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CHOICE
Story of an Army Mule.

There Is or was an army muIe & peu-
fdoner Of the United Ststes-tra6irton
says that army mules are mortal.
hence the doub. as to tense. But this
mule, Me1ique, was ordered 70 BE- sold
at Mount Vernon barracks, Alabama, In
1888. He had been at the post q long
time and had grown gray In ths serT-
Ice, having an honorable record in
the Mexican war, and the officers at
Mount Vernon asked the quartgmas-
ter general to retain him TIL the end
OF bis days This application, signed
By William 4 Kobbe, then an arul-
lery lieutenant, and Endorsed By q
dozen proper military authorities, III
Guiding General Hancock and Gener-
81 Sherman is On record at Washing
ton How the white mules record
grew in honor with successive inlorse-
ment may be seen from the command
Ing generals letter:
I have seen hi mule, and. whether
uus or false, the soldiers beIieys t. was
LETT at the Big spring, where Mount Yer
non barracks nov are, at the time Cen
efhl sackson's army ceraped there, about
A1S-Ha. Tradition Eays il wss once e sor-
re-, but now II Is white from age.
The quafteTnasters department will BE-
shargeahls with ~ingrattrude If that mule
Is sold or the care and maintenance OF il
thrown On the charitable officers OF the
post I advise that 1t be kept In the de
psrtment, fed and maintained TIL death
". 7. SHERMAN.
p. 81 Ill that mule was at Fort
Morgan. Mobile point, when I was there
N ls4Z W. 7. S.
The secretary Of war finally direct
ed "that this mule be kept and well
cared for at public expense as long as
he firpxS
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Largest Scoring Board In the world.

This great scoreboard, the largest in
the world. is on the cricket grounds in
Sydney. Australia. which will hold
without elbow touching 1900 specta-
tors and upon which up to the present
time $4,000 has been expended
When the grounds are packed with
visitors. and they usually are, $4,000
being the average number that usually
gather when q good cricket game is
scheduled in Sydney, the figures on the
Teat board can be easily read by er-
eTy spectator that skirts the huge circle
where the game is played
The board is something like % feet
in height and over 30 in length
The numbers are huge. They are
painted on thick calico and worked on
rollers The names are also on calico,
fitted on frames and let into openings
sized to hold them. It takes three men
to operate this largest scoring board
in the world, but 50 perfect is its con-
struction it takes bnt two minutes to
change its entire score.
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Hia AalaGE

Farmer EC1kI understand that the
young city feilG that has been board
tn at Eli S~unmerime,s died last
night In sort OF g peculiar manner.
Farmer Hornbe2k-DEnow as there
was anything specially peculiar about
It: He del dead same as folks gen.
s-all! do.
Farmer Ronk-Aw, you know what
l man-the cause OF his death was
peculiar.
Farmer Hornbeak-D,kncw as it was
either. He died Of a combination of
mushroom appetite and toadstooI judg-
uent-a pretty ccmmo failin' amongst
city folks, I've noticed-Judge-
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4 Sad Disappointment.

Ineffective liver medicine is d dis
appointment. but you don't want to
purge, strain and break the glands
Of the stomach al ] bowels. DeWitts
Little Early Risers never disappoint.
They cleanse the systems of all
poison and putrid matter and do it SO
gently that one enjoys the pleasant
effects They are a tonic to the liver.
Cure biIiousness, torpid liver and
preyent fever. L. o. Gale.
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SEPT. 2a 70 OCT. 8, INC.
These n the Dates Selected by the
Committee for the Corn Belt
Exposition.

