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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24

Theatre Pharmacy Tuesday mornine,
March 9Th. For further information
see the Gale theatre ad.
Born, Tuesday. Feb. 90, 1910. to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pinnell, a son.
Born. Tuesday. Feb. 20. 1910. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bjodstrop. a
daughter.
800 acres hay land 4 miles south
west of Mitchell for rent. H. r. Kib-
bee.
For fire and tornado Insurance see
w. e. Rathbun, agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Next Sunday the pastor Of the First
Methodist church wants all the men,
bers who have united with the church
during his p%astorate to be present at
the morning service. He also wishes
that those who have church letters
and have not yet presented them will
do so at this service. 1t will be the
Quarterly Sacramento service and a
special effort will be made to have
all the members Of the church and
congregation present.
Robert F. Davis, the government
immigrant inspector, arrived in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ing he accompanied Arthur Bruhm
and his wife to New York, where they
will be placed on board a steamer
and SEM back to Dresden. Germany,
from whence they came last summer.
This is the case of deportation which
has been under consideration for
some little time, States Attorney Her
bert taking up the case with the fed
eral government and finally securing
the return of the couple to Germany.
For a month Bruhm and his wife
have been in the hospital, and he is
now able to travel after receiving
treatment for his weakened intellect.
The commission form of govern
ment was adopted at a vote Of the
intermediate department Of the Y. M.
c. A. Tuesday evening when the boys
voted on that proposition yer at the
city hall. The plan had been explain
ed to the boys previous and they were
then given an opportunity to express
their choice. There were but two
votes registered against the commits
sion plan. Next Tuesday evening the
boys will vote on mayor and commits
sioners, who In the future will form
sort Of .self-governing institution at
the city hall, as 1t pertains to the in
~termediates. This plan has been fol-
lowed by Secretary Whitaker to have
the boys learn the necessity of self
government and self-coptrol.
The Junior class of Dakota Wes-
leyan University gave a delightful
entertainment Monday evening at the
home of Miss Alta Witzel, which was
characterized as George and Martha
Washington entertaining their negro
servants. r. N. AFFORD impersonated
George Washington and Miss Witzel
made an imposing Martha Washing
ton. The other members of the
class were the negro servants, and
they carried the idea out to the point
of b%lackening their faces and dress
ing in appropriate costumes. Negro
games were played and negro songs
were sung, and, in fact everything
was of a negro character, even to
pthe refreshments, the main features
of which were corn bread, chicken
and other Accomplishments. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
the national colors. DR.. and Mrs. j.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
Of Interest to Our
Readers

To prove that "BLooDlNE, will
cure Catarrh every reader of this pa
per can rave q positive guarantee, II
there is any d.o9nn1b dn IN yo y. NM as 10,
Catarrhal Troubles the remarkable Of
fer made by Scallin Bros. Co should
expell that doubt. They give you a.
Gle of "Bloodine" they sell. TO refand
the money unless 1t gives satisfaction.
They take all the risk of cure and no
reader of this paper can afford TO suf-
fer longer with Catarrh when IN offer
like this is made.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
Truth fn Advertising.

From the Bookkeepsr.
A. ". McCann, advertising manager Of
Francis Il Leggett & Co. Of New York
City. IN a recent address before an adver-
tisinE class in Brooklyn, gave some inter
esting practical Illustrations Of the ef
fecuveness Of telling the truth in adver-
tising. His long experience with house
which knows how the best results are
obtained enables him TO speak with au-
thority. mo matter how well our story
is told" ne said. If not founded on
facts its effectiveness will perish. Untruth
has no place in advertising. because the
common sense Of the consumer challenges
the merit Of the article Brought before
its attention, and IL every detail OF good
ness claimed for that article does not as
sert itself upon personal inspection. the
interest Of the individual is lost 4 eau
ton, therefore, which harmonizes with
the first commandment of simplicity Is
framed IN the second commandment,
d" Thou shalt be truthful or silent "
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
The Compass.

From the New York American.
The Chinese seem TO have used the com
pass, or its equivalent. at a very early
date to guide them in their journeys across
the vast plans Of TaTtary. They made
little images, whose arm, moved by a
freely suspended magnet, pointed contin-
ually toward the pole. An apparatus OF
this kind was presented TO ambassadors
from Cochin China 10 guide them in their
homeward journey. some LOO years be-
fore our era. The knowledge thus pos
sessed seems TO have gradually travelled
westward by means Of the Arabs, though
it was fully 1900 years afterward before
it was fairly applied among the peoples
of Western Europe
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
A New Standard of Value.

