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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
CANTON IS
Residence Property in Demand and
Boarding Houses Overflowinn.

Property in Demand and
Boarding Houses Overlooking.
Canton, S. D., March 1.-THE scare
ity OF dwelling houses of all kinds has
become a profound problem in this city
this spring, and unless speedy relief is
found In some direction to present. sit
iuation will become alarming. There
mas been a scarcity of houses, in Cam.
ton Tor several years, but this spring
n situation surpasses all former x
;~periences in the history of the city. Ey-
|ery nook and corner in the city is filed
up with people and many families are
seeking shelter. Some of them are Of
fer1ng all sorts of prices to get places
TO live in. w. K. Slade, the newly in
stalled county treasurer, is among the
homeless. He finds it necessary to
build a house before he can move his
family over from Hudson. Charles
kundert, county auditor, found a place
only after much difficulty. Hon. W. A.
Kinsley has sent his family away visit
Ing until he a get a house to live in.
while the family of j.. A. Benz, recently
returned from California, have rented
rooms until they can build or do better.
Others are obliged to board or stay out
of town until the present panic passes
over. Unless there is an unusual
of house building done this season the
scarcity Of dwelling houses in Canton
will become seriously oppressive.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
Dove Was Inside.

Major Shattuck of the signal corps
tells an amusing story Of an old-time
religious revival" meeting in a negro
church near Savannah. That the re-
vival spirit might be quickened, it was
arranged that the preacher should give
a signal when he thought the excite.
ment was highest, and from h attic
through a hole cut in the ceiling di-
rectly over the pulpit the sexton was to
shove a pure white dove, whose fight
around the church Inc owe the heads
of the audience was expected to have
an inspiring effect, and, as far as emo
tional excitement was concerned, to
cap the climax. All went well at the
start: the church was packed; the
preachers text was, I'm the form of a
dove5;' and as he piled up his eloquent
periods the excitement was strong.
Then the opportune moment arrived
the signal was given-and the packed
audience was scared out Of its wits
on looking up to the ceiling and be-
holding a cat with a clothes line around
it's middle, yowling and splitting, being
lowered Over the preachers head. The
preacher called to the sexton in the
attic:
"Whar's de dover"
And the sections voice came down
through the opening so you could hear
it a block:
Inside the cat!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20

Copyright, 1898, by w. r. Hearst. Great I,
Britain rights reserved.
The steamer crept slowly through the
fog into the harbor. Upon the promenade
deck, leaning against the rail and gazing |
Iyacaptly at the two tugs warping the
liner into her berth were the runaways.
Under cover of the protecting fog her
hand stole from beneath her macintosh
cape and slipped into the chamois-lined
pocket Of his storm coat, where his hand,
slender. but strong. closed over it reas-
suringly.
AS she felt its pressure the tear that |
had been near the surface rolled from the
eyes that now looked smilingly up into
his.
You nave not seemed yourself all day"
she said in explanation OF the tears.
He pressed the hand that had been
struggled into his pocket.
Are. you happy?" he asked suddenly.
Perfectly"
Not sorry you ran away-not a bit?"
mot the tiniest bit"
IF anything should happen me--if ri
,be sorry. them"
NO"
IF you should hear mean things about
me; If they shout tell you that I lied
or ganbled or-or stole would you still
love me?"
Her hand caressed his.
How foolishly you talk" she said. But
It pleased her. She took a delight in the
contemplation Of herself as a martyr.
When I disobeyd father" she said.
'and ran away to the minister's house
with you I had thought it all out. Father
told me you were poor. Really, you dear
boy, I had expected to be taken to a gar
ret and I was astonished when you pro-
| posed this trip to Europe. And the rings
and the %sunburst and the necklace. And
then the trip. has been so pleasant. Truly
I thought you were poor. Father made
me believe 1t. I didn't know that you
were rich"
The stone piers Of Southampton were
visible through the lifting fog. He looked
at them as If fascinated. He seemed to
forget for a ome the girl by his side.
II he had heard her the words made no
impression. At hat he turned from his
scrutiny Of the piers.
Sur now, little one" he said, no re-
gret? Better or worse, It's all the same.
sure now?"
She glanced quickly around and when
she saw only. two sailors near them, for
answer she drew his head down to hers
and kissed him softly upon the cheek.
Surely" she whispered, you cannot
doubt my love. Did aver anyone have
such a sweet Prince Charming? I am SO
proud Of you. the way you talk. the way
you look. act and dress. Lam very hap
Ply. Once or twice since we were m-mar-
RED she hesttated," for the word was
still d~eliciousiy novel to her-"I have
thought you were sorry. You seemed to
regret 1t and looked SO worried that I
cried when your back was turned. But
you aren't sorry, are your"
His words had a cold, hard ring in
them that startled her.
No. he said, II am not sorry. I do
not regret. II it were to be done over
again I would do it. You and I nave been
wonderfully happy away out here on the
ocean away from everyone; that was
the. best Of 1t; we were absolutely safe"
Safe 2" she inquired.
Safe from the worry of business" he
went on hurricdly. "safe from your ia
4see.. he smiled. "safe from New York"
Ike great boat had been made fast to
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
PRESIDENTS MOTIVE.
His Trip to Yellowstone Park Is for
Purpose of Studying Game
-Hs Preservation.
Preservation.

