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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
A Bath Mt n

To take a bath at Tiflis is to court
a wonderful experience. Abundant
springs of water, strongly i~mpregnated
with sulphureted hydrogen. supply the
building, and in it's vaulted chambers,
FAR below the street. there is no sound
but the splash of the fountain and the
rolling echo Of ones own voice. Henry
Norman gives a description of the
masseuT who presides over the bath
and makes its most eccentric feature.
"He is n Persian, who speaks but a
word or two of Russian. His head is
shaved, q rag is twisted round his
waist, and his feet are dyed orange.
First he rubs you. and then sudden
~, as you lie face downward on the
marble slab, he is upon your back, his
feet dug into your spine, his hands
grasping Your shoulders, to increase
the pressure. Slowly, with skillful ap-
probation of every muscle, his feet
grind up and down your back. They
encircle your neck. They are on your
head.
''Then he vaults lightly off, and in a
moment from a linen bag filled with
soap he has squeezed clouds of per-
fu1ned bubbles. and you are hidden in
them from head to foot as completely
as il YOU had fallen into a snowdrift.
You are not absolutely bruised, but
you are c!can.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Raw Figs.

When raw. eggs arc ordered for an
invalid to whom they are oh%jectiona-
bic. make as p%alatable as possible by
having the egg as cold as one can make
1t n then serve it from il cold glass as
soon aS it is opened. OF course it is
useless to serve any save perfectly
fresh eggs.
If the white alone is to be taken, it
should be beaten with Il whisk until
very stiff and frothy, then seasoned
with salt or sugar, whichever is prefer
red, n eaten with Il spoon.
Some who object to an egg beaten i'll
a glass Of milk. sweetened and favored,
q take the egg if the sugar is omit
ted and the havoring extract replaced
by brandy.-What to Eat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
wonderful Minute shells.

There is a sand bank at Connemara,
on h west coast of Ireland. that is the
Mecca Of every curiosity seeker who is
fortunate enough TO know of its exist
ence. AS a general thing sand banks
are not a great attraction, but in this
particular case the attractive power IS
not in the sand itself, but in the mil
lions of extinct miniature shells which
are almost as numerous as the grains
Of sand with which they are intermin-
gled. The largest of these little Won
ders is smaller than the smallest pin
head and some of them so minute that
they can easily be put through the eye
of a COMMON sewing needle, vet each is
as perfect as the pearly nautilus, the
spider shell, the sea urchin or any other
marine oddly.
They are of all shapes me forms I'M
%aginable. One will have the perfect
outlines of a miniature basket, another
will look like a fairy's tobacco box,
while a third needs no effort of the i'm
agination to give it the form of a bot
tie. The flash shells of Ceylon and Aus
tralia are the only living representa-
tves of these Genealogical wonders.
Naturalists who have examined the
Ceylonese flash shells say that each is
ilii"d with q tiny bit of jellylike sub
stance, which of course is the animal
Itself. but which is so infinitesimal that
no distinction can be observed between
mead and heart. mouth and stomach.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
EskiInO MXthaInrx.

Among the Eskinos the sun is a
maiden, and the moon is her brother
who is overcome by Il wicked passion
Tor Ter. Once as this girl was at a
dancing party in a friends hut some
one came up and took hold of her by
the shoulders and shook her, which is,
according TO the legend, the Eskimo
manner of declaring ones love. She
could not tell who 1t was in the dark
and so she slipped her hand in some
SCOT and sHlearcd one of his cheeks
with it. When a light was struck IN
the hut, she saw TO her di*rnay that it
was her brother. and withaut waiting
to learn any more she took to h,t
heels. He started in hot pursuit. Aid
SO tEcy ran until they got to the end Of
the world, the jumping off lace, when
they both jumped into the SKY. There
the moor sill chaScs his sister. the
sum- and every now and then he turns
his sonty check to the earth. when lie
becomes so dark that you c;innot see
him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Two Views OF the Same Question.

~ noted bishop in order to point a
lesson i'll humility sometimes tells Il
story of Il young clergyman whose first
appointment was to be an Il of the
way and poor parish.
On his first Sunday in this new sta
ton the young man as he looked over
his wretchedly clad and ignorant con-
gregation could not help saying to him
self, with 4 roam:
Dear ME, what a dreadful thing it
would be if l should have to stay here
any great length of time!'
AT the end of the sermon a deacon
made a prayer. To the young mans
horror II part of the prayer was d
benevolent hope that this ignorant, in
experienced, barren pastor that HAD
lately come to the parish might i'm
prove and grow learned and fruitful in
good works, so that he would come tn
merit being kept on there for awhile"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
The story of Bishop Hatto.

