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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
The Towing of the Dewey.

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When the great steel dry-dock Dewey
reached Olongapo, in the Philippines,
yesterday morning, a new record I'M
ocean towing was successfully COM
pleted. The unwieldy structure had
, been dragged through water $4,000
miles in about six months and eleven
days.
The Dewey was built at h works
of the Maryland Steel company. 1t
sented to the waves when under way
a front, of 1874 feet-a dainty Prov for
a rudde1less craft! The Dewey de-
pended upon the three stanch GOLFERS,
the Glacier, the Brutus and the Caesar.
which We're specially equipped for the
trip and which pulled at twenty haw-!
sers Of wire and manila a mile and Al
half long.
Besides the problems of wind. wave
and Storage way there was all through
the voyage to be considered the drag
of the hundred tons of dead weight in
these unprecedented towing lines
The Dewey passed out of the Vir-
| ginia capes on the night of December
30, 1905. On board We're it's perina-i
nent crew of eight machinists, engi-,
neers, electricians, ETC., reinforced for
the trip only by a score of sailors.
There were officers who predicted con-
fidently that the VOYAGE would be fin
ished in three or four months. h
pected that the largest boats we shall
ever SEND to the far east will be able
to dock in the huge structure now Mt.
Olongapo.
To the towing and engineering feats,
involved in the transportation of the
Dewey nothing stands near enough
even for futile comparisons.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
GETTING Rid of Visitors.
From the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia RECORD.
Mamma wants two pounds of butter
exactly like what you sent her last; il
it amt exactly like what she got before
she Won't take it," said a young boy
to the proprietor in an East German.
town store yesterday. The grocer, his
face wreathed in smiles, turned to a
number of customers who stood by and.
remarked blandly: Nov, some people
in my business don't like to come in
contact with particular customers. but
/ sincerely say l do. / take great de-
light in serving them and try my best
to secure for them what they desire
man, and 7 will fill your order with,
pleasure" The little boy, being thus
encouraged to speak. admonished the,
busy grocer to 'be sure and get the
same Kind of butter, because a lot of
pops relations are visiting our ouse
and mamma doesn't want 'em to come
again.
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When the milkmen were approached
about the matter they replied that they
we're taking the same care of the COWS
and the milk that they had always
taken of them and hat they could not
take better care of the milk for the
price current at the time@o cents a
rl1arf
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Continued Next Wcek)
A Serious Error.

Town Topics: Druggist-Great pills!
l believe l put arsenic instead Of
powdered sugar in that mans pre-
scription. Which way did lie go? Do
you know who he was? What shall
I { do? Can't You help me SOME
Friend-Good heavens. / don't Won
you're excited,
Druggist-You bet. Why, man, ar
senic costs ten times as much MS sugar.
and only charged him for sugar!
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
x.-THE ADVENTURE OF THE
GOLDEN PlNCE.NEZ.

HEN l look at
the three a
sive manuscript
volumes which
contain our work
for the year 1894,
l confess that it
is very difficult
for me, out of
such a wealth of
material, to e
lect the cases
which are most
in t e esting In
themselves, n
at the same time
most conducive
to a display of
t h o S e peculiar
powers for which
my friend was
famous. AS 1
turn over the
pages, l see my
notes upon the
repulsiVe story of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
A Feminine Thrust.

From TitbitS.
Miss Angles-'Ihis new gown of mine
doesn't give me the graceful figure the
tailor claimed it would. 1 must have
it altered"
Miss Plun,pleigh-"Why don't you
take it to Paddem & Coz"
Miss Angles-'Are they your tail
ors?"
Miss Plumpleigh-"oh. no; they're
upholsterers."
Tale Of a Dog.
Mr.. Slim~urse-Ah! Good evening.
Dick. Is your sister in?
Little Dick-Guesso.
l say Dick, here's a nickel to get
some candy. l notice that big dog of
your fathers is united. He's pretty
cross isn't he?
Awful. Pa always ties him up when
Mr.. FatDurse is in town, but Mr.. Fat
purse is away now, and the dog is
loose for exercise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
5. Battle it in a tub every day.

