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III PORT OF LONDON.
1t Is Picturesque, but Its CONNER
cial Glory Is Departing.

It Is Picturesque, but Its CONNER
cial Glory Is Departing.
That the port of London is the most
picturesque port in the world is unde-
niable. Far out at sea you may bchoi5
the shipping Of the world all converg.
ing toward the entrance to the narrow
channel that makes the lower reaches
IF the Thames navigahle to ocean 60
Ing vessels. Wonderful as the sight is
by day, it's beauty and it's impressive
ness are multiplied tenfold IN the rud-
dy afterglow Of q summers evening or
the velvety luminous darkness Of a
frosty winters night. But unfort,1-
nately for the artist the picturesque Ia
Of little avail ii the utilitarian days,
and the port Of London has for years
been falling from it's proud position az
the facile princeps of the shipping cen.
tiers of the world.
Years ago, in its heydey, the port Of
London was far and away the most
prosperous in the world. Judged by
tonnage or number of vessels or value
Of cargo, the shipping passing through
the port was not merely far ahead of
all the other ports, but was more than
double that Of any other port of the
world. Two years ago New York equal
ed and this year bids fair to surpass
the old marine capital Of the world.
Other ports are rapidly creeping up.
Even in our own country Glasgow and
Liverpool are becoming formidable RI
sals. Hamburg, Baltimore, Marseilles
abroad are all gaining on the British
capital. 81.
These indications Of feebleness de-
t1anded Immediate attention. Last year
q royal commission was appointed to
Inquire into the causes Of this decline
In supremacy. Il has held many sit
tings, and all witnesses have borne out
the obvious fact that naturally the
lower Thames is utterly unsuited to the
requirements of a modern shipping
center.-Black and White.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
Wherein Snakes Excel.

the serpent has no limbs, yet it can
outclimb the monkey, outswim the
fish, out1eap the jerboa, and, suddenly
ioosing the close coils of its c%rouching
spiral, it can spring into the air and
seize the bird upon the wing; thus all
these creatures fall it's prey. The SER
pent has neither hands nor talons, yet
it can outwrestle the athlete and crush
the tiger in the embrace of it's ponder
Gus overlapping folds. Far from lick
ing up it's food as it glides along, the
serpent lifts up it's crushed prey and
presents it, grasped in the death coil
ping mouth"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
sfl..u.or,n, That Die.

The silkworm story is a twice told
tale. Everybody knows how the green,
wriggling creature, fed fat on mulber-
~ leaves. spins himself a shin
ing shrcud. III OF which he will come
with wings-that is, if he comes Jul at
all. Tor the most part he does not.
The cocoons meant for reeling are kiln
dried until the dormant life goes out
entirely. The largest and fairest are
saved for seed. Out of them come
the moths that lay eggs for a new gen
Grafton. From 800 to 600 is the usual
number.
The eggs, called grain, are subject to
q fungus that does not destroy their
vitality, but makes worms Matched
from them unhealthy. They toll not,
neither do they spin. Instead they die,
weak and languid, to the disgust Of the
growers and the depletion Of their
pockets.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
Astronomical Photography.

One Of the direct results Of astro
nomical photography has been its ap-
%plication to searching the space be-
tween the orbits Of Mars and Jupiter.
in which several hundreds of minor
planets are known to be moving about
the sun In distinct orbits of their own.
The former method Of searching for
these riny bodies, with the eye fixed
on the sight piece Of the telescope,
was painful and discouraging. The
new way is to make a Photographic tx.
posure of two or three hours duration,
when the moving body appears on the
plate as a short curved line of light
The minor planet Eros was discover
ed in this manner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
Danger In Raw Salads.

"It has generally been conceded"
says the Sanitary Inspector, that
there is quite an element Of danger in
the consumption of raw salad plants
which have been grown upon soil that
is possibly infected with disease germs
which may be present as the result Of
the application Of stable n to
the soil. All such salad plants should
be carefully washed with an album
dance of water. A writer in Policlini-
co, an italian journal, concludes as
the result of his experiments that such
salad plants may be effectually ster-
ilized, so far as disease germs are con-
cerned, by immersing them a half an
hour in a 3 per cent solution Of tartaric
acid"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
French Fuss and Feathers.

