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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-05

We hereby desire to express
our heartfelt appreciation and
thanks to all of the sympathizing
friends and neighbors who,
either by word deed, helped us
to bear up in our great bereav-
ment, the death of a loving wife
and mother
j. KAHL AND FAMILY
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-05

Call and see them at l.. sSchnabel' 8
All sizes. and prices are right. II
you need an ice box call and inspect
my stock.
L. Schnabel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-05

The H. G. Sprung farm in Mel.
rose township was sold at public
auction Wednesday to Calistus
Pew for S75 an acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-05

A very pleasant wedding cere-
mony was celebrated at the
home Of the brides father,
Chas. Williams in Marvin on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
when Miss Adalaide Williams
and Mr.. Otis w. Hasinbiller, of
Chicago, were united in wedlock.
Rev. E. F. Siegfriedt performed
the ceremony, which, owing to
the illness of the brides grand
mother, was made a very quiet
! affair, only a few immediate
friends and relatives of the
family being present. The
young couple took the afternoon
flyer for Chicago, where they
will make their home. The bride
is we'll known to many of oul
Milbank people, being a daugh
ter of one of the pioneer families
of the county and is a youne
lady who is greatly admired by
all who knew her. The groom il
a civil engineer, engaged in con
struction work, and the gentle
man who recently erected the
septic tank for this city. TIL,
kindest wishes Of Milbank
people accompany the newly
weds to their Chicago home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-05
JUNE WEDDINGS
The Month OF June Starts out With
Two Of Our Popular Young
Couples.

A very simple wedding cere.
mOny was enacted at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mitchell, of this city
on Tuesday afternoon June End,
when their daughter Miss Anna
was united in marriage to Mr..
Ralph Briggs, of Willow Creek,
Mont, Rev. Oldtield officiating
The bride was gowned in a
travelling suit of blue serge and
carried a boquet of sweet peas.
Miss Grace MADEIRA of this city
presided at the piano during the
ceremony, and at it's conclusion
and after congratulations had
been extended the young couple
took the 5 o'clock flyer for the
west, their destination being Will
low Creek, Mont, where they
will make their home.
The bride is young lady who
has grown up from earliest child
hood in Milbank, and who has
long been identified with the
school, church and social life OF
the city, and the kindest wishes
of host of friends accompany
her to her new home.
The groom is an excellent
young business man who was for
a number of years engaged in
the bakery business in Milbank.
but is now in the mercantile bus.
mess at Willow Creek, and his
many friends extend congratu-
lations and wish him every hap.
piness and prosperity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

they were working the wild Yaquis
| would never lack.
All the time that Amigo had been
doing two mems work and saving on
the price of a shirt he had held that
cheerful dream in HIS mind-to kill
more Mexicans!
Yet, despite the savagery in him,
Hooker had come to like the Yaqui,
and he liked him still With the
rurales on his trail 1t was better that
he should 60, but Bud wanted him to
return. So, knowing the simple hon
esty Of Indians, he brought out his
cwn spare pistol and placed it in Ami
goo's hands. Often he had seen him
gazing at it longingly, for It was light
er than his heavy Mauser and better
for the journey.
Here" he said, II will lend you my
pistol-and you can give it to me when
you come back"
"Sure!" answered the Indian, hang
ing it on his hip; "adios!"
They shook hands then. and the
Yaqui disappeared in the darkness. In
the morning, when a squad of rurales
closed in on the camp. they found
nothing but, his great tracks in the
dust. E. &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
JULES VERNE ABOUT. HIMSELF
Friend Of the French Genius Tells
Some New Anecdotes About the
Fascinating Author.

Anything new about that wonderful
IMAM, Jules Verne. is invariably inter
esting. And in the Paris Temps Felix
Duquesnel, who knew the author well.
tells quite a lot about him that is mot
generally known"
II believe I invent possible things"
Verne used to say, (which ,is very
naive OF me. because all that ! write
will be realized. Human knowledge
will demolish the impossible" But II
he believed In the realization Of his
lmaginings, his friends did not at first
believe that he would be successful as
an author. .rs
One day, according to M. Duquesnel,
when Verne was in the company OF a
number of his friends, he exclaimed
with great seriousness:
$Es"Mes enfants,sI think ! am about to
leave you. I have the idea which, ac>
cording to Gurardin, is necessary to q
man If he is going to make his for
tune. l am going to write a romance
In q new form of my W invention.
II 1t succeeds. it will be, I'm certain.
the lode of the gold mine"
The friends laughed. Laugh away"
said Verne, W will see who laughs
last" A few weeks later. Give Weeks
in Balloon" appeared and was an
immediate success. He had found his
lode" which he continued to develop
for half a century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
USE OF THE CEREALS
Evidence That People Of the Stone
Age Did Not Live Exclusively on 3
Animal Food.

