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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18

In some of the Swiss valleys the
inhabitants are all afflicted with
goitre or 'At.thick, neck Instead Of
regarding this as a deformity they
seem to think it a natural feature Of
physical development, and tourists
passing through the valleys are
sometimes jeered by the goitruos
inhabitants. because they are with
out this offensive swelling. Thus a
form of disease may become so com.
mon that it is regarded as a natural
and necessary condition of life. 1t
is so, to large etxent with what are
called diseases of women. Every
woman suffers more or less from
irregulaTity, liberation, facilitating
drains, or female weakness, and this
suffering is so common and so uni
yersal that many women accept it
as a condition natural and necessary
to their sex. But it is a condition
as unnatural as it is unnecessary,
The use of DR.. Pierce's Fayorite
Prescription Strengthens the delicate
womanly organs and regulates the
Womanly functions, SO that woman
is practically delivered from the pain
and misery which eat up ten years Of
her life-between the ages of fifteen
and forty-fye. "FaYorite Prescrip.
ton makes weak women strong and
sick women well.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
what A~Ilisators Eat.

More than once curious things have
been found in the stomach of a shark,
but never has such an extraordinary
collection been found as was discoy.
cred recently in the stomach of an al.
ligator.
dan and was more than twelve feet in
length. In its stomach were discoy.
cred eighty-aye stones, several birds
claws. two human finger nails and
three boots of a donkey. to one of
which apiece of rope was attached.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
The Bridal Wreath.

The bridal wreath is usually formed
Of myrtle branches in Germany. 1t is
made of orange blossoms in France as
well as in the United States. In Italy
and the French cantons of Switzer-
land it is of white roses. In Spain the
flowers of which it is composed are red
roses and pinks. In the islands of
Greece vine leaves serve the purpose.
and in Bohemia rosemary is employed.
In German Switzerland a crown of
artificial flowers takes the place of the
wreath.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
when the Curtain FnII..

Your death and my death are mainly
Of Importance to ourselves. The black
plumes will be stripped off cur hearses
within tie hour, tears will dry, hurt
hearts close again. our graves grow
level with the chu1 chyard, and, al
though we are away, the world wags
on. 1t does not miss lie. and those who
are near us when the first strangeness
of vacancy wears off will. not miss us
much either.-Alexander Smith in
'Dreamthorp."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
A Fair

Clerical Customer saronsing himself
from nap in BARRIERS chair.-Finishcd,
Ell?
Barber Yes, sir. quite some time
ago.
Clerical Customer-Indeed. Then 1
must have been INDUCING in a quiet
nap.
Barber-You surely have. sir.
Clerical Customer-lt was certainly
very kind of o not to awaken me.
The rest has done me good. aad l am
very thankful TO you for what was
really a very refreshing sleep.
Barber-Don't mention it, sir. It's
only a fair return. l attended your
church last Sunday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18

"For ten years" said the new par.
taker at a boarding house. my habits
were as regular as clockwork. l rose
on the stroke Of q. Half an hour later
! sat down to breakfast. At Z was
at work, dined ut II. ate supper at 8
and was in bed at $50. | ate only
healthy food and hadn't a sick day in
all that time
"Dear mel" asked the deacon in sym.
pathetic tones. And what were you in
for?"
An awful silence ensued.-Kansas
City Independent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
what They were Hnwkinr.

At an exhibition of paintings in Lon
don in one of the galleries hung the
notable picture Hawking In the Olden
Times" An elderly farmer and his
wife paused before this picture, view
Ing it with evident satisfaction.
"John," said the old lady, whats
that?"
John then turned over the leaves of
the catalogue he carried.
They ca it Hawking T TIL Owden
Time" said he.
Hawking! Why, what are they
hawking?" she inquired.
Il dunno" he replied. ''but l spect
they're trying to sell them BIRDS"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
The Modern Method.

II am writing a story of a struggling
inventor
1T won't do" answered the abrupus
critical friend Inventors don't strus,
gle nowadays. They let the people WY
r eager to buy stock do the strus'
~gling'-Washington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
what Ethan Allen Said.

