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Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-10-14
4a,,1estnu11 A1ert.
'Er ADVERTISING Isl RATES.

All orders for the Alert must be accompanied
tos the good Of our patrOne. p
vance. 80 PUBLISHER.
r.s -Barbours new store is progressing One.
~. .asa t"..'a5
Good carpenters can get work in
Jamestown. r.. -,
jamestown has one Of the best barbers
in the west. .............
Coal is worth seven dollars per ton, and
wood ga cord. .a.a
Subscribe for the ALDRr and send it
% your friends.
-Mrs E. P. Wells hes been quite sick
during the past week. a@,f -1
The third story Of the Dakota House
is rapidly being completed.
i, The ALERT Is for sale at the Dakota
House. also at the Post Office.
Two hurdrtd and City extra copies of
the ALERT were sold last week. ..
MIR. Mills cat still fingers in obscurity
In all probability it has been KID mapped
Mr.. J. ]. Nierling has new suit Of
Clothes. They At just like paper on tue
wall. ....., .-r..... .... @..,ss.
Fifteen car loads of Aontasa cattle
passed through this city lust Wednesday
morning.
Why can't We have band. Prof.
Kindec can instruct gang Of green
musicians T.
Geo. Vennum informes 10 that ho has
lust purchased 30 village lots on the
Klaus Addition.
"A nice fat antelope was seen staud
on tue bluffs near town one day last week.
Give 10 . gun.
Rev. Mr.. Baldwin preached two very
interesting discourses to tho people Of
this city last Sabbath. ,..
During the late prairie drs . ante
lone were burned to death near the
James River south of town.
The average Jamestown youth dnds it
IN his heart to 60 out cunning on Sunday.
Boys you should not do 1t.
An intelligent boy waDted a& this
Office to sell papers at the depot on the
ARRIVAL of trains and at the hotels.
The jamestown valley is sufe cure for
consumption. That il If the patient u
not too far gone before coming here.
Mr.. Harris died last week st the
advanced ago 90 yeara. He lived oil
alo,s in Z little shanty on bic claim,
q few miles south of this place.
M. Moore brought . very ine wagon
losd Of vegetables in town LIT Friday.
nnoee which were come very hne cab
bages.
For pare health g,ving si,, clear cold
>prine water. good productsb'ss soil sad
ar.G claae educational sdvantaCss come 70
Jameseown. '2@@ @
"A portion Of tho young bn'ss who
vere down ftou the reservation lest veek,
i.A,lsed in . three story drunk before
inv,ng town.
Jamestown il getting to b. . favorite
rsort for travelling nea. From i've TO
afteeu Of these gentlensn remain with -
svssysssnday.,
M. ". G. Nueller ssd LADY, have r.
dysd il tie city. M. Il. y member OF
kh, usw Hardware arm Of Grimm, 0iese-
tsr aod Mueller.
we will bet two to ono That James
4ov, has nor, accomplished musicians
M isgess thAa any other r'acs OF 10
siss II tho northwest.
~. ]. Flint, Esq, formerly OF Wess
1.ado,ph, Vt, has secured : nies piece
flasd usar this city, snd will commence
- ereceiou Of residence upoa II q once
The division Of the Tsf.isorJ Will in
~ seobabil,ty take plaes oe PARALLEL q.
7Ais viii bring Jamestown 10 ne eent,e
Nfthe territory. md make i the oap''o9.
"A ueesiax Of ths literary sosieay -
AeAA 4 tha residence ~ NJ sso ~.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-10-14
DAKOTA HOUSE

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Y. r. HcNills., N,nnespolis; Y. g
CsnpbslI sk Paul; 8. K HcGinnis, New
Castle, Pa. John Miller, N. T.; 8. Sch
wellenbssh, Jeasssoa, VIA W. G. Mueller,
md Wifi, JeAesboa, Wis.; 4. + Taylor,
Brainsrd, Mimi B. Robersos, s. Psnl,
MINI; G. d. NedbeTy, s. Psnl, MINI. ;
Z G. Pssker, Detroit, Mich; 7. =. Jones,
10 Siding. D. r; O. 2. JshssoA &. Paal,
MINI; A. g. Snow, Al6aAy, New York ;
Wn. Tov,ssad., Lapear. NicA., g. ",
Whalioa, Tazihsalt, VIA; III. Dollsy
Chicago, M; Jsnss q. Nisd. Fargo, D.
r.; JSo. A. Hood, s.. Psnl. Nina; 4.
K. Mysn. Detroit. 1iA-; ". 4, Brown
llia1sspelis. Mins.
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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
A MarYelOus Boy.

