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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
HOW FISHES CLIMB HILLS.
A Curious and Interesting Story of Some
of Their Habits.


of Their Habits.
In that fascinating book on natural
history, ga Frozen Dragon" is an ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomenon that trout
are often found in mountain streams,
far up toward their source, in deep pools
and eddies:
In one pool, out of which led a direct
fall of three feet, there were numbers
of the richly tinted little creatures, that
to have attained their position must
either have swum up the fall or gone
around by land. After catching num-
ber began to rrighten the others to see
what they would do.
Some dashed 1T the little fall and dis
appeared, while others darted over and
swan down stre;..n. Still farther up
found the speckled game, until finally
the passage became so difficult that / was
obliged to turn hack. In the village l
chapced to mention the subject to q
friend who owned the mill on the same
stream, and he told me that the fishes
ascent was puzzle to him, until one
day his boy called him out to the dam,
u.
was nearly four feet high, and to relieve
the stream several auger holes had been
bored in it, allowing a small stream of
water to jet forcibly out and togo splash
ing down into the clear pool below. As
my friend approached the spot and look
ed through the bushes several large sized
trout were seen moving under the mimic
fall, evidently in great excitement, and
darting into it as if enjoying the splash
and roar of the water.
Suddenly one of the fish made quick
rush that sent it up the falling stream,
so that it almost gained the top; but by
an unlucky turn it was caught and
thrown back into the pool, where it dart
ed away, evidently much startled.
Soon another made the attempt, dart
ing at it like the first, and then rapidly
swimming up the fall, but only to meet
the fate Of its predecessor. This was
tried a number of times, until finally a
trout larger than the others made dash,
mounted the stream, and entered the
round hole.
The observers were almost ready to
clap their hands, but it was not success
full yet. AS the water stopped flowing
for a moment, they saw that, though the
athletic trout had surmounted the fall,
the hole was too small for it to pass
through, and there the poor fish was
lodged. The lockers on fastened to re-
ieve it, and found that it's side or pee
toral fins were caught in the wood, but,
by pushing the fish ahead, which you
may be sure they did, they liberated it,
and it darted away into the upper pond
Here, then, was the explanation. The
trout climbed the mountain by swim
ming up the falls, darting up the foam
ing masses, and adopting every expe-
.iient to accomplish their journey. For
these fish deposit their eggs high up
stream, so that the young fry. when
hatched, may not be disturbed by preda-
tory fish and other foes living in the
lower waters.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
Menta1 Powers of Criminals.

The bearing of education on the char
acter and reformation of criminals is dis
cussed by DR.. Hamilton d. Way in pa
per on the physical and industrial train
ing of that class, which is published by
the Industrial Education association. The
author assumes that sit is IL mistake to
suppose that the criminal is naturally
bright Moral failure and blunted intel
lect, as a rule, go hand in hand. If
bright, it is usually in narrow line and
self repeating" The criminals malprac-
tice has its origin in blunted or monde
veloped nervous areas, and is Indicative
Of wrong headedness. Whatever may
be said of the motives or incentives that
led to crime, the fact remains that the
head of the criminal is wrong. The time
has gone by in which to argue that to
educate the criminal is to make him
a more accomplished and successful
scamp. at is through physical and
mental training and their composite la
Dor that the slumbering germs of man
hood are fructifed. maturing under a
firm and unrelaxing discipline"
The criminals mind, "while not dis
eased, is undeveloped, or it may be alb
normally developed in certain directions;
the smartness resulting therefrom par
taking of low cunning and centering
about self. He is deficient in stability
and will power. and incapable of pro
longed mental effort and application
His intellect travels i'll a rut. and fails
him in an emergency. His moral nature
shares in the imperfections of his physi-
cal and mental state" A training is ad-
vocated by the author that will awaken
the slumberng faculties, and thus set the
mind in a normal condition, This train
ing had best not lie given by persons con-
nected with the prison, for it might
thereby be umpleasantly associated with
penal features, but by teachers brought
in for the purpose. Dr. Way gives an
interesting relation of experiments which
he has made with prisoners in accord
snce with these views, the average re-
suits of which are very encouraging
Popular Science Monthly.
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concernin: watscmslons.

