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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-19

Ih0 BroadheAt bargain sale will
~ nNre thar the mere ~title--you will
save tn retailers profit by buying for
ten days ct cost.
Mrs.. Philip Smith, of Cavour, has
been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. P.
9. Kelley. and returned home yes
3terday.
Miss Donnelly. a trained nurse Of
Sioux City. arrived to make a visit
with Mrs. Phillip Tobin.
Write Reynolds at Kimball for
snaps In Brule county farm lands.
Representatives Helgerson and
Borseson reached the city on the ear
II morning Milwaukee passenger
from Pierre. They are members Of
the house from Dawson county. and
are home for the brief recess that the
Legislature has taken, Mr.. Boreson go
ing to his home south of the city and
Mr.. Helgerson out to Mt. Vernon.
You will miss the biggest thing Of
the season II you fail to read the
page advertisement Of the j. w.
Broadbent Co., who are Selling their
furniture at a discount Of Is to so
per cent.
j. B. Wolgemuth came home We'd
nesday afternoon from Canton, where
he attended the annual melting of the
State Mutual Fire Insurance Co. At
this meeting he resigned the position
as secretary Of the company, which
he filed with satisfaction to the
stockholders Of the company for the
past eleven years. Mr.. wolgemuth
~retires at This time, he said. because
he was getting too old to travel on
lt,ISe road as much as the business re.
Quired and then he has some heavy
interests in land In the Bitter Roo,
Valley in Montana. He expects to
move out to that country later in the
season.
The BrOadbent bargain sale will be
more than the mere ,title-you will
save the retailers profit by buying
for ten days at cost.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith. o.
springren, Wis, have been visiting
with P. H. Kelley and family for
week and returned home yesterday
Mr.. Smith and Mrs. Kelley were for
mer neighbors and have not seer
each other for twenty-five years
While here Mr.. Smith bought some
real estate and in the spring he ex
poets to return to the state and lool
1t ' e more thoroughly with a view
of locating.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-19

: y nlRi9ase
~ SaSsIaass
60 nsoad.
l11I3sssll ~
= . -
- 8hiptonS ana
1srrertS1 yestSrdaysfo Lin
sJsll 1sl4lEsNAsrstAsy VIII make
3asR1rs home. n. shipton has
111IlllllllMe#Deeiuon assmanager OF
- q ~ Marshall OH Co..
Observation-Disclosures no has been
! 1l N1llllS.1jlI1sS1lssma FOR soma ut
SInlsilssl,SSsins1dsth 1Spromotion comes =
seeesnitlisoasoi So ahility. Mr.
lliysd inSthis county practical
4 Sisl1 ~ lits.
sS slllS5ere leoing % - china Ct
Il 49, e1iess e = discoant 81 ~ 10 80
q ll1ll1lIsduingsths nsxt week. Their
NeiIEl wil TN ron what
So -
!. Hardy. Of the Univer-
a6tH,ESdn9eulty departed last evening for
y: where he VIII appear In
aalSseysninlg#sok dramatic reading and
Wil1 also deliyerstw addresses be.
@esst - \. Y. CA. ofsthat city. Prof.
|SHardy@hss arranged Tor . series OF
1atss0v6rsthe northwest for I he
lIprins 4 sive dramatic readings.
AZ Elkls were ont n force Wed.
nNsday evening for the initiation
1Anyo 81 thss members coming N
sfromthe surrounding towns FOR the
seoasion. Eleven candidates were
Initiated during the evening. and they
s96ssasNf follows: Thomas Lane. D. G
Cotdry. {. Q. odel1. n. i. We .sns,
NsNtonr elmer. and Nell
Jsnssn. City. w. 3. Moore, 81
LYsrHsh, q. Edward schurman, 81
K1mball. and Andrew Hanson. o
Nurdo. At the conclusion OF til,
worka hne lunch var served, durint
hitch Wtlllamson's orchestra furn
ished some good music. To add t,
sthsggpleasure OF the after part, Man
ager Tournier brought over one q
hissvaudsvills artists from the Mayn
afdStheAtre. who entertained til,
crowd With monologne stunt an,
omAdancing and IN the latter h,
Wassexcsptionally proficient.
xoaaIsrs goint to get china =
Dr0edbentssaat : discount Of Is I,
d60refc cont during the next week
aeir 100 advertisement viii tel
ysaWhatsthe have to offer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-19
MITCHELL GRAIN MARKET.

