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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
"The American Nile"

This name, Mr.. r. H. Forbes Of the
agricultural experiment station at Tue
son, Ariz., says, is applicable to the
river Colorado because of it's possibili-
ties as a source Of irrigation for the
nlluvial bottom lands that surround it.
Between 100000 and 100000 acres Of
these lands have been surveyed. The
Colorado resembles the Nile in being
subject to an annual summer rise sufi.
Client to overflow the extensive areas Of
its border and delta lands. It's sits also
possess great fertilizing properties, so
that lands irrigated with the Colora-
dos muddy waters require no addition
al fertilization. Mr.. Forbes ayers that
when the Colorado is fully utilized it
will become "the mother Of an occi-
dental Egypt" -.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Temperature and Atmosphere.

That a body can acquire during the
night a different temperature from
that Of the surrounding atmosphere
has been demonstrated by an English
physicist. If a thermometer is taken
from the window, wrapped in cotton
and placed on the ground it's mercury
Will descend seven or eight degrees.
Vegetables similarly situated, and be-
ing bad conductors, may freeze at a
time when the thermometer does not
mark the freezing ~point-proof that
the cold experienced by the plant may
be entirely different from the tempera-
ture of the surrounding air. This low
temperature of plants, however, only
occurs when the night is clear, since
at this time the plant sheds it's heat
throughout space and becomes chilled,
whereas if the night is cloudy the
phenomenon does not occur. This
gives rise TO the popular superstition
that plants and buds are frozen by
moonlight.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Monuments.

Patriots have often complained Of the
delay in raising monuments and stat.
ues to the memory of heroes, but on
the whole the country has gained by
not being precipltate. 1t took a long
time to complete the Washington mon
ument at the national capital and
three-quarters of a century to place q
marble shaft on the spot where Herki-
mer, propped against a tree as his life
blood fed, continued to direct the fight.
ing of his e Still there was not: a
trace Of doubt that Washington and
Herkimer deserved to be remembered
when the monuments were dedicated.
The same is true of Baron and Pulas.
XII, whose statues have been provided
for by congress. One, sent by Frederick
the Great, vas Of incalculable service
to the amateur soldiers of the Revolu.
ton in placing the organization on the
footing Of a veteran army. The other
the spirited Pole, was a romantic figure
whose dash added a striking element
to u prosaic forces. - Philadelphia
Record.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
The Funniest on Earth.


The particularly bright stars in
comedy at the corn palace during each
concert are the long Harry Hayes and
the short Martin Healy, six loot
three and three foot six respectively.
Hayes is ap excellent athlete and a
very artistic and graceful dancer,
while Healy, who is about as bread
as he is long, is an extremely funny
COMEDIAN and remarkably agile.
Some Of his stunts would do credit
to many Of his taller brethren in the
acrobatic line. One Of the many fun
ny things in their act is the specta-
Gle Of this diminutive stout person
dressed in tarlton skirts and pink
tleshings. giving imitation OF a cir
Gus rider, used in place of a horse a
frey, untamed sofa Of the common
parlor variety. Besides being a posi-
tive novelty and excruciatingly funny,
the act in its entirety possesses hat
refreshing metropolitan atmosphere
which rightly places it among the
foremost headliners of vaudeville.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Waste In Telegraph Poles.

A clever calculator estimates that
there are in use by telegraph, telephone
and trolley companies in this country
IL, 900 poles.
The poles, most Of which are cedar
Of one sort or another, are long enough
to reach three times around the world.
1t would require 100000 fiat cars to
haul them by railway, and the trains,
with their engines, would cover 1,750
miles Of track.
Arboriculture estimates that it would
take $1,000 acres of forest land to grow
poles enough for m renewal. If thd
seed were already sown and started in
to growth, it would be A.. D. 205O be-
fore the slow growing trees would be
big enough for use.
Cedar is the best material, but its
growing scarcity and the difficulty OF
getting trunks big enough for the giant
poles now often used near cities hav,
caused a considerable use of pine.
Hence Arboriculture recommends the
raising of catalpa trees for poles as ar
investment. The Catalpa ]speciosa car
be grown to a size suitable for u tele
graph pole in from sixteen to twenty
years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
9 MISCELLANY
some Amazing statistics.

