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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-15
appeal to the parents to aid us in this.
shall expect you to live up to the rules
In requiring written excuses for

appeal TO the parents to aid us in this.
l shall expect you to live up to the rules
In requiring written excuses for
absence and hardness and in making
your reports to me.
" shall not ask the lady teachers to
march through the dusty streets again
on Decoration Day. If they are ex-
pected to attend in body carriages
should be furnished.
"There will be no exhibition this
year made up OF contributions from the
different grades. | am much in favor
OF public exercises but they should be
free and not 80 elaborate in dress.
Such displays are most beautiful but
they cost far too much in time and
means for benefits received. l think
the time has come when the people are
able and willing to furnish all needed
apparatus.
"The plan of rhetoricals now in use
in most OF the rooms is recommended
for continuance. These schools are
divided into three or four classes, one
of which recite each week, and when
the classes have all recited public
program is given by the best ones
| think the people would be pleased if
hAOi q shoi ooSL Wolh III UulS llu0 Wde
done. Many of the patrons have said
as much to me. There must be more
regularity as to the time of these exer-
cises.
"All the pupils should be retained
in school Frday afternoons and the
schools should be dismissed on that day
in the usual way. The exercises
should commence early enough-and
the teacher should be prepared to fill
out the time with some general exer-
cises, if necessary.
"We have but thirty-six school weeks
in the year. Every day and the whole
of every day is needed. None but the
regular holidays should be- allowed
and no school days shohld be clipped
short. | must emphatically object to
the loss of time in this way. Except
with advanced classes this rule applies
| to examination week as we'll as to any
other.
with our short terms and frequent
vacations we should not lay ourselves
open to the charge-sometimes justly
made-that we care most for an in.
crease in holidays and decrease in
the hours of daily work.
"We should seek for thoroughness
Carelessness, incidence, and the love o
pleasure need constant opposition. Il
we demand and secure what is reason
able and right of the pupils we should
oe supported by the board and al!
sensible people. If we show soft
yieldidg, slack-twisted, vacillating
cowardly character we shall receive
the deserned contempt of both pupils
and patrons.
LET US show that we are on the
ground for the most intense kind o
business.
81 am sure that we all feel enthug
iastic and determined. We are tortun
ate in the possession of an opportunity
to achieve worthy success. The
work we have in nand is more thar
honorable. it is noble work, for we
work upon and with human mind an6
heart. A true conception of this will
preclude carelessness and Indifference
and lead US to do our best.
1--WE must expect difficulties. We
may be misunderstood and unappreci
ated but the consciousness of an ap
proving conscience will sufficiently sus
tain us. Let us try to make the
schools among the very best"
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They Put In New Lights.

Cham berlain Register: Mr.. J. A.
Brown OF the Mitchell Plum bing Co.,
was here last week and put in one OF
the company's new "Odorless" acety.
lene gas machines and fixtures in Coffin
u Bartlett's new store. It's a thirty
light machine and makes 6ne, stead y
brilliant light. This machine is the
only one on the market that is abso
lutely odorless and when the public be
come acquainted with its merits it viii
have large sale, as it is the only odor
less acetylene gas machine on the mar
ket.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-15
Death of Mrs. A. r. Boggs.

Sunday morning Mrs. G. W. Boggs
received q telegram from Sioux Falls
announcing the death of her sister,
Mrs. A. r. Boggs, which occurred
during the night. She has been in ill
health for some time, since the death
OF her husband, which occurred during
the winter. Several months ago she
went to Sioux Falls and was taken
seriously i'll, resulting in her death.
The remains arrived from Sioux Falls
Tuesday and the funeral services were
held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-15

With every purchase made no matter how large or how
small we will give ticket registering the amount Of
each sale At the end Of each month day selected
and all parties who have made purchases that day
may bring the tickets to store and the
amount in goods free Of cost For instance suppose
Aug. II selected all purchases on that day. would
the M o Il o s n nang bs e o you
day is Selected after the close of the month and the tick
cts must be redeemed within week after the
ment is made through the papers. G. b. VERMILYEA.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-15
Making Improvements.

