Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1920)
DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. w tv W r ,J A LETTER FOR WOMEN From a Woman Whose Serions UN ness Was Overcome by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Garnett, Kas."I first took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vceetablo Comnound for a complete nervous breakdown follow ing the birth of my oldest child. I got up too soon which caused serious fe malo trouble. I was bo weak that I was not ablo to bo on my feet but very littlo and could not do my housework ut all. I had a bad pain in my loft side and ft would pain terribly if I Btcppod off a curb-stone. One day one of your book lets was thrown in tho yard and I read every word in it. Thero wero so many who had been helped by your medicine that I wanted to try it and my' husband went to town and cot mo a bottle. It seemed as though 1 felt relief after the second dose, so I kept on until I had taken fivo bottles and by that time I was as well as I could wish. About a year later I gavo birth to a ten pound boy, and have had two more children since and my health has been fine. If I ever have trouble of any kind I am poing to take your medicine for I give it all the praise for my good health. I always recommend your medicine whenever I can. "Mrs. EVA E. SHAY, Garnett, Kansas. Prayed for Cure Finds it After 10 Years Food Would Sour and Boil Teeth Like Chalk Mr. Herbert M. Gessner 'writes from his home in Berlin, N. II.: I had stomach trouble over ten years; kept getting worse. I tried everything for relief but it came back worse than ever. Last fall I got awfully Lad; could only eat light loaf bread and tea. In January I got so bad that what I would eat would sour and boil; my teeth would be like chalk. I suffered terribly. I prayed every day for something to cure me. One day I read about EATON1C and told my wife to get me a box at the drug store as I was going to work at 4 p. m. I took one-third of it ud began to feel relief; when it was three-fourths gone, I felt fine and when it was used up I had no pains. Wife got me another box but I have felt the pain but twice. I used five tablets out of the new box and I have no more stomach trouble. Now I write to tell you how thankful I am that I heard of EATONIC. I feel like a new man; I eat what I like, drink plenty of water, and it never hurts me at all. For Sale, 320 Acres In tho corn belt at western Minnesota. :& acres under cultivation, 30 acnw of pas ture, good Improvements on house, burn, c.ittlo shed, hog house, chicken house l'rlco 3125 nn acre on easy terms. McKRILL LAND CO., Glenwood, Minn. No Soap Better For Your Skin Than Cuticura Sop 25c, Ointment 25 and 50c, Talcum 25c. FRECKLES POIITIVCLY REMOVIO br Dr. Drrr' rr.ckU oltit!nntYgr drurf l.l or br Risll. A. Kr.aboek. Dr. C. H. furry Co. 27S Michigan Avnua.thicso. Mount McKlnley Sinking Mount McKlnley, the. Oregon moun tain, Is sinking with the weight of nges. Within the last several years, when the peak shrugged Its rocky shoulders in earthquakes, the loftiest mountain In North America has sub sided at least GOO feet from Its original altitude of 20,400 feet. Such was the assertion of Herschel C. Parker, geolo gist and mining engineer, who first scaled Mount McKlnley In 1012. ) Important to Mothors Examine carefully every bottle ot CASTOHIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the -i(7 sfT7 '" Signature CSfff&&i In Use for Over 80 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Flnger-Prlnts In Babylon. A group of valuable historic tablets from tho excavations of the city of Babylon, hearing dates as far hack as three and a half centuries before the Christian era, was recently secured. Several of tho pieces carry tho dis tinct prints of the lingers which mold ed them over 2,000 years ego. SHOES WEAR LONGER When you walk In comfort: do stockings A puckaife of Allen's Foot Ease, the anti septic powiler to ihake Into the shoes ami sprinkle In the foot-bath, gives you that "old shoe" comfort and saves wear. Allen's FootKait makes tight or new shoes feel easy Ladles can wear sboea one size smaller by shaking some Allen's Koot Ease In each shoe In the morning. Sold everywhere. Adv. Meant What She Said. Mabel How can you be so Insin cere? You told Mr. Ilorclelgh that you wero sorry you were out when he called. Mnrle Oh, no, my dear, I said I was sorry he called when I was out. You fcee, he's likely to call some time when I am In. floston Transcript. imm s , I . r a igm fa-'M0 rning Keep Your Eyes Clean - Clear Healthy Writ for rM Cya Car Book Murina Ca.Chluio.aU W. N. U, SIOUX CITY, NO. 24-1920. KW? - jam WBkLi-dmm $ftl jftrt I CONDENSED CLASSICS 1 LES MISERABLES X Dy VICTOR HUQO I Condensation hv Nathan HaiktU Dak S3 &44444h44444; Victor Mario Hu K0 was born at Bcsancon, Franco, on Feb. 25. 