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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
III. Fine Art of Conversation.

Quite often people who are will
ing to spend years in the perfection Of
other arts are 10th to devote a little
time daily to the interchange of good
conversation. Practice three times a
day, few minutes at time, during
breakfast, luncheon and dinner, will
enable the shyest boy or girl to be
come ready conversationalist.
Table talk need not be brilliant, but
1t must be agreeable. Impassioned ar
guments, malicious gossip, shop talk,
housekeeping troubles, details of hos
pital operations or dental seances-
these and kindred topics are not social
subjects. Young people should be en-
couraged to report at the dinner table
any pleasant incident of the day or to
Invite comment upon books, music, pic
lures, etc. Good stories-brief and
well told-may be repeated at dessert
time. What is essential is to acquire
the habit of ready conversation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
A Summers
Experiment
By H. IRVING KING
Uss-...sssssss 40
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)

Mary Kelton had just been gradu-
ated form Wellesley and Ralph Cham
bers had just been graduated from Har-
ward All newly-fedged college grad
yates are very old and very wise. If
you don't believe it just ask one of
them. Ralph was all that a Harvard
graduate should be; tall, athletic.
good-looking and on speaking terms
with all the "ologies." Mary was all
that a graduate of Wellesley should be
tall, athletic, good-looking and on
speaking terms with "ologies" of every
sort-and very earnest Together
they made couple that people turned
to look after in the street. They were
both orphans likewise second cousins.
and were possessed of a rich great
uncle who had so ordered their lives
in advance that all they had to do in
this world was to marry each other
and inherit his fortune.
at is all too utterly absurd" said
Mary as she sat on the piazza of her
summer hotel with Ralph. why, when
we were little children it was, Mary.
kiss your little husband, and Ralph
now kiss your little wife And it has
been the same thing ever since-with
the kissing omitted"
mot always" interrupted Ralph.
Don't be frivolous" continued
Mary. 1--WE are at crisis of oui
lives and must take decided and rea
sonable action. All, Ralph, human
hearts are not to be shaped, nodded
and controlled by an old mans whim.
The soaring aspirations Of the soul
are not to be confined by sordid CON
siderations of mere money, or the
boundless destinies to which we were
born, circumscribed by preordained
course of life"
"Quite So" replied Ralph, who was
not much of an orator, but, neverthe.
less. able to express himself under
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
SENATOR BORAH ADDRESSES
BIG NEW YORK MEETING

SENATOR BORAH, the prosecutor of the former 1.
w. W. leader Bill Haywood, in the famous Haywood
Moyer-Pettbone startled his hearers by bringing
out the point namely that these prison
cause of their activities in the l. w. w. He protested
against the injustice Of holding prison some
thing not mentioned in the indictment and recog
nized in law crime
What" he asked, sis the controlling reason for
keeping these in prison? 1t not, in my opinion
because of the oenses for which they convicted
but for another otfense unknown criminal code,
namely, because they members of the l. w. W. They
are not in prison by of any of violence
person or property They political prisoners is
not right to put in prison and keep them there
ly because they members of unpopular organiza
tion. 1t is manfesty unjust it is tyranny
punish men for ofense of which they have been
convicted"
In support of hts contention Senator Borah quoted
from statement made to President Harding by Major
Laner, army officer and lawyer detailed by the War
Department go the court records in the l. W. w
Chicago and analyze the evidence.
These men,, Major Lanier reported, were convic
contrary the law and evidence solely they
leaders in organization against which public
sentiment incensed. do think that, if had
been in the jury, would have single one of
them"
Declaring liberty means the right to express
oneself and that. -if thinks a war is unjust or
mprovident it is his absolute right say so" Borah
quoted antwar utterances of Daniel Webster Abra-
ham Lincoln and pointed out that these great Amer
leans would be in Leavenworth Penitentary today,
ing sentences of 10 and 20 they uttered such
remarks during the period of the late war
AT the close of Borahs speech, ringing declaration
in favor of the release of the political prisoners pre-
sented by Rev Richard W. ogue of the Church League
for Industrial Democracy and unanimously adopted This
statement called attention to the fact that these men
convicted during period war hystera when fair
trial impossible, that they given brutal sem
unheardof in other country in the world for
political oenses, that the spies profteers were re-
leased long well the political prisoners in all
other countries engaged in the pointed out
inHu Hal ,tcin
nancier and F. N Noble of the Tile Trust had little
difficulty in securing presidential pardons while SO work.
ingmen without wealth influence are being held for
their fun terms of 10 and 20 years
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
Life on Planets

