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A UNIVERSE ALL ALIVE.
Greed of Man Who Gives His Life to
Study of Plant Creation

William $. Harvard. in the April
Century: l asked Mr.. Burbank this
question:
Has anything developed in your
lifework. n in Your study of the
great elemental! forces of nature to
imperil true faith or render dead a
belief in God CT the immortality Of the
SOUL
He answered:
My theory of the laws and underly-
ing principles of plant creation is, in
many respects. diametrically opposed to
the theories of the materialists. l am
II sincere believer in a higher W
than that of man. All my investiga-
tons have led me away from the idea
of a dead, material universe. tossed
| about by various forces, to that of a
universe which is absolutely all force.
life, soul, thought OF whatever name
we may choose to can it. Every atom,
lnolecule, plant, animal or planet is
only an aggregation of organized
unit forces held in place by stronger
| forces. thus holding them for a time
latent. though teeming with incon-
ceivable power. All life on our planet
is. 50 TO speak. just on the outer fringe
of this infinite ocean of force. The
universe is not half dead, but all
alive.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12

Many of the Intending settlers are
Gully Ia getting DOWN 10 busine-s. The
others, ans. crIc iaily the women. md
ing th.i1tSsiNes Tor The FIRST time ia a
western town. ere usually AT a considcl-
able loss 10 proceed.
Nearly all haNe "a large mount of
personal effects. and theIr appearance,
sta4alug IN the midst OF chairs, carpets
aud c~rockety, is tic caIse OF much
hilariiN among tho oitizcns. The single
women m particular seem the most
pnrpleXed. Some of them have never
seen their land and when they are told
that IT lies thirty miles or more from
town. they almost Civ way to tears.
A girl standing dismayed in u pile
of luggage is too much for IL Ronesteci
boy. 1t is not long until he is volunteers
ing help and oon bag and baggage are
safely loaded IN a wagon. One of these
women was driving 10 her farm home
one day last week when The team she
was driving broke from her and dashed
down the street at a b~reackneck speed.
The girl succeeded IN jumping from
the wagon. unhurt, only to gaze at the
fast disappearing team which Was
heading for the unbroken stretch of
land beyond and shedding crockery and
knick-knacks along the trail.
"Oh. my" said the girl.
A couple of lads who We're on ponies
saw the runaway and the girls dis
may, n With Il regular Wild west
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12

to devote a paragraph OF two or the
p~eculiarities of the girls In that state
and advises Mr.. Keller not to marry Il
girl from Arkansas.
Another man, in a small town III
like as possible, makes use of a type
writer. His letter reads as follows:
DerIc sur,
HAVE HEARD that You HAY
Sum gurlls you Want TOO get married SO
,hoo 4 WOULD rite too you too tell WuN
THAT / will Have her. I'M 50 thurTy-
FiNe) yeaI7s OILS AMI a Hard wurker.
Please rite Quick.
Th girls themselves seemed to be
taking all his as a matter of course.
They seemed to be properly impressed
3 with the fact that a good farm in their
GOWN right considerably enhances their
charms.
With their coming the old regime in
Bonesteel has been completely elimin-
hted. What a few months ago was a
typical. old time frontier town, lawless,
fearing neither the Almighty nor the
county marshal. is now changed to a
law abiding, rather gay community.
And the change has been caused by
the influx Of these women.
Before their arrival the saloon ele-
ment reigned predominant and whisky
was considered the harmless panacea
of all ills and the natural beverage of
mankind. Nov the young man who is
seen entering a saloon or gambling
house runs the risk Of forfeiting the
pleasure of the society of the single
IN As Bonesteei, up to the time
the Indian lands were thrown open,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12

