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The Washington herald., 1910-12-18
BANK TO TRANSACT
ALL SOCIETY AFFAIRS

Why not pay our social obligations.
says John Kendrick Bangs. in Harper's
Bazaar. by checks drawn upon a social
institution, just as We pay our financial
debts by checks drawn upon a monetary
institution? Surely once this plan is de-
veloped, calling will become a pleasure
obtainable by a minimum of effort; in
fact. with no other exertion than that Of
mailing a draft upon the social savings
bank to the individual TO whom we hap
pen to be indebted.
As have come to see ii, after revolv
ing the requirements over in my mind
pretty steadily for a week or more. il
viii be a very simple matter to get go
ing, and not at all complex in its opera
tons once it is started. 1t will consist
merely in the establishment, at a CEN
trally convenient point of a counting
room, in charge OF suitable and compe-
tent person, who shall act as the inter-
mediary between the persons who live in
social relations with each other At the
beginning of each recurring social sea-
son. for instance. each one of Us could
make deposit OF as many cards as we
tons in calls during the ensuing months
800. 30. or 1000 or more, according to
the circle of our acquaintance. These
deposits the bank would credit TO our ac-
count. and we could draw against them
as We saw 1T by check. Something in
this manner, perhaps:
No. q Togus. Conn. Feb To- 1910
THE SOCIAL SAVINGS BANK OF ToGUS.
Pay 10 Mr.. and Mrs Hankinson j. Peabody. or
order three and calls
6 e0-l00 WIZ. B. JINKS
This check. mailed when the calls are
due. or overdue, and duly deposited by
the recipients in their own social savings
bank. and presented for payment through
the ordinary channels of collection at
yours. would be accepted as a discharge
OF your social obligations in respect TO
Mr. and Mrs Hankinson Peabody The
returned check among your own voueh-
ers would prove TO you that as far as
those individuals were concerned you
were either square with or ahead of the
game. On the other hand, supposing we
had unintentionally overlooked these
good people. In that event Col. Peabody,
at the request of Mrs. Peabody, would
issue a sight draft upon our account in
the Togus Bank, which would be ae-
cepted by that institution as demand
for payment, and thus make it entirely
for a good reason explaining to the Pea
bodys Why We had apparently let our
obligations go 10 protest. In this one as
peet alone the virtues of the plan sug-
gested IN the suppression of slntruth are
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18
SHOPPING.

These are the days that dear mother starts out
Shopping.
These arc the days that SIS flies about
Shopping
Worried of countsnance, foot weary. TOO.
Counter TO counter the whole morning through
Wishing. what esery one wants most, she knew
Shopping.
Looking at Ticture frames. ink wells. and perA
Shopping;
Silver match boxes or things for cur dera,
Shopping.
New-fangled bl0tters and trzys for our ashes.
Handkercliiefs hair ribbons, garters and saStes
Thus on from counter 10 counter she dasbes,
shopping
Something for brother or sister OF dad.
Shopping:
Something they earnestly with that they had,
Shopping
Hithes and thithe. and yonder ard nigh.
Down in the basement of seven stories high,
Gee, what huttG they'd make could they hyt
Shopping.
-DetrUit Free Press
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

from door TO door, in search of shelter
in Bethlehem, the birth OF Christ the
angels chorus announcing il TO the shep-
herds in the fields, their journey and that
Of the wise men OF the East. guided bv
the Star OF Bethlehem, are set forth in
detail. Always hosts of angels and dew
lis hover about the scene and have bitter
controversies over every imaginable point
OF difference. The devils are, of course.
discounted and finally driven out in dis
grace.
Shepherds Garry Crooks.
Everything is chanted. The shepherds
carry crooks upon which are hung va
rious dnkling instruments. and as the
shepherds lift and drop them upon the
wooden floor they produce a monotonous
jingle that keeps time to the simple tune
to which they recite the history of the
birth of Christ. Sometimes, a tableau OF
Mary. the Child. Joseph, and the wise
men is seen. the setting being a stable
stan, and often couple of donkeys are
tied TO the nlanger
Presents for the Christ-chiId.
When the shepherds kneel at the altar
they lay at the feet of the Christ-chiid
e'0-i mus PiiNCA puoSf10SlOlS- l1GSe
gifts include little baskets, ribbons. cakes
wild honey comb. a game called peri
nola, lamb "as white as snow" and
sometimes a cradle 10 rock the infant
Saviour to sleep.
In lullaby, exquisite in its tender
simplicity, the finale comes when the
shepherds bid the Christ-child farewell:
Hush-a-bye. my little son.
Hush-a-bye, my heart Of gold;
Softly slumbeT little one
The night Is dark and the winds blosr eold
Hush-abye. baby sleep all night,
The shepherds watch Thee with delight
S-hi S-h Blinking owl from willow shont
Thou wakest my baby with thy hoot
The altar OF the Christ-child Is erected
in every Mexican home II is covered
with cloth canopy, from which hangs
every fruit and flower. and also images
Of angels and archangels. besides arti-
eles of household use. Bright hued dra
peries cover the image Of the Christ-child
and chains of vari-colored beads are hung
around.
The Mexican people also hang lanterns
from tail poles about their doorways for
twelve nights during Christmas as a
symbol of the star that was seen In the
east. and so that if the Christ-child
should come seeking shelter in any house.
He would be shown the way A circle
Of ashes is also scattered about the house
to keep away evil spirits, and the sign
OF the cross is made on the Intel of the
door. for devils are supposed TO be per
niciousiy active at Christmas time
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

