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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
'cALIEp 10 NEBRASKA
Dr.lNicholson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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ofNebraska Weslsyan Uni
vernty.


a special telegram from Lincoln.
Men. announces thai Dis Thomas
Nicholson president of Dakota Yves.
ssleyaH University of this city, has
been elected to the presidency Of the
Nebraska Wesleyan Uniyersity, such
action having been taken a few days
ago.
In O nSefsation with Dr. Nlclol-
o relative to the matter, he stated
that up TO the present time he had
received no official notification that
such action had been taken, and is
Inclined 10 think that the statement
lis rather premature. DIR. Nicholson
said, however that his name had
been used in connection With the pp-
8ssitton and that the trustees had
urged biinsto accept the same, but
b stlling bad never gone any farther
than that. The position had been.
rendered. him and he had been in
formed Chat his nam had been favor
ably received.
1881 NIC1lOlSOH was 6ShCu M11dL
would be bis action when he had
been OFFICIALLY notified of his election,
but the president declined to make
any statement in advance OF the
modification, saying that there would.
{ bespleily OF time for talk when he
SMas sire he bad been elected.
The. Nebraska Wesleyan University
s q Niger Institution than the d
az Mitchell, and has an enrolment
Of about 1000 students, is locate ] III
the capital Of tue state, and the po-
SSs1tlOns while Offering a much larger
8alaTys has other attractions that
may be the means of taking him
aWay fism Mitchell.
Since Dr. Nicholson came TO Mitch
III anew life has been infused into.
Dakota Wesleyan. It has grown In
student numbers, It's faculty has been
impTOyed upon, q higher grade of
studentsSls noticeable. and the whole
atmosphere has been changed. Dir.
Nicholson has accomplished a won
MsdCrinl wOrk-nore than was antici-
pated in the Two short years that he
shassDeen associated with the college,
He has brought the town aud college
into much stronger and closer .rela-
:Ett0nsllip, has Infused a stronger adj
sn1iration and brought the people Of
SAttcpellg TO stronger realization of
What the COLLEGE means to the town
tllan ever before !: heahas Rot every
body personally interested i'd doing
things Tor the i%nstitution. For him
! seyer Ms connection with the
college n0MsWonld mean asseyere blow
10 it,Sand how 10 circunvent his
leaving IS ~aEQuestton that the board
of ifusteesa ana the citizens OF Mitch
ell Will have 10 meet before he
Isreaches decisson. There may be
othermea who couldsturn iD and do,
the same thing thatsDr. Nicholson
has accomplished, but to get them is
smother question. We all realize
that be am 70 Mitchellsalt a sac:ri-
flee, and be has remained By the col
lege when be could have bettered
hinlself on several occasions. We be-
~lieyeStllat Dr.. Nicholson fully realizes
that he has the friendship and earn
est hearty support OF every citizen OF.
Mitchell ia working out the success
ofsthe institution, aud the question
arises With greater force than
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
m. Deacent.

woody declares his grandfather
descended from one OF the greatest
houses in England"
.Ah, yes; I did hear q story about the
old man falling OFF a roof he was re-
pairing once for Lord Somebody or
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

W hero or a genius, or both, is the man
who guesses right most Of the time
and then does it.-Louisville Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

cadence Of prayer and indulge in an
outburst of apparently lndomltable
rage abusing the herb image with
fierce invective and furious gestures.
When he had finished he gave signal
with his arms. and the other lamas
burst Into n tremendously noisy che
rus. setting all the uoisy Instruments
to work at the same time
The lay congregation. having started
up. ran ont Of the tent and three times
circled round II. beating II with sticks
and yelling in the most blood -curdling
manner all the while. md then re-en-
tered the tent rs pr-'ipItately MS they
had quilted It. Then. while the Others
hid their faces. the Grand Lama set
fire to the herb image and carried II
from the tent Into the plain. where he
watched it burn and mathematical II
In the teut the other lamas TRANQUILITY
chantei prayers In II solemn tone.
The expulsion having been thus ne
compliShcd In the finest manner. the
members Of the family secured torches
AMI accompanied by the nine lamas
all making night hideous with cries
and beating of instruments. escortssi
the patient 10 another tent whore she
fell asleep. to awaken later without
her fever. The nominations Succeeded
To the am1zcment of the travellers ami
the illness did not return.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
a. Z EDITORIALS


