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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
SIOUX CITY PIG. CO, NO. 15--1sf7.
A Marvellous Herbal Tonic for Women

Council Bluffs, Iowa.--aWhen / was
going through middle life I became all
rundown, was very nervous and sui.
fered with sever pains in my back. A
doctor advised me to take Or. Pierce's
Fayorite Prescription, which I did, and
1t brought me through in q strong,
healthy condition. / have always used
the Pleasant Pellets and found them
to be a splendid regulator OF the stom.
ach, liver and bowels."-MRS. MARY
MORGAN, 1856 10th Ave. u
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little Liver Pills. These tiny,
s~ugar-coated, anti-bilious granules-
the smallest and easiest to take. Made
up of May apple, the dried juice Of the
leaves Of aloe and the root of jalap.
Almost every drug store In this country
sells these vegetable pellets as well az
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery. II not OBJ.
tainable send 25 cents to Or. v. NJ.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, and he will mail
a package of the Pellets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Concernina taxpayers.

From the Manson tIa.) Democrat.
Not infrequently you hear someone
sheer that somebody else should have
nothing to say about public improve
ments and affairs because he lis not a
taxpayer" Nothing could be farther
from the truth. A man does not have to
hold property to- be a taxpayer, Every
man, woman and child who works and
earns is a taxpayer. The loafer who owns
nothing and does not work Is not, a tax
payer. neither is the savage, but the man
who earns PAYS his share Of the taxes
and the upkeep Of the country just as
well as the man -~ho pays taxes on
property holdings, The woman who rails
much of a taxpayer as the woman in
business and in the professions who owns
property and pays taxes on it. Every cent
that is spent by people who do not own
property, for the necessaries OF life, goes
into the Golfers Of people who do y
money the man without property spends.
the property owner pays his taxes. Never
sheer at a man because his tax receipt
is not as large as yours or because he
has never had a tax receipt. God put him
on this earth TO do his part and the
chances are that IL YOU. stop to inquire
you will discover that he is doing his
part as well as you arc. or even better.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Tho Melting Pot.

There is trouble in Mexico.
A Brooklyn policeman was left $l,70O by
he had shown her.
The Cudahy Packing ompany Of Chi
cago reports that last year it made only
beef.
The. secretary of a prominent philan-
thropist in New York was arrested for
lead a gay life.'
An Olympic. Washington) man has been
a statement that George Washington was
a drinker.
A misery recluse in New York who died
OF burns while trying to perfect an oil
and left a fortune Of 5000.
Nearly $4,000. 700 was contributed to for
Of the United States during 1915.
The domestic science department of the
Appleton, Wis, high school has adopted
a 2-month-old baby as a live subject to
work with in their studies.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo says, there is
In New York an idle army, of slab-sided
any crime, that sponge on their mothers
A Newark, N. j., policeman and two
recently arrested for stealing, and the
Chicago chief of police on the charge OF
grating.
"A globe-trotter who, since he left Paris
u Years ago, has walked $50, 900 miles and
worn out 300 pairs of shoes, was arrested
IN New, York because his dog was not
muzZled.
A prominent physician told the New
York Academy of Medicine recently that
"one or two members of every large fam
lily are inefficient and need help to get
along in the world"
Suffragists posted sentinels around the
White House to make 1T impossible, for
the president to enter or leave without
meeting someone bearing a suffrage de-
vice. He passed them, u~nrecognized, but
the next day during the cold snap, he in
vifaH fhpr11 in tn Wn rrn tHpi- fee En L
Chicago secret service agents confiscat-
ed a Turkish towel four feet long, dis
in imitation of a IS bill and therefore was
a counterfeit"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Victim of the law

Now, my lad" said the severe mag
istrate, ''haye you anything to say for
yourself-any excuse to offer for such
early d%epravity. Fourteen years old
and caught picking pockets in the
street. What started you on this road
to crimeY"
You did, mister"
II did? What do you mean, boy n,
We'll, mister, If you admit given my
old dad six months / wouldn't have
had to start life so early to keep the
home going" "
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Gruesome German Advertisement.

