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ELECTRIC ROAD HAS CLEAR WAY.
People Along Proposed Route Are En-
~thusjastic.

The committee of Mitchell business
men, appointed to make the trip
across the country from Mitchell to
Marshall Mimi, to inspect the terri
tory through which it is the intention
to build an electric railway line, has
returned home, after a successful
] drive. In the party was d. B. Miller
Of Mitchell. Mr.. Miller stated that
the farmers through the country which
| they passed, and that they showed a
ready willingness to help the enter
prise in every possible way. From
the talk he had with all of them he
said that he did not think there would
be the least trouble to secure the right
of way for the road, and that there
would be no disposition of the farm
ers to try to obtain fancy prices for
their real estate. Many of them were
willing to make an investment.
Through the numerous towns the
committee drove, Mr.. Miller stated
that they found the citizens enthusi-
astic on the electric road proposition,
and that they stood ready and willing
to help the enterprise in every posi-
BILE way.
The territory in which the line is
proposed stands in need of a more
direct line to Minneapolis and st.
Paul, and this is where the electric
line ultimately will reach. Towns be-
yond Marshall are asking for a further
extension Of the road.
1t is the intention to trace the pro-
posed route on maps TO be used before
the committee at a meeting which will
be called in Mitchell at an early date.
At that time the organization of the
company may take more tangible
form.
In reaching Marshall the line will
pass through four county seat towns
and through a rich farming country
lined with good towns.
John ASHER and a company of men
residing at Armour and Wagner have
made application 70 the city council
of Mitchell for an electric light fran
chise for lighting and fuel purposes.
The franchise, in its provisions is
practically the same az the present
company has, with the exception that
the rates for light are much lower.
The franchise has been placed on its
first reading. The men behind the
franchise claim that it will be the
means of the construction of an cleo
trio line of railroad from Wagner to
Mitchell, on which a good deal Of work
already had been done. A franchise
has been secured at Armour, and con
tracts have been let to commence the
construction of the plant, which will
be a portion Of the power system. The
company claims capitalists in the
Twin Cities will finance the PROPOSE,
ton as soon as the franchises are
granted. At present the right of way
is being secured for farmers along the
proposed line of road. The company
proposes to invest $780, 900 in a plant
in Mitchell.
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A FLOATING DIstIIIery.

A resourceful distiller was the Con-
naught man who prepared his mash
as he might legally doom shore,
placed 1t on board a hooker fitted up
as a distillery. and then sailed out on
the painless Atlantic while the whis-
key making was in progress. Then
he landed with the liquor.
After a long hunt a force of police
In curraghs. OF canvas canoes. at
length laid the marine distiller aboard
and called upon him to surrender.
The answer was a shout of defiance
and a brandishing Of oars which the
crew OF potheen makers threatened
to run through the frail skins of the
curraghs. Only when the police oficer
declared that he would not hesitate
to shoot did the outlaws surrender
at discretion.
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THE STORY OF A WISCONSIN
MAN IN WESTERN CANADA.
Three Years Ago Worth Only $4,000;
To-Day Is Worth $4,000.

The following is a copy Of a letter,
of which the Agents Of the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley, Alta, Dec. Z, 1906.
Agent Canadian Government,
Watertown, S. d.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 9th at hand
and was very glad to hear from you.
/ see that o are still at work per-
suadlng people to move into the Cana
dian Northwest. l must tell you that
l owe you many thanks for persuading
me to come out here, am only sorry
that I wasn't persuaded sooner, and
there is still plenty of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. I hope that you will be able to
induce more to make a start out to
this part of the country.
Now / must tell you what l have
accomplished since I came out here
and it won't be three years till the 1st
Of July. / shall shortly receive my
patent for my homestead, the home
stead cost me $1,000 in all, to-day it is
worth $4,000 per acre, but 1t is not for
sale. Then a year ago last May I
bought 800 acres at $500 per acre and
sold this fall for $4,000 per acre and
cleared a profit of $4,000. How is
that for the Northwest? l now have
800 acres of land and all paid for, Is
head of horses, 80 head OF cattle, 90
pigs, 2 sheep and about $50 chickens
and other poultry, and all new ma
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought s lots in Calgary and
z in High River. We gave $470 for
the Is lots and they are paid for. At
present I consider myself worth $13,-
000.00, and when I left Wisconsin less
than three years ago I had about
100000. This year I threshed a little
yer 1000 bushels of grain, have
about n thousand bushels Of fine
potatoes and about Eve hundred bush
els Of turnips. Mrs. Beisiegel sold
about 5000 worth OF garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
Of others in this community who did
as well as I did in the same length of
time.
The family and myself are all we'll
at this writing and hope this letter
will find you the same.
Yours very truly,
(Signed} PHILIP BEISIEGEL,
Cayley. Alta. Canada
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CHAPTER ".
The Second Lover Arrives.

