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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Hot Soup Kitchen Wins Husband.

Vancouver, B.. c. Special: Hot
soup and other ~gastronomic delect-
ables served on the battle front in the
European war are seen to go hand in
hand with romance in an
ment that Miss Kathleen Dunsmuir,
daughter of Hon. James Dunsmuir,
former coal baron and lieutenant gov
ernor Of British Columbia, now with
the British forces in France, while
flict, has been laid low by an arrow
from the bow of Dan Cupid.
Miss Dunsmuir, according to a form
al announcement by her parents, is to
wee Mi. Seldom Humphreys, deputy
assistant quartermaster general with
the army service corps at Havre. The
distinguished Vancouver society maid,
who has man. friends here and in the
coast cities of the states, especially
Seattle. and the gallant major owe
their meeting to the war. Both are
now at the front.
Soon after war was declared, Miss
Dunsmuir, who is about 90 years old
and pretty, organized a fund among
her friend for a motor Kitchen, and
before the end Of the year was at the
front. dishing up the aforementioned
soup and other s~ustenance for the in
jured just back Of the firing line.
Havre vas the point at which her
motor periodically was QUILTED and
it vas there that Major Humphreys
came into the picture.
The date Of the ceremony was not
announced.
Her father is British Columbia's
richest citizen, n is credited with be-
ing the largest individual stakeholder
In the Canadian Pacific railway in
America,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Figuring a Future for Lansing.

From the Springfield Mass.) Republican
In view OF the fact that the term of
Senator O'Gorman of New York is to ex-
pire In March,. 1917. the suggestion is made
that Robert Lansing. secretary OF state,
might be considered for the succession
next year. 1t is believed that the national
administration would not be dissatisfied
II events should so urn as to retire Mr..
O'Gorman 70 private life. OF course. just
spared. but 9 year hence the work OF the
state department may be less pressing.
So lreason those who are talking about the
possibility that another secretary of state
from New York may retire from tina Of
flee and stop into tn United States Sen
ate. as Elihu Root did.
It Is recalled that MIR. Lansing is not
without some knowledge OF practical poll
tics. for In 1891 he was the personal man
ager of Roswell p. Flower when he ran
for governor. Governor Flower was much
pleased with the young man Since that
time Mr.. Lansing has been chiefly known
professionally. All this f~orecasting is. Of
course. pure speculation. so far as the New
York senatorship is concerned. and seems
at present unlikely to come about-but all
sing has come to be of national interest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
THE ISLAND OF IDLENESS.

Copyright, 1915, by the lecture News
paper Syndicate).
Bobby. be sure and fix that fence
before night" said Mr.. Elder.
Bobby went in to his dinner. Then
he started out with nails and a ham,
mer to fix the fence. AS he passed the
woodshed he noticed his fishing pole
on the dusty walls. a bit Of a dried
worm still on the hook.
Guess there Is plenty of time to fix
that fence later on in the afternoon
said Bobby. jerking his pole down from
the board. II will fish a bit first. then
fix the fence by shutdown"
In 10 minutes he had dug up enough
worms to fill a small can and was on
his way to the big creek that ran
down on a smooth. warm stone that
hung over the stream. Making his coat
into a pillow. he lay back on it. sticking
the pole between his knees. Overhead
the white clouds seemed to be ships.
with snowy sails pushing across a blue
sea. Then shadows would come over
the light and the sky grow misty.
MY. but It's pretty out here in the
spring." sighed Bobby. How nice If
there were no school or Work-only
play and have fun"
Just then Bobby felt a quick pull on
the line n the cork jerked under. Up
he pulled the line, and at the end was
dangling, not a fish. but a funny some
thing which looked like a crab. only its
head was like that of an old nan. with
cred and gray.
Bobby let the line drop, and the odd
creature flopped down on the rock.
are a queer duck!"
I'll have you understand. my lad.
that l am not any duck at ALL" re-
piled the strange looking thing. II
am one Of a race that existed 100000
years 6 and am one of the few left.
l judge l have been asleep for several
hundred thousand years. for I see
none Of my friends left in the stream
from which l came
Somehow 1t did not seem odd to hear
this creature talk. So Bobby replied
quickly: THE reason you We're wax
ened up is that some men are blasting
a deep hole here. and that probably got
the dirt loose around you"
Don't know about that" said the
funny object. but 1 do know this-I
wish I We're back In the water: the air
makes me creepy. 1 am an Umbak and
have all kinds of magic owe in the
mud at the bottom of the stream. but
none in the air. If you will throw me
back. I will grant you any wish you
make as soon as l strike the mud"
Done" said Bobby, and he pitched
the Umbak back into the creek, saying
out loud: Il wish I were in a place
where there was never anything to do
but play"
Whisk! Bobby felt himself carried
off like an arrow to one Of the white
clouds floating overhead. Then he
was gently dropped. He found himself
on a beautiful island. green as an en-
erald and like a vast flower garden. On
the lawns We're games Of all kinds. the
ball diamond was marked out clearly.
there were tennis courts and marble
rings and every conceivable sport i'm
aginable. but Bobby noticed that the
people of the place sat about glumly
under the trees.
What do you call this place. any
way?" he asked of a boy who seemed
more gloomy than the rest.
replied the boy. and no work is done
here-nothing all day but play. and we
never get anything real done. Wish
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
BRITISH BIRTH RATE
DECREASE ALARMING

