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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-12

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gran = corn plOwing.
g. 6nith pms up : wind
NIL 9 his placs Saturday; prior
- thts - nssd ~ armstrong.
Mr.. H. Casisr was summousd
- nltchsli Tuesday By the u
49, q hsr fAthpr.
A deal - closed Monday
shersbx Joe Fresno became 0n&
cNnsr - ~ farn. crop. horses,
- nAchfnsry lormsyly owned
~ Prank Keilisoo, he renter
- - Ptak faro.
Ceavocatton ssrvicss were
lhe16 ~ - Esvsn Mis- Greek
Church ~ latasr part u list
ueok.
i r. Undbsrg = attending
coart 4 Wagner ihis week
Things wsrs pretty warm
Tsssday - ~ pulling niacs.
GA HOrArRsOx.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Adventures LEADING TO Joy.

I may be read in Percy J. Hartley's story
oi My Lady Of Cleeve" Dodd, Mead 4 Coz
ho7 Capt Adrian Cassilis Of the Tangier
Hose rode with his troop into the beautiful
vllhy of Cleevc in Devonshire; how the
Sergeant waved his hand and said 'YondeF
is Cl'eve'; how Cornet Bnto. obllvious Of
the lovelineSs Of the valley, said "A curse
on these endless hills' and how then the
troop proceeded and further matters Of
romantic interest came TO pass. II was a
time, the story says, when it behooyed
every man tokeep still tongue and ready
blade, inasmuch as all England was divided
into two factions, one for Dutch William and
The other for the absent second James, and
nies and agents Of Louis the Magnificent
'erc in every shire seeking to arouse the
etholics, We cannot follow the Captain
II his career, but we may indicate briefly
hw he came out. And then. indeed,
uherstood. Understood that God in His
m'cy had given me His best earthly gift,
a ure womAn's love. A won
dr1sly tender light shone in her eyes.
lhacolor deepened in her face with her
svf yielding shame. You are the keeper
OF y heart she whispered; my lover
and ny kingp ! caught her hands in mine
and Rised them TO my lips. Listen she
conliued softly. ! was proud and cold
to you, lear love. against my own hearts
teaching am proud still Prouder In
your low than ever was before would
rather sAre your exile than be the richest
lady in tb land. In fortune or distress, Ia
p'Verty z prison. 80 that am with you,
sr' ! csrtnot what befallsl' And at those
-ords dsweet surrender | hesitated no
:'ngeT, u took her In my arms and Ia =
long, log kiss OF betrothal her lips met
mine, o the Captain records, and We
think wenay be glad for him and thank
him.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Hurrah for positive sclencel
Long live exact demonstration
Mr.. Paul Rourret,s Latest.

Mr. Paul Bourgeois latest novel, 'LEn-
igre." translated by Mr.. George Burnham
Ives, is published under the title Of The
Weight Of the Name Oittle, Brown and
+ Company, Boston,, 1t pictures the soTows
Of the French nobility under the present
republican form Of government in France,
The Marquis dc -Grahdchamp is the
character in the story who epitomiDes and
particularly expresses these soToWs. He
lives In q veritable palace In Paris and has
historic chateau in the oise. The chateau
is magnificent. The works Of art that It con-
tains are worth at least 1900 900 francs; two
American dealers have indeed offered that
price. and they expect 10 come into possess
sion, because the Marquis Is deeply in debt
and staggering under a mighty load Of
mortgages. But the Marquis has no notion
Of selling. He will die first, and until he dies
he will be the grand seigneur that heaven
The sun., 1908-04-18
A Shy Mans COnndenees.

