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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

WHY JEFFERSON DAVIS !
WAS NEVER TRIED

From the Columbus Dispatch.


From the Columbus Dispatch.
Do you know why Jefferson Davis was
never tried and convicted In the civil
courts of treason against the United
plates? II your thought In the matter
I1a not clear, you will be Interested in
. contribution by Hon. ID. K. Watson, Of
EnlS city, to e. recent number of the Yale
z Journal. On. May 8. 1866, Mr.. Da-
us was indicted by the grand jury of
the federal district court Of Virginia.
produced IN court by the commandment OF
civil authorities. The case was contin-
sued until November, 1896, when Mr.. Da-
viz counsel filed an affidavit, recittng
The fact that Jefferson Davis was in
tho year 1S45, previous to the alleged
commission OF the offenses charged, a
met1ber OF & and took the oath
&o support the constitution OF the United
n affidavit raised a constitutional
a@uestion, the claim of counsel being that
Section 81. Article XIV, Just adopted as
m amendment. described the only pun
aghnient permissible In the case of a con-
ted -traason-that is, disqualification for
holding any office under the United
states Or any OF the states.
The Judges, on December 8, announced
their, disagreement, which fact was GER
ttflod to the supreme court Of the United
States. and the latter never decided It.
Presidents proclamation OF amnesty
followed, the Indictment In the district
court vas laid away, Inc the matter was
s0lenfissed from the docket OF the SUI
NrsIne court. February IS. 1859.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

with guns and turned into privateers
in case OF war. But navies cannot be
improvised in these days. II a country
as large and important as ours is to
have q navy at all. 1t can afford to
have one strong enough to serve ade-
quately those purposes we have in
view In the maintenance Of any sort OF
naval establishment. We should either
have q navy OF no Importance at all.
like China or Mexico, or else we should
have n commensurate with our
deeds. in the opinion Of those best
qualified to Judge. II we had possessed
only two or three more battleships In
1908 Admiral Cervera would not have
sailed to our side OF the Atlantic, and
we should have settled the Cuban
question with Spain by peaceful me-
gotiation. Unftness for self-defense
does not make for peace in a warlike
world. Until the world Is organized
for the avoidance Of a. and he pro-
lection Of the weak against the strong.
1t Is the duty OF the United States to
be well prepared.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Pomp of Beauty.

FROM the Century Magazine.
ut is a healthy human impulse to de-
~ the influence of Gree. And there is,
indeed, q barefaced pomp of beauty
beauty that n enter a room with
out giving the whole house a shock:
beauty that. as Mr.. Kipling vigorous
ly says. hits you right between the
eyes and knocks you flat-of which tha
mere existence carries a challenge to
stand up against that avalanche. 1 do
we'll remember a certain opening night
when Miss Maxine Elliott sat hroned
in q stage box, and the emotions Of the
whole audience beat and broke upon
that imperturbable statue. icily regular.
splendidly null. About that beauty the
shivering mortal mind fluttered in
hope of some reassuring blemish.
slipped along the glacier without find
ing a crack. and. blinded by excessive
light. fell away, baffled. 1t was nat
ural to revolt against that"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
The Abstsmious D;ax.

From the news.
s4 Porfirio Diax former president OF Mex
who died recently az the age Of s.
years. was the grandson Of an Indian
woman. He cited az an example Of
longevity due to temperance an uncle
who he averred lived TO be 102 years old
..becauss his lips lad uch 2
dropsof nicohol." DiAx hlMaelfS WA q to-
tai abstainer, " Crl de Paris saya that
one day when hs w sertously " his
3phyniclan prescribed that he shouidy drink
some fingers of me champAEne." New
er ! drop Of that poison IN my body. ex-
claimed nlax. ssOno has no nee OF II to
regain health; md still less to give him
q III i'll whenimprisoned ~ Basaine In
Tho fortress q, Pueblo. Diat escaped BY
jumping through Nh cell window. b bars
.ofs hitch ne had saMed. He fet on the
ssentnel who va asleep. A. the foot Of
the wall. The fugitive took n aysssks
ened soldier by 4 arm md shaking him
saSd: ssNRretch SslaaAIs you sleep, wnils
sPorArio piaxSi .ii1prisonsdanp Their! n
IL escapes tt sN11l n d#60e ypn9 They'd
staka9 YOU ont md shoot y6u. that's ail.s
The s0ldterspufs M heelgstgge thsr md as
|ESW1lch IN mH6h al unity withdrew,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
CLEARLY NO MILK FOR HIM
appeared as Woman's ExpIana-
tions Came to an End.

