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few of us learn; to be retican1 Of oIr
own opinion when every one around us
is expressing his. Yet this is one of the
attributes of the we'll educated. 81
lence often speaks louder than speech.
But the girl fresh from her BOOKS and
college does not always perceive this.
She is apt to assume, for example, that
people are uneducated if now and
again they speak ungrammatically
But she does not know that the most
vital truths ever spoken or written, the
truths which have done mankind the
greatest good, have not always been
those which would have borne gram
matical dissection. Their good lay in
what was said, rather than IN the way
in which the sentences We're construct
ed. 1t is when we are young that we
believe that all that is worth knowing
is printed in books. When he are older
we find that the deepest truths are
never written. 1t is we'll enough for a
girl to hold up for herself standard
in grammar or anything else But she
is unwise when she believes that her
standard is the one by which she must
judge and measure Others She has no
right to do so in the first place. And in
the second, she is far more ant to be
wrong in her deductions than she is to
be correct"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Finding Water in the Desert.

The Western man who got water In
the desert by the aid of a reed and
sponge evidently got the idea from the
bushmen Of the Kalahari desert in Af-
RIGA. These people often live scores of
miles from places where water comes
to the surface. During certain times
Of the year sharp storms pass over the
Kalahari, covering the apparently arid
region with the brightest of verdure
and filling for few short days the
water courses with roaring torrents.
The bushmen find water by digging in
the bottoms of these dried up river
beds. They dig hole three or four
feet deep and then tie a sponge to a
hollow reed. The sponge absorbs the
moisture at the bottom of the hole, and
the natives draw it up into their
mouths through the reed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
snobbery of Education.

Editorially, in the Ladies Home
Journal. Edward w. Box expresses
himself vigorously in depreciation of
the tendency to introduce dangerous
element of snobbery into education. He
notes the pervading 81 know so much
air that is encountered on all sides, and
the feeling that line is being drawn
on a so-ca]led educational basis. Mr..
Box contends that IAN educational
process which sharpens and polishes
only a girls intellect, and either dead
ems OF neglects her heart or soul, is q
sorry imitation of what an education
really stands for and is. The
practice followed by some girls whc
have been at college of holding theiG
heads above those who have not is q
foolish proceeding, and smacks Of tile
most repulsive kind of snobbery. 1t is
never safe for us to assume that we
know more than the people around Us
whether we are college-trained or not
The longer We live in this world the
more we become convinced how lit:le
we know. The people most humble in
their opinions are generally the best
educated. 1t is an art which only &
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30

him. The piteous appeal to his fellows,
asking them if he really was to blame.
is one of the most pitiful incidents in
the affair. Experts say that an en-
glneer can only pass through a given
amount of strain, and that once having
passed this point he is scarcely account
able for what he may do.
There is a great difference in people,
however, as to the effect which such
calamities have upon them. People of
stolid and unimpressible temperaments
may pass through such experiences,
and be but slightly overcome by them
but it is a dangerous thing for the sens.
tive, highly organized mind to be
placed in such an awful position.
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sa1d that the financial combinations 30
the new company were sufficiently
powerful to provide all the funds need
eo for the completion of the undertak-
ing. 's'A-
Inc canal, as now planned. is to hovs
ten locks, and water is to be supplied to
the higher locks by means of immense
reservoirs which will relieve the foods
OF the Chagres River, and in the dry
season dispense the supply to the canal
as needed. The latest report is that
with the work already done for dis
lance of sixteen miles from Colon and
TOUR miles from Panama, there is no lit-
tie count that the canal can be complet-
90 within the required time. Several
dIs holsters and conveyors costing
sl4'oVo apiece were recently shipped
from New York City, and it is said that
the company intends to place 100 of
them ID use, enough to dispose of so 900
cubic meters of dirt or stone every ten
hours
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Mrs. Porter, who is we'll fitted to meet
these requirements

