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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
Poor Salesmanship.

IIoil inc ''Illhlli t1eS.
Did you ever hear such Il remark as
thls; i've gone into that store for the
last time, I've been there two or three
Tunes and each time ! go in with my
mind made up as to what | went n
ONE away with exactly the thing /
don't WANT"
The answer is that some clerk more
Jealous to make Il sale than 10 please
has messed things up very badly for
his establishment by inducing or per-
Suading this patron to buy an article
which lie did not want. Most any skill
ful clerk is eloquent enough to do such
u thing if he sets his head to it. But
the clerk who appreciates the indis-
pensable value to his .tore Of a salts
He'd customer will hesitate to use mis-
powers in that way. While it is strictly
the business of the clerk to make the
best possible immediate sale, it is d
larger part of his business to build up
and hold trade and that is not don
by cunningly forcing a patron to choose
between two articles the very one he
especially objects to, even though the
margin of profit be wider on the 9th
or.
Craftsmanship is something of an In
|eXac science, as successful merchants
and statesmen, of course, realize, and
the more of the sound theories that get
Into practice over the counter the bet
ter for both the man behind the counter
md the one behind him. No store can
have a more valuable asset than q
satisfied customer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

homework or attend to my baby I was
soweak. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did me a world of good, and
now l am strong and healthy, can do my
work and tend my baby. l advise all
suffering women to take it and get
well as l liz .'-Mrs. FANNIE COOPER,
RED, Bridgeton, M.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record of
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass,
seem to prove this fact.
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia f.. Pinkham Med
lcine Co, (coDtidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
Continued next week.)
The Farmers Opportunity.
From the Minneanol,s 1o,,rna

FROM tne minneapolis journal.
This is the farmers day. 1t only re-
mains for him to make the most of 1t. The
demand for food stuffs is his opportunity.
Ihere Is sound economic reason for the
present high levels of prices Of wheat and
other grains. The various official tnyesti-
cations set on foot will scarcely be able
TO blink the facts that support the mar
kets. Speculation there is, no doubt, and
TINS may have some temporary influence
on prices one way or the other. But the
upward trend Of the past few months has
been caused by the steady depletion Of our
SURPRISES to feed combatants and non
cnmbatants in Europe.
If the allies batter open the way through
the Dardanelles, it will let out some Rus
sian wheat, no doubt. Argentina's crop is
one way or the other. He who speculates
must take his chances on these factors.
But nothing can prevent the farmers from
receiving high prices for what grain they
have remaining, nor should anything pre-
vent If. The farmer Is entitled to mis- day.
What Of the future? Doubtless, a huge
by the time the seed is all in. This is the
natural effect of high price levels, and Is
to be expected.
But what about live stock? Here is a
wonderful opportunity for sound, profit
able farming.
Eight years ago there were 81. 1000, 900 cat
Tie e IN ! THIS country. valued at almost 5000
10000 cattle. but their value had increased
81, 25o,0c0.on0 Despite the growth of popu-
iation. our beef supply goes down and it's
value goes up. ]. Ogden Armour is right
when he says:
There Is no problem before this nation
today more important than the rehabilita-
ton of the beef industry. The farmer
must receive practical encouragement to
put the beef cattle back on his lands and
to conduct his business In such a way that
the cattle and agricultural branches will
balance so that there will be an ample
object in the success of each"
Cattle and hogs, balanced against the
great agricultural crops-that is the true
opportunity of the sagacious farmer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
'CASCARETS" FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O.cent box now.


Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, Indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset'stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let C%ascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the SOU fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
The Mystery of
the Bou1e Cabinet
BURTON f.. STEPHENSON
CHAPTER NXIv.-(Continued).
Copyright, 1918. by Burton e. Stevenson.

&llAI I'm
More and more fascinated, l stared at
him. What secret was safe, l asked
myself. from this astonishing man? Or
was he merely piecing together the
whole story from such fragments as
he know?
But even yet" 1 stammered. Il do
understand. We have opened the
secret drawer Of the cabinet-there was
no poison. How could it have killed
Drouet and Mr.. Nantine?"
Very simply said NJ. Pigot colby.
Death came to Drouet and NJ. Van
tine because the maid of Madame lac
Duchesse mistook her left hand for her
right. The drawer which contained the
letters is at the left of the cabinet
see. and he pressed the series of
springs. caught the little handle. and
pulled the door open. You will no
Tee that the letters are gone, for the
drawer was opened by Madame la
Duchesse herself in the presence of
NJ: Lestaire. who very CALAMITY per
united her to resume possession of
them. The drawer which Drouet and
M. Nantine opened" and here his voice
became Il little strident under the stress
of great emotion, lis on the right side
of the cabinet, exactly opposite the 9TH
er, and opened by a similar combine
ton. But there is one great differ
ence. About the first drawer, there is
nothing to harm any one; the other is
guarded by the deadliest poison the
world has ever known. Observe me,
gentlemen!'
Impelled by an excitement so in
tense as to be almos painful. l had
risen from my chair and drawn near to
him. AS he spoke. he bent above the
desk and pressed three fingers along
the right edge. There was a sharp
click, and Il section of the inlay fell
outward. forming a handle, just as l
had seen it do on the other side Of the
desk.
NJ. Pigot hesitated an instant-any
man would have hesitated before that
awful risk!--then. catching the handle
firmly with his armoured hand, he
drew it quickly out.
There was a sharp clash, as of steel
on steel. and the drawer stood open.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
A RICH MANS ROMANCE.

