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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29
Those Ancient Pistols.

The War department is constantly
in receipt Of inquiries respecting the
old pistols which are picked up
from time to time and which are
believed to belong TO the assassin of
President Lincoln. In most cases
there is similarity in the weapons,
ahich Usually hear on the handle
the assaSsin'S anne Some Of these
pistols are acquired by their posses
sors at auction sales Of relics and it
is roughly ,stimated that enough.of
these grewsome pistols have been
circulated about the country to
easily supply a regiment. This week
another one OF the inquiries from the
owner of a supposed pistol OF the
class applied to the Wal department
for veritication of bis claim, and
possibly with the idea that he could
lind IA market in Washington for the
'~'trcasuIe.' The correspondent who
lives in Richmond, Va, was in
formed that the pistol used by the
man III killed President LiAcoln is
part of the records OF the judge ad-
vocate generals office in the War
| department. wiiele the pistol is kept
with other relics Of that sad event
and where they are likely to be kept
free from public gaze for many years
to come. Once, while Brigadier GEN
eral Lieber " S made an effort to have
the National museum take charge
of these particular relics, but the
protest from the public was so great
that the plan vas abandoned and
since then nothing has been done or
attempted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29


A Wakonda man has perfected Il
great invention that will be of i'm
mense benefit to the farmers of the
country.
His invention is that of a com
husker. which will husk about 800
bushels per day, and it VIII cost the
farmer about 5000. A successful
corn husker will prove a great boon
to the farmers of the corn states in
saving a vast quantity of the. crop
which at times cannot be gathered
soon enough to save it from t e ele-
ments. 1t has been tined IN the corn
field and competent Judges declare
that it works entirely satisfactorily.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29

The prophetic words OF John Alex
andria Duwie, uttered in his funeral
sermon, which he prepared before
his death, seen. to be coming true.
In his posthumous sermon Dowie
declared that those who had broken
up Zion and had entered his domain
and dispossesseG him of his property
would lie dealt with and that they
would be wiped away. Dowie de-
Glazed that he would return in an
other form and pursue his enemies
until they had all vanished. The
leader Of tine anti-Dowie faction,
Voliva, is reported to be dying in
Zion City and that there is little
hope for his recovery. Perhaps
Dowle is going to make good ever
after death.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29

The San francisco boss, Abe
Rueff, will spend the rsst of his
natural life in jail, IL he is convicted
on all the indictments that have
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12
The Making Of a
Successful Husband
BY CASPAR 5. YOST.

II 10 Contrary to Popular Tradi.
ton and the Newspaper Humorist,
but II 10 a Fact That a MANI
Mother.in.lAw 10 What He Makes
Her. * q q q -
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

need a blacksmith when he gets there
Make tact. tact, tact, q compound with
your love. and you will eventually
praise the Lord that your wife has
relatives. And now, my boy, right
now, is the time to make them friends.
Now you are on trial in Il way; now
they are sizing you up to see whether
Anna May has drawn prize or a
blank. The judgment will be rendered
soon, and your conduct toward them
has much to do with that judgment
See that 1t Is rendered in your favor
and you will have provided capital for
your future life that will yield inter
est compounded semiannually to the
end.
l have treated this matter seriously.
John, because 1t is really mighty Sc
rious subject In spite Of the jokes 1t
has caused. Your wife's relations are
Of much more Importance in the main
tenance Of your domestic happiness
than your own. and you cannot do toe
much to secure their respect and love-
Your affectionate father.
JOHN SNEED.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12
Good Cough Medicine for Children.

