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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
If They Could Keen II up.

There have been big men in Wall
street who did all the work themselves,
who attended to every minute item (;
VIC were from Missouri in regard 20
every point in any proposition put up
to them. One of these marvels was
among the very greatest fnanciers the
country ever had; but he didn't last
long, and there have been few others
like him. III & man with the first or.
der of brains and ability, could only
keep it up, there is nothing to pre-
vent his owning the United States. If
II. I'll. Hartman could have kept on
10 or 20 years longer at the pace he.
was going he would have gobbled up
all the railroads in sight, and he was
just getting a strangle hold on the big
banks. He conquered every square
foot of territory as he went along.
There was 10 force on earth to stop
him except premature death-and now
he is almost forgotten.-A. w. Atwood
In the Saturday Evening Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Died to a Martial Air.

A battalion OF French chasseurs sta.
:ioned In the Vosges was attacked and
, short but lively battle ensued. The
commander. favorably known FOR many
brave deeds in action. was riding be.
Tore the front Of his battalion; by his
own example inspiring his men on to
greater valor. He was mor4ally
wounded. When It was discovered that
his case was hopeless and life wa
ebbing away. he was asked II he had
any wish.
Yes. let the buglers come" said tho
dy,ng officer; Sound the march Of
The buElers placed themselves
around the dying chief and sounded the
glorious march while life was going
out. and he died while the strains Of
the martial march were on the air.
The name Of "Sidi Brahfm". waS
given to that march In commemoration
OF the desperate defense offered BY
three companies Of the chausaers .of
the Montagna column. attacked BY
Abd-el-Hader during the Algerian con.
quest on September % and %, 1915.
Most Of the little column was mas
sacred. Ths survivors took refuge in
the. mosque Of Sidi Brahim. a nearby
village. where they held out, without
food or water. for two days ana then
cut their way back to the French camp.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
The President Arises Early,
From the Louisville Courier-1o,,rn,

from the Louisville Courier-Journal.
President Wilson has a we'll defined
sGhedile mapped out for his daily work
Wnen IN Washington. He sticks to this
sched'ile closely. 1t calls for his arising
AT the early hour of 5 O'Clock. Then he
mas his BATH and is in his study by not
later than $50 o'clock.
usually the president is met in his
study by his stenographer, Charles
SVEN. Charlie" as he is known about
ahe Whlte House. takes dic1ation until
y o'clock, which is the presidents
breakfast hour. Breakfast over Mr.,
wilson is accustomed to return to his.
study to continue his morning debating.
or to study some matter which REQUIRES
nus immediate attention, such as the
selection of a commission or the ap-
prevail or disapproval of acts of con
gress, when it is in session.
About $50 o'clock in the morning the
president receives a list Of appoint
ments which Secretary Tumultv has
made for him at the executive offices.
lhese engagements never begin until
~ ociock. Few of them are for longer
run up to about 10 O'Clock, the presi-
aent always leaving the office building
for the White House for luncheon not
later than / o'clock.
Usually the presidents afternoons
nave been given over to recreation. OF
-" Ills was Impossible Tor the two
weeks prior to the adjournment Of con-
gress, with the exception of short mo-
tor rides. The president played golf
but a few times during the railroad
crisis. He then only did SO because
DR.. Grayson thought it advisable for
him to get a little outdoor exercise. On
he motor rides and at the golf matches
Mrs. Wilson was always his companion.
Ihe motor trips are usually over by
= O'Clock, so there is ample time to pre-
pare for Z o'clock dinner. Most of the
presidents evenings have been devoted
to work.
For the last few months there has
been a great mystery about the White
House. 1t has to do with one Of the
means which tie president employees to
relax from his presidential duties. This
form of amusement is nothing more
than the good old game OF pool, or,
speaking in more polite terms, pocket
billiards..
When the conditions are normal at
he White House the president has two
means Of relaxation other than playing
billiards. He X great delight III
reading poetry aloud. The other form
OF amusementsis the Grading af4detec,
tive stories. There -isSa government
employee in Washington whc considers
1t his especial duty to keep the presi-
dent supplied with the latest detective
stories.
President Wilson does not believe II
wise to keep the midnight oil burning
Therefore, the hou OF IL o'clock us;l-
ally finds his in bed. More often it is
before II o'clock that he ~retires. This is
necessary because OF his early risings.
The following sign could properly be
posted upon the door of the White
House offices:
office hours, S O'clock in the morn.
ing until 1880 o'clock at night"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
10 CENT "CASCARETS"
IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVE
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach
Sluggish Liver and Bowei@They
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges.
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head.
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
st6mach to become filled with undi-
gested food. which sours and fersnents
like garbage in a swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
gestion. foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin. mental fears, everything that is
horrible aud nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels q thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 1O-cent box
from your druggist will keep you feel.
ing good for months.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Look for Mexican Joan D'Arc.
From the Los Angeles Express.

