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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
THE FATAL PILLOW.
Dio Lewis Demands that New Enemy ia
Our Physical Health he Extermtnated.

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From the New York Times
Mr.. Dio Lewis is perpetually making
startling discoveries; A few years ago he
announced that there was scarcely a. woman
in Boston who owned straight spine, and
with one voice and said that he ought to
be ashamed Of himself, aad that it was NOR
ally and physically impossible he should
know anything about any respectable spine,
he boldly Invented traitorous ruilliner,
from whom, be alleged, he obtained his in
famous facts. Even more startling than his
alleged spinal discovery is his latest asser-
,ion that tue feather pillow-is rapidly exter
minating the youth Of both sexes. Ac-
cording to Mr. Lewis, the pillow that slsy
eth by night is far verse than even the cor
set that wasteth by day. and unless we are
ready to witness the speedy extinction Of
the race We must organize crusade agains,
the tide Of pillows which threatens to oyer
whelm our beloved laud. ---
1t does not appear that one kind OF pi,-
low is any better or any worse than snoth-
er. II has often been suspected bv the
sleepless summer boarder that the rural
practice Of using feathers With the birds on
in stuttins pillows is a reprchensible one
tnasmuch as the man ~ho lays his cheek
upon leg bone, or the extremity of q
sharp rib, finds ii difficult 10 comr ose him.
self 10 sleep. There are also those who
! find fault with the extreme emscia,ion Of
the city beardin, house pillows. and pre-
tend thai they are useless excep. To persons
who prefer to sleep with their heads lower
than their re,, II is no, against such pill
lo~s ss these, however MI Lewis bring.
this alarming accusation, II selects for cs
pecfks attack tho portly, full grown pillow
Of the careful housewife. and evidently cor
sidefs II moro deadly that the bone s,ufle,
pillow OF the fNmcs who prcys upon sum
met eoArdcss. or the as,cnuatej piliows O
j,hs ciss hnd.Ady.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
A Great Battle Was Fought on
Monday and Tuesday.
Panic Stricken Fugitives Crowdins the
Road to ConstantinopIe.
Austria Begins TO Put in Her Lip
Regarding Peace Propositions.
She Declares Il to Be Her Intention to Look
Out for Her Interests.
FOREIGN.
IN DANGER OF ASs1uu.Ar1os,

IN DANGER OF ANNIHILATION.
London. Jan. l6-If the dispatch of yes
terday from Constantinople is correct, stat
ing that great battle was fought Monday
and Tuesday, and that Sulieman Pasha af-
terwards took up position near Philippe
polls, and ordered the inhabitants TO leave
the town, and that the Russians lave reach
ed Chirpan, and are marching on the Yeni-
mahalgrc, where remains the only Turkish
field army south Of the Balkans, and it is in
danger of cap,ule. or annihilation before the
armisticc can be concluded. Chirpan is
about thirty miles east of Phillppopolis,
and less than ten miles from the road and
railway, over which the Turks must pass 10
reach Adriauople. The utmost terror and
dsorganization prevails throughout the
country between Phillippopolis and Con.
stantinoplc. Panic stricken fugtives cen
tinue to crowd toward the capitll by thou
sands.
AUSTRIA COMING FORWARD.
London, Jan. l6.-The Telegraph has a
special from Constan'inople that the Aus.
tr;an embassy has been notified that Aus ria
is opposed to a separate peace, and intends
to support the treaty of Paris, and further,
she wishes that Turkey should leave the
grave questions affecting European interests,
open for consideration at a conference Of the
European powers. This communication,
says the dispatch is regarded as sign that
there is an understanding between England
and Austria. Es@
THE TREATY OF PARIS.
London, Jan. lG.-A dispatch from Con
stantinople says that Count Zicly, Austrian
ambassador here, declared yesterday to Ser
verP Pasha, foreign minister, beforethe latter.
departure for Kezanlik, that he had receiv
ed instructions from Vienna, that Austri:
could not prevent the conclusion Of an ar
mistice on the basis Of peace preliminaries
but that is a signatory. to the treaty Of Paris
Austria wonld not recognize a peace con
cluded without her assent to its differen
points Austria would be prepared to pro
tect her interests by all means at her dis
posal
STANLEY IN PARIS.
| Paris, Jan, Jan. 16.-stanley the Africa
explorer, arrived to-day. He wa. met at tn
railway station, by the members ofthe gee
graphical society.
lord DERRY.
London, Urn. lG.-Lord Derby is som,
what better, but there is little prospect ft
him Of attending the parliament to-morro,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
Kentucky's Senatorial Factory
Turns Out Nothing Yet.
The Democrats Of New Hampshire
Haul Hayes Over the Goals.
And then, After Consratuiating their
Congressional Representatives,
Nominate a Governor.
MARYLAND LEGISLATORS in Labor for the Birth Ct
Senator.
PoLlTlcAL
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST,

