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The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
rArFAuRE DAMouR.

How fair she is. how more than ever fair.
pho moves about 10 show her fine forms grace.
She barcs her arm. and drops her long, bright
hair,
And vet he secs her with an nnmovcd face.
why, once, in the delirium OF desire,
Had he but caught q single hectins sight
OF that Young arm, With eyes and lips ON nrc.
He would have kissed her In loves wild delight.
She smiles up In his eyes. No answer there.
Why, once her smile brought sun OF summer
noon
To his fond face. Her heart sinks In despair
All lifc ah love, and can hearts change 50 soon!
There are the same surroundings; this the room
wheie he first won her. few short months ago;
Her cheek Ia Just as lovely in its bloom,
An, Heaven! ah, iieaven how can dear love
change so?
She lays her son hand ON his bearded check;
She calls back all the arts she used 20 know.
How vain, how vain such folly and how weak,
We cannot resurrcct dead passion so,
As soon take yon pale ashes In your hand
And think by your warm fingers 10 return
The living sparks that made the glowing brand.
/. 70 once more see the flame leap up and burnl
As soon, with all loves tender words and wics,
lin up the coffin lid, and think to wake
The dead, cold face 10 laughter and sweet smilesl
All God, ah, God. why docs her heart not break
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
American Superstition.
New York Times.

The following superstitions. handed
down by tradition, are yet iervently be-
lieved in many parts of America: White
specks on the nails are luck. Whoever
reads epitaphs loses his memory. To
rock the cradle when empty is injurious
to the child. To eat when bell is toll
ing for funeral causes toothache. The
Growing of hen indicates some ap-
preaching disaster. When mouse
gnaws gown misfortune may be appre-
hended. He who has teeth wide asun-
der must seek his fc ~'nne in some dis
tant land, Whoever finds four-leaved
trefoil (shamrock) should wear il for
good luck. Deggsr's bread should be
given to children who are slow in learn
ing TO speak. Ifs child less than twelve
months old be brought into a cellar he
becomes fearful. When children play
soldiers on the roadsides il forebodes
the approach OF war. A child grows
proud IL suffered TO look into mirror
when less than twelve months old. He
who proposes moving into a new house
must send In beforehand bread and
new broom. Whoever sneczes at an
carly hour either hears some news or re-
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
TIL RECEIPT

ior uilt-Edge Butter Maker was obtained
from one Of the most extensive dairy farm.
ers oI ireland noted for the excellent and
superior keeping qualities of his butter
which was eagerly purchased by London
dealers for export to India, where the warm
climate puts butter to a very severe test II
has been thoroughly tried 6y a large num.
Der OF the very best butter-makcrS for tho
country, and they have given It ticir o,n ,,e
l'iiaiic approval. Price 25 cents her roct.
age. Sold by all storekeepcrs, - ''' ="
COLLINS, \, Y, Feb. 10. 1919
Ge''aemea-We churned one gaIlon oe
cream to-day, at temperature of 5GS
u using your Gilt Edge Butter Maker. Time
OF ehuning, 10 minutes; result. 4l-S n,,,n5S
oi butter. Color, good. As we ba,o ',lu, ,,',
previously weighed our butter, of course we we
cannot tell whether there is a bcttcr ,'or "r
cent or not, but appearances indicate II
ana The quality is at least two cents ,nr
pound better. Yonrs Gc vents per
NJ. +. WILBUR
Prop'r of Collins Creamery
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
A New Enterprise.

\ new and somewhat startling ehlV,
prise is beginningto engage the allsn.iIo' ,l:.I,'
of the merchants and citizens OF 'igh, a,
burg, being neither more nor less u,a' a,'
an intention on the part of the cil1,l cil1eil
of that city TO take time by the ioI'ighS' IN
and turn cold shoulder on w. h1
Father of Waters. Realizing the prVIs' M
bility of being left high and dry ~ p,f,,.;. Il
changing of the channel Of the Mi'sr
isippi, there far-sightcd Nicksbureers', -
discussing plan for changing ths eourr :"so,
OF the Iazoo river into the InieIIoIt' III
Bayou, and from thence into the i,I is
opposite the town where once iioWeu ii
Mississippi. Such a scheme, II Propearnr
carried out, would secure Il perin'ii~'"Il ~ i
water front to Nicksburg, and Col :. /
Hooker, member of congress, Is 10 ~
cit national aid inthe undertaking
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
Moorish Beauty.
rinsley's Magazine


