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FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
THE LIBERTY OF CHILDREN.
Rv Robert q ~lnnaceoIt

If women have been slaves, what shall i "a IF children: o the little chill
|dren in alleys n subcelars:t the little children III turn pale when they hear
their fathers footsteps; little children who III away when they only hear their
names called by the lips of a mother; little chIdren-the children Of poverty.
the children Of crime, the children OIL brutality. wherever they are-fotsam and
upon tn wild. mad sea of Hfe?-my heart goso ut % them n n Ill.
Children ave he sam rights tht W. have, m w ough to treat them
al though they were human beings. They should be reared with love, with
kindness. with tenderness, and lot with brutality.
When your little child telsa ne. d o rush at him Is though the world
were about to go into bankruptcy. Be honest with him. A tyrant father will
have liars for his children; dc you know that? A lie is born Of tyranny upon
tn n hand ne weakness the other, n wheny % rush at a poo little
boy with a club in you hand, of course he lies
When III child commit a wrong, take it n yomr arms; let HI child know
tha you reany i'd truly n sincerely love it. Yet some Christians. good
Christians when a child commits a fault. drive it from the door and say:
people will get down or heir knees and ask God to take care of the child they
have driven from home. I will never ash God to take care If my children unless
I am doing my level b@tn that same direction
But I will tu you what L say to m children: 60 where yu will; COM
nit what crime yu nay fall to what depth Of degradation you may; you can
lever commit n crime that wills hu my door, my arms. O. my heart to you.
AS long Is 1 lily % shall have ne sincere friend"
Do yu know that have seen some people h acted as though they
thought that when the Saviour said: Suffer little children to ONE untom me.
for IF such is the kingdom of heaven he hd a rashide under his mantle, and
1 do not beieve in In government of the lash. If any Of you eer ex-
pects to- whip your children again, I want you to have a photograph taken OF
yourself when o are in he act with our face redw with vulgar anger. n the
face IF the little child, with eyes swimming in tears n the little chin dimpled
with fear. like a piece o waters struck by a sudden cold wind. Have h pic
tue taken. If that little child should die I cannot thnk of a sweeter way to
spend a n autumn afternoon than to g III to the cemetery, when the naples
are clad in tender gold. n little scarlet runner sarec coming. like poems OF
regret, from thu sad heart Of the earth-and sit down the raw and look
at that photograph. think Of tn flesh, To- DUST hat yu beat. 1 tell
you it is wrong; 1T is n "a % raise children! Make your home happy. Be
honest with them. Divide fairly with them in everything.
Give them a little liberty love. and o nno drive them oMt O your
house. They will var to stay there. Make ONE pleasant Let them play
any game they wish.
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Hearing After Death.

" AASA AN OAAAS A0A
An extraordinary incident which oc-
CURED at the gutllotinlng at Orleans
Of the murderer Languille has been in
terestingly explained by Professor
Hartsmann. a famous Paris surgeon.
When the blade of the guillotine fell.
Languille's head was completely Sc
vered from the trunk. A doctor who
was in attendance Immediately picked
up the head and called the dead mans
name. To The establishment Of all
present the eyelids Of the severed head
opened wide and then closed again.
&"Languille!. Languille!" called the
doctor q second time, and once more
the eyelids lifted, but q third call met
with No response.
Professor Hartsmann say 1t is quite
possible for a form of life to
exist after death. This would not be
the cas- II the subject died naturally
or OF some disease, but undoubtedly 1t
would be so in the case Of a healthy
person meeting with a sudden and VOL
ient death. When a strong man sud-
denly passes from life to death his
bodily tissues show a considerable
amount Of resistance.
The professor says that he himself
Idissected the body Of a man t%hirty-six
hours after he had been executed, and
that on pricking with a needle the
1t was alive.
In the case Of Languille, says the
professor, the eyelids opened, not be-
cause the name Of Languille was pro-
nounced, but because the sound Of the
voice on the ears produced a reflex
action on the nerves They would have
lifted a any other am been called.
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u old life with you here. You must
go. But the man o love shall go
with you
She blushed as she stood before her
accusers. They hustled the man she
loved up the steps of the platform and
the leader said:
There, take her!'
But the man turned away.
What is he a fool??' the leader
asked. She loves the most worthless
fellow in the crowd and he will not
have her f
ut was true! The only mar in the
camp who did not love her was the
man she loved"
And what became of him?" I asked.
with more curiosity than I had felt
during the recital, interesting as it
was.
He went back to civilization, to the
woman he loved. to be repulsed by her
a second time. And now, after ten
years Of absence, he returns or this an
niversary Of the night In which she
was dethroned to revisit the place
where he saw this woman who loved
him: as a sort Of penance on this night
to recall the night ten years ago, when
In that church the men Of this camp
turned the woman from them n cane
neal killing the worthless wretch be-
cause he cared nothing for her whom
the rest adored. But such was western
chivalry in those days and in this
place."
He never recognized in me the leader
OF that camp. inc we sat by the fire
until the last log of the house burned to
ashes. inc then, in the gray of the
morning, took up our packs and
tramped over the mountain trail.
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THE APPROACH OF DAY.
Bv Edward Evorett,

