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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
KILLS SNAKES
FOR A LIVING
Brown, Of Newton, Wis, Can
Make 500 on Rattlers
in a Week.

Lacrosse. Wis. special: II. T., Brown
of Newton, Wis. claims to be the only
rattle snake hunter in the northwest and
one of the few in the United States.
Hunting diamond marked ~rattlers is his
occupation. and forms his sole mode of
earning q living. Oftentimes his income
for q single week will amount to over
500.
Two modes OF earning a living arc open
to Brown. one TO hire himself to a farmer
for a week. as an expert rattle snake
killer, on Il salary basis, and the other as
a free lance IN which he roams the coun-
try, collecting only the bounty on the
snakes he has killed. Browns price for
his services a week are $50, and he guar
antees to rid a lN acre farm, If not too
rocky, of all the snakes in a week. and
destroy the homes of the reptiles.
For is Years.
For fifteen years Brown has been hunt
ing snakes and making "a living at 1t. In
all that time he has not been bitten. He
goes out much as the expert angler goes
after fish. His secret of catching snakes
Is just as elusive as that of anglers get
ting fish. He will not divulge the snake
holes he has found, although he says
finding them is an easy matter. when one
knows how. A dozen %rattlers in a single
nest is not an unusual record for Brown.
One day last fan while working in the
hills south of Lacrosse he killed thirty
one snakes. The next day he foraged in
nearby townships and killed twenty-seven.
The following day he killed forty-two.
The state pays 80 cents for each RATHER,
while the skin and oil add to the profit
able nature of snake hunting. Brown gets
81 an ounce for the oil. and q good skin
will bring $50 The biggest snake cap
tuled last fan was in the town of Farm
inston; 1t bore twenty-five rattles.
A stout hickory club is Browns only
weapon in his hunting. He never allows
a snak to get directly in front of him and
moving away. for in that position the
RATHER can strike a deadly blow. Brown
follows the snake from the side. without
fear of a strike. He says enc may place
his hand within an inch Of a rattle
snake head, on the side, and be safe
from danger, THE ratjiesnakes cannot
strike from the side" he declares.
Strike Quickly.
when the snake turns, if you can get
him to do SO, strike your blow, quickly
and firmly. The occupation is not haz.
ardous if YOU know what you are doing
but | won't Nouch for a beginner. ! have
had a few snakes strike at me, but when
a FATHERS tail is away from you, and
you are his side, YOU are safe. Some
times l take my dog with me, and he can
smell rattlesnakes. AN dogs can, and he
serves as an alarm clock for the reptiles.
Rattlesnakes like rocks. but won't live
where there is much noise. That is why
they are not found in stone QuaIries. but
only in wild places.
II once made SIPS one week. hut I can't
Keep 1t up. l average between $50 and 500
a week during the summer but in the VIM
ter I don't do anything. Huh! I'd rather
hunt diamond-marked snakes than work
in y store"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
Reportorial Persistence.
From the New York Times.

Once n reporter went around to a GER
tain residence in New York to get detatIs
about the master OF the house, who had
just died, in order that an obituary notice
might appear in the newspaper which no
represented. Such details. as a rule are
easy to get, as few people have objections
to giving them out for publication. .*rhe'
reporter, therefore,, was intensely enr-
prised when the widow of the deceased.
with scarcely a word, slamme the door
in his face. h retired into the holme.
Presently the door bell rang f%uriously..'
She refused to stir. Again the doorbeu
rang, more furiously han before. etill
the lady of the house would not Stir. ~
have told him that I don't want to say,
anything about my husband she thought.
to herself, land he has no right to be, 30.
persistent" So she sat stiI, while the
doorbell rang again and again. At hast
she could stand it no longer. So, opening
a window over the front door, she poked
her head out and remarked severely.
Young man, l do not desire to say any.
thing to you. Kindly do not disturb me-
any more. Go away. young man.,
II can't" roared the reporter. beside
himself with evaporation. you've shut
my coat tails ir IL. "-oI."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
HELPS FARMERS, DAUGHTERS.

