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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
KEEP A CHEERFUL MIND.
Not Only When Things Go Well, but
When You Meet Disaster.

Not Only When Things Go Well, but
When You Meet Disaster.
To be cheerful when the world is
going we'll with you is no great virtue.
The thing is to be cheerful under dis
advantageous circumstances. If n
has lost money, it business prospects
fail, if enemies appear triumphant, if
there is sickness of self or those dear
to one, then is it indeed a virtue to be
cheerful. When poverty pinches day
after day, month after month or
through the years as they pass and one
has ever to deny self of every little
longed for luxury and the puzzle Of
how to make a dollar do the work for
two has to be solved, then the man
who can still be cheerful is a hero. He
is q greater hero than the soldier who
faces the lannon's mouth. Such cheer
fulness is the kind that we need to cul-
tivate.
To acquire this self command we
need to think of many things. We
need to ."ulrd against giving way tc
irritati0n ..oout little things. If we can
maintain self control in small matters
we SHAH lave less difficulty in main
tanning it when great matters are to be
met. II we meet with ~irreparable
losses, we must readjust our lives to ii
the new conditions. There is no grea'
evil so bad but that it might have beer
worse. Let us congratulate ourselves
that the worst is not yet. There j:
truth in the saying that every clout
has a silver lining" Though it ma,
for a time look so dark we can see M
CLINT of the silver, yet we know it i
, Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
The CONTRACT AWARDED
Contractor Kings Will Erect the
New PostOffice Building for
Smith & Dawson.

Bids for the erection Of the new
p%ostofice building were submitted
to Smith & Dawson and Monday
evening the contract was awarded to
A. J.. Kings. The building will have
a frontage of SIS feet on Min street
and will be 10 feet IN length. One
half Of the lower floor will be utilized
for the postohice department and the
other side will be fer business pur-
poses. The upper floor, which will
be finished in oak, has been leased
by the Mitchell Club for its future
home, with the exception Of a suite
of offices. The Club has increased its
membership to a larger number in
view of these much more attractive
quarters. The rooms will be fitted
for the exclusive needs of the club
and they will afford the members 9
fine place for an evenings recreation
Contractor Kings has sublet The
stone and mason work to Gottlief
Scheu1enbrand, who will commence
work lust as soon as the excavation
is completed. The side and rea
walls will be Of granite and th'
front of the building will be finished
with Omaha pressed brick. Their
has been some delay in removing
the dirt from the basement on &C
count of the prevalence of SO muc
water. The entire job will be pushe
to completion as early as possible.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
zietar Hugo No ,ramatist.

The flashing brilliancy of Hugo's yer.
sifcation blinded many spectators for
a brief season and prevented most OF
them from seeing what was made
plain at last by an analysis OF the
plays in prose, Mary Tudor, for exam
pie. When no g~orgeously embroidered
garment draped the meager skeleton, 1t
was not difficult to discover that Victor
Hugo was not a great dramatic poet
'of the race and lineage of Shake
speare." A great poet he was beyond
all question. perhaps the greatest poet
of the century. but his gift was lyric
and not dramatic. He was a lyrist OF
Incompatible vigor, variety and sono-f
rity, and as a lyric he had often an al
most epic amplitude of vision. AS a
dramatist his outlook was narrow and
petty. He could not conceive boldly a
lofty theme, treating it with the I'M
failing simplicity of the masters. His
subjects were lacking in nobility, IN
dignity, il stateliness. His plots were
| violent and e~xtravagant, and his char
acters were as forced as his situations.
The poetry to be found in his plays is
external rather thar internal. 1t IS al
most an afterthouglt. Under the lyr-
ical draDery which is so deceptive at
first there is no more than a melo-
drama.-Brander Matthews in Attain
fir
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
ALGONQUIN Verbal Heirlooms.

