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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

Mr.. Bryan has taken a fall out OF
the New York World for It's pre-
sumption il supporting Governor
johnson. Of Minnesota, as q candi-
date for democratic nomination for
the presidency MI. Bryan does not
believe that the World is at all sincere
Ia its statements and believes that
It Is simply supporting the johnson
movement to aid the Especial In.
terests' In defeating Mr.. Bryan.
This prominent democrat does not
refer personally to Governor johnson
- having ANYTHING to do with tile
movement which Is on foot, except,
perhaps. to classify him with the
Interests The Johnson wave
shows some evid ,nce Of spreading to
other states than where 1t originated
and by the time that the convention
day comes aronud there might be an
1ssortn ent Of democrat which Will
defeat the third ambition Of the
Nebraska gentleman. South Dakota
democrats are pledged 10 Bryan, at
least the state central committee has
apresd to deliver the state over to
him whether the rank and file want
to do 10 or not.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

The Aberdeen American is Wasting
lot of presumably valuable news
paper spac, and much mental
energy in trying to make 1t appear,
through q series Of articles, that
the stalwarts OF this state are lot
sincere in favoring Secretary Taft
for the nominationof the presidency.
The stalwarts nave shown from the
very start that they were the original
TAFT men In South Dakota. aud the
INSURGENTS have been trying to prove
ascase aRainst them ever since, for
the insurgents lacked the foresight
or nerve to come out ard support the
secretary. The American wants tn
bring in something about Senator
Kittredgp's attitude on railruad
legislation as the foundation store
on which TO bn,ld up a structure
around its theorY that the stHlwa,ts
Iere not IN favor of the secretary ar
War.S The American u not gaining
aDR particular amount of ground
when 1t attempts to bring up tie
railroad matters Of form e II fiaays aud
atlempt to compare records with
Crawford, whose we'll
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
The RAINFALL OF YEARS
Annual Rainfall in Dawson County
for the Past Twelve Years
Taken Prom Records.

Times without number the editor
of The Republican, VINO is also the
government observer in this city,
has received letters and personal
inquiries from people as to the
annual rainfall in this county. We
have been going over the records for
the past twelve years and have
secured the amount Of the rainfall
for each year. We would like to
PRINT, did it not take up so much
space. the rain fall for each month
of the year. 1t would tell a better
story than the annual precipitation,
although it is good enough. From
20 to % inches during a year may not
appear 20 the average farmer as
sufficient to produce a crop. But
when the farmer understands that
the greatest amount Of the rainfall
comes in the growing season he can
see the benefits. 1t is an actual fact,
as shown by the records, that three
fourth Of the moisture in this section
comes during the months Of April.
May, June, July and Aupust-tbe
five growing months of the year and
when the aRri ulturist appreciates it
to the greatest extent.
Below we print the amount of
annual rainfall for the past twelve
years and we would suggest that 1t
be clipped from the paper and pre-
served for FIXTURE r~afaranca.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

The people who escaped from
South Dakota TO the warmer climes
of the Pacific coast OF in the
southern states can return home
with the full assurance that they will
not freeze to death this winter.
Things are going along fine in South
Dakota. Mercury been has below
zero but three times so lar this
winter, and it is so greatly ashamed
of it that 1T will not go there again.
Don't think of hunting up winter
resorts with the brand of weather
we have been having on tap for so
long.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

The Bristol special attorney u atte,
is a cead issue. The president has
withdrawn the OREGON atom v from
y bile notice, aud he did so when he
learned to his satisfaction that the
a ltornev was not sincere and honest
IL his attitude in the prosecution IL
thu land thieves of that state. Not
ai,hstanding Mr. B%risto,'s retire
merit, the Sioux Falls Press is run
ming acnntinuen story on the ancient
history part of the case There
was very much to the Issue
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

The TAFT bandwagon is coming long
through the west In q short time.
Iowa has hitched to the wagon and
1t will be time fo- South Dakota to
do the same thing. The stalwarts
are strongly favoring the secretary
Of war with a sincerity which cannot
be assailed. From every section Of
the country the big secretary seems
to he sweeping everything before
him, and it is doubtful If any other
candidate gets a look In on the first
ballot.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
has FOUND AN EXCEPTION.

