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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Important to Mothers.

Why not a Fathers Congress? OF
is it worth while?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

If you could have your way what
a lot of changes you would make.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Wouldst thou be good? Then first
believe that thou art evil.-Epictetus
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Is It.Not Worth While

II you travel, on business or pleasure,
to get the best service for the lowest
rates? Ask the Erie Railroad Com
pany, 555 Railway Exchange, Chicago,
for full information. Booklets free de-
scribing Summer Tours and the Beau
atiful Chautauqua Lake Region; also
cambridge Springs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

It's just the irony Of fate to have
the furnace want to draw like a
JWhirlWind in the warming weather.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

The few men who know themselves
thoroughly keep quiet about it.
Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of the throat and lungs.-WM.
O. ENDsLKY, Vanburen, Ind. Feb. 10, 1860.
One-third of the people who be-
come demented recover their senses.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
Had Tiouqht About Il.

Kind Lady-"Do you ever think O.
the solemn fact that we all must die?"
Tramp-"Yes, mum, often"
$50 do I, and l hope to die the
death Of Christian. Have you ever
thought Of the death you would like
to die?"
Eyes. mum. I'd like to be drowned
in beer vat"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

When Charlemange Tower, United
States minister to Germany, was on
his way to that country, he fell into
conversation with a very intelligent
lady, a stranger, who told him that,
among the places she intended to
visit on her travels, was the Char
lemange OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Towers, I call them" she added.
"Then," said the diplomat, handing
her his card, when you go to Berlin
visit the one there"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Inc rice plant Is almost entirely
free from the attacks of insects, and
rarely suffers from any Of those dis
eases which infect cereals and other
vegetable growths Rice is the CHIEF
food of one-half the population of the
world.
Lightning when it strikes tree
sometimes converts the sap into
steam with such rapidity and energy
that 1T eXplodes, scattering the wood
In every direction.
Widows in Corea never remarry no
matter how young they may be. Even
though they had been married only
month, they never take a second hus.
band
DR.. Phil Graves-"It certainly does
take you long time to pay my bill"
|. M. A. Kicker-"You oughtnt to kick.
1t took you long enough to cure me-"
Chicago Chronicle.
Mrs Haggard--"Do you know. my
self and daughter are often mistaken
for sisters Mrs Gay---"Ah, the dear
girl must be studying TOO hard, dcpt
you k?"-Puck. 49,
BUSINESS woman.
Pretty Girl-"Are you Miss Back
bays waiting maid?"
Maid-"Yes'm'
Miss Backbay is a great heiress
from Boston, isn't she?"
"She is"
"And very much sought after?"
well, yes"
II presume so. Well, If you. will
give me the addresses of her gentle.
men admirers, I will be very much
obliged"
Dear me! What for?"
Il am selling encyclopedias"
A consoling Thought.
Bramble-"Yes. I'm ugly, know
Pm ugly: but there is one great con.
ISOLATION"
Friend-"What is that?"
Bramble-"If ever l should become
great, and the American people should
resolve to erect a statute to my mem.
CRY, they wouldn't be able to MAKE
ne out any uglier than am"
Oar ain no sympathy at a race
TRACK" said uncle Eben; de man dat
bets his money don deserve it, an de
bookmaker don need it.''--W---'-
Ian Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

IL Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Infl-
enza, Whoopng Cough, Bronchitis and Aathma
A certain cure for Consumption In nrst stages
and sure relief In advanced stages. Use at once
You will see the excellent effect after taking ID
frst dose Sold BY dealers everywhere Iarg
bottles rs cents and 10 csntA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Hundreds of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of De-
fancc Starch is fast taking place OF
all other brands. Others say they can
not sell any other starch.
The wise man parades his little
vices to conceal his great ones.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Death and decay mean life and
flowers blooming the next spring.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Lightning, when it strikes a tree
sometimes converts the sap into
steam with such rapidity and energy
that it explodes. scattering the wood
In every direction.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

A small forest Of u.minutive trees,
each only two or three feet high, is
one OF the attractions OF the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis. The trees are said
to be several hundred years old, and
are from Japan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15
ACruel Alternative

