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year. The payments are $IS,097. 674
greater than those OF last July. Some
corporations that never before paid
dividends come up smiling with profits
for their stockholders. Others that
were obliged to suspend dividends now
cheerfully renew. and many companies
announce an Increase over their regu-
lar dividend rates.
The dividends to be paid are: Rail-
road, $50, 75o,OS9; Industrial, $41,017.-
273; traction. $7,0se.675: hank and
trust companies. s7.700OO0; total, $685.
553.O3T. The amount last July was
$50. 753, 1871. The interest payments
win be ms follows: Railroad. S71.9J0,-
600; Industrial. $i1.45o.ooo; fractions,
s.. 100000; government. S3,52ssos: to-
tai, SIS sos. as compared with $751;
OS0.sa0 In July last year. Among the
railroads the most notable increases In
dividends have been made by the VAN
derbIlt lines. The largest amounts to
be discussed by railroads are Chicago
d Northwestern. semi-annual, S3.4S6,-
eel; Lake Shore & Michigan Southern,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

semi-annual. s2.9e7, 800. and New York
Central. quarterly, $2,8S9. 230. The
largest amounts to be distributed BY
Industrial companies are United States
Steel, common stock, quarterly, $2,541,-
512; Anaconda. quarterly, $2,100. coo ;
American Telephone & Telegraph,
quarterly, S2,cS1 ,0cs; General Electric,
quarterly, s1,304.a14; and Western
Union, quarterly. $1.216,757.
Some of the banks and trust compa-
MES have done very well. The Fifth
avenue bank pays special dividend of
$50 per cent in addition to the regular
quarterly rate of 25 per cent. The
Colonial bank pays semi-annual divi-
dend of 10 per cent. The New York
Trust company increases Its dividend
rate from 20 to 80 per cent. New York
Life Insurance & Trust from 40 to 40
per cent. Bankers Trust from 10 to Is,
Knickerbocker Ice from 40 to so, Trust
Company of America from 30 to 40,
Metropolitan from 20 to 81, and United
States Mortgage q Trust company
from % to "a per cent.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12
MAN on spAKnows.


N.vssAmsss Asas Fsssas - HEIR
HsseTa.lnets Ne@k
The government Il asking people eli
aver the country 10 make war on .ha
English Sparrow xsd 10 put ~ bird
houses and bore holes under the caves
If the harms to encourage the swallow.
This measure Ii made Imperative In
order that the cotton industry OF the
United States may not be destroyed.
All insect-eating birds are OF I'M
nense value 70 the farmer and the fer
ester, but II has been discovered by the
government bug experts that there is
no bird equal to the swallow. Particu-
larry IL this true In the matter OF the
insect which Is destroying the cotton
plantations OF the South.
The boil weevil, despite every effort
TO stay Its march, IL spreading ut the
rate of about flfty miles q year, and
sooner or later It Is said that 1t ID
celkain to infest the entire cotton pro-
ducing AREA fact which not only
seriously concerns the Southern plant
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12
THE cosT or CRIME.


N &c YsaS n Amounts % 8srs
sks. u. 000, 600, 900.
Ths detailed cost Of crime In the
United States presents some astounding
figures. In 1907 tho cost Of crime IN
Greater New York was $J5,JG2, 1924
The State. county and city authorities
oufside Of Greater New York spent for
/. $42,G05,s12.75. In, IS States (New
York excluded) the expenditure was
500, O0O.OOO. Criminal losses By hre to-
taisd xIO0.0OO.000 by customs frauds
the national government lost 100000
600. During this one year the loss IN
wages OF 10000 State prisoners was
x2S $50 600, While tie loss In wages II
10000 prisoners In city and country
isiss was $50 100000. The gvana total.
therefore. Or the cost OF crime In the
United states reaches tbs stupendous fg-
uss q sI.07s. s27 .oOSoe-
The cost Of religious work In the
United States IL enormous. The cost
al foreAn missions. comprising all do
nomlnasIons, IL 100000: home mis-
sions expend the same sum. We spend
for edsieafion. $200000D00: for church
expenscs ana ministers salaries, $780,
100000. Hospitals and dispenaarles for
az siek poof cost ~ $l00.0o0o 90. for
sanatorluIss 81 al kinds We spend 49,
Ou0.UOe. City snIssisns and rescue work
u 80 kinds demand md recelss 5000
600: huaanitzrian work Of every kina,
ei2.D00,n0u. Our Young Meas and
Yeunx Wnmen's Christian Associations
cost 100000: while all oshsr inossl
ana sociai work In chs Omitted States
requires IN expenditure Of S5UO.No
1hs tossl sxpsaditare Tor humanitarian
ard religious work Is thsn, sJf90 Loo. coo
A. arzinst this. the total cost 81 crime
Is 49, Unissd States for the year fsaehsl
81 iscrsdibIs snpi Of si.07ssg7. DO. -
That n - - re spsnd mors tbaz
sa00o00,09o . gear iaofs - crime thai
- = q Ill spiritual ecclesiastical. ~
sseal. demonstration. esinestisasi and hsni
~ assaeies put Together.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

