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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
On the Issue Of
4mericonism There Can
Be No Compromise

A vast deal of the alleged proof" ac-
cepted by the multitude is on level with
this moon-logic.
Prepare thousand bread pills, absolutely
innocuous. Administer them to one hundred
people who have neuritis. Probably fifty
of these patients will be improved. But
because they got better while taking your
bread pills does not prove that they got
better because they took the bread pills.
AS matter of fact, the argument 1T
has cured others; why not your" is of no
value whatever.
''Try it and see," is not always intelligent.
Experience lies quite as often as it tells
the truth. That is, if you do not know
how to interpret it.
This is why men Of really scientific mind
are chary of subscribing to any statement,
why honest physicians often seem provok-
ingly ignorant and refuse to make positive
assertions. 1t is because they are honest.
And scientific
The whole body of spiritistic 'facts" and
phenomena, such as those adduced by Conan
Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge, is defective
because of this same weak chain that links
cause and effect.
Beware of congratulations. Add grain
of salt to all dogmas, general rules, systems
and the like.
The truest things in the world are the
exceptions
Somebody said that "all concentrations
are false, including this one."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
Skin Eruptions Cause
Undesirable Itching

becomes infected with some inn
purity, and the disease germs
break out through the delicate It's
sues OF the skin. They may appear
as eczema, letter. boils, pimples,
scaly eruptions. caused by disease
germs in the blood.
The real cure, therefore, must be
directed through the blood. And
remedy has yet been discovered
that equals S. S. S. for such disor-
der OF the blood. This great old
remedy cleanses the blood of dis.
ease germs, and clears up the com.
plexion and gives II the ruddy
glow of perfect health. Get a bot
tie at your drugstore to-day, and
you will soon be rid of your tor
menting skin trouble. Also write
at once for expert medical advice
regarding your own case. Address.
Medical Director. 263 Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
Lesson of the Day"

BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE
Masters (and servants) of Mammon,
Pause ye my poem to examined
A wisdom / wot me, so list
10! an arm is a bone.
And a fist is stone
Which is tied to truculent fist
Nay, sirs, II is not that threat we;
] neither assail nor abet We;
offer this grain of my grist:
The hand which Is filled II
Has its restlessness stlied,
But the empty hand grows TO a fist
We may cite me from Levi to Livy,
But cite we the Law of the Divvy!
IT'S law of a different twist
A full hand holds steady,
An empty Is ready
To knuckle itself to a fist.
Yea, masters OF might and OF money,
/ am droll am whimsied and funny,
Yet should not my meaning be missed
Many bones In the palm
Keep the populace calm,
But beware ye the bones of the fistl
Copyright. 1919, N. Il. Al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
S)CH "
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Man, II IL could be any hotter II
sure would have TO step along pretty
lively.
The Thermometer at the corner
drug atore has quit registering.
II only goes up to ITO and it's in
the shade at that
You sweiter and stifle and perspire
and stew and fret and groan and
moan and gargle ice cream sodas
and all other available soft drinks
and still you keep on getting hotter
and hotter.
You could fry eggs just by letting
'em lie on the sidewalk for a while.
Long about the time you are in a
fine frenzy OF heat Skinny Perkins
toddles along.
skinny never feels the heat
That's why summer time Is his
gloat time.
Believe us. he. certainly takes ad.
vantage OF every little opportunity
to gloat- too.
The CLINT in his eyes means he's
going to say something.
You know what II is he's going
to say. too. and. just to be ready
In case he does spring II. you lay
hold OF a nearby brick ready to SHY
at his bean.
But Perkins secs the brick and
acts the part of wisdom.
He passes by without a word.
But the glare In his eyes Is still
there.
You know what he would say II
he only had the nerve.
Every five or ten minutes the
thermometer jumps up another dc
gree or so.
You feel your fat dropping away
by the gallon as you perspire more
and more freely.
Fifteen minutes later you are in
a distressing state of exhaustion.
Just at this psychological moment
Perkins slips around, the corner and
secs that you are helpless.
Again the CLINT In his eyes fore.
tells what he's going to say.
rs II hot enough for your" he
cries and scoots.
And the only reason in the world
there isn't n murder right then and
there Is because you're too dawgone
hopeIessly, helplessly. uselessly hot
to get up enough pep to massacre
him!
Life is such in the good old sum.
mertimel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
Scratching Increases the Ir-
ritation of the Delicate
Skin Tissue

You can claw your nails into
your skin until II bleeds. in an eff
fort to obtain relief from the fiery
itching and burning caused by skin
diseases, but you only increase the
Irritation and pain.
And you can pour ointments.
saives and lotions by the gallon
on the irritated parts, without OBJ
tanning anything but temporary re-
lief. Just as soon as the strength
of the counter irrItant gives out.
your pain and torture will return
with increased violence, because
these local remedies have not
reached the source of the trouble.
The real source Of all skin dis
ease is the blood supply. The blood
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

