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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

Il 0s ~. xk.l
escaped in the first report of the parade
b worthy of mention. A soldie,
touched light to big cannon in
Grand Circus Park just as the clock in
the city hall was Ginning the
hour OF noon. As the rever bratione
Of the artillery echoed over the
City OF the Straits mounted
troop wheeled around the corner of
woodward avenue and into the Campus
Martius. simultaneously a snow white
handkerchief huttered in the hands of q
woman with clear cut, commanding
features and snow white hair combed
back from the forehead, and who sat on
the very front Of the grand stand. She
rose to her feet and the handkerchief
finttered higher. Those around her rose
also. The band struck up the familiar
alr OF "Auld Lang Syne" and 10000
voices Joined In the strain. Then, as
the music died away, there was cheer,
and another. until from all parts of the
campus, as it were, a mighty roar of
acclaim ascended to the sky, and in the
midst of the tumult the lady who had
been mistaken for the widow of the i'm
mortal Logan, overcome with emotion
at the scene, sank back into her seat
sumo OCner Incidents.
Preceding the comrades from the
keystone state were two miniature gun
carriages drawn by white ponies and
d;iven by two little boys. The Allie
gheny City band, composed largely of
little fellows who had but recently got
ten into knickerbockers, was another
feature of the division that came in for
generous recognition. In the second
rank of Memorial post, of Cleveland,
old Comrade Ferrer, whose right leg
was shot off from the hip at Gettysburg,
hobbled along on crutches, and a col
ored brother, brother who lost his nose
in the Wilderness, and the center of
whose face was swathed in linen band
age, kept him company. The re-
nowned Private Dalzell headed the
line OF Lawrence post, of Columbus,
IN recognition of which the band
that came behind played nothing but
the "kazEle- dazzle" air throughout the
line OF march. For fear that the Private
would get all the recognition the post
accompanied itself with score of good
looking and well-formed young girls in
military relief caps, white bodices and
blue skirts who marched along like
schooled veterans, looking neither to the
right nor to the left, in appreciation of
the greeting that kept their cheeks
tinged with the hot blood.
There We're forty-seven divisions in
the parade and it took Just two and q
third hours for the first four to pass
given spot. The column was in motion
ct sundown, the Michigan boys, num-
bering ut least 5000 not beginning to
form until after o'clock.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

1t will worry our Independent friends
considerably to prove that the Alliance
lines in South Dakota are not in fact
third party lines, although there are
still members of the Alliance who do
not subscribe to all its political doc
trines or approve of its political course.
There is good deal of jugglery neces-
sary, in view of the history of the move
ment in this state, to keep up this al
legged distinction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

The following is the popular recipe
for the midsummer hash which is now
being served up by South Dakota cooks
to the people of the state through the
outside dailies: Take the names
of the best-known Republicans,
and throw them into an ink jug; then
drop in handful OF. such offices as sen.
ator, congressman and governor: season
with one part probability and nine
parts absurdity; stir up with date line
and the name OF some town: and serve
cold about once every two weeks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

Any one who really and honestly de-
sires to get some idea of how the fiat
idea OF finance operates in actual prac-
tice should read the article on the fin
ancial condition of the Argentine Re
public in the Century for August.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07
Sold Adulterated Pea,.

Boston, Aug. 5.--S. S. Pierce & Co.,
charged with selling adulterated goods
in the shape Of French peas, to which
had been added a certain preparation of
copper to give the peas the peculiar
color, were fined $25 in the municipal
court. The case, which is Of great inn
portance to the grocery trade, will be
taken to the highest courts on appeal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

Yankton Press: The South Dakota
editor who asks farmers to bring in
specimens for the Estate Fair and the
Corn Palace" will bear watching. He
is probably an agent OF the Iowa show
men and is using the State Fair to
catch something fine for his patrons on
the other side of the state line.
There's q whole lot of South Dakota
editors in this damnable conspiracy,
then.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07
The Davis vii, Case.

