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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

JOHN A. MISUNDERSTANDING
With exception of September, the
fair month of last year, my trade is as
good as last year and very much better
than had expected it would be.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

NEome of the stockholders of what
NJ known as the Northwestern Life
Insurance company which erstwhile
lSnrished at Huron, have been sued for
Shote of $1,000 and the fact Is develop
ythat the concern is insolvent. From
SfE the wreck and ruin Of home COM
mics during the past few years, one
n6titution stands squarely on its own
SSktom, stronger than ever, and bound
Sentually to be one of the most profit
41e enterprises in the west--the Da-
Fire and Marine Insurance COM
ny OF Mitchell, whose right to the
6nfdence of the public has been al
|dy firmly established.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

Minneapolis Tribune; Omaha and
ghx City are making sharp fight
4 the trade of South Dakota. If
hneapolis jobbers and manufacture
Ware doing their duty those ambiti-
Etowns will have to content them
|Ses with thin slice and no butter.
Ehere is enough of the trade of
18th Dakota for all of these aspiring
les. Let them come after it, and
Smore the better.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

they have ever been. Although bus
iness has increased the credit part of
it has not increased proportionately.
In the last three years we haven't av-
eraged q loss of 800 year on bad
accounts. Before that time the loss
was much larger.
JOSEPH HARKER-BOOTs s. SHOES.
Trade has been fairly good, better
than had anticipated. am sure l
have no cause to feel other than
encouraged.
SECURITY BANK.
Deposits much better than last y ear
We are even surprised at the way col
lectons are able to be made. Our bus
iness in all lines increasing.
BOOTH BRos-HARDwAEE.
The trade this fall as good if not
better than last. Our timer so busy
with outside work that he. has been
unable to make any shelf goods for US.
Our collections better than last year.
". w la 1A1LOlb"11AhONAnG
Business as good this year as last.
Fall stove sales very good. Collect
ions better than I had expected.
GEO E LoGAN-FURNITURE
Not quite so good as last year, but
better than 1 expected. The holiday
trade has been unusually good.
HURLEY & soN-MEATM RKET.
Business as good as last year. AS
you see from the looks of our shop we
are not feeling much discouraged.
The scribe thought the same as he
gazed upon the most attractively dec
Grated place of business he had seen
on his rounds. On the walls were
hanging six head of cattle, ten head of
hogs, six head of sheep, 140 turkeys
and chickens and strings of sausage
that seemed almost unending, Then
too everything was adorned with ferns.
tastefully prepared artificial flowers
and gay ribbon rosettes. In the cen
ter of the market hung calf that was
veritable young Jumbo of the bovine
genus-although but Z months old it
weighed 700 pounds. Both land and
water contributed of Its animal life to
the display. There we're oysters and
Holsters and river, lake and ocean fish
Indeed, taking it all in all the vari-
ETY. and quantity of its contents and
the good taste of their arrangement and
adornment the market was the finest
Mitchell has seen-to. certainty:
presenting no evidence of discourage
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

Ehe Sioux Falls Argus-Leader in an
torial headed "Omaha's Miscalcula-
"a" attempts to throw cold water
(Dn the Omaha and South Dakota
tlroad scheme, and says that its own
81 is to be the jobbing metropolis of
y state. We trust there is no mis-
1culation in that assertion, and for
u there may be, Mitchell and its Sis
estowns that want wider market fac
|Eies will crowd the Omaha enterprise
"a sure conclusion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28
Ehus far the much-talked of Fight
flch. according to the democratic pa
Ss, was to be made on the president
HE senate has not materialized.

Ene action of Judge Brewer in ap-
hitting an outsider clerk of the Uni
Estates circuit court for the Dako-
II after his own name had been sent
3or a supreme judgeship, is pretty
6erally and very justly condemned
Ethe papers of both states.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28
Death of Mrs. Perry .


