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RALPH HAS a WORD.

Editor The Republican: Accept
my sincere gratitude for your recent
very kind and all too generous words
in my behalf. And allow me to
express the hope that you will not
permit yourself to be drawn into any
further controversy along this line.
even though the exigencies OF the
situation my een to make it nee
cessary for publications less promi-
nent than yours to keep up the dis
cussion for the advertising there is
in it.
/ trust I have not yet reached that
state Of mental feebleness where /
cannot take a joke. resent an insult.
or ignore a slur.
Yet if my record Of 20 years in the
Northwest Il Of which were lived
in the Dakotas, extending over the
strenuous days Of emancipation from
territorial bondage into the indepen-
dence Of statehood, and all OF which
have been spent right out in the
open.-cannot now stand alone all the
efforts Of Charitable ,.and generous
friends like yourself cannot bolster
it up.
have never had but one desire.
in either my personal or political
relations with my fellow men. and
that was to do by them as I would
be done by. / have never aspired to
political influence, have never trailed
behind any boss. but have simply
done whatever came to my hand to do
IN this line as in all others. to the
very best o. my ability. with malice
toward none and charity for all:
Even my good old Populist friends.
with whom / had the merriest time
OF my life way back in 1896. when
/ helped to ''hoodoo'; the gallant
Preston into the state senate. must
admit this. And l have even the
testimony of one Frank Pettigrew.
dated not longer than two years ago.
to the same effect.
So let Us not worry further about
the dead and gone issues of the past
nor let US have any apprehension that
ONE mysterious revelations in
Dawson county politics are about to
be made. ''Let the CALLED jade vince.
oul withers are unstrung," and SC
long as 1 can recall that in my
political experiences in my old home
/ stood shoulder to shoulder, for
better or worse, with Preston and
Silsby. and Bowdle, and Hitchcock.
with John Cook and Elder Powell
and Friend Chaplain, with Burns and
with Bras, with all the host of former
staunch Republicans, L care not
whether my name 20 down tC
posterity as a ''hoodoo'' or a
"mascOt.';
Yours for the good Of the cause.
Ralph ". Wneelock.
Minneapolis. Aug. 81.
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Sam Small. who has Something.

Sam Small. who has something
Of a reputation oyer the country as a
preacher. took a tumble down at
Brattleboro. Vermont, the other day.
He was engaged TO assist in a politi-
cal campaign and on the night he
vas to speak he appeared on the plat
form altogether 100 drunk TO give ut
terance to his thoughts. Sam was
free to admit that he was drunk and
said that he had excuses TO make
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05
Careless Girl.

"Such carelessness is little short Of
criminal" Numbered DR.. Price-Price
angrily.
"Oh, doctor" sobbed Mrs. Sassiety-
Lieder's nursegirl, do you blame me
for the baby's ~illness:"
Most assuredly. You should know
better than TO leave it alone in the
care Of its mother eve for a moment"
Philadelphia Press.
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Gufte ExcusahIe.

1t was at the literary club reception.
Which do you consider the best
novel Of the yearg: said the guest Of
the evening TO the long haired young
man whose name he had failed to
catch.
The long haired youth hesitated
perhaps I'd better not commit my
SELF" he said, with q slight hesitation.
why not?. queried the guest
Because" replied the youth. 81
wrote iL'-CIeveIand Plain Dealer.
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Republican County Convention.

The republicans Of Dawson count viii meet in
q delegate convention Ak the court house In the
city Of Mitchell al II q. m, Saturday. September
the e.n, isl2. for the purpose Of placing in nomi-
nation candidates tpr the following named lsgis-
Iatife and county Offices, to-Tit:
One Senator,
One Representative.
One Treasurer
One Register Of deeds.
One Sheriff
One Clerk of Ine Courts
One Auditor.
0ns States Attorney,
One Probate Judge.
One Superintendent Of Schools.
One Surveyor.
One Coroner.
Also z county central committee 10 serTe dur
Ing TIE nexi two years and for the transaction OF
any other business thai may properly come be-
fore the convention.
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Destitubon.

