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An AMERICAN wooDp11E

There is nothing that is going out
Of the supply Of this country 50 fast
as the timber, and the problem that
confronts the builders Ut the future
Is where are they going to get the
material with the depleted forests.
The American Magazine has a very
interesting article on this matter OF
wood consumption which is fcpro.
duced in the following:
-Od1cial estimates place the standing
timber supply Of the United Stats ut
from l.4OO, OOO, 600 to 1900 O0O, 900
feet. Taxing first the figures based
upon the minimum estimate Of
l,4O0, 900, 600 feet, with an annual
use Of 100, 900, OOc, 900 feet of Timber
and an annual growth Of 40. OOO, OOO,-
900 feet, all the tint er will be- cut
within twenty-three years. With
1900, 900, 900 feet estimated as the
maximum Of the standing timber
supply, an annual use of 100, 600, 0Uu :
600 feet and an annual growth of
1000, 600 600 feet. there Is just
enough timber to last thirty-1nree
years. Without timber the building
VI lOAlCS WILMA lC SuICdllCu. LUZ
heavy timber frames for houses could
not be had and sheathing. shingles,
lathing and the hardwood for finish.
ing would also be Impossible Of pru.
curement. Where, in view of this
scarcity. would the 100, 600, 900 o
ties used by the railroads each year
be obtained? At the present time
books, magazines and newspapers,
winch are vitality necessary To the
happiness and intellectual life Of
human beings, require about 2, 900, 600
cords of wood made into pulp every
year. Already we are beginning to
import wood pulp at an increased
cost and the substitution of another
paper material would raise the ptice
OF literature. The wood used in
making barrels runs TO enorn Gus
figures and in mines of the country
about 165, 600, 900 cubic feet of tlmber.
Most Of it. hardwood, is used. More
than 1,l95, 100 cords OF wood are used
each year for distlllatlon, and for
the seemingly insignificant jtel, of
veneer no less than 1926. 600, OOU feet,
log scale, Of timber are used. The
telegraph, telephone and electric
light companies use about $500, 900
poles each year, and about 120, 600. 900
cords OF wood are burned. A single
match factory, of which there are
more than $50 in this country, con-
sumes 200, 600 board feet of sugar pine
or yellow pine logs a day. These
are by no means all of the uses to
which wood Is put, but, lmmen.e as
Is In the tax upon the forests, amt as
great as 1t may become in 1850, it is
no more than the supply Of timber
will meet ~ the forests are properly
cared for. But before such care can
be exercised in this country-it is
an actually In Germany-save upon
the national and state reservation
which constitute only % per cent
OF the total area OF forests, q spirit
OF national economy most replace
one of national waste.
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In the Ghost LAYING Business.
This advertisement appeared In Lon.
don in l777:
Haunted Houses. = Whereas there
are mansions and castles in England
and Wales which for many years have
been u%ninhabited aid are now falling
into decay by their being haunted and
visited by evil spirits or the spirits of
those who for unknown reasons are
rendered miserable ever in the grave.
. gentleman who has made the tour OF
Europe. Of a particular turf of mind
and deeply skilled in the ahstrnse and
sacred science Of exorcism, hereby Of
fers his assistance to any owner q.
proprietor of such premises and UNDER.
takes to render the same free from.
the visitation of such spirits, be their
cause what it may. and render them
tenantable and useful to the proprie-
tors. Letters addressed to the Rev.
John IfSes. 80 st. Martins lane. duly
answered and interview given Ii re-
Qufrt>l n. B.-Rooms rendered hatit
able 10 six days"
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REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
To the republican electors Of tn.
state Of South Dakota:

To the republican electors Of the
state Of South Dakota:
The republican state committee Of
south Dakota. in compliance with
statutory requirements. has called .
Aslegate convention of the repub-
Mcans of the state Of South Dakota.
70 meet In the city Of Huron. s. D..
IN Tuesday. the 18th day Of April.
1905. at ~ o'clock. noon. for the
SUPPOSE Of electing eight delegates
and eight alternates. to attend the
republican national convention to be
Aeld In Chicago. June 18th. 1908. for
the purpose Of nominating a candi-
date for the ONCE Of president Of the
United States, and a candidate for
the office Of vice president of the
United States. Also for the purpose
Of formulating a national platform
for the republican party.
The ratio. as fixed by law, will be
y follows: Each county shall have
one delegate for each one hundred
votes. or major fraction thereof. cast
for Hon. Coe /. Crawford. republican
candidate for governor. at the cleo
tion of 1906.
The representation to which the
several counties willy be entitled I'M
lH4u %1~lce n~fY L. -. R11Ia-,-
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intimation to the colonel that he is
left to roam about to his hearts
content to find q landing place With
his candidacy, and . very excellent
illustration Of the dominant hand in
the insurgent wing Of the republican
Is given to the public. That is not
bad disciplining for a set of politi
clans who are charging other people
with attempting to dominate the
selection Of candidates. Crawford,
Elliott. ct al are using their same
old time cunning with good effect.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

t1at night, now three ysars aeo. and
as1g his coat Owe his arm the pocket
beck must have slipped down into the
umbrella. In loss than an hour had
handed & to Mr.. Smell and wired my
husband the Joyful news.
Instead Of . going to America my
husband came back to England and on
9tbs 2tth OF May. 1&-. resumed his du-
ttes a. bead collector Of the safety In
surance company. and I'm proud to cay
be st1ll holds that post.
We kept the CAMP ~ q curiosity
and shall hand 1t down to posterity a.
the instruaaent which nearly Rave
my husband penal servitude.-London
News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

When Governor Crawford made bis
speech IN Mitchell q few, weeks ,sgo,
he discussed the question of taxation.
II bau' been charged that the higher
state taxes were due to the fact that
the state board Of equalization had
increased the value on farm lands and
had not reduced the levy. The gov
ernor desired 70 disconnect the state
administration IS having any thing
to do with placing . heavier burden
90 the farming classes of the state
IN orter to remain 10 good favor
With them. de said that II the
farmer wanted to know Why tl,eir
state taxes wess heavier they could
lind out easily BY asking the county
commissioners to explain, stating
that they were responsible for the
increased assessment Of faru lands
in the various counties. He stated
plainly that the state board Of
equalization had nothing to do With
1t. OF Ill the baldfaced assertions
ever made BY . mao in high position
this ono Of Governor Crawford's is
the rankest. It 10 true that the
s%upposition resting with many people
g that the county commissioners
make the assessment and that they
Are tho ones to be criticised. This
week was . pretty GOOD demonstra-
tion that Governor Crawford stood
before bis Mitchell audience ana alb
solutely deceived the people when he
said that the state board Of equaliz.
alton had nothing to do with
making assessments on county o
erts. For two days the governor and
the other members of tile siat.
administration, who happened to be
ut Pierre. assembled according 10
the Law, with the county auditors Of
the state and then :and there fixed
the average assessed valuation on all
lands In the state, on all live stock,
merchandise ana bank stock. The
county auditors were merely sailed
In that they nav thoroughly
und. Estand the situation and impart
the information to the assessors Of
their county when thew meet. It 10
published broadcast throughout the
state press just What the state board
Esd equa'iz.tton has done In tue
~erk'. work, and how the governor
ON have the etfron,ery TO hereafter
to stand before an Intelligent audi.
encp AMI state the same ialsehood
again in this campaign will pass all
understanding Perhaps he will rest
on the lack Of kno~led1e OF his
hearers and THAT they have not
pos ed themselves III any great ex-
tent. With a st tpmeut SO absolutely
nntr IL and calculated TO deceive the
public ahnt reliance can be placed
in any of the statements ma .e by
the governor concerine the aft .irs OF
ire S ate? The ucoole IA se a right
to place their c1nticdncp in a man
by tile uttetance of his words, and
When they are 50 clearly proven false
his other statements can naturally be
taken with soue hesitation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
GAN UMBRELLA

NY husband was a collector for the
Safety Insurance company. and be had
gone down to B. to collect the sums
gathered by the agents In that town.
He had already been away a week
and had t~elegraphed me that morning
to the effect that he intended returning
that same afternoon. but 1t was III
o'clock p. nj. before ! heard the wei.
come click Of his ~latchkey. AZ We
crossed the hall he stopped and took
down ms o+sscoat from the peg. ii
the same time taking his umbrella If
hts other hand and saying:
"Rhoda. my dear. you may a. we'll
put thif In the lumber room. 1t is
smashed entirely now" And he laugh
tngly opened his old gimp which
was indeed q complete wreck. tool
It from HIM when he had closed 1t.
and while he went to kiss our little
ones ! dung the umbrella into a dis
tant corne Ut Il DARK closet under the
,ttic stairs.
Next mcrning Edward kiss,u w as
usual and set OF. looking bright, strons
and happy. About II O'Clock was
busy making q pudding for an early
dinner when an unusually peremptory
knock at the hall door startled me.
FASTENED to open 1t and was SUI.
prised to confront two strangers, my
misunderstanding pale and troubled
and Mr.. Smell, the director OF the com.
pany BY which my husband was EN-.
ployed.
They walked in. aud Mr.. Smell at
once addressed me.
"Mrs. Falkner. forgive this Intrusion.
but your husband has lost his pocket.
book-or at least he says so-contain.
ing bills to the value Of $780,"
Lost! Oh. Edward. how could It
happen?" l cried.
II don't know" he said mournfully.
II had 1t in my overcoat pocket last
night after | came home. and. as O
know. ! took my coat into our bed
room. and it was there 1.-THE coat, this
morning. for nobody went into on,
room except ourselves"
Are you sure you brought It home:"
I asked.
Sure! Yes, of course I'm sure!' be
said impatiently.
Then in that case we must search
the house." said one of the strangers.
"Oh. do: oh. do" | said eagerly. lit
U be somewhere about
I'm the meantime | must ask you to
stay In this room." he responded. and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
|DeWITT'S KIDNEY N BLADDER PILLS FOR
A 49,; ~; Geo.; a; =; -; 8; :;
81 oMsH DmMh Bna
10y went out Of he sooa'. leaving US

my went out Of he t066. leaving W
alone with Mr.. Smell.
The book could not DO found In the
house. and, though al was done that
could b In the way Of Advertising ana
o6efias Fewards. al our efforts were
unavauing.
Edward was discharged from his Sit
uaton. and many Of the people Of the
town did not scruple to ray hs had
appropriated the funds to his own
Ne. However. the directors were not
among these. and as they quite be-
neved them lost prosecution was Of no
avail. Still. they could not keep. In
their employ q nan guilty Of such cul-
pable c~arelessness.
The house We lived In wal our own.
having been presented to me as q we'd
ding gift. 80 W decided to stay in 1t.
bat to sell the better part of the furni-
ture. This we did. and Edward went
TO America. where he succeeded In Oh
tanning q post as clerk In New York.
Time went n and more than two
years had passed since our trouble. I
had let my unfinished rooms to a nice
quiet family and undertaken to attend
to them. which enabled me to keep til.
wolf from the door.
My two little girls were now grow.
Ing up and would soon require to 70 to
school. an expense which I was not as
Jet prepared to meet. For two years 1
had not seen my husband, and felt
the separation keenly. and l could not
help the yearninss Of my heart creep
ing into my letters. Edward noticed
this. and In March. 1880. be wrote tell
ing me to prepare to come out to him
next month. He would forward me the
requisite funds.
We were greatly excited and began
packing at once. sold tho house Tor
$1,000 and paid the money to Mr..
Smell a. part payment Of the missing
1850 and also sold the larger articles
OF furniture. The latter sum helped
me to provide q few ~uscsssar1ss Tor
our w%ardrobes.
The money came from Edward, and
all was now prepared when remem
bered the lumber in the stairs closet
and told the charwoman to bring 1t
out. She did so. my little girls help.
Ing her.
had gone downstairs for something
when ! heard a cry Of surprise. anu
Mrs. Egan. the charwoman. came run
ming downstairs bearing in one hand
a dusty old umbrella Of my husbands
n in the other the long lost pocket
book. She had found it In the nm.
brella, she explained.
Instantly it vas clear to my mind.
AS my husband closed the old. CAMP.
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1AnzR y -srDE11AoxED

bo egDeoooo ~ hopoaoe1. u.
Raskos. ons0s III DsSeent sspsooont.
-at1vssNln &opgrsss. has beeu s1de.
tssskod-ths Biack Hills viii b
Wit6out : representative unless Hon.
:. =. Martin % elscted 70 congress-
otnes Wilbur 0lass came out g :
candidate Tor the congressional
-nonloation and no showed that he
~ able 70 carry his county, the
Ii~nsuegsnts have bean up against Z
serious proposition. How to solve
&c was equally dimcult. But II has
bean accomplished and Congressman
Parker . made aware OF the fact
that 10 will not have the endorse
nnent Of tho Insurgents for renomin-
atton. This was made manifest
uhon Lieutenant Governor Slloher
made Z trip over tothe Hills country,
clothed Nth the authority to select
eome candidate for secretary OF state.
It'll announced from the Hills that
=. y. Grimshaw will be the insur.
~ -..us0ns loL wy uOmius1ion-
"u'S.l =. ~: r.f.ef Out u lne
.Slllug. 1us m.c'ine oossess OF tne
.Mp1 ~ 49, n.ve ue0teeo u'e
- : IAs1eI snu lle nas NO fecoufs
49,. -. 49, - uVnao ous - ~ lnoepen-
os.,s 0.uuauas.
N. .ns1s sne pl.msfy is~ can
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The RuIino Passioo.

'sWhy didn't your daughter go to EN-,
rope to study music. Mrs. Dibbs"
We've got her ready to go three
times. and each time she decided she'd
rather stay Mt home and show he,
clothes"
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Not Now

New eonisier-On" thing TIL saw for
these eggs-there's nothing bold or i'm
pudent about them. I4andlady-Bold or
lmpudent! ! don't understand. New
boarueT-Why, not q bit too fresh. yoo
enow.
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Explained.

Every coin has an diverse and a
reverse side. hasn't it?'
YES" replied the pessimist. The
diverse side is the one ! Invariably
call when the coin is tossed up: the
reverse sic, IL 30 called because 1t
makes Won lose. "-Minneapolis Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

When a man has turned out to bs i.
failure be tries to convince hia friend
mat his conscience prevented him from
making his pile.-Washinetop l'oat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

Beware Of tnquisitive people. An ex.
cessive curiosity to know all is general.
y accompanied by as great a desire to
tell It again.
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x1r71zDas At WASHINGTON

Deeu enOo8VOflnR 10 OlScre0lG lne
senator in South Dakota among the
supporters of the president and Sec
rotary Taft. TO indicate that Sena-
tor Kittredge is taken into consider
alton to a considerable extent in the
Taft campaign. the following WASH
ington special is published to correc
any such idea which may be prev
alent:
When Senator Kittredge returned
from the west a week ago he found
an inv itation awaiting him to co:ae
to the white house, and during the
past week he has heeA in as close
touch with the Taft campaign as his
pressing business at the capitol aud
the various departments would per-
nit.
between the white house and Score
tary Taft's office, he disappeared
until early Sunday morning when
he proceeded at once to visit Seer :
tary Taft in the privacy of his home
In X. street. lie took breakfast
with the secretary and spent most
of the forenoon with him. OF course
- III II s npi pos ~ what IVES was
hnm su1!0 oodoa u' ~. ~. a. ~. ole aaaI
interviews with the president and
the secretary of war during the
week, but 1t is safe to say that
politics was not altogether tabooed.
1t Is not denied In administrative
circles that several short trips made
by Senator KittredRe In January were
~ ny " sau AZ oli1 inCelss1 =!
t tho 1st. c.nu,uscy. " ~ oelieveo
~ .uS .slon MY ~. G1ap wy
wh. ~ rs u,.sS1Sl ~ ny n.y. Ineinnu
ny. an l.o wher. III s,sn ~;pG acaSa.nC-
isdr.a . .h.. ". ~ r s.so' h ~ = !; acs ~. =.
..s.u s1aas ~. :IS .aa a guen - NV ~
-, 1 u..r. 81 +. HSuae.t.oIti, H.. oeua
~ ~ Hss. -. essGaOlause.ss -, ~ tnu!-
n%n....s.,i tee a !. = 49,, =
and H. isno. scret" thnt he Is Nm 81 ~
the TAFT candidxcv. Under these
clrcnmstanceS the wide srn.lainfance
ina mi, stsndino Z Senator
|Kittredoe are heinn ntilized hv the
,,rasident, and S%ecretarv TIT r.
hrinu recalcitrants int camn.
In the camnaivn AZ m sanator
Kittredcs ~ disnafched IN = con.
|1dentisf MI ainn ~ Prssidsrt Rnrs..
vsik fhrnnohnnf fne IN.
|tfin covered the R6okv Nonrtain
statas IA ~ nnr*h b.ri6c 49,
oroYed 70 m anrnfiainrlv .rcnrafe
and the results aoooDplished Vere
highly gratifying both TO President
heocevoII ana Coa!rsuan CoItelyou.
Mltn e0cn !nolcA1aooe o. the
syp. Les.sss1n =. A'tssSo9e.e
ssyGs.. .sy. sSu wsSC pSa.ssSS.
thst nsisnas NJ. R%oossvsit nor RI,
iTaft 10 indiferent ia the senntorial
campaign 10 progress Ia South
Dakota. ut course tile prophecies
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