Paris-The Journal says that the tech
meal paper, the Chemicher Zeitung, pub
lislned on November Is, 1916. the following
advertisement: THE EckboIsheim Their
mo-chemical company. Strasburg. on
account Of the departure Of our manager,
We require an engineer. free from military
obligations. to direct, technically and
commercially III factory for the destruc-
ton Of dead bodies" h name Of the
factory leaves no .doNbt respecting the
thermo-chemical factory, which con,pris-
es the chemical treatment and utilization
o.. dead bodies.
The statement in the Lausanne Gazette
made by the American consul who left
Germany at the same time as Mr.. Gerard
to extremities in order to obtain explo-
siyes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
CLEARS AWAY PlMPLEs
Does cuticura ointment-Assisted by
Cuticura Soap-Triai Free.

On rising and retiring smear the af-
fected surfaces gently with Cuticura
Ointment. Wash off in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water.
When the skin is clear keep it so by
using Cuticura for everyday toilet and
nursery purposes.
Free sample each by mail With Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12

which brought me out of it all right, so
I am now well and do all my housework,
besides working in my garden. Several
OF my neighbors have got we'll by TAX
ing LYDIA =: Pinkham' sVegetable Com
pound Mrs. VIOLA FtN1CAL, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sens. Of
sutfocation, h%otfashes, headaches. back
aches, dread of impending evil, -timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
lsrities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness shout. be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Preparedness Unappreciated.

A city-bred child whose knowledge
of the wild vas very limited was walk
ing through the woods With her COVER
ness. They CHANGED upon a porcupine.
AT the approach of two individuals
whose intentions might be hostile the
creature bristled aggressively, ito
~.weaponlikc quilts rising In menace.
!. EOh, look p exclaimed the little
girl. What a fright we have given
TINT funny animall Its hair is stand
ing on end |" q
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Mot Her lob

He was a young subaltern. One eve
ming the sister in the hospital had
just finished making him comfortable
for the night, and before going off
duty asked: rs there anything l can
do for you before l leaye?"
"Dear' little Two Stars replied
"Wellt yes! / should like very much
to be kissed good night
Sister rust.ed to the door. "Just
wait till ] call the ORDERLY she said,
"He does all the rough work here.T-
London Opinion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Democraey's Handicap.

FUm .tHe new IUfR TfTDUhe.
It is essential for Americans To remem-
Der that France and England are both
struggling with the same kind Of politi-
clans who are with Us in Washington.
peril think of their. political fortune
and of the power and OF the prestige
which they deem their right. They do
not represent the nation. In France re-
cent political have discour-
age both the army and the people and
weakened to some extent the fine conf
dence excited by the recent victory at
Verdun.5 In Paris one hears II frequently
said: We have two enemies: the Ger
mans at Noyon and the politicians at The
Palais Bourbon"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
She Qualified It.

The fortune-teller was sending cold
streams of horror down her victims
back as she predicted the bad things
in store for him in the Immediate fu-
ture.
"You will die in a year!' she Missed,
at last. "This line in your palm tells
me so"
Help" gasped the victim. ut sure
ly cannot be as bad as that?"
A l said" continued the seer, you
will die in Il year--but in what year l
cannot say"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Unjust Taxes.

Gertrude asked the teacher,
"what the causes Of the Revelu-
tionary war;"
at had something to do with auto
mobiles. bat 7 do not understand just
what replied Gertrude.
"Oh, mol" said the teacher, that
was before the.day of automobiles"
well, it said 1t was on account Of
unjust taxis," said Gertrude firmly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
An Obvious Means.

FROM the cleveland Leader.
There have been Investigations and boy
colts, grand jury indictments and arrests,
tons, all sorts of explanations, foolish
and profound, over the causes Of the high
cost of living. And still the cost of living
keeps on going higher, and the attempted
enlightenment has done little but confuse
the people.
But there is every indication that the
people are not confused about one thing
they know they can do a great deal them
selves to lessen the burden Of high food
prices. This spring will see such a plant
Ing in back yards and vacant lots as has
never been known. In city suburbs and
American habit Of raising chickens and in
who have been dependent for the raising
of their food supplies upon others will by
summer be more independent of the
grocer. the marketman and the huckster
than ever before.
This may not be pleasant for those who
make the production Of food their bust
ness or for them iddlemen who stand be-
tween them and the customers. but 1t is
the most obvious means of relief for the
people, and a great number of them are
going to make it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
liuht Responsibility.