From drugs. Miller went 10 hides. and
then, under the instruction OF Gen
Ambrose E Burnside, the former com
mander of the Army OF the Potomac,
took his first lessons In transportation
A queer medlay OF vocatiOns. In the be-
ginning. for the drafts OF big business
Experimenting with an elementary
question, not knowing my man except
through heaTsay, | asked Mr. Miller
about his birthplace and his parents He
is a military looking person and wears
the button OF the Loyal Legion. After
some crOss-examination, with me as the
witness. he answered.
Il lived at Hartford, in Pennsylvania.
until l was sixteen years old. My father
was a Presbyterian minister and preach
ed in that little village for half a cen
fury"
Had you any youthful ambition IN
that direction" 1 asked somewhat inno-
Gently.
Never. 1 had seen more than enough
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18
GRANGER ROADS FATHER
RoSrDeH Mer Energy Increased St Paul Lines Mileage from
275 to 1926, NTH $65,OOOOOO annual Revenue

Rocky Mountains and across Idaho and
Washington TO the Pacific Ocean. Re-
Gently he borrowed 100000 in France
with which TO carry on the work of con-
structon.
In the past he mas been associated with
the Drexels and the Morgans. The origi-
nal Drexel was a painter of portraits.
He worked at that business In South
America. Mexico. and Philadelphia, J..
PierpOnt Morgan's grandfather was a
poet. Roswell Miller was a drug clerk.
out of portraits in oil came the greatest
bank N the United States, with a branch
in France. The poet gave the world it's
most eminent organizer and fnancier
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

of the hardships of preaching. There
were twelve OF fourteen children in our
family. The lives of all of us were full
OF pinch and self-sacrifice. My father
was promised $500 a year. Il was prom
ised very willingly, but never paid. About
$4,000 came to him from the estate OF
his parents. But for his inheritance ne
would have been compelled TO move
from Hartford.
when / was sixteen my father thought
and | agreed with him-that / ought to
go to work. He found a place for me at
Auburn. n. Y. with a distant relative.
who was in the drug business. My pay
was s. a month, board and lodging in
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18
YULETIDE PASSION
PLAY AMONG MEXTCANS

Special Correspondence The Washington Herald.
San Antonio. Tex, Dec. 1.-THE most
picturesque Christmas celebration in all
America is held by the Mexicans in San
Antonio. Los Pastores." tho dramatic
presentation of the story of the Christ
child. with its beautiful setting, is given
in the quaint Chapel of Miracles and al
other chapels and churches where the
MeXicans worship. II is a mystery play,
analogous 10 the Passion Play of Ober-
ammergau. 1t was introduced by the
early Spanish missionaries. TO teach the
Indians the story of the birth of Christ.
Los Pastores," OF The Shepherds. 3"
is a form OF the medieval religious
dramas known as passion plays miarcle
plays. and nativity plays. Before the
altar. brilliant with candles, and deeorat-
ed with roses and flowers, the actors.
costumed the same as was the custom
400 years ago. enact. as they conceive it.
the coming of the Child amid the flash
ing stars and the joyful acclaim of the
shepherds OF Bethlehem. II opens with
shepherds singing a hymn, beginning
In Bethlehem's Holy Manager" and con-
tanning the following verse:
March on together joSfully.
While the angels sing:
For Lords nativity,
Hot tamales bring.
This is the literal translation from the
original Spanish. and is characteristic OF
the simplicity of the devout Mexican peo-
pie, the hot tamale, with them being a
piece-de-resistance of their feasts. This
song. after many starZas, closes with:
A bitter contest oars to Eage.
The evil power to quel
To match the cunning. dare the rage.
OF satan, Prince Of H -.
Enter His Satanic Majesty.
This serves 10 Introduce Satan. who
wears a very long tail made OF fire.
crackers Putting the devil into h.
requires time, the industrious effort OF
the apostles and the shepherds giving
occasion for many inroductions of hu-
NOR. When L1eifer and his imps are
finally banished, Satan's tail Is set on
fire, and his wild antics furnish uproar-
ious amusement Another comic char
aeter is the shepherd Bartholomew, a
sleepy fellow. who cannot shake of his
droWiness- At last. the shepherds take
him up bodily and deposit him before
the altar. A bright illumination OF celes-.
tiaf glory falls about him. combination
that wakes MIN w to his religious du-
ties
Other characters represent almost every
prominent name in biblical history. The
weary wandering Of Mary and Joseph
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