Mrs. Porter, who is well fitted to meet
these requirements.
The first social function at which
Mrs Porter appeared was the recep-
ton at the White House given by Mrs.
Mckinley in honor Of the ladies of the
Diplomatic Corps, and the manner in
which the wife of the Presidents Sec
retary assisted in the pleasant task of
according a gracious and cordial well
come to callers won for her the regard
of all present. Mrs. Porter is the
daughter of Col. Belts, Of New York,
who is son Of Judge Belts, the fa-
nous lawyer. She was sent at an early
age to Miss Porter's school at Farm
ington, Conn.,, where she remained I'M
til she went to France to attend a fin
ishing school. After her marriage in
1884 to ]. Addison Porter her home
was for some time in Washington. She
speaks French fuently and is fond of
the study of languages. Mr.. and Mrs.
Porter have two children. Their names
are Agnes and Josephine and they are
just about to enter kindergarten. The
Porters reside in a pretty, attractive
house, formerly occupied by ex-Secre-
tary Of the Interior Hoke Smith and
his family.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
QuANTRElL's RENDEZVOUS.
where the Noted Guerrilla Was Wont
to Retire with His Men.

W Net1re with His Men.
Nelson County, Kentucky, was the
favorite resort of Quantrell and some of
his associates during and Immediately
after the civil war. The man who
stood closer to Quantrell thanany other
man in this part of Kentucky was the
late Captain A. d. Pence, for many
years sheriff of Nelson County. He
possessed many relics and mementos of
his old commander, the most notable
among Which was the sash worn dur
ing the war by the famous guerrilla
chief. Quantrell captured the sash
from the Federal general, Blount, near
Lexington, Mo-, in 1862. He priced it
highly and Wore it until he was fatally
shot in 1865. 1t was a custom with
the guerrillas, when one of their num-
Der waS killed, to divide his posses
sions, each of the guerrillas receiving
something as memento. When Guam
trell was shot his effects We're divided,
and his sash fell to the lot of Frank
James. who afterward gave it to Cap
tain Pence. 1t was made of fine,
heavy silk, and the ends were richly or
namented with beautiful tassels Guam
trell was wearing the sash when NOR
tally wounded, and the silk was stained
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
GROWING IN POPULARITY.
The Game of BASKETBALL Is Rapidly
Gaining Ground.

The rapidity with which basketball
has grown in popularity since it's in
ception only a few years ago has been
most remarkable. 1t did not grow, like
other games, baseball for instance,
from simpler ones, but was invented in
library by James Naismith, an in
structor of physiology in Springfield,
Mass, in 1890. 1t is played to-day IN
der practically the same rules as left
Mr.. Naismith's desk. He invented it
for the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Of Springfield. Now there are
at least 1000 basketball teams playing
IN this country, and considera BILE
number in Canada. In Montreal one
OF the social affairs of the season is the
annual basketball game between the
ministers and doctors of the city. The
game is popular in colleges for men,
and the college girl'' takes most kind
ly to it. The sport has many discipline
airy features besides it's value as an
athletic exercise. 1t teaches the player
to subordinate his own Individual play
to team work, to keep his head in the
most exciting moments and to cultivate
accuracy, self-control and strict OBJ
servance of the rules
The feminine temper cannot at all
times stand the strain of basketball.
An expert who has refereed many
games says that the "maddest woman
he ever saw was a public school
teacher, member of a basketball
team. who questioned one of his de-
cisions.
The Amateur Athletic Union has rec
ognized the game, adopted rules for it's
government and assumed Jurisdiction
over it's conduct. The game can be
played on any floor OF ground free of
obstruction where there is less than
$500 square feet of actual playing
space. More space than that would be
impractical. 1t is sort of football,
but if played according to the rules it
lacks the roughness Of that game. A
hall or gymnasium is the best place to
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Companionsnip in Married Life.

