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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14
Before Books Were Plentiful.

The almanac and the family Bible
constituted the home library some two
hundred years ago. The weather pre-
dictions in the almanacs Of 100 years
ago were occasionally right, and when
30 proved in any locality the fame Of
the predicter was proclaimed abroad,
at the corner groceries and tavern
bars Of the land.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

get right after the blood itself.
S.S.S., the famous old herb REM
edy, has helped enrich the blood Of
thousands, and relieved their Itch
ing skin torture, during the last
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14
ArtcriticiaiI,,,..

Arthur. age nine, returned from his
first visit to the art institute with such
a depressed air that his mother was
puzzled. 5ss;ss8
Didn't you like &C, dear?''
.sNot much. Mostly there were PEG
pie with their heads cut on"
But there must have been some
pictures Of animals and trees and love.
" country. = u rs
ooh, a few, but" in disgust, '.thers
were more Of people doing things they
shouldn't"
Things they shouldn't z,
Eyes, some Of them had taken OF
all Of their clothes, even their union
suits" 4 T. !,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

Work is an excellent distraction,
but there are SO many others that are
pleasanter.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

We are practically the slaves Of
our modern conveniences-especially
of the telephone.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14
Got Skin Disease?
Purify Your Blood

a great part o. tho maddening
and Notifying skin troubles that
plague humanity are due solely to
disorders Of the blood. Relief from
these can be had only BY removing
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

When courtship ends IN matrlmony
q mans troubles begin. B.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14
Too often True.

Il. "a lot of those chauffeurs seem to
think the ordinary pedestrians are be-
meath them.' 'Too often they are.".!
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

The man who makes only penny
contributions y usually 2 cheerful
giver. u
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

.kREMOLA s3'';i'l;$ s +: So: 81 ~
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02

#AeES
'.Iou nave kept your promise, Nor
cross. For the first time In its his
tory, your railroad has let a state
campaign take its course without bully
ling, bribery, or u%nderhanded eorrup-
tio1E. You'll get your reward. We
are going to have new laws, and a
Railroad Commission with authority
to act both Ways-for the people when
it's needed, and for the carriers when
they need 1T. If you al show that
the present laws are unjust to your
earning powers, you'll get relief and
the people Of this commonwealth will
cheerfully pay the bills
Past all this, though. and ever past
the murderous Vaccinations Of the
disappointed grafters there was the
old sore. the original barrier that no
amount of Internal reform could break
down. There could be MO permanent
prosperity for the Short Line while its
majority stock was controlled by men
who cared absolutely nothing for the
property as q working factor In the
life and activities Of the region It
served.
That was the way Mrs. Sheila had
9put II To the boss, one evening nlong
IN the summer when they were sit
ting ON on the. KendrIclss' porch, and
I had bntted lib as usual. With d bunch
OF tolegrams that didn't matter. She
hnd said that Tho experiment couldn't
DO Il success unleas tie conditions
could no changed 10 SONG way; that
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02
italians Melt Up Small Change.

The secondhand dealers all over
Italy have cornered the bronze 10 and
5 centime pieces, which they have
melted down and sold as ingots for
soldering at two and three times the
price the pennies cost them. This has
caused a great deal of annoyance, as
small change is scarce, and in some Of
the cafes stamps have been given as
change. The government has reduced
the size of the new 10 and 5 centime
pieces, but even that has done little
good, so it has now decided to coin9the
new pennies out Of a composition
metal which cannot be used as solder
If melted.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02
ece.t,nu.a Next wessF'
Reason forlSunday.