A lecturer on the mistakes of his
tory says that Ethan Allen did not ut
ter at the taking of Fort Ticonderoga
the ringing phrase associated with thai
event in the mind of every schcolboy.
Instead Of informing the British com
mander that he demanded the surren.
der Of the stronghold Gin the name OF
the great Jehovah and the Continental
congress-" he shouted, "Come out OF
that, you old ratr!,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
She Didn't Wear a Mask.

But her beauty was complete.
hidden by sores, blocthes and plmpis'
till she used Bucklen's Arnica saw
Then they vanished as villa all erup
tions, fever sores. boils, ulcers caa
buncles and felons from It's "se'
Infallible for cuts, corns, pufns'
scalds and piles. Cure guarantee
25c. at S. II. Scallin's.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18

The eight aqueducts Of ancient
Rome brought 4 100000 gallons of
water a day into the city. Had the
Romans been aware that water al
ways rises to its own level these huge.
erections on arches seventy feet high.
need never have been built.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
But. Shea Dinerent.

Eyes" said Henpeck. II married her
because l thought her the most even
tempered woman | had yer met"
"And now you know that she isn't
"Well-er-not exactly. She's very
even tempered-always mad about
something Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
shelley

Shelley read with close attention all
the works he could find antagonizing
Christianity. He thought he was an
atheist, but was mistaken, as there Is
not a more spiritual writer in our Ian
guage than he. He read the Bible with
great care, and some Of his finest i'm
agery is borrowed from its pages.-Lit-
erary Life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
The BOUNDARY Line.

a well known judge on a Yirglma
circuit was. recently reminded yer!
forcibly of his approaching badness
by one of his rural acquaintance
ledge" drawled5 the farmer, "it Wonl
be very long TO you'll hey to tie y
string around yer head to tell how lei
up to wash yer face"-Harper's Maya
zine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
The curiou. Pafr.

Mrs. Rubba-I wonder why that wo-
man keeps watching me so?
Mr.. Rubba-Perhaps she's trying to
find out why you are staring at her.
Philadelphia Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
Funny to Her.

sis be really a humoristY
He certainly is." replied the sweet
young thing. .He actually asked me
to marry hin."-New York Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18

The Chinese la-pa in shape is almost
identical with the ancient Roman tuba.
It gives four notes-C, G D and e.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
"A Novelty.

'aThat play is really a novelty. Not
one Of the sets opens with a servant
busting the Notwithstanding.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
I Eject.

Ding-Yes: it was like going from
the frying pan into the fire. You know
DR.. Hicharge cured my chronic rheu-
matism.
Dong-Well. then, what's the mat
ter?
II was paralyzed by the bill.n-Baltl-
more Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
whence weighty words.

The man whose words carry the
most weight is naturally the man who
weighs his Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord Eg{.E$tss&s#3g& -%tz &. 49, @ls E#&.58
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
Not Tumu1tuou.Ix E,rer.

Not TumuItuously Eager.
Employer-Are you willing to work
for small wages?
Boy-Not very willing, sir.-Boston
Post.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

The Post Dispatch is endeavor
ing to prevent the election Of VIM.
j. Stone as United States Senator
by showing up his record as a lob
by agent of the corporations.
While this is commcndablc on the
part of the Post, we fear that pa
per is putting Il lock upon the
stable after the horse has been
stolen. The publicity of Stones
lobby record in the Independent
Democratic press would have been
incomparably more effective if it
had been made before rather
than after the election. Just
now, in it's Jubilance over an
other lease of power, the lobby
ring ut jefferson City feels like it
eau afford to say, the people be
-; we will do as we please, and
if we please to send VIM. J. Stone,
lobbyist and corporation agent, to
the Senate, neither the indepen-
don't press nor the people have any
right to kick.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