A traveller from the North, walking
through the mountains of North Caro-
lima, came on a cabin that gave un-
usua evidence of rural industry, says
Harper's Magazine. Although it was
only ten o'clock in the morning, the
traveller decided to stop and ask for
retreshment, since he might not come
on anything so promising for many
miles.
A tall, apparently ill-fed woman
came to the door. She looked at the
traveller in amazement, and seemed
to be %resentful when he made known
his wants.
We've ct" she said in a reproach.
full tone. Toms gone to town to fetch
cornmeal."
The traveller suggested a glass Of
milk.
Again the woman shook her head,
while her sallow visage heightened.
TON went and forgot to milk the
COW. He won't 5e back till evenin'."
That seemed to be the travellers op-
portunity, both to show his good ma
ture and obtain a glass of milk.
I'D be glad to milk her for you,"
he offered. II was brought up on a
farm
Again the woman shook her head.
"Ye CANT, stranger" Ands this time
her resentment was tinged with futile
regret. tom rid the COW to town"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
THE CHILD's BATH.

copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.)
Now, as we all know. the child who
Is prettiest at the party is the clean
child, yet simple as the word "bath"
sounds there Is many a mother who
knows nothing about the proper way
to battle her child. In every bathroom
there should be a soft bit Of rug before
the tub for the child to step on when
getting out and a bath towel over that.
You ave seen the kiddie shudder, when
tumaling out of the warm plunge on
the cold tiled or wooden floor, and this
means not only the memory of the I'M
pleasant moment next time, but the
possibility of chill that may result in
cold. Then there are the soap, the
brush and scrubs small nails, and the
towel that wipes dry. If mothers only
knew how unwelcome they may make
these necessary luxuries they would
turn over a new leaf. for / have seen
mammas employ laundry soaps on
small faces, use brushes with wooden
bristles on tender finger and toe nails
and do the final wiping down with new
h~uckaback towels which were almost
as harsh as Sandpaper.
For small faces and ears there are
the old damask tablecloths and nap
kins that be torn up and hemmed
for wash cloths and face towels; but
even with these please remember not
TO gOuge 100 hard into little ears and
eyes. The quality OF the soar is a
very important matter to consider, for
1t Is quite easy to damage a child's skin
with a cheap grade of soap, and once
some imperfection is started up it is
hard to cure. For all round use on
little faces, scalps and bodies a soap
jelly made by scraping a six-inch
length of CASTLE bar and boiling 1t to
a pulp in a quart of water is desirable.
This can be kept in a preserve jar with
a screw top. n the tiniest dab Of the
soft soap be used at a time.
Both soda n sea salt are sweeten-
ing to the flesh. while a bag of oat-
meal Or bran agitated in the bath will
cave the skin soft and smooth as satin
and whiten it besides. The toilet water
should be of a simple n refreshing
sort, and l can think Of nothing better
for this than a mixture made of equal
portions of toilet ammonia and violet
water. When this is used pour a little
in the hand n apply it to the small
body after it has been bathed and
dried, taking care, however, to keep it
clear of the child's eyes, as to get the
least ammonia in the eyes is agony in
the extreme. For the powder there are
scented talcums which are both deli
cious and cheap, but a cupful of corn
starch pounded to a dust and sweet
ened with natural flowers would do
as we'll.
The proper time to wash a child is
two hours after eating or half an
hour at least before the next meal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
REVOLUTION REARS ITS
PRUSSIA
From the New York Journal of Com