II thought you said Dubson could be
depended on in an emergency. Yes
terday his house caught fire and he
got so excited he couldn't turn in an
alarm
II failed to explain the kind of en-
Urgency I meant. If you should ever
want to stoop over and tie your shoe
lace, Dubson could be depended on to
hold your hat.,' a
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
More to the Purpose.

Register gloomi" beloved the
movie director. "You look as If you
were going on n picnic"
II don't understand your meaning"
answered the screen star, %haughtily.
Hang 1T! Try to look the way peo-
pie do when they are coming back
from u picnic"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
CRISIS OF
W0MAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Wagner, Okla.-"l never get tired
Of praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vepe-

table Compound
b because during
Change of Life /
was in bed two
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and op-
erations did me no
good, and I would
have been in my
grave today had it
not been for Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
@&rLo~ H------I
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Public Duty to the German. Americana

= NottS Cbpy 70 IHS 0SFmdn' Americans.
From the Chicago Post.
Mr.. Horace l. Brand, editor of the Illi-
nois Stats Zeitung, speaks in almost ex-
act words which the Post has been using
when he says in his newspaper today:
Americans not of Teutonic ancestry
ave a patriotic duty to perform toward
those fellow citizens who are OF that mi
grafton.
That duty consists Of showing their
friendship for these, whose hearts are
wT .ng by a war with Germany: to pardon
with kindly forbearance the ~unguarded
but otherwise unintentionalIy unfortunate
remarks that a German-American might
be guilty of; to help TO erase the fear
among German that spies sur
round them, ever ready to mislnterpret
innocent acts or words; to aid in increas-
Ing. the love for and attachment to the
United States on the part OF citizens az
German birth, n to assist, as far as
possible. to briitg back peace and content
ment to the German-American element"
Americans. whoescan feel any proper
realization of the tragic choice that may
soon face their fellow citizens ;of Ger
man blood. must act in accordance with
the plea. OF Mr.. Brand. It is an American
plea because 1t 10 for the good OF Ameri-
ca. so vital il il tina America nus pre-
pare to enforce It by the strength OF the
common government, should the good
sense OF the people be insufficient for its
voluntary Observance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Also Economical.

h was comely and q widow, and,
moreover, she was Scotch. She
mourned Macintosh, her late hus'
band, for is months, and Their from
a crowd of suitors chose honest, home
ly Mackintyre for her second.
I'm no. guild enough for We, dear! y
he whispered. what for did We choose
me DOT O. sac mony?"
"Ah, weel, We see" laughed the
pretty widow, yer names Mackin.
tyre"
Eyes, but" began the rbewildered
sutton.
"An' We KEN" finished the widow,
call my linens marked Mack p"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Theory and. Practlce.

Mrs. Blough-i Don't try to suit every
one. ! always want people to lake me
just az / am.
calier@Glad TO hear It, for we're in a
bic hurry. I'm the staff photographer for
the Searched" and the Sunday editor
Gent me out to get snapshot Of you
Mrs Bl0uEh-Good heavens! Walt tin i
run and frill up : biz and put On some
more powdag.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Might Help.

She chatted gayly while he tinkered
with n balky motor.
YES, the story gave me quite .
start"
"Um," he growled. II wish you'd
tell it to this automobile"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
A Sport.

How would you like to risk a little
money in a game Of chance?" asked
the i%nsinuating stranger.
Don't mind risking 25 or 30 CENTS"
answered Uncle Hiram Waybacker.
"By gum, trot out your checkerboard -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12

9IsIy 40 OF the 400 different varieties
OF birds found in Great Britain remain
on the island throughout the year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
Described

PA, what is temperament
Just a fancy name for cussedness.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12

Steam railroad accidents In Penn
sylvanta in 1916 were fatal to 1874
persons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12

A broad-minded man never Loses
any sleep because another mans 0pin-
ions fail to agree with his owl.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
hisaAbili,

New York city has 100, 5ssS registered
automobiles.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-13
For the Charity
Ball