Alderman Stout is adding to the
beauty of his south side residence by
painting it. Prof. Stout has pretty
home over there and when he gets the
trees to growing it will be that much
more attractive.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
THE DRY DOCK AT ALGIERS
THE CONTRACT AWARDED But NOT YET
SIGNED,
This Dock Of Floating Steel viii be The
Largest Of Iis Kind In The
World,

Washington, March - tcpfcsenn
tive Meyer of Louisiana was ~ the
Navy Department to-day 10 confer with
Rear Admiral Endir0ll ~ The bureau If
Shrds aud Docks, relative 10 tho com
mcnccnwnl d The work upon The steel
dry dock ~ AIaicrH, Ia, FOR the con.
atruction of which the contract has been
awarded 10 the MARYLAND Steel Com.
pnny. llo was informed That the con
tract has been awarded TO the Maryland
Steel Company. lie was informed that
the contract, although awarded, had not
been signed. ~ the Department h await b.
ing some supplementary plans which
are being procured from England.
The contract requires that work upon
the dock shall commence 20 days after
ii is signed. Much of the work will be
done at Algicrs, as the Maryland Steel
Company has already requested the use
of the entire Government reservations
there but it has not yet been decided
whether the hull Of the dock will be put
together in the Chesapeake and llOatcd
to Algiers, or whether the plates will
be shipped to Algiers and put together
there.
This new steel floating dock will he the
largest dock of its kind in the world.
capable of receiving IA $4,000 ton battle
ship.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
POWERS REACH
AN AGREEMENT
Continued from First Page.)

samoan affairs, 50 far ~ The high COM
mission may think III to net in order TO
fully restore order. and establish aituirs
on stable basis II will require, no
treaty 10 bring the commission into rN-
iStcnCc, us the acceptance OF the United
States and Great Britain viii complete
the agreement.
1t is understood that the men selected
for the mission will he of high standing
so as TO give added weight aud dignity
to their findings. such, for instance, NJ
the Consul General of Germany, whose
jurisdiction covers the whole range Of
tactic affairs. lie IL n man of conn
plctc information on Samoan and other
Pacific Islands subjects. as well as n man
of political influence. The United States
and British commissioners, ii is under
stood would be drawn from the same
high rank, with n view, however, to
their information on international mat
ters of this character rather than their
political standing.
As showing that the acute phase Of
the Samoan question is past, Baron
Spcck Won Stcrnberg, First Secretary of
the German Ambassy. loft here tonight
for New York, whence he sails on the
sixth for London and Berlin He has
been most active factor throughout the
Samoan controversy, having made that
question Il special study, and thus being
able to render the Ambassador material
assistance. His influence ut all times
has been toward maintaining friendly
relations between the two countries, aud
the causes of irritation. His
trip to London and Berlin has no signifi-
cameo whatever in connection with Sa-
moan affairs, hut is entirely personal
after the gravity of the affair had
passed
No new advices reached the Depart
to-day regarding the Samoan situation,
and the impression is gaining ground
among the officials that there is Il miss
ing cable report from Admiral Kautz,
via Sydney. which, upon its arrival, will
clear up the mystery regarding the brief
dispatch dated Auckland, which was
received yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
ROBUST ANTITRUST LAW
ARKANSAS ENAcTS A MEASURE BROAD
AND SWEEPING.
Under il Suits Have Been Brought Against
Many Insurance Companies Doing
Business in the State.

Little Rock, Ark, March 31.-Attor-
ney General Davis to-day filed 126 suits
in the Pulaski Circuit Court against tn
sixty-three fire insurance companies
dCtng business in this State. and an in
surance LG4icy now cannot be obtained
at any price. The suits are brougin
under IL new antitrust law which was
passed by the Legislature a few days
ago.
1t is one of the NEST sweeping and
far-reaching measures of the kind ever
enacted.
BY virtue of the suits filed this morn
ing by Attorney General Davis all the
foreign insurance companies doing bust
ness in the State have been charged
with being yiolatorS of the antitrust
act since its approval by the Governor.
Ihe State sues for the full penalty pre-
scribed, $4,000, making an aggregate OF
S3lo,O0O. Under the circumstances the
Arkansas agents of the foreign compa
MES are being instructed to take no
more risks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
EXCITING CAME AT MACON.
LONG NIhMiS BAITLESHIPS.
Impressed With the Mammoth Works
At NeMnOrt News

