealed his designs. even from those
acting with him. was necessary to the
independence of the Netherlands.
The most dramatic Of silent men
was Wailenstein. the antagonist of
Gustavus Adolphus and the command.
ef Of the emperor's armies in the Thir-
" Years War. He insisted that the
deepest silence should reign around
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

When Mr.. Charles Westcott found
b had Q surplus Of fifteen or sixteen
thousand dollars on hand and NO par
usalar place 10 invest 1t, no casually
msntioned the fast to his aunt, Mrs.
DaSboy.
Take the money and build you =
house on one Of your vacant lots."
vas the. advice.
"But whyf"
TO live in
but I'm without q wife"
The wife will come after tho house
b built"
ut win BE- q long time after. I'm
afraid"
Charles. you arc . sort Of grace
lsss scamp" said the aunt. - she put
- serious look. twenty-five years
old. well OF. cynical. dawdling. hardly
more than civil to my sex. NO matter
bow srsat their charms! Young man,
vos are getting bad reputation"
Sorry. aunt. and promise to
change
'Poufi"
You don't think I'm in earnest, but
Just WAt. why, tom0FroW III SEQ IN
architect about the house, and ~
soon ~ no oan draw the plans the
contract shall BE- let"
~Oh, In, la!"
by, George, I'm struck on the idsa
1t building = housed It will give me
somsthinE to do. shall take my
coat right OF and make things hum.
Brick and stone for the material. and
interior finish Of wood from the Holy
Land. The library viii b wonder"
40 will the rest Of the house. II
you have anything to do with I'll"
and about the wife am TO fnd1
I can't be planning and contracting
and painting and papering and car.
ryine the hod and be looking out for
. wife too"
LET her fined herself"
Good old aunty! That il. mot 20
very old. Just old enough to be wise.
Yes, the wife shall find herself. I'll
fall In love with the first young lady
that steps over the threshold. and
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
PINES RELICS OF DIM PAST
There Are Now but Two Small Groves
Of the Torrsy Species In the
World.

Ban Diego, Cal.-Possibly no other
tree that grows has SO small q geo.
graphic range IS the Torrey pine.
There are but two small groves of
this species of pine in the world. One
10 about Is miles north of San Diego,
Cal. and the other u on Santa Rosa
group. It IL evident that the Torrey
pine, like the giant redwoods Of the
sierras and the Monterrey cypress, II
Q relic Of . past geological epoch.
The grove north Of San Diego Is the
largest of the two that still exist.
Here tho trees are found close to the
ocean, ON = rugged and inhospitabls
coast, where they are swept alternate
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
The Prisoners pIa,s.

A restaurant near the Tombs which
frequently supplies the city prisoners
with meals sent In dinner the other
day to man awaiting trial for burg.
larry. When the dishes came back .
message was found on the plate:
please cut bread thick; I am = poor
man." The letters had been cut out OF
a newspaper and pasted on the china
with wet bread. The good-natured
restaurant keeper made the slices Of
bread extra thick and threw in large
piece Of apple pie with the next order.
When the dishes were returned =
grateful Thanks" was pasted on the
plate. No more messages were re-
ceived for q week, though the restau-
rant man saw that the prisoner always
got something extra Then one day
the empty plate came back bearing
the prisoners farewell: "Good-by and
God bless you. | got seven years"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
Dies Of a Broken Hsart.

Hampstead, L. Extreme grief
over the tragic fate of her little girl
caused Mrs. Kate Bleowski to die Of
q broken heart. Last week the little
one was fatally burned at a bonfire
in front Of her home here and as she
was carried into the house the mother
collapsed. She remained in a semi
conscious condition until her death.
The attending physician says that her
death was due solely to a broken
heart
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

~ by the westerly winds OF the Pa
cilc, and by hot blasts from the des-
erts in the interior. Probably 1t IL
owing to this situation that the trees
are dwarfed In size, and that most Of
them are grotesqus and fantastic in
shape.
When planted In favorable regions.
the Torrey pines grow tall and
straight, and grow very rapidly. They
are of little value for the purpose of
the lumberman. and are not often
planted except for shade and orna-
mental purposes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

Mr.. william A. RAdford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE on
COST on all tub1ects pertaining 70 IT,
subject Of builiing. for the rsadsrs OF th1s
paper. On account of his Wide experiences
- Editor. Author and Manufacturer. hs
H. without doubt, tho highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
% William A Radford. No. 1D Wese
Jackson boulevard, Chicago. III, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The plan this time IL for little ave-
room cottage for $1,000: that 10, II
should be built for $1,000 in towns
and smaller cities where labor and
material have not gone entirely out
Of reach. In these days Of prosperity,
It seems to be necessary to Jump .
little higher every time you roach TOR
something. There il limit. NO doubt.
and We may reach 1t some day. In
the meantime we shall get a. much -
We can for our own productions. ana
buy In the cheapest markets pos
sible.
It IL dimcult these times to build .
house for $1,000; but 1t can be done
II We hold our ambition sufficiently
in check. You can have . good deal
Of comfort In a $1,000 house II you
plant It on the right lot and arrange
It with caro- to get the most for the
money. 1t ID more dincult to plan
q satisfactory cheap house than good
house twice a. large. because We are
hampered every time we undertake
to make move. We have not room
enough to turn without humping into
some new problem. Z
You cannot run q hall down through
the middle Of small house without
wasting whole lot of room. You
must have the house wider II you do.
and this means great deal more
expense In the roof. When you get
above 2s feet in width. you have quite
a roof problem to deal with. This
house II 20 feet wide and 40 feet long,
which IL very good proportion. The
roof 10 plain and straight. being Just
slightly relieved In one or two places
for looks, which makes \ straight roof
that any carpenter can go ahead with
and work right along until 1t Is done.
When there Is no stairway. hall
Is not necessary. BY leaving out the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
EeYPrs MUMMIFIED MONKEYS
Some Specimens Of the Hldsous OBJ
jsets Found In the Tomb Of
Amsnhotsp n.

Boston. Mass.-It il no strange
thing for man to have household
pets chosen from among the number
less forms Of life In the animal world.
but his attachment Ia seldom so great
a. to result In the preservation Of
their bodies after death. as was done
by some Of the ancient rulers Of
Egypt.
Possibly the man of today who
erects q monument to mark the last
resting place of his pet dog would
gladly follow in the footsteps Of the
Egyptian by preserving the remains