Mr. W. Compton Leith tells US in his
SApologia Difldentis' John Lane Company
that II Ia easier TO write than TO speak OF
the inhrmity Of shyness; therefore he writes,
This is partly an account and partly an
essay touching upon great number Of
things. The style is flowing and imaglna-
tive and II makes agreeable reading The
essayist tells us that he suffered from diff
fdence through boyhood and at the uni
varsity. II he had been a Roman Catholic
he would have become a Bencdictine and
sought a lettered and clustered peace
Chance helped 10 find for him the detaoh-
mont and quietude that he craved. He
went to the East and dwelt In bungalow
high up on a range OF hills whose slopes
were clothed with primeval forests and
verged on tropical sea.
He describes his life there, his oontempla-
ton Of the moon and stars at night and Of the
splendors Of the day. There seemed 10 be
fulfilled In his case the words Of Emerson
by being aSsimilated 10 the original soul
by whom and after whom all things subslst,
the soul Of man does then easily flow into
It. They mix; and he is present and sympa-
thetic with their structure and law He
had high dreams and followed simple occu-
pations-like 0bernann toiling In the vine
yard oRIftz Gerald out with the dawn among
bis roses. He went wayfaring too amid
Indian scenes as peaceful as though mo
Vasco da CANA had ever come beating
up out Of the West to disturb their enchanted
slumber.'
Then back 10 England, TO the strenuous
life. Three years Of intellectual swoon,
followed by these tremendous activities.
They were all right for a while. He was
fevenahly enamored OF them. Nov the
day was not long enough for work. Lebanon
was not sufficient to burn He saw the
Western man with race dust on his cheeks,
or throned in the power houses Of the world
moving upon iron platforms and vertical
ladders In the midthrob and tumult OF en-
composing engines andset up this mech
anician for his god. But at the end Of a
year the old habit cried To him. He was
not 10 be reformed. Stin there were some
struggles. Perhaps marriage would help
him. He had never envisaged II before.
but now he dreamed 1t for q moment q
possible issue He even fixed upon the
person. He describes her and her home.
But In . very critical and moving moment
he vas too Shy.
After that We have a general considera-
ton OF Shyness. He tells how the notice
Of Tains was attracted by the Shy men Of
England. Inspired, We dare say, by Talne.
be reflects upon the possible relation Of
Ghynsss to climate and geography. He
considers Shyness In ancient Greece and
Rome and down the years Of history. He
The sun., 1908-04-18

RARE-A puleius PLATO, Pctronlus. Propertiua,
yuysns L0ngus Ovid Suetonius, Martial PRATT,
lbi 9Th ave
The sun., 1908-04-18
4 Rsr, Old M,rKl, and HI, Bride.

In EdwSd H. Cooper's story Of "The
Marquis an Pamela (Dufieh 4 Com
nany) 1t is rrmitted to the reader to specu-
late as TO wether Pamela win fall prize
10 Sir Normn Stanier, the scholar, or to
LORD WhltmOa, the fast young man. For
some time heVlll not be likely 10 acquire
ihe suspicion VAT Pamela herself wanted
70 be the prizeE the Marquis. This was
the Marquis OF Seaiord. a distinctly re.
markable man. FV one thing he was re-
markable in hislnetsod concerning lunch
con. The storyiells III that he never an.
Fwered inyitatias and tlSt nobody who
invited him evk knew whSther he was
coming or not. II was his why toward 2
O'Clock in the Afternoon 10 stroh out into
tho nall Of hs great house IN blRrave
Square and box ovG the invitatioss 10
luncheon for that dly. II be found one
that pleased him of he wouh 60 10 he
place TO which IL caIed him. but X he found
none that was attrctive 'he siroled lUcl
into his own dining room, end the chef
might either send Up the most exquiaito
little meal In Londn or help himself 70 q
months salary anddepart without further
words
II will be seen tkt he was q very great
lord. He was so geat indeed. that st the
age Of 5j no had managed 10 live about
,en mems lives sh had spent rather more
money than the 'tal value Of everything
The sun., 1908-04-18

he had or was ever likely to have In this
world OF course about such a man there
is a tremendous glamour, still II Is some tims
before the rOader comes to understand how
deeply Pamela desired him He was rude
on occasion to that lovely girl. who had
doWry OF e1O0. 900 and was, We believe, only
2S or thereabout, He thought that she
should have married Whitmore. and when
she Tilted that young lord, who promptly
thereupon swallowed five grains Of NOR
phine and died very horribly. leaving behind
him a singularly uniagrant reputation. the
Marquis was angry and sent word TO her by
Trent, the young minister who is in the story
without sweetening 1t perceptibly: Tell
ber from me that for her own sake she had
better keep out Of my way for year or
two Sir Norman staner. the scholar,
also sent a rude message. Tell her, he
charged Trent, that have realized sud-
denly, for the first time in my life. how peo-
pie like herself treat men who care for them
and that am going abroad tomorrow and
will never willingly see her or speak to her
again
This was all exceedingly curious. Lord
Whitmore was an utterly bad man. lie said
once to the Marquis in a gush Of contriuon
arising from n sense Of profound poverty
just after horssrace; Il swear. Seaford.
it's some ones duty to tell Pamela all about
me. owe a quarter Of a million at least
there are half dozen women and twice as
many brats whom l ought 10 pension on
and provide for; and. as you know, | haven't
really got siXpence a year to give one Of
them But the Marquis. alasl could not
sec how such a man as his young friend
Whitmore could be Objectionable 10 any
body. He was a very great lord among q
certain manner Of lords and he WAS what
he himself would have considered as nobly
blind 10 some things That Lord Whitmore
should have been driven TO swallow ten
half grain pellets of morphine made him 90
thoroughly angry that he went about she'd
ding rudeness. as we may say. from every
pore He said to Cora Acland an un-
fortunate person who was trying TO be
pleasant to him "Womanl what do you sup
pose It matters to me whether you are here
or in help and he was shockingly rude to
Pamela In Switzerland.
Pamela was In Switzerland with dread |
fIl grandmother who was full Of sarcasms |
and who wanted 10 marry her OF. Happily. |
however, she was not for that coarse villain |
and Shorse "copper" the horrible Sir Francis |
Anstruther. who even tried to cheat at
racing butterflies, as the story relates in
Nthe first chapter. MOI For 'Seafords |
voice broke the silence with a hoarse ex-
olamation' before that great evil could be
brought about; and though the Marquis
continued to be unpleasant for a while
longer. lamenting with too faithful per-
tinacty the death Of his unwholesome
young friend. he softened finally, enabling
the patient Pamela TO land him at last.
Surely he was q great prize. There is an
illustration showing him in evening dress.
golf cap on his head. flower in his button
hole and a monocle In his eye. the snow
clad Alps rising majestically and thank
fully behind and overhead a canopy Of
grateful stars.
The sun., 1908-04-18
TEN SCIENTIFIC MEN

