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The Record Disaster.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican:
In the more remote parts of the
world many cases might doubtless
be cited of greater destruction Of
human life from earthquake than is
now afforded. But along the pathway
of civilization few experiences have
been met With so sweepingly deadly
as the one now reported from the
cities along the Messina strait. The
destruction of Lisbon by earthquake
and tidal wave in 1855, when a loss
of life %variously estimated from 30
900 to 10000 persons, is to be
thought of in this connections; n
tradition has it that the shaking
down of Antioch and villages round
about in the year 526 destroyed
over 200. 600 lives. But within the
range of authentic record this latest
Calabrian earthquake is apparently
to be written down az the most de-
structixe Of all.
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No Cause for Worry.

Philadelphia Record: According to
the report of General Bell, chief of
staff of the army, the infantry is too
weak and the cavalry is s~uperannu-
ated. Such was the cast with both the
infantry and the cavalry before the
war of 1912 and the war with Mexico,
and. above all, the ~s1upendous civil
war. But thanks to the volunteer mil
tia the country worried through
these crisis with comparatively small
aid from the regular army. General
Bell imparts the assurance now, how
ever that the long marches and other
tests of endurance ~inaugurated by
the president have done much to
elevate the physical condition and
morale of officers and men. Let us
rest h"pnv IN the conviction th't
thu country is safe.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, Jan. 11.-Mrs. George
Sand, who has beer visiting lela-
tiyes for the past three months at
Moline, Ill. returned home Friday.
She was accompanied by her sister.
Miss Agnes Tobey went TO West
field, Iowa, to be present at the we'd
ding of her friend, Miss Lena Marks,
on Sunday Jan. 10th, at high noon.
Miss Tobey will o~ficiate as brides
maid.
Mr.. Gullickson, Of Fulton, Grove
over on Friday to visit his brother
Ole. he returned to Fulton en- Sat
urday.
C. f. Drake has ben appointed on
three committees all ready and is
chairman of one.
Our old fellow townsman, Date
Raben, who was elected as re're-
i sentative from Armour last Nove'1-
on his way to Pierre.
A very interesting letter, written
by Peter Anderson since he arrived
! in California, was published in this
weeks issue of the Enterprise. He
described his trip which consumed
about seven days time, and the let
ter was much enjoyed by his old
friends in this vicinity.
John Hendrickson has sold his
old farm house to Ole Rosenquist,
and in the spring Mr.. Hendrickson
will erect a new modern cottage,
strictly up to date, which he and his
good wife will enjoy.
L. A. Oathout has Just sold a
$500 piano to Harry Gingles, OF AL
exandria.
John Gingles. of Alexandria. visit
ed this week at the home of L.. \.
Oathout.
Miss Susie Mcdonald has begun
teaching in the Tobin school, two
miles soath of town.
Albert Schmitts made a business
tri pto Mitchell ON Friday.
Mrs. Fred Tobey and two child.
rem will leave on Tuesday to visit
Mr.. Tobey's mother, Mrs. Sexton. a
Bonesteel.
Mrs. Carrie Cole has been rather
t i%ndisposed for the past few days.
The Ladies Aid Society will NEE
on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the home
of Mrs. Eva R%osenquist, the newl,
5 elected vice president.
We have just received news o
the marriages of Miss Edith Ami
: at Pierre to Mr.. Ralph See.
T. l.. Donahue went to Mitchell
: Saturday and returned Sunday.
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Strange Indeed

The other day an ingenious looking
person called with the message to
the housewife that her husband had
sent him for his dress suit, which
was to be pressed and redone by the
tailor.
Dear me- said the housewife, "he
said nothing to me about it. Did he
look quite well?'
Eyes, num-; he wuz in good health
and spirits
And he seemed quite as if he
knew what he was about?"
He did that, num-"
"And did he look as if he We're
quite content with things about him?
"He was all tina, num-"
Well" said the lady, "it seems
strange that he should only think O.
that dress suit now, because it:
ten years since he's dead and buried
and I've often wondered how he:
been getting on.'-Chicago News.
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Apnreciates Its Tcachers.

Scotland Citizen: The town of Al
exandria paid the expenses OF its en-
tire corps OF teachers to the State
Teachers Meeting at Aberdeen. 1t
is quite evident from this that Alex
andria is determined to have 4 thor
oughly live, %up-to-date and efficient
corps of teachers. 1t is also very
probable (and quite evident from
the earnestness with which these
attended each session. that the
teachers are determined to be thor
oughly up-to-date and efficient. We
believe that this was a very good
business move that will bring mor
than full value to the schools of the
city.
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Anticipated Cause for Sorrow

Ina came in from the country on
her fifth birthday to visit her cousin
May. At night they were put to bed
early. An hour passed, when heart
breaking sobs were heard from the
children's bedroom.
"what is the matter, children?"
asked Mays mother, entering the
dark room.
From under the bedclothes Ina
sobbed out, May Won't give me N
of her peanuts
But May has nc peanuts" re-
piled her aunt.
81 know that" sobbed ina, "but
she said if she did have peanuts she
wouldn't give me any."-The De-
lineator.
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lima to Washington. That is not bad

lima to Washington. That is not bad
for the senator, coming out at the
present time. While senators are
to use the government
frank for certain purposes it looks
something like imposition to expect
the government to transport his type
writer to Washington to save eX-
press charges. The senator evident
ly is not free from the grating prop
osition when he attempts to have the
government pay his transportation
charges. In connection with this
rather overworked franking pr1vi-
lege it is stated that a senator had
his household goods shipped from his
home to Washington on the frank
ing privilege. There seems TO be
room for Improvement in limiting
the uses to which the frank can be
put. 1t won't be long before some OF
the more avaricious senators will be
trying to ship their own bodies home
through the mail service to save
carfare, now that the pass system
has been o~bliterated.
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Restriction. In New York Society

The lines drawn by tile different
sets are more rigid in New York than
ever before. There is Il rush Of new
people to get into society. and old
families who have stayed away for a
decade or a generation are coming
back and trying to assume their old
places. Sometimes victories have to
be accomplished with the aid Of the
nouveau richie. and the results are
quite confusing and yet laughable.
Localities do not as much as
they once did. and gradually New
York is getting away from the Phil
adelphia idea Of fencing in a small
territory and condemning every one
who lives outside Of it.-Vogue
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son went to Mitchell on the freight
Tuesday.
LOOMS.

LOOMS Jan. 13.-Lu Halling went
to Muscantine, Iowa, Friday. called
there by the serious illness of his
mother.
Mrs. L. NJ. Hardy, of Mitchell, and
her sister, Mrs. Carl Ralston, of
Pierre visited at the home of their
sister, Mrs. j. w. Ayers not long
since.
j. E. Clark, of Letcher, has got
the land office finished for G. p. Tay-
lor and f. H. Foss.
John Brown shipped a car of fat
cattle Monday and John Nagel a car
of hog.
E. w. Doyle has moved ON the j,
w. Gilfillan place for the present. Mr..
Doyle has not got his new house on
his farm finished yet but will in the
near future.
A. R. Ellsworth, the new hotel
keeper, takes hold fine. Everything
up to late and everybody's wants
supplied.
Lu Merriman started for Chicago
Saturday on a special train with two
cars OF fat cattle.
Geo. Haws, of Letcher and his son
in-law, Geo. Rodger and wife are
, visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. John Lewis.
Chas. Nogus of Mitchell visited the
last of the week at the home of his
sister Mrs. Will Clark.
Dick Atchison went to W%oonsocket
the first OF the wee to take care OF
his sale.
Mrs. Mex Darmer called on Mrs.
Joe Gilfllan 81. Wednesday, who is
very low, her recovery is hopeful
F. s. Bonham and wife did shop
ping in Mitchell Tuesday.
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ire Mitchell Capital
THURSDAY. JAN. ID, 1909.

So
A dispatch published in the Pen
sacola, Fla, Journal, from Mobile,
Ala, tells of the return of three rail-
road men from Mexico, where they
have been imprisoned for a period of
eight years on the charge of killing
a Mexican peon accidentally. n men
were in charge of a train, which
was backing up al the time when
the peon was killed. This was one
in 1900. The men were arrested and
placed in a Mexican jail, and were
never given a chance for trial. They
were finally discovered by a travelling
photographer who was taking views
in that country, and he at once took
the matter up with the state depart
ment with the result that the men
released from jail, and are TO-
on their way back to Pensacola. 1t
seems that it would be a good idea
for the American government to
make a search through jails in some
of those foreign countries to see If
there are any Americans who are
being confined there without the
due form Of law. The Mexican in
stance gives rise to the belief that
some great good could be ACCOMPLISH
ed
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Crusade Against Food Fakirs.

Boston Herald: DR.. Wiley, chief
chemist of the Department of Agri-
culture, and the protector of food
purity, will be better appreciated be-
cause of the enemies he has made.
The protest of the National Molasses
Rehners' association against his per
nicious activity is evidenced that
his crusade against undesirable food
preservatives is genuine and effective.
The protest of food manufacturers
against his interference" with their
methods and practices will not dis
credit the service he has rendered in
the detection and prohibition of I'M
healthy ingredients in food products.
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A bill has been introduced in the
house which it is hoped will become
a law and that is for the SUPPRESSION
OF gambling and drinking on the
railroad trains of this state. The ex-
tent to which these evils have grown
Is very great and it is exceedingly
~displeasing and distasteful to those
who have to submit in silence to
what is done. Men travelling on
trains feel that they must have a
bottle of beer to quench their thirst
or n bottle of whisky to keep
their ambition fired up. The liquor is
drank in the presence of ladies or
the train, and seemingly little at
tention or regard is given for them.
These things have reached rop
lions where the general public is be-
coming tired of it, and the measure
introduced in the house certainly
member. The railroad men them
selves are opposed to these actions
OF the gamblers and drinkers, and
1t Is to the credit of the railroad men
that they have employed two lob
bytsts to go to Pierre and use their
best efforts to nave the bill passed.
Doubtless the railroad men will be
able to give some information to the
committee and the members of the
legislatures that will indicate to them
the necessity for the passage OF the
bill. It will be a pleasant thing
when people can ride on a passenger
train In South Dakota and not be
subjected to the revolving sight of
. number of men drinking.
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Riverside, Jan. ii. F. Wallis
was a passenger to Mithell Wednes-
day.
School began again Monday after
a two weeks vacation.
James Murtha was out the first of
the week and made arrangements to
rem the Geo. Conrad farm for the
coming season. Mr.. Conrad will
move to Mitchell.
Harry Albee began school Monday
morning at Boyles Business College
Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gardner visited
at w. L. Wallis Sunday.
Clarence Wallis who has been Wis
iting at home during the holidays re-
turned to his work the first of the
week.
Mrs. Emma Victim returned to
Mitchell Monday morning after an
over Sunday visit in the home OF
liver Peterson.
Mrs. Earl Cox, of Alexandria, was
an over Sunday guest in the home
of S. Kielmyr.
John Tfomslanu and Albert Otter.
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make 1T YOURSELF
Says Many Persons Can BE Made
Happy Again BY Using 1t

There is so much Rheumatism
here in our n~eighborhood now that
the following advice will be highly
appreciated by those who suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one ounce Compound Kargon, three
ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla. Shake these we'll in a bottle
and take in t~easpoonful doses after
each meal and at bedtime also drink
plenty of good water.
1t is claimed that there are few
victims of this dread and torturous
disease who will fail to find ready
relief in this simple homemade mix
ture, and in most cases a permanent
cure is the result.
This simple recipe is said tt
strengthen and cleanse the elimina'
tive tissues of the Kidneys so thai
they can filter and strain from the
blood and system the poisons, acids
and waste matter, which III no
only Rheumatism. but numerous 9th
er diseases. Every man or woman
here who feels that their kidneys ar,
not healthy and active, or who SUI
fers from any urinary trouble what
ever, should not hesitate to make vi
this mixture, as it is certain to d
much good, and may ave you from
much misery and suffering afte
while.
Our home druggists say they will
either supply the ingredients OR mi
the prescription ready to take If GU
readers ask them.
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senator Ben Tillman Of South Car
olina is defending himself from the
statement OF the president concern
ink his connection with grating in
government lands. While the South
Carolina senator was preparing his
statement he received notice from
the Washington postmaster to for
ward him SIC as the amount Of post
80 due on the shipment Of Till
mans typewriter from South Caro-
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Royal and Presisentia. Wages.

