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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
Cause of Ynwning,.

Yawning is commonly caused by a
temporary deficiency of the air sup
ply in the lungs. When the body is
weary with hard and continuous work
or mental study. lassitude from the eff
fects of close. heavy air or intense heat.
or perhaps from the peculiar state of
the health, the respiratory process is
sometimes involuntarily stayed for a
few moments. To compensate for this
stoppage of breathing nature steps in
action in the muscles of the mouth.
throat and chest. which produces a
deep inspiration which takes the form
of a yawn.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
LOOMS

LOOMS. April 27.-Miss Ruth Grip.
pin went to L.etcher, Saturday, to
visit her sisters.
Mhe lumber for our new depot is
being unloaded.
Miss Sadie Watkins. came home
Monday from Bijou Hills, where she
has finished teaching a successful
term Of school.
Miss Cathren Neicetz, of Sioux
City and James Clark, OF Mitchell
stopped off at Loomis, Tuesday for
a few hours.
The Davis 4 Daniels Co. lumber
shed is progressing fine with Fred
Fisher as foreman.
crops are looking good in this
neighborhood.
The Loomis base ball team must
have got beat at Mt. Vernon, for no
n has heard anything Of them.
Boch and Son shipped a carload of
hogs Wednesday evening.
c. p. Taylor sold 800 acres of land
Tuesday.
j. w. Giltillan bought the w. c.
Vipor so acres in sec. 30l, 40, co.
not long since.
LOOMS base tall team plays at
Mitchell, Friday, April IS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
XEIksItp

Riverside, April 25.-Raiph White
acconpanied a load OF stock to
Chicago, SATURDAY afternoon
Arbol day wa, very pleasantly and
proiitably spent by some of the peo-
Pile Of Riverside The gentlemen
busted themselves at leveling and
plowlng the church yard, setting trees
n sowing tame grass seed. while
the ladies made themselves equally
busy preparing a bounteous dinner
which was served at the noon hour
ut the home of w. l.. Wallis.
Randall Cassem, spent Sunday
With Clarence Taylor.
L A. johnson drove his fat cattle
to Mitchell Saturday.
ion nowadays. Another one Sunday re-
suited in the demolishing of a buggy.
also a part OF Charley Krom's hog
fence.
i. r. Whine experienced a lively
time with a fire We inesday evening
caused by the explosion OF d lamp III a
brooder. Fortunately no damage was
done further than the burning of the
brooder and chicks. and the smoke
house with its contents.
Rev. Smith. of Silem. gave a mis-
sionary address at the church We'd
nesday evening which was greatly
enjoyed by All who listened.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Henry Shultz, Thursday,
MAY 4.
The Easter program given Sunday
by the Sunday school was very nicely
done. The church was very tastely
decorated with festooning, potted
plants and lilies. Much credit is
due the decorative committee.
"a. II. Bayley and Will Ro~ley were
pleasant callers in our vicinity Tues
day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
NIGH BLINDNESS.
A Condition In Which the Vision
Fniis AS Daylight Fades.

Night blindness is Il condition in
which vision is perfect, or fairly so, in
daylight, but fails with the setting of
nary conditions of artificial illuminn-
tion. i'h" sufferer from night blind
r"ss u usually see Tie light of a can
de " amp Shcr he looks directly at
il, hut le calno read eve when the
lie. / is throw II Directly upon the page.
Usually, however. he sees well II n
rooil lighted brilliantly with electric.
it8. tho degree of illumination then APP
preaching that of sunlight.
The cause of night blindness is be-
ieved 10 be III eNlausting of the power
II vision by too great light, for it oc-
ours mainly among soldiers and sailors
in the tropics, WHO are exposed for
many hours to the glare of the sun, and
among arctic explorers. whose eyes are
dazzled by reflection from the snow.
On shipboard it Is often associated
with scurvy, and persons who are de-
pressed physically or mentally or III
any other way run down. are more
likely to suffer han the strong.
Sailors lave Il superstition thai the
trouble is due to inlprudence in sleep
ing on deck in the moonlight, and this
belief is embodied in the term moon
blink by which they call it. The
tropical moon is probably as guiltless
In this respect as it is in the produc.
ten of insanity.
Tie only treatment for night blind
nes.3 is keeping away from bright light
or protecting the eyes with goggles OF
a bandage until the exhausted retina
has recovered its tone.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
An Old Church Knncker.