Dow4H t"Here comes Binkers,
He's 81 NEW baby. and he'll talk us
Upton YNen, here comes neigh
Dor Of NH who has new setter
dog. Lett Introduce them TO each
other andfhve 'em to their faate.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

The metric system has been general
ly adopted by the people OF Mexico,
and is in use in ordinary practice, as
we'll az being the official measures OF
weigh: and. capacity.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

WhySte Japanese are Fighters.
PatronF'Wun Lung, is 1t true that
many qkthe Japanese have been
Christiahs'
ChineSe Laundryman--"Me sabe
thatee ~ See how they fightee.
KnockedAuffee out of Russians -
New, YoMWeekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

At colliery, near Leeds, is shaft
with staging around it, it's height
being considerably above the average
of such erections in the West Riding.
A miner had fallen off this staging to
the ground, and on recovering con.
seriousness, was offered a glass OF
water by one Of the men who had
picked him up. Looking at the water
in disgust and amazement, he exclaim-
ed: g. -, hoo fur docs tha'
ha' to fall at this pit afore they gives
yer brandy?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese .s.ii...is-
ter at Washington, is on friendly
terms with the Russian embassador,
Count Cassini, and is careful never
to say anything that will offend hp7.
But he likes harmless pleasantly
once in a while Some one informal
him that President Roosevelt had ste-
cided to discontinue the training in
jiu-jitsu, and asked him if he could
guess why. Cant imagine the rea-
son. replied the envoy; "perhaN
Cassini objected to the lessons as
breach Of neutrality"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

girl, against the Will of her parents,
is deemed guilty Of a crime second
alone to murder, and in Lapand the
punishment for it is very severe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

SomaN the beauties OF Persia dec
crate the faces by painting figures OF
animalsNad insects upon them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Miss De StyIe-"HUrroIs Why
have you adopted grocer's scale and
yard stick as our coat Of arms?"
Mrs. De Style-"I wish people to
know that our money was made in
honest trade Otherwise they might
suspect that your father or grand
father had been captain on the pollcs
force" +... ..o IT,. .ssI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Here is a story that illustrates the
estimate the German citizen places
on sauerkraut as a food staple. a Ger
man was speaking last fall about the
high price of cabbage. Il tell you
desc kabbages is awful high, dis
year, he said; ''me und me wife puts
up six, seven, eight barrels OF sauerr-
kraut every year-but We can't dis
year. Dem kabbages dey cost too
much" "You put up some sauer-
kraut, didn't you, Chris?" he was ask
ed. ooh, yes-two or tree barrels
Just to have in de house in case OF
Sickness"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-15

Sealskin shoes, for dogs, are made
in Labrador. The dogs attached to
sledges travel at great speed over the
rough ice, and some protection for
the feet is necessary.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
CROSSING II BAR.
All Deaths Are Practically
without Physical Pain.

Death nearly always ensues from
cessation of the hearts action, what
ever it may be that s it to stop.
Almost the only exception to this rule
is in the cuse of poisoning with prussic
acid. where the whole body becomes
dead before the heart ceases to beat.
1t is scientifically certain that al
most all deaths, even those that are
seemingly most agonizing, are practi-
cally without pain. The fear of eX-
tinction may mental agitation
amounting to pain while consciousness
exists. but hat is quite another thing.
In death by burning pain ceases at an
early stage by s%utfocation, while u
man killed by Il gunshot wound prob
ably does not know that he has been
hit, the action Of the bullet being more
rapid than the message to the brain
announcing it. For this reason wound
ed men sometimes drop without know
ing why.
In chest diseases pain is relieved by
%suffocntion at the death moment, and
in fevers the nervous system becomes
depressed to such utter apathy as to
induce quite q painless end.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
A RAMBLE IN RUSSIA.

In the farming districts of Russia It
costs 3S cents to hire a horse for one
day and 81 cents to hire a man.
A lieutenant in the Russian army is
paid about 5000 a year. a captain about
$500 and Il major $3.50. Kuropatkin is
getting 100000.
The Russian customs law imposes a
fine Of two-thirds the regular duty on
imported goods the quality of which
has been misrepresented.
y gold collar With u medal of Notre
Dame des Dunes has been sent to the
czar of Russia by the lishwives who
presented a golden fish to the czarina
-four years ago and promised to pray
that a son should be born to her.
When the present Ear was caro-
witt he was attacked by a fanatic in
Otsu, Japan. n two jinrikisha men
assisted, in rescuing him from his as
sailant. They have received a pension
from Russia ever since. This year it
was forwarded to them as usual, much
to their surprise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Jack Mns Re.uon.ihle.