How did Sunday become the first
day Of the week instead Of the seventh?
The Sabbath Of the Jews was the
seventh day Of the week, the day Of
cessation from work among all He
brews, following six days of labor
and closing the week. Sunday was
the first day Of the week celebrated
in memory Of the resurrection Of
Christ. 1t is therefore also known as
the Lords day. In the Bible Gin Acts
Xxx, y we are told that the disciples
in Troas met weekly on the first day
Of the week for exhortation and the
breaking of bread. Justin Martyr said
that Christians gathered her because
it was the first day on which God made
the world and because Jesus Christ on
the same day arose from the dead
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02

IL WIS HedIlS lHtee CiUCk III Tic
afternoon before we got away for the
return to Portal City.
We had seen nothing of Mr.. Wan
Britt during the day. and until we
came to start out ] thought maybe
ne had gone back to Portal City on
the regular train. But at the station
/ saw the pilot engine just ahead of
us again, and though I couldn't be
quite sure, I thought / caught a glimpse
of u athletic little general superin-
tendent on the freman'S box.
The boss was pretty quiet all the
way on the run down the mountain
to Bauxite, and, for a wonder, he
didn't pitch into the work at the desk.
/ could tell pretty well what he was
thinking about. For six months he
had been working like a horse to pull
the Short Line out of thu. mudhole Of
contempt and hostility into which a
more or less justly aroused public
enmity had dumped it; and now, just
as he was beginning to get it up over
the edge, he had been plainly notified
that he was going 10 be killed if he
didn't let go.
Just as the way seemed to be open
ing out to better things for the Short
Line, a mis-set switch or a bullet in
the dark would knock the entire hard
built reform experiment into a cooked
hat.
There was every reason, now, to
hope that the experiment was going
to be a success, at least, at our end
of it, If 1t could go on just a little
farther. Slowly but surely the new
| policy was winning it's way with the
public. Traffic was booming, and al
most from the first the Interstate Com
merce inspectors had let us alone, just
as the police will let a man alone
where there Is reason to believe that
he has taken a brace and is trying
his best to walk straight.
Also, for the drastic intrastate reg
ulations-the laws about headlights,
and safety devices, and grade cross
ings, and full crews, and the making
of reports to this, that. and the other
state official; laws which, if enforced
!. to the letter would have left the rail
. road management with little to do but
to pay the bills for these something
better was to be substituted. We had
Goyernor-elect Burrell's assurance for
this. He had met the boss in the lobby
of the Billiard the day after the cleo
ton. and.,I had .heard him say.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02
PAGE SEVEN

g NH@N $500 wa REFH~lHL
before I could get him up to his room
"You did that, Graham?-for a
s~trangeh|
II did it for the comfort of all con-
cerned. AS | say, he was making an
ass of himself"
There was another break. and then
the major looked up with a little
frown.
"That was befo' o had met
Sheila? p he asked, th%oughtfully.
"Why no: not exactly. 1t was the
same night-the night we all dropped
off the Flyer and got left behind at
Sand Greek. You may remember that
we came in later on Mr.. Chadwick's
Special."t
The major made no reply to this.
and pretty soon the boss vas on his
feet and excusing himself once more
on the after-dinner smoking stunt, say
ing that he was obliged to go back to
the office. The major got up and shook
hands with him as if he were bid
ding him good-by for a long journey.
"You are going down to keep that APP
pointment with Misteh Rufus Hatch?"
he said. "You take an old mans adj
vice. Graham. my boy, and keep youth
hand-figuratively speaking, Of cou'se
on youh gun. 1t run in my mind,
somehow, that you are going to be
Inland hit right hard. No, don't
ask me why. Call it a rotten suspi-
cion, and let it go at that. Come up
to the house, afte'ward, if you have
time, and tell me I'm a false prophet,
sub; I hope you may"
The boss promised plenty cheerfully
as to the calling part, as you'd know
he would since he hadn't seen Mrs.
Sheila for Idon't know how long; and
a few minutes later we were on our
way, walking briskly, to keep the
Fred May engagement with the chief
of the grafters.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02

