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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
GOVERNOR HOWARD INTERVIEWED.
Good Information Regarding
New York Tribune. Anril

New York Tribune, April Sd.
Governor Howard of Dakota territory 10
In the city, staying at the Windsor hotel,
Detroit was his old home and he represent.
ed that district in congress twenty years
ago. He has been Of the head of the De-
kota government less than two years, but
gained q thorough acquaintance with the
territory before az director of tho Northers
Pacific railroad. he speaks enthusiastic
cally Of the resources and recent growth of
northern and southeastern Dakota. The
western, or Black Hills portion, he has not
seen, q journey thither being o great deal
more formidable an undertaking than q trip
from Yankton, the capitol, to New York.
"The immigration to the region around
Yankton and to the country along the
Northern Pacific road hes been enormous
during tho past year" said the governor to
. reporter Of the Tribune. II believe that
population has been increased fully
$1,000. People In the east are beginnipx
to find out that We haye the finest wheat
lands that the sun ever shone upon"
"What is your estimate Of the present
population of the territory ?" II should say
ct . single guess/115.000 You know Va
have three distipct sections widely separ
ated from each other by . vast Indian re
servation, larger than the state Ut New
York. In the southeastern section I thinl
there are 10000 people. In northern Dako
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
THE MILWAUKEE, RAILROAD.
Sioux City Journal, 9th.

Il is understood at Beloit that General
Superintendent Merrill of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad will be at
that place some time this week to examine
into the advantages Of the different proposed
crossings Of the Big Sioux At Beloit and
Upper Canton. 1t is also intimated that
upon his return to Milwaukee the COMPANY
will decide upon which route will be taken,
and that then dirt will soon fv all along the
line.
With the sanction of the officers of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad,
G. w. Oberholtzer Of this city went up to
Beloit Yesterday to make . different survey
%, the Nelson creek line than that run by
Chief Engineer Kimball Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul company. By the
route surveyed BY Chief Engineer Kimball
the road would crsss the Big Sioux river at
Upper Canton, while BY that to be made by
MI. Obsrholtzer it 10 proposed that the road
shall make . crossing at Belsit.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
the WOMAN WHO DOUBTS.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
The woman who doubts entered q Detroit
fish store the other day with hesitatins step,
and after looking around upon various piles
Of the fnny tribe. she turned to the propri-
etor and asked:
"Do you keep fish here?"
aNe, madam" was his prompt reply,
1--WE keep hardware and groceries here, but
you will find q fish store four doors below.
Come to the door and 1 will show you"
She looked from him to the fish and back,
hesitated, and he continued:
"Can l sell you anything in the line of
today"
She shook her head and walked out. She
didn't call at four doors below, which is =
tobacco store, but she locked into the win
asws at the display Of pipes, 6sn back to
fish store, and somehow or other some.
thing puzzled her.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10

The Fargo Republican advances a sug.
gestion regarding the extension of railroads
across Dakota which we have not before
seen in print. 1t says:
The northern extension Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul, which crosses the
Red River at the head of Great Stone lake,
aud was firmly hoped would come north
through Fargo and on to the British possess
sions, has about decided to strike across the
Sisseton reservation and the rich valley of
the james for Deadwood.
This is the Milwaukee company's short
eat and eaeiest route to the Hills, if it de-
sires to run q road to that point, and the
construction Of this line would prevent the
Chicago & Northwestern company from
pushingits road from Kampeska ! othe Hills.
The Milwaukee company has little to fear
from 80 weak a corporation a the st. Paul
d Sioux City company, while it has every
thing to fear from its powerful competitor,
the Chicago & Northwestern. Knowing
that the former has not the means with
which to extend its line through the unin-
habited portion of the country between
Sioux Falls and Deadwood and knowing
that the latter is possessed Of both the money
and the disposition to run a line due west
from Kampeska, the natural competitive
course of the Milwaukee company would be
Hills-ward from Big Stone lake instead Of
from Pattersonville. The distance via Big
Stone lake is a few miles less, the country
to be traversed west of the N issouri river
(the Moreau and Big Cheyenne divide) is
much more accessible than the proposed
White river route and an extension q this
line would encounter no opposition from
rival lines. Altogether the suggestion oil
the Fargo Republican is the most practical
one yet made.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10