Z. Don't handle it; leave it alone.
These headings We're briefly dis
cussed in the body of h pamphlet, a
copy of which was given to a
mother who called at the station.
On August 1 a second station was
opened, and both We're run at their
full capacity until September 1.
The following year O stations
were required for the needs Of the
four quarters of the city. A trained
nurse was in charge of each station.
One OF the stations was housed in a
corner of a police precinct house, an
other in a school building and the
other two in parts Of stores.
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try, into New England, where large
fattening yards are conducted. These
yards are large plants with lots, some
thing like the stock yards of the large
cities, only smaller in size. The geese
are placed in the enclosures and fed
for heavyweight and fine finish to be
dressed for market AS many as TO-
600 geese are gathered at one or two
points in Massachusetts, and fed In
this way for the winter markets. II
takes several weeks to properly finish
them and new supplies are constantly
coming in to replace those that are
sold off. The profitable demand for
geese of this kind extends over period
of from nine to twelve weeks, begin
ming just before Thanksgiving and end
ing in January.
No attempt has yet been made in
this country for the excessive fattening
of geese, such as is carried on in Ger
many, those so fattened with us being
only prepared to finish for roasting
nor has fattenlag or feeding for the
excessive size of the iivers ever gained
any consideration here. The major
per cent. of all the geese brought into
the markets for general consumption
are sold and the demand for them
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
Selling Chieks a Day Old.

The Matching of chicks in quantities
and then selling them direct to poultry
breeders and fanciers is business that
is developing all over the country
largely doing away with the bother OF
sitting hens and the detail and atten-
ton entailed by operating an incu-
bator. The plan is simplicity itself.
Experienced incubator operators put in
substantial Matching plants solely for
the production and immediate DISPOSE
ton of chicks direct to poultry people,
both amateur and professional. For
the most part the new method possesses
some range in its application. 1t has
been found that day-old chicks will
bear shipment to a considerable dis
lance, and that car ride of from ten
to fifteen and twenty hours is not con-
sidered extra hazardous. Prices for
day-old chicks are matter Of barter
between seller and buyer, something
on the breeds and strains,
but usually ranging $1.5O and up per
dozen.
There are several establishments in
this country which make this an ex-
elusive business, and enjoy Matching
capacity of from 1000 to 5000 eggs at
D time. All report healthy demand
FOR their living product at remunera-
i've prices.
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FOOD ADULTERATIONS- wATERFoWLS.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

facturers that the addition of a pre-
serYative to food does not properly
constitute adulteration because the pre-
servatives added are of greater COM
mercial value than the foods them
selves. Such claim, however, seems
to be notl ing but a play upon words.
For instance, benzoate of soda has a
greater commercial value, weight for
weight, than tomatoes, and the claim
has been made that for that reason
its addition to tomatoes actually in
creases the expense of the preparation
of tomato catsup. As a matter of fact,
however, it permits the tomato pulp
to be prepared in large quantities and
preserved in barrels in a much less ex-
pensive way than can be done without
it's use. 1t is evident, therefore, that
even though the preservatlve employed
is more expensive than the substance
to which it is added, the addition is
really made for the purpose of cheap
ening the product. 1t is not for this
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Why Land is a Good Investment.

The statistician of the Department of
Agriculture of the United States esti-
mates that in 1881. the population Of
this country will be 1S0,O00,O00 and the
census bureau agrees that this is con-
sentative estimate. To supply the re-
quirements of this number Of people
will necessitate the production of 700.-
900, 900 bushels of wheat, 1,250,000 900
bushels of oats, 345,000,000 bushels of
corn, 100,000,000 tons of hay; and cot
ton, tobacco and fruits and vegetables
in proportion. To produce this i'm
mensely increased quantity of food and
kindred products viii necessitate the
bringing under cultivation Of an addi-
tional 150,000,000 acres of land, and 1t
is estimated that we have only 108,-
900 900 acres available for cultivation.
OF course these estimates do not take
into account the efforts of Secretary
Wilson, of the Department Of Agricul-
ture, whereby every acre will event.
ually produce double its present crop.
Nevertheless these statistics present
matters for serious reflection, and
should bring 1t home to every thought
full man that good agricultural land to-
day offers the best and safest invest
ment on earth and that there can &c no
better object in life than determine
ton on the part of every citizen to
acquire at least enough of Mother
Earth to ensure him living for him
self and his family through his own
individual efforts.
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rAIR on GRAY AFRIcAN GEESE.

