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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Hog House Floors.

"A good board floor, one that can be
Kept clean and is elevated enough to
allow a circulation of air under it,
would insure better health 60 the SOW
than the dirt floor covered with dust
and dirt, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Where the breeder regularly d%isinfects
his houses and lots he will find that it
Is we'll nigh impossible to properly dis
infect the dirt floor, and it Is almost
impossible to keep the bed clean and
dry when it Is made upon a dirt floor.
On the other hand, disinfecting can be
easily and successfully done where the
fioor is of plank, and the bed can be
Kept dry q good deal longer. We have
noticed that in nine cases In every ten
OF rheumatism among hogs the farmer
keeps his hogs upon the dirt floor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
HINTS Q FARMERS
-~lncuhatina Eaas.

In order to raise chickens success
fully 1t is very essential to begin with
eggs which will hatch we'll and produce
strong, vigorous chicks. If the germs
are naturally weak, no amount of atten-
ton and good care during the incuba-
ton of the eggs and the broollng of
the chicks will make up for the original
lack Of vigor, In spite of all that can
be done the hatch will be poor If the
germs are weak, and many of the
chicks which do hatch will die. AS one
cannot determine by an examination
OF the u~nincubated egg whether the
germ Is strong or weak, the only thing
that can be done in practice is to Sc
lect h breeding stock with such care
and give it such attention that eggs
suitable for Matching must Of necessity
result.-Bulletin West Virginia Station.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Not . Hundred persons AHeet.d BY /.
Change Of Admiri.tra tion.

IAN told, the government of Eng
land consists Of only forty-si1 persons.
aud the transfer OF political control
from II party to another directly af-
fects only these forty-siY persons and
Z Few great f~unctlonnries of state
whose duties are purely ORNAMENTAL"
says A. Maurice Low In Appleton's.
lin all not 100 persons are concerned
by n change of administration. Post
masters, government employees of ey-
cry class. from messengers to nmbas-
sadors and colonial admin!stra tors, ure
not disturbed by the transfer of power.
Clearly no political party in England
can count upon patronage as Il politi-
cal asset.
1.-The principle on which the parlia.
mcntary system of England Is found.
ed is he rule of the majority, and the
majority elects to surrender Its power
to one mantle premier. The power
of the majority is SO strictly recog-
nized that the rules of the house of
commons deprive the minority of all
power to Initiate or shape legislation.
When a majority of the electorate of
the kingdom has sanctioned u policy
represented by n political party shat
party is given free hand to put its pol
Icy Into operation. In all legislatures
the power of the majority Is the con-
troll which it exercises to tax the peo-
pie and spend their money. See, then,
how absolute is the power OF the prime
minister in his command OF the treas
"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
If Corporations Do Not Behave.

North American Review: Indus.
trial corporations grew up into
power because they met the needs
OF the past. TO stay in power they
must meet the needs Of the present.
aud arrange their ethics accordingly.
II they a do it by their own VOL
untary development of the sense of
t%rusteeship, that is the simplest and
best solution. But if not, one of two
things will happen: Vastly increas-
ed legal regulation or state ownership
Of monopolies. Those who fear the
effects OF increased government activ-
ity must prove by their acceptance
Of ethical duties to the public that
they are not blind devotees of an in
dustrial past which has ceased to
exist, but are preparing to accept the
heavier burdens and obligations
which the industrial present carries
with it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Gold pens are Alloyed with silver to
about sixteen carat tineness.
The year 1907 completes a century OF
Protestant missions In China.
Humming birds range from Cape
Horn to as far north as Sltka.
Tugs In the Suez canal tow a vessel
from sea to sea in forty-four hours.
The prison population of India Is
only thirty-eight per 100000 inhabit-
ants.
Travelling In Spain is expensive,
the charges In comfortable hotels be-
ing only $1.35 a day.
When the Vatican recently received
q thorough cleaning and some repaint-
Ing was done the work employed 800
people.
Tho daily production Of wooden hats
IN the town of Mona, Italy. is about
10000. There are fourteen factories.
with 1000 employees.
The Duke of .AbruZzi named the
three highest peaks of Mount Ruwen-
zori after Queen Margherita. Queen
Alexandra and King Leopold.
Numberless letters of the Duke Of
Wellington as prime minister are ex-
tant, on the covers OF which the word
immediate" Is written "imediate."
Hongay, Tonkin, China, has the SAT-
est Goa mine in the world. The work
ing is on the side Of a hill which is one
solid block OF coal about 200 feet high.
The Chinese fish With a net suspend
ed at the IL Of a bamboo pole. The
fisherman, when he desires to raise or
lower his net. walks up or down the
balance board.
Women Of Susa, In Tunis, wear a
chemise owe trousers. A veil covers
the head. and q mask covers the face,
an opening being made for the eyes.
mouth and chin.
From the preface to Baedeker's
Southern Italy" we obtain this re-
markable advice: 1.-The traveller should
adopt the Neapolitan custom of reject
Ing FISH that are not quite fresh"
There are about 1000 lepers in Co
lombia, or IL to every thousand in
habitants. Most of them are now iso-
lated. Cases are rarely found among
the classes living with hygienic care.
The village Of West Rutland. Vt.
with Its 5000 Inhabitants. probably
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Sheep Easy to Keep.

