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The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

Castro has been reelected Presi-
dent Of Venezuela for six years. 1t is
strongly suspected that his running
mate is on the shelf
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

a Worcester bachelor of "A is to
wed; there are only few OF them left
and they are never safe.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

Everybody should learn to swim. Is
says the New York Mail. You never
can tell when you VIII get tide on.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

The best way to show respect for
truth is to be kindly disposed to him
who is in error.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

Having played its small thinking
part in the great international drama
Roumania may retire behind the
wings again.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

Prof. Wilder of Cornell denies that
he has ever said the time was coming
when man would be all brain. This
will restore confidence among the get.
rich-quick operators.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

History has destroyed another inter
esting story. \ snake didn't bite
Cleopatra to death-she blew out the
gas.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

If honesty IS "old-fashioned," why
that ancient tale of Diogenes and his
lantern?
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-08-04

Secretary Root sticks fondly to the
kind Of haircut that mother used to
make.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
Child Sings Grand Opera.

from the New YORK Evening World.
Baby Lorraine, as pretty a girl Of I
years as n could hope to meet any,
where, is to be the sensation of the
coming grand opera season, according
to h reports of numerous musical
critics. Her voice is described as a
c%ontralto of wonderful purity and mel
lowness. and because Of these qualities
In n so young 1t is considered mar
velous.
The child had expression, and train
ing has given her a technique which
would seem to be beyond her compre-
hension IL it were not for the proof she
can give Of its possession.
Professor Carl Praeger, Who has had
Baby Lorraine under his tutelage for a
year past, declares that musical history
records no parallel tc her voice. He
describes its range as of four and a
half octaves from the lower contralto C
to G. sharp, which is more than an
octave above the highest soprano F
above high c.
This" adds the professor, brings
the voice to within three notes from
the end of the piano keyboard. and
every note clear and true"
The child hass bee trained to take
such roles az Marguerite. in Faust p
and Elsa in "Lohengrin.". Baby Lor-
ratne and her mother are nov in the
Catskills. Their home in New York is
at No. II West Twenty-first street.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

AT about IL p. m. .yesterday"-to
quote from the account given, under a
huge display heading, in the News of
April la robbery of unparalleled
a which leaves Fernwood for this
city at 1915 p. m. AS the car, which
was in charge OF Conductor Barnes and
Motorman Hickey, was crossing the
tracks of the j. S. & l.. r. r. on the
flats half a mile outside the city limits,
the rear platform was boarded by two
masked n armed men who threw
Barnes down, gagged inc bound him
securely. and left him lying helpless
while they proceeded to the interior Of
the car, where they served mail clerk
Watts In a similarly unceremonious
manner. Thus much being accom-
plished, they seized upon III pouch of
registered mail and, jumping from the
car, escaped into the darkness some
where near Long Bridge. So quickly
and Unexpectedly did h Williams APP
pear and accomplish their purpose that
neither Of the victims a the slightest
warning or the smallest chance Of de-
he knew absolutely nothing of what
had taken place until he had nearly
reached the p%ostoffice in this city, when
h failure Of the conductor to give him
the bel! after full stop at the Harrison
street crossing led to an investigation
ttIld llc dlSCORCAy u IN pan VI ISlp.
less men. AS the night was dark and
stormy 1t is hardly surprising that the
robbers should have succeeded in ear
rying out what was doubtless a care
fully laid plan, as we'll as in getting
away beyond danger Of pursuit long
before the news of their daring exploit
could get to the ears Of the police. In
sepctors Jones and Sullivan have
been put upon h case, but as neither
Barnes nor Watts can describe their
assailants with any degree of accuracy.
it seems as II the efforts Of those off,
GERS would scarcely lead to capture"
Edward Kinsley, Junior partner of ].
Kinsley & Son, entered the FIRMS Office
with a tagging step and. dropping into
the chair before his desk, sat staring
moodily at nothing until he was
aroused to the duty Of opening the mail
by the arrival OF his typewriting assist
ant.
Mis-. Parker" he said. laying out the
eew letters that needed replies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

