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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31

table act by way Of helping her buy
new cork
There it goes again. Bad form. But
he says one day he was motoring down
and ut Sheridan road and Wilson ave-
nue. Il girl waved. He gave her ride.
He felt sorry for her because she
iimped. And she told him her strug-
giles and her poverty, and her cork
Well, anyhow, Klein says he gave
her money so she could get new one.
But she didn't get new one, so he
quit giving her money. Then one day
Mrs. LeOnOra Y. Meder, attorney, called
him up, he says. and told him Miss De
Visco wanted to sue for breach OF
promise. Mrs. Meder didn't take the
case.
I'm married and happy" said Mr.
Klein. II hear now that Phillip Sher'
ldan Rowe. another lawyer, has taken
her case. But, didn't propose to her
Why. she's got a-ylle limps. I'm sorry
but couldn't propose to a girl with 9
cork"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
Memorial Day Fittingly
Observed At Fort Yates
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When the mystery OF death has
made the eye dull, the check pale,
the voice still and the heart cold
people of all races have, from time
immortal, dropped their usual oc-
equations and revercntly remember
ed the Creator, who gives human
life and in the appointed time takes
it away, bidding each neighbor q
last farewell as he journeys out in
to the world unseen"
DR.. Beede concluded his address
with fine peoration in which M
referred to the present war. lie
expressed qualification that patriot
ism was not dead, and that tho
American flag had been carried
across the seas, and now the Star:
and Stripes, the emblem OF equality
and liberty was cntwined with the
tricolor of France in the trenche:
of distant Europe az a hope to war
ring patriots that democracy shall
not perish, but that right, lib
erty and Justice will prevail.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
Local Happenings

G. ii. Bclknapp and J. A Ar
chambault of Mcintosh, passed
drought Fort Yates Sunday on
their way to Cannonbal]. Mr.. Bel
knapp is a banker and Mr.. Archam-
hault is county treasurer of CorsOn
county.
Following the adjournment OF the
term of district court Tuesday
Judge Hanley and Court Reporter
Broderick went to Shields, west OF
where the Judge owns some choice
farm land which he has leased. He
went to see how crops looked and to
size up prospects.
w. l.. Clark, the Solcn post
master and merchant, was here last
Thursday on business at the Agency,
coming down with VIM. Mack in,
who represents the Missouri Valley
Grocery Company of Mandan in
this section. Mr. Clark is an old
timer about Fort Yates having come
here about 1883, and was for many
years employed at the old Douglas
store which was located on the
townsite, but which was demolished
many years ago.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
INSURE YOUR CORN
pons Gamble With Your Corn crop.
Test Every Ear Before PLANTING.
Every Weak or Dead Ear Means
Dollars Less at Harvest.
tM.tIe..I GO, lnp,sy...nt s.ryIe..l

Every Weak or Dead Ear Means
Dollars Less at Harvest.
tHatesaI crep improvement ssrvIes.l
1t Is known fact that the simple
little act of testing all seed corn be.
fore planting will add many bushels to
the corn crop and will pay the farmer
about five times as much per hour for
his labor rs will any other farm labor.
There is nothing hard about it, all
methods Of testing seed corn are easy
and inexpensive. You can test the ker.
nels In blotters or "rag-doll" testers
at home, making them yourself, or
you can invest in a commercial test
er that will last for years. Your agri.
cultural college. county agent, or the
U. S. Department Of Agriculture at
Washington will be glad to give you
full particulars.
Seed testing will stop one of these
leaks In farm practice that change
gain into loss. Figure out for yourself
how many hills the six or seven hun.
dred kernels Of corn from a dead or
weak ear will plant. and figure out
how your corn yield will drop If two or
three, or dozen, or maybe ffty such
ears should get planted.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
Tanning and Grading Seed Barley.
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Not nearly enough attention is given
to getting the uniform size of seed
grain, especially is this true in barley
where 1t is important that the germ.
ination should all take place on the
same day. Therefore, the kernels
should be of the same size and weight
The very largest should perhaps be
removed as we'll as the smaller ones
leaving the seed plump and uniform
It is true that small seeds and giant
seeds will terminate, Out the plant
food contained therein will undoubted.
ly make an unevenness in the matur
ity at harvest.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
SHE CAN'T GET
CORK HEART
Though Girl Who Sues for
Breach Of Promise Has
a Cork

Chicago.-This Is a tough sort Of Q
story for a gallant young man to write
because Miss Loretta De Visco, the he
roinc, has u cork
Well, let's start all new. Miss De
vlsco, who formerly lived at the Lor'
raine apartments, filed breach OF
promise suit for $4,000 against Hugo
l.. Kline. Hugo L. Klein Of the firm OF
Sterne & Klein admits he Is the
"Klinc."
Mr.. Klein also admits he knows Miss
De visco, but he says he had an idea
all the while, that he was doing q char
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
TERR0RALL NEW EXPLOSIVE
Said Five Grains Will Destroy Target
Buildinu.