There are 131 words Of Algonquin
derivation in the English language
The Algonquins occupied a considera-
BILE section of this country before they
were asked to move on. and some or
the verbal heirlooms they left us c
Chipmunk, hickory, hominy, menha-
den, moccasin, moose, mugwump, mus
quash, pemmican, persipmon, papoose,
pone, porgy, possum. poWwoW, q
coon. samp. skunk, squash. squaw,
%succotash, Tammany, tautog, terrapln,
toboggan. tomahawk. totem, wigwaM
and Woodchuck.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

of the citizens Of that place last
Saturday evening for the purpose of
discussing the advisability Of issuing
bonds for the erection Of a new two
department. school building. No
specific action was taken. The meet
ing was postponed till Wednesday
evening OF this week in order to give
them time to ascertain their assessed
valuation and the amount for whicl,
they could bond the village. Ethar
is greatly in need of a new anc
larger school house. and the superin'
tendent sincerely hopes that the pro
ject will materialiZe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Government Waste Paper.

Waste paper from the combined En-.
glish government offices amount each
day to no less than fifteen tons. The
paper Is taken off to a department off,
cially known as the waste-paper Of
fee, and afterward sent to a mill,
where it is reduced to pulp and made
into paper again. All the paper rib
bon from the government telegraph
departments comes to the waste-paper
office also.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Sions on PHILADELPHIA Church.

Above the cornice of the John Cham
bers Memorial church at Philadelphia,
recently erected by the generosity of
Mr.. John Wanamaker, are large let
tiers Illuminated by electricity that can
be read at a long distance, reading:
"Church of the Love Of God" and
forty feet above is an Illuminated star,
six feet in diameter, kept continually
revolving by means of an electric mo-
tor, flashing forth with the national
colors. ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
AGED CITIZEN DEAD
VoIney H. Sphinx Passed Away Sun
day Afternoon After a Brief
Illness,

After a little over a weeks sickness
Volney FL. Sphinx peacefully passed
away Sunday afternoon at 5 O'Clock
at his residence OH the south side.
During the winter Mr.. Spink's health
has been very good, but a little owe
a week ago he cleaned out his cistern
and he took cold. From this bron-
chitis set in and he grew worse. For
the past two or three years he has
been troubled with heart disease and
bis present sickness increased it.
Friday evening it was thought he
could not live through the night and
he called the members Of his family
around his bedside and babe them all
good oye. However, he rallied for a
little while and death did not come
until Sunday afternoon. Tie was
| conscious up to the last and sank
peacefully TO the long, last sleep.
The deceased was born in New
York state on May 3, 1924, and came
west to Dakota territory in 1879.
He located with his family in the
south part of the county, near the
present site Of Ethan, and followed
farming and carpentering for a num-
Der of years. He was married to the
wife who survives him fifty-three
years ago., and as a result of their
union five boys and n girl came to
bless their lives. Those living are
r. M. and S. B. Sphinx, of this city,
and Charles and William, who live in
Washington state, and Mrs. B. a.
Bobb, of this city. Their eldest son,
John, died a few years ago. He was
a man greatly beloved and honoreC
for his uprighteous and Christian
life, possessing those virtues which
set a good example for a higl
citizenship in a community.
Funeral services over the remain
of the late Volney H. Sphinx wer
held at the Methodist church Tues
day afternoon at 80 O'Clock. Th
threatening weather prevented man
Of the friends Of the family attend
ID ing. On the casket lay the 1ors
tributes of a number of friends VIII
admired the deceased in his life. Th
music was furnished by the Mise
10 Litsey and Tillotson and Messr:
:. Kratz and Briggs. The services wei
=, conducted by Presiding Elder Hage.
Il. who was assisted by Rev. T. F
IN Youngman. Mr.. Hager's remarl
is were touching as he referred to I'll
re many years these good people ha'
t1od the path Of life together and l
declared that it was a beautiful hol
that was held out to them in th'
they were separated but for tt
IS, little while and that they would
ne joined together in the hereafte
ng The address was full Of comfort
he the ones who had lost their low
one. The remains were laid to re
in Graceland cemetery. the followil
old friends acting as body bearer
Chas. Palmer, G. N. Vogus,
a Lowrie, b. S. Barnard, J. q. Pur
ap- and Asa Dodd.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Cut and Dried.

Goodthing-I have something to say
to YOU as soon as your father retires.
Miss Fcrty-How stupid you Ire
love. Papa stayed up late tonight OF
purpose to give us his blessing.-New
York Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
In n Fix.

