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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use OF Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: ! have
not changed my faith In your remedy
since the above statement was author.
lied. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 tent free.
Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Vegetable Fiber for Shoes.

A Haverhill (Mass.) shoeman has OBJ.
tanned patents giving him the right to
make vamps and tops OF vegetable
fber which he has invented and per-
fected TO be used In the manufacture
Of shoes. A few cases Of shoes have
been made OF this material. which APP
pears TO be a good substitute for leath.
tr. The fiber Is said to be particularly
adaptable for warm weather wear be.
cause. being Of a woven material. air
cam penetrate the vamp and top. The
Inventor also claims that a shoe made
q this material is waterproof.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
He Knew.

Where there's a will there's a
kay.'" AYERS Taylor Holmes. appear.
Ing in The Million. The way. how
.ver. varies, as in the case OF n GER
hahn pickpocket. who was convicted
had promptly fined.
The lawyer OF the pickpocket took
HE fine imposed upon his client very
|nuch 10 heart.
Twenty-Five dollars!" he expostu'
hated. Your honor. where is this poor,
Unfortunate man to get s25?'
Ills honor did not know. or II he
did be refrained from saying SO, but
the prisoner was less discreet.
Just let me out of here for ten or
fneen minutes he said and I'll
show you!'"-Young's Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

Two brothers named Chalmers. one
q minister and the other a physician.
lived together In n western town. One
Gay a man called at the house and
asked for Mr.. Chalmers. The physi.
tIan, who answered the door. replied:
II am he"
You've changed considerably since
hast heard YOU preach" said the
man. who appeared greatly aston
ished.
Oh, it's my brother you want TO
see; he breaches and | practice"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

Regarding some method for mitigat.
ing the Mississippi river floods. the
Scientific American says: The pres.
ent outbreak OF the river will serve
TO direct attention to u proposed meth.
cd OF control which We are inclined ia
think will prove to be- the ultimate 30.
luton Of the problem. We refer to the
plan Of providing storage reservoirs In
the upper reaches OF the river. In
which the flood waters due TO spring
rains and the melting Of the SHOWS,
could be ~impounded. to be released In
a dry reason for the purpose Of main
tanning the river at q navfgAble depth
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

interesting find. from an arcn.
Biological point OF view has ossa an
;n the showyard of the hisn,ah1 Ms aA
IN .ri %s society at cupar, ta,s,
sn,re' ,eing made in connection WIZ, sn
,so erection of a stand ~nea num.
tnc engaged came upon a mum,
~orT ~ stone collins containing numan
n per :, The shape of the eoI sn,
sse = Evidence Q, great antiquity 0a'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

You are constipated. You have TAX
en- laxatives a great many years. You
have tried TO select q diet that would
keep your bowels regular. In this you
have failed and were Obliged to go
back to your laxatives again. This,
say. has been going on many years.
You also have a slight catarrh in the
head and throat. You imagined
that the catarrh had anything TO do
with the constipation. Suppose ! were
TO tell you that as long as you have
that catarrh you will never get better
Of YOU dissipation. Would you be-
lieve as Well, whether you would
believe me or not IL is the truth.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Prehistoric Burial Ground

were allowed to remain as discovered
This is the second occasion that hu'
man remains have been found since
the work of erection OF the showyard
commenced. All over Fife. and espe-
cIaIly in the north Of the county
traces OF stone collins and prehistoric
interments have been found. The cof'
fms which have been discovered may
be prehistoric or may have been piac-
cd IN the burial ground In connection
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
The Greatest Woman.

Who was or IL the greatest woman
IL all history? Two hundred teach.
.rs answered the question and with
enthusiasm and unanimity the judges
awarded the prize to the one who
made this reply: The wife Of the
farmer Of moderate means who does
her own cooking. washing, ironing,
sewing, brings up a family OF boys
and girls to be useful members OF So
eiety, and flnds time for intellectual
Improvement"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Poets Hone.

Cheer up. dear" said the poets
wife, looking at him over he's evening
paper. there are good times coming
"what. is it now?' inquired the poor
poet.
Here's a piece about an old manu-.
script poem Of Shakespeare's selling
the other day for $2.e00."-CRthoii"
STANDARD and Ties.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
New China Currency.

The new Chinese dollars Of the
Chinese republic are objects OF much
curiosity among the natives. They
carry English on the diverse side and
Chinese on the reverse. with the pic.
ture OF DR.. Sun Vat Sen, founder OF
the republic.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
SAILING Ships in Demand.

