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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
SMALLER THAN THE ATOM
Men Of Science Now Talk of the Ion
as the Least Quantity That Can
Be Imagined.

For a long time the atom was spo
en- OF as being the smallest thing In
the world, so small indeed that it
could not be seen with the most pow
erful magnifying glass. A molecule
is the smallest part of any material.
1t is supposed to be made up of atoms
of various elements. Thus a molecule
of water is made up of n atom OF
oxygen and two atoms of hydrogen.
Now we hear that the atom may be
broken up into fragments called ions.
The ion Is both the smallest guam
tity of matter and the smallest guam
tity of electricity capable of existing
in a free state. 1t is so small that if
enough electricity to generate the
hydrogen in a toy balloon were to be
obtained by counting out the ions, 100
to the minute, the task would occupy
100, 900, 900 persons 100000 years.
And yet these ions have been isolat-
ed and measured in the laboratory OF
Prof. r. A. Milliken of the University
of Chicago. Prof. MilliBen has modi-
fled and improved upon the methods
of previous experiments. Whereas
those used for their experiments a fog
of tiny water particles, whose aver
age size and weight could be calcu-
lated, as well as the average electric
charge on each, Milliken isolates and
observes a droplet of oil, which he
controls and experiments upon as east
ly as one might measure and test .
block of steel. This droplet serves as
a trap for flying ions, the accession OF
which to the drop is at M detect
ed by a sudden change in its behavior
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Must Show Damages.

Sioux Falls.-George f. Adams, who
sued the Sioux Falls Journal, a weekly
paper. for $4,000 damages In a libel
action started over a year ago, lost IN
his appeal to the supreme court, and
he must furnish a bill Of particulars,
as specified in the order OF the circuit
court. Adams brought his action fol
lowing the publication of a certain ar
ticle in regard to his candidacy fof
street commissioner at a recall cleo
ton in the fall of 1912. He claimed to
have been damaged by the loss OF bus
mess, by damage to his lease and De
cause of mental suffering. The de
tense secured an order from the cir
cult court ordering him to specify In a
bill of particulars who his patrons
were and where they lived, who had re
fused to patronize him after the publ
cation of the article, and also to give
other particulars such as to VIVA
friends he lost, etc.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
TESTING SMALL SEEDS
EXCELLENT METHOD FOR OATS,
WHEAT, ALFALFA, ETC.
Ordinary BIottine Paper With Squares
Marked OF Will Be Found Entirely
Satisfactory-Make the Test
Every Year.

tBy BERT FALL. National Crop I'm
provement Service.)
A simple method Of testing small
grains for termination is to take an
ordinary piece Of white blotting pa
per, about five or six inches wide by
10 inches long, fold twice, making pa
per about square, as in cut.
Mix the sample thoroughly so that
when you count out 100 seeds they
will fairly represent the entire lot.
Take them as they come, large,
small, %shriveled, smutted and weed
seeds, if there are any in the sample.
Mark of 100 squares on one page
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
CONVENTION IS OVER
CORN AND ALFALFA CONvEN
TON HELD AT ABERDEEN
WAS A SUCCESS.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
convention conducted under the aus
pices of the Better Farming associa.
ton, was one Of the most largely at
ended and enthusiastic farmers
meetings ever held in the state oil
South Dakota. The attendance at
times reached 1000, and at all times
he standing room only sign could
have been displayed at the hall in
which the sessions were held. An
interesting and impressive feature OF
he meetings was the fact that the
speakers on all the subjects were fire.
luently interrupted by questions; that
many farmers attending had their
note books with them and had fire.
quent resort to them in the course OF
the meetings.
The program included addresses on
alfalfa by experts on the subject, in
Guiding men who had been pioneers
in the alfalfa movement in the United
States for many years; others who
had grown alfalfa successfully for 20
years in South Dakota, and who told
Of the discouragements that accompa-
MED ineXperience and the success
won by experience and persistence.
There were corn experts who told
of the ann in which the north
western states had gradually proved
themselves to be, through the course
of the years, to be really and truly in
the corn belt" poultry experts who
told of how chickens could be made a
profitable "side issue" on South Da-
ia farms, and swine experts, who told
of methods Of preventing hog chilera,
methods of feeding to produce the
best pork at a minimum of expense
and time.
An interesting feature of the prize
awards, confined solely to farmers Of
Brown county, was that Wenz brothers
of Bath, progressive farmers of that
section of the county, won first or
second in every exhibit of grain they
made, while most of the other prizes
were taken by other farmers of the
Bath neighborhood. neighbors OF the
Wenz brothers. The Wenz family,
for many years, long before better
farming associations were fashionable,
have been practicing and preaching
better farming, and the result of heir
efforts was shown by the prizes taken
by them or by their neighbors.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
County Auditors in Pierre.

