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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-27
Russia on Sugar

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 17.-Russia has
replied to the British note of Novem.
Der 80 last on the subject of the sugar
convention. She reiterates the views
expressed in previous notes, says she
considers the British contentious to be
attempts to interfere in her domestic
smother state may in it's own interest
press for change in Russian internal
legislation, or in the event of Russia
not agreeing to it's proposals that it
can penalize Russias products with
out violating existing commercial trea-
ties. The note declares that Russia
can in no eventuality give her adhe.
sion to the Brussels agreement, and
concludes:
'As Great Britain declines arbitra-
ton and as the penalty clause cannot
be applied to Russian sugar until the
international commission declares the
Russian system to be bounty system,
any further exchange of views before
the commission settles the positions
would not be productive of results"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-27
The Coal Famine

Toledo. GA mob, including over
200 men, women, boys and girls, today
seized five cars of soft coal which had
Just arrived in the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railroad yards, consigned to the
National Malleable Casting Company
and local oil men.
Birmingham, Ala.-Citizens of Biz
mingham have contributed fifty car
loads of coal to relieve the distress OF
the poor of New York and Chicago by
reason of the fuel famine. Twenty.
five carloads will be sent to each city.
Shamokin, Pa.-Owing to loaded
trains being robbed of fuel and to
guard against such trains being held
up by persons rendered desperate be-
cause of the coal famine, policemen
were ordered by the Reading and
Pennsylvania railroad companies to-
day to guard loaded trains while in
transit to market through dlstricts
where the famine is the worst.
Los Angeles.-Those who are close
ly watching the orange industry be.
ieye they see In the market reports of
the last few days evidence that the
coal famine In the East is materially
affecting the orange growers of Cali,
rornia,
Chicago Forty indictments have
been voted by the special Grand Jury
which during the last week has been
investigating the causes of the short
age Of coal in this city.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-27
A New Department.

Washington.-At the end of strug
gle which prolonged the days session
until after, &c o'clock the House passed
! the substitute for the Senate bill to
establish a Department of Commerce
and Labor The vote stood 1877 to 40
All the Republicans and twenty-nine
| Democrats voted for the bill The sub
stitute as passed by the louse differs
from the Senate bill in important par.
ticulars. II leaves the life saving SER
vice, the marine hospital service, the
steamboat inspection service, the bu.
reau of navigation and the shipping
commissioners under the control of tho
Treasury Department, but authorizes
the President in his discretion to trans
fer other bureaus for the collection Of
statistics and the Interstate Commerce
Commission to the new department. Ii
places under the control of the new
department the national bureau Of
standards, the coast and geodetic sur"
vey, the bureau of statistics, the census
bureau, the bureau of foreign commerce
and the bureau of immigration includ..
ing jurisdiction over Chinese immigra-
ton, and creates the bureau of manu-,
features and corporations.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-27
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25


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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

1t is often claimed by outsiders that
having Il profession dulls a woman's
sympathies. but l cannot believe that
this is true in the practice of medicine.
where one side of the work is so i'm
measurably sad. l have seen a baby
that came after fifteen years of wait
ing and hoping and was rejoiced over
daily and hourly for a wonderful year
suddenly struck down and gasp its lit
tie life out in a day with pneumonia.
These are the times when it hurts to
be a doctor. to find that all the knowl-
edge that you possess, all the skill al
your command, is as so much chaff
before the wind. To have a woman
cling to you, begging you to save her
baby. is an ordeal to which no human
being a grow callous. You must
feel as though the brand of Cain were
upon you when, with all your efforts,
you canno save the little life. Not
years nOr experience can tighten hours
such as Neutrality-suspicious. Magazine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
storms of Old England.

In the year 944 in London alone 1900
houses were blown down; in October,
1901, a great number Of churches and
800 houses were destroyed; in 1885, it
Numbered for fifteen days consecutive
ly. The dreadful night during which
Cromwelrs spirit passed has formed
a theme for poet and partisan. And
the great storm that "o'er pale Britain
MIA passed. in November, 1903, the
most terrible in British annals, also
has its enduring record in poetry. 1t
did damage in London to the amount
Of f2.O0O.O00: over 5000 people We're
drowned in floods in various parts of
the country; twelve men-of-war, with
over 1,SW men on board, went down in
sight of land. and the Eddystone light
house, along with Winstanley, it's in
ventor. was swept away.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Moths and Butteruiex.