France has never been able to get
very far tn the matter Of simplicity.
Her chief magistrate, who does not ex-
ercise one-tenth of the power Of ours,
is forever busy rigging himself out.
The ribbon and badge Of the grand
cross of N Legion Of Honor need
somethinesA It them off. So M. Lou
bet has Gl or the discomfort Of
evening cs " the daytime. They
used to SD NO 81 lamented Carnot
was q grysxY EN doing a quick
change y 80 s<eo "ge on his way
from one 80. 4
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23

AISlO huo DCCIl HULL JuStlSC Ill UllS
objections to the service that has
been given the public by the Electric
Light Co. of this city. Complaints
have been made in numerous cases as
to the manner in which the arc
lights have been operated. AT times
they have been out entirely for
several nights, due to some cause
at the plant. At other times they
burned with a faintness that they
have been of but little use to pedes-
trians to light their way. Again,
the arcs burn with a constant flicker
that is annoying. The service that
is accorded the city is such that the
council has a right to demand some
thing much better along that line.
The light company. is operating
under a twenty year franchise,
whereby the city contracted to take
eight lights for a period Of twenty
years at the rate OF 81 per light per
month. This has been increased at
various times so that now the city
is paying $136 per month for II
lights.
When the electric light plant was
burned to the ground in 1897 an effort
was made, and The Republican n
dorsed the proposition, for the city
to purchase the institution and
operate it n---conjunction with the
water works. While the price
seemed high at that tine, yet it
would have been a great money
saver to the city had it made the
purchase, and the revenue that the
plant would have turned into the
treasury Of the city would doubtless
have paid the expenses of operating
it and the city would have received
its lights free. Since then the city
has plodded along with the service
that has been given and paying the
regulation price.
Public ownership has not been dis
cussed to any great extent since the
failure of the city to make the pur-
chase when it had the opportunity.
Recently, however, since the service
has beens so poor, there has been
more OF less talk concerning the
city's purchase of the electric light
plant and operating it in connection
with the waterworks. The plan is
feasible and there seems to be no
question but what it can be carried
out.
The Republican has made some in
vestigation along the line of receipts
and expenditures Of the local plant,
and while the figures given are not
absolutely correct they are approx
imately SO, enough at least to make
the showing we desire at this time.
The expense to the city of paying for
its lights for one year is 81 ,632.
The contract under which the city is
paying for its lights runs practically
seven years. This will cost the city
in that time 81 ,424. We have it on
pretty reliable authority that the
electric light plant "a De purchased
for about S12. 900. The income of
the plant for one year, it is under
stood will reach about So, 400, and the
expense of running it for one year,
taking everything into considera-
tion, is about 81, 400. With the plant
owned by the city the matter Of ex-
pense could be reduced a great deal.
So much coal would not be used by
at least one-half, fully 81, 900 year
could be saved on salaries, and the
matter of taxes would be avoided,
which amount to $2lS per year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
A Short

ing examined preparatory to joining
the church, was asked, "Under whose
preaching were you converted?"
"Under nobody's preaching" was the
prompt reply. 81 was converted under
my mothers practicing."
Did any preacher ever utter SO pow.
erful a sermon as the young man EN-.
bodied in those few words?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
SOphfstry.

"Come heah, Tom Jefferson" called
a brawny mother to a little fellow in
the road. II done tole yo' eff yo' went
out dat gate I'd wallop yo'. Come heah
an' take yo' dose!"
"Yo' CANT do it. Didn't go outen no
gate. I climbed de fence."--New York
Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
Another Way Of Expressing 1t.

when Mrs. Parvenu was poor, they
used to say she was a great talker, but
since she became rich it is different"
Indeed! What do they say now?"
'They say she is a brilliant converse
honalist."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
Held I'm.

