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The Washington times., 1906-03-18

OBVIOUSLY. then, the more raw ma
teriaI Mr. SOddy is able to procure 70
oeglR with the sooner he nav. hor,a ro-
appreclable results, and he aIIuues en-
Nlously TO the stores Of 1t in the vauIt.
or the Bank of England.
MI Soddy gives to the readers or
Nature no hint Of the element fror,
which he fancies that gold has been
derived. What Mr.. Soddy id In bI.
other experiments was to watch the
process Of evolution and try to es+I-
mate the rate at which It took nIace
He was more successful in his oh
servaions OF the generation OF heliun,
from radium than in those which
sought evidence Of the production of
Tadium from uranium. but in neither
case did he appear to imagine that bs
could hasten the change. He does not
show any faith, either in the Dossj-
bility OF hurrying nature even If the
ancestry OF gold were once discovered
Hence the only practicable result Of
the inquiries which he now proposes
sUppOsing them TO be successful -SVolIId
probably be to inform the world whether
this metal is being manufactured In
the crust OF the earth as fast as IN
dlSlntegrateS- If production exceedad
decay II would depreciate II there vrss
no conspicuous difference between rho
rates at which the two processes went
on the value OF the metal would ~
main unaltered.
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AND PETJ,}1 :

lik duplicate the Hoffman figures in
their protection, the latter paying
an annual premium OF 81 800 as in
surance of his bow hand alone,
which, he says, is worth to him $10,-
600 a performance. If his hand were
so injured as TO prevent his ever
playing again he could recover $780,
000-a neat little sum, even apart
from the moneys the talented violin
ist is reputed to have saved. Pade-
rewski's premiums are reported to
amount to $4,000 d year
Animal insurance IS usually for
limited time; during a journey, or
through a season when the weather
differs widely from that they have
known in their native wilds. For
a voyage the rate per cent on the
policy's total varies (under ordinary
circumstances) from per cent for
a bear, dog, or hog, TO per cent,
which is the customary charge for
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ter of course with Lloyds men and
their ilk here in America. The
fragile blooms, so beautiful in their
bizarre way, and so all-but-unbe-
lievably profitable in matters OF
barter and sale, often are covered
by policies ranging anywhere from
$1,000 TO $4,000 apiece. And if
such delicate, Ioyable things NAV
be protected. why not debutantes?
Denmark has met the query.
SpinsterhOod Itself is there provided
against. When a girl baby arrives
in this world her parents deposit
S225 with the company, and if. al
the age Of thirty, she is yet unmar-
ried, she receives an annuity Of
SO for ten years; of $50 Ior the
next ten years; Of So for the next
ten; and of 800 from her gsxtieth
10 her SEVENTEEN birthday. when
the annuity ceases. II during this
time she marries. the annuity ter
inmates at once: If she is wed be-
fore reaching thirty. the fgll 1925 in
returned to her parents. or their
heirs; if she should die before her
thirtieth birthday, SO is returned
as the official contribution toward
a decent funeral
France beats even this. for a
Partisan company stands ready TO
insure wives against widowhood.
There is a subscription END" TO
this proposition, the corporation be-
ing primarily publishers, and run
ming the insurance feature merely
as an advertising dodge. Gather a
thousand subscriptions for these
gentlemen, and promptly are you
underwritten against being left
alone in the world. Your husbands
age, at the time your thousandth
subscription is sent in, is figured
upon, but no physical examination
is made OF him, and if he dies, such
balm as may lie N dollars and
cents is promptly yours.
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THE LOG OF THE EARK--Translated by Walt McDoueall

ciared the bird Il was being swept
away by another food"
But there was no need TO yell
'Firel' Fire That was entirely un-
necessary"
Ho, Well | might have yelled
'Wateri' 'Water.' for a week and
nobody would have raised a hand TO
help me-" said the parrot in an in
jured tone.
You can't get the best Of these
parrots
Shem has made an investigation
of the source of the leaks in the
deck and he discovered that they
were caused by many little round
holes bored through the planks.
None of the animals were willing
to reveal the secret of these aper-
lures until Ham threatened to sit
all the rest Of the afternoon and
smoke Old Rubber tobacco in their
midst when at once several declared
themselves willing TO give evidence,
for they cannot stand his brand of
tobacco, but before anybody testified
the red-headed woodpecker admitted
that he and his family had done the
deed. They had bored the holes to
keep in practice, he said, and not
with any evil intention. Pop was
just hopping mad.
I've half notion TO wiring their
necks." he declared when he heard
about their trick. "Why. it's out
rageousi"
They would scuttle the shipi"
asserted Shem. But / have an idea,
We will set the beavers at work at
once making a lot of nice round
plugs. That will give them some
thing to occupy their minds and
teeth. They have been complaining
that their teeth. as well as those of
all the rodents on board, are grow
ing too long from disuse."
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Weird Cases in Point

