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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
A Little Sin.

The Rev. Mr.. Spicer had for three
days enjoyed the telephone which had
been his last gift from an admirins
parishioner. He had been using is
Immediately before going to church,
When the time came for him to am
nounce the first hymn, he rose, and
with his usual impressive manners
read the words. Then in a crisp, firm.
tone, he said: sLet us all unite IN
hymn six double b. sing three. -
Youths Companion. --A
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16

The difficulties, encountered bY
Lieutenant Shackleton's party in the
attempt to reach the South Pole prove
that in spite of dogs, sledges, Sibe-
rian ponies, motor cars and all me-
chanical appliances for progress over
polar ice, it is on the human legs that
the explorer must depend in the end.
Whatever a balloon or an aeroplane
may accomplish in the final dash for
the North Pole, it is not likely to be
useful on the blizzard-swept plateau
at the South Pole. But legs are ale
ways the good old reliable mainstay.
New York World.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
WISE WORDS.

Death but entombs the body, life
the soul.-Yo Young.
Dangers breed fears, and fears
more dangers bring.-R. Baxter.
Custom is the pillar round which
opinion twines, and interest is the
tie that binds TT. L. Peacock.
Curses, like young chickens, come
home to roost.-Southey
Courage from hearts, and not from
numbers, grows. -Dryden.
He only is a well made man who
has a good determination. - Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
With an habitual sense of the dir
vine presence the trials of life are
lightened. e. Peabody.
Choose an author as you choose a
friend oscommon.
Character must be kept bright az
well as clean.-Lord Chesterfield.
Blood only serves to wash ambi4
TONS hands, Byron.
1t is better ends should go first
than last.--Walpole.
Age glides steadily on aud beguilea
us as it fiies.-Ovid.
Difficulties are things that show
what men re.-Epictetus.
A liar ends with making truth app
pear like falsehood.- Shenstone.
A man should be upright, not be
kept upright. Marcus Aurelius.
Men do less than they ought UNI
less they do all that they can.-Car-
lyle.
Peace hath higher tests of man
hood than battle ever Whit
tier.
l had rather men should ask why
my statue is not set up than why it
is.-Cato.
The desire of glory clings even to
the best men longer than any other
passion.-Tacitus
Moral good is practical stimuluss
it is no sooner seen than it inspires
an impulse to practice. Plutarch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
The Earth and the Moon.

Huck Finn was at least as right ON
the subject Of cosmogony as our mod.
ern scientists. It will be recalled that
Mark Twain's hero lay at night ON
the raft with Jim, and, as the two
looked aloft at the sky speckled with
stars, Jim thought they were made,
and Huck allowed they happened
But Huck did not object to Jim'a
suggestion that the moon could have
laid them, because he had seen frog
lay as many. And were not the fall
ing stars, quite likely, those that had
got spoiled and were hove out Of the
hest?" In much the same spirit Sir
George Darwin, in his recent address
before the Authors Club in London.
discussed Professor Flammarion's
theory that the moon moves not only
the tides of the ocean, but makes the
earth's crust rise and fall eight inches
per diem. He said, incidentally, that
the Pacific Ocean may fill the hole
left by the moon when, according to
scientific report, it broke violently
away from the earth some millions OF
years ago. II will not say that ac-
cept this" Sir George remarked; II
will only say that do not think we
have any proof of it..
But on the general subject of the
tides Sir George was less cautious.
Their movement creates frictiOns
which may well cause the creaking
fluctuations of the solid integument
of the globe. Moreover, 1t makes the
earth spin slower, and by reaction
drives the moon further from us.
That process must have been going
on, he inferred, for long ages; there
fore, when the moon was near by, a
complete diurnal revolution was ac-
complished in four hours. Some cons
hence the moon will have disappeared
from sight, and the days will be fifty
five times as long as they are now.
That would mean that f1fty-1ve times
as much food would have to be con-
sumed at each Of the three meals OF
the day. Huck Finn might assent to
this theory, but he would sigh that he
was born too soon.--New York TimeaL
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
Even with the Policeman

A policeman in country village
where eases" were rare one day came
across his landlord in an incapable
state. The chance was too good to be
missed, so the landlord was summoned
and fined to the amount of las. Cd.
The fine was paid, but the police
mans feelings can be better imagined
than described when on reaching home
he found his rent had been raised six.
pence week, and so it continued for
twenty-nine weeks, when the landlord
coolly informed him that 'he had paid
the fine, and could have his house AT
the fcrmer rent. Tit-Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
Through the Storm.