There is nothing to indicate that
the men Of the later stone age did not
have buckwheat pancakes for break
fast. It has been learned that not
only buckwheat but many other grains
of the present day, such as corn, bar
ley, fax, rye and oats. formed an i'm
portant part Of the daily bread con-
sumed by the people of the latter half
of the stone age, known as the neo-
ithic epoch.
1t is generally admitted that the
men OF the age of hewn stone were
hunters. With Asiatic i%nvasions the
manner OF living changed. The neo-
lithics began to raise domestic ami
mails and to cultivate certain species
Of plants, the remains of which are
still to be found. t.r.sse. a7,a 5,s,. =
Corn is the most ancient plant
known. Scientists have observed
samples of 1t In the celebrated layer
of the Mas DAHL, or end of the hewn
stone period. ..'
It is believed that this kind OF plant
ts essentially of Asiatic origin. It
could have been brought into Europe
by nerolithic' invaders. Egyptian
wheat has also been found. Barley is
also pretty frequent, being repre-.
scented by six distinct varieties. On
the other hand, rye and oats were
known, but were are Flax was rep
resented by a different kind from the
present species. a.
The other plants Of that age were
probably gathered In a wild state.
Fruits were generally cut in quarters
and dried; such as certain little spe-
cies Of apples and pears.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
HlF+ETtrsF $ 49, 4rEF5F
New McoIdn LiQht.

The rare atmospheric gas known as
neon, which was first isolated in 1898
BY fractional distillation Of liquid air,
is now used successfully in electric
lighting. II a mild electric current
passes through a tube that contains
minute quantity OF neon, 1t produces
a golden light that 10 soft and agree
able to the eyes, and makes the object
1t illumines stand out with remark:
able sharpness. The neon tubes re-
qure less current than the mercury.
svapor lamp. and give out less heat
than any other form Of electric light.
Moreover. tine electric current disin.S
,tegrates the new gas very slowly; the
tubes will produce light for from eight
hundred to n thousand light hours
without being renewed. Recently. four
neon tubes, nearly n hundred and
twenty feet long, successfully,
used to light ar exhibit at the Grand
PalaisG In Paris.---Youth's Companion.
IE@ FAu h- - %FFl= EFIH EHEEH
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Quick wit BaIks Robbers.

John Neale and William P. Shepard.
cashier and assistant cashier Of the
Sackett & Wilhelms Autograph COM
panly, carrying a bag containing 3d.
500 were held up by three young men
as they waited for the elevator in the
plant of the company at Grand street
and Morgan avenue, Williamsburg, N.
Y. Two of the men drew revolvers and
the third assailed Neale and Shepard
with a blackjack. Neale hung on to
the bag as he fell, but dropped it Just
as the elevator came down. Charles.
H. Booth, the elevator man, saw what
wal happening. seized the bag. threw
It back into the elevator, and before
the astonished highwaymen knew
what was happening, he was shooting
aloft. The holdup men got away, leav-
ing Neale and Shepard badly bruised.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
cr...hopper, HIa Burden.

While conducting an open-air serv-
Ice on the lawn Of the Marcus Hook
Methodist church the Rev. H. r. NC
$Dade was attacked by a swarm OF
small grasshoppers, which. attracted
BY the nearby electric light. flew about
his head, alighted on his shoulders,
and covered his coat.
AS the bugs enveloped him an ap-
~prop1ate passage from the Scripture
flashed into his mind: "And the grass
hopper shall be a burden" found in
Ec~clesiastes 12-5.
Speaking Of the circumstance Pas.
tor McDade said Every time
opened my mouth 1t seemed to me that
I swallowed one Of the hoppers. They
certainly were a burden to me. but az
I was In a tight place l made up my
mind to stick to it. Twas determined
not to be a gutter" I'm
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