presently, when. she had partly recov-
cred her self-control.
For me, yes; a great deal; all the
savings of nearly two years" she re-
piled. "and 1t was going to pay a debt.
too. I was sending it to my aunt" she
explained. moved by the sympathy in
his eyes to tell h whole story. She
took me to her home, in a little coun-
try town, after my mother died, and she
has been, oh. so good and kind to me-.
farm so that / might come back here
and get some schooling. Since I have
been able to do more than earn my x
penses / have been saving to repay that
loan. There seemed to be no hurry,
and the mortgage could have run on
indefinitely but for the sudden death
of the man who held it. His son, who
threatens foreclosure unless the money
is paid when it falls due on the 20tth. I
drew 1t from the savings bank yester-
day and sent it by registered mail.
Now those awful robbers have got it
and poor Aunt Mary will be sold out:
know it will. Oh. what shall 1 do?"
Whatever YOU do, don't distress
yourself needlessly," he said, Fastening
to try to evert a second flood Of tears.
Take my advice, Amy, n don't bor-
row trouble"
He a never used her first name be-
fore, or spoken to her in just that tone
A slight flush tinged her cheeks as h
answered.:
Il don't have to borrow It; it has
come without that
mo, not yet" he insisted. You wait
a little. There are still fou days be-
fore the Goth, and I predict that in the
meantime that pouch and the money
will be recovered"
His assertion was 80 confident that
h looked up at him In surprise.
Il mean," he added. rather hurriedly
and forcing q laugh. that Uncle Sam
has a long, strong arm and doesn't
allow his property to be grabbed with
out making a strenuous effort to grab
it back"
TITS good of you TO try to comfort
me- she exclaimed gratefully, when
o are in trouble n have been these
many days now, and you needn't deny
it. Something is wrong about the busi-
ness here"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
Polite Profanity.
From the Clara city Herald.

From the Clara City Herald.
A lady used the expression Gee
the other night. 1t had never, occurred
to her that she was taking the name
Of h Lord in vain. Probably few Of
h many who indulge in su~gar-coated
profanity realize that they are swear
ing. What is Gee" though but an
euphemism for "%Jesus?" Dear met"
is nothing but the Latin for Doe Meo'
My God! For goodness sake" IL only
For Lords sake::'' Dirt it" is God
rotted:" Judas Priest" is Jesus
Christi" "Golly," Gosh or Cory"
etc. are only corruptions of Cod
Darn II" Dash IT," Ding it" Blame
It," ETC.. are only variations Of Damn
1t" In short there is not an expression
OF this sort that cannot be traced back
to an oath for its origin. Notwith-
this. o will every day hear
people using them thoughtlessly who
would be terribly shocked at a genuine
oath.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
THE BREEDER ADVANTAGE TO HIS NEIGHB0R
From The Farmer and Breeder.

1t was many years g While travel
Ing by private conveyance that l
stopped at a place with large. we'll kept
buildings and saw a good assortment of
improved stock of different classes.
There was a Shire stallion, a good herd
of Shorthorn cattle and some choice
hogs on this farm. We wished then
that our home neighborhood had such
a farm nearby. We did not at that
time have a pure bred stallion or bull
anywhere near and 1t is probable that
a pure bred hog was scarcely thought
of. 1t is very much otherwise now.
Scarcely q farmer that does not n
nually buy n or more hogs and near-
ly all sires car show breeding that will
enable them to be registered In some
Of the many herd books.
Recently q practical farmer was dis
cusslng h subject under consideration
and he paid a strong tribute to a local
breeder by calling attention to the
great improvement in theg general quail
ity Of the stock thai. goes to market
what 1t was before that breeder spent
his money, and knowledge buying the.
best stock attainable and raising pro-
duce from them for sale to his neigh
bors. The good that this breeder had
done his community would aggregate
many thousands of dollars yet he him.
self had not made a great financial
success. He had bought the best sires
he could find eve letting price stop
him when he found the animal he
thought he wanted. His foundation
stock had been good and he kept his
herd up by good judgment in mating
and in culling. He was not a heavy
feeder, not enough for his own profit,
but 40 animal ever went of his farm
and failed to go on II it had any sort
OF care in his new home. The fall
after one Of his early pupllc sales every
prize winner at the county fair, though
shown by several exhibitors was either
bred or owned by this pioneer breed
er. 1t was said that nearly every herd
of hogs in his side of the county had
been sired by pigs hat came from his
herd or by their sons or g%randsons. In
later days and older settled communi-
ties this will scarcely be the case, and
nowadays different breeds are more
common. Figure II you can, the bene-
fit this4man was to the Farmers who
raise hogs. But for him the day of
improvement would have been delayed
and every load Of hogs represents more
money than 1t would have otherwise.
Aside from the object lesson Of haVs
Ing the neighbors Q the better kinds
ct stock In their every day dress, the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

