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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

Congressman Broussard of Louisiana
never spoke nj English until he came
to Georgetown university at the age of
fifteen, and v G now he probably
uses his mother tongue. French, with
the greater tiuency.
lit is Il curious thing" said Mr..
Broussard, chow the French language
has remained the dominant tongue in
my home country. Brought there by
Acadians of Nova Scotia i'll the eight
eenth century, it prevails today and, l
believe. always will. Curiously enough,
you will find plenty of men in my dis
trict with such unmistakable English
names as Jones and Hayes who can't
read, speak or write u word Of English.
Still Efunnier Is the talk of the black
people. Their negro French would be
unintelligible in Paris. and yet it is
the s%oftest. sweetest. most musical
speech l ever heard from human lips.
1t knows no grammar, but 1t is the
very essence of euphony and melody"
Washington Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
The New Belts.

The newest belts are charming, the
lovellest being made of rich black
satin, cut on the bias and lined with
black china silk. These are folded, are
wide at the back and graduated mar
row at the front, where they are hook
ed underneath and confined by q horse
shoe, a heart or golf stick of fine
rhinestones. These ornaments are
large, the sparkling stones mounted on
a dainty rim Of French gilt. In the
center Of the back the fullness or folds
are drawn through a rhinestone and
gilt buckle about two inches wide by
six inches long. These buckles are set
upright. and two long loops Of the satin
rise above the upper end, while two
sash ends about q quarter Of a yard
long fall below. Buckles in modish
designs are also In old silver, gun
metal and Roman gold finish, but moth
Ing can be more charming than those
of rhinestones. %glittering against the
lustrous black satin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
NEW Q sToR1
A Glad.,on. Anecdotr.

The sarcastic cheer b very common,
and I recall one fatal example Of its
~ Mr.. Gladstone was once drawing
very remarkable conclusions from
some figures, an art in which he was
an unapproached master. A member
on the other side laughed out IL "[Iear.
hear" ironically. Gladstone stopped
instantly and turned and looked WITH
interest ut the i~nterrupter, who as
suredly would at that moment have
given a good deal to recall his words.
Then he turned back to the speaker.
"Sir," he said. the honorable gentle
man laughs" For a minute or two he
quoted from memory n long string of
figures proving the accuracy of what he
had previously said. The next time
the honorable member laughs" he con.
tinued in honcyed tones, II would adj
wise him-l would venture to counsel
hfm-to ornament his laugh-tC deco
rate it-with mn idea.'-uenry Norman
In Century.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Panama. Cont Of Arms.

Panama, the new republic, has a coat
Of arms showing a comprehensive de
sign. 1t consists Of a shield surmount-
ed by an eagle, in whose beak is the
ribbon upon which is written the mot
to of the state, "Paz, Libertad, Union,
Progreso" ("Peace, Liberty, Union,
Progress'D. Below. on the upper part
Of the shield, side by side, are the i'm
plements Of war md of peaceful occu-
pations. Below this, occupying the
central place, is q land and water view,
the site of the canal. The fruits of
the harvest and n rushing train on a
track fill up the point of the shield.
Flags drape it on either side, and
stars surmount the eagle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
WIRE ROPE FROM PoMPEII.
Rope Trnmvnys We're In Use Two
and Sixty Years Ago.

Rope TrnmNvnys Were In UAe Two
and Sixty Years Ago.
1t is not AN uncommon thing in this
age OF advancement in Industrial and
engineering matters for the present
day engineer to assume that he knows
much more than his ancient brother,
and while this is true in many things
1t frequently happens that an inven-
ton or appliance commonly believed to
belong to modern times is found to
have been known and used centuries
ago.
Ropes made of various kinds of fiber
II leather are of very ancient date.
Ropes of palm have beer found in
Egypt in the tombs of Benz Hassan
about 1900 b. Co, and on the walls of
these tombs is also shown the process
of preparing hemp. In a tomb at
Thcbcs of the time Of Thotmes Ill.
(about 1000 b. Co. is a group represent
ing the process of twisting thongs of
leather and the method Of cutting
leather into thongs. The Bible tells
us that Samson was bound with ropes
and that the spies sent by Joshua into
Jericho were let down in a basket,
presumably by means of u rope.
AT Nimrud, Assyria, a carved slab
showing the siege Of a castle was
found, on which u soldier was repre-
scented in the act Of cutting a rope to
which Il bucket for drawing water
from Il we'll outside the castle walls
was attached.
The wire rope is generally considered
a modern invention, IL product Of mod
ern skill. and it will surprise many to
rediscovered lost art.
Although the ASSyrians practiced the
art of wire beating, no evidence has
been found to indicate that they used
wire for making rope.
The excavations at Pompeii have,
however. brought to light a piece OF
bronze wire rope nearly fifteen feet
long and about one inch in circumfer-
ence. This rope is now in the Museo
Borbonico at Naples. 1t consists of
three strands laid spirally together,
each strand being made up Of fifteen
wires twisted together, and its con-
struction does not therefore differ
greatly from that of wire ropes made
today. Pompeii was buried A. d. 80,
1895 years ago, but how long wire
ropes had been known it is impossible
to tell. though, Judging by the knowl-
edge shown in the construction, it may
be safely concluded that they had been
known for a considerable time. The
uses to which these ropes were put are
not definitely known, but further eX-
cavations may shed some light on the
subject.
AS to the use of rope tramways, it is
said that they We're in S as early as
1644.-Philadelphia Record.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
One pirthday In s,,teeu wears.

