Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-01

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PIERRE. SOUTH DAKOI
Coe I Crawford will need no remind
er that Old Kris brings nothing to bad
littleboys.
When man is anxious to go back to
the farm, it indicates he wasn't there
very long on his first engagement.
The weatherman grabbed the white
Christmas lever, but it jammed before
he could push it down to the right notch.
Allowing for the difference in latitude
Panama may be excused for indulging
in the Fourth of July spirit long about
December.
The ancient chestnut about nobody
loving fat man can't be applied to a
certain rosy checked gentleman from
the north pole.
Cutting away the southern delega-
tion timber is likely to bring into
view the gentleman who has long oc-
cupied snug place in the wood pile.
Current events in the Postal de-
partment may serve to remind Frank
Hitchcock that he once had little
policy that he called his own.
Times deadly hand becomes appar-
ent when review of the glorious Sulli-
vans of history comes to a conclusion
without the slightest reference to the
great John L.
No sooner are the Filipinos declar-
ed ready for self government than a
pesky explorer has to find a lot of
new tribes that never heard of the
constitution.
With young Mr.. Taft taking to law
and young Mr.. Bryan announcing
that he'll keep out of politics, the
law of heredity hardly knows whether
it's a-comin' or a-goin'.
Mr.. Huerta is coming more and
more to appreciate the predicament
of the negro that caught wildcat
what he needs is some one to hep
him tn n loose.
The custom among Kentucky noun
taineers of carving their coffins with
them isn't so queer after all, consid-
ering that fellow down there never
knows when he'll need one.
The oil industry in Mexico has re-
ceived considerable attention of late.
It received somewhat different atten-
tion in 1912 when the exports of the
crude article amounted to 5,556,611
barrels.
il There still remains to be consider
ed the presidential primary plan that
would practically do away with the
primary by permitting everybody in
the country on election day to vote
for the man of his choice without any
preliminaries.
| The country is congratulating it
self upon the fact that only a. mer
were lynched during the year 191:
and that none of the a. victims were
burned alive. Last year there were
so lynchings and some years have
produced $50. The American people
are slowly reforming.
The drill in the oil we'll near Gettys
burg has passed the artesian basin ane
is now searching the unexplored depths
below. There are rumors of oil finds
but no one is able to say that such ru
mors are exact. 1t means great dea
to South Dakota if the expectations O
the drillers are realized. !.
The United States navy has now l
force of $4,000 men for the first tim,
since the civil war. This probabl,
cannot be helped, but must be endur
ed at present. But it is easy to sc,
how much more valuable the SO, ,Oo
would be to the country were the,
engaged in productive vocations.
In the four west coast cities Of Sal
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland an
Seattle Christmas day found 100,
] 600 people out of employment an
an era of modern crime Is reported il
! those cities as consequence. In tn
cities of the east like conditions exist
The bread line is lengthening as th