In ths autumn Of the year 1914, l
was rea ling with private tutor, the
Curate of Wellington, SOmerSetshire,
when a Mr.. Bidder called upon him to
exhibit the calculating power Of his
little boy, then about eight years old,
who could neither read nor write. On
this occasion he displayed great facility
in the mental handling Of numbers,
multiplying readily and correctly two
figures by two, but failing In attempt
ing numbers of three figures Ny tu-
tor, 8 Cambridge man, Fellow Of his
college, strongly recommended the
father not to carry his son about the
country, but to have him properly
trained at school. This advice W6s
not taken, for about two years after he
was brought by his father to Cambridge,
and his faculty of mental calculation
tested by several able mathematical
men. was present at the examina-
ton. and began it with a sum in simple
addition, two rows. with twelve figures
in each row. The boy gave the cor
rect answer Immediately. Various
questions, then, of considerable diff
Guilty, involving large numbers, were
proposed to him, all Of which he an
swered promptly and accurately.
These must have occupied more than
an hour. There was then pause. To
test his memory, ! then said TO him,
ado you remember the sum in addition
gave you?" To my great surprise,
he repeated the twenty-four figures,
with only one or two mistakes. 1t Is
evident, therefore, that In the course of
two years his powers Of memory and
calculation must have been gradually
developed. He could not explain the
process by which he worked out long
and intricate sums. He did not appear
at all overworked. As soon as ques-
ton was answered, he amused himself
with whipping top round the room,
and when the examination was over,
he said to Us, sYou have been trying
to puzzle me, viii try to puzzle you.
A man found thirteen cats in his gar
den. He got out his gun, fired at them,
and killed. seven. How many were
left?'' "Six," was the answer.
Wrong" he said-f' none were left
The rest ran away" mention this to
show that he was a cheefful and play
full boy when he was about ten years
old, and that his brain was not over
taxed.-7he Spectator.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
HOMB, FARM AND GARDEN.

The following are taken from the
los1g StGte Register:
Some imagine that the perfection Of
farming consists wholly in aptness to
labor and strength of muscle.
President Welchsays "aman's char
actef Is modified By the food he eats
and the life he leads"
An excellent farmer says that for
every sheep he kept last year he sold,
IN lambs and wool, an average of IS
worth per head. he said slso that his
sheep paid him better than anything
grown on the farm
The highest order of practical
moWledge is absolutely necessary at
eEefvstep for SUCCESS in any enterprise.
But this Is far more necessary in agri-
culture, which has more diversified
interests than any other industry.
]. Burnham gives the Prairie Farmer
an account of some experiments of his
own, and Of q neighbor with girdling
fruit trees TO cause abundant Bearing.
Different modes we're tried, some by
simply cutting well through the
bark, and others by cutting out
small ring of the bark, 8 six-
tesnth of an inch In width. The
first has proved most satisfactory, and
limbs thus treated on trees long barren
have given profuse crops. The work
is dune in spring. Cutting around the
trunk Of the tree is preferred to treat
ing branches only. Mr.. B. recommends
this practice for trees otherwise worth
less from sterility.
Sow clover. at furnishes the most
perfect protection to the soil during
the fierce dry heats of summer. Being
3 constantly deciduous plant, its leaves
are perpetually falling, and soon form
delicate covering for shade, and
easily penetrated at al points by the
air, which is the greatest carrier to the
worn-out soil of those atmospheric ele-
ments that are to enrich it. In this way
the clover plant not only contributes
directly to the fertiizing of the soil by
giving its own substance to it, but fur
nishes 8 protective covering to the en-
tire ground, which encourages and
stimulates those chemical processes by
which the hungry and exhausted soil is
recuperated from the vast supplies Of
nutriment that are held In, the atmos-
phere. 1t becomes to the farmer the
most valuable fertilizer in the world.
as it imparts fertility to the entire
soil -
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
The Cost Of Pork.

