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Middletown transcript., 1921-12-10

7 Charles Garland Of Buzzards Bay,
Mass, who sprang into prominence a
few months ago by refusing to &C
cept his $1,25O,OOO share Of his IA
theirs estate, has refused another
million from the estate Of On uncle.
In the Treasury department at
Washington are women employees who
can count paper money at the rate OF
1000 notes in five or six minutes.
A process has been patented in
Great Britain for blending chalk with
carbonaceous material to form a sub
stitute for coal for household use.
A lever pivoted to handle and con-
trolled by thumb nut forms new
wrench which it's inventor claims will
hold a nut of any size or shape.
The United States bureau Of mines
is conducting search for an ideal
system Of ventilation for Hudson river
tubes.
If 81. Paul's cathedral were placed
midway in the Strait Of Dover more
than half Of the building would be
above water.
At the battle Of Agincourt in 1915
the English bowmen stopped the
French cavalry with sharp-pointed
sticks driven in the ground.
Il, An. Iowa town has built its main
sffeet to carry food waters after
heavy rains int a river without dam.
aginE property.
Attachments which convert an ordi-
dycf 1erving jar into an acetyleas /
N r for smokers have been
:. IA Philadelphian. sf
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FEARS BREAK WITH FRANCE.
Daily Express BIames Curzon Fo
Britain's Estranaement.

London.-The accord existing be-
tween Great Britain and France is on
the point of dissolution, according to
a statement in the Daily Express.
The Daily Express made a great dis
play of the report, putting the respon.
sibility on Marquis Curzon, the British
Foreign Secretary. The newspaper de.
manded the resignation of the Foreign
Secretary, +,
Relations between Great Britain and
France have ben strained for some
time, particularly since the French en-.
tered into a treaty with the Turkish
Nationalists.
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BLUFF COSTS A LIFE.

Rcbber Shot Down In Greenwich VII.
u laoe, New York.
New York.-A bluff with an unload
ed pistol cost an unidentified holdup
man his life in Greenwich Village. The
robber attacked Gottleib Stilz, restau-
rant proprietor, using the empty
weapon as club. Nicholas Gissler,
proprietor OF an adjoining bakery
shop, ran in and sent bullet into the
strangers head.
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NEW PodR,3Ms ALLEGED.

jewish Writer Describes Them AZ Ap-
palling In Ukraine.
New York-The American Jewish
elief Committee issued a statement
declaring that 4 new series Of pogZoms
was ~ progress Ia thesd western
Ukraine in come sction with the Pet.
lura nti-Bolsheyik expAdition. The
situation wae fbed as .appalltng,'
in cSbae aispatchss received krem
fg, Ehf6pean dtrdct;'
astEibntion commit -
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U. S. coNsULs RECOGNIZED.
Germany Advises America Through
Charge D'Affaires Dressed.

Washington.-FuH recognition of
American consular officers in Germany
has been granted by the Berlin Gov
ernment, the State Department was
advised by Charge d,Affaires Dressed
at Berlin. With this recognition the
American Government now is func-
tioning throughout Germany as in pre-
war days.
The State Department was without
advices from Charge Frazier at vi
emma regarding reported attacks by
radicals upon Americans residing in
some of the hotels.
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The superior AttItpd.

You don't seem to bear any mar.
ticular Ill will toward your political
enemies n u M
~ sasd Sehekor Sorghum. ..They
Y heys > \ i1 anpat1y IL most cases a
Ia !. \. c e1es = = ing t. get Jobs, but
b d "a q B! y 1qns war about NJ
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MILLIONAIRE NOT WANTED.
C. H. Mccormick Twice Refused For
Jury Duty.