Good, sound waternelons, not cracked,
kept in shady place, will keep three or
four weeks. Many attempts have been
made TO keep them all winter, but the
fruit preservers have not as yet ma..c a
success of it. Some proposed to do it by
vanishing the outside. so as to exclude.
the air. George Blank, however, who
is u biz dealer in watermelons at Pier
81, North river. says that the best way
to keep Il melon all winter is to bury it
in the ground where it will not freeze.
No attempt has been made to keep
watermelons all the year round as 4
commercial speculation, except that n
few have occasionally been put in cold
storage, and once in a while gardener
raises a few in a hot!louse for the benefit
of those who do not like anything that
is got in the normal way
Among melon dealers the belief is
widespread that the fruit is good for
kidney troubles. The effect upon the
kidneys is almost as quickly perceptible
as that Of asparagus, while to the fevered
tongue the taste is as delicious as that of
an orange 1t is of the utmost import
ance that melons should be kept free
from cracks. Very soon after a melon
is cracked it begins to get sour.-New
York Sun.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
A Helping Hand.

Frederick Greenwood, in an article in
The Nineteenth Century, makes a point
in favor of helping the man who is in
temporary trouble rather than the
chronic poor The point is good one
Every well to do man can, by keeping
his eyes and heart both open, keep from
dropping into the slums some family
that has met with temporary disaster.
Those who are trying to help themselves
are the ones least likely to get helping
hand. One church in northern CITY
keeps private register of the financial
condition of all members, and has it as
the duty of the deacons to see that no
ones misfortunes lower them in social
position OF break them up. Any one dis
covered to be in need is promptly, but
secretly, relieved. - st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
Black Is White.

The word black (Anglo-Saxon blac,
black, bleal) is fundamentally the same
as the old German blach now only to be
found in two or three compounds, as
blachfeld, a level or plain; blachmahl,
the scum which floats on topwhen silver
is melted, and blachfrost; and it meant
originally ''level," "bare" and was used
to denote blackness, because blackness is
(apparently) bare of color. But thenasal-
lied form of black is blank, which also
meant originally bare, and was used to
denote whiteness, because whiteness is
apparently bare of color. The same
word was used to denote the two oppo-
site things. From which it would seem
that black is white.
To any one who shall point out flaw
in this genealogical argument 1 shall
endeavor to be grateful, provided he docs
not disturb the very satisfactory conclu-
sion. This should naturally resent. 1t
may help him to a conclusion and serve
u further support to my contention to
point out that black in Anglo-S;xon act,l-
ally means "white" as we'll as '.back.
so that it is not in it's llasalizel form only
that the same word is employed to OK
press opposite things Why is this. ul1-
less that to the primitive mind hotl,
white and black appeared to agree in
being bare or void Of color, and for that
reason to deserve the same name? And
here cannot help harboring a suspicion,
suggested by the cid German blachfrost
(Which appears to be nearly obsolete, OF
only used in some localites), that oul
"back frost" meant originally u frost
bare of accomplishments, as hoar, rime
and it is coincidence only that it should
be black in color and blacken the vegeta
ton. But we have long lost hold of the
original meaning, and believe it to refer
to the color.-Notes and Queries.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

The long looked-for advancement of
Mitchell's interests as a railroad point
is at hand. The extension of the
Northwestern system to the rich Sec
tion southwest means much in itself.
The prospect Of direct connection
with Omaha, although not as sure as
the other, is good enough to warrant
the utmost diligence to secure it. The
Illino Central project is still as favor
BILE as it was last fall and the REPUB-
L1cAN would call upon the special COM
miItee appointed at that time to take
up it's labors in dead earnest. We are
firm in the belief that Mitchell's des-
tiny lies in the hands of her citizens.
Her location, environments and oppor-
tunities are all In her favor. Now is
the time to take advantage of them to
the utmost.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
! II Election DODGE.

