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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

VI their term u tnus kept away from
their old haunts and associates. In q
word. there Is no question about the
moral, mental and physical benefits OF
road work on the convicts and incl
dentally a better attitude toward them
on the part OF the public.
Absolutely correct analysis of the
economic side of the movement is i'm
possible from the data presented. Com
missioner Coleman states that It cost
last year 81 cents per ten hour day t.
feed, guard and otherwise provide for
the convict labor on roads.
1t would cost something to provide
for these men In idleness, and the to-
tai should not be charged to the roads.
In Colorado experience shows a saving
of about Is per cent over free labor,
all things considered. Mr.. Atkinson of
Louisiana estimates the total cost Of
prisoners on roads, including supervi-
sion. at Al cents per day.
Mr.. Morgan OF Utah made no esti-
mates except a saving of $500 to ST.
OOO a mile on roads built with convict
labor. Such experience given by men
in charge OF the prisoners and the roads
Is worth a volume of theories about q
great problem, but 1t also sustains the
theory that convicts should build roads.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
Oldest chsss Problem.

The oldest chess problem on record
fs thought to be that contained in an
ancient Persian manuscript attributed
to Caliph Kalifen Mutasin Billah, who
reigned In Bagdad A. ID. 1873 to $40.
But the reader would have to learn the
old rules before It was Ineligible. For
example. the queen could make a move
of only one square at a time and that
on a diagonal. but q queen promoted
from a pawn was allowed to make q
move Of two squares ~diagonally. The
bishop had no power owe any square
except the third from which It stood
on its own diagonal line, but It was
allowed to vault over any piece that
happened to be between. In short, 10
was a totally different game. Chess In
the precise form In which we know Il
and play 1t today Is a comparatively
modern game.-LOndon Strand Maya
zine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

Mrs. G.. W. Prevey was a
week end guest of the Geo. Fan.
set family at the lake.
Mrs. Chas. Williams and son
Russell are visiting with Grand
pa Emanuel at the lake cottage
at Simpson Park.
c. E Mills and family autoed
to Arnolds' Park, Iowa, the first
of the week for a short visit
with relatives at that place.
Mrs. Sara Fanset, of this city,
and Mrs. f. S. Farnham, of Wau-
cay, joined the George Fanset
family at Big Stone lake park
last Tuesday for a ten days out.
ing.
Mrs. H. A. Riley is enjoying q
visit from her mother, Mrs.
George Phelps, of Mapleton,
Mimi, who arrived here to-day
to spend a few weeks with her
daughter family.
Mr.. G. L. Wood came up from
Big Stone the first Of the week
and stated that the chautauqua
at the park was we'll attended,
large crowds being on hand at
nearly ali the programs.
Ben koepke, who is on a visit
to his old home here. made an
excursion to Minneapolis and re-
turned the first of the week with
a Studebaker Six for his father
to learn to manipulate.
County Commissioner George
Mitchell IS %enjoyinv a visit from
his brother, Willard Mitchell, OF
Ionia, who is accompanied by his
wife. Mr.. Mitchell says corn is
as backward this year in Mich
gan as it is here.
John Nuremberg returned
Wednesday from LeSeuer Cen
ter, Mimi where the day before
he had attended the funeral OF
his sister, Mrs. D. Pope. The
deceased woman was So years OF
age and had been ai.ing since
last fall and later was stricken
with pneumonia.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

above the average OF the country as q
whole. Pennsylvania has only 4 per
cent OF its roads improved.
The farmer Is not especially inter
ested in highways. Too much atten-
ton has probably been given roads Of
this type. What the farmer wants Is
a road which Is good enough for the
ready transportation Of his products
and his supplies and not SO expensive
that he is overburdened to build it or
maintain it. We need sand clay roads
and roads made Of gravel or other
readily available material.
The movement for federal aid for
good roads has depended on a number
of factors, one Of the chief Of which
has been the influence OF the autOmo-
bile owner and manufacturer. In ad-
dition to this, there have been de-
mands made on congress for high
ways connecting cities, which have
been planned to parallel railway and
trolley lines. Altogether about fifty
bills have been introduced.
Legislation for good roads should in
yolye cooperation between the states
and the federal government. Under
this cooperation the states should fur
nish funds equal to those appropriated
by the government or double those set
aside through federal appropriations:
second, il combined federal and state
fund should be used for construction
onl Y. the states assuming all reSpon-
sibility for maintenance. The govern
ment cannot commit itself to expense
for maintenance for an indefinite pc
riod, and the community which uses the
road reasonably should be expected
to keep 1t up. The smallest unit to be
dealt with by the federal authorities
should be the state. which should de-
velop an organization in the state high
way department to handle the work.
The proportion in the allotment Of
funds to the various states seems to
have been a stumbling block in all
preceding legislation. This can be
solved by allotting federal funds to the
states on the basis. first. Of the ratio
OF the area OF the state to the total
area Of the United States; second. the
ratio OF the population OF the state to
the total population and. third. the
ratio Of mileage Of post roads to the
total post roads Of the United States
outside Of incorporated cities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

