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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

The Boston Transcript thus refers
to the manner in which the president
is standing by bis guns with reference
to the ship subsidy, which movement
is not particularly favored in the
west:
The president stands manfully to
his guns on the ship subsidy ques.
ton. In a letter to Congress man
Pollard of NEBRASKA he expressed the
opinion that the difference in stand
ai,.s OF living and wages between
fo,eipn and American vessels, to
gether with sssubsidization," gives
the former an advantage that Is an
Obstarle uGsurmountabIe except by
a subsidy. This obstacle the presi-
dsnt would clear way ''as We would
clear away a bar FROM the mouth Of
a river" Congressman Pollard voted
for subsidy. bui most of his colleagues
from tile west we're either nnf]inching
in their opposition or p%erfunctory in.
its support. Tire president certainly
has chosen the region NEST ~ need
of mission airy eilo't in addressing the
republicans Of the west. Whether
success will attend his ! 1nors is open
to doubt. The west hates the world
"suhsidy'' and What is ,nore. is
economically indiff. rnt to what flag
covers Its products 50 long as they
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

A dispatch from Redield states
that Governor Crawford and a num-
Der of his friends met in that city a
few days ago and they laid plans for
starting an action against the lum-
Der trust. the proceedings to have
their start in Beadle county under
the direction of Attorney General
Clark. When Senator Kittredge
started his investigation on the lum-
Der trust 1t was something of an
eyeopener to the reformers and at
the time it was received by them.
with an element of distrust-that
the senator was making a grand
stand play and that it was all done
for effect. Now it is the evident in
tent Of the reform element to step in
and take the glory or credit away
from Senator Kittredge and trans
fer it to their shoulders. The ac-
ton is rather a strange nj to say
the least, when it was received so
Questfonably at the first. Could the
reform element be charged with the
same motives as they charged Sena-
tor Kittredge? and isn't their grand
stand play just as strong-if there
is any grandstand about it?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

Aberdeen closed its successful
revival meetings Sunday altar y con-
tinuation OF nearly a month, Up to
the last day before the meetings
closed a total OF 5SS persons had gone
forward and acknowleog : their sins.
III one-halt of that number remain
tirm to their allegiance TO the religion
they have adopted much will have
been accomplished and il the halalce
go back it is no reflection n the
church or the religion. 1t is itut the
weak element in the nature oil the
people come to light.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12
The Appeal to Reason. that ran

The Appeal to Reason. that ran
0Akerous socialists paper published
q Grard. Kan. is getting quite a
large family to talk to. according to
- last edition. when it claimed to
Aaye q circulation of a0o,5e6 copies.
scattered all over Che country with
$500 subscribers in South Dakota.
Whether the Appeal to Reason is
DAking more socialists is not known.
bat that it is in a fair way to do SO
b true. Doubtless many of the peo-
pie take the paper through curios-
ity which may lead to a partial con-
version OF. the socfalistic doctrine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

We wonder b W long Hartman
will continue his controversy with
President Roosevelt? The more talk
there is about it the less ground
Hartman seems to have to stand
on. 1t looks like he is playing the
"square deal'' racket, but there has
been so little of the "square deal'
in his manipulation of railroads in
the past that the public will have
little interest in Harriman's getting
a square deal. Let him take the
medicine that lie has been giving s.
freely and he will then come to a
conclusion that somebody else aside
from himself would appreciate some
thing Of a square proposition. There
are times when a man will get b
eyes opened to some things.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

According to the census a divorce
is issued every three minutes in this
country. AS long as there is a
sucker born every minute there is
no chance for the divorce business
to get behind in the game, and ev-
erything will be done to keep the in
dustry on its feet. South Dakota,
however, can not hold out alluring
propositions much longer with the
new divorce law going into effect
soon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