New York, May 0.-Announcement
of the discovery of an explosive many
times stronger than dynamite or any
other explosive was made by DR.. D. B.
Waltoff, vice president of the Ameri
can Medico Pharmaceutical league
and a member of the League for the
Enforcement of Peace, at the annual
convention of the American Medico
Pharmaceutical league.
The new explosive is "terrorall.'
The doctor said five grains of "ter.
rorall" would destroy the Woolworth
building.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
LOSS FROM BAD ROADS.

IWtUuHut V5vp tWpTuvomoht 0StVJo0.J
The U. s. Department of Agriculture
estimates that the farmers of the ma.
ton are annually losing $250,O00,00o
because Of their inability to market
their produce at certain times of the
year. Counties which are rich in agri.
cultural products are burdened with
bad roads and it is of much concern
to the farmers to see to the building
Of good roads. Good roads. 365.day
roads. are insurance for continued
community prosperity.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
Two Killed In Explosion.

Oakland, Cal, May 3d. Two en-
ployes of the Giant Powder company
were killed when the nitroglycerin
house at the company's plant near
Richmond was destroyed by an explo.
sion,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31
Censor cabIeerams to China.

New York, May 3O.-Commercial Pa.
cifc cablegrams for China and Japan
will be censored in this city and send
ers are requested to file messages and
tEsuslstions In duplicate.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-31

An official telegram from Budapest
says that Emperor Charles has ap.
pointed Count Julius Andrassy pre-
mier Of Hungary.
There has been a vacancy in the
Hungarian premiership since May %,
when Count Stephen Tisza, Austria.
Hungary's 'iron man" and leader Of
the pro-German party in the mon
archy, resigned.
Count Andrassy, a former premier
and an opponent of Count Tisza's
ministry, is regarded as an advanced
liberal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
LAW AGAINST ALIENS IN
ARIZONA HITS UNIVERSITY

Phoenix. Ariz., June 27.-Attorney
general W. E Jones has decided that
aliens may not be employed by the
state The ruling especially hits the
university. II is said it will neces-
state dropping Prof Chapman Of the
metallurgical department, Prof. r H
Williams, of the department of ami
NAL husbandry, his wife, who is head
of the department of home economics,
and Miss English. secretary to the
president Chapman and Williams are
Canadians. Mrs. Williams, American
born, takes the nationality Of her
husband, while Miss English is
British Santos Higuera. who has
been gardener for II years, insult 20.
as well as many Of the other Mexican
employees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
mrs. c. Turner
GAINS 20 LBS.
Husband wants everybody
to know about her re-
coveTy.

Ny wife has gained twenty pounds
and is now enjoying better health
than she has had at any time in the
past seven years." said George P Tur-
ner, the well known cement contrac-
tor, who lives at e25 Lyle street, Waco,
Texas, recently.
Yes" continued Nj Turner. my
wife suffered from nervousness and
indigestion until she was almost a
hard'-- see how she lived. she ate so
is-.le- She couldn't digest anything
and suffered so at times from the gas
On her stomach that we were afraid
she had heart trouble The least noise
would completely upset her nerves, it
seemed like at times she would almost
20 wild with headaches, and she could
hardly sleep at all I spent hundreds
Of dollars for treatments and medi-
cines trying TO get some relief for her
but she kept getting worse and would
often just have TO give up and take
10 the bed
Wonderful. is the only word that
expresses what Tanlac has done for
her She's not like the same person
since taking it and I had rather see
her well and happy like she is now
than 10 have all the money in the
world. She never has any more head
aches now, her nerves are quiet and
she sleeps like q child every night She
is actually hungry all the time and
eats anything she wants without hav-
ing any gas, smothering spells or
other signs of Indigestion AS I have
already said, she has gained twenty
pounds and her recovery makes me
want 10 tell everybody about Tanlac-"
Tanlac is sold IN FL Paso by Kelly &
Pollard and Peoples Drug Store.-Ady-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
New Corn Remover Causes
Big Run on Drug Stores