Washington County is all right
as fruit growing country, all it
needs is little enterprise to de
velope this resource. Although we
have no large commercial orchards
in actual production, a start has
been made in this direction and
time will show the advantages Of
lal &c orchards. Fruit from our
small, farm orchards, when placed
on competitive exhibition with the
products Of some of the best COM
mercial orchards of the country in
varibIy wins premium awards.
The ''hig red apple, the big vel
low apple and apples of all other
colors that apples are prone to, do
equally we'll on the hills and in the
hollows Of old Washington Coun-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

conS,,nla,ion. MIR. Folk 5
proofs Of state boodIine hsye ac-
cumu!atcd, as he expresses it,
"from time to time. and he says
it is ''of considerable extent" The
parties implicated are not yet sin
glcd ont. But it is well known
that certain state officials, the
chairman of the Democratic state
committee, and several ex-state
officials, including w. J. Stone,
have busted mseIyes by personal
application to members in influenc-
ing legislation. Some of these
special advocates, if Hot all, re-
ceived fees for their efforts in pro-
noting private interests.
Legislatures are not infiu enced
by boodlers without participation
in the venality. 1t is clear that in
his Investigations Mr.. Folk has
ascertioned facts in regard to COR
ruption funds raised to secure the
passage or defeat of measures be-
fore the legislature. The people
hope to hear at once a suitable re-
sponse from Jefferson City. Of
fetal who hide boodling or screen
boodlers must necessarily he class
ed with the offenders they seek to
protect and assist to escape from
justice. Mr.. Folk, in a straight
forward manner, has given his in
formation to the public, and TO
prevent any cxaggeration of mis-
conception, has put it in his own
words. His statement demands
immediate attention. If silence is
the only answer at Jefferson City,
the public will understand that the
conspiracy of boo o1ling is general
and that the boodlers ana their
sympathizcrs have decided to stand
or fall together. Globe Demo
Graf
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

The Hillsboro Democrat says
that through the adoption of the
seventh amendment, I'VE are now
assured a permanent public school
fund which is absolutely safe, and
which will be promptly paid with
out entailing extra expense" We
can only account for this remark
able statement from the Democrat
by the fact that the editor is away
on hunting trip and has turned
the paper over to the ''devil" dur
ing his absence. The adoption of
the amendment comes far from i'm
plying that the school fund will be
promptly paid, or that it will ever
be paid while the law is in force.
Passing over the question rs to
whether this amendment was real
ly given an honest majority at the
recent election, we will say that its
adoption has established the school
fund certificates as permanent
and perpetual debt upon the peo-
pie of Missouri, and beyond that
it authorizes nothing further than
the levying of Il state tax of three
cents on the 800 valuation for the
payment of the interest on this
debt. Just how the Democrat fig
uresit out that this tax does moi
entail any additional expense upon
the taxpayers gasseth our under
standing, since at the present val
nation of all property in the STATE
the three cent tax will yield reve
nue. of something like $3.50, 900, o.
about $4,000 more than will b,
required to pay The interest on th'
certificates. Had the amendment
been rejected it would have reliev
cd the taxpayers, after the schoo
fund mad been restored to the casl
basis as it was when the Republi
cans turned it over to the Demo
Gratis, of the necessity of goin.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

drains. To prevent the eartLffon
being in the slightest nlanpssle-
filed" these drains and e
filled with charcoal and hsE he
to hasten the work Of dsepn "s'-
ton, which the ''Hea ],
BIRDS may leave undo n
model is beautiful piecd dQf rk :
manship, and was made aar-
see.
Some of our readers M be :
terested in the fact that Wss )S
persons examined in and for- he
classified service during he fssal
year, 40.5OO passed an sl3,lQ 8
were appointed, promote8 8@ frA.ss-
fcrred; and that in addit h. 4 a
persons were examineH foEfhe
Philippine service, of whom 624
failed in their effort to reach Ma
Mia at the expense of Uncle Sam.
And in speaking of the Philip
pines, it may be remarked that the
cost of the war with Spain, includ-
ing ensuing operations and acqulsi-
ton Of territory, is matter large
Iy Of opinion, us no separate books
were ever kept to tell the story.
Estimates of officials and petite
ians have variod, but the lowest
figures are in the neighborhood of
5000, ,OOO,0 900.
The condition Of the treasury
today compared to the time when
the war with Spain began is a mat
ter of deep concern to millions of
people besides the student of fl
nance, but without entering into
an elaborate statement, the record
shows that in respect to cash on
hand, the treasury is about $9",
900, 900 better off than then, and
is only ST., 100000 worse off in
respect to bonded Indebtedness,
and that the gold reserve has since
been increased to $3.50, 900, 900.
In the yellow metal the treasury
has more than doubled its acquisi-
tions, and now holds next to the
largest amount of gold ever pos
scsed by and country on earth.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

