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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Two Things That Scare a Negro,

Two seemingly harmless things ex-
cite the fear Of the southern negro.
One is the cracking Of the finger joints;
the other is to be stepped over as he
lies prone upon the ground. The crack
ing Of the finger joints seems to sug-
gest to the negro imagination the rat
Ting Of a skeletons bones, while to be
stepped over is regarded as likely to
bring bad luck to grown folks and to
check the growth of children. A half
grown negro boy will sternly COM
mand a playfellow who has stepped
over his body to step back in order
that the spell may be removed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Painless Deaths.

Probably the least painful death is
by means Of an overdose of chloroform.
You begin with a pleasant sensation
and end in oblivion. Prussic acid acts
1nstantaneously. Presuming the agony
of anticipation avoided, some violent
deaths are quite painless, as they give
no time for feeling pain. Such are be-
ing blown to pieces by dynamite or by
a shell. Drowning is said to be a lux
ury, and experts have recommended
opening a vein in a hot bath. Lauda-
mum and other narcotics would run
chloroform and ether hard for first
place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
His Life In Peril.

II just seemed to have all gone fl
pieces" writes Alfred Bee, of Wei.
fare, Tex, "biliousness and lame hacL
bad made life a burden. 1 couldn't
eat or sleep and felt almost too vorn
out to work when l began to usp
Electric Bitters and they worked
wonders. Now I sleep like a top. can
eat anything, have gained in Strength
and enjoy hard work. They piva
vigorous health and new life to veal
sickly, rundown people. Try them.
Only SOC at s. II. Scallin's drug store
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Frost Alarm Bells.

Electric c%ontrivances which give
alarm by ringing a bell at the approach
OF frost have been used to some extent
by California fruit growers. The an.
paratus consists of a battery of relay
coil. thermometer and alarm bell, and
it is so adjusted that when the mer-
curry in the thermometer falls below a
certain point the electric circuit is bro
ken and. the bell rings. AS the instru-
ment can be set for any temperature it
can be useu in hothouses for various
crops. 1t is set to a few degrees above
the point of danger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
h Daring Little Hummine Bird.

Courage has little or no relation to
bodily size. The humming bird is the
smallest Of birds, but also one Of the
most fearless and pugnacious. He at
tacks k%ingbirds and hawks, and those
tyrannlcal creatures, though Of mon
strous size in comparison, seem not at
all ashamed to fly from his onsets.
Ihe fights Of humming birds among
themselves are often fierce and pro-
tracted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
DANGER IN POISON IVY
u, ~ Know the Plant-simpie
Remedies If Affected by IT.

p, Know The p1ant-simpie
remedies IL Affected by Ii"
ar one knows how the Rhus toxico-
dendron-that is the scientific name
for poisonous i~vy-looks," SAID a MAJ
Of thy woods, ''he can avoid 1t VIII
ease. 1t is sometimes a low shfuo
abou a foot high, and 1t Is also d
ora ceful vine. with stout. hairy stems.
This vine sends out horizontal prancn-
es. The bush and the vine do not LOOK
alike. but both have coarse tootned,
oval pointed leaves. These are always
three in a group, and the plant also
bears small greenish white berries.
Poison oat, otherwise Rhus radlcans'
and poison sumac, or Rhus Vlnehta'
are other plants to be volde Dy VS.
itors to the woods. The sumac mas
groups of four leaflets, oval polnteu III
form. arranged on a tapering STEM. IL
differs from the real Sumac in so far
that its leaflets incline upward. In
the autumn the foliage is a brilliant
scarlet. The little berries look ike
grayish white grapes.
A good antidote for ivy poisoning IN
it's first stages is a solution OF ordinary
baking soda. A bottle containing a
pint of water and a heaping teaspoon
full of baking soda is carried by many
persons who take walks in the woods,
for, while some people may handle the
poison vines without danger, others
are poisoned if they pass within twelve
feet of them.-New York Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Uncle Sans Recruits,

The following qualifications are re-
quired of every soldier selected as a re-
cruit: He must not be under twenty or
over twenty-five years old, he must be
strong enough to lift a 100 pound
weight with beth hands to a position
level with his chest, he must be 4 feet
. inches in height and able to run a
course Of seven miles in an hour, and
he must also be of good character.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
The Poets Examination.

