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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-01
Lease of Setoo! aud Endowment Lands

Notice is hereby given that on March
l5 1916. all Of the Unbiased common school
and endowment lands in Potter County
Will be offered for lease at public auctioil
petwe"n the hours OF 10 o'clock m and )
O'Clock m. al the court house in said
county.
Dlt at Piefrr Japnarv I. 1916
F1 20 II .FP.GRLE
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-01
cHANCE orr LIFETIMR.


No county in tho west offers better in
ducements to-day to the farmer dcsirins
to build home or to the capitalist look
ing for profitable Investment Tor bic
money than is offered in the fertile lands
OF Potter county, South Dakota, which
can b. purchased a, prices which ars
merely nominal when compared with lees
productive lands but a short distance
east. Here can be found railroads, school
aouses, towns and villages ready hmit
society orgaGizrd and equal to thu, al
the east ou the one I'D ann .,!..,v f.r
tI" lands OIL t!n. oti.rr-a coG,,natp.D N
Impossible TO tind in country .ati..,
Older OF newer than this. That this con.
ait'on rnnnct long remain il attrsted By
ahe ''rt 'l'it som" -: tli.sl,rew DIR 1 inv~e-
Tors oi The vest. conversu1it with tho
=. value OF such lands. "ais rapidly, buyyia1
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-01

GOOD RECORD
Chippewa Indian Boy is Automobile
Expert

From the '.Word Carrier of
Santee, Neb., for Jan-Feb.:
Out of the score OF nations rep
resented in an automobile factory
in Detroit, Michigan. it remained
for an Indian, Jos. Gilman, a
Chippewa, whose home is in Min
nesota and who is at present en-
rolled at the Carlisle pa Indian
School, to set the worlds record
for assembling a car of that make.
He had the machine ready for the
road in two hours and fifty min
utes after beginning work. The
previous record was three hour~
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Albert Gordon is at Pierre
hospital getting treatment for APP
pendicitis
An examination of the flies of
The Press since the holidays shows
a record of a snowfall here for
every week from Jan. ~ to Mar.
1st inclusive. with the exception
of the issues of Jan 19 and Feb %,
almost seven weeks continuous
snow, tho not near as heavy as it
was a year ago. Our local proph-
ct says this means favorable spring
weather-from and after Mar. lst.
The record a year ago does no:
show a continuous period of seven
weeks. which naturally was follow
ed by later and more unfavora-
bile spring season.
Boss Farmer w g Grant was
over from the Agency last Friday
and made trip out to Geo Com
eau's to inspect some horses and
cattle, with money consideration,
which George is about to trade to
an Indian named Long Rock for
quartersection Of land. We un-
derstand the tract lies in the vicin-
ity of Whitney or Willie Traversie
some ] ) miles below the Agency.
Also. we understand the stock was
'ok'd' and the deal will now 90
thru.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
The Mountain Ash.

Long ago people believed in witches
and evil spirits, who were going about
the country doing harm. They also
believed that the rowan (mountain
ASH had some charm to do away with
their evil powers.
So all the maidens wore the scarlet
berries of the rowan in their hair, and
the young men carried canes made
from the branches of the same tree
The housewife hung branches Of the
berries over her doorway, while her
good man hung the same about his
barns and stables, SO the witches could
have no power over his sheep and cat.
tie and horses.
For the same purpose they kept a
great hoop of rowan branches
Through this they made the young
calves and lambs jump. This act was
intended to keep sickness and death
away from them-at least the good
man thought so. Every animal had
to jump through the hoop whether he
wanted to or not, for the good man
switched his legs with rowan switch
until the jumping was accomplished.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Increasing the Workers Efficiency

Probably the greatest problem which
confronts the American public utility,
and in fact all, corporations, is how to
bridge the chasm caused by the en-
forced increase in the cost of material
and labor and the decreased price for
which the product must be sold. Vari-
GUS expedients have been tried, some
of which have proven of material adj
vantage. The holding company has
been instrumental in effecting better
methods of financing and managing,
while at the same time it has estab-
lished more economical methods of op-
GRAFTON; but In the last analysis,
higher type of efficiency on the part
Of labor must be continually striven
for by all successful corporations, and
how to obtain this increased efficiency
Is problem that calls for unrelenting
misunderstanding Thousands of Pub
lie Service Employees" w. G. Jenk-
ms, in National Magazine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
MAKER OF MISCHIEF
CARELESS TALkER is OFTEN
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
Most Misunderstanding Are Result Of
Exaggerated Reports Due to Aver
age Persons Inability to Give
Accurate Descriptions.

The inability to give accurate de-
scriptions is not to be counted vice.
That is fault frequently due to i'm
perfect development of the powers of
observation or of memory. 1t should
be recognized as such, and measures
taken to correct 1t by the cultivation
of such powers as will enable those
who possess them to accurately report
to others what they have seen or
what they have heard. Most people re-
spect truth and desire to be truthful,
but very few worship truth, as they
should, by efforts to reach it In their
intercourse with their fellowmen. AS
much mischief may be done in society
by merely careless talker with a
do any harm as by a malignant liar
who spreads false stories with the in
tent to deceive.
Indeed, the majority of misunder-
standings and anomosities that arise
in the intercourse of men may be
traced to exaggerated or misleading
reports of what one has said about the
other. 1t is not so much what is said
as the manner and spirit of the re-
mark, that should be conveyed, and
one who is incapable of correctly re-
porting the spirit of conversation
should refrain from attempting to con-
vey it to another. The exact words
may be reported in such way as to
convey false impression, or the spirit
of the remark may be correctly given
without the use of the exact words.
This fact is clearly recognized by
sharp lawyers, who, when the testi-
mony Is injurious to them, will not
allow a witness to give the substance
of conversation 50, as to convey a
true conception of it's spirit, but insist
upon the exact words spoken, knowing
that in the effort to give them the
witness will be very likely to obscure
or distort their meaning.-Irish World.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

When a German aeroplane on recoa-
naissance duty over the French lines
was recently brought down by the al
lies, an aerial camera of an odd type
was recovered intact. The instrument
is described with illustration, in the
Popular Mechanics magazine. 1t
proved to be splendid instrument
and has attracted much interest
among members of the flying corps.
At the rear of the case a handle and
trigger like those of a revolver are
provided, the latter being used to op
crate the shutter. 1t weighs about
twelve pounds and has an additional
handle near the front end so that 1t
can be held with two hands when In
use. The lenses are in universal focus
and tests have shown that faultless
photographs can be obtained with the
instrument at heights varying from
100 to 1900 yards.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
A ChivaIrous Judge.

"One of our judges, famed for his
chivalry and uncompromising loyalty
to the traditions of procedure, was try
ing a case in which one of the wit
nesses happened to be local actress
Of unusual popularity" said Col. Riker
of Harrodsburg. Ky. "Her evidence
was such that the usual question as
to her age was not likely to be omit
ted, so when she came to the stand
his honor instructed the court clerk to
suspend action for moment; then he
addressed the lady.
Madam, how old are your
Twenty-Five promptly returned
the witness, who was plainly thirty
five or over.
avery we'll, said the judge, polite
ly. 81 asked you that question because,
if i hadn't, 1t would surely have been
asked you when the attorney for the
defense cross-examined you. And,
now, that you have told your age, do
you swear to tell the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truthT -
Everybody's Magazine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
PROOF THAT COURTESY PAYS
Business Man Tells How He Placated
Angry Customer Who Had
Real Grievance.

In the American Magazine writer
says:
Il soon learned that the average
woman, with the burden of housekeep-
ing on her shoulders, Is the most ir-
ritable and irresponsible creature
alive. A delivery ten minutes late
can bring on your head mighty
wrath, a wilted lettuce can lose you
your best customer. ] had to stand
between these women and overworked
delivery boys, careless shipping clerks
and sometimes inferior goods. One
instance: A woman was to give din
ner party. Her groceries arriving al
most at the last minute with the fish
order filed Incorrectly. My dinner Is
spoiled she cried distractedly over
the telephone. / never will spend an
other cent with you as long as l i've
Woman is built for fortitude, not re-
sponsiblity. / shouldered the respon-
siblity and persuaded her to bear with
me until | could rectify the mistake.
1t took much soothing; hint of irrita-
ton on my part would have spoiled
everything. As 1t was, fifteen minutes
later messenger boy was delivering
the fish at her door; we had kept
our customer and made a lasting
fiend."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
OLD AND NEW SWIMMING HOLE
That of the Present Day Cannot ohIlt-
crate Grandfather's Memories of
His Youth.

Memory goes tracking back through
This one was on the current side" of
q great river, and the nadir of one of
its majestic bends. Huge elm and oak
trees grew on the bank and shaded
waters whose limpid depths held such
delights as nowhere else have been
experienced. The smooth rock bottom
of the river was ever washed clean,
while the white sand of the bit of
beach along the shore was firm and
grateful to the foot. This ideal spot
was not easy to access, but the enter
prising youth of the village found am
pie recompense in its joys for any ex-
ertion, even on the hottest day, re-
quired to reach it. Those who swan
there, now grown gray, look at the
homes that have invaded their happy
land with some thoughts of sorrow.
The old swimming hole is only a
cherished memory, remarks the Omaha
Bee. Its wonderful freedom, in all
ways appreciated by healthy boy,
is contrasted with the modern swim
ming hole, provided by great city,
mindful of the needs of its growing
citizens. In this case it Is huge
tank, set on the slope of one of the
fine hills in city park, surrounded
by beautiful trees, well kept lawn,
and provided with all the ap-
purtenances needful to the complete
enjoyment of the boldest swimmer or
most graceful or daring diver. 1t Is a
wonderful pool and the shouts of glee
that come up from its surface these
hot evenings testify most forcefully
to the appreciation Of old and young
of privilege.
The new swimming hole is typical
of the newer life into which the race
is merging its existence, the urban
rather than the rural. 1t is regular
step in the orderly progress of mans
evolution, but its well appointed and
equally regulated delights will never
take the place Of that splendid swim
ming hole nature provided for the use
of boys, many of whom are now grand
fathers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Importance Of M.

An artist should consider facts about
the masters Of his profession calmly
and thoughtfully. He may reach yalu-
able conclusions about himself. A GER
tain musical composer of much talent
we will call him Smithkins-has a
happy appreciation of his own work,
as his friends all know. So highly
does he appreciate the compositions
of Smithkins that one of his friends
was much startled the other day when
he said gravely:
did you ever notice that the names
Of all the great composers begin with
MI"
mp CALCULATED the astonished
hearer.
"Yes, M" said the composer, "Mo-
Fart, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Mosz-
kowski and Mer'
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Possibilities of slana.

Slang and it's possibilities were Wv
idly expressed In the conversation of
two youths in Back Bay home one
nighs recently, says the Boston Trav-
eler. The boys got into a discussion
and when all legitimate arguments had
been exhausted, the following repartee
was heard:
Snow again, didn't catch the
drift
"Keep on spouting, kid. you're a
whale"
"Iie yer shoe, your tongues hangin'
out"
"Hang crepe on yer ear. you mutt,
yer brain is dead"
cav sand your track, yer slippin'l'
"Sneeze, little one, your bean is
rusty"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
What is Castoria

substitute for Castor OIL Paregoric, Drops
Soothing Syrups Pleasant 1t contains neither Opium
~ its guarantee 1t
Darrh@a and Wind
Teethg Troubles Constipation and Fatuiency
Bowels healthy
natural Sleep The ndren'sP oea-Th Mothers Friend
Bought which has been In use for
and has made under
Allow one deceive you IN ms
good thas
tribe handend Of Infants and n
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. against Experiment. ~< ZZyIz1A
Genuine the signature oflt1X /<C<W
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

II Gamma get over it," Scotch farm
er remarked to his wife. Il put two
shillin' piece in the plate at the kirk
this morning instead O. ma usual
penny"
The beadle had noticed the mistake
and in silence he allowed the farmer
to miss the plate for % consecutive
Sundays.
On the twenty-fourth Sunday the
farmer again ignored the plate, but
the old beadle stretched the ladle in
front Of him and, in a loud, tragic
whisper, hoarsely said:
"Your times up moo, Sandy"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
STATISTICAL NOTES

German railroads employ $500
women.
Buffalo in June recorded 105 cases
of dcg-bite.
Pennsylvania yearly records 5000
cancer deaths.
Americans own nearly all Cuban
sugar cane.
San Francisco pays telephone girls
y $50 month.
Forty states last year passed special
labor legislation.
Mexico's national library contains
225,000 yolumea.
American investments in Mexico ex-
coed $500,000,0Oo.
st. Paul and Minneapolis last year
ate 100000 frog legs.
Powdered sulphur quenches fire
more rapidly than water.
Chicago university will add military
science to its curriculum.
T San Francisco transfers union has
more than 5000 members.
New York city hs> 10,537 saloons,
or one to each SIS population.
Forty-one of the states have state
biologists or similar officials.
Kingston, Ireland, will build 274
model houses for workingmen.
Canada has a herd of 2,077 buffalo,
owned by the Dominion government
This years strawberry crop of the
United States was worth $20,000000.
Oregon will open 100000 acres of
agricultural land to settlement this
fall.
Infectious diseases are unknown in
Greenland on account of the dry, cold
atmosphere.
New York in recent days has grant
ed 5000 licenses to citizens anxious to
carry pistols.
More than 100000 United States
workers have this year received
wage increases.
More than 1900 English women
have replaced men as farm laborers
since the war began.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Strategy.

"what was all the argument be-
tween you and Judge Flivver yester-
day."
"Oh. we were discussing the merits
of car respective cars"
'sThat's foolish thing to do. You
can never convince man that your
car is better than HIS"
Il know that, but got him so mad
that he committed himself to the state
ment that my car can't make over ten
miles an hour The next time I'm
brought up before him for speeding
I'll remind him of that"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Passing Muster.

IT can" said the bashful young man
to the director of the film company,
swim, dive, run an auto, fly an aero
plane, fence, box, shoot, ride a horse,
run motorboat, play golf, fight, make
love, fall off cliffs, rescue heroines,
play football, die naturally and kiss
girl"
But" interrupted the famous di-
rector, "can you act?'
"Alas!' muttered the would-be
screen hero, 81 never thought of that"
Engaged grOwled the director and
another screen star was born.-Life.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
SOME PosTscRIPTs

Duralium Is the name given in Ger
many to several light but tough alloys
in which aluminium plays the chief
part.
More than 40 Kentucky counties are
now producing petroleum as compared
with three at the beginning of the
year.
Since new telegraph cables to Ceylon
have been opened messages have been
transmitted from London within half
an hour.
Paris has the largest steam turbine
electric plant in Europe, street rail-
way power station producing 10000
horse power.
French chemists observed the CEN
tenary of the discovery of iodine by
erecting tablet on the birthplace of
its discegerer.
The top of new typewriter desk is
unbroken, the machine being mounted
on a shelf beneath that swings out
ward and upward.
Apparatus that sImplifies the exam
ination of paper money under mag
nifying glass has been patented by a
California woman.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

Maggie" said the inexperienced
young thing to the cook. "the biscuits
were a sight. If you can't do better
next time l will have to discharge
you"
'Ye will, win We? I'll have We know,
mum, that I'VE been workin' out for
two years, and I've worked for eighty
nine av the best families in town, an
/ amt ever bin discharged yet. I'm
LAWN this AFTERNOON for better
place."--New York Globe.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
CLEANSE THE PORES
OF Your Skin and Make 1t Fresh and
Clear by Using cuticura. Trial Free.

When suffering from pimples, black.
heads, redness or roughness, smear
the skin with Cuticura Ointment.
Then wash off with Cuticura Soap and
hot water These super-creamy emol-
lients do much for the skin because
they prevent pore clogging.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Typical.

Il presume the characters in this
novel all belong to the haute monde"
"Why so?'
"The son is in love with chorus
girl. the daughter is having an affair
with foreign nobleman, the mother
is woman who kaR ne-rs 9cen able to
find herself and Tire father has the
govt"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Golf and Life.

Golf Is much like life"
"In what way"
1.-THE worse you play the harder you
try"
True, but it's different, too, In one
respect"
whats thatT'
"In golf the harder you try the
worse you get."-Detroit Free Press.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Missed the Coupons.

Patience-Someone sent her a lot of
cigarettes for a wedding gift.
Patrice-But she doesn't smoke.
'Of course not. 1t made her mad
clean through"
"But her husband can smoke them"
eyes, but what made her SO mad
was, they didn't send any coupons with
them"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
Honor Roll.

HAS your college produced any dis
tingushed men?'
elias it2 Say, don't you ever read
the papers? Didn't you hear OF Lefty
Jones, the famous southpaw; or Kan
CARGO Klein. the best shortstop in
either league; or Bin Borroughs, the
fence buster? And | could name a
dozen more who have made good In
the game Have we ever produced any
distinguished men? Why, Spaldings
Baseball Guide is full of them"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
The Execution.

Faint heart never won fair lady,
you know"
Il don't know about that. Some
widows are fair ladies'"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

Smiles beget smiles. Who shows the
world pleasant face alters the aspect
of many persons day
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

Some females imagine that they are
as pretty as pictures because they're
painted.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

We've seen some women dressed so
they couldn't stoop to conquer, or to
do anything else.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

Apples are more than 81 per cent
water. Watermelon-rightly named
contains more than 90 per cent of wa
ter.
The best time to eat fruit is said
to be about an hour before meals, on
retiring at night and the first thing on
rising in the morning.
Pound per pound figs are more nour-
ishing than bread. There is no good
reason why we do not all of us eat
twice as many figs as we do.
Baked apples are among the most
wholesome and most digestible of food
products. Children and invalids are
seldom harmed by them, even when
other fruits might not agree.
In boiling or stewing fruits the SUI
gar should always be added after the
during the cooking more sugar is need
ed.
Many epicureans claim that fruit
| possesses more flavor when served cool
but not ice-cold, and that to serve
pieces of chopped ice on melons or
berries is to rob them of much of their
goodness.
The quickest way to peel peaches
| and plums is to immense them quickly
in boiling hot water, when the skin
can be removed very easily. If done
quickly this process will not soften
| the fruit.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

The leap year maid who hesltates
may win by losing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

There are two distinct classes of
college graduates: Those who accept
positions and those who hunt jobs.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
HITS FROM SHARP WITS

An affable fellow is one who can
laugh at the same joke twice.
The trouble with some fellows is
that they knock opportunity first.
Pessimism may be defined as that
form of restricted mental vision that
causes men to anticipate evils that do
not happen.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
FRUIT WISDOM

Berries should always be washed be-
fore being hulled, to prevent washing
away of considerable fruit juice.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
FAMOUS QUESTIONS

Who opens?
Who's pitching7
Number, please?
What's the score?
What'n you have?
One or two lumps7
Is my hat on straight?
What time is 1t, central?
Who left that door open?
Well, what's in it for me?
Lady, will your dog bitter -
Is the lady of the house in?
What'd she have on, Mamie7
Are you sure these eggs are fresh,
How do you like my new hat, John
My petticoat amt showing, is 1t, ma
Miss Brown-Clarice-w you a..
my wife?
Haven't got a couple of good aisle
seats, have your
Say, Martha, can't you make the
baby quit crying for a minute?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

Faithfulness is faithfulness, on what
ever scale 1t be set forth.-Maclaren.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

Many laboring mans down In the
world-digging u well.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14

A man may have a fondness for
widows, and still feel that a Miss is
as good as Mrs.
Only a man whose foolishness ex-
ceeds his bravery would ever attempt
20 stop the runaway tongue of a wom-
an.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-14
PITHY PARAGRAPHS

Many a man is worth less than the
insurance he carries.
Airs assumed by the self-made man
are mostly fresh airs.
The average girl would rather have
freckles than q low instep.
A woman's figure, like her age, Is
sometimes doubtful quantity.