Would you believe it, the ordinary Po-
tato has made Henry Schroeder, a poor emf
grant boy, the Rich Potato King of the
Red River Valley and wound around him
a romance which every ambitious farmer
Catalog.
Among Mr.. Schroeder's strong state
ments are: In years of Potato plenty.
plant plenty Potatoes!" Or, in other
words, when Potatoes are plenty and cheap
in Fall and Winter, plant plenty Potatoes
the following Spring, and look for 20. so,
90c Potatoes in Summer and Fall. Good
common sense advises that. Worth follow.
ing every time!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
SNAPPY SAYINGS FROM
YOUTHS COMPANION


Wild oats will take out of your soil
what no system of crop rotation can
ever put back.
The best way to make sure of your
rob is to stop feeling sure Of 1t.
1t is bad enough to be a doddering
old man. but it is worse to be a dod-
deling Young one.
Your needy friend may some day be
a friend in need.
What a man is depends largely on
what he does when he has nothing
to do.
trumperry she keeps.
The ostrich that hides it's head in
the san not only fails to hid itself,
but it also gets sand into it's eyes.
To u II straight furrow you must
look a long way ahead.
Look after the sundries in your cash
account. They arc the little foxes that
spoil the vines,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
So to Say
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Less Meat If Kidneys Hurt or You
Have Backache or Bladder Misery
Meat EornS Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
Ing the kidneys occasionally, says y
well-hnown authority. Meat forma
aric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou,
pie. nervousness, constipation, diZz;.
ness, sleepiessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full OF
sediment, irregular of passage or at,
tended by a sensation of scalding. get
about four unces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a
tablespoonful in a glass Of water be-
fore breakfast orr few days and your
Kidneys will then act fine. This ia,
nous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
lithia and has been used for genera.
lions to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu
tralize the acids in urine so it nu
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
lnjure: makes a delightful efferves,
gent lithia-water drink which all reg.
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the Kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby avoiding Sc
rious kidney complications.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
THIS WOMAN'S
...... SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Bridgeton, NIL want to thank you
thousand times for the wonderful

Lydia E. Pink
Vegetable
Compound has done
for me. / suffered
much from a
female trouble. I
had bearing down
was irregular
and at times could
hardly walk across
the o I was
to do nv
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

The torpedoes used tn the British
navy are Of three diameters-14 inch, s.
inch and q inch-and they vary In
length from 76 feet to IS feet. AS soon
as a torpedo hits its mark it explodes
automatically. Every torpedo fired in
action represents an expenditure Of
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
involuntary chivaIry.

IUII tNt N~I1JIIedpUIIS JUUr1lHI.
Wife-Ah! The days of chivalry are
passed.
Wife-Wily. Sir Walter Raleigh laid
his cloak on the ground for Queen
Elizabeth to walk over. but you get
angry simply because poor, dear
mother sat down on your hati
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

The province Of Almeria lies in the,
s~outhernmost part of Spain bordering
on the Mediterranean sea. 1t comprises
1850 square miles. and in 1909 had a.
population of 359,013. Alnaeria, with r.
population of owe 10000, is its capital
and principal seaport.
The Mexican Indians derived from
their ancestors. the Aztecs, the method.
of making the poison OF Talavatchi. II
is a subtle drug. the constituents sof
which are not Known. The peculiar;
effect of the poison is to destroy h
mind. while only slightly affecting tho
body.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

For the treatment of colds, sore throat,
etc, Deans Mentholatcd Cough Drops give
sure rcllef--5c at all good Druggists.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
MARRIAGE a la Mode.

When will their marriage be solem.
,ized?'
AS soon as it is financed"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

The Requirement.
There are many methods of pun
ishing naughty children"
Yes; but spanking takes the palm"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

Only a foolish ma will kick him.
self when he is down.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
Bred In the Bonn.

