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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
WOMAN AS A POLITICIAN

Can a woman go intu politics and
get along with the hundIe eds of Incl
dental matters that come up and be
successful 10 it. The Minneapolis
journal relates the incident occulr-
ing between Governor Hoch, of Kan
sas, and the wife of Senator Burton
as She was accompanying him to en-
ter on his prison sentence. The
Journal says:
Brother Hoch. OF Kansas, has got
ten it again, and again from a
woman. The governor and some po-
litical friends were in a railroad car
when former Senator Burton and his
wife came in. They were on their
way to Ironton. where Mr.. Burton
vas to begin serving a sentence of
six months In Jail. The ex-sen-
atOr and governor shook hands,
and then Brother Hoch ca
tended the horny hand with which
he Is out saluting the humble voter
to Mrs. Burton. mo, Mr.. Hoch,n
said she, withdrawing her hand
from its proximity to the said vel
conner Of toll, 81 Will not shake
hands With you. You we're not our
friend when you could have helped
us, and I refuse to have anything to
do with you now"
What was the NATTER Mr.. Burton
had just shaken hands with Hoch,
why should not his wife? Was Mrs.
Burton unreasonable in expecting
something which the governor could
not perform, or did woman's intui-
lion and woman's inmate honesty
compel her to make a distinction
which the coarser sensibilities of her
husband did not make?
Many men in politics shake hands
With each other, just as the pueilists
do Just before the battle. 1t seems
the little burs that attach them.
1slves to one in Q campaign and to
overlook snsn personal grievances.
No nan who has not this capacity
has ever gotten very far in politics.
James G. Blaine, it will be remem-
bered, refused to shake hands with
George 3. Edmunds at the Arthur
funeral because of the hostile atti-
tnde OF Edlnunds in the presidential
canvass Of 1884. 1t was remarked at
the time that MIR. Blaine had i'll
chosen the time to settle scores with
Edmunds. MI. Burton did not ap-
pear to have any score with Hoch,
but his wife had. Probably she rep
resented the real feeling of the fau,i-
~ toward Hoch letter than her hus-
band.
But tho incident raises a great
question. Can woman 70 into poll
ties?
Perhaps if more of the same intui-
tion of which the Journal speaks
were brought into mankind there
would be less room for seuding men
like Senator Burton TO Jail. There
would be more honesty, and more
attention paid to what is required by
the law. We don't believe that on a
general proposition would be
a success in politics, but in some in
stances she would be a great help.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
Crooked Joke.

"Say. Bill" exclaimed the second
story man as they wendell their way
down the avenue on a warm night.
'I'm all but roasted. Let's go in here
and get Il soda"
Not for mine, pail laughed the safe
cracker.
"yhy not?'
"Well, you see, l might be a safe
cracker. but / don't want people to say
l am a soda cracker Chicago News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ,. 1903.

The hoatd OF education at Pierre
is laying down a new law in the
government of its school teachers. a
resolution has gone into effect against
b teachers attending dances, The
board might as we'll go d little far
tsher and REQUIRE the teachers to
observe the curfew law and have
them tucked away snugly in their
beds by nine O'Clock in the evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
No HurrY.

The minister was shocked when the
goung woman declined an Introduction
to some OF his parishioners. "Why,
my dear young woman, did you ever
think that perhaps you will have to
mingle with these good people when
you get to h%eavenY"
"Well." she exclaimed. chat will be
soon enough."-Life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
Pay No Heed to the Roarback Policy
of Democracy.

Editor LaFollette is anxious to
make a showing of his independent
ticket and this weeks Gazette will
doubtless have something to say that
will pe an attack against the repub-
lican ticket. The campaign has
practically reached its end and what
the opposition have to offer in the
last issue will be Of a character that
will not have time to be refuted.
The men on the republican ticket
can be trusted with tile full con
fidence that their work will be done
in accordance with the wish of tie
people. Pay no attention 10 Wild
Statements at This cid of the
can Iaign for they are ~ lde without
The least chance OF an investigation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02

made clothing, hers. having noe,
mostly burned in the lire. ST. has
been making her home with Mrs,
Cults While attending school.
MIR. am Mis-. John Clcnaent Mere
called TO Mitchell Wednesday b. yhe
word that their daughter Annie,
who is there receiving medical tleat-
ment. was worse.
c. +. Drake has sold quite a nun
Der of registered Short Horns he
brought from Missouri.
Louis Black has q sale of horses
and cattle advertised for Oct. 81.
Every one hopes to come out and
give Prof. Charles e. Holmes a hear
ty welcome when he cones to address
the people on the political issues OF
the day at Tobey's hall on Tuesday
evening, Oct. 30. A great treat is
assured all who come.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
The c Rich.