1S02, so puny nnllnfant that It was not believed ho could live. He was the third son of a dis tinguished soldier under Napoleon. He camo from sturdy but not noble stock, Ills ancestors on his father's sldo hav ing been simple peasants. Ho was well educated In Franco and In Spain, whero hlo father held high rank under Na poleon's brother. Ho was a. preco cious lad, writing long plays In verse and prose while hardly more than a child. Boforo his 21st year ho had won several high prizes for his verse. But, thrown on his own resources by tho death of his mother, ho found It dllll cult to Hvo by his pen. Ho moved Into an attic, where he had his only expe rience of actual poverty. His writ ings, however, soon becamo popular and ho was able to marry, at tho ago of 21, Adele Foucher, his playmate of childhood days. It was a happy mar rlago for 10 years. Then Hugo be camo Infatuated with nn actress to whom ho was devoted 50 years. From his youth until his death, on May 22, 188 Hugo wrote rapidly poem3, plays and 'novels. No other man of his time had such an Inter national reputation. Swlnburno hailed him as "the greatest man born since 'he death of Shakespeare." Ills most famous novel, "Les Mls "rables." was published In 1862, but ho had been working on It for 15 years. Thirty years before had appeared his Irst great prose romance, "Notro Xirno," and tho third. "Tollers of tho ilea," came out In 1865. ABOUT the time of the French revolution, Jean Vnljenn of La Brie, u day-laborer, earned n scanty living for his sister and her beven children. One time, when the family was starving, he stole a loaf of bread, was caught and condemned to the galleys for Ave years. Twice he attempted to escape and failed. He was a convict for 19 years. When ho was discharged InOlSlS he was wicked, silent, chaste, Ignorant nnd ferocious; his affectionate nature had been poisoned against society. But ho had taught himself how to read, and he had thought. Itefusetl shelter or food at tavern or private house, he came to Monslgn- eur Myrlel,1 Bishop of D , In the foothills of the Alps. He was treated like a prince, but In the night he stole some of tho bishop's silver plate, was caught as he made off and was brought hack to the good bishop, tfno, with n smile, nssured tho gendarmes that the articles were not stolen but given. Adding two silver candlesticks, the bishop said to him: "Take them and become nn honest man. My brother, you no longer belong to evil, but to good. I have bought your soul of you. I give It to God." As he fled, he yielded to one last temptation to do wrong; ho took from a hurdy-gurdy boy a two-franc piece, but nlrnost Immediately, filled with remorse, he tried In vain to find the hoy. Two years later a stranger, dressed like a worklngman arrived at the littlo city of M sur M . Just as he arrived a fire broke out In the Town" Hall nnd he rescued two children belonging to tho captain of the police. This saved him from hav ing to show his passport. IIo made an invention and soon became prosper ous. He built great workshops, en dowed n hospital, founded schools, paid high wages nnd was made mayor. Employed In his factory was Fnntlne, a girl who had been deserted in Pnrls by an unworthy lover. Sho had left her baby, Cosotte, with a crafty and hideous pnlr named Thenadler. When It was learned that she had nn illegiti mate child, she was discharged with out the knowledge of M. Madeleine, (ho benevolent manufacturer, and was reduced to such poverty that she could not pay the Thenadleiw, who took Cosette's clothes for their own girls and wrote I'antlno for more. The girl sold her beautiful blonde hair; then they Informed her that Cosette was III, which was n He, nnd demanded 100 