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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12

Statistics covering the commerce Of
the United States and Japan are fair
proof Of the friendly relations which
have existed between the two countries
in the recent past.
The increase Of our exports to the
oriental kingdom for 1912 was un-
precedented, being upward OF $22, 600, q
900. or SO per cent over the previous
year. making the total more than $685.
600, 900.
We shipped to the little brown men.
raw cotton valued at $32,17l,375; kero-
sene. valued at $4.517.724: bar iron
steel plates, etc, valued at $3,994, OO3 \
machinery. valued at $3,144,449; also
great quantities of rails, leather and
wheat flour.
At the same time the japanese in
creased their sales to us by approxi-
mately $4,000 ,000 sending across the
Pacific such articles as bamboo ware,
Scamphor. fans. curios, screens linen
goods. mushrooms. rice. silk. straw
mating, tea. wax and toys
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12

skcOmsS R1Cnards EAErysS "A War Worm
Waging' In the Century:
81 The average expectation Of life for
man varies in different countries in
direct proportion to the application Of
efficient principles OF hygiene and SAINT
la ton. In India. for instance, where
sanitation Ii low and the ma ortty OF
4 the populat ion 1--we, like Kim, on s.the
gravellings OF circumstance, the aver
age Duration Of life IL less than Is
years.
III Sweden and Denmark. where NE
/ - method ical and ideals are high, and
the government takes up the ash heaps
regularly, q normal man may expect
+ 70 live more than 20 years. IN Mas
sachNsetts. which IL the only one OF
our states to furnish us with reliable
/ statistics. the average dura ton OF life
( Is IS years
NJ herever sanitary science ID active
the lengt OF life IS steadily increasipg.
Ia IndiA It Is stationary; III Europe "a
has doubled III the last $50 years; \ ifl
New York Il has doubled within tlle
Last half century 81 a
81 Despite the many obstacles II seems
likely that when the next general CEN
sus II taken the death tate OF tho
snnetropolis VIII be down to .13 per 1000.
With such u rate. every person in the
|Ecity may expect to live TO be 10 years
|sold. And most Of them VIII say.
"lHn't that old enough ~ "A
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12

waffies- Two cups Of hour, two
easpoons Of baking powder. one.half
Teaspoon OF salt, cup milk. two eggs.
one tablespoon OF melted butter. Slit
gradually the milk with the ynIss Sc
the eggs beaten until thick, then AID
the butter and the whites of the y 9
beaten to stiff freth. Fry on s.s,t.
well creased waffle iron.
Banana Dessert Slice ripe banan-
az in sherbet cups and then pour over
Z them 2 cold syrup made Ct half CUP
lated sugar, and the juice Of a small
lemon boiled until II Is thick.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12

alive and had been seen an Poland
This Demetrius was now a youth o.
%, which would have been the age Of
the prince had he lived. He was not
tall. but he had VANS broad should
ers. with his mothers swarthy COM
plexion.
He had been living as q servant OF
Prince Adam Viszniowski. and he re-
vealed his secret to a Jesuit priest
when he believed he was dying. The
priest seems to have kept silent for g
time. The servant In q few weeks re-
ever, the prince lost his te 1nper at the
youth and with an oath struck him
II you knew wi 0 WINS" rctorted
the servant. you would not dare
strike me or swear at me. am the
Prince Demetrlus, son OF Ivan the
Gar"
To back his claim. he told how the
man sent to murder him had slain a
peasant child instead and had carried
Demetrius into Poland, where the lad
grew to manhood as a servant. The
man who had saved him was dead
but the youth added bit OF proof ia
the tale, by exhibiting q jeweled seal
bearing Demetrius' crest and dia-
lmond cross that had been his baptis-
NAL gift.
AT this the prince introduced him as
the son of Ivan the Terrible, and the
first time he came out under his title
a Russian named Petroyski threw hi1n-
self at his feet and proclaimed that he
clearly recognized the young master,
and henceforth all doubts fed, and a
court of noble Polanders ranged them
selves around the lost prince.
People were tired Of the tyrannical
Boris and thousands flocked to DEM
etrius' standard when he marched
across the frontier with q Polish army
to claim his throne. The mother OF
the murdered czarowitch was broughs
from her convent-prison and she de-
clared that she could easily recognize
him as her son. She admitted long
afterwards that he was not her son,
but that his promise of freedom and
wealth for her. made her pretend to
identify him. At any rate Demetrius
was crowned car in June, 1905 and
manner. But he soon showed that he
was the friend of Poland, which In
furiated Russia, and when he married a
Polish girl, this match was the last
straw that broke his luck.
Eleven months after he had been
proclaimed czar he was murdered and
his body was dragged through the
see what had been the fate Of the
young man who had claimed to be tho
son Of Ivan the Terrible. There is no
way of learning of the actual facts re-
garding this Russian mystery, and
there are those who believe that 1t was
nothing more than plot on the part
OF the clever young Polander but there
are others. who are Of the opinion that
he really was the young czarowitch
who had been banished from his home
country In order that his designing
uncle could carry out his scheme Of
becoming the car.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12
49, " \ xxx ~
RELIABILITY or WITNESSES !

