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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-08
Produce.

Butter-country creamery. lSh@30c;
city creamery. Goggles dairy. 4@l5ci
store, i3@l4cj butter fat, zoe.
Poultry--old roostcrs, o@l0ci hens,
i2@l3c, fryers. l0@i7c, broilers, lac
leci dressed chickens. l3@i4c; geese,
. live, s@sic, dressed, ll@ilic; turkeys.
WE. A@l5cj dressed. lo@lTcj ducks
old, l0@i2c; Spring ducks, lSA@l0c;
pigeons per dozen, slOo@l2S, squads
si.75@2.
Honey--Dark. l0h@llcj amber, l2@
lsci fancy white, l4@ll5c.
Cheese--Young America. l3c; Oregon
full cream, Oats, llA@l2c.
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch, 2l@22c.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09

Kansas Ctsy special: There goes
the first man that j ever saw VINO Was
glad To go to prison" said a police 9th
cial here recently. pointing to u smil-
ing man who was one # thirteen priS-
oners who were ON their way from the
county Jail here to the Missouri peni-
tentiarN.
Yet the manifest pleasure of the
smiling man was not III timed. for he
had three times stood within the
shadow of the ss.liows. The prisoner
WAS Edgar O.. Bailey, lately of La
Forte. la, and known to many in Sioux
City, one of three men who murdered
Albert Ferguson, Il %nonunion hackman,
in Kansas City in March, 1904. He
Went to the penitentiary for ninety
air years, but ne went with a smile
on his lips, because that WAS better
than death, and also because he lives
in the hope that a pardon VIII one day
open the prison doors for him.
Perhaps his hope is well founded, for
if the same powerful influences ask for
his freedom that procured Il commute
ton of his death sentence there is little
doubt of their ultimate success.
For Edgar Bailey, murderer, had
more diverse interests eXerted to save
his neck than probably any other mar
ever sentenced TO death in Missouri, y
union n alleged TO belong to a
'%wrecking crew" sent out to beat up
llplllillloIl < VI
hackmen, prominent members of the
Employers association that conducted
the fight against the union worked
night and day to ave his life. Min
listers petitioned for y communication of
his sentence. Labor unions in all parts
of the United States sent their petit
tons to Governor Folk in response to
a letter sent out from u Kansas City
union. which said:
Il will state that Folk has a bee in his
bonnet for president of tie United
States and therefore outside requests
may have more effect thar those here
at home"
Women interceded for him, and. last
but not least, the murderer's faithful
old father and mother never deserted
him, but worked tirelessly for him and
came here every few days from their
home in La Porte to cheer their BOY.
The result was that Governor Folk
Welded and granted the Communication.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
To Break the Monotonv
From the Philadelphia Bulletin

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
Chairman Shonts Of the Panama can:
commission was pointing out the necessity
of amusement for the workmen in Nh.
huge canal.
Nothing breaks the health and cows
the spirit like monotony." he said. .,rhe
monotony of every workman's life must
be pleasantly varied or the poor fellow viii
be unable to work well.''
He smiled.
"A young lady recently took a nost ..
soVerness in a rich New York family. he
said. The residence of this family was
magnificent. The young lady was esno.
clally impressed by the footman who Stood
N the hall. oeo
This footman was tall and robust and
shapely. He wore a glittering livery wifi
knee brooches and brown Silk stock;nus
and standing in the. hall. opening thed nnr
Or conducting visitors to the draW,np roor,
he was a stately and grand and solemm
picture. Ills face was as expressionless &c
a statues. He was as stiff and ,,nbana,a aa
as a lamp post.
We'll. ore day in the family's abse,oa
the new Soverncss heard downst,ir.
most hideous din-shouts. vells 80
shricks. as though a couple If aa
had broken loose and fallen to fiphtina
As She listened nervously a maid b.,
ried upstairs, entered her room an5 sa.s.
Don't get scared Miss. It's onlv ~:
loo.man. When everybody is out he al
ways shouts and hollers 30. He says he
cant help 1t. 1t relieves his f~eelineI.."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
Women and Civic Improvement.
From the ST. Louis Mirror