"What do you mean by 'embers of
the dying year?" asked the poets
wife.
"Why, November and December, Of
course, my dear" replied the long
haired one. with a fiendish grin.-Chi-
cago News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24

What a splendid type of tireless
activity is the sun as the psalmist
describes it issuing like a "bride.
groom from his chamber and rejoicing
like a strong man to u a race"
Every man ought to rise in the
morning refreshed by slumber and
renewed by rest, eager for the strug-
gle of the day. But how rarely this
is SO. Most people rise still unre-
freshed, and dreading the strain of
the days labors. The cause Of this
is deficient vitality and behind this
lies a deficient supply of pure, rich
blood, and an inadequate nourish-
ment Of the body. There is nothing
that will give a man strength and
energy, as will DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t does this by
increasing the quantity and qaulity
of the blood supply. This nourishes
the nerves, feeds the brain, builds up
enteebled organs, and gives that
sense of strength and power which
makes the struggle of life a JOY. The
"good feeling'' which follows the
use Of "Golden Medical Discovery
is not due to stimulation as it con-
tains no alcohol whisky or other in.
toxicant. 1t does not brace up the
body, but builds it up into a condi-
ton of sound health.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
ECOnOminal

There is a "Reminiscences of Caleb Bal
derstone in the utterance of an conom
lcal Scotch butler who was lately wait
ing at an important dinner. He had
taken round a plate Of beef in vain.
After his last effort at persuasion had
failed he set it down in front of his
master with decision. eye maun tax
that yerser," he said. Il Gamma get
any ither customer for it."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Quite Strenuous.

Summer Hotel Proprietor (proud,r,
Nearly all Of my walters are colio.,
men who Ire working their waytbronss
college.
Guest = Well, judging by the Wa.
they work your guests, they'll all y,
graduated with honors.-Brooklvn Nv "
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Both Were There.

Miss Millyun-One can be very hap
py III this world with health and mon
ey.
Standardization let's be made one.
l have the health and you have the
money!-Illustrated Bits.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Diplomacy.

William Slimson, Jr.-Do you believe
In being kind to the sick, mamma?
Mrs. w. Slimson-Certainly, Willie,
and 1 hope you always will. Why do
you ask?
William-Because, mamma, l heard
the little boy on the next block had the
measles, and I've been visiting him all
the afternoon.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
To Guard the Treasprs

Customer-What! You charge 81 ar
ira for delivering a load of coal?
Dealer-Certainly. But, then, we .,
ways send an armed guard alone =,
guarantee safe delivery. = New yor.
Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
White House Entrances.

The north door Of the White House.
through which for a century visitors
nave passed, will hereafter be the en-.
trance only for the president and his
immediate family. Visitors will hence.
forth enter through the new eastern
door. Where formerly was
the laundry will now be the entrance
han and a wide staircase, up which
the visitor will ascend to the presi-
cents room. CARL SCHOFIELD.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24

Long Time Between Meals.
eff you're a-stayin' fer dinner" said
the authors little boy, "I'm afraid
you'll go hungry. We only eat on
MISUNDERSTANDING Constitution.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
Why They No Longer SnanE

h romantically)-What would you
&c IT we should meet in the hereafterl
He (earnestly)-I'd go through fire
for you.-Pittsburg Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-24
An Artists Lament.

Otto Lasins in his diary describes q
walk he took one day with Bocklin, the
famous artist, near Zurich. Bocblin
was in raptures over the colors Of the
autumn leaves, the blue sky, the
clouds. "Ah, those are colors!!" he ex.
claimed. IF we could have those on
our palettes! How weak are our means
in comparison with those Of nature,
White is our best light, and only BY
means of clever contrasts can we Sc
cure effects approximating the natural
ones"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23
Takes Steel Trust
As an Illustration.

Or take a manufacturing corporation
as an ilIustratioa-the Steel Trust; It
employs over 10000 more laboring men
now than the total number employed by
all the establishments which were con
solidated into this single company. The
Steel Trust employs today more than
I5G090 Iaborers and pays them more than
$1O5 .00o, 200 every year IN wages, not in
Guiding officers and salaries The average
wage to each IaboTeT is 20 per cent larger
than before consolidation, and aggregate
wages are over 40 per cent greater than
before Another illustration: Less than
a generation ago, farmers bought their
wagons from numberless blacksmith shops
and paid S120 for each wagon. The farm
er business increased, roads multiplied
more wagons are required Natural con-
ditions made wagon making specialized
and consolidated industry. And today the
enCTmCus establishment Of the Studebak-
ers is che Of the g1Ories Of our State and
nation It has not DESTROYED the little
blacks it'll shops, which are now more
numerous than ever; and yet il has given
70 the millions Of users of wagons perfect
wagons at S60-half the old-time price
When most Of the men of this convention
were farmer boys Plows were made at the
village blacksmith shop In comparison
with the finished instrument of agricui-
ture which the Oliver Chilled Pillow Works
turn out today, our boyhood pIows we're
crude, heavy, and expensive. Did these
organizations cause all this progress? No
the American people, with powers unfet-
tered, caused It; and Industrial and com
meTcial organization is only one of the
peoples methods OF progress. And now
the opposition proposes the destruction Of
those agencies Of the PEOPLES developing
energies That program of destruction
the opposition proposes to make one of
its issues in this campaign It is the
policy of disaster. True statemanshfp
says: Hands on of the activities of the
American people, and they viii achieve
as never nation yet achieved Let the
American people alone!-that is the key
note of this campaign and all campaigns
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23
Shall DemOcracy's
Recall be Heeded?