The exposition committee held
& meeting late Tuesday afternoon
and selected the dates FOR the Corn
Belt Exposition, which will be held
in Mitchell this fail The dates are
from Sept -. 10 Gets. Inclusive.
On account Of the iIl-heaIth OF Il.
R. hiebe be vas forced 10 tender
his resignation as secretary and
treasurer OF the exposition. His
place WAS 1sled by the election OF Il.
L Hitchcock as secretary and ". Z.
Turner As treasurer. and both viii
LOOK carefully after their duties
Work On the exposition building
IS progressing nicely. Decorator
Robe has quite 2 few ~artis1s-at work
in 6IIing out MS designs. and in
another week something of the
beauty Of the exterior will be seea.
The middle tower VIII ba raised
ten feet higher when its decorations
are completed.
Tie committee is working nos with
ouC one end IN view. and that IS &c
make the exposition this rear oae OF
the greatest successes that Mitchell
has eFer had in that line Everg
person in the city IS Likewise in
tereted in this same Success and al
should put thaEr shoulder 10 the
wheel and help IN whatever wax
possible The oE~p7rEGliE. was never
Tor Mitchell 90 hold her e-
position and the indications ere that
the attendance viii m very Large,
As special rates have been secured
that viii induce people 10 attend
On three special DAYS hall fzre rates
will prevail. The last two .das .of
the exposition viii be heId on ral
dates the landsakers excursions
are run By the vario7s railroads
entering the state
DR.. Dundass left on H~ednesdayI
svening Tor St Paula Minneapolis
secure some advertising sp~aciaItis
md in the course OF a few days the
advertising will be sent out
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Not Doomed for Life.

Il was treated for three years by
good d~octors,'i writes y. 4. Greer.
McConnellsvilIe, O.: for piles, and
~fistula, but. when all failed, Buck
lens Arnica Salye cured NE in two
weeks" Cures burns, bruises, cuts,
corns, sores, eruptiOns, salt rhe1m
piles.or no pay. .scallinss
drugstore.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05
The Dead Sea

TIE daily average OF G.5go.GGu tons
of water is received into the Dead sea
from the Jordan here is 10 outlet
and the leres is kept down by evapora-
ton only. which is very rapid because
of tie Intense heat. the dry atmosphere
and the d. winds which are con
stantiy Blowing Gown from the gorge
between th2 mountains.
- .,.
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ApuehrEfFe

PLEASE. sir, I wouldn't go out today
II 1 were you" said the old iandIady.
Why not? asked the surprised art
tst
Because z crowd Of men were look
Ing fog you- and they said they we're
the hanging committee" Chicago
News
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Hotel Mitchell,
Retu ming every month. Consult him
while the opportunity is at hand.


DR.. DORAS has no superior In diagnosing and
treating diseases and deformities- He Will give
Sasfor any case that he cannot tell the diseases
and where located IN i've minutes
AL durable medical and surgical diseases, acute
and chronic ca.arrh. and Special diseases Of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Lung diseases. Esrly
consumption. Bronchitis, Bronchial Catarrh,
constitutional Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache, stomach and Bowel Troubles. Rheumatism.
Neuralgia. Sciatica. Bright's Disease, Diabetes,
Kidney. Liver, Bladder, Prostate and Female
Diseases. Dizziness, Nervousness, Indigestion
Obesity. Interrupted Nutrition, Slow growth in
Children, and all wasting diseases In adults.
Many cases of Deafness, Ringing in the Ears,
Loss OF Eyesighr. Cataract. Cross Eyes, etc, that
have been Improperly treated or neglected, can
be easily restored. DeformisieS. Club Feet
Curvature of the Spine. Diseases of the Brain.
PARALYSIS, Epilepsy. Heart Disease, Dropsy. Swell
Ing OF the Limbs, Structure. Open Sores, Pain In
the Bones. Granular ~Enlargements and all long
standing diseases properly treated. Young. mid.
dle-aged and old, single or married men and all
who suffer from lost manhood, nervous debility,
spermatorrhea. seminal losses. sexual decay,
falling RAeEaoEF. weak eyes. stunted development,
lack OF energy. Impoverished blood, pimplss. I'm
TO marriage, also blood and skin dis
eases, syphilis, EruptfonS. Aatr Falling. Bone
Pains, Sweliings, Sore Throat, Ulcers, effect OF
Mercury, Kidney and Bladder troubles Weak
rack. Burning Urine, passing urine too often.
6onotfhosa. elect, Structure, receive searching
treatment, prompt relief and cure for life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05

Recently a girl in q public sehoo,
was asked By her teacher to explain
the difference between the words bal
ance and remainder. Her answer was,
You can say a nan lost his balance
and fell but you cannot So! "a man
lost his remainder and fell"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05
Sof Work to Preach.