marriage without the necessity of adding them
ute The average young of today hestates take
unto himself helpmeet unless he that he can give
her equal comforts to those she has enjoyed her
fathers roof All grandparents thought necessary
and 81 for the preacher. when
lid not have the 81 the minister had 0 wait
Such law would not reduce the number Of arrages.
tend In to bring about the survival of only
he httes Those who feared they might within the
Inhibition would trek to Iowa Kansas Illinois Arkan-
>as where there such laws and back legally
ound together. And II the marriage legal where
contracted II would he legal here. There would
always be out Love laughed at egisla tors long
before the first ocksmith born-Kansas City World
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
PfODleIn of COurtShin.

When does courtship begin? At the
moment when a man first meets his
affinity? At the time when he realizes
that the only girl in the world" is his
affinity? Or at the time when he de-
tern1nes to let her guess his views on
the subject!
This delicate question was raised In
the English Probate and Divorce
Court The president, Sir Francis
Jeune. was compelled to admit that
the solution was beyond him.
The point was raised in this way:
A young man named George White
head was asking the court to declare
that the Scotch marriage between his
parents was valid.
His mother. Mrs. Whitehead, was
called as witness In support of his
case, and gave evidence about her
courtship, which began, she said. in
the gardens that flank Princes street
In Edinburgh
How long had your husband been
counting you when he proposed TO
you:" asked counsel.
Mrs. Whitehead hesitated. finding
the query hard TO answer and the
president came to her rescue.
can anyone say that?" he re-
marked. II doubt if man knows
himself when he first begins TO court
a girl.'-Chicago Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

"How's business. Peter" inquired
the blue faced policeman as he stepped
inside the bootblack's shed to warm
himself.
We'll. sub. il amt taxin' nah ply
steal powahs beyond de limits of en-
duhrance to keep up VIII II, no sub.
replied the bootblack, officiolisly shak
ing down the stove CRATE and shovel
Ing in more coal. Same tahm. All
en't complalnin'."
Getting rich. eh:'
NO. sub All emit whut yo' might
call gcttn' rich. but Ahm mckkin
money. Aid get rich. too II All had
a iii capuhtal. Capuhtal is whut Aim
needin in this yer business, yassuh. ="
Put in plush chairs for the custom
ers to sit ON. eh:"
NO. sub All wouldn' frow nah
money away that away Plush chains
woulden' 60 VIII this OIL shack nohow
Spllnt-bottoms is good ernuff 70 NAH
trade. No. sub. If All had capuhtal
Aid extend nah business. Some day
All mex as much as three dollahs ovah
en- above NAH rent en- othah expenses
-yesSuh. Three dOllahs cleah. Now,
eff All had capuhtal ernuff Ah'd mach
ully rent two or three othah shacks en-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
DRIVING OUT A DEMON.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


ON the plains of Tartarv, the Land
Of Grass the struggles between good
spirits and demons often occasion CON
siderable annoyance for the ignorant
trlhesmen and afford profitable employ
lnent for the lamas. Peres Hue and
CADET, French ira velers who crossed
them three-Score years ago. witnes sed
the struggles Of the learned men to
drive out one Of the demons.
The aunt Of the chief Of an cncamp
meat IN the Valley of the Dark Wat
erS was i'll of n fever. Her nephew
waited in patience. but she did not get
well and at last he called in the ,aiuas
His worst fears We're confirmed 4
demon of considerable rauk was pres
cnt in her and must DO cast ont a task
for which the lamas would need to be
We'll paid. Fight others were at once
called in by the first. ana together they
lnade. from dried herbs, an Image
which they called the demon of In
termitteut FtverS." This Image they
put N the patients tent
An hour before midnight the lamas
ranged themselves In S"m-circic in
one end Of the tent. with cymhAls. sea,
sh.llS. bells. tambouriues and other
uOi>y Instruments. The remainder Of
the family made nj the circle. while
the patient crDuchci opposite tho i'm
age Of the demon The chief lama had
before him copper basin filled with
mil.et and some little paste images.
The tent was full of smoke from the
hearth fire.
Upon a given signal the clerical or
chestl'a began II noisy overture. the lay
witnesses beating time with their
hands. The diabOllcHl concert over.
the Grand Lama opened the book OF
exorcisms and began chanting the
forms
From time to time he scattered mil
let 10 the four points Of the compass.
Sometimes he would quit the regular
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