BUTTE, Mon, Aug. SIN the Davis
will case the time of the court was oc-
cupied in hearing argument on the ad-
visibility of expert testimony on hand
writing on the part of the contestant.
Argument against it was made by Judge
Kirkpatrick, who occupied all the fore
noon. No session was held in the after
noon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

The almost ba lkrupt condition of the
midsummer news market is clearly
shown by the attempt to revive the
F-tz Jim P-rt-r chestnut.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

We are more than glad to welcome
Editor Morton Alexander back to the
conduct of his Buffalo County Chief
He has done splendid work in rather
limited field.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-08-07

sung by the veterans under the direc-
tion of E. T. Remich. During the
evening short addresses were made by
ex-President Hayes, Hon. Redtield Proc
tor, Hon. Austin Blair, Governor Ho-
vey of Indiana, Governor Page of Yer
mont, Governor Campbell of Ohio, Ma
jor General Daniel Butterfeld, Past
Commanders.in-C Chief John C. Robin
son, Louis Wagner, George S. Merrill,
Lucius Fairchild, John S. Kountz, Paul
Van Der WORT, r. B. Beath, John P.
Rea. William Warner, Corporal Tan
ner, General Leland j. Webb and
others.
There were also recitations by Mrs.
Margaret Custer Calhoun and Mrs.
Julia E. Lobdell, and between the dill
ferent exercises "The Star Spangled
Banner" Columbia" vHail Colum-
bia, "s Festival Hymn" and America
were rendered by the G.. A. r. Silver
Anniversary chorus. Major Hender-
shot, the drummer boy of the Kappa
hancock, and his son repeated the calls
and the long roll, and gave their cele-
brated immitation of battle.
AT 9 o'clock another reception was
given at Camp Sherman (exposi-
ton building) by Commander-in-
Chief Veazey to the veterans and
Sons of Veterans. Commander G. L.
Eaton presided. The exercises were
the same as those at the reception at the
rink, with the exception that the musi-
cal selections rendered were different.
The receptions over, tho comrades de-
parted for their various places Of tenn
porary abode, chatted, renewed &C.
quaintances, told stories or gave them
selves up to whatever enjoyment their
fancies dictated, all voting the day an
unqualified success.
Badges Presented.
There were three presentations of
badges made during the day. one to
Commander.in-C Chief Veazey Of a 81, 600
gold medal set with diamonds;
one of the same sort to General
Alger from his aides of last year, and
one to Mayor Pingree, a member Of the
Seoond Massachusetts, heavy artillery,
who has cared for all the members Of
his battery by turning his magnificent
estate into camp, with menu card in
the feed ts It that would make many
hotels grea, with envy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

WHAT IS THE TONGUE For .
"Since God made the tongue-and he
never makes anything in vain-we
may be sure he made it for some good
purpose. What is it then ," asked a
teacher one day of her class.
HE made it that we may pray with
it," answered one boy.
''To talk to people WITH" said sec
ond.
"To rccitc our lesson with,n replied
another.
Eyes; and 1 will tell you what lie
did not make it for. He did not make
it for us to scold with, to lie with, or to
swear with. He did not mean that
we should say unkind or foolish, indie
cent or impatient words with it.
Now, boys, think every time you use
your tongues, if you are using them in
the way God means you to. Do good
with your tongues and not evil. 1t is
one Of the most useful members i'll the
whole body, although it is so small.
PLEASE God with it every day."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

The ART OF CONVERSATIONAL
art of conversation is to some woman
a gift. Like the poet, they are born
with their glorious powers. But many
women who converse intelligently
and pleasantly have become masters
of the art by patient care and study.
Even persons of ordinary ability will
find upon making the effort that
where it is not gift no other deficien-
cy can be 80 we'll supplemented by
art. For the untutored there are
three old rules which may not prove
amiss. Talk to men on the subject
which belongs to their peculiar call
ings; talk about those things which
interest yourself, assuming also that
they interest your listener, and make it
a point to inform yourself upon a va
riety of topics; never be guilty of in
PRODUCING in a mixed company a sub
ject upon which all may not he able to
converse. There is wonderful facul-
ty in drawing people out, in making
the stranger and the timid feel at ease,
in putting questions so skillfully and
adroitly as to compel them to answer
as though they were concurring IA
vor on you, not you seeking to enter
tain them; but here the rule Of good
breeding is the best to follow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