u loyOoO, and II tho Black Hills l6,0oo
These eoosions are entlrefy distiact eoogta.
DAically, have NO interesta IL common. and
fSueht mot 70 - united under NJ govern
tnSes. Thus the legislature b . curtsus
I1unble Of jealousiea and copflicting inter
leess."
"If your estimate IL correct ysu have
sufficient population to claim admission ~ =
state" "Yea but We do not a to be adj
mitted. The matter was talked ever recent
y, and public opinion was strongly against
. state organization. What is needed Is .
division into three territories. Two Of the
three will grow up into states within the
next Eve years."
"What Is the area Of Dakota 1" Zone
hundred and sixty thousand square miles
Ohio and Indiana. Nearly . third Of 1t is
"Whers are the fine wheat lands you
speak Of"
II might almost gay every where in east.
immense extsnt-beautiful rolling prairies
the best fsar in the world; worth 81 =
barrel more than St. Louis flour. To show
you the profit there is in raising wheat in
O1AOGo, Aos INC NelA you ING e4peI1euc0 ~
Gen. Cas-, Of the Northern Pacific road.
He had . lot of bonds Of the road which
were convertible into land, and he turned
them into a tract Of 10000 acres. A year
ago last summer he had 1000 acres broken
up at q cost of s. per acre. He let it lie
until the following March, and then had it
plowed and sown in wheat. Ysu can pillow
in February in Dakota because the land
freezes dry. Well, BY the time he had
bought horses, plows, reapsrs and thrashing
machines, and paid for his labor and seed,
his investment, including the cost of his
land, amounted to about $4,000. A lorna
da destroyed . portion Of his crop, but he
harvested an average Of twenty-five bushels
to the acre for all the land sown. He ship.
ped the wheat to New York by way of Du-
luth, and got money enough to pay all ex-
penses and return him the cost Of the land.
A single crop gave him his magnificent do
main of 10000 acres, with ell the stock and
Improvements he has put upon it. We are
just finding out where the true wheat region
of the continent is. Before many years
ene-half of all the wheat grown in America
will be produced north of the 4Sd parallel"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10

A Helena, Montana, telegram of the 9TH
inst. states that Sioux Indians have COM
menced depredations along the Yellowstone
river and that they have appeared along the
Muscle Shell river, which is between the
Yellowstone and Missouri and empties into
the latter at Cow Island. The telegram
states that fears are entertained that this 10
the beginning Of the expected Sitting Bull
movement from the north.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10

It was rather cruel in the Washington cor
respondent Of the Chicago Times to say that
Senator Hereford had "taken the precaution
to have . basket Of flowers sent up to the
senate chamber ahead of him and was there
fore in . proper state Of surprise when he
reached his seat and found his desk covered
with them" Senator Hereford was getting
ready for his big speech that day.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10

Ben Hills tongue clipped . little the
other day. He was talking in the United
States senate, upon the a~dmissibility Of Mr..
Bell to seat, when he Inadvertently used
the words, admission to the confederate
senate" A general burst Of nerriment
brought him back to . realization Of what
he had said, and he made haste to correct
his words. But he was net far out Of the
xaH.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
Jhe 9aily 3rsss mud 3stststss
MNkToN DAKOTA.
thursday Evening, April 10, 1879

Cornelius j. Vanderbilt Is paying his
debts with the million given hin
BY his brother William ~ Set
Element Of the will contest. He has just
handed over to the daughters ofHorace Gree.
ley $4,000, money advanced by their faith.
years ago to help Cornelius out Of .
scrape.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
INSURANCE..
Statement Of the CondNlo,
or II
Etna Insurance ComDanv
On the 3lst aav Of December. ,a,a

aI -
Com hue sa name o'''e company is A:tna I~nsur.nc.
Il Is located in Hartford, Connecticut
na ane amount ofits capital stock IL Three A,,,l,o,
Tribe The S SmSant q It's capital stock paid up !,
TINE ASSETS OF the c%oMPNHvARE As FOIL o.r..
Cash on hand and In the hands of
sRcnt. Or other persOns.........
real Estate n~nthcum0ered. ...... SO,S03 -. 70
bohds OWED BY tho company. 49,.
LIABILITIES.
Amount due or not due to banks or
Losses a diust.d and due None
losses adjusted and net due. ......... s41ys sSr w.
Losses uladjuSted. .............,,. ia o." 90 70
Losses in suspense waiting Tor further '~''''''s2
Il Rr "sn: :.. .,.,,, :::..:........... 2c,so4 81
N''''''' "s"'"S' '"o company bOo 20
Total liabilities. sooo O.. -
The greatest amount insured in any 0'''.'o
ONO Tisk. $4,000 M
STATE OF CoNNEcrlcur.
Go a%Sa%s j. sea Hs,nSse T. !, , GS1s,.is !a. and lothian
pany Of Hartford, Connecticut, being dulv
sworn. depose and say, that the foregoing Il
fairs / is' 81 / SAT-. saie c aaa soyre tiss st lite as,G 81 the b At,
company Is the bona 6de owner Of at least or" one
Gl hundred , n ,Ss go dollars, & asctss! cash assets Is
ana bonds, or IN bonds and mortgages Of real
estate, unincnmbered and worth double the
shey are i the w nh@Ys t asss same Is so m3ortgaged and
surance company.
LuGIUs j: HRNDEE, President.
OTHAM GOODNOW. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn before me-. this gath dav
o' MaTch' 1873. WM. II. KING,
lsealJ Notary Public.
AUDITORS OFFICE. L..
Yankton, y. T., March l3l, 1879. }S
III. N. furdy, Deputy Auditor OF the Terri
tory OF Dakota, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is u true and correct copy Of
ne statement of the original condition Of the
%uecticut, on the 3lst day OF December, 1878.
[Seall l.. NJ. PuRDY,
Deputy Auditor.
II TERRITORY OF DAKorA,)
Auditors Office.
whereas. The 4Etna Insurance Company, To-
Gated IN the city OF Hartford, and state Of Con.
%necticut, has filed in this Office a sworn state
ment OF It's condition OH the 3lst day Of Decem-
sions Of an act Of the legislative assembly Of
the Territory Of Dakota, relating to INSURANCE.
companies, approved February 10th, 1877 and
Whereas, On examination Of the sworn state
ment OF said company filed in this office, l find
the necessary amount Of capital invested as re-
quired by law.
Therefore, 1. Z. A. Sherman, Auditor Of Dako-
r "a rsrf ca%yan DO i, ssSr SiSy an stfhr5lfiy ds "a tr sa1s ins sSe
business OF Life Insurance in said territory, for
the year ending December slst. 1879. by agents
EDausDs S WYNN, * HgsRRts;
In testimony whereof. 1 have hereuntos set my
hand and seal, this slst day q March, A.: D. 1879.
tSeal] E. A. SHERMAN, Auditor,
BY l.. NJ. PURDY, Deputy.
EDMUNDS & WYNN, Agents.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
vEGET|NE
DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS,
And General DebiIit,

And General Debility.
BERNARDsTON, MASS, 1873.
We, the undersigned, having used Vegetine.
troubled with Humers of any kind, Dyrheprio,
NerUousness, or General Debility, it being the
Great Blood Purifier. Sold by Il. L. Crowell &
Sons, who sell more OF 1t than all other patent
medicines put together.
MRS. L. F. PERKINS.
MRS. H. w. SCOTT,
JOSEPHUS SLATE.
vEGETINR is the great health restorer-com.
posed exclusively of barks, roots, and herbs, 1t
Is very pleasant to take every child likes 1t.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
VEGETINE
FOR
NERVOUS HEADACHE
And Rheumatism.

