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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
THE DREADED BACK DRAFT,
One Of the Worst PerHs That Confront
the Firemen.

One of the Worst Perhs That Confront
the Firemen.
In st. Nicholas there is an article on
"The Perils of Fireman's Life" by
Charles T. Hill, who has written sew
eral articles on the New York fire de-
partment for this magazine. Mr.. Hill
says:
Next to a dangerous cellar fire moth
ing is more dreaded by the men than
what is known in their own language
as the "back draft This is sudden
veering of the flames, usually caused
by the burning away of some portion of
the building that gives the fire renewed
draft and changes its course completely.
The fremen arrive and find the whole
second or third floor Of building in
flames Axes in hand, they smash open
the doors. and with the hose dash up
the stairway. This is all aflre, and the
flames are rolling above like red pail.
With the engine at work and good pres
sure on the line, the battle between the
two elements, fire and water, begins.
Inch by inch the men fight their way
fire gains upon them and now to ad-
vance as it rolls away for moment.
The encouraging words of the COM
manding officer are heard behind them
urging them on: "Now, get in, boys!
That's it-get in-get in! Make the
next landingl Hit it up, boys!" and
all the other words of encouragement
that he usually gives.
They finally reach the landing. They
are on the floor with the fire. 1t rolls
away from them. They drive it farther
back. Encouraged by their seeming vic
tory, they drag up more Of the heavy
hose to make final dash at it, when
suddenly something falls in at the rear
Of the fire that gives it renewed draft
1t rolls toward them, an impenetrable
wall of fre-the deadly back drafti
Their only chance of escape is to throw
themselves upon their faces, in hope
that it may roll over them, or to hurl
themselves down the stairs up which
they have go gallantly fought their way.
Better 2 broken leg or arm than death
by roassing, and the water of so en-
gines could never stay the progress of
that awful wave of flame.
Many brave fellow has lost his life
in this manner, and very often all the
members Of a company return with
their eyebrows, hair and beard singed
of, bearing evidence that they have
been "ketched. as they express it, by
. less terrible form Of this deadly draft.
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POPULAR EXCURSION.
To Spirit Lake and OkoboJi via Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul.

To Spirit Lake and Okoboji via Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul.
On Sunday, July 25, there will be q
popular cheap excursion to Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes via the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway On that
day the Smalley Grand Concert Co., of
Chicago, will give a high-class musical
entertainment, guaranteed by the man
agement to be first class, in the pavilion
at Arnold's Park.
For the above occasion the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railway will
run special low rate excursion train
from Mitchell, S. D., to Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes and return. Special
train will leave Mitchell at S o'clock 4.
m. Fare for the round trip .S2. Ad-
mission to concert 25 cents, which is
not included in above rate.
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Spider Silk,

Notwithstanding the failure common
ly attending attempts hitherto made to
obtain from spiders, gathered collective
ly for the purpose, an amount of silk
sufficient for industrial uses, it is now
claimed by NJ. Cambolle, French nat
uralist, that the Madagascar species Of
this insect is susceptible of management
capable Of some practical results in this
line. He has found that the spider Of
that country is capable of producing at
the beginning of its work more than
100 yards OF thread per hour, increas-
ing in quantity until it actually pro-
duces more than 15O yards in that
length of time. His experiments also
show that this thread has about the
consistency and strength Of the thread
yielded by the silkworm that is fed on
mulberry leaves. A peculiar little ma
chine winds the threads on bobbins as
soon az it issues from the spider. New
York Sun.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
A Story of q Manuscript.

A story is told of certain southern
author who had manuscript accepted
by northern periodical that only pays
on publication, but he has never had
the pleasure Of seeing his production in
print. Finally he went north, and. get
ting hard up, called OH the editor, who
would neither return his manuscript nor
guarantee him day Of publication. He
repaired to his hotel and wrote the edj-
tor a threatening letter, in which he
mentioned pistols and coffee, eto. Short
ly after he was arrested and taken to
the station house. where he remained
all night. The next morning be sent the
following message to the editor:
II didn't know the rules up here
For heavens sake. come down and pay
my fine and take the manuscript as se-
curity."
The editor was unmoved by this ap.
peal and replied briefly:
"We cannot violate the rules Of our
Office. We will pay your fine when we
publish your story. We wish you well, "
Atlanta Constitution.
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MILWAUKEE EXCURSION RATES

