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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Do Women Shaver

81 should think they do," said a
dealer in cutlery whose specially is
safety razors.
"You would be surprised at the num-
ber of them who come in here to buy
safety razors and accessories-as pres
ents for brothers, cousins or sons, they
are usually careful to explain. But
they require the most minute directions
for the sake of their male relatives, of
course, as TO the way in which the ra-
zors are used. But they mostly bear on
their faces marked evidence of a person.
al necessity for mustache and whis-
ker demolisher. lean tell them at once,
even though they come thickly yelled.
"On one occasion a ragged little
street urchin came in and asked for one
of our best safety razors. could not
refrain from asking him if he wanted it
for himself.
"'Oh, no. he replied. 1T is for a
lady outsidel She is going to give me
sixpence for buying it. say, guv nor,
do you think I'll get any more jobs like
it if wait outsider
without thinking I told him he
might; but, alas. he was doomed to dis
appointment, for with persistence
worthy of better. cause he made him
self obnoxious to every woman who
looked into our windows by asking her
If she wanted razor, and we had final
ly to threaten him with a policeman in
order to drive the knowing young ras-
cal away. ."--Pearson's Weekly.
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Some Odd Wills,

One of the oldest documents of the
will kind known was that Of Queen Aus
trigilda, consort of King Goutram Of
Burgundy. The dying princess .enjoined
upon her husband to slay and bury in
the same grave with her the physicians
who had attended her. Another will
was that of husband who forbade his
wife's marrying on pain Of his returning
to haunt her. This is quite different
from that Of woman who instructed
her executors to seek out "some nice,
good, pretty girl, who would make an
affectionate second wife to her spouse.
1t is a fact interesting in this conneo-
ton that the first Napoleon actually be-
queathed 10000 francs to fellow
named Cantillon, who had been tried
for attempting the assassination of the
Duke Of Wellington. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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The Letter A.

The letter A is in Hebrew called
aleph, an OK, and the Phenician char
acter which represents this sound was
originally picture of an OK head hence
the name. The right hand stroke of the
A represented the top of the head, the
other down stroke the left side and
line, since fallen out Of use, represented
the right side Of the head, while in very
old Phenician manuscripts two dots
above for eyes and two below for nos
trils rendered the resem blance complete.
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INouIsITIvE sPARRows.
they May Have Been Hostile hn. ~.
Didn't Dare Attacl. a. C

may Have Been Hostile. bue rn.-
Didn't Dare Attack the Cookatoo.
-uele was trouble and to spare one
, uay last week in back yard on Brook
~ nelghts. The cause Of it was an in.
sooenC cookatoo which had flown awav
~ aom nome and found it's way to the
Top OF tree near State street, between
nenry :, street and Garden place. Where
the strange bird came from there IS M.
body to tell. '''eA . 80 no
IL was first discovered by the large
ana NOISY colony of English sparrows
whlch lnhabits that vicinity. The first
sparrow to see the foreigner lost no
eime Ill communicating the news Of its
u1scovery to its mates, and in three
minutes no less than 30 sparrows had
assembled to examine the strange visit
or and exchange views about him. They
took places on all sides Of the ccckatoo
ana began chattering which soon at
.raoted attention from all the neighbor-
ing windows. They hoped about from
branch to branch, but never approach
ed nearer than a yard to the puzzled
stranger. For time the cockatoo view
ed the conclave about him with sereni-
", but the strain became too much for
MN, and finally found expression in a
series OF the most penetrating screeches,
accompanied by the elevation of his
light green plume, which had previous
~ been partly concealed in his fluffy.
snow white feathers. This demonstra-
t1on added threefold to the wonderment
and fright Of the sparrows and in.
creased the volume of their chatterine
in like proportion.
But the unwelcome foreigner soon
found that the chattering was HARM
less, and that the saucy sparrows lack
ed the courage to make an attack. Find
ing himself surrounded on all sides by
the little nuisances, he gradually work
ed his way through one side of the cir
Gle and out on the end of branch,
Where he perched contentedly and view
ed his tormentors with the calmest in
difference. Having found that the in
truder would neither Jake nor give Of
fense. the sparrows one by one few
away, leaving the cockatoo to take a
nap in peace and quiet.
Meanwhile the cat colony of the back
yards had been aroused by the unusual
activity Of the feathered tribe, and
there had been gradual concentration
of the feline forces near the base of the
tree which formed the cockatoo's perch.
This meant a cat fight as sure as preach
ing, and it was not long before the hos
tilities broke out. Then the dogs had
their turn, and the cats disappeared,
but to the last the cockatoo sat unrufaed
in his feathers in the tree top.-New
York Sun.
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FireplAces OF snow.

