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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
Alligator Hunting Free for All.

Since the publication in this paper
q few weeks ago Of a paragraph about
the profits to be made in alligator
farming. many letters have been re-
ceived asking for further information.
1t viii interest these correspondents
to know that alligator hunting Is now
free for all on the Magdalena river in
Colombia and that there is one firm
In Newark. N. j.. which has a virtual
monopoly OF the alligator skin trade
of the world. buying as it does from
so to 80 per cent. OF the production.
In the Magdalena river are three
species Of alligators, only one of
which. the caiman porro. is of u
value
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
Somewhat Like Eve.

Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes, at a din
ner in New York, was describing a
particularly intelligent little Country
weekcr."
'In a soft and wistful August twi-
light she said, this little girl and
] stood watching the milking. The lit
tie girl was complaining about her
shabby clothes-the gift of some char
table organization.
"'Bve.' she grumbled, quantity. as
she looked down at her old-fashioned
and in-fitting dress--'Eve had moth.
ing but leaves to wear: and I have
nothing bat leavings.'"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
Change Of Diet.

Senator Penrose was congratulated
at Atlantic City OF his aspect OF sun
burnt and vigorous health.
ut is the change" he said. 1.-The
change from the baking heat OF Wash
ington. There's nothing like a
change, you know. There was wisdom
in the doctors remark:
You should eat for breakfast
every morning. said the doctor, an
orange and two poached eggs
"'But, DOCTOR said the patient, I
do!'
"'Then.' said the doctor quickly,
DON'T"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25

State of South Dakota)
ss In County Court
County Of Grant
TIN the Mister OF the Estate of Anna W Elliot
Deceased
The State of South DAKOTA sends greeting TO
Julins e. Elliot. Florence Il. Prestoa, Ella NJ,
Theimer, Ada Claire Elliot and Beatrice W. Co.
rey. heirs at law OF A ma W. Elliot, deceased.
You and each OF yon ars hereby notified that j.
G.. Elliot has filed in the county Court OF Grant
County, S0nth Dakota his petition asking that
he be appointed administrator of she estate OF
Anna w. Elliot, deceased, and sad petitition
has been set for hearir. NJ u regular term OF aaid
Court to be held at this Office of the county court
In the city Of Milbank in said county on the s,x~
teenth day OF May. A. ID 1913, ~ che hour OF 10
O'clock ,. M.
Dated at Mi'bank. tirant Couaiy, SO. Dakota,
thts 22nd DAY of ApgI, A -. l"ls
Seal :. =, hoCkHART
April 3May9 County Aadss
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
Notice to Creditors
STATE Of South Dakota

STATE Of South Dakota
80 I'm County Court
County of Grant
In the Matter of the Estate OF Henry Lieh4sg
Deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administratO of the eetate of Henry Lieoiug,
deceased, 10 the creditors of. and all persons
having claims agains. the said deceased. to ex-
hIbit them, with the necessary vouchers, within
six months after the fret publication of this
notice, to the said administrator at HE residence
in Grant Center Township, OF at his Office in
Milbank. in the County of Grant, South Dakota.
Dated at MllbAnk, South Dakota, A pril s, 1913.
CHARLES KOCH,
AdministratoT OF the estate of
Henry Liebing. Deceased.
April ia May
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
From our