From the New York Journal of Com
merce and Commercial Bulletin.
In spite OF a policy of suppression In
Germany evidence is revealed almost
every day OF the awakening of q spirit
OF revolt that has been in a hypnotic
slumber. 1t appeared In the recently pub
l1shed manifesto of the social democra-
cy, but was curbed by the obsession SO
a~ssidionsly kept up by the imperial gov
nme that the empire was forced into
the war for the defense of its very ex-
istence. 1t is boldly asserted by a COM
mittee of the German Humanity league,
which is more safely dated at Rotterdam.
Ihat the members of that body are free
from the obsession is shown by the as
sertion that they are convinced that
government or any nation against Ger
many. and that on the contrary 1t Is
only by the victory of the allied armies
as guardians of humanity that we our
selves shall be emancipa.ed from the &C
cursed yoke OF Prussian militarism."
enlightened democrats in all coun-
tries" 1t Is declared, must assist in
breaking that yoke before German states
can regain the pathway OF peace" AS
evidence that those whose sentiments are
expressed in this new manifesto can
Took facts plainly In the face and see
them as they are seen by all who are not
obsessed, such familiar facts" are thus
stated: No state coveted our and OF
menaced German integrity. Our ships
were free to sail and were welcomed on
every ocean. Our citizens enjoyed the
fullest civil rights in all parts of the
world. Our Industrial output ound a
ready market in every quarter of the
globe. Commerce was increasing year
by year"
A Brand Of Shame For Kaiser.
A year ago nobody would be found
even in Germany to dispute these facts.
As further evidence that there are Ger
mans who see and feel as others do, the
desire Is expressed that outraged Bel
GUM, Luxembourg and France be restored
TO tranquility and the liberation OF Po-
land and Bohemia from the letters of
servitude." 0 far this feeling may
exist cannot now be Judged, because, ac-
cording to this same German authority,
by false declarations the press is COM
PEELED to deceive the fatherland and our
compatriots continue to be slaughtered
In the trenches. BY golden gifts mem
bers of the reichstag and publicists have
been seduced to betray the peoples cause
they a sworn to defend"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Lord Northeliffe's Frankne...

From the Washington Times.
cations Of Lord Northcliffe In his paper.
the Daily Mail London) that Is almost
startling. It Is doubtful II so bald-faced
g prediction of possible defeat for home
forces would be tolerated In the publica.
lions Of n CT the other countries at war.
His publication Of yesterday IL an ex-
ample Of the brutally frank way in which.
He says:
We can win this war, but unless the
British public takes the matter into it,
Of 1.-The inefficient bunglcrs among the Doll.
ticians and at the war Office we shall lose
the support of our allies ana the enthuss.
magnificent efforts OF our soldiers aud
sailors. and eventually we shall lose the
war"
bettermsnt OF the conditions against
which no complains or the elimination Of
his publications ASA English influence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
What Is Carnegie WORTH

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
When rumors We're flashed over the
Carnegie was dead the query on every
body's lips was: How muc money did
Mr.. Carnegie himself made the immor-
tai remark that 1t is a crime to die rich
being one crime which most of us VIII
escape without violent effort.
Sut now much Is Carnegie worth?
come from the bonds he received in pay
ment has amounted to $40, 100000. Hence
the Laird might nave spent 5000, 600 a
and still have all OF his original fortune
intact.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
War and Necessity.

