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in the newspapers. He never seems to
have had the faculty of getting that par
ticular kind of fame, and yet he is re-
garded in the war department as in
many ways the most accomplished pro-
fessional soldier in the service. During
and after the war with Spain he was
Gen. Corbin's assistant in the Office Of
the adjutant general. A few months
ago he was promoted to be brigadier
general, and now he is to be one Of the
master minds Of the general staff which
is due in SO large a measure to his ini-
tiative.
AS colonel and assistant adjutant
Gen. Carter made himself Indispensable
to Secretary Root. Whenever Root
wanted to do anything Carter was the
fellow who told him just how 1t could
be done That sort. Of assistant always
endears himself to his superior. When
the idea of a general staff came up-no-
body knows exactly whether Root had
the idea first or Carter-the assistant
adiutant general worked out all the de-
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tu0 MuuACApaA 6Os
eminent are rubbing their eyes to find
whether they are awake.
A young man named Watson, just
barely of age, has been in charge OF q
fund in the auditors Office which re-
suited from payments made by citizens
obliged to pay one-half the cost OF lay
ing sidewalks in front of their houses.
This sum is pretty large, but it seems
to have been shoveled into drawer
and into the bank and out again with
hardly any record except what young
Watson chose to keep.
A few days ago it was discovered
that he was supposed to have made
away with $4,000 dollars of the fund,
and now he is in Jail.
The disquieting feature of the case,
however, is the fact that this young
man, when appointed to Office, is said
to have already had u criminal record.
1t is said that as boy of IL he was
convicted of forgery and sentenced to
two years in the reform school. This
seems to have been known to the Dis
trict officials, and yet he was intrusted
with the care of the funds, and no check
whatever was put on him. He had
salary Of 81 400 year. and on this
salary he supported wife, played the
races. and cut dash with red devil.
He was known as one Of the liveliest
and most extravagant sporting charac-
tiers In Washington; and yet though
his ,superiors knew he was doing all
this on $1,400 year, and that he had
a shady record to boot. they never sus-
pected anything wrong until the $780,
600 had disappeared.
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extensive business department Of the
government. It is the irony of fate that
the man under whose auspices this Ia
being done should meet with wide
spread criticism because he doesn't hap
pen to, be doing 1t in exactly the way
some Of the critics might like. To read
some of it one would imagine that the
postmaster general were the principal
culprit instead of the prosecuting Off
Ger. Henry c. Payne is one OF the best
liked men personally who Is prominent
in republican politics. He is regarded
by all his associates as one Of the very
shrewdest and brightest political man
ayers in the United States. Mark
Hanna says he is the very best-and
Mark Hanna is pretty good authority
on that question. He calls Payne
.Harry" and Payne calls him Mark"
and the two are as fond of each other as
II they were brothers.
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concentrated at
tention than al
most any other
man in the United
States. Mr.. Payne
is conducting one
Of the most search
ing and effective
Investigations that
has ever been con-
Quoted by a public
officer, and the re-
suit of which will
be to purify and
establish on a
more businesslike
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to seek markets in other parts OF the
world for the surplus product OF the
manufacturing industries. This desire
has already manifeted itself In q rapid
increase in the expectation Of manu-
features. The total value OF manu-
features exported from the United
States has grown from 4 little over
8. 00O,0 900 in 1890 to 81, OOO, 900 In 1850.
$40 1000. 900 in 1860. SIS, 600 900 in 1870.
$102 100000 in 1880. $151. 10000 in
1890, and $433, 1000 in 1900, since
which time the annual total has mot
fallen below the four-hundred-million
dollar line. That this increase has
been specially marked In the last de-
cade Is shown by the fact that the
growth by decades in exports OF manu-
features has been as follows: During
the decade ending with 1900, 31,125,-
900; 1910. $1.25O,Oo0; 1880. $500. ooo:'
1910, $4.500, 900; 1850, $4,000, 900; 1860.
$22,00O.00O; 1870, $29, 000, 900; 1880. $34.-
OOO,0 900; 1890. $4,000 900. and during
the decade ending with 1900 over $751;
100000 Thus the growth In exports Of
manufactures In the decade following
1890 was more than that Of the full
century preceding that year.
But where does Uncle Sam send all
this stun? OF the $403, 200, 600 worth
Of manufactures exported In 1909
considerably less than the exports Of
1900 practically one-half. or $197 ,OOO,-
900 In value went to Europe; ONE
fourth, or 500, 200, 900, to North Amer
lea other than the United States: one
sixth to Asia and Oceanic, while tho
remainder was divided between South
America and Africa Considering the
distribution by countries, It may bs
said that 500, 600, 900, or one-fourth Of
the total, went to the United King
dom; $54,000.OO0 to British North
America; $S0.OoO,00O to Germany; $685.
100000 to Mexico; $4,000. 900 each to
Australasia and China; $4,000. 900 to
the Netherlands. and $15,00O,000 TO
France One especially interesting fact
Is that one-half OF the total exporta-
ton OF manufactures in 1902 went to
British territory; $1O0,O0O.0Oc to the
United Kingdom alone, and another
500, 100000 to her colonies, Canada,
Australasia, British Africa. the East
and West Indies. and other colonies
and dependencies Of the United King
dom.
Three great facts are emphasized By
the above figures: First, the rapid
growth in the production Of manufac-
lures, which has placed the United
States at the head Of the worlds list
Of manufacturing nations. Second, the
power to produce far beyond the de-
mands Of the home population. And
third, the evidence Of an ability to
compete in the worlds markets, which
evidence Is supplied BY the rapid j
growth In exports Of manufactures.
The following ten articles or classes
formed about so per cent. Of the total
manufactures exported in 1902: Paper
and It's manufactures. 37.31203O; par
amin. $s.858.S44; wood manufactures,
81 ,617 $50; chemicals. etc. $12,141,011:
agricultural implements. $16.2S6,740;
leather and It's manufactures. $29, 1885,
1913; cotton manufactures, So, 1OS.362;
copper. $41 ,218,373: mineral oils, ~
fined, $e6,21S,004; iron and steel manus
features. 9S.552.562.
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More work for Lawyers,