Parker-What's wrong? You seem
worried.
Streeter-I am. l wrote two notes,
one to my broker asking if he took me
for a fool and the other to Miss Golding
asking her If she would be mine. While
1 was out somebody telephoned Yes
and I don't know which of 'em 1t was.
-~AnSWerS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Had Done His Best.

81 don't know why it is" said the In
dignant taxpayer who had been trying
in vain to have his assessment reduced,
"but l can't even get a hearing"
"Perhaps." suggested his friend, you
don't stand in with the otficeholders."
81 stand in line an hour or w every
day, if that's what you mean, and it
doesn't do a bit of good" Chicago
Tribune,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
The T~'OlyElOt Menu.

La MONTH"; is quite an innovation
for that cafe proprietor to nave his
menu in English. French and Latin.
La Moyne-It's economy. When an
English dish is left over. he gives it a
French name and if it is still around
on the third day he changes it to Latin
philadelphia Record.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

&C. W. I. Smith, Of Hand county,
was a recent caller.
Prof. Will Rromweli, of A]pena,
was in town Saturday.
The committee have set June 20
as the day for holding the county
school picnic.
r. Z. Kirkpatrick, of Vermillion,
whose name appeared in this column
before as an applicant for school Lon
,ors, has withdrawn.
Miss Clara Hathaway completed
her seven months term of school in
Rome township and then started
right in to complete her Normal
course at Dakota University. Such
girls will be heard from in the future.
Miss Mamie Ward is again pursuing
her business course at the Western
Business College.
Miss Maud Snow began her work
with the Mitchell Fruit Company
this week.
Three more names have been added
to the list of county graduates
Agnes Scheich, Blanche Jones, and
Gertrude Hoffman,, Miss Belle Sphinx
teacher.
Immediately upon the completion
of his years. work as principal OF the
Mitchell High School, Prof. f. Fl.
HoT will 60 to Woonsocket to do in
stitute work, and from there he will
go to Plankinton. His able assistant,
Prof. G. A. Fry, will go to the Brule
county institute to teach mathemat'
les. The county superintendent was
billed for Potter county, but can
celled the engagement owing to
conflict in dates with the State En-
campment.
After completing his terms worl
in Prosper township, II. G. Course
made a brief visit to bis parents
home IN Beadle county, and then re
turned to the neighborhood in whicl
he had been teaching. Personal mag
netism seems to have set in
Miss Belle Sphinx completed he
years work in the Tyler school j
Prosper township last Friday. sh
arranged for a taffy pull at the scho:
house in the evening. The crow
had scarcely begun to assemble whe
a messenger appeared and notifie
Miss Sphinx that her Grandafthe
Sphinx, who lives on the south sic
in this city, was dying and that l.
had requested to see her before h'
passed away. She left her pleasar
evenings work and FASTENED t
Mitchell, where she entered upon or
of sadness. Her grandfather LINGERIE
on till Sunday afternoon at 500, Whe
the Angel of Death embarked VIII
him upon that journey from When'
no traveller ever returns. He remal
ed conscious till the very last. III
I. united sympathy of the teachers al
pupils Of the entire county will
extended to Miss Sphinx upon recel
or the sad intelligence. This is d
second recent sorroW-Only a sho
time having elapsed since she Ia
her kind father to rest.
The Board of, Education at Eth
called a somewhat informal meeti
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Another Thing.

Auntic binding Jackie sob|1ing in a
corner)-Why, Jackie, what has hap
pened' to make you feel SO bad this
morning?
Jackie-M-ma missed some jelly.
Auntie-Ho, no, I see! And her suspi.
cions fell upon you. eh? -
Jackie-No, auntie. 1t was her slip.
per.-Boston Courier.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Savinu BURGLARS Trouble.

The following quantity worded no
tice is posted outside the Office OF
one of the street car companies OF
Paris. 1--WE beg to inform burglars
that we do not leave money or valu-
ables in any of our depots during the
night. You are requested to make
known this fact among the confrater-
nifty, so as to avoid unnecessary
trouble and loss of time"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Once Owned by Queen Mary.

Once Owned BY queen Wary.
Two black oak chairs, said to have
belonged to Mary Queen of Scots, and
to have been rescued when Hawley's
Dragons set fire to Linlithgow pal
ace, were sold in London recently Tor
1920 each.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
A safe Time to Cross,

"Well, WELL" said the old lady living
inland, when she heard that e favor-
lite grandson was going to Europe. its
been a dry summer. and the sea won't
be SO deep as common"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Cole Younger Once Bible Student.

According to Mrs. Frank Armstrong
of Nevada, Mo-, Cole Younger, the
noted bandit recently pardoned from
the Minnesota ~penitentiary, was a
great Bible student during his youth
and committed a large portion OF the
New Testament to heart.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
whv He Didn't Like 1t.

"Did you near Gruber's definition OF
a contingent fee? Here it is: If you
lose the case, then l get nothing, and if
you win the case then you get nothing
What's the matter? Don't you like i.r
mo. It's very offensive"
"Ah, I see. You are a lawyer"
"No; I'm "A client."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
For the Chudren.s Sake.

"Here's my rent for this month"; said
the woman with the large family Of
small children. ''And, by the way. will
you paper the house again this spring?'
"What's the trouble?' asked the rent
oil agent. Haven't the children got
any more room to draw pictures?'-
indianapolis Sun.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
a e Legend.

One ancient legend says that the vir-
tues of tea were learned by accident by
a Chinese monarch. King Shen Nung.
"the divine husbandman.'' who -four
ished forty centuries ago and who IN
boiling water over a fire made from the
tea branches on which the latter still
hung allowed some of the latter to fall
into the pot.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

Cost of Labor Prohihitive.

Great efforts have been made in
southern California to produce tea,
silk, opium and perfumery, and al
Enough the climate fosters the most
satisfactory growth of these plants,
each has failed, because the high price
Of labor makes the crop unremunera-
tive.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
A killing Joke.

Our butcher has more customers
than he can supply.
Il see. He can't meat the Demands
Baltimore Bulletin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
WHY Mortgages Are Made.

N%inety-fve per cent of mortgages,
as shown by the census, are made In
order to increase, the original holding
of property or to raise money for bus
mess operations, and but 5 per cent
are because of threatened disaster.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
EfSkaylT,

His First Siatcr-Well, yor Know
Harry has Il reputation to sustain.
His Second Sister, wonder how he
bears up under it.-Yonkcrs Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Heredity.

The man was starting out with, bis
perambulator.
His face was full of gloom.
The perambulator was full of baby.
The infant was in a good humor and
babbled audibly.
YES" said the father audibly,
"there's an instance of heredity for
you. Just exactly like your mother, al
ways clamoring to go buy-buy' when
you ought to know that your father is
heels over head in debt.'-Baltimore
American.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-03
Arnold Case Settled Out Of Court.