From a n address at the dedication of TIL Dudley observatory, Albany,
N. Y. August 49,, 1856.
I had occasion, q few weeks since, to take the early train from Providence
TO Boston; m fr this purpose rose at 2 O'clock in the morning Everything
around a wrapt in darkness nd hushed in silence. broken only by what
al that hour the unearthly clank and rush of the train. 1t vas a mild.
serene, midsummers nght-the Ky "a without a oud-the winds were
whist. The moon. the in thu last quarter, had just rsen.. and the stars shone
with q spectral luster bt. little affected by hr presence. Jupiter. w hours
high. "a the herald Of the day; the Plehdes Just above the horizon. shed
their sweet influence in the east; Lyra sparkled near the zenith; the steady
pointers, far beneath the pole. looked meeky up from the depths O he north
20 theirs sovereign.
Such ws the glorious spectacle IS I entered the train. A we proceeded.
the tinid approach O. twilight became more eGepuble: the intense blue of
the sky began to soften; the smaller stars. Ike little children, went first to
the sister beams of the Pleiades soon melted together; butt he bright
Oft the west n north remained unchanged. Steadily he Won
TRANSPORTATION went on. Hands Of angels, hidden from mortal eyes,
shifted the scenery of the heavens; the glores OF night dissolved into the
Of dawn.
The blue sky nov turned more softly gray; the great watch stars shut
up their holy eyes; the east began to knde. Faint streaks of purple soon
busheda along the sky; the whole celestalc oncave "a filed with the inhowing
tides of the morning light which came pouring down from above n n great
ocean of 1adhnce; till at length. as we reached the Blue hills a flash of purple
Ire blazed out from above the horizon. n turne the dewy teardrops of flower
and leaf nto rubies and diamonds. In q few seconds the everlasting gates
Of thu morning were thrown wide open, an he lord If ~, arrayed in eories
too severe for the gaze Of nan began hi state.
I do not wonder al thu superstition Oft the ancient Magans, who in the
morning rni s Of he h world world went ent up to the hllt Ppps Of Central Asia. and, ignorant
am rsazzsm%esnnt when ! a told that. in thse niiEhtened g e n in The heart
ton Of the power and wisdom Of the Creator. and yet say in their hearts
There is no Cod"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
From the Pacific Monthly.

OF all the Inhabitants Of the South
Seas, the Marquesans were adjudged
the strongest and the most beautiful.
And now all his strength and beauty
has departed and the valley of Typee
ls the abode of some dozen wretched
creatures, afflicted by leprosy. elephant
tiasis and tuberculosis. Melville esti-
mated the population at 1000, not tax
ing into consideration the small adjoin-
Ing valley Of Ho-o-u-mi. Life has rot
ted away in this wonderful garden
SPOT. where the climate is as delightful
and helpful as n to be found in the
world. Not alone were the Typeans
physically magnificent; they were pure.
Their air did not contain the bacilli and
germs and microbes of disease that fill
U w air. And when the white man
imported in their ships these various
mtcro-organisms of disease, h Ty-
peans crumpled UP and went dow be-
fore them.
When one considers The situation one
is almost driven to the conclusion that
the white race flourishes on impurity
and corruption. Natural selection.
however. gives the explanation. We
of the white race are the survivors and
the descendants of the thousands Of
generations Of survivors in the war
with the micro-organisms. Whenever
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
TIE GLORY OF ARMS.

