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if. Siase- ndorse ey Pills I holds ire the anyone Kidney trouble leys and Dean Downey, who has been connected with the University Of Minnesota for the past thirty iour years, gave a very instruc tive and entertaining lecture at .the New Grand last Sunday eve ning on the subject, "The Stars and What they Teach." That the people of Sisseton fully ap preciated the opportunity given Vifchem of hearing this fine talk was shown by the fact that the Building was completely tilled a,nd seats had to be placed in the .^ aisles to accommodate the crowd. The Men's Christian and Civic Association feels proud that they were able to secure Prof, Dow Sifney to deliver this address. The stars, said Mr. Downey, have always been objects of in terest to man. They brighten fthe heavens at night and serve as guides to mariners. They are self luminous, far away and approximately fixed in space. The telescope is the most im portant agent by which we ob tain knowledge of these heaven [§i ly bodies, and through the '0 additional aid furnished by the spectroscope and the celestial camera we are now in possession of accurate knowledge of these mystical, far away points of light. Talked on the Stars Dean Downey of the University of Min nesota Gives Splendid Address. 1 The two greatest telescopes in the United States are the one at the Lick Observatory, diame ter 36 inches, length 57 feet and the one at the Yerkes Ob servatory of the University of Chicago, with an aperture of forty inches and a focal length of 65 feet. The Lick telescope admits about 25,000 times as much light as the naked eye and the great Yerkes telescope about 85000 times as much. Cl i. Price irn Co., eagents —Doan's job de- printing our. spec- The remotest planet of our system is 2,775,000,000 miles away, a distance so great that it can scarcely be grasped- by the human mind. It would take an ordinary express train, going at the rate of 30 miles an hour, 10, 500 years to cover this distance, and it is estimated that if the ball of the first cannon shot off in the Revolutionary war were still traveling with its original elocity, it would yet be less than two thirds of the distance to Neptune. Astronomers have tlso discovered that Venus, the lanet which comes nearest the arth, except the moon, is at a istance ranging from 26,000,000 160,000,000 miles and that tars, conspicuous for its color id brilliancy, has an average stance of over 48,600,(XX) iles. Success stimulates the mind id urges on to new efiorts and reater conquests, and so as onomers were not satisfied it-h these and marvelous other iscoveri?s. but wished to pene •ate the mysteries of space be rmd the distance of these mets. Over and over again •re attempts made to go be nd Neptune but Prussia's ssel was the first to be sue ssful and lie demonstrated rl measured the parallax of 61 |,'gni. The distance is measured precisely the same method as it employed by the surveyor measuring the distance across es or rivers and the method briefly speaking, finding the ference of the direction of the net as seen from the center the earth and from the ob •ver's station on the earth's face, i. e., it is the angle at the body made by the two lines drawn from it, one to the ob server the other to the center of the earth. This method cannot be applied however to finding the distance to so-called fixed stars, since they are so far away. In order to find the dis tance to one of these, a base line for the triangle is taken double! the length of the distance ol' the earth from the sun or double about 93,000.000 miles. But the North Star which we see afar off to the north in practically the same position wherever we may be, is too far away to be meas ured by even such means as this. Sometimes single points of light in the heavens are discov ered under the microscope to be double, and they may be double in two ways, optically and phys ically. In the first case they are only in line with each other, while in the second case they are really near each other, the latter being known as binary stars. At present about 1200 such couples are known. The distances to these may be meas ured by slight displacement but as this displacement corresponds neither in direction or time to the change of the direction of the observey this Method would in most cases be a failure. Bessel by taking observations by means of the heliometer through a period of three yws, finally an nounced that he had passed the hitherto unfathomable abyss and was able to measure the parallax of a star, on the whole the most delicate measurement in the whole range of practical astrono my. These distances are so great that they cannot be grasp ed by the human mind for we have no adequate unit by which to measure them. The velocity of light, 186,330 mi. per second, is now used as a unit and with this as a basis, astronomers have calculated that it takes 86 years for the light of Sirius to reach us, that the light of the North Star reaches us after 44 years and that the light of a star in the Pleiades takes 5,000 years to reach the earth. As our knowledge of the stars ex pands, so must our knowledge of the Creator increase. Astronomers have also dis covered much about the size and character of the stars. Sirius has a mass 3i times that of our sun and gives a light three or föur times as great, while Vega gives 44 times as much light as our sun and the North Star has a light of 6s suns. Some of the stars seem to change in size and character, for instance Algol, a star of the second under 4 Vol. 21 SISSETON, ROBERTS CUUNTt, S. D.