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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Wealthy New Yorker Said to
Have Cleaned Up an I'M
menSe Sum.
PLAYED WITH MARKED CARDS
Victims Finally "Got WISE" and
Evened Things Up Slightly by Ad-
ministerino a Beating After Ex-
posing His Game.

New YOrk.-A group Of screen mag
mates and music publishers along
Broadway has been tleeced out of
$350,0O0 by Il wealthy manufactures
with Il deck Of marked cards, whom
they admitted TO their private games.
He was finally detected and thrown
out of the house of the man who
caught him. The World prints the
story, calling the 1leecer Mr.. Trimmer
and the other man Mr.. Screen. 1t as
serts it has their real names.
For a considerable time a group Of
twelve or fourteen men, all Of ample
means, have been playing stud poker.
There were Mr.. Screen, a big picture
promoter and the husband of one Of
.he prettiest and most talented stars (;
Mr.. FlickerS, of equal rank in cellu-
loid productions; Mr.. Circuit, who
owns u flock of theaters f. Mr.. Ragg,
who receives immense royalties from
bis song compositions, and others quite
as well known in their respective
fields.
Last summer, at Far Rockaway and
Arverne, their ranks were augmented
By Mr.. Trimmer. He is a manufac-
turer on an immense scale Of a certain
article of wOmen'S wear, and is gen.
orally known as a millionaire.
They Thought 1t Mas Luck.
Mr.. Trimmer's 'uncanny luck" as
the other players called it, was notice
able from the very start. In n SEES
sion, for instance, which began on
a Saturday night and continued into
Sunday, he cleaned up more than $40,-
600.
The daring of Mr.. Trimmer's play
was what interested the others more
than anything else. He would make
bets against seemingly impossible
Odds-and win them.
Mr.. Trimmer always knew what the
other fellows secret card was, when
he was the dealer, and he always won.
Also he always knew, when he held
the deck, what card his opponent
would get next, and what card he
(Trimmer) vas going to get next, for
his cards were what is known to gam
blers as readers"
The design on the back Of them
which meant nothing to others-told
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
DECIDING ON The
BREED OF FOWL
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
A small flock Of hens can be kept
with profit by many city dwellers who
have a back yard. Even as few as
eight or ten hens should produce eggs
enough, when used economically, for
a family of four or five persons
throughout the year, except the mott
ing period of the fall and early winter.
H%ouseholders usually desire not
only eggs for the table and for cook
ing, but also an occasional chicken to
eat. For this reaSOn n of the gen.
eral-purpose breeds, such as Plymouth
Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red,
or O%rpington, is preferable to the
smaller egg breeds, such as the Leg
horns. Not only do the mature fowls
of these breeds, because Of their large
size, make better table fowls than the
Leghorns, but the young chickens for
the same reason make better fryers
and roasters, whereas chickens of the
egg breeds are suitable only for the
smaller broilers.
The general purpose breeds are also
"broody" breeds. the hens making
good sitters and mothers, which is a
decided advantage when 1t is desired
to hatch and raise chickens, since the
hens Of the egg breeds seldom go
broody and are In any event rather
unreliable sitters and mothers. If,
however, the production of eggs out
weighs the desire for an occasional
table fowl, the lighter egg breeds un-
doubtedly will be found better, be-
cause they lay as many eggs and do
so on less feed, with the result that
they produce the eggs more cheaply.
1t Is by all ean advisable to keep
some pure breed or variety. Where
this is done, sales at q profitable fig
ure can often be made Of breeding
stock intended for market, or Of eggs
for Matching.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Each Chinese Syllable Has
an Average of los Meanings

The Chinese language, before fse
attempt was made to give China
national writing I'm what is aaw
known as the Chu Yin Tzu-Mu, vssx
entirely made up Of monosyIlabEes-
there being 420 in all in the ofSessr
Pekingese dialect. The imperial dSeA
tionary, still the standard, althsrgs
1t is two centuries old, contains 44,4ak
words. Each Chinese syllable has aa
average Of 105 meanings. They sue
distinguished by the slight ~differcasrs
of pronunciation and by the assssE-
alton Of n word with the one nezr.
to 1t. Each Of the 105 variations &C.
the same m~onosyllable is an enfirefp
distinct word to the Chinese. Esc&
has an telegraph which bears no sssr
gestion of the 104.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Elder Ducks Pluck the Down;
Later Gathered for Export

