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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25
HIS ASHES BURNED GOOD
An Advocate of the Ash Burning
Theory Tells of His Success
full Experiment..

Butterheld, Mimi. Advocate: Hav-
ing read to some extent of the sue
cess Of Others in burning ashes: we
have experimental along that line
with the most gratifying results. The
first experiment was begun Thursday
Of last week. A fire was started in
our large soft coal stove, in this
office, at seven o'clock in the morn
ing, in the-usual way, and after the
b1cket OF coal applied had gotten
we'll under way of the fire, pail OF
dampened ashes we're applied. For
brief time it looked as though cit
was all over" with our fire. but in
short time the fuel in the wet ashes
manifested itself by springing into a
bright blaze, and eventually burning
apparently the same as hard coal.
a II day nothing but wet ashes burned
and only two pals full we're used.
They kept a good fire all the time.
The heat from the ashes is even more
intense than that from tue first
burning of the fuel. The ashes used
were taken from the ash pan of the
S owe and ampened-not soaked
but dampened so there was no dust
from them. These were applied on a
good bed Of Goals with the result as
stated. 1t will cost you nothing to
try this experiment, and, though we
owe no grudge 30 the coal dealers, we
recommend the idea, from our own
experience, as one of economY-even
more than one would anticipate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25
STUDENTS IN THE DRAMA
El0cution Department Presentt d
'The Old Homestead" at the
University Chapel.

Monday evening the University
chapel was crowded to It's utmost ca
pacity for the presentation of 1.-The
Old Homestead'' by the students of
the elocation department, The cast
took in all the members OF the elo-
cution department. and these in at
tendance reported it to be one of the
best dramatic productions ever given
by the University. The play is one
of the best Of New England dramas,
the scenes and action inspiring
to a high degree, while there is plen-
ty of humor to not make it too pro-
sale. The characters as produced by
the students were Of high order,
particularly the work Of Melvin Nc
Vey. who played Uncle Josh Whit
comb, one Of the strongest in the
drama. Other parts were we'll pre-
sented, and the drama was a great
success Between the acts musical
numbers were given by the Daedal-
ian orchestra ana a piano duet by
Misses Ewart and Ruth and piano
trio by the Misses Richard, Scott and
Noble.
This was the last entertainment
before the close Of the holiday week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25
THE CLUB SMOKER
Cigars and Card Playing Afforded a
Pleasant Evening for Members
OF the Mitchell Club.

For the first time since the Mitch
ell Club occupied its new quarters in
the postoffice building club affair
was held Friday evening. 1t was a
smoker and was held simply for the
purpose Of bringing out the members
together in social gathering. The
invitation was pretty generally ac-
cepted among the members and with
the fragrant Havanas and sufficient
card tables and billiards the gentle
men were not at loss for amusement
during the evening.
The club is source Of much pleas
ure to the members, for it affords
them a very comfortable place to
while away an hour or so in the eve
ming at cards or billiards, and it also
offers an opportunity for strangers to
be more pleasantly entertained.
Heretofore there has been no place
where d visitor could oe taken to pass
a portion Of the evening, and this
handicap has always been felt. but it
is very happily overcome with the
club.
The entertainment committee of
the club is planning for some social
events to take place shortly after the
holidays and for the rest of the WIN
ter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25
TO GET A REQUEST
UniVorsity Will Receive in a Short Time
ThOGSaDd Dollars Left by Platte
Pastor.
Commercial Mutual Fire Association
Makes Its Annual Statement Of
Business Transacted.
ButtermakerS Of the State to Assemble
in Mitchell During First Week in
PebrHpry.
Pebrlpry
GETS THE FIRST BEQUEST
Dakota University Will Receive One
Thousand Dollars From ESTATE
Of Rev. B. W. Smith.

