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THE HERALD-ADVANCE
W. W. DOWNIE, Editor and Publisher
#tftotal Payer ef 6mt I'mtT theClly ef
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MILBANK, S. DAK., DEC, 1#. 1910
THE BOY PROBLEM.
Paper Read by Rev. O. JM. Hyde at
Methodist Ministerial Conference
Held at MMbank, lec. 7 and H.
"The boy problem," or how to reach
And hold the boy from 10 to L'O in
Kunday school work. There is but
one greater problem,and that is how to
teach men, solve the one, and you will
in a great measure, have solved the
Other. The question is a comparati
re
ly new one, and there are few statis
tics to draw from as to the progress
made in former years. Boys are not
all bad nor all good—today: and
there are those who maintain that the
boy of today will compare favora
bly with the boy of the past.
I do not claim to have solved the
Eroblem.school
I am somewhat line the
unday superintendent who
•was aaked, what are you going to do
"With the boy who has a million nerves
to make him wiggle?" The gentleman
promptly replied: "Fourteen years
Ago I knew*, now don't—i have thir
teen-year old boy of my own." I
have a small boy of my own, and I do
not know how many times I havo
looked into his bright eyes and asked,
'•will he ever le bad? Will he ever
disgrace me or break his mother's
heart? Will he ever be a worthless,
drunken, gambling profligate?'' What
questions: and yet every bad man
•was once an innocent baby boy. Ev
ery worthless character has helped to
break somebody's heart, and will
sooner or later bring somebody's gray
Jhairs in sorrow to the grave.
The boy is at once the most abused
and the most misunderstood creature
In the world. Nearly everyone things
he understands girls, even though
they may say "no" when they mean
4'yes."
and "yes" when they mean
•'no," but no one professes to \yider
atand the boy. The school teacher
Pernaps we may be able to get near
er our problem, if we ask the question
"Are boys worth saving?" ''Mother,
What is your boy worth to you?" "O,
•ays mother, "he is the dearest boy
In the world I could not think of
giving him up." I say to a fatherly
looking man, "Is a million dollars
loo much for a boy?" and he says
*'no, not if he were my boy." I say
the Savior, "How much is a boy
%orth up yonder," and he says through
the poet, "I gave my life for thee, my
frecious blodd I shed, that thou
aiightst ransomed he. and quickened
from the dead." I turn to the reform
er and ask him if boys are worth sav
ing, and he points me to one exam
ple: Two hundred and fifty-five years
Same
go,
John Choate, an orphan lad.
to Massachusetts Bay colony.
And shortly afterwards settled on Hog
Island, near Essex. He soon owned
•he whole island and some territory
AWt'
on the maih land. This property has
never left thet'hoate family, and is
now owned by Rufus. a nephew of the
great advocate. Eighty boats have
iieen born on the island, Of these
eighty ('hoates alone, there have ap
peared two military captains, seven
deacons, two wives of ministers,
seven magistrates, two members of the
governor's council, six representa
tives to the general court, two state
senators, one I'nited States senator,
one memler of congress, one judge of
the court of common pleas, and one
text, "It is
heldom undestands him the old maid Sabbath day.*
never the old bachelor has forgotten
that he ever was a boy himself, it be
ing so long since: and father is of
ten inclined to want to put old heads
•on young shoulders: only mother un
derstands him, and that after she has
spoiled one or two boys in experi
menting.
w a
The
save them, although there may be
many obstacles in our way.
There is an age when the boy be
comes the most independent of beings:
then is when we need to understand
him and direct him that is the time
we lose him from the Sunday School.