| Low Rates Offered by the c., NJ. st. p
Ry., to Points in the East and West.
For the conventions and meeting,
named below the c., NJ. & ST. P. r. r
has announced the following rates:
National meeting Photographers AS
sociation of America, Cleron, LAKE
Chautauqual N. Y, July 12-l7, 1897
One regular frst-class fare for the
round trip.
International Convention Epwortt
League, Toronto, Canada, July 1913
1897. One regular 6rst-class fare fol
round trip.
National Convention Baptist Young
Peoples Union OF America, Chatta
nooga, Tenn, July 1913, 1897. One
regular trst-class fare for the round
trip.
National Convention Young Peo
pies Christian Union, Indianap
oils, ind, August IS %, 1897. One
regular tirst-class fare for round trip.
National Encampment Grand Army
Republic, Buffalo, N. Y, August % % - -2a
1897. One regular first-class fare t.
Chicago added to SlO.5O, and one reg.
ular tirst-class fare to Milwaukee I'D
ded to So ~ for the round trip, which
com binations makes rates via Chicago
1928 70 and via Milwaukee 80 from
Mitchell. S. u.
For lhe Chautauqua Assembly, Spir-
it Lake, Ia, July S-23, 1897. One and
= fifth fare for the round trip from
pointe in So. OAK, within distance OF
200 miles, i. O., 81 Al from MITCHELL S.
d.
The following Summer Tourists
round trip rates have been announced
by the G. NJ. & ST. P. r. R.. from
Mitchell, S. D., to points named below:
Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, Colo. $35 20
st. Paul and Minneapolis. MINI. is 80
Ashland, Wis. % 80
Duluth, Mimi, II O5
Alexander Bay, N. Y, So IS
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, N. Y, 81 Is
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo, Al so
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, 50 Is
Also to many other points in the
east, west, north and south.
For further information as to dates
OF sale, limit, ETC., call on or address
F. E. Clark, Agent. Mitchell, S. d,
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HOBBS
VICTORY is C0MPLE7R
Hundr, ,ds of People Who
Received a Sample of
DR.. HOBBS SPARAGuS Kin.
NEY PILLS
From L. O. Gale, DRUGGIST J,,
From L, o. Gale, Druggist, Jswe,er
Bookseller, Mitchell, Made
His Report.

OF the to al humber OF persons whose
cured samules of Dr. Robns S,a,,,,,,.
kidney Pills. and hav.. Reported t,.r,
either been entirely cured, or gr, a,lv
benefited, quite DunIher of those xho
reported live in lows ou1.id. y,
Mitchell They report that Dr.. Hin,
Sparsgns Kidney Pills have been q, aa,
ing quite senaiion in their towns. i,
TACT. we have strong Reason 10 beljeva
wherever the Mitchell newspaner.
circulate. the public teet that DR.
Hobbs has be making in this city ba,
been closely watched.
From the large numher If letters 70.
ceived daily from persops tasting these
pills: they Indicate clearly the interest
being taken bv men and women Sho
have suffered for years with distressing
and dangerinns kidney aud kindred
ailments, which doctors have been I'm.
able to cure. and who are rejpiced 10
know that there has at last been dis.
covered an absolute specific for their
complaint
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The Red Mark.

Listen to this thrilling anecdote Of
King Theebaw's household arrange
ments:
King Theebaw's palace at Mandalay
has been turned into an cup to date"
club. The audience chamber, with the
golden throne in it, has been portioned
out for lady members. All the walls are
gold leafed, and golden pillars support
the roof. Yet near the door is such a
weird mark of former days that think
most of US would prefer the less mag
nificent surroundings Of our own clubs
without envy. 1t is the red mark Of
murdered woman's hand.
Once the king, in the days Of his
prime, took fancy to beautiful young
Mongolian and insisted on bringing her
as an attendant to his court. His wife
grew madly jealous. and with the fierce
temper of her race stabbed the unfor-
tunate girl in the audience chamber be-
fore the assembled court AS she fell
her hand, covered with blood, ciutched
the wall, and for some reason or other
no one has obliterated the mark. New
York Commercial.
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Tho Gran dest Remedy

Mr.. Il. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chill.
howie, Va, certifies that he had con
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money
could procure, tried all cough remediee
he could hear Of, but got no relief:
spent many nights sitting up in q
chair: was induced to try DIR. Kings
New Discovery, and was cured by the
use OF two bottles. For past three years
has been attending to business, and
says DR.. Kings New Discovery is tne
grandest remedy ever made, as it has
done so much for him and also for 9TH
ers in his community. DR.. Kings New
Discovery is guaranteed for coughs,
colds and consumption It don't fail.
Trial bottles free at Scalln's drug
store. Regular size so cents and $l.OO.
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She Fell Up with a Mind Reader.