Whatever may be the judgment of poes of moraists IF satnsts, or even
Of soldiers. 1t is cerhn that the glory o arms still exercises n mean influence
over the minds of men. The art Of var which las been happily termed by a
French divine. the balefula rtb by which men learn 20 exterminate n another.
is yet held, evena among Christians, to be n honorable pursuit; n h animal
which it stimulates and develops is priced Is transcendent virtue. It
will be for anotherag age. I'M a higher civilization to appreciated thu more exalted
haract of tn art of benevolence-the art of extending happiness and II good
influences, " word or deed. to III larges number OF mankind-which III
blessed ontrast with the misery, the degradation, the wickedness If val shall
shine respendentt the true grandeur OF peace. All then will be Willing to ioin
whit the early poe in saying at least
Though louder fam attend the martial rage,
TITS greater glory ITO reform III age
Then shall he sou thrill with a nober heroism than hat of battle. Peace
full industry with untoldm utitudes of cheerful and benefcent laborers. hall he
gladstone token. Literature full O sympathy n dcomfortf for thu heart of
man, shall appear in garments of urerg glory than III has yet assumed. Sci
enc shall extend the bounds of knowledge and power adding unimaginable
strength to the hands of men, opening innumerable resources in h earth. and
revealing new secrets and harmonRs in the skies. Art, elevated and refined.
shall lavish fresh streams II beauty and grace. Charity, in streams of milk
and honey, shall diffuse itself among all the habitatons of the world. Does
anyone ask for the signs of this approaching era?
The increasing benefcence intelligence IF our w day. the broad
spread sympathy with human sunering the widening thoughts of men. the
longings of the heart for a higher condition on earth, the unfulfIed promises If
Christian progress, re the suspicious auguries of this happy future IS early
voyagers W. untried realms Of waste we hav already observed h sign II
land. The green twg n fresh red berry LAY noated by our bark; h odors
Of the shore ian our faces; nay, W e may seem % descry the distant CLEAN of
ght n hear from the more earnest observers as Columbus heard, after mid
night, from N masthead Of tn Fnta, the joyful cryo of Land! Land! N 10!
q world broke upon his earym morning gaze.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
Alfred B. Conrad, in Recreation.

Alfred B. Conrad, IN Recreation.
A few years ago while on duty as a
ranger in the Mt. Rainier National park
I had established my camp in an aban-
doned cabin on the headwaters of the
Puyalluy river in a deep canon, after
carrying my camp outfit, provisions.
ETC., up there on my back over a steep
and rough trail, blocaded by many
fallen trees. I had camped in the same
cabin several times during the spring
on my regular patrol work, and though
l would always carefully close the door
when I left there, it was invariably
open when 1 returned.
One night I was rather tired from
carrying the heavy pack and went to
bed early. To properly explain the in
cident which I wish to relate it is nee
room fitted up for sleeping quarters
under the roof, on each gable end of
the cabin was a small window facing
the rock walls OF h canon. but no
window on the sides, as the sides were
formed by the shake roof. 1 spread my
blankets along one side of the cabin,
and in a short time was sound asleep.
All at once something woke me. l was
thunderstruck to see apparently about
| 10 feet away q pair Of greenish looking
eyes an inch or so In diameter glazing
at me. I could not imagine what kind
of an animal it could be, but it looked
for all the world like the Eyes Of a cat
in the dark, only much larger, and
| apparently about three feet above the
! floor, where q large cougars eyes ought
to be, IL 1t were a cougar. / tried to
remember If it were only cougars eyes
that shone in the dark, or IL bears
eyes were luminous also, but was not
positive on either point. I looked to-
ward the windows, but it was abso-
lutely dark there. I could not remem-
Der Of ever seeing or noticing a hole in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
A Doc that Climbed Mount sI.ncAIo n.