At that age you must not call him
your "baby boy," or "mamma's
boy," he hates everything pertaining thing
to babyhood, and tries to cut all such"'
things: Sunday School is one of those
things. On Saturday night he can run
a foot race with an} boy in town, and
is ready for anything on Monday
morning: but on Sunday he feels so
badly: his toes are so sore, and his
feet so bruised, that he can't pos
sibly wear his shoes to go to Sunday
School. This disposition may be
illustrated b\ the :»oy who came home
from Sunday Sen ol, and upon being
asked to repea. *ie golden text, re
plied. "It is awful to !e well on the
Saboath dav.
stead of the familiar
il U do well on the
boy has a horror of
.sually the result of
the part of the par
sers. or false friends,
idea that it is
Frequently, t/
being too got .w,
false teaching
ents, pas'.ors, tea
Many boys have the
manly to le a little tough: they are
like the little girl, who when asked if
I she was a good girl, replied, "Not
jvellygood or not velly bad, just a
[comfortable little girl." In other
words, like some of their elders who
ought to know better, the boy thinks
if he keeps out of jail, he is good
enough: and, of course, 'anybody who
keeps out of jail, is too good to go to
hell. So the boy not only has a
dread of being too good, but sees no
necessity for it.
Then, workers among boys give up
too easily:i they are not persevering
enough in the right way, at the right
time. The boy who wanted really to
be good, had the right idea when he
prayed, "Lord, make me good, and if
you don't succeed at first, try, try
again."
Now, who is responsible for the
majority of bad boys and wicked men
today? I answer: reless parents
and voters are responsible fcup nine
tenths of them, either directly, or in
directly. You ask a hardened sinner
AT LENDERS
Clothing Store
You will find some exceptional bargains
in Fur Trimmed and Plush Linep Over
coats for Men and Boys from $4.50 to
$45.00. A chance to save money—now.
Mens and Boys suits are being sold at
very Low Prices—To' is the time to act.
Men's Fancy W shirts-the rage
everywhere. Fi up to $2.50.
And sweaters, L. and Boys, $1 up.
Mens and Womena *«*lt shoes and SLIP
PERS at very Low Pr es.
Extra stock of Mitte .a.
Hats and Caps for Men and Boys.
LENDER* Clothier
MILBANK, S. D.
brought
Everv
Boston, ihe president of the old Col- houses ami money compared
ony Railway, and brother of the am
bassador to England, tells me that the
original John hoate was a "bad
egg" and the old court records at
Salem confirm the suspicion. In 151,
lie was arrested for stealing Mr. Hub
bard's apples: in 1."7 he war arrested
and tried ior lying. "Yes" he says,
"I think they are worth it, because we
havn't any other kind of material out
of which to make men," and I reply.
"That's so, 1 never thought of that
before." If we do not save the boys.
what will we do for men after a while?
If boys are not worth saving. God
pity our girls, and futuregenerations. I
Hut. the boys are worth saving: and I wisely, loving,
it is i.H \our duty and mine to help obedience from
him to his present state.
community
people want it to be. "Oh,"
see
for
may seem
I
and he will reply: Sabbath desecra-' He has one boy about thirteen years
tion. the saloon, gambling, the public I old. who has been carefully reared,
dance, the theater, or something, i but last summer the boy got to smok
Some one of these rppealed to himjing. His father says, "Now John
first, then followed other, and often you must not smoke any more:" and
worse things. John promised to stop. The next
someone "vou are wrong there: no I the promise. The third time he whip
one wants "to
men go to
ruin.''jped
perhaps not. but they want something last, in despair he said to his wife, "1
else worse: and usually that some-j don't know what to do with John. 1
thing else'the
almighty dollar. They have tried every plan 1 can think of.
think if sin is licensed, the
taxes
make a ti^ht for' fumes
secretary of state. The aggregate
future?of ('hoates iMirnim llotf Island. righteousness and de. in.-y. sometody breath, sajs, looking Inn. in the eye,
is seventv y.-ars. Charles ('hoate of might burn them
out.
