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Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08
The jerome Park Races,
The Death Penalty.

Ane UeaLn fena1ty.
BosroS, Oct. ..s.-G;co. 1Y.Pcmbcr:
ton was hanged th1Y morning in
Charles street Jail, for the murder, OF
Mrs. Margaret p. Brigham, in East
Boston, March 22d. He was but lit
tie affected; calm withouHbeing stolid
or Indifferent. Death Imas instantane.
Gus, and was cause1<by conclusion OF
the brain or shock Of the fall. AT
1880 the doors/were opened and the
execution was over, the time being
esaetl enezheuF.
Trotting.
New YORK, Oct. S.-Jcromc park
races. First race, dash mile and a
half, resultedi in dead heat between
Josie B. aud Piccolo for first place;
3. +. Carver Sd. Time, 2:454. The
race was finally decided in Piccolo's
favor for first place.
TIE SECOND RACE
was for the grand national handicap
sweepstakes Of one hundred dollars
each, witt, thousand added; two
miles and a quarter. Three started
Won by Aaron Pennington; Willie
Burke second; Shylock beaten off
Tine, 4:l54
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

New York Money and Stock Markc,
New York, Oct s
Money, SOL per cent,
lGoluc11Gas.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08
.St.zLouis.

ST LOUIS, Oct. 8.
WirEAT-lrregular and generally lower
No. 2 fall, Sl.5S for cash; S1.G9 for Oct.
$50 for Now.
Cons-Lower; 4e15c for November
4225aic fot the year.
OArszzDull; 3G19@37c for cash.
RYE,AND BARLEY-Unchangcd
WIIfsKY-Quict, at $1.1415
PoRK-Lowcr; $4,000 for cash.
LARD-Nominal.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08
This is the Direct Route

For Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Prairie du Chen,
81, Paul, La Crosse, Winona, Marquette, Duluth
boygan, Watertown, Madison, Green bay, Steven,
Point, Osh kosh, Fond du Lac,
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08

From g to 10 Fast Express Trains run
each way Daily over the various Lines of this road
thus securing to the Traveller selecting this Route
may wish togo.
ED- See that your tickets READ VIA THIS
ROUTE, and take none other.
MARVIN HuoAgyy, n. sTrHNETy,
Gcn'l sup't. Gcn'l Pass'rAgt 4
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08
AND MILWAUKEE,.

These points are all on the line OF t'.a Great
Road, or are reached by this Route with less
Changes of.Gars than by any other.
Among the Inducements offered BY this Route,
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-08
Dakota Southern Railroad
PASSENGER Ns.2

TRAINS MOVING
EAST.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15

He was n small but muscular boy,
mid the calf was probably two months
old. There was n rope between them,
and, MS they went down an E,wtou street,
bets were about even rs to whether the
boy WIS leading the calf or the calf
leading the boy. The calf made dash
for the Central Express Office. The boy
pulled him back, and he made dash
for the boy, who ran around wagon
and fell over n watermelon pile, the
proprietor whereof swore copiously.
"Come back here, you Internal clod-
buster, and pay for this melon
"Say, m'h-ister; whoa-givo mo my
-thunderation on you-hat, WORT
yer"
And the calf kicked up his heels and
ba.a d, and tried to run into store,
but the boy sat back on the line with oil
his strength and suddenly sat down in
tho mud, us the calf altered his mind
and turned around to look at him. They
went quietly ensteps, till n dogbarked,
when It took four circles around the boy
in MS many seconds, tying his legs up in
the line, bringing him down in the mud
again, and dragging himaround until he
looked like M old hat that had been run
over by tho ice cart for two seasons.
A philanthropic fat man went to the
boys assistance, but the calf kicked him
on tile shin and butted him III the con-
lenser, so that he sat down. on the curb
stone and tried to die easy. Then the
boy aud calf entangled themselves and
started down the street like mail train
behind time, until the calf, scared at
something, stopped suddenly, and the
boy fell over it and lost the rope. The
calf ut once took to his heels, every boy
in the street running after and grabbing
at the rope, until it got tangled in the
bridge, when his conductor caught him
by the ear and tail, and lively fight
took place all across tho bridge and out
of sight, while everybody along the
street proceeded to tell how easy it is to
lead calf il you only go their way
about it.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
Scientific.