"No; the general prosperity; did not
much Tighten the labors of the sewing
circle. There was always want to be
relieved.
Just now" added the pious woman
are particularly busy making up
clothes for members Of the church left
destitute by the last rummage sale."-
Puck.
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.-----s------c9
Ii Is that the caQcQses in the
various precincts 10 be held on THURSDAY, Sep
tember 4th, 1852. al { ?. N.
II Is further recommended that the delegates
from the following commissioner districts elsc-
ed 70 the county convention nominate the county
COMMISSIONER from tneiT respective districts
District No. ] comprises first and second wards,
city Of Mitchell.
district No. 3 comprises Baker, Union. Nj.
Vernon and Beuiah.
District No. &. comprises Blendon, Badger, Per
r. and Mitchell townships.
District No. ) comprises third and fourth
wards city Of Mitchell.
By order of the republican county central com
mfttee.
Dated Mitchell, s, D. August {. 1872.
HENRY H.. L. BRAS,
Temporary. Chairman.
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1t Fits.

"You say Cubbage is worth a clean
millionT'
Eyes"
"Is there a special reason for the use
Of the adjective clean!"
There is. He made the money in
the soap business" Detroit Free
Press.
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Mere P1easantry.

Observation-Disclosures me, sir, but
you have been sitting on your hat for
the last ten minutes.
Customer furious)-Well, why in
thunder didn't you tell me before?
Photographed wished you to look
pleasant, sir.
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Unforeseen Resulta.

Dolly-I believe Judy Gibbs is a mes
merist.
Polly-Why?
Dolly-I went to sell her a ticket to
our picnic and she sold me one.-De.
troll Free Press.
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Last.