francs. To ohtnin this she sold her front teeth to a traveling dentist; then she went on the town, nnd when n dissolute dandy, to annoy her, put snow down her hack, she scratched his face and was arrested by Jnvcrt, Inspector of police, a brutal nnd over offlclous tyrant, who had been attached to the galleys when Jean Vnljean was there nnd suspected the mayor of M of being the former convict. Tho mayor freed Fantlne. Sho sui posed ho was the cause of her mis fortunes and spnt In his face. He took tho affront meekly nnd Investi gated her complnint. She was 111 of consumption nnd he provided for her nnd promised to look out for her child. About the same time the police ar rested another man who three former convicts swore was the missing Jean Vnljean. Jcnn Vnljenn's conscience would not nllow an Innocent person to be punished In his place. Surmount ing extraordinary difficulties, he went to Arras, where tho trial took place, nnd just as the Judge was condemning the wrong man, he confessed he wns the missing convict that had robbed the bishop nnd the hurdy-gurdy boy. Tho Judge let hlni go; but Jnvcrt wns Implacable and apprehended him at Fnntine's denth-bed. He was lodged In Jail, but having enormous strength, he broke out nnd returned to his house to secure his great fortune. He had time to hide his money in the haunted forest of Montfermell, but wns enp tured and sent to the galleys for life. Nine mouths later at Toulon he broke his chain nnd saved the life of a sailor who was hanging head down from the topmast of a ship, but he himself either fell or jumped oft from the spar and was reported drowned. Tho bnttle? of Waterloo had taken place and the Thenndlers, who had been guilty of robbing the dead on the fatal Held, kept a wretched Inn at Montfermell. They treated Cozette, now eight years old, with grent cruelty. Chlrstmas, 1S23, was the climax of her wretchedness; she was sent nfter dark to fetch water from a spring In tho dreadful forest. A poorly dressed stranger, passing, carried her heavy bucket. At the tavern he protected her from her mistress' threatened punishment, nnd tho next morning he paid Thcnndler 1500 francs nnd took Cozette to Paris, where ho occupied a tumble-down habitation just outside of tho city; the gloomiest plnce In all the gloomy boulevnrd. By day ugly, at twilight lugubrious, and u night sin ister. He thought hl-itself secure there, but his benevolence made him conspicuous, and tho old enre-taker, be ing full of envy nnd'uncharltableness, grew suspicious of her lodger. One day he saw .Invert. He took Cosette nnd ngaln fled. But .Invert was on his track. Only by unex ampled adroitness and by his colossnl strength did he escape by climbing over a high wall. He found himself In the garden of the convent of the Petit Plcpus, where worked Pero Fauchclevenr, whose life M. Madeleine has saved when he was mayor of M . The gardener, out of his grati tude, got him appointed his assistant by representing him to be his brother. Cosette wns taken Into the convent school. She grew up Into a charming girl ; beauty suddenly camo to her.llke the blossoms to a cherry tree In April, and Jean Valjean, happy In loving her ns his daughter, as his granddaughter, as the only woman he had ever loved, guarded her as n sacred treasure. IIo had good reason to bo wary, for tho Thenndlers had corno to Paris and joined a band of robbers; nnd Jnvcrt never forgot, no had several desper ate encounters with them. On the one side outlnws ; on tho other undevlatlng law personified. Ho took part in tho abortive revolution of 1830 nnd saved Jnvert's life, at last winning the ad miration of that Implacable and fatnll; honorable man. But there wns one danger from which he could not protect Cosette: the most beautiful thing In the world, which nevertheless seemed to him his worst enemy love. Baron Mnrlus, the son of n mun whom Thenadler had robbed at Water loo and Incidentally saved from a terrible death, had been turned out of his house by his royalist grandfather and was earning n poor livelihood by literature. He saw her and they mot. Their love went through more than tho usual vicissitudes. During the Insur rection Jean Vnljean carried the youth through the mazes of the Paris sowers and brought him desperately wounded to his