About the end of January, or when
the sun again appears above the hori-
Hon. many families at the two Eskimo
villages near Point Barrow, in Alaska,
leave their winter houses and travel in
land rs or 100 miles to hunt reindeer
along the upper waters Of the large riv-
ers that flow into the Arctic ocean east
OF the point. Here they encamp in
large, comfortable snow houses, usually
dug out in solid snowdrift. Like all
Eskimo winter houses, these are enter
ed by means Of a long, low tunnel, and
opening out Of one side Of this tunnel
there is fireplace built Of snow slabs.
A young man and his wife moved
down from Point Barrow after winter
had set in, and as there was no accom-
mediation for them in any Of the per-
manent wooden houses they built them
selves small hut from blocks Of snow
and rooted it over with sailcloth.
made them visit one afternoon and
found the house pretty cold and uncom-
Portable in spite of the large stone lamp
that was burning all the time. The en-
trance tunnel was about ten feet long.
At the left hand as you entered and
close to the door was the fireplace. This
was about 21a feet square and neatly
built of slabs Of snow, with smoke
hole at the top and stick stuck across
at the proper height to hang pot on.
When the first fire is built in such a
fireplace, there is considerable melting
of the surface of the snow, but as soon
as the fire is allowed to go out this
freezes to hard glaze of ice, which
afterward melts only a very little.
These fireplaces are used only for cook
ing, as the Eskimos rely wholly on the
oil lamps for warming the DWELLING
Lippincott's Magazine.
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rATToolNG.
Criminals, Surprising to Relate, Seem to
Have . Weakness For 1t.

Criminals, Surprising to Relate, Seem to
Have = Weakness For 1t.
cit is curious fact, to which Grim
inologists have not paid much attention,
that large proportion Of instructive
criminals have tattoo marks put upon
their persons" said DR.. George 8. Will
iams, physician of the Missouri peni-
tentiary. cit il paradox that this
fancy should be part Of the criminal
mind, for a ssttoo marks the subject
for life. 1t would seem more natural
for the criminal to avoid all such marks
in order to the better conceal his iden-
tity from the sleuths Of the law. The
operation of tattooing is quite painful,
but even this is not deterrent. Grim
inals, by the way, seem able to stand
more pain than persons Of honest In
stincts and habits. The desire to be tat
tooed, however, is the strangest and
most incomprehensible freak of the
criminal intellect. It cannot be account
ed for on any other hypothesis than
that there is an unyielding and invari-
able compeusating law of nature which
operates in the interest Of orderly con-
duct and behavior. But for the tattoo
marks with which many hardened and
inoorrigible wretches decorate their
skin many criminal who is now con-
fined behind strong prison walls where
he can do the world the least amount
Of harm would be at liberty today,
preying on society.
"The custom Of tattooing is as pop
ular among the female criminals as
among the males, though women rarely
have the mark put in as conspicuous
places as the men. There is an interest
ing field Of study here for the student
Of criminology. Lombroso has merely
called attention to the fact of which T
speak without attempting to explain
the causes thot lead to it, but he is the
only specialist of note that seems to
have given the matter any notice. It
more frequently happens than otherwise
that criminals who submit to the tat
tooing operation choose design sug-
gestive of tho lewd and ibidinous, and
in this is contained the positive hint Of
diseased condition of mind which
probably explains the real cause of the
foolish and unbusinesslike custom. The
habit seems to be SO universal among
instructive criminals that am inclined
to believe there must be some one or
more institutions in she country where
they get the work done. Few of them
here will give the slightest hint Of when
or where they had the work done, which
leads to the supposition that it is one Of
the numerous secrets Of the craft. -
st. Louis Republic.
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FEET AND CHARACTER.
pvhat the Pedal Extremities Reveal to
One Who Knows.