Women are doing more than the mel.
of ST. Louis to boost the city. Just look
at what the women have accomplished
in the vacation Fairgrounds movement.
Six years ago this now great philan-
thropy was merely an idea suggested
by some members of the Wednesday
club. That organization liked it. and
decided to n its incipient efforts.
The plan was Il go" The women made
it so by personal sacrifice and energy.
l believe that it was Mrs. Louis Marion
Mccall who primarily e~nergized this
movement and the cause of the city
beautiful. The resul was the Vacation
Fairgrounds association. From a few
scattered and indifferently attended
Fairgrounds, the enterprise has grown
until now there are seven Fairgrounds.
with an attendance close onto 5000
Quite Il showing. but that's not all. The
women saw the necessity of manual
training. and they added that to their
course of games and instruction so thar
last season closed with a
large number of girls and boys pos
sessed OF knowledge as to the handling
of tools and needles and the making Of
articles useful to themselves or others
in their families. All of which indi-
Gates that the is doing Won
ders in developing the talent Of chil-
dren, which otherwise might remain
latent all their lives. There will he
bigger things done next summer and
in the future in the playground move
ment, for the Vacation association and
the Civic Improvement league. which
We're working out the same idea, have
combined and will work in unison and
along the broad lines of furnishing in
strliction as we'll as pastime to the Chill,
dren of the Door.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
The Host Was Pleased.

Edward Everett Hale" said a lawyer.
was one of the guests at a m~illionaire's
elmer.
THE millionaire was a free spender. but
ne wanted full credit for every dollar put
out.
And. as the dinner progressed, he told
his guests what the more expensive dishes
had cost.
This %tcrrapin.' he would say, was
shipped direct from Baltimore. A Balti-
more cook came on to prepare it. The
dish actually cost a dollar a teaspooaful.'
$50 he talked on the fresh peas. the
hothouse asparagus. the Covent Garden
peaches, and the other courses. He dwelt
especially on the expense of the large and
beautiful grapes, each bunch a foot long.
each grape bigger than a plum. He told
down to a penny. what he had figured 1t
out that the grapes had cost him apiece.
The guests looked annoyed. They ate
the expensive rap charity. But DR..
Hale. smiling, extended his plate and said:
Would you mind cutting me off about
q dollar and eighty-seyen cents worth
more. please"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
GOVERNOR FOLK SAVED THE LIFE
OF THIS IOWA UNION MAN

would have been no criticisms, at
tacks and MISREPRESENTATION of MOS
tives because he was not hanged"
AS much has been made OF the
Bailey case. by the extreme enemies
of union labor, 1t is important. in or
der that justice he done to MIR. Folk.
that the facts be understood. The Fed
Grafton of I.abor did not, as has been
charged, make any appeal to the gov
ernor in his behalf. or utter amy threat
that eve reached his ears. Citizens
pleaded for the condemned mans life
some of them belonging TO unions,
some opposed to union labor Repre-
sentatiVes of powerful organizations OF
capital asked for Bailey's death as IL
warning to future strikers. Bailey,
Two other men, and n woman of the
during II hack drivers strike in
Kansas City, took n ride in Il carriage.
When they eached their destination.
a dispute arose between the driver and
the passengers, with the result that
Ferguson. the driver of the carriage
was Killed. The only substantial testi-
mony against Bailey WAS the dying
declaration of Ferguson and the evil
dence of the woman. The case was
tried at a tiale of popular excitement,
and was bitterly prosecuted by the
Employers association through attor-
neys employed by them. There was a
verdict of murder in the first degree.
Afterward it was learned that Fergu-
son, instead OF being q ~peaceable and
good citizen, as appeared at the trial.
was an eN-convict and wanton des-
perado. The woman. whose testi-
mony to planned murder principally
convicted Bailey, admitted in the pres
ence of a dozen trustworthy witnesses
that she had lied! OF the eleven sur
viving jurors. all, on learning these
facts, begged for communication. Like
wise did the prosecuting attorney. On
such facts 1t is that a few hardy
friends of capital say that Folk was
afraid to execute the law.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09