Christmas eve at $40 Mrs. Charlotte
Perry died at the home of her son
George Perry. Her death was very
sudden, she being ill but little more
than twelve hours. Inflammation of
the stomach was the immediate cause
Of death.
The deceased was the mother of
George, Will and Al Perry well known
engineers on the Milwaukee road.
Funeral services were held. this morn
ing at 10 O'clock. Rev. H. E. Wyckoff
of Kimball, q former pastor, oficiated.
Her remains were taken to Cleveland,
Ohio, on the noon train in charge of
her son, AL Perry. She will be buried
by the side of her husband, which was
one of her last requests.
Mrs. Perry was an earnest Christian
woman who lived devoutly to good
old age. She will be deeply mourned
by all who came to know her. The
sons and daughter in this great sorrow
will have the sympathy of the entire
community.
WI. Cooley atone,tfme the Omaha
agent here, and later cashier in the
Sioux Falls office, is 800 short and has
skipped.
Fourteen new members were receiv
ed into the Presbyterian church OF
Sunday. Twenty-Five in all have beer
received since the present pastor cam,
in June.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

The Mitchell Mail makes the follow
ing pertinent suggestion anent the
sextention of the Omaha to the south
west:
Don't you think, fellow citizens, that
sttswould be good idea to hold mass mas
lutiOns asking the Omaha company to
push the work and show our willing
ness to assist in pushing forward this
road to its destination southwest?
4Itwould also have tendency to ex-
1 spedite matters if the citizens along the
1 survey from here to Wheeler were to
select representatives who, with q
Mitchell committee, could lay before
the Omaha people the immediate ad-
u u vantage of covering the territory in
question.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28

sS ongress has adjourned for the hol.-
6s and the threatened warfare on
4 administration by the senate has
suggested itself, much to the dis
Stsof the democratic and mugwump
l Us. On the contrary, there seems to
most encouraging harmony be-
a ASeen these two departments, as the
spfOmpt confirmation of all appoint
Snents made goes to show. The fact
the republican party is getting to-
q SRether on all lines as never before in
sits history, aud rests under full ap-
sssspIlrraciation of its responsibilities to the
country at large. This is what wor-
sIaes the opposition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17
THE "HoRRiD GRIND.

The funny man sat nj his desk one day
And sharpened his pencil long,
Then started to write with oil his might
The words Of roll .cking song; .-@
For tho managing editor. stern and grim
In planning the work that day
Had said III . solemn tone TO him.
To .'drive dull care away
From the readers minds. SO he q begun
To grind column OF boisterous fun.
He punned on his worn and threadbarc coat,
Then glanced at his shabby hat,
And quickly. with nervous hand, he wrote
A laughablc joke on that:
He thought OF his suffering babe at home,
And his eyes began to CLEAN
With humor bright as his hand would writo
Some fun that would make mon scream;
Then he thought OF his SAD WIFE anxious tears,
And wrote some Jokes that would live for years..
He wrote his joke. and verse. and pun,
Pure coin from humor's mipt,
Nor paused till the task was fairly done
And he had finished his stint;
Then gu city crept out into the night,
And home to his sad-eyed wife.
And with her he watched for death to smite
His child, and end the strife;
For while his pencil had laughter bred
His brain was Allied with terrible dread.
And 50 II happened that the very next day.
While readers far and wide
Laughed long and loud in boisterous way,
He sat at a cofiin's side.
The world moved on: but little it rocked
His sorrow cruel and keen:
To furnish folks fun was all they'd expect
From fhs brains OF hired machine;
50 seiz ng once more his pencil then
He stided his sorrow to grind again.
Hurry }. Shslm1n, In Journalist.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
HOW SEEDS CAN TALK.