aTsvNopsis
sri HtsaR

Bud Hooker5and Phil De Lancey. are
forced. VIM to revolution In Mexico.
to give up their mining claim and return
to the United States. In the border&toWn
of Gadsden Bud meets Henry Kruger, a
wealthy miner. who makes him a propo-,
ssftlon to return to- Mexico to acquire title
too very rich mine which Kruger had
blown up when he found he had been
cheated out of the title by one Aragon
large sum Of money in an unsuccessful
attempI5toE relocate thesvein and then al
lowed the land to revert for taxes. HOOK
Grand Delaney arrive at Fortuna near
where the Eagle Tail mine is located.
They engage Cruz Mendez to acquire the
title for them and begin preliminary
work. Ss.AragonG accuses them OF jumping
his claim. Hooker discovers that matri-
smoniaI entanglements prevent Mendez
from acquiring a valid title. Phil. who
has been paying attention to GracialAra-
Sgon.Edecides to sturnfMexican and acquire
the title. Aragon falls in his attempt to
fdrlve8them Off the claim. Rebels are re.
ported i'm the vicinity. rich vein {of
gold is struck and work on the mine sis
stopped until the title can be perfected.
SPlil is arrested BY Manuel del Rey. cap
tain OF the ,~rurales and sutton Of Gracia.s.
He is, released $on promise to stay way
from Gracia..s& Phil lis forced to enlist IN
the rurales.a2He asks Bud to take care
Of The rebels are defeated IN q
fierce battle near Fortuna ;yIHTs g.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
IN IS j
XIX.

-#E .N .'=L fLA.F atrFrB-EAgsTg=yE5
1t was June and the windstorms
which had swept in from the south
east died away. No4more, as in the
months that had passed did the dust
pillar rise from the, dump Of the For
tuna mill and go swirling up the can
yon. !"
A great calm and heat settled over
the harassed land, and above the far
blue wall of the Sierras the first thun-
der caps OF the rainy season rose up
till they obscured the sky. Then, with
a rush Of conflicting winds, "a leaden
silence, and a crash Of fickering light,
the storm burst in.tropic fury and was
gone as quickly as 1t had come.
So. while the rich landowners of the
hot country sat idle and watched 1t
grow, another storm gathered behind
the distant Sierras 4. and. no empty
rumors lulled them to a. false security,
suddenly from the north came the
news Of dashing raids; OF railroads
cut, troops routed. and the whole Dor
der occupied by swarming rebels. {
In a. day the southern country was
! anu = ". Ion escape anu
while the noroes ao1G $lnsur-
rectos laid siege 20 qua SNegra. the
belated Spanish haciendados came
scuttling once more 70 Koruna. Ihere.
at least. was toWn where
the courage u Anglo-saxon would
protect their women en - exlrematy.3 AND,
1t worst came 70 Worst, II was better
E-- Es#fREys or N -r-JE--.-Lt--- y
to pay ransom 7 red'nag generals
than to tall victimssto bandits and loot
ers.
AZ the bass roar OF the great whistle
reverberated over the hills 4 Bud Hook
ler left his lonely camp almost gladly.
and with his hard-Won}S gold.dust safe
beneath his belt, went gallopin9 into
town.
Not for three weeks--n9t since he
received the wire from Emil and To-
Gated the Eagle Tail mine--had he
dared to leave his claim: Rurales.S out.
laws and Mexican patriots hadIdropped
in from day to day and eaten up most
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
BLUFF: ON FIELD FIELD or HONOR
iGENkH IS LFI So. %. = Et. x III VS. q z sLNgA A.HTas
One Of the Many Good Stories Henry
'Labouehere Could Tell Of the
Days Of His Youth. 8.