a few sheep could be kept on most
of our farms, and we would not miss
their feed in winter, and they would
destroy a great many briers and weeds
In summer. Where the stomach worm,
scab and dogs can be controlled there
Is no live stock that will pay near the
profit of sheep. One man In Illinois
reports a profit of $505 from seven
acres of corn with rape sown at last
cultivation fed to sheep. Show me sew
en- acres of cotton that will net that
much and leave 80 per cent Of the fer
tilizing value of the crop on the land
with no harvesting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Clover a Valuable Crop.

Glover is good for feeding to live
stock N also splendid for renovat-
ing or feeding the soil. There is no
farm that is not capable Of being help
ed by the growing and feeding on it
of clover. This is to be kept in mind
and put in practice. Clover roots deep
ly and so gets a large part Of it's sup
port from the subsoil, and If the ground
is well filled with clover roots when
the clover dies the enriching Of the
soil by those roots must be immense.
The roots produce a heterogeneous en-
riching with the hay added.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Goats and Sheep Compared.

Goats usually sell within a cent of
sheep on the market. The packers
buy hundreds of them, but never sell
any goat meat. OF curse they know
a good piece of meat and eat them all.
Cattle, sheep and goats are especial
ly suited to the south as a surplus or
money stock because they can con-
sumo cottonseed meal and silage to a
larger extent than any other animal.
Let us rid our fields of fever ticks and
worthless dogs.-Farm and Ranch.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Sheen Notes.

Do not let anything annoy the ewes.
Avoid feeding Il ration that is consti-
patlng.
Oats and bran make an excellent ra-
ton for ewes with lamb.
If the sire be so strongly bred as to
impart his characteristics to all his
produce, the flock will soon become
uniform in appearance.
While sheep may pay better than any
other stock On poor, rough lands, if
well managed they will also pay ON
smooth, rich land.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Poultry Notes.

In sending dressed fowls to market
1t is very important to see that the
animal heat is thoroughly cooled out
before packing.
If the fowls get too fat, give them
some grain not rich in carbohydrates.
Oats as a single food will tend to
lessen the fat.
Many fail with poultry because Of
trying to winter too many hens in
small quarters. Hens that are crowd
ed will not lay we'll.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Money In Hickory Trees.

Got any hickory trees on your farm
or in your wood lot? Treasure them
as you would gold. Hickory is becom-
ing Increasingly scarce. High as its
present prices are, they are likely to
go to more extra arAi1 AIRY figures. Hick-
,ory trees are gooI property and should
be cut only after most careful consid-
Grafton and marketed wisely. Farm
Progress.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Cost of Mutton and Beef,

The Wisconsin experiment. station
has been comparing the cost Of pro-
duction Of mutton and beef. One hun
dred pounds Of gain were. made by
a wether lamb on 3S4 pounds Of corn,
298 pounds Of corn fodder and %
pounds of potatoes. To produce 100
pounds of gain in q steer required 1914
pounds of corn, 1S5 pounds OF bran
and CAS- pounds Of silage.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Projected Boost of Freight Rates.

