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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
UNCLE SANS NEW RIFLE.
Old krae Being Put Away to Max.
Room for the New Springfield.
Continued Next weekly

Room for the New Springfield.
The work Of replacing the old black
powder Springfield rifle in the National
Guard with the Krag-Jorgensen is only
nov fairly under way and already the
Krag Is obsolete and is to be superseded
by q new Springfield. This weapon,
which 10 now undergoing its service
tests, 10 Officially described In the CUR
rent number OF the Journal Of the Mill
stary Service Institution.
It II a magazine rife, centrally fed by
clips.
Il has a rod bayonet which may bs
used also as a cleaning rod.
It's caliber Is 80.
II fires q 220 grain bullet-say half
an ounce-wtth 1873 grains Of smokeless
powder.
The bullet starts OH at a velocity Of
2,3OO feet per second. and is still going
at the ate OF 958 feet per second when.
1t has Travelled LOCO yards, at which
point It has left a striking energy Of
Az. 9-foot pounds. The energy at the
muzzle Is 1851 .6-foot pounds. and the
bullet will penetrate over four and a
half feet Of white pine at a distance Of
ffty-three feet.
The new rifle Is made Of eighty-two
pieces. :
It Is to be provided with riot
cartridges, each containing two round
balls made OF lead and tin in the pro-
portion Of 16 to Luminous ratio-and
propelled by "a grains Of smokeless
powder. These bullets will have an ef-
fective range of 200 yards.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
The new rife is made Of eighty-two
How. : Ball 4. "cured.r

Professor ]. j. Thompson. who came
over from Cambridge, Eng, TO deliver the
Benjamin Silliman course Of lectures at
Yale this year, said when asked recently
as to what effect the establishment Of
the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford would
have on the cause OF education. that he
feared the benefits to physics would be
more than Offset by the American
strengthening Of Oxford's athletic ma
terial. He was asked to give the ex-
PLANTATION Of q curved pitched ball.
..The ball follows its nose, SO to speak,.
said he. .If 1t leaves the pitchers hand
revolving downward on q horizontal axis
1t is bound to drop. II 1t leaves revolving
upward on a horizontal axis 1t follows fits
nose and rises. When the ball travels on
. vertical axis. revolving outward from
the batsman the outcurve is the result
and similarly on q vertical axis. with an
inward revolution tho reverse Is the re-
suit. The outdrop IL the result OF the
balls travelling on a %slanting axis with
an outward revolution and SO on. The
axis and revolutions are determined by
the manner of the spheres leaving the
pitchers hand. and there you are" B
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
Two young men were strolling along
= quiet street. deep in a discussion on
eoryhAMr 1908
" v. R.HtARsE

Two young men were strolling along
a quiet street. deep in a discussion on
the gentler sex.
Yes. girls gre mereenary little
said one OF them with a laugh. Even
the mes that look like wonder-eyed
angels fresh dropped from heaven
II can't agree with you there, old
chap. II she's the right kind of a girl,
she don't marry for money-that Is. not
until she's persuaded herself she's in
love with the man, not the money"
there isn't a girl in existence but would
jump at the chance Of Decorating the
wife of h first millionaire who asked
her-providing, of course. she wasn't
already In love with some n else"
They turned the corner and the man
behind heard no more. But the con-
v%ersatton started q train of thought in
his own mind, over whica. he pondered
long after he lat finished his walk and
had smoked two cigars in his apart
ments.
In the years that followed the fright
full accident of his boyhood, that left
him with a marred. deformed face. he
social intercourse. Nature planned
him a comedy man, in body and spirit.
Fate ordained otherwise.
On The street or in the drawing
room, wherever a wcmar saw him, h
turned quickly aside with disgust and
horror pictured in her face. Few men
even could hide from their faces a most
involuntary flash Of repulsion.
Fortune lac smiled on MIN in one re-
spect-in giving him great wealth,
though at times that seemed more a
mockery than a blessing. All that
money could buy was his, but alas!
even the omnipotence Of money could
not purchase a handsome face.
The weighty question for present
consideration being: Are women mer-
cenary?" Disguised that he should
permit his thoughts to dwell on woman,
mercenary or unnercenary. he picked
UP a paper in an effort to change the
current of his thoughts.
His y lighted OF the personal"
column. He read, unconsciously at
first. an "object matrimony" advertise
ment. when suddenly his thoughts and
what he was reading blended in one
idea. A most excellent way to settle
the question discussed by the men in
the street.
With a sort of malicious joy. he sat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05

