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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

PEASANTS OF AMERICA!

From the Wichita Beacon.

From the Wichita Beacon.
AS the facts develop IN the East Youngs-
town, Ohio. strike-rioting. when the tow
was partially burned. we find that the
problem of immigration was to a large ex-
tent behind 1t all.
For 80 years The large manufacturers of
this country have acted as If immigration
We're an important department Of their
business immigration they needed 10
solve their labor problem. The more
workers arriving every year--the more
men standing outside their gates every
morning waiting for any old job at any old
wages-the better the big employers liked
II. 1t meant. plenty of hands at low cost
Tor the hard. laborious, unskilled work.
This IN turn meant plenty Of recruits
the cost of common labor was kept down
and quiet maintained among skilled work
eIs by the spectacle OF more. and yet
more. ready to jump into their Jobs.
In every Industrial locality there grew
up "settlements'' of ureducated. unframed
slrangers--peasants from the backward
countries.
Did the manufacturers have any thought
ior the welfare OF these unframed people?
Did me big employers take steps TO
educate them, or their children?
Did the fellows who capitalize inl,nigra-
non INTO big profits do anything to teach
these strange-tongucd peasants the Amer
lean language, or enlighten them on Amer
lean customs and American laws?
NOT one bit of 1t! They were perfectly
wing to let them huddle miserably in
- "it llity cdlltso noun
ING ABOUT the country Of their adoption.
The big employer wanted down-trodden
peasants to remain down-trodden and ig-
horant. thinking the thoughts and living
lne life of the European
There were profits in it-big profits.
But tnese employers forgot the law that
action Is followed by reaction. The in1rni-
grant always wakes up. lie sees better
NE. about him. he hears Of better wages.
ne learns mat his labor is worth more.
so 1t was ut East Youngstown. The
peasant laborers in this steel mill heard
that other steel mills were advancing nav.
Moreover. they learned that the COM
pany's stock had nearly doubled in value.
plain enough proof to the most untaught
that profits We're huge. And vet the com
pany refused a little increase in wages.
ms meant rank injustice to them.
Ihey We're uneducated. Their intelli-
gence was low. Law and order were verv
indefinite things to them. Huddling to-
setner IN undisciplined masses there was
nothing and nobody to temper the wild
ana wilder discussion of men who felt that
theY mad been imposed upon. They be-
came saVases-shootlng, stabb.ng, burning
initiating the anarchy which is blazing
It's fearful way through Europe under the
guidance of kings. "
America can no longer plav with the
immigration problem. Immigrants are hu-
man people, not bloodless machines out
or which captains of industry may squeeze
pront. The peasants of Europe should not
pc permitted to become peasants of Amer
lea. Iheir training as citizens of America
should begin the moment they step on our
SOIL. III they don't want to become citi-
Zens we should see thar they shall not
at any rate become disturbers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Superman Of A. D. 10000.
Prof. Edward Alsworth Ross, in the Worl
Gl1flnnl

I IOl. ELuWdIu AlSWOTlD HOSS, III the WOFll
Outlook.
1t is not that the Szechuanese ara
not clever and ingenious. Those who
have known them longest question
whether in a match on even terms our
w race could keep up with this peo-
pie. Their p~hysiognomy tends to be
refined and intellectual, with little of
the Monaghan cast Of feature. One
comes on youthful shepherds. who re-
call the wonderful shepherd A%ntinous.
who became the favorite Of the EN-
peror Hadrian. Oval faces with arch
ing. penciled eyebrows, fine eyes. deli
cate temples. straight noses and high
u nostrils challenge ones notion that
male beauty went out with the Greeks.
of course. the yellow race a never
match the whites in charm of tint, but.
as regards mold. l doubt if there is
anywhere a countenance more worthy
of the super1nen of the year TO- 900 A.
ID. than that of the high-bred Chinese.
But they glory not at all in their
physical possibilities, and athletic
games have met with little favor
among them. For centu les the spec
tacled scholar has been the pace setter,
and debility has been supposed to be
necessary accompaniment of intellect,
The merchant glories in his soft
muscles and his paunch. Even walk
ing is demeaning and foreign officers
~promenading the streets in Chengtu
have been taken for foreign coolies
because they used their legs. Perhaps
the athletic games fostered by the
Christian schools and colleges together
with the inspiring slogan of the
Young Mems Christian association,
"All-round ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, in
teilectuai: moral and religious-for my
self and for Others" will cure the leth-
argy that lies like an evil spirit on the
energies of most of the yellow race.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Exercise In Winter.
From the indianapolis News