Elder ducks breed in thousands on
some Of the smaller islands off the
coast of Iceland. The birds are so
tame that they will allow anyone to
stroke their feathers or lift them from
their nests. This Is because they are
protected for the down, which is a
large item of export from Iceland. The
birds pluck the down from their
breasts to line their nests. When these
are we'll lined the owner of the land
takes the down from the nests. The
ducks take more down from their
breasts, and again 1t Is removed from
the nests. For the third time the
ducks pluck down from their breasts,
and this time they are not disturbed
till the & & are Matched, then the re-
manning down Is taken.-The Girls
World.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Red Cross Report Gives a Graphic
Story of Rescues During Fierce
Fighting at Russian Port
in November.

Westinghouse graphic account or
the part played by Major Samuel l.
Johnson of Honolulu, assistant COM
mandant of The allied forces in Vladi-
vostok, during the revolutionary fight
ing in that city on November IL and
IS, has been received by the Red
Cross headquarters here. The Red
Cross report says that Major Johnson
has been recommended TO the All-Rus-
sian government for decoration with
the Officers Cross of st. George for
the services he rendered to the people
of Vladivostok during the fighting.
AS q recommendation is considered
the equivalent to bestowal, this makes
the sixth award received By Major
Johnson during his service in Siberia
with the American forces, the others
being the Russian medal Of st. Anne
and Japanese, Czecho-SlOvak, Italian
and Chinese decorations.
Governor M. Nj. Eversman of Pri-
morsky province, in a letter to Major
General w. S. Graves, commanding the
American forces in Siberia. said:
81 cannot leave unmentioned the
fact that Major Johnson, having splen-
didly fulfilled his plan in guarding the
town and the peaceful population,
though exposing his own life to danger
under furious fire, succeeded four times
in getting through to the passenger
trains that were in the center of the
fighting zone and from there brought
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
THE EGYPTIAN LOTUS
(In an artificial pond.)

Qn an artificial pond.)
Proud. languid lily of the sacred Nile,
IT'S strange to see thee on our western
wave,
Far from those sandy shores. that mile on
mile,
Papyrus-plumed, stretch silent as the
grave.
Der dark. mysterious pool and sheltered
bay,
And round deep dreaming isles thy
leaves expand,
Where Alexandrian barges pillow their way,
Full freighted, to the ancient Theban
land.
On Karnak's lofty columns thou were
seen,
And spacious Luxor's temple-palace
walls,
Each royal Pharaoh's emeralded queen
Chose thee to deck her glittering ban
quet halls:
Yet thou art poisoning on this fair lake
AS regally, amidst these common things,
As on the shores where Niles soft ripples
break,
AS in the halls Of old Egyptian kings.
Thy grace charms, day by day, mems
curious eyes,
But he whose outer senses thought hath
probed,
Looking at thee, sees stately temples rise
About him, and the long lines Of priests,
white-robed,
That chant strany music as they slowly
pace
Dim-columned aisles; hears. trembling.
overhead,
Echoes that lose themselves IN that vast
space,
or Egypt's solemn ritual for the dead.
Aye, deeper thoughts than these. though
= underlined,
Wake in the quickened soul at sight of
thee,
Tor this majestic orient faith enshrined
Mans yearning hope for Immortality.
And thou vert Egypt's symbol Of the
power
That under all d~ecaying form lies hid
The old world worshiped thee. Q Lotus
flower,
Then carved its sphinx and reared its
pyramid.
Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Did Good Work
at VladiVOstOk

