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Extension tables $4.50 and up.

Parlor Suits $17.50 and up.

Ladies' writing desks, French mirror, $5.50 and up.

Everything in furniture in proportions Mattresses and springs, all grades, at

"lowest prices. " ' ̂ Framed Pictures at right prices.; • J ;• l̂ We have a full sto^k of the latest de­signs in picture mouldings at lowest

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Thanking our patrons for their liberal patronage since we came to Canton, we still solicit your trade. Call and inspect bur goods whether you buy or not, as we will be pleased to show what bargains we have for you.

Iron Beds $2.40 and up.

Couches $4.90 and up.

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Make Parm LOAD* on the moat favorable termt. Write lunraaee LA ike Be»T Oompanlea against Fire, Lifbtnloc. Tornado and Bail.

Sell Ocean Steamship Tickets by all tne Leading Lines.

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This company has decided to offer 3,500 more shares of its stock for sale.

. W. F. Carpenter writes that the plant has cost us about $1,500 more than we expected. Also that sickness has delayet work and rain is needed. To provide against lack of water pumping plant will be put in to pump water from the old mine. This stock will be sold at par. Call on L. E. Tillotson, agent, or H. N. Cooper. E. E. CARPENTER,

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All kinds of wood work for contrac­tors. A full line of plain and

ornamental glass. < Sash, sash doors, window screens,

mouldings, turning, scroll Work, interior finishing and

water tanks.

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- The Other Side. EDITOR LEADER. Sinoe the pnblioa

tkm of the election retnrna from the oonntiae of thia itate the iooal

oommenied with coaatder-abl«Tehemence upon a freak of haman ity manifeated In tbeaa ratnrne where­by the aalary of certain county offioee become liaUa to ndnetion. There can hardly be a doubt that hen la a caae not joat ao intended by the legialator. The contention, though brings the qoeation of aalariee again to thefore-

• ndnetion of aaliry la certainly an nnwelootne incident to any peraon af< fected, atlll the redaction indicated learaa the offioee oonoerned in pc aion of a aalary which, if itoould be ob­tained by the average taxpayer, would by him be considered a fat morael.

The aalary of oonnty treasurer has long bam a subject of contention in Una atete and an equitable adjnatment aaama ao far to have baffled the legisla­tor. The common plea for a high sal­ary to this offloe la the responsibility in­volved In the cnatody of the pnblio funda. We find legislation aiming at reducing thia reeponaibiliiy to thalow est pidnt imaaible.

Any offlflar who 1* In any way an ac-contant of public fnnda must furnish

aa suretiea, and .if theee suretiea an

called upon to keep the public fond Intact. Thia is a proper and food arrangement, but the funny part la that the officer dmwa the salary and the bondsman stands the reeponalbUity. The argument of paying a aalary for reeponalbUity aaama in thia way to fall to the ground. • late enactment upon our atato tea

pcovidee tor depoaitloa of funds in the of county tieaatarer in local

banks and before any such bank can obtain any anoh deposit It moat give

There are a nam-ber of our ciiisen taxpayers who have felt the effect of being anch bondemen quite touching upon their pocketa. The

provisiona together with that for paying taxea in two annual in-atailmenta tend to dilute the responai bUltyof the oonnty treaaurer to the point of a strict and honeat accountant

la a plain and moral dnty of any requiring pay. We pay for ; for dnty. it over it appears aa though taxpayer and voter Is more —even to the point of neg­

ligent—on thia matter of paying for In a number of instanoea he

pays double. In the first place he pays the incumbent of the offloe, aa It ap-

a honorary aalary for holding down the offloe, andjban he pays a de­puty and a train of clerks for perform-lng the eervlce. Moat all the corrup-

from above. So thia rr"-tioe cornea down to na from state of­ficers.

The Sionx Valley Newa telle us that the county judge will get a pay ao low that he will be obliged toahirk his dnty and to ahlft his work over onto other ihonldem. If such a praciioe is to be performed what guarantee do we have thatthe judge will not shift his work with a higher pay and a atlll hlghar pay lf.h* can bring a pressure for pay In thia manner! This edacational aug-geetlon of the News might cauae an ta­

bid to try the experiment, bat apenon of ripe manhood knows the obligation he haa taken upon hlnt-aelf when be awears to perform the dor tiaa of hia offloe to the bast of his abil­ity.

Is the eolicltooe 8. V, N. altogether laelflah in thia matterf The aenior

editor baa long known that either of the effloea be ao ardently pleada for haa the disposition of a oonsiderabla pat­

ronage in pnblio printing, and if be be la not at all baehful or backward in hie reminding any one pf party dnty and the immensely valuable service he rendered in bring the offlce into their handa. lis fact he tells na all that hia party ia the dlapenaer of offioee in thia state and the person "who serves that party beet stands lint for offloe the rank of offloe to be proportioned to the value of party aervloe. efficient public service, la a aecondary consideration To eome the teachings of thia man may appear a wonderful goapel from Whopoeeaaa public educator of vaet experience and who, by the turn of cir­cumstances, is now placed ln cloae re lationshtp to the first ednoatlonal offloe of the etate. Bnt the old habit ia hard to over come and th« voter most be kept in party line. It may ooat the voter some ahlnlng ahekela aa a tax payer, and here and there we find aome who evince a dieposition to rebel againat the overbearing party diotatlon, this ia more evident In Lincoln county by the last election returns than for any former time. Never before in the his­tory of this oonnty do we find anch traoee of independent thinking and in­telligent oonaideration on the part of the voter in preparing his ballot, and tbts la the caae in an overwhelming majority of the voting preoinct*. A •very hopeful omen Indeed, and a gnat encouragement fo that part of our aelf sacrificing clilsens who, year after year, an willing to bear aoom and ex<

to maintain a free dtisenehip iter a proteat againat arrogant

diotatlon. And. Mr Editor.if it had not been

for this overbearing boast ood arrogant dictation on the part of the paper men­tioned this article might never have appeand. A. TAXPAYER.

• • ' fesV;' 8. A. Todd waa in town Tuesday on

boslneas. Mrs. B. M. Johnston was at Sioux

Falls Moaday. Will Lloyd waa at Sioux Falls over

Sunday. —Some 99.50. and 98 00 sboee for

9180- Call at Opland Brae. Store. Remember that this bargain will not last but a short time.

P. S. Pnckett returned from Minne­sota and Bock .Bapida Saturday even­ing.

—Call and inspect the beautiful silverware at Noid'a. The price ia what sells the goods.

Harry Berg came over from Sheldon Saturday night and rotumed Monday morning.

Ed. Oraneng and Gilbert Vogen re­turned from Hadeon laet Saturday when they finished up the plaataring work of the

—Dr. B. F Reamer, tba eye, ear, Does and throat spedaltiat will agalo be at Dr Hetleeater'a offloe on Tueeday and Wedneeday. Deo. I and 8. Ulasees cor­rectly fitted.

Ook John Charlee left for Ariaona and other aonthweetern points Monday, after a more or leaa enforced stay In Canton'of two weeka recalling from a very bad cold which came near devel­oping into a aeriona case of pneumonia. Col. Charlee arrived in Canton two weeka ago laat Moaday suffering with a HVen eold. Dr Turner of the asylam Immediately got him to bed and noti­fied the commissioner at Indian attain that Col.- Charles would be unable to perform afiy ^nty tor . av tlme. Dr Turner kept His patient under heroic treetmeat apd brought him through

and Ool. Charlsa woa a sich man he reached Canton. Commls-Jonea ordered Col. Charles to aonth from Canton and Inspect

government work In a ollaute when he wu less liable to suffer from oold.

White and Yellow Corn. An Iowa correspondent writea Wal-

laoe'e Farmer aa followa:—"Will it. im­prove the yield of corn to plant white and yellow aecd com mixed and is then any difference in the feeding valae of White and yellow eon T"

We don't know whether croea breed­ing white and yellow oorn would in cnaae the yMd-' the firat year. It might to some extent. However, we wouldn't do it If we Intended to Save seed from that crop. The come prln ciplee apply hen that apply in the croea breeding .of animals. The fint croea may result in Increased vigor, which is probably not so inuch due in animals to the fact that it waa oroeeed, aa to the feet that by crossing distinct breeds you intirely avoid doae breed­ing, whether line breeding or inbreed­ing. We would thenfon do this ex­perimentally.

No diffennce has ever yet been dis­covered between the feeding value of white and yellow corn. So far as the oonatltnenta of the corn is concerned the color seema to cut no figun what­ever, but then an some people who think that white la preferable and wouldn't use yallow oorn for miuah and oorn cakes. Others an quite eun that the yellow corn ia the better, and wonld auorn to eat mush either in the form of porridge or filed that did not haye the golden color. When we strike eoutlprn Illinois In out Institute work we find farmen than enthualaatic over white oorn. Wben we get farther north they an-asa rule equally enthuaiastio over yellow. For onr own part we prefer to have a tinge of gold In U>e color of our fried mush on a winter morning, knowing all the while that it Is a man matter of faoey.

We do believe^ however, that white com will atand drouth better and that it haa a better root aystem and will yield mora under rather dry oondltiona than the yellow. We don't know that weoan furnish "any absolute proof un this point. It ia simply an impression which we have probably received from

who have been growing the white oorn with great aucoess in regions

aomewhat scant in the of rainfall. It always seemed to

na that the white corn had a beitter de-root ayatem than the yellow.

To the School Boards and Boards

, of Education of Iilncoln .

Coanty, 8. D.

' Canton, S. D., Nov. 24,1902. Gentlemen:

Feeling the great need of united action on the part of the teachers of our county In their efforts to awaken within the hearts Of our youth, high and noble ideas of true citizenship and believing that you are in sym­pathy with any steps that may be taken to increase the efficiency of the teaching force and believing that a general teachers, or general associa­tion of our teachers who are now en­gaged in the work of "securing, the blessings of liberty to our posterity," would inspire the teachers with new Ideas, and with a more thorough oonclousness that they are a part of the educational machinery of the county.

I would therefore request that all teachers of the county be given Dec­ember 10, 1902, for the purpose of at­tending one general association to lie held in the court house, Jn the City of Canton, and that such day count as part of the term provided the teachers attend such association.

Bespectfully, J. B. CLENDEJTNEN,

County Supt

The oornioe of the new college build­ing is completed and work on the roof structuro has commenced. Master . Mechanic Ulberg is pushing the work" with all possible dispatch; and the brick masons have the chimney about com­pleted and the stone masons h*ve the tower above the roof elevations, and theprofeeson and the students watch the work with keen intenet. When the roof ia on, work on the inaide will begin at once, and two of the large northside rooms will be finished np so that* *they can bet used this winter. . President Tuve expects that the nnm-;<-. ber of students who will seek admis­sion for the winter term will crowd the capacity of the-present college facil­ities to the utmoet. The building com­mittee are doing everything within their power to get the new building ready, and Messrs. Berdahl, Isakson and Skartvedt an oertainly entitled to. great praiee for their earnest and eon-tinuonseffortstoget the structuro en-';»«. closed before -winter sets in. . ThSj' -weather has been very favorable aad ~ everything seems to indicate that thai hopes of those deeply Interested in ths completion of the college will be^grati­fied. President Tuve can look back to* 18M and see the word Faith painted lny.' golden letten across the vision of time,IX that word which meant so muoh to him then, the meaning of whloh Is-^.-' the evidence of things hoped for, tbe^t > substance of things not seen, and his -xloriotu faith hath been justified. 3/

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