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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
search for oil II. Britain.

Certain eminent American geolo-
gists, the house Of commons was told
lately. hold that 1t is well worth while
to spend considerable sum Of money
in exploring for possible petroleum de-
posts In Great Britain. according to
a London correspondent. The speaker.
a spokesman for the board Of trade.
added:
ut Is impossible to exaggerate the
importance of finding oil In this eoun-
try. We cannot yet say that it is here,
but 1t Is certainly worth looking for.
"Oil is almost more important at this
moment than anything else. You may
have men, munitions and money. but
II you have no oil you are without the
greatest motive power we are using"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Curious surials.

The inhabitants of Mesopotamia
have curious customs In the disposal
Of their dead. The corpse Is carried
to the grave dressed In ordinary
clothes. with the face uncovered. Bod
les are buried In shallow graves. and
after period dug up again, the bones
being collected into white linen bag
and deposited in small buildings.
zone day." says an officer of the
r. A. N. c., II saw such a hug in q
church; It was labelled with wom-
ans name. In village near the
Struma I have visited one Of these
storehouses Of the bones Of the de-
parted. The bags most recently placed
In 1t were stih white and whole; 9TH
crs were whole, hut stained brown by
time. Those that had been deposited
In years past had rotted away"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Tho First Lessons,

The happy and prosperous children
are those who have before all else the
education that comes by reverence
writes Amelia r.. Barr. This educa.
ton Is beyond all doubt the highest.
the deepest, the widest and the most
perfect Of all the forms of education
ever given to man. A child that has
not been taught to reverence God, and
all that represents God to man.
honor, honesty. Justice, mercy, truth,
love, courage, self-sacrifice. is sent into
the world like boat sent out to sea,
without rudder. ballast, compass or
captain. The manipulation table can
wait until the child has been taught
to reverence all that is holy, wise and.
good, and the Imagination received its
arst impulse.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
swLYWEos dime on STEW


The cook had insisted ON q day on.
md young Mrs. Freshly Wedd was In
Il quandary and her stunning new
house gown Of twisted, percale, muses.
the Detroit Free Press.
"I'll mike stew7anybody can
make stew" she cried.
And she proceeded to- mike a
In the icebox she found seven g.
urters. n dozen fried oysters nh
licked herring. ~
"How reimbursement ia ~
',porlanfest thingl" she ex,
nd she chopped It all up nna
hree clipfuls of snlt III two a.
80 us to be sire not to forge,
ionInr Thrn.hr"ause she XII,
Il stew mus SO OTIS Of vnrieii
pnt In pl- we oil, two
spoon' Of hntmcg, two
mon and half of hitter ~.
ate. 81.
At $50 Trcshiy odd came j 81,
her Ben, stnlwart Il h"HdsOiDo
had never known an hours time
his life.
"Fh"w" he exclaimra
That smcllY'
"It's stew mnhe for yon y
own little hands," RI" told him.
"TNvine aroma :" cried FreshIy.W
and forthwith sat down and ute ~.
big plntefnls, while his wife watcIi,d
him so eneerly that she forgor to ent
any herself.
Three hours later. in response to a
hurry call. Doctor l;'lster drove up and
rang the front donrbcll. Query: Who
was the patient, and why?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Loss I S IN n TRENCHES & !
physician Asserts That Disease % -
Thoroughly Eliminated Thet Q
Click Naa 10 q Curiosity. al.

Readers with relatives and friends
at the front should get considerable
comfort from study Of the mortality
statistics Of the armies recently put
forward by a well.known physician,
London Tlt-Bits states. While his fig
ures IRE not 80 favorable ns those
given out from Paris Indicating that.
all kinds Of permanent losses-kllled,
captured, missing and disabled-aggre-
gate but 3 per cent per annum Of the
effective forces engaged, they are new
ertheless distinctly encouraging.
He finds that about sixty men per
1000 are being killed and $50 wound-
ed and that very large proportion OF
the latter return to the trenches. This,
naturally, is not to be compared with,
the normal death rate in time Of peace
of men of military age, which is but
eight per 1000; but 1t is a vast Inn
proverhent upon the showing Of any
previous war.
For one thing, disease has been so
thoroughly eliminated that a sick man
Is a curiosity. The soldier at the front
is certainly less liable to attack than.
II he were Mt home. Everything he
eats and drinks and wears. almost
everything he touches, Is subject to
the finest medical supervision Of which
science is capable. md II my particu-
larIy persistent bacillus were tn get
into his system in spite Of nll precau-
tons, sfE would find him in such SUI
perb condition that its work would be
futile. The high commands have thor
oughly learned the lesson that It does
not pay to train man to befa soldier
and then lose him from n cause that
Is In the least degree preventable.
BY this same token, experience, both
In the protection Of the soldier and
In the care of the wounded. is stead.
lily reducing the death rate as the war
progresses. Not only are new tacticg
constantly being developed which re-
suit In loss exposure Of the individual
soldier, hut he is constantly being
better equipped with defensive APP
paratus to minimize the effects Of hull
let or shrapnel or gas attack. Finally.
from many classes of wounds which
would have spelled probable death In
1914 and certain Gripping In 1916, re-
coyery is now almost matteg. pc
course. E
The drnfted man who goes MS d
linnry soldier. taking his jude ut
with him and leaving his excessive 1ns
thusiasm behind. has every ch{Ne1
IF coming buck, and in better phyA nj
condition than when he left. "a.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Pigs Feed on Nut Tr.e..

1t Is an undisputed fact that in Mo-
rocco pigs climb trees In search Of
nuts. says the Loo Angeles Times. Not
only pigs but goats. The puzzle is not
In the pigs and goats. however, for
they are Of the common variety thas
we see here. It Is the tree that IL
Strange. 1t is called the argan nut
tree and it grows near Agadir. Usual
~ 1t shoots out from steep hillside.
The trunk is broad and fiat and al
most horizontal. and SO are the main
branches, forming ample and solid
foothold for any animal that may be
tempted by the olive-shaped nuts grow
Ing within easy reach Of the main
branches.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Concerning the ru..ock Moth.

The New York state college Of for
estry mt Syracuse has recently sent out
. circular letter to chambers of COM
merce throughout tile state warning
against the ravages of the tussock
moth. which bid fair to be severe ON
shade trees during the next growing
season The egg masses, which are
white and conspicuous, may be seen
readily ut the present time ON the
bank Of elms particularly, and these
may be collected and destroyed or
faubed with creosote 80 that theyswill
not hatch. The college in its letter
has suggested that local shade tree or
park Commissions take the matter of
destroying the egg masses In hand at
once and push 1t vigorously.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
J Should Eat Mdshrooms.

Wild mushrooms are n food that
should be more largely utilized in. this
country now that fold is scarce, nc
cording to William A. Murrill, assist
ant director Of the New York botan-
lea! gardens, who thinks the people
should be taught how to distinguish
the poisonous from the wholesome va.
rieties. Wild mushrooms are eaten
10 this, country almost exclusively By
the 1orelgn-born population.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
FIRST WHITE BOY
Youth Accompanied Columbus
Expedition IN 1892.
Detailed It Helm While Supporters
Slept Younestsr Was elasnsd "
for Wrsek Of oanta Maria.