On the evening Of the day in which
she had tainted In Sir William
Gouldesbrough's study Marjorie Poole
sat alone In the drawing DON of her
mothers house in Curzon street.
II was a large, handsome place, fur.
nished in the Empire style, with mir.
rors framed in delicate white
ara~besques, with much gliding woven
into the pattern. The carpet was a
great purple expanse, covered with
laurel wreaths of a darker purple.
There was but little furniture in the
big, beautiful place, but 1t was all airy,
fantastic, and perfect Of its kind.
There was a general air of repose, of
size, and comedy proportion in this de-
lightful room. Here an old French
clock clicked merrily, there were two
OF three inlaid cabinets; and upon the
walls we're a few copies OF some of
Watteau's delightful scenes In the old
courtly gardens of Versailles.
Marjorie wore a long tea-gown. and
she vas sitting quite alone In the brill
liantly-lit room, with a book In her
hand. The book vas in her hand in
deed, but she was not reading 1t. Her
eyes were fixed upon the opposite wall,
though they saw nothing there. Her
thoughts were busy and her face was
pale.
She had recovered from her swoon
during the afternoon in a minute or
two, and had found her mother fussing
round her, and her lover skilful in do
ing all that was necessary. A short
time afterward she had driven home
with Lady Poole.
What she had heard, the very strain
of hearing and being so intensely In
terested in 1t, had taken her strength
away. Then had come the words when
Sir William told her that the very
thoughts she was thinking at that mo-
ment were being, in some mysterious
way, recorded and known. And she
knew that she had been thinking of
another man-thinking OF him as an
engaged girl should never think.
But as she had returned to con-
seriousness Sir William had told her
kindly and simply that II she had
feared her thoughts, whatever they
might be. were known to him, she need
fear no longer. There was no one,"
he said. observing any record of vi
brations from her dear mind. Do you
think that I should have allowed that.
Marjorie? How could you think it of
me?"
She had driven home relieved. but
weary. and feeling how complex
life was, how irrevocable the mistakes
one made from impulse or lack of
Judgment really were.
Ambition! Yes. 1t was that that had
brought her to where she was now.
Her heart had never been touched by
any one. She never thought herself
capable Of q great love for a man.
From all her suitors she had chosen
the N who most satisfied her intel |
aspirations. who seemed to her |
the only I'M who could give her the |
highest place. and not only in the
ranks Of society, but In
and among those who are the elect and
the real leaders Of the world.
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Shows Indian Divorce.

The state historical department has
received for flingan Indian divorce
decree granted to Indians on the Sis
seton Indian reservation by an Indian
court on June 16, 1885. The Indian
courts Of that day evidently did not
waste any time or paper on formaiity,
Is the whole decree with long Indian
names Is written In Indian ona small
sheet Of note paper. The donor de-
sires to know If the decree is legal,
and wants 1t filed with the historical
department as an evidence OF early
court procedure In the territory.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-18
Djo Up Chiefs Head.

Yankton anthropoligists are much
interested in a find at Sacred Heart
hospital, during some excavation work,
in which the bones of an Indian chief
were brought to light, after being
buried for at least fifty years. With
the bones, which revealed a tall, pow
erful man, was found the bowl Of an
Indian pipe, roughly ornamented with
a zigzag pattern. The skull showed
a low type of humanity with absolute
ily no forehead. the top of the head
being only slightly raised above the
eye level.
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Dinner Guests Must q. on rhine.