We see that the appropriation
bill for rivers and harbors is in
cluded in the early order Of bust
ness of the short session Of Con-
gress. The Improvement of rivers
is one item of expense from which
the people derive small benefit i'll
proportion to the millions of dol
lars that are spent on such work.
Compared with traffic on the pub
lie highways of the country, river
traffic is intinitesinlal, yet the gov
crnmcnt never appropriates a cent
towards Improvement of the high
ways. 1t is strange that road im-
provement has never been made Il
national question, all the more so,
since it appears to be an utter i'm
possibility to secure good roads
under the direction of state gov
ernment. The millions that have
been wasted IN improving (D the
rivers ifspent on public highways
instead would have given the peo-
pie beneficial results of incalculahle
value. With the inauguration Of
road travel by motor vehicles the
demand for better roads will be-
come more imperative than when
it was left to the poor horse to
drag his load through the mud, and
the question of national aid in road
building should be taken up as a
popular issne.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

Booker L. Washington, the
we'll known colored educator, in q
recent newspaper article says:
l have always advised my people
that it is of supreme Importance at
this period of their development
that they should concentrate their
thought and energy on the secnr-
ing of homes, the cultivation of
habits Of thrift, economy, skill, in
telligence. high moral character
and the respect and confidence of
their neighbors, white or black,
both in North and South.
Mr.. Washington clearly init
mates that the uplifting of the col
orcd race can only come through its
own efforts. The Iamentable fact,
however, is that the colored citi
zen, as a rule, makes but little ef-
fort in that direction. President
Roosevelt only recently stated that
color alone wonld be no bar to fill
ing the appointive offices in the
South. Therefore, what opposi-
ton, political and social, to the
race exists, is not due SO much to
color as to the more or less
reprehensiblo paucity of those elo-
mcnts in it which seem to preclude
its members from making individ-
nal effort to rise above their pres
ent condition. The schools are
open to them, the various indus
tries are open to them, public posi-
tions are open to them, and ne
doubt their position in our social
economy wonld be improved could
they but see that the fault lies with
themselves in not having an ambi
ton abovea rudimentary education
and a haphazard mode CT life. The
average negro places low value
upon his citizenship and sells bis
vote for drink of whiskey or @
dollar, and then complains when
he finds himself dIsfranchised be
cause he fails of his duty as citi
zen. The saloon has mere attrac
ton for him than the school, crap
shooting more than honorable la
Dor, and yet he wonders why it is
that he is not accepted upon tn.
same terms, social and political
with the negro of Booker L. Wash
ington's standing. Were he tt
follow Mr.. Washington's advice
above given, our colored brother
would soon solve the problem of hi
race.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

Beginning on the first of December
the Iron Mountain railroad will re-
quire that all travellers at any station
must show a ticket to their proposed
destination before mounting train.
1t is said that the new rule will be
vigorously enforced, and it is OCCASION
ed by the manner in which the COM
pany has been robbed for years by con-
ductors and passengers. In this con-
nection. it is stated by railroad men,
that the Cat branch has been known
to yield an average Of $50 per month
over and above salary TO conductor
and brakeman, and to break up the
practice Of "knocking down" the new
rule has been promulgated.-Charles-
ton Enterprise.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03
John Pitts was very seriously cut in

John Pitts was very seriously cut in
the throat at DeSloge last Saturday
by John Wallace. The trouble started
at Uishley's saloon. about one-half
mile from Desloge. between Wallace
ard young Pitts. 1t seems that Wal
lace accused Pitts of stealing his whis-
key and started at him with an open
knife. Young Pitts ran to Desloge
with Wallace after him. They finally
came to the place where the old Gotf
stood. Several men were standing
there, among them was young Pitts
father When Wallace came up the
elder Pitts told him to put up his
knife, and instead, Wallace advanced
and cut hi, throat from ear to ear
BY some accident the knife missed
the jugular vein and Pitts has a good
| chance to reCever.-F FarmiB B.ltH
! Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03
Boodllng In Jefferson City.