1t is Just at this time serious ques-
ton with farmers, What will pay To
prOduee2 Until recently, hogs have
been paying better than anything else
on the farm. But the depression in the
price Of pork has brought despair and
disaster 70 nearly all our farmers. It
is universally conceded that the farmer
who raises corn, haulsi it to the railroad
and sells it for twenty cents, will never
raise the mortgage on his farm. But
are hOgs any better at present prices?
With superior care. and by the aid of
good pasture, it is safely estimated that
bushel of corn will produce ten
pounds Of pork, or that it viii require
thirty bushels to Broduce th2ee-hun
dred-pound hog, with the aid of good
pasture during the summer. This hog
will now sell on the farm for Sc. or
$500 at the railroad depot or slaughter
house. This would be just twenty cents
per bushel for the corn, but nothing
for the pasture, year care and feeding,
nor any contingencies for the loss OF
mart of each herd of hoRs.
But the foregoing is the fairest face
of the matter. With ordinary care and
without the aid of good pasture, each
bushel of corn fed to hogs will oftener
produce only five pounds of pork than
it will more. This will make only re-
turn of ten cents a bushel for corn,
without anything for the care and
trouble of raising and marketing, or
the losses of part of the stock. Con-
sequently, at the present prices, IL does
not pay to raise hogs. But to what di-
rection shall the farmer look for any
thing which is remunerativeP With
all the heavy losses by cholera, quinsy
and other accidents in cold winters,
etc., pork cannot be produced at the
present prices and pay the producer
fifty cents per day for raising the corn,
the care and feeding Of hogs. There
has been an reproduction. The de-
preston is not or account of the de-
mand, for that is largely increasing
every year, both at home and abroad.
And it will not do for farmers to hire
hands TO raise corn TO sell or to feed.
Far better to SOW his farm TO grass,
and thus keep it from running to weeds
than to cultivate it for less than moth.
ing. Where the end will be no one
knows. Every year we are informed
that prices have receded to bedrock,
but still We are constantly on the de-
scending grade.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

The best and Wisest farmers in the
country must meet IN every school,
house and seriously consult about the
present embsrrassments, and adyise
with each other as to the future-the
best course to pursue-the most profit
able crop TO meet current wants They
should sympathize with each other, and,
instead of tsunting them about their
embarrassments, give them at least
kind word. Families can live on sim.
pie fare, and keep themselves warm on
plain clothing, and yet be happy, If all
their neighbors manifest true spirit of
charity and kindness toward them. But
farmers viii have to look for other
sources for Happiness, beside the luxu-
ries procured BY the proceeds of their
labor. And it is q blessed thing that
there are yet sources of happiness and
contentment beside money or the things
which riches command.-IoUG State
Register.
DURING 1877, 5,s77 persons emf.
grated from the Austro-H Hungarian En-
pire, and nearly all came to the United
States
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

GERNAEY exported last year, in the
eleven months ending with November,
ever II, ,775, 900 bushels of potatoes
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

Our prices are lower now than we have ever
been able before to offer and our goods
the best I've have ever selected; most of
our Suits being made and trimmed in a
superior manner expressly for our trade.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

II cost the State Of Nevada SO, ,SO1 IN
1878 for transportation Of insane per-
sons to Stockton.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
Real Estate Agency.

TTENRY FASSETT, Of Ashtabula, Ohio
| El who has had many years experience Il
i the business, will give special ana prom p
| at tention to selling and renting Real Estat
| I'm all parts OF the County.
is acres Of excellent land. comfortable
buildings and good supply Of fruit. and liy
ing water. North East nom North Kings
Vile.
so acres in Plymouth, at a great bargain
Inquire Of this agency or Of S. G. Strickland
on premises.
80 acres on North Ridge, East Of Ashtabuls
Good buildings. fruit and water.
100 acres ofland In SaybrOOk. belonging tc
Mrs. Kate H. Bowman. A most exceilenl
farm, and price low and payments easy.
No charge where sale is not affected.
For SaLe.-The H. E. Parson farm In Ply.
/ mouth, some III acres, good buildings anc
improvements.
The Prentice farm, IOi acres, about miles
outh on road to Jefferson. A good home.
40 acres. north part OF the Samuel Strong
farm. on Prospect Street. Sold In parcels u
suit purchasers.
Two lots on Centre St., next west Of Smiths
Biock-alley In rear. Desirable for business
purposes.
Good frame dwelling house, corner OF Fas-
Sett avenue and Superior street, large iob
Price TO suit the times ,a.
Two story frame dwelling house near De
pot, on Station street, with lot IS feet frOni
The Hills property, good house large lot,
corner OF station and Depot streets.
A good new two story dwelling house, ane-
ly finished near Phosnix FoundFy-Wtll be
sold for less than the cost OF the improve
ments.
The Dubois house and lOt-a desirable res
tdence on Franklin Street,-a rare Opportu-
nifty to get q good home for a small sum.
Also a house and lOt-a convenient resi-
dence for one doing business at the Harbor.
Lots in different parts of the village for
sale on the most liberal terms.
Wanted-Farms and other real estate for
sale, at this agency.
The r. +. Moore house and lot on Yves
street House near and convenient. Good
barn. IL acres OF the very best Of land for
garden and fruit. The owner is doing busi-
ness in another town and will give great
bargain.
Almost desirable residence on Center street
near Main. An unusual opportunity to pro-
cure home for business man.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