Dr.. Graham, vice president of the
University. has just received notice
from the executor OF the will of the
late Rev. B. W. Smith, who died
some months ago at Platte, S. D. ,
that he is ready to turn over to the
University one thousand dollars,
which was left that institution in
the will of the pastor. This is the
first bequest realized for the Uni
versity. and it was worthy deed of
this good man. The University peo-
pie hope that his example may in
spire Others to make the University
their beneficiary.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25

ankt0n yesterday noon from Miller,
this state. where he removed his
family and effects early this year.
one season. S farming in Hand cuun-
ty was enough for HIM. Ms. Smith
ana the children left Miller 10y rail
Thursday last for Mission Hill and
Mr.. Smith followed overland. hey
will lease farm near the latter
place the coming year. and as they
Till. rejoice that in good OLD Yankton
county the fields bring forth Dig crops
IN their season. 81 went to country
last April with the intention OF filing
on some land but / found ali the good
land taken. but decided to stay and
try the country a season anyway
said MI Smith while calling at the
herald office yesterday. "On thresh-
ing this tall | found that my barley
yield was 10 bushels per arce and my
oats 20 bushels. The neighbors told
me that the crop average this year
was much better than usual: so (
decided to pull out while could.
MY corn crop of thirty acres brought.
me s20." Mr.. Smith and his family
will be welcomed back to the com-
munity.
Where is that line? Is the editor
OF the Herald now willing to say2 1t
must exist, else why such status Of
affairs as related in the above para
graph.
The Black Hills people have never
felt it any disgrace that they are
obliged to buy most Of their eggs,
butter, potatoes, hay, grain and corn
in Nebraska. Living on the s'richest
100 square miles on earth'' they can't
afford to bother with farming, ana
they are willing that everybody
should know it. TO say that western
South Dakota is better adapted 10
stock raising than any other part OF
it is not only to say the truth Of it
but to say much of it. AS an ex-
clusively stock country it can produce
more wealth per annum than all the
gold taken from the Black Hills-as
the butter and egg production in the
counties east Of the Missouri river
equals the total gold production in
the Hills.
But section given over almost
wholly to small stock ranches even
though there be more or less soil un-
der ultivation-never contains the
same population per square mile as
an exclusive agricultural country like
Yankton county, for illustration.
The present population west of the
Missouri river, is less than $4,000,
out OF total population in the state
of over 100000. OF this $4,000 west
of the river 10000 are. Indians. The
total population of the whites in the
western half of South Dakota outside
of the four Black Hills countries does
not exceed 5000 in the face of the
fact that the counties bordering the
east side of the Missouri river have
been settled for twenty years. .
Brother Bennett Will have trying
ordeal to convince anyone that we
are on the wrong track, and yet he
would have US believe that within
few years Pierre will be the center of
population. Never, brother No,
never!
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25
Mrs EG James Badly Burned.

Mrs. Ed. James, formerly of this
city, who was burned on Wednesday
evening of last week at Washington
Springs. is reported to be in a serious
condition, with small chances for her
recovery. Mrs. James got up during
the night and on blowing out the
lamp the kerosene exploded and set
fire to her clothes. Nearly every
portion or her body was burned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25
IOemen Elect Officers.

The Yeoman held their annual cleo
tion of. officers Monday evening with
the following result: Foreman, p.
d. James; master Of ceremonies, Mrs.
Belle Sheaban; master Of accounts,
L. a. Stout: correspondent, Arthur
Smith; physician, Mrs. NJ. A. Reeves.
An interesting meeting was held dur
ing the evening and the attendance
showed the interest taken in the
lodge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-25

the carriers. 1t is great convent
ence to the farmers to have their
mail delivered every day at their
homes and they do not feel that they
are making anything of sacri fee by
rendering the carrier a few bushels
Of oats occasionally to show their APP
probation of his services.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
NO HEBREW RACE.
A WelI-known ApthropoIorIst de-
clares People Known as Such
Are Really Armenians.

