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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
A Man and a Hatpin.

In a theater recently J man down in
n of the front rows spied on the floor
q large hatpin with an amber top.
Looking about him. he saw that two
women and their escorts had just sat
down. To ono of the former he present.
ed the pin. A shake of the head indi-
Gated that he had made a mistake.
Then he tried across the aisle. The wo-
men seemed to be interested. The pin
was a curiosity and its amber Of Il
unique carving. They h%esitated, but
the pin was handed back. Desperately
he began the search now. Two ladies
unattended seemed likely owners. To
them he showed the pin. They took it
and enjoyed its pattern. Just Illen the
man felt a tug on his sleeve. 1t was his
wife, and she remarked. why are you
showing my hatpin to strangcrsy' Tic
bluslled. went over to the feminine pair
and explained. Its my wifc's hatpin.'
he said, but in such consciously guilty
accents that the women handed it back
with doubling smiles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Overwhelmingly in Favor.

Flandreau Herald: Why should
Mitchell have the permanent sea: Of
government instead OF Pierre? If the
population is to be taken into consid-
Grafton, a glance at the census will
nswcr the question. Mitchell has
the advantage, being almost in the
center of the state as regards popula-
tion. Is the railroad facilities to be
taken into consideration? Even now
Mitchell is accessible by many hours
less travel than is Pierre. This is
true in nearly every locality i'm the
state. And further, the Milwaukee
has promised a bee line to the Hills
crossing at Chamberlain, if the cap
ital is located at Mitchell. People
who now have to travel in three
states and over 1900 miles of railroad
may reach the city of government in
a few hours, being less than 200 miles
to the heart Of the Hills country.
Had Pierre been the proper place for
the capital the question Of removal
would never have heen considered.
but as it is, capital removal is in the
air and something will be doing on
election day. II the vote of the leg
islature is anything Of a criterion the
fight will be short and the vote will
be overwhelmingly i'm favor OF the
proposed removal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Longevity of Animals.

Statistics of the longevity of animals
may not be very accurate. but they are
interesting reading. Among the larger
species of cattle there is some approach
to uniformity. Thus for the horse and
donkey the extreme limit is about 81
years and for horned cattle about so
For the dog it is given as %. while
sheep, goats. pigs and cats are grouped
at 10. Among birds the disparities in
length of life are very remarkable
While a goose may live to be 80 years
Of age. a sparrow % and a crow 100,
ducks, hens and turkeys die OF old age
at -. The palm for longevity is divid.
ed between the elephant and the par.
rot, which both often pass the century
The swan and the eagle also are very
long lived.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Origin of the Tent.

An ancient Talmudic legend relates
that Adam OH his expulsion from para
disc encountered Il cutting north wind,
against which his scant girdle of fig
leaves proved poor protection. AS he
w%isttully cast his eyes over the desc
nate plain of Shinar he perceived at Il
great distance II dead thorn bush.
Running thitler. he crouched behind it.
and while still shivcring he saw a Wild
ass come by. Aud Adam cried TO the
beast TO lie down alongside and keep
him warm. But the ass spake out
{"for asses sometimes Spake i'll those
days as since" saith the COMMENTATOR,
and derided him for not having a
warm coat of fur, w%llereupon Adam
waxed wroth and slew the ass With a
piece of the thorn tree and, with teeth
and nails stripping off the ass coat,
wrapped it around himself. But to-
ward noon, the IL growing hot and
q scorchin. wind arising. Adam con
ceived the happy thought of hanging
the skin owe the bush and reposing in
the shade thereof. 1t was done. the
tent was invented. and civilization be-
g~an.-Outing.
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Ton. and EIectron..

If We must discard the atom. what
are we to accept in its place? Two new
conceptions have been found necessary
the "ion' as the unit of matter, the
"electron" MS the unit of force. The
new chemistry holds that matter aud
force are different manifestations of
the same thing. Inertia is the charac-
teristic-indeed, the Indispensable
property of both matter and electricity.
What would be simpler than to assume
that the ultimate particles of each are
one and tho same? Professor Fleming
has declared hat I'VE can no more
have anything which can be called
electricity apart from corpuscles than
we a have momentum apart from
Natter"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
HI. W.. Not Lnconic.