so evident as to need no enlargement
upon them.
Of course other forms will be necessary
for the banks use, and these are sug-
gested out OF a wide experience with
purely financial institutions, as follows:
I'm case q an oseraraf,l
THE SOCIAL SAVINGS BANK OF TOGUS
Dear Sir or Madam
Your account IN TINS hank Eppesrs 10 b oTsF-
drawn Al calls. Please make deposit to oser
this at once, and SEND your Social pass book for
examination. Yours truly.
The Social Savings Bank Of Togs.
B. MOORE CAREFUL, Bookkeeps-.
Notice q a daft
THE SOCIAL SAVINGS BANK or roGUs.
January Il. Dlo-
A draft Cor three dinner calls rsyab4e on Or h.
fore February /, 1910 issled against your aocount
10y Mrs. ieGnmiSOn HlgflbOy. Of 4llA Locust Hill
avenue. MatteaEzn. has been presented for payment
al this bank. When paying please bring this notes
With you. Yours very truly.
The Social Savings Bank q Torz.
SOLOMON GRUSDY, Csshssr.
III.
Notice Of note falling duel
THE SOCIAL SAVINGS BANK OF T0GUS
Dear Sir:
Avf IlFe@ MOUTHS note Tor 100 calls. hf7d - ms
bank. Is payable January a. 1910 Please send Us
your cards for this smouns duly certified on o.
before that date. and oblise yours respectfully
The Social Savings Bank Of Togax
HURRY \. ~ p Assistant Cashier
Notice Of protested draft)
THE SOCIAL SAVINGS BANK OF rOGUS
Dear Sir:
Your draft Of the 10th instant On Mr.. and Mrs
Garnett Jones, Of Chicago, for fourteen calls has
been returned TO this hank a. uncolloctable Await
ing your further instructions. We beg to remain
your obligng servants,
The Social Savings Bank Of Togls
h. L. limit President.
iNotice Of a bogus check
1.-THE SOCIAL SAVINGS BANK or TOGUS.
April ]. 1870
The Social Savings Bank os Togus regrets to in
form Miss Goldy Rocxernegie that the p p. C.
check recently deposited b. her in this baak. sgd
by Count Nitzh de Nun. has been returned by
the Fourteenth National Bank II the Russian No
biity marked NO funds Parties unknown
o. K. THADDEUs MesLEUFH,
FoTeim ExchaHge Department
And so on. There are doubtless manv
other forms which viii suggest them
selves TO persons more familiar with the
intricacies of banking than l am and I
leave all such for the consideration of
experts. presenting only those with which
my own intimate experience with none
tary institutions has famIliariZed me.
There are enough Of them here set forth.
! think, TO demonstrate beyond all DOS
sibility of question the feasibility OF such
an institution as / propose.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

carpeted space facing the nine justices
he would be tapped on the arm by a
court officer and ruthlessly told TO go
home and dress himself properly. Some
time ago Western lawyer appeared be-
fore the court without a cravat He was
promptly notified that the court declined
The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

The Supreme Court chamber OF the
United States is a semi-circular hall with
noble arched ceiling in the center of
the main floor of the Capitol building at
Washington. and a more imposing en-
trance of a judicial body into a court
room never has been devised.
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Continued on Page 2, Column ,.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
JULY HAD SOME
VERY HOT WEATHER
THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SEA.
son AT 100 DEGREES CAME
DURING THE MONTH WITH
LITTLE RAIN.