Jury Duty.
Chicago.-Cyrus H. Mccormick, mil.
lionaire chairman of the board of d.
rectors of the International Harvester
Company, will not do jury service this
year. He was dismissed after waiting
two weeks to be accepted. Called in
two different cases he was each time
rejected by the defense. once because
he thought" he contributed funds to
9. law enforcement league and once
without questioning.
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FOREIGN

French government is considering
counter-proposal to German repara-
tons moratorium plan.
According to q report from Buenos
Aires, trade relations between Argen-
tina and Soviet Russia will be re.
sumed.
Society Of Young Haiti at Port-au-
Prince demands immediate abrogation
Of martial law and the restoration OF
absolute Haitian independence.
According to report from Madrid,
France, Italy and Spain were invited
to intervene in Portugal and restore
order. Frequent disorders are report
ed from various sections of Portugal
Typhus has been brought into Spain
from the war zone in Morocco, and
the situation is regarded as serious.
A breakdown in the Irish peace ne
gotiations almost Immediately is ex-
pected as n result of the Sim Fein re-
fusal to take the oath Of allegiance to
the crown, which is condition Of the
new proposals Lloyd George has made
to the Irish delegates at London.
It is authoritatively stated that Brit
ish tinanciers and treasury officials
had agreed with DR.. Walter Rattle
nau, the German representative, In
principle upon moratorium for Ger
man reparations. W AZ
Municipal employees IN Berlin went
on strike. tying up the gas, telephone
and street railway service.
LaDdru, so called Blnebeard, on trial
at Versailles, France, for the Staying
Of ten women, and a, youth who all
mysteriously disappeared after visit
ing his country villa,. has been sen.
fenced to the guillotine.
Y One solitary plain clothes policeman
Is the only guard watching ex-Emperor
Karl and his sconsort, Zita, in their
exile at Funchal, Madeira. Tie royal
couple are treated as honored guests
BY the governor, Major Acacio Cores
Pinto. ~ 4.sss
China may model her customs serv.
Ice aftersthaf Z the United States.
"A dispatch 10 Zucc El Had says
that the 8en1 q. II tribe Of Moors
entraiee near Il
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I GENERAL

Lundman Brothers jewelry store,
South st. Paul, Minn., was held up by
two masked bandits, who took $4,000
worth of gems.
Gold amalgam valued at between
100000 and $4,000 was taken from the
Argonaut Mine at Jackson, CAL. by
eight men, who bound two mill men
blew open the safe and escaped in
automobiles.
A profit-sharing plan for employees
will be put into effect soon by the
Pierce Oil Corporation, the latter an
nounced. Subscriptions totaling 10000
were received by the company from
operation officials and employees.
Postmaster Hays announces CEN
trail post Office in every state will be
established.
Chairman Lasker asked Secretary
Weeks for permission to operate the
army transport service in the Pacific.
Eleven High School students and
the driver Of an automobile bus in
which they were riding were killed
south Of Red Bluff, CAL, at the Pro-
Iozta Crossing when Southern Pacific
southbound, struck the con-
which they were riding.
the car, the children were
escape. and their bodies
in all directions.
ling and other river towns
Cincinnati food warnings
Sent out. 80.
three day downpour the
began trickling over its
II dozen places.
delegates al, Washington
led that Japan Is prepared
her troops from Shantunc
Eendltionse attached to the
Ereenent, however, have
the committee. Japan
ettle this matter outsids tie
hpt China is set upon nv
situation thrashed ost;ins
pe. consulting eeone
- train emrlS ees.
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This Is an ingenious French con-
trfvance which instantaneously con-
verts the finest walks and boulevards
into billboards. The cost Of operation
is close to nothing. Water coming
through the roller in the form of a
spray passes through perforated belt
and as the machine is wheeled along
1t leaves a wet advertisement that re-
mains until the sun dries It up.
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TURKS HALT wAR >PI

TURKS. Halt WAR APL n
Rumors say Powers Conf N
diation with cr
!. ConstantinopIe Turk
lists have atsndpned
military activities
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Those Who Dare Not Smile.

The ludicrous has It's place in the
universe. 1t Is not a human inven-
ton, but one Of the divine ideas illus
trated in the practical jokes Of kit
tens and monkeys. Curious 1t Is that
we always consider solemnity and en-
counter of wits as essential to the idea
of the future life of those whom we
thus deprive of half their faculties,
and then call them blessed.
There are not a few, who, ven in
this life, seem to be preparing them
selves for that SmilelesS eternity to
which they look forward, by Danish
ing all gayety from their hearts and
all jOyOusness from their co%untenances.
/ met one such in the streets not in
frequently, q person Of intelligence
and education, but who gives me (and
all that he passes) such a rayless,
chilling look of Notwithstanding
as If he were one Of heavens asses
sors. come down to doom. I don't
doubt he would cut his Kittens tail off
If he caught her playing with it
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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HAVE FUN WITH BRIDEGROOM
Harmless Teasing by Bridal Attend
ants Is a Feature Of the Al.
chan Wedding Ceremony.

