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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
Reainninas of Baseball.

The history Of the American game
dates from the first National Associa.
ton Of Baseball In New York in 1858
The first series of important match
games was played between picked
mines Of Brooklyn and New York. at
Flushing. in the same year. Nearly
1000 persons-a large crowd for those
days-paid their so cents a head to see
the contest. The rules of baseball were
very crude in those days. The pitchers
position Vas simply limited to a twelve
foot line forty-tive feet from the home
base. behind which he could take any
number of slips he wished. All he
was required to do was to pitch the
ball as near as possible over the home
base. There was no penalty for wild
pitching or for refusing to strike al
fair balls. | once saw u pitcher de
liver sixty balls to a single batsman in
n inning before there was a strike
Not until 1870 were there any para.
phernalia for defense. Old time catch.
ers' hands were a sight with thei,
cracked joints and bruised palms,
Harry Chadwick in Outing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
PRAISE FOR LOCAL CLUB
Twentieth Century Club Program is
Commented on Favorably by
Bav View Magazine.

When til !. entieth Century Club
issu its program for the present
Year. and which was printed by The
Republican, Mrs. Rowley, the score
tary, sent a copy of it to the Bay
View Magazine. In the current
issue the editor of one Of the depart
menls made the following comment
on the program:
The yearbook OF the Twentieth
Century Club, Of Mitchell, s, D., is
so full OF good things that we hardly
known where to begin to tell about
then, nor will space permit US to.
tell all. In the first place, the club
believes in continuity Of work, and
does not let the glass grow between
the meetings, that are held each
week on Monday afternoon from
three to i've O'Clock. See? a meet
ing a week two hours for the meet
ing, beside the home study of the
lessons durin. the week. They will
surely make good the sentiment that
appears on D OF their year-book's
pages. "When you educate a man,
you educate an individual When
you educate a woman. you educate
All entire family" Response to roll
call are frequently from current
events, sometimes flom domestic
science. often 1t is a pronunciation
test. For d meeting the responses
will be ''local betterments needed :"
another. "What would 1 do were life
to he lived over apain;'' another,
"a recent novel, it's purpose, and
Its Antbor;" for November IS.
"lhanksgivinu recipes" For each
meeting there are ulfferel.t leaders,
two of them, n Tor the Magazine
reviews, and a general leader Of the.
entire program. There are five social
events OH the calendar: A Colonial
afternoons; two social afternoons; a
"May Days. entt rtainment, and
annual picnic. The club has twenty
one active members and one honorary
member: the club flower is the
Marguerite, and the colors white
and yellow. The yearbook is not
only a fine specimen Of detail work
that the club may we'll be proud of,
but Is a most artistic piece of work
that is a credit TO the printer by
whose hand it was done. We 90 SO
largely into detail in describing this
book because we think its suggestions
may be Of great benefit to other
clubs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
Arbiters of Hairdressino.

II want to learn the latest thing il,
Undressing" said the visitor as sool
as she landed in New York. "Take me
to a h~airdresser's establishment. so l
al look things over"
mo. indeed" said her New York
friend. we will 60 there after you
know what you wish to buy. but the
place to learn how to dress your hair
Is in the dry goods shops. All you
have to d" is to study the salesgirls'
hair. 1t IL always done in the latest
mode. and they al 10 1t alike. SO you
cannot mistake. Sometimes 1t Is badly
exaggerated. but, of course. you don't
have to copy that"
II didn't know the shopgirls were
your arbiters Of fashion in New York .
mot III all respects. but. you see. hair
dressing doesn't cost anything. To
have the latest styles in clothes OF
Jewelry is expensive. but one can be
q very bowling swell in the matter of
hair without It's costing a cent. Be-
sides. they : usually restricted in
the matter of gowns to plain black o.
possibly white blouses. 80 they take
1t all out IN doing their hair."-Neu
York Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
A Mistake,