At a joint meeting of the Ameri.
can Pathological society and the
New York Academy of Sciences DR..
Maurice Fishberg, a well-known an
thropologist, delivered an address in
which he made the declaration that
there was no such thing as Hebrew
race and that Hebrews were not de-
scended from Abraham, Isaac and ia
cob, but were in reality Armenians.
1.-THE Arians," he said, "were, up to
quite recently, considered to be a
race on account of their linguistic
afiinities, although in the light of
modern anthropological research we
know that there is no such thing as
an Aryan race"
After citing opinions on the origin
OF the Semites, DR.. Fishberg adj
vanced the theory that they were diff
ferentiated from other races in Afri-
ca, and not in Asia, as was generally
believed to be the case, and reviewed
the physical characteristics of an
cisnt end modern Semites.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
The Broken Dollar.

On the same day last summer, that
the Campanile, or bell tower OF St.
Marks, collapsed at Venice, q brick
fell from the clock tower Of the
Grand Central station at Chicago.
The coincidence was made more
striking when it was learned that the
Canpanile was largely used at n
model for the Chicago station. Al
though amused at the coincidence,
President Faithorn, of the Chicago
Terminal Railroad company, thought
1t best to give the tower thorough
inspection. The architects did not
consider the falling Of one brick sui.
ficient cause for alarm, but President
Faithorn insisted, saying: "After
you take penny out of a dollar for
q postal card, it doesn't take the bal
ance long to follow" Esp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
THE PARENTAL CATFISH.
Good Trait That Does Not See nj to BE
Possessed by Other
Fishes.

1.-The catfish" said an angler, &C.
cording to the Philadelphia Record,
lis the only fish l know that seems
to have any affection for its young.
Other fish disregard their young al
together-will even eat them at times
but not so with the 'catty.' The
first time l discovered this good trait
was last summer. ! was angling in
a mill dam, and in the clear water
| saw host of little catfish, accom-
panied by two adults. The adults
husband and wife, no doubt-watched
over the babies with anxious care.
They darted in this direction and
that, keeping the coast clear, and II
stranger fish approached they ruff
fed up and fought it off like lions.
They did thing that indicated great
intelligence in them when they saw
me. Happening to glance up and
catch my eye, they feared that !
meant mischief, and instantly they
sank down to the bottom and
thrashed the mud about with their
tails, thus creating an Opaque cloud
wherein their young and they were
invisible. Since that time l have
often seen catfish with their young
There have been two adults in each
case to look after the small fry, and
in the presence Of some great dan
ger the Opaque cloud Of mud has al
ways been drawn about the brood
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
AUTO AS DINNER FAVOR.
toria Banquet Hall and elights
Man, Guests.

Something new to Waldorf-Astoria
dinners happened there the other
night. There were $50 guests Of The
Automobile Club Of America dining in
the big ballroom. Suddenly from
without sounded the "Chug, chug!" of
real automobile. The servants
threw the doors wide open. There
was a wild foot of horns. In spurted
1,OO0-pound machine.
TITS Mr.. Dooley!" yelled the diners.
So 1t was. Will 7. Carleton, the
singer, one of the guests, occupied the
auto, dressed as the inimitable Irish
man made famous by Finley Peter
Dunno, clad in County Galway suit
high hat and a yellow waste oat
sprinkled with shamrocks.
capital! Capital!" laughed Col
John Jacob Astor, one Of the guests.
Around anS around flew the auto.
while the walters lodged. But not
once did the machine touch the diners,
though it cut capers around the tables,
did figure Fights and threes, backed
and filled and finally came to rest in
front of the guests table.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
A DIPLOMATIC BURGLAR.
Caught At His Work HE Presence OF
Mind Secured Him Freedom
from Arrest.