President Roosevelt insists that
he did not make any request of E.
H. Hartman to provide for a cam
paign fund for the election of 1904.
AS between Hartman and the pres
ident there is little show for the rail-
roadsmagnate to have the call of the
people on his side of the contro-
versy. Hartman admits that he had
an ambition in those days to get into
the United States senate-and what
a happy thing that he failed. He
could have caused the administration
quite a good deal of trouble in the
matter of railroad legislation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

The lunacy commission in the
Thaw a reached just about the
same conclusion Thursday that was
in the minds of the people a week
ago-that Thaw was a sane man and
that the trial ought to be carried
through on the basis on which it was
started. Jerome's last hope "a that
he might possibly get Thaw declared
insane and have him confined in an
asylum, evidently seeing that it is
going to be a very difficult matter to
convict him of the murder of Stan
ford White. The lunacy commission
Was unanimous that Thaw is sane.
The case is nov taking the turn that
the public in general has long
wished-the elimination of the trial
and the freedom Of Thaw.
Just because James j. Hill has re-
signed from the presidency Of the
Great Northern railroad it does not
indicate that he has gone out of the
railroad business. Another Office as
chairman of the board of directors
was created at the instigation of Mr..
Hill and he will still be counted
among the railroad magnates of this
country. He is succeeded by his
son, Louis Hill, who, in the west, is
regarded as a very capable railroad
man.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

Over $40, ooo, 600 was added during
March to the governments accunu-
lation of surplus revenue, making a
total OF over So, 600, 600 for the fiscal
year to date, says the Springfield
Republican. This compares with a
surplus OF only Sc, 700, 600 for the same
period last year, and a deficit o: Sa4.
800. 600 for the like time two years
ago. Federal taxes remain uncLang-
ed, and government appropriations
have heen increasing. The anomaly
of an increasing surplus under such
conditions is explained by the magic
word-prosperity.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

The great strike OF the conductors
and brakemen on the western rail-
roads has been averted at last, a
conclusion having been reached Fri
day between the managers Of the
railroads and their men. The assis-
lance of the federal commissioners
was very much 10 evidence III the
settlement Of the differences and to
their part played in the conference
can most Of the succes be attributed.
The situation had reached the stage
of an absolute strike when the fed
eral commissioners took hold Of the
situation. Roth sides had declared
that they were through trying to
reach an agreement, but through the
officers OF the commissioners both
were brought to q reasonable frame
of mind and both sides eventually
conceded SUFFICIENT as to bring about
q reconciliation. The conductors and
brakemen did not get all they asked
for but got a good raise in salary,
with q promise from the railroads
that the new schedule to he put out
should not be of a character as to
destroy all they bad yainedFinathe
salary increase . The railroad man
AYERS stood out against the nine hour
day proposition, and this is what the
other side conceded. The public
mind is very much at rest since
these two factions have reached a
conclusion that there will he no
strike The federal commission can
feel thatit has accomplished a great
stroke in the part that 1t has played
in the strike settlement, saving the
country from a great Inconvenience
aud the railroad men and managers
from a great loss Of money. which
would naturally have followed If the
strike had been called aud prolonged
to any extent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