'aThe remains of the Democratic party.
in opposition to the Government demand
that America shall retreat from the Phil
ippines. Shall Americans heed that de-
mand? we have expended tens of mil
lions of American gold to plant the be-
ginnings of civilization IN the Philip
pines. We have poured out American
blood to establish modern system, modern
methods, modern progress there. They
command the commerce Of the East Why
should We, then in the very hour when
commercial expansion is swiftly becoming
our mortal need, abandon this posses
siong"
The Democrats had alleged that the
FiIipinos were capable OF self govern
ment, but where wss the proof, he asked
When had Malays, unaided. ever governed
themselves? II the Filipinos should be
found capable Of self-goverument, the Re-
publican party would give it 10 them. We
are teaching the Filipinos by practice,
he asserted; we are training them by
education. If We can make them self
governing, none viii hail that coDsumma-
ton with such delight as We wb0 are
instructing them. But We win not turn
them back to baTbarism. We viii not
abandon them to rival powers"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23
CONNIE MACK HAPPY
IN SPITE OF DECISION
Says Ruling il Lajoie Case Applies Only
to 1901 Season.

PHILADELPHIA. April g. = Connie
Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Ameri-
can League Baseball Club, was in excel
lent humor this morning lust before TAX
ing the 1925 train for Baltimore. where
his team opens the American League sea
son with the Orioles.
Things do not look so bad ne said,
''as they did at first, and you can say that
we win play Lajoie in Baltimore today,
also in every other city where We are
scheduled, and in this city when we open
here Oh May 2.
Mack then added that the decision as
handed down from tbs supreme court of
Pennsylvania applied only to Lajoie and
that there is no possible chance Of it af-
fectfng any of the other players. and that
to affect the great second baseman pro-
ceedings would have TO be begun all over
again by the National League magnates.
The American League, according to Con-
ME Mack, bases its apparent defiance OF
the supreme courts mandate upon the
alleged fact that the Bajoie ruling applies
only to the year 1901. Colonel Rogers,
however. contends that the reserve clause
covers not only 1901, but the following
year as we'll.
Further litigation IS 10 this vital point
is apparently Inevitable
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23
Philippine Expense
Claims Strongly Refuted-

He refuted the charge Of great expense
BY the statement that every dollar ex-
pended upon the civil administration Of
the Philippines was being paid out of
the revenues Of the archipelago. The op-
position had admitted the necessity of our
military expense. Even the Democrats
had proposed to keep our army there IN
til a stable government should be estab-
Iished Who feels the expense2'' he ask
ed. rs IL you. farmer? Your farms alone
are worth S1,2200O0 more today than be-
fore the war with Spain. Is It you, manu-
facturer whose plants are running with
double shifts? You have increased your
productive investments over $500 GOO, 600
since the war with Spain began Is it you,
workingman, who in factories alone are
earning $500 600 600 more in wages every
year than before our period Of expan-
sion? p
Senator Beverage commented at 4dngth
upon the work of pacificatiOH, eC.I~ation,
and general development already accom-
pIished il the Philippines under American
rule, and passing on to the charges OF
cruelty toward the natives by our SOL
diers, said:
War has no record Of mercy, tender
ness, and care that compares with the
American treatment OF prisoners in the
Philippines I have seen wards Of our
own hospitals turned over TO the Filipino
sick and wounded. American physicians
attend them, American nurses minister to
them We are told OF recommendation
camps And what are they? Great traps
of land, not surrounded by fences and
stockades, where the people may live and
work in perfect liberty, protected from
murderOuS deSperadoes' demands
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23

