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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28

ly oSer a year ago are not at once taxi
en- up and repaired. Short hours are
still common in industry. and some
time must elapse before public buying
ability equals that bt.ere the panic.
Some of the optimism displayed in the
securities markets a month or so ago
was not fully shared in by many lines
of business. There are problems to be
met and solved before American rad
and industry are fully restored to the
normal. One OF these is the question
whether the admittedly excessive cost
of conducting trade and industry. be-
cause of high prices for food, and
hence for labor, will not have 30 be adj
justed. Bearing upon this is the prob
able proportion of the European de-
mand for our products IN 1909, in view
OF the fact that trade ;.-nong u best
foreign customer Is still very much
depressed. Our winter wheat crop at
present does mot promise - be burden
some, and foreign trade is declining.
Then the tariff revision outlook is not
II a further growth In general trade.
which is confidently looked for in 1909.
might have some important temporary
effects upon the money markets ana
| possibly upon security prices, as will
the continuance of. what seems to be
| necessary. very large future borrowings
by railroads for improvements. In the
| end, of course. these expenditures must
redound to the benefit of general bust
ness. Stocks are not ~burdcnsome, a
hand-to-mouth buying movement hav-
ing long prevailed. and, moreover, a
we'll settled policy Of repression has
been carried out, as a result of which
speculation and oNerStraining of credits
in d~istributive lines nave been mini
mixed. All things considered, the coun-
try really is and, what is equally i'm
portant, really feels in far better shape
than a year ago. and this gain in opti-
mistic sentiment. with the knowledge
that we nave been partially spared one
| of the worst effects OF previous great
panics-long continued and acute de-
preston, with the consequent sacrifice
of business life and slaughter OF CAPT.
tails in itself a great gain for trade
confidence. There is a sense OF deep
relief that the community has passed
so safely through a great crisis, and it
is with a feeling of chastened and yet
cheerful conservatism that the bust
ness world looks forward to the year
1909 with a fair degree Of confidence,
but with little expectation of a boom.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
MURDER OF SERv|AN
SGyERE|GNS STAGED
Assassination of the King and
Queen Depicted in One
Act in Paris.

Paris--Le Grand Guignol theater.
which has long been famous for one
act plays of horror. produced a thriller
the other night, and every person in
the tiny theater WAS held completely
in thrall.
The now piece is a historical drama
and revives the tragedy Of the murder
of King Alexander II Queen Draga,
AT Belgrade. The persons who We're,
implicated reappear under assumed;
names and the circumstances are re-:
lated in detail. :,
The drama is in two brief scenes. 1T
unwinds itself with implacable violence
and leaves the spectator absolutely
'breathless. In the first scene discon-l
tented officers have decided to force the,
king to nbdicate and to repudiate the!
queen. They hesitate acting;
however. until one of their number;
forces them to show their hands by
Jdenouncing them. All hesitation il;
swept away, and they decide that thsE
king and queen must be killed that
evening. 3.
Slain in Second Scene.
The neXt scene takes place in a
chamber of the palace. where King,
Vladimir (Alexder) and Queen Wanda,
i(Draga) discuss means of reducing the
hostility which surrounds them They
Know 1t Is time to act. but they must,
wait three days for the arrival OF Al
regiment which means safety for them.I
Their one hears In the street the sig,
nails agreed upon by the conspirators-
the singing of the prohibited song, the,
booming of amor M the organ I'M
the cathedral. f;
The king calls his devoted guard
only to discover that 1t has been
changed. All the doors OF the chamber
are guarded, and it is impossible to es-
cape. In great terror the sovereigns
conceal themselves in a wardrobe. h
c~onspirators break open the door and
enter.
Piotters Disesver Rulers. r.,
Finding III one, they To
quarrel among themselves until they
discover the wardrobe. They drag the
king out and kill him with sabre
thrusts. Then, without mercy, they,
throw themselves upon Wanda, who
curses them. After killing her they
throw the body out of a window.
This atrociously realistic drama,
which, Is called "Une Mutt Dillvrip,' is
admirably staged and acted. The move
,1ments IN the stage are perfection i'll
their suggestion. The sounds heard
outside are wonderfully reproduced.
Anyone who wants to exercise the emo
tons of horror, terror and fright,
would DO we'll to see the piece.
Several other one-act dramas OF
more amusing character fill out this
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
The Patient Was ,mprovino.
From Judge.