A dispatch from New York gives
the information that President
Roosevelt has come out from his
controversy with E. H. Hartman
stronger than ever. kilograms
Were sent III over the country to get
m expression ~ to the presidents
strength, and in which four Ques-
lions were asked. They were: HAS
the controversy with Mr.. Hartman
in any way impaired Mr.. Roosevelt's
popularity in our state?" Does
your state favor the denomination Of
Mr.. Roosevelt. in 1902" Would.
Nj. Roosevelt be able to transfer
his strength in your state to a can
didate that he favored?" Are
there any evidences in your state of
q movement to deliver it's vote
against Mr.. Roosevelt and his poll
cies?" The answers received from
these states were to the effect that
Mr.. Roosevelt had come out stronger
from his controversy with Hartman
and that the states favored the re-
nomination OF the president. The
answers received to the third ques-
ton were to the effect that the pres
ident could not turn his strength In
favor OF any other candidate. The
answers to the fourth question were
ia, the effect that as yet no move
ment had been started against the
president, but that in all probability
the enemies Of Mr.. Roosevelt would
endeayor at a later date to secure
the delegations from certain states.
Replies were received from points In
twenty-seven states, mostly western
and central states. It was feared
that perhaps the controversy be-
tween the president and Hartman.
would result rather disastrously
against the former, but there was
such q clear evidence that Hartman
endeavored to place the president in
! questionable light that he was
caught mapping. The sentiment in
favor OF Mr.. Roosevelt for the 1908
presidential candidate does not seem
to wane in the least and the chances
grow stronger as the days go by that
that president will accede to the
wave Of popular demand That he ac-
cept the position at the head of the.
nation for another four years. His
acceptance would result In a strong
beacon light ahead to do away with
The opporessions which the president
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

Baltimore Mas announced that II Is
S@aas 10 have ss exposition ia lMt
Ne celebrate Mo ona haaarsdth
asniyefSary OF the birth OF the STAR
Spansasd kaaner. We often Woadar
:fshess blk sxrssitians really have the
true sentiment at heart for the
celebration OF a certain event, or II
it is Just u golden opportunity em-
hracsd Co gather in \ few thousand
and advertise the place in which 1t
is held.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12
BODY HAS NOT Been FOUND
IN Erroneous Report in Circulation
That Carpenters Body Was
Found in Lake.
Found in Lake

Early Friday morning a rumor vas
started that the body of Carpenter
had been found in the lake east of
the Milwaukee roundhouse. During
the day the rumor gained currency
and by night it was a settled fact in
the minds OF many that the body--of
the missing man had beer found
after dragging the lake during the
night before. The rumor of the MORN
ing hours was exploded Immediately
by the officials stating that they had
not dragged the lake and had no
intentions Of doing SO, but that did
not stop the talk that kept going on
during the day that the body bad
been found.
III conversation with Chief Keith
this morning, he stated that on
Thursday evening he had talk with
one of the men who saw the man in
the boat who was prowling around
on the lake during the night hours
of Wednesday, Or. more properly,
about 3 O'Clock Thurs lay morning.
This gentleman informed tile chief
that they we're standing on the rail-
road tracks at the east end OF the
lake and that they saw a boat on the
surface Of the water, that it went
out about forty feet three or four
times and came back to shore, al
though they could not see that the
boat was occupied. The action nat
urally aroused their curiosity and
they hid their lanterns and went
down to the bank OF the lake to
Investigate. To their surprise they
did not find the first evidence OF
a boat on the water and we're at a
loss to account for the hallucination
that appeared SO distinctly before
their eyes. 1t was solely upon the
basis OF a man being seen IN the boat
that THE suspicion arose that 1t was
possible Carpenters body was thrown
10 the lake. On tile story being
presented to him in that form Chief
Keith said he could not see the
necessity for dragging the lake, as
lie was confident nothing would re-
suit from it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

The Minneapolis journal had a
good cartoon of the Ananias club, in
which was grouped quite a large
number of men in public life, and
they were Initiating Mr.. Hartman
into their class.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

u.s. ysaessa@y asesd srsss sas sassald-
exs o1 the geegss aa@1 ~ taaa Is sNss
tsr Mtel ~ asss ~ nv sas& taan he
Yas president ewesE St AZ hssaseN and
10 his eoansry to again se the e@ndt-
aaea fex the ptssiasacy and . united
pscpss Will stand N~Aind MIN to
carry him through successfully TO
his third term
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

Mr., Hartman states that he saved
81. 600. Gee the other day, by not
buying certain stocks. So did a lot
of other people, but they haven't
the ss1,oee,ooe to their credit at
the last report
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