Mamma Roxtoburn Ethel will be
five years old in a week.
Papa Roxtoburn-True!
"Of course she will have to have her
own footman now, as well as her three
maids"
"Of course"
"And I've been wondering
"WellY'
"1f she ou hint to have her own So
cial secretary likewise, what with all
the affairs she will be invited to-
New York Life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
ETHAN.

Ethan. Oct. 3l.-Prof. c. aries
Holmes, of Sioux Falls CAV an
address in Tobey's hall in Ethan on
Tuesday evening on the politi al
issues of the day and it certlinly
Was d very Interesting talk, as WAS
evidenced by the name In when
the large crowd, which packed the
hall. listened and applauded. Even
the small boys were spellbound.
captivatea no doubt by the speakers
expression, when he delivered the
poem, II he Little Bunch of Whis-
keIs OF HIS Chin" Prof. Holmes is
a very pleasing speaker and he held
the attention of the audience from
the beginning tn the end of his adj
dress 1'lle speaker VAS introduced
by w S. snyder. a male quartet,
composed of Messrs. Sand, Oathout.
Thompson and Snyder, rendered two
selections which we're very much
appreciated.
Mrs. VIM. Craig went to Mitchell
Monday SO as TO be there to sc he
party start for California, among
whom were her daughter an bus
band, Mr. and Mrs. James Tobln.
with their children.
James Carlow, of Tulare, came
down and spent Sunday with his
parents here.
The boys did about the usua!
amount of mischief last night on
Halloween, though there was no
malicious doings that we have heard
of, or any amount of damage to
property. Boys will have some limo
cent fun.
John Craig, of Plankinton, paid
his usual visit to Ethan this week,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Cook has returned from
Yankton, where she spent the last
three or four weeks visiting her
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Coyne have
returned from their wedding tour,
and will be at home to their many
friends on the farm, Z miles east of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schurz
drove up and spent Sunday here
visiting relatives, especially their
little daughter Florence, who, is
staying with Mrs. Donahue while
attending school here.
The duck hunters, Tobey, STOPPER
and Smith, returned from Lake
Andes Friday night. They did not
get as many ducks as they wished.
The adjuster was here Saturday
and adjusted the damage by the
fire on the building, stock and house
hold good of Ira Cults. Mr.. Cults
said it was settled satisfactorily to
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sand are
spending this week with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sarah Griffith, near
Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02