an count of my unhappy end has
you roc yourself thought that 1t was
true. Several times during the last
three years l have taken up my per
to write to You, but always l feared
lest your affectionate regard for me
should tempt YOU to some indiscretioT
which would betray my secret. Fol
that reason 1 turned away from YOU
this evening when you upset my books
for l was in danger at the time. anc
any show of surprise n emotion upo
your part might have drawn attention
TO my identity and led To the most de-
plorable and irreparaDle results. AS tic
Mycroft, l had to confide in him liz
order to obtain the money which i
needed. The course of events in Lon
don did not run so we'll as l had hoped,
for the trial if the Moriarity gang LEFT
w of its most dangerous members
my own vindictive enemies. at liberty
l Travelled for two years in Thibet,
therefore, and amused myself by visit
Ing Lhassa, and spending some days
with the head llama. You may have
read of the remarkable explorations of
a Norwegian named Sigerson, but l am
sure that it never occurred to you thai
you were receiving news of your friend
I then passed through Persia. looked
in at Mecca. and paid a short but in
teresting visit to the khalifa at Khar-
toum. he results of which l have COM
m~unicated to the foreign Office. Re
turning to France, spent some months
in a research into the coal-tar deriv-
tory at Montpelier, in the south OF
France Having concluded this to my
satisfaction, and learning that only one
of my enemies was now left in Lon
don, L was about to return When my
movements were fastened by the news
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
Under the Mistletoe.
the London Mail.

from lNt kcIE!Ol MAI.
What In the would have you got there.
Lizxie?"
The little lodging house servant blushcd
as she displayed her simple gift.
It's on'y a sprig o. mistleloe, Miss
Reeves. The grccngrocer give 1t me when
l went round to get the pertatcrs. / was
wonderful If you'd like to 'ang 1t up 10
make your room look a bit Christmassy."
The thin lips of the ~spinster tu,itched.
but she was not smiling.
Won you keep it yourself. Lizzie?'
She asked, turning to move a book about
half an inch. You may nave some use for
it, YOU know
Lizzie gigelcd.
oh, miss she explained, I've got an
other bit down in the kitchen-not as I'm
likely ter want it
II see. Then IN keep this bit, Lizzie. II
1 may 1t Was very kind of you to think
of me-
The little servant glanced at the ledge
over the door. then at the gas bracket tha
over the table, then at the dooragain.
1t was an awkward moment. She knew
well enough that nobody ever called upon
Miss Reeves. Al the same time. she did
not want to show thai she knew 1t.
AT last. Where shan l 'aug it. miss?
she asked.
oh, anywhere will do, Lizzie. ] should
think YOU might tie it to The gas bracket
There was a queer smile on the spin
ster's face as she sat alone In her dinsy
bed-sitting room. gazing at that dangling
sprig of mistletoe. If Lizzie had known
all, she would have brought her friend
amy gift rather than that.
The drab twilight came down upon the
street. Miss Reeves lowered the blind, lit
one of the gas jets.
Now she opened an old-fashioned, BRASS
bound desk. Was the door safely locked
Yes. She returned to the desk and took
something from the innermost
ment.
Three or four children In the street be-
low began to sing. Very badly. While
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by
Night"
The spinster carried her treasure to the
center of the room. 1t was a small, rather
yellow photograph. The bold, merry eyes
laughed into her own.
Leaning forward, she held the portrait
under the mistletoe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
Wooden Shoes in CHICAGO.