John Morley in his life of Gladstone
tells the sto.y of the statesman's ex-
animation for admission to oxford uni
versity when he was a youth. The ex-
aminer, having utterly failed to floor
the candidate on some point of the
ology, said. I'VE will now leave that
part Of the subject." mo, sir" replied
the candidate; "if you please, we will
not leave it yet" and proceeded to pour
forth a fresh stream. The dean in Mr..
Gladstone's day was Gaisford. famous
among other things for his trenchant
brevity. This laconic gift" observes
Mr.. Morley slyly, .thc dean evidently
had not time to transmit to all OF his
flock
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Mrs. stanton and bad Children.

EllZaOeth CadN Stanton was fond OF
children, though not of bad ones.
Once in Boston she was calling on a
young woman whose little son. a par
ticularly vicious urchin, played about
her while she conversed.
The child would pull his mothers
hair, kick and tllump her, nor did he
hesitate to try now and then these
tricks upon Mrs. Stanton.
She said calmly. You are a bad boy
aren't you?'
HE is Il bad boy" his mother in a
sad, hurt tone confessed.
II prefer bad children, though" said
Mrs. Stanton.
"Do yong cried the young mother.
"Why?"
Because said Mrs. Stanton, .'they
are usually sent out of the ROOM
Chicago Record-IIerald.
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BABIES IN ARABIA.
ne Way the Unfortunate Mite. Ar.
Clothed and tor


They arabian babiesp are rubbed
with brown powder as soon as they are
born. and their cyelids are painted;
then instead OF being dressed in soft
f1annels they are wrapped in calico and
tied up like Il bundle so tight that they
cannot move hands or feet: then tight
hoods are put on their heads With blue
beads sewed on the front to keep of
the evil eye. These babies cry a good
deal, and ! should think they would.
They IL move. and flies and other
insects crawl over them and bite them,
and the sand gets in their eyes and
hurts them.
When a baby is about six weeks old
a sacrifice is offered. and the baby's
hair is cut and weighed, and the same
weight in silver is given to the poor.
II he hasn't more hair than some OF
our six weeks babies its weight in
gold or even diamonds might he given
and no make the poor much richer or
the parents much poorer. The mother
a verse from the Koran is written and
put i'll a little silver or leather case and
hung about his neck to keep ell evil.
If he is sick this is his medicine: n
verse from tho Koran is written with
ink OH paper; then the ink is washed
off, and the inky water is given him
to drink. l wish you could see the fun
ny little cradles these babies sleep in.
They are made of date sticks fitted to
gether. The rockers are almost fat.
so when the poor thing is rocked he is
so shaken up that it is Il wonder if he
is not seasick. | am sure my good
American baby would rebel at such
observation-disclosures of Christian Work.
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A FAMOUS PERFUME.
Delicious Altar of Roses. i. Chiefly
Made In Bulgaria.

Delicious Altar of Hoses Is Chiefly
Made In Bulgaria.
The far famed otto Tor attar) of roses
is chiefly made in Bulgaria. kasanlik
Is the center of the rose growing coun-
try. Red roses only are used in max
ing the perfume, but white roses, which
grow more freely, form the hedges Of
the fields.
The trees. which grow to Il great
height, are separated by paths nine
feet IN width to allow the oxen and
pillow to pass. The perfume is obtained
not only from the petals, but also from
the stalks and leaves. These give a
peculiar scent, which adds greatly to
the delicacy of the perfume of the
petals.
October, April and June are the
months for planting branches of the
old trees. Wedding, pruning and digging
are necessary for three years, when
they are full grown and repay the labor
spent upon them by bearing for twenty
years.
The discovery OF the delicious altar
was quite an accident and took place
three centuries ago. The Persian Prin-
cess Nour Djihan was strolling through
the splendid galleries Of her palace
with her betrothcd (thc Monaghan
Prince Diilianguyr) and noticed in tie
rosewater basins about the passages
an ugly, ycllowish oil floating on the
surface. Orders We're instantly given
to remove the unsightly fluid, when it
was discovered the perfume was also
removed. Thus the virtue of the essen
tial oil was found out, which is still
called in Persia Altar Djihan.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
N STORE FOR EDITORS
NewspaIermen ana Merchants will
Hobnob at a Social Function
at Sioux Falls.