rNNN**$fH&$$ N$%$%%%
The numerous failures to convict for
crime IN the United States have brought
out unfavorable comparisons with tho
swift justice In English courts. Yet In
stances where there has been conviction
OF innocent persons, even In this country
where the accused Is given every con.
s1deration, cause us to hesitate about maxi
Ing y any more difficult for q prisoner
70. prove his innocense. f-ss l4F 81
A. recent test Of the reliability Of the
testim0ny OF eye witnesses when under
me stress OF excitement was made nv 4
professor OF psychology IN the UNIVERSITY
q kansas. He staged q fight n bef ween
nlmself and the janitor in class room
iuM OF students. During the fight the
1anitor hourished q revolver but the stu
dents helped to overpower him ana take
the weapon away. During the scri,n-
mage q shot was Aired on the grounds
outside the building as previously ar
ranged by the professor mn "a s5 4
Ehen came the test. m hi students vverc
examined ana all Were willing to swear
stnaf the 3antt0r had fired his srevolyea. n
the eupposed fight IN the class n room.
some o. them even saw the smoke Of fha
Weapon. they we're astounded wien told
tnAgs they W4re all wrong and that fha
1an1orA revolver was ut even loadedy z
ska0M easy Il would be to send an inr,o-
cent man 70 the galtoWs on the testiI1oriy
90 twQ or three excitable WitneaseA sthe
3 anga1 profe9soE plainly Sdemonstrafed:
40 ~ are Eez91n ded gain that itsis bet:
ss 9 tnnt my &uilty escape than that one
sl@n0cent MN sh0uld Is uniuatly pS,r-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12
THE REMARK ABLE:
BRUCE SvvlNDl Z

