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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
DELEGATES TO YAnk1on.

List OF Members of the Territorial Re-
publican Convention.
The following is the list of delegates TO
the territorial republican convention, as far
as heard from:
LAWRENCE COUNTY.
Seth Bullock, A. w. Haste, w. II. Par
ker, ]. H. Shaler, A. w. Merrick, G. V.
Gardner, VIM. Cable, Thomas Campbell, G.
R. Hildebrand, james Carney, w. P. Tyler,
T. d. Murrin, Jabez Chase, A. G. Towns
bend, w. H. Backus. John johnson. Capt.
Hazerodt, A. j. Moulton, J. P. Belden, A.
H. Simonton. Delegates instructed for
Judge Hennett.
PENNINGTON COUNTY.
Frank P. Moulton, L. w. Bell, Fred T.
Evans, G. o. .Perro, B. B. Benedict. In.
structed for Judge Bennett.
CUSTER COUNTY.
Fred j. Cross, Mr.. Benz amin, F. B.
Smith, Charles Hayward. Instructed. for
Judge Bennett.
DEUEL. COUNTY.
William II. Donaldson. Instructed for
Judge Kidder.
i. CLAY COUNTY.
S. NJ. Palmer, N. V. Ross, WIN. Elliott.
E. B. Dawson, S. s. Stanley, G. H. Lowrie,
R. Conrad, Ole Lewisop, P. N. Cross, r.
Odell. Instructed for Judge Kidder.
CHARLES MIX COUNTY.
Foster T. Wheeler. U~ninstructed.
RURLElGu COUNTY.
j. A. Mclean, G. P. Flannery, j.. Fl.
Marshall, Peter Seims, L. NJ. Griffin. E.
A. Williams. Uninstructed.
sTuTsMAN COUNTY.
H. &. Miller. George w. Vennum. Un-
instructed.
GRAND FORKS oUNTY
George H. Walsh, F. Viets, w. G. Wood.
ruff, w. j. Anderson. Uninstructed.
MIHNEHAHA COUNTY.
]. L. Phillips, NJ. Grigsbv, R. F. Petit.
grew, B. F. Campbell, L. Bothun. j. r,
jackson, Albion Thorne, Joseph Roberts,
John Nelson, Ole Bergerson. Instructed
for Judge Kidder.
9 COUNTY.
A. McHench. George l. Foster, H. H
Knocken, j. E. Haggart, S. G. Roberts
Victor Lindquest E. s. Tyler. Uninstruc.
ted.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
WANTED.

A middle-aged woman, to take charge of a
hotel. Must be a good cook, and capable of gov.
erning servant girls. Good wages will be paid
and steady employment. Address
GEO. CHAMBERLAIN,
80 White Swan. Dakota.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
ICE DELIVERY.

Sylvester 4 Folyer will commence ON
Monday, Aug. 9Th, the delivery Of ice to all
parts of the city. Orders left at Browns
fruit store or at Sylvester & Folyer's coal
yard will be promptly attended 10.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
TO OWNERS OF STOCK.

Wanted.
Twenty Eight Yoke of Working steers-Must
be not less than four, nor over six, years old,
well broken, sound and healthy. Apply to Capt.
j. Whitney, in camp north of YanktOn, or to the
Quartcrmaster's or Commissary's Office in Yank-
ton.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

PERUVIAN BEER, . ..rlc.ly temper.
ance drink. 10 . delightful hot weather bev-
ssags. NlMAA PuRDy.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

Free lunch at the Tivoli saloon, Third
street, every morning, from 10 10 IL O'Clock
and on each Saturday evening from 8 to II
O'clock. L. FREUDENsTE1N.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

Milwaukee ueer on draught at Geo Browns
at five cents a glass. +
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

A good Piano. Hayes & Co.'s manufacture,
Norwich, N. Y. Enquire of
FRANK II. KETCnUM.
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PROPOSALS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES.

PROPOSALS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES.
OFFICE PURCHASING N DEpoTC C. ST.
Yankt0n, d.. T., August Sd, 1873.
CEALED PROPOSALS, In duplicate, with a
~ copy of this advertisement attached, will be
received at this office until IL o'clock NJ, Septem-
Department, according to usual conditions, cop
les of which and Of blank forms on which to
make proposals, will be furnished upon applica-
ton to this office with
10000 pounds Of Potatoes, and
$4,000 pounds of Onions.
The vegetables must be delivered at the Gov.
eminent warehouse at Yankton, d. T.. between
September 18TH and October 3lSt, 1878, in such
quantities as}av be required.
w. A. ELDERKIN,
saugl46 st Captain and C.S.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

TRY IT.! TRY ITN TRY IT!!!
8. Venables & Co.'s Red Tag Chewing
Tobacco, the best in the world. NJ. H.
Jenkinson, Sole Agent.
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SERVE AN INJUNCTION ON DISEASE

Old papers for sale at this office.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
Sptfial Yntifes.
NEW CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORE.

Mayr & Barton take the liberty of informing
the citizens of Yankton and vicinity that they
have opened a Cigar and Tobacco Establishment
on Third street, between Broadway and Cedar.
and will constantly keep on hand a strictly first
class stock Of Imported and Domestic Cigars,
Fine Cut Chewing and Plug Tobaccos, Pipes and
Smokers Articles. Give us acall. and our motto
will always be to please you. Respectfully.
NAY & BARTON.
August IA, 1878,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
WANTED.

A competent girl to do general lousework, can
find a situation and good wage by applying ear
" at the residenceof
FRED. ScHNAUBER,
Second Street.
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WANTED.

A young man of good morals, and industrious
habits, who is willing to work, wishes a situation
that will enable HIM to pursue his studies. Good
references given, and not much wages required.
Has worked both in a store and law office M
p, O. Box sos.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

Gents furnishing goods at the New York
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

List of Membars OF the Territorial Re-
publican Convention.
The following is the list of delegates "a
the territorial republican convention, as far
as heard from:
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
Very respectfully,
Your 0bedient servants.
Bowen & KINGsBuRY.

On motion of Alderman Lavender. the
number Of copies to be printed was fixed at
800, and that the contract therefore be
awarded to Taylor Bros, they being the
the lowest bidders for doing the work.
A communication from ]. w. Bramble
and Fred Donaldson wa presented read and
referred to the committee on grades, streets
and alleys.
The resignation from F. NJ. Ziebach o.
police justice wa then presented and read.
On motion Of Alderman Wheeler the 70.
slgnation WAS accepted to take effect Of the
next regular meeting sfter the fnal report
q tbe police justics hsd bssa psessstsd sad
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

d.. b. y. Dodge. aent,st, Dewitt's block
Yankton.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09

from no other source than the water.
The lime in the clover and timothy is
not, then, lost to the farm, if the
manure is cared for in any decent man
ner; the same is true of the wheat and
other straw, of the corn-stalks and the
roots. But in the acres yield of Indian
corn, taking the grain alone, there are
only about two pounds of lime, and in
the wheat but little more than one
pound. In the other cereal grains We
should have similar insignificant guam
titles OF lime, and even if the potatoes
are sold off the farm, as is often the
case to a large extent, the stock of lime
in the soil of every acre producing po-
tatoes is diminished to the extent of
only three pounds. At these rates of
demand, it would take long time to
make much impression on the reserve
supplies of lime in the soil, when such
reserves amount to from 1000 to 1900
pounds. Professor CaldtDell, before the
Elmtra On. Y Farmers Club.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09
FARM TOPICS.


The total quantity of lime taken up
from the soil of an acre by an average
corn crop of so bushels of 90 lbs. to the
bushel, and 5000 lbs. of slower would
not exceed 25 lbs. A good crop of
clover, 5000 lbs. of hay in two cuts
would require about lbs lbs. of lime. A
crop of wheat of 25 bushels with $500
lbs. of straw would not require more
than than 10 lbs. A fair crop of pota-
toes, 5000 lbs. or $50 bushels at 60 lbs.
to the bushel, would not need more than
5 lbs. A crop of 10000 lbs. of beets
only lbs, and of 5000 lbs. of timothy
hay about "a Ms. of lime. When we
look little further into the matter and
see how small proportion of this lime is
actually exported from the farm in the
crops ordinarily sold, and how large a
proportion goes back TO the soil from
which it came, in the manure, the little
need of taking pains to supply lime to
plants for food will become still more
plainly apparent. On any well manag-
ed farm the hay is usually all eaten by
the stock, so that none of the lime in
that part OF the produce of the farm is
exported; what little is retained by the
young growing animals for the produc-
ton Of bone substance is more than
made good by the lime in the water
which the animals drink; in cases
where careful comparison has been
made between the composition of the
manure of mixed herd of cattle, more
lime has been found in the total manure
than in the total fodder supplied, and
this excess could have been derived
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09

be supposed that every animal in the
herd will be thirsty at the same hour or
moment; but, under the compulsory
system, they can have no choice in the
matter, and must drink at certain time
or go thirsty.
A similar lack of calculation is fire.
quently displayed in providing forage
for animals. The stacks are made in
some distant field instead of near the
barn, or, if they are stored in the latter,
it is distant from the stable, causing
much unnecessary labor in feeding it
out in the winter. Perhaps it is so
placed that it has to be carried around
the barn instead of through it, or drop
ped down through some convenient
opening in scaffOld or floor Corn
stalks, hay or straw are often stacked
in the yard or near by, and when they
are wanted for feeding, the top layer is
taken off first, thus admitting the rain
and snow to the next layer and causing
it to mold and decay so that it soon be-
comes unfit for food; all which might
be prevented by providing a cheap COW
er of boards fastened to four upright
post, as seen in what are called New
Jersey "hay barracks" or with well
oiled sail cloth coverings. Where
neither of these are to be readily obtain
ed, the hay-knife should be used in cut
ting down a small section of straw
and hay stacks, thereby avoiding open
ing them at the top, at the commence
ment of the feeding season.
In feeding, much may be saved by
combining the fodder in racks or large
troughs, instead of spreading it around
the yard upon the ground or upon the
snow, to be trampled under foot, as is
too frequently the case where cattle are
not kept in stalls or stables, as they al
ways should be in winter, but are not
even in our Northern States. Severe
losses are frequent in consequence of the
wretched system of providing shelter for
stock in winter on many farm where
better accommodations might readily be
provided. In hundreds of instances the
farm buildings are located in some low,
wet, unhealthy place, and are not only
too small, but so badly arranged that
the farmer wastes half his time in I'M
necessary labor in caring for his stock,
which consequently come out in sick
ly condition in spring. The manure
pile, which should he considered the
farmers " savings-bank," is frequently
located where its richness is filtered
away, or run off into some slough or
stream, and lost. No one can succeed
if he permits his time and means to be
wasted in the various ways described;
and, while we have scarcely more than
limited at the score of leakages which
keep so many farmers poor, our words
may set some of the unfortunates think
ing upon the subject, if they do not
cause them to act, which, of course,
would be better.-N. Y. Sun.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09
Unconscious Swearing.

Somebody has discovered that En-
glish women do a great deal of habitual
swearing without being conscious of it,
and it is by no means certain that they
will thank him for calling their atten-
ton to the fact. As the Objectionable
oath which he singles out is quite as
common among American ladies, 1 give
them the benefit of his explanation. He
says that the common expletive, "Dear
me-" is not "dear me- at all, which
are two English words absolutely mean
ingless when SO coupled together, but
that it is a corruption of the Spanish
e" Dio mio,'' which is nothing more
nor less than "My Cod" 1t is, there
fore, hoped that both English and
American ladies will hereafter be more
careful, if not of their p's and q's, at
least of their ms and DIS.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09

A SINGULAR case came up before the
courts at Philadelphia, the other day,
that of woman, who was thrown to
the floor of street-car in Philadelphia
by its jolting violently againt bumper,
breaking her knee-cap, was granted
$500 damages by jury, but the case
has been appealed to the Supreme
Court. 1t came out on the trial that the
woman, who was standing in the car,
was unable to grasp strap, as she was
toe tight-laced to permit Of her raising
her arm.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09
Keen an Account.

II a varv oood nlan for farmers In
teen a str;c; acconnt of their labor I'VE
Lnnw vorv ueII that the majority of moo.
,,io d;s,;l,o y, 10 faoaJ do,vn hr .oI,,p,ns
r. t;anras whon tbo snm total shows q
d.c;5ad balance ar.;nst tbem b,,t 4
aoonnn.s 49, Lon+ tIa ros,i, iii no IN.
greatar economr will he nract;ced in the
ion~ nm and that efforts viii ha made
an svarr hand ~ mate tho balance 70
yorahIe This il the time of the year to
hon;m Tho t;rs, th;nn ro,, o,nht 70 do
i = moLa an ;nran,aIr 90 orsrr tb;no
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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09
An iron mountain 1o.5Oo feet bivb.

An iron mountain 10000 feet high,
and rivaling the famous iron mountain
Of Missouri, has been discovered in Col
fax County, New Mexico. The ore is
almost entirely pure iron. And in con
nection with the immense quantities of
coal found in COlfax County, this huge
deposit of iron ore must at no distant
day become the source of industries
which will gather and support large
and thrifty population.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09
HER SPHERE.


No outward sign her angelbood revealed,
save that her eyes were wondrous mild and
eiir-
The aureole round her forehead was con
BY the pale glory OF her shining hair.
She bore the woke and wore the name of wife
To one who made her tenderness and grace
A mere convenience of his narrow life,
And put "a seraph in "A servants place
She eheered his meager hearth-she blessed
and warmed
His poverty, and met its harsh demands
With meek unyarying patience, and per
formed
Its neniaI tasks with stained and battered
hands.
She nursed his children through their help
Gave them her strength, her youth. her
heauty's prime,
Bore for them sore privation. toll and tears,
Which made her old and tired before her
time.
And when fierce fever smote him with its
blight
Her calm. consoling presence charmed his
pain
Through long and thankless watches day and
Her fiuttering fingers cooled his face like
rain;
With soft magnetic touch. and mur1nurs
t-.o.,..,,, ,,i,., si.o, aud st;,lad his fret
She o,ousn. nun 'ieeP' anu ''''" '
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A nv ~, - ~ p ,,l "a h.r ,x,,,
Inc "iiiu anu ''u'' NC '"'1 % VI nv.
she MAJ an a,.is, pa,,l hna,.
iI my t ,ss..,, 80, ~, a,,h an, sl;os
TOT e,ei ~ tuas,nk !.,. , ~, 20, 81 a.; o.,
a"u "i' Things IAN III "''i' anu " "
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on ,em1is rio ,i, nv, ,ha a, r,b,
ha,s ,aoi. .hu ., aoi. a -, n, 80 ~.
vi those more ia'oreu ou' less ia'i '''"'' s"e
a. r., ...,, -,,,, ,;,,,,or cool and
On ptlna pearls ~hieh siniiiier eooi anu
~, III ,ih,,.h clean and r.innle in ths Iipit
xnd shi,, aud shi,oner n ka the summer sea
On gams like drons Inv sudden sunlight kissed.
When fall the last large brilliants of the
rsin '"N
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09
Saving Time and Property.

The waste upon many farms is equal
to, if not greater than, the profits de-
rived from them. But although few
men will admit that they waste any
thing, by little careful observation we
can find plenty of leaks which the farm
er who permits them has never dis
covered. First in importance and fire.
quency is the waste of time, which, by a
little foresight or the expenditure of a
trifiing amount of labor and money,
might be saved and added to the profit
side of his account. Who has not seen
farmers driving their stock in winter or
summer to some distant stream or pond
for water, when, with slight expense,
a supply of this necessary fluid might
have been brought to the cattle yard, or
procured by digging wells and building
cisterns? Many farmers have depended
upon these distant sources of supplies
during q long life, not only wasting
months and perhaps years in going to
and fro, but frequently endangering the
lives and health of their stock in max
ing the journey; for, as rule, the cat
tie are, under such circumstances, COM
PEELED to drink when the opportunity is
offered them or net at all. 1t is not to
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09

The Peruvian mines that Henry
Meiggs was tunneling when he died
have yielded $500, 100000 in silver in
past ages.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09

We don't think there is any particu-
lar harm in round dances, unless you
are dancing round q saloon or another
mans wife.-BrunsUick News.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-09

Miss Hannah Rothschild has snug
little fortune of S15, 0OO,0 900.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-04-10
cLEoPATRA,s NEEDLE


The Egyptian obelisk, whose stormy voy-
age from Egyptian to England was recently
chronicled, has at length safely reached the
Thames and will shortly be erected in Lon
don. The history of this stone is an eventful
one. It was originally hewn out of the rose
colored syenitio granite in the quarries of Sy-
enc, and transported to Heliopolis, where,
with a sister shaft, it stood before the door Of
the Temple Of the Setting Sun, In the days
of Cleopatra, the monument resumed its trav-
els and was brought to the temple Of Cesar
at Alexandria. For nearly twenty centuries
one of the two columns has remained stand
ing. The other one, which is the subject Of
the present article, at some period not known
fell down, and thus it has remained half bur
led in the sand until recently exhumed.
The obelisk was recently raised by an
Egyptian monarch in order to record his vic
tories over Asia and Ethiopia. The central
line of hieroglyphics contains the name and
titles of the monarch, and records that the
stone was erected to the god Ra, or the rising
sun, and to Tum, or the setting sun, ON the
occasion of the Festival of Thirty Years at
On or Heliopolis. 1t was probably one of the
obelisks for which Thothmes appointed a daily
offering of bread and beer, as if it were a
statue or living being to be ever worshipped
The inscription states that it was capped with
gold, but of course that portion has long
since been stripped from it. The idea of re-
moving the obelsk to England as a memorial
of the departure of the French from Egypt
was entertained at the beginning of the pres
ent century Subscriptions were started for
the purpose, and the work of removal was
undertaken, but it was finally decided to a.
bandon the attempt. In 1919 Mehemet Ali
presented the stone to the British Govern
ment. Various examinations were made of it
IN sita, but nothing was done towards its re-
moval. Finally, Mr.. John Dixon, an English
contractor, undertook the task the money
necessary was subscribed by private enter
prise, and, as our readers are aware, the great
shaft was built into vessel and launched--
The voyage to England was successfully
achieved until the stormy Bay of Biscay was
reached, when, during heavy gale off Cape
Finisterre, the towing vessel was obliged to
abandon the obelslS craft to its fate That
fate, however, was not descent to the sea
bottom for after drifting about for day or
two, the wandering monument was encoun-
tered and brought safely into Spanish port
by merchant steamer. From this point it
was lowed to England, and the vessel in which
it is inclosed now lies on the smooth water OF
the Thames
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-04-10
ri
TIE ROCK or GfxBRALTAR.

There is only one hindrance to the Span
iards retaking Gibraltar from England as
they now desire to do, and that is that it is
impregnable. Three Of its sides are so steep
and precpitous as to be wholly inaccessible,
and the fourth side, sloping down to the wat
or is protected by about 1000 pieces of artil-
lefy The Moors were finally expelled from
the fortress by the Spaniards in 1862 and the
latter then greatly strengthened it, and sup
posed they had made 1t impregnable, but IL
was captured BY few British sailors, under
Sir George Rook in 1904, and the most les-
perate and most pefsevering Efforts have been
unavailing to retake 1t. In 1918 it was con-
firmed to Great Britain by the treaty Of
Utrecht. The Spaniards attacked it with 4
large force in 1877, and In ITO the assault
was renewed by a combined French and Span
ish fleet. This latter seige lasted three years.
BY June all communication between the rock
and the main land was cut of, and in the fol-
lowing month the fortress was completely
blockaded! The besiegers brought to bear
all the resources of war, by land and sea, and
their operations were directed by the ablest
French and Spanish engineers I; powerful
fleet anchored in the bay, and for three weeks
an incessant bombardment was kept up from
eight mortars aud 200 pieces of gathering can
non. The garrison made sortie OH Novem-
Der 81, 1881, and destroyed the enemy's works,
but the allies soon reconstructed them and
brought 1000 pieces of artillery to play
against the fortress, an army of forty thous-
and men the meanwhile besieging it by land,
while fofty-seven ships of the line and great
number of smaller vessels menaced it by sea .
Admiral Rodney having succeeded in throw
ing relief into the fort by defeating the
French fleet, the garrison were greatly en-
couraged, and, by dscharging red-hot shot
silenced the enemy's enormous floating bat
teries and burned many Of their ships. Nine
of the batteries were set on fire. About four
hundred of the crews were saved by the exer-
tions of the British, but the rest all persisted
by the flames explosions or drowning, after
ward the besieged were reinforced, but they
had only lost sixteen men throughout the att
tack.