With the discussion raging over the
high cost Of living. various theories have
been evolved for settling once and for all
the great problem of human sustenance
and apparel One Of the most original is
that of Prof j. P. Norton. of Yale. whose
occupancy of the chair of political econ
omy should make his words worth lis
tening TO.
Prof. Norton recommends an imaginary
coin 10 which he would give the name
OF dill. Unfortunately for this learned
college man, the name has done the busi-
ness The humorist will find plenty Of
opportunity to daily with the ''dills. /"
while the political economists and fnan-
ciers are dilly-dallying over stock mar
ket quotations and necessity's equations.
Prof Nortons idea would be TO abolish
the money standard. We still would have
money as a commodity, but the price Of
gold would luctuate as that Of eggs.
and other largely used staples would set
the standard by which prices OF other
articles would be fixed, In theory the
dill" viii always buy The same amount
Of commodities. Porterhouse at a dill a
pound can go up % per cent and still cost
just a dill, for theoretically wages will
have gone up 20 per cent at the same
time. So will taxes. and all other barter
and exchange. When the price Of eggs
drops from 4S to "a cents. the dill will
buy the same number OF eggs as before.
So much for Prof. Norton's explanation.
which may explain to a scientific re-
searcher, but 10 the man OF affairs it is
not quite on a par with Euclid.
Were we all believers in thought trans
ference and mental suggestion. the din
might prove satisfactory. Were the con-
centration OF the mind sufficient to bring
a pair Of boots or a nicely laundered shirt,
the dill would have many adherents.
Could we appease the landlord by offering
him as many dills as he asked. this imag-
mary coin would have the greatest vote
ever known in a popularity contest. But.
the magic Of the word is not sufficient.
Prof. Norton has not convinced a skep-
tical public
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
Long Island Indians
Fr0m the New York Mail.

From th5 New York Mail
There are a good many people in this
city who did not know that there was a
tribe Of Indians called the Nissequogues
In Long Island; that there are remnants
Of those tribes living upon the island
still. and that slavery in New York State
existed up TO a period so recent that
there are persons living who were born
in Il.
For these people-the majority, we sus-
pect-it is necessary TO say that there
were thirteen Indian tribes on Long
Island: that remnants Of four or five Of
them stiIl exist there; that the Montauks
yet claim a good part of Eastern Long
Island: that there is a considerable res
ervation Of the Shinnecock tribe near
southampton; that less than a score OF
years ago a part of this tribe removed
TO Long Island City and a section OF il
to Manhattan, and that black and red
men were held in bondage in this State
until about 1890.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
The Teachers Should Teach.

The teachers in the public schools who
have been devoting their leisure time TO
practicing various professions are to be
informed by the board Of education that
In the future this condition of affairs
will not be tolerated. The action of the
board is wise one. one Of the reasons
why the teachers were given substsn-
tial increase of salary was that their
work is SO exhausting that it practically
saps their energies after few years OF
service. Even the three OF four months
vacation which each teacher enjoys. and
which does not fall TO the lot Of the gov
ernmsnt clerk or the employe Of a busi-
mes 49, sblishment, is said not to be too
Ions nsenecessary recuperation.
TeaSers who spend in other occupa-
tions. a large portion of time not devoted
to school work cannot be as well equipped
for their daily task as those who do not
tx their brains during leisure hours.
No man can serve two masters. The gov
ernment which employs the teachers, has
a right 10 ask their undivided attention
10 their work.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
Cynicism from New York.

