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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
Kind of Preparedness Wanted.
From the Pueblo lColo.l Chief

From the Pueblo (ColO8 Chieftain.
The people OF the United States do not
want a preparedness that will put upon US
the burden OF militarism under which Eu-
rope has been staggering for the past %
years.
We do not want a preparedness that will,
encourage the growth of military NIB
ton, and that will stimulate hatred or
jealousy of other nations.
We do not want a preparedness that will
build up a group of contractors and man
selfishly concerned In increas-
ing the expenditures of government with
out a close regard for national neces-
stiles.
We do not want a preparedness that
will detract in any way from the strength
Of our position in support of the principle
thai war is supreme folly and Supreme
waste, and that the rights Of peaceful
industry are superior to the alleged lights
of military necessity.
We do want a preparedness that Will
give a reasonable assurance that this
county will not be wantoniy attacked by
any nation jealous of our prosperity or
covetous of our wealth.
We do want a preparedness that win
give us a defensive strength compatible
with our Importance as one of the great
nations of the world, and consistent with
the duties we owe to ourselves. to the
people of other nations and to the adj
vancing cause of civilization and human
progress.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
Muldoon's Mistake,

There was no doubt about it. Nj.
chael Muldoon had lost his ffve-pound
note. How, then, was he to get back
to Dublin?
But, sure. the London police would
find 1t for him? Into a station
marched Michael and told his sad
story to the sergeant.
The officer was inclined to be sym
pathetic.
Il suppose you wrote down the
number of the note?"
"And OF did that. SORT" said Mike.
proudly.
"And what is the number, then?"
"And isn't that Just what 1 don't
know myself?"
"But you said you wrote it down."
exclaimed the officer, testify.
That's the worst of it. l wrote il
on the back of the note!"-Londou
Tit Bits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

j NoRTHcLiFFE REMAkEs
BRITISH JOURNALISM

M
From the North American Review.
Lord Northcliffe has been a power in
British journalism for now nearly 20
years: 1t was on May 4, 1896 that this
the streets of London. Its advent marked
q revolution in the press not merely OF
.hs metropolis. but of the whole Kingdom;
Up I'll then a certain ponderos!ty had
peen the hallmark of most British news
papers. They Were extremely respectable,
welghty and dull. They had. one might
nave said, a tempernental distrust OF
ilveliness as something dangerous and en-
sharing: Verbatim reports of everything
feportable, long winded and eminently
s~ehtentious editorials, and stodgy columns
pages. Occasionally some journal of I'M
usual enterprise would send a special
e~orrespondent out to Persia or Afghan
dities of European politics, would open
a subscription list for some semi-public
~oplect, or produce a new scheme of army
1t was a decent press and a we'll In
formed press: It was wealthy, .pontifcal.
extraordinary limited range. From the
every DAY interests of normal men and
women 1t stood serenely apart. 1t made
no effort to reach the mass Of the peo-
PIE who had grown to maturity since the
settlng up of a national system of educa-
ton. 1t was .curiously out of touch with
the commercial life of the country. In
general the appeal of the British press
- W. 1eS woo I'LL " lIc
and the fastidious.
Into the easy going and self satisfied
world there burst 10 years ago the Daily
Mall. Mr.. Alfred Harmsworth, as he then
was. Its originator and chief proprietor,
mad already shown as a producer of news
papers that he had ideas, keenness,
courage and initiative. But this was by
Tar the biggest venture he had yet es-
sayed. Over $2,500,ON was spent on the
initial cost of founding the Daily Mail;
two solid years We're devoted to the pre-
paIatory work, and the paper was issued
daily, complete in every respect, for near
ly three months before a single copy was
sold to the public.
Its success was immediate. Small where
Its rivals We're unWieldy, compact where
they We're diffuse, published at / cent
While they sold for 2, sacrificing every
thing to presenting the events Of the pre-
vious "a hours in as clear and as con-
else q form as possible, and with a news
hitherto been even attempted. 1t jumped
instantly into popular favor. The daily
circulation at the end of the first year
was over SOC, 900, and at the end of two
and a half years had passed 100000; dur
Ing the Boer war 1t reached the 100000
mark, and Is now, I suppose, somewhere
between 1890, 600 and 1,4O0, o0O.
From the first 1t has been a paper with
a real individuality. going, clean outside
the humdrrm game of politics. tackling
the questions that interest it with a d.
noncommittal fashion affected by most |
papers, suggesting rather than echoing
or criticising, and never content to hew
to the h~ackneyed line. The Daily Mail
became q national newspaper to a unique
degree.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