The ceremony Of the mirror, Is per-
haps, the oldest custom in connection
with the Afghan wedding ceremony.
A mirror is placed before the bride,
and the bridegroom Is asked to cit at
the brides left. A shawl Is held e
them, and the bride unveils and looks
in the mirror. Husband and wife see
each others face for the first time.
1t is their first real meeting, says TX
bal Ali Shah, in Asia magazine. The
bride is shy and does not open her
eyes, and the bridesmaids and 9TH
ers chaff her freely.
An engraved silver bowl Is then
brought, with a little sherbet and q
plate Of white rice pudding. The
bridegroom drinks a little Of the sher-
bet and offers the bride a sip. She
closes her lips tight, but force Is
applied and a spoonful put into her
mouth; so also with the rice pudding.
A shower Of roses announces the term
nation Of this rite. When the BRIDE
groom attempts to rise, he nnds ne
is held down to the floor; a corner
of his coat has been sewed to the car
pet. There is a roar Of laughter.
The offender Is found-probably a
younger sister Of the bride. She re-
fuses to undo the stitches unless a
gold coin Is given to her. AS soon
as this toll is paid, the bridegroom
calls his attendants to bring his shoes,
but one Of them is missing. Some one
declares she knows who has the shoe,
1t Is returned on payment OF two gold
coins, and the bridegroom Is freed
from his t~ormentors.
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HOARDER CHASTISED IN TIT
Coffee Party" Composed of Boston
Women, Confiscated His Goods,
According to Ole Letter.

Females of ye olde Boston, staging
a coffee party in 1777 which rivaled
in a small way the famous Tea Party"
in 1913, personally chastised a
profiteer hOarder Of foodStuffs and
contiscated ONE of his stock, accord
ine to a letter from Abigail Adams to
her distinguished husband, later Sec
ond President Of the United States.
Writing at Boston, under date Of
July 81, 1777, Abigail wrote to John,
then attending the Continental CON
gress at Philadelphia:
There is a great scarcity Of sugar
and coffee, articles which the female
part of the state is very loath to give
up, especially whilst they consider the
great scarcity occaSioned by the mer-
chants having secreted a large guam
tity. 1t is rumored that an eminent
stingy merchant, who is q bachelor,
had a hogshead Of coffee in his store,
which he refused to sell under six
shillings per pound.
"a number Of females, some say q
hundred, some say more, assembled
with a cart and trunk, marched down
to the warehouse and demanded the
keys.
Upon his finding no quarter, he de-
liyered the keys, and they then opened
the warehouse, hoisted out the coffee
themselves, put 1t into a trunk and
drove off. A large c%oncourse Of men
stood amazed, silent spectators Of the
whole transaction"
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SEES CLOTHING AS BLESSING
Writer Of Opinion That Some of
Worlds "Big" Men Do Well in
Covering Themselves.