In consequence Of the better outlook
for sailing ships, values have gone up
considerably during the last year or
two. For instance. a four-masted sail
ing ship OF 1850 tons register, which
was sold in January last year for $32.-
500, IL at present in the market for
definite offer of $4,000; they are ask
ing $50, 1000.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

ing. was dizzy
exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet e cold
and he had such
q dragging sensa-
ton across the
loins that IL was
dill cult to move.
After using 6
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Put 10 on Her.

Gibbs-Oh. yes. Jones is an ass and
Ill that, but you'll neve hear him
Say u mean thing about his wife"
Dtbbs--I don't know, He says she
made him what he is.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
BAD News.

Hospital Nurse (reeding)-Hers'a
al article In the papers saying the
appendix serves a useful purpose aft.
er all.
Surgeon (hastily)-Oh, cut II out!
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

drunk a great
deal of the wine.
In Moscow a
young doctor.
named Dovbor,
recently mar.
ried a charming
girl. He did not
know that she
belonged 10 the
Suicide Club.
After her mar
rage she at
d g d I h e
meeting OF the
Moscow branch
with the inten-
ton OF tender
ing her resigna-
ton at the end
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

sporting" suicides
among its bers.
With headquarters
In st. Petersburg
and quickly growing
in Moscow.
Odessa. Krakow,
and ~Vladivostock.
this club meets reg
uiarly 10 plan the
self.inficted death
OF it's bers.
h e suicides are
~ Tar removed from
the ordinary affairs
that result from
munger, ~unrequited
affection, jealousy.
poverty or despair.
that one OF the con.
ditions OF member.
ship is that no mem.
Der shall kill him.
self for any Of these
vulgar reasons.
This club Is but
one OF the NANTES.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

The beauty doctors tell us hat rest
10 q great beautifier-but they never
cite the tramp as an example.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

with the old Parish Church OF Supar.
which was In existence In the twelfth
century or even earlier.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Always the Way.

do YOU think n woman can keep
a secret?"
No: she always tries 10 syndicate
it."-Judge's Library.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Suicide Bureau a Success

the work. according to General Booth,
has been successful beyond highest
expectations London Chronicle.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
A CHURCHMAN'S TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop OF Wig.
ton. Pa. suffered from Dropsy for q
year. His limbs and feet we're swol-
len and pulled. He had heart fiutter-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup for cbildrea
teething. softens the gums, reduces iniamms-
siou. ailays pain. cures wind C Tic, no . bottle.
Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

Never do anything concerning the
rectitude Of which you have a doubt.
-Pliny.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Exactly That.

"Why does he yea such 4 SWIM
ming suit as that?"
For divers reasons"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

A female optimist Ia a who
marries q poet.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

What are YOU SO serious about.
Rastus?"
"Ah was jist thinkin' II somebody'd
gimme fohty cents. and somebody
else'd gimme thirty-three cents an den
Aid hnd fouh mo-, how much money
Id have"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18

latest Sui.
eide Club has re.
duced s~elf-destruc.
ton TO All art.
Probably In no
other country In
the world would it
be possible to es.
tablish as a fam.
Gus Russian au-
thor is said to
have done here, al
organization whose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

Pole, has failed in his quest and has
come home to find some other outlet Cor
his energies. How shall he reckon with
his unfulflled dream?
On the answer 10 that question de-
ponds the happiness not only Of Captain
Rames but Of the girl whose destiny has
been curiously affected by the swinging
OF the aforesaid chandelier. 1t is char
acteristic Of Mr.. Mason to thus compli-
cate the threads Of his novel, but 1t can
hardly be said that he keeps his different
elements of character and incident quite
as we'll balanced as has hitherto been
his habit. He gets US intensely inter
ested, in the first place, in the probable
DEVELOPMENTS Of that rather sinister
mystery in which his heroine is envel-
oped, and even after she has met Cap
tain Rarnes we feel that she belongs in
the centre Of the stage. But then the
interest shifts to the ex-sailor's career
in the House Of Commons, and just as
we are expecting some appropriate ell
max there we are asked to watch his de-
rneanor before the temptation once more
offered by the Antarctic. The story al
most breaks down, and the readers final
Impression Is that Mr.. Mason either
J tired OF his work when he was halfway
through 1t or for some other reason lost
control Of a promising plot. An uncer-
tain touch Is suggested, too, by the ex-
cess Of talk about the ways Of the Brit
ish Parliament, though this, perhaps,
would trouble an Englishman less than
en- American. It is odd, by the way, 70
and this author causing his heroine's
father to hint at q more than monstrous
disposition Of the girl. The point made
is as superhuous as It is offensive. A
novelist Of Mr.. Mason's resources ought
surely TO have been capable Of getting
his drama to move without turning 10
90 sensational an expedient.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