From the Youths Companion.
That the Irishman's tendency tt
make bulls is Unborn is well illustrated
by the following a%necdote:
Five-Sear-old Pats mother was tell
Ing her small son the story of herself
and her twin sister:
One morning when VIC were a week
Did the nurse was bathing us, and she
took the blue ribbon off Of Della's
wrist n the pink ribbon off Of Stella's
wrist. When she was ready to put
them on again she could not remember
which one of us was Della and which
was Stella, so she took us in to mother;
but mother could not tell, either, and
no one ever did know whether or not
we had our right names. Then, when
we were 7 years old, one of us died,
and nobody knows whether it was Della
or Stella"
Little Pat burst into an agony of
tears, and sobbed out, Il just know it
was my own mother that died when she
was { years oid:'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
Mysteries.

Mysteries.
Twenty bad men in the bar one night,
Each one showing his root on the rail:
None of them sober and most of them
tight,
Everyone cussing to kick up a fight,
Each one a devil and swinging his tail;
Most of them dead when the scrap was
done
Nobody knew how the row begun.
A squally day and a celluloid boat,
Launched on b river of gasoline;
AS freaky a craft as was ever anoat."
The captain swore in hts husky throat.
With her firebox next to her maya
Zine,"
lie lighted his pipe and tossed his match
Now how could the confagration catch?
Generals, admirals, emperors, kings,
And babes from the cradle trained to
kill;
Davids swinging Goliath sings,
Navies filled with eagle wings,
Nations of armies, life a drill,
Courtiers cunning in wild excuse
What a surprise when the war broke
loose,
Vance Cooke. in Munsey's Mag
aZine
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

Some men have brains but never
know when to use them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11
For 1oc in Postage
or Send 12c

And we will mail you our
big Catalog and six generous
packages Of Early Cabbage.
Carrot, Cucumber, Lettuce,
Radish, DISCRIMINATING lots
and lots of juicy delicious
Vegetables during the early
Spring and Summer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-11

Or send to John A. SaIzer
Seed Co.. Box FOG. La
Crosse, WIS, twenty cents
and receive both above collec-
tons and their big catalog.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-24
WASHINGTON WILL AVOID A
BREAK IF POSSIBLE

Washington, Aug. "a. - Does it
look like WARP" is the burning ques-
ton in Washington today.
There are those who deIve in diplo-
matte lore and international law who
say that Wilson cannot help severing
diplomatic relations with Germany.
There are some who even go so far
as to say that the administration has
come to the conclusion that Germany
cannot explain the sinking Of the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-24
BITS OF NEWS

John Trisicanti thought someone
was trying to break into his candy
shop, SO Townsend. Emptied re-
VOlVer in air. Burglar was Chas.
Larenz, asleep in hallway.
Mrs. Julia DUnbany, 2O38 w. 18th,
had purse grabbed; $27.
Mrs. Emilia Rick, 1910 Michigan
aV., proprietor of Crescent Country
club, Glen Elyn, denies there have
been any "carTyngs-on' there.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-24

starting war on the United States.
If congress were in session there is
reason to doubt whether that body
would vote to declare war. Public
opinion has been growing in favor of
casting aside the comparatively in
consequential theoretical rights which
exist under the precedents of inter
national Iaw-the right of an Amer
lean citizen, for instance, to travel
on a neutral ship in war zone and
the right of commerce in nOn-cOntra-
band to continue. While admitting
that these are all rights there is a
growing feeling that they are not
rights so precious that they ought to
be defended at the cost of plunging
this republic into a world war. The
man in the street is saying: Let
Americans stay at home or travel at
their own risk. We can't afford to
pay for their lives with thousands of
innocent lives and millions of treas
ure. The European world has gone
mad. There is no longer any such
thing as international law A tech
nical legal right is nothing compared
with the blessing of peace, and this
country ought to cling to this bless
ing until the enemy makes us fight a
defensive fight. Then we will all fight
and do it with pleasure"
This is undoubtedly a growing SEN
timent today. The nation is probably
not for WARRIOR mixing in the Euro
pean war-and if war comes it must
be as a result of provOcation more
conclusive than what has taken
place.
WASHINGTON Will AVOID A
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-24

Arabic by torpedo off the coast OF
Ireland in which the lives of at least
two Americans were lost.
On the other hand are those who
seem as deeply learned in foreign re-
lations that say the president can
preserve the dignity of the nation
and still remain at peace.
This seems certain: The Washing
ton administration will avoid break
between the United States and Ger
many if it can possibly do so without
sacrificing American rights or dignity.
That the president has decided
what course to pursue if convinced
Germany meant to be deliberately
unfriendly' to the United States I'M
dOubtedly is true
Despite Atty Gen. Gregory's deCla-
ration that the government does not
deal with hypothetical cases doc
not make up it's mind in advance I'M
til all evidence has been weighed,
persons close to the white house said
it was natural the president has had
all along a clear idea of what he
would do if the Germans disTegaTded
his last note concerning marine war
fare.
There could be no question, they
explained, that he proposed to sever
German-AmeTican diplomatic Tela-
tons if Germany refused in the con-
duct Of its undersea campaign to take
such precautions as his communica-
ton specified, relative to Americans
safety on the ocean.
The point was made that the adj
ministratiOn would be very glad of a
satisfactory explanation from Berlin
of the Arabic incident.
-O-O-
BITS OF NEWS
John Trisicanti thought someone
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-19
FARMERS TO join .
WITH MERCHANTS
RETAILERS AND RURAL ORGANI-
CATIONS TO HOLD A BIG
PICNIC AUGUST IL.