The prevalent of leanness of limbs
which characterizes the Moorish race
collectively has peradventure led them
to consider that lovliness and cmbon-
point are indentical. Feminine beauty
in Morocco, far from being merely skin
deep, is measured by the camcl-load; and
fat being more esteemed than features,
the homlicst damscl of twenty stone j.
more admired than one hundred-wcight
Of what would seem, to the eye of En-
rope, perfect prettine.s. As wives there
fore, are valued like whales, for their
blubbcr, the Moorish belle seek, from
diet the charm denied to her by nature.
Taking as her model the Ilottentot We
nus Fatima undcrgoes, especially during
betrothal, n process of crampiug very
similar to the mode of fattcning Stras-
burg geese. After every meal she mulds
with her fingers the crumb Of new bread
sometimes mixed with fcnumcck-in-
TO pellets called harrabel of the shape
and size of Eley's number twelve CEN
tral-fire cartridges. This ammunition is
rammed down her gtisset with the aid
of green tea and other beverages, and
by stuiiing down from fifty TO one hund-
red of these blouscs daily for about a
month, the fair martyr to Moorish ma
terialism acquires breadth of body and
a mammoth-like massivcness of limbs
which render locomoti0n vanity, and
getting up stairs a vexatiOn of spirit.
With irrepressible mirth have watched
a Jewish matron Give feet by four feet
making the ascent to the upper story Of
her house, propelled atcrgo by three
perspiring lsraclitcs. Beneath her cle-
phantine tread earth trcmblcd, ceilings
cracked, and cnairs not expressly manu-
factured to sustain her too solid flesh"
shriveled suddenly, as if smitten bv
thunderbolt, into ininitcsimal chips.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25

with the butt of revolver. The robbers
took from him the key of the safe, threw
il out, seized the bag of money, put the
conductor aboard, suffered the telegraph
operator, who said he would "see the
place in hell" before he would stay there
any longer to get aboard the train, and
then ordered the engineer to pull out
and not TO let the ties grow under him.
The train moved away and the robbery
was an accomplished fact. The time oc-
cupied in its commission was about
thirty minutes. The engineer and some
of those who inspected those
REVOLVER MpzzLEs
thought il was several hours, but they
are influenced witnesses.
As soon as the train departed, the
masked robbers gathered their horses
into squad, the leader served parting
warning upon the inmates of the little
depot not TO stir for fear of their lives,
and then the whole party rode away in
southeastly direction, uttering wild
whoops of exultation over their success.
The postmaster and his companions
waited a few moments, and then broke
open the door of
THEIR GUARD HOUSE
and issued forth to discuss the stirring
event. No trace of the robbers was left
behind. They had disappeared as they
had come, without announcing their in
tentions, and the citizens of Glendale
had conjccturcs only TO feed upon. They
could communicate with no one by tele-
graph, for not only were the means Of
so doing destroyed, but the operator had
also disappeared, and they had no
knowledge of where he had gone.
The first news of the robbery which
was received in this city was contained
ina
TELEGRAM 10 THE TIMES,
sent from Blue Springs, the next station
east of Glendald on the Chicago & Alton.
Before midnight the story had become
the property Of every one who was upon
the streets.
The loss of the express company is
not accurately known. Mr.. Treat, the
agent of the company in this city says
that he cannot even make an estimate
of the same, as there was through mat
ter from the West, of which only the
messenger would have knowledge. II
is thought, however, that the figures
are very large, and il may be that $780,
600 will not make the company good for
the nights work Of the robbers.
The description given of the man who
acted as leader of the gang are very ac-
curate copies of the portrait of the no.
torious outlaw and desperate who has
made himself so famous on Missouri
soil-Jessc James. He and one other
man were unmasked. The rest of the
party, eighteen in number, were masked.
II is believed by the officers of the CON-
pany that the work was performed un-
der
THE LEADERSHIP OF JAMES.
Its boldness, the care and foresight
displayed in the arrangement of its de-
tails, and the whole conduct of the sue.
cessful undertaking, all point to him as
the man most likely TO be the originator
and executor of the plan. II was known
that Jesse James was in this city during
one day of the fair,and it seems not at all
improbable that he has resumed his old
profession in the vicinity of his old
stamping ground
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
Buried Alive for Thir,y-sis non'.-
Nashville Miss. j Republican.