The groteaune knocker on the sanc-
tuary door of Durham cathedral,
which bears Il rather distinct resem-
blance to Il lion. is said TO be of the
twelfth century. The hollows for the
eyes maS nave been formerly filled
with crystal or enamel, or, as it had
been suggested, the open eyes may
have been contrived to emit light from
within the church, so as to guide the
hapless being seeking sanctuary by
night to the welcome haven of safety.
Chambers Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
mTnld Hin

ri know that article was written by
a southerner.' said the astut city ed
itor. and when some one asked why
he explained: "A northerner would
have put it, 4 said FAREWELL or 4 said
goodby.' but never I told him goodby.'
Your southerner always has it L told
him goodby. New York Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28

Ethan, April, 25-Listen to the
hum of progress in u town!
Frank Cole and wife started for
the reservation the first OF the week.
Joe Scheick as ''mine most" at the
Commercial has been feeding as
many as sixty boarders on some days.
Newell BlacKman has taken possess
ion of the New Store land doing
business at the old stand with Ray
Lathrop as head clerk and manager.
The basement for the new bank is
nearing completion and will soon
have the upright part finished.
Mrs. John Moran is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Craig.
Art Pierce is building a new adj
diuon to his barn. Business is rush.
ing for Art.
The Ladies AID cleaned the Meth
odist church toward the latter part of
the week preparatory to the Easter
exercises
The railroad construction gang
have Eearly completed tie new side
rack ANA will 90 start work on the
stock yard.
The new dipping tank is pretty
well urder way, 1t is located east of
the graveyard and Will be in charge
of Charles Donk.
Thursday quite a fire broke out east
OF the river and it was feared for a
while that it would jump the river.
Albert klotz is soon to put a team
the road gathering cream and
eggs.
The ParNston High School ball
came up and played the Ethan
first team on Arbor day. The boys
pnt up a good game and the big boys
of Ethan had lots OF fun.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
School Money to Loan.

Dawson county..has s50oo.oo school
money to loan at 5 per cent on bet
ter terms than ever. Call at office of
the county auditor for further in
Dated April %, 1905.
o. ID. Stearns, County Auditor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
FHInp.

"Why don't you try to write your
name on the scroll of fame?"
My friend" said Senator Sorghum
very earnestly. Il have never yet seen
anybody tearing leaflets out of tho
scroll of fame and getting them cashed
at the Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
Dr.. A. w. Chase's
K%idney-Live Pills

the worlds greatest kidney and live,
regulator, and the only medic;-c
ing a combined action on kidneys ant
liver. One pill a dose; IS cents a box.
Write for free sample to The DIR. A. w
Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo, N. Y
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28

OF the life aud the county. Mr.. Car
bart gave an interesting narrative
along with the pictures that made
them all the better. While no admis-
sion WAS CHARGED a COLLECTION OF Sill
was contributed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
Mis- H.bitp,1

Reporter Din v~estibulcl-ls it true thai
Mr.. GotroX has just died?
Butler (cautiously)-It is. but he has
nothing to say for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28
BAcK.AChE

: and all other symptoms of kidney dis
ease are speedily removed when the
kidneys are made healthy, active and
vigorous by the use of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28

A Keen Appetite, a healthy complexion or
a good nights sleep The stomach's gone
back on you again, Just take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters and see how quickly YOU
wi recover these priceless possessions.
Thousands have lone so during the past 50
years. 1t strengthens the organs of digest
ion, purifies the blood, induces sound Sleep
and cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costive-
ness, Female Complaints or Headache.
H0STETTER'S
STOMACH 8ITTERS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28

Stammering men are four times as
numerous as stammering
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-28

