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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

Francis Grierson. the English m,s;-
clan and author, writes of the French
composer Aubed in the Century" for
October that IF 1 were asked to name
the most typical Frenchman ever met,
l should not hesitate to name Auber."
The composer at the time spoken Of
was 80, and among his ~idiosyncrasies
was his preference for servants Of
equally advanced years. He had five
domestics, 1.-THE youngest. who m he
called the baby being the coachman,
who was 75."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

N. n. Miller. of south carver. Ma.,
exhibits q family OF yellow hornets
which constructed their home on the
outside OF q window ant giving a safe
opportunity to see the work going on
inside OF the nest. =.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

People OF Caracas, yenexuela. ara "a
1beseducated In the use Of electrical
equipment IA their household tasks
Ooo6lng. irOning. etc
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

Not having been in the army. the
young 9 of q Paris lawyer bought an
automobile and then offered it to he
government In hopes of getting to the
Irony. ne put 9 price OF / franc on the
machine. on condition that he he en-
gagged as chauffeur-and was accentad
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

Two snake infested countries. Indian
and Brazil, maintain SNAKE farms" at
which q scientific study of ~serpents is
being pursued. The venom from the
poisonous ones is extracted and made
into a serum for curing persons who
nave been bitten. The Brazilian in
stltutloh, situated near Sac Paulo, is
maintained at an G of $4,000 a
year. Besides preparing serums, the
snake farm" tries to spread knowledge
about snakes n induce farmers not
to Kill them indiscriminately.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

INA tank car built In Saxony 10
9x4n1port living fish long distances, an
Nsecfxic motor q used to keep the water
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
YANKToN GIRL DEeATERs
WIN FROM SIOUX FALLS

Yankton, s. D.. Nov. 1.-The Yank-
ton high school girls debating team
defeated the Sioux Falls girls here
Friday night. locals taking the affirm
alive of the equal suffrage question.
The decision was W to in favor
Of Yankton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

sOnly ahout one IN every hundred "a.
eG1e$1S..sl i : personal mAssaRe. ~
bllng 0kiiciai, bualGess s. now.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
WINNER MERCHANT ASSIGNS.

Winner, 8. D.. Nov. Wv. n. Beck,
who owns q general merchandise busi-
ness { Winner. s. D., has made an as.
alignment 4 his creditors In the sum Of
about $4,000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

Ms M .oue homicide Z month
6sesyl1esSep tnhabitantA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

OilAr Morosco. a successful young
western producer OF plays. SAYS in the
dramatic Mirror" concerning one of
his most successful productions. peg
o NV Heart" that amy actress with
mentality and you can play Peg o. My
Heart.' Tha has been proved with
SIX Pegs. Mr.. Morosco, it is. stated.
mas six authors in the west Who are
now at work on dramatic material that
he has given them. 1t is gratifying to
learn thai he doesn't like the "coarser
things like rough and tumble farce.
me production of real comedies is what
/ like best"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04

Always the alert housckeeper is dis
covering something new. In these days
she prints it for the benefit of her sis
tcrs. A contributor to "To-Day's" says
that a milk or cream pitcher can be
prevented from dripping at it's lip
after pouring, thus avoiding the soil
ing of a tablecloth, by the simple de-
vice of rubbing a bit of butter across
the inside of the pitchers lip. An
other says thai roses and orange bios
SONS will retain their fragrance and
freshness a long time if the flowers
stem is inserted in u hole bored in a
very small potato. A third declares
that the smell of medicine can be easily
removed from a glass or spoon by WHIP
ing the article With dry paper before
thoroughly washing it with hot water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10

JOCK0 AND DONNA
Copyright. 1914. by w. G. chapman.l
BY J. q. UNDERWOOD.