Assuming an air Of sage Importance
he fat plumber calculated:
War is a necessity"
Pooh! How do you make that
out?" demanded the thin carpenter,
d~eprecatingly.
Did you read that Edison is going
to devote his energies to American
protective measures in time of WARP"
yep. What of it?"
That proves my contention"
"How?"
War makes invention necessary,
doesn't it?"
6" suppose So"
And necessity is the mother o. m
vention?"
Huh"
Therefore war and necessity IRE
synonymous"
The thin carpenter is still thinking
1t over.--Youngstown Telegram.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Simulated Affection

"How effusively sweet that Mrs.
Blondey is to you, Jonesy," said With
erell. What's up? Any tender little
romance there?"
mo. indeed-why, that woman hates
me-" said Jonsey.
"She doesn't show IT," said With
erell.
mo; but she knows ! know how old
she is-we were born on the same
day." said Jonesy, and she's afraid
I'll tell somebody"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Lesson From a Beooar.
the hot way

ct was a street heggar who made
me feel my insignificance," said for
mer United States Senator Chauncey
M. Depew, land he did it in a gracious
way. l vas a trif1e out of sorts when
l said to him, You can't hold me up
MOT even as a good example, he
replied, lifting his hat."-Youth's
Companion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Are There Other 4Ea.t,and.Y

From the New York INDEPENDENT.
Are there other Eastlands In the Same
81 other waters. their passengers run
day?
Who should unit them out and make
them safe-or keep them idle?
ing disaster shocked awake. But it is SO
easy to drop off again. Shall we stay
awake long enough this time to do the
Job?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
What Was in the Barrel?

what was N the BarreI?
McTavish was accused OF having
Illicit whisky in his possession. A re-
luctant witness admitted that he knew
of a suspicious barrel going to the ac-
cused.
Now" said the prosecuting coun.
sci. warningly, remember, you are
on oath. What was in the ba.rel?"
"Weel," replied the witness, there
was 'McTavish' marked on az end OF
the barrel, and whisky on the other.
but being on oath, your honor, /
couldna say whether it was whisky
or McTavish that was in the BARREL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

Body forward. stretch out my arma
horizontally and impart to them q CIR
cular motion I always feel such 4 pain
In my shoulder.
Doctor: But What ncedsi Is there for
you to perform such ridtcnlous anticsf
Patiently Do you know any other
way, doctor OF putting on your over-
;coat ?"-Chieago News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
THANK GOD.

Thank God every morning
when you get up that you have
something to do that day which
must be done. whether you like
It or not.
Being forced to work. and
forced to do your best. will
breed IN you temperance aud
Helf-control. diligence and
strength OF win. entertainers
and content. and 100 virtues
which the Idle will never know.
-Kinssley.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

The fact that a man is downcast
doesn't necessarily mean that he is
III trouble. 1t may be that he has
caught sight of himself in that mir.
ror.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

Russia has been making plans for
the construction of great storehouses
for grain at many points.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

All OF Switzerland's glaciers are re-
ceding perceptibly, one notable one
having shrunk more than 1000 feet. In
tho last ten years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

A scientific sharp has discovered
that a cubic foot of air can contain.
SO. 600. 900. 100000 microbes. And yet
some people complain Of being lonely.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

What married men can't understand
is the fact that most bachelors are I'm.
able to appreciate their freedom.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

Being restrained BY law from whip
ping his wife, about the only amuse-
ment a married man has II kicking
his dog.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

Students in the school of experience
never graduate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Proof Positive.

Diggs-Mrs. Biggs is unusually kind
tn her husband.
Mrs. Diggs-How do you. know?
Diggs-He tells me she never sings
when he is at home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

Chile's custom receipts for last March
We're about one-half az great as In
March. 1914.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19
Applied Art.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

Whats your hired man blowing up
your front yard for. Blinks? ~
My daughter has q new camera and
the Instructions say to break up the
foreground before taking pictures. and
4 couldn't very we'll let her do that hard
yvnr1r ~ S gM 8sH ~ 6 j
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

Submerged but Deadly.
Knicker-Isn't Jones a summer
pest?
Bocker-Hs is the submarine under
the hot wave.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

It's a short step from cunning to
rascality.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-12
GERMAN DEMOCRACY.