The season for coughs and colds is
now at hand and too much care can
not be used to protect the children.
A child is much more likely to con-
tract diphtheria or scarlet fever when
he has cold. The quicker you
cure his cold the less the risk. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is the sole
reliance of many mothers, and few
of those who have tried it are will
ing to use any other. Mrs. F. f.
Starcher, of Ripley, w. Va, says, 81
have never used anything other than
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for my
children and it has always given
good satisfaction. This remedy con-
tains no opium or other narcotic and
may be given as confidently to a
child as to an adult. For sale by
Evans Drug Co.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

may be wrong and she may be right
rs to some things, in which case you
would be fool II you did not accept
her views and act upon them.
Try to Be Logical.
There's another point that may not
have occurred to you, although you are
the proud possessor Of a college degree.
Your marriage did not alter your love
for your mother. Neither in that cere-
mony did your wife concentrate all her
affection on you. All her life her moth
er has been her most beloved counselor
Now, 1t is true she has transferred her
allegiance to you. but few words
spoken at the altar cannot change in a
moment the influence and training Of
lifetime. Anna May Is still her moth
ers daughter. still respects her advice
and cherishcs her love, and, although
she may do as you wish in every par
ticular, II your wishes are opposed to
the influence that has hitherto guided
her she cannot yield without struggle
within herself. Now, don't misunder-
stand me. I am not saying that you
should let your mOther-in-law run your
house-not by jugful. But you must
take all these facts into consideration
and bring your wife gradually to your
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

could keep on reminding you all night
and not exhaust the list of her good
deeds to you and me! Oh, you say.
but that's my grandmother! Sure!
And you don't want to forget that she's
my mother-in-law. You think q whole
lot Of your Aunt Fanny. too, don't
you? l heard you say not long ago
that she was peach" l don't know
that would express it just that way.
but my opinion is the same as yours.
And there's your Uncle Bill. Did ei-
Their Of US ever have a better friend?
Yes. it's true that both Of them are
your blood relations. but they are not
mine. They are just my wife's people.
ana want to get that pushed clear
through your thinker and clinched on
the other side. These kinfolk you
love SO we'll bear the same relation to
me that the people you are grumbling
about do to- you, and don't believe
my relations-in-law will average up
any better than yours.
You feel aggrieved because your
wtfe's father and mother and brothers
and sisters are inclined to make them
selves at home in your house. You
say you didn't marry the whole dern.
I'd family and want them to stay In
IneIr own yard. Before l say any.
thing more I want you to descend
from your elevated steed, SO I can
carry on conversation with you with
out megaphone. You are right at
the point where you al" about to make
some very bitter enemies or some
mighty stanch friends. and true friends
are rare enough In this world to make
1t worth while to go little way to get
them. 1t Is true that you didn't mar
ry the whole family, but by your mar
rage you assumed good many re-
possibilities and secured some incum-
brances and few perquisites that the
preacher neglected to mention. Your
wife's people may be membranes.
and they may be perquisites, but
whether they are one or the other de-
ponds to Il mighty considerable extent
on your attitude toward them.
She's Been MaIgned.
From time immemorial it has been
the custom of humorists out Of mate
rial for copy to fall back on the moth
er-in-law. She has been held up to
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

AY DEAR JOHN-Marriaee a.
ways means great deal
more than merely trotting q
girl up to q preacher. Most
Of the present day youngsters seem to
think that's all there Is to It and never
try to see beyond. They don't realize
that marriage Is the passing into a
new life, or, rather, the graduation
into real life, where the surroundings
and conditions are different and the
responsibilities much heavier than be-
fore. That's why there are SO many
disappointments. It's Just like putting
a green man into football team at
the beginning Of a match. He doesn't
know the game. isn't prepared for the
contest and is carried out in the first
half. Marriage Is the greatest game on
earth. and there ought to be such
things as matrimonial coaches to teach
those who would play it not only how
to line up, but how to reach the goal.
Such a coach would need to have
many and diverse lessons for his pu-
pills. and one Of the most important in
the course would deal with the treat
ment Of ones wife's relations.
That, Judge from the lugubrious
tone Of your last letter. is the problem
you're "rasslin'" with now, and it's
problem that better men than you and
I have tackled from the days Of Cain
and Abel down. It's knocked out a
good many Of the best Of them too.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12
His, Happy Home.