To have only one birthday in six
teen years has been the experience Of
Miss Juliette Ingle, sixteen years old.
Of Red Bank, N. j. She was born Feb.
20, 1888. There was not another birth
day for her until IN 1892, but at that
time she was visiting in st. Petersburg
with her parents. The Russian calen-
dar is twelve days behind the rest of
the world, and before that date arriv-
ed, according to the Russian reckoning,
the young lady had left the country.
SO she missed that birthday. She was
on her way to China in 1896 and dodg-
ed a birthday while crossing the Pa
cifc, but on Feb. 30 last she finally
got her birthday just before sailing
for the United States from the far
east.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

mes that are quite collarless and a.
low a choice between the mandolin
and plain coat sleeves. Its many seams
mean slender lines as well as perfect
fit, and the closing can be made with
loops and buttons. as shown, or invis-
IDLY by means Of a fly, as may be pre-
ferred. The skirt is cut in nine cores,
each alternate one being stitched and
trimmed to give a panel effect. The
fullness at the back is laid in inverted
plaits, and the skirt fits smoothly and
snugly over the hips. while it flares
freely about the feet. To make the
suit for a woman of medium size will
be required for the jacket 4 yards Of
material %, 2A yards "A or 1N yards
"a inches wide; for skirt. z yards q, 4
yards or a or 3A yards "a inches wide.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Waited For the score.

This story was told at n dinner in
New York recently. with Mayor Nc
Clellan as the authority for it:
Mrs. McCosh, widow Of President
McCosh of Princeton, was on her way
to a prayer meeting where she is a
regular attendant. There was a foot
ball game that afternoon. and Mrs.
McCosh stopped to find out about the
score. 1t was Yale. 8; Princeton, o.
Much to the establishment Of the
others at the prayer meeting Mrs. Nc
Gosh was late. Services were we'll I'M
der way when she did arrive, and she
was smiling joyously.
tits &c now" she announced in
. loud whisper as she took her seat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
1t Certainly Wa. Odd.

The Duke Of RoXburghe has in his
castle at kelso u number Of zine family
portraits.
Some OF the rooms ut Kelso are
thrown open to the public on certain
days. The duke sometimes tells of q
remark that he once heard a stranger
make while looking through these
rooms.
The stranger had halted beneath two
paintings that hung side by side. They
were portraits of the third duke and
his son, but the father had been paint
ed in his childhood, the son in his old
age.
1t was this that perplexed the stran-
ger. He" studied the portrait a long
time. Then he said:
us it possible hat this gentleman
was an old man when his father was
born?'-Rochester Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Little unction In 1t.

John Morley. the biographer of Glad
stone, being commended for the seri-
Gus teaching of his writings, said
laughfngly: no; that is ull wrong.
You remember the French story Of the
monk who was a great friend Of the
devil-quite an old story. One Sunday
the monk found himself too i'll to
preach, and the devil appearing in the
sacristy he persuaded that obliging
person to go into the pulpit and ha-
rangue the congregation. The devil
preached a most mastery sermon, COW
ering himself with shame and confu-
sion. How now,' said the monk when
the devil came down. You have pref
ty nearly ruined yourself with that
sermon oh, dear, no. answered the
devil; no harm done, no harm done.
There was no JUNCTION in it Well,
there is little JUNCTION in my poor
books"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
It's h Name.

"How some people do pose," said a
matter of fact man. They use great,
big words just to make people think
that they are smart. l think that the
weakest OF all Alterations is that Of
using what is called big language in
stead Of those simple terms which at
first present themselves to every per-
o Of common
"At my home the other day a young
lady astonished my household by ask
ing the loan of a 'diminutive argente-
Gus. %truncated cone, convex on its sum-
NIT and semiperforated with symmet-
rcsl ~indentations.'
"She wanted a thimble."-Louisvi Vile
Herald.
Professor Karl Pearson, the English
anthropologist. is trying to relieve red
headed people from the stigma which
he says has attached to them from the
remotest antiquity. To thu end he is
compiling n census asking schoolmas.
tiers, for instance, for the records of
their redheaded pupils. He believes
that Aristotle drew on his Imagination
when he wrote, "He that has red hais
ia proud, envious and deceitful."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Reporter. In the Commons.