Twas April, balmy. bright,
And men, from early morn
To Eight, had worked to turn the burrows
Ready for the corn.
And now twas planting time.
And Tim knew well, indeed.
His part would be in every hill TO
Drop pumpkin.seed.
All! how the crows did cav
That bright haif-ho iday:
So free 70 fiy the whole land over.
Near or far away:
While he must ploi aud stoop Z.
Over his weary round.
Tucking the seeds. hilltop By hilltop,
Safely in the ground.
lie sighed: .Who'd ever tell.
Or who would ever know,
II just SO many seeds amt really
Planted In each rows"
No one! And so he dug
Out a great hollow space.
And heaped the whole fields future pump
ktns
Together in one place.
Who did tell No one. But
When sun and sweet warm rain
Had made the corn-feld's long brown fur
rows
Green with growing grain,
In one far corner grew
a most amazing mass
or stems and leaves, that told the story
Only TOO we'll, alas.
Rank. twisted stems and broad,
Coarse leaves in tangles grew;
And how they came there, who had done IL,
All the people knew.
They knew and laughed. To him
II was dreadful spot,
And how even seeds can talk. he never
In all his life forgot.
Mrs. Cinrd Dofy Rates, In Our little Ones.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17

had made up his mind that such q
thing was not to be thought OF. When
she would set him up no would make
himself perfectly limp, and would
topple over on to the floor. Flora
scolded, coaxcd and commanded; but
Mac would not sit up, and at last 1t
had to be given up.
About year after that. Flora came
into the room one day, and found her
best bonnet. which always hung in the
hall closet, dragged TO the floor and
chewcd to rags. Looking around she
saw Mac lying under the sofa, pre-
tending to be asleep. She knew at
once that he was the culprit, AID
called him to her; but his tail
dropped, and he skunk 10 the other
end Of the room.
Mac. did you do that?"
Mac closed his eyes, and feebly
wagged his tail.
Come here. you bad dog!"
Mac knew he was about to be pun
ished. He glanced wildly from tho
torn bonnet to Flora's face. Then, ms
the summons was repeated. he rushed
to the corner where she had tried to
teach him to sit, and stood straight up
begging SO pitifully that his little mis-
tress couldn't punish him. ''Well.
you're sorry, aren't you, Mac?" was all
she said.
Mac was very fond OF our kittens.
There was one that was his favorite, a
silly little thing that often came to
grief by following people down the
street. and then losing its way. One
day Mac and this kitten were sun
ming on the front porch, when the kit
ten started off after some ladies that
passed tho house. Mac watched her
until she came to the crossing. Then
she stopped and began to cry. After
watching her a minute, Mac got up
and started towards her. When he
reached her the kitten was running
around not knowing which way to go.
When she saw Mac she trotted towards
him, and he took her in his mouth
and trotted home with her, carrying
her up the steps to the porch, where
he put her down. Our Little Men dne!
Women.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17
THE DAIRY.

"A generous supply Of good pure
water is an absolute necessity In
profitable dairying. Chicago Times.
DO not 'sdry up the cows when
cold weather approaches; it will spoil
them for future use. more or less,
young COWS end heifcrs especially
Nomcer Press.
- The dairy cow works continuously
from yesr to year, adding to her own
er's profts, and he must be very short
sighted. indeed. who fails TO appreciate
that It Is through his liberal care and
feeding these profits arc increased. -
lVcsteru Rural.
That there is more money in but
ter than in beef Of any kind, needs no
argument, and the idea is absurd that
n man ought to keep 1,20O-pound
COW in his dairy because she will make
a greater weight Of old cow beef when
unfit TO milk longer. when he can get
an 8O0-pound COW that will average
fifty per cent more butter.-Waid0 Il.
Br0un.
When raising young calves to BE-
your future mich cows. it is not neces-
sary to keep them fat, but they should
he made TO grow as rapidly as possible.
To do this, give them the use of good
pasture as soon as they are weaned or
old enough. and allow good mess Of
ground oats at night. The shelter is
also very important. as they should not
be exposed at any season Of the year
Prairie Farmer.
1t is waste OF cow-forcc to turn
her out where she roams over several
hundred acres of land. She will be
doingit most all day If there is no
fence to stop her, and will be sure to
do it If the pasture is :.thin and scarce.
She had better be fed what she needs
on small space, and then lie down
and attend TO her legitimate mission
on the earth-making milk.-Hoards
Dairy,nan.
For the dairy, there must be con-
slant study and effort for the accumula-
ton OF foods suited to the purposes re-
CURED. The best have only made a
good start in this direction, and the
possibilities Of the future are great.
and should be inspiring. Above all
things the dairymen who hopes for
success must not let his cows run
down. Rccuperation is too costly
Country Gentlemen.
"A poor appetite in any farm anima-
10 greatly against its doing its best, no
matter where it is working, whether
in the dairy or before the pillow. There
fore. in feeding young animals, es-
pecially calves. train the appetite;
keep to the rule of making it lick the
trough clean, gradually increasing the
feed until you get nearly. but never
quite. to the point where the trough
would not be secured. Nat.
StOckmdn.
Prominent dairymen claim that by
allowing the cows salt freely it pro-
duces how OF milk. This is explained
by the fact that salt promotes thirst,
and causes the COW to drink more
water. II is claimed that cows drink
ing less than twcnty-scven quarts Of
water daily are poor mixers. water
composing about nincty-six per cent.
Of the milk. Such experiments, how
ever, DO not determine the quality Of
the milk, and in one respect shows that
milk may be watered through the
agency Of the cOw.-St. Louis Republic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17

The cheapness Of poetical talent
at the present time, and the ease with
which it can adapt itself to the
wants OF publishers, is illustrated by
the following letter, which was re-
ceived by the publisher Of q news
paper: .Sir-I will write you a
splendid poem for every issue of your
paper for dollar and fifty cents q
week. said poems to be OF any length
required-but wouldn't want TO go
over . column-and on any subject you
like. and written in blank verse, regu-
lar rhyme. or sonnet style, although l
think rhymes take best with the gen.
eral public. But can write one as
easy as the other. Let me know II
you want me to begin. - Youths COM
pani0s.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17

MARY Jane" said the wholesale
fruit dealer, with feeble voice and
pallid lips, tell me the truth. I can
bear it. What does the doctor sayp'
He says" responded the wife, her
face radiant with JOY. that the crisis
is past and you will recover, William -
Mary janet" he exclaimed, in fine.
ringing tones, ''you may countermand
the order sent to the warehouse yes
terday about rebarreling that carload
OF apples. Tell the men to ship them
rs they are" Chicago Tribune.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17
FLoRA's DOG.

His Obstinacy. MlschievOusness. Peni.
tence and Final Obedienco-The Silly
Kitten.
Flora has a dog named Mac. who,
though he is not beautiful is very
bright, and does some funny things.
He knows number OF tricks, and will
sneeze when Flora tells him to.
One day Flora tried to teach him to
stand upon his hind legs in corner OF
the room. But Mac is dog OF decided
opinions, and she soon saw that he
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17

The invention of the photograph
and graphone has brought out the sim
gular fact that few persons, If any.
know the sound OF their own voice.
When several persons in succession
have spoken into one OF these ma
chimes, each may recognize in its re-
productions the voice Of friend or
acquaintance, but does not identify his
own. An analogous phenomenon has
been observed in the matter of sight
by photographers, who often satisfy In
likeness every one but the original.
Thus it seems that we not only do not
see ourselves as others see us. but We
do not hear ourselves as others hear
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17

Keeping cream too long is very
common fault. Churn often. Churn
every twenty-four hours. That is good
sound advice.-Farm and Stockma !.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17

A man who. for the last thirty
years, had led the life Of q miser, and
died the other day in one OF the Vienna
hospitals. left nothing behind him but
q bundle of over six hundred lottery
tickets. He had invested more than
seven thousand Aorins-the savings OF
his lifetime-in the lottery.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17
MOUNTING AN ELEPHANT.

A Traveller Describes How He Accom-
plished the Feat.
Mr.. Barras, in his India and Tiger
Hunting" gives q description of his
selection of an elephant, and his first
experience in riding 1t. He was Of
fered his choice OF half dozen, and
at once picked out a big fellow, nearly
ten feet high. Its name was Rogha-
nath Guj, and, rs Mr.. Barras says, it
bore an excellent character for both
courage and gentlencss. 1t had al
ready killed two men. to be sure, but
this was hardly the animals fault, as
they had approached it carelessly when
it was furious.
I began by feeding him with bread
and sugar. whilst the keeper was ex-
planning to me the animals manners
and customs.
Though ever ready to obey orders.
he much disliked having to knccl. An
elephants elbows are tender, and it
sometimes gets diseased joint from
being made constantly to assume this
posture on all sorts OF ground, to en-
able people to mount. l began. there
fore. by getting up in the orthodox
style, which was as follows:
On standing before him, and indi-
eating that you wished to mount, he
would lower himself by advancing both
his front legs; you then took hold Of
his lips at the root OF the tusks, and
placed foot on the tip OF each. He
then rose to his full height. and tossed
up his head rs high as his short neck
would allow, and SO enabled you to
slide between his cars.
To let me dismount he would half
stoop ON one hind leg, and raise the
other outward. On this extended limb
l would slip by means Of his tail, and
from thence to the ground, which VIZ g
an easy step.
To do all this with an elephant Mt
the first interview was, naturally,
rather risky, but. as our acquaintance
was to be short, Thought it advisable
to pass q vote OF confidence at once. /
wished my first ride to be pleasure
to all concerned. especially to ROg-
Klamath Guj, as it was his first expert
ence with an enlightened European
mahOut.
The native driver, from want of
thought, kept up a constant drum
ming on the beasts head with the
guad, or '.ankus;" / therefore hoped
not to use it at all. Such an improve
ment all at once, however, proved
more than the clephantinc mind could
grasp. He began really to enjoy him
self; going his own way more than
mine, till at last he marched straight
into an immense forest tree OF the
banyan species. and began to browse.
He seized the boughs above his head,
and, Juggling violently ut them.
brought them down on my devoted
skull.
This was too much. ] raised the
ankus, and brought it down with q
blow that brought the blood. This had
the desired effect, and he at once bun
died off by the road he knew ] wanted
him to 60. He merely took with him
Il branch about the size Of Q small
apple tree to discuss Us he went along.
From this moment We were friends,
and do not think / ever had to use
the hook again SO as to bring blood
generally it was sufficient to tap him
with my fingers to get him to do wha,
l wanted.-Sk. Louis Globe Democrat
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-17


out right spry."
Its their old game, young man, I"
said Uncle Seth, rubbing his wooden
leg thoughtfully. Their great idee
in life is to put somebody out; and We
always said that the teacher who could
master them would be fit to govern
Roosia.
Marks first feeling was disgust. To
wrangle with ignorant DULLES was not
to his taste; and he was undecided
whether he would not give up the
school ut once. They could easily put
him out, Of course, il they determined
to do SO; and to attempt to fight with
them was no part of discretion. He
lay awake most OF one night thinking
about it and got up in the morning
desperately miserable. He could no,
return 10 the college without money
and he did not like to go home defeat.
ed.
III could be o giant about q week
! would give great deal" he said tO
Uncle Seth and Sister Cynthia.
drains is worth a heap more n
muscle, though, in the long rum" an.
swered Uncle Seth. when YOU find
a hump you cant walk right over
you must find way to GO round it,
you know. That's what I've learned
in my time Jest git around it some
way or another
That was, in fact, the only way he
could hope TO continue the school,
Mark understood plainly; but SO far
he had not discovered how to proceed
He began Immediately, however, to
study the characters OF the pupils who
annoyed him and to adapt himself to
the necessities of the occasion. By
making an effort to keep them in good
humor he gained time to begin with;
then he managed at recess and after