The following was told of the patient
of Il well known New York physician:
The patient. an elderly gentleman.
became quite i'll while the doctor was
upon a vacation. the indisposi-
ton being Il result of too FREQUENT
rotations. A female nurse was at once
engaged to are for him in his hotel.
A lady. residing in the same hotel,
became aware CT his illness. and inter
cstcd herself to the extent of one morn
ing inquiring concerning his condition
of the chambermaid.
"Shure, ma'am," replied Maggie, "an'
/ think he be gettin' along very we'll.
The nurse was sittin' on his lap this
mOrnin.!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28

tual trade, striking as it was. The
talk OF tariff revision in the closing
months undoubtedly made for g re-
awakening of conservatism as to the
future.
Some Results of the Year.
Perhaps the most notable features
brought out In the statistical exhibits
in 1908 We're the Slightly increased
yields of most leading crops, which
commanded higher prices at time of
heavy marketing thar in the preceding
year of shorter yields. Exceptions TO
this were found in cotton and haN,
| where lower prices We're aided by ex-
haustion of old supplies. European
war talk and a strong bull speculative
movement. Farm values as 8 whole
prices for cotton, due to immense
movement ard q strike in Lancashire,
were a drawback to southern trade in
the autumn 'Clearings for the year.
which were the smallest since 1904,
were at the lowest in February and
at their highest in December. Foreign
trade Shrunk from the recorG totals OF
1907, with the largest loss in imports.
Reduced foreign buying ability was re-
f1ected in u export trade late in the
year. Industrial movements in iron,
coal, coke and other production, and
1907 or 1906 records. Failures in
creased 81 per cent in number, but
liabilities shrunk 81 per cent troln 1907,
January holding the years record for
casualties n damage alike. but the
years failures We're below those of
either 1898 or 1896. Activity in build
ing was most marked in the last half,
but the decrease in expenditures from
1907 was 10 per cent and from 1906,
1876 per cent. The commodity price
movement was a marked feature. From
the high point in 1907, on March /,
to the low point on June /, 1905, prices
fell 10 per cent, but regained 1 per
cent of the loss in the later summer
fall II early winter.
A Look Ahead.
1t would, of urse be unwise to say
that the outlook is entirely clear. There
is still a measure of doubt as to the
reality of some of the improvement
shown on the surface of things. Shocks
and damage like those received slight
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
Exeusabie.

1T seems to me that Jones doesn't
know his own mind"
We'll you cant blame the man. He
~ ~ or pevr SM 'n =, ' onno an iawvsrs IA
;much that he doesn't feel sure OF anI'
,1Aing."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28

A $4,000 wireless telegraph plant is
being erected at Newport, which will
have . working radius Of 1850 miles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
Who EIso7

II was in Eden with Adam and Ever.
Cried the man with the wild red y
II was in Eden with Adam and Eve!'
The devil you were!' said L.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
Chronicles Of the LandIady.

From an Exchange.
MIR. Waff'es," said the landlady, II
have a word to say to YOU"
Make it a dozen, Mrs. Fry" re-
marked the young nan.
Mr.. Waffles," said the landlady,
YOU have been smoking in the par
Yes. Mrs. Fry"
many times, Mr.. Waffles. And YOU
have smoked in your room and in the
library and ever in the dining room,
and you W me for three weeks
board, Mr.. Waffles."
Yes, Mrs. Fry
Where there is so much smoke. Mr.
Waffles, there must he some fire!n
So she fred him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28

Another woman has been elected to
me colorado Legislature. About q dozen
women have served there before her.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
HIS ANswEl

fancy induced the placing of orders
freely. and, perhaps, led to a greater
growth of optimism than was really
justified by the Improvement in &C
tual trade, striking as it was. The
talk of tariff revision in the closing
months undoubtedly made for & re
awakening of conservatism as to the
flt11rp
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28
All He Ha,

Il suppose your husband rave YOU
all he a to give"
Yes; advice and excuses"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

genius and individuality of pupils rath-
er than seek to dwarf and repress.
The revolt against this dead level of
uniformity in education is the same as
that against straight lines and geo.
metrical figures in landscape garden
ing, against the severely regular in art
and against the stiff, the unnatural and
the artificial in all departments of life.
There is nothing so hideous as a row
of houses made on the same pattern
except a row of men made the same
way God gives US infinite variety,
and we shall have a very much more
interesting, creative and worth while
world when we get sense enough to
follow Gods lead. The internal world
of the individual is the most real, the
most precious and the most holy thing
we know. It is time that we learned
to respect and venerate this thing fresh
from God and made in his image. II
the gardener is delicate in his treat
ment of the flower, how much more
delicate should we be in our treatment
of the individuality which is the flower
of the soul.
Lincoln's form of self impaired edu-
cation may have left him lacking in
polish and in some sorts of culture.
but it still left him Lincoln with all
his virility and piquant personality, and
the world is infinitely thankful for the
result.
According to the omniScient Dennis
Hanks. what little schooling young Abe
got was due to his mother and after
ward to his stepmother. ABE was
SoD1-orS round piuo vpnrS old - 82YS
Dennis, but he never got over the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
BEFORE PROCLAMATION.
Lincoln Waited for Favorable Time to
Free Slaves.

Mr.. Lincoln said: my paramount object
is to save the Union. and not either to
save or destroy slavery. If could do it
by freeing any slave, I would do it; if
could save 1t by freeing all the slaves, 1
would do it; and if / could do it by free
ing some and leaving others alone, I
would also do that"
The retreat of Lee from Maryland after
his defeat at Antietam seemed to the
president to afford proper occasion of
the execution of his long-matured re-
solve, and on END September he issued his
preliminary proclamation. giving notice to
the states in rebellion that, on LIST January
1853, all persons held as slaves within any
state or designated part of a state the
people whereof should then be in rebel
lion against the United States should be
then, thenceforward, and forever free.
When congress came together on 1st
December he urged them to supplement
what had already been done by constitu-
this impassioned appeal:
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape his
tory. We of this congress and this adj
mnistration will be remembered in spite
OF ourselves. No personal significance or
lnslgn1flcance can spare one or another
OF US. The fiery trial through which we
pass will light us down in honor or dis
we here-hold the power and bear the re
sponsibilfty. In giving freedom to the
slave, we assure freedom to the free
honorable alike in what we give and VIVA
we preserve. We shall nobly save, or
meanly lose. the last best hope on earth
Other means may succeed; this could not
fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous,
just-a way which. II followed, the world
will forever applaud, and God must for
ever bless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
LOWER PAPER DUTY.
VIII Be Recommended to House by
Mr. Mann's Committee.

Washington, Feb. 12,-The select commit
tee on pulp and paper investigation met
today to discuss the various matters which
will enter into their report of the house.
1t is understood the committee will rec
ommend a considerable reduction in the
duty on cheap print paper and probably
the removal of the tariff on ground wood,
under such conditions as would secure the
free importation of both pulp wood and
ground wood pulp from Canada 1t is
also the desire of the committee to for
bid any export tax or other charge by
Canada upon either pulp wood ground or
print paper.
The tariff sulphite or soda fibre will
not be changed, it is understood. AS the
ways and means committee, which is pre-
pairing the new tariff bill has gathered
considerable evidence and information,
and as the responsibility for the revision
of the present schedules will rest with
that committee that part of the report of
the pulp and paper committee which re-
fers to the tariff will probably be referred
to the tariff trainers in sufficient time to
be embodied in the new bill.
This information was given out in an
official statement by Representative Mann,
chairman of the special committee, and is
understood to represent the unanimous
opinion of the Republican and Democratic
members of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
lSOo-The Lincoln Centenary 1909
LinColn's Education
By James A. Edgerton
Copyright. 1908. by the
American Press Association