Since the virtues Of Ice-Mint as a
corn remover became known in this
country, druggists have been having
an extraordinary demand for this
PIoauct and 1t is predicted that women
than ever.
The fact that this new discovery
Nnicn is made from a Japanese prod
uct Will actually remove corns-roots
ana all-and without the slightest
pain or soreness, is OF course mainly
ing sale.
You apply little on tender. aeh-
ing corn and instantly the soreness
is relieved, and soon the corn IS so
shrlveled that il may be lifted out
with the fingers-root and all It is
a clean- creamy. snow-white. non
poisonous substance and will never
lntlame or irritate the most tender
SKIN. Cutting or pairing corns too
OFTEN produces blood poisoning and
people are warned to stop it Just
ask in any drug store for a small
jar of Ice-Mint and you can quickly
end your corn misery and make your
feet feel cool and fine. There IL
nothing better.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
IA Years Ago Today
From The Herald of thIs
Date. 1908.

y n RS J. NJ LYNCH, will leave
MI this evening for the Sacra-
- = mento mountains where she
will spend the summer with her
brother and family.
The loss from water in the valley
above FL Paso is something terrible,
according to reports received by The
Herald Only few Of the details have
come in so far
The Las Cruces ball team could not
get to FL Paso for the game last week,
so another game has been arranged
with the Eagles for this coming sun
day
The chamber OF commerce has an
nounced that ii will try and raise the
money this week for the worlds fair.
The following real estate transfers
were reported today; Phillip NJ Mills
paugh and wife to Lizzie AYirett. lot
S and feet OF lot 9, block !. MsEoffin
homestead. Consideration $3.50.
L. n Turner and Jennie Wall
Turner to Mrs. H. NJ Walker. north
15O feet Of lot So, block u. Satterth-
waite addition Consideration $500
c W. Mckenzie to Leon A. Walker.
lot Il. block As, Campbelrs addition,
Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Fitzgerald have
returned to the city and have taken
up their apartments in the Angeles
hotel.
Messrs Roxie and Ralph Ioomis
viii entertain informally at a stag
party this evening. at their home on
North Ell Paso street.
Mrs. Jameson and children will
leave today for Cloudcroft. where
they will occupy the Cole cottage for
the summer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
HOROSCOPE.
Thursday. JUNO 2s. 1oII.

- URING the day the stars wielC
no important influence, accord.
- ing to astrology, but after sun
down Mercury is powerful for good.
The evening should be a favorable
time for signing advertising contracts
for making leases and arranging part
nerships.
Success for writer's is foretold. Many
will bring new materials from foreign
countries and American standards will
be changed. if the stars are read
Alright
There is a sign that gives warning
of the spread of tuberculosis and
other dreaded diseases in the next
year Cities and individuals should
paw special attention to sanitation
and cleanliness.
The United States is warned Of a
tragic event that will arouse public
feeling to high pitch some time before
the end OF August.
Again the appearance of distin-
cuished visitors is foretold, and the
sending abroad of American ENJOYS
will POSSIBLY cause some unusual crit
icism from the press and public.
Labor questions may be trouble
Sone uuIlliE the next lew weeks 80
cialists have the forecast of gain in
numbers and they are warned against
serious mistakes in policy.
The plague of caterpillars and 10
Gusts foretold by all astrologers may
be less serious in its effects than was
to be expected. owing TO the discovery
by a scientist
Women have a direction Of the stars
that is believed to make them thrifty
and industrious. They may reveal the
greatest contrasts in their lives dur
ing the coming months
Canada has the representation of
prosperity during the summer and a
closer bond will exist with the United
States.
The negro population OF the south
IS well as the north will develop he
-oes. astrologers predict.
Poison will be used in some manner
most dangerous to large groups of
persons. it is prognosticated.
Persons whose birthdate II is should
lot speculate. Although they are like
Y 10 lose money in the coming year.
hey will make progress in financial
matters
Children born on this day are likely
o be gifted and lovable, but too gem
.rous for their own best interests
1917. by the Mcclure News |
,aper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
Little Bobbie s Pa
PatriotLm Makes Pa Late For
Dinner and He Gets
Reprimand From Ma.
By WILLIAM +. KIRK.