Wheat, No. 1 northern, CSC; No
3, northern CSC; velvet chaf, 94c;
flax, $3.50; oats, Csc; corn. 35c;
barley. 75c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

T% HE Pueblo Indians OF the new
state of New Mexico have a
day for thanksgiving and pray
er contemporaneous with that
of the paleface. Their prayer is a
dance. That is the Pueblo Indian
method of praying to the Great Spirit.
The prayer dance is held In the lat
ter part of November. according to the
phase of the moon by which their
days are regulated. The festival Is
known as the rabbit hunting dance"
Each village has festival. There is
a generous attendance of Pueblos. and
whites are admitted as spectators.
The villages of Zuni. Acoma and Taos,
being remote. are seldom visited by
white people on these festivals. but
the one Mt Isleta. few miles from
Albuquerque. is more generally at
tended. especially by tourists.
When the chief of the village has Of
fcially designated the day the official
crier mounts to the top of the 'es-
tufa." or place of worship. and an
nounces that the prayer dance of the
rabbit hunt will begin at daylight
on the stated day. Runners are sent
out to notify the Pueblo ranchers.
The dancers are dressed in white
cotton pantaloons and cotton skirts of
all colors. and some wear loose cotton
gowns reaching to the feet. Crown
hats with broad colored bands are
most generally worn. yet some wear
the paleface hat. Others are hatless
and let their hair hang down over their
backs. Each dancer carries gun.
Three or four men are standing at the
head OF the line. and they are given
the signal by striking on wooden
drum. rafting gourds partly filed with
pebbles and singing the song of the
rabbit hunt. a slow, monotonous chant
punctuated with an occasional grunt
When the music starts the line be-
gins to sway. the men at first moving
only their bodies. Then they put their
feet In motion. raising each alternately
without moving from their position.
Later they chant the song and thump
the ground with their feet more rap
idly and violently and then they give
yell and trot around the square.
one following in the others footsteps
| In time to the ongsand music. After
making the round they break into cir
Giles after the manner of a quadrille.
and the square is filed with parties of
dancers. The men forming the circle
| do not join hands. for they need them
| in executing the movements with their
guns In imitation Of the hunt. showing
| how they will kill the rabbit on the
morrow. The circles dance in u direc-
| ton opposite to the course of the SUI
that is. from west to east. This cere-
mony Is repeated several times.
At first the dance is fast and furious.
but finally decreases to mere 'hippe-
! ty-bOp'' movement and then into the
| primary movement. The indians con-
tinue their chant and dance as long rs
/ strength and breath remain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

counted on SO surely. He could see II
actually see It. He laughed savage
~ and, sitting down before his easel.
began to sketch the outlines Of a mann
moth turkey. Then the idea took him.
and he forgot his woes. Gradually
the turkey took shape and form. and
a celery glass topped with fringing
bouquet of stalks and leaves appeared
beside It. then q bowl and a back
ground OF pies. He drew up his stool
closer and began to spread on color
and worked more and more feverishly
until the waning light forced him TO
desist.
Early on the morning of the 25th he
arose and attacked his "Barmecide's
Feast" with undiminished fury. By
IL o'clock 1t was finished. He took II
Down into the little dining room, set
It up on the mantelpiece and then
called Mrs. Caswatter to look at 1t.
There's your Thanksgiving dinner
he said ''We'll look at that and imag-
inc it's real"
Mrs Caswatter was visibly Impress
ed. What genius you are" she said
admlringly. THAT turkey looks as
II It had just been taken from the
oven. can smell Il. And the cram
berry saucer
At IL o'clock Mrs. CaswRtter tapped
at her husbands door. my dear"
she said. 81 hate to disturb you. but
Mr.. Tublin. the grocer. is down below.
He says he's called for the balance Of
his account. l told him you were
busy. but he said he'd like to see you
and he'd wait"
Caswatter groaned. "weli. I'll be
right down. dear" he said
When he went downstairs he found
Tublln In the dining room standing be-
fore the turkey picture. open mouthed
with admiration.
"A fine picture that. SIR" he said
with feeling.
about that baiance-how much, r.
it2'' asked the artist.
"It's only Eve thirty-ave.- replied the
grocer. 81 was just passing. and
never saw n prettier piece Of work
than that. It'd make a dandy thing
for my window"
"You look in next week some time
and I'll pay you" said Caswatter.
tMuch obliged" said the grocer alb
sently. ''Now. that picture--I wonder
where 1 could buy one like It."
"You can have that for ten dollar
BILL" said Caswatter.
The grocer Instantly produced a fat
pocketbook and, taking out bill, iai,
1t on the table and advanced to the
picture.
"Here; it's wet yet" said Caswatte,
$50 1t is" said the grocer. 'Wel
I must handle II carefully. That's
going to help trade this afternoon and
this evening. Good day. Mr.. Caswat.
ter"
Caswatter looked at the ten dollar
bill on the table. Then he smote hi,
forehead.
"Oh, artr' he cried in anguish.
But an exact replication of the pic
eured turkey smoked on his table the
next day. And II when his last piece
Of pumpkin pie was consumed Caswat
ter was not thankful he certainly look
cd it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
p.ar old Thanksaivina Day.

1 remember. / remember.
Thanksgivings long ago.
The day was always crisp and bright,
The ground was white with snow.
Meath buffalo robes we nestled close =
In our big double sleigh
And dashed away to grandmamma's
To spend a happy day.
| remember. / remember
The farmhouse kitchen clean,
Upon whose shining painted floor
No speck was ever seen.
And oh. the appetizing sights
The pantry shelves would show,
Where pickles. doughnuts. tarts and
Stood in a tempting rowi
I remember, I remember
The turkey OF great size. z
The squash and turnips. homemade bread
And golden pumpkin pies
Grandpapas bent and hoary head
1 never can forget
Il wonder II the dear old man
Can be a-living yetD
| remember. 1 remember
Oh. 4 guess that's enoughi
| really can't write any moro
or this old fashioned stun
{ only know of " from books.
But this thouT gives me joy
We're further from that sort OF thing
Than when was a boy
s...-e Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
THANKSCIt.IltG
IN THE PRISONS
In All States the lnCaFCGTatGd
Get a Good Dinner.

EFF you were In prison-and tho
reader may be for all that-you
NJ wouldn't feel particularly like CIV
ing thanks. would youg >et the
prisoners In penltentiaries and Jails
have special reason to he thankful on
Thanksgiving day, for then II Is that
they get the best dinner of the year,
even better than those served on
Christmas and the Fourth of July.
when special dinners are served to In
carcerated people.
Thanksgiving day is celebrated In
the poorhouses aud prisons as well as
in palaces and churches II dawns for
the pauper as well as for the prince
aad sometimes means more to the poor
man than to the millionaire. There
are no more contented Thanksgiving
diners than those who will partake OF
their dinners behind the bars and no
better appetites to be found than
theirs.
Thanksgiving day Is one of the great
days In the state prisons. pnradoxtcal
as that may seem. Christmas day,
Fourth OF July and Thanksgiving are
the three milestones that mark or the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

ana were well attended. you may be
sure. for the clam md eel diet was
losing popularity.
The pumpkins spread ali over the
place and were diligently plugged"
every day to save the vines. and the
extrn shoots Technically known as
''suckers''D were all cut OF the corn
and fed to the only heifer calf In the
colony in hopes that she might be in
duced to grow MP and become a ma
ture COW some day.
The harvest was so abundant TINT
they even spared one pumpkin for the
children to make n jack-o'-lantern of,
and by working all day and praying
all night everything vas at last got In.
Now, Governor Bradford noticed how
tired. thin and thankful everybody
looked, and the most appropriate thing
he could think OF in the way OF cele-
bration was to set aside three days to
see how big a hole they could eat I'm
the harvest.
ALI fell right in with this unique
notion and set to with win making
preparations
Men were sent out cunning for tur-
keys. geese and other feathered poul
try. barring crows and Indians. The
old hintlock guns kicked so that while
the bullet killed one bird the pilgrim
progressing through the air In the OPP
posite direction would crush out the
life of another unsuspecting fowl
which merely considered himself an
innocent bystander until 80 rudeiy sat
upon.
However. this was a great saving Of
ammunition. and the hunters soon re-
turned with bruises and game a-plenty.
The Indians, getting whiff of mince
pie with brandy sauce and other evil
dence of heap big" free lunch. Inn.
mediately became friendly and focked
in to town with their best feathers on
and belts let out to the last hole.
This incident gave rise to the custom
which we follow to this day OF al
ways inviting outsiders in to Thanks.
giving before they get a chance to
come without asking.
1t was merry time indeed. Every
body would sit down and eat awhile,
then go out and run races with the
Indians (Which had been done there
tofore under very different circum-
stances) until the violent exercise had
so aided digestion that they could eat
again.
SO. taking 1t all in all. the feast was
such a great success and took so with
the public that Manager Bradford de-
cided to reproduce 1t every year. and
thus the grand old custom has come
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
A Noted FederaI Judae.

Peter S. Grosscup, presiding judge
of the United States circuit court Of
appeals for the northern district of II.
linois, who recently announced that
he would retire from the bench, has
served nineteen years and decided
many important cases. He was one
of the three judges who prepared tde
opinions which relieved the STANDARD
Oil company of the famous $29.O00,00O
fine imposed by Judge Lands. An
other case was when application was
made to the federal courts to close the
Worlds Columbian exposition on sun
days in 1893 Judge Grosscup dissented
md ruled that the exposition should be
kept open every day In the week.
1t was he who issued the injunction
against Eugene v. Debs and other Of
ficers Of the American Railway union
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

I'm Nov. % things looked pret'
gloomy for Sebastian Caswa'
W ter. He had intended to ceie
brate Thanksgiving day as IL
should be celebrated, with all the prop
er accompaniment. But the trouble
was that Caswatter did not know just
exactly where the money was to come
from. With rare providence he had
set apart a Eve dollar bill from the
sale of his "Prometheus," but the coal
had run out. and more had to be
bought.
"Never mind" said Caswatter; "fil
take that Autumn Sunset down to
Perdigan tomorrow. I'D made up my
mind that I'D keep II II l couldn't get
a hundred for 1t, but II Perdigan wants
1t for fifty he can have It"
Mrs. Caswatter almost wept. for she
knew how much her artist husband
thought of that Autumn Sunset He
would almost rather have parted with
his SOLITUDE" ~or his "Gloaming" or
his Achilles In His Tent" 1t was a
masterpiece. SOLITUDE" "Gloaming.
Achilles were also masterpieces.
There were few things that CaswatteT
painted that were not masterpieces.
The great difficulty with them was
that they would not sell.
but, then" Caswatter would say. 81
don't paint to sell. 1t is my misfor.
tune that believe in art. follow my
ideals as Michelangelo, Guido and
Rurne-Jones followed theirs. l suffer
from neglect now, but the time will
4 -
On the cath Caswatter took the =" Au-
tumn Sunset" under his arm and offer
ed It to Perdigan. But Perdigan de
clined to give him the fifty for it-in
fact, he wouldn't have 1t at any price.
Caswatter bore his disappointment
with an air OF indifference. but he fell
Il nevertheless. and II was with a rue
full face that he met Mrs. CaswatteE
on his return
He went upstairs to his attic studio
and began to pace the door In great
agitation. He was an artist, but be
was also a father. and the thought Of
little Leonard's disappointment when
invited to sit down to pork chops was
maddening, and the pork chops seemed
Inevitable. AS he walked and gnawed
his beard his eye fell upon Solitude,
and he made a sudden resolve. &c
would have that Thanksgiving dinner
at all costs. He wrapped the picture
carefully In the paper that he had
lust taken OF the Autumn Sunset
and started out
Perdigan looked at 1t with his under
lip pushed out and said;
.Well, I'd like to make you an offeI
for It, but--you see, 1t isn't the sort OF
thing that sells. I'll tell you. though
II you would like to leave Il here III
do the best can withSit on commits
sion"
II suppose you Wouldn't care to ad
vance me little on m" said Caswat
ter. ~ vi n
.why. I'D like to, but you Know
that's altogether against our rules"
"T'll leave it." said Caswatter.
Caswatter went back to his studio
and did some more walking. Usually
he dismissed household cares easily
from his mind, but this dinner he had
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
The Doom of the Turk
By THEODORE ". BOICE

ATow turkeys
IN procamaions Thanksgiving
At the end Of tbi1 EOvs@6sFthsp win aFoyai
wen hsE cry for the least
r,.,. m5, y .n ss..r sS,o. 20 toss,
Thers many palate ueslsfs tSa sauce
AndGhereIip LOT of e56aef Some wp hs,ned.o .hiA,
Ts.l, s children father. srg,ssr .uu
with the turkey on tbe table tSe object e,chn6ts
Andn +bey arg sI % fsaaiinx daySSSsfo
They'll not stop serving pas6eir plates
though he .ries best
many and tQQnany TShtAthe
Therem be s6pe6f p.rsSs ones
And ended ti'1 be nothing left but
ready, Mister coODeT. aqsgsA ready, Mistress Hen
Thanksgiving day cOmn you'll finish then
to
A. of his you'll smoking the plate
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18


during the railway strike Of 1894 10
Chicago restraining the labor men
from committing acts of violence, and
it was he again who later called upon
President Cleveland to send federal
troops to Chicago to preserve order.
Judge Grosscup has been a lifelong
Republican and owes his appointment
to n Republican',president,
Recently he analysed the two great
political parties to the detriment Of BIZ
own and predicted a complete Demo
cratic victory in the next national can,
paign. $3.50
Judge Grosscup is native Of Ohio
and Is in his sixtieth year. He was
graduated from the Boston Law schod
in 1874 and began the practice of law
at Ashland. o, In 1882 he went q
Chicago. where he practiced until ap|
PORTED to the bench.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

James Rolph, Jr., who. was chosen
mayor of San Francisco at the recent
primary election. will not need 10 -
to the polls for ratification at the resu.
lar election in November. the vote Ia
his case being final.
Under the new law the two cand.
dates for each Office receiving the hig t.
est number of votes in the primary are
declared the nominees. but II the cam.
didate, receives n majority of all Tie
votes he is declared elected. Tho old
three. four. five or even SIX cornered
contests. through which candidate
might slip into office by mere plural.
ity, is done away with. Mr.. Rolph,
having received majority of all votes
cast, is therefore the regularly elected
chief executive. His opponent. p. H.
Mccarthy, the present mayor, was
completely overwhelmed.
The new mayor elect is native Of
San Francisco and is forty-two years
of age. He is shipowner, member
of the firm of Hind. Rolph g. Co. In
1902 he was made president of the
Shipowners' association and won the
confidence of the union sailors by his
fair treatment. In the recent campaign
he had the support of nearly all the
labor union forces, which had turned
against Mccarthy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
cau.e Of che coldn..,

A young lady Of Oak Park had best
spending the summer in Petoskey
Mich Before she went there she bad
a most devoted admirer. Now he bad
transferred his affections and refuse
to speak to, her any more.
The troubieis that she was lonesona
In Petoskey, and one day she boush'
a postcard showing one Of the publli
buildings up there and sent 1t to be-
beau. writing on 1t. "I'wish you wsr'
here"
: But she did not notice that It va
the picture Of the Emmett county jay
--ChicRgu Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

N
SENSE OF HUMoR
ord for intensity of thankfulness, for.
having SO very little to be thankful for.
the job could be done up in fine shape
and not be neglected on any point.
During the voyage over on the some
what unsteady Mayfiower II any one
had 30 much as suggested q hearty
Thanksgiving dinner he or she would
most probably have been tossed over
the rail, and some. one of us today
would be minus a pilgrim ancestor.
1t IL said that the rough trip over
was the real cause Of the pilgrims
utterly losing their sense of humor
and always carrying around such long
faces.
Anyhow. hardships began right at
Plymouth rock, for everybody was
Just crazy to set foot on something
solid, and naturally there were some
jostling and elbowing in~the rush. The
rock was never constructed for much
OF crowd and, besides this, was real
slick around the edges where the tide
had washed up few old jelryfish, 30
those who secured standing room only
skidded or into the ocean without
their rubbers on and got wet feet.
which, as every one knows, is a bad
thing to do In December anywhere
nlong the New England coast. OF
course these. proceedings wound up
with coughs colds in the head and
sore threats. which filled mp the hos
pital right from the start.
As is usual I'm Massachusetts,, there
was no policeman around to handle
the crowd or all this might have been
avoided 1t was mighty bad winter
and, according to the accounts of the
sufferers themselves. 1yons" roared
and wolves sat on their tayles and
grinned," and II the Indians had not
done any worse life would have been
much more attractive in Plymouth.
But soon after landing In shopping
around a deserted Indian village sew
eral baskets Of corn, two pumpkin
seeds and recipe for mince pie were
found. 30 that a foundation for the
first planting was assured, which al
least gave the people something to look
forward to-.
All this time marvellous appetites
were being developed for the big feed
An the fall. for, not yet having become