The possible existence of life on the
planets has lately been discussed in
a most Interesting manner by Ameri
can astronomers. This Is a summary
of the conclusions of three scientists
upon the question:
1t is considered that the existence
of high form of life on the moon.
Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus or
Neptune, is extremely improbable. AL.
though Venus greatly resembles the
earth, 1t is generally believed by
astronomers that the day and the year
OF the planet are of equal duration. IL
that case no life can exist upon 1,
Concerning Mars, astronomers are no,
agreed as to whether the much-dls.
cussed markings are canals or mere.
ly earthquake cracks. There are M
permanent bodies of water on the plan
ct. The best that can be said is that
although the temperature on Mars is
very low, there may be on the planet
to limited extent, the conditions es
sential to life; probably only vegetable
and low-order animal life. but no he
lngs of Intelligence.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
GREAT VICTORY FOR SCIENCE
Cure Of Insanity One Of the Most su
prems Blessings Bestowed on
Human Race.

Insanity is no longer considerod
hopeless in most cases. The hospitaIs
are curing great numbers of patients
through scientific treatment. Physico,
infections have been found to be tba
cause of many mental cases; and even
where the cause is purely mental
specialists are making rapid progress
In restoring the diseased minds.
The reclaiming of lost mind Il,
perhaps the greatest blessing science
can bestow. An eye, lung, leg or
an arm may be taken away, yet there
always remains that handful of gray
substance which can comprehend and
direct the world. But when the mind
is gone, everything is gone, as far az
the unfortunate individual is con.
cerned.
The attitude toward lunatics of sav.
age or semi-savage peoples is rather
odd, when one considers that an i'm.
becile is always more or less of q
nuisance and that savages, by natural
inclination, make short shrift of all
obstacles in the way of their comfort
and happiness. Almost invariably saw.
age tribes believe that their demented
members are possessed of a super
natural presence. and treat them kind
ly and well.
The treatment Of those mentally de.
ficient by modern civilized people has
been sometimes cruel and, until lately
nearly always unwise.-Jacksonyille
Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
Hardest Known Wood.

Ihe very cross-grained lignnm-vltne
is the hardest wood known. 1t is the
only wood that can he used for III.
hearings mt the stern end of the nro
peiier shatts of steamers and ne,ri,
every large steamship is dependen,
upon block Of llenum-vitae for %
smooih-runnlng screw The fhers n,
TINS wood weave back and forth. cross
ing ana recrossing each other in
lhanner thai resembles the weave nj
an nut"m"hile tire. Round rulers are
sometimes made Of this wood OF the
tangled grain; so were rolling pins nnd
chisel handles until Its value for hear
'ngs in machinery was discovered
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22

MANY prospective candidates won't know what they
stand for until they ind what the people will fall
for.-Labor Washington, D. c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
THE Navajo Indians are

administration mark the cards and deal from the bot
tom. The Navajos heap savy Washington Durango
Democrat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
TOM BLACKWELL accus

TOM BLACKWELL accuses of charging laziness to
those editors who print Senator Rocwels letters Not
So Tom, not We recall saying something that
about those editors who permit all of people
their papers, choosing reprint dope rather
than write their convictions Mr. Rockwes letters
quite interesting those who hold his view point
10 print them very good republican propaganda But
when you challenge printing the of up
holding Gov. Sweets code bill you equally sea. We
not only will print these exceenty prepared
but We shall write lots about that measure That code
bill is one of the leading issues of the coming campaign
Tom and we purpose seeing it that readers are
INFORMED.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22