FOR SALE-About nine head
Of hor ses and colts. Apply to
CARL ENDE
LosT-In Milbank July 5sh,
Ladies watch fob. Initial / on
case. Finder kindly leave at
Thirsk Bros. and receiye reward
HAY LAND North half section 33
in Twin Brooks township. Apply to
WIN Ross
WANTED-Man to work as second
man in F, rmers Elevator. To
start work ABOUT 10th Of August.
Apply at elevator or Of
H. E. Alderman
To RENT-The summer cottage
known as the j. G. Wood cottage
at Chatauqua park may be leased
for the season. Apply to G. L.
Wood
MUSIC FoUND-In Sisset)n
coach. Owner can have same by
applying to Frank Mitzell at the
depot yards.
FOR SALE-5 passenger auto
mobile. j. G. Tessin, Milbank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
THE YELLOW FLAG.
A Russ That Once Saved q British 9hip
From Capture.

A Russ That Once Saved q British Ship
From Capture.
An effective ruse de guerre In the way
of flag flying was that practiced in the
Mediterranean at the beginning OF the
last century by Lord Dundonald while
cruising In the British ship Speedy.
This little brig had captured SO many
Of the enemy's merchantmen that a
Spanish frigate was specially fitted out.
disguised rs q merchantmen, to bring
her to book.
Dundonald, In order to deceive the
merchant craft of the enemy, adopted
similar tactics and disguised the Spec
dy as a Danish merchant brig. The
two disguised boats soon sighted each
other. Dundonald at once gave chase
and discovered his mistake when the
Spaniard suddenly revealed her true
nature and started lowering Il boat to
examine the Speedy's papers.
But DundonaId was equal to the oc-
casion. lie hoisted the yellow flag
signal Of sickness. And when tho
Spanish boat was within hail an Eng
fish officer in Danish uniform shouted
that they were only two days out OF
Algiers. AS the plague was raging in
Algiers. the rnse was completely sue
cess~ful.-London Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
GOOD ROADS.

Are you doing anything for
good roads? Is your community
doing anything? Isl your county
alive to the value IL rock roads,
roads Of a permanent type? II
you are 3 farmer you ought to
be able to realize the value OF
better highways more keenly
than any other citizen.
It IS a fact that the chance
visitor and the man who Is look
ing for a location are likely to
Judge a neighborhood or a re-
gion by the kind Of highways 1t
maintains. Stretches OF mud
holes blast a community's repu-
tation. Bad roads kill church
life and choke education. Church
es and schools are dependent
very markedly upon good roads.
Where the roads are stretches
!. Of mud in winter and dust and
old ruts in summer neither
. schools nor churches may -four
ish.
When you find a farmer who
opposes good roads and fights a
reasonable taxation for building
better highways you will find a
man who is q drawback to his
!. community. He should have
been left behind somewhere in
!. the nineteenth century. - Farm
Progress.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
Martens Bros.
Mlsnomsrs Of Chemistry,

One Of the strangest features OF
chemistry Is the fact that many Of the
chemical names are misleading and do
not describe the articles. Here are q
few examples: OIL OF vitriol Il no Oil,
neither are oils Of turpentine and kero-
sene. Copperas Is an iron compound
and contains no copper.
Salts OF lemon Is the exceedingly
poisonous oxalic acid. Carbolic acid
Is not an acid. but an alcohol. Cobalt
contains M OF that metal, but
arsenic. Soda water has no trace Of
soda, nor has sulphuric acid Of sui
phur. Sugar Of lead has no sugar,
cream Of tartar has nothing Of cream,
nor milk OF lime any milk. German
silver has no silver and black lead no
lead. Mosaic gold is only Il sulphide
Of tin Philadelphia Inquirer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
ROADS FOR FARMERS.