Desiring to continue our very satisfactory bust
ness relations with our patrons, we have
left nothing undOne which can add in any
manner to their convenience or benefit
Having become thoroughly acquainted with
the wants of the people through careful
and constant study, we are able now to of
fer larger and more desirable variety of
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE countenance is pale and leaden-
L colored, with occasional fushes, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dilate; an azure Semicircle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is II
ritated, SWells, and sometimes bleeds ;
a swelling Of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
of the ears; an unusual secretion Of
saliva; Shiny or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voraciouS,
with a gnawing sensation of the stom-
ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels IL
regular, at times costive; stools Shiny
not unfrequently tinged with blood
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding Of
the teeth temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
After the 18th instant.

After the 18th instant
Our stock of Notions aud know prices far below
competitors.
We offer as Special Bargain Of fine yard vide unbleaChed
Cotton a CT cents, worth 81 cents
Twenty Of Tin and Iron Ware principally for the Culinary
Department all slOO of these for Many Of
these articles Potato Mashe Wash Basins Cake Pans &c,
everywhere sold at 25 cents EACH
B-4-U Buy Visit the Ashtabula Store.
issa-f Ls. w. saa1t1a 60 son
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

Whenever the above symptoms
are found 20 exist,
DR.. c. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepara-
ton, nat capable Of doing tie slightest
injury to tile most tender infant
The genuine DR.. McLANE's YER
MFUcE bears the signatures of C. Nc
LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrapper. -.o:-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
This we could not do without the knowledge
and experience we have in selecting goods.

We shall continue as We commenced, to deal
honestly with ALL knowing that in this
. way Of doing business always brings
success
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

The farmer should sow his Ps,
keep his Us warm, hive his Bs, kill off
the is, remember what he Cs, take care
Of the VS., pay all he Os, teach his boys
not to Is, and take his Es.-M 2. In
dependent.
An epitaph can easily be made to
suggest the domestic history Of many
years. For instance -
sscred to the memory of Anthony Drake,
Who died for peace and quietness' sake
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
Gents Furnishing Goods
than has ever been brought to this market

Anything and everything usually kept in our
line of trade you will find in our stock
besides great variety of Novelties too
numerous to mention.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

The wife Of smRII farmer in Perth
shire, some time ago, went to chem
lists in the "Fair City, with two pre-
scriptions-one for her husband and
the other for her COW. Finding she had
not money enough to pay for both, the
chemist asked her which she would
take. :. Gle me that for the coo,n said
the wife; ''the worm viii do we'll
enough for him, puir body. Gin he
were to dee, I could sune get another
man, but I'm not sac sure if would
sune get another co.,"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06

We warrant our goods to be just as represent
ed, or on their return we will refund the
price paid or make it otherwise satisfac-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-09-13
Farming on a Large Scale.

The largest cultivated wheat farm on
the globe is said to be the Grondin farm,
not far from the town of Fargo, Dakota.
1t embraces some 10000 acres, both
Government and railway land, and lies
close to the Red River. Divided into
four parts, it has dwellings granaries,
machine shops, elevators, stables for 200
horses, and room for 100000 bushels of
grain. Besides the wheat farm there is
stock farm of 10000 acres. In seeding
time 70 to 80 men are employed, and
during harvest $50 to 800 men. Seeding
begins about April Q, and continues
through the month, and is done very
Systematically, the machines following
one another around the field, some four
rods apart. Cutting begins about August
4, and ends the fore part of September
succeeded by the thrashing, with eight
steam thrashers. After thrashing, the
stubble-ground is plowed with great
plows drawn by three horses and cutting
two burrows; and this goes on until the
weather is cold enough to freeze usually
about November |. There are many
large farms n the Territory and in the
neighborhood, and they are titled in
much the same manner as the Grondin.
The surface of the land generally is al
most level, and the soil rich and black.
The product of one field of 1915 acres
is 81, 285 bushels elevator weight some
twenty-five bushels to the acre. The
average yield of the Dakota wheat farm
is from twenty to twenty-five bushelspcr
acre, and the concurrent testimony is
that it is unequaled as a wheat region in
the world. ~
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-09-13
NOah's Narrow Escape.