Gladys-Did he get or his knees when
he proposed to you?
Narie-No; l a already on them
Smart Set.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23

Stt4s1
y ece sNas Epu6 50nssnnsisrgthe direction
2olssMfSsLesterSsM essard, who looked
saIb l1S SssgaaeS @Ssdefa1as s8al1d drilled the
~ y sl1eir work on the
sgss1A$A E11a lsa1 rSgQ9qssaeork they re-
BE AgAessiaeaslss0ilsShe drill master.
Mls se:sl Mande SatEcakaIsr,@took the lead
2 In saTb. "a asSss1lifasesasclaracter of Jessie
tNsoesrE'Eltal observation-disclosures developed a
XeFy 8 gEac p~resence$on the stage
a1laM herself with an ease
and sgfaeest that betokened excellent
Observation-Disclosures ranaatic line. Her
ssyolceflssWell%s uitedStoEthis class of
IL syorksa ar sae rave lines in a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. manner where they
n easlreg sits Her acting was true to
llfesand itSssFa Sery much appre-
lated Isa. Miss u lss Edaln ls!Sss Daniels in the
paTt9 q 5Mrs sPrisclala Dodge was a
Observation-Disclosures at no time did
she How her paSAaStOsdrag. She was
an busy as tWe9 h while she was
oiagt neSstagssSWsAHerSWas3a an old widow
character aldTSsiae had a splendid
cenceptioIlaSof NhatSwas required OF
her NlisssDariielse an DO a character
iik aesstlhaSSbeetterGth any profess
asloaal WIG has appeared in
aslMi OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES practically the
ssSliIesof 1eSNddrfiaa 9 Miss Daniels re-
NORTHUMBERLAND congratulations of
ner ETH oE9AleF@aSplendld success.
MISUNDERSTANDING Vic Fortune
was flescharacter and
n Il Play Ihe p INK professional
rs IAN attractive young
a and her work in a
1hOIo1g sco~nselenIlou manner.
8$5 5n ma aSsplenaid sapppearance on
the stage andhassthe lines and
action sofsthe piece well in hand. In
the fiIsts Saets Miss 9sss5 Fairfax sang a solo
tfatasWas soSShlearalliy appreciated
tha esNassfecatied and gave a rag
l &, u t lnAWhich she was
accompanieds9 sReeds Owen,
isaEte beoWnsMtbhout any doubt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ ms character
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES III ,iSIta Ola farmer: 1t
Was taea 2snEsda4tlrn chat he has
ia1lelnpbedean2shangI "a that line, but
ne8 naaeg8aMspiefnlaSs success 0 1t.
Hls oiya1angn sa. ana ne
SsplIlSRoISthe part TO a
ntce1ysFsssTfaaesskeplSNWell "lthln the
ounus ar6AyOnroughout the
sehslle pleees was among the
sstSsWol s9 lHSh1ae evening. Mr..
isIoNh lsgs8a auflng the hrst
ach, 2 =merlted
dlpppaso.sas sl1ssgse 5casssasA .lalled TO prlng
cordially hated bis interference
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-27