One of the important news centers
Of London is the inner lobby of the
house of commons. No newspaper man
has access to that place unless he is en-
titled to a seat in the press gallery, a
rare privilege. Not all London jour
nails have representatives. in the re-
porters' gallery, by any means. Alfred
Harmsworth had to buy a Scotch news
paper, with a time honored title to a
gallery seat. to get a representative of
his widely circulated Daily Mail in the
gallery and inner body.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
YES, BRo1HER," SAID THE MINISTER.

home of a friend. y man sat across
the table from him and. seeing the
sauce, asked if the minister would
share it with him. The request was
granted, and the stranger poured out
a liberal allowance of the sauce into
his soup.
AT the first swallow he made a wry
face and blurted out. minister. do you
preach eternal fire."
"Yes, BROTHER" was the reply. Why
do you ask"
Because you are the first preacher 1
ever saw who carried samples" was
the answer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Marriage and wage Earning.

Professor Simon N. Patten Of the
University Of Pennsylvania advances
a new solution of the social problem.
This is that among the people earning
small wages the wife shall continue a
wage producer after as before mar
rage. He is reported as saying in a
recent lecture: 1.-The whole social prob
lem would be solved were the wife to
become an income producer. OF course
I refer to the young married couples.
where each before marriage is earn
ing between $40 and SIP a week. l
believe that each should continue a
wage Garner until the husbands in
come increases to at least $40, when
the wife can add more to the utility of
his money by Withdrawing from the
wage class"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

the dressing sacks. which are 50 mex
pensive, easy to make and, oh, so COM
Portable to slip into early in the morn
ing! In the model shown here we have
a design that is both pretty and yet
very easy of home manufacture. The
front has q prettily shaped collar. the
back is fitted. and the sleeve may be
in flowing or bishop style. 1t is charm
ingly developed in figured lawn, using
plain color for the collar and facings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Cnrric1 Hi. snmnle..

During a recent meeting of the Louis
VILE presbylery Delegate Hawthorne
OF Princeton, says the New York Trib-
une, told this story of pioneer days
and vouched for its accuracy: One of
the circuit riders in my part of the
state was extremely fond of pepper
sauce, and as he could seldom find any
strong enough at places where he stop
ped he always carried a bottle With
him. He happened to be Mt a hotel sne
night, though he usually stopped at the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Old English Inns.

The old English inns are fast pass
ing away. The King of Prussia hos
telry ut Flnchley was recently torn
down. 1t had been running since 1867.
and the license had been continuous
ly in the hands Of one family since
Green is said to be $50 years old and
the King James at Enfield 900 years
Old
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
The south. Great Crop,

Last year the south raised 1O,5OO,OOO
bales of cotton-the rest of the world
only one-third as much-and Europe
alone paid the south S1,OO0,OOO for ev-
cry day in the year for the 6,93O,796
bales exported.-World's Work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Tartan yo,le.

Among the multiplicity of voiles in
every weight and color there is a tar
tan plaid which is really newer than
anything yet produced in this material.
The plaid is q very small green and
blue check representing the only COM
bination of the kind SO far attempted.
The fact that this new wolfe is not
cheap obvintes. for the summer at
least, any chance of its being too much
worn to be desirable. A stunning gown
Of this material is made with a three
TERED skirt and trimmed with little
Killed frills Of blue taffeta, the bodice
becomi1gly arranged with trimmings
Of the killing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Hand, For warm Mornings.

This is the season when the wise wo-
man makes ready her clothes that will
be needed during the warm weather.
Among the lost necessary of these are
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
WOMAN MI FASHION
The E..Aion.ble MoAair.,

No material makes more satisfactory
suits for travelling and general wear
than does Sicilian mohair in the new
and fashionable designs. This one
shows a small green and blue plGid
and is exceedingly smart as well az
serviceable, the trimming being bands
Of plain colored taffeta piped and
stitched. The jacket is one Of the new
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
OMAHA TIME TABLE

Passenger train departs east....... 1926 a. m
Accommodation departs east 5:45 a. m
Passenger train arrives from east. a:45 ~
Accommodation arrives from east. 4:3Op n,
Passenger departs eHSt... 7:3O n. m
Passenger arrives from east. ...... 9:l5 Il. m
c. d. WILT, Agent
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Pure Fiction,

TVre F1ctl0ns
Bill-You'ye often heard about q girl
screaming when a nan went to kiss
herr
Jil-Yes.
well. honest. now: did you ever
hear a girl scream in your life when .
man did kiss her Y"-Yonkers States
man.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
IN EVERY HOME

There should always BE found = bottle Of
the famous Hostetter's Stomach Bitten, Il
Is good for every member of the family and
IT taken at the start may counteract 4 lone
sick spell. No other is jest as good nor %
safe::and reliable. 1t puts tie stomach 10 =
normal condition and cures Bilio,aue,s,
Constipated Bowels, Dyspepsia, lndieestioo,
Insomnia, Liver Troubles aud Malaria.
Doctors and druggists recommend 1t. Try
one bottle.
HOSTBTTBR'S
STOMACH Bl1TBRS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Popular Hat Flower

Hydrangeas are as popular for sum.
mer hats as wistaria and lilacs and
make a most effective decoration.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-15
The Reason Why.