Copyright. 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
Hey! Git back, We ugly spalpeen!"
roared Flaherty, the zoo keeper.
, Jocko grimaced at him and ratified
at his bars. Jocko did not like Fla
herty any more than Flaherty liked
Jocko. Jocko was bald-headed chin.
panzee, and in poor health; Flaherty
was a well-meaning, kind-hearted.
rough.voiced Irishman, who had lately
landed and had secured the position
because something in his looks ap.
pealed to Doctor Hoffman. the presi.
dent of the geological society.
But II Jocko was an ailing specimen
Of his race, Donna, the orang-outang.
was a perfect lady. Donna and Fla
herty liked each other Just as much
as Flaherty and Jocko disagreed. So,
when the story came to Flaherty's
ears that Donna was to die. he went
to the president-director with rueful
face.
ITS like this, Flaherty," explained
Doctor Hoffman. "The only thing that
can cure Jocko is an infusion of fresh
blood, and Donna, as the healthiest of
the primates, has been selected. 1t
may not kill Donna, but then, again,
1t may. because those apes are very
delicate in captivity"
But why not let Donna live and let
Jocko die?" asked Flaherty miserably.
Because, my boy, Donna is just a
common orang, such as can be pro.
cured anywhere, while Jocko is one OF
the bald-headed chimpanzees, and II
might be years before We could secure
another.
Its curious about the apes" he
continued. 1.-THE blood of all the apes
Is transfusible. It differs hardly at all
from that Of man. On the other hand
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10

to inject the blood Of any other verte.
brate would cause immediate death.
In that we see the truth of the hypoth-
esis that apes and men have a COM
mon ancestor"
What, SORT" exclaimed Flaherty,
who had never heard Of the Darwinian
theory. "D'youse mean to tell me,
sor, that Jocko and me had the same
grandfather"
well, yes, If you go little further
back along the tree" said Doctor Hoff.
man.
my grandfather niver was up a
tree In his life, EXCEPT apple trees"
answered Flaherty Indignantly.
"All the same, Donna has to Co."
answered Doctor Hoffman. "And, by
the way, Flaherty, there's one thing
wanted to speak to you about. am
told you are not kind to Jocko"
"Begorra, niver hit the craythur in
me loife!" said the attendant.
Perhaps not, Flaherty, but you must
remember that the primates are very
susceptible to unkindness. l under
stand you have been heard to address
Jocko harshly. II that occurs again
you will have to find another position.
He is a helpless vertebrate in your
care, and you should consider it a
point of honor to treat him WELL"
"Yis, sor," muttered Flaherty, as he
made his way from the others pres
ence.
The thought of Donna's doom
weighed down his heart. He stood be-
fore her cage that night after the zoo
had been closed and watched her eat
ing her supper. Donna put her head
against the bars and Flaherty
scratched it. Donna liked Flaherty to
be near her. In his cage adjoining
Jocko scolded and chartered. But Fla
herty had no heart to pay him any at
tention. On the ensuing Sunday morn
Ing Donna was to give up her life
for the worthless Jocko.
That evening Flaherty paid a visit
to the zoo doctor. an elderly German,
who attended all the animals.
Cant you save Donna's life?" he
asked.
The elderly German was an irascible
man, but he was as sentimental as
most Germans are, and he was touched
by Flahertys solicitude.
There may be chance" he an.
swered. But doubt it. It's those
fine, strong apes that generally go OF
at the least thing Now if it had been
the other way round, he'd live through
it and flourish. Why, he's been living
for years now with blood that would
kill you or me-
Doctor" said Flaherty, is it true
that apes have the same blood as men
have?"
Quite true" answered the doctor,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10