One OF the most remarkable mystery
cases in the annals OF crime In the
British empire, was OF recent occur.
renee. In fact, 1t was only a few years
ago that 1t was finally settled with the
exterment OF the COFFIN of England's
great man OF mystery, thereby sub
stimulating the fact that mans body
had really been buried and not q 200.
pound roll Of sheet lead
Tie chief figure in this crime was the
eccentric Duke Of Portland who was
sum OF money. In spite of this great
wealth and his title, he was rarely seer
IN public on account, 1t was said, OF q
skin disease which at times made him
look perfectly hideous.
Welbeck Abbey was his English coun-
try estate, and he also had magnifi-
cent town house in London. Under
claimed that he had dug a number OF
snbterranean passages which he used
Tor various purposes OF concealnent.
Not very far from the dukes town
house in London, lived T. C. bruce. q
prosperous merchant. bruce was re-
ported dead in 1864 and his remains
We're followed by mourning friends to
cemetery. It was not until il years la
ter that the Duke Of Portland died. AS
ne was bachelor his vast estates went
to number OF relatives.
He had not been long dead before a
rumor was whispered about that. T.. c.
Druce and the Duke OF Portland were
the same person, and the reason given
for his Jekyll and Hyde existence was
his aversion to his aristocratic sur
roundings. Itiwas said that when he
wanted to get away from these, he
would disguise himself as bruce, and
become an ordinary London shop
keeper, and that as bruce he had mar
ried twice, raising two successive fam
lies, but as the Duke of Portland he
was a bachelor.
Finally. 1t is claimed, that he found
the double life was becoming distaste-
ful. so he decided to get rid Of bruce.
and IN 1864 he arranged that he should
die and be buried. Then It was that
the claim was made that the sheet lead
was buried and not bruce, who was at
the Duke Of Portland's mansion when
the funeral was taking place.
The story gained much credence In
the fact that when it became ctrcu-
lated about every one claimed that they
notlced strong resemblance between
the two personages, either to their Pc
cullar mannerisms, and they were both
AFFLICTED with the same sort of skin dis
ease. -
Now there was new feature to be
Drought into the episode The Druce
family decided to make claim for q
part OF the Duke Of Portland's estate.
and George Hollamby bruce, in far Off
Australia, hearing Of this, journeyed to
England, and as the son Of Druce's
child BY his first marriage, he not only
lald claim to the entire fortune but to
the title OF Duke of Portland as well.
A son OF the second ma rria or, x,,., !, rrn,,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12
THE GREAT cAMPDEN .
SECRET.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the middle OF the Seventeenth
century all England was greatly ex-
cited over the Campden mystery, which
had to deal with the disappearance OF
William Harrison in August, 1860, who
was supposed to have been robbed and
then murdered. A mother and two sons
We're executed as having committed
the deed, but two years later Harrison
returned home and told a remarkable
story of his having been kidnapped and
conveyed to some foreign port, and only
was able to return after series OF
most exciting adventures.
Harrison's story was so full Of Inn
possible and conflicting statements that
It has generally come to be believed
that he was never very far from his
own home during the intervening few
years from the time OF his reported
murder until his return. It was OBJ
viously made worth his while to tell
his story on his return and to accept
the situation.
No one was ever able to discover why
Harrison remained away SO long and
allowed the injustice to be done to the
Perry family, but the mystery Is also
still unsolved as to why the Perrys told
such extraordinary and misleading
stories as to jeopardize their own lives
The disappearance OF Harrison
briefly told. is az follows: He left his
house In the afternoon and walked, OF
was supposed to have walked, two
miles to Charringworth to collect his
lady's rents. When he did not return
late In the evening his domestic, John
night neither master nor man returned
In the morning q son Of Harrison start
ed in search and met Perry returning
without his master.
They both started to discover the
whereabouts Of Harrison. but succeed
ed only ir finding q hat, comb and
bloody band belonging to the supposed
murdered man. On hearing Of the dis
covery the public generally started to
search for the murdered man. The
way John Perry acted led to
his being accused Of the crime. Even
the lying story he told was corrObor
ated by several men he named. Perry
Richard had; frequently asked him to
tell them where Harrison went to coll
lect rents, and that he believed they
had murdered him. " sS lS,s NJ
On the strength OF Johns impossible
farrago Of insane falsehoods, all three
were arrested, were tried and were exc
cuted. Strange as 1t may seem In view
to the robbery. because some one whis-
|pered to them to do SO, for the crime
i.was covered by the Act OF Pardon and
Oblivion passed by Charles II at his
happy restoration.
Is At a. later trial they all pleaded In
nocent. but this did not Save her. Joan
hut not until after ne had made ii plea
to his brother John to clear his char
acter by g dying declaration. Finally,
when Johns turn came, he said he
knew nothing Of & his master death,
nor ~ 4 had bAconne Of him. It has
siyays bean re.,inne sthat John 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12
1 THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
To Exttnguish Gasoline Flames-lt
has been proved that milk will Ans
lmedtately ana effectually exttnguish
1.-THE flames from gasoline or any form
OF petroleum, since 1t forms an emul-
sion with the oil. whereas water only
Ispreads 1t.
When finely vanished oak wood
work has been badly marred by chairs
| rubbing into II, try rubbing the place
with common vaseline. In few days
you will be unable to locate the spot
|even by hunting for 1t. Z.
When milk. soup or other foods boil
lover on the stove, cover the spot quick
~ with salt, It will do away with any
unpleasant odor.
THE TABLE.
Salt Rising Bread Boil one third
|cupful OF new milk. pour onto two
teaspoonfuls Of yellow cornmeal. Keep
In warm place until light. When light.
set your sponge, beating well, and
keep In warm place until sponge -
light. Mold into loaves. When light.
put into hot oven. Bake from three
From one to 10 loayes can be made.
with this quantity OF rising"
Pineapple Syrup Slice, peel and
dice enough pineapple to make ABOUT
three pounds. Place in a preserving
kettle with a pound OF sugar and q
Quart Of water, and cook until very
soft. Mash and strain. Return to tho
q pound OF sugar. Cook to a rich
syrup and bottle while hot. Use
patent shoppers or sealing wax to
make air tight This will be ready for
use at any time for sauces or cooling
drinks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12
rTl5I[NGs WORTH KNoWING. .