THIS is awful late spring. sed
Pa wen he cain hoam last mite.
You talk after the spring a littel
this eevning. sed Ma I s'pose the
Comfy of Publick Safety has been
meeting sum place down town & had
to have thare honored president thare.
No. sed Pa. but I was KEEP down
town beekaus thay asked me to add
ress a bunch Of yung men on thare
duty to thare flag I think a lot OF
them lssened to me &, intend to 20 &
do thare duty. sed Pa
The war will be oaver IL they are as
lalt about enlisting as you are about
CITING hoam to yure meels. sed Ma
had sum luvly roast lamb & I am
afrade that it is spoiled now.
Why speek Of roast lamb wen the
voice OF France is calling to US for to
go and do our duty2 sed Pa Why
speek OF meels wen Mars is beeting
his War Drum. sed Pa Look up at
the stars. sed Pa, & keep yure Ideels
higher than roast lamb. sed Pa That
is the line Of talk witch I was handing
10 them yung men, & thay lissened
with thare harts in thare mouths, Pa
sed; I swayed them like Old Dan
Webster, Pa sed-
Ma Not AppreeIatIve.
1 wonder IL Old Dan Webster was
all the time keeping his wife waiting
around dinner time, sed Ma A mans
first duty is to his hoam. Ma sed. He
shud think Of his wife & litteI child
room Of plenty vile the husband
and father is sumware down town
asking yung men to go git plugged
patriotickally, sed Ma
Il ieer that you viii newer under
stand the true spirit OF War & Hee-
roism, sed Pa 1t talks a man like
me. Pa sed, man that has faced dan
ger with hautty sneer on his cold
face, sed Pa 1t talks a man that has
walked with Deth & never felt week
in the knees. sed Pa
Did you hand all that talk to the
yung men today wen you was coax
ing them to go & hang out this sum-
mer in trencheS2 sed ma & II so, sed
Ma what reply If any did thay maik7
They dident say much. Sed Pa One
of them sed he wud go hoam & think
1t oaver, & sum OF them seemed inter-
ested in me. sed Pa herd one OF
them say Who Is the old geezer2'
Old geezer is a term OF respect, sed
Pa
I see. sed Ma
Showed Great Respect.
Oh. yes. thay showed CRATE respeck /
Tor me, sed Pa Wen got thru talk /
ing thay looked very happy & sum OF |
them eheered- may speek tomorrow |
/
will git sum OF the yung fellers to /
go. I doant believe the boys of to-
day is much less braiv than US bows /
vuz yeers ago in the dark DAYS Of the /
Mexican war, sed Pa Thay like to 4
have a old timer stand up & tell
them thare duty. sed Pa
Sum person NAMED Sweeney must
have been in the crowd & kind of
coward-ly, sed Pa, beekaus an the
time was talking to these yung
gents I eud heer them saying sTeIi |
( to Sweeney" Tomorrow will be an
other day, sed Pa. & wen xft hoam I
viii let you know how I cum out. We
Will now have a whirl at that roast
amb, sed Pa 1t cant be vary warm.
but wen the hart is warm with patry-
mind cold lamb, & my hart is warm.
warm. sed Pa
Yes. sed Ma, you are a warm old
member.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
Texas Women and
Their Testimony

OF all kinds but could not get any
relief until I took DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription 1 would advise
all women in delicate health to try
it."
Mrs. ]. W. McCullars, OF 1903 \.
Forney St, Tyler. Tex, who sAys: 4
have used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription and find il a very fin0 medi-
cine I am willing to recommend II
to friends who are in bad health"
Mrs n J. Powell. Of 115 Oleander
St. San Antonio. Texas who says: Il
have used Dr. Pierce's Favorits Pre-
scription in my family and find II to
be a very fine remedy. I will recon-
mend it to any lady who is in bad
health, especially to those who have
Woman's troubles. 1t will build them
up and cure them IL they try its
II not obtainable at dealers send
s1.00 to Dr. Pierce. Invalids' Hotel.
Buffalo, y. 7. and he will send large
package OF tablets.
Mrs. Allie Swanzy. OF 212 Christian
St, Mckinney, Texas, who says: Sew
eraT years ago 1 was in very bad
health. the doctors told me I had
Woman's trouble I tried three or
four doctors but got no relief. Finally
I saw DR.. Pierce's Fzvorite Prescrip-
ton advertised and bought a bottle
to try. 1t did me great deal OF
good. I got one more and used II
an and have had no return OF NY
trouble. l write this hoping some
Of my friends may see it and try the
same medicine and be helped a.
was."-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
YOUR SICK Child
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
If cross, feverish or bilious
give California Syrup
of Figs"