His salary was $3.50 a year. and he
had just proposed to Miss Glare Light
head and been accepted. and they were
both exquisitely happy until she said:
"And you don't know how lovely our
home will be, George. 1t shall be Il
place Of rest and Joy and comfort! I'll
ring the housekeeper up every morning
and
''The hOusekeeper"
YES, yes. dear. Now, don't inter-
rupt, you naughty boy. I'll tell the
housekeeper to tell the cook to-
1.-The cooky'
"Of course, and do hope we can get
French cook. And I'd like the par
lor maid to-
1.-THE parlor maid"
Eyes, yes. I'd like q brisk, tidy, rosy
checked girl. don't care so much
about the housemaid.'
why, my darling, I'm afraid
"Now, now, you bad old boy, you
must let your little girl have her own
way when 1t comes to the house serv-
ants. You can engage the butler If you
like, and Of course you'll get the coach
man, but when it comes to the laun-
dress and seamstress and l. why.
George, what dreadfully long face
you have! l don't like it!''
1t looked longer as he sat in his 10
by IL room an hour later trying to
figure out" how the wages of the cook
and housekeeper and butler and all
the rest Of them were to be paid on
Is per week. He hasn't calculated It
yet.-LondOn Mail.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12
Ganes Akin 70 Golf.

1t Is probable that the little bog in
the street who calls hockey stick q
golf club is only speaking the truth a
few centuries too late. There are
many reasons to believe that tho
Scotch game Of golf. sometimes called
handy ball in the old accounts Of it,
developed into hockey with u flavor OK
football about it when It came south,
and this Is borne out by an old If
teenth century print Of two handy ball
players in which the stick used. Gale
handy because bent. resembled hook
ey stick far more than a golf club.
The Gentleman's Magazine in 1895 al
so mentions shinty as Scotch game
similar to golf, and another writer de-
fines shinty as ian inferior kind Of
golf played by young people and in
London called hockey."-London Stand.
ard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

Add to her happiness by making tho
mother UOur friend.
way Of thinking. II you are sure your
way is the right way. Don't attempt
to destroy her love for her mother.
You can't do 1t. in the first place, but II
you could you would deprive her Of
friend whose help she will often need
In times when you are helpless. No
matter how deep her love for you. you
cannot fill mothers place. and you
can add to her happiness and to your
own by making that mother your friend.
II isn't hard to do. She IL not an ogre.
Let her be once convinced that you can
the care and love she Is entitled to. and
she will become your most devoted ally.
Take her into your confidence, treat her
rs you would your own mother. show
her that you are to be trusted, and you
will have made IL friend you will have
many occasions in after life to be thank
full for Make her your enemy, and you
not only make your wife unhappy, but
you lay the foundation for some mighty
uncomfortable moments for yourself.
Don't be a chump, my boy. Diplomacy
has ever won more victories than war.
and tact will accomplish what opposl-
ton cannot effect in the least.
Give Them Their Due.
It Is much the same with your wife's
sisters, but the conditions are consid-
erably modified 1t Is quite important
to obtain and retain their good will
important, l mean, for your peace Of
mind and comfort as we'll as Anna
May's-and you can't get it by force
Of arms. Keep In mind all the time
that they are your sisters-in-law and
therefore entitled to greater considera-
ton than most other women. Once
make them your friends. it will take a
cataclysm to change them. AS to your
father-in- law ana brothers-in- law-well,
they are men and comparatively easy
to get along with. Just let them see
that you are real man and that you
are going to give their daughter and
sister a square deal. and they will
stand by you until the lower regions
become concealed.
So, John, it all resolves itself into the
right treatment of your wife in the
first place and the kindly and tactful
consideration of her relations in the
second. You are not required to yield
any of your rights; you don't have
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