eff you wish to be a good companion
to your husband study to make each
'Good-morning' that you say to HIN an
incentive to a better life.". is Ruth Ash
more's advice to young women, whom
she addresses upon 'Thc Profession of
Marriage" in the Ladies' Home Journal.
LEARN to make each Goodnight a
benediction Of love FOR the days work,
the days loving and the Jays symra-
thy. Look for lis good qualities. lie
is like YOU in having faults; with very
little trouble you can find these faults;
and by talking about them and re-
minding him of them you can make
YOUR married life uncomfortable. You
can bring about heartburnings, you
can cause strife, and before you know
it hatred may take the place OF love.
Look for his virtues, and, seeking al
ways for goodness, you will grow bet
ter every day just as certainly IS you
would grow bad if you looked only for
that which was wicked. Remember
there is much that will have TO be for
given in you, and whenever you feel
inclined to remind Tom of :, weakness
read the book in which is set down
vour foibles and your fOllies. wom-
an who, even after her marriage, care
fully studies her profession. can make
her husband what she wishes him to
be. Everything that is good is conta-
gious, and the right kind Of a wife
makes the right kind of q husband.
"Respect the rights Of your husband;
no is q man, not a child, and how can
the world honor him when you, who
ora his closest companion, do not? Do
not, even in jest, deride or under.ate
him. People are slow about deciding
when one is jesting or when one is IN
earnest. lnd what you meant to be
funny may cause some stupid person
to cav. How horrid Tom must be!
WHY his wife says dreadful things
ahout him!'"
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in several places with his life blood.
Another interesting memento of
Quantrell was long in the possession of
a lady living near Bloomfield, only a
short distance from Lawrenceburg. 1t
was poem written in an autograph
album by the noted outlaw shortly be-
fore he received his death wounds.
The closing chapter of Quantrelrs
life was full of interest. He was still
in his prime when he was taken un-
awares and attacked by Terrelrs men
while quartered on the Wakefield farm,
where he was mortally wounded, after
which he was conveyed to the house of
James Wakefield, near the line Of
Spencer and Mercer Counties. From
there he was removed to a military hos
pital in Louisville where he died after
a month of intense suffering. His re-
mains now lie in an unmarked and
weed-grown grave, in little cemetery
in the suburbs of Louisville. 1t is said
that while Quantrell lay dying of his
wounds in the hospital he purchased
the plot Of ground where his remains
now rest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Fairy Stones in Virginia.

Down in Patrick County, Virginia,
there is found a peculiar stone much
sought after by superstitious people,
who believe that the possessor of one
of these queer stones is perpetually en-
dowed with good luck. The stones vary
in size. and many of them are in the
shape of cross. This is, perhaps. the
cause of a legend that is related about
them. 1t is told that fairies We're sent
all over the world to carry the Eews
of the birth of Christ. After the glad
tidings had been spread the elfs fash
ioned the stones into crosses. as me-
mentos of their services An enterpris-
ing jeweler has taken advantage of the
superstition and the legend, and is do
ing a thriving business in the fairy
stones, as they are called.
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treasury received further large
,yn'fioutlons ~, from some Of the men
wig "Ho had SO mercilessly bled the old
o"'efh The Government had a heavy
-'No On them. they We're under SEN
,t''e :, OIL Imprisonment, and no mitiga-
;.'l' oi the penalty was to be obtained
~ II "liA other way than by disgorging all
"'IH could OF their ill-gotten gains.
,. - Ne" order Of things has come. The
1,,te'eSt economy was practiced. In
'"s, 1873, only 600 men We're on the
I"S l' ron at the isthmus, but the number
,In. M ''l'ee been gradually increased. In
,''' year another French commission
p'nI a long time in looking over the
,,oiid S'ooiid and pronounced favorably on
Nn 'toSpects and plans of the company.
W., N.Y.. Heorge a. Cunningham. Mr.. L. f.
or Si\lhhey and other Americans who
rren e supposed to be qualified to speak
,h., i"ti an engineering point of view, say
oa ,+"' me canal can and will be complet-
oan. M 81 ssr Henry Tyler, formerly Presi-
ri.', ', OF the Grand Trunk Railroad. who
,''eo The isthmus in the fall of 1895,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30

play basketball. The players line up
five on a side. Back Of each line is
hung on the wall network basket
The object of the game is to get the
ball into your opponents basket. On
each side are five players-a center,
two forwards and two guards.
The ball is put in play by the referee
throwing it up in the center Of the
open space between the teams. After
the play begins there are no rules as to
the players positions, but the theory
is that the center and forwards are the
aggressive players and the guards shall
keep near the basket to defend the
goals,
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hence comes the money 1T is using,
is behind it, and what are it's plans
prospects? These are interesting
estions.
ka1ly in 1889 the De Lesseps Com
IN found itself unable to wheedle
bther dollar out Of the French public,
Itch had invested $26O,O00,O0O in it's
Ares. OF this vast SUM of money, OBJ
lined in nine years, S140,OO0,000 had
In put into the canal, the balance,
RO.O0o.O0O had been swallowed up in
bis by the company promoters, subsi-
led newspapers, politicians, and out
d-out thieves. The orange was
{pecZed dry, all payments We're sus-
INDEED. work on the canal was stopped,
i March 10. 1889.
subsequently the receiver of the
8npany sent an able commission 70
|&nama. including Dutch and Belgian
well as French engineers, and the
port it submitted in May, 1890, was
&y important, because it was the
isis of oil that has siEce been done.
BE- main points were that the work ac-
$mplished had been we'll done; and
<at it was feasible to complete the
&nal. not as a sea level channel, as
bunt De Lesseps had first planned,
lt rs canal with locks, at a further
sr of $1SO,O00,0O0, including interest
a the investment and an allowance Of
J per cent. for unexpected expenses.
5he tonnage passing through the COM
eted canal in the first year was esti-
Bated at 100000 tons, and twelve
ears after the opening at 100000
bns with net toll receipts for the
Eelfth year Of S12,25O,OOO after de-
Ipcting Colombia's per cent. and al
ewing for repairs and betterments.
fhe proposed rate of toll was about 25
Ier cent. higher than that of the Suez
ANAL
EMany French engineers who read this
eport say it was conservative, and
hey believed it's estimates We're reduc-
n, however, before work was resumed
the fall of 1894.
1t was finally agreed that the time
Eas not opportune to ask the co-opera-
aoh OF other nations, but from that day
\ TO this everything has been done
Flth the tacit approval of the French
government; that she is promoting the
york now doing and will not permit the
|tockholders who advanced money for
he resumption Of work to suffer loss
I case the enterprise is, after all, a
allure, is undoubtedly true.
lhe new company was legally consti-
uted in Paris on Oct. 21, 1894, just in
Aile to save the concession. Stockhold-
'rs representing $4,000 of the old
mares met in Paris and subscribed
'4'ooo,o0O with which to begin work.
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|G2 C2RsdrazD@ ON
+ 4RsIsl4lA G1{lel

yILL the Panama canal be
4 built, after all? DredSes are
" at work, niachiery has been
i and paid tor, and about 5000
i the payroll have to earn their
bv good. honest toll. There are
Becures for anybody, no taint Of
In attaches to the new regime,
S,e company is paying Colombia
Ia = month to police the sections of
Bnal that are completed or bulid-
I'm wears ago it looked as though
I rd savings of some 100000 French
nc people had been engulfed be-
recall in this big ditch, and the
,ry and robbery that made the
ct the scandal of the age. How
the confidence restored in a
ne so covered with scandal and
fer? What is the new company? ?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
MRS. j. ADDISON PORTER.
The Wife of the Secretary to the
President and Her Official Duties.

The wife of the recently appointed
official whose card reads 81. Addison
Porter, Secretary to the President"
naturally takes a central place in the
life of the most interesting of Ameri-
can families. The delicate health of
Mrs. Mckinley will not prevent her
from undertaking the social duties de-
volving upon the mistress of the White
House, vet every possible additional
social duty will be performed by those
nearest to the wife of the President,
and much, therefore, will devolve upon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
His i,yCuSe,

"Sir. how dare you propose to me with
that cigar in your mouth?'
"Ah, but Marie, be merciful: be justi
Have l not said my heart is on fire.
Where, then, should l be without the
smokey'-Pick Me Up.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Discovery of Iron in America.

One historical authority states that
the earliest discovery of iron within the
present limits Of this country was in
Carolina, and the first effort to manu-
facture it into merchantable form was
made in the State of Virginia in 1619.
The foundry was destroyed by the In
dams in 1920
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Worse Yet.

Howso-A horse ran away with my
brother yesterday and he'll be laid up
for two months.
Comeso-Yes? Well, know a fellow
who ran away with a horse yesterday
and he'll be laid up for two years-New
York Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Enemies Forever.

Mamie-Fred proposed to me last
night.
Clara-That accounts for what he
said to me to-day.
Mamie-What did he say?
Clara-Only he lost his presence of
mind last night and would be misera-
BILE the rest of his lfe.-NeW York
Journal,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30
Cheering.

"No. Mr.. Coolhand," she said. kindly,
"I am sure I could never learn to love
"oh, perhaps you could" rejoined
coo,hand cheeriugly. "Never too old
to learn, you kuow."-Judy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30

When a husband milks the COW, and
allows his wife to keep the money
made by selling the milk, all the neigh,
borhood women see halo around his
head whenever they look at him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30

She-I always have Il canter before
dinner. ...
He-And l always have q decanter
after dinner.-Pick-M -Me-Up.
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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

Some fellow stole editor Boards
hat and he has roasted hlm about
it. You should carry a Brick"
around in your hat Charlie and
then the wind would not blow it off
and whisk it out of sight,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

The Episcopal church was beau
tiruuy decorated yesterday with
the harvest Of the season There
was no vegetable Of the season just
passed, or grain that grows that
was not brough INTO requisition, in
decorating the altar
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

For SALE-House and lot on COR
ner Broad and Walnut SITS, House
known as the Western House. ="
win be sold at a bargain. For
terms apply to II, PLAT2, Agt.
ll-23-2w
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26
preadlully Neryoua.

Gents was dredfuly nervous.
aud for relief took your kafI's Clos
yer Root Tea II Quilted my nerves
ana slfengthed my whole nervous
syatem wbb troubled with cone
sumption, kldnry and bowel lr1u.
ble Your Tea soon eleiHsed my
system 80 thoroughly that ! fapdz
N fegaintd my strength Mrs s..
A Sweet Hartford, Con Sold by
Smith nWt Go. Inn
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

Captain Browney one of the
cleverest drummers on the road, Is
here today. When we saw him last
he had an American beauty rose,
and said he was going to give it to
the sweetest singer in town,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

Manager Frank Whitley of the
street car line, is down with the
dengue. We are sorry to know he
is racked with paid, but trust he
will be out soon.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

Mr.. DAVID Tilson and Massenburg
went over to Fulton Arkansas, this
morning to run some lines around
a body Of land there recently pur-
chased by northern capitalist.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

For Sale-Small farm near the
acres-improved. Suit
able lor truck farming, For terms,
price, etc, apply to.
11.22. DR.. w. G. SPEARMAN,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26
AT the Presbyterian Church Next
Sunday,

Subject of morning sermon,
Honorable versus Shameful Suf.
fering;" Of evening sermon, Light
in Darkness -
Strangers soiourning in the city
and those who have no church
hone, are cordially invited to these
and all other services IN the Presby-
terian church. Services at II a, m,
and 7l5p,m,
j. N. CLAnK, pastor
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

A nice little shower spfahs up
this morning at early dawn, aud
the CUTTERS were set TO running
aud much trash carried oil TO The
larger streams, and the ground
given a good soaking We will
need An the rain we can get this
tail aud winter 10 wet the ground
fnr tho fhmihH anmmhfI
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26
Tho Painting. Martha.

S, Dayid's masterpiece Of art,
Martha, will soon be on exhibition
at POI w, Broad st. This will be a
treat to the people Of TeXarkana,
as this is the finest piece Of art
ever exhibited In America, lw
Wanted to borrow $4,000 brick
business property on Broad street
In three times this sum as security.
For further particulars apply to j,
W, Gardner editor Of this paper,
The West side school board Is a
liberal body They voted Yesterday
asa holiday for the public school,
and knowing the children would
stu0 also gave q holiday today ia
the little ones, The next holiday
will be on the Ord Of December
when the big three ring circus ar
riyes In the city,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

Hardin BrotbeH, essees Of the
opera house made II possible TO
cross the sea Of mud on broad
Street, from state 20 the opera
house without getting the shoes
soued, by d liberal dust Of saw
dust We thmk that there are
several more crossings that need
the same kind Of treatment
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-26

The play at the opera house toe
night will be the finest sensational
comedy otights aud shadows a
perfect picture of life In the
metropolis PROT Sloan will phow
some beautiful scenes In the Wis.
tonsu ntlls, and by petIalfcquest
repeat the li.oudykr pictures,