Pierre.-A large number of county
auditors from over the state were in
Pierre to attend the meeting called by
the AK commission for the discussion
of tax matters in the various counties.
The purpose was to give the auditors
a better understanding of the present
plan of assessing all property at full
valuation, so hat the auditors, In
turn, can instruct the assessors. Some
confusion occurred last year on ac-
count of the notion of some officials
that a schedule should be adopted Tor
the various classes, as under the old
system. The new taxation plan is SIM
ply this: Full valuation for all prop
erty., If the spirit of this idea is car
ried out in the assessment work some
thing close to taxation justice could be
realized.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Honors Mitchell Man.

Mitchell.-Prof. Fl. !. Jones OF Dako
ia Wesleyan university, of this place
hes list received announcement OF his
election to a fellowship in the Amer
can Association for the Advancement
of Science at their December meeting
at Atlanta, Ga. This is a significant
honor that has come to Prof. Jones as
only two other men OF the seventy-nve
members of the association in South
Dakota have received equal recogni
tom
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Better Cows,

Let the serious, earnest watchword
be. fewer COW and better. If the COWS
that bring no profit to the owner were
put to the shamblcs the price of milk
would at once advance to where II
ought to be to correspond with the
.ost.Ss.nrcduction. Sell the robber
,ows nowI
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26

a government peon. who acts as
Waterman, and who is bounu to help
travellers servants In procuring food
and fuel in the nearest village. The
regular charge for the use of the
bungalow is one rupee, or about half
a dollar a day. Natives seldom stop
at these public bungalows. which are
patronized almost exclusively by Eu-
ropeans.
II is the artistic possibilities and low
cost. combined with available con-
yenience of arrangement and tighten
ing OF work-the housewife having
practically no stair climbing to tire
her out-which have commended the
bungalow type of house SO strongly
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Practical FARMING.

When a milk farmer begins to pick
himself up and grow ambitious, n Of
the surest signs is better stock, better
fed. When a truck farmer begins to
really hustle, he commences by using
more anu DID you evcr know .
really successful practical farmer who
didn't feed well both his cows and hin
crona2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Voice ENCOURAGEMENT.

Your investigation has not result
ed in Furnishing anybody"
Il hadn't any confident expectations
that Il would" replied Senator
Sorghum. Ordinarily an investigation
is merely an effort to equip the small
voice of conscience With a mega
phone."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Notes In 1912 Election.

The total number OF votes cast In
the presidential election of 1912 was
Is, o SOC. The voting population is
estimated at 18,000.0O6 and the popu-
latioa-of the. United States. not In:
Guiding our island possessions. is s1s
972.266.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
Order Holes Filled Up.

VI uCI FISiCo wv SP'
Pierre.-The town officials of Bixby
township, Perkins county, are tack
ling a little a problem of their own,
which will no doubt meet with hearty
approval, but might not stand the test
of a suit. They, in company with all
others locating in a new country, look
upon the open hole dug for a well upon
an abandoned claim, where the title
owner has left the country, to be not
only a public nuisance, but a public
menace. These open holes have been
the cause Of loss of wandering live
stock in many cases, and are a source
of real danger to the traveler who
might wander from the beaten trail in
the night, and falling into n of these
traps never get out. To meet this con.
dition, the officers of that town have
ordered the road officers to so upon
the tracts where such dangerous con.
ditions exist and fill the holes, taxing
the expense of such work against the
property. They also attempt to abate
another dangerous condition by order
ing the road officers to roll up all
loose barb wire strung along the high.
ways where much of ii is down on ac'
count of the inefficient manner OF put
ting up fences, and which is a danger
to those who drive along the highways
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
DEFINED.
City Council or Town Board Is Not
Bound by Petition Election.