Drummond, Wis.,, Sept 10 Especially
Whole families in bayfield, County
are singing the praises of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and the reason why is given
in experiences such as that of ~.
T. T. Void, well-known citizen here.
Il had such pains in my back that
did not know what to do" says Mr..
Void, land as came across an adver-
tisement Of Dodd's Kidney Pills sent
for box. That one box relieved me
of all my pains. My wife also used
them and found them just what she
needed. recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills as sure cure for Backache and
other Kidney Troubles"
Backache is one CT the earliest
symptoms Of Kidney Disease. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure it promptly and per-
manently and prevent it developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-15
Had Fun With the Umpire.

William Hayes acted as umpire at
ball game near Washington, Pa, last
Sunday, and his decisions did not
seem to give unmixed satisfaction.
Toward the close of the game he gave
one decision which evidently gave
great pain to the players on both
sides. Half dozen of them seized
and carried him to a nearby river and
tossed him in. Umpire Hayes scram.
bled out in hurry, whereupon the in
dlgnant athletes threw him back and
held him under water until he was
nearly drowned. Then they rolled him
on n beer keg until he recovered,
when they volunteered the informa-
ton that he was not cut out for an
umpire. On reflection Mr.. Hayes is
prepared to agree with this idea. How
ever. he means to sue dozen of his
assailants.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-15
The Old-Timc "Nanna."

A writer in recent number Of the
Queen expresses the opinion (Which is
shared by many other people, that
children are not one whit better
brought up by the smart, white
;rocked, certifcated nurses so much
sought after nowadays than they w2e
by the comfortable Mamma" OF the
days gone by. The old nurse still
holds place in the hearts of the men
and women who knew her loving care
when they were children, and they
will never forget her Greats" that
used to delight their hearts. "Best OF
all" says a woman, "was lantern tea,
when all the lights were put out, and
The nursery was illuminated py penny
tin lanterns, containing colored can
dies, which cast weird shadows on tbs
solemn faces round the festive board"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-15
Indians of Jewish Strain.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie had an
idea that the Indians of the far North
west were partly Jewish in origin.
From Lake Athabasca in 1894 he set
out at the head of an expedition lin
a birch-bark canoe, % feet long, Az
feet beam and 26 inches hold, with
5000 pounds of baggage and provi-
sion and crew of nine French Cana
dams" He reached the Pacific coast
and returned. The aborigines he met
were "for the most part possessed of
strongly religious instincts" said he
in his report. with regard to their
origin all we are prepared to state,
after a careful survey of their Ian
guages, manners and customs, is that
they are undoubtedly of a mixed orr
gin come from the North-northwest
and had commerce in their early his
tory, perhaps, through intermarriage
with people of jewish persuasion or
origin"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-15
Irish Village of Baltimore.

Baltimore, in Maryland. gets Its
name from a small and unostentatious
fishing village in Ireland. TIE word
Baltimore signifies the Village that
grew up about the big house and the
derivation is plain when one sees tie
uncovered ruins OF the very remark
able big house that was once tY
stronghold Of the O'Driscolls. It is
situated upon an imposing height, q
sentinel over the numerous little
dwellings that have sprung up and in
creased in the vicinity of its wrecked
and deserted life. From the village OF
Baltimore enormous catches of mack
erel are sent to America.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-15
Ice Made in Open Air.

DR.. Wells, London physician, in
1918, in his published essay on dew,
was the first TO draw attention to the
curious artificial production of ice in
India. Shallow pits are dug, which
are partially filled with perfectly dry
straw; on the straw board, fiat pans
containing water are exposed to the
clear sky. The water, being won
derful radiant, sends off its heat abun-
dainty into space.
The heat thus lost cannot be re-
placed from the earth, for this source
is excluded by the straw. Before sun
rise a cake of ice is formed in each
vessel. To produce this ice in guam
titles clear nights are advantageous,
and particularly those on which prac-
tically no dew falls.
Should the straw get wet, il be-
comes more matted and compact, and
consequently a better conductor of
heat, for the vapor acts as a screen
over the pans, checks the cold, and
retards freezing.-Pearson' Weekly.