Not one of US. even the most good
natured. likes to have his mistakes
pointed out. We may appear not to
mind corrections and accept them With
a smile. but it is human nature to
smart under correction. although some
OF us may be clever enough to conceal
the smart; hence the fewer mistakes
we call attention to in others the bet
ter. Two-thirds Of the mistakes we
make are trivial. Their correction is
unimportant. Why. then, notice them:
Yet some people do. and do so CON
%stantly. A person speaks of havins
done a certain thing on Thursday.
when in reality it wa done on Wednes-
day. If nc important point is involv-
ed. why call attention to the mistake
What good does it do to have the ex-
act day set right? 1t is Il matter of
no Importance. so why insist upon cor
recting the trivial error? StancE
friendships have often been pricked
by this needle of useless correction
1t is u great art. this art of learning
to allow others to be mistaken wher
the mistake is unimportant. Few
learn it. but those wbo do are anon
the most comfortable friends one car
have.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
IRE SENATOR Is MODEST

The several hundred people who
heard Senator Kittredge denver his
lecture at the city hall Thursday
evening will appreciate this follow.
ing bit of information which the
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader gives, but
which during the senator's lecture
was patent. The manuer In which
the senator kept his own identify in
the background as he spoke during
the evening is a lit OF molesty
that a public man does not often
indulge in. Many men are too ready
to make known their exploits in
public life and what is not told for
them they tell themselves. Not so
with Senator K%itt1edge, for If there
is any man on earth who is reticent
about himself and his works it is
the senator from Sioux Falls. The
Argus Leader in the following arti-
Gle indicates something OF the great
amount of work Senator Kittredge
did in the preparation that was
made for certain matters connected
with the Panama canal:
In his lecture on the Panama
canal, Senator Kittredge tells Of the
preparation Shy a member Of the
committed" of the brief on the title
to the canal trip. This brief
occupied four months OF time in its
preparation, il passed the senate
committee, 1t passed the senate, it
was endorsed by the attorney general,
1T vas given the Ok Of the president,
and was later given the endorsement
of the highest court of France. This
closed the question OF the title.
In his lecture Mr.. Kittredge does
not tell who it was wfo did this
work. He was tco modest. II was
A. B. Kittredge OF South Dakota
who did this task for the United
States. He spent four long months
in its preparation, and when the
report was completed, it was ADOPTED
without the change Of a word. It
was this brief which gave Mr.. Kit
tredge his reputation In canal work,
and which resulted in his promotion
to the craftsmanship Of the COM
mtttee on interoceanic canals.
But no one could tell from the Kit.
tredge lecture that the speaker him.
self was the one who had done this
work. Still there are left in the
state a few men who would defeat
Senator Kittredge aud interrupt his
great work simply and solely because
some one else wants the job. But
every day sees a fewer number, a
fact which no one realizes any more
than che laxative governor of the
state who IL he had done what Sena-
tor Kittredge has done would ring
the changes on it from Aberdeen to
Yankton and from Hot Springs to
Sioux Falls. But Senator Kittrenge
is different. He can talk when he
has to; but he doesn't know how to
blow his own horn.
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lishment of a parcel post on rural
routes, which will meet the objec-
tions OF the small storekeepers and
retailers. This will be a boon to our
rural population, and to the store
keeper, as tbs latter can receive his
orders Ivy mail or telephone and dis
patch the desired Merchandise by
the rural carrier. The farmer will
be saved from hitching up his horse
and losing the time he needs for
planting or harvesting his crops, and
it will enable the storekeeper to
increase his sales ans meet the re-
quirements of modern trade. If Ey
recommendations are adopted, it
will cost II cents a pound for the
mail order house to send parcels to
the rural delivery patron from any
city post.ot1ice, while for delivery
from the distributing office of the
rural route, or if mailed by IA patron
Of any rural route for delivery to u
patron on the same route, or at the
distributing post-otice, Of said
route, The charge will be but S cents
for the first pound and 2 cents for
each additional pound up to II
pounds. or Is cents for a package
Weighing II pounds.
1 am also considering the advisa-
bility Of recommending 4 local parcel
post delivery at city free-delivery
post-otices, but in order to install
such a system 1T will he necessary
to Obtain from Congress a special
appropriation to acquire wagons and
automobiles to do the required haul
ing. AS Already suited. there is a
parcel post existing in the United
States today, but at a rate Of l6
cents per pound and a limit of 4
pounds. The object of my recon-
mendat!on to Congress will be to
get a decrease that will meet the
rates charged for parcels sent by
post to other countries. In other
words, a reduction OF 4 cents "a
pound, and an increase in weight
which will compare in SO :e NE sure
to that which has b Ell adoptcu Ls
ther highly civilized nalIons. Au
IL pound limit will, however,, be
far from the maximum established
by France (22 pounds), Germany (11O
pounds), and Belgium (132 pounds. J
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Yankton After Championship.