She stood at the window of the I'LL.
nois general ticket office and compared
her time with that Of the depot clock.
you're too fast,' she said to the
ticket agent. According to that clock
my train would be gone ten minutes -
(Which is your train?" asked the
man.
1.-The 1915"
Eyes, it's gone. 1t is now 10 :25."
"You mean that your time is 1925.
Now, my watch never was wrong since
owned it, and it is just 1915 I've
lost a minute looking for the train It's
too bad that things should be run in
that way"
1--WE run all trains on schedule time, Z"
said the ticket agent.
81 should think there would be COL
lisions and all sorts of happenings with
such time as that. You might set your
clock by my watch if you like and start
your next train on the right time
The man smiled good naturedly and
then, as sudden thought struck him,
asked:
Is your watch going?"
"Sir! You don't think I carry dumb
watch, do you?"
Sometimes ladies' watches run
down."
She put the watch to her ear and
looked very grave. Then she tried the
other ear.
Il believe my cold has made me deaf.
But you can hear for yourself -
He listened and shook his head, then
he handed it back to her.
cts as dead as doornail You
must have forgotten to wind it last
night"
"You must be mind reader" said
the woman, holding the delinquent
timepiece to her ear as if the charge
against it had not been fully proved.
II took that watch off to wind it last
night when the FIRE engines went past
our house, and I forgot all about it.
shouldn't wonder if your time is right
after all. F" And she walked cheerfully
away, while the ticket man said to a
waiting customer that life would be a
dull, dreary Sahara Of commerce if such
little diversions didn't happen frequent
ly.-Chicago Tribune.
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Something to Know.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medici for restor.
ing the tired out nervous system to g
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable. scts by
giving tone to the nerve ceDters in the
s,omzch. gently stimulates the liver
and kidneys, and aids these organs in
throwing of impurities in the blood
Electric Bitters improves the appetite,
aids digestion, aud is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very
best blood purifier and nerve tonic
Try it. Sold for soc or sl.0O per bottle
at Scalin's drug store
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A CLEVER FORGER.
But he Overshot the Mark and Wa
Trapped by the Bank.


Not long ago there stood before the
paying teller's window Of one OF New
York's big banks an unctuous little
man smiling blandly over 800 check.
Signature, Endorsement and every detail
were correct To make assurance doubly
sure, the little man explained with
some insistence, lyon see, have had
my indorsement certified. y
The check was paid without hesita-
tion. but the teller said to himself,
"Why is that idiot standing there with
such a broad grin, trying to fix his face
on my memory" And duly he took
note.
A few days later the man appeared
at the window again, his countenance
distended in the same smile, with an
other check from the same firm. The
Endorsement was certified in exactly the
came way, and this time the amount
was 5000. There was absolutely moth
ing wrong with the check on its face,
and it came from we'll known custom
er Of the bank. ''In spite Of all, said
the paying teller, something told me
CdaV 4C11OH VIC a I1ooA. Nv l oeAAA 4
should have to look up the account be-
fore it could be paid, and while he
waited I slipped around to the firm q
Office, which was only short distance
away.
''The check was examined and pro-
nounced perfectly good, and Twas about
to walk away when the head OF the
firm said: why, hold up. We've issued
no checks this morning. And then I
went back and bagged my crook. He
had first sold the firm bond and got
his original 800 check In payment.
This he had used to initiate the firm g
signature on the second and likewise
to impress me with the fact that he was
all right, SO that when he came around
second time would not bother him. :"
&C. D. Lanier in Scribner's.
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For Over Fifty Years,

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions OF mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. I,
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhea. II
pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part OF the world. Twenty
five cents = bottle. Its value is incal-
culsble. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup and take no
other kind.
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Advertised Letters,

The following is a list of the letters
remaining uncalled for in the Mitchell
postoftice at the close of the week end
ing July II, 1897:
Bloom, E
Braggett, Mr. VI j
Mcmahon, Mr. George
Mule. Dolly ~
Numson, Peter q
Way, Mr. Charley
When calling for the sbuve please SAP
advertised" II not called for in two
weeks they will be forwarded to the
dead letter office.
SAML. T. GREEN, p. M.
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Lost, between A. L. c. HilIman's and
Mitchell, one lady's black cape trimmed
with Astrakhan fur. Finder will please
leave at this Office.
For sale, my residence property,
north OF the Omaha track A good
property and will be sold on reasonable
terms. 9. L. MCKINLEY.
All parties desiring to board teachers
during the summer institute-August
9 to 27-will confer favor by reporting
to me the number desired and rates per
week. O. z. BROWNE.
Enos Champlio, one OF the good
solid farmers of Union township. drove
up Wednesday and after attending to
other business dropped in at THE Re
PUBLICAN Office for short chat. He
says crops are looking fine in that part
OF the county and the outlook was en-
couraging.
The county commissioners were on
| hand for business Monday morning and
we're engaged in finishing up the set
tlement with the treasurer, which, By
the way, is long and tedious job. The
matter of county repositories for the
county's cash was adjusted by naming
each of the banks in which the fuuds
are to be kept, each OF which agree to
pay per cent interest per annum on
the money held by them.
Chas. Burnside has commenced to
make some good improvements on his
residence property on west Fifth street,
aud will spend about l,500 before be
gets through. A new two story addi
tion is con ntemplated and the old house
will be raised to the same height and
enlarged. The interior will also be re.
modelled. Mr.. Burnside has recently
sold his old home place at Manchester,
Iowa, and will cow construct a COM
modious and comfortable home in
Mitchell.
Ensign Hill, of the Salvation Army.
known as the Kansas "CycIcne," held
rousing meetings Saturday aud Sunday
evenings. The ensign is a rousing
speaker and makes some strong points
in her talk. There was good crowd
out Monday evening at the Salvation
Army hall to hear Ensign Hill describe
the slum work as performed by the
army in Chicago. She was dressed 10
the regulation costume and gave vivid
description of their labors.
When the Western Union Company
set their telegraph poles along Main
street some years ago they set them 10
about six inches too far and when
Fred Widmann commenced TO lay his
cement walk one OF the poles had to be
moved nine inches farther toto the
street. The work could have been per-
formed for about dollar by a laborer
here but the company sent q man out
from Minneapolis at cost of $40 to
have the word done, as they thought,
correctly. 1t took the man about three
hours to do the job,
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Milton,