According to a report in the newspa-
per Frauenbewegung (Eeminine Move
ment) the minister of the interior of
SaNonia has decided to give Il stipend
of between 100 and 200 marks to daugh-
ters of farmers who cannot afford to
pay 1hejr way to the domestic economy
school of Dahlen and F%reiburg. In
these schools the daughters of farmers
learn how to are for farms and house
holds. The course is considered one of
the most beneficial. as it helps keep tho
young DIX on the farm instead of all
lowing them to go to the cities. Women
from SaXonN several times appealed to
the minister of the interior asking that
something be done to make it possible
for the daughters Of poorer farmers to
attend these schools. 1t seems that
they nave succeeded at last, for the an
nouncement in which it is stated the
minister will help these girls, is pub
lisfed as official in the above-named
naDer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
Y4e Rolled Away.

One of the ~"peasantry." rs those who
live in Newport call others who work
for a living, got the best of Robert
Walton Goelet the other day. He was
a newspaper photographer. sent to
to get pictures OF an arid aris-
tocracy for the delectaticn OF a middle
classy world. The pictures were to be
accompanied by jaunty little para
graphs. in which slight attention would
be paid to the superiority of the pic
tured ones. The photographer set up
his machine by the curb and waited.
BY and by MIR. Goelet, riding hard
With q bunch of ladies, came along.
He fiuttered across the street to the
camera man. Don't YOU dare take q
picture of these ladies'" he threatened.
The artist. who had previously snap
ped his machine about eight times, shot
in q fresh wad Of films, and then alb
sently said. Huh"
TN breawk your camera il you dare
try to use it on our party said Mr..
Goelet.
The camera man. a young person
ing features pronouncedly Celtic. was
reused by his threat. Now look-ee
here. Birdie" he said. You make a
noise like a noop. and roll away. re
You so much as wiggle your little mink
finger at me or my camera. I viii
da1ntil% dab YOU on the map
Mr.. Goelet went away. Tha was all
there was to it. An that afternoon he
shrieked about the insolence of the low
er classes. but he didn't make n loud
noise IN the hearing of the camera per
son. He knew that a sanctuary wo,,ld
have been violated il he had
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
THE ONE PIECE TuNlc.

Among the prettiest Of the new
fashions is the one piece tunic that
looks like a long coat. 1t is tight-fit-
ting, fastened double-breasted With
two large buttons. and cut away
sharply from the lower one to the hem
1t differs from a coat, in that it has
so collar or revers, and is placed over
elaborate. 1t is trimmed with gold
!ace, embroidered filet bands and
sometimes bullion thread.
A few of these TUNES show bretelles
over the shoulder of heavy embroidery
done on the fabric.
The skirt under such a tunic is
usually of net or chiffon cloth.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
Public Trade Schools.
From the New York American

From the New York American.
The National Society for the Promotion
Of Industrial Education is working some
high grade ore.
AT Its convention at Atlanta Dean Bal
iiet, of the New York University School of
Pedagogy, unfoided q plan for the estab-
usf1nen. of public traGe-schools, which, If
1t should be carried out in the country at
large, would do more TO quicker the pulse
OF business than Il first class foreign war.
The dean was seconded by MIR Louis
Bouillion. director of the educational work
OF the Mechanics institute in this city.
and by other experts.
Dean Baliiet's proposal is simply the IN
definite extension of the night trade-School
idea, which is already being worked out in
several of the New York public schools.
The proposal seems tn have met a cordial
acceptance in the Atlanta meeting from
representatives of both labor and capital.
Why. indeed, should not the public
schools of the nation be opened at night
to teach people how to do their days work
better? This is the age of the 1echnician
and the specialist. And the masters of the
art OF education are coming to agree that
nobody is fifty educated who has not
learned to do some particular thing cy-
ceedilgly we'll.
A Jack of all trades may be master o,
none But a master of one trade is. In
some sense. master of all. The whole
circle OF science and the humauities lies
open to the man who has acquired AN ar
tistic lnterest-a sporting interest. if you
please-fn any single useful craft.
or course, If We should once get UP a
real American momentum in industrial cd
ucation we wouldn't stop at night schools.
We would reSelierate the whole system of
public education and give every boy and
girl in the land an expert training for a
vocation.
Mi. James NJ. Dodge. president of the
American Society of Mechanical lIngin-
GERS. has figured it out that We could add
kS.@N,ooo,"O to the productive power of
every generation by giving l0,000, coo young
Americans a somewhat expensive techni-
cal education.
We must quit thinking of our public
schools as a luxury. We must learn to
spend more money III them-as an invest
uent.
AS things are now going throughout the
country we spend only about a quarter of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
TO MAKE SOAP.

Persons living in the country who
have an abundance of grease from their
own pork often make their own soap.
And it is less injurious than the resin
GUS kinds that destroy cloth and coior.
A good laundry soap recipe that has
been sent me is as follows: Four and
one-half pounds of clear grease, not
hot, just warn SO 1t will stir easily.
One can good I've. dissolved in two and
one-half pints OF water. Let it get
cold. Always pour I've into grease when
mixing and make but this quantity at
one time. Stir constantly until we'll
mixed, then pour into moulds.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
DRESSINGS.

Take the yolks of two eggs, one-half
a ~teaspoonful of salt. one-half an 6
spoonful mustard, and Il little white
pepper. Mix yolks and mustard to-
gether With a fork, then add olive oil
very slowly. not more than a few drops
at "A time. Keep stirring and adding
the oil until the mixture becomes thick
and creamy. Add salt, white pepper
and malt and tarragon vinegar. More
malt than tarragon is used. The Vim
egar will thin 1T to the prope consist
ency. Serve with lettuce, celery, or any
kind Of salad.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
MSS ETHEL o59VEEr

blooming of Miss Ethel some time in
December. sine she has the distinction
of being the first second daughter of u
president to celebrate her initial bow
to society at the White House.
Elaborate preparations have been
made in Washington, and in social cir
cles entertainments and receptions
have been planned for the presidents
daughter. She will lsake her bow in
the east room, where the daughters of
presidents before her have stood with
blushing checks to undergo the de
lightful transformation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24

Far preceding any event Yet SEIZED
uied for the forthcoming winter season
In society is the Coming OUT of the
daughter of President Roosevelt. Since
the marriage of his eldest daughter.
Alice, to Representative Longworth,
social functions at the White House
have not been SO numerous. With the
result that society in Washington and
elsewhere eagerly welcomes the debut
of the second daughter of the first
family in America. More marked will
be the event in celebration OF tthe
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
Why He hurried Away.

a supposedly confirmed old bachelor
a lately fallen deeply in love ana
might be seen Utmost any day rassi,,y
and repassing the house OF his Iad.aoYe,
day he picked up u small tIi1nst,e
which had suddenly rolled down M.
the beauty of it's owner and looiS;ne -
the thimble lovingly. Then he pressed
II to his lips. saying, oh. THAT it wer..
the fair cheek of the wearer:" AS he
he looked upward, hoping for n
OF her, but instead, from the
second story window, a pls nca,,, ,Sns
"a looked out.
Boss" she said. please to tos, ~,
fimble Of mine. wants to 10 on
sewing
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24

a cent out OF every dollar of our income
on education. If we had the courage and
foresight TO spend one whole cent In a dol
lar for schools-better and more practical
schools; schools that should make every
boy and girl the master of u v~ocation-we
should grow rich beyond the dreams OF
utopialis.
Germany is doing wonders in the voca-
tional training of its youth, and its rapid
rise as an industrial nation is mainly due
to it's trade-schools. But Germany, with
it's class system and it's military burden.
isn't n marker of what America could do
in this line.
Surely. in this broad, democratic coun-
try, 1T is time to have done with the notion
that trade-schools are for an inferior class
"a working" class. Here in the United
States-if in any place on earth since the
world began-everybody ought to be
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
The After EHae4.

De Quiz-What's the matter. old r.,,ou,
DE Withholding but dyspepsia. nrtck.
ly heat. mosquito bites. malaria ana :.
sense of utter loss.
DE Quiz-WThy, L didn't know Won h,a
been away on your vacation. M
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
Proof,

Hlgson-He's a pretty high author.
!ty on appendicitis, isn't he?
50. ''S Whs, he gharva Vel Ia should say
GRAFTON he r~erforn-s. each op'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
Thirsty.

Mrs. Askitt Cat the mountain resort
u temperance hoteD-Every a vo,;
init. Where is he? 1Ne iAer-
Nh. AsEit-sh: He's the bartenaa-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24

Sanford-l understand your uncle who
died last week had money to burn.
Mer.on-O,. impossible. A MAJ can't
take his money with him when he dies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
A s%ofTENIN1 FRILL.