niarks tn initial step toward the main
teaanee of permanent lighting sieet
ID the Pacific hereafter.
Whether the entire flees If eighteen
vessels which Is now destined for The
Pacific renlain there or nnl. II i as
serted GA the authority Of we'll In
formed officials that the American navy
III The Pacific wIll never again be in
adequate - eos,e with any emergency
On TINT side ~ the continent unless
there Is 4 vass change In the aspect Of
International pnllsIes.
III addition % the necessity Of urr-
In< upon Congress The needs of the
navy ca tie rseilse side. which Will
uou b aerentuafesl ~ the presence OF
tn lseet shers. the administration Il de-
clarrd 81 Close students III Washing
TON Cd hare taken time b. tlae forelock
Ii sensllnx fizs feet 70 The Paeifie Just
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12
Aeroplane balloon Fails.

The first test of the combination of .
dirigible balloon and aeroplane construct
ed by Santos Dumont, which was made
recently at Paris, resulted in complete
destruction Of the machine. 1t consisted
Of 4 balloon shaped like cigar, % yards
long and 3H In diameter at the center.
hitched to two aeroplanes directly under
meath, and frame carrying so horse
power motor, with q screw 400 centime-
tiers In diameter, the whole being so kilo-
grams heavier than Its bulk in air. The
machine started all right and SKINNED
along over the grass short distance I'M
ell the rear of the aeroplane suddenly
lifted and caused the front end OF the
balloon to strike the ground % that the
whole thing collapsed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12
DEARTH or FARM LAsoRERs.

/. s; Howe, No. 81;

kuIly 10000 Of Them Are Needed ID
New York state.
Despite the establishment Of agricul-
tural colleges and the agitation for q
sreturn to the land there are 1900
fewer farms In the State of New York
ut the present time than there were In
1890. And Ii win possibly be equally
surprising to the average city man to
learn that In spite Of this decrease In
the number Of farms, the shortage Of
farm iaborers has grown to such dimen-
sions that the State Is advertising In IL
foreign newspapers for agricultural la
borers.
These facts have been brought out BY
Representative Bennett, who, IL the chair
man OF committee appointed BY Con-
gress TO 20 abroad to study the immigra-
tion question from the viewpoint Of at
tracing more immigrants from the asri-
cultural countries OF Europe. In add
ton 10 this. the Immigration Commits
sion b to make another investigation, the
scope Of which win include all parts 81
the country, with view to getting a. tho
real facts as to the shortage Of farm L.
borers throughout the United States, and
BIZ next winters session Qf Congress il
members hope 20 be ip possession Of sta
tissics that will materially help 70 I'm.
proye the conditions OF employing agxi'
culturists ~ over the United States.
Bolton Hail, who h missionary q
the cause Of people taking up small farm
near the large cities and Of working tAsz
on scientific principles. says The DECREASE
| I'd the number Of farms In Now for1
STATE L owing 10 two causes. One IL tn
great rise In land values aaar H. hrgl
cities, and the other y thu creation 2
vast estates b rich mea thrsuxh the .
sorpfian Of many small farmers held
iuxs. within the last yaar alone. be ed
mates. 1000 iarms were sold on Lon
Island Cor convsrxssn into building Lon
ii the counties jsnt nassA Of New fo<l
CITY many thosssnSs = arrss - fasz
land have ssne = mske ~ srsas estAt11
], Al the rwaent time 5000 barn =
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

.0EN.