Uvhat the Pedal Extremities Reveal to
One Who Knows.
The person who had his character
read by the palmist must now go to the
hrst cousin Of the chiropodist in order
to learn whether the markings on the
foot agree with the representations of
the hand.
According to the adopts, small in
step denotes religious temperament,
while if it is high it suggests self con-
sciousness. If arched. it indicates love
Of luxury, while if it is thin in addi-
tion it not only demonstrates the desire
for appreciation and applause, but the
possession of honor and lofty ideals. A
thick, heavy instep, which the boot
maker would describe as rather high, is
the mark Of the individual who is ca
pable of great exertion continued over a
long time, the instep, in fact, of the
worker.
The heel is another Of the great dag
nostic points. If it is smooth and round
and without any prominent outlines, it
declares the individual to belong to that
commonplace order which never achieves
distinction and who, though pleasant
enough in his or her way to live with,
is yet devoid Of any special talent. If it
is small, it shows that the owner is ca
pable of going heart and soul into any
work that he undertakes.
Long toes suggest artistic capacity,
just as do long fingers of certain
shape, while short toes indicate selfish
ness. If they are crooked as we'll as
long, they demonstrate the possession of
good common sense and no little bust
ness capacity, while toes separated by
distinct interval, i'll spite Of the o>n-
preston i'll winch fashionable boots CO.
pei them, are indicative of emotion. Ii
they curve downward, they indicate an
amiable turn Of mind, and different por-
tions Of them denote different character
istics as do the SO called mountains"
and valleys on the palm.
In addition to all these characteristics
the markings on the sole must be care
fully considered, for they may modify
certain other peculiarities. It is impos-
sible. however, to lay down any laws of
self guidance in these minutie, but the
broad facts will no doubt furnish suf-
6cient stimulus for further investiga-
tion at the hands Of the wise women Of
the world, for they must be indeed wise
who can read, as in an open book, char
acter which may be formed by the con-
strictions of fashionable boot.
Whatever else may be done, howev-
or, it is safe to say that great toes
which are pressed out of the straight
line, and which are therefore in hide
ous contrast with the beautiful feet of
Trilby, bespeak an egregious vanity in
their possessor and proclaim belief in
the proverb which states that ''to be
beautiful one must suffer- This, how
ever, was the old fashioned idea, which
it is hoped the vogue Of Mr.. du Mau-
rier's heroine will have done great
deal to counteract. - Philadelphia
Times.
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"Disperse,"

Shakespeare, who rendered eloquent
tribute to the native authority of kings,
lords and military commanders, seldom
shows like respect in his treatment of
civic dignitaries. Justice Shallow and
Dogberry, for instance, are so delicious.
ly absurd that their sayings have often
been criticised as too good to be true.
Perhaps, but they can occasionally be
pretty closely paralleled.
There is something quite in the
Shakespearean manner IN the simplicity
of a former magistrate Of Newburyport,
in the old day Of cues and rufaed
shirt bososns. A case was being tried
before him in which the accused, who
stoutly denied the charge, was asserted
to have stolen from gentleman new
set Of shirts.
ga pretty story that should take his
shiztsl' exclaimed the irate cu1prit. But
when he was searched moment later
it was revealed that he was at the mo-
ment arrayed in the whole six, one over
the other. The good justice was shocked.
'What a villainl' he exclaimed. Then
he added reproachfully: "Why didn't
you tell me you were villain? Why
didn't you save the time of the court,
the spectators and the witnesses by cwn-
ing up you were a villain in the first
place?''
A few years later constable of the
same town made remark worthy of
Dogberry bimself. A knot of little boys
had been hanging about the entrance to
the town ball before public meeting.
As the officer came in sight all ran away
but one, and to this lone youngster he
addressed his orders in tone of mingled
dignity and wrath.
"Disperge, he commanded, 'tdis-
perge, sayl We can't have no burlash
here''
The awed youth did not disperse. but
he moved on.-Youth's Companion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
THE S;1REW MOUSE.
Some Queer superstitions About a Harm
less Little Animal.