Ortonville Journal: b. A. Hess has
sold the Boat Livery business to the
North Star Boat Line who will run il
in connection with their regular boat
ing business.
Summit Signal: Work on the big
railroad water tank east of the stock
yards is progressing nicely, the heavy
timber supports are In place and the
upper frame work started.
OrtOnville Journal l.. M. Kaercber
OF Milbank visited Ortonville relatives
and friends Saturday. Lem. is a ee-
NAL, cheerful cuss and we are always
glad to see him, but we would rather
see the triplets, woulden't we.
lievello Item: As the result of the
village election last Tuesday the fol.
lowing officers were elected for the en-.
suing year: B. Weide, Trustee First
Ware +. .. S%mogare, Trustee Sec
ond Ward; AID. Jones, Trustee Third
Ward: Tnos baylor Jr., Treasurer:
Edw. Spiering Clerk: John Shans-I
from. Assessor. Adam Sommers, Jus.
tlce Of the Peace. There were IS votes
cast on the saloon question, A. votes
10 favor OF license and 80 against.
summit Signal: Fay Hicks had a
narrow escape from death by drowning
last sunday when he. accompanied by
two other boys attempted t o walk out
on a snow bank extending into a hole
near the railroad track. The water
had softened up the snow 10 a slush
and Ray, being in advance Of the 9TH
er W boys, dropped through into the
water below. Prompt action by the
section men who were working near
saved the boy after he had went underI
for the second time.
Reyillo Item. At five a. m. Friday
morning Il rtownspeople were aroused
by the tire bell. It seems Mrs. Sches
had started the kitchen fire, and being
from the kitchen a short time
to find that a fire lad started
the chimney. Fire company
responded promptly and soon
had a steady stream on the tire which
haG spread over the kitchen AMI was
shooting its red fangs ia ever direc-
lion over the entire east end of the
building. The wind was favorable and
not very strong: and she large two
pump did Its full duty, and
With obliging citizens aiding the fire
company Chief Healy quietly directed
lis men and with G.. c. COOPER and
" johnson at the nozzle, the alter
vas judicigusly used and to the sur
rise OF The croWd the fire was under
Everything 10 the building
vas damaged more or less by water or
~ removal The kitchen burned to,
he ground and the back BART of the
nain building was left like a sieve.
darwin Monitor
Mrs. Cha-. Anderson came up from I
lilDank Saturday and visited friends.
q this vicinity oveg Sunday. /,
Mrs. b, l. Archer went to Lilbank
friday ana visited her daughter, MRS.
lawes, until Sunday. Her daughter :
nd grand children returned with her !
evening and all went out on i
he farm. {
w. l.. Herron, formerly from west
# Missouri river but late of Aber- !
cen, closed "a deal with jim Kane last !
EEK whereby he becomes proprietor
+ the Commercial hotel. Mr. Heron e
pened the building to the public this :
eek anu il ready to take as many pa r
'ons as the building will warrant. t
Fathers Position.
Muriel-Wasn't her father on yOur
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
Fathers Position.

huriel-Wasn' her father on your
side. He-No: in back OF me.-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-25
Dorothy and fha Snidef.

Dorothy latter watching a spider
'apture a fly in Its web)-Oh, man.
ma. come quick! A spider is putting
fy to sleep in it's hammock.-Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
Anglo German Plot.

No sensible person will believe that
Germany and Britain are eonspiring TO
shut us out of South American mar
kets. They could not be guilty of such
folly. Suppose it were possible for them
to do any tangible injury to our inter
ests, such injury could not be so lasting
as the resentment that would be aroused
in this country, and both nations UNI
derstand too we'll the value of Ameri-
can friendship. Again, Britain fears the
trade rivalry of Germany even more
than she does that of the United States.
Are we to believe that, in her anxiety
for good relations with Germany, she
would be willing to help her in her ri
yalrv?
No one can prevent us from getting
the bulk of South American trade but
ourselves. If we make proper use of
our geographical advantages, we shall be
successful, and not all the powers of
Europe can stop us. If we fail to use
our advantages, if we fail to rise to the
occasion by mastering the conditions,
studying the needs of our sister repub-
lies and adapting our business methods,
then we shall not be successful
ton Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
Where Do We Get Our American
Athletes?

