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The Tribe of soxalexis.

When soxalexis. the famous Indian
bail player, was Il member of the CleNe-
land baseball club, he had, perhaps. no
superior as an outtielder. and as TOR
throwing true TO the plate to head OF
q runner, he was undoubtedly the best
man who evcr played the game.
This Indian was a gallant player, n
bid air to become Il page in baseball
history until he got to tampering with
the booze, which put him-where 1t d
put so many athletes before and since
in the down and out class. The last
heard of his II time famous player
disclosed the Iact that he "a Working
as q ferryman up in the northern part
of Maine
When playing on the Cleveland team
Soxalexis was often subjected to much
impertinent questionings on the part of
the members of the other clubs, VINO
thought it was nothing out of the ordi-
nar to ask an Indian questions which
they themselves would have resented
with blows of the fist.
Soxalexis was not of q fighting dis
position, but he was possessed of a dry
and caustic wit. which stood him in
better stead han if he Il the scrappy
| mood of a Sitting Full or of a Mike
ponlin.
Mike Grady. who played with the
Tem LOTUS foolishly allowed to go
when this man was delivering the
goods with a Vengeance, and who would
have beer Il valuable asset for any
! club, once came up to SoXaleXis, when
that worthy was sitting quietly on the
Cleveland bench, engaged in whiting
y piece of wood, which was Soxaiexis'
greatest means of relaxation, and asked
the Indian:
Say, my redskin friend, what tribe
Of Indians do you belong to-"
AT present. calmly replied soxa-
lexis, with never the culver OF an eye
lid and as he continued to white this
stick of wood. II u Il member OF Tho
Cllip-a-way tribe"
And Their because Jimmy McAlee,
and the rest of The bunch gave Mike
the merry IN. ha! that irate Irishmar
waateh 10 tight Pat Tcbeau over Tx
! cater.
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mANUFAcTUREp RUeJEs,

A woman chemist from Vienna has
recently created a sensation m London
by the public demonstrations made by
her of the conversion OF Jumps Of clay
irto rubies of the finest quality. The
piee IS Of clay. about the size of n
walnut. were thrown into the crucible,
and chronic acid was Their added.
which reduced the clay to a thin, red
mud. The final act vas to throw a
quantity of powder, the constituents
Of which were known only to Mdlle.
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cards with him three times, and when

cards with him three times, and when
the third card evening was over he.
said No Only in cards a man shows
his true nature he said. and this
ma showed me enough to how me
that he will not be a good husband,
And hen when the match was broken
l came to this country to my brother.
Then MAJ anne too, and we were mar
ried. But the cards were right, and my
father knew" And dwelling on tina
point and sobbing Historically she left
the office.
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HOW THEY TREAT 7RuAN7s.

The absence of a child from school
In Switzerland. unless in case of III
ness, is punishable by a fine. the
amount of which is daily increased.
If it be suspected that the child's ILL
ness is slammed a doctor is SEN by
the school authorities, and when he is
convinced that the suspicion is cor
rect the parents have to pay his fee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11
s.Il,ch W.. Cleaned.

When the Wagners had the Washington
club there used to be the greatest crowd
of poker players in the aggregation that
could be found herded together anywhere.
1t was a game crowd, too, as a whole.
for men like Mercer and McJames and
several others Of the lot would play poker
with their only limit the roof.
Among this crowd was AL Selbach, who
was a very economical fellow, and who
counted his pennies as he doled them out.
No one, of course. could blame Sci for saw
ing his money, for it was IN this way that
he became the possessor of the hefty roll
thai he now has safely stored away and
which insures him the means of support
IL he lives to be a hundred.
Eut Sci wished to nave the reputation
of being a red-hot sport without having
to risk any great amount of money on
the venture, and so he used to OCCASION
ally sit in a game with the boys when
the team was on the road.
One morning when the club was speed
Ing from st. Louis to Chicago, Jim Me
Guire, who was then catching for the
Washington club. asked Sci ii he wanted
to take a hand in a little game of poker
that was about to be pulled Off in the
smoking car.
II should say not replied Al: they
cleaned me last night"
Cleaned you, EN-. inquired Jim, and
Tor how much, ALP"
For a dollar and twenty cents" replied
the stocky outfielder.
Well answered Jim. "if that's all
they cleaned you for, you couldn't a V
been SO awfully dirty"
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Seymour on Love and Marriage.