working at the problem hard Crookes CAM
vGA &etr uOH the VOOd? HoU UOrh nht hIbe tie
subject brought out of tie realm of fancy into the Qod al Wyyou
hoat TO KNOW yOurssF1
In addition this engrosSg subject there wealth
fun and interest the May number including wonder by
O. HENRY and Of those marvellous studies
ourselves" by Dr. WILLIAM HANNA THOMSON
The sun., 1908-04-18
The Standard
of Usage
In English

Professor Lounsbury has writ
ten a spirited and practical book
telling of the correct use of words
and showing how spoken Ian
guage not only does change, but
should change. The average man
will welcome this interesting and
helpful book lit is for him.
The sun., 1908-04-18
WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY Be FOUND OR.
DERLY LIKE ALL OTHER FACTS OF NATURE
SHADOW WORLD"

That sounds cold, but Mr. Garland makes it glow It's
such tremendously good reading that it grows in interest
like detective story.
g Some of EVERYBODYS readers may feel that these
weird subconscious regions dangerous to explore
They may be dangerous for amaeurs-so was steam in
its early days; so was electricity But man like Sir
William Crookes will not stop because you say "Danger"
he wants to know When he raised the question thirty
years ago. the Royal Society threw out his report unread
But lately Smithsonian Institution has published
two Of his papers, and the British Association for the
Advancement of Science has elected him president
The sun., 1908-04-18
Astronomy with
the Naked Eye

At last here is little book on
astronomy for US who want to
know just the plain things about
the stars. No telescopes, no
special knowledge required-and
it reads like novel-only better.
Rex Beach's TIE BARTER
is, of course, the novel
everybody is reading
this spring.
TIE American Nation" " that
great u VOi. History, Is Just com
pieted after seVen years Of scholarly
woh. A booklet telling of IT Is yOurs
for tie asking.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Bertrand of
Brittany
ID. UJ.l-L nL
BY Warwick Deepino

A dashing tale of knights,
Journeys, chivalry, adventure, and
heroism, the manhood Of Ber-
trand and his unSel6sh love, the
nobility of Tiphaine and her
simple faith, soften story that
is wild adventure.
The sun., 1908-04-18
H HARPERN
HI BOOKS ~
The Servant
in the House
30 o AS
By Charles Ram Kennedy

We do not publish plays-but
here is a drama so great, so COM
pelling, so reverent, so akin to
all the beautiful and permanent
things in life that it is more than
a play, more than novel, more
than a mere book. 1t is a page
from life itself, revealing the
brotherhood of man as real,
breathing thing; showing how the
impossible has become possible.
According to the critics, "Not in
a lifetime has such a wonderful
play been created" - and it
reads as we'll as it acts.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Purple and
'HoneSpun
Bv Samuel M. Gandenhfrs