a-.S, THE KENTUCKY CONTEST. '8 .A Sa-..
Frankfort, Kv., Jan. lG.-The joint sena-
,orial ballot gives Williams AZ, Lindsay 40,
McCrcery IS, Knott 10.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Concord, N. H., Jan. 1G.-The democrat.
jc state convention met to-day. The first
resolution re af1rms the ST. Louis platform.
which they declare was ratified bv ma
iority of over half million of American
people.
Second-Denounces the manner in which
President Hayes title to office was secured,
and demands such legislation aslwill render
the repetition of the outrage impossible.
Third -Congretulates the country on the
good results of the adoption of the demo
cratic principles regarding the southern
states by the national administration, and
EXPIRE csscs the hope that hereafter there will
he one common party for the whole union
in equality, and the duties Of all states and
men. flr5,t5
Fourt!l-Favors stable currency, honest
payment of the public depai tmcnt, and op-
pose all the measures impairing the public
credit.
Firth-Denounce land grants and favors
nlonopolies.
S;x,h-R -,sselts states the rights doctrine
Seveuth-D Dcmands thorough revision
of the tariff. so that it should operate 10
stimulate rather than oppress the masses for
ACCOMPLISHMENT of the few protected mo-
nopolists.
Eighth-Commends and thanks the rep.
rcscn,atives of the last congress for the re.
luction Of expenditures, and commends
their example I, the present congress, and
commends them for refusing to|appropropri-
a'c money to keep the army in the south.
Nlnth-Demands thorough revision OF
the tax laws.
Tenth-More complete protection of the
savings Of industrial classes and strictel
laws regarding banks, insurance, et".
The resolutions were adopted. and Frank
A. Mexican nominated for governor.
VOTING FOR U. 8. SENATOR.
Annapolis, M. Jan. 1G.-Tbc vote fol
U. s scnat VI to-day gave Dennis 30, Thorn
as Is. Groome 12, Steiner 1S, the rest scat
tcring. Adjourned. ~
The democrats will meet in caucus TO-
night to agree unon candidate.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16

EEOm time lmmem0r1al the pillow hts
been a favorits weapon of juvenile combat. |
When held by the loose end Of the pillow
tase-the later very stoutly twisted into |
the semblance of a stout rope-it becomes |
a weapon equally adapted for the use of
either sex. Who does not recollect the
pillow fights of bis boyhood, and the car
them? There was the fiery assault of the
enemy from the next dormitory; the fierce
resistance with Whichit WAS met: the turn
ing of the tide of battle the panic.stricken
flight of tho enemy through tho midnight
hall, and the armed intervention Of the
school teacher, who arbitrated on the spot
and sent the combatants back to their beds
with beating hearts and tingling extremities
Fierce as the battles were, the only serious
wounds were those sustained by crockcyy
and other light articles of furniture, and ii
a boy occasionally wore rather too much
nose the morning after fight, he could
readily explain It by the theory that he rose
up in the right In order to study his cate
chism and accidentally walked against the
stovepipe
The pillow fights of the gentler sex are
currently reported to be waged with even
more fercensss than those Of the most
reckless school boye, and the efusion Of
hair pins and the destruction OF back hair
IS said to be frlghtful. 1t IS generally un-
derstood that at Vassar college the young
ladies are regularly organized into compa-
n'es and regiments, which are carefully
drilled in The use OF the pillow by veteran,
glrls OF the upper classes. Dueis ana small
skirmishes, IN Wn,cn oniy Anew comnatants com
engage, are usually lnteriefed WIN oy the
autnorlues ana suppresseo wNnout much
trouole, put wnen pi.cneo oa,.ie ocours,
no,ning Out tne proouc.lon OF calclum
iight under the immeoiale management o.
!ne professor OF cnemlslTy niMseli, WV
t~o maze assistants, WIN put tne % comeat
ane 70 hgnl; ~ oraef va; ~ asoiu oi,a ln.elIel,
ehce .ne gllls ngns. lh gl,m sIlence. ano
. .aei1 comoats ptesent vlvla plc.ule Q! M tne
oa..les lougn. oy .ne snee'eu ] gnos.s o. Us Us
sian: 10 me morning .ne housemala @ gam.
ers URINE mar pms anu cu.is .as. cover vein, tne
nelo OF " oattle: out tness are me On 1niy xlsinle
Signs " conn'ct, enougn .. now .ne e in'egllty
o. , !as va assal nose Is presstyed ,s , ~ secfe
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
THE MARKET.

New York, Jan. l6.-Gold frmer, advan-
ced from lo1 ] TO 1927 reacted later to lo2.
Stock speculation today is strong for the
general railroad list, and appearances indi-
cate that the bear raid is about over, and
that the parties who we're sellers the past
few days, are now anxious TO get their shares
back
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16

"Au' zis," remarked MacMshon, extend
ing his hand and smiling af1ably, an zis
is re brave zheneral zat unto re men of re
grand United States armee have sade, i
will on zis line it fight out no mattaire if ii
consumes re whole sunlmaire:'' General
Grants face wore a troubled look. He
turned to the secretary of the legation and
winked The secretary whispered some.
thing TO him. and he a-hemmed once OF
twice neryously, and sald "We, musseer
lie presidopg."-[ Louis Journal.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
CAPITAL NOTES.
LIBEn1AS EM1GRArfoS.

Washington, Jan. l6.-At the sixty-tirat
annual meeting Of the American coloniz ,tion
society Secretary Of Navy Thompson made
a speech, and said that the emigration
to Ii 'eria, the coming year, bids fair to
be very large.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
GRIM E.
FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS.

FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS.
Keokuk. Ia, Jan. 1G-Bradbury Williams,
q special agent Of the postofiice department,
arrested this morning Royal NJ. Hitler, post
master at Athens, Mo-, for hypothecating
postage stamps, and embezzling the postot1ice
funds. Williams took Heller to Hannibal,
before the U. S. commissioner this afternoon.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
noNnRlNG TIE DEAD KING.

HONnRING TIE DEAD KING.
Cincinnati, ian. 1G-At meeting Of the
Italians Of Cincinnati it was decided To-
commemorate the death of Victor Emman
ucl with grand parade through,the princi.
pal streets, and funeral Grafton at the ca
thedral Tomorrow F
lMMIGRATIoN.xsa -
New Orleans, Jan. I6,-The immigration
convention will present to the legislatures a
bill for the establishment of bureau of
immigration at New Orleans, to protect
Immigrants and aid the Industries Of Lou
isiana. Immigration agents are to be sent
to each section of the country and to Eu-
rope. The committee adopted an address
showing the natural .rictness Of the state
which is declared capable Of producing five
hundred million dollars worth of products
annually -
CRUSHED AND BURNED TO DEATH
G WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. 15.-By the fall
last night, of . shaLt", which subsequently
took fire, four men were crushed and burn
cd to death. o. l3 E
A.DELAy OF TWO wEERs.
st. Louis, Jan. 16.-Gov,- Phelps has re
spited WIN. Weiners, uader death penalty
here for-tso weeks. sF8s
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
THE POTTS MrNE r1sAsrER,

THE POTTS MINE DISASTER.
Pottsville Jan. 1G.-Another victim Of
the Potts mine disaster, was rescued last
night, but died this morning, making the
total deaths. five. Isis s, 2#
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
TURKISH LOSSES IN THE WAR.
fPall Mall Gazette.l


From recent published official returns
it appears that between the day on which
war was declared and the signing of the
armistice the Russian army of the
Danube captured fifteen pashas, $4,000
officers and men, six hundred and six
guns of different calibers, $500 tents,
140,2 200 muskets and 1000 horses. In
addition, 200, 900 small arms, yataghans
and pistols were taken from Turkish
irregular troops, and also $4,000 lances
aud daggers. The Russian army in
Asia captured during the war fourteen
pashas and 40,200 officers and men, six
hundred and sixty-two guns, 10000
tents, $4,000 muskets, $4,000 horses, and
immense stores of ammunition and pro-
visions of all kinds. The number of
firearms and miscellaneous weapons
taken from the Asiatic irregular troops
of the Porte was also, it is stated, ex-
ceedingly large, but no details are
given. In Europe, as in Asia, vast
quantity of rice, bread and salt was
seized, as well as an immense number of
cartridges and great quantity of loose
powder. The Servian troops also &C
quired large booty during the short
time they we're engaged, their trophies
being returned as two hundred and
thirty-eight guns, ten thousand muskets,
and thirty-seven standards, besides am
munition, provisions and horses.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
A DIsTRAcTING sYLLoGIsM.
New York Times j

A very little reflection will show that
skirts and trousers are the types of the
only two possible styles of dress. Every
garment is modification either of the
skirt or the trousers. Now, inasmuch as
Mrs. Swisshelm holds that the very
principle underlying skirts and trousers
is wrong, it follows that there is really
no garment whatever which she can
wear. Frightful as this conclusion is,
we are unable to escape it. She willnot
wear skirts and she will not wear trous-
ers. All garments are essentially either
skirts or trousers. Hence, she will wear
no clothes whatever. This. is probably
the most distracting syllogism in which
the logical mind has ever been compelled
to acquiesce.
There is no doubt that coat of paint,
laid on thickly and smoothly, and subse-
quently vanished, is much warmer than
ordinary clothing, since it perfectly ex-
cludes the air. The ancient Britons
painted themselves, and they do not ap-
pear to have suffered from cold, al
though the climate of Britain, in COM
mon with that of Europe generally was
much colder in the time of Julius
Caesar than it is at present. Mrs. Swiss
helm will unquestionably be able to keep
warm even in the coldest winter weather,
and she will also secure that entire free
dom of limb which, according to her, is
unattainable by the wearer Of any kind
of clothing. Moreover, it has latterly
been asserted by able physicians that,
contrary to an opinion long maintained,
it is not necessarily injurious to health
to cover the skin with substance which
Theoretically seals the pores. While by
the use of paint provided, of course. it
is not made of white lead or other poi
sonous substances-Mrs. Swisshelm can
safely secure warmth and freedom of
movement, she can also make herself
extremely picturesque. She can cover
herself with background of some cool,
neutral tint, and can daily alter the
colors and the pattern she may use for
decorative purposes. If she confines
herself to neat geometrical designs or to
| flowers and leaves, she could make an
artistic and pleasing appearance. To
paint herself nicely, will, of course, re-
quire more care and discrimination thar
are needed for the selection of an ordi
nary dress pattern, but if Mrs. Swiss
helm possesses the true artistic instinct
she can accomplish wonderful effects by
a clever welding of her dressing brush
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

tides running strong. I've been pad
ding about ever since, Trying to find
you, for went up to the barge, and you
were gone"
But father" 4 walled, "father-
save hinw
"My roor little lass,n he said, ten
derly, "fd Jump into the water now, if
you bid me, butwhat can do, you know,
Prudence, what can doT
did not answer, for / know that he
must have been swept far away before
them; and was beginning to feel that
was alone-quite alone in the world.
1t was quite six months after that
dreadful night, that one evening John
came ashore from his barge to the cot
.tage, where l was staying with his
mother, and had been ever since he had
brought me there, without seeing him to
speak to, only to wave my hand to him
as he sailed by. That evening he came
and looked wistfully at me, and said but
little; and at last his time was up, and he
rose to go.
walked down to his boat with him,
and on the way he told me that he had
got leave to alter the name of his barge.
and it was called the Prudence. too; and
then, without word about the past, he
was saying goodbye, when Iputmy hands
in his, and said, quietly:
John, dear, l haven't forgot my
promise"
"And you are alone now, Prudence,
my lass 2'' he cried, eagerly.
"No, John, no." said, softly, as the
tears ran down my cheeks; az never
shall be while you i've"
Never, my lass; never" he cried.
And you'll be my little wife p
Yes, John, yes; promised you"
"When 1 come back from this voy-
ageY
Yes, John, when you WILL" / said
and with one long hand-pressure we
parted, and I went back to wait for an
other month, and then Twas his happy
little wife.
And there seemed no change, for was
once more on the river, or out at sea,
leaning upon the tiller and gazing
straight before me, with the gulls wailing
as they wheeled and dipped and SKINNED,
or settled upon the water; while the soft
wind gently stirred the print hood that
was lightly tied over my wind-ruffied
hair. Only a bargeman's young wife
living on the tide, but very happy; for
John often points to the great ships
that pass us, with their captains in
their gold-laced caps, and as he does SO
he whispers:
"Not with the best among them, Prue,
not with the best; L wouldn't change
places with king"
And ifhe is as happy as /, dear John
is right.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
WALKING BY WOMEN.
TNincinpati rou,marciaI