Among the curiosities Of the last
census, the most conspicuous was the
unexpected fact that the colored peo-
pie of the South are not increasing in
the ratio of the whites, and that,
therefore, all fear of the Southern
States becoming solidly black, is re-
moved. The returns are not COM
plete, save in one State, Alabama, but
that may be taken as Indicative OF
what is the state of things in the 9TH
ers. A contemporary says: In Ala
bama the matter is definitely settled so
far as regards that State by the publ.
cation of the actual census figures OF
inhabitants by color. All these statls'
tics point in the same direction. The
negroes are not increasing SO rapidly
as the whites. In ratio as we'll as In
aggregate of growth the white people
are far in the lead. Year by year the
negroes are rapidly decreasing with re-
spect to the entire population. The
colored man forms smaller proper
ton of the aggregate inhabitants DOW
than he did ten or twenty years ago,
and he will be in a still lower ratio ten
or twenty years hence than he is
now"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Johnny's Own Way.

Johnny wanted very much to
"helpn his mother bake pies one morn
ing. So she gave him piece OF
dough, the cover of a starch box for a
pastry board, and a clothes peg for a
rolling pin. When he had rolled so
hard that his face was very red, he put
his little pie on the stove hearth to
bake and then he saw the pretty, soft
steam putting out of the kettle. He
tried to catch it in his hand, but it flew
away. Then he put his fingers near
the nose of the kettle. His mother
saw him and cried: -,
"Oh, Johnny, take care, or you'll
burn your fingers, my dear"
"Steam can't burn" cried wise
Johnny; "only fire burDs."
"You must not try it. Believe me,
it will burn you. Do stop, Johnny J!
"Oh, DEAR" cried Johnny, why
can't have my own way sometimes
I do like my own way! When I'm a
big man, I mean to stand and poke
my forefnger in the tea-kettle all day,
sometime, and have my own way
and"
Poor Johnny did not wait till he
was big man to do this; q scream OF
pain told that he had had his own
way already.
The dear little white fingers were
sadly burned, and for hours Johnny
screamed and jumped about so that his
mother could hardly hold him on her
lay.
"Oh! oh oh ! what shall I do
Oh, dear mamma, I'll never have my
own way again as long as l live
When I'm great man, III never put
my fingers in the tea-kettle. Oh, dear,
dear, desr!"
Take care, little folks, how you take
your own way; there are worse foes in
the world than Johnny's steam.
Your parents are wiser than you, and
they love you too well to deny you
any harmless pleasure.-Wo-ds OF
Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
A Quiet Worker.

Miss Beck was one of the most
shrinking and quiet of women. Her
friends called her "Mousie" because of
these characteristics. But for all her
unpretentious ways she was an earnest
and diligent worker, and accomplish
ed q great deal in whatever she set
herself to do. She had a way when
she sat down alone with a friend OF
getting right into that friends heart
and life, of winning confidence and
condolences that surprised even her
self.
A mission school was opened by the
church of which Miss Beck was a
member, and she becamea teacher In
this school. The half. dozen little girls
committed to her care she visited In
their homes, and soon got acquainted
with their mothers. These she found
to be very hard-working women,
whose home cares and whose destitu-
ton of suitable clothing kept them
from going to religious services in the
chapel used for that purpose in this
mission field.
A bright idea dawned on Miss Beck.
IF these mothers could not 60 away
from home to hear the Gospel, she
could carry it to them and be a mes
senrer from Christ to them. They
liked her, they knew she was really
interested in the little girls she taught !;
that was easy to see, and soon she had
access to the hearts of all their moth
ers. She would 60 to their homes at
hours when they were most likely to
be at leisure (never Immediately be-
fore or at or after meal-time), and en-
ter at once into the condition of the
family, as she perceived it, with genu-
inc sympathy and sin'ere interest:
Was the baby sick? Poor little
thing! She was sorry, and talked
gently to it. Had Johnnie bruised ms
finger, or had an attack of Group ?
She pitied him, and told him a story
about bear or monkey, or Bible
story. So she won the hearts of those
she visited, and when she talked TO
them of the love of Christ, the prom
ises of the word of God, they gladly
listened to all she said.
Little by little the circle of her min
istrations widened, and she began to
reap the fruit Of her labors in the con,
version of the mothers she visited, and
the benefcent change wrought there
by in their families. The good work
is still going on, and this quiet messen.
ger is preparing great harvest Tor the
reapers that shall come after her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

