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CONTINUING The FIGHT
Lake Andes Offers $500 if She Can.
not Produce a Better Petition
Than Goddess:


1t was supposed that the county
seat fight In Charles Mix county was
practically settled when the county
commissioners accepted the petition
of. Geddes and placed its name on
the rolls as a candidate against
Wheeler.
Lake Andes people, however, are
still up In arms against the town
OF Geddes being the candidate, and
have presented a petition to the
commissioners asking for a recount
of the names of the petitioners.
Lake Andes people offer to forfeit
$500 if she cannot show more legal
voters on her petition than Geddes
can show on hers. 1t is a very warm
fight down in that county, and from
the belligerent attitude of Lake
andes it appears as ii she would
rather see the county seat remain
at Wheeler than to be removed to a
more central portion of the county.
An immense amount of money has
been spent in the past few years over
the removal of the county seat in
Charles Mix county and none can
tell what the end will be.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Iii. Position.

"What is your name?" asked the Jus.
tice.
"Leggitt Fergrubb, your honor" an
swered the prisoner, a red nosed speci-
men Of the genus hobo.
"You are charged with vagrancy.
having no visible means of support
and being a common nuisance in the
neighborhood. What have you got to
say for yourselfY"
II hain't got no visible means of sup
port, your honor, but that amt my
fault. I'm out Of work"
"Have you tried to get work?"
Il couldn't begin to tell you. your
honor. how hard I've tried"
II suppose not. How long is 1t since
you have had any occupation"
Bout a year. or 1t may be two
years.
What was your last job?"
II had a position in a barber shop
"a position? What kind?"
e"Juxtaposition. your honor. I was
next"
"six months in the workhouser.
roared the police Justice. "Call the next
'caser-Chicago Tribune.
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HIS LECTURE FOR PUBLIC
DR.. McCormack's Lecture Will be of
Interest to all Classes as Well
as PHYSICIANS.
as Physiciane

Some misapprehension may exist
regarding the address to be delivered
at the city hall on Tuesday evening
Sept. l. by DR.. j. N. Mccormack,
secretary of the State Board Of
Health of Kentucky. Many O! our
readers have apparently gotten the
impression that the address to be
given by this distinguished gentle-
man is on technical medical subjects.
We are assured, however, that such
is not the case. DR.. Mccormack,
as the Chairman Of the Organization
Committee for the American Medical
Association, is touring the country,
%lecturins before medical societies
and popular audiences in the interest
OF pure food, pure drugs, better
Sanitary and hygienic conditions,
better medical colleges and better
doctors.
There are no subjects which lave
attracted so much attention and
reused so much interest of late as
those connected with the securing
OF pure food and the bettering of
sanitary conditions. We hope the
very public-spirited citizens OF our
city will make a special effort to be
present and to hear DIR. McCofmack's
address, as we'll as TO take part in
the general discussion which will
follow.
AS an evidence of the impression
which he has made in other states
We quote from the 1ltin (.)hio)
Tribune as follows:
1t is greatly to be regretted that
every nan, onla and child in this
county was not present at the meet
ing OF the Seneca County Medical
Society last night. The lecture was
for those who are not physicians as
we'll as for doctors, and should have
been heard by every one. a better
and a more interesting speaker never
stood upon the rostrum and faced a
Titin audience than DR.. Mccormack,
and a better subject for a lecture
never was given here or any where
else.
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The general collections we're s454, 2SS
insurance taxes amounted to sec, 447
and fees turned in from the the in-
surance department reached 800, OO4.
The taxes for maintenance OF insane
amounted to 1927, 1894; the depart
ment OF the secretary OF state turned
in fees amounting to $26, 500; clerk
of the supreme court SO. 932; oil in.
spectors, 1880; inheritance. taxes
were received for s5,6l4, and IS. 6l4
were received from sale and lease of
Taylor lands.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Easy House Movino.