q -" ~ NA.ANN
of Mitchell, visited at home last
Friday nishJ.
Mr., ClArk WAS here last Friday in
the interest IF the International
Harvester &c.
+. E. Wagner, of Alexandria, was
iii Riverside on business Wednesday.
John IiomsIand attended NJ. B. a.
Lodge 3: Bs5iiei, Wednesday evening.
Miss Maud Sholes, of Bethel,
visited Miss Della Wallis Tuesday
evening.
". I. Wallis was in Mitchell on
business Monday evening.
Miss Lottie Soper, of Mitchell,
visited over Sunday with her aunt,
Mrs. Henry Schultz.
Misses Edna and Della Wallis
visited in Mitchell over Sunday.
The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. w. l.. Wallis Thursday.
Mrs. Elias Sanders, of Bethel, took
the train here Tuesday evening for
Fulton. where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Maud Ruble.
Clarence Taylor returned home
Monday from Mitchell. where he has
been doing some backsetliug for ..
d. Cassem.
Misses Della and Edna Wallis, ac-
companied ny their b,otner, Clarence.
left THURSDAY morning for Oel@ein,
Ia. for 10 days visit With relatives
and friends.
W. L. Wallis and John Tjomsland
did business in East Perry last
Monday.
School closed last Friday for four
weeks vacation,
Henry Schultz is erecting a new
house in Mitchell. in which he will
move into in the spring. The work
is being done by Mr.. Lewis soper.
Mrs. Henry Schultz and Miss
Lottie Soper visited with the sat
terlee family Sunday afternoon
LooMIs
LOOMS, Nov. 1.-Miss Sadie Wat
kins was sick Friday and was not
able to teach her school. She is some
better again and is teaching now.
A. Darmer and wife returned Sat-
urday from Presho. where they had
been visiting their children for a
week.
r. j. Clark and wife. Of Letcher.
visited at the home of his brother,
Will Clark, Sunday.
Harry Packman is going around on
a crutch for the last ten days, with
a very lame ankle.
John Nagel and John Ayers each
shipped a Car load of hogs out Of
Loomis Sunday.
1t looks as though the sports had
been to work all night Oct. 81, by
the way machinery has got on top of
buildings in LOOMS.
Mrs. Still and daughter, Miss
Pearl, of Parker, returned to their
home Saturday after a months visit
with relatives and friends.
Fred Hanson returned the first of
the week from Alexandria, where
he has been on a business trip.
Husking corn is the order of the
day in this locality.
Most everybody has got their pota-
toes dug.
The Gilfllan boys are building a
large cattle barn for their stock.
Geo. Case and his sister, Mrs. w.
II. Butts, went Monday to Mount
Aver, on business and also for a
visit with relatives and friends.
One Of the officials of the railroad
came Monday and checked S. M.
Crippen out and Mr.. C%hristianson in.
There was a surprise party on Clay
Youngs' folks on Oct 81 and all re-
reported having a good time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
Motors Replace Omnibus.

The announcement made yesterday
that the London General Omnibus
Company has decided during the next
three years to substitute motors for
horses on all the main roads will
greatly interest the people of London,
says the London Morning Post. 1t
means that the change from the old
omnibus to the motor bus is to be car
ried out much more rapidly than was
contemplated few months ago. What
the change will be may be partly in
ferred from some figures given yester-
day by Sir John Pound. He said that
at the end of 1905 the company had
twenty-nine motors at work, but that
by the end OF 1906 they will have no
less than 300.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
STEEL sQVAREs FROM SAWS

The first steel square was made by
Silas Hawes at South SALISBURY, VT.
ninety-fve years ago. and the indus
try is still carried on at the same
place.
Hawes was a blacksmith and wheel
wright and was called upon to do
some repairing to the cart of ped
dler. These fellows were always re-
luctant TO let any hard coin get away
from them and whenever possible
they paid their bills by making some
sort of trade.
On this particular occasion the ped
dler had in his cart a number of saws
which had been discarded as worn
past redemption and Hawes,, conceiv-
ing the idea that he could make use
of them, took several of them in lieu
of payment for the work he had
done. He cut these lengths OF metal
up into suitable sizes and made
squares and rules of them.
The tools became popular at once
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29

the vortex. But no one supposed that
Nose Wilson could be affected or in
fluenced in the slightest degree by
any religious movement.
Brickett one evening strolled into
the revival meeting. as much out os
curiosity as anything, and, to his great
surprise, saw Wilson there on his
knees, in the midst of a very fervent
prayer, which greatly moved the
hearts OF all his hearers.
After meeting was over Brickett and
Wilson went directly to their room.
Wilson's sudden conversion was so
surprising that Brickett, out of deli
cacy. refrained from mentioning the
matter to his friend, and the subject
was not mentioned by either until.
just before getting ready to jump into
bed. Wilson. with all the solemnity of
an elder, turned to his friend with the
question: "Irickett. didn't | make a
darned good prayer
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
HAD AN UNwELc0ME VISITOR

John Philip Sousa has had some ex-
periences decidedly out of the ordf-
nary, but he himself is authority for
the statement that he met with the
most unusual, and perhaps the most
terrifying. in a quiet little town in
provincial England.
"lt was almost as bad as Edgar
Allan Poe come to life." says he.
when relating the happening. "It was
before | opened at the Alhambra last
Spring. and the tour had been most
trying. On the night in question /
had turned in the very first minute
could get away after the evening
concert. and | remember | was so
tired that | never touched the fruit
and sandwiches always left in my
bedroom. | slept like log, of course,
though once | wakened (as | recalled
the next morning.. thinking | heard
the plate pushed about on the lunch
con table. | think | sat up in bed
and looked around but I'm sure saw
nothing. and | was asleep again an
instant later.
Next morning | was conscious of
the entry of the man with the hot
wats.r, but what brought me really 20
my senses was his exclamation that
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29