fTOIu lIe lHutditdp cilS NEWS.
With the advent of cold weathe almost
every person. except those engaged in out
door occupations or athletics. naturally
ceases the various forms OF outdoor eN-
ercise that were popular in the hummer
months. The office man who has spent
his leisure tim on the links puts his
clubs away. until spring: the ennis play
er slows his racket: the man who walks
downtown In the summer rides in the i'll
ventilated. often pneumonia and grip-in-
tested street car; the conoeist no longer
ing that the WINNIE puts his swimming
suit on the shelf against the time when the
call of the water lures him. The effect of
this sudde relaxing of activities, com
bined with the closer atmosphere of in
doors generally. is likely to show itself in
ones physical condition. Physical exercise
tendency is not to take exercise unless it
comes In a pleasurabie form. A brisk
walk morning and evening Is conducive 10
good health IN the winter, There are
with In the bedroom before going to bed
that will help No apparatus for this is
necessary, as the effect of lifting weights
and pulling against resistance may be OH
tatned by making the muscles rigid.
The athletic institutions that conduct
regular, classes are the best places for
some incentive. The class work is pleas
urable. Thse games INDUCED in furnish
the element OF competition that makes
them pleasant. Physical activity will
drive depressing mental worry away. This
should he sufficient recommendation for
gymnastic work in a class. One enters on
the period OF class exercise usually with
little zest. but the work soon starts the
blood coursing through the veins and
sends its slow to che farthest points OF the
body. Cold hands and feet soon become
warm. and the exercise Is a positive pleas
ure: Afterward a hot bath. followed by a
cold one to avoid ticking cold. and a brisk
out in the street In such a shape that he
will bid defiance to chilly weather. Regu.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Women as Leaders In Education.

or the 1900 conspicuous positions.
largely OF an administrative character,
listed in the 1915-16 educational direc-
tory just issued by the interior de-
partlnent through it's bureau of edu-
cation. $500 are held by women. There
are women who are college presidents.
state superintendent of public in
struct1on. county superintendent. d.
rectorS OF Industrial training. heads of
departments Of education in colleges
and universities, directors of schools
Tor afflicted and exceptional children,
and librar ians.
Twenty-four Of the 622 colleges and
universities listed in the directory are
presided over by women. OF the
nearly 5000 county superintendents in
the country sos are women. The
tendency to fill this position with wom-
en- is almost wholly confined to the
west. One state. Montana. has not
one man is count superintendent.
Wyoming has only two. Kentucky is
the only southern state that utilizes
women in this office; the state has
26 women az county superintendent.
On the other hand. there are only 26
women city superintendent in a total
of over 1000.
Seventy institutions for the blind are
listed in the directory. OF these Is
are directed by women. OF the rs
state schools for the deaf. 10 are I'M
der the leadership Of women: and of
the % private institutions Of the same
character, 16 have women superln-
tendents. OF the 81 private institu-
tons for the feeble minded. 20 are UNI
der supervision of women
Fourteen out of Sc directors of In
dustrial schools are women: and 48 Of
the 200 schools of art are in charge
Of women. Women have almost a
monopoly of library positions. Out Of
1900 public and society libraries given
in the directory women supervise
1.O75.
Tie government bureau OF education
itself ~exemplifies the call for women
in executive educational positions; IL
of the 33 bureau officials listed in the
directory are women.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
COFFEE WAS 1T.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