New York, March 1s.-President Roose-
Welt has selected John Burroughs, Amer
ica's famous poet-naturalist, to be ms
companion on his contemplated trip 70
the Yellowstone National park and It's
vicinity. Mr.. Burroughs has inferred
from correspondence with the president
that the start will be made the last OF
this month or very early in April.
me public is mistaken about the pres
dents real object in going to the 4ei-
lowstone park region Mr.. Burroughs
said. "It is not for the purpose merely
of hunting big game. Indeed. the presl-
dent. has written me that very likely ne
will not take q shot at any wild amman.
His object is to look over the ground 10
see what stems can be taken by the gov
m for the better preservation OF
the big game of the west"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
CURED BY A MACHINE.
First Operation of Its Kind in the
United States - Crippled Girl
Cured of Hip Disease.

New York, March 1S.-For the first time
in this country the Lorenz machine has
been used in an operation for hip disease.
The operation was performed by Or.
Frederick Mueller, a pupil of DR.. Lorenz;
A girl, almost Il years OLD, VINO nag
suffered from disease of the hip winch
drew her right foot up to and touchlng her
left calf, was made normal in form III
forty minutes. Her leg, four inches
shorter han the other, was drawn in.b
its proper position and of equal length
with it's mate, and the girl, after coming
out of the ether, lay still and whlte, pul
without pain and completely "mendeo as
DR.. Mueller said.
The operation was long and palnIul "
all except the patient herself, put -
shining crib of silver did the work "his .I
DIR. Lorenz had built and the gHi VIZ
walk. t -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
LOSSES o~vEREsrlMATEp
9snsw s Gene in Lyman County and
Cattlenen Are JubiIan+

~ ~, NTS Ju0tlant,
g ~. nnoali. s. D., March 17,-For the
srsa ,,l al II four months this county is
,bip d IRON snow, except the remains Of
ne warm weather of the past few
la nay .ook the snow in a hurry. Cattle
inhaars are correspondingly jubilant and
cheering news comes from the ranges
across the river. 1t is told that li less
t ma twenty head died this winter e in
me western part Of Lyman county, and
tL TINS Is true, the loss on the ranges
mas been greatly overestimated. Our
,ssockmen here say that there will be-
more hay left over this spring thar last
year. Stock of all kinds is now out on
.h n range picking a good living from
the perfectly cured grass Of last fall,
Inc work Of putting in the new teie-
phone system for this town was com
meneed last week. Everything about
system is to be of the best. q. =.
wizard OF Howard has the contract.
New settlers are arriving from neigh
Iporing states with cars Of goods nearly
every day. Most Of them are men who
bought land here last fall.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
CHINESE WANT LIBERTY.
America Is to- Be the Headquarters 81
an Immense roanization

America Is to Be the Headquarters Of
an Immense Organization.
New York, March 1S.-Secret agents
Of the Chinese Progress society in this
city have received information from
San Francisco that a crusade for the
liberation Of China is to begin at nee
America is to be the headquarters
of Kang-Yu Wal, the young reformer
and ex-lnember of the Tsuigli-Y amen.
who seeks through his society, the Bow
Wong Wui Ga society for the protec-
ton Of the emperor). to make Kwang-
Hsui the emperor in fact as well as in
name. Wal, it is rumored, is now on
the Pacific bound for this country, and
after establishing a main Office of his
propaganda here he will tour the world
organizing branches In the various
capitals Of Europe made up Of the ed
iucated and most influential Cinnamon
of the world.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
N IN ~HEREFoRDs.
McEathron's BIooded Stock Farm at
Huron a Paying Venture.