Closely parallel to the flag end Of
the Euston road, and visible from 1t
at various turnings, Is a street which
belongs to few mems London. It is a
dingy, granite paved, populous street
Of no attraction, the sort Of street in
which you might expect to see on a
fine day a dancing bear.
Yet this street has known better
times and eager guests. In the house
he knew as No. 43, now obliterated by
a big new warehouse, DR.. William
Kitchener entertained his fellow wits
and gourmets. He had ample means
to ride his three hobbies-optics.
cookery and music.l His dinners were
often elaborate experiments in cookery
and the guests had to recognize this
fact.
Five minutes past 5 was the min
ute, and IL a guest came late the jani-
tor had i~rrevocable orders not to admit
him, for 1t was held By the mythical
Committee Of Taste" of whom Kitch.
ener was Secretary" that the perfec-
ton OF some of the dishes was often
so evanescent that "the delay OF n
minute after their arrival at the meri-
dian Of concoction will render them no
longer worthy of men of TASTE"
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Judge and Mrs. A. w. Burt of HUI
ron celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary last week at the hove Of
their daughter, Mrs. George Fessen-
den, in Kalispell, Mont, where they
now r visiting. Judge Burt and
wife have been residents of Huron for
a quarter of a century. The Judge has
held many positions Of trust during
his residence in South Dakota. He is
one of the foremost jurists in that part
of the Northwest and the president OF
the South Dakota Bar association.
For several terms he was city attor-
ney of Huron; also attorney for the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-18
Little Pitchers.

Tommy-Why, Mr.. Smith, you didn't
go in the ocean steamer after all, did
you?
Guest-What makes you ask that,
Tommy? had no idea Of going in the
steamer.
Tommy-Well, all the same, mamma
said when papa told her he had asked
you to dinner, why did he do that, be-
cause she was sure you would be half
seas over.
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Chicago & Northwestern railway for
South Dakota, and in 1902 was ap'
pointed attorney general to fill the va
cancy Jccasioned by the death of John
l.. Pyle.
Upon the expiration of his term Of
office, Judge Burt was named as a
member of the board of regents, which
position he has acceptably filed. His
associates on this board, remembering
his fiftieth wedding anniversary, sent
him a loving cup in appreciation Of
their regard for him. Judge Burt
married Emily Beebe in Pontiac,
Mich, fifty years ago.
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And now? Well, now she ~ va.
ing because Gerald Rathbons was cam
ing to the house.
A letter from him had arrived POST
before dinner. She had expected II by
an earlier post, the post by which all
his letters usually came, and she had
been impatient at its non-arrival. But
IL had come at last, and she was sit.
ting In the drawing room waiting for
him now.
He was On intimate terms with that
house, and came and went almost as
he would, old Lady Poole liking to
have young people round her, and feel.
ing that, now Mariorie's future was
satisfactorily settled, there was no
need to bar her doors to people she
gagement, she would have regarded as
dangerous.
Even as Marjorie was thinking OF
him the butler showed Gerald Rath-
bone into the room.
Marjorie got up and flushed a little
40 ~ saw ulih.
Mothers very tired" she said;
she's not well tonight, and so she's
gone to bed. Perhaps you'd rather
not stay "
He sat down, after shaking hands.
without an answer In words. He
looked at her, and that was his an
swer.
He was a tall young man, as tall as
Sir William, but more largely built,
with the form and figure not of the
student, but rather Of the athlete.
His face was cl~ean-shaved, frank.
open, and boyishly good looking. But
a pair of heavy eyebrows hung yer
eyes that were alert and bright, rob-
bling the upper part Of his face Of a
too-juvenile suggestion. His head was
covered with yellow curls, and he had
the walk and movement of perfect
health and great physical power that
had once led a ~dyspeptic friend at the
Oxford and Cambridge club to remark
of him: "Rathbone Is the sort of fell
low who always suggests that he could
eat all the elephants of India and pick
his teeth with the spire Of Strasburg
cathedral afterwards"
There was force about him, the
force Of clean, happy youth, health.
and a good brain. It was not the con
centrated force and power OF Sir Will. (!
lam, but 1t was force nevertheless.
And as he came into the room Mar.
jorie felt her whole heart go out to
him, leaping towards him In his young
and manly beauty. She knew that
here indeed was the one man that
would satisfy her life for ever and a
day. He was not famous, he was
clever Without having a great intel
lect, but for some reason or other he
was the mar for her. She knew 1t,
and she feared that he was beginning
to know that she knew 1t.
He was sitting in the chair, when
he turned and looked her straight in
the face.
II have come tonight" he said, "to
say something very serious-very
indeed. I am glad Lady Poole
isn't here, just fer tonight, Marjorie"
I've told you you oughtn't to say
Mari rie," she said.
We'll" he answered, You've call
ed me Gerald for a long time now, and
one good turn deserves another"
He smiled, showing a perfect and
even row Of teeth, a smile so simply {
and spontaneous that once
more that furiously-beating heart Of
hers seemed striving to burst its phys.
Ical bonds and leap to him. {
Then he passed his hand through [
MS hair and his face Immediately be- Q
came full Of perplexity and doubt. 9
Ito Be C~ontinued.) H.
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&&A~s
Marjorie sat down In her chair and
covered her face with her hands.
Various emotions thronged and pulsed
through her brain. The stapendous
thing that this man had done filed
her with awe for his powers, with
terror almost, but with a great exulta-
ton also. She did not love him, she
knew well that she had never loved
him, but she realized her influence
pver him. She knew that this supreme
Intellect was hers to do with as she
would. She knew that IL he was In
deed, as he said, master of the VOL,
she was mistress of mis- mind-she was
the mistress OF himl The mysterious
force of his love, greater than any 9TH
Or earthly force which he could CAP
ture or control, had made him, who
could make the minds OF others his
slaves and Instruments, her slave.
Yes. Love! That. after all. vas the
greatest force in the whole world.
Here vas q more conclusive proof
than, perhaps. any woman had ever
had before in the history of humanity.
Love! Even while the Utmost Sc
0rets Of Nature were wrested from her
BY such a man as this, Love was still.
his master. Love was still the motive
power of the world!
And as she thought that she forgot
tor q moment all her fears and all her
wonder In q ANAL realization Of what
Ill the poets had sung and all the
scientists striven to destroy. Her
blood thrilled and pulsed with the
knowledge. But II did not thrill or
pulse for the man whose revelations
had confirmed her In It The man
uhom she had promised to marry was
~ man who had confirmed her In the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-18
A a Proposition.