The final rupture came two years
after their marriage Emily in rebel
lious anger told her husband that she
would no longer live in the same house
with his mother you must choose
between us, she said, her splendid
voice vibrating with all the unleashed
emotion of her being, yet with no fall
tering in it. IF she stays l CO."
Stephen Fair, harassed and bewil-
deerd, was angry win the relentless
anger of patient man. reused at
last.
Go, then, he said sternly, 'T'll never
turn my mother from my door for any
woman's whim."
The stormy red went out of Emily's
face, leaving 1t like marble mask
"You mean that?" she said, calmly.
Think well. If go / shall never re-
turn"
II do mean 1t" said Stephen. Leave
my house If you will, If you hold your
marriage vow so lightly When your
senses return you are welcome to come
back to me. will never ask you to-"
Without another word Emily turned
away. That night she went back to
John and Amelia They, on their part,
welcomed her back gladly, believing
her to be wronged and i'll used wo-
man. They hated Stephen Fair with
a new and personal rancor. The one
that they could hardly have forgiven
Emily would have been the fact of her
relenting toward him.
But she did not relent In her soul
she knew that, with all her just griev-
ances, she had been in the wrong, and
for that she could not forgive him!
Two years after she had left Steph-
en-, Mrs. Fair had died, and his wild
owed sister went to keep house for
him. If he thought Of Emily he made
no sign. Stephen Fair never broke a
word once passed.
And now Stephen was i'll. The
strange woman felt a certain pride in
her own inflexibility because the fact
did not affect her. She told herself
that she could not have felt more I'M
concerned had he been the merest
stranger. Nevertheless she watched
for John Phillipses Homecoming.
At 10 o'clock she heard his voice in
the kitchen. She leaned out of bed
and pulled open the door. She heard
voices below, but could not distinguish
the words, so she rose and went noise
lessly out into the hall. knelt down by
the stair railing and listened. The door
Of the kitchen was open below her and
a narrow shaft of light struck on her
white, intent face. She looked like
woman waiting for the decree of doom.
At first John and Amelia talked of
trivial matters Then the latter said
abruptly, did you ever hear how
Stephen Fair WASP"
Hes dying" was the brief response.
Emily heard Amelia's startled ex-
clamation. She gripped the square
rails with her hands until the sharp
edges dented deep into her fingers.
Johns voice came up again, harsh and
expressionless.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
PIentx Sale.

DR.. Whipple, long bishop of Mime
sofa, was about to hold religious SER
vices at an Indian village in one of the
Western states and before going to the
place Of meeting asked the chief, who
was his host, whether it was safe for
him to leave his effects in the lodge.
Plenty safe grunted the red man.
mo white man in hundred miles
from here"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
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advertising mediums
Of the locality but filed advertising The goodygoody people
takers the Matchmaking
receptacle for the deposit bride either not but
filed other
the advertising medium why did these
advertisers matchmaking
catcha for bribery the limited the
which did
these citizens to have
anything alleged
am not much Of mathematician but somehow the arithmetic Of sense
permits bribery advertisers
were Dberymkers and bregvers that they great dea
worse than the fellow hibetaker
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The great business house brbe much
bribe
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Register
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16

large contract In addition its
demohng Falsehood
numerable
Vertsng to
number of creeds that to embra
During the past hundred
rushing nail Lies
nly--endeavoring to up to
Like Liberty good account
It's Enthusiastically
esoterc friends who
This is douby embarrassing
all certain that anything
stake reputation
chief S suncerta
Ihen Truth
climate IN winch is supposed to dwell its
mas been ad reject all
struck with the required for Truth
resist the smiles Of the charming
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
Dickens Lost His seat.

Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, the
youngest son of one great novelist
and godson Of another, has lost his
seat in the parliament of New South
Wales, Australia, through the discov-
cry of rich silver mines at Broken
Hills, thousand miles northwest of
Sydney. The newcomers, miners,
elected labor candidate.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16

The largest static electric machine
ever built is owned by a New York
City physician. Twenty 40-inch glass
discs revolve against 20 others to pro.
duce sparks 80 inches long by three.
fourths Of an inch in diameter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
ThouqhtfuI.

"Algy, dear" remarked young
wife to her husband, Il wish ven
would taste this milk and see if il is
perfectly sweet. If it's the least bit
sour mustn't give any of it to dear
little Fido!"-Judy.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16

The soil and climate of southern
Manchuria, especially throughout she
fertile Lao valley, is naturally adapt
ed to the abundant production of In.
dian corn.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
Ely U,ilitana II. Handy

RUTH is the only thing that produces ennui The
human family intimate enough with it to
be bored
Although the philosophers have been giving it hard
chase for thousand years. they down.
and 1t is still spry enough elude the flank movements
cuts and center rushes of the college professors
Ever since the sinuous track Of the Old Serpent
discovered of had
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
BY Roy CrondaH


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night in the civilized world and Of the quantity no less
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clock with mathematical the task learn
during the year and then how
States entitled 0 annually.
Its simply question multiplication the completed
2OO00000
ing the the Federal estimation
SOO00O0 people the United allow 12O75
matches during year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
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Briber and Bribee
BY Nathaniel G. FowLer, N
es~-n's,'srss

or than years there lived in city not
than $1,000 miles away from New York but not the
city Bostonoh city Of less culturean
alleged bold bad wicked grating politician who candidat
ed for the mayoray The good folks and especially those
who forgot vote opposed his election and talk against
him which somehow seems TO
circulate within itself
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-16
Consumption Of Matches

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
ETHAN.

Ethan, May 3.-Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. Drake and daughter, Mildred,
were Parkston visitors last Friday.
Urban Steicher, Lawson Wright
and Byron Swartz We're up from
Parkston Sunday.
The revival meetings closed las.
evening and Evangelist Stebbins de-
parted today for his home at Egan.
There was a great revival in the
hearts of the Christian people here,
and many pronounced MIR. stebbins
the most powerful speaker they
ever heard.
A. c.. Drake went to Mitchell the
last of last week and had his tom
sils removed.
chas. Puetz went to Parkston
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. swart2 Of
Parkston, visited Ethan friends Sun
day.
Frank Shannon went to Mitchell
today.
MIS-. ASlCh l4dCkeI mas DeSn on the
sick list, but is improving.
Mrs. Henry STOPPER and children
returned Friday from a visit with
relatives at Scotland and Yankton.
A. G. Drake left this afternoon
for Canada on another business trip
connected with his real estate affairs.
Fred Johnson is building a new
barn on his residence lot in town.
Will Grady and Mrs. G.. A. Carlow
have returned from Stickney, where
they were called by the death of a
relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weiland have
moved from the rooms over Grady's
restaurant into the rooms over
Blackman's store.
Miss Leona Steichen returned to
her home at Parkston after a visit
at the home of her uncle, J.. M.
Weiland.
Miss Madden, of Fountain. MINI.
is a guest at the D. J.. Donovan home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06

Sioux Falls has commenced bust
ness under the commission form Of
city government. and the first meet
ing OF the commission held this week
indicated that things were going
along smoothly at the start. The
commission plan places the respon-
sibility for things upon the shoulders
of one individual, for the various de-
partments of the city's business, and
that individual, from a sense of per-
sonal pride, will undoubtedly attempt
to make a better record than if there
were two or three others upon whom
to shift matters when they are not
going just right. Mitchell will have
Just a little taste of the commission
idea, for Mayor Hitchcock has nam
ed but one man on some four or five
committees, and he will have the
whole responsibility of the success
Of that department. The success of
the plan in Sioux Falls will be watch
ed very closely from this ground and
zee whether it is as good in practice
as in theory.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
rhe Mitchell Capital
THURSDAY, NAY 6, 100!