the room was all in a mess II surely
was. There were black footmarks
everywhere. on the furniture, on the
carpet, even on the dresser; the bed
itself being about the only spot not
trodden upon. The sandwiches we're
gone; so was the fruit AS | climbed
into my dressing gown l had hazy
idea OF discovering n tramp some
where about, but a moment later
had seen that the footprints came
from a big chimney place and appar-
emily returned there again. Wen
smoke him out, said I.
Before the blaze from the morn
ing's paper had got good start there
tumbled down from that chimney a
baboon nearly as big as | am. The
way the valet and | got out into the
hall was sight to see We slammed
the door after us and sent in an
alarm. Twenty minutes later one Of
the keepers from a nearby circus was
unconcernedly leading off the tamest,
meekest monkey of his size in the
world.
But 1t was a startling thing to
have happen before breakfast, There
was little too much of THE Muir
der5 in the Rue Morgue' about it."
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29

An 'en he is pirate an he makes U,
chinnern play
AT we are in n shipwreck an TIL crew /,
cast away
Upon n desert island were his treasure
chest is hid.
An we are only sailors an his name i.
Captain Kidd
An wen we hear him comm he list roars
an ZEN we run
'Cuz he has broomsticlSs for a sword an
pokers for n gun.
An after Vile he kills us all but it don't
hurt. an wen
He sails away in his big ship we come
to life again.
En- after vile our mother comes an taps
him on tn head.
An says it's time for bears an scouts
an things to be in bed.
An leads us chinnern all upstairs an
maybe If keep
Right stil she'll let TIL candle burn until
go to sleep.
En- after VILE our uncle Bill comes up to
say goodnight
An sees how snug an warm we are an
all tucked In so tight.
An 'en he kisses us goodnight an zen
his eyes list blur:
guess we make him sorry at he is a
bachelor,
j. W, Foley in New York Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29

and sold for So and Sc. most of the
business being done through the ped.
dler who had been the means OF
bringing the saws to Mr.. Hawes.
At first the blacksmith made the
tools only at odd times when he had
nothing else on hand, but the demand
became so great that he had to make
special arrangements for their manu-.
facture, and the industry grew into
one of rather imposing proportions.
Mr. Hawes had been engaged in
the manufacture of the squares for
several years before it occurred to
him to take out patent on the new
implement. He did this ultimately
and began the manufacture of them
in earnest, erecting a factory for this
purpose.
The plant has been enlarged sew.
eral times, but steel squares are rev
made on the site where the first one
was laboriously formed by the old
blacksmith
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
DIR. WILSON'S GOOD PRAYER

Away back in the forties George
r. Brickett and Moses S. Wilson were
classmates in college and We're also
roommates. In after life both be-
came eminent and highly respected
members of the medical profession.
Many thousand people in Maine and
all over New England will remember
DIR. George E. Brickett as surgeon in
charge of the Cony United States
general hospital at Augusta. Maine,
during the civil war DIR. Wilson prac-
uced medicine in Lincoln, Maine for
upward of fifty years.
Eoth Brickett and Wilson were de-
cidadly of the 'wideawaker class of
students. Wilson, especially. was of
a wild. rollicking nature. not in the
least inclined to SERIOUS" thoughts.
A revival of religion of more than
usual interest. was in progress and
MANY of the students were drawn into
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
A VindicatiOn for DR.. Pierce.
Decision by the Supreme Court Of the
State, Against the Ladies' Home
journal.