grandfather's house. Tho old man relented nnd consented to tho marriage. Jean Valjean gave Cosette n dowry of about (500,000 francs. In order to hnve n conscience perfectly clenr he told his life story to Mnrlus, who, not understanding the grandeur of the spirit that had never done any thing but good, allowed him to go away with a broken heart. Thenndler, how ever, camo to the baron to blackmnll him nnd unconsciously revealed whnt a noble life Jean Valjcnn had led. Marlus, taking Cosette, hastened to the old mnn's death-bed, and gave him ono last tasto from tho cup of happi ness, no died In their arms. Victor Hugo calls "Los Miserahles" "a drama In which the hero Is tho Infinite, the second character Is Man." It Is In reality a melodrama In which nro mingled scenes of history, u host of characters from the highest to tho lowest, improbabilities which strain one's credulity, n vast amount of rnro nnd curious information on all sorts of subjects, dissertations on philoso phy, science, politics, and religion. Its treatment of soclnl Injustice hnd a powerful Influence on public opinion, not only In France but In many countries. It has been nn opoch-mnk-Ing book. Copyright, 1919, by tho Tost Publishing Co. (Tho Boston Post). Soon a Lost Art. Among the lost arts of tho world, ll Is to bo feared that Indlnn hnsket mnk' Ing must soon be Included. And It Is n very grent pity, too. It Is n wonder ful art, and ono that hns been crcnted at vast pains and sacrifices. The younger generation of Califor nia and desert Indlnns are not learn ing to make baskets. Like tho young er generation of the white race, they aro not fond of hard work. And who ever buys nn Indlnn basket for a few dollars hns seldom a realization of tho work and tho patience that has been expended upon It. As a Favor. Borelelgh I expect to stnrt for Eu rope to-morrow. Can I do nnythlnn for you? Miss Blunt Yes, you can tnl:o par tlcular enro not to miss the steamer.-' Boston Transcript. MADE DEATH TRAP Fatal Pathway Through Cave to Deep Pit. Visitor on Slahtseelng Expedition Within a Moment of a Miserable End in Pool From Which There Was No Escape. Astride the boundary separating two states of tho middle West, n Com panion contributor writes, thero lies one of those barren regions whero na ture seems to have forgotten her un completed task. On one side of the line are sand hills; on the other, dry mud cut by deep cracks nnd ravines. A little more than a quarter of a century ago, he continues, business called me to a homesteader's claim on nn oasis In the sand-hill tract, and nfter a long drive from the distant railway station I nrrlved Just at dusk on Saturday evening, to stay until the following Mondny. Sunday morning I rose before the family and went out to view the land scape. After examining n number of petrified tree stumps and logs, which time and climatic Intluenco had chang ed Into black-and-white onyx, I was about to return when I chanced to spy u peculiar opening In the earth some distance nwny. Desiring to explore, I soon found myself walking down tho smooth, water-worn lloor of u canyon that was so narrow that my elbows grazed the sides. I was soon a hundred feet or more below the surface of the mesa, yet the chasm showed no Indication of widening. I walked on, casting my eyes upward occasionally to where a scrub Juniper hid for a moment tho nnrrow silt of blue far above, and thus I noticed that the opening termi nated shortly. Dropping my gaze. 1 discovered on the left the abrupt turn that 1 had expected, and, again look ing skyward, I became Interested In the antics of n colony of bnnk swal lows. The footing was so good that I walked steadily forward, my eyes fastened on the swallows. Suddenly becoming aware that the light about me, which heretofote hud come only through the silt far above, was Increasing, I stopped abruptly, with my body already thrown for ward and my right foot raised for the next step. Just nhead the canon did Indeed ter minate. Also, tho floor ended a few Inches In front of my loft foot. Only hy instantly pressing my both fore arms with all my strength against the sides of tho chasm did I overcome the momentum that in another moment would have precipitated me Into a sonihclrculur cistern of ooze twenty feet below and at least