House moving is an easy task among
the Lakas. a tribe living near the La
gone river, in the French Kongo, AZ
RIGA. This tribe, Which is one of the
most superb examples of the savage
black race, lives in conical shaped huts
constructed Of plaits Of tough straw.
When a change in location is desired,
both the women and the men put their
shoulders to the task and carry the
roofs of their homes to the new site,
sometimes many miles distant. The
circular walls Of the huts are rebuilt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
eewiIderina France.

There are in France two Bordeaux
the one In the 0tronde and a tiny place
In the Loiret. There are two Tou.
louses, the old town in the Haute.
Garonne and Toulouse du Jura, a vii,
lage with GOO Inhabitants, near Lons-le.
Saunier. There is Tours in Touraine
Balzac's Tours in the Indre-et-Loire
and Tours, a village in Savoy, neal
Albertville. There are seven st. Cyrs
simple st. Cyrs, that is, and twenty.
four with something tackled on tc
them; seven st. Denises and forty.
seven with soWe addition, fourteen st
GERMANS and ia with something
tackled On.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
I'M JUST ANOTHER MONTH
Corn Palace viii Be Opened to the
Public in Just a Month-wM
be a Big Affair.

00 q OAK 0AA0Axs
Just one month from today
the corn palace of 1908 will be opened
to the public and the first day will
be a hummer, and 1T will be kept
humming throughout the entire
week.
William j. Bryan is coming to
Mitchell to speak on the opening day
OF the corn palace, Sept. %, and
thousands Of persons from all parts
Of the state will take advantage Of
the opportunity to hear q of the
greatest orators of the day and to
see the biggest fall event in the
northwest. The address of Mr.. Bryan
will be concluded in plenty OF time
for the visitors to Mitchell to attend
the corn palace in the afternoon and
get home on the evening trains. The
Milwaukee and Omaha roads will
arrange a train service so that every
body can get here for the opening
day, and the Milwaukee road has
already arranged to run fourteen
special trains to Mitchell during the
rest Of the week. The regular Omaha
service, with additional cars on the
trains, can take care of a great many
people every day.
The big musical feature Of tie
corn palace will be 1llav,u's band,
and orchestra, which will appear
every afternoon and evening.
Thaviu's band is at present playing
an engagement in the White City
and any band that can get foothold
in that big enterprise is certainly a
a big attraction for the corr palace.
The band has played all over the
eastern circuits.at many Of the lead
ing parks and expositions, and its
music is of the kind and character to
appeal to the general public. Thaviu
seems to have caught the spirit of
playing much popular music in his
program and for that reason his band
has reached the position of being
one Of the leading favorites in the
east. The corn palace management
can assure the thousands of patrons
that thev will not be the least dis
appointed in the Thaviu band, and
they feel justified in promising them
some Of the most enjoyable music
that has ever been rendered by a
band In the corn palace. The band
carries several solo singers and like
wise an orchestra. the combination
OF which affords a splendid relief
from nothing but band music. The
orchestra, which is fully as large as
the band, will appear at different
intervals through the week and will
doubtless afford as much pleasure
as the band.
The vaudeville acts in the palace
building and on the street will serve
to make a fine change from other
interesting amusements, and the
week throughout can be anticipated
as one Of the greatest amount OF
pleasure that has ever been put
between Monday morning and Sat-
urday night.
Work has begun in earnest on the
palace building and there will be busy
hum of employment around the great
structure until the Moudav morning
for the opening OF the palace. Col.
Rohe is expected to arrive in Mitch.
ell to begin work in decorating the
building on Sept. Z, and the whole
work will be completed in a period of
three weeks.
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Great Loxar. of w,t.r.

The Siamese are more devoted to the
water than any other nation in the
world. They are nearly always bath
Ing. generally with their clothes on,
and they never go anywhere by land
II they can possibly go by water. The
streets Of Bangkok are like those Of
Venice, and the inhabitants say that
their idea of paradise would be a town
with canals where there were currents
In both directions, so that they might
be, spared the effort of rowing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Off for Alfalfa.

