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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-01

1t is provided in the bill that in tie case
Of the consolidation of any agencies the pay
of the agent retained can be increased at the
discretion of the secretary of the interior,
not to exceed $4,000. Provision is also made
for Interpreters, at $500 each, ~ follows:
Nine for Dakota, at the different agencies
there; at Green Bay, Wis three LaPointe,
two. Four for Minnesota, at Boise Foote,
White Earth, Red Lake and Leech Lake.
These interpreters are paid additional at
discretion Of the secretary. For the Boise
Forte agency there is appropriated for
blacksmith's tools, etc, 81 500; school teach.
er, $500; farmer. seeds, etc, $500; money
annuity, $500; to be paid paid per capita !;
for provisions; ammunition and tobacco,
81 900; annuity in goods, Sc, 500. For Chip.
peSa and Lake Superior: For support Of
blacksmith and shop, 5000; two farmer,
81 200; to he expended in educational and
agricultural purposes, $l,4OO. For
Chippewas Of the Missis ippi !:
For. the thirty second Of for'y.six install
ments under treaties. $1,000; annuity in
money, $4,000; for schools, $4,000; for
twine. h.ts, etc, $500. For Chippewa
Pillagels and Lake Winnebsgoshick bands
Money annuity, s10,66G6G; annuity in
goods, $4,000; for purposes OF utility, t400;
tor purpos of education, $2,50O; for
twine. nets, etc, 500. For Chippewa and
Red Lake: For supplying them with Ger
tain useful articles. including blankets, cal.
leo. etc, $1,000. For .Pcmbina Indians for
same object, 5000; for blacksmith. physi.
clan, miller, and farmer, $1,000; for tools,
iron, steel, ETC.. $1,500 for carpentering,
81 1000; for twine, nets, etc, *400. For
Sacs and Foxes Of the Mississippi: Aunu.
i,y in goods, 81 900; interest on 5000, 600 at
per cent, according to treaty terms
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-01
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.flag Stations. 4relegraph s,ano1s.

CONNECTIONS.
/. At Sioux City with Illinois Gen. -al. Sioux
City and Pacific and Sioux City and ST. Paul Rs
roads.
9 Passenger train going eaet connects al Davis
junction with branch trains arriving st Pos
iandville al 12l l9 ~, aud then connecting with
aowards Hs,s,. slages for yFginis. Eden Fairyiew,
Rock Rapids, sioux Psiis and all points N.
Big Sioux River, and from leaving Portlandvilie
st I Is p. M. connects at Davis Junction win
train going west.
S: AtEik Poin, with stages for ca, Nd
AID Rich,a d d. I.
4. At Vermillion with stages for Lodi. r. se
side, Turner, Bloomingd Ale and Einlay.
s. AT Meckiing with stages for St.Jsme-
D. AT Gayville with stages for ST. Helena
Z. At iankton With stsges for all points
southern and western naEota, and Nortl. Neb,l-
Sa; and during The season of navigation With
Missouri River Transportation Companies L.
of steamers for RsnL&- - Brule, Pierre, Sni.y
Rice, Bismarck, Stevenson. Berthold. Euiord.
rarrol and Benton: connecting nj Pierre W L.
transportation wagons for the Black liills
This IS the only Direct Route to .ha
Black Hills.
GEO. &. MERCHANT.
r. " DEsxioksoS, 6sR3 Sats. rist@, =
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
Woman a Failure.

Women. as a race, or as a sex. have
a natui al aptitude for making trouble
That they are absolutely lncapab e OF
Keeping a secret Is a fact niCh nnds
fresh Illustration by the recent conduct
of Que of them IN Philadelphia Mrs.
Harriet W. Paist is the lady referred
to, and the case IS this BY personal
experience in educational matters she
i well qualified for the position of
school director, and has the d'slnctlon
of being the only woman who ever
served In that position In Phlladelphla,
her colleague, Mrs. Whrlper. who was
elected at the same time. IN the tnlr-
teenfh ward, having died
election day and the beginning OF her
term. At a recent meeting OF the
school board the directors were discus
sing, Informally the rames OF candl-
dates tor teach, rs, previous TO nomlna-
ton. when the lady direc or brought
CONSERVATION into the circle by re-
marking Il have this day been visited
bv the mother of a young lady, who
has offered me a bride OF 800 for my
vote. The post on being worth 800,
she SAYS she can readily spare 300
from the first year to make II secure.
Such a breach of etiquette had never
been heard of before, as the subSe-
quent~ proceedings will illustrate. 10
tell of being offered a bribe, and not
taking If, was new thing To a ward
politician in Philadelphia, where
multiplication. division and slleDce'
is a Generated motto, and one OF the
board remarked in "a righteous tone
: Until a lady came into this board
such a thing as a bride has never been
heard of in our discussions lit Is
possible replied the fearless lady,
had accepted the offer | should my
self have felt greau dltfidence in report
ing it 1t is needless to add that the
application of that candidate was not
called up for nomination.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
Rest.

MANY a woman who can not afford
plenty of help wears herself out.
when she need not do So, by adding
unnecessary work. like pretty things;
tucks. rutfles and embroidery are great
additions to garments and SO are pies,
buildings and preserves to the table
but if the day is fully occupied in max
ing plain garments and preparing
plain meals. the hours that are needed
for rest should not be e~ncroached up
on by the useless trimmings of the
dress. and often unwhnlesOme extras
of the repast. Work is good for every
healthy person, but rest is good also
and we have minds as well as bodies.
We may make slaves Of ourselves, and
that is no more right than to make
slaves of others. TO be clean and
whole is a duty but | should like to
preach to some women l have known
until they really felt that the body IS
more than raiment to keep strong
ewes. and a straight back, and a sweet
temper, is better for one who is a
mother than to have her children clad
in elaborate garments which 1T takes
hours to iron and flute Good nate
rial. perfect cleanliness, and plain
hens or straight fiat trimming of some
kind, will make any children look well
dressed and in their season a dessert
of fruit tastes better and does more
good than all the pies and buildings
that can be manufactured. Make
YOUR work as easy as is consistent
with utter cleanliness and tidiness,
and save some hours for walking with
your children. for reading, for talking
with your husband, and even for sit
ting utterly idle in the twilight of a
summers day, or before the fire o.
a winters evening.-Mrs. Siddon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
Arab and Roman

. lovers sat beneath the shade,
And / un2 the other saved:
How 14S that you beg
Hath smiled upon this suit of mine /;
If 5 a heart, it palps 4 YOU
Thy voice is nut melody.
Ills Z to be thy loved /, 3
Say, Oy nymph, will marry me-"
Then lisped she. why 13ly'
st. Louis journal.
Dear NJ, TO love that tongue can tell,
Said he, my own love can Nj.
No G d lover here Z G.,
For | V A medical degree;
No fell DEC my skin defies.
The elbow joint | a XII;
Sweet A rab maid, your III IN me
Your own ID voted NJ. ID. c.;
Then fly with me to distant Texas,
Your own devoted, loved LINZ
Burlington Hawkeye.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
Female MasOnS.

In a great many Masonic lodges you
Will see the pictule of this lonely wo-
man, and the legend is told with bated
breath how she surreptitiously OBJ
tanned possession of the secrets of the
order, was discovered, and in order to
save her life, was initiated into those
ancient mysteries the knowledge of
which is the prerogative only of the
lords of creation INC the so cent en-
craving of this celebrated
in a 10 cert frame, is looked upon with
feelings akin to awe. A member of
the fraternity has contided to Us a Sc
cret which, when divulged, will break
this image, and as a secret is of no
value to a newspaper man except be
tell it, we have determined to make
this use of this secret-so down goes "a
household god. This Mason here spo-
ken of tells us, and voucheS for the
fact. that there is a female Mason liv-
ing in this State, If she has not died or
moved away within the last twelve
years. who was made a Mason under
identicalIy the anne circumstances as
those which surround the ease Of the
Hon. Mrs. Aldworth, of England. The
lady referred to is the wife of a mas-er
machini>t, who was well known III this
section OF the State thirteen or four
teen years ago, being at that time en-
gagged at the High Shoals Iron Works
and since w are telling some of it we
might as we'll tell alive refer to Mrs
b. b. Darlington This lady is also a
native of England, and when a girl
about Is years of age. the lodge of
which her father was a member was
held in a room over the inn kept by
her father. The loft" over the lodge
Dom was unfinished and the ceiling
composed OF boards laid loosely to-
gether. This young lady used to Sc
crete herself in the loft before the time
ST meeting and thus witnessed all the
ceremonies of the order. She was dis
covered, and whether it was to save
her life or not, the reporter cannot
say, but at any rat she was initiated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
How to Cook a Husband.

The first thing to be done is to catch
him. Having done so, the mode Of
cooking him, so as to make a good
dish, is as follows
Many good husbands are spoiled in
cooking. Some women keep them
constantly in hot water, while others
freeze them by conjugal GOODNESS !;
some smother them in hatred and con-
tentiOn. and still others keep them in
pickle all their lives. These women
always serve then up with tongue
sauce. Now. it cannot be supposed
that husbands will be tender and good
if treated in this way but they are on
the contrary very delicious when
managed as follows Get a large Jar.
called the Jar of carefulness (Which all
good wives have on hand. place yo1r
husband in it, and place him near the
fire of conjugal love let the fire be
pretty hot. especially let it be clear,
above all let the heat be constant
cover him over with affection and sub
lection garnish him with the spice Of
pleasantly. and if you add kisses and
other CONNECTIONS. let them be accom-
panied with a sufficient portion of Sc
crecy, mixed with prudence and mode
ration.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

passed and raised and became a full
h.dged Mason.
The gentleman who furnishes the
Observer with this information has
conversed with and examined this lady
so far as he felt privileged to do, aud
these are the fac ) according TO his Iee
collection. y " bring III another
horse."-Charlotte Observer.
In as much as the lady referred TO in
the above article is our mother We
deem it our duty 10 republish it and
make the necessary corrections. The
story is correct with the exception of
places and age. The lady's father was
a native of New York, and moved TO
Greenup county. Ky, where our moth
er wa born and raised. The place
where she was made q Mason was IN an
unfinished church room. She secreted
herself under a pulpit, going in at an
entrance from the outside. and was
eventually discovered while leaving
her hiding place after the lodge had
ad journed. She was about 10 years old
when she was made a Mason, and our
father did not Join the order for nearly
30 year after they We're married. We
do not belong to the order. but We have
it from men who do that she is brighter
in Masonry than a large number of
men who have passed To the 3rd de-
gree. Our mother IS Stlll. living an
is now in Boyd county, Ky. a few
miles from where she was first nj
tiated into the mysteries of that An
cient order of Mas0ns.-J. +. Bah
bington, Shelby Aurora.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
Domesticated Pond Lilies.

A paragraph appeared in the journal
on JULY %. referring to the homestead
ton Oh pond lilies by Chief of Police
Chamberlain, OF Ha, tford, Conn. This
gentleman's domesticated plants are
only a year old, but one OF our cltl-
Zens. Nh. Herbert A. Skinner, has
some very fine specimens which he
domesticated three years ago. This
morning four blossoms were out and
are very fine specimens. Mr.. Skinner
dug the roots out Of a pond three years
ago last fall. He kept them in his Gel
lar during the winter and In the spring
set a halt hogshead into the ground in
the lawn in the ron Of his house.
This he half filled with soil, in which
he planted the lilies, then filled it up
with water to the brim. He preserves
them in water by driving into the
ground a round board fence, some
what higher than the top Of the tub,
and then covers the plants thlckly
with straw. They look remarkably
healthy and are very beautiful. They
REQUIRE very little attention other than
the daily pouring in Of half a pail of
water, the amount usually lost by
evaporation and the consumption OF a
large number Of birds-parlicularly
robins-who daily flock to the tub to
uuench their thirst, and take their
morning bat. The entire surface Of
the water is thickly covered with the
spreading leaves. h blossoms In
cloudy weather unfold for four sue
cessive mornings; IN bright, sunny
weather not more than three.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