Students from seven countries have
places upon the soccer football team of
the University of Michigan this fall
Along with the men whose homes are
in the United States are players from
China, the Orange Free State, Canada
Norway, Australia, and an island in the
Egean sea. What is true of the uni
versity is true also of the whole coun-
try, with this difference, that the young
men at Ann Arbor are not all perma-
nent residents of the United States,
while many of the athletes who have
performed with distinction in all-eomers'
competition as accredited representatives
of this country are Americans and yet
derived from almost every race under
the sun.
The man whom Germany has taken
to train her competitors for the next
series OF Olympic games is the Penn
sylyania Dutchmau Kraenzlein. Our
most famous mile-unner is the slav,,
Kiviat, saving only his great competi-
tor John Paul Jones, whose name is
suggestively American" although his
redoubtable namesake was not himself
an American by birth. Hjertsberg, the
Swede, is great all-round man. Our
tennis champion, Mclaughlin, asks UNI
pires to call his name with the Correct
Irish pronunciation" Three times Eng
lish amateur golfers have beaten her
best professionals. Only once has an
American amateur defeated profession
ais and amateurs alike in the open cham
pionship, and astonishment was pro-
found on both sides of the ocean when
youth of French Canadian blood
achieved the impossible in Brookline a
few months ago. Others are American"
in another sense, as Thorpe, the winner
of all-round championships, Kahanamo-
ku, the Hawaiian swimmer, and the ne
groes who have often starred on the
track and in various games.
An all-star list of immigrant base
ball players has been compiled. "At
short" is the broad beamed veteran, Ho
nus Wagner, and near him on second
is that other old master, Lejoie; Zim-
norman covers third, and Almeida from
Cuba is stationed at first the pitcher is
Marquard, the Frenchman; and the 9TH
err positions are filled ably by some Of
the players from the Green Isle, of whom
there are legion on the diamond. Not
bad nine, and none of the players
eligible to such societies as the Sons
of the Revolution.
If these athletes can do in this coun
try the feats which we accept almost
as a matter of course, why cannot their
brothers perform as well in the countries
whence they or their fathers Gamer The
native ability is not represented solely
by the men whom America has devel-
oped, although there is an intangible
thing known as 'the American spirit"
which accounts for many of our VIC
tories. But when other nations do as
Germany has done, send delegation
here to study our methods and take back
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
CURRENT COMMENT
Preparing for Business.

Engineering operations that would
have staggered humanity" a generation
or two ago are under way in many
American cities. Elevated railways or
subways, or both, have been built IN
more than a dozen of the big municl-
palities, and among the most enterpris-
ing is San Francisco, where the people
are not only getting ready for the eX-
position but are boring hole through
a big hill in order to make available D.
600 acres of land at present inaccessible,
although within the city limits.
The interesting part of the scheme IS
in the fact that the city is getting a
present of the subway, because the own
ers of the outside land are contribut-
ing to the 100000 which the subway
will cost. The city is also building 30
miles of municipal street railways,
which, in addition to the IL miles now
owned and operated by the municipality
will form an extensive system.
Besides digging municipal tunnel and
building municipal street railways, San
Francisco is about to spend 100000
on its government-owned piers. All Of
which indicates that this western me-
tropolis is getting ready for the boom
that is expected to follow the opening
of the Panama canal.-Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

New Years dinner at City hotel.
Go to John II. johnson, 81 South Main
street, for your roofing cave troughing
sheet iron and tin work, repairing, etc
fel. 2l2-W.
II. G. Bennett, local agent for the
Cadillac automobiles, unloaded a con-
signment OF cars at the Wells River
station this forenoon.
A corps of students of Goddard sem
mary, numbering about 20, were busily
engaged all yesterday clearing the snow
from the skating rink. This season the
athletic authorities at the seminary are
determined to afford the students bet
ter skating facilities than during the
past few years, and so laid their plans
for larger ice rink. The rink is To-
CT ted on the tennis courts. As soon as
suitable ice can be secured the hockey
team will start practice in earnest.
Manager Witt has secured a larger list
of games than has ever been undertaken
by Goddard hockey seven.
A lecture of much interest to mem
beers of the order of Knights of Pythias
will be given at the opera house at
Barre next Friday evening, Jan. 2, by
Hon. George w. Penniman. supreme rep
resentatiye for Massachusetts, and also
chairman of the supreme lodge education
committee. This lecture will begin at
1880. Mr. Penniman is an orator OF
large proportions and possesses to an ex-
traordinary degree the power of holding
his audience and Vermont is exceedingly
fortunate in securing the services of this
noted Pythian The subject of his lee
ture viii be "The Story of Pythian
Knighthood." This lecture is free to
Pythians and their families, as well as
Pythian Sisters and guests. Tickets for
guests for this lecture can be obtained
IN Barre at the drug store OF Cummings
& Lewis or the store Of A. p. Abbott &
Co. Every member can secure the num-
Der Of tickets that they wish for in
vited guests at these places.
1t was but one lone little Tommy
Tucker" who sang for his supper in thar
far-off time when Mother Goose was
young. That was, as you know, a very
primitive period in our worlds history.
To-day Tommy singing alone would
scarcely make a ripple on the surface
of public attention; much less could he
expect his name to be writ large" on
the pages of classic literature. In this
day of trusts, com bina tions and mergers
Tommy fuckers must appear in droyes
to attract any attention and insure
themselves supper of white bread and
butter" At the parish supper at the
Universalist church Thursday at o'clock
80 Tommy fuckers from Tufts college
will sing for their supper, greatly to
the delight of the people of that parish.
The songs will be given before the sup
per and as the Tommys must leave the
church Immediately after, the people viii
need to be prompt in arriving.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
Newly Discovered highest Point in Ohio