a minister who used 10 preach In
S~ornervilie had 3 little boy. a few
days before his father left the city to
go to his new parish one Of his neigh
bors said TO the little boy. $50 yonr
father IS going TO Fg5rE in New Bed
ford, is he?
The little boy icok4f up. wondering.
"Oh. no. he said, only preach
Trained Motherhood
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Cancers, fumors, Golfer, Rstu!a, Piles

Earicocele and enlarged glands with
the subcntaneous injection method
absolutely without pain and without the
loss OF a drop of blood, is one OF his own
discoveries, and is the most really
scientific and certainly sure cure of the
nineteenth century. No incurabIe
cases taken. Consultation to those
interested, sI.O0.
Dr. DoRAN,
Minneapolis, MINI. Boston Block.
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Fifth Century Authors.

Herophilus, n OF the AIe1andrian
school, wrote a treatise on the practice
Of medicine, On obstetrics, On the eye
and On the pulse, which he correctly
referred to the movements of the heart
He was aware Of the existence of the
lacteais and Of their anatomical rela-
ions to the mesenteric glands. Erasis-
ratus-his colleague and a pupil Of
Theophrastus and Chrysippus was
aware of the nature Of the heart and
its connection with the veins and ar
tertes, but he fell into the error that
the veins were for the conveyance of
air and the arteries for that Of blood.
Otherwise he anticipated Harvey's
great discovery. He knew also that
there were two kinds of neryes-those
Of motion and those Of sensation.
kodoi Dyspepsia Cure
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A Plea

Il fear she said that you do not
understand ne. and / couldn't possibly
mary 6 mar who doesn't. Every wo-
nan longs to be understood
II assure you, he replied promptly.
that IL you VII say Yes there win
be 10 misunderstanding On my part
Chicago Post
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No need to fear sudden attacks of
cholera infantum, dysenteIy. diar-
rhoea. summer complaint of any sort
If you have DR.. FowIerss Extract of
Wild Strawberry in the medicine
chest.
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An Exchange of courtesie..

mo, subj" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley;
Il nebber sold my vote to nobody"
"But that candidate gave you s."
AYassir. I doesn't deny dat He
5es' come along an gimme dat two,
an when a gemman comes along an
gives you 81 fob muffin it amt no mo
dan common reciprocity to vote fob
him fob muffin. W Star.
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A Sample.

Uncle twho had just entertained his
nephew in q Partisan restauraut)-Not
a bad dinner, Ell?
Nephew (who is still goWing)-Frst
rate Let's have auother.-ToIedo
Blade.
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Every Little Helps.

Dfke-I notice Jim is growing 3 mus
tsehe-
LaUy-Tes: he told NE he had 10 do
something to add &c his weight so he
could make the varsity eleven next
fsn-Chesea (Mass) Gazette
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Fooled Again.

You are in my power" cried the
villain. "Ha, ha! Revenge Is sweet"
But" replied the heroine. playing
her last card your doctor told you
you must not indulge in sweet things
Fooled again!" snarled he and faded
away.-Modern Society.
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Mother-NoW's the time to have
your little ones take Rocky Mountain
Tea. Keeps them well all the year.
Great medicine for Children. 35 cts.
S. q. Scallin.
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SuperduouA

do you think that my daughter is
old enough to know her own mind?'
The Plutocrat-With all my money.
sir, she doesn't need a mind.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05

Diphtheria sor throat, Group. In
slant relief. permanent cure. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05

Terrible plaques. those itching, pes
tering diseases Of the skin. Put an
end TO miser:. Doan's Ointment
cures. At any drug store.
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CLEANS OF HUMOR,
Some ScintfIistIon. That win
Brighten True Lovers of VIZ

some SciRtfIistions That Win
Brighten True Lovers of Wit.
Padenee-Do you care for rhss
house parties:
PstEce-Not L you rsfer 70 the iani-
ters. j don't
BH-Have ron seen the automobile
hair ret:
JHi-No; I suppose it stands Up
straight
Church-Do@ hs lie about the fish he
catches:
Goehan-No: only about the ona he
doesn't catch
Mr. Crnsenbeak-Herss an srtc,e
n the paper about four new tight
Slices. der.
Mrs Crfnsnbak-Ycure Joking.
Well I thought II vas Its headed
Irch In Little,
@Now. ny Bog" said the teacher.
wien there Is TO be 3 storn what
does the sailor dog
He takes IN sail, ma-an
That's correct Nov, why does he
take in the saElE'
SO It won't get wet nasmv
Paaeae-Whiie Miss FusssnfeatEI
was at an exhibition Of paintings The
otaE day she GAYS she came TO q mir
Eu-, and while looking II she really
hSlgEt It was q painting.
PaTc-WeL she was hooking At
something painted, very Ekay-Yo1-
kers Statesman
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05

