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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16
when Does Reason Dawns

As there must be a point back along
the line of U descent where conscious
ness observation-disclosures in the AMI
mai and self consciousness in man
so there must be a point where rea-
son began. II we had all the missing
Inks in the chain no doubt we might
approximately at least determine the
point or the form In which it first
dawned. The higher anthropoid apes,
which are, no doubt, a lateral branch
Of the stem of the great biological tree
that bore man, show occasional CLEANS
Of 1t, but reason, as we ascribe 1t to
the lower orders, is more a kind OF
s~ymptomatic reason, a vague foreshad-
owing of reason rather than the sub
stance itself. For a long time the child
Is without reason or any mental n
cepts, and all its activities are reac-
lions to stimuli, like those Of an ami
NAL. It is merely a bundle Of instincts,
but by and by 1t begins to show some
thing higher. aud we hall the dawn OF
reason and its development from the
animal plane into the human--John
Burroughs in Outing Magazine.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16
Of Fame.

Being the author Of n Of the best
sellers OF the year has its drawbacks"
says a woman writer OF popular books.
Frequent requests for contributions Of
ones books Il charity bazaars are .
tax upon good ~nature-and the pocket.
book. No matter how Gathering such
demands may be. they are decidedly
expensive" She wen on to say that
should she crafty all the persons who
wrote to her for copies Of her books,
because they could o afford to buy
them.' and respond to the constant
calls to devote the children OF her
brain to charities, II would cost her
from $500 to $500 q year. without
counting the time lost in wrapping.
directing and stampipg.-New yort
Press.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16
CHATTER VI.

Mr.. Casteilani did not wait long befor,
be awaited himself OF Mrs. Greswold's
permission to repeat his visit. He ap-
peared on Friday afternoon. when Mil
dred and her niece Pamela were sitting in
the drawing room. exhausted by a long
morning at Salisbury. where they had
explored the cathedral, and lunched in
the Close with a clever friend of George
Grcswold's who had made his mark on
modern literature !
II adore Salisbury Close" said Pa
mela. as she looked through the old-fash-
toned window to the old-fashioned gar.
den sit reminds me Of Honoria."
She did not deem it necessary to ex-
plain what Honoria she means, presuming
a universal acquaintance with Coventry
Patmore's gentle heroine.
The morning had been sultry, the home
ward drive long, and both ladies were
resting In comfortable silence, each with
a book, when Castellani was announced.
Mildred received him rather coldIy. try
ing her uttermost to seem thoroughly at
ease. She introduced him to her niece,
Miss Ransome.
The daughter OF the late Mr.. Ran.
dolph Ransome and the sister of Lady
Moantfordi' Castellani inquired present.
ly, when Pamela had run out op the lawn
TO speak 10 Box.
"Yes. You seem to know ev~erybody's
belongings"
why not?s 1t is the duty of every
mar of the world, more especially of q
foreigner"
To-day Castellani wps in high spirits.
Mildred sat idle with her head resting
against the cushion of a ~high-backed arm
chair. exhausted by the afternoons labors.
Pamela stood by the piano watching and
listening d~elightedly as Castellani impro-
yised.
He talked in brief snatches. playing al.
the time-playing with the easy brilliancy,
the unerring grace of one TO whom music
is a native tongue-as natural a mode ct
thought expression as speech itself.
II hope / don't bore you very much"
said Castellani, looking up at Mildred as
she sat silent. the fair face and pale
gold hair defined against the olive bro
cade of the chair cushion.
Bored? No, it is delightful" answered
Mildred, rousing herself from a r~everie.
MY thoughts went pack 10 my CAilunoou
while you were playing. I never knew
but one other person who had the gift
Of improvisation, and she used to play
to me when / was a child. She was al
most . child herself, and of course she
was very inferior to you as a pianist, but
she would sit and play to me for IN hour
in the twilight, inyenting new melodies,
or playing recollections of old melodies,
describing in music. The old fairy tales
are forever associated with music in my
mind, because Of those memories. 1 be-
lieve she was highly gifted in music"
Ito be ~continued.)
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16
4 PROJECT.


The most remarkable wireless tel
eyraph project on record is contelIl-
plated by the Navy Department. 1t
Is s,othing less than the conversion OF
the top OF the Washington monument
into a wireless telegraph station. The
bureau OF equipment Of the Navy De
partment has taken the matter up
with Secretary Metcalf and advised
him that the plan Is feasible. Score
tary Metcalf said recently that the
bureau In question had advised him
not alone that 1t was a practicable
plan. but that If the station were cs-
tahlished lie bad been assured that
without relaying 1t would be possible
and TO communicate with the vessels
OF the American fleet at sea in distant
waters. He added that no final action
has been taken and that the subject
was being considered.
The plan Is to use the Washington
monument only temporarily and III the
experiment proves successful to erect
a permanent owen of the necessary
height. probably the approximate
height of the monument. which Is 800
fcet. The plan If carried out will revo-
lut!onize the wireless telegraph and
cable l.asiness of the government and
will greatly facilitate communication
tn Europe and with the war vessels.
The value of the plan In war time
would be incaleulable If 1t can be
worked as the bureau of equipment be-
lieves it can.
Rear Admiral Cowles, chief of the
bureau of equipment. In discussing the
wireless plan, said there could be no
doubt of the feasibility of the project,
though there might be sentimental rea-
son against this use of the monument.
application for its use has been
made to the War Department said
Admiral Cowles. st is the plan to use
the monument temporarily and then to
put up a steel tower about 500 feet
high. Messages could be n 1900
miles. No attempt would be made to
use the station for the Pacific coast.
but 1t would be used for reaching
points in the Atlantic and the Carib-
bean regions
The proposed station would be the
highest in the world.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

CHICAGO.

Business activity responds promptly "A
the stimulus Of seasonable weather. and
with the passing Of the Drought through.
out the agricultural regions. blowing and
seeding are vigorously advanced. A bet.
Ter tone develops in money. employ m.nt
of funds has Increased and recently bank
statements testify to an abundance of re.
sources for the normal requirements OF
commerce..
D~istributive trade shows further recoy.
cry. lower temperatures helping tie gen.
erai demand for necessaries, and there in
strong absorption of apparel. food products
and house furnishings.
Forwardings OF staple merchandise com
pare favorahly with this time last year,
and jobbcrs' house and mail orders remain
OF fair aggregate in dry goods. footwear,
hats and caps. woolcns and suits.
Mercantile collections in the interior
are fairly prompt. and an increasing mum.
Der of country merchants take the best
discounts on current purchases.
Money is seen TO be circulating more
freely among the farming classes, and
there Is less drain of currency shipments
to move crops than a year ago, although
marketings thus far have been liberal.
Manufacturing moves steadily forward,
more machinery and hands being active,
and there lis notable decline in the num-
Der Of idle cars.
Movements of raw materials to some
extent exceed those at this time last year,
while values mainly hold firm. The abb
sorption of forcst products steadily inn
proves. and yard stocks being lower than
usual, it is easier to obtain better prices
for some varieties.
The total movement of grain at this
port, o.5OS, 100 bushels, compares with
lO.2S3.375 bushels last week and Is, $780,
032 bushels a year ago. Compared with,
1907, there are decreases in receipts OF
3G.4 per cent and in shipments of 4S.9 per
cent.
Bank clcarings, SONG, 493. $50. are 1879
per cent under those of the corresponding
week in 1907.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against % last week and
% a year ago. Those with liabilities over
$1,000 number s. against Z hast week and
1 in 1907.-Dun's Review of Trade.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

C~hicago-Cattle, common to primo
500 10 $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, $4.M
10 s7.17; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $i.3J; wheat. No. ., 99c to $1.OOt
corn. No. ., TIC to 7Sc: oats, standard,
47c to 49c rye. No. ?. 75c to 76c; hay.
timothy. $500 to $500; prairie, $500
to S11.O0: butter. choice creamery. 90
to pc eggs. fresh. Zoe to DC, potatoes,
per bushel, &C to soc.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
to $7.O0: hogs. good to choice heavy,
$50 to $1-20; sheep, common to prime,
$3.50 to 1913; wheat, No. 2, $1.O3 to
$1.O4; corn, No. 2 white, 7Sc to Zoe; Data
No. 2 white, SOC to Sic.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to 1928; hogs,
s4.OO to 500: sheep. $500 to Sab,
wheat. No. ., S1O3 to Sl.O5. corn, No. 2,
75c to 76c: oats. No. 2, 47c to 4Sc rye.
No. 2, Tic to roc.
Cincinnati-Cattle. S4.OO to S5.23:
hogs, $500 to $500: sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat. No. 2, $1.O4 to Sl.O5: corn,
No. 2 mixed, 79c to Soc; oats. No. 2
mixed, Acc to zoe: rye, No. ., 7Sc to Soc.
Detroit--Cattle, $500 to $3.50: hogs
$3.UV 10 SO.JVs shcep. SZ.JO 10 $500:
wheat, No. 2, 90c to $1.O1 corn, No. 8
yellow, Sic to SEC: oats, No. 3 white,
SOC to SIC; rye, No. ., re to 7Sc.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 northern.
$1.OS to S1.O6; corn, No. 3. &c to nc;
oats, standard. zoe TO sic: rye, No. 1,
75c to 76c; barley, No. l. &c to 66c:
pork, mess, $l4.95.
B~ufalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers,
$4.0O to S6.2J: hogs. fair to choice. 500
to $40: sheep, common to good mixed,
A.OO to S4.I5: lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $500;
hogs, $3.50 to S7.10. sheep. $500 to
1915; wheat. No. . red. Sl.05 to ST .O0:
corn. No. ,. Sac to SIC: oats. natural
white. 53c to Soc; butter, creamery. 2ic
to &c: eggs. western. zoe to &c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. 99c to
$1.Ol corn, No. 2 mixed. 79c 70 Sic;
oats. No. 2 mixed. Acc to Sic: rye. No.
", TIC to 7Sc: clover seed, October, 1851.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16
aG6M)
NHN

In Liverpool. England. 10000 long.
with idle sailors and officers looking for
berths.
Lord DuTraven has given $500 to
Limerick. Ireland. TO establish two sehol-
arships in industrial training in the city
and county.
The Scotland Miners Federation has
approved of the action of the miners rep
resentatives in accepting the reduction Of
l2La per cent.
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad clerks lodges will make an effort
10 have a system agreement made between
the road and the clerks.
The recent Scottish trades union con-
sress passed resolutions in favor of old
age pensions, and in favor of compulsory
Intervention in labor disputes.
The Portland (Ore.) Garment Workers
Union has entered into an agreement with
the factory proprietors that provides for
fOrty-eight hours work a week.
Strong efforts to organize the office
workers throughout Brooklyn, N. Y, are
being made by the membership of Book.
keepers, Accountants and Stenographers
Union No. 12646.
The Glasgow (Scotland) relief com
mittee reports that it expects to have to
provide for 5000 heads of families who
are out of work, and is asking for $JO,-
600 emergency contribution.
1t is reported hat San Francisco will
put about 5000 men to work on munich
pal improvements, thus greatly relieving
the situation at that point, which has
been rather critical in the recent past.
Chicago has q new paper published in
the Hebrew language, under the name Of
the jewish Labor World. The paper is
devoted to the interests Of the Hebrew
members of labor unions in this COUNTRY.
The Alaskan fisheries now give employ
ment to more than 5000 fishermen. the
majority of whom are now organized. A
few years ago there were scarcely any
unionized fishermen engaged in the large
Alaskan districts.
Canadian textile workers have decided
that the weekly contributions should be
increased from 8 to ~ cents a week. and
that representation should he made to
the government in such a way hat the
law stating that women and children
should not be allowed to work over fifty
Ave hours q week should be enforced.
At the seventeenth annual convention
Of the United Brewery Workers OF Amer
lea. held in New York. there were dele
gates present representing 31S local
unions. with a membership of approx
n.ately 10000. The International Union OF
the Brewery Workers was organized in
Baltimore In 1856. when there were but
eight local unions and a membership roll
Of barely 5000.
The National Miners Federation OF
France, with a total membership Of So
600 men, has decided to affiliate with the
General Federation of Labor for the pur-
pose Of acquiring greater strength and
influence over legislation.
The Boot and Shoe Workers lnterna-
tional Union makes claim that its system
Of % cents a week dues saves it from the
fear Of strikes, and in such emergency
docs away with the necessity Of calling
upon sister crafts for financial aid. High
dues also enable the union to prosecute
more successfully its campaign for the
! union stamp.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

E@ my ON part. I cannot remembsa
having ever E.en his face before"
II am sorry yon should have kept such
Z secret from me-" said Mildred. 1T
would have been so much wiser to have
been candid. DO you think ! should not
have respected your sad memories? You
had only TO say 10 me. Such things were :
but let us not talk of them X would
have been more manly, il would have
been kinder 10 me-"
-Say that | was a coward, il you like :
that | am still a coward, where those
memories are concerned" said Greswold.
The look OF agony In his face melted
her I'm q moment. She threw herself on
her knees beside his chair. she and the
dog fawnins upon him together.
Forgive ME. forgive me. dearest she
pleaded II will never speak to you Of
this again. Women are so jealous~-of the
past most Of ALL"
lis that all!" he Haid. God knows
you have little need. let us say no
more. Mildred. The past IN past neither
you nor | can alter 1t. Memory is in.
~exorable."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

- Tse6h AbesA Grape-Nnts fsSA.
n doennt matter 10 much what You
1sar aho1t ! thing. ft's what you know
CIT cpGnts- And correct knowledge
= 0pst likely 10 come from personal
experience.
-Ahput ! ycar ago. writes 1 y. Y.
-. = 80 bothered By Indigestion.
socially duriig the forenoon. / tried
1~14erai remedies without any rerma-
$500 Improvement
breakfast usually consisted d
etnoaL ateak y chops. bread. coffee
oG $500 fruik.
1eortng - much about Grape-Nnts,
I~cnne1uded to gise II a trial and ind
GUE u IA 4 had heard Of Ii Was true.
began with Grape-Nuts and
eroa1, = son boiled $50. toast. q cup Of
0rnm and some fruit. Before the end
0Noa1r1e wee&ti Was rid of the acid
~ stomach and felt much re-
the end u the second week All
~ Indigestion had disappeared
wae II 6rst rate health {
sGn Befbre bekinning this course OF
nevcr had any appetite for
n9k nov 1 = enjoy i heart,
- noon time. There's 4 Rea.
given by Postum Co. Battle
Gieh- Rad, The Road Il Well
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16
l.Sslk AA~na.

Queen Alexandra attended iasi
xpsiuxx annsni mansion hossse fete ia
1mz30n. aud ~ that suspicious fact
xaere u 4 taie 10 toll.
Oae a. IN dssnanusivr nower mai
1exss ~aa hpth I,F~tty ana pluInp. and
~hen her majesty stopped for IN In.
Akaua - suRise down upon her. what did
- ~ but rNit ~ her ~er mouth FOR
Gtxal which - recrtv~d-
~leoIIy r kasgrsa her astenIxhed moth
afI%r she visitor fad pa&sea an
Ilo4 could ypug
1Gsl1y onse xyxsd II fought. :
I'D -. TX ud - A~nt~rsstam' to tell my
uenn1cn116r&-IIaryerA weekly.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

4 Msa MUnnGdt 4vmr3
ltcr Mnaae.e
@sds staadfnx. AsDcr.
Il y ~ rlainsd that Syrup 4 ~
sI31 Ekk9o q ssna4 6sks only rsrnesy q
lIIt.n ysl.n, butk - = many seAsunn
n = ~ bek n psrsonSl and family
nsn1Issn = ~ 80 that 4 dcansrs,
n and Fslisvrs a. inscrnAl orgass
- w1ich n - wishout any debil'tasiag
~ ~sthcut having 10 incrrasc
~ sn1nkisy from time 70 time.
NJ art1 ~paaaaansay and naturally and
erSy = ! lAxasive, md ~ cosnpuncns
p&Eea ~ kno~n " and approved by
yHaaAsa, - i i frc1 from n nbjecsson.
61n sabssancs~ ~ ers t. beneficial
s1NA~ xl~ays ptsrehase the genuine
mnufse&urcdh ~ shc Calfor1ia Fig Syrup
a.. suay. - G. - ~ ~ leading drug
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

"Stick" ice Is a comxotity much Ia
demand in upper Austria. Water 10
allowed to fall slowly over q series Of
poles, where, by the natural process,
it freezes in the form of gigantic ici-
cles. These icicles are broken Oh a.
fast as they are frozen and carted
away to storage QuArters.-Popula4
Mechanics.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

11ru berxlAr nnsmaI. the hackashc
- Nh ~ hsaith u D unusually
-"
1u3d ~ mn dealerx 10 CENTS a box
1ontnrlfilburn O.. buffalo. N Y.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

M-AU~A1A0co y &e1no4Aooos
@E3ars yow bcen a~xy "a any sacaiies
p mmnery
= 4 expectsd to 80. and senf NJ
esennsn - Ghead. but something turned
- ~ ~ last 0ou,eas that prevented thA
I - III the eAect Of ! vacation.
1tAeneh- The 1sisyasex came hack last
~Mek VIII t7-7s storage and express
<nnrees ~ fhen.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

0nnnneAe asA klaa<y Trsshl~ Slow
~ Wear 0a< Ous.
11x1. \. Crpusr. Farcttr ST. Manche~
-. IoN~. nayx. For t~o years my
fnfk waa wNak and rheumatic. Pains
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-16

past aNu Aet III UOtH InCes, hS ne ioOkeO
from one 10 the other, he must have seen
the strongest indications Of trouble.
Mr., Castellani wal inclined TO be loqua-
cious to the last. Greswold was brief
almost TO inciviiity. lie stood watching
the light cart roll away, and then went
slowly back to the garden and to his seat
under the cedar.
lie seated himself without a word, Look
ing earnestly at his wife. whose dropping
head and fixed attitude told OF deepest
thought. So they sat for some minutes in
dead silence. kassandra licking her mas
ter's pendant hand, as he leaned forward
with his elbow on his knee, infinitely sor-
RI for him. Mildred was the first to
break that silence.
George. why did you not tell me" she
began In a low. faltering voice, that l
was not your first wife? What reason
could there be for concealment between
you and me. | 10 trusted you l so
loved you. Nothing you could have told
would have changed nae"
Dearest. there was one rea son, and a
powerful one" answered George Ores
void. meeting the appealing look of her
eyes with a clear and steady gaze. MY
first marriage is a sad remembrance for
me-full Of trouble. ! did not care to
tell You that miserable story, to call q
dreaded ghost out of the grave Of the
past. Ny frs; marriage WAS the one great
sorrow Of my life: but il was only an
episode in my life. It left me as lonely
AZ it found me-. There are very few who
know anything about it. ! am sorry that
young man should have come here to trou-
~ ~ with his unlimited .cminisceaccs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-26
MAN THAT WOMEN LIKE BEST,
Writer Asserts That There Can Be No
Special Brand.

In the imagination of every woman
a creature exists whom she fancies
would be unto her god II she met
him; in the Imagination of every
man there is a woman like nobody
on earth, In heaven above, or in the
waters under the earth. But no
woman ever shows favor to any par
ticuar type of man. If woman really
liked this or that specimen of mascu-
line humanity above all others, should
we ever see the strangely assorted
marriages that we do? individually
all women have their ideals, but speak
ing generally, there is no special
brand of man that can be said to ap-
peal to woman. It Is sheer nonsense
to say definitely that athletes, or
courtiers, or tame cats, or dreamers
are respectively most pleasing to
women. But even If II could he said
with authority this or that kind OF
man is what every woman likes, is II
to be supposed for moment that
every male creature would proceed to
model himself on the approved pat
| tern? 1t would be great pity II such
state of things could be brought
about. Women do not want stereo
| typed mold for each of the sexes, ant
women would lose grand opportunities
| for laughter If all our men were gal
liant. well-mannered, strong and mas
terful or were amiable domestic pets
To be able to poke fun at this or tina
type is part of the joke Of life-to
woman. Chicago American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-26
TRAMPs WHO DO GOOD.
Apple Tree Johnny Has Successor In
Nut Planting Hobo.

The story is told Of Pennsylvania
tramp who in his wanderings up and
down on the earth carries his pockets
full of nuts, which he plants as he
goes. For three years he has followed
this practice. says the Virginia Pilot,
and during that time Is said to have
planted thousands and thousands of
nuts, always seeking the out-of-the-way
spots-rocky hillsides and abandoned
lands at the edges of creeks and
streams-so that the chances of the
trees being destroyed before they
grow up and mature will be minimiz-
ed. This old tramp is doing something
more than guaranteeing the future
youth of Pennsylvania against the
loss Of the Joy of nutting. He is set
ting an example in tree planting which
the farmers throughout the land may
we'll follow with profit to themselves
and to the country. This nutplanting
tramp recalls another member OF the
wandering tribes. He was known
throughout the country as Apple Tree
Johnny from his habit of planting ap.
pie seeds in fence corners and other
hooks. Many wayside fruit tree is
said to owe its existence to Apple Tree
Johnny.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-26
HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warn
ings that No Bennington Cit
izen Can Afford to Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes
from the kidney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are sick.
Well kidneys excrete a clear. amber
fluid. Sick kidneys send out thin,
pale. foamy. or a~thick. red illsmell.
ing urine, full of sediment and irregu.
lar OF passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes
from the back. Back pains. dull and
heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you OF
sick kidneys and warn you of the ap.
proach of dropsy, diabetes and
Bright's Disease. Doan's Kidney
Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them
permanently. Here's Bennington
proof:
John Grennan OF Ill Putnam street
Bennington VT, says: Il suffered
from pains in my back for a long time
and though used remedy after rem.
edy my condition rapidly grew worse.
At last learned Of Doan's Kidney
Pills and got them at Shurtleff's Drug
store. I soon found was being ben.
Gifted and after using the contents Of
two boxes was entirely freed from the
trouble which had caused me so much
suffering. regard Doan's Kidney
Pills an exceedingly valuable remedy
for disordered kidneys"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name--Doan's
and take no other.