One of the New York dailies, in an
editorial which was meant TO be humor-
Gus, recently told its readers that car
toon proving popular in the West de-
picted the United States as divided into
two parts by a high wall separating
Manhattan Island from the rest of the
country. A gentleman in silk hat. meant
10 be a Wall street magnate, but ac-
tualy suggesting cross between an
undertaken and a cab driver, stood on
Manhattan Island with his face to the
sea. saying: we are the stuff
In commenting on these conditions the
metropolitan daily states that it is the old
charge. the old grievance. the old taunt.
that New York. self-centered, provincial,
refuses TO recognize that any good might
come from west of the Hudson. It sar-
eastically admits that the cartoonist has
succeeded in impartlng to the remainder
Of the nation so noble an appearance Of
strength and amplitude. and giving to
Manhattan so ridiculous an air of incon-
sequence, that the effect is simply over
whelming to Western eyes.
Continuing in this strain. this rep-e-
sentative New York publication goes on
to define the word provincial, and, in its
wisdom. says the term is nI-advised in
this connection. declaring the term which
the Western editor should use is petty"
1t complacently adds that it is the non
provincial person who can get along in
absolute eontentment on his own re-
sources, the inference being that New
York's resources are such that it can
hold aloof from the remainder Of the na-
ton.
SO apparent is the fallacy Of this state
ment that 1t is useless TO discuss it. Only
some writer with narrow mind and
views regarding the United States, as
whole, would make such statement. II
may be that there are a few people in
New York who honestly believe this bur
the thinking class. even of that metropo-
lis, know better. The great West is self
sustaining, and New England is much
more so than is New York City AS far
as the daily life Of the average American
citizen is concerned, New York could
sink 70 the bottom OF the ocean, and rs
per cent Of the population of this country
would be but little affected What would
be the result 10 New York City If the
transportation lines radiating to the
West. South, and North were suddenly
TO cease their activity? New York is fed
by the remainder OF the country. It gets
its money, exclusive OF the comparatively
small amount brought 10 the port, from
The entire nation. Granted that the ex-
ecutive departments of large industries
are located in New York. these depart |
ments are not as essential as is the fac |
tory or other mercantile industry which |
is located outside of the city.
The editorial closes as follows:
Wherefore. We submit that if New
York fails TO discern in the life of the |
great West issues as vital as the West /
ern newspapers find In life on Manhat- |
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
Reforming the Rural Mail Carriers.

! tt has been determined by the bigwigs
who rule the destinies Of the Post-ofice
Department that the rural mail carrier
must take his highly important assign
ment more seriously hereafter.
Heretofore the rural mail carrier has
been sort Of law unto himself. Like
the wind that bloweth where it listeth, this
servant OF Uncle Sam" has for many
moons trod undisturbed a primrose path
Of his own fashioning. He has Ioitered
along and distributed the mail at his own
sweet pleasure. He has stopped 10 chat
with the pretty country lassies and swap
yarns with the conversationally inclined
yokels by the way. The country stores
have come TO know him as a daily visi-
tor; and the promising fishing holes ad-
jacent to his route have seen him often.
mayhap not wisely. but too well. Now
and then, too. he has been inclined to take
his trusty fowling piece along. that he
might replenish his larder at home with a
fat and juicy squirrel, or mayhap a rabbit
or an unwary robin or a quail.
But the farmer has grown impatient
Of these erstwhile approved pastimes. Il
seems. and his vociferOus and vehement
protest has been lodged accordingly with
the powers that be. The rural mail de-
livery has put the farmer in such close
touch with the everyday world-the pull
sating, throbbing. swiftly changing pres
ent-that he wants 10 know what is going
on right now. The old way of waiting
until the end of the week to catch up
with the trend of events has played out
The passing and Tepassing of sCooting au-
tomobiles, the tingle Of telephone bells
the screech of the not far distant rail-
road engine-these things remind him
that the nation is alive and pushing, SHOW
ing. crowding toward its destiny. what
ever that may be. And so he wants his
mail-quick, hot, and with the gum on
the envelopes hardly dry
And that is why the rural mail carrier
must 'perk up" and get d move on.
He must have a vehicle hitched TO some
thing swift. and he must keep il in mo-
ton. His whistle must be Of carrying
power sufficient to reach the farthest field
and the most remote worker therein.
Time, time, ume-the conservation OF
time. That is the great American cry or
to-day-the cry that is penetrating the
most peaceful and restfuI centers Of our
civilization
The rural mail carrier may as well pre-
pare now for another demand that is
coming soon, moreover. He will be re-
quired 10 travel in a honk-honk car next!
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