Circuit Attorney Folk has made
a statement oyer his signature that
demands speedy answer from the
state officials. His explicit Ian
guage is as follows: ''ln the
course of the investigation l have
been making for the past year in
municipal corruption, there has
from time to time developed Incl
dentally evidence indicating that
there had been boodling going on at
jefferson City during each session
of the Legislature to considera-
bio extent. Having no jurisdiction
over acts committed in Jefferson
City l could not and did not pur-
sue the inquiry in any instance to
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03
Notice to the Public.

Having built wagon shop in con-
nectiOn with our blacksmith shop,
and associated Mr.. II. c. Guyton, a
first-class wagon and buggy maker
with US in the business, we are pre-
Jared to do all kind of wagon aud
wood work in a tirst-class manner.
We use the best material that money
can buy, and will sell any kinds of
new wagons at st. Louis prices with
freight added. Every job warranted.
We Still make horse-shoeing and re-
pairing IA speciality. Soliciting a
share of your patronage in both liues,
we remain,
Respectfully,
B. DAVIDSON & Son.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03
Washington Letter.

w 40 ~ AWE -',
1902. 2.-The Division of Technol-
ogy of the National Museum is now
engaged in gathering Il complete
collection of small fire arms dating
from the invention of the first
''carabine" in the year 147S, down
to to the latest improved products
of the factories of the present day,
Mr.. Geo. G. Maynard, of this di-
vision, has already received a num-
ber of old weapons, among which
the following treasures deserve
special mention. The first and
most noteworthy is an old wheel
lock carabine, made in Nuremburg,
Germany, in the year HIS. This
was the first small arm ever invent
ell. and the first fire arm of any de-
scription carried by cavalry. The
second most remarkable specimen
is an English magazine gun, and
although made 272 years later than
the Nuremburg weapon, 1t is the
rarest of the two. The lot also in
clndes specimen of the very rare
volcano pistol, (which at one time
had rs great reputation rs the
Colts of today; an old Lamet re
volyer, and IA very singular bell
mouthed pistol, made by LIE Page,
of Paris, in 1917. The last named
arm is double barreled, the barrels
lying one underneath the other,
and the two hammers operated by
one trigger.
DR.. Emanuel H. Casanowicz of
the Division of Comparative Re
ligions, has just placed On exhibi-
ton in the National Museum the
Emily Brainard Ryder collection,
illustrating the religious lives of the
Parsces of Bombay, India, The
most striking object in this collec-
ton is the model of a Dakima, or
tower of Silence, in which the Par
sees sees bury their dead, for ac
cording to the religion Of Zoroas
ter neither earth, air, water nor
fire must be defled by the bodies
from which the soul has winged it,
flight. Consequently his follower!
are enioined from burying thei1
dead under the earth, cremating
them with fire, placing them OF
platforms like the Indians, O
throwing them in the water, bu
are obliged to place. them wher'
t the ''Heaven sent BIRDS. G.. tn
: vnltures-will devour them il
short order, and it is fer this pur
pose that the Towers of Silence ar
} built. These are circular, like on
, Of our gasometers, and are usual
) 60 or 90 feet in diameter, with tn
walls 80 feet high. The interio
consists of circular platform
t called a ''pavis." Here the dea
l are laid on three rings, the oute
: for men, the middle for women
4 and the inner for children. In tn
center there is we'll or "'blandar
: into which the bones are swept
J. and leading from the well arc fou
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03

With the Democratic vote in the
state, outside of the three largest
cities, showing reduction of ma
jorities to something like $4,000,
no sensible raan will argue tha, n
majority of $1,000 in these cities,
which were Republican only few
years ago, is an honest vote.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-12-03
LUCK IN THIRTEEN.

BY sending l3 miles, VIM. Spirey.
of Walton Furnace, VI. got box of
Bucklin's Arnica Saive, that wholly
cured horrible fever sore on his leg.
Nothing else could. Positively cures
Bruises. Felons, Ulcers, Eruptions,
Boils, Burns. Corns and Piles. Only
25c. Guaranteed by all dealers in
medicines