A duel is always absurd, even when
It is tragic; but it is raj indeed for
n of the combatants to be troubled
by its absurdity. Such, however, was
the case with the famous English
radical, Henry Labouchere, who once
fought q duel during his early diplo.
matic career, while he was attached
to the embassy in Stockholm. %4il
There was a want Of logic about
the entire proceeding that went to my
heart" he confessed, later. ITO be
killed .is bad enough, but to be killed
paradoxically is worse. I never felt
more dismal In my life."'
. Paradoxical the combat certainly
was. since Labouchere had been the
challenger, his ground Of oifense be-
ing that his antagonist, an Austrian
officer, had presumed to criticize the
British minister for. having given so.
cial c~ountenance to a fellow Briton
who, disappearing of duels, had re-
Gently declined a challenge from con-
scfentious scruples. The young diplo.
mat, asserting with spirit. that his
chief had behaved properly, and that
Englishmen were not SO silly as to
fight duels, had left the rest to his
secondhand found himself pledged
to fight the next morning, with pis-
tolls, at seven o'clock. He had hoped
for an apology, and admits he was dis.
mayed; but he did not allow his feel
ings to be OWNED, and duly made his
appearance upon the field of honor.
''Tke Austrian stood apart; ! stood
apart. The surgeon already eyed me
q 4 subject The seconds consult.
ed; then the Frenchman stepped out
- PAGES. He. had very short legs, and
they seemed to me shorter than ever.
After this came the loading OF tbs
pistols. Sometimes, I thought sec
onds Edo not4puts in the bullets; that
comforted me,Ebut only for a. moment,
for the bullets were rammed down
with cheerful energy. BY this time
We had been placed facing each other.
"A pistol was given to each of us. !
am to give the signal said the Prus-
sian. I shall count one. two, three,
and then at the word fire. you will
both fire. Gentlemen, are you ready?
We both nodded. One, two, three,
lre!' and both our pistols went of,
No harm had been DONE" /.
Labouchere thought it was all over,
when his opponent, stepping up, re-
marked that he supposed he ought
to allow him a second shot, but should
nothing come OF it, he would not con.
sent to "a third. Reluctantly on the
part of both participants, a second
shot was fired; and they both missed
If indeed either had a~imed-again.
Then Labouchere boldly demanded .
third shot.
"""The seconds consulted together:
for a moment / feared they were go
ing to grant my request, and I was
greatly relieved when they informed
me they considered that two shots.
were amply sufficient. I was delight
ed, but I pretended to be most un-
happy, and kept up the farce OF. be.
ing an aggrieved person" II
The whole affair was certainly
farcical; but the fun depended upon
the leading actors being both very,
bad ENTHUSIASTICALLY Companion
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
up in the rocks there somewhere

up in the rocks there somewhere
now y
SOL" exclaimed the captain. glanc-
ing ~uneasily at the hillside. II did not
athinkTbut many thanks, senior, Z an
other time will do as WE'LL" II.
He refined his. horse away as he
spoke and, with a jerk Of the head to
Aragon, rode rapidly down the can
yon. Aragon fingered to retrieve his
fallen gun-belt and then, seeming to
think better Of his desire to speak, he.
made a single yvindictive gesture and
set spurs to his champing horse.
4 It was mrely a fling of the hand, as
spontaneous as a sigh or a frown. but
in it Hooker read the last evaporation.
of the Spaniard and his declaration Of
war to the knife. He hared his strong
teeth in reply and Kissed out a blight
ing curse, and then Aragon was gone.
That evening, as the darkness came
on and the canyon became hushed and
still Bud built a big fire and stood be-
fore 1t. his rugged form s~ilhouetted
against the flames. And soon, as quiet
as a fox. the Yaqui appeared from the
gloom. s. r. y, 3 7.
did he come for me?" he asked.
advancing warily into the freight,
that captain q" aE
"tYes," answered Bud, "and for me-.
too. But you must have known him
before, Amigo--he seems to be afraid
of you" NJ
"a smile OF satisfaction passed over
the swarthy face, OF the Indian at this
and then the lines became grim again.
His: eyes glowed with5the light OF some
great purpose, and for the first time
since he had been with Bud he drew
aside the veil from his past. =
YES" he said. nodding significantly,
""the rural is afraid. He knows ! have
come to kill" him" 3
He squatted by the fire and poured
out a cup OF coffee, still brooding over
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