An increase of weight is produced in
silks by treatment with salts Of iron and
astringents, and with salts of tin and
cyanides; this Fictitious increase Of
weight may be carried to the extent Of
from ono hundred to three hundred per
cent. 1t cannot be too widely known
that, by this adulteration, silk is rcn-
Gered indammable, under certain cir
cumstances spontaneously so.
II a person eats between meals, the
process OF digestion Of the food already
in the stomach is arrested, until the last
which has been eaten is brought into the
condition of tho former meal, just as il
water is boiling and ice is put in, the
whole ceases to boil until the ice has been
melted and brought to the point, and
the whole boils together.
We have read so many startling ac-
counts OF apparent death followed by
buryiug alive, that wo may not bo un-
wise in bearing the following in mind
\ medical gentleman OF Cremonn states
that if n drop of ammonia DO injected
beneath the skin, n red spot will appear
should the patient bo alive, but il death
has actually taken place no such effect
follows.
Prokop, OF Graz, has constructed n
lock on new principle, which he claims
renders it proof against picking or copy
ing the key. The popularity consists
in kcyhole curved upward instead OF
straight, with acorresponding compound
curved key.
The combustion OF one pound Of coal
in one minute is productive Of n force
equal to tho work oil three hundred
horses during the same time.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
boxing the Ears.

There arc several things very com.
monty done which are extremely iniuri-
GUS to the ear, and ought to be carefully
avoided. One of these is the practice Of
boxing chillrens ears. It is known that
the passage Of the car is closed by n thin
membrane, especially adapted to be in.
iluenced by every impulse Of the air, and
with nothing but tho mir to support it
internally. What, then, can be 'morc
likely 10 injurc this membrane than n
sudden and forcible compression OF the
air in front OF it! II any one designed
to break or roverstrotch the membrane, n
moro efficient means could scarcely be
devised than to bring the hand suddenly
and forcibly down upon the passage Of
the ear, thus driving tho air violently
before it, with no possibility of its cs-
cape but by the membrane giving way.
Medical authorities assert that many
children arc in this way made deaf by
boxing OIL the ear.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
Ready for Duty.

A pair OF horses that had been used
during the week in teamwork, says n
writer, on Sunday were harnessed and
driven to the door unhitchod, and. the
family being rather tardy thNtmorning, as
soon rs the second bell began to ring the
horses started of alone, and with their
usual Sunday motion went up in front
Of the church, when, after waiting the
usual time, they quietly went around
under tho horse shed.
The father OF your reporter, owing to
increasing infrmities, rode alone to
meeting, half mile, driving an old
gray mare twenty years old, and Ind not
failed Of going every Sabbath for some
years. On one occasion, owing to Il fall,
father could not go to meeting, and OH
Sunday morning, MS the time for meet
ing approached, the horse, in n lot near
tho house, manifested great uneasineSs,
and when tho second bell struck she
leaped over the fence and trotted quietly
to church, stopping ut her usual hitch
ing place, under an elm tree, until the
close of the service, when the faithful
animal returned safely to the house.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
A Sad Disaster.

Two men wcro digging Il well in
Watervliet, n. T., and had sunk it to
the depth Of thirty feet. They had drill
ed holc in tho rock ut the bottom,
filled it with powder, and lighted the
fuse. Then they shouted to II boy who
had been stationed at wiudlass to draw
them out, but lie Ind quit his post. The
scared men shouted ngain and again,
while the fuse was steadily shortening,
soon burning into the drill hole so that
they could hot extiuguish it. They
knew that within two minutes the explo-
ton would occur, and were frantic with
serror. The boy came, Just befores.th
tusc was burned out, and hurriedly drew
them up; but they Ind not been raised
moro than half tho height Of the well
when tho explosion came, knocking
them out of the bucket md letting them
fall, nearly killed, among the broken
rock at tho bottom.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15

A Sherman (Texas) man, who was
out in the country buying grain, stop
ped Mt night Mt diApidated farm
house. After fierce contest with the
bugs and mosquitoes, he had fallen
asleep. lIc slept about MI hour, when
he was rudely awakened. Tho old
farmer was standing over him with n
cooked revolver, one of the farmers
stllwart Sons Ind him by the heel and
was III the act Of Jerking him out OF the
bed, while tho hired man was tossing
the pillars around with u thrcc-tincd
pitchiork.
"What have | done I" lie hoarscly
asked.
"Kecp cool, stranger" replied tho
farmer. "some OF tho boys thought they
heard Denison bcdbug chawing up the
shuck mattress, but ! guess it must have
been wolves out i'll the timberthey heard,
You can go to sleep again."
But somehow or other he could not.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
At the BROOKLYN Rink.