was withheld from him. Think about
trusting, furnishing, eager eyed boy
being turned loose to wander in that
DESERT
There is one other advantage in the
Lincoln style of education. 1t at least
left his individuality unimpaired. He
was not put into hopper and ground
into the semblance of every other
young man that went through the
same mill. He remained as God made
him, not as some board of trustees
and professors tried to make him over.
He was not subjected to the deaden-
ing process of educational uniformity.
If there is anything that has made
this Anglo-Saxon civilization worth
while it has been the work of those
who dared to protest and revolt, the
Independent, the revolutionist and the
nonconformist. We have stood up for
our individuality, the dearest gift of
God to man. Variety makesNife bear
able. The whole movement of art, of
civilization, of progress, is away from
the stupidity regular, spiritlessly uni
form, deadeningly monotonous, that
would make all men on the same intel
iectual pattern. That all who go
through the average university hopper
do not have the divine spark quenched
is due to the fact that their God-made
individuality is stronger than the man.
made molds in which they are placed.
If one may order a suit of clothes to
fit his individual shape, why may he
not order an education also fitted to
his needs? Why is an embryo poet
and a merchant in the making fed the
same mental food? The elective sys-
tenn in education has a small start,
thank God, and that beginning will
grow, let US hope, until public schools
and universities will try to develop
and bring out the peculiar difference,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
NANCY HANKS RECEIVES
Race Mare Named for Lincoln's
Mother Center of Celebration.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 12.-In this
city where Abraham Lincoln's wife,
Mary Todd. and his law partner,
Robert Todd Stuart, were born, Lin
coins centennial was celebrated in
various ways.
The principal observance was at the
universities and colleges and at the
public schools where more than 5000
children Joined in the exercises. Prob
ably the most unique celebration in
the United States was at Hamburg
stock farm in this county, where
Nancy Hanks, the world famous race
mare, named for Lincoln's mother,
held a largely attended reception un-
der the auspices of her owner John
E. Madden
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Read every book he could procure.

great men, which is literally speaking
volumes. The only redeeming thing
about Weems is that he wrote of
Washington, and it was for this that
Lincoln appreciated him. l do not
know whether Washington could tell
a lie or not. but I do know that both
Weems and Sparks could and did.
Fortunately for Lincoln, most of his
biographers have. been on speaking
terms with verify and did not seek to
elevate their hero into a demigod by
placing him on a tall pedestal of eu-
logistic lies. George Washington was
very much of man, and it will pay
the world to forget Weems and
Sparks and get acquainted with the
first president as he was.
Such an omnivorous reader was Lin
coin that he actually walked miles
to borrow a grammar in order that
he might read that. He doubtless
would have read the Congressional
Record if he could have got it.
The only people who read the Con-
gressional Record nowadays are the
members whose speeches are printed
there. They never get chance to
deliver the great bulk of these
speeches in congress. so the Record is
the only outlet for their pent-up elo-
quence. The government printing
office thus becomes the legislative
safety valve. Still, that is hardly a
truthful figure of speech, as there is
no steam behind this oratory. As for
gas, it never explodes without fire,
and there is not scintilla of fire in
these speeches 1t is fortunate for
Lincoln and the world that the Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
AIR PARTY OF SIX.
Ascends in the Balloon Pommern for
an Afternoon Ride

North Adams. Mass. Feb. 1.-THE first
balloon ascension of the year in New Eng
land was made from here today when the
Pommern, the largest balloon ever sent up
from any New England point. left the
ground at 12:0o p. m. The sky was clear
and the wind light and the balloon sailed
toward Vermont
The Pommern was piloted today by A.
Lee Stevens of New York and the passen-
gers were Mr.. Julian p Thomas his 10
year-old son. Wilbur r. Kimbail. DR..
William Green and Henry Meixner, ali of
New York.
DR.. Thomas. who owns the Pornmern.
said that the party planned to remain in
the air all the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
TODAY'S STATE JOURNAL
y Number Which Should Be Read and
Preserved.