July was a twin sister for June
in the matter of the absence of mois-
ture and nearly SO concerning the
heat, although July overtopped June
for the record breaking ascendency
of the mercury. 1t touched the 100
mark on the 10th.
There were eight days when the
mercury stood above the 80 mark,
and there were fifteen days when the
mercury stood at IS degrees and I'D
to 80. The coolest day of the month
was "a on the 18th. The coolest
night was on the 18th with the mer-
curry at AZ, and the Tarmest night
was SO on the Gath. In the main the
nights during the month were cool,
according to the reading of the Their
mometer.
The rainfall for the month amount
ed to 2.04 inches, which is some be-
low the average for the past nine
years. including the present year.
The average for July since 1902 has
been 1926 inches. The rain has been
distributed through the month with
.05 inches of the moisture falling on
the first; 80 on the Sth; .03 on the
11th; .28 on the 18th; so on the
goth; .85 On the 25th and 26th; and
.03 on the 28th.
There were 20 clear days. Z that
were cloudy, and 4 that were partly
cloudy. The greatest range of tenn
p%erature was on the 5th and 9Th, the
mercury dropping from 9S to 81. a
range Of ~ degrees.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
WAS CAUGHT
ON A FAKE

Sioux Falls. S. D.-As the result
of his preliminary examination in q
local court. p. H. Longstead. who .
few days ago was brought back from
Montana on the charge of having sold
mortgaged property, has been held
for appearance at the next term Of
state circuit court. An interesting
feature of the case is that Longstead,
after being lodged in Jail here and
up to the time Of his preliminary
hearing pretended that he was insane
So we'll did he act the part that some
of the officers fully believed that he
had lost his mind. He doubtless be-
lieved he would escape punishment
for his alleged crime IL he succeeded
in convincing the officers that he had
lost his mind. It developed during his
cross examination by City Attorney
Conway that he had been shamming.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
WANTS CHANGES N
LAW ESTABLISHING
CREAM INSPECTION
State Expert Ryger Adj
Vocates License for
Buyers.
FINDS BAD CREAM
But Has No Power to Prevent
Its Being Used for Max
ing Butter.
FINDS BAD CREAM

Pierre. S. D.-A. P. Ryger, state
dairy expert and inspector, of Brook
ings was here on official business to-
day. He says the cream inspection law
which was passed by the last legis-
lative session needs several amend
ments. One he is in favor of is a satte
license for cream buyers. instead of
a fee on the amount of butter fat
purchased. 1t is almost impossible to
secure this fee when the cream is
consigned to points outside of the
state. A state license would better
regulate the buyers in his estimation
than does the present system, where
the buyers pick up what they can
get. He found some of the buyers To-
Gated in livery harms. but put a stop
to that. but there is yet room for i'm
provement.
While the inspector has the power
to condemn spoiled cream IL this sta4e
he cannot destroy it, and when con
demned. the purchasers at the large
central points claim that they do not
intend to use it for butter making,
but for soap grease. and he has no
power to stop the shipments. He has
followed several such shipments to
points outside of the state. and has
found that they do go into butter
making, regardless of the claims to
the contrary.
In Minnesota condemned cream is
made unfit for butter by introduction
of a chemical which d~iscolors it.
but does not injure it for soap grease.
but the law of this state gives the in
spector no such power. The law
in his estimation needs strengthen
ing at several places. and the next
session will be asked to give it more
efficiency. f.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
HIS BEER,
COST HIM 800.

Sioux Falls, S. DIT cost Martin
Gilbertson, a local restaurant man
500 to sell beer in his place Of busi-
ness on Sunday. The authorities be-
came suspicious and sent a detective
to the restaurant. AS the result Of
what the detective learned the Off
GERS made a raid on the restaurant.
and found three barrels OF beer and
several persons drinking beer. The
barrels and their contents we're cons
fiscated. Fearing that the government.
might take a hand in the matter and
arrest him on the charge Of selling
liquor without a government license,
Gilbertson entered ! plea OF guilty;
and paid the fns assessed against
him. It will be no surprise fsthe gov-f
ernment takes action against him.
which would be Z very serious mat
ter for him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
NEWS FROM LISBON

Lisbon, S. D.-Haryesting is over,
and now the whistle and hum of the
threshers is heard in our land.
Mrs. c. c. Wheeler enjoyed q
visit from her grandmother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Brooks, of Yankton, last
week.
Alfred B%utterfeld from Northern
Wisconsin is visiting his mother and
brothers, Frank and Albert.
Miss Esther Hettenborg and SIS
ter were callers at the York home last
week.
George Miller with his threshing
crew, started out Monday and began
the fall threshing at Chas. Boreson's,
Mrs. Clifford Wheeler and two
youngest children vent to Yankton
to visit with relatives and friends.
Charlie Annis Is running the en-
CINE for George Miller's thresher.
Mr.. Sambo transacted business in
Mitchell last week.
Some of the farmers have begun
stacking their grain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
NEWS FROM PROSPER

Prosper. S. Deco. Brink called
at A. Wittstruck's last Sunday even
ing.
Knute Strand is on the sick list.
A number of young people from
Ethan attended the Epworth League
service held at the Lutheran church
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Chas. Moony and family visit.
ed A. Wittstruck Sunday afternoon.
Everett Dabler spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mitchell friends.
John Frieltt called at o. Swansen's
last Sunday evening.
Maude Moony has been visiting her
parents during the past week and
returned to Mitchell Sunday evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
RAIN WITH HAIL
CAME TUESDAY
RAIN HELPED A LOT AND THE
HAIL DID But LITTLE DAM
AGE-HEAyY SOUTH
AND EAST.