Impressed With the Mammoth Works
At Newport News.
Newport News Va. March 81
Secretary of the Navy John ID. Long
and party arrived here to-day on the Gov
eminent lighthouse tender Jessamine.
The Secretary came for the purpose of
inspecting the mammoth plant of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company and the navy work that
is now under way at the yard:
His advent was unheralded. although
it was understood when he started on
his tour Of inspection that the Secretary
would make an early call at this point,
where the largest number of warships
now in course Of construction are being
built. The Secretary was impressed be-
yond his anticipations by the magnitude
OF the great works here and the sunarior
facilities for shipbuilding. He expressed
himself as particularly pleased with the
appearance of the big battleships Ken
lucky and Kearsarge, which are now
in the last stages of completion. and will
be commissioned IN 4 few morlhs. Ills
examination into the structure of these
ships, and the llliEo's As well, was thor
ough and minnie. The greater part of
the day was spent on them.
Inquiry was also made by the Sccre-
tary regarding the PROCESS thus far
made on the battleship Missouri ana the
monitor Arkansas, (which are rs yet lin
the office" The keels of these fighting
craft will be laid shortly
Late this evening the dispatch boat
Dolphin steamed into the harbor and
took Mr.. Long aboard, with his daugh-
ter. Miss Helen Long and Dr. Uric,
surgeon Z. $. n. who are accompany
ing the Secretary on his tour The
Dolphin proceeded to Old Point, where
the party will spend tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
Yesterday on the Diamond.


CAROLINA SHUTS OUT LEfIIGH.
Chapel Hill. \. q, March IL (Spe-
cial. )--Carolina shut out Lehigh today,
playing an errorlesS game. Winston =
pitching was too much for the visitors.
Carolina scored in the first and bunch
ed : hits in the fourth. making 4 runs
Features: l.ehigh's outtield work, Caro-
hua's battery and Winston's pitching.
Score: X. la Il.
Carolina, -. $50. .......,...,.o II o
Lehigh 49,. 49,. ,........0 I
Batteries: Carolina Winston aud
Graves. Lchigh. Rodney and Parson
Struck out. 10y Winston. :: Rodney, J.
Bases on balls. Winston, T. Rodney, ).
Carolina and Lchigh will cross bats to-
morrow in Greensboro and again Mon.
day in Winston.
HAMPTON KNOCKED SILLY.
Newport News, Va, March 31,-l'he
game to-day between Yale and llamp-
ton was very one sided, the locals going
into the game without practice and were
easy victims. The game was walkover
from start to finish and almost devoid of
Il suggestion of sport. 1t was called in
the seventh inning to enable the visitors
10 catch the boat. Score: X. H. T..
Hampton. 10000 ) Z )
Yale. -. 80. Il = 80 10 )
Batteries: Bullock and Owen; Wal
lace and Sullivan.
A VERY CLOSE GAME.
Columbia. s. c., March 31.--LaFayette
defeated the South Carolina college
team here to-day by a, score of u to II.
The game. though close. was featurcieS.;
save for Tarrer's exceptional work mt al
stages. Score:
s. Carolina College. 4 900 ID
LAFAYETTE. ..252 0410*. IL
Batteries: Tarrer and Werner: Graves
and Hile.
The teams play again tomorrow.
BOSTON BEATS TRINITY.
Durham. March 31.--tSpecial.l 1n
the Bocton-Trin.Ey game ths afternoon
Boston tried six of her pitchers. Score.
Boston. II: Trinity, 1. Batteries: BoS
ton. Willis, kl0bedanz, Lowe, SIRE:
Trinity. Smith and Lambert. ErrcrS,
Boston, ); Trinity, i. Base hits. Bost2l
l6 Trinity, 10. Bases ON balls, Boston.
10: Trinity, ,. Struck ont, Boston, |:
Trinity o.
EXCITING GAME AT MACON.
Macon, Ga. March 31.--Corncll de-
feated Mercer University to-day in the
opening. game Of the season The at
tendance was good. and the game was
exciting throughout. the two teams beirs
evenly matched.
Cornell plays the University of Geor-
gia tomorrow in Atlanta. Score:
r. VI. =.
Cornell. .302302e 10 )
Mercer. -. 2 23000000- 3 :
Batteries: Mitchell and Young; Steen-
bacher and Jones.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
SPECIAL RATES

To Epworth League Conference in New
BERN n. c., April 90.
On account of this occasion railroads
will sell tickets as given below on April
4, ), and 6, with final limit April IL:
From Durham, $685.: Fayetteville,
SG.45: Goldsboro, $500; Greensboro,
$3.50; Henderson, S7.75; Kelford, $3.50;
Kinston, S1.75; Maxton, SS.15; Penn
broke, 1855; Raleigh, $3.50; Selma,
$4.05; Weldon, S6.S5; other points ut
proportionate rates.
The Norfolk and Southern will sell
delegate return tickets at half rates.
The fare from Norfolk is 500; Eliza
beth City, $50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP cures
any case of bronchitis, lung affection and
grippe. Physicians prescribe this relia-
BILE remedy, and druggists recommend it.;
because it never fails to cure, and costs
but % cents bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
SPECIAL RATES
To Raleigh April 9th, on Account of
Performance of Schalchi Opera Com
DaDy.

On account of the above performance
at Raleigh, \. c., April 9TH, the agents
of the $. \, H., between Mlddleburs
and Sanford, will sell round trip tickets
to Raleigh at rates based ON tariff =
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

For further information call or write
(, H. $. Leard. City Passenger and Tick
| ct Agent, Raleigh, \. Z.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

It's as hard to hide Indifference as it
is to conceal love. .
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
THE BEST PREscRIP TON FOR MALARIA

Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove,
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply lror
and Quinine in a tasteless form. Ne
cure, no pay. Price soc.
wed 81 sat m & W 6m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
GERMANY FAKES THE REINS.

London. March 31.-The Pckin CORE
spondent of the Times says:
'Unders orders from Berlin, the Ger
mans VIII occupy 81 Chau Flu and
I-Chau Flu, in the Province of Shang
lung, until China is able to give the
requisite gCarantte of her ability to
preserve order within that province.
'iS'iuce she is unable to give such guar
antees, Germany's action is equivalent
to effective interference in adninistra-
tive control within the German sphere
of influence
-. -, =. 4. ~ .. 80, :.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

Send your order to Dughi to-day or
tomorrow for your ice cream for your
Easter Sunday dinner. Don't wait till
dinner time, and then 20 10 crying and
look to the sunshine without ice cream.
3-30-2t.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

If a girl will not marry when she may
she may not marry when she will.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

The last grateful touch to Sundays
dnncr-ice cream from Dughi's.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
iousness, indigestion, Headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-13
TATLOH IsISAUaJ hATEr.
No Unusual Inter. &c Evlncctl in The Ev. Mt
nv k-nIucktnnS.
lEv .'Telaslrallh.l

FRANKFORT. EY., Dec EVIL
liam S. Taylor WAS inaug urated as
-ai4sastessleF-4 tzsnaon odslS- IFhe crowd
WAS much smaller than in past years,
due 70 the weather which up till last
night w.s rainy, followed to-day by a
December blizzard. The inaugural
ceremonies We're simple. Retiring CIV
erlor Bradley. in the course Of his
speech. said that he hoped the Goebel
election law Which had brought 50
much turmoil TO the state. would be
wiped from the statute books.
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS
GoN&lnor-elecl Taylor in his nau-
sural address said:
The verdict rendered by the people
last Noyemla:. was the mandate 81 the
people in favor of civil liberty II was
the triumph c5 the people ovel. a r1ierci-
less, 1eanorseless partisan machine
crested to enslaNe them.
He said one OF ty!2e chief aims Of his
administration would be to secure the
repeal OF the election law The oath of
office was administered to Governor
Taylor, at noon by Chief Justice Ha-
zelriss The lately defeated Demo
CRATIC candidates for state offices began
serving notices Of contests today
against the Republican candidates who
We're given certificates Of election last
week. Several have been served
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-13
THE HAND OF r. Il. MOLISEux.
is Wrote the "Barne," and Cornish
Letters, Says Expert Ktnsley
GBV Telaerauil j

NI1Y YORK Dec. 12-Toaay.s SIS
sion in the trial os Roland Is Moli-
neuN was devoted entirely to the ex-
animation Of .Wn. j. hinsley. the
hanaWriting expert The proceedings
were devoid OF public interest the
scene in the court room resembling che
class room Of a business college. cx-
pert kinsley With his large sheets os
paper and crayon pencils correspond
ing TO the instructor in pennranship
the jurors. Photographic albums VIII.
specimens of writing in hand carefully
following. resembling nothing so Eluc1
as a class OF pupils. The expert eS-
planned even the most minute details.
an entire hour being spent upon lie
word please
The important portion OF the .as;i:
monE of Expert kinsley may be sum
med Up by the statement that ne ;asti-
fed that after examining thousands u
specimens o. handwriting including
samples from every member and every
en1ployc OF the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club. he became convinced that one
person Wrote the so-called Barns
and Cornish letters, that the same
man Wrose the address on the poison
package and that that man was Ro-
land r. MolineuX.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-13
5000 LIVES wERELosr IN cEnAp.
Appalling Casualties Attended the Earth
quakes Japanese COAT.
tBy Telegraph)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dan 1.-'r7.


q SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. l.-T.le
Bulletin says:
The disaster that overlook the Island
OF Ceram on the second OF last month
cost the people OF tina district immense
loss in life and properly. The steam
snip America Maru. which arrived
yestei lay from the Orient. brought adj
vices from Cerln and reports that five.
thousand people We're destroyed on thai
island alone when the dreadful earth-
quakes Of November shocked the
japanese coast and asitated ths is
lands a2Jal e!is to the empire.
On the night of the second. the peo
PIE CT Ceram We're awakened by a
terrific shock Of earthquake that seem
ed to work from north 70 south. Every
one lied frC.:l his house iT!JO the public
square. A few hours later it was re-
ported that the water was rising in IL e
bay Of .Amonia. The sea came forward
in t.le Shape OF Il huge tidal wave ana
forced the water into the bay entrance
lands Az ioauholv and Samascers.>, IN
the bay. the waves swept over lie
tops OF trees 50 feet high Our Of nea lily
1850 inhabitants only 40 escaped:
he whole coass 70. miles was trans
formed into a huge nlua puddle Corps
es We're every where. Broken trees ana
Portions Of houses We're buried in tha
nnIc.
Every few reds were great mounds;
of stones ana FOUNDERS that had been
washed up from the sea. Changing;
the entire topography Of the country.
lac exact number Killed along the
coast VEIL never be known rs the
colpSes are in many cases yards under
the new ground. a; Iatoesia. out ..
SEQ Beople 100 were killed ard 10 in
hills where the Shock os e.srtrt.uate
Was; first felt VAIL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-13
.Insurgent ARMY Divided Into
Small Bands of Guerillas.
ALL ARE SWORN TO DO OR DIE
The Yclept Government VIII Be Changed
to q Dictatorship and the Filipino
Troops Pledge Themselves to
Fight to the Death.
lBy TeleSca2h.>

LONDON. Dec. 12-Reuter's Tele-
gram Company has received tila fiji
lnwing dispatch from Hong Kong:
The insurgent government (socni.-
aea) of the Philippines Will be changed
to a dictatorship. to continue aostils-
les against the Americans exclusively
by the methods of guerilla warfare.
The Filipino army is being split u,
into small bands the troops taking an
oath before separation that they Will
tight until their countryS rights are
recognized.
~ force of United states marines.
who landed at Vigan, South Iiavc%
province. from the battleship Oregon.
was defeated by tire Filipinos Under
General Finio tTino?) on December 4.
The Manila newspapers. dispite the
censorship. admit that General Law -on
is missing"
The foregoing dispatch was evidently
sent by the Filipino junta III Hong
Kong.