All my life have been a slave to
coffee. l kept gradually losing my
health, but l used tt say nonsense. it
don't hurt me.
Slowly | was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
nervous force was shattered.
My heart became weak and uncer-
tain in its action and that frightened
me. Then my physician told me hat
I must stop drinking coffee or l could
never expect to be well again.
Il thought Of Postum but could
hardly bring myself to give up the
coffee.
Finally l concluded that l owed it
to myself to give Postum a trial. I got
a package and carefully followed the
directions, and what a delicious, nour-
fishing, rich drink it was! Do you
know, l found it very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum.
Almost Immediately after l made
the change l found myself better. and
as the days went by I kept on improv-
ing. My nerves grew steady, I slept
we'll and felt strong and well-balanced.
Now the old nervousness is gone and
l IN we'll once more"
1t pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for health
is the greatest fortune one can have.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and CSC pack.
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly In a cup Of hot va
ter. and. with cream and sugar, makes
"a delicious beverage instantly. sOc and
SEC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
: cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason for Postum.
sold BY GrocefA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
A Billion Dollars.
O. p. Austin, Former Chief of the Bureau
Of Statistics I

O. z. Austin, Forlner Chief OF the Bureau
Of Statistics.
ri wonder II we realize when we talk ot
81, OO0.C COO, 900 what an enormous sum Of
money 1t means. We all know how rap
idly an expert counter OF coins will mantp.
ulate them. You can scarcely follow the
motion of his fingers as he shifts the coins
from one pile to another and counts them
The treasury experts will court 1000 sill.
yer dollars In an hour and keep 1t UP all
day long: but that is their limit. Work.
ing eight hours a day. then, an expert
counter of coins will count 32.00O silver dol.
lars in a day, but how iofs will 1t take
him at hat ratio TO count 81. 900, COO? Thirty.
n days. But that Is only the beginning
OF the measurements of great figures, foI
II this same man We're to go ON counting
10 years ne would find that he had only
counted 101. 10000 OF them. and that to
count 31.O00.C00.000 would require lO2 years
OF steady work at tho rate 81 eight hours.
a day during every working day OF every
one OF the ZOE yean.f
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Archie'S Neck,

Little WILHELM small boy stories
the central figure is nearly always
named Little Willie-came running
into the house, suffering in his ex-
element:
"Mommer," he painted, do you know
Archie Sloan's neck?"
DO you know Archie Sloan's neck?"
mother.
do l know Archie Sloan's neck?"
repeated her offspring.
Il know Archie Sloan,' answered
the puzzled parent; 80 | suppose I
must know his neck. Why?"
Well" said Willie, che just now
fell into the backwater up to it."-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Cuttina the Pups Tail.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Regarding the tariff, my view was
thai our undertaking was not to i'm
mediately adopt a theoretically cor
rect tariff system. but simply to
climb gradually down from the pro-
. tectiye heights upon which the re-
publican party had placed the manu-
featuring interests of the country,
not to jump down at the risk OF de-
itruction, hut to climb down slowly
md laboriously. with a view to pre-
serving, as far as practicable, every
American industry and iniuring none.
when we IN to q practical real
ization Of what we had promised by
legislation, we were inclined.
thought. to go too fast and too far"
Senator Newlands.
There are two ways of cutting off a
pups tail. One is cutting it off at the
point at which you wish IL cut. and nav
Ing done with it. The other is cutting It
off an inch at a time till you arrive at
the point at which YOU would have cut 1t
had you done the business at one whack
Neither method is approved by the pup.
The historic individual who adopted the
method last described, uDon the ground
that to cut off the whole tail at one time
exponent Of evolutionary reform Had
the I'LL had his way the evolutionary re-
form would have stopped after the first
stroke OF the Ratchet.
Admitting for the sake OF argument that
the reductions of the tariff made by the
democrats are as radical as Senator New.
lands-to say nothing of Senator Penrose-
regards them could the democrats have
fooled the pup. and retained his good will
II they had chopped an inch at a time
tenn that was attacked too fast" In the
opinion Of the gentleman from Nevada
have been tIckled to death with a pro.
gram OF gradual reduction?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
English Have Long War Step.
the London Chronicles.

