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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
The God In Hi
Hurdy Gurdy
BY cAspAR JOHNSON
Copyright, 1905, by X. A. Whitehead

1t was a narrow alley, running be-
tween the back yards. 1t was intend-
ed for the convenience OF the butchers
boy and the grocer's boy and the ash
man. Distinctively it was not intend
ed for men of Pasquale Venetti's stamp.
Indeed, a sign at either end announced
this in no uncertain terms.
"Beggars, Peddlers and Street Musi-
CLANS Keep Out" it read.
But to Pasquale NeEetti warning
signs in English had no terrors from
the simple fact that written English
was beyond his ken. Therefore as he
came trundling the ancient hurdy g,lrdy
up the street he looked into the alley,
saw its possibilities-the ease with
which coins csA,ld IL tossed from the
back windows-and. forsaking the as
.phalt pavements, where. to use his
own expression, he could mo gotta de
biz he turned into the alley and, I'M
llmbering his musical battery. sent up
the %quavering strains of .Lindy, Lin
dy, Yo' Is Ma Ladylove.'
1t is q hard, cold world. Pasnuale
ground away patiently, and whenever
a face appeared at any of the win
dows he smiled espansively, removed
his battered hat and bowed profoundly
and even essayed " joyful shutting of
his feet While he turned the crank.
But, despite all these Establishments, to
say nothing of the appeal made by a
choice assortment of selections. II
ing from the classic to ragtime, no
coins wrapped in white paper came
jingling to his feet. To be sure. one
fat cook came out to the back gate and
after he had played half through the
hurdy gurdy's assortment gave him a
penny, and an old gentleman had
raised an upper window and, With a
Numbered Get out of this!!' had flung
him a dime. But II cents from such a
promising alley! Pasquale resented his
ill treatment, and moved farther up the
alley.
No better success attended him here.
He whistled, he danced, he sang. He
smiled his best and bowed his lowest.
He tried the intermezzo and INA FL
lipino Man. with an equal lack Of sue
cess. He had his labor for his pains.
He moved to the far end of the alley,
with a view to quitting it. He made
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
Shipxhape on Land.

One of the quaintest charitable insti-
buttons in the world is the Royal Alfred
Home For Aged Seamen, which houses
100 English mariners in the outskirts
of London. 1t is supported entirely by
voluntary contribution. The main idea
has been to make the place as home
like as possible, and to this end an eff
fort has been made to preserve in large
measure The environment to which the
inmates are accustomed.
The dormitories are cut up into tiny
cabins. Is on shipboard, and in place Of
the familiar ron cots these veterans
Of thH $ Il turn in at night in hunks and
stow heir clothes and other belongings
precisely as they would on board ship.
Day ai!,l niaht the hours and half hours
are struck on a ships bell in the main
hall, and even in the mess room the
atmosphere OF the sea is retained as an
aid to appetite. The house governor is
himself an old sea captain Of forty
years experience in commanding men,
and his rule is entirely along nautical
lines.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
Tom Lawson has been having a lot

Tom Lawson has been having a lot
of fun with 'sthe system" during his
trip III the west, where he has lee
tured at several C%hautauquas on the
trust proposition. In his addresses
Mr.. Lawson is enlareing to some ex-
tent on his magazine articles, but he
IS rousing up the people to a high de-
gree, and afler 1T is all over the ques-
tion is asked, what is going to be-
come of it. While listening to Law
sons TRADE the thought naturally
arises, what will be done about it.
Lawson seems to be opening up
enough information to satisfy the
greatest desire for knowledge on the
trusts and the room is left open for
somebody to go after the corporations
on his plan.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
DISEASES OF SUMMER
No One Need Fear Sickness if Mi-o-na is Used.