Pierre.-That a city council or town
board is not legally bound by an cleo.
ton to select saloon men, when such
lection is called upon mere petition,
and on a referendum vote of a definite
action on the part of such council, is
the holding of the supreme court in an
opinion of Justice Whiting, in the case
of State ex rel Sam Alberts VS.. 10
seph Noethe, mayor and the council
of the town Of Elkton. Under the law
the town was entitled to but two sa-
looms, and when three applicants came
before the council, after license had
been voted, a petition was presented
to the council asking for an election
for the purpose of choosing two of the
three. The election was authorized by
the appointment of election officers,
and the result showed Sam Alberts,
l16 votes; p. III. Connolly, $50 votes,
and C.. S. Paulson, 81 votes. The coun.
Gil after such election proceeded to
grant licenses to Paulson and Connolly.
Alberts took his case to the circuit
court, which held that by the accept.
ouIc vi the ItlulHS VI sum pSlitioh
election the council in fact accepted
the vote of the people and was fore
closed from considering any other
names than those securing a majority
at the election. The lower court is
reversed, as the election was not called
to refer a resolution or an ordinance
the court saying: There is no cleo.
ton unless the proposed ordinance OF
resolution is not adopted by the coun'
Gill; and, LAS to whether there rested
after the result of the election had
been decided, a moral duty upon the
respondents, appellants here, to grant
a permit to relator and Connolly, is a
matter with which the court has no
concern-certainly no legal duty was
imposed upon them" They also held
that the effect Of such petition cleo
ton is the same as if a mere petition
had been presented to the council.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26

stance, the oat crop of 1913, is largely
due, not only to the weather, but to
the fact that a great deal of the seed
was not In proper condition to plant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26
New Officers Elected.

Pierre-At the concluding session
of the County Auditors association,
which met here for discussion of taxa
ton matters, the following officers
were elected: President, II. T. Howe,
of Minnehaha; secretary-treasurer, F.
II. Ripley, CT Dawson; NJ. d. McGilli-
vray, of LAKE.; executive committee.
F. J.. Cummings, of Mellette: Z. b.
Toomey, of Potter, and f. w. Elsen-
brey, cf Hutchinson.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-26

Pierre.-Land Commissioner Hep
perle, after determining to make the
survey of the island near Antelope
creek, eight miles below Pierre, under
the act OF 1911, permitting such sur
veys to be made and land claimed as
state land, has sent out men to make
the survey. The island has quite a con-
siderable amount of timber upon IL,
and a large acreage which can be put
into alfalfa proitably. All such new
islands, formed since the government
survey was made, under the 1911 act
Concerning. Fort Island Isl re Claim
nd for the state
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
(AMUS6MGNTS'
MAJESTIC

Tonight and tomorrow. matinee and
night-Lyman II. MOVIE Travel Fes-
tival, "How Uncle Sam Built the
Panama Canal"
All next week, starting Monday, three
times daily-"Traffic In Souls" a
thrilling story in moving pictures.
ORPHEUM
Keith Vaudeville-Every afternoon and
evening.
COLONIAL
Vaudeville and Pictures-Every after
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

terview the leaders say, must be on
file in the State archives bearing the
gentleman's signature.
The candidates of every political
party will be informed that a refusal
to give a pledge of support will be
considered opposition. The nom
partisan policy of the State Suffrage
Association and of the woman suff-
rage party will be adhered to. Sup
port will not. therefore, be offered to
any candidate but an active campaign
will be waged against all candidates
opposed to the measure. Interview
ing candidates and securing their
pledge of support is the immediate
work. The plan Of work for the four
weeks active campaign between April
21 and May 10 will be considered at
the above mentioned conference of
division, county and legislative dis
trict chairmen. Records of all MEM
bers of the General Assembly of 1913
who opp sad the woman suffrage
amendincn, have been complied, and
will be distributed at the conference
for the woman's use in the primary
campaign"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Woman's Bible Class Gives
Birthday Surprise to Teacher