when II comes to moving pack Of
dogs down.
Dogs. for this reason, fight shy OF
cntamOunts. They never let the trail
get too hot. beause they want to
keep reasonable distance behind In the
chase. The fact is have known dogs
to quit the trail when it was fresh
enough to indicate that the distance
between them and the catamount
could be measured In seconds They
will scatter and scampcr around to
all sides OF the trail resorting TO the
same circular course they describe
when they suddenly lose trail. They
do not care to surprise 4 catamount
10y rushing upon him suddenly They
know what II VIII mean 20 them. Even
pups out on their first chase seem to
be- wise enough instinctivcly to give
the catamount a wide range
They are desperate lighters. and In
the season when food Il scarce. and
when they heroine lean Rnd lank from
foraging they are especially desperate.
] remember an experience | had n few
years ago. says writc' in the New
Orleans Times democrat with.
foating down the 81 francis River
in a dusout some forty miles M from
the mouth ~ the river. had a friend
in the dugout with me. Suddenly W.,
hcarl limb above Us wish back a.
II relieved Of q heavy weight. and bon
an instant something f'll Zoo tho river
A. the side ~ "a, cal,e u Was a
catanount The animal had tried t.
land In the canoe FOR lie purpose of
attacking MS ami had leaped from n
limb which hung out over the river
at an elevation Of thirty feet.
There was M provocatlon pxcept
the innate desperateness OF the beast
for We had no idea that catsmount
was within ten miles 81 whore We were
quietly floating down the river W.
killed him. They are rad members
and you don't have 10 corner them in
order to get a fight"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
4 Ig n h

Aid let 'em out TO er dollah en- or
half ovah en- above expenses to some
puhsons es didn't have capuhtal en-
then all And have to do would be to
call aroun' en- collect nah rents. Dol
lar en- or hat look mighty big to some
o these yer cullahd boys wtfout cap
initial"
It's good scheme said the police
man. How much capital do you think
you'd want to start it?'
Well sub. now yo'vc got me, suah,"
replied the bootblack, with a mellow
gurgle. TELL yo' the truf, | en't done
figured on It. not to get 1t down pos
sumtively. These yer comuhcial oper-
atoms tex er right smaht er tigurin'"
How much have you cleared to-
day."
"Fohty cents to-day" replied the
bootblack. but then Aid have to fig
ure nah rent en- puhsnal expenses
outen that
IF that's the case don't believe I'll
invest any of my capital with you,"
said the policeman. shaking his head.
Hi yah" laughed the bootblack.
"Ah gave mahse'f away then, suah"
you're n tinancier, all the same"
said the policeman as he went out
Chicago Daily News
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

was when he was struggling with his
earlier inventions, and he had about
as clear an idea Of the value of a
bank check as the man In the moon.
lie had finally sold his patent on Tho
gold and stock indicator to the West
ern Union Telegraph Company and
had called at its office to close the
deal After few preliminaries he
was given check for forty thousand
dollars. He eyed it curiously and ap-
peared to be puzzled what to do with
II. Observing his perplexity, General
l-efferts. then president Of the West
ern Union. told him that. II he would
go to the Bank Of America in Wall
street he would get the cash on his
check.
$50 | started" said Edison, after
carefully folding up the check, and
went toward Wall street. SO uncer-
tain was | In regard to that way OF
doing business that | thought. while
on the way. that, if any man should
come up to me and offer me two crisp
thousanddollar bills for that piece OF
paper, l would give him the check
very quickly
On his arrival ut the Bank Of Amer
lea, he half-tremblngly showed bis
check out to the cashier The latter
scrutinized 1t closely, gave him n
piercing glance. and said something
which Edison, being hard Of hearing,
failed to understand. That was
enough. He was fully convinced that
his check was not worth forty thou-
sand dollars. and again thought rs
he rushed ont OF the bank. that any
man who would give him two thou
sand dollars for it could have It. lie
hurried back to the office OF the
Western Union and said he could not
get any money. A clerk was sent to
the bank with him to identify him.
This man." said the clerk, rs Mr..
Thomas A. Edison, to whose order tho
check Is drawn"
why certainly. Mr.. Edison" said
the cashier; chow would you like your
money--in what shape?"
oh any way to suit the bank: It
doesn't make any difference to me so
long as get the money"
Edison was given forty thousand
dollars in large bills After dividing
the roll into two wads OF twenty thou
sand dollars each. he stuffed one into
each trousers pocket. and made all
speed out Of Wall street. The next
day he began work on his first labora.
tory in New York Success.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
CATAMOUNT BAD BEAST.
'.IS Most Desperately Savage Animal
Ever Encountered.