AoricuIturists Must Have Serviceable
Highways For Transportation.
What the farmer needs most in the
way Of roads is a road from the farm
to the nearest railroad station-more
miles Of dirt, sand clay or gravel in
stead Of 50 many highways. said B. T.
Galloway in an address during farm
ers' week at Ithaca, N. Y. The Ia
ton wide movement for good roads is
to be commended. but a great deal Of
the work has been undertaken with
out due consideration Of all the facts
involved. Only 10 per cent Of all the
roads in the United States have been
improved. OF the individual states
Ohio leads with q per cent OF improv-
ed roads. New jersey has % per cent,
New York II per cent, or Z per cent
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
Stoppipo the Idle Talk.

Pardon my interrupting YOU, old
chap. but really you're wasting your
time"
What's the matter? Aren't you in
terested In what I'm saying?"
Not particularly. Besides, 1t won't
accomplish anything"
II don't understand YOU
Its no use telling me how your boss
ought to run his business. Tell it to
him or keep still about it."-Detroit
Free Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
CONVICT BUILT
State ROADS
Highways Are Improved and
the Men Benefited.
GOOD OBJECTS ATTAINED.

Road Work For Prisoners 10 Success
full Both From a Humanitarian and
From an Economic standpoint-No
Guards Are Used In Colorado, but
Few convicts Have Tried to Escape.
At the fourth American road con-
gress at Atlanta last November there
was a too brief discussion of the en-
ployment of convicts IN public roads.
But since the participants gave actual
experience rather than untricd theories
we may overlook the lack Of some de-
tails, say the National Stockman and
Farmer.
Two objects are in view in the work
ing OF conNicts on roads-the welfare
OF the men and the Improvement of
the highways. Experience shows that
both objects are attained. but that road
work is q greater success from the hu-
manitarian than from the economic
standpoint.
The effect on the prisoners is good
both physically and morally. Their
work is wholesome. in the open air.
They are taught to work and are re-
warded for faithfulness by a small
sum Of money which is available when
their sentence expires or by a reduc-
ton Of their term OF Imprisonment.
They are trained in cleanliness and
sanitation. and. above all. they are
made to feel that they are men by be
ing trusted.
Commissioner Maloney of Colorado
states that no armed guards are used.
the men are placed on parole and trust
ed, and not over one in 100 has ever
attempted to escape. Commissioner
Coleman Of Virginia has not been able,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

The Watertown Business Col.
lege secures positions. Ask US.
Ben Wilson and O. P. J. Eng.
strm, OF Sum init, we're Milbank
visitors last Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Mittel.
staedt are enjoying a two weeks
vacation at Hartford, occupying
the Mills tent.
Harvey Leavitt left yes terday
for Beinfaith, Sask., where he is
going to look after his fathers
farming interests in that section.
B. B. Pollard, of Salem, S, D.,
has been greeting his Mllbank
friends while here on a fishing
expedition at the lake.
District Superintendent j. S.
Hardness held quarterly meet
ing at the Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon.
The Emil Johnson and DR.. JAG
otel families have moved out to
Linden Beach for their summer
outing ia their lake cottages.
Rev. Harry Evans and wife
left Tuesday for a visit to friends
ia Trempeleau county, Wis, and
will be away for a couple of
weeks.
Miss Catherine Salmon is en-
joying a vacation from her work
at the Erlandson & Johnson store
on trip to Dell Rapids on a visit
to friends.
Philip Schad, with his wife
and son went up to Summit
Tuesday to spend a few days
with his brother Jake and family
at that place.
Will Leuschow is enjoying a
visit from his mother, and bis
sister, Mrs. Phuel with her hus-
band and two children. Their
home is at Edgar, Wis.
You may not have been born
with silver spoon in your mouth
but you get the spoon to take
home with you when you get a
15c Sundae at Mosiman's.
A downpour Of rain Tuesday
night was OILY a reminder that
the weather man is somewhat
forgetful of late, and quite fire.
quentlv forgets to turn off the
faucet.
H. A. Schiefelbein went over
to the Deuel. county farm Wed
nesday and took his daughter,
Edna. from there to WATERFOWL,
where she was to undergo a sur
gical operation.
Chas. Raw, who has been
working out on the Amsden farm
in Madison township for some
time past. left Tuesday for
Browns Valley for a visit to his
for mer home there.
The Misses Hattie and Hazel
Maxfeld we're taken over to La
bolt Tuesday on their way to
Watertown, where they join a
party OF other young ladies on a
trip to the coast and the Panama
expositions.
W. T. Pratt. a former resident
of Summit, and one of the early
settlers on the reservation, has
been making his home in Milbank
for a week or two past, and is
engaged in securing orders for
the Jewell nursery.
Word recently received from
Miss Georgia Rawson states that
she expects to leave Los Angeles
for San Francisco this week as
q delegate to the Purity conven-
ton TO be held in the last nam
ed city.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
What No Wished 20 Know.