These possibilities are not more
strange than the aetualities on rec
ord: During Victoria's Golden and
Diamond Jubilee all the stand own
ers, florists, and decorators, covered
any chance of loss, through post
ponement of the parades or of bad
weather, by shifting (for a premium)
The burden of worry upon the willing
shoulders of that monumental assO-
citation of gamblers-Lloyds In
those cases Lloyds won, but when
the coronation festivities TO have
been held in honor of the Seventh
Edward were cancelled, owing to
that monarch's sudden illness, the
underwriters are SAID to have lost
not less than 100000. The bet
ting (for practically it was that
against the Kings being able to go
10 Westminster Abbey on the day
appointed was 100 to so.
Here are few other picturesque
risks on which LIoyds has specu-
lated:
It guaranteed the owners of "Jum-
bo,' the big circus elephant, against
loss through his death on the voyage
to America. 1t agreed to pay a GER
tain prima donna the cost of her
gowns in case Victoria (then ilD died
before her series of concerts was
completed. 1t guaranteed that the
stamps issued in honor of the jubilee
of the Prince of Wales would be pop
ular. 1t insured a glass bed, packed
in twenty cases, shipped 10 an Orien-
tai potentate. IL has many times
guaranteed promoters of athletic con-
tests against loss through bad wealth
er.
Perhaps the oldest of all the list
is this: That a policy was written
not so long ago, insuring against
damage a marble figure of an angel,
set up in a church yard. One might
have thought that angels, even mar
bic ones, were independent of such
risks as face opera singers and foot
ball team managers.
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Continued from Sixth Page)

thickest-skinned pachyderm in the
business,"
''Oh, there are othersi" shouted
the rhinOceros, who had hitherto
kept silent Il do a little in the
p pach-what-you-may-call it," my
self?' added the elephant. winking
at Ham. But l am not so thin
skinned as to take offense at a mere
exchange of words, even brand-new
ones like the cameFs"
At this moment the walrus who
had been up to his neck in water in
the churn, happened to put his rear
fiipper between the claws of the lob
ster who had slipped in before him
and the crustacean nipped him with
vigor. Over went the churn and
the flood almost swept Ma off her
feet. The parrot, who is always
fussing around and in the way all
the time, got caught in the rush of
water and was carried across the
deck, yelling, ''Fire," Fret in a
loud voice that frightened the ami
mails doing at the other end of the
Ark and brought them all hastily
to the center of the disturbance.
Ham picked up the soaked, bedrag-
gled bird and wiped him off on
his overalls. The parrot was slut
tering with rage. Pop said:
Don't you ever do that again,
Don't you know that's against all
the rules on board ship"
Gee? l went up against pretty
near every hard and sharp thing on
board when 1 went sailing that
trip replied the parrot But 1 did
not know went against any rulei"
Never holler Fire on board
ship" said Pop sternly.
But | wanted TO be rescued" de-
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What May Be Expected

In view of all this, some one has
been figuring upon certain new in
surance forms which might profit
ably be introduced on the present
day market. Here is his list:
Against the terrible calamity OF
the election of a Democratic Presi-
dent Tor Republican; policy form
TO be interchangeable.
Against the marriage Of ones at
tractive daughter to an impecunious
foreign nobleman.
Against long visits from poor re-
lations.
Against buying a bunch Of chick
ems that won't lay.
Against falling into the clutches
Of cross janitor.
Against being drawn for jury
duty.
Against a friendly tip in re wau
Street.
Against servants who decline To
stay more than ten hours.
Against being induced to run for
Office
Against being talked to death BY
insurance agents.
Why not? Any or all? This sort
or thing, at the very least, would
add to the gayety OF nations.
WARWICK JAMES PRICE.
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ting on airs and calling themselves
the four hundred it is time TO sound
the tocsin and view with alarm, as
Uncle Skeedad used to say
THAT is right" added Bilhah. IF
there is going to be a Smart Set we
ought to be it.
Ma was tired of mopping up water
by this time and she Strengthened up
to say:
If there's any disposition to yearn
for Smart Set on this boat l will
attend to IL. 1t will be the real
thing, too! III make one that will
smart for a week and it won't be a
cheap imitation for it will be a
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