NEW BELGIAN CAPITAL
Is LOCATED At HAvRE


From Havre Letter to the Brooklyn Eagle
Havre. however. is something NOR.
than a British base. Havre is the Belgian
capital. Imagine IL you can the govern.
ment OF the United States moving to At,
lantic City; or better yet, to Ashury Park
ewes Ito max the analogy exact the Ger.
mans In possession of Washington. Sticl
the state department into one empty shoI
along the boardwalk. the navy department
into another. with the departments Of
and what not occupying adjacent shops in
the same building. There you nave a.
idea of Belgium m Havre.
h BelGlans chose a large new building
h!gh, with q row Of shops fronting The
street. Over the main entrance a smaI
sign In blue and white letters was erect
ed: Palais DIES ministeres. The Belgian
Belsian nag run up ! staff on the roof.
Iwo sentry boxes were set down at the
right and left OF the entrance and the
ministry moved In. after arriving In
matte corps iBrand Whitiock e1cepte eip'H 10
motor cars one dark night In November.
This Arrangement holds today. excepf
tor the ministry OF which Is impor-
liant enough TO occupysa large stone villa
Outside this villa the Belgian fiar f1.ea
during h day. At shutdown II 81 lowered
with what ceremony can be devised.
Three Or four gendarmes lin up at atten-
little garden. the military chauffeurs
stand with hands raised IN salute. on
the lAwnsunder the windows q few clerka
group Themselves and Baron de Brocque-
appear AZ the top ofashe low steps, aaasl 1 The
passerahy. y any. pause and remove
their hats.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
WAY OF THE MODERN MAIDEN
Lure of Romance Not as Strong as 1.
Was in the Days Of Her
Grandmother.

Apropos of a young girls rich mar
rage. Mayor Rockwell said at a recep-
ton in Akron:
Our girls don't marry disadvanta-
geously as often as our boys do. In the
whirl of love the female doesn't seem
to get as dizzy as the male.
"A pretty girl told me the other day
that she was engaged to a very rich
landowner.
"'Well, WELL I said, and here we ali
thought you'd marry the eloquent
young preacher who took you about so
much last summer
"The girl smiled.
Deeds speak louder than words.
she said"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
REAL CONVICTIONS
ARE OF SLOW GROWTH
e. 8. Morton in Harper's Maya

What are the accumulations
which ought to make 50 filter to
exercise authority than Is? Book
part, thoughts. BY the time he is
SO q man who is to amount to any
thing should have come to a few
large. seasoned convictions that
are part Of the fiber of his mind.
convictions OF that sort are not
blithely obtained out Of books.
Books may have to do with them.
but they are acquisitions Of the
spirit and though the rudiments OF
them may be come by in youth.
they need to be tempered, tried out.
and adjusted to practice by years
Of thought. talk, observation. ef-
Washington at Is had In him the
rudiments of the Washington that
was to be, but he had nearly 20
years OF training before he took
command Of the continental armies,
and he was first president at 81.
Lincoln In early manhood CROPPED
his way through grievous distress
and perplexities but by the time
he married, when he was 80, he had
come, II would seem. to q clear
sense Of the FUNDAMENTAL convic-
tons that made him. Eighteen
and talked In courts and taverns.
ami pleaded on the stump the faith
that was in him and Travelled va
riously. and then at. 81 he was
elected president.
Pitt. prime minister at "a. because
couldn't wait for him to get his
growth. broke down In the middle
Of his job and died at ~. Napo-
Q was first consul at so. had conn
pleted his activities at a. and died
at 52 Alexander at IS had done
II oVorvt hing Tint saaunoH ~ hf~> 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
No Compromise.

*Yo-all nee'n' to tell me. sah," omt.
nously declared Brother B~ombershay,
dat heaven am a Babdist heaven:"
Why amt 1t, sah?" t%ruculentIy de.
manded Brother Hawhee. "Lemme az
20, why amt it?"
aUh-kaze il twas. 'twould be q
plumb failure; dat's why! If dey tried
to make 1t SO, all de Meferdists dar
would rise right up in one voice and
march out! And whuhg would yo'
heaven be den. sah?"-Kansas City
Star.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
safe Retreat.