Recently the members of the giants
Polo grounds during a cessation in
morning practice, when the CONVERSE
ton turned to the carnival of crime
which has held the city in its throes.
McGraw. the manager, called attention
in his sarcastic way to the fact that
there was a large number of suicides
on account of the swains being dis
appointed in love.
Yes, it is funny" said big Bower
man. the catcher, how, when a fellow
is disappointed in love. his first
thoughts are of committing suicide"
And when he is disappointed in
MARRIAGE chimed in Cy Seymour, he
either grins n bears it or he tries
he divorce courts
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

One of the newest dress accessories
is the set of sleeve bows that is sold
with belts to match. ,These are gener-
ally made of satin or mirror velvet. and
the latest shape is that called rabbits
ears. This is on account of the two
long pointed loops hat finish these
belts and sleeve garnitures.
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A rather astonishing fad for The COM
ing winter season is that of fastening
jeweled butterflies SO that they appear
to have alighted on the bare shoulder
of the wearer. This effect is produced
by fastening the pin of the brooch
through a piece OF 1esh-colored court
plaster, which is then moistened and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11
FAos N FRlLLs.

A new crepe de chine scarf in a deli
cate shade of blue is made in stole eff
1ect, reaching almost to the knees ON
either side. A two-inch. heavy silk
fringe in the same shade makes a
charming finish and a novel touch is
given this little scarf by the cute little
pockets, one on either end.
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The killers.

From La Ierre, Translated for New York
Life.
1t happened that once a man ran past
Socrates armed with an axe. He was IN
pursuit of another who was running from
him at full speed.
Stop him. Stop him" he cried.
Plates master did not move.
WHAT cried the man with the axe;
"couldst thou not have barred his way?
He is an assassin"
AN assassin? What mcanest thou?"
Play -ot the idiot! An assassin is a
man who kills"
"A butcher. then?"
old fool. ~ mar who kills another
r.an!"
ITO be sure! A soldier"
Dot. A man who kills another man in
times OF peace"
II see-the eXecutioner."
Thou ass. ~ man who kills another in
his home
''EAactly-a physician"
Ii;un which the man with the axe fed
IN is RAINING still.
This noiid ie wiling to Tolerate lazy
nan v,l.., lova nonov
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The black velvet touch is to be ultra
fashionable his winter. even the Jewel
ers make use of it for the mounting of
precious stones. these jeweled bands
being worn at the top Of the collar. For
loN'-necked gowns. the black velvet
band is also used, and, in addition to
the jewels. there is n fine gold chain
arranged In graceful festoons.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

A very useful novelty is the purse
fob, which is so convenient that every
woman who hears of 1t will want one.
The cute little purses ere hidden behind
n smart looking fob, which is n trifle
wider than the mes to which the sum-
mer girl was used to wearing. They
come in black, brown or white, and the
lob is decorated III different designs
finished in German silver or gold.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

One of the prettiest Of the new close
fitting sable toaues was trimmed with
a cream colored osprey tipped with
brown. This was placed at the back
of the hat and fell softly over the hair.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

: The millinery fad Of the hour can be
described as a long ostrich feather that
circles the hat and droops in graceful
fashion below the shoulders.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

Now is the time to fatten the "ordi-
nary" milk cows n get them out of!
the way. I would much prefer feeding
a promising heifer on high-priced feed
this winter than give 1t to a cow that
can be depended upon for only four
or v months at best out.o the year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

The cows food now must be varied;
enough to keep them In good condition.
While they hav the run Of pasture,
there is not much trouble, but when
taken off OF grass. cows must be,
handled carefully to keep chem In
thrifty condition.
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"silk- o'Louohiin's Excuse


When Silk O'Loughlin, the much advcr-
ased umpire. made the race for state
senator q couple of years ago. he was rep
r%esenting III Rochester district, for 1T is
In Rochester that this notable dictator
handler hangs his hat after the baseball
season is at an end. :,
Well. Silk made a tremendous fight for
the job, but he failed to get the decision,
although his canvass was said to have
been the hottest pulled off in the flower
city Tor many a long day.
Just after he had been declared defeated
ne was walking along The street in Roch-
ester one day when he happened to meet
Johnny Evers, Who is a native of Troy,
but who was visiting relatives in Roches-
ter. and. after shaking hands with
O%'Loughlin, Johnny said to the umpire:
I'm mighty sorry, Silk. that they turned
you down on your run for the senate.
How do you account for your defeat?"
Well, I'll tell you the whole secret.
Johnny" replied Silk. as he put his arm
shout the little second baseman, "Roches-
.er is not sending her best men to the
senate this year."
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Large hats in velvet, the crowns Of
which are entirely hidden by masses of
uncurled ostrich feathers. are decidedly
CONNIE IL faut at present.
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DAIRY NOTES.

A young d%airy1nan asks how long
silage will keep. When properly put
up it will keep a ear in as good con-
dition as it was the day it was put up.
Many dairymen put up enough to feed
their cows the next a during July
and August, hen pastures are usually
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THE FLOWER OF FOR
GlVENESS.