^RIDAY, APRIL 10. 1914 hours it re turns to its former size then after a period of two and a half days it dwindles again. The theory long ago proposed, that a dark body hides Algol part of! the time, thereby cutting oft' its light, has been made positive by by the use of the spectroscope. This spectroscope, which was explained by Mr. Downey, has solved at a glance many prob lems heretofore inaccessible to investigation and has done as much for the advancement of astronomy as the telescope. It enables us to study the light that comes from distant objects, (Continued on 4th Page) \tf The Kwttdktrd Forger Brought Back Sheriff Minder returned last Thursday night with Harry Michael who had been arrested at his request at Kentland, Ind. It seems that a citizen of that place happened to see one of the postal cards sent out by Sheriff Minder in his attempt to locate Michael and gave a tip that the HARRY MICHAEL man was there. Minder foundi charged is the forgery of four that the people of Kentland were checks on the First State Bank glad to part with Michael, and of Wilmot on the 13th of Febru they gave him anything but a ary, for something over $80.00. good reputation for the young The checks were paid by some man. Remembering the slipperiness of Michael in his get away from action. McNohy Jains Law Finn ie Associated With Well Known Aberdeen Lawyers. The law firm of Campbell & Walton this morning announced that Judge Frank McNulty had entered the offices of the firm and will henceforth be associated with them in the practice of law under the firm name of Camp bell, Walton, McNulty & Camp bell. The formation of the new part nership has been under consid eration for some time, but ar rangements were not finally con cluded until yesterday. Mean while Judge McNulty had ar ranged to lease the office in the Citizens Bank building as a tem porary location, but in view of the culmination of the present arrangement he has cancelled this lease and will at once enter upon his duties as a member of the new firm, ofticing with them in the Hagerty building, where the firm, or Judge Campbell, the senior member, has been a ten ant since the erection of the building. Judge McNulty's legal ability is recognized throughout the state. He is widely acquainted and experienced both as a law yer and jurist, having had a large and successful practice at magnitude Sisseton for some years before observation dwindles to a going on the bench. In his judi star of the fifth magnitude. After a period of cial capacity he was well known throughout the circuit, and earned the respect of all by his impartiality and ability. His en try into this office will add strength to the law firm that is now one of the stongest in this portion News. of the state.—Aberdeen Under the new law the election cf the county superintendent will be non-partizan, all candidates being placed on a separate ballot at the primary election. At the present time there are three can didates, Supt. Thornton, who seeks an elective term, Chas. A. Hanson of Walcott and a lady candidate from Wahpeton.—Han kinson News. iL'v v* ', the M&bank officer, Sheriff Min der decided on taking no chances with his man. He therefore brdtight him all the way in leg irons, much against the inclina tions of the prisoner, who is now in jail awaiting the next term of court in May. The crime with which Michael of the merchants down there, who are the losers in the trans- Denied a New Trial Application of Rosholt Druggist Turned Down. At the last term of circuit court B. A. Connelly, the Ros holt druggist, was found guilty of selling liquor illegally, and a heavy fine was imposed by Judge Sherwood,who afterwards grant ed a stay of proceedings in or der that an application for a new trial might be made- On hear ing the argument presented by Connelly's attorney, C. R. Jor genson, Judge Sherwood de nied the motion. Nothing now remains but for the fine and costs to be paid or else an appeal taken to the supreme court and it is understood that an appeal will be taken. It is apparent that Judge Sherwood gave no weight to the affidavit of Frank Miller, the self styled private detective, in which ho claimed that his pre vious testimony was false, evi dently believing the affidavit to be the "cooked up" part. It will be interesting to see whether or not the supreme court sustains Judge Sherwood. Program of Teachers' Meeting To be held in the Court Room Saturday, April 1J: MORNING SESSION, 10:30 A. .VI. Roll Call— Response with items of Current Events. Country Life and the Country School, Chapter XIII—Miss Rosy Kleven. Plans for Closing Day—Miss Marjorie Holm. AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 P. M. Chorus- Fourth Grade Pupils. The Training of Children, Chapter XV11—James Oliver. Reading Lloyd Peterson. Literature in the Public Schools—M iss Daisy Chamber lain. Model Lesson in Grammer— Miss Ruud and Pupils of Fourth Grade. The Problem of Providing Work For Every Child in the Large Rural School —Miss Margaret Matthews. Address—Supt. B. S. Englund, of Peever Public Schools. ."/ $ a- PIERRB. ®-.