To-day is the birthday Of George Pea
body. To the general public Peabody is
an unfamiliar figure. This is due in a
great measure to the fact that he spent
much Of his life abroad His wealth.
which was mostly made in banking in
England, was distributed, however. in his
native land, not only in one direction,
but in many directions. mostly Of an edu-
cational character.
George Peabody was born at Danvers,
Mass. on February is, 1875. his ancestors
having settled in New England in the
early part of the seventeenth century.
He was self-educated, and at a very early
age began his business career In the mer-
camille establishment of his uncle. In 1914
he became a partner of Elisha Riggs IN
the dry goods business, and established
houses in Baltimore. New York. and
Philadelphia, Peabody residing in Balti-
more.
In 1887 he settled in London and estab-
lished the banking house of George Pea
body & CO. For negotiating the sale Of
$8,0O0.OO0 worth Of bonds in 1885 in London
when others had failed. by which he sus-
tained the credit Of Maryland, and giving
to the State his commission Of 100000, a
vote OF thanks was returned 10 him by
the legislature. This was his first large
gift
He next assisted in fnanciering the
Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John
Franklin, founded the Peabody Institute
and Library at Danvers, the Peabody IN
stitute at Baltimore, to which he contrib
uted 100000, and large bequests TO vari-
Gus leading American institutions OF
learning.
His biggest benefcenee abroad was the
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
IT HAPPENED IN ARKANSAW
How the Judge Put Aside His Bible
to Perform an Unpleasant Task.

How the Judge Put Aside His Bible
to Perform an Unpleasant Task.
From the Chicago News
Opie Read told this one not long ago:
"Old Lem Harkins. Of Possurp Trot. had
come into the country judges Office The
judge said:
Why. hello. Lem
'Howdy, Jedge?'
Anything going on over at Possum
TrotY
'Nuthin' wuth dividin.'
That so?'
'Yeh; nuthin' wuth dlvidin.' Then after
pause: Me an them Hightowehs amt
gittin' along right good for a SPELL
No?'
Nah. not right good After another
long expectoration-punctu pause the
old man leisurely continued. 'T'Other night
about chIcken-roostin' time I was asset
tin in tn house a-readin' Nv my Bible
when I heahs some shootin' outside. TIL
OF woman was out than a-feedin' tn
chickens. amt paid no tenton thah
shootin. Purity soon tn OF woman comes
in. loOkin kind O pale an nahvous
What's tn match, OF woman"
says.
"'"A lot O. them Hightowehs is out
thah a-shootln at me-" she says.
Now I don't like that. Jedge. shootin
round about my house an skeer'n up all
them chickens when they orto be a-goin
Z roost, an maybe KILN a calf critteh
somethin'. So / lays down my Bible an
I goes ovah in tn conneh an picks up
my Winchester an I looks out tn Win
deh. Thah stands five of them Hightowehs
outside my fence with theh guns I jes'
draps few bullets amongst 'em an
goes hack Z my readin'.
Next mohnin' I goes out an looks
whah them five Hightowehs had been
a-standin', and they was all gone but
TO-"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
AN IMPERIAL EXILE.
Empress EuRenie, Widow of Ma
pOleOn III, Now Eighty-four.

From the indianapolis News.
A. Marlborough. aboat forty mites
southwest of London. IS living a woman
who for many years has been pointed
out as the most tragic figure in
modern history, the ex-Empress Eugene,
widow of Napoleon III, designated by
Victor Hugo Napoleon the Little" in
contrast with his uncle, Napoleon the
Great. The ex-empress, widowed and
childess. will be eighty-four years old in
May. Nearly seventy years ago Wash
lngt0n Irving described this then Spanish
beauty: Her clear brow, shining with
youth and grace. her gentle blue eyes,
sparkling beneath long Iashes. which al
most conceal them, her exquisitely formed
nose, her mouth, fresher than a rose bud,
the perfect oval of her face" &c. That
sort of description was quite the thing
in that earlier time. Thank heaven, the
photograph has done for IL for two
generations
Poor old woman. for poor and lonely
sic is. though one OF the wealthiest
women in Europe. for the third Napoleon
cast an anchor to windward and planted
many millions safely before he fed from
France. Her heir will be her nephew.
Victor Napoleon. who may have hopes OF
being Napoleon ". should the republic
go TO pieces.
Eugene, as Empress of France, was
even more extravagant in dress than
Josephine. When Eugene fed from
France those wAo- TiasnHaged her ward
robe were astonished at her possessions.
Fifty parasols were found in one drawer;
her furs were valued at $4,000 and her
entire wardrobe at $1,0O0.00o-an almost
incredible amount
-Four years ago, and since, the ex-em-
press has been tempted by great sums
Of money 10 furnish material for a book
Of memoirs from letters and documents
she has In her possession. But Eugene
has been afraid to open this Pandora 5
box. She knew Thoroughly we'll that
Napoleon III would, with further dis
closures. be more and more contemplate
and as a wise woman, If she ever enter
tanned the idea of publishing the story
OF her times, she gave il up.
Yet rumoTs continue that these "Tnem-
oirs" Will soon be given to the world.
and now II is said to be at her request
that N. Jules Claretie has made public
that any such memoirs are spuriuos
The ex-empress always dresses in deep
mourning, and in walking leans heavily
upon a cane. Among her treasures is a
white perambulator. a gift to Eugene
from Queen Victoria soon after the birth
Of the prince imperial, the boy who later
received the baptism Of fire" at the
hands Of the invading Prussians. This
young man. It Will be recalled. was TO be
educated as a soldier He was with the
British army in South Africa and was
killed by a Zulu assegai in 1873.
When this boy was born. Napoleon III
announced that he and the Empress
Eugene would stand as sponsors 10 all
children born in France on that day. The
Empress. it is said. keeps an exact list
Of all her godchildren and has set aside
a legacy 10 each one Of them, and they
number about $500
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
The TronbIe win II.