South Dakota is getting to be
something of a railroad state, since
the Milwaukee and Northwestern
roads have shot across the reserva-
ton to the Hills country. The Min
neapolis & st. Louis road, which did
some building last year, and went
over to the banks Of the Missouri
river, is now preparing to cross that
river with a million dollar bridge at
LeBeau. Other Indications point to
the fact that another road will cross
the Missouri on Its way farther west
some time this year. Even Yankton
is hoping for Its southern road to
be built, and activities are noticeable
down that way in arranging for
building a bridge across the muddy
stream.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
UNIVERSITY NOTES

On Tuesday, May 4th, the Univer-
sity baseball team revenged them
selves for the two defeats imposed.
by Rapid City last year by winning
attendance at this game was fairly
good. The rest of the games sched-
uled to be played here will likely
be with town teams, although Ner-
million wants a game and they may
be accommodated later on.
c. e. Evans '0S was in Mitchell
Saturday and Sunday last. Evans is
now principal of the Pierre high
school and has been reelected to that
position with a raise of 5000 in SAL
airy.
The banquet given by the Kappas
to the Philos Monday evening was
one of the big social events of the
school year. The affair was held in
the dining room Of Memorial hall and
the banquet of seven courses was
served by the Mitchell Catering Co.
Music was furnished by the Kappa
orchestra and solos given by Messrs
Pratt and Loomis. The occasion was
a grand success and one of exceeding
pleasure to the participants.
DR.. Kerfoot has accepted an in
vitation to deliver the address at the
graduating exercises of the Canton
high school tie first of June.
Willard Kennedy enjoyed a visit
from his brother at Canton the last
of the week.
Track Manager Dean is now busy
making arrangements for the triang-
ular track meet which will be held
at the University athletic field be
tween Dakota Wesleyan and Yank-
ton and Huron colleges next Mon
day. The locals are unusually
strong this year in track events and
be exceedingly close and interest
ing. The University has never engag-
ed in a dual meet With Huron but has
met and defeated Yankton on two
occasions in recent years.
Walter Atkins wac played in the
outfield of the Wesleyan baseball
team last year, held down the third
sack for the School of Mines in the
game here Tuesday. Atkins is now
taking a course in m%etallurgy at the
Rapid City school.
Claude Smith went to Montana
Monday where h Will look over the
country with a view of filing upon
a claim.
The ITALIAN play Saturday evening
was a success financially for the soc
iety, besides affording good enter
tainment for those who were present.
Besides the farce THE Mouse Trap
several fine musical numbers were
given and a display of Mrs. Jarley's
WaXworks." The entertainment all
through showed careful practice and
preparation.
1t is the intention of the Philos
to present their play alice in Won
derland" in Mt. Vernon next Monday
evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
WANT SALOON LICENSES
Twelve Applications Have Been Mad
to the City Council to Sell Intox-
icating Liquors.

When the city council meets to pass
upon the applications for the grant
ing of licenses for the sale of intoN-
icating liquors it will have at least
twelve from which to make a select
ion or grant the whole number.
Just how many licenses the council
will grant is a question, and from
%soundings that have been made of the
different members the number ranges
from six to as many as want to come
In. A goodly portion of the council
seems to have fixed at about eight as
the proper number that can run in
Mitchell and do enough business with
out violating the law to get addi-
tional business.
Tuesday afternoon what is per-
haps the last of the applications to
be filed, We're placed with Auditor
Ness. 1t is probable that a spec
ial meeting of the council will be
called to take action on the applica-
lions so they can be granted in time
for the parties to make such i'm
provements in the o they are to
occupy.
The following are the names of
the applicants who want to do bust
S in Mitchell, the license term to
commence on July L:
David H. Kempton. on lot II,
block 10.
L. E. Glynn in the rear of the Wild
mann hotel.
L. F. Geiger, lot II, block IS. cor
OF Main and Railroad streets.
T. p. Navin, lot 6, block 10.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
Labor Day sermon Sunday Night.