Soldiers are marching across Europe.
but they do not keep step. They vary
i Hss" Of =, their lan pace pace. y The lse sr lHp ann tnf aa !
step Mh inches, the longest Of all the
steps. Germany keeps step with Switxer-
land-they each do 81 inches. while % inch
es is the pace In the armies of Italy.
France and AustCia.
The Russians take the shortest step. 27lh
inches. and only do liz in q minute. The
German infantryman does ia. the Aus
trian 11s and the French and Italian each
manage 100. Consequently. 10 march a
mile takes the Russian % minutes, sthe
Austrian Is "a minutes. the French and
italian IS minutes, while the German
could beat this by 10 or IL seconds.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

0odd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. / used three boxes. That
y now three years ago and my Back
acne has not returned in It's severity,
and by using another two boxes a lit
lie later on. the pain left altogether
and { have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. / recommend
-0odd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
over | can" Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC.
Per box ut your dealer or Dodd's Medi.
Cine Co. Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
THE BUILDING
OF A COUNTRY
The Natural Pride Of Those Who
Take Part in 1t.

10 those VINO nave Dullt railroads
through and across the prairies OF
Western Canada, connecting that great
empire of grain and cattle, horse and
sheep with the worlds markets in the
east, must be awarded the privilege
Of looking upon their work, and its
results with pardonable pride. If they
reminiscence. and tell Of the h%ardships
and the privations, why shouldn't
theyf The broad prairies on which
the buffalo roamed and fed, are now
Farms-large and small-on which
machinery has chased the bugaboo Of
iaborfous work Off the farm, and max
ing farm life one of the most pleasant
and prosperous of occupations-are
being cultivated by men Of the highest
stamp of manhood. Many of these
have Inherited from their forebears
the physical strength and the high
type of manliness that was theirs in
the days when they hewed their homes
out Of the virgin forest, and made
them what may be seen today, beau
tiful farms in the east. On the whole
the western prairies breed a high type
OF manhood. wrest from him faults
and diseases which would be his were
it not for the upbuilding influence and
character Of prairie life.
When the builder of the western Ca
madam prairie looks upon the result of
his work. why shouldn't his chest ex-
pAnd? 1t was probably some of this
feeling OF pride that took possession
OF Sir Donald Mann. vice president OF
the Canadian Northern Railway the
other day In Winnipeg. when he said:
II am not In the habit of giving adj
vice. but l have no hesitation Of advis-
ing the young men Of Canada. every
young man. to get out and get a piece
OF western Canada's land that now
can be had for the asking and be their
own masters"
ut was 36 years ago when l first
came to Winnipeg" he said. "At that
time there were less than 10000
people west OF Lake Huron in Canada.
and the only bit Of railway In opera
SAoAl W0U oL. AoOHuLdCc. bilU GILL;
erson-about sixty miles. Today there
+ nearly 10000 miles Of railway in
actual operation and the population is
over two and a quarter million, q won
derful achievement in such a short Pc
rtod you will agree. when you have
contemplated 1t a moment"
"AtsthRt time all the -four, meat and
many other supplies for our contracts
we're brought from the States. Now
consider what the west is doing to-
day. You have a grain production en-
ceeding a billion bushels and yet only
u comparatively small area OF tha till.
able land of the country is occupied.
Five years hence you will be more
than doubling hat."-Advertisement.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
No Improvement.
From Yonkers statesma,

From Yonkers Statesman.
Got any property about hereg, asked
tax man atithe door.
Yes. / got a small lot" replied the
.uxom woman with the Bingham apron.
answered the bell.
Where is it?"
About two miles from here
rs 1t ~improyed?"
/, We'll ! got a husband buried there. but
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Tho Pamoered Farm Hands.
From the Kansas CITY g..

FrUH lHe harISAS CITY Star.
"What do you want with all those ham
mocks and photograph records and fancy
groceries," asked the st~orekeeper. "Go.
Ing to have summer boardersp"
NO" replied Farmer Corntossel az
wouldn't waste all them on slmmer
'boarders. I'm tryin' to make the place
attractive enough to persuade a few farm
hands to linger around an help me OUT
with the wheat CROP ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

A recent acquisition by the Univer-
sity of Washington, at Seattle, is a re-
markable stump of petrified cedar.
found at an altitude of 1900 feet. Tho
stump. which is Is feet high and five
thick. is almost pure yellow in color
with an extremely classy surface.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

The visitor from the United States
can not fail to be impressed with the
absence OF files in Havana. A fly ie
q re0l rarity-so is q mosquito-and
screens are not at all a necessity. The
absence OF these pests Is simply the
result OF municipal cleanliness and
a
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

Its last stages, |
tried Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills. After
using two boxes I
was somewhat re.
lieved and I stop.
ped the treatment.
In the spring OF
the next a I
had another at
fnnk u,nr< for
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
The Specles.