According to the London Telegraph,
recently one OF the youngest actresses
of Paris received the visit Of an able
burglar in evening dress, who sudden
ly appeared in her rooms on the Boule-
ward de Port Royal without knocking
at her door or being announced by her
servant. The actress was preparing
to retire for the night when she heard
strange noises in the drawing room.
Going in there she found herself face
to face with tall, dark man in even
ing dress and soft slippers, who ap-
peared to be about 40 years old. AS
the actress entered the stranger
dropped on one knee and made a de.
laration Of love. He said that he had
watched her on the stage with admira-
ton, that he had tried to see her at
the theater, and, having failed to do
so, he resolved to enter her residence,
even at the risk of being taken for a
burglar. The actress was much an
noyed, but, believing the mans story,
she allowed him to go away without
raising any alarm. The stranger dis
appeared quickly when the door was
opened for him, and the actress subse-
quently found that before she had
heard his footsteps in her salon he had
broken open Louis Quinze table there
and distracted from the drawers q
large amount Of money and some jew
els
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
TO GUARD AGAINST FORGERS
The Bank OF England Considering q
Plaa BY Which to Protect Its
Note Issues.

The Bank of England authorities at
last are beginning to realize that, apart
from the watermark-which is no pro
lection to the public-the bank notes
are more easilyforged than aim ost any
in circulation. So they are seriously
thinking OF making some change in
them.
The notes of the Bank of France,
which are engraved on both sides, have
colors which defy photogra ply, and
the details are changed every few
years, and it is considered almost i'm
possible to successfully counterfeit
them.
There are now large number of bo-
gus Ave and twenty five pound Bank OF
England notes in circulation, which
can only be detected by experts. All
countries except England depend on
elaborate engraving and colors. Eng.
land depends on watermark alone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
STRONG HOLD ON LIFE
Statistics Which Go to Show That
Londoners Do Not Die Early.
MARRIAGES Are Fews- Than r orm erly,
Due to Young People Wishing to
Enjoy Comfort and In
Dependence.

The lowest birth rate in London
since registration began; the loves;
marriage rate since 1895; the lowest
death rate since 1S4O-such is the
story told by the somewhat talated
report Of the medical officer of health
for the county Of London for the
year 1901.
The figures are: Births, 1928, or
900 per 1000 of the living population;
marriages, 40,01O, or 17.6 per 1000;
deaths, 1868, or III per 1000.
The report shows that the number
of persons occupying tenements OF
one room is considerably less, while
there is great increase in the pro-
portion of the population occupying
three and four rooms.
The conjunction of this fact with
the decreased death rate is signif-
cant. The low marriage rate is as
cribed to a desire among young peo'
pie to live in comfortable apart
ments, and consequent delay in get
ting married until such can be OBJ
tanned.
A comparison Of the death rate in
London with those of other English
towns discloses the fact that the
metropolis had a lower death rate
than any of these centers excepting
Bristol and Leicester.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
A SENATOR'S TEMPTATIONS.
Natural Results Of the Immsnse
Growth of His Power and
zn0uence.

Ona result OF the immense growth
of a senator's power and influence IL
the temptation thereby offered to
masterful men of wealth, writes Hen
ry LOOMS Nelson, in Century. To
such men there is no pleasure com.
parable to that of exercising power.
The joy of the ruler is dear to them,
and there is no position in this coun-
Try like senatorship for breeding
that ecstasy. An indictment against
wealth in politics, per Sc, Is folly;
but wealth in public life, unguarded
and uniformed, untempered by a
patriotic and statesmanlike regard
for the general welfare, is hostile to
the country's best interest.
1t is not true that rich public men
invariably disregard or overlook the
general welfare; they are often our
wisest counselors. 1t is true, how
ever, that their first tendency is to
consider the effect of proposed leg
islation on special interests. 1t is
also unquestionably an evil that men
who have no talent for public life
should attain to it's highest honors
merely because they are rich. In the
present senate there are more than
score of men who would not be there
but for their possession CT wealth.
1t is not true that these men, being
in the senate, are necessarily I'M
worthy members of that body, but, In
itself, the fact thet wealth can Sc
cure senatorships does not make for
the health of the body. When to this
we add the domination which the sen
ate has gained over the president and
the popular branch of congress, and
over the party organizations, we
readily understand that it Is a mem
ace to the health of the body polite
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
Foreigners Fond Of Flnery.

