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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-01
Had a Kitchen Shower.

About thirty Of the young peop e
OF the Baptist church arranged for
surprise kitchen shower Friday
evening on Miss Pearl Gregg and
Lewis Pipgott, which was held at
the home of Mrs. Gregg, the young
people going to the residence i'm the
absence of the bride-to-he. There
was no question as to the surprise
and they all enjoyed the discontinue
OF the young couple. The oops
were prettily decorated with cupids
and hearts, and myriads of strings
lea1 Off into various parts Of the
house. There was a string for every
body, which followed UP found a
heart at the end of it. Two special
strings were arranged for Miss Gregg
and MIR. Piggobt, at the end of
which they discovered an array OF
Kitchen untensils that will come i'm
quite handy some day soon. At
tached to each piece was a toast
which the young couple read to the
assembled crowd in the parlor. They
also received many other presents in
etc. The rest of the
evening was spent In games of an
amusing nature and light refresh
we're served. Miss Gregg and
Piggctt are highly popular in
the baptist society.
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UNIVERSITY NOTES

A collection was taken among the
students Of the college Thursday to
raise money for the purpose OF put
ting in a memorial window In the
new M. E. church. About 5000 was
realized.
q. A. Carried, state secretary OF
the Y. M. @. A., has been here the
past few days on Association work.
The second football team goes to
Plankinton Monday to play the re-
form school team. a return game
will be played here a week later.
Scrimmage work between the first
team and the ''scrubs'' Is to be the
regular thing from now on. The
players are being hardened and put
In the best possible shape for the
Vermlllion game Nov. l8.
The Kappas gave a reception for
prospective members at the house Of
Rev. and Mrs. Dobson last Thursday
evening. About forty were present.
and all report it as 4 most enjoyable
occasion.
The band is doing some strenuous
practlcing these days and when they
appear on the football field in their
new uniforms 1t will make a great
addition to the inspiration Of the
rooters.
The completion of the 600, 600 en-
downnent fund for d. W. was GEE
brated Tuesday night by the students
with a bonfire and ghost dance on
the University campus. A large
pile Of boxes and boards was set on
fire in front OF Memorial Hall. and
around this several hundred students
In ghostly attire danced and howled
till a late hour in their endeavor to
show their approval Of gift.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-01
ABOUT THE new BOOKS
Laurson Makes Some Com
ments on the New Books That
Have Been Added.

Gifts of books and magazines have
lately been received by the library
from several Of its generous friends.
The donors are Mr.. Sousa, Senator
Kittredge, Mr.. Bras, Mrs. Vented,
Mrs. Carhart, Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs.
Tiffany, Mrs. Wilson and the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union. The following books from
the rent collection have been paid
for and T now 10 the regular
collection.
The Cage, by Mrs. Charlotte Teller
johnson is a novel built along the
lines Of socialism with it's setting
in the lumber yard districts Of
Chicago: It is a good piece Of work,
painting in certain aspects OF labor
troubles with broad, comprehensive
brush strokes.
The Doctor, by Ralph Conner
which is a worthy successor OF "The
Sky Pilot"
The Lonely Lady Of Grosvnor
Square, us sufficiently amusing to
rank among the most pleasing novels
Of the season."
About The Mystics, readers disa-
gree: but beca1se OF the deep interest
in "The Masqueraders." every one
will read it and some will like 1t.
Truthful Jane, by Miss Kingsley,
"presents the familiar drama OF the
poor relation insutferably .patronized
by her aunt and uncle" Coming to
America she finds employment as a
maid. When her troubles are at
their height, a legacy and the In
evitable man.brings her happiness.
In The Undertow, Robert f..
Knowles depicts "a young theoIoigan
caught in the undertow of selfish
ness, who breasts it's fury and wins
a hard fought victory in the end"
a reviewer says, "We all have a
sneaking fondness for gun play and
bad men In our reading matter, but
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-01
Won Diamond Medal Contest.