AT an election in Poland the other day
smart young candidate tried maneu-
yer which almost deserved to succeed for
its ingenuity. Nearly all the peasants
were against him, and the problem was
how to prevent them from voting. The
interval is very short between the time
when they leave of work and the closing
OF the polls, SO that at the last half hour
a great crowd was waiting. Suddenly
there was cry of "Fire" and rattling
Of engines. But the ruse did not sue
ceed, the stolid countrymen first waiting
to record their vote, and then hurrying
off to discuss the conf]agration. London
Globe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
Instances of viii Power.

Three stories were told over after din.
ner cigars the other day, showing the
power of mans will. One was of a
young officer in the English army, who
was peculiarly stubborn and irasciblc.
He had been confined to his bed after
severe attack Of the heart, and was un-
able to move. His physician asked one
of his fellow officers to warn him that he
would never get out of bed again, that
he might arrange his affairs before
death. When the sick man was told
what the doctor had said. he arose in
bed eNcitedly and said: IL will never get
up again, eh? will walk to the doctor
myself and show him." He jumped to
the floor, walked across the. room and
fell dead.
The other was about IL sheriff out wcgw,
who, when arresting man, was stabbed
through the heart. He seized the man
by the shoulders, after the blade had
struck him, pressed him to the ground,
drew his revolver, and deliberately
thrusting it down the struggling prison.
er's throat. pulled the trigger at the in
stant he himself died
The third story was regarding another
officer who was hunting down thief
The man thought he had given his pur-
suer the slip, but just as lie entered one
door of a railroad Car the officer appeared
in the other. The thief instantly fired,
the bullet penetrating his pursuer's brain
The officer however, returned the shot.
bringing his man to the ground. He then
dragged himself along the aisle of the
car, firing as he crawled until his revol.
yer was empty. He was dead when he
was picked up scyo:d after he ceased
to shoot.-Boston Gazette
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

tions as to the motives of those who
did not agree with it; but that its pres
ent course is sctuated by the first
principle of fairness or decency or q
desire for the public good there is no
evidence in the facts or surrounding
circumstances. On the other hand We
are forced to the conclusion that Ger
tain influences, purely selfish and taint-
ed with desire for revenge, are be-
hind this whole crusade. We are con-
ident that future developments will
sustain this opinion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

Therei is possibility that Montana
may send double header senatorial
delegation to Washington. Senator
Moody gives the following opinion on
che subject:
y Inasmuch as there is democratic
governor and republican secretary
sthev may not agree in contest. and
each may certify two senators. Then
lit would be the province of the senate
TO decide which of the certificates to
accept, or to reject all four of them and
send them back to their people for
complete certificates.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
Just a Fit.

If a boy sees a coat that fits him he
sometimes puts it on before he knows it;
or we may say the same thing in other
words: ga guilty conscience needs no
accuser."
Two school boys had quarreled and
finally had engaged in real stand up
fight. The teacher got wind of the
affair and called the combatants before
him.
"Ee struck me-" said one of the boys.
"He said stole his knife" said the
other
II said somebody stole it" said the
first boy.
well. you meant me-" replied the
other.
"Why, Charlie" said the teacher, "if
Willie had told me that somebody had
stolen his knife, it would not have made
me angry. should not have thought
that he meant me.
"Well, but you don't steal," was the
ready answer.-kind Words.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

1t is rumored that Senator Allison's
chances for reelection are jeopardized
by the close result in the Iowa legisla-
ture. 1t is to be hoped that such will
not prove to be the case. The north
west can i'll afford to spare Mr.. Allison
from the position he has filled SO long
and so ably.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
The Son. of IN. s,,.,.,.uu.