to safety officers, their families and
civilians"
Major Graves, son of General Graves,
was another officer, according to the
Red Cross account, who with utter
fearlessness walked into the danger
zone to aid women and children ex-
posed to fire. Major Johnson has paid
tribute to the part also played by the
international military police, whom he
commanded.
Il want those men to get the recog-
milton due Them" he said. "They rem
dered the greatest assistance, showed
absolute steadiness and GOODNESS and
ran the same risks" The Red Cross
account says that the international
military police and allied detachments
held control of Vladivostok, enforcing
the policy Of neutrality adopted by the
allies, and that, thanks to this, Vladi.
vostOk was unSwept by battle except
in the vicinity of the railway station.
There, however, furious combat ragged.
"For men who entered the area of
fighting and the path of flying bullets
entered at deadly peril and every man
knew it," say the report.
among those saved by Major John
Sol and his men were General Roman
ovsky and family. Romanovsky is
chief Of the Russian generals staff.
He was living with his family in the
railway yards in his special train and
was a noncombatant. Soldiers Of
both sides fired upon the train. 1t was
utterly dark and a storming, showing
November morning when Major john
son found the car and escorted the
family to safety.
Hide in Black Cellars.
"Some of those he rescued that
night were found in the railway sta
ton where the most ~sanguinary fight
ing took place. They had sought ref
uge in cellars, or secluded little offices,
and crOuched in the darkness, afraid
to move, afraid to whisper. In most
cases, when the rescue party arrived,
it took repeated calls and reassur-
ances to locate the frightened, sus-
picious men and women.
"The first rescue trip was made
about 10 o'clock on the night Of No
vember II and the last at $50 O'Clock
on the morning Of November Is.
"Major Johnson's command Of Rus
sian, for he is a Russian born, was a
big asset in this emergency work ut
tn, railway station, as it has been
throughout his service in Siberia.
General Romanovsky expressed to
the Red Cross representative CRATE
full appreciation for what Major John
son did.
"I do not know how any man could
60 into that hell of fire, find our train
and bring us out he said, but this
man did It,
HE eve saved the cat. Getting the
party out of the train Major Johnson
heard the howl Of the lonely, MORALLY
frightened cat somewhere in the dark
car, lit only by the lurid flashes of
guns and the reflection of burning
buildings.
"One Of the women asked them TO
take the cat, and the rescue part1
halted there In the shattered train
found the cat hiding in a mass of
broken berths and took her to safety
with the family"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Had Sure Thing
at Stud Poker

him exactly what denomination each
~paSteboard was.
AT last, suspicion %intruded, and one
of the other men at a party which
Trimmer had arranged pocketed Il
deck of Trimmer's cards and took
them to a professional gambler for ex-
animation.
They're readers" said the profess
sional. At the corner Of each card, on
the back, was q design composed of
four f1eur-de-liS-the three leafed
flower Of France.
If the right hand petal Of the flower
at the upper right hand Of the group
was heavily shaded the card vas an
ace. If the center petal of that par
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Can You Spell This List of
W0rdS?-TeSt for Teachers

Repellent - Collectible = Picnicking
-Inoculate - Consensus - Inferred
Sacrilegious - Dissipate - Bilious -
Vilify. Any one who can spell these
ten words and spell them correctly is
a smart man, according to Prof. w. S.
Miller of the University of Minnesota,
who applied the test to ninety normal
students who intend to teach school.
The best record was seven of the ten
words spelled correctly
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
WORDS OF WISE MEN

There are no points Of the
compass on the chart Of true
patriotism.
All good ends can be worked
out by good means. Those that
can not are bad, and may be
counted SO at once and left
alone.
While we walk through the
valley Of youth, its beauty. its
variety, its pleasant greensward
and dancing lights and shadows
make us forget that 1t lies low.
AS we climb into middle age
the road is steep, but we know
that each step takes us nearer
the sun.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
A Sad MateriaIist.

your ~favorite musical instrument
is the ukuleleT'
"Yes," replied Mr.. Cumrox. 1t
doesn't make much noise at best; and
when you get tired Of listening to It,
you can demolish it without anything
like the expense that would attach "a
smashing a grand piano or a good VIC
lin"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
His Preference.