where the feathers are just right to be
plucked from the carcass without hAv-
ing the bad appearance that of neces-
sity must be present IL there Is a large
amount of down or short feathers
showing. Geese, to be properly mar
keted at their best, should be plucked
at the right time, then fed and cared
for so as to be ready for killing just as
the new growth of plumage is full and
complete and ready to be stripped clean
and clear from the body at killing
time This is the scientific part, next
to the experience in the handling, feed
ing and caring for, which bring such
large numbers to the finest finish and
most desirable condition for selling in
the market.
1t is a sight one would never forget
to see eight or ten thousand of these
geese confined in lots or runways being
fed and cared for by attendants to
bring them to that perfection of mar
ket poultry not usually seen outside of
New England and New York City.
T. Il. McGrew.
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In these days of so much talk abont
pure foods, and with the protective
legislation by Congress or the subject,
the bulletin of the Bureau of Chem
istry, Department of Agriculture, on
Some Forms of Food Authorizations
and Simple Methods for Their Detee-
ton" is very timely.
Since the middle of the last century
the subject of food adulteration has
attracted constantly increasing
amount Of attention In this country,
however, very little was done in this
line until about 1880. In 1881 the
Division Of Chemistry began the study
OF food adulteration, and since then
has given a great deal of time to the
subject Since 1898 the origin and
place of manufacture of the foods
studied by the Bureau have been care
fully noted and special attention also
given to imported foods.
In 1883 the first practicable food
inspection law in the United States was
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Water.FowI 10 New EngLand.

Broiler ducks are grown by the thou
sands in several localities of Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey and Long Island, al
well as elsewhere, the greatest mum.
Der, however, coming from the first
named sections. One farm alone dur.
ing the year just passed marketed 81
600 broiler ducks from its plant. But
New England is the home or breeding
grounds of the best quality of market
geese sold in this country. The most
careful, the most determined and the
most successful breeders and handlers
of high quality market geese are scat
tered from Rhode Island to the end OF
Massachusetts.
The old-time common or gray goose
has been largely displaced by the state.
ly Embden, Toulouse, African and
China species The Embden and the
Toulouse are the result of a union of
the efforts of the French and the Eng
lish. The African, the Hong Kong and
the China geese came, perhaps. from
the Asiatic countries.
Recently, at the Boston Poultry
Show, was exhibited the finest lot OF
geese that have been shown in this
country for all time. One pair of
Embden (pure white geese) reached the
enormous weight of So pounds and the
Toulouse (gray market geese) almost
equaled them in size. Next to these in
quality is the African, so much valued
for the rearing of what are known as
the mongrel geese.
The white Embden, said to have
from the visit of a swan to
some of the commoner flock of town
Of thesam name on the Continent, have
been carefully bred and selected until
they are very large, handsome white
geese, which seem to be valued first
as a true-bred variety for the producing
of feathers and market poultry. The
Toulouse that came from France are
fully their equal in every way. except
that the feathers are gray or mixed
with gray instead of pure white.
What is known as the wild or Can
ada goose, mated with an African, pro-
duces the mongrel goose, SO highly
valued in the Eastern markets from
through Christmas times.
When the Canada gander and the Afri-
can goose become properly mated they
will be constant one to the other to the
end of their existence, growing each
year one or two broods of mongrel
geese that are ready for market during
and Christmas times and
dress to a weight at this age heavier
than either of the parent pair. The
quality of the meat is excellent, the
price obtained ranging from $2.75 to
"a each, according to the season and
he quality and finish of the individual
specimens themselves.
These, with the Embden, the Tou-
ouse and the China geese furnish the
ligh-priced geese for the winter mar
1ets. No one of these of the better
Qualities is ever sold for less than 20 to
70 cents per pound, and there is a ready
iale for all of them offered at these
,rices. In addition to these, thousands
If geese are gathered from as far north
IS Nova Scotia, down through all the
states of the Western part of the coun-
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FREE TRIAL FOR Ten DAYS