Dora-Edith married very nice
man, hear.
Clara-He's nice enough, but it won't
be long before there will be divorce
in that family. He is cross-eyed.
What difference can that make 2"
She can never tell whether he is adj
miring her or some other woman
n. Y. Weekly.
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uCeI whose com.
mission dates far
ther back than the
commission of any
other officer OF
the military or
naval Sc rvfc e.
Maj. Gen. Hey
wood . entered the
service before the
civil war, and has
served continu-
ously ever since
with q record for
gallantry not sur
nooood In. fho
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A woman's Bargain.

Mrs. Enpeck-I think, Henry, that
our daughter has made very satisfac-
tory marriage, and that she will sue
coed very well in the management Of
her husband.
Henry Enpeck Why so?
Mrs. Enpeek-I overheard her. talk
ing to him this morning, and she got
him to agree to a proposition like this:
IF you will do as want, premise
to do the same."-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
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Will HOT recover
for q long time.
Thieving b a.
been discovered in
the offices Of the
District of Column
bia, and the cir
cumstances are so
extraordinary that
the worthy citi-
Gems W h b a v e
been congratulate
ing themselves for
years on the I'M
maculateness of
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lastly turned towards the setting sun
In 1920 they stopped amidst fair Vir.
ginia's fertile fields, but as the hardy
pioneers steadily blazed their way te
the westward, Uncle Sam and Columbia
in 1880 found themselves in West Vir.
ginia. It took them 40 years to cross
the state and get into Ohio, where they
stayed 20 years, when Indiana gave
them welcome and there they may still
be found, with the great family around
them and they exactly in the center.
Uncle Sam has always been q good
farmer, but 1t was not until 1850 that
he began to keep account Of his crops
Then he found IL he went down into
Ohio near the Ohio river he would be
exactly in the center Of his cultivated
fields, his bearing orchards and his
stock-filled meadows. He had to shift
his position in 1860 to the western
part of the state and then in 1870 he
took trip to the south. In 1880, still
further attracted by the awakened
agricultural activity in his southern
fields, he stepped over into Kentucky,
where he made q stay Of ten years
when, travelling in westerly direc-
ton, but still dipping southwark, he
reached southern Indiana. and at the
present time he may be found in Illi-
nois, down on the Wabash" with
granaries and barns on every hand full
and enough to spare for his neighbors
across the waters.
But it is not Uncle Sam, the family
man, or Uncle Sam, the farmer, whom
we are specially interested in at the
present time, but Uncle Sam, the
busting, rushing. wealthy manufac-
turer. The hum of factory wheels has
always had a peculiar fascination. for
him. Years ago, in 1850. when the
center Of manufactures of the United
States was to the northwest Of Har-
risburg in Pennsylvania, he was just
q little fellow in the manufacturing
world, and his neighbors in England,
France and Germany didn't take much
notice Of him. But Uncle Sam just
kept busy in his workshops and mills
and factories. He was too busy to
talk, but when his clerks in 1860 got
to closing up the books for the de-
cade and making out the totals Eng
land began to open her eyes, France
locked anxious and Germany positively
looked scared. The following figures
tell the reason why: Value Of manu-