There is no Disgusting the fact that
II the immense and lovely jabots,
stocks and frilled puffs the present
styles would be angular and severe to
an unbecoming degree. The softening
frill does much to hide the severity Of
the seasons costumes.
It is the opinion of the many that
women are more furbelowed lis year
than ever before. but If all those frills
were deducted women you'd look as
mannish as they did on the street last
year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
A Rapid PACE.
From the Houston Post

From The Houston Post.
Was his auto going so very
fast?'
Your honor. it was going so fast
that the bulldog on the seat beside hin
looked like a dachshund."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
TO KEEP EGGS FROM BURSTING.

Eggs when boiling frequently burst.
This is caused by their being too fun
of air, and may be prevented by prick
ing n end with a needle before put
ting them into the water. This makes
an outlet for the air.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24

BE sure you are right. then go ahead
and ask your wife.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
In the Sums.

Are You sure he's engaged?.
Yep; he told me SO himself.s
We'll. den, I'm yours. WiIie.s
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Gets Witness by Wireless.

Ellensburg-For securing wit
nesses on short notice, no matter
where they may be located, Sheriff
Crowley, of Kittitas county, has set
a record. During the trial of w. G..
Jones, of Clealum, on a charge of
burglary, the testimony of j. j.
Brown, a former resident of that
town, now attached to the signal
corps of the United States Army,
was needed. BY means of wireless
telegraphy, Brown was located on
board the cruiser Washington, then
so miles from Bremerton, out in Pu-
get Sound. Brown left the cruiser
on a launch, ana in two and half
days was in this city. At the conclu-
sion of the case last week he was
discharged and left Immediately for
Seattle, from which port the Wash
ington sailed for San Francisco.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
NEWS OF The STATE
Find BODIES in the Lake.

Wenatchee-The bodies of the
rwo young men who are believed to
have stolen two horses from the Ar
row and Eagle liveries in this city
last week, we're found in the bottom
of a lake near Straford, having evil
IDENTIFY been drowned while attempt
ing to cross. They secured horses
at the stables and returned them at
the promised time. The next day
they again secured horses and head
ed for Waterville, where 1t is said
they attempted to sell them. Being
unsuccessful they left and went to
Chelan, where the same luck met
them. They then started for Coulee
City and Wilson Creek.
When near Ephrata they became
hard pressed by the authorities who
were in pursuit of them, and were
compelled. it is thought, to leave
their horses for time in the bush.
Later 1T is believed, they attempted
to make the horses swim the lake,
and that while in the water one of
them fell off, dragging the other
down with him.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Melvin Lakin has purchased the
Milo Hubbard property near town.
Editor Ferguson. of the Lacrosse
Herald. was among the Knights of
Pythias in town Monday.
j. F. Armfeld is down from Sand
point, Idaho, looking after Pullman
business interests.
Judge S. j. Chadwick was here
with the Colfax Knights of Pythias
Monday evening.
The Crystal theater has been pur-
chased by Geo. Schroeder and Carl
Gerding, Mr.. Slower, the former prop
rietor, having removed to Moscow.
The contractors are making excel
lent progress on the macadam road be-
ing built by the state aud county west
of town, rushing the work through in
a most satisfactory manner.
T. Tanaka, Japanese consul res
ident at Seattle, was in the city yes
terday, accompanied by number of
other Japanese gentlemen from Seat
tie and Spokane. visiting at the col
lege.
Senator H. M. Boone, of Palouse,
has announced his candidacy for the
office of congressman from this dis
trict. The senator made a most ex-
cellent record in the state senate, and
should he prove successful in his larger
ambition, will make an excellent I'm.
c."
In the state school and granted
lands our public institutions of learn
ing have a heritage of the greatest
value provided the state, as the ad-
ministrator of the estate, does not
fritter it away and allow it to pass
into the hands of sharks and speculat-
ors aft q fraction of its trI1a valua
The State College has a rich land en-
dowment, some of the lands selected
being so situated that it will be of
practically limitless value in years to
come, and objection to its being
thrown upon the market at this time,
and under conditions that might have
thrown it into the hands of spectators
at less than fair prices, is timely.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Mrs. North Shot at Elk.