Lykens, Pa. Feb. 2O.-Mrs. TT 8
Kiefer had very agreeable surprise
last night upon the f1fty-third ami.
versary of her birth. AS Is their Gus
tom. the Rev. and Mrs. Kiefer went to
choir practice and upon returning
home found their home invaded hv
the ladies Of the Organized Adult
Women's Bible Glass. of which Mrs.
Kiefer Is teacher. The United Breth-
rem orchestra was also present and
enlivened the occasion with music.
Going to the dining room, Mrs. Kiefer
found the table laden with all the
dainties necessary for their enjoyment.
The pastor and his wife are in their
fourth years work in this charge and
they have met with great success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

have seen at the Orpheum for some
time are those worn by Ethel Green
Miss Green makes four changes, all but
one of which are really wonderful.
VINO remembers, or rather, who will
forget the midwinter dive made off the
bridge last season by the diving girls
Of the John Conroy act? Well, one Of
tnose girls still remembers Harrisburg
she is Mae O'Loughlin. now with Earl's
week.
Lovers of good piano playing are cei,
tainly reveling in the efforts of John
BURKE, who, with the assistance of Mae
Burke, Is presenting a nonsensical skit
called The Rag Time Soldier Man."
knute Erickson and the Seminary
Girls, twenty of 'em, are booked to ap-
pear at the Orpheum next week. Mr..
erickson appeared here twice in
I1askys AT the Waldorf and later in
L4askys "On, the. Housetop." The new
act is an elaborate one-act musical
comedy.-AdVertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
HIS INTEREST

Parson (doing an odd Job with the
church fence)-You appear to ba
watching me very closely. too, boy Do
you take an interest in carpentry?
Boy-Nope.
Parson-Then what are you waitina
for?
Boy-I'm waitin' to ear wot a par,
son says wen e its is thumb with the
ammer.-The Sketch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
noon and evening.
LYMAN ii. HOWE

To CLEAN an idea of the great merit
and fmportance-not to mention the
immense cost-of securing the film re-
the Panama Canal, to be shown by Ly-
man II. Howe at the Majestic Theater
tonight and tomorrow. matinee and
night, 1t is necessary to say that 1t
represents the work of the most eX-
pert photographers for a perioG of sew
eral years. Unquestionably this fea-
ture comes at a fitting moment-just
as the gigantic undertaking Is prac-
tically completed. 1t is remarkable in
every sense-but especially so for its
matchless Photography. - ADVERTISE
ment.
"TRAFFIC IN SOULS"
or Traffic In Souls" the sensational
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
SUFFRAG|STS To
START CAMPAIGN
Legislators Will Have to Pledge
Themselves to Support the
Amendment Now

Women's political committee will be
named during tho conference on pri-
mary elections at State suffrage head
quarters here early in March. The
duty of those committees all over the
State will be to secure from all candi-
dates for nomination to the State
House of Representatives pledge to
support the bill providing for a vote
by the electors of the State on the
ouestion Of woman suffrage, and in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
photo-drama which comes to the Ma
iacf 10 70 tiye

photo-drama which comes to the Ma
jestic Theater for one week, starting
Monday, with shows daily at 2:3o, Z
and 8, the Syracuse Post standard says:
Police officials, eighteen representa-
tives of the Moral Survey Committee,
ministers and others interested In well
fare work, yesterday afternoon attend
ed the private production of Traffic
In Souls motion picture. which open
ed an engagement at the Weiting last
night. They expressed their approval
the purpose of obtaining criticism of
the play before it was produced pub
| licly. Commissioner Of Public Safety
w. Paige Hitchcock, his deputy, S. 7.
Frederick, and Deputy Chief of Police
| william O'Brien were among those who
attended. d."-Advertisement.
ORPHEUM SNAPS
| About the most interesting gowns we
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
AT THE COLONIAL