At one of the revival meetings Of
Moody and Sankcy ut the Brooklyn
Rink the following scenes occurred :
Earlier i'll the evening Moody had twice
shown his power over his audience.
Once man with lungs larger and
stronger than Sankey's cried out,
"Glory be to God," and tho preacher,
to tho surprise Of the startled house,
said earnestly: ~ thank you, my friend,
for that cry. 1t came from your heart.
But you caa better serve the Lord, and
me, his servant, if.you will wait and say
Amen when want you to-"
Again man only n few feet from the
speaker tainted, and his friends, af-
frigLted, gathered about him, and hun
dreds of persons sprang to their feet.
"You are dismayed, are youi" cried the
speaker, almost tauntingly to the crowd.
"You arc thrown into confusion and are
routed by the fainting of n mnn-by n
trance that will resemble death for a
few moments only What il that man
Ind been struck dcad-dcad with his
sins upon him-dead without repentance
or confcssion1 Then you might stand
ghastly and terrified. Aid how many
Of you, il death should come rs sudden.
ly rs did that fainting fit, could rejoice
over the calli"
Tho bold move Of tho speaker gave
him the control OF the house. The
swooncd man wa carried out quietly,
but all eyes w te rivcted upon the
preacher, not upo the helpless burden.
During tho evening six others tainted in
less conspicuous positions, and We're
borne out without tho slightest distur-
bauce being crcatcd-so quietly that
only the police record told the number.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
Wolves III France.

A French agricultural newspaper
furnishes some interesting statistics in
connection with the number of wolves i'll
Fnnce. It seems That there are about
two thousand ablc.bodied animals Of
that species, which destroy to tho
amount OF about one thousand francs Il
year each. But this 100000 francs i'll
no way represents the loss occasioned by
their presence ; these 1000 wolves, who
only devour some $4,000 shcopa year,
oblige the farmers to keep 10000. 900
sheep in folds, and rcnderit imposSiblefor
them to feed iu the fields rs in England.
All this entails great expense, Tho
writer thinks that if proper measures
wero taken the young wolves might be
killed in April, AMI the country freed
from this scourgc in tho course OF It few
years. There already exists n body call.
ed the Louveterie but they arc report
cd to be anxious not to render their
occupation useless by 6xtcrminntirg tho
enemy, and their hunting never assumes
II formidable character. It may be
doubted, however. whether it would be
possible to get rid OF wolves entirely, rs
III hard winters they come in from North
Germany and Poland. We sometimes
hNve them at Chantilly and FontGiue'
bleau, but the days are happily past
when the wolves round Paris lost all
taste for sheep and took to shepherds.
The wolves, be it remarked, aro very
cunning. A pack of these animals will
go to fold aud place themselves all on
the same side. Tho sheep naturally
huidlc together Mt the other extremity.
On sudden tho wolves dart round, and
the terrified sheep rush in body will,
such force across the fold that they
often knock down the barriers which
protected them.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
WESTON w. VA, MONDAY NOVEMBER Is, 1915. NO.

Hearing Abby in the hall, went ont
and left the two together. When l cane
back, Phil handed me- the prayer-book
open at the marriage service. Do you
mind using that form, Archiel kath-
leen likes it."
He spoke so quietly, l looked tlumbly
Mt him, with the book open in my hand.
eyes, Archie, that is whatwe want; she
has been my wife these twenty years,
but want all men to know it now.
So, in the presence Of Abby and Pills
old housekeeper married them. How
white the still white face on the pillows
had become but when the rite was end
cd sho turned to Philip with a radiant
smile: " It'll death us do part. Death
will not part us, Philip"
Days Of quiet, tranquil happiness sped
swiftly by, and in the gloom and cold
before the dawn on Christmas morning
Phil sent for me. I found Kathleen ly.
ing, paIo and faint, upon her pillows,
and Philip bending over her with the
seal OF a great and holy calm upon his
face. I took my place beside her in
silence; shc smiled gently. "I am 60
ing to spend my Christmas day with
Paul and mother. I wish Philip could
come, too, but perhaps it won't be long,"
She struggled little for breath, and
Phil raised her in his arms. Waiting
again, my poor Philip" shesaid, fondly;
"but will be near You all the time ;
this dear room your hands prepared for
me, God will let me come to it often, 1
nm sure. You will not grieve much,
Philip. Death is not parting for us, my
Philip, tits only waiting"
The gray was leaving the eastern sky,
n faint, rosy tlush crept over the snow.
Phil signed to me, and repeated softly
some OF the trxtsshe loved. She thanked
me with smile, then her facochAnged
no shadow fell on it, only wondrous
light. "Philip!" she whispered, then
the light grew stronger, and in the first
flush and brightness Of that Christmas
morning her soul went home.
Now the summer sun shines brightly
on the churchyard gass, the birds sing
sweetly overhead, and the trees rustic
their green boughs inthes soft air. On the
green slope behind the church the grass
Is greenish, the flowers brightest, !;
there tho birds come latest in the fall.
The sun has shota beam OF light through
the leaves, it trembles over the fair,
white marble cross, and by its light you
read the name Kathleen" and under
meath the words: "My wife,"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
At Forty.