tkuno Francke In the Atlantic)
German democracy is still in the
making; il has not achieved truly great
things. 1t has not yet found a truly
great exponent either in politics or in
literature. In literature its influence
has exhausted itself largely. on the
one hand, in biting satire of the rul-
ing classes, such as is practiced today
most successfully by the contributors
to Simplizissimus and similar pape-s
systematizing with socialism; on the
other hand, in idyllic representations
OF the healthy primitiveness of peas
ant life and the humble contenteG-
ness and responsibility Of the artisan
class. the small tradespeople and sub
altern official y am thinking. Of
course, of such sturdy and charming
stories of provincial Germany as have
been written by Wilhelm Raabe, Fritz
Reuter-, Peter Rosegger or Heinrich
Seidel. 1t may be that all these men
have been preparing the way for a
great epoch of German democracy: It
may be that some time there will arise
truly constructive minds that will
unite the whole Of the German people
in an irresistible movement for popu-
lar rights which would give the aver
age man the same dominating position
which he enjoys in this country. But
clearly this time has not yet come. In
Germany expert training still over
rules common sense and dlettantism.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-12

lature viii be partisan. az legislatures
have the habit ~ being. II is to be
hoped that IN this legislature party
will not be permitted 10 cloak inius-
lice to the electorate Of the state In
the contests Il Il shall be shown that
"a democrat was given the certificate
uniustly he should be unseated.
Otherwise, he should retain the seat
to which he was chosen by o plurality
Of the voters Of his county or district
There should be no attempt 10
hamper the power Of the governor
unlustly Two years from now there
VIII be another governor The office
goes on. but the occupant Of it Is
changed under The constitution Ger
iainly every four years The people
have the power to change every two
years
Il is not fair to condemn the leg
stature before It has even begun To
make record Let us hope that its
work win confound les critics who
lays been premature in their crit
Isns
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-12
THE STANDING or AsTRoLoGv.
tEric Doolittlc, Director Flower AS
Economical Observatory. Uni
Nersty PENNSYLVANIA

Economical Observatory. Uni
versiy Pennsylvania
Rather remarkable decisions are at
I times recorded from our lesser courts.
and this is especially likely to be the
case when the matter under consd-
Grafton is OF a somewhat scientific
nature The recent decision by d
New York magistrate, that astrolo-
gers are not necessarily charlatans Is
doubtless Just, II by a charlatan IS
meant a conscious imposter FOR some
astrologers having cast horoseo pe
doubtless have at least as fun a maa-
sure OF belief in its indication us has
/ the subject for whom II Is cast. In
the same way the number Of 'earth-
0atteners that is. Of honest disbc-
lievcrs in ths roundness Of our world
-is stlli surprisingly large. they arc
sad 10 issue their own publications
and to add converts Ia their number
from time 10 time from among those
who have not sufficient knowledge ta
detect the faiiaeY of their arguments.
Thus "a predicting astr0lager maY
ny no means be guilty ~ conscious
fraud. and maN moi be- amenahle ta
fhf MW tHf The legal aspects ~ tha
maiief an astronomer is not e0mpe-
Tent 49, Rrahl. hui ln ihe further
siaiemenl FL Judge tFesehi Il DIS ds
NiMon IS aomrliA reported ihui
ifolakb hauld Nf pHkfa aWeHg %
fHf lheu f. tsldluf complete
Nnaf NWimanfr Nith fha pss| h.aNN
H 'la|uAf Ana ui lRN MHa Nhlh
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-12
4 IaiInre. Rnf-

Two loom fixers from the Blue mil
took a walk, on Christmas day aftel
dinner, along the tow-path. Bill, wht
was proud of his strength, said:
Hank, I'll bet you fifty cents / car
throw you clean across the canal"
Hank looked at the narrow stream
which was covered with a tiny thin
gray coat of ice. Then he said firmly
I'm take that there bet
So Bill, the strong man, lifted Hank
up in his arms, and--one, two, three
he hurled him with all his might
for the other shore. But flank fell
short of the other shore by a foot or
two With a crashing, rending noise,
he broke with head and right shoulder
through the ice, and disappeared in
the cold. black water.
When he scrambled out, he splut-
tered;
We'll, Bill you lost your bet Fork
out"
"Oh, no." said Bill "Oh, no.
didn't say I'd do it the first time"