down to write an advertisement for
the personals"
WANTED, A WIFE.-A man with
money and a broken nose desires to
marry a lady of beauty.
He signed it can Ugly Millionaire"
and, being new to such matters, a
his correct address.
pressionless man who served him alike
in the jungles of India, the steppes of
Russia, or the wilds of Africa, he told
him to see that it appeared in the
morning papers. And James, without
displaying h shock he felt, obeyed.
The following day James duties were
strenuous. At an undreamed of early
hour the bell began to ring, and kept it
up all day. Ladies of every description
called that day at Blake's bachelor
apartments. James heard someone re-
mark in the hall that the ugly gentle
man must be holding a reception.
Every post brought letters in such
quantities. that Blake gave up the task
Of trying to read them all, and show
eled them unopened into the waste
basket.
which now n then broadened into ex-
plosive laughter as he read some IN
usually idiotic letter.
1t had not proved a diversifying sport.
In his modification he felt a wild rage
and a mad desire to strike every wom-
an in the face.
Why had he exposed himself to -uch
humiliation? The thought Of really
marrying any woman. handsome or
ugly, who would answer such an ad-
vertisement had never entered his head.
Excuse me, sir, but there's three
young ladies' downstairs as won't go
away. They say they're sure they
would suit if only you'd let EN- in"
and James looked apologetically insist
ent.
send them away: 1 can't see any
more. Thank them all. and say I've
made a choice-anything to get rid Of
them quick, they're on my nerves. From
the window Blake saw the street lined
with hansoms waiting to deposit their
fair burdens at his door.
II must get out of this: I can't stand
IT." Though late in the afternoon. still
they came in unending procession.
Making hts way out OF a side door, he
hurried down the street In an effort to
drown the bitterness that filled his
soul In all the wide world there was
no one who cared whether be lived OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05

died. He knew now that he could buy
a wife-..a lady of beauty"
Without needing he walked. seeing
and hearing nothing. Suddenly he
stopped. Directly in front Of him stood
a beautiful girl smiling at him. Put
ting u her hand, h touched his arm.
saying:
1T am waiting for you. dear!!"
Too startled to speak, he stared down
into the tender blue eyes that looked
unflinchingly into his, while the smile
Of welcome lowered on the sweet lips.
and the little gloved hand rested Ia
afraid on his arm.
he tried to think what 1t all meant. The
girl had. of course, mistaken him for
someone else: but, merciful heaven,
how could n mistake him for anoth-
er?
Now. like fire, the thought burned
through his brain that this was what
had never come to him before, such q
look OF confidence and love from the
face OF a lovely, innocent girl. the
most exquisite ace he had ever seen.
At a peculiar movement Of the head,
he jumped as though something had
struck hlm. Bending lower, he peered
for a second time into her face: throw
ing back his head, a low, sardonic
laugh escaped him.
ooh! What was that?" as, with a
pale, terrified look. the girl chung closer
to him. IL
Fate's mockery! The girl was blind!
When he gained control of himself,
he sal in a voice so kind and gentle 1t
sounded strange to his own ears:
My ear child. can 1 be OF any as
sistance 80 you?"
AT the sound of his voice she stepped
back in surprise.
"Oh. I thought you were my father!
Your step is so like his. I beg your
pardon. / am SO sorry!"
As She made the apology there was no
fear in her manner. Evidently this
blind girl had been SO carefully shield
ed from harm she knew no cause for
being afraid.
Blake on questioning her e.ound that
her home was in Richmond, that she
had zone with her father to make a
business call in the vicinity. She was
to have waited for him in the garden,
but firing of that she had walked about
and must have turned III of the gate
that brought her unknowingly into the
street.
After considering what could be done.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
considering what could be done,
BACHELOR