I'll svr of t,to ha- cros-sl tho line,
Tho summCr-sliue Of heightened light
ia lei and failod-till, where staud,
Ii. equal day and equal night.
Ono after ono, as dwindling hours,
Youths glowing hopes have dropped away,
aud soon may barely leave the CLEAN,
That coldly scores winters day.
am not young, am not old;
Tho flush OF morn, tho sunset calm,
PaIing and deepening, each to each,
Meet midway with solemn charm.
Ono sidc 500 the summer folds,
Not yet disrobed OF all their g1cen;
While westerly, along the hills,
Flame the tlrst tints Of frosty sheen.
Al middle point, whore clouds and storm
Make battle-ground Of this my life
Where, even matched, the night and day
Wage round mo their September strife!
bow me to the threatening gale;
know, when thatis ovcrpast,
Amoug tho peaceful harvest days,
An Indian summer comes at last.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15

New vcils are quite long again, with
square corners below, while the top is
rounded, hcmmed, and n string run in
II to tie it around the bonnet. They are
made of black Chantilly net, without
dots, like fine tullc, and are finished
with M iuch.wido hem that has row Of
tlno tiny gold beads at the top Of the
HON for bonncts that have gilt trim.
mings, while jet beads aro used on
wells for other bonnets. They measure
three-quarters Of yard in length when
finished. They are tied around the bon
net and fastened behind the neck tC
make them smooth across the face.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15

WHAT THEY CosT.- The following
figures are snid to be valid rs to the
costs OF some OF the greater edillces Of
New York: Old city hall, $500, 900; new
post-ofllcc, S7,O00,000; sub-treasury,
81, ,175, 900; custom.honse, 81. sos, 900;
Grand CcntrI depot, s., ,aj0, 900; Hud-
son River freight depot with ground),
S2,0OO,0O0; unfinished courthouse, sl?,'
100000.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15

1t is related that when Mrs. Molly
Richardson, late OF Baldwin, Me-, wns
in her nineteenth year, as shO was one
day eating a fine apple she remarked
that she should like to mise some fruit
Of that kind. She therefore planted the
seeds, oneof which sprouted aud became
thrifty tree. Mrs. Richardson lived
to be ninety-seven years old. and atC
fruit from tho troc.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-24

nnr neiyhLor over the way has invested
In T,ohin7Ch,na fowls. and his mules are
,',,.,n" cam, already. wiring their necks,
m, trisnd nm estimable friend Of ours was
vc,, sncccssfu, in breeding them, and now
,,,,,, ,a,' is cry,,y for bread.
w. 80 49,. ma ,,i,bout A motherY Aunt
n,n.,, s,,,s sho don't match the seats of her
' n'""" '",1 ~, 'shose shed wear them out
"'''' " 'p''.',,ar Iu,v ,.a christian woman
"t''' '''"N
ny n ,n'u' l., .,,,uoooo-o,,s, Bayou ia nayl-
-. ,.,,,n,, ducks-but no ducks The
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-24
Kentucky Club.