1t would be impossible to rid this
country of the English sparrow. The
pertinacity of the pest was never better
Illustrated than by the British sailors
bit of doggerel, which runs
The bloomin', beedin' sparrow went up the
bloody spout;
The bleedin' rain CANE down unl washed the
hloomin' sparrow ont
The bloody sun calls, out and dried up the bleed
in rain
And the bloomn, tloody sparrow went up the
bleedn spout again.
Chicago Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

Representative Clifford is credited
with securing the appointment of ed
iter Mallahan of the Elk Point Courier
to the postoffice at that place and of
Asa Dodd to the postoffice at Ethan.
Mr.. Dodd, 1t will be recalled, is the
husband of one of the victims of the
blizzard and succeeds Mr.. Sch imgen,
who was one of the democratic candi-
dates on the legislative ticket.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

1 The North Dakota papers are tickled
TO death over the tact that custom
gives the prefix north precedence over
the prefix south, in spite of the stimuli
staneous manner in which the two Da-
kotas we're admitted,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

The Sioux Falls Press of Sunday
contains the following Of interest, not
only in this city, but all over the state:
Private advices leave no doubt that
Judge Edgerton will soon receive the
appointment of United States district
Judge for South Dakota. There are
about $4,000 voters i'll thestate to whom
the announcement will come with
hearty approval.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

s The wild and woolly bonrbons in q
Kentucky town demolished the post
office with dynamite in their mad ex-
sultation over the recent democratic
victories. Uncle Wanamaker would
do we'll to let that town go without a
postof1ice for few months.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

The REPUBLICAN is not the only pa
per in the state which considers that
the chief mission of Mr.. Loucks is to
demoralize the republican party. See
extracts published today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

IS Judge Gitford's many personal
friends will rejoice to know that he
has recently had asuccessful operation
performed for cataract on one OF his
eyes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15

We hope to see q good. stiff, short
winter. with lots of snow. 1t may be
hard on the fuel buyers, but, as the
boy said to his dad, "it'Il be the making
of the puD."
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a Competent Witness.

Bessie-Do you know Harry?
Jennie-Yes. He's very nice young
man. Twas in love with him for three
months. Epoch.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-11-15
LAST WORDS OF DAVID.
LESSON VII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAL SERIES, NOV. IL.

Text of the Lesson, II Sam. xiii, IL.
Commit Verses 8, A-Golden Text, II
Sam. Kill. documentary by tho Rev.
ID. NJ. Stearns.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-14

of a bank or brewery, or boom of some
sort He is sitting back in a corner Of his
swell landau now and wondering what he
did it for He has fine old face, a heavy
gray mustache, bushy eyebrows and gold
trimmed eyeglasses He is dressed care
fully. and his face is absolutely empty of
interest of anything. He can I even work
any more, because he has so much money
that all motive Is gone His wife. Oh,
well. he Ioveed his wife long ago and he
bows to her now when he meets her in the
hallway of his house and they never had a
quarrel Children! Yes, several of Them
They used 70 be pretty, and were fond of
him " hen they were babies Then board
ing chool, college, balls parties and
checks, checks, Now he hardly knows
anything about them All sympathy is
lost betw cen theai Living under the same
roof their hearts are always wide apart.
In fact he doubts whether he has heart ut
all
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-14

rated by banquets as it was celebrated
Alexandria IN the DAYS Of Plotinus an
OF Porphyry. With such advantages and
with such enthuslams it is not surprising
that classic culture was generally
dlifused. Both men and women knew
Greek and Latin. and the people applauded
the arrival at Leghou Of largo of manu-
script or statuary with the same delight
with which they welcomed Florentine
victory. 1t was period of intellectual ac-
tlvity. Macchiavelh has pointed out how
the mental energy which was foStered bv
the collisions Of factions called into exer-
else abilities which IN intervals of peace
We're directed to worthier objects, and
raised + lorenzo TO the first place in Euro
pean civilization The republic rose to the
zenith of her glory under an Athenian
tyranny which had genius for excuse and
the citizens for accomplices Civil dis
cords were eXtinguiShed. and with peace
the study of the fine arts and Of letters was
awakened to surprising activity. But
there were other sides to the picture The
intellectual advance was accompanied bv
moral corruption The old love of civic
freedom was extinct Unbeief. cynicism.
sensuallty, and Indifference poisoned the
springs IT social life and infected 1.-THE
sources of artistic genius The cultured
crowd was devoid of principle, Indifferent
to moral law. Selfish, dissoute, despising
Christianity as a sign of intellectual weak
ness. man aped the graces and initiated
the vices Of the heather world. They were
at once profoundly superstitious and deeply
skeptical. Dreams, visions, and portents
ruled every detail of domestic life; learned
historians like Gmcciardini declared them
selves to have had experience of aerial
spirits; philosophers like Ficino, lectured
from the professional chair on the occult
virtues of jewels and amu!ets Lorenzo
de Medici was the leader and the repre-
sentative of this brilliant but hollow socie-
ty. His Circean rule appealed to the taste
of the uncultured while it gratifed the
senses Of the vulgar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-14
or DIFFERENT pENoMNAlIo> $.
However They Could alternate la Their
Allondnncr nj Service.