Many phases Of the life Of Column.
Gus offer mysteries that the histori.
ans have never been able to clear
away. md one student Of the life Of
the treut explorer hgs come across
an incilientaI mystery that has an ap.
pealing interest. It relates to boy
Who nee imprinted the expedition Of
1'H2-fha only boy among its men,
W consequently the first white
b.'N tu 9.t foot in America.
.,Ihe contemporary accounts of the
st expedition Of Columbus mention
ne boy In question only once and
,aat briElly. They indicate that he
was the only boy in the expedition
ind they plnce on his young Shout
doris the blame for the great catas-
trophe that befell when the SANTA
Alnriu WINS wrecked on the coast of
Hayti. To be sure the story of the
wreck shows that the boy was less
to blame than his elders, but 1t was
cas- enough to make him the scape-
gon:. 1t was the night before Christ
INNS, 1892, ten weeks after the dis
covery of the land. and Columbus was
pushing his search for gold among the
West Indies. The flagship. the Santa
Maria. was skirting the coast of Hay.
Il, and late ut night, as the wind WINS
light and the ship barely moving, Col
umbus went to his cabin for rest. Ee
passed the helm over to the captain.
He.. too, soon felt the need Of sleep
and went below. Ills successor Mt the
tiller was sailOr and he shortly fol
lowed the example Of the admiral md
the master. Before he went he nwak.
ened the Ind In question and told him
to mind the helm.
The boy did not go to sleep. He
wns doubtless q live lad and lie felt
the Importance Of being trusted to
steer the ship. But he was in strange
waters and the currents were treach-
erous near that coast, says an ex-
change. The ship struck a reef. The
admiral and crew rushed on deck In
terror. OF course they. blamed, the
boy. That was the way Of the world
before 1902 and the fashion has never
changed.
That WINS the end Of the Santa
Marin. The crew reached the shore
in safety and made fort from the
timbers Of the wreck. In that fort,
which they called La Navidad in
honor Of the day. about forty of the
crew remained while their companions
went home TO Spain on the Pinta and
the Nina. One historian mentions a
tradition that the hoy remained with
this number, but It is only tradition.
The fate Of the forty is mystery, for
when the second expedition of Colum.
bus reached that island year later
there were only a few charred tinibers
and bones to be found. Perhaps the
boy perished there. His name Inns not
even come down to us. but the brief
glimpse TINT we have of him is n fas.
cinating one. There is something to
stimulate the Imagination in that
feeting picture Of the boy who stuck
to his post while his superiors slept.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Evidently She Had Not.

The small boy wns tensing his NAM
ma for candy all during the, prepara-
ton for, a trip downtown. wien finally,
exasperated, she said: "Clnude, II you
don't stop mother will he angry. III
see 1T when we get there I'll buy some,
otherwise I'll not"
Y He was quiet during several Wis.,
Its In md out Of the downtown. stores.
WHEN finally he said: Mother, have
you s.en your At yeti" y
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Then Ananias Turned over.

First Dentist The fact is, I've rot
Eentleness down to such fine polnt
that all my patients go to sleep while
I'm pulling their teeth.
Second Dentist That's nothingi
Mine are beginning to have theip
photographs taken while / operate.
because they always have such Q
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
SAYS AUSTRIA IS UNAFRAID
Minister czernin Accuses Wilson Of
eecloudinq Issue.

Amsterdam, Dec. 11.-Declaration
Of war against Austria Hungary by
The United States. while painful" to
he empire. will not affect events of
the war, in opinion of Count Czernin,
the Austro-Iiungarian foreign minis.
Ter, whose speech quoted by the VI
emma correspondent OF the Berlin
Tages Zeitung. referring to President
Wilson's address to Congress. Count
Csernin Is quoted as having said:
president Wilson's speech Is in
many respects incomprehensible and
not clear. but 1t still makes a step
Onward in the Presidents manner
II thinking. at least in one direction.
when he says: We in no wise desire
20 harm Austro-Hungary and 1t is
none of our affair to concern cur.
selves with institutions and peoples"
"Dead Head" Troops After Bandits.
Ell Paso. Dec. 11.-As soon as Gen.
eral Francisco Murguia has completed
his present campaign of disbapding
he Villa forces in Chihuahua state he
will so to Tampico with his Death
Head troops" to begin a campaign
against Manuel Palaez. who has q
band Of organized and armed men Just
outside tie Tampico district. The IN
formation has been received in let
er from Chihuahua City. General Muir,
;uia is expected to remain there 81
lays. The German consul returned
With him from Mexico City recently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12
WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS

Think of a circus performance given
almost entirely by wild animals and do
nestle animals. Can you imagine &C.
robatic lions. riding leopards and tigers.
juggling sea lions, high diving monkeys,
pigs that do everything but talk, watz-
ing zebras, baseball playing elephants.
high school horses, clown elephants,
comedy Teddy ~bears-bears that actu-
ally do more comical stunts than the
modern clown-all the animals appear
with the big Yankee Robinson Wild
Animal circus, all of the popular feat
ures of the old time circus are carried
together with a complete wild west
show which brings the performance to
a wonderful close. The Yankee Rob-
inson circus this year maintains it has
the most wonderful. sensational and
pleasing exhibition before the Ameri.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12
PIONEER is