It would be interesting to know what
life-saving apparatus Noah's Ark carried.
Suppose Shem, Ham, or Japheth had
fallen overheard, would somebody have
thrown out coil of Manila rope or
thrust a patent boathook at him or
dropped a leaky life boat astern? Or
would they simply have halloed to him
to keep afloat while they headed the
ark rouEd so as to take him in? And if
old Noah himself had lost his balance
would the boys have gone after him in
the yawl, or would they have contentcd
themselves by exhorting him to "pull
for the shoreT As for the sinful fellows
who were not passengers in the ark,
Noah had nothing to do with them but
to let them drown. Whatever life-saving
appliances may have been on board were
not for their advantage. Since the time
of the eminent navigator who managed
the ark, many things have been contrived
for saving the lives of people who fall
overheard. Boats on our principal lines
of travel are supplied or supposed to be
supplied with the latest improvements
in this class of inventions. 1t adds to
the safety we feel when we travel on a
boat which cost nearly a million of dol
lars, to know. that If we happen to fall
into the water, some of the many varieties
of life-saving appliances will at once be
brought to our assistance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-09-13
Prices Of Wild Animals In England.

Lions or tigers, $50 each pumas, e30;
leopards, EGO; cheetahs, $40; black
panthers, $3.50; clouded tigers, f300;
jaguars, ESQ to G40; ocelots, 60 to f10;
Where cats, fl0; servals, CA; lynx,
60 to el5; hyenas. f12 to $50; Aard
wolf, $40 to Gl00; civet cats, e. to fl0;
paradoxines, 81 to CO; ichneumons,
f25; wolf, GO TO $40; silver fox, fl0;
coatimundis or raccoons, 60; Polar
bears, E25; brown bears, $40; Syrian
or black ears, fl2; Japanese or Hima-
layan bears, El5; sloths, f10; beavers,
Gao the par; porcupines, GO each;
agoutti, 60. A rhinoceros costs from
fi00 to fl,000; the one now in stock is
young one, and worth about $500; il
feeds, the attendant toldius, on sloppy
food" which Mr.. Jamrach interpreted
to mean pig-wash, and passes a serene
existence in confinement, dividing its
time between consuming as much as it
can hold and going to sleep. Elephants
are cheaper in this country than in
India, an African elephant being now
only worth about EGO, and an Indian
elephant from ESQ to $500. Indian
tapirs cost about ESQ, and the South
American specimens from ESQ to f40;
llama or nylgherie will fetch ESQ to
Gao, and zebra is worth from G100 TO
fl50, while kangaroos are sold at from
f10 to G600 the pair. Monkeys vary
much in price, ranging from the tiny
marmoset at G1, to the chimpanzee or
orang- outang at Gl00. Most OF the ami.
mails enumerated above might be found
somewhat inconvenient in q private
menage, but birds are more manageable
pets. Those who fancy them may pur-
chase Australian fnches, wimbles,
Tasmanian devils, ETC., at from 8s
TO co a pair; while parrots, paroquets,
lores etc., range from 8s. to eco the
pair.--Sata.rddv Repie,o.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-09-13
Expensive Dresses.

Dress, indeed, must have swallowed up
almost everything at time when James
/. and his courtiers set the fashion of
appearing in new garb almost every
day. When the Duke of Buckingham
was sent to France to bring over Hem
rietta Maria, he provided, among Others,
one suit of white uncut velvet and cloak
set all over with diamonds, valued at
100000, besides feather made of great
diamonds, and a sword, girdle, hatband
and spurs, thick set with the same.
Another suit of purple satin, embroid-
cred all over with pearls, was valued at
100000. At the marriage of the Prin-
cess Elizabeth with the Palatinate, Lady
Wotton wore gown profusely orna-
mented with embroidery that cost ESQ a
yard, and Lord Montague spent 1880
on the dresses of his two daughters for
that occasion. By this account it would
seem that the ladies were, at all events,
not more expensive in their attire than
gentlemen.