Eyes. SIR" said the builder g1eefully;
"every house in that section is rented
now but one"
All! And that one," remarked his
friend, "is last, but not leased."-Phila-
delphia Press.
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whirling merrily down the stream. My
brother freed himself from the horse,
and started after the bags. I rode
along the banks, expecting to see my
brother drown or give up the chase,
but he stayed with 1t, and in less than
a quarter Of q mile he swan ashore
with 1T in his teeth.
"Of course, the hundred bills We're
soaked with the water, and when we
took them out they looked like a chunk
green pulp. 1t was bright, warm day
in July, and not a breath of air was
stirring. We camped for noon on the
bottom there. where Great Falls Is
now, and my brother took the bills and
spread them along on the grass in the
sun to dry. We had picked up two
cowboys with the cattle. Well, you
might not believe it, but a thousand
dollars in $40 bills make quite show
ing when they are spread out on the
prairie. They soon dried in the sun,
and we expected to gather them up as
soon as We had finished dinner. While
we were eating what did whirlwind
do-they're so common In Montana at
that time of the year-but sweep along
and pick every bill in the lot up and
whirl them sky high in all directions?
We Joined hands and walked four
abreast along the bottom for several
hours and found all but four or five
bills, but it was enough for me, and l
didn't breathe quite easy until we had
put what money we had in the bank.
1t may be that some one at Great
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weapon, catching a line upon the
ground or floor up your opponents leg,
stopping at the stomach, where there
is little or no protection against pis-
tol ball and the chances of recovery
from a wound are small. Here you
have a whole vital region of the body
in range. If you happen to shoot lit
tie higher than you intend you are
pretty certain to strike vital spot and
disable your opponent, and If you shoot
lower-say in the groin-you have him
in about as bad shape. In handling
revolver in this manner, you get rid OF
the unnecessary downward motion.
Another advantage is that the move
ment can be executed so quickly and
easily that it catches man on MS
guard. He does not have time to pre-
pare himself for the attack.
"A good revolver, handled with care,
WILL of course, last for years, but
where a man carries 1t constantly, es-
pecially If he rides on the railroad and
horseback very much, there Is ten
dency for the barrel of the weapon to
become loose in the hinge just In front
Of the cylinder, and this detracts
somewhat from the accuracy of the
shooting. AS soon as I find my pistol
in this shape I lay it aside and get
new one.
my favorite weapon has always
been the kind that has blue barrel
and this for several reasons. the first
being that with a nickel or silver
plated revolver the sunlight reflected
from the shiny barrel gets in ones eyes
and interferes with the correctness OF
his aim. Then, at night, man often
desires to protect himself without ad-
vertising the fact that he Is carrying
a revolver, and he could not do this
very we'll with a weapon that gave OH
a glitter whenever the light fell upon
it.
Among the improvements that have
been made in revolvers," continued
Captain Halls, "are the loading Of shells
with smokeless powder and the dis
carding of the hammer. The latest
patterns of revolvers are not only self
cooking, but hammerless as well, and
in addition, they have a safety device
which prevents the weapon being dis
charged by any accident, such as drop
ping on the floor, or ground.
"a revolver Is a very dangerous
weapon" said the officer in musine
tone, but I would rather face a re.
volver any time than a knife in the
hands of an enraged man. A knife ir
such a situation is the most dangerous
of all weapons and the hardest tc
guard against. t."-Indianapolis Journal
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A THRILLING ADvENTURE.-A NUMBER
of war worn, fever stricken GONZALES
cents were gathered round the fire re-
failing to each other their most thrill
ing experiences, says Tit Bits.
1.-THE tighest corner I was ever in'
said Sergeant Bolts, was when one
evening, Just about dusk, I came upon
four or five Of the enemy at close quar-
ters; in fact I was cleverly ambushed
and before I had realized my position
they opened fire. Single handed ano
weaponless, I had no chance Of making
q fight for it, so took to my heels ano
bolted for all I was worth. Very soon
a well-aimed shot struck me In the
shoulder, a minute more and I stag
gered with one in the back, another
struck me in the neck, While
fourth
"Chuck it, Bill" interrupted broth
er sergeant, "you were never pune
tured by bullets to that extent, I know
orr
"Who said anything about bullets?
retorted the other. II am speaking OF
being snowballed on Hampstead
Heath.
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DIVIDED THE REMEDY.-The Phlia-
delphia Record tells Of physician OF
that city who was called to see an old
Irishman and his wife, down with
colds. He advised quinine and Whls-
XIV as an antidote. "You must ooth
take it." he said. '"Take it every three
hours-two grains Of quinine and a
swallow of whisky" The next day ne
called again. The man was up ana
about, but his wife was in bed. Did
YOU follow my Instructions" asked the
doctor.
ITO the letther," replied the hus-
band.
How much quinine have you left?'
was the next question.
Sure, OF tink she have taken Tn
whole av it," said the man.
"And didn't you take it, too?" asked
the doctor.
"Divil tn Bit" was the reply. BE
gorrah, it kept me busy takin' tn
whisky every tonne she took pill, an
sure she's in bed and Oim up"
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THE contest for the premiums annu-
l. ally offered for clubs Of suoScrib-
ers to the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER
is now open, to continue until O'Clock
o. M. on the SECOND WEDNESDAY
IN MARCH, 1902, and all Of our old
friends, along with as many new ones
as may desire, are cordially Invited TO
enter the competition.
The first premium this year fs to be
A FINE TOP BUGGY, the best that
can be made by the YORKV1LLE
BUGGY COMPANY for $50; the second
premium is the BEST OPEN BUGGY
this company can make for $50. THESE
two prizes are to be given for the TWO
LARGEST CLUBS returned and paid
for by the SECOND WEDNESDAY
IN MARCH. For additional clubs,
ranging in size from 100 down to 3, we
will give specific premiums, such as
Sewing Machines, Shot Guns, Rifles,
Pistols, Musical Instruments, Watches,
Silver Tableware, Magazines, Newspa-
pers and other articles Of value suffi-
cient to compensate the clubmaker for
all the work he or she may do. Full In
formation may be had Of these articles
and the terms upon which they Will be
given, by making inquiry at this office.
Among the premiums that offer to
Clubmakers for THE ENQUIRER, are
the following:
FOR FOUR NAMES.
A yankee" Watch, a Stylographic
Fountain Pen or a Three Bladed
Pocket Knife Of good quality.
FOR FIVE NAMES.
A years subscription to either one
of the following Magazines: Mcclure 8,
Ladies' Home Journal, Munsey, Argo-
sy. COSMOPOLITAN, Delineator, Saturday
Evening Post, Everybody's, Frank
Lesslie's Popular Monthly, or either OF
the following: A "Champion' Stem
Winding Watch. a gold pointed Fount-
ain Pen, a four bladed Pocket knife,
Globe Air Rifle.
FOR SIX NAMES.
An Eclipse" Stem Winding Watch,
King Repeating Air Rifle, a years sub
scription to Christian Herald, journal
of Pedagogy, or a champion" Repeat
ing Air Rifle.
FOR EIGHT NAMES.
An Ineersoll Triumph" Watch. a
Columbian Repeating Air Ritle-works
like a Winchester-a fine Razor or
Pocket Knife, a Rapid Writer Fountain
Pen-plain case.
FOR TEN NAMES.
One years subscription to THE
ENQUIRER, a "Quak-
er" Watch, valued at $3.50: Hamilton
% calibre Rifle-model IL; The Youths
Companion, one year; or gold mount
ed Fountain Pen.
FOR TWENTY NAMES.
A Harrington & Richardson 81 calibre
Hammerless Revolver, Crack-Shot
Stevens Rifle, 10-ounce canvas Hunt
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were only half brothers and notwith-
standing the disparity in their ages,
there was between Lawrence and
George the warmest brotherly affec-
ton. Lawrence was a progressive
far-seeing man, active in business and
in public life. He was interested In
the manufacture of iron, both in Vir-
ginia and Maryland, and at the time
of his death was president Of the Ohio
company, of which he was one Of the
originators.
He served several terms in the house
of Burgesses and was adjutant-gener-
al. with the rank of major, Of the
Northern District Of Virginia. 1t was
he who named the estate Mount Ver-
non in honor Of the English admiral,
Edward Vernon, under whom he had
served in the war against Spain.
Lawrence died in 1852 and his re-
mains rest in the Mount Vernon vault
near those of George Washington. His
will provided that in the event of the
death of his child Sarah without issue,
to whom the estate was bequested, 1t
| was to go to his beloved brother
George" Sarah died soon after her
father and thus it was that Mount
Vernon became forever associated with
the illustrious name Of George Wash
ington.
George Washington bequeathed the
estate to his nephew, Judge Bushrod
Washington, to take effect on the death
of Martha, George Washington's wife
who died May q, 1902, in the room i'm
mediately over the one in which her
husband had passed away less than
three years before.
Bushrod Washington in turn be-
queathed the estate to his nephew
John A. Washington, who died In 1882
leaving Mount Vernon to his third
child, John A. Washington, who be-
came of age in 1881 and lived at Mount
Vernon until April 6, 1858, when 2O(
acres of the estate, including the man
sion, the tomb and the wharf passed tc
the Ladies' Association on paymen,
of 100000. Spectators had repeated
ly tried to get hold Of the estate prior
to that, Offering much larger sums fol
it.
In 1887 the late Jay Gould brought
33a acres that had belonged to the or.
iginal Mount Vernon estate paying 81
500 for it and transferring it for the sum
of 81 that day to the Mount Vernon
association.
Judge Sener's exhaustive report
which is highly commended by Gov
ernor Tyler, of Virginia in his last an
nual message, gives, in addition te
the minute history of the estate, the
entire legislative history of the Ladies
Association, it's constitution and by
laws, the opinion-concurred in by At
torney General Montague-of ]. Ran
dolph Tucker as to the legal status o1
the association, a sketch Of the life Of
the first association regent, Ann Pam.
ella Cunningham, and the interesting in
cidents connected with the formation
of the association and Mrs. Cunning
hams lonely residence Of many years
at Mount Vernon-in a word abou
everything that laborious research
could get together concerning the
Washington family, Mount Vernon ant
the patriotic association that ha:
Mount Vernon in charge, the whole be-
ling illustrated with portraits and map:
of much historical value.
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Aalaurous Department
The Land of Tips.