Huron, S. D., March 17.-George =.
McEathron, owner of the Tepeeotan
ranch north of this city, the largest
Hereford cattle breeding ranch IN
South Dakota, during n year d9oS re-
ce;ved the snug sum Of $~16,5S4.S2 from
stock sold. Of this sum, $7.245 was
from the sale of pure bfooded Here
fords. s3,313.67 was from grass-fed
steers, s5,245.so was from corn-fed
steers and S9OO.59 was from hogs. Mr..
McEathron started his stock business
from small beginnings a few years
since, and now he enjoys a reputation
throughout the as gei ua
eands in the country. He has COM
nIeted arrangements for his third an
pueIu stock sale, to take place here on
the 1st Of April, and is already receiv-
Ing inquiries concerning the sale from
all parts of the country.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
4 MAN or GENIUS
BY ANGEL MORGAN.

instance, who writes earnestly and
loftily-is himself Influenced n made
nobler by the thoughts that come to
him?'
TT is one thing" said Rowland, ITO
write Of a truth and another thing to
live 1t"
She shook her head. How can an i'm
pure mind be receptive to pure ideas?"
"Ah!" he cried, now I can explain.
Genius, to begin with, denotes unusual
sensibility-receptivity, If you will
not only to the higher but to the lower
things in life. Genius has an intensely
! dual consciousness. 1t dreams amongf
the clouds. but it lives upon. the earth.
A mar who is endowed with it has all
the weaknesses of his ordinary brother.
His dreaming does not help aim to
i,combat them. His perception of truth
does not assist him to embody truth,
Consequently he lives a life no higher
than the average-sometimes much
lower"
The girls face had Swallowed. You
are trying to shatter my IDEALS" she
said with a monrnful little smile. But
I can't let go Of them entirely, some
how; 1 must still cling to,the belief that
many writers-living writer's Of today
are sincere in their beliefs and that
they practice the truths they preach.
At least you canno persuade me that
my pet authors are on the list you men
ton"
Your pet authors?"
Yes. One particularly I cherish.
above all. I know he is a splendid char
acter. He must be. Surely he could
not write such thoroughly ennobling
things were he not himself noble. No
n could convince me that Stephen
Howland's life is not in accord with his
beautiful beliefs"
The nan at her side turned his face
from her a moment. But he gave no
sign.
quite naturally. "Then you think him
a strong characters"
IT am confident that he is an ex-
ponent of the exquisite philosophy set
forth in his writings"
Suppose someone hould convince
you to h contrary"
"Impossible!" she cried. He saw the
culver almost Of fear which crossed her
lips. do you know him?' she ques-
}. toned quickly.
For an instant he was tempted to tell
her. Then he had a swift sense Of com
. junction, as a little boy nay have, who
contemplates revealing to his small sis
ter the real Identity of Santa Claus.
He looked away again. When he
faced her there was the luster of pity
: and perhaps something else in his eyes
II cannot say that I know Stepher
l Rowland" he answered her. mo one
really knows him. It is doubtful If he
knows himself"
i But you believe he is sincere. do
? you not?"
IT have no doubt he meant to be-" re
piled Rowland. He would not be thu
t one to enlighten her.
o Half an hour later at his club h
t stood looking out upon the street. TIL
: girls words had pursued him eve
here. ~ know he is a splendid charac
s ter" she had said.
Rowland lost himself in reflections a
he stood by the window. Perhaps Mrs
Afford a told her by this time. Sh
It may have asked my name"
n He hoped not. Somehow ne woul
rather that she always cherish he
d beautiful belief in him as an ideal. He
faith was a reproach in one sense. An
10 yet, might it not prove a help to him
,r Rowland felt that 1t would.
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her pier. The noise of discharging cargo
had already begun and the passengers
were 1ocking from the ship.
Come on he said to her as If sudden
ly awakening from a reverie. Come on.
Let's not be the last ashore"
Bravely, gaily they went about the bust
ness Of leaving. He was still smiling
proudly, defiantly when he handed her
down the gangway and the smile did not
leave his face when one Of two men wait
ing at the foot Of the gangway caught
him by the arm.
He had expected It.
'You are under arrest" said the stran-
ger. you are wanted in New York for
forging the name Of your wife's father
just before you sailed. Shall we explair
to the young lady?"
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Copyright, 1902, by w. r. Hearst.)
She was rather an unsophisticated
looking girl. with a softly luminous
ycou9tenance and young eyes full of
dreams.