Two boys walked of with the
honors IN the contest at the court
house Friday evening winning out
over four girls in each contest. John
Berry won the diamond medal era
torical and Ronald Dahl was awarded
the medal In the musical contest on
the piano. Louis Shuster presented
the medals to the young boys and
congratulated them on their ef-
iciency.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-01
ELECTRIC LINE FROM BRuLE
at Bijou Hills are in the
Field at Work on Electric
Line to Mitchell.
Line to Mitchell.

for the past Two or three months
the farmers resi- Sing in the southern
part OF Brule county have been doing
some quiet and effective work on the
railroad proposition. This is at a
place known as Bijou Hills, which
has been settled for over a quarter
OF a century and has had to get along
without a railroad. The farmers
have been hauling their grain some
distance. and when the Milwaukee
built it's extension up to Platte, the
natural superstition was that it
would doubtless build on tc Cham
berlain and pass through Bijou Hills.
When it stopped at Platte and gave
no further evidence OF continuing,
the farmers were discouraged so they
have taken the matter into their
own hands.
For two months and more they
have been circulating among the
farmers securing their assistance
toward the construction Of an cleo
trio road from that point directly
across The country to Mitchell to
connect up with the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha road.
They have secured the right Of way
from. all the farmers up to the line
Of Dawson county, and they have
interested nearly every farmer in
that section TO go behind the project
financially.
The committee which has the road
in charge is coming to Mitchell in a
very short time to take up the build
Ing project with the Commercial
Club and ascertain what assistance
they can rely on.
There is a large stretch of country
from Bijou Hills to Mitchell which
would appreciate very much the con-
struction Of an electric line, and it
would pass through a very fertile
spot, where good crops predominant
and the country Is very prosperous.
II an air line is followed, as such
is supposed to be the case, the new
road would not touch any organized
town that already has a railroad.
Through that section there would be
a good opportunity to establish a
series OF towns both in Aurora and
Dawson county and opening up a
new trade territory.
There are several men In Iowa and
Wisconsin who are Interested in
lands in the section through which
the railroad is to, pass and they are
ready to S their efforos In the
building project.
After the committee comes to
Mitchell for a conference, and should
it result in something satisfactory,
it is understood that they will COM
mence the organization of the COM
pany looking to the commencement
Of active operations.
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bridal couple we're the recipients of
many beautiful gifts. The bride is
we'll known in this vicinity, having
graduated from the high. school,
and also from the Normal DEPART.
ment OF the Dakota Wesleyan. Mr..
and Mrs. Sundberg will be at home
after Nov. l. neal Corsica, S. ID.
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Insect Professions.

Among the curious sights some.
times witnessed by entomologists are
the professions" formed by the lar.
vac of moth inhabiting pine trees in
some parts of France. They march in
single file, and the leader spins a
thread which is added to by its follow.
srs. A procession consisting OF ia
Of these larvae was seen last April in
the woods near Areachon. The pro.
cessions are formed both at night,
when the creatures make excursions
from their nest to feed on the young
leaves, and in the daytime, when they
descend to the ground to seek place
IN the sand where they may burrow
and pass to the pupa stage. A kind
Of fly was observed attacking the
procession above mentioned, to lay its
eggs in the marching larvae.
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Eisherman,s Strange Haul.

The man who landed strangely
queer looking member of the finny
tribe thought he had caught sea SER
pent. He was fishing in Puget sound
and expected nothing quite so remark
able as this creature, which has some
thing the appearance of sea horse
long drawn out.
When the fish was finally landed.
after severe struggle, in which the
fisherman came near going to the bot
tom of the sound, it was swung up to
an arm of post and a. snapshot
taken. The length of the fish is not
definitely known, for who ever gets
the truth about fine catch like this?
But it is long enough to satisfy the
cravings of the most aspiring deyotee
OF rod and reel. 1t is considerably
more than the height of an average
man.
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The bullet was half-fattened by its
contact with the wall. 1t was a cart.
ridge ball of large caliber that might
have been fired from either rifle or
pistol.
Its very unusual, sir!" / wheeled
upon him angrily and found him fun
bling with the bit of metal, troubled
look on his face. He at once con-
tinued, as though anxious to allay my
fears. Quite accidental, most likely
Probably boys on the lake are shoot
ing at ducks"
laughed out SO suddenly that Bates
started back in alarm
You IDIOT" l roared. seizing him
by the collar with both hands and
shaking him iercely "You fool do
the people arc ind here shoot ducks at
night? Do the. shoot waterfowl with
elephant guns and fire at people
through windows just for fun?"
threw him back against the table
so that it leaped away from him, and
he fell prone on the floor.
Get up." commanded, "and fetch
a lantern"
He said nothing but did as | bade
him. We traversed the long. cheerless
hall to the front door, and / sent him
before me into the woodland. MY no.
tions of the geography of the region
were the vaguest, but l wished to ex-
anime for myself the premises, that
evidently contained a dangerous Prov
Ter. l was very angry and my rage
increased as / followed Bates, who
had suddenly retired within himself.
We stood soon beneath the lights of
the refectory window
The ground was covered with leaves
which broke crisply under our feet.
What lies beyond here?" l de-
manded.
About quarter of mile of woods,
sir, and then the lake"
60 ahead" l ordered, straight to
the lake"
(TO BE CoNTINUEDo
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How Flowers Were Named.