Miss Jessie Washburn offers her col
lection of decorated china. oil and
water color paintings at special sale
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, June /,
2 4. Studio, 7O5 South Alvarado.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
THE CITY

. Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits
of California products at the Chamber Of
Commerce building. on Broadway. between
First and Second streets, where free infor-
nation will be given on all subjects pertain
ing to this section.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

The Herald will pay $40 in cash to any
ono furnishing evidence that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of any person
caught stealing copies OF The Herald from
the premises of our patrons.
THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
MAN MILLINER SAYS
WOMAN TOOK ROBE
Prosecuting Attorney Refuses Com
pIaInt, on Grounds That Owner
ship of Garment Had Not
Been Established

That Mrs. Thresia Zick, who lives al
the Cumberland hotel, traded robe
to her man milliner, Howard Searles
who lives at the Minnewaska, and thel!
woman like wanted it back again sc
badly she went and took 1t While ht
was away Is the accusation made
against her by Searles to Deputy Pros
ecuting Attorney Guy Eddy.
When Mrs. King was informed or the
charge she summoned her lawyer ano
hastened to the attorneys office, where
she confronted Searles. A settlement
of $12 was offered and refused, and
both parties left vowing vengeance.
"Mrs. King used to live in the Min
newa ska" said Searles, land for long
time / was her milliner. I made hats
for her and our relations were friendly
until the incident Of the robe occurred.
About three months ago she brought
the robe down and said she did not core
for 1t but would like to trade for some
silk I had. I gave her ten yards and
thought the deal closed. She came back
later and said it was not enough to
make a skirt of, so I gave her few
yards more.
Woman Takes Robe
Then when was out she ordered the
ianitor to open the door to my apart
ments. She told him the robe belonged
to her and that she wanted 1t. Shortly
after recovering the robe she moved to
the Sunderland. let the matter go
for a while as I did not wish to take
action against her, but her consequent
conduct forced me to. am usually
lax in my dealings with my customers,
but I cannot quite afford this.
Mr.. Eddy refused to issue complaint
against Mrs. King on the ground that
the ownership of the robe had not been
established. Mrs. King admitted she
robe from Searles' rooms but denied
she had traded it to him.
Mrs. King was formerly the wife OF
III. H. Hit, Pacific coast agent of Hal
sey & Co., the New York bankers, and
the close friend of McComas, whose
first trial for the murder of Mrs. Noyes
has lust terminated.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
BOY FINDS BODY
OF AGED SUICIDE
MAN FEARS INSANITY; HANGS
HIMSELF
DEAD" SAYS NOTE LEFT
BY GARDENER
Ends Life in Loft of Barn Where
He Had Long Made His
Home-Sons Are
Notified

Hanging to the rafters in the loft of
barn in the rear of the home of l..
E. Mittendorf, 416 South st. Louis
street, where he was employed as gar
dener, Frederick Harsh, aged so years,
was found dead shortly before noon by
11-year-old Clarence Mittendorf when
the lad went to the barn to raise an
American flag in honor of Decoration
day.
The boy was so Mortified at the sight
he ran yelling from the place and noti-
fed a man named Watts. living at 420
South st. Louis street, who quickly
made Investigations and notified the
central police station.
The coroner's office in turn was noti-
fed and officers cut down the body,
which was taken to the undertaking
establishment of Pierce Bros.
The man lived In the loft of the
barn and took his meals at the home
of Mittendorf. Yesterday morning he
ate hearty breakfast, but seemed to
be worried about a letter he had re-
ceived several days previous. He made
the remark that he was going to leave
because he could not keep his mind on
his business. He had been drinking for
several days.
After the morning meal was finished
he left the house and was not again
seen alive.
That Harsh had made careful
preparations to end his life is evident
from the fact that the rope used was a
heavy one and was securely tied to the
rafters. He had tied the rope about
his neck while standing on a chair,
which he knocked over.
On a table in the roughly furnished
room was an unsigned note reading:
IT am going insane and will be better
dead | cannot rest. 1 blame no one"
The dead man was a member of the
Modern Woodmen, and Is survived by
two sons, who live in Peoria, ILL., They
have been notified of their fathers
death, and the body will be held pend
ing instructions from them.
An inquest will probably be held
Monday.