ty soon If the dern foolishness doan
stop. These wimmen come out here
sayln' they intend to raise hay, an
corn an pigs. Pears to me they've
don mikhty little, but raise hell so
far"
OF course the saloonmen sheer at the
new order of affairs. The swell set
as the clique of new arrivals is termed,
is ridlculed in every possible way. But
as each woman enters the town the
stronger does the swell set become.
Saturday a dance was given by one
of the proprietors of the hotels. Dressed
in 1inery which was totally new to
Bonesteel the new arrivals took the
floor. Some of them had passed the
winter in Bonesteel and had already
spent a few months on their claims.
They could be distinguished from 9TH
ers at a glance. The western sun had
given their cheeks a healthy tan,
horseback riding and active farm work
had mad them supple and in the short
time they had succeeded in getting that
breeZiness of manner which is the
characteristic of western people. Many
of them coming from towns did not
know the country dances and We're
considerably surprised when some
brawnE farmer swung them round in
the old fashioned chasSeing. Being such
a cosmopolitan crowd, the waltz and
two step had to be introduced in the
program for the benefit of the new
Corners.
The coming of the daily train is a
matter Of much. interest TO the COM
munity. The young men flock to the
station and watch for the new arrivals.
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rs much as the matrimonial side of
the affair has been joked about by the
various newspapers In the country, ii
is something more han a laughing
matter With the young wonlen They
must have some one to look after their
farms and to do the heavy work. Who
is to he Tho cnso
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12

ufrom tie Sioux cl,y Tnbune

NILlbil.- tllV s1Ap4N shN ! iNf'a
Ron.s,c.I. :. -. special: Homestead
ts now I'm the throes OF palpi,utinr.
Trembling excitement. The single men
of th,. community are looking religious
Nv clean and neat. Everything points
TO great events.
INC cruise OF this marked change I'm
this frontier town is that the much ad-
yertised young women who We're lucky
enough TO draw claims in the Rosebud
land lottery are now arriving TO live
ON their claims. Altogether there are
about l25 OF them
Apart from the Young men of Bone
steel, there are hundreds of other men
who would like to make a good i'm
preston on some of the women. Every
evening the on and only train which
arrives, daily at ,Bonesteel brings a
large bundle of mail for United States
Land Commissioners y. ID. Keller. Abou,
10 per cent. of the letters pertain To
legitimate business. the rest of the let
tiers are from men who having heard
.s.A .r arr. n mi her of women who
fsare husbands to RIM their farms are
offering themselves as candidates in
the matrimonial 1market ,rhis has ham
pened because he gave am interview ia
fhe n~ewspaners ahont these vonnr
women.
II has been cynicauy Sec,area that
matri,nony is to :. large extent n
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A New

Philadelphia Ledger: Last week
there returned from South America to
New Orleans a party of explorers
which included scientists from differ
emit institutions. With a score of ma
tives they visited the Rio Leon terri
tory, near the equator, and penetrated
a part before seen by white men.
Among the discoveries was a Won
derful cascade which rivals tina of the
Yosemite in height m Niagara in VOL
ume. 1t is crescent in form and has
eight cataracts. divided from each 9th
er by islands smaller than those at
Niagara. 1t is thought TO be only a
question of a few years when these
islands will be swept away and leave
one vast cataract. The leader of the
expedition. Professor Caracristi. OF
New orleans, had visited the region
twice before, but did not go in so far
on his previous journeys. This time
he was employed by a to
learn whether the coal lands which he
had discovered We're worth working.
He reports the Goa to be inferior and
transportation too costly.
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was II frontier town in every respect.
women were scarce, and the young men
who have grown UP there find this
sudden rush of matIiaseable women
to the spot much to their liking. They
know what ii Is To live in :. town with
out women. ard they dare not run the
risk OF the WoIncn'S d~isplcasure.
Many of the MoInen have left behind
them cultured and refined homes, and
the Influences they bring is being felt
In Bonesteel. Almost Immediately af-
ter their arrival Il society entirely con-
tra1y To that of the saloon and the
gambling house sprang up. Whist clubs
We're formed, dances given, and social
meetings of all kinds are being given.
Many of the men who drew claims
are single. but they are practically ont
of the matrimonial market, so far as
these women are concerned. The law
provides that should any of the women
drawing claims marry amy of the men
who also have claims, only one of the
two can retain a claim. With the pros
pect of losing their claims before them
those who are so much sought after
elsewhere are merely women, the same
as thousands of others. to these men,
Besides it is hard to find one of these
men who has not a photograph of the
one and only girl hanging up some
where in the little frame hack.
Some of he old timers take this sud-
den change with u marked degree of
u~nfriendliness. One Old fellow who re-
membered the time when filing on the
land around Bonesteel meant an alb
lupt trip to the next world With no re-
manning lock of hair to send relatives
in the east, has pronounced views re-
ga7ding women.
What the country needs is more
Look at this Thing" he continued,
I mounting 10 AN animal which in mo-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12