What ate
with
character, manhood, purity, heavens'
Tin* late Bishop Joyce ol the M. h.
church tells of a man who refused to
take a stand
righteousness and for
God in his community in any waj.
who afterwards paid fifty thousand
dollars to keep his son from the gal
lows.
i- »he
cute for i
to say. "I won do it, or for tut
small boy to use profane language
but the fruits in after years will be
anything but cute. The parent who
vet firmly, exacts
the child, will have
little to fear in after years, and in my
estimation, hothing at all. if his
neighbors' children have the same
training. The
seeds of
not fail to bring a harvest of right
eousness, even in this day and age of
the world.
It is a common failing of parents to
or reprove their children for
which they
punis
his theory.
Here is another boy. whose father
has a plug of tobacco ip his pocket or
a cigar in his mouth, and he says,
"Now, Charles, mother says you are
using tobacco. 1 don't want you to
do that, it isn's good for boys, le
sides it is a dirty, expensive habit.
If you know when you are well off
you will let it alone." Later on there
is another interview, and father prom
ises to administer the birch, if, and if,
and if. Of course, the birch is used
at a later date, perhaps six months,
when it is too late, and the boy makes
a lot more promises, which he never
intends to keep if he told you what he
thought, he would say very emphati
cally, "You old hypocrite, you, if you
want me to quit, why don't you quit
yourself?"
A friend of mine, who is a doctor
in southern
his own experience along this line,
is just what the time his father prayed with him, and
says'
John promised again, only to break
,lis
Lack of dicmline on the part oi uie,
ui uu i|inur u to his eves, and he savs, les. I
wi'l, father The result has l»een
parents is today one of the alarming
conditions in the "J that two have quit smoking instead of
It
tl
obedience will
themselves, indulge
in. The mother says, "Now, Johnny,
a lie is a very bad thing: you must
always tell the truth, no matter what
the cost may be," yel. this same,
mamma promises Johnny a dozen
whippings a week which he never re
ceives.
The father says. "Now William
vou must not go down town after sup
per, but father goes down, perhaps
for the mail, and does not come back
for four honrs. What is he doing.'
Oh. don't ask me, he is a man. and
not accountable to anybody: but this
soon gets old. and William goes out
the back door about five minutes after
father goes out the frontldoor. bather,
or elder brother, (the elder brother
usually sets the pace for the rest of
the boys) says, "The pool-room is a
bad place for young boys:" but the
boy wants to learn by experience too,
just the way you are learning it. and
he knows that either your preaching,
or your practice, closely resembles a
lie, so he goes in when hecan to prove more than thirty thousand who were
Christians, and said, "We attended
Sunday School before we were twelve
years of age."
Iowa, gave me some of
i
him, with the same result. At
will I only to fail." His wife, smelling the
of
cigars on her husband's
"There is one thing you havn't tried
jet you havn't tried quitting the
habit, yourself." The doctor's coun
tenance fell, and he says, "That's so,
1 never thought of that before. I'll
quit if you think it will have any ef
fect on John." So the next day after
dinner, the father says. "John. I've
quit smoking for your sake: will you
quit for my sake?" John looked at
'ather a moment, the tears coming
one, and the father looked cleaner
and more handsome this summer,
than 1 ever saw him look before,
I do not think that I need to ask the
(question, "Does religious work among
bovs, pa*?" yet 1 want to refer you
to a few facts and figures Itefore we go
further.
I But does the work pay? We,
I Americans, want to know if it does,
we will lie interested. W. A. Hillis,
Superintendent of the American Sun
day School I'nion, of Cleveland,
I Ohio. says. "Nine thousand children
on the Pacific coast were taken from
the slums: heredity was all against
them: they were trained up to seven
years of age, and only one of them
was
ever
arrested, and the charge was
proven to be false."
The Secretary of State for Michigan,
said in his seport. "There are nine
hundred and four boys and men in
the Michigan penitentiary: ten of
them on being received, said, "We at
tended Sunday School regularly."
eighty livr said, "We went irregular
ly" and eight hundred and nine said.