On the first and third Tuesday, of
each month, the Alfalfa Develop
ment Company is conducting popular
excursions to the choice fruit and
farm lands Of Southern Washington,
starting from Minneapolis. Fare
will be refunded to all purchasers Of
these lands. Write at once for full
details to r. z. Dahijelm Manager,
225 Railway Building, Minneapolis.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Conscientious About II.

Mr.. Glizzard," asked the caller. ARE
you carrying all the life insurance you
can afford:"
NO." answered the man at the desk.
II car afford more. and I had expected
to take out more, but from a note l got
from my employer this morning l have
begun to suspect that I'm carrying a
good deal more than I am WORTH
Chicago Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
THE IMPLEMENT DEALERS
Will Hold Their Annual Convention
in Mitchell About the Middle

of December.
The executive committee and the
officers OF the South Dakota Retail
Implements Dealers met in Sioux
Falls Wednesday for the purpose of
deciding the place Of meeting for
the winter convention of the associ-
alton.
Commissioner Ness, through the
Commercial Club, sent the officials an
invitation to come to Mitchell for
their convention. Word was received
from Sioux Falls this morning TO
the effect that the officers had de-
cided to place the convention in
Mitchell this winter.
The convention is usually held
along about the 18th of December,
and the presumption is that the
Implement men will come here
about that time.
Heretofore the implement dealers
have held their convention at Sioux
Falls. and it is the first time in a
good many years, if ever. that they
have decided to meet elsewhere.
The convention is one of the most
important in the state ana it is
usually attended ny a very large
number of dealers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Annual Statement OF Finances.

Pierre Capital journal: The state
auditors annual statement OF finances
of South Dakota for the year ending
June 80, last, indicate collections
FROM all sources amounting to
81, l66. 2O4. This amount was received
from numerous funds, among them
several of more than passing interest,
outside of the general tax collections
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Nothing Liberal About II.

Wilkins-I understand you are Civ
ing your son a liberal education?
Hobbs-Liberal! Not a bit of it! They
don't give anything away at the col
lege where he is. 1 have to pay for
every plaguy thing he gets.-Boston
Transcript.
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school. You know how those finishing
schools kill ones STYLE"
"From finishing school to studio,
eh7' +.
"Not much. You mustn't make any
mistake. She isn't exactly a spring
chicken. She'll never see thirty again.
But we call her Wilhelmina because
she likes it-makes her feel as IL she
was one of U.S." :,
$50 does art defer to appetite" mur.
INJURED Remington as he lighted a fresh
cigarette.
"Well, you wait. She went back
home from school and took care of
both the old folks till they died, three
weeks apart. Then she sold out every
thing in Indiana and set up her studio
here in New York. She's brought along
a lot Of the family heirlooms, mahog-
any, hand woven STUFF and all that,
and it's the greatest spot ever
"How about her pictures 7" interrupt
ed Remington good humoredly.
"Well. say, you want to be careful
about those. She took the correspond
ence course in art after she went home,
and you know what that means. She's
an impressionist. and
"Never mind narrowing details. l
am prepared for the worst"
Three minutes later he was standing,
stricken dumb, in a most gracious
presence. AS he looked into her clear
gray eyes, well set beneath a broad
white forehead, he remembered having
e just M such face in his busy
life. 1t was the face Of an Englishwo-
man Of title, whose peculiar gifts as a
mother had made her greatly beloved
Of men.
did any II eve tell you how much
you resemble the Countess of WIZ" he
demanded suddenly.
Wilhelmina flushed family and shook
her head.
"You are so English hat you don't
seem to belong here at all"
"Oh, but l do belong here, and I'm
every inch American. 1 have a latch
key of my very own-and no English
girl has that"
All during dinner Remington watch
ed his hostess curiously. She seemed
so utterly out Of place among her
guests, harmless. irresponsible chaps,
hanging on the ragged edge of arts
prosperity. ungroomed girls with enor-
nous mops of hair and yellowed fin
gers which spoke Of the cigarette
habit.
looks like a Madonna among a
bunch OF dime museum freaks. It's a
shame to spoil a good house mother to
make a poor artist. Cad. what taste
she had in hangings and fittings"
For Remington was an architect and
q GOOD one. He could size up the re-
finement and true artistic instinct as
stamped on a home, irrespective Of
cost or pretense, and he knew that so
FAR as homemaking was concerned
Wilhelmina Stevens was an artist.
Perhaps that was why, when be
caught his first glimpse Of her can
vases, he almost groaned aloud.
'Those birches are wonderfully
true" he heard Dobson explain, and
he knew that the boy had picked out
the one best point in what he felt was
a landscape gone on a Saturday nights
spree.
The pathos of her pose was to hin
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
The Weather.