People with strong stomach and
natural digestion are ordinarily not
subject to bowel troubles, diarrhoea,
and other germ diseases that are so
common and dangerous in the sum-
mer months.
A Mi-o-no tablet taken before each
meal will give such health and
strength to the weakest stomach that
the whole system will become strong
and well, and so clean and sweet that
there will be no chance for disease
germs to become effective.
A great many people imagine that
their headaches, dizziness, heart
burn, or general dependency and
weakness is a sign of fatal illness,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

The Milwaukee road is ledeemine
it's promise made last year of build
ing it's line to the Black Hills-and
the promise was made in actual good
faith. The only difference was that
the people wanted the Milwaukee
Officials to go before a justice of the
peace and make afidavit and then
put up a cash bond of s>veral million
dollars as a forfeit if they didn't do
as they agreed. Up to the present
time there is a lot Of talk of what
the North-Western.is going to do in
bull ding west of Pierre, but if that
road is making any move along that
line it is Keeping mighty quiet about
1T, and there is no need for secrecy,
now that the Milwaukee is doing
business. The North-W Western can
come out openly and say whether
they intend to build into the hills
this year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
The Land of HorseradI.h.

it almost makes the eyes water to
read of the village of B%aiersdorf, in
Bavaria. which is celebrated for pro-
ducing the finest horseradish in Eu-
rope. On an area of moist ground, in
the valley of the river Rnsgitz. cover
ing 1885 acres, that titlllating plant is
practically the only thing raised, and
the annual yield amounts to about
6,O0O,OOo pounds. Horseradish requires
a great (eal of attention from the cul-
tivator. for in midsummer the soil
must be removed from the stems and
the side roots rubbed off with a soft
cloth, after which the stems are buried
again. The plants spring up in March
from the end roots. left in the soil the
previous autumn. when the upper
stems are cut off and packed in bar
rels for shipment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

Governor Elrod has gone back to
Indiana to visit the scenes of his
boyhood days. The governor has
been quite busy in the past few
months in visiting many portions of
the state delivering addresses on
different occasions. About every
town that had a public gathering
wanted the governor there to talk to
them, and it shows a very lively and
helpful spirit to the governor of our
commonwealth that the people want
to hear him talk. 1t is all tue bet
ter for the people to get..together and
have a good, wholesome visit. 1t
puts more confidence in both fur
things that come up in the future.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
Freaks Of Lightning.

A noted astronomer and scientist in
q recent lecture in Faris gave an ac-
count of some of the freaks of light
ming. These freaks. however, he af-
drmed, were determined by causes
which We have yet to learn. Sometimes
1t kills, sometimes it merely Injuries
and sometimes it seems to be frolick-
ing in a way which gives rise to the
hypothesis that sit is a thought which,
Instead OF being attached to a brain, is
attached to IN electric current" Some
times it plays the physician, as in the
Instance at Romaines. France, when it
struck a mar who had not been able to
walk without a crutch on account of
rheumatism. After the shock the rheu-
matism disappeared.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
. Pioneer

'rhis week the Alexandria Herald
gave a historical review of the stock
interests Of that county. G. L. Mil
timore, of this city, was the second
falmer to introduce the Shorthorn
cattle into that county. and concern
ing his ucces the paper has the fol-
lowing to say:
The second resident of the county
to engage in the business of breeding
thoroughbred stock was G. Z. Milt-
imOre of Mitchell, then a resident Of
Rosedalc township. Mr.. Miltimo1e
was a former resident Of Wisconsin,
coming to Dakota In 1879. His filings
we're placed upon government land in
section 28-l02-59, where he was Joined
by his family a year later. In 1882
his first purchase of thoroughbred
cattle, consisting OF four head Of reg
istered cows, was secured from j. RI.
SherrilI's herd, at the same time
p, rchasing from a noted breeder in
Iowa, q Crulkshank bull The cows
were of the "ROse of Sharon" strain,
and from this small beginning, With
the addition Of males purchased from
eastern breeders, 80 head Of regis
tered stock have been sold, princi.
pally to ne!ghbo1s in Hanson ana
Dawson counties Although a resi-
dent of: Mitchell for a number OF
years past, MIR Miltlmore is still the
owner OF the original homestead i'm
Rosedale township consisting of $40.
acres of choice land, provided with
comfortable farm buildings and is
still engaged IN breeding Shorthorn
cattle of which lie has some twenty
q y ad IT tho present. time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

1thelr work and get away to breathe.
However, In the past few years the
SNrth Dakotans are vieing with their
EASTERN friends in taking long trips
in the summer and hunting up warm
resorts IN the winter time. This is
sufficient evidence that the wealth
VI the state is increasing steadily and
on a substantial basis. After this
years crop is harvested the citizens
of the state will notice d great
swelling in the bank statements in
the matter Of deposits.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

one final stand, however, before the
back of an imposing house. With a
sinking heart he N up the jerky bars
OF a march from a popular light opera.
The house. like all the others, was I'M
responsive. Then he shifted to rag
time. He decided to play through his
repertory anyway. If it failed, he
would go back to the asphalt pave
ments and try his luck somewhere
downtown before a restaurant or q
promising saloon.
Now, it happened that in the big, dim
back parlor of the imposing house sat
two young people, and a single glance
showed that they were not happy.
The man sat very stiff and straight
in his chair and bit his lips. The girl
was seated on a low diyan. Her face
was flushed and her eyes glowed an
grily.
'sIt is far too much to forgive this
time she was saying. 81 have for
given and forgiven-eternally forgiven
and now am tired"
The nan replied coIdly.
SiiopS SOu alle IlSul, ne saul III
a strained voice.
"And the sooner it's over the better,
row." said the girl, choking.
The man started up. Whatever re-
monstrance he was about to make he
stifled.
Very WE'LL" he said CURLY.
The girl pulled a ring from her finger
and laid 1t OH the table beside the
laan. He took it without a word and
Ifut it In his pocket.
II might say he began slowly.
cali you could say would make no
difference she said YEARLY.
The man rose and strobe to the win
dow. Pasquale was grinding away
assiduousl.y. At the sight of the man
In the window he smirked and bowed
and shutiled his feet. The man smiled
bitterly.
Lucky, happy devil!' he muttered.
Then he turned to the girl and drew
himself up stif1y.
II may as we'll say goodby,o said he.
She made no reply.
"Goodby," he said again.
"Goodby," she returned evenly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

Summer entertainments are bccom-
ing noted IN South Dakota towns for
their number. One a hardly pick
up 4 paper from a good, live enter
prtslng town without noticing tnat a
street fair is in progress OF that one
ls being arranged for I'm the near fut.
sure. Salem and Parker have been
entertaining crowds this week and
the people have flocked there in great
numbers for a vacation day. There
was : time, not many years ago.
when 9 vacation day in this state
vas a rare thing. fer tho people
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

They are having quite a bit OF ex-
citement down at VerMillion at the
present time over the taxes on the
Waldorf hotel property, which was
erected q few years ago by the citi-
zens OF that town. It was agreed
between the city council and the
promoters Of the enterprise that the
property should be assessed 81, 1000 in
order to make the taxation as light
% possible ana since the building was
erected this has been done. This
year there was a change in the pro-
ceedinKs. The mayor declined to sign
> warrant rebating the tax when 1T
I was brought up before the city coun-
ell and passed. and he set forth many
reasons why he declined to help the
hotel company. The board Of educa-
ti0n was also to make a rebate of its
share Of the taxes and when this was
done this week n of the members
s0f the board enjoined the clerk from.
paying over the money, which in
junction will be heard in a few days.
While everything concerning the re-
hate was har ~ within the law
and the council and board of educa-
tion had no legal right to make such
rebate the prevailing sentiment, ac-
cordinu to the newspapers down at
Veimilllion. is that the hotel prop
serty is entitled to the rebate, as the
hotel property is not a payig institu-
ton so far as the stockholders are
concerned and the money they put
into it, some 800, 600, is not earning
them a cent hut it has been the
zee o! giving Vermillion one Of
the best hotels the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

The nan eeaftatcd q moment; then
he stroGe to the door. In the alley
PasQuale had come to the last pieca
in his repertory. 1t was 81 poor imi-
triton Of portions of Schuhert's Ser
enade." Just as the man reached the
door the juggling notes fioated in from
the alley. The man paused. \ look Of
pain came into his face.
Those jerEy notes brought memories
With them-memories of Il big, dark
music room with two little spots Of
red in the gloom where the candles
burned on the piano: of a girl beneath
the candles-a girl with white neck
and cleaning shoulders, playing the
serenade very softly; of a few breath
less words whispered over her Shout
der; of Il pair of luminous eyes which
flashed an answer that set his heart
pounding madly. = And now a
hurdy gurdy playing that sacred SER
enade in the alley-and this. 1t was
heinous s%acrilegc.
Lord, l can't stand that he NUT
tered, and turned to the girl a face
drawn and white.
"Goodby," he said as if the words
choked him.
But the girls face had whitened
also. She took a step forward.
"Robert," she said with wide, fright
ened eyes.
In the alley Pasquale ground away
hopelessly. Suddenly a window was
raised and Il coin dropped at his feet.
1t WAS Il shining, yellow coin. Pas
quale Nenetti gasped, turned it over
in his palm. and then whooped. In a
burst of gratitude he began the roper
tory all over again, and such was his
citation that be essayed to heighten the
effect by singing in Il high, squeaky
voice.
The orgy was soon over, however,
for a patrolman anne down the alley
and seized the eXuberant musician.
The thought Of the yellow coin in his
pocket enabled Pasqiale to bear this
ordeal With equanimity.
Gala right, ALA right he protested
mildly as he was, hustled past the
warning signs and dumped unceremo-
niously on the asphalt pavement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21
D JULY 81. 1905.
THE WEST INDEPENDENT.

New York Commercial: 1t is some
thing of more than merely passing
significance that the consensus OF
opinion among the bankers in the
New York Financial district is
that no stringency in the money
market may be expected within the
next two or three months in conse-
quence of crop movement transfers
Of currency to the west or south or
Of any other conditions that common
IL provoke predictions of "tight
money" Forecasts OF impending
stringency help materially to create
such stringency. But there are none
just now-indeed, there is absolutely
nothing on which to construct them.
The potent, attention-compelling
fact is the great and growing finan-
cial strength of the west, and beyond
and above that the very general
prosperity Of the entire country. a
succession Of good crop years in that
vast agricultural section has been
turning cash into its banks in a
steady stream throughout a long per-
iOd aud the consequent overflow has
found convenient and profitable stor-
age In New York vaults and other
eastern repositories. We're this to
he called for all at once for crop NOV
Ing or other needs, that might and
no doubt would advance the rates of
Interest here In the east; but not
only is such a call extremely unlike
", but even IL 1T were probable the
west would only be taking back its
own; and whatever currency move.
aent In that direction may occur 1t
will almost Inevitably be in small
1nstallments or "dribletts'' that are
hardly noticed In the money market.
The west has, in fact, reached a con-
ditton OF financial independence for
the most part. As one New York
trust company officia puts 1t, s'those
western fellows are getting altogether
too independent to exactly suit us.
They have reached a stage where
they don't require assistance. - And
another local banker says of them:
sour correspondents In the west have
intimated that they not only have
sufficient money to nov the entire
crop, hut a tritle more. which they
would like to loan in New York"
And this is the west whose chief
occupation less than a decade ago
was the foreclosure of mortgages ana
the burning Of Earketless corn for
keeping itself warm! Was. ever in.
dnstrial and financial metamorphosis
more complete?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

when the whole trouble is the direct
result of the weak stomach and i'm
perfect digestion. A so cent box of
Mi-o-na tablets will show by
the great gain i'm health that the
stomach is the cause of the poor
health, and that Mi-o-na is the only
remedy that will drive cut all weak
ness. debility, and disease.
Mi-o-na is so nearly infallible in
curing the diseases resulting from a
weakened stomach. excepting cancer
of the stomach, that Scallin Bros.
guarantee to refund the money should
the remedy not give perfect salts
faction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-23
CONSPIRACY
IS ALLEGED
By DR.. Lynch Of Brattlsboro
In Case Against Him.
AT HEARING YESTERDAY
Dr. Lynch Declare, That The
Complainant Is Aeiuated
BY Spite.
AT HEARING YESTERDAY

Beiloss Falls. Nov. se-Dr. Edward
Lynch. one ~ Bratilsboro's leading
ply sieians. who sas arrested last FRI
day oa q states attorney oompl Amt.
charging criminal abortion. vas given
. hearing herr his a'ssrnoon. Tho
cas- DEVELOPED some sensational TEA
turcs.
DIR Lynch charges through his coun'
sol lha, tho complaln, vas broug b,
through malice aud ths, DR. q \ Rob
erts Of Bral,l.boro 10 81 tho bot,am Of
IL. the name OF Mrs ~ q Prouiy bcinr
used for the purpose Of iniuriag him
and driving him from practice.
~ the hearing DIR Lynch was repre-
scented by T. W Gibson OF Bfsttleboro
ADD ID spellnan Of Rutlaad. states
Attorney II ID Ryder Of Bellows Falls
prosecuted. Much Of the testimony vas
unat for publication.
The witnesses examined today were
Mrs N Carrie Prouty who brings the
charge; Alin II wilder, her brother.
J ID Spcllman, her counsel. Fred Hold
en- 4 druggis, aud DIR Goo Roberts, the
respondent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-23
.The Queen OF shebnv In Opera

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-New York's
music loving people enjoyed last night
a brilliant revival OF Carl Goldmark's
opera, '"The Queen of Sheba," at the
Metropolitan Opera House. The pres
entatlon, which was one of the most
deliberately staged in many years In
New York, was intended to open the
New York season, but Nine. Nordlca
declined the part of Sulamith, and 1t
was necessary to postpone the work
The libretto is by Mosenthal, and the
1,200 costumes were prepared in VI
emma. Last night Edyth Walker play
ed the title role and Marie Rappold.
Brooklyn girl and new to the operate
stage, was the Sulamith. Miss Rap
pold won the applause and sympathy
of the>big audience.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-23
The Report Was Rendered
Yesterday.
DR.. CIRCUIT ExONERATED
trustees Find that he Was No
Negligent In Conduct Of
the Affair.

Waterbury, Nov. 22.-Ths inves,i.
gallon by The supervisors Of the death
ofPeier Durant 10 The state hospital
Tor Tho insane at this place Nov. @, 80
concluded this forenoon. Several vi,.
nesses -cre examined and this sf.cr.
noon the board gave out ihe follorins
statement: -
Peter Durant vas rccelv at The
state hospital 81 Waterbury October
y, having been adjudged insane BY
two reputable physicians OF Middle.
bury and committed ~ the hospital By
tho Probate court Of that dis,ric, o. .
state patient 10 the regular way. Up.
on admission Dursnt vas stripped !,
given q bath. and his body examined
by the assistant superintendent OF nur.
ses and the charge nurse, % Is the Us.
ual custom. He was found to be ia
good physical condition, with 90
marks or bruises on the body and
strong and muscular for q man of 10
years Of age.
HE spoke but little English and un.
derstood IL but little. He spoke
French but In that language was some.
what incoherent and confused owing 10
bis mental condition. He was also re-
sistively obstinate and hard to man.
age at times.
"On wednesday, Nov. ], following
his admission the previous Saturday,
he was noticed by the charge nurse 10
be apparently suffering from illness,
and he indicated pain and distress in
the chest. The ward physician was
notified and an examination showed
evidence OF injury in the chest.
"he was ordered put to bed and
medical treatment administered. He
grew worse, however, and a consulta.
ton was held by the hospital staff and
consulting physician from outside
the hospital. He went from bad Tn
worse, however, and died Saturday,
Nov. 4
THE autopsy showed that Duran.
had been injured in the chest, and q
fracture OF the sternum and four ribs
sustained, together with an internal
injury in the chest.
Concerning how Durant received
this injury the evidence shows that on
tuesday, Oct 20, at dinner. Durant
was troublesome and that an alterca-
ton ensued between Durant and two
nurses. The board of supervisors
deem the evidence sufficient to warrant
the superintendent ofthe hospital in
causing the arrest of Fred j Dennis
and B d Coon who are now held in
the county jail at Montpelier, awaiting
the action of the grand jury"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-23
"soRRY TO LEAVE YOU, BOYS"
Unusual Ceremony When Captain
Cow1es said Farewell 20 Ills Ship.


BOSTON. Nov. 23.-Cnptain William
:. Cowles. brother-in.law OF President
Roosevelt. has been relieved of the
command OF the battleshIp Missouri at
the Charlestown navy yard by Captain
Edwin G. Pendleton and will proceed
to his home in Pennington. Conn,
where he will remain until December.
Then he will report for duty as naval
attache at the White House.
The ceremony connected with Cap
tain C0wles' leaving the ship was at
tended with more formality than usual
bugler sounded the assembly call,
and the Mlssouris band took up po-
sition near by, while the entire ships
company of seamen and marines were
drawn up In columns at each side of
the quarter deck. Captain Cowles ap-
peared and after saluting the men
said. IL am sorry to leave you. boys"
He read his orders from the navy de-
partment at Washington and turned
the ship over to Captain Pendleton.