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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
Per Acre.

Prof. L. e.. Holden. the lowe eoTn
expert, delivered an address at
Flanireua ii week or ten DAYS ago,
during his trip through South Da-
ko.a. and it was listened to by a
large number OF farmers. Prof.
Holden's system of corr production
has increased the average yield in
Iowa and other states, where it has
been followed to quite an ~appreciable
extent. The following extract from
his ADDRESS at F%landreau, will give
the farmers of this section a good
insight into his way of selecting
seed corn:
Don't plant your corn 100 ,icep.
Have you your seed corn selected and
taken care of now? Whtn expert
corn and planted the Kernels from
an ear in one row. 3 kernels in Il
hill. Some ears We found would pro-
duce 20 bushels to an acre some
would produce l20 bushels. Ii each
kernel would grow one ear of corn
would produce 500 stalks. Some nf
you have brought com here today
that you wouldn't plant. We will
suppose that YOU have your seed corn
all selected and put ava carefully.
Next March get your seed corn
down ana look it over. Take ten
ears aud lay them In a row on a
plank and number eacll cal, /, 2, j.
etc. From a No. l, take a kernel
near the butt OF the ear then turn
the a and take a kernel near the
middle then take d kernel near the
tip. Repeat this process. when you
will have 6 kernels. Now lay these
kernels on the p ank at the end OF
ear No 1. You want to know
whether OF not these 6 kernels will
grow b. fore you plant the 800 kerr
nels on that ear Of corn. Take 6 ker-
nrls from each of the ears aid lay
them at the end of the ear as you
did with ear No. j. Fix a shallow
box tor your terminating box. Take
some white cotton cloth, lay it on
the floor and measure off spaces 215
inches square. The box pictured
on my chant. has 200 squares. The
box / carry with me has 40 squares.
Number your squares l, ,, 3, etc.
Go to your ice house or to your meat
market and yet some saw dust. Put
the saw dust first in a tub OF warm
water, then on the ground to squeeze
out some OF the water. Put saw dust
about 2 inches deep in the box. then
put your cioth over it. Now take
your six kernels from a No. l and
lay them on square No. i. Lay each
kernel With the germ side up. After
your squares are all tilled-6 kernels
in each square put another cloth
over the top. Don't get cheap mu
lin, paw about 10 or IL cents d ward,
though sheeting is best. Sprinkle
s0I0e water or top of this cloth then.
take gunny sack and spread y it
On top of this spread 2 inches of the
moistened saw dust, pack it down
firm, fold the edges of the gunny
sack up over the saw Dust, and
when your wife isn't looking carry
the box to tue room where, she
keep, her flowers, for you. know that
will be a place where it will not
freeze. Right here let me tell you
that every one of YOU ought to have
brought your wife along today
When you left yolr wife at home
you left the best part of you at
hOue. Law a plank OH your box
and leave it Tor IA week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02
CONFEDERATION.
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Delighted Client understand You
have won damages for me?
Attorney-Yes, sir; $40.
Delighted Client-Good! What are
your charges?
Attorney-In view Of the small dam
ages awarded l will reduce my fee to
t6Q-Ohio State Journal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

who set the pace in good many
things for the smart set here. Count
ess Cassini, who presided for a mum.
ber of years over the Russian EN-.
bassy, was instrumental in introduc.
ing continental customs in Washing.
ton to the horror Of the church-gofng,
sabbath-loving people. She had card
parties on Sunday afternoons with
champagne suppers and Russian ciga'
rettes.
At the Austrian embassy there IL
the same wide open sort Of perform
ance on Sunday. There cards at all
times are the favorite means Of diver
sion. If dinner or dance is given
there are always card rooms open
where those so inclined can try their
luck The favorite game in diplomatic
circles, strange to say, is the old
American game Of draw poker. The
foreigners take to this game with
avidity because they can get quick
action for their money, much quicker
than they get at whist and other more
fashionable games The gambling in
Washington is not confined to the
women by any means. Despite drastic
laws against it there are some smash
ing big games of poker going on
among statesmen whose. names are IA
miliar to the whole country. Most OF
these games are played with the
bride of" and checks in five figures
| oro roodad in settlement
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

his intention. It would be almost Inn
possible for him to decline this great
honor, In view Of his lifelong ambi-
tions and in view Of the traditions
and history Of his family. It 10
natural for the Taft family to become
engaged in the legal profession. 1t
comes to them by right of inheritance.
Secretary Taft's father was a noted
lawyer, and he was attorney general
as well as secretary of war, the posi-
tion now held by his son. Like his
son, he always cherished an ambi-
ton to become member Of the su-
preme court, but the opportunity
never came. The oldest brother OF
the secretary, Henry w. Taft, is an
eminent jurist in New York. Mrs
Taft is the daughter Of Judge Her
ron, Of Cincinnati, one Of the promi.
| nent jurists of Ohio. who has sat on
all the courts of that state. The
whole environment Of Secretary Taft
has been that Of the law. He was
born to it, married into it, and his
children have elected to go into II
after him. The secretary's eldest son
declared, at the mature age OF i've
that he intended to be lawyer, and
now at the age Of II he is preparing
under his uncle, to enter Yale. his
fathers alma mater. The second sor
also has declared in favor Of the law
For awhile it looked as though Sec
.retary Taft might yield to the allure
ments Of presidential boom, ant
many Of his friends advised him tt
consider the possibility Of his nomina
tion in 1908 very carefully before Civ
ing an answer to the offer Of the sea
upon the supreme bench. He did con
slider the proposition long enough t.
say that If the certainty OF election
to the presidency-were held out II
one hand, and seat upon the supreme
bench in the other he would choos
the woolsack.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
RELATED or ROYALTY.

The earl Of Aberdeen belongs to per-
haps the longest lived family In the
British peerage. The title, which was
granted in 1923, was In the possession
Of the fourth bearer only In 1860.
The talented Carmen Sylvia, :
queen of Roumania. who was before
her marriage Princess Elizabeth OF
Neuwied, learned to speak the Rou-
manian language in the short interval
between her betrothal and wedding
day.
II circumstances permitted him to
have his own way In the matter the
king Of Italy would be absolutely the
worst dressed Of monarchs. Enter
tanning no liking for smart clothes. he
wears the oldest of suits in privacy.
He has a fondness for soft felt hats
and coats OF the REFER variety.
The emperor Of Austria collects
menu cards, and his collection includes
the cards of nearly every royal table In
the world. The choicest Is the menu
card of the dinner given by the czar to
President Faure. Of France, which is
a block of the rarest black marble
beautifully painted by French artist
the names of the various dishes being
lettered In white ivory.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

that they made it their permanent
home after they had left pubic h1e'
Ex-senators and ex-members OF the
house can be met with by the score
on Washington streets. Most OF them
are wealthy or have dropped into
good departmental practice SO they
can live in the best circles and keep
up their old acquaintance made when
they were part of the government.
There are great number OF w1dows
of former officials and senators who
have elected to make Washington their
nermanent home. Mrs. Mark Hanna
is to become a permanent resident
here, leaving her beautiful home In
Cleveland. where she and her distin-
guished husband lived for SO many
years.
Besides Mrs. Hanna, there are Hv-
ing here great part Of the year, MRS.
Hobart, widow Of the late vice pres1-
dent, and Mrs. Payne, widow OF the
late postmaster general. Mrs. Dan
Manning, widow Of President Cleve'
lands first secretary of the treasury,
also spends part Of the winter here.
| Other widows Of distinguished men
who now make Washington their per.
| manent home are: Mrs. Stanley Mat
Lthews. whose husband was an associ-
ate justice Of the supreme court; MRS
T. Dewitt Talmadge, Mrs. John Hay
Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. M. :. Quay
and Mrs. Phil Sheridan.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

Emperor William was recently pho
tographed again. His latest posing
was for set Of of1cial portraits Of
himself In full rtgimentals. and some
thing like two dozen different attitudes
were assumed. #
Every Christmas the German emper-
or gives his daughter Louise pearl
Of great price. and this year the thir-
teenth pearl was added to the match
less string, which will on the princess
twenty-nfth birthday be unequaled In
Europe. She is in her fourteenth year.
Not much is known Of Princesschen, as
the emperor's subjects call her, save
that she Is lively, nervous little body,
much INDUCED by her mother and
adored by her brothers.
The young Crown Prince Olaf OF
Norway, son of King Haakon VII, is
the object OF much popular attention.
In the charge Of his nurse he is usual
~ taken out for daily run In the
Queens park. and has had to pay the
penalty Of fame In the form Of kisses
showered on him by assemblies OF ad-
miring ladies, who confront him at
every turning. To such an extent has
the practice been carried that the park
has been closed to the public by order
Of the queen.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
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A woman's ri1e club = being f0rme0
at Byfeet (surrey), England, the mem.
bers Of which are 70 uss special min
lature rife. ssss sss
Under the patronage Of the .H0uss-
mistresses' Union" there has Just been
opened In Hamburg the nrst Of the
schools to be established In German.
cities for the Improvement Of domestic
servants.
Frederick de Martens, who was one
Of the Russian commissioners at Ports
mouth, has just resigned the professor
ship Of international law In the UNI
versity Of St Petersburg. which he has
held for many years.
Mile. Butticar. Swiss. Is the drst
European woman to choose engineering
as profession. She gained diploma
with honor at Lausanne university, be-
ing sixth In order Of merit. She Il now
practicing in Geneva
A dredger built Of oak, 68 feet lonE.
q feet wide and drawing seven feet six
inches OF water. is now in use In Dun-
dee harbor. It has been in use In the
same place for over 100 years. and its
engine is said to have been built by
James Watt.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
PoNkAPoc PLANTATION.
SIX Thousand Acres Of New England
Soil Granted Indians in
1857.

Ponkapog, the unpretentious, and
Canton, the town corporate, are en-
trancing bits of historic soil. More-
over, to such as love to trace the be-
ginnings Of things, Blue Hills-the old
Cheviot Hills of John Smiths Jour
nal"-will furnish creditable list Of
civic and industrial benefactions
which had their origin in this locali-
ty, says the New England Magazine.
While the white men were making
themselves homes and becoming land
ed proprietors In this section, so
richly endowed by nature, the Indians
were crowding into more restricted
quarters. At his juncture there came
one preaching in the wilderness" to
them-that wonderful man, the apos-
tie Eliot. The Indian plantation at
Ponkapog, mot exceeding 5000 acres, :
was granted in 1857. and became the
Second Praying Town" These sons
of the forest not only hunted. ffshed,
helped the early settlers build their
houses and gather their crops, but the
more ambitious learned to prepare
shingles and clapboards for rne Bos-
ton market.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

and for extra help necessary to keep
up these buildings, enough each year
to nay the interest on $35, ,000, 900. II
one-half of that $35,000,000 was spent
in the erection Of suitable buildings.
every department would be well
housed and ample room would be at
forded for half century to come. AS
II ia. thousands Of government clerks
are compelled to work every day In
unsanitary and often dangerous build
ings while the general government 1s
having out this enormous annual sum
for rents.
The visitor to Washington only sees
the few big buildings that are the
show places Of the city, and he thinks
that they are where all the govern
ment business is transacted. 1t will
sunrise him to learn that great part
Of the work Is done in make-shift
buildings. It is rather startling to ind
out that the treasury department Is
scattered about In six buildings; the
war department In nine buildings; the
post Office department in five; the ag.
ricultural department In 20; the de-
partment Of commerce and labor In
six; the department OF justice IN SIX
and the district government in nine
buildings. There Is an annual outlay
for rent of these buildings Of $3.50, 900
and an outlay for extra help, light
and fuel Of $297, 900, making total
annual expense to the government OF
$647. 900.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
WHAT PUZZLED THE COOKS
Culinary Terms That Were a Little
Too High for Order Of
knowledge.

The mistress had ordered the ''left-
overs TO be made into ragout and
served for luncheon. The new cook
was puzzled, but not being willing to
admit her, ignorance, she accepted the
order without question, relates Youths
Companion. A little later daugh-
ter Of the house overheard the Eng
lish butler kindly enlightening her.
"Then, rag-outs is nothing but ash. =
he declared, condescendingly; and
cook. much relieved by the informa-
tion, was able to proceed with her
work. Hash she was acquainted with,
although ragout was stranger.
A cook and maid Of all work still
less sophisticated, resident Of q
small village, was recently engaged in
an emergency by a city woman stay
ing in the place for the summer. The
was q treasure of neatness, and in the
simpler branches Of her art entirely
competent. Her very excellence
served at first to veil her limitations.
and it was only gradually that they
were uncovered.
Toward the end OF ner nrst week
company was expected, and she was
told tina. a mayonnaise dressing was
wanted that day. Up to that time the
hostess, who preferred the plain
French dressing, had been accustomed
to prepare the salad herself at table.
Amelia looked bewildered, and then
showed that she was offended.
whats wrong with my dressing"
she inquired, stifly. 'Seems to me I'm
dressed we'll enough, and don't
change my dressing Jest for batch O.
town company, 'cept I'll put on an
apron, = you've got a notion for 'em.
But If mayonnaise means caps, that's
a way of dressing won't dress for
anybody. always do my hair up
tight and respectable, SOS nobody need
complain, but there's plenty Of It,
and, providence permitting, don't ex-
pect to need caps this 20 years. I've
nv own feelings and my own tdees,
and mayonnaise dressing amt my
style"
she was soothed with hasty as
surance that mayonnaise was not thu
French for cap; and she soon learned,
moreover, to compound that famous
ard familiar dressing in a manner
which raight have satisfied even Z
Partisan epicure.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

that Lent Is on, when the more public
social functions like big dinners.
dances. etc, are tabooed, the smart set
and society generally have resorted to
cards and bridge whist Is the order
morning, noon and night. It is the
custom for the most exclusive. and
therefore the most reckless clubs, to
meet at ten o'clock in the morning,
play until luncheon, and after lunch
con play the rubber. Some Of the
ladies do quit in time to attend a briet
vesper service of five o'clock.
There are some very racy tales be-
ing told about the indulgence Of this
fashionable vice. For instance, there
is the wife Of q naval officer whose
husband only has the rank Of com
mander, and who is now of at sea
who has astounded the best circles
this winter by the gorgeousness Of hel
gowns and the smartness Of her turn
outs. Everybody knows that she has
no fortune and that her husband has
nothing but his salary, which Is en-
tirely inadequate to such style as she
puts on. The secret of her fine
dresses and carriages is said to lie II
cleverness at bridge and phenomena
luck at any gambling game OF cards
The wife Of very prominent and
wealthy ex-senator and her daughter
came to Washington for the season
They had their allowance, which was
very liberal. but the husband ant
father having learned by experience
not to give them unlimited credit Al
his bank, did not count on theil
gambling debts. The two ladies lef
Washington few days ago absolute
ly broke, and have returned to thei1
home in q nearby state to rest and re
cuperate their finances. Bridge whis
was too much for them.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

This burst OF true American girl indig-
nation was caused by the teacher saying
that Grape Nuts, the popular PREF digest
ed food, was made Of stale bread shipped
In and sweetened.
The teacher colored up and changed
the subject.
There is quite an assortment Of travel
ing and stay-at-home members OF the
tribe Of Ananias who tell their false
hoods for variety Of freasons.
In the spring it is the custom on q cat
tleranch to have a "round VI" and brand
the cattle, SO we are going to have q
s'round up." and brand these cattle and
place them In their proper pastures.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
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By B. 1. TAYLOR


The world is the acre Of every
genius, and we receive the rent
they pay in their works. They
should be allowed to live rent
Tree. and even then we do not
fully acknowledge our indebted
ness to them.
Men seem unable to live with
out one end of life contradicting
the other. Only those who die
young are consistent. A man in
youth q tory, dies q radical, a
radical dies q tory. One half of
life we build; the other we tear
down our structure.
His motto was Coward and
Upward" hers was by Hook or
BY Crook" and between the
idealism and the materialism
they made decent livelihood.
It isn't the fact Of having been
In the wrong that is so painful:
1t Is having the knowledge that
you have been in the wrong.
-
! like stupid men for neigh.
bors. they are 80 appreciative.
A woman Is never without so.
ciety If she possesses a mirror.
\
: The way to get a reputation as
. brilliant conversationalist is to
listen well.
The only abbreviation for
which there II any excuse is the
bathing suit. All abbreviations
are vulgar.
I WALTER BLAcKBURNEH HARTE.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12

well founded rum0rS OF omclal Wom-
en- being ostracised for what the stern
er sex would denominate "welching
on debts incurred at the card table.
Old ladies, middle-aged ladies and
young ladies are all infected with the
gambling virus. The games played IN
"good'' society are not child's games
by any means, and checks running
into the hundreds and sometimes
thousands Of dollars are required to
settle the score at the end Of the
game. s
Not only are these whist tables go
Ing during the week days, but Sun
day afternoons are devoted to the Sc
ductive game. This disregard for the
American Sabbath was brought into
washington BY the foreign diplomats,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
FIRST PASTURE.
Cooking school teachers-thi

NOOA4A46 0bAAOOA SS<SSAASSS
includes Teachers" who have ap-
piled to US for a weekly pay II they
would say something nice" about
Grape-Nuts and Postum, and when
we have declined to hire them to
do this they get waspy and show
their true co1ors.
This also includes "demonstra-
tors" and lecturers" sent out bya
certain Sanitarium to sell foods
made there, and these people In
structed by the small-be-whis-
kered doctor-the head Of the In
stitution-to tell these prevarica-
tions (you can speak the stronger
word II you like). This same little
doctor conducts a small magazine
In which there is a department
of ANSWERS to correspondents"
many Of the questions as well as
the answers being written by the
aforesaid doctor.
In this column some time ago
appeared the statement: mo. We
cannot recommend the use OF
Grape-Nuts for 1t Is nothing but
bread with glucosepoured over 4" "
Right then he showed his badge 40
a member Of the tribe Of Ananias.
He may have been a member for
some time before, and 80 he has
caused these Lecturers" to de-
scend into the ways Of the tribe
wherever they go.
When the young lady IN New
York put the iron on" to this
teacher" and branded her right
we sent $1,000 to the girl for her
pluck and bravery
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
The Fashionable Vice.

HERE Is q fever
Of g a m b lin 6
among the society
women Of Wash
ington, those in
official, diplomat
ic and private
life. Ministers OF
the Gospel are
preaching against
the craze. which
seems to have the
society butterflies
in its grasp. Now
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
F,nronean customs Introduced.

dESE whist clubs,
1t is claimed, are
demoralizing So
ciety. The wom-
en- have the gamb-
l i n g t e v e r.
Friendships have
been ruined, for
there is no such
thing as friend
ship when It
comes to for
giving q gambling
debt. There are
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
o o
FoRMERLY the face Of heroine d

FORMERLY the face Of heroine Of
fiction "grew" pale, or "becarae" pale;
but now it "goes" pale. We no longer
write, those of us who pursue style
with lariat, "Vivian's eyes grew
wet" but "Vivian's eyes went wet"
OR, Vivian's nose went blue, her ears
went scarlet, her lips went dry ESQ
suggestive of well OF a cow. her
knees went shaky, her voice went
husky, her head went hot and her feet
went cold. And at last, having squan.
dered her affections on worthless
lover, Vivian's heart went broke. You
can pick out real stylish author by
his use Of the word went"
Latest News from Little Already.
(From the Little Already Argus.)
The people from this erstwhile spot
less town are aghast at the corruption
In high places in our midst. Follow
ing on the exposure Of Ezra Joyce,
whose gross misconduct of the affairs
Of the pumping station is now under
investigation by the village board, the
hand Of suspicion is now laid heavily
upon our once honored townsman, Alb
ner Butterbaugh. The facts, as the Ar
gus learns them, are these: To Mr..
Bdtterbaugh was entrusted the con-
tract to repair the bridge over Turtle
creek. The job was done and the work
approved by the village fathers. Now,
1t Is charged, and up to the hour OF
rvrHSvr %rN
Mr.. Butterbaugh, when he put the new
planks on the bridge, appropriated the
old planks for his own private use. It
is rumored that those same planks,
sawed and split, now repose in a neat
pile In the Butterbaughs' back yard.
Gods! as we have remarked before, to
what spectacle has free government
by the people been perverted! A mass
meeting has been called for Friday
night at the M. E. church to take ac-
ton on this latest scandal.
Hon. Lincoln Steffens, the we'll
known shame-fnder, lectured at the
town hall Tuesday evening to large
and enthusiastic audience. His sub
ject was ''The Pneumatic System in
Political and Social House Cleaning, 81
and was greatly enjoyed. The Little
Already Military band furnished inspir.
ing music and q male quartette rem
dered R. Ripley's "Recessional" very
sweetly. We had the pleasure of in
terviewing Mr. Steffens after the lee
ture, and found him q most agreeable
| gentleman. To our question, "Mr
steffens, will honesty and fair dealing
Eventually prevail, or will our country
go the way of the old-world empires
which perished miserably from vice
and crime?" he replied: "That, sir
no man can tell; but it will be one Of
the other" Mr.. Steftens' suggestion
that Little Already form reform or
ganization similar to that In Chicago
will be acted on by our citizens ct al
early day.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-12
Attracts as Place of Residence.

HE attractions or
the capital city
as a place Of res.
idence are grow.
ing more an d
more. There are
q great number
of residents in
Washington who
were at one time
part of its official
life an d " h o
grew so much in
love with the city