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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31

through the routine, such as being
taken for q bath, q session with the
prison barber and prison tailor, and
went through the same grind as a con
victed felon. In reply to a question
he said he was ready to take all his
medicine and would not balk at the
dungeon should his conduct at any
time justify his incarceration there.
The results Of the study r to be en-
bodied in a report to be made by the
commission that is studying prison re
form with q view to legislation next
year.
Chairman Osborne spoke to the con
victs in chapel and said in part:
LAS chairman of the commission on
prison reform appointed by Governor
Sulzer the superintendent of prisons
and Warden Rattigan have kindly CIV
en- me permission to carry out a plan
to determine the psychological effect
of the prison system on the prisoners.
II sympathy and understanding from
y vivid personal experience are desira-
ble to studying. say. some foreign
country. they are v e more necessary
In the case Of a group of i set apart
by society such, as this prison COM
munity. For in your cases the condi-
lions under which you live are more
unnatural and less easy for most per-
sons to grasp than those Of q foreign
country.
Moreover. most Of the books that
have been written about you By 60
called '%penologists' are written largely
from the outside standpoint and with
so little intelligent sympathy and vital
understanding that few = Of real
value. They seem to be. based on the
assumption that the prisoner is not q
human being like the rest Of Us, but IL
q strange sort Of animal called 4
criminal wholly different in his In
stincts, feelings and actions from the
rest of mankind.
Il want to find out whether u
prison system is unintelligent; whether
It flies in the face Of all corAmOn sense
and human nature, as l think 1t does;
whether. guided by sympathy and ex-
p~erience, we cannot find something far
better to take its place. as ] believe we
can.
II am coming here to learn what I
can at first hand. In the court Of con
science I have been found guilty Of
having lived many years Indifferent to
and ignorant of what has been going
on behind these walls and have been
sentenced to q short term at hard la
Dor in Auburn prison. l expect to be-
gin serving my sentence this week and
am coming here to live your life, to be
housed, clothed. fed. treated IN all re-
spects like one Of you. want to see
for myself exactly what your life IL
hke-not u viewed from the outside
in, but from the inside out"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
- The -
Scrap Book
Cause Of the Goodness.

In his "reminiscences James Stu
art, a former lord rector Of st. An
drews' university, tells a story of a
Fifeshire man who was helping him
with some engineering work in an
English town.
One day he mentioned to Mr.. Stuart
that he had changed his lodgings, and
MI. Stuart asked why.
''There's a kin O cauldness sprung
up between me an the man l was lodg-
In wi afore," he said.
How is that" Mr.. Stuart asked.
"Weel, they haze some very curious
words here" he said.
what kind OF words?' Mr.. Stuart
asked.
The man explained that in Fifeshire
they spoke Of 1.-The ribs Of a gratAt' not
''the bars,' and he went on: ut just
come ABBOTT this way. l was sittin' wi
4 bit chisel in my hands afore the fire,
and l wanted to soften it in the fire, 60
/ said to the wife, VIII ye just let me
put this in yer rlbs:' And WI that she
gied a skirl, an in comes her man, an
she says tae him that l want 1t to pit
my chisel in her ribs. So there's been
q cauldness between hirl an me since"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
no pivisien.

Some time ago, II congressman said.
the teacher of Il public school was try
1ng to impress matters Of finance on
the youthful mind, and after question
ing several of the pupils she tried jim
my Smith.
lanes" said she, tell me the de-
.nominations in which the money of
the United States is divided"
II don't know, Miss Mary" replied
James after much thought and much
sSquirming.
Don't you know, James," persisted
fhe'teacher. "how the money your IA.
ter brings home on Saturday night ID
.liyidedy'
M 4 faint divided. Miss Mary,n wa
ne prompt reply Of thu frank James.
/ Other takes II all. Philadelph1a
elsgsaphh ;s,szsS II s.5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31

taken by the person who possessed
the most of the articles which he (the
comedian) would inquire for. On bid
assurance that he would take no mean
advantage, but run the same risk az
the rest, all the members of the party
consented, and between e and "A was
o laid on the table. The actor add.
ed his piece to the pool. with a cum
ming smile, and then said:
Nov, which Of you ladies and gen
tlemen happens to have the greatest
number of false teeth?"
Deathlike silence reigned for about
q minute, then a burst of laughter, in
some cases hearty and in some cases
forced.
II have three continued the actor.
pulling them out. who has got
more7"
The comedian took the pool.
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Maintaining His Argument.