1T was decided that Blake should ac.
company her home. Calling a four
wheeler. they were driven to the near
est underground station. Her childliks
Innocence completely won his heart,
her great loneliness made his blood
beat fast and his breathing hard. He
almost wished that the journey might
never end.
Her name was Marjorie Brooke; she
was an only child, nineteen years old,
and had been born blind. She was not
saddened by her affection as he had
been by his.
A new feeling of thankfulness came
upon him. He realized then that, al
though made frightful to loo upon, he
had been blessed in having seen the
flowers, he trees and the wonderful
beauties of the world.
A great peace came over his soul, and
he knew long ere that short Journey
had come to an end and they had
reached the home of Marjorie Brooke
that the fulflment of his life rested in
the tiny hands Of this blind girl.
The distress of the father at not find
Ing hts daughter, the happiness of the
parents when She was brought home to
them, there Is no need to record. Blake
found that he needed no introduction
In the family, for Mr.. Brooke was the
English representative of one Of Blake's
city offices, and he was most welcome
In their home.
Why should I go on with the tale?
You have guessed its sequel-that the
cordial welcome extended to Blake on
his first visit tempted him to repeat 1t
many times.
In he long hours they spent in each
others company, he read to her his ia
vorite books. or talked Of things he had
seen in journeys acros the earth, and
together they learned through their
mutual love:
How beautiful it is to be alive"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
Adm,ra4inn

Washington STAR: There. ON. thing :
nust say for Charley" said young Mrs.
Eerkins. and that is that he has a won.
Rerful talent for economy. 1 suggested
yesterday that we could save a Considerable
amount OF money II he would quit smols-
What did he say to that?" =
II said 1t was a splendid idea. But
he remembered that the war between IN
tobacco firms IL likely to make cixars
cheaper than usual. So he's going to wait
! year or two and quit when the saving
will be greater"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
l~nattentivs Walters.

Baltimore American: stranger-Ars tho
walters here attentive to you7
Pretty Cashier-sir-r-r-r?
stranger-Oh. no 0ftense, I assure you.
I was only carrying out the instructions
as printed on the bill Of fare. which says,
'Please report my inattention Of walters
to cashier" And I thought II they were
!nattentive to you I3would report them
that's all.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05

Coffee IL a very strong antiseptic.
There are many diseases the mlcrobes
II which are Destroyed By It
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05

Savings banks in New Jersey hold
unclaimed amounts aggregating $eo,-
aak
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05

down to write an advertisement for
the personals"
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

President Roosevelt's third an nual message was submitted to Congress on Tuesday, like all his state papers that have appeared in the past is interesting reading 1t states how the trusts should be dealt with-that great corpo. rations are necessary, that they can be handled only by the gov ernment of the United States and not by state government. 1t is noticeable that he refrains rom any recommendation of revis- ion of the tariff; neither does he mention statehood for the terri tories, if he is in favor of early legislation along these lines he will likely advise congress to that effect later.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

1t has been announced by the newspapers of Arizona that Col. w. G. Greene will in the near fu- ture build a railroad from Cana nea to Nogalles. The survey has been completed and the work of grading and laying track will soon be commenced and hurried ly pushed to completion. The new road will cross Proto Bros. big Cocospera ranch, pass Devi- sadoros, follow the wagon road through Consul M. Mascarena's magnificent Santa Barbara and Buena Vista ranches and come in to Nogales, Sonora and Mexico, at point south of the city. No place will the new railroad touch Uncle Sam's domain, it being Col. .Greene's desire and intention to make his road independent of this country.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

A special to the Morning Jour- nal, from Roswell, N. M., under date of Dec. 1st, 1904 states:- All Roswell is rejoiced today over the award of the Hondo con- tracts, which havejust been made at Washington. The Taylor Moore Construction company of Hillsboro, Texas, received six of the schedules, and the Slinkard Construction company of this city one schedule. The totalcost of the reservoir will be $25O,OOO. The contractors will make bond at once, and, according to con- tract, the reservoir must be com pleted nine months after the sign ing of the contracts. It will at once bring into irrigation fifteen thousand acres of land within sixteen miles of this city.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

There must be a cause for the higher wages and better living in America than elsewhere, and that cause is the Protective Tar tiff, which enables the manufac- turer to produce his goods at a fair margin of profit and to share this profit with his employees Springfield Union.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

Thirty-two thousand ruralfree delivery routes will be in opera tion in the United States on July 1, 1905. This service will cost the government little more than S2,OOO,OOO.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

A new railroad will soon be un- der construction from Denver, Colorado, to Boise, Idaho, a dis tance of eight hundred miles. It is to cost $1O,OOO,OOO. New England and Chicago capitalists are back of the enterprise.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
Joint Statehood.