There il lot OF rot in this local,
option business"
Then I guess it's dry rot"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

lar exercise in winter rids the bods of it's
poisons and undoubtedly a sane method
Of taking exercise assists in warding off
grip and pneumonia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
the PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. w. Schmitz. Thomas,
Okla, writes: "I was troubled with
BackAche for about twenty-five years.
When told I had Bright's Disease In
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Easy.

Mrs. Jones--What would you give
a dog to prevent Its barking at night?
Mr.. Smith-Give it away.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

In Prussia there were slaughtered for
food In one year 5s.4Sl horses, besides
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
Valentine Kachoula ueft) and Alexandra Walliska.

These two girls have Just arrived in New York and will tour the coun.
try soc with the famous Serge Diagelef Russian ballet dancers. Tn.
young lady On the left wa picked for the American tour because in q
beauty contest in Moscow she won first priza
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

oregon spruce is used In making
aeroplanes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03

Electricity il used ! n France In rip
aning cheese.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-03
ITCHING, r N scALPs
Crssted With Dandruff Yield Readily
e cutlcura. Trial Free.

Caticura Soap 70 cleanse the scalp OF
dA1drun cruAtings and scalings. and
Cutdcafa Ointment to soothe and heal
atch1nes and irritations. Nothing bet
a., sufer or moro economical than
eheGe 0uperscreamy emollients for hair
aAd 1calp troubles Of young or old.
ssS keosanmrle eacl, by mail with Book.
Addfess postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Z,
BOGtnngs old everywhere.-Adv.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-16
UNION PACIFIC TO TEST
ADAMSON LAW IN COURTS

Omaha, Nov. 9.-The Union Pa-
cific Railroad company filed suit in
the federal court here to test the
constitutionality of the eight-hour
law recently passed by congress and
known as the Adamson act. Thomas
S. Allen, United States district at
torney, and four Union Pacific train
men representing the different
railroad brotherhoods are made
parties defendant.
The bill of complaint alleges that
the law is unconstitutional because
it violates the guarantees of the
fifth amendment of the federal con
stitution, and because it is unwork-
able as applied to existing condi-
lions under which the trainmen arc
operating. The bill of complaint is
a printed document Of considerable
size and contains copies of all the
schedules under which the train
men work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-16
BIG VICTORY
FOR PROHIBITION
Over Half States in Union Voted for
Prohibition
ONLY TWO STATES VOTED WET
Twenty-Five States Our Of Forty
Eight Are Now Dry-Cali-
fornia and Missouri Went
Wet
ONLY TWO STATES VOTED WEI

Chicago, Nov. 9.-More than
half the forty-eight states or the
Union have been put into the dry
column. Those added to the list by
the election Tuesday, making the
total Of dry" states twenty-five are:
Michigan, Nebraska, South Dako-
Ia, Montana, Utah and Florida. The
territory of Alaska has also been
added to the dry" possessions of
the United States. The states which
voted on the liquor question In
which the "dry" forces seem to have
been defeated, although the returns
are not all in, are California AMI
Missouri.
A number Of victories were gain
ed for dry legislation in the defeat
Of propositions put forward BY the
vets which the vets Intended
should act as checks on the dry
movement. In Colorado an attempt
was made 10 secure an amendment
favoring the use Of beer under GER
tain restrictions, and in South Da-
kate and Arkansas the vets cham
pioned local option as against state
wide prohibition. In each instance
the plans Of the vets were defeated
The statewide victories against
the saloon we're secured through
the efforts Of the Anti-saloon Lea
que in the various states and give
great encouragement 70 the aim OF
the league saloonless nation by
1920.