Here's an article in this magazine
entitled How to Meet Trouble" said
Mrs. Wedderly. "Shall I read It to
your"
mo. thank you" replied hts wife's
husband. "How to dodge trouble Is the
brand OF Information I'm looking for"
Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

The road question Is the biggest
problem before the people Of the Unit
ed States today. Everybody recognizes
the value of improved roads. The
farmers all know it, the owners of
good horses appreciate 1t, and the auto
mobile enthusiasts dream about 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
Drao thu Roads.

Drag the roads now. and drag them
often. and as summer advances the
small amount OF dust on the road and
the absence OF deep ruts will be posi-
tive proof that the dragging was good
maintenance work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

Improving b Macadam Road.
The breaking up Of a water bound
macadam road under motor vehicle
traffic can be readily overcome by the
application Of a bituminous wearing
surface, and. with SO many oppcrtuni-
ties to make use OF the macadam road
to at least local advantage. the time
has not arrived when that method Of
constructing public highways can be
cast aside or relegnted to the rear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
Begin Early

to save money to buy a piece
of land, let us help you. We
can put you in immediate pos
session of a House, Lot or
Farm. We have many choice
properties listed on our books
and among them you may
find just the place you want
at just the price you feel like
paying. Let us show you
some of our bargains.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

CONvICTs ON ROAD WORK In COLORADO.
to put the honor system into effect
with the convicts under hts control,
but evidently has hope Of being able
to do SO with certain classes.
1t is worthy Of note that the effect
Of road work is good on the mind of
the public as we'll as on the morals OF
the prisoner. The average citizen is
liable to see for himself that very few
Of the convicts arc dangerous and that
many OF them, If given a chance, will
make good citizens" 1t has also
%''quickened the demand for better
roads,"
Many prisoners are employed by con
tractors or farmers ut the expiration
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
0oino Down.

Redd-He started out with q $4,000
automobile.
0reene-And what q Is he using
nOw1
"A street car."-Yonkers Statesman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
Mileage Of Public Roads.

The public roads OF the United States
have . mileage ten times the length Of
the steam railroads. and the passenger
traffic on the public roads Is more than
200 times the passenger traffic Of the
railroads.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

BanQuet-A social function at which
one endures a poor meal for the sake
OF the speaking which IL to follow and
then endures poor speaking for Sthe
sake Of politeness.-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22
MUST GO ON PAYING.
Supreme Court Issues an Order to
Sand Companies.

The supreme court today ordered
the Weir and Fowler sand companies
to continue their payment of sand
royalties to the state pending final de-
cis1on in their suit to test the state
sand royalty act. Notice of an appeal
to the United States supreme court
has been given and the appeal was
perfected today when the court issued
an order covering the disposition of
fees.
Under the courts order, the appel
1ants must pay to the state treasurer
the fees now due. They must also pay
monthly into the treasury the royal
ties required under the law. This
money will be retained by Earl Akers.
state treasurer. in a separate fund and
will be subject to the order of the
court when litigation is finally deter
mined. None of the money paid to
the state under the order will be dis
tributed until the test suit is finally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22
MUST NOT REBUILD.
An Embargo Is Laid on X. c. South
ern Bridge Piers.