Bishop Hatto was a wicked prelate
who lived in 97O on the banks of the
Rhine, where he owned a tower. which
is at the present day pointed out to
travellers as the Mouse tower. Here are
stored large quantities of grain. a fam
Inc ersued. and the bishop invited tie
people to his %granaries. AS soon as they
were there he set fire to the building
and burned up the people. The next
morning the souls of the dead appeared
as an army Of rats and not only de-
stroyed everything belonging to the
bishop, but finished by making a meal
Of his person.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
women ana Money

II you would have your women folk
economical, let them handle money
and learn to respect its value. There
may be women who have not sufficient
womanliness to honor the confidence
this trust implies, but they are excep-
tons. If such be your daughters, it is
your business to teach them otherwise.
If they be your wives, it is your own
fault for having married them. When
a father gives his son an allowance, he
should do the same for his daughter,
not as a matter of material favor, for
the daughters bills might double the
sons allowance, but as a matter of
discipline, Of financial experience and
education.-Collier's.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

company by the government. and
when all that paraphernalia comes
they Will be well equipped for all
purposes.
At the close Asst. Quartermaster
Rub, of the second battalion, and
Captain Briggs and Lieutenants Will
liams and Seaman entertained Colonel
Gardener at supper, which was served
at the Olympus Cafe. Col. Gardener
was in the Philippine war and was
at the head Of the Goth United States
volunteer regiment. Lieut.. Rub and
Captain Briggs were also in the same
wal with the South Dakota regiment
and the trio spent a very pleasant
hour in discussing featrues of that
campaign.
Tuesday afternoon Colonel Gardener
went ont to Kimball to inspect Co.
II, and from there be goes to Ar
mour and Yankton. The colonel
is a very pleasing gentleman and
has seen a good deal Of service. He
is a West Point graduate, leaving
that institution in 1869. The first
few y-aIs Il spent in the west and
south in Indian wars. and was in
ON evere skirmishes. In the
Spanish war he commanded the 3lst
Michigan volunteers in Cuba. and
also commanded the 3Oth United
States volunteer regiment in the
Philippines, most of the regiment
being made up of Tennesseeans. AT
present he is stationed at Ft. Shell
ing, Mimi, in command of the 2lst
regiment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
The Value of Irritation.

Anyone who is incredulous as to
the practicability Of irrigation on a
large scale or as to its value ought to
see what has been accomplished by
mean of it in Salt Lake City and
other places where it has been ap-
piled. He would then wonder and
regret why Congress should have
been SO slow to act. Within a few
years the habitable territory of the
United States will have been en-
larged by millions Of acres.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Joys of TeachInu.

A school teacher tells this story;
Last week I was teaching a spelling
lesson to a class of little second grad.
ers. The word each" occurred, was
written on the board, and from it l
expected to derive peach" T"reach,"
teach" etc. Pointing to the word on
the board. I said: Can any child give
a story using teach?' A hand was un.
hesitatingly thrust up and a little Ger
mar girl replied, Does your back
each?"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
To Boil Water Without a Kettle,

My wife and l." says a travelling
man. were once in a hotel where we
couldn't get any boiling water. After
we had discussed the situaSion my
wife asked Inc if had an envelope in
my satchel. l got one out. when she
told me to fill it with wafer and hold
it over the gas jet. besitated, but
finally did it and expected to see the
envelope blaze up every minute. But
it didn't blaze. The envelope took on a
little SCOT, but thai was all. The water
boiled in time, and the envelope was as
good as ever when the experiment was
at an end. I don't know the chemistry
of the process. but try it yourself and
see if it will not work"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
& Widow.

Can any little boy or girl tell me
the meaning of the word widow?'
asked the teacher. well. Willie?' to
an urchin who waved his hand vigor-
ously.
"a widow" said Willie breathlessly.
sis a mans Wife that's lost her hus-
band"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

Regnier, the French actor. had once
to call out to a fellow actor who was
expected to enter from the right wing,
"Ha, ha-there you are!.' For some I'M
accountable reason. however. the actor
came on the stage on the left side, and
Regnier, without being in the least dis
concerted. gave his call and added,
with a smile, Il saw ypu in the looking
glass"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Tame Trout.

An English gentleman had some
trout in a piece of water close to his
front door. On one occasion he held q
worm neal the surface Of the water. A
large trout jumped at the worm and,
Selling hold of his fingers. cut them to
the bone with it's teeth by it's own
weight.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Appreciation,

"You have great admiration for your
wife's Judgment" said the friend.
II have" answered MI. Meekton.
"She's the only woman who ever said
Yes when 1 proposed to her."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
NnDkS.

81 have something exceedingly rare
in the way OF books"
"Thanks. When it comes to a book.
l prefer one hat is wei! done."-Har-
per'S Bazaar.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

Keep doing, always doing. Wishing,
dreaming. intending. murmuring, talk
ing, signing and repining are all idle
and profitless empl0yments.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Chimpanzee's Life Insured.

"Esau," the chimpanzee performing
at the London pavilion, having duly
passed medical examination, has just
had his life insured for several thou
sand pounds, a portion Of the risks be-
ing taken by members Of Lloyd's.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Rather Dense.

Wigg-He's rather dense, isn't he?
Wagg-Yes. He wouldn't recognize
the point Of a joke if he sat down on it,
Philadelphia Record.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
His Way,

SPAWN - Hello, Cantle! Exercising
your horse this morning?
Cantle (mounted)-That was my in
tention when l started out, but it seems
to me the horse has been exercising
me.-Boston Transcript.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Looked Tint Way.

Jores-Was your burglar alarm anv
good?
Johnson-lt must have been. The
burglars took it.-Kansas City indie
pendent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

What comes from the heart goes to
the heart.-Coleridge,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

Mime. Maeterlinck an italian.
Nine. Maeterlinck, wife of the Bel
gian poet, is of italian blood, and not
French, as is popularity supposed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Advanced French Enuineers.

Engineers of the French army are
using successfully, between Marti-
nique and Guadeloupe, a wireless tele-
graph system OF their own invention.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01
Forests of South Afric.

Forests Of South Africa.
The forests of South Africa are
composed principally Of stunted and
gnarled native trees. fit only for
wagon making and fence building.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-01

Stomach

No appetite, loss of strength, nervous
ness. headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh of
the stomach are alldue to indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
SCENTS the natural juices of digestion as they
exist IN a healthy stomach, combined with
tho greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only r Indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
~ cleansing purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
tho stomach.
Mr.. S. S; Ball. Of Ravenswood, w. Va, says
was troubled with, sour stomach for twenty years.
for baby" Ao"s ~
kodol Digests What You Eat.
eoeues only. $l.oo Size holding 2H times the trial
Size, which sells for SO cents.
Prepared by e. @. Dewitt & CO.. CHICAGO
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by eonstitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In.
famed condition OF the mucous lip lg of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tn be gets in
famed you have g. rumbling sound OK lmpeE-
deafness is the result, and unless the fnfiamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hear ing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infamed
condition OF the mucous surfaces.
IS We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness tcaused by oatarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
Modern conveniences.

The Abilene Democrat tells of q man
who stopped over night in a small town
near there and registered at the hotel
pointed out to him by the conductor as
the best in town. In the morning he
wanted to take bath and consulted
the proprietor about it. The proprie-
tor shouted back to the rear: "Here,
Tom, this here gent wants to take a
bath. Bring the fxin's." Tom soon
appeared, carrying cake of yellow
soap, q towel and pick. whats
the pick for7" asked the guest.
"Why," said the proprietor; "you'll
have to dam up the creek. kansas
City Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
Got Tired Of the Gun.

Clay county man, says the Platts-
burg Democrat-Lever, took his pastor
out hunting one day. They hao but
one gun between them and the preach
er carried it. After they had been out
half an hour the man felt something
poking him in the side Turning
around quickly he found the preacher
poking him with the muzzle of the gun
and fumbling over the hammers.
"Say, brotner,' asked the minister,
show do you let these things DOWN."
The man has sworn off taking preach
ers hunting.-Kansas City Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
Old French Adage Affirmed.

A young American lawyer once ap,
peared in the High Court Of England
to argue a case in which he was also
the defendant. Addressing the court,
he referred to the old French adage
declaring that he who argues his own
case has fool for client. After the
case had been heard he left for his
home in a distant city, having asked
a friend to notify him by wire when
the decision was given. This was the
pithy despatch he received
''Old French adage affirmedr
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
NO RACE SUICIDE FOR TINS
UTAn MAN WITH 80 CHILDREN

Lorin Farr of Ogden, Utah, is the
father of 20 sons and 10 daughters.
He has 296 grandchildren, and 66
Observation-Disclosures. His living de-
scendants to-day number, approximate
~, 406 souls.
OF his 80 children 80 are Hving-1S
sons and IL daughters. All are
strong, healthy and vigorous. They
are prosperous farmers. merchants,
lawyers and doctors; the girls have
married into every station. and all have
large families.
All of these children have been ed
ucated by Farr. and he has given them
start in life. Had all Of them lived
to manhood and womanhood he feels
that there would have been none too
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
The UsuaLThine.

s'I would like to know" asked the
parent, who had a son in need of some
further education, "what is the course
at your college2''
''The usual half-mile course of Gin
ders and all that sort of thing, you
know absentmindedly replied the
president of the great institution
Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
cHlLpREN.s INSTINCTS.