Not 2 few newspapers recently have been printing
pictures OF the prince Of Wales In a business suit.
They don't tell what kind OF business he's In.
New York now has Its Great Dry Way.
Miss Pancake 10 . domestic science teacher in
Boulder. Col
Be that as II may. Cleveland who
rested on charge OF bgamy lived in Mcbride ave.
We lamp In financial journal that Wilson & Co.
Chicago packers. will show earnings OF $40 to s45
share for common stock this year. We recall that
William c. Freeman. the sob expert was forever tell.
ing the public about Mr.. Wilson's famous smile. The
$40 to $a5 a share may account for Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

Each man has his ideas concerning his individual
ceoes irrespective of what the world may regard as
cnccess for him.
One man may have his heart set little home
ox1cunded with flowers, garden etc. No difference
what he accompishes his life will be failure to him unless
~ 1ets the little home"
Another may desire seat in the assembly of his state
No degree Of wealth fame will take the place of his
Gosire.
The unfortunate part of lives is that 80 many Of
are sderaced from the thing want most for what
ne world wants to have.
And that is as it should be- One life, while mpor-
INIT is not to be considered when the betterent of life
a general is to be concerned.
We usually forced to do the thing do best
whether we want to or not
After the kaiser Is dead shall expect a statement
from servant that he did all the Wood sdUing Ohile
~ kaiser sat bench and matched.
If sCe half intelligent think aoe are our
public schools ooh teach girls the art of raising children
When Heinie learns the prices of things he man
ask 'en to put the blockade back again.
Avictors inform that the prevailing minds are from
the west. So IS the prevailing civilizotion
The league aUU a0ork smoothly enough it can establish
International standard of morality.
You can't expect aodyfdrng to haze unlimited
faith IN a treaty that hasn't limited armament
reformer is who is soillng to abolish the other
fellows form of vce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
POST MORTEMs FROM TOLEDO

TOLEDO Oho.-Now that the big fight is over
there Is nothing left for the sports to do except to
conduct post mortems
II Is the unanimous opinion Of all the sports that
Willard made great mistake In taking his cashier
and bookkeeper into his instead of a pair of
experienced seconds. Friends Of Jess tried to show
him the folly of this but he would not listen.
Jess also introduced another novelty OF which the
experts do not approve. Instead OF having a pail
several bottles OF water towels fans, etc, he had his
cash register and adding machine Thousands of fight
spectators declare 1t the cash register that
his undoing 1t the register that enabled Demp
sey to get in the first blow-the blow that virtually
ended the fight. The cashier rang up $40, causing
Jess to turn his head to II the money actually
went into the till. and he turned Dempsey landed
on him.
the fight foul They declare that just before
Dempsey's seconds handed him a Ratchet and that he
hit Jess with the blunt end OF that implement They
are willing to make affidavts to that effect. They
declare that several days ago they learned Dempsey
had once worked for Armour 4 Co. and knew just
exactly how to hit Jess
Some Of Wizards friends say that while he was de-
eaed he Is going to try to regain the championship
To do this he will have to fight his way up again
from the bottom but he is willing to do this they
say that he from the effects Of
this battle, he will challenge Johnny Kibane II he
wins he will issue def to Dempsey, to use sport
language
Other reports say Jess intends to buy on the
New York Stock Exchange and devote his whole time
to his brokerage business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL FINCERNAILS
MUST BE HIGHLY POLISHED
! DO Pc oP

Congressional finger nails ought to
have attained Stimulating luster
II the number OF new manicure tools
listed in the Stationery" account OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

reforrmer who ,cilng to abolish the other
fellows form of vice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

Forty-eight manicure sets were
listed as stationery last year. The
Stationery" account is paid out Of
the contingent fund of the house.
Miss Rankin, while a member of
the house. probably had numerous
manicures. but she could not have
used 4s sets. Neither was she solely
responsible for lot OF other sta
tionery" OF the boudoir type. One
powder puff. Partisan ivory box.
hair receiver and some sachets are
recorded in various places.
Among other items are "a dozens
decks Of playing cards at a cost Of
s72.I0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

The league UiU s0ork smoothly enough If it can estol
an International standard of morality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

You can't expect aodyfdring to haze ur,limi
faith IN a treaty that hasn't limited armament.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

Avi1tors inform as that the prevailing Oi
the vest. So is the prevailing civilization.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT

runaway occurred in town day last week.
+ Some ones mules became unmanag eable. We don't
know what day, whose mules where they ran
Ito but we do Know that neither the driver nor the
outfit was ,injured-Pearl City (IIl) News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

There are 175,000.o 900 cells IN tho
lungs. and spread out, they would
cover a surface 80 times greater than
the human body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