The Kansas City Southern will not
be permitted to rebuild its i<aw riv-
er bridge piers except by court order.
Governor Capper today issued to Sher-
iff Hinch an order placing him in con-
troi of the bridge property and MAX
ing impossible the rebuilding OF the
piers except through court proceed
ure.
Recently the governor placed Sher-
iff Hinch in charge of the Kansas City
Southern's railway bridge at Kansas
City. Last week, when flood conditions
were threatened, a section of the piers
was removed. 1t is now believed that
the railroad will attempt to replace
the approa ches To prevent such &C :
ton and to force, if possible. the rails
ing of the bridge, Governor Capper
gave to the sheriff an order placing
the bridge in his jurisdiction. Sheriff
Hinch came to Topeka today with r.
L. Higgins, city attorney for Kansas
City, Kan. AS soon as the order was
issued, Hinch returned to ka nSaS City
n enforce its provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22
BIGGER THAN EVER.
Stahl's Annual Picnic Will Present an
Elaborate Program.

The thirty-sixth annual picnic at
StahTs Grove near Auburn will take
place Thursday. June "a, beginning at
10 a. m. and continuing until late in
the evening. A lengthy program has
been arranged, several of the Sunday
schools of the western part OF the
county furnishing the numbers for the
mornings entertainment In the aft
ernoon a number of Topeka young
ladies under the direction of Miss
Ceora Lanham will render musical
and Evolutionary selections. At night
an amateur theatrical performance
will be given. Henry ]. Allen, editor
of the Wichita Beacon, and Frank P.
Lindsay, assistant attorney general,
are announced as speakers for the day.
Music will be furnished by the Bur-
lingame Boys band, which is in train
ing for it's trip to the Panama Pacific
exposition in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22

1875 per cent of the samples showing
milk that fell below the standard, and
the conclusion that 1876 per cent of
Topeka's milk supply is illegal.
Sixteen of the samples came from
one dairy-the only dairy from which
milk was found to be below standard.
from other diaries only two samples
were taken with two exceptions. In
these two exceptions the first samples
taken were very close to the legal re-
qufrements- They were. in bottles and
the low percentage of richness was
believed by both Mr.. Ice and DIR.
Rowles to be accidental, the bottles
probably having been filled from the
bottom of can in which the cream
had risen while the bottles were being
filled from the top. other samples
were taken in these two cases and the
milk met all requirements
So of the fifty-five dairies supplying
Topeka with milk, only one, or a per-
centage of is, instead of 1875 was
found to be selling Illegal milk.
Illegal Milk Defined.
DR.. Crumbine explained what is
meant by Illegal milk
1T must contain 3.25 per cent butter
fat and So per cent solids not fat. The
milk is considered dirty when the
dirt is visible to the naked eye. But
there is no fixed standard for determ-
ming dirt, and milk which has been
MIXED under filthy conditions can be
made to show no dirt at all by being
bacterial count will tell the story of
that milk. This is where a bacterial
count is valuable
The proprietor of the dairy from
which milk was found to oe below
legal requirements respecting richness,
was ARE sted on complaint of DR..
Rowles and prosecuted in the court
of Topeka. Three counts were sworn
to in the complaint and nine more
were held in reserve against him. He
entered a plea of guilty TO one count
and was fined $25. Samples from his
dairy have been up to standard since
that time.
Mr.. Ice and myself secured a large
number of samples from this dairy
because L wished to use them as evil
dence against the man, and as they
were to be used as evidence it was we'll
to have reports from twolaboratorieS,'
said DR.. Rowles. There was good
reason for these samples to be taken
and the inference that the state in
SpectOr was working this one lone
source of illegal milk merely to make
a showing is not just. But, of course,
this large number of samples from one
dairy should not have been used in
average for all the dairies.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22
CAPPER TO FAIR IN JULY
Host Of Rough Riders to Meet Roose-
welt at San Diego in Fall.

san Diego, Cal, June 22-From
ranches in almost every section of the
southwest have come inquiries as to
the exact date of Colonel RooSevelt'S
arrival at the San Diego exposition
late IN July. Col. Ralph E. Twitchell.
chairman of the New Mexico commits
SION to the exposition, is now touring
New Mexico and Arizona bringing the
summons to the veterans of the colo
nefs regiment of Rough Riders, main
~ residents of the southwest and ex-
pectS there will be a big representa-
ton of the riders waiting at the San
Dlego station when the colonel fin
lshes his hunting trip and reaches the
west coast for his visit to the fairs.
July also brings to the exposition at
leaSt four more governors, G. W.
Clark of Iowa, Samuel NJ. Ralston of
Indiana, Frank B. Willis of Ohio and
Arthur Capper of Kansas, with Lieu
tenant Governor w. Y. Morgan All
Will be accompanied by family parties
and their official staff officers.