"We never went to Sunday school."
Comment is unnecessary.
The Chief of Police for New York
reported, "Among one thousand two
hundred prisoners in the penitentiary,
not one had ever received Christian
training up to seven years of| age."
Mr. Hms also says, "In my worK of
thirteen years in eighteen ditlerent
states, I have found but twenty per
sons who were Christians, and had
not attended Sunday School before
they were twelve years of age. In the
same congregations, I have found
Whin we consider the fact that boys
lost to the Sunday School are lost to
the church, and often lost to every
thing else that is really good and up
lifting, we ought to awaken to the
faet that we. of the present, owe some
thing to futuregenerations.
It is well to bear in mind that the
solution of the boy problem does not
begin or end In the Sunday School.
Those who are interested in public
schools have something to think
about, also, for they have come near
er failing in holding the boy, than the
Sunday Schools. Less than one
third of the graduating class from our
public schools in the United States
last year were boys. And it is claim
ed that only about five per cent of the
entire day schooi enrollment ever
[graduate, but this only deepens our
perplexity, and makes the problem
harder.
Someone has summed up the causes
for the boy dropping out of school,
and especially the Sunday School, as
follows: First, primary causes with
out the Sunday School.
1. An insatiate desire for money
on behalf of parents and boys.
2. juoose morals in city and public
life.
Detbronment of the family altar
and private devotions.
4. Laxity regarding the sanctity of
the Sabbath.
5. Want of comradeship between
father and son.
6. Secret and social societies'
claims upon fathers and mothers.
7. Late hours for the bov's home
coming.
8. Trashy literature and yellow
back novels.
Non-attendance of parents at
Sunday School.
10. Want of home co-operation
with the school.
11. Laxity of parents regarding
the adolescence period.
12. The daily papers advertise and
speak well of the things the school
condemns.
Second, primary eauses within the
Sunday School: In not seekiug a
solution—sitting down hopeless:treat
ing boys as children—"kids"- an ef
feminate gospel by the teacher son
appreciation of the manly in the boy
failure to understand the boy life
loose management, bad order, and
poor music: want of efficient teachers
not knowing the bo 'in Lhe home, on
the street, and in the school: fear of
seeking personal salvation: partiality
towards girls, etc.
Many cures have been proposed,
such as Letter teachers, separate
rooms, rnrre social meetings, class
organization, boys' brigades, etc.
No doubt these are all good in their
place, but they are some like trying
to teach the day school by letting the
iris blow soap bubbles, and teaching
the boys to fly kites and play marbles.
They will not take the place of real
brains, kind hearts, good hard work,
and faithful prayer.
•I believe it is necessary for us to
know what a boy is, Mr. John
Orchard says, "A boy is a two-legged
animal with the propelling ower of a
steam engine, and the res nee of a
mule. He is the newest a -ell as the
oldest discovery of perpetual motion
he hears everything from the steeple
to the saloon—the pure and impure(
false and true, manly and unmanly—
yea, more than mother and father
combined. He has eves that wander
to the air-holes of vice, that see into
the cess-pool of sensuality, that look
over the bar and gambling table, the
cigar and cigarrette counter. Noth
ing escapes his eagle-piercing gaze.
In heart he is as brave as a Spartan,
true as steel, loyal as the most de
voted slave, and yet, withal, as soft as
wool and as sweet as honey. His
mind roves over space, seeking some­
thing new: when found he lets you
know it by an Indian yell, or an acro
batic somersault. With boys, he is
as boistrous as a traction engine
with girls, as meek as a lamb. A per
feet paradox to his parents in that he
works so bard at play, and plays so
hard at work. Yes, our boy is this,
aLd we are glad. Fun, frolic, mis
chief, dare-devilishness are his—
therefore, we must handle him as
gently as Sambo handled the hind
legs of his mule."
Another has said: 1. He is not a
male child, nor a young man, but a
boy.