From the Los Angeles Express.
a Mexican Joan OF Arc, q pretty girl
BY agents of the United States govern
nent in connection with 4 plot to over
throw the regime OF Gov. Estaban Cantu
n over California and replace 1t with
= republic.
News Of the great conspiracy became
Known following the arrest OF Fortunate
1 pen1lio' r aH atleSeo ch teaqer OF Mit the v, em-
ting the neutrality laws by recruiting
soldiers in Los Angeles.
ri 1t was through the apprehension Of
IF the leading part taken in the con-
vas the humble instrument Of u higher
her people were to be relieved.
Like the maid Of Orleans who de-
hyered France from her English foes.
class. She worked in q small restaurant
kept by her mother unui recently, in
s~ sean say, but her present. where
assert their belief that she has departed
with one OF the chicftains OF the revolu-
lion with whom she is said to have been
infatuated and who Is said to nave
promised her q in the army
The mysterious beauty is said to have
alien under the dominance Of this leader.
2 handsome Frenchman, ex%patriated, who
Played upon her credulity Inc patriotic
zeal until she aided him. Tenorio and
o .ba rs IN distributing propaganda among
me notspurs OF the younger Mexican ele-
nent and In other phases OF their recruit.
It is aaia thai men were recruited 70,
ne revolutionary army in the Plaza and
y various gathering places OF Mexicani
N the Vicinity. The girlish leader was
and her fiery %eloquence and beauty won
many soldiers. The absolute faith shS
maniiested that she vas selected by Q
n,Eher power to save her people greatly
Influenced the approximations Mexicans
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
aROuGRonRlTSunnnss R.s,: a1,e., Per.
WINTER THE INT TO WALK
Exercise in the Cold Air Will BE Founs
Both Enjoyable and Bene-
fetal.