when il comes To savage creatures
will put the catarnount against any
thing 10 be found in the woods, said
an old hunter, and | am sure would
come out in the lead. with distance 10
spare. Once corner one OF these crea
lures and you will have your hands
full to come out with your life. In
the first place, they are well equipped
for fighting at close range, Nature
has provided them with long. curved
and pointed claws and extraordinarily
sharp teeth. Their claws cut like
knife, and II they could use a scythc
they could not meet with more success
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
Had the Tuiip Mania.

In these sober days. when the tulip
the queen of spring flowers is to be
bought and sold as cheaply rs 3 shil
lings per 100. it may seem hard 10 real
izc that time was when single bulb
would fetch as much rs ESQ to 600
Yet It Is too true that In the days Of
old stolld AMI phlcgmatlc Dutchmen
wealth. In bulb buying and collecting
II was in the year 1884 when our
brother Dutchmcn became mad on tu-
lips This craze took hold of all
classes rich and poor. learned ana
ignorant: though of course the rich
were able tn collect the largest and
best selections. only in due time to find
themselves ruined when rnihS once
more frll 10 their normal ONION price
,.tluc As every body was crazy in the
cqgrrncss to purchase tulips. tn" price
rose enormnnsly SAYS the Washington
star Diamonds and precious stones
YER. regarded ~ trash IN comparison
with few COOL bulbs. Those were
the halcyon days of the growers and
hulh merchants. Many made their for.
tun.s though some came y cropper
with the buyers I'm the inevitable
smash which was not long IN ensuing.
A much a. tlOHD Is accredited to
have been given for a collection Of
forty rorts The craze dropped as
quickly as II arose and when the ticti.
tious prices began 10 drop Holland
was plunged into state 81 financial
difficulty even Worse than that which
prevailed In England at the bursting
~ the South Sea bubble. or Of that IL
Fraace during the revolution
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

may his way.
The statistics for 1904, just compiled dur
ing the year i04l7 Individuals corpora
suspended, owing more than they could pay number
large until ii il understood that represents
than per cent OF those engaged in business.
The of I'll of last years failures found
in the individual while only 229 per tracea
10 causes which he did full control The
factor In bringing about lack OF cant
tai or lts dangerous equivalent the attempt la rgpr
business than the capital in hand Justified Behind this
the desire To get rich quickly and the that
this alone the Yea $
business casualties.
Next to that Incompetence due to poor selcc ion
OF VOCATION poor Judgment or cement.
ness for the business entered upon From fourth
one fifth Of all failures attributable this
Thus OF eleven heads under which commercial
agencies group failures two responsible than
half of the shpwrecks and both of these in the
individual and not In conditions that he control
The chances OF success In business rather dubious
when entered upon by e1u pped with the prope
capital and the necessary understanding nature OF
his undertaking. But these things being granted and
hard work and good habits chances for
failure small to be Ing into account
India napoS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