Yankton college is looking with.
envious eyes on the championship for
Its football team and at the present
time it is drawing comparative.
scores to show how they will be
entitled to the flag at the end OF the
season. AS yet Yankton has to play
BrookinRs and Mitchell and while
she defeated Mitchell In the first
game. Mitchell has something In
store for Yankton when they meet
for the last game of tile season that
will put a crimn 10 her pennant
aspirations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
French Bulls.

The number Of phrases Of the class
called bulls" to be found in polite
works are not all the product Of the
Irish brain.
A novel that was crowned by the
French academy as possessed of I'm.
usual merit contained a sentence Of
which the following is a translation:
1T was midnight. A man who lay
In ambush listened to their converse.
ton. but suddenly a dense, dark cloud
passed In front Of the moon and pre-.
vented him from hearing more"
Another phrase. written in down.
right seriousness by a master Of
French criticism, runs something like
this:
1T was one Of those duels In which
one Of the blades literally buries itself
in the heart Of the other."-Minneano.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
ON THE PARCELS POST

For years the parcels post has been
a matter of great discussion among
the people, and efforts lave been
made to secure the consent OF con-
gress for its adoption. This effort,
however. has usually come FROM the
CITY dealers ane the catalogue houses,
and for that reason the country Dr.
chants have justly protested against
it. For a parcels post that would
operate against the catalogue houses
and to the benefit of the country
merchant was something that the
average person did not think could
he brought about. Such, however,
seems to be the case. A few weeks
ago Postmaster General Meyer
delivered an address before the post
masters Of Massachusetts and he set
out to convince them that the gov
eminent could provide a parcels post
that would meet the ideas of the
country merchants and it would be
something OF which the city dealers
and the catalogue houses could not
take advantage. The express COM
panies, too. have been very much in
opposition to the parcels post.
We have something of a parcels
post in this country, but the post
master general In his address pointed
out some of the Inconsistencies OF it,
when he said: "Any individual
entering the post-ofice here in
Boston. or in any city or town in
the country, with two rackages. each
weighing four pounds, can send one
package to New York for GA cents,
while for the other Parcel, which
Is addressed to some III In a foreign
land and goes via New York, he will
have to pay hut 80 cents, for the
reason that the rate to foreign coun-
tries Is II cents a pound, while the
rate to our own people is IL cents a
pound. Should the packages weigh
four and one-half pounds each, the
one addressed to the friend in New
York would have to be refused by
the postmaster, while the one ad-
dressed to the person in a foreign
country would be accepted and sent
to New York and then to Its foreign
destination"
The postmaster general has worked
out his proposition on the parcels
post and 1t is his intention at the
coming session Of congress to rec
ommend something that will prove
beneficial to the country at large,
and the rural patrons anh tile coun-
try merchants In particular. In the
course Of his address the postmaster
general outlined the following plan
for his idea of a parcels post:
I propose to recon- mend the estab-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08

II former congressman Martin and
Burke can be drawn into the con-
gressional race next year there will
be 1--WE candidates, along with Glass,
of Watertown, and Parker and Hall,
the present incumbents. Messrs.
Martin and Burke have not as yet
signitied their willingness to enter
the race, but it is hoped that they
will consent to allow their names
to be used by the stalwarts next
year. Their work in congress stands
ous as something good for the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08

as vet there is no great hurry about
satisfying the requests Of the gentle
men on the opposite side of the
fence. They can Le assured. how
ever that In good time, they will
hear as to the senator's record. and
1t is one that no stalwart need feel
the least ashamed. The senator's
high standing In Washington and his
close connection with the big prob
lens that are being carried on In the
senate ought to be sutacientto insure
his reelection. The trouble with the
insurgents is that they have a man
in their wing who wants the
senator's job-that is all. 1t is
rather unfortunate for the insurgents
to call for records, when they have
just finished whitewashing the lead
ing man o! their faction and sent
him back to the senate with the
hope that he Will not be caught
again In the same predlcament.
Perhaps the Yankton senator has
atoned sufficiently In the eyes Of
the insurgents and that they have
given him a chance to reform. But
that will be brought out more fully
in the campaign next season. We
are of the opinion that when it
comes to measuring 10 Senator
Kittredge with any-other man that
Is brought out against him that the
Sioux Falls gentleman will be able
to hold bis own With any of them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08