After two days of excessively hot
weather a fine rain relieved the con-
ditions Tuesday evening. The moist
ure began falling in this section at
6:10 and fell heavily for forty min
utes. The precipitation was .83
inches.
Hail accompanied the rain and fell
perhaps ten minutes. though there
was little wind with it and its alb
sence made the damage to crops less
than otherwise would have been the
case. The hail came from the west
and northwest, and was in evidence
somewhat to the south. Reports re-
ceived from the country state that
the hail did not do any damage, ex-
cept. possibly in the vicinity of Loom
is. where it is reported that corn was
hurt some.
The rain extended as far west as
Chamberlain, and in that direction
it was accompanied by a very heavy
wind storm. which was sufficient in
power to blow down a dozen tele-
graph poles. which put the Milwau-
kee telegraph department. out Of COM
mission for a while.
The report Of the rain from the
south and east was to the effect that
moisture fell in good quantities as
far east as Sanborn and south to
Scotland and down on the Running
Water branch of the Milwaukee road.
In conversation with Conductor
Tompkins. coming from the north
this morning, he stated that there
was no rain fell between Aberdeen
and Letcher. with only a very light
shower at Letcher and south.
The rain was of ~incalcuable bene-
fit to the corn crop and will go a
long ways toward increasing the
yield.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
MINNEAPOLIS GRAM.

Mipneapolis.-Cash Close: Wheat.
No. 2. northern s1.14h q 3l.l5M;
No. 3. white oats. 81 q 39c; No. 3,
hite oats. new, 34kc; yellow corn.
81 q 61kc; barley 81 a SIC.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
s1oUx CITY LIVE STOCK.

Sioux City.-Cattl receipts, 500,
ten cents higher: hog receipts. g.
700 ten cents higher: top 1910:
bulk. $7.55 q 37.75.
Still further strength was notice
able in fat and killing cattle due to
a very small run for the second day
OF the week. About a dime has been
added to killing cattle the past two
days. THIS improvement has. been
traceable to quite a big falling on in
receipts. The full strength of the
market has come on grass cows and
heifers which are selling at 1925 a
$3.50, Gamers and thin cows $3.50
q $500, veal calves $500 a 1900
bulls and stays $500 q $500, range
beef steers $500 q $500, corn fed
beeves $3.50 q 1915 and fat COWS
and heifers $500 q $500.
1t was also a stronger market in
stockers and feeders on top of Mon
days advance. For the week the
market shows a gain of 10 q 15c.
Dealers r enjoying an excellent
country demand with the outlet the
broadest for good quality strong
weight feeders. Quotations FEEDERS
$3.50 @ $3.50, calves and yu.flings
$500 q $500 and feeding cows and
stock heifers $2.65 a 1895.
The first advance in hog prices for
a long period was scored on Tuesday
under a very light run. The market
on that day showing a gain of a
nickel.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-04
Order to Show Cause.

In county court in and for Dawson
county.
In the matter of the estate of OF
to Daniels, Deceased.
This matter coming on for hearing
on the application of August Koop,
administrator of said estate, for an
order to sell the real estate belonging
to said estate, and it appearing to
the Court, from the petition of said
administrator, filed on the LIST day Of
August, 1910, and the files IN said
matter, that it is necessary to sell
the whole of the real estate belonging
to said estate, for the purpose of pay
ing the debts of the said deceased and
the expenses of administration, it is,
Ordered, by the court, that n
and all persons interested in said
estate appear before said court, on
the Ord day of September, 1910, at
the hour of 10 o'clock, a. m. Of that
day, at the court room of this court,
in the court house, in Mitchell, Da-
vison county, South Dakota, then
and there to show cause why an or,
der should not be made, authorizing
the administrator to sell the real es-
tate of said decedent as prayed in
said petition.
Dated this LIST day of August, 1910.
BY the Court.
w. Abbey, Judge.
Attest:
S. Cattrell,
(Seal) Clerk.