Wherever one goes in Polynesia one
is reminded, by contrast, Of the cost
physically to men of our own race of
our sheltered way of living, writes
James Norman Hall, in Harper's
Magazine.
There on every hand are men well
past middle life, with compact, sym
metrical bodies and the natural grace
OF healthy children. One sees them
carrying immense burdens without eX-
ertion, swimming In the open sea for
an hour or two at a time while spear
ing fish, loafing ashore with no great
er apparent effort for yet longer
periods.
Sometimes, when they have 1t, they
eat enormous quantities Of food at one
sitting, and at others, under necessity,
as sparingly as so many dyspeptics. 1t
would be impossible to formulate from
their example any rules for rational
living in more civilized communities.
The daily quest for food under primi-
tive conditions keeps them alert and
sound Of body, so that, whether they
work or loaf, feast or fast, they seem
always TO acquire health by it.
thought of the strange appearance
certain Of the chief men in America
or France or England would make I'M
der similar circumstances, deprived Of
the kindly %concealment of clothing.
What a revelation it would be of skin
niness or pudginess! What an exhibit
ton OF scrawny necks, fat stomachs,
fiat chests, flabby arms!
To be strictly accurate, l had seen
some fat stomachs among elderly
Paumotuans, but they were excep-
tons, and always remarkable for that
reason. And those who carried them
had sturdy legs. They did not give
n the uneasy feeling, common at
home, at the sight Of the great
%paunches Of %sedentary men topping
unsteadily along a strip of crimson
carpet, from curb to club doorway.
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wherewlth to fill your flower vases,
when nothing can be found In your
garden proper asks a writer in Chris
tian Science Monitor. Why wander aim
lessly around that said garden, just be-
cause 1t Is a flower garden, when a
little farther on IN the kitchen garden
that gorgeous blaze Of pale lemon
color Is Just the thing to go with your
deep.blue Jars and jugs. But" you
will probably say, that's caulifower
zone to seed, and who ever heard OF
decorating a drawing room with cauli'
fower"
Prejudice, mere prejudice! Cast 1t
to the winds, you will never regret II,
and 60 and cut spray after spray OF
those delicate lemon blossoms, being
careful to strip the leaves from the
stems, then collect all the deep-blue
Chinese Jars and ~wedgwood jugs you
can muster, arrange the cabbage how-
ers therein, and, judiciously placed on
chests, window stills and bureaus, their
effect will be absolutely charming.
The blossoms seem TO arrange tnen'
selves, each spray standing out clear
ly from the parent stem. not all falling
together as laburnum has a way OF
doing, when one tries to arrange 1t In
vases. A combination OF warm-gray
stone walls, old prints, pale blue and
mauve chintzes, and the pale-clear
lemon Of caulifower blossoms in blue
Jars In quite delightful, though other
color schemes would give an equally
happy effect.
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Bees Eaten for Revenge.

Bees are usually employed as manu-
facturers Of honey, which is every
where considered a delicious food, but
there are places where the bees them
selves serve as a food.
The negroes Of Guiana, when stune
by a bee, proceed to catch as many al
they can and In revenge eat them. II
would be interesting to know what
happens as an effect Of the sting thus
taken internally.
In Ceylon the natives hold a torch
under the bee swarm hanging to
tree, catch them as they drop. ther
carry them home, boil them and eat
them.-Popular Science Monthly.
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Extraordinary Time Keeping.

Methods Of reckoning time have al
ways been a source of trouble to sci
entists. The first standard was the
lunar month-that is, the period Of
about 29h days between n new moon
and the next. Twelve Of these months
seemed to correspond to the four sea-
sons, and so the year was fixed at
354 days. They soon found that they
we're getting badly mixed. that the
seasons did not correspond to the
months; In the course Of 10 years
they were more than three months
wrong. The Jews and Greeks stuck
In another month now and then. They
added sever months In 10 years and
managed to keep a clumsy track OF
time.
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FINAL PROOF NOTICES.

Final Proof Noticespublishedin the PIONEER
will be run the required length OF time, and
where the publication fee OF six $50 has been
paid the afiiida Wit OF proof OF publication will
be sent to the officer before whom proof Is made
Where the fee has not been previously paid
we shall hold affidavit until the publication
fee Is paid. This a fidavit must be secured be-
fore you can make proof. The best way is TO
remit the publication fee at least two weeks
before the day set for you TO make your proof
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Notice For Publication.
Department Of the Interior.
U, ;. Land Office at Gregory. Soath Da