Secretary Taft is willing to take
his chances on an election before
the people of Ohio, and the fellow
that gets let down must retire from
politics. This is not alluring to For
aker, because he has no place left
when he retires, and Taft is nowhere
near ready for the shelf.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

are carried to their destination
speedily and cheaply. Even the most
consistent advocates of federal aid
to shipping tind..themselves unable to
ignore the fact that forty-th1ee of
the republicans who voted against
the bill will be in the next house.
Ii these continue answering in their
opposition, the democrates will do
the rest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12

Doctor-s'Do you ever hear a buzz
zing noise in your ears?"
Patient-"Of course. doctor, L
thought you knew her"
Doctor-'Knew whom?"
Patient My wife, Medico
Chirurg. Jour.
The commonwealth., 1907-01-10
Applicable to Girls.
Selected.

| Selected.
Here, there, and everywhere we come
upon advice to boys and young men
about how to be really successful III
meeting life. Flrmness of character
courage, cheerfulness, resourcefulness,
absolute integrity, fidelity to duty, and
other virtues are set forth as essential
to true manliness and mastery of life
conditions. There's no good reason,
however, why such advice should be
monopolized by boys and young men.
1t is just as good for their sisters.
II d young woman is to go out and
provide for her own support she needs
all the strength of character that a
! young man Feeds, even more, if that
be possible, tor the wage-earning field
is one of mo favors" and of many trials
| for girls, many hard tests. If she is
not to go out, but is to be always n a
home her fathers or her husband S.
she will need there the highest charac-
ter qualities to meet masterfully the
duties and opportunities that will
coms to her. Because she will have to
deal with developing human nature, to
bring results out of hard conditions
sometimes, she will need to know how
to be firm, ready for situations, abso.
Iutely true, courageous, cheerful, able
to bear tests:
The girls who appropriate and use
advice in regard to formation of char
acter and achievement of true success
are not cut of their "sphere," for in
doing so they are true to the possibili-
ties aud responsibilities of their God
given human nature. A good, brave,
strcDg woman Is great power in the
world, great help, great blessing.
The commonwealth., 1907-01-10
Why be Honest?

A lady bought half dozen handker-
chiefs at a store in town. When she
opened the package at home she found
she bad seven. The next day, wien
down town, she called ct the store
to pay for the extra handkerchief, for
she concluded she wanted seven and
when she spoke to the clerk OF the mis-
take and her purpose to pay for the ex-
tra handkerchief the clerk looked up
amazed. She was startled, but caught
her breath enough to say it was very
unusual.
OF course it was unusual, because
mistakes OF this kind are not frequent.
People would surely not keep as their
own what came into THAR hands by
mistake. For that would be same as
stealing. 1t Is morally just as bad, and
legally, too, as II they put their hands
into a till and took out money. If
that lady had kept that seventh hand
kerchief, and said nothing about it, she
would have been just as guilty as il she
had slipped an extra one under her
cloak when she left the store.
She might not have been put in Jail
for it, but she would be punished for it
somehow, sometime. The penalty
might not come in stroke of misfor-
tune or sorrow, but 1t would in loss OF
character, OF noble purpose, OF lofty
ideal. We cannot escape retribution.
Murder will out. A person cannot |
even appear honest, square and above
board if his conduct is tainted with |
faults and meanness. One of the worst |
we are guilty OF is the belief |!
that we can cover up mistakes. One
OF the noblest faiths we can practice is
to be honest for the sake of honesty
Ohio State Journal.
The commonwealth., 1907-01-10
Safety in Railway Travel.
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
Within the past few months railway
accidents OF unusual fatality have drawn
public attention strongly to what has
become almost disgrace.
When the president Of the Southern
Railroad was killed, question Ieaped
simultaneously into many minds: al
the head of great system cannot se-
cure safety in his privats car and on
his own lines, what chance has the
general publc?" As ten thousand per.
sons are killed and several times ten
thousand others injured on the rail
roads of the United States every year,
the question is pertinent.
Comparisons of American roads with
those of England are frequent. It is
true that many more passengers are
killed Or injured in the United States
than in England, in proportion to the
whole number carried yet we should
consider, by way OF explanation not Of
excuse, that in Great Britain distances
are short, and roads are doubie-tracked.
solidly built, well-balIasted and free
from grade crossings. Here the enorm-
ons length of some OF the lines maze
the expense OF dOubfe-trackin them
prohihitlve. The same cause also ne
c65sltated here an economy of original
construction unknown aborad.
Bat bese conditions render all the
more necessary the adoption of every
available Invention to overcome the
disadvantages which make travel ur-
safe. Many such inventions are in
general use-some of them more ex-
tenslve'y than in Cheat Britain. Others
were not generally introduced until the
companies were forced by law to adopt
them.
There are two things which would
do more than anything else to lessen
the number of railway accidents In the
United States. One is to train the in
dependent and self-confident spirit OF
the American railway employe to such
a sacred sense of the duty of obedience
that he "would as soon think OF mur-
dering his mother as of disobeying an
order or running by signal"
The other is the establishment of an |
authoritative body, empowered to in
vestigate accidents, place responsibility
and command obedience. In England |
railway accidents are investigated by |
the board of trade, a department OF the |
government. The decision is prompt,
the finding impartial. Ii any precau-
ton fer safety has been omitted, the |
public knows 1t, and public opinion is,
IN such cases, as effective as an act OF
Parliament.
The investigation in most of the
states OF the Union is made by the COM
pany itself, and the accident is usually
found to have been "unayoidable
The commonwealth., 1907-01-10
NUMBER z.
The Talegraphono.
Selected.