THAT is true,' he admitted, and, as
confession is said to pe good for the
soul, I'm going to tell you something
about it. The Whole thing in a nutshell
1t. that Clarke patent which we've been
trying to get control (Which we
must have or go to the wall-and which
Swan & Dana have been secretly and
unfairly fighting against us for, we've
lost, n they've got it. Yes, it's the
last straw and Kinsley & Company's
finish is plainly visible"
At this disclosure she could only
look at him in large-eyed, mute con-
sternation.
THAT is what has broken up poor
father" he. continued, land has taken
pretty nearly all the starch out Of me.
We had hoped until-until yesterday
we could control h situation. He had
an option on h patent running till
noon today in New York. We have
pinched and scraped in every way to
get the purchase money, but it is still
short several thousand dollars. Yes
terday we got the promise, from an
uncle Of mothers, of a loan that would
have made up the shortage. But he ia
a leisurely old fellow and after the
hard work we a to get him to pro-
mise at all we didn't dare hurry him
lest Sheaback out altogether. The{mon-
ey hasn't come yet, and though it prob
ably will arrive this afternoon 1t will
be too late to be of my use. The
Clarke trustees are in a fume to get
the estate settled, n though perhaps
they might wait a day or so II l per-
sonally could be OF han in New York
to explain. Swan & Dana's broker has
instructions to jump in with a cash
offer as soon as he can hypothecate the
securities they nave managed to rake
together to send to him. There's no
l--- I.,A AI-A l-S1 - 49,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

Whether the evidence warrants the
opinion that the decrease in the birth
rate is due mainly to immigration of
alien stock must be left to the student
to decide. But one may mention that
the recent decline of the birth rate in
Australia mas given rise to rave anx-
iety and led to the appointment in
New South Wales of a governmental
commission for its investigation. No
torrent of alien Immigrants has been
flooding Australia, n yet the decline
OF the birth rate has probably been as
rapid there as among native American
stock.
The report cites an authority h
belief is that the decrease is due to
deliberate and voluntary avoidance of
child bearing"
The decrease in the proportion of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
oNE.cRoP SYSTEM BAD.

It is reported that the lands OF the,
Red River valley OF the ,Dakotas are
rapidly losing their fertility, because
the farmers have grown nothing but
to settlement. This is to be expected
OF any land where the one-crop system
Is practtced, according to one OF Pro-
fessor Milton Whitney's staff, He de-
clares the south IL suffering from the
same cause. In manyssectfOns farmers
uouslyT on the same land FOR nhnlnys
years. The result ID that the land e;
now so poor that 1t will raise neither
prontably. The farmers OF the middle
west, Who nave raised corn on the
same ground for twenty or thirty
years, as ts the case In many counties.
are finding their land running ont in
the same way.
Ihe trouble is. that farmers are, am
bilious to raise big crops OF one Kind.
Ihey DO not stop to figure whether It
IS profitable or not, but blindly follow
In the footsteps OF their fo%refathers.
n go on farming in the one-crop way
until they farm themselves out 81 lana
and home.
No land can stand this sort OF thing
forever. and the wise farmer is learn
Ing that he cannot take everything
from the soil. put nothing back and
hope to raise good crops The ideal
community ~ one In which
the lands are divided into small plats.
or one titled to the highest state 81
perfection to grow every kind Of crop.
The farmer h raises wheat, corn,
cotton or tobacco alone, and buys other
farm produce for the support Of hia
family and his animals, Is q positl, 8
detriment to the community, because
1t Is only a question Of time when he
will have destroyed the fertility 81 hiaS
soil and rendered himself incapable az
producing decent living.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