The question of admitting the remaining territories as states will probably occupy agood deal of the attention of congress dur. the winter session. A bill is pen ding to admit New Mexico and Arizona as a single state, and it seems to present the only pros pect for statehood for those ter ritories in the near future.
 It is understood that the meas ure has received the approval of President Roosevelt, and it is as- serted that it is joint statehood or none at all. So far as the present congress is concerned, there is no question that New Mexico and Arizona will be ex- cluded unless they come in as a single state. What they might look for in the more or less re- mote future IS a different matter.
 United they would make great state, and each is so little devel- oped as yet that they would cas- fly and speedily grow into each other if placed under the same placed under the same state gov ernment. Their resources would be great enough to support a large population, and the new commonwealth would speedily rise to strength and dignity. In area it would rank next to Tex as, and in course of time would become one of the most powerful states of the far west.
 These and other considerations suggest that the people both of New Mexico and Arizona should encourage the joint statehood plan. They should be willing to accept statehood under those conditions, opening, as they can, the path of greatness and power, rather than throw away all the chance of being admitted into the union for it may be many years to come. The pride of Arizona would be preserved by conferring its name upon the new state, while New Mexico would secure the capital under a provision of the enabling act making Santa Fe the capital of the joint state. The hope of securing separate statehood should not blind the people to the probability that nothing but joint statehood is within their each.-Denver Re- publican.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

The first newspaper published in this territory was the Arizona Miner at Ft. Whtpple. The first issue appeared March 9, 1864.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR. S2.oo IN ADVANCE.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

Entered at the Postofiice at Holbrook, Ari-
 zona. as Second Glass Mail Matter.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

6Ms- Address all communications and make All bills payable to The Argus.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
HOLBROOK ARGUS

Official Paper of Navajo County
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-27
INTY
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Alice were Miller visitors this week
The town library wiz be open We'd
nesdays and Saturdays from 7:3o to
$50 in the forenoon.
Father Mccarthy win hold services
at the Catholic church next Sunday.
He is the permanent pastor at this
place.
Miss May Redmond, Mrs JAS. Red
mond and children Percy and May
visited a few days at John Struts, 20
miles north Of town, enjoying the
scenery, boat rides, ETC., of that bean
tiful place.
Mrs. Ostrander was away a week or
so with their little boy intending to
have his throat treated, but the phys
ician discovered that he had kidney
trouble and the operation for the
throat was deferred until ne ecoyers
from the other ailments
Rev. A. O. Swartwood is
west of Pierre.
Miss Warke is at Huron
for the summer.
p. I'll. Coquillette has ad-
ded another story to his
cottage near the courthouse.
A nice furnished room in
central part of town to rent
to gentlemen. Enquire at
this office.
Lars Peterson has a neat
little home In the west part
of town. Trees and flow
ers are numerous about the
house.
The family of Thos Muir
ray arrived this week and
will live on the Dr. Lane
place north of town. This
family will be a welcome
acquisition to the commun-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hemming-
son, of Highmore are
the proud parents of a
little daughter. Grandpa
and Grandma Lowell and
Aunt lone have all been out
to see the youngster-
Thos Mathis and sister are
enjoying a visit from their
mother, who arrived from
Indiana a few days ago.
She was accompanied by
Miss Jennie Brown. a neice.
They are much pleased with
South Dakota.
As will be seen by the
advertisement J.W. Coquil-
lette is again in business.
He is a No /. business man
and will have a big trade
His daughter Bessie, a.
pleasant young lady, and
Mr.. Webbing are his asis-
tants in the store.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-01
Russian Heir Christened.