features in United States, $780,. 000,-
600; in Germany, $685., 000, 600; in
France, $2,O92, O00, 900: in United King
dom, $2,SO8 100000. But Uncle Sam
was too busy to take much notice Of
his competitors. He rolled up his
sleeves little higher. put on more
steam, geared up his machines little
higher, spit on his hands and NUT
tered: 81 can do better than that
Just let me show them how
And the hum OF wheels and the din
Of the workshops increased. New
plants were started here and there;
factories sprang up like mushrooms in
] night Pennsylvania and Ohio kept
The centers of these activities during
Ill the years as they rolled by, because
of their coal mines, and gas and oil
wells And in 1894 Uncle Sam, as he
passed his score sheet over to his
doughty friend. John Bull, winked and
said: '$s,49s. 100000 amt so bad
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fcers of the new
general staff OF the
army. That Is 1T
ting, II there Is as.
sumed to be any
merit in the gen.
eral staff, for, with
the exception Of
Secretary r DOT
Carter is RESPONSE
BILE for its creation
more than any
other one man.
Carter is not an
officer whose name
has figured much
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Remote KIN.

Kind Lady How many are there n
the family besides yourself?
Little Amie-Four. Mamma, papa,
sister and a distant relative.
THAT is only three. The distant
relative is not member Of the fam
ily.''
"Oh, yes, he is. He is my brother"
"Your brother? Then he ism dis
tant relative
"Yes, ma'am-he, is in the Philip.
pines. Kansas City Journal.
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1erent type from
p avn e. That il
the fourth assist
q n t postmaster
general. who hap
pens to be at the
head Of the corps
of inspectors to
whom It has fallen
to carry ON the In
Quiries. There IL
nothing Of the
politician q b ut
Bristow, although
he was for awhile
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-15

HEsE were sad
words which Paul
was forced to re-
cord against a fell
low servant Of the
cross of j 9 s u 8
Christ and one
who had labored
with him. at diff
ferent times and
in different places.
Paul's regret is
not that he has
been forsaken, but
that Demas has
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-15
Such q Droll Nurse.

THAT sounds like the charity bawl, .
said the nurse. as the babies in the
orphan asylum began to yell--Prince-
ton Tiger.
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tails with vast industry and splendid
skill. He was sent to the capitol by the
secretary to explain the bill to senators
and representatives. and it is dive large
ly to his clear, cold intelligence that
the measure finally became law.
Carter is not by any means an "of1ce
soldier" He had years Of the hardest
kind OF service against the Indians on
the frontier, and he is booked to go to
the Philippines very soon. OF course,
he is not altogether popular among his
military associates. Men of his char
acteristics who have been noticeably
successful seldom meet with the entire
approval Of former equals whom they
have passed in the race And there
are Insignificant majors of the line who
graduated from West Point in the same
class with Brig. Cen Carter.
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Gen. Haywood to Retire.
The United States marine corps is
about to lose as its commandant an Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-15
BUSY DAYS IN
WASHINGTON
Army and Post Office Changes Keep
Things on the Move.
Defa1cation by District of Columbia
Omclal-Maj. Gen. Haywood to
Retire from Marine Corps
Postal Scandal Gossip.