London. (by mail).-The recent re-
turns on the British infant birth and
death rate are characterized as dis
tinctly alarming" by the London Lam
Get.
The continued fall in the birth rate,
which has now reached the lowest level
heretofore recorded, may have many
explanations. the journal comments ed
itorially. but the fact of the deliber-
ate Limitation of families, whether from
provident or selfish motives. can nc
longer be ignored"
The Lancet says that there has new
er been a time in England that employ
ment has been SO easy to obtain and
80 much money distributed among the
poor, through good wages and women's
separation allowances. yet these very
facts may nave contributed to the in
creased mortality rate since they havs
given idle mothers more money to
spend on drink. Epidemic disease is
another factor in raising the rate, ow-
ing to the death of doctors and nurses
now engaged in military hospitals.
AS for the deliberate limitation of
births. not only the middle and upper
classes, but the working class, in late
years. are held to blame. wen the re-
ports about the great numbers Of war
babies seem now to nave been largely
baSeleSS.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
FRENCH AIRMEM NOW FLY
In FORMIDABLE SQUADRONS

Budapest. (by mail.)-Some details
of the mode of operations of the French
aviators OF the western front are given
in a letter from a Hungarian aviator
serving with the German armies in
France.
The French airmen." he writes.
now fly usually in flocks or squads of
considerable strength, both for recon
noitering purposes and for attacking
our aviatorS who are on reconnaissance
duty. AS the French possess a huge
number Of machines inc block our way
Systematically, we have had to follow
their example. Some pitched battles
btween comparatively large fleets OF
aeroplanes' are thus among the pos
sibilities of the Immediate future.
when the French desire to prevent
us from carrying out a reconnaissance,
a dozen aeroplanes ascend to a height
of 5000 feet n patrol our line. An
equal number rise to 5000 and fly along
our front, taking the opposite direction
from the first group. Should one Of
our machines attempt to pass through
the meshes of this net, the two French
%aViators who happen to be nearest at
tack it simultaneously, n from above,
and the other from below. If that is
not sufficient, two or more others fly
to their assistance.
THE French adopt similar methods
when they lombard our aviation CEN
ters, railway stations and camps. The
French air service is organized into
what they call squadrilla, which is
thoroughly practiced in maneuvering
together like a fleet at sea. In an at
tack on a German land position, the
quadrilla consists Of a very power
full machine which leads the way. a few
other scouts to see that the right di-
rection is maintained, and then the
Somb carrying machines. The squad is
| handled very Skilfully."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
MANIFEST DESTINY" NOT
ALTOGETHER HONORABLE