Sioux Fails ArgUs-Leader: The
first day Of the editorial convention
comes on the final day Of the meeting
of the State Retail Merchants associ-
alton. The local committees having
in charge the entertainment of the
visiting editors have arranged to give
the pencil pushers a theater party
the first night Of their visit in Sioux
Falls. The retail merchants have
also arranged for a social function
at the hall on the same evening.
The merchants are determined to
have the editors for their guests for
a short period at any cost so they
have issued the following invitation
to each member Of the Press ~associa-
ton:
"Taking it for granted that you
will be here with your wife January
2l-22; j take pleasure, speaking for
the 800 merchants, members OF this
association, in asking you to kindly
accept the accompanying tickets.
After you have been entertained at
the New Theatre Thursday evening,
January 81. walk across the street to
the Auditorium and listen to some
thing extraordinary in the line of
music, and later participate in a
couple of hours OF dancing.
Who, in YOUR judgment, should we
call upon for a talk on advertising?
| mean a member Of the editorial as
ISOLATION. We want a rafting good
talker. to give TIE merchants a few
pointers at u convention. some time
Thursday, the 2lst. Who's the best
man?
In other words, the visiting editors
will he provided with a double enter
tainment on Thursday evening. 1t is
altogether likely that a large portion
of the visiting newspaper men will
take advantage of the invitation from
the retail merchants and participate
in the entertainment at their hall.
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sisseton's New Tow Mill.

Slsseton special: The new tow
mill at this place will soon be placed
in operation, the machinery having
arrived. AS soon as it is installed
the plant will he ready for business.
A large quantity of flax straw al
ready has been purchased. The new
mill will benefit the farmers OF this
part Of the state to a greater extent
than any other industry ever estab-
lished here, as it will give them a
market for a product which other
wise would largely go to waste. In
future fax straw will not be blrned
by the farmers, but will be hauled to
market and made to furnish the
farmers with ready money at a time
OF year when they have little if any
thing to do.
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rwclv- Mile. M Hour.

AT the beginning of the last century
the royal college of Bavarian ply
sicians sought to forbid steam railway
travel because it would induce de-
lirium furiosum among the passengers
and drive the spectators crazy, while
an English quarterly said that it would
as Don expect the people to suffer
themselves to be tied to one of Con-
greve's rockets as to trust themselves
to the mercy of a locomotive going at
the prodigious rate of twelve miles an
hour.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
oldc.t Fire Engine.

tue original ire engine. the tirst ma
chine of its kind ever made, is pre-
served in the old parish church at
Dartmouth, England. 1t is only 4 feet
long and 4 feet 6 inches in height. Tho
car rests on four small wheels, and the
hose is attached TO the top. A clumsy
lever placed at the back Of the car seta
the machine in motion. The stream
thus forced through the pipe was very
small and doubtless had very little ef-
dciency.
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Train Pictures.

A quaint but not impractical device
for enabling passengers who have
alighted from q railway carriage 10
dnd their compartment again is that
which has been tried on a French rail
way. 1t is a system of pictures. On
the window of the end compartment of
each carriage is a different picture-a
windmill or a soldier or q horse. This
makes recognition easy. 1t is difficult
in England and on the continent to
find the right carriage after leaving it.
The pictures in France serve much the
same purpose as the names on Amer.
lean parlor cars.
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Card Of Thanks

We desire to express our sincere APP
Dreciat,en of the kind sympathetic
help rendered rs by our many friends
during the late illness and death OF
vi loved one.
Mrs. Geo. q. James and family.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

! THINGS EDUCATIONAL. ,
2 BY y. ". CUURSEi. I
\ COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