Too MUCH SHADE,-Houses in
places otherwise unexceptionable are
often so closely overhung with trees as
to be in state of humidity, by pre-
venting free circulation of air, and
by obstructing free admission of the
SUNS rays. Trees growing against the
walls of houses, and shrubs in confin-
ed places near dwellings, are injurious
also, as favoring humidity; at prop
er distance, on the other hand, trees
are favorable to health. On this prin-
ciple, saws DR.. James Clark, it may be
understood how the inhabitants of one
house suffer from rheumatism, head
ache, dyspepsia, nervous affections,
and other consequences of living in a
confined, humid atmosphere, while
their nearest neighbors, whose houses
are otherwise situated, enjoy good
health and even how one side of a
large building, fully exposed to the
sun and to free circulation of air,
NAV be healthy, while the other side,
overlooking damp, shaded courts or
gardens, is unhealthy. Humid, con-
fined situations, subject to great alter
nation of temperature between day
and night, are the most dangerous of
all the physical qualities of the air,
and humidity IN general is the most
Injurious to human life. Dryness,
with a free circulation of air, and a
full exposure to the sun, are the ma
terial things to be attended to in
choosing a residence.-Medical Clas
sizes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
The School Of Sorrow.

With what q heartache we some
times hear that great grief has over
whelmed some dear friend, wave of
anguish having swept from his or her
side that which on earth was most
precious. We 60 and sit silently in
the house of mourning, our whole ma
ture absolved in a wordless compass
sion, best expressed by hand-clasp, a
glance, and the muteness of pity and
when we turn away it is with the feel
ing that the cloud which has fallen
there will never be withdrawn, that
henceforth our friend must walk softly
in the loneliness of soul.
A year elapses, or two, or three. We
meet again, and we observe that the
school of sorrow has wrought its be-
neficent work. Our ffiend greets US
cheerfully, enters with zest into life's
duties and pleasures, ard perhaps
forms new associations which appar-
emily supplant even the memory of
the old. The former things have pass
ed away, but not so their effect. A
beauty SURPRISING the earlier lowell
ness has come to the tranquil brow,
the serene eyes, the tender lips. He
or she who passed under the rod of
discipline has entered upon phase of
existence finer, purer, sweeter, than
anything before experienced, and in
seIf-pose, in care for others, in gentle
ness of manner and swift responsive
ness, and the development of many a
grace, the graduate from sorrows
school has gained ineXpressibly. The
treasure laid up in heaven enriches
the soul that yet tarries OH earth.
The gift of sympathy endows the
heart that has known solicitude, grief,
suspense and the pain of hope defer
red. Peace following strife as o bless
ed token from the Lord himself is a
seal of nobility, q sign of acceptance,
q joy that belongs to the secret OF the
Lord.-Mrs. NJ. +. Sangster.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

INTELLIGENCE IN Cows.-The 9th
er morning, very sultry one. two
cows came to our gate, evidently on
the lookout for something, and after
being at first somewhat puzzled by
their pleading looks. I bethought my
self that they might be in want of wa,
ter. No sooner had this idea occurred
to me than had some water brought
in a large vessel, which they took
with the greatest eagerness. The pair
then sauntered contentedly away to a
field near at hand. In about half an
hour or so we were surprised and not
a little amused, by seeing our two
friends marching up to the gate, ac-
companied by three other cows. The
water tap was again called into requl-
sition, and the new corners We're in
like manner helped literally. Then,
with gratified and repeated "boo-oos"
"a unanimous vote Of thanks-our vis-
itors slowly marched off to their pas
turage. It was quite clear to us that
the two first callers, pleased with their
friendly reception, had strolled down
to their sister gossips and dairy COM
panions and had informed them
how, can not say, can you ?-of their
liberal entertainment, and then had
taken the pardonable liberty of invit-
ing them up to our cottage.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