- %
-. OF the princess.
81. - ~ MOOT was opened by Lady Jane.
~ u We met the two girls almost at the
shoid. l had told Brandon of the
.eiing conversation about the title
nu estates Of the late Duke Of Suffolk
u ne had laughed over it in the hest
.i numor. If quick to retaliate for an
n.ehuonal offense, he was not thin
. ss nleo at piece of pleasantly. and
.au none or that stiff. sensitive dignity
~ Troublesome to oneself and friends.
nov, Jane and Mary were ALWAYS
psantering me because I was short and
as 70 De, III fact, round. but
~, not care. 1t made them laugh, and
eir laughing was so contagious it
aoe NE laugh, too. and we all en-
u -Joyed It. would give a pound sterling
uy 1me for good laugh, and that, |
s tnlnk' Is why l have always been
round.
80 upon entering, said:
dies" a.
Ihey each made a sweeping courte
81, with hand on breast, and gravely
saluted him:
Your grace, good even"
brandon's bow was as deep and
y graceful. if that were possible. as
and when he moved on into the
Eoom it was with little halt in his
and big blowing out of the
neeks in ludicrous imitation of his
It lamented predecessor that sent the
into peals of soft laughter and put
all at our ease Immediately.
- An. what thing it is to look back
time of life when one finds
his heaven in a ready laugh!
BE seated. ALL" said the princess.
This is to be without ceremony and
only we four. No one knows a word of
At Did you tell any one, Sir Edwin?'
Perish the thought!' exclaimed.
She turned her face toward Brandon.
but l know you did not. I've heard
now discreet you were about another
matter. Well, no one knows it, then,
and we can have famous evening.
You did not expect this. Master Bran
don, after my reception Of you the 9TH
"er morning? Were you not surprised
when Sir Edwin told you?'
II think l can safely say that was
prepared not to be surprised at any
thing your highness might gracious'y
conclude to do-after my first expert
sence." he answered. smiling
'1ndeed?' returned Mary, with ele-
waited eyebrows and rising infection
ION the last syllable Of the word. 1t
was now her turn for a little surprise.
'"Well, Well try to find some way to
surprise you one of these days." And
the time came when she was full Of
surprises for him. Mary continued
But let us not talk about the other
day. OF what use are other days. any
way? Before the evening is over. Mas
ter Brandon. we want you to give US
smother sermon" And she laughed, set
ting off three q Ter laughs as hearty
. and sincere as ii she had uttered the
irarest witticism on earth.
The princess had told Jane and Jane
Mad told me of the Sermon In the
Park" as Mary called it.
"Jane needs it as much as l." said
the princess.
Il can't believe that" responded
Brandon. looking at Jane with sof-
teninS glance quite too admiring and
commendatory to suit me, for was a
Jealous little devil
The eyebrows went up again.
"Oh you think she doesn't? Well, in
truth, Master Brandon, there is one
failing that cannot be laid at your door
you are no t1attcrer." For answer
Brandon laughed, and that gave us the
cue, and away we went in a ripping
chorus, all about nothing. Some per-
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sons may call our laughter foolish. but
there are others who consider it the
height OF all wisdom. st. George! I'd
give my Garter for just one other laugh
like that, for just one other hour OF
youths dancing blood and glowing soul
warmth, of sweet, unconscious, happy
heart beat and paradise creating JOY
in everything!
After few minutes of gay conversa-
ton, in which we all joined, Mary ask
ed: "What shall we do? Will one of
you suggest something's"
Jane sat there looking so demure you
would have thought mischief could not
live within league of her, but those
very demure girls are nearly always
dangerous. She said, oh, so innocently
"Would you like to dance? If so,
will play" And she reached for her
lutte, which was by her side.
Eyes. that will be delightful. Mas
ter Brandon, will you dance with me?''
asked the princess, with a saucy little
laugh, her invitation meaning so much
more to three of us than to Brandon.
Jdllc anu JOlllSO LII lue IduSu, anu
when Mary clapped her hands that set
Brandon off, too, for he thought it tie
quaintest, prettiest little gesture in the
world and was all unconscious that our
laugh was at his expense.
Brandon did not answer Mary's invi
tation-the fit of laughter had probably
put it out Of his mind-so she, evidently
anxious to win or lose her wager al
once. again asked him if he danced
ooh, pardon me! OF course! Thank
you!" And he was on his feet beside
her chair in an instant ready for the
dance. This time the girls laugh
though equally merry, had another
tone. for she knew she had lost
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HARRY DANIELS
-=MINOR-=
OBSERVATIONS
A GREAT ARTISTIC SQUABBLE,

There is great squabble CO.
ing on in New York at present
over a big oil painting entitled
Clusters Demand" It was paint
ed by an artist who willingly an
swers to the name of Schreyvogel,
let come what may. In this pic
ture, Gen. Custer is seated on a
$25o-hourse and is telling little
group of sour and sad-faced In
dams that they will have to for
sake the warpath and go back to
the reservation.
Back on the reservation,
warriors brave, the papoose is
whining for thee," he says to them.
LAY aside the scalp knife and go
home and feed the ducks. The
squaw is tired of pitching hay all
day in a blistering sun and split
ting wood in her bare feet, while
her husband is away scalping
white people and having a pleasant
time. She spits on her hands and
signs for thee. Shed your war
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