"Yassah. / likes dis jail!' cheerfu1ly
said 2 colored citizen who was in
durance vile. Il sho' likes it fine! De
lookout FUN dat winder dar am ele-
CANT and de bars acrost It adds to its
Traction. Inside it's as comfortable
and coy as"
Look here! What in the world are
you In for??"
.Bisamy. sab. / done got three
wives"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
Military Training for Young Men.
From Review of Reviews

Even the German and French army svs-
TENS, with all their objectionable phases,
have many advantages N the training and
development OF millions of young men
term Of army discipline to the ranks of
civil and industrial life. The United States
could have an army of 100000 young men,
and the highest possible training. orr
navy is doing much to teach and train
the young men who enlist In it, and it
can do still more of this kind Of work
pensive thing. but for the United States
1t Is at the present time a matter of me-
cessity. At least some portion of the ex-
pose. to make a brief period Of naval
service positively valuable for all future
life to g very large number Of younR
men. This Is Secretary Daniels aim,
Investigations show that sleep
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
ROCKEFELLER HAS SPENT
$2571,9O3 FOR CHARITY

New York, Oct. 1.-The Rockefeller
foundation has spent $2,571,9 O3 and
made applications for various commits
sfons, charity and missionary agencies
totalling $4.094. 809 since its organiza-
ton in May, 1909. to January 1, 1918,
according to the concluding installment
of the first annual report. The report
says the foundations total resources
are 500, O4S. 900.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
BANKER INTERESTED IN
BIG LOAN THREATENED

Chicago. Oct. 1.-Two guards were
on duty last night outside the suburban
residence Of Charles G. Dawes, presi-
dent OF the Central Trust company. of
Illinois. the first Chicago banker to 4
nounee his intention to recommend
900 loan to the allies. The guafds were
put there at the instance Of MIR. Dawes.
friends after they had learned 81 tho
receipt Of several threatening letters.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
sWlTchMEN Ask RAlaE.

Chicago, Oct. L. Switchmen em.
ployed by all Chicago railroads have
petltioned for an increase In pay Of S
cen an hour. according TO Grand
Railway Trainmen. After the Chicago
demand IS worked out. 1t was said
swttchmen in all other cities WIN malse
islSpilar demands
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

With q clear conscience you can
look any man in the eye and tell him
70 80 to-St. louis.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Investigations show that women sleep
and harder han men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

Continued mex, week.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

AAA***%%4%$@4%A%S
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
Queer Result of Measles

Madison Watson, a farmer of
Big Laurel, Va, is strangely af-
fiicted. He has never been able
to cloee his eyes for a few days
for over forty years. When he
was ten years old he contracted
the measles and when he re-
covered he was unable to close
his eyes. The boys parents
spent several hundred dollars in
doctor bills in a vain attempt to
have the boy cured. Five oper-
ations were performed but each
one left him with wide open
eyes.
Watson is a well-to-do farmer
and works each day on his well
kept tract, but at night he is for
ced to wear a shield over his
eyes while he sleeps.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
Want 5,OO0,O 900 Signers

Members of the Prohibition
party from Kansas, Iowa and
Missouri are holding a meeting
in Kansas City to launch a new
campaign to last 12O days in an
effort to obtain the signature of
5000, 600 voters on petitions for
national prohibition. The new
movement is planned to back
another bill in congress for the
wiping out of the liquor traffic,
which is to be introduced at the
next session. C. G. Hall nation
al committeeman of the Pro
hibitionists says a convention is
being arranged for 1916 of SO, 600
delegates to force the issue of ma
tional prohibition in the election
of 1916.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

Spoils may again be the un-
doing of the Democrats. Grover
Cleveland was elected in 1884
and within two years there began
the squabble over spoils between
the President and his party in
Congress which caused his de-
feat in 1883. It has appeared
ever since the Democratic party
got back, after nearly 20 years,
that the spoils disease is as deep
seated as ever in that organiza-
tion. it has caused nearly all the
troubles the present admins
tration has had to contend
against and it threatens now to
split the party. .-Capper's Week
ly.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
Luke hcLuke Says