Huron Journa1-World: The CHI
cago s. Nolth- Western railway pays
taxes on a valuation of Sl2, 492 a mile
In the village OF Wolsey, and the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. ST. Paul rail-
way pays taxes or a valuation OF
sl0,O84 a mile in the same town,
Wolsey being the only town in Geadle
county where two railway systems
have lines running through 1T and
therefore The only place where a COM
pavison can be made. The North
Westerns valuation is S2.408 higher
than the Milwaukee's valuation In
Wolsey, yet we are told that the
former road is rayine much lower
taxes than any other because Mr..
Crawford was formerly attorney for
the Northwestern. Does the argu-
ment old good In Beadle county?
Cannot Beadle county be taken for
. criterion for other counties?
The :JouInal-World asks a very
s1lueer question, when 1t thinks that
the Northwestern assessment In
Beadle county can be taken as a
criterion. Has the Journal World
discovered that up at Aberdeen the
North Western road has been assessed
at the rate OF SO, 900 per n lie, while
the Great Northern road has been
assessed at the rate Of $38, 900 per
mile? Has the Joufnal-World dis
covered that in a dozen or more
different towns in the state where
the Northwestern roads goes and
q competing road is there also that
the North-Western's assessment is
usually from 20 to 80 per cent lower
than the other road? On what pos
slblc ground can Governor Crawford
excuse the low assessment for the
North Western when all the other
roads are touched up the way they
are. We cannot understand why the
North Western should be exempt
from paying the same proportion Of
taxes that other roads are called
upon to pay, but under the assess
ment 1t is not going to do so. This
administration is supposed to repre-
sent the highest element Of a square
deal, but 1t has missed Its ambition
% badly that people are coming
70. look at 1t more in the light Of an
administration that is taking care
OF IT'S friends.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
Tackling the Milwaukee,.

The Sioux City Commercial Club,
Is going to tackle the Milwaukee
rJa1 before the Interstate M
commission at Washington on the.
matter of establishing a grain rate
into Sioux City. The commissioner
OF the Commercial Club had been to
Chicago to see about having those.
rates put into effect according to,
an agreement which the commits.
sioner declares was made to him.
When he asked that they be put
into operation. he states that he was
Informed by one of the officials that
the road declined to do so. Sioux
City is making arrangements tn eet,
into the grain business on a yery
large scale, and has one elevator
that has a large capacity. The
Commercial Club hoped to be able
to announce a rate that would be
equal to that offered st. Paul. Mimi
eapolis and Omaha, with which
towns Sioux City would naturally
have to compete to secure any of
the grain from this stat The
Club adopted some
resolutions endorsing the
action OF the commissioner and gave
him full rein to go after the Milwau-
kee before the interstate commence
cou mission.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

known affiliations with the North
Western road has even followed him
into the gubernatorial Office of South
Dakota. .(See the railroad assess
ments of 1907 We would suggest
that the American tackle the stall
warts on some other proposition, If
it thinks that it must offer some
thing on the political shrine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

ture Of any Of the past twelve. From
April to August of that year the
rainfall was Is inches. This same
point is illustrated in 1904, another
small year of moisture, when it was
but 10. go, and the rainfall came as
follows in the growing months April,
9.42: May, gas; June. 5.38: July,
3.56; August, 1.76, making a total
of 1857 inches, sufficient to produce
the excellent crops that we have
been growing for tue past ten years.
If you are soon to move. search
out some Of the Surplus things" and
use a "for sale'' ad.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
How's This.