When Heinie learns the prices of things he
ask EN- to put the blockade back on again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

If sce tCere half as intelligent think aUe ar
public schools tcod teach girls the art of raising chi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH EMP

The wedding ceremony performed in the pres
ence only OF the brides father and mother and the
young couple attended by DR.. and Mrs. Charles
(Ill) Sun.
The price OF milk has been raised In New York on
account OF the scarcity of ice. This Is the
son that given last winter for raising the price
Of COAL
william J. Bryan declined to ride camel In the
dry parade at the Methodist centennial. They should
give him hobby horse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16
A WORD FROM JOSH

II the British government is half clever AZ we
think It Is. It will build amphitheatre for the ex.
kaiser's trial and sell all rights to TEX Richard.
Armour 4 Co.'S sales for 1919 win be about $1,000.
900. They lose money every pound OF meat
they sell. The profit is In the volume"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-16

After the kaiser Is dead zoe shall expect a g
rom some servant that he did all the sOood saul
~ kaiser sat on bench and matched.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
Report By Chairman johnson
Incomplete Report Reviews Splendid Result.
Of Christmas Red Cross Roll Call.
Fort Yates Leads County

thing to do with putting the drive
over in such a successful manner.
From Solen the Misses Mechtel
and Froelich turned in list con-
tanning IA members, one Of which,
40. schimansky, holds a contri-
buting membership Of $500, the
only one thus far reported. The
list is confined almost entirely to
the immediate town of Solen and
lists almost all the adults Of the
town.
For the West End, Mr.. Colebank
was practically made chairman and
had lot Of ground to cover and al
he did not get his supplies until
late he has not yet had a fail
chance to get in q complete report
and will submit same when all the
returns in his district are in. It j.
intimated in his preliminary report
that the returns will be large and
that West End will hold up its re.
putation in fine shape.
1t is the intention Of the chair.
man to make duplicate lists of al
memberships sent in and a list will
be posted in a prominent place ir
each locality showing the member.
ships from that locality.
When the final reports are mad,
on Sioux county it will be founG
not tagging in it's duty to its fel
lowmen and in backing up the boy,
over there
Last but by no means least, O,
behalf Of the Chaliirmarl} III t,hi
drive, will the publishers Of tn,
Sioux County Pioneer and tn,
selfridge Journal accept my heart,
thanks for the generous manner il
which they gave their efforts to th,
making Of this drive a success, ant
may this also extend to those pat
riotic persons who paid for the adj
in these papers.
-Edw. s. johnson
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09
Makes splsndid Rsp.rt

We, as officers of the Red Cross
Chapter Of Cannonball, n. Oak. !,
for 1918 wish to extend our thanks
and New Year greetings to our In
dian friends for the good work and
loyalty they have shown.
The Cannonball chapter was ere.
ated in March and from then on
until the close Of the year it has do
mated to the Red Cross $l158. 50,
and to the United War Fund sl03. j.
ID, making the total donations
41362.14. Besides this the Indians
own 100000 worth of War, Savings
Stamps as a tribal fund and there
are held individually several thou
sand dollars worth of Liberty Bonds.
Many Of our Indian boys enlisted
In the army the first call, and still
there are white people 80 small
souled that they would disfranchise
these loyal people.
Wishing the new officers for the
Red Cross the best Of success and q
happy and prosperous year to you
all, we.are,
Your friends,
Mrs. G. r. Wilcox
~-Tatankasaka. sl.'
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09
Your friends,
Mrs. G. 4. Wilcox
-Tatankasaka. 4
unitsd War Work fa.a

January Sth, the Indians (no
whites, but Indians) of Cannonball
precinct gave me for this fund
e647.5O. OF the e487. 81 raised in
Ft. Yates, Indians gave 3284.S7,
more than half. Agency employees
lincludinR Indians) gave .e67.50.
Whites other than Agency employ
ees gave $165. This shows that
newspaper statements about the
patriotism Of Indians Is not shot
air" but is proved by records. Cut
this out and keep it. Indians in
the county have given over half ol
this fund. "a. McG. Beeds.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09
$31,274 Indian Land Sale

876 sold the result the Standing Rock
sale held at Fort Yates Monday this week The total receipts
the sale amount to S3l making price little
than The sale very satisfactory considering
and the fact that this time and
time the future possibly March, Following
the l Of lands sold Monday, acreage and price paid
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09
Red Gross Election