"As to the tip system abroad" said a
Detroiter, who has travelled all over Eu-
rope, ut isn't so bad outside Of Switzer-
land. There every outsider is expected
to come down with tip to everybody
connected with the hotel, and some
times to the town officials as well. I
was passed along the lines as soft
mark, and at Chamouni, when l got
ready to leave the territory, last grab
was made at me. I had feed the
chambermaid, the waiter, the porter
the bootblack, the cook, the omnibus
driver, the mail carrier and all the bell
boys, when the landlord approached
and intimated that he had been left
out in the cold.
"'But was your guest I protested.
"That is true he replied, but If you
will remember, I received you with
three distinct bows, where only one Is
required by custom. 1t is two bows ex-
ira, monsieur
"I paid 10 cents apiece for the extra
bows, and was stopped by little old
man who introduced himself as the cor
oner Of the canton.
'"But where do you come in?' ask
ed.
"Had monsieur met with a fatal fall
on the mountains, should have held
the inquest he replied.
"I gave him a franc for not holding
an inouest on me, and his clerk then
stepped forward and said:
".And had there been an inquest l
should have had the pleasure OF writing
to monsieur's relatives that he was
dead
'I handed him the same amount for
his loss Of pleasure" continued the tou-
rist. land then asked If there was any
body else else in Chamouni who had
a claim on me.
""The police have not arrested you,
suggested the landlord.
"'An right-here's a tip for them
Anybody else?'
my watchman did not let the hotel
take fire.
"'All right again.
".And my wife, monsieur.
"'Well, what Of your wife?
"'She has presented me with a son
during your stay in my house.
"'And what have I got to do with
that?'
"'Why, monsieur, is it not worth
little fee to you that she did not pre-
sent me with two sons at the same
timer
"I thought. it was and left a franc
for her, and then, as they could think
of nothing else, went down and tipped
all the railway officials and finally got
ont of the country."-Detroit Free
Press.
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Mrs. MARTINS OPPoRTUNITY.-Mr