patiently through the salad course
when he looked up to say:
"Was there anything in youh trip
to Strathcona to warrant SheiIa's lit
tie telegraphic dangeh signal, Ora
ham?"
Nothing worth mentioning" said
the boss. without turning a hair; do
ing it. as ! made sure, because he
didn't want Mrs. Sheila to be mixed
up in the plotting business, ever by
implication.
The major didn't press the inquiry
any farther. and when he spoke again
1t was of an entirely different matter
away along in the beginning, some
body-I think it was John Chadwick
spoke of you as a man with a sawt
of Observation-Disclosures tempeh
Graham: what have you done with
that tempeh in these heah lattet
days?"
The boss smile was a good-naturee
grin.
Temper is not always q matter OF
temperament, major. Sometimes it Is
only a means to an end. Much of my
experience has been in the cOnStruc.
ton camps. where I have had to deal
with men in the raw. Just the same
there have been moments within the
past six months when I have been
sorely tempted to burn the wires with
a few choice, words Of the short and
ugly variety and throw up my job
(which, as you may say, brings us
around to President Dunton," put in
the old lawyer shrewdly. "He is still
opposing youh policies?"
up to "a few weeks ago he was
still bounding me to do something that
would boost the stock, regardless of
what the something should be, or of
its effect upon the permanent value Of
the property"
did I understand you to say that
Neutrality-suspicious. from Dunton
had stopped| the major inquired.
Temporarily, at least. I haven't
heard anything from New York-not
lately"
"Then Dunton's nephew hasn't made
himself known to you"
~"Collingwood? Hardly. I'm not In
Mr.. HOWE Collingwood's set-whlch is
one Of the things I have to be thank
full for. But this is news: I didn't
know he was out here"
The news-giver bent his head grave
~ in confirmation of the fact.
Hes heah, I'm sorry to say, Ora
ham. He has been heah quite some
little time, vibrattn' round with the
Grigsbys and the Gannons and a lot
mo- of the new-rich people up at the
capital"
It was the boss turn to go silent
and I could guess pretty we'll what he
was thinking. The presence of Presi
dent Dunton's nephew in the West
might mean much or nothing. But ]
could imagine the boss was thinking
that his W single experience with
~ColIingwood was enough to make hin
wish that the nephew of Big Money
would stay where he belonged-amons
the ~high-rollers and spenders of hi:
own set in the effete East.
II can't quite get the proper SLAM
on men of the Collingwood type" hi
remarked. after the pause. 1.-THE onl,
time / ever saw him was on the nigh
before the directors meeting las,
spring. He was here with his uncle.
party in the special train, and tina
night at the Billiard he had been drink
ing too much and made a braying as
of himself. I had tn knock him sill,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02

tippeG q cnaly ar M and :. us tsass
where I usually sat, SO i just went
ahead. and took it.
Coming in late, that way, / didn't
get the first of the talk, but I took it
that the boss had been saying some
thing about his rare good luck in hav-
ing the major for a table-mate two.
days in succession.
.aThe honoh is mine, my deah boy"
the genial old Kentuckian was telling
him as I sat down. 81 was by way
of picking up a bit Of information
late this afternoon that I thought
ought to be passed on to you without
any great delay"
The boss looked up quickly. "What
is it, majory he inquired. "Are you
going to tell me that something new
has broken loose?"
81 wish I might be that he'pfully
definite do so, Graham. But I can't.
It's me'uhly a bit of street talk. They're
telling it, oven at the Commercial
club, that Hatch and John Marshall
you know him-that Sedgwick stock
iebbeh who has been so active in this
Citizens Storage & Warehouse bust.
ness-have finally come togetheh."
ssIn a business way, you mean?"
The major gave a right and left
twist to his big mustaches and
shrugged one shoulder.
s'They are most probably calling it
business" he rejoined.
The boss nodded. 81 know what has
happened. In spite of the fact that
the local people know that their eco
nomic salvation depends. upon a wide
and eve distribution of their G.. S.
& w. stock, there has been a good
bit of buying and selling and swap
ping around. I remember you proph-
esied that in a little while we'd have
another trust in the hands of a few
men. You may recollect that / didn't
dispute your prediction. I merely said
that our ground leases-the fact that
all of the c. S. & w. plants and build
ings are on railroad land-would still
give us the whip-hand owe any new
monopoly that might be formed"
eyes. sub: l remember you said
that" the major allowed.
"Eery good. Marshall and his pocket
syndicate may have acquired a voting
control in c. S. & w, and they may
be willing now to patch up an alliance
with Hatch. But in that case the new
monopoly will still lack the n vital
ingredient: the power to fix prices.
If there is q new combine, and it tries
to make the producers and merchants
pay more than the agreed percentages
for storage and handling
II know" the major cut in. "You-all
will rise up in the majesty of youh
wrath and put it out Of business by
terminating the leases. I hope you
may: I sutt'inly do hope you may.
But you'll recollect that I didn't advise
you on that point, sub. You took
Misteh Ripley's opinion. Maybe the
courts will hold with you, but, candid
", Graham, I doubt it-doubt it right
much"
The boss didn't seem to be much
scared up over the doubt. He just
smiled and said we'd be likely to find
out what was in the wind. and that
before very long. Then he spoke Of
Hatch's afternoon call at our Offices,
and mentioned the fact that the Red
Tower president would probably try
again. later in the evening.
The major let the business matter
drop. and HE was workipg. his Wav
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02
A pipe won't burn your
tongue if you smoke P. A!