UEIdTIntNI OF the INItTIOT.
o., 5. Land Office at Gregory. Soath Dakota
March 25th. 1922
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Sanders
of Witten, ;. d., who. on August is, 1917, and
september 25th, 1917, made Homestead Entries
No. 0l0sl5 and 0l0S3s, for " T. u Section % and
: + II Section 20, Township 42-N, Range 25-W,
Sixth Principal Meridian, has filed notice OF
intention to make Final Three Year Proof,
TO establish claim to the land above described
before Fred C. Kirch. u. :. Commissioner. at
Wood, S. d.. on the eth day OF May, 1927.
Claimant names as witnesses: Wallace f.:
Root, OF Carter, s. D., Roy |. Reinoehl. of
Runningville, :. D., Elmer Reinoehl, OF Run
ningville. :, D., Chester l., Kidweiler, OF Wood
:. d..
Proof made under Act June 6, 1912.
9-5 EDWIN Nj. STARCHER. Register.
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FOR RENT-My place north of
Wood on White River; 600 acres; 40
acres A No. / alfalfa. Fair improve
ments. For further particulars write
me. Roy Andrews, 10 South 18th
ST., Norfolk, Nebraska. ltf
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FOR RENT or SALE My farm Of
40 acres; 40 acres under cultivation,
fairly we'll improved, nine miles north
of Wood. Inquire Of Mrs. Margret
Kilber, Cut Meat, s. D. l2t4
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TAKEN UP-Red cow with brockel
face, with horns, branded I'D Oh right
hip. Owner can have same by prov
ing ownership, paying for keep and
this advertisement. G. L. Kidweiler,
Wood, S. D. Iltf
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Trophies of the Chase.

MOtOrson-Was that guy we hit
hurt badly?
Speedup-I dunno. ! just got out
to cut a button off his coat to put In
my collection Of trophies.
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WANTED CATTLE TO PASTURE
Plenty of good water and lots OF
gaass. Prices reasonable. {. Nj.
Mueller, Cody, s. D.. ]3t2p
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FOR RENT-The Schied farm,
good house, fair outbuildings, good
water. Inquire Of Ray Rankin, Wood
S. D.. l2t4p
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Liabilities of County in Detail

State of South Dakota
County of Melete
Don Tepn, Auditor, being first duly sworn doth say. that the Treasurers exhibit
Ba tea nd corrcts tatement othe fnsncal conditions MeHete county, as ap
rants drawn OF thet reasuryd during the ousrer,a IN dthat thu statements Of assets and nahF
ties strue and correct" % + IERPNI
Subscribed M sworn to before me s2nd day OF May, 1921
SEAL NJ l. STRAIN, Clerk Of Courts
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WANTED-l0O cattle to pasture
Plenty OF good grass, water and salt
War prices are obsolete. Come and
see me. G. 0. Wilson, Wood SD. )43
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ALFALFA SEED-Recleaned, 25c
per pound at Geo. Moores; also flint
corn for seed at ST per bushel. Frank
Hickman, Wood. lOtt
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BEAUTY IN COMMON THINGS
Kitchen Garden Will Furnish Really
Exquisite Ornaments for the llv.
ing Room Flower Vases.

Have you ever thought Of going to
the kitchen garden to find something
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SEED CORN-Good mixed seed
corn for sale at $2a bushel. j. A.
Edmonds, n E %, 40, q, Wood, S. d
l]t6
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EGGS-Single Combed Rhode Is
land Red eggs for setting. S. per 100,
Mrs. Frank Hickman, Wood. loft
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SEED POTATOES - Early six
seed potatoes, good ones, at 81 a bush
ell. Fred Matouseck, Wood, S. d. 5tf
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TEACHERS REGULAR EXAMlNA-
TON DATES FOR 1921
For all grades Of Certificates. To
be held at White River, S. d., on the
following dates;
February "a, % and 26.
May 5, g., and I.
August IS, 10 and 20.
October q, % and 20.
VERNON r. BRANsoN,
stiff County Superintendent.
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AUDITORS EXHIBIT.
Assets Of County In Detail

School Fund, UuloanedI- --.- 1913 90
Permanent Schoo Fund, Loaned. --.ql lO7 90
Unpaid Tax due County l92O.-...-.-.. so 1913 90
Unpaid Tax due County, prior yrsl l.. II POP So
Cash in County Funds---.-.. Ii 9s4 81
House. Jail and Fixtures. -..-6 259 0O
Road Machinery ....5 $40 Is
Furniture and Fixtures. .....--..--.. 500 0O
.176 268 n
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ofSoWhD akdal
County Of Neneue
is a true G W Dna H@ig sGs%sS5 Of 4 %s so d%y TySr9 S6 s %e1 E%s t5m eoog o s HTsg91
ny his books. c w. kERLN Treasurer
SEAL Don (. TERpr, County Auditor