Some Queer Superstitions About q Harm
less Little Animal.
The shrew, or shrew mouse, as it is
commonly called, is found in nearly all
parts Of the world. It is distinguished
by an elongated. pointed muzzle, small
eyes, plantigrade, six toed feet and
glands that secrete musky fluid. AL
together it closely resembles mouse,
but it is really not related to the mouse
family.
When at home, it is either under a
pile Of rubbish or in hole which it
has burrQwed in the earth. 1t is noctur-
nal in its habits, but perfectly harm
less. yet at one time it was much dis
liked and prosecuted because it was
thought to be dangerous, mischievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite Of shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that if a shrew
ran over an animals foot the animal
felt great pain and eventually became
paralyzed. Hence if horse, COW or
goat became little stiff in its limbs
the foolish people at once declared it
"shrew struck and the poor shrews
had to suffer in consequence.
Of course the "shrew struck" animal
had to have something to cure it, so an
ash tree was selected and deep hole
was bored into its trunk. Then shrew
was captured, put alive into the hole,
the hole was securely plugged and the
innocent little animal was left to die of
starvation.
The ignorant believed that, after such
an act, the ash tree had power to cure
''shrew struck" animals, and whenever
an animal became inactive or little
numb in its limbs its owner hurried to
the "shrew ASH" cut switch from it
and switched the ''shrew struck beast.
The smarting caused by the switching
naturally made the helpless animal
move about as much as it possibly could,
and in short time it was pronounced
ured.-Philadelphia Times.
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OBJECTS OF WORSHIP.
Is In That Way That savages Usually
Regard Meteorites.

Regard MeteOrites.
Savages, whenever they come across
heteorites of large size, are apt to re-
ard them as objects Of worship. Such,
owever, was not the dignified fate of
very remarkable specimen that is now
the National museum. This strange
erolite is four feet in diameter, weigh.
he 1,4OO pounds approximately, and
as the shape of ring. 1t was found
n the Santa Catarina mountains, and
or long time was used as an anvil by
Aexicans at Tucson. In this employ-
nent it was discovered by DR.. Irwin of
Fhe United States army, who bought it
Tor a small sum and gave it to the
Smithsonian institution. Doubtless the
Substance Of this meteorite originally
WAS largely stony, but the stony parts
became disintegrated and disappeared
'hfter it fell, leaving the ring of iron
[Of 400 meteors that have been seen ac-
Ltually to fall, only about dozen were
metallic, the rest being mainly of STONY
material, though containing more or
Bless iron.
On the other hand, nearly all of the
Emeteorites picked up in a casual way
are masses Of metal. 1t is probably the
cease that great majority of such bod
lies are stony, but meteorites Of that de-
lscription do not attract notice when ly-
ling on the ground. All of these facts
are extremely interesting in view Of the
belief now entertained by science that
the composition of meteorites throws
light upon the make up of the terrestrial
globe. In fact, according to this the
ory, the make up Of the earth is much
like that Of the average meteorite. OBJ
viously the moment this assumption is
made the study of the structure of me-
teorites comes to have extraordinary i'm
portance, for mans knowledge of the
planet on which he lives is restricted
almost entirely to the surface of it. The
bowels Of the earth remain almost un-
kncwn.-Washington Post.
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Pert Princess Victoria.

The London Lady tells this amusing
.anecdote Of Queen Victoria g childhood:
The Duchess of Kent was Queen Vic.
toria>s mother, and there is an anecdote
which tells that there was in the Duke
Of Kent's household gentleman called
Mr.. Brown. The princess father called
him Brown, so the princess initiated
him, and used to call him Brown, but
the duchess, her mother, said she was
not to call him Brown, but Mr.. Brown,
or else she " ould send her to bed. The
next morning the princess said, "Good
morning, Brown, and good night, for
am going to bed now.''
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Dumas.