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II your little one is out-of-sorts,
half-sick, isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally-look, Motherl see If
tongue is coated This is a sure sign
that it's little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross. irritable. feverish, stomach
sour. breath bad or has stomach-ache,
diarrhoes, sore throat, full of cold,
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup OF Figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated poison, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out
of its little bowels without gripping,
and you have a well, playful child
again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative because
IL never fails to cleanse the little
ones liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach and they dearly love its
pleasant taste. Full directions for
babies, children OF all ages and for
grown-ups printed on each bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for 50-eent bot
tie Of California Syrup of Figs
then see that II is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
The Daily Novelette,
GO ON WITH THE PLAY,

(By author Of: Studying the Stars
or Hit with a Brick who Killed
the Dog, or The Brides First Bis
cults; THE Hidden Spring in the
Old River Bed" The End OF a Perfect
Jay, or "Simon's Demise Forty
Thousand Leaks Under the Sink -
The Old Mans Darling, or The
Young Mans Slave" Down and Out
or A Trip in the Subway" What's in
Manner or Why Susie Lena SnoozIe-
blffermittben Neved Had a Beau -.
Lost in the Woods, or The Little
Pibbledwoit;" Nevertheless but Al
waysthemore," and several others)
].
T T WAS toward the end Of the close
OF the last act on the last night Of
shakespeare's "Shaming OF the
True" when Birdie Jay. the leading
lady, fell from her perch in the dried
apple tree with dismay. For her eyes
had suddenly peered through the tree
upon the table where she kept her
dizzy diamond studded purse.
MY diemonds,' she screamed as
burst into the room, fearful and
trembling. Ten superb diamonds,
They have been stolen with my hand
badi''
~Oh. don't let trifle like that
worry you" soothingly remarked the
theatrical manager.
But there was a dollar bill in the
bag. too" sobbed the leading lady.
"Oh. that's different" I'll send for
a detective at oncet"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-27
Reau+v { hats By Edna Kent Forbes
Your Correct WEIGHT.

/" HE stout woman sank into the
chair in the restaurant and
- famed herself vigorously. She
was painfully hot. and her face was
red, wet and so shiny that any pretti-
ness was completely hidden. Her
slim little friend sat opposite her. ap-
parently quite comfortable though
the day was very warm.
I watched what they ordered. cur
ious to see the tastes in foods of two
such different looking woman. Both
took consomme, but the fat woman
ate at least three times as much but
ter as the thin one Both selected
salad, since the day was warm. but
the stout woman poured oil all over
hers, and filled her coffee cup with
thick cream, while the slender friend
took even less than the usual guam
tity OF each. The fat one ordered ice
cream, and ate a big piece of rich
chocolate cake with it, the thin wo-
man ate an orange ice.
And the fat one said can't see.
Nellie, why l get so stout and you
keep on staying thin I'm sure we eat
ahke-see, we've ordered the very
same luncheon and I'll bet l gain
pound on this meal" And she opened
candy box they carried and took
another chocolate
Probably the fat woman did gain
a pound Her plate Of ice cream con-
tained at least $50 calories of fat
making food, while her companions
water ice would produce no flesh al
all The extra oil on her salad, the
extra butter on her bread. the lavish
use Of cream and sugar, gave her
enough nourishment in that meal 70
have made up another full meal It
is in little ways like that, that
woman gains or loses flesh The
stout oman wants TO watch herseI
IN the matter of eating candy. sugar
cream, oils and such things.
Questions and Answers.
c. R--Fluff the hair over the fore
head and around the ears a little, ana
head and a bow at the neck. This IS
pretty and youthful and not SO
youthful as when the bow is on top OF
the head Any arm exercise VIII de-
Velop the lower arm-particularly the
one of stretching out the arms,
the fists, and drawing the
hands to the shoulders. with all
tight. You should weigh
around 100 pounds. :
June Bud-Try lemon juice. rubbed
on the face. or cucumber milk. or
4 mixture of lemon juice, rose water
and glycerine- Wear a reddish brown ,
veil when out in the sun, to break
The rays that cause freckles.
x !
l. C. Woods-Agar agar is Jap
anese sea weed, not a medicine, not !
| patent product 1t forms a gela- /
goes through the bowels, pushing l