The case of r. NJ. Firnell VS.. A. Arnold,
which was set for trial in Justice Con-
bern's court at 3 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon, was settled out of court. 1t
appears that the entire affair arose out of
a mistake. The defendant borrowed a
wagon from Mr.. Firnell and took it to
Culdesac, where he managed to find a
buggy that would suit his purpose of
hauling supplies to the North Fork
country, SO he left the wagon and went
to the timber for a raft, but the Cleat-
water reached such height that he was
unable to return Immediately with his
timber and he wrote to the plaintiff about
the wagon, but the letter never came.
The night Mr.. Arnold came in on his
raft it broke loose and he was compelled
to go down the river to secure it and he
was arrested upon his return. An ex-
PLANTATION followed and everything was
made right and the case dismissed.
County Attorney Johnson represented
the state and r. o. Anderson appeared
for the defense.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-03
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District court of the Second Judi-
cial District of the State of Idaho, in
and for the County of Nez Perce. John
A. Miller, plaintiff, VS. Mollie l.. Miller,
defendant.
The State of Idaho to Mollie L. Miller,
defendant: You are hereby notified that
there is now on file in the Office of the
clerk of the district court of the second
judicial district of the said state, in and
for the county of Nez Perez, at Lewiston,
the complaint of the above named plaintiff
wherein judgment is demanded against
you, that the bonds of matrimony hereto
fore and now existing between you and the
plaintiff be dissolved on the ground that
on the 22nd day of July, 1901, you disre-
garded the solemnity of your marriage
vow, wilfully and without cause deserted
and abandoned the plaintiff, and ever
since have. and continue to wilfully and
without cause to desert and abandon
plaintiff and to live separate and apart
from him without any sufficient cause or
reason, and against his will and without
his consent.
Plaintiff alleges that there are no issue
of said marriage. Plaintiff further alleges
there is no community property owned
by you and plaintiff; that the parties to
this action have acquired no property
during the period of their marriage. All
property that plaintiff has any interest i'll
is alleged to be his own separate and in
dividual property acquired and owned by
him prior to his marriage with you, and
prays that all that property be adjudged
by the court his separate and individual
property.
Plaintiff prays for such other and
further relief in the premises as to justice
and equity belong.
All of which more fully appears by
reference to plaintiffs verified complaint,
to which reference is hereby made.
And you are also notified that unless
you appear and answer to said complaint
within ten days after the service hereof,
it served within Neg Perez county, and
within twenty days if served out of said
county, but within said judicial district.
and within forty days il served out of said
district, Exclusive of said day of service)
the plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in his complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the district court of the Second Judicial
District of the State of Idaho, in and for
the county of Nee Perez, this 2oth day of
February, A. ID. 1903
]. R. LyDoN, Clerk.
[Seal] By GEO. E. ERB, Deputy.
f. O'Neill Attorney for plaintiff
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-03
Leland Notes.


II. Webber was visitor in our city last
Monday
Mrs. w. M. Johnson visited Lewiston
the first of the week.
Mrs. A. J. Perdue visited in Southwick
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. L. L. Oylear and family visited
friends and relatives on the reserve last
week, returning Sunday.
Since Juliaetta has given up celebrat-
ing the Fourth don't let it discourage
you, but come to Leland and enjoy your
self. There's room for all.
The practice game at the base ball
Arena last Sunday was we'll attended, but
all effort failed to raise team that could
defeat the Leland sluggers.
Miss Clara Walker left Monday morn
ing for North Yakima, Wash, where she
will visit for short time and then go to
the coast to spend the summer vacation.
All the farmers were smiling over the
beautiful rains we have had during the
past two weeks and on last Tuesday a
goodly number of them received their
binders at Kendrick, still jubilant over
the prospect of good crops, and we'll they
may be, for never were the crops more
promising in this section of the country
than they are at the present time. Many
are preparing for the hay harvest the
first of the week.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-03
Don't Be a Knocker.

we'll known Portland merchant is
doing some much needed missionary
work among the knockers this spring
and summer by getting out several
thousand "anti-k mock" cards. He keeps
asupply Of the cards on his counter, and
as the opportunity occurs, he passes
them out to people With hammers. The
cards bear his advertisement on one side
and the following pertinent advice on
the other:
Don't Knock-If there is chance to
boom business, boom it, Don't be a
knocker. Don't pull long face and get
sour on your stomach. Hope bit.
get smile on you Hold up your head.
Get hold with both hands. Then pull.
Bury your Ratchet. Drop your toma-
hawk. Hide your little hammer When
stranger drops in tell him this is the
greatest town on earth. 1t is. Don't
get mulish. Don't roast. Be jolly.
bet popular. It's dead easy. Help
Yourself along. Push your friend with
you. Soon you'll have a whole pro-
cesslon. Be good fellow.
mo man ever helped himself by
knocking other people down. No man
ever got rich trying to make people be,
heve that he was the only good man on
'a''h. You can't climb the ladder of
Ame by stepping on other peoples corn's.
tuey're their corns; not yours. And
~eyre tender. Keep off the corns.
IAN men are not alike. Once in awhile
you may find one who is very much
9nke. But some are different. You're
ao' the only shirt in the wash. If you
aont like their style let'em alone. Don't
Anock. You'll get used to it. There's
~ end OF fun in minding your own bust
ueSs' Aud 1t makes other people like
you better. Better have Others get stuck
~ you than get stuck on yourself. No.
'puy gets stuck on knocker, Don't be
one. Be good"