MAINTAINING ~ oTOoUsOUA $50
One night at Brooks, In London.
when Coke was present Fox. in aliu-
sion to something that had been said.
made a very disparaging remark about
government powder. Adam, attorney
general to the Prince Of Wales, who
heard it., considered 1t a personal re-
Election and sent Fox a challenge. At
the time appointed Fox went out and
took his station, standing full. face to
his adversary. Fitzgerald pointed out
to him that he ought to stand side
ways. 'What does it matterT' pro-
tested Fox. ~ am as thick one way as
the other!w The signal to flre was CIV
en-. Adam fred. hui. Fox did moi. His
seconds, greatly excited, told him that
he must hre. '.I'll be So IL dot" said
Fox. III have no quarrel Whereupon
the two advausaries advanced to shake
hands. ADAM said Fox complacent-
~. you'd have killed me II It hadn't
been for the badness Of government
powder"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
Rriaht nird..

The cuckoo u more likely 70 steal
its nest than to make II, but this fact
does not take from the point Of the fol-
lowing pun, quoted from Short Stories:
a young Englishman, being asked q
dinner whether he would have some
birdfs nest pudding, said, turning -
his hostess, An, yes-bird's nest pud-
ding. and Whist kind, Of 4 bid may
have inside ~ ss
O II WAssthe cook MhoSmae0a ~
was NJ prompt reyly S Ri
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
n. Had III. mo.t-psrh.ps.

A comic actor who had been engaged
to entertain a family party at an Eng
lish country house proposed at the
conclusion Of thes performance a little
game of his own. Each of the COM
pany. himself included. was to stake
half a crown. and the pool would he
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
FACING THE CAMERA.
Its Effect Upon . Man Who Didn't
Take Things Seriously.

Take Things Seriously.
Writing on Familiar Incidents" IN
the American Magazine. Stephen Lea
cock describes his experiences having
his photograph taken. The following
is an extract:
1.-The photographer rolled a machine
into the middle Of the r00m and crawl
ed into it from behind.
HE was only in it a second-just
time enough for n look at me-and
then he was out again, tearing at the
cotton sheet and the window panes
with a hooked stick, apparently frantic
for light and air.
"Then he crawled back into the ma
chine again and drew q little black
cloth owe himself. This time he was
very quiet in there. l knew that he
was praying, and l kept still.
"When the photographer came out at
last he looked very grave and shook
his head.
"'The face is quite wrong he said.
"'I know 1 answered quietly. 4
have always known it,
"He sighed.
"'I think he said, the face would be
better three-quarters full
"'I'm sure 1t would I said enthusi-
a%stically, for I was glad to find that
the man had such a human side to
him. so would yours. In fact I
continued, how many faces n sees
that are apparently hard, narrow, linn
tied, but the minute you get them
three-quarters full they get wide.
large, almost boundless in
"But the photographer had ceased to
listen. He came over and took my
head in his hands and twisted 1t side
ways. I thought he meant to kiss me.
and l closed my eyes,"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
Repartee Of Begging.

'SPa VI SVSS'bSs
A traveller in London was set upon
by a persistent Irish beggar, a shift
less looking fellow, but with the blair
ney wagging tongue Of n gifted. The
beggar followed the traveller, mouth
ing sweet nothings and lies.
"An' sure. yure reverence, it wasn't
that l was ever like this" he said.
''It's often I've heard me mother say
that we was noble by rights an that
on of the family nce wore the crown
of Ireland, sir"
-eWell, what do you want?' asked the
traveller. "WOuld you have the crown
back? I can't give it to you"
The Irishman sided a bit closer.
FAN 'arf a crown d do. sir"
He got it.-New York Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
Makinas Of . .


II you can keep your head when all about
you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you:
II you can trust yourself when all men
doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubling.
too:
II you can wait and not Le tired by wait
Ing
Or. being lied about. DOM deal in lies:
OR, being hated. dom give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good nor talk too
wise.
II you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds Werth OF distance
run,
Yours is the earth and everything that's
in 1t.
And, which is more. you'll be a man.
my son.
-Rudyard Kipling.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
Both Legs sh.ky.

