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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16

Ii aggregate of contributions
for heneticent work exceeded that
OF any previous year in the Synod's
history; greater advance was made
toward self-support, nearly forty
four pei cent of the churches main
tanning work without home mission
aid.
the Synod are in communities in
the synod are in communities in
which there is no other conducting
worship in the same tongue, it being
the established policy not to over
crowd church organizations.
The Synod unanimously endorsed
county option, also the proposed
to the divorce laws and
the proposed law f%orbidding the talk
ing OF any fee at any Sunday theatre
or Sunday amusement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16

IN out to Chamberlain during the
day, these coming in on the norm
ing Omaha passenger and from the
east and south in the afternoon.
That there is still a great deal of
interest manifested in the travel to
Chamberlain is shown by the fact
that it was necessary to run the
west train in three sections to ac-
commodate that crowd which has
been picking up along the line from
Chicago. The first section went out
at $3.50 o'clock and took six or eight
cars hat were pretty we'll filled.
Monday morning the regular train
from the west came in with nine
cars that were loaded to the brim
with passengers, and there we're
about 500 people on the platform
waiting to take the east and south
train.
After the trains pulled out the
street from the depot up four or five
blocks was lined with people and it
is evident hat many want to stop
off at Mitchell and take in the city
and view the corn palace, which has
been advertised pretty extensively
by those who have been here and
seen it.
The crowds are made up of hap
Ply dispositioned people in the main
and many travel in parties, coming
from the same section of the coun-
try. Lots of the people do not ex-
pect to win out in the drawing but
they are glad to have had the
opportunity to come out west and
see the country. Many of them are
surprised at the fine weather they
encounter in a country which they
thought was the home of the biz
card at this time of the year and
they are encountering a fine sample
of Indian summer. While Mitchell
is no one of the registering points
she is profiting quite largely by the
people stopping off here a day or SO
at a time. The hotels and restau-
rants have been rushed to the limit
for the past week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
CAUGHT AN EMBEzzLER
Deputy plotner Turned an Embex
zler Over to the Authorities OF
Walworth County.

Deputy Sheriff Plotner came home
Friday afternoon from Aberdeen
whore he turned over to the sheriff
of Walworth county George Freder-
icks who was wanted up there on the
charge of embezzlement.
About a year ago Fredericks was
in the employ of a Texas land COM
pany and he accompanied a party of
men up to Walworth county to sell
them some land. He was successful
and collected about $500 from the
men. This amount he failed to turn
in to the land company and they
tried to force a settlement, but Fred
ericks declined to settle, and the
Walworth county officers did not
seem to take much interest in the
matter. After waiting a year for
something to be done, an agent of
the company came to Mitchell a few
days ago and placed the matter in
the hands of Deputy Sheriff Plotner.
He traced Fredericks down into
Gregory county and found where he
had been at one place and another
and finally overhauled him at Dallas
and arrested him in a saloon. He
put his prisoner i'll Jail over night,
and during that time four of his
friends made an effort to get him out
of the Jail, being SO persistent that
one of the watchmen had to fire his
gun at the bunch to drive them
away from the Jail.
When the deputy started away
with his prisoner the four friends
still made an effort to get him Fred
ericks away. Mr.. Plotner brought
his man to Mitchell and placed him
in Jail ever night and then started
AT once for Aberdeen to deliver him
over TO the officers. While in Jail
here F~redericks' friends tried to get
out papers to have him released but
before they could do so the deputy
had started away with the man.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
SUCCESSFUL THOUGH DRY
Corn Palace Was a Great Success
Notwithstanding the Dry Con-
ditions in Mitchell.

Canton News: The corn palace at
Mitchell last week was the best ever
held and proved a decided success.
The exhibits were fine and there
seemed to be a disposition on the
part of the management to provide
only the best of attractions both in
side and outside of the palace. The
prediction made early in the year
when Mitchell voted dry" was that
the corn palace would not be a sue
cess without the numerous thirst
parlors to help draw the crowd, but
The News is very much pleased to
note that this years exposition was
the most successful yet. During our
visit to Mitchell we noticed a big
difference in the condition Of affairs
on the street over previous years
and the absence OF the saloons i'm
proved the general appearance of
things very perciptibly. With a
successful state fair, gas belt expo
sition and corn palace, South Dakota
has received much favorable adver-
Using among thousands Of visitors.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
OMAHA employees HERE
Came Sunday Morning to Discuss
Matters of Mutual Interest Among
Themselves.

Sunday afternoon the railroad en-
ployes on the Omaha division from
Worthington to Mitchell met and dis
cussed the advisability of entering
into a mutual benefit association.
The association is for the purpose of
mutual protection and insurance
among the employees on the road.
The railroad company is not pushing
the organization but looks upon the
proposition favorably. After the
idea has been explained to all the
employees a vote will be taken and
if it is carried by a thr%ee-fourths
majority will be made compulsory.
Similar organizations to. this are in
effect on most of the prominent
roads and much interest is being
shown as was evidenced by the large
attendance Sunday, the depot being
filled to its fullest capacity.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
MET IN BLACK HILLS
Presbyterian Synod Met Over Across
the River for the First in Its
History.

For the first time in it's history
the Presbyterian synod of South OAK
ota met this year in Rapid City in
the Black Hills. The attendance
was almost equal to any other meet
ing and the enthusiasm and inspira-
ton quite equal. The review of the
work of the past year revealed
marked growth, increased prosperity
and great demands. After releasing
seven German churches with a men,
bership of $40 to the newly formed
German Synod of the west, the
church membership exceeds 1000,
the number of church organizations
and missions is 40 and the number
or missionaries and ministers over
100 actively engaged.
The following named officers we're
elected for the ensuing year:
Moderator. Rev. j. S. Surbeck, of
Lead; yice-moderator, Rev. John
McLearie. of Rapid City; kev. DR..
H. P. Carson. of Huron, stated clerk
and treasurer; Rev. j. P. Anderson,
of Huron. permanent clerk, Rev. ].
M. Bates. of Hitchcock. temporary
clerk: H. Pearson, of Huron, Synod
ical superintendent of Home Mis-
sions and E. H. Grant, Of Huron,
Synodical superintendent of Sunday
school Missions.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16

The fact that the Cubs won by a
score Of 6 to 1 indicates that there
is not much left for Detroit in the
rest of the series. Overall, who was
put out of the first game by his I'M
~steadiness, went back in the box for
the Sunday game and pitched his
teammates to a great victory, De-
troit getting but four hits off him
while the Cubs massed seven good
drives off of Donovan.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
REDFIELD IS ou1cLAssEO
Mitchell Scores Heavily on Redfeld
Athletes in First Half of Foot
ball Game.

Just how strong the Redfield col
lege football team was this year the
local University eleven did not know
and to be on the safe side Coach
Hardy put in a good lineup wnen the
two teams met Monday in the
first gridiron battle of the season.
The strong wind from the south
was not the best on earth for foot
ball.
1t did not take long for Mitchell
to size up the strength of Redfield
and the boys went in at once to
make the game safe. At the end of
the first half the score stood 80 to O.,
with the Mitchell goal beyond all
apparent danger of being crossed.
Wallace made the first two touch
down principally on forward passes,
aided by some end runs. Nolt was
injured slightly in the game and
was taken out and Hardy put in his
place. Hardy made the spectacular
run of the afternoon when he secur-
ed the ball and crossed the field for
a distance of rs yards for a touch
down. Sheeks, the high school play
er of '07, came near repeating the
performance. He caught a punt and
streaked across the field for a touch
down after running 60 yards.
Whenever Redtield got the ball
they were forced to punt to keep it
away from their goal, which was
constantly in danger.
At the beginning of the second
half Mitchell placed several substi-
tutes in the line to save the regular
men for the game with Madison
i tuesday,, the team leaving on the
afternoon train for that point to
play the normal school eleven.
In the second half of the game
most of the first team was retired
and the second team put in. This
seemed to encourage the Redfeld
eleven who made a desperate effort
to score. The last score of the game
was made when Holdridge carried
the ball over for a touchdown and
Dobson kicked goal. Redfeld punted
repeatedly but the ball was in the
center of the field for most of the
half.
Final score As to 0 in favor of
Dakota Wesleyan.
DR.. Atkinson otlciated as referee
and Prof. Young of the Aberdeen
normal and training school was the
umpire.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
"I1's ALL ON The QUIET"
Ralph Riggs English Comedy Was
Presented in Fine Shape at Gale
Theatre.

Ralph Riggs and his company
made quite a hit Thursday evening
when they presented that English
comedy Its All on the Quiet at
the Gale theatre before a fairly good
audience. While Mr.. Riggs has been
seen here before on different occas-
ions this character seems to fit his
work better than anything else. AS
a comedian he ranks high and his
eccentric dances are the wonder of
the audience. His new vehicle
makes a splendid ven for his
continued success. Mr.. Riggs has an
excellent supporting company
throughout and the audience went
home abundantly satisfied that they
had been we'll entertained.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
BIG CROWD FOR SUNDAY
Nearly Il Thousand People Were
Taken Out to Chamberlain to
Register Sunday Afternoon.

Sunday was anything but a quiet
day in Mitchell. The travellers out
to Chamberlain changed the aspect
of the streets during the entire day,
and these were mixed in with those
who had been out to the Missouri
river town and were on their way
back east.
1t is stated at the Milwaukee Of
flee that over 900 people were TAX
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
CUBS BEAT The TIGERS
From Detroit in the Game of
sunday Afternoon.

A correction must be made of the
announcement of tn first game
in the worlds championship series
between the Chicago and Detroit
teams. Late Saturday afternoon a
bulletin was received by the Western
Union Office IN this city from the st.
Paul Office announcing that the De
troits had won the first game of the
series from Chicago by a score of
6 to S.
An hour later the correct score
was received which announced that
Chicago had won the game by 10 to
g.. In the ninth inning the Chicagos
batted out five runs. Ruelbach,
overall and Brown figured in the
pitching for Chicago, while Killian
and Summer, the great "knuckle"
ball pitcher, helped Detroit. Sum-
mers was batted for eight hits in the
latter part of the game.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
WEAVER STOKE IN MITCHELL
Iowa's Old Campaign Orator Broke
the Spell for the Democrats
Thursday Night.

General James b. Weaver. of
Iowa, opened the campaign for Dav1-
o county democrats Thursday
evening in the city hall, when he
had about 800 people to hear him
present the issues or the campaign
from the democratic standpoint
Editor LaFollette presided at the
meeting and introduced the speaker.
General Weaver, although touch
ed by the weight of years, is still a
vigorous speaker, and he wanted to
assure the audience that in all the
81 years that he has been a speaker
that he was never more serious in
his life when he wanted to see Mr..
Bryan elected to the presidency. He
was SO sincere that at the end of his
address he suggested that a. prayer
ought to be offered up every night
by the democrats that Bryan might
be successful in the campaign. 1t
has not been stated as yet whether
the Bryan n Lee club will hold
a weekly prayer meeting or not for
the rest of the campaign.
General Weaver discussed three
of the campaign issues which are
supposed to be the back bone of the
were the guarantee of bank deposits,
the publicity of campaign funds and
the election of United States sena-
tors by popular vote. 1t took the
general quite a long time to dispose
OF the guarantee of bank deposits,
and he explained the i%ntricacies of
starting a national bank, and brought
out a number of illustrations hat he
considered quite applicable to the
situation from the democratic stand
point. He referred with e]loquence
to the great success hat the system
had met with in Oklahoma and to
the extent thai men were sending
their money from all parts of the
country to deposit it in Oklahoma
banks, where they are sure to get
it back if a bank failed. He criti-
cised the attitude of Judge Taft on
the guarantee of bank deposits and
made the bold assertion that the re-
made the bald assertion that the re-
publican candidate was opposed to
the innovation because WALL
STREET favored his candidacy.
That is a bit of the demagogue which
Weaver used to work in his former
political days, but it does not find
Judgement in the minds of the people
of today.
In rakmg owe the question of the
publicity of campaign funds and
where they came from, General
Weaver again attempted to throw
the scare into the audience by as
Stunning to say hat the trusts and
the corporations We're digging up for
the support of Judge Taft. The
speaker indicated hat the democrat
ic party was not satisfied with the
attitude of the republican party on
the question. 1t might be said that
there are other things with which
the democrats are not satisfied with.
In closing General Weaver dis
cussed the election of United States
senators by popular vote, and he de-
clared that he was extremely graft
fed at the efforts that are being put
forth for this reform, for he had
been working for it for a great
many years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16
Chicago Win Second Game.

Sunday afternoon the scene of the
struggle was transferred from De-
troit to Chicago, and the Cubs were
again victorious, the score being 6
to 1. That Detroit was anxious for
the victory is shown by Donovan be-
ing sent to the firing lire. and he is
the best that Detroit has on hand.
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ECONOMY IN ITALY.
The Roman Season the Only Time
When Real Luxury Is the Rule.

The Roman Season the Only Time
When Real Luxury Is the Rule.
During the greater part of the year
we have only the servants that are
necessary-my husbands valet, one but
Ter. the porter who stands at the en-
trance to the palace and a general
utility country boy who in the after
noon puts on a livery and acts as foot
man. The women servants are cook
a scullery maid, laundress and two
maids besides my own personal one.
This list is not as extravagant as the
same would be in America.
Wages are nothing by comparison.
One can get good lady's maid for $40
a month, a competent butler for $40,
a cook for $40. chambermaid for Sc.
Their fare would seem coarse to the
spoiled servant of America, consisting,
as it does, chiefly of bread, soup, mac
aroni and fruit, with tea and coffee of
an inferior grade and fresh meat once
a week. We spend nothing that we
can possibly help until the Roman sea-
son. Then we have enough surplus to
get an additional number of maids and
a long row of footmen fhese for the
most part young women and men from
the village of our own estate), and
both in our country villa and in our
Roman palace we open all the rooms
that for eight months have been closed
and for four months live in luxury
An Expatriate in Everybody's Maya
zine
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The First Coins.

While the first actual coming of
money is attributed to Pheidon, king
Of Argos, in S95 B. c., it must not be
keen appreciation of the value and
uses of money for centuries previous
to the introduction of coinage. The
ancient Egyptians had a gold and sill
yer standard of currency, and their
money was in the form of gold and sill
yer ornaments, rings and nuggets. the
purchasing value of which depended
on their weight. The Greeks improved
somewhat on this system by first mark
ing the weight on gold and silver mug
gets so that it would no longer be
necessary to reweigh them every time
they were to be used for purposes of
exchange or trade Then came the in
PRODUCTION of gold. silver and copper
nuggets of graded uniform sizes and
value. The next step was the NEEDING
and stamping Of disks made from the
precious metals. Some of these first
coins were enormous. the idea appar-
emily being to discourage the greedy
from attempting to accumulate and
carry around too many of them There
were copper coins as large as dinner
plates. While the idea was based on
excellent motives. it had to give way
before the demand for smaller and
more convenient forms of currency,
and the giant pennies soon dwindled
in size to meet the popular demand.
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AMERICAN coNsULs.
Their Duties Are Misunderstood by
Many of Our Citizens.

Their Duties Are Misunderstood by
Many of Our Citizens.
In almost every city and town in
Europe-or all over the world, for that
matter, if the city is of any size-there
is an American consul or consul gen.
eral. And, while the Office of these
functionaries is commercial In reality,
looking after the imports and the ex-
ports between our country and others,
still they take friendly interest in
American citizens travelling and are al
ways ready to go cut of their way even
to be obliging in personal things.
explain this somewhat in detail, Says
an experienced traveller in the Define
ator, as so many people, especially
women, seem to have notion that a
consul is created for their especial ben
eft. And one of the most serious trou-
bles these men have is with those who
if their money runs short expect the
often get insulting and threatening If
it is not done. The same may be said
in regard to our ambassador, for,
while their positions are political and
diplomatic, their offices are always
open, and any information is always
cheerfully given in case an American
is In difficulty.
There are always certain public re-
ception days at the homes of our con-
suls and our ambassadors, to which it
Is not difficult to obtained invitations.
In fact, it is often announced in the
daily papers that Americans in general
are welcome, say on days like Thanks
giving, Fourth of July, and so on. In
this way it is possible for one to see
something of the lives of ones COM
patriots away from home.
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Ancient EnameIs.

It is certain that glazes having the
composition of good enamels were
manufactured at very early date.
Excellent glazes are still preserved, and
some of the bricks which have been
found among the ruins of Babylon
have been ascribed to the seventh or
eighth century B. C. The glaze on the
Babylonian bricks was found upon ex-
animation to have base of soda glass,
or silicate Of sodium. GlaZes of SINH
lar character were also manufactured
by the Egyptians as early as the sixth
dynasty There can be little doubt that
the Greeks and Etruscans were also
acquainted with the art of enameling.
New York American.
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Getting Him Out Into the Open For
the Camera Man.

the Camera Man.
have seen a barefoot boy when the
alligator refused to respond to his call
wade in the mud to his waist, explore
with his toes till he felt the wiggle of
the gator beneath them, then worry
him to the surface, grab him by the
nose before he could open his jaws and
tow the creature ashore to be photo
graphed. When an alligator that we
were hunting crawled into his cave
held a noosed rope over his mouth
while the boy poked a stick through
the mud until it hit the creature in his
hiding place, and soon l had him
shared, ready to. be dragged out on the
prairie and tied, to be kept till the
camera man was ready for him; then
we turned the reptile loose on bit of
prairie, and the boy and l, armed with
sticks, headed him off when he tried to
escape, while the camera man, with his
head in the hood of his instrument, fol-
lowed the creature about seeking for
evidence in the case of reason versus
instinct. When the camera man was
through with him the alligator was set
free. final shot being taken at him as
he walked off. Our hunter boys could
never be made to comprehend our rea-
sons for restoring to the creatures their
freedom. They understood the photo
graphing, but when this was done why
not collect a dollar for the reptiles
hide? Their manner implied that to
this question no sane answer was pos
sible.-A. w. Dimock in Harper's Mag
aZine
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A Human Foot Mariner,

1t is interesting to learn that Julius
Caesar found our Celtic ancestors Just
suffocating themselves with smoke
Giraldus, the early Welsh historian.
describes a family as sitting round
their smoky central fire by day and
lying round it by night But they
could have had little comfort from it,
for the same historian tells US that one
OF their princes eked out his fire with
a human foot warmer This officers
duty was to keep his masters feet
warm by cherishing them in his bosom
during meals. For this purpose he
squatted under the table, and no doubt
1t did him proud so to nurse the roy
al moccasins.-T. P.'s London Weekly
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The Living Present.

He that hath SO many causes Of joy,
and SO great. is very much in love with
sorrow and peevishness who loses all
these pleasures and chooses to sit
down upon his little handful of thorns.
Enjoy the blessings of this day if God
sends them, and the evils Of it bear
patiently and sweetly, for this day only
is ours. We are dead to yesterday,
and we are not yet born to the morrow.
one days thoughts the evil of many,
certain and uncertain, what will be
and what will never be, our load will
be as intolerable as it is unreasonable.
Jeremy Taylor
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His PARTING Shot.

The late Catholic bishop Raphoe, Ire
land. used often to tell this story with
much enjoyment. II was suddenly call
ed" he said, from my home to see an
unfortunate sailor who had been cast
ashore from wreck and was lying
speeches. on the ground, but not quite
dead. The life's. in him still. your
reverence-he stirred little so
stopped down and said to him, My
poor man, you're nearly gone, but just
try to say one little word or make one
little sign to show that you are dying
in the true faith So he opened one of
his eyes Just wee bit. and he said,
Bloody end to the poper and SO died. -