Where do you intend to spend your
v~acation?"
:" don't know yet. rye been think.
ing Of going South. but I am informed
that few Of the houses down thar are
equipped with stoves.-
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Mrs. Emma Stolt, Of
Appleton, Wisconsin.

~ netgh6or, advised me to use Pe,zna.
4 began to Improve al once"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-12
En- Ia FORTALtzA
InfOrmes de Mr.. Post a
los representatives
de la prensa.
AlCALOE De MAYhGUEZ
Sobre vacunaci6n. - Nueva
carretera. Para evitar su.
cesos desgraciados.
AlCALDE De MAYaGuEZ

FL Gobernador inform6 ests
mafiana a los representatives de Ia
prensa, haber designado a don Ma
riano Riera Palmer, para alcalde
de Mayagiiez.
Muchos nombres -dijo me fue.
ron presentados, todos de personas
dlstinguidas; pero he creido al Sc
nor Riera Palmer una persona de
toda mi confanza para ese cargo
por conocerle personalmehte hace
muchos aios y por clio no he vaci-
lado en- nombrarle.
A preguntas que Sc lie hicieran
respecto q la vacunaci6n obiigato.
ria en- toda la isla, inform6 que POI
ahora no Sc dispone de fondos mas
que para el distrito de Guayama.
No obstante-expres6- yo he de
solicitar de la pr6xima Legislature
Sc voten fondos su6cientes para que
Ia vacuna Sc extlenda 4 todos los
distritos de la isla.
Finalmente inform6 que aver
t2rde, en- Puerta de Terra, el Co.
misionado del Interior Sc habia
visto precisado q mandar descargar
uu caro- de dos ruedas, cargado de
MADEIRA, por infringir la ley de ca.
rreteras. Dicho vehiculo llevaba
unos tablones atravesados, que oct.
paban gran espacio en- el camlno,
eLssSatra de 10 que dispone La sec.
ci6n II de la expresada ley, que
ordena que los carros no podran Ii
cargados de manera que la cargs
sobresalga del espacio comprendl
do entire una = otra rueda.
Termin6 Mr.. Post expresandc
la necesidad de que Sc construys
pronto una nueva carretera entire
el puente de San Antonio y Mar.
tin Pefia, para facilidades del ira.
ico de carruajes y para evital
academies desgraciados, como e.
que Sc registr6 aver tarde.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-12
POr Gable
!lVc0 ESPECIAL De IA CORRESPONDENCE IA DEuGRuE uvDH