Probably very few people who i've
and work outside the money markets
have ver paused to consider the ire
mendous monetary force welded by
the insurance companies of the United
States. One may read that at present
the s~ixty-seven leading life insurance
companies of the United States hold
securities Of all kinds that aggregate
more than 81, 5O0,OOO,OOO. Imagination
fails to grasp such figures. 1t is equiv
alent to saying that there are 1900
banks in the country, each Of which
has 81, 900 which it must keep in
vested.
Striking as these figures are, they do
not include the holdings Of the lesser
insurance companies, and they pay no
heed to the money controlled by the
little multitude of large and small fire
insurance companies.
OF course the bulk of the money held
by an insurance company has to be in
vested-that is to say, every dollar not
needed for running expenses and for
the prompt payment Of claims. 1t is
like a fairy tale of finance when one
reads what use is made of the millions
on millions paid to insurance compa.
MES.
During the year 1901, for example
the total Of the incomes of the sixty.
seven leading life insurance companies
Il - 49,. 49,. yn-n nnN 0nn ~
this money about $175,0OO,O00 was
paid to policy holders or to their heirs
| More than SIT, was disburset
for operating expenses. Still more thar
| 100000, 900 was left.-Success.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Light md Heat and Eyes.

Looking into the fire is very injurious
to the eye, particularly a coal fire. The
stimulus of light and heat united soon
destroys the eyes. Looking at molten
iron will soon destroy the sight. Read
ing in the twilight is injurious to the
eyes, as they are obliged to make great
exertion. Reading or sewing with a
side light Injuries the eyes, as both eyes
should be exposed to an equal force of
light. Those who wish to preserve
their sight should preserve their gen
eral health by correct habits Of living
and give their eyes just work enough,
with a due degree Of light.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
The Genuine vs.. COunterfelts.


The genuine is always better than
a counterfeit, but the truth OF this
statement is never more forcibly real
lied or more thoroughly appreciated
than when you compare the genuine
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with the
many c%ounrerfeits and worthless sub
stitutes that are on the market. W.
S. Ledbetter, of Shreveport, La,
says: '"After using numerous other
remedies without benefit, one box OF
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured
me-" For blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding piles no remedy is
equal to DeWitt's Witch Hazel SalVe.
Sold by L. 0. Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
A Moving Sermon.

II once had a parishioner who was a
miser," said an English clergyman.
'For this mans benefit I preached one
Sunday a strong sermon on the neces-
sity Of charity, Of philanthropy-a SER
mon on the duty and the joy Cf giving.
The miser, at whom I gazed often,
seemed impressed.
"Next day I met him on the street.
"'Well, john 1 said, what do you
think of yesterdays sermon?
cit moved me deeply, SIR he an
swered. 1t brought home to me SO
strongly the necessity of giving aims
that honestly, sir, I've a great mind to
turn beggar.'"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Inconsiderate Fellow.

'He said he'd die if I didn't marry
him."
"And still you refused?"
"Yes. 1 wished to find out before
promising whether he really loved me
as much as that or not. Oh, Harriet,
I'm p-p-perfectly miserable! He seems
to be wretchedly healthy, and I DIDO
love him so much"-Chicago Record
Herald. q
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
THE FIERY DRAGON.
Ancient and Medieval Descriptions
NenAE.s@sa-h-aOf the Monster.

Dragons were important animals in
Until comparatively recent time no
scientist ever thought of questioning
the existence of this most formidable
OF beasts. The annals of Winchester
for 1177 gravely state that Sin this year
dragons were seen of many in Eng
land" Gcsner, professor Of natural
history at Zurich, gives a detailed de-
scription Of the dragon, while Aldro-
vandus, in his History Of Serpents
and Dragons published in 1910, de-
votes fifty pages to the monster. A
good specimen Of a dragon would seem
to have. been a beast about the size of
a sheep, incased in a coat Of scales
which shone like silver. Its back was
serrated like a saw. 1t possessed a
long tail, a pair of batlike wings, four
heavily clawed feet and a wolvine head,
the jaws of which were armed with
very formidable teeth. The tongue
was barbed with fire, and fury issued
from the monsters mouth, and the head
bore a crest. Dragons were the most
wicked and vindictive of creatures.
They seem always to have been in a
towering rage and spent the greater
portion Of their time in rushing up and
down the earth destroying everything
that came in their path. The origin Of
dragons was a disputed point among
medieval n%aturalists. Some maintain
ed that these animals were generated
by the heat of India; others were of
opinion that the volcanoes of Ethiopia
used to belch forth the monsters. One
scientist, John Leo by name, declared
the dragon to be a hybrid, a cross be-
tween an eagle and a wolf.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
A School For DOGS.

It seems probable that before long
the dogs as well as the daughters of
rich and fashionable folk will be sent
to Paris to finish their education. A
school for dogs has been established
there. Many society women already
employ a maid or a man as a dog at
tendant, whose duty it is to train and
to accompany their pampered pets. But
1t is now possible to send them to q
school where they can be taught to
bark properly, to bow in greeting and
farewell, to pick up a fan dropped Ivy
the mistress and present it gracefully
and to walk with proud and prancilig
steps.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Historic Trees.

There are many historic trees in the
country, and it is believed by the de.
partment Of agriculture that interest i'll
tree planting can be stimulated by dis.
tributing a limited number of these
trees under proper direction. The seed
lings when grown will be sent to
schools in various parts of the country,
and there will accompany each tree a
concise statement setting forth the his.
toric events connected with the tree
itself and the growing OF the Seeding
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
AROUND THE CORN PALACE

On next tuesday the corn PAL
ace will be opened to the public, and
by that time everything will be in
readiness for the opening. The pres
ence Of Governor Herried at the in
itial ceremonies is assured and he
win deliver an address. 1t will be
preceded by some vocal music rem
dered by local talent. Then will fol
low the concert by the great Banda
Rosa. This week Signor Sorrentino
and his musicians are filling an en-
pagement in Minneapolis and the
band is playing to very large audi
ences.
The work of decorating the
exterior of the building is progress
ing rapidly, Notwithstanding the I'M
favorable condition Of the weather.
The entire south side of the build
ing is practically finished, and never
before has Decorator Robe wrought
such marvels Of beauty from the
varied colored corn as he has put
upon the building this year. The
shading Of the grain is very harmon
GUS and the designs are indeed beau
tiful. Mitchell will show the out
side people a more attractive build
ING than ever before. One good
feature about the corn decorations
this year is the fact that they have
not shrunk Sc much as in years psat.
The corn was put on later and the
weather has been moist enough to
prevent any shrlnkage, that is, to
any considerable extent.
. The work on the interior Of...the
building is progressing satisfaction ily.
The ladies are at work upstairs and
many OF them are. doing their work
at home, and later it will be taken
to the building and placed in posi-
tionein the boothss Along the line
OF ladies' work there will be some
thing new and attractive this year
that has never been seen before. It
IS quite a sacrifice On the part of
the ladies of the city to take this
work in hand, but they are doing
nobly and are entitled to great
credit for making the gallery n of
the most attractive features Of the
exposition.
W. N. Hollands and his force OF
men are putting in additional mean
edscent lights so that the building
on the interior will be brilliantly IL
Illuminated during the week. The
corn decorations show off in fine
shape with many lights and more
will be put in this year than last.
Sanborn county people will be down
in great force this year with an ex-
hibit for their county. The county
commissioners appropriated 5000 with
which to make a collection of the
products Of the county and they Will
be put together for the usual exhibit
ton that county makes. Sanborn
has never failed to make a display
at the corn palace since it was
started in 1892. There will be nine
counties altogether in the agricult-
ural exhibits, as follows: Aurora,
Buffalo, Brule, Gregory, Sanborn,
Hanson, McCook, Sphinx and Daivisor
counties are new entries in the corr
palace exhibit, but the people realize
that the exposition inMitchell is al
excellent place to do some advertls'
ing and they did not lose the
opportunity to make a showing thi
year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18
Debts In China.

In China one can always borrow
money on the strength Of having a son,
but nobody would advance him a cent
If he had a dozen daughters. The
Former is responsible for the debts of
bis father for three generations. The
latter is only responsible, for the debts
of her w husband.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-18

Liverpool, generally called, a vet
place, has an average raiufalfpersan-
hum Of 81 1-3 inches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-05
DANES AT A DANCE.
Terrible Storm Falls to Dampen the Spirit
of Merry Makers.

Terrible Storm Falls to Dampen the Spirit
of Merry Makers.
The dance given by the Danish Sis
terhood at Simmons hall Tuesday
night proved to be one of the most en-
joyable social events of the year, and
Notwithstanding the fact that the ele.
ments ragged without, more than hum
dred couples gathered at the hall. Most
Of them were masked, and the evening
proved to be very jolly one. Jacoby's
full orchestra furnished excellent
music for the dance. and nearly every
dance was encored.
The prizes for the maskers were as
follows:
Best lady character, Mrs. John An
derson; best gents character, DR.. J. B.
Spalding; best dressed gent, Dan
Smith; best dressed lady, Anna Miller;
most comic lady, Miss Josephine Rit-
ter; most comic gent, Fred Smith; best
group, baseball club, Margaret and
Maude Hansis, and Bessie and Belle
Christensen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-05

Miss Grace Ellis. graduate of the
Kenosha High school, and now a mat
REGULATE in the University of Wiscon-
sin, will he the reader in the concert to
be given in the Baptist church on Sat
urday evening, February 7. Her work
as a reader is excellent.
The duplicate school collection has
been IN operation too short a time to
make any report of value, although
many of the teachers already predict
its success. Two hundred and twenty
nine borrowers cards have already
been issued to children who have never
before made use Of the library.
A useful compendium of sporting
statistics is the Police Gazette Sport
ing Annual" for 1908. 1t contains the
records of all the prominent pugilists,
athletic, bicycle and rowing records,
including all the principal features in
the trotting and racing world and his
tory of the yacht races for the Amer
ica's cup. It is a veritable encyclo-
pedia of sporting information.
Judge Belden Tuesday morning
handed down decision in the Eliza
beth Smith damage suit brought
against the Milwaukee Electric Light
and Railway company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries sustained in an acct
dent at Racine while passenger in
one of the company's cars. In it the
court denied her new trial, for which
the attorneys in the case argued a mo-
ton several weeks ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-05

Miss Mary Castleman, of Waukegan,
is spending week with friends in
Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Walker, of High
land Park. are spending week with
Kenosha friends.
Joe Percente is back in the ring
again and will appear at show in
Milwaukee on next Tuesday evening.
All money deposited with the Keno
sha State Bank on or before the tenth
will bear interest from the first of the
month. dwf1O
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Jacobs, of Chi
cago, are spending few days in Ke.
nosha as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph G. Rhode.
Rev. Florence Buck will deliver
lecture on "The Life and Character of
Abraham Lincoln at the Unitarian
church on next Sunday evening.
One of the breeziest comedy dramas
on the road this season will be the bill
at the Rhode next Sunday night. It is
called ga jolly American Tramp
Even the cab drivers were forced to
capitplate to the storm Tuesday mig hit,
and the man who was caught down
town was forced to walk home.
The new Red Cross Society recently
organized in Kenosha promises to have
a larger membership than any of the
present existing benevolent societies.
Papers in the foreclosure suit of the
Racine Mutual Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION VS.. Grace S. Coffin were filed
with the clerk of the circuit court to-
day.
The masquerade dances held at the
different halls Of the city Tuesday
night were not entirely successful.
The storm cut the crowds down to the
minimum.
The West Side Eucnre Club was
Mrs. Fred Tanck at her home on Prai-
RE avenue. The afternoon was spent
in playing euchre after which dainty
refreshments were served.
Miss Lizzie O'Donnel1 entertained
twenty of her lady friends at cards
Tuesday evening at her home on Con-
gress street. The prizes were won by
Mrs. Ollie Hoye and Miss Anna
Ntzhugh,.
Governor LaFollette has reappointed
E. A. Mills, of Burlington, as State
oil inspector. AS vet the deputy from
this county has not been named but it
is probable that Charles Reinardy will
be the appointee.
Harry McCuen, of Milwaukee, an at
tendant in bowling alley there claims
to be the missing brother of John
McCuen, of Rye, Colorado, and is
making an effort to secure the estate
left by the brother.
The Racine Street Railway company
is making an effort to sell the manage
ment of the Kenosha line some of the
old Racine cars. After all we would
prefer the dinky cars from Wentworth
avenue Ia Chicago. 1t sounds better.
The Northwestern Hotel at the cor
ner of West Main street and Grand
avenue has been opened under new
management. The rooms have all
been newly furnished. Special rates
to weekly boarders. Cafe and bar in
connection. fol
With half dozen factories seeking
locations in Wisconsin and in easy
reach of Chicago the business men of
Kenosha should make some effort to
get at least one of these concerns to
come to Keuosha. If the old Business
Mems Assoc alton is out of business
new one should be organized.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-05

Closing prices for New York stocks yester
day and today asfurnished by 1.-THE Hadden
ROdee Co." 1877 Park street:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
RACES AT GRAVESEND.

New York, June 6.-Capt. 8. 8.
Browns Brokolyn, with Odom up, re-
turned home an easy winner in the
great American stakes at Gravesend
to-day. The Ben Brush-Elf colt was
a hot favorite, closing at 4 to 5. He
also smashed the record for the race
by covering the five furlongs in 1:00
fiat. Summaries:
First Race-Handicap, six furlongs.
Royal won; st. Daniel second; st. Fin
nah third. Time ITO.
Second Race-The Kensington stee-
plechase handicap, about two miles.
Eophone won; The Ragged Cavalier
second; Walter Clear third. Time 1851.
Third Race-The Great American
stakes, five furlongs. Broomstick won;
Stalwart second; Tim Sullivan third.
Time 100
Fourth Race-The Broadway stakes,
one mile and a sixteenth. Irish Lad
won; Flocarline second; Stamping
Ground third. Time 1:47.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs, selling.
Mimon won; Pompano second; Sacre-
dus third. Time ITO is.
Sixth Race-One mile and a six
tenth, selling. Tribes Hill won;
Leader second: Setauket third. Time
1:48 LIS. lAII LAM
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
SMITHERS GAVE GRAY
THE PURSE OF $1,000.

Chicago, June 6.-MoChesney, the
Vests greatest thoroughbred, won the
Harlem National Handicap to-day. At
every turn in the race he was a win
ner. Galloping under the wire, going
almost as he pleased, he beat Gregor
K, the popular S-year-old, by length
and half.
McChesney's owner, E. Smithers,
gave Jockey Gray, the winner, the en-
tire purse of $4,000. Smithers is believ-
ed to have won $4,000 in the future
books.
First Race-Six furlongs. Safeguard
won; Joe Martin second; Sepho third.
Time 1921 40.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Muresca
won; Americana second; If You Dare
third. Time 1:20 2-5.
Third Race-Harlem National Han
dicap, one mile and three-sixteenths.
McChesney won, with Gregor K. sec
ond, and Hargis third. Time 2:1O 3-5.
Fourth Race-Four and a half fur
longs. Dick Bernard won, with Katie
Powers second, and st. Paula third.
Time OBS 3-5.
Fifth Race-One mile. Lord Mel
bourne won, with High Chancellor sec
ond, and Floyd K. third. Time 1:47 3-5.
Sixth Race--One mile and seventy
yards, selling. Lampon won, with
Major Dixon second, and Moroni third.
Time 1853 S-5.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
ORDERS FOR EXTRA
DRILLS AND INSTRUCTION,
First Regiment Is Making Active
Preparation for Encampment at

First Regiment Is Making Active
Preparation for Encnmpment Mt
Augusta.
Preparatory to going into camp in
Augusta, there is great deal of activ-
ity in the First Regiment. The fol-
lowing orders, providing for extra
drills and instruction, were issued yes
terday by AdJt. C. H. Richardson, by
command of Col. Gordon:
Company commanders are reminded
that orders must be published (read)
to their companies as soon as possib bile
after their receipt.
Capt G. H. Richardson, having re-
turned to duty. First Lieut.. John Bell
is relieved of the duties or regimental
adjutant.
On Monday, June s, battalion com
manders will instruct the Savannah
companies Of their battalions in bat
TALON drills, as prescribed in the
School of the Battalion" paragraphs
2SS to BAT inclusive, of the infantry
drill regulation.
Whenever a company commander
fails to attend promptly to his duties
with respect to reports, returns and
military correspondence. the regimen
tai commander will disapprove his
voucher for armory rent Repeated and
willful neglect on the part OF a COM