ioiA lle SIllCdSO EVenlnS POSt.
Few C~hicagoans know that the
wooden shoe which typifies the peas
ant in many European countries is not
the least among those articles of sale in
which Chicago tradesmen deal.
Thousands in the big city wear them,
and thousands of pairs are sold annu-
ally from Chicago to patrons else
where.
Yet non is manufactured here. The
wooden shoes sold all are made in
Germany" This is because the best
material is Eastwood. 1t is tough. but
dures the wear and still is
lively light upon the loot.
There are a few wooden shoes made
in Wisconsin, but they do not share in
Chicago trade. They find a local de-
mand, but have nc name.
Henry Schoelkopf, the oldest grocer
in the city; dating from 1S4S, is Chi
cago's principal dealer in wooden shoes.
He sells thousands of dozens every
year. and the more the virtues of the
footwear are exploited the more he
sells.
Butchers and dyers and brewers.
pastry cooks n ice cream makers,
tanners, laundrymen and livery stable
men, men who kill poultry, those who
work in dank Easements. buy and wear
wooden shoes, those occupations
wherein n must stand in water or
muck, where the floors are hot or
where they are sloppy, provide the con-
sistent patrons of the wooden shoe.
Street car men and truck drivers
wear wooden shoes in winter for
warmth. Others use them in summer
for GOODNESS. Some farmers wear them
all the time time when working in the
wet.
About half the wooden shoes of COM
merce are only half of wood. The tops
are leather, low topped or high topped,
lined with canvas or with wool. Ali
have soles three-quarters of an inch
thick. These always are of Eastwood.
Wooden overshoes are made to pro-
tect leather boots or shoes. These are
all wood. One of them appears big
as a sand dredge. 1t would be diff
cult to stow two pairs in a modern fiat.
Shoes all of wood cost SO cents a
pair. The leather topped ones range
in price up to S1.50. Some department.
stores handle them. In the ghetto dis
trict smaller dealers keep an assort-
ment of them.
Toy wooden shoes are made. They
are used for unique par1or ornament.
for match safes, for pins and button
caskets. They are uncouth and rough
Nv whitfield by hand They appear nm
lovely, but man buyers seem to like
them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
of this very remarkable Park Lane
mystery, Which not only appealed to

OF this very remarkable Park Lane
mystery. which not only appealed to
me by its merits, but which
seemed to offer some most peculiar
personal opportunities. 1 came over at
once to London, called in my own per-
son at Baker street, threw Mrs. Hud-
son into violent mysteries, and found
that Mycroft had preserved my rooms
and my papers exactly as they had all
ways been. So it was, my dear Wat
son, that at two o'clock today / found
myself in my old armchair in my own
old room. and only wishing that / could
have seen my old friend Watson In the
other chair which he has SO often
adorned"
Such was the remarkable narrative
to which l listened on that April even
tng-a narrative which would have
been utterly incredible to me had 1T not
been confirmed by the actual sight of
the tall. spare figure and the keen,
eager face, which l had never thought
to see again. In some manner he had
learned of my own sad bereavement,
and his sympathy was shown in his
manner rather than in his words.
"Work is the best antidote to sorrow,
my dear Watson" said he; "and I have
a piece of work for us both tonight,
which, ii we can bring it to a success
full close. will in itself Justify a mans
III vi tilS pldilel. LII NdlI i begged
him to tell me more. You will hear
and see enough before morning. he
answered. we have three years OF
the past to discuss. Let that suffice
until half-past nine, when we start
upon the notable adventure OF the
empty house"
1t was indeed like old times, when,
at that hour, / found myself seated be-
side him in a honsom. my revolver in
my pocke,, ana the thrill of adventure
in my heart. Holmes was cold and
street lamps flashed upon his austere
features. I saw that his brows were
drawn down in thought and his thin
lips compressed. l knew no what wild
beast we were about to hunt down in
the dark jungle Of criminal London, but
I was we'll assured, from the bearing
of this master hunstman, that the adj
venture was a most grave one-while
the %sardonic smile which occasionally
broke through his ascetic gloom boded
little good for the object Of our quest.
/ had imagined that we were bound
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
Support That Comes High.