BY Luke Guardian In Philadelphia Ledger.
Mexican bandits ave invaded the Unit
ed States. They nave a considerable ad-
vantage over General Funston's soldiers in
the fact that when they retreat across
the Rio Grand they are safe from pur-
suit. But the American government.
something like three-quarters of a century
ago, was not nearly so conscientious as it
is today in observing the prophecies at
taching to international boundary lines.
The events of 1886 we'll illustrate the pow
er of a president to force the country into
war, whether the people like 1t or not.
The means which President Polk adopt
ed We're not such as to win the praise Of
historians or the unanimous approval Of
contemporaries. Polk saw that the only
way to get California and New Mexico
was to go to war. And SO he went to war.
Diary line of Texas. which in 1s45 was ad-
mitted to the union. Folks Vaccinations
both preceded and followed that event. A
very fimsy excuse he had, too. The Tex
ans claimed the territory lying between
the Nueces river and the Rio Grande The
Mexicans claimed that the Nueces was the
boundary line. The Texan claim had no
foundation. in previous history or in the
supported Texas for the sake of the ma
tons manifest destiny" though there is
no QOuDt tnat tne boundary question could
have been easily settled by diplomacy.
File sent General Taylor across the Nue.
ces. Then he sent him to the banks of the
Rio Grande. Taylor intrenched his army
opposite the Mexican town of Matamoras
AS Benton wrote. THE armies being thus
in presence, with anger in their bosoms
and arms in their hands, that took place
which everybody saw must take place
collisions and hostilities." The Americans
were attacked by a small detachment Of
Mexican troops. Then Polk plously sent a
message to congress-Mexico 'has shed
American blood on American soil.' Com
gress. to save the face of the nation, de-
ciared war. The preamble of the declara-
ton read; Whereas, by act of the Re
public of Mexico, a state of war exists
etc; The whigs protested that the state
ment was untrue. Lincoln introduced his
famous Spot resolutions" calling upon
the president to designate the exact spot
where the outrage had been committed.
Lowell IN the Biglow papers expressed the
indignation Of many citizens:
/ dunno but wut it's pooty,
Trainin' round in bobtail coats
But It's Gurus Christian dooty,
This ere cuttin' folks throats.
1t Is a pleasant certainty that at last
our manifest geographical destiny has
been fulfilled. ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Worlds Harvest Calendar.

Somewhere every month in the wear har-
vesting machinery or harvest hands are
working. The worlds harvest schedule
is as follows:
January-New Zealand, Argentina.
February-East India. upper Egypt.
March-Egypt, Chilli.
April-Asia Minor and Mexico.
May-Asia. China, Japan. Texas.
States.
~July-United States. Austria. southern
Russia, England, Germany. Switzerland.
mark. Poland.
Siberia.
November-south Africa Ind Peru.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Australia.
ThenAit all starts over again, beginning
with New Zealand n Argentina. The
United States exports harvesting machine
cry to all the countries named. and. also
many others.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Remarkable Remarks.

From the New York Independent.
Julia Marlowe-I am hungry for the real
world want to live life-not act it.
Ed Howe-People speak of the day Of
Judgment. There are thousands Of such
days.
Thomas A. Extraordinarily every nation
except the United States is more or less
predatory.
Sir Gilbert P~arker-The almighty heart
is stronger in the United States than the
almighty dollar.
g. K. Chesterman-I dare not conjecture
what will happen when the very worst
gist. $3.50
Ex;Goy. Eugene n. Foss-Business men
should accept public Offices. We have ali
the lawyers that the situation seems to
demand.
George W. Goethals--The best results
are secured through the cooperation OF
men who are contented and who have re-
spect for and confidence In their leaders.
Cora Harris-There's just one person
you can fool all the time. You can't fool
the public nor God. nor your family, nor
the children. but you can fool yourself
every day In the week,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
WANTS STORIES OF WAR
RELATED ON HIS GRAVE


Paris. (by mail.)-A French soldier
fighting in the Argonne has just in
herited an estate valued at $4,000 from
an eccentric retired army officer who
lived in the soldiers native village. The
only condition attached to the legacy is
that the soldier must from time to time
visit h grave of his benefactor and
relate there some of his war exper-
fences. The will says:
Being without family 1 leave the
whole of my fortune to Paul Cambon,
farmer. I desire thus to show my
gratitude to him for having for many
a listened patiently and with every
air of interest to the stories l used to
tell OF the war of 1870. l trust that he
will De spared to return to his village
after the present war. and my only re-
quest to him is that he come occasion
ally to my tomb and there relate some
of his own war experiences
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
! HALLE WAS WORTH
: DOZEN SERVANTS

From Scribner's Magazine.