sixty feet wide. Its sides were scooped out of the river cliff In the form of nn arch, through which came the light that hnd ar rested my attention In the nick of time. My host told me at breakfast that many young cattle, colts and other farm stuff had disappeared there abouts and were supposed to hnve been lost in the plnce, which was of unknown depth, nnd wns called local ly, "The Jug." Youth's Companion. Earnest Work Brings Success. No class of men have a monopoly of opportunity. History Is filled with rec ords of the poor mnn's progress. As the race Is not nlwnys' to the swift, so Is success not always to tho naturally talented. It's the man who trains tho talents ho hns who rises above his fel lows. How often have wo seen the man whom the neighbors nil looked upon as a genius flush Into a temporary prom inence soon to give plnce to the ordi nary hut tireless worker who substi tuted ceaseless effort and constant pnlns for special gifts. Tho fact Is men of exceptional talents often lean upon them and cease to make real ef forts to Improve. You will find them In middle life where they were In youth. Often they nro disappointed nnd grouchy creatures criticizing the ef forts of others who attempt on meager talents to do what they ought to have done. They have made no progress In developing their own personality. Joy in Winning Success. The training of personality Is often u matter of compulsion. .Men shun loads and dodge responsibilities when ever they. can. They covet ease nnd wealth and try taking the shortest road to It. That may land them thero and It may not. Usually men have to rise through struggle. That has a way of making men turn to themselves for what they get. Others are busy with the same Job and they can't give help to anyone. As men learn to do they develop power to do and ecnt unlly tho love of doing takes posses sion of them. It's not Just u matter of poetry, hut It's according to fact. There's no Joy like tlmt of conscious success nnd It grows with whnt Is done. Gave Him the Snub. I was sore at a certain boy at school and when I walked by him In the hall always put my bend high. One day when I was going home at noun I met him In tho hall with a big bunch of boys. I gave him tho snub nnd put my head up high. I didn't see the steps. I fell nil the way down, and to my mortification thin boy camo and picked mo up. Exchange. Big Supply of Yellow Pine. In the southern states thero l a yllow pine area of about 124.OO0O00 acres. Fully stocked and cnr-fully foreated this will produco ah', n 70 cubic feet nn acre a year, or noie thun 27,600,000,000 board feet a ye... LIFT OFF CORNS! Doesn't hurt n bit I Sore corns lift right off wih fingers. Magic t Costs few cents 1 Drop n littlo Frcezone on that touchy corn, Instant ly that corn stops hurting, then you lift It right out with the fingers. Why wait? Your druggist sells n tiny bottle of Freezone for n few cents, sufficient to rid your feet of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, nnd cnlluses, without soreness or Irritation. Frcezone Is tho much talked of discovery of the Clnclnuntl genius. Adv. A Gambling Way. "How does she bridge over the gap In her finances?" "By playing It." Br Ugly, Unsightly Pimples Are Signals of Bad Blood Give Heed to the Warning. Pimples on the face and othor parts of tho body aro wnrnlngs from Nature thnt your blood Is sluggish and impoverished. Some times they foretell eczema, bolls, blisters, scaly eruptions nnd other skin disorders thnt burn liko flames of fire. They mean that your blood needs S. S. S. to cleanse it of these ac cumulations that causo unlimited LEARNED LESSON OF THRIFT Qoys and Girls of New Jersey Town Have Made Record of Which They Are Proud. If there hns been less tnlk of tho servnnt problem In llrldgeton, New Jersey, than elsewhere, It Is quite ex philnnbli'. Not to ho outdone by their Kuropcmi sisters und brothers in mut ters of thrift nnd industry, 25 young sters In thnt town have Invested $1,000 In United States thrift stamps this year, thanks lo their own hard work. Hoys nnd girls nllkc hnve welcomed opportunities of doing rcuiuucrutlvo dishwashing, sweeping, dusting, store clerking, bnby-inlndlng, errand-run-nlng, etc., with thu goal of economy symbolized by government slumps nhead of