Benjamin +. Huney passed away at
his home in East Pierre at a late hour
Tuesday afternoon, following a long
period of illness of heart trouble.
Mr.. Huney's condition had been
critical for several months, but at
times seemed to gain in health until
several weeks ago when his vitality
commenced to give way. the unseen
hand of his maker reckoning him on,
and he sank peacefully in a deep
sleep.
Mr.. Huney was one of the early
settlers of central South Dakota, To-
eating in SulIy county with his father
and brother in 1888. He took an ac-
tive part in the tolls of this life; he
was a man of good character and the
vacancy in his home has saddened
the hearts of all.
The deceased is survived by a wife
and six small children, two sisters
and four brothers.
The funeral will be held from the
home tomorrow afternoon. Inter
ment will be made at Riverside GENE.
terry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12
OREGON g. CALIFORNIA RAIL
ROAD co. GRANT LANDS

Legal fight over land at last ended.
Title revested in United States. Land
by Act of Congress ordered to be open
ed under homestead laws for settlement
and sale. Two million three hundred
thousand acres. Containing some of
best timber and agricultural lands in
the United States. Large copyrighted
map showing land by townships and
sections, laws covering same and des-
cription of soil, climate, rainfall, eleva
tons, temperature, etc., postpaid One
Dollar. GRANT LANDS LOCATING
CO., Portland. Oregon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12

The County Board OF Commissioners
expect to complete their labors for this
session on Saturday. and adjourn.
H. S. Hedrick. state game warden,
and daughter of Chamberlain, are
among the Pierre visitors today.
A young man who claimed Minneap.
Oils as his home was arrested at Cot
tonwood, when it was found that he did
not carry a registration card. The man
had walked from Phhap to Cottonwood,
and when arrested it was found that he
had taken pictures of the coal sheds of
the railway company at different places
along the line, and carried the films of
many of the bridges along the railway.
tie was taken to Rapid City and lock-
ed up pending ar investigation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12
PIERRE PEOPLE AT HISEGA
(Rapid City JournaD

HHs NNff >A.S ouiHdp
Miss Mccoy and Miss Mary Dolve
are LOCATED in Judge Writings tent at
present,
Miss lima Schubert bids fair to be
the champion fisher of Hisega. al
though she is rlvalled by Otto Mon
tague. Both are having fine luck
with the 6nny tribe.
Mrs. Robinson, another charming
musician, together with Jimmy Hip
pie. Harold Brown and Pat Murphey,
all from Pierre, are keeping house in
the comfortable roomy Nipple house.
Miss Ruby McDearman, Miss
Brown, Mrs. Beal and Miss Margaret
Lockhart, all of Pierre, arrived at
Bisega Sunday morning-or rather,
two on Sunday morning and two by
auto Sunday afternoon.
Tom Roberts of Pierre, motored to
Hisega Saturday afternoon to visit
his wife. Mr.. Roberts and wife left
Monday to tour the Hills by auto
They expect to visit Hot Springs and
Wind Cave before returning.
1T you want to hear real music
and you would not suspect it came
from a battered old square-just
come to Hisega and listen to Mr..
Berry play. True Mrs. Berry and
Messrs. Hagman and Schiller lend an
added charm by their excellent
singing.
Last but not least, Eve automobiles
stood in the grounds ct Hisega last
Sunday afternoon at one time. The
owners, Mr.. Berry, Chicago; Tom
Roberty. Pierre; II. S. Daniels, Mr..
Redmond and H. e. Swapdes, all of
Rapid City; who were accompanied
by their families. All were surprised
at the growth of Hisega during the
past winter.
Some fine fishing is being done by
the ladies at Pierre Lodge this sea-
son. Mrs. l.. E. Snyder of Onido,
caught a Dolly Vardon or Mountain
trout, fifteen and three-fourths inch
es long, Miss lima Schubert of Pierre,
caughtone of The variety fifteen and
one half inches in length and a Rain
bow which measured fourteen inches.
These ladies say it's just as easy to
catch large trout as small if you
only know how.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-12

can people. On circus day you will
also have the opportunity Of visiting
the Parker Carnival company. which
will exhibit day and date with the big
circus. Allthe latest riding devices are
carried. This %stupendous aggregation
of s~hows-ffteen in number. will ex-
hibit at Pierre. July %.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-05
gNir inh bic rcidlite glntipn.

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leitt in Der Gage ien iolc Die 2O00 Iti0ionen Die
bis gum Is. Siu Ocrlongt merOcr ori5ubringcn
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-05
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