The great white al gets g salary
of $685. 900 a day: the sultan of TURKS.
$4,000: the emperor of Austria. $12..
600: the kaiser, $11.29O; the king Of
Italy. about $1,000: the king Of Eng
land. 1920: Leopold Of Belgium. ST.
100. and President Roosevelt. $137.
Napoleon's salary was about $751; 600 q
day. The presiden: of France gets
about ss17 day.-Chicago Journal.
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]. w. Parmley, of Ipswich, in the
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader takes oc-
3casion to comment on the report of
the state conservation commission,
which gives It's estimate of the num-
Der of artesian wells on the east and
vest side of the Missouri river. The
commission is quoted as saying that
there are about 65 wells west and
100 wells east OF the river. That the
dow from the wells west of the river
is 1859, 900 gallons every "a
hours and that the flow from the
wells east of the river is Immense
Mr.. Parmley wonders by what meth
DDS of research the commission dis
covered that there were but 165 ar
tesfan wells in the state. He asserts
that some years ago Geologist Todd,
reported in one of his works that
there were over 1000 wells, and
since then the artesian we'll con
struction has not been abated by any
means. Mr.. Parmley stated that in
Edmunds county, his home county,
that there are owe 500 wells, and
he is positive that in other counties
of the state there are quite a few. SO
that the commissions finding of 165
wells must indicate hat the search
for the wells was not at all complete.
He thinks that it is not much of a
credit to the states water supply
that a commission empowered by
the state should give forth such
report which will mislead people who
are looking for accurate information
on the water supply of this state
Right here in the little county O
Dawson, with only twelve townships
there are over 400 artesfan well!
that are supplying stock and the wat
er Is used >for various purposes-no
for irrigating. however, as the perio'
ID passed for talking irrigation II
this country. The commission ough
to withdraw its report and start a,
earnest and sincere investigation o
the water supply and give some
thing on which to base some informa
ton.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, Jan. 13.-Miss Agnes Tob-
returned from Westfield, Iowa, on
Tuesday afternoon.
Will Smith returned from Mitchell
Tuesday Mr.. Smith is taking
electric treatments which necessitate
him going to Mitchell two or three
times a week.
Miss Tessie Clark and sister. Ver-
onica, finding it too cold to drive to
school these cold days, have rented
a Dor in John Bracha's house and.
r keeping house now days.
A grand Costume Ball" will be
given in Tobey's hall on Monday
evening, Jan. 10, to which every one
is invited. Great preparations are in
progress for it.
Ed Cook, who has been visiting his
son at Yankton, returned on Tuesday.
, The work of filling the ice houses
has begun. There being five or six
! houses to fill will furnish work for
/ quite a crew of men quite a while.
The local lodge of M. w. A. are
preparing a "Home Talent Play
which they will put on some tim in
February.
Mrs. Carrie Cole went to Mitchell
on a shopping tour on Monday.
Prof. Gilliland of d. w. u. gave
a very interesting sermon in the NJ
e. church on Sunday evening. Those
who braved the weather to go fell
we'll repaid for their trouble.
The Arcade restaurant will fur.
nish supper for the dance on Mon
day evening next.
Walter Eastman, who works il
the Enterprise office, is taking
weeks vacation which he is spend
!, ing at the home of his parents il
Mitchell.
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LOOMS Jan. 13.-Lu Halling went
to Muscantine, Iowa, Friday. called
there by the serious illness of his
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20
MONGOLIAN rs
IN GRAVE DANGER
Allen Liner Unable to Make Its Way
Out to Sea-Five Hun
dred Passengers.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 2o.-At
o'clock today the position Of the Allen
liner, Mongolian, which was caught
In an Ice flow Off this port, is still
in grave danger. Fully mile from
the land the Ice is piling up at an i'm
mense height between the Mongolian
and the shore. If the weather con-
tinues the big steamer will be able to
make its way out to sea, continuing to
Halifax 1t is unknown whether the
hull is damaged. There is no chance
of sending help. Between the entrance
to the bay and the Mongolian stretcl-
es a giant waste of ice through which
no craft can make way, and across
which it is impossible for humans to
go. The Mongolian carries general
cargo and five hundred passengers, be.
sides full crew. 1t is enroute from
Glasgow to st. Johns and Philadelphia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20
SEVERAL BELIEVED
TO HAVE BURNED
Fire in Apartment House In South
Chicago Cut or Escape by
stairways.

CHICAGO. lay 2o.-Four person.
are known to have been seriously in
sjured. and others may have been kill
ed today as result OF an explosion
and fire which completely destroyed
an apartment building on the. south
side. The injured we're taken to the
hospital. One had his back broken,
and the others were terribly burned.
The explosion resulted from the ac-
cumulation Of gas in the basement of
the building. The first explosion part
tally wrecked the building and blew
Of a part of the roof. Fire followed
and several occupants OF the twelve
apartments in the building were I'M
able to escape in the. stairways. 1t is
l8not known how many werc caught in
the fire. Firemen who were on the
scene OF the fire reported the belief
that five or six persons are dead in
the ruins. The fire is so hot they are
unable to search the ruins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20
Ex-Presidcnt's Son Saves Life Of Chief
Beater When Native is Attack
ed Suddenly by a
Leopard.
KERMIT IS ATTACKED
Put Bullet Through Head Of Frenzled
Beast When 1t Was But Six
PAGES Distant-Roose-
vet Gets Python.

NAIROBI. May 20.-Kermit Roose-
welt saved the life of the chief beater
who has been with him in all his
hunts in Africa. The party was arous-
ed by lepord unexpectedly. and as it
sprang the natives scattered The
leader was too slow and the beast
struck him full on the back, knocking
him down and clawing him severely.
Kermit was on horse back. and when
he heard the cries he dismounted and
with a true shot saved the native He
was afraid of killing the man and
fired high, and the leopard attacked
Kermit. AS the beast sprang Kermit
shot it through the head. 1t dropped
dead six PAGES from the hunter. The
beater's wounds are slight.
Roosevelt killed python near the
camp. !
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20
Court Room Packed.

The court room was packed when
the court convened this morning at the
Calhoun trial. Helms is expected to
make further revelations. 1t develop
ed today that Helms was living year
in 3 small town in Trinity county, and
had practically been forgotten until
Detective Burns traced him. Helms
was once 7 worker under Burns, of the
United States secret service. Burns
finally induced the detective to testify
against Calhoun. Helms appeared in
court today under heavy guard and no
one was permitted to approach him.
Rudolph Spreckles appeared to sub
NIT financial statement showing the
expenditures funds handled by him
backing the graft of the prosecution.
The ill-feeling between the counsels
of both sides is increasing. Heney
said:
II won't stand personal abuse from
the counsel until the summing UP be-
gins. will not submit to any insults
of this court. If this court does not
give me protection I will protect my
self"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20
- Expected 10 increass Reve-
Y. over Ten Million DoIIars
Luxuries Made Point
Of Attack.
IlsY ON NECESSITIES
/ ,,.s.t 81 the Proposed Measure BE-
fore the Senate, Fisurss Sub
Iect to Changes In Rates
as May be Made.

WASHINGTON, May 20. The tar
Il bill now under consideration in the
enate Is designed to raise revenues
hating $lo,321, ,515 IN excess Of those
erved ,m the operation OF the
present law. The total increase Of
eyere Is estimated at $14.573, ,052. and
X this amount $11.54O,241 Will come
fom advances in rates on luxuries
lnd only sS,oS2.s1o from increases on
I.cessaries, Included in the latter
|mount is 81, 300. 402, which is the es-
Innate OF revenue that will be derived
Bvm benzoic ore and platinum yes
ss which were transferred from the
he to the dutiable list for protective
Ind revenue purposes. The total de-
reases in revenue are estimated at
l,25i.537, and OF this amount all ex-
lept $265.544 is by reason OF the re-
AUCTIONS in rates on iiecessaries. The
decrease in revenues from the removal
K the Philippine duties estimated at
5s7s,ss7.
These figures are subject to such
khanges in rates as will be made on
|he floor Of the senate y
La Toilette made strong plea for q
ow tariff interest Of the tanning In
bustry of Wisconsin. He said the
uppiy of native trees furnishing the
tract were diminishing and relief
\Nid bc sought from the outside.
ada, he said lured tanners by Civ
them free extracts, in addition to
Ter advantages.