1T Is queer our
lawyer friend is
SO fond of dogs"
wv h y is it
queer?"
"Y 0 o Id
suppose his pref
erence was for
something more
in the fee line
Species"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Must Have Good Tools.

AS long ago as the time of the ezra
dweller, prehistoric man learned fsafA
the best arrow or spear was tippszf
with the best piece of flint. In hss<f.
to do good work you must have sAs1I
tools. In the terms of today. snls
means that the expert or speciaRzAt
must be preferred to the untraino1-.
william Roscoe ThayeE
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Fatal Defect.

why did you dismiss Henry. u
fine steady fellow, SUI to make q
good husband?"
"Yes, / know all that, but how
could / be happy with a man wis
p~ronounccs garage to rhyme with car
riage?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
False Notes In the Harmony.

Young womah
(scor fully
Life is one grand.
sweet song.
Old Bach (dolzI-
fully - Yes, but
some of us have
very poor voices.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
YOUR LAUGH
Contrary Statement,

Contrary Statement.
THAT was a paradoxical report cur
doctor made about the typhoid In the
family"
What was it,"
THAT it was the well water which
made us sick"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Species
Like From Like.

can amateur detective / know gaye
his wife for a present a magnifrszf
cat's-eye ring"
II suppose he earned that cats syr
by pussy-foOting."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Cut Heart Out Of Patient.

Omaha, Neb.-Physicians cut the
heart out of Steve Zakich, an Aus
trian. then placed it back in his body.
Zakich, who had shot himself, is ex-
pected to live.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
Fatal Mistake.

"How was it you didn't keep thaE
splendid cook Of yours?"
UNFORTUNATELY, / invited an old mil
lionaire to dine with us"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-13
The Perfect Man.

To be perfectly proportional a mnn
should weigh % pounds for every .oJl
of his height.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-09
SACK KILLARNEY SHOPS
Uniformed Men Smash Windows
in Irish City.
Persons to the Number Of 673 Have
Been Killed or Injured Up to
November 27.

London, Dec. 4.--Uniformed men vis-
tied Killarney, Ireland, and smashed
nearly all the windows in the business
section of the city. Damage estimated
at several thousand pounds was done
with small hammers and stones, says
a Cork dispatch to the Evening News.
Glasgow, Dec. 1.-The police arrest
ed six persons Of Irish nationality
here, three of them women, on charges
of reasonable conspiracy. 1t is stated
that gelignlte, gunpowder, guncotton,
detonators, hand grenades, revolyers
and cartridges, as well as Sim Fem
literature, were found in their houses.
London, Dec. 1.-The government
suffered u defeat in the house Of lords
when an amendment to the Irish home
rule bill submitted by Baron Dram
more and Browne, providing for the
establishment Of a senate for southern
Ireland was carried against the gov
eminent by a vote of 40 to 30. 1t
was explained that the object of the
amendment was to safeguard the Hi
nority southern unionists. Lord Shan
non moved an amendment providing
for a joint session Of the southern and
northern senates as substitute for
the Irish council. This amendment
was adopted, 4S to a. An amend
mcnt bestowlng a second chamber on
the Ulster parliament also was adopt
ed. Persons to the number Of G13
have been killed or wounded In Ire
land to November - of the present
year by antl-gOyernmcnt elements, ac-
cordng to a statement issued by the
home office.
Operatives Of Scotland Yard who
are dealing with the Sim Fein organi'
cation in London, continued active
searching of residences and business
houses in various parts Of the city
The police are maintaining the
greatest secrecy with regard to theiI
operations.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-09
Mrs. Hicks Relieved
By Four Eat0aicS

81 have taken four Eatonic tablets
and they relieved me of sour stomach.
l recommend it to everybody" says
Mrs. G.. 2. Hicks.
If stomach is not digesting your
food; if you have sourness, bloating,
food repeating, Indigestion or acid
stomach, Eatonic will remove the
cause by taking up and carrying out
the acidity and gases, bringing quick
relief and healthy digestion. Why suf-
fer stomach trouble? Why not keep
your digestion normal and enjoy good
health? An Eatonic taken after each
meal will prevent discomfort and pain.
Make the test today and see how
quickly this wonderful remedy acts.
1t comes in handy tablet form. Carry
it with you. A big box costs only
trife with your druggists guarantee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-09
PUBLIC DEBT UP $112,646,571
Treasury Announces Increase Durinu
Month of NoVember-New Ger
tfIcates Responsible.