Both Legs ehaky.
A former official of the United States
railway mail service was compelled as
head Of his department to suspend an
agent on account Of a missing pack
age that contained 5000. No suspi-
cion attached to the agent, but he was
laid of pending an investigation. The
package was found and the agent rein
stated.
A few days after he was back on his
old run the locomotive left the rails
and ran into n corn field. dragging part
Of the train with it. The mail car was
upturned, and the agent who had been
suspended was pulled out. His leg was
broken. He WIS sent to a hospital.
where he remained for weeks.
On his recovery he sent In his resigna-
ton. 1t was framed and still hangs
in the Office of the former Official.
This is a copy :,i5 Z x
please accept my resignation on re-
ceipt Of this. I am tired of holding q
Job where l nearly had n foot in the
penitentiary and the other in the
grave."-Chicago RecOrd-Herad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
,<ino Coffee. FLIGHT.

The author of "Reminiscenes Of OK
ford'' fingers lovingly over the memory
Of his schoolfeHow Tom Faussett.
who died too early to redeem the
promise Of his youth. He was the most
famous punster in the college. HiS
was the quatrain in Punch at which all
England laughed when, in the Ashanti
war. King Coffee Calcalh led from his
burning capital: @
coomassie's town is burnt to dust.
The king escaped 10 he.
90 Ash-and-Coffee now remain Va
OF what vas Ash-an-tee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
No One to stop Him.

NO On6 70 StoP 6thn.
Thackeray used to enjoy telling Of
one experience he had in New York.
Wishing to see a specimen of the red
shirted Bowery boy and volunteer fire.
man Of that period. of whom he had
heard so much. both before and after
his arrival in this country, he wendell
his way to that thoroughfare and soon
saw one Of the species seated on a
hydrant. Approaching him. he polite
~ said:
please. sir, I want to go to Brook
lyn."
WELL" answered the Bowery boy,
"why the - don't you go?"-FrOn
Wilson's '"Thackeray In America"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
Resolution.

To think we are able is almost to be
80. To determine upon attainment is
frequently attainment itself. Thus
earnest resolution has often seemed to
have about it a SAVIOR of omnipotence.-
Samuel Smiles. a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
STUDIES PRISON !
FROM THE INSIDE
Osborne Serves Self Inflicted
Term For Purpose.
TREATED JUST As CONVICT

Gets the Same Fare and pons Resu.
lar Prison cIothes-ls Bathed 10 He
Enters and Assigned to cell-Wil
Determine Effects Of Prison Life on
Mind.
Auburn, \. Y.-Emulating the ex-
ample of Governor Hunt of Arizona,
who in March, 1912, had hin3elf lock-
ed up with convicts to sharN their ex-
perience Of prison life, Thomas Mott
Osborne, chairman Of the state CON-
mission for prison reform, has entered
Auburn prison and is serving q self
imposed sentence for the purpose Of
studying the effect Of discipline, food,
labor and the general prison system on
a %convict's mind.
Mr. Osborne entered the prison as
any new convict would do. went
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
THIS rs CERTAIN
The Proof That Pierre Readers Can
not Deny


What could furnish stronger evi
dence of the efficiency Of any remedy
than the test of time? Thousands Of
people testify that Doan's Kidney
Pills have brought. lasting results.
Home endorsement should prove
undoubtedly the merit of this rem
edy. Years ago your friends and
neighbors testified to the. relief they
had derived from the use of Doan's
Kidney Pills. They now confirm
their testimonials. They say time
has completed the test.
Mrs. Henry Jessup, 270 Pawnee st.
Pierre, S. d., says: II am just rs
willing to say that Doan's Kidney
Pills live up to claims made for them
now IS when l publicly recommended
them some years ago. You may con.
tinue.to use my statement. / was
bothered for years by %disordered kid
neys. | often had headaches and
felt tired and worn out. Tho kidney
s%ecretions were unnatural. A friend
advised me to..try Doan's Kidney
Pills and | did. They made my kid
neys normal and l have since had no
further trouble"
stFor sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the Uuited
States.
Remember the namo-Doan's and
take no other.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
MORE CANDIDATES IN FIELD


Among che candidates for state
places which are getting ont into. the
opening the past week are Burt Bur
ton, county auditor Of Meade county,
who wants to get into the state audi
tors department, and "A. E. Ecklein,
county anditor of McCook county,
has 8 like ambition. McCook county
has another ambitious citizen in Il.
A.Keach, who is.now county super
intendent OF schools In that county
and who desires to become state sup.
etintendent OF instruction.. The
Observation-Disclosures for governor and
senator are not declaring themselves,
but among them Aberdeen comes to
the front Major Charles Howard as
senatorial possibility, with many ru-
mors along tie governor line.
Governor Byrne while being classed
ii 9 candidate for both the governor
ship and the senate, with no express
sion from him In that line, Gan te
very safely classed IN the governor
list.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
Something New
Selling Real Estate

I have perfected arrangements with
a number of Iowa real estate dealers
who are selling Iowa farms at high
prices and the selling owner takes Wis
consin land at low prices as part pay
ment. | am expected to furnish the
Wisconsin land. / have nearly 5000
acres OF Burnett county land listed
with me and I an furnishing these out
side dealers who come and look at nv
lands with these lists under my sub
contract. This method of selling land
Is not very swift, but it is fairly sure
Local dealers may have a chance at my
list and this cooperation puts your land
in q great many hands if you list with
me. Send me description OF your land
with net price and I. will send you a
contract to either sign or return. /
have q few homestead ACCOMPLISHMENTS
which | can turn if you want something
quick quite cheap. I have the original
TOWNSHIP of Danbury to sell for the rail
road company in Danbury, which in
cludes allthe business lots. T have two
additions for residence purposes with
lots us cheap as sl5 for 5Ox10O feet. and
larger lots at higher prices. The
terms are according to how much mon.
ey you can spare. Come and see me ii
you want any kind OF dirt, dirt cheap.
ED l. PEET,
DANRTIKy wTS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
TIMBER SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the
purchase Of approximately twenty-five million
feet board measure of m~erchantable Western
Yellow Pine timber. grown or growing upon an
area embracing approximately the Squaw Creek
divide and its tributaries, in Township 3 s., r. s
E., and q portion Of Township 8 SIR. 5 E.,B.H.M.
Custer County. South Dakota. will be received by
the undersigned at his office at Pierre. South Da-
kota, until IL o'clock. noon. on Tuesday. October
e. 1913. when and where all bids received will be
opened.
4 minimum price Of said timber is three dol
lars and fifty cents $250, per thousand feet
board measure.
Each bid must be accompanied by q certified
check in. the amount of one thousand dollars
0l.000.0N which will be returned to all unsuc-
cessful bidders - soon as their bids are rejected,
and TO the successful bidder or bidders upon the
execution Of . bond in the amount Of ten thous-
and dollars ($10.000.0O).
The rfght 70 reject anyor all bids Is reserved
by the commissioner.
Dated ct Pierre. South Dakota. this 18th day Of
September. 1913.
FRED HEPPERLE.
Commissioner Of School and Public Lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
10 REGISTER

. must registesw the village
) township clerk before November lat
tosvote Il the next primary election:
M who favor the taxationSof only real
estste andincomes and the exemption
,of al irnproyements and personal prop
erty, and who favor the abolition OF
the spoils systemsin politics, and who
desire to support Mr.. Richards for
governor on this platform, are especial
" urged 10 enroll al Republicans at
once.
ASvote for Mr.. Richards Is a vote for
practical results in the interest OF
eyerybody.-A Advertisement
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
UMMONS

The State Of South Dakota to the above named
defendants:
swer the complaint Of the plaintiff, which was
filed in the office OF the Clerk Of this Court. on the
2sth day of August. 1918. at Pierre. Hughes
County. South Dakota. and which prays for A
Judgment ~quieting title to and the Dissemination
Of all adverse claims against the premises de-
scribed in the complaint. situate In said county.
to-wit:
Lots One, Two. Three, Four. Eight. Nine. Ten,
Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen. Il. 2. 3.
\ g. 8. 10, II: Y; IS and IA, in Block Thirty.two
in Block Forty-eight As). all in Wells Second Ad-
dition to the town, (now city, Of Pierre. and to
serve q copy Of your answer to said complaint on
the undersigned. Sutherland & Payne, at their
office in the National Bank of Commerce Build
ing, in the City of Pierre. County Of Hughes.
State of South Dakota, within thirty days after
the completed service of this ummons upon you,
exclusive of the day of such service; and il you
fail to answer said complaint, within that time.
the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint
SUTHERLAND &. PAYNE.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
7 TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Timothy B. Andrews. Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, By the undersigned
Emma j. Andrews, administrative of the estate
of Timothy B, Andrews, deceased, to the credi.
tors Of and all persona having claims against the
sary vouchers within six months after the first
publication of this notice. to the said administra,
trix at the City of Pierre, in the County of Hughes
State of South Dakota.
Dated September 9Th. 1913.
EMMA j. ANDREWS.
Administrative Of the Estate of Timothy B. An
drews, deceased,
Horner, Martens & Goldsmith,
Attorney for Administrative. F-5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
EllNAMEs OF MINISTER'S READ