whoop dashed after the team. one of
the boys. q straight limbed, clear
skinned BOY from Trippe county way,
forged ahead by degrees, and catching
up with the team swung in his saddle
and picked up the dragging lines 1t
manshIp as the girl had ever seen.
"O-o-oh. my" she remarked again.
The lad came back laughing, driving
the team.
Here. miss" he said, II guess every
thing is all right That evening the
lad and the girl danced most of the
dances together. and she picked him to
guide her TO her new home the follow
ing day.
rs much as the matrimonial side of
the affair has been joked about by the
various newspapers In the country, it
is something more than a laughing
matter With the young women. They
must have some one to look after their
farms and to do ths heavy work Who
is to be the enc?
There are 125 young women who re-
quire men about the farm. and there
are barely forty single men in Bone
steel who have not drawn claims on
the Rosebud. The outlook. therefore,
is rather embarrassing, TO say the
least. The hundreds of candidates
Who are looking for q fine farm with
II Wife attached do not find much favor
with the girls. The letters are laughed
at, and all Mr.. keller's advances to
bring about AN understanding between
writer's and young women are unavail-
ing. III the men want them, they will
have to go TO Bonesteel.
Most of the farms owned by the
women lie some distance out
of Bonesteel. The buildings that are
erected usually consist of a two-room
frame shack and q barn. a good many
of the women ave already started TO
live on their claims. Alone or. at the
best, With Il girl friend. this modern
type OF pioneer is taking her place in
the west.
of these homes lying about eighteen
miles from Bonesteel. 1t was nearly
dusk by the time he arrived. The
woman was standing in the doorway of
her shack. gazing at the long line of
lonely prairie stretching to the horizon
and dotted at long intervals With lit
tie frame shacks like her own.
1t seemed dull, monotonous and lone
lN-appallingly lonely. That intense
eNentide Hence of the prairie had set
tied over the land. A chill wind
soughed over the small, g~rass-covered
hillocks and whined and whistled
through the approaching night. seeming
as If the spirits of the departed Indian
braves We're signing over the land
which had passed from their kind To
the paleface. AT one corner of the
farm a little creek wendell its way
Not with the gurgle and ripple and
tinkle of Its sister brooks in other
lands. but with a ghost-like swish ant
sob. The whole and spoke of sadness
The girl walked out as she saw the
riders. n in her face. too. there
seemed to he depicted the ioylessness
of her surroundings. She was living
alone. h said-and was not afraid. by
and by Il sister would join her anc
things would not be very lonely.
She had been a school teacher il
Missouri and was lucky enough to draw
a prize in the lottery.
I'm the daytime it is grand she
said, but IN the evening it is so silenr
and the nights are so terribly dark"
Her house was a model of neatneSs
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12
A Questionable Innovation.

London Lady's Pictorial: The ruynor
that a kind of school of conversation
has been started in the West End sets
one bordering whether, after all, it is
such Il very fine thing to be a good
talker. OF late years the American girl,
whose chatter is incessant. has been
held up as AN example in thisr respect to
her English sister, and one constantly
hears this or that girl described as one
who is always bright and cheerful.
and always has something to say"
Still, it is very doubtful whether it
is SO very charming to be a chatterbox.
and If conversation is going to be
taught as Il fine art we shall doubtless
have reason to wish for the good old
days to return, when people did not
run on quite so fuently and have
smart answe and anecdotes on the
tips of their tongues. OF course there
are times when We want people to talk.
and when lively n inconsequent chat
ter acts as q tonic. but one is bound to
say ii is with feelings of misgiving that
one thinks of n time when We may be
all machine-made smart ~conversa-
~tlonallstS, when epigrams may hang on.
every lip, when we shall ali be pre-
pared at a moments notice to set the
table ION q road" and a fund OF funnv
stories and an eNer-flowing stream OF
breezy nothingneSs shall be possessed
by every educated woman in the land.
If it is possible to teach women to he.
smart and CHEEKY" it is certainly not
possible to teach those inclined this
way to keep that silence which is so
very sweet and pleasant at times. The
fact of the matter is, one cannot have.
people made to q pattern. A bright
manner and a fluent tongue are in
valuable. but SO also are the gift Of
listening and that sympathetic stiffness
which is ineXplicable, but so often OF
greater worth h a the Hottest eip-
quence.
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Copyright. 1906. by w. r. Hears,.1