BENziNE-MoTHs- FIRE. ". ii.
=" writing from Chicago, Oct. }, re
ferring 10 u Berziue-Moth Article,
asst mon:h =. saws they tired II and
found Its val le bv collecting from the
Insurance Companies $50, on damage
To house. and Sl.>0O on the furniture
OF one floor. \ little fire was burning
in an al loining room the connecting
door was accidentiy opened the Va
por pass through 20 the fire. was lg-
nited. a servant burned. and that floor
OF the house and its contents destroyed.
Our caution with the October Article
was not broad enough to cover a
c Sc Ike This 50. while believing IN
the value of benZinr. as recommended,
aid this CAUTION Never use benZlne,
naptha. or ether, where there Is a tire
or light, or a match that a be tIod
on nor where its vapor can escape IN
20 anv other room here there Is any
possibility Of any fire or light-whether
through "a door, stove~pipe, or chm
ney hole, or any other openlng-eNeh
a crack. Such an occurrence as that
above named might not happen once
in a thousand or len thousand times,
but it is b ST to be safe. Except when
needed in carpets. it Will be better TO
apply ii 10 furniture out of doors, or IN
an out house. This substance Is used
for various purposes in the arts. and
the above caution Is always needed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

Women who despise the kitchen.
ha- the thought of cooking. and hus-
Tie one meal out of the way only 70
groan over the preparation OF the
next, can never hope 10 attain even or
binary merit not by reason of lack of
lack of ability, bat because of lack OF
interest for the work. She who pos
SeSSes strength of character sufficient
to become mistress OF any art or en-
terpriSe. should be able to cope sue
cessfullv with the difficulties to be
met on this Well worn. pathway.
Though an up hill road it is a straight
and simple one, but only those who
have themselves Travelled it are capable
of guiding others. SO long as Ameri-
can women ignore the necessity of be-
coming pers tnally familiar with the
science of cookery, and the proper ad-
ministraliOn of domestic affairs. so
long will we hear the hue and crv
raised oven American domestic ser
vice, and the extravaganza of Ameri-
can housekeeping. SO long will dvs-
pepSla and lis train of ACCOMPANYING
evils, mental, moral and physical.
prove the bane of family health and
chaotic confusion the destroyer of fam
lily comfort and thriftiness.
A woman taking on herself the man
agement OF a house may see no actual
necessity Tor devotlng time to irksome
tasks and intricate domestic problems.
yet lsnot SLOW III Gil covering that man
ual abO Is not the only reOuiSite to
comfort in the household !: that head
woik IS quite as necessary as hand
work, and that n order to properly
Superlnteud the lab rs of others She
,,,11St hu,SnIf hnr.~,o T-:1:. III -
best and most systematic method Of
performing the various duties which
present themselves and thus. compe
tent to instruct the ignorant and in
efficient.
Although fortune NAV have be.
slowed on one sufficient favor to pre-
clude the necessity of cooking ones
own dinner it is by no means an ex-
Gus for remaining totally benighted
on a subject of such vital importance.
The faithful and conscientious woman
Will recognize her unfitness for a DO.
sit!on OF rus where dependence must
be placed wholly on the skill and hons
esty OF those whom she NAV employ
Even though the task may be uncons
GENIAL, she will none the less feel the
necessity of fitting herself for the du>
Ties winch she has assumed. 1t will
require neither the strength of a Sam>
son nor the wisdom of a Solomon TO
becom an accomplished cook there
VIII be partial failures, and absolute
flzzles trials by fire, and tests of tens
per to undergo before one can attain to
any degree of excellence. but patience
and perseverance are wOrthilv eXer>
cised in practicing the art on which 50
largely depends domestic economy,
health and happiness, and the more
and character a woman possesses, the
more earnestly will sha strive to pros
mote the comfort and welfare Of those
on her.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