Unksn BARRIERS Of Cleveland, Ohio, sra
watching eli the shops to see that they
Close on Sunday, according to law.
During the last twelve months there
was an Increase Of 55,71S members add
ed to the rolls Of trade unions In Ger
many.
The labor movement has taken hold In
Egypt. The printers employed on Cairo
paper, Les Pyramides, are out for bet
ter conditions.
Chicago elevator men have submitted
TO board Of arbitration proposition
made to building managers for an IN
crease Of $40 month.
Miss Anastasia O'Meara Of Cambridge,
Mass, has the honor Of being the first
woman to hold an Office in the strong
Retail Clerks Association Of that city.
She was also the first woman member OF
the association.
T. v. Powderly. known TO all older
union men as the head OF the Knights Of
Labor when that organization was at the
height Of It's power, has been appointed
chief of the Bureau Of Information UNI
der the Bureau Of Immigration.
I The National Farmers Education and
Cooperation Union has organised its first
branch In Oregon, In the Hudson Bay
country, with membership OF fourteen.
II 10 expected y organize urions In va
rious ether parts Of the State In the near
| future.
Conditions insthe Canadian cisarmak-
| lng industry have been unsettled for some
time. owing to differences between the
employers and tbe union.
| The movement for compelling non
unicnlst miners 10 join the union 10 meet
lang with success In South Yorkshire. Eng
lanS. and adjoining coal fields.
TIE latest and most npsto date form IL
government sick insurance II being eoss-
siaAred By Holland. and ID noy before
tbs secoaa chamber Of the States Cen
erAl The prpQeesd insurance h ohliga-
tory and extends 70 all labersrs engaoy-
"a regularly
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

previous TO the negotiation or new
treaty with Japan. The present COM
erciai and ainity treaty expires In 1alf
and the progressive party Of Japan i
already insisting as political Issue
that the new japanese exclusion law,
barring coolies from the United States.
shall be modified IN the new treaty.
Extraordinary steps are already un-
der way 10 send The ficef around the
Horn rs soon AZ possible. Rear Admiral
Evans. who will likely end his active
naval career b. taking tiaese warships
Ground the Horn. II now In New York
arranging the preliminary details Of
the trip Already arrangements for
fle Immediate shipment Of 10000 tons
nf coaI from Baltimore have been made.
In addition the general hoard HIS fortn-
ulafeA i plan for the transfer Of tiie
entire force 81 the Brooklyn navy yard
10 TIE Pacific eoast In the event o!
labor troubles there AMI tie establish
ipeDt III The raeiiie n d duplicate yard
The fseet ID lin journey 70 the Pacific
win practically repeat The famous soy.
axe Of lie baiiIesliip Oregon, made iusl
previous 20 Tie spanIsll-Anlericaf war
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

er, but In Its ultimate consequences at
fects the well being of the whole coun-
try.
The aid of the North Is required, as
most of the swallows spend part of the
season in the Northern States and In
many cases do their nesting there. The
bird is disappearing, however, because
the English sparrow harries him and
kills his young by the thousands. Va
nous methods of DISCRIMINATING the
English sparrow are recommended by
the department. Most OF them consist
In the use Of poisoned grain.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12
r.r.le sy.tem tor Crininalss


AT the recent National Congress OF
Charities and Corrections ut Minneapolis
. most interesting paper was read py
Harris r. Cooley. director OF public ser
vice, division Of charities and corrections,
OF Cleveland. Ohio. He described the
working OF the parole system, which has
been greatly extended under the admin
istration Of Mayor Tom johnson. Dur
Ing the sir years of Mayor Johnson's
term Of Office over 1000 persons have been
pardoned or paroled- II Is the theory In
Cleveland that for man condemned 20
prison for the FIRST time there Is psy.
Geological moment In which help can be
wisely given. To act too soon would be-
little the wrongdolng; to wait too long
would embitfer and harden the individual
into O criminal. Only IA per cent OF the
yarolcd raen have been returned 10 the
house OF correction. According to the
statistics, this Ia less than the returns Of
those who were released after working
out their entire time 10 prison under the
cid regime. The plan has been found 70
work exceptionally good In the case Of
men who neglected or deserted their fam,
lilies. Mr.. Cooley strongly opposed the
imposition Of fine a. an alternative q
term OF imprisonment. He claims thai
= man who tries to steal franchise Of
canal or a million dollars 10 In need
Of correctional treatment just rs much
sa the man who tries to steal ham O
an oyercoat. He stated that there wM
growing sentiment In favor OF mcsini
penal institutions 70 the country. wher'
more 81 the prisoners could work In tn
felds under the open sky. shis has beeI
tried 10 connection with the Cleseans
house Of correction and there has beei
| little trouble with escapes.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12
Famous Doctor Opposes Drugs.