It you hate a man you also re-
gard his dog as the sneakingest,
orneryest brute in the world.
It is funny, but it is q fact.
The Rich think the Poor are Ex-
travagant and-the Poor think the
Rich are Stingy.
After sizing up the people he
meets every day, q man can't
understand why any blamed fool
would want to be a Cannibal.
There are all sorts of people in
the world, including the human
hog who eats five times a~day
and roars about the Evils of the
Liquor Habit.
The Soft Hearted men are the
best fellows and have the most
friends. But they are usually
working for and paying rent to
the Hard Headed men.
Once upon q time a man re-
Fmembered that the day was the
tenth anniversary Of his wedding
and he brought home some
flowers and candy to his wife
and gave her a kiss. And it
took eight doctors nine days to
restore the poor woman from the
effect of the shock.
We have just had a peek at
the new winter lingerie. No. it
wasn't being worn. 1t was in a
fashion sheet. The popular gar
ment is the Umbrella Combina-
ton and it is about as big as a
mans pocket handkerchief. It
begins at the waist and it doesn't
reach to the knees. The dear
things wear this and get prickly
heat and fool men wear their
heavies with the bottoms rolled
up into wads around their ankles
and then they holler with rhe-
umatism. Cincinnati Enquirer
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
Forest Honesteads Sit
greaves National Forest

During the month of Decem-
Der, 1914, a total Of 12O acres of
land within the Sitgreaves Ma
tlonal Forest. Arizona, were list
ed with the Secretary of the In
terror and will shortly be opened
to entry under the Forest Home
stead Act. The lands thus listed
were applied for Individually by
two applicants, and each one of
these tracts was examined by a
Forest Officer and found to be
more valuable for agriculture
than for Forest purposes.
Those whose applications with
in the Sitgreaves National For
est were favorably acted upon
during the month of December
are: Israel Laxton. Show Low,
Arizona, David Dalton, Pinedale,
Arizona.
In addition to this 1912 acres
were listed to applicants within
other National Forests in Ari-
zona and 847 acres within Ma
tionals Forests in New Mexico.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
OUR NAVY IN 1912.
BY A. w. MACY.


Our navy gave a good account
Of Itself In the War Of 1912. This
10 the more remarkable beo-use
IL The beginning Of the war there
were only 1e 1ervIcea5ls war
vessels In the United States
navy. Some Of them wsrS Of
very formidable; but three, the
United statss, he i1constitu Ian
On the Presidens, were plsndld
44-0un frigates, superior o ny
British hip 81 the saIns kind In
A..lerIcan waters. Besides these
fe men-os-Nar fhore were 25z
ounboats, bat they were not OF
much service the war. On the
other hand, at the opening Of
the war Great Britain had, ae-
cofdlng to the Lyndon Times,
"from HaIlfax. to, the Meet tn-
dles, seven times the armament
6f the whole American navy"
T~o years later; sftef Napoleon
and Eile army had been disposed
81, Great Britain had x1s sflps Of
the Tine and 22e frIsates free 10
use against the United States.
AAsl>f - -s---s,,-4sssssss. /
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
Broken Neck Victim
Dies After Seven Years

Teddy Peters, for seven years
claimed to be the only living man
with a broken neck, who died re-
Gently at Monett, Mo-, was a
great curiosity, and thousands
who had examined him maryeled
at his condition. He was fifty
years old and his neck was bro
ken seven years ago, when a
bridge collapsed at Quebec, Can
ada. He was a structural iron
worker and is said to have fallen
PIG feet.
For months after the accident
he lay in the hospital at the
point of death, and when he be.
gan to recover a harness was
made to support his head and
leather straps practically covered
his body from the waist up.
He recently returned from Eu-
rope. having been travelling with
a show in Germany when the
war broke out. He had beer
quoted as saying that if the har-
ness were taken from his neck
for five minutes it would cause
his death. His death, however,
was caused by acute gastritus.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

A medical journal is authority
for the statement that table
spoonful Of glycerine in hot milk
or cream will at once remove the
most violent attack of coughing.
This is a simple, easily obtained,
and harmless remedy, and if it
keeps good its promise, will be
of great value.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

It is said that one Of the meas
ures that will be strongly urged
in Gov. Hunts message to the
coming legislature will be an ap-
paopriation for a prison farm at
Florence. This subject was up
before the last session. but fail
ed to meet the approval of the
majority of the members of that
body.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
DIET AND HEALTH
HINTS
by DIR. T. j. ALLEN
Food Specialist
CASE WHERE DIET IS At
FAULT.