Labor Day Sermon Sunday Night.
The Socialism of Jesus or Some
OF the Fundamentals of the Labor
Problem" is the subject of the SER
mon next Sunday night in the First
Methodist Episcopal church, by the
pastor. DR.. j. S. Hoagland. This re-
quest comes from The Methodist
Federation for Social Service" of the
United States and will be observed
throughout the church of America.
This is a live question today every
where and ought to be fairly and
frankly discussed from the pulpit.
This the pastor will try to do and
extends a special invitation to labor
ing organizations. business and pro-
fessional men and everybody else who
is interested to be present Sunday
night at s o'clock. There will be a
special program of music and the
service promises to be wide-awake
and interesting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
p. e. Tobin and Frank Gormley,

P. E. Tobin and Frank Gormley,
lot 3, block 10.
). j. Schlimgen, lot a, block, 10.
Charles Martin, lot II, block ~.
John Birge in the building to the
rear of the Mitchell hotel.
Thomas Murphy and Charles Gif-
ford, of Salem, lot 13, block IL.
w. o. Butler, of Yankton, lot II,
block 10.
Hazen & Brown, lot -, block 10.
Thomas Marshall, of Mt. Vernon.
lot 10, block 10.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
wEsLYANs DEFEAT MINERS
Local Collegians in Ha,dfough'
Battle on the Diamond Defeat
RAND CITY BOYS s to 4.

1AlDIu Olyy ItOyo W H
BY means of some punched and
timely hits Dakota Wesleyan won
over the State School of Mines by a
score of 5 to a in the first local game
of the season. For the first three in
nings Things looked bad for the locals,
the visitors hitting every ball
and scoring four times, but for the
rest of the game they struck a pace
that shutout the miners in the fol-
lowing eight innings.
At 3:45 Will Scallin, holding the
indicator, called the game. The line
up of the visitors was: Tolsan, pitch
er, Hartgering, catcher, Saville, first
base, Boland, second, Atkins, third,
Holly, shortstop, Dickey. right field.
Conway, center, and Jeffries, left
field. The locals, Kirkpatrick, pitch
err, Hardy, catcher. Wells, first base,
l.. Smith, second, James Hardie,
third, Farmer, short stop, Baker,
right field, Mcknight, center, and
George Sheeks, left field. The first
inning was eventless, all finding the
ball but nome getting to third.
In the second the Wesleyans had
an ascension and the miners scored
three times, aided by an error by
Farmer. Mcknight for the locals
walked to first, stole second, and was
caught out on third. The two other
men we're beat to 1st. Harteringer for
the westerners, uncorked a two bag
ger and scored in the third, two men
tanning. No Wesleyan reached first.
In the fourth Kirkpatrick struck
the pace that was fatal to the sue
cess of the visitors and nc one reach
ed first. After Mcknight had stolen
third Through a tumble Jimmy Hard
lie walked, Wells singled and the bas-
es were full with no one out. George
Sheeks came to bat and with a time
ly hit to the out field and brought in
two runs.
For the fifth inning a visitor got
as far as second, II tanning and
the other dying at first. The locals
failed to touch the initial sack. In
the sixth the miners stayed at home.
Hardie knocked out a safey and
stole second. Wells sacrificed and
Hardie scored. Sheeks forced Wells
off third closing the inning.
One Rapid City man got as far
as second in the seventh inning, three
others though not getting a glimpse
of first base. Kirkpatrick made a
safety but could not get home. In
the eighth three miners were beat
by the ball to first. Hardie again
landed on a two Dagger, this time hit
ting the fence. Wells singled, scor-
ing Hardie but was caught out him
self at third. Sheeks scored, winning
the game.
Just to show that his intentions
were all right, Kirkpatrick frightened
up a bit in the ninth and famed his
three men as fast az they came to
bat. Wesleyan did not take her in
ming.
Credit should be given the visitors
for the excellent teamwork they dis
played and for their conduct both on
and off the field. At no time in the
game was there any ~displeasure
shown, either with the decisions of
the umpire OF the b%antering of the
crowd. They lost the game by rea-
son of the individual work of some
of the locals and the fast pace set in
the fourth inning and continued to
the close.