Prince Albert is
sold in toppy red
bags, ID red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
hnrnidots and inthe
pound crystal glass
Il q m ID or With
sponge moisteBer
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-02
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Graham Norcross, rail-
road manager, and his secretary, Jimmie
Dodds, are marooned at, Sand Creek sid
and her small cousin. Unseen. they wit
ness a peculiar train holdup, in which
a special car is carried off.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-07-23
YAP SETTLEMENT
IS BELIEVED NEAR
EXPECTS ADJUSTMENT BEFORE
DISARMAMENT MEETING IN
WASHINGTON.
CHINA'S HELP Is WELCOMED
Ja2an's Attitude Towards Discussion
Of Far East Questions at Proposed
Meeting May Not Be Hostile,
Dispatches Show.

Tokio.-NegotiatiO between the
United States and Japan relative to
the status Of the island of zap have
progressed so favorably that il is con-
hdently expected settlement of that
question will be reached before CON
yening of the conference called by
President Harding to discuss arma-
ment and settlement of problems in
the Pacific. according to the Kokusai
News Agency. which uotes well in
formed sources"
Japan, it is said, heartily welcomes
the inclusion of China in the propost d
conferences, as Chinese ard Siberian
problems are expected TO form lmpor-
tant topcis for discussion, and Chi
nese participation, consent and un-
derstanding are essential if any of the
decisions reached are to be put into
effective operation.
The conference is declared to offer
an excellent opportunity for the bow
ers to reach unanimous decision on
Far Eastern questions, although il is
pointed out that historical and other
considerations affecting the various
nations may make immediate enforce
ment Of conference decisions a matter
of some difficulty.
Many leaders of Japanese thought
are expressing the opinion that Japan
Will have at Washington the golden
opportunity of her history to make
known to the world her desires, and
reach the understanding with the
united States, which is regarded as
so vital to Japan's future.
Despite the reservations contained
in Japan's reply TO President Hard
ings invitation to take part in the
conference, the answer is regarded as
virtual acceptance.
1t is forecast that when America
defines the problems to be taken up
at the conference, Japan will prepare
a list of questions which she deems
essential for discussion. These. II is
expected, will be roughly grouped un-
der the headings of population. food
and raw materials, theta of which,
1t is contended, should be freely avail
able to Japan, including cotton from
the United States and India.
1t is generally held that the ques-
tion OF Japanese immigration TO the
American continents and the British
dominions must be discussed in con-
nection with Japan's population prob
lem. Japan also is expected to urge
the according of most favored ma
ton" treatment to her products in all
countries, and to urge that China
should be opened up to the world, in
cluding Japan, for residence and busi-
ness.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-07-23
EX-GERMAN CRAFT
sunk BY FLIERS
ARMY AvIAToRS PROVE THEIR
ABILITY TO ATTACK ENE-
MY FLEET.