f1rNflSht, ls"lJ. by w. X. ittafSl.t
Juliet sat on a c!otheshorse. shiver-
ING in her burial robes under a nutf
and tippet.
.ronight's rehearsal had been the
worst of all. Nobody seemed TO take
amy interest or TO enter into the spirit
of i'll, the thing had dragged so long
tho enthusiasm was all dissipated, the
players went through their parts like
marionettes, and as the 24th was only
three days off, it looked as though the
Wholc affair would be a failure.
i, was out of the question to give it
up NOW. however. for the members of
.he club had pledged themselves for
nothing to do but see the miserable
thing through to the bitter end and
| then give up the East End Amateur
Dramatic club forever. Yes, indeed,
forever and ever.
When nobody else felt any response
bility OF tried to take himself seriously,
why should she? This decision cost her
more than any n guessed, for it
meant the death blow to the hope she
had secretly cherished of %treading the
professional boards.
AS the president of the club, she had
selected the play, unseltishly reserNing
for herself the star role. given the use
of her music room for the ~rehearsals,
and worked very hard to keep the 9TH
er members satisfied with their roles,
u -.l - tho nv,
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ca'ches me lhllueaIa. lhe stul'lu car.
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Al'housh siie qua ilot hiioM ~ tnl9
Was 'he sole reason loi lef aeJee'ioh.
me .aicoiN ana llle llllue!,za Mef,. ilol
NTen-edlai' put hef quallel Mi,ll JAZZ
IN lae neht OF her oNefWrouslit NERVES.
cer,alhly was III ne a peer deeeitis
clVll ana ~poioslZ al'elMafus shs
Moaiu ilol nave cafea, oue ne iao
ouIr1sht IN iet iase e
aha before the Whoie as II
ne lau .houSt' ~ a sood JOKE.
ald she mao peell saying sueii me-
1hlhgs ABOUT ms romeo. ohe MAO
even coillded 10 1spa!l ,ha. oath :
romeo was at times really l'lspi.lils'
out, OF course thal was all a lhls,ake'
iof Jack $ acllhg couia never nave
peel! anything put abonlilaple.
Inc energy WIN Whlch she came 10
INNS decision brought tle clOlncSIlOTSe
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12

st. Moritz. in Switzerland, mas the
biggest toboggan slide in the world. IL
is three-quarters of n mile long. and
has been descended in a whiz OF only
Seventy-one seconds.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12
North a Trial.

Kansas City Journal: Probably he
most effective way of inducing men to
go to church would be to charge admis-
sion and issue free passes on the quiet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12
YOUNG WOMEN WILL NOT MARRY

On the Rosebud Some 200 Feminine Prize Winners i the
Great Lnnd Lottery OF Last Summer. Are Taking Up Their
Residence. as Required. Before May ]. X Some Hundreds Of
Men Have Offered to Marry Them, But for Answer Ii l. Said
Prince. Don't Come in Ovsralls. V
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Here. miss he said, II guess every
thing is all right" That evening the
lad and the girl danced most of the
dances together, and she picked him to
guide her to her new home the follow
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
an aristocrat.

always full of clear fresh water. Punctually Too
ver's two meals served on a big blue platter.
There variety and plenty. Regularly night
and morning he given half-hour's exercise by
a iveried groom. Twice a week he scrubbed
in a tub.
All these things Toover should have appreciated.
He being extensively cared for in fashionable
style. He should have held up his head, carried
himself with dignity. But TOOver had started life
as a stray He had lived with the Biggses. What
could be expected
The silver-mounted collar he tried to paw
his The chain he despiscd. Likewise he
to dislike the picturesque kennel He would
much rather have slept under bed somewhere,
preferably under small crib with boy in it. As
for the so-called exercise what fun it walk
up and down the sidewalk tugging at leather leash
and towing smug-faced groom in plun-cOlOred
livery? 1t dreary business, that's what it vast
His occasional outings with Master Cecil
tame enough compared with the frolics that Toover
had known once. But Master Cecil not
strong. He was not allowed to run and romp. Yet
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for AUGUST ~. 1905