Sweet i. the voice that calls
From bubbling waterfalls
In meadows where the downy seeds
are flying;
And soft the breezes blow
And edifying come and go
In faded gardens where the rose is dy-
ing.
Among the s'ubbled cOrn
The blithe quail pipes at morn,
The merry partridge drums in hidden
places;
And gli,tering insects CLEAN
Above the ready stream
Where busy spiders spin their hlmy
laces.
At eve, cool shadows fall
Across the garden wall,
And on the clustered grapes TO purple
turning,
And pearly yapors lie
Along the eastern sky
Where the broad harvest-moon is redly
burning.
All, soon on field and ILL
The winds shall whistle chill,
II pau iihSh
fiocks together,
To fly from frost and snow
And seek for lands where blow
Tie fairer blossoms of IA balmier
weather.
The pollen-dusted bees
Search for the honey-lees
That linger in the last flowers Of Sep
TENDER,
While plalntive mourning doves
Coo sadly to their loves
OF the dead ummer they SO well re
member.
The cricket chirps all day,
"Oh, fairest summer, stay
The squirrel eyes askance the chesnuts
browning;
The WI fowl fly far
Above the foamy bar
And hasten southwark ere the SIX e;
are frowning.
Now comes a fragrant breeze
Through the dark cedar-tIees
And round above my temples fOndly
fingers,
In gentle p~layfulness
Like to the soft caress
Bestowed in happier days by loving
fingers.
Yet, though a sense of gIi.f
Comes with the falling leaf.
And memory makes the summer
doubly pleasant,
In all my autumn dreams
A future summer CLEANS
Passing the fairest glorles of the pres
emit
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

No FAULT OF HERS. One of those
e~xcrescences of life, a female slander>
er. went into a neighbours house the
other morning with her tongue loaded
with new venom. There We're several
ONE present, and the s~landerer's
eyes glisten.d in anticipation. Throw
ing herself in a chair she sighed and
said lone half the world don't know
how the other half lives That amt
your fault quietly remarked one of
the company. The slanderer turned
yellow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

A CLEAR COMPLEXION If once a
week or twice you VIII take warm wa
ter and a little white CASTLE soap, with
soft flannel rub it carefully on every
part of the face, then as carefully off
with clean water and if every morn
ing you will use this same hannel-not
with one hasty flourish, but with gen
tie rubbing for a minute or two-you
will see improvement in the cleanli-
ness of your complexion very soon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
Bags and Boxes.
fTO THIS ARTICLE WAS AWARDED SEC
OND PRIZE FOR HOUSEHOLD TOPICS

OND PRIZE FOR HOUSEHOLD TOPICS
think Ihear some gentle reader ex-
claim What a homely subject.
Granted but then you must admit
that it is a useful one. Yes, from Miss
MacFlimsey'S dainty bag of silk and
beads, for gold and silver coins, t. the
coarse g~unnybag Of the old woman
fishing up rags from the gutter, all
have their uses. One bag has been
made notable by Dickens: that of
Miss Fiite, filled with important docu-
ments and always carried by thai
slightly unsettled person. How could
our grandmothers have got along with
out their black silk bags, that held
their handkerchief and caravan or dill
on Sabbath days and knitting-work
when visiting: Even lawyers carried
their briefs IN a bag. But there are
bags N bags. 1t Is of bags as conve-
nlences In the household that | wish to
write. Those who nave plenty OF
closets, drawers, shelves, and hooks
in the house-of course, they won't
need to read this /; but there are many
who live in rented houses, and espe-
cialIy in some portions of the West and
South, where carpenters seem to think
that if they build a house with four
walls, divide it into rooms, and put on
a roof, their duty is done. No closets,
shelves, mantles, or hooks. If you
live in such a house, and don't know
where to put all the things that accu-
mulate in a family, especially where
there are children, then L want to tell
you how a fri, nd of mine managed.
She left a house where she had plenty
of closets and ~cupboards, and moved
into one consisting of three small
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
AMOUNT OF FEED FOR 900 SHEEP

AMOUNT OF Fl FOR 2UU
.'H. f. W. Westfield, Mass. A sheep
of 100 lbs. live weight will require
during the winter 3 pounds Of hay
and a pound of grain per day. or an
equivalent of other food and to each
100 head there may be given in addi-
ton. daily. four bushels of chopped
turnips. At least 20 square feet Of
ward room should be allowed each
sheep, and from 10 to y square feet in
the sheds, which are preferable to
barns.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14
paoies' portlolio.

@The ladies of North Carolina are
invited to contribute short articles,
ecipes, suggestions. household hints,
&c, for these columns. Name OF the
author will be cen by no n except
the editor, whether the
ton be accepted or rejected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-14

HAIR AND HAZE. MY Wife" re-
marks one Benedict to another. ''has
the loveliest head Of hair you ever saw.
When she lets it down. it reaches in a
mass of ringlets below her waist
That's nothing" replies the other
"when my wife lets hers down, it falls
to the floor"