At one of two receptions recently
Washington's diplomatic set under
went severe shock on witnessing
the gorgeous display OF jewels to
which other guests were treated by
Countess Cassini, niece of the Rus.
sian ambassador. The countess, q
lovely girl of 10, wore load OF en-
Grads and diamonds on her neck
such as never had been seen in Wash
ington before. In addition she had
an enormous tiara almost barbaric
in it's weight and richness. Another
foreigner whose sartorial splendor
approached the garish was Baroness
Won Hengelmuller, wife OF the Aus.
trian ambassador.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
FAMOUS FIRE HORSE.
King" . Beauty, Nat . MAN.
Killer.

During the recent convention of the
Illinois State Firemen's association at
Aurora Silver King, the most beauti-
:ul and the most vicious fire horse
in the state. attracted wide attention
from the visiting hremen, reports the
Chicago Chronicle. Silver King is one
of the horses that draws the hook
and ladder truck at engine house No. 1,
and he has bad record. 1t il said h
killed man when he was q colt and
manned another one for life q few
years ago. The city came into pos
session of him through q ruse. The
owner doped him and brought him
around to show him of. He seemed as
docile as kitten, and as he was a big
fellow and as handsome as a picture
he was purchased. The next day ii
developed that he was vicious and no
one could come near him. Finally Sam
De Frates took charge Of the animal.
He began to treat him kindly and soon
had him tanned down. He can now
do anything he pleases with the ami.
NAL, but no one else dares go near
his stall. He is dappled gray, with
name and tail as white as silver. lie
is about eight years old and enjoys
nothing better than making a run to
q fire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
TREE DRIES UP SPRINGS.
The Eucalyptus Has Most Energetic
Absorptive Power In Some
Localities.

At q recent meeting Of the Nation
al Agricultural society (of France)
NJ. Lamey reported that the eucalyp-
tus is dangerous tree in the neigh
borhood of springs, which it dries up
rapidly, reports Cosmos. Il have
SEEN" said he, - eucalyptus whose
roots had penetrated into the pipe OF
sink. The fountain that supplied
the house had been destroyed by the
roots of a neighboring eucalyptus
tree, which it was necessary to cut
down.
AT the forestry station of st. Fer
dinand, built near spring that is
sues from a natural grotto, the roots
of the eucalyptus trees planted above
have penetrated the assures in the
rock and have completely covered the
interior of tho grotto with thick.
vslvety layer formed by an innumer-
able quantity of tiny rootlets, short
and tufted, similar to those by which
the ivy clings to walls.
lowing to their energetic absorb
tive power these rootlets, greedy for
water, had also invaded and choked
the conduits, SO that the outflow
from the spring was greatly reduced.
We may say, then, that although GER
tain species of eucalyptus are valu-
able aids in drying marshy land. Il
is prudent to keep from planting
them in the neighborhood of springs
used for domestic purposes or irri-
cation"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-12
IRONSIDES A BOSTON BOAT.
Where the Materials for the Famo us
Old War Vessel Were Gath
cred From.

How entirely the Cons titution, I'm
ished in 1897, was a homemade vessel,
and therein a typical product. Mr.. H.
A. Hill has pointed out in his mono
graph on Boston commerce, says NJ.
A. DeWolfe Howe, in Atlantic. Paul
Revere furnished the copper, bolts,
and spikes, drawn from malleablc
copper by process then new; and
Ephraim Thayer. who had a shop at
the South end, made the gun car
riages for the frigate. Her sails
were made in the Granary building
at the corner of Park and fremont
streets; no other building in Boston
was large enough for the purpose.
There were then IA rope-walks in
Boston, so that there could be no
difficulty in obtaining cordage; and
there was an incorporated company
for the manufacture of sail cloth,
whose factory was on the corner OF
fremont and Boylston streets, and
which was encouraged by bounty
on it's product from the general
court; this product had increased to
$4,000 or 10000 yards per annum, and
is said to have competed successfully
with the duck brought from abroad.
The anchors came from Hanover IN
Plymouth county, and a portion OF
the timber used in what was then
looked upon as mammoth vessel
was taken from the woods OF Allen
town, on the borders of the Merri-
mac, so miles away"