That exploration and discovery in the
exact meaning of the words are not
confined to the uncharted wilds of Alas
ka is shown by the fact that new
record altitude has been determined for
Ohio. Until recently the highest point
in Ohio, according TO the United States
Geological Survey, was near Mansfield,
in Richland county, the elevation OF
which is lao feet above sea level, but
in the course of topographic surveying
last summer by the survey point was
found whose elevation is 1850 feet above
sea level, or nearly 1000 feet higher than
the surface of Lake Erie. This place is
about two and half miles east of the
city of Bellefontaine, in Logan county,
and is locally known as Campbell's hill.
II is stated to be unlikely that there is
any higher point in Ohio, as nearly the
whole state has now been Topographic
cally surveyed. The lowest point in the
state is on the Ohio river and has an
elevation of 425 feet; the average ele-
walton for the whole state is not far
from $50 feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
COURSE IN MUSICAL APPRECIATION
Suggested for High School of the Ad-
vanced Glasses.

"a strong course of study OF great
musical literature should be offered IN
the high school," says Professor viii
Earhart, of Pittsburg, in preliminary
report on music just issued by the
United States bureau of education. "Mu'
steal appreciation is particularly appro-
pirate for third and fourth year stu
dents. The course should include the
study of musical history, lives of IA
nous musicians, forms of musical com
position, aesthetics of music, etc"
Professor Earhart further urges in his
report that the instruction be biased on
a large number of selected compositions,
ancient and modern; that all the differ
emit means of musical expression be con-
sidered- piano, orchestra, chorus, solo
singing solo instrument, chamber music,
etc, and that only the best and most
characteristic works of the various com.
posers be studied, whether song, sonata,
ronda. opera, oratorio, or cantata.
Professor Earhart and the members
of the committee who are working with
him to 1organize secondary education
in music appear to have no objection
to Canned music In fact, the re-
port urges that a course in musical APP
probation is now much more practicable
than formerly, because Of the great
strides that have been made in the me-
chanieal devices for reproducing music
the piano player, the talking machine,
and the player organ. with the help
OF any or all of these" says Professor
Larhart, "and the assistance of local
musicians, in addition to what the class
and teacher can provide, a course in mu-
steal appreciation can be made of in
estimable value in the high school"
Besides Professor Earhart, who is mu-
steal director OF the public schools Of
Pittsburg. Pa, the following are mem
beers of the committee: +. B, Birge,
indianapolis, Ind; Henrietta G. Baker,
Baltimore, Md; Ralph L. Baldwin, Hart
ford, Conn, Hollis Il. Damn, Cornell
university; Charles II. Famsworth, Co.
lumbia university; c. A. Fullerton, State
Normal school, Cedar Falls, Ia; Karl w.
Gel -ikens, Oberlin colleges Osborne Nc
Conathy. Chelsea, Mass; w, Otto Mics
sner, Oak Park, ILL.,; Carrie McMackin,
Spartanburg S. c.; Mrs. Parsons, Los
Angeles, Cal; Charles l. Rice, Worces-
ter, Mass; Elsie NJ. Shaw, st. Paul,
Mimi.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
MoRETowN.