the parlOrs Of downtown hotel, where
he had agreed to meet Mrs. Blair. Be-
fore he even caught sight Of his wife
in the opposite corner Of the room
too fashionably attired young woman
arose from a davenport near the door
and addressed him.
"Now, Henry, you might we come
sooner. I've been waiting"
Blair looked Hnrecognizingly at her.
His discomfort lasted but a moment,
however for she interrupted herself
with an exclamation Of distress. "Oh,
beg pardon. / thought you was Mr.. Jen-
kins, a gentleman friend Of mine.
Stoopid of me. for his eyes are brown"
There was flash Of annoyance IN
Blair's gray eyes as he crossed over to
his wife, II seem to have a double"
he told her, Though his hair, eyes and
face do not quite match mine. Besides,
unlike me, he's not punctual. I'm 60
ing to wait here and find out wherein
my double and resemble each other"
Shortly thereafter burly but quiet,
inoffensive looking man FASTENED into
the parlor and greeted the damsel on
the davenport. She took his arm coyly,
and whispered something that caused
her escort to look inquiringly over to-
ward Blair. If he expected a genial re-
Spouse from the latter the cold glance
that met him must have been disap-
pointment
"Well, do we look anything alike?"
Blair asked his wife.
Certainly not" Mrs. Blair held her
aristocratic head high with indigna.
ton at the idea. II suppose it's Just
a stupid story that you invented"
III were trying to be sunny could
think of something more humorous
than that" said her husband, as they
went on into the dining room.
II 6hould hope so. Yet, come to
think Of it, there Is certain likeness
in your bearing. Besides. he wears
the same peculiar cinnamon brown
overcoat that you do"
It'll give mine to the janitor to-
night" declared Blair. as a load was
removed from his mind.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10
BUDS, BUT DOESN'T BLOSSOM
Sad, Though Common Story Of the
Man Who Expects to Astonish
tho World.

In every man there yearns q great
and uncomfortable yearning to take
pen in hand and inscribe his Utmost
thoughts that the world may read and
marvel and read again. Also they
shall pay him. He muses. with him
self in solemn communion by water
side or in the shelter Of his own
hearth and bethinks him that, If he
had only the time, his name should be
great and he be numbered among the
mighty.
So he takes his pen in hand and
writes his thoughts, pours out his spir-
it. and Is amazed at the eloquence now
aroused. so long concealed from bar
rem world. And. reading his magnum
opus, he is lifted up into the clouds
and dreams in a seventh heaven espe-
cially for amateur writer's that a few
more morns he shall wake up and the
mailman, and the milkman, the grocer
and the iceman shall bow down be.
fore him and say: and this is the
man we bothered for last weeks bill.
Shame upon u.s."
And he sends forth his writing, and
orders new suit, and some silk shirts
and some fancy socks, and hat with
a three-cornered bow, and some natty
ties. and looks at automobiles with a
fraternizing air, and inspects houses
and doesn't comb his hair, and is
found oft in deep abstraction, and
starts, and makes notes on scraps of
paper.
And then his writing comes back,
and the editor says he is sorry, but
says 1t so politely that the author
writes him letter discussing the mat.
ter and pointing out what he feels has
been overlooked IN his masterpiece
And then no answer comes. and the
author gets mad and writes a letter
to the papers. And then, some quiet
morning. when filters are scarce. some.
body finds the letter and it is printed
Whereupon the author buys three doz.
,, en- copies and sends them to his
friends. and is proud of spirit and
walks haughtily.
And in the evening his wife takes
the copies that are left and papers
the Kitchen cupboard with them and
he dies of broken heart.-Seatt,e
Post-Intelligencer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10