The glimpse Of the young mans
gloomy face which Amy Parker caught
as she stepped forward to receive the
letters seemed to startle and alarm
her.
Mr.. Kinsley." she exclaimed. what
is the trouble?"
Eth! Oh-nothing in particular" he
said, in h name Of one who prefers
to evade rather thar answer a question.
But you look d%readfully," the girl
persisted; II don't believe you're we'll"
"Oh, yes, I am" he contradicted, with
a slight show Of impatience; Il didn't
get as much sleep as I might have
needed last night-that's ALL" i
His assertions were not convincing,
and after %hesitating a moment. she re-
newed her i~nterrogatory.
Your fatherwis he's ANYTHING
Kinsley's chair had almost before been
vacant atthe opening Of business.
mo, n father ts-he will be along
presently. Please don't bother about
about u.s."
Silenced, IL not satisfied, Amy gath
cred up the letters and was about to
retreat when her glance lighted on a
COP of the News, which lay upon the
desk, with the mail robbery heading in
full view. A few moments later Kins-
ley heard a cry and looked up hastily.
Her face was %colorless, her eyes staring
'"S AAS poPSAI LIZ ~ was AARRAAA6 VIC
edge of the desk as IL to keep herself
from sinking to the floor. He sprang
up to support her and having eated
iher, palled and trembling, in his own
chair, hurried to fetch water from the
faucet in the corner.
For heavens sake, what is it?' he
demanded, when he was sure she was
not going to faint.
"Tha robbery-last night" she
igasped, II sent away-some money-it
must have been in that registered
pouch. Oh, what a cruel" Here
ishe broke down and began to cry.
He looked at her in great distress
guilty distress. one might almost have
said. In the curse Of the last few
months, during which this handsome
rather reserved, but wholly efficient
young woman had been in the FIRMS
'employ, the junior partner had thought;
more than once that 1t might be pleas
iant to cultivate friendly personal as
well as business relations with her. But
hitherto financial and other troubles of
IA serious nature had 30 engrossed him
las to leave neither leisure nor inclina-
ltion for anything else. Now as he
!gazed at her bowed read and shaken
form his mind became filled with a
tumult Of emotions. and suddenly he
grew conscious Of feelings toward her
the existence of which q little while
ego he would not have suspected.
Was it-was 1t muchf' he inquired
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

children which occurred between 1890
and 1900 in the country did not extend
to a single state OF the north Atlantic,
division. There were also seven other
states or territories, three OF them in
the western division, in which the pro-
portion of children in 1900 was some
what greater thar in 1890.
The largest proportion Of children,
among the negroes was found in 1880
and the smallest in 1890. when there
We're hardly more than t~hree-fourths
as many children to 1000 women as
uniformly a larger proportion Of negro
children than of whites. That differ
ence more than treblel between 1860,
and 1880, but in 1900 1t was less than
half what 1t was in 1880 and less than
at any other census except 1850.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

local breeder sells stock SO that these
neighbors can buy when they would
not go outside of the community to ge,
the stock they need to improve the
character of their own. The use that
the neighbOrs make of the sires owned
by BREEDERS does much to improve the
character of the stock, and it is very
seldom that the breeder gets much fol
these outside services as his own cost
The expense of buying a choice bull OF
boar and Of caring for them is much
more than those who have not had
experience in this line will expect. A
really good sire whose service can be
secured by the payment of a fee is
often the cause of starting small herds
that develop into real prominence.
The mistakes that are made by
in the beginning are generally
on the lines of feed and care. While
some under feed, others go to the other
extreme. Most farmers in starting
herds Of cattle make one Of these
his pastures and let's his cattle rough 1t
too much cuts the size OF his growing
stock to their detriment and at the
expense Of lucrative sales the one
who feeds too much. generally with
corn, is damaging the breeding capa-
city 9fshis stock and creating the im-
pampered. OF the two the former
probably does the cause less injury, for
the stock that he sells into the hands
OF good farmers will improve so as to
show that there is something in good
blood.
The young stock that is fed on corn
fails to grow, II it does not fail to
breed. in the hands of the purchaser;
and he blames the breed and not the
man whose blunder is responsible for
the trouble.
There is a general criticism of the
fairness of animals shown at the promi-
lent fairs coming from the average OBJ
server but it is a fact few of the AMI
mails shown L overdone to iniure
their breeding.
The time and skill used to fit these
animals is little understood or appre-
aciated. Occasionally a Snowman may
by a hurry-up process in fitting ruin
an animal but 1t is not son1mon. Most
Of the animals shown are valuable
enough to warrant great care, and the
professional herdsman ts a marvel In
fatthfulness and skill.
II any of our readers I've in a COM
muntty that does not possess a herd Of
pure bred stock of some kind he can
do nothing that will more help his
than to start q herd Of this
class pf stock and the persistently hew
to the line Of rearing strictly good indi-
vtduals and selling them to his neigh
boris II he will feed well, and with
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