From Scribner's Magazine.
Each time c.. Romeo arrived. an inn
maculate CLEAN of teeth. shirt Som.
would look him over without a word.
her arms akimbo, in perfect silence
look him up and then down. from his
head. slicked with "Anti-kink." to his
patent leather toes-his boots mad pale
yellow kid tops with very large black
buttons, and o may judge from that
now really magnificent was the getup
of c. Romeo. Slowly all the bombast
wilted out Of him under her whitening
gaze. until he stood before her an alb
ject. knock kneed object grinning like a
co~nciliatory dog. Then she would
launch forth:
"Yo' think yo' is terrible gran. yo'
Romeo. a-struttin' roun de streets
smokin' cegars"-one always showed
above the triangle of pink or lavender
handkerchief which hung from the edge
of his breast pocket-"while yo' ma
wuks her fingers to be done takin' in
washin'. Yo' too no count eben ter
support yo'. yo' mex her kill herself
a-doin' up yo' shirt fronts! l amt
gwine hab yo' a-sittin' roun' my kitch-
| en-. yo' trashy. no-'count loafer yo',
Jes' TAX yo' coat off. end dem collars
| end cuffs. enc go out in de yard end
l wv w b ASoo NAiS W oolAC a
| mebby l gwine speak to yo'."
Romeo would do as he was told. and
for the next hour the click Of the lawn
mower would bs the predominant
sound. quickenedr Itime it began to
| grow languid in toAe by a. remark from
! the kitchen: "Yo' is de slowest. ez
we'll ez de LATEST niger l eber seen.
I spec yo' amt got no blood inside
| yo'. but is all fill up wild air LAX err bal
loon. SOS yo' can't do nothin' but bounce
| erlong end strut"
She always put her lover to work.
and sternly refused to allow Mrs. Gray
to pay them for the many odd Jobs
which they performed for her. although
1t finally reached the point where the
| grass was kept cut. the flower bed
weeded, and the windows washed. The
| windows were done by a neighboring
| butler. John Dempsey. and nothing
| Mrs. Gray or his own mistress said to
him could deter him from washing
| them on his day off.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
A Poor crutch,

From the Milwaukee Journal.
The Chicago Tribune. which some time
cursion, and evidently considers itself
once again q bulwark of r~epublfcanism.
warns Republicans that they have no easy
road to travel. Against one deiusion 1t
gives especial caution:
1.-THE theory that a number of party
magicians can rub the full dinner pail
and summon the fairy success is beauti-
This is a pretty good text for some
of the old Tory organs and old time Tory
politicians who apparently rely on this
old time magic for the mainstay Of heir
cause. After a long enough time the pa
triot stun runs out with thinking voters.
Too many men know the lie hat Is
told about prosperity. Too many men
are able to see that the whole world
rocks on its foundations, Inc the matteE
Of prosperity is not to be decided by on@
stop and thiak about using the OF
aHE&sE r84a44 fSs5aa Mt II
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Windmill Signals,

FTom the lie CT de Paris.
The English are a practical people
who know the consequence of spying.
At Lemnos there are a number OF mills.
Ave or six in a group. The owners OF
these mills are not permitted to run
them altogether to their liking. The
English admiral requires that they
shall have his authorization. A pro-
prietor came one day to ask the adj
miral permission to run four mills for
two hours. The officer responded:
mo. you may run two mills four
hours The reason for this has been
stated that certain millers had an put
side acquaintance with the sea where
the wings Of their mills would carry
signals and reveal to the German sub
marines prowling about the island he
movements of the boats Of the allies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21

1 were anywhere but here. 1 would
like work-some real. hard work-for
a change"
Bobby grew tired of 1T. too. The con-
slant playing OF games. the having no
work In which to take an interest
wearied him. There was nothing new.
nothing being done. From day to day
1t was Just the same round OF games
and eating.
Gee whiz! but I wish I was back
at home and mending father's fence"
he sighed. Then he felt himself drop
and a large splash Of cold water dashed
in his face.
We'll. but I am glad that was a
dream" he exclaimed. as he waded to
the bank. mo more Island of Idle
ness for me. I like games as a recrea-
ton. but for a steady diet they grow
wearying. I guess I will go n Ak that
fence at once"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
E TO SUCCESS.
Paul Ellsworth in october Nautilu