THE difference is, in fact, impercep'
tibly small"
Then phwhy wouldn't a mans
blood do instead of Donna's" asked
Flaherty.
The old doctor looked at him grave
". 1T would" he answered. But
where are you going to find the man
who will give his blood for an ape?'
"Here!" answered Flaherty, beating
his breast. III do ut, doctor"
The doctor was at first Indignant
then surprised. Then, after ten min
utes of earnest conversation, he al
lowed himself to be persuaded.
you must be very fond of Jocko."
he said.
MOI" cried Flaherty. But I'm not
going to let lady like Donna be killed
for the sake of wretched, measly,
spindly craythur like Jocko."
The operation had been performed
successfully. One of the zoo employees
had given away the story, and 1t had
appeared in all the newspapers. Fla
herty and Jocko were depicted side by
side, in the cage and on the operating
table. And Flaherty, pale and weak,
and nursing a bandaged arm, nursed
his wrath also as a constant stream
Of reporters and visitors who had read
of the affair came to see him as ne
limped about his work.
more alert, much fatter. and much an
grier, sat, and he shook the bars and
chartered and swore in simian Ian
guage as Flaherty passed.
He doesn't seem very fond Of you,
in spite of what you did for him." sug'
gested lady visitor
Look, mammal" exclaimed little
girl. That is the monkey man who
loves Jocko. Does Jocko love the
monkey man as much as the monkey
, man loves Jocko, mammal
1T don't look like it," sneered a fat
man, as Jocko thrust his arm through
the bars and shook his fist at his
keeper.
He could have borne the sneers and
. taunts and misunderstanding, if-ii
. Donna had known. But she would
never know that he had saved hel
from death. When he went back the
house was nearly empty. He passed
| Donna, who put her head against the
bars, and Flaherty scratched 1t. In
the cage adjoining Jocko began to chat
ter at him.
Hey! Git back, ye ugly spalpeen
or I'll knock the head often you!" he
roared, raising his arm, and Jocko fed
quivering into the recesses Of his cage
A shadow fell upon the sunlit floor
Doctor Hoffman was passing with Z
friend, and Flaherty, trembling, wait
ed for the word Of dismissal. But the
director turned to his friend with 9
! smile of amusement.
| "Yes, that is our hero" he said. HE
loves Jocko so much that he scoldf
him to avoid showing his feelings"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10
TROUBLES OF A DOUBLE
BY CARL SALOMON.

Blair had just pulled on his overcoat
and was on the point of leaving the
cafe, when a heavy hand fell on his
shoulder and hearty voice shouted in
his ear, Hello, Jenkins! Going to
meet with the boys tonight"
He turned and faced a jovial looking
man whom he did not remember hav-
ing ever seen before. who do you
think l am?" he snapped. my name
Is Blair"
The other looked surprised, then
sheepish. "'Scuse me-" he apologized.
II thought you were a friend of mine.
You're Just his build. But, come
to look closer, your hair is darker than
his"
Haughtily Blair stalked out, having
gathered an unfavorable impression of
his double from the unpublished man.
ner of his protested friend. Further.
it rather CALLED him moi to be able to
choose his own double, for Blair prided
himself on the irreproachable char
acter of his friends, as well as on his
own impeccability.
He soon forgot the matter. however.
and was thoroughly surprised q few
days later, when he was again accosted
by q stranger. He was hanging by the
strap Of crowded elevated train,
when some one at his elbow muir.
INJURED, Say, Henry, could you lend
me a tenspot? I'm broke"
Now, Henry is Blair's first name. He
looked about sharply, but when he saw
the man who had spoken he paid nc
further heed. But the voice persisted
you amt goin' to turn down an oil
friend are your" There was reproach
nay, grief, in the tones.
Blair looked down and into the plead
ing face of shabby little old man who
was evidently down-at-the-heel
musty old sport.
what do you mean," he exploded
"by asking me to lend you money?
never saw you before?"
The sporty person opened his rec
trimmed eyes wide with surprise. Say
homes. I thought you was Jenkins" be
explained. you're the dead image Of
him. ONLY guess, his face Is kinder
Redeem yourn."
Blair's opinion of Jenkins immedi
ately grew many shades darker. and t.
the same extent he felt himself insult
ed. From the several encounters ant
from the various greetings he had re
ceived he surmised that jenkins ant
his friends were not of the elite, al
Blair liked to think that he and hi
were.
One day at noon he entered one o
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10
Origin Of the Argentine Flag.


Mr.. Fraser, in telling Of the origin of
the Argentine flag says: 1.-THE en-.
phatic patriotism Of the American ia
tepid alongside the hot.blooded nation.
ality Of Argentine. 1t Is daily incul.
Gated in the schools; the blue.and.
white striped flag IL honored on every
occasion. When the Argentinee we're
in revolution against Spain in 1910.
and needed a banner to haunt against
the red and orange Of the enemy, they
got pieces Of blue and white cloth Tin.
tended for garments) from an English
warship lying at Montevideo, and made
q flag of 1t. So the Argentine flag,
like much Of Argentine prosperity, is
due to Great Britain" Mr.. Fraser
holds that, in proportion to the popu.
lation, there are as many millionaires
in Argentina nc in +"- United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10
Nothing Flirtatjous.

see the sixth floor of that Office
building?"
Yep"
That girl is waving her hapdker.
chief at me-
Come on, you near sighted chump.
rhats man cleaning windows"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-10
Cause and Effect.