Washington special: That the pro-
portion Of children under 10 years old
to the total population of the United
States has decreased almost uninter-
ruptedly since the early part of the
century is the startling information
contained In a report of the bureau of
census Of the department of commerce
n labor just made public.
Believers in the race suicide theory
have found in the report much in sup
port of their belief. The proportion of
children under 10 years old constituted
approximately one-third of the popu-
ginning of the century, and less than
one-fourth at the end. The decrease
has been more rapid during the last
two decades than in those Immediately
preceding them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
Nerve.
From the New York Tr,bu,

A Chinese, carrying a ladder, walked
into n Of h police courts in sinKa-
he bowed with grace to, the Judge on
the bench. Over the latter's seat was
a valuable clock. This the Chinese
quietly removed. tucked 1t under one
arm and the ladder. under the other.
bowed again to the magistrate, and
Some days elapsed. and the
clock wal not returned, It had heen
stolen while the court was sitting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

Judgment and skill maintain the quail
!ity of his stock, he will Inc it q pleas
Ing and profitable pursuit.
If he a not the inherent love OF
animals and the desire to see that ain
are comfortable when it storms he sits.
by the fire. he had better let them.
alone. There is much of attention and
detail required of the men who make.
successful breeders and IL not willing
to attend to these do not undertake IL.
Beyond other things build for cominx
years. Do not become discouraged and
sell out at the first opposition, but hay-
Ing sighted out a line spend your active
life clinging to 1t n success in paany
ways will be accorded to you.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

In celebration Of his having Won /.
Derby. Lord Rosebery gave 3 9urden
party to h working people OF EDsom
to the pumber Of 3,oo0.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
MILk TESTS.

The Kansas experiment stationSfound
that the average yearly production 81,
3,44t pounds of milk, and the butter faf
from The same was 104.5 pounds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-12
The Lady of tie TOii-
Gate and the Auto

-" HooTING the chutes may be fun
Of the inyigorating and intense
kind" said the man who has
bad experience, but II is mild com
pared with the fun Of shooting toIIgates
In an auto. Coming from York to Ian
caster on one occasion while cutting
across a corner Of Pennsylvania pair
Of US whiried through every gate tiil
we reached the final one at Lancaster.
We had done IT that way not because
we wished to defraud the road Of its
righteous receipts, but because we got
no response when we blew cur horn
for somebody to come out and collect
the toll. We might have yelled sHellor
as the custom Of the horse drivers was,
but what did we have a horn fort AZ
the Lancaster gate we were met by o
long and lank lady with hatchet In
her face and broom In her hand, and
we should have passed on az before.
but she looked forbiddIng
"'Hold up said she.
Were held up. said |, throwing
her fetching smile that failed to
fetch.
"'Pay your toll,' said she.
"whyY said |.
Because you won't get past this
gate till you do said she. standing be-
fore us with her bToom,across her front
as an obstructIng sentry holds his gun
They didn't charge US at any of the
other gates said |. hoping to make ben
ashamed Of herself by showing her how
much more agreeable and hospItable
her fellow gatekeepers were
"'Oh, didn't theyy she snapped at
me. Then I'll Just collect for the whole
road. I'm the boss
"She was truthful woman, whatev-
CT else she was, and we had to whack
up for string OF tollgates about forty
miles long. may add that the lady
seemed to think II was quite amusing.
We didn't. New York Press.