A fine rain started i'm this morning
and with good indications of keeping
up all day. The need of moisture for
the crops w%as..becom;ng apparent, as
but little rain has fallen for two or
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08

some frost. but not a freeze. The
tubers are entirely hardy in the
ground in this state.
DO these descriptions of flowers
seem prosy to you? We might easily
give the name without all this dry
analysis, but it would not be any
help towards gaining an ability 10
study out the names of unknown
plants for yourselves The method
which we have used is that given III
ali Dotanies for the analysis OF new
iiower. OF course, old experienced
Uotanists soon become so familiar
with the different families that they
do lot have to go through all the for
mua as we did, they will, perhaps,
some well known genera and turn at
once to that to find what species it
is. they might follow some such
plan as we did last week with the
second plant, which belonged to the
same family aS the first so we could
save much time. We would like to
make these lessons more interesting,
but to be of any value they must be
practical. Ine further progress with
these LESSONS depends entirely upon
! our readers, Ii they send plants to be
named we viii go on, if not, they will
De dropped.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08
COCOS.
The Most Beautiful and Graceful
Palms of Our Florida Gardens.
By DIR. Ii. Nehrling.

By DIR. Ii. Nehrling.
Editor FTOrdI Department:
| have invariably noticed that these
Cocos species form their characteristic
leaves IN their third or fourth year
and that they always make very grace
full pot plants, particularly desirable
for room decoration as they can stand
more rough treatment than any other
palm with which | am acquainted.
They begin to flower and bear fruit
III their fifth or sixth year here III
my garden.
Cocos datil-This is the largest and
most massive of all, forming a thick,
heavy trunk and pushing up numerous
upright leaves 8 to 10 feet long. The
flower clusters are immense and the
spathes, in which they are contained,
are of the form of baseball bat but
much larger. The flowers are yellow
lsh and lilac. This palm is the largest
of my collection, though several years
younger than my largest specimens
of Phoenix canariensIs and Ph. syl-
vestris. L he fruit clusters often weigh
ted 1925 fruits in one cluster. he
from 35 to so pounds and L have cOun-
fruits are of the form and size OF a
large plum, yellow-orange in color,
very juicy, of an excellent taste and
strongly and delIciously fragrant. OF
ten the fruits have brOwnish-red hue.
When fully ripe they are covered with
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08
Leaves not cordate; carpets 7-12!
Box IL.

Leaves not cordate; carpets 7-12!
Yes.
choice strain makes a fair price. l
am not quite sure what the ordinary
price would be in the trade, but going
back to the petuniaS, L have known
seed sell at f12 per ounce, but
for fairly good strain from
30 shillings to f5 is about the
usual price. This reminds me, too,
that petunia seed may be kept for ii
long period. L have had seed four
years old which has germinated as
freely as that saved the previous
autumn, but it had been kept in a
close tin box i'll Il cool place; yet glOX-
mia seed kept under the same con-
ditons failed after the lhrst year. 1t
is possible, however, if the glOXinia
seed had been kept in d warmer pO-
sition it would have survived and
retained its vitality for longer
period. l may mention that glOXinia
corms which have been kept in Il
cold place. even if not touched by
frOsts, appear quite sound when
put into warmth to start them, will
fail to start, though the corms may
appear quite plump and sound, while
those which have been stored in a
warm dry place and are shrivelled
will start when given a little moisture
and other genial conditions
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08
Fertilization of Flowers.