Nothing is more moving to
man than the spectacle of recon-
; citation: our weaknesses are
thus Unidentified and are not too
; costly, being the price we pay
; for the hour Of forgiveness: and
the a~rchangel who has never
felt anger has reason 10 envy
the man who subdues it. When
thou forgivest. the man who has
pierced thy heart stands to thee
in the relation OF the sea worm
that perforates the shell Of
the mussel. which straightway
closes the wound with u pearl.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

A large velvet bow makes a good sub
stitute for the theater hat. This is Worn
between the pompadour and the coil
and is decorated with rhinestones, pro-
ducing a glistening effect.
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Mosquataire sleeves. with soft
crosswise wrinkles from should
er to wrist. where they finish
in Mary Stuart points over
the hand, were in many of the
French frocks Worn at the Au-
teuil races, and were OF what
Yer sheer material the yoke
showed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

applied to the skin. Though extraor
binary, the effect is rather pretty.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

II a girls father doesn't trust you
it's Q sign she does.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

This norid IL wiling to Tolerate lazy
men VII" l,avs money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

Prince Fond Of Boxing.
Prince Waldemar Of Denmark Is
capital boxer and is ever ready to put
on the gloves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

coverer, Capt. Cook, were populated
by race of remote Aryan origin, who
in the sixth century before had been
driven north from the Samoan islands,
over thousands of miles of sea, in
canoes of their own making. AS late
as the thirteenth century they main
tanned relations, mostly warlike, with
the people of the southern Polynesian
archipelago. They never practiced
cannibalism, though human sacrifice
was one of their religious rites. They
were race of unusual vigor, longevity
and comeliness. Their skill in handi-
craft is attested by the marvellous
feather cloaks once worn by Hawaiian
royalty, and now the almost priceless
possession of few museums.
Such was the stock from which
came the 14-year-old boy. bearing the
euphonious name of Obookiah, who,
in 1909, was found weeping on the
doorsteps of Yale college. He had
fed from Hawaii, having seen his
parents slain before his eyes in a
civil war, and had made his way to
America in one of the New England
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ships which then piled all waters. His
thirst for knowledge and religion at
tracted widespread attention. Samuel
j. Mills, young man who had come
to New Haven from Williams college,
was especially interested in this lat.
est man from Macedonia" and he
took Obookiah to his own home, at
Torringford.
Mills was a missionary enthusiast
He was the prime mover in the little
band of Williams students who had
devoted themselves to the cause of
foreign missions, and whose historic
prayer meeting in 1906, under a Will
Jamestown haystack, is regarded as
the beginning of the American foreign
mission enterprise which to-day en-
braces practically all Christian
churches in the land and has made
the American missionary a conspicu-
Gus figure on all the continents and
islands of the earth. Out of that hay.
stack meeting-the site is now marked
by a monument-grew the American
board, then representing both Congre-
grationalists and Presbyterians.
Obookiah's pleadings pointed to
Hawaii as the first stronghold of
heathenism to be attacked by the new
movement and the young zealots who
were its real leaders. In 1919 a party
of % persons, seven of whom were
wives and five, children, set sail for
the long journey around the horn,
their departure being made the occa-
sion for solemn celebrations in New
England. They arrived at the end of
March, to learn that, by a dramatic
coincidence, unparalleled in religious
history, the idols had been burned, the
affairs and the deadly taboo had been
abolished, and that conditions were
most extraordinarily ripe for mission.
airy effort.
The Romance of the South Seas.
Things had been in a bad way in
the Hawaiian islands. Civil war had
for centuries been the rule. until
Kamehameha the Great, sort of
dusky Napoleon, had consolidated the
islands under one rule. Vice at its
worst was common and open. Two
thirds of all the children born. it is
estimated, were killed in infancy and
aged parents were often buried alive.
Human sacrifice was an essential part
of the religious system. Stealing was
a fine art; even kings and chiefs kent
servants for the express purpose of
committing theft. Gambling went on
by Wholesale, When food was plenti-
full, the native would gorge himself
six or seven times day. even rising
in the night to eat. At other times he
would eat but once a day, or go hun.
CRY altogether. Science they had
none; no written language, nor the
least conception Of any mode Of COM
municating thought but by oral
speech"
Government. was oppressive: lands.
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ccopvright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