The annual election of the Sioux
County Red Cross Chapter held at
the Carienan store Saturday eve-
ming, resulted as follows:
J. NJ. Carignan, sr., Chairman.
Laura Fisk, Secretary.
The election of director in place
of John Grass, deceased, was left to
the Indians, and will lie announced
later.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09
County Commissi ssioners
Held Annual Meeting
County commissionsrs Decide to Build
Court House at Fort Yates Soon.
Inspect New Bridge


chairman Of the board, q position
hss,has held since the organization
of the county.
Bids for deposit of county funds
were received from the First State!
Bank, Fort Yates; Solen State
Bank, Solen; Liberty State Bank,
selfrioge; Citizens State Bank,
Selfridge. The banks all bid 3 per
cent on daily balances, and s per
cent on time deposits. The bids
were all accepted and the money
will be divided equally among the
banks in the three towns.
The county auditor was instruc-
ted to invite plans aud specifca-
tions for court house to be built
at Fort Yates in the spring. The
building is to be of concrete and
wood. construction, and to cost
about $l5,OOO.OO.
A resolution was adopted in
structing the auditor to compute
the amount necessary to refund the
taxes on applications. allowed and
pending, in cases where taxes were
paid on land assessed before final
proof on same had been made. The
states attorney has ruled that no
refund orders can be drawn until af-
ter tax levy has been made for
this purpose. The necessary amount
Isin sincldd dded in the tax levy foolll
fl919. and no orders against same
can be drawn until after July 1st.
A petition for the incorporation
Of the village Of Selfridge was gran.
ted, and January 28th fixed as the
date Of the election.
]. A. Wiley Of Solen. and Thom.
as Short Of Fort Yates, were ap-
pointed justices Of the peace to fill
existing vacancies. NJ. D. Urell Of
Fort Yates, was also appointed
county constable. The following
road supervisors were also appoint.
ed:
Fort Yates district, John s. Brown.
selfridge road district, Chas. Bail.
ey.
Goose Camp road district, A. u.
Ostrum. #
Porcupine Road district, Nv. H.
| Retterath.
Cannonball road district, Adam
Geiger. !.
On account of the absence oI
Commissioner Chart no road sup
ervisors were appointed in thu
Third Commissioners district. All
bills for road work from this dis
trict were also laid over.
Yesterday the board adjourned
until Friday while they meet will
the Grant county board at Shield,
today to accept the new bridge.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-09

chairman Of the Christmas Red
Cross Roll Call for sioux county
makes the following report for pub
lication:
As chairman. Of the Christmas
Roll Call of the American Red Cross
for Sioux county, / wish you would
make public in your own way and
manner the following:
I was not appointed chairman
until late on towards Christmas ow-
ing to q delay at the Fargo Office in
mailing recommendation, which
tardiness was due the fact that Mr..
Wilbur was suddenly taken sick
with the FLU" just as he was maxi
ing arrangements for the Roll Call.
He wired me if would take il,
stating in a letter following that he
wished very much that / would do
80 and requesting it as a personal
favor as we'll as q patriotic duty.
Under!the circumstances I was
obliged to depend largely on other
patriotic persons in the county.
accordingly asked the following
persons to take the territory adja-
cent to their homes: Fr. Bernard.
Fort Yates; Mrs. e. F. Underhill
and Miss Lucille Van Solen, Can
nonball; W. r. Idler, selfridge;
Misses Rose Pechtel and Elizabeth
Froelich, Solen and L. w. Cole
bank the entire west end Of the
county. In each case there was
Immediate fcspoase except from
Miss Van Solen, who I understand, !,
was not at home.
Rev. Fr. Bernard gave a glowing
report Of the manner in which the
work was carried on in Fort Yates.
There was, however, q misunder.
standing az to the exact method in
which the drive should be handled
and large numbers of the Indians
Unlisted on giving whatever they
could spare and not always making
, the exact amount Of any class Of
membership, showing clearly that
the Indians have put their whole
heart into the war to such an ex.
tent that whenever the call of their
country is sounded they respond
best they can. be it money, services
or their sops and husbands. Under
this situation it is rather difficult
to arrive at the exact number ol
members actually taken in az the
donations ran from Soc to $3.50.
We are trying to have these leveled
off in our report and when this il
-
done it will show a membership al
Fort Yates Of over 200 member.
ships, with large percentage ol
magazine memberships.
At Cannonball, Mrs. UDderhill
did good work and put the drive
over in great shape, assisted bv 6
number Of the prominent Indian,
Of Cannonball. It il estimated thai
the Cannonball list will number
well over 200. The showing a
Cannonball is most creditable anc
Mrs. Underhill is deserving of mtict
gratitude. from the Sioux Count.
Chapter Of the Red Cross for which
she has already done great deal
Her reports show that her who'll
heart was in the work to show th
''boys'' that the home folks ar,
still on the fighting line.
From selfridge comes possibl!
the most surprising return OF an.
Of the reports thus far received
w. E. Idler and wife took hold Q
matters over there with a will ant
in their report of 81 members 1t
clear that they went at this matte
with the intention Of bringing hom
the bacon which they did. The az
sistants in the selfridge drive hav
not been given but undoubtedl
every live wire in town had some