Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-24
YANKTON DAKOTA TERRITORY. EVENING" 2 1878

In silver and gold, Danish and Ncrs segian
mugs. italian bass-relief, etc.
The Police Of New York" by Ernes, In.
gcrsoll, describes the growth Of the force
from the rat,le watch" of 1865, consist
log of eight men. to Its present strength.
2.517. Accounts of noted arrests, of the DO.
Ices system Of dealings with tramps, and
of the daily life Of the men, ETC., are inter
spersed with anecdotes and illustrations
Among the cuts are sketches around Five
Points BY Vanderhoof, and . number Of
drawings by Kelly. including mastering
the Rattle Watch" ga Leather-head Po-
liceman after the Revolution" "River Po-
lice on Duty" Mounted rolics Stopping
Runaway" Lodeing.room in Station.
house, i" and Zone Of the Broadway Squad"
''The Structure of Oxford" is described and
discussed by Ansley Wilcox, an American
graduate Of the University with picturesque
views Of Magdalen, Merton Exeter, New,
Brasenose and other colleges. Each Of the
serials has an illustration and Miss Trafton's
"His Inheritance" comes to its conclusion,
giving way to "Falksnberg," Mr.. Boyesen's
new novel Of Norwegian aud American life
in the northwest, which will begin in the
Midsummer Holiday number.
The unillustratcd material includes 4
paper on the popular query, "Is it going to
rain" BY John Burroughs, who confesses
that he was born with "a chronic anxiety
about the weather." while treating the sub.
ject from literary standpoint, Mr.! Bur-
Iroughs does not fail to take note of its me-
teorslogical bearings. "Pomona takes the
helm at Rudder Grange,"by F. R. Stockton
(the last of this droll series), contains some
suggestions looking toword vigorous ways
Of dealing with tree-agents and lightning
rod men. "Italy and the Pope," BY Luigi
Monti, makes clear the uch.misunderstood
relations between Victor Emmanuel and
the Pope, with running sketch of tie
formation Of the kingdom Of Italy. George
P. Lathrop has story about 1.-TWO Purse
Companions."- otherwise, two college
friends who agree that whoever shall first be
worth certain sum is 10 divide it with the
other. The poetry Of the number is by MAN.
rice Thompson, Mrs. Dorr and others.
In the departments, DR.. Holland discusses
Culture and Christianity" "Thin living
and Thick Dying, and "Too Much of it"
"The Ola Cabinet" is about "simplicity.'
"Home and Society" tells how to get "Pure
Milk by the French Method," and has sug.
gestions about Music and Drawing at
Home" and ''How to make a Haggis." Cult
ure and Progress" is devoted to reviews of
Henry James's last work, Bsr,lett's 'Ameri
canisms," etc. The Worlds Work" de-
scribes new practical process. "Bric-a.
Rrac" includes the first pantoum IA peculiar
form of verse adapted from the Malayan)
ever written in this country.
ST. NICHOLAS,
Opens brightly and seasonably with q
story of patriotic interest, by Charles H.
Woodman, entitled The Girl who saved the
General" it is stirring account of the be-
roic act Of young girl during the lombard
ment Of her fathers plantation in the
Revolutionary War; and is illustrated by
telling frontispiece BY Mr.. II. F. Farncy
After this come several lively stories
There is "The Barbecue" by Sarah Winter
Kellogg, with fine picture by Walter shir.
law, and telling in droll vein how fourth
Of July was celebrated Gown south by .
'tolerbul" bad boy. Then comes "Sneeze
Dodson's First Independence Day,"by Mrs.
N. H. w. Jaquith, with a alaughable picture,
and giving racy description of the obser-
vance of the day in an inland village; and
the favor Of July fun is we'll kept up by
the tale Of "a Boys Experience with Tar
Marbles" op very warm day, its three
illustrations being BY Jessie Curtis.
Besides these attractions there is pro-
fusely illustrated story entitled "Too Many
Birthdays and funny poem, The Yankee
Boys that did ut number Ten." with ten
comieal silh Quite illustrations by Hopkins.
"How the Weathex is .Foretold" is Gle .rly
explained in an article by Mr.. James a.
Flint; froiessor w. X. Brooks OF Johns
Hopkins University, in a literally illustra-
ted paper, discourses pleasantly about vari.
ous Birds and their Families" and "The
Story Of Perseus." by Mary A. Robinson,
gives q pleasant peep into wonderland Of
ancient my mythology.
The two serials,--" Dab Kinzer," by
William o. Stoddard, and "Under the
Lilacs," by Lousia NJ. Alcott,-with striking
pictures BY Mary Hallock Foote and Sol
Eytinge. have long and exciting installments
in this number; and the poems Of the issue
are Rain" BY Edgar Fawcett; Forty, less
One" by James Richardson; and illustra-
tions. The Departments, "For Very Little
Folks, Jack-ia-the- Pulpit" "I4etter Boz, !"
aud riddle. Box, are varied and attractive,
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