Fred Redinger
Shaving and
Hair Cutting
Pioneer Barber Shop
81 Heron Street
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

ueater, ana l
have yet to see greater proportion Of
baldheaded men In front than of those
more fortunate in the matter of hair. /
believe in giving even the devil his due,
and am satisfied the debt the world
owes its mothers-in-law Is 50 great that
not even the interest on it could ever
be paid. 1t is true that the mother.in-
law has caused many domestic up
heaval, but the meddlesome mammas
are not nearly SO numerous as they are
supposed to be, and If we could get at
the facts we would find the chuckle
headed son-in-law to blame for her
meddling In most cases.
Your marriage to Anna May didn't
make her an orphan. Her mothers
just as much her mother as she was
before and just as much interested in
her welfare. She has a natural desire
to see her happy, and she has her own
IDEAS about the process. You must re-
member. too, that she has known her
daughter somewhat longer and rather
more intimately than you. She knows
her disposition, her tastes and her
wants much better than do you. She
probably has her doubts about your
ability to fill the role Of the model hus-
band. and she views your conduct at
the beginning Of your married life with
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

Don't you remember arhnt delightful
dOughnuts she used to maker
her and how she used to take you up
on a cold winter night and. after you
had said your prayers, bury you deep
in a great feather bed, tuck the covers
close around you and then sit by you
and sing old fashioned songs until you
wandered Off into Sunderland? And
don't you remember-but, pshaw, |
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

ridicule as the
common enemy
Of married men
the world over.
There isn't any
more real basis
for these Jokes
than there Is
for the ancient
one about the
baldheaded men
In the front
row. l have al
ways been q
pretty regular
attendant at tho
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12
Conundrums.

When are soldiers stronger than ele-
plants? When they carry fortress.
Why is trolley car safe in n thNn-
derstorm! Because 1t has conductor.
Why have you right to pick an
artists pockets? Because he has pic
lures picked yours).
Why should 2S8 never be mentioned
by polite boys and girls? Because 1t
Is too twO) gross.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

A matrimonial coach to teuch the treut-
ment of ones aptfc's relations.
Some Of these dusty diggers after fam
lily secrets Of the past are said to have
found mother-in-law jokes in cunei-
form inscriptions. That may not be
true, but nobody can deny the fact
that there were mothers-in-law in the
days when men wrote their letters
with pointed stick on COB Of mud,
and they were doubtless as prominent
in domestic affairs then as now. Yes,
you now, but I just wanted to show
you that you haven't butted into an
entirely new proposition, us you seem
to think. Why, even your mother had
some relatives when I married her,
and good many Of them have the
temerity to be alive yet. I am rather
glad Of II, too, because have become
as much attached to them as to my
own blood kin, and there are one or
two in particular that I'd feel mighty
lonesome without. There's your Grand
mother Larson, for instance Why, my
dear boy, l don't know how many
times that blessed woman has pulled
me back from the pearly gates by her
nursing, and I have mighty distinct
recollection that she helped you over
the rough places more than once.
Don't Be Unerateful.
And don't you remember what de-
lightful doughnuts and cookies she
used to make for you when you visited
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12

8 0 IN G anxiety,
not to say su5-
piciOn. All this
Is nothing more
than the express
sion of the moth
err love, preju.
diced, Of course,
and therefore
getting Il more
or less distorted
view of things.
but 1t is the part
Of wisdom to
give her views
consideration, no
m Il tier no w
much they may
fer from
yours. 1t isn't
advisable in any
position in life
to be too cockSu
there's just Il bal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-10
SENT TO JAIL
FOR CONTEMPT
Manager of Barber Lumber
Company Refused to Obey
Order of Judge.