Nashville miss kcpubllcah'
At noon last Friday well at the la0
grounds caved in, burying William
Selves under thirteen feet of sllla
There was the widest excitement. ih'
reseuers had to 20 one hundred ieel 1e
low the surface before they reached inY
pile of sand. As soon as possiblea gu
pipe was thrust down and air pumlsyl
in the belief that there had been maa1
a recess in the sand by falling boaiI7
The men worked like beavers IN n1
midst of danger from another cave Nv
cry few minutes fresh hands were. sellI
down. II was kept up until one oGlocI
on Sunday morning, when sehel
head was reached. He was alive ai|
had his head close to the end ol ul
pipe. lie was crampcd in between
three boards, but they and the pipe sasg'] S,I])
his life. Great is the rejoicing in Aas'|
vile, as we 90 TO press with an extra
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
A Mania for Drinking water
Muscatinc Iowa Jonrnnl.

There is Il farmer in an adjoining
county who drinks an average of ten
gallons of water each twcnty-four hours.
He has been afflicted m this way for
thirtee1 months past, and though he
has become somewhat emaciated. is
still able TO go about and attend to busi.
ness. The man is obliged to carry wa
ter with him wherever he goes, and to
drink every few minutes Ifhe attempts
TO chew tobacco, il becomes dry instead
OF absorbing the moisture of his salivary
gland.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
Corn Machinery,

The Double-cylinder Power Corn Sheller.
manufactured by the Whitman Agricultur.
al Co., of St. Louis, Mo, is warranted 10 do
more and better work, with same powor
than any sheller in use does not break corn
or cobs; light and durable. Their Mon.
arch Corn and Cob Mills are also .guaron-
ICED Tee, superior TO any other, for all purposes
WIN their goods they guarantee saiisGc.
ton. Send for circulars
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25

FARMERS should have diversity of
crops, 50 that if there is failure in one
there may be hit in another. The in
telligent farmer lays his plans as much
as the leader of military forces. lie
looks ahead TO see what will make him
money; and he don't put all his eggs
under one hen, for she might leave The
nest and all would be added.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
Badly scared.

The whitest and most scared Dutch
man in America sat astride one of the
paddles Of the port wheel of the Jersey
City ierryboat Hudson City at half past
seven o'clock this morning. IIalfa turn
of the wheel, at the rate of l20 reyolu-
tions minute, would have sent him
into eternity, which fact he was fully
aware of. The 1000 passengers Of the
Hudson City, which was inst entering
her slip, and the New Jersey, which was
Just leaving hers, were alarmed by cries
of "Hop up. Help! Help. ,Shtop der
wheel! HoP up! !" and rushed in throngs
to the bows ofthe boats. The deck bands
rushed TO the trap over the wh2el.housc
blocked the wheel, and called TO him TO
climb up, but he was rigid with terror
and unable 10 move, although continuing
his shrieks ut the top of his voice until
he was sctually pulled of by two men in
a boat. The man had been in a cat.rigged
sailing boat, and the ferry boat had
pulledup to allow him TO pass under her
bows. He had plenty ofroom, although
close to the shore, but was evidently
green hand at sailing, and made the mis-
take, Immediately going about on the
port tack. His boat fell off more than he
intended, and darted directly for the
Hudson City's wheel, which was stopped
Just in time TO save him. The boat was
overturned and swamped in the back.
water, and the man nleaped on the wheel.
He escaped without wetting thread, but
refused to give his name, and made of
into Jersey City unccremoniously, his
face chalky white and his limbs totter-
inc with terror
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25

VEsTs are very narrow in the new
dresses, being at the waist-line scarcely
more than an inch wide on each side.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25

Mrs. THOMPSON, near Claiborne ,ses @e,
has mule which, she says, mas !"
ploughiug ffty-two years.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
WANTED 81: : NJ: Co.; !:
Peoples Tea Co. Boz pls 81 Iags \,

E1R sALE-The long established and popular
L ENGLISH KITCHEN RESTAURANT Of n
Louis. Good reasons given for selling. Resanr
ant is now doing, aud has enjoyed for the Ia1
90 years, "a Paying Patronage. AddfeN
y. s, RANDOLPH, l0j North Fiith street N
Louis, No.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25