1t is interesting to know how certain
flowers got their names. Many were
named after individuals. For instance
fuchsias were SO called because they
were discovered by Leonard Fuchs
Dahlias were named for Andrew Dahl
who brought them from Peru. The
camelia was so called for missionary
nsmed Kamel. who brought some mag
nificent specimens of the flower to
France from Japan. He called 1t the
rose of Japan, but his friends changed
1t to camelia. Magnolias were named
in honor of Prof. Magnol De Mont.
pelier, who first brougbt the beautiful
trees to France from America and
Asia. Because they tremble with the
wind is the meaning of anemones. The
Latin word to wash is lavare and Law.
ender received its name because the
Romans put the flowers into the water
when they washed to perfume their
hands.
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Sikh Burial Rites Observed.

A strange religious ceremony was
observed last week Just outside the
city of Nelson in British Columbia,
when the body of Sunder Singh, ex-
sergeant in Burmese regiment, was
burned on funeral pyre according to
the rites of the Sikh religion, which
somewhat resembles Brahminism.
Every Sikh corpse must be disposed
of by fire and water. Sunder Singh
was one of party of 20 Sikhs. most
of them also ex-soldiers of the Indian
empire, who were employed in con-
struction work by the Canadian Paci-
dc railroad. He was killed on the
track. His body was carefully pre-
pared for the pyre and the other Sikhs
went through their religious ceremo.
MES while it was being consumed.
Later some of the bones were gath.
cred up to be sent to Amritsar, India,
to the widow and father of the dead
man. The remaining bones were then
taken down to the riverside and flung
Into the water with more religious
rites.-Springfield (Mass.) Republi.
can.
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CHAPTER ~.
A Voice from the Lake.

l ran to the window and peered ou:
into the night. The wood through
which we had approached the house
seemed to encompass it. The branches
of great tree brushed the panes.
was tugging at the fastening of the
window when became aware OF Bates
at my elbow.
did something happen, sir?"
His unbroken calm angered me.
Some one had fired at me through a
window and l had narrowly escaped
being shot. resented the unconcern
with which this servant accepted the
situation.
Nothing worth mentioning. Some-
body tried to assassinate me, that's
ALL" I said, in voice that failed to be
calmly ironical. / was still fumb,fne
at the catch of the window.
ALLOW me. sir,"-and he threw up
the sash with an ease that increased
my irritation.
/ leaned out and tried to find some
clue to my assailant. Bates opened
another window and surveyed the dark
landscape with me.
at was a shot from without, was
it. sir?"
"Of course It was; you didn't sup
pose | shot at myself, did your"
He examined the broken pane and
picked up the bullet from the table.
IT'S rifle ball, l should say"
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Sweetheart Cake IT Years Old

Col Luther Raymond, the oldest
resident of Clarksburg. yesterday cele.
brated the ninety-eighth anniversary
of his birth. A feature of the birth.
day celebration was the exhibition of a
heart-shaped sweetcake presented to
him Christmas eve. 1S29-more than
10 years ago-by Phoebe Robinson at
ball at the Bartlett hotel, Clarks.
burg. with a written request that he
keep 1T forever. 1t is in quite n good
state OF preservation, as is also the
paper accompanying it. and Miss Rob
inson's written words are legible.-
Clarksburg Correspondence, Baltimore
Sun.
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Spottinq a Headache.

you've got a pretty bad headache
sir, haven't you?" asked the barber
giving dry shampoo.
That's just what's bothering me.
replied the man in the chair. But how
did you know?"
Tell 1t by my wrists and hands -
explained the barber. You and l are
what they'd call magnetic mediums
And the electricity in my fingers takes
the pain out of your head. But l get
1t. That's why l know My hands are
aching now. / don't often strike a
customer like you, however. or Id
have to go out of business. I'll bet my
arms ache for half hour after you're
,ne."
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sTAIR-cLlmsINe AN ART.
Grace and Muscle Result From Do
ing II Properly.