San Francisco Chronicles: 1t is es-
timated that the contemplated in
in railroad freight rates will
add several hundred millions TO the
revenues of the transportation COM
panies. 1t is thus the clever mana
gers Of great corporations pluck the
tig OF contentment from the neltle of
adversely. Much ado was made by
them over the fact that the recent
raise In wages would add something
over a hundred millions to tile oper
ating expenses Of the roads, but the
hundred millions additional to be
paid out for wages will be amply Off
set by the several hundred millions
to be extracted from patrons in the
shape OF an all round rise of freight
rates.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
TO BUILD A MONUMENT
Old Soldiers and Relief Corps to Con.
struct a Soldiers Monument at
Dell Rapids This Year.

Dell Rapids Times, 10: Dahlsren
Post g.. a. r. and Womcn's Relief
Corps, of this city. last week closed
a contract with ballard X Son, of
Sioux Fails, S. D., for a TWENTY-FIVE
feet high soldiers monument which
Will weigh about 80. 600 pounds The
hrst three bases are to be of Jasper,
the fourth base to he OF Barre gram
lite. tine axed, with the following
raised letters "Fraternity, Charity.
Loyalty, l8%6l-l865." The lower
die of bronze green veined granite.
which will have the G. A. r.. and
w. r. G. emble:ns and the words
Erected by Dahlgren Post No 20.
in Memory OF Our Soldier read.,H
The upper die will be of Barre gran
lite, tine axed and on top of this will
De o colo1 bearer statue of copper.
The Barre granite will come from
the quarries of Barre, Vermont.
The bronze green veined granite
die IS quarried out OF Mt. Ascutney
in the nothern part Of Vermont and
is the only place i'm the world where
this durable stone can be obtained
That possesses a unique green color
and takes exceptionally high polish,
and for this reason inscriptions can
be read at a gleat distance. The
sixteen largest columns in the Col.
umbia college library, in New York
City, are made out OF this bronze
green viened granite and are three
and one-half feet in diameter and
twenty-eight feet long n was s,lec-
ted after car full search, in both the
old world and the new. lhlrty.four
columns of similar cnaracte. have
just been placed in the bank OF Mon
treal, Canada, and the cost OF these
columns was $50, 900.
The two granite sarcophagi which
cconaain the remains Of the late
President Mckinley and the other
for Mrs. Mckinley, when she passes
away, are made out of this bronze
green viened granite and both will
be placed IN the Mckinley national
memorial at Canton, Ohio, when il
is completed in September, 1907.
The members OF Dahlgren Tost.
and Women's Relief Corps, and our
itizens i'm general ought to be vely
thankful that the. soldier monument
committee was able to secure and
select such material for the monu-
ment, which in ages to come Will be
durable and lasting and will be a
credit to this city and a reminder to
future generations of the great wal
which this nation passed through
DURING the years OF 1861 TO 1865,
and we should hold dear to our
hearts and in high respect the mon
VINO gave their lives for the support
OF the stars and stripes and the pre-.
serving Of our nation, and the II
way that we can show our love and
respect for he soldier and our nation
which will be appreciated by the
monument committee, is for the
people in general to come forward
and help them in raising the balance
which is necessary to meet the ex-
penses of this monument, which is
the only one OF this combination
kind in the northwest. Ballard &
Son have the sale of this bronze
green viened granite for South Da-
kota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
IN TOWN Y COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

