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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-22
"""2N FALLS At his FEET
NND IRONOlNCES riRSr:

MD PRONOl'NCES CURSE
IN 1867. tn" year that h. hc.o,r..
IN" crowned King of Hungary after an
va "i ploodN repression mad put down
4" P"'r'"tic revolt. Francis Joseph All
''h"e" grand bail in connection with
'he coronation Festivities. INFO th.
naIl room. crowded with the highest
"lshiiarics of his court ,hc.. rushed
3" hEokeh-hcarted woman. mother of
me Young Count Earolyi. who had
fallen among tho victims straight TO
IN" Emperor she strodc. and. while the
hic-strickcn court stood spcllbound
"h" lung 1T him this mothers curse:
May heaven and hell blast your
happiness May yotr family be cx-
terminated May you he smittcu in
INC PERSONS Of those YOU best love.
MAY Your children he brought 10 ruin
'nd may your lie be wrecked. ana yct
may YOU live on in lonely. unhrolen
ana horrible grief to trcmhic when you
recall the name OF Karolyi."
railing unconscious at the feet Of
the Emperor. the grief-striclicn woman
WAS carried out to dc
They have recalled this curse among
the rcasantry OF Hungary. as, one by
ono. through tho ensuing years tn.
mothers prophecy has been fulnllcd
and with i, they have coupled the nisht
o. a nock of ravens over the Palace az
.ichocnbrunu the day that he wa,
crowned.
Francis Joseph was one or tho mos;
pathetic figures iu history. He was
r"rn on August Is. 1880. a, Vienna.
tn" eldest son of Archduke Francis
and nephew OF Ferdinand L. Emperor
from 1888 10 1873 His father u weak
linz. resigned his Claims To tho throne
when the t:mD.ror Ferdinand abdi-
Gated ami at eighteen the young Fran
ois took up the sccp,er.
Thcnc"forw.ud to tho day OF his
death. sorrow was tho portion OF the
ruler of The dual monarchy. Contrm-
porary history tells OF tn" political
events OF hia reign Under his rule
Austria hungary has had her quota Of
wars and insurrect ions. her Victories
and hcr defeats. bismarck and Won
Moitl>c each played their part in as
aisl!ur Francis Joseph TO shape Tie
affairs OF his realm. suffice /, to say.
here. thJ, nc"er throughout Ills reiGn
did Frauri- Joseph win II srca, battle
or score a brilliant diplomatic vic
tory
on The other hand. and with AN eye
ON tn" curse Of the mother OF karolyi.
one may search the litcratures 81 he
world and not find II parallel tor the
romantic tragedies which. following
close upon each other, ultimately broke
the proud heart of the head Of the
!i"GSc Of Iapaburg.
rEul RLES BEGIN WITH
MANINiliIAN'S ENECl rION
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TRAGEDY THE KEYNOTE
OF HIS LONG REIGN
""mnh'S Curse Seemed to Follow
Francis Joseph All
His Life
ALWAYS y PATHETIC FIGURE
Beginning With the Execution OF
MaNimilian. Disgrace and Griefs
Came in Quick Succession, Ending
With Murders at Sarajcyo.

E.'h"'E@ the cynical uuip Of Louis OF
France. Francis Joseph. Of Austria
with far graver meaning. might have
cried. "Aftcr me the .lelugc.'
With his death, the noud.atcs OF
I ihrccscore conflicting races ar. lci
loose III the dual monarchy. Through
the sINtN-eiSht years OF his reign. the
longest in recorded history Francis
Joseph held them To !, common nspra
( non liiS grip relnScd-;hc sccptcr
fallen from his hau"-h!story awaits
me lons-eNpcc;cd conflict when AUS
trian an" lluncat IAN. Magyar. czech
,f"ht. Serb and Pole svapple over the
disrupted fragments Of TIL, empire that
he held together.
Passing beyond while his country is
chSaEcd in the mithties, Of all wars.
fFanciS JoSephs death may have far
rc'chihS consequences on the .ssuc of
TIA" struggle which the ,ulninnti,..
tragedy %; his life precipita,cd
lrascdN was III" Keynote OF Francis
!oseph's reiGn-tragcdy aud its close
HInsman. romance
'h my youth. thou art forever los;
10 me cried the young iIapsiur- pri,,co
Oh inc morning OF December IL ISiS
Nneh, scarce nineteen years old h. was
'a!led t" the throne
Approaching his eiehty-nfth hl,,hd,.v
Z" year ago ami viewing in rrtro.par,
IN" intervening years. crimson ,y;,h
'eNo''tioh and assassin ltion--strewn
~" IN" WrccknGc al his hope--thc
tsch'cheon of his house black.ucd nv n
%c"r" of scandals which .chnr, nyor
Europe "'cr
WIZ lave they spared me-. no
Sr""ned' and bowed his imperial head
" broken old man
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There is the same
pronounced style in
our boys clothing as in
our men S and just the
same care IN making.

This week our boys store
second iloor-is showing a fine
assortment Of overcOats that
are the exact models of the gar
ments in the most exclusive
New York stores.
The dOuble-breasted knee
length overcoat for boys. Nor
folk back, from s to 10 years at
81 TO Sl5, is one of fashions
favOrites this season.
Everything else boys wear.
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and MiNimilian and tar!otta were ,hc
we'll beloved of Francis Joseph.
MAY your children be brought to
ruin. again ran the curse. and again 1t
rang true. FOR there followed the exc
cution of MaXimiliun the tragedy OF
the Crown Prince Rddolf. TO this day
Il mystery. though Twenty-Five years
have elapsed since Rudolf after .,m all
night sltercation with his royal father
was found dead - few days later his
head crushed in, ana beSiuo him the
noGy OF Marie Ne;sera. u young monte.
woman al Vienna.
rudolph was his fathers heir and
JOY and pride: brilliant and talented
but crratic. Welded for political pur-
poses to Stephanic. daughter of Leo
pold of belgium. he fell in love with
the NetScra. II has been the under
standing that he sought his fathers
permission to divorce St.phanic Fol
lowing the all-niSht interview he
tween Father and son. the Emprro,.
was found unconscious in his chair.
Then came the discovery Of the bodies
of Rudolph and Nctscra at The hunt
inr lodge OF Mcycrlins. The mystery
surrounding the tragedy never las
n"cn cleared up. Within :: week after
1T Was brouGh; To light. the lodge at
AeycriinS WAS destroyed on tho En-
peror'S orders and the entire toposra-
ply Of The country surround,nr il
Then tho Archdukc John Salvador.
next OF the beloved Of the Man of Sor-
rows - the Schocnbrunn denied ,h.
right 10 wed Ludmilla Siuhcl an aC-
trcsS. ""nounccd his rank and clopcd
with the woman h" loved Together.
they SGT sail on shin bound for
South America. II is known that ilc
ship put in . Montevidco FOR supplies.
shortly after it cleared again. a ter.
rihc hurricane swept tn" coast. and
mother ship nor john Orth. under
which name The arciidu<" was travel
in@. nor Ludmilla StuhcI over was seen
again
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
nonJ$ Ne q Critic

Don't BE Critic.
1t requires very little ability I'd find
fault. That is why there are so many
critics.-Oliver Wendell Holiness
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Follow the Crowd.

This store has clothes to fit eve
ry size man. Styleplus clothes
for SIT, worth if made by other
Houses at least $22 to S25; Mack
inaws far men and boy S., $3.50
to $3.50. Sweaters for men boys
SOC to $3.50; suits and overcoats
for boys So to So so; auto gloves
and mitts with large gauntlets So
to $3.50; fur caps, seal muskrat
and Cooney,$2, 50. so to Sc. Make
this store your headquarters when
in Yankton. BE wise; follow the
crowd. JIM w. w. Bouska,
Adv. Yankton.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Wagner-Binder Nuptials.

Miss Martha Wagner and Chas.
Binder were married Tuesday
morning at The Catholic church of
this place by Monsignor Bouska.
The attendants were Thos. Wag-
ner, a brother of the bride and
and Miss Mary Pekas. After the
ceremony the couple boarded the
train and left for a short honey
moon trip to Omaha. The bride
is daughter of Mr.. John F. Wag
her and the groom son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Binder who live
north Of town, They intend to
move to Nashua, Mont, in the
near future. The Independent
joins their many friends in wish
ing them happiness.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
White of an Eco.

The white of an egg is made up Of
little cells filed with albumen. BY
beating the white these cells are rup-
tured and oxygen from the air is in
closed, which gives the white and light
appearance of beaten eggs. The white
of a stale egg will not inclose as much
oxygen, will not be as light and as
easily digested as that Of the fresh egg
and is, of course, less valuable. The
Importance of beating the egg in cold,
pure air is readily seen.-Exchange
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Absurd Old LAWS.

An article in the Revue des Tradi-
tions Popularies in 1890 told how a
glacier was excommunicated on ac-
count of the damage it did to life and
property in the valley. In English law
there was for many years a statute
compelling owners of personal chatteis
which had caused the death Of man
to give them to God. This was accom-
plished by turning them over to the
crown to be sold and the proceeds ap-
Piled to piOus uses.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Benevolent Mans ADVANTAGE.

The benevolent has the advantage
of the envious, even in this present
life; for the envious is tormented not
only by all the i'll that befalls him, but
by all the good that happens to an
other; whereas, the benevolent man is
the better prepared to bear his own
calamities unruffied, from the COM
placency and serenity he has secured
from contemplating the prosperity Of
all around him.-Coiton.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Tabor School Notes.
By.G. G. Fites.

The Ninth Grade is about
through with its serial story
covering ten chapters. When
completed, the bese production ON
each chapter will be bound togeth-
er to make up the complete story
and will prove very interesting
story as an exhibit of the work in
this grade,
Next week will occur the third
monthly tests. From the way Sc
veral of the pupils have been
working, we are led to believe that
the general averages for this
month will prove much higher.
Bessie Duffek and Ernest Noyak
are new additions to the enroll
ment this week. There are still
few more names that should be
added to some school roll at once
We hope the parents of these
children will have this brought to
their attention so that the truant
officer will not need to call upon
them.
The local teachers district insti-
tute idea has been revived by the
teachers in the territory about Ia
Dor so that we will have institutes
here this winter. The first one
will occur near the middle of De-
cember.
A few cases of tardiness have
been noticed of late due to late ris-
ing in the morning. We hope
that the interest in perfect atten-
dance will not lag behind at this
season of the year when the days
are becoming noticeably shorter.
In nearly every case of tardiness,
it is only matter of a few min
utes. Remember there is nothing
that pleases the teachers better
than to have each and every pupil
in school on time each morning.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Announcement.

/ hereby announce to the public
that every Tuesday and Friday !
will buy poultry on my place west
of the public school and will pay
the following cash prices: -
Spring chickens, per 10. lie
Old chickens " 10c
Ducks and geese IS" " 10c
Old roosters " 05c
Dressed ducks and geese " 1917
~. These are current prices and are
subject to change.
John f. Mikolasek.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
TWO DANCES THE 25th.

Dances will be held in two halls
here Saturday, November 25; in
Michcl's hall where the Tabor
Band will furnish music and in
Sturma's hall where the Tabor Or
chestra will furnish music. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to
come. Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23

(: Following is the list of Jurors
drawn for, the December 1916,
term of Circuit Court, who have
been Summond to appear at the
Court House in the City of Tyn-
dali, S. ID ON the 5th day Of De-
cember, 1915 ut 10 o'clock A. M.
By order of the undersigned
Judge of the Circuit Court.
p. j. Schauffhausen Chas. Zitka
T. l.. McCann Anton Hajek
Jaden Uken +. j. Benesh
Frank Stluka Al Lock
w HI. Fairman Henry Ritter
Herman Sieling w. A. Hubner
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23

An auction sale will be held on
the farm of Frank Sedlacek, 2H
miles west and mile south of Ia
bor, Monday, November q, COM
mencing at 10 a. NJ, at which Z
horses, IL head of cattle, As shoats
farm machinery, etc., will be sold
to the highest bidder. Rich. Mi
kolasek, owner, J. F. hostel, auc-
tioneer, j. A. Wagner, clerk.
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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Aurora Borealis.

Manifestations of aurora borealis are
commonly visible In America as fur
south as 40 degrees-which would In
clude New York. At 40 degrees lati-
tude about ten auroras are visible in
year; at AZ degrees about twenty. and
As about forty, while between the lati-
tudes of so and 60 degrees, the zone of
the greatest frequency, they may be
seen almost any clear night. South of
40 degrees they are rare.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23
Tabor, South Dakota Thursday, November 23. 1916
Don't Forget the
Movies ,
Sunday Evening

L
j. j. MARTINEZ of near Lake An
des attended the Wagner Binder
wedding which had taken place
Tuesday. q
A. 0. Wagner boarded the
morning passenger Wednesday en-
route for Sioux City where he had
gone for a Ford.
Came to my place, 2-year old
heifer, red and white. Owner, can
have it after paying expense.
Lewis Wampul. Adv.
The Wagner auction sale was
we'll attended and all articles put
under the hammer brought fine
price. The Ford was bought by
John Vanecek.
r. A. Goodwin, former cashier
| of the. Farmers Savings Bank,
now vice president of a bank in
Wakonda, passed thru town in his
car Tuesday.
l.. j. Kubista of Wagner was
here Wednesday on business mat
ters. He will spend a short vaca-
tion in Omaha and visit his pa
rents in Nebraska.
Emil Peska is. having a set of
buildings constructed on his farm
southwest of town. The dwelling
will be 28x28, two stories high
and the barn OAK 40.
A. M. Rehurek who recently
moved into his new home west of
Avon was o visitor here last Satur
day. He is a reighbor of Will
Herman, a former resident of this
community.
Joseph Turek bought the dray-
line of Fred Anderson Monday
and took immediate charge. Mr..
Turek is a hustler and no doubt
his patrons will receive prompt
service.
Mrs. Henry Kostroun, Mrs. FIR.
Kostroun and Mrs. Frank Wurtz
went to Omaha Thursday for a
visit with Henry Kostroun who is
in hospital there and his rheum-
attic leg is improving nicely.
The county grading outfit for
this commissioners district has
been hauled in and stored in the
large shed. Those who had been
working with the outfit last are:
I'M. B. Welt, Jos. Musil, Jos. Ma
tuska and Thos, Becvar.
An auction sale will be held on
the Jos. Stepanek farm, 2H miles
south and 4 miles west of Tabor,
Monday, Dec. 4, commencing at
10 O'Clock a. m. at which 10 head
of horses, 20 head cattle, so spring
shoats, farm machinery and other
articles will be sold. John f. Mi
kolasek, owner, j. F. hostel, auc-
tioneer,, j. A. Wagner, clerk. Adv
The Security Mutual Life Insur
ance Co., Lincoln Nebraska, has
more than half a million $500, 900
90 Of insurance in force upon the
lives of the readers of the Ledger,
| their neighbors and friends. This
Company writes Standard policies
only, the values of which are qua
ranteed in every respoct.-V. J..
Wagner, Dist. Agt., -. ..
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The TABOR STATE BANK

CAPITAL - $25, 200 900
Jos. v. Wagner, President.
J. A. Wagner, Cashier.
f. J. Frana, Asst. Cashier.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23

" Vaclav Merkvan and his wife
Y were at Yankton last Frinay.
N Get your wire corn crib at
Ptak's Lumber yard. 5. Adv.
mo Hunting signs for sale at
the Independent Office, 6 for 25c.
Tor square deaf. good lumber. and
low pricss. come to J. H. oueal Co.
Anton Rezac of near Dante was
a visitor here early in the week.
Mrs. J. w. Elshire was a Tyn.
dali visitor early in the week.
Splendid. Red Seal and pure rye
-four for sale at the Farmers eleva-
Y tor. #'.". Adv.
James Welt sold out his share
in the saloon to Anton Koupal this
week.
= A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Alois Rokusek last Tues
day.
Y Will Herman of near Avon was
here on business matters last Sa-
turday. .
J. j. Blachnik and his, wife left
"Wednesday for a,short visit to La
Crosse, Wis. .,s.. =.
Buy your building material at
Queal's. If you don't, we both
lose money. Adv.
MI School warrant books for sale at
he Independent. 81 a book of
100 warrants
l will buy your cream fix your
shoes, or sell you aHharness. G..
wv. Root. Adv.
For sale, full blood Holstein
ball, IA month DID, Fine animal.
M. s. Rada. .f Adv,
Miss Lucy LANCER of Niobrara
came down Tuesday for q visit
With relatives. ...s -.
Hay for sale on my former place
2 miles west of Tabor. A. M. Re
hurek, Dante, S. I'D. Adv.
Mrs. Jakub Skvaril of near
Wagner visited at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jos. F. Petrik.
For sale, white and golden sill
s'ver laced Wyandotte roosters, 81
'apiece. Lewis Welt. Adv.
Farm loans at 5 per cent. Farms
Tor sale. Lindstrom Investment
Co., Yankton, S. D. Adv.
Try some of our Monarch paint
and varnishes. The best on the
market. Ptak Lumber Yard Adv
160-acre farm for sale. 3 miles
north and mile rest of Tabor,
ll5 per acre. Vac, Obr. Adv.
Take outa policy in a strong
Company-the U. S. Annuity Life
ms. Go. y. F. hostel, local
agent. .. Adv.
A fine new supply of iewelry,
repairing and prices right at the
James Uherka's shop at Tyndall,
b. ID. ...., ~ Adv.
Came to my place, red SOW, ESQ
lbs. Owner can have it after pay
slugall expense. Lud Flarolewicz
~. ! Adv.
John Kotalik is having a fine
new residence erected OF, his farm,
which will be 32x32, two stories
high. q
John Pekas of Tyndall was here
vlsiting relatives Mon day. He
sold out his dray line .at Tyndall
recently.t II
Several people from here attend
stdfthe concert by the Bohemian or
aphestra at Tyndalllast Thursday.
Ihe orchostra put a fine program
md rendered each number in a
hlghly artistic manper.
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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-23

JAG. H. Magstadt James Austera
John van der.Fleeg E A. Fitch
Mike O'Donnell Carl Simental
Chas. G. Stverak Robt. Sorenson
Jud. Baldwin Thos. PAX
VIM. Metzger Chas, Koftan
Emanuel Gemar r. M. Farrell
Frank Balvin Henry Hokuf
Karl Orth j. j. Maus
Klac Wakes JnO. Deutscher
Geo. Dempster Jos. p. Dufek
Harry Mccormick Christ + Eyers
. By the Court r. B. Tripp,
Attest: Judge.
r. r. Robinson, Clerk. (Seal)
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-24
SNOW IMPRISONS TRAIN.

Winsted, March 24.-Deep snow drifts piled up by the high winds continued to impede traffic on the Central New England Railway. An east bound freight train became stalled in the snow at Norfolk Sum- init early today and could not be re- leased for several hours. As a re- suit a west bound passenger train que to leave here at 7:48 a. m, was annulled and an east bound passenger train was annulled between Canaan and WinSted.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-24

containing information as to happen ings in the outside world, including news of the war. They knew they could not at that time send long dis tance messages telling of their own progress.
 less receiving equipment when ship touchd at Buenos Aires late in 1914 on it's way to South Georgia. Thus prepared, the explorers hoped before taking to the ice, to pick up aerograms
New Britain herald., 1916-03-24
SHACkLETON BACK
 FROM FROZEN SOUTH
Achievements Of Explorer Being
 Withheld From the World

Sydney, N. $. w., March 24.-Lieut. Sir Ernest H. Shackleton has re- turned from his Antarctic expedition. News of the achievements of the eN- petition is withheld for the present.
 The adventure of Lieut.. Ernest Shackleton heading the British trans Antarctic expedition, had a three-fold purpose: To navigate Antarctica on a meridian; to secure for the British flag the honor of being the first na- tiCnal emblem thus to be taken from sea to sea across this south polar realm, and conduct scientific work re- lating among other phases, to meteor clogy, geography, geology and geode- tic survey. Funds for the purpose amounting to more than S300,0OO were raised including $50,000 from the British government
 The expedition left England in two sections about six weeks after the European war began, but it was not until early in January, 1915, after de- lay due to unfavorab1e ice conditions that the party headed by Sir Earnest himself set off on a 1700 mile voyage from South Georgia, an uninhabited island in the south Atlantic ocean about 800 miles due east of Cape Horn. for Ross Sea on the other side of the south pole.
 From Tasmania, on the New Zea- land side of the Antarctic, the second section meanwhile had sailed, also for Ross Sea, there to meet Sir Earnest's expedition with supplies necessary for both sections to return
 
 originally to come out of the Antarc- tic by April, 1915, but conditions made necessary a change of plan. The section which started from Tas- mania was obliged to spend the winter of 1915-16 at Ross Sea to await Sir Earnest's arrival, which had been expected some time this month.
 Sir Ernest sailed in the Endurance, a three master, the foremast square, rigged and the other two masts sch ooner-r rigged, her auxiliary en- zines giving her ten knot speed. This vessel, of 36O tons, was built with 'wooden walls'' two feet thick of al- most solid oak and pliant pitch pine were the only woods employed in her construction. Her accommodations were for thirty-tWO persons and the party which sailed included fifteen off, cers and scientists, besides seventy dogs and a, number of motor sledges.
 The Ross Sea party sailed on the Aurora in command of Lieut.. Aeneas Macintosh, R. N. R., who was in charge also of the chronometers and meteorological instruments. The Au- rora carried twenty-six dogs.
 After leaving South Georgia Sir Ernest and his party, although equipped with a limited wireless ap- paratus had comm unicatiOn with the civilized world. Friends of the explorer, however, did not express anxiety, explaining that difficulties in erecting and insulating masts on the ice after the party left the ship made it improbable, if not impossible that ne, would be heard from, at least un- til the homeward voyage from Ross sea was well under way
 The Argentine government present. ed for the Endurance powerful wire