poral punishment, and thinks the discipline
in the schools at present is an Improvement
on that of former times. That is probably
true of the majority of pupils who are
trained down to a fine point. but how about
unruly ones? A woman principal who had
taught many years in New York declared
that from her experience some boys needed
the rod and could not be governed without
it THE first thing that child must
learn" she said, lis obedience. If a boy
refuses TO obey he should be made uncom-
Portable until he does. Nature uses pain
to discipline grown people. and pain Is a
good thing to use on refractory boys" She
might have added that every violation of
a law Of nature carries its own punishment.
often including excruciating pain, and that
nature never resorts to moral suasion- OF
forty-two principals In New York who re-
sponded to questions on the subject thirty
were unqualifedly in favor of some kind of
corporal punishment, seven were opposed
to it, two were in favor of having the pun
ishment administered by the district super
intendent and three were noncommittal. In
Brooklyn nearly all the principals and
teachers of boys classes testified that the
morale of the schools had suffered by the
abolition Of corporal punishment. The
question is one of sufficient importance to
call for careful compilation of intelligent
opinion for it's settlement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
A British Milling Trust.

London Mail
A scheme is on foot for the combination
OF the flour mills of London with capital
of two and a half millions sterling.
London is promised far-reaching results
If the combination is established. American
-four will. it is said. be driven out Of the
market. the London mills will be doubled
in extent, the price OF flour will go down.
and bread may cost less.
A Mark-lane authority explained the sit
uation on Saturday. There are eight great
milling firms in London" he said, .and
their united capital amounts to about two
and a half million pounds They turn out
from 10000 to 10000 sacks of -four a week,
while the amount Of -four received in Lon
don weekly from America is about $1,000
sacks.
Each firm spends $4,000 or $1,000 a year
In providing a service of travellers, and IL
is probable that the combination Of eight
firms will get the whole of its travelling
done for $1,000. Many thousands of pounds
may also be saved by a proper system of
distributing goods one mill supplying GER
tain area and not the whole of London, as
at present. In other ways also large econ
omies may be effected.
1.-The saving OF money brought about by
combination would equal a shilling on the
price of each sack of flour. The American
flour is now sold here at a price which only
just covers expenses. Any reduction would
Instead of American flour. London will
get American wheat, which will be ground
here. This will suit London well. OF
course. the London flour mills will have 10
be largely developed and extended
There is no fear OF the combination hav-
tent of being able to raise the price OF
bread. American flour will always be in
reserve. and as soon as the price reaches
certain height 1t will come to- London
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

cut and their covers thick with dust. There
is some reason TO suspect that the latter is
the rule. OF course. the London writer
does not literally mean that mo one" reads
Homer and Dante, Milton and Spenser, and
the rest. but that, compared with the null
titude which reads something. those who do
cling to. the best are so few as to be in
significant. Nor does it save the self-re-
spect of twentieth century readers to be
further assured by the Academy that this
ignoring of the classics is no new thing.
1T is not only true it says. that. rough
ly speaking, no one reads them to-day; it
is also true that no one ever did read them.
There was no reading public in the mod
ern sense" it goes on to say. when the
Aenid was written and copied and handed
about among the few and fit. We talk of
Athens as the home of culture; but the
Athenian read nothing. The conditions
were much the same when Milton received
for Paradise Lost mere fraction of what
a popular writer of to-day would get for a
short story. 1t was the market price; for
most Englishmen could not read it, and
most of the rest did not want to read it.
But there were just few who were ready
to receive it. And the growth of the read
ing public of to-day has made very little
difference. For these people who flock to
the circulating library are not the people
whose analogues were rushing after
Sophocles's MSS. or waiting for VirgiPs
final emendations that he never made, or
welcoming Chaucer, or hailing Milton. They
are the people who in former times would
have found their amusement in the circus,
the arena, the cockfight or the bear pit.
They have lately discovered the fascination
of print. That is ALL" This is rather hard
on the reading multitude which fancies that
1t Is intellectual and literary because it
keeps up with current fiction. Never
theless. perhaps some comfort can be de-
| rived from the reflection that, on the whole,
current fiction as a pastime is an improve
ment on the bear pit and the cockfght.
Novel-reading race though we are we may
| not be entirely unworthy.