HoWland's bored expression changed,
the moment he noticed her. He Won
dered instantly how she had found her
way to this worldly gathering Of Boz
hemian spirits.
The afternoons entertainment had
seemed dull and he had been contem-
plating an earlydeparture. Now he ling
cred. The sight Of this girl was like a
refreshing breeze. He felt that attrac-
must always feel for unsullied youth.
He wanted to talk with her. Mrs.
Afford was busy with other guests, but
paused graciously to give the desired
introduction.
The girl smiled with candid pleasure
az Rowland sat down by her. II was
hoping some n would be kind enough
stranger here. It Is my first experience
of the kind"
He had been on the point Of asking
for a repetition OF her name. OF course
he had not caught It. He had no doubt
that she was similarly ignorant con-
corning his. Mrs. Afford followed the
usual. custom Of murmuring and mouth
ing an Introduction.
But now, as the girls frank eyes
smiled into his. he forgot all about such
insignificant things as names.
Your first e~xperience?" he repeated.
"And are you enjoying 1t. OF do you
find it tiresome?"
'tTiresome!" she said. Indeed, no.
was just thinking how very interesting
\ 1t all is"
1T believe you mean 1t. And you find
life a q a whole lust DC 3ntorcCffrO DIR
you not?"
II dol" she cried radiantly. And the
fascination grows daily. How did you
guess it?"
He looked into e eyes. Twin star.
beams shone from their velvet depths
He started to say something, ther
changed his mind.
"Oh," he replied, instead. II read PEG.
pie readily. You, for instance, belieyt
life to be a beautiful and buoyant *
perience. You idealize people. 70,
have<a mighty reverence for greatnes.
greatness Of mind and heart and soul
You Imagine that many Of the mortal'
you meet really employ that greatness.
He paused. She smiled and nodded
THAT Is SO. Go on
You like to mingle with people VIII
are called clever. That is why you ar
here today. You worship genius an
believe the people who possess It In
finitely superior to the common horde
Even this afternoons experience vii
perhaps not disillusion YOU"
Why should it?" she asked.
Then you ( not at all disappointe
in the celebrities you have met here
TheNscorrespond to the ideal you hav
heldsof them?"
She hesitated. well" she replied a
length, perhaps I am disappointed s
far as personality is concerned. Bu
personality does not count. I loo be
meath it to the nobility of soul, the eS
cellence of mind from which geniu
springs"
you think geniuses necessarily pos
sess nobility Of soul?"
True genius is impossible withol
&C." she answered with the dogmatis!
Of youth.
He smiled. She caught his look al
flushed resentfully. How can I hel
but think" she said, that a man WI
is genuinely inspired-an author, f.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
EMPLOYED DOCTOR I
TO COMMIT MURDER
Philadelphia Police Think They
Have Uncovered Appalling
Series Of Crimes.
DISCLOSURES JUST G U
Make a Raid on the Doctors" Head.
Quarters and Secure W~agonload
of Drugs and Much lmpor.
tant Memoranda.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 49, The po-
ice for several days have been investi-
eating the career Of George Hossey, the
mitted to prison along with Mrs. Cath,
crime Dame on the charge of causing
The death of the woman's husband
Eighteen months ago by poison. Mrs.
Dance is said to be only one Of a num-
Der of women whose object in consult
ing he herb doctor" was not legiti-
mate.
The authorities say that they expect
20 trace a number Of deaths to Hossey's
p~otions.
: One official said today: I'VE are only
beginning to uncover this case. 1t may
prove n Of the greatest criminal
nent.'
Hossey is the arch conspirator in
many crimes, the authorities say They
a learned that for many months past
ais headquarters have been patrontzed
oy many women, both married and sim
gle, whose m are now in the pos
session of the district attorney.
When the negro was arrested, de-
~;ectives searched his house and confis-
,ated a wagonload of bottled drugs, in
struments and other paraphernalia,
much of which will figure in the case.
The district attorney n the police
state that more arrests may be expect
I'd soon. The memoranda found in
t1ossey's house, it is believed, will show
many cases of murder. The assistant
district attorney said:
1.-The case is far from complete at
present. More arrests will follow, but
naturally we annot talk about that
phase OF the case at this time.
The developments of yesterday are
only a small part of the case sc far as
Hossey is concerned. The detectives
are still at work or the investigation
ind will continue for several weeks"
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EXODUS TO ALASKA.
aI.ck Hills Mining Men Preparing to
lain Northern Gold Seekers.