Next regular teachers examination
March IS aud 10.
Miss Ruby Allen is proving herself
to be an educational ruby"
AT her recent school entertainment
Miss Edith Orswell made S25. 40.
The county now has a full compile
ment of school teachers and officers,
Loren Daggett having qualified.
The county commissioners believe
in the motto. Live and let live
Felix Weimer. a pupil of No. %,
has gone to his New York home.
Miss Susie Wittstruck has been
sick for a few days.
The State University at Vermillion
will run a sumner school from June
70 to July 30.
Miss Laura Tyler is being denied
educational advantages ON account OF
her mothers i'll health.
Earl Rowley began the winter term
in the Dondelinger school this week.
IL he makes a good a teacher as he
does a soldier the school will be
blessed through his services.
Special mention is made of Harold
PINCH, Alice Watkins and Clyde Tay-
lol. pupils of Miss Maude Grace, for
the manner in which they illustrated
the poem entitled, Landing OF the
Pilgrims
Thirty-four teachers of the Chicago
schools lost their lives in the recent
burning of the 1roquois theatre build
ing.
Last fall Miss Myrtle Holshire re-
solved that she would attend every
teaclaer's meeting this year. Thus
far She has kept her pledge regard
less OF the weather. 1t is this kind
OF an educational spirit implanted in
a teachers bosom that meets with
success, regardless OF conditions.
a recent medical report shows more
cases Ut catarrh in South Dakota,
Texas and Oregon than in all the
other states combined. The disease
is caused by climatic conditions.
This point is worthy of every teach
er's attention in their geography les.
sons.
There will be a Joint celebration
held by all the schools In the county,
February ~. In honor of Washington,
Lincoln, and Mckinley. The full
plan will appear later.
Referring to our program for our
January teachers meetings Mrs.
Maud Russell Carter, county super
%intendent OF Hughes county, writes !:
~ have perused the page with inter-
est, and think the idea a good one.n
Annual school officers meeting
Monday, Feb. Is. Hon. George w.
Nash. state superintendent OF public
instruction, will address the meeting.
An effort will be made to get school
boards to allow their teachers to at
tend also.
Teachers meeting at Mt. Vernon
last Saturday was rot up to the
standard. The attendance was high
" satisfactory, but several unavold-
able features entered into and marred
the program.
Certificates OF Award have been is
sued TO Paul Howard, Ell. G.. Coursey
teacher; to Fannie and Herbert Wat
son, Miss Alice Doyle teacher: to
Flora Moses, Miss Matte Wittstruck
teacher.
Miss Anna Elsner will give an elo-
stationary recital at the Tyler school
house in Prosper township, Saturday
evening, January %, beginning at s
p. N. sharp. Admission: adults rs
cents; children Is cents. Miss Elsner
is not only a reader, but a poetess. A
good treat is in store for the people
Of Prosper. Let the school house be
filled.
Card of Thanks
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Don't begin the new year with a
cold. Take Coles Cough Cure and
be free from the annoyance and dam
ger connected with Il mid-winter
cough. Get Cole's-lt is guaranteed.
25 and SOC by all druggists.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Baby Blubber.

Fat babies said the eminent scien-
fist. are unhealthy. You may think
because a baby is fat that it is in the
pink of condition. but the fat is simply
60 much blubber."
my baby isn't fat" said the detected
father, "but we can't sleep at night be-
cause he has too much blubber."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

Every seal on horse detracts from
its value and a wise man always
Keeps a box Of Coles Veterinary Car
bolisalve handy. 1t is guaranteed to
cure all sores and bruises without
scars and to renew the hair in its
original color. Get Coles. SOC and
$40 by all druggists.
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just "a Guess.

II saw you put walking with your
wife yesterday"
81 didn't know you knew my wife"
II don't"
"Then what makes you think it was
she that you saw me with?"
You didn't appear to be saying any
thing to her."-Chicago Record-Herald
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a Fair Question.

A hypochondriac who visitad Sit
Conan Doyle in the days when lie was
. prac'icing physician complained o.
"a very bad side" He told his story in
great detail. says the London Chronicle.
He put his hand above his waist line
and said:
81 get Il sharp pain here, doctor
whenever ! touch my head"
"Why on earth, then. do you touch
your head:" DR.. Doyle asked mildly
but dryly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

Head aches, black rings under the
eyes, dizzy spells. tired feeling, bad
taste in the mouth, sour stomach,
absolutely cured by HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. IS cents. Scallin
Bros.
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Why They parted.

He-Their engagement is broken off.
She-For what reason?
"Why. he told her one night that
when he was at his work her face was
ever before him.
"Well::"
"NVhy. he's a Observation-Disclosures
Statesman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Used to 1t.