Offices with his face wreathed in
smiles. sThe Taft sentiment he
said, lis beginning to crystaliz In
all parts OF the country. In a very
few months it will be widespread,
and there will be no talk OF any other
candidate"
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insurgents are calling for the
1Ign6lfoation OF the record of Senator
! attredgc, thinking thereby that
pnl1ething might show up which
1Is9lltd enable them to wage a hotter
ektitsakainst his election. Inasmuch
IIths campaign has hardly opened
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24
THE PEACE
CONGRESS

1t must be admitted that the state
ment made by Andrew Carnegie,
chevalier OF the Legion OF Honor,
summarizing the results Of the peace
gathering is exceedingly strong. Mr..
Carnegie shows that already six ma
tions cannot submit all questions to
questions to arbitration, thus dis
posing OF the contention that ma
are parties to the issue. This dis
arbitration. Then he argues that
the first principle OF national justice
frobids men to be judges when they
has behind 1t the authority Of a great
poses OF the contention that n ma.
ton Is at liberty to decide when II
shall arbitrate.
Those who have been disposed to
be contemptuous OF the peace con-
gress because 1t possessed no con-
stitutional authority to do anything,
must modify their opinion Of 1t. 1t
has behind 1t the authority of a great
body OF public opinion which is con-
stanthy growing greater throughout
the world. This public. opinion,
while 1t cannot alter human nature
or abolish war altogether, can never
theless work to make war less fire.
quent and less horrible.-Wall Street
Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24

Graham, Va, April 10, 'O7
Dear Sir
1 will sell you one nice
dwelling and eighteen (18)
50x100 foot lots in East Ora
ham for $4,000; $1,000 cash
balance in 6 and IL months,
provided you'll allow me the
exclusive agency for selling
the lots for you. House
rents for SIS per month. I
have only ten days time to
sell this property.
Yours Truly,
4-l'-'t w. D. ROBERTS.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24

be no Rheumatism. Therefore, let
us get at the root OF the trouble and
remove It,
In the first place. Americans as
4 rule eat too much--if not too
much, too rapidly. Many OF US not
only eat too much and too rapidly,
but we eat too great a variety OF
foods, which are not only hard TO
digest but almost worthless SO far
as nutrition is concerned. Then we
drink toe much OF every liquid e1-
cept water, and too littl OF good,
pure water. What happens? The
kidneys become clogged up despite
their desperate efforts to carry out
OF the system the vast amount OF
useless waste which we take In.
The result: This waste and poisonous
u aterial remains in the system, Is
carried all through II by the blood,
and makes the most fertile soil In
which the germs of Rheumatism are
deposited and mature.
yet the remedy is simple. II you
would avoid Rheumatism and Kid
ney and Bladder Troubles be mode
rate in the consumption OF heavy.
r.ch foods, substituting as far as pos
ible soups, broths. fresh milk, and
rink water-lots OF water-and
ften. Take plenty of time to eat.
- d don't eat after you have had
uough. even II 1t does taste good.
; your work is combining take a
tolerate amount OF exercise each
ny in the open air.
or course, neither diet, water,
st, nor exercise will cure these af-
lotions. | advise them as prevent
'es only. For the benefit OF the
eaders OF this article who are now
iicted with Rheumatism, Kidney
ladder or Urinary trouble, and
csire to be cured quickly, give
Glow, complete in every detail, tn
amous prescription which has made
he so successful in the treatment
y these diseases. 1t is the most
ortain cure for these diseases that
have ever used. 1t is pleasant to
IKE, II is not expensive, 1t can be
lied by any druggist, and l believe
is the greatest prescription for
rheumatism, Kidney and Bladder
trouble ever written. 1t is also a
aluable spring tonic and blood pu-
ifier. II You are a sufferer, save
MS, take It to your druggist and
ave it filled, or get the Ingredients
nd mix them a home.
laid Extract Cascara Aromatic.
1-2 ounce;
Concentrated Barkole Compound,
1 ounce;
luid Extract Prickly Ash Bark,
12 drachm;
romatic EliXer, 4 ounces.
Adult dose, take one teaspoonful
fter meals and at bedtime; chill
rem, one-fourth to one-half tea
poonful after meals.
After you are cured follow the
'dvice 1 have given you in regard
diet, exercise and water, and you
Ill not need the services OF a ply
ician again for these ailments.
COther papers privileged to copy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24
NURSES SONG; LITERAL TRANS.
LATION FROM ONE OF THE
IRISH BARDS.

