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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-25
OUR THANKSGIVING MEDLEY
StII tTIO\ iRHYIN NIWITH
WATER " iGON PaRtDE.
I.80O Chronic Prnr>trians Grt aboard
for n Ride to E,ansciinr Booths
''Boo/rr'> DAY Meeting Cost nj
Living Ignored or How rr, and In .BaIi.

In" increased cost If living 40 N"
ga" "A 'ink.r's darn. with or without
a final n. for u yesterday A. the -lgu
cat-de "A Bow"ry eating place whore
you don have 10 watch your ovrrcosr :
b"cau-" 4 Won cat there you probably
haven one saii
Turkey with rransrarry -auCa and
plat" of chicken soup on the side. - cents.
and to he'll wiIh m" COS; Of living"
80 II you diin have turkey vIrh all
IN. fixings yesterday It rnu-; have been
beCau-. you We're neither very rich nor
very poor btr' belonged 10 ~" unfortu-
nate middle ultImsi" consumer class
New York celebrated III. day IN III"
varied way which has become Its custom
Some persons went to church before the
turkey and others went 10 IN" turkey
before attending tho evening meetings
a. tho missions and that wa m" yrIn-
cipal difference between III" two sides
Of RI. town Probably the firrt TO b.
Internally thankful war. the i.D and
mora men who line mp OUTSIDE II IN.
Boxrry Mission NJ I O'co"A ~ the morn
ing for bread and hot ooTc. That wa
only a starter. however. the broad liners
got plenty ~ CHANGES To confirms. tn.
matter wh"r" ambition led them The
mission Itself distributed dIun.r,. To- poor
families and entertained i.?Or men ~
a turkey feast NJ > . clock Tn. Depart
rn.nt of Charities furnished FREQ dinner.
tn I ~, famili"- m addition 10 IN" hanks
giving iahI.- -pr"a1 for IN" n. tEI inmates
~ In-tif'.tlpT-
IN" MInIcipal Lodging HoII-.. patrons
called II -th. day nf ih" Ing feed. ho-
cause IN" lodging hpIIrp people. T.niefn
herring that private. charity makes L'sl
81 IN" day than u docs II hTi-rma-
put forth an InIlS'Ial effort on Thanks
giving Day The lin-'Ip II fh. hungry
extended for a blOCa mp Firsf avsn,i.
loSN before IN. City's hotel opened its
doors. AT ~ ~. ana 10 was after O'clock
before the last ~ IN. wayfarerS had eaten
his MI More than GO men. women
and children were the citys guests at the
lodging house.
there were dinners too at tho News
boys Lodging Ho'H.. the Rssc,e Mission
on Doy"rS street and many oth her char
liable organi zation1
The salvation Army gave up the day
- big water wagon campaign. -BooznT-'
Day" the Army called II Over th. 400
81 the headquarters IN West Fourteenth
street was a huge sign -Ro"z"r4' Day
Come In But the lIilvaH0ni@rs didn't
wait for them ~ com" in Instead IN"
Army. marShalled 10y Tol. Mcintyre.
started ont at O'Clock TO gather ia
Candidate, for the watoT wagon Tn.
parade ~Rs headed 10y spinKling cart
drawn 10y six horses ami bearing a,EiGn
BoDZeT, what about mother. wife ard
child Get on tho wagon" Next came a
float depicting the sea % despair in
which n drunkard. surrounded with cards
and bottles. was sinking for the last time.
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with Two hoNe- Of Havana cigars supplied
ny IN. R"v Dr. Topping nj tho Protest ant
Episcopal Mission In the CoHr-. of the
feast. which Maggstrat. HouS" attended.
on" Of m. prisoners said Ia Warden Lynch.
They -ay I'm entitled 10 IA telephone. Is
that -triignt2-
The new law gives you the rIght 20 one
telephone call free Of charge. also an en-
velop" and stamp There is also massen-
Ger call here. hut YOU will hav" 10 pay for
IN" m"--.nger.- Lynch explained.
I'd like to Zip Of me friend. Red NIise
ahoui the swell feed h" could got fer
ChuCkIng a ston. through window
Reds ~ the Olive Ire" Inn lodging house
and II get no turkey tn lay said tn"
prisoner.
Tn" warden said that Rcd Mike was too
lat" for the cI'v's dinner.
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PRESIDENTS THtNkSGIIING
Attended Pam american Ser> lee At ~
Pairirk's ami v orb r,i on HIs Message.

wAsHINuroS. Nov. :, Presiden, Tai,
spent comparatively quiet Thanksgiv
ing dav. In the morning. with Mr.
Taft. he attended the Pan American
Thanksgiving service at ~ Patrick =
Church. Secretary II State Knox. other
members Of IN" Cabinet and representa-
tive- Of practically every nation in ;h..
two Americas were present Cardinal
Gibbons and Archbishop DIomede taI-
COMO. the apostolic delegate. attended
tn" celebration OF the mass
Returning from ~ Patrick = the Pre- =
dent TOOK luncheon al the White House
Ia the afternoon h" continued his worS
on h, annual message to congress IN
'errupIing II lat. in the day TO TAX" AN
automobile rld" with Mr. Tart through
Roca Creek pars
The ra!t- 80: down TO their Thanks
giving dinner nj "a IN" rhirty---V.n
pound turkey tnat HordC. No~.. IN. Rhode
island farmer sent To th.. President wa
served Robert and Chirlie Taft the
President : two -ons. hli h'Ir turkey
elsewhere but Miss Helen Taft wa> al
HON" There Were only f-w guests at
the dinner friends OF Miss Helen
Most OF In" m':nb-rs of the President :
iabin", du.d at hom. SECRETARY OF >tat.
and Nlr-. knox had with them their
sons Hggn and Reed and Feeds wife
>..C--tIry 81 IN" Treasury Franklin
N.CNrAgh and Mr. NaCN.aEh had ~
IN r. guests IN" >-cretary- brother.
Wayne MavN"Jgh. Mrs Mach aagh and
Miss NlaCN"lgh IN" Attorney General
ard Mrs WicS"r-ham were IN" guests OF
Secretary of Commerce amt Labor and
MIR Nag.l Postmaster General Hitch
cock was IN" guest Of Mr. James NCMll-
lar Secretary OF IN. Interior Balling.r
dried with Assistant Secretary of tn. In
'c tor Frank Pierce. Secretary of AEri-
culture Wilson dined n home with friends
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DINNER or ifTOR.S HONE.
tu->i. EDtrrtain Win Varied Dramatic
and MUSICAL Programme

In" 'hi-ty-"i GEj guests Of the Actors
HON" a. WEI New Brighton Staten
Island had considerable II Thhnk-gi, =
ing Day Yesterday Supt William g..
barron 81 the home had sen 10 Virginia
for the turkeys
After dinner IN" guests gave an enter
ralninen' which was attended by one
hundred or 80 friends 81 III. actors and
Of CaramonI.S AT the show, and +
stevens was announcer. Those who
took part included Edward Tannehill
g " PIKE. Henry Irving. Mrs J.nni.
Fisher Mrs Minnie stevens Nan Potter
Mrs Ella Mar cl Mrs Ada Martin. Mr.
Gabriel Campbell Samuel X Chester
Cha rios Edmunds and r. A Waters
Tn" programme was made Ip Of scenes
from various plays IN which the actors
used 10 appear and of reci'ations and
musical numbers of variou, kinds
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WE'D AND SAM NOTHING.
announcement ~ Quiet Marriage Ont,
gDpP Ia, I,ate

II hncam~ known in Newark last nigh'
that Ernest ID Easron. s"cre'srv ~ fh7
y .wPrs Tuberculosis Association.
wa MARI. tn" night before - Mise
Elizabeth Ash ,nhsrh of 555 South OrAng
~ NJ b., Who WIS IN chang" NJ IN. chit
drcn'- d"nsrfrn"H' II IN" Visiting Nurs .,
A4socistIon tn" ceremony was Pr
formed hy tho Rov Elliott Whit. IL Grs.e
Fuleroral Church
Mr. ~ ton went To- Newark from proVi-
denca. r. l.. Il little more than year ago
He waa introduced to Mics Ashanhach a.
the. wedding ~ her sister. Miss Elaano.
ash~phsch. who Was married tn Joseph J
FornasboD year ago Thanksgiving
Neither Ea.ror nor Mas A@henbsch ; .
formed ary IN" that they were tn b~ mar
Tier until tuesday night. when she told
her mother that sha WAS engaged and was
going to D.. wadded the nesr night Mr.
end Mrs Eas,on went To Atlantic City on
tbsi: honnvn"oD.
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Today at Soc Each

\OIE~~lhe whole Main Aisle. from,
will ne devoted TO the selling. with AMI
salespeoplc 10 assure prompt service
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Lawyer, on Bo,n side. Csu,p,,mrn,ea.

Supreme Cont Justice Benton NJ
Roches;"-. who il sitting in Now FORK by
. .aiErm"ni heard hn suit Of William Cald-
well against the city ~ New York for
h1c~ pay. IITy found for Caldwell
IT, his opinion Justice Benton paid ihi.
corn plim"nt To Assistant Corporation
Council Arthur Sweeny and to counse!
for Caldwell:
The case has been thoroughly studied
we'll bTiefed and presented with great
ability and clearness claiming
conclusive authority IN his support"
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Gov, whites and Go, ELECT Dix's Thanks.
giving.

ArsAST. Nov - Gov White ana
Mrs White entart aimed a Thanksgiving
house party AZ IN" ExecutIv. Mansion
which included Stato Chairman Ezra
r Prentic. Gov elect John 4 np
and Mr. Dix spent Thanksgiving az their
town house in Albany
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nj. VERNON NEWS

Mt. Vernon, Feb. $50. Close is
quite sick at has home in the east
part Of town.
When Tom Miller left Mt. Vernon
q short time ago very few knew the
cause, but now a white dove has
flown home with the glad news that
Tom has secured his valentine
The happy young couple are expect
ed home this week.
Mrs. George Downs is reported to
be getting along fine. and her friends
will be happy to welcome her home
In the near future.
The Bay View Club have planned
a surprise for Mrs. VIM. Mcdowell,
on Tuesday the 18th. Mrs. Mcdowell
has been q prominent member. Of the
club for several years and she will
be greatly missed among its members.
Mrs. J. B. Dickson has been on
the sick list for the past week. she
is somewhat improved at this writ
ing.
Mrs. n. g. Dougherty returned
from Rochester. Mimi. last Wednes--
day. The physicians at that place
postponed her operation until later
date.
Joe Pollard conducted Mike
Dougherty's pool hall in q most bust
ness like manner during Mixes ab-
sence last week.
John Nolt secured some good
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arm these days as a result Of vacci-
nation. Cheer up Jack. its not SO bad
assthe smallpox.
Teachers meeting at the scnoo.-
house last Saturday was well attend
ed Prof. Brown and wife drove up
from Mitchell, because of the alb
sence OF freight.
It makes It awfully lnconvenlent
all around. when q man SO much in
dem1r,anudA.5Bas w. v. Davis gets the
smallpox. Its really too bad for
those with dated sales that the auc-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17


sAhNAd
MAJ tf-tStE@-t
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
FEBRUARY REAL ESTATE
Transfers for Past Two Weeks Shox
Lively Tone ON Real Estate Mar.
ket-Mty Real Estate Live
Iioek sS

The records of the county register
of deeds show that real estate Il on
the move particularly city lots. The
lethargy surrounding the transfer Of
property in the winter months is pass
ing away and by next month this line
of business will be in full sway. Pros
pective builders and those intend
ing to move into property of their
own will invest in city lots and new
settlers at this time will close the
deals for the farm lands they will
move onto in April. The prospects.
for the latter are very promising at
this time and March will see a large.
amount of farm lands pass into the
hands of Illinois and Indiana farm
ers who will make Dawson county
theil ..ome. The month of February
has So lar witnessed a number of lots
sold in various additions of Mitchell.
Mt. Vernon and Ethan for residents
who expect to erect homes and are.
not buying for speculative purposes.
Following are the real estate trans
fers since February LIST:
G. r. Drake to Albert w.
Schmidt, lots s and 6, block
II, Jones add, Ethan ....$ 1
VIM. Smell to Mabel Cum
mings, lot z and 8. block S
Tatman & Johnson's add.
Mt. Vernon ........ $50. 1
Louisa NJ. Krone to d. e.
Jones. lot 8, block 2. Van
Fps add. Mitchell ...... 1900
Adam Doering to George K.
Doering, one-half Of N. E.
quarter, sec. 9, twp. 101,
range 6l.... .......... 1
e. e. King to ]. D. Kress.
north so feet of lots l and 2
block 16, Rowley's add,
Mitchell ......... ...... 1000
A. D. Walpole to NJ. L. Shade,
lot 3, block 8 Rowley's add.
MITCHELL ...... ....... i
Nancy Burger to Rebecca ].
Jennings. lot 10. block 2,
Rowley's add, Mitchell. 500,
g. e. Koh1asheck to r. g.
Warne, lots 5 and 6. blk.
10. Gleason's add, Mitchell 500
Frank Mathison to Christie 81.
phef N. Butler. lots i and
2. block IL. Nj. Vernon. 5000
Nellie Dougherty to VIM. Smell
lots 70. Is and IA. blk. 8.
Pease's LIST add, Mt Vernon $3.50
Jennie Fredericks to Claude
D. Hendine. e. half of N. E.
quarter. sec. 10, twp. 103,
range 81 1888. $685.. 600
G. A. Irish to g. H. Helgerson 81
lot IL, block z, Mt. Vernon 325
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AlINNNAPOIIs GRAN.

Minneapolis. Feb. 16.-Cash close:
Wheat. No. 2. northern. $1,l3h to
s1.14h; No. 8 white oats, 45M to
g45 nc; yellow corn. 69A to 60Ac;
barley. SO to &c. B
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago Feb. 16.-Cash Close:
Wheat. No. 2. northern. 31.14h to
91.1b ~; No. 3. white oats, As to
4e1Ac white corn. 65 to 86Kc; vel
low. corn. s 8 y tot6431c;; barley, s6A
toA73Nc. !. ;s@
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
MTTOHELL GRAM MARKM.

SFeb. l6.--Wheat. No 2. 31.o0;
No. 8. CSC: velvet char. 9ac; No. 2,
SIC: hax. $l.s6: oats. ssc; corn. 4sc;
barley. Sic.
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w.vsas o s'ss.s. ". ....es. ae.t,, at...
at the chicken show in Mitch.

prizes at the chicken show in Mitch
ell.
Born. to Nj. and Mrs. James
Stevenson, Wednesday. 9th. a son.
Charles Rowan met with a bad ac-
cident one day last week. In a run
away he was thrown from a dray and
quite badly cut about the head.
know the accident is not so serious
as at .drst supposed. and hope for. his
jCharley's many friends are glad to
speedy recovery.
Jack Samuels Is nursing a sore
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tioneer didn't postpone his illness
until a later date.
Mrs. s. schirmer returned home
from Yankton Wednesday,
Leslie McCauley bought out his
partner Peter Nelson, and will now
be sole proprietor of the Short Order
restaurant. Leslie is an enterprising
young man and Is tust making things
hum in the short order line.
Ray Cottingham has been assist
ing Depot Agent Woodward for the j.
past week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
Just 10 More Days d 1'''H'
The Big Special Offer
asheu4ptoa Turneda II This Week Means Thousands Of Ext
.8sYNsw oone OontesGent. Get An Your Promised Subscribers to
N Pay This Week.

Mrs. True Vessey. Messing
ton Springs 100000. .. S1.O76
Ruth 0annaway. Chamber.
lain ...... ........... 24,6I6
Mrs. Henry Rempfer. Parks
ton ...... ........... 23,450
Mabel Davis, Mt. Vernon. 1926
Rev. Henry F. Horton.
LOOMS $3.50. ........ 22,92o
Agnes Faust, Parkston... 1920
Rachel Doyle, MITCHELL. 1925
Mrs. Chas. Fousek, Chamber
lain $3.50. ........ :. 1926
Hattie Coram, Washington
Springs ...... $4,000. 1850
Clara Wyman. Chamberlain 1900
Grace G. Buss, MI. Vernon. 10000.
Pearl Mclean, Plankinton. 10000
3. s. Whitaker. Mitchell. ). 9,826
Neil Shirk, Mitchell ....... $685.
Margaret Noble. Plankinton. $3.50
Kenneth Kerfoot. MITCHELL. 1850
Laura Saul, Mitchell ...... $3.50
Grace Carter. Mitchell go. SITS
Mabel Byrum. White Lake $500
Bernice Hagaman. Pukwana 5000
Francis Waterman. Mitchell 1850
Klea Reber. Kimball. ...... 4.125
Anna Wells. Mitchell ...... 400
Grace White. Mitchell. 1000
Leona steichen, Parkston. $3.50
Melissa Wal3ath. Letcher... $500
Bertha Brandenburg, Lane. $500
Clara Meisenholder Parkston 1896
Mabel Kenton. Mitchell. .... $500
Blanch Doyle. Mitchell. 5000
Homer G. Snow. MITCHELL. =. 5000
Annie Snyder. White Lake.. 1850
Isabelle Hetland, Mitchell. 1875
Ines Doans, Mitchell. ...... $3.50
Alics Thnrston, Mitchell. $500.
Olive Wilmington. Apena... 1850
Hartsr. Michele. 3.136
Nellie Beebe. Kimpall. ..... 1.976
Hattie Buttsrnsld. Chamber.
laia 5000. ......... 1885
LenaA;Brant, Artesian. ..... 1,336
Bessie Conlan. Alexandria. l,225
Winnie Seward. Lstchsr 1,160.
Jennie Ostsrloo. Emsry..... 1.036
Naghbar. Parkston. 1.o15
Sweep. Plankin-
ton ................... $50
Ryan. Letchsr...... 936
Jennie Murray. Woosington
sprins. ............... SIS
Clara Granger. Plankinton.s $50
schroyer, AlpenA... $50
1rs. Nellie Vincent. Alsxan-
dria $500. 500
verna Burnham, Plankinton. 735
Mrs. WIN Hays. White Lake. 700
Anna Pipal. Kimball. .s..... $50
Kate Schlimgen. Parkston... 500
Claudia Washburn. Chamber
lain $500. .......... =
Juanita Prince, Parker. 436
Florence Wilson. Alexandria 375
Susie Moran. Emery. S76
Hazel Hobart. Woonsocket. $50
Dewey. Kimball. -. 336
Bird Mccormick. White Lake 800
Celia Fahy. Emery........ 800
Ole olson, Mitchell. 500
Vera Parks. White Lake.. $50
Hazel Wright. Kimball. 33t
Duba, Kimball. $50. AS
woodward. White
Lake !. /, ................. 100
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17

BOth#the special offers will be
withdrawn next Saturday night. OF
Ter Number Three In which we give
100000 extra votes on 25 yearly
subscriptions turned In from the start
OF thescontest up to and including
Saturday might the biggest and
best oferg il the entire contest. We
want to- impress this on your minds
FULLY SO that you will make an extra
a3Drtsto get all the business you can
the Republican Office this week
land besides we don't want you to.
pass this big offer and later tell II 8
you thought there would be a better
one.
Now Is the time to round up all the
business you have in sight. the scale
IS votes will be very materially re-.
SSaduced from on to the close of
ss1eScontest and those who get in on
this wekssoner Will gain several hum
dred thousand votes over what they
Wouidsreceive next$week OF the week
lftsr, e ron have secured twenty
nye yearlies up to date, don't be sat
q alaed with that but 90 after another
twenky-1Ye before Saturday night for
eyefYssubscription after the first %
counts tor total Of 10000 votes.
~ hi1S q the big weekaof the contest
foryonssif YOU do your duty by your
setf.
sl oalOv1ng arc the standings Of the
ae~onteatants .evissd today February
sxsth. 1910.
fIr1Alss1MellisasProuty, Mitchell
412.300
alysGould-Doane $4,000
Tlsesnlnaeyss Mitchell. 3e1.750I
4 SllsSas1hristsnssn. Mitchell381,o5ol
D emnsiiitlhs MITCHELL s41.sool
Z .IEI!A'sI6ysnRosnnton Plankinton.s s37.o75
E6aeyilnlgsI, overwhelmingly 35
i Anderson. EiaiinteeSS31lo4.72 5
ID nllsows. Mitchell 3ss.335
II & e ~ pQossbsrty.
IS. sso.soo
a. E1N - I'D W
~ 13ltansNyallis Riverside. 272 ,675l
l. assR.sihsPlahkint 3s3,l7sl
l1fnnis Anderson, Mitchell. 253.635
ss1Ers..@Haiuaylor. LOOMS. 251,60Ol
SAClafkAsC Potter. city. 24s, 275
ssWarren,SM Mitchell. ..737,O75
Fred Griswold. KimbaI 231,675
lalatselllaAHofstete "a vernonl6s.s35
sxsasA sRtolus. Aitchall 1880
q aIsn8Hanion, AlaxAn6kfaass lE3.S55d
lskMinnie Z. 0slli1rrSstt, We. sSsS
'sHSSnaigton Springs &. .141,sssl
'Tsd Winters. AIpena ..I34.10O]
I. Fakowski. Woon-
sockst ". ss.75o
C1lalsk Warren. Mitchell. Sells
MaSgusrits Oschnsr. Cham
berlain $4,000
Jennsyteve Agno. Mitchell.. 76.70v!l
Florence Smith. Alpsna.... 1880
Milton I. Cook. Mitchell. 73.736
Ruth Davies, Lstcher. s 900
Slc,slgpphliinne Scott. Mitchell. $3.50
lsIlis Maguirs, Mitchell. 50.626I
EEAliee Johnston. Mitchell. 46.226I
Wvl!illlnis rrowsrs. Pukwana. 44..376I
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mitchell 3s.756..
MarSsis Fellows, Plankinton 35,435
sMaitha Blsckwood, Spencer 1880
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
RICHARDS DIDN'T SIGN
His signature Was Attached to Call
for Progressive" Conference
Without His Consent.

Huron. Feb. 15.-It has become
known here that R. O. Richards did
not sign the call for the Huron con-
ference for February oath. but that
some one else put his name to the
published call. and sent out his name
broadcast as having signed. Who did
this is not known but it is declared
that MI. Richards refused to act on
the committee to prepare the call.
and that his name was attached to it
without his consent.
Whether or not Mr. Richards will
make a public statement about the
use Of his name to a call when he
had declined to serve on the commit
tee is further on.
In the printed copy OF the call sent
out by the progressive" committee
the name of George Rice of Elan
dreau was substituted for that OF
Richards.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
[. HOGS DOWN

QAQo IIWR eNOUK.

6aS@ Elheh.l syva3Cattle receipts,
( fs0tnlCl eeyss. &&A.45 OF.
.00e, I'VE cents
1855 D ts.15 sheep.
(!G1saaasseoe. steady. s4.5O a
S1OCK.
~ n .l6.--oattle Sc
- nssas Ali1AAst;;sasteck-1
sss1lg14g Escseipts, 100.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-27
THE LAW AGAINST cuRsINe.

The last Virginia legislature passed a law making it a penal offense "to curse another in his presence of hear ing" The Norfolk Virginian- Pilot says of the old view that the passing of an insult is equivalent to striking the first blow It is, although it does not give quite the same advantage Moreover it seems that the new law will require careful study of the dictionaries to de termine what cursing is. For instance.
 if one man should say to another, II pray Providence to punish you and yOurs." he would be imprecating curse on him. cursing him. in fact, yet it is hard to see why he should be sent to prison for so doing. Many a good preacher has to all intents and pur- poses cursed an entire community, and very justly sometimes; yet the idea that the preacher for so doing should be confined with hardened criminals in a state prison is preposterous.
 curse, very often, like chicken, comes home to roOst, as Roosevelt first remarked. we believe, although the saying was at one time attributed to Solomon, and very often he who curses is the one who gets cursed. Provi dence seems to take care of that, and the state of Virginia, renowned as it is, is not yet to be considered Provi- dence. There is, it seems, no word in the language which adequately defines what the Virginia legislature evident ly means when it referred to cursing There are number of words that are commonly accepted as distasteful, un- gentlemanlV vulgar and diSgraceful Those who use them are said to swear or curse, but a man may swear or curse and not use any disgraceful lan- guage whatever. It is true that almost all of our curse" words carry with them the idea of a curse in the sense of condemnation, whence probably they came under the definition, but there are countless expressions that do not par take in any way of the nature of curse which nevertheless are under stood as curse words. A man may say Hell" in such a way as to shock everybody or he may say it in such a way as to do lot of good.
 We imagine that Virginia will have a hard time in enforcing the law which has just gone into effect, as the courts doubtless will have difficult time in terpreting it. We imagine that it will resolve itself into a question of fact to be determined by the jury. However, we are inclined to agree with our con temporary that the new law will never be enforced, unless indeed it be used by some murderer as a means of escape from the electric chair.-Charleston News and Courier.