A verdict has been rendered in
favor of the plaintiff in the libel suit
brought against the Ladies' Home
Journal published by the Curtis Pub
fishing Coz by the Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, of which
DR.. r. V. Pierce is president. The
suit was brought by Doctor Pierce
against the Curtis Publishing Co..
for making false statements about one
of his standard family medicines
known as DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. In the May number of the
Ladies' Home Journal 1904), Mr.. Ed
ward Box. the editor, stated that DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription con-
tanned alcohol and some other harm
full ingredients. and DR.. Pierce had
in the action alleged that the defend
ant maliciously published this article
containing such false and defamatory
matter. DIR. Pierce further claimed
that no alcohol is or ever was con-
tanned in his "Favorite Prescription"
that said medicine was vegetable
preparation and contained no dele
terious ingredients whatever; that Mr..
Bok's statement, pretending to give
some of the ingredients of said medi-
cine, was wholly and absolutely
false. During the trial, the Vice
President of the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association stated, that the
ingredients of DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription were extracted from the
following native roots: Golden Seal.
Blue Cohosh, Ladys Slipper. Black
Cohosh and Unicorn. by means of
pure glycerine. He was asked how
he knew, as a physician and ex-
perienced medical man, that the "Fa-
vorite Prescription" was cure for
the diseases peculiar to women, such
as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, ante
version retro-version. and he stated
that he knew such was the fact be-
canse of his professional experience
and the many thousands of women
whose ills had been cured by this
Prescription" The Vice-President.
being asked to give his authorities,
read from the standard works. such
as the United States Dispensatory,
The American Dispensatory and many
other standard medical books.
The retraction printed by the Cur
tbs Publishing Company two months
after the libelous statement appeared
and nearly TWO months after the suit
had been begun stated definitely that
analyses had been made at their re-
quest and that the "Favorile Prescrip-
ton did not contain either alcohol,
opium or digitalis.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
Balloon and Automobile project.

Walter Wellman, who is to make an
other dash toward the pole, this time in
dirigible balloon with automobile
sledges and metallic boat aboard for
use in the event of accidents Or unto
ward weather, arrived here from
France to-day, says New York dis
patch. He has come to arrange for
the construction of his automobile
sledges and agree upon the selection of
five men who are to accompany him on
the expedition, one of whom is to be
appointed by the weather bureau in
Washington.
''You must understand" said Mr.
Wellman, that our dirigible balloon is
to be no toy. 1t is ten times larger
than the largest Santos-Dumont and
bigger than the Lebaudy ship, which
has just been ordered by the French
government
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
DIsFIeuRED WITH ECZEMA.
Brushed Scales From Face Like Pow
der-Under Physicians Grew
Worse-Cuticura Works Won
dare

Il suffered with eczema six months.
had tried three doctors, but did not
get any better. 1t was on my body
and on my feet SO thick that | could
hardly put a pin on me without touch
ing eczema. My face was covered.
my eyebrows came out. and then it
got in my eye. l then went to anoth-
er doctor He asked me what | was
taking for it, and | told him Cuticura.
He said that was a very good thing,
but that he thought that my face
would be marked for life. But Cuti-
cura did its work, and my face is now
just as clear as it ever was. | told
all my friends about my remarkable
cure. feel SO thankful | want ev-
erybody far and wide to know what
Cuticura can do. 1t is a sure cure
for eczema. Mrs. Emma White, GAL
Cherrier Place. Camden, N. j., April
%, 1905"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
PLAyT1mE OF BACHELOR BILL

our uncle Bills bachelor. an it's an
awful shame
Cuz he knows stories about bears an
knows EN- all by name
An growls list like a really one an
makes you think II bear
Is underneath tn table. but of course II
isn't there
An wen he takes you on his knee he
talks list like n book
An after vile your eyes get big an
you're a-scart to look
Wen he says: Men a bear come out an
list went Boo
Becuz YOU almost think bear is really
after you.
An EN- he plays wild Indian an hides
himself somewheres
Vile we look in tn corners an behind
tn parlor chairs,
An peek in tn dark closets an n'tend
We're on n scout
TIL after Vile he makes a hoop an, en-
comes rushin out
list like he's on tn warpath: an lis chin
nern run upstairs
An hide in mamma S closet an he makes
us think at bears
Are comm in to get us an he gron,ls LIST
like he's one
Ar my, we're turble scarf an yet IFS
awful lots o. fun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29

The Chicago charities directory.
containing a descriptive exhibit of the
philanthropic. social and religious re-
sources of the city, has recently been
issued. Under the different heads it
shows the following number of agen-
cies: Care and relief of needy families
in their homes. lis; relief of destitute,
neglected and delinquent children, 81;
relief in permanent and temporary
homes for adults. 81; relief for the
sick 1873; relief for the defective, 21
treatment of delinquent adults. II; pre-
ventive social work. 100; supervisory
and educational work. CT; religious and
moral, 1.071. a grand total of 1,6S9.