Jonah was giving the details of the
episode.
But" they said. did your wife
believe you when you said you had
been three days in the whale?"
"Yes,' he returned. "She said 1 had
given her much more improbable ex-
cuses before"
With a happy smile he went down
town to buy her a handsome present.
Harper's Bazaar.
Nine. Rolnnd's Request.
When Nine. Roland was on the SCAT
fold she asked for pen and paper to
note the peculiar thoughts that lowered
about her on the last journey. It is 4
pity they We're refused, for in a tran
gull mind thoughts rise up at the close
of life hitherto unthinkable, like blessed
inward voices alighting in glory on the
submits of the past.-Goethe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Humane.

Dycr-Why don't they limit the speed
Of automobiles in this town?
Deddun-Because they think it is bet.
ter to kill a man than to MAIN him.
Town Topics.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

1T was careless of me to say that 1
admired Bacon" remarked the young
woman with glasses.
did you offend some Shakcspcarean
student%'
mo. 1t was Il Chicago pork packer.
He frigidly remarked that he didn't
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

knowledge ought to bring us happi-
ness. whether it brings us money or
not: for knowledge is life. and no man
lives in this age who has not knowl-
edge; for ignorance has neither life nor
happiness more than comes to that
which graZes in Il field.-Schoolmaster.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
Baltimore
Valuation,

"Diggins a y he is going to be
worth $500 before he dies"
He'll he Disappointed answered the
man who always sneers. "He may
possess that much money, but on his
OWL merits he'll never be worth 2
cents. "-Washington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15
All In n Hurry.

"Did her father refuse you in so
many words?"
"Well, l wouldn't like to say how
many. He's a fast talker, and they all
seemed to run together, and the old
mar and l ran together too."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

Time never drags nor does life ever
seem monotonous to those who are al
ways working, thinking. learning and
growing.-Maxwelrs Talisman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

brilliant and impulsivc people, dc
elares a lecturer OH p~hysiognomy. have
black eyes, or if they don't have them
they're apt TO get them If they're o
tmpulsive.>
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Calvert, Jr.-What is your uncle DO
ing now:
Balty Moorc-Sitting on jurics.
Calvert. Jr.~-Whnt? Why. 1 thought
he was judge in one of the higher
courts.
Balty Moore-IIe is. Baltimore
American.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

Coles Sarbolisoap is simply de-
|ightful for use in hard or soft wat
er. You can always enjoy the luxury
a foamy, perfumed bath if you use
ca1bolisoap. BE sure to get Coles.
1t is sold by all druggists.
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Dr.. Frsyberg voucheslfor Story.

Salem::Spccial: Last week ETH.
Wilson, the we'll known salem attor-
ney. whom his friends sometimes call
"Tug," was over at Mitchell visit
ing his. friend Dr.s..Freyberg. One
m%orning..the DR.. .:invited MIR. w. to
Jake a ride with him.in the country
where he wished to visit as patient.
AS Tug relates it he went, and they
had gone four or five miles when they
espled on the side Of the road a tine
hound dog looking into a hole under
a small bridge where lit was evident
the canine had just driven a rabbit.
So intent was the hound on captur-
ing the game that 1T paid no atten-
tion to the doctor and his compan-
ion as they passed. Returning about
two hours after what was their sur
Prise to discover the same dog stand
ing in the spot they left it and gaz-
ing as earnestly as before into the
hole under the bridge. Tug, as ev-
erybody knows, is of an investigating
turn Of mind, and got out of the
sleigh to ascertain the situation.
What was his surprise to find the
faithful hound rigid and motionless,
frozen stiff in his tracks. This is a
funny story, but the funniest part of
it is the fact that Tug i'm telling the
tale looks out from under his glasses
at his listener as if he expected the
latter to believe his story. -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

Terribly Burned, Scared for Life!
We read such headlines every day.
If Coles Carnolisalve were used
there would be no scars. 1t is guar
anteed to quickly step t.le pain of
burns and scalds and heal without a
scar. Get Coles. If it isn't Coles
it isn't Carbolisalve. % and soc by
all druggists.