lCOpyTlSHi, ny JoSSpiA IL AS"NN~'|
Honolulu, T. II. : AS "a para
disc of natural beauty, Hawaii is
of interest to the tourists; but
TO the student of religious, social
and political questions its greatest inn
portance lies in the swiftness of its
transition from a savage community,
bound by the practice of human sacri-
fee and the allied and greater curse of
the taboo, into self-governing, order
iy and prosperous community, admit
ted into the sisterhood of the Amer
ican union within IS years after the
time it began to emerge from rank
barbarism.
A Complete Product of Missions.
As widely-heralded completed
product of missions Hawaii has long
been advertised by missionary work
ers 1t has been said, times without
number, that this is one of the few
places on the globe where the mis-
sionaries finished their task; leaving
to support and direct themselves as a
Christian nation, the people whom,
little more than generation before,
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which are quite feature of the latest
juvenile fashions, in red and white for
example, having bordering band of
red glace and being finished off with a
red leather belt.
Altogether the girls-as well as
their elders-can make quite the best
of themselves this spring, for styles
are accommodating, and the most pop
ular colors-delicate pink and old-rose
shades, soft blues, and the promised
increasing popularity of white-are
well suited to a youthful freshness of
complexion. The mushroom hat, too,
is perfect frame for young faces,
either in it's simplest aspect, with just
twist of satin ribbon to encircle the
crown and finish in a chou at one side,
while the other is occupied by bunch
of flowers, or when again a full crown
of net is encircled by wreath of BIOS
SONS. All those more elaborate and
much favored modes which introduce
intricate embroideries, shimmering
silver tissues and ribbons, and far.
spreading plumes and aigrettes must,
of course, be passed over in the
choice of suitable attire for the girls
though in the case of evening or pre-
sentation gowns for those who will
soon arrive at the dignity of the twen-
ties, just a suggestion of silver is not
only permissible but pretty.
A dress which we saw the other day
is most deserving of initiative admira
ton. 1t was of pale pink ninon, the
pinafore bodice sloping well down
over the shoulders and was outlined
with piping of silk and trail Of
rosebuds and leaves, embroidered in
pink and green silks. The chemisette
of lace was guiltless of any collar,
just little ruffiins Of Valenciennes
softening it at the throat, while the
sleeves were made notable by long
mitten-like cuffs of the finer lace,
which were quite a welcome charge
after the unbroken succession of short
sleeves which, whether becoming or
not, have been invariably worn tor
the last two or TIRES SEASONS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

In the ultra fashionable world
account and fancy and desire deter
mine what shall be worn, it is to be
an unusually extravagant season in
the matter of dress, for everything
is specially designed" or specially
created" and very few garments will
be permitted to play more than one
part. This being true, it will form
strong index as to what may be look
ed for among the women who are
not blessed with unlimited means at
their command, but who must care
fully count the cost.
Our best advice to such is to have
few gowns, but to have these as per-
feet in every detail as possible. 1t
has been said, and with much truth,
that the Parisiennes buy fewer new
dresses in the year than the women
of any other nation, but they take
such infinite pains over each individ-
ual toilette that it represents perfec-
ton, and is, for that reason, a delight
to the wearer and to the onlooker.
Taffeta hats in the cabriolet form
have had a revival and are among the
most popular In the East, in fact it
may be said to be the first favorite
of the season, and it is made in every
possible color, but always in sub
dued shade. This style of hat is only
suitable for afternoon wear-for visit
ing and for concerts, etc. 1t is essen
TALLY "dressy" and should never be
permitted to accompany a severe tail
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or-made. The hat crowns grow higher
day by day: many of them are exactly
like large jam-pots, but others retain
the charming Lamballe outline, only
that they are higher and more aggres,
sive than the crowns of last year. The
mushroom shape seems to reign SUI
preme, and it looks exceedingly smart
when arranged with a large, pulled
crown of some soft material and trim
med with single feather, which
sticks out at one side in manner
which may truly be described az
cheeky"
There is rage in Paris for these
big single feathers, and very often
they are beautifully shaded in the
most delicate colors. 1t is also fash
ionable to place a group of three
feathers directly in front of a high
crowned hat, but these feathers are
not possessed of the same chic as the.
single plume.
Irish lace is more than ever in the
height of fashion. Coates and bo.
leros and blouses and collarettes OF
Irish crochet are being exploited.
Every sort of lace is in the highest
favor, and all kinds are cheerfully
united on one garment. Any scraps
that one possesses should be brought
out, for medallion of the finest point
d'Alencon may center yoke Of heavy
Irish crochet, and 'frillers" of Valen-
ciennes run on net may form the
sleeves of the same gown, and the
like, with perfect propriety.
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The Eternal Feminine,

The sons Of men rule the world, but
the daughters of men govern It
through them. 1t is woman who POUNDS
society in its artificial aspects. 1t is
woman who creates class distinctions
and insists on maintaining them. It
is woman who imbues man with de-
sire to emulate, who instils into him
social ambition that inevitably brings
in it's train the restless fever Of &C
QUESTION, the madness of greed, the
ambition for power through financial
success. 1t is woman who is at once
the social bulwark, the autocrat and
the snob-Woman's Life.