NOV good digestion waits On ap-
petite, and health On both"
If it doesn't. tyy Burdc.eE Blood
BitteEs.
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Paaeaee-Do you care Tor hes
house parties:
Fsrce-Nos Il yoa rafer 70 the JAM
tTs, ] don't
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
FASHION NOTES FOB KrDsUnnER.

We clip from the August Delinea-
tor just issued:
The slot seam is a distinguishing
characteristic of both the newest
skirts and jackets.
That the bolero will continue III
favor as an adjunct to the fashionable
bodice is evinced by the variety of
modes exhibited.
For general summer wear there is
no more serviceable as well as fash
ionable garment than the shirt-waist
dress fashioned from fouIard, t~afeta,
pongee, linen, pique or one of the
numerous lawns or ginghams.
Fancy waists continue to exhibit
the closing at the back.
A white gown of some soft sheer
fabric is practically indispensable for
wear at garden parties, afternoon
teas, etc.
Neckwear is demanding an unusual
amount of attention; a recent caprice
is to have the ruff match the gown in
color, and the introduction of rose
buds gives a pretty touch. Chiffon,
Liberty silk, plain and embroidered
nets, and soft fabrics generally are
much in demand.
The tafeta Goa is acknowledged to
be of the smartest wraps of the
season.
Stirring is seen on many of the
pretty new frocks for juveniles.
Irish lace is at present the leader in
the fashionable laces; separate waists
are embellished with it and entire
gowns evolved from it. For linen and
other wash gowns nothing is hand
somer than the yoke, sleeve and col
decoration of this lace.
Dainty roses of chiffon and ribbon
are much used for dress and corsage
ornamentation. These roses may be
easily made by a clever needle-woman.
The one special note of color in
dress this season is green; the emerald
shade is perhaps, in highest favor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
WHAT CIGARETTE SMOKING RESULTS
IN.

In a recent discussion on the bane-
full effects of tobacco-using, one who
had had exceptional opportunities of
becoming acquainted with those eff
fects among the young was most posi-
tive on the subject. He said that,
even in comparison with smoking a
clay pipe or cheap cigar, smoking the
ordinary cigarette was most obiec-
tionable. He said that a man who in
dulged in it was almost sure to show
his personal deterioration, physically,
mentally, and morally. As showing
that this positive and sweeping opin-
ion is by no e exceptional, the
Philadelphia Press says that "the
press and pulpit, medical profession,
and the faculty of the schools" are
agreed cas- to the baneful effects of
the habit" of cigarette-smoking
upon brain and body and morals"
The COngregationalist of Boston
speaks of the announcement, on this
subject, by Professor II. W. Fisk of
the Preparatory School of the North
western University, in Evanston, Hi
nois. He has declared to his three
hundred students that they must quit
cigarette-smoking or leave the school.
"He has studied the habit carefully.
and finds that it is not only injurious
to health, but almost fatal to good
scholarship. -. Quite a large per cent
of the number (of cigarette-users)
lose. the power to study altogether"
are men on every side who de-
sire to influence the young for good.
yet who set before them the example
of the baneful indulgence. Either
they are Ignorant of the fact that they
are doing more harm by this example
to the youth whom they influence than
they can do in good by all other ways,
they T unable to deny themselves
IN this indulgence. In either case
hey are sadly to be pitied.-Sundav-
School Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15