DID you see where the BELGIAN
women threw scalding water on the
German soldiers?"
Inen no wonder they were
ported to be boiling with raxe-
The weekly Iberian., 1914-11-07
STATIONERY
FOR FARMERS.

Every farmer who owns his
farm ought to have printed sta.
tionery. with his name, the name
of his postofiice properly given.
The printing heading might also
give the names of whatever crops
he specializes in, or his specialtles
IN stock. Neatly printed station.
cry gives you personally and a
standing with any person or 6rm
whom you write and lnsures the
proper reading of your name and
address.
1t you wish to write to your
congressman or member of the
legislature, or if you have re-
quest to MAKE of your county So.
perintendent Of schools, or if you
wish information from any busi-
ness house, in any case your let
ter will have increased weight
and receive more and quicker at.
sention if you use printed station.
cry.
Get the habit. Come into the
Iberian Office and have us print
you 500 sheets of good paper with
envelopes to match. IL will be
one of the best Investments you
ever made.
The weekly Iberian., 1914-11-07
IMPORTED
DRAFT HORSES
No Longer Necessary.

Washington, D. C.-With the
exception of a very limited nun
Der from England. Importation
into the Unitnd States of pure
bred draft horses for breeding
purposes has been practically
stopped by the outbreak of the
European war. For several years
previous, from 2 500 to 1000 sta'.
lions and mares have been broug ht
annually into this country. In
the opinion Of experts in the
United States Department of Ag.
riculture, however, the standard
of draft horses ia America will
not suffer from the interruption
of these importations. There 10,
it is said, a sufficiently large
amount of pure blood already in
the country to answer all require
ments and the American draft
horse will now have an opportunl.
ty to demonstrate it's own quail
ties.
The weekly Iberian., 1914-11-07

The Chicagoan who mistook an.
other mans wife for his own af-
fOrds additional evidence that ev-
cry prudent man should hasten to
get acquainted with his wife.
The weekly Iberian., 1914-11-07

competitors. 1t has now taken
q great step forward by reduc-
ing it's rate and at the same time
publishing a better paper than
ever.
The weekly Iberian., 1914-11-07
GAY LIFE IN THE CITY.

It's about time to put the
kibosh on all this talk about keep.
ing the boys on the farm. Why
shouid boy OF young man want
to stay on farm when he can go
to the city, and, after tramplng
through the heat, or cold, or rain,
or snow for FIVE or ak weeks, land
a fine, fat, easy, soft snap of job
as a motorman3 Then all he will
have to do will be to get up at
about five a. N. winter and sum
mer, swallow boarding house
breakfast that hog on bis fa
theirs farm w0nld spurn, dash
merrlly to the car barn, take the
abuse of slave driving car
starter, and 60 gaiIy to work.
Ah, what pleasure to stand all
day in a vestibule that is perfum
ed with the smells of the unwash
ed bodies OF just-over immigrant
laborers, on their way to work in
a sewer! Think of the fragrance
of all grades of tobacco IN cigar
cites, in cigars and III pipes of
many degrees of strength! 1t is
simply great to breathe this spicy
air al! day. In the meanwhile
one hears the sweet compliments
of the ladies and gentlemen who
do not happen to think of signal
ing when they want to get off,
but who rightfully feel that the
motorman should have known, if
he was not such at-headed lob,
and who do not hesitate to tell
him SO. Oh yes, its great. Ev-
cry farmer boy ought to leave
home at once and dash to the city.
Think of the wages he'll get!
Why at the end of the month,
after paying for board, room,
laundry, clothes and uniform,
union dues and assessments, he'll
have almost enough left to go to a
movie show. But he probably
won't go, because he'll be so allin
and so full of the poisonous reek
that he inhaled all day, that he
will tumble into bed to forget il
until the alarm clock calls him to
begin all over again.