iniS article does not treat of meth
but OF the fertilization of the piStIlS
10 ensure the production Of seed n
correspondent of an English paper,
the horticultural Advertiser, narrltes
some personal experience.
1t T., Il curious TACT that though
Single peIuIIIaS are SIOwn Ill unlImI-
,eu quantIties, Seeu oI Tie uest suaInS
si.e usuany scarce, ana L nave proved
mat wnen 1t rs siiNeu III me ordinary
"ay-that Is, from those which seed
without artIucIal alu-tnere VIII be Il
s,reaL ueterIoraG GlOn Ill the progeny; with
care, MOVE ever, Lne best SuaIn viii
Seeu well, but 1t must De done by aru-
ncIal ierIIlIzatlOn, or, rather, by nu-
man uIu. there is no dI1nculty i'll
transferring the pollen from the an
tners 10 the piSul ny the aid OF a SOIL
canlelS hair brush tor pencil, aS 1t Is
uSuaIly termed), yet little Judgment
snUuiu he eXerciSeu; indIScrinlinate
v,UoSInS OF Inherent cOlOrS Will DE
IataI. Starting with whites, If it Is
,.eSIred 10 keep 10 pure whites, the
pest formed flowers should be i'm
pregnated from another of equal quail
Ity, or at least of the most pure shade,
aIrd working up if each separate SHADE
can be HAD ill flowers OF good quality
Oh pants OF good habits. 1ntercrOSS-
ing should be avoided as far us pos
siDie; yet 1t may be an advantage to
take pollen from Il good bright color
ana apply il to IL white of good form.
1 have found ill crossing it requires
some discrimination, and it is only
observation and actual practice that
Will secure the best results; and it is
Il curious fact that all the ''rOgueS
or those of inferior quality seed freely,
without aid; this accounts for so many
OF interior quality from seed that
has not been carefully selected. The
work of 1ertiliZing by the aid of a
brush takes UP but little time, but
il must be attended to at the right
time, and IL lew selected plants care
fully fertilized will give more seed
than Il large batch that is left to fer
, tilize by natural agencies.
In gloxinias we have similar results
| have had more seed from about Il
dozen plants which l have fertiliZed
by the aid of Il brush than from hun
dreds of plants which have been left
to natural agencies. In almost all
glOXinias the pollen will be found to
be abundant, yet somehow or other
it seems to fall short of the pistil, or
it may be that the pollen taken from
another flower is more efficaciOuS. At
any rate, glOXinia seed saved from
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08
THE BOTANY CLASS.
LESSON XIV.

age DdIb vi
leaves and flowers, to be named. This
is also a plant that is not native
and so not described in most of the
botanies. But as it is a well known
cultivated ornamental vine and be-
longs to a family of plants common
throughout the country, we VIII do
the same as before, trace it to the
family and get the description from
another source The flowers in this
case have no petals so we turn at
once to Division III, Apetalous plants.
Amentaceous trees or shrubs? CThat
is has flowers in an ament, like the
pine or Willow. No.
Flowers not in amentS! Yes.
CaIyx and corOl1a none? No.
CaIyX herbaceOus or corOlla-llke?
Yes.
Oyaries more than one? No.
Ovary solitary? Yes.
CaIyx adherent to the Ovary? No.
Calyx free from the Ovary? Yes.
Ovary one celled? Yes.
Oyules and seeds numerous? No.
OvuIe and seed solitary. Leaves
stipulate? No.
Ovule and seed solitary. Leaves
without stipules? Yes.
Stamens more numerous than the
calyX-lobes? No.
Stamens equalling in number or
fewer than the calyX-lObes? Yes.
Flowers with scariOus bracts? No.
Flowers without scariOus bracts? :?
Yes.
CaIyx corolla- like, plated? Tin this
case we have to pass this, although
the calyX is somewhat corolla-like).
Calyx herbaceOus. Styles =. (Gray
says: caIyX greenish, sometimes color
ell or cOrOila-likeJ.
ChenOpOdiaceae, or GOOse-fOot faml-
ly Ihe general description of the
1amily as given i'll Chapman south
ern Il lOra, does not Int this vine, so
we will give that OF Gray School
botany: Represented cnIeny by
hOmeiy herbs: the One-cehed Ovary
has Il single Ovule and ripenS into an
akene or utricle, containing single
seed Leaves chIehy alternate. flantS
neither attractive nor easy to students;
oniy the cultivated plants ana COM
mOnsee weeds here given.
L. Cultivated lOr ornament, twin
Ing pianL with wnIle mowers: CalyX
cUruiIii-iIke? Yes.
L. DOuSSInSauitia. Flowers III
slenuer spikes from Inc aAIls oI the
leaves, perfect. CalyA u-parted,
spreauIng, anu Win one or two eN-
terIor sepaIs or Dracts- StalnenS .,
Win sIeuuer uIanenUS. style slender,
suymsS q, cluD-Snapeu.
Is. Ba.,eIlOiueS, OIL south America
High tw1ning plant, Ill cultivation
herDaceOus, from ODlOng tuDerS re-
semDiing small potatoes: smooth, Win
somewhat heart-shaped succuient
leaves, and slender racemes of ueilcl-
ousiy fragrant small mowers i'll au-
tumn. Perennial.
This vine is quite common ILL Guilt
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-01
Thursday, December 2lst, 1906