"Do you think there is any reliable
way Of ~foretell:ng the weather."
"Ycp." answered Farmer Corntos-
sci. "Jes' think OF the kind you don't
want and then prophesy t."-Nrash-
ington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
The Sorrow Of {

cts too bad" observed the man VIII.
to be thinking aloud.
whats too bad? queried the party
who had overheard the observation.
"That our neighbors always know
when we have fried onions for supper,
but never get mex when we have
Strawberries and ice cream" explained
the noisy thinker.-Chicago News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Sareaatic.

He-Look at this Internal bill. You
know I can't afford it. Now. I'm go
ing to give you a piece Of my mind.
,6hs-Are you quite sure you can afford
that, papa. dear?-London Opinion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Thouohtfulness.

Mr.. Saphedde-I like to be different
from other people.
Miss Caustique-That is very con-
siderate Of you. ! dare say the other
people appreciate your thoughtful
ness.-Philadelphia Record. r
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Forcing a Success.

what is the name of your new
novel?"
"'The Dungeon Good gloomy title.
chr"
Eyes. That name alone ought to get
the book among the six best CELLARS
Washington Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28

II ysu are Soon to move. search
out some Of the Surplus things" and
use = "for sale" "a.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
Women

10 Weak md ailing women, tharo 70 Ct least ono
way 70 help. But wlth that way. two TsatmentA
must be combined. One 10 local. one - ooosit1.
Or. shoop's Night Cure Is the Local.
ID. ehoops RESTORATIVE. the Constitutional. !.
mucous aos S, nsmblons s snpposi s1F1i remedy. WIZ siGei s..
ehoop'e Restorative - wholly an intsFnAl treat.
ment. The Restorative reaches .t~hroushout The
01t1ro system, seeking the repair of al nervO,
~ tseae, and I'll blood ailments.
The Night Cure. ~ its name implies. does ii
work While you sleep; It soothes eore and indsm.
dischargss, while the Restorative. eaess nervou0
s1e9toment. Gives renewed v1Sof and ambition,
builds up wasted tissues. bringing about renewed
ezength, Visor. and energy. TSks d.. shoop'G
RaeonaysCTAblsh o. llQuid-asa ssna4al tomb
g tho N1esR0. Yoe positive l0calAalp. ~ e vi
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
FOR SALE.

Two quarters near LOOMS. one d
near Letcher, n u near Mitchell,
one u and 2quaftrs e Mt. YER
non, S. Oak. All in high state OF
cultivation, some of it improved. 1
own these lands, will sell right.
Buy direct and save agents commits
sion.
E. L. Hosteter,
Waterloo. Iowa.
Reference. First Natnl. Banks,
Mitchell and Mt. Vernon S. Oak.
and Waterloo, Iowa.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11


by not more than 10 tended lines and
not more than 10 pounds Of fish may be
taken in one day. The fish and game
committee look upon the bill favorably
and it will doubtless become a law.
Mr.. Drew has introduced bill to
extend the limits of Barton village a
bill to amend the charter of the Cen
trail Savings bank and bill requiring
villages to expend all highway money
upon the highways.
| F. C. Williams occupied the speakers
chair Wednesday forenoon and turned
out business in fine shape. He can
give Speaker Cheney a close rub for
ability as presiding officer.
The record of the Gross family of
Bloomington is somewhat remarkable
and without parallel in the state. A.
H. Gross, grandfather of the senator,
represented the town Of Bloomington
in 1884: A. HI Gross, father of the
senator, represented the same town in
F1859 and again in 1860 and the senator
himself represented the town in
1873 and again in 1906. He is now in
the senate and his son, Edmond Gross,
although not candidate, received one
vote for representative at the last
election.
/ Miss Margaret RoWen of Barton was
visitor at the state house last week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11
THROW OUT THE LINE
Give Them Help and Many Barton
People Will Be Happier.