CINCINNATI, o., April Q, 1877.
81. R. STEVENS, ESQ.,
Dear Sir-I have used your Vegetine for Ntr-
ross Hedddchs, and also for Rheumatism, and
great pleasure in recommending it to all who
may be likewise afflicted.
FRED. A. GOOD,
108 Mill ST., CHM.
.VEGETINE has restored thousands to health
who had been long and painful sufferers,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
GOV. EDMUNDs.

At Bank of Edmund. !. Wynn. y.n..on
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10

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Druggists Testimony.
MIR. H. r. STEVENS:
Dear Str-We have been selling your remedy,
the Vegetine, for about three years, and take
and in no instance where a blood purifier would
reach the case, has 1t ever failed to effect a cure,
to our knowledge. 1t certainly is the ne plus ~
ira Of renOvatOrs. Respectfully,
E. II. SHEPHERD & CO., Druqolsts,
Mt. Vernon. Ill,
Is acknowledged by all classes of people to be
the best and most reliable blood purifier in the
world.
Prepared by
H. r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass
vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
Teaching Ability.
lEree PrpSS.l

The testimony OF the best educators of
the day is in favor of high quality in the
art of teaching, as superior 10 all other
qualities. The ability to impart knowl-
edge and develop the original powers OF
the pupils mind deserves high rank and
high pay as compared with other talents.
AT the meeting of the Ohio Teachers
Association it was said, and said truly,
that there is too much arithmetic studied
and too little understood. A Washington
teacher says that not more than half the
pupils time in schools ought to. be occu-
pied in recitations. The remainder should
be devoted to instruction Another SAYS
some time should be given to the matter
and manner of letter writing in all its
branches. 1t might be added that there
is no form of educating anyone TO write
easily, naturally and pointedlv like letter
writing. 1t is as much superior to the
ordinary school "composition" or "essay
as. the practice of conversing we'll is SUI
pcrior to the art of declaiming other peo
pies orations in the school speaker. An
other fault in teaching is the great impor
lance attached to so-calied "elocution.' -
A. writer in the Educational Monthly
says he once heard two young girls in a
district school read beautifully; but Oh
closer examination he found they knew
scarcely thing they were reading about.
So that tastes differ as widely in regard
to teaching ability as in ANYTHING else.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
Joseph Cook on High Schools.

No more mischeivous lie is in public
circulation than the assertion that the
high schools are maintained by the poor
mans money. The poor man pays only
poll lax. The rich support the high
schools.
The abolition of the high schools open
to the poor, tends to widen the chasm be-
tween the children of rich and poor, and
to make of the latter an inferior class.
American institutions cannot bear the
existence Of permanent and hereditary
class distinctions, based merely on birth
and wealth.
The high schools are needed as much
as military ,naval,and agricultural schools
The latter are supported at the public ex-
pense, although only few attend them
The benefit they confer on the whole
people is the justification of the tax or
the whole people for their support.
The high schools are the indispensable
nursery of teachers for tbe public com
mon schools.
They are the nursery of industria
schools and of the inventors, who sprins
from the ranks of labor.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
Watch the Reading For Children.
[Middlebury Record,l


Parents should give their children the
advantage of a good healthy library and
furnish them with papers that respect the
morals. Select the matter for your chill
dren. Take time, since the whole future
of your son or daughter may lie directly
in the literature which you place before
him. The writer knows of cases that
came under his own observation which
resulted in great harm, and all the result
of reading filth. You are interested in
the future of your child; take care of the
reading matter There is nothing more in
curious to the development of the mind
and the formation of character in Young
people than for them to form the habit of
reading corrupt literature. 1t is in such
books that the false side of life is given to
the young, and they will get the idea that
life is not the great, earnest battle which
each must fight for himself 1t is from
what we read that we derive many OF our
thoughts and ideas, which influence many
of our deeds and actions in after life If
our reading is pure, the thoughts obtained
will likewise be pure; but if it is degrad-
ing in its nature, it will pull us down to a
level with itself
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
Anecdote of Ben Butler.