an orang outang or giraffe. A race
horse, covered by the season, usual
ly costs his owner 10 per cent of the
face of his protection. Meddler
carried $4,000 insurance; st. Sine
on. 100000. and Flying Fox, $780,
000.
Lloyds have underwritten a whale,
brought alive to the London aqua
rum; have placed insurance on that
boxing kangaroo, which, last year,
set all the British capital laughing;
and have on their books at present
a 100000 risk entered opposite
Consul H." a performing monkey.
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OTHING is impossible

~ to insurance
When that was first
stated by a certain
life-cOmpany presi-
dent Ca man whose financial and
social prestige. is not today what it
was-well, say, six months agoD his
hearers took it with salty grain of
mental reservation. No one doubts
it now
But the saying need not be taken
merely In a spirit of half-joking
cynicism. In actual fact has it come
to pass. A man may insure practi-
call anything he cares to cover, and
for practically any length of time,
long or short. It is all a matter of
rates whether it is lightning he
fears, or flyvheels; whether he plan
TO protect his baggage as a tourist
or his samples as a commercial
drummer"
Are you afraid to walk abroad af-
ter night? Insure against footpads.
Do you anticipate an attack from a
jealous political or business rival?
Go TO an up-to-date company, pay
their price, and you will be finan-
cially protected. Are you prize
fighter, about to join an important
battle, and do you wish insurance
in case of defeat2 1t is yours for
the asking, providing only you at
tend to that same little matter OF
premium, which, in such a case, will
be based upon your past perform
ances in the ring. One may even
insure himself against habitual
drunkenness, against being kept
awake st night by the barking of
neighbor's dog, or aginst the loss
of his teeth whether by age or acci-
dent
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

Say you are a "second-stoTy
man. You make then (if you are
just the average cracksman) $500
a year. With such a showing you
will be allowed to insure yourself
against arrest for exactly half that
sum, no more; and on that $3.50
you will have to pay an annual pre-
MUM of $125. When you are
caught (which seems a more ac-
curate way of putting il than if
you are caught, you draw your
principal, secure good lawyers to
defend you-and there you are-or
aren't,
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Any number of these men assume
Jointly risk (the usual number is
twelve or fifteen), each becoming re-
sponsible for bis pro rata portion of
profit or loss, the general body
merely stipulating that each mem
ber shall deposit with the treasurer
$25,0O0 as a guarantee of his finan-
cial responsibility.
Lloyds loses heavily at times, but.
like most professional gamblers, it
wins largely in the long run.
The Washington times., 1906-03-18
Musicians and M0HkeyS

The policies most often contracted
by these incorporated bettors cover
risks upon footlight artists (singers
and pianists mainly and valuable
animals, whether pets or money
earners; for example, race horses or
performing animals.
Voice insurance is said to have
originated with Madame Patti
baroness Cedarstrome), who car
ries policies for $4,000 against in
ability to sing at any one perform
ance) and $4,000 against a total
loss of voice) What her premiums
are, deponent knoweth not, but it
is fact that only twice III her long
and brilliant career has she bene-
flied through the speculation. In
each case Lloyds handed over So
O00-and, naturally, consider the
lady an A No. l risk"
The largest other policies of this
sort may be tabulated as follows:
Lillian Nordica, against total
loss of voice ............ $4,000
Anna Held, against perma-
nent injuries ............. 1000
Jusbin, Russian t T,
against total loss of voice. $4,000
Josef Hoffman, against in
jury to any finger. 500
Josef Hoffman, against loss
of right hand. $4,000
Josef Hoffman, against loss
of left hand. d....s.. 10000
Ignace Paderewski and Jan Kube-
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A PTizeflghter May Provide Against Defeat
In the Ring, a Criminal Against Capture.
Wife Against Widowhood, and d Maid
Against Spinsterhood Lloyds Bizarre
Risks Are Duplicated in This Country.