When Jay Hambidge. the artist. vas
painting the portrait of eN-President
Cleveland he spent some time as Il
visitor At the family mansion In
Princeton. y. j.
The X president gave me many sit
tings. but II in particular" said he.
made the picture. Mr.. Cleveland sat
gravely in q big armchair talking. 1t
vas early in the afternoon; his face
a unusually grave and lacked the
expression l wanted. A tap came at
the door, and In sidled his son Jack.
the apple of his eye.
.'Now | wants my lesson in tlshin'.
father said the lad.
"'But. my son. here is Mr.. Ham
btdge, the artist. We are busy
.'Oh. let him stay said l.
-'Very Well replied Mr.. Cleveland.
and the boy jumped between his ia
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
HORSES AND AoRsEMEN.

lzetta. 2:l3LA retires for the season
unbeaten. There are few like her.
The Roman has been second in many
fast heats this year. but has no won
one.
Snyder McGregor's new record is
2:07A. He is among the big winners
of the year.
John Mae, 2:09%, has been another
severe disappointment for Geers. He
has Won but n rae for him.
Stanley Dillon's 2:o7A is still high
water mark for the ear for a green
trotter and bids fair to stay SO.
The gray mare Ruth G.. goes into
winter quarters without q record. She
has won quite a bunch of money too.
Adara, the fast daughter Of Adver-
tfser, 2:15A. reduced her record to
2:l6A IN a tirth heat over the Wheeling
CIV. Va.J half mile track.
Two PAGERS are now tied for the
worlds record for u seventh heat,
2.O7A-Baron Grattan and King Di-
rect. Geers drove them both.
Margrave. three years old. the superb
roam son of Baron Wilkes. 2:1S, owned
by the Flemines of Terre Haute, has
nine new performers and stands sec
ond for the season to Allerton only.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
WHERE MILLIONS ARE MADE
Interesting Letter That May Mean
Much to Residents of Mitchell.

Probably there is not a reader Of
The Republican who has not heard
of the fortunes made in the Beau
mont oil fields. While the tales Of
fortunes quickly made are interest
ing, they really are not half as val
liable to Jul readers as the following
letter from L. x. Preston, president
of the Caswell-Preston Drug Com
panv Of Beaumont, one of the largest
wholesale and retail houses in Teas.
Mr.. Preston writes Enclosed you
will find a letter that came to US I'M
solicited from j. c. Reeves, 10 Pearl
Street. | have known Mr.. Reeves
for several years. He is reliable man
and very happy over his fortune.
"About four years ago." writes
Mr.. Reeves, 81 lost the hearing in
my right a and about three or four
months ago my left ear became al
most as bad. In fact [ was so bad
that people had to shout at me to
make me hear. l had about given
up in despair all hopes Of ever recov-
ering my bearing when l saw that
you recommended Hyomei. used
two hotties and can now hear my
watch tick with either ear, and my
hearing is now all right. This deaf
ness must have been caused from
catarrh, for it is now cured. Hyomei
certainly does what you claim
for it,
Hyomei has made many cures OF
catarrh, and in combination with
Hyomei balm, Of catarrhal deafness
in Mitchell and nearby towns Scallin
Bros give their..personal guarantee
to refund the money should it not
give quick relief. The complete Hy-
omie outfit costs but one dollar,
while extra BOTTLES can tie obtained
for fifty cents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
SHORT STORIES.