| selected.
IL seems that one great Oh o'i1n 70
the use OF the telephone as medium
or business communlcation-t.s ir-n
sponsibility-is about to be overcome
by recently perfected iavaat'ea Known
as the te!egraphone The inventor #
this remarkable machine. Vaieu-er
Poulson, native OF Denmark, found =
way to store up the human voice on
an ordinary plano wire.
1t Is done By local magnetism and
without any other agency than that ot
electro magnetism. One inch of Il 8
wire VIII hold Smiths voice, the next
Inch Will record Jones' words. and 90
on Indefinitely. The records Will re.
main and talk themselves of again
whenever it is desired, or until they
are wiped cut with a maguet. Oae
voice can be wiped ont without inter
lerlng with the Others, and when Won
talk into the machine, where other
conversation has been recorded. tie
hfst conversation is obliterated and TIE
second one is caught.
The machine is about the s'ze Of an
ordinary gramOphOne. There arc two
miles of plano wire on two large spools.
which are propelled by an electric
motor connected with an lncandes.ent
light cup. There is never any necessi.
ty Tor winding UP the machine. 1t is
controlled by three buttons, which
drive it forward, backward, or stop IL.
at touch. The machine inay be any
distance from the controlling keys
so that the slightest wnir Of the fling
spools need not be heard.
When you receive a telephone calI.
or coll up some one yourself, desiring
to have an indisputable witness t.
what is said, you merely press the bui.
ton, which sends the telegrapbone Tor
ward, and when the conversation is
finished you plcss the stop butlon.
Then you reverse the machine, and
the conversation is repeated to you
backward, every word being revsr-ed SC
that it sounds like glbherish Arriv-
ing at the starting point, the telegra
phone is set forward again, ard the en-
tire conversation is given exactly rs il
was over the telephone, and o'teatinrs
with even greater distinctn,ss.
The invention will prove of the
greatest value to business men, law
yers, and physicians. because the actual
had over tho telephone Is |
recorded on tbs Ie'eEraphone, which j.
a silent, mechanical, and uuimpeacha.
bic witpess to The conversation. Men |
may lie, rnisstata facts, or be mistaken
as to what they may have heard. but
the telegraphone is infallible. There
can be no rnistaks in its record.