Sir Frederick Treves. physician to the
King Of England, speaking at the opening
of London hospital. expressed the be
lief that the time was not far of when
bottles on doctors shelves would be re-
duced to very small number, and when
people would "leave of the extraordinary
habit Of taking medicine when they are
sick" At that time people would resort
to simple living, suitable diet and plenty
Of sun and fresh air. He said the time
would come when it would be AZ anon
alous Tor people to die OF scarlet fever,
typhoid, cholera and diphtheria as It
would be for man to die Of q VOLTS
bite In England He referred to the dis
eoveries In ARCHAEOLOGICAL science a. being
capable Of reducing mortality from infec-
tious diseases to the zero point.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

Ray Nonkin sf Peabody, KAN. was
drowned IN Big Sugar creek. lie had
xune there with . party Of fishermen.
The foyesr-ola soa sf William L.arner.
living scar Din, o. r. was instantly
killed = trying 10 stop 4 runaway team.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

Meion-cutting time In Wall street,
New York, Is q pleasing function at
any time. but this season the divide
Il the largest in history. The. July
dividend and interest payments Of cor
posations reach the stupendous total
Of sls0,SsI.s4g. July and January are
the months when tho great bulk Of cor
poratIon profits are up for division.
The prosperity that reached such great
headway last year ana Is still under
way b responsible for the magnificent
proportions of the July melon this
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

Tnkee Armx Gemsnmaaer prisener.
HaIsmll. the npferioas bandit. has taken
prisoner thr ce1aplansssr of The Suitanss
arsux ard viii bold him fos big isn.
ss1<s and tIse guarantee cs his swn mp
posnsasnf - governor Of Tansier.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-12

Ufr~rgar d lhe Mint GsprKe y. Hob.
ersx LIS aexpssd The pfessdeaes o. shs
Commercial Naflensa bank Of Ghisnzc.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
CATHOLICS OBSERVE THE
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI

The solemn feast of Corpus Christi
was observed yesterday in the various
Catholic churches with solmn masses
and nroeessions. At the Cathedral or
ST. Vibiana solemn mass was celebrated
bv Monsignor Fowler, assisted by Rev.
w. Palmer as deacon, Rev. Joseph NC
Mahon as subdeacon and Rev. j. M. w
pea,Irv master of ceremonies. Assisting
in the sanctuary were Rt. Rev. Msr.
Harnett, Dean Tracey, Father Romero
and Rev. Mr.. Mitchell. Father Palmer
preached the sermon. The affairs were
eIahorately decorated for the service,
the main altar being profusely adorned
with white carnations.
Following the mass solemn pro-
cession was held, followed by benedlc-
tion. Rev. Father McManus preached
at the evening service.
At st. Vincent's church the feast was
observed with a solemn mass and
procession yesterday afternoon. Very
Rev. DR.. ]. S. Glass, c. M, preached at
the vesper service.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03

from the visible world, from the an
rooIs which he wooed with music, from
HE service to all classes in the village
life. the help tune of the reaper Ine
last song for the dead and the siao
chant 'as the Levites go up TO the
altar From the nature about MIN MS
heart is led to the spiritual.
" IT hut omen my eyes, and perfection,
no more and no less,
Tn the kind I imagined, full fronts me-
and God is seen, God
Tn the star. in the stone, in the nesn'
in the soul, in the clod.'
"The great poet has understood the
artists unfolding as only an artist can.
The foundation of success IN ART Is
vision of God. .. +ha
"In the development of strength tne
wilderness played part. The non anu
the bear threatened the flock; the shep-
hard how had to meet and slay the wild
beasts. He must forget his own sa1ety
in his readiness to sacrifice Tor tne
sheep, and the free, hardy days Wlth
the flock gave opportunity for perfect
ing his skill with the sling.
"No wonder this lad was showing
signs of valor of power. His training
for delivering the nation was even
deeper than in bodily strength. TIE
strength was as the strength or zen
because his neart was pure. IlO iS"i
obedience and reverence to the COO p1
his fathers. In the hour of test TINS
shepherd boy could go against the tIlea
soldier. dared to pit his skill against
Goliath's strength because his heart
was right. -
"I come to thee in the name OF Je-
hovah of hosts was his battle cry, ana
the giant went down before his smooth
stone so swiftly hurled. God chose
David to deliver Israel because, 'Whlle
man looketh upon the outward appear.
ance Jehovah looketh upon the heart
"The use David made of himself IS
instructive With all his consciousness
of ability. versatile as he was, David
became an armor bearer. The busl-
ness of the armor bearer was to hold
his masters great shield or to chase
spent arrows. 1t was very subordi-
nate place. and yet this boy was obedi-
ent. He went whithsoever Saul sent
him He behaved wisely He did not
despise his lowly work, but put him
self into his work and was fit for ad-
David justified Gods choice
of him. I wish 1 could say to every
young man in Los Angeles who thinks
he is too large for his subordinate po-
sition: So treat your small place that
God, who looketh upon the heart can
use you in a great place. Follow the
example of the shepherd boy"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
COULDN'T DROP BUSINESS
LONG ENOUGH TO WED
Special to The Herald.