All the beauties of olden days were
painted upon the stairs. They fully
understood the artistic value of a
graceful pose upon handsome stair
case.
If a woman knows how to go up
stairs gracefully she borrows height
and dignity and shows off a hand
some gown advantageously.
Stair pictures have been very
much the vogue in the East the last
season. Many society women have
posed in this fashion and made love
ly pictures. Pose and gown are the
essentials.
Many women go up stairs awK-
wardly and ungracefully They think
chiefly of the climb, and not of how
they look.
The figure should not be rigid, but
the shoulders should be held erect
One should keep the shoulders wen
back in descending and the head well
up.
From the standpoint of physical cui
ture there is nothing quite the equal
Of stair climbing. 1t strengthens the
Acah - Aiohto thC iisCl dCllNt anu
bers up the muscles. 1t is the most
graceful of all exercises.
Most women take pains to do as lit
tie of it as possible.
The physical culture rule is to climb
with the knees without making use OF
the muscles of the back. But this is
very difficult. The knees grow very
tired. There is distinct art in throw
Ing ones self forward until one goes
up naturally and easily. But one must
not double up nor bend the shoulders
Most women puff when going up
stairs. But this is a sign of weak
pair of lungs. Others groan and grunt,
but this means tender muscles and a
weak heart. The woman who arrives
at the head of the stairs dizzy and
painting is in bad need of a course in
physical culture. And the woman who
cannot climb at all is in a sad condi.
ton physically. She should begin at
the very lowest rounds of the gym.
nasium ladder.
1t is worth any woman's while ia
learn to go up stairs easily and grace
fully.
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open behind me. The respectful,
mournful voice of Bates announced:
There's a bite ready for you, sir. y
followed him through the hall to a
small high-wainscoted room where a
table was simply set.
This is what Mr.. Glenarm called
the refectory. He took his own meals
here. The library was the main thing
with him. He never lived to finish the
house,-mores the pity, sir. He would
have made something very handsome
of 1T If he'd had few years more. But
he hoped, sir, that you'd see it COM
pleted. The work was near his heart,
SIR"
Yes. to be sure" l replied.
He brought cold fowl and a salad.
and produced a bit of Stilton of un-
mistakable authenticity.
Il trust the ale is cooled to your lik-
ing. It's your grandfather's favorite,
IL may say it, sir
l liked the fellows humility. He
served me with grave Difference and
an accustomed hand. Candles in crys-
tai holders shed an agreeable light
upon the table; the room was snug and
comfortable, and hickory logs in a
small fireplace cracked cheerily. If
my grandfather had designed to punish
me, with loneliness as his weapon, his
shade, If it lurked near me. must have
been grievously disappointed. I had
often eaten my bread alone, and l
found a pleasure in the quiet of the
strange, unknown house. There stole
over me, too, the satisfaction that /
was at last obeying a wish of my
grandfathers; that / was doing some
thing he would have me do. l was
touched by the traces everywhere of
his interest in what was to him the
art of arts; there was something quite
fine in his devotion to it. The little re-
fectory had its air of distinction,
though 1t was without decoration.
There had been, we always said in the
family, something whimsical or even
morbid in my grandsire's devotion to
architecture; but / felt that it had
really appealed to something dignified
and noble in his own mind and char
acter. and u gentler mood than had
known in years possessed my heart.
He had asked little of me. ana de
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termIned that in that little I would not
fail.
Bates gave me my coffee. put
matches within reach and left the
room. l drew out my cigarette case
and held it half-opened in my hand.
when The glass in the window back OF
me cracked sharply, bullet whistled
over my head. struck opposite wall
and fell, fiattened and marred on the
table under my hand.
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GEMERAL V7E7IV OF 5UZLDZMG0 FE2O7T ROOF OF
MAIN EyNTRANcE