2. Physically, he is house building
and can not be expected while thus en
gaged, to be enthusiastic in the in
tellectual and social pursuits which
occupy those long settled in their
homes.
3. Intellectually, he has Btrong
imagination, fair memory, vivid
fancy, and is just beginning to reason
for himself. He worships force and
daring, and his ideal is a strong,
brave man.
4. Emotionally, to understand him,
you must count his pulse and his im
pulse. He is trustful, self-reliant,
willing to help, absolutely loyal to
his chums. As to his tastes, he may
be analyzed as fifty per ceut fun,
twenty per cent tight (delight to con
quer), twenty percent investigation
(in the world of matter and mechan
ism), five per ceut work (where no
compensation or suitable reward is
offered), and five per cent religion.
Spiritually, he has a very ten
der concience. a leaning to faith, an
impressible heart, and occasionally
has great thoughts and deep feelings
about (iod and the future.
(5. Socially, he is indifferent to the
other sex, and fond of the society of
men.
7. He is an immortal beine, quite
unconscious of how he is mapping out
his own destiny in the ideals and
habits he is forming."
Not onlv must we know what a boy
is, but we must know where he goe*,
and what he ooes: not to ^py upon
him, but to learn his
likes
and dis­
likes, his dangers and his needs.
Thrn we must know what he hopes to he. and
what his special talents arc. Here we may !e
the best friend the tmy ever knows. Often pa
rents. xnardians
nt
teachers are so tinappri»a
able that jhey are the last to kuow that the boy
has any high aspirations at all. and when by ac
cident or otherwise they learn the secret, how
many are so cruel ae tu peddle it abroad as cos
sip, or speak so slightingly or thoughtlessly
that the boy either becomes discouraged or stu
diously avoids those who ou^rht to be in the beet
position to help him.
If we are really interested in the boy we will
want him: and we will want him because we
are interested in him. Some teat hers nave an
unwritten si^n hung up in their class room,
''Only bright, «ood little blue-eyed Kirls wanted
here. The boy feels h« is not wanted, and as
there is an institution where he is wanted and
needed very mnch to make business lively for
future years,) he goes where he flnds a hearty
welcome. If we want the boy we will let him
know we want him. The proprietor of the sa
loon puts himself oat to let the boy know he
wants hitn. lie spends time and often money to
make this known, because he eipeets to reap a
dollar for every nickel he invests. When he
sets the boy he lLtsrests him eo ha will come
back igain
If you and I would win our way against such
obstacles, we must be as wise as the world. We
must let the boy know he is wanted: and then
at any cost or sacrifice, interest him when we get
him. This in not an easy tiling to do, but love
will flud a way. Love never fails. A little boy
in Chicago walked by several Sunday schools
near hia home, week after week in order to at
tend the school where he formerly lived. Some
one asked him why be did this, and he replitd
after a moment's hesitation, '-Well, they love a
fellow over there."
We must love the boy. More depends on na
than on the boy. The boy is not loved. He is
loved when a baby and when he is in kilts, but
when lie becomes, well—just a boy, no one iovee
him. This is manifest everywhere, even in the
home and day school. The teacher wonders how
she
is to on with the boy she teaches him
and then goes t»way to talk about "that horrid
boy." Often the home does not seem to he for
the boy. If we go for au outing the boy is left
behind: if any ono i9 to wait at the table, the
hungry, growing boy must wait/' Two boys
were waiting patiently for the minister and his
fiinily. whojwere guests in the house, to finish
dinner. Grace had been said at the beginning
of the m«»al.and as they were about to leave the
table, the minister suggested that they return
thanks for the blessings received. Of course,
this WDS new to the boys, and one of them was
heard to remark. "Oh my Hill, it's all up with
as now they are going to begin all over again."
It costs something to wave the boy—our furni
ture, our carpetp. our tune, i ur best endeavors,
and our love—but love v* 1 find a way. The
The mother who had seve pleudid boys, when
asked what method she us in managing them,
replied, "why bless yon, I i ve seven methods.
It is a favorite argument i evil that religion
is a dull, glaomy, kill joy flair. A dyspeptic
stomach and a religion wit. love and common
sense left out. is chi«-Hy sponsible for this
kind of argument. BieliO Inc.ent says, "Never
try to take the boy out of u oy to make liim a
Christian—what he loses is orth more to him
than what he receives In 1 exchange. Rather
lead him into the paths of
t..artic*)
When ®nr Ileavenly Fat
tried all other methods
himself, he sent his son
and whan Jesus beheld
loved him—not after he
but before. If yon and
most love him as we fin
faith in iod.
Teach him the glory of hard service for Christ.
Teach him to pray daily, to love the Lord as he
doee does his mother, to be trtu always and ev.
erywhere, to avoid ah prete »e, and to represent
the power of Christian 1 'h at home, on the
play ground, at school or in le street." This is
much easier said than done, but love can find a
wav.
in
ih.lworld
PIMent.y
ch young ruler, he
become a disciple
Id win the boy, we
A godly man had a wa
him much trouble. As i
father consulted with the
her wayward brother the
him leave home, he is a
trusted friend of the 5amily sad it might be a
gaod thing to do, and perhaps bring him to hia
senses. On Christmas day, as they were all
gathered at the father's home, the question was
brought up again with the same result. The fa
ther seemed inclined to follow their ad\iceand
caat the boy off: but instead of doing thia he
went to the boy, put hia arms about bis neck,
and with the tsars streaming from hit eyes said,
ion who bad given
tber was dead the
daughter about
hter said, "Make
grace 10 08." A
Robert, your sister says cast you off: your elder
brother and your friend saysthe same but, Rob
ert. I cannot thruat you out, and u long as your
poor old father has a crust to eat and and a roof
over hia head, he will never
caat
boy's heart waa reached at
yon off." The
laat
he eoon left off
hia eyil ways, gave his heart to God, and be
came an honored minister of the gospel.
"lie that goetb forth and weepeth,bearing aeed
for aowicg, ahall doubtleas com* again with Joy,
bringing his shearea wilh him,"
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Proceedings Of Board
Of County Commissioners
Of Grant County, S. D.
Milbank, S. 0., Wednesday. Not. 30,
1910.
Board of County Commissioners mat
on above date, pursuant to adjournment
of Saturday, November 19, 1910, with
all members present.
The following bills were audited and
allowed and warrants drawn for the
same.
C. E. McQowan, merchandise to county..$ 55
Heury Samuelson, judge of election and
making returns 60
S. T. B. I'otter, judge of election 8 00
W. O. Storlie, judge of election 00
C. Cooper, clerk of election 8 00
E. O. Smogard, clerk of election 1
00
Town of Kevillo, nse of polling place..... 2 00
Sherman Lull, professional service rend
ered Mrs. William Grave? Rejected
Tliad L. Fuller, state's attorney, salary
for November, 1910 75 00
Drs. Karn, Holsta & Kara, professional
services to 8choff 2 50
W. W. Downie, supplies to eoanty 24 00
George Ogle 4 Co. atlas to county treas
urer ottice 15 00
George Ogle Co, atlas to sheriff office.. 15 00
George Ogle & Co. atlas to county auditor
ottice 15 00
News Printing Go. election sapplies to
county 104 70
W. I. Hall, posting notices of primary
election 2
Chas. McWaters, stamps to county l&flt
Regiua Gillan, witness fees and mileage in
case of State vs Van Asch 2 SB
Perkins Hros. Co. supplies to county 16 da
Raymond Hublou, witness fees and mile
age in case of State vs Van Asch...! 2 40
Axel Cunningham, witness fees and mile
age in case of State vs Van Asch 2 80
Chas. McWaters, freight, express and
water rent 5 51
National Office 8upp)y Co. supplies to
coiintj 16 tvi
Brown in Saenger, supplies to
county 65 81
Hammond & Stephens Co., supplies to
county 14 •&
•1. O. Nelsou, court scrip 12 60
News Printing Co., supplies to county 13 OS
W. S. Nixon, deputy register of deeds,
salary for November, li'10 65 0ft
Fred H. I'urdy, superintendent of achools,
salary for November, 1910 101 SO
Ethel McWaters, deputy county auditor's
salary for November, 1910 65 00
A.J. Lindahl. deputy county treasurer's
salary for November, 1910 65 00
J. O. Nelson, county treasurer's salary for
November, 1910 125 60
L. L. Conright, janitor's salary for Nov
ember, 1910 55
Chas. McWaters, county auditor' salary
for November. 1910 125 60
J. OJNelson, court scrip 56 20
John Angerhoffer, work on county farm.. 52 50
Albert Helm, su|erintendent of county
farm, salary for October and November,
1910 110 60
Fred Cross, sheriff, attendance in circuit
court 12 60
Joe Kde. work on county farm 60
William Claues, work on county farm.... 9 65
Mrs. Fred B. Purdy, clerk in superintend
ent's office for October and November,.. 9ta&
C. E. McGowan. irercliandise to county
farm 22 W
American Book Co., school books to
county 49 06
Thos. L. Bouck, attorney by order of court 25 00
Fred Cross, sheriff fees and mileage in
case of State vs George Brown 92 92
August Berkner. shredding corn for county
farm 54 00
Dr. H. G. Harris, medicine and care of
Mrs. Munson $10.00 Rejected
August Berkner, work on county farm 6
Adam Summers, merchandise to county
farm 2 5c
Farnham Printing and Stationary Co.
snppliep to county 4 00
William Damerow, juror fee£ and mileage
in case of State vs Wookman 1 1C
R. A. Berkner, service as county commis
sioner per diem and mileage 10 20
John Ericksou, service as county commis
sioner per diem and mileage 5 60
Application of Minnie Anderson for a
loan of the Permanent School Fund of
$500.00 on the nw^ of ne|4 and neJ4 of
nwl4 section 21 119-50 waa approved.
Application of Charles G. Swan for a
loan of 14000.00 of th« Permanent
School Fund on then^of section 24
118-50 was approved.
Application of'John Aasen for a loan
of §450.00 of the Permanent School Fund
on the vl'2 of nwJ-4 of section 21 121-50
was approved.
A refund of $2.91 was granted Horace
Davidson on lot 5 block 2 town of
Charlestown the same being an error io
assessment
A refund of£$1.00 dog tax was graniMi
Anna Koder, she and the assessor having
filed an affidavit that she had no dog for
the year 1909.
A refund of 17.13 was granted
Josephine L. Jennings for the year 1909
in Milbank on real estate the same being
an error in extending the valuation.
A refund of $7.51 was granted Mrs
Pearl Crawford for the year 1909, in
Milbank on real estate the same being
an error
tin the unto
the gospel of love
extending the valuation,
Board adjourned sine die.
Chas. McWaters, County Auditor.
False Hopes.
After Dave Darrlngtoo lost hi*
Yoice he used to rap on the trough of
his pig pen at feeding time. Then at
woodpecker went to live in the pl9
pen, and the hogs went crazy.—Tha
Ramrod ders.
Mankind and Dogs.
If you pick up a starving dog and
make him prosperous, he will not bit*
jrou. This is the principal differenc*
between a dog and a man.—Pudtffe
head Wilson's Calendar.
Average Duration of Human Life,
The average duration of human life
Is about thirty-three years. One-quar*
ter of the people of the earth die ba
fore the age of six, one-half befora
the age of sixteen, and only about
one person out of each 100 born livaa
to an* ag« of sixty-live.
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