$. C. Oathout. principal OF the
Ethan schools, Was i'm the city Flloay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. G. llarker
arrived home Friday evening from
Los Angeles. Cal, where they went
several months ago to spend the
winter. Tney expect 10 again take
up their residence i'm Mitchell, and
MIR. lIarker contemplates the erec-
tion of IA new residence in the spring
The winter does not seem TO have
effected the building OF houses in
Mitchell, and work has been carried
forward on six or eight new resi-
d, noes in different parts.of the city.
IL is getting so that the building
season lasts from one end OF the year
to the other.
Manager Gale has secured for the
next attraction for the Gale theatre,
The Roscians. an opera company.
which has appeared i'm this state in
a number OF FOWLS, aud from the
reports received from them the COM
pany is able to present a very good
performance.
There were quite ii few people
came to Mitchell from surrounding
towns Friday 10 attend the perfor-
nance of "The Royal Chef" at
the Gale in the evening, and the
house and the good attractions it is
securing is gaining in popular favor
with the citizens tributary to
Mitchell.
Jay III. Grafton left Saturday
for Oakes. N. ID where he went to
conduct an auction sale of farm
property for a fatmer near that
place. Among the property TO be
sold are 81 head of registered Short
horn cattle. This is the fifth state
that Mr.. Grafton has been called into
to conduct an auction sale.
Friday evening the officers of the
Junior Epwortb Leapue of the
Methodist church entertained about
one hundred members Of the league
at a party in the church parlors,
which were prettily decorated for
the ocAs ion with articles rspIesenta-
tive of Washington's birthday All
kinds OF games were INDUCED in and
the little folks had a ROYAL good
time. Refreshments we've S rived.
The little folks are entertain ined
this manner ice every three months.
a needing of the executive board
OF the South Dakota INTERCOLLEGIATE
Athletic Associatio i was hell i'm the
parlors, OF the Wimcann Friday after
noon at which was informally dis.
cussed Jul OF the arrangements to
be ii ade for the biz athletic meet
ing which is to be held in Mitchell
May % and "a. Those present at the
meeting were j. e. Riech, OF Brook
ings, II. E. Beyer, Of YanlSton,
George Sisson, OF Redtield, W.. w.
Wood. Of Huron, and Il. r. Smith
and Sydney Graham, of Mitchell.
The members OF the committee were
ali enthusiastic over the big meeting
which comes here and it is expected
that every college in the association
will be we'll represented.
f. W. Jonas departed Friday norm
ing via the Milwaukee road for Los
Angeles, CAL, where he will make
his home in the future, to which
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01

Size than any other town In New Eng.
land. There are nine, ali OF different
denominations.
The world has only l0,OOO.OOO,OOO
tons OF iron ore available. or these
Germany has twice as many tons rs
the Un'ted States. Russia and France
zach have 4oO,OOO.O 600 tom more than
this country. Our consumption is plac-
I'd ut 3a,OOO,OOO. which il more than a
third OF the worlds total consumption.
Black walnut Is produced In this
country at an annual rate Of about 49,
100000 feet. The larger portion OF 1t
now m from southwestern Mis-
souri,. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territories. although there is some
scattering growth still picked up In
Indiann. Ohio, Tennessee and West
Virginia.
At n OF New York's most select
boarding schools for girls some OF the
pupils have formed u society for the
abolition OF slang and fine themselves
10 cents for every slang word they
use. One golden haired miss recently
reported at the secretary's desk In a
silvery voice, Thirty cents-two rot
ten II a 'beastly.'"
The improvements to the suez canal
now under way include an Increase of
depth throughout to t%hirty-one feet
n the bottom width to 1913 feet,
which will permit an Increase Of speed
OF vessels passing through 1t from six
to nine miles an hour. This will ena-
Die ships to make the passage through
the canal in twelve hours. about six
hours less than at present.
Any one who is acquainted with the
insect life Of Florida will remember
thu ubiquitous ant. and now comes the
alarm sounded In the chronological
News that several varieties of tropical
ants have been discovered In Florida
and Alabama being recent introduc-
tons. One Of these, which is an d
cially destructive pest, feeds on either
vegetable or animal substances.
In France one does not get his tele-
phone service rs we do here. First he
may make ali application for connec-
ZION and service. For this Is paid a
fixed rental. Then another payment
Is made to the state for the use Of the
wire used in making connections and.
lastly, the purchase Of the instrument.
This last cannot be used by the public
unless 1t bears a government stamp.
The Moderate Language association
at Its recent New Haven (Conn.) meet
Ing voted to use simplifed spelling In
the journals of the association and APP
proved the campaign of the spelling
board. The Wisconsin Teachers asso.
citation has Endorsed the simplifed
spelling board and the action of PresI-
dent Roosevelt in f%urthering phonetic
spelling. AT the same time 1t approved
the Roosevelt plan for target practice
In the high schools.
Congressman Mann Of Chicago Is
Speaker Cannon's lieutenant on the
floor OF the house. he must be there
with the first and remain until the
gavel falls at adjournment. He occu-
pies an end seat on the right Of the
main aisle, from which he can prompt
~ catch the speakers eye in all emer
gencies for the making Of motions that
aid the speaker In steering legislation
In accordance with the programme pre-
viously agreed upon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
How a Healthy Sheep Looks.