We offer one hundred dollars
reward for any case OF catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made 5y his firm.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls CatarrE Cure is taken
internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price IS. ger hottie. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family rills for con
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

any way, but the insurgent papers
had tn have something to howl about,
and the Bristol matter served the
purpose without inficting any
damage ON anybody.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

Something new IN either home or
office furniture means no more room
and Do more use for the old things
that were serving you only the other
day and are still useful. \ want ad
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
served for future reference

Just to illustrate the point we
mentioned above about the rainfall
in the growing season. Take the
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

1t will require less advertising to
sell property now than at any other
season of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

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laid foundations will hold up stronger structures Old
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take the place ruined ways Topeka old
settlement 1t will become a city"-From II he
Overfiowing Waters" Written June. 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-25
ARE YOU HEADED FOR Sue
CESS OR FAILURE?

The following extracts, taken from
an article in the Michigan Trades
man, we consider we'll worth repeat
ing:
Don't ever stick to any business
you don't like. Be happy in your
work if you would be successful.
They used to say that "a rolling stone
gathers no moss and people behind
it, But il is not true. Some of our
most successful men to-day are men
who ALWAYS were changing around,
trying new lines Of work until NJ
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-25

We hope that this will not be a
happy New Year to the malefactors
of great wealth.
Speaker Cannon hates to see any
body monkeying with the buzz-saw
named the tariff.
William ]. Bryan, the new Senator
from Florida, is only 81, but so far
as anybody can see he has more
sense than age.
No use trying to laugh the grip
germ out of existence. He can't
take joke, and won't admit that he
is one.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridge
ley says that panics are inevitable.
President Cleveland was not given
the benefit of this amiable philo-
sophy.
The problem of what to do with
ex-Presidents is not half so pressing
as that of what to do with the would
be Presidents.
The President is credited with hav-
ing cracked a joke the other day,
but we suppose he took himself too
seriously.
Well, if Quentin Roosevelt has
sweetheart, that's his business, isn't
it? Remember how it was in your
own case, in your gladstone, juven-
lie days.
AS the bank reports come in evid-
ence accumulates that the chief part
of the countrys money is being boar
ded in the banks west Of the Alleghen-
les. This seems to us to be rather
discreditable business on their part
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-25
Truth
ooh, there's other officers" said he

ooh, there's other officers" said he
without needing or showing the
slightest concern; "let them attend
10 it." And there you are. In his
desire to contribute somewhat to the
constituencies campaign being waged
against the heads of the force,
member of it looks on quietly while
a crime is being committed, knowing
of course that if he and the others
attended promptly to their business
and became thereby efficient guard
ians Of the city's peace, it would re.
fleet credit upon their superior Of
ficers, and that is not what is wanted,
that would not be the kind Of CAPT
tai that must be had
In another issue inc American or.
gan made statement to the effect
N1at Burbidge was without moral
support from any prominent Ameri-
can; and this in the face of the fac.
that every chief of police the city
has had since Burbidge has been OIL
the force, including at least two
Americans, has given him unqualified
endorsement as to efficiency, up
,ightness and impartiality The fact
of the matter is, the disturbing and
roaring element-happily growing
smaller every day-are disappointed
because upright and conservative me-
thods obtain at TIE head of the city
government; that capability and re-
liability are not ignored at the be-
hest of lot of broken-down hacks
who expected the offices to be filled
by themselves without reference to
fitness and with no particular ref
erence to anything but their hunger
for unearned money; and that the
constabulary of the city is not to be
a mere political cogwhee in the
mechanism of the local government.
Truth is no apologist for or defend
er of Captain Burbidge, having but
the slightest acquaintance with him.
The same as to all the other officers
on the force, any one of whom 1t
would speak out in defense of in no
uncertain terms if, like the captain.
they were as knavishly and unwar.
rantably beset as he has been II
changes in the morale and method
of the force are the things needed,
let them be had in the right way
by firing" every man who let's his
zeal for the American party or any
party so control him that he will
manufacture capital for it by letting
fragrant offenses brought to his not.
ice pass without action on his part.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-25
A JOURNALISTIC VOLCANO.