Milton was born in 1908 and died in
1914. His first poem of note. "On the
Morning OF Christ's Nativity" was
written in 1929. The Paradise Regain
ca was finished short time before
his death. His literary labors covered
40 years. His greatest poem was writ
ten by the 'and Of an amanuensis, ana
MS most serious annoyance was the pet
ulance OF his daughters. " no sometimes
refused to write when he was in the
mood to compose.
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Selected Official Papers

Under the new amendment to the
law the county com issioners were re-
qulred to name three official papers at
the July meeting of the board and this
was done Wednesday. The Gazette
ana Mt. Vernon News were named and
on the vote between THE CAPITAL and
the German Post there was q tie, which
Will be decided at the next meeting of
the board.
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luSlnu8t1nR.

Merritt-Wouldy you marry one eyed
man?
Cora-Why, good gracious, no!
Merritt-Then let me carry your par.
asol. ol.-London Tit-Bits.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
The Etruscans.

line Etruscans were civilized peo-
PIE ages before the foundation Of Rome.
derodotus states that Etruria, the mod
esn tuscany, was founded by colony
OF Lydlans. The Etruscan vases and
tombs show high state of civilization
and refinement, and it is believed that
tne Romans borrowed many of their in
stltutlons and laws from Etruria.
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Eternal Vigilance

Is the price of perfect health. Watch
carefully the first symptoms of impure
blood. Cure boils. pimples. humors
and scrofula by taking Hoods Sarsa.
parilla. Drive away the pains and
aches of rheumatism, malaria and
stomach troubles, steady your nerves
and overcome that tired feeling by
taking the same great medicine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16

Not only piles OF the very worst
kind can be cured by DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve, but eczema,
scalds, burns, bruises, boils, ulcers and
all other skin troubles can be instantly
relieved by the same remedy. L. O.
Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Common Now,

Silver forks are to be used at Rock
away and West Point hotels during the
coming sunlmer.-Volume /, No. l.,
New York Morning Herald, May 6. 1885.
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Sick headache can be quickly and
completely overcome by using those
famous little pills known as :DeWitts
Little Early Risers." L. o. Gale.
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DI esB Cutting,

Latest improved French system OF
dress cutting. Price Sc including sys-
tenn. Call at Millinery store.
MRS. A. A. COFFIN.
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Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver tonic. Gentle, relia-
BILE. sure.
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Another Struggle Toward Truth.

"Well, after all, what is pessimist"'
He is man whose naturally sunny
disposition has been imbittered by run
ming up against SO many people who
won't admit thas he knows more than
they do. "-Detroit Free Press.
Beheaded turtles can find their way
back to their watery home.
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~ -
Aberdeen had good touch OF a hail
storm Tuesday evening, which began
about 1880 o'clock and lasted probably
five or ten mir utes, sc we were informed
by Conductor John Weber. There was
some damage done to crops, but not
enough to amount to anything. Quite
number of windows we're broken
around town, and 30 were broken in the
Milwaukee passenger coaches standing
on the tracks. The hail was about az
large as those which visited this section
last week, but was accompanied by a
heavy wind.
Aberdeen News: 1t is reported that
the fish in the James are dying by the
thousands. The dead fish are scatter
ed all along the banks, and those who
i've near the river are greatly annoyed
and lncOnvenienced. Prof. Saunders
OF the state Agricultural College at
Brookings, to whom the facts have
been referred, is OF opinion that the
tish die because OF fungus growth
that first makes its appearance upon
the back and gradually overspreads
the whole body. Buffalo, suckers,
redhorse and an occasional pickerel are
found along the banks, and are
especially numerous about Huron and
towns south of A aberdeen.