promised their substantial support for
the project. Not only will the arts,
industries and manufactures of ireland
be specially provided for" says the
prospectus, but there will be exhibits
of the manufactures, industries. re-
sources, machinery, science, art, arch
aeology, etc, of all nations"
The objects of the exposition are
definitely stated to be "() to promote
the industries, art and science of Ire
land by a display of the products for
which the country is famous, and of
the products of partially developed in
dustries for which special facilities ex-
ist in the country; (2) to stimulate
commercial development and promote
industrial education by inviting all ma
tions to exhibit their products, both in
the raw and finished state
IAN exhibition such as is to be held,
to quote once more. will display the
many opportunities which exist in Ire
land for the investment of capital. 1t
will place before the world her indus
trial manufactures and products. will
show the remarkable progress they
have made in a few years, and what
further development they are capa-
BILE Of"
The exhibition buildings now near
ing completion are of great extent, and
are more or less typical of exposition
structures seen elsewhere. The main
entrance will open into a Celtic court,
where will be placed some of the Irish
Industrial exhibits. Directly opposite
the main entrance will be the main
building, consisting of a central octa-
gonal court, 215 feet in diameter, sur
rounded by a corridor opening into
four radial wings, each 164 feet long
and so feet wide.
Over the center of the main building
rises an octagonal dome, so feet in di-
ameter and $50 feet in height Grouped
around this central structure will be
pavilions for British foreign and CO.
lonial exhibits and the other exposition
buildings. Among the latter will be
the Palace of Fine Arts, in which will
be installed a collection of modern
paintings and sculpture, including work
of Irish artists. This building is de-
signed to be of real fireproof construc-
tlOH Among OIner interesting Dulld-
ings will be facsimiles of certain his
toric structures which are of interest,
either from their archaeological or his
torical associations.
The visitor to the exposition will
find Dublin one of the most beautiful
of Irish cities. 1t has a population of
about 100000, has well-kept streets,
and buildings most attractive by rea-
son of their architectural beauty or
historical association. Thus the Bank
of Ireland classic structure, is the
old house of parliament, where the ma
tive legislators met until the act of
union century ago.
Dublin Castle, where the government
offices are located, gives visitors the
impression of a jail. st. Patrick's
Cathedral has many interesting asso-
Citations, and those of literary tastes
will there seek out the burial place of
Dean Swift. Altogether, Dublin is a
city of imposing edifices, and govern
ment buildings in no city of the same
size can excel in beauty those of the
Irish capital.
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thousand. He enjoyed his own pleas
antries, SIR"
Il fancy he did" replied. staring in
bewilderment.
ION lamps might be more suited to
your own taste, sir. But your grand
father would not have them. Old brass
and copper were specialties with him.
and he had particular taste. Mr.. Glen
arm had, In glass candle-sticks. He
held that the crystal was most effec-
tive of all. III go and let in the bag
gageman and then serve you some sup
per-"
He went somberly out and / exam
ined the room with amazed and de-
lighted eyes. II was so feet long and
half as wide. The hardwood floor was
covered with handsome rugs; every
piece of furniture was quaint or inter
esting. Carved in the heavy oak panel
ing above the fireplace, in large Old
English letters. was the inscription:
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tTo BE coNTINUED.)
Relief in the Rabx,s crl..

why doesn't your wife sing to the
baby when she cries?"
She used to, until she discovered
that the neighbors preferred to soar
the baby."-Cleveland Leader
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che Spirit Of man is tbs candle Of The rord

and on either side great candelabra
sent long arms across the hearth. All
the books seemed related to architec-
ture; German and French works stood
side by side among those by English
and American authorities. l found
archaeology represented In division
where all the titles were Latin or Ital-
ian. / opened several cabinets that
contained sketches and drawings, all
in careful order; and in another found
an elaborate card catalogue, evidently
the work of a practiced hand The
minute examination was too much for
me: / threw myself into a great chair
that might have been spoil from a
cathedral. satisfied to enjoy the gen
eral effect. To find an apartment so
handsome and so marked by good
taste in the midst of an Indiana wood
staggered me. was so lost in con-
temptation that did not hear door