Reddeld, s.. D., Oct. 6-The Dako-
Ia conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church adjourned it's 1913 ses-
sion Of the annual conference held in
this. city today. The session was
remarkable flor at least two events.
One was the r~atifying Of the merger
whereby the Black Hills.mission and
Dakota conference was merged. maxi
ing one conference Of the entire state
to be known as the Dakota conference.
The other action taken blythe con.
ference vas the vote to approve the
action of the church federation soci.
ETY. Of the Congregational. Presby-
terrain and Methodist churches, one
feature Of which was an agreement
to an exchange of churches in the
smaller places. where it was not feas-
ible to maintain more than one de.
nomination.
The following appointments were
made for this district:
Aipena, M. E Nickerson.
Artesian, b. O. Machmer.
Faulkton, g. E. Wilcox.
Gettysburg, j. T. B. Smith.
Hitchcock, w. II. Ringler.
Huron, Il. E. Buriff.
Miller. j. H. Kearton.
Pierre. W. "a. Wilkinson.
Rockham and Miranda, II. Loyett.
washington Springs, 4. NJ. Hargett.
Woonsocket, Paul Gardner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Eliza E. Anderson. Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given. BY the undersigned
administrators Of the Estate of Eliza E. Anderson
deceased, to the creditors Of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased. to exhibit
them. with the necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication of this notice.
TO the said administrator at the office of Horner.
Martens & Goldsmith on Pierre Street, in the
City Of Pierre In the County Of Hughes, state of
South Dakota,
Dated September 23rd. 1913.
FRANK II. GAINES.
Administrator Of the Estate of
Eliza E. Anderson. Deceased.
HoRNER, MARTENS Il GoLDsMITH,
Attorneys for Administrator. 1875
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
ED L. PEET,
DANBUKY, WIS.
POULTPYNOThs
kNN@ q 3aoso

Fresh cir, sunshine and exercise
are the best poultry tonics.
The natural time for = hen to lAy
80 from February to October.
Air-slacked limo 10 4 valuable dis
.intectant IN the poultry house.
From now on until next spring the
hens should be supplied with q dust
boa.
Oyster shells ID the best food with
which the hons can manufacture err
shells.
Ducks have become i q the best
paying propositions N the poultry In
dustry.
The germ ot disease must 30 a..
stroyed before the, disease nan b
eliminated.
Tho necsssity Tor frssh air has led
10 tho great popularity p6 Tho open
front houses.
Eggs and fowls ussd u the home
should b. credited at market prices.
This y only fair.
Plenty az sxsrciss ana plenty %
good fresh air ~ nscsssaIy Tor the
health o1 tho nock.
ssT.here ~ many waste products
SthaE could ~ turned % uso o poul.
~, food inssevery garden.
Many woman mahes greatse
,success With poultry than her husband
dos NlthNtho work 0f his taxm.
e goodShsnssdosnot ~. The fault r.
prohablyw With the care taAlng with
49,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
State of South Dakota.
Sixth Judicial Circuit.
/. In The Circuit Court,
In and for Hughes
Coupty

In the Matter of the Voluntary Dissolution of the
Gold6eld Media Mining Company.
Notice is Hereby given. that the Goldfeld Media
Mining Compay. q corporation of the State of
South Dakota, has by its Board of Directors. duly
caused to be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in and for Hughes County. South
Dakota, its application and petition for voluntary
dissolution Of said Corporation. after an order Of
the Court was made directing said application to
be filed. and directing the Clerk of this Court to
and any person may. on or before the 18th day of
November. 1918. file with the Clerk of this Court
his objections to aaid application.
Dated October 9th. 1918.
(sEAL) LEW w. SANDYS,
Clerk of Circuit Court.