Sleep. my child. my darling child.
my lovely child. Sleep
The sun sleepeth on the green
fields,
The moon sleepeth on the blue
waves,
Sleep. my child, my darling child. my
lovely child, sleep!
az. Ssg3vsss7sy;ss,l
The morning sleepeth upon a bed
OF roses.
The evening sleepeth on the tops
OF the dark hills;
Sleep. my child, my darling child. my
lovely child. sleep!
The winds sleep in the hollow OF
the rocks.
The stars sleep upon a pillow of
clouds;
Sleep. my child. my darling child, my
lovely child, sleep!
The mist sleepeth on the bosom OF
the valley,
And the broad lake under the
shade OF the trees;
Sleep. my child, my darling child. my
lovely child. sleep!
~~7-rtsysrB -rg'rg---r-~,.- b., s---r.--.---- -.
The flower sleeps, while the night
dew falls
And the wild-birds sleep upon the
mountains;
Sleep, my child. my darling child. my
lovely child, sleep!
The burning tear sleepeth upon the
cheek OF sorrow,
But thy sleep is not the sleep of
tears;
Sleep. my child, my darling child. my
lovely child. sleep!
Sleep in quiet, sleep in JOY, my
darling.
May thy sleep never be the sleep
OF sorrow!
Sleep, my child. my darling child, my
lovely child, sleep!
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24

The many parks and circles which
ontribute so largely to the beauty
4 Washington have probably impress
ed many casual observer as likely
o cost an extravaganza sum for main
enance AS a matter OF fact their
maintenance for the coming year will
ost but little more than $4,000, a
um far from extravagant when con-
Iteration is had of the value Of these
1pen spaces as aids to health and
omfort during the heat of summer.
This reminds us. that Bluefleld
sadly in need OF parks 6or her
people.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24

The Earl Of Glasgow, Chairman of
the Institution of Naval Architects,
stated at a late meeting Of that body
hat in the year 1906 1,S2S,OOO tons
of mercantile ships had been launch
ed in the United Kingdom and ma
chinery capable of indicating over
100000 horse power had been con-
structed. The total tonnage OF mer-
chant ships was, he said, 200 tons
in excess Of 1905. The latter year
was largely in excess Of the previous
years total.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24
ADVICE TO
RHEUMATICs
NOTED PHYSICIAN TELLS HOW
TO PREVENT AND CURE
RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY AND
BLADDER TROUBLES.
From PblIsdolDhla Record

From Philadelphia Record
by George Edmund Flood, n D.
We are IN danger Of becoming
Fation Of iDvslids because OF the
rapid Increase IN the number Of
persons afflicted With Rheumatism
kidney Bladder or Urinary Troubls
in some form "Hsw - prevent and
cure these amicuons, which have
become almost epidemic in AmeH-
ca IFS the question ] have been
asked and I will answer briefly
10 IS an cstablishel fact that
Rheumatism is due TO kidney Trou-
Die With the kidneys properly per
forming their functions there would
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24

In one room in HIS home Thomas
Lawson Of Boston has 172 images OF
elephants. From one one inch high,
carved from ivory, to old dusky brass
models three feet high Mr.. Law
son has arranged them, and takes the
greatest satisfaction in exhibiting
them to his visitors He says that
he always has been interested in MY
Lord the Elephant since the time
that the travelling show appeared in
his native village.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-24
NOTICE.

Architects. Contractors and every
body else Please give the chamber
OF commerce details Of all new and
proposed buildings in the district
The same IS desired for use I'm adj
vertising.
Chairman Advertising Committee.