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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
DEATH OF MRS. BARBER
Brief Services Held Christmas NORM
ing and Remains Taken Back to
Illinois for Interment.

x111uO1S xOT X1uycEIlCul,
Christmas morning at $3.50 O'Clock
funeral services were held owe the
remains of Mrs. N. F. Barber at the
home of her son, w. A. Barber. hav-
ing passed away Wednesday night,
and were attended by friends of the
family. DR.. Wilkinson conducted the
brief service and the body was taken
back to Davis Junction, ILL.,, for inter-
ment. At the service DR.. Wilkinson
read the following obituary:
Jane Brooks, was born Aug. 8,
1886, Oneida county, N. Y. She was
converted, baptised and joined the
M. p. church at the age Of 13. At the
age of 10. Sept. IA, 1855, she was
married at Remsen, N. Y. to Nelson
F. Barber. Their family consisted of
five son and n daughter, all Of
whom are living, and in whose fami-
lies the parents have lived the past
few years.
In 1857, Mr.. and lurs. Barber NOV
ed from New York to Ogle county,
ILL.,, where they lived for 26 years,
moving then to Kingsbury county S.
d. in 1888, where they made their
home for fifteen years. Returning
again to Davis Junction, Ill.,, their
former fcmo, MFR. Barber had charge
of a general store for five years ana
since that time the father and mother
have enjoyed the hospitality of their
children's home, having experienced
several pleasant family reunions, and
numerous visits from their devoted
children who took advantage of every
opportunity to visit their parents, es-
pecially during the long sickness of
the patient Christian mother.
In her girlhood, Mother Barber
was most soundly converted. and al
though it was with great difficulty
that she attended church or Sunday
school services many a time, with
out Christian influence at a time
when she SO much needed it, she
held firm to her faith, which only
strengthened under great trial, or
as the years passed. She bore with
the greatest bravery the pain of
sickness that came to her, through
all her trouble, leaning hard on the
Everlasting Arm" trusting her
Heavenly Father implicitly, and
thanking Him for all her blessings
and comforts.
She was a believer in answer to
prayer, a Christian who loved to
profess her faith, and proved in
many ways her desire to be a faith
full, living witness of her Master.
She was very familiar with the
scriptures and very fond of the beau
tiful hymns, and of repeating scrip
ture thoughts, the last and perhaps
the most often repeated n being
from the 18th of John, LET not your
heart be troubled; We believe in God.
believe also in me. In my Fathers
house are many mansions; If it were
not so 1 would have told you. l go
to prepare a place for you. And il
I go and prepare a place for you, 1
will come again and receive you UNI
to Myself; that where I am we may
be also. And whittier I go, ye know,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
R~EEvEs.LYLE WEDDING
We're Married Wednesday Afternoon
and Left on Evening Train for
Wedding Trip.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A
Reeves, on north Kimball street was
the scene of another Christmas nup.
tial celebration on Wednesday. In
addition to the families of the inter.
ested parties a few other friends
gathered at the Reeves home Wednes-
day afternoon, and promptly at $3.50
O'Clock Miss Helen Reeves, sister OF
the bride. took her place at the pia.
no and played the accompaniment to
the beautiful solo, 20, Promise Me-
which was sung in a most impressive
manner by Miss Viola Law. At the
conclusion of the solo Miss Reeves
rendered Mendelssohn's Wedding
March in a very attractive manner.
While the selection was given the
wedding party moved through the
front hall to the back parlor and
took their places under a large mar
riage bell, suspended in the bay
window. In company with the minis
ter came Master Howard Crosbie, the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Crosbie, who acted as ring bearer.
Using the beautiful ring service of
the Baptist church, Rev. e. M. LETTERS
performed the uniting in
marriage these interesting young
people, Miss Harriette Reeves. so we'll
known in this city and Mr.. Milo w.
Lyle, a successful young business
man and land owner of washington
Springs.
The parents and other relatives of
Mr.. Lyle were present. as we'll as the
married sisters of the bride with
their families. After congratulations
had been extended the company sat
down to IN elegant wedding dinner,
which Mrs. Reeves so we'll knows
how to provide. The different
courses of the dinner were beautiful
ly served by Miss Helen Reeves and
Miss Viola Law.
The groom wore an evening dress
suit of black and the bride looked
very attractive in a handsomely made
dress of lansdoyne, trimmed with
heavy lace, and she looked equally
attractive in an elegant travelling
suit of blue mourieve. The young
couple received many valuable gifts,
of silverware, hand painted
china, table linen and numerous ar
ticles of value in furnishing a new
home.
The happy pair was supposed to
leave on the evening train over the
Omaha for Minneapolis but the party
of young people that searched in and
about the station as we'll as through
the train with no success, cannot
affirm hat they did go that way, yet
the hilarious actions of the porter on
the rear platform of the train as it
pulled out, made it apparent that he
had them concealed in the sleeper.
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~tivities of the holiday season. The
platform was arranged to represent
sort of a forest, aud the characters
were very we'll taken. The cantata
contained songs and r%ecitations and
were we'll presented. The entertain
ment was given by the older pupils
of the Sunday school, including MI.
Morris and Prof. Stout's class of
young ladies, Miss Branch's class and
Miss Tenny's class of little folks.
Miss Florence Morris took the part of
the rich girl, Miss Mae McGrath the
poor girl, John Chapman as Santa
Claus and c. d. Hardy. Jack Frost.
The church was very prettily de-.
corated in appropriateness of dress
and Joy abounded on every hand. The
Methodists departed from the usual
custom and did not distribute pre-
sents from the tree.
The Presbyterian young people ar
ranged for their Christmas celebra-
ton Thursday afternoon, which was.
held at the church lecture room. The.
affair was more or less informal and
the little folks went at it in earnest
to enjoy the games that had been
provided and they sang Christmas
songs with much spirit and enjoy.
ment. When the little ones we're
tired of their play Santa Claus ap-
peared on the scene and distributed
candies and pop corn to the little.
folks. All enjoyed themselves to the
utmost.
Christmas cheer and happiness pre-
vailed In large quantities over at the
Baptist church, and there was q
good audience there to enjoy what
the Sunday school had prepared. The
church was appropriately decorated
and a fine tree occupied a prominent
place In the church. The program.
over which Superintendent Hewitt
presided, consisted of Rotations.
songs and exercises by the classes.
all of which were given to the evident
enjoyment Of the assembled audience.
Santa Claus was greeted cheerfully
by the children as he distributed the
candy, pop corn and presents to the
little folks.
Christmas morning Mass was OBJ
served in the Catholic church, at
which many of the communicates
were present and listened to a
splendid sermon delivered by Father
Shea. Some fine music was render
ed by the choir, and the new pipe
organ, was brought into requisition
for the music Of the day. Miss Her
menia Reihsen presided at the or
gan and presented some very good
work indeed.
Christmas day the Sir Knights Of
the Bernard Commandery assembled
at their asylum for their annual
Christmas libation. At IL o'clock En-.
inent Commander H. E.. Hitchcock
called the Sir knights to their feet
and proposed the toast in honor OF
the Most Eminent Grand Commander
of the United States, at the same hour
all over the country this custom was
recognized by all Knights Templar.
Brief remarks was made by some Of
the Sir knights.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
OF PATRIOTIC NATURE
Mrs. Mendenhall, Mother of Mrs. J
@. Lindsay, Died Sunday Even
ing at Hudson.

AuH az AAOuSO0s
Mrs. j. G. Lindsay, wife of Prof.
Lindsay of the city schools, was call
ed to her home in Hudson last week
by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Wesley Mendenhall, who died
Sunday evening. The Hudson Hud-
sonite made the following comment
on the death of the good woman:
I'm the death of Mrs. Mendenhall.
Hudson lost one of the kindest heart
ed, most sympathetic women that
ever lived. Always the at the bed
side of her friends and neighbors in
distress, her memory will be cherish
ed as long as life will last by scores
of people whom she assisted in their
time Of need, and her kindly help
in time of trouble will never be for
gotten by them.
Rachel Sophia Nelson was born in
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on
July i, 1912, and died at her home
in Hudson, S. D., on Sunday, Dec.
20, 1908, at $40 o'clock p. M, being
sc years, 5 months and 10 days old
at the time of her death.
Her death did not come unexpect-
eddy, for she has been i'll for over a
year suffering with cancer, but she
as eve cheerful and she made a stur-
dy fight for life and did not take, to
her bed until about a week before
and peaceably and she was conscious
and rational to the last and left
many messages of love for her dear
ones for she always thought of
others sooner than herself.
s'She was married in Baryland in
1858 to VIM. Fletcher Harris, her
husband dying in a year. One daugh-
ter vs2s. born to this union, Anna f.
Harris, who died here in 1885.
"In 1866 she was married to
Wesley Mendenhall, and in 1872 they
moved to Lincoln county. locating at
once on their homestead in Eden
where they resided happily
with their family until two years ago,
when they bought their home in town
and retired from the active duties
of farm life.
Three children were born to this
unicn, being Mrs. Jennie Dougherty
of Hudson, Mrs. ] G. Lindsay, of
Mitchell, and Mrs. r. Harris of st.
Lawrence, S. D., all of her children
being at her bedside at the time of
her death. Two grandchildren. Miss
Allie Dougherty and Wesley Harris
also survive her, and we're present
at her death.
During the civil war Mrs. Menden-
hall, living as she did in Maryland
close to the seat of the war, had am
pie opportunity to exercise her pat
'riotism and her innate unselfishness
and desire to be of assistance to
others, to the full, for soldiers sick,
ailing, crippled, many OF them
lGIIiDly, "cIG COlllllS ny cN-
cry train to the place where she lived.
They came in freight cars, on fiat
cars, anyway to get them away from
the front of battle, and here her Won
derful love and sympathy for her
fellow creatures found full sway, for
she worked increasingly and untir-
ingly for the alienation of suffering
and the relief of the wounded boys
in blue or gray just as the case
might he. She was not a trained nurse
or did she work for pay, but she was
an angel in need for those who lay
helpless and worn by wounds and
disease, and her attendance upon the
sick only ceased when brighter times
came and there were no more sick
soldiers to look after"
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
TROUBLES Of THE
SAKE IMPORTERS

In spite of the ruling under the Pure
Food law that sake adulterated with
sallcylic acid as a preventative cannot
be admitted as an import, which ruling
it was thought would cause a drouth
IN the sake drinking districts, there has
been no suffering reported. Sake con-
tlnues to come in in increasing quanti-
ties; in fact, the absence of the pre-
sentative allowing some of it to 60 to
waste before the consumption point is
reached.
Sake, pure and unadulterated, will
keep untainted for twenty four days,
but at the end of thirty days it will
have soured so badly that even the
thirstiest field hand will pass it by.
For this reason the shipments arriving
here from the japanese breweries are
less in quantity but more frequent,
every Japanese steamer bringing it's
sake freight. The japanese brewers
have written to their customers here
that the life of the juice can be pre-
served by bringing the liquor to the
boiling point, although this results in
a considerable diminution in the guam
tity A boiling insures the preservation
of the sake for an additional three
weeks.
The japanese here concluded that the
boiling process would settle their diff
eulties, but met with an unexpected
snag when they called to consult Col
lector of Internal Revenue Drake. At
ter looking up the law, Drake informed
the japanese that before they would be
allowed to boil their sake they would
have to take out brewer IS license and
pay the internal revenue duties on their
product, which would be con-
sidered as new product in the eyes,
Of the law.
The japanese are figuring now to see
the loss through souring of
their national drink is big enough to
Justify the taking out of brewing
license.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
THE COMMON SENSE OF TT.

Editor Advertiser-I agree with you
about the Star Spangled Banner busl-
ness. There are times and places when
a show of respect is proper, and the
Observance is a truly patriotic express
sion of reverence for the flag. But
there are other times and other places
when an attempt to display respect
borders on the ridiculous. For in
stance, if an orchestra completes per
Torrance at a playhouse by playing the
anthem, that would be a proper mo-
ment to stand attention. But when a
banjo PLAYER, who is merely one of the
units on the program, starts the Star
Spangled Banner in the course of a
medley, it is hardly a time to make the
outward Observance of respect. Nine
times ont of ten after people stand at
attention, the banjoist begins his varI-
atious of the selection. and those stand
ing resume their seats sheeplshlv. At
a great gathering of a public nature, a
convention, or a meeting where puhhe
speakers are to make addresses, and the
band strikes up the anthem, then, too,
NAV be proper time to stand. a
military band seldom. if ever. plays the
Star Spangled Banner in the middle OF
its program. always at the end. That
COMPLETES the program and is the SIG
nal for the audience TO dispense. Bands
frequently play a potpourrl of ma
tional airs, and in these selections the
Star Spangled Banner generally is
Al. L. 4
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
THE WOMAN EDITOR
AND HER EXPERIENCES
Honolulu, August II, 1908.

Honolulu, August II, 1908.
The Honolulu Times to a Friend:
Kindly permit me to raise my flag to-
day in saying to you my dear friend,
that we have never taken one dollar
from any man or woman for any line
in the Times, for or against person, or
party or thing, in our six years of
Times work.
But we do not believe there is an
other paper in these islands, excepting
the Friend, that can sit in our pewl
No wonder we have to plan to keep
solvent, after paying our printer S bill
at the Gazette Co.!
I am not murmuring (mind you) but
am grateful, that Almighty God has
carried me through and kept me from
being i" bought or "sold!'
/ sometimes doubt if / might not
have given up the fight, had it not
been for 7. Give Davies generous
Checks to me at Christmas and other
times. If some others Chat have read
the Times IS I understand had given
me one Subscription, the grind with
me would not have been so firing; for
indeed, "my little body is aweary of
this great world (of sugar-and
stocks-wealthO
Faithfully yours,
ANNE NJ. PRESCOTT.
p. S.-There are not a few little-big
men. eco tell that box boxes!
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Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-*9:15 a. M, 800 .. m.
For Pearl City, EVA Mill and Way
Stations-f7:30 a. m, 1915 a. m, *11:05
q. M, @2:15 p. M, 1920 p. M, *5:15 p.
m, 1880 p. m, i'll p. m.
For Wahiawa-*9:15 a. m. and 1913
.. m.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, War
alua and Waianae-*S:36 a. m, 5:31
.. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-f7:46 a. M, 1886 a. M,
*10:3s a. m, *1:4O p. M, 1881 p. m,
5:31 p. m, 1870 Q. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa-
1886 a. m. and *5:31 p. m.
*Daily. Tex. Sunday. +Sunday Only.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train (only first-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at 1922
a. M; returning. arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
G.. P. DENISON, f. c. SMITH,
Superintendent. G. P. & T. A.
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k0OLAU RAIL WAY
KAHUKU EAST.
KAHANA WEST.

In effect August I.
Connecting at Kahuku with the o.
R. & l.. Co. IS OILS a. m. train from
Honolulu.
Returning, leaves Kahana at 1927 p.
m, connecting with the afternoon train
for the city which leaves Kahuku at
$3.50.
JAMES J. BOWLING, Supt.
r. S. POLLISTER, G. P. 6 T. Agent.
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British Empire In Figures !.

London Mail.

The following figures will give some
idea of the area and population of the
Empire and of it's various States. of
its growth in the last fifty years, and
of it's military and naval resources.
The area of the British Empire is
100000 square miles, or more than
one-ffth of the whole area of land on
the globe-whieh is calculated to be
81, 100000 square miles. The following
are the areas of the chief States or
Colonies in order of their size:
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Total Colonial contributions f432, 900
Paid by the taxpayer of the
United King6Dm f32 100000
The people of the United Kingdom
thus contribute 15s. per head, and the
white inhabitants of the Empire out
side the British Isles only Cd
The strength of the Imperial Navy
in 1908 stands as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
TIE
General Demand

OF the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only, and for sale
txy Ill Zoe Isv1ar Il D.
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for the strength of the Imperial mill
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5s,350,000

subtracting this from the figure Civ
en-, for the colored population, the total
for latter is 351 $4,000. Thus there
are six colored inhabitants of the En-
pire for every white one.
In order of total population the most
important States of the Empire stand
as follows:
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A FAMILY OF 400, 100000.

The total population of the Empire
in 1901 was $50, 1000, and in 1908, it
is over 40O,ooo,0o0, so that it is be-
tween fourth and one-ffth the to-
tai population of the globe, which is
estimated at 1,750,000,000 souls. 1t is
larger than that of any other nation,
for though Chinese estimates put the
total population of the Chinese Empire
at 450,000,000 they are not accepted by
statisticians.
OF the vast population of the Empire
only mere fraction is white. The to-
tai white population in 1908 stood, ac-
cording to estimates, as follows:
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GROWTH OF THE EMPIRE.
The following figures show the devel-
opment of the British Empire between
1860 and 1906-7, thus illustrating the
enormous advance in every conceivable
respect:
Area, SO. mi. 5,S5O,0OO n.445, 900
Population 200, 100000 100000 900
White pop. :. 34,000,000 5S,350,000
Revenue ...114,000,000 280,000,000
Impts. & ,ex. 500, 100000 1,526,0OO,000
Thus, in period of slightly less than
fifty years the area and population
have been doubled; the white popula-
ton has increased by 24,000,000; the
revenue has increased two and half
times; and the volume of trade has
been more than trebled.
IMPERIAL DEFENSE.
The cost of all the defensive forces
of the Empire is sol, 100000 out of a
total of &301 100000 spent in admins
tering the Empire This is more than
any other single power in the world
spends upon its naval and military
forces.
The following are the amounts con-
tributed by the various States of the
Empire to naval defense:
Total naval expenditure. :. .932, ZOE, 900
COntfjh utpd nv india for
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To the above must be added the
British Militia, $4,000 strong, and the
British Territorial Army, at present
about 100000 strong. The total war
strength of the forces of the Empire
is officially estimated at slightly over
one million men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
TO RESTRAIN THE NEW HAVEN.
Writ Asked to Prevent Voting of
3. and NJ Stock

BOSTON. June ia writ of injunc-
ton to restrain the New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad from voting
stock of the Boston and Maine railroad
or exercising any control over that cor
poration was asked for by Attorney Cen
e1ai Malone in an information In equity
filed with the supreme judicial court to-
day.
In his petition the attorney general
states that he files the information at the
relation of State Commissioner of Cor
porations D. P. Trefry. LIE petition
states that the New Haven road has
acquired and is now holding certain
shares Of stock in the Boston and Maine
railroad. Massachusetts corporation, in
direct violation of law and against public
policy.
Under the authority Of section of the
statutes which provides that the supreme
judicial court shall have power to re-
strain by injunction any corporation from
assuming or exercising any franchise or
transacting any business not authorized
by the charter Of such corporation or by
the laws of the commonwealth. the petit
ton prays that writ of injunction be
issued restraining the New Haven cor
poratlon from further use and enjoyment
OF the franchise and from directly taking.
holding, controlling or voting Boston and
Maine stock