As the electric fire alarm bell tolied
out the twelfth stroke at noon today a
special messenger from the Washington
city postofhee vas dispatched to The
Times Office with the mail already as
sorted, and with a signed statement from
the superintendent of the free delivery
system that the package of mail had been
received previous to u o'clock
When the last Of these letters had been
distributed according TO the amount Of
the guesses contained in them, The
washington Times baseball guessing con-
test Had come to an end. For over 3
week thousands Of letters have been re-
ceived emanating from enthusiasts Of the
national game all over the District: but
the rush as the closing hour approached
passed all previous records.
From early morning until Just before
L there was continual stream OF special
delivery messengers eagerly inguiring for
the baseball editor. Six clerks we're nee
essary to sort the mall received every half
hour from the city postofice. Up to the
last minute guesses poured in BY ths
hundred, and even after the hour OF Il
many letters were received, sent in the
vain hope that they would slip under the
wire by a head.
AS the last estimate was dropped IN tia
immense wooden ballot box the commit
tee, composed of Director General Hector
CIemes, Director Eugene Cochran, OF the
Washington Baseball Club; Mr.. John
Prender, of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, and Mr. Frank Ravens. OF the
Government Printing Office. officially
clo5ed the contest by sealing Up the open
ings on the ballot box
long strip of cotton cloth was first
securely nailed across the openings En-
veiopes containing the signatures OF the
committee we're then nailed over each
opening and these envelopes were thea
secured By sealing wax Each seal was
made secure, after the committee had
thoroughly investigated the box to see
that there were no cracks OF openings OK
any kind They then took formal charge
OF the box which viii remain under their
supervision until this evening
AS soon as the attendance figures have
been ascertained the secretaries Of the
Washington and Boston clubs will issue
a signed statement of the exact number
of paid admissions. This statement viii
be given to the committee and at 7:5e
o'clock this evening the ballot box viii
be opened. Every person, not a member
of the special committee, will be TigOF-
ously excluded from the room, and no
member Of The Times staff will have &c
cess to the box until after the awards
have been made public.
The names of the lucky ones viii be
published in tomorrow mornings edition
of The Times and the books will be turned
over TO the fortunate fans at once
This most generous offer by The Times
has attracted an unprecedented amount
of attention all over the District and
the interest in the result is at fever heat
Thousands have submitted their guesses,
and every possible and impossible amount
has been named. Estimates as high as
1900 have been received, while one pes
simistic fan estimated the number of ad-
missions at I,00S
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23

it is that in our very prosperity turks the
causes Of disaster, which nothing can
avert except the sale CT the surplus pro-
duets of American capital and labor To
dispose of that surplus of the American
products is the task the Republican party
is performing.
All over the world, therefore. we seek
new .narkets-seek to increase existing
markets
Another market for our surplus re-
quires no reciprocity except decent inter
national treatment: and yet it IS the
greatest unexploited market on the globe
the market Of China and the Orient
To that market We are carried by the
development of another principle as nat
ural as that of industrial combination
the principle of expansion. It is a prin-
ciple universal and manifests itself in
the life of every individual, the progress
of every business firm, and sweeps onward
through the whole range of human &C
tiyity to the policies of nations. The
boy can scarcely care for himself; the
man cares for himself, and others. too
A business firm begins with local mar
kets; then a large factory and CONNER
cial agents in broader markets; and
finally branch establishments in New
York, New England, California, London,
and, at last, in the very heart of Europe
itself. And just so nations, when they
have reached a certain point of power
look to the world beyond them just as
firm under like conditions looks beyond
its own locality.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-23
Asks Why Should
Capital Cypress Labor

why should any organization Of com
meree or industry Cypress the peoplv?" he
asked
Their prosperity depeH..a upon the peo-
pies prosperity. Profits O. railroads come
from freights on shipments or fares of
passengers And prosperity OF the peo-
pie means large shipments and heavy
travel: poverty Of the people means little
freight and few passengers. Banks have
no source Of income other than exchange
and loans; but when times are hard there
are few loans and little exchange The
Steel Trust can make money only by
selling steel for railroads, BUILDINGS.
bridges; but If business is not GOOD
buildings, railroads, bridges viii not ne
constructed. The profits OF every or
gauIzatfOn OF commerce. industry, and
finance are drawn from the great fountain
Of the common prosperity OF the people.
When these organizations arbitrarily
raise prices for temporary profit, folly di-
reefs their business, and that folly IN
themselves is wrong to the people. and
must be prevented and punished But de-
creasing prices, improved quality, better
seTyice-theSe are the wise and general
policy Of organized industry. Why? Be
cause cheaper prices and better quality
mean greater sales; and there are larger
prom - Ia vast safes Win small margin On
each than there is in few sales with a
greater profit on each sale. Since 1858
steel industry has steadily grown into
even vastsr single organizations, until
now the elimination comes in the might
lest Industrial consolidation Of history;
yet here is the falling schedule in the
prices OF steel In 1868 steel rails sold In
America at $3.50 per ton; 1875, so 80;
1902 steel rails sell at SIS per ton. Op-
pTessi0n2 Retaliation VengeaEce7 En-
sIavement ?-let those bitter words be
hunedl Let justice reignt Let tolerance
be sovereign Let human thought and &C
tivity be fTeei Let a common brother
hood OF service make Of the American
people not only the mos powerful but the
happiest OF nGtionsi Haul down the
black flag Of class hatred ind let the
Stars and Stripes Of freedom and fra
teTnity alone wave over this people made
strong and glorious by mutual confidence
and affection Industrial peace through
out the Republicl Industrial war our
forces all united, against foreign rivals
in the markets Of the world United we
stand, divided We faIl'-this is the counsel
Of patriotism and prosperity