A Dog that Climbed Mount sIaneAIo ne.
There is a dog living at Les praz.
near Chamonix." says a writer in the.
Strand, who, in the summer Of 1908.
distinguished himself by climbing Mont
Blanc. His master. a workman, was
employed on repairs to the observatory
on the summit, and one morning, after
having been seen by his owners wife
at eight o'clock, the dog disappeared.
He must have rapidly tracked his mas
ter by scent, for he arrived at the sum-
nit at half-past two in the afternoon,
having accomplished in six and a half
hours that usually is estimated to re-
quire thirteen hours for a man. The
presence of some tourists at the top
insured this fact being properly attest
ed, and Mont Blanc. as the dog is now
called, Is quite a hero in his village.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
A Midnight Visit of a COUGAR

the roof, so there surely could not be
two holes there the same size about
five inches or so apart IL exactly
level. Still there were those eyes re-
garding me fixedly. AS the animal, or
whatever it might be, made no move,
l concluded to get up in order to force
1T either to attack me or retire. When
1 slowly raised myself in bed the thing
seemed to crouch lower, like a cat get
ting ready to spring, and the eyes
changed their position slightly, indicat-
ms a movement on the part Of the
again and try to get hold of my revolt
yer, which lay on the floor a short dis
lance from the bed. In order to reach
out for the revolver I had to raise my
self slightly, and instantly those eyes
sank lower. as If again ready to spring,
still, as the expected impact OF a large
cougar, bear, or whatever 1t was with
myself did not come, I slid my hand
and arm further out of bed in search
of the revolver, and at last grasped it.
l slowly pulled the revolver out of the
holster, and when I had done so raised
myself to a sitting position with the re-
volver pointing as near as possible be-
tween those two cleaning eyes. When
I sat up the animal had again crouched
down.
1t then occurred to mo that before
going into action with my rapid-fre
gun, 1t might be q good plan to light
a match and actually see what 1 was
shooting at. There would be no added
danger, for did the thing attempt to
jump at me. all l had to do was 10 pull
he trigger. So, keeping the revolver
pointed as near as possible between
those two green!sh looking eyes. with
the left hand I found a match and
quickly lighted it. AS I was alone I
fell into a fit Of laughter. Those eyes
turned out to be two patches Of tin on
the stove pipe in the roof.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
The Dying Polynesians

II OF us was born with a constitution
peculiarly receptive to these minute
enemies, such a n promptly died.
Only those of us survived h could
withstand them. We who are alive arc
the immune. the ft-the ones best con-
stituted to live in a world of hostile
micro-organisms. The poor MARQUES
n had undergone no such selection
they were not immune. And they. Who
a made a custom Of eating their enc
mics, We're now eaten by enemies SO
microscopic as to be invisible, and
against whom no war of dart and iave-
I'm was possible. On the other hand.
a there been a few hundred thousand
Marquesans to begin with, there might
have been sufficient survivors to Law
the foundation for q new race-a re-
generated race, If a plunge into a fes-
tering bath Of organic poison can he
called regeneration.-Jack London in
March Pacific Monthly.
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Not surprisina.

FFOm the H~OuSekeeper.
Simon Hardcastle believed with sim
cere faith that any wife who had, or
asked, more than a quarter a year for
her own amusement or enjoyment was
a being too horrible to contemplate. He
came from the village store for dinner
and told what he mad heard.
Miranda, would you believe that the
Lords prayer could be engraved in a
space no larger than a dime?"
well, yes, Simon,'' he hazarded, ''ff a
dime is as large in the engraver's eye
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
How Insects Breathe.
From the Chicago Tribune

Landlubber animals have lungs and
sea creatures have gills. But insects
have neither one nor the other. They
have q complex system Of tubes rum
ming throughout the whole length Of
the body, by means of which air is
conveyed to every part of the system.
AS they are destined to contain nothing
but air, they are strongly supported
to guard against collapse from pres
sure.
This support is furnished by means
Of a fine thread running spirally within
the walls Of h tube, much In the same
way that a garden hose is protected
with wire. There are generally
W of these tubes which run the whole
length OF the insects body.
Many flies. as larvae. live in the
water. Arranged along each side of
their bodies is a series OF exceedingly
thin plates. into each of which runs a
series Of blood vessels. These plates
act n absorb the oxygen contained
In the water. The tail ends in three
feAtherlike projections. BY means Of
these the larvae causes currents OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
counterfeit Relics.

An article in a recent number of the
Birmingham (England) Mail states that
a factory in that city is turning out
weekly about 1900 1int-lock muskets.
and that a large number of this anti
quated frearm are also made at Liege,
Belgium. These guns are sent to CEN
trail and east Africa for use by the ma
tives. to whom the possession of mod
ern firearms is denied by statute. Dr.
recting attention to this industry.
United States Consul Halstead says:
st is known In the trade that many
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17

water to flow ove the gills and thus
their efficiency is increased.
The gnat also lives in the water as
a larvae. But 1t has no gills. There
fore 1t can not breathe the oxygen in
the water but must breathe air. This
is done by means of a spicade situated
at the tip of its tail. Indeed, the tail
is prolonged into a little tube. The
larvae floats along head downward in
the water with this ube just above the
surface to enable it to breathe. After
some time it Is provided with two lit
tie tubes which act in the same man
ner. I
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
Futurity.

Futurity.
Ny youth to me was like a lovely flower,
All flushed with crimson Of its own
delight.
It's f1ame1ike petals poised as IL for fight,
Ethereal child Of changing sur and
shower,
OF misty dawn night.
My age to me is ike golden fruit
Whose quality and sweetness have been
won
From earth's rough use-from alternat-
And rain and that dark soil wherein my
root
1nvisibly has run
My soul to me is like q ripening seed
Which holds the heart Of all that went
before
The famelike flower and golden fruit in
store,
Close-sealed. secure. in larger love and
deed
To live and bloom once more.
Helen A. Saxon. in Appleton's Magazine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17

as4saHe1h6 came, after q while. rather sad
8SSSs6orssAhG must have surmised trouble,
1SesEtlalpe..---have understood just what 1t
SIl16Ia1,,@N1nd In silence they led her to the
S6SllSeschsand to her place on the plat
1si56ss01anf What have / done wrong? 2
hSsssleAterSof the camp faced her
ssaeS36sHalhiey done no wrong except
eS{Sifa NssNNsK oussca1ne to us ass messenger
SI2S1SaSH3odsSEAnds every mansin the camp
- ia ssstaverently to kiss the
70 S1S1aA1yMalked upon.aBut we have
2N j 3tgouHFidolSis but clay likesthe
kMJRkonitknkind. You love n Of
SSsSsaSs94 = your crime, You have
m6ES&66 SHS0yA.Tnot your work. not the
2ws n 65fUEMa0ohh6 IN Wesslave watched
esSs 6SSsfi The truth. We have
iESa.laSSMsgays We cannot live
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
HE WOMAN HEAPD
.NDTME QAIHS AND SAW
OLD-TIME DRINKING
AID GAMBLING.

of these newly made fall into
the hands of travellers who regard them
in the light of a find" and a story Is
told of a Birmingham manufacturer
having received a letter rom q dealer
asking him to procure some old flint
locks. for which the dealer had several
customers. when the manufacturer
muskets. but was prepared to make
him any number Of new ones required.
These were. Of course, given the ap-
pearance of age. The demand for old
weapons Is 30 great, especially in the
American season, hat the genuine ar
ttcles would go but a little way to sat
isfy It"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17

When a man becomes so conceited
that he is sure his teeth ache harder
than any ones else. he should hive
them pulled
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17

The man who is not forgotten until
after the undertaken gets through with
him must either have been a Criminal
or a museum attraction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17

The management Of the Royal op-
ne London, now prints on Its pro-
grams the names Of the members Of
the orchestra.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-03-12
ITCH RELIEVED AT ONCE.

That terrible itch disappears with
the FIRST DROPS Of a simple com
pound Of oil Of wintergreen. thymol
and glycerine mixed In ID d ID Prescri-
ption. This soothing. healing lotion.
used externally kills the eczema germ
instantly. Heretofore the d ID ID rem )
edy has been sold only IN ~ 90 bottles
bat as special offer. any sufferer in
this town who has never tried d d d
can now try this remedy in special
hottie at 25c. IL curos the itch In.
stantly We KNOW this. Will Rozin.
Corner Drug Store
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-03-12

AZ the next meeting a vote was TAX
en- again. There was a larger number
present than at any Of the other meet
ings. AT this meeting the plans OF one
OF the architects was on exhibition.
The result OF this vote was FIVE TO two
IN favor OK locating the building on
tne present grounds. The Board OF
Education Their said the sentiment is
in favor Of locating the
building on the present grounds. The
Board OF Education wanted to discuss
the matter thoroughly and gave three
opportunities to do so.