Paul Ellsworth in October Nautilus.
It Is an excellent idea to plan your
mornings work al far as possible.
1t is important for you to be able
to get started without delay, for
your energy Is increasing then rath-
err than diminishing. In planning in
detail the days work, twill be ad-
visable for YOU to use a couple of
lists OF things to be done: one an
Immediate list" whose items must
be seen to without delay; the other
a future listf to be taken up later.
Look owe both lists every evening,
check off The things accomplished,
and notice those which are becom-
ing pressing.
Let me assure you that this habit
OF taking your business home with
you and devoting to it a little at
tention every night will not give
you brain fever or nervous prostra-
ton. Men do not work themselves
to death-Bright's disease and ar
teriosclerosis and the other organic
breakdowns to which the workers
OF the world are particularly sub
ject result from a combination OF
emotional causes. They are caused
by short circuits In the emotions.
from lust and worry and anger.
combined usually with wrong sat.
ing and muscular stagnation. Sci.
entttically directed work hurts n o
man. ave though II be vigorous
and long continued.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Heavy War Losses Of Innocent Norway
From the New York World.

How heavily neutrals may suffer In time
OF war Ia shown in the figures published
covering Norway's losses In ships In the
last Is months. Thirteen Norwegian ships
nave been destroyed by mines, "a have
been sunk by torpedoes. three nave dis
appeared in the war zone mi one was
crushed by a German warship. In addi-
not In any way q party to the war: II has
been strictly minding its own business: but
its commerce has been preyed on. Its ships
attacked and sunk by belligerent warships
powers. and only In one or two! cases has
Il received the consolation Of a tardy apot-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
china's "Day 81 Nationa, Shame

on May Z. OF this year. Immense Chi
ma was forced to accept infant Japan's
sultimatum. SELF Conscious Disgrace
Chinese undertook to perpetuate May
4 as The Day OF National Shame and
each year the rainbow flag is to be low
on tina day. The PeltingfChinese
chamber or comlnerc sent 10 all the
provincial chambers throughout the re-
:publicsS stirring appeal, entitled. New
en- Forget the Nations Disgracein
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21

Fountain pens are tested by an In
strninert called a miarolmeter. II one
piece Of the mechanism Is out even8a
rsneter rejects II as faulty.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21

Water. in which potatoes have been
boiled Is said to be an excellent remedy
for insects on animals. The first appli-
cation Is generally effectual: but 1t had.
better be repeated . few times to de-
stroy the eggs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21

A fluid secreted by certain fish
caught in Portugal is used by fisher
Of that ecuntry to make their bait
luminous, thereby attracting other fish
at night.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21

English electricians have developed
a thoroughly waterproof telephone ca
BILE that weighs only seven pounds to
the mile.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
chsap andbig canBakingP Powders do not
saveyoumoney. Calumetdoes-it'sPur
and far superior TO SOUL milk and soda.
Why Do the Girls Do II?

HSsMsEH4s - - ~ SOGtb E ~
Why do only very pretty girls
their hair In knots over their ears?'
asked Jenkins.
Because fur earmuffs cost money
In these val days" ventured Judkins.
They wouldn't probably, il they
knew constant covering up the ears
te,ds to- deafness. besides being un-
sanitary" said the doctor. The ears
require air as we'll as the face"
Pshaw!!' returned Jenkins, they
cove their ears because they don't
wishato hear all the pretty things said
about them"
Jenkins, you don't know a thing
about human nature, as exemplified in
the pretty girl retorted the doctor.
And they all laughed.
Rejoicing Of Original Submarine.
The whale chuckled.
least there is no controversy
about who invented me-" 1t cried.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
Left to right, top, Duchess of MARI
borough, Duchess of Roxeburghe
and Mrs. William Leeds. Rot
tom, Mrs. John Astor and Lady
Granard.

American women who have gone to
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