Washington, Dec. Am increase
of $ll2GlG,57l in the public debt dur
ing the month Of November was an
nounced by the treasury. The total
gross debt on November 30 was S2L-
l75,I5G2I41I, as compared with S2l,-
OG2.5O9GI2.9G on October 81. The is
suHnce of $232,O00O00 in treasury GER
iiteatcs IN November Is was respon-
sible for the increase in the debt, nc
eording TO treasury officials who ex-
PINNED that the certificates matur-
ing during the month amounted to
only $0iOUO,OOO
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-09
VOTE AUSTRIA
into LEAGUE
Commission on New States Is
Unanimous in Action on
Admitting Republic.
WOOD TO HEAD ARMENIA ARMY
Notification Of Wilson's Plan to medi.
ate In Armenia Is Received by AS
semby-Counci Drafts Note
Accepting His Proposal.

Geneva, Dec. 3.-Austria was unani-
mously voted Il member of the League
OF Nations by the commission for the
admission of new states here, 1t Is eN-
pected the assembly Of the league VIII
Iatfy this action
A letter TO President Wilson, ac-
cepting his offer to act as mediator In
Armenia, was drafted by the council
Of the league here. Mr.. Wilson's note,
which was received here, was read to
members of the council, and was re-
ceived with marks of liyeliest salts
faction.
poor old Europe will feel less aban-
dOned, was a remark made by a mem
Der Of the French delegation when dis
cusslng President Wilson'S action. The
news gave the assembly great relief
The Armenian commission Of the
League Of Nations assembly reported
that II had reached a decision regard
ing the Armenian situation. The com
mission announced that 1t had decided
TO send an army of volunteers, headed
by Gen Leonard Wood, y. S. A., ito
assist In the arbitration by the United
States between the Armenian republic
and Mustapha Renal"
The council Of the league unani-
mously approved the invitation drawn
up by the military commission calling
on the United States to name a rep
resentative to sit on the commission.
Germanys protest against accep-
tance by the league of what the Ber-
lin government deemed falslfed re-
turns from the plebiscites held in the
Eupen and Malmedy districts,
along the Belgian frontier, has been
rejected by the council. In its reply
to the German government the cOun-
Gil says it finds no reason to modify
its decision not to accept the result Of
the plebiscte
Washington, Dec. 2.-President VIII
son has accepted the invitation Of the
League Of Nations to act as mediator
IN the Armenian situation.
The Presidents acceptance Is condl-
toned upon the use Of moral infu-
ence. He explains that he is without
authority to employ force without the
consent Of congress.
Geneva, Dec. REPRESENTATION and
adoption Of resolution eliminating
article ten from the covenant Of the
League Of Nations before the end of
the present session of the assembly
would occasion no surprise here, 1t
was declared in some quarters.
Assertions were made that Thurs
days decision of the committee on the
admission of new states, which held,
in effect, that the article does not
guarantee the territorial integrity of
any member of the league, represent
ed the view Of a majority Of the
delegates at the present meeting.
This Interpretation and the post
ponement of the consideration Of GER
tain changes In the covenant were
the principal topics of conversation
here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-09
Healing the Sick With
Bulgarian Blood Tea

Hundreds of thousands of sufferers
from stomach bowels, blood and rheu-
matte ailments have been benefited
and made healthy and happy once
more from just one trial package Of
this remarkable pure herb preparation.
For constipation, sick headache, lost
appetite, sleeplessness, biliousness,
liver, blood and kidney troubles,
no remedy can compare with Bulgar-
ian Blood Tea. Every family should
have a package always on hand to
protect the family health. To assist
Nature to kill Il cold take 1t steaming
hot, add a little lemon juice. Guard
against influenza, grippe and pneu-
monia. Ask your druggist or grocer
TODAY.