dent we have aver had who was osten-
tatiously slovenly in. attire in the
White House; he is said by intimate
friends to have been a persistent OPP
ponent of gambling, but his note
books contain frequent entries of
moneys spent at the gaming table; he
was infinitely accurate In his ac-
counts, careful in his expenditures,
and honest in the payment of his
debts, but he ~bankrupted himself by
his extravagant hospitality; he be-
lieved in the intellectual capacity of
the common people and was an enthu-
siast in the cause of the higher edu-
cation for them, but cannot be acquit-
ted of sometimes playing the dema-
gogue by action, if not by speech or
writing. Despite these contradic-
tions, he proved himself a great lead
er, by his clear perception and eluci-
dation of the essential principles of
democracy, by calling the Democratic
Party into existence, by initiating
party government, by inspiring Vir-
ginia to adopt the principle of abso-
lutte religious liberty, an example
which every State in the Union in due
time followed, by the purchase of
Louisiana, without which the United
States of America would have been
impossible, and by founding in Vir-
ginia the first of the STATED Universities
are today the glory of America.
New York Outlook.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
WHY 60 TO COLLEGE?

The strongest reason for going to
college is the symmetrical develop
ment of character. The student must
be his w closest and most constant
companion. A pioneer circuit rider
in Indiana, who had the habit of talk
ing to himself in the most personal
way, was asked by the junior preacher
why he did so. He said there were
two reasOns First, I like to talk to
a sensible man; and second, I like to
have a sensible man to talk to me-"
Not only self-harmony, but self-re-
spect, self-judgment, self-inspection.
and self-criticism depend on an edu-
Gated mind and a cultivated heart.
In the long voyage of life self is to be
the human master. It is important
that that "self" should be pure, high
minded, tolerant, and wise. The col
lege training that produces the sym-
metrical development of the personal
character has accomplished it's great
est purpose. This is primary to all
other ends.-California Christian Ad-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
He was SORRY,

Old Ned was a relic of tho
long before the war. He had sOUo Of
the family for more than ff+r IN
and naturally took more lih0rt;os :,
the other negroes on the plaoo |4a
considered himself n of the e. Ne
and in many ways was verv ,,aaty
But Ned had two g~laring fanIta
would steal chickens and he would uS
away just at a time when he was
ed on the place. He would 90 f.b:0
and stay for days at a time wills
taking the precaution to let n ~
know where he was going. To Hal tb;'
was very annoying, and he tried 70 y.
SOL with Ned; he told him not to Sta,
chickens-that he could have all 49,
poultry he wanted. He also told b;.s
not to leave the plantation w;tbon.
permission. Ned resented this into,
ference, and stole more chickens +ba.
ever; he also stayed a longer TIM
away. Hal, who had been awav fror.
home for years, and had only been ~
charge of the place for a short time
500 saw that his father had been TIM
lenient with Ned. He knew that h.
would have to be firm, and if neca.,
sary give Ned his walking-papers,
So he called the old man up, and
said, "Ned, this thing has been goin0
on long enough, and I am tired of It
Now, the next time you steal a chicken
or leave without permission we ara
going to separate, and that's the end
of it."
Ned answered, "Au right, Mars
Hail." and went on to work.
The next day Ned was missing.
likewise two fine pullets. Four DAYS
passed before Ned appeared.
Hal was mad all over. He said,
"Ned, I told you what was going to
happen the next time you left this
place without permission, and it is 20.
ing to happen right now. You and
are going to separate now"
It had never occurred to old Ned
that he was the one to go, so he an.
swered, "Mars Hal, I sho am sorry,
pow'ful sorry; but whar yer thinkin'
bout gwine?"
Old Ned is still there. M. Moss.
in Woman's Home Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
The Home Circle.

Till he followed a boat of the birchen
bark,
Which carried him off from shore ;
Far, far he followed the m~eteor's
spark,
The wind was high and the clouds
were dark,
And the boat returned no more.
But oft, from the Indian hunters
camp,
This lover and maid so true
Are seen, at the hour of midnight
damp,
To cross the lake by a freely lamp,
And paddle their own canoe.
Thomas Moore.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
LEAD, KINDLY LIGHTS

Lead, kindly Light amid the encir-
cling gloom,
Lead thou me on;
The night is dark, and I am far from
home,
Lead thou me on;
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; N step enough
for me.
I was not ever thus, nor prayed that
thou
Shouldst lead me on;
1 loved to choose and see my path; but
now
Lead thou me on;
I loved the garish day, and, spite of
fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not
past years.
So long thy power has blest me, sure
it still
Will lead me on,
Ger moor and fen, DER crag and tor
rent, till
The night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces
smile
Which / have loved long since, and
lost a whilel
Cardinal Newman.