It was approaching The end of loves
Young dream. ayS the Washington Post
George b. j5wkins was 90 bc married i'm
cue short week To- Marie Anne fmgletltty.
TIA seven days Marie would merge the
house of Imgiettty i'm the proud name of
hawkins. Yet George b. hawkins was not enc
tirely happy Ever and anon as Inc yqnale
the fair Marie Anne 10 his heaving bosom
the black shadow Of carkiug care would
creep over his face Fight it down as
hard 20, he could. Vet care would cark like
"a brood hen ON "a three-minute scratch for
grub. I'D the evening prlyermeetlng,
when George was wondering how ln thun-
der he could get the bag ont Of the knees
Of his best trousers. care would set mp
carh which wouldmake people turn around
and stare at him,
The secret lay heavy on the breast of
George 3D. Jawkins but with the stern
integrity Of man who has been brought
up behind calico counter, he resolved %
confess 10 Marie Anne As they sat to-
gether that evening he began 10 screw his
courage e. the speaking point He screw
ed and screwed and screwed but the thread
must have been broken. 1t was worse than
the night he popped the question His
throat was purched his tongue dry, but "a
cold stream Of perspration trickled down
his spinal processes.
Marie Anne, he guped.
Yes, Jawge His name was George,
but she called him Jawge
II have a confession TO make; ! fear the
result II may cause you 10 discard me.
If it does shall wander into the cold,
cold world TO die
N 49,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-14
FLOATING FIELDS AND GARDENS,
A Chinese Device for Escaping Droughts
and Floods.

I'm the month Of April q bamboo raft
ten to twelve feet long and about half rs
broad, is prepared The poles are dashed
together with nterstices OF an inch between
each. over this "a LAYER Of straw AN inch
thick Is sprcad, and then coating two
inches thick Of adhesive mud taken from
tie bottom Of canal or pond, which re-
ceye- the seed The raft is moOred to the
bank iu iill water and requires no further
attention The straw soon gives way and
the soil also, the roots drawing support
from the water alone In about twenty
day. the raft becomes covered with the
crcepc and ITS stems aud root are gather
cd for cooking I'M autumn Us small. white
petals and yellow stamens, nesting among
tho round leaves present "a very pretty ap-
pcarauce lu some place. marshy land is
profitable cultivated IN this manner Be-
sides these ioating vegetable gardens
there are also floating rice Fields. pom
raft- constructed as above weeds and ad-
hrrent mud were placed 5s % flooring, and
when the rice shoots were ready for trans
planting they were placed ln the lloallug
soil which being adhesive and held IN
place hy weed roots the plants were maiu-
tanned in position throughout the season,
tie rice thus planted rlpened Ia from sixty
10 seventy iu place OF 100 days. The ratts
are abIed 70 the shore floating on lakes
po1l- or sluggish streams These floating
field pne ~ avert lamues, whether by
drought or food When other fields were
submerged and their crops rotted, these
hoated and 0ouri-bed; and when a drought
prevailed they subsidized with the falling
water. and while the soil around was arid
advanced 20 maturity Agricultural
treatsc- contain plates representing rows
Of extensive rice fields moored TO sturdy
trees ou the banks Of rivers or lakes which
existed formerly in the ldm-triue regions
Of the lower Yangtsze and Yellow Rivers