Washington.-The District of Co
lumbia has had shock from which it
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The Post once Sleuth.
There is another man in the post Of
flee investigation who is of quite a diff
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10y est.-"Demas hath forsaken me, having
,vveo this present world. and is departed
1Neo 1nessalonica."-II.T Tim 4:1N
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Gen. Carter on the star.

Brig. Gen. William H. Carter has
been named one of the three general Of
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Troubles of the Poatma ster General.
Just at the present moment Postmas-
ter General Payne is the object of more
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the pleasure and ease Of tho old life
at Thessalonica. The neglect of pray
er will as surely lead to the failure Of
the deepening shades Of night. Pray
er to the life and health of the soul
is as essential as breath to the body.
Paul urges US to pray without ceas-
ing" Jesus prayed and taught His
disciples to pray. and we must needs
pray If we would not be numbered
with the Demases.
mo time to pray!
0, who SO fraught with earthly Gaze
As not to give to humble prayer
Some part of day?
mo time to pray!
What heart SO clean, so pure within,
That needeth not some check from sin.
Needs not to pray?
mo time to pray!
Mid each days danger wha, fetreat
More needful than the mercy seat?
Who need not pray?
mo time to pray!
Must care or business urgent call
So press US as to take it all.
Each passing day?
mo time to pray!
Then sure your record falleth short:
Excuse will fail you as resort
On that last day.
what thought more drear
Than that our God His face should hide,
And say. through all life's swelling tide,
No time to hear!
cease not to pray!
On Jesus as your all rely
Would you live happy? Happy die?
Take time to pray!''
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s MEMBERS Of Uncle Sans
household we ought to be
interested in the size Of his
family, its thrift and the
growth of his extensive in
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IN
IN Bible reading; forgetfulness Of
the atoning power of Jesus blood
which has cleansed you and made you
acceptable to God; disobedience to the
leadings of the spirit through the
medium of the conscience. so as to
grieve Him away; neglect Of personal
work for Christ All these are steps to
the final forsaking OF God and the get
ting back into the world The failure
Of Demas was not sudden catas-
trophe in his life. 1t had been the
growth Of months and perhaps years.
Gradually, step by step. in the face OF
all that Paul could do. he moved will
fully and steadily on to the final de-
sertion of the apostle and the return to
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(copyrishs. 1908, by ]. M. Edson.)

mon by the Highway and Byway'' Preacher.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
The TEACHERS MEETING.
Number Of Papers We're Read and
Discussed at the Court House
Saturday Afternoon.

NHta9r9 d#NtNNEg- HNMENt.
The teachers Of Dawson county
held their monthly meeting at the
court house Saturday morning and
afternoon, and the attendance was
very fair. The papers that were
presented during the day were timely
and OF a character that was beneficial
to the other teachers. There is
mach knowledge gained in these.
meetings which a be applied in
most any school. The experiences
of one teacher is always helpful to
another, in that they can put to
practical use what they have learned
or they can avoid some pitfalls that
have been encountered by other
teachers.
The meeting was presided owe by
County Superintendent Coursey, VINO
announced the various papers. Miss
Minnie Lewis read a paper on VALUE
OF a High School Education for a
Couitry Teacher which "a dis
cussed by Prof. Fry. Prof. Browne,
of Mt. Vernon, was not present.
owing to the prevalence Of measles In,
his family and his paper was not
given. Some musical numbers were
introduced at the morning session.
In the afternoon the county super
intendent took up a half hour in dis.
lcusslng the school law and some
general matters. Miss Ethel Shop
herd read ahighly interesting paper
on "ChaIacteI the Basis for Success
ful Teaching.',.- Prof. Gallagher's
paper on ssHow to Teach Pupils to
Think was read and discussed by
Henry Hendrickson. Miss Alice
Cooper, of Mt. Vernon, read ssThe
Angels ofBuena VISTA very nicely.
Miss Gold Corwin, assistant principal
of the city schools, read a paper on
HLiterature as a Foundation for the
Pleasures Of Old Age and it was
listened to intentlY and with much
Interest. Miss Laura Watson present.
ed a paper on VALUE Of Teachers
Meetings. which was discussed by
Miss Abbie Pearson. The session
was a most excellent one throughout,
and much interest was manifested
in the exercises.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10