''Thrcw Out the Life Line
The kidneys need help.
They're overworked- can't get the
poison filtered out of the blood.
They're getting worse every minute.
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
thousands of kidney sufferers back
from the verge of despair.
Will cure any form of kidney trouble.
Mrs. P. J. Drew. living at High
street. Barton, VT, says: It was
greatly annoyed by lame back and
pains in the region of my kidneys.
The attacks were so acute at times
that they could only be described as
torture, and | was finally advised that
my trouble arose from disordered
kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills, which
| procured at Barron's drug store.
helped me Immediately, and l con-
tinued using them until my trouble
disappeared. | feel it my duty to
make known what Doan's Kidney Pills
have done for me, so that other
sufferers of kidney complaint may
know what course to pursue to obtain
relief
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Fo r-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan s and
take no OF her.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11
THEY PRAISE THE POULTRY
FOOD

a proper appreciation on the part Of
his customers of the true merits of any
article of merchandise sold by a mer-
chant is always a source of qualification
to him, not only because of the pleasure
there is in knowing that he is able to
furnish what the people want, but be-
cause it ensures large and increasing
trade in that line The Seaver store at
North Troy. VT, are evidently fortunate
enough to have anticipated the wants
Of the poultry keepers in their vicinity.
Read the following letter from them ::
1--WE have sold your Pages Perfected
Poultry Food ever since it was first
out on the market, and we have found
On ever increasing sale for it. Do not
think we ever lost customer after
setting him to give it a trial. We con-
tider dealer very fortunate that Sc
tures its sale in his territory. Poultry
hen in this vicinity cannot say enough
IN it's praise. You may ship me one
barrel Oct 1, and one barrel Jan. /,
and we will order more later on.
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using it,
write to c.. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT,
for Us booklet, Profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
men tioning this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11
LITERARY BULLS.
For instance, the "Grean That Gurais.
From the Slain."

For instance, the "Grean That GureIes
From the SIain."
Macaulay once reviewed a poem in
which a climax Of absurdity was reach.
I'd with this line:
And hearst each groan that gurgles from
the slain.
The poetic license which let's a sroan
gurgle from slain man is capable Of
letting him walk into town from the
field of battle, collect the amount Of
his life insurance policy and hand Il
to his widow. 1t brings to mind the
heroic warrior of whom it is said that
thrice he slew the slain" and the Irish
member of parliament who conyulsed
the house of commons by exclaiming
that he would die as soldier first and
q man afterward
But, strange to say. Macaulay himself
has made similar blunder. In his
Battle of Lake Ragillus'' the follow.
Ing lines occur:
The shouting Of the slayers
And screeching Of the slain.
Did these writer's make these slips
In the heat of battle or were they
testing the intellectual acuteness OF
their readers? There is story of q
German schoolmaster who used to call
out his class in history and begin to
tell them of the Thirty Years war. Eyes,
children" he would say, this is sub
ject in which | am especially interest.
ed. as my grandfather often told me
about it. He was a we'll to do innkeep-
err, and one day as he was standing in
his doorway mounted soldier came
galoping up at furious rate What's
the matter:' asked my grandfather
Matter enough answered the dragon.
Don't you know that the Thirty Years
war has begun todayY" At this point
| the ancient pedagogue would pause and
survey his class. Then smile would
overspread his rubicund counteDance ii
a hand was raised and a boyish treble
asked how the dragon knew the war
would last thirty years. Perhaps ouI
| poets. TOP. would play the schoolmas.
| ter and smiie if we should ask them
how it is possible for the slain to groan
or screech. George Seibel in Pittsbure
Gazette-Times.