Boise, Ida, April 81. G.. Chapman,
manager of the Barber Lumber COM
pany. is in Jail tonight committed for
contempt by United States District
Judge Beatty. An application will be
made at once to Circuit Judge Gilbert
at Portland for a writ of habeas corpus.
For some weeks a United States
grand jury has been in session here.
Its principal work has been an investi-
cation of the manner in which the Bar
Der Lumber company obtained title to
a large amount of timber lands owned
by it on Boise river and it's tributaries.
Mr.. Chapman was subpOenaed to bring
in all the books, letters. check stubs,
and other records of the company. On
his demurring he was ordered by the
court on Saturday last to bring i'm all
the records touching upon acquisition
of title to lands. Yesterday he ap-
Peared before the jury with books and
papers containing such records.
A question then arose whether the
jury should be permitted to examine
the entire contents of the books and
papers, or only such features as were
pointed out by Mr.. Chapman as being
connected with the subject of the in
quiry. On the application of District
Attorney Ruick, Judge Beatty broad
ened the order, requiring Mr.. Chapman
TO bring all the books and other records
of the company and requiring him to
permit the grand jury TO examine them
fully,
On advice of his attorneys, Chapman
today formally refused to comply with
the order on the ground that there was
no authority of law authorizing an or
der to submit all the private records of
the company to the grand jury. He
was then committed to the custody of
Marshal Rounds with instructions to
lock him up. A little latter the judge
authorized the marshal to have him
given the freedom of the Jail. 1t is
claimed that Chapman was ready yes
terday to point out every record bear
ing upon the acquisition of title to
lands, and that the refusal to obey the
order as brOadened is solely on the
ground that it is unauthorized. The
Barber Lumber company is controlled
by James Barber of Eau Claire, Wis,
and others.
In addition to the Chapman matter be-
fore the United States grand Jury there
was some interesting mdneuverIng to Sc
cure information from the accounts of the
First National bank. Cashier McAfee was
ordered to bring in various accounts.
Among other things. he was ordered 10
bring the daily balance book. He re-
fused but il is understood he did so under
advice of his attorney that balapces
could not be exhibited. 1t is thought there
may be another contempt case before this
branch of the inquiry IS closed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-10
FARRELL IS PRESIDENT
Utah Association of Life Insurance
Underwriters Holds An
nual Meeting.

". J. Farrell of Salt Lake is the new
president of the Utah Association of Life
Insurance Underwriters.
The annual meeting of the association
was held last night at the Commercial
club, and closed with the election of Off
GERS. j. Meltzer was elected first vice
president and John James second vice
president NJ l. Robinson was elected
secretary, and Joseph V. Smith treasurer.
The following were elected to serve as
directors for the coming year: R S.
Wells, Rudolph Konold, ]. d. Spencer.
T. w. Sloan and d. H. Livingston Mr.
Spencer is the retiring president of the
association and Mr.. Sloan the retiring
secretary, both having served for three
years.
The association decided to hold a So
Cial meeting once every month begin
ming next month. at which insurance
subjects are to be discussed commit
tee consisting of J. V. Smith, Rudolph
KOnOld and D. II. Livingston was ap-
pointed to communicate with the Nation
al Life Underwriters association with
wear by the members of the Utah asso-
citation. Methods of increasing the men,
bership of the association was discussed.
After relinquishing the presidency last
night, former President Spencer moved
that the association communicate,
through a committee, with local business
men who post placards in places of bust
ness, stating that insurance men are not
wanted there, and ask such merchants to
take these cards down. President Far
rell deferred the appointment of the
committee after the meeting adopted the
suggestion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-10
USED THE MAILS
TO SELL STOCK
Secretary Tucker of Uncle
Sam Oil Company in Kan
SaS Arraigned in Court.

Topeka, Kas-, April 9.-Following his
Indictment on the charge of using the
mails to defraud. returned by the fed
eral grand jury. :. H. Tucker. jr., of
Cherryvale, Kansas, secretary and pro-
mOter of the Uncle Sam Oil company,
who was arrested late last night in
Kansas City, was arraigned in the
United States district court here this
afternoon. Judge Pollock fixed Tuck
er's bond at $4,000 and at o'clock he
left fOT Kansas City. in company with
an officer of the court, to secure bail.
1t is charged in the indictment that
Tucker has sold about 1,200,0 900 leash
Vdlue) in stock in the Uncle Sam COM
pany, with a par value of over S10000,-
coo; that the sum of about $4,000 al
ready paid in dividends was taken from
the receipts of stock sales and not from
the earnings of the company, and that
while this was going On Tucker was
using the mails to accomplish the sale
of more stock; also that the assets of
the company are now S150,060 less than
the money received from the sale of
stock.