Deadwood, S. D., March I7..Jonn
Manning, is preparing to start 1or
VALDEZ, Alaska. A railroad Is pToJec..
ed from Valdez to Eagle on the ax,i nI nasa
over, and MI. Manning says aSntrv W." rich IN
na1d conner and other metals.
sc To mes Cusick of Lead. ex-state mine
,nsnactor. is also going to Valdez. For
.wa Seasons past he has superintended
the operations Of the Cape Nom ~
drs,iie Mining company at Nome. Al
aska.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
CARS MANIFESTO.

Cardinal Gibbons Thinks 1t One OF
Very Great Importance.
Baltimore, Md. March lS.--lardlna. uio-
bons. commenting on the cars manl1esto'
is quoted as saying:
In INV INDICTMENT 1T may be considered
the most unexpected as well as the most
important and beneficent movement thaI
has occurred In the twentieth century.
The colored American., 1903-12-12

Hon. Walter L. Cohen, U. S. Land
Office, New Orleans, La, arrived in
the city last Wednesday on official
business. He is renewing the acquain-
tance of old friends and making many
new ones.
The colored American., 1903-12-12

The College Club c. H. Y B. of
Washington D. c., composed of H.
L. Bailey, P. n. Bailey E. D. Bassett,
u. S. G. Bassett, E. NJ. Gregory, Thos
Hope. w. T. S. Jackson, c. S. Shippen,
F. L. S. Smith and j. W. F. Smith,
sent a letter of sympathy and admis-
alton to Monroe Trotter of Boston.
Admiration for his effort to break
up the Booker Washington, and sym
pathy because he landed in Jail as a
result.
The action of these college gradu-
ates reflects neither credit upon them
selves or their alma mater Enlisted
in the cause of education, oppose
man laboring along the same-lines
gives evidence of marked microce-
phaly (abnormal smalIness of head !,
especially when the success of the OPP
posed is so pronounced as to be safe
from puerile attempts to belittle the
man or his work The disposition
TO encourage anarchistic methods is
not commendable in gentlemen of
good manners, scholarly attainments
and advanced views.
The colored American., 1903-12-12

chance to explain, was not only arbit-
rary but in opposition to Civil Service
rules. Admitting tn indiscretion of
the act, it seems improbable that the
party written to is blameless. If the
offender had been of the same race
as the lady nothing would have been
done in the case, in fact it would have
passed as unworthy of consideration.
From the newspaper account it was a
most heartrending experience for the
young lady. She was thrown into hys-
terics, had to be excused for the day,
and suffered untold agony for fear
her name might mentioned in the
same breath with that of the mis-
creant, etc. While it is plain that
the clerk writing the note was what
is euphonisticaI1y known as
"chump','' still the loss of his posi-
ton was unquestionably due to his col
Or rather than his note writing pro-
pensity.
The colored American., 1903-12-12

The discharge of a colored clerk
form the Census Bureau for writing
a note to a female employee of the
Office, and without allowing him a
The colored American., 1903-12-12

Rev. Ralph Amos, President and
General Manager of the Montrose-
Male and Female Industrial and Ag-
ricultural School of Montrose, Ark,
lectured Saturday night on ''The
Unrest and Discrimination Against
the Negro Race" The brother prided
himself on being one hundred per cent
Negro, and proceeded to criticise ev-
cry member of his race, even Fred'k
Douglass and Booker T. Washington
were not spared. This reverend rallied
against every one not up to the hun
dred per cent standard. The colored
race in this country is like Joseph's
coat. There should be no prejudice
among them, but unfortunately it ex-
lists and in some instances is more
intense than that shown by the whites.
Let this believer in solid colors go
back to the institution with a formid-
able name, and over which he pre-
sided in a dual capacity, and reflect
on his asininity. Any man proud
of being black in these trying times,
stripped of privileges and bounded on
all sides, is either fool or a fanat-
ic, and sometimes both.
The colored American., 1903-12-12
BEHIND THE SCENES

The season is fast approaching that
brings joy to the youngsters in ey-
cry household and quiet satisfaction
to the elders. For Hope" writes the
poetry of the be :, but memory that of
the man." The qualities of wealth
are no cause fc he inequalities of
happines, and alt 81 as a race we
are proverbially pc we are easily sat-
isfied. When unable to crafty ex-
travagant desires, money to us has
but little value, the rainy day is not
anticipated. We spend with a reck-
less disregard of the future. We are
more concerned in laying up treas
ure in heaven, than on earth. Costly
jewelry, furs, fine raiment and a com
Portable arm chair and we feel per
fectly content. Put money in thy
purse said Shakespeare, unfortunate
ly ours is open at both ends. There
are some exceptions.