winter weather diminishes greatly
The time spent In the open air by those
who ride in mOtOrcars. 1t comes near
putting bicycles out OF use. From
steamboats, to canoes there is almost
entire cessation of water outings.
All Of which means that more walk.
mg instead Of less ought to be done
In cold weather. There is no other way
Of moving about in the open air, which
Keeps n healthy persons feet so warm
md brings such Il glow OF warmth from
the body itself. IF the pedestrian 10
properly clad. especially in respect to
keeping dryshod, all of the effects Of
winter walking should be beneficial.
With n little care and discretion such
exercise can be made as agreeable as it
is wholesome. Rightly timed and kept
within bounds. winter walking is q
good precaution against the Ill effects
of %sedentary life and too much indoor
mir.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Hunger and Privation.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
The Advertiser would emphasize the
plea OF the committee of ladies, for aid for
destitute negroes living in the country as
made in Saturdays Advertiser. The need
OF many negroes in the country is keen
and pressing; the Christmas spirit. at this
time and under conditions as they exist.
can find no worthier objects upon which
to express itself than upon the cold and
hungry negroes, who are undergoing pri-
vations which negroes never knew before
In middle Alabama.
AS early as last August the Advertiser,
IN ITS editorial columns, drew attention to
cotton crop. The landlords, without re-
turns from their farms and plantations,
We're themselves without resources. Any
number of them in recent weeks nave
had, for the first time, to mortgage their
lands to get food and clothing for their
own families ard to prepare for a new
crop year. The advances made to the ne
groes for the crop year just closed were
gone Tor good; in general such advances
We're complete losses. Perhaps some of
the landlords were generous enough and
fa.Hes living on their places until next
But in most instances, with the farmer
and the planter no better off in a tinan-
cial way than the negro tenant, all the
mules, the hogs, the corn and whatever
resources there may have been We're coll
most instances this years adversely has
completely stripped the negro. He and his
family know hunger which can not be sat
iSiied they have come face to face with
the Interest privation.
ihere Is no sensationalism, no agg
hton IN this presentation of the case. In
me cabins on the farms and plantations,
the negroes are going hungry and cold.
Ihere is no hope among them OF having
ANYTHING for Christmas; they have now
nor even the expectation Of being fed and
clothed warmly
so FAR, the only practical effort to re-
neVe the privation and destitution among
the unfortunate negroes is represented in
the efforts Of a committee of ladies COM
posed OF Mrs. A. B. Garland, Miss Nimmo
Green and Miss Estelle Mitchell. These
i "a ts nave already done much for some
OF me unfortuIates-but the need is so
general, the privation so pressing that it
pliers a field for the aroused charity of the
cry. n has been done is only a be-
Eii nv ! the sufferings can not be re-
an awakening in the city TO the repellant
lact mat on the farms about the city hu-
man beings are experiencing the gnawing
panSs OF hunger and men, women and
children are facing freezing weather in a
Few rags.
DO you feel the impulse to help the hun
cry and the suffering? The time and the
Opportunity are here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
SOUR, ACID sToMAcHs,
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's D%iapepsin" diaests 5000
grains food, ending all stomach
misery in five minutes.

Time 1T! In five minutes all stom.
ach distress will go. No indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belchins of
gas, acid, or eructations of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for it's
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is ~thessuEest,' quickest stomach rem
edy In the whole world and besides it
is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting, a large
nfty-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
hve minutes how needless it is to suf-
Ter from indigestion, dyspepsia or any
disorder. It's the quickest,
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Girls! Try 1t! Hair gets soft, fluffy ant
beautifu:-Get a rs cent bottle
of Danderine.

If you care for heavy hair that glis.
tens with beauty and is radiant with
life; has an Incompatible softness and
Is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderine.
Just n application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it imme-
diately dissolyes every particle of
dandruf. You car not have nice
heavy, healthy hair if you have
dandruff. This destructive escurf, robs
the hair Of it's lustre. it's strength and
Its very life, and if not overcome it
produces a feverishness and itching Of
the scalp; the hair roots famish,
loosen and die; then the hair falls out
fast. Surely get a 25-cent bottle of
Knowlton's Danderine from any drug
store and just try it.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Flood Light Successful.

Electric light, cleverly applied
helped Kansas City realty firm to
establish a record in the leasing Of q
block OF A apartments in 80 days.
A visit to the east by the maIis.ger
OF the apartments developed into q
scheme for flooding the buildings with
light from an electric protector lam
tern. according to the Electrical World
The result of the Hood lighting was
almost instantaneous. One Of the
apartments was leased the first night;
In the first two weeks u were leased
and IN three weeks IS. In fact, all but
a few Of the flats on the side street
were, leased within the month. The
fesi estate agent look care OF IL to 80
people every evening, practically all OF
whom had come in automobiles.
Except for lights in one or two OF
the Railways, all the buildings were
dark inside. Many leases were closed
OIL the first view Of the visitors and
People moved in at once.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Tho Laxas of Hawaii.