To every thousand population in
this country there are just z dozen
people troubled with bunions. The
torture they suffer is unnecessary, for
there is a device that is absolutely
guaranteed to remove the pain the
moment it is applied. This device is
available to try for the mere asking.
We can afford to make this offer
because we did it successfully last
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

places in the foot and acts as
bridging. In this way the sho,
is absolutely prevented from
coming in contact with the sort
spot. The swelling is removed,
it strengthens the shank, gives
.ha Got a natural g..
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Feeds Fowls Automaticauv.

A farmer in Oregon, who owns a
small poultry farm. has devised novel
method of feeding his chickens during
his absence. In each yard he has
erected troughs to hold food for the
hens, and these are connected by wire
with an alarm clock in the farmhouse.
When the owner leaves home in the
morning he sets the alarm clock at
the hour of feeding the chickens, and
by an ingenious arrangement, when
the time arrives, the alarm goes of,
the connecting wire releases the
troughs, and the food is spread before
the hungry fowls
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reason that such a substance is prop
erly called an adulterant, however, but
because it is an added foreign sub
stance and Is neither food nor con-
diment. These definitions cannot be
emphasized too strongly. Adulterated
foods are not necessarily unwholesome
foods.
The bulletin published by the De-
partment gives in detail the various
kinds of adulterants and additions to
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the ordinary beverages and foods used
in ordinary consumption, and also
simple means of detecting the presence
Of the foreign matter contained in
them The pamphlet should occupy a
prominent place in every household
library, and can be obtained upon APP
plication to the Division of Publica-
tions, Department Of Agriculture.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25
The Biggest Spider.

Madagascar Is the home of the dog
spider, the biggest of the spider
species, and much larger than the
tarantula. The body Of the dog spider
weighs nearly pound, and each Of its
eight legs is about as long and thick
as an ordinary lead pencil.
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ceases by the middle of January. Fol-
lowing this, comes the sale of the
capons and the virgin cockerels, so
highly priced in New England.
The scientific part of the handling of
geese is growing them to a condition
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

The area OF the new state OF Okla
homa VIII be over rocco square miles.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

If you have any washing to be done
the Wah Lee laundry on south Bridge
street win do it up in first class style.
Special attention given to ladies' wash
ing. Laundry called for and delivered.
Promptness and care IN the work 10 the
motto at this laundry.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 5.-Act-
ing Collector of Customs William B.
Hamilton received q circular letter from
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw yes
terday, calling his attention to tho act
fcrbidding the importation, expectation
or csrriags in interstate m Of
falsely or s~puriously stamped articles
of merchandise made Of gold, silver or
their alloys, the act to take effect June
13, 1877.
The act provides that it shall be un-
lawful to cause to be import ted into
or exported from the United States,
for the purpose Of selling the same, or
to deposit In the United States mail
for transmission or to be delivered to
any common carrier for transportation
in the United States, any article of
merchandise manufactured after June
Is, 1907, made in whole or in part of
gold or silver, that bears a stamp or
tag intended to indicate that the ar
ticle is o ia greater degree Of ineness
than the actual fneness or quality Of
the gold and silver in it.
Merchandise made wholly or in part
Of gold or any Of its alloys, accord
ing to the new law, will have to BIT
less than one-half of one carat
below the fneness stamped or tagged
on it, except in the case of watch cases
and fat ware. There shall not be less
than three one-thousandths part Of the
ineness. In the matter of mer
chandise made of silver, the actua
shall not be less than four
one-thousandths parts of the fneness
indicated by any mark other than
sterling" or the word "coin." No
VII be allowed to be stamped
sterling or "sterling silver unless it
contai.s 925 1900 parts pure
and none shall be stamped
or "eoin silver unless it con.
sains 600 1900 parts pure silver.
Gold plate, gold hlled, silver plate or
gold and silver electroplate win all
rave to be painly marked. violators
Of the law will be fined in q sum not
TO exceed $500 or imprisonment for
months or botoh.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

TONOPAH, July 5.-The dir Of Ton
opah has been thick with rumors of con-
solidation, a scheme which originated
in the busy brain of Donald B. Gillies.
It was that gentleman's intention to
effect a consolidation of all the produc-
ing mines Of the camp and throw in one
or W which are not yet putting out ore
but which from their location give ev-
cry promise Of doing 80 in the near fut-
ure.
The plan met with the approval Of
President Brock, although this 10 by no
means saying that the stockholders In
the Tonopah Mining Company, Belmont
and Jim Butler would confirm any ac-
ton favorable to the pan that he
might adopt. But when Mi. Gillies APP
preached Charles E. Knox that gentle
man refused to give it even q moments
consideration, for the Montana 10 his
pet and will be until he has placed
it on q permanent dividend-paying foot
ing. Frank Golden would not agree
to the North Star going in, but the
Midway directors are said to have
agreed to consider the proposition.
j. est End and MacNamara were oppos-
ed to it and it is to be hoped that
If Mr.. Gillies has not laid his plans
aside he has at least put them on the
shelf for a time.
As q matter of fact there is no reason
on earth for such a consolidation and
the success of any negotiations to that
end would cause a lasting injury to To
A one-mine camp is next to a no-mine
camp, the deadest place a man a 60
to. Such a consolidation would cause
least half the population of the town
to migrate: all the brokers would lose
most Of their business and it would
and seriously depreciate the
brokerage business in San Francisco
md all other eastern cities. A CONSOLE
iation such as suggested would be bit
tefly opposed by the population OF To-
nopah and by the San Francisco brok-
ers who would also use their utmost en-
to defeat it.
With rumors of consolidation in the
air it is stated on excellent authority
that in selling MacNamara stock to
down its price, Borax Smith has
depleted his holdings in that
company, and it is rumo-ed that next
September's meeting will reveal . very
different state Of affairs to that OF the
last meeting. 1t is also said on excel
lent authority that although the Mac
Namara is ready and anxious t otry the
apex suit against the Tonopah Ex-
the attorneys for that company
are not :breaking their necks' to
come into court and that now the Ton
opah Extension would prefer the arrive
a. an Hamicable understandings
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks' e. INVENTION at Denver, July l. to
If. sale dates July 10, IL, IL. II, -
end IS; return limit September 80.
For particulars see any agent, or adj
SIS d. 8. Taggart, d. +. and p. A.,
T., Reno, Nevaca.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

You q keep cool and comfortable IL
you wear n Of those pongee silk or
India silk shirts, at E. Reinhart 3 Co. ..
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

w. X. Smith, Sparks; A. Ottenhsim-
er, Salt Lake; g. b. Austin, Mill City;
Albert Remusat; b. Frost, San Jose,
Cal.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06
EXCURSION RATES EAST

July 2 and 3, August 7, 8 and 0, and
'sntember 8 and 8, special low round
rates will be in effect to all points
final returning limit 90 days, but
later than October 81:
ates from Winnemucca will be a.
foiows:
Colorado common points 49,. $43.5
river Sc. "
,M,s issippi river :. :. -. -. $3.50
Chicago 49,. -. -. 6S.50
! ashington and B,ltim re i'ref
York 49,. !. =. ........ Ti'o
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

For a Time at Least There Is No DAN
ger of Nevada's Big Mining Camp
Becoming . One-man Camp-No Rsa-
son for Consolidation.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-07-06

stopping at the Reception.
E. J. Ballard, Morgan Hill, CAL; Dick
Brown and r. Pinkert.