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-A wave
of rejoicing and festivity swept over
Russia with the rising of the sun on
the christening day Of the heir to the
Russian throne, eliminating when the
TIE Deum, softly chanted in the beauti-
fui little church Of the Peterhof Pal
ace, announced that the ceremony was
accomplished, and the news was her.
aided to the world without by the
crash of cannon and the Ginning Of
innumerable church bells, echoing from
the Baltic to the Black Sea, and from
the frontiers of Poland to the confines
of the farthest East. Notwithstand-
ing the momentous events passing az
the front, the whole population turned
gladly for the time being from more
serious considerations to participating
Ia the day Of glittering ceremonial and
pageantry at Peterhof, where the tiny
successor Of the great White Car re-
Ceived at the hands of the Church the
lame Of Alexis Nicholaevitch, from
which he is destined to pass in course
Of time to the dignity and responsible
tv Of Antocrat Of all he Russians.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-01
Negro Had a Fit.

Bamberg. Special.-In what came
near resulting in seriou saffair, David
Kinard, young white man OF this
town, was severely bruised and torn,
as well as choked by George Hasell,
negro man, Saturday about l o'clock.
Mr.. Kinard was sitting in the entrance
Of his fathers livery stables, quietly
reading, when Hasell walked in and
without saying anything, jerked the
chair young Kinard was sitting in,
and in so doing threw him out. Kinard
jumped up and hit the negro, and then
they clinched, the negro falling on top.
They scuffled in this way for several
minutes, one being on top awhile and
then the other. Finally Hassell seized
Mr.. Kinard by the throat and succeeded
in backing him against a buggy. 1t
was only after desperate attempt
that the negro was thrown of, and
then Kinard called for help. In a very
short time large crowd had gathered
around and were all trying to get the
negro, but he withstood the attempts
with remarkable show Of strength.
Finally he was carried to the city guard
house, where he Is now.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-01
Foreign Affairs.

The American authorities in Shang-
hai and Washington disavowed an
intention to interfere with the Japa-
rese at Shanghai.
The bombardment of Port Arthur
was continued fiercely.
Thirty-fve men were killed and s.
wounded in q hand-to-hand battle be-
tween Uruguayan troops and reyolu-
tionists.
Paraguayan revolutionists captured
the garrison of Villa Reyes, consisting
Cf 200 men.
The British Association in session at
Cambridge, England, discussed the cot
ton crisis, but seemed unable to find a
remedy.
The Russian Holy Synod has reduced
from seven to two years the time In
which divorced persons are allowed to
remarry.
The Russian cruiser Novik, after a
fight with two japanese cruisers, was
driven ashore on Sakhalin Island and
partly sunk.
American Consul Goodnow has or
cered the monitor Monadnock and
other American warships to be ready
to protect the neutality OF Shanghai
supposed to be threatened by the Japa-
nese Navy.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-01
Dead Child Found in a Well.

Chester, Special.-Tuesday afternoon
two negro boys went to we'll in one
Of the negro settlements Of the town
to draw water. AS the bucket failed to
Sink they looked into the we'll to try
to find the cause. They called two
passers-by who drew up from the water
a dead female child, a bright mulatto,
apparently three or four months old.
The case was reported to Coroner ]. H.
GLADDEN., who summoned DR.. w. B. Cox
to make examination. DR.. Cox said the
child had been dead from "a to 4S
hours. A jury Of inquest was empaneled
and rendered a verdict that the child
came to its death from drowning at the
hands Of persons to the jury unknown.
The verdict was not accepted by the
coroner, who adjourned the jury Of in
Quest for further inquiry into the
case
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-01
charaed With Cow Stealing.

spartanburg, special.-The police
received telephone information Mon
cay morning that cow had been stol-
en- at Pacolet mills last night. An hour
afterwards a negro named Arthur Sal
ters, was in the lookup. He had
brought the cow here and sold the
animal to Mr.. Vandiver. butcher. Mr..
Yandiver was carrying the cow along
to a lot and had not paid the negro
who was waiting on Morgan square lor
his money. Chief Dean identified the
cow from the description he received
over the phone and informed Mr.. Van
diver A few minutes afterwards, Mr..
yandiver and police in citizens
clothes went to the Morgan monument
and arrested Salters. The owner OF the
cow came to the city Monday AFTERNOON
and identified and carried home his
property.