seventy-nine original members of the
informal association coming later to
hgure on ships chances even be-
fore she had cast off from her wharf.
1t was the birth of marine insurance.
But other risks were covered. too.
TIL the present day group of gam
biers, numbering something more
than a thousand, came into being.
ready to insure anything under the
sun on which there is a prospect
OF winning a reasonable premium.
The Washington times., 1906-03-18
Fragile Orchids; Missing Husbands

Apropos Of which there is re-
ported to be in Illinois a Thieves
Beneficial Association, drawing a
weekly assessment Of 81 from every
active" member, and paying s. a
week 10 the family of any men,
Der of good standing" during any
hard luck" he may meet with
imprisonment, say This, however,
is scarcely insurance.
Orchid insurance is quite a mat
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What Can Be Done at Home

One need not go over 10 London,
however. for most of these risks.
When his New York trainer wanted
TO insure Major Kelly" the trick
baboon, he found it possible TO do
The Washington times., 1906-03-18

mustard riaster of full strength and
a yard VIDE! Any old animal that
sets down on it viii know that he's
IN the Smart Set at once. you can
depend upon it,"
Everybody laughed at Ma except
Billah, who said:
That's rather funny, Ma, but it's
not grammatical"
copyright. Walt McDOugaH. All rights re-
served)
FURTHER EXCERPTS FROM
THIS THRILLING BUT VERA
CIOUS NARRATIVE WILL AP-
PEAR NEXT SUNDAY.
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into it he struck a substance.
which on being pulled out one by
one revealed two saw blades about
a foot long, two knives and a razor.
sufficient material to aid the men
in saving their way out OF Jail and
of defending themselves to a certain
extent il they were interrupted ia
their attempt to escape.
Sheriff Cook is at a loss to knew
who put the implements there. 1t
might have been done from the out
side and still they could be planted
there from the inside. There is a
strong probability that pals Of the
two murderers have been arrested
and put in Jail for drunkenness and
managed to take the implements in
there with them, s%ecreting them at
the first opportunity. There was
nothing TO show that the men had
started to work in saving away at
the iron bars.
1t is unfortunate that the Jail is
without d compartment where
prisoners Of the type of Williams
and Vey can be kept away from the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31
|lklll 5Cn00t GRADUATES
Thirteen Young Ladies and Gentle
msn Complete the Eighth
Grade Course.

Previous to ille lecture at tie city
Hall Wednesday, evening County SUI
pelisftendeal Qnigley presented the
graduates OF the rural schools who
had completed the WORK OF the
eighth grade, with their diplomas.
The superintendent looN occasion to
say some encouraging words to the
graduates FOR the mann~r in which
they had acquitted themselves and
Tor the tn%oI6ueliness of their work,
impressirg tlep With the thought
that theii iife's woik was only just
begun and that they were OF the
stepping stone To broader and more
useful life. The following are those
who received their diplomas;
Heunie Tjomsland, Mt. Vernon
township; win L. Constock, Badger
township: Archie Atkinson. Union
township: Donald L. Holman, Pros
per township; Oscar Carlson,
PROSPER townships; Leona Rapp,
Prosper township: llilda s1eeson,
Tobin townships; Marie Graves,
Blendon township; Edith Pairett,
Baker township: Alice NJ. Watkins.
Badger township; Merle Lamb, Blen-
dos township; Martha Holm, Tobin
township; rilda Olson. Prosper
township.
supt Qnigley offered three prizes
to the three schools furnishing the
best thiee sets Of papers. The first
prize was II teachers and students
cyel 4pedia OF four volumes. which
was Faken by Archie Atkinson,
of No. 9. Union. Miss Matte
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PLANNED TO BREAK JAIL
Cook Discovered the Imple
ments in the Jail That Were
to Aid in Escape.