Butterflies are active in the day and
fold their wings together when they
settle. Their antennn end in clubs.
The fore and hind wings never hook
together. The c%hrysalis is angular and
not lnclosed in a ocoon or silken case.
Moths, on the other hand, are usually
active in the dusk or at night and do
not fold their wings together on set
Ting. The feelers are very various in
shape, but rarely dubbed. The fore
and hind wings are generally fastened
together during fight by a "hook. and
eye arrangement. The chrysalis is not
angular and is inclosed in some sort of
case or cocoon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
THE WORD MELODRAMA,
1t Has Drifted From It's Derivation
and Original ~ignf6cance

and Original Significance.
Nowadays "melodrama" is in general
use as denoting a purely sensational
play, with an all but impossible hero,
heroine and villain among the charac-
tiers represented. Formerly the word
kept more closely in its signification to
actual derivation. "Melodrama' is COM
pounded of the Greek words melos, a
song and drama, an action, a play,
f%orn'ances when it first came into use.
D.. Ii signitied a play, generally of the
rOilantic school. in which the dialogue
was frequently relieved by music.
sometimes of an incidental and some.
times Of a purely dramatic character.
On the strength of his "Pygmalion'' ].
j. Rousseau is credited with the inven
ton OF this style. Some of the so called
English operas of the older school. such
as the oEce famous "Beggar's Opera"
and the once popular mo Song. No
Supper" are in reality true melo-
dramas.
In the second place "melodrama" was
kPIlitu " Il IeCulldI klIlu Ol lHeilElcti
composition in which the actor recitcd
his part in an ordinary speaking voice.
while the orchestra played a more or
less elaborate accompaniment appro
PIRATE to the situation and calculated
to bring its salient features into the
highest possible relief. The merit of
the invention Of this description of
melodrama belongs to George Benda.
who used it with striking effect in his
"Ariadne auf NaXos," produced at
Gotha in 1774.-London Globe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

The jewels Of an Indian idol must be
worth stealing If many Of those re-
markably hideous images possess such
valuable head ornaments as one made
for the idol Parthasathy, in the Tripli.
cane temple at Madras. The ornament
is worth some $4,000 rupees and is
made of sovereign gold studded with
diamonds, emeralds and rubies, the lar
gest emerald being valued at 1000 ru-
PEGS and the biggest ruby and dia-
mond at 300 rupees apiece.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Blind swimmers Straight Steerinr

n11nu ST1fHEHcrS StrtI2nt Steer1nE.
1t is Il standing puzzle that all blind
swimmers are able to hold an almost
perfectly straight course for very con-
siderable distances, though no more
guidance is given to them than some
species of call or whistle coming from
the winning goal. A blind man, in
fact, desiring to go in a straight line
possesses the curious power of being
able to do so almost exactly. A pro
vlncial mayor instituted a series of
contests in an open lake between blind
men and ordinary ones Of about equal
skill and strength, and the result was
marvellous so far as the straight steer
Ing of the blind was concerned.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
%H0ST3TTER'S
STOMACH BIT7ERS.
NanAlstine he sells bicycles.

A. II. Babcock, of Sioux Falls, the
state agent for the Mutual Benefit
Life Co., Of New York, is in the city.
A standard pred trotting mare, safe
for any lady or child to drive, an al
most new two-seated surrey and har.
ness is offered for sale for sl65. 90
cash. Inquire at this office.
VIM. Koch carries a good assert
ment Of buggles. Don't make a
p lrchase until you see what he has.
He got a special deal on a carload
and will give purchasers the benefit.
David E. Lloyd, of Yankton, form
er postmaster and editor of the Ga
zette before it's merger With the Press
and Dakotan, was in the city today.
MI. Lloyd is now engaged in the life
insurance business.
Owing to the l%ateness of the season
l have an overstock of millinery
goods. These will be disposed Of at
reduced prices. This is your oppor-
tunity to get them cheap.
Mrs. Edith Baughman.
Wednesday evening a goodly num-
Der OF the boy and girl friends of
Myrtle Craft called at her home and
gave her a happy surprise, the occas-
ion being her ninth birthday. The
evening was passed very pleasantly in.
playing the games that are dear to
the youthful heart. and at a season.
able hour the refreshmentms that
the little folks brought along were
served.
For sale-I have a carload OF good
thrifty shoats for sale, on Omaha
track. Call and see them.
G. R. Sampson.
G. E. Vermilyea is making some
great changes in his store. Recently
he leased the north half of the
Champeny building, and in the fu-
ture will use both large rooms for his
business. In the west end OF the
south room will be placed the grocery
stock, and by the first of next week
he will have a carload of goods in
place. The department will be man
aged by Carl Ralston. The north
half will be devoted to cloaks, suits,
etc. Mr.. Vermilyea is adding new
fixtures to better display this line of
goods.
A portion of the six-inch betting
stone for the city hall building az
rived from Sioux Falls Thursday,
and is being put in position by Got
tlieb Scheurenbrand. Not all OF the
ten-inch belting.stone has arrived as
yet and the south portion Of the
building can not be raised to the
height of the rest Of the building I'M
til that comes. When Mr.. Scheuren-
brand gets these two courses OF belt
ing stone laid the work for the
winter will stop. He has made
greater progress on the building so
far this fall than the city council an
ticipated doing. The betting stone
is Jasper rock Of a reddish color and
makes a handsome appearance in it's
circuit of the building.
VIM. Koch has taken the agency
for the Calmar, Ia, wagon, and
has a carload on hand. This acc
has been manufactured for 81 years
by one family. This is western made
and the freight rates are cheaper.
1t is the best wagon for the western
farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A! Lynn. of Nc
lntosh county, N. d., arrived Friday
morning to make a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome Miles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Not Her. FAINT,

"YCur daughter" said Mrs. Oldcas-
Tie. has such verve. She fairly bub-
bles yer with high spirits"
Il know it.. She gets it from Josiah's
side of the house. though. My folks
are all strong temperance people,
Chicago Record Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Good Home $50 90.

J. can sell REIMBURSEMENT to a fine
quarter section in Faux county, So.
OAK, Tor $500 cash. A good thing.
Must sell at once, owners business
calls him elsewhere. Write at once.
Come and see it. If youAdon't think
it a snap will refund fare. If you
purchase fare deducted from price.
Z. Young, Faulkton, S. D.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Pull,

The doctor "a sanguine.
"We're going to pull you through"
quoth he.
"By the leg" querulously demanded
the patient, a sordid man, whose soul.
even in that extreme moment, brooded
on the matter of expense.-Puck.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
All Will Be DiscOyered.

Barnes Tormer-I am in a quandary.
I have been offered an engagement by
two managers. and I don't know how
to act.
Sue Brette-Well, don't worry. They'll
soon find it out.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
WHY IT SUCCEEDS
Because It's for One Thing Only and
Mitchell is Learning This.

Mitchell is Learning This.
Nothing can be good for every.
thing. g.,
Doing one thing we'll brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills 90 one thing
only.
They re for sick kidneys.
They cure backache, every kidney
i'll.
Here is evidence to prove it:
Mr.. Harvey Reed, living four miles
from Fargo, n. d., proprietor Of the
Riverside dairy. says: II had a
steady pain through my kidneys and
when | rode home it hurt me to
straighten after sitting so long. 1t
was a steady pain and l commenced
to think it was the same trouble I
had a year before, the memory of
which was anything but pleasant,
Happening to be in Wilser'S' phar-
macy one day l saw Doan's Kidney
Pills and on jnquiring about them
from the reports / beard / was led to-
get a box. Before l completed the
treatment ] was free from u pain
in my back and have remained So
ever Since. l have told many people
about them and never fail to recon.
mend them for kidney ailment.'
For sale by all Dealers, price 50
cents. Foster-Mjlburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
A Mean

Photographers Assistant-Mrs. Van
Perkins complains that her portraits
don't look like her.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, does she?
She ought to be grateful.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Professional.

Are you blind by nature?" asked
the charitably inclined citizen.
mo, sir" candidly replied the beg.
gar. Pm blind by profession"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
GIVE IT A TRIAL

The next time your stomach becomes
weak and you suffer from Loss of Appetite,
Belching, Heartburn, Nausea, Cramps, In
digestion, Dyspepsia or Constipation, we
urge a tria! Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
You'll be well pleased with the result, be-
cause it positively cures such complaints.
Hundreds Of sickly men and women have
testified to its efficacy. Get the genufn
with our Private Stamp over the neck o
bottle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

The famous Maelstrom whirlpool in
four geographical miles-in diameter,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

Be fit for more than the thing you
are now doing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

NN~J 49,
city in August and later went to
Seattle.
The races at the Driving Park
Wednesday were not very largely at
tended, although the races we're close
and exciting. They were not finished
at the hour Of going to rress. j. K.
Smith acted as starter and James
Lyons. Jos. Mclaughlin, O. H. Per-
~, and d. W. Collins acted in official
capacities as ~timekeepers and judges.
In the race between +. B. Elce's Blue
Range and Albert Boynton's Major
Dent, Blue Range won the two heats
and race, the first in III ana the Sec
ond in :09, the heats being half
mile. Major Dent went off his feet
in both heats that gave Blue Range
an easy victory. C. W. Johnston drove
Cap c two half mile heats against
Grandfather Fraser's General Thorn
as. The first was declared a dead
heat and Cap G took the second in
l :25. In the race between Grasshop-
per and Geo. w., the latter could not
show his usual speed and the Grass
hopper won both heats. the time be-
ing 2:1S in the first heat. In the de-
Gliding heat Cap G won out, although
it was thought that Fraser would
have won if the General had STAYED
on his feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-30

decorat ions-not the little fans pinned
about but the large idea of Japanese
decorate
To buy an article simply because it is
old is a great mistake, as it is only val
liable when the art Of producing it is
lost or in decadence. 1t were better to
encourage modern manufacture and let
our grandchildren add the age" To
buy only what is good and suitable for
the rooms in question, to keep one
ness" of style in the general impress
sion and not to overcrowd. are points
that should ever be kept before the pur-
chaser and interior decorator.
To the woman who can see color -
appreciate shades and criticise tech
nique all things in the decorative world
work together for good, but to the un-
regenerate who want the latest thing
in antiques and to whom, in the words
eff Stevenson. "One thing is as good as
another in this world. and a shoe of a
horse will do, much in the way of fur
niture information should be impaired
in the hope that reform may set in.
ALICE DE BERDT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-30

Place it near the fire to get warm.
that the CONCEALED oil about it may
melt. and then oil it thoroughly with
parsffin. Work it quickly for a few
minutes then wipe off all the parafin
and dirt and treat it to little more
clean paraffsn. Wipe it again. and aft
er the application of a very little of the
ordinary lubricating oil it will be ready
for use. People often shirk the trouble
OF thoroughly cleaning their machines
like this. but a clogged and heavy
machine under this treatment will be-
come like new. and its easy working
viii be an ample reward for any trou-
bic incurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-30

Hadley. Mr. Hall is expected Saturday
night to spend Sunday. Mr.. Shelton
Stone and Mr. Ward Harris, OF Kansas
City, viii accompany him.
Mr. Rob Carver is in Lawrence today.
Mrs. Z. H. Burr and her little daugh-
ter Florence, OF Leavenworth, and Miss
May Ryan, of Conolnnati, came over
from Leavenworth today to be Mrs. ".
E. Drechseis guests and attend the
party which she is giving in celebra ton
Of her daughter Dacotah's second birth
day anniversary tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barlow Penny
returned to Lawrence today after j
short visit to Topeka friends.
Mrs Noble Prentis has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. c. Mack
in Newton.
Dr. and Mrs. John Lawrence Work of
Meriden, viii be the guests of Judge
and Mrs. Abram Bergen the rest of the
week.
Miss Minnie Smith. of Ottawa. viii he
Mrs. Noble Prentis' guest Friday aud
Saturday.
Mrs. J. J. O'Rourlze and Mrs. George
Marrow were among the cut of town
guests at reception given by Mrs. Rob
ert Marrow and Mrs. Helen Meador in
Lawrence Wednesday.
Mrs. j. +. Daniels is i'll with an at
tack of bronchitis at her apartments
in the Veale block.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Drew of roo West
ern avenue. announce the engagement
of their daughter Eliza beth, to Mr. R.
j. Schroeder of Kansas City, Mo. The
wedding Will take place in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-30
)nial Furniture In che American Home

RO be or not to be antique in
our furnishings is a question
that is apt to perplex the wo-
man who is about to select be-
iongings for her home. The present
fad, as we all know is for old furni-
ture and for the real antique if one is
fortunate enough to be able to compass
Its possession. II the real is beyond
ones possibilities, some Of the very
good reproductions are satisfactory
substitutes.
To be able to intelligently select the
modern antique. II I may use the term.
a knowledge Of the different kinds of
furniture which have been period max
ing in the history of cabinet art is of
the greatest advantage. One is then
prepared, so to speak to select the
sheep from the goats the good from
the bad in the new
Unfortunately the really serious mat
ter Of choosing our material surround
inss. the things which make so much
for our best development. is left to
chance. How often this selection is
more matter Of going sheep fashion
with the popular fancy than of bring
ing ones individual fancies and con-
victions into the purchase Of furniture,
There is nothing more fascinating
NAAHAA AAAI AAA AAeAAAla VI a MUSE ana L0e
making OF a home in the very best
sense of the word. In which thought
and taste have been expended in every
detail, a home where everything is ad-
justed to the attainment of the end Of
pleasing. of making people feel happy
and at their best within its walls.
OF course mere articles of furniture
in themselves cannot bring about this
atmosphere. but they can very mate
rally help We have all felt the influ-
ence OF a house whose furnishings were
harmonious, and it goes without saying
that they were appropriate.
1t is Just in this word ''appropriate .'
that the keynote of all successful fur
nishlng lies. The misapplication of
objects really beautiful in themselves
defeats the artistic purpose and often
produces ridiculous appearance.
When the antique is the motif OF A
household scheme, it is we'll not to 60
too far down the ages for an inspira-
ton. I am speaking about the average
house where one really lives not of the
show house where one is net supposed
TO be in sympathy with surroundings.
1t seems to me that for the American
home nothing lis more in keeping than
colonial furniture from the fact thai
not only were colonial events part OF
our history. but the cabinet making OF
that time was derived from the hes,
period Of English art
It was the era of the Chippendales
the Sheratons and Adamses. those art
lists in form who with their strong
beautiful lines and general utility anc
grace Of design Effected a reform in in