WATERBURY, Conn, June o.
There was surprise in Waterbury when
Walter Burton, 46, staid bachelor and
merchant, disappointed the guests in
vited for his wedding. The Rev. Will
liam 7. Holmes of the Methodist church
was ready to officiate. The bride-to-be,
Miss Sarah Atwood, has fortune.
ooh, / couldn't possibly make it,"
said Burton characteristically. "I had
to tend my grocery all alone, had lit
tie business. and besides 1 missed the
trolley. 1 think I can finally adjust
matters" he added, as a boy came in
from church social and asked for two
dozen lemons.
The marriage when it does come will
be recognized as an event.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
Eant serYIce to Greenwater

on May 2S the Tonopah & TidewateT
railroad was extended to Zabriskie, u
miles north of Ludlow, Cal. Between
company will operate its own daily auto
mobile service. Single and round trip
tickets sold. including automobile trip.
Automobile seats reserved IN advance
Announcements can be made through any
santa Fe agent or II. p. Needham. gen
eral agent, 247-249 Pacific Electric build
ing. Los Angeles. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03

EAST LAKE PARK HOT
Warm plunge, hot tub baths, special treatme
avenue or Pasadena Short Line Cars. one I
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
DAVID EPOCH
MAKING FIGURE
Rev. William Horace Day Draws Les
sons from Life of the Son Of
Jesse-Did His Duty
Humbly

At the First Congregational church
William Horace Day, preached on
David the Shepherd Boy" taking as
his text / Sam, 16:v, Jehovah seeth
not as man seeth." After a beautiful
tenor solo from "Rebekah' by Mr.. Ses-
Sions he said in part
In the first verses of the New Testa-
ment and again in the last David is
presented as cosmic man, an epoch
making figure in the long line of mes
sianic life which runs like a gulf stream
across the history of the people of
Redemption and eliminates in Jesus
of Nazareth. This morning l shall pre-
sent the character of David, the shep-
herd boy, as we see it displayed in three
scenes of his early life.
j. David at the Altar
"There was great excitement when
Samuel came to Bethlehem and called
.the village to the sanctuary. Jesse and
his family were called, but the youngest
son was left with the sheep. Jesse un-
derestimated the shepherd boy. He,
with Samuel, looked upon the outward
appearance and thought, of course, the
one Jehovah wanted for princely serv-
ice would be Eliab, first born, tall and
striking, but Jehovah seeth not as man
seeth.'
Jesse evidently did not know the
changes that had been taking place in
the little lad. Like many another
father, he could not realize that the
child had become a man. l suppose he
thought he was too young to appreci-
ate what went on in the sanctuary,
and SO he had not brought him to the
altar.
Fortunately, Samuel listened for the
divine voice and passed each of the
seven older boys and insisted that the
youngest be brought. 1t is moment
old prophet raises his hand and pours
the, vial of precious oil upon the lads
head. The power of the consecrations
which others make for us is not ap-
preciated by us. think in that hour
Jesse must have seen as God sees, for
upon the face of the STRIPPING there
must have been the bursting out of
the light which had been secretly burn
ing in the heart. And the spirit of
Jehovah came upon David nightly
from that day forward
David with the Harp
1.-THE second scene in this remarkable
boyhood is at Sauls court The king
is afflicted and Graves music. A serv-
ant recommends David, the shepherd
musician. When the evil spirit fell
upon Saul the lad played. so Saul was
refreshed 1t was no chance that the
boy from the poor home and the life
out of doors could succeed. He had
been trained in his art.
"Mr. Browning has imagined the
training of the minstrel. He learns
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
LOUISIANA BELLE SKATES
FOUR HOURS AND DIES
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
RAYvILLE, La, June 2.--"I feel so
tired!" gasped Miss Mary Nixon, 20
years old, the belle of the town, last
night, after she had skated four hours
in roller rink without missing num-
ber. Miss Nixon fell back into the
arms of her escort and was dead in
few seconds. A physician said that
the nights exertion had affected the
girls heart. An hour before being
stricken she and her partner had been
awarded the prize for the most grace
full couple on the floor.