But for the vigilance Sheriff Cook
he would doubtlessly have an eiupty
Jail in the course of a few days. For
a day or two Williams and Vey, who
are in Jail, charged with the crime
of murder, have dropped several
remarks that they would like to
have some of the clothes that the
sheriff is keeping for them, and he
Thought that the need was not
apparent as long as they were to stay
in Jail until the term of court set.
The suspicion grew OF the sheriff
that there might he something
wrong and he commenced an ex-
animation Of the Jail Wednesday
afternoon, going over it thoroughly.
His search was finally rewarded
toward evening when lie found a
gas pipe sticking through an unused
window and on running his fingers
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31
MITCHELL MAN SECRETARY
j. L. Wingfield Appointed Secretary
of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee

Sioux Falls Press: Chairman Cook.
of the state republican committee,
who has returned from a trip over "a
portion OF the state announces that
he has selected j. l.. Wingfeld, of
Mitchell, as secretary of the state
republican committee. Under the
new caucus law the duty of making
this selection devolves upon the
chairman of the committee, but Mr..
Cook has consulted freely with the
members of the committee. Nj.
Wingfeld viii arrive in Sioux Falls
this morning and the can paign bust
ness of the committee will be entered
upon at once. The rooDs of the
committee are IN the Peck building,
formerly known as the Masonic ten
pie.
Meeting dates and assignment Of
speakers have not yet been made.
but the chairman says there will be
son etbing doing in several OF the
counties before Sng. In d few OF
the counties the operations of the
progressive republicans are being
openly contested and in such coun-
ties the work of the campaign will
be strenuously followed.
Governor Elrod has offered bis SER
vices to the chairman of the state
committee for the campaign and
Governor Herreid has made the, same
prolfer. Either is willing to accept
any assignments that may he made
by the committee and 20 to work for
the whole ticket.
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Announcement.

L desire TO announce that | am "a
candidate for the nomination as rep
resentative in the Legislature, sub
ject to the decision Of the delegates
of the republican convention.
In announcing my candidacy for
representative I want to state, for
the benefit Of those who do not
know, that I stand fairly and square,
ly on every plank of the platform as
adopted at the Sioux Falls conven-
tion aud am asking the Support OF
the republicans :.of Dawson county
from no other political standpoint.
j. NJ. Erion.
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Bringing in Homeseekers.

The trains over the Milwaukee
road from the east and south Wednes-
day we're overloaded with passengers,
it being the second day of the home
seekers excursions. The east train
was scheduled as two hours late. The
south train got in about on time.
1t was necessary, however, to run
the train in two sections to Mitch
ell, both trains bringing Is coaches.
That is the largest crowd that ha
reached the city on a homeseekers'
excursion in years, and it is evident
that south Dakota is attracting
some attention these days.
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Announcement.

In asking the support Of the re-
publican county convention on my
candidacy for the house of represent
atives, a continuous residence and
party loyalty of over twenty-five
years in this county, may be warrant
for such favor.
l ain IN line to advance good
government, and locally, to promote
the business interests of the city and
countv, and also endorse the work
of the state convention, its plat
orm and action on United States
senator, Respectfully,
Fred G. Hoffman.
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Announcement.

by request OF my friends through
out the county | have withdrawn
as candidate for county auditor and
hereby announce myself as candidate
for county treasurer, subject to the
decision of the republicans of Davi-
son county and if nomi mated and
elected will serve the people to the
best of my ability.
Respectfully,
Geo. Fl. Miner.
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TeXhiemer, teacher. The second
prize was three volumns ftom the
Young Peoples %Cyclopedia, which
was taken by Miss Tilda Olson. Of
No. i. Prosper, Miss Emma Strand.
teacher. The third prize, two books
from the Young Peoples Libraty.
was taken by Donald +. Hoffman, of
District No 4, Prosper, L. w. Bal
ley, teachei.
The contest was restricted to rural
schools having but one teacher, and
the contestants must not have at
tended a graded school for two years
previously, nor be over sixteen years
of age.
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other lot OF miscellaneous prisoners
who are In Jail at the same time.
Having discovered this attempt
to make their escape the chances
for Williams and Vey to get away
will be smaller than ever, and even a
closer watch will be kept on their
actions and movements about the
Jail.
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Announcement.

hereby announce my candidacy
for the nomination of commissioner
from the first. commissioner dis
trict, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Sec
ond wards of Mitchell, subject to the
will Of the republican-delegates....of
Dawson county. 81. b. Rogers.
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Announcement

| b rely announce nyself as a can
diditr for tile office of register OF
deeds, subject to the approval of Tie
Dawson county republican conyen-
tl2n. Respectfully.
G. e. Brady.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31
Announcement.

hereby announce .myseli as a
candidate for the nomination for the
office Of county treasurer of Dawson
county, subject to the decision Of
tho republican county convention.
e. r. Storer.