MANY editors in Colorado heaved a sigh of regret
when the dispatches brought word of the F. O.
Dlckensheets He was of the real old time editors
of the state and very widely known This editor
responded for the Republican while Mr. Dokensheets
was news editor of that paper We then
the extreme end Arapahoe county and the Re-
publican was friendly to the settlers of the
Ii we fix dates properly that in 1887 Mr.. Dcken-
sheets began his Colorado newspaper in Gunnson
and labored in this vineyard for years.
making state characters those days Archie Stevenson
Tom Maloney The Thomas twins Thornton and Theodore
Frank Goudy, F. o. Dickensheets and score of others
were drawn to the boom town in the days Gunnon
was really important 1t has been to chronicle
the passing of many of them and Mr.. Dckensheets de-
mise adds one to the long list of eminent de-
serving pioneers who have left with their work well
performed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22

TOM BLACKWELL Will have another fit now Tbev
are after Denver priest for selling booze When Tom
gets the clergy mixed up with booze dispensing he is as
nearly happy as he get this side of-Missouri
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22

1T is rather amusing to how false statement
made by drunken editor travel and gain
with each publication. couple of weeks ago Tom
Blackwell who has been oreyeyed drunk prohibition
for the past 20 years. printed that edi-
tor crticsng those of his brethren who printed the
Rockwell letters Of his squib entirely un-
true, merely application of general utterance to
Senator Rockwell whose had not thought of in
connection Herewith But the Grand News and
others have gleefuly copied and enlarged Toms
maunderngs until it that chief grief in
life is that Senator Rockwell writes letters for the
We wish to enter formal denial The Rockwell letters
far better than most of the slush printed by
publican brethren. We them occasionally ourself
This week print in two of papers his discourse
the Colorado river pact There is big difference
getting drunk whskey and arriving at a state
of inebriation from prohibition. You the
time. You recover from the latter
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22
SENATOR NICHoLsoN'S serious.

SENATOR NICHOLSON'S serious if not fatal illness
is in the nature of surprise his many friends First
rumors of his illness seriously but
1T now develops that his malady is of nature
and they bringing him home the loved so
well to take the last days weeks or months as the
case may be- of his remaining life in the of the
eternal hills that he knew which it seems must know
and love him we'll His imprint is cut deep the noun
tains of Colorado and his and activities will
long remembered by men in all stations of life. The
writer only met Mr.. Nicholson That the night
of August LIST, 1919. We marooned in Saida he
striving to reach appointment in Pueblo on the
way to Denver where our boy had passed away that
morning We met strangers meet, became friends
and spent the long night, least of it talking
of the things that old citizens this grand
state can always take interest in He then making
his campaign for the Senate and left him feeling
that the state would not do i'll elect him Senator
Nicholson is plain common of excellent judgment
and profound Humanity Those who enjoyed his acquain-
ance will regret his afflicton most
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-22

PRESIDENT HARDING indicates in his statement
that railroad traffic is still demorazed by shopmens
strike He probably has secured copy of Receiver
Youngs statement the legislature-Gr Junction
Sentinel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-04-02
THEODORE DRESSER

Our English ncjghhor the cele-
brated rovelist Arnold Rcnnet. con-
siders Theodore D;eiser leading
representative American novelist.
MIR. urelSers wOrN is known IN
other countries his books have
heeu translated into both French
and German
There is pcrhauS no author In
the United states about whom such
curiosity IL expressed as Theodore
Dresser liis G-sj book. sister
Carrie" began v',cH he was re-
porting ol sesteru newspaper.
brought fosth the sInd or success
and discussion that hive become
conjiruous with his succeeding
novels.
Il dealt with Ese IN arrcstng
terms. n pictuvci people m a new
er-to-hc- forgotten manner. aud this
Is the 0ualj. you tud IN his ld-"y
vor.;. E"t work ., IS Mr.. Dresser
says: I'm not hermit. \pr
mysterious. Eut son hnpW 'noye
are l,t oC people that rcS.~G
writing as a sort 90 p'"1ic. Trey
flock. Want TO know how you DO
it. Want To see YOU 81 il. f. aG
takes up time. IL leads nowhere.
Let people gct wind OF YOU ana FL
means invitations. Society is
business in Itself foa't ma, age
Il and DO my w0-S. too"
With all his transrriptioas from
the terrible things cf life. Theodore
Dresser is an ideal.st Ills i9s.Eh.
is aE1zing. iiG vision (2r-y",ch-
ms THE story which follows. writ
ton fo- tho St2- hu;ho, Series OF
Matrimonial AdVe1turrs. gives a
now and appealing picture Of Mar
riaSc-for one"
MARY STEWART CUTTING. JR.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
Good Fattening Ration
for Market COckerelS