A keen story unfolding the
brilliant vistas of Washington,oR-
cial life, down which the view is
firing. Aselfmademan and
Senator sighs for the heart of the
daughter of an ambassador. The
reader soon suspects that there is
a serious bar, and the mystery
makes a big story.
The sun., 1908-04-18

tells to what harbors Of refuge he was
driven by his own shyness. He recalls his
communions with the leaders who have
expressed themselves in books. The phi
losophers entertained him. Walt Whitman
did indeed eXclaim:
Hurrah for positive sciencel
Long live exact Demonstration
Nevertheless we make out that the spec
ulatlve and transoendental philosophers are
to be esteemed, for there glimmersa wealth
Of truth in the penumbra beyond our Ian
terms. 10 which science will creep too slowly
without the aid Of Imagination Walking
about London gave great enjoyment 10 the
essayist II he was alone he was not aware
Of it-which means that he summoned
many ghosts Of the great 10 keep him COM
pany. Moreover. the shy man may 60 to
the theatre. They will let him In II he pays
the price. All that is necessary is to be a
little cautious in selecting the place.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-30
ATHLETIC CLUB
HOLDS JINKS
LAUGHTER AND MERRlMENT
REIGN SUPREME
Audience Helps Throughout with Rum
ming Fire of Commentary-AIason
Opera House Secured for
Minstrel Show

Laughter, fun and merriment pre-
vailed last night at the Los Angeles
Athletic club, where $50 club members,
attending the annual New Years eve
links, we're entertained for several
hours with a splendid program of attn
letic and vaudeville stunts.
A raised platform at one end of the
gymnasium served as a stage, and the
members grouped themselves in front
OF it, yelling for the fun to begin. The
program had been kept a secret by
the committee, which had prepared q
number of special surprise features.
From beginning to end the numbers
were good, the performers were all
live ones, and the audience, joining In
the spirit of fun-making, helped along
with encouraging remarks and pointed
jests.
Professor Uyttenhove, the world fa-
nous broadsword champion, and one
OF his pupils, Mr., Wrana, gave mag
nificent exhibition of the art of WELD
ing the saber, the professor getting the
decision over his pupil by several
points.
Dick Retzer of the L. A. A. c., and
H. Cochran, formerly of the l.. A. A.
C. and now a student at Berkeley, went
to it for a five-minute wrestling con-
test The first two minutes were
wasted in stalling for holds. and when
one of the men finally got body
grip on his opponent and tnlngS began
to look lively, the contest was abrupt
~ ended by the two men plunging
headlong from the platform and out
of sight. Neither was badly hurt by
the fall of several feet, but both were
shaken up considerably and did not
come back. A barrier was then con-
structed along the unprotected side of
the platform.
p. Kahn had decidedly the best of
the three rounds of boxing with Harry
Barlow, although the outclassed man
stuck to his opponent to the last, land
ing an occasional wallop.
An interesting impersonation of a
female singer by one of the boys of
the club. dressed in a low neck ball
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-30
FAVOR PATRONIZING
ONE COMPANY ALONE
Petition Signed Urging That Patron
age Be Confined to One Telephone
Concern Unless Rates
Are Lowered

SANTA MONICA, Dec. 29.-At a
meeting of the business men of the
Santa Monica Bay district, held at the
Casino this evening, the proposition of
combining the business of merchants to
the use of one telephone company was
decided in favor of the Home Tele-
phone company by a vote of 38 to II.
An extensively circulated petition,
bearing the signatures of some 200
business men, was read at the meeting.
The petition reads as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned business men
of the Santa Monica Bay district, agree
to confine our patronage to one tele-
panies do not agree to quote us a rate
of $3.50.
IF this rate is not granted we agree
to accept the company giving US the
best proposition on a contract for five
years."
The Sunset company refused to sub
nit any bid, Manager Cassidy stating
that the company had an investment of
about 100000 on the bay. He hoped
the merchants would not take snap
Judgment, and said 1--WE have estab-
lished rates which are reasonable and
after very careful consideration on our
part find it impossible to make any
reduction in our present rates. If we
should be required to operate under
rates lower than those now in force
it would mean that we would be re-
quired to maintain our plant at an
actual loss. This condition we feel
sure your association would not en-
deavor to force upon u.s."
The Home company made bid Of
$3.50, with a rebate of rs cents if paid
before the 10th Of the month. 1t was
this proposition that was carried by
the voice of the meeting.
The committee having the matter in
charge will now circulate contracts, it
is understood, and if possible, confine
the business men to the use of one
phone as agreed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-30