IRTUE is the Sc
cret of vigor.
Faith alone can
see His face.
Men who think
do not drink.
Giving is love $
way of living.
No deed of love
is ever small.
An agnostic is
one no does not
know whether he
knows or not.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

more than likely that the will he dropped
When the fire occurred 1t was heraIed over the
country that over 600 human beings had persisted in the
hamcs there demand vengeance for the pun
ment OF those who had neglected their sworn duty or
hagrantly Ignored the law clear that II the
provisions Of the building ordinance had enforced
There could have been such sacrifice life and the
grand jury FASTENED fix the responsibility Popular
Indignation was alayed by the manifest purpose the
authorities to bring the guilty and the negligent task
But evidently some has Numbered although the
fire happened wear ago the courts are no nearer
trial or the cass than they then Meanwhile the
catastrophe is only memory, minds OF those
whose relatives persisted public sentiment Is no longer
demanding redress
The country found some recoupcnse for the useless
sacrifice In the additional structures that placed upon
theaters but even these being forgotten the
onward rush IL that something ntly
before US for reminder Of duty abiding and
law enforcing citizens-Tocdo Blade
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
How Markham Suppressed a Book.


Recently man called at the Staten
Island home Of Edwin Markham. au-
thor Of The Man with the Hoe" and
introduced himself as the writer of
book on which, he said he had spent
twenty-five years Of study and re-
search. Mr.. Markham. who Is unuSu-
ally Kind In listening to and counsel
ing amateur authors, Immediately felt
that one who has spent quarter of a
century on his product is rare. and he
Invited him to his study without de-
lay.
What is the nature OF your work"
asked Mr.. Markham.
II have written the greatest book
Of the ages" began the new author;
III have solved the mystery Of the
world. | know all about 1t. am pre-
pared to prove my statements. | know
really made it, and | have laid bare
the mysteries OF creation. l."
MY good man. said Mr.. Mark
ham, lnterr1lpting him, III you have
come to me for advice, let me tell you
10 take your manuscript at once and
burn It, If you have solved the mys.
terry Of this world, you are Its greatest
enemy. Why" continued the poet, III
you have solved the mystery of the
world you have robbed men of their
creates joy. You have left us nothing
to work for. you have destroyed our
ambition, you have reduced us to mere
animals 1t is the mysteries of the
world that have made ii great. and |.
for one. don't want TO have them
solved
Mr.. MarkhamS visitor sat DUN
founded for Il moment. The vision of
his twenty-five years of labor fitted
before him as he said:
II guess you're right guess you're
right" Success Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16

Joy cometh in the morning" not
after the night of dissipation.
When you see a man with big sign
OF a saint. don't trust him with a cent.
Some people find the church good
place In which TO shut out the needs
Of the world
The religion that makes you feel like
fighting your brother never came from
your Father.
Your force depends on the fervor Of
your faith rather than on the fever Of
your feelings.
The atheist cannot find God for the
same reason that the thief cannot find
the policeman.
Men who talk Of worshping God in
nature are usually found looking for
Him with a gun or a rod
When mans heart is in Heaven it
does not suffer from palpitatlon every
time 1t sees the collection coming.
Some men are not satisfied to go to
Heaven because they know some 9TH
ers who are planning on living there.
The extent Of your friendships de-
ponds not on the people who love you.
but on the number of people you can
love.
It's not much use talking to the
hungry about the Kingdom of Heaven
until you show them the kindness OF
earth.
Christ talked about the mustard seed
in one sermon: but some preachers
have nothing but mustard in all their
sermons
The wickedest thing in this world
Is the church that winks at the rich
with one eye and glares on the poor
with the other
Some people think the road to Heav-
en- is switch-back where they need
the descent into sin to give the i'm
petus for the rise into glory.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
He Found It.

meant to have told you Of that
hole said the kindly host to his
friend. who had suddenly disappeared.
In the course Of stroll through the
grounds. into pit full Of water. The
friend climbed out and shook himself
1T doesn't matter" he said cbeer,lv
II found lt."-Iondon Globe
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
EDISON FIRST CHECK,

The Wizard" Hardly Knew How to
Cash a Check for $4,000.
Thomas A. Edison not long ago toll
friend the story Of his first acquaint
ance with any big sum Of money. It
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-16
Why Business Men Eail.

HE young man who contemplatcs embarking
III business VIII do well to study the rocks and
shoals upon which thousands Of enterprises
are annually wrecked. An earnest understand
ing Of these things will serve AZ chart and
compass and enable him. Unforeseen dsa sters
belng barred TO successfully weather wha tever