FANCY horses in idieness, fancy chick.
ems kept for their fine ornament TO the
farm, and fine stock for city editors to
visit and puff in their papers, may do
for men Of plcthoric purses. But when
the farm is to he run and family sup
ported from the profits Of the farm a
different system has 10 be pursued.
There are no easy seats or rockaways In
the corn or harvest fields. II Is the
application Of muscle, directed with
brains, which wins there.
The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
4 Strange Case Of Hydrophohin.
Rapid City (Dakota) Journal


One day this week Captain Munson,
Of Ncwton's Fork, was bitten in that
district by skunk, and soon after was
thrown into horrible commissions, suffer-
ing indescribably for few hours, when
death came to his relief. The captain
was out in the evening, when about
sundown he noticed the skunk fiercely
cycling him from a quakIng asp bush.
The captain started 10 retreat, when
the skunk, becoming emboldened. fol-
lowed, and overtaking, bit him on the
leg. Selling stone, he knocked the
animal senseless and despatched it.,
when he entered his cabin TO investi.
gate the extent of his injuries. The
venomous fangs of the skunk had pene-
trated deeply. The bitten limb swelled
rapidly, soon involving the whole body
and resulting in confirmed case of hy-
drophobia. Medical attendance could
not be procured; but, most likely, his
case was hopeless one fuom the begin
ming. Mr.. Munson was middle-agcd
man of intelligence and industrious hab-
its, respected by all who knew him. 1t
is said he was a military detective in
New Orleans in the war times.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16
THE RIVER

The government guage shows 4 fall Of
two inches since yesterday.
The Black Hills will he the next boat
out for above. She will commence loading
in a day or two.
The steamer Montana cleared for St.
Louis this noon, in charge Of Captain
John Todd, where she will be made az good
as new under his supervision.
The steamer Western, Arch Bryan master
and John Hayes clerk, left this afternoon
for Pierre and Cheyenne, with $50 tons Of
freight and q good passenger list.
The steamer General Terry is held here,
pending . settlement of differences among
her. several owners. which will probably
result in her being placed under new man.
agement. She has done very little this
season, owing 10 the trouble which is Low
being adjudicated.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat says the
Northern Pacific, the new transfer boat,
cleared for Bismarck at 5 o'clock last We'd
nesday evening, with Capt. R. L. Voolfolk
on the roof. She has 200 tons of railroad
spikes on board, and is claimed BY her
builders to be the fastest boat in the west.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16
PERSONAL.

Frank Van Tassel left on the steamer
Western for Fort Pierre.
Mrs, VIM. f. Dougherty goes to Brule
agency on the steamer Western.
Mrs. Pinckney Lugenbeel returned to Fort
Randall by steamer Western.
Mrs. Frank Hefner and Frank Hefner,
jr, went down to Vermillion his morning
to visit relatives.
NJ. W. sheafe, jr, of Elk Point. made q
business visit to Yankton last evening. He
returned home this morning.
Major Sharp and family, and his clerk, J.
H. Young, and family, left on the
steamer Western for up river points.
H. A. Burke, one of Yankton c%ounty's
members of the legislature two years ago,
was in town to-day. Mr.. Burke contem-
plates a trip to the Black Hills this fall.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16
Two ARRESTS AND ONE ESCAPE.
TIVE Persons Arrested en- the Charge 81
Robbery, Oae Of Who's 10 AZ
mittca 20 ssLeg Ball." Isl

re-. Psr,ens Arr,,t,a 81 the charge ef
Robbery, Oae Of Whom 10 Al
o,, united 60 .'LeG- Basl."
On a steamboat which recently arrived
here from the upper Missouri, Joseph Du-
cette, an e.ploye Of the boat. was robbed Of
upwards of $40 dollars in money. When
the boat arrived at Yankton, = mar named
kWillian Scott who worked his passage down
ON the boat and was known to be without
money when he came o. board, appeared to
be quite flush. He purchased . new suit Of
clothes and was liberal in Setting 'em up
for the boys. Duoetae had = suspicion that
this man had taken his money, and his con-
duct in Yankton 60 strengthened his suspi-
cion that he went before Commissioners
Congleton last evening, procured . warrant,
and Scott Was arrested. During the progress
Of his examinstion this morning before
Judge Conglston, evidence was adduced
which led to the conclusion that Scott had .
partner in the Transaction in the person Of
T. P. Murray, and . warrant was Issued and
Murray arrested. Upon being brought be-
fore Judge Congleton, Oliver Shannon, who
appeared a. attorney for the defendants,
asked and obtained permission to speak to
the last named prisoner in the store room,
the judges Office being in, the rear Of his
store. Upon gaining the front room, the
prisoner picked up another mans hat. and
before he could be intercepted reached the
front door and escaped. On reaching the
street he ran like = Quarter horse for the
river, and as he has not been found it is the
opinion Of the officers that he succeeded in
getting on board Of the Montana which was
pulling cut for down, river just about that
time. The officer who arrested Murray was
not in the court room at the time Of his es.
cape, having gone to the Jail after the first
prisoner arrested (Scott), consequently the
fugitive had considerable start before othe,
officers could be placed upon the track.
The examination of Scott was resumed
this afternoon, but was not concluded at tn
time Of going to press.
LATER.
The runaway has been 7" run inn. o.
escaping from the commissioners office |
appears that Murray sought some secluded
spot and proceeded to drown his sorrow
in liberal potations of intoxicants. Unde
their influence he became oblivious of tn
dangers that surrounded him and wandered
back to the vicinity where he commence
his race. sne dropped into the hands Of a
officer. He will now be compelled to fac
the music, and bide the decision Of til
Judge.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16
Che Daily grfss aud 9akotzixu.
YANkToN, DAKOTA.
Wednesday Evening, July is, 1879.
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

Highest temperature to-day. at the sigma
station. so above zero.
The Office Of the secretary of the terri.
tory is %resplendent with new furniture ant
new carpet.
Charles Wright is building . brick dwell
ing house on Douglas avenue, just north o.
the Rhine.
A large force of bricklayers commenced
work this morning on Bruce's new dwelling
house on Pine street.
One of the ladies who went to the circus
in Sioux. City the other day "saw the ele'
plant" considerably. She says there were
fifteen elephants all together, ten in the
menagerie and five in the circus.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys are
North and west winds, rising barometer,
cooler, partly cloudy weather, and local
rains, followed by clear weather.
The firm of Bray s. Fletcher has dis.
solved, Mr.. Fletcher retiring. Mr.. Bray
will continue and as soon as he closes out
his present stock Of groceries. will confne
his business to meat and produce exclusive
ly.
Frank r. Dodge, whose arrest by Mar.
shall Gemmill upon . telegram from Spring
field we mentioned day or two ago, is
charged with stealing at Springfield $3.50
in money, a watch and a revolver. Before
being arrested he pawned the two latter ar
ticles to a Yankton merchant for S., who,
on learning that the property had been stol-
en-, turned it over to the proper officer, and
is out the amount he advanced. Dodge, who
acknowledges his guilt, was taken back to
Springfield today by the deputy sheriff Of
Bon Homme county.
The Irish notables who arrived in Yank.
ton yesterday on a trip around the globe
according to an account given by themselves
had a lively experience with a party o
noble red men some where on the upper
Missouri river. With a guide and a mai
to take charge of their horses they went on
on the prairies. to hunt, and while they wer'
in pursuit Of game, leaving the horses i,
charge Of the man engaged for that purpose
a party Of Indians swooped down and rur
off their horses. The Irish mobiles say they
pursued the red mobiles, overlook them, had
a fight in which they killed two Indians and
recovered their horses. One of the indiana
gave n of their distinguished combatants
a whack over the head with the butt Of hit
gun, which reminded him of the compli
ments at a Donnybrook fair, and rendered
him "spachless'fo for several hours,b but beyont
this gentle reminder Of the customs of hi
native heath, no damage was sustained BY
the sportsmen. This is the story they tell
and as everybody knows that it is the In
dams style of fighting to get into close quar-
tiers with their %unwounded enemies, ani
whack them over the head with the butts o
their guns, we are compelled to accept it a
gospel truth. Ill ~ 4
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16

Come to the concert and tableauxtFriday
night. You will surely enjoy yourself at
the Universalists new hall. Admission 25
cents, tickets for sale at postofice news
stand. .'tfhs- 's