Elk-While going from the lobby
of the Montgomery hotel to her
room, Mrs. North, mistress of the
hosiery, was shot Friday in the left
temple by an unknown assassin con-
cealed outside the house. She was
taken to Spokane, and although bad
ly wounded in the temple, it is be-
lieved she will recover. No arrests
have been made, though a suspect
has been traced as far as Camden
Wash.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09

Car Plunges Over 2OO-Foot Grade.
Tacoma-Car No. II, inbound, on
the Jefferson-avenue line of the Ia
coma Railway & Power Company
got beyond control of Motorman A.
w. Williams on a steep hill at South
Twenty-seventh street and Jefferson
avenue, at 1875 Friday morning,
and plunged over a 200-foot en-
bankment, carrying with it Conduc-
tor H. j. Bond and E. G. Gordon, the
only passenger aboard.
The conductor and passenger re-
NAMED inside the car as it took it's
plunge down the embankment and
rested within few feet OF the
Northern Pacific tracks. Bond re-
ceived ugly scalp wounds, deep cut
near the outside corner of his right
eye and a terrible shaking up.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Larson Gets Contract.

At meeting of the building COM
mittee of the Methodist church held
last night the contract for the new
church was let to Mr.. Larson, who is
at present doing the stone work on the
foundation. Mr.. Larson will go
ahead with the building without delay
and expects to have the structure COM
pleted within six months. The new
church building will be a handsome one
and will cost 500, 900 to complete.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Steal $4,000 in Diamonds.

Tacoma-Three clever sneak
thieves last week entered the jew
elry store of Frank c. Hart, $50 Pa
cific avenue, and while the proprie-
tor, his cashier and a clerk were
busy in the rear Of the store wrap
ping purchases for other customers
one of the thieves stole about $4,000
worth OF loose diamonds, emeralds
and rubies that Mr.. Hart had just
placed in a table drawer in the dis
play room near the store entrance.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Announcement of Can
dacy.

To the voters of Whitman County,
Washington: l hereby declare myself
as candidate before the Primary Ell
ection in September. 1908, for the
office of Prosecuting Attorney of Whit
man County, Washington, on the Re-
publican ticket. | will say that be-
lieve | can execute the duties of said
Office conscientiously and as tax pay
er will be ever on the alert, guarding
their interests. / will enforce the
laws as find them, if I am elected.
and without fear or favor. | was ad-
mitted to practice before the Supreme
Court of this state at it's May term,
1899, and l have been practicing in
Palouse, Wash. ever since. l ask the
support of all those who believe in the
above principles.
F. P. EGAN,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Strike Gold in Centralia.

Centralia-A second gold discov-
cry since work in constructing sew
ers in Centralia commenced was made
last week by A. r. Strachan, man.
ager of the Perth Coal Mining Com
pany. A shovel full of gravel from
the sewer ditch In the alley back of
his home was PANIED and about
$50 In gold found. The gravel
came from a depth of about fifteen
feet from the curface of the ground.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Boat for the Upper River.

Spokane-The passenger steamer
Kennewick will soon be launched
from a Seattle shipyard. She will be
taken from Seattle around to Port
land. there delivered to Captain
Lundy, and from Portland will be
brought to Pasco as a mail and pas
senger boat between Pasco and
Priest Rapids on the Columbia.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09
Hangs May Basket and Is Shot.

Seattle-Eddie Gregg, IL years
old, placed basket Of flowers on
the front door knob of A. W. Cope
lands home at Foy Station, a few
miles from Seattle, Friday, as a May
day custom. He rang the bell, no.
body came. He rang again. Mrs
Copeland answered, did not see the
flowers, but saw the boy run. Gregg
rang again, when Copeland opened
the door and fired with a shotgun
The boy received the load in the
thigh and may die of blood-poisoning
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-09

George W. Clous, Optician, will
again visit Pullman Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. May 20, 81 and
% and may be found at Watt Pharm-
acy. He will examine your eyes with
out charge and fit them to your per-
feet satisfaction. If you need glasses
or new lenses in your frames. it will
day you to see him. All work guar
anteed. adv.