MRS. MARTINS OPPoRTUN1TY.-Mr
Martin was talking at the dinner table
in his usual clever manner, about the
inconsistency of women.
"These young ladies who protest that
they are never going to marry ne
broke out. Everybody knows that
they will belle their own words at the
very first opportunity"
He paused, and evidently hoped that
Mrs Martin would come to the rescue
of her sex; but that discreet women
held her tongue.
why, Mary" he continued, "you re-
member how it was with yourself.
have heard you say more times than
once that you wouldn't marry the best
man alive"
We'll, I didn't" said Mrs. Martini
Tit Bits.
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SETTLING AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
Say. Jim." enquired an old-darkey
out in Chelsea, of his son, who is a
much-learned school youth, (which
travels de tastes, heat or colness?"
Il hadn't give de subjec' much ov ma
attention" was the reply, but I'd
nacherly think thet col 'ud travel de
fastest on de count ov it bein' so pen
'tratin'.'
"Yo' school rarnin' didn' do you no
good here, jim" said the old man with
a patroniZing air: Heat it travels er
heap faster den col do. You jest TAX
dat fer a fac"
How do yo' reckon dat out?"
"Jes diserway: Yo' didn't never hear
ov nobody ketching heat. did yo'? But
shores yo' bon, chile, dey ken ketch
col mitey easy."-Memphis Scimitar.
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A HISTORY OF MOUNT VERNON
Facts About Washington's Hom'
Compiled by Judge James b. Sc

ner.
The report of the Virginia Board of
Visitors to Mount Vernon for 1901, as
compiled by Judge James B. Sener, a
member Of the board, presents in COM
pact form the entire history Of the
beautiful estate on the Potomac which
came into George Washington's posses
sion before he was q and remained
his home until he died there, just 102
years ago on December IA, last. The
chain Of title to the estate from the
time of the original grant to it's pass
ing into the possession of the Ladies'
Mount Vernon association Of the Un-
ion. is presented in an extract from the
writings Of the late DR.. ]. M. Toner, of
Washington, who at the time of his
death was one of the associations ad-
visory members.
The estate, until taken over by the
association was always in the hands Of
the Washington family from the date
of the grant of Lord Culpeper in 1870,
to John Washington, the great grand
father of President Washington. The
original grant was Of 5000 acres to
John Washington and Nicholas Spen-
Ger.
Soon after there was a division of
the estate into two parcels Of $500
acres each, the part between Dogue
Run and Little Hunting Creek falling
to John Washington. 1t included the
site of the present Mount Vernon man.
sion and was known as the Hunting
Creek plantation.
Upon the death of John Washington
the estate passed by devise to Johns
son. Lawrence. This was in January,
1917. On the death of Lawrence the
estate passed to Lawrence's son Au-
gustine. the father of the great George.
Augustine left the estate by will to
his oldest son. Major Lawrence Wash
ington, who was half brother to George
and IA years his senior.
Notwithstanding the fact that they