Dry mash Is as important in the
laying hens diet in summer as In
winter. Many persons feel that the
hens will pick their rations. hut this
often causes a serious dropping off in
production.
To get the highest production, a dry
mash ought to be In the feeders at all
times. A mash composed Of 200 pounds
Of ground oats, 100 pounds of bran,
100 pounds OF ground corn and IS
pounds Of tankage makes an excellent
summer feed for laying hens. BY
using this ground mash the hen does
not have to use her energy as much
in digesting and can keep up her lay
ing.
Also, hens that are deprived Of a
good ration during the summer often
go into a slack period preparatory to
an early molt and do not lay. Expert
ments have shown that melting hens
are low producers and often good hens
are discarded when they would be all
right If properly fed.
Hens that are slow producers when
properly fed car soon be culled out
PROPERLY. l.. Gordon, Iowa State
college.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
FARM
LIVE STOCK
Tankage Very Good for
Pigs on Alfalfa Pasture

Is a protein supplement necessary
for hogs which are fattened on alfalfa
p%asture7 Light is shed on this ques-
ton by an experiment conducted last
summer at the Kansas experiment sta
ton. In this test two lots of pigs were
fattened on alfalfa pasture. one re
ceived corn alone, while the other was
given corn and a quarter OF a pound
Of tankage per head daily. In both
cases the grain was handled twice a
day on a concrete feeding floor. Both
lots OF pigs were fed for 100 days and
received the anne treatment.
The pigs fed corn alone gained but
three-Quarters OF a pound per head
daily, while those which had the tank
and a quarer per head daily. The pigs
which did not have tsnkage required
AS pounds Of corn TO make 100 pounds
Of gain. In contrast, those fed on corn
and tankage took but 335 pounds Of
corn and 20 pounds o. tankage for 100
pounds Of gain. In other words, 20
pounds Of tankage saved 40 pounds OF
corn. When the trial was made corn
was worth about 81 per hundred
pounds and tankage about 81. The
saving effected by the tankage, on the
basis of these prices, was % cents on
each 100 pounds Of pork. Since corn Is
now higher in price and tankage about
the same as when this experiment was
made, the saving due to the ~tankage
would be somewhat greater at the pres
ent time.
1t was noted by those who conducted
the trial that the pigs which had moth
ing but corr on the alfalfa pasture up
rooted the alfalfa to a considerable ex-
tent. This was not true in the lot
which had tankage. This damage to
the pasture necessitated considerable
expense in reseeding.
The Kansas test indicates that the
feeding OF a small amount OF tankage
to pigs fattened on a legume pasture,
such as alfalfa or clover, Is well worth
while. IT Is also advisable from the
standpoint OF protecting the pasture.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
Cattle and Sheep Often
Contract Shipping Fever

Cattle and sheep, while passing
through the large stockyards, often
contract a disease known as hemor.
rhagic septicemia or shipping fever.
The losses occur most commonly in
the fall as cold weather advances and
heaviest losses usually occur among
stocker and feeding cattle, although
milking cows and sheep may be af.
fected. The disease is a poisoning of
the blood and often runs a short
course and quickly proves fatal.
The losses from this disease are
very heavy and the United States
bureau of animal industry is trying to
prevent 1t from spreading. A bulletin
has been published which tells how to
treat this disease and may be OBJ
tained free of charge by writing the
United States Department Of Agricul.
ture, Washington, d. G.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
LIVE STOCK NOTES

A small fat sheep brings a better
price than a large poor sheep.
A scrub bull isn't worthless. He
will make q fair grade Of bologna.
Many lambs can be saved by giving
the flock extra care and attention at
lambing time.
Proper feeding just before and I'm
mediately after the SOW farrows and
close attention to all details at this
time. are important factors In de
termining the percentage Of pigs raised
from the total number farrows6.
The disposition OF the sow, her feed
and care while pregnant and even
before breeding all have much to do
with the number of pigs she will raise.
Breeds Of Swine, farmers bulletin
1858. may be had by writing the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
Washington, D. G.
Care must always be taken that the
pregnant ewes are not chased by dogs
or damned through narrow gates or
doors, a. any rough treatment will
cause q large per cent Of loss Of lambs
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