None of the island possessions OF the
United States exhibit more notable
point OF interest for the observant
traveller or the naturalist than the
Hawaiian Islands. The natives are
typical Of the race inhabiting many ISL
n groups Of the south Pacific, the
plant lif. has the attractive features
OF 1nsular development in semitropi-
cal attitudes, the marine life Of the
warm waters is wonderful. but perhaps
the most fascinating, instructive, and
awe-inspiring OF all the natural phe-
nomena Of Hawaii are furnished by its
active volcanoes. The whole group OF
islands. extending in a chain for many
hundred miles. is Of volcanic origin,
though some of the islets and reefs are
but he wave battered Of
volcanoes whose fires have long since
died out.
Approaching Honolulu by teamer
from San Francisco. the traveller has
the evidence of volcanic action plainly
before him in the first land he sees. in
the ash con Of Koko Head and the
We'll preserved craters Of Diamond
Head and the Punch Bowl. which are
in the outskirts Of the city. The high
mountains Of the island of Oahu are
ais made up Of black lava-basalt-
but they are largely covered with
vegetation and one must go to the
largest island. Of the group, Hawaii.
for the wonderful demonstration of the
process by which all these island
mountains have been built up from
great ocean depths. Kilauea. one Of
the most active, and Mauna Loa, one
of the largest volcanoes in the world.
are showing just how lava builds up
mountains. Both Of these volcanoes
are included in the newly created Ha-
vail national park.
Since the time Of Captain Cook the
Hawaiian islands have beer visited by
biologists and others interested in the
problems OF volcanoes. and much has
been written concerning them.
Professional Paper SS, Laws Of
Hawaii and Their Relations" by Whit
man Cross. of the United States geo
logical survey. department of the In
terror. presents a summary OF what is
DOW known c~orcd1ntng the lavas Of all
the islands. This paper is largely
technical in ite character. for it is in
Tor future study OF the rocks by geol-
ogists.
1t appears that there are many other
kinds Of layas in Hawaii besides ba-
salt. II many Facts of association of
the different lavas are Of interest to
students Of the inner history Of vol
canoes While much is yet to be
learned concerning the lavas Of these
islands, Mr.. Cross shows that present
knowledge of the rocks. ia sufficient to
throw light on some OF the most vexed
questions pertaining, to- the origin and
relations Of the igneous rocks OF the
earth. The chemical relations are dis
cussed with particular thoroughness.
'etrologists win find valuable material
in this report. bearing on many prob
lemg.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Trench Descriptions Vivid.

The soldier is not, usually a man of
words, but:hes can string them together
very effcctusily at times, and some of
his SMILES would not disgrace our
American cousins. past masters though
they are in the art of picturesque and
vivid phrasemaking. "He would pinch
the sugar from your tea While you were
stirring it," is the description l heard
applied to one warrior with confused
ideas of ownerships, and CT another Of
parsimOnious habits it was said that
she filings his money about like n mar
with no rms i'-London Chronicle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
GIVE "SYRUP OF FIGS"
TO CONSTlPATEO CHILD
Delicious "Fruit Laxative" can't harm
tender little Stomach, liver
and bowels. n

Look at the tongue, motheri II
coated, your little ones stomach. lives
and bowels need cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, i~istiess, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever.
ish, stomach our, breath bad, has
sore throat, diarrhoea. full of cold, give
a %teaspoonful Of California Syrup OF
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul.
constfpated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of it's
little bowels without gripping. and you
have a well, playful child again. Ask
your druggist for a 5O-cent bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs" which con-.
tains full directions for babies. chile
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups.-
Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04

49, A henhouse Is not way a ne
clean, CHEEKY n comfortable. '"
Make Hens Comfortable.
The poultry house should be convenient. 1t should be close to the other
buildings, and easy to clean. A low house is hard to work in; a high house
is hard to keep warm. Have plenty of light in the house-sunight is a good
germ destroyer Leave all or a part OF the south side open to keep the house
dry and we'll ventilated. Allow 10 drafts. Keep the house clean and free
from vermin.
A good house does not necessarily need to be a II expensive house. A
cheap house, built along the right lines and kept clean, will serve just rs well
Is IN expensive house.
If FOL wan winter eags. duplicate spring conditions. Variety is I'M.
portant in the winter ration. Eggs cannot be produced unless the feed con.
aims the material from which eggs are made. An egg is about ten Del cent
fat fifteen per cent protein, seventyfour per cen water, and one pr cent
ash, chiefly lime
Grain, especially corn,f furnishes the carbon and starch-the heat and fat
making foods; mill feeds viii milk or beef scrap furnish the protein. Some
green food is necessarily in winter to furnish succulence and bulk.
Give the hens all the water they will drink; warmi 1t, If possible. Furnish
grit to grind the food, oyster shell for making the egg shell, and charcoal as
an aid to digestion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
One Way Out.