He was called on BY person why
wanted to have talk with him.,
"Mr, Butler" said he, zone of my neigh
boris cows jumped my garden. gate, last
night, and completely destroyed my fow-
er-beds. The gate was of height requir-
ed by law, and was closed. Now, L wish
to- know whether / can obtain damages?"
"Most assuredly,"' replied the widowers
friend.
"Well, Mr.. Butler, how much'"
"Oh, about ten dollars" -
+, "But, Mr.. Butler" triumphantly, "the
COW was yours"
"Ah" said Mr.. Butler, tiaoughtfully;
and he looked unutterable things out Of
his bad eye. Then he turned to his desk,
scratched off a few lines on piece Of
paper and handed it to his visitor. 1t was
in the form of an account, and read as
follows:
"B F. Butler to Mr.-,dr. To dam
ages caused by COW, $40; by legal advice,
cr, Sis; balance due, SIS.
"Mr.-," "said Mr.. Butler softly, you
needn't hurry about the payment"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
Love of Home.
I'D. Webster.l


A man who is not ashamed of himself
need not be ashamed of his early condition,
1t happened to me to be born in log cab
in, raised among the snow drifts of New
Hampshire at period SO early that when
the smoke first rose from its rude chin
ney and curled over the frozen hill there
was no similar evidence of white mans
habtaton between it and the settlements
on the rivers of Canada, Its remains still
exist; | make it an annual visit, | carry my
children to it to teach then. the hardships
endured by the generations which have
gone before them. love to dwell on the
tender recollections, the kindred ties, the
early affections, and the narrations and in
cidents which might mingle with all |
know of this primitive family abode. L
weep to think that none Of those who in
habited it are now among the living; and
if ever | fail in affectionate veneration
for him who raised it and defended it
against savage violence and destruction,
cherished all the domestic virtues beneath
its root, and through the fire and blood of
seven years revolutionary war shrunk
from no toll to raise his children to a con-
dition better than his own, may my name
and the name of my prosperity be blotted
forever from the memory of mankind.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
"In the Sweet Bye and Bye.

(lnulinapoliS ouh'J
Lucinda is one of the bellies of the
South side. She is also the pet or flower
of the family. She is pretty, poor child;
has always had her own way and general
ly aims to be "up to snuff" on all occa-
sions. Her beau's name is John-just
plain John. The other evening as John sat
in the parlor, while Lucinda presided at
the piano and occasionally relieved the
monotonv of the hour by violent agita-
ton of the ivory, he tell into thoughtful
mood and his mind seemed to reach far
into the future as if attempting to pene-
trate the veil and discover the character
of events hidden there. Then as if the
spell had suddenly been broken he looked
up with eyes full of tenderest affection
and addressing Lucinda in an undertone
said: "Sweet Rose Bud won't you favor
me with Pull Down the Blinds with the
variations~ Lucinda gazed upon her low
er for moment as if astonished and then
interrogatiyely exclaimed, with the vari
ations?" AT this juncture she discovered
a slight involuntary twinkle in Johns eye
which caused her to "tumble" and with a
shy expression and saucy turn of the
head, her ruby lips parted and she gently
murmured, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye
and then nearly tainted in Johns arms
Tableau.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
| IMeriden Recorder j


The only way by which people can be
thoroughly known is by living with them
in the same house or travelling with them
in the same carriage. The smooth sur
face which we can maintain with SO much
success for short time gets broken up by
the thousand petty details of daily life,
and tempers are tried and characters re-
vealed to an extent which years of ordi-
nary drawing-room intercourse would not
have allowed. Then the real man or wo-
man comes out and the human nature
which has been suppressed asserts itself,
sometimes with startling sincerity, almost
always in unexpected places; for no one is
what his casual acquaintances and super
fetal friends believe him to be, and the
depths reveal secrets never SO much as
outlined in the shadows.