Vesuvius gets on a rampage and
without warning vomits flame, cind-
ers, stones and smoke at such a rate
that there is no safe place within
an hours run. They say one doesn't
mind the danger experienced by
near view, the awful majesty of the
scene overcoming every other SEN
sation, which may be so, but those
who remain near enough for mol
ten lava to reach them will get hurt
and then will be apt TO look upon
the whole business as a modified
Tartains while INDUCING in language
as sulphurous as the mass which
scars above, then rushes down the
volcanoes sides.
In Salt Lake we have a newspaper
which is addicted to some of tn:
startling features of the geological
firc-belcher, and once upon time 1t
was wellnigh as terrifying TO those
within the scope OF its outpouringe.
Whether it is because of familiarity
bege:ting contempt or what not the
feeling of fear and trembling which
a journalistic spasm of wrath once
produced is not now so noticeable
indeed, except to a few who are not
wise to all the peculiarites of our
mountain home, the effect of these
commissions is seldom seen, heard or
felt. Still, they continue and at fit
full intervals are almost as lurid and
disagreeable as of yore.
On the first page of Mondays
Tribune was = panel somewhat small
Ter than a city block, in which was
contained under a 36.point heading
long article in short paragraphs
going to show, in frenzied phrase,
that gambling and other high crime,
and misdemeanors are rampant in
this city, and that the Mormon cap
tain of police (Burbidge) is the di
rect, while his superior in office
(Pitt) is the indirect, cause of the
horrible condition OF things in which
the municipality has been plunged.
1t is also shown Tin capital letters)
that the American party has been
shamcfully betrayed; that the cap
tain is Mormon spy, that the men
of the force hold him in contempt;
that the chief said he would take
drink whenever he felt like it; and,
browning infamy of all, that Bur-
bdge had been heard to say, Ito hell
with the American party" and had
refused to take it back. No wonder
the "heavens are rent with the trum-
pets (organ's) loud thunder" while
angry discords and tangled howlings
fill the air.
So the "men" hold the police cap
tain in contempt 1t is quite likely
as to some of them, because they
have been taught that it is political
duty to do so and as much as their
Job is worth not to. An example to
this effect occurred few days ago.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-25

"A man never knows just what he
wants Until he gets it. When most
of us started to work our minds were
not yet formed We had not decided
fully what kind of work we liked bcs-;
we took the first opportunity tina,
came to hand, and ii we liked it we
stuck and were successful. Some Of
us who didn't like il are still sticking
because we were not born cutters.
eff you srend your spare time dig
ging in the garden and like il, like
the feel of the outdoors, buy or rent
a farm, turn farmer, and the chances
are 1000 to one that you'll be twice
as successful.
Zone of the best photographers In
the United States today started out
in the real estate business and stuck
to it for twenty years, not that he
liked it, but he was in rut. He got
got out Of me rut suddenly.
Zone day he realized that he spent
most of His time taking pictures and
fooling around the dark room. His
work was good, and he decided that
ne was letting his pastime interfere
with his business lie might as well
make business of his pastime. He
did and his success has been phenom-
ena..
"a big insurance company recently
received shaking up. and as re
suit their western manager was Cur
Of work. Even after all his years OF
experience n the insurance business
he decided to leave it and do what
he wanted to do; that was, to 60
into the manufacturing business. H.:
always had love for tnkering with
machines and had taken a great en-
joyment in it. When he had an OPP
portunity he changed his business
completely and now is much more
successful than he ever was in the
insurance business.
The real father of the automobile
business in the United States used to
work in his fathers carriage factory.
He didn't like carriages; he liked
machines. After work every night he
used to 60 home and work down in
the cellar with engines and things
that he was perfecting.
Gle decided that he would deave
his father and branch out for him
self in the business he liked, and &C
cordinsly, started up a little mach.
inc shop in his home city. He was
not successful at first, because he
was working on great thing, which
tool, time. He achieved it; he made
a good automobile, and now he is
making more than he can count, and
is hiring thousands of men. He is
rich. successful ard happy.
Jack London used to shovel coal
because he couldn't sell stories; fin.