A MOUSE IN THE PANTRY.-A Ger
tain old man used to say to his grand
daughter when she was naughty in
any way, "Mary, Mary, take care !;
there's mouse in the pantry ~ She
would often cease crying at this, and
stand wondering to herself what he
meant, and then run to the pantry to
see if there really was a mouse III the
trap but she never found one: one
day she said: "Grandfather, l don't
know what you mean. [ haven't any
pantry, and there are no mice in moth.
er's, because | have looked so often" !"
He smiled and said: "Come, and Il
tell you what l mean. Your heart,
Mary, is the pantry; the little tI sins are
all the good, and make you sometimes
cross and pcevish and trettul. 10
keep them out you must set trap|a
trap of watchfulness." After that she
caught and killed so many OF these
mice that she quite cleaned her pantry
Of them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
He Was Abused.

A Michigan man that had just start
ed q saw mill in, the Pine Flat neigh
borhood asked old Bench-Leg Bob II
it were really true that the colored
mans political privileges were abus-
ed.
"Yes, it is true, sab. I amt voted
fur de man wanted to in mon SIX
years."
"You don't say so |"
ayes does say so eff I hadn't you
wouldn't yered what l did say"
"And YOU have been voting for
Democrats all this time, have
you?"
eyes, sab F; dat's zackly what been
doin."
That's shame"
eyes, sab; but it kant be he'ped."
"There is no use talking the gov
ernment ought to take this matter In
charge. Who did you vote forat last
election ?"
"John Simmons.
"a Democrat, suppose
"Er pizenous one ,I'ah daIs whut ne
is.'
"And they made you vote for
him.
"Dat's what da done, sah.'
"Threatened you I suppose"
"No, da didn't do dat"
"Then how did they make you vote
for him.?
"Why da come f1ashin' er five dol
lar bill at me. begged 'em ter 60 on
erway an let me er lone, but da
wouldn't do it. I didn't Wanter vote
dat ticket an da knowed it, but dat
didn't make no difunce, an when l
seed da want gwine ter let me erlone
l tuck de money, sab :; but dat amt no
way ter treat er free man an er citl-
zen o. dis country''-Arkansaw Travel
|er.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
A Curious Coincidence.

"What day does Christmas come
on ?" asked BERTHE.
"Wednesday," replied his cousin
Will, without raising his head from
his book.
"How do you know?" asked BERTHE.
suspiciously. "Been looking it up"
"No,n answered Will, with smile.
II know from my birthday" -,
"That's more mysterious thar ever"
reioined Berthe. "Your birthday is n
Nav, and what that has 70 do with
Christmas I don't see."
~"Don't you"' queried Will, with a
laugh this time. "Then I'll puzzle
yoa some more. Have you any old
calendars?"
"Yes,n answered Bertie. II have
book giving calendars for hundred
years, beginning at 1900"
"We,l, then" said Will, "cover up
all the calendar, except the month OF
May let me see that, and l will tell
YOU on what day of the week Christ
mas came, or will come, if it is a fu-
ture year."
"You mean to count the weeks from
the twenty-fifth of May"
"No; will tell you instantly with
out any calculation"
you can't do it."
"Try me and see."
Bertie couldn't get the book quick
enough. The first year he tried was
1908. He carefully covered with his
hands all the pages except the month
of May; but Will called out "Sun-
HSo it is" said BERTHE, wonderingly.
"I'n try you again. Here's the year
"Christmas came on Thursday"
said Will, after a single glance.
Bertie tried him again and again,
and Will never failed, until Bertie was
fairly amazed.
"Tell me how you do it," he plead
"All right" said Will, good-natur-
edly; land I'll tell you what my
birthday has to do with it. You see !;
I was born on the first of May, and it
so happens that Christmas always falls
on the same day of the week OF the
first Of May"
"Not every year"'
"Yes, sir; every year. Ii tne nrst
of May is Sunday, Monday, or Tues
day-no matter what day-Christmas
will fall on the sane day."
"Sure?"
Eyes, sure"
"How do you account for it ?" :,
~ never could explain it, although
T suppose there is no mystery about
it."
Then Bertie went over his calendar
and tested it until he was tired, OF
course, always with the same result ;
but he couldn't explain it. &,
Perhaps some of our readers can
solve the mystery Of this curious coln-
cidence.-