"AIy wife wants me to 60 shopping
with her. | don't see how l an going
to get out of it,"
IF she were to send you back to
your Office after less than an hour of
shopping and told you she would never
take you on such an expedition again,
you would consider yourself well re-
paid for your trouble, wouldn't you?'
"Certainiy. Eut how am | going TO
do tEat?'
Let her catch you flirting with n
fascinating female clerk
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Long Trip to Sunday School.
the Washington Post

Hanover. Pa. Emory Reno.l. who
has not missed a session Of Sunday
school for 10 years, recently ~travele5
60 miles in order to maintain an I'M
broker record.
Renoll is secretary Of Trinity Re-
formed Sunday school, and when he
learned OF the edict closing all Sunday
schools in Pennsylvania he decided tc
go TO Maryland. Arriving in Baltimore
on an early train lie found all the city
schools closed. but. undismayed, he
went to the country and after search
ing for hours found a school in session
six mics from Baltimore. which he at.
tended.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost of food today is a serious
matter 10 all Of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health of your family,
serve them SINNERS Macaroni and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love it and thrive Oh it. 1t
is the best possible food for adults.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co.. Omaha,
Nebr.. for beautiful cook book telling
how to serve it in a hundred ways
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04

on" in the world-these keep us together
in ordinary times; but in a great crisii
such bonds break. The leaven OF senti.
ment is needed. We want a common sym.
pathy; we want above all some means OF
expression for that sympathy.
There have been Of late numerous grea,
meetings at which the feelings OF men
and women have expended themselves IL
shouts iii cheers, in the clapping of hands
and in other inarticulate methods Of ex.
pressing emotions. What would not q
song nave done for these thousands
song they all knew and loved? Are We
forever to De dumb?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04

low, feed Is cheap, the chickens
utilize the waste products Of the farm,
and they destroy weeds and insects.
Increase your proft>by producing
more eggs. The average farm hen
produces sixty eggs; she should prQ.
duce n hundred and twenty. Profit
depends on surplus production.
Good housing and proper feeding
Will increase your profit.
A hen will not lay eggs unless she
is comfortable and has u variety Of
food with plenty Of water, grit and
oyster shell.
Handle and market your eggs
better. Market the kind of eggs you
would want to buy If you were a con
sumer. Produce infertile eggs, keeI
the nests clean, gather the eggs daily
keep them in a cuui, dry place, and
market them twice q week.
Improve your flock. Gull out the
poor stuff begin now to build a better
flock, and ultimately keep N breed
only.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
ENGLAND Free Of Gxp.i...

London.-The last OF a
gypsy band. that has wandered aimIess-
" about England for years, was round
I'd up In Sheffield recently, o.e. man
being mustered into the arms a-ad three
others imprisoned for petty the5ts. The
Scotland Yard men, who traiIed and
fiaally caught the wanderers believe
they have put an end to the gypsy Nrl-
ness. at least for the duration ol -
war
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04
Unite Nation With SONG.

Thomas w. Strette IN Atlantic Monthly.
Any one who has compared town and
city life In this country and In Europe and
has seen what a pleasure and what a civ
!llzing influence music may become when
1t is properly taught in childhood, must
tain by the neglect Of singing.
We are only now beginning to realizt,
how long 1t takes to weld a diverse PEP.
pie into one by mea OF an intellectvti
conception at ~cationali.y. The thin bad
OF self Int ~sst the advantage Of "gettifS