barrios de japoneses de chinos en- dicha cudad de
Vancouver puede decirse que estan en- estado de ST.
ito habiendose recutado juramentado una poll
cia especial tiene la milicia en- disposition de
poder salir al primer aviso. Aunque la excitac6n
es grande entire los conmovedores de los recientes
sangrientos disturbios, jdzgase que es impossible
que Sc repitan estos por las precaucones adoptadas
Las autoridades al tomar esas medidas, procedie.
ron tambien desarmar los asaticos, prometen-
doles formal garantfa de sus vidas haciendas. La
opinion en- esta cudad Sc muestra muy indignada
con el Canada, pero ef goberno ha impedido que
Sc realicen Manifestations pdblicas de protesta
contra dicho pals, en- espera del desagravio de In
glaterra. La actitud de la prensa es reservada.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-12
NOTA BIRII9sVAFIcl

La bibliograffa puertorriquefa
Sc ha enriquecido con un libro mas
-LsLa de arte Original del brillan-
te escritor don Felix Matos Der.
nier.
Contiene dicha obra-de Ia que
nos henos de ocupar mas extensa.
mente- varloS estudios sobre escri-
torres del pals, unos que batallan
adn en- Ell periodismo 8 alejados de
esas luchas cultivan las letras en-
mas serena esfera y con mas espa.
clio y vagar, y otros que va fenecie-
ron, despues de haber contribute
con sus esfuerzos y con sus luces al
mayor brillo de nuestra cultura re-
gional.
Felicitamos al seHor Matos por
su nueva production, y lie reitera.
mos las gracias mas expresivas, poF
el ejemplar con que nos obsequia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-12
Congreso de Ia Paz.
Las preSaS navaleS,

La Haya septembre 12.-L,a conferencia apro-
b6 el principle del tribunal de presas navales pero
ounce potencias Sc abstuveron de votar, entire las
las cuales 6guran Russia, Jap6n Mejico. Sc cree
que al fin los reparos que la creaci6n de dicho
tribunal oponen las aludidas potencias, seran OBJ.
viados con otros acuerdos que suavicen los termi.
nos de la proposic6n pues eli critero de todos los
congresistas conrario al proyecto sin6 cier-
tos detales de la forma en- que habra de funcionar
el citado tribunal
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-12
Francia y Espa1a'
Apariencia neutral.

Paris, septiembre 12.- Auu cuando Francia y
Espafa aparentan neutraes entire los dos sulta-
mes Sc cree que estan de parte de Abdul Aziz segdn
Sc dea yer por el hecho de que NADIA dicen de pre-
pararse para levar cabo Ell acuerdo con respecto al
plan para completar los refperzos 81 otro sultan,
es ell hermano mayor de Abdul Aziz, quien sigue
grau nImero de kabilefos. Circul6 eli rumor de que
ambos hermanos estaban de acuerdo para repeler la
Influenza de los europeos en- el impeio pero
Abdul Aziz ha hecho francas demostraciones de
amistad hacia Francia Espaha Sc ha apresurado
desmentir semejante rumor De suerte que las
tuerzas combinadas de Espaha Francia no COM
batiran contra las tropas de Abdul Aziz que favo-
recen Ia campaa de las dos naciones respetando los
acuerdos del tratado de Ageciras.