start his story somewhere, and though
the blue wall does not seem really cs-
sential one can easily grant 1t to him
for the sake Of the very mysterious tale
he has to tell. Ideas Of heredity nave
a good deal to do with the tale, but we
are less concerned with them than with
the mere solution Of a puzzle. What was
II that Judge Colfax wished 10 conceal
from Julianna? What has she in turn
TO hide from the husband she loves?
What OF Monty Cranch and the Great
Welstoke and the Sheik Of Baalbec?
What have these people to do with one
another, and how in the world are we to
explain this or that little episode which
Mr.. Child throws In with all the adroit-
ness Of q knocking conjurer2 We have
not the smallest intention OF giving tho
reader a clew. The pleasure TO be got
out of a book like this Is the pleasure he
will get from being fooled t. the top Of
his bent. Mr.. Child is FEASIBILITY Itself
and we enjoy deception at his hands.
He has written precisely the yarn with
which to beguile away lazy afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

cause 1t is the result Of parasites OF po-
litical origin" and is not the outcome OF
"incurabe vices" OF the nation itself
NJ. Cheradame gives full credit to Tho
Cabinet of NJ. Raymond Poincare for the
radical changes for tho better that have
set in during the last ten months. The
stirring revival Of patriotism Is patent
to all observers. The symptoms Of &C
cal and moral disorganizations are al
ready less acute. NJ. Cheradame urges
reforms in elections and in taxation, and
believes in limiting the powers OF Par
lament which have been constantly
supplanting the executive prerogatives
OF the government" The comparative
fighting values OF France and Germany
are set forth in detail, and the advan-
tages OF the Russian alliance and Of the
Anglo French entente are carefully con-
sidered. La Crise FRANCHISE" notwith-
standing its persistent strain Of pes
slmism, Is one OF the most instructive
and valuable books on political and so
cial France that have appeared in years.
G. I. Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
A Batch of Summer Novels of
All Sorts.
THE RULING PASSION.

THE TURNSTILE. BY A. r. W. Mason,
l2mo. pp. Vi. Al Charles Scrioner
Sons.
Mr.. Mason has at the tips Of his I'M
gers the art of ending a chapter, and he
uses it to good effect within the first
dozen pages Of The Turnstile." Therein,
over the dining table in an Argentine
estancia on hot summers night, he
sets a chandelier mysteriOusly swinging.
At the end of the first chapter the phe-
nomenon is explained by the fact that
an earthquake has been doing some
deadly work seven hundred miles away
and the reader knows that serious II
not tragic things are toward. In this
wise does Mr.. Mason carry on his MARIA
tive, dramatically ar7esting us from time
to time only In order that our curiosity
may be heightened. His story, as a
story, lures us on. In the long run. how
ever, it's character as a bit of summer
fiction is somewhat warped through the
introduction Of an unsupported motive.
That is the motive supplied by the rorce
in almost any human heart Of ruling
passion. In this case the man whose
fate is at issue is an ambitious English
man Who has made a dash for the South
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
EQUINE PEDlGREES
Horses and Ponies, Zebras,
Quaggas and Asses.

THE HORSE AND ITS RELATIVES. BY
r Ieydekker, f. r. 8. Svo. PIP XII 29'
The Macmillan Company
This is a work Of popular science" 1t
traces the natural history Of the more
important representatives Of the horse
family back through the plelstocene,
pliocene, miocene, oligocene and eocene
stages Of the tertiary period TO its many
tced earliest ancestors small. foxlika
creatures that most probably lived in
marshes and the swampy shores OF
lakes, and certainly possessed but little
speed The clearness Il their pedigree
with never a break. would delight the
genealogists Of the best human families
The ancient line, which is much more
clearly registered in the tertiary strata
of the northern part Of this continent
than in Europe. died out entirely here,
for reasons unknown, Mr.. Leydekker
suggesting however, either bacterioloRi-
cal infection or some pest like the Afrl.
can tsetse fly. The horse was reintro-
duced TO this lost realm Of its race br
the Spanish eonqulstadores.
The family has thrlved best away from
it's cradle, which undoubtedly must be
sought in Central Asia. Mr.. Leydekker
does not take into consideration the
products Of scientific horse breeding,
though he devotes a chapter 10 hybrida,
especially TO the possibilities Of the
quagga and zebra in South Africa. He
,tr S,f J.
luS, referring in this connection TO its
distant relationship with those Other
odd-toed animals the rhinoceri and ia
pirs, and then begins with the wild horse
food. AS such the wild horse survived
long into historic times. There is mem
ton OF 1t in VarrO. Strabo and Plnv;
the monk Ekkehard OF st. Gallen COM
posed prayer TO be said over its meat
In 1000 A. u. In a Westphalian docu-
ment Of 1916 disposition IL made OF the
fishing, game and wild horses In a GER
tain forest. Far beyond the period Of
the Reformation they abounded In the
Prussian woods, but It may well be that
in some cases at least, these animals
were not descendants Of the original
strain. but Of domesticated horses that
had been turned adrift In times Of war
and rapine.
There are chapters on the "tarpan" Of
Asia. on Mongol ponies and those Of
Sumatra and Java; on the Asiatic wild
ass Of which the Bible makes mention.
on the different European breeds, and, o.
course, on the finest strain Of them all,
the thoroughbred Arab. which Mr..
Leydekker is inclined to consider as =
species by itself
There is no room. of course. in this
natural history for a consideration Of
the legendary history OF the horse. its
place in worship and sacrifice, the be-
ginnings and development Of the arts Of
driving and riding training and manage
ment, or for the famous horses Of his
tory, from Bucephalus to Napoleon and
Wellington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

evil temper, and the colored servant were
IN the apartment with him during the
night and-the chain is on the 'front.'
door in the morning. Access or esreSS
bv the windows is proved to have bseA
impossible. Here, then. Is the alterha-
tive. either the niece or the servant OF
both together, committed the crime or
the real murderer must have found some
way in and out that no detective sNil'
can trace. There are all kinds OF clews'
and. of course, they lead in different Ill
rections. but the problem of the door
chain defeats them all. Then there IS
the mysterious behavior of the Niece
who is under suspicion, though not -
vet openly accused of the deed. Mss
Wells keeps on attempting to tit the
wrong pieces Of the jgsaw puzzle TO-
eether with an air Of great conviction
then in the end calls in professional
detective TO make it all plain. AND "t
course. and according TO tradition FAe
rewards the suspected heroine in the APP
proved manner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
Vaughan Hester. Illustrations By NJ
Leone Bracker limo. PIP $50. Indian
apolis The Bobbs- Merrill Company

This posthumous story by the author
Of The Prodgal Judge" was begun be-
fore that successful book was written,
but not finished until after its publica-
ton. The two have nothing in common
so far as plot and choice Of subject arc
of character drawing. The Just and
the Unjust" must be considered on its
own merits alone. without reference 10
those of its popular predecessor. So
considered, this tale Of a murder and its
consequences will be found to be emf
nently readable, with a well sustained
interest, even though, belonging to the
fictional literature Of crime, it cannot
boast Of novelty Of complications, or I'M
expected turns. 1t is not a detective
story, since the true criminal is known
to the reader from the first. In fact,
the interest lies not in the detection Of
the criminal but in his defence against
discovery and in his Internal plot to
fasten the guilt upon another's head.
Gambling, drink, love, JEALOUSY, all these
are among the motives on one side or
the other Of the case, but beyond this 1t
would be unfair to go in a review OF a
book that depends so largely on its plot
for its success with the reader The
characters are sketched merely in out
line, but the lines are we'll selected and
tell. Perhaps the most interesting Of all
these people drawn into the web is Eve
Ign, the woman who is neither all good
nor all evil. but a convincing mixture Of
both
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
FRENCH PROBLEMS
A Keen Analysis of the Present
Crisis in the Nation.

Paris, June L.
THE French Crisis: Facts. Causes, So
I,,,ons" is the title Of very critical
and severe book OF seven hundred pages
by NJ. Andre Ch6radame, just published
by Plon. It deals extensively with the
complex questions which in the author s
somewhat pessimistic opinion threaten
n breakdown OF French parliamentary
government. NJ. Cheradame seeks 70
give full replies 70 three capital ques-
lions: What is the true situation or
Franco from the political, social. moral
and military standpolnts? What are the
causes of the present state OF affairs
What solutions are practically possible?
In two hundred compact pages NJ
Cheradame presents an indictment
against the present regime that brlstles
with facts and data OF great value 70
future historians The gravest danger Is
found in the steadily decreasing popula-
zion. In 1911 the deaths exceeded births
by "a $50 units--that is to say, out or Il
total population OF 100000 France has
lost 5000 during the last year. Several
chapters are devoted 10 social disorgani-
cation. which is attributed largely to the
influence OF the General Labor Fedora
ton. The problem OF public security Is
dealt with from various points Of view.
NJ. Cheradame declares that liberty to
work" no longer exists in France, and he
draws n very dismal picture OF the po-
lltical situation. His CONCLUSIONS
however. are more hopeful.
The present crisis is, according I" NJ
Cheradame. the result OF twelve years or
parliamentary chaos brought about by
pacific ideallsts" and by "JacoDin Sec
tarians." Moreover, the crisis, although
grave. Is not positively alarming be-