Where Appetite Is Concerned They
Should, In Measure, Be Respected.
Many ways of infancy and childhood
seem to adults unnatural; and IL chill
dren chance, as they frequently do, to
exhibit tendencies animal rather than
esthetic, we are apt to consider them
such as to be properly frowned upon.
Yet 1t might often contribute to ones
eQuanimity IL 1t were borne In mind
that child instinct, more frequently
than reason, is in the right.
For example. the lusty fit of crying
incident to the baby's bath, although 1t
may prove annoying to the mother, Is
one of the best possible tonics for the
infant. The vigorous respirations and
increased activity of the muscular It's
sues conduce even more than the fric-
ton of the bath towel to a healthful
glow of the skin. The infant that Is
obstreperous enough to resent with
loud crying its nurses efforts to soothe
1t, until it is again In fannels, Is not
likely to take cold from its bath.
Again, in the matter of eating, the
child sometimes exhibits singular ten-
dencies. From the time child begins
to come to the table until the period of
youth he often shows strong likes and
dislikes. Just how much tendencies
may be combated is perhaps of little
moment, but in the quantity Of food
desired each child should be a law
unto himself. To bribe or coax a
child to eat more than he wants is
certainly not commendable. Many
who, as children, are extremely deli
cate" in their eating, develop in later
life digestive organs of superior abil-
ity.
Overfeeding Is never so fraught with
dangers as in childhood, and in those
stinct opposes the eating of as much
food as is ordinarily regarded as nor
NAL It should be respected. In the
event Of a small appetite being the
evidence of impaired vitality or dis
ease other concurrent symptoms will
be so evident as to lead to consulta-
ton of a physician. Glowing cheeks
and sturdy limbs are admirable and
delight to the fond parents, but to
| AA4dAJ lucy uOl
natural, and no amount of food can
produce them.
In many children nature exhibits a
conservative tendency, and the scraw-
ny limbs and sallow cheeks may be an
indication of conserved energy, by vir-
tue of which some organ or organs
may not be overtaxed during the grow
ing age.
The diseases of childhood often re.
suit in temporarily damaged organs,
which time and a following of the
instincts Of observation which nature
meanwhile improves may entirely ov-
ercome. Thus it is that many
children regarded throughout child.
hood as delicate and not likely to sur.
vive till adult life not only reach man
hood and womanhood, but attain quail.
tiles of extraordinary physical or men.
tai vigor.
1t is well to realize that very rare.
" are there two children even in the
same family similar in their physical
equipments. and that, therefore, nc
rule of thumb method of rearing
them is ever eminently successful
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
No Bother Whatever;

"Do you have any trouble with the
plants when your wife goes away?"
asked the hatchet-faced man, sadly.
"None whatever" replied the cheerful
chap, "they always die within week
after she leaves and all have to do is
to put them away until she comes
back. ."-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
EruptiOns

There is only one way to get rid of
pimples and other eruptions.
And it's simple and easy enough.
Cleanse the blood, improve the diges-
ton, stimulate the kidneys, liver and
skin, by the same means at the same
time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22

many, and he declares that he felt
the loss of the few that died in child
hood as keenly as would the father of
small family.
Farr has two brothers-Enoch and
Allan. These two men, 62 and 66
years old, respectively, have between
them 81 children, and 3OS descenda nts,
all living. This makes the total num-
Der Of descendants Of these. three
brothers 71O souls.
Although Farr is now 81, he moves,
looks. acts and talks like a man 20
years younger.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
The Game of Love.

est always takes two to play the
game of love-" she said.
ooh. I don't know" he replied.
'The brisk business which is being
done in the divorce courts seems to in
dicate that it is common to have three
or four hands dealt around. ."-Chicago
Record Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
A New EnpIand sandwich,

ssHow many children have you?''
asked the friend of his boyhood. 81
have three. The Oldest and youngest
are girls, and the second child is boy.
My wife calls them the sandwich. -
"Huhl" said the boyhood friend.
s'That's the first time I ever heard oi
a sandwich with the tongue on the out
side.D
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
London,s rlany drayeyards.

OF the 1862 burial grounds which
London has had only 40 are still in use.
More than SO have vanished from sight
entirely; about hundred have peen
transformed from neglected, offensive
eyesores into bright, cheerful gardens,
where London's toilers mediate among
the tombs during their luncheon hour;
and the rest, crowded with graves, are
closed alike to the undertaken and the
public.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
A Pleasant Dream.

serve been thinking of taking a
couple of months off this summer"
began the man at the deAk.
"A couple of months Off" repeated
the man near the door. "Why, !
didn't know you ever got but couple
of weeks"
ssI don't, but can think about tax
ing two months, can't I?''
And only the hard-working electric
fan was heard for the next five min
utes.-Montreal Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-22
Real Refined.

Name My steady blew me off ter
supper at reg'lar restaurant last
night.
Mag-say, they tell me he's real re-
fined.
'sDat's wat. When he poured his
coffee out in lis saucer ter cool it he
didn't blow it like some guys would,
but jist famed it wild lis panama. p
Philadelphia Press.