° »»«•rtroent of H'? The first gathering of the con vention was an imformal recep tion given to the visiting dele gates by the local Union. After informal greetings, rs. Dan Knight, the local president, in troduced Mayor Knapp who addressed the gathering with words of welcome to the dele gates in behalf of the city. Miss Brewster sang "Anchored" in her usual charming manner and tone. Mrs. Shearer extended welcome in behalf of the union. rs. Lowthian of Milbank gave the response. She made two or three strong quotations from Miss Frances E. Willard. Three primary pupils sang a pleasing little song. The last number on the program was a duet by Misses Lilly Bengston and Laura Stavig. Refreshments were served after which thedele erates were escorted to their various places of entertainment. About thirty guests were in at tendance. TUESDAY FORENOON The convention was called to order by the District President, Mrs. Eva M. Gold of Big Stone. After the "Praise service," led by Mrs. Knight, the regular business was taken up. Mrs. Gold, in her report, gave a very interesting* and inspiring ad dress. The vice-president and corresponding secretary ,being absent, Mrs.. Alice Hart of ^Co rona, the recording secretary, reported and Mrs. Wiseman of Milbank, gave the treasurer's report. The special committees of the convention were appointed. After the arrival and greeting of the South Dakota State Pres ident, Mrs. Anna R. Simmons, the morning session was ad journed. TUESDAY AFTERNOON District Convention The Ladies of the W. C. T. U. Hold Interesting Three Day Meeting. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Gold. After sing ing, the devotional services were led by Mrs. Lowthian. Mrs. Brown sang a solo, accompanied by Mrs. Shearer. A paper on the history of suffrage was read by Mrs. J. Vandermeide of An dover. It gave a very broad, comprehensive view of the sub ject, dealing with it from many viewpoints. Among the thoughts advanced was this, that if the hou of female labor can be re duced to about the same given by males, the ten minutes spent in preparing and offering the ballot would be well repaid, and it was also suggested that the equal participation by both heads of the family in public affairs would materially reduce the number of divorces, as it would afford an equal development for both, and they would not so easily be enstranged. Mrs. Lasell of Waubay, read a paper on "Will Woman Suffrage Aid in Prohibition'*1" Govern ment is sorely in need of wo men's votes to secure clean politics and the only weapon that will strike a death blow to the liquor interests is the ballot in the hands of women. The extent and result of suf frage was discussed by Mrs. Maw of Milbank. The greatest mothers of all are they who have raised the civic sword to elevate. Much has been done to ameli orate the conditions of females in the equal suffrage states. President Mrs. Simmons told us that the state supreme court at first thought the women were j"1 fM s?4 v8h -5X persons, later they thought they might be people and they do at last concede- them to be citizens, but We strive to be considered enfranchised citizens. It is now fashionable to be a woman voter, (rod will. hold us responsible on the judgment day if we do not strive lor,the ballot to protect our weaker sisters. Miss I Sengs ton brought her little singers to close the meet ing. TVMSDAY EVENING Mrs. Anna R. Simmons gave an address on the subject "Shall Women Have the Ballot?" This was very interesting to all and instructive to many. This is the third time Mrs. Simmons had a part in the suffrage fight in our state. She is very hopeful of the victory this time. There were many requests for another opportunity to hear her here, but her dates are full. WEDNESDAY FORENOON Meeting called to order by Mrs. Gold. After singing de votional services were led by Mrs. Harper of Milbank. Min utes of former meetings were read. Report of W. C. T. U. Uniön of Andover were read by Mrs. Vandermeide. Rousing meetings, participated in by! girls of the higher grades o(,th6 school, twelve departments, „were* coi^ductect: by the union .afl&u great change had been observed,, in the temperance, sentiment •'& NO. 42 4i of the town. Mrs. Lowthian gave a report of the rescue work done in the district. Mrs. Hart gave a report on the anti narcotic, de partment and reported active work. Report of credential committee was given by Mrs. Knight. Fifteen delegates were present. Report of auditing, committee was given by Mrs. Bentley. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Eva M. Gold vice president, Mrs. Rudie cor responding secretary, Mrs Alice Gold recording secretary, Mrs. Alice Hart treasurer, Mrs. (Continued on page 4) Zenith Club The Zenith Club metjThurs day afternoon, April 2, at the home of Mrs. C. R. Jorgenson. After the usual roll call and business meeting, Mrs. O. S. Opheiin conducted the history lesson relating to the reign of George I in England and Scot land. The principle subjects under discussion were the Hanoverian Succession, charac ter of George I, the Pretender in Scotland and the fate of this en terprise, and the Pretender's life on the continent. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess during the intermission following which Mrs. Thos. Thompson had charge of the literature lesson on Act V, Scenes 1. 2, 3, 4, of Macbeth. The interesting parts of this act are the sleep-walking of Lady Macbeth where her remorse for the crimes committed breaks out while her will is off guard, the rallying of the spldiers at Dunsinane, the insane delusion with which Macbeth' clings to the hope that there is still a possibility of making his state "whole as the marble," and al ternating with this hope, signs of a great weariness, -if 1 1*-# Wi 1 N gl A V' "v\" *.V ,' q- r:,j .. VS *j 4 ''i •-f I 1 4-