An hour later, having been elabor-
ately fed, Doshy gave Toover a parting
hug and started with the nurse Tor
the trolley-car that was to take hm
home.
Don't worry about the dog" Piped
Master Cecil through crack In the
front doors, behind which Toover was
whining plaintively. Bruno and 1
will have fine times.
"He-hith name ith T-t-t-oover.
protested Doshy, yielding at last to
the insistent tears.
Perhaps it had been Toover; but
now it was Bruno, and he had become
an aristocrat He wore a collar with
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27

he liked Toover and would walk along his thin
white hand clutchng Towers collar talking in a
friendly, sociable way that Toover enjoyed.
Even these mild events became rare Slower
and yet more slowly walked Master Cecil leaning
wear1ly on Towers neck. Sometimes thev did not
even walk but rode in a carriage. when Toover
was forced to sit idly Master Cecis feet although
his legs just ached to jump the wheels and run
bounding ahead of the horses.
1t was IN one of these rides that something hap
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27

lie wore Il COlIdi WIFI
polished spikes and a
silver name-plate on it.
From the collar dang
led a license-tag, for
Toover had become
recognized by the law.
Behind the big
house, just beside the
stable door, was a we'll
built, picturesque ken
mel, fitted with all
modern improvements.
To this Toover was
chained. The porce-
lain drinking-dish was
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27

a vacant crib into which ~ =
80 Hand for Toover
III /, :, ,1 :: Lick
to inhospitable-Ook-
ing part of the struggling suburbs, section which
DOshy had never seen before. The houses were big,
ornate, forbidding Their great 'awnnged" Win
dows blinked coldly at him. Fidgety horses draw
ing shining carriages stood before some of these
big houses, but the folks in the carriages held
themselves stifly. They made him feel if he
didn't belong. Having reflected on these things
Doshy put both arms around Towers neck and
wept gently into of his black
What to be done? He could not take Toover
back where that angry man waited with a revolver
Yet he could not stay here with ToOver, among
these cold, naughty folks So the salty wells of
sadness, which to be found behind the blue
eyes of little boys, overowed The drops glistened
on Towers ernine collar
Suddenly Doshy knew that speak
ing to him. Hastily brushing away the tears
lie saw slim pale-faced boy, no more than head
taller than himself but with old appearance
his face. The boys shoes We're new and his clothes
seemed as if they had just come from the store,
so Doshy knew that he must be going travelling
else that he rich.
whats the matter little boy? Are you lost?"
the stranger asking.
Come away, Master Cecil, the dog will bite
YOU" commanded a blacl-gowned, white-aproned
young woman.
He won't bitel He it'll good doggie," declared
Doshy
I'm not afraid" said Master Cecil promptly
Il like dogs. l am going to pat his head He did
too, at which Toover smiled discreety.
'Oh, he laughed, didn't heI Do it gain Bruno
and Master Cecil once patted the black head
Doshy wondered why his hand so thin and
white
.Hth name ith Toover" corrected Doshy.
If he mine I'd call him Bruno
Doshy too busy thinking to make reply
If he was mine" the white-faced little boy had
said. 1t hurt little to recall the words but
DOshy did it. Suppose Toover did belong to Master
Cecil? He would live in the big house That
would be fine for Toover. More than that the
angry with the revolver could never find
him.
Don't you got any dogth?' quered Doshy
They We're getting acquainted fast, when the
aproned young woman again interfered
Come now, Master Cecil, you mustn't PLAY with
strange children, or go near strange dogs. Come
III now; 1t time to take your medicine again
Il sha nt! said Master Cecil pettishly. ''This
is nice dog He can laugh I'm going to ask
to buy him.
The nurse argued pleaded threatened but
presently little procession started up the wide
path. ToOver and Doshy We're in it.
In a great splendid they found soft
voiced sad-eyed woman who listened patiently
AS before, Master Cecil his point. 1t was all
settled as he had said it should be- except that
Toover came as gift, Doshy refusing offers of paw
ment with the scornfu air of prince
" y on promise not to come back in a dav or two
and cry to have him again. do your" demanded
Master Cecil.
'Neth said