Hartford, Conn. C%ourant: Russian
credit has been supported during this
week in the usual manner-by buying
with state money such securities as
have been pushed to a sale and thus
keeping the price up That is a costly
and dangerous method, but it is the
only way open to Russia in this ener-
gency. The effect, OF course, is only
temporary. Germany and France are
plastered with Russian state securities.
given for borrowed money, and every
time a holder of these wishes for any
reason to turn his paper into cash he
Is confronted with a public not eager
to buy. The effect of all this upon the
business Of Europe can not fail to he
hurtful-how hurtful only time Ear
show.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
Too Hard a Word.

ter you've drank all the whisky that is
good for you, you should call for self
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09

Fuller Booze Qoaded)-After I've
drank (hic) all the whisky that's good
for me. ! can't say (hic) asltssr.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

Laundry work al hoihe would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric Is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Fifty Years a Publisher.

Frederick Hess, OF San Francisco,
has been celebrating his golden jubi-
lee as a publisher. In September,
1856, being then Is years old, he pur-
chased the paper named and has been
running it ever since. That he still
has great confidence in the future of
San Francisco is shown by the fact
that although he lost his entire plant
at the time of the fire he immedia lately
reestaSlished himself.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
hOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot DO cured by Hali's
Catsrrh Cure.
FIJI. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly
crabie In all business transac tions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDISG, KISNAN d MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Don't Be Stubborn.

A few people are so headstrong they
keep right on having chills-growing
thin and yellow, when we guarantee
one bottle of Cheatham's Chill Tonic
to cure any one case. Don't be one Of
that class. Get bottle.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Important to Mothers.
Died In Westminster Abbey.

Henry Nv. died. in Westminster Alb
bey in 1413. 1t is claimed that from
that time to this no life has ended
there, except that of minister named
Shepherd, who dropped dead in the
famous old sanctuary, just as he fin
ished speech, at a meeting recently
held under the charmanship Of the
Dean of Westminster.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
"Do You Itch 2"

"The cup Of human misery is never
quite full until some form of itching
skin disease is added. Then it over
flows. Hunts Cure is a specific for
any itching trouble ever known. One
application relieves. One box is guar
anteed to cure any one case"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Lady Minto's Work In India.

The countess of Mimic, who did 20
much to extend the work OF the Vic
torian Order of Nurses in Canada, has
now undertaken similar work in
India, where her husband succeeded
Lord Curzon as governor general.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Offer Reward for Brigand.

The Russian government has offered
a reward of 10000 rubles for the cap
ture, dead or alive, of Murad Kisilun,
the famous Caucasus brigand. He Is
said to have killed over 800 Russian
soldiers and policemen.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Bernhardt's First American Tour.

Sarah Bernhardt made her Ameri-
can debut in "Adrienne Lecouvreur,'
at Booths theater, New York, Novem-
ber 8, 1880.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Poacher Had Nerve.

Robert Jones, Liverpool surgeon.
tells OF patient who was an old
poacher and who, while under the in
fluence of cocaine during an operation
upon the bones of leg, regaled the
surgeon with tales of his poaching ex-
ploitS.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

To die for ones great ideas Is glo-
rious-and easy. The horror is to
outliye them. That Is our worst capa-
bility.-John Oliver Hobbies.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

Mr.. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
Aammstion. aays pain cures wind collie. 2oc bottle
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Wall of the Pessimist.

Life is such poor business that the
strictest economy must be exercised In
its good things. gs.-Schopenhauer.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

Occasionally the first to propose q
reform Is the last to accept 1t.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Initiate SN-ma, who laid up much
secret merit.-From the Chinese.

Dresses, Cloaks, Ribbons, Suits, etc,
can be made to look like new with PUT
NAM FADELESSi Dl rs. No muss.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

Lewis Single inder straight SC. Many
smokers prefer them to l0c cigars. Your
dealer OF Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

Don't allow your dogs, your children
or your troubles to trouble your neigh
bors.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., and in order
buy genuine article and to its beneficial effects has
only when purchasing the full of the Company
California Fig Syrup COpany printed the front Of
package Price, 5Oc per bottle. One size only.