care of herself at this time.
The ills which vex so many women at
the change Of life are entirely avoided
or cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. It makes weak
ome strong, and enables the weakest
to pass through this trying change Eitil-
the tranquility Of perfect health.
NJ have been q very healthy woman, and this
time has been very hard With me = writes Mrs;
Maggie Morris, of Munson station. Clearheld
Co, Pa, BOZ 16. NJ am come to the time OF
change Of life. and have been sick q great deal
off and on. When Ml3. Hemmis moved beside
me was sick in bed, and when she came 70 see
me and we were talking over our sickness, Mrs.
Hemmis told me to try DR.. Fierce's Favorite
Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery.
also Pellets, I got her to bring me q bottle OF
each from the drug store and I used them.
They did me a great deal of good. and I got "
more bottles Of Favorite PRESCRIPTION never
saw such a wonderful cure. Before com.
menced your remedies I was good, for nothing;
was in such misery hardly knew what to do
with myself, now I can do all my work myself
and feel wel1.n
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are easy
and pleasant to take.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
a Raw oyster.

Although the actual amount Of nutri-
tive material in a raw oyster is small,
it comprises all classes Of food sub
stances in a peculiarly assimilable
form. Generally speaking, the raw
mollusk consists Of four-fifths water.
The danger-a remote one-of the oys-
ter containing living. typhoid fever
germs may be obviated by the use Of
lemon juice. The oyster is rendered
tough and indigestible by boiling.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
AItoeether Too Inauisittye.

Burgess-What a humbug Dolyer is!
When ! asked him if he had read my
article about The Epochal Era" he
said he had and that twas the finest
thing he had zen for years, but when
i came to question him ! found he.
didn't know the first thing about the
article. What do you think Of that?
Yerrow-l think it should be a lesson
to you to let well enough alone next
time.-Boston Transcript.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
Only Half the Truth.

Wife during the quarreI-Yes, and
people say you only married me for
my money.
Husband-People are wrong. my dear.
They overlook the fact that you also
had considerable real estate.-Chicago
News.
The real need Of the times, according
to the princess in every family. is some
method by which the earning capaci-
ties of fathers may be doubled.-Atch-
ison Globe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10

The healthy
woman need not
fear the change
which comes as the
beginning of life's
autumn. It is the
woman who is worn
out. run down and
q sufferer from
womanly diseases
who n naturally
breads the change
of life. This is the
critical period Of
wotnan's life, and
the prevalence OF
woman1y diseases
makes it the duty
of every woman
who would avoid
unnec essary suffer.
ing to take especial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28

OF the councilmen wanted to Widen
Thirteenth street for the whole distance.
and thus give more room next to the
car tracks. but to widen the street u
would be necessary to take about all
the parking. as the street is very mar
row. Besides. it would cut out hun
dreds of fine shade trees. Another plan
was for the company to use Fourteenth
street, and go right through the center
of Central park. If the council wants
to provoke riot in the west part OF
town, the last plan would be a gooG one.
Still another suggestion was that the
tracks go out Fifteenth. or Sixteenth,
but the company objected to that, Oh
the ground that ii was too far south.
The plan of authorizing a permit for
double track as far as Fillmore and
single track the rest of the way was
sort of a com promise measure suggest
ed by Councilman Neil, and Mr. Neil
said that he thought such an action
would prevent Mr.. Low, Mr.. Reid and
others from bringing legal proceed
ings
BY backing out of this dilemma the
councilmen have apparently stepped
into another. and the courts will prob
ably be asked to settle the fight
1t will be good thing to have it
settled once for all whether the COM
pany's blanket franchise is valid, or
whether people can keep the street cars
off from their street if they think it is
a detriment to their property.