TX ,tg%s4t- yEEGER&: y grt-
his thoughts--then. with a swift GEES
ture, he laid open his shirt and pointed
to a scar along the ribs.
HE shot me there" he said.
'tAnd SO you have come to. kill him."
Eyes" answered Amigo: but not
now. Tomorrow ] 60 to my people
l must take them my money first.
""Have you got a$wife?" asked Hook.
| er. forgetting for once his accustomed
reserve. MI -:
NO" grumbled Amiga. shaking his
head sadly. mo wife"
oh, you take your money to your
father and mother"
mo. No father-no mother-nsdiei"
He threw up his open hands to sig.
nifty that all were gone. and Hooker.
said no more. For three months and,
more he had worked alongside this.
giant, silent Yaqui and only once had
he sensed his past. That was when
Amigo had torn his shirt in lifting,
and across the rippling muscles Of his
back there had been shown the long
white vale Of whip.
EE ~ sW&o a%tu0 I1AA Va ~ AAb AOIluo1
slavery when, with the rest OF his peo-
pie, he had been deported to the hene-
quen fields of Yucatan and logged by
the o%verseer's lashAand Amigo was
ashamed Of it. But now that he was
about to 90. Bud made bold to ask him
one more question, to set his mind at
rest.
Perhaps this captain killed your
people,"
mo. SENIOR" answered Amigo quiet
ly; they died"
He spoke the words simply. but
there was something In his voice that
brought up images Of the past-of
peaceful Yaquis,, seized at every ranch
in Sonora on a certain night; of long
marches overland. prodded on by
ruralesS and guards; OF the crowded
prison.ships from which the most an.
guished hurled themselves into the
sea; and then the awful years OF
slavery in the poisoned tropics. until
only the hardiestswere left.
Amigo had e it all, as the scars
on his broad back proved-but he
withdrew now into silence and left his
thoughts unsaid.. AS he sat there by
the fire, one long. black hand held out
to keep the CLEAN from his eyes. he
made a noble figure, but the Yaquqi
songs which he had crooned on other
nights were forgotten, and he held
himself tense and still. Then at last
he rose and gazed at Bud. j.,
"You pay me my money. he said.
II 60 now" ~ u
! Sure" answered Bud, and after he
had weighed out the equivalent in
gold on his scales he tipped in some
more for luck and gave him a sack to
hold it. 7|7 -,a
What you buy with all that?" he
inquired with a friendly grin; ""grub?".
mo, senor,' answered Amigo. knot
ting the precious gold in a handker-
chief; "~cartridges!"
What for?" queried Bud, and then
it was Amigo who smiled. +
ITO kill Mexicans with" he replied,
and in those words Hooker read the
secret of his thrift. =
While his wild brethren fought in
the hills or prepared for the battles to
come, it was his part to ear the
money that should keep them in am
munition. 1t was for that, in fact, that
Porfrio Diaz had seized all the peace
full Yaqpis in a night and shipped them
to Yucatan-for he saw that while
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
JOAQUIN BERNARDO CALvO

The retirement recently Of Don
joaquin Bernardo Calvo as Costa
Rican minister to the United States
marked the elimination Of one of the.
most remarkable careers in the annals
Of diplomacy. Senior Calvo was for
20 years the representative. Of Costa
Rica in Washington and for many
years dean Of the diplomatic CORPS.
He first presented credentials to Presi-
dent Harrison In 1891. and has sur
yived six changes Of administration
in his own country.
Among his literary works is Q his
tory Of Costa RIGA. He is especially
well known, however, for his advo-
cacy. Of closer relations of the Ameri-
q by e OF better understanding
between the republics. He was active
In the establishment Of the Bureau Of
American Republics, since changed to
the Pan:American Union; was
large factor in the Central American
peace conference in Washington In
1907. at which the Central American
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

my coat was a leather bill book that
contained $3.50 in $40 and $40 bills.
While we were busy at our work,
the pet calf pulled the bill book out
of my coat pocket, and in some way
got it open; before we discovered him,
he had swallowed the entire $3.50.
and vas chewing on the bill book.
"Of course there was nothing for
us to do except to Kill the calf. This
we did, and in it's stomach we found
the mutilated money, but in the whole
lot there was not a scrap larger than
a postage stamp. We took the sticky
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Housework and Health,
There is nothing like Homework TO

There is nothing like Homework for
physical culture. In the various &C.
lions performed by the different sets
Of muscles during the large humber
Of movements incidental to house.
WORK there is an admirable E; stem OF
gymnastics peculiarly sisptad to The
needs CT women. A certain ealori: OF
exercise which u and interests
the activities of the bodily organs is
necessary to health, ana ioLsework
undoubtedly complies with bo!i Of
these conditions. ~ 5}
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

cept a strangers check, and we had
to take the cash along with us. We
also carried along u branding iron,
and put our brand on the cattle as
soon as we bought them.
One day we bought a little bunch
of yearlings from a widow, and among
them was q motherless calf that had
been raised as a pet,
I'VE penned the yearlings in the
lady's cowpen. and when we began
the work of branding I pulled of my
coat and hung it on a corner Of the
rail fence. In the inside pocket of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
v...+,an., Work in !. Bu,Idinu.

Vocational Work In 4 Building. 3
An experimental school of vocation
al education is planned to be opened
in the Woolworth building, New York,
by the Merchants association. with
the cooperation Of the board of edu-
cation. and the employers of more
than 100 of the boys and girls who
work in the building. The school will
be in charge of the associations COM
mittee on vocational education.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

mass Of paper and spread it out on
a wagon sheet, and summed 1t until it
was perfectly dry. Then we took it
to the nearest post office and sent it
to Washington. The treasury depart
ment redeemed $3.50 of the money!
Youths Companion. -