The Retail Merchants association
will cooperate with the Farmers In
stitute and Live Stock show associa.
tions in big joint picnic to be held
this summer in Wapello county. A
meeting of the board Of directors Of
the Retailers association was attend.
ed by committee OF the farmers
Thursday night and plans were out
lined for the coming event The
date was set and committees were
appointed representing both organiza.
tions. The date will be August IL,
but the place and other details of ar
rangement are left to the committees
and q future meeting. The idea is not
q new one for the local business men
and farmers have joined in these out.
ings on former occasions and they
have been prolific of better under.
standing between the urban and rural
residents. The plans as discussed
for this year promise bigger and bet.
ter picnic celebration than ever before
attempted here. Both farmer and mer.
chant Is eager for the picnic and all
are interested in making it big and
pleasant event. The committees have
The committees appointed to ar
range for the picnic are as follows:
l.. G. Newquist, j.. M. McElroy and
w. A. G. Brown for the farmers or
CARNATIONS, and j. X. Dysart, chair
man, ]. w. Neasham, ]. B. Sax and
Robert ]. Shanahan for the Retail
Merchants association.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-19
NEW HEARINGS On !.
RATES ANNOUNCED
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BODY
WILL HOLD ADDITIONAL SEES
sIoNs IN CHICAGO.

Washington, D. c., June 1S.-The
interstate commerce commission today
announced hearings to begin in Chi
cago July 10, and run for at least two
weeks on one phase of the proposed
general increase in freight rates
throughout western territory.
The increases on which evidence is
to be taken at the hearings were pro
posed after hearings had begun in the
so-called western advance rate case
and were made separate case by the
commission. Hearings In the original
case have been finished and oral argu-
ment Is to be heard next week.
The hearings announced today in.
clude: July 1924 inclusive, agricul-
tural implements, canned goods and
furniture; proposed changes in rules
and practices relating to general tran
sit rules on grain and milling Of grain
In transit.
July 1851 inclusive, evidence on
beer and liquor, boots and shoes,
cement, clothing, granite and marble,
iron and steel wire, lumber, lime, ma.
chinery, oil, paper, steel rails and
cross ties, structural iron, steel billets,
sugar, spleter, sandstone and many
other commodities. Evidence also will
be taken on proposed changes in rules
and practices relating to class rates on
many articles
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL IS
HOLDING SESSION
IOWA AND NEBRASKA UNITE IN
CONVENTION AT SECOND
~ BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Iowa and Nebraska Baptist Sun
day school convention is in session at
the Second Baptist church, Green and
Fourth streets, and is being attended
by many delegates from different
schools throughout Iowa and Ne.
braska The meeting will continue
until Sunday evening.
The meeting opened Thursday morn.
ing at o'clock with devotional exer-
cises conducted by Rev. w. A. Mitchell
OF Clarinda, a delegate from Mt. Nor.
iah, Omaha. Following the exercises
the appointment of committees on fin
ance, enrolment and new schools
were made and the reports of the
same were read.
At 10 o'clock an address Of welcome
was made by Mayor Fred H. Carter,
who extended cordial welcome to the
visiting delegates. He was followed
by Rev. B. F. Patti, of the First Baptist
church, and Miss NARCOTIC Davis, on
behalf of the A. NJ. 3. Sunday school.
Miss Arletta Barnette spoke in behalf
of the Second Baptist Sunday school
and the addresses were responded to
by Rev. w. F. Bolts of Omaha Neb.
Devotional exercises, conducted by
delegates from Bedford and First Afri-
can Baptist of Keokuk, opened the az
ternoon session. An institute lecture
by Rev. ]. A. Lapham, D. D., and a
paper on THE Relation of the Family
Altar to Sunday School Work." by
Mrs. Selma Brown Of Des Moines, took
up the remainder of the afternoon
Delegates from Shiloh, Orlabor and
Second Baptist of Oskaloosa, conduct
ed devotional service at the opening
Of the afternoon session. The annual
sermon by Rev. T. L. Griffith, D. D.,
Of Des> Moines, closed the evening
services. 81