On Board U. S. s. Delaware, OF
Coast of Virginia Capes.-Army air
men accounted for the former Ger
man destroyer G-102 in what was re-
garded by army and navy officials as
one OF the greatest spectacles In the
history Of the American Air Service.
Thirty-five army planes and three
blimps came 80 miles to sea from
Langley field to participate in the
operations, demonstrating the ability
forces to go out and meet an enemy
fleet approaching the coast. All ex-
cept two Of the aircrafts returned
safely to their bases, and the crew of
those two were rescued by naval YES
sells after the planes had been forced
down.
This, the third phase of the joint
army and navy bombing tests, was
strictly an army SHOW" Twenty
four Of the aircraft that put out from
shore took direct part in the attack.
launching 81 bombs, 20 of which found
the targets.
Seventeen hits we're made with 25-
pound bombs dropped by 10 pursuit
planes and apparently did little dam
age. The other three hits were scor-
ed with 300-pounders and they sent
the destroyer down to join the former
German submarine U-117, sunk by ma
val aviators three weeks ago.
The first OF the big bombs to find
the mark struck the CHOPS bridge,
carrying part Of it away and blowing
out the forward smokestac-. The
second-dropped by the same plane,
the thirteenth of the Martin bombers
in the second attacking squadron Of
14-struck the starboard side Of the
destroyer near the waterlile as she
rolled in a heavy swell and tore
away part Of the shell plating above
and below the water.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-07-23
JAPS ACCEPT ONLY
PART OF PROGRAM
ARE NOT WILLING TO CONFER
ON THE PROBLEMS OF
THE FAR EAST.

Washington. - Japan has come on
iy half way in responding TO President
Harding's invitation for her participa-
ton in the proposed international con-
ference at Washington on limitation
Of ornaments and Pacific and Far
Eastern problems which menace
peace.
Responding to this governments
proposal, the Japanese government
says that it would be delighted to
participate in the conference on limi-
tation of ornaments and stopped
there. Japan, according to the State
Department, was silent on the other
phase of discussion, which is regard
ed by the United States and the other
nations to participate as of the most
vital importance.
Limitation OF ornaments, it is
agreed, must be contingent upon ad-
justment of the problems Of the Pa
cific and the Far East. II Japan is
going to rebel against consideration
Of these issues there may be serious
breakers ahead for the world states
men who are about to enter the Wash
ington conference with high hopes Of
reducing the expensive armaments of
the world
The president and Secretary
confident that Japan eventually will
agree to participate in the whole pro-
gram. So confident are they that they
are ignoring Japan's failure to re-
spond to the second section Of the
American invitation and it was an
nounced that the official call for the
conference would be issued by the
president in the near future. probably
within two weeks. China, the last Of
the powers to be heard from, replied
favorably and unqualifiedly.
The State Department made 1t
clear, although not publishing the
text of Japan's reply, that the re-
sponse did not express any "unwill-
irgness to participate in considera-
tion of Eastern questions.
Notwithstanding the optimism OF
the administration. the reply from
Japan is regarded as significant in
some uqarters here. But even those
who believe that Japan may insist
upon stipulations or qualifications be-
fore agreeing to participate in the
whole program outlined by the presi-
dent. do not think that she can long
stand out against Great Britain.
France, Italy and the United StaAes.
Great britain with the Anglo-Japa-
nese alliance hanging in the balance.
has formidable weapon OF influence
OYER the Far Eastern nation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-07-23

Hammond.-Witht the opening of the
Citizens National Bank, Hammond
will have three strong country banks
at which to carry on its financial
transactions.
University Station, Baton Rouge
The number of students attending the
1921 summer session of the Louisiana
State University is almost double that
OF the 1918 session, showing a rapid
recovery from the war period, during
which there was an enrolment of only
435
Opelousas.-John W. Clark, promi-
nent jeweler of the city and member
of the city board of aldermen from the
Fourth Ward. was found dead in his
bathroom. Death evidently occurred
twelve or more hours previous to the
discovery of the lifeless body by a
friend, Pickens Butler *
Lake Charles.-President II. G..
Chalkley and NJ J. Winkler, with the
American Rice Growers Association.
are home from attending the Southern
Tariff Congress in New Orleans in the
interest of the rice industry.
New Orleans.-Prohibition officials
apparently have drawn first blood"
in their efforts to establish the legality
OF the recent action of Theodore
Jaques, local prohibition official, in
raiding aJG closing six New Orleans
breweriess Under the terms of a CON-
promise understood to have been
cred upon by Federal officials and at
torneys representing the six local
breweries raided and closed, the brew
ing establishments will pay the gov
ernment as tax penalties considerably
In excess Of 100000.