Their is nothing nicer than a
Lfghf, airy Lnird- Schober
Pump. We haze receiDed n
beautiful assortment Of The
Prcdoninafing Shades and
Styles We tpiH be pleased 10
shop these Pumps. whether
you irish TO purchase or not
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-13

u1N H. Dhau-ed and modified ae'1.-
.n. n personal ta.t. sna uNt eii
.tanc,s 90 ANS particular nccfsi'n
..uEi.i represents semsahaf ~.
'ftu tn n. nf assistance '1 ~
.tf nen runis ono @h'
found r.,tu nf many its iNlNs'
IUli mur-am,rt b. vrrS ''.'''
An5um vho Is interested in iHt
of Hune oin srciiro "a cops uH
------ u NJ .-.lI I--A-l-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08

Of tho great men and women OF our
time in France; Of French literature
and art: Of French society IN the beSI
sense of the often mlsused term anu
something, too, Of French aouiestle
politics, and of the relations whIch are
likely TO subsist in future between the
Third Republic and its rnonstrous Zoe
beyond the Rhine. II is, in fact, as
closure of the soul of France, ana ~ -
made with a very delicate appreciation
and very keen sympathy and with
very thorough knowledge OF the SUP
iect. Miss Betham-Edwards, though an
English woman, has lived so much IN
France that she is as truly French as
tho French themselves, and she mas
produced Just the sort of book thai
might have been written by some gltted
French man or woman; most welcome
contribution to the standard literature
Of the day.
Another attractive volume is that OF
Miss FRYER. on the Hill Towns OF
France. which means part Of France
which is unfamiliar TO the average
tourist and reader, and which IS yet
second to no other in historlc, romantic
and picturesque interest. Carcassonne'
Aries. Mont Saint Michel and others
arc familiar names, but too often tney
are names and little more; while many
more are strange even as names: Inc
author is versed in the lore Of all these
nIaces. and she has a fine facility LOT
combining history, description and per-
sonal experience in an interesting
uh ole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
La Belle France
Some Sumptuous Works on
Inspiring Themes

CENTURY FRANCE. b. 81 Betham-
kdyHds. illustrated. $40. ~. wi. 22l. D.
= puiton Co
TIE HILL TOWNS OF FRANCE BY EuSeni.
81 FDer illustrated b. Roy /. Hilton. $40.
10. ~. go. /. r. Dutton a CO.
In peace or war, in. glory or in be-
reavement, France is still France; a
land Of beauty, of romance, of soul.
We had half-forgotten her greatness
Heaven forgive usl-in a certain sod
den daze of materialism until the war
with lightning flash and earthquake
shock revealed il TO us anew; after
which, after the Marine and Verdun,
forgetfulness can never come again.
Wherefore, to assure, confirm and per-
petually establish our recognition Of
that queen Of nations, it is well that
we should have such works as these
before US, cleaning like jewels on the
vast surface Of the tide of print-works
which tell US what France was and Is
and shall continue TO be.
Miss Matilda Betham-Edwards has
written, or at least has comp eted, her
volume since the beginning OF the war.
But IL is chiefly an exposition of what
France was Just before the Hunnish
raid began; and of what France was
in various aspects. The author tells
US in intimate and authoritative tone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
The Great North Woods