oven for 36 minutes.
E THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
( Lard ii much better to grease cake
pans than butter. Butter will burn
and cause the cakes to stick.
1 The best home remedy for an aching
tooth is tincture OF bcnzOin on bit
OF absorbent cotton II there Is a cavity
large enough to put anything in.
etahles until they are half cooked.
In packing away valuable books
which are not Ia use. pack camphor
gum around them and mice Will not go
near them.
THE TABLE
Custard Pudding Put pint OF milk
on the stove In double boiler, sweeten
It with three tablespoonfuls Of sugar
and thiclSen II with the yolk ot two
eggs beaten with the sugar and two
tsbisspconf nls IS foYr snoothea with
smooth take from the Are and add two
teaspoonfuls OF vanilla and q half 4
package OF gelatin soaked III a. little
water as possible. Stir until Il Is dis
solved. When 1t Is cool add the stiffly
sbeaten whites Of the tvs eggs. Mold
and vet In the tcebcx. Serve with
Meat Relish Ike one pound Of hgs,
one pound 81 dried april one orange
and one lemon sliced very thin. Cover
with water and cook until tender, then
add I'VE cups Of sugar, one cup OF wa .
ter and One-half pound seedleSs rails
ms: Cook slowly until the consistency
luf lam. II Il!
soft brad dough, heaping cup Of sug-
n IN ~ Ia1 xiin ~ lard fv1yf& ostva two
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-12

to form petals, place one ring outside
and the other inside the peel. Put 1t In
the center Of the sliced cucumbers and
serve with French dressing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
A Thrilling Story of Modern Monte Cristo-

Els got is cad screwed on tight.
| that lad commented a man sitting
| next to her
Better than that, he has a good
heart said Mrs. Wrigley. Most for
tunate RMS. Wrigley-to have encoun-
tered Philip in that hour, which she
deemed the BLACKLIST of her life
He FASTENED through the familiar bus
| tie Of the busy thoroughfare with
| heightened expectancy, It is true, but
devoid Of the least fear that his meteor
had been discovered His mother would
take good care Of it. Why. the mere
chance remark Of the woman he had
befriended showed that her gentle spirit
watched over him wherever he went.
j Here was a stranger, a sad toiler among
the millions. who went out of her way
to praise the goodness of one she had
never seen. He laughed joyously Mrs
Wrigley should have further cause to
bless his mothers memory
He passed O'Brien's shop. He saw
the old man seated behind the counter.
should he go in? No. Better keen
wholly to himself at present. Yet he
hesitated. Which was the more Judi
ciouS course-to remain hidden. I'M
known, or to drop quietly into the
groove where he was recognized? With
rare perspicacity for one so young, he
reflected that only five days had elapsed
since he last saw the old pensioner.
The period bulked largely in Philips
life; in O Brien's It would he as naught.
Yielding to the second thought, he
entered the shop.
Glory be to God, Phil. but it's miesilf
IS glad to see We" cried his old friend
Where have We bin to, at all. at all?
Have yez heard what the murtherin'
War Office is afther dom to me?
haven't had a sowl to sphake to about
the throuble they've put on me in me
ovid age"
This was not strictly accurate
O'Brien had pestered the whole neigh
horhood with the story Of his withheld
pension and the preposterous claim
made on him by some red tape enthu-
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THE KING OF DIAMONDS

My mother was, indeed dear to me, >
he replied sadly. again driven out Of
himself by the mournful recollection.
thus suddenly induced, but she is dead
lost to me forever"
Some people in the bus ceased talk.
ing, They We're attracted by the strong
clear voice of the unkempt boy. whose
diction and choice Of words were Sc
outrageously opposed to his garments
Luckily the silence warned him, OF
his new friends sympathy might have
brought about an embarrassing posi-.
ton
Poor thing And is your father
dead too?"
Yes. He died long ago"
Where do you live now?"
"Oh," he said. 81 have been STAYING
in North London, but win leave there
soon. and ! have not settled anything
definitely at present Where is the
laundry YOU spoke of' / will call some
day, if l may and learn how you are
getting on"
Il will be so pleased. II is a little
place IN James street.-the only one
there, Ask for Mrs Wrigley"
1T is lucky you understand laundry
work. or things might go hard with
YOU"
She laughed pitfuuy
81 don't' They asked me if | was a
washer or an irouer l thought washing
required least experience so / said !
was a washer ! am quick TO learn.
and will watch the other women. II
they find me out l may be discharged. '
"Oh, cheer up" he said pleasantly.
II don't suppose you'n find it very
hard"
Her voice sank almost 10 a whisper.
1T is not the work l dread. but the
surroundings. l was a school-teacher
before my marriage My husband was
an electrical engineer. We put all our
savings into little business, and then
the end came"
Not quite the end. l am only boy,
but I've had ups and downs enough to
know that the beginning Of next week
may be a very different affair to the
end of this. Good BILE"
They were passing the London Hos
pital. and he thought it prudent to
alght at some distance from Johnson's
News
Well God bless you. anyhow" she
said earnestly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
Copyright. 1904, by Edward j. Globe }
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