From the Chicago RecOri-He1ld
There is only one trouble with your
play" said the manager.
What's that?" asked the eager drama
tIst- isn't there enough action in it?
Does 1t lack situations? Don't you find
the dialogue bright enough? Or do you
find that the moral is not brought out as
clearly as you could wish?"
"Oh, it's all right in those respects, but
Tn afraid it couldn't be novelized if it
should make a hit"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.

First William the Norman.
Then William, bis son,
Henry, Stephen, ard Henry,
Then Richard and John.
Next Henry the Third.
Edwards one, two. and three,
And again after Richard
Three Henrys We see.
Two Edwards. third Richard,
II rightly ! guess.
Two HenTys, sixth Edward.
Queen Mary, Queen "Bess."
Then Jamie. " the Scotchman,
Then Charles. whom they slew;
Yet received after Cromwell.
Another Charles. too.
Next James the Second
Assembled the throne.
Then William and Mary
Together came on,
Till Anne. Georges four,
And fourth William oil past,
God sent them Victoria.
May she long be the last
At the dawn OF the century
Victoria died.
And the seventh King Edward
Vas hailed far and wide.
Selected.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

Guatemalan mall clerks are accused of
taking the government mail sacks and
making them into clothing. Many a mail
clerk in this country Will hold up his
hands In holy horror at this who, never
theless. does not hesitate in the least
TO read ell the postal cards coming under
his observation.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

The English Kings occasional speech.
10 his lords and gentlemen in Parliament
assembled may have its weak points. but
in one thing it is particularly strong II
never comes out at night after its de-
livery TO sit on his majestys chest like
an elephant
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE SEAL nF soCIETY.

The suffragette once got the laugh.
In books and plays
II was the proper thing TO chaff
Her funny ways.
But there has been a change. I note;
It's stylish now TO want to vote.
No social queens to-day deery
The suffragette
She has been dlned and honored by
The Newport set.
The ultra swell upon her dote:
It's stylish now 10 want to vote.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
Not q Party NIntter-

From the New York Sun.
Without doubt Mr.. Payne, whose name Is asso-
ciated with the new tariff Law. cherishes the hops
that nothing viii come Of the inquiry to show that
the tariff MAKERS are responsible in any degree for
the burdensone cost Of living; and the Hon. Champ
Clark would not be a stalwaTt Democrat If no did
not pray that the investigation win furnish his
party with capital for the Congress campaign. While
is deceived by the professions OF these gentle
men, both Of whom are robust party men. n0npaTti-
sanshiD is the best policy in this case The public
temper demands that the light be turned on and
that all the facts be brought ont
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
No Difficult Feat for Him.

From the Providence Journal
Col Roosevelt is approaching the banks of tie
Nile. bIt his hour for contemplating a crossing q
the RIBBON is yet 10 come.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

"a hen at Cornell has been laying eggs
in the college coloTs." says the Charles
ton News and Courier. That is all very
nice, Of course but if the hens will all
keep right at Work on their regular Jobs
and never mind the fancy stunts, human
ity at large nowadays will be under many
obligations to them.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
A Very Good Reason

From the Chicago News
Mack (an observing stranger)-Why Is
1t that so many of the men in your town
seem TO bear a gTudge against the MN
lister?
Bachelor "a knowing resident)-Why.
he's the man who married them.