sell all the right title and interest
of the above named VIM. Spicer in and
to the above described property to
satisfy said judgment and costs
amounting to S1063. 80 together with
all accruing costs Of sale, and interest
on the same from the Goth day of Dec
ember, 1919 at the rate of seven per
cent per annum. at Public Auction,
to the highest bidder for cash.
Dated October 3, 1923.
NJ. j. Butte.
Sheriff of Hand County, S. ID.
Harlan J. Bushfield,
Plaintiffs Attorney
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
SPANISH SWINDLEo MEN
PLACED UNDER ARREST

Barcelona, Oct. 24.-Men who for
many years have rcen working what
has come to be known as the Span
ism prisoner" confidence game, have
been arrested by the police.
For many Years these swindlers
have been flooding the world with
heart-rending letters of appeal in be-
half of fictitious prisoners who are
represented as requesting financial
assistance so that they NAV pay their
fines and obtain possession of valua-
BILE hidden treasure
The swindle has been carried out on
a huge scale, not less than $4,000 let
tiers having been dispatched from Bar
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

A Hamilll and aginst VIM. Spicer, |
have levied upon the following de-
scribed personal property of the said
defendant, to-wit:
One half interest I'm 120 acres of
standing corn.
About 200 bushels of Barley in bin.
About 100 bushels of oats I'm bin.
And that | shall on Monday the
9Th day of November, 1923 at the hour
of 10 o'clock A. NJ. of said day at the
SpiCer farm on the North east quar-
ter of Section Four, township one
hundred eleven, range sixty nine in
said County and State, proceed to
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
PERkINS,STIGMAN

Announcements nave been received
of the marriage of Miss Myrtle Stig-
man and Maynard D. Perkins, on We'd
nesday, October cath. at the brides
home at Wadena. MINI.
Mrs. Perkins is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Stigman. who up until
a few years ago. were residents of
Hand County, and has many frineds
her who will Join in wishing the
happy couple much joy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

celona in a single year by the large
staff of secretaries employed by the
band.
The police ~confiscated carefully
kept files of the m and addresses
of persons from whom money had
been or might be obtained. The III
thorities said this record was the
most elaborate work Of lis kind ever
compiled. Among those apprehended
were two employees of the Barcelona
telegraph Office.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

Miss Louise S. Woodruff and Leroy
f.. Blanchard. both of st. Lawrence.
were united in marriage Tuesday at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
NJ. Woodruff, the Rev. w. A. Johnson
performing the ceremony. Immediate
ly following the ceremony, the happy
couple departed on a honeymoon trip,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Ross,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

western Miller township. The Judge
has II of the best and largest COM
bined ranches and farms in the county
and successfully demonstrates what
diversified farming and stock raising
can do,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

j. l.. Reyes this week received the
first automobile in Miller or Hand
County. 1t is run by gasoline engine
power and we presume will soon be
Swimming over the prairies at a rate
that will make the average Jack Rab-
bit green with envy. If you see a boss
ess carriage coming down the pike
ike creased lightning you MAJ figure
is Jack and his auto
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

Mrs. Franklin Bishop of Leicester,
Mass. a elected national president
of the American Legion auxiliary,
composed of women who performed
military service during the war, at the
final session Of the organization late
TODAY.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

Miss Edith Kenyon returned yester,
day from Des Moines where she has
been going to school
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

Judge Carroll now hos a 60 gallon
well flowing ON his farm In south
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
Oct. 25-t2
'Cl. -O-lZ
SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE

Hand, IS
In Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Cir
cult.
Curtis A. Hammill, Plaintiff,
VS.
VIM. Spicer. Defendant.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
by vitue OF an execution to me direct
ed and delivered and now in my
hands, issued out OF the Clerks Office
of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court,
State of South Dakota, in and for the
county of Hand upon a judgment en-,
dered in said Court in favor of Curtis
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

J.. ID. Fitzgerald has improved his
palace drug store front by putting in
plate glass windows.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01

Miss Helen Waters returned Thurs
day from a visit at the state capital.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO
FROM PRESS FILES OCT. 20, 1908

Mrs. S. V. Christ visited at Pierre
last week.