This Is the way an Indian in Wash
tngton county. Me-. sizes up the game
laws: kill man. too bad; kill COW
moose. pay $500"
The youngest baby on record near
K%aukauna. Wis, in possession of teeth
is Il hoy born with q tooth to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Hastings.
Thomaston. Me. claims the youngest
sewing club in the state-that is, the
youngest in the point Of the members
ages. 1t Is composed of little girls of
seven years. and they have planned a
winters campaign of fancy sewing.
There Is an odd combination Of pets
in the Biddeford NIe.) greenhouse Of
Charles S Strout in q woodcock and a
cat. They live in perfect peaca the
woodcoc& growing fat on the worms in
the rich earth and the cat keeping the
place free from mice.
William Iad1y Of Addison. Vt.
placed In the spring one bushel Of po-
tatoes on the ground and covered them
with two feet Of hay. This fall he re-
moved the covering and got twelve
bushels Of very fine large potatoes
grown without planting, hoeing or dig
Rtng.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
VIOLIN MOODS.
Little Things That Make an Instru.
meut Lose Its Tone.

ment Lose Its Tone.
Some obscure but definite change
takes place in the material of the body
of Il violin through the vibrations of
the music produced, and 1t Is very pos
Sible that some stages of this change
are detrimental to the ton The style
Of playing is snid to influence the
change, and rest checks II.
The maturing Of a violin has been
compared With the growth of n child
who progressively increases In wisdom
and stature. but has stages OF weak
ness due to the irregular development
of parts.
The tone of an instrument Is also
gravely Influenced by the setting up OF
the movable parts. the sound post, the
strings. the bridge and even the pegs.
Many Instruments lose much of their
power or sweetness If the sound post
Is altered q fractional amoun from Its
best position and angle, If the bridge is
inclined q little more or less or shifted
or If the strings are not exactly suited
to the violin. Some Instruments prefer
one pitch and others another. and all
AIRY with the weather. In addition to
this the best players have moods when
they cannot play, and the instrument
IS often blamed for these.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
He Could Write.

Edmond Rostand, the great French
writer, was on n occasion the hero
Of an amusing episode. During a visit
to q friend in the country NJ. Rostand
was requested to accompany him to
the Marie in order to register the
friends newborn infant. The adjunct
Of the mairie. a conscientious little
man, booked the infant and then turn
ed to NJ. Rostand as the first witness.
"Your nane sir?" edmond Rostand.'
Your vocation?' Man of letters and
member of the French academy"
VERY Well" replied the official. You
have to sign your name. Can you
write? If not you may make a cross
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Whnt He nesemhleh-

Some years ago Willinm I. Smedley
boarded in the same house with a
young man who prided himself on his
likeness to the artist, though, truth to
tell. he was very plain. While Mr..
Smedley was quite handsome. says
the New York Times. One morning at
breakfast he turned to Mr.. Smedley
and said:
DO you know, ! am thought very
like you?'
Indeed" was the answer. II cannot
see any rcseGblance.'
well, give me q good look now and
tell me who | am like"
The artist looked at him steadily for
a few monents and then replied:
You look only like the boarding
house MARTYR Ut the steak"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
The wornout Old Man.

When we become old we want to get
OF the streets. We always synpathize
with the old men who have nothing
to do, who IRE not wanted anywhere
and who have no place to go. When
We become old and useless we want
a place Of our own to go to, a place
that is absolutely our own and that
we can manage as we please. We
hope it Will be a little place where
we can potter with fruits and flowers,
vegetables and chickens, and keep
busy. We don't want to give people
opportunity to show neglect nor idle
time in which to see visions Of the
grim monster. Old men who loiter
about the a%treets, it always seems to
make o mistake.-Atchison Globe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
NOurishment.

A man is n very broad, omnivorous
animal and needs a great variety of
food, both mental and physical. No
matter whit element we omit In his
bill of fare there is a corresponding
loss, omission or weakness in his life.
You cannot get a full. complete man
on half a bill of fare. You cannot
nourish his body and starve his soul
and expect him to be symmetrical, we'll
balanced, poised. Nor can you starve
his body and nourish his SOU and ex-
pect him to be a giant on the physical
as well as on the spiritual plane.-Suc-
cess.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
THE BAGPlPEs.
They Were Used by the EARLY Creek.
Romans and Egyptians.

They Were Used by the EARLY Creeks,
Romans and Egypttans.
Bagpipes, mentioned In Jeremiah
Xviii, 36, "Aine heart shall sound for
Moab like pipes; like pipes for the men
Of Kir-heres," and elsewhere In Scrip
ture, were used also by the early Egyp-
tians.
Both Greaks and Romans knew the
instrument for a coin Of Nero shows
upon one side the dbia utricularis, a
bag with two reeds and nine pipes.
Procopius also. who wrote about $50
A. D.. aseerts that Roman soldiers
sometimes marched to the sound of
the bagpipee, and it Is not impossible
that they introduced them into the
British islands.
The earliest, more modern reference
30 them is in an Irish MS. OF 115O, and
m Irish Illuminated Ms. Of 1890 de-
picts a pig playing on the bagpipes.
The Scottish highlanders were the first
and only people to use the great war
pipe, as the highland regiments still
do, but, in spite Of Sir Walter SCOTS
assertion. IL Is very doubtful whether
they charged at Bannockburn to the
-skirl" Of the pipes.-London Answers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
WOOL
4 Valuable Product From h wn.
Once Retarded as Waste.

Mineral wool is a soft substance con-
sisting OF a of very fine mineral
6bers, which tnterlace one another in
every direction and thus form an end
less number Of minute air cells. 1t is
made quite simply. by directing a blast
Of steam against q stream Of molten
dag. Some Of the best is made from
blast furnace Stag. an admirable illus
6atton OF the value OF whit was once
s1garded az a waste product.
The Stag Is melted in a large cupola.
md as It trickles out OF the tap hole
q meets a high pressure steam Jet
which blows 1t in fleecy clouds into the
storage room provided for 1t. The
heavier wool naturally settles down
1rst. while the lighter portions are
blown further along by the force Of the
steam, and so the material naturally
sorts itself.
Mineral wool Is ireproof and may be
used as q sound deadener between the
doors Of buildings; 1t also serve as a
nonconducting covering for cold stor-
age chambers and for pipes. For this
hast purpose the wool that Is made
from sandstone is best, for 1t contains
no sulphur, which, when moisture Is
present, Is q corroding agent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
No cnnse For Worry.

Labor saving inventions never do
any cal harm to laboring men and
women" said Professor s. y. Langley,
the scientist and aeronaut They
who bemoan the appearance. of labor
saving devices are unwise."
Professor .anglcy smiled.
Such DAlosophical persons" he
resumed, should learn a lesson from
the stable cat. Have you heard of the
stable cat? II sat on the horses back"
".Dear. dear the horse walled
Now that automobiles are coming into
such favor / fear l s!lan't be wanted
"'Nonsensr, said tie stable cat.
Don't carry on so. brother. The
nous trap ant do away with me,
lid it?'"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Chamois is a favorite in the soft
tints.
One of the newest shades is crushed
cranberry.
For evening gowns come the sheerest
of silk laces In the palest shades of
blue mt pink and violet.
For dressy nantes there is a tenden-
cy to return to the old dolman shape
fitting in at the back and loose over the
arms.
Any number of fur turbans are seen.
They ere a little heavy for everyday
e but are handsome and as a rule
extremely becoming.
Velvet and chiffon velours are used
for complete costumes, some trimmed
with narrow bands of fur. others Nth
handsome passementerie in the same
tone.-New York Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Ths "r,asue Of Women"

When the war between Japan and
Russia broke ont the Japanese GOVERN
ment did not desire the assistance Of
foreign nurses,
\ certain ausaber of American nurses
went TO .Ianan. They We're received
with courtesy and compliments b5 lAe
polite officials At Tokyo. But the New.
York Medical Record says that "tle
medical denartlnent of the .Iapanesc
army has been frightfully emla erasse
by their AFTERNOONS" 1t declares thai
their isnor4sce of the japanese Ian
guase and their inability 10 eat Jap.
anesc fool or TO live in Japanese style
have proved an almost complete bar t,
their usefulness.
The London lIosnital unfcelinclv re
marks. Nurses should show more dis
cipline when wars occur. or they may
come to be classed with the plague of
women type"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
II cnme Pretty Slow,

A young man once tool a sack of
orn to an Old fashioned mill to have
it ground into meal. The mill was fear
fully slow, only a tiny stream of meal
trucking out. AT last the young MAI
became impatient and complained to
the miller. "Do you know" he said,
II could eat that meal faster than your
old mill car grind it," Yes" replied
the miller, but how long could you
keep on eating it?'' Until | starved
was the conclusive answer Of the
young