", lirrct attention 10 the whole column
adv ri.rmrur ~ the nuoyr sterling house,
seHlu i.,..ptis, ,urin m, and other house
fuudshiA.i rvul. We have introduced
many hne 81. Louis houses to the Texas
trade, but better one in any, line than this,
we have not had the pleasure Of advertising.
1t is significant that while Galveston and
Houston refuse anything like a support TO
the newspapers Of the State, st. Louis and
Chicago have advertised largely, and per
consequence, both Galveston and Houston
complain " hard times, and an u"decon"fd'
b. irlu, ~ IN trade. II Is plain to Us
VA, ttir BE- -, 1ri j kcnnard ~ Sous
mammoth advertisement, which We give
Thu morning, Is an explanation which is sat
isfrrtoryio every observing, intelligent ol
thinking business man ftLt.t tt.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-24
To the Democracy of McLennan
County.


'htpf WV ip''.
Fellow Citizens:
As chairman of the Democratic Central
Committee of your county, 1t becomes my
duty 10 notify you that n State Democratic
Convention has been called to convene In
Galveston, on Wednesday the fifth Of Jan
uary next, and II II desired that every coun-
iy shall he represented by lis delegates in
That body. s.r
am unable ut present to state To you all
the objects for which that Convention Is
called tits, think, generally understood,
that all our State officers will be ousted by
the Convention now In session at Austin.
II this Is done, then the necessity for "a CON
vention Is at once seen, In order to nomi-
nate full ticket TO I'LL those offices, !
shall not IN this brief circular discuss the
propricty or improperly Of such a course of
policy by the Constitutional Convention. II
| IL also unprecedented by some that an effort
will be made to get the Convention at Gal
weston to make the adoption Of the Constitu
tion now being formed plank In the Dem
| ocratic platform IN Texas. To this am op
posed, because it will certainly produce III
vision and strife IN our party, and do moi
believe that the voting "for" or against
should be made test of ones Democracy.
| Let every one give IL fair and candid
investigation. and vote for or against II, a.
he may deem hest for himself and his pos
| terity.
In view OF these aud other important
matters, which shall not now mention,
respectfully call npon the Democracy OF cacl
pTeciuc, IN the county to have full deieGa
lion or your best and ablest men. to meet a
the court house In Waco, on "Wednesday
the 18th OF December Next, TO select dele
gates to the Galveston Convention, and Il
attend to such other matters rs you may
deem necessary for the promotion OF on
grand old party. -....
THOMAS MOORE,
Chairman Democratic CENTRAL Committee
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-24


MIR. Ed. Flint, OF Bell county, ia paying
visit TO his brother, Col, Jno. L. Flint, Oh
this city.
Col. Micaiah Johnston returned the other
day from an extended trip to. Northwestern
Texas.
We are sorry to Learn that Mr.. Olive Is
quite ill-had a chill the other day
NJ. McCrary is rapidly recovering, so We
are glad to learn.
Prof. Simeon has been quite Ill for two
weeks, but Is rapidly conyalescing.
Major }. W. Downs,proprietor 9th pa
per, is IN Louisville, and will go TO Nash
VILE about the close OF the week. ,..
We were favored with call from Rev
W r. d. stockton, who, we are pleased TO
learn, is appointed Agent for Waco Female
College. We bespeak for him that cordial
reception which his gentlemanly character
and ministerial ability demands, anda re-
Spouse commensu rate with the important
interest he labors to conserve
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-24
sidewalk Gossip.

We had little exhibition Of cheek yester-
day In moving machine man, which is too
rare and racy to be neglected by this vener.
able old Gossip. lie came in in In grand
style, and with flourish announced that he
wished TO copy our subscription list. We
suggested several difficulties, not the feast
OF which was It's proportions. That he
swept from the field with simple flourish
OF his digit. Then we suggested that the
list was so Insignificant that we were asham-
ed To have II copied; that didn't staye him
of. He yoluably assured us that he had
performed that little opertion
for all the Texas newspapers he
he'd met, Here our curiosity being excited
we innocently inquired his motive, in these
chaste and elegant words;
"see here, old Buffer, do you want our
subscribers to know the superior virtues OF
your machine"
That's it,n said he, 4It.
"well, Sir" was our lamb.llk reply. You
can do so, but through the columns Of the
Examiner aud Patron at 25 ceuts per line, no
deductions for commissions.
Well, but, continued our friend, 81 want
to send our monthly paper and innu-
merable circulars, etc, TO the .people. and
can only do that, by having their address
ses.n
[ We still sang 25 cents per line to him, and
after awhile he "smelt mice" and said;
Well, you're very near the frontier.
dyes ~ said WE. ssyp are nearly right in