Her wistful tone went TO his heart
Didn't you succeed at the laundry %
no inquired
Yes; | ought to be thankful. can
earn nine shillngs a week there. !
start on Monday"
Isn't your husband at work."
He is dead Poor fellow. he caught
cold last Christmas, and was buried in
| January. God only knows how lived
since. II it wasn't for the kindness OF
| neighhors. baby and l would have
starved l can in afford this tuppence.
| but | can't walk any further"
well. look out now" he said cheeri-
ly, Here's our bus"
As the vehicle drew up he caught the
brass rain with his left hand. and ward
ed on assailsnts with the bundle I'M
| der his right arm.
! quick he said TO the woman. as
ed Jump in"
She essayed to do so. Cut was rudely
thrust aside by young man who had
paused on the roof TO light a cigarette.
Philip sprang onto the step and butted
the young gentleman in the stomach
with his parcel causing the other to sit
down haevily on the stairs The boy
caught the woman's arm with his dis
engaged hand and pulled her up He
! Owed in after her
You young -" ruared the discom-
fitted smoker
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-09
The Manicure
Lady
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

CT HERE amt anything So o..
Gus as there here -. Ut
- days" said Tho .liila
Lady. I'VE was all out in the WI, ,o.5e
yesterday, and I never seen aD, gSolS
prettier than them leaves. SOM '-.-'s
gold and some was crimson. ana
wasn't no dull coloring. eitb.- :
seemed like flames. Me ana g., L
Mayme just set there on an ola ,a ..7,7'
half an hour looking at the hills q.
the valley. '''oss
1T seems to me that the Ant
would be the time of the Yea. 4. ~
romance and love, instead Of in AZ.
Spring. I don't know why there 3. -,
ways so much said and written d..
love in the Spring unless because j.. =
slushy in the Spring, but Won ar,... .
hear of Spring courtships and c. c.
marriages. and you hardly ever basr =
anybody getting married in the nan n
That is the time of year I wouI5 -
to we'd" want
The only trouble in getting marrss
in the FALL" said the practical E..s
Barber, rs the long, hard Winter 49,.
comes after the honeymoon V-bsr
couple get married in June they bav.
the nice days of the Fall to settle dow
and go to housekeeping, and Wirt.,
finds them getting used to each otbs,
A lot of love would get froze up Winters
II marriages was In the Fall"
Maybe So" said the Manicure r,sr
but When l was out there in the I'M.
painting a little picture for nvgal,
about me and the gent that is finally
going to lead me us to the altar
thought him and me was Just ,narrisa
and was standing in a forest that v-,s
adj crimson. l thought he was one swell
locker. and that was leaning nm bfs
shoulder, watching the SQUIRRELS iur,D
around in the gorgeous trees II seemed
TO me that he was very happv. with
nothing to disturb us and Just him ana
me standing there alone, surrounded
by beauty Gee, George, it made ma
draw a long breath. and then the o5
gent said something about heating E.
for the trolley, and my dream was o,
the fritz. That is the way an of me
ioVe dreams seems to turn out. some
how, and it makes me wonder if Z Dr..
ever really going to have a lu. s.s
master to take me by the hand and ..a
me gently to a fat with a elevator Fra g.. -
Our fiat amt got no elevator. bit
we like it just the same as If it Dad
one said the Head Barber.
The Manicure Lady shook heg head
Love is a beautiful thing George. She
declared, but l wouldn't live iu ua If
without a elevator. Is girls that gives
up our trusting hearts to gents tia.
amt always sure Of their job has got
right to some consideration, and a ele.
vator amt very much to ask"