coincidence and from the people spon-
taneous promises of that aid which
brings the world closer together IN
time OF calamity.
Great Britain, France and RUSSIA
have sent their warships quick as the
flash of the telegraph could carry the
orders to lend assistance to the strlck-
en- cities.
Relief funds already have been
started and a hundred ships and trains
are on their way carrying supplies and
reinforcements to the south.
Rome, Milan, Florence, Naples and
other cities are sending physicians, po-
lice and fremen.
The bourses and theaters have been
closed throughout Italy, and dispatches
of sympathy continue to pour in from
all quarters of the globe.
At the time of the earthquake the
torpedo boat Sappho was lying in the
harbor at Messina, and one of the Of
ficers told of the occurrence as fol-
lows:
"At half-past in the morning the
sea suddenly became terribly agitated,
seeming literally to pick up our boat
and shake 1t.
"Other craft near by were similarly
treated, and the ships looked like bits
Of cork bobbing about in a tempest.
IIodI wave sweeps STRAITS
almost Immediately a tidal wave OF
huge proportions swept across the
straits, mounting the coasts and car
rying everything before 1t.
"Scores of ships were damaged and
the Hungarian mail boat Andrassy
parted her anchors and went crashing
into other vessels.
"Messina bay was wiped out and the
sea was soon covered with masses Of
wreckage, which was carried off in the
arms of the receding waters"
Eight sailors from the Sappho were
landed and took up the work of res
cue.
Officers and men from italian and
British steamers also went ashore as
sooon as possible, the Britishers saw
ing a family of five who were i'm
prisoned in a burning house.
Many prisoners from the jails made
their escape and looted right and left.
Hundreds engaged in the work of
robbing the banks and business houses.
Hall of Population Dead
In the opinion of officers of the
Sappho, half the population of Messina
persisted.
King Victor Emmanuel and the
queen, who left for the scene of the
calamity, reahed Naples tonight and
proceeded at once to Sicily.
A large number of people saw their
majesties depart from Rome, and one
among a number of deputies at the
station observed to the king:
1.-THE presence of your majesty Will
suffice to console the stricken people.
The king turned sharply upon the
speaker and said, abruptly:
Don't talk nonsense"
Desperate calls have been made
from Rome to Messina, but these re-
main unanswered, and fears are enter
tained that Fort Spria, near Messina,
has been destroyed, as the wireless
station installed there is one of the
most powerful in Italy and is evidently
not working.
The catastrophe has aroused the SUI
perstitions of the entire populace, who
are running about the country calling
upon all the saints and imploring their
mercy.
The superstition has been increased
by the rumor that in the general de-
struction of Messina the statue of
Saint Rose remained uninjured.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-30
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

HENEY IN G0THAM-Francis j. Heney,
special prosecutor in the San Francisco graft
cases, who has been in Washington for sew
eral days. left yesterday for. New York, pre-
paratory to returning to San Francisco,
where he expects to arrive January 5.
KILLED BY FALL-A laborer in whose
hat was the name of +. Hamei came out
of saloon at Stockton in an intoxicated
condition yesterday, slipped on the muddy
pavement and cracked his skull. He was
taken to the hospital. where he died.
HIT BY A TRAIN-Andrew Clark, cook
employed at the Wright ship yard, Oakland,
was struck by the westbound Alameda local
yesterday and is now at the receiving hos
pital He has a conclusion of the brain
and probable fracture of the skull lie VIII
recover.
CARMEN HELD UP--A lone footpad
boarded car 2S3 at the Hayward terminal
in Oakland yesterday evening and at the
point Of revolver compelled the conductor
and motorman to give up all their money
about 500. The man, who is described as
short and stocky, wore mask made from
a handkerchief. He escaped.
FIRE IN IDAHO-Eight business build
ings in Silver City, the leading mining camp
of southern Idaho were destroyed by fire
and dynamite yesterday, causing a loss or
$40, GOO. There was practically no insur-
ance. Chinese caught looting goods re-
moved from burning buildings were driven
away with six shooters and an armed guard
was placed around the goods.
TO GO TO PANAMA-The president has
invited the following engineers to accom-
pany President-elect Taft on his trip to
Panama: Arthur p. Davis, chief engineer of
the reclamation service. Washington, ID. CT;
John r. Freeman, Providence, r. l.; Allan
HAGEN, New York city; Isham Randolph of
Chicago; James d. Schuyler, Los Angeles.
and Frederick P. Stearns of Boston.
CASE DIsM1SSED-william A. Dolph.
against whom an Indictment accusing him
of embezzlement from the Memphis, Tenn,
lumber firm of which he was a member,
caused his arrest in San Francisco. the
sending of an officer here from the east to
take him back for trial and the institution
OF extradition proceedings was discharged
from custody yesterday and the case against
him dismissed by Police Judge conlan
ROMANTIC WEDDING-An international
romance eliminated in the marriage at
Grand Rapids. Mich, at noon yesterday of
Count Adolph Montgela. first secretary of
the German embassy in Japan, to Miss Fanny
Dickinson Hazeine, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Charles Hazellne. Of this city. Only
relatives and intimate friends were pres
emit Count Montgela and his bride VIII
sail from San Francisco for Toxic Janu-
airy 2s.