= II - AlDth = u
the following lots OF ground situated in the
village OF Passport, namely
lots each fronting p feet on Third street
IN said village and having depth oflG5 feet
lying ia The rear OF the property now oecu.
pied By said George II. Britton and opposite
the property OF Mr. ShaInbae. being por
tons OF Lots nos - and IS on John Buxali' >
plat OF Horn PoiEt, nov called Eastport.
3iots each fronting ~ feet and one lot
fronting . feet ON Chesapeake Avenue in
said village. each LOT having a depth OF lCi
feet. lying to the North oft property now
occupied 3y the said George HI. Rrifton and
on one OF the principal thorOughfsres ~ the
village OF PASSPORT On one OF the lots men.
TONED i situated the storehouse now used
pub ic school. saldlots being portions
% Lots ) o. 20 and u on said Duyaifs plat
Of PASSPORT
TERMSOF Saba deposit ofs25 OH ne.
count OF each OF the lots situated on Third
street and a deposit OF $50 on account Of each
OF the lots fronting on hesa peake Avenue
VIII be required OF the purchaser on the day
OF sale. Balance to be raid half-cash on
ratification Of sale and remainder one year
from the date OF sale. Deferred payments
10 bear interest from day OF sale and TO be
secured TO the satisfaction Ofthe undersigned.
FIFTY per cent OF the purchase money viii be
allowed to remain on mortgage for "a rea son
able time as may be agreed upon.
A plat OF the said property can be- seen al
the Office Of the undersigned.
For further particulars, apply 10 the un-
dersigned.
JAMES N. MUNROE.
n29 Attorney Named n Mortgage.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-01

Now is the time 10 put mp "Shut
The Door" signs Some people never
pretend 20 shut the door in cold
weather, but take peculiar delight
in slamming il to on a hot day. 1t
seems as if some people had been
raised under the sheds where the doors
were an unknown luxury That kind
of people when they enter your homes
and offices never close door, and
when they leave someone must quit
his work and close the door after
them. A door thus left open a few
minutes causes a warm room to be-
come chilled Whom the weather is
almost cold enough to freeze the
horns off a billy goat this class of
men viii open door, stand there for
i've minutes and talk to someone in
side. In the meantime the room is
being chilled. and the men mentally
passing harsh criticisms. One will say
ale was rasied in a barn, another
oOh. he don't know any better. his
mother died when was baby. and
he's ignorant of all the little ameni-
ties of life.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-01
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
raking Eaect october is, 1905.

Trains leave Htnen station as follows;
DAILY.
$50 A. M-Fast Mail, Main Line, Hagers-
town. Wavnesboro, y. & W Ry. and the
south and ex. sunday +. y. Il. X. ban-
cock, Chambersburg, Martinsourg, ana
Winchester
Ills p. Macon. for Union Bridge
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
zoo A. NJ York, Il. & - Div. and Main Line
cast Of EMORY Grove, tariisie ana 0.~ n
II. 4.
sic A. M.-Main Line. Tiagerstown, Han
cock. ShippenSburg. Frederick. Emmits-
burg and y. & W. Ry. 10 Eikfon.
as A. NJ Getty Express, Accom-, be,
yond EMORY Grove, also Hanover ana
York.
lol5 4. M.-Aecon. for Union Bridge.
as p. M.--Accom. for Emory Grove
SIS ?. NJ Accom-. FOR Emory Grove. h. 4 II.
Div. also lork
ATOP. M.-ExpreSs FOR York, Hanover and
Gettysburg lParlor tar.l
AS 4. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge.
500 p. M-Exp. for Westminster, Union
Brfdgeand thence Acc om. to HagerStown,
aud Hancock; also Frederick, Emmlis-
nburg and Shippensburg. tParlor Carl
625P M.-Accom. for Hampstead.
6.l5 r. M.-Accom. for Union Bridg.
s 30 7. -M.--Aceom for Emory Grove,
SUNDAYS ONLY
$50 A M-Accom for Union Bridge and Han
over
2.s0 p M-Accom for Union Bridge
$50 r M-Accom for Hmpstead.
sDoes not stop Penna Ave Station
Ticket and Baggage ONCE. Is West Balti-
more street.
Trains stop at Union, Penna. Ave, Fulton
and Walbrook North Avenue) stations
b. ii. GRIswoLD, G r. NJ.
NJ. HOWELL, G. p. A