Walking ought to be encouraged
among our people, and especially among
our women. 1t ought to be practiced
systematically. Nothing is more ex-
hilarating than morning walk of from
three to five miles, and there are few
women who could not do that distance
after forming thehabit of walking. And
now that short dresses for the street are
again coming into vogue, there should
be no delay in beginning the practice,
since no time could be more favorable
than the early days of spring, before
the weather becomes hot and enervating.
1t is not expected, nor is it desirable,
that women should undertake to rival
or surpass the walking feats of Miss
Bertha Won Hillern, nor could they do
it unless they adopted her style of dress
and her walking shoes; but they can
make tile exercise conducive to health.
Miss Bertha at least demonstrated to
them how to walk easily and freely, and
so as to bring into play all the muscles
of the body. The walking dress should
clear the ground, and be of as light
material as possible. There should be
perfect freedom in the dress for the waist
and chest and for the arms, and there
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
THE SUPPLY OF GREAT MEN.

u
"It is a mistake" says popular
lecturer, " to declare that there are no
more great men. There are great men
all around us; they never were as abun-
dant in the werld as they are now, but
information is SO general that the
masses do not appreciate them"
There is a world of modest comfort
for humanity in the remark. There are
great men to every great opportunity,
but only one man can take hold of it.
Huge intellects are plenty as blackber-
ries, only there are SO many of them that
an ungrateful world no longer ap-
.preciates them, For that reason, war
riors, poets and sages, as mighty as any
whose names gild the page of history,
must waste their lives in the humble
walks of life.
1t is cruel, nevertheless it is comforting
too, to think that in these times, when
people know SO much, a Talleyrand may
be embodied in corner-grocery politi-
clan. To think that, only for lack of oppor-
tunity, George Francis Train might be
George Washington, and have his white
hat put up for show after he was dead
OudkspcdIc, Will LIS CldlI toydho lhslSu1
and his boundless knowledge of human
nature, has not yet left the earth desc
late, but there are SO many Shakspeares
now that the only chance left to display
his vast knowledge of human nature is
to be an insurance agent. Napoleon
sells cough medicine and catarrh snuff,
Demosthenes is circus man, with only
an admiring chum to raise his hands at
long intervals and exclaim, "What a
head he has on him!"
John Milton writes baking-powde ad-
vertisements, and he who, when great
men were scarcer, might have been
Cicero, now, alas, breaches sermons on
eternal punishment. King David is a
Sunday-school superintendent, Solomon
is member of Congress, and Oliver
Cromwell is healing medium.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
NEW YORK NOT EVEN A WAY STATION.
[sprinpfield Republicanl

NEW 1Ohh' NOl EVEN a WAL bIAI1ON.
Tspringfeld Republican,
The recently-inaugurated direct ship
ment of Minnesota -four to British ports
which dispenses entirely with the New
York middlemen, who have hitherto
reaped a profit of fifteen to twenty
cents per barrel, and with the accumula-
ton Of heavy terminal charges-looks
like the beginning of a complete revo-
luton in Western grain transportation.
Agencies have been established in Lon
don, Glasgow and Liverpool, and a
thorough ocean bill of lading takes the
flour from St. Paul to its destination at
a specified rate, the total charge on the
other side always being computed on the
face of the bill in pounds, shillings and
pence. This document becomes at once
equivalent to a bill of exchange, and
oftentimes the attached draft is sold in
New York for more than its face value.
Already over $4,000 barrels have been
thus shipped from Minnesota, and many
mills expect soon to be entirely indepen-
dent of home markets. If the plan con-
tinues to work as successfully as now
seems probable, it won't be long before a
good many Eastern grain and flour deal
ers will be casting about for employ
mant