them. Thu more ambitious have uiitlei taken cutting weeds, carry ing coal, sifting ashes, selling papers, raising chickens, cleaning pnveiiients, nnd some hnve oven won prizes to ndd to their savings. Having found that time can he converted Into money It Is doubtful whether these hoys will ngaln find tho street corner n worthwhile place for spending Idle hours, or the glrN be content to wnsto periods In porch chatter. What Really Counted. Uachelor Are you In favor oflloine Itule? i Married Man (sndly) Yes; hut you see, my wife is also, Stray Stories. r A Coffee-like ever ape in flavor and Insiani Fbsium but Postum is different be cause it contains no health disturbing drug. A saver in many ways. 4t Tioro's Made by Postum. Cereal Co., Battle Creelc.Mich. Backache Slowing You Up? Arc you dragging along with a dull, throbbing bncknche? Feci lame morn ings, tired all day; sutler torturing twinges at every movo! Often the kid neys nro to blame. A cold, strain or overwork congests the kidneys; poison accumulate and mysterious aches and pains result. You may have headaches and dizzy spells, too. with perhaps bladder irregularity. Use Doatvs Kid ney l'tlls. They have helped thou sands. Ask your neighbor J A South Dakota Case 11. D. liny, Ar mour, S. D., says: "I wns bntl oft w 1 1 h backache about a year ago. Often when I Rot up out of a chair sharp pnlns cntiRht me In tho small of my back nnd 1 hnd to BtralRhtcn slowly, Nights I had to got up often to nnKfl tlln klilnnv socrctlons, which wero scanty ana highly colored. I often got dizzy and things would blur. Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills entirely rid mo of tho backncho nnd straightened mo up In every way." Get Doan's at Any Store, 60c Bos doan's iiasr FOSTER-MILDURN CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM RemoTFiDuidrua-8toilUlrFalltnd KMloret lolor mna Beauty to Gray and Faded Hair suo. ana n w at umtxiiit. Itlx-oiChmi. TVk.rtcliocn. W.T. niNUbRUUKNa ltrmorn Orni. Cat- louion, vto., stops all luiin, enturrs rurarort to toe Irrt, tnskrs wal Cs i In rar. lto. by mall or r at Drue-! ,N.V. cuts. lilrox Cbsmtau Works, 1'atcooeae, Kill All Flies! Tncv Brnr.AU DISCASU Maeeil snywhtre, DAISY FLY KILIXU attrsrtt an4 kills all dies. Nest, clean, cmamsntsl. tonrcnlnt and ,cnesp i.ui antra ran't spill or tip overs trill not sotlorlntar rian. Mails or RlrUL inythlnn, Onsranteeil. uaii FLY KILLER at Tour dealer or . 8 by rxrRESS. prepslj. II.SS. UAROLD 30MEU3. 1M lie Kalb A to.. Urooklyn, N.X. Inventors. $1,000 liuyn 1-60 Interest In 150,00 mill thnt will produce 1300,000 yenrly. Terms, contract let. Mnyncld, 1064 Humboillt, Denver, trouble This remedy is the great est vegetable blood purifier known, und contains no minerals or chem icals to injuro tho most dclicnto skin. Get a bottlo of S. S. S. today, and get rid of those unsightly and disfiguring pimples, and other skin irritations. If you wish special medical advice, you can obtain it without charge by writing to Med ical Director, 105 Swift Labora tory, Atlanta, Ga. WANTED IT AS A WARNING Old Gentleman Had Particular Use for That Peculiarly Atrocious- Looking Beetle. On tho counter of the Christmas bazaar stood nil the usual horrors' which an unscrupulous world Insists on giving the p6or kiddles as "toys." There were anlninls, birds nnd Insects which resembled nothing save the crentures of u particularly fierce night mare. Thu customer steadied himself by a chnlr, und nfter a careful selection, picked up one specially terrible beetle. "I'll take that," he told the assistant, "How much In it?" "Ilnlf n dollar I" replied the glrL "Ih It for your littlo hoy?" "No, I wnnt to take It to a dinner party I huvo to nttend." "Whntevcr for?" cxclnlnied tho girl, surprised out of her cnrefully ncqulred calm. "Well, I'm going to stund It In front of me on tho table when the drinks nro going round und when I see two beetles well, it's time to go home 1" . Open Bribery. June hud Just commenced school, nnd the teacher asked her n question in numbers which sho wns utiublo to nnswer. She wnlked up to tho tench er and said In n low volco: "if you won't ask me that I'll give you soma of my anliunl crackers." appearance a Reason $ P8f3S rXSrtJB i Ari3mi:V&XSiyM AbJ5i sjBVmi TtOfTtffofar -4vJ(?-57rwu2iBBBW i HI