Alexandra Dumas, OR Dumas pere,
lived from 1903 to 1870. His literary
life began with the play "Henry III, I"
in 1929, and his labors continued to his
death, a period Of Al years. The mum ber
of novels, plays, poems and literary
works of all descriptions produced dur
ing this time was enormous, few writ
ers Of any country exceeding in quantity
the amount credited to this remarkable
man.
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A Pigeon Race,

In France pigeons are regarded as
valuable messengers in case of war, and
recently the French ministry of war Of
fered prize for the winner of pigeon
race from Perigueux to Paris, 26O miles.
No less than 2, TAG birds were entered in
the contest. The winner made the dis
tance in z hours "a minutes, an average
of over "a miles an hour.
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Chasrfulness Not Wanted.

Master-Now, boys, remember every
one should go about his work cheer
fully. I hope your fathers set the ex-
ample. Pillser, does your father do his
work in cheerful manner?
Pillser-No, sir, he don't.
Master-Then I am very sorry for
him. What is he?
Pillser An undertaken. - London
Fan.
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Not In Her Glass.

81 understand their engagement has
been broken"
eyes. She says she was deceived. He
had only 6 century runs to his credit
instead of 16, and as she had ID herself
be was clearly out of her class Chi
capo Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
The Wrong Jam.

Haskell-What's Bobby crying for?
Mrs. Haskell = Oh, the poor boy
caught his finger in the pantry door.
Haskell-H' mi He evidently didn't
get the jam he was looking 70, that
time. Pick Ne Up
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30

In addition to sandals of elegant form
the Egyptian ladies wore gold anklets
enameled in various colors. The legend
as to how Nitokris reached the throne
of Egypt through the possession of the
smallest and prettiest foot recalls our
story of Cinderella.
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Hub News.

"In Boston the monkeys can ride the
bicycle. -
HThat's nothing. Boston parrots have
been quoting Emerson for years and
years and years. Detroit Free Press.
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The greatest cape in the world is
Cape Horn, precipitous mountain over
5000 feet high.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13
CIIRE CONSULTATION,

A SLoCIJM NJ. G. THE GREAT CHEMIST A Y
SCIENTIST, OFFERS TO SEND FREE, TO THE
DISCOVERED REMEDI ~ TO CUiSE CONSUMPTION
AND ALL LUNG TROU BLES.
Nothing could be fairer, more philanthrop
or carry more JOY i'll its wake than the oI1ef
of r s. Slocum, VI. c., OF IS Pine street, New
York City.
Confident that he has discovered an
absolute cure tor consumption and all pun
IN nary plants. ard to make its great
merits known, he will send, free, three
to any rea der of the River Falls TIMES
who is suffering from chest, throat ana
lung troubles or conSumptiun
HeinVites those DESTROYS of obtaining the
remedies to simply send INN their express
ard postofice address, and receive in return
the three free bottles.
Already this .'new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases
He considers it his religious duty-a duty
which he owes To humanity-to donate MS
infalible cure.
Offered freely, apart from its inherent
more so is the perfect confidence vi the
great chemist making the offer.
He has proved consumption to be durable
disease beyond any donbt.
There will be no miaral1e in Scnding-the
mistake will be in overlooking the Doctor $
generous Invitation. He has on nile III his
American and Eur opean laboratories thousz
ands of testimonials of experience from
those cured in Ill parts of the word.
Delays are DANGEROUS: mail yOnT address 10
T. A. Slocum ". e., 98 Pine ST feet. New ork,
and when wri ting the Doctor, please men
ton reading this article in the River Fails
TIMES
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13
Locals.

Poor "Bonny' (the rabbit is
dead.
Lutte Dodge was seen on our
streets yesterday.
Miss Teda Uhlman is visiting
friends DIT Roberts.
Mrs. GODDARD returned to Roberts
after week s visit here.
High quality picking vinegar
and pure spices at Ap Roberts.
Miss Mary Anderson OF St.
Paul, is guest of Mrs. kenseth
for week.
A number oil cultivators yet left
to be closed out ut reduced prices
at Lund's
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

Seventy-fve Top Buggies, Plat
forms and Road Wagons still to
be closed out before the fourth of
July at prices never before offered
at LuHd's.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

The Elks held their convention
in the Twin Cities last week, at
which many thousands of Elks
were in attendance.