Today's issue of the State Journal,
printed on the evening of the CEN
tenary of Lincoln's birth, should be
read and preserved.
The Gettysburg address, the First
and Second Inaugural addresses, the
Emancipation. Proclamation should be
read-the Gettysburg and Second In
augurals committed to memory by
school children and students who can
not now repeat them. The are
classics, and models of charity, great
heartedness. noble expression and
PATRIOTISM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

on "Lincoln's Youth. Early Manhood
and as a Soldier" Mr.. McNeal de-
scribed the tall rail splitter, the young
lad who took fiat boat down the
Mississippi. and showed how hard
ships frequently bring out the more
sterling traits of character. Had Lin
coin been brought up in ease, of rich
parentage, history would have much
different story and a less pleasing one
to tell" said Mr.. McNea1.
Judge ]. j. Buck, of Emporia, was one
OF the interesting speakers Of the after
dent and as Commander of the Army and
Navy" Judge Buck told some incidents of
coin. and that Irresistible way of making
everyone feel good when he was around,
and in this way to secure the hearty CO.
operation of his subordinates.
'.LfncoIn's Religious Nature was the
subject of few remarks by DR.: A. S.
Embree Dr. Embree pronounced Lincoln
devout Christian man, and one whose
I'm my estimation" said DIR. Embree..
Lincoln is the most RELIGIOUS man who
has ever lived since Christ.
Taps were sounded by Bugler John
Oberhausen after which an Invocation by
DR.. F. n. Lynch of the First Presbyterian
church closed the meeting.
The musical numbers provided for the
Rodeheaver played The Battle Hymn of
the Republic" as a trombone solo. Miss
Mabel Ridenour sang ''Tenting Tonight
on the Old Camp Ground William Cullen
Bryant's song. The Death of Lincoln"
was sung by the Modocs. The last two
songs were well known hymns, Nearer
My God to Thee and God Be With You
Till We Meet Again.
The Lincoln Day celebration will con-
tinue tonight. The Topeka Post No. II
and W. r. c. No "a will have an interest
ing program at the hall, No. PIC West
Sixth street.
Stubbs to Preside.
Another Lincoln Day celebration will be
held in the First Methodist church Cen
erals Hughes and Drew will be present in
full military regaIia and a life sized paint
ing of Lincoln will be an added attraction.
A fine program has been prepared for this
gathering and Governor Stubs will pre-
side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Archibald Woods died Thursday
evening at the home of his niece, Miss
Park Read, GA Tyler street. He was
born in Huntington county, Pennsyl-
vania, September Is. 1882. He was a
brother of Mrs. John Blair of 222 Clay
street, and an uncle of r. w. Blair.
Old age was the cause of death. The
funeral will be private and interment
viii be at Salem. Ohio.
Ola Gay, 16 years old, died at her
home, 127 Tyler street, of consump-
ton, Thursday afternoon. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Primitive Baptist
church. Twelfth and Lincoln streets.
The funeral of John Munson. who was
killed in the Parkhurst- Davis fire, will
be held from the house. 2S5 AFTER ave-
nue., Sunday, at p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
MUCH AFFECTED.
w. III. Davis Deeply Touched at Bust
ness Mems Sympathy.

The Committee of Fifteen" called
on Mr.. Davis of Parkhurst-Davis Co
late this afternoon
Mr.. Davis said: Never have [ been
so touched or affected as 1 have at the
words and action of the meeting to-
day.
We have gone through two fires
and Hoods here, but We will do moth
ing even now toward any abandon
ment without careful thought and
consultation with your fine commit
tee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
FORTY GIRLS IN PANIC.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. 12.-Forty young
women employed in the laundry DEPART
ment Of Morris & Co.'S packing plant in
their lives when fire broke out on the
second floor of the plant early this after
noon.
The girls were at lunch on the third
floor and before they We're aware of the
fire the lunch room was filled with smoke
The conlpanys fire drill was useless and
the employees rushed out in a panic. All
however. escaped in safety The fire prac
tically destroyed the interior of the entire
building. No estimate of the loss has been
made.