A reader who asks for advice
40 TO diet and other measures In
case Of "CnaWing or all-gono
feeling at pit Of stomach, dull
pain at back Of neck and feeling
sometimes az II stomach were
rolling over and over" can be
assured that while there may be
other causes for the distressing
symptoms which should be con-
sidered, the diet 10 largely or
principally at fault. As a Icon
slant reader Of the Hints, which /
are much appreciated" he should /,
have no difficulty in making q
decided Improvement In his diet
which he thinks 10 "pialn"-
"toast, coffee and an egg, for
breakfast; some soup or stew,
coffee or tea and sos9etimes .
dessert o. homemade pie OF
: pudding r lunch, and meat con-
stitutes the major. part Of the
evening meal, although not eaten
az every last meal" The writ
Ing indicates a person Of nerv.
c"s, sensitive temperament, and
k4nefit will follow from gradual
y eliminating tea and coffee and
then meat, which may lead TO
further Improvement alens the
lines suggested In preceding
hints, but other conditions In
nuenclns health and working Ca
pacity should receive attention.
This should not be neglected TIL
the resistance is 20 lowered that
recovery may be difficult 40 well
40 expensive. Adopt the system
Of exercises TO be given In sue
ceedIns artlcles.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
Attorney 0. Gibson. promir

Attorney o. Gibson, promin-
ent prohibitionist Of Tombstone,
Cochise county, in speaking of
the new liquor law in regard to
wine Tor church sacraments, says
that if any minister is arrested
for using wine in this capacity
he, will defend them free of
charge. Gibson was candidate
on the prohibition ticket several
years ago for delegate to Con
gress.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

Edwin Gibson, of Leedy, Okla
homa, is thought to be the cham
pion chicken and turkey picker
of Oklahoma and Kansas. He is
20 years of age. He recently
cleared up $50 turkeys in nine
hours, and in the same time next
day picked POI chickens. He
has killed $50 turkeys in nine
hours. As he received A cents
apiece for killing turkeys, his
days wages were $24.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

A countryman in Savannah
(Georgia) observed a gang of
darkies laboring on the streets,
each wearing a ball and chain.
He asked one why that ball was
chained to his leg. ITO keep
people from stealing it, said the
darkey; cheap of thieves about
here"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08
England is still mistress O

England is still mistress of
the seas. Beginning the new
year, England views clear paths
in the seven seas for her com
merce. From authoritative es-
Inmates, it is learned that SO per
cent of her vessels over 100 tons
displacement are plying t h e
oceans and they represent 81 per
cent of the gross tonnage of the
United Kingdom vessels.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

There are more than $50 man
ufacturers of motor vehicles in
the United States. The total
production for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1914, was 435,
900 ears and trucks, valued at
$425, 900, 900. There are Is. 500
automobile dealers in the United
States.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

A steamer, on board which
was a cargo of 81, 150,0 600 eggs,
landed at Brooklyn, N. Y, one
day last week. Can it be pos
sible that the u. S. people can
not furnish enough Of this pro-
duct for their own consumption ?
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

A curiosity of the Frisco Ex-
position will be a monster cheese
manufactured at West Mechan-
icsburg, N. Y. It's manufacture
required 106, 600 pounds of milk,
and it measures four feet seven
inches in height and more than
25 feet In circumference.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

Snowflake is a town of 700 population
with oyer 1,5O0 surrounding population,
ranchers, farmers, stockraisers. IL Is
the home of Snowflake Stake academy;
Just built at cost of $50, OOO. Ana
home Office of Supervisor Of Sitgreavess
National Forest, containing the largest
body Of standing pine timber IN the
United States. 80
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

According to the department
of agriculture, the annual egg
crop of the United States is val
ued at $500, 600, 600, and it also
reports that we waste 200, 900, 900
eggs every year. No wonder
we have to call on foreign coun-
tries for this commodity.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

On account of the. foot and
mouth disease only $40, 600, 600
worth of stock was received at
the Union stockyards, Chicago,
last year.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

A Kansas editor is advertising
in his paper for half a million
subscribers. Suppose he should
get this number, cash with it,
what in thunder would he do
with all that money?
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

Thos. A. Edison, the great in
ventor, predicts that the Euro
pean war will last two years.
Also that Germany will lose out.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

The little country of Greece
has let contracts to Toledo, Ohio,
manufacturers for 81, 600, 900
worth of tents and poles. These
supplies are not for warning pur-
noses.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-08

Greenland has a population of
13, 459. All of these with the
exception of 384 are natives Of
that country. The largest settle
ment in Greenland contains only
766 inhabitants.