Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-03-21
SNOW.BOUND.

The train has been running SO
regularly this winter that the re-
cent interruption from Thursday Of
last week to Wednesday Of this
seemed quite hardship. Business
becomes pretty much suspended
during a snow blockade. The non
arrival OF the daily mail seriously
interferes with business activity.
At the banks they play checkers; at
the stores they tell you that the
things they are out of will be i'll on
the next train; at the pool halls all
things are discussed from the mis-
takes of the new administration to
the family affairs OF neiehbors.
These places act as sort OF clear
ing house for gossip which reaches
its height during the blockade when
there is nothing else to do. About
the only person who works real
hard is central The number OF
inquiries she receives as to where
the train is; has it started is it
proceeded by the big or small plow;
when it is expected to arrive if they
don't have any bad luck, etc etc.
keeps her right on the job.
But the most serious aspect OF
the blockade is the absence Of news
from the outside world. The re-
lation OF meat and drink to bodily
health and strength is about the
same as that which the daily paper
bears to mans mental balance
The affairs OF the world is a con
tinuing story OF which each daily
paper contains a chapter. Ii these
chapters are to be keenly enjoyed
they must come in their regular or
der, one at time with no inter
ruptions, and when the supply is
cut off for week, or when six or
seven chapters are thrown at YOU
in a bunch, the effect is equally dis
tressing. There is just one re-
deeming feature about a blockade.
When 4 man becomes a grand
father how is he going to entertain
the kids who sit astride his knees
unless he has lew experiences in
youth as basis for his inventive
genius TO enlarge upon and thereby
weave the Wondcrous tale:
There are about thirty five tlous-
and third class rostotfices in the
country. Until President TAFT.
shortly before the last election,
placed these offices in the civil ser
vice. they were part OF the spo;ls'
that went along with the victorious
party. The motive behind Mr..
Taft 5 action was probably nothing
more Of less than d political move
= whereby bis campaign advisers a.
gued that there would be at leas,
tai-t.-aYe thousand we'll distributed
individuals who would 10 valient
service whooping il Up ior the
grand DID parry As result o. The
order however The rev al,!liris-
i-aiion IS confronted Aith q .:tua-
zion where il must elect between
Two evils: That Q; resembling
TAFT S orders, which would be ii
direct opposition 10 the spirit o:
pfogressiYeism, Or absolutely turn
down the nlen who girded their
loi:is and Went iorth II battle for
him and are now calling Tor the
SPOTS. II Is probable ,hat COM
promise VIII be made and that tic
republican pos,mastcrs noM in
power will soon have To submi, to
a civil service examination which
will be open t. their democratic
brethren, and come oil With the
highest average, ii they Maft t.
continue the JOY oi reading post
cards and incidentally dras the
monthly stipend.
1t now looks as il there u iglll be
a better sale for Easter cap tlan
hats.
The 18TH is no different than any
other dav-nOf even 4 f1Cht