Ansil Newton of Montpelier visited at
P. +. Griffith's several days last week
Miss Belle Shepard spent Saturday
night and Sunday with friends in Waits
field
Miss Muriel Shea of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, is at home for the holidays.
Miss Ada Shepard was a guest of
Miss Mae Eaton in Fayston the past
week.
Carroll Pierce of Rutland passed
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Jennie
Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. f. Griffith and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. c. Newton in Montpelier, Sun
day.
+. +. Palmer, who has lived in Water
bury during the past summer and fall,
has moved his family back to town for
the winter.
Miss Ruth Bruce of Montpelier sem
mary is spending the holiday vacation
with her sister, Mrs. r. f. Palmer
George L. Freeman of Boston was a
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ l..
Freeman, last week.
Edward mccarthy, who was i'll last
week, threatened with pneumonia, is now
able to be out.
G. G. Sleeper spent Christmas with
his brother, A. J. Sleeper, in East More
town.
M. L. Mobbs began the ice harvesting
on Monday of this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
THOSE DEFECTIVE PIPES AND
CHIMNEYS.

The greater frequency of fires in farm.
houses during the cold months OF the
winter indicates that the owners or &C.
cupants of the buildings are careless
about making things safe in connection
with the heating arrangements in their
residences. Almost without exception
these farmhouse fires are caused by de-
fective arrangement of stovepipes or
loose chimneys, flames breaking out when
the fires are driven hard to counterfeit
the cold weather that creeps into the
buildings. In the fall season the farmers
have not subjected the conditions to ex
animation as they should, with the re-
suit that they come to the winter in
fancied security. In practically ever.
case, if the proper examination had been
made. followed by a little outlay of
time and money, they might have passed
through the winter in real security SO
far as danger from stovepipes and CHM
neys is concerned. But as it is, occu-
pants and owners of farmhouses here
and there about the state are learning
the lesson of the results of carelessness
in this regard. Stovepipes and chin
neys ought to be examined at least once
year, and the most preferable time
is in the fall season. A great deal of
trouble and possible peril would thus
be avoided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

A boys confession clears up the mys-
terry about the shooting of John Wait
in the town of Peru during last falls
hunting season, and the revelation Is
about as expected, it being that the wood
chopper was mistaken for game and
thus became the target for a thought
less hunter. 1t is reassuring that the
death was not the outcome of a murder
GUS impulse but was the result of an
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

The retrenchment policy to be adopted
by the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany will scarcely be popular with the
general public, which cannot have too
many trains, either passenger or freight.
However, the public would not be too ex-
acting if the financial conditions de-
mand retrenchment of decided sort,
like the withdrawing of passenger trains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
F. H. Rogers & Co,

accident when a young boy without rea-
son enough to be permitted to go into
the woods after game pulled the trigger
before making certain of the nature of
the object at which he was firing. Had
the boy confessed at the time of the
tragic affair it would have been far
better for all concerned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

The White mountain hotel resorts are
advertising "two feet of snow" as their
best attraction just at present. They
are thus taking advantage of what for
merly was oftentimes looked upon as a
misfortune. Vermont can do the same
and promise more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

Taken altogether, it is good sign
that there were not SO many poor chill
dren from mountain districts as usual
to attend the annual dinner given by
well-intentioned people in Rutland. For
If it doesn't mean better conditions
among those people, it does mean a
more independent attitude.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

The goodbye to the year 1918 is said
with regret as in the passing of an old
friend. However, there is the satisfac-
ton of welcoming a new friend in 1914
which may be even more companionable
than the old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
Do You Owe Your Mother

Have you paid for your
bringing up? Would she enjoy little
income all her ownH Think how snug
she would feel if this company was
bound to pay her one dollar day as
long as she lived We do it at its ex-
act mathematical price. National Life
1ns. Co., of VT. (Mutual.) s. S. Ballard,
general agent, Lawrence building, Mont
pelier, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

When asked what she thought of the
woman suffrage movement, the new bride
of Judge Ben Lindsey remarked to the
New York reporters: "I'm only girl"
Which remark, taken in conjunction with
the published picture of the young lady
indicate that Judge Lindsey is a pretty
good Judge OF Juvenile court after all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

Governor Foss appointed man "who
takes drink just like any other fellow
when he wants it" for member of the
excise board. Doubtless Foss is a firm
believer in experience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

A Russian student who walked the
Boston Back Bay for days without find
ing anyone to talk with is now well ac-
climated to attack the frozen regions OF
the Arctic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

with them one of the very best of Amer
lean trainers, it ought to follow that
the Olympic games will witness some
tremendous contests before very long
Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31

Having practically made" Woodrow
Wilson president, Editor George Harvey
is somewhat careless in handling his
product.