A healthy sheep will have a bright,
clear, pink skin, differing in shades
according to the color Of the face. A
large open nostril shows a good breath
ing capacity. Breeders like to have the
sheep with plenty Of meat on the un-
der part Of the body. A thick dock and
thick, strong neck are also. necessary,
by which can be Judged the amount Of
muscle elong the back.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01

There are some truths that are per-
reived less by the intellect than by the
heart, and the man who is devoid Of
this heart perception is lacking in
much.-Terrell Tex.5 Transcript.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01
Conaiderata.

Singleton-What have you in that
package. old man? Wedderly-An ash
receiver. It's a present for my wife.
Singleton-What! You don't mean to
tell me she smokes cigarettes? We'd
derly-Oh. no. but II she has an ash
receiver for me to put my cigar ashes
In 1t will save her the trouble Of sweep
Ing them up. See?-Chicago News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01

The Lost and Found AIS. in The
Republican always bring good re-
sults. Get the habit.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-08
A Parv Sert-ra--

During oae os Genera. DuSrer.s h.. dian camua.-us hr Lad uay huglg- with him ...y v-- .....,rL au clr- GUS pony Le had picked uu sa-.ewan-e The animal WAS not oL.y tu. nl tricks b4. he proved himself 30 better s.-..-a. ruau any uC tue soldiers Three -il.rs lu four months he saved i.- camp from a night attack when ao other suspected that danger WAS near Upon one occasion The pony. who was loose aud walking about camp. discovered 8 sentinel asleep on his post That was wrong. and rhe animal knew ir was. and be gave the soldier such a bite ou the arm us caused him to yell ouy and arouse yhe whole camp. Pony and boy both died In Busters last battle. The gguy had twelve arrows iu his body when found Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-08
Mars urnL.tom.

The simplest and u,a.ue~r laws ot health ars outraged every Aorr %. l.e d.y by the agrrag. u.u bid Aaau smoars bid Er- ..rr- rorsrys. bid Solomon chew tonarros bid Rut. chew -ume bid yae children ut Israel make for beer garden after crossing rhe Red sra: Did Rraecea eat gun drops and Ice cr-am and call for ~uLa water Adam was the arsC anJ Was made perfect from head to heel How long would be remain so after eating 8 mil.e pic before going ro bed: Sup Dose he bad slept tn 8 bedroom live hy seven. with the windows down. tlg door sGu5 and two dogs under the beJ2 Suppose Eve had laced herself up .u a corset. put on tight shoes. sat up aN hours 0G rhe night eating her tll o5 trash and slzzled her hair. When you rolus to look ar the way man mtShc- hayes himself you can only wonder he ever lived to get there. Verify. the av- craze nan behaves as tf he were ..-..e better than a so0'.- Wo0lbury 0ColaI Reporter
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-08
No Fun Ear sova.

In some Of the cautons of SwItzer- land they have special laws made for boys. Here Is & sample oS them.
 If a boy throws stone and hits a man he may be lined 8 francs.
 If a boy throws a snowbal and hits woman he may be lined francs.
 "If a boy calls a girl a red head he may be fined from to 4 francs.
 "If a boy throws at frogs tn a pond without being ordered to do SD by bts father or teacher he shall be fined 8 franc.
 "If a boy throws stone and breaks window belonging to some oue else L.s father may whip hlu ur he may be med francs
 "It d boy makes a face at his teach er or draws pictures ot him ou bls slu.e or speaks Il of him be may be hnel 8 francs and have go beg his par don
 "If a boy stones a dog or chase5 a cal lt is d hue os 30 franc
 ~Ig two boys light without the con sent uf their teacher .t Is a tne Of 8 francs
 ~lf a boy steals apples 0r other fruit lt i~ a fine ot 9 francs. and be should be beaten by his father"
 The American boy who reads t1e above will wonder what the Swiss hoy has Go live for About ol he ran do and not 1e fined Is to have the measles pr whoop.ug cough Exchange
The daily Alaskan., 1907-08-08
Ono For tbs pssatina Club.

A group of half dozen physicists, all eminent. sheet of paper; So pencil. With the latter one of the group draws a pulley. a cord over the pulley. tree, a bUugh from which the pulley haugs- To one end of the cord Is attached a stone. to the other cord clIngs a mol- key. The stone balances the monkey. IT the monkey proceeds to climb up the cord what will happen: VIII the stone rise Or fall3 Heated discussion; breakup of the party; no result Can any reader help to settle thIs question: