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DEWEY COUNTY ADVOCATE
Published every Friday
THE ADVOCATE PRINTING COMPANY.
Subscription Price $1.50 per year.
Advertising: Rates Made Known
on Applicatioa.
Entered as second-class matter
November u, 1910. at the post
office at Timber Lake, S. D., un
der the Act of March 3, 1879
Friday. December 16, igio.
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ITHWHATA FEEL
ing of triumph a man
sallies forth into the first foul
winter weather the hilarious
wind biting fiercely at the
small patch of face exposed,
the rest of his body being en
compassed in man-made hab
iliments which the rude gale
cannot pierce. He tramps
upon the withered grass
passes by the dead appearing
trees and crosses the river,
whose murmur now is stilled.
All nature has succumbed to
the fierce attack of winter,
save he.
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL PROBABLY
HAVE THIRD CONGRESSMAN.
The ratio of number of represen
tatives in congress to the popula
tion of the several states, was fixed
in the year 1790, at one member
for every 30,000 people. This
ratio has been steadilv raised and
was fixed in 1900 at one mcmbeT
for every 194.182 or major fraction
thereof.
The membership of the house at
the present time is 391. It is ac
knowledged by all that this number
is too large and unwieldy to do ef
fective work, but there has never
yet been a congress so patriotic as
to legislate themselves out of office
by reducing the membership. Ac
cording to Washington dispatches
in the daily papers, there is some
talk of the present congress putting
the ratio as high as one member
for every 250,000 people, which if
done would reduce the membership
somewhat. It is thought this
might be possible because many of
the republicans lost out in the re
cent election and their places will
be take on the 4th of March by
democrats so that to vote for a re
apportionment that would reduce
the membership simply amounts
to legislating the other fellow out
of office, which of course wouldn't
hurt so much.
It is thought, however, that the
ratio will be fixed at about one
member for every 225,000 or ma
jor fraction thereof and if this is
done South Dakota, with her 583,
,888 people will have a major frac
tion which will entitle us to a third
congressman.
Our readers will remember that
both the ADVOCATF. and Tribune,
•in the issues of two weeks ago,
answerad the alleged argument of
the Mobridge News, of a week be
fore, regarding the land office situ
ation. Up to that time nothing
had appeared in either paper here,
in any manner favoring or arguing
against the advisibility of remov
ing the land office to Mobridge.
We had simply gone along and
from time to time presented some
of the arguments in favor of Timber
JLake for the place, content to let
cach town speak for itself. The
Mobridge News, however, judging
from the article above referred to,
evidently was of the opinion that
they could give their town the
greatest service by attempting to
belittle the claims of Timber Lake,
with the result that elicited the
answers above referred to. The,
reply of the Mobridge News last
week, utterly fails to notice any of
the matters presented for their con
sideration in our answers. has
a school boy composition, written
with the apparent intention to imi
tate biblical style, 3 copy r.i which
if it should ever fall into the hands
of any of our delegation in con
gress, certainiy ought to help any
town but Mobridge. In fact the
feeble rejoinder of the News re­
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minds us of a former school-boy
acquaintance of ours, who, being
down upon his back in a pile of
snow, his ears, hair and mouth
packed full of "the beautiful,"
spat out a mouthful and in a
smothered voice said to his antag
onist who was sitting comfortably
on his abdomen: "Now will you
give up?"
We acknowledge receipt of the
first issue of The Eagle JUttte
News. It is a six column folio,
all home print and published by
Frank Bowman. Il.e starts out
with a little over twelve-columns
of ads, which indicates that the
people of Eagle Butte want a good
paper and intend to support it in
the manner the publisher deserves.
The ADVOCATF. is only ten weeks
old itself and naturally has only
recently got its eyes open and
learned to distinguish its friends.
Our first impression however, is
that we will learn to like this new
arrival in the family, and if in the
future a quarrel should ever arise
over the possession of the cream,
we sincerely hope it may never de
generate- below that of a contest
between sturdy brothers.
How would you like to walk
from the graveyard to the town of
Spook, all alone, some dark night:
ESKITOLOGY.
A little igloo now and then
Is relished by the Eskimen.
—Nashville Tennessean.
A little whale" oil, well frapped,
Is relished by the Eskimaid.
—Washington Herald.
A little gumdrop, this is truth,
Is relished by the Eskitooth.
—Detroit Free Press.
A little blubber, raw or bi'led,
Is relished by the Eskichild.
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
All of which shows just how hart'
The grind is for the Eskibard.
—Buffalo Evening News.
A little pemmican to chaw
Is welcomed by the Eskimaw.
—Chicago Record-Herald.
'Tis said two gum drops and a knifi
Will buy a man an Eskiwife,
—Houston Post.
Thus all the Eski's have been fed,
It's time to send the bunch to bed.
—Huronite.
Hold there, first, kids, kiss Eskimaw
And say Good Night to Eskipaw.
—Sioux Falls Press.
Good night, you little Eski-ites,
We hope the Eskibugs don't bite.
—Brookings Register.
But stop! Does Eskipaw hear that
"My dear, put out the Eski-cat."
—Big Stone Headlight.
Pussy kicked out, a few minutes
more,
Nothing will be head save the Es
ki-snore.
JOHNSON'S HOME FOR RENT
Opportunity for Admirer to Live In
House Where Famous Dictionary
Was Compiled.
Dr. Johnson's house in Gough
square is "to let,'' and 'these is an
opportunity for an admirer to live
in the ph\ee where the dictionary or
most of it was actually compiled.
The doctor resided til Gough
square from 1748 to IT58. and we
know that the dictionary was begun
a year before the first date and pub
lished in 1755. At the top of the
house, which is a large one, he had
a room fitted up for his five or six
assistants, whom he kept constantly
under his eye.
An interleaved copy of Bailey's
dictionary in folio he made the basis
of his work, aud he collected his au
thorities by incessant reading, his
method being to score with a black
load perfcil the words he selected.
The hov.-e has mauv melancholy
memories. Here Jol.iisou's w fc died
in l'lul and left him more than ever
a prev to his natural gloom. And
here he was arrested for a paltry
debt of £5 18s. and taken to a
•ponging house in the neighborhood
of (,'ursitor street.
ISut it was here also thet his
struggles met with their reward, and
when in the last year of his tenancy
Johnson- began ''The Idler'' he is
described as lieing in "as easy afid
pleasant a state of existence as con
stitutional mihappiuoss ever permit
ted him to enjoy."'—London Ohron-
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REASON WOMEN WEAR OUT
Through Mistaken Idea of D|ity CM
Works on With Rare Periods
of Relaxation.
Why do some women grow old
and others keep the secret of perpet
ual youth? Here is one answer:
One reason why the average wom
an wears out, grows plain before her
husband, is that, through a mistaken
idea of duty, she lays out for herself
at the beginning of her married life
I a scheme or plan of duty and em
ployment for her time, even- hour
filled with work, with rare and short
periods of relaxation.
Tliis she follows religiously for
years, feeling that she has done her
duty, because every household event
occurs regularly and on lime, while
she soon becomes merely a machine,
a thing without life of itself or vo
lition. She settles into a rut and
goes round and round on the same
track everlastingly.
Can any woman keep brightness,
originality of thought or speech, or
even mere preitiness with such a
lifli? And without those things
how can she keep her husband and
growing children full of loving ad
miration. which is the strong chain
by which she can bind them to her?
How bright and jolly the neighbor's
wife seems when she calls. In nine
cases out of ten it is because the
surroundings and talk of your home
are variety to her, and rouse her to
originality and brightness of speech.
Cultivate a broad attitude toward
the world and its people. I.et your
interests be far-reaching, and there
will he renewed vigor when it come#
to solve the problem of the homo.
FOREIGN OWNERS OF LAND
Are Not Allowed in State of Oklaho
ma—Sonne 8tates Limit an
Alien's Holdings.
Several states of the Union spe
cifically prohibit foreigners from
owning land within their borders.
In Oklahoma it is prohibited alto
gether. Other states allow natural
ized aliens to own land and those
who have declared their intention to
become so.
This is also the law in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Nevada makes
no restrictions as to foreigners ex
cept Chinese, who are not permitted
to own land in that state. Some of
the states, including Indiana and
Iowa, limit the amount of land aft
alien may own to 350 acres.
In South Carolina the limit is 500
acres and in I'ennsvlvania 5,000. In
New York and Texas the laws arc
similar in their effect to the law re
cently passed* by the Japanese diet.
This law restricts the ownership of
land in Japan to such foreigners as
?ome from n country which extends
similar privileges to Japanese resi
dents, says Case and Comment. The
jperation of the Japanese alien land
ownership law, it is said, will not
materially change the status of
Americans in Japan in the matter
if land ownership. Under the terms
)f the treaty of 1894 citvens of each
:otintrv may own or hire and occupy
houses, manufactories, warehouses,
jhops and premises in the country
if the other and may lease land for
residential and commercial purposes,
but the treaty does not confer rights
to own or hire agricultural lands.
TALENT APPRECIATED.
"Do you think John Milton would
e facing poverty if he were alive
oday
"Not if he was willing to go into
raudevillc."
HIS CORRECTED NEGATIVE.
"Willie, come in this instant."
"I won't."
"Willie! Is that the way to talk
'f your mother?"
"If you please, ma, I won't!"
LIGHT LITERATURE.
The Fisherman—I've bought a fly
100k for each of us.
The No. ice—Do you suppose
nell have time to read them?
PRACTICE.
Knicker—How can you dress in a
deeper
Boeker—It's bigger than a room
Ji a summer hotel.
ONE OF MANY.
"Then you ihink you won no per
ila neni place in her heart?"
"I'm just a notch on her parasol
lAadle that's all."
HE WAS THE MAN WANiEJ
8tranger Negotiating for Live Stock
Finally Succeeds in Locating
Right Mr. West.
A stranger in Maine desired to
enter into negotiations with a farm
er in a town in that state for the
purchase of somo live stock. Meet
ing a man driving an ox wagon, the
stranger inquired:
"Can you inform me where
Mr.
West lives?"
"There air a number of Wests liv
ing about here. Which one do you
mean
"This one owns some fine oxen."
"They nil own pretty fine oxen."
''I don't know this man's Chris
tian name, but he has oxen for sale."
"1 guess any on 'em would sell if
they could get their price.''
"Yes but. this Mr. West is
wealthy."
"They're all forehanded."
"But this West is said to be n
elosc-iisted man and hard at a bar
gain."
"They air all of them close fist
ed."
"Well. I don't know that I can
give any other quality by which you
will know which West I am after.
Oh, yes! I did hear that there was
a story afloat that this West once
robbed his own brother's henroost!"
said the traveler, laughing.
"Wall, stranger," he said slowly,
"I reckon I'm the man!"
ANOTHER HANDICAP
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Tired Timothy—I wisht I lived
in Floriday. You could just lay un
der de trees an' cat oranges.
Rusty Reginald—Yes but yer
haf ter pick dem off de trees, don't
yer
MOTORCYCLES IN GERMANY.
In this year's German army
maneuvers the sight, will be wit
nessed of motor tricycles speeding
about the battlefield. Hitherto it has
been found that much time was lost
in rendering medical assistance to
the wounded. To prevent such de
lay during the coming maneuvers
field surgeons will be mounted upon
specially constructed motor tricycles
made 011 the lines of those now used
by tradesmen, in which will be car
ried all the necessary material for
first aid.
In the past a wounded man had
to be carried on a stretcher tn the
nearest lazarctte before help could
be rendered. In future should he
find it impossible to treat the case
011 the spot, the surgeon can himself
convey the man to the lazaretto on
his motor tricycle. The machine
will be built so that it can go over
heavy ground, and it will, owing to
its speed, save many hours of weary
waiting to the wounded.
REGULAR EYESORE.
Roman Guide (impressively)—
The ruins of the Coliseum!
Seattle Man (astonished)—Well,
what do you think of that? Why, I
•aw photographs of that heap 20
years ago.
Roman Guide (loftily)—Quite
likely, sir.
Seattle Man—But why in thun
der aren't those ruins cleared away
and a modern coliseum erected
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
HEREDITARY IMPULSE.
Mr. Grafton (sternly)—Ocorgi.t,
why did you smash open your nice
iron bank?
Georgia Grafton—Seems as
though I just couldn't help findin'
out. what there was in it for me,
papal
THE MOTIVE.
"Yes, we start on our trip tomor
row." Well, I hope you arc not
heartless enough to abandon your
cat." "Eh! Why, that's just what
we are leaving home for,"
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