Country Store, the. Colonial's popular
vaudeville performances tonight. the
attractions that hold forth are a splen-
did musical quintet known as the Saxa-
phone Five; Blocksom and Burns
sweet singing comedienne. Tainted
Money Vitagraph feature film in
two parts, viii be snecial feature in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

Vaudeville and Pictures-Every after
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
VICTORIA

At this theater to-day an extraordi-
nary program of motion pictures will
be shown. Ghost of the White Lady"
IN four acts, Will be shown. This pic
ture is the second of series that will
run. every Friday. Romance of the
Sea" is a two-act drama slowing how
love VIII spring up even If you are
shlpWrecked and on a raft In the
ocean. THE Janitor' is another MIC
ture on the program to-day.-Adver-
New Britain herald., 1914-11-25
Var Tax WiU Be
 ew BYifain Dec. ! ky WiU Use $6, 900 Worth 1 Sfamps-- Tobacco Wan- |ers Heartily Assessed.

ufacturers and one cigarette manu- facturer. About $350 war tax will be collected from these manufacturers in addition to the present taxes. Be- cause of their greater output, $500 of this tax will be paid by two man. ufacturers, William G. Muller and Louis J. Muller. Considera ble dis satisfaction with the apportionment of this tax is felt by these two manu- lecturers. The tax is based on last years output, which makes the tax $150 each. However, this year has seen falling off in business and it is believed their output will be so as to bring their business into the $50 d year class. It is therefore seen that the difference of $120 is practically a tax on past production. The man. ufacturers feel that the tax should be graded so as to make this difference less.
 The price. of tobacco is any form, no doubt will rise as a result of the taxes. The tobacco tax is computed on a basis of annual sales and tobacco dealers, manufacturers and retailers must all pay a tax on their sales. To- bacco dealers whose annual receipts exceed $20O must pay tax of $4.S0 each, which will increase New Brit aims share of the war tax by s250.
 Amusements Taxed Heavily.
 Amusements will be taxed heavily and may result in increased prices in theaters and in pool, billiard and bowling esta tablishments. Three of New Britain's theaters probably will be taxed $10O each and the other two $50 each, or a total of $40O. This tax is based on the seating capacity. The tax on bowling alleys and billiard rooms is $5 a table or alley. Es- timating one hundred tables and four teen alleys in the city, the tax will amount to $570. The state tax on pool and billiard tables is only $2.
 The revenue from the tax on drinkables sold in New Britain can hardly be estimated. The principal feature of the law is the tax on beer, which will be s1.5O a barrel, or fifty cents more than is imposed under the law that existed up to October 23, when the war tax on drinkables went into effect. The tax is a stamp rev. enue, and is to be imposed on "all beer, lager beer, ale, porter. and othe similar fe1nented liquor, brewed, manufactured, sold or stored in ware
New Britain herald., 1914-11-25
HONORS BRITISH AVIATORS.
Parade Held at Belfort to Celebrate
 Raid on Fricdrichshafcn.

London, Nov. 25, S:O5 a. m.-A des- patch from Geneva. Switzerland, to the Express says:
 A telegram from Belfort states that the commanding general there had n parade Monday in honor of the Brit ish airmen, Commander Babbington and Flight Lieutenant Sippe, who participated in the raid on Friedrich shafen and decorated them with the Legion of Honor. Later the officers of the garrison entertained the air men at a banquet. It is reported here that two Zeppelins at Friedrich shafen were seriously damaged.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-25
BACK. JMBAGO OR ACKACHE AWAY
ht out with small trial bf old, penetrating St. Jacobs OIL

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 I've no nerves, therefore can
 6se nain Listen. Your back
 ds caused by lumbago, sciatica Strain, and the quickest relief is hing, penetrating ''St. Jacobs
 Rub it right on your painful k. and instantly the soreness, stiff and lameness disa ppears. Don't crippled. Get small trial bot of "St. Jacobs Oil' from your kxgist and Timber up. A moment Ter it is applied you'll wonder what Fame of the backache or lumbago Iin.
 Rub G.a..- !onest "St. Jacobs Oif' henever you have sciatica, neuralgia, Journalism or sprains a it is abso tely harmless and doesn't burn the .in.a3