TIE ADIRoNDACKs. BY T, Merritt L9ns,
,i1e,b nlustrated with photographs and
map. limo. ID. $40. The Century Co'np'uS
The next best thing to catching a
trout il TO talk trout gossip with
group Of addicts. The next best thing
TO camping in the North Woods IS TO
read Mr.. Longstreth's book about the
great Adirondack Park. To those VINO
have fshed or hunted there, have
pitched their tents on the shores OF
some beautiful mountain lake, or even
have spent summer vacation in one
Of the numerous hotels or camps IN the
great forest park, it will bring back
nleasant memories. To those who have
never yet visited that magnificent re-
zion Of forests, lakes, mountains ana
rivers, il should furnish the incentive
70 get out into the woods for while
and let the world go hang.
II is the story of two men and
pack-horse, a highly important member
81 the expedition named Luggins, who
/ spent several months rambling around
/ the North Woods, fishing, camping,
J trampine. canoeing, studying the BIRDS
and beasts, the trees, the hills and
waterways. They fingered long enough
/ IN make the acquaintance Of the Adj
rondack natives when the summer Wis
| tor had departed and to enjoy the
wilderness when winter had laid It's
white hand on lake and mountain. In
their wanderings they travelled through
~ n
rondack region and some little known
save TO the initiate. They took the trip
because they loved the life OF the
woods. and the charm of the book lies
/ in its engaging narrative OF the things
which appealed to them-tne we"
/ from a mountain-top, the superiority
Of the Brandreth trout, the eeric
beauty OF Nameless Creek, the solemn
majesty of spruce forest, the blaze
/ of color of swamp maple IN autumn
dress. the joys of the nights camp
/ fl re for tired travellers. But the idyllic
is not stressed to the detriment OF
truth. There are certain passages re-
garding encounters with black MES,
punkies and mosquitoes which almost
| set one to scratching, and the account
of a three.mile carry at the end OF a
I dav OF hard padding against NHt "ihu
might-and should-deter. tenderfeet
| from undertaking to face North Woods
trips without considerable preliminary
training.
Mr.. Eongstreth's book is primarily
an Interpretation Of the Adirondacks;
secondarily it is a dispenser Of in
/ formation about them. 1t has much
praise for the work Of the Association
I for the Preservation of the Adiron-
dacks. which took so important part
| in the campaign 70 have the forest
preserve set aside and forever re-
served and maintained foi the use OF
/ the people" and has so strongly sup
ported state officials in their acqusi-
| ton Of additional territory; and for
the work of the New York State Con-
servation Commission, which admin
listers this domain Of the people, pro-
tectng il against FIRE. conserving its
game and fish, reforesting areas left
/ bald by the spendthrlft lumbermen.
/ But it IS refreshiugly short on stats.
tics, which is just as we'll in a work
of this character; while its references
TO the history Of the region and ia
nous natives and visitors to the Adj
/ rondaeks are incidental.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Edward Everett Hale
Persons and Places

he reckoned nothing that concerned
humanity 10 be q matter or indihsFehse
10 him.
This intense interest Of his in human
welfare extended from the simplest 70
the most august themes. In ms Zen
Times one Is Ten" and his LOOK Up
and LEND a Hand" notices, he mace
irresistible appeal 10 the elementary
needs of all mankind. On the other
hand. az the age Of sixteen OF Tess, nc
actively and publicly concerned himself
with the project of q League OF the
Nations for the Preservation OF feacc'
and he maintained his interest therein
until his death, at the age Of more than
oighty.seven. Thus he gave to that
transcendent cause more than three
score wears and ten Of mature consid-
Grafton; for at sixteen he was more
mature than most men at twenty-slN'
In dealing with this memorable
career, Professor Hale has exercised
fine discretion and taste. The note OF
flial love and admiration IS not lack
ing. but 10 is never strained into mere
adulation. Moreover, TO a large degree
the author really plays the part OF
nothing more than editor, presenting
10 the reader the letters and diaries
of his father so cOpiously that the
volumes assume the guise Of auto
biography. For this we are grateful,
since, delightful and masterful as arc
tho passages written by the son, II Is
no aspersion upon them to say that not
even they, nor indeed, anything else,
could be Of quite as much interest a.
the ipsissima verhs of the father. And
what golden words they are, and how
wonderfully Illuminating in some quite
unobstrusive and unconscious toucheSl
Away back at the beginning the col
lege boy IN his teens relates that he
mas been required 10 write a thesis
on the Character of q Misanthrope,'
whereupon he remarks, 81 don't like the
subject much" We should think not.
And what a complement to that early
assertion Of philanthropy and optimism
Is one Of his latest entries, more than
seventy years afterward, in which be
buoyantly records: Suffice it TO Join
the Pippa party and say, All's right
with the world"
Weeks ago, long before even an sd-
vance copy Of this book came from
the press, a jury of half a hundred
critics and men of